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2. EH$ àmÜ`mnH$ EH$ ì`mnmar 19
3. XwdmªMr Jmoï> 25
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6. Mmoar 59
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14. JmonrdñÌhaU 130
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16. H$m{b`m _X©Z 146
17. amgH«$sS>m 157
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19. _mZbobr ~hrU 181
20. JmdZrVr 189
21. ~S>r Imbm 196
22. nbm`Z 203
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gbJ nmM df} Ë`m OÝ_mï>_rÀ`m {Z{_ÎmmZo àm. Hw§$^ma `m§Zr à{gÕ Ho$ë`m.
AmO H$WmboIZ hm gm{hË`àH$ma _mJUr A^mdr _mJo nS>V Amho. _amR>rV H$WmboIZ
gmßVm{hH$mgmR>r hmoVo, nU Ë`mV à`moJerbVm ZgVo. Vr Agob Va _amR>r dmL²>_` AmUIr g_¥Õ hmoB©b.

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hadyZ OmB©b Aer, H$mhr H$mhr åhUyZ CU§ Ag§ {VÀ`mV ZmhrM.
_r Ajae: ^mamdyZ Jobmo hmoVmo. haIyZ Jobmo hmoVmo. ho ñWi ZŠH$s Ho$ë`mMr IyUJmR> _ZmV ~m§Ybr.
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""R>rH$ Amho. Amnbr _Ou.''
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AmkmYmaH$ ~ZdrV hmoVm.
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bmJbmo. \w$bodmS>rV amhUmè`m EH$m J¥hñWmMm Vmo nÎmm hmoVm.
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""KamU§hr Mm§Jb§ Amho, Zmhr?''
""Ahmo Mm§Jb§ H$m CÎm_M Amho ~m~m.''
""_J H$id CÚmM.''
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""R>rH$. Vg§ H$am.''
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åhUm. Zmhr H$m`?'' H$mhrem WÅ>oImoanUo ~m~m _mÂ`mH$S>o nhmV hmoVo.
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{Xì`mM§ ~Q>U dmOb§. Imobr àH$memZ§ PJ_JyZ Jobr. _mÂ`m Xw:Ir _Zmbm A§YmaM ~am dmQ>V hmoVm.
A§YmamV S>moio {_Q>Ê`mMr gmo` AgVo. \w$bodmS>rVë`m J¥hñWmZr gm§{JVbobr gmar H$Wm _bm {dbjU Xw:I
XoV hmoVr. Ë`mnojm Mm¡H$er Z H$aVm b¾M Ho$b§ AgV§ Va? AmVm gd© g_Oë`mda {ZU©` ¿`m`bm _Z
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^`mZH$ KQ>Zm Vr! VarM nmoaJr EdT>r J§^ra Am{U A§V_w©I {XgVo.
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nadS>Umam hmoVm.
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 ""AmB©! AmB©! BH$S>§ `o J§.''
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""dgyXmXm A§YmamV ~gbm hmoVm. H$nmimbm gVam AmR>çm KmbyZ. {dMmab§ Va AmOmar Zmhr
åhUVmo`. H$mhr hadyZ ~gbm åhUmd§ Va Vg§hr Zmhr. _J H$m` Pmb§` Var H$m` ømbm? {dMma Zm Vy!''
""H$m` ao, ~m~m dg§Vm.'' AmB©Mm H$miOrMm ñda.
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""Vy Om BWyZ...'' {MS>bobmo _r.
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""AmVm AmB©M gm§Job Vwåhmbm!''
""R>rH$ Amho. ~mobm hmo!''
""AmYr OodyZ ¿`m. Z§Va gm§JVo.''
OodU _yH$nUmZ§ Pmb§. em§Vmbm àg§JmM§ Jm§^r`© H$iyZ MwH$b§ Agmd§. Vr {~Mmar AmirnmirZo AmB©, ~m~m
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AmB©er øm {df`mda ~mobV AgmdoV.
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S>moù`mV AH$maU Aly XmQy>Z `oV hmoVo.
åhUyZM _r CR>bmo. ~m~m§À`m ImobrV Jobmo. Ë`m§Zm OmJaU ghZ hmoV Zmhr. gmS>o~mam dmOyZ Jobo
hmoVo. _mÂ`mgmR>r Ë`m§Zm Ìmg ìhmdm ho _bm ghZ hmoB©Zm. Ë`m§Zm {dlm§Vr ¿`m`bm bmdmdr Agm _mPm
{dMma hmoVm.
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_mÂ`m{déÕ EImXm {ZU©` gJioOU KoV hmoVo H$s H$m`? Pa©²H$Z² EH$ e§H$m didibr. ~m~m§À`m
Mohè`mda H$mhr {ZpíM`mË_H$ ^md hmoVo.
""~m~m, AmVm Vo gJi§ gmoSy>Z Úm. em§VnUo Pmonm!''
""hmo`, ~oQ>m, nU Vy Zmhr PmonUma?''
""Pmon `ooB©Zm åhUyZ BWo Ambmo.''
""Pmon Zï> H$aUmè`m Jmoï>r AmhoV øm.''
""em§Vm, AmB©, CR>m. ~m~m Vwåhr Pmonm.''
gJioOU CR>bo. Amnmnbo {~N>mZo Yabo. nQ>mnQ> {Xdo _mbdbo Jobo. A§YmamV ~wSy>Z _r H$mhr {ZU©`
¿`mdm åhUV hmoVmo. Ìmgbobr AmB©, gqMV em§Vm, Xw{üV ~m~m EH$m ~mOybm Am{U g§{JVmÀ`m gm¢X`m©Z§
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VwQ>mdr Vg§ _bm {dœmgmV ¿`m`bm OUy Vo V`ma ZmhrV. _r {damoY H$arZ Ag§ OUy Ë`m§Zm dmQ>V§.
øm {dMmamgaer _r R>a{db§ H$s ~m~m§Mm {ZU©` AIoaMm! Zmhr Var AmOn`ªV AmnU Ë`m§À`m Amkm
nmiyZ Ë`m§Mm {dœmg g§nmXZ Ho$bmM Amho, _J AmOM {damoYr OmU§ ho Z O_Ê`mgmaI§ Amho. Ë`m§Mo
{dMma Amnë`m {hVmMo ZŠH$sM AgUma.
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_r nm§Kê$U S>moŠ`mda KoVbo. g§{JVmda Pmbobm ~bmËH$ma H$gm KS>bm Agob ømMr H$ënZm{M̧
S>moù`mg_moa `oV hmoVr. ""Vmo Hw$Ur ZamY_ {Vbm hoê$Z R>odVmo Amho."" ""EH$m {d{eï> doioMm ~oV Vmo
AmIVmo Amho.'' ""Ë`mMm A§XmO XwX£dmZo MwH$V Zmhr.'' ""g§{JVm Ë`mbm Xw~im {damoY H$arV AmH$m§V H$aVo
Amho.'' ""Vmo {Vbm gdmªJm§Z§ Hw$ñH$ê$Z Q>mH$Vmo Amho.'' ""An[a{MV `mVZm, _aUàm` CXmgrZVm,
_hm^`mZH$ nam^d ømÀ`m ^modè`mV g§{JVm {\$aVo Amho.'' ""Pmboë`m aŠVómdmnojm ì`pŠVËd hadyZ
~gë`mMo Xw:I A{YH$ Vrd« hmoV Amho.'' _mPm hmV _yR> diboë`m pñWVrV JmXrda "~wH$bÊ`mÀ`m'
{H«$`oV Ho$ìhm Jw§Vbm H$moU OmUo. H$mhr doimZ§ _r Vmo Amdabm.
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Zm...hr.'' Aer em§VmMr qH$H$mir H$mZmda nS>br. nm`mnmgyZ S>moŠ`mVë`m Ho$gm§n`ªV EH$ ^`H$mar WaWa
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AmdmOmZo Vo AmB©bm åhUV hmoVo...
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""Hw$R>b§ H$m`, ñdßZ nS>b§ Agob.''
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""A§@ h§ !''
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""H$m`... H$g§ ñdßZ nS>b§ hmoV§ J§?'' AmB©.
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~m~m§H$S>§ nmhÿ bmJbr. ~m~m jU^a A{YH$ J§^ra Pmbo Iao. jUmV hgyhr bmJbo.
""hQ²> doS>m~mB©. ñdßZmbm BVH§$ Km~am`M§? A§? ~a§ Pmonm AmVm {Zdm§V.'' ~m~m {ZKyZ Jobo.
_r JmXrda ~gyZ {Xdm bmdyZ {dMma_½Z Pmbmo hmoVmo. g§{JVm H$m` Am{U em§Vm H$m` H$moUmhr
_wbrÀ`m ~m~VrV Ag§ KS>U§ H$m` AdKS> Amho? ñdßZ H$m` AZw^yVr H$m` gJirH$S>§ gmaIrM Zm? Var
~m~m Ho$dT>çm {ZT>m©dbonUmZ§ em§Vmbm ""Pmon AmVm {Zdm§V.'' åhUVmV. Am{U g§{JVmMm {dMma H$aVmZm
_bm ~mOybm Q>mH$VmV. AmnUM H$mhr R>a{dVmV. Hw$i, erb, ê$T>tMm _mUwgH$s gmoSy>Z {dMma H$aVmV? Oo
g§{JVoÀ`m ~m~VrV KS>b§ Vo em§VmÀ`m ~m~VrV KS>U§ AeŠ`M Amho H$m`? åhUOo H$m` {VM§ Am`wî`
{Vbm H$YrM \w$b{dVm `oUma Zmhr. em§Vmbm nhm`bm Amboë`m Hw$Um gX²J¥hñWmbm ~m~m g§{JVmÀ`m
d{S>bm§à_mUoM åhUVrb H$m`?
""A_Š`m V_Š`mH$S>§ ZrQ> Mm¡H$er H$ê$Z {ZU©` ¿`m.''
eŠ` Amho ho? g§{JVmMo dS>rb Mm§Jbo AmhoV. Ë`m§Zm Ý`m` {_imbm nm{hOo. AmnUmbm ~m~m§er
^m§S>md§hr bmJob. AmB©bm g_Odmd§ bmJob. àg§Jr Ka gmoS>md§ bmJob...
gH$mir Mhm KoV AgVmZm ~m~m em§VmH$S>§ nmhÿZ {ZîH$maUM hgy bmJbo. AmB©hr Ë`m§À`m hgÊ`mV
gh^mJr Pmbr. em§Vmhr hgV hmoVr. _r Ë`m§À`m ^mdZoer g_ag ìhmdo åhUyZ à`ËZ H$arV hmoVmo. hgÊ`mV
nmoŠVnUm Amho H$s J§^ra ømMm {ZU©` _r H$ê$ eH$V ZìhVmo. nU _bm _mPo {dMma ~m~m§nwT>§ Ho$ìhm
_m§S>mdoV ømMm A§XmO ¿`m`Mm hmoVm. ~m~m em§Vmbm åhUV hmoVo-
""em§Vm AmVm Km~am`bm hmoV Zmhr Zm?''
{VZo "Zmhr' `m AWu _mZ hbdbr.
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AgVrb. Am{U _mÂ`mH$S>o diyZ åhUmbo,
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AmV b¾mMm ~ma CS>dyZ Q>mHy$, Amnbm hm {ZU©` nŠH$m!''

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à^wXogmB© àmo\o$gam§Mm Moham àíZm§{H$V!
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""H$m` åhUVm`, hm XwH$mZXma?'' àm. à^wXogmB©.
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ZoH$s KoVbr H$mTy>Z. VmËn`©...
"...{gÕm§V e§^a Q>ŠHo$ Iam R>abm' gwk àmÜ`mnH$m§Zr dmŠ` nwa§ Ho$b§!
{gÕm§V Z§~a XmoZ. "n¡emZ§ g_¥Õ Agbobr _§S>ir _ZmZ§ X[aÐr AgVmV!'
"AmVm Ë`mM§ ñnï>rH$aU...' àm. à^wXogmB© nÕVrZoM OmV hmoVo.
"h§, Vo Ag§, AmnU Ë`m _hmnwéfmH$S>§ Jobmo.'
"hmo` ! nwT>§?'
Vmo _mÂ`m XmQ> n[aM`mMm hmoVm EHo$H$mir ! AOyZhr _w§~B©bm OmVmo Voìhm _mÂ`m _oìhÊ`m§À`mH$S>o
CVaVmo. MmoaQ>çm _mbmMr
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Agob. Ë`mdoir _mPr H$moU ~S>XmñV H$am`Mm. _bm gbm_ H$m` H$am`Mm. AmnU CRy>Z _bm IwMuda
~gdm`Mm, XwH$mZXmamH$Sy>Z "ñnoeb Mhm' _mJdm`Mm. Iwembr {dMmam`Mm. _J nmZ
_mJdm`Mm. _r åhUo-AmVm H$embm nmZ _mbH$? Va åhUm`Mm, "H$Yr Var `oVm amd Amåhmbm EdT>§ Var
H$ê$ Úm.' nwÝhm g_ma§^nyd©H$ hmñ`mg{hV {Zamon Úm`Mm. da AmJ«h, "`oV Mbm! XwH$mZ Amnb§M Amho!''
"~a§...?' àm. à^wXogmB© Amnb§ AmoKiV§ hgy AmdarV hmoVo.
"Am_À`m _oìhÊ`mMr ~Xbr aoëdo nmobrgH$S>o Pmbr Zr KmoQ>mim Pmbm. Am_Mr M§Ji g§nbr. Mhm
~§X. nmZmMm nÎmm Zmhr. da "CYmar VodT>r ^mJdm'Mm g„mhr {_imbm. Xaå`mZ Ë`mMm n¡gm dmT>VM hmoVm
Am{U Ë`m _mUgmÀ`m _ZmÀ`m \$mQ>Ho$nUmM§ Xe©Z _bm àË`hr KSy> bmJb§.'
"{gÕm§V ñnï>rH$aUmMm hm Pmbm EH$ ^mJ ! AmVm ^mJ Xwgam. _mÂ`m _oìhÊ`mÀ`m \$m¡OXmaH$sMo
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dfmªnydugwÕm _r `m§À`mH$S>o EH$Xm `mMH$ åhUyZ Jobmo hmoVmo. Am_À`m Vmbr_ _§S>imMr B_maV ~m§Ym`M§
H$m_ hmoV§. B_maV nwar H$aÊ`mÀ`m {OÔrZo noQy>Z Amåhr ^rH$ _mJy bmJbmo. øm _hmnwéfmÀ`m OrdZmV
Ë`mdoir ZwH$VrM "ZmoH$ar ndm©'Mr gwédmV Pmbr hmoVr. _r Ë`m§À`m_m\©$V Ë`mÀ`m _mbH$mH$Sy>Z XoUJr
dgyb H$aUma hmoVmo. Ë`mÀ`mH$S>§ Jobmo, åhQ>b§ Ag§ Ag§ H$m_ Amho. VwÂ`m _mbH$mH$Sy>Z {H$_mZ 2500/-
én`o {_im`bm nm{hOoV. Vmo åhUmbm, "~a§!' nU Vwåhr AmVm Om, _r g§Ü`mH$mir n¡go KoD$Z `oVmo.'
g§Ü`mH$mir Ë`mZ§ 2500/- é. AmUyZ {Xbo. nmdVr H$aVmZm åhUmbm, "2000/- én`m§Mr _mbH$mMr d
500 én`m§Mr _mÂ`m ZmdmMr?' _r Vo nmMeo XhmXm ZmH$mabo. åhQ>b§, "~m~mao! Vy H$embm ~moOm
CMbVmog?' Va drg doim Vmo åhUmbm, "Agy Úm hmo!''
àm. àw^XogmB© \$maM {dMma_¾ Pmbo hmoVo. OmJo Pmë`mà_mUo EH$X_ åhUmbo, "AmVm hm H$m`
åhUmbm hmo?'
"AmVm hmo`! AmVm ^adí`mÀ`m åherbm Q>moUJm!'
"Vo Pmb§; nU åhUmbm H$m`?'
"åhUmbm H$m`? aS>bm ! Y§Xm _§XrV Amho.' Ag§ åhUmbm. XwH$mZmMm amoOMm XmoZ AS>rMeoMm IM© A§Jmda
Amho åhUmbm. _r åhUmbmo, "Ahmo _mbH$ Am_À`m A§H$mV Om{hamV Úm`bm H$m` nmMeo bmJm`Mo Zmhr.'
Va åhUmbm, "N>o! Vr ~mVM gmoS>m. ~Km Va XwH$mZmV {JèhmB©H$ Amho H$m`, Var _r {MH$mQ>rMm."
åhUmbmoM, "VoOr bm¡H$aM gwê$ hmoB©b. Vm|S>mda b¾mMm h§Jm_ Amho.' Va åhUVmo H$gm "N>o! H$gbm h§Jm_
KoD$Z ~gbm` Y§ÚmV H$mhr am_ Zmhr AmOH$mb!' "\$ŠV 2500/- é. H$am _mbH$! Zmhr åhUy ZH$m!'
nS>Umam Moham gmdarV _r åhUVmo. Va Vmo åhUmbm, "n§Mdrg én`o ! N>o ! nmMeo én`m§Mr gwÕm Zmhr.
Z_ñH$ma.'
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_mobmM§ hmoV§. Ë`mbm {_imbob§ \$ma H$_r hmoV§.
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nmhV hmoVmo. Xhm nmM ZmoH$a bmImo én`mMm _mb, VŠVnmoerÀ`m OmirVyZ {Xdgm nmPaV AgUmam 25-
30 Q>çy~bmB©Q>g²Mm àH$me gJi§ _mÂ`m Ñï>rZo eyÝ` {H$_VrM§ hmoV§.
añË`mda àmÜ`mnH$ à^wXogmB© _mPr dmQ> nhmV C^o hmoVo. _bm Amoemim ~KyZ Vo åhUmbo, ""OmD$ Úm!
EH$ ~ma hþH$bm!'
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MS>\$S>m`bm bmdrV hmoVm.
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ZH$iV åhUmbr, "H$moU OmVmo noQ>dm`bm Ë`mÀ`m Kabm?'
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"AJ§ gmYr _mUwgH$s Zmhr XmIdbr. _r CR>m`À`m AmYrM Z_ñH$ma åhUmbm. Am{U åhUo dmñVwem§Vrbm
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XmI{db§.
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gm§{JVb§, "Ahmo Vo {Z_§ÌU Zmhr H$m Amb§?'
"hm§ hm§ AmOM Amho hmo` Vmo g_ma§^...!' Ag§ åhUUmè`m _bm Vo ZdrZ Ka, ~mhoaÀ`m gmoß`mV KmVbobm
gË`Zmam`U, Ho$irMr PmS>§, OmJOmJr Am_«nUm©Mo Vwao, ~m~m bmH$o$m§Mr Ymdni, gmjmËH$ma Pmë`mgmaIr
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{ndù`m-{haì`m [dOoÀ`m N>moQ>çm {Xì`m§À`m Amoir PJ_Jy bmJë`m.
nmoQ>mgmR>r ZmoH$ar H$ê$Z ^mS>çmÀ`m XmoZ Imoë`m§V Ka_mbH$mMr _Ou gm§^miV amhUmè`m _mPo
CXmÎmrH$aU jUmV øm X¥í`mZo Ho$bo. _r gm¡. bm åhUmbmo; "dJ©UrMo én`o {Xbog Zm?'
"Vwåhr ZH$mo åhUmbm hmoVm Zm?' gm¡.
"Zmhr. Xo Om!'
Am{U _r na_oídamMo Am^ma _mZbo. Ë`mZ§ _bm Oo {Xb§ hmoV§ Vo \$ma _mobmM§ hmoV§ åhUyZ !

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hmoVo.
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Zo_yZ {Xbob§ H$m_ Agob Vo H$arV amhm`Mo.
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AmhoV Ag§ H$ib§. amÌrMm EH$ dmObm hmoVm. S>m°. Xw~oZr nm{hb§ Amnë`m V§~y~mhoa S>m°. dmK EH$m
dmidrZo nmoIaboë`m PmS>mV Q>m°M© _mê$Z emoY KoV hmoVo. S>m°. Xw~o {H$Vr doi Ë`m§À`mOdiM C^o hmoVo. nU
dmKm§Mo bjM ZìhVo. eodQ>r Xw~ogmho~m§Zr nmR>rda hmV R>odbm Voìhm Hw$R>o Vo emoYg_mYrVyZ ^mZmda Ambo.
"{_ñQ>a dmK, YÝ` Amho Vw_Mr. {H$Vr dmOboV _mhrV Amho? amÌrMm EH$ dmOyZ Jobm`. Vwåhr
O§JbmV AmhmV `mM§ ^mZ R>odm ZmhrVa...'
"ga, Vwåhr `m doir?' S>m°. dmK.
"Ahmo, Amåhr añVm MwHy$Z ^Q>H$V am{hbmo. nU Ë`m_wi§M Amåhmbm Vw_M§ amï´>H$m`© nmhVm Amb§ Zm!
IamoIaM dmK, _r ñVwVr H$arV Zmhr, nU _bm Vw_Mm A{^_mZ dmQ>Vmo. I am proud of you. Vw_À`mgmaIo
Xhm g§emoYH$ gwÕm amï´>mM§ H$ë`mU ìhm`bm nwaogo AmhoV.'
"Zmhr ga, H$m` Amho H$mgma Jmo_ bmH$S>mVM amhVo. åhUOo Aem dmiboë`m PmS>mVM Vr AgUma,
dméi§ Am{U _mVr `mV emoYyZ H$m` \$m`Xm?'
"Am°b amBQ>, S>m°. dmK, nU _r åhUVmo, Vwåhr Q>|Q>À`m ~mhoa Oa dmKmbm gmnS>bmV Va? Vmo X`m
H$arb? H$s Vwåhr amï´>r` g§emoYZ H|$ÐmMo A{gñQ>§Q> S>m`aoŠQ>a AmhmV Am{U \$ma _moR>o g§emoYH$ AmhmV
Agm {dMma H$ê$Z Vwåhmbm OrdXmZ XoB©b?'
"Zmhr ga...'
"Zmo. Zmo Am½`w©_|Q> ßbrO.Ag§ H$ê$ ZH$m. WmoS>§ doioM§, H$mimM§, n[apñWVrM§ ^mZ R>odm`bm {eH$m.
Zmhr, Vwåhr Vo Hw$R>b§ {eH$Uma åhUm. Am_M§M MwH$b§, Vwåhmbm `m O§JbmV `oÊ`mMr nadmZJrM Úm`bm
ZH$mo hmoVr.'
AOyZhr S>m°. dmK dR>boë`m PmS>mMm nmoH$i ~w§Ym VnmgVM hmoVo. EH$sH$S>o "Eg ga, Eg² ga' gwê$
hmoV§. Am{U XwgarH$S>o àH$mePmoV doJdoJù`m A±JëgZr Vo T>mobrV Q>mH$V hmoVo.
 "dmKgmho~ AmVm nwao ! Mbm Amåhr OodU AmUb§`, WmoS>r noQ>nyOm H$am. g§Ü`mH$mirhr Vwåhr H$mhr
Im㤠ZgobM!'
"Zmhr ga, EH$ {_{ZQ>, emoY bmJbm`. dZ {_{ZQ>! ga Vw_Mm nm`JwU Mm§Jbm {XgVmo.' Ag§ åhUV
hmVmVë`m H$mR>rZ§ Ë`m§Zr AbJX VimVrb EH$ T>bnm hmb{dbm Am{U "_m` Jm°S>' åhUV WmoS>o _mJo
gaH$bo.
"S>m°ŠQ>a H$m`? gmnS>br Jmo_. d§S>a\w$b. nU gm§^miyZ. ~Ky.'
"EH$ Zmhr. Xhm ~mam AgVrb. EH$ \°${_brM Amho.'
bJ~JrZo Ë`m§Zr H$mMoÀ`m ~aÊ`m KoD$Z, EHo$H$ Jmo_ ~aUrV ^abr. PmH$U bmdb§, ~aUrM§ Vm|S> ZrQ>
~§X Amho `mMr ImÌr Ho$br Am{U "Mbm ga, H$m_ nyU© Pmb§.' åhUV Vo V§~yH$S>o naVbo.
V§~yVrb Ë`m§Mo ghH$mar _mÌ JmT> PmonoVM hmoVo. S>m°. Xwã`m§Zr Ë`m gdmªZm OmJ§ Ho$b§. åhUmbo,
"Aao S>m°. dmKm§Mm hm {dO` gobo~o«Q> H$am.'
Ë`mZ§Va ñdV: S>m°ŠQ>a dmKm§Zr Mhm H$ê$Z gdmªZm {Xbm. Mhm KoVmZm Ë`m§Mr ZOa Odi nS>boë`m
EH$m CKS>çm nÌmda nS>br. "Vwåhr Vm~S>Vmo~ Kar `m' Ag§ EH$ dmŠ` Xw~o `m§À`m ZOaobm nS>b§. Ë`m§Zr
{dMmab§,
"H$m hmo S>m°ŠQ>a, d{hZtZr Vm~S>Vmo~ `m Ag§ {b{hb§ Ë`mMm Var Vw_À`mda n[aUm_ Pmbm H$s Zmhr?'
"Zmhr ga, EHw$bVm EH$ _wbJm AmOmar hmoVm, nU gmho~ eodQ>n`ªV JoboM ZmhrV. BWyZM S>m°ŠQ>am§Zm
gyMZm XoV hmoVo. Vmo ~am Pmbm nU> ho H$mhr Ë`mbm ^oQ>m`bm JoboM ZmhrV.' ghH$mar S>m°. Vnmgo åhUmbo.
"\$ma H$R>moa AmhmV Vwåhr S>m°ŠQ>a dmK.' Xw~o.
"ga, Om`M§ R>adrV hmoVmo, nU H$m_mVyZ gdS> hmoV ZìhVr Zm!'
"Aao H$m_ H$mo Jmobr _mamo.' Xw~o.
"Ag§ AmVm Vwåhr åhUVm`. nU Xw~o _°S>_ {S>brìharbm Joë`m Voìhm Vwåhr {H$Vr doim Jobm, ~mobm?'
"S>m°ŠQ>a Ago AS>MUrV nH$Sy> ZH$m. _r Om`M§ R>adrV hmoVmo, nU...'
"H$m_mVyZ gdS> hmoV ZìhVr... åhUm. _r åhUmbmo, VoM åhUm. Ë`m{edm` Xwgao eãXM ZmhrV.'
"X°Q>g² BQ>.' _moR>çmZo åhUV Xw~o Am{U dmK EH$_oH$m§Zm {_R>r _mê$Z {H$Vr Var doi hgVM hmoVo.
B§Jir X§e Am{U H$mgma Jmo_ X§emdarb bg V`ma H$aÊ`mM§ H$m_ Omo_mZo Mmby Pmbo. {d{dY
àmÊ`m§da Ë`m§Mo hmoUmao n[aUm_ Vnmgbo OmV hmoVo. à`moJ, {ZîH$f© Agm àH$ma gwê$ Pmbm. S>m°. dmK AR>am
Vmg H$m_mV Agm`Mo. VhmZ-^yH$-{dlm§Vr `m§Mr h`J` Va Zoh_rMrM ~m~ Pmbr hmoVr.
EHo$ {Xder _mÌ Ë`m§Zm bm¡H$a OmJM Ambr Zmhr. CR>bo Va gd© A§J WHy$Z Joë`mgmaI§ dmQ>V hmoV§.
H$m` H$amd§ Vo H$ioZm. ~hþVoH$ AmnU ìhm`ab VmnmMo noe§Q> Pmbmo` Ag§ Ë`m§Zm dmQ>b§. åhUOo AmO
AmnUmbm H$m_ H$aU§ O_Uma Zmhr Ag§ Vo _Zmer åhUmbo. Ë`m§Zr Amnë`m hmVmImbrb ì`ŠVrbm \$moZ
H$ê$Z H$mhr gyMZm {Xë`m Am{U \$moZ R>odbm. VmoM \$mQ>H$ CKSy>Z EH$ ì`ŠVr AmV `oV hmoVr.
S>m°. dmK ìham§S>çmV Ambo. CÝhm_wio W§S>rV ~a§ dmQ>b§. nm`è`m CVê$Z Vo A§Jmda D$Z ¿`m`bm
bmJbo.
"Z_ñH$ma S>m°. dmK gmho~.' AJm§VwH$mZo åhQ>bo.
"_r AmnUmbm...'
"ZmhrM AmoiIUma. Ahmo Amnbr ^oQ>M AmO hmoV Amho. _r Amnë`m eoOmar amhVmo`. ho... ho...
_mP§ Ka. nbrH$S>oM. Ahmo Vwåhr _mPo eoOmar...'
 S>m°ŠQ>a dmKm§Zr nm{hb§. nbrH$S>o bhmZ bhmZ {H$Vr Var Kao C^r Pmbr hmoVr. S>m°ŠQ>am§Zm Amü`©
dmQ>b§. Amnë`m H$g§ ho bjmV Amb§ Zmhr `mM§.
A§JmV H$UH$U OmUdV hmoVr. D$Z ~a§ dmQ>V hmoV§. A§JUmVë`m Pmonmù`mda ~gV Vo åhUmbo,
"AmnU Am_Mo eoOmar... åhUm.'
"hmo`, {H$gZ nmQ>rb _mP§ Zmd.'
"nU _mP§ Zmd Vwåhmbm H$g§ _mhrV?'
"JoQ>À`m {nbada Amho Zm...'
S>m°. dmK Vmn A§JmV AgyZhr Amnë`m d|YionUmda _ZgmoŠV hgbo.
"AÀN>m.. AÀN>m... H$m` Mhm KoUma?..''
"Zmhr AmO A§JmaH$s. JUnVrMr nyOm AMm© Pmë`m{edm` nmÊ`mMm W|~ KoV Zmhr _r. BW§ Ambmo Vmo
bmb \w$b§ Am{U hamQ>rgmR>r. N>mZ Xwdm© {Xgë`m. åhQ>b§ JUoe _hmamOm§Zm Ë`m AmdS>Vrb AemM AmhoV.'
"_J ¿`m H$s. Am{U {dMmam`Mr JaO Zmhr. `oV Mbm Am{U KoV Mbm.' S>m°. dmKm§Zm AmVm ~gdoZm
Vo A§WéUmda nS>bo.
{H$gZ nmQ>rb Omñd§Xr Am{U Xwdmªda VwQy>Z nS>bo. Ë`m§Mm AYmemgmaIm hmdaQ>nUm S>m°ŠQ>agmho~m§Zm
AmdS>bm Zmhr. nU Ë`m§Zm WH$dm OmUdV hmoVm. Vo Amnë`m ~oS>da nSy>Z am{hbo.
amÌr WmoS>§ ~a§ dmQ>ë`m_wio Vo {~N>mÝ`mda CRy>Z ~gbo. BVŠ`mV "gmho~, Ahmo dmKgmho~.' Aer hmH$
Ambr. {_gog dmKm§Zr Xma CKS>b§.
"hm ¿`m lrJOmZZmMm àgmX. _moXH$ AmhoV.' Vw_À`m Xwdmª_wio _mPr Ho$dT>r gmo` Pmbr. lr JUoembm
AmdS>Vrb Aem Xwdm© hmoË`m. AYyZ_YyZ _r Vw_À`m PmS>m§Zm nmUr KmbV OmB©Z. JOmZZmMr godm åhUyZ.'
{H$gZ nmQ>rb Z§Va ~mJoMr H$miOr ¿`m`bm amoOM `m`Mo. dmK~mBªZm Ë`m§Zr g§H$ï>r H$aÊ`mMr
Xrjmhr {Xbr. _wb§hr g§H$ï>r H$ê$ bmJbr.
dmK ^oQ>bo H$s {H$gZ nmQ>rb åhUm`Mo,
"Vwåhr {dkmZVk ! Amåhr B©œadmXr ! nU bjmV R>odm dmKgmho~, B©ídamÀ`m _Ou{edm` {dkmZmMr
àJVr PmbobrM Zmhr. eodQ>r H$Vm©-H$a{dVm VmoM !'
dmK _°S>_ Ym{_©H$ ~Zë`mM§ dmKgmho~m§Zm dmB©Q> dmQ>b§ Zmhr. _mUyg Ym{_©H$ Agmdm åhUOo Ë`mMr
ZrVr ewÕ amhVo, Agm EH$ {dMma Ë`m§À`m _ZmV S>moH$md`mMm. _wb§ Ym{_©H$ g§ñH$mam_wi§ {~KS>Uma ZmhrV
Ag§hr Ë`m§Zm dmQ>m`M§. åhUyZ {H$gZ _hmamOm§M§ Ym{_©H$ àdMZ Vo EoHy$Z ¿`m`Mo. Ë`m§Mo VH©$ \w$gHo$
Agm`Mo. `wpŠVdmX {ZamYma Agm`Mm, nU Vo Vmo ImoS>Ê`mÀ`m ^mZJS>rV nS>bo ZmhrV.
gH$mir Vo ~mhoa nS>VmZm AmVm dmK _°S>_ AmaVrM§ VmQ> AmUm`À`m. Q>r.ìhr. [gar`bQ>mB©n XmoÝhr
Viì`m§Zr Á`moVr COidyZ Vo Amnë`m S>moŠ`mda {\$ady bmJbo. EH$Xm ho Ñí` {H$gZ nmQ>bm§Zr nm{hb§.
åhUmbo,
"dmKgmho~ Vw_Mr bdH$aM ^a^amQ> hmoUma. Vwåhr \$ma Mm§Jë`m _mJm©bm bmJbm.'
nwT>o Ooìhm dmKgmho~ S>oß`wQ>r S>m`aoŠQ>a Pmbo Voìhm {H$gZamdm§Zr "nhm _r åhUmbmo Vo Ia§ H$s Zmhr?'
Ag§ åhQ>b§M. dmKgmho~ H$mhr ~mobbo ZmhrV; nU Or OmJm AOyZ 5-7 dfmªZr {_iUma hmoVr Vr H$er
BVŠ`m bm¡H$a {_imbr `mMm {dMma H$ê$Z {H$gZ _hmamOm§Mo Ia§ Agob Ag§ Ë`m§Zm dmQy> bmJb§. AmVm
Va Vo Aï>{dZm`H$m§À`m Xe©Zmbm Job§ nm{hOo Ag§ gVV åhUy bmJbo. {H$gZ nmQ>rb Ë`m§Mo AmÜ`mpË_H$
Jwê$ Pmbo.
 AYyZ_YyZ Vo dmKm§Zm ^oQy>Z {dMmam`Mo,
"øm {dœmMr MmbH$eŠVr Hw$Ur Or Amho; {VMm AmnU ZH$mo {dMma H$am`bm? `m {dûd{Z{_©VrM§
ahñ` Amho H$moUmbm _mhrV? nwZO©Ý_ Zgob Va Ë`m A_Š`m IoS>çmVrb _wbmZo Amnbo nyd©OÝ_rMo Ka
H$go emoYyZ H$mT>bo? {dkmZmÀ`m nbrH$S>o M¡VÝ` Amho Ë`mMm {dMma hmM AmË_moÝZVrMm à`ËZ.
g§Ý`mem§H$S>o ^m¡{VH$ g§nÎmr Zmhr, Zgob nU AmpË_H$ g_mYmZmMm I{OZm Ë`m§À`mH$S>o g_¥Õ AgVmo åhUyZ
VoM loð>. J¥hñWml_r AgyZhr VwH$mam_ N>ÌnVtÀ`m ^oQ>dñVy naV H$aVmV, Vo Iao eya. "gmdYmZ' Agm
eãX EoHy$Z Ë`m eãXmMm C{MV AW© H$mT>Umao am_Xmg _moR>o H$m Vmo eãX EoHy$Zhr àn§MmÀ`m dUì`mV
~ohmoenUo {eaUmao AmnU bmoH$ _moR>o?'
S>m°. dmKm§Zr ho gd© ñdrH$mam`bm gwédmVM Ho$br. Vo à{VdmX H$aÊ`mMm {dMmahr H$ê$ eH$V ZìhVo.
àma§^r gm¡OÝ` åhUyZ Am{U AmVm ~è`mM A§er nQ>bo åhUyZ Vo {H$gZ nmQ>bm§Zm, "H$mH$m! Vw_M§ åhUU§
~amo~a Amho.' Ag§ åhUy bmJbo.
Ë`mM Xaå`mZ Ë`m§À`m A{gñQ>§Q> S>m`aoŠQ>aÀ`m OmJr Ambobo S>m°. {ddoH$ OmZdoH$a ho Va nŠHo$
Ym{_©H$ hmoVo. Vo àË`oH$ Jwédmar XÎm_§{XamV àdMZ H$arV. "àmW©ZoMo gm_Ï`©', "`moJmVrb d¡km{ZH$Vm',
"_aUmoÎma OrdZ', "nam_Zmo{dkmZ : EH$ Aä`mg', "nmV§Ob `moJgyÌo', "_§Ìm§Mo gm_Ï`©' Aem {df`m§da Vo
B§½b§S> A_o[aHo$V ì`m»`mZo XoD$Z Ambobo hmoVo. {VH$S>À`m {H$VrVar {dÚmnrR>m§Zr Ë`m§Zm nwañH$ma {Xbo hmoVo.
AmVm Vo doXm§Mm Am{U Á`mo{VfemómMm Aä`mg d¡km{ZH$ nÕVrZo H$arV hmoVo.
S>m°. {ddoH$ OmZdoH$am§Mr Am{U {H$gZ nmQ>rb `m§Mr JÅ>r O_m`bm \$ma doi bmJbm Zmhr. `m
XmoKm§Mm à^md S>m°. dmKm§da AmUIr Vrd« ìhm`bmhr doi bmJbm ZmhrM. S>m°. dmKm§Zm {ZË` XodnyOm
H$aÊ`mMr Xrjmhr `m XmoKm§H$Sy>Z bdH$aM {_imbr. gH$mir XmoZ Vmg Vo `m nyOmAM}VM IM© H$ê$
bmJbo.
S>m°. Xw~o `m§À`m Oo bjmV `m`bm nm{hOo Vo Ambo. Ë`m§Zr H$mhr {Xdg Xwb©j Ho$bo. S>m°. dmK `m§À`mV
nyduMr EH$VmZVm am{hbr Zmhr; {edm`
S>m°. OmZdoH$a Amë`mnmgyZ Va Vo A{YH$M {~KS>V AmhoV ho gd©
Xw~o `m§Zr Mm§JboM AmoiIbo. Z amhdyZ Ë`m§Zr hm {df` S>m°. dmK `m§À`mnwT>o H$mT>bm.
"S>m°. dmK, _bm Vw_À`mV H$mhr Var ~Xb Pmbm` Ag§ dmQy> bmJb§`. Am I right?'
"You are right Sir, nU ~Xb Mm§Jbm H$s dmB©Q> Vo _bm H$iy Xo.' S>m°. dmK.
"ho nhm _r `m g§emoYZ H|$ÐmMm à_wI Amho. Ooìhm _mÂ`m _Vmà_mUo gd© R>rH$ hmoV§ Voìhm _r `m
{df`mda ~mbbmoM Zmhr, AWm©V JaOhr ZìhVr. nU AmVm `m {df`mda ~mobVmo` Ë`m AWu Vmo ~Xb
Mm§Jbm H$s dmB©Q> Vo Vwåhr gm§Jm.'
"AWm©VM dmB©Q>...' dmK jU^a em§VM am{hbo.
"Yes you are there.>' S>m°. Xw~o Iye Pmbo.
"nU gmho~ Vw_À`m Ñï>rZ§ Oo dmB©Q> Vo _mÂ`m _Vo Mm§Jb§ Agy eH$V Zmhr H$m`? _mÂ`mH$S>o Vwåhr EH$
à_wI åhUyZ nmhVm, åhUyZ _mÂ`m ZmoH$a åhUyZ H$mhr ÌwQ>tda ~mobÊ`mMm Vwåhmbm A{YH$ma Amho. nU
jU^a Vwåhr _r Vw_À`m hmVmImbr H$m_ H$aUmam Hw$Ur Zmhr Ag§ g_OyZ _mP§ dV©Z Mm§Jb§ H$s dmB©Q> Vo
gm§Jm.' S>m°. dmK.
"Wait, S>m°. dmK Vwåhr BW§ H$m_ H$aV Zmhr Ag§ AmO _bm g_OVm `oUmaM Zmhr. EH$ jUhr _r
Vg§ g_OUma Zmhr. _m\$ H$am. ho "g_OyZ' MmbUo Oo Amho Zm VoM Va EH$ _moR>o Omio Amho. Vwåhr Ë`mV
~aoM AS>H$bm`. da _bmhr AS>H$dy nmhVm`. nU _r \$ma nŠH$m Amho. dñVw{Zð>nUm Am{U dmñVdVm
`m§Mm AmYma _mUgmZ§ EH$Xm gmoS>bm Zm H$s _mUyg JMmi hmoVmo, ~odmaer hmoVmo. bjmV Amb§?'
"nU Vw_Mr dmñVdVm gmoS>ë`m_wioM _bm ^ŠH$_ AmYma {_imboV Ag§ _r åhUmbmo Va?'
"Va _r Vw_Mm {dMma _mÂ`mnwaVm g§nbm EdT>§M åhUoZ.'
"åhUOo...?' S>m°. dmK hmXabo.
"åhUOo Oo Zo_yZ {Xbob§ H$m_ Amho Vo {Zð>oZ§ H$am. Vmo dmñVd AmYma Amho Vw_À`m OrdZmMm. Vw_M§
kmZ, Vw_M§ g§emoYZ, Vw_Mr Vi_i, Vw_M§ amï´>ào_ Hw$R>o Jobo S>m°. dmK?... amÌ Zmhr, {Xdg Zmhr, ^yH$
Zmhr, VhmZ Zmhr Aem AdñWoV PnmQ>ë`mgmaI§ H$m_ H$ê$Z {dfmar H$sQ>H$X§emZ§ Hw$Ur _ê$ Z`o åhUyZ
{XdgmMo 22 Vmg H$m_ H$aUmam _mPm ghH$mar S>m°. dmK Hw$R>o Jobm? Vw_À`m AmßnbnmoQ>çm AÜ`mË_mnojm
\$ma daÀ`m nmVirdê$Z Vmo OJV hmoVm. Ë`mMr gmYZm _mZdVoÀ`m X`oVyZ OÝ_bobr hmoVr. Vmo {dœmË_H$
~wÕrMm _mPm VéU g§emoYH$ {_Ì `m OJmVM ñdJm©V dmdaë`mgmaIm ñdÀN>§Xr Agm`Mm. Vmo H$m_
H$am`Mm Vr Ë`mMr g§OrdZ g_mYr hmoVr...'
"`m ìham§S>çmV gH$mir _r C^m Agm`Mm. Vwåhr KamVyZ b°~H$S>o `oVmZm _mÂ`m OdiyZ Om`Mo. nU
Vwåhmbm _mP§ ApñVËdhr OmUdV ZìhV§. Vwåhr AZmoiIr Mohè`mZo nU Amnë`mM ZmXmV Agm`Mo. Voìhm
_bm Ia§ Va amJ `m`bm nm{hOo hmoVm. _bm Good Morning Z åhUU§ hm Vw_Mm Ah§H$ma Amho, Ag§ _bm
dmQ>m`bm nm{hOo hmoV§. nU _r Vw_M§ A§Va§J AmoiIV hmoVmo. Vw_Mr Vr ^mdg_mYr hoM _mÂ`m `m H|$ÐmM§
Ia§ ^m§S>db hmoV§. _bm \$ma AmZ§X ìhm`Mm. _mUgmÀ`m énmZo _bm Z bm^Umar dñVy {_imbr Amho Ag§
dmQ>m`M§. nU Aaoao AÜ`mË_mÀ`m H$mën{ZH$ O§Vy§Zr Vwåhmbm nma gÎdhrZ H$ê$Z Q>mH$b§. VwH$mam_m§Mm EH$
A^§J _r Hw$R>§Var EoH$bm hmoVm.
"T>oH$UmÀ`m g§Jo {ham Vmo ^§Jbm. AmO _bm Ag§M H$mhr dmQy> bmJb§`. {H$gZ nmQ>rb Am{U S>m°.
OmZdoH$a `m§Zr `m XoemM§ Anma ZwH$gmZ Ho$b§. ^ê$Z Z `oUma§ ZwH$gmZ Ho$b§.'
"gmho~ Ë`m§Zm H$embm Xmof XoVm? _bm _mPr H$mhr _V§, H$mhr {dMma, H$mhr ^mdZm Agy eH$VmV
Zm?' S>m°. dmK.
"_r Ë`m§Zm Xmof EdT>çmMgmR>r XoVmo H$s Ë`m§Zr EH$m n{Vd«Vobm ì`{^MmarnUm {eH${dbm.'
"AÜ`mË_ hm ì`{^Mma Amho?'
"hmo`, _r nanwéfmer aVbo' Ag§ g§V H$m åhUVmV Vo g_OyZ ¿`m. g§Vm§À`mM _Vo ^ŠVr H$aUo hm
ì`{^Mma Am{U Amnbr H$m_o {Zð>oZ§ H$aUo hr nm{Vd«Ë`mgmaIr {Zð>md§V H¥$Vr Amho.'
"gmho~, _r amOrZm_m nmR>dyZ XoVmo.' S>m°. Xw~o `m§Mo {dMma ImoS>Vm `oB©ZmV Am{U Amnbr ^y{_H$m
gmoS>Vm `oB©Zm Aem H$mÌrV gmnS>ë`m_wio S>m°. dmK nwÝhm EH$Xm,
"gmho~, _r ZmoH$arM gmoS>Vmo.' Ag§ åhUyZ {ZKyZ Jobo. S>m°. Xw~o ~amM doi S>moŠ`mbm hmV bmdyZ
~gbo.
g§Ü`mH$mi CbQ>br. Ho${~Z_Ü`o A§Yma ngabm. Am°{\$gMm gwn[aQ>|S>|Q> Am°{\$g_Ü`o Ambm. Ë`mbm
Amü`© dmQ>b§. Ë`mZ§ nQ>mnQ> {Xdo bmdbo. S>m°. Xw~o ^H$mg ZOaoZo Ë`mÀ`mH$S>o nhmV hmoVo.
"gmho~, H$m, Vã`oV ~ar Zmhr H$m`?'
jU^a Ë`m§À`mH$S>o nhmV Ë`m§Zr åhQ>bo,
"OmYd S>m°. dmKm§À`m g§emoYZmda Am{U doVZmda {H$Vr IM© Pmbm gm§Jy eH$mb?'
 "hmo` gmho~, gmYmaU 7 Vo 10 H$moQ>r IM© PmboV.'
"~mn ao, H$m` ho ZwH$gmZ!'
"H$m` Pmb§ gmho~?' gwn[a¨Q>|S>|Q>.
"H$mhr Zmhr, Vwåhr Om.' S>m°. Xw~o J§^ranUo åhUmbo.
Xwgao {Xder S>m°. OmZdoH$a S>m°. Xw~|À`m Am°{\$gmV "JwS> _m°{ZªJ ga' åhUV à{dï> Pmbo.
"JwS> _m°{ZªJ, ~mobm S>m°ŠQ>a, H$m` {deof?'
"Amåhr {ZKmbmo` VrW©`mÌobm. hr _mPr aOm Am{U hm S>m°. dmKm§Mm amOrZm_m.'
"H$m`?'
"hmo` ga, H$mb ~mobë`mà_mUo Ë`m§Zr Amnbm amOrZm_m nmR>dbm`. _r `oVmo.' Vo VS>H$ ~mhoa nS>bo.
~amo~a AmR> {Xdgm§Zr amÌr gmS>oVrZ-MmaÀ`m gw_mambm S>m°. Xwã`m§Mm \$moZ IUIUy bmJbm. Vo
PmonoVyZ ImS>H$Z² OmJo Pmbo. \$moZ KoVbm.
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nmQ>rb Am{U OmZdoH$a R>ma PmboV OmJÀ`m OmJrM. dmKgmho~ Am{U Ë`m§Mr ~m`H$mo nmoa§ ~r OI_r
PmbrV. {gìhrb hm°pñnQ>bmV Zob§`. Vwåhr Ambm Va ~a§ ìhB©b.'
\$moZ R>odbm Am{U S>m°. Xw~o S>moH§$ JÀM Yê$Z H$mhr doi nwVù`mgmaIo ~gyZ am{hbo. VmoM Ë`m§À`m
nËZr CR>ë`m.
"H$m`? S>m°. dmK?'
"Zmhr, S>m°. OmZdoH$a Jobo. S>m°. dmK Am{U \°${_br OI_r PmboV, nU ~ao AmhoV.'
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"_r gmVmè`mbm OmVmo. {_gog OmZdoH$am§À`m Kar H$idm`bm hd§. gJi§M em°qH$J Amho.'
"~mB© J§. _r {_gog OmZdoH$am§Zm H$g§ H$i{dUma?'
"Vy ZH$mo. _r Ë`m§Zm _mÂ`m JmS>rVyZ ZoVmo. Ë`mÀ`m{edm` S>oS>~m°S>r {_iUma Zmhr AmnUmbm.'
XmoZ _{hÝ`m§À`m ewlyfoZ§Va S>m°. dmK nyd©nXmda Ambo.
{_gog dmKhr ~è`m Pmë`m. _wb§hr ~ar Pmbr. S>m°. Xwã`m§Zr
Am{U Ë`m§À`m gm¡^m½`dVtZr dmK Hw$Qw>§~r`m§Mr A{dlm§V godm
Ho$br. hm°pñnQ>b_YyZ Xw~o `m§Zr gdmªZm Amnë`m ~§Jë`mVM R>odbo hmoVo.
"S>m°ŠQ>agmho~, Amåhm§bm AmVm nadmZJr Úm.' S>m°. dmK EHo$ {Xder Imbr nhmV Xwã`m§Zm åhUmbo.
"R>rH$ Amho, nU AmVm b°~_Ü`o `oÊ`mMr KmB© H$ê$ ZH$m. AOyZ {dlm§Vr hdr Amho.'
"Am{U _mÂ`m amOrZmå`mM§ H$m` Pmb§?'
"hm nhm Vw_Mm amOrZm_m.' Xw~o gmho~m§Zr {IemVyZ EH$ {b\$m\$m H$mT>bm.
"AmVm hm _§Oya H$am`Mm...' Ago åhUV Ë`m§Zr Q>amQ>am \$mSy>Z Q>mH$bm.
S>m°. dmKm§À`m S>moù`mV nmUr Amb§. Vo H$mhr ~moby nhmV hmoVo, nU eãX C_Q>V ZìhVo. Ë`m§Zr S>m°. Xwã`m§Zm
KÅ> {_R>r _mabr. hþ§XHo$ Xm~V hmoVo.
S>m°. Xw~o hgV åhUV hmoVo,
"S>m°. dmK, hrM Iar Ord Am{U {ed `m§Mr EH$ê$nVm. hm Iam AÜ`mË_.'
"Vwåhr na_oída AmhmoV, S>m°. Xw~o Vwåhr na_oída AmhmV.'
 "hmo _r na_oída Amho, AmVm _mPr {Zð>mdmZ ^ŠVr CÚmnmgyZ hOa hmoD$Z H$am. _mÂ`m Vwåhmbm
ew^oÀN>m... Am{U hm ¿`m Vw_À`m nJmamMm MoH$.'

