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“^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒ wdf hwefj ovz om wdoge# “K ghc‛z… K dh}f co

dvwihcj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

Zdf Fbpyfww wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co,‒ wdf whkj, “K jo coz ~kwd

moy {ov zo nk}f ikyzd,‒ wdf whkj hnhkc# “K cffj {ov zo yhkwf

zdf ocf ~do kw ~kzdovz wkc# Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc dhw iffc

ghyy{kcn zdkw gdklj ~kzdkc kzw ~obi wkcgf zdf ifnkcckcn om zdf

Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy#‒ Zdkw wzhyzlfj Flhkcf, moy zdf ~hy zooe

plhgf glowf zo h zdovwhcj {fhyw ifmoyf dfy zkbf# “Zdf Woygfyfy

eco~w om zdkw gdklj‛w ftkwzfcgf# Df hcj zdf Dvczfyw dh}f coz

jkwhppfhyfj, ivz kcwzfhj zdf{ dkj zdfbwfl}fw wkcgf zdfky jfmfhz

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kc zdf ~hy# Zdf Woygfyfy ~kll mkywz hwwvbf zdhz kz ~hw K ~do

~ovlj if zdf gdklj‛w bozdfy# Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc hlyfhj{ nh}f

ikyzd zo zdf gdklj# K ~ovlj if hilf zo iykcn dfy dfyf lhzfy oc

zdkw f}fckcn# K hb hwekcn {ov ifghvwf K zyvwz {ov ~kzd b{ lkmf#

[ov hyf h jfhy mykfcj hcj K ghccoz hwe hc{ocf flwf om zdkw

mh}oy#‒

Flhkcf jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Wdf ~hw mvll{ h~hyf om

zdf Oyhglfw‛ pyopdfg{, hcj zdfyfmoyf vcjfywzooj zdf wknckmkghcgf

om zdkw zhwe zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hw hwekcn om dfy# Do~f}fy, wdf

hlwo vcjfywzooj zdhz kz ~ovlj gowz dfy lkmf km zdf Woygfyfy ~fyf

zo lfhyc zdhz wdf ~hw zdf ocf ~do ~hw zhekcn ghyf om zdkw gdklj#

Df ~ovlj coz wzop dvczkcn dfy jo~c, oy zdf gdklj#

Jfwpkzf hll om zdkw, wdf ~hw ~kllkcn zo mvlmkll hc{ zhwe

zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj hwe om dfy# Flhkcf glfhyfj dfy zdyohz#

“K ~kll mvlmkll zdf zhwe,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj dfy jfglhyhzkoc#

Zdf Fbpyfww glowfj dfy f{fw hcj h mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c

dfy mhgf# “K hpolonkqf moy pvzzkcn {ovy lkmf kc jhcnfy,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj#

Flhkcf wdooe dfy dfhj# “Zdkce cozdkcn om kz,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj hnhkc# “K ~kll yhkwf zdf gdklj# Do~f}fy, ~dhz wdovlj

K jo km zdf Woygfyfy lfhycw om zdkw?‒

Zdf Fbpyfww zvycfj hyovcj zo mhgf dfy mykfcj# “[ov ~kll

dh}f zo dkjf zdf gdklj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K ~ovlj wvnnfwz zdhz

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km hc{zdkcn ~fyf zo dhppfc, K hb gfyzhkc zdhz {ov ghc fczyvwz

zdf gdklj zo {ovy wkwzfy#‒

Flhkcf cojjfj# “K ~kll,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf Fbpyfww

cojjfj hcj wzhyzfj moy zdf myocz jooy#

“K ~kll yfzvyc lhzfy oc zdkw f}fckcn ~kzd zdf gdklj, ~dob K

chbfj Wflfch Fc{hlkvw H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj Flhkcf cojjfj

ocgf hnhkc# “Bh{ zdf Mkyf Lkoc ~hzgd o}fy {ov#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww

zdfc ~hlefj ovz om dfy gozzhnf hcj jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf ckndz#

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df ckndz goczkcvfj zo ~fhy oc# Zdf Fbpyfww efpz dfywflm

gocgfhlfj kc h bkjckndz ilvf glohe wo zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz

if wpozzfj ~ocjfykcn hiovz zdf wzyffzw om Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf# Wdf

looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hw wdf xvkgel{ phgfj jo~c zdf wzyffzw,

wzkll ~kzdjyh~kcn ihge kczo zdf wdhjo~w# Dfy dfhyz yhgfj hw wdf

wvjjfcl{ dfhyj zdf womz mlhkl om ~kcnw hio}f dfy dfhj# Zdf

zdovndz om ifkcn wpozzfj i{ zdf Woygfyfy‛w bfc bhjf dfy phckg oc

zdf kcwkjf, ivz wdf moygfj dfywflm zo yfbhkc ghlb#

Z

Do~f}fy, ~dfc wdf yfhgdfj zo vcwdfhzdf dfy w~oyj, wdf

nlhcgfj vp~hyj hcj wh~ zdf whbf ~dkzf jo}f myob fhylkfy ~hw

mollo~kcn dfy# Zdf Fbpyfww yflhtfj dfy nykp oc zdf dhcjlf hcj

wdfhzdfj kz ifmoyf goczkcvkcn dfy ~h{#

^dfc wdf mkchll{ yfhgdfj zdf ovzwekyzw om Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf,

wdf wzoppfj hcj lkmzfj zdf dooj myob dfy mhgf ifmoyf

wzyhkndzfckcn dfywflm# “Kczfyfwzkcn do~ {ov movcj bf dfyf,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj ovz lovj#

Zdf ~dkzf jo}f zdhz mollo~fj dfy zdyovnd zdf }kllhnf lhcjfj

oc zdf nyovcj ifdkcj dfy hcj kzw hppfhyhcgf ifnhc zo gdhcnf#

Zdf ocgf wbhll jo}f wlo~l{ wdhpf"wdkmzfj kczo h zhll mknvyf

~fhykcn h locn, }olvbkcovw, ~dkzf glohe# Zdf dooj gocgfhlfj

phyz om zdf mhgf, zdf f{fw wvcefc kczo wdhjo~w#

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“K ecf~ {ov ~ovlj if dfyf,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj hcj lo~fyfj dkw

dfhj# “K cffjfj zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov kc yfnhyjw zo zdf cf~ioyc

gdklj# K mollo~fj zdf Dvczfyw myob ]fdfbfcz ]olghco5 zdf{ hyf

cfhy zdf ovzwekyzw om zdf }kllhnf#‒

Zdf Fbpyfww‛w mhgf zvycfj phlf# “Wo… zdhz ~hw ~dfyf zdf

Woygfyfy hcj zdf Dvczfyw hyf dkjkcn# Do~ bhc{ hyf zdfyf?‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj#

“Ocl{ zdyff,‒ zdf mknvyf yfplkfj# Df wlo~l{ zvycfj dkw

dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf# “K jo coz iflkf}f zdhz zdf{ ~kll zhef hc{

hgzkoc zockndz#‒

Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj h lkzzlf, ivz glowfj dfy f{fw# “Zdfyf

hyf co nvhyhczffw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K cffj {ov zo ~hzgd o}fy

dfy# Wdf kw zdf ocl{ ocf ~do ghc wh}f vw# ^kzdovz dfy, zdkw

~oylj ~kll wooc gfhwf zo ftkwz#‒

“K ~kll zhef mvll yfwpocwkiklkz{ kc pyozfgzkcn dfy,‒ zdf

mknvyf yfwpocjfj hcj wlkndzl{ io~fj zo dfy# “K ~kll bhef wvyf

zdhz wdf kw whmf#‒

Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj ocgf boyf hcj wpvc wdhypl{ oc dfy dfflw

zo mhgf zdf mknvyf# “K ~kll cffj {ov zo yfbhkc dfyf kc zdf

}kllhnf moy zdf zkbf ifkcn ~dklf K hb h~h{,‒ wdf hccovcgfj#

“Plfhwf ~hzgd ovz moy zdf whmfz{ om iozd zdf gdklj hcj om

Flhkcf# Km hc{zdkcn dhppfcw, K nk}f {ov pfybkwwkoc zo kczfy}fcf

hc{ ~h{ powwkilf# Jo ~dhz f}fy kz zhefw zo pyozfgz dfy#‒

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Wooc hmzfy zdf Fbpyfww phkj dfy wfgocj }kwkz zo Dflwdkyf

]kllhnf, zdyff ilhge"glohefj mknvyfw oc doywfihge wzooj oc zop

om h dkll cfhy zdf ovzwekyzw zdhz zo~fyfj o}fy zdf }kllhnf#

Ilooj hcj w~fhz jykppfj jo~c zdf doywfw‛ lfnw hcj h lkndz mon

gocgfhlfj zdfb myob }kf~# Zdf doywfw wffbfj h ikz yfwzlfww5 zdf

ilooj zdhz jykppfj jo~c myob zdfky lfnw ~hw myob zdf kcmlkgzfj

~ovcjw i{ zdf ykjfyw#

Zdf mknvyf kc zdf bkjjlf pvllfj oc zdf doywf‛w yfkcw dhyj

hcj bfczkocfj moy zdf ozdfy z~o zo mollo~ dkb jo~c zdf dkll#

Zdf doywfw wlo~l{ jykmzfj jo~c zdf dkll, zdf wovcj om zdfky

doo}fw povcjkcn hnhkcwz zdf nyovcj fgdokcn hgyoww zdf wklfcz

wzyffzw# Zdf ~dkzf jo}f myob fhylkfy mlf~ vp hdfhj hcj mollo~fj

zdfb, lhcjkcn oc zdf yoom om zdf dovwf hgyoww zdf wzyffz myob

zdf ocf zdhz zdf doywf ykjfyw wzoppfj hz# Kzw kgf ilvf f{fw

mogvwfj oc zdf glohefj mknvyf kc zdf bkjjlf, cozkcn zdhz zdkw

bvwz if zdfky lfhjfy#

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jfwzkchzkoc, ivz zdf{ jkj coz jkwbovcz zdfky doywfw# H mf~

bobfczw phwwfj ifmoyf zdf{ zvycfj hyovcj hcj lfmz zdf whbf ~h{

zdhz zdf{ ghbf# Zdf ~dkzf jo}f zdhz ~hzgdfj zdfb yvmmlfj kzw

~kcnw ifmoyf kz zooe omm zo zdf wekfw#

H ~ffe dhj phwwfj wkcgf Flhkcf ~hw fczyvwzfj ~kzd zdf

gdklj# Wdf ghyfj moy kz hw km kz ~hw dfy o~c# Do~f}fy, wdf

wzkll powwfwwfj zdf gocwgkovw mfhy zdhz fkzdfy zdf Woygfyfy oy

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zdf Dvczfyw ~ovlj lfhyc zdf zyvzd hw zo zdf loghzkoc om zdf

gdklj# Wdf efpz dfy jyhpfw glowfj hcj zdf jooy logefj hz hll

zkbfw zo bhef kz hppfhy hw km wdf ~hw coz hz dobf#

Ckndz ilhcefzfj o}fy Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf ~kzd h wlkndz mon

zdhz gocgfhlfj bowz wdhjo~w# Wzhyw hppfhyfj dknd kc zdf

dfh}fcw# Ocgf hnhkc, zdf wovcj om doywfw‛ doo}fw povcjfj dhyj

hnhkcwz zdf ph}fbfcz wlo~l{ hcj wzfhjkl{, jkwyvpzkcn zdf

jflkghzf wklfcgf#

Flhkcf xvkgel{ looefj ovzwkjf, dfy dfhyz povcjkcn dhyj

hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf zdfc glowfj zdf gvyzhkcw om dfy ~kcjo~w

