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vrc egbhd buks fci knapjvjc"sh, hruaknh, yhpuxh,/ t,abu, khnushu vrtaubu, gav chi

fu,kh ,knus-,urv "jhh guko" vhruaknh'tl ftar bp,j ,knus-,urv jc"s vhv tchunvrtaubho kakuj t, hkshu kao/

ktjr xhuo abu, khnushu chahcv'uab,hho buxpu, cwecumvw cmk vrch nklvnahj akhy"t' jzr ktr. ubhat krgh,u,jhw _ t; vht nch, ureg sunv kaku/

vht vjkv kgcus fdbb, cnuxsu, jc"scghr dbho' ucgkv aang nnbv gk tuphvjhho ak ,uach vafubv' vjkhy fh vneuon,tho gcuru kpghku, cnxdr, jmh hunh,/vut vjk ccheurh ch, chi c,h vafubv kaonfhr, ucshe, nzuzu,' tl cheurho tkuvx,gpu fnuci kgus tpheho rcho/ tbahoanju kaujj ukvuug. go vrc vjchc gk fkvbuatho av,kcyu cvo' uvut nmhsu bhxvkhg. ukxhhg ffk hfuk,u/

fab,hho ktjr bhauthu kns cwxprvakhju,w ahjv cv ncyhj vrch nklvnahj akhy"t' fh cbhvo ak fk vakujhovhbo gk tjrhu,u vthah,/ vut verht t,vahjv ktha,u uvht eckv zt, nhsctnubv akhnv ucpayu,/ vht bscev cruj

vv,kvcu, ak cgkv' utnrv: "to fl thixpe fh gkhbu kmt, kakhju,/ vi kt ehhn,auo grcu, cguko a,cyhj t, dhsukovyvur ak vhksho' tphku tmk cbhvo akdsukh hartk/ uvbv ndhg vrch uncyhjvcyjv crurv afzu"/ vujky fh humtho/

vrc ebhd f,c krch gk vmgv aehcknvrc yhhfyk kgcur kghr bmr, ghkh,' uvrchvahc cjhuc/ ,ul zni emr gcrv vnapjvvmghrv _ vrc ebhd' tha,u' hkso ci vabvucbo ci vjusahho kpghku, cghr vjsav/

rgh,u va,kcv cycghu, cnxdr, afcrgcsv cv _ dbb, cnuxsu, jc"s acghr'uvut pbv t; vut k,juo v,nju,u _cheurh ch, chi c,h vafubv/ vo v,durrucwafub, akuow cv dru cgher gukho jsahondruzhv' hvusho jnho nkth jhu,' tar vklrujo ,to t, zv atkhu vurdku gus nafub,ghr dbho/

kprbx,u gcs fxupr x,"o' tktav,crr fh vhh,v zu nghi wgcus, fhxuhw/nxpr vrc ebhd: "knru, actupi ranhgcs,h fxupr x,"o' vrh acjhh vhuo huo zvkt fk fl ,to t, vnmhtu,/// vhh,hnx,ucc fngy fk vhuo chi c,h vtbaho'ruao hksho kjhbul vfar' nxpe ,anhah

esuav' unxhhg cfk gbhbh vs,/ kpugk hmtaf,c,h ceuah nzuzv kacug/// jhhbu cghergk nafur,v ak ta,h/

"nmcbu vfkfkh kt thpar kvnahlcmurv zu uvcb,h fh tmyrl knmut kgmnhgcusv rmhbh, hu,r/ ktjr jhpua v,eck,hkgcusv faujy cwgu; yuc ch, atiw/vvfbxv vh,v yucv nts' ufl do znbhvgcusv/ gcs,h jmh huo ckcs' ut, vjmhvabh hfuk,h kvesha kwncmghow/

"vhv zv vxsr yuc nts/ nhsh huo vhh,hnxhho t, vgcusv' ac kch,h ktruj,mvrhho unhs humt kpghku,/ pgnhho cacugvhv zv cnxdr, wbhhsu, jc"sw/ vrc enhber_ vybehxy vrtaui _ vhv njfv khcfbhxv kch,h' uhjs vhhbu humtho kfhcuavhgs abecg ktu,u huo/ pgnho vh,vvpghku, cnxdr, ch, jc"s vneunh'upgnho do cnxdr, ch, vxpr' tu cvrmtu,uctrdui fhbuxho/

"gs vhuo n,bvk, vpghku, cbmr,cmurv fzu pju, tu hu,r' ftar ruc tb"agucsho cfk vdzru, _ cch, vxpr' cch,jc"s' cbhhsu,' uzt, ha kzeu; ktjsu,vnhujs, vehhn, cevhk, jc"s cbmr,/

"vfk vhv hfuk kvhnal fl thkukh thrug

dhkhui nxw 803ch, nahji21

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aahbv t, jhh kdnrh/ vhv zv ftar v,dk,vtmkh' k"g uk"g' vnjkv vvht/ cgecu,hvavh,h fnjmh, vabv chruakho' ure czfu,crf, vrch nkl vnahj akhy"t jzr,hkjhho jsaho/

"ctu,u rdg ak vjknv vjky,h fhng,v tbh nesha t, fk jhh kncmgho/ ktgus jmh huo ujmh ,pehs' tkt fk vjhhokrch/ ct,h knars vbhhsu, uchea,hkv,eck f"ybehxy" ecug/ vchyu gkhc,nhvv ubhxu kvbht tu,h nvrghui' vojacu fh tbh gshhi jka dupbh,/ "tukh fstha,gcus hu,r cnars" vmhgu kh/ cauo tupikt! v,gea,h/ tbh rumv kgcus cpghku,nktv' jhhk ak nna/

"do ftar v,gea,h vnahfu kv,jne'cjuaco fh thbbh fahr gshhi kpghku,auyp, vsura, ntn. dupbh rc/ "b,hhg. govvbvkv" tnru kh/ v,hhac,h uf,c,h nf,ctrul krch nkl vnahj akhy"t' ucuv,kubb,h gk fl akt nufbho kvfbhx tu,hkwxshrw/

"thl avdg,h cnf,ch keyg cu ktrumho keck tu,h kbhhsu,' ,ul fsh f,hc,vnhkho "bhhsu, jc"s"' mkmk vykpui/ vhvzv vrc anrhv gk veu: "vrc sus bjauivjkhy keckl"/// vhv zv nna nup, dkuh'vrch bgbv kh cag, f,hc, vnhkho _ "gusvo nscrho"/ t, xu; vnf,c fcr xhhn,hgo vcaurv gk fl afcr v,eck,h/

^ ̂ ̂

"fabfbx,h kpghku, vcb,h gs fnvmseu c,nhv,o/ vgcusv cybeho vht tfieav un,hav' bxhgu, ak hnho akhnho kktvpxev' ufnuci pghku, auyp, do ,ul fshbxhgv/ ftar vhhbu gucrho cfcha vcegvksudnt vhhbu tuxpho fnv garu, jhhkhoyrnphxyho' un,uugsho kfk turl vsrl/

"nv ab,i t, vfj cnvkl vpghku,vauyp, vh,v vhshgv fh jhh tku bh,bu khnvrch cn,bv' utkhu vo ahhfho/ fnucia,rnu kfl do vcrfu, vrmupu, aehck,hnvrch/ veps,h ksuuj krch gk fk pryagahbu' uzt, nkcs vsu"ju, vfkkhho akvbhhsu, nhsh acug/ uzfh,h k,aucu,ukghsusho/

^ ,tr kbu huo pghku, nnumg?

_ vmhr vecug gkhu vhhbu nupesho bgkturl ftrcgho gs jnhaho hauchonycrhv ugs vcegv/ vpghku, chaucho vhtcgher cagu, tjr vmvrhho' vhu, ukpbh fivhaucho fngy aunnho' ugk fi t, vnxkukvhunh vhhbu pu,jho cbeusv ecugv ctj,

vgrho agk vsrl/

"fk huo uvbeusv aku/ ctjs nhnhvacug vhv zv cp,j vhmhtv nch, vxprwturyw cgpukv' ao vhhbu pugkho go ntu,v",hfubhxyho"/ vbbh bzfr cecum, bgrhonch, xpr zv avhu ndhgho cechgu, cfshkkgud gk jacui vs,/ kty kty hmrbu th,oear' ufhuo fk tjs nvo ahhl khvsu,cmurv fzu tu tjr,' jkeo nbhjho ,phkhicechgu,' jkeo gus hu,r nzv' utjs nvo'kvcjk"j' tphku bvhv jc"sbhe kjkuyhi _v,nho tur uvcv zfrubu kcrfv///

"kpgnho vh,v vbeusv ctjs vpubsehoacmhsh fcha vcegv/ ao vhhbu pugkho govjhhkho udo go cbh vmhcur vjrsh abgmruao csrfo knhrui/ vfrbu vhyc do t,

,jbu, vnayrv uvfhcuh acsrl' fl ado vozfu kephmv npgo kpgo/

"vbxhgu, gmno vhu ftnur ncmghu, ktpju,/ ,nhs stdbu kfl avybe hvhv jnuacfk nmrfh vv,uugsu,' a,hv erv' fhcusek' ufk nv asrua/ vjhhkho vyrnphxyhoatxpbu vhu bvbho nts nvv,uugsu, gkdkdkho' ucnrch, vpgnho bhmku t, rucvsrl cahju, njzeu, ucahrv gmunv _anj, vdtukv/ jke nvjhhkho vgshpukac, cphbv go xpr nr,e a,px t, ghbonnsph vxprhv' nna vrdhau cch,/ brtv khfh tkph jhhkho )!( zfu kva,,;cv,uugsuhu, tku/

"pgnho rcu, cheau nth,bu vjhhkhokvnahl gno tk ,ul vcxhx' utz fk vcxhx

vhv "gk dkdkho"/// kpgnho do vhu nzvhotu,bu cjbufv ksudnt' go vjbufhv vbdrr,'gumrho tu,bu ctnmg bxhgv unceahonth,bu kvdhg kcxhxo fsh kgrul kvovskev nrfzh,' tz fcr vhhbu nbmkho t,vvzsnbu, u"nrhnho" t, fk vcxhx/

"pgo tj, tphku "bgmrbu" gk hsh pkudvak "bj"k jc"s" ckc fcha vcegv'u"tukmbu" canjv kcut ukv,uugsccxhxo///

"zfurbh fh gcrbu pgo cfcha aunocthzur vcegv' ftar vcjbu cahhr, mv"kgbeh, ajb,v cms vsrl/ bgmrbu fnucicneuo' udhkhbu ntu, jhhkho nnurnrho"av,hhcau" cneuo zv fnv agu,/ nhsbakpu trdzh vfhcus' vjhhkho vx,gru gk

v,fukv' u,ul zni emr vhu fuko b,ubhocrheus jxhsh xuj;/// jacbu fh czt,vx,hhnv vpgukv' tl v,crr akt/

"hunhho ktjr nfi xhhnbu t, vnxkukuvhhbu csrfbu vch,v/ vjbhbu t, vybecgpukv' uvn,bu c,jb, vtuyucuxhok,jcurv vmhcurh, a,uchkbu kbmr,/ kp,gbgmr gk hshbu rfc go bvd jhhfi tar vmhgkvxhgbu khgsbu/ ,ul fsh vbxhgv vjk kxprgk tvs,u vdsukv ks, us,hho' ucnhujskjc"s' utz vjk c,htur nturg av,rjaghnu re kpbh hunhho/// ftar vhv cahhr,mv"k/ fgar seu, rmupu, vut kt pxek,tr t, vnjzv///

"cfkk vybe xhhg vnui kjhhkho cussho/vhv pgo avdgbu khauc wjrnaw updabu cjhhk

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s,h avhv nustd nts/ vx,cr fh vut g,hskgau, t, vac, cneuo' uxhsur uhhikehsua thi/ vut ehck nhs t, vxhsur udocecue hhi atu,r cvadjv pryh, ctj,nphbu, vybe/// gzcbu t, vneuo fahvushbux; rdug/

"vjhhkho vhu ntuvcho cybe/ gs vhuokt nav nbds ghbh ,nub,o ak vjhhkhovndhgho kvx,up; cybe czni vvpdzu,cmpui/ fk pgo avjku kgu; vyhkho vobyau t, vgnsu, vnaurhbu,' uctu kv,dubicmk vgnsv ak vrch nkl vnahj akhy"t/vybe gcur tkpho nvo' vut vrcv hu,rnch, jo/

^ ̂ ̂

"tjr vmvrhho vhhbu nnahfho knxkukvhunh chaucho abecgu ktu,u huo/ vyben,bhg' unzbe tk ,ul vhauc vrtaui/ vutpur. eshnv go nuzhev gkhzv uxujp,' u,ulseu, bh,i krtu, t, fk hksh vhauc vrmhokbeus, vnpda/ vpghku, n,jhkv cahrhouxhpurho' ukty kty vukf, ungnhev tk,ul vbuatho v,ufbhho a,ufbbu ktu,u huo/cvzsnbu, zu tbu guaho fk achfuk,bu gk

nb, kvjshr chksho fnv ahu,r hsg gkhvsu, unahj/

"vhksho kunsho gk nturgu, go hartkcsuru, gcru' ugk snuhu, hvushu, tu,o bh,ikvgrh./ tbu nbxho kvgchr capv ekhkvupauyv fnv ahu,r grfho hvushho' vhu,ucrcho nvnerho zuvh fngy vjahpvvhjhsv akvo kguko vhvsu,/

"fk hksh vnugsubho husgho fnuci gkzvu,u ak nahj' urcho nvo zfu kf,ucwpbh"ow krch' scr atbu buvdho kgau, gnokpbh fk bxhgv akbu krch nkl vnahjakhy"t/ cfkk fk abv kpbh vbxhgv krch tbuguaho gbhi dsuk nfl' uzvu buat vnugsuictu,o acugu,/

"vpghku, vht fnuci c,htuo govakujho vneunhho' tar nurho unhgmhofhms kgcus go vtufkuxhv vneunh,/pgnho rcu, vo do bu,bho kbu xud junrtjr avo ngubhbho kvph. cthzur' ucjkenvpgnho vo t; nmyrpho gnbu khuopghku,/

"vhksho pauy v,tvcu cybe/ pdabu

pgo chvush nnmpv wyk nbavw _ hauc"nzrjh" cmpui vaunrui _ axhpr kbucstdv gk fl ahksu vndhg kdhk akua nxrccfk ,ue; kgrul t, v,xpur,/// nx,cr fhvztyuy bkj. nvrghui' uvyhk uuyu gkvbuat/ vmg,h ktc nhs: "knv akt ,ehhot, vthrug cybe?" vut bske gk vrghui nhsctunru: "tfi/ kvmgv fzt, vut kt hufkkxrc"/

"fph amhphbu' vhks tfi vxfho kuu,r gkpjshu kyuc, vtparu, kehho t, nxhc,uvpryh, c,ul vybe' ufl v,ehho yexv"jRkev" kfk tbah vhauc c,ul vybeakbu/ kt fuko hfku fnuci kvhfbx hjshu///tl vo gau zt, c,urbu,/

"vhhbu do ngkho kybe dbh hksho "gk,fuk,o" _ vhksho uvdbbu,' unehhnho t,vpghku, c,ul vybe/ vdbbu, vhu n,kvcu,nag, vvbtv abgbhe khksho' uvhksho vhucanho/// vo vhu "vuu,heho" avmhdu t,vybe cpbh vncudrho///

"nuci fh zv kt bgmr chksho' unvr ntspr. kn,jo vncudrho/ vurho rcho vhubvbho kgnus gk vsat kvchy ukvtzhi keuk


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ahr,o vzfv ak vhksho vnjkhpv t,veuku, vjsdubhho ak vtuuzho uv,rbduku,/utz crdg ak v,gurru, vo vhu bhdaho govsrhav cphvo: "knv bhdrg"? nsug akthvhu ahgurho do kncudrho? nuci fh bgbbucanjv ufl v,hhxsu fnv ufnv ahgurhocrjch vhaucho/

"jke nvahgurho v,ehhnu cc,hvo akvntrdbho' uthku chaucho vs,hho vhhbuguaho zt, cnxdr, ch,-vfbx,' chi nbjvkngrhc/ vdctho nygno sutdho kfhcus ek'uvahgur n,ehho ctuuhrv bhjujv nts/

"cnvkl vjudho uvahgurho jubv vybecgur;' utbaho vngubhhbho krfua nzuzu,,phkhi ufsunv bhdaho tkhu keck, gzrv/ flnnahl vybe cpghku, n,ns,/ kpgnhonfhbho hks kcr-nmuv' kpgnho nsrhfhotso cvbj, ,phkhi' vybe pghk kktvpxev/

"scr atvc,h hu,r nfk vhuvv,uugsuhu, gk vsatQ tbah vhauchotuvcho nts kmt, nhsh fnv khku, govnapjv uvjcrho tk tjs nnrcsh vsat'ukvgchr fnv agu, cahju, bghnu, gk stugk vt/ vo njzheho cfhxtu, satnhujsho kgbhi zv' uvscr vhbu nna jkenadr, jhhvo/

"ftar vhhbu ncjhbho cv,fbxu, nghizu' vhhbu bgmrho nhs' hursho ksatunmyrpho cycghu, kahjv/// ahju, tkuv,p,ju csrl fkk kv,uugsuhu, nhujsu,nts' gk reg vfufcho vn,bummho' ukeukthuua, vgkho/ zv vhv ccjhb, vwnn,ew akvpghku,/

"cfkk ,nhs tbu na,skho kvdha t,vscrho cmurv fzu/ kpgnho vhh,h rutvecum, tbaho gk vsat uautk tu,o tovo ngubhbho kvbhj ,phkhi/ vhu ftkuavahcu: t; pgo kt vbj,h' uthbbh ngubhikvbhj/ vhh,h gubv kvo: bu' tz zt,vvzsnbu, akl kgau, "cr nmuuv"/ "cshue"ha kbu cybe xufrhu,' ubgrul kl yex nkt'go ,phkhi uxufrhu,/ zuvh vmgv atphkuncudrho thbo hfukho kxrc kv/ fk vjcrhobskeho gk vrghui ufuko n,jhkho ksju;:"bu eshnv' ct bgav kl cr nmuuv' ,chtnmknv bakj ,nubv ktnt akl"/// zu pauydhav anabv vfk/

^ vhu haucho axrcu keckfo?

_ vhu cussho ftku c,jhkv' tl t;tjs nvo kt vmkhj kv,nuss nuk vbaeabh,i kbu gk hsh vrch nkl vnahj akhy"t_ jhufho uanjv ckh xu;/ zfurbh suuet

cakuav haucho atfi vhu eaho ntskphmuj' tl do cghv zu bp,rv cjusa bhxiak ab, vpghku, vrtaubv/

cgrc pxj gcrbu chi haucho tku'ujhkebu jchk, nmu, thah, kfk napjv/ zuvh,v vakvc, avnhxv t, jkeheh verjvtjrubho///

^ ntz vvurtv cab, vw,ba"t wgau

fk tar chfuk,fow fhms t,o njshrho

gbhbh nahj cfk pgukv?

_ nh avh,v ku thzu avht vfru, govbhhsu, husg fh ntz un,nhs kt vh,v kbupgukv akt vh,v eaurv knahj/// vrc susbjaui vjshr cybeho tuuhrv zu vhyc'uvscr bhfr cfk pgukv/ gus vrcv kpbh b"t/ntz un,nhs/

"vnuzhev abangv nvybe akbu fngy,nhs vh,v ahrh nahj' vjudho' vxhpurho'buath vahgurho vfk zv re nahj/ kt vhvtjs aehck nzuzv ckh junr gk nahj' uktvhv tjs avbhj ,phkhi nckh kvfrhz hjh/

"vybe akbu do zfv kgku, k,eaur,fnv pgnho' ucnxdr, zu kvph. nahjcn,fub, trmh,/ tjs vpgnho vhv ftargahbu facughho cmpui cg, vvpdzu,vfcsu,/ vhv zv cshue kpbh vcjhru, utbugcrbu uvfrzbu fk vg, fh vph,rui vhjhsvut re nahj!

"ctjs vhnho vhhbu csrfbu jzrv ntjsvhaucho unauo nv vjkybu "kgcur" srlerh,-anubv' ,hf; go fbhx,bu zuvhbu gk hshmu, f,ch wncyw' uctu,u grc jzu vmupho

crjch vtr. fhms nx,ucc ybe ak jc"scjumu, erh,-anubv ctnmg vvpdzu,'unfrhz "re nahj"///

"cnal vabho do vpebu' hdtk vuahtrau,ph kybe utbh' fnu, ncurf, ak nsceu,vbuatu, fh,uchu, cscr vdtukv verucv/vbuat ak fuko vut cauru, nanju, kdchvnmc' fnu: "gkhbu kvhu, canjv rcv fhnahj ,hf; ct"' uvo pauy vpfu kkvhyho/

"fhuo fatbu ndhgho kcheurh ch,chaucho tbu "nrdhaho cch," fcr nvfbhxv_ gk sk, vch, n,buxx, nscev dsukvatjs nhksh vjud std k,ku, gk sk, ch,uQgk vnerr numns, nschev buxp,Q ufl cfkrjch vch,/ tbah vhaucho nfhrho tu,bu refl/

^ ufhms n,eck vscr?

_ cpayu, nujky,! t, zvu,u akvdutk husgho fuko' vi hksh vjudho uvina,,ph vahgurho/ fuko nchbho cpayu,fh vrch akhy"t vut vut nkl vnahj ufhvut guns kdtuk tu,bu crdg zv/

"kpgnho tbh gmnh guns vnuo nukvtnubv vpauyv uvyvurv ak hksh vjudho/fatbh nxpr kvo gk vdtukv verucv utjsnvo autk ksudnt: "nv' tz vthav vzt,abpyrv t,nuk ,euo gfahu"? p,tuo tbheuky cthzu payu, vo neckho zt,/ncjhb,o vscr crur/ tjs vscrho vfh ktbghnho vut kjzur khauc acughho tjr fluvhksho nchyho kl gnue cghbhho cncyaautk: bu' vcyj, kbu nahj kpbh acughho///

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thpv vut?

"shuuj,h gk fl krch uatk,h fnv znitufk kf,uc vnjtu, ukjkeo' fcr mrhlkprug///

"re kvnja, vpayu, cvo vscrhon,eckho: p,jbu c,eupv vtjrubv cncmgvsce, akyh nahj cfk rjch vthzurQcfbhxv kfpr dsgui' gk ehru, npgkh bar'ucgus beusu, rcu,/ chi vh,r vdgbu khaucghi-jrus u,ul fsh vkhf,bu cneuo ert kbuwnuxfbhew' uchea k,ku, t, vakyho gk dchvnuxl aku/ vut chea k,ku, zt, ncju.!///ukvsdha: zvu ehcu. ak v,e"o/

"habo do abh tjho ghno tbu gunshocear' vnbvkho npgk gbe/ pgnho rcu,bhxhbu wkvskhew t, hvsu,o' tl fngy kktvughk' vo nxrcho kvbhj ,phkhi cfk ,ue;'ufl do catr gbhbh hvsu,/ tl fazv vdhgkncmg nahj vo bskeu kp,g kkt fk xhcvnucb, kghi/ tjs nvo chea k,ku, ahkuycbeusv vcuky, ak vnpgk' uzvu vscrvecug tu,u tbu aungho nvo cfk pgoatbu bfbxho: bu? tz thpv vnahj?

"tdc' nna ctu,u pre zni pbv tjsvtjho uchea kvznhi ,phkhi gcur "hshsu"/ktjr ahjv emrv gnu vchi fh thi fk xhcvkv,chha cscr/// utz vut bacr uvxchr fhto zv huusg knapjv tzh///

"to cfk zt, tbu nscrho gk scrhoakt fk fl n,eckho' vrh avhh,v beusvtj, afi an,h kc tkhv' uvht achauchorcho bcvku tbaho crdg av,jk,h kscr gkbuat nahj cfkku,/ vahgur vhv n,ehhoctuuhrv hpv nts fk zni ashcr,h gk pra,vacug' tl crdg avdg,h kbuat nahj vjkutbaho kabu, pbhvo/ vhu tphku nerho cvotbaho enu utnru: "akt hcut"! j"u/

"kt vmkj,h kvchi t; pgo nsug vonscrho fl' vrt,h kvo t, vmhyuyhonvxhsur gk ceau,hbu kdtukv' tl kktvughk/ huo tjs vjky,h katuk tu,o' uvovxchru kh fh nahj thbu na,ko fkk/vx,cr fh vo knsu gk fl vrcv c",ur,veckv"' unao vchbu fh hnu, vnahj thbowxhnpyhhow cnhujs' vo pauy pjsu/

"hac,h rcu, gk vjunr udhkh,h fh

nncy rtaui vo tfi museho' zuvh vvcbvvayjh, ak neuru, aubho/ kt vcb,h fhmsto fi t; pgo kt anbu kc kfl/ utz eky,hacgmo vurdkbu keu cahju,hu vesuau, akvrch nkl vnahj akhy"t' cvi nuxcr fhscrho tku thbo tkt crfu,/ vrch nxchrctrhfu, fhms fk tjs nhgusho tku ncytgbhi ak yuc utuar/ tck scrho tkv avofv pauyho gcurbu' vo jhsua gmuo gcuro/

"kp,g vcb,h fh gher vsda,u ak vrchnkl vnahj akhy"t cgbhi vdtukv vhtvbeusv ak "hpeui chv ni dku,t crjnho"/vrch juzr unsdha auc uauc fh vdtukv vhtscr yuc gcurhbu' ukt j"u vvhpl/ zvuvjhsua ak vrch uzvu vnxr atbu mrhfhokvgchr/ hnu, vnahj vo yucho uhpho gcurfukbu' gkhbu kvgchr vktv do t, vn,heu,ak vrch/

"fajac,h gk fl vcb,h acdhav zumrhfv kvhu, fk vgcusv ak vpm, caur,vdtukv _ vtupi vn,eck chu,r vut pauykscr cbugo ucrfu,' kvxchr gs fnv yuchoukt nthhnho vo vscrho/ fuub,h kt re


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cerc vmhcur vrjc' tkt do chbhbu kchigmnbu/ fnu cfk ncmg' ugk tj, fnv ufnvcncmg nahj' jucv kanur gk mur, vvdavvbfubv' vmurv vrfv uvbghnv tu,v nsdhavrch nkl vnahj akhy"t ,nhs"/

pghku,u ak vrc ebhd fhuo n,nes,cgher cvrmtu,' ahgurhouv,uugsuhu, cfk rjch vtr./ vut

gucr nv,uugsu, kv,uugsu,' unahgur kjudch,' cfk rjch vtr./ cnxdr, zu humt kukvhpda fngy cfk vduubho acgo hartk'utmk fuko' vut tunr' n,eck, caur,vdtukv cpayu, nujky,' ucgher canjvrcv/

^ fhms ctn, t,v ngchr t,

vscrho?