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"hr hamQ>r H$mTy>Z Q>mH$. WmoS>rgwÕm R>ody ZH$mo. H$ib§?'
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hmoVr. Amnbr AmB©hr åhUmbr hmoVr.
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åhUmbm hmoVm, "^mV amIm`M§ Va CR>b§ nmøOo.' Hw$R>§ H$m` {_iV§` H$m ~KyZ KoVmo.'
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Amnë`mbm.
nU Ë`m§À`mM {^Ho$da AmVm Amnb§ nmoQ> ^aV Amho Zm? AmO Q>monbr KoD$Z ^rH$ _mJVmZm Hw$UrVar
Ë`mbm "{MŠHy$ boH$mMm' åhUmb§. Jmo~è`m JmbmMm eoR>Or {dMmaV hmoVm, "H$m` AmUb§ hmoV§g ao
{dH$m`bm?'
"Om§^i§!' Vmo H$gm~gm ~mobbm.
"_J a½JS> n¡gm Pmbm Agob H$s? A±?' - eoR> !
"Aer H§$Oygr H$ê$Z {H$Vr gmR>dbm ao n¡gm? Am±? Aao, Xmê$ Iwbr Pmbr`. nr. {MH$Z Im. {gZo_m
~K. _Om H$a. n¡gm {_idyZ ~r ^rH$ _m{JVbrg Va ZaH$mV Omerb H$s!'
am_m Ë`m eoR>OrH$S>§ Oam H$S>dQ>nUmZ§ ~KV {VWyZ {ZKmbm hmoVm. nU eoR>mUrZ§ Ë`mbm Wm§~dyZ KoVb§
Am{U Ë`mbm {einmH§$ dmTy>Z {Xb§. eoR>Orbm H$m` _mhrV H$s am_m H$m ^rH$ _mJV
hmoVm Vo, Cnmer amhm`Mm {ZíM` H$ê$ZM Ë`mZ§ ~mhþbrMr IaoXr Ho$br hmoVr. nU nmoQ> Idib§ Am{U
^rH$ _mJÊ`m{edm` BbmO am{hbm ZìhVm.
AmŠH$mbm AmnU CJrM ImoQ>§ gm§{JVb§. Vr AmVm Xhm én`mMm {heo~ H$arV ~gbr Agob. VrZ
doim ~mJdmUrZ§ ~mB©Z§ Xhm én`m§Zm Vr Om§^i§ _m{JVbr. nU AmnU n§YamM åhUyZ ~gbmo. MwH$b§M
Amnb§. {ZXmZ AH$amda Var gm¡Xm {_Q>dm`bm nm{hOo hmoVm. VodT>oM n¡go Var O_obm nS>bo AgVo. Ameobm
nS>bmo Am{U hmVmV H$m` am{hb§?
Hw$R>ë`m ~moimV AmnU {eabmo Hw$Umg R>mD$H$. gwédmVrbm XmoZ-Mma bhmZ nmoam§Zm AmnU 10
n¡embm Am|Oi^a {Xbr. VrM nmoa§ nwÝhmbm Ambr. _J WmoS>r H$_r {Xbr. én`m Pmbm. Q>monbrMm EH$
H$monam _mÌ AmohmoQ>rbm bmJbm hmoVm. åhUyZ AmnU hmV AmIS>bm. VodT>çmV 5-10 VaUr nmoa§ {VW§
Ambr hmoVr.
"nmdÊ`m, Om§^i§ H$er nmdeoa.' {gJmaoQ>Mm Yya Ë`mÀ`m Vm|S>mda gmoSy>Z Ë`mVrb EH$ {dMmarV hmoVm.
"dOZmda ÝhmB©.' qH${MV amJmZ§M am_m ~mobbm hmoVm.
"_J 10 n¡em§Mr {H$Vr XoVmog?'
am_mZ§ ngm^a Om§^i§ XmI{dbr hmoVr.
"JmoS> Var hmB©V H$m`?' Ë`m§À`mVbmM EH$OU {dMmarV hmoVm.
"Aao ImdyZ ~K H$s' Ë`m§À`mVbmM {Vgam åhUmbm hmoVm.
Am{U Mm¡Ï`mZ§ Q>monbrVbr Om§^i§ _wR>rV `oVrb Ver dmQ>m`bm gwédmV Ho$br hmoVr.
"Admo, H$m` ho H$m` ho' am_m WaWaV {dMmaV hmoVm.
"Om§^i§ H$er AmhoV ~KVmo` Jm AmYr' Hw$UrVar hgV hmoVm. amjgmgmaI§ Om§^i§ {JirV.
 am_mbm {MS>rZ§ Koab§ hmoV§. Vmo C^m amhÿZ EH$mÀ`m hmVmVbr Om§^i§ H$mTy>Z KoD$ bmJbm hmoVm.
"EdT>çmZ§ H$m` H$iV Zmhr.' Hw$UrVar åhUmb§ hmoV§.
"_J AmUIr Ko' Mm¡Wm Hw$UrVar Q>monbrV hmV KmbrV AmUIr ~MH$^a Om§^i§ KoV hmoVm. am_m
n{hë`mMm hmV gmoSy>Z Ë`m KoUmè`mMm hmV Q>monbrVyZ H$mT>rV hmoVm. Vmoda Hw$UrVar Q>monbrM AmoT>br hmoVr.
^am^a Xhmdrg hmV Om^i§ bwQ>rV hmoVo. AmUIr Xhmdrg O_bo hmoVo. {MS>rZ§ am_m AmoaS>bm, aS>bm.
Hw$UrVar Ë`mbm T>H$byZ {Xb§ hmoV§. am_m CR>bm hmoVm. Hw$UmbmVar Mma bJmdmdoV åhUyZ nU Vmoda
Om§^imMr Q>monbr Hw$Ur Var C§M CS>{dbr hmoVr.
añË`m^aMr Om§^i§ ~maH$s nmoa§ doMV hmoVr. _moR>r VwS>drV hmoVr. am_mZ§ Hw$Umbm Var Mma VS>mIo
hmUbo hmoVo. nU Ë`mÀ`mda nmM-Xhm bmWm§Mo VS>mIo XoD$Z Vo nimbo hmoVo. am_m R>moR>mo ~m|~bV hmoVm. aS>V
hmoVm. S>moH§$ S>m§~ar añË`mda AmnQy>Z Ord Úmdm Ag§ Ë`mbm dmQ>V hmoV§. Vmoda Hw$UrVar åhmVmè`mZ§ Ë`mbm
Amdab§ hmoV§. Ë`m niUmè`mÀ`m AmB©-~{hUrMm Vmo CÕma H$arV hmoVm. Ë`m åhmVmè`mZ§M Ë`mMr Q>monbr
Ë`mbm {Xbr hmoVr. [aH$m_r.
^mZmda `oD$Z Ë`mZ§ Om§^imda PmH$m`bm AmUbobm YmoVamMm H$nS>m emoYbm. WmoS>çm A§Vamda
Ë`mÀ`m qMÜ`m nS>ë`m hmoË`m. am_mZ§ Ë`mZm hmV bmdbm Zmhr. {IemVbm én`m MmMnrV Vmo XÎmmÀ`m
XodimV WmoS>m doi ~gbm hmoVm. _J CR>bm Vmo AmŠH$mMr ~mhþbr KoÊ`mgmR>rM!
"R>H²$ R>H²$' añË`mda H$mR>rMo AmdmO `oVmV. am_mbm EH$ nmobrg {XgVmo. JñVdmbm. Mmoar hmoD$ Z`o
åhUyZ OmJV ^Q>H$Umam.
""E H$m` H$aVmog ao?'
am_m ^oXabm hmoVm. JßnM am{hbm hmoVm.
"Mmoa~ra ÝhmB©g Ýhd§?'
am_mZ§ _mZ hbdbr. Odi `oD$Z nmo{bgmZ§ Ë`mbm H$mR>rZ§ T>mogb§ hmoV§. nmo{bgmZ§ Ë`mMr Q>monbr
{hgH$mdyZ KoVbr hmoVr.
"H$m` ao ho?' ~mhþbr hmVmV KoD$Z Vmo {dMmaV hmoVm.
am_m Jßn amøbob§ ~KyZ Vmo {dMmaV hmoVm.
"Hw$R>br Mmoabrg?'
"ÝhmB© hmo hr Am_À`m... hr _mÂ`m AmŠH$mMr ^mdbr... {VÀ`m n¡emZ§ KoVbr`m hmo... BH$V
KoVë`mbr hm`.'
nmo{bgmZ§ ~mhþbr hmVmV KoVbr hmoVr Am{U Ë`mbm H$mR>rZ§ T>mogbyZ Vmo åhUmbm hmoVm.
"D$R>, D$R> {hVZ§. D§$. dmQ>§bm bmJ. {hV§ Wm§~m`M§ ÝhmB©.' am_m dmQ>obm bmJbm hmoVm. {Var{_arZ§. _Z
AmH«$moeV hmoV§. [aH$m_r Q>monbrM Ë`mÀ`m hmVmV hmoVr. S>moio S>~S>~bo hmoVo. nm`mVyZ bmWm§À`m H$im `oV
Agë`m Var _ZmÀ`m H$im A{YH$ Agø hmoË`m. añË`mda COoS> hmoVm nU am_mbm gJirH$S>Z§
A§Ymaë`mgmaI§ {XgV hmoV§.
eha g§nb§ hmoV§. nyb Amobm§S>VmZm Vmo ZXrH$S>§ nhmV hmoVm. nwbmÀ`m H$R>S>çmbm Yê$Z. Hw$Ry>ZVar
H$m|~S>çmMm H$H©$e AmdmO Ë`mÀ`m H$mZmda AmXibm.COmS>b§. ZXrV Q>monbr \o$Hy$Z am_m AmoŠgm~moŠer
aS>V hmoVm. H$R>S>çmbm Yê$Z. AmŠH$mÀ`m ~mhþbrÀ`m AmR>dUrZ§-

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Am>O ^JdmZ~wdm§Mm OÝ_{Xdg hmoVm. àË`oH$ dfu H¥$îUmï>_rbm Vo Amnbm dmT>{Xdg H$arV. Jobo
AmR>-n§Yam {Xdg S>m°. A{dZme {Z_§ÌUn{ÌH$m {b{hUo, ehamV {\$ê$Z Ë`m dmQ>Uo, hm°b, ^moOZmdi,
ì`dñWm `mVM Jw§Vbo hmoVo. gH$mir ñZmZ Pmb§ H$s Vo ~wdm§M§ Xe©Z KoV. Z§Va ~wdm§Mr ~mH$sMr godm nËZr
_mYwarH$S>o gmondyZ ehamV nm`r {\$aV.
newImÚ CËnmXZmMo Vo H$maImZXma hmoVo. {XdmUOrZo {heo~ _m§Sy>Z Xadfu H$moQ>rÀ`m KamV Z\$m Amho
Ag§ Mma dfmªnydu OmhraM Ho$b§ hmoV§. AmO AIoa Ë`m§À`m ImË`mda nmM EH$ H$moQ>r Var ZŠH$sM
AgUma. nU `m aH$_oV Oer dmT> hmoB©b Ver Amnbr d¥Îmr Zbm}^r ìhmdr Ag§ A{dZmebm dmQ>V hmoVo.
~wdm§ZrM Ë`m§Zm ~Omdb§ hmoV§.
"A{dZme bmo^$ ho Xw:ImM§ _yi Amho. Ë`mVyZ YZbmo^ ho Va {df Amho. H$~ra H$m` åhUVmV,
Ordê$nr Zm¡Ho$V YZê$nr nmUr, {N>Ч nmSy>Z KwgV§. {ddoH$s _mUgmZo XmoÝhr hmVmZo Vo ~mhoa \o$H$mdo AWm©V
XmZY_© H$amdm ZmhrVa Zmd agmVimbm OmB©b.'
A{dZmeZo ho Mm§JboM bjmV R>odbo hmoVo. Ë`m§Zr EH${Zð>oZ§ ~wdmM§ dMZ nmim`Mm R>m_ {Zü` Ho$bm.
AmOÀ`m ~wdm§À`m OÝ_gmohù`mgmR>r _wŠV hmVmZo Vo YZ dmQ>V hmoVo. {OVHo$ n¡go IM© hmoVrb {VVH$m
Ë`m§Zm AmZ§X hmoV hmoVm. ~°JoV MoH$~wH$ Q>mHy$Z {XdmUOr Ë`m§À`m _mJyZ YmdV hmoVm. ZmoQ>m§Zr ^abobr ~°J
Am{U MoH$~wH$ g§nV Ambo hmoVo.
nhmQ>o gmS>onmMbm ^JdmZ~wdm§Mr _§Ìmoƒmanyd©H$ nyOm Pmbr. 21 ~«m÷U doX_§Ì åhUÊ`mgmR>r Am{U
111 hmo_ hdZmgmR>r ~g{dbo hmoVo. H$maImÝ`mMo H$mhr H$m_Jma Am{U A{dZmeMr Hw$Qw>§~r` _§S>ir _moR>çm
{Zð>oZ§ ~wdm§À`m godoV bmJbo hmoVo. ñQ>oOda gwdUm©jao PiH$V hmoVr, "gmjmV H¥$îUmdVma lr ^JdmZ~wdm
_hmamO {Mam`y hmodmoV', "lrH¥$îUmdVma lr ^JdmZ ~wdm gwdU©O`§Vr CËgd.'
gmS>oXhm dmOVm _hmamOm§Mr gwdU©Vwbm H$aÊ`mV Ambr. ~wdm§Mo dOZ 82 {H$bmo ^abo. {VVHo$ gmoZo
~«m÷U Am{U `mMH$m§Zm dmQ>bo. dmQ>Ê`mÀ`m gmoÝ`mVrb ~amM _moR>m ^mJ ^JdmZ~wdm§À`m ñdmYrZ H$aÊ`mV
Ambm, H$maU Ë`m§Zr Vgm AmXoe EoZdoir {Xbm.
^moOZmdir gwê$ Pmë`m. gmoÝ`mÀ`m VmQ>mVyZ ~wdm§Zm n§MnŠdmÝZm§M§ ^moOZ Z¡doÚ åhUyZ XoÊ`mV Ambo. ñdV:
A{dZme VmQ> Yê$Z C^m hmoVm Am{U _mYwar Ë`m§Zm Kmg ^adrV hmoVr. ^moOZmoÎma {dS>m {Xbm Jobm.
VmQ>mVrb H$mhr nXmW© àgmX åhUyZ A{dZme Am{U _mYwarZo ^jU Ho$bo.
Z§Va A{dZmeZo n§Im KoD$Z dmam KmbÊ`mg àma§^ Ho$bm Va _mYwar Am{U H$maImÝ`mÀ`m _°ZoOaMr
nËZr `m§Zr ~wdm§Mo nm` Xm~m`bm gwédmV Ho$br. ~wdm§À`m _Zmoa§OZmgmR>r ^ŠVrJrVm§Mo Am`moOZ H$aÊ`mV
Ambo hmoVo.
OodUmdi Am{U ^ŠVrJrVm§À`m H$m`©H«$_mbm ehadm{g`m§Zr CX§S> à{VgmX {Xbm. bmI^a dñVrÀ`m
JmdmVrb 60-70 hOma bmoH$ ^moOZmgmR>r O_bo hmoVo.
gwImgZmda nhþS>boë`m ~wdm§Zm _mYwarZ§ bm{S>H$ eãXmV {dMmabo,
"_hmamO Am_Mr godm Amnë`m MaUr ê$Oy Pmbr Zm? H$s H$mhr H$_VaVm am{hbr.'
A{dZme _mYwarÀ`m `m àíZmZ§ IynM AñdñW Pmbm. ~wdm hgV _mYwarH$S>o PwHy$Z åhUmbo,
"Aem ^ŠVrZ§ H$Yr B©œa àgÞ hmoVmo? B©œa ^ŠVmMr gËdnarjm nmhVmo. Ë`m narjoZ§Va ^ŠV {H$Vr
JwUdÎmoMm Amho Vo R>aV§.'
"^JdmZ _mPr gËdnarjm AmnU H$m KoV Zmhr? _r narjobm `mo½` Zmhr H$m`?'
^JdmZ~wdm hgbo. åhUmbo, "A{dZme gm`§H$mir hmoB©b narjm. ~Ky {H$Vr JwU {_iVmV Vo.'
Am{U IamoIaM gm`§H$mir _mYwarbm ~amo~a KoD$Z {VMr narjm ¿`m`bm Vo A{dZmeZo Ë`m§Zm ^oQ>
{Xboë`m _hmJS>çm JmS>rVyZ AkmVñWir admZm Pmbo. ^JdmZ~wdm§Zr {Xbobr On_mi AmoT>V A{dZme
AmVm {Zdm§V ~gbo. nm` XwIV hmoVo. A§J {eUbo hmoVo. WH$dm OodT>m Ë`m§Zm OmUdbm VodT>§ g_mYmZ
dmQ>V hmoV§.
"MUo Imdo bmoI§S>mMo Voìhm ~«÷nXr ZmMo' ~wdm dma§dma åhUm`Mo. hm WH$dm åhUOo bmoI§S>mMo MUo
ImUo Amho. Ago Iyn bmoI§S>mMo MUo Im„o nm{hOoV Ag§ Vo _Zmbm ~OmdyZ gm§JV hmoVo. On MmbyM hmoVm.
"› lrH¥$îUñdê$n ^JdmZ~wdm` Z_:' "› lrH¥$îUñdê$n...'
"gmho~ _°ZoOa AmboV.' {enm`mZ§ gm§{JVb§.
A{dZme Ë`m§À`mH$S>o nmhÿZ "Myn ahm, Z§Va `o' Agm Bemam Ho$bm. Ë`m§Mm EH$eo AmR> doim On
H$aÊ`mMm g§H$ën hmoVm. Aem doir _°ZoOagma»`m {H$aH$moi Jmoï>rH$S>o bj XoU§ R>rH$ ZìhV§.
{enmB© Amü`m©Z§ ~mhoa nS>bm. Ag§ nydu H$Yr Pmb§ ZìhV§. "_°ZoOa hmM H$maImÝ`mMm na_oœa' Ag§
dmŠ` {enm`mZ§ ñdV:À`m H$mZmZ§ EoH$b§ hmoV§. gd© H$mhr ~mOybm R>odyZ A{dZme _°ZoOaZm ~mobmdrV.
Ë`m§À`mer àXrK© MMm© H$arV. Am{U AmVm ho H$m`? A{dZmeM§ H$mhr Mm§Jb§ hmoB©b Ag§ Ë`mbm dmQ>oZm.
Ë`mZ§ _°ZoOabm ~gm`bm gm§{JVb§.
Vmg Pmbm. {enmB© H§$Q>miyZ CR>bm. _°ZoOa AñdñW Pmbo hmoVo. {enmB© ^rV ^rV hm°b_Ü`o S>moH$mdbm
Vmo A{dZmeZo nwÝhm "Myn ahm, Z§Va...' AgmM Bemam Ho$bm.
 AmVm _mÌ _°ZoOa CR>bo. \$mB©b gm§^miV VS>H$ hm°b_Ü`o Kwgbo. S>moio {_Qy>Z Ü`mZ H$aUmè`m
A{dZmeZo _°ZoOabm nm{hbo Am{U Ë`mMm amJ AZmda Pmbm.
"Vwåhr.. Vy H$m` g_OVmog ñdV:bm? _mÂ`m ^ŠVrÀ`m AmS> H$m `oVm Vwåhr bmoH$?'
"gmho~, AmO {Xdg^a ^ŠVrM Pmbr. AmVm WmoS>§ H$maImÝ`mM§...'
"Aao H$maImZm, H$maImZm H$m` bmdb§ ho. _r _mP§ Am`wî` ñdmWm©gmR>r {H$Vr ~a~mX H$ê$? nwao Pmb§
ho àmn§{MH$ aS>JmU§ "{VH$S>Mr' qMVm H$am. _°ZoOa.'
"Vo R>rH$; nU Vo bmb {ZemU JQ>mMo H$m_Jma Vw_À`mda ~{hîH$ma Q>mH$m`bm ~gboV Ë`mM§ H$m`?'
"_°ZoOagmho~, ^JdmZ Amnbr narjm KoVmhoV. bmb {ZemU Agmo ZmhrVa Vm§~S>§. hr gd© "Ë`mMr'
brbm Amho.'
"øm AOm©da ghr H$am.' _°ZoOaZ§ EH$ H$mJX nwT>o Ho$bm. H$m_Jmam§{déÕ nmo{bgmV Úm`Mr VH«$ma hmoVr
Vr.
ghrMm H$mJX hmVmV KoD$Z _°ZoOa Z amhmdyZ åhUmbo, "_m\$ H$am gmho~, nU _bm H$mhr ho gd© ~a§
dmQ>b§ Zmhr. Jobo AmR> {Xdg AmOÀ`m g_ma§^mgmR>r gJio H$m_Jma am~VmhoV. _mbmÀ`m _mJÊ`m nSy>Z
AmhoV. H$m_ ~§X Agë`m_wio EH$hr _mJUr nyU© Pmbobr Zmhr. CÚm Ë`m H°$Ýgb Pmë`m Va...?'
"VoM! _r VoM åhUVmo. `m gd© ÌmgmVyZ Joë`m{edm` A§{V_ g_mYmZ Zmhr bm^Uma. Vwåhr ghZ
H$am. Vmo EoZdoir _XVrbm `oUma. ewÕ {Zð>m _mÌ hdr.'
"`m dfuÀ`m ~moZggmR>r H$m_Jma hÅ> H$aVmhoV.'
"_hmamO ^JdmZ~wdm§Zm _r {dMmab§`. "WmoS>§ Wm§~m' Ag§ Ë`m§M§ CÎma Amho. _r Ë`m§À`m Amko{edm`
H$mhr H$aUma Zmhr. Ë`m§Mm H$m¡b {_imbr H$s AmnU nwT>o Om`M§ !'
"nU gmho~ AmnU nydu Ë`m§Zm H$Yr {dMmarV ZìhVmo. _J AmVm H$m hr AS>MU?'
"Ahmo nydu AmnU _mohJ«ñV, {Z{ÐñV hmoVmo. AmVm OmJ Ambr Amho.'
_°ZoOa d¡VmJbo. {enmB© OdiM hmoVm. Ë`mbm åhUmbo, "Am_À`m gm¡. Zm gm§J, Kar Om`M§` åhUyZ!'
"gmho~ Ë`m BW§ ZmhrV. _hmamOm§À`m ~amo~a ~mB©gmho~ Am{U Ë`m Hw$R>§Var Joë`mV.'
"Hw$R>§Var... `m doir? amÌrMo ZD$ dmOboV! Aem doir Hw$R>§ Joë`m?'
S>moio CKSy>Z A{dZme åhUmbo, "godm! godmY_© Wmoa Y_©! Ë`mVyZ _hmamOm§Mr godm. Am_À`m godobm
_`m©Xm AmhoV. ór Am{U nwéf. B©ídamMr Wmoa H$aUr! ^ŠVrMr EH$ê$nVm gmÜ` H$aÊ`mgmR>r Ë`m XmoKr
Joë`mV. Amnb§ ^m½` Wmoa åhUyZ Aem OrdZg§{JZr AmnUmbm {_imë`m.'
"S>m°. A{dZme, EH$ hmoVH$ê$ CÚmoOH$ åhUyZ _r Vw_À`mH$S>o nhmV hmoVmo. Am{U Vgo Vwåhr hmoVm. nU
AmVm Oo Mmby Amho Vo _bm ng§V Zmhr. Vwåhr Ë`m ~wdmbm B©œa åhUm, ^JdmZ åhUm, AmUIr H$mhr
åhUm; nU Vmo Amho EH$ b§nQ>, ñdmWu, ì`gZr, ZrM _mUyg. ^JdmZ ~mny H$moV{_ao. gm`H$btMo n§ŠMa
H$mT>Uo Am{U ^mS>çmZo gm`H$br XoD$Z Vmer 1 énm`m {_i{dUmam \$S>Vyg _mUyg! Vw_À`m {_gog godm
H$aVmV åhUyZ _mPr ~m`H$mohr `m hbH$Q>mMr godm H$ê$ bmJbr. _°ZoOa åhUyZ _bm Jßn ~gmd§ bmJb§.
na... _mÂ`m Kambm AmJ bmJë`mda _r Jßn ~gUma Zmhr.' g§VmnmZ§ Vo WaWaV hmoVo.
"_°ZoOa em§V ìhm. B©œar H¥$nm hr gm_mÝ` ~m~ Zmhr. B©œa H$gmoQ>r nmhVmo. Vw_M§ Ia§hr Agob.
^JdmZ~wdm gm_mÝ` AgVrb. Ahmo B©œa H$moUmM§ ê$n KoVrb ho gm§JVm `oV Zmhr. {H$S>m_w§JrÀ`m ê$nmZo Vo
{XgVrb. d¥Õ ~«m÷UmÀ`m ê$nmZo Vo `oVrb. _hmamoJr hmoD$Z Vo ^ŠVmbm ^oQ>Vrb. hr gd© Ë`mMr brbm
Amho. _hmamOm§À`m n§ŠMa H$mT>Ê`mM§ H$embm gm§JVm? ^JdmZ lrH¥$îUm§Zr Zmhr AOw©ZmMo KmoS>o YwVbo?
amOgy` `kmV Cï>r H$mT>br? _hmamOm§{df`r nwÝhm Vg§ ~moby ZH$m. B©œamMr brbm Vwåhm Amåhm§ gm_mÝ`m§Zm
H$er H$iob?'
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AmhoV. Ë`m§Zr Vw_À`mgma»`m AmÜ`mpË_H$ _mUgmÀ`m nmoQ>r OÝ_ KoVbm.'
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_bm {VÀ`m ^m½`mMm hodm dmQ>Vmo. YÝ` _r. åhUyZ Aer {Zð>mdmZ nËZr bm^br.'
Vo _bm EoH$m`M§ Zmhr Amho. Vw_À`m {XdmUOrda _mÌ IQ>bm ^abm nm{hOo. Vw_À`m gmoÝ`mZmÊ`mM§
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Agob Va Ë`mÀ`m BÀN>oÀ`m AmS> `oUmam _r H$moU?'
"_mOr _°ZoOa AmnU ~mhþbo AmhmoV. ZmM{dUmam doJimM Amho. Ë`mÀ`m BÀN>oà_mUo ZmMb§ nm{hOo.'
\$moZ ~§X Pmbm. ~hþVoH$ _°ZoOaZr Vmo H$Q> Ho$bm.
hm°b_Ü`o {XdmUOr Ambo.
"gmho~ EH$ {Zamon Amho.'
"H$moUmMm?'
"_hmamOm§Mm, AmnU øm \$moZda ~mobV hmoVm åhUyZ _r KoVbm.'
"gm§Jm, bdH$a gm§Jm, H$m` Amkm Amho _hmamOm§Mr?'
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åhUmboV?'
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gmho~mMm Mnamgr.'
"nU AmnU gH$minmgyZ H$mhr Im„ob§ Zmhr. Mma Kmg Im„m AgVm Va?...'
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Am{U g¡a^¡a _Z `m§Mm Vmo n[aUm_ Agob.
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nm{hOo. _r `m narjoV nmg hmoUmaM. _bm VwbgrXbmZ§ n{dÌ Pmbob§ WmoS>§ nmUr Úm.'
A§JUmV Vwbgr d¥§XmdZmOdi `oD$Z Vo Imbr _Q>H$Z² ~gbo Am{U _mi AmoT>V On H$ê$ bmJbo.
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A{dZmeZm nmUr XoD$Z {XdmUOr OS> Pmbobr ~°J gm§^miV Kar Mmbbo hmoVo. ~°J gmoZo, ZmoQ>m Am{U
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hmoVo.
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Q>mH$ ~a§!'
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g§~§Y hmoVm.
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ømVZ§ gmoS>rd. Am_À`m boH$amMm Jim JwVbm` ømV. gmoS>rd ao ^¡aram`m.'
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KmbrV hmoVm. eodQ>r nwOmar {VW§ Ambm.
"VwH$mam_ Om AmVm Kabm. gH$miYaZ§ Cnmgr hmB©g. Xodmbm bB© Vamg {Xbmg, Om.'
AnamYr ^mdZoZ§ VwH$mam_ åhUmbm, "ÝhmB© å`m Ë`obm Vamg Úm`gmR>r ÝhdVmo Ambmo, na H$m` H$ê$?
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Am{U Cnmg gmoS> Om!'
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hmH$ _mabr.
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"_J Omdm Va, YmoVanmZ, S>mi ha^è`mMr Am{U Jyi AmUm Omdm.'
amÌr PmonÊ`mnydu gJir V`mar H$ê$ZM Vr Pmonbr. åhUyZ {~ZKmoa Pmon Pmbr hmoVr.
{VZ§ Amnë`m Zdè`mbm CR>db§ Am{U nwaUnmoirMr S>mi KmVbr.
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Ambr. VodT>çmV nwOmè`mH$S>§ VrZ _mUg§ Ambr. H$mZmbm bmJbr. nwOmar XodimeoOmaÀ`m Amnë`m Kar
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~mdam hmoD$Z "Vr _mUg§ Hw$R>§ Jobr? nim nmo{bgm§Zm ~mobdm. AmVm H$m` H$ê$?' åhUV hmoVm.
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M§Ð~mB© _Ü`oM åhUmbr,
"AmÊUm Ë`dT>m {ZdX Xmdm Xodmbm åh§Or Am_r OmVy.'
\$m¡OXma I¡a_moS>o VmdmVmdmZ§ åhUmbo, "À`m`bm H$m` _mUg§ AmhmV H$m OZmda§? {hV Pmbm`
KmoQ>mim Am{U åhU {ZdX XmIdm. AmVm Z¡doÚ XmId AmåhmbmM!'
"ÝhmB© gmho~, Am_Mm _mb gmnS>bm åhUyZ Zdg \o$S>m` Ambmo`.' VwH$mam_.
"E ~m~m OmVmog H$m Jw_mZ Kabm.'
"Ë`dT>m {ZdX...'
"hdmbXma øm XmoKm§Zm Mbm KoD$Z nmobrg ñQ>oeZbm...'
"ZH$mo gmho~ Am_r OmVy Kabm.' M§Ðm~mB©Z§ ~mOy gmdabr.
"hm§ Om. nim. XodmMm _wIdQ>m Mmoarbm Jobm` bmI én`m§Mm. Vw_À`m g_moaM Mmoam§Zr T>mnbm Am{U
Vwåhr Ambm` Zdg \o$S>m`bm. Á`mbm Amnbm _wIdQ>m gm§^miVm Ambm Zmhr Ë`mZ§ Vw_Mm _mb {_idyZ
{Xbm, `mda doS>m Var {dûdmg R>odrb H$m`? Om, Mbm BWyZ!'
^¡adZmWmÀ`m _wIdQ>çmÀ`m MmoarMr dmVm© gmè`m Jmd^a ngabr, Am{U M§Ðm~mB© Am{U VwH$mam_
Xodim~mhoa C^r amhÿZ H$mhr Var _hÎdmM§-_wIdQ>çmhÿZ-_hÎdmM§ Mmoarbm Joë`mgmaI§ Vm|S> H$ê$Z hmVmV
Z¡doÚmM§ VmQ> KoD$Z qH$H$V©ì` _yT>mgmaIr C^r hmoVr.