~dfc zdf ykjfyw phwwfj i{ dfy dovwf# H zfyykilf wovcj wvjjfcl{

yhcn zdyovnd zdf hky# Flhkcf mfll zo dfy ecffw, go}fykcn dfy

fhyw ~kzd dfy dhcjw zo zy{ zo iloge ovz zdkw moybkjhilf wgyffgd#

Zdf doywfw wzoppfj kc myocz om Flhkcf‛w dovwf hcj avbpfj vp oc

zdfky dkcj lfnw hw km wobfzdkcn mykndzfcfj zdfb# Ilooj zykgelfj

jo~c zdf doywfw‛ lfnw# Zdfky ykjfyw ~oyf ilhge }olvbkcovw

glohew, zdfky doojw go}fykcn zdfky mhgfw#

Zdf ykjfyw looefj vp myob vcjfycfhzd zdfky doojw hcj

wckmmfj zdf hky#

“K wfcwf mfhy# Zdf dovwf kw yffefj ~kzd kz,‒ ocf om zdfb

nyo~lfj# Zdf wovcj om zdf doywfw‛ gy{ nyf~ lovjfy# “Zdf nkyl

kw kc zdfyf#‒

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Ocf om zdf ykjfyw doppfj omm zdf whjjlf hcj ~hlefj vp zo

zdf myocz jooy# Zdf mknvyf jkjc‛z dfwkzhzf# Zdf jooy ilhwzfj

omm kzw dkcnfw hcj kz ~hlefj kcwkjf#

Flhkcf ~hw wzhcjkcn cfhy ocf om zdf ~kcjo~w# Wdf dhj h

wzyocn nykp oc ocf om zdf gvyzhkcw hw km kz govlj wh}f dfy# Dfy

lfnw zyfbilfj ifcfhzd dfy# Dfy locn iyo~c dhky wdkfljfj dfy

mhgf myob zdkw bhc‛w zfyykilf hppfhyhcgf#

“^dfyf kw wdf?‒ zdf mknvyf ihyefj, pvllkcn ovz h w~oyj zdhz

df ghyykfj oc dkw ihge# Df pokczfj zdf zkp om zdf ilhjf hz

Flhkcf‛w gdfwz# “^dfyf kw zdf nkyl?‒

Flhkcf dflj dfy gdkc vp dknd# “K ~kll zfll {ov cozdkcn(‒

wdf wphz kc dkw mhgf# Zdf bhc jkjc‛z yfwpocj }fyihll{5 kcwzfhj,

df ihgedhcjfj dfy hgyoww zdf mhgf hcj wfcz dfy mhllkcn zo zdf

mlooy cfhy ocf om zdf gdhkyw#

Df pokczfj zdf w~oyj kc myocz om dfy mhgf hcj whkj1 “K ~kll

coz hwe {ov hnhkc# ^dfyf kw zdf nkyl?‒ Flhkcf whkj cozdkcn# “K

jfwpkwf {ov, ~obhc#‒ Zdf bhc lkmzfj dkw dooj myob dkw mhgf# Dkw

hppfhyhcgf bhjf dfy yfgokl ~kzd mfhy# Dkw f{fw ~fyf jffp ilhge

dolfw ~kzd h wghy yvcckcn zdyovnd dkw lfmz f{f# Dkw dfhj ~hw

ihlj ftgfpz moy zdf ihge5 h phzgd om iyo~c dhky zkfj kc h ihcj#

“Zdf Bhwzfy ~kll dh}f zdf nkyl,‒ df dkwwfj# “Df ~kll nk}f

{ov zdyff jh{w# Co boyf#‒ Df ekgefj dfy kc zdf wkjf ocf lhwz

zkbf hcj wphz hz zdf mlooy ifmoyf df lfmz#

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lhkcf wfhygdfj zdyovnd dfy glowfz hcj pvllfj jo~c h ilhcefz

myob zdf zop wdflm zdhz whbf f}fckcn# Fzgdfj kczo zdf

wvymhgf ~hw h jfpkgzkoc om h Mkyf Lkoc# Kz ~hw ~o}fc jflkghzfl{

kc zdf ilhcefz bhjf om wkle# Zdf ilhcefz goczhkcfj h jk}fywkz{

om goloyw1 wvcwfz {fllo~, wghylfz yfj, pvyplf, oyhcnf, jhye

ilvf, hcj pkcf nyffc# Zdf Mkyf Lkoc dhj kzw bovzd opfcfj,

nk}kcn h pkfygkcn lovj yohy zdhz fgdofj zdyovnd zdf ckndz#

Flhkcf‛w bozdfy bhjf kz moy dfy ~dfc wdf ~hw hc kcmhcz#

F

Zdf glovjw gkyglfj o}fydfhj, go}fykcn vp zdf wzhyw hcj zdf

booc lkef h ilhcefz# Lkndzckcn mlhwdfj hgyoww zdf we{, mollo~fj

i{ zdf wovcj om zdvcjfy# Yhkcjyopw ifnhc zo gyhwd hnhkcwz zdf

~kcjo~phcf#

Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo dfy kcmhcz‛w gyki#

Wdf ifcz o}fy hcj pkgefj vp dfy gdklj, ~yhppkcn dfy ghyfmvll{

~kzd zdf ilhcefz# Wflfch, zdf kcmhcz, gykfj, ivz Flhkcf yogefj

dfy ihge zo wlffp hw dfy locn, iyo~c dhky go}fyfj zdf zop om

Wflfch‛w womz hcj phlf mhgf# Wdf jflkghzfl{ zovgdfj zdf gdklj‛w

jkbkcvzk}f dhcjw, zdfc zdf wkjf om Wflfch‛w mlvwzfyfj mhgf#

Flhkcf lkmzfj Wflfch‛w lfmz phlb o}fy hcj h bhye om h mvll

booc ~kzd z~o gyfwgfcz boocw oc zdf wkjf ifnhc zo nlo~#

“K bvwz effp b{ ~oyj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj womzl{# “K ~kll

pyozfgz {ov kc hc{ ~h{ zdhz K ghc#‒

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Flhkcf pvllfj dfy yfj dooj o}fy dfy dfhj hcj yhc ovz om zdf

dovwf ~kzd Wflfch kc dfy hybw, zdf ~dkzf nlo~ jkwhppfhykcn myob

dfy phlb#

Zdf wzyffzlkndzw zvycfj oc hw zdf wzhyw wdkcfj hio}f dfy

lkef lhbpw gdhyzkcn zdf wekfw# Zdf hygzkg ~kcj ilf~ boyf

}fdfbfczl{# H ilhge ghz wgvyykfj hgyoww zdf wzyffzw hcj

mollo~fj Flhkcf#

Flhkcf dvyykfj zdyovnd zdf ckndz, pyogffjkcn hgyoww

kczfywfgzkocw om zdf }kllhnf ~kzdovz looekcn iozd ~h{w5 ~oyykfj

zdhz wobfocf ~ovlj hppfhy ~kzdovz zdf lfhwz ftpfgzhzkoc#

H bhc whz kcwkjf hc hllf{ ~kzd dkw dfhj zklzfj oc ocf wkjf

hw km df ~fyf hwlffp# H lkndz myob zdf cfhyfwz lhbppowz bhjf

dkw wdhjo~ jhcgf hlocn zdf iykge ~hllw# Df ~hw wzkll hw h

wzhzvf ~kzd dkw dfhj wzhykcn kc zdf whbf jkyfgzkoc, nhqkcn hz

zdf ~hll kc myocz om dkb#

Flhkcf wzoppfj hz hc kczfywfgzkoc ~kzd dfy gdklj ghyfwwfj

kc dfy hybw# Zdf mvll booc ~hw o}fydfhj, kzw ~dkzf nlo~ vpoc

zdf mhgf om zdf kcmhcz# Zdf w{biol oc dfy phlb yfhgzfj i{

nk}kcn omm h wkl}fy lkndz lkef zdf booc# Wdf pyogffjfj hgyoww

zdf kczfywfgzkoc kc wfhygd moy dfy wkwzfy Gdhlkww, ~do wdf omzfc

yfmfyyfj zo hw Ekz#

Flhkcf zvycfj fhwz hcj yhc hgyoww zdf wzyffz# Wzhcjkcn

pyovjl{ kc zdf ckndz hz zdf gvl"jf"whg ~hw h dovwf# ]kcfw nyf~

vp hlocn hll wkjfw, yfhgdkcn zo~hyjw zdf ~kcjo~w zdhz ~fyf oc

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zdf wfgocj mlooy# Hll zdf jyhpfw ~fyf glowfj# Zdf yhkc mfll

dhyjfy myob zdf we{# Flhkcf go}fyfj zdf gdklj‛w mhgf ~kzd dfy

glohe#

Wdf yhc vp zo zdf jooy hcj ecogefj# Zdfyf ~hw co hcw~fy#

Flhkcf ecogefj dhyjfy hnhkcwz zdf ~oojfc jooy, ivz zdfyf ~hw

wzkll co hcw~fy# Zdf kcmhcz ifnhc zo gy{ hcj Flhkcf zykfj zo

dvwd kz ihge zo wlffp#

“Ekz, plfhwf opfc zdf jooy,‒ Flhkcf gykfj ovz kc

kbphzkfcgf# Wdf ~hkzfj moy hcozdfy mf~ bobfczw ifmoyf wdf

zvycfj hyovcj hcj ifnhc zo ~hle h~h{ myob zdf dovwf vczkl wdf

dfhyj h mhbklkhy }okgf ghll hmzfy dfy#

“[ov joc‛z fthgzl{ ~hef bf vp kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf ckndz

hcj ~hle h~h{#‒

Flhkcf zvycfj hyovcj hcj mflz yflkf}fj zdhz dfy wkwzfy ~hw

dobf# Gdhlkww‛w locn dhky ftzfcjfj zo dfy ecffw# Kz nlkwzfcfj

myob zdf yhkcjyopw zdhz mfll dhyjfy myob zdf glovjw zdhz dvcn kc

zdf we{ hio}f# Dfy mhgf ~hw chyyo~ hcj phlf lkef zdhz om h

doywf‛w# Dfy mkcnfyw zkndzl{ nyhwpfj zdf glohe zdhz efpz dfy

~hyb myob zdf golj ovzwkjf# Hyovcj dfy cfge ~hw h gdhkc

cfgelhgf zdhz dflj h ~dkzf wzocf pfcjhcz dflj i{ h yh}fc zdhz

~hw hzzhgdfj zo zdf gdhkc# Dfy wzobhgd ~hw yovcj, kcjkghzkcn

zdhz wdf ~hw ~kzd gdklj#

“B{ hpolonkfw, Ekz,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K dh}f h mh}oy zo hwe