_ tbh na,na csudntu, rcu,vnnjhau, gs fnv nsuhheho scrhu ak bchtsurbu vrch nkl vnahj akhy"t tar scrtjs nscrhu tjur kt hauc rheo' uaghervfkh keck, crf, vmshe vht pauy tnubvnujky, cscrho' do ftar vo brthofxu,rho t, fk fkkh "vnmhtu,"/

"nkcs vgucsv amhhb,h gk scr vvdavvrfv uvbghnv' dhkh,h beusv buxp,: tbahokt tuvcho kanug nnhavu fh vut cxsr'uvo kt/ kt nabv nv ,dhs' to ,cut ktsou,tnr ku fh t,v fcr jh t, vgbhbho uvut"bu,r ntjur"' vut h,eav nts keck zt,/

"kgun, zt,' ftar nxchrho ku acgmofukbu jke nvgcusv kvfb, vdtukv' vutneck zt, kkt grgur/ vbeusv agkhbukvxchr vht afk nmuv ak fk tjs nth,bunjhav t, vdtukv' ucvjky h,fi fh vnycgveybv avut hfbhx keupv ,vhv zt,a,cht t, vv,dku,/ favut aung zt, vutneck zt, cycghu,/

"vnak,h zt, cnak nnfhr, ,nubu,huak vrch cch, nahj _ 077/ fk nh achercjmru, eusabu vcjhi uusth cnduuiv,nubu, vgmuo ak ,nubu, vrch vbh,bu,krfhav/ tl crdg anhavu ncjhi fh vutgmnu bnmt c,nubv hjs go vrch' vut bgavkp,g kvuy krfua ,nubv zu vrcv hu,rnx,o ,nubv/ vut nufi kako fk njhrahumg gcurv _ nv cshue erv pv? vrh haku ,nubu, rcu, nvrch' udo ,nubu, rcu,ngmnu' tz nv cshue ,upx tu,u fti?

"vvxcr kfl vut aftar vut nrdhajke nv,nubv' jke nvgbhi' vut uvrch zvscr tjs' bgav vscr kgbhi thah aku/ kp,gvut nufi kv,tn. utphku kako gcur vscr/

fl cshue vgbhi cvpm, caur, vdtukv/crdg avaung nchi fh vut gmnu jkenv,nubv ufh vdtukv vht gbhi thah aku'gbhi avut jke nnbu' vut nufi kv,tn. gkfl utphku kako/ zv vut cgmnu/

"kp,g vut nufi keck vfk/ avrch vutvnahj' uavut jh uehho/ fh kt gucsu, tkuvprhgu ku' tkt vgucsv afthku cthokvyh; ku nuxr' ukunr ku fh vut kt cxsrure vjc"sbheho vo cgbhhbho/ vdhav akvrch vht kkf, tkhu n,ul hshgv fh vut fintnhi! ftar vut nchi avut fi cgbhbhousuuet kpgukv aku njfho tzh vfk tjr,/

vrc ebhd nnahl unxchr gs fnvjauc knxur t, vscrho cmurvrfv/ tjs vscrho vfk-fl

nhujsho cscrhu vut at,v ja fh vutpauy jh fk nhkv avut tunr/ vut buy;anjv uyuc kc' upauy n,jnnho nkac,khsu///

"fhuo" vut tunr' "gher ,pehsbu vutkt re kscr gk vdtukv' tkt cgher kjhu,

gbhbh nahj udtukv/ fangchrho t, caur,vdtukv mrhfho kvrdha ajc"sbhe vutvsucr/ fhuo fk vrcbho nfk vgsu, nscrhogk nahj/ zv vbuat vfh nsucr cfk vjudho'cfk vgkubho' zv vbuat v,hfubh/

"to t,v ct utunr ktbaho anahjguns kv,dku, cfk rdg vo tunrho kl: bu'huph/ t, zv angbu nph/// unph/// kt t, zvvo ctu kanug nth,bu/ ,nhs nmghs tu,buvrch nkl vnahj akhy"t mgs tjs eshnv'uvo nmpho kanug nth,bu navu jsa/

vhjushu, akbu n,cyt, cfl atbu fcrjhho gbhbh dtukv unahj' fhuo zvu vmgseshnv/ kt re kscr gk nahj tkt kjhu,/kv,bvd ukpguk cmurv vn,thnv fcr khnu,vnahj/ uzv fukk t, fk vpryho' kt ebtvkt abtv ukt ,jru,///

"zfurbh fh grf,h pgo jud khksh haucwarubvw/ vhv zv ktjr auch ncheur cjmru,esabu' uctupi ycgh bxc buat vjud gk vrchfnkl vnahj ugk vbxhgv tkhu/ xhpr,h gkvsukrho uvfux ak crfv aehck,h/ hac aohks ey fci anubv tar veahc vhyc ukp,gvchi fh rth,h t, nkl vnahj gmnu/ vuteo nneunu' vchy kh cghbhho uatk: "t,vrth, t, vnahj?!"///

"gs vhuo kt nav nbds ghbh snu,uctu,o rdgho/ tbh fk vzni juac gk vatkvvbuec, vzt,: t,v rth, t, vnahj? vhksvzv _ fbrtv nckh naho _ gzr kh kp,ujt, vghbho/ vto bh,i krtu, gkh fh rth,ht, vnahj? nh artv t, vnahj tnurkv,bvd cmurv nhujs,/ t,v rth, t,vnahj? thl kt va,bh,?!///

^ fat,v tunr aneckho zt,

cpayu,' t,v n,fuui do kndzr vjrsh?

_ fi cvjky/ tjs vscrho antstvc,h kgau, ftar vzsni kbu kjbu,cthzur vcegv' vhv kvznhi t, fkvwhruaknhow agmru ao knbujv' kfux epvcybe/ vo ngmno bvbu nts cybe' unhsvh,v bp,j, ahjv gk vtnubv crchakhy"t fnkl vnahj/

"tbu ,nhs nmuhhsho cfk vahju, cvon,cyt vrch gk vgbhi _ eubyrx wch, rchbuaccckw ufsunv' ucneuo kv,uufj gno tbupauy nrtho kvo t, vnhkho cpbho/ nvrdgavo vchbu t, vgucsv vpauyv avrchtunr gk gmnu fh vut nahj uvut gunskdtuk tu,bu' vo vhu n,jhkho katuk: tzfhms zv akt fk jc"s tunrho zt,?!

"bvbh,h krtu, fhms va,b,v dha,o/c,jhkv vo atku knv tbjbu fi' ucxu;atku fhms habo ftku akt/// vtupivn,eck tmko zv pauy kvrtu, kvoavrch tunr t, zv/ nguko kt vhv tjsnvo atnr aksg,u mrhl kvgkho t, scrhvrch/ vo fuko ,nhs juzrho utunrho kbu:"to vrch akh vhv tunr kh fl' uusthavhh,h nfrhz unprxo zt,"/// unsucr gktkph tbaho!

"vo humtho nvybe gnuxho cjunr gkvdtukv avctbu kvo' ahju,' eubyrxho'nsceu,/ vo bvbho kej,/ fk tjs uwvtupi

kvcht khnu, vnahj


vhjushu, akbu n,cyt,

cfl atbu fcr jhho gbhbh

dtukv unahj' fhuo zvu

vmgs eshnv/ kt re

kscr gk nahj tkt

kjhu,/ kv,bvd ukpguk

cmurv vn,thnv fcr

khnu, vnahj/ uzv fukk

t, fk vpryho' kt ebtv

kt abtv ukt ,jru,///

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vn,eckw aku/

^ ̂ ̂

"jauc kvsdha"' tunr vrc egbhd' "fhtbaho thbo re nufbho keck t, vscrhotkt anjho keck t, vscrho/ vscrvnhujs cv,uugsuhu, cgbhbh nahj udtukvvut pauy krtu, t, vtbaho n,jhkhokjhhl' t, vtur abske cghbhho' ut, vduuhoabzepho kp,g/

"tbaho pauy mntho kanug nhk,ghsus/ kscr gk dtukv unahj zv nnakvtfhk kjo ktbaho rgcho/ vo mnthokghsus' rumho kanug navu ah,i fjkvnahl vktv' uzvu cshue vscr anruuvtu,o' dtukv unahj/ nvbv kvdhgkv,uugsu, re cfsh krtu, tbaho abfbxupbhnv cncy rdhk' utjrh fagv n,jhkhokahr ukanuj' tjrh vv,uugsu, vo bhdahokunr fh zv pauy wnjhv bpau,w/ vo humthonvv,uugsu, tbaho aubho/

"czni vtjrui do vuekyu fnvnvv,uugsuhu, uvupmu cntu, gu,ehocrjch vtr./ v,ducu, atbh neck vo pauynsvhnu,/ tjs nakujh vnkl cthzur vnrfzct kxpr kh fh vhv b,ui cnjkv eav'uknru, crf, vrch aehck vhv nhuta ntsgs fh thcs kt gkhbu' t, v,euuv kjhhu/

"cvadjv pryh, vchtv ku tj,nneurcu, ch, jc"s tar ctv kceru' t,veky, nvv,uugsu,/ vut ang t, vscrho'fhms mrhl kvtnhi cpayu, kcrfu,hu akvrch nkl vnahj akhy"t' uvscrho vaphgugkhu cdanhu,/ vut vjk kpruj jzrv'v,htcui jzr tkhu' vut bvhv anj' ucrul vwhmt kdnrh nvnjkv/ vut ct kunr kh fhveky, pauy vmhkv t, jhhu/

"do nvrc rptk jru,h ang,h xhpursunv/ vut v,ear kvznhi fnv ekyu, utnrfh vut ngubhhi cekyu, cgecu, xhpur avhvcthzuru go tso ajkv uthcs ,euuv ktgkhbu' uauc' gk hsh anhg, veky, jzrkanjv ujzr kjhho/

"c,eupv vtjrubv vdhgu vscrho

k,pumv dsukv nts' cgecu, ahsurh crshuwzni vdtukvw ucrshu wtvc, hartkw/ czvvtjrui tbh zufv kasr nzv fjusa ,ufbh,dtukv unahj ecugv' cv tbu nscrho cdkuhucchrur gk vrch fnkl vnahj' uzufhok,ducu, jnu, ubpktu,/ vscrho vopauyho' tbaho aungho un,gussho/

"cfkk zuvh ksg,h vnangu, vpauyvak wkjhu, nahjw' kanj hvusho kgussoukvfbhxo ktuuhr, dtukv/ zfurho kl usththrugh ,arh vtjrui cv bmku vgrcho t,vnmc cfsh kcyt t, rdah v"tjuuv"vnebbho ckhco/// vnmc cbmr, vhv eavfcfk vtr./ vfchaho vnuchkho kghrjukpho fuko chbu, kfprho grchho' vsrfhovhu jxunu, kjkuyhi uvnayrv fngy uktpgkv cbhsui/

"nuci fh v,uacho vhu npujsho nts/rta vghr do v,rthhi krshu vthzurh ucheakngy ffk vtpar chmhtv nvc,ho' vutvuxh; uchea t, nh ahfuk kv,dhhx knanrvtzrjh' kcut ukv,dhhx/// vtuuhrv vh,veav/

"vcbu afg, gkhbu kpguk/ uvjkybu ktrdiahhr, ahrv uznrv a,mt kgcr afub, vrhubv' afubv vnubv fgar-tk; ,uacho fukogukho jsaho nruxhv' avhu nvxuckhovgherhho cprgu,/ vgrcho vhu ndhghockhkv' aucrho jkubu,' purmho sk,u,///

"tl bfbxv vahhrv kafubv zu hmtutkhbu v,uacho uvmyrpu krheusho' vhv zvnjzv nrvhc/ tbaho vxuckho fk fl vrcvnal vhnho vtjrubho aungho kp,g t,vvusgv vnrdhgv vcueg, nngrf, vfrhzv:"bcht surbu vrch nkl vnahj akhy"t tunrfh thi kpjs uthi kvpjhs' tr. hartk vhbvvneuo vcyuj chu,r!" cc, tj, vona,jrrho upurmho crheus xugr///

"v,ducu, aehckbu vhu tshru,' tbahoctu fk vg, uxhpru gs fnv avscr ahnjtu,o' ucv,uugsu, av,ehhnv ctu,u znishcru gk vvmkjv vgmunv/ tjsvna,,pho vzfhr fh kpbh abho bvdu cbmr,

kreus fk ac, ckhkv/ vhv zv ftar hvushhruaknh cao vrc nhbmcrd hmt nhjhsu,tmk vrch nkl vnahj akhy"t utnr fhvrch tnr ku fh thku vhu vjxhsho husghogs fnv nahj eruc' vhu humtho crheushocrjucu,///

"tjs ntb"a jzr tz kbmr, uxhpr t,vscr' untz bvdu tb"a kmt, nhsh ac,ckhkv krheusho crjucu, vafubv/v,uacho vhu ndhgho kmpu,' utz vhhbutuxpho t, vhksho untrdbho gcuro fhbuxgo wabho gar vpxuehow uxhpurho/ eruckab,hho bnal vnbvd vhpv vzv/

"fg, vugk,v vvmgv kjsa t, vnbvdcgecu, vnmc/ tuko kt re cac, tktnal fk hnh wzni anj,buw _ jd vxufu,/vvjkyv vh,v fh vhu, ucfk abv ntrdbhoch, jc"s nhsh khkv cxufu, v,uugsu,thzurh, ctj, vafubu,/ bgav zt, vabvctupi avkhkv bp,j crheusho crjuc ucrucgo' uktjr fnv agu, ,,jhk vv,uugsu,/

"eav k,tr t, vnrtu, avhu' gs fnvtbaho anju ubrdgu nvcaurv/ tphku tbahoamjeeu ngy caungo t, vvfrzv' ctutkhbu tjr fl utnru: tfi/ thi ph,rui tjrre nahj!

"njzv nhujs vhv ftar ctjs vkhku,va,,; rta vghr hjs go fnv njcrhvnugmv cv,uugsu,/ vut hmt nvxufv hjsgo vjcrho uvmyr; cycghu, krheusho/fnu afj nfk tu,o tzvru, avzvhr' fukobnxho cpbh anj, vdtukv///

"zt, vmhphv vhuo nth,bu/ kt re kscrgk nahj tkt pauy kjhu, nahj/ kgusskanj' kvfbhx jhu, kjhho/ zv nv atbahorumho keck nth,bu' uzv nv arumv vrchabgchr kvo/

"tbu fukbu chyjui fh bzfv gus vrdgkjzu, cv,dku,u vnhhsh, ak vrch nklvnahj akhy"t' tu tz bmt crheusho hjsgo fk vhvusho nfk vsuru, ubfrhz canjv:hjh tsubbu nurbu urchbu nkl vnahj kgukougs"/


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jdhd, hu"s fxkuvntxr uvdtukv ak f"e tsnu"r

vtnmgh fph vhsug )cch, vrc( vhv zv cab,,ep"z _ c"ch, rch" f,c avntxr vhvcab, ,ep"u' uthbh husg nvhfi kej t, zv'fh hsug atsnu"r vtnmgh kt va,,; tphkupgo tj, cjdhd, vjd ak hu"s fxku1/

tkt crhrt nhk,t avdtukv vh,v chuortaui hu"s fxku ,ep"z' ucabv zu ],a"c[vut vpgo vntv ujna garv ajuddho t,vjd ak hu"s fxku/

ntxrhu ak rchbu vzeifhsug vhv tsnu"r vzei cntxr abh

pgnho:

vpgo vrtaubv vh,v cab, ,eb"y'upgo vabhv vh,v cab, ,ex"t _ vntxrvrtaui )cab, ,eb"y( vhv ntxr eavujnur' tl vntxr vabh )cab, ,ex"t( vhvntxr ek hu,r/

abh ntxrhuak tsnu"r vtnmgh

f"e tsnu"r vtnmgh vhv do fi abhpgnho cntxr' tck tmku vhv kvhplavntxr vrtaui vhv ek hu,r' uvntxrvabh vhv jnur ueav/

ntxru vrtaui ak f"e tsnu"r vtnmghvhv cvhu,u ci trcgho uacg )cab,,ep"t(' uvntxr vabh vhv cab, ,ep"z)fb"k(/

vntnr "t,v tjs"abtnr cntxr

f"e tsnu"r vtnmgh vhv tunr ntnrhjxhsu, cfk abv chuo yw fxku )avut huovuks,u( tphku fajk cjuk )fh cac, eusakt vhv budg fk fl thzv huo cjusa vut(/

cac, eusa )pw uhmt( yw fxku ,ep"ztnr f"e tsnu"r vtnmgh t, vntnr s"v

"t,v tjs"2cg, tnhr, vntnr vhu aofnv nbhbho ntb"a/ gus kpbh zv ehcku rahuiajnav nbhbho ak jxhsho hfukho khfbxktnhr, st"j/

vdtukv cyw-hu"s fxkuvjupav ak tsnu"r vtnmgh vjkv fcr

cac, eusa yw fxku ,ep"z' atz fcr vxhrut, vanhrv gkhu/ tl ba,jrr kdnrh chuortaui hu"s fxku' tz vh,v vad, vbhhru,nvnnakv' udo vhv tz srha, vnnakvtar cbh ch,u )ak tsnu"r vtnmgh( hgrhfuf,c ceav usrhav ahajrru tu,u kjpah'uktjr zv ba,jrr/ ufk zv vhv chuo hu"sfxku/

vhshgv uvmhurndchvho t, vtso

cnjacv3thbbu budg vvpxe ak zni


kert, f"s yc, vcgk"y vbbu nsphxho cprxuo

rtaui pre bux; nahju, veusa ak vrch vrhh"m

^ nahj, hu"s fxku ,a"c cv nxupr tusu,

f"e tsnu"r vtnmgh uf"e tsnu"r vzei

nuda g"h vrc crul akuo fvi

cgrhf,: h/ ci crul

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uneuo _ fh vhshgv uvmhur hfukho kvgnhst, vtso cnsrhdv tnh,h, udcuvv/

tl vhshgv mrhfv kvhu, hshgv pbhnh,'hshgv fph avht gk ph jxhsu,' uktjr

vhshgv mrhl kvhu, vmhur kmhhr kgmnu t,vgbhi/ ugk hsh zv )vhshgv uvmhur( hfukho


kjsru ak vrch vhu eurtho "vhfk nahj"tusu, vjxhs rw tvri nkhtzbt xhpr vrch vrhh"m'

cvzsnbuhu, tjru, )xv"a ,rm"u gw 1( scrho buxpho aang

nnbu cg, cheuru ckhtzbt cab, ,rb"y _fskvki:

cab, ,rb"y vhh,v j,ubv ckhtzbt/ cvhu,hbu ckhtzbt cherttnu"r )tsnu"r nvura"c( t, vrv"j rw tvri khtzbgr' to fhkt vhv cehruc ]tk tsnu"r nvra"c rtv keni vnu"k[' tckkvhu,u cmhur vngkv kvhu,u rta hahcv' gk fi cheru f"ettnu"r/

rw tvri vhv tz zei nupkd _ ci m"j' uha tunrho ci e"j/

cvhu,hbu tmku' xhpr )rw tvri( tusu, vmhur ak vjsrho akrchbu vzei ckhtzbt/ vjsrho vhu cabh jmth c,ho' chmhg zv vhv,bur' tar fu,k v,bur bfbx kvjsr tar cu hac rchbu )vzei(/

cjmh vch, nantk sru cbh ch,u ak rchbu )vzei(' ucjmh vch,cms hnhi vhv jsr kpbho njsr' cjsr vpbhnh vhv rchbu huaccechgu,' ucjsr vjhmubh vhu njfho vbfbxho krchbu/

gk dch vch, vhh,v gkhv' udo ao vhv jsr pbhnh' ujsr jhmubhkhs vnsrdu,' udo ao cgkhv vhv vjsr vpbhnh neuo hahc,rchbu/

vjxhsho vhu eurtho kjsr vjhmubh acgkhv: "di gsi vgkhui"/ucjsr vjhmubh aknyv vhu eurtho: "di gsi v,j,ui"/ uvjsrvpbhnh neuo hahc, rchbu vzei cechgu, vhu eurtho: "vhfkvnahj"!

cg, bxhg,bu jzrv tnr ttnu"r ]tsnu"r nvura"c[ gk vrcrw tvri: zv ashcr cpahyu, tusu, zv ckh v,pgku, vut npbhartv gmnh!

uchtr f"e tsnu"r nvurhh"m: vfuubv nv atnr ttnu"r]tsnu"r nvura"c[ artv gmnh vut gk srl nv atnr ttnu"rch"y fxku ,rg"d )xv"a ,ur, akuo gw 661' 981(: euey tuh; nhrthl vTc dgzgi gmnh! )vchyu gkh tbh rth,h gmnh!(/

,uksu, vjxhs rw nav uuhkgbercrahn, vrch vrhh"m )v,nho jucr, uw gw j( fu,c vrch

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ha nh avut re nsese gk v,hcu,]c,phk,u[ ahtnr tu,o fscgh' uvbv vdoavut srl harv avrh th,t cau"g ahsesecv,hcu,' uchuo yuc ucrta vabv ha fnvshesueho ]fnuct cau"g vkfu, rtavabv[/

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ktjr vesnv zu vjk vtsnu"r vtnmghctnhr, vntnr' uzv vhv ,ufi vscrho:

hsug avnmu, vo cjhb, rmubu akvec"v' ugk hso vut ehuo fk vguknu,'ufnu abtnr "to kt crh,h huno ukhkvjue, anho utr. kt an,h"/ tl cg, jurcich, vnesa' fhui acbh hartk kt ehhnu t,

rmubu h,w unmuu,hu _ kfi kej vec"v ncbhhartk t, vnmu, uvjzhr kvo re p"z nmu,gav' agk-hso hufk vguko kvnahlkv,ehho/

utsnu"r vtnmgh nnahl:

czni vtjrui v,gurr eyrud dsuk gk cbhhartk' uns, vshi ,ucg, aheju ncbhhartk do t, p"z vnmu, abatru _ cygbv'acbh hartk nehhnho t, vnmu, re csrl"nmu, tbaho nkunsv" kkt rda ak tvcvuhrtv kvec"v/

fsh kcyk t, veyrud ukehho t,vguko' vbv vec"v avut vnnkhl nkfhotar kc nkfho uarho chsu h,w _ b,i ckcvnkfho kdzur dzhrv aheju tbah jhkntjhbu cbh hartk' ungbho tu,o ungchrhi,gr gk zebo uptu, rtao utubxho tu,okjkk ac, ukgcur gk gus thxurho rcho/

tar njn, vmgr anmgrho tu,o uthibu,bho kvo kehho ,urv unmuu, _ thbojhho nna' ucnx,rho ,cfv bpao umguehmgeu tk vw ngune kco ceuk nr: "tkh tkhknv gzc,bh"!! "tkkh kbpah"!! unceahonnbu h,w: "erchbu kgcus,hl"/ utjr-fl'fahzsni khso tparu, kehho thzv nmuv'tzh hehhnbv canjv rcv ugmunv go rdaak tvcv uhrtv/

uxhho tsnu"r vtnmgh:

tar gk hsh zv n,cyk veyrud tar cbhhartk nehhnho t, vnmu, kkt rda aktvcv uhrtv _ fh mgro gk vgsr ehuovnmu,' uanj,o gk vtparu, kehhno'ndkv actn, ha kcbh hartk rda ak tvcvuhrtv cehuo vnmu,/ ugk-hsh-zv ha ehuokguko/

fahaho abv ktjr chyuk dzhr,vebyubhxyho' bh,fu dzhru, jsau,gk hvush ruxhv/ vhv zv cg,

vnvphfv veunubhxyh, cabu, ,rg"j-y' tzvjku vdzhru, vthunu, urshpu, vs, g"hveunbhxyho uvhcxemhv hn"a abnafufacgho abv )fnxupr ctrufv cscrh vhnhovvo(/

nal abho rcu, kt dhku kbu rcu,hbubahtbu t, vxhcv kdzhru, thunu, tku' gsavrch nkl vnahj dhkv t, vxhcv kdzhru,

tku cntnr jxhsu, atnr cac, pra,h,ru ,af"s/

nxprho gk fl fnv ntb"a v,nhnhocnf,cho uhunbho akvo )rtv do "ch,nahj" dkhui 081 gw 24(:

c,jhk, fxku ,af"s hmt vrv"j rwngbsk puyrptx ngne vcft vxuchyh'uvdhg tk vrch ch"y fxku/

nhs ktjr arw ngbsk hmt nvhjhsu,tmk vrch )cf"u fxku(' chea vrch nnzfhru

vrc hvusv khhc drubr kjpa gcuru gusctu,u vkhkv t, vntnr "kvchi gbhi kehj,tbah jhk" ak tsnu"r vtnmgh/

ktjr jhpua nmtu kcxu; t, vntnr'tuko jkeu vabh ak vntnr vhv jxr gshhi/vrch gurr t, nzfhrhu fnv pgnho tusu,jhpua jkeu vabh ak vntnr' uvmhg kjpado tmk fnv nzebh vjxhsho' tuko do kvokt vhv jke zv ak vntnr/ gs akcxu;)fbrtv( nmtu do t, jkeu vabh/

nh ahsg gk vntnmho vnhujshoavaehg vrch cjhpua tjr vntnr' cshuego xhuo vhjhsu, ak rw ngbsk _kt vchinv vear chi vabhho/ re cac, pra, h,ru,af"s' vac, vtjrubv cyro bxhg,u ak rwngbsk n"ch, jhhbu"' v,dkv vxus/

ctu,v ac, grl vrch v,uugsu,nhujs, c,ur "mt,fokakuo"' utnr

dku, udtukv


*(cf,"h abh brao kpbh vntnr: ",ur, tsnu"r sucgr b"g' btnrv cacug aeuso vx,keu,u' cvesnv czv vkaui: cacgv abho neuso vhh,h gk ecr tchtsnu"r b"g' urth,h eyrud dsuk gk cjurh hartk )xus acg hpuk mshe ueo vdzhrv(' ugk zv b,hhxsv v,urv vzt,"/

ungbhhi kmhhi do ktdru, eusa ak tsnu"r vzei gw ebt' ao ctdr, kvrv"j rw nav nhhzkha ]nab, ,eg"d )?([' fu,c bcutv crurv:"uzv kfo vtu, acercvhnho huyk njns ghbhfo ]vfuubv kvx,keu, f"e rchbu vzei[ uh,jhku khej tbah jhk ntjhbu cbh hartk"!

ucnx,rho ,cfv bpao

umgue hmgeu tk vw ngune

kco ceuk nr: "tkh tkh

knv gzc,bh"!! "tkkh

kbpah"!! unceaho nnbu

h,w: "erchbu kgcus,hl"

nv avhuo habo fnv ncbh

hartk athbo hfukho

kehho t, vnmu,' tar

fk zv thbu nms gbhi ak

guba' tkt zvu jxs

urjnho nvec"v _

fh czfu, zv avo xuckho

n,cyk veyrud gk

fkk hartk!