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_m§§JbodmS>rbm bmoH$ Mm§JbodmS>r åhUm`Mo. H$maU Vr YS> S>m|Jamda ZìhVr H$s H$S>çmÀ`m
XarImoè`mÀ`m Odinmg ZìhVr. JmdmOdiyZ ZXrgmaIm Wmoabm Amohmoi dmhm`Mm. ñdÀN>, Jma Am{U
MdXma nmÊ`mZ ^abobm. Ë`mMr IiIi JmdmV EoHy$ `m`Mr. ~mam _{hZo nmUr. H$Yr VmoQ>m Zmhr. gy`©
CJdbm Va n{hbr {H$aU§ nS>m`Mr _m§JbodmS>rda.
~mOyZ§ nhmè`mbm C^o hmoVo S>m|Ja d nyd© {Xem Ë`m§Zr Iwbr R>odbr hmoVr. H$mOy, \$Ug, Am§~o, Om§^yi Am{U
H$ad§X `m§Mr aobMob Agbr Var \w$aer, dmK, bm§S>Jo, amZSw>ŠH$a Aem OZmdam§Mm dmda amZmV ZìhVm.
åhUyZ Hw$Ur naJmdMo bmoH$ XmoZ {Xdg Ambo Va AmR> {Xdg amhm`Mo. Eg.Q>r.V ~gyZ åhUm`Mo, "hr
_m§JbodmS>r Zìho Mm§JbodmS>r Amho.'
JmdmVrb _mUg§ WmoS>r Mm§Jbr, WmoS>r _mUgm§gmaIr hmoVr. g_OwVXma WmoS>r Va AmS>_wR>r OmñV.
{Z`_ nmimdm bmJbmM Va nmiV nU _moS>m`Mr g§Yr {_imbr Va _moS>m`Mr gwÕm. EHy$U Og§ OJ VgmM
Vmo Jmd. Mmoè`m, _mam_mè`m, IyZ, ~bmËH$ma, N>i, AnKmV, KmVnmV, gUdma, CËgd, gJi§ KS>V
Ago. Ë`m Ë`m doir g_mO-g[aVm Amnb§ ê$n ~Xbm`Mr.
Joë`m AmR>dS>çmV _mÌ g_mOg[aVoMo ê$n Oam CJ« ~Zbo hmoVo. Vgm {H$gZm Mm¡Jwbo JmdmVbm EH$
n¡bdmZ åhUÊ`mn¡H$s JS>r. åhUÊ`mn¡H$s åhUOo \$ma ^mar Zgbm Var doiàg§Jr b§JmoQ>m KmbyZ _¡XmZmV
Ho$ìhmhr CVaob Agm V`marMm. bmoH$ Oam dMHy$Z amhVrb Agm. `ed§V ^mogbo `m§Mo eoV {H$gZmÀ`m
eoVmbm bmJyZ. Va ho ^mogbo {H$gZmbm Km~ê$Z Agm`Mo. Vgo Vo KamÊ`mVbo EH$Q>oM. Zm ^mD$~§X Zm
nmhþUon¡Mo nmR>~i. Ë`m§Mm _D$ Am{U Km~aQ> ñd^md ~KyZ {H$gZmZ§ CJ«Q> ~mobÊ`mMr gd` bmdyZ KoVbr.
^mogbo AmUIrM {~MH$bo. ~m`H$mobm åhUm`Mo, "_mUyg hbH$Q> Amho. AmnU OnyZ ahmd§. Hw$R>§
hþ§~mS>çmÀ`m ZmXmbm bmJm`M§!' åhUyZ {H$gZmZ§ Ë`m§À`m ^ë`m_moR>çm JdVmÀ`m J§OrVë`m JmS>r^a
JdVmda _mabm S>ëbm Am{U Pmbm ngma.
Vgo ^mogbo Jßn amhUmao J¥hñW. nU Ë`m§Mm {_Ì ho gmè`m Jmd^a gm§JV gwQ>bm. _J bmoH$ _Om
~KÊ`mMr g§Yr Ambr åhUyZ AmZ§{XV Pmbo. Ë`m§Zr amZ CR>dm`bm gwédmV Ho$br. "{dPdm`bm MmbV
`oVrb nU noQ>dm`bm YmdV `oVrb.' Ago ho bmoH$. bmoH$m§Zr ^mogë`m§M§ S>moH§$ {nH$db§. "AmÊUm Vwåhr Jßn
amhÿ ZH$m. n§Mm`VrnwT>o IoMm Ë`obm. bB© _mOb§` ~oZ§.' Ag§ Hw$Ur åhUmb§. Hw$Ur åhUmb§, "{H$gÝ`mbm
n§Mm`VrnwT>§ IoMm`Mr qh_V ^mogboH$mH$mV ÝhmB©.'
Zmhr Var ^mogbo ñd^mdmZ§ {^Ìo Agbo Var {VIQ>_rR> ImV hmoVoM. Ë`m§Zm Ambm amJ. VmdmVmdmZ§
EH$ Vmd^a JmèhmU§ {b{hb§ Am{U n§Mm`VrV {Xb§. n§Mm`VrnwT>§ AO© Jobm Am{U n§MmV MMm© Mmby Pmbr
Ver JmdmV ~mV_r ngabr. "AmVm {H$gZm n§Mm`Vr\w$S>§ `oUma.
Ë`obm X§S> hþUma... ~a§ Pmb§ AÔb KS>br... na ^mogboH$mH$m Jßn
~gbo AgVo Var H$mhr {~KS>b§ ZgV§. JmS>r^a JdVmZ§ H$m` _am`bm Pmb§ hþV§?.... AmVm ^mogë`mbm
ømo AmS>ì`m S>moñŠ`mMm n¡bdmZ H$mhr gmoS>Uma Zmhr.... CJm dmHw$S>nUm Pmbm JmdmV... nU \w$H$Q>Mr
_ÁOm ~Km`bm Amnb§ H$m` OmV§`?' Aer MMm© MìhmQ>çmda, {VH$Q>rda, nmamda, KamV-XmamV gwê$
Pmbr. ho gJi§ EoHy$Z ^mogbo hmXaboM! Hw$Ry>Z n§Mm`VrV AO© H$am`Mr Xw~©wÕr Pmbr. Amnbr doiM dmB©Q>
Ag§ Ë`m§Zm dmQy> bmJb§. KamVyZ ~mhoahr nS>oZmV. ~m`H$moZ§ Ë`m§M§ bjU ~{KVb§. [M§VmJ«ñV Pmbr.
åhUmbr, "_J Ag§ H$am. AOM© H$mTy>Z ¿`m Amnbm. H$m_ ^mJb§.'
^mogë`m§Zr _ZmVyZ ~m`H$moMo bmI Am^ma _mZbo. Amnë`mhÿZ Amnbr ~m`H$mo hþema Amho Ag§ Ë`m§Zm
"nwÝhm EH$Xm' OmUdb§. Ë`m§Zr H$nS>o KmVbo. H$mR>r KoVbr. nm` dhmUoV gaH$dbo VodT>çmV n§Mm`VrMm
{enmB© XmamV.
"Z_ñH$ma H$mH$m!' {enm`mZo am_am_ R>moH$bm.
"H$m` AmUb§g ~m~m?' Ë`mÀ`m hmVmVrb H$mJXmH$S>o nhmV H$mH$m ~mobbo.
"hoÀ`mda ghr H$am Am{U ho ¿`m.'
"Vwåhr Ho$boë`m AOm©Mm n§M{H${_Q>r {dMma H$aUma Amho. Var CÚm {X. 15 amoOr e{Zdmar gm`§H$mir R>rH$
AmR> dmOVm AmnU n§Mm`V Am°{\$gmV hOa amhÿZ Amnbr VH«$ma _m§S>mdr. Ý`m`n§M `mo½` Vmo Ý`m` XoVrb.
_mÌ AmnU CnpñWV Z am{hë`mg VH«$ma ImoQ>r Amho Ago g_OyZ Amnbm AO© H$mTy>Z Q>mH$bm OmB©b. nU
ImoQ>r VH«$ma Ho$ë`m~Ôb Vw_À`mda H$madmB© Ho$br OmB©b.'
H$mJX dmMyZ `ed§VH$mH$m _Q>H$Z² Imbr ~gbo. A~«wZwH$gmZrMo Xmdo Ë`m§Zm _mhrV hmoVo. BH$S>o AmS>
{VH$S>o {dhra Aer Ë`m§Mr Ho${dbdmUr pñWVr Pmbr. Vmoda JmoXm~mB© nXambm hmV nwerV Amë`m, "H$m`
Pmb§ dmo?' Ag§ Ë`m åhUmë`m. Va ^mogbo {VÀ`mda IoH$gboM.
"Om _wH$mQ>çmZ§ AmV. AmVm gJi§ dmQ>moi§ Pmë`mda Ambr`m. "Š`m` Pmb§ dmo' åhUV.' Vo WaWaV
hmoVo.
JmoXm~mB© ä`mbr. Amnë`m Zdè`mMr {Vbm H$miOr dmQy> bmJbr. Vg§ ^mogbo KamU§ ImD$Z-{nD$Z
gwIr hmoV§. n¡gm AS>H$m ~amM hmoVm. XmoKo _wbJo, VrZ _wbr Agm n[adma hmoVm. nU nmoa§ {eH$br. EH$
S>m°ŠQ>a Pmbm. EH$ B§{O{Z`a Pmbm. XmoKm§Zr nwU§ Yab§. boH$s¨Mr WmQ>mZ§ b¾ H$ê$Z {Xbr. Hw$Ur H$moëhmnya
Hw$Ur ~oiJmd Hw$Ur _w§~B© Aem Jmdr Joë`m. Am{U ^mogboH$mH$m O_rZ H$gV am{hbo _m§JbodmS>rV. Ë`m§Mo
dS>rb Am{U {dœ§^aamd Xoenm§S>o {Odm^mdmMo {_Ì. Xoenm§S>o _im åhUyZ Or 25 EH$a O_rZ hmoVr Vr
^mogbo H$gm`Mo. nU _aVmZm ~mnmZ§ nmoambm `ed§Vmbm gm§{JVb§.
"`ed§Vm, Vy Jar~ ñd^mdmMm Amhog. AmVm hm e§H$a Xoenm§S>m bhmZ Amho Vda O_rZ Vwbm
H$gm`bm XoVrb nU Ë`mo EH$Xm H$m
_moR>m Pmbm Va Vy Ë`m O{_Zrbm _wH$Uma. VwÂ`m nXamV Ym _mUg§.
H$g§ nmoQ> ^aerb. KaMr {O_rZ Q>rM^a ÝhmB©. Vdm nmoam Ord KÅ> H$a Am{U Hy$iH$m`ÚmZ§ Ë`m {O{_ZrMm
Vm~m Ko. Xoenm§S>çmMr H$miOr
Vy H$ê$ ZJg. Aa§ Ë`mbm Xwgar _mn O_rZ hm`. Ë`mo Cnmer _aUma
ÝhmB©. nU Vy ~mH$s O_rZ gmoSy> ZJg... H$m` åh§Vmo _r... JmoXmbm ~brd Oam.'
 åhmVmam ^mogbm g§nV {dPV Ambm hmoVm. Xoenm§S>çmda Hy$iH$m`Xm bmd Ag§ nmoambm gm§JVmZm
Ë`mbm doXZm hmoV hmoË`m, nU Amnë`m Zo^iQ> nmoamM§ Ë`m{edm` H$ë`mU hmoUma Zmhr hohr Ë`mbm
nŠHo$nUr H$iyZ MwH$bo hmoVo. _wbmM§ H$ë`mU H$aÊ`mMr {Zð>m Ë`mbm Ag§ ~mobm`bm ^mJ nmS>rV hmoVr.
"_m_mOr, _r JmoXm.' JmoXm~mB©Zo H$mZmOdi AmoaSy>Z gm§{JVbo.
"Hy$iH$m`Xm... Xoenm§S>çm§Mm _im... dMZ Úm.' Ago VwQ>H$ eãX ~mhoa nS>bo.
`ed§Vamdm§Mm hmV JmoXm~mB©À`m hmVmV XoD$Z åhmVmè`mZo XmoKm§H$Sy>Z dMZ KoVbo Am{U _JM àmU
gmoS>bo. _J _mÌ JmoXm~mB©M nwT>§ Pmë`m. Hy$iH$m`ÚmZ§ Vo Hy$i R>abo. 25 EH$am§Mm _im ^mogë`m§À`m
_mbH$sMm Pmbm. _moÇ>§ Ka ~m§Yb§. H$monè`m-H$monè`mVyZ YmÝ`mMo T>rJ Am{U OdinmgÀ`m gd© ~±H$mVyZ
_moR>çm aH$_m Agm d¡^dmMm am~Vm KamV gwê$ Pmbm. Xhm {nT>çm§Mr hr H$_mB© hmoVr. nU ^mogë`m§Mr nmoa§
Aìdb XOm©Mr hþema {ZKmbr. Ë`m§Zr Amnë`m CÚmoJì`dgm`mV ~mnmda H$S>r H$ê$Z XmI{dbr.
JmoXm~mB©bm AmVm `ed§VH$mH$mbm - Amnë`m Zdè`mbm gm§^miÊ`mnbrH$S>o H$mhr H$m_ ZìhV§.
J«m_n§Mm`VrÀ`m H$mJXmZ§ Amnbm Zdam {~MH$bm` ho {VZ§ AmoiIb§. nU AmVm {Z~a Pmb§ nm{hOo
ho {VÀ`m bjmV Amb§. Vr åhUmbr,
"Vw_r CJ§ Km~ê$ ZJm, H$m` dmB©Q>d§Jmi hmoV ÝhmB©. {H$gÝ`mZ§ JdmV Mmoab§ H$m ÝhmB©?'
"{H$gÝ`m åhUy ZJg, {H$gZm åhU§.'
"H$m?'
"Š`m H$m`! Hw$R>§Var EoH$b§ Ë`mZ§ Va!'
"~a§ nU Ë`Z§ JdmV H$m Mmoamd§?'
"OZmdamgmR>r! Vo H$m` Ë`mo ImVmo`?'
"Admo na Ag§ Ý`m`M§?'
"_J H$m` Pmb§! Vwåhr Var Hw$R>§ H$ï> Ho$bVgm? Xoenm§S>çmÀ`m O{_ZrVb§ åhUOo \w$H$Q>M§M H$s, Vr
O_rZ {_idm`bm H$m` Vwbm H$ï> nS>bo H$m _bm? À`m`bm gJim _m_bm MmoarMm. Ë`Z§ JdmV Mmoab§ Va
Am_r O_rZ Mmoabr. Ë`mo bhmZ Mmoa Amåhr _moR>§ Mmoa!'
"Admo Ë`o èhmD$Úm na BMmê$Z Var Ý`m`M§!'
"hm{VÀ`m`bm, ^wHo$Z§ OZmda§ daS>m` bmJbr Am{U åhU§ BMmam`M§.'
"Admo nU Z BMmaÊ`mBVH$s KmB© H$gbr!'
"hm§ VgbrM! Vy gŠH$mir CR>ë`m~ê$~a niV H$er OmVr? H$m _bm BÀ`maV ~gVrg?'
JmoXm~mB© Imo Imo hgy bmJbr. Amnbm Zdam _m{_©H$ ~mobVmo; nU Vmo {MS>bm nm{hOo ho {Vbm R>mdyH$
hmoV§. _J Vr g_OmdrV åhUmbr,
"n§Mm`VrV AO© {Xbm Š`m` nmn Š`ob§ ÝhmB©. Ag§ Jßn amøb§ Va CÚm KamVZ§ ~r hmH$byZ XoVrb.
CÚm Vwåhr OmD$Z gJi§ AemZ Ag§ åhUyZ gm§Jm. ÝhmB© Va _r OmVr. Vw_r ~gm KamV. Hy$iH$m`ÚmÀ`m
VmaIm bmJë`mda _rM OmV ìhþVr.'
^mogboH$mH$m§Zm Amnë`m nm¡éfmbm ~m`H$moZ§ AmìhmZ {Xbob§ AmdS>b§ Zmhr. JmoXm~mB© EImÚm VmaIobm
Jobr Agob; nU eodQ>r ~m`H$m§Mr OmV. EdT>çmM§ VodT>§ H$aU§ ho Ë`m§M§ H$m_M AgV§. Ë`m§Zr ñdV:M
n§Mm`VrV Om`M§ R>a{db§ Am{U JmoXm~mB©bm åhUmbo, "Om EH$ A§S>§ H$ê$Z Xo, ^wH$m bmJë`mV!'
 e{Zdmar gm`§H$mir 8 dmOVm n§MH$_oQ>r ~gbr. EH$m ~mOybm n§M, Ë`m§À`mnwT>o Amamonr {H$gZm Am{U
{\$`m©Xr ^mogboH$mH$m. g_moa JmdH$ar _§S>ir. H$mhr ~m`m_mUgo. hr ~m`m_mUgo n§Mm`Vrbm bmJyZ Kao
Agboë`m KamVbrM hmoVr. IQ>bm EoH$U§ hm Ë`m§Mm N>§X hmoVm.
Omonmgbobm. EoH$Vm EoH$Vm AmnmngmV MMm© H$aÊ`mMr Ë`m§Zm gd` OS>br hmoVr. {H$gZmH$S>o ~KyZ
Ë`mVrb EH$OU åhUmbr.
"_bm H$mhr hm MmoamgmaIm dmQ>V Zmhr. Mohè`mda Vg§ H$mhr {XgV Zmhr. ~hþVoH$ {\$`m©X ImoQ>r
Agmdr.'
"Ahmo AmOH$mb Mmoa _wXm©S> PmboV. Ë`m§Zm H$emM§ H$mhr dmQ>V Zmhr. Mmoa Vmo Mmoa da {eaOmoa
åhUVmV Zm?' Xwgar.
"Zmhr nU {eaOmoa AgUmè`mbm Mmoa åhUU§ eŠ` Amho H$m`? Vg§ åhUmb Va gJio lr_§V H$mhr
H$ï>mZo lr_§V hmoV ZgVmV. nU {eaOmoa Agë`m_wi§ Ë`m§Zm Hw$Ur Mmoa åhUV ZmhrV.'
"gJio lr_§V Mmoa AgVmV Ag§ H$emdê$Z åhUVm Vwåhr? g_Om EImÚmZ§ lr_§V _mUgmÀ`m KamV
OÝ_ KoVbm Va Ë`mMr H$m` MyH$? Ë`mbm Vwåhr åhUUma Mmoa?'
"Ahmo _mP§ Va Vg§M _V Amho. OJ AOyZ gwYmabob§ Zmhr hoM Ia§ ZmhrVa dmag åhUyZ Hw$Ur H$mhr
Z H$aVm bjmYre R>aVmo Am{U Hw$Ur {^H$mar R>aVmo ho Vw_À`m ~wÕrbm nQ>V§ H$m? àË`oH$mbm H$ï>
Ho$ë`m{edm` n¡gm {_iy Z`o Ag§ Vwåhmbm Zmhr dmQ>V? Agm {_imbobm n¡gm An§J Am{U Xw~ù`m
dmagmZm {_iy Xo nU Vmohr WmoS>m. ~mH$sMm g_mOmH$S>o naV ^abm Jobm nm{hOo. Hw$Ur JmT>dmgmaIm am~Vmo,
_a _a _aVmo, nU Ë`mMr pñWVr gwYmaV Zmhr Am{U Hw$Ur hmVnm` Z hb{dVm gd© ^moJ{dbmg ^moJVmo. ho
~amo~a Amho?'
Vmon`ªV IQ>bm gwê$ Pmbm. {enmB© gdmªZm "em§V ahm' åhUyZ ~OmdrV hmoVm.
à_wI Ý`m`n§M AmÊUmgmom nmQ>rb `m§Zr Xoenm§S>o `m§Zm ^mogboH$mH$m§Zr Ho$bobm AO© dmMÊ`mg
gm§{JVbo. Vmon`ªV Ë`m órdJm©VyZ EH$ dmŠ` IUIUrV AmdmOmV gdmªÀ`m H$mZmda nS>bo,
"gdmªZr H$ï> H$amdoV, gdmªZr g_mZ {_idmd§, Imd§...'
"Amo ~mB© AmVm IQ>bm EoH$m.'
gan§M nwT>o gagmdbo. åhUmbo, "{H$gZm VwÂ`m hmVyZ MwH$s KS>br. H$~yb H$a. _m\$s _mJ. H$m_
^mJb§.
eoQ>o ho Jobr 35 df} gan§M hmoVo. øm 35 dfm©V Ë`m§Zr XmoZ Ka§, 10 EH$a amZ. ~wboQ>, hm J¡aH$ma^mar
_m_bm hmoVm. EH$XmoZ IyZ àH$aUmV 5-50 hOmam§Mr _m`m H$ê$Z T>oH$a XoD$Z Vo ~gbo hmoVo.
"AmÊUm _mÂ`m AmYr Vwåhr _m\$s _mJm.' {H$gZm.
"H$em~Ôb? VwP§ H$mhr S>moH§$~rH§$ {\$ab§ Zmhr?' gan§M Idibo.
"S>moH§$ {\$adb§` Vwåhr. Vw_Mm ~mn Am_À`m KamVbr ^mH$ar ImD$Z OJbm. Vwåhr gan§M Pmbm
Ë`oÀ`m AmXë`m dfu Am_À`mVb§ Om|Yi§ CgU§ Zob§ hþV§ Vw_À`m AmB©Z§. Vo AOyZ hmB©V Vw_À`mda. AmVm
gan§M Pmbm. bmM, H${_eZ, MmoarVbm {hñgm, {_imb§. ~wboQ>, Ka§, gÎmm gJi§ Amb§. AmVm Vwåhr
{eaOmoa Pmbm. AmVm Mmoa H$moU åhUUma? _r _mPr MyH$ H$~yb H$arZ; nU Vwåhr H$~yb H$aUma H$m?'
gJirOU em§V ~gbr. gË`mÀ`m gmjmËH$mamZ§, {Z^©`d¥ÎmrÀ`m Xe©ZmZo gmao M{H$V Pmbo hmoVo.
IQ>ë`mM§ H$m_ Wm§~bo. nU H$moUr Xwgam n§M {dMmam`bm YOoZm. {H$gZm em§VnUo AmÊUmgmom nmQ>bm§H$S>o
dibm.
 "AmÊUm Vwåhr ÝhmB© {dMmaV?' {^D$ ZH$m. nU Vwåhr BboŠeZM§ n¡g§ H$g§ Im„§. Vw_Mm "Ë`mo' Y§Xm
H$gm Mmbbm` gJù`m§ñZr åhmB©V hm`. AmVm hmV^Å>çm ~§X H$ê$Z {bH$aem°n H$mT>brV. AÈ>m
MmbdVm`. gJi§ Mmbb§`. _w§~B©bm ZoD$Z {H$Vr nmoar {dH$ë`m. {H$Vr H°$e Ambm gJi§ åhmB©V hm`.
T>oH$a XoV ~gbm`. Jar~Jwar~m§Zm AS>rAS>MUrbm n¡g§ XoD$Z q_Yr Ho$brV. Vr "AmÊUm, AmÊUm',
H$aË`mV. {eaOmamobm Mmoa H$moU åhUUma?
"VmË`m Hw$bH$Uu Vw_r BMmam H$s, Vw_r eonmMeo EH$a O_rZ H$Yr {_idm` Jobm hþVm? dVZXma
åhUyZ {_adVm`. Iwaß`mM§ Ëdm§S> Var H$Yr ~{KVb§`? BñQ>oQ> BHy$Z BHy$Z _w§~B©-nwÊ`mV dmS>mB_bm,
JmS>rKmoS>m, EoeAmam_ Ho$bm. _r bhmZ Agë`mnmgZ§ am~Vmo` Va Ka emH$mam`bm n¡gm Zmhr. Am_M§
nm§Sy>JwéOr AR>am dfm©M§ Agë`mnmñZ§ ZmoH$ar H$aË`mV nU _moS>H§$ Xma ~Xbm`bm n¡gm Zmhr. Am{U VmË`m
Vwåhr H$mS>r ~r BH$S>Mr {VH$S>§ Z H$aVm M¡ZrV èhmVm. bmO dmQ>V ÝhmB©. Mmoa ^m_Q>o! Ý`m`n§MmnwT>o Vw_mbm
IoMb§ Va nmMeo dfmªMr gŠV_Owar H$amdr bmJob.'
"e§H$aamd Xoenm§S>çmMr VrM Vèhm. _mPm ^mD$ Vw_À`m ^mdmBVH$mM hþema na Vw_Mm H$boŠQ>a H$m`
Pmbm. gaH$ma-Xa~mar Ho$dT>r {_Omg _maVmo`. Am{U _mÂ`m ^mdmbm `w.nr.Eg.gr. hmoD$Zhr AOyZ ZmoH$ar
Zmhr. Zo_UyH$ hmoD$Z Mma df} Pmbr ZgVrb, nU 50 bmI H$_mdbo. BH$S>§ O_rZ Hy$iH$m`ÚmZ§ OmB©Zm
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"AmVm Am_M§ ho ^mogboH$mH$m. H$m` dmo H$mH$m. Hy$iH$m`ÚmZ§ O_rZ_mbH$ Pmbm ømV Vw_Mm
_moR>mnUm Hw$R>§ amøbm. Vw_À`m d{S>bm§Zr {dœ§^a VmË`mMr 25 EH$a _ù`mMr O_rZ bmQ>m`bm Vw_mbm
gm§{JVb§ AmZ² Vw_r bmQ>br. 25 EH$amMr AmO 50 EH$a Pmbr. Vmbodma Pmbm. nmoa§ Ë`m_wio {eH$br.
n¡go XoD$Z Mm§Jb§ CÚmoJ Pmb§ nU Vw_r Mmoa ÝhmB©gm? AmO _OoV OJVm Vo H$ï>mZ§ H$m ham_ImoarZ§? Jar~
amøbmo åhUyZ Am_r Mmoa. Jã~a Pmbm Vwåhr åhUyZ {eaOmoa, à{V{ð>V.'
gJio MwnMmn ~gbo hmoVo. {H$gZmMo åhUUo e§^a Q>ŠHo$ ~amo~a hmoVo. n§M_§S>ir H$mhr bmObr
ZìhVr. AË`§V {Zb©ÁOnUo OJÊ`mMr \$ma Mm§Jbr gd` Ë`m§Zr bmdyZ KoVbr hmoVr. EdT>çmem ~mobÊ`mZo
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Xoenm§S>o CR>bo. åhUmbo, "{H$gZm åhUVmo Vo MyH$ Zmhr. ^mogboH$mH$mZ§ Am_Mr O_rZ Hy$iH$m`ÚmZ§ KoVbr.
nU Amåhmbm {_imbr hmoVr Vr {H$gZmÀ`m AmOmo~mMr O_rZ. {H$gZmÀ`m AmOmo~mZ§ Vr H$ï>mZ§ {_i{dbr
hmoVr. åhUOo Vg§ åhQ>b§ Va {H$gZm Mmoa ZmhrM. Amnë`m O{_ZrVb§ JdV Ë`mZ§ Zob§. H$mJXmonÌr ZmdmMo
KmoQ>mio hmoVmV. nU O_rZ XoemMr Vr Hw$UmMr EH$mMr Zìho. gdmªMm {VÀ`mda g_mZ A{YH$ma Agbm
nm{hOo. _mÂ`m ÑîQ>rZo {H$gZm Mmoa Zmhr.'
gmao n§M _mZm S>mobdyZ _moH$io Pmbo.
{H$gZm CR>bm, "n§MmZr _bm {ZXm}f Omhra Ho$b§. ~a§ Pmb§. nU _r AmVm Jar~ {H$gZm Zmhr. _bm
H$moQ>r én`m§Mr bm°Q>ar bmJbr`. _r AmVm "Am{W©H$ g_mZVm nj' ñWmnZ H$ê$Z H$m_mbm bmJUma.
BboŠeZ bT>{dUma. gÎmoda `oUma, O_rZ Am{U ì`mnma CÚmoJ gaH$maÀ`m Vmã`mV KoUma, XoemVë`m
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Amho. am_am_,
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~§X Ho$b§. AmVm EH$ Vmg Var ho dmXi Km|KmdUma ho _r AmoiIb§.
"`m ~mimgmho~' nßnm§Mm CËgmh H$m Hw$Umg R>mD$H$ CVy OmD$ bmJbm. Vgo Vo XmoKo EH$_oH$m§Mo {_ÌM
AmhoV.
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"_J A§JmaH$ åhUOo H$m` gm§J.'
"Aao A§JmaH$ åhUOo _§Ji.'
"åhUOo JUnVr hm _§Ji J«h.'
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_mZÊ`mMr JaO Zmhr.'
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XmOr CÚm `oUma Zìho?' _m_m CËgmhmZo ~mobV hmoVm.
Pmbo R>abo EH$XmMo JUnVrnwio. _r H$Yr nm{hboM ZìhVo. _bm Iyn AmZ§X Pmbm. àdmg H$moUmbm
AmdS>V Zmhr?
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{neì`m§Mo AmoPo gm`H$bbm AS>H$dyZ hobnmQ>V {ZKmbm hmoVm. d`mZo 14-15 dfmªMm Agmdm. Ë`mÀ`m
d`mMr lr_§Vm§Mr _wb§ AOyZ {~N>mÝ`mVM AgVrb. hm J[a~m-Kar OÝ_bm åhUyZ {ZKmbm hobnmQ>V.
nhmQ>o 4 dmOVm CR>bm Agob S>moù`mV Pmon AgVmZm. nmoQ> ^aÊ`mgmR>r. _bm AñdñW dmQy> bmJb§.
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^maVr` AmhoV Ago _bm dmQ>oZm. EH$ ZaH$dmgr Xwgam ñdJ©dmgr (?) Ago åhUmdogo dmQ>bo. JmS>r AmVm
doJ nH$Sy> bmJbr.
n§MJ§JoMm nyb Amobm§S>bm. ZXrda YwHo$ VaiV hmoVo. n§MJ§Jm! eoH$S>mo JQ>maJ§Jm nmoQ>mV KoD$Z g§W
dmhUmar. eoH$S>mo amoJm§Mo AZ§V H$moQ>r amoJO§Vy Amåhmbm ZimVyZ XoUmar VrW©ñdê$n bmoH$_mVm. lrH¥$îUmbm
{dfmar ñVZnmZ H$aÊ`mgmR>r Ambobr OUy nwVZm_mder. COdrH$S>o Amnbr _ir nmÊ`mV gmoS>Umam
~mdS>çmMm gmIa H$maImZm {Xgbm. ehmOmoJnUo em§V ~gbobm. _r Ë`mbm H$monamnmgyZ hmV OmoS>bo.
 AmVm CgmMr eoVo bmJbr. XmoÝhr ~mOy§Zr. CgmMr VmoS>Ur Mmby hmoVr. _Oya Q´>m°ë`m ^arV hmoVo. Ë`m§Zm
_Owar {_iUma hmoVr. eoVH$è`m§Zm H$maImÝ`mVyZ {~bo {_iUma hmoVr. ho Ago H$m? _{bXm Mmoam§ZmM H$m
{_iVmo?'
nwT>o nÝhmim, _bH$mnya, Am§~m KmQ> gJio H«$_mZo Ambo. diUmZo OmUmè`m añË`m§_wio àdmg _OoMm
dmQ>Vmo, nU diU åhUOo YmoH$m. KmQ> åhUOo YmoH$m. Aem añË`mdê$Z JmS>r Mmb{dUo åhUOo YmoH$m. YmoHo$
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nU _mUgo Jw§VbrV EH$_oH$m§Zm "gai' H$aÊ`mV. Ë`mVyZ Ë`m§Zm gdS> Va {_imbr nm{hOo. H$moH$UÀ`m
bmb _mVrM§ doS> OUy _mÂ`m aŠVmVM Amho. Vm§~S>çm a§JmÀ`m {d{dY N>Q>m nmhÿZ _Z h{f©V hmoV hmoV§.
H$moH$UMm {Zg©J _bm H$dQ>mimdmgm dmQ>V hmoVm. nU H$moH$Udmgr bmoH$m§À`m Mohè`mda _mÌ EH$ {IÝZ
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g¡agnmQ>m H$aUmar, gwIdñVy AgUmar, ~m¡{ÕH$ H$ï> (?) H$aUmar _mUgo åhUOo Iar ^m½`dmZ hmoVmo.
{ZgJ© J[a~m§Zm H$Yr Ym{O©Um ZgVmo hoM Ia§. n¡godmë`m§Zr nm`mbm _mVr Z bmJVm, Jm°JbÀ`m S>moù`m§Zr
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bmJbo.
eodQ>r XJS>m§À`m, H$mVim§À`m nR>mamda JmS>r Ambr Am{U Imam dmam g_wÐmMr AmoiI gm§Jy bmJbm.
"Vmo ~Km g_wÐ' _m_m nßnm§Zm åhUmbm. {j{VOmer EH$ê$n hmoD$Z nm§T>è`m \o$gmi bmQ>m§Zr nwT>o
gaH$Ê`mgmR>r YS>nS>Umam, am|amdUmam g_wÐ nwù`mÀ`m Q>oH$S>mdê$Z {XgV hmoVm. H$moëhmnwamV am{hboë`m§Zm
g_wÐ H$Yr Zmhr Vmo {Xgbm H$s N>mZ dmQ>V§. _r _m_mbm åhQ>b§.
"_r _moR>r Pmbo Zm H$s Jmoì`mV ~§Jbm ~m§YyZ amhUma! _bm Jmodm \$ma AmdS>Vmo.'
"~a§ nU nmdgmim gwê$ Pmbm H$s ~§Jë`mbm Hw$byn bmdyZ ni H$mT>erb. AJ§ Xwê$Z S>m|Ja gmOao
hoM Ia§. hm§, Mma {Xdg {\$ê$Z `o. VodT>§ nwao!'
_m_mM§ ~mobU§ Ia§M hmoV§. _r Jßn am{hbo.
A§JmaH$s Agë`mZ§ gJù`m _hmamï´>mVyZ Amboë`m JmS>çm§Zr nwù`mV hr JXu Ho$br hmoVr. {H$Vr
_mhmËå` øm ñd`§^y JUnVrM§. nU ho gJio ^ŠV EH$m {d{eï> dJm©VboM hmoVo. _Ü`_ dJu` qH$dm Cƒ
_Ü`_ dJu`. Á`m§À`m Am{W©H$ n[apñWVrMm nm`m ~amMgm pñWa Amho Aer hr _mUgo. n[apñWVrZo ^ŠV
~Zbobr. g§H$Q>mÀ`m H$ënZobm Km~aUmar, ~mdiQ>. AË`§V hbmIrMr qH$dm EH$X_ A{VCƒ lr_§V ømV
EH$ Q>ŠH$mhr ZìhVr. H$m? ~amo~a Amho H$maU ñd`§^y X¡dVm§Mr EH$ \$m¡O AmUbr Var Vr H§$Jmbm§Mr
hbmIr Xya H$aUma ZmhrV qH$dm CÀM lr_§Vm§Zm Jar~ H$ê$ eH$Uma ZmhrV. _J Vo BH$S>o `oVrb H$embm?
_mPm Xodmda {dœmgM Zmhr. _r XodXe©Z ZmdmÀ`m _yI©nUmÀ`m