om {ov#‒

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Gdhlkww looefj hz ~dhz dfy wkwzfy Flhkcf dkj vcjfycfhzd dfy

glohe# “^d{ hyf {ov iykcnkcn…‒

“K cffj {ov zo yhkwf Wflfch moy bf,‒ Flhkcf whkj xvkgel{#

Gdhlkww ~hw phyhl{qfj ~kzd wdoge# Wdf looefj hz zdf kcmhcz

~kzd lo}kcn f{fw, ivz wdf wdooe dfy dfhj# “Flhkcf, K ghc‛z…‒

“Plfhwf(‒ Flhkcf plfhjfj# “Zdf Woygfyfy kw hmzfy dfy( Zdf

Dvczfyw wzoybfj kc b{ dovwf zdkw boyckcn hcj K cffj zo dkjf dfy

h~h{ myob zdfb( Plfhwf, {ov‛yf b{ ocl{ gdhcgf( Zdf{ ~oc‛z

wvwpfgz dfy dfyf(‒

“Km zdf{ mkcj zdhz {ov dkj zdf gdklj, {ov ~kll if ekllfj(‒

Gdhlkww ftglhkbfj#

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gdklj ovz om dfy glohe hcj dflj kz o}fy zo Gdhlkww# “Plfhwf

zhef dfy( Moy b{ whef(‒ Lkndzckcn wzyvge o}fydfhj# ^dfc

zdvcjfy yohyfj hgyoww zdf wekfw, Wflfch ifnhc zo gy{# “Ekz,

plfhwf,‒ Flhkcf ifnnfj hnhkc#

Gdhlkww dhj h nykb ftpyfwwkoc vpoc dfy mhgf# “[ov jo

vcjfywzhcj zdhz ocgf {ov lfh}f dfyf zockndz, {ov ghccoz wdo~

{ovy mhgf kc pvilkg hnhkc# [ov ~kll dh}f zo dkjf {ovywflm myob

zdf Woygfyfy hcj zdf Dvczfyw oy df ~kll zoyzvyf {ov vczkl {ov

jkf#‒

“K vcjfywzhcj,‒ Flhkcf whkj# “Zdhz‛w ~d{ K‛b hwekcn {ov zo

zhef dfy#‒

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zdf kcmhcz‛w moyfdfhj# Flhkcf plhgfj dfy dhcj hnhkcwz zdf

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jooywzfp moy zdf lhwz zkbf#

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myob dfy glohe#

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h~hef#

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wovcj jkwhppfhyfj# Km zdf{ ~fyf zdf Dvczfyw, zdf{ ~fyfc‛z

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dfywflm hcj zdf gdklj zo zdfky zdyfhz# Wdf ecf~ zdhz zdf{

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zdf Woygfyfy ~hczfj zdfb zo mkcj, kcglvjkcn zoyzvyf vczkl jfhzd#

Gdhlkww wzoppfj yvcckcn hcj nhqfj hyovcj dfy wvyyovcjkcnw#

Wdf dfhyj cozdkcn hcj mflz hlbowz yflkf}fj# Wdf zooe Wflfch ovz

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myob dfy glohe# Wdf ~hw co~ wovcj hwlffp# Zdf glovjw o}fydfhj

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bhef wvyf zdhz wdf ~hwc‛z ifkcn mollo~fj#

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zdf ovzwkjf# Wdf dflj vp dfy wzvmmfj jyhnoc zo zdf ~kcjo~ hcj

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wobfocf ~hlekcn phwz zdfky dovwf ~fhykcn h ilhge glohe ~kzd h

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zdf bhkc yoob ~dfyf Wflfch ~hw#

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ifj i{ zdf zkbf zdf nvfwz hyyk}fj#

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zdf iot# H ef{dolf ~hw kc myocz# Wflfch zdfc cozkgfj zdhz zdf

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plvbp bhc ~hw ~fhykcn h cfgelhgf ~kzd h ef{ hw zdf pfcjfcz hcj

hwwvbfj zdhz kz opfcfj zdf iot#

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zo if hwwkncfj zo kz#‒ Gdhlkww cojjfj ocgf hnhkc#

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kz oc dfy lhp#

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logefj kz ocgf hnhkc#

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Gdhlkww zo wff Wflfch yfhjkcn#

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nocf,‒ Gdhlkww whkj, wzvmmkcn h wbhll povgd kczo zdf pogefz om

dfy glohe# Wflfch cojjfj5 Gdhlkww whkj zdf whbf f}fy{ zkbf

ifmoyf wdf lfmz# “Km hc{ocf gobfw zo zdf dovwf, joc‛z hcw~fy

~dfc zdf{ ecoge5 effp zdf jooyw logefj hcj zdf jyhpfw glowfj#‒

“[fw, Bhzv,‒ Wflfch whkj, nokcn ihge zo yfhjkcn#

Gdhlkww looefj hz Wflfch ftpfgzhczl{ hcj ~kzd h gocgfycfj

ftpyfwwkoc hw wdf zkfj vp dfy glohe myob zdf myocz# “Wflfch,‒

wdf whkj xvkfzl{# Wdf looefj vp myob dfy iooe hnhkc# “Plfhwf

wzh{ kcwkjf zdf dovwf# K ~kll if ihge hw wooc hw K ghc#‒

Wflfch cojjfj hcj wzhyzfj zo yfhj hnhkc# Ifmoyf Gdhlkww

~hlefj ovz om zdf myocz jooy, wdf looefj hz Wflfch# “Nooj"i{f

Yhdkb(‒ wdf ghllfj ovz ~kzd dfy nhqf wzkll mktfj vpoc Wflfch#

Zdfyf ~hw h mhkcz mhyf~fll myob Yhdkb kc zdf ozdfy yoob5 Gdhlkww

lfmz hmzfy wdf ~hw mkchll{ whzkwmkfj#

Wflfch wlo~l{ wfz dfy iooe jo~c oc zdf hyb om dfy gdhky hcj

~hlefj o}fy zo zdf ~kcjo~# Pffekcn zdyovnd zdf jyhpfw, Wflfch

~hzgdfj hw dfy hvcz jkwhppfhyfj jo~c zdf jkyz yohj zdhz lfj h~h{

myob zdfky dovwf# Do~ wdf locnfj zo mkchll{ ~hle hyovcj

ovzwkjf( Wdf wkndfj hcj pyfwwfj dfy cowf hnhkcwz zdf

~kcjo~phcf#

“Yhdkb(‒ Wflfch ghllfj ovz kc ioyfjob#

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“^dhz?‒ Dkw hcw~fy ~hw wo mhkcz#

“^dfyf jo {ov zdkce Bhzv nofw ~dfcf}fy wdf lfh}fw?‒ Wflfch

wzhyzfj mkcnfykcn zdf jyhpfw# Wdf dfhyj Yhdkb wzvbilf ovz om

ifj hcj df yhc kczo zdf bhkc yoob hcj looefj ovz zdf ~kcjo~ ~kzd

Wflfch#

“K joc‛z eco~,‒ Yhdkb ~dkwpfyfj, dkw iyfhzd monnkcn vp zdf

~kcjo~phcf# Zdf we{ ~hw go}fyfj kc glovjw hcj yhkc kcgfwwhczl{

mfll zo zdf nyovcj# “Df{… jo {ov ~hcz zo no ovzwkjf?‒

“^dhz?‒ Wflfch looefj hz Yhdkb ~kzd h gocmvwfj looe,

mfflkcn h lkzzlf wvypykwfj zo dfhy dkb wh{ zdkw#

“Jo {ov ~hcz zo no ovzwkjf? ^f ghc‛z ~dfc b{ bozdfy kw

dfyf#‒

Wflfch looefj ovzwkjf hnhkc hcj cojjfj dfy dfhj# “[fhd# K

~hcz zo no ovzwkjf#‒

“Lfz‛w no(‒ Yhdkb nyhiifj Wflfch‛w hyb hcj pvllfj dfy o}fy

zo~hyjw zdf myocz jooy# Df wzhyzfj mvbilkcn hyovcj ~kzd zdf

logew oc zdf jooy# Wflfch ifnhc zo dflp dkb hcj hmzfy h ~dklf

hcj zdf{ mkchll{ opfcfj zdf myocz jooy#

Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ do~ zo yfhgz5 wdf ~hw mkchll{ ovzwkjf#

Zdf ftgkzfbfcz w~fllfj kcwkjf om dfy hw wdf, ~kzd dfwkzhzkoc,

jfgkjfj zo zhef dfy mkywz wzfp# Yhdkb, do~f}fy, ifghbf h lkzzlf

boyf hnnyfwwk}f hcj pvwdfj Wflfch ovz zdf myocz jooy#

“Gobf oc(‒ df ghllfj ovz#

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Wflfch looefj vp hz Yhdkb hw wdf ~hw yviikcn dfy wdovljfy

hmzfy df pvwdfj dfy ovzwkjf# Df ~hlefj ovz h lkzzlf ~h{w hcj

wzoppfj#

Yhdkb looefj hyovcj hiovz dkw wvyyovcjkcnw ~kzd

hczkgkphzkoc# Dkw gyoppfj gvz dhky ghvndz wobf om zdf yhkc

jyoplfzw zdhz mfll myob zdf we{# Df movndz hnhkcwz dkw bozdfy

~dfc df ~fcz zo nfz dkw dhky gvz, moy df jkjc‛z ~hcz kz zykbbfj#

Dkw ilvf afhcw ~fyf h lkzzlf ihnn{, wo dkw bozdfy bhjf dkb pvz

oc h iflz# Wflfch govlj wzkll }k}kjl{ dfhy zdf goc}fywhzkoc

ifz~ffc dkb hcj dkw bozdfy myob zdkw boyckcn, do~ df movndz

hnhkcwz dfy hiovz zdhz hw ~fll#

Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz, ~dkgd ~fyf go}fyfj kc ~dkzf

whcjhlw ~kzd h wvcmlo~fy oc zdf wkjfw# Wdf ~oyf ~dkzf wogew

zdhz ~fcz h lkzzlf hio}f dfy hcelfw# Dfy jyfww ~fcz jo~c zo dfy

ecffw hcj wvcmlo~fyw ~fyf phkczfj hll o}fy# Wdf ~oyf yfj chkl

polkwd oc dfy mkcnfychklw hcj h yfj ykiioc kc dfy dhky#

Zdf hky wbfllfj ~fz jvf zo zdf yhkc myob zdf ckndz ifmoyf#

Hgyoww zdf wzyffz wzooj zhll pfghc zyffw# Zdfyf ~fyf wobf

gdkljyfc glkbikcn hll o}fy zdf zyffw# H mf~ io{w ~fyf gdhwkcn h

govplf om nkylw kc h nhbf om zhn# Z~o nkylw ~fyf wzhcjkcn cfhy

zdf zyvce om ocf om zdf zyffw# Zdf{ zhlefj hbocn fhgd ozdfy,

kncoykcn zdf nhbf zdhz zooe plhgf hyovcj zdfb#

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Wflfch cf}fy wh~ ozdfy gdkljyfc ifmoyf, ftgfpz moy Yhdkb#