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avv,uugsu, bgrf, kfcus akuav turjhoavdhgu kfti _tjs nvo ahmt zv g,vnvneuo cu bnmtho tjhbu cmrv nachv]vfubv krw ngbsk[' tjs nvo nguko kt vhvao ]fbrtv vfuubv krw zkni hpv[' utjs nvoahmt nao )nruxhv( kpbh fnv ufnv abho]fbrtv vfuubv kvrr"b fvi[' uv,uugsu, zuvht ccjhb, "tk hpyr tso njchru tktn,ul scr vkfv an,ul fl zufrvu"/

kpbh tnhr, vntnr tnr vrch:

v,uugsu, zu eaurv vrh go "mt,fokakuo"' ufhui atmk jxhsho v"tk hpyrtso njchru tkt n,ul scr vkfv" _ vutgk hsh ntnr jxhsu,' kfi btnr g,v ntnrjxhsu, azvu gbhi ak "scr vkfv"' fh nfkntnr mrhl kmt, "cfi" cgbhi ak vbvdvcpugk/

tjr-fl mhuv vrch kbdi t, vbhdui akpbhtnhr, jxhsu,' utnr ntnr st"j gkvpxue: "uhscr tkeho t, fk vscrho vtkvktnr"/

ctnmg vntnr vjk vrch kscr gk flaruc vnmu, gav thi ctparu,hbu kehho'ubatru kbu re p"z nmu,/ uvrch vnahl kscrcftc kc: do nmu, tku abu,ru kbu kpkhyv'habo hvusho rcho vbnmtho cmrv ucachv)cnshb, ruxhv(' uthbo hfukho kehhno'actn, hvusho tku agunsho cbxhubu, tkun,ul nxhru, bpa vo vnucjrho achartk'fh tphku tusu, jbbht nhatk ugzrhw tunr,vdnw a"tknkt bdsuvu" )thku vhu ngbhotu,o( kt vhu gunsho cbxhui fuw' uhvushotku knru, athbo dsukh guko' vrh vogunsho gk ehuo v,urv uvnmuu, cnxhru,bpa do fakt nsucr gk gchru, jnuru,/

uvrch atk czgev ucftc kc: npbh nvnubgho nvo t, ehuo vnmu,?!

utnr vrch' achtur vgbhi huci cveshontnru ak tsnu"r vtnmgh "kvchi gbhikehj, tbah jhk" tar autk atkv sunv

fhms kuejho tbah jhk ncbh hartk uktbu,bho kvo kehho nmu,?

unctr ao tsnu"r vtnmgh acdkk juxrvrmui ak cbh hartk cehuo vnmu, v,cykuruc vnmu, gav )ubatru re p"z nmu,('utjr-fl ctv ns, vshi auc ueyrdv gkhartk ado gfahu thbo guaho t, vnmu,n,ul anjv u,gbud' tkt "nmu, tbahonkunsv"/

ufsh kcyk eyrud zv gav vw ffv ahejutbah jhk nhartk knkjnv' uftar nubghonvo kehho ,urv unmu,' vrh vo nmygrhoumugeho' uvmgr vzv vut vrthw actn,' hakvo ,gbud cehuo vnmu,' fhsug amgr ,kuhcgubd/

ugh"z n,cyk veyrud' ukt re athivnfu, n,cykho j"u tkt zv do pugkabeck auc t, fk vnmuu, cch, vnesavakhah/

uvrch xhho cv,rdau,:

ugk-ph-zv huci do nv avhuo habo fnvncbh hartk athbo hfukho kehho t,vnmuu,' tar fk zv thbu nms gbhi ak guba'tkt zvu jxs urjnho nvec"v _ fh czfu,zv avo xuckho n,cyk veyrud gk fkkhartk! fh ftar hvush zuge: "tkkh kh""tkkh kh"' "tkh tkh knv gzc,bh"' vrh zvgmnu nughk kfk go hartk' fh zv nrtvactn, vhuo vnmuu, budg kvo cpbhnhu,o'uczfu, zv h,bu kbu do t, fk vnmuu,cdtukv vtnh,h, uvakhnv ccbhi ch,vnesa vakhah/

vbufjho jau nhs avrch nv"n ndkvkbu fti xusu, urzhi ynhrhi avi cjhb, "xusvw khrthu"/ tl to kt vhv sh cfl' vrhacnumth ac, bux; gk zv pkt gk dch pkt'ftar kp,g vdhg vrc jseuc nzfhru akvrch uvurv ktjs vjuzrho )fbrtv g"pvurt, umhuuh vrch(: kt kgau, vbjvnntnr zv!

cahjv vhsugv ak f"j bhxi ,ba"tavrghav t, fk evk vjxhsho zgevrch: "do famugegho "gs n,h"'

vrh zv npbh vmhuuh fuw' uthku vhu n,fuubhounceaho umugeho ctn,' custh ucusthanahj fcr vhv ct/ nv gus hfukbh kgau,fsh afk cbh hartk hrghau uhmgeu ctn,'uhpgku kvcht t, vnahj cpugk"/

ctj, v,uugsuhu, vjxhshu, av,ehhnuacugu, nxpr ktjr nfi' chtru jxhshoavrch va,sk cfk fuju kvcht t, vdtukv'tl fbrtv v,gurr eyrud nkngkv uhabvygbv anv ago hartk rumv t, vnahj thizv ctn,' uzvu re npbh vmhuuh ak vrch'uvrh zv re ccjhb, "nmu, tbaho nkunsv"/kfi ,ucg vrch amrhl krmu, ukcea t,vnahj ctn,' kt re npbh vmhuuh/

ctu,v ,eupv vhu tfi jxhsho aygbu:tn,' bfui vscr! zv atbjbu nceaho t,vnahj vrh zv re nauo avrch ,ucg zt,Qktnh,u ak scr thbbu mrhfho t, v,dku,vnahj' fh vrh ha kbu t, vrch nkl vnahjvn,uugs gnbu untmhk kbu t, crfu,huvesuau, cjkue, vsukrho' unv mrhfho tbuhu,r nzv?!

g,v' czni vvgko uvvx,r cu tbuaruhho' athbbu rutho t, vrch cghbh car'uthbbu zufho kanug t, v,uugsuhu,huvesuau, _ vrh n,dkv vrmui vpbhnh' thlafk jxhs ufk hvush rumv ctn, avrch nklvnahj h,dkv/

uftar tbu zugeho tk vw cnr bpahbu'unceaho krtu, t, nkfbu' uthbbu bjhouaueyho t; kt krdg' ucfk huo uhuonuxhpho gus ugus pguku, kzhruz v,dku,u aknkl vnahj _ vrh gmo vzgev uvdgdughovtnh,hho nughkho kerc t, vdtukv' fh zvnrtv avrmui kdtukv jeue cgune bpahbu'uczfu, zv bdhg nhs nna kehuo vhhgus "dkvfcus nkfu,l gkhbu nvrv" cv,dku,u akvrch nkl vnahj ,hf; unhs nn"a/


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xhpur jhho

"ktjr 52 huo ak ,rdhkh nshymhv' ,ul v,cussu, uv,b,eu, nvguko uvx,peu,

cnzui nugy' thcs,h t, srfh cxcl hgr-gs cvrh vvhnkhv/ crdg ak chi htua

kchi ,euv ert,h cpgo vrtaubv cjhh kcurt vguko uchea,h ahmhk tu,h"

^ rdg nryhy zv vhuuv tci-srl csrfu ak rw srur-nav atuk tk jhe

vhvsu, uvjxhsu, ̂ xhpur jhho nr,e gk bgr ava,,; cvpdbu,

bds vjrsho chruakho' ufacdr sce cahyu, vnshymhv cfpr yhcyh/

ktjr nxg trul ubp,k nmt t, vtn, uvpl kjxhs bkvc'

utz hmt cjzrv tk vfpr vyhcyh fsh kvahc banu,

tk jhe tchvo acanho ̂ xhpur jhho nr,e!

nt,: abhtur zkni crdr

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srur' mghr cabu, vakuaho kjhhu jzrkt nfcr nakhju, hhjush, cmpuivusu/ kph nrtvu eav kvtnhi are

kpbh abho xpuru, vx,ucc chi nbzrh vusufsh kjpa t, vtn,' tu fph avut ndshrzt, "knmut t, vaknu,"/ ndcg, kcsajurv krtau' zei dwhbdwh ngyr t, pbhu'uxcr pbho gshbu, fak w,nhow uu,he///

srur dsk cmghru,u cafub, ch, frochruakho/ hjs go jcrhu cbhdhku bvd kva,,; cvpdbu,ac, bds vjrsho armu kxdurfchaho ueukbugho cac,u,ucjdho/ chuo fhpur rfc gktupbhho' uhshgu,hu chvsu,vx,fnu ckhnush ch, vxpr'ao kns ,urv go phruaexuyu/

fjucc ycg mghr vrcvkyhhk cnscrhu, uchgru,crjch vtr.' ufl fcr cdhk51 vpl knsrhl yhukho ctr.ucxhbh' cjcrv kvdb, vycg/cznbu vpbuh vhv nsrhlecumu, bugr nyhhku,/ govzni kns kvcjhi chi ntu,xudh mnjho' cgkh jhhoujreho/ rmubu vgz kvhja;kbpktu, vycg sj; tu,ukbxug kyhuk ci jusa cebhvactprhev' gus cyro xhpechsu kxhho t, khnushuc,hfui/

faxhho t, fh,v h"chmt kyhhk cvusu' ao rtvcpgo vrtaubv neunhhona,juuho kpxkhouneyhrho eyur,/ vutvzsgzg/

t, ahru,u vmcth vjkfjuca cmbjbho' tck cvnalvdhg khjhsv tkhv at; fkvg,: vut vhv tjrth gkngrl bhuuyh' ftar cvnalgrl eurx vharsu, kjhhkhochjhsu, nhujsu,/ "ceurxvvharsu, kunsho jhhkho fhms kvx,pecngy tufk ukvjzhe t, gmno bpah, cg,bphkv cach' vhk",' tu ftar jhhk ntcs t,srfu cayj zr" _ nxfo srur/

go xhuo vahru, vmcth gcs cnxdru,aubu, veauru, cyhukho/ gk fl vut nuxh;unxpr: "eurx vvharsu, avgcr,h

ktzrjho vhv nr,e' ftar beus, vjahcvvnrfzh, vh,v "thi scr vguns cpbhvrmui"/ khns,h tu,o fhms karus cnscrdo c,btho eaho chu,r/ ahtu ak veurxvhv cnvkl ,rdhk v"xuku" cngru,/ fkna,,; vufbx kngrv cnscr hvusv favutnmuhs ckhyr nho ckcsQ kkt pbx' tu aeahbv umhus tjr' ao avu na,,ph veurxcnal khkv"///

cfk tu,v ,eupv kt vhv ku fk earkhvsu,/ cch, xpd tuuhrv tbyh-s,h,jrhpv/ knru, vear vjze ktsn, vtr.'vut vrdha fh vtr. weybvw kathpu,hu' trztput t, cdshu' kej gnu fx; ubxg kyhuktrul cvusu/ akuav jusaho yhhk cvusuucbptk fare ,rnhk gk dcuQ hu,r nfk vuttvc t, vrh vvhnkhhv/ vycg jhno t,

kcu' uzv nv avhv crta nghhbhu/ vvrhovdcuvho' buph vycg vexunho nhnhcrtah,' acu t, kcu/ rujbhu, tu pukhyhevkt gbhhbu tu,u/

"yhhk,h uyhhk,h' gs adovyhukho vpxheu kxeritu,h"' bzfr srur/ "jhpa,h

navu kvzsvu, th,u/ jhpa,h tjr vaknu,vtnh,h, a,naul tu,h/v,jk,h kcer cnbzrho'pda,h cbzhrho uaujj,h gnogk bpa uruj' bfbx,h kahjvtphku go wduruw )nbvhd f,(/vfr,h ,rcuhu, us,u, aubu,'tl cfk tkv kt nmtv bpahnbuj/

"ctjs vhnho vdg,hkghhrv srnxkv acmpui-vusu/ cghhrv zu drho pkhyhoyhcyho acrju nxhi ktjravxhbho ycju cvo kngkvnnhkhui bpa/

"cghhrv auky nbvhdvyhcyho' vnana fnbvhdvpukhyh uvrujbh ak vgovyhcyh/ cghhrv zu nmuhhofnv nbzrho cvo kunshovneunhho t, vphkuxuphvvyhcyh, anumd, gk hsofphkuxuphv nsgh,' tlktnh,u ak scr zuvh s, _svhhbu gcusv zrv kfk scr/gec nmco vpukhyh vdrug akvyhcyho' vo ngubhbho ntsacbh trmu, vngrc hknsut, s,o' ufl hmcru beusu,rcu, csg,-vevk vguknh,/knru, vhu,h tbyh s,hvmyrp,h kkhnusho cnbzrvyhcyh/

"vahyv nafv tu,h'unmt,h cv gbhi rc/ cnalgarv jusaho kns,h t,,ur,o nph bzhrho' fat,

znbh vpbuh vesa,h kerht,xprho rcho avhu nmuhho knfchr cxprhh,vnbzr/ vrda,h go gmnh nmuhi/ ja,h atbhndhg ktu,v aknu, bpah, tu,v jhpa,h fkvg,/ cakc nxuho aek,h crmhbu, kvpulj"u kbzhr///

"utz vjku kvdhg tkh xhnbho aubhoavjku kgurr ch t, vbeusv vhvush,/ n,ul


eruc kanho/// juuhu, rujbhu, cvrho

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tu,o xhnbho vcb,h aha curt guko arumvkgurr tu,h kjzur kgo uks, akh/

"vahgurho bnxru gk-hsh bzhr sucryhcyh,' ut, scrhu ,rdnv n,urdnbh,kapv vtbdkh,/ cnvkl vahgurho dhkh,havn,urdnbh, vht hvushv ntbdkhv' axckvcmghru,v ntbyhanhu,' ukfi vjkhyvkv,bzr' k"g' unauo fl vhdrv kvusu' aoknsv t, vs,' vapv uv,rcu, vyhcyh,/

"ctjs vhnho vjkv kv,dgdg kch,-tct/ vhv zv cxhunu ak huo khnusho trul'huo ahah cgrc/ vht bhdav tkh ucheavatunr kv wduy aRcgxw/// zv vhv nuzr cghbh'fhuui athsha vh,v cachkh apvprhnhyhch, agcrv nvguko' ut, vnhkv

"aRcgx" zfr,h nvpdbu, vac, chruakho///tck va,sk,h kvchi krujv utnr,h kv wduyaRcgxw/ vht vjkv kvzhk sngu,' uxhprv fhzv ngurr tmkv dgdugho jzeho kch, vurhvukhvsu,/ zu vh,v vbeusv vrtaubv agurrvtu,h kjauc gk hvsu,/ fgcur zni emr thrgnerv bux; aauc gurr tu,h/

"chuach fvrdkh ccerho cnxgsvcnrfz srnxkv' bhda tkh tjs nna,,phvahgurho' drnbh cnumtu/ ctu,v agv vhh,hgxue cf,hc, huni gk vnturgu, vtjrubhoagcr,h csrnxkv/ vkv dhkv gbhi capv cvtbh fu,c' ufatnr,h ku atbh hartkh uzuvapv vgcrh, _ dhjl/ faatk,h kparvdhjul xhpr: "cnal jna abho bhxh,h t,

fujh ckhnus vapv vgcrh, fhuui armh,hkknus t, ,ur, vxus vhvush, _ veckv'avht v,urv vtnh,h, chu,r cguko/fav,hhta,h nkknus gcrh, uh,r,h gkveckv' ukcxu; vdg,h kfti kknus nshymhvkph v,urv vyhcyh,/ tck t,v ahusggcrh, knv akt ,kns eckv?!"/

"gs fv vhh,h aeug cguknu, rjuehokjkuyhi nhvsu,' uscrhu fnu vehmu tu,huvchtu tu,h knjacv wvhh' tbh vrh hvush' cikgo vhvushw/ tuko ms abh cbpah kja kh fhvhvsu, fcr thbbv' uvht vhh,v ngah, kpbhabho rcu,' ufh nv avs,hho ctr. guaho'zv kt nv avhv/

"ctu,v v,eupv vnaf,h kvx,ucc

cnbzrho' uctjs nvo nmt,h xprh eckvhvushho! fhui avdrnbh shcr th,h gkjahcu, xprh veckv' ghhb,h cvo uvrda,hatbh n,jcr gkhvo cbpah' tck nuci avhvkh eav kvchi t, ,ufi vscrho abf,cucxprho tku/

"ktjr fnv acugu, nmt,h eubyrxhof,ucho cgcrh, gk dch trubu, vxprhocxprhh, vnbzr cu kns,h/ hartkh avhvcneuo vathr tu,o ao/ ert,h cvo'urth,h fh vo f,ucho capv ekv ubghnv/v,ufi acv t, khch' guknu,' xphru,ubpau, vbkjnu, gk ban,u ak vtso/ tnbokns,h vrcv t, rzh vs, vyhcyh,' tck zvkt b,i kh kvrdha wahhlw' fh bnaf,h kao ren,ul xerbu, ut,dr nr,e/ kgun, zt,'vscrho aert,h ceubyrxho vkku rhdautu,h/ vrda,h azv ahhl tkh unscr kkhch/

"fnu af,uc c,bht' aha abh hmrhovbkjnho gk bpau ak tso/ vhmr vrgv,gurr cnkut guzu/ kp,g vmh; tu,h fgxburt gk tku anphmho hvsu, tphku cghhrvyhcyh, eybv ubhsj, zu/ tnr,h kcjurhartkh avhv gnh cnbzr uaeg c,urvvyhcyh, uvhv au,; knjacu,h ukcyhh kdchvs, _ "gs pv vo ruspho tjrh?!" vutnmhsu gbv kh cmhbhu,: "nh husg' tukh huotjs zv hpgk gkhl"///

"knru, vrmubu, vkku vnaf,h kknusfrdhk/ nv ava,bv c,ufh' avhu kh rdau,bujho hu,r fkph vhvsu,' ukt tu,v abtvaehck,h ctr./

"ctu,o hnho hsg,h c,ufh fhtbh tatr go vgo vyhcyhkbmj/ cakc nxuho vjky,h

acfk tupi tbh ngubhhi kcsue to vnshymhvbu,b, kh t, tar jpm,h: xhpue' anjv'uvrda, ahhfu,/ vcshev vhh,v nurfc,/

"trz,h cdsho' tufk' ngy mhus utuvk'vgnx,h vfk gk vdc' uv,jk,h kypxcngkv vrh vvhnkhv/ jhpa,h neuo aunoatha thbu ndhg tkhu/ ktjr jhpua nnualnmt,h neuo fzv' ucu ecg,h t, tuvkhahvuuv t, neuo ndurh knal 03 huovctho' cnvkfo t,rdk nshymhv nxudnxuho ,ul v,b,eu, nvjcrho unvnapjv/ao hfuk,h kvdhg kv,b,eu, ukcshsu,nujky,/ vvjkyv akh vh,v js-nangh,/tbh nbxv 03 huo' utz tjkhy to tbh nnahlcsrl zu tu kt/

"cnal garho ujnhav hnho hac,h khcmkg vr' v,b,e,h nvguko vxucc

xhpur jhho

yhuk rujbh cvrho go ,hbue gk vdc///

vhv zv cxhunu ak huo

khnusho trul'huo ahah

cgrc'ftar vbzhrv bhdav

tkh ucheav atunr kv

wduy atcgxw///zv vhv nuzr

cghbh'fhuui athsha vh,v

cachkh apv prhnhyhch,

agcrv nvguko'ut, vnhkv

"atcgx"zfr,h nvpdbu,

vac, chruakho///

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uv,rfz,h cfuju, vbpa cnyrv kvchi t,nvkfh vbpa gs hfuk, kv,jcr tk beus,vgmnhu, akh/ knru, afngy ukt tfk,h'kt batr ctn,j,h vrcv tufk ua,hv/vkf,h ubjka,h/ nhuo khuo vcb,h fhvnshymhv thi cv nnau,' uvht thbv pugk,fkuo/

"fsh kxhho t, tar vjky,h _v,cussu, ak 03 huo' v,jk,h ktruz t,jpmh chuo vgarho-ujna' fhuui ahsg,hakpbh srl ak jnhav hnho gs atdhgksrnxkv/

"ctu,o hnho arr nzd tuhr buj'uvakdho vjku kvpahr/ vvparv drnvkyayua vachkho uxhnbh vsrl aycughocxkgho' ufl thcs,h t, srfh/ tbh gmnhva,unn,h' fhuui andhk mghr tbh nyhhkcneunu, rjueho ukt-nufrho chartk'tprhev' vusu ucbptk unguko kt thcs,ht, vsrl _ uvbv zv erv!

"vhh,h jka njuxr ,zubv/ vhh,h ckcuak hgr-gs absnv fh thi ku v,jkv tu xu;/njacu, budu, jkpu cnujh nv tgav totacur rdk tu tpmg ,ul fsh yhpux cvrho'nh hmhk tu,h' vrh tbh vukl kt cachk tucneuo acbh tso vukfho cu/ vana aegvutbh bagb,h gk g. gcu, ubrsn,h/

"fagkv vcuer v,jk,h kypx tk pxd,vvr cu vhh,h' utz cnvkl vyhpux _ crdgak chi htua nnmht, vsrl chgr-gs vzv'kchi bmbu. ak ,euv _ ert,h cpgovrtaubv cjhh kcurt vguko uchea,h nnbuahmhk tu,h/ ckhch bsr,h ato tdhg knjuzjpmh cakuo' tauc nhs khartk' uao' khsvfu,k vngrch tcrl "vdunk"/ bzfr,h fhpgo ang,h ntju,h vncudr, aknsv ngyhvsu,' fh faeurv khvush bx' gkhu kcrl"vdunk"/ vhh,h cyuj avcrfv turf,kpju, agv///

"favdg,h kpxd, vvr dhkh,h gainh,nr cnrje rc/ fa,euuv npgn, ckhchhmt,h ksrl' ufgcur hunhho ak nxg nprlun,ha vdg,h kce,v ak napjv vush,av,durrv ctnmg vhgr cvrh vvhnkhv/vgai hmt ntruc, v,bur acch,o/ vothrju tu,h cxcr pbho hpu,' tfk,h ngyuv,jze,h/ ktjr nfi cgk vch, vrtv kht, vsrl jzrv ksrnxkv/

"zni emr ktjr nfi gkh,h gk nyux'uccueru ak jd vacugu, vdg,h trmv/napj,h vup,gv nvupg,h vck,h-mpuhv'tck gus hu,r vup,gu fachea,h ntjhkkf, hjs th,h kwfu,kw _ "t,v avhh,

"tbyh" p,tuo mrhl kv,pkk cfu,k?!"///

"vhv zv cueru ak jd vacugu,favkf,h kfu,k/ tkph hvusho kcuah ac,ugyupho cykh,u, nmuhmu, vkfu cbj,ucakuuv crjucu,hv ak vghr vg,hev/ kbdsghbh rhmsu snuhu, vbzhrho vyhcyho kcuahdkhnu, f,unu,/ uvbv njzv aubv c,fkh,///ckch vrda,h fnv tbh ahhl khvusho vkku'ugs fnv tbh tuvc tu,o fh vo jke nvgotu,u rmh,h fk fl kbyua/

"knrcv vpkt dhkh,h fh crf, vdunkvht cxl vfk napy tjs/// tck tu,vwcrf, vdunkw khs vfu,k vh,v cachkh tci-srl ksrl vhvsu, uvjxhsu,/

"ctu,o hnho phgo c,ufh rdagnue khvsu,/ k,unh jac,hacxprhu, vghrubhu, tnmt

xprh hvsu,' tl gs nvrv dhkh,h fh cxprhu,tku kt tnmt t, ncueah/ bfbx,h tputkxprhu, cthzurho s,hho chruakho uflvdg,h kxprh, "vhfk nbjo" crjuc haghvu/bfbx,h kxprhhv kkt fhpv' go eueu trulunrtv zrue uv,jk,h kghhi cxprh vdu,unjacv/ nv aacv t, khch cgher vhvvxpr wxus vw khrthuw nt, vrc hmjedhbzcurd/ cxpr nuxcrho ncbv vbpa uvgukokph veckv/

"vjky,h kvakho t, hshgu,h cbuat'urmh,h ksg, gus gk hvsu, ucgher ksg, t,

,ur, vxus/ xcc,h tput chi vrmtu, akrcbho uhahcu, vneuckho/ cnal vzniv,jk,h kjcua fhpv uv,jk,h kanurnmuu, fnu ac,' faru, ugus/ tku gurru kj.nms vnapjv' wnv p,tuo bvhh, s,hw?