à`ËZmnmgyZ bm§~M am{hbo. AmB©Z§ S>moio dQ>mabo; nU _r {Vbm åhQ>bo, "_mPmhr Z_ñH$ma VyM H$a.'
VodT>mM gdmªJgw§Xa ì`m`m_.
JoñQ> hmD$gda {dlm§Vr KoVbr. `mÌoVbo noT>o YwirZo _mIbo hmoVo; nU Ë`mMm {dMma Z H$aVm ^mdmZo Vo
Im„o. Zimbm Ajae: {MIbmgmaIo bmb^S>H$ nmUr Ambo. Vo Vmo ß`mbm.
 Xwgè`m {Xder Ë`mbm {S>g|Q´>r gwê$ Pmbr. amÌ^a aŠVmgmaIo Owbm~. A§JmaH$-_§Ji-EH$ bmb J«h-
_bm Ë`m ZmdmMr {egmar `oD$Z _i_iy bmJbo. Amåhr gmao amÌ^a OmJV hmoVmo. KaJwVr Am¡fYmonMma
Pmbo, AmOma dmT>VM hmoVm. eodQ>r nhmQ>o Vm§~S>o \w$Q>Ê`mÀ`m doir [ajm {_imbr Am{U _mÂ`m ^mdmbm
EH$m Mm§Jë`m S>m°ŠQ>am§À`m XdmImÝ`mV Zobo. B§OoŠeZ, gbmB©Z gwê$ Pmbo. S>m°ŠQ>am§Zr hOma nmMeo {~b
Ho$bo. ~m~m S>m°ŠQ>am§Zm åhUmbo, "_mÂ`m _wbmbm dmM{dbo. S>m°ŠQ>a Vwåhr Xod AmhmV.'
"Am{U nwù`mMm JUnVr nmdbm, Ë`mÀ`m_wio ^mD$ _aUmÀ`m XmamV Jobm Vmo?'
"....' ~m~m§Zr EH$ AW©nyU© H$Q>mj _mÂ`mH$S>o Q>mH$bm. Ë`m§Mr Ñï>r ~aoM H$mhr ~mobyZ Jobr.
Amåhr hm°pñnQ>b_YyZ Kar Ambmo. OmJU§, {~b§, Am¡fYm§À`m ~mQ>ë`m KoD$Z. WH$bobo.
_r _m_mbm åhQ>bo, "_m_m, JUnVr nwù`mMm VwPm ñd`§^y JUnVr BVH$m nmdob Ago dmQ>bo ZìhVo.'
"E Jßn ~¡g, Ag§ ~moby Z`o !' AmB©.
"AmB© Vy Oam Wm§~. øm VwÂ`m Xod^moù`m ^mdmbm _r {dMmaVo H$s AmnU JUnVrMr ^ŠVr g§H$Q>_wŠV
hmoÊ`mgmR>r H$am`Mr Zm _J Ë`mZ§ Amåhmbm g§H$Q>mV H$m KmVb§? EdT>m IM© H$m H$amdm bmJbm? Vr
_¥Ë`yMr N>m`m H$m? hr H¥$nm H$m` Ë`mMr? AmnU _yI© AmhmoV. Xod ZmdmÀ`m XJS>m§Zm eaU OmVmo. ^ŠVr
ZmdmÀ`m ~mdiQ> lÕm§Mo _ZmV ~rO amodVmo. AmnU Jobmo Ë`m {XderM EH$ VéU JUoe^ŠV OmoS>ß`mMm,
{hamo hm|S>m JmS>rMm KmQ>mV AnKmV Pmbm. Vr XmoKohr Jobr. Vo JUoe^ŠV ZgVo Va _obo ZgVo. Ia§ Zm? ho
^ŠVrM§ WmoVm§S> nwao Pmb§. H$m` _m_m, A§JmaH$sbm nwÝhm Omerb H$m`? Am{U Jobmg Va EH$Q>m Om.
Amåhmbm ~mobmderb Va `mX amI!'
_m_mZ§ _bm hmV OmoS>bo. Vmo åhUmbm, "Zmhr _mPo _m`. _rhr AmVm OmUma Zmhr Am{U Vwåhmbmhr
ZoUma Zmhr.'
"Aao _m_m Vg§ åhUy ZH$mo. nwù`mbm AmnU Q´>rn H$mTy> gH$mir OmD$ g§Ü`mH$mir `oD$. H$m`_M§
bjmV amhrb BVH$m doi nwù`mV amhm`M§
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VmUdyZ nS>br hmoVr. _moarÀ`m dmië`m {MIbmV H$m|~S>çm Vm|S> Am dmgyZ n§I \w$JdyZ CgmgV hmoË`m.
Amnë`m KaÀ`m H$Å>çmda nS>bobm g§Vy CÝhmÀ`m PirZ§ ~oM¡Z Pmbm hmoVm. CÝh§ H$bbr Var S>moù`mdaMr
PmnS> OmV ZìhVr. Pmon bmJV ZìhVr Am{U CR>dVhr ZìhV§. Amnë`m eŠVr Zgboë`m hmVmZ§ Vmo
_mem _maV hmoVm. Am{U nwÝhm nwÝhm Pmonm`Mm à`ËZ H$aV hmoVm.
EH$mEH$r Ë`mbm VhmZ bmJë`mgmaI§ dmQ>b§. S>moù`mMr PmnS> Oam H$_r Pmbr. CRy>Z WmoS>§ nmUr
ß`md§ Agm Ë`mÀ`m _ZmV {dMma Ambm; Am{U Ë`mZ§ S>moio CKS>bo. A§JUmVë`m qb~mdê$Z H$mdù`mZ§
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OmJm Pmbm.
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EH$Q>mhr ZìhVm. KamV gJir OmoS>Ur AgyZgwÕm Ë`m§Zr Zm§JaQ>rÀ`mM Ýhd§ Va gS> H$mT>m`À`m H$m_mH$S>§
gwÕm bj {Xb§ ZìhV§.
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_moVr Jiy bmJb§. g§VyÀ`m A§Jmda XmoZ-Mma Q>nmoa§ W|~ nS>b§ Vg§ Ë`mZ§ A§Wabobo VmQy>H$ hmVmV KoVb§
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~mobbm,
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XÎmy Idibm. Cä`m Cä`mZM IoH$gbm. "{eH$sdbmg _m`§Xi _J hþUmaM H$s ~m{bîQ>a.'
"Ama§ Om {eH$Umam. gmi§bm KmQ>b§ Va ahm`M§ Pmb§ ÝhmB© hmVZ§ VwÂ`m.'
~m`Ombm hm g§dmX Zdm ZìhVm. Vr Jmbm§V hgV hmoVr. À`m W§S> hmoV hmoVm åhUyZ Vr åhUmbr,
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dmB©Q> dmQ>m`M§. Amnë`m ~mZ§ AmnUmbm í`mZ§ Ho$b§ Zmhr åhUyZM AmnU Hw$M_V amøbmo Ag§ Vmo h‚mmaXm
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KmVbm hmoVm.
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bjw KamV {eabm. Ë`mZ§ q^Vrbm Q>oHy$Z ~gboë`m XÎmyH$S>§ nmøb§ Am{U Vmo gai AmV {eabm. g§VyZ§
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A§JmVyZ nmÊ`mÀ`m Ymam {ZWiV hmoË`m.
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"Ad§Xm H$m` H$m_ H$am`M§ hm` H$m ÝhmB© Vw_mbm?'
àíZ gdmªZmM hmoVm åhUyZ gmao JßnM am{hbo. EH$mZ§hr Vm|S> CKS>b§ Zmhr Vo g§Vybm AmdSb§ Zmhr.
"Ama§ ~ƒmir ~gbr H$m gmè`m§Mr. Im`mbm AmXr, {ZOm`bm _Xr Am{U H$m_mbm H$Xr _Xr Aí`m
AdbmXmMr {XgVm`gm.' nmoa§ Jßn amøbr.
øm åhmVmè`mnwT>§ Hw$Ur ~mobmd§ hoM Ë`m§Zm g_OV ZìhV§. Ë`mV am_y Am{U bjw åhmVmè`mÀ`m _OuVbo
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åhmVmam Vmnbm. Vmo ñdJVM ~moby bmJbm. "BMr ~m`bm Aer eoVr H$Yr ÝhdVr Am_r Ho$br.
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qhS>Ë`mV ~mÀ`m [Odmda!
Q>mMnVa e_ë`mÀ`m ~mVZ§ XÎmybm MQ>H$m ~gbm, Vmo g§VmnmZ§ VS>\$S>bm.
"H$m_ Va gm§Jerb H$m ÝhmB©? H$m Amnbm CJM.'
"H$m_ gm§Jm` bmJV§`? Va _J _r gm§{JVë`m {~Jma H$m OodVmog?'
"AJm na gai nm°BªQ> Yê$Z ~mob H$r.'
"nm°BªQ> Yê$ZM ~mobVmo, AmVm CÚm H$aUma H$m`?'
"OodUma Am{U Vmb_rV Pmonm`bm OmUma.'
XÎmy _wÔm_M ~mobbm. åhmVmam g§Vmnbm Zmhr. hgbm. H$m` ~mobmd§ ho Ë`mbm g_OoZm.
"R>>moH$m AmVm hoÀ`m nwT>§! Aa§ boH$m øm dagmMr Zm§JaQ>r H$am`Mr ÝhmB ìh`!'
Am[U gJù`m§Zr {Z:œmg gmoS>bo. bjw ~mobbm, "AJm Ag§ gai gm§J H$s.'
Xwgam {Xdg COmS>bm. XÎmyZ§ CRy>Z amÌrVZ§ XmoZ-VrZXm ~¡bm§Zm Mmam KmVbm hmoVm. Vr VmOr VdmZr
Pmbobr OZmda§ nhmQ>o XÎmyÀ`m hþgH$maÊ`mZ§ IS>r Pmbr.
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hmoVm. am_y _mJÀ`m Mma ~¡bmZm _maV hmoVm. bjy nwT>§ Owdmda ~gyZ Ë`mZm hþgH$maV hmoVm. H$mb nmdgmZ§
{^OyZ JaJarV Pmbobr O_rZ {dZmgm`mg Xw^§JV hmoVr.
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gm§JV hmoVm. S>moù`m§da hmV Yê$Z CÝhmÀ`m [VanonmgyZ ~Mmd H$ê$Z KoV hmoVm.
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~gbm. S>moù`mnwT>§ H$mi§{Zi§ Pmb§.
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Ë`mÀ`m Vm|Sy>Z OmñV eãX ~mhoa
nS>bo ZmhrV.
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JmoR>çmVbr Jwa§dmga§ {haì`m Mmè`mZ§ _wg_wgy bmJbr. amonQ>çm§Zm \w$bm§Zm \w$bm`bm Pmb§. VaÊ`m {nH$mVyZ
^mdr ~rO§ nmogdy bmJbr.
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Jobm. XÎmy {Vbm nmR>dm`bm V`ma ZìhVm; nU g§VyMm hoH$Q>nUm ZS>bm.
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Wm§~bm. Vm|S>mVë`m KmgmV IS>m Ambm hmoVm Ë`mÀ`m. XmT>oImbr Vmo H$S>_² H$Z² dmObm Vgm XÎmy
Idibm.
"À`m ~m`br, Vwåhmbm IS>§ H$mT>Vm `oV ÝhmB©V, H$m` ~m`H$m h¡gm H$m H$m`?'
am_yMr ~m`H$mo JßnM amøbr Vgm XÎmyMm nmam dmT>bm. Vm|S>mV Amboë`m IS>çmnojmhr ~m`OmÀ`m
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Idibm.
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"Ama§ Om boH$m, VwPr dmQ>Ur Ko AmZ² hmo ~mOybm. `Ji§ hmo`mM§ hm` Vwbm åhUyZ ho Woa§. na Ü`mZmV
R>od `oJi§ Pmë`mda VwO§ ~a§ hmoUma ÝhmB©.'
"_mP§ ~a§ hmoV ÝhmB©? ~m~m Ü`mZmV {R>d. d¡ar hÿZ AmO `Jim hmoVmo`. _oë`m AmB©M§ XyY {në`mbm
ÝhmB© _r. åhU§ ~a§ hmoV ÝhmB©, H$mdù`mÀ`m emnmZ§ Jm` _aV ÝhmB© !'
Amnë`mbm nmoa½`mZ§ H$mdim åhUmd§ ho Ë`mbm ~a§ dmQ>b§ Zmhr. _Z EH$X_ \w$ËH$mab§.
"H$moU H$mdim _r. _r VwOm ~m hm` ! _bm H$mdim åhUVmog!'
 Am{U XmoKo h_arVw_arda Ambo. Vda eoOmar-nmOmar O_bo Am{U ~mbm H$mdim åhUUmam XÎmy
H$mdi§ AmoaS>m`À`m AmV XmÊ`mXwÊ`mgH$Q> {Vgam {hñgm KoD$ZM Iam Pmbm.
XmoZ {XdgmV gJù`m§Mr ì`dñWm bmdyZ Vmo ~m`H$moÀ`m Jmdr Jobm. g§Vy Ë`mÀ`mda Oi\$im`Mm.
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VrZ Voam Ho$b§ åhUyZ Ca ~S>dyZ ¿`m`Mm. Amnë`m AmVmn`ªVÀ`m d§emV Agbm {Xdm H$Yr {ZKmbm Zmhr
Am{U AmÎmmM ho H$g§ Pmb§ åhUyZ Xw:ImZ§ Am§gy T>mim`Mm.
_iUr Pmë`mda YmÝ`-YwÝ` dmQ>Ur H$ê$Z KoD$Z Jobobm XÎmy gmgwadmS>rVyZ Ambm Vgm g§Vy nwÝhm
noQ>bm. nU ~mobV ZìhVm. ~m`Om Pmbm àH$ma EoHy$Z _wH$s Pmbr hmoVr. Am{U XÎmyZo Xwgao {Xder
Zm§Jam`M§ R>a{db§.
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nbrH$S>À`m nÅ>rV am_y d bjw `m§Mm Zm§Ja Mmbbm hmoVm. g§Vy ~m§Ymdê$Z nhmV hmoVm. Vmo XÎmyH$S>§ nhmU§
Q>mirV hmoVm.gmS>oZD$ XhmMm gw_ma Pmbm. D$Z aUaUy bmJb§. ~¡b Ymnm Q>mHy$ bmJbo. Ë`m§À`m Vm|S>mVyZ
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~mnmbm qh_V XmIdUma hmoVm Vmo. Am{U BVŠ`mV Zm§JamMm \$mi O{_ZrV ^gH$Z Kwgbm. ~¡b Wm§~bo
Vgm g§Vy niVM {VW§ Ambm Am{U EH$mEH$s ~mobbm.
"boH$m dgm©_mJ§ {hV§M Vwbm ganamOmZ§ \$moS>bm hþVm. VdmM _obm AgVmg Va _mO§ Ka Var \w$Q>b§
ZgV§!'
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nS>m`À`m AmV Ë`mÀ`m Vm|S>mbm P|Sy> \w$Q>bm.
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""AmR>ë`o Am°pßQ>{e`Ýg!''
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""nmdZm {hVbmM H$s. O½`m H$X_mMm.''
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AZW© hmoJm Ÿ&''
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ZìhV§. Ë`mbm gmaoM bhmZ g_OV. `emoXm Va Ë`mbm jU^ahr AmnUmnmgyZ Xya hmoD$ XoV ZìhVr.
Z§X~m~m Kar `oVmM n{hbm àíZ hQ>Hy$Z {dMmaV, "H$mÝhm Hw$R>§ Amho? H$m` H$aVmo`. ~mobdm Ë`mbm
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_ñVH$mdê$Z hmV {\$adrV. Ë`mMo _wHo$ KoV Am{U Amnë`m N>mVrer ào_mZo Yê$Z Ü`mZ_¾ AdñWoV,
"H$mÝhm, H¥$îUm, H$mÝhm@@!' Ago {H$VrVar doi ~gV. H¥$îUhr Ë`m§Mr g_mYr ^§Jy XoV Zgo.
Va Joë`m dfu Vo ~mbH¥$îUmbm _m§S>rda KoD$Z ~gbo hmoVo. EdT>çmV JmoHw$imVrb bhmZ _wbm§Mm EH$
KmoiH$m Ë`m§À`mH$S>o Ambm. Z§X~m~m§Zr Ë`m§M§ hgyZ ñdmJV Ho$b§. Ë`m§Zm AmXanyd©H$ ~gm`bm gm§{JVb§.
{_R>mB© Am{U XyY AmJ«hmZ§ {Xb§ Am{U AmnUmH$S>o `oÊ`mM§ à`moOZ {dMmab§. Vo åhUmbo,
"~mim§Zmo, _r Vw_M§ Hw$eb-_§Jb [M§{VVmo. Vw_M§ gd© R>rH$ Va Amho Zm? Vwåhr Amnë`m dV©ZmZo
JmoHw$imbm AmZ§X XoV AmhmV. Vw_Mr _mV{nVao YÝ` AmhoV. Ë`m§À`m Vm|Sy>Z Vw_Mo H$m¡VwH$ _bm V¥ßV hmoB©Vmo
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{eH$VmhoV. _bm Vw_Mm A{^_mZ dmQ>Vmo. AmO Vwåhr H$moUË`m hoVyZo _mÂ`mH$S>o AmbmV?'
"~m~m-Amåhr AmO B§ÐmoËgd H$aUma AmhmoV. ~miH¥$îUmbm B§Ð ~ZdyZ Amåhr Ë`mMr nyOm H$aUma
AmhmoV. Ë`mMr JmoHw$imV {_adUyH$ H$mT>Uma AmhmoV. Amåhmbm Vw_Mr AZw_Vr hdr - AmnU `mb H$m?'
JmoHw$iHw$_mam§Mm ZoVm {dZ§VrdMZ ~mobbm.
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hmoVm. Z§X~m~m WmoS>o {dMmamV nS>bo. B§ÐmoËgd AOyZ _{hÝ`mda hmoVm. _J øm _wbm§Zr hr JS>~S> AmVmM
H$m` gwê$ Ho$br? B§ÐmoËgd H$mhr JmoHw$imbm Zdm ZìhVm. df©^amVrb Vmo EH$m AmZ§XXm`H$ gU hmoVm.
Ë`m{Xder gmao Za-Zmar B§ÐmMr nyOm AMm© H$arV. ñVmoÌ JmÊ`mgmR>r nwamo{hV ~gV. `k`mJm{X {dYr hmoV.
g§Ü`mH$mir JmoHw$imV B§ÐXodmMr à{V_m qH$dm Vo ñdV: `m§Mr {_adUyH$ {ZKo. {_adUyH$ gO{dboë`m gw§Xa,
Yð>nwð> ~¡b OmoS>çm Ow§nboë`m JmS>rVyZ H$mT>br OmB©. AJ««^mJr VéU B§ÐÜdOX§S> nH$S>Ê`mMr H$gaV H$arV
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amhmV. ~¡bJmS>rÀ`m _mJo {ó`m Am{U _wbr AgV. Ë`m§Mr KmB©, Ë`m§M§ ZQ>U§_waS>U§, {dZmoX gma§ _moR>§
{dbmo^Zr` Ago.
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~moidU hmoB©. Vo Amnë`m gO{dboë`m Zm¡Ho$VyZ `_wZmnma H$arV d gmao JmoHw$idmgr Ë`m§Mr ñVwVr JmV
{d`moJmly T>miV naV Kar OmV.
ho gd© Va AOyZ bm§~ hmoVo. åhUyZM Vo ^mZmda `oD$Z åhUmbo,
"nU ~mim§Zmo, AOyZ B§ÐmoËgd Va bm§~ Amho. _bm dmQ>V§ EH$ _{hÝ`m-'
"hmo` ~m~m, EH$ _{hZm AÚmn ~mH$s Amho. nU Amåhr _wb§ "B§ÐmoËgdmMm Ioi' IoiUma AmhmoV.'
 Z§X_hmamO Imo Imo hgbo. Ë`m§Zm øm H$ënZoMr _moR>r _m¡O dmQ>br. "B§ÐnyOoMm Ioi' "B§ÐmoËgdmMm
Ioi' Ago Vo _Zmer nwQ>nwQ>bo. _J åhUmbo,
"_mPr _wirM haH$V Zmhr. Vwåhr am_H¥$îUm§Zm Adí` KoD$Z Om. _Om H$am.'
XwnmaMr dm_Hw$jr KoÊ`mgmR>r Z§X_hmamO _§MH$mda H$b§S>Uma BVŠ`mV `emoXm_mVm e`Z_§{XamV
Amë`m.
"Amnbo ^Q>Or~wdm AmboV. amJmdbobo {XgVmhoV!'
"H$moU J§JmXÎm _hmamO? H$mhr {deof Agob.' Ago åhUV Vo MQ>H$Z² CR>bo. Imbr Ambo.
M§XZmÀ`m nmQ>mda J§JmXÎm ~gbo hmoVo. g_moa R>odboë`m \$im§H$S>o Vo
nhmV hmoVo. nU ImV ZìhVo. _wÐm H«$moYmZo bmbga {XgV hmoVr. Z§X Ë`m§Mm Amdoe nmhÿZ Km~abo.
MQ>H$Z² hmV OmoS>bo.
"Z_ñH$ma Agmo ^yXod! Hw$eb Va Amho?'
"H$gb§ S>m|~bmM§ Hw$eb! Vw_À`mgmaIo _wbm§Mo bmS> H$aUmao nmbH$ Agë`mda Am_M§ Hw$eb
AgUma Var H$g§? åhUo Hw$eb Amho H$m`?'
J§JmXÎmmM§ ~mobU§ Z§XmZm Pm|~b§; nU EH$ àOmnmbH$ ì`ŠVr {OVH$s gmo{eH$ Agob {VVHo$ Vo
gmo{eH$ hmoVo. Ë`m§Zr amJ {JiyZ nwÝhm AmXanyd©H$ {dMmab§,
"Am_À`m _wbm§Zr H$mhr AnamY Ho$bm? Vr Va Vmo B§ÐmoËgdmMm Ioi H$aUma hmoVr!'
"VoM-VoM åhUVmo` _r. B§ÐmoËgd hm H$mhr nmoaIoi Amho?
Aem IoimMr g§_Vr Vwåhr _wbm§Zm {XbrM H$er? H¥$îUmbm
B§Ð Ho$bm` Ë`m§Zr. Aao-CÚm B§ÐnXmda Ë`mbm Vwåhr ~gdmb!
Am{U _bm åhUVmV, "Vwåhr nm¡amo{hË` H$am.' CÚm ho Oa B§ÐXodmbm H$ib§ Va H$m` hmoB©b _mhrV Amho?
Vwåhmbm _wgŠ`m ~m§YyZ Am{U Am_À`m e|S>rbm H$m§Xo ~m§YyZ añË`mZo {_adrV Mm§Jbr qYS> H$mT>br OmB©b
- AY_© _mObm`² ZwgVm. {ed {ed.. A~«÷Ê`_².. em§V§ nmn§!'
Z§XmZr gma§ H$mhr AmoiIb§. _wbm§Zr bwQy>nwQy>À`m IoimM§ ñdê$n dmT>dyZ Ë`mV nwamo{hV J§JmXÎmmZm AmoT>b§..
nU eodQ>r Vr _wb§... J§JmXÎmm§Zr Ë`m§Zm g_OyZ ¿`m`bm hd§ hmoV§. Ë`m§Zm AmR>db§ Ë`m§À`m bhmZnUr
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IoimV VoìhmÀ`m ^Q>OrZr ñdV: hmoD$Z hOoar bmdbr hmoVr Am{U ImoQ>çm CËgdmV
Iar X{jUmhr KoD$Z Jobo hmoVo. nU AmO ho àH$aU J§JmXÎmm§Zr ^bV§M J§^ra ~Z{db§ hmoV§. MVwa
Z§Xm§Zr øm gZmVZrnUmda nS>Xm Q>mH$bm.
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_wbm§Zm _r øm àH$mamnmgyZ namd¥Îm H$aVmo. Ë`m§Zm d _bm j_m H$am!'
Ë`m§Mr j_m`mMZm EoHy$Z J§JmXÎm Idibo.
"ZwgVr j_m _mJyZ Zmhr MmbUma.'
"_J H$m` Ho$b§ nm{hOo _hmamO?' Z§X {_erV hgV; nU Vg§ Z XmI{dVm åhUmbo.
"B§ÐXodVmVwð>çW© `mJ H$amdm bmJob.'
"åhUOo H$m` H$m` H$amd§ bmJob?'
"Á`m Hw$Qw>§~mVrb hr _wb§ AmhoV Ë`m gdmªZr {_iyZ EH$ `k H$amdm. ~«m÷U ^moOZ, XmZY_© Am{U
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Am{U EoH$V hmoVm. Ë`mÀ`m ~mbMohè`mda hgy hmoV§ Ia§ nU ZoÌmV Jm§^r`© Am{U ~§S>mMr N>Q>m {XgV hmoVr.
Vmo J§JmXÎmm§Zm Z_ñH$ma H$ê$Z åhUmbm,
"_hmamO AmnU åhUVm Vmo `mJ Amåhr gmè`m§Zr Ho$bmM nm{hOo. nU Ë`mMr gd© _m{hVr AmnU
gm§Jmdr.'
"_m{hVr... H$gbr... `k H$am`Mm! _§Ì åhUm`Mo. AmUIr H$gbr _m{hVr? A§?'
"Vg§ Zìho _hmamO, AmOda Agm `k Hw$Ur Ho$bm Amho H$m? Am{U Hw$R>§, Ho$ìhm?'
"Zmhr Vg§ H$mhr gm§JVm `oV!'
"~m~m gwÕm Agm Ioi IoiboV! H$m hmo ~m~m?' H¥$îUmZo Z§XmZm {dMmab§.
"hmo`!'
"VoìhmÀ`m Vw_À`m IoimV J§JmXÎm _hmamOm§Mo {nVmOr ImoQ>o ImoQ>o nwamo{hV Pmbo hmoVo Zm?'
"hmo`-'
"Voìhm Vo Mmbb§ Va AmO H$m Zmhr Vo MmbV? _hmamO Amnë`m {nVmOrZr hr KQ>Zm ZìhVr H$m
Vwåhmbm gm§{JVbr?'
"hmo` EH$Xm-XmoZXm gm§{JVbr hmoVr.'
"gË` dma§dma gm§Jmd§ bmJV Zmhr. Am{U H$m` hmo ~m~m, Vw_À`m d{S>bm§À`mH$mir hm gU AmOÀ`m
gmaImM gmOam H$am`Mo H$m?'
"Zmhr- Voìhm Va \$ŠV déUXodmMrM nyOm-AMm© ìhm`Mr.' Z§X~m~m.
"Am{U _r gm§JVmo. J§JmXÎmOr _hmamO AmnU hr EoH$m, AmOMo {dYr nydu ZìhVo. Ë`mÀ`m nydu Va
_mUg§ AY©Z¾ AdñWoV {\$aV hmoVr. Ë`m§Zm Hw$R>bm Ambm` Xod Am{U Hw$R>bm Ambm` Y_©, Amåhm nmoam§Zr
H$mhr Ioi H$amdm Ë`mVyZ H$mhr Mm§Jb§ dmQ>Uma§ Omonmgmd§ Agm Pmbm MmbrarVr§Mm {dH$mg Am{U AmO
Vwåhr øm Jmoï>tMo `_-{Z`_ ~Z{dbo. H$emgmR>r? _mUgmZm {^d{dÊ`mgmR>r? Ë`m§M§ emofU H$aÊ`mgmR>r?'
"_hmamO J§JmXÎm, _r Vwåhmbm {dMmaVmo AmnU B§ÐnyOm H$aVmo Vo Var ~amo~a Amho H$m`?'
"H¥$îUm, ho H$m` ^bV§M ~mobVmog?' Z§X~m~m IamoIa XMH$bo hmoVo H$s Vgo CJrM XmIdrV hmoVo H$moU
OmUo.
"J§JmXÎmOr AmnU A{hë`m Am»`mZ Amåhmbm gm§{JVb§. Ë`mV B§ÐmZ§ Ho$bob§ XwîH¥$Ë` Vwåhmbm _mÝ`
Amho?'
"_bm-_bm Vo H$g§ _mÝ` hmoB©b-?'
"Vmo ì`{^Mma hmoVm H$s Zmhr?'
"hmo... nU... B§Ð...'
"hmo` B§Ð ~bmËH$mar Amho. Jm¡V_mgma»`m gÁOZ, nwÊ`erb ì`ŠVrbm _Z:ñVmn, g§Vmn Am{U
CÛoJmMr Or AmJ ghZ H$amdr bmJbr Vr Vwåhmbm _mÝ` Amho?'
"nU H¥$îUm B§Ð hm... Amnbm Xod...'
"hmo`, ~m~m! B§Ð ZmdmMm EH$ _hmZ Xod hmoVm... \$ma nydu... Am`mªÀ`m ^maVdfm©À`m AmJ_Zmbm
àoaUm XoUmam. F$fr_wZtMo Aml_ dg{dUmam, d¡{XH$ g§ñH¥$VrMr ÜdOm dmhUmam, Agwam§Mm nmS>md H$ê$Z
gmè`m Am`mªMo `moJjo_ gm§^miUmam Agm Vmo Am{X B§Ð XodM hmoVm. nU AmO Vr nXdr {_idyZ B§ÐnX
^moJUmao {dbmgr B§X« d¡{XH$ g§ñH¥$VrMo Iao {damoYH$ AmhoV. øm§Zm gmo_agnmZ Am{U Aßgam§À`m
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 H¥$îUmMm Moham amJmZo bmb~w§X Pmbm hmoVm. Ë`mMo {_Ì. Ë`m§Mr _mVm-{nVao, nm¡aOZ Agm EH$ ^bm
Wmoabm g_mO {MÌm§{H$Vgm H¥$îUmMo Vo eãX EoH$V hmoVm. hiyhiy Ë`m§À`mV Hw$O~yO dmT>V Jobr. H¥$îUmZo
Ë`m gmè`m§Zm {dMmabo-
"~mobm, øm dfu B§ÐmoËgd H$aUma H$m?'
"Zmhr-' Hw$UrVar AmoaS>bm.
"B§ÐmoËgd ~§X! B§ÐnyOm ~§X!' AZoH$ ~mobbo.
"nU {_Ìm§Zmo, AmnU Ë`m EodOr JmB©Mr nyOm H$ê$. `m JmBªZm Mmam
XoUmè`m JmodY©Z nd©VmMr nyOm H$ê$ `m. Amnë`m J§JmXÎm _hmamOm§Mr nyOm H$ê$ `m.' H¥$îUmZo n`m©`
gwM{dbm.
"_mÝ` Amho.. R>rH$ Amho... H¥$îU YÝ` Amho. H¥$îUmMm {dO` Agmo.' gmao Jmon JaObo. J§JmXÎm
Amnbm gÝ_mZ hmoUma åhUyZ AmVm ~aoM em§V Pmbo hmoVo. Vo CR>Vm CR>Vm nwQ>nwQ>bo, "gd©Zmeo- AYª
Ë`O{V n§{S>V:' B§ÐnyOm amhmo- Amnbr Va hmoVo`²!
H¥$îUmZo Z§X-`emoXm `m§À`m nwT>mH$mamZo JmodY©ZnyOm `Wmgm§J H$a{dbr. JmB©, Jwam§Zm Z¡doÚ {Xbm.
H$m¡VwH$ Am{U ào_ {Xbo. J§JmXÎmm§Zm XmZX{jUm, dóm^aUo gmXa An©U Ho$br. nU Ë`m§Zr B§Ðmbm Pmbm
àH$ma H$i{dbm. B§ÐmZo JmoHw$idm{g`m§Mm Zme H$aÊ`mMm Amnbm {dMma ^oQ>ob Ë`mbm ~mobyZ XmI{dÊ`mg
àma§^ Ho$bm.
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bmJbo. nmne§H$s J§JmXÎmmZo, "øm dfuMo bjU H$mhr R>rH$ Zmhr, nhm AmH$me H$g§ ^ê$Z Amb§`,
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bj {Xbo Zmhr. nU Z§Va Ooìhm nmdgmg gwédmV Pmbr Voìhm bmoH$ _ZmVyZ Km~abo. X~Ë`m AmdmOmV
Hw$O~wOy bmJbo,
"`§Xm nmD$g \$ma nS>Uma åhUo!' EH$OU.
"Obàb`mMm YmoH$m Amho åhUVmV.' Xwgam.
"Obàb`mMm YmoH$m H$gbm? _hmZme hmoUma {bhÿZ R>odm.' _Ü`oM J§JmXÎm ImoQ>çm [M§VoMm Amd
AmUyZ åhUm`Mm. Ë`mda Hw$Ur {dMmam`Mm,
"nU Ag§ H$m ìhmd§ _hmamO!'
"Aao nmnmMm KS>m ^abm. e|~S>r nmoa§ B§ÐmMr Moï>m H$aVmV. Vmo gmoS>rb H$m Vwåhmbm? EH$Xm Oa Vmo
H$monbm Va nmUrM nmUr H$ê$Z Q>mH$sb.' J§JmXÎm EdT>§ ~mobyZ ngma ìhm`Mo.
eodQ>r EH$Xm Yra H$ê$Z gmao JmoHw$idmgr Z§X~m~mH$S>o Ymo-Ymo H$mogiË`m nmdgmV {^OV hOa Pmbo.
Jobo Mma {Xdg gVV nmD$g PmoS>nyZ H$mT>rV hmoVm. `_wZm d {Vbm {_iUmè`m N>moQ>çm-_moR>çm ZÚm XwWS>r
^ê$Z dmhÿ bmJë`m. AmVm Ë`m§Mo AmH«$_U JmoHw$imda hmoUma Aer {MÝho {Xgy bmJbr hmoVr. H$m_Y§Xo Va
amhÿ Xo, OZmdam§Zm d¡aU {_iUohr _wíH$rb hmoV hmoVo. hdmb{Xb bmoH$m§Zr Z§XmÀ`m dmS>çmnwT>o O_yZ Ë`m§Mm
O`O`H$ma Ho$bm.
Z§XmÀ`m H$mZmda O`O`H$ma nS>bm. Ë`m§Zr ~mhoa `oD$Z gmè`m§Zm AmV ~mobmdbo.
"Vwåhr H$m AmbmV ho _bm H$iVo nU {ZgJm©nwT>o BbmO Zmhr.'
"_hmamO hm B§ÐXodmMm H$mon Va Zgob?'
 "Zmhr... B§ÐmÀ`m H$monmZo H$mhr hmoV Zmhr. Vwåhr Km~ê$ ZH$m. nydu B§Ð \$m¡O ~miJrV. AmVm Va
Aßgam§{edm` H$gb§M ~i B§ÐmH$S>§ Zmhr. nmdgmMm Hw$Ur Xod ZgVmo, ho gy`©, M§Ð, Vmao Hw$Ur Xod ZmhrV-'
H¥$îU YmamàdmhénmZo ~mobV hmoVm.
"_J nmD$g H$moU nmS>Vmo?'
"_r!' H¥$îU hþ§H$mabm.
"H$m`?' gmao M{H$V Pmbo.
"_r gy`©-M§ÐmM§ ^«_U KS>{dVmo. øm {dídmÀ`m àË`oH$ H$Umbm _r AmXoe XoVmo.'
Ago eãX JmoHw$idmgr bmoH$m§Zr H$Yr EoH$bo ZìhVo. Vo ^mamdbo. ñV§{^V Pmbo.
"H$m`?' gmao JaObo.
"hmo`, _r {dídMmbH$ Amho Ag§ _r åhUmd§ Am{U Vwåhr Ë`mda {dídmg R>odmdm. Vg§ Hw$Ur CÝ_mXr
åhUmbm, "B§Ð nmD$g nmS>Vmo Am{U Vwåhr Vo _mZb§. _mP§hr Ia§ Zmhr Am{U Ë`m§M§ hr Ia§ Zmhr. AmnU
Amnb§ H$m_ H$ê$ `m. nmdgmbm Ë`mM§ H$m_ H$ê$ Xo!'
gdmªZm H¥$îUmMo ho {dMma nQ>bo. JXuVyZ Hw$UrVar ngma Pmbm. Vmo J§JmXÎm Agmdm.
"AmVm _r H$m` gm§JVmo Vo EoH$m.' H¥$îU.
"gH$mir JmoHw$imVb§ EH$ Ka nS>b§. Ë`m Kar EH$ ór {edm` Am{U Mma JmB©, XmoZ dmga§
`m§À`m{edm` Hw$Ur ZìhV§. _r Ë`m§Mr nS>Š`m KamVyZ gwQ>H$m Ho$br Vo AmVm BW§M Am_À`m~amo~a amhVmhoV.
R>rH$ AmhoV. _Wwaobm ~mOmahmQ> H$aÊ`mgmR>r OmUmè`m§Zm AmOnmgyZ Amåhr n¡b{Vamda nmohMdy. JmoHw$iMo
d¡ÚamO nbrH$S>o AS>H$bo hmoVo Ë`m§Zm BH$S>o gH$mirM AmUbo Amho.'
"øm AS>MUr gm§JÊ`mgmR>r Amåhr Ambmo hmoVmo...' JXu ~mobbr.
"Vwåhr gm§JÊ`mÀ`m AmYr _bm Ë`m H$iVmV.'
"H¥$îUm, H¥$îUXodm... Vy A§V`m©_r Amhog. AmVm _mÂ`m nmoambm Am¡fY {_iob, Vo OJob.' Hw$Ur d¥Õm
H¥$îUmbm Amerdm©X XoV ~mobbr.
"_r A§V`m©_r dJ¡ao H$mhr Zmhr. Vw_À`m nmdgm_wio Pmboë`m AS>MUr Xya Ho$ë`mV. AmVm Amnë`m
_mVrÀ`m Kam§Mm ^adgm gmoS>m Am{U JmodY©Z nd©VmH$S>o Mbm. _mÂ`m {_Ìm§Zr Vwåhr gJio Amam_mV amhmb
BVH$s OmJm Ë`m nd©VmÀ`m nmoQ>mV V`ma Ho$br Amho. g§Ü`mH$miM§ OodU {VWoM hmoB©b.'
"JmodY©Z nd©VmÀ`m nmoQ>mV?' EH$OU.
"hmo` emSy>gma»`m _mVrMm EH$ Wa hmoVm. Jobo Mma {Xdg Vmo ImoXyZ OmJm Ho$br. Agm Xhm df©
nmD$g nS>bm Var Mmbob.'
"ho nmoa Zmhr. hm XodM Amho.' Xwgam. Vmon`ªV OdiM§ Hw$UmM§ Var Ka H$mogib§. àM§S> AmdmOmZo gmao
hmXabo. gmè`m§Zr _Zmo_Z Jmd gmoSy>Z nd©VmMm Aml` ¿`m`Mo R>a{dbo.
H¥$îUmÀ`m AmXoemà_mUo gmao gy`m©ñVmnydu JmodY©Z nd©VmÀ`m Hw$erV Aml`mbm Jobo. {OdmMr Var
H$miOr {_Q>br hmoVr. gmao Iyf Pmbo hmoVo. H¥$îUmÀ`m `moOH$VoMr Vm|S>^a ñVwVr H$arV hmoVo. {ó`m§Zr
ñd`§nmH$mMr gwédmV Ho$br, ~mß`o OZmdam§Mr, JmB©-dmgam§Mr ì`dñWm bmdbr. H¥$îU _wbm§_Ü`o IoiV
hmoVm. Ë`mZ§ gmè`m nmoam§Zm EH$Ì Ho$b§. gmaoOU nmoam§Mm Ioi nhmV hmoVo. H$mR>çm KoVboë`m nmoam§Zm H¥$îUmZ§
S>moŠ`mdaÀ`m N>Vmbm H$mR>çm Q>oH${dÊ`mg gm§{JVbo. Am{U AmnUhr EH$ ~moQ> bmdyZ C^m am{hbm.
gmao åhUmbo, "H¥$îUm H$m` H$aVmog ho?'
gmao hgbo. åhUmbo, "Ia§ Amho, Amåhmbm Vy nd©V CMbyZM OUy dmMdb§g.'
 "bB© í`mZ§ ßdma hm`.' EH$ AmOr.
"`emoXm~mB©, BH$S>§ `o, ho ~J VwÂ`m H$mÝhmZ§ H$gm nd©V CMbbm.'
`emoXm Am{U Z§X _wbmM§ H$m¡VwH$ nhmV hmoVo. Z§X~m~m åhUmbo,
"hr OmJm øm nmoam§Zr V`ma Ho$br åhUOo nd©V CMbbmM H$s, CMbm`bmMm åhUOo Xwga§ H$m`?
Am±?'
"hmo` _hmamO...!' gmao ~mobbo.
"H¥$îUm nwao Pmb§ Vo nd©V CMbU§. AmVm Oodm`bm Mb.' `emoXm~mB©.
"gmar _wb§-_wbr Oodm`bm Ymdbr.'
nhmQ>oMr doi hmoVr. {h_mb`mÀ`m aå` nd©V {eIado{ð>V Ë`m gw§Xa CÎmw§J {R>H$mUr {ZgJ© gm¢X`m©Mm
AmñdmX KoV B§Ð Amnë`m nËZrgh dZ{dhma H$arV hmoVo. _Ü`oM Wm§~yZ EImX§ gwJ§Yr \y$b Vo nhm`Mo
Ë`mMm Yw§X gwJ§Y V¥ßV hmoB©Vmo h§þJm`Mo. Hw$R>o EImX§ nŠd \$i Ë`m§Zm _mo{hV H$am`Mo, B§ÐmUrbm Ë`mMm AYm©
^mJ "Md nhm, A_¥V_Ywa Amho!' åhUyZ Úm`Mo. nhmQ>oÀ`m aå`VoMm AmñdmX _YyZ ¿`m`Mm. Ag§ {H$Vr
Var doi Mmbb§ hmoV§. VmoM XyV Ë`m§Zm emoYV VoWo Ambm.
"~mob H$m` dmVm© AmUbrg?' B§Ð.
"_hmamO JmoHw$imda AI§S> dfm©d hmoVmo Amho. gJio hdmb{Xb PmboV.' XyV.
"_ê$ Xo Ë`m§Zm, ~ar AÔb KS>br. B§Ðmbm Zmdo R>odVmV H$m`?' B§Ð amJmZo \w$g\w$gbm.
"_hmamO H$m` Pmb§?' B§ÐmUr.
"JmoHw$imda Jobo AmR> {Xdg nmD$g nS>Vmo`. Ë`m H¥$îUmZ§ _mPr nyOm ~§X H$a{dbr. AmVm ¿`m ¿`m
åhUmd§ Ë`mMr \$i§!'
"nU _hmamO, Vw_Mr nyOm ~§X Ho$br åhUyZ H$m nmD$g nS>Vmo Amho. _J Oa Ë`m§Zr AmO nyOm Mmby
Ho$br Va nmD$g Wm§~ob?' B§ÐmUr IdMQ>nUo ~mobbr.
"Z... Zmhr... Vg§ H$g§ hmoB©b.' B§Ð.
"åhUOoM Vw_À`m nyOoMm Am{U nmdgmMm H$mhr g§~§Y Zmhr.' B§ÐmUr R>m_nUo ~mobbr, "Am{U _hmamO _r
{dMmaVo Vwåhr Aem Amam_ ñWir gwImV OJVm, gd© àOmOZ Vwåhmbm gwImon^moJmMr gm_J«r An©U H$aVo.
Ë`mda åhUOoM emofUmda OJVm Am{U Amnë`m àOmOZm§Mm Zme ìhmdm Ag§ åhUVm? {H$Vr gm_mÝ` hmoV
Mmbb§` Vw_M§ dV©Z, nyduMo B§Ð Hw$R>o Am{U Vwåhr Hw$R>o?'
"Xodr, àË`oH$ emofU^moJr ì`ŠVr hr Am_À`mgmaIr Xwï>M AgVo. Omo \w$H$Q> ImVmo Vmo ñdV:Mm
AY:nmV H$ê$Z KoVmo. dmñV{dH$ øm nXmda Amåhr amhÿ Z`o. hmVyZ H$mhrhr KS>V Zmhr. gwImon^moJmZo
{dMma {dH$mg Wm§~bm`. EoXrnUmZo g§gma {~KS>boV Am{U ImoQ>çm _moR>onUmZo _mWo CÝ_Îm Pmbo Amho.
H¥$îUmZo Ho$bo VoM ~amo~a Amho. Vy åhUVog Vo _bm nQ>Vo. Aao... Ahmo, XyV_hme`... _bm JmoHw$imV nwÝhm
pñWañWmda Pmë`mda H$idm.'
"hmo` Xod!' XyV AmZ§XmZo åhUmbm.
B§Ð AmO JmoHw$imV ñdV: hmoD$Z Ambo Am{U gJirH$S>o "A{VWr gËH$mam'Mr bmQ> ngabr.
Z§X~m~m§ZrM Vgm àMma Ho$bm. Ë`m§Mr CÎm_ ì`dñWm H$aÊ`m~amo~aM Jmd gO{dÊ`mH$S>ohr bj {Xbo OmV
hmoVo. B§Ð Am{U gmaWr Ago XmoZ A{VWr Ambo hmoVo. gm`§H$min`ªV B§ÐmMo Am{VÏ` H$ê$Z Z§X~m~m§Zr
Amnë`m dmS>çmg_moarb g^m _§S>nmV Ë`m§Zm AmUbo. gd©Ì JwT>çm VmoaUo bmdbr hmoVr. Am_«nUm©À`m,
AemoH$nUm©À`m S>hmù`m§Zr _§S>n emo^m dmT>{dbr hmoVr. g^m_§S>nmImbr _§Oyi dmÚ-d¥§X dmOV hmoVm.
B§ÐmMo Iwë`m dmVmdaUmVrb Xe©Z JmoHw$idm{g`m§Zm g§Vwï> H$arV hmoVo. CÎm_ AmXa gËH$ma Pmbm. gmè`m§Zr
\w$bnwîn An©U Ho$bo. eodQ>r Z§XmZr Amnë`mH$Sy>Z H$mhr Ðì` d gwdU©-aËZm{X An©U H$aÊ`mg AmUbr.
B§ÐmZr lr~mbH¥$îUmbm Amnë`mOdiM ~gdyZ KoVbo hmoVo.
An©UÐì`mbm hmV bmdyZ B§ÐmZr Vo ñdrH$mabo; nU KoVbo Zmhr. Vo åhUmbo,
"JmoHw$idmgr àOmZZ hmo, lrH¥$îUmÀ`m g§JVrZo Vw_Mo OrdZ COiyZ {ZKmbo Amho. _mPo ^m½` Wmoa H$s
_r lr~mbH¥$îUmbm OdiyZ nm{hbo. Ë`m§À`m brbm EoH$ë`m. {dMma EoH$bo. ñdê$n nm{hbo-'
"_r YÝ` Amho. AmOda AZoH$ Wmoa nwéfm§Zr B§ÐnX ^yf{dbo; nU _bm Oo H$imbo Vo Ë`m B§Ðm§Zm
H$imbo ZìhVo. na§nam§V AS>H$boë`m _mUgm§Zm H$mhrM g_OV ZgVo. lrH¥$îU gd© JmooîQ>tMm _wimVyZ {dMma
H$aVmo. Agm _ybJm_r {dMmaH$ hmM H«$m§Vr H$ê$ eH$Vmo. OJÊ`mV, H¥$VrV, CŠVrV gd©Ì H«$m§Vr hdr. ~Xb
EH$X_ hmoUo hmM Oa AW© H«$m§Vr eãXmVyZ àH$Q> hmoV Agob Va VmoM `mo½` AW© Amho. Amnë`m AmMma
{dMmam§Zm diU XoVmZm Amnbr ^y{_H$m JwiJwirV AgVm H$m_m Z`o. OwÝ`m H$ënZoV AS>H$bobo bmoH$
H«$m§Vr H$ê$ eH$V ZmhrV. H¥$îU H«$m§{VH$maH$ Amho. Vwåhr B§ÐnyOm ~§X Ho$br. H¥$îUmM§ EoHy$Z g§e` gmoS>bm.
Vwåhr H«$m§{Vdra AmhmV. AmVm Vwåhmbm OJmVrb H$moUVrhr eŠVr AS>dy eH$Uma Zmhr. _r OJmMm B§Ð
AgoZ; nU AmVm _mPr nma§n[aH$ ~wagQ> hþHy$_V Jmonm§da Var _wirM MmbUma Zmhr H$maU Vw_Mm B§Ð Amho
lrH¥$îU!'
g^m _§Ì_w½Y hmoD$Z EoH$V hmoVr. V„rZ hmoD$Z lrH¥$îU _wIM§Ð Adbmo{H$V hmoVr "{ZOmZ§Xr' Q>mir
bmJë`mMm Vmo XoImdm AVrd _Zmoha hmoVm.
"B§Ð _hmamO H$s O`!'
"B§Ð _hmamOm§Mm {dO` Agmo.' ÜdZr {ZZmXbm.
B§ÐmZo gmè`m§Zm hmV da H$ê$Z Wm§~{dbo. åhUmbo,
"AmVm _mPm O`O`H$ma ZH$mo! JmonB§Ð H¥$îUmMm O`O`H$ma H$am.'
"Jmon-B§Ð lrH¥$îUmMm {dO` Agmo!' JJZ {ZZmXbo.
"_r B§Ð AmO AË`§V AmXanyd©H$ Jmon-B§Ð qH$dm "JmoqdX' hr nXdr ~mbH¥$îUmbm An©U H$arV Amho.
~mobm JmoqdX _hmamO H$s O`.'
g^oVyZ "JmoqdXmMm {dO` Agmo' Ago ÜdZr eVeVdma {ZKmbo. "JmoqdX, JmoqdX' Ago Alyny{aV ZoÌmZo
gmao OnV hmoVo.
"AmVm _bm {Zamon Úm!' Ago åhUyZ JmoqdX lrH¥$îUmbm öX`mer KÅ> H$ê$Z B§Ð aWmê$T> Pmbo.
jUmYm©V aWmMo J{V_mZ Aíd nyd© {Xem AmH«${_V AÑí` Pmbo.
"^O JmoqdX_², ^O JmoqdX_²' JmoHw$imV EH$ Zdm _§Ì ê$T> Pmbm hmoVm. Hw$UrVar J§JmXÎmmÀ`m OdiyZ
OmVmZm "^O JmoqdX_²' åhUV. J§JmXÎmm§Zm amJ `m`Mm. _J OdiyZ OmUmam åhUm`Mm.
"^O JmoqdX_², ^O JmoqdX_²!
JmoqdX_² ^O _yT>_Vo!'
J§JmXÎm em§V ìhm`Mo, EH$m jUmYm©V Ë`m§À`m S>moù`mnwTy>Z gmam B{Vhmg {MÌnQ>mgmaIm gaHo$ Am{U Vo
ñdV:Mm H$mZ ñdV:M {niyZ åhUm`Mo.
"JmoqdX_² ^O _yT>_Vo!'

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"Aao nU H$m` Pmb§?' Z§X.
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"hmo, EoH$b§ nm{hOo.' Z§X.
"nU gJi§ Zìho `mo½` Agob Vo!' H$m_ _Ü`oM Q>mHy$Z `emoXm {VWo Om{V{Zer hOa Pmbr.
"`mo½` VoM EoHy$ XoV.' JmoqdX Jmon åhUmbm.
"_J gm§Jm, Vwåhr H$m` `mo½` {hbm gm§{JVb§ Am{U Vr Ow_mZm`bm V`ma Zmhr.'
JmoqdXm ZmdmMm Vmo Jmon Vgm KmB©bm Ambobm EH$ àmUr hmoVm. n{hbr ~m`H$mo _oë`mda Ë`mZ§ Jßn
amhm`M§ gmoSy>Z Xwga§ b¾ Ho$b§. AmVm Vmo hmoVm gmR> dfm©Mm Va ~m`H$mo hmoVr drg dfmªMr. ~o\$m_ VéUr.
Zdam {Vbm H$_Omoa dmQ>V hmoVm. {Xdg|{Xdg {VMm Omo_ dmT>V Mmbbm hmoVm. {VÀ`m Zì`m Zì`m Mmù`m§Zr
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åhUyZ Ameoda OJV hmoVm.
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JwbOma VéUr ~mhoa nS>V. `_wZoÀ`m H$mR>r KmJar, H$nS>o R>odV Am{U nmÊ`mV qYJmUm KmbrV. EH$_oH$s§Mo
nm` AmoT>, hmV AmoT>, Ho$g AmoTy>Z nmS>, A§Jmbm {MIb ~a~Qy>Z Q>mH$, Agm ZmZm VèhoMm Ioi Ë`m
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gJù`m JmoHw$imVrb VéU dJm©bm hr ObH«$sS>oMr dmVm©hr H$imbr hmoVr. åhmVmè`m JmoqdXmÀ`m
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VmgmZo Vo bnVN>nV `_wZoÀ`m H$mR>r O_m`Mo. PmS>mPwS>nm_mJo bnm`Mo. {Zù`m nmÊ`mVrb Jmoar A§Jo
nmoQ>^a {ZaIyZ XmoZ EH$ Vmgm§Zr JmoHw$imV naVm`Mo.
ñdV: åhmVmè`m JmoqdXmZo ho gd© Amnë`m S>moù`m§Zr nm{hbo. hm MmdQ>nUm H$moUË`m Wambm OmB©b
hohr Ë`mÀ`m åhmVmè`m _|Xybm H$iyZ MwH$bo hmoVo. PmS>r_mJMo VéU Oa ~o\$m_ Pmbo Va VoWo H$m` KS>ob
`mMr H$ënZm H$ê$Z Vmo qMVmì`mHy$i Pmbm hmoVm. åhUyZ Ë`mZ§ CR>ë`m CR>ë`m am_àhar Amnë`m A„S>
nËZrbm {Xdg^amMm CÚmoJ {dMmabm Va {VZ§ Xwnmar nmUr AmUm`bm `_wZoda OmUma Agmb Amnbm
H$m`©H«$_ Omhra Ho$bm. åhmVmè`mZo H$mdS> KoVbr Am{U nmM IonmV Xhm KmJar nmUr Kar AmUbo. "AmVm
ZXrda nmÊ`mbm Om`M§ H$maU Zmhr.'
CÎmamXmIb H$mhrM à{V{H«$`m Ambr Zmhr Vgm Vmo {ngmibm.
"_r H$m` åhUVmo...?'
"EoH$b§, CJmM AmoaSy>Z Jmd O_m H$ê$ ZH$m. _r _oë`m{edm` gwQ>Uma Zmhr. gmaIm g§e`. _mUgmZ§
OJm`M§ H$m _am`M§? B. eãX Am{U nmR>monmR> `_wZm J§JmM§ Ymo Ymo AdVaU! åhmVmam øm AmH$m§S>Vm§S>dr
brboZ§ Km~abm.
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hmoB©Zm åhUyZ Vmo {Vbm KoD$ZM Z§X~m~mH$S>o Ambm hmoVm.
"Zmhr _r {hbm åhQ>b§ AmO `_wZoda OmD$ ZH$mog. _r nmUr ^ab§`. XwnmaMr Amnbr KamV ahm. Va
hr H$mhrÀ`m ~mhrM ~moby bmJbr. {Vbm Oam gm§Jm.' JmoqdX.
"Ahmo H$mH$m Amåhr Xhm-drg OUr OmVmo` XwnmaÀ`m `_wZoÀ`m ñZmZmbm. _mKñZmZ Mmby Zmhr H$m?
Amåhmbm gH$miM§ O_V Zmhr åhUyZ...'
"H$m O_V Zmhr? VrZ-Mma dmOVm CR>md§, Ka Amdamd§ Am{U OmD$Z `md§ nQ>H$Z². H$m Zdam gmoS>V
Zmhr?' Z§XH$mH$mZ§r hgÊ`mdmar ZoV _wÚmM§ ~mobyZ KoVb§.
`emoXm _mB©bm Ambm {ó`m§Mm nwiH$m. Ë`m§Zr _Ü`oM Vm|S> KmVbo. åhUmë`m,
"Am{U Joë`m øm XwnmaÀ`m Va H$m` {~KS>V§? Ë`m§Zm gH$mir O_V Zgob. Va `m§À`m Zdè`m§Mm H$m
hÅ>? ho gJio nwéf AgoM Owb_r.'
"Ahmo nU `emoXm~mB© JmdmVbr VaUr nmoa§ XwnmaMr ZXrda OmVmV. JmdmV Zdm qYJmUm gwê$ hmoB©b Vo
~amo~a Amho H$m?' JmoqdXmZ§ Amnbr qMVm ì`ŠV Ho$br.
"Zmhr VmB©, Vr _mUg§ {VH$S>§ bm§~ AgVmV. Vr ~mnS>r H$embm `oVrb Am_À`m ~mOybm? {edm`
Amåhr IynOUr AgVmo. Hw$Ur {VH$S>§ gmnS>bm Va Ë`mMr \${OVr H$ê$ Amåhr.'
"Agy Xo Vy Om. AmO Xwnmar Vw_À`m ~amo~a _rM `oB©Z. _J ~Ky {VW§ H$m` KS>V§ Vo. hm JmoqdXXmXm ZmhrVar
^bVmM g§e`r Amho.' `emoXm_mB©Z§ _{hbm§Mr ~mOy KoVbr.
VmoM H¥$îU YmdV Ambm. `emoXm_mB©bm {~bJbm. åhUmbm, "Vy H$embm CÝhmV ZXrH$S>§ OmVog? Vwbm
D$Z Zmhr bmJm`M§? {edm` W§S> nmUr Vwbm Zmhr gmogUma. Pmb§M Va _mÂ`mgmR>r N>mZ lrI§S> Vy H$aUma
hmoVrg Zm? Vy {VH$S>§ ZH$mo Zm OmD$!'
"_J Vy nmherb {VW§ H$m` MmbV§ Vo! Omo VéU {VH$S>§ {\$aHo$b. Ë`m§M Zmd gm§Jm`M§ VwÂ`m
d{S>bm§Zm. H$~yb?' ZmhrVar `emoXobm XwnmaM§ ~mhoa nS>U§ ÌmgXm`H$M dmQ>V hmoV§. H¥$îUm_wi§ {VMr gwQ>H$m
Am`VrM Pmbr.
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Ow_mZV Zmhr ho H¥$îUmbm H$iyZ MwH$b§ hmoV§. Ë`m VéU órZ§ JmdmV ZdrZ nm`§S>m nmS>bm Va Z§XH$mH$mMr
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bmJbm.
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^mOrMm JmoS> H$mbm V`ma H$ê$Z dmQ>bm. nU AmO ~mbH¥$îU Ë`m§À`mV Hw$R>§ {XgV ZìhVm. Vmo bnVN>nV
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~Xg„m XoV hmoVr.
"Zmhr~mB© _bm bmO dmQ>Vo.'
"AJ§ Ë`mV H$m` bmOm`M§? BW§ H$m Hw$Ur ~gb§` H$m Vwbm nhm`bm?'
H¥$îUmbm {VMm \$ma amJ Ambm. H¥$îUmZ§ JmdmVyZ dmOUmè`m gm§Ho${VH$ {eQ>çm EoH$ë`m. Vmo
H$mR>mdaMr gd© dó§ O_m H$ê$Z EH$m PmS>mda MTy>Z ~gbm. X§Jm_ñVrV _¾ Pmboë`m VéUtZm H¥$îUmM§ ho
H$m_ H$iU§ eŠ`M ZìhV§.
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H$mhr {ó`m Amë`m.
"H¥$îUm! Am_Mo H$nS>o Xo Zm!'
"Aao W§S>r \$ma bmJVo Amho ao H¥$îUm! Ag§ H$m` H$aVmog?'
"nm`mbm _mgo MmdVmhoV Zm ao!' EH$OU CS>çm _marV åhUmbr.
"H¥$îUm XoD$ ZH$mo Ë`m§Mo H$nS>o. _r AmUVmo Z§X~m~m§Zm ~mobmdyZ. hm nhm EdT>çmV `oVmo.'
JmoqdXH$mH$m.
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Agy eH$V Zmhr? dmgZoMr ZOa ~Xbm.'
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Z§X~m~m Vwåhmbm dmB©Q> ~mobUma ZmhrV. `emoXm~mB© Vw_Mr ~mOy KoB©b åhUOo H$m` Vwåhr _Z _mZob Vg§
dmJUma? bjmV R>odm _r Vo Mmby XoUma Zmhr. BWyZ nwT>§ Hw$Um órZ§ ObH«$sS>m H$am`Mr Zmhr. ñZmZ
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Va {VMr Z¾ qYS> _r JmoHw$imV H$mT>ë`m{edm` amhUma Zmhr. AmVm Oer \${OVr Ho$br Ë`mhÿZ A{YH$
\${OVr H$aoZ.'
Amnmnbr dó§ R>rH$R>mH$ H$ê$Z nmÊ`mZ§ KmJar ^ê$Z Ë`m Amnmnë`m Kar OmÊ`mg {ZKmë`m VmoM Z§X,
`emoXm, JmoqdXH$mH$m, BVa Jmon ~§Yy-^{JZr VoWo Ambo. JmoqdXmÀ`m nËZrZ§ Ë`m§À`m nm`m nSy>Z _m\$s
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{VZ§ Ë`mMo nQ>mnQ> _wHo$ KoVbo Am{U gmao JmoHw$idmgr CËñ\y$V©nUo CX²Jmabo.
"JmonmbH¥$îU _hmamOm§Mm {dO` Agmo!'