Wdf jkj myob zkbf zo zkbf ~dfcf}fy wdf looefj ovz dfy ~kcjo~,

ivz cf}fy kc pfywoc#

Zdf z~o nkylw wzoppfj zhlekcn zo fhgd ozdfy ~dfc zdf{ wh~

iozd Wflfch hcj Yhdkb#

“Df{, ~do‛w zdhz?‒ h lkzzlf nkyl hwefj, pokczkcn o}fy hz

Wflfch#

“K joc‛z eco~,‒ zdf ozdfy yfzoyzfj#

“K dh}fc‛z wffc dfy ifmoyf#‒

“Wdovlj ~f no hcj wh{ dk?‒ hwefj hcozdfy# Wflfch mflz h

lkzzlf fbihyyhwwfj zdhz zdf{ ~fyf f}fc zhlekcn hiovz dfy5 wdf

zykfj zo kncoyf zdfb# Yhdkb looefj vp hcj bo}fj h~h{ hw zdf z~o

nkylw hj}hcgfj kc Wflfch‛w jkyfgzkoc#

Wdf dfhyj moozwzfpw hppyohgdkcn dfy myob ifdkcj# Zdf z~o

nkylw wzooj ifdkcj dfy hcj Wflfch dhj zdf govyhnf zo zvyc

hyovcj# “Dk,‒ wdf whkj#

“Dfllo,‒ ocf om zdf nkylw yfplkfj# Dfy mhgf zvycfj yfj

~kzd fbihyyhwwbfcz# Zdf nkyl ~do hcw~fyfj ~oyf pknzhklw oc zdf

wkjf om dfy dfhj# Dfy jyfww ~hw nyh{ ~kzd h io~ zdhz ~hw zkfj

kc zdf ihge# Dfy iyo~c f{fw ~fyf womz hcj ekcj# Wdf ~hw zhll

hcj zdkc gobphyfj zo dfy mykfcj# Myfgelfw yhc hgyoww dfy mhgf

hcj hybw# Yhdkb looefj hz dfy hcj ilvwdfj ~dfc df wh~ dfy#

Wflfch wh~ dkw yfhgzkoc hcj nknnlfj zo dfywflm#

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Ckhbd wbklfj# “[fhd# Wobf# K dh}f h loz boyf mykfcjw

zdhc zdfb#‒ Wflfch ~fcz ~kjf"f{fj, fc}{kcn zdf mhgz zdhz wdf dhj

wo bhc{ mykfcjw hcj wdf jkjc‛z# “Joc‛z {ov dh}f hc{ mykfcjw?‒

Ckhbd hwefj#

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co#‒

“Od# K‛ll wdhyf b{ mykfcjw ~kzd {ov#‒

Wflfch‛w mhgf lkz vp# “[ov ~kll?‒

Ckhbd wbklfj ocgf hnhkc# “[fhd, K ~kll#‒ Wdf ilvwdfj, hw

jkj Wflfch# Wdf looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb ~do ~hw looekcn jo~c hz

dkw mffz ~kzd vcfhwkcfww# ^dfc df looefj vp hz Ckhbd, df

xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj# “K cffj zo zfll {ov wobfzdkcn,‒ Ckhbd

~dkwpfyfj# Wdf pokczfj hz ocf om zdf nkylw ~do wzooj kc zdf

wdhjo~w bhjf i{ zdf zyffw# “[ov wff dfy? Dfy chbf kw N~{cc#

Wdf‛w h ivll{ hcj vwvhll{ lkefw zo pkge oc cf~ ekjw# Km K ~fyf

{ov, K‛j wzh{ h~h{ myob dfy#‒

Wflfch wxvkczfj zo nfz h ifzzfy looe# Dfy hppfhyhcgf wfcz

h golj wdk}fy jo~c Wflfch‛w wpkcf# Hio}f dfy goypwf"lkef

hppfhyhcgf, wdf dhj zdfwf pkfygkcn jhye yfj f{fw zdhz jykllfj kc

zdf ihge om Wflfch‛w bkcj, bhekcn dfy go~fy ~kzd mfhy# N~{cc

zvycfj hyovcj looefj hz dfy# Wflfch ihgefj h~h{ h lkzzlf ~dfc

N~{cc‛w yfj f{fw nhqfj kczo dfyw#

“Km {ov joc‛z bfww ~kzd dfy, wdf ~kll lfh}f {ov hlocf,‒

Ckhbd whkj xvkgel{# Wflfch lfz ovz h wknd om yflkfm# “Wo,

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Wflfch,‒ Ckhbd ifnhc# “Dh}f {ov f}fy iffc zo… zdhz dhvczfj

dovwf?‒ wdf hwefj#

Wflfch ~hw gocmvwfj# “^dhz dhvczfj dovwf?‒

“Jo {ov bfhc zdhz {ov joc‛z eco~?‒ Bhykh hwefj# Wflfch

wdooe dfy dfhj# “^fll, zdf dhvczfj dovwf kw zdf dovwf ~dfyf h

ndowz lk}fw# K dfhy zdhz zdf ndowz ~hcjfyw hyovcj zdf ovzwekyzw

om Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf, zy{kcn zo zhef f}fy{ioj{‛w wovl#‒

Wflfch‛w mhgf zvycfj ~dkzf ~kzd mfhy, ivz wdf wdooe dfy

dfhj# “Zdhz‛w avwz bhjf vp,‒ wdf whkj, zy{kcn zo dkjf zdf mhgz

zdhz wdf ~hw wghyfj# “Zdfyf‛w co wvgd zdkcn hw h ndowz#‒

“Od ivz zdfyf kw,‒ Ckhbd whkj, hnyffkcn ~kzd Bhykh # “K

dfhyj ocgf zdhz h ekj ~fcz kcwkjf zdf dhvczfj dovwf hcj ~hw

cf}fy wffc hnhkc#‒

Wflfch w~hllo~fj# “^dfyf… kw zdf dovwf?‒

Bhykh pokczfj ifdkcj dfy# “Kz kw ykndz o}fy zdfyf#‒

Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj hcj wdf wzhyfj hz ~dfyf Bhykh ~hw

pokczkcn# Wdf dhj cf}fy cozkgfj zdf dovwf ifmoyf, ivz ~dfc wdf

looefj hz kz, wdf mflz mykndzfcfj# Kz ~hw h wbhll gozzhnf ~kzd

h lhbppowz zdhz whz kc zdf myocz loz ~kzd h yh}fc pfygdfj oc

zop# Zdf dovwf ~hw z~o wzoykfw dknd5 Wflfch iflkf}fj zdf wfgocj

zo if hc hzzkg# Wobfzdkcn pfgvlkhy hiovz zdf dovwf zyovilfj

dfy#

Zdf yh}fc whz oc zop om zdf lhbppowz hcj ~hzgdfj zdf lkzzlf

gdkljyfc oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf wzyffz#

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Bhykh zhppfj Wflfch oc dfy wdovljfy# “Df{, jo {ov ~hcz zo

no hcj plh{ zhn ~kzd vw?‒ wdf hwefj, zy{kcn zo gdhcnf zdf

wviafgz#

Wflfch cojjfj dfy dfhj hcj zoyf dfy nhqf myob zdf dhvczfj

dovwf hcj wzhyzfj yvcckcn hyovcj ~kzd Ckhbd hcj Bhykh # F}fy{

co~ hcj zdfc wdf looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb hcj wh~ dkb wzhykcn hz

Ckhbd# ^dfcf}fy Ckhbd yfzvycfj dkw nhqf, Yhdkb hl~h{w fcjfj vp

ilvwdkcn hcj looekcn h~h{ ~dklf ~dkwzlkcn zo dkbwflm hcj wdf

~ovlj nknnlf kc zvyc#

Hmzfy zfc bkcvzfw om plh{kcn zhn, Wflfch wzoppfj ~dfc wdf

wh~ N~{cc glkbikcn oc zop om ocf om zdf zyffw cfhy dfy# Ckhbd

hcj Bhykh wzoppfj yvcckcn ~dfc zdf{ yfhlkqfj Wflfch ~hwc‛z

mollo~kcn zdfb#

“Hyf {ov gobkcn?‒ Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# Kcwzfhj, wdf whz

jo~c oc zdf zyvce om zdf zyff hcj plhgfj dfy lfmz dhcj oc dfy

lhp, zdf w{biol vpoc dfy phlb ghzgdkcn dfy f{f# O}fy zdf {fhyw,

wdf hggvbvlhzfj xvfwzkocw zdhz Gdhlkww cf}fy hcw~fyfj# Dfy hvcz

ocl{ whkj zdhz wdf ~hw ioyc ~kzd kz, cozdkcn boyf# Wdf lkmzfj

vp dfy lfmz dhcj hcj looefj hz kz ~kzd kczfcz kczfyfwz#

Wdf dfhyj zdf wovcj om moozwzfpw hppyohgdkcn dfy myob

ifdkcj# N~{cc lfhcfj o}fy hcj hwefj1 “^dhz hyf {ov looekcn hz?‒

Wflfch xvkgel{ go}fyfj dfy lfmz dhcj ~kzd dfy ykndz#

“Cozdkcn,‒ wdf whkj#

“[ov‛yf dkjkcn wobfzdkcn(‒

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“K‛b coz dkjkcn hc{zdkcn(‒

N~{cc ifcz kc glowfy hcj nyhiifj Wflfch‛w dhcj# Wdf

wzyvnnlfj zo effp dfy ykndz dhcj o}fy dfy lfmz, ivz ~hw

vcwvggfwwmvl# N~{cc bhchnfj zo wff zdf w{biol hcj dfy f{fw

ifghbf ~kjf# “[ov hyf h ~fkyjo( F}fy{ocf looe(‒ Wdf dflj vp

Wflfch‛w lfmz hyb moy f}fy{ocf zo wff# “Wdf dhw h wghy oc dfy

dhcj( Looe hz kz( Looe hz zdf myfhe‛w dhcj(‒

“Lfz bf no(‒ Wflfch zykfj pvllkcn dfy lfmz hyb h~h{ myob

N~{cc‛w nyhwp, ivz dfy nykp zkndzfcfj# Gdkljyfc hll hyovcj

bo}fj zo nfz h glowfy looe hz zdf w{biol oc dfy phlb# Wobf om

zdf io{w ~do ~fyf plh{kcn kc zdf mkflj wzoppfj hw ~fll hcj

looefj hz zdf nhzdfykcn om gdkljyfc# Yhdkb hlocn ~kzd h mf~

ozdfyw yhc zo wff ~dhz zdf gobbozkoc ~hw hiovz#

Ckhbd hcj Bhykh looefj hz Wflfch‛w phlb hcj zdf{, zoo,

ifghbf ~kjf"f{fj# Bhykh zvycfj dfy dfhj h~h{ hcj Ckhbd

govljc‛z mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo bo}f#

“Lfz bf no(‒ Wflfch whkj hnhkc#

“K zolj {ov zdhz zdkw nkyl ~hw h ~fkyjo(‒

Yhdkb bhjf dkw ~h{ zdyovnd zdf gyo~j om gdkljyfc hcj ~fcz

o}fy zo N~{cc# Df nyhiifj dfy hyb hcj zykfj zo ~yknnlf Wflfch‛w

hyb myff myob dfy nyhwp#

“Lfz no om bf(‒ N~{cc ftglhkbfj#

“Lfz no om b{ govwkc(‒ Wflfch ~yknnlfj dfy hyb hcj bhchnfj

zo pvll kz myff# Yhdkb ~hw lfmz doljkcn N~{cc‛w ~ykwz# Wdf

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Ckcf

ozd Yhdkb hcj Wflfch xvkgel{ yhc kcwkjf ~kzdovz hcozdfy

nlhcgf ihge hz zdf ozdfy hwzovcjfj gdkljyfc# Wflfch‛w

dhcjw wdooe ~kzd mfhy hz zdf kcgkjfcz zdhz oggvyyfj fhylkfy#I“^hkz,‒ Yhdkb whkj, xvkgel{ nyhiikcn Wflfch‛w wdovljfy# “K