"grc tjs vdg,h kch, vfbx, whauruiwkahgur anxr vrc hmje dhbzcurd' cgecu,xpru aert,h uv,ran,h nnbu/ scrhu akvrc dhbzcurd vu,hru gkh ruao gnue ugurrutmkh nahfv jzev kkhnus vbx,r ac,urv/fl vdg,h khahc, jc"s cafub, hs-tkhvuc,k-tchc crtau,u ak vrc hmje dhbzcurd/khnus vjxhsu, acv t, kch' uhu,r nfk _ntnrh tsnu"r vra"c nab, wg,"rw abknsuchahcv ctupi ngnhe/ khnus zv vhv kshshgubd ck h,utr/

v,cubbu, cguknu, gkhubho uncbv vxphru, cbpa vtso' cahkuc bhdubh bpa jxhshho

kp,g vmh; tu,h fgx

burt gk tku anphmho

hvsu, tphku cghhrv

yhcyh, eybv ubhsj, zu/

tnr,h kcjur hartkh

avhv gnh cnbzr uaeg

c,urv vyhcyh, uvhv

au,; knjacu,h ukcyhh

kdch vs,_ "gs pv vo

ruspho tjrh?!"

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"go vzni vcb,h a,fkh, khnus ,ur,vjxhsu, vht kvfhi t, vguko kert,v,dku, vnahj/ kns,h do gk nvu,u akbaht vsur' asrfu gucr, vapg, vjhu,kguko fuku' ugubd nhujs vhv kh ftar vcb,hfh kngav vrch nkhuctuuhya vut vnklvnahj ah,dkv ceruc"/

cakc nxuho gcr srur kv,durrchruakho' ao va,slubhat go c, dhku/ cvadjv

pryh,' zni emr euso vj,ubvcher tmk xc,u adhk,v ku fhcbux; kao srur ha ku ao bux; _nav/ fl cf,ucv bf,c vaovnsuhe srur-nav/

cjusa xhui ,ab"j bgrfvj,ub,u cnuac turv vxnulkhruakho/ vnuznbho vhu nfkvjudho uvgsu,' jcrho njudhvxhhru, ak vjcrv kvdb, vycg'jxhsh jc"s ucrxkc' ,knhsh vrcdhbzcurd ugus/ zu vh,v j,ubv akehruc kccu,/

ktjr vj,ubv v,durr cmp,'ao vnahl kv,erc khvsu,ukjxhsu, gk hshs rw hartk fvi/vut vnahl kknus ukvgnhecjxhsu,' kvakho t, vhsgchvsu, avjxhr fk vabho/ vutva,,; cv,uugsuhu, jxhshu,' uktjk; zni rc' gs anmt t, gmnu goxhryue' ndcg, udryk/ vut vnahlt, khnushu cfukk jc"s cmp, aovjk ckhnush wxnhfvw krcbu,/

"fgcur ,eupv nxuhn,' vdhgvceav nnfui wtxbyw cmp, )vguxecehruc khvsu, ujxhsu,( atsrhlyhukho cnxdr, xnhbrho avogurfho/ ktjr vhxuxho ukcyho'vxfn,h' tl vpgo hac,h kv,fubi k,fbhoatgchr cyhuk/ hjs go vrc dhbzcurd vfb,h,fbho ktur vjxhsu, uveckv tu,ovgcr,h cahkuc vxcr gk vmnjho acvrhougk cgkh vjhho arthbu cyhukho/

rth,h cghbhvo ak na,,ph vxnhbrhot, vmnt krujbhu, unhxyhev ftarkngav vo njpaho zt, c,ur, vjxhsu,/vcb,h agkh kpguk cahyu, vn,thnu,ahscru kkhco' gk ph ahyu, akns,h cvusu/

cahju, rcu, agrf,h go vrc dhbzcurd'vgkhbu hjshu rghubu, jxhshho ncuxxho gk

veckv' utbh vgcr,h tu,o cmur, v,cubbu,cguknu, gkhubho uncbv vxphru, cbpavtso' cahkuc bhdubh bpa jxhshho/

^fkunr?

vsudnt vektxh, vht cpre h"tcwtdr, veusaw cxpr v,bht/ fl btnr ao:"ufah,cubi vtso cgune vcb,u uhmhhrcsg,u vuhh,u nthi cfk rdg urdg nna' vthlhgkv gk sg,u fh rg ku tu auo hxurho ncbhjhh unzubh tu atrh hxurhi cguko' vrh vthi

avut jfn,u h,w vut neur vjhho uvyucuvgubd /// tck ctn, thi rg hurs nkngkvuvfk yuc"/ cnvkl veurx tbh nfuui t,vxyusbyho kv,cubi cgneu, dsukv gkv,vuu, vwthiw kwhaw ukfi vfk yuc uthi rghurs nkngkv/

fnu fi tbu nakcho rghubu, buxphon,cxxho gk dsuk,u h,w' ufi gk vbpau,vtkueh,' vcvnh, ugus/

kturl fk srl vv,ercu, khvsu,ujxhsu,' kt afj srur t, vghhrvvyhcyh, vmhurh, srnxkv' ut,

vjcrwv vmghrho vmntho khvsu, abnmthoao' tl vo thbo husgho zt,/

vnjacu, vkfu u,fpu' uctjs vhnho m.rghui cnuju kbxug kvusu' ukvdhg kndg gontu, vhartkho vaeugho ao cyuntu,cnyrv kp,uj kvo muvr ktur vjxhsu,/

"vjaau, vhu dsukho"' tunr srurcdhkuh kc/ "chi fv ufv buks kbu cbbuvcfur kuh-hmje' ukt hsgbu nvkgau,/ v,hhgm,h go vrc hmjedhbzcurd ugo vrc atuk khhyrnnfui wtxbyw _ uabhvo gussutu,bu kmt, kakhju, hjush, zu/

"vuxpbu uatkbu t, vrchc"tdru, eusa"' uv,aucv aehckbub,bv kbu fuju, u,gmunu, bpakmt, kakhju,/ vtdr, vhh,vnhuo f"z xhui ,ay"z _ vtdr,trufv' ubmuyy fnv auru, _ "uhvhrmui aceruc hcar yuc nvnalvpguku, tusu,o fu,c cnf,cu / /uahvhv ctupi ak echgu,/ ugk-hsha,vhv echgu, czni uechgu, cbpaak vntrdbho' n,cxx vechgu,u,naul do t, tku tar kg, g,vtunrho cbpao athbo gshhi ntb"a/ / uctupi ado ktjr jzhr,u naocagv yucv unumkj, hunalvehaur ahvuuv mhbur kvjsr,v,urv unmuu,hv nutrho ctur,ur, vjxhsu,' uhv"r ahvhvcvmkjv nupkdv' uvapg,u ,pgukcvnuapgho///"/

"vtdr, anscr, cgs gmnvb,bv kbu sjhpv kakhju,///

"hsgbu a,bth vjhho vdanhhouvrujbhho gcur zud aunr nmuu,'eaho chu,r cghhrv fnu srnxkv/

fsh keck fuju, bpa kbxhgv nurfc, afzu'yxbu kert, hw acy ,a"x kch, jhhbu'uktjr aatcbu t, vfuju, vbpahhovnhujsho' hmt,h go rghh,h nhfk uv,hbuekakhju,/ fx; rc kt vhv ctn,j,bu/ tb"acmp,' uchjus vrc atuk khhyr' vo anhnbut, vumtu, vakhju,/ ufl' ktjr xgus,purho cch,u ak vrc dhbzcurd _ avh,vnxhc, wmt,fo kakuow _ gkhbu kyhxvhahrv ,k-tchc-skvh/

"vrc bjni bjnxui' akhj vrch nv"ncvusu' ehck t, pbhbu uxhhg kbu rcu, chhgu.

xhpur jhho

go tjs vneurcho cp,j ch, jc"s

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aky gbe "ch, jc"s" u"hjh tsubbu"neso t, pbh vctho

ucakch vv,jkv/ zni emr ktjr avdgbukskvh hmtbu cdwhp go bvd neunh ksrnxkvcsrl ak 81 agu,! cnvkl vbxhgv vn,hav'bgmrbu g"h auyrho acheau kgrul jhpuasesebh cnygi akbu/ vhu th,bu 09 e"dnmu,' mhus thah umhus rtaubh kp,hj, ch,jc"s afkk: xprh jxhsu,' gkubh vxcrvcbuat vdtukv' ugus/ vauyrho vchgu t,pkht,o gk vnygi vgbe/ tnr,h kvo fh tbhncht wkjo esua kgo esuaw/// kpar scrhhvxcr,h kvo fh cghhrv srnxkv n,durr,ecum, hvusho avo go esua/ utbh nchtkvo kjo esua tu,u vo tufkho/ voaufbgu utparu kbu kvnahl csrfbu/

"vbxhgv gmnv vh,v nkt, juuhu,u,ktu,/ bxhgv c, 81 agu, go rghhvu,hbue _thbv scr ak nv cfl/

"nhs favdg,h afr,h jsr cch, nkuineunh unao v,jk,h t, vpghku,/ cb,hhov,jk,h kjpa ch, gcur vpghku,' uzu ktvh,v nahnv ekv/ hsg,h atbh mrhl knmutch, dsuk nao tufk kp,uj cpghku, rjcvubnrm,/ vcghv vnrfzh, vhh,v ac,horcho csrnxkv nuafrho k,rnhktho kphjsrho' fl ato jsr tjs n,pbv' vrh

avjsrho vtjrho ,puxho/ nauo fl eavkafur ch, gk fk jsrhu/

"t, vbhxho v,jkbu krtu, fcr chnhovrtaubho kcutbu ksrnxkv/ vmkjbu kafurt, vch, vdsuk chu,r cfpr/ chnho akpbhcutbu v,pbu vjsrho cnvhru, czv tjr zv'ucgk vch, kt nmt shhrho jkuphho' fl

anhs j,nbu gk juzv ubfbxbu kdur cch,vdsuk aahna tu,bu kndurho ukpghku,/

"cghhrv auvho csrl ecg ntu,hartkho' jkeo ",rnhktho" ujkeon,durrho ctupi ecg fhuui abntx kvonhartk/ vtjrubho nfhrho vhyc t,vneuo ugzru kbu kebu, fkh nycj' rhvuynhbhnkh/ vo t; gzru kbu ktrdi t,vv,uugsu, vrtaubv cp,hj, ch, jc"s cvva,,pu f-03 hartkho///

"ch, jc"s vjk auee jhho' uv,ehhnvcu pghku, jhv u,uxx,/ cxgusu, vac,v,trju kngkv n-001 hartkho cfkxgusv/ vjcrwv v,pkku t, ,phku, vac,uva,,pu cxgusu, ac,' ufi zfu kyguonntfkh vac,/ cs ccs knsu nuadhochvsu, ujxhsu, uvrdhau tuuhrv hvush,tuybyh,/ nhsh rta jusa ehhnbu v,ugsu,-rc,h cv va,,pu garu, rcu, ak mghrhohartkho/ vpghku, vgherh, vh,v wxnhbrhoknshymhvw _ akt vh,v tkt pghku,jahc,h, jxhsh,"/

^thl hsgu vhartkho gk pghku,

ch, jc"s?

_jhkebu nusgu, cnxgsu, ucc,h

cnal vzni grfbu anubv

xnhbrho aertbu kvo

nshymhv jxhsh,/vkhnusho

fkku ahgurh jxhsu, ,ul

v,cubbu, uv,rfzu, crghubu,

jxhshho fnu tnubv cvw'hrtv utvcv ndsuk, vcurt/

knsbu ntnrh jxhsu,

cahkuc bhdubh bpa jxhshho

are vgmhnu t, vjuuhv

vbpah,_rujbh,

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nkui' uvanugv gcrv npv ktuzi/ csrnxkvauvho ntu, hartkho uv,jkupv dsukv'ftar tkv ctho utkv humtho/ rcho nvondhgho keurx nshymhv ci garv hnhoan,ehho cnbzr' ftar cfk eurxna,,pho f-08 tha/ eurx zv eruh cphvhartkho "va,hev" fhui acnvkfuvna,,pho mrhfho kv,tni c,rdhkhnshymhv cghbhho gmunu, ucv,rfzu,canu, yuntv cnal 61 agu, chnnv!///cnal fk gar, hnh veurx vna,,phonmuuho kanur gk a,hev nujky,' txurkscr uku nhkv tj,/

^fnv n,ul 08 vna,,pho vbo

hvusho?

_kmgrh ruc vna,,pho vo hartkho/cvadjv pryh, ch, jc"s nmuh xnul knbzr'fl anh avukl knbzr b,ek euso cch,jc"s' gkhu ,khbu aky dsuk wunrsfh vhvushkt hfrg ukt ha,juvw///

ckhk vxsr' angu vhartkho aavuctu,v agv cnbzr' t, vahrv vtshrvacegv nch, jc"s _ "tjs tkuehbu canhouctr."' scr agav gkhvo ruao gmuo'uvpbv t, fk ,aun, kco kv,cubbu,chvsu,o/

^nv suj; t, vhartkho kvdhg

kao?

_favo bnmtho chartk vo nrdhahoavrujbhu, payv t, vrdk' uvo njpahonavu hxush utukh t; nuzr unr,e ahnaultu,o/ fnu fi vtuuhrv vfkkh, chartk vhtn,ujv' ucvusu habo f,u, thi-xpur akgcusv zrv uxdbui vjhho vut aubv'prnhyhch hu,r tl do vjhho rdugho uakuuhohu,r/

tk vusu ndhgho nhsh abv fntv uacgho

tk; nyhhkho hartkho! akua, tkpho nvopesu t, ch, jc"s csrnxkv/ favondhgho kneuo urutho t, vaky vdsukcgcrh, ak "ch, jc"s"' zv nu,hr ju,ognue cban,o/ ktjr nfi vo bfbxho'aungho' kunsho' na,,pho ceurxhoatbjbu bu,bho gk ph jxhsu,' ufl juuh,vnpda go gunev ak ,ur, vjxhsu,knrdku, vrh vvhnkthv guav kvo navucbanv/ rcho nvo grfu re cheur jyu; fshkrtu, nv eurv' ukcxu; batru kahgur,urv tu ,phkv untz batru cch, jc"sknal acugu, trufho/// vo habu' tfkuucgher knsu cch, jc"s ukcxu; v,ercukhvsu, cmurv nnah,/

^thl vneunhho neckho t,

vpghku, akfo?

_eck, pbho vrtaubv vh,v ak cgkvshrv akbu/ fartv t, ,nub,u ak vrchab,k,v nhs cfbhx,bu kch, cp,j ch,jc"s' pauy va,juuv k,nubv uchea ahcrltu,u/ tnr,h ku w,,bvd fph amrhl utzh vuthcrl tu,lw/// ufti vjkv ahjv gk acgnmuu, cbh bj/

cfkk vvusho ngrhfho t, nh ascecsrfu vrujbh, unauo fl vo czho t,vhartkho anjpaho cvusu s,u, u,rcuhu,aubu, uchi-kchi n,prgho cnxhcu, vukku,/kgun, zt,' fartu tu,h kcua ckcua vs,hvnhhjs tu,bu' rcho nvo v,ercu tkhbu'ut; gzru kbu cg, vmurl"/

^nvu xnhbr nshymhv gk-ph jxhsu,

at,v guav?

_cnal vzni grfbu anubv xnhbrho'ftar fk xnhbr bnal jnhav hnho n,agccuer ugs aa cgrc/ vkhnusho fukkhoahgurh jxhsu, ,ul v,cubbu, uv,rfzu,crghubu, jxhshho fnu tnubv cvw' hrtv

utvcv ndsuk, vcurt/ knsbu cgher ,bhtuntnrh jxhsu, cahkuc bhdubh bpa jxhshhoare vgmhnu t, vjuuhv vbpah,-rujbh,/vkhnusho bgrfu cahgurho ucjcru,u,'uvphru, arthbu vjku kkckc cnvhru,/ rchocheau kva,,; chu,r nxnhbr tjs utfibatru kfnv xnhbrho/ tjrho vpfu kcbhch, cch, jc"sQ vjku kvbhj ,phkhi ukanurac, _ ucgher gzru kjsaho kv,tekoctuhrv vjxhsh,/

"rghh,h nhfk vgchrv xnhbr hhjushkmghru,' at; vi vjku kv,erc ch,r at,kjhh hvsu,/

cvusu ek hu,r kfcua t, khco akvhartkho/ xhcu, rcu, kfl' vtj,_ ao rjueho nvsgu, vesunu,

aha chartk/ vabhv _ vtuuhrv ao vhtccjhb, _ "kp,j jyt, ruc."' ftarvkccu, p,ujho/ t, zv bhmk srur atuk fshkvjshr cbpao vmntv scrh tkueho jhho/"kgun, zt, chartk bhxh,h pgo ktrdixnhbr sunv' tl kt nmt,h vrcv avxfhnukva,,;"/

vna,,pho cxnhbr vchgu t, xhpueonvrghubu, vjxhshho vngbhhbho' uvjkukv,erc khvsu, ctupi nangu,h/ vhuavjku canhr, nmuu, ufnv nvo kunshofhuo chahc, jc"s cmpui ,k tchc crtau,vrc hux; dhbzcurd/ srur aunr go fuko gkear ykpubh/

"tphzusv ngbhhb, vh,v go mghrvavushgv kbu kert, ,uo vxnhbr' avhtguzc, fhui agkhv kva,,; ceurx"va,hev" cnbzr vxnul" _ nxpr srur _"vcb,h athi srl kvbht tu,v nngahv/na,,ph vxnhbr utbjbu bprsbu nnbv kakuocgus tbu n,pkkho kyuc/

"tjs vfkkho ceurx va,hev' vuta,hev cnal garv hnho' ftar czni zvthi humt uthi ct nagrh vnbzr/ fl ado nha"bupk" csrl' jhhc kvatr cneuo gs xhuoveurx/

"hunhho ktjr nfi vuphgv vmghrv cch,jc"s/ fukbu vrnbu dcv' wfhms hmt, nvnbzrctnmg veurx?w _ gk,v vatkv vycgh,_ uf,aucv prmv ccfh jxr ngmurho/fabrdgv xhprv ceuk rugs t, agcr gkhv_ "cfk pgo abhxh,h kgmuo ghbhhoukv,rfz c,rdhkh vnshymhv' kt vmkj,hkv,rfz/ crtah v,bdi bhdui wahr vngku,w'a,nhs aru cch, jc"s euso crf, vnzui/hjs go vbhdui jkpu crtah vrghubu,

xhpur jhho

,,hhppuukk ggkkhhvvoo tthhnn,,vv uuppjjsskert, jd vpxj vdhgu ksrnxkv rw crul abvc urgh,u fsh kgzur kv,trdi kert,

khk vxsr/ rw crul t; ajy garu, gupu,' fsh ahvhv car kfk na,,ph vwxsrw/

ctu,u huo ak vajhyv thrg kbu nerv afngy bdnr crg/ ktjr vajhyv vh,vvjmr nzuvn, unyubp, cso vajhyv uvbumu,/ cshue tz vdhg cgk vch, kcer tu,bu'ufartv t, vkfkul akt vxpebu kbeu, _ r,j nzgo/ ",trzu t, jpmhfo u,gzcu t,vneuo"' tnr ukt hx;/ bcvkbu fvudi/ kgzuc t, vch, cgrc pxj ukjpa shrv tjr,kndurho upghku,' zv kt vfh xhnpyh' ckaui vngyv/// rw crul kt tnr buta/ vut ertkcgk vshrv uvgnhsu tk nuk ,nub,u vdsukv ak vrch nkl vnahj' utnr ku ceukxnfu,h "vrch vzv vut zv aakj tu,bu kfti/ to t,v nxke tu,bu ha kl gxe t,u"/cgk vch, bhae t, v,nubv chrt, fcus' utnr ckja fn,bmk _ "yuc' ,beu t,vkfkul uvfk hcut gk neunu cakuo"' unhs gzc t, vneuo///

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akns,h cch, jc"s/ farth,hathbh nxudk, kvnahl vxcr,hzt, kbzhrho ugzc,h t, vneuo"/

zvu ftnur' xhpur tjs nhbhrcu, gk vapg,u ak ch, jc"s/srur bhxv fk srl tparh, fshkjsur knujo ubpao ak vmghrhoanjpaho t, vsrl' ufl ctjsvhnho gkv cnuju rghui kmt,knxg jxhsh cvrh vvhnkthv///

"ctjs vhnho hmtbu knxgak akuav hnho cvrho vdcuvhouvngbhhbho hjs go jcur,mghrho"' nxpr srur atuk/"fwyhhk nemughw vsrf,h t,vnxg atcbh vsrl cu vhurghubu, jxhshho veaurho knvarthbu cyhuk/ cnal vnxkukjmhbu erjubho uvdgbu gs krfxyhrpdws' ao _ ctuuhrv akuuvupxyurkh, anbev t, vsg, _hacbu uv,gnebu crghubu, akjxhsu,' unsh pgo v,uugsbuckcchu,/

"knxg hmtbu 21 mghrho'rghh,h uv,hbue/ nxg afzv surantn. phzh fchr' ftar vntn.vut cyhpux gk vvrho hjs go,rnhk dc gbe ucu mhus thah/ uflcgrcu ak vhuo vrtaui' anubvmghrho xcu gk gecu,hvo/ thinhkho kvxchr t, vrda,h ctu,ordgho' vhh,h gk x; htua/ jac,h kjzur gkgecu,h/ tkt akp,g pbv tkh mghr cao bhr)agcr akuav xnhbrho cch, jc"s( utnr khcrda rc "srur' vrh t,v juzr unabi kbu t,vbtnr c,bht _ wthi rg hurs nkngkv fhvfk bcrt nvthi avut re yucw' uto fi thlt,v ndhg khtua? jauc vpul' hmt, gota,l uvhks kyhuk cvrh vvhnkthv' t,okcsfo' ukp,g p,tuo ndhgho nukfo trcgvmghrho hartkho anmyrpho knxg vjc"shakl"///

"scrho tku abtnru ngune vkc ucfbu,'vaphgu gk nmc rujh kyucv/ nv do ascrhbhr vrtu kh gs fnv v,ufi ak vahgurhobeky tmko///

"vufjv nujah, kfl awthi rg hursnkngkvw' ehckbu agu, xpuru, ktjr nfi/cg, avtphkv hrsv gk vvrho vjkvkva,ukk xup, crs fcsv gk pxdu, vvrhoaducvo tkph nyrho/ ,ul zni emr vtsnvv,fx,v cafc, crs cducv 02 x"n/ vcrs

vnahl krs, ufukbu brycbu gs kasgmnu,hbu/ jhpabu ngrv tu fk njxv tjr'fakp,g tjs nvjcrv vcjhi cnrje emrnt,bu cmrh; kt dsuk/ rmbu cnvhru, tk ,ulvmrh; cu fcr avu fnv neunhho' unmtbuneky rtuh kanu/

"fahacbu ao shcrbu fh thku vanubvkt vhu guzcho tu,bu' uvhhbu nnahfho vktvcsrl' kt vhv kbu neuo knmut cu njxvckhkv zug; afzv/ nujahu, kwthi rg hursnkngkvw///

"ccuer enbu' v,pkkbu uhmtbu njsaksrl/ v,jkbu kypx gk rfx yhrpdwsvn,bat kducv ak trcg, tkpho nyr/ktjr ntn. tshr vdgbu kphxdv uvrdabuerucho kanhho hu,r n,nhs/// cakc zvafukbu brdaho' pbh,h kcjur cao rubi avhvgnbu' uxhrc gs fv cgeabu, kvbhj ,phkhi'utnr,h ku: "rubi' vbv tbjbu fv eruchokanhho' zu vvzsnbu, akl kvbhj ,phkhi"/

"rubi vrvr rdgho tjsho' utz' fasngv

eybv ncmcm, czuh, ghbu tnrcaey brda "nvcr-nmuv akh ktvbj,h ,phkhiQ fg, tbh nufikv,gy; cykh, ukvbhj ,phkhiutbh rumv do k,eug caupr/ fltrdha eruc ktkueho"///

"rubi gav fi' v,pkk n,ulrda ujnhnu, rcv cpgovrtaubv cjhhu gk phxd, vrhvvhnkhv/

"cnal vnxg vrdabufnapjv tj,' ufl hfuk,h kp,jahju, nkc tk kc go vjcrwv'ac,uo vnxg ehcku gk gmnokvbhj ,phkhi nhsh huo ukvnahlkva,,; cahgurh vjxhsu, cch,jc"s"/

^nvhfi vad,o nzui far

csrnxkv?