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ZgÊ`m~Ôb Ë`m§Mr ImÌr Pmbr hmoVr.
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"H§$gmMm Hw$bZmeH$!' EH$ H¡$Xr åhUmbm.
"Amåhm Xw:{IVm§Mm CÕmaH$!' Hw$Ur Xw:Ir Ord ~mobbm.
"Mbm dgwXodm§Zm ^oQy>`m, AmVm doi J_mdyZ Zmhr MmbUma. ZmhrVa X¡d X¡Vo, H$_© ZoVo Agm àH$ma
KS>ob.'
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Idibo.
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"H$_© ZoV§ ho _mÌ WmoS>§ Ia§ Amho.' am_àgmX.
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~Ky H$g§ XoV§ Vo Vw_M§ X¡d.' bú_UàgmX.
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H§$gmÀ`m Img _OuVbo ho XmoKo ^mD$ am_àgmX Am{U bú_UàgmX. H§$gmZ§ øm§À`m KamÊ`mMr
dmVmhmV Ho$br hmoVr. AmB©-dS>rb Ë`m Xw:ImZ§ dmabo. XmoKm ^mdm§Zr H§$gmMr MmH$ar nËH$abr. Ë`mMm Zme
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V`ma Pmbm hmoVm.
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"hmo` H$mH$m... _wbJm Amho, Vw_À`m Amerdm©XmZo!'
"ZŠH$s _wbJm?' Vo nwÝhm AYranUo åhUV hmoVo.
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CbQ>Uma. Xwï> amÁ`nX ^moJVmo`. _mÂ`m J§Jogma»`m n{dÌ _mVobm Amnbr Xmgr ~Z{dbr hbH$Q>mZo.
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~mam df} Vmo ~mn Amnë`m X¡dmbm Xmof XoV ~gbm. nU Ag§ X¡d, X¡d åhUyZ H$m Hw$R>§ MmbV§? AmnU Pw§O
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BW§da Ambmo`. VwÂ`m AmR>ì`m _wbmMr H$m AgoZm nU gwIê$n gwQ>H$m _r H$aUma Am{U Ë`mÀ`m hmVyZ
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Agm ~§Xmo~ñV H$ê$Z Ambmo`.' Pw§PmaH$ H$mH$m WaWa H$mnV hmoVo.
dgwXodm§Zr Ë`m§Zm N>mVrer Yê$Z WmonQ>bo. åhUmbo, "H$mH$m, em§V ìhm. Xwï> bmoH$ AÝ`m` H$aVmV ho
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nU Vwåhr EH$Ì AmbmV. Ë`mÀ`m gwIén gwQ>Ho$gmR>r Xmao CKS>Ê`mMr ì`dñWm Ho$brV. `_wZm ZXr
Amobm§S>Ê`mgmR>r ZmdoMr V`mar R>odbrV. {VH$S>o JmoHw$imV Z§XmZm gm§JyZ ì`dñWm Ho$br. H$emgmR>r ho gd©
Ho$bo? X¡ddmXr åhUyZ? Vwåhr n[apñWVrZo KS>{dbo JobmV. _mUgm§Mr àJVr _mUgmZoM KS>{dbr Amho.
X¡dmZo Zìho.'
"dgwXodm AmVm doi Kmbdy ZH$m. H$moU OmUo Pw§PmaH$ H$mH$m§Zr {Xbobo _Ú {H$Vr Añgb Amho. Xwï>
H§$gmZ§ AmR>ì`m AnË`mMm Zme H$aÊ`mMm M§J ~m§Ybm`. Vmo IS>~Sy>Z H$Yr OmJm hmoB©b Am{U H$Yr
Vwé§JmV `oB©b gm§JVm `oUma Zmhr. Ë`mgmR>r Mbm _wbmbm ¿`m. Vwé§JmVyZ ~mhoa nS>m.' ^mZwàVmn CVmdrinUo
åhUmbm.
dgwXod Amnë`m ImobrH$S>o dibo. H¡$Úm§Zr Am{U ajH$m§Zr EH$ CÎm_ Q>monbrgmaIm nmiUm
Ë`mÀ`mdarb N>Ìrgh V`ma R>odbm hmoVm. Ë`mV aoe_r dñÌm¨Mr _D$ JmXr Am{U C~Xma nm§Kê$U hmoVo.
dfm©F$VyÀ`m dmè`m§Mm {eaH$md hmoD$Z ~miamOmbm Ìmg hmoD$ Z`o åhUyZ AmOw~mOyZo OmS> H$mnSr nS>Xo ZrQ>
bmdbo hmoVo. g§nyU© nmiÊ`mbm ì`dpñWVM AmÀN>mXUmar N>Ìr _moR>çm Iw~rZo V`ma Ho$bobr hmoVr. nmD$g
{H$Vrhr OmoaXma nS>bm Var nmÊ`mMm EH$ bhmZ qeVmoS>mhr AmV OmUma Zmhr Aer Vr N>Ìr ~Z{dbobr
hmoVr. `m gd© H$m_mda ^mZwàVmnmMo Img bj hmoVo. hm nmiUm d N>Ìr V`ma H$aÊ`mV hm H§$gmMm H¡$Xr
Jobo XmoZ _{hZo InV hmoVm. CJ«goZ - H§$gmMo dS>rb _YyZ _YyZ Ë`mÀ`m XoIaoIrgmR>r OmVrZo hOa hmoV.
EH$Xm ajH$ gËderb Ë`m§Zm åhUmbm,
"_hmamO ZmaXm§Mr ^{dî`dmUr EoHy$Z AmnU V`marbm bmJbmV dmQ>Vo.'
"Zmhr gËderb. Ë`m_wi§ _r H$m`©aV Pmbmo Ag§ _wirM Zmhr Am{U ZmaX Var H$m` _yI© ^{dî`doÎmo
AmhoV. Aao ~m~m Vmo gmè`m OJ^a {\$aUmè`m dmè`mgmaIm _mUyg. Ë`mbm bmoH$ì`dhma Am{U
g_mOnwéfmÀ`m ZmS>rnarjoMr nma§JVVm Z bm^ob VaM Zdb. H§$gmÀ`m Xwï>nUmbm H$Yr Iri ~gUma
Am{U Ë`m H¥$Ë`mMm Zm`H$ H$moU Agob ho ZmaXmgmaIr ehmUr _mUg§ Hw§$S>brVbo J«hVmao ~KyZ gm§JV
ZgVmV Va n[apñWVrMm ~mH$mB©Zo {dMma H$ê$Z Ë`m§Zr _m§S>bobm Vmo g_mOemór` {gÕm§V AgVmo. J{UV-
^y{_Vr emómVrb VÎdm§BVH$mM Vmo ewÕ AgVmo. Amåhr Vmo {gÕm§V CÎma H$mT>Ê`mÀ`m YS>nS>rZ§
gmoS>dm`Mm. ~g§, Am_À`m hmVmV BVH§$M AgV§.'
 dgwXodmZ§ ~mi Amnë`m N>mVrer Yê$Z ~mhoa gdmªZm XmI{dÊ`mgmR>r AmUbo. ZwH$V§M OÝ_bob§ Vo
_yb Amnë`m N>moQ>çm hmVmnm`m§Mr ZmOyH$ hmbMmb H$arV hmoVo. _mVm XodH$sÀ`m EH$m S>moù`mV AmZ§Xmly
Va Xwgè`m S>moù`mV nwÌ{d`moJmMo Xw:Imly XmQ>bo hmoVo. {VMo gm§ËdZ H$aUo ho EH$ _moR>o AdKS> H$m_ CJ«goZ
_hmamOm§Zm H$amdo bmJV hmoVo.
gd© H¡$Xr Am{U ajH$m§Zr ~mimMo Xe©Z KoVbo. Ë`mÀ`m Mohè`mH$S>o {ZaIyZ nmhÿZ `mÀ`m hmVyZ H§$g
H$gm _mabm OmB©b `mMr AQ>H$i ~m§Yy bmJbo. EH$_oH$mer Vo IwUoZo "H$gm gm_Ï`©dmZ ~ƒm Amho!'
Agm _yH$ g§dmX H$arV hmoVo.
"Xwï> H§$g `mÀ`m hmVyZ gwQ>Uma Zmhr.' Hw$Ur åhUmbm.
"H§$gmbm hm EH$m bmWoZo OJmÀ`m ~mhoa CS>dyZ bmdrb.' Xwgam Hw$Ur A{^_mZmZ§ åhUmbm.
"hm H§$gmbm ~wH$byZ R>ma H$aUma. nhm Ë`mÀ`m _wR>r H$em KÅ> {_Q>boë`m AmhoV.' {Vgam.
amOm CJ«goZZo øm gdmªZm Amdabo. Vo åhUmbo,
"~m~m§Zmo, AmVm ho _ZmoaW Xm¡S>{dUo nwao. Oo bmoH$ H$m_ Q>mHy$Z H$m`©{gÕrÀ`m H$ënZoV hadyZ OmVmV
Ë`m§À`m nXar _yI©nUm `oVmo. ^{dî`mMr H$ënZm gmH$ma H$am`bm CÚmoJ Amdí`H$ AgVmo. Vwåhr CÚmoJ
gmoSy>Z H$ënZm H$amb Va doS>o R>amb. dgwXod, Vwåhr JmoHw$iÀ`m dmQ>obm bmJm. Vw_À`m~amo~a H$moU
OmVmV?'
"Amåhr gd©.' øm ì`dñWoÀ`m V`marV Oo Jw§Vbobo hmoVo Vo gd© ~mobbo.
"gJio ZH$moV. EH$OU Om. Pw§PmaH$ Vwåhr Om.'
"Amkm _hmamO!'
~mH$sMo gmao {ha_wgbo. CJ«goZZm Vo OmUdbo.
"Aao d|Yù`m§Zmo, Vwåhr gmao Omb Va CJmM gdmªZm dgwXod Joë`mM§ H$iob. S>mdnoM Am{U YyV©nUm
{eH$m Am{U _wËgÔr ìhm. Vwåhmbm ^{dî`H$mi KS>dm`Mm Amho H$m Zï> H$am`Mm Amho?'
"Oer _hmamOm§Mr _Ou!' gmao {dMmanyd©H$ CX²Jmabo.
"dgwXod, CMbm Vmo nmiUm!' CJ«goZm§Zr \$_m©dbo.
"~oVmZo....!' ~mH$so ~mobbo.
Z§XmZr nmiUm CMbÊ`mnydu Pw§PmaH$ H$mH$m åhUmbo, "Wm§~m. _r øm _hmZ nwéfmgmR>r _mPr ^mH$ar
amÌr amIyZ R>odbr hmoVr. Vr AmUVmo.'
EH$m ñdÀN> nmÌmV R>odbobr ^mH$a d Jyi Ë`m§Zr AmUbm. H¥$îUmÀ`m AmoR>mMm ñne© Ë`m Z¡doÚmbm
H$a{dbm Am{U Vmo AmXanyd©H$ am_àgmXmH$S>o {Xbm.
"H¥$îU OÝ_mMm hm AmZ§XmoËgd AmnU gmOam H$ê$`m. hr ^mH$ar Am{U hm Jyi øm _mZdOmVrMo
H$ë`mU H$aVrb. _mOboë`m Xwï> eŠVtMm ~r_moS> H$aÊ`mM§ gm_Ï`© hr H¡$ÚmMr ^mH$ar XoB©b. _hmnwéfmÀ`m
AmoR>m§À`m ñnem©Z§ Vr n{dÌ d àoaUmXm`r Pmbobr Amho. AÝ`m`mÀ`m {H$ëë`mbm ^JXmS> nmS>Umar hr
^mH$ar J[a~m§À`m Km_mVyZ {nH$br Amho. J[a~m§M§ aŠV {VÀ`m H$UmH$UmVyZ {Z_m©U Pmb§ Amho.
gm_mÝ`m§À`m OrdZmbm JmoS> H$aUmam Jyi hm AI§S> eŠVr XoB©b. H¥$îU Am_Mm JmoaJ[a~m§Mm ÌmVm Amho.
a§Oboë`m Jm§Oboë`m§Mm CÕmaH$ Amho. Ë`mMm hm àgmX Ë`mÀ`m OÝ_moËgdmgmR>r AmnU ImD$Z à{Vkm~Õ
ìhm`M§ Amho. _mÂ`m ~amo~a ~mobm.
"gm_mÝ` _mUgmÀ`m OrdZmbm ñW¡`© àmá H$ê$Z XoÊ`mgmR>r, ~miH¥$îUmbm gd© VèhoMr _XV H$aU§
hmM Am_Mm loð> Y_© Amho. AmnU gd© àmUnUmZ§ øm Y_m©Mo nmbZ H$ê$`m.'
 gmao à{Vkm~Õ Pmbo. Anma g§Vmof nmdbo.
gmè`m§Zr Ë`m ^mH$arMm VwH$S>m d Jyi Im„m. {Xdg^amMo Ë`m§Mo CnmofU gwQ>bo. Ë`m§Zr hmV OmoS>bo.
åhUmbo,
"~mim, ~miamOm VyM Am_Mm Xod! Amåhr Xw~ir _mUgo AmhmoV, VwÂ`mda Am_Mr gmdbr ZH$mo
nS>m`bm. Vy Am_Mo g§H$Q>mVyZ ajU H$a!'
dgwXod EHo$H$ XadmOm Amobm§S>rV VwéJ§m~mhoa nS>bo. Xmao CKS>Umar _mUgo VËna hmoVr. Ë`m§Zr Vr nwÝhm
R>rH$ bmdyZ Q>mH$br. ~mhoa nmD$g _r åhUV hmoVm. dmamhr gwgmQ> gwQ>bm hmoVm. dgwXod Am{U Pw§PmaH$
H$mH$m qM~ {^Obo. {MIbmÀ`m {ZgaS>çm dmQ>oda dgwXod nS>Vm nS>Vm gmdabm. Vo åhUmbo,
"H$mH$m, _mUyg {H$Vr Xw~im Amho. AmVm _r nS>bmo AgVmo Va ho _yb nS>bo AgV§. Vo CÚm OJmbm
AmYma XoB©b; nU AmO Ë`mMr _mZ XwImdbr Va _mÌ qH$Mmiy bmJob!'
"Ia§ Amho ~m~m, Xw~ionUmVyZM _mUgmZ§ eŠVrMm emoY ¿`m`Mm AgVmo. Ë`mM§M Zmd OrdZ.'
`_wZoÀ`m H$mR>r XmoKo Ë`m {M_Ê`m [Odmbm KoD$Z Ambo. `_wZoM§ nmUr \w§$\$mQ>V Mmbb§ hmoV§. EH$
_O~yV Zmd g§Ho$VñWir C^r hmoVr. P§wPmaH$mH$m§Zr ZmdoV MTy>Z dgwXodmÀ`m hmVmVyZ ~mimMm nmiUm
KoVbm. ZmdmS>çmZo dgwXodm§Zm hmV {Xbm. ZmdoZ§ nmUr H$mnÊ`mg àma§^ Ho$bm.
_Ü`oM Zmd JaJa {\$ê$ bmJbr. BH$S>ohr OmB©Zm {VH$S>ohr OmB©Zm. ZmdmS>r MH«$mdbm.
"^modam Amho _hmamO, _mPm WmoS>m A§XmO MwH$bm`.'
"dgwXod Km~abo. {ZgJm©À`m Ë`m _hmeŠVrnwT>o H$moUmMo H$mhrM MmbUma ZìhVo. EdT>m IQ>mQ>mon,
^{dî`H$mimgmRr Ho$bobr V`mar, Vr AZoH$m§Mr ñdßZo Ë`m _wŠVrÀ`m AmH$m§jm gmè`m gmè`m Ë`m
H$miamÌr, H$mqbXrÀ`m nmÊ`mVyZ dmhÿZ OmUma hmoË`m. VmoM ~mi aSy> bmJbo.
qH$H$V©{d_yT> dgwXodmMo dmËgë` OmJo Pmbo. Ë`m§Zr ZmdmS>çmÀ`m hmVyZ gwH$mUyMm Vm~m KoVbm Am{U
Amnë`m à`ËZm§Mr Aer {eH$ñV Ho$br H$s Zmd g§H$Q>mVyZ ~mhoa nS>br.
"Xod nmdbm åhUm`Mm!' ZmdmS>r ~mobbm.
""à`ËZ nmdbm åhU ao _yIm©!' Pw§PmaH$ H$mH$m åhUmbo.
JmoHw$imV ~mimbm Z§X-`emoXoÀ`m hmVr Vo ZdOmV ~mbH$ gmon{dVmZm dgwXodmZm Amnbo _Z AmdaUo
H$R>rU Jobo. Vmo nwéf EImÚm órgmaIm T>gmT>gm aS>bm. Z§X`emoXm Ë`m§Mr g_OyV H$mT>rV hmoVo.
"ømbm ZrQ> gm§^mim.' hþ§XŠ`mgaer Vo åhUmbo,
"dgwXod, Vwåhr emoH$ H$ê$ ZH$m. EH$m _hmZ H¥$Ë`mbm dm{hbobr N>moQ>r _mUgo AmhmoV Amåhr. Vwåhr
dmËgë`mMm Ë`mJ Ho$bm. Amåhr EH$m N>moQ>çmem [Odmbm Am_À`m nmoQ>À`m _wbrbm øm _hmH$m`m©g dmhÿZ
Q>mH$bo. ho gd© Ë`mJ EH$dQy>Z EH$ _hmnwéf OÝ_ KoB©b.'
"dgwXod, _hmnwéf AmH$memVyZ nS>V ZmhrV. Vo øm g_mOmVM {Z_m©U hmoVmV. Ë`m§Zm Am_À`mgma»`m
gm_mÝ`m§Mo N>moQ>o N>moQ>o Ë`mJ _moR>o ~Z{dVmV. H¥$îUmÀ`m hmVyZ CÚm n¥Ïdr Xwï>m§nmgyZ _wŠV H$aÊ`mMo nwÊ`
H$m`© KS>ob; nU Ë`m H¥$îUmV Am_Mm Omo Ë`mJmMm dmQ>m Agob Vmohr bjmV ¿`mdm bmJob. Am_Mm Ë`mJ
EImÚm nwéfmMo ê$n KoVmo Ë`mgM AdVma åhUVmV. Vgm Hw$Ur H$moUmMm AdVma ZgVmo, AdVmam§Zm OÝ_
XoVmo Amåhr gm_mÝ`. Ë`m§Zm eŠVr XoVmo Amåhr Xw~io. Ë`m§Mo hmV ~iH$Q> H$aVmo Vo AmåhrM! Amåhr
_hmnwéf {dgê$ Z`o; nU _hmnwéfm§Zr Amåhmbm {dgê$ Z`o. Om Vwåhr. Vw_Mo H$m`© H¥$îUmÀ`m OrdZmMr
AmYma{ebm Amho.'
dgwXod H$mamJ¥hmV naVbo.
 nm` AmnQ>rV H§$g WmoS>çmM doimV VoWo XmIb Pmbm. EH$ H$modim Ord Ë`mbm Jdgbm. "H$m` hr
_wbJr Amho?' ñdV:er AZoH$doim CX²Jmabm.
nm`m§Zm nH$Sy>Z Ë`mZo ~§{XemioÀ`m XJS>mda Vmo H$modim Ord AmnQ>bm. Ë`mZo gwQ>Ho$Mm {Z:œmg gmoSy>Z
Ambm Vgm Vmo Jobm. ZmaXm§À`m ^{dî`dmUrbm hgbm.
JmoHw$imV Z§X-`emoXm, Amnbo A§V:H$aUmV CR>Umao Xw:ImMo H$T> Xm~yZ H¥$îUmÀ`m ~maemMm H$m`©H«$_
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ImbyZ gwdm{gZr _wImZo åhUV hmoË`m.
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hmoVr. nU da da YramZo Vr H¥$îUmbm åhUmbr,
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"hmo, Vo Va _mP§ H$m_§M Amho.'
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Ho$b§ Am{U Vr AmQ>çmnmQ>çm, ImoImo BË`mXr IoimV X§J Pmbr. EdT>çmV Ë`m§À`m H$mZm§da EH$ H$éU
h§~aS>m nS>bm.
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dibm. H$mR>mdaÀ`m H$X§~mÀ`m gmdbrVrb Vo Ñí` nmhÿZ Vmo AmVyZ T>diyZgm {ZKmbm.
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hmoVr. {hadm-{ndim \o$g {VÀ`m Vm|S>mVyZ ~mhoa `oV hmoVm. {VÀ`m Kmgë`m OmUmè`m Iwam§Zr O_rZ CH$abr
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Amho.'
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"H¥$îUm H$m{b`mÀ`m{déÕ ~moby ZH$mog.' EH$OU åhUmbm.
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"Aao H¥$îUXodm Ag§ H$m` H$aVmog? em§VoM§ Am`wî`M VodT>§. Ë`mbm Vy H$m` H$aUma? Am`wî`mMr Xmoar
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"{VÀ`m Z[e~mV hoM hmoV§. Ë`mbm H$m ~XbVm `oV§?' Mm¡Wm CX²Jmabm.
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Am{U `emoXm~mB© Vwbm nadmZJr XoVrb H$m`?' nmMdm.
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Amho ao. Ë`mÀ`m ZmXmbm bmJy ZH$moN> ao. _bm Va \$ma ^rVr dmQ>Vo ao.'
H¥$îU gma§ H$mhr em§V _ZmZ§ EoH$V hmoVm. Pmboë`m KQ>ZoMm dma§dma {dMma H$arV hmoVm. ZmJgnm©~Ôb
ho bmoH$ ^` H$m ~miJVmV! EImXm Xwï> gn© _mabm Va Y_© H$gm H$m` {~KS>Vmo? _J Y_© åhUOo
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bmoH$m§Zm EdT>§hr H$g§ H$iV Zmhr?
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{H$VrVar ~ir KoB©b. Agm AÝ`m` AmnU Mmby XoVm H$m_m Z`o. ~mobm _J Vwåhr H$m` H$aUma?'
"Amåhr VwÂ`m~amo~a... AmhmoV.' gmao ~mobbo.
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Agm Ho${dbdmUm àíZ H$ê$Z Vo emoH$m{VaoH$mZo AYmodXZ ~gbo.
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"`_amO H$m{b`mÀ`m énmZo Ambo, Xwga§ H$m`?' Xwgam Jmon AJ{VH$ hmoD$Z ~mobbm.
"Ambo XodmOrÀ`m _Zm, VoWo H$moUmMo MmboZm!' {Vgam Jmon éT>r~Õ dMZ EoH$dyZ Ë`m§Zm Yra XoV
hmoVm.
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¿`m`bm V`ma ZìhVr. Ë`mbm Hw$Ur EH$m eãXmZ§ Xmof XoV ZìhVo. H¥$îUmbm bmoH$m§À`m øm KmUoaS>çm,
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Vmo Z§X~m~mÀ`m Jù`mV nS>bm. Z§XmZr Ë`mbm Odi KoVbo.
"~m~m, gn©X§emZ§ _obobr hr {H$Vdr Jm` Agob?' Ë`mZo YramZo àíZ Ho$bm.
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"_J AmnU ho Ag§M Mmby Úm`M§ H$m`?'
"H¥$îUm! åhUOo Vwbm H$m` åhUm`M§ Amho?' EH$ Jmon gmdYnUo {dMmarV hmoVm.
"H$m{b`mMm Zme Ho$bm nm{hOo.' ÑT> {Zü`mZo H¥$îU ~mobVm Pmbm. nU AZoH$m§Zr ho dmŠ`
EoH$ë`m~amo~a \$mg bmJë`mgmaI§ Ho$b§. _mZm Imbr KmVë`m. H$mZ nH$S>bo. Wmo~mS>rV _mê$Z KoVb§.
"H¥$îUm, MwH$b§ åhU, j_m _mJ H$m{b`mMr!' Hw$UrVar ^rVrZo qH$Mmibm.
"AmVm _mÌ JmoHw$imda A[aï> `oUma! gd©Zme hmoUma!' ~hþVoH$m§À`m _wImVyZ AmdmO Ambm.
"H¥$îUm j_m _mJ!' Z§X~m~m H$mhrgo CJ« ê$n YmaU H$arV AmoaS>bo."JmoHw$idmgr`m§Zmo, _r Vw_À`mgmR>r
Zdm g§Xoe XoVmo Amho.'
{Zad em§VVm ngabr. H¥$îUmMm hm YraJ§^ra AmdmO Ë`mÀ`m öX`J^m©VyZ `oV hmoVm. JmoHw$imVrb
Hw$Umhr ì`ŠVrZo Agm AmdmO EoH$bm ZìhVm. Ë`mVrb A{YH$ma AmË_eŠVrZ§ ^mabobm hmoVm. àË`oH$OU
Amnbr pñWVrJVr {dgê$Z H$mZmV Ord AmUyZ EoH$V hmoVm.
"_r Xwï>{ZXm©bH$, àOmnmbH$ {dîUyMm A§e Amho. {OWo AÝ`m` Amho {VWo ZaH$ Amho. {OW Ý`m` {VWo
ñdJ© Amho. dfm©Zwdf} Am_À`m Jar~ JmB©M§ O~aXñVrZ§ XyY {nD$Z nmogbobm hm H$mign© H$m{b`m hm Mmoa
Amho. Am_À`m JmB©M§ XyY {nÊ`mMm Ë`mbm A{YH$ma ZìhVm.
Am{U Ë`mbm XyY {nD$ XoÊ`mg Á`m JmB© V`ma ZmhrV Ë`m§Zm Vmo X§e H$aVmo. Á`m§M§ XyY {nVmo
Ë`m§À`mdaM CbQ>Vmo. gnm©Mr AdbmX Amho hr. A_¥V_Ywa XyY Ë`m§À`m Vm|S>mV Ohmb Oha hmoV§. Ë`mÀ`m
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H$aÊ`mgmR>rM øm JmoHw$imV OÝ_ KoVbm Amho.'
"H$m{b`m gn© ZmJ Amho. Vwåhr ZmJmMr nyOm H$aVm. åhUyZ Vwåhr Ë`mbm Km~aVm. Amnë`m Ym{_©H$
H$ënZoV Ë`mbm Vwåhr ~gdyZ _moH$io PmbmV. nU hm Y_© Hw$Ur ~Z{dbm. Vmo _r ~Z{dbobm Amho. Omo
g_mOmM§ H$ë`mU H$aVmo Vmo Y_©. Jdir AmhmoV AmnU. JmB©Jwa§ nmiU§ hm Amnbm Y_©. XyYXw^Ë`m§Mm
{dH«$` H$ê$Z AmnU OJVmo. Am_À`m OrdZmMm Y_© JmB©M§ g§JmonZ. AmnU doirM H$m{b`mMm Zme H$ê$Z
øm Y_m©M§ nmbZ H$aU§ Amdí`H$ hmoV§. AmnU Xw~io Pmbmo. H$m{b`mbm ä`mbmo. JmB©Jwa§ _ê$ {Xbr.
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AdVma Amho. eofZmJmÀ`m A§Jmda bmoiUmam. Ë`mbm _r A§WéUmhÿZ A{YH$ qH$_V XoV Zmhr. Ë`mZ§ \$Um
da H$mTy> Z`o åhUyZ AdOS> n¥Ïdr Ë`mÀ`m S>moŠ`mda _rM R>odbr. H$m{b`m hm eofHw$imVrb EH$ ZrM
OZmda! _r gm§JVmo åhUyZ Ë`mbm Zï> H$aÊ`mg V`ma ahm! _r, {dîUyMm AdVma H¥$îU, gm§JVmo åhUyZ!'
gdmªZr hmV OmoS>bo hmoVo. ^m{dH$nUo, AmZ§XmZo H¥$îUmH$S>o nhmV hmoVo. Ë`m§À`m _ZmVrb e§H$m-Hw$e§H$m
Xya Pmë`m hmoË`m. H$mhr§Mo H$moS>çmVyZ ~mhoa nS>bobo Ord S>moù`mVyZ Aly T>miV hmoVo. H¥$îU ~mobm`Mm
Wm§~bm, Vgo gd© ^mamdë`mgmaIo EH$m ñdamV CX²Jmabo,
 "^JdmZ lrH¥$îUmMm O`O`H$ma Agmo!'
"^JdmZ lrH¥$îU {dO`r hmodmo.'
"^JdmZ lrH¥$îU H$s O`!'
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AmdS>br Zmhr; nU Amnë`m ~mobÊ`m_wi§ øm _mUgm§Mm CX²Yma hmoVmo `mMo kmZ hmoD$Z Vmo ZmBbmOmZo Jßn
am{hbm. Amnë`m ~mgarda _Ywa gya AmidrV ñdñW ~gyZ am{hbm. Ë`m ñdénmMo Xe©Z KoD$Z {H$Ë`oH$
YÝ` Pmbo.
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gm_mdbm hmoVm. H¥$îUmbm Hw$R>§ R>ody Am{U Hw$R>o ZH$mo Ago {Vbm Pmbo hmoVo. JmoHw$idm{g`m§Zm dmQ>Umar
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^rVrhr dmQ>V hmoVr. H¥$îUmZ§ H$m{b`mMm ZmX gmoS>mdm, Ë`mMm {dMma Ë`mZ§ H$ê$ Z`o, ZmhrVa Ë`mÀ`mda
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Ë`m§Mm {dœmg hmoVm. Vo Iwemb Amnë`m H$m_Y§ÚmV JH©$ hmoD$Z Jobo.
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Agm`Mm Vmohr ZìhVm. T>dù`m-ndù`m ~¡b§hr ZìhVo. `emoXoÀ`m A§JmVyZ ^rVrMr bmQ> CgiyZ Jobr.
"Ahmo, Amnbm H¥$îU... H¥$îU... Hw$R>§ Zmhr hmo?'
"H$m` åhUVog! H¥$îU KamV Zmhr? nU... Vy Km~ê$ ZH$mog... _r OmVmo... ~ir... ~iram_
AmOy~mOyÀ`m gmè`m Jmonmim§Zm bmR>çmH$mR>çm KoD$Z Mbm åhUyZ gm§J, ni!'
~iram_mÀ`m hmHo$gaer gma§ JmoHw$i Jmon, Jmonmi, Jmonr {_iob Vo eó KoD$Z Ymdbo. AË`§V AYra
hmoD$Z Z§X~m~m, ~iram_, `emoXm~mB© Am{U àOmOZ `_wZoH$S>o Ymd KoV hmoVo.
"S>mohmH$S>o Mbm...' goZmnVr Z§X~m~m.
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{ZKmbo hmoVo. `_wZoMo M_M_Umao nmUr {Xgy bmJbo. ^rVr d CËH§$R>m, Amdoe Am{U A{YaVmnyU© Vo gmao
`_wZoÀ`m S>mohmOdi `oD$Z W~H$bo. g_moa {XgUmao Ñí` {OVHo$ ^`§H$a hmoVo {VVHo$M amo_m§MH$mar hmoVo.
H$X§~mMr amB© H¥$îUmZo Zm§Jê$Z H$mT>br hmoVr. Zm§Jê$Z _moR>_moR>r T>oH$io H$mTy>Z O{_ZrV {~io H$ê$Z
am{hbobo gn©Hw$i H¥$îUmZo CKS> Ho$bo hmoVo d Ë`m gdmªMm Zm§JamÀ`m \$Q>H$mè`mZo {ZH$mb bmdbm hmoVm,
O_rZ Zm§Jê$Z nS>ë`mZo gnmªZm niVm `oV ZìhVo. gd© gnmªZm _maboë`m Ë`m H¥$îUmMm AmdoenyU© Moham
Y_©q~Xy d aŠVq~XyZr ZrbH$_bmgmaIm gwemo{^V {XgV hmoVm. eodQ>r H¥$îUmÀ`m hmVr H$mim H$m{b`m
gmnS>bm hmoVm. ^`H$mar \w$ËH$ma H$aUmè`m Ë`m gnm©Mm nmR>bmJ H$aV H¥$îUmZo Amnë`m aoe_r {nVm§~amZo
Ë`mMm Jim Amdibm hmoVm. Ë`mÀ`m Vmo§S>mVyZ {hado OX© [df JiV hmoVo. H$mù`m
MH$MH$sV a§JmMo Vo OZmda Amnë`m eonQ>rMo VS>mIo _maÊ`mMm à`ËZ H$arV hmoVo. AmH$memV drO
M_H$mdr Ver Ë`mÀ`m A§Jmda H$mVS>r M_M_ H$arV hmoVr. H$m{b`m ZmJmMo Vo AOò YyS>, Ë`mMm Amdoe
Am{U ~mbH¥$îUmMo Vo AO~ gmhg nmhÿZ JmoHw$idm{g`m§Mo S>moio {dñ\$marV Pmbo hmoVo.
 H¥$îUmZo Zm§Ja H$X§~d¥jmbm Q>oHy$Z C^m Ho$bm. eonQ>rH$Sy>Z H$m{b`mbm Amnë`m eoë`mZo Zm§Jambm
~m§YyZ Q>mH$bo Am{U eodQ>r Ë`mMm Jim _moH$im Ho$bm. H$m{b`mZo _hm^`§H$a \$Um H$mT>ë`mZo Ë`mMm Vmo
{dñVma nmM ghm ZmJ\$Ê`m§BVH$m hmoVm. H¥$îU H§$X~mda MT>yZ ~mgar dmOdrV ~gbm. Ë`mMo XmoZ nm`
H$m{b`mÀ`m \$Ê`mda {dgmdbo hmoVo. Amnë`m em§Vr JmB©À`m AmËå`mbm em§Vr {_iÊ`mgmR>r H¥$îU
H$m{b`mÀ`m S>moŠ`mda nm` R>odyZ ~mgar dmOdrV hmoVm. ^rVr Xya Pmbobo JmoHw$idmgr H$X§~m Odi `oD$Z
Ë`m AOò ZmJgnm©bm nmhÿZ Amnë`m _¥V JmB©Jwam§À`m AmR>dUrZo g§VßV hmoV hmoVo. Ë`mÀ`mda ËdofmZo
Ww§H$V hmoVo. H$mhrOU OdiM nS>boë`m Mm~H$mMo \$Q>Ho$ Ë`mbm _marV hmoVo.
H$mhr doimZo H¥$îU H$X§~d¥jmdê$Z Imbr CVabm. H$m{b`mbm Ë`mZo ~§YZ_wŠV Ho$bo Am{U CKS>çmda
Ë`mMm ËdofmZo _wH$m~bm Ho$bm. _wR>rZo Ë`mÀ`m Vm|S>mda, \$Ê`mda JwÔo bJmdyZ Ë`mbm Ooarg AmUbo. Am{U
Ooìhm H$m{b`m {^D$Z niy bmJbm Voìhm Amnë`m epŠVembr bÎmmàhmamZo Ë`mMm Xoh H¥$îUmZo eVe:
{dXrU© H$ê$Z Q>mH$bm.
"~Km _mP§ ~mi H$g§ H$m{b`mÀ`m \$Ê`mda ZmMV§` Vo!' `emoXm AmZ§Xmly nwerV åhUmbr.
"_mPm XmoñV Hw$N>Zm H$m{b`mda ZmMbm!' Q>mù`m dmOdyZ AZoH$ Jmon~mio åhUV hmoVr.
H$m{b`mÀ`m `_nmemVyZ `_wZoMm {H$Zmam gwQ>bm, {ZYm©ñV Pmbm.
~{iam_mZo niV OmD$Z Vmo Zm§Ja Amnë`m Im§Úmda Q>mH$bm, "øm Zm§Jambm _r _aoñVmoda H¥$îUmMr
AmR>dU åhUyZ dmhyZ KoB©Z. Y_©ñWmnZoÀ`m H$m`m©V Xwï>m§Mm Zme H$aÊ`mgmR>r _r Vmo eó åhUyZ dmnaoZ!'
JmoHw$idm{g`m§Zr hmV OmoS>bo hmoVo. Ë`m§Zm CÔoeyZ H¥$îU åhUmbm,
"_r hm namH«$_ Y_©ñWmnZogmR>r Ho$bm. Jdù`m§Mm "JmonmbZ' hm Y_© AmVm g§H$Q>mVyZ gwQ>bm Amho.
Ooìhm Ooìhm _mUgm§À`m OrdZmda {damoYr eŠVtMo g§H$Q> `oB©b Voìhm _r Ë`mMm _wH$m~bm H$aoZ. H$m{b`mMm
Zme hm Y_m©Mm {dO` Amho. _mPo Or{dV H$V©ì` _r ~OmdoZ \$º$ _bm Vw_Mr ^º$s nm{hOo. lÕm
nm{hOo.'
"Am_Mr VwÂ`mda {Zð>m Amho!'
"H¥$îUm Vy AdVmar nwéf Amhog!'
"~mobm ^JdmZ lrH¥$îU H$s O`!'
Xwgè`m {XdgmnmgyZ JmB©Jwao {ZpíM¨V _ZmZo `_wZoÀ`m H$mR>r dmdê$ bmJbr Am{U Amg_§VmV ~mgarMo
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Pmbo hmoVo. Vmo AmO _Ú PmoHy$Z Ambm ZìhVm; nU AYyZ_YyZ EH$M dmŠ` ~aiV hmoVm,
"XodH$sÀ`m Ë`m H$mQ>çm©bm Zmhrgm H$am.'
AmOdaMo H§$gmMo gd© Cnm` dm`m Jobo hmoVo. Ë`mMo Img eyadra H¥$îUmZo MwQ>H$sgago Zmhrgo Ho$bo hmoVo.
nyVZm, AY, ~H$ B. eyam§Zm J_mdyZ H§$g hmV MmoirV ~gbm hmoVm. Vmo AmVm H¥$îUmbm {^D$ bmJbm
hmoVm. åhUyZM Ë`mZo Amnë`m _wËgÔçm§Zm nmMmaU Ho$bo hmoVo.
eodQ>r _wËgÔçm§Zr gm_-Xm_-X§S>-^oXm{X Cnm``moOZm {dMmamV KoD$Z hm ~oV gd© Img eyam§À`mnwT>o
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nS>bobm {XgV hmoVm.
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"H§$gmZ§ Ver `moOZmM Ho$br Amho Z§X_hmamO!'
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bmoH$m§VyZ nÞmg VéU, ~bdmZ Am{U gmhgr dram§Mr {ZdS> Ho$br. H${bH$mimbmhr YmH$ bmdVrb Ago ho
nÝZmg dra AmhoV.'
"Ë`m§Zm H$mhr ~oV nwa{dbm Amho?' Z§X~m~m.
"hmo`, ~oV Agm Amho H$s eaX F$VyVrb nm¡{U©_oÀ`m amÌr Xadfuà_mUo JmoHw$idmgr `_wZoÀ`m
dmid§Q>mV amgZ¥Ë`mMr Am`moOZm H$aVrb. H¥$îUmMr nyOm Pmë`mda Z¥Ë` hmoB©b. Ë`mZ§Va amgbrbm g§nyZ
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KoD$Z ho nÝZmg dra CÎmaamÌr H¥$îUmMm Zme H$aVrb.'
"R>rH$, åhUOo amgZ¥Ë`mMr doi R>abr Amho Va!' Xhm dfm©Mm H¥$îU hgV åhUmbm. Ë`mdoir Vmo Xhm
dfm©Mm Agbm Var Yï>nwï> Am{U ~iH$Q> {XgV hmoVm. Ë`mbm H§$gmÀ`m øm ~oVmM§ H$mhrM {deof dmQ>b§
Zmhr. Z§X~m~m J§^ra Pmbobo nmhÿZ Vmo åhUmbm, "~m~m H$miOr H$aVm`? Vwåhmbm hr nÝZmg dram§Mr
g§»`m _moR>r dmQ>br. Vw_À`m H¥$îUmMo namH«$_ _m`o_wi§ Vwåhr {dgabmV? CR>m, AmVm Vw_Mr PmonoMr doi
Pmbr Amho. eÌyMm {ZH$mb H$gm bmdm`Mm Vo _mP§ _r nmhVmo. H$miOr _wirM H$ê$ ZH$m!'
 Z§X~m~m Amœm{gV Pmbo. åhUmbo, "H¥$îUm VwÂ`m ê$nmZo na_oœa _mÂ`m Kar dmg H$aVmo`. VwPm
{d`moJ _bm ghZ hmoUma Zmhr. Aew^ H$ënZm _mP§ H$mirO nmoIaVmV.'
H¥$îUmÀ`m S>moù`mV Z§X~m~mÀ`m dmËgë``wº$ CX²Jmam§Zr nmUr VaiyZ Job§. Amnë`m ^m½`mMm AmZ§Xhr
Ë`mbm Pmbm. Vmo ghOM ~mobbm, "~m~m, _r na_oœa Zmhr, nU Ë`mhÿZhr ^m½`dmZ Amho. _mZdr ào_mMm
A{YH$mar Pmbobm àË`oH$ nwéf hm _mÂ`m Ñï>rZ§ na_oídaM Amho, Am[U àË`oH$ ór hr XodVm Amho. ho ào_
dmT>V OmÊ`mgmR>r AmnU Xwgè`mgmR>r {OVHo$ à`ËZ H$ê$ {VVHo$ na_nXmMo A{YH$mar hmoD$. _r
JmoHw$idm{g`m§Mm AmZ§XH$Vm© Amho åhUyZM Ë`m§À`mgmR>r _r à`ËZerbhr amhUma Amho. Ë`mgmR>r _bm
Amnbm Am{U H$mH$m§Mm Amerdm©X hdm.'
H¥$îUmZ§ Z§X~m~mZm hmV OmoSy>Z Z_ñH$ma Ho$bm. Ë`m§Zr H¥$îUmbm ào_mdoJmZo N>mVrer KÅ> Yabo. Ë`m§À`m
S>moù`mVyZ Aly dmhmV hmoVo. H§$gmÀ`m Ib~VImÝ`mV AmVm dma§dma Ib~V§ hmoD$ bmJbr. Ë`mMo 50
gmhgr dra {d{dY Aóeóm§Mr AMyH$ _ma{Jar H$aÊ`mM§ à{ejU VÁk ì`ŠVtÀ`m XoIoaoIrImbr AË`§V
JwáVm nmiyZ KoV hmoVo. MmMUrV {XgUmao Xmof gwYmê$Z nwÝhm gamd H$arV hmoVo. ñdV:M§ g§ajU H$moUË`m
H$dMm§Zr, Am`wYm§Zr, Mmb H$ê$Z H$amd§ ho nmhmV hmoVo. nmn_moMZ øm gd© H$m`m©V àm_w»`mZ§ {XgyZ `oV
hmoVo. Vo PQ>V hmoVo. YS>nS>V hmoVo. H§$g Ë`m§Mo n[al_ nmhÿZ WŠH$ Pmbm hmoVm.
gamdmgmR>r amoO gH$mir gy`m}X`m~amo~a ho dra Vmbr_ImÝ`mV hOa hmoV. nmn_moMZ Ë`m§Zm gamd gwê$
H$aÊ`mnydu CnXoemË_H$ ^mfU XoB©.
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eya gmhgr AmhmV. ~{bXmZ H$aÊ`mMr {OÔ Vw_À`mV Amho. Vw_À`m namH«$_mda _hmamOm§Mm nyU© {dœmg
Amho. Vwåhr H¥$îUmM§ d` Xhm dfm©M§ Amho Ag§ _mÌ g_Oy ZH$m. Vmo {H$emoa Agbm Var _hmàVmnembr
dram§Zm bmoidyZ am{hbm Amho. H$moUV§ H$nQ> H$arb Am{U H$gm XJm XoB©b ho gm§JVm `oUma Zmhr. åhUyZ
Ë`mÀ`m XJm~mOrBVH$sM Vw_Mr XjVm _hÎdmMr Amho. AmOda Ë`mZo nyVZm, d¥f^mgya, eH$amgya AmXr
dram§Mm _¥Ë`y KS>dyZ AmUbm Amho. H$m{b`mgma»`m ZmJamOmbm EImXo Jm§Sy>i {MaS>mdo Vgo M|Jê$Z
M|Xm_|Xm Ho$bo Amho. Vmo AdVmar åhUdVmo ñdV:bm. Hw$Ur gm§Jmdo Agobhr, nU qMVm Zmhr. Vwåhr gmdY
ahm. eŠVrnojm `wŠVr dmnam, eÌy YyV© Amho, ho {dgê$ ZH$m. EH$ jU^ahr H¥$îUmMm {dga nSy> XoD$ ZH$m.
nmn_moMZ Amnë`m ^mfUmVrb H¥$îUJm¡adna dmŠ`o R>merdnUo CƒmarV. eodQ>Mo dmŠ` 2-3 doim
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BVŠ`m Vi_irZ§ Vo Cƒmam`Mo H$s EoH$Umè`mda Ë`mMm Mm§Jbm n[aUm_ ìhmdm, Vgm Vmo hmoVhr hmoVm.
nm¡{U©_oÀ`m {Xder gH$mir øm à{ejUmMm g_mamon Pmbm. H§$gmZo gdmªZm Xa~mar [admOmZwgma hmaVwao,
{dS>m-AÎma XoD$Z Ë`m§Mm Jm¡ad Ho$bm. Vmo Ë`m§Zm åhUmbm,
"eya hmo, _bm Vw_À`m H$V©~JmarMm A{^_mZ dmQ>Vmo. Vwåhr Amnë`m _mV¥^y_rÀ`m Jm¡admMo ajH$
AmhmV. Vw_À`m namH«$_mZo Vw_À`m ~oMmirg {nT>çm§M§ H$ë`mU hmoUma Amho. Ooìhm {dO`r hmoD$Z _WwaoV
nmD$b Q>mH$mb Voìhm Xa~mamVrb AgmYmaU dra åhUyZ Vwåhmbm gÝ_m{ZV Ho$bo OmB©b Am{U Ë`mZwgma
Vw_À`m hmVr _moR>çm dVZmÀ`m gZXm {Xë`m OmVrb. H¥$îU hm Amnbm _moR>m eÌy Amho. Ë`mbm {_iUmè`m
bm¡{H$H$ gÝ_mZmZo _mÂ`m Jm¡adgy`m©bm J«hU bmJV Amho. Ë`m J«hUmVyZ, Hw$bH$b§H$mVyZ Am{U _WwaoÀ`m
amÁ`mÀ`m _mZhmZrVyZ Ho$di VwåhrM _wº$ H$ê$ eH$Vm. Vw_À`m `epñdVoMr CX§S> Amem _r ì`º$ H$aVmo.
H¥$îUmMm eÌy XodamO B§Ð Vw_Mo ajU H$amo!'
gd© CnpñWVm§Zr "_hmàVmnr _hmamO H§$gamOmMm {dO` Agmo!' Aer KmofUm _§XñdamV Ho$br.
Ë`mMdoir JmoHw$imV lrH¥$îU AmOÀ`m g_ma§^mÀ`m V`marMr _m{hVr KoV hmoVm. amgZ¥Ë`mVrb `yWnVr
åhUyZ {ZdS> Pmbobo VéU Amnmnë`m JQ>mVrb Zd{eŠ`m§Zm Z¥Ë`, b`, nX{dÝ`mgmMr _m{hVr XoV hmoVo.
gwXm_m, `_wZmXÎm, H$X§~Hw$_ma, ~iam_, dZamO, n|Úm, {H$emoa ho H¥$îU{_Ì Amnë`m JQ>mMo `yWnVr hmoVo.
Xwgè`m ~mOyg d¥Om§JZm b{bVm, gw{MÌm, M§nH$bVm, a§JXodr, gwXodr, Vw§J{dÚm, B§XwaoIm øm `yWoœar
Amnë`m nWH$m§Mr nmhUr H$ê$Z gyMZm XoV hmoË`m, MMm© H$arV hmoË`m, WÅ>m_ñH$arhr _YyZ _YyZ Mmbbr
hmoVr.
"AmVm gd© `yWnVr d `yWoœatZr Z§X~m~m§Zm ^oQ>m`M§ Amho. ~mH$sÀ`m gdmªZr gy`m©ñVm~amo~a `_wZm
ZXrÀ`m dmid§Q>mV nwîn_mbm, nyOmgm{hË` Am{U Q>mi, _¥X§J Zwnya, _moa_wHy$Q>, M§XZ{VbH$ `mgh `m`M§
Amho.' ~iam_mZ§ AÝ` gd© Jmon~mbH$-~m{bH$m§Zm KmbdyZ {Xb§ Am{U H¥$îUmMo na_{_Ì d hþema, MVwa
Aem Jmon~mbH ~m{bH$m§Zm Z§X~m~m§À`m ^oQ>rg dmS>çmÀ`m AmVrb XmbZmV ZoÊ`mV Ambo.
Z§X~m~m ~aoM {dMma_¾ hmoVo, nU `m gd© ~mbZoË`m§Mo Ë`m§Zr hm{X©H$ ñdmJV Ho$bo. J§^ra ñdamV Vo
åhUmbo,
"AmO Vw_À`mda \$ma _moR>r O~m~Xmar `oD$Z nS>br Amho. OrdZmVrb AmZ§X Vwåhr Cn^moJm`Mm nU
gmdYnUo. "ag: CËnÚVo `ñ_mV²' Á`mVyZ ag qH$dm AmZ§X {Z_m©U hmoVmo AWdm "agmZm§ g_yh' AmZ§XmMo
gå_rbZ Agm hm amgmoËgd AmOdaÀ`m ~o^mZnUo Vwåhmbm gmOam H$aVm `oUma Zmhr. CË\w$ëb
_{„H$mnwînm§À`m Yw§X dmgmV d«O_§S>i hadyZ OmB©b Va Ë`mbm ewÕrda `oUo nadS>Uma Zmhr. eaXF$VyVrb
øm AmOÀ`m ZdM§{ÐHo$V H§$gmÀ`m ì`{º$ÛofmMm {dIma ^abm Amho. bmoH$Vm§{ÌH$ emgZmbm hþHy$_ehmZo
{Xbobo ho AmìhmZ _moS>mb VaM ^{dî`H$mbrZ amgmoËgd {ZîH$b§H$ d {dewÕ hmoVrb. d«O_§S>imÀ`m
AmYmañV§^m§Zmo, H¥$îUmgmR>r, Vw_À`m {_ÌmgmR>r Vwåhr Amnë`m godm gmXa H$am. H¥$îU Hw$Ur _hmnwéf åhUyZ
Zìho Va JmoHw$imVrb `wdmeº$sMm Vmo EH$ A{^Þ A§e Amho. åhUyZ Vwåhr Xj ahm. bmoH${Zð>m hr
ì`{º${Zð>ohÿZ _hmZ AgVo ho AmnU bmoH${Zð>oMm _mJ© gmoSy>Z ì`º$s{Zð>oMo WmoVm§S> _mO{dUmè`m H§$gmbm
XmIdyZ XoD$! {dO` Vw_MmM Amho!'
H¥$îUmgh gdmªZr Z§X_hmamOm§Zm Z_ñH$ma Ho$bm. Ë`m§Zr gdmªZm ew^qMVZna Amerdm©X {Xbm Am{U gmao
Amnmnë`m V`marbm bmJbo.
gd© _wbo Joë`mda H¥$îU Z§X~m~m§Zm åhUmbm,
"~m~m, _r EH$ {dMma AmnUmnwT>o R>ody BpÀN>Vmo.' H¥$îU AOrOrÀ`m ñdamV ~mobV hmoVm. Z§XmZm
Ë`mÀ`mH$S>o bj ÚmdoM bmJbo.
"~mim, Vwbm H$m` åhUm`M§ Amho Vo _bm H$ib§ nU...'
"Vwåhmbm H$g§ H$ib§?' OdiM `emoXm ~gbr hmoVr Vr Z amhdyZ _Ü`oM ~mobbr.
"_r øm JmoHw$i-bmoH$g_yhmMm Xj godH$ Amho. H$moU H$m` åhUVmo ho Z H$iyZ {ZXmZ _mP§ Var
MmbUma Zmhr.'
"_J gm§Jm ~Ky H¥$îU H$m` åhUUma hmoVm Vo!' Z§XnËZr amo{hUr `emoXoÀ`m eoOmarM ~gbr hmoVr. Vr
{dZmoXmZo åhUmbr.
"Vwåhr ~m~m§er n¡O bmdy ZH$m. Vwåhmbm Vo ZŠH$s hadVrb.' H¥$îUmZ§ Z§X~m~mÀ`m ~mOyZo Amnbo _V
Zm|X{dbo.
 "H¥$îUm Vy Oamgm Wm§~, ~Ky`m Vo H$m` åhUVmV Vo.'
XmoKtZr CËgmhmZo H¥$îUmbm AmdarV Z§X~m~mH$S>o _moMm© di{dbm.
jU^a em§V amhÿZ Z§X~m~m H¥$îUmbm åhUmbo, "nU, Vy åhUVmog Ë`mbm _mPm VyV© Var hmoH$ma Zgob!'
"~m~m, Amnbr BÀN>m' H¥$îUmMm {dag Pmbm.
"H¥$îUm, Vwbm _mhrV Amho, H$er g§H$Q>o `oVmhoV. Ë`mV AmnU Omo hmoB©b Vmo Ìmg ghZ H$ê$`m. nU
bmoH$m§Zm Ìmg hmoB©b Ago H$mhr H$aVm H$m_m Z`o.'
`emoXobm Am{U amo{hUrbm H$imdo åhUyZ Z§X åhUmbo,
"amgmoËgdmV Oo àma§{^H$ nyOZ AmnU H¥$îUmMo H$aVmo Vo Ë`mg _mÝ` Zmhr. Vmo åhUVmo {H$emoad`rZ gd©
~mbH$m§Mo H$m¡VwH$ Ë`m {Xder
nyOoÀ`m {Z{_ÎmmZo ìhmdo. bmoH$^mdZoMm AmXa H¥$îUmBVH$m H$moU H$arb? nU AmnU H¥$îUmda BVH§$
ào_ H$aVmo H$s ~ñg! Ë`m_wio nyOoMm gd© Jm¡ad H¥$îUmbm {_imdm Ag§ AmOda _bm dmQ>b§. hm _moh
ì`pŠVnyOoH$S>o ZoUmam Amho. Vmo _r gmoS>Uma Amho nU ømdfu Zmhr. øm dfuMr pñWVr doJir Amho. `oË`m
dfm©nmgyZ H¥$îUmÀ`m gyMZoMm _r AmXa H$aoZ.'
"~m~m, Vw_Mr O~m~Xmar _bm H$iVo. nU _bm EH$ g§Yr Úm. gdmªÀ`m jo_Hw$ebmMr H$miOr _mPr
amhrb. nU EH$ df© hm \$ma _moR>m {db§~ Amho. bmoH$H$ë`mUmMr àË`oH$ ~m~ Ëd[aV ìhmdr Ag§ _bm
Zoh_rM dmQ>V§. _mZdmÀ`m gwYmaUobm bmImo dfm©Mm H$mbmdYr _wimV bmJbobmM Amho. Ë`mV
OmUË`mZthr OmUyZ~wOyZ Cera Ho$bm Va gwYmaUobm Amnb§ eodQ>M§ nmD$b Q>mH$Ê`mMrg§Yr OJmÀ`m
A§Vmn`ªV {_iUma Zmhr. œmg KoÊ`mV Amboë`m AS>Wù`mgmaI§ _bm ho VS>\$S>m`bm bmdUma§ Amho
~m~m.'
"~g, H¥$îUm, _bm H$imb§. VwÂ`m BÀN>o{déÔ _r H$Yr ZìhVmo. Am{U H$Yr ZgoZ, VwÂ`m~amo~a
JmoHw$imVrb gd© {H$emoad`rZ ~mbH$m§Mr nyOm H$ê$Z amgmoËgdmMm àma§^ hmoB©b!'
"~m~m, Vwåhr Wmoa AmhmV!' Z§XmZm H¥$îUmZo AmZ§XmZo {_R>r _mabr.
gy`m©ñV Pmbm. CÝhmMr CîUVm `_wZoÀ`m dmiyVM WmoS>r {e„H$ hmoVr. Vmoda gmao dmid§Q> a§Jr~oa§Jr
dóm§Zr ZQ>boë`m OZg_yhmZo JO~Obo hmoVo. Ë`m§À`m CËgmhmbm `pËH¨${MVhr Jmb~moQ> Z bmJÊ`mMr
I~aXmar Z§X~m~m§Zr KoVbr hmoVr. Ë`m_wio JmoHw$idmgr Zoh_rà_mUo ZmM-JmUo, Jßnm-Jmoï>r, {dZmoX-
{dS>§~Z `mV _íJyb hmoD$Z Jobo hmoVo. gdmªZr M§XZ{VbH$, \w$bm§À`m _mim, gwdm{gH$ _{„H$mnwînm§À`m
JOè`m§Zr dmVmdaU gwJ§{YV ~Z{dbo hmoVo. _¥X§J d Pm§O, V§~moao d ~mgarMo {MÎmmH$f©H$ {ZZmX {ZKy bmJbo
hmoVo. EH$m ~mOyg {d{dY {_ï>mÞ d Xw½Yno`m§Mr ì`dñWm H$aÊ`mV Ambr hmoVr. ~aoM a{gH$ {VWo MH$am
Q>mHy$Z AmñdmX KoV hmoVo. bhmZ _wbo _moa_wHw$Q>, {nVm§~a, M§XZ{VbH$ bmdyZ JXuV Amnë`m _mVm-{nË`mMo
H$m¡VwH$mMo eãX EoH$V {\$aV hmoVr. gd©OU Amnë`m nmoambm H¥$îU ZmdmZoM hmH$ _marV hmoVo. EH$m ~mOyg
amgZ¥Ë`mMr V`mar Mmby hmoVr. dmid§Q>mÀ`m Xwgè`m ~mOybm XmoZ gw§Xa V§~y bmdbo hmoVo. Z¥Ë`nQy> ~m{bH$m
VoWo Amnbr doe^yfm H$arV hmoË`m.
EH$ àha amÌ Pmbr. Ad¿`m JmoHw$imda Ho$ear XwYmMm _hmnya bmoQ>ë`mgmaIo Mm§XUo ngabo hmoVo.
`_wZoÀ`m em§V OimV _mgmoù`m§Mr M_M_ hmoV hmoVr. H$mR>mdarb dmid§Q>mV Jmon~mim§Zr "H¥$îUnyOm'
Ama§^br hmoVr. H¥$îUm~amo~a AZoH$ ~mbHo$ nyOoMo H$m¡VwH$ AZw^drV hmoVr. Yyn-XrnmXr nyOmàH$ma Pmbo.
Z¡doÚmMo noT>o-bmSy> ~mbH¥$îUmbm ImD$ KmbyZ àgmXmMr VmQ>o gd©Ì {\$abr. dmid§Q>mV am§Jm§Zr ~gyZ àgmX
`WoÀN> à_mUmV ImD$Z d«O_§S>i V¥á Pmbo. {VH$S>o àmW©Zm-JrVm§Mo _Ywa ñda ór-nwéf Jm`H$ _§X ñdamV
dmÚm§À`m b`rV JmV hmoVo. `_wZoMm {H$Zmam AmO hfm}Ë\w$„ Pmbm hmoVm.
amgZ¥Ë`mÀ`m àma§^mMr e§I$ dmOdyZ gyMZm {Xbr Jobr. JmoHw$idmgr EH$m _hm_§S>imH¥$VrV ~gbo. _Ymo_Y
lrH¥$îU ñWmZmnÞ hmoD$Z ~mgardmXZ H$ê$ bmJVmM ZV©H$ Jmon Am{U Ë`m§À`m ghMar-nËZr Jmonr `m§Zr
Amnmnbr _§S>bo H$ê$Z lrH¥$îUbrbm§Mo gm_y{hH$ JrVJm`Z H$ê$ bmJbo. `yWnVr d `yWoœar àË`oH$ ZV©H$mg
_moa{ngm§Mm _wHw$Q>, {d{dY \w$bmnmZm§Mo gw§Xa Jw§\$bobo H$bmË_H$ hma XoV hmoVo. Ë`m§À`m hmVr Z§Va
M§XZ{VbH$mÀ`m gwdU©Wmù`m XoÊ`mV Amë`m. Á`m§Zm _moa_wHw$Q> {_imbo ZmhrV Aem ZV©H$m§Zm Ë`m§Zr
M§XZ{VbH$ bmdbo d am¡ß`H$bemVrb gwJ§Yr ÐdmZo hmV YwVbo. g§Ho$VeãXmZo "gd© R>rH$'Mm g§Xoe
`yWnVr-
`yWoœarH$Sy>Z Z§X~m~mn`ªV nmoMbm Am{U Z¥Ë` gwê$ Pmbo. dmÚd¥§XmMr CÎm_ gmW Am{U CËgmhmZr
Amog§S>Umao nXÝ`mg øm§Zr S>moù`mMo nmaUo {\$Q>mdo Aer J§_V AmUbr. ào_^amZo ~ohmoe Pmbobr àË`oH$
Jmonr Amnë`m nVrbm lrH¥$îUê$nmVM nhmV hmoVr. VoM _wHw$Q>, VoM {nVm§~a, VrM nwîn_mbm, VrM ~mgar.
bm{S>H$nUo Ë`m "H¥$îUm, H¥$îUXodm' åhUyZ Amnë`m nVtZm g§~mo{YV hmoË`m. lrH¥$îU _mÌ gd©
ZV©H$_§S>bmÀ`m _Ymo_Y ~mgarda amJm§Mr gwamdQ> Aer dmOdrV hmoVm H$s, EoH$Umam Xoh^mZ {dgê$Z
Omdm. gmam Amg_§V Ë`m doUyÜdZrZo ^mê$Z Jobm hmoVm.
Vmg-XrS> VmgmÀ`m øm Z¥Ë`mZ§Va {Q>nar Z¥Ë` gwê$ Pmbo. Ë`mAmYr gd© `yWnVr Z§X~m~mOdi
Amnmnë`m OmJr ~gbo. [Q>nar Z¥Ë`mMo {d{dY àH$ma nyU© Pmbo. eodQ>Mm àH$ma Ooìhm ÐþVb`rV gwê$ Pmbm
Voìhm ZV©H$ ór-nwéfm§À`m b`~Õ hmbMmbtZr àojH$d¥§X V„rZ Pmbm. Ë`mMdoir {dfmar M§XZ{VbH$mZo
~ohmoe Pmboë`m H§$gmÀ`m bmoH$m§Zm Img V§~yV hb{dÊ`mV Ambo.
AmVm Jmo\$ Z¥Ë` gwê$ hmoÊ`mMr gyMZm {_imbr. {Q>nar Z¥Ë` H$aUmao àojH$d¥§XmV gm_rb Pmbo.
gßVa§Jr Xmoam§Mo Q>moH$ Yê$Z H«$_mZo Vo Hw$eb ZV©H$ Jw§\$V hmoVo. n|Úm hm JmoHw$imVrb EH$ {dZmoXdra hmoVm.
Vmo gdmªZm AmoaSy>Z gm§JV hmoVm,
"OrdZmMm Jmon nVr-nËZtZr {_iyZ H$m¡eë`mZo Jw§\$m`Mm AgVmo. MyH$ Pmbr H$s \$mg ~gbmM nhm.'
Ë`mZo niV OmD$Z nyU© hmoV Amboë`m Jmo\$mV S>moHo$ KmVbo. _mZoda XmoZ-Mma XmoatMo doT>o nS>ë`mda Vmo
Ho$H$mQy> bmJbm. ZV©H$m§Zr CbQ> Z¥Ë` H$ê$Z Ë`m§Mr gwQ>H$m Ho$ë`mda Vmo åhUy bmJbm,
"~m~m§Zmo Am{U ~m`mZmo, OrdZmV _mÌ Ago CbQ>o OmD$Z _mZJyQ> gwQ>V ZgVo åhUyZ gmdY ahm.'
gmao hgV hgV Ë`mMm CnXoe EoH$V hmoVo. {H$Ë`oH$ ~mß`m§Zr Amnë`m ~m`H$m§Zm "EoH$b§g H$m n|Úm
H$m` åhUVmo Vo!' Ago IwUmdyZ gm§{JVbo Va H$mhr ~m`m§Zr Amnë`m ~mß`m§Zm T>mogbyZ "EoH$m Vo' åhQ>b§.
Jmo\$ gwQ>bm; Am{U g§doXZerb _mUgo gwQ>Ho$Mm {Z:œmg Q>mHy$Z _moH$ir Pmbr.
nhmQ>oMm Jma dmam dmhÿ bmJbm. M§Ð ~amM H$bbm. qnJim njr ZXrH$mR>À`m d¥jamOrVyZ ~moby
bmJbo. Hw$ŠHw$Q> Amady bmJbo. nmonQ>m§Mo dmQ> MwH$bobo Wdo Cƒ AmdmOmV ~mobV erK«JVrZo Amnë`m
KaQ>çm§À`m {Xem AmH«$_y bmJbo. H$mhr CËgmhr JmoHw$idm{g`m§Zr amÌ g§nbr åhUyZ `_wZoV CS>r _mê$Z
ñZmZhr CaH$bo.
nwÝhm EH$Xm gmè`m§Zr ì`dpñWV n§ŠVr Ho$ë`m. Ja_ Ho$ear XyY dmQ>bo OmD$ bmJbo. Z§X~m~m,
`emoXm_mVm, amo{hUr_mVm, lrH¥$îU Am{U ~bam_ XyY dmQ>V hmoVo. AmJ«hnyd©H$ Xw½YnmZ H$adrV hmoVo.
hmñ`-{dZmoX Mmby hmoVo. amgZ¥Ë`mMr gm§JVm amgH«$sS>oZo hmoÊ`mMr doi Ambr. _wbo, _wbr `m§Zm KoD$Z
lrH¥$îU-~bam_ {d{dY Ioi IoiÊ`mV X§J Pmbo Am{U Ë`m§Mr _mVm{nVao Hw§$OdZmV {dgmdbr. gwI-
Xw:ImÀ`m g§dmXmV hadyZ Jobr. lr H¥îUmÀ`m M[aÌmV Ë`m§Zm {dlm§Vr-bm^ KS>o.
Zo_Š`m ømMdoir {VH$S>o bm§~ H$m{b`m-S>mohmÀ`m ~mOyg Ë`m nÞmg H§$gdram§Zm ^S>m¾r XoÊ`mV Ambm
hmoVm. Ë`mÀ`m Ádmbm§H$S>o H$moUmMohr bj OmD$ Z`o Agm ~§Xmo~ñV Z§X~m~m§Zr Ho$bm hmoVm. JmoHw$imdarb
EH$ _hmg§H$Q> _moR>çm `wº$sZo Xya Pmbo hmoVo. øm H$mZmMr I~a Ë`m H$mZmg bmJbr ZìhVr.
gH$mi Pmbr. amÌ^amÀ`m OmJ«UmZo gmao JmoHw$i AmVm JmT> Pmonr Jobo hmoVo. nU Jmo{nH$m§Zm PmonyZ Hw$R>bo
Mmbm`bm. Ë`m JmB©Jwam§À`m Ymam H$mT>Uo, Xhr KwgiUo, gS>m-gmadU B. H$m_mV n|Jwiboë`m pñWVrV
bmJyZ am{hë`m hmoË`m. Xwgar Hw$Ur ^oQ>br H$s, Ë`m§Mm g§dmX ìhm`Mm.
"{H$Vr a§Jbr Zmhr amgH«$sS>oMr amÌ?'
"AJ§ ñdV: ^JdmZ lrH¥$îU ì`dñWoV Agë`mda Z a§Jm`bm H$m` Pmb§ amÌrbm?'
"Am_Mo lrH¥$îU AOyZ CR>m`Mo AmhoV!'
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ZmhrV.'
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"Zmhr, EH$ VmaIobm naV H$aVmo.'
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H$nmQ>mVyZ.'
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{Xgb§ Agmd§.
"Ho$ìhm Ho$br hmoVrg?'
"Aao ~m~m XmoZ df} Pmbr, _bm ~g ñQ>m°nda hr gmnS>br. Hw$UmMr Var Agob åhUyZ AmVmn`ªV
Amåhr dmQ> nm{hbr. nonamV Om{hamVgwÕm {Xbr. nU Hw$Ur Amb§ Zmhr.'
ñdê$n _mÂ`mH$S>o ~KyZ _moR>_moR>çmZo hgy bmJbm. S>m|JamVyZ EImXm W§S> nmÊ`mMm Pam PiPi H$arV
dmhV Agë`mgmaIm! _bm Ë`mM§ hgU§ EoHy$Z J§_V dmQy> bmJbr.
"Vwbm Ia§ gm§Jy ñdê$n! hr MoZ _r {dH$m`bm H$mT>UmaM ZìhVmo. AmVm ~m`H$moMm AmJ«h åhUyZ
AmUbr.'
"H$m? hr MoZ R>odyZ H$m` H$aUma hmoVmg?'
 "Aao ~m~m Vy lr_§V Amhog åhUyZ Vwbm Am_M§ _mZgemñÌ H$iUma Zmhr; nU øm MoZMm _bm EH$
_mZ{gH$ AmYma hmoVm. Vgm g§gmamMm JmS>m Amåhr aS>VIS>V AmoT>VmoM nU Ë`m AmoT>mVmUrbm gm_Ï`©
nwa{dÊ`mM§ H$m_ hr MoZ AmOn`ªV H$arV Ambr Amho. AmH$me \$mQ>ë`mgmaI§ dmQ>b§ Va øm MoZ_wio Vo
{edb§ Om`M§. nU Vo OmD$ Xo! WmoS>Š`mV hr MoZ åhUOo {ZamYmamMm AmYma hmoVr.'
"ImoQ>r AgyZ gwÕm!' J§^ranUo ñdê$n ~mobbm.
"H$m` åhUmbmg? MoZ ImoQ>r Amho?'
"AgoZm ImoQ>r; nU Vr Iam AmYma Pmbr hmoVrM Zm, VwÂ`m _Zmbm Yra XoVmZm!'
"ñdê$n, {_Ìm MoîQ>m ZH$mo Zm!'
"R>rH$! hr {dHy$Z {H$Vr n¡go `oVrb Ag§ Vwbm dmQ>b§ hmoV§?'
"gmoÝ`mMm Xa nmM hOma Agë`m_wio VrZ gmS>oVrZ hOma `oVrb Ag§ dmQ>b§ hmoV§ nU Vr ImoQ>r Amho
åhUVmog Zm?'
"Zmhr Or dñVy _mÂ`m {_ÌmÀ`m _Zmbm AmYma XoUmar Amho Vr ImoQ>r Agbr Var Iar Amho. åhUyZ Vy
EH$ H$m_ H$a, ho n¡go Ko, gmS>oVrZ hOma Vwbm O_bo Va naV H$a, nU hr MoZ Kar R>od. d{hZtZm gm§J hr
H$Yrhr {dH$m`Mr Zmhr åhUyZ. nU Hw$Umbmhr Vr ImoQ>r Amho åhUyZ gm§Jy ZH$mog. AJXr Amnë`m
ñdV:À`m _ZmbmgwÕm. Om OnyZ R>od Om.'
_r Vr MoZ {IemV OnyZ R>odbr Am{U Zdo Mßnb ¿`m`bm ey _mQ>©H$S>o dibmo; nU _Z Xw:Ir Pmb§
hmoV§.
ImoQ>çmMm AmYmahr AmVm _bm Var KoVm `oUma ZìhVm. PmH$br _yR> CKSy>Z Vr "bmImMr Zmhr'
"\w$H$mMr Amho' ho kmZ _bm ^mOyZ H$mT>rV hmoV§.