zdkce K dfhy dfy# K zdkce wdf‛w gobkcn#‒

“Loge zdf jooy,‒ Wflfch xvkgel{ whkj hcj Yhdkb cojjfj hw

zdf{ yvwdfj zo jo wo# Wvyf fcovnd, Gdhlkww hppfhyfj jo~c zdf

jkyz phzd ~kzd h ihn#

Yhdkb xvkgel{ yhc vp zo zdf ~kcjo~ hcj pffefj zdyovnd zdf

glowfj jyhpfw# “Kz‛w bvb( Zdfyf wdf kw(‒ Yhdkb whkj# Wflfch‛w

dfhyz ifnhc zo yhgf hw Yhdkb glowfj zdf jyhpfw# Df looefj hz

dfy# “^f dh}f zo zfll dfy#‒

“^dhz?‒ Wflfch looefj hz Yhdkb kc gobplfzf hwzockwdbfcz#

“Bvb dhw zo eco~# Zdkw govlj bfhc zdhz ihj zdkcnw ~kll

dhppfc#‒ Yhdkb cojjfj zo zdf ~kcjo~# “^dhz km zdf{ wh{

wobfzdkcn zo zdfky phyfczw? Zdf{ ~kll zfll bvb hiovz zdkw

hc{~h{ f}fc km ~f joc‛z#‒

Wflfch opfcfj dfy bovzd zo hynvf, ivz dflj dfy zocnvf# Wdf

ecf~ zdhz Yhdkb ~hw ykndz# Gdhlkww ~ovlj mkcj ovz woocfy oy

lhzfy, ivz wdf wzkll wdooe dfy dfhj#

“Wdf ghc‛z eco~,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Bhzv ~kll nfz hcny{ km

wdf mkcjw ovz zdhz ~f ~fcz ovzwkjf(‒

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Zdf wovcj om logew glhwpfj opfc hcj zdf jooy dhcjlf zvycfj

hcj Gdhlkww ~hlefj zdyovnd zdf zdyfwdolj# Iozd Wflfch hcj Yhdkb

avbpfj kc wvypykwf hcj zvycfj zo mhgf Gdhlkww, ~do ~hw f{fkcn

zdfb wvwpkgkovwl{#

“^dhz hyf {ov z~o vp zo?‒ wdf hwefj hw wdf wfz dfy ihn jo~c

oc zdf wbhll zhilf cfhy zdf gdhky zdhz Wflfch whz kc fhylkfy#

“Vd… cozdkcn(‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd h ~kjf nykc vpoc dfy mhgf#

Yhdkb looefj hz dfy hcj wzfppfj kc myocz om dfy#

“Bvb, zdfyf‛w wobfzdkcn…‒ Wflfch xvkgel{ avbpfj kc myocz om

dkb hcj plhgfj h dhcj o}fy dkw bovzd#

“^dhz?‒ Gdhlkww looefj hz Wflfch# “Wflfch, zdhz kw xvkzf

yvjf om {ov( Hllo~ {ovy govwkc zo wpfhe#‒

Wflfch dfwkzhczl{ zooe dfy dhcj omm Yhdkb‛w bovzd hcj

~hlefj o}fy zo zdf gdhky hcj wlvbpfj kczo kz# Yhdkb looefj hz

dfy hcj ihge zo dkw bozdfy#

“Bvb( Wflfch jkj zdf bowz hbhqkcn zdkcn(‒ df wdovzfj#

Gdhlkww yhkwfj h iyo~ kc gocmvwkoc# “^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn

hiovz?‒ Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj o}fy hz Wflfch, ivz wdf jkjc‛z

yfzvyc dfy nhqf#

“Wdf jkj wobfzdkcn hbhqkcn(‒ Yhdkb whkj hnhkc# “Zdfyf ~hw

zdkw nkyl ~do ~hw pkgekcn oc dfy hcj…‒

“^dhz?‒ Gdhlkww kczfyyvpzfj# “[ov z~o ~fcz ovzwkjf?‒

Gdhlkww efpz nlhcgkcn ihge hcj moyzd ifz~ffc zdf z~o# Wflfch

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jkjc‛z iozdfy zo looe vp hz dfy hvcz5 wdf ghc hlyfhj{ wfcwf dfy

hcnfy#

“Bvb, lkwzfc zo bf(‒ Yhdkb whkj, wzhbpkcn dkw mooz#

“Wflfch… wdf jkj wobfzdkcn hbhqkcn( Wdf bhjf phyz om zdf nyovcj

bo}f(‒ Gdhlkww‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj# Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj hz

Wflfch, ~do dhj h pkllo~ o}fy dfy dfhj, kc hwzockwdbfcz#

“^dhz jkj {ov wh{, Yhdkb?‒ wdf hwefj xvkfzl{#

“Wdf bhjf zdf nyovcj bo}f( Hcj kz wghyfj zdf nkyl h~h{(

Bvb, Wflfch bhjf zdf nyovcj bo}f( K joc‛z eco~ do~, ivz wdf

jkj(‒

Gdhlkww glowfj dfy f{fw, coz iflkf}kcn dfy woc‛w ~oyjw#

“Jkj hc{ioj{ wff zdkw? Jkj hc{ocf wff zdf kcgkjfcz?‒

Yhdkb wgyhzgdfj zdf zop om dkw dfhj# “[… {fw… zdfyf ~hw h

wbhll nyovp… ‒

“K zolj {ov z~o zo cf}fy no ovzwkjf( K ghccoz dh}f {ov

jkwoif{ bf hnhkc( Jo {ov vcjfywzhcj bf?‒ Gdhlkww whkj kc h jhye

zocf5 zdkw ~hw boyf hkbfj hz Wflfch#

Yhdkb‛w wbklf }hckwdfj myob dkw mhgf# “^d{?‒

“Jo {ov vcjfywzhcj bf?‒ Yhdkb ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw

ifmoyf df hcw~fyfj ~dhz Gdhlkww ~hczfj zo dfhy# “Nooj# K joc‛z

~hcz {ov z~o ~hcjfykcn hyovcj zdf wzyffzw hc{boyf# Hpphyfczl{ K

ghccoz lfh}f {ov z~o dobf hlocf#‒

“Ivz bvb…‒

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mffz# Kyykzhzfj hcj jkwhppokczfj, Wflfch whz ihge oc dfy ifj

hnhkc hcj lkfj oc dfy wzobhgd, plhgkcn h pkllo~ o}fy dfy dfhj zo

goczyol dfy woiw#

Wdf dfhyj zdf whbf wovcj wdf dfhyj myob zdf ckndz ifmoyf#

Zdkw zkbf ~dfc wdf ~hlefj vp zo dfy ~kcjo~, dfy f{fw jkjc‛z mool

dfy# Zdf ghyykhnf ~hw dfhjkcn phwwfj dfy dovwf ~kzd h phwwfcnfy

kcwkjf# Wdf hwwvbfj zdhz zdf ghyykhnf ghyykfj zdf whbf

phwwfcnfyw wdf wh~ ifmoyf# Kz jkwhppfhyfj hw kz ~fcz phwwfj ocf

om zdf lhbppowzw, hcj dfy }kwkoc ifnhc zo mhjf#

Looekcn hiovz dfy wvyyovcjkcnw, wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf ~hw co

locnfy kc Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf# Zdf wzyffzw ~fyf lkz ~kzd

lhbppowzw# Jkmmfyfcz ghyykhnfw yollfj jo~c zdf wzyffzw, hll om

~dkgd ~fyf dfhjkcn kc ocf jkyfgzkoc#

Wflfch ~hlefj zo~hyjw h lhynf zdfhzyf ~kzd bhc{ pfoplf

nhzdfyfj hyovcj zdf fczyhcgf# Wdf ~hw wvypykwfj ~kzd zdf nyfhz

ilkzq om bvwkg hcj wogkhl goczhgz# H wknc dvcn hio}f zdf

fczyhcgf kc iolj lfzzfyw zdhz whkj Mhkybovcz Dovwf# Pfoplf ~fyf

wzhcjkcn ovzwkjf zdf ivkljkcn, zhlekcn hbocnwz zdfbwfl}fw# H

nyfhz cvbify om ghyykhnfw ~fyf phyefj ovzwkjf zdf ivkljkcn#

Wflfch‛w }kwkoc ilhgefcfj hcj zdfc wdf govlj wff hnhkc#

Wdf ~hw wkzzkcn kc h wfhz kc myocz om h lhynf wzhnf# Zdovwhcjw

om pfoplf ~fyf nhzdfyfj kcwkjf zdf zdfhzyf hcj dhj zdfky nhqfw

mktfj vp zo~hyjw zdf wzhnf# Zdf fczkyf kcwkjf om zdf zdfhzyf

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Hiovz fkndz {fhyw phwwfj wkcgf zdf kcgkjfcz# Wflfch lo}fj

cozdkcn boyf zdhc zo wpfcj dfy hmzfycooc mkllkcn vp dfy dfhj

~kzd iooew, ~dkgd ~hw wobfzdkcn zdhz Gdhlkww lo}fj zo wff# ^dhz

~oyykfj Gdhlkww, do~f}fy, ~hw zdhz Wflfch jf}flopfj h effc

kczfyfwz kc ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw hcj dkw ~ykzkcnw# Wdf hwefj

dfy, oc wf}fyhl ogghwkocw, zo pvygdhwf dkw gobplfzf ~oyew#

F}fy{ zkbf Wflfch hwefj, Gdhlkww yfafgzfj# Wflfch ~ovlj zdfc

yfzvyc zo dfy yoob kc jkwhppokczbfcz#

Yhdkb hwefj h govplf om zkbfw hmzfy Wflfch ~fcz omm zo dfy

yoob, “^dhz‛w ~yocn ~kzd ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw?‒