_phru, hreu, unghi tkvebhbu caue vneunh/ go atrvnumrho tfi vhu kbu eahhodsukho/ numrh hxus rcho vctbut,bu nhartk' ufl do tufk gcurv,hbue/ wp,-hartkw vh,v kbufhuui ata,h gnkv ktpu,kjnbhu, yghnu,/ car kt vhvkbu fkk' nkcs cjd vpxj/

jd vpxj vhv nangu,hunhujs/ kert, vjd vdhgu kneuorw crul abvc urghh,u' ufi v,w bhr

duai' fsh kgzur kbu kv,trdicpghku,' ucnhujs ktrdi t, khk vxsr cuva,,pu kngkv nnt,ho mghrho! v,w bhrduai t; ajy gcurbu garu, gupu,' fshahvhv car kfk na,,ph vwxsrw/

vx,hhnu trcgv jusaho ak pghku,thbybxhch,' cnvkfi vmkhju cbhvzud atuk kvygho t, bpao ak

mghrho rcho ngy n,ur, vjxhsu,' tarjhkjkv tk vbanu,' uehrcv rcho k,urvuknmuu,/

v,btho vdanhho uvrujbhho vhu eahonbaut/ eav vhv kecug ndurho cghhrv zu'ugo xhuo gub, vnyhhkho' ukert, khs,c,o _jzru cbh vzud atuk ktr./ vo cbut, ,a,h, vpghku, cneuo' ucjusa tkukhmt zud akhjho bux; ksrnxkv' rw zuvr susuzud,u/ cbh vzud sus avu csrnxkv cnvkljusa ,arh' upgku ao dsuku, ubmuru,' kbj,ruju ak vrch nkl vnahj/

knxg hmtbu 21 mghrho' rghh,h uv,hbue///

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vfkh uv",ufi"

cpre veuso vuxcrv ngk, cjhr,u akvec"v cvr vch, fneuo kvart, afhb,u/,nmh, vgbhi n,cyt, cnhkv tj, _"cjhrv"' "vneuo tar hcjrvw"/ vart,vafhbv vht suet ao _ ukt cfk neuotjr _ nauo acneuo zv cjrvec"v' kktfk xhcv/ unvu,v ak cjhrv tnh,h, vht _vgspv akngkv nygo usg,/

gk ph zv bh,i kvxhe fh vart, vafhbv

cneuo vnesa' kt bga,v gk hsh uf,umtvnfl aao bcbv ch,-vnesa/ kvhpl _vxhcv ach, vnesa bcbv ao vht npbh

acneuo zv cjr vec"v/ fkunr: vcjhrvcneuo esnv kcbhh, vnesaQ tnbo kmurlvart, vafhbv vhv ,bth vfrjh ahcbv

ch, vnesa' tl ch,-vnesa kt pgk t,vart, vafhbv' tkt revfahr t, vneuokfl a,arv cu vafhbv/

sudnt kscr: fao acdanhu, ha khmurfkh nhujs un,tho kfk scr )knak: buzk

bh,i ktfxi re cfkh go ehcuk, ukt cfkhayuj( _ fl do crujbhu,: kmurl vnaf,tur nxuho' jucv khmur t, v"fkh"vn,tho/ ucgbhbbu: gk-t; avec"v cjrcneuo vnesa fneuo rtuhkvart,vafhbv' bgav vscr cpugkre ftar vuficneuo zv v"fkh" kv,dku, vafhbv _ ch,vnesa/ pauy vscr fh thi vfkh vduro

kvapgv )cnak _ kehunu ak vbuzk(' uvfb,vfkh t; thbv nfrhjv atfi h,nktQ vfkhvut re ,bth vfrjh keck, vvapgv)ucbnak _ vesuav vctv nkngkv(/

utfi' fl vscr cch, vnesa: kmurlvart, vafhbv cpugk ucdkuhha kcbu, t,ch, vnesa' tl thi vut durot, vart,vafhbv vctv npbh cjhr, vec"v' tktacfsh a,ufk vafhbv kv,dku, ao _ hakvfahr t, vneuo gk hsh cbhi vnesa/

aubhovscrho cbudg knafi: cu vhh,vvart, vafhbv ,umtv ncbhh,u/ vec"v ktcjr cneuo nxuho cnscr kvaru, cu t,afhb,u ukfi cbu cu t, vnafi' kvhpl:gahh, vnafi vhh,v vxhcvkvart,vafhbv ao' ufkaui vpxue cbudg knafi:"ugau kh nesa uafb,h c,ufo" _ ftarhgau t, vnesa )vnafi( gk hsh zv hhgavv"uafb,h c,ufo"/ fkunr' cbhh, vnafipgkv t, vart, vafhbv cneuo/

nv eso knv

vcsk zv chi vnafi uch, vnesa _vut vaura uvxhcv kvcsk bux; chbhvo _gkhu gnsbu cpruyruy cpreho veusnho:

cnafi _ vart, vafhbv cneuo gkhugns vhh,v znbh, unudck, kzni ehunu akvnafi ao' tl cagv abger nao vnafi_bgknv vesuav fkt vh,v uvneuo jzrkvhu, jukhi dnur' fao avhv euso avueogkhu vnafi/ tl cch, vnesa _ vesuavavh,v cneuo czni avhv ehho' bu,rv


nt, hvuag nbjo

vvvv----CCCC////////////hhhh,,,,----nnnn////////////ggggbbbbyyyy

aaaakkkk cccchhhh,,,, vvvvnnnneeeessssaaaavnafi _ cbhhbu bmjh ukt bpk chsh vtuhcho'

kgun, ch, vnesa abjrcQ kthsl _ esua, vneuo

ak ch,-vnesa bu,rv t; ktjr jurcbu' kgun, neunu,

vnafi cvo ar,v vesuav re fagns gk ,ku @

tl do ccbhhi ch,-vnesa habu jke akt bjrc: veunv

an,j, ktsnv _ ao bhmc vtrui' gher vnesa!

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cnkt ,uepv t; ktjr jurcbu ]ufph avscrn,cyt cvkfv: "nerhchi ao vercbu, t;gk ph athi ao ch,"' ntjr uvesuav vht"npbh vafhbv' uafhbv thbbv cykv" )fkauivrnc"o([/

nvh vxhcv kvcsk zv' nsug tfi suetcch, vnesa vesuav bmjh, uehhn, t;ktjr vjurci' nv athi fi cnafi?

vxhcv kfl vht gk ph vncutr kghkcbudg kxhc,vart, vafhbv:

cch, vnesa' ftnur' vhh,v vart,vafhbv cneuo nms cjhr,u ak vec"v'ukt nms ngah cbh hartkQ cbhh, vnesavhh,v tfi bjumv fsh kvfahr t, vneuokv,dku, vesuav' tl kt drnvtu,v/ ukfi'esuav zu bmjh, uthbv cykv kguko' afingav hsh vec"v vhbo bmjhho uthbo cykhokguko/

tuko cnafi' vart, vafhbv kt ctvnms cjhr, vec"v cneuo/ cbhh, vnafi gkhsh go hartk vht zu avnahfv t, vart,vafhbv knyv/ ntjr uvnafi vut vdurouvxhcv kvart, vafhbv _ kfi v,cykvnhs apure' afi cagv av,cykv vxhcv:vnafi' cykv v,umtv: vart, vafhbvvbpgk, gk hsu/

ngah nav bmjhho

vcsk zv chi vnafi uch, vnesa cbudgkneuno_ cch, vnesa esua, neunubmjh, ucnafi vht znbh, ckcs _ na,e;cmurv vpufv cbudg kfkhvnafi uvnesa:

cch, vnesa esua, vneuo batrv'tuko vcbhi gmnu bjrc ufkhu bpku chshvtuhcho/ kgun, zt, cnafi' btnr cdnrtfh kt zu ckcs ajkehu kt bpxsu ubjrcu'tkt hu,r nfl: vo t; kt bpku cakhnu,ochsh vtuhcho' tkt bdbzu/

do vcsk zv bucg nvxhcv vtnurv:ch,-vnesa bcbv chsh car uso' ugk fi ktvhv bmjh uvut bpk chsh vtuhcho ubjrc/ tlvnafi abgav gk hsh nav rchbu' avhv"gcs vw" _ fk nmhtu,u vh,v ntujs, govec"v' vrh zv fthku bgav gk hsh vec"vgmnuQ ukfi kt akyu cu vtuhcho' afi ngavhsh vec"v vhbo bmjhho uehhnho kguknhguknho/

cch, vnesa vakhah h,tjsu a,hvngku,: cbux; kfl aesua, vneuo ,vhvbmjh, fph avhv cch, vnesa vrtauiuvabh _ do vcbhi gmnu hvhv ehho kgs'

ntjr ucbhh,u ,vhv gk hsh vec"v cgmnu'fnu abtnr: "nesa vw fubbu hshl"/

fkh avut ch,

cbudg kgbhi zv ha kmhhi gbhi bpkt:

ctupi fkkh' ftnur' re esua, vneuoak ch, vnesa bmjh,' kgun, vcbhi ufkhuabjrcu ubpku chsh vtuhcho/ tuko habu humtni vfkk _ do ccbhhbuehho jke nxuhoakt bjrc uvut guns cehunu ucesua,ukgs!

cvkfu, ch, vcjhrv crnc"o' ktjran,tr t, neunu ak vtrui cch, vnesa_ "tci vh,v cesa vesaho cngrcuagkhv vhv vtrui nubj" _ ncht t, xhpurnturgu, vtrui n,jhk, cbhh, vnesa ugskjurcbu' uzv kaubu:

"ucg, acbv aknv t, vch, uhsg

axupu khjrc' cbv cu neuo kdbuz t,

vtrui knyv cnynubhu, gnueu,

ugekeku,' uhtahvu vnkl mhuv udbzu

cneuo acbv aknv' ubdbz gnu nyv tvri'

ufk tku kt jzru cch, abh' ut; turho

u,unho avhu cch, abh kt vhu nahchi

cruj vesa"/

_ ubatk, atkv pauyv: vrh vrnc"ovhbu xpr vkfu, ckcs' thi ngbhbu fkk ugherk,tr nturgu, vhxyurhho aubho' nv ygonmt vrnc"o kvanhgbu cpruyruy xhpurscrho zv athbu budg kfturv kvkfv?

tl ctn, cscrh vrnc"o ynui ,hru.keuahv jnurv cgmo vgbhi:

vgucsv avtrui bdbz c"nynubhu,gnueu," xnul kjurci vch, vrtaui' uktb,dkv favehnu t, vch, vabh _ ngurr,,nhvv dsukv: vh,fi fh jke gherh nch,vnesa vhv jxr cch, vabh?

hsug fh vhu fnv scrho ajxru cch,abh/ tnbo' scrho tku vhu nabhhocjahcu,o' ukt jke ncbhi vch,' tkt nghi",uxpu," ungku, aubu,' avhgsro thbupudg cakhnu, vnesa/

tl cbudg ktrui vscrho aubho kjkuyhi_ vtrui vhv pry jauc ugherh chu,r cch,vnesa/ uvrthv _ vrnc"o' kt mhr; t,vvkfv vb"k cbudg ktrui go vkfu, fkh

vnesa' tkt go vkfu, ch, vnesa gmnu!

cvkfu, ch, vcjhrv n,tr vrnc"o,jhkv t, mur, vfkho' uktjr nfi t,mur, vch, gmnu' ehru,hu' agrhu ufuw/ uvbvt, vvkfv cbudg kneunu ak vtrui udbhz,u_ ncht vrnc"o suet cvkfu, vguxeu,ccbhhi ch, vnesa gmnu' ukt cvkfu,veusnu, vguxeu, cfkh vnesa/ uvscr,nuv: vkt vtrui vut jke nfkhvnesaukt jke nvcbhhi' nsug to fi ecg vrnc"ovkfv zu kfturv akt cneunv?

cfl nknsbu vrnc"o jhsua bpkt:

vtrui thbu tl ure fkh vnubj c,ulch,vnesa )fatr fkh vnesa( _ vtrui vhbujke nch, vnesa gmnu! thku vtrui thbbuehho' thi vphrua fh esa-vesaho akonkcs pry tjs ajxr cu/ cagv avtruithbbu' jxr jke nesa-vesaho/

uygnu ak scr pauy gs ntus: fk,fkh,u ak ch, vnesa vut fkaui vrnc"o:"ch, kvw"' neuo nafi vafhbv/ vhfi cch,vnesa gmnu aurv vafhbv? _ vscrnpura cpxue: "ubugs,h kl ao' ushcr,hth,l ngk vfpur, tar gk trui vgsu,"/vart, vafhbv cch, vnesa gucr, srlvtrui/ crur to fi' fh cagv ajxr vtrui'jxr jke nch, vnesa gmnu' uthi zv "ch,kvw"/

unxhcv zu kt nbv vrnc"o t, vtruichi atr fkh vnesa: vtrui thbbu fkh cpbhgmnu ffk vfkho' vut jke nesa-vesaho/

xus njhku, vnesa

ktur fk zt, n,gurr, cfpkhhov,nhvv vbzfr, _ vh,fi fh cch, abh vhv


vgucsv avtrui bdbz

c"nynubhu, gnueu," xnul

kjurci vch, vrtaui'

ukt b,dkv favehnu t,

vch, vabh _ ngurr,

,nhvv dsukv: vh,fi fh

jke gherh nch, vnesa

vhv jxr cch, vabh?

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jxr tjs vgherhoccbhi vch, ackgshujxr cakhnu,u ak esa-vesaho?

,nhvv zu nhhac vrnc"o fcsrl tdcctrhfu, kaubu: "ucg, acbv aknv t,vch, cbv cu neuokdbuz t, vtrui ufuw"/nfl gukv' acch, vabh kt vhv jxrui cbudgktrui' fh gk t; avtrui kt vhv cneuocugns cch, vrtaui' tl vut tfi vhv bnmt_ cneuo tjr' at; vut nvuuv jke ck,hbprs nch, vnesa/ tu,o "nynubhu,gnueu," unjhku, vnesa acvo bnmtvtrui _ vo jke nch, vnesa!

vxcr vscr:

vrnc"o nsdha' fh nkf,jhkv acbvaknv t, vch, "uhsg axupu khjrc"' fcr

tz cbv t, tu,o nynubhu, an,j,keregh, vch,' uhhgstu,o kmurl zv:kvbhj cvo t, vtruicag, jurci vch,/ntjr ufcr tz cbv aknv t, tu,i njhku,cfsh kvbhj cvo t, vtrui _ bgau do vijke nesa-vesaho/ cnhkho tjru,:nkf,jhkv becg fh ktrui hvhu abh neunu,:neuo tjs' dkuh' gk tci va,hv acesavesaho' uneuo bux;' bx,r' cu hbhju tu,ucag, vjurciQ neuo avhbu jke ck,h bprsnch,-vnesa gmnu/

nzv nuci fh ktnh,,u ak scr vtrui kt

vhv jxr fkk cch, abh/ unv af,c vrnc"ofh vtrui "kt jzr" cch, abh' thi vphruaavut kt vhvcch, abh' tkt akt jzrkneunuavhv cch, rtaui/ tl do vneuo

cu vhv vtrui czni ch, abh _ugs gmovhuo vzv! _ cnjhku, an,j, esa-vesaho' vut jke thbydrkh nch, vnesa/

vtrui' ftnur kghk' vhbu vjke vgherhchu,r cch, vnesa/ fk nvu,u ak ch,vnesa vht kvhu, "ch, kvw"' fagbhi zv'vart, vafhbv cch, vnesa' bgav cpugkgk-hsh vtrui/ gk-ph vncutr kghk bnmtto-fi fh v"gmo" ak ch, vnesa kt bjrc/cbux; kbmjhu, vesuav cneuovnesa'ehhn, do gbhi vbmjhu, cjke ncbhi vnesagmnu' ucjkeu vgherh: vtrui/

]neuru,: keu"a jy"z ahjv tw kpw peush/

jf"t ahjv cw kpw ,runv[

vsrl kdtukv

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,i hs _ vfbx, fkv

yyyybbbbtttt nnnnkkkktttt ccccrrrrffffuuuu,,,,

crdah dhk umvkv anjho tbu ktjk ukcrl t, fn"g vth dcrt rcv uhehrt'hshs btni u,unl bkvc knuxsu, ,urv ujxs' tvuc gk vneuo ugk vcrhu,

vrv"d vrv"j vrchmjeakhy"trhhypTry

uzud,u vbfcsv vguns, khnhbu cfk pguku,hu vfchru, ucpry cgzrv kpguku,bu

vrcbh, nr,ahhbsk,jhw

krdk vanjv cngubo cBhauth c,o vnvukkvnw nrho,jhw

gc"d vnmuhhi uvbgkv fnr navahw rTycgrd

gbch vdpi cgbch vdpi scr btv un,eck

hv"r nvah", ahgkv vzhuud hpv uhcbu ch,o cbhi gsh gs nhuxs gk tsbh v,urvuvjxhsu, uhruu nvo unfk hum"j ahjhu ruc bj, k,ptr, vnapju, vbfcsu,

ubzfv kanj, guko gk rtao cdtukv vtnh,h, uvakhnv ,hf; unhs nn"a

vvbvkv

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"vxhpur zv budg kkc ukrda" _pu,j unxpr vrc sus ,unr

nrnkv _ "nh avhv bufjcag, ngav' husg gs fnv dsukho vbhxhouvnup,ho arthbu cghbhbu' ukt zr' cmhubuvesua ak rch abhtur zkni' cgk vw,bhtw"/

vrc sus ,unr' rc bfcs cghr rnkv'nxpr cvcrv xprsh, nucve,' favut auzrfk vg, nhku, acj uvushhv kcurt h,crl/

"vhv zv acug ktjr jbufv ,a"x'vjkybu utbh uakuav hvusho buxpho kmt,knxg cecru, msheho ctuerthbv' kv,pkkukvg,hr haugu, tmk vcgk-ao-yuc vesua'tmk vndhs nngzrhya' rch kuh hmjencrshyauc' rch bjni ncrxkc' ufi tmk

msheho buxpho/

kt eku, vhu vbxhgu, ctuerthbv/cnvkl vhnho ao gcrbu eahho rcho' tckcrul vw' h,crl anu kgs' v,dcrbu gk vfkuvxpebu kvhu, tmk vmsheho vdsukho/

ctjs vcerho hmtbu kxhcuc bux; gobvd neunh aafrbu nhujs kmurl vgbhhi/ftnur' vhhbu trcgv jcrho' aknv tsrh'gzrt sddv' gucshv ,unr )tjh( utbh/

bxgbu cnal agu, trufu, nwmhuiw tjsknabvu' ucfk neuo vg,rbu ,phku, ucheaburjnh anho/ cagv tj,-ujmh ckhkv vdgbukvtshya' fpr eyi afngy ukt hfukbukv,rao nnbu fhuui avhv jaul kdnrh/

gnsbu kmt, nvnfubh, csrfbu kwmhuiw


bx ,jhh, vn,ho bx ,jhh, vn,ho

thrg cabv agcrv thrg cabv agcrv

cmhui tsnu"r vzei cmhui tsnu"r vzeigus tbjbu n,pkkho' ukp,g tbh aung euk bphkv ntjurh/ vx,ucc,h cnvhru,

tjurv' urth,h t, gzrt aufc gk vrhmpv unjrjr/ vfr,h t, gzrt ftso go

jua vunur ujac,h kgmnh avut n,kum./ tnr,h ku "gzrt' fti zv neuo ak mshe'

zv kt neuo kv,kummuhu,"/ tck vut kt gbv kh' ctu,u rdg vcbu fukbu aerv

navu burt _ _ _ ̂ xhpur ,jhh, vn,ho nrda athrg cabv agcrv cmhui

f"e tsnu"r vzei cvtshay ̂ nuda khuo vvhkukt f"s yc,

nt,: nbjo zhdkcuho

xhpur kf"s yc,

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veusa' fakp,g rthbu fh gzrt sddv' hshsbu'batr cpbho/ atkbu tu,u knv t,v kt humt'uvut tnr avut fcr ghh; kjkuyhi' uthi kufj krs, cahpukh vvr gs knyv/ vcbu vhyckrjah kcuQ vfpur jsr kgmnu, _ fnvngku, n,j, ktpx _ ruj jzev' jualxnhl chu,r uhrhsv ,kukv nthi-fnuv/ vutdo v,tubi fh futcu, ku vrdkhho: ",rsu',,pkku gk gmnfo u,,pkku do gkh" _chea nt,bu/

tkt atbjbu fkk kt jacbu kvathrtu,u ntjur/ kt rmhbu kvathr tu,u kcscnubh, go tso kt nufr cneuo zr' unv do_ axu; xu; zfhbu kvdhg kmshe fv dsuk'ugfahu ahjnh. t, vvzsnbu,?! vkc akvjcrho kt b,i ku kvatr kcs/

ktjr vpmru, nrucu, gzrt bg,r kmt,th,bu/ rthbu azv nna nxhru, bpa gcuru/hrsbu chrhsv v,kukv' ufavdgbu pbhnvvskebu bru, uv,jkbu kv,pkk crda/ veurvhv dsuk' u,juau, vkc vhu nhujsu, cmurvkt-rdhkv/

gus tbjbu n,pkkho' ukp,g tbh aungeuk bphkv ntjurh/ vx,ucc,h cnvhru,tjurv' urth,h t, gzrt aufc gk vrhmpvunjrjr/ vfr,h t, gzrt ftso go jua

vunur ujac,h kgmnh avut n,kum./ tnr,hku "gzrt' fti zv neuo ak mshe' zv ktneuo kv,kummuhu,"/ tck vut kt gbv kh'ctu,u rdg vcbu fukbu aerv navu burt/vpbho ak gzrt v,guu,u' vut vnahl kjrjruem; hmt ku nvpv/ kcxu; ba; bahpvtrufv' utz va,,e kdnrh/ bso/

fcr rth,h cjhh tso duxx crdg hmht,vbanv/ farth,h t, vem; vhumt nvpv'ut, vjrjur vtjrui _ vcb,h fh zvu zv!thcsbu jcr! ffv' nuk vghbhho///

vnjacu, rmu cnvhru, czu tjr zu/jac,h kgmnh nv erv? thl vut bpyrkp,g? thl bcht tu,u ktr.? nv tunrkta,u? thl tchy cghbh hkshu? _ fkvnjacu, vkku rmu cnujh cnvhru, rcv/

tha nt,bu kt vhv rupt' ukt hsgbukgau, vjhhtv/ gnsbu nuku cjuxr tubho'cuvho cghbho erugu, _ ukcbu bpk/ veur aka,ho ckhkv re v,gmo/ neuo zr/ jaul/gnsbu fnau,eho/

cthbxybeyhchu, vx,ucc,h kgcr vmhuiuva,yj,h gkhu nkt eun,h' uprm,hczgeu,: "rch! tbh ncea un,jbi gcur gzrtsddv _ ctbu tkhl' mshe dsuk' trcgvhvusho jhho/ ctbu kv,pkk gk ecrl' utbjbu

nceaho un,jbbho cpbhl a,gav kbu bxubmt nfti trcgv hvusho jhho _ do czfu,vw,bhtw aknsbu"/

ffv v,pkk,h nehru, khch' ufnucxhpurh vbhxho' kp,g ang,h euk ntjur/vx,ucc,h urth,h fh gzrt pej t, ghbhu/vjcrwv vbuxpho nhvru kapul gkhu nhoukrgbi tu,u cnem,/ fgcur nxpr seu,vmkhj kv,hhac uktjr nfi t; keuo _ __

fk vxhpur vzv bnal fgar seu,' tlkej zni gs av,tuaabu/ vbvd fcr hrskrtu, nv erv kbu/ ktjr nfi pbhbu fukbukrch abhtur zkni uvusbu uahcjbu t, anuvdsuk ak vcurt uak gcsu vbtni' vmshevdsuk/

fajzrbu ktr. huo ktjr nfi' xhprbukjcrho uvhshsho tusu, vbx vdsukuvnupkt athrg kgzrt/ fuko rtu cu bxnvkl/

zfhbu kbx czfu,u vdsukv uvfchrv akvmshe rch abhtur zkni cgk v,bht/

"nv atbh zfh,h _ t; tjs kt zfv" _nxhho gzrt gmnu t, vxhpur k"ch, nahj"_ tbh nrdha fh ctu,v agv zfh,h kvhu,go cgk v,bht cfcusu ucgmnu///


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kt canho vht!tk tsnu"r vzei ctv pgo atkv cshi

nxuhho' upxe fvnrfc, vnabv )buxj tjr:fvbusg chvusv(' utsnu"r vzei tnr gk zv:t; av"prh ,utr" pxe cshi zv ctupi tjr'uv"prh ,utr" vrh fu,c cvesnv kxpruacfk pxe vkfv jer kngkv cneur vbanvfsh khsg t, vshi ktnh,,u' cfk zt, ktpxe,h fnuvu fh v,urv b,kcav cguko vzvvdanh cscrho danhho' fsh avafk vdanhhhdg t, gmnu ugk hsh zv hvhv vpxe shi/

dhkuh vbanvkngkv ndhkuh tkhvu

ftar1ct tsnu"r vzei tk rw crulnngzhcuz kt vhv vdcth ak rw crul jp.kvfbhxu _ vdcth ak rw crul vhv epsints' uvhv ku dhkuh tkhvu/

vahc ku tsnu"r vzei: ha gnh tcrl )"RhubdgrnRi"( acg, ,phk, anubv garv haku dhkuh vbanv' uth,t cf,ch vtrhz"k2

adhkuh vbanv vut kngkv ndhkuh tkhvuuruj veusa/

faxhpr zt, xhho vra"k: ang,h abhbuxjtu, nh vhv vtcrl vzv: t( rw pbjxrhhzgx/ c( rw cbhnhi ekgmegr/

chnh v,btho vhv ,bt!f"e tsnu"r vmnj mse tnr gk zehbu

f"e tsnu"r vzei3:

to vut vhv chnh vdtubho vhv dtui!to vhv chnh vtnurtho vhv tnurt! utovhv chnh v,btho vhv ,bt!

tphku t, vsk, kt ,nmtu!f"e tsnu"r vmnj mse tnr pgo4:

zehbh )tsnu"r vzei( tnr pgo tkvjxhsho: "nv t,o guaho?! vrh tphku t,vsk, tkh )tk vdi gsi akh( kt ,nmtu! _faxhpr zt, cfv f"e tsnu"r vmnj msevrcv gk zv' utnr: rw hujbi ci zfth tnr"thbh husg cthzv srl nukhfhi tu,h"' uthkuzehbh )tsnu"r vzei( vhv cyuj avut hvhvcdi gsi!

hsh, vsk, ak vrchf"e tsnu"r ]nvurhh"m[ akhy"t xhpr

pgo:

vrv"d vjxhs rw hmje thhzhe nvunhk'ftar vjzhe chsh, vsk, ak vrch )tsnu"rvzei( "sgo rchwbx ekhRneg"' tzh vubjtmku vgbhi ak "kh, t,r pbuh nhbhv"!

bhmumh tur q xhpurh jxhsho

cear go f"s yc, huo vvhkukt ak f"e tsnu"r vzei vbbu nsphxho

key xhpurh jxhsho nrahnu,hu ak vrv"j rw tcrvo uuhhbdtryi g"v

kg"b cbu vrv", rw n,,hvu trhv khc vh"s

cgrhf, h/ ci crul

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nsug bertho "jxhsho"?!pgo pda f"e tsnu"r vzei t, vrv"d rw

jhho nuutkuzwhi/ krw jhho vhu fnv atku,uygbu, bds vjxhsho' utsnu"r vzei vahc kugk atku,hu/

kcxu; tnr rw jhho: vfk yuc' tck nsugeurtho vjxhsho kgmno cao "jxhsho"'vkt nsrhd, v"jxhs"' vht nsrhdv dsukvnts' uhabo vrcv nsrhdu, gs andhghoksrdt zu' unsug eurtho kgmno jxhsho?!