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_mPr nËZr Am{U _r "H$mopëS´>¨H$ hmD$g' _Ü`o n«doe H$aUma VmoM ~m~yamd {Xgbo. Ë`m§Mo bj _r
PQ>H$Z _mÂ`mH$S>o doYyZ KoVbo.
"Ahmo @@ ew@H$ ~m~yam @ d!' Ahmo BH$S>o... ~m~yamd @!
"Amo hmo Vwåhr hmo`...'
"_J Vwåhmbm H$m` dmQ>b§? ~a§ JmS>rM§ H$g§? AmO {VWr Hw$R>br?'
"AmO Jwédma Zd_r Zm?'
"hmo` nU JmS>r?'
"JmS>r AJXr Amo Ho$...'
"~«oH$-{~H$ Oam ì`dpñWV h§... AbrH$S>o _oQ>°S>moaMo AnKmV {H$Vr hmoVmhoV dmMVm` Zm?'
"Ë`mMr qMVm ZH$mo... CÚm {ZKUma Zm?'
"Zmhr... _mP§ EH$ AOªQ> H$m_ {ZKmb§` hmo...'
"_r gm§Jy H$m` Vo? À`m`bm nU ~m~yamd `oVmo åhUyZ MwH${dVm` bjmV R>odm Am{U Vohr EH$m
_mUgmÀ`m grQ>À`m n¡emM§ ZwH$gmZ Q>imd§ åhUyZ...'
Zmhr... Ia§M Zmhr... d{hZr Vwåhr gm§Jm... _r Vgm _Zwî` Amho H$m?
Vr nQ>H$Z ~mobyZ Jobr... "N>o hmo ~m~yamd Vgo ZmhrV h§... nU n¡gm hmM Ë`m§Mm na_oída Amho ho _mÌ
Ia§...'
"~a§ ~m~yamd VoìhT>§ JmS>rM§ gpìh©qgJ...'
Ë`mMr H$miOr ZH$mo... H$Q>Vm H$Q>Vm ~m~yamd ~mobbo.
"XmoZ AmBñH«$s_... qgJb h§...'
"gmYo H$m`?'
"hmo ao... ~m~m... \«y$Q> Oobr dJ¡ao Amåhmbm Hw$R>b§ nadS>m`bm?'
"AmBñH«$r_ ImVm ImVm ~mhoa nmhV hmoVmo. _YyZM ~mB©gmho~m§H$S>o nhmV hmoVmo. g_moaM EH$ àeñV,
gd©gmo`rZr`wŠV Ag§ ãb°H${bñQ>mV Zm|XÊ`mbm`H$ bm°O hmoV§ Ë`mÀ`m àdoeÛmamH$S>o bj XoV hmoVmo.'
AMmZH$ _mP§ AmBñH«$s_M Pmb§. _r _mÂ`m ~m`H$moÀ`m nm`mbm nm`mZo Xm~bo. bm°OÀ`m XmamVyZ
~mhoa nS>Umè`m EH$m ñÌrH$S>o bj doYdbo.
"Vr ~mB© ~K. ~KyZ R>od... hH$sH$V Z§Va gm§JVmo.'
{VÀ`m Vm|S>Mr Md Jobr Agmdr. am{hbob§ AmBñH«$s_ {VZ§
pŠdZmB©Z KoVë`mgmaI§ Imëb§. añË`mdê$Z OmVmZm dma§dma àíZ{MÝhm§{H$V _wÐoZ§ Vr _mÂ`mH$S>o nmhÿ
bmJbr. _r JmoîQ> OwidrV hmoVmo.
"Vr ~mB©... bm°O_YyZ ~mhoa nS>bobr... ømdoir gm`§H$miÀ`m 7-8 À`m gw_mamg {VWo H$embm Jobr
Agob? A§XmO H$a!'
"H$m` ~mB© _bm gm§JVm `oUma!'
""AJ§ AmOH$mb ehamV Ka§XmO pñÌ`m H$mhr R>am{dH$ bm°Oda R>am{dH$ doir OmD$Z doí`m
ì`dgm`mM H$aVmV. bm°Odmbo H${_eZ Var XoVmV qH$dm ^mS>o Var AmH$maVmV. Ë`mdoir H$mhr H$m_
Agë`mMr g~~ Zdè`mbm gm§JVmV Am{U hm Y§Xm H$aVmV. M¡Zrbm n¡gm {_iVmo Am{U dmgZoMr AmJ
W§S> H$aVmV.''
"Ahmo nU Ë`m ~mB©M§ H$m`?'
"AJ§ Vr ~mB© _mÂ`m {_ÌmÀ`m KamV `oVo. {VW§ gm§JVo AmnU ~±Ho$V ñ_m°b gopìh¨½O_Ü`o H$m_ H$aVo
åhUyZ {_ÌmMr nËZr hr ~mB© Joë`mda Vm|S> \$mQ>oñVmoda ñVwVr H$aV hmoVr {VMr. {~Mmao ^moio bmoH$ {H$Vr
bm¡H$a \$gVmV Zmhr.'
"H$moU ^moio?'
"AJ§ Vr {_ÌmMr ~m`H$mo. øm ~`oMr OrdZ H$Wm Ho$dT>r CXmÎm a§JmZr a§JdrV hmoVr. H$m` åhUo {hMm
ào_{ddmh Pmbm Voìhm Vr XhmdrV hmoVr. Zdam _wbImMm Amier {ZKmbm. {edm` EH$ Xra Am{U XmoZ
bhmZ ZU§Xm. øm ~`oZ§ åhUo Ë`m XmoKtZm Amnë`mOdiM§ Agob Zgob Vo IM© H$ê$Z CO{db§. Mm§Jë`m
{R>H$mUr nS>ë`m Ë`m. bhmZ [Xambm _moR>m Ho$bm. {eH${dbm. WmoS>r O_rZ hmoVr Vr {dHy$Z H$mog© {Xbm
Mm§Jbm. ZmoH$ar bmdbr Am{U Ë`mbm g§gmambm bmdbm. Vmo åhUVmo` åhUo, "d{hZr Vwåhr Am{U XmXm
_mÂ`mH$S>o `oD$Z ahm. Vw_À`m nmoam§Zm Var _mÂ`mOdi R>odm.
_r Ë`m§Zm {eH$drZ. Vw_Mo CnH$ma \o$S>Vm `oUma ZmhrV; nU H$mhrVar Ho$ë`mM§ g_mYmZ _bm {_iob.
nU åhUo {hZ§ Ë`m JmoîQ>rbm ZH$ma {Xbm. ~±Ho$V Ag§ H$m_ H$aVo åhUo. WmoS>o n¡go {_iVmV Ë`mVM ^mJdVo.
Zdè`mbm AmR>dS>çmbm Xmê$ Am{U _m§g Úm`bm bmJVo. WmoS>Š`mV åhUOo gVr gm{dÌrMm Zdm AdVma.'
"Am{U bm°Oda H$embm Ambr hmoVr _J?'
"AJ§ Hw$R>b§ H$m` Hw$R>b§ H$m`? EH$ ^mgdm`M§ Am{U EH$ H$am`M§.'
"Ahmo ~Km ZmhrVa Vw_À`m {_ÌmbmM AmoT>ob Omù`mV.'
"hmo` ~wdm H$m` gm§JVm `oV§`? Aem ZH$mo Ë`m MmoMbo H$aUmè`m ~m`H$m øm. {H$aH$moi
{JèhmBH$mEodOr "hmobgobM' gwê$ H$am`À`m!'
"Am{U {_ÌmMr ~m`H$mo ^moir Amho åhUVm` Zm?'
"^moirM H$s ZmhrVa øm ~`oM§ nwamU _bm ^m{dH$nUo gm§JV am{hbr AgVr H$m`?'
"Vwåhr OmD$ ZH$m hmo Ë`m {_ÌmÀ`m Kar!'
"H$m? _bm {VWo ^oQ>ob åhUyZ...'
"ZmhrVa H$m`... hbH$Q> AgVmV Aem ~m`H$m.'
"Ë`mV H$mhr e§H$mM Zmhr åhUm. AmVm nmøb§ Zmhrg? YS>YS>rV Ë`m _°ZoOaOdi ~mobV C^r hmoVr.
Z§Va ~wa»`mgmaIm nXa H$mTy>Z H$er ~mhoa nS>br PQ>H$Z! Aem g§Ü`mH$miÀ`m doir bm°Odê$Z ~mhoa
nS>Vo ømMm doJim AW© H$m`? H$m {dMmê$ Ë`m _mbH$mbm EH$Xm, H$m {VÀ`m Zdè`mbmM {dMmê$?'
"Mbm Jßn, Vwåhmbm ZH$mo Ë`m g§H$Q>mV nS>m`M§ Amho H$m`?'
 "hmo` ~wdm Aem ^mZJS>rV hëbr Hw$Ur nS>V ZmhrV. ZmhrVa Ë`m§À`m_mJÀ`m J±Jer _wH$m~bm Var
H$amdm bmJVmo.'
"Va _moR>o ~«yg brM Zm Vwåhr.'
"AJ§ ~«yg br H$gbm? hmS>§ g¡b ìhm`Mr {ZîH$maU!'
Vmoda Ka Amb§. {df` ~§X Pmbm.
Xwgè`m {Xder EH$mXer. _r {ZO©bm EH$mXer VodT>r H$aVmo. Mmodrg EH$XemM§ \$i {hÀ`mVM
gm_mdë`mÀ`m emñÌ-dMZmda _mPr lÕm Amho. ømdfu nËZrMr BÀN>m åhUyZ KaÀ`m gdmªZmM {ZO©bm
EH$mXer{Z{_Îm n§T>anya `mÌm KS>{dÊ`mMm ~oV Ho$bm hmoVm. Xe_rÀ`m amÌr ~m~yamdm§Mr _ooQ>°S>moa Ambr.
gH$min`ªV n§T>anya. XodXe©Z Pmb§ H$s n§T>anwamV WmoS>§ {\$ê$Z Amåhr naVUma hmoVmo.
_oQ>°S>moa {ZKmbr. dmQ>oV {Zå_m-A{YH$ àdmg gwIê$nnUo nma nS>ë`mda amÌr 10&& AH$amÀ`m
gw_mamg _mÌ WmoS>m I§S> nS>bm. añË`mV n§T>anya Eg.Q>r. ~§X nS>bobr {Xgbr. Eg. Q>r. S´m`ìhaZ§ _oQ>°S>moa
Wm§~dbr. S´>m`ìham§Mr ~mobUr Mmby Pmbr. _r {IS>H$sMm nS>Xm CKSyZ Eg. Q>r. àdmem§Mo Mohao nmhÿ
bmJbmo. Aao hr ~`m Eg. Q>r. V, n§T>anyabm H$s H$m`? VrWm©À`m {R>H$mUrgwÕm!... AMmZH$ {VZ§
_mÂ`mH$S>o nmøb§. hgbr. _rhr ZH$iV hgyZ Jobmo Am{U nQ>H$Z nËZr gmho~m§H$S>o nmøb§... Vr nwÝhm
hgV hmoVr. H$mhr H$m AgoZm nañÌrÀ`m hmñ`mbm à{VgmX Z XoÊ`mBVH$m _r eya Zmhr ho nwÝhm {gÕ Pmbo.
_r _mÂ`m J¥hXodVoH$S>o EH$ H$Q>mj Q>mH$bm. {VMo S>moio ñdßZ nhmV AgmdoV.
"Vr OmJm AgVr Va ZŠH$sM _bm S>moio {_MH$mdyZ åhUmbr AgVr.' "Ahmo hr ~`m H$embm Mmbbr`
n§T>arbm?'
, Zdgo Am{U Jdgo...' _r ZŠH$s ømM eãXmV ~mobbmo AgVmo.'
"{hbm {VW§ Am{U H$m` Jdgm`M§`².'
"Oo {Vbm Jdgm`M§` VoM.'
"Ahmo, nU nm§Sw>a§J OmB©b n§T>anya gmoSy>Z!'
"_J {hMr H$am`Mr {VW§ nyOm...'
"hm±... _J _mÌ JXu Iyn hmoB©b.'
ZŠH$s Ag§M _r ~mobbmo AgVmo...
M§Ð^mJoM§ ñZmZ H$ê$Z Vwbgr-Xim{X nyOm gm{hË` KoVb§. qMVm hmoVr XodXe©ZmMr. ~m`H$mobm åhQ>b§
Vy pñÌ`m§Mr ~mar nH$S> Vmoda AmoiIrMm EH$ Moham ImH$s H$nS>çmV {Xgbm. {ZaIyZ nm{hb§ Va gXmo~m
_mo{hVo. Vmohr _mÂ`mH$S>oM nhmV hmoVm. _mÌ ~mOr Ë`mZ§ qOH$br. _r AmoiI nQ>dm`À`m AmYrM Ë`mZ§
nmR>rda gUgUrV Wmn _mabr.
"Aao boH$m, Ord-~rd KoVmog H$s H$m`?' _a åhUmbmo.
"Zmhr AmoiI nQ>dbr nm{hOo.' Vmo.
"OÝ_^a Z {dgaÊ`mOmoJr H$m` ao...!' _r.
"~a§ Hw$R>§ AgVmog...?'
"{VW§M Am{U Hw$R>§?'
"H$moëhmnwamV...?'
_r _mZ hbdbr.
"_mÂ`m{df`r Zmhr {dMmab§g.' _mo{hVo åhUmbm.
 "{dMmam`M§ H$m`? {XgV§M Amho H$s...'
"gXmo~m Ym|{S>~m _mo{hVo... nmobrg H${_eZa... {X J«oQ>... À`m`bm nydugmaImM S>±~rg Amhog h§
AOyZ... ~a§ Xe©Z ¿`m`M§ H$m`?'
"åhUOo... ¿`m`M§M Amho.'
"Mb... EH$Q>mM Amhog H$s?'
"N>o, ~m`H$mo Amho Zm ~amo~a...'
"~mobd! Aao gH$mir MmanmgyZ bmoH$m§Zr nmir bmdbr`...'
_r ~m`H$mobm ~mobmdyZ KoVb§. Am¡nMm[aH$ AmoiI H$ê$Z {Xbr. Vgm gXmo~m H$mhr {dídgZr`
Mm[aÍ`mMm _mUyg Zìho, nU åhQ>b§ OmD$ Xo. EdT>§ Ho$b§M nm{hOo. Ë`mZ§ ñdV: ~amo~a `oD$Z Jm^mè`mV
Zob§. ~marMo bmoH$ Am_À`mH$S>o hoì`mZo nhmV hmoVo. Ë`m_wio EH$ Zem MT>ë`mgmaI§ hmoV hmoV§.
XodXe©Z Pmb§. nm§Sw>a§JmÀ`m nm`mda S>moH§$ Q>oH$b§. hmV OmoS>bo. _ZmV åhUV hmoVmo. gXmo~mbm gm§Jmd§
Ë`m ~`oM§ Zmd. Agbm Y§Xm BW§ MmbV Agob Va ~§X nmS> åhUyZ. ~mhoa nS>VmZm ZH$iV åhUmbmo,
"gXmo~m... EH$ H$m_ H$aerb...' nU VmoM EH$ _Z åhUmb§... "H$m Ë`m {~MmarÀ`m _mJ§ bmJbm`g?
VwP§ {VZ§ H$m` {~KS>db§`?'
VmoM "Aaoao gmdam... nS>br... ìhm ~mOybm... dmam `oD$ Úm...' Agm JbH$m H$mZmda nS>bm. nU
~m`H$m {Vbm gmdaV ZìhË`m. Vr Hw$Ur {~Mmar ~marVM ì`mHy$i hmoD$Z nS>br hmoVr.
_r Ymdbmo. gXmo~m EH$m H$m°ÝñQ>o~bbm hmH$m _mê$Z "nhm H$m` JS>~S>' åhUmbm. {enm`mZ§ ~marVë`m
pñÌ`m§Zm hQ>{db§. _r M_H$bmoM. VrM... XodimÀ`m q^Vrbm Q>oHy$Z nm` bm§~ gmoSy>Z _mZ H$bboë`m
pñWVrV ~oewÕ nS>br hmoVr. jU^a _r {ZaIyZ nm{hb§. Km_oOboë`m H$nmimbm ~wŠH$m bmdboë`m Ë`m
ñÌrÀ`m A§Jmda \$mQ>Ho$ OrU© ãbmD$O, gmYr H$mir nmoV... {VMm amÌrMm ~§X nSbo>ë`m Eg. Q>r. VyZ
Pmbobm àdmg, bhmZIwè`m earamZo gmogbobo Vmn- ZU§Xm, Xra Zdam ømgmR>r ZH$mo Vo H$ê$Z Ambobm
XrK©H$mbrZ WH$dm... _bm aSy> H$mogiUma Ag§ dmQ>b§. {enm`mbm ~mOybm gmê$Z _r hbHo$M {Vbm
CMbbr. Vmon`ªV XmoZ n[aMmaH$ ñQ´>oMa KoD$Z `oV hmoVo. gXmo~mhr Odi Ambm.
"VwPr Hw$Ur H$m` ao hr...'
~oVmZ§ ñQ´>oMada {Vbm R>odrV _r åhUmbmo, "bm§~Mr'! nU ~hrU bmJVo.'
ñQ>oMa A°åã`wbÝg_Ü`o R>odyZ ~mhoa nS>boë`m n[aMm[aH$mÀ`m hmVmda _r 10 én`m§Mr "amIrd' åhUyZ
R>odbobr ZmoQ> R>odbr. "Oam H$miOr ¿`m...' åhQ>b§.
nËZr àíZmW©H$ ZOaoZ§ nhmV hmoVr. _r {Vbm "hmV Xm~yZ' Z§Va gJi§ gm§JÊ`mM§ AmídmgZ {Xb§. Vo
AmídmgZ nmiU§ {H$Vr AdKS> hmoV§ Vo _bm Am{U "Ë`m nm§Sw>a§JmbmM' _mhrV hmoV§.