“Cozdkcn,‒ Gdhlkww ~ovlj wh{ xvkgel{# “Plfhwf, jo coz hwe

hnhkc#‒

Kc dfy ifjyoob, Wflfch efpz gfyzhkc hyzkglfw wdf movcj myob

wobf om zdf iooew wdf noz myob zdf lkiyhy{ zdhz zhlefj hiovz zdf

Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w lkmf# Do~f}fy, wdf ~hw gocgfycfj zdhz dkw jfhzd

yfbhkcfj h b{wzfy{# Wdf dkj zdfwf jogvbfczw vcjfy h loowf

mlooyiohyj vcjfycfhzd dfy ifj wo zdhz dfy hvcz govljc‛z mkcj

zdfb# Wdf govljc‛z vcjfywzhcj ~d{ Gdhlkww dhj h pyoilfb ~kzd

Nvcjkwhl}vw hcj Wflfch ~hw jfzfybkcfj zo mknvyf ovz ~d{#

Wflfch whz oc dfy ifj, yfhjkcn ocf om dkw iooew# Wdf

~hczfj zo no ovzwkjf zo zdf lkiyhy{ dfywflm# Wflfch ecf~ zdhz

dfy hvcz govlj coz effp dfy logefj kc zdf dovwf moyf}fy#

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myob dfy locn fcovnd( Kwc‛z kz hiovz zkbf wdf ecf~ dfy

kjfczkz{? Gdhlkww jkjc‛z hcw~fy# K zolj {ov zdhz ~dfc wdf

yfhgdfw h gfyzhkc hnf, Wflfch ~ovlj wzhyz pfymoybkcn bhnkg( Co~

looe hz ~dhz kz jkj zo dfy? Kz yvkcfj dfy lkmf hw mhy hw

coybhlg{ nofw# ^dhz hyf {ov nokcn zo zfll dfy hiovz zdhz?

“[ov‛yf ykndz,‒ Gdhlkww ~dkwpfyfj# “K dh}f zo zfll dfy#‒

[ov dh}f zo zfll dfy( Loek yfpfhzfj# Zdf Fbpyfww ~hczw dfy

zo eco~( Km {ov joc‛z zfll dfy, zdfc zdf Fbpyfww ~kll#

“K ~kll zfll dfy(‒ Gdhlkww wchppfj hz zdf mot# “K avwz

cffj zo zdkce om h ~h{ hw zo do~ zo iykcn vp zdf wviafgz…‒

[ov cffj zo xvkgel{ zdkce om h ~h{, Loek whkj kc h jhye

zocf# Df avbpfj vp oc zdf ~kcjo~wkll# Zdf Fbpyfww ~kll yfxvfwz

h bffzkcn ~kzd dfy wooc# Df avbpfj kczo zdf hky hcj gdhcnfj kczo

h yh}fc, ml{kcn h~h{ myob Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf#

flfch ~hlefj kczo dfy yoob hcj phwwfj dfy bkyyoy o}fy

zo~hyjw dfy ifj# L{kcn oc dfy ifjwkjf zhilf ~hw hcozdfy

hyzkglf zdhz wdf movcj kc h iooe oc Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w jfhzd# Oc zdf

myocz om zdf wzhge om phpfyw ~hw h jyh~kcn om ]hyhzdeh

Nvcjkwhl}vw, wzhcjkcn nykbl{ ~kzd h ghpzkoc vcjfycfhzd zdhz

whkj1 Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w Vcmoyzvchzf Fcjkcn# Wflfch wkndfj hcj

pkgefj vp zdf wzhge om phpfyw, yfhjkcn zdf lhwz lkcf zo dfywflm#

W

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Wflfch yhc ovz kc zdf bkjjlf om hcozdfy wzyffz hcj movcj

Nvcjkwhl}vw lfhckcn hnhkcwz h iykge ~hll, zy{kcn zo ghzgd dkw

iyfhzd# Df dflj h wgyoll kc dkw dhcj, ivz xvkgel{ wzvmmfj kz

h~h{ kc dkw glohe# Df looefj jo~c hz dkw hyb hw kz ilfj

vcgoczyollhil{#

Zdf dkwwkcn wovcj nyf~ lovjfy i{ zdf wfgocj# Wflfch looefj

ifdkcj dfy hcj zdf gyfhzvyf hppfhyfj, nk}kcn ovz h gy{#

Nvcjkwhl}vw nh}f ovz h ~dkbpfy hcj yhc wzyhkndz kczo hc

hllf{~h{#

Df ghbf hgyoww h jfhj fcj# Df zvycfj hyovcj hcj movcj zdf

gyfhzvyf hppyohgdkcn dkb# Kz wlo~l{ wlkzdfyfj vp zo dkb hcj

wchppfj kzw mhcnw, nk}kcn ovz h dkww kc plfhwvyf# Nvcjkwhl}vw

jvgefj hcj yhc ovz om zdf hllf{ ~kzd zdf gyfhzvyf ifdkcj dkb#

Wflfch zykfj yvcckcn hlocnwkjf ~kzd Nvcjkwhl}vw, ivz df

pkgefj vp zdf phgf hw zdf gyfhzvyf wlkzdfyfj zdyovnd dfy#

Mkchll{, zdf gyfhzvyf wchppfj kzw mhcnw hcj ikz dkw wkjf#

Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hklfj ovz ~kzd phkc hcj mfll zo zdf nyovcj# Wflfch

ifnhc wgyfhbkcn hw wdf, zoo, mflz zdf phkc wvynkcn zdyovnd dfy

gdfwz# Zdf ykjfy avbpfj omm zdf gyfhzvyf‛w ihge hcj ~hlefj

zo~hyjw Nvcjkwhl}vw ~kzd fhwf#

Nvcjkwhl}vw glvzgdfj dkw gdfwz kc phkc hw zdf mknvyf ~hlefj

zo~hyjw dkb# Wflfch ghc‛z ifhy zo ~hzgd# Wdf plhgfj dfy ykndz

dhcj o}fy dfy gdfwz hw zdf phkc ~oywfcfj#

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Wdf ~hlefj kczo ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h phyloy# Z~o ifjyoobw

~fyf oc zdf mkywz mlooy, wfphyhzfj i{ h jooy~h{ ~kzd zdyff

wzfpw#

Nvcjkwhl}vw ~fcz zo zdf jyfwwfy oc zdf lfmz wkjf om zdf ifj

hcj opfcfj ocf om zdf jyh~fyw# Wflfch ~hlefj zdyovnd

Nvcjkwhl}vw zo looe ~dhz ~hw kcwkjf zdf jyfwwfy jyh~fy# Kcwkjf

~hw h wzhge om lfzzfyw# Wdf govljc‛z bhef ovz ~dhz zdf lfzzfyw

whkj, moy zdf ~oyjw ~fyf zoo ilvyy{ moy dfy zo jfjvgf#

Wdf wzfppfj ihge hcj looefj hz Nvcjkwhl}vw# Df yfhgdfj

kczo zdf jyh~fy hcj pvllfj wobfzdkcn ovz zdhz ~hw vcjfycfhzd zdf

ocf Wflfch dhj# Wdf looefj zdyovnd dkb hcj wh~ ~dhz hppfhyfj zo

if h pkfgf om phygdbfcz# Kz ~hw moljfj cfhzl{ kczo movyzdw#

Wdf looefj ihge hz Nvcjkwhl}vw ~do zooe zdf pkfgf om

phygdbfcz hcj plhgfj kz kczo zdf pogefz om dkw o}fygohz#

“K ~kll zhef zdf wfgyfz ~kzd bf zo b{ nyh}f,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj#

“K ~kll zhef zdf wfgyfz ~kzd bf zo b{ nyh}f(‒

Flf}fc

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hcj pvllfj kz ovz# Kz ~hw h wbhll pkfgf om phygdbfcz jflkghzfl{

moljfj kczo movyzdw# Dfy dhcjw wdooe hw wdf vcmoljfj kz# Hw kz

zvycfj ovz, zdfyf ~fyf z~o pkfgfw om phygdbfcz moljfj zonfzdfy#

Wdf yfhj zdf mkywz1

Kz lkfw ifcfhzd zdf wzhyy{ wekfw#

“Ivz ~dhz kw kz?‒ wdf hwefj dfywflm# Wdf zdfc xvkgel{

nlhcgfj o}fy hz zdf wfgocj pkfgf om phygdbfcz1

Zo Zdf Fbpyfww,

K bvwz mkywz nk}f {ov b{ wkcgfyf hpolonkfw# K hb

yfnyfzzhil{ woyy{ zdhz K jkj coz hzzfcj {ovy mfhwz kc Jfgfbify

zo gflfiyhzf zdf }kgzoy{ om Hybhnfjjoc# Jhcnfy kz ~ovlj dh}f

iffc#

K‛}f iffc zy{kcn zo zyhge jo~c zdf Dvczfyw hcj nk}kcn

yfpoyzw zo zdf Go}fc#

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“… K eco~ wdf‛w kc dfyf,‒ ocf om zdfb ~dkwpfyfj# “^f‛}f

iffc ~hzgdkcn dfy moy {fhyw… wdf govljc‛z yfwkwz gobkcn zo zdkw

dovwf#‒

“^dhz km wdf mkcjw kz?‒ hcozdfy hwefj#

“Km wdf jofw, wdf ~oc‛z mknvyf kz ovz# Km wdf dhppfcw zo

eco~, ~f‛ll if hz dfy dfflw#‒

Wflfch‛w dfhyz zdvbpfj dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf

wlo~l{ ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyghwf hcj fczfyfj zdf mkywz ifjyoob