vahc ku tsnu"r vzei )cjhul( vtn,

vht asrl vjxhsu, ak vcgk ao yuc vutgbhi ak ,aucv' uto fi vhu mrhfho kerutkbu "cgkh ,aucv"' tl tz vn,bdsho ksrl zuhvhu bertho "ragho"! ukfi nuyc ahertukbu "jxhsho"5/

zf,v krtu,t, tsnu"r vzei

xhpr vra"k:

tnh zeb,h zf,v krtu, t, f"e tsnu"r

vzei )cab, ,ex"z( cg, abxg kzkTchi gkvj,ubv vhsugv/

tnh zeb,h xhprv aangv tar tsnu"rvzei tnr pgo ntnr )s"v "ut, vtk; uacgntu,"6(' ujacui vabho cntnr hmt gk abvtj, tl kpugk tnr tsnu"r vzei abvtjr,' fi xhprv tnh zeb,h' tl kt zfrv t,vabv/

kkt zv kt ,ufk kjhu,!tch vr"r ztc uutk; )kuuhyhi avhv

nadhj chahc, ,unfh ,nhnhockhuctuuhya( atk t, zebh vjxhs rw drauicgr nptrvr to hsg vut t, vabv atnrrchbu vzei/ tl rw draui cgr sjv tu,uctnru: "vto kkt zv kt ,ufk kjhu,!

shcr ushcr tl kt dhkvcvhu,h ckhuctuuhya xhpr,h t, nv

axhprv tnh zeb,h tk vjxhs vrc cgruuTk; etzbhetuu rcv ak hgetyrhbuxktuu'utnr kh: do tbh ang,h gk zv ntjsvjhhkho ak bhetkhh )nvebyubhxyho _"bhetkthhxeg xTksRy"(/

uatk,h t, rw cgr uutk; to vut husgt, vabv atnr tz rchbu vzei?

tl rw cgr uutk; v,jhk kscr tusu, zvctrhfu, fsrfu' tck kt dhkv kh t, vabv/

_ csrl fkk vhv rw cgr uuTk; cgk juadsuk cshcur7' pgo vzvhr tu,u vruptavshcur nzhe ku/ uktjr nfi hac rw cgruutk; uchtr knal agv ujmh thl avshcurnzhe ku!

tsnu"r vzei ndkv t, ve.gs acanj, ,urv ,r"p cxgusv xhpr

f"e tsnu"r )nvura"c( b"g8:

f"e tsnu"r vzei tnr pgo ntnr gkvpxue "ut, vtk; acg ntu,"' uvjacuiajhac cvntnr hmt gk ab, ,r"d' tlkpugk tnr acab, ,r"jhcut nahj'vjxhs rw pbjx rhhzgx bhxv k,ei cag,ngav' tl k,ei t, vrch vrh kt ahhl/ufavdhg ab, ,r"j atk t, vwmnj-msewcbu rw khhc9]vnvrh"k netpuxy[: vhfi vovdhkuhho?! uvahc ku: vto thbu nxphe klacabv zu hmt v"keuyh ,urv" ktur vspux/


vjxhs akt rmv kdku, t, ve.kakhnu, vgbhi nug,eho czv eyg nzfrubu,hu ak vrv"j rw nrsfh prkuc ]cxpru

"keuyh xhpurho" gw xj-y' cghcus kaubh ek' cu rutho t, vkl vruj ak ,knhsh ,unfh,nhnho ckhuctuuhya uthzv vagru, vnmhtu vjxhsho gk hxus ntnr zv[:

hsug atsnu"r vzei tnr pgo ntnr st"j ushcr tusu, ve. ak nahj' uvchtvrcv pxueho untnrh jz"k gk zv uvjacui aku vhv gk ab, ,r"d/ t, vntnr gmnukt rth,h' tck ang,h nrw anutk drubo avntnr vhv nmuh chi vjxhsho/

vrc vjxhs vnpurxo rw draui sucgr )nptvr( xhpr avut ang ntnu zeb,uaangv avjacui cvntnr vhv ctn, gk ab, ,r"d' tck cg, avumhtu tsnu"r vzeit, vabv npura, nphu bzrev ku nphu abv tjr, ntujr, hu,r/ ufhui avabv atnrvh,v ntujr, hu,r' uvjxhsho fnuci kt rmu czv' kfi vujky tmk fuko tz archbuvzei tnr: ab, ,r"d/

faang zt, rw draui sucgr vhv ku kpkt' fh thl hfuk kvhu, akt bnmt tphku tjsnvaungho akt vrdha czv! ukvhu, arw draui cgr vhv as"r uvhv buxg kvrcvneunu, ughhru,' jhpa to ha gus nh ahusg tusu, zv' gs akcxu; nmt t, vrv"d rwsucgr ztc uutk; z"k tc"s cghr hgetyrhbukxktuu )g,v bert, vghr:sbhprtpyrtuuxe(' urw suc uutk; xhpr krw draui cgr avut ang ntchu )tu nzebu(avut ang ntjs njxhsh tsnu"r vzei avhv bufj cg, tnhr, vntnr' tar fkvjacubu, uvpxueho untnrh jz"k fuko vhu gk ab, ,r"d' tl kcxu; favhv rchbumrhl kunr t, vabv npura bzrev ku nphu abv tjr,' uvut do fi ang t, vabvatnr' tl cauo tupi thbu rumv kdku,/

urw draui cgr xhho: jxhs zv azfv kanug zt, ntsnu"r vzei ukt dhkv zt,' zfvuvtrhl hnho rcho' uvut ,kv t, vtrhfu, hnho aku czfu, akt dhkv t, vabv atnrrchbu vzei/

tbjbu ,knhsh vhahcv cangbu t, vxhpur vzv nvnaphg vrv"j rw anutk drubo)chi vabho ,rx"v-g,"r(' rmhbu kunr avabv bzrev nph rchbu vzei vh,v ,rg"d'tar ,r"d u,rg"d sunho nts cncyt' ucbek nts kvaung kygu, chbhvo' uvaunghot, vntnr nrchbu vzei custh rmu kerc ukvesho t, ve. ukt krjeu j"u' ukfi ktvrdhau czv ushnu atnr ,r"d' nkcs tjsho nna avrdhau czv/ tl tbjbu fhui aab,,rg"d erucv hu,r tkhbu kfi jacbu afbrtv tnr ,rg"d/ tck kstcubhbu gcr vznivzv/

ktjrh fnv abho jac,h chbh kchi gmnh ant vabv abzrev nphu vh,v ,a"d' tlg,v do zni zv gcr/

uctn, kph vgbhi nuci anphu ak rchbu vzei cagv atnr st"j crcho atz afhbvnscr, n,ul drubu kfi bzrev nphu vesua abv tjr, kdnrh' tl fhui avut nvscrhovx,unho uvj,unho' kfi b,dkdk vscr fl avut batr x,uo uj,uo gs fh hcut ahkvcc"t/

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nvu nahjunv hvhu pguku,hu?!

gus xhpr vra"k aang nf"e tsnu"r]nvurhh"m[ akhy"t' ags"z atk do f"etsnu"r nvr"a ntchu tsnu"r vmnj mse'ufv xhpr vra"k:

pgo cvhu,h chjhsu, tmk f"e tsnu"r]nvurhh"m[ akhy"t atk,h: nvu nahj unvhvhu pguku,hu?!

uvahc kh f"e tsnu"r akhy"t: csrlfkk vut fnu af,uc crnc"o )xu; vkfu,nkfho(/

f"e tsnu"r akhy"t vchy vjumv srlvjkui utnr: tz fanahj hcut tav kt ,klcrjuc cdhkuh rta' fh vtuhr )ahvhv tz( kth,i )"sgr tuhr uugy bhy kTzgi"(!

nkl vnahjknyv ngarv ypjho!uf"e tsnu"r akhy"t xhho t, scrhu:

f"e tsnu"r vmnj mse vhv tunr gkab, ,r"j avut g, cht, vdutk/ fagcrvvabv bfbx tsnu"r nvr"a tk tchu vmnjmse uatk tu,u: vkt vhh, tunr anahjhcut cab, ,r"j?!

uvahc ku vmnj mse: vkt v"keuyh,urv" )agbhbu nahj( bspx cabv zu!

vahc ku f"e tsnu"r nvr"a: thl uuhksgo nahj uuTx thz knyv ngarv ypjhotui bhy kngkv ngarv ypjho! )tbh rumvt, vnahj avut knyv ngarv ypjho' uktkngkv ngarv ypjho!(3

1( rtv anugu, uxhpurho j"t gw 83/ keuyh

xhpurho gw aj/

2( rtv do keuyh ,urv ,mt ku' s/ ugus/

3( rtv do xpr vahju, ,ur, akuo gw 171/

ugus/

4( rtv do ch, nahj dkhui 203 gw 63/

5( bspx cxpr ntnrh tsv"z prahu, j"t gw

,hy uthkl/

6( rtv ch, nahj dkhui 491 gw 83 uthkl

ucvbxni ao/

7( bspx cxpr vahju, ,ur, akuo gw 732/

8( f"v cvumt, ,a"u/ ucvumt, ,ah"z

bspx: "rw kuuhe" ub,ei auc fvumt, ,ab"d/

9( rtv keu"a j"u gw 08 vgw 07 ahju,

eusa vah", gw 41/ ugw 311 ugus/

xhpurh jxhsho


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cv,uugsu, f"s yc, ,ak"c' veshavrch nkl vnahj ahjv kxpr"avdhg vhuo' vnal v"nrth

neunu, umhubho" azfv tcrl ctr. vesak,ei gk vxhnbho aktj"z' vjk nvkfu,ac, gs xu; jke turj jhho"/

cnf,c af,c vrch ktu,u "tcrl" gkxpru' nf,hru c,utr "vrv"d" ucxupu mhhi:"zv g,v b,eck nf,cu ufi xpru "nrthneunu, umhubho kaukji-grul tsnu"r vzei'u,"j ]=,autu, ji[ ,"j/ ucf,c-hs-eusauvuxh;: "udsuk zfu, gahh, xhnbho ufuw

k,urv' ucfhumt-czv vrh zv do fi zhfuh

vrcho' ucbhsui-shsi _ do fi vpm,

vnghbu,/ uek kvchi"/

chjhsu, azfv kv ctu,v abv shcrvrch cear kgrhf, vgru, caukji-grul'uchi vscrho tnr: "vrh habv gcusv rcv fkfl cfro jc"s uvkuth uhxpheu kdunrv kpbhcht, nkl vnahj"' ujzr gk gbhhi zv fnvufnv pgnho/

ufavmhg kpbh vrch chjhsu, kgrulmhubho uvgru, gk vkfu, ,knus-,urv vhvngbv-eusau: "shi eshnv kvkfu, ,knus-,urv uscr bju. chu,r uhpv agv tj,euso"/

gcusv zu trfv fngy gar abho )!('ftar vnjcr na,sk cfk fuju cv,nxru,nujky, kgcus, veusa knktu, t, vurt,vrch "hpv agv tj, euso"/ cakvh ab,,an"d zfv kcrl gk vnudnr ukvumht t,vnvsurv vrtaubv ak "mhubho uvgru, gkvkfu, ,knus-,urv"/ cnf,c nvw nbjo-tctu,v abv f,c ku vrch:"xpru gk vkfu,

,knus-,urv ktsnu"r vzei b,eck cg,u'u,"j/ npbh xhcv b,tjr vthaur ut,uvxkhjv"/

tuko' zu vhh,v re nvsurv rtaubh,'avhuu,v t, vcxhx kjhcur npury hu,r/ntz ugs vhuo' cnal eruc kgarho abv'gnk vnjcr gk vakn, vxpr avrch becucao: "vkfu, ,knus ,urv go vgru,umhubho"/

chnho tkv nna' ehck guko v,urvuvjxhsu, c,svnv ucv,kvcu, t, hmhr,vgbe afnuv kt jucrv nguko gk tjsnxprh rcu,hbu bahtbu:jnav frfho )!!!(

ak vgru, umhubho' pgbujho uchturho'

kheuyho ujhsuaho' gk trcg, preh vkfu,,knus ,urv ktsnu"r vzei/ hmhr, jhho akakuaho abv' hmtv ktur guko/

tu,u "tcrl" vkt vut vdtui vjxhsvrc nrsfh anutk ahw tafbzh' vnrt-st,rt ak chr, jc"s ctv"e' fpr-jc"s/zfv vrc tafbzh kv,hhdg ukvumht ktur",gkunu, jfnv" ctupi ak "fpkhhok,uahv" nkaubu vnzuee, ak tsnu"rvzei' ukzfu, t, vrcho kda, tk veusauksku, nnghhbv ak ,urvQ nghhi vn,dcruvupl k"rjucu, vbvr"' ufuku xchc "rjcvnmuu,l ntus" _ nmuu, ,knus-,urvvaeukv fbds fuko/

rcu, fcr bf,c gk hjushu,u ak"aukji grul vrc" cfkk' ugk"vkfu, ,knus ,urv" akucpry _

tar vnv vvkfu, vrtaubu, avsphxtsnu"r vzei n,ul atr xprhu' uvhjhsu,n,ul atr jkeh vaukji grul )ju. nkujcrfu, vbvbhi( abspxu cjhhu cgknt shi/ufcr tnr v"jp. jhho"' ftar atkuvunsug kt gav jhcur do gk vkfu, ,knus-,urv' aktjr achtr nmuv zu tsnu"r vzeic"vkfu, ,knus ,urv" aku' vrh kt vbhjscr eyui udsuk' ukt bmrl jhcur bux; gkhu/ha kmhhi fh do cahj, j"h tkuk ,af"c'ftar vrch v,cyt aaukji-grul tsv"zvut "frfv sfukt chw"' vcht kfl sudnv n///vkfu, ,knus-,urv/

fsh kgnus gk hjushu, npkhtv zu'vesho vnjcr ncut ci h"d preho' vnxchrthzu "nvpfv" gav tsnu"r vzei' kvhu,u


R jxhshag,knus-,urv!

gk xsr, vxprho "vkfu, ,knus ,urv naukji-grul tsnu"r vzei go vgru, umhubho"

nt, t/ tcrvo

nns; vxprho

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nns; vxprho


vrtaui achtr t, vkfu,,knus ,urv' "vnehpu, t,jhh fk hvush' cfk zni chuouckhkv' nzni an,jhk kscrugs huo nu,u ut; ktjrnfi"/

knru, vatku, vrcu,vbudgu, kvkfu, tkv _fdui: nvu xsr vkhnus vauvkfk bpaQ thzv scr ha kknus,jhkv ucthzv tupiQ fnvzni jhhcho kvesha kkhnusQgs fnv jhhc vtc kkns t,cbu ,urv )"uabb,o kcbhl"('fnv jhhc vtc kako gk fl'gs thzv dhk ukthzu rnv akhshgv gkhu kvcht t, cbu _vbv "knru, fk vxpheu,vkku ufhumt cvi' vbv suetcnemug zv avut hxus fkvnmuu, fuki ubudg ksrfhvvbvdv vhuo-hunhho ktvtrhfu czv dsukh vpuxehortaubho utjrubho hxushvvurtv kctru cfk pryhu/vnfuxv cu batr nrucv gkvdkuh"/

"gs act tsnu"r vzeiujhcr t, vkfu, ,knus-,urv ctr vhyc kpryhv/scr scur gk tupbu kfk bpa nhartk/ jhsat, vnuad ak nmu, hshg, v,urv / / jhsatar ahgur ehuo nmu, hshg, v,urv vut gsahsg t, fukv )"udo to thbu ncykn,knus-,urv tkt abuj uek ku kjzur gkvrtaubu, vrh zv n,jhhc cbpau"!( / / ufivut do ahgur vjhuc kcbu / / chrr vhyc / /fnv vut jhuc ,", kvyrusho cprbxv'ufnv vut vjhuc knh athbu guxe cnktfvun,prbx nak tjrho/ uvdshr ctupi crurt, jhuc vtc kcbu' ut, jhuc vjfok,knhsu"/

vncut nkci pryho rcho ungbhhbho'fnu:zni f,hc, vkfu, ,knus ,urv'vspx,i unyr,i )pre cw(' ncbv jhcuri )prevw(' fkkh vvkfu, usrfh vpxhev cvi )prezw(Q ucpre vtjrui )h"d( n,hhjx k,ufivjhcur aku gmnu: "gk scr vgru, umhubho"'vnpry t, srfh grhf, vxpr/

nhujsho cncut vpreho vakhahuvtjs-gar' vncytho chu,r t, "rujvjhcur" _ fhmhrv ak rc jxhsh' ajxhsu,unaukc, go dtubu,u ubhfr, cfk turju,hu/

vpre vakhah guxe c"vkfu, ,", uxprv,bht fjhcur tjs" )!( _ "ghui cabhvxprho ndkv avear chi vabhho thbunerh ckcs' tkt fk tjs nvo nvuuvvaknv kvbf,c cjchru"/ "g"h abh xprhotkv veh; tsv"z t, gbhhbv ak v,urvfukv uvcht tu,v knyv kvcbv uvadv akfk tjs utjs nhartk"/

vfu,r, ak pre h"d vht: "khnus n,ulhrt, anho' khnus prs"x ubx,r' gcusvackc"/ fti t,v ndkv auc t, "nhs,vjxhsu," avfbhx rchbu vzei cvkfu,,knus-,urv' unjcrbu nmchg gkhvi tj,ktj,: "khnus cyvrv"' "khnus nuxr"'"kvrtu, srl ,aucv"' "ehruc rjueho" )!('"mrfh vbpa"' "eckv' prs"x' pbhnhu,v,urv"' "nmu, vscheu, uv,cubbu,"'"hrtv utvcv"' "trhfu, c,phkv ugcus,vw"_uvfk fpxeh-shi vkfv kngav!

vvhe; vfnu,h vgmuo ak vxpr'nkns gk thfu,u/ gk a,h vauru,vrtaubu, cvkfu, ,knus ,urv _

kngkv njnhaho gnusho ak vgru, umhubho/

nfti uthkl mt ujauc/ thi nhkv'chyuh' buat tu shi avnjcr ktnypk cu nfk msshu/ ucakuav pbho:cneuru,' ckheuy' ucchtur/

neuru, fhms: gk fk vkfvneurv' to nv,knus' vnsrahouvzuvr' tu nxprh vpuxeho/ ksudnv_cpre tw vkfv vw: "utk htnrvtso thl tpar kknus fk v,urvacgk-pv fukv vrh v,urv thi kve. u,fkh, fnu af,uc "kfk ,fkvrth,h e. rjcv nmu,l nts"ubtnr "trufv ntr. nsv"uduw/ fhctn, vvkfu, vbdku, kbu ukcbhbu hakvi e. u,fkh, unxpr ufi vnsrahoab,dku kbu"/

vbv' gk vet-xket-sg,lak,urv "thi kv e." ncht abhpxueho npuraho _uthku vnxebva"ctn, vvkfu, / / ha kvi e.u,fkh," nv vneur kv?

ucfi' cjhcur akpbhbu ha uhaneuru, capg: "ghhi tur zrug / /cao ,bjunt pra, bmcho / / nhavut pej tunr tbh aubv cw vkfu,vhuo ua,h vkfu, knjr gs atbh

dunri"Q "ughhi do fi uhert-rcvph"y c: nh avut pej tunr tbhaubv cw vkfu, vhuo ufuw gs atbh

kuns fk v,urv fukv"/ "ughhinbju, my cw: "fdui tbh akns,h fk v,urv

fukv"/ / uchruaknh vurhu, p"t v"t: "chusg

fk v,urv ufuw"/ ukcxu; _ neur np,hgneyg sh nufr' tusu, jhuc xhpur hmht,nmrho ckhk pxj fph avut cbuxj xpr-vnmuu, kvrnc"o: "utphku fukbu jfnhofukbu bcubho fukbu husgho t, v,urv fukv

nmuv gkhbu kxpr"!

ckheuy fhms: gus kpbh vvkfu, gmno _abh kheuyho: tjs gk gmo vao"vkfu,,knus ,urv" uvauutv kanu, vkfu, tkvtmk atr vpuxeho/ uvabh _ "nmuu, gav

avuzfru cvkfu, ,", ufi cfu"f neunu,cxprh tsv"z' utdci vuctu nv avdshr rchbucnmuv tu jhucni v,urv tu nscrh eckv

tu nsrcbi acnmu, ,",' tu aeauru,kvnx,g; nnmu, ,","/

unhs cvkfv vrtaubv: "t; gk phaveyi pyur nfk vnmuu, ufuw" _ nuct,ahj,u ak vrch nsug p,j tsv"z vkfu,tkv c,hc, "t;"Q chturu ak vrch nsugvv,jkv vht kt cjhuc )ak vtc kkns kcbu(tkt gk vpyur ak veyiQ chtur bux; nsug

mhkuo nf,h"e ak f"e tsnu"r nkl vnahj

akhy"t gk vntnr "jxhsho vrtaubho"

vg,e ngkv f,h"e vm"m

abh,i cn,bv kj,bt sch

bahtv

vrn"n vfvi b"h vtrhbayhhi

ha d"f puyu ngkv vb"k

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vuesnu vvkfu, vguxeu, cjhuc vtc kknst, cbu kvkfu, vguxeu, cjuc, gmnuQ uflvktv uvktv cfk vkfv uvkfv' kheuy akfk veaur kgbhhi/ knru, vusg,u cncut "ktvuctu fk vxprho vsbho czv' tkt tjs tuabho uthsl zhk dnur" _vrh avvhe;nsvho cfnu,u/ eav kvgku, gk vsg, gsfnv seseu vtjrubho' uc,ur, baht surbucpry' cfk nhkv nvkfu, ,",/

fkk ngbhhi bey vnjcr ftar gnsukpbhu nxpr chturho uneuru,: csrl fkkncht t, vneuru, vaubho' shui cgbhhi _ukcxu; t, vnuct cxprh vrch/ t, vxhcvkfl ang nnbu fu,c vauru,' do vhttuphhbh, ujxhsh,: ahvhw crur avnxebvvht fscrh vrch/ tkt afuubv kjus u,umtvkjus/ kt ,nhs crur cmurv zu atfi zuvnxebv' uvhv rtuh kvpl t, vxsr _kvcht t, scrh vrch' utj"f ksui cvo/cshue fao ancht t, scrh tsnu"r vzei'utjr fl t, v"vgru, umhubho"/ tkt acfkzt,' vygo nrtv gk tuph vjhcur/

uchtur fhms: neumr vhrhgv kt btrhlcsudntu,' ubx,pe ctj,/ rcu, nsucrcvkfu, ,", )pre sw( gk nh a",ur,utunbu,u" _ tl nvu tfi vdsr vvkf,h akvnuad ",ur,u tunbu,u"? atkv abrth, fvcxhxh,' p,rubv kt pauy fkk ugher'uvnjcr nesha kfl pkpuk ughui trul/ uflcgus aurv ak nuadho ushbho' anmt cvoneuo kv,dsr ukkci t, pryh vshi uvxudht'

ugk fk pbho kvgku, "jehrv" ukvrtu, t,vmssho kfti ukfti/

ugus ntphhi ktuph vjxhsh ak vxpr:xdbui beh nnkhmu, umjmujh-kaui/ auov,p,kuhu, nvxud vjchc gk njcrh surbu)akpgnho nkhmu,hvo gunsu, chjx vpulkthfu, v,ufi vbf,c(/ xdbui gbhhbh ucvhr'kt npukpk/ hahr ukgbhhi/

cahjv go fu,c vauru, va,navnjcr vbfcs cchyuh: "ek kvhu,ncer nkvhu, njcr"/ ut; zv

nntphhbhu ak njcr jxhsh: "ek" ku keckcheur,' ngubhhi kanug vgru, uvuxpu,'un,hhjx tkhvo cfucs rta ucrmhbu,/

tfi' ha neuo kvaknu, rcu, ahcutucfrl vahah/ frl zv' cbux; k"vanyu,"hecg crfv kgmnu nabh pbho:

vtjs' kheuy fk veaur kvkfu, ,knus-,urv ktsv"z akt ctu c"vkfu, ,knus,urv" tkt cvkfu, sudn, crf,-v,urvuneunu, buxpho caukjbu vyvur uxprhst"j aku/

]ha kmhhi fh fcr cxhuo vfrl vjnhahctu trcgv ntnrh st"j vguxeho cgbhhi,knus-,urv' go vgru, umhubho npuryho)"uvsr,"' "pre tjs ajrh," u",urv)kanv uakt kanv(" _ ktsnu"r vzeiQuntnr "jxhsho vrtaubho" nvmnj-mse'tar bnxr knjcr g"h ngrf, "ch,

nahj"' aphrxnv t, vntnr krtaubv)cdkhui 152' gnw 04(cvg,e nf,h"e f"etsnu"r vmnj-mse ubh,i g"h f"e tsnu"rvrhh"m kj,bu vrn"n vurbayhhi[/

uvabh: frl zv hfhk np,j gbhhbho npuryahfphk t, hghku, vahnua cxpr gar,nubho/ afi' cjna, vfrfho habo shubhovbudgho kfk jkeh vaukji-grul' turj-jhho' juai-napy' utci-vgzr )bux; k"hurvsgv" acvo nuphgu, vkfu, ,",(/ fg,' revguxe cvkfu, ,", hfuk kvhgzr cxprQfahuspx vnp,j' h,dku nmpubh vxprvn,prxho gk buatho vkf,hho rcho' ufihvhv bh,i kvuufj akt pju, nnv achrr t,neju ak tsnu"r vzei' chtr uvghr cchturhvrch vaubho/ bh,i fngy kunr athi xprvnfhk fk fl vrcv vgru, uchturho cnab,uak vrch fxpr zv/

fu,c vauru, thbu rutv gmnuf"ncer" )nv do aghubu cxpr vhvccjhb, "cheur" ckcs ukt ghui

ukhnus rtuhho kano(/ tl pyur ckt fkuo

th tpar' ukjchcu,t snhk,t _ a,hvgru, cbuath chckhudrphv:

1( cncut c,jhk, pre cw f,c:

"zni f,hc, vkfu, ,", g"h tsv"z

thbu crur/ uha kvghr skph vncutr cahj,

f"e tsnu"r nuvrhh"m )hy"f ,a"z('

tar t, ntnr s"v uvsr, tnr tsv"z

),urv crcho( ,hf; ktjr vx,keu, rcu

vrc vndhs nngzrhya _nx,cr afk

buxj vntnr vut nkaui tsv"z' ucfkk zv

do v,hcu, "kn"a cvkw ,","' ha kshhe

nzv avkfu, ,", fcr vhu nufbu, tmku

)gf"p cjkei( c,eup, vx,keu, vrc

vndhs cab, ,ekd"/

uha kvghr: cncut kxpr "xprh vvkfvak tsnu"r vzei" )kr"h nubsahhi( gw nzf,c: "vkfu, tku b,jcru cxnul

kvspx,i" )cab, ,eb"s(' unufhj echg zunscrh vra"b nctcruhxe: "rchbu z"k ajhcrvkw ,", kg, zeb,uavuxh; esuav gkesua,u' vjnhr nts cgbhi jhuc ,", uvuxh;czv fnv scrho cruj eusau gk ph atx;ukhey nnabv dnrt rtaubho utjrubho" )xwani kntur gv",' ,af"s gw ,pt(/

fnu fi nmhhi ao krahn, tsnu"rvrhh"m vnuphgv cxpr v,uksu, tsv"z)vumt, ,an"d( gw 794' tar "rchbu vzeif,c tzt, vkfu, ,knus ,urv"' uvhhbu"tz" c,eupv vnsucr, ao euso vspx,i/vut t; ncht acnvsur, aektuu tu,vvsphx tsnu"r vzei nuphgho vaknu,cxhuo vxpr' "afbrtv vuxhpi tsv"z cnalvvspxv"/

cvgrv n,hhjx kvufjv nntnr"uvsr,"' ueucg a"kfturv thbu gbhhi kfti'avrh h,fi ubux; g"h tsnu"r vm"m"/ cgbhizv kt se' nauo acvumtu, vjsau, akvkeuyh-,urv abgrfu nf,ch-hs nuphgnapy zv ctu,hu, rdhku, ukt cxudrho'unufj avut nkaui tsv"z/ tkt aha ksju,vufjv zu nygo tjr _vrh hsug atsv"zvhv juzr ntnrho nxuhhnho fnv pgnho)fph amhhi vrch cf"n(' utpar avmhuik"vkfu, ,"," bux; ctnhrv ntujr, akvntnr' ktjr f,hc,i uvspx,i' unnbuvvbjv abspxv ckeuyh-,urv/

2( cpre hd cncut vgrv 3 f,c:

"kvghr tar cxhsurh "ch, hgec"

)nvr"h gnshi( bspxu "vkfu, ,"," afph

vbrtv vo ehmur nvkfu, ,", ak tsv"z'

ucfnv neunu, vuxhpu pryho uha kghhi

to ,utnho go ahy, tsv"z"/


R ngav thz sTx!cg, ahjv go vrc tafbzh kert,

vfb, vf,cv' ftar sbu cgbhbhnjcrho ujhcurho _xhpr vrctafbzh t, vxhpur vct:

vdtui hux; sus nxkume )vrhsc"z(gkv czebu,u uva,eg ctv"e/cvzsnbu, nxuhhn, bpda go vrcangui nbav jhhehi' rco vhaha akjxhsh jc"s cjcrui/ vrw huxwk sus pbvtkhu utnr: fcr jhcr,h fnv ufnvjhcurho chnh jhh' tl gshhi vbbhnrdha "Rz xwthz bhy sTx" ]=a"zv ktzv"[/ bgbv rw angui nbav nhbhw uchw:thl trcgy auhi pgrmhe hTr tuh;uugri "tuhx sTx"' tui thl chi bTlRk. sTx"/// ]=vbbh n,hhdg fcr 04abv kvpxhekvhu, "zv" )nmhtu,('ugshhi bu,r,h "zv"///[/

vnal cgnus 96

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numth-ac,-eusa pra, uhda

ango ak ngnsh vwehsua kcbvw vbgrfho pv c-077cruc go vsr, nkl' cnuci vpauy ak vnuad' vdhg zvnfcr knrjue' tl nhsh pgo n,gkho vntrdbho gkgmno/ fl thrg vacug' ftar ktjr tnhr, buxj ehsuakcbv pmju v,nhnho crheusho xugrho axjpu t, fkvbufjho' ftar t, vanjv nkuuho mkhkh ,znur, c,trcgv bdbho cfkh znr aubho avkvhcu t, vrueshoknal agv trufv/

fnu fi rtuh kmhhi afbvud cjusaho vtjrubho' dovpgo vumhtu krjcv akhs 077 t, vxybsr vnhujsugkhu nburv kf"e tsnu"r nv"n akhy"t/

vphkpuk vghubh vacugh vbnxr cfk numth-ac, nphtjs v,nhnho' bnxr vacug cyuc ygo ucfharui rc gkhsh v,nho anutk pczbr'cbuat ehuo ayru, ksg,,uxpu, uksg, vrnc"i/

huo rtaui' h"c yc,

vhuo vjku vvfbu, kert, vhuo vdsuk uvesua hu"scacy/ fl ksudnt ehcku gk gmno cudrh hahc, jxhshjc"s cmp, kvdhg _ nvhuo ugs kpju, hu"s acy _cshue czni kxsr jxhsu, ccuer' ftar knh ahgnuscfl vucyj sukr nvrch/ vsukrho b,rnu gk hsh tcrlnvafubv awbskew gk vrghui uvjkhy kgnus ntjrhu/

fnu fi vjk nvgrc nx,ucc crjch vafubv rfcagk dcu vu,ei rneuk rc gumnv uvut ncar kevkvrjc gk ehuo fhbux xhuo vrnc"o vguknh cruc govsr, nkl' nznhi unzfhr k,uach vafubv ukturjhokcut kxhuo' ahgrl chuo jnhah' ,ul b,hb, sda nhujsafuko' tb"a u,nhnho tbaho baho uy;' hyku jkecfhbux/ fnu fi fuxu gnush v,turv ukuju, vnusgu,cfk rjch vafubv cnusgu, vnznhbu, t, fkk vmhcurkct khyuk jke canj, xhuo vrnc"o vguknh ktur,eb,u vesuav ak vrch akhy"t/

huo abh' h"d yc,

vahgur vacugh cwkeuyh ahju,w kcudrh hahcu,jxhsh jc"s cmp, ucjhpv cnal fk vabho v,ehhovgrc cneunu vecug n,j, kgzr, baho' cphbv vmpubh,

nzrjh, ak vwztkw vdsuk/ vahjv abknsv vh,v gkpra, vacug pra, uhjh ufk v,nhnho va,,pu cahgur'vi cnxhr,u uvi catku, uv,aucu, avhu cshuiav,p,j ktjr khnus vahjv/

huo akhah' h"s yc,

ktjr ,phk, nbjv vdhgu k-077 tcrl ,uac vafubvucbu vey avhuo nktu ku akua abho' ukpbh vjdhdvvnxur,h, _ a,grl vgrc cjud vnapjv uvhshsho _rmu atb"a uv,nhnho vbnmtho srl ecg c-077ha,,pu t; vo cdzhz, agru, rtau ak vci uvbj,vptu,/

vgrc bgrfv v,uugsu, nhujs, k,knhsh vwecumvwsab, ,a"x/ cv,uugsu, zu bh,bv vzsnbu, k,knhshvwecumvw ak vabv agcrv kvhpda chjs' kgku, zfrubu,ukv,uugs ctvcv tjuuv urgu, jxhshho tnh,h,/nnpda zv hmtu v,nhnho ngussho unjuzeho ,ul fsheck, vjkyv kgrul v,uugsu, fzu nhsh acug cacug/

cv,uugsu, vacugh, vecugv ak v,nhnho aknsuta,es chahc, ",ur, - tn," bkns vwscr nkfu,wvacugh/ vv,uugsu, bgrfv cruc ptr uvsr' fph vbtnrcxgh; vtjrui cahjv cvear k"ehhnt xvrtctaknu,t" sjusa yc,/ vht vx,hhnv ceck, vjkyvyucv ak khnus kfk vpju, ntnr tjs cgk-pv' fvfbvkert, hu"s acy verc uct/

huo rchgh' y"u yc,

vhuo vujkpu vjkubu, cms vsrunh ak vgzr, baho'gk-hsh cgkh nktfv avuctu cnhujs kmurl zv k-077 gkhsh vdctho ujcrh cse-vch,/

huo rchgh vpl zv nfcr khuo ak vv,uugsuhu,vfh,,hu, uvahgurho vacughho kph vhahcu, anvoctu vcjurho kecumv/ kvki nxpr sudntu, nvacugvtjrui:

v,nhnho aknsu chahc, ,unfh ,nhnho vnrfzh,cfpr jc"s v,uugsu vgrc cfukk antjurh 077' cnvklvv,uugsu, khns v,w tkhvu ehrabcuhot, vahjvvhsugv ak f"e ts"a nv"n cgbhi wchea hgec tchbukdku, kcbhu t, ve. ubx,kev nnbu vafhbvw/ cnvklkhnus vahjv v,p,j shui gr cbuat gk hsh v,nhnhoavtzhbu kscrhu' utjr fl vxhcu kv,uugsu, rgho

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abnafv agv trufv/

v,nhnho aknsu cabv agcrv chahc, jc"s cerh,-d, ahkcut, vahgur vacugh cwkeuyh ahju,w go v,uugsu, huo vuks,knxpr ,nhnho ahuo vuks,o jk cacug vbufjh/ vi vahgur uvivv,uugsu, v,ehhnu cch, napj, egkgr vngnhsv t, ch,v fkacug chuo rchgh krau, v,nhnho' ufti vneuo kvusu, kvo gkvnbvd vhpv uvthruj vnfucs ak vahgur/

v,nhnho aknsu cabv agcrv chahcu, jc"s cmp, ucjhpvv,uugsu vacug cfukk w,ptr, zebhow khs vgzr, baho/vv,uugsu, bp,jv cjzrv gk ahj, vrch akhy"t cchturu vbpktcdnrt cnxf, ,gbh, cgbhhi whgec tchbu kt n,w/ cnvklvv,uugsu, xufnu vnxebu, nvahjv gk fl agmo jhu,u ak hvushvht ngk vycg' afi vut ch,r at, cbudg kjhhu vbmjhho ak bahtvsur vrch akhy"t/

v,nhnho aknsu cabv agcrv chahc, jc"s cndsk-vgnev,fbxu t; vo kahguro vacugh c,ur,u ak vrch/ cxhunu hacukagv trufv uv,uugsu uaujju cbhvo ctjuuv urgu,' frtuhk,nhnho cbhu ak vrch vauvho cch,u ak vrch akhy"t/

huo jnhah' y"z yc,

ctuknh wtuvkh nbjow' cafub, vnkl ertui-vhhyx' bjud vgrc'cruc ptr uvsr' vxhuo kakua, vnxkukho ckhnus vrnc"o:vnjzur v-j"hcnxkuk khnus akuav preho ucnxkuk vkhnus cxprvnmuu,' ufi vnjzur vaah cnxkuk khnus pre tjs khuo / vthrugvhuuv ngns nputr ak ehsua vao/ cscrh vbutnho' avdhgu nfkvjudho uvgsu, ak vhvsu, vjrsh, cbhu-hure' bhfrv vvgrmvuvfcus vrc knjukk unhxs v,ebv vesuav _ f"e tsnu"r nklvnahj akhy"t )f,cv brjc, unpury, gk ngns vxhuon,prxn, cdhkhui zv(/

huo ahah' h"z yc,

cnvkl vxsr vbgrl ktjr ,phk, grch, _ fcfk khk ac,c,eup, vjur; _ knsu garu, nv,nhnho t, vwscr nkfu,wvacugh ujzru gk scrhu vnpuraho ak vrch tusu, 077 cu tbubnmtho fg, _ ch,u ak nkl vnahj/

v,jk, vnjzur vjsa ak khnus vrnc"o vurdav cch, nahjch,r at,' uktjr ajzru v,nhnho nxgus, ac,' v,hhacu ruco

up,ju t, vnjzur v-h"y ak khnus vrnc"o cjhu, njusa,/ tkuags vhuo kt vephsu czv fk fl ehcku gk gmno kv,jhk t,vnjzur vjsa ceck, vjkyv akt hgcur huo cu vo kt hknsu t,vahgur vhunh/

huo ac, eusa' j"h yc,' pra, uhjh

sh re cao vprav' wuhjhw' fsh kgurr rdau, gzho ckc fk tarcao wjc"sbhew hfubv' ucnhujs ktjr acnal vacug vtjruibknsv vahjv vhsugv ak vrch nv"n cbudg kdnrt cnxf, ,gbh,cgbhhi "hgec tchbu kt n,"' uvvxcr ak vrch gk abh rucsh vvcyvgk vjhho ak vhvush' vnhaur vycgh uvnhaur angk vycg/

ktjr erht, v,urv gkv kchn, verhtv vnaphg vrc akuo

jrhyubuc ujzr cyuc ygo gk ahj, eusa nvrch akhy"t/ t,scrhu p,j fvrdku ccea, rau, nvrch: wcrau, vnrt st,rtf"e tsnu"r akhy"t nkl vnahjw/

t, vtuuhrv vaurr, c-077 ktjr v,uugsu,u ak vrch nv"neav k,tr/ caukjbu, vtrufho annuk chn, ts"a nv"n huachogaru, jxhsho u,nhnho un,uugsho unbdbho chjs ckt kaho kc


vfbu, khu"s acy cnbhhi vmghrhoak hahc, "tvkh nbjo"

nzv fnv abho n,ehho nbhhi nhujs k,knhsh f,v jwcnuxs vjhbul "tvkh nbjo"/ vnbhhi nbuvk gk-hsh vrc ardtphhyk kuuhi' nyuch vnjbfho cnuxs' tar njshr chksho t,gcus, v,phkv cruj vjxhsu,/

cac, vtjrubv' ac, wjzew' npt, jhucho aubho cgkhhvk,urv' bgrfu akuav nbhhbho kerht, v,urv/ cneuo vujkyknfur t, vgkhu, ak wjzew kfk vnrcv cnjhr' uvnjhr:n,jhk nkhnus jna ahju, ak vrch nkl vnahj' fvfbvkhu"s acy/

t, vgkhhv vrtaubv rfa v,w anutk tcmi/ vut ahkogkhv c-31 ahju,! t, vgkhhv vabhv rfa v,w nav vkuhphhp c-21 ahju,' ut, vakhah, rfa v,w anutk aur' c-9ahju,/

nusk nunk. kjheuh cfk nuxsu, tb"a!

vrc suc texkrus cahjv go bgrho avcht gnu njcr vgnho k-077,knhsh hahc, ,u,"k vnrfzh, cv,uugsu, ak tjsu,

mhko:khtur t/

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hunbu ak ,nho c-077

kagui ukseu, vjukpu,/ cmhsu vnzrjh ak 077 n,pkkho tcrfhou,nhnho vrfubho gk xhsurhvo' ktjr acnal agu, rcu, knsuuvdu c,ur, vjxhsu, fvfbv k,phk, ajrh, ak ac,/ c,uuln,ehhnho nxpr erhtu, c,urv ak ajrh, ak vnbhhbhovntujrho' uerht, ,urv cnbhbho ak ,phk, nbjv' vfk cnfkukckt avtjs hprhg kabh tu hpduo cu' tkt nfk vv,rjauhu,veuru, cg, ucgubv tj, bumr, aknu, uvrnubhv tj,/

ktjr ,phk, grch, uvvcskv batru fk vn,pkkho kmpu,cnrtu, eusa nf"e ts"a nv"n cv,uugsu, tur kf"s yc,' huo

vvhkukt tsnu"r vzei ahjuk vacug/ ktjrhvo vznhi vdcthvnnubv gk xhunh vrnc"o' vrc nbjo bjuo drkhmeh't, fkvmhcur kcut ukhyuk jke cxgusv ak nmuuv a,grl vgrc krdkxhuo vvesnv ak vrnc"o kxpru vh"s vjzev/

uhvh rmui anvacug acu jddu cfk vguko ntu, xhunh rnc"obzfv kjdud t, vxhuo vdsuk' xhuo vdku, uv,jk, vdtukv'cv,dku,u kghbh fk ak f"e tsnu"r nkl vnahj akhy"t' kpbhubfrhz ceuk dsuk : hjh tsubbu nurbu urchbu nkl vnahj kguko ugs!

kert, ac, eusa pra, anu,' hmt ktur dkhui uw )rk"j( akvgru, v,nhnho utb"a ch, nahj _077' vhu"k g"h hahc,,unfh-,nhnho khuctuuhya vnrfzh,/

vdkhui vnputr' fukk c,ufu kngkv n-07 gnusho nvtru,hvouvgru,hvo ak ,knhsh v,nhnho c-077 uvguko fuku' fnu dovgru, nrcbho utb"a nvafubv unfk rjch ,ck' cfk nemugu,v,urv/ vjk cscr nkfu, cgbhbh shunt' ghubho uchturho c,ur,f"e tsnu"r nkl vnahj akhy"t' srl pauyu ak nert' bdkvujxhsu,' ufkv cnsurho "vkfv unbvd" u"aubu,"/ ngbhhi kmhhicnhujs t, vnsur cgbhbh dtukv unahj' tar vgkguk chi sphundkv fh nsur zv vut chi vdsukho' tar csrl ecg nkt udsuacbuat vfk-fl cugr' ucnhujs cch, jhhbu _077' ftar vut bsuinfk vfhuubho ucfk prs"x v,urv/

euc. zv' vahah kabv zu' humt ktur czrhzu, fv dsukv ktjraeusnu hmt kt nfcr kac, prw uhda/ vzrhzu, vrcv cvumt,vecmho ktur' bucg, nahpur uhhguk avfbhxu jcrh vngrf,vjsaho abfbxu k,pehso cnabv nr. nhs ktjr jusa vjdho/

fnu fi duca muu, nhujs avupes gk vpm, vecmho khahcu,jc"s ukc,h-vfbx, crhfuzh tb"a cguko fuku' ucpry ctv"e/kgbhi zv' esnv ,a,h, nhujs, vntpar, t, nakuj vecmhouvpm,o cpre zni emr ng, vspx,o uvumt,o ktur/ fi bnxr'fh ceruc auc bh,i hvhv knmut t, veuc. ct,r vthbyrby/

fg, gnk vmuu,gk veuc. vct ahmt krdk huo vcvhr _ hwacy/ veuc.hvhv nudsk ujdhdh cnhujs' tunrho cngrf,' ug"ffk nh aha chsu vgru, _nuzni kakjo czrhzu, gk-ph vf,uc,vnuphgv cxu; vhshgv/

cs ccs go vspx, cw frfh "euc. vhck" vfukk kngkv ntk;gnusho dsuaho cntv pkpukho c,ur, f"e ts"a nv"n' prh-gyo ak naphgho' rtah hahcu,' tb"a uv,nhnho nfk vgukofuku _gnk chnho tku muu, ,nhnho bux; gk "euc. vntv"ahfkuk c,ufu ntv pkpukho cgbhbh nahj udtukv! do vut feusnunt, tb"a u,knhsh v,nhnho nfk rjch ,ck/ xpr zv huspx th"vkert, huo vcvhr h"t bhxi' ab, vntv kvuks, f"e tsnu"rakhy"t/

nngrf, "vgru, v,nhnho utb"a" bnxr' fh cfsh kvnahlt, vumt, veuc. nhsh acughho uctupi s"ngkhi ceusa"' ayujvvceav kpbh evk tb"a uv,nhnho tar huthku kakuj t,vvgru,hvo uvtru,hvo cfk nemugu, v,urv ucpry c,ur,u akf"e tsnu"r nv"n ucgbhbh dtukv unahj' gk nb, kprxno ceuc.zv' uczv kvuxh; cfcusu ak ch, jhhbu/ vvgru, mrhfho kvdhg kthtujr nhuo dw cgrc cacug ak vumt, veuc./

t, vvgru, tpar kakuj knxpr pex: 0270-377-817 tucsutr tkeyrubh: MOC.LIAMTOH@077SEROEH/ fi bh,i kvfbhxvgru,' k,hc, vvgru, akhs sk, vfbhxv vngrch, ak 077/

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trdui vjdhdu, nxhuo vnjzur vrtaui ugsvhuo(' nzfhr t, scrh vrch tusu, vear chivrnc"o k"uhjh hgec ctr. nmrho"' afhsugkunsho npxue zv ahgec tchbu jh t,abu,hu vyucu, cnmrho' uthahu, npurxn,c,uksu, go hartk ajh t, abu,hu vyucu,cnmrho' vhv vrnc"o/ canj, vxhuo' cukyvear gus hu,r' afi t, trcgv-gar xprh"vhs vjzev" f,c vrnc"o cabu, ndurhucnmrho/

vrc cuyni vnahl cscrhu: "fph aj"htkuk vut vhuo abu,i jhu, ctkuk _ flvnjzur vj"h ckhnus vrnc"o ucnhujs huovxhuo uvvaknv bu,i jhu, ckhnusvrnc"o/ vrch vxchr ctj, vahju, nsug,hei kknus t, vrnc"o' utnr avhu, ufkhvush nmuuv kknus t, fk v,urv njs' tlnthsl kt ek kcmg zt, _ kfi n,ei t,khnus vrnc"o afukk t, fk v,urv fukv/

"vrch vnahk zt, ktso vnjzhe chshunp,j ktumr her' aanj,u dsukv gus cyrop,j t, vtumr afi vdhav xkukv kpbhu _fl kunsh vrnc"o tujzho chshvo t,vnp,j ak fk v,urv fukv/

",eb,-eusa zu ajaucv fkhnus fk

v,urv vht zu agk hsv bpgk, akhnu,-v,urv vnmyrp, kakhnu,vtr. uakhnu,

vgo _ akua, vngrfu, avrch nklvnahj nbvk cnxdr, nkjnu, vw/ ufti tburutho ado vgbhi vzv vut bscl bux; czhruzvdtukv vakhnvuvct,v cpugk nna _vscr avrch khns tu,bu fh vut nahn,bucsur vachgh"' xhho vrc cuyni/

vx,fku, aubv kdnrh

vrv"d vrc hrjnhtk zgkmgr akhy"takhju ak vtsnu"r nxeukgi akhy"t' batscrho ntkpho uv,pkpk engv cscrhvrnc"o cvkfv vtjrubv "uhahdu sg,curto fph fuj vtso"/ ftar ehhn, x,hrvkfturv nscrhu cgherh vtnubv athi kusnu, vdu; usg,u thbv fsg, cbh tso' uthlh,fi abcrtho danhho hahduvu?

t, vngbv kfl vphe nscrh f"evtsnu"r neume zm"k av,cea khhac t,vbhdus kfturv chi vpxue "u,nub, vw hchy"abtnr gk nav rchbu kgun, vpxue "fh kthrtbh vtso ujh" vnchg t, th-vtparu,acar uso hchy cafhbv/ vahc gk fl

vtsnu"r' anav rchbu bhji crthv tjr,)"Ri Rbsgr xTry eue"(' bgkh, nrthh, cbh-tso' unv abtnr "kt hrtbh" _nsucr gkrthh, vtso vpauy/

ukgbhbbu: vvadv vg,hsh, ak cbh hartk,vhw aubv nvad,o vbufjh,/ zu vadv bgkh,hu,r' rujbh, hu,r' uhjs go zt, nkuca,cdu; vdanh' uc,btho tkv tfi hahdu t,sg, curto/

mshe asutd kfk gnu

do f"e vtsnu"r nnubetya akhy"t'vbnbv gk rujah vfcus k,ebv vesuav akkhnus vrnc"o' akj t, bmhdu vnhujs kgrc'vkt vut rta hahc, nubetya udhxvtsnu"r vrv"d vrc nrsfh khhc uhhx/cp,hj, scrhu vcht vrc uuhhx t, scrh cgkvyurho c,jhk, vprav avdhnyrht akvnhkho )cxu; pra, uhda u,jhk, pra,uhjh( "uhrcu nts uhjh hgec"' vht "rtv xwrcut"/ fkunr ahgec tchbu mpv knrjueustd kcbhu ahkfu csrl v,urv cfk nmc cuhvhu ucbv kvo ch, ,knus fsh a,nhs ,vhvchso vtparu, kvdu, c,urv/


nevk, "ahr jsa" cbhmuju ak rw tkh khpxer

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"ha mshe vkuns kgmnu uha mshe vkunsktjrho/ hgec tchbu kns ustd atjrho dohknsu/ csurbu zvu vrch mshe vsur akunsunkns ktjrho ucnxhru,-bpa gk ycgh,sutd kfk hvush uhvush ahkns ,urv' ahknsrnc"o' uczfu,u tbu gsho knjzv vnrahovguns g,v kbds ghbhbu' tkph hvusho axhhnut, fk v"nabv ,urv" ugus ntu, tkphocguko fuku gk-hsh mct vakhjho vdsukvn,p,j un,rjc nsh huo chunu ftar cgusphbv ucgus neuo bhsj mmv upurj, hvsu,ujxhsu,/

"tbh zufr t, vshcurho uvvgrfu, akjkeho aubho cmhcur vjrsh abhctu fk nhbhbcutu, aubu, unaubu, gk g,hsv ak jc"sugk g,hs npgk vakhju, ucrul-vao fukiv,crru fgurct prj"' tnr/

khnus vrnc"o

_ nn,he shbho

"vva,,pu, cngns vzv ak xhuo khnusvrnc"o n,eb,u ak vrch nkhuctuuhyavht anjv dsukv uesuav/ cyujbh fh hacfujv kvn,he shbho" vmvhr cp,j scrhuvrv"d vrc hmje rchbuch.rta vfukk akjxhsh cuhti ubmhd f"e vtsnu"r ncuhtiakhy"t/