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OmJ Ambr.
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gwñVmdbm hmoVm. Ë`mbm OmJ `m`bm AOyZ AdH$me hmoVm. nU añË`mÀ`m Ë`m Q>moH$mbm h[aH$mH$m§Zm
gmù`mMr {OD$ {Xgbr. eobmQ>r, PnPn `oV Agbobr. H$mH$m PQ>H$Z KamV `oD$Z ~¡R>H$sÀ`m {dQ>Š`m
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gwaHw$Vboë`m Mohè`mda hmñ`mÀ`m XmoZ aoKm A{YH$ C_Q>ë`m.
Km_mMo EH$-XmoZ W|~ ZmH$mda C_Q>bobr {OD$ Ambr. XmamÀ`m H$monè`mV Mnë`m H$mT>ë`m. ~«m§PÀ`m
nwVù`mgmaIr {OD$ h[aH$mH$m§H$S>o dibr. H$mH$m§À`m d¥Õ ZoÌmV b{S>dminUmgmaIr N>Q>m hmoVr. Vo
~mobbo,
""EdT>m doi H$m?''
""gXy gH$mir {ZnmUrbm Jobm ìhVm. eoir BHy$Z _Kmer Ambm. Ë`mo Amë`mda _r {hH$S>§ Ambmo.''
""Ia§ Va _r VwPr dmQ> gH$minmñZ§ ~KV ~gbmo. Hw$R>§ ~mhoa ~r Jobmo Zmhr. Vy `m`Mr Am{U _r
Zgm`Mm Ag§ ìhB©b åhUyZ _r KamVM.''
""ÝhmB©Var Agë`m CÝhmV Hw$R>§ OmUma ìhVm ¿`m.''
""Vo Pmb§ Ia§!''
{OD$ Ë`m§À`mg_moaM ~gbr hmoVr. nXamZ§ dmam KoV hmoVr. H$m{hbr Pmë`mgmaIr Vm|S>mZ§ dmam \§w$Hy$Z
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{Zdm§V ~gbo.
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{OD$bm {Xbm. åhUmbo,
"Ko, Oam ~a§ dmQ>ob. gmoH$ nS>bm Agob.'
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Q>mHy$Z Vr nwÝhm ~gbr.
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daH$aUr Vr CJrMM Iwer XmI{dV hmoVr.
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H$mH$m§Mm ^mD$ qMVy Ambm. {OD$H$S>o Ë`mZ§ nm{hb§. {OD$Z§ N>mVrdaMm Km_ nwgë`mgmaI§ H$ê$Z nwÝhm nXa
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dmQ>b§ ZìhV§. nU qMVyM Vmo. h[aH$mH$m Ìm{gH$nUo Ë`mÀ`mH$S>o nmhÿ bmJbo.
"XmXm Oam AmV `m.'
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ñd`§nmH$KamV- nmoMbm hmoVm. h[aH$mH$m Ë`mÀ`mg_moa àíZm§{H$V _wÐoZ§ C^o amhbo.
"_bm EH$ n§Mdrg én`o nmøOo hmoVo.'
"n§Mdrg én`o' H$mH$m§Zr nwZê$ÀMma Ho$bm. AW©hrZ, g{M§V.
"nadm AmŠH$mbm nmR>dVmZm Ë`m hþb½`mH$S>Z§ Vrg AmUbo
ZìhVo H$m? Ë`mbm AmOMm dm`Xm {Xbm hmoVm. Vmo Ambm`
AmVm.'
"nU AmVm n¡go Hw$R>bo qMVy?' H$mH$m Xm§{^H$mgmaIo ~mobV hmoVo. nU qMVybm Ë`m§À`mH$S>o bj Úm`bm
doi Hw$R>§ hmoVm?
"Ë`mbm _r gm§{JVb§ hmoV§. AmO gmo_dma, Jwédmar XoVmo åhUmbmoo; nU n§Mdrg Var Úm åhUVmo`.
hbm`bm V`ma Zmhr.'
"À`m ~m`Mm hbH$Q>' H$Yr Zìho Vr H$mH$m§Zr MdVmiyZ {edr hmgS>br.
"_J XoVm Ýhd§?'
"ÝhmBV ao qMVy,'
qMVybm g_Obo. BW§ S>mi {eOU§ H$R>rU. Ë`mÀ`m _ZmV {dMma Ambm {OD$ Am`Vr AmbrM Amho.
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^md AmUbm Am{U {OD$H$S>§ nhmV hgV åhUmbm,
"H$m` CÝhmM§ Ambrg {OD$~mB©.'
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"Vo Hw$R>b§. Ë`mbm gdS> Hw$R>§ hm`?'
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VodT>§ H$m_ VwÂ`mda.'
"Mma AmR> {XdgmV VmoS>Uma hm` ¿`m.' åh`Ý`mV \$ù`m V`ma. Vw_r bmJm bmSy>À`m V`marbm.
AmVm hr Amnë`m {df`mMr gwédmV H$am`bm ~ar doi Amho. Ag§ dmQy>Z qMVy H$mhr ~mobUma Vda
MmoirV hmV KmbyZ {OD$Z§ XhmÀ`m H$mhr ZmoQ>m H$mT>ë`m. h[aH$mH$m§À`m ZOaoV C§XamÀ`m {~imV gmn
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Mmbob? Vo ImH$ê$Z gmdê$Z ~gbo.
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Q>oHy$Z Xwgè`m hmVmZ§ nwS>H§$ h[aH$mH$mH$S>o Ho$b§. qMVy Ë`m hmVmH$S>§ nhmV hmoVm. H$mH$m§Zr hmV nwT>§ H$ê$Z Vo
KoVb§ Am{U q^Vrbm Q>oHy$Z ~gyZ _moOy bmJbo. EH$-XmoZ-VrZ-Mma-AR>am.
"{H$Vr AmhoV?' Ë`m§Zr H$R>moa AmdmO H$mTy>Z {dMmab§.
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hmoV§.
"ho Ko, KoD$Z Om.'
"H$m ìh§?'
"Vy Ko Vo AmYr.'
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qb~yVbm EH$ nmoMQ> H$U {VÀ`m Q>mù`mbm {MH$Q>bm hmoVm Vmo hbHo$M {O^oZ§ H$mTy>Z KoV h[aH$mH$mH$S>o
nm{hbo. åhmVmam IdmQ>nUmZ§ S>moŠ`mdaÀ`m VwiB©H$S>§ nhmV hmoVm ^ú`mda PS>n KoVë`mgmaIr MnimB©Z
Ja©H$Z ZOaoMr {Xem didyZ {OD$H$S>§ dibo.
"_r gXybm gJù`m n¡emMr OmoS>Ur H$am`bm gm§{JVb§ hmoV§. EdT>ogo Hw$UmÀ`m ZmH$mbm bmdy? \$mim
^am`Mm ~gbm`. H$mnS> dmë`mMm Q>moUm Xa AmR>dS>çmbm XmamV `oVmo`.'
jU^a Vo Jßn ~gbo. Amd§T>m {Jibm. AMmZH$ VmdmZ§ Vo H$S>mSy> bmJbo.
"_mUgmZ§ Ord Úmdm; nU dMZmbm ~Å>m bmdyZ KoD$ Z`o. gJù`m n¡emMr OmoS>Ur H$ê$Z XoVmo
åhQ>bm` VwPm Ýhdam H$mbM. Am{U AmO VwÂ`mH$S>§ n¡go XoD$Z KamV ~gbm` H$m`. H$mZmH$S>§ Kmg ZoVmo`
H$m` OodVmZm?'
"Vw_Mr H$m` ~mobUr Pmë`mV _bm åhmB©V ZmhrV. _bm åhUmbm `dT>§ H$mH$mñZr Xo, _r Ambmo.'
H$mH$m nydunojm H$S>H$ AmdmOmV ~mobbo, "ho ~K {OD$ Vw_mbm {Z^mdV Agbm Va ì`dhma H$am
ZmhrVa JmdmV N>ßnZ bmoH$ V`ma AmhoV Ë`m§À`mer Var H$ê$ Úm. Vw_Mm Agbm Kmoi _r IndyZ KoUma
Zmhr. Om Vy n¡go Vo KoD$Z ~g åhUmd§ gXybm. Om.'
h[aH$mH$mMm "Om' eãX Mm~H$mÀ`m \$Q>Š`mgmaIm H$S>H$ hmoVm. MmoirV n¡go R>odm`M§ ^mZhr {OD$bm
am{hb§ Zmhr. Vr YS>nSy>Z CR>br. h[aH$mH$m§Mm C§~am Amobm§S>V hmoVr Voìhm {VÀ`m KemV ga~VmMr JwiUr
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~mhoa nS>bm.
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amZmVë`m PmonS>rM§ A§JU gm\$ H$arV hmoVr. _mJÀ`m ~mOybm Mmhÿb bmJbr åhUyZ Vr dibr. gXyÀ`m
Im§Úmda hmV R>odyZ h[aH$mH$m `oV hmoVo. A§JUmV Amë`mda Ë`m§Zr EH$ {_pîH$b H$Q>mj {OD$H$S>§ Q>mH$bm.
{OD$ d¡VmJë`mgmaIr Pmbr; nU {VZ§ ñdV:bm gmdab§. {Vbm H$ioZm h[aH$mH$m§Zm AmO H$m` Pmb§`.
 ""gXy, {OD$ ^m~S>r Amho ~a§ H$m ao!''
"Vo H$g§ hmo' gXy AmíM`m©Z§ {dMmarV hmoVm.
"Aao Xwnmar qMVy Ambm` n§Mdrg én`o _mJm`bm Am{U hr n¡go Úm`bm bmJbr`m _bm. 180/-
én`o \o$Hy$Z {Xbo Am{U åhQ>b§ EdT>oM. gJio AmU Voìhm `o.' Am{U H$m` CR>br Zr Ambr H$s {hH$S>§.
{OD$ _moR> H$moS>§ gwQ>ë`mJV hgm`bm bmJbr. A§JUmV Km|JS§> AmUyZ Q>mHy$Z Vr åhUmbr.
"Vw_Mm {VT>m Am_mbm H$gm H$iUma H$mH$m? Agy Xo ~gm AmVm. À`m H$aVmo. {nD$Z Omdm.'
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AmoH$mè`mhr Pmë`m.'
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"hm± bmdyZ Q>mH$.'
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hmoV§. nU W§S> S>moù`m§Zr Vmo ho gma§ nhmV hmoVm Am{U Aëbm{_`m±Mr _m\$s _mJV hmoVm.
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OnyZ gmR>dy bmJbr. Xhm hOma, drg hOma, nÝZmg hOma, XmoZ bmI, Xhm bmI Am{U {edm`
_h_X^mBªMr gJir n§wOr. ~S>r Imbm hdoV Va§JV hmoVr. Amg_mZnar gmaIr!
_ohê$ZÀ`m nmoQ>mV XwIy bmJb§ Am{U øm Amg_mZnarbm AmUIr XmoZ n§I \w$Q>bo. _mÂ`m d§emMm
AmYma. Vm[aH$Mm AmYma. _wi§ Imob Kwgboë`m d¥jmgmaIr Vr S>moby bmJbr. Aem V§ÐrVM Vr
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"H$m` Pmb§.'
"H$mhr Zmhr. Q>çy_a hmoVm Xhm nm¢S>mMm.'
"nU...'
"Vw_À`m gwZobm H$mhr BOm nmoMbr Zmhr.'
~S>r ImbmZ§ H$nmimbm hmV bmdbm. nU Yra gmoS>Ê`mMr {Vbm gd` ZìhVr.
[ajmdmë`mbm ~S>r ImbmZ§ [ajm COdrH$S>À`m hmVmbm ¿`m`bm gm§{JVbr. [ajm dibr Am{U ~S>r
Imbmbm Xmamg_moa JXu {Xgbr. {Vbm jU^a XMH$m`bm Pmb§. nU {VZ§ Vg§ Z XmIdVm _ohê$ZM S>moH§$
WmonQy>Z [ajm Wm§~dbr. VmoM Hw$UrVar {VÀ`m H$mZmer AmoaS>b§.
 "Imbm, Vm[aH$ AnKmVmV Jobm.'
_ohê$ZÀ`m AmoR>mda H$m Hw$Umg R>mD$H$ jU^a hmñ`mMr EH$ ~marH$ aofm C_Qy>Z Jobr. Xwgè`m jUr Vr
nwÝhm J§^ra hmoD$Z PnPn nmdbo Q>mH$V Amnë`mH$S>o PonmdV Amboë`m ~mnmÀ`m Hw$erV {eabr.
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H$maU _r {Zame Pmbmo`.
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dmB©Q> dmQ>ob. _mÂ`m eãXmV VoìhT>§ gm_Ï`© Zmhr. åhUyZM _r JmoîQ>r {b{hÊ`mM§ gmoSy>Z XoUma Amho.
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`ed§Vmbm \$mQ>H$s hm\$ n±Q> Kmbm`bm {_iV ZìhVr Vmo AmVm ^mar n±Q>m, _°{Zbo KmbVmo`. MìhmU-
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Ag§ _mZm`bm H$m` haH$V Amho?
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`ed§V øm Ka§XmO, {dbmgr _mUgmÀ`m KaJS>çmMm nmoaH$m nmoaJm. S>m°ŠQ>arU ~mBªÀ`m gmo~Vrbm Ë`m§ZrM
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OUy \y$bnmIê$ ~Zb§ hmoV§.
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_yiMm H$mim `ed§Vm nm§Tw>aH$m- amIogmaIm {XgVmo`. d` 22-24 hÿZ A{YH$ Zmhr Ë`mM§. nU Ë`m
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~m°ñH$s N>mZ O_Vmo`. Ë`mÀ`m ~Ôb _mP§ _V {dbjU ~ZV Mmbb§`. Mm§Jb§ H$s dmB©Q> Hw$Umg R>mD$H$ ?
Ë`mÀ`m gä`mMmar dV©UwH$sV {Oìhmim Amho. AmnwbH$s Amho. _bm H$mhrVar {d{MÌ g§e`mñnX OmUdV
AgyZhr _r Ë`m AmnwbH$sZ§ ^mamdyZ Mmbbmo`.
hm `ed§V _bm H$moëhmnyaÀ`m J§Jmdoe ñS>±S>da JmR> nS>bm. _r Ë`mdoir Ia§ åhUOo CXmg$ _ZmZ§
nÝhmim Eg. Q>r. `oB©n`ªV doi KmbdrV hmoVmo. Mhm ¿`mdm H$s ZH$mo Agm {dMma Mmby hmoVm. Ë`mgmR>r
ZmoQ> _moSm`Mr _mPr V`mar ZìhVr. Mhm{edm` Q>mB©_nmqgJ Vg§ AdKS> ZìhV§. _r ñQ>±S>daÀ`m JXuda EH$
ZOa {\$a{dbr. Hw$Ur Zdr _mKmarU, Hw$Ur ZdmoT>m VéUr; Hw$Ur nmoŠV, g_§Og boHw$admir øm§À`m
ì`{ŠV{deofmMo ~maH$mdo nhmV hmoVmo. MhmMr AmR>dU ~wPV Mmbbr hmoVr. ZmoQ>hr {ZYm©ñV Pmbr Agmdr.
VmoM "H$mH$m' Aer H$mhrer n[a{MV diUmMr nU doJir dmQ>Umar hmH$ EoHy$ Ambr. hmH$ _maUmè`m
ì`ŠVrH$S>o nm{hbo. `ed§Vm _mÂ`mH$S>o KmB©Zo, CËgmhmZo `oV hmoVm.
"AmoiIb§ _bm'
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"_r `ed§V'
åhUOo Amnë`m S>m°ŠQ>arU ~mB©...'
"h§ VmoM !'
 "hmo, hmo, Aao nU Ho$dT>m ~Xbbm Amhog Vy !'
Pmbobm ~Xb Mm§Jbm Amho ho _mÂ`m ZOaoV Ë`mZ§ dmMb§ Agmd§. Vmo Iye Pmbm. EH$X_ Od{iH$sZo
åhUmbm...
"Mbm Mhm KoD$ `m...'
d{S>bH$sÀ`m WmQ>mV _r Ë`m§À`m Im§Úmda hmV R>oD$Z hm°Q>obH$S>o Mmbbmo hmoVmo. Ë`mÀ`m C~Xma, _D$
bmoH$arÀ`m ^mar ñdoQ>aÀ`m ñnem©VyZM _bm Ë`mÀ`mH$Sy>Z Mhm {_iUma ho OmUdy bmJb§ hmoV§. _r
CËgmhmZ§ Ë`mbm H$m` H$m` {dMmarV hmoVmo H$moUmg R>mD$H$; nU Vo gma§ VmH$mnwaV§ am_m`UM hmoV§.
"Im`bm H$m` AmUy?' bmKdr doQ>a.
"Ja_ H$m` Agob Vo AmU' `ed§V.
ImU§ Pmb§. Ja_ dS>m IynM I_§J bmJbm. ñnoeb _ñV Mhm Ë`mÀ`mda. {edm` H$mD§$Q>aOdi `ed§V
~ioM {~b MwH$Vo H$ê$Z _bm "Mbm H$mH$m' åhUV hmoVm. _mP§ _Z `ed§VmZ§ Amnë`m gm¡OÝ`mZ§,
Z_«nUmZ§ qOHy$Z KoVb§.
hm°Q>obÀ`m ~mhoa nS>Vmo Vmo nÝhmim JmS>r bmJbobr. JXu {deof ZìhVr. grQ>da ~gVmo Vmo JmS>r gwê$
Pmbr. `ed§VmMr {deof Mm¡H$er H$amd§ ho AmVm _bm H$V©ì` dmQy> bmJb§.
"_J H$m` åhUVmV S>m°ŠQ>arU~mB© ?'
"AmhoV. R>rH$ AmhoV.'
"H$mJbH$agmho~...'
"Vo hr R>rH$ AmhoV...' CÎma qH${MV A{ZÀN>oZ§ Amb§ dmQ>V§.
"~mB© H$mJbbm OmVmV ?'
"{deof H$ê$Z ZmhrM'
"_J gmho~ `oVmV dmQ>V§ BH$S§> AmR>dS>çmbm'
"Vg§ H$mhr Zmhr. AbrH$S>o ~aoM {Xdg Ambo ZmhrV.'
`ed§V ho _bm CËgmhmZ§ ~mobbm Agmdm. H$m Vmo ^mgM hmoVm ?
"H$mhr ^m§S>U V§Q>m ?'
"N>o: N>o: H$maUM H$m` ?'
"_rhr VoM åhUVmo... IwerMm _m_bm Agë`mda ^m§S>UmMm àíZM Hw$R>o `oVmo Zmhr H$m ?' _r Oam
a§JobnUo ~mobV hmoVmo. `ed§V ~mobbm Zmhr. {edmOr nwbmImbMr ZXr nmhV hmoVm. nU _bm Vo ~a§ dmQ>b§
Zmhr. "IwerMm _m_bm' ho eãX _r AZm{YH$mamZ§ Va dmnabo ZmhrV ? _bm Var Vg§M dmQ>b§.
"`ed§Vamd ~mBªM§ d` H$m` Agob ?' _r OUy Amnbm Ë`mÀ`m AJXr nmoQ>mV {e[aÊ`mMm hÅ>M KoVbm
hmoVm.
"nñVrgÀ`m AmV... A§XmOo !'
"Am{U gmho~ _bm dmQ>V§...'
"Not more than...'
"Fifty Five'
"Fifty Five'
 "_J... Á`mXmM, nU H$_r Zmhr.'
"åhUOo g§nb§M åhUm H$s gJi§...'
"hmo` Odi Odi !'
"~mB© gwÕm 40-45 dfmªÀ`m Agmì`mV !'
"H$moU OmUo... AgVrb...' _mÂ`mer Vmo dmX Kmby B{ÀN>V Zgob. Var Ë`mÀ`m ~mobÊ`mVb§ gm¡OÝ`
H$_r Pmb§ ZìhV§. ømM JmoîQ>rMm _r \$m`Xm KoV Ë`mÀ`m H$mZmer bmJyZ åhUmbmo...
"Ho$ìhmnmgyZ gmho~m§Zr `oU§ Q>mH$b§` !'
"Pmbr AmVm 4-5 df}'
"H$m` åhUVmog H$m` ? Aao nU H$m ?'
"H$mH$m, _mUg§ gVV Mm§JbrM dmJVmV H$m ?'
"Zmhr Vo Zmhr; nU ~mBªZr Var {VH$S>§ Omd§. H$mhr doim EImXm H$mhr hÅ> KoVmo. Xwgè`mZ§ g_OyV
H$mT>>m`bm ZH$mo ?'
"Vo Amåhr H$moU gm§JUma ?'
_r hgbmo. aS>Vm `oV Zgë`mda hgVmV Vg§. _r {df` nwÝhm WmoS>çm diemZ§ ¿`m`M§ R>a{db§.
"`ed§Vamd Oam ImgJr {dMmaVmo..._m\$ H$am h§...'
"hmo...'
"~mBªM§ H$mJbH$am§er b½Z Pmb§`...'
"~hþVoH$..._r H$mhr {dMmabob§ Zmhr; nU Pmb§ Agmd§...'
"H$emdê$Z ?'
"nÌ `oVmV Zm Ë`mda gm¡. Zrbm am_amd MìhmU-nmQ>rb Ag§M {b[hbob§ AgV§.'
"H$m` åhUVmog H$m`....?'
"XodmenW!'
"nU øm ~mBªM§ Ë`mAmYr lr. Omoer d{H$bm§er Var b½Z Pmb§ hmoV§ Zm ?'
"hmo` ZŠH$sM...., _bm Ë`m§Zr EH$ \$moQ>mo OmiyZ Q>mH$Ê`mgmR>r {Xbm hmoVm. ~mBªÀ`m b½ZmVbm hmoVm
Vmo.'
"_J ho H$mJbH$a Ho$ìhm Ambo ~mBªÀ`m OrdZmV ?'
"Ë`m§À`m d¡dm{hH$ OrdZmÀ`m àma§^mnmgyZM.'
JmS>r nÝhmù`mÀ`m MT>mbm bmJbr hmoVr. dmK{~imÀ`m nwT>o aËZm{Jar amoS>da EH$ J¥hñW Zì`m H$moè`m
"~m°~r' amOXyVOdi H$moUm {\$`mQdmë`mer ~mobV C^o hmoVo.
_r bm§~yZgwÕm Vo am_amd MìhmU-nmQ>rb hmoVo ho AmoiIbo. Vo _bm Mm§JboM AmoiIV hmoVo. _r EH$
XmoZ {_{ZQ>o Eg. Q>r. Wm§~ë`mMr g§Yr gmYyZ {IS>H$sVyZ S>moHo$ ~mhoa H$mTy>Z nmQ>rbgmho~m§Zm Z_ñH$ma Ho$bm.
Ë`m§Zrhr _moR>çm AJË`nyd©H$ hmV hbdyZ A{^dmXZ Ho$b§. Ë`mZ§Va _r nÝhmiçmda `oUma H$m` Aer IyU
Ho$br Va Ë`m§Zr MŠH$ hmV OmoSy>Z "Zmhr' åhQ>bo. JmS>rZ§ doJ KoVbm. _r {ZamonmMm hmV hmbdrV hmoVmo.
`ed§V Ooåg h°Sbo MogMr H$gbr Var H$mX§~ar dmMrV hmoVm. nmoñQ>adaM§ AY©Z½Z ñÌrM§ {MÌ _r
H$mhrdoi {ZaIb§. EH$m H$_Zr`, gwS>m¡b XohmM§ Vo {dbmo^Zr` Xe©Z hmoV§. b`~Õ Aem eara H¥$Vr aofm
nmhÿZ Pmë`mda _r Ë`m ñÌrMm Moham nmhÿ bmJbmo. Ë`m S>moiçm§_Ü`o Ho$di ^moJ bmbgmM {XgV hmoVr.
{VÀ`m Mohè`mdê$Z _r `ed§VÀ`m dmMZ_½Z Mohè`mH$S>o ÑîQ>r Q>mH$br... Ë`m ^maXñV nmoemImÀ`m EoZ
n§MdrerVë`m VéUmÀ`m S>moù`m§Imbr Ho$dT>m ^mJ H$miga hmoV Mmbbm hmoVm... EImÚm nmoŠV g§gmar
_mUgmgmaIm.
"`ed§Vm....H$moU hmoV§ _mhrV Amho Vo ?'
"H$moU ?'
"H$mJbH$a MìhmU-nmQ>rbgmmo.'
"Agy Xo.'
_r {df` ~Xbbm. AmVm Oam Xwgè`m diemZ§ OmU§> ^mJ hmoV§.
"Vy H$m` ZmoH$ar dJ¡ao...'
"H$mhr Zmhr.'
"_J Kar n¡go dJ¡ao.'
"nmR>dVmoo e§^a XrS>eo én`o.'
_r MmQ>M nS>bmo hm e§^a XrS>eo én`o Hw$R>bo nmR>{dVmo ? S>m°ŠQ>arU ~mBª§H$Sy>Z KoD$Z? _J H$m` hm
H§$nm¢S>ar dJ¡ao H$aVmo...?
"~mBªÀ`m hmVmImbr XdmImÝ`mV OmVmog H$s H$m`?'
"N>o : _J Ka H$moU nmhUma?'
"H$m_mgmR>r ~mB© dJ¡ao Zmhr ...?'
"N>o :! ~mB©Zm Vo AmdS>V Zmhr.'
"åhUOo ñd`§nmH$ Vy H$aVmog H$s ?'
"gJi§ Zmhr ! Hw$H$a bmdVmo _r Am{U nmoiçm {dH$V AmUVmo eoOmaÀ`m hm°Q>obmVyZ ...'
"EHy$U _ogMm gwn[aQ>|S>|Q> VyM åhU...'
Vmo hgbm Iam; nU Ë`mbm _mP§ ~mobU§ AàeñV dmQ>b§ Agmd§. Var nU _mÂ`mer Ë`mMr Or
OdirH$ hmoVr Vrhr Ë`mbm _mZdbr ho _r OmUyZ hmoVmo. JmS>r ñQ>±S>da Ambr hmoVr.
"Vwåhr AmVm nyduÀ`mM Am_À`m eoOmaÀ`m KamV CVaUma Zm?'
"hmo`. Am_À`m H§$nZrM§ Vo R>mU§M Amho Zm!'
"Mbm ~a§ Pmb§.'
Hw$byn H$mTy>Z _r AmV àdoe Ho$bm. _r gJir Xma§ - {IS>Š`m CKS>br. Am°{\$gÀ`m _moR>çm IwMuV
WmoS>m doi ~gbmo. VmoM nbrH$Sy>Z `ed§V Ambm. ^bm _moR>m MhmMm H$n Am{U ~er^ê$Z Imar [~pñH$Q§>
KoD$Z.H$mIoVbr _°JoPrZ Q>o~bmda R>odrV Vmo åhUmbm,
"nmUr AmUyZ XoD$ ?'
_r {~pñH$Q>m§da Pon KoVbr. da MhmMm EH$ KmoQ> gmoS>bm. H$g§$ àgÝZ, I_§J PH$mg$ dmQ>b§.
"N>o : nmUr ZH$mo'
"_J ¿`m gmdH$merZ§ _r `oVmoM.'
[aH$må`m H$n~í`m ~mOybm gmê$Z àgÝZnUo _r aga§J, {\$ë_\o$AaMo A§H$ nmhV ~gbmo. `ed§V
EImÚmbm qOH$Ê`mV _moR>m dmH²$~Jma Pmbm Amho, ho _r _mÂ`m CXmhaUmdê$ZM VmS>b§ hmoV§. ~mBªM§ H$m_
{H$Vr hbH§$ Pmb§! Zmhr Var ~mBªZm Agm EH$ _Zwî` _XVrbm bmJUmaM H$s... ! {edm` KamV VrZ _wbr
{Z ~mB©. nwéf Agm nm{hOoM Zm KamgmR>r. KamÀ`m AmOy~mOyMm {ZO©Z n[aga Ë`m{edm` {~ZYmñVnUo OJy
XoUmaM Zmhr. EImXm gmn {ZKmbm; Va H$m` øm S>m°ŠQ>arU ~mB© Ë`mbm _maUma AmhoV? H$m Ë`m§À`m
_wbr? H$mJbH$a MìhmU - nmQrbgmmo Va AmVmem `oVM ZmhrV. Va _J ~mBªZm AmYma H$moUmMm? øm
O~m~XmarZ§M Va `ed§V EdT>m nmoŠV, J§^ra dmQ>Vmo`.
H$mhrer W§S>r OmUdy bmJbr. _r _mÂ`m {nedrVyZ ñdoQ>a H$mT>b§. _mÂ`m nËZrZ§ ñdoQ>a
dmnaÊ`m~ÔbMm Img hþHy$_ _mÂ`mda H$mT>bm hmoVm BH$S>o `oVmZm. ñdoQ>a KmbVmZm _bm {VMr AmR>dU
Pmbr. {ZîH$maU WmoS>§ ì`mHy$i ìhm`bm Pmb§. øm MìhmU - nmQrb ~mBªZm Vg§ dmQ>V Zgob ! Mma {Xdg
~m`H$mo nmgyZ _bm bm§~ ahmU§ H$R>rU dmQ>V§, _J ~mBªZr Jobr Mma dfª H$er H$mT>br ? _Zmbm Agø
VmU XoUmam Vmo {dMma hmoVm.
"H$mH$m... OodU AmUyZ XoVmo h§ !'
"Aao H$embm...?'
"Agy Xo hmo... H$mH$s `oB©n`ªV.'
"R>rH$ Amho ~m~m : Xod nmdbm.' hmo nU `ed§V _wbr Hw$R>§ {XgV ZmhrV?'
"Ë`m BW§ ZgVmV. {VKtZm H$moëhmnwamVM R>odb§`. hm°ñQ>ob_Ü`o amhVmV. BW§ N>moQ>r VodT>r AgVo.'
"Vr H$moU ?'
"bmOd§Vr...Vwåhr Zmhr {Vbm nm{hbob§. Amho Mma - nmM dfmªMr.'
~mBªÀ`m {VÝhr _wbtZm _r nm{hbob§ hmoV§. _bm Ë`m§Zm nmhÊ`mMr BÀN>m nwÝhm hmoV hmoVr. EH$X_ ñ_mQ>©
_wbr . aOnyV a_Urgma»`m. B§{S>`Z AmQ>©g²Mo {Od§V Z_wZo. Am{U EH$sgmaIrM Xwgar. a§J Va Agm N>mZ
Jm¡a H$s {dMmê$ Z`o. _wimV ~mB© H$m` H$_r gw§Xa Amho ? H$s am_amd dmB©Q> AmhoV ? ~mBªMm ZmOyH$nUm
Am{U Jm¡adU© Am{U am_amd gmho~m§M§ Vo Ka§XmO ZmH$ Am{U VoO. gwaoI gmMm. gwaoI _mb.
"N>moQ>rbm Zmhr nm{hbob§ AmnU.'
`ed§V _mP§ EoHy$Z Z KoVmM KmB©Z§ {ZKyZ Jobm. nbrH$Sy>Z XX©^è`m AmdmOmV EoHy$ `oUmè`m nyduÀ`m
"AmOm ao A~ _oam {Xb nwH$mam' øm JmÊ`mEodOr Ama. S>r. ~_©Z N>mn h¡XmogYwë`m H°$~ao JrV Am{U
nmíMmË` YyZ EoHy `oV hmoVr. ~mBªÀ`m øm ê$MrnmbQ>mZ§ _r H$mhrgm {dMma_½Z Pmbmo hmoVmo.
`ed§VmZ§ I_§J OodU AmUyZ Q>o~bmda Ho$ìhm R>odb§ Vo H$ib§ Zmhr. ~mg_Vr ^mV, IwgIwerV
nmoiçm Am{U nm°nboQ> _mgm. VrZ doim `ed§V Ja_ Ja_ nXmW© dmTy>Z Jobm. da EH$ PH$mg _gmbm nmZ.
"ho ao Hw$Ry>Z AmUb§ ?'
"_rM ~Zdb§.'
"Aao ìdm !' _r `ed§VmnwT>o Ho$di H¥$Vk ~ZyZ am{hbmo hmoVmo.
"Pmonm AmVm'
"Vy Oodbmg ?' N>o : ~mB© åhUmë`m, AmYr Vwåhmbm dmTy>Z Ko åhUyZ. ZmhrVar Vw_À`m AmYr Amåhr
H$go OodUma åhUm...!' Vmo hgVM Jobm.
_bm nbrH$S>§ ~mobmdU§ H$R>rU ZìhV§. nU ho hr H$mhr dmB©Q> Zmhr. ~mB©M§ _`m©Xm àXe©Z H$mhr J¡a
ZìhV§.
_r H$m°Q>da nS>bmo. nmíMmË` g§JrVmMr qH${MV bmD$S>; nU qPJ$ AmUUmar YyZ AmVm dmOV hmoVr.
"bm±J ßbo aoH$mS>©' Agmdr. `ed§V Am{U ~mB© OodV AgVrb H$s ~mBªZm dmT>rV Vmo C^m Agob? EH$m
O~a Hw$VyhbmZ§ _bm qOHy$Z KoVb§. _r nwT>§ Ho$bob§ Xma T>H$byZ AmV S>moH$mdbo. _°ŠgrgmaIm ZmBQ> JmD$Z
KmbyZ ~mB© `ed§Vmbm dmT>V hmoË`m.
" _bm Oam nmUr hd§ hmoV§.'
 ~mBªZr nQ>H$Z nmÊ`mMm OJ _mÂ`m hmVr {Xbm. g|Q>Mm, àgmYZm§Mm ^mar Xadi _mÂ`m A§Jmdê$Z
Jobm. _°Šgr_Ü`o _r EH$m S>m¡bXma à_Îm, CR>mdXma gm§¡X`m©À`m àm¡ToM§ AnmX_ñVH$ Xe©Z _r KoVb§ hmoV§.
_r nmUr nrV hmoVmo Iam; nU ~mB© `ed§Vmbm dmT>VmhoV ho _bm Oam doJi§ dmQ>b§. _mÂ`m _ZmV
g§e` _yi Yê$ bmJbm hmoVm. KamV H$m hmoB©Zm _°Šgr dmnaUmar hr _{hbm `ed§VmÀ`m OrdZmer Va Ioi
IoiV Zgob ? Ë`mVyZ ì`dgm`mZ§ S>m°ŠQ>arU! _r Oa am_amd AgVmo Va ! Va H$Xm{MV H$mhr A{dMmaM
hmVyZ KS>bm AgVm.
H$m°Q>_Ü`o T>oHy$U AgmdoV. Q>o~b b°ån_wio Vo {XgV ZìhVo. _r _moR>r bmB©Q> bmdyZ nm{hb§. JmXrda XmoZ
T>oHy$U gmnS>bo. AmVë`m ImobrV EH$ H$m°Q> hmoVm. ~g {VW§M JmXr Zobr nm{hOo. Agm {dMma H$arV hmoVmo.
"H$mH$m, Vwåhmbm AmUIr H$mhr...'
"H$mhr ZH$mo...'
"O.K. Good Night.'
"Good Night.'
`ed§V Ambm Vgm Jobm. Ë`mÀ`m Ë`m erK«VoMm AW© _r OmUÊ`mMm à`ËZ H$arV hmoVmo. Vr Ëdam
AmkonmoQ>r {Z_m©U Pmë`mgmaIr Agmdr. amÌrMr OodU§ Pmbr H$s Zd{ddm[hVm§À`m hmbMmbr Oem
bJ~JrÀ`m AgVmV qH${MV _bm Vr VerM dmQ>br. H$s _gmë`mMo nXmW© AmH§$R>> nmoQ>mV ^aë`m_wio _rM
Agm a§JV Mmbbmo hmoVmo H$moUmg R>mD$H$. _bm _mÌ dmQ>b§ H$s ~m`H$mnmoam§Zm _mJ§ R>oD$Z Ambmo VoM
MwH$b§. AmVm CKS>çm S>moir A§Yma dmMV ~m`H$moÀ`m AmR>dUrZ§ _r Vi_iUma Aer ^rVrhr _bm dmQy>
bmJbr.
Xma ~§X Ho$bo. JmXr AmVë`m H$m°Q>da ngabr Am{U nS>bmo. nbrH$Sy>Z EoHy$ `oUma§ g§JrV ~§X Pmb§.
_mPo _Z Am{U H$mZ _mÌ H$m Hw$Umg R>mD$H$ nbrH$S>o bmJbo hmoVo. nU ~amM doi H$mhr EoHy$ Amb§
Zmhr. _bm _mPm A§XmO MwH$ë`m~Ôb MrS> `oD$ bmJbr hmoVr. Ag§ H$g§ ? åhUOo eodQ>r `m gmè`mMm
AW© H$m` ? `ed§VmgmaIm VéU, S>m°ŠQ>arU ~mB©gmaIr àm¡T>m, Vo am_amdgmho~, Ë`m dñVrJ¥hdmgr _wbr
{H$Vr Jw§VmJw§V Amho øm OJmÀ`m ì`dhmamV? Am{U _r Zmhr {dbjU ? _r AmVm H$emM§ Ü`mZ H$aVmo
Amho? `ed§V Am{U ~mBªMm àU` Mmbmdm `m l¥§JmaMopîQ>Vm§Mo AmdmO Mmoê$Z EoH$mdoV hr _mÂ`m [OdmMr
^yH$! hm ~X\¡$brnUm Zmhr ? Vr {~Mmar H$er~er EH$_oH$m§À`m Aml`mZ§ OJVmhoV Am{U _r Ë`m§À`m
{df`r ZH$mo Ë`m Anojm H$aVmo Amho.
_Z ~a§M {Zdm§V Pmb§. CRy>Z WmoS>§ Jma nmUr ß`mbmo Am{U {Z_©i _ZmZo Pmonbmo. N>mZ Pmon bmJbr.
àdmgmMm erU nma ZîQ> Pmë`mdaM OmJ Ambr hmoVr. àgÝZ dmQ>V hmoV§.
XmV KmgVmZm AmVm `ed§V Mhm - {~pñH$Q>§ KoD$Z `oUma Ag ghOM dmQ>b§. Myi ^aV AgVmZm
IamM `ed§Vm "Good Morning gmho~' åhUV AmV Ambm.
"Am§Kmoirbm `m Zm BH$S>oM !'
"R>rH$ Amho.'
Q>m°dob ~°JoVyZ H$mT>VmZm ñdoQ>a AmV R>odbm. ~m`H$moMr AmR>dU Pmbr. "R>rH$ Amho.' åhUÊ`mV AmnU
MyH$ Ho$br. Ja_ nmUr BH$S>oM EH$ ~mXbr _mJdm`bm nm{hOo hmoVo. _mPr Y_©nËZr {~Mmar {VH$S>o
d«VñWmà_mUo Am{U AmnU EdT>çm ~oXaH$manUo ho ~a§ Zmhr. nU AmVm Job§M nm{hOo. ZmhrVa `ed§V H$m`
åhUob ? ho ~mobmdU§ Ë`mZ§ ñdV: Ho$b§ Agob? H$m ~mBªZr Ë`mbm \$_m©db§ Agob. åhUOo ? hm Jw§Vm
_mÂ`m A§JbQ> `oUma Amho H$r H$m`?
 "H$mH$m, nmUr H$mT>b§` !'
{ZíM` Ho$bm. Jobmo.
g§^«_{MÎmmZ§ Am§Kmoi Pmbr. øm Aem {dMmamV dV©UwH$sV, EH$ Img Md AgVo _mÌ. _bm _mP§ d`
O~m~Xmè`m, _wb§~mi§ ømMmhr {dga nS>V hmoVm. Am`wî`mVrb hr diU§ KmQ>mgmaIr YmoŠ`mMr AgVrb
nU àË`oH$ Zd§ diU, Zdm Z`Zaå` XoImdm S>moiçmnwT>§ CbJSy>Z R>odV§. gwImÀ`m nm`è`m EHo$H$ Amobm§S>V
OmÊ`mMm hm àH$ma Yw§X ~Z{dUmam AgVmo. Am§Kmoi H$ê$Z ~mhoa nS>VmZm Ja_ nmUr, gwJ§Yr gmon Am{U
_moR>m Amagm bmdboë`m Ë`m ~mWê$_À`m AmR>dUr _bm øm KamÀ`m _mb{H$Urg§~§Yr H$mhr doJir _V§
V`ma ìhm`bm _XV H$arV hmoË`m. ho OrdZ {dbmgr hmoV§.. gwImgrZ hmoV§. ^moJbmbgr hmoV§. nwîH$i n¡gm
Am{U ~oNy>Q> ñd¡aVm Agë`mda EImÚm ñÌr qH$dm nwéfmH$Sy>Z Xwgè`m H$emMr Anojm H$aVm `oB©b ?
"BH$S>o `m' `ed§Vm _bm S>m`qZJ hm°bH$S>o ZoV hmoVm.
AÚ`mdV {H$MZ ê$__YyZ ~mB© Amë`m. Ja_ AmåboQ>Mr ~er Q>o~bmda R>odrV _mÂ`mH$S>§ nmhÿZ
ñdmJVmM§ N>mZ hgy hgë`m. _rhr hgbmo.
"~gm.' AmXam{VÏ`mVrb D$~ _bm OmUdob Agm eãX Ë`m§À`m Vm|Sy>Z ~mhoa nS>bm.
_mP§ ImU§ d MhmnmZ Ë`m§À`m CnpñWVrV nma nS>b§ Am{U EH$ JmoîQ> _mÂ`m Ü`mZmV Ambr H$s ~mB©
ZH$mo {VVŠ`m AmñWodmB©H$nUm XmIdVmhoV. am_amdgmho~m§Mm EH$m eãXmZ§hr CëboI Z H$aVm hr ~mB©
bmKdr Am{U Amnë`m gwIr g§nÝZ OrdZmM§ àXe©Z H$aUma§ hmoV§. _mÂ`m Anojoà_mUo eodQ>r Ë`m
åhUmë`mM.
"Am{U ~a§ H$m gmho~. Vwåhr nyd©n[a{MV. g§H$moM H$ê$ ZH$m. Vwåhr H$mhr naHo$ ZìhoV. `ed§V Vw_M§
gJi§ hd§ ZH$mo nmhrb. nmoQ>mnmÊ`mMr qMVm ZH$mo. VodT>çmgmR>r {~èhmS> hbdyZ _wbm§À`m Aä`mgmV
ì`Ë`` AmUy ZH$m. Amåhmbmhr Vw_À`m `oÊ`mZ§ gmo~V Pmbr.'
_r {Zamon H$gm KoVbm, Ë`m gwJ§Yr, bmKdr C~Xma dmVmdaUmVyZ H$gm ~mhoa nS>bmo H$moUmg R>mD$H$;
nU ~mBªÀ`m ^mfUmVrb OdirH$, AmJ«h _Zmbm H$mhr ñnîQ> gyMZm XoV hmoVm. gm¡îR>>dnyU© XohmÀ`m,
CÀM{e{jV, lr_§V, g§nÎmr_mZ Am{U l§¥JmaH$bmMVwa ñÌrÀ`m Amkm Eadr _moS>U§ H$moUmbmM eŠ` Pmb§
ZgV§. _bm jU^a _mÂ`mR>m`r Xwgar Hw$Ur ì`ŠVr AgVr Va ? Va... H$m` Pmb§ AgV§...? H$m` hmoV
am{hb§ AgV§...? øm {dMmam§Zr jU^a ehmam`bm Pmb§.
"_r _mÂ`m Am°{\$g IwMuV aobyZ ~gbmo. H$mhrVar {Z{íMV H$aÊ`mgmR>r. ~mhoa A§JUmV EH$ _wbJr
EH$Q>rM H$mhrVar IoiV hmoVr. _r ZH$iV Odi aga§J MmirV ~gboë`m `ed§Vmbm ~mobyZ Jobmo.$'
"hr VwPr _wbJr ?'
"H$moU bmO...H$m` ?' Vmo ~mhoa S>moH$mdrV hmoVm.
_bm _mPr MyH$ C_Obr; nU ~mobyZ MwH$bmo hmoVmo.
"N>o: S>m°ŠQ>a~mBªMr' Vmo ghOM nU VQ>ñWnUo ~mobyZ Jobm. _r {df` gmoS>bm. nU {Z{d©H$manUmMo gm|J
AmUyZ ~mhoa nhmV am{hbmo. Vmo H$mim a§J, Vr JmbmMr hmS>o da Ambobm Moham, ~mBªÀ`m VrZ _wbtÀ`m
_m{bHo$V H$gm ~gob? hr Va `ed§VmMrM _wbJr. Mma dfmªMr. åhUOo am_amdmZr `oU§ OmU§ Q>mH$ë`mZ§Va
df© XrS> - df©mZ§ Pmbobr ! ~mn boH$ Z gm§JVmhr AmoiIVm `oV hmoVo. Am{U `ed§Vm åhUVmo` "N>o :
S>m°ŠQ>arU ~mBªMr !' ~amo~a Amho. ømÀ`mnmgyZ Pmbobr.
"`ed§V ! Vwbm ~mB© ~mobmdVmhoV dmQ>V§.'
 bJ~JrZ§ Vmo Jobm. {nedr Am{U EH$ H$mJXmMr nÅ>r KoD$ZM Ambm. H$nS>o ~Xbbobo hmoVo. nm`mV ~yQ>
KmVbobm hmoVm.
"H$mH$m H$moëhmnyabm OmVmo` ! Vw_M§ H$mhr AmUm`M§`?'
"_mP§?' _r g§^«_mV nS>bmo hmoVmo. _mPo {dMma àdmh doJiçmM {XeoZ§ dmhV hmoVo.
"H$mhr Agob Va øm {bñQ>mV nwT>§ {bhm _r Jm°Jb KoD$Z `oVmo!'
KamV {dgabobm Jm°Jb AmUm`bm Vmo Jobm. _r {bñQ>mdê$Z ZOa {\$a{dbr. ""C§Mr AÎmamÀ`m
~mQ>ë`m XmoZ, XwYmMm _gmbm, pìhpå\$Šg Jmoiçm§Mr EH$ ~mQ>br, Ðmjmgd, a_À`m ~mQ>ë`m XmoZ, M§XZ
pñQ>Šg 2 S>PZ,{edm` _gmë`mMo nXmW© dJ¡ao hmoV§.''
M_M_rV OodU§ CaH$brV. V¥ßV eara ^mar JmÚm- {JaÚm§da {dgmdb§`. M§XZr Ywam§Mr db`§ _Zmbm
CÎmo{OV H$aVmhoV. pìhpå\$ŠgZ§ CËgmh AmUbm`. {Pa{PaË`m ZmB©Q> JmD$Z_Yrb Jm¡adU© àm¡T>m l¥§JmamMo
MVwa Mmio H$aÊ`mV _½Z hmoV Amho..._½Z H$aVo Amho... {Zim ~oS> b°ån Mm§XU§ \w$bdVmo`...ga©H$Z EH$
Ñî` VaiyZ Job§.
"H$mhr Amho AmUm`M§ ?'
"Zmhr.'
"_J _r `oD$ OmD$Z?'
"hmo...'
"Am{U ho ~Km H$mH$m..._r H$Xm{MV AmO H$moëhmnwamV amhrZ!' KamH$S>o Oam bj Úm.
"åhUOo Vy `oUma Zmhrg naV...AmO'
"~hþVoH$ Zmhr...'
"Aao nU H$m_ Zgob Va H$embm amhVmog ?'
"Zmhr. _r Ambmo AgVmo. nU ~mB©M åhUmë`m Vg§. H§$Q>mibm Agerb Va {gZo_m ~K. Hw$R>ë`m Var
bm°Oda Ama_mV ahm. CÚm Xwnman`ªV `o... ho ~Km 100 én`o Ë`mgmR>r Ë`m§Zr {XboV.'
"N>mZ' _r hmoH$mamWu _mZ hbdrV am{hbmo.
"KamH$S>§ Oam...'
"hmo nmhVmo...Vy Om. JmS>r OmB©b.'
`ed§V Jobm. godH$ Vmo. Ë`mMr ^y{_H$m gmonr hmoVr. CÚm Xwnman`ªV Vmo `oUma ZìhVm. {ZO©Z n[agamV
AmVm XmoZ àm¡T> ì`ŠVrM§ ApñVËd Agob. EH$ S>m°ŠQ>a MìhmU - nmQ>rb ~mB©, nydm©l_rÀ`m gm¡. gm{dÌr
Omoer Am{U Xwgam _r lr. ZbmdS>o MhmMm EO§Q>. ~mH$s Hw$Ur BWo `oUma Zmhr. Z§Jm ZmM H$am. Hw$Ur
{dMmaUma Zmhr. _ZmV AmUb§ Va AmOMr amÌ A{dñ_aUr` R>aUma Amho. gwI H$m` AgV§, {dbmg
åhUOo H$m` ? ^moJ V¥ßVrVbr qPJ H$m` AgVo ho Hw$R>§ _mhrV Amho Amnë`mbm ? MmoaQ>çm, AZ¡{VH$
g§~§YmVrb Am~§Q> JmoS> Md Hw$R>§ MmIbr Amho AmnU ? Am{U Vohr Ho$dT>çm gwa{jVVoV ! gJim IwerMm
_m_bm. VH«$ma Zmhr, AS>Ji Zmhr, YmoH$m Zmhr, ~mY Zmhr, EH$X_ _wŠV, ñd¡a, ñdÀN>§X, M¡Z ! _mZdr
ñdJ©!
_r VmS>H$Z CR>bmoo. øm {H«$`oda _mP§hr {Z`§ÌU am{hb§ ZìhV§. ~°J CMbbr. Hw$byn bmdb§. añVm
nH$S>bm.
Eg. Q>r. gwQ>m`À`m ~oVmV hmoVr. ^abr hmoVr. Var Ë`mVyZ `ed§VmZo Hw$Ry>Z nm{hb§ H$moU OmUo.
"H§$S>ŠQ>a EH$ {_{ZQ> ' åhUV Vmo _mÂ`mOdi Ambm. "H$mH$m Vwåhr?'
 "hmo EH$ AOªQ> H$m_ Amho.'
"~mnao !'
"H$m ?'
"H$mhr Zmhr...Vwåhr ~gm _mÂ`m OmJoda... ho {VH$sQ> ¿`m. _r Z§Va OmB©Z. ~mBªZm {dMmê$Z...'
Jm|Yibobm `ed§Vm KaÀ`m añË`mbm bmJbm hmoVm. JmS>r gwê$ Pmbr. _r _mÂ`mH$Sy>Z ~mBªZm EImXr
_wbJr Pmbr AgVr Va {H$Vr H$_mbrMr Hw$ê$n Pmbr AgVr ømMm {dMma H$arV S>moio {_Qy>Z ñdñW
~gbmo hmoVmo.
AmVm ho gJi§ _r {bhÿZ Q>mH$b§. Va Vwåhr Xmof H$moUmbm Úmb ho gm§JU§ H$R>rU Amho. Mm§Jb§ dmB©Q>
Ag§ dJuH$aU ì`ŠVtÀ`mda AÝ`m` H$aV§. åhUyZM CJmM H$moUmbm ~XZm_ H$aÊ`mMr g§Yr Vwåhmbm
XoÊ`mnojm AmnUM JmoîQ>r {bhm`M§ ~§X Ho$b§ Va ?
VoM H$aUma Amho _r !

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Aer _Om Pmbr hmoVr H$s ~mobm`M§ H$m_ Zmhr. qnQ>çm Ambm ZgVm Va... AmUIr XmoZ Vmg Var
g_mYr ^§J nmdbr ZgVr. XmoZ AS>rM nmgyZ H$m_ H$arV hmoVmo. _Zmgma»`m aofm, _ZmgmaIo a§J Am{U
AmíM`© dmQ>Ê`mgmaI§ {MÌH$mar H$m¡eë` `m§Zr _r `mo½`mÀ`m VëbrZVoV ~wS>V Mmbbmo hmoVmo. Imob...
Imob... Imob...
qnQ²>çmZ§ _bm da IoMyZ AmUb§. _r A{ZÀN>oZ§M ~«e gm\$ H$ê$Z ImoMyZ R>odbo. {H$Vr Var doi Vmo H$mhr
Var gm§JV hmoVm. _r hy§ hÿ§ H$arV hmoVmo. nU Ë`mbm Z§Va H$ib§. _r Ë`mM§ ~mobU§ EoH$V Zmhr`o. _J Ë`mZ§
_bm Ë`mM§ ~mobU§ EoH$m`bm ^mJM nmS>b§. a§JmMr ßboQ>M Ë`mZ§ hñVJV Ho$br. AmVm ZmBbmO hmoVm. _r
gd© gm{hË` ì`dpñWV R>odb§. XmoZ noë`mV WmoS>§ bo_Z - Á`yg KoD$Z ga~V Ho$b§. Amam_ IwMu XmamÀ`m
Vm|S>mer AmoT>br Am{U qnQ>çmbm Odi KoVb§.
"h§ ~mobm amOo...'
"_r H$s Zmhr nßnm§~amo~a...'
"JmdmV OmUma. hmo` H$r Zmhr..?'
qnQ>çm hgbm. _r Ë`mMr ZmS>r AMyH$ nH$S>ë`mMm AmZ§X Ë`mbm Pmbm hmoVm. Amnë`m eQ>m©M§ EH$
Q>moH$ Ë`mZ§ Imbr AmoTy>Z KoVë`mgmaI§ Ho$b§. H$mR> \$mQ>bobm eQ>© øm Aem XoIÊ`m nmoambm Ë`mÀ`m
~§Jbodmë`m ~mnmZ§ H$m Kmbmdm Vo _bm H$iV ZìhV§. _bm Ë`m H§$Oyg ~mnmÀ`m gw§Xa nmoamMr Iyn Iyn
X`m Ambr. qnQ>çmbm \$mQ>H$m eQ>© H$m KmVbm ho Ë`mÀ`m ~mnmÀ`m KaJwVr àíZmM§ EH$ A§J Agob. nU
qnQ>çm~Ôb Ë`m_wi§ Omo ào_mMm C_mim _mÂ`m _ZmV XmQy>Z Ambm Vmo _bm Agø Pmbm.
"ga~VmV gmIa hdr qnQ>>oe...' Ë`mbm _m§S>rda ~gdyZ KoV _r {dMmab§.
"_r H$s Zmhr ghmÀ`m ~gZ§ JmdmV OmUma...' qnQ>çm Amnb§M gm§JV hmoVm.
"H$mH$m AmVm {H$Vr dmObo ?'
"nmM Pmbo.'
"_J _r OmVmo. ZmhrVa...'
"ZmhrVa H$m` Vo _r gm§Jy ...?'
"h§ ! gm§Jm ~Ky!'
"Am_Mr ~g MwHo$b, hmo` Zm?'
"~amoã~a !' qnQ>çm hgV hgV åhUmbm Am{U Ë`mZ§ Ho$ìhm Yy_ R>moH$br H$moU OmUo. dmè`mgma»`m
doJmZ§.
"{~ÀMmam qnQ>çm...' _mP§ _Z H$idib§. bhmZ nmoam§M§ gJi§ OrdZ namYrZ. Ë`m§Zr Imd§ H$m`,
ß`md§ H$m`, H$nS>o H$moUVo KmbmdoV. hgmd§ {H$Vr; ~mobmd§ H$g§ gJi§ R>a{dUma Ë`m§Mo _å_r qH$dm S>°S>r.
ZmhrVa AmOr qH$dm AmOmo~m...AJXrM hÔ> åhUOo _mder, AmË`m, _m_m, H$mH$m Am{U Ë`mhÿZ hÔ>
åhUOo eoOmar nmOmargwÕm.
 _r KS>çmimV nm{hb§. ghmbm Xhm {_{ZQ>§ H$_r hmoVr. qnQ>çm AmVm \$mQ>Š`m eQ>m©EodOr Zdm eQ>© n±Q>
KmbyZ ^m§J nmSy>Z V`ma Agob. H$Xm{MV ~mn boH$ ~g ñQ>m°nda Jobo AgVrb. qnQ>çmMo ~mb S>moio
añË`mÀ`m nma Ë`m Q>moH$mH$S>o bmJbo AgVrb. ~g [Xgon`ªV Vo VgoM bmJUma. _r qnQ>çmbm ~gMr
AmVwaVoZ§ dmQ> nhmVmZm Iyn doim nmhb§`.
Ë`mÀ`m ~mnmZ§ Am_À`m Zì`m H$m°bZrV ~§Jbm ~m§Ybm Am{U Vo ahm`bm Amë`mnmgyZ qnQ>çmÀ`m
_ZmV "JmdmV OmÊ`m~ÔbM§' ào_ CÎmamoÎma dmT>VM Mmbbob§ _bm {Xgb§`. Ia§ Va hdm Mm§Jbr,
Ioim`bm OmJm àeñV, CÎm_ Ka AgyZhr qnQ>çm JmdmV åhUOo EH$ XmoZ {H$bmo_rQ>ada Agboë`m
ehamda BVH$m H$m Iye Agmdm ho _bm H$iV ZìhV§. _bm Ë`m ehamVë`m JXuMm, YmdnirMm, ~g-
ñQ>m°nÀ`m H§$Q>midmÊ`m am§JmMm _Zñdr g§Vmn `oVmo. åhUyZ Va _r hr H$m°bZr {ZdS>br hmoVr. AmR> n§Yam
{XdgmVyZ a§J, ~«e, Q>n]Q>mB©ZgmR>r EImXr MŠH$a Q>mH$Vmo. Vmg XmoZ Vmgm§Mr. åhUyZM qnQ>çmbm g_OmdyZ
KoÊ`mMm _r gVV à`ËZ H$arV Ambmo`. H$emM§ AmH$f©U Agmd§ Ë`mbm ? ~g àdmg, hm°Q>obMo nXmW©,
IoiUr, ^Q>H$U§...H$mhrVar ZŠH$sM. Agy Xo bhmZ Amho {~Mmam, ^Q>Hy$ Xo, ImD$ Xo, Ioiy Xo.
_r KS>çmi nm{hb§. ghm Pmbo hmoVo. ~g EìhmZm {ZKyZ Jobr Agob. qnQ>çm S>moio {dñ\$mê$Z ~gÀ`m
{IS>H$sVyZ ~mhoa nhmV Agob. {Xgob Vo. Kao, N>ßna§, nmÊ`mÀ`m Q>mŠ`m, gm`H$bdmbo, H$mH$S>rdmbo.
gJi§.
~g - ñQ>°n [aH$m_m Agob. åhQ>b§ EH$ MŠH$a Va Q>mHy$. WmoS> AmYr Jobmo AgVmo Va ZQ>bobm qnQ>çm
N>moQ>m gä`nwéf {Xgbm AgVm. ñdmar nmofmI H$ê$Z ehamV {ZKmbr H$s AË`§V gä` ~ZVo. dmømVnUm,
Ioi, ~m{benUm gJi§ H$nS>o ~XbVmZmM OUy gmoSy>Z XoVmo. EH$X_ Q>m°n O§Q>b_Z. Aem gä`- N>moQ>çm
qnQ>çmM§ EH$ H$_mbrM§ gw§Xa {MÌ _r _mÂ`m öX`mV OnyZ R>odb§`. Ë`mM§ EH$ \w$bgmB©P nmoQ>}Q> _r H$amdo
åhUVmo. Vo EH$ gmhg Amho. amo_m§MH$mar. Ë`mMr EoQ>, Vo bmo^g gä` ~mbê$n Oa _r {MÌm§{H$V Ho$b§ Va
_mÂ`m OÝ_mM§, _mÂ`m H$boM§ gmW©H$ hmoUma Amho. nwT>§ OÝ_^a ~«e hmVmV Zmhr Yabm Var Mmbob.
{bAmoZmS>m} {X - {dÝgr _mPr nmR> WmonQ>ob. Ë`mMr _moZm{bgm _J OJmV EH$mH$s amhUma Zmhr.

~g ñQ>m°nMm añVm qnQ>çmÀ`m KamOdiyZM OmVmo. _r Ë`mÀ`m KamOdiyZ OmVm OmVm W~H$bmo. Ë`mMo
nßnm _moR>çm§Xm AmoaS>V hmoVo.
"qnQ>çm JmdmV Om`M§ Zmhr. H$nS>o H$mTy>Z R>od. H$mT> Vo ~yQ> Am{U gm°Šg.'
"_J H$embm gm§{JVb§ AmYr ?' aS>dobm AmdmO H$mTy>Z qnQ>çm {dMmarV hmoVm.
"gm§{JVb§§ åhUOo H$mhr MyH$ Zmhr Ho$br. H$mT> Vo H$nS>o. Vmo \$mQ>H$m eQ>© Kmb.'
H$mhr doi ñVãYVm ngabr. qnQ>çmMm hÅ> Am{U ~mnmMm amJ dmT>bm Agmdm.
VmoM gngn AmdmO Ambm. qnQ>çmMm AmH«$moe H$mZmda nS>bm.
"hbH$Q> Hw$R>bm. hÅ> H$aVmog... nwÝhm gn gn... H$aerb hÅ>.'
"Zmhr...Zmhr..._mê$...ZH$m...' qnQ>çm {~Mmam H$idiyZ {dZdÊ`m H$arV hmoVm.
 Ë`mbm AmYr JmdmV OmÊ`mMm ~oV Hw$Ur gm§{JVbm ? V`ma hmoD$ {Xb§ Hw$Ur ? _J bJoM ~oV ~XbyZ
hr _mahmU H$m ? _bm _mP§ Jb~bUma§ öX` AmdaU§ H$R>rU Pmb§. ~g ñQ>m°nda OmÊ`mV AmVm AW©
ZìhVm. _mPr nmdb§ dibr. VmoM qnQ>çmÀ`m AmB©Mo eãX EoHy$ Ambo. ""H$embm _maVm` nmoambm.
amjgmgmaIo. {hå_V Agob Va _bm _mam ~Ky.''
"Ý`m Ë`mbm JmdmV. AmYr nmoambm gm§JVm Am{U AmVm Vmo EoHo$b H$m`?'
"E Vy Jßn ahm. VwÂ`m_wi§ Va _r OmU§ aÔ Ho$b§ Am{U AmVm VyM gm§JVog. H$mhr dmQ>V§ H$m Vwbm ?
qnQ>çmMo nßnm IoH$gbo.'
qnQ>çmÀ`m XwX£dmMr {Xem g_OyZ KoV Imobrda Ambmo. A§YmamV nSy>Z amhÊ`mgmR>r.

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gwimdaMm g§Ý`mgr

H$m_mda Om`Mr doi Pmbr hmoVr. bJ_ìdm ^mH$arM§ JmR>moS>§ S>moŠ`mda KoD$Z C^r hmoVr. ~mimßnm
XmamV "Xma AS>dyZ' ~mhoa ~KV D$Z ghZ H$arV hmoVm. g_moa ~§Jë`mbm H$mhr H$m_Jma a§J \$mgV hmoVo.
~mimßnm CJrM Vo nhmV hmoVm. Ia§ åhUOo Vmo a§J H$m_ nhmV ZìhVmM. "H$m` H$amdo' hmM {dMma bm¡H$a
Z H$iyZ Ë`mbm ^«{_îQ> H$arV hmoVm.
"~mimßnm bJ_ìdmbm H$m_mbm AmUy ZH$mog.' ho eãX Ë`mÀ`m S>moŠ`mV Jm|Yi _mOdrV hmoVo. AmVm Xwb©j
H$ê$Z MmbUma ZìhVo. H$memßnmZ§ Amnë`mbm ho EoH$dmd§? Vmon`ªV AmnU _oë`m _ZmZ§ gJi§ nhmV
ahmd§. ømMm Ë`mbm IoX dmQ>bm. Ë`mZ bJ_ìdmÀ`m S>moŠ`mdaM§ JmR>moS§> {hgHy$Z KoVb§. {VÀ`m eãXm§H$S>o
Xwb©j H$ê$Z Ë`mZ§ Vo gmoS>b§. {VÀ`m XmoZ ^mH$ar Am{U WmoS>§ {VIQ> ~mOyÀ`m WmirV H$mTy>Z R>odb§ Am{U
Caboë`m XmoZ ^mH$arM§ JmR>moS>§ ~m§YyZ "Vy H$m_mbm `m`M§ Zmhr.' Ag§ {ZjyZ gm§JyZ Vmo dmQ>obm bmJbm.
H$m_Jma H$m_mbm bmJbo hmoVo. gyaO_b ~mimßnmÀ`m {XeoZo nhmV hmoVm. H$memßnm gm§JV hmoVm Vo
Ia§M. gyaO_b ~mimßnm ~amo~a bJ_ìdm H$m Zmhr `mMm {dMma H$arV Agmdm, ~mimßnmZ§ Ë`mÀ`mH$S>§
~{KVb§ Am{U Vm|S>mV EH$ {edr KmoidyZ Vmo ImH$ê$Z W§wH$bm. Amnë`m Zo_boë`m OmJr Vmo H$m_mbm
bmJbm Iam; nU Ë`mÀ`m S>moŠ`mV bJ_ìdm Am{U gyaO_b H$er hgm`Mr-{IXim`Mr ømM§M ñ_aU
KUmKmVmgmaI§ doXZoM§ Xw:I {Z_m©U H$arV hmoV§.
"~mimßnm, bJ_ìdmM§ dmJU§ Vwbm nadS>V§?'
"ÝhmB© nadS>V na H$m` H$ê$!'
"{Vbm H$m_mMr ~§X H$a. Ama§ VwOr Am~ê$ Vr Am_MrM H$m ÝhmB©. Ë`mo gyaÁ`m ^S>ì`m {VÀ`mH$S>§ ~JyZ
hgVmo` H$m`. gwQ>rÀ`m `oibm {Vbm dmS>m` gm§JVmo` H$m`. nmUr Kmbm` H$m` gm§JVmo`. gJir VwÁ`m_mJ§
åhUË`mV bJ_ìdmbm gyaO_b bmJy Pmbm` åhUyZ! _r EH$Q>m ~mn`. _mO Zm \w$S> Zm _mJ§. Vwbm dmB©Q>
bmJb§ Var ~ohÎma åhUyZ Vwbm å`m gm§{JVb§. øm gJù`m PmonS>nÅ>rV _bm H$m` Ë`mo VwOmM AmYma!
åhUyZ åhUVmo Vy bJ_ìdmbm H$m_mbm nmR>dyM ZJ§g. øm {ea_§VmZr g_Úm OJmbm AmJ bmdbr`m ~K.
Am_m J[a~mñZr Va {ea_§VmZr {JiyZM Q>mH$b§`. Am_Mr bmO, Am~ê$, ~m`H$mnmoa§,g_ÚmMr øZr dmQ>
bmdyZ Q>mH$br`m. ~J ~m~m H$m` H$aVmog Vo. gm§Jm`À`m nar å`m gm§{JQ>b§.'
H$memßnmMo eãX ~mimßnmÀ`m S>moŠ`mV {_R>mB©da _mem ~gmì`mV Vgo Km|KmdV, {MH$Q>V hmoVo. {H$Vrhr
hmH$byZ hmH$bbo OmV ZìhVo.
"E ~mimßnm, H$m` ^yV ~{S>db§ H$m`. D$R> H$m_mbm bmJ.' gyaO_b AmoaS>V hmoVm.
gyaO_bH$S>§ Z nmhVm ~mimßnm H$m_mbm bmJbm.
~mimßnmMr gwQ>r Oam bm¡H$a Pmbr. PmonS>r Odi Amë`mda Ë`mbm Xma ~§X {Xgb§. Xma T>H$bV Ë`mZ§
BH$S>§-{VH$S>§ nmøb§. bJ_ìdm Hw$R>§M ZìhVr. PmonS>rÀ`m ~mhoa Ë`mZ§ EH$ nmoË`mMm VwH$S>m Q>mH$bm Am{U
H$b§S>bm. VmoM eoOmaMr aH$_m Ë`mbm {Xgbr.
"hr Hw$R>§ Jobr`m aH$_ìdm!' Ë`mZ§ {dMmab§.
 "Ë`mo ~§Jbm ÝhmB© H$m` g_yaMm. {VV§ Am_r JoëVmo H$m_mbm. ^a Q>mH$m`Mr ìhVr. Ë`mo ~m~m bB©M
IZnQ>rbm ~gbm. AmVm Pmb§ H$m_ Va Ë`mZ§ Ym Ym énæ`§ {Xb§ naË`oH$sbm Am{U da À`m ^Or.
bJ_ìdm AOyZ hm` {VV§M. Am_r g_Úm Amby. bJ_ìdmbm Ë`m ~m~mZ§ À`m H$am` bmdbm`. ^O
dmQ>m` bmdb§. å`m À`m Ë`dS>m ß`mbr Am{U Ambr. ^O§ {VV§ H$g§ Im`mM§ ~m?'
~mimßnmbm gJi§ EoHy$Z nwÝhm YŠH$mM ~gbm. ^a Q>mH$Umè`m ~m`m§Zm hOoar Xhm én`o? da Mhm-
^Or? åhUOo _mUyg Iyn lr_§V Am{U Mhm H$am`bm bJ_ìdm? ^Or dmQ>m`bm VrM? åhUOo? EH$m
_JamÀ`m XmT>oVZ§ Xwgè`m _JamÀ`m XmT>oV? ~mnao! H$_© Amnb§. Vmo H$mhrdoi gwÝZnUo nSy>Z am{hbm. S>moio
{_Qy>Z.
bJ_ìdmZ§ Ë`mÀ`m H$monambm hmV bmdbm. "AmV `o H$s!' åhUmbr. Vmo Jwññ`mV hmoVm. Var AmVm
Zì`mZ§ H$m` ~mobm`M§ ømMm {dMma R>aV ZìhVm. Vmo CRy>Z AmV Jobm. H$mJXmÀ`m EH$m ~erV AmR>-Xhm
^Or hmoVr. Vmo Ë`m§À`mda VwQy>Z nS>bm. {VZ§ EH$m Aë`w{_{Z`_À`m ^m§S>çmVyZ AmUbobm Mhm Ja_ H$ê$Z
Ë`mbm {Xbm ~mimßnm Mhm ß`mbm. Ë`mbm ~a§ dmQ>b§. amJmdUma hmoVm Vmo. nU hgV hmoVm, bJ_ìdm H$er
b»I {XgV hmoVr. Ë`mZ§ Odi OmD$Z nmøb§. nmdS>a bmdbr hmoVr. gwJ§YmZ§ ~mimßnmbm Iye H$ê$Z
Q>mH$b§. bJ_ìdm H$mhr Z ~mobVm H$m_mbm bmJbr. amÌr A§YmamV ~mimßnmZ§ {VÀ`m A§Jmda hmV R>odbm;
nU bJ_ìdm Ë`mÀ`mH$S>o nmR> {\$adyZ Pmonbr. H$m_mZ§ X_br Agob Agm ~mimßnmZ§ {dMma H$ê$Z Vmo
Jßn am{hbm.
Xwgè`m {Xderhr Vmo g§Ü`mH$mir naV Amë`mdaM Vr gmVÀ`m Xaå`mZ Ambr.
"AmO Hw$R>§ JobVrg?'
"H$m{g_goR>À`mV?'
"ømo H$moZ?'
"H$b ^OrÀ`m Am{U Ym én`§ {Xb§ ZìhV§ H$m? Ë`moM H$r Am{U H$moU?'
"na AmO Am{U H$m` H$m_ H$mS>b§g.'
"Ë`o _J gm§JVo. n¡bm hmVnm` YwdyZ `o.'
H$mJXmÀ`m nwS>rV {O{bã`m Am{U \$agmU hmoV§. nU Vo ImVmZm bJ_ìdm H$mbÀ`mnojm Ë`mbm g§wXa {XgV
hmoVr. Ë`mbm {VÀ`mV H$m` ~Xb Pmbm` H$iV ZìhV§. {Obo~r Ë`mZ§ {H$Vr {Xdgm§Zr Imëbr hmoVr Am{U
bJ_ìdmbm BVH$s g§wXa ê$nmV Vmo n{hë`m§XmM ~KV hmoVm.
AmO bJ_ìdmZ§ OwÝ`m-\$mQ>Š`m A§Wê$Um-nm§Kê$UmÀ`m KS>çm§da Amnb§ YwdQ> ñdÀN> nmVi Q>mH$b§.
H$m_mMr hË`ma§,K_obr EH$m H$monè`mV R>odbr. Xmambm bmJyZ EH$ {Iim R>moHy$Z Amagm bmdbm.
ñd`§nmH$mMr ^m§S>r Amdabr. Ka bIbIrV {Xgy bmJb§. ~mimßnm {VÀ`mda ~ohÔ Iye Pmbm. AmO
Ë`mbm Amnë`m ~m`H$moMm A{^_mZ dmQ>y bmJbm. H$m{g_goR> Va øm gd© JmoîQ>tÀ`m nmR>r_mJo Zgob?
e§H$m `oV hmoVr nU ~mimßnmZ§ H$moS> ½`mgmaI§ Ë`m e§Ho$M§ _yi CnQy>Z Q>mH$b§. amÌr Ë`mZ§ _moR>çm ào_mZ§
{Vbm Odi KoVbr. Vr EH$X_ Ë`mÀ`mda AmoUdr Pmbr. Ë`mbm XmoÝhr hmVm§Zr KÅ> AmdiyZ Ë`mM§ EH$
XrK© Mw§~Z KoVb§. ~mimßnmÀ`m Am`wî`mV Ag§ H$YrM KS>b§ ZìhV§. ~mimßnmM§ JmÌZ² JmÌ nwb{H$V Pmb§.
eodQ>r Ë`mÀ`m {_R>rV {dgmdVmZm Vr åhUmbr _mÌ, "CÚmnmgZ² ñdÀN> Am§Jyi H$am`Mr h§. nmZr AmUm`M§
H$îQ> nS>oZmV H$m'
gH$mir ~mimßnm CR>m`À`m AmV bJ_ìdm Am§Kmoi H$ê$Z qdMaboë`m Ho$gmV XmoZ \w$b§ ImoMyZ
~mimßnmgmR>r nmUr VmndyZ ~gbr hmoVr. ~mimßnm _moR>çm CËgwH$VoZ§ MmXarVyZ {VÀ`mH$S>§ nmhÿ bmJbm.
Mma {Xdgm§nyduMr bJ_ìdm hrM H$m? Agm Ë`mbm àíZ nS>V hmoVm. Amnbr bJ_ìdm {H$Vr g§wXa Amho
Ag§ Ë`mbm nwÝhm nwÝhm dmQ>b§. H$m{g_goR> _wi§ Va ho ~Xb KS>V Zmhr. Ag§hr ^` Ë`mbm Wamê$Z gmoS>rV
Job§; nU Ë`mZ§ Ë`m JmoîQ>rMm {dMma PQ>Hy$Z Q>mH$bm.
bJ_ìdm ewŠbnjmVë`m M§ÐH$moargmaIr {Xdg|{Xdg COi, R>iH$ hmoV Mmbbr hmoVr. PmonS>nÅ>rVrb
AmOy~mOyÀ`m pñÌ`m {VMm Xwñdmg H$ê$ bmJë`m hmoË`m. {VÀ`mH$S>o ~KyZ AmnmngmV Hw$O~wOV hgV.
g_moaÀ`m ~§Jë`mH$S>o ~KV. ~mimßnmZ§hr nmøb§. ~§Jë`mÀ`m JÀMrda EH$ b»I YwVbobm nm§T>am Zohê$
eQ>©-{dOma KmVbobm _Zwî` C^m Agm`Mm. PmonS>nÅ>rH$S>o Ë`mM§ bj Agm`M§. _mÌ PmonS>nÅ>rdmbo
Amnë`mH$S>o nmhVmhoV Ag§ OmUdë`mda Vmo AmV {ZKyZ Om`Mm.
Am{U EHo$ {Xder g§Ü`mH$mir H$memßnm ~mimßnmH$S>o nwÝhm Ambm. ~mimßnmbm Ë`mZ§ OdiÀ`m
nmamda Zob§.
"~mimßnm Vwbm {hH$S>§ H$m AmUb§ Ag§b?'
"H$m ~a§?'
"PmonS>nÅ>rV ~m`H$m-_mUg§ H$m` ~mobm` bmJë`mV EoH$b§g?'
"H$m`?'
"Aa§ VwOr bJ_ìdm Ë`m g_yaÀ`m ~§Jë`mV H$m_mbm OmVr. Ë`mo ~m~m Am{U Vr nadm {g{Z_mbm~r
JoëVr åhU§. Ë`mMr H$m` åhU§ ~m`Hy$ ÝhmB©. bJ_ìdm XwnmaMr OmVr Vr gmVmbm `oVr. `dT>§ H$m` H$m_
AgV§? Am±?'
~mimßnmbm ZH$mo Vo EoH$m`bm {_iV hmoV§. nU Vmo XaamoO {_iUmar {_R>mB©, bJ_ìdmMr a§JVXma
a{VH«$sS>m øm§Zr Am{U {VÀ`m {Xdg|{Xdg IwbV Mmbboë`m gm¢X`m©nwT>§ hV~b hmoV Mmbbm hmoVm.
gH©$erVë`m qghmgmaIm. H$memßnmM§ Ia§ hmoV§; nU Ë`mbm Ë`mMm amJ Ambm. Var H$memßnm Ë`mMm
~mb{_Ì hmoVm. Vmo Ë`mbm XwIdy eH$V ZìhVm.
"H$memßnm CÚm _r _mÂ`m S>moù`mZ§ ~KVmo _J H$m` Vo gm§JVmo am§S>§bm.' Vmo {ZíM`mË_H$ ~mobbm.
"hm§ AmVm H$g§ ~mobbmg. AJm Amnbr Am~ê$ AmnU Onm` hdr.
Ë`o _mH$mS> gyaÁ`m AmVm Jßn ~gb§ H$m ÝhmB©! Q>mir H$m` EH$m hmVmZ§ dmOVr ìh`?'
"ìh`, ìh`, CÚmÀ`mbm {ZH$mb bmdVmo ~K. AmZr Ag§ ~K ~mimßnm. Am_À`m Am~ê$MrM
Am_mñZr Amàw~mB©. AmZr hm` H$m` Am_À`mH$S>§ ?'
Xwgao {Xder ~mimßnm H$m_mbm Jobm; nU EH$ dmOVmÀ`m gwÅ>rV Kar Ambm. PmonS>rbm Hw$byn hmoV§.
R>a{dë`mà_mUo VamVam Jobm ~§Jë`mH$S>o. \$mQ>H$ CKSy>Z AmV Jobm. ìham§S>çmV jU^a C^§ amhÿZ Ë`mZ§
H$mZmogm KoVbm. Ë`mÀ`m hmVmV H$mb {dH$V KoVbobm MmHy$ hmoVm. _wR>rV Vmo Ë`mZ§ Yabm hmoVm. XS>dyZ.
VmoM Ë`mbm "\w$a§ gmoS>m H$s', Ago eãX EoHy$ Ambo. OdiÀ`m ImobrVyZ ~m§JS>çm dmOë`mMmhr
AmdmO `oV hmoVm. ~mimßnmÀ`m H$miOmMm R>moH$m dmTbm. Vmo nwT>§ Pmbm. Ë`mZ§ S>moH$mdyZ nmøb§.
Amam_IwMuV bJ_ìdm ~gbr hmoVr. {VÀ`mg_moa H$m{g_goR> C^m hmoVm. A§Jmda Zohê$ eQ>©-{dOma
KmVbobm.
"Š`m| ZyaOhm± Voam Ýhdam Hw$N> Zht ~mobVm VwOHy$?'
"Hw$M Zht& Am¡a ~moboJm H$m`Hy$!'
"bo Am¡a bo' åhUV Vmo {VÀ`mda bmb bmb g\$aM§X \o$H$sV hmoVm.
"\w$a§ H$s goR>'
 "hm± `o \w$a§, A~ Xwgam H$m_ Mmby & `o BXa Amd.'
"_mOm Ýhdam EH$ {Xg _maUma Vwbm H$m{g_goR>.' bJ_ìdm hgV hmoVr.
"_maZo Xmo. Voao dmñVo h_ bmI ~ma _aZoHy$ V¡`ma h`!'
~mimßnmbm H$m` H$amd§ H$iV ZìhV§. H$m{g_goR>Mm IyZ? Vo H$mhr BVH§$ gmon§ hmoV§? Vmo Amnbm Vr
XmoKo H$m` H$m` H$aVmV Vo nhmV hmoVm. AYmemgmaIm. gwJ§{YV dmao Ë`m ImobrV {\$aV hmoVo. _moR>çm C§M
JmÚmÀ`m H$m°Q>da bJ_ìdm ~gbr hmoVr. H$m{g_goR> {VÀ`mda AÎma CS>drV hmoVm. Vr IwXyIwXy hgV hmoVr.
VmoM \$mQ>H$ CKSy>Z nmoñQ>_Z AmV `oV hmoVm. ~mimßnmÀ`m nm`mImbMr O_rZ gaH$br. Ë`mZ§ MmHy$ XS>dyZ
KoVbm Am{U H$mhr H$m_m{Z{_Îm Amboë`m _mUgmgmaIm Vmo {VWyZ {ZKyZ Jobm. PmonS>rH$S>o OmÊ`mMr BÀN>m
hmoB©Zm åhUyZ Vmo nwÝhm H$m_mÀ`m OmJoH$S>o dibm Am{U Ë`mZ§ Ë`m {Xder 3 VmgmV 10 _mUgmBVH§$ H$m_
Ho$b§. gyaO_b MmQ> nSy>Z Ë`mM§ H$m_ nhmV hmoVm.
g§Ü`mH$mir Ë`mZ§ Ceran`ªV Iyn Iyn H$m_ Ho$b§. AJXr Imbr nS>m`bm hmoB©ñVmoda. _J Vmo
PmonS>rH$S>o naVbm. PmonS>rg_moa nmoË`mMm VwH$S>m Q>mHy$Z Vmo {Zn{MV nS>bm.
"CR>bm` H$m`? H$m ~a§ ÝhmB©? H$m` ìhV§`? XmJXabm ~bdyZ AmUy?' bJ_ìdm {dMmarV hmoVr.
Ë`mÀ`m N>mVrbm, nmoQ>mbm hmV bmdrV hmoVr.
"ÝhmB© ZH$mo. _bm H$m` ìhV§`?' JOam _mibobr Am{U g§wXa gmS>r Zogbobr, bJ_ìdm Ë`mÀ`mOdi
Aem AmñWodmB©H$nUo ~gbr hmoVr H$s Ë`mMo Ë`mbmM {Vbm VmQ>H$iV R>odë`m~Ôb dmB©Q> dmQ>bo.
"Vy Oodbrg?'
"ÝhmB©. XmoZXm CR>dm`m Ambo. na KmoaV ìhVmg. åhQ>b§ bmJy Xo Pmon. H$b amÀ`mbm bB© X§Jm KmVbm
ìhVmg Zm. _J Amg§ ìhZma.'
"h§wXo, Var AmO ~r KmbUmaM!'
"Kmb na Ooderb H$m ÝhmB©! AmO H$m` AmUb§` Vo ~J Var!'
"_mhrV Amho' Aem AWm©Mo eãX AmoR>mda Ambobo Ë`mZo naV{dbo.
OodUmV ~mg§wXr-nwar hmoVr. gm§S>Jo-nmnS> hmoVo Am{U OodyZ Pmë`mda A§Wê$Umda Vmo nS>ë`mda {VZ§
bmbbmb, _moÇ> g\$aM§X Ë`mÀ`m hmVmV R>odb§. {_R>rV {Vbm Hw$admirV EH$m hmVmV g\$aM§X Yê$Z Ë`mMo
Vmo bMHo$ VmoS>rV hmoVm.
XwnmaMm Ë`mMm amJ H$moR>o Jobm hmoVm H$moU OmUo?
VmoM H$memßnmZ§ Xmamda Wmn _mabr. "~mimßnm, ~mimßnm' hmH$ _mabr.
"H$m`?' åhUV ~mimßnm MQ>H$Z CRy>Z ~mhoa Jobm.
"`o H$r dmè`mbm ~gm`.'
"ÝhmB© AmVm Pmon Ambr`m a§.'
"Ama§ `o Va...'
ZmBbmOmZ§ ~mimßnm ~mhoa Jobm. WmoS>m doi H$memßnmM§ H$mhr Var ~mobV hmoVm. bJ_ìdm Ë`mMr dmQ>
nhmV {~N>mÝ`mda nSy>Z hmoVr. VmoM, "A`mo, Aæ`mo, gmoS> a§ ~m~m, _obmo' Agm AmdmO Ambm. ~mimßnmZ§
Ë`mbm XmoZ doim O{_Zrda AmnQ>b§ hmoV§. Vmo \$U\$UV hmoVm.
"Am`bm, am§S>moim CJ§ Xwgè`mMr _mn H$mS>V {\$aVmo`. _mPr ~m`H$mo Am{U _r H$m` dmÅ>ob Vo H$ê$,
Vwbm H$m` H$am`M§`. CÚm am§S>À`m {hWZ§ Jobmg Va OJbmg. ÝhmB©Va øm À`mHy$Z§ VwOm _wS>XmM nmS>Vmo.
Am`bm nmoZo AmR>...' ~mimßnmÀ`m hmVmV MmHy$ ~KyZ ^bo ^bo Q>aH$bo. Ë`mVyZ {YQ>mB© H$ê$Z EH$-XmoKo
nwT>o Ambo. Ë`m§Zr ~mimßnmbm AmV KmVbm. H$memßnmbm Ë`mÀ`m PmonS>rn`ªV nmoMVm Ho$bm.
H$m{g_goR>bm _maÊ`mgmR>r AmUboë`m d H$memßnmda CJmaboë`m MmHy$Z§ g\$aM§XmMo VwH$S>o H$mTy>Z ~mimßnm
H$amH$am MmdrV hmoVm.
bJ_ìdmZ§ Ë`mÀ`m hmVmVbm eodQ>Mm VwH$S>m g§në`mda {Xì`mda \§w$H$a KmVbr Am{U Ë`mÀ`m Hw$erV
{eabr.
Xwgao {Xder ~mimßnm H$m_mda Joë`mda Vr H$m{g_goR>À`mV H$m_mbm OmV hmoVr. OmVmZm {VZ§ nm{hb§.
H$memßnmÀ`m PmonS>rMr OmJm [aH$m_r Pmbr hmoVr. Vmo Hw$R>§ Var {ZKyZ Jobm hmoVm.

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g_mYmZ `mV Jwa\$Qy>Z Jobm AgVm. nU Vgo ìhm`Mo ZìhVo. am_yMm IyZ Pmbm. Amnë`m eoVmda
Agboë`m PmonS>rV Vmo EH$Q>mM AgVmo ho Ë`mÀ`mda _¥Ë`yMo dm°a§Q> ~OmdUmè`m _maoH$è`m§Zm, AmOÀ`m
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Va ehrX åhUyZ g_mOmZo Ë`mbm amîQ´>r` gÝ_mZ {Xbm AgVm; nU IyZ Pmë`m_wio g_mOmbm
Ë`mÀ`m{df`r H$m` ~mobmdo, {bhmdo ho H$imboM Zmhr åhUyZ Ë`mMm IyZ hr EH$ gm_mÝ` KQ>Zm Amho
AgoM bmoH$m§Zm dmQ>bo.
nU am_yMm IyZ hr gm_mÝ` KQ>Zm ZìhVr. B§J«Om§À`m {enm`m§Zm "_mPr N>mVr CKS>r Amho Mmbdm
Vw_À`m ~§XwH$m' Ago åhUUmam am_y OJmV H$moUmbmhr Km~aUmam ZìhVm åhUyZM Ë`mbm _maUo Ë`mÀ`m
IwÝ`m§Zm eŠ` Pmbo. _hmgmJa nma H$ê$Z `oUmam EImXm ObVaUnQy> EH$m S>~Š`mV _amdm Agm _¥Ë`y
am_ybm \$mOrb AmË_{dídmgm_wio Ambm.
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VÎdo ñdrH$mabr hmoVr Ë`mVrb EH$ hmoV§, "gd©Ì ^`dO©Z'. H$moUmbmhr Km~ê$ ZH$m, H$moR>ohr Km~ê$ ZH$m,
H$Yrhr ^`mbm _ZmV OmJm XoD$ ZH$m Agm Vmo Ë`m§Mm g§Xoe hmoVm. _hmËå`m§Mm g§Xoe ZrVrÀ`m ÑîQ>rZo \$ma
ewÕ AgVmo; nU OJmV OJUmè`mgmR>r Vmo Cn`moJr ZgVmo. àmUdm`yÀ`m ewÕVoMr ñVwVr AmnU H$amdr
H$maU OrdZmMm àmU hm àmUdm`y AgVmo nU ewÕ àmUdm`y _mUgmbm MmbV Zmhr. Ë`mV ZoQ´>moOZ {_giyZ
Vo {_lU ¿`md§ bmJV§ Vg§M Wmoam§À`m CnXoemM§ AgV§. Wmoam§Zr Ë`m§Zm H$m` dmQ>V§ Vo Adí` gm§Jmd§; nU
AmnU OJVmZm, ì`dhmar OJmbm AZwgê$Z Ë`m§À`m g§Xoembm didyZ, dmH$dyZ, Ë`mV WmoS>o \o$a~Xb
H$ê$Z Vo AmMaUmgmR>r ¿`m`M§ AgV§. nU Ü`o`dmXr am_ybm hr VS>OmoS> _mÝ`M Zgob. _hmË_mOr gm§JVmV
Zm "{Z^©` ìhm' åhUyZ _J AmnU H$embmhr, H$Yrhr, Hw$R>ohr Km~am`M§ Zmhr hoM Ë`mÀ`m _ZmZ§
KoVb§!
åhUyZM {Z^©` am_yMm IyZ Pmbm.
gm~a_VrhÿZ Amë`mda Vmo MidirV hrM {Z^©`Vm XmIdm`Mm. Ë`mMm {Z^©`nUm ~KyZ nmobrg,
Mm¡H$er A{YH$mar, Ooba, AÝ` amOH$s` ~§XrdmZ Km~am`Mo.
Ooba {enm`m§Zm åhUm`Mo, "am_yÀ`m dmQ>obm OmD$ ZH$m. _mWo{\$ê$ Amho Vmo!' Oob_Ü`o Vmo VmgmMo
R>moHo$ dmObo H$s, "^maV _mVm H$s O`', "_hmË_m Jm§Yr H$s O`', "BpÝH$bm~ qPXm~mX' Aem VrZ KmofUm
ZŠH$s Úm`Mm. Ë`m KmofUm Z XoÊ`m~Ôb OobaZo hOma doim Ë`mbm ~Omdb§; nU Ë`mMm {Z^©`nUm ~KyZ
Ooba eonyQ> Kmbm`Mo.
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Ë`mMr ñVwVr H$am`Mo. Amnbr ñVwVr EoHy$Z am_yMr N>mVr ê§$X ìhm`Mr. _J Hw$UrVar Ë`mbm {MS>dm`Mo,
"hm {Z^©`nUm Vwé§JmnwaVmM XmIdy ZH$mog. VwPo YmS>g Vy VwÂ`m JmdmV XmIdb§ nm{hOog. H$moU ao Vmo
VwÂ`m JmdMm _mbH$?'
"AmR>dyZ gm§JVmo?'
"H$gbm "H$a' Amho Zm? ~m_Umn¡H$s!'
"I§S>oamd Z§XJmdH$a-BZm_Xma! Wy!'
"H$m, ZwgV§ Zmd KoVb§g Var Vm|S> H$Sy> Pmb§ H$m` VwP§?'
"Aao XmoñVm§Zmo øm bm§S>½`m-Hw$Í`m§Mr Zmdo åhUOo H$m` Jm§Yr-Zohê§$Mr Zmdo AmhoV? AmZ§X Cëhmg,
CËgmh dmQ>m`bm? Aao BZm_Xma, gaH$ma, dVZXma, ga§Om_Xma åhUOo _T>çmMr Q>miy MmQ>Umao amZ~moHo$
AmhoV, _oboë`m, Hw$Oboë`m neyM§ _m§g ImUmar {JYmS>m§Mr AdbmX Amho Vr. O§JbmV aŠV emofUmè`m
Oidm AgVmV Zm? VrM OmV AgVo øm gaH$ma-BZm_Xma bmoH$m§Mr! `m§M§ Zmd Vm|S>mV Amb§ Var Vm|S>mbm
Hw$OH$m dmg `oVmo. _r W§wH$Vmo Ë`m§À`m dVZXmarda, Ë`m§À`m emofUmda OJUmè`m d§emda Am{U Ë`m§Zm
g_mO XoV Agboë`m à{VîR>oda! Wy.'
am_y nwÝhm W§wH$bm hmoVm. {VañH$mamZo!
Ë`mMo gmWrXma Ë`mÀ`mda {MS>m`bm ZH$mo hmoVo nU {MSy>Z åhUmbo,
"AmVm KmoS>m-_¡XmZ Odi Amho am_^mD$ KmoQ>mio! AmR>-Xhm {XdgmV AmnU Vwé§JmVyZ
"ñdmV§Í`g¡{ZH$' hr nXdr KoD$Z Amnmnë`m Jmdr OmUma AmhmoV. Amnë`m JmdmV Joë`mda Vwåhr H$m`
H$aVm ho _hÎdmM§ Amho. EH$ JmdH$ar åhUyZ BZm_XmamnwT>§ _mZ PwH$dVm H$s EH$ ñdmV§Í`g¡{ZH$ åhUyZ
Xoembm gm_m{OH$ Jwbm_{JarVyZ gmoS>{dÊ`mgmR>r Xwgam ñdmV§Í`g§J«m_ gwê$ H$aVm! _hmË_mOtZr H$mbM
åhQ>b§ H$s, ñdamÁ` Ambo AmVm gwamÁ` àmßV H$aU§ ho Zdo Ü`o` amhrb.'
"~amoã~a! AmVm Xwgam ñdmV§Í`g§J«m_ gwê$.' am_y S>moio {\$adyZ _wR>r AmdiyZ åhUmbm.
"nU OnyZ am_^mD$! B§J«O naH$s` eÌy hmoVm {edm` Ë`mbm Ý`m`ZrVrMr MmS> hmoVr, nU Amnë`m
XoemVrb BZm_Xma-dVZXma hr gmnm§Mr Am¡bmX Amho. H$Yr X§e H$aob H$iUma Zmhr.'
{Z^©` am_yMo S>moHo$ {_ÌmMo ~mobUo EoHy$Z gUH$bo. {MSy>Z Vmo åhUmbm,
"_r ho gmn _mÂ`m Q>mMoImbr Mo§Jê$Z, Ë`m§Mm M|Xm_|Xm H$ê$Z Q>mH$sZ. _r øm gmnm§Mr {nëbmdi
emoYyZ emoYyZ Zmhrer H$arZ. Ë`m§Mo {dfmar XmV Ë`m§À`mM KemV KmbrZ. _r {Z^©` g¡{ZH$ Amho.
Jm§YrOtgmaIm {Z^©`!'
"am_y Vy MwH$Vmog JS>çm' {_Ì åhUmbo.
"Vo H$g§ H$m`?'
"Aao Jm§Yr§M§ {Z^©` hmoU§ doJi§ Am{U VwP§ {Z^©` hmoU§ doJi§!'
"åhUOo?'
"åhUOo Ë`m§M§ ì`{ŠV_Îd amîQ´>r` nmVirda nmohmoMb§`. Ë`m§Zm gmam Xoe AmoiIVmo. Vo MboOmd
åhUmbo Va gJim Xoe IdiyZ CR>bm. Vy "MboOmd' åhUmbmg Va VwPo {_ÌgwÕm VwÂ`m_mJo `oUma ZmhrV.
H$embm Amnbr Ë`m§À`mer VwbZm H$aVmog? Vwbm BgmnMr "~oSy>H$ Am{U ~¡b' hr JmoîQ> _mhrV Amho Zm?'
am_ybm amJ Ambm. AmnU H$moR>o AmhmoV hohr Vmo {dgabm. AmnUmbm AmUIr amJ `mdm Ago Ë`mbm
dmQ>bo åhUyZ Vmo åhUmbm,
 "Zmhr, _bm Vr JmoîQ> _mhrV Zmhr.'
"_J, EoH$.'
"gm§J, ì`dpñWV gm§J' {ngmibobm am_y hÅ>mZ§ åhUmbm, {_Ì ^m~S>çmgmaIm JmoîQ> gm§Jy bmJbm.
Varhr am_yMm ñd^md _mhrV AgUmam EH$OU JmoîQ> gm§JUmè`mbm åhUmbm, "ZH$mo gm§Jy JmoîQ>, {df` gmoSy>Z
Xo.'
"Zmhr, gm§Jy Xo, Vy Ë`mbm Wm§~dy ZH$mog' am_y AmoaS>bm Am{U åhUmbm,
"ì`dpñWV gm§J, _bm EoH$m`Mr Amho.'
"EH$ hmoVm ~oSy>H$ Am{U EH$ hmoVm ~¡b.'
"åhUOo _r ~oSy>H$ Am{U Jm§YrOr ~¡b?'
"~oS>H$mZo ~¡bmbm nm{hbo Am{U Ë`mbm ~¡bmBVHo$ AmnUhr ìhmdo Ago dmQ>bo!'
"åhUOo _bm ~oS>H$mgmaIm Jd© Pmbm Ag§M Zm?'
"_J Vmo Amnbo A§J \w$Jdy bmJbm, nU {H$Vr \w$JUma? \w$Jbm \w$Jbm XwßnQ> _moÇ>m Pmbm Am{U
\w$Q>bm!'
am_yMr EH$ OmoaXma WßnS> {^_mÀ`m Jmbmda ~gbr. Vmo WnS>oda WßnS> _marV hmoVm. gJim hmhmH$ma
_mObm. Vmo {_Ì {~Mmam "Amnbr MyH$ Pmbr' Ag§ dmQy>Z Jßn amhÿZ WnS>m ImV hmoVm; nU ~mH$sMo AmoaSy>
bmJbo åhUyZ Oooba, {enmB© niV Ambo. Ë`m§Zr am_ybm nH$S>bo BVa H¡$Úm§Zm Ë`m§À`m ImobrV Om`bm
gm§{JVbo, Am{U am_ybm ñdV§Ì ImobrV KmVbo. nU Ooba qH$dm {enm`m§n¡H$s Hw$Urhr am_yda AmoaS>bo
ZmhrV. nU am_y _mÌ Vo Joë`mda JOm§Zm Yê$Z C^m amhÿZ AmoaSy>Z ~moby bmJbm.
"_r ~oSy>H$? _bm ~oS>yH$ åhUVmog? _r Jdm©Zo \w$Jbmo` H$m`? Aao gmë`m _r Jm§YrOr§M§ AJXr bhmZ
AgoZ nU Xwga§ ê$n Amho. _r nmo{bgm§À`m bmR>çm Imëë`mV. Cndmg H$ê$Z VwéJm§Mr gwYmaUm KS>dbr
Amho. Am{U _bm Vy ~oSy>H$ åhUVmog?'
"XoemgmR>r _r H$m` H$m` gmogb§` Vwbm _mhrV Amho? Ka, Xma, g§gma gJù`mda nmUr gmoS>yZ _r
Xoe^ŠVr Ho$br`.'
VmoM AH$amMo R>moHo$ nS>bo. am_y ^mZmda Ambm. Ë`mZ§ _moR>çmZ§ KmofUm Ho$br, "^maV _mVm H$s O`',
"_hmË_m Jm§Yr H$s O`', "BpÝH$bm~ qPXm~mX!' EH$m Zì`m {enm`mbm am_yM§ ho diU _mhrV ZìhV§. Vmo
^oXê$Z am_yH$S>o Ambm. "Š`m h¡?' "Š`m h¡?'
am_yZ§ JOm§_YyZ hmV ~mhoa H$mTy>Z Ë`m {enm`mMm hmV nH$S>bm.
"Wm§~ {_Ìm Wm§~!'
"Aao gmoS> _bm!'
"Wm§~ _mP§ EoH$.'
"gmoS> åhUVmo Zm!' {enmB© ä`mbm hmoVm. Vmo AmoaSy>Z H$m` Amho? Ag§ åhUmbm.
"_mPm Ë`mJ gm§JUma Amho _r Vwbm.'
"BW§ gJio VwÂ`mgmaIoM AmhoV.'
"Zmhr, g§gmamMr gd© gwI§ ^moJbobr, ^moJ ^moJyZ H§$Q>mibobr _mUg
 AmhoV ~mH$sMr.' nU _r _mÌ AmO Zm§Xm`bm Amboë`m ~m`H$moM§ H§w$Hy$ nwgyZ BW§ Ambmo`. {_Ìm VoM
Vwbm _r gm§JVmo`.'
"Aao AOyZ _mÂ`m ~m`H$moMr hiXhr {ZKmbr ZìhVr. {VMm hmV hmVmV KoD$Z {Vbm n{hbm ñne©
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{nëbm _bm ~oSy>H$ åhUVmo`?'
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YÝ`dmX.'
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^mdm.'
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eod§VmZ§ niV `oD$Z {VÀ`m Vm|S>mda hmV R>odbm. Ajae: AmB©Mr _wñH$Q>Xm~r Ho$br Am{U åhUmbr,
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ewÕrda `o Am{U AmoaSy> ZH$mo.'
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`oUma Zmhr.'
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amhÿZ {Vbm IS>gmdy bmJbo.
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AgV§ H$m`? {MbQ>mgmaIm _obm H$s Zmhr?'
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_XV H$am`bm V`ma hmoVm. AmOda Ë`mÀ`m {OdmdaM Vmb _maV hmoVm. am_y bB© _moR>m _mUyg hmoVm.
eod§Vmda Ë`mMr bB© _m`m hmoVr. {VÀ`mgmR>r Ambm hmoVm Vmo. _bm åhUmbm, "AmË`m AmVm eod§Vm Am{U
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`rZ.'
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{Vbm am_yM§ Xw:I AmR>db§. Xoe^ŠVr ho H$m` nmn hmoV§? Ë`mV Vwé§Jdmg KS>bm Ë`mbm Vmo H$m` H$aUma?
nU Amnë`m boH$sZ§ Ë`mÀ`mdaMr _m`m nmVi H$am`bm ZH$mo hmoVr. Xwgam Hw$Ur AgVm Va {VÀ`m X§S>mbm
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åhUmbm,
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H$m_ Ë`mÀ`m KmVmbm H$maU Pmb§. Amnbm g§gma _moS>bm åhUyZ Vmo JmdmÀ`m H$m_mbm {^S>bm. øm
eod§VrZ§, øm am§S>§Z§ _mÂ`m am_ybm _mab§. g§gmamV J§wVbm AgVm Va _obm ZgVm _mPm am_y. am§S>§ Vy _bm
Ëdm§S> ZH$mo Xmdyg.'
nmd©VrZ§ eod§Vmbm Xya T>H$bb§. ~mnboH$ nmd©Vrda Ymdbo. Zdè`mZ§ nmd©Vrbm Wmo~mS> \w$Q>ob BVŠ`m
WnS>m _maë`m Am{U da Y_H$s {Xbr. åhUmbm,
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Am{U nmd©Vr Ë`m {XdgmnmgyZ H$m_mVyZM Jobr, ImU§-{nU§, Pmon gma§ ZîQ> Pmb§. EH$m {Od§V àoVmV
{VM§ ê$nm§Va Pmb§.
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Vmnb§. Vo ~m`H$mobm åhUmbo,
"H$m` Ja_ hmoV§` Zm BW§! H$m` Vmo W§S> Xoe, Am{U H$m` hm Ja_ Xoe.'
"hmo`, gJù`m XoembmM E`aHy$ba ~g{dbo nm{hOoV.'
"H$ê$! Vohr eŠ` Va H$ê$!'
S´>m`ìhaZ§ BZm_Xma~mB© Am{U BZm_Xma gmho~m§M§ hgU§ g§nm`À`m AmV JmS>r nmoM©_Ü`o AmUyZ C^r
Ho$br.
Vo JmS>rVyZ CVabo. hm°b_Ü`o H$moMmda {dgmdbo. E. gr._YyZ Jma hdm ~mhoa nS>V hmoVr. nU I§S>oamd
pñdËPbªS>À`m hdoMr AmR>dU `oD$Z E. gr. À`m hdoda ZmamO hmoV hmoVo. VodT>çmV gw~amd H$mH$m Ambm.
"gmho~ qeXodmS>rMr _mUg§ Amë`mV.'
"H$moU AmhoV?'
"~m~y n¡bdmZ, gmVmßnm Jd§S>r Am{U {hè`m.'
~m~y, gmVmßnm Am{U {hè`m hr VrZ Zmdo EoH$VmM Vo gai ~gbo. hr {VÝhr IwZr _mUgo Amnë`m
eoVmda XoIaoI H$am`bm Ë`m§Zr Zo_br hmoVr. Vr Aer AMmZH$ H$m AmbrV? WmoS>m {dMma H$ê$Z Vo
åhUmbo,
"nmR>dyZ Xo Ë`m§Zm AmV!'
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"~gm ao ~gm!' EH$m gmoâ`mH$S>o ~moQ> XmIdyZ BZm_Xma ~mobbo; nU Vo ImbrM ~gbo.
"Aao da ~gm'
 "Zmhr gaH$ma. {hV§M ~a§ hm`.'
"R>rH$. ~m~y Vy gm§J H$m` Mmbb§` JmdmV Vo.'
"Ë`mo am_y KmoQ>mù`m gJù`m Hw$im§Zm Hy$i H$m`ÚmZ§ O{_Zr Vw_À`mM hmoUma AmhoV Ë`mgmR>r O{_Zr
gmoS>m`À`m ZmhrV Am{U Hw$Ur {dMmam`bm gaH$maMr _mUg§ Ambr Va Ë`mZm O_rZ Amåhr Joë`m Xhm
{nT>çmnmgyZ H$gVmo åhUyZ gm§Jm. BZm_Xmambm Hw$R>bmhr H$mJX ghr H$ê$Z XoD$ ZH$m.' H$gob Ë`mMr O_rZ
Amho. Vwåhr am~Vm Vw_MrM O_rZ.'
BZm_Xmam§Zm am_y ho JmdmV gdmªZm gm§JVmo` ho H$imb§ hmoV§ åhUyZ Ë`m§Zm Ë`mV {deof H$mhr dmQ>b§
Zmhr; nU gmVmßnmZ§ Oo gm§{JVb§ Vo EoHy$Z _mÌ Vo {MS>bo. gmVmßnm åhUmbm, "gaH$ma, Ë`mo Ë`oÀ`m
nbrH$S>o bmoH$m§Zm åhUVmo`. Ama§ ømo BZm_Xma hm` ~m_UJS>r. CJrM ~§XyH$ KoD$Z H$~wVa§ _maV {\$aVmo
åhUyZ H$m` Ë`mo _X© hm`? Am_M§ _amR>çmM§, O¡Z-{bJm`VmM§ nmoa§hr Ë`mbm EH$m WnS>§V bmoid§b. åhUyZ
Vwåhr øm ~m_U BZm_Xmambm Km~ê$ ZH$m. Am{U _r hm` Vw_À`m nmR>rer. Vw_Mr EH$s Pmbr Va Ë`mo
e|S>rdmbm H$m` H$aUma hm`?'
"H$m`? Am_Mr OmV H$mT>Vmo Vmo ham_Imoa? Aao gmVmßnm Vy _J Hw$èhmS>rZ§ Ë`mÀ`m Im§S>moù`m H$m
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XoVmo. Aem hbH$Q>mbm {Od§V R>odb§ H$g§ Vwåhr? H$m` ~m~y? gmVmßnm gm§JVmo` Vo Ia§ H$m`?'
"ìh` _mbH$, Ë`mZ§ JmdmV bB© X§Jm Mmby Ho$bm`. Vw_À`m dmS>çmÀ`m H$Å>çmda ~gyZ åhUVmo`,'
"øm am§S>oÀ`m ~m_UmZ§ H$Yr øm O{_Zr {_idë`mV? H$m` H$îQ> Ho$boV? Hw$R>§ namH«$_ Ho$bm`? nwÊ`mV
noeì`mM§ amÁ` Amë`mda hr ~m_U§ O_rZXma, dVZXma, BZm_Xma, OhmJraXma, ga§Om_Xma Pmbr. Aao
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AmhoV. AmVm Ë`m§Zm "Mbo Omd' åhUm`Mr doi Ambr`m. hm _mPm Xwgam ñdmV§Í`mMm bT>m Amho Am{U _r
_obmo Var ~ohÎma nU _r BZm_Xmam{déÕ g_mOmbm noQ>dUmaM. Ë`mbm JmdmV `m`bm ^rVr dmQ>br nm{hOo
Ago dmJm. \$mim ^ê$ ZH$m. Ë`mbm YmÝ`mMr dmQ>Ur XoD$ ZH$m, I§S> XoD$ ZH$m. Vw_À`mgmR>r _r gË`mJ«h
H$arZ, ~mobm "^maV _mVm H$s O`' Añg§ gJi§ Jmd Ë`mZ§ Zmgdb§` gaH$ma.'
BZm_XmamMo S>moio Xmê$ ß`më`mgmaIo bmb Pmbo. aŠVXm~ dmT>bm. hmVnm` WaWa H$mny bmJbo. Vo
~KyZ {hè`m dS>a åhUmbm.
"gaH$ma, Vwåhr H$m` H$miOr H$ê$ ZJm. `oË`m gmo_dmar A_moem hm`. Ë`m {Xder am_y _obm åhUyZ
g_Om. _§Jidmar Ë`mo {OÎmm {Xgbm Va _bm Jmoir Kmbm. Ia§ da \$moOXma, S>rEgnr øm§Mm ~§Xmo~ñV H$am
åhUOo Pmb§.'
"Vo _r H$aVmo. S>rEgnrbm gmo_dmar _oOdmZrM XoVmo BW§. \$m¡OXmabmhr ~mobdyZ KoVmo; nU H$m_ \$Îmo
H$am. Hw$R>§hr ~moby ZH$m. EH$mM eñÌmMm Cn`moJ H$am Am{U Vo eñÌ KoD$Z BW§M `m. ~mH$sM§ gJi§ _r
gm§^miVmo.'
BZm_Xmam§Zr ñdV:À`m hmVmZo àË`oH$mbm Xhm-Xhm hOma én`o amoI {Xbo Am{U S>r. Eg. nr. Zm \$moZ
bmdbm, gmo_dmaM§ nmQ>uM§ {Z_§ÌU XoÊ`mgmR>r.
~m~y, gmVmßnm Am{U {hè`mZo R>aë`mà_mUo am_ybm R>ma _mabo.
dV©_mZnÌmV ~mV_r Amë`mda BZm_Xma am_yÀ`m XhZmbm hOa am{hbo Am{U åhUmbo,
"am_y hm Amnë`m JmdmM§ ^yfU hmoVm.'
"eoVH$è`m§gmR>r Xwga§ ñdmV§Í``wÕ Ë`mZ§ nwH$mab§ hmoV§. Ë`mÀ`m AmH$pñ_H$ {ZYZmZ§ Xwgè`m ñdmV§Í``wÕmM§
H$Yrhr ^ê$Z Z {ZKUma§ ZwH$gmZ Pmb§ Amho.' nU øm JmdmV Ë`m§À`m ñ_aUmW© ñ_maH$ C^maU§ ho Am_M§
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~|~rÀ`m XoR>mnmgyZ "A_a aho!' åhQ>bo.
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am_ybm {eH${dUmao {~am§Oo Jwê$Or _mÌ ñdmV§Í`{XZm {Xder P|S>md§XZ Pmë`mda am_yÀ`m Xwgè`m
ñdmV§Í``wÕmMm namH«$_ Amnë`m AmoKdË`m ^mfoV gm§JV AgVmV Am{U gJù`m _wbm§Zm Amkm H$aVmM
_wbo EH$m AmdmOmV åhUVmV - "^maV_mVm H$s O`, _hmË_m Jm§Yr H$s O`, ehrX am_y A_a aho! ehrX
am_y A_a aho!'

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