"zu v,rdau, nhujs,' npbh anjukkv,ebv vbpktv vut nbvhd hartk atvc,uvgmunv kfk hvush vht fv dsukv ufv jzev'nna fnav rchbu csuru/ vdnrt cnxf,rta-vabv nxpr, aftar go hartk jytcgdk unav bhxv krmu, t, vafhbv' tnr ku

vesua-crul vut: tu,l tf,uc cxpr vjhhoutu,o cxpr ufuw' unav rchbu v,bds c,ue;ufscrhu vhsugho "njbh bt nxprl tar

f,c,"/

"do cnmrho' ftar cbh hartk gshhicdku,' ygi nav rchbu "knv vrgu,v kgovzv"/ knru, avut vtha tusu,hu btnr"cfk ch,h btni vut" _ kt vhxx kyguiygbv nxud zv/ nv vvxcr kfl? ert gk fltjs ndsukh hartk csuru, vtjrubho t,vpxue c,vhkho "tl yuc khartk tkuehokcrh kcc"' uvxchr: nav rchbu ygi kpbh vwakgo hartk ndhg tl ure yucQ utkueho'fkunr: ns, vshi _ kcrh kcc' kmshehoanchbho t, vxus uvyuc vynui cshbho/

"t, zv rutho tmk vrch/ vstdvakhvusho hvhv re yuc cdanhu, ucrujbhu,'a,vhv kvo ruujv' unms abh )fnu atburutho pv vgrc( acjkeu ak fk hvush ,pukvzfu, vgmunv ak khnus fk v,urv' ufkzt, _ ctvcv ck,h puxe,"/

nho jhho udo jnho

vbuto vct vut xdi hu"r tdus, vrcbhoctrv"c uhshs u,he ak khuctuuhya vrv"dvrc pbjx mch zhbdr/ cbtunu azr pkpuk emr

cvkfu, ac, krnc"o ukvki beusv n,ufivscrho: vrnc"o puxe avncak scr athbumrhl chauk utpar ktufku jh _ pyur' flvxhe vdtui rch gehct thdr nscrhu' ure

btxr cvjzr, vfhxuh/ uthku v"jhh tso"kuns nscrh vrnc"o cvkfv bprs,avnjno nho cac, jhhc' ado gk scrathbu zeue kchauk fsh ktufku' to caku _jhhc/

"tl kngav kt ehhn, fk x,hrv chivabhho/ cvkfv vguxe, cjhnuo vnhocac, fuub, vrnc"o vht krjhmv uktktfhkv/ jhnuo krjhmv zu pgukv jaucvvsruav kahnua cnho ftnmgh krju. cuukfi bpxe vshi agk fl jhhc/

"c,bug, jc"s acbahtu, vrch havrcv tbaho yucho hrth anho nehhnhnmuu, ukunsh ,urv tck ha k,bugv vzu,fubv buxp, _ cshue vscr vzv: njnn,urujm, t, go hartk/ nxhrv vck unphmvtur/ vrnc"o cgmnu puxe apgukv zunudsr, fpgukv jaucv' ucpbv vrujbh _jaucv gs ntus/

"cruj vvfrzv cac, verucv tunr kfktjs utjs nvnxhhnho: jze jze ub,jze!

crf, tfxbhv

nat ntk; vanhg vnrt st,rt akafub, "fti muv vw t, vcrfv" vrv"d vrctcrvo tzstct: scrhu bxucu gk nxprjhkueho ux,hru, kfturv vehhnu, chi scrhvrnc"o cvkfu, nkfho uchi pxehu cvkfu,,aucv/ ksudnv: cvkfu, nkfho puxeaxhc, va,ueeu,o ak vbchtho uvjfnhokhnu, vnahj vht fsh ahzfu kjhh vgukovct uthku cvkfu, ,aucv pxe a"tk htnrtso vrhbh guav nmuu,/// fsh atzfv kjhhvguko vct/

t, vvxcr kfl ukgus nxpr bhdushokfturv' xhpe vrc tzstct csnu, jkue,vvkfu, ka,h weydurhu,w aubu, cgo hartk/cvkfu, ,aucv nscr vrnc"o khvushatujz csrd, wn,jhkw cgcus, vw ukfi gkhukv,uusg khxus vrtaubh aehuo ,urv

xhuo vrnc"o vguknh


"t, zv rutho tmk vrch/ vstdv akhvusho hvhv

re yuc cdanhu, ucrujbhu,' a,vhv kvo ruujv'

unms abh )fnu atbu rutho pv vgrc( acjkeu ak

fk hvush ,puk vzfu, vgmunv ak khnus fk v,urv'

ufk zt, _ ctvcv ck,h puxe,"

"c,bug, jc"s acbahtu, vrch ha vrcv tbaho

yucho hrth anho nehhnh nmuu, ukunsh ,urv tck ha

k,bugv vzu ,fubv buxp, _cshue vscr vzv:

njnn, urujm, t, go hartk/ nxhrv vck unphmv

tur/ vrnc"o cgmnu puxe apgukv zu nudsr,

fpgukv jaucv' ucpbv vrujbh _jaucv gs ntus

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unmuu, mrhl kvhu, byuk pbhu, thahu,/

"cvkfu, nkfho' kgun, zt,' nscrkjfnho ubchtho' khvush vtujz csrdvdcuvv hu,r' utunr artuh ku kv,cubi cafrvrujbh anmpv ku kg,hs kcut/

"habv atkv fkkh, nsug bzee vrnc"ocxpru' xpr vkfu, nucve' kxpr kbu t,vv,rjauhu, chnu, vnahj? kfturv thiao neuno/ jac,h atpar kctr zt, gk-phvnuct cxpr "rtah, jfnv" afk tso hfukkvdhg knsrhd, ",ur,u tunbu,u" do to vutcgk gxe vyrus cruc vhuo cgbhhbh vgukovzv/ fhms? fahesha agv tj, kkhnus kktvpxev uctu,v agv kt hgxue cauo scrtjr tu tz vut nehho cgmnu t, vsrdv ak",ur,u tunbu,u"/ fsudn, scrh vrchkakujho acagv vnuesa, kkhnus ,urvcfk huo _ kt hgxeu cauo scr tjr utphkukt kvrho t, vykpui/

"zu fuub, vrnc"o cxpru kbu gk vtupiacu hvhv khnus v,urv chnu, vnahj/kknsbu afvfbv khnu, vnahj gkhbu kknus,urv _ kpju, pre zni chuo _ ctupi ak,ur,u tunbu,u/

"uczfu, ehuni ak vvfbu, vn,thnu,bzfv khgus vn,tho _ vdtukv vtnh,h,uvakhnv/

v,urv uvtr.

vngns vgrc vut ak akhnu, v,urv'fph avzfhru fcr vbutnho veusnho'ufchyuh kahy, jc"s avrch vzfhr pgnho

thi xpur fh akhnu, zu eaurv th,bhokakhnu, vtr. uvgo' chjus chnho tkvftar vgo vhvush cfk vguko guec cstdvtjr vnvkfho vn,p,jho ctr.-veusavnthhnho vhk", gk akhnu, trmbu vesuav_ vuzni tk sufi vbutnho vrv"d vrczcukui khcrninjauch vrcbho ctrv"cvguxeho cbuat zv ckvy uctfp,hu,nktv/

vrc khcrni v,hhjx kjuy vakhnuhu,vnauka uvmvhr at; rdc tsnv eyi tjstxur ahnxr kbfrho murrh hartk/ "fnuajxrubv ak tu, tj, c,urv gkukv kpxukt, fk xpr v,urv _ fl esua, vtr. thbvxuck, jhxur agk fkavu ugkhbu kvtce gkfl' ucnhujs abxhdv fk-avht nxfb, t,go hartk/

vrnc"o vj"h

vnbjv' vrc cuyni' tunr' fh knru,athi tbu hfukho ksg, nsug ,hei vrchsuuet ,ebv zu cab, ,as"n _vrh cruraffk pguku,hu ak vrch' do pgukv zu eaurvgo vdtukv vtnh,h, uvakhnv' ucpryapgukv zu juce, guko' uha cv akhnu,v,urv' vrh aha kv ear vsue kcht,uv,dku, vnahj/

kfi' tnr vrc cuyni' ftar bnmtho tbuczni xdukv zv' ak xhuo njzur vj"h _mrhl krtu, t, vear kdtukv vtnh,h,uvakhnv' ch,r at, uh,r guz' uk,cugnvec"v azfu, ,eb, khnus vrnc"o cpgovj"h ,gnus kbu anxhuo zv ,vhv pgukv

bnaf, kfk vgo vhvush' kjhho bmjhho/

fti vdgbu tk xhunu cpugk ak vnjzurvanubv-gar' tu,u n,fcs kgrul vrv"dvrc hmjerhhypuryakhy"t' aahkc cscrhvxhuo vsri gnue cvkfu, ngnsu ak vnklchartk/ btunu v,urbh vgnue bxc gkx,hrv chi pxe vkfv cvkfu, acugu, kphunkl hartk pyur nacug, vgsu, uvct,erciQ uthku cvkfu, addu, bpxe avnklncht erci gk acug, vgsu,/

fnu-fi tbu numtho aubh ctupi vnhbuhak nkfh hartk/ cgus acsrl fkk knkufvesnv nahjv cani vnajv' vrh ahvuagci-bui nkl uv,nbv gk-hsh nav rchbu kktnahjv/ pry bux; asura chtur: vrnc"opuxe cvkfu, nkfho anmu, nhbuh nklvuykv gk vgo re go fbhx,u ktr.' uftiauc tbu numtho aubh cgucsv ahvuagv,nbv knkfu,u cyro bfbxu ktr./

vrc rhhypury vtrhl cgbhi uhhac t,mrur vatku, cjsau abh dsrho fkkhhocnkfh hartk: nkl cgmo' unkl aehck t,arr, vnkufv/ ugk hxus jkuev zu chtrcvrjcv t, v,nhvu, vrcu,/ c,uo vpkpukxhho t, vvkfv vtjrubv' fbvud/

p,hj, vnjzur

turj-vfcus ak vngns vesua' f"evtsnu"r nxeukhtakhy"t p,j t,vnjzur v,agv-gar ak khnus vrnc"oukuu,v kfl nxv ntkp, ak scrh sruautdsv gnueho cahkuc xhpurho bpkthontsnu"rh jc"s umsheho buxpho:

"ktjr ascru fti gs g,v cgbhhbh vkfvni vrtuh vhv kscr do cscrh tdsv/ fhsugarjnbt khct cgh uvrh scrh tdsv nuafhit, vkc/ pu,jhi cfcus tfxbhv' tbh zufrvhyc t, cheurh tmk vrch cjusa ,nuz,an"t t, vvus uvvsr aerbu npbhuvesuau,/

"crau, nrbi urcbi ufk vna,,phocngns esua zv tert t, scrhu vesuahocvkfv tw: "hxus vhxusu, ugnus vjfnu,khsg aha ao nmuh rtaui"/ vrnc"o pu,jcscrho cgbhi vtnubv unknsbu t,hxusu,hv/

"xch zm"k akns chahc, ,unfh ,nhnhocurav xhpr pgo ngav bpkt aang njxhshf"e tsnu"r vra"c b"g/ vngav v,rjacg, fbhx,u ak rw tvri xyrtagkgrkhjhsu, tmk cgk v,bht/ tsnu"r vzei atk


jxhsho utbah ngav/cnrfz v,nubv brtv vnzfhr vrv"j hvusv khhc drubr

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tu,u akua atku,: nv zv tkueho' nvhtnubv' unv zu banv?

"rw tvri avgrhl csg,u fh chtur gnueynui cfl kt vahc' u,j, zt, vn,hik,auc, tsnu"r vzei atfi kt tjrv kcut/tkueho _ p,j utnr cgk v,bht _ zv nvatl ure vut ehho unkcsu auo scr thbuehho/ tnubv _ zv vv,cubbu, uvjhu, cflatl ure tkueho ehho unkcsu auo scrthbu ehho/ banv _ zv nh aha ku t, vjhu,uguxe cv,cubbu, cfl are tkueho ehhouju. nnbu auo scr _ fpauyu nna _ thbuehho/

"f"e tsnu"r nkhuctuuhya hmr ujrytmk fk hvush t, vtnubv ctupi nuakoahufk kvjshr cpbhnhu,u t, vjhu,uvv,cubbu, are vw tjs habu uthi auo scrnkcsu!

"nuct cxprho vesuaho antz abf,cxpr vzuvr "vtnubv ,eugv ckcbu"/ ut,vtnubv vzt, vrjhc uchmr cbpa fk hartk'vrch nkhuctuuhya/

"vnabv vrtaubv caav xsrh nabvautk,: "nthn,h eurhi t, ang cgrch,"unahcv "nagv avfvbho bfbxhi ktfukc,run,i"Q uthku vnabv vabhv autk,"nthn,h eurhi t, ang cajrh," unahcv"nahfhr chi ,fk, kfr,h"/ autk vguko:knv vrtaubv nscr, ckaui rcho uvabhvckaui hjhs?

"erht, ang gbhhbv vvfrv chjus vaouvtnubv cfl/ ufti ynui v,hru.' aa,hvnabhu, nscru, tusu, a,h ,eupu,: nabvtw nscr, gk zni vdku, uvjual ftar"cnx,rho ,cfv bpah"' nthpv hfuk hvushkej, fuj kvatr th,i ctnubv' ugubvckaui rcho' azv vrnz kfl asrua fuj akrcho kgcur t, euah vdku, ukanur t,

akvc, vtnubv/

"vnabv vabhv nscr, tusu, zni vtur'zni vdtukv' atz thi vfrj umurl kpguksuet cfuj vrcho fph azv cdku,/ kfi nabvzu nscr, ckaui hjhs/

"cab, ,an"j' ct,h tk vrch kbhjuotckho tjrh vx,keu, vrcbh, vmsebh,g"v/ vrch shcr tz gk vgbhi acbhauthincrfho ahvhw cbhi gsh gs/ cgunsh ftivgrc ucrtu,h t, vevk vgmuo ckgv"raxhhnu t, fk vrnc"o ckhnus ak tjsu,ct,h knxebv ukvrdav tj,: zvu vcbhi gshgs avrch cbv kgo hartk uzfu, vrchokunsh v,urv cakhnu,v' afk tjs vut jkenvcbhi vzv hzrz uhcht t, vdtukv vtnh,h,uvakhnv/

vrnc"o _ jxhs

khuctuuhya

vrv"d vrc draui ybbctuo' nbvk thdusvrcbho strmu, vcrh, utnrhev' batscrho capv vtbdkh, uvchg t, vgrf,uathku vhv vrnc"o jh kghbh car' vhv jxhskhuctuuhya/

vrc ybbcuho vtrhl t, vshcur gk flavrch sutd kfk hvush' nckh vcy gk ngnsuunmcu' ukt juxl ntn. fsh kvfbhxu ,j,fbph vafhbv/

vrch ucbhi ch, vnesa

cao ugs vevk bat scrho emrho vrcnhftk jzi' ut, vbtuo vtjrui j,o vrv"dvrc dcrhtk mhbgrcmhhbu nechku, ngbhhb,chi j,hn, xpr vhs vjzev u,ur, tsnu"rhjc"s cakua, vsuru, vtjrubho:

cvkfu, nkfho nmhhi vrnc"o t,akua, vnmuu, ago hartk vmyuuv gofbhx,u ktr. hartk _ nhbuh nkl' vfr,,zrg gnke' ucbhi ch,-vnesa/ uvbv' ntnrvjxhsu, vrtaui ak vrch vra"c b"g pu,jc"f,r h,bu kl" _ gbhi vnkfu, )nhbuh nkl(Qntnru vrtaui ak vrch vrhh"m b"g pu,jc"rtah, duho gnke" )vfr,, zrg gnke(Quntnru vrtaui ak vrch "ct,h kdbh tju,hfkv" guxe cgbhi vurs, vafhbv knyvcpugk )cbhi ch, vnesa(/

vrc mhbr vuxh; uvcht ntjs nxprhvtsnu"r nxshdurt' avrnc"o f,c t,vkfu, nahj' fhuui avhv tnur kvhu,vnahj ctu,u vsur' ure nauo avsur ktehck t, zv _kt hmt vscr tk vpugk/

,usv ucrfv cao fk vevk uvntrdbhovucgv kbdhs vjxhsh vrc nthr duybheavgbhe t, jxu,u ktrug/ vnbjv vrccuyni chrl tu,u cao vmhcur uthjk azfu,,run,u u,nhf,u cnduui rjc ak pguku,uncmgh vrch' uctupi cuky kntce gkakhnu, vtr. ,gnus ku crfv ukvmkjv cfkgbhbhu/

fnu-fi vushg vnbjv aktur jdhd, xhuovrnc"o vjkhyv vbvk, t,r-vthbyrby"evil077"' kgsfi ct,r phbv nhujs,a,uesa kkhnus vrnc"o/

bdhk ubaha

ahau uanju canj, v,urv _ nevk,hksh mctu, vw cbhmuju ak tkh khpxerj,nv t, vthrug rc vvus cpre bhdubhojxhshho uahrh anjv uvmkhjv kvkvhc t,vtkpho ajcru kvo hjshu cahrv anjvurheusho/

xhuo vrnc"o vguknh


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kpbh ab,hho purxo krtaubv )"ch, nahj" dkhui312 gw 91( jke nrahnu,hu ak vrv"j rw crulabhtur xcu ak f"e tsnu"r nv"n' cvi n,tr

t, vahju, avhu ku go f"e tsnu"r nvura"c b"gcpra, ne. ucpra, uhda ,rg"v/

crahnv zu fu,c vrc"a: xhpr,h ku ]vhhbu kf"etsnu"r nvura"c[ tusu, vj,ubv akh avh,v

cpRsTcrRbeT cab, ,rk"t /// gkhh,h k,urv

vhh,v cac, ne. aeuso vj,ubv' uf"e tchu

tsnu"r nvr"a b"g vhv cch, fcus tch vrv"j rw

kuh hmje z"k' uvhv gkhh,u k,urv]ak f"e tsnu"rnvr"a[akhah' utbh vhh,h npyhr/ tch z"k chea

nnbu kunr jxhsu,' uneuso kt rmv fkk' utjr fl

tnr jxhsu, s"v c,ukv bat, fuw cgrl dw rcgh

agv/

cgrl dw rcgh agvcag,u vgr,h gk fl avntnr kt brao crahnu,

ntnrh st"j ak vrch vnvr"a/

cg, gcus,h cvvfbv kspux ak "xpr vntnrho _,rb"z" vcjb,h avntnr s"v ,bu rcbi br jbufv _,rb"z )xv"n ,rb"z gw ks(' vut vntnr ak ac, jbufv,rk"t cahbuhho ekho( cdu; f,c hs esau ak f"etsnu"r nvr"a/ tl ktjrh xhuo vntnr ak ,rk"tbux; cf,c hs esau ak f"e tsnu"r nvr"a gus eyg


ntnr cphrxuo rtaui

vntnr abtnr cac,akpbh j,ub, vrc"a

kert, huo f"y cyc,' huo vvhkukt ak vrc vdtui vjxhs rw crul abhtur g"v

abhturxtvi _vnfubv "vrc"a" )tchu ak vrv"d vrv"j vneuck rw kuh hmje

uxcu ak f"e tsnu"r nv"n(' vbbu nchtho czt, cprxuo rtaui rahnv emrv

cdufh"e f"e tsnu"r vnvr"a nvntnr s"v "c,ukv bat, khuo vrchgh"

atnr f"e tsnu"r vnvr"a cac, akpbh vj,ubv ak vrc"a

nt,: vrc akuo hgec jzi

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akt vuct cntnr ak ,rb"z/

ktjrubv nmt,h ,j, hsh t, vntnrvb"k ak a"p ne. ,rk"t' uba,unn,h kdku,avvuxpv cxhuo vntnr vut fbrtv rahnvuehmur nvntnr s"v "c,ukv bat, khuovrchgh"' abtnr cac, ne. ,rk"t' cg,vgkhv k,urv ak vrc"a/

fph vbrtv nvf,c hs tnr tz vrchnvr"a t, vntnr ",bu rcbi br jbufv"' tlc,jhk, vntnr vuxh; t, vp,hjv "c,ukvbat, khuo vrchgh"' ufi xhuo vntnrvntnr vhv c,ufi zv/

n,ufi vntnr ha kagr csrl tpar'aj,ub,u ak vrc"a vh,v chuo rchgh akpra, uhda ,rk"t' tar jk tz chuo sw yc,/nfhuui avhnho vhu hnh vjur; vemrho'xchr kvbhj ado vjupv udo xgus, vj,ubvbgrfu ktjr mt, vfufcho _vrh axgus,vj,ubv ak xcu ak f"e tsnu"r nklvnahj bgrfv chuo vcvhr vw yc,!

undkdkhi zfu, khuo zfth/

uzv kaui vntnr ]nuct fti cphgbujrtah v,hcu,[:

ugk ph fk vb"k huci ntrz"k crha f,ucu,c,ukv bat, khuo vrchgh' skfturv hpktnpbh nv khuo vrchgh suet/

tl vgbhi vut svbv jyt tso vrtaui vhvnv akt vn,hi vzhuud gk khk ac, eusa' utzvhv fk prhu esa vhkukho' ugk hsh zv bnalfj uguz kxyrt tjrt/

uaura gbhi zv vut cjhb, jxrui vnturu,'ugk hsh hjus j,i ufkv cehuo fk nmu, bsvujunrhvi n,ebho jyt g. vsg,/

ukfi c,ukv bat, khuo vrchgh acu b,kuvnturu, kvuru, ak hsh zv n,ebho jxruivnturu,' udo huo rchgh vut ]tu,[ skh",avht nkaui sk fnu abew vnkfu, yro eck,vyhp, sfr' ugk hsh eck, yhp, sfr bgavn]tu,[ skh", v"t/

tnbo fsh kvhu, hjus j,i ufkv' mrhlkvhu, ,jhkv thruxhi avht cjhb, ycg,

ehsuahi' uzvu fghi br nmuv u,urv tur'ufphrua vtw ]avuct cntnr s"v br jbufv,rk"t rtv xv"n ,rb"z ao[ avbr vut vaniup,hkv' afnu avani duro vtur anthrvp,hkv cvske,v' uaha,vt zni fahgurvani vb,ui cv' fnu fi cjhb, vthruxhi vutcjhb, vycg, ehsuahi scr gduk fgbhikcuaho sngav vnmu, durnho kvuxh; turcvnaf, tur v,urv avht fnak vbauthicjhb, hjus pbhnh' ukfi bew n,i ,urv chuoj,ub,u fuw/

ubtrhl cneuo aehmr: t, v"ehmur"vzv )atfi nechk kxsr vkw ,", ak tsv"ztl nkuey nneunu, buxpho( grl v"nchtkch, vspux" ak nvsur, uurat ,rn"t'nav au"c nzwhyunhr' at; ecg t, aovxhsur "ch, hgec"/ gk nvsurv zu fcrv,rgo cgk vnbj, tkgzr nnubetya: "tlg,v zv neruc vajh,u cspuxho vjsahokgrc c,ul vxhsur aku ,grucu, fzv tarthi ctparu, khsg gus nv vut nvdtui vb"ktu nzuk,u / / ukt hsg,h nh v,hr zt,kvau"c r"n husehx nctrshyauc kgau,fzv" )xpr "jnav ntnru," ntnr buxjv,phkv(/

_ unfti' tar cfkk mrhl ghui vtokheuy fzv cr-xnft kghui uvauutv goahy, tsv"z' nv do acfnv neunu, nchtcnpura sgu, vjukeu, gk pxeh tsv"z )fnucbhsui khnus jfn, veckv "uha tunrhokrjev"(/

kthsl' cnvsur, xhsur hgc". cvumt,"tafuk" ,ab"d' c"xsr vbvd, ,knus,urv" abf,cu g"H vr"h gnshi gmnu' bspxukrtaubv vuxpu, vnrucu, gk vgher)acatr vspuxho(' abg,eu nf,c-hsu akvr"h gnshi' ucvi ha gbhhi rc kbuatho rchoveaurho kvkfu, ,", ak tsv"z' fnuvjhuc kgxue cjfn, vbx,r' vjhuc kjsac,urv' ugus/ junr jsa zv rtuh kv,hhjxu,ukghui/

thl tpar akt kxhho cgbhhbh dtukvunahj:

cbudg kvkfv cp"t xgh; dw ajhhc tsokcut cdkduk gs ahahd t, fk v,urv' nchtnahj, a"p bj ,an"c:

"hsug aftar vtrhz"k vhv kuns go

,knhshu vhu ,knhsho ab,bnbnu fuw npbh

avhu ahhfho kguko vsrua ukt kguko

vxus' umrhl chtur thl zv n,tho go

vpxe shi vncutr fti afk tjs utjs

nhartk jhhc kknus t, fk jkeh v,urv/

uvgbhi vut atnbo fk tjs utjs njuhhc

kknus t, fk jkeh vprs"x' tl vjhkue

vut to guav zt, cdkduk zv tu cdkduk

tjr fuw u,knhsh vtrhz"k ctu,u dkduk vhu

ahhfho kjke vsrua/

untjr abnmtho tbu cgec,t

snahjt ahsug akt hvhw dkdukho buxpho

)fh nxphe ku fcr vdkdukho avhu cgcr(

vrh nuci afk tjs utjs jhhc kknus fk

jkeh vprs"x fukk khnus pbhnhu, v,urv

ntjr akt hufk kvakho gus cdkduk tjr"/

ubj,uo ckaui vnjcr cxhuo vwp,jscrw:

"h,i vah", abzfv krtu, cghbh car

,hf; unhs nna t, tar vucyjbu g"h

f"e tsnu"r tar surbu vut sur vdtukv'

uh,dkv nkfbu nahjbu nkl chphu ,jzhbv

ghbhbu"/


"nns; vxprho"q vnal ngnus 55

jke nhunbu ak vrc"a' cf,c-hsu

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nrdha fh tbu fcr cghsi vdtukv uhnu, vnahj ^ thi pkt fh ... · p, k c e k o kug v , t ......

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