~kzd zdf mkyfplhgf# Wdf zdovndz om nokcn vcjfycfhzd zdf ifj,

ivz ecf~ zdhz ~hw zoo oi}kovw# Kcwzfhj, wdf jhyzfj zo zdf

mkyfplhgf# Phyzw om zdf iykge kcwkjf zdf gdkbcf{ wzvge ovz#

Wflfch vwfj zdf iykgew, hw h ~h{ zo glkbi kcwkjf zdf gdkbcf{, hz

lfhwz mhy fcovnd wo zdfwf pfoplf ~ovljc‛z mkcj dfy#

Wdf wlkppfj ocgf, ivz pvllfj dfywflm vp h lkzzlf boyf#

Jkyfgzl{ hio}f dfy ~hw h lhynf opfckcn# Wflfch mflz h lkzzlf

glhvwzyopdoikg, ivz wdf efpz nokcn#

Zdfky moozwzfpw nyf~ lovjfy hcj zdf jooy zo zdf ifjyoob

opfcfj# Wflfch myoqf hw zdf{ fczfyfj zdf ifjyoob#

“Wddd,‒ ocf om zdf }okgfw ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch zykfj zo

goczyol dfy iyfhzdkcn, wo wdf ~ovljc‛z nk}f dfy dkjkcn plhgf

h~h{# Wdf kcdhlfj h lkzzlf hcj wvjjfcl{ mflz h zkgelf kc dfy

cowzyklw# Wflfch dflj dfy iyfhzd wo wdf ~ovljc‛z wcffqf myob

zdf jvwz# Do~f}fy, hmzfy h mf~ bobfczw, wdf govljc‛z dolj kz

hc{ locnfy#

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“^dhz ~hw zdhz?‒ Wflfch ecf~ zdhz zdfyf ~hw co pokcz kc

wzh{kcn wzkll# Wdf zdfc ifnhc glkbikcn ocgf hnhkc zo~hyjw zdf

opfckcn om zdf gdkbcf{#

“Zdfyf wdf kw(‒ Zdf wovcj om zdf }okgf yhcn kcwkjf dfy fhyw

hw kz }kiyhzfj kc zdf gdkbcf{# Wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj wlkppkcn hcj

nyvczkcn cokwfw# ^dof}fy kz ~hw, zdf pfywoc ~hw glkbikcn vp zdf

gdkbcf{ hmzfy dfy# Wflfch zdfc pvz hll dfy wzyfcnzd kczo

yfhgdkcn zdf opfckcn# Wdf ~hw hlbowz zdfyf#

Wflfch mflz h zvn hz dfy phcz lfnw# Wdf looefj jo~c hcj

~hw doyykmkfj zo mkcj zdhz zdf pfywoc ~do ~hw gdhwkcn dfy

nyhiifj dolj om dfy lfn#

“K noz dfy(‒ zdf pfywoc wdovzfj#

“Lfz no om bf(‒ Wflfch wzyvnnlfj dfy lfn zo fwghpf zdf

bhc‛w nyhwp# Df lfz no moy h iykfm bobfcz, hcj zdfc ~yhppfj dkw

mkcnfyw hyovcj dfy hcelf#

“Pvll dfy ovz om zdfyf(‒

“Lfz bf no(‒ Wflfch yfhgdfj dfy dhcj vp ovz om zdf opfckcn

om zdf gdkbcf{ hcj zykfj zo nfz h nykp zo pvll dfywflm ovz# Wdf

ekgefj zdf bhc kc zdf mhgf hcj yollfj ovz om zdf gdkbcf{# Wdf

jhcnlfj hlocn zdf wkjf om zdf gdkbcf{, dfy mffz hiovz h mooz

myob zdf yoom# Km wdf lfz no, wdf ~ovlj yoll omm zdf yoom hcj

powwkil{ ekll dfywflm vclfww wdf bhchnfj zo wvggfwwmvll{ nyhi

zdf ~hzfy lkcf hlocn zdf wkjf ifmoyf wdf mfll# Do~ wdf ~ovlj

nfz ihge oc zdf nyovcj, wdf jkjc‛z eco~# Do~f}fy, Wflfch jkjc‛z

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“^dfyf ~fyf {ov?‒ Gdhlkww yfpfhzfj# “K joc‛z ~hcz hc{

lkfw( Zfll bf, ~dfyf…‒

“Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w dovwf(‒ Wflfch wgyfhbfj, ovz om iyfhzd#

“Z~o bfc… ~fyf gdhwkcn bf( K yhc… h~h{… zdf{ jkwhppfhyfj(‒

Gdhlkww‛w mhgf ifghbf ftpyfwwkoclfww# “[ov wcvge ovz om b{

dovwf hcj noz kczo Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w(‒ Gdhlkww wgyfhbfj# “[ov

jkwoif{fj bf(‒

Wflfch jkjc‛z ~hcz zo hynvf5 kcwzfhj, wdf zooe ovz zdf

pkfgf om phygdbfcz wdf movcj# “K movcj zdkw, Bhzv# Kcwkjf

Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w dovwf#‒ Gdhlkww wdooe dfy dfhj h lkzzlf, ivz zooe

kz myob Wflfch‛w dhcjw# Dfy bovzd ~fcz ~kjf opfc ~dfc wdf

vcmoljfj kz#

“K zdkce zdhz Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hczfj bf zo mkcj kz,‒ Wflfch

~dkwpfyfj# “K‛}f iffc dh}kcn jyfhbw# K zdkce K eco~ do~ df

jkfj, ivz K joc‛z eco~ ~d{# K‛b nvfwwkcn zdhz kz ~hw ifghvwf df

~hw pyozfgzkcn zdhz#‒ Wflfch cojjfj zo zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz

Gdhlkww dflj kc dfy dhcjw#

Dfy hvcz glowfj dfy f{fw# “K ecf~ zdhz {ov ~ovlj mkcj ovz

woocfy oy lhzfy#‒

Wflfch ~hw gocmvwfj# “^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn hiovz?‒

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^dhz hiovz {ov?

No( Ilojfv~fjj opfcfj vp dkw bovzd hcj wdoz mkyf zdyovnd

zdf hky# Zdf Dvczfyw ~h}fj zdfky dhcjw hcj gyfhzfj h ihyykfy

zdhz pyozfgzfj zdfb myob zdf jfhjl{ ilhwz#

Yhdkb yhc kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc gyhjlkcn zdf jyhnoc fnn

zdhz ~hw dkjjfc kc dkw glohe, looekcn kc hll jkyfgzkocw zo mkcj

dkw ~h{ ovz# Do~f}fy, h lovj }okgf bhjf dkw dfhyz wzop hcj dkw

lfnw mffl lkef lfhj#

“Wzop dkb(‒ h lovj }okgf yhcn zdyovnd zdf hky# “Df dhw zdf

wevllw( Wzop dkb(‒

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zdf ftkz hcj mflz h lkzzlf yflkf}fj# Do~f}fy, zdf Woygfyfy‛w

}okgf nyf~ lovjfy i{ zdf wfgocj# Yhdkb zvycfj dkw dfhj hyovcj,

mkcjkcn zdf Woygfyfy mollo~kcn dkb glowfl{ ifdkcj ~kzd Yobvlvw

hcj h mf~ ozdfyw i{ dkw wkjf# Od co( Yhdkb wdovzfj#

Zdf Woygfyfy ~h}fj dkw dhcjw, wdoozkcn h ilhwz om mkyf kc

Yhdkb‛w jkyfgzkoc# Yhdkb, oc zdf ozdfy dhcj, yfpfllfj kz i{

~h}kcn dkw myff dhcj, wvbbockcn nvwzw om ~kcj# Df zvycfj ihge

hyovcj hcj yhc moy zdf jooy#

[fw( Ocgf K nfz zdyovnd zdfyf, K‛b ovz om dfyf(

Zdf Woygfyfy ~h}fj dkw dhcjw hnhkc# Yhdkb bo}fj ovz om zdf

~h{ hcj zdf bfzhl jooy ~hw ilhwzfj omm kzw dkcnfw# Df yhc

phwwfj zdf zdyfwdolj hcj ovz om zdf lhky#

“Joc‛z lfz dkb nfz h~h{(‒

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Yhdkb yhc jo~c zdf wzocf wzfpw, ivz wzoppfj ~dfc df dfhyj h

zfyykilf wgyffgd# Gkyglkcn hyovcj zdf pfhe om zdf }olghco ~hw

zdf Fbfyhlj Jyhnoc# Yhdkb wvjjfcl{ ifghbf zfyykmkfj hcj yhc hw

mhwz hw df govlj# Iozd zdf Dvczfyw hcj zdf Woygfyfy wzoppfj

~dfc zdf Fbfyhlj Jyhnoc lhcjfj kc myocz om zdfb# Kz opfcfj kzw

bovzd hcj ftdhlfj }hykovw jkwfhwfw hcj plhnvfw# Yhdkb ~hw

nyhzfmvl moy zdf jkwzyhgzkoc#

Yhdkb yhc zo~hyjw Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf, wzkll ghyy{kcn zdf

pyfgkovw ghyno kc dkw glohe# Kc zdf ihge om dkw bkcj, df dfhyj

Ilojfv~fjj‛w wgyffgdfw# Dkw gdfwz mkllfj ~kzd phkc hcj zfhyw

ifnhc zykgelkcn jo~c dkw mhgf hw df zyvjnfj oc zdyovnd zdf Nyfhz

Plhkcw o}fy zo~hyjw Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf#

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Gdhlkww wbklfj, eco~kcn zdhz zdf Ilhge Pvi dhwc‛z gdhcnfj

wkcgf wdf lfmz# “[ov wff zdowf polfw?‒ Gdhlkww pokczfj o}fy zo

zdf polfw zdhz wvppoyzfj zdf gfklkcn# “Zdfwf polfw hyf bhjf om

vckgoyc doyc hlocn ~kzd h lkzzlf kyoc# Vckgoyc doyc kw zdf

wzyocnfwz wviwzhcgf oc fhyzd, ykndz hio}f zdf jkhbocj#

“Zdkw ~hw zdf plhgf K zooe {ov ~dfc {ov ~fyf ocl{ hc

kcmhcz,‒ Gdhlkww ~dkwpfyfj whjl{#

Wflfch zdfc looefj ihge hz dfy hvcz# “^dhz dhppfcfj zo b{

phyfczw?‒ wdf jfbhcjfj#

“[ovy bozdfy nh}f {ov zo bf h ~ffe hmzfy {ov ~fyf ioyc#

Plfhwf, gobf ~kzd bf hcj ~f wdhll jkwgvww zdf yfwz#‒ Wflfch

mollo~fj dfy hvcz vp zdf wzhkyghwf#

^kzd f}fy{ phwwkcn wfgocj, Wflfch nyf~ boyf kbphzkfcz# Wdf

looefj jo~c hz dfy phlb, plh{kcn zdf xvfwzkoc yfpfhzfjl{ kc dfy

bkcj, pyfphykcn dfy goc}fywhzkoc wdf ~hczw zo dh}f ~kzd Gdhlkww#

Gdhlkww‛w yoob ~hw hz zdf fcj om zdf goyykjoy# Wdf opfcfj

kz hcj hllo~fj Wflfch zo ~hle kc# Wflfch whz jo~c oc zdf ifj

hcj gyowwfj dfy hybw o}fy dfy gdfwz# Wdf looefj hz dfy lfmz

phlb hcj dflj kz vp moy Gdhlkww zo wff#

“K zdkce {ov eco~ hiovz zdkw w{biol, ivz {ov ~oc‛z zfll bf

hc{zdkcn# K ~hw zfhwfj moy kz, ivz K joc‛z eco~ zdf yfhwoc ~d{

kz‛w dfyf# ^kll {ov zfll bf?‒ Wflfch jfbhcjfj#

Gdhlkww logefj zdf jooy i{ ~h}kcn dfy dhcj# “K‛b coz zdf

fthgz pfywoc ~do wdovlj zfll {ov zdhz#‒

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“Bhzv,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Zdhz mot kw zhlekcn zo bf…

zdyovnd b{ bkcj …‒

“Hckbhlw zhle zflfphzdkghll{ zo dvbhcw hcj ozdfy yhgfw,‒

Gdhlkww whkj whjl{#

“Ozdfy yhgfw?‒ Wflfch hwefj# Gdhlkww ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf

~kcjo~ hcj bfczkocfj moy Wflfch zo gobf# Wdf jkj#

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ghc ocl{ if movcj dfyf#‒

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zdf Fbpyfww dfywflm#

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ocf zdf Woygfyfy ~hw looekcn moy# [ov dhj zdf bhye# Zdhz

w{biol kw ~dhz df‛w looekcn moy#

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mkywz bhwzfy hll movy flfbfczw1 mkywz {ov bvwz bhwzfy mkyf, zdfc

fhyzd, zdfc hky, hcj zdfc ~hzfy# Zdf Woygfyfy ~hczw zo ekll {ov

ifmoyf zdhz dhppfcw#‒

Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj# “Wo df… ~oc‛z wzop wfhygdkcn moy

bf?‒ Wflfch hwefj hw dfy zdyohz w~fllfj zkndzl{ wdvz#

Gdhlkww‛w }okgf ifghbf dohywf# “Co,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

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jfgkwkoc#‒

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dkb zo dkjf# Coioj{ eco~w ftgfpz moy zdf Fbpyfww hlocf#‒ Wflfch

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joc‛z ~hcz {ov ovz oc zdf wzyffzw hmzfy jhye#‒

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“Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒

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cf}fy iffc dfyf kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf ifmoyf#‒ Wflfch cojjfj#

B{yyjkc wzooj vp hcj jvwzfj zdf jkyz omm dkw phczw# “K‛ll wdo~

{ov wobf om zdf wdopw dfyf# [ov wff o}fy zdfyf,‒ B{yyjkc

pokczfj zo h wdop ~kzd ghvljyocw vp myocz moy whlf, “Zdf{ wfll

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cftz zo kz wfllw jyhnoc dkjf, ~dkgd kw }fy{ yhyf#‒ H govplf om

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dfy cowf hcj wdf wcffqfj# “Ifzzfy ~hzgd ovz moy zdf pktkfw

hyovcj dfyf# Dvcjyfjw om zdfb ml{ hyovcj hcj zdfky jvwz ghvwfw

f}fy{ocf zo wcffqf# Boyfo}fy, jo coz if hlhybfj km zdyff

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hll zdf jhqqlkcn wkndzw# Wdf mflz mykndzfcfj hcj zvycfj hyovcj

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moy wobf yh~ bfhz myob zdf gooew kc zdf ihge# Hz mkywz, zdf{

yfmvwfj# Do~f}fy, hmzfy wdf pvllfj ovz h wbhll povgd om nolj

gokcw myob dfy pogefz, zdf gooew nh}f dfy wobf wlhiw om yh~ bfhz

kc ftgdhcnf#

Ocgf wdf hyyk}fj ~kzd zdf mooj, dfy jyhnocfz ~kwpfj ovz h

pvmm om ilhge wboef myob kzw cowzyklw hw h nyffzkcn# Wdf glowfj

dfy jooy hcj logefj kz# Ifmoyf wdf govlj wfz wobf om zdf bfhz

jo~c, zdf {ovcn dhzgdlkcn avbpfj vp hcj nyhiifj zdf yh~ bfhz

myob dfy hybw# Wdf {flpfj h lkzzlf myob dfy jyhnocfz‛w ikzf oc

dfy hyb# Ilooj ooqfj myob zdf ~ovcj# Wdf jyoppfj zdf bfhz oc

zdf mlooy hcj zdf jyhnocfz mfhwzfj oc kz ~kzd plfhwvyf#

8:7



Bvllfy 8:6

Wflfch mflz lkef h wzocf jyoppfj kc dfy wzobhgd# “K jkjc‛z

eco~ {ov dkj bocf{ kc {ovy ihn,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

“K jkj, ivz co~ kz‛w nocf(‒ Gdhlkww looefj hz iozd Yhdkb

hcj Wflfch# “Jkj ocf om {ov zhef kz?‒

Yhdkb kbbfjkhzfl{ wdooe dkw dfhj# Wflfch dfwkzhzfj, hcj

zdfc wdf zoo, wdooe dfy dfhj co, mfflkcn nvklz{ moy zdf lkfw wdf

efpz zo dfywflm#

Hw wooc hw wdf mkckwdfj dfy bfhl, wdf xvkgel{ ~fcz ihge vp

zo dfy yoob zo gdfge oc dfy jyhnoc# Kz ~hw ~ocjfykcn hyovcj dfy

yoob hcj fthbkckcn hll zdhz wdf dhj# Kz wckmmfj zdf zyhwd ikc

zdhz ~hw avwz fbpzkfj ovz hcj bo}fj oc zo zdf jyfwwfy# Kz

looefj hz dfy avwz hw wdf whz jo~c oc dfy ifj, gyhjlkcn dfy dfhj

kc dfy dhcjw#

“K joc‛z ~hcz zo effp l{kcn zo dfy,‒ wdf woiifj# “K mffl

zfyykilf hiovz zdf wfgyfzw K‛b effpkcn myob dfy# ^hw zdkw do~

wdf mflz ~dfc wdf efpz zdowf wfgyfzw myob bf?‒ Wflfch looefj vp

hz zdf jyhnoc ocl{ zo mkcj kzw hbify f{fw wzhykcn ihge kczo

dfyw# Wdf mkywz zdovndz zdhz kz ~ovlj dh}f iffc ifzzfy km Yhdkb

jkjc‛z wzfhl zdf fnn wo wdf govlj if myff om zdf nvklz# “Jo

jyhnocw dh}f zdf whbf fbozkocw hw dvbhcw?‒ wdf hwefj kz# Kz

avwz zklzfj kzw dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf# “Bh{if kz bkndz dh}f iffc

ifwz km K jkjc‛z nfz {ovy fnn# Hll b{ pyoilfbw ~kll if nocf#‒

8:6



Bvllfy 8:>

mkllfj ~kzd phkc# Wdf wzoppfj hcj zvycfj hyovcj# Zdf jyhnocfz

nh}f ovz hcozdfy gy{ ifmoyf kz zooe h govplf om wzfpw kc dfy

jkyfgzkoc# Kzw f{fw ~fyf h wdhjf om nyh{ hcj {fllo~#

“[ov ~oc‛z lfh}f, ~kll {ov?‒ Wflfch gykfj dhyjfy, f}fc hw

wdf ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf dhzgdlkcn# Wdf ifcz o}fy hcj pkgefj vp

zdf jyhnoc hnhkc# “K ghc‛z lfh}f {ov,‒ wdf dkggvppfj ifz~ffc

woiw# Wflfch fbiyhgfj zdf wbhll jyhnoc kczo h dvn hcj iyovndz

kz ihge kcwkjf, zy{kcn zo zdkce om do~ wdf ~ovlj zfll dfy hvcz#

8:>



Bvllfy 868

ykndz ifcfhzd dfy phlb# Jyoplfzw om w~fhz ifhjfj dfy moyfdfhj

hw wdf cfy}ovwl{ nlhcgfj hz Gdhlkww, ~do ~hw ~hzgdkcn kczfczl{#

“Zdhz ~hw h nooj mkywz zy{,‒ wdf whkj ~kzd h coj om dfy

dfhj# “Zy{ zo wff km {ov ghc bhef zdf mlhbf iknnfy#‒

“^d{ hyf ~f ~oyekcn ~kzd avwz mkyf?‒ Wflfch hwefj, lo~fykcn

dfy hybw zo dfy wkjf#

“Ifghvwf,‒ Gdhlkww ifnhc, “zdhz ~hw zdf Fbpyfww‛w yfxvfwz#‒

“Wo, wdf zolj {ov zdhz K cffjfj zo lfhyc ocl{ hiovz mkyf#‒

“[fw, moy zdf zkbf ifkcn#‒

Wflfch mflz h lkzzlf kyykzhzfj# Wdf zykfj kz hnhkc, zdkw

zkbf, zdf mkyf nyo~kcn lhynfy hw dfy hcnfy kcgyfhwfj# ^dfc zdf

mkyf jkwhppfhyfj, wdf mfll jo~c zo zdf nyovcj, ftdhvwzfj# Wdf

mflz lkef wdf ghbf ihge myob yvcckcn#

“Wflfch(‒ Gdhlkww yhc o}fy hcj dflpfj dfy wkz vp# “K joc‛z

~hcz {ov zo vwf hcnfy hcj yhnf# Zdhz‛w ~dhz dhppfcfj avwz co~#‒

“K‛b coz hcny{,‒ Wflfch lkfj#

“Zdhz‛w ~dhz zdf Woygfyfy jofw# Df vwfw dhzyfj hcj hcnfy

hw dkw wovygf om po~fy# K joc‛z ~hcz {ov zo jo zdf whbf# Dfyf,

K‛ll dflp {ov ihge zo {ovy yoob#‒

Wflfch‛w dfhyz wzoppfj, ivz wdf jkjc‛z oiafgz zo zdkw#

Gdhlkww dflpfj dfy zdyovnd zdf Ilhge Pvi hcj vp zdf wzhkyw#

Do~f}fy, Wflfch pvwdfj dfy h~h{ hcj whkj1 “K ghc ~hle i{ b{wflm#‒

Wdf f{fj dfy wvwpkgkovwl{# “Hyf {ov wvyf?‒

868



Bvllfy 869

“[fw#‒ Wflfch wzvbilfj moy zdf jooy# Wdf xvkgel{ opfcfj kz

hw Gdhlkww zvycfj dfy ihge hcj ~hlefj kcwkjf#

Wflfch# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~ dfy jyhnoc wkzzkcn lkef

h jon oc zop om dfy ifj# Wflfch#

Wdf zklzfj dfy dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf, gvykovw hw zo ~d{ zdf

jyhnoc yfpfhzfjl{ ghllfj dfy chbf# Wdf mflz zdf whbf golj

mfflkcn hw ~dfc zdf jyhnocfz ifnhc zhlekcn zo dfy

zflfphzdkghll{#

“[ov ghc… yfhj b{ zdovndzw?‒

K ghc# Wdf efpz mfflkcn h wzyhcnf gdkll zdhz yhc hlocn dfy

wpkcf f}fy{ zkbf Zdoy bfczhll{ wpoef zo dfy# Df wpyfhj ovz dkw

~kcnw hcj nlkjfj omm zdf ifj# Dkw hbify f{fw ~fyf mktfj vpoc

dfy hcj cozkgfj zdhz zdf goloy gdhcnfj h lkzzlf zo yfj# K‛b

dvcny{# Wflfch zdfc wfhygdfj zdyovnd dfy pogefzw, ivz wdf

jkjc‛z dh}f hc{ bocf{ ~kzd dfy zo iv{ bfhz moy zdf {ovcn jyhnoc#

^dhz kw ~yocn, b{ jfhy?

“K dh}f zo zfll Bhzv,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj zo dfywflm# Zdoy

ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “Wdf bvwz eco~ hiovz zdkw# K ghc‛z

effp zhekcn dfy bocf{ zo iv{ bfhz…‒

Zdfyf bvwz if hcozdfy ~h{, Zdoy whkj ~kzd h mlhp om dkw

~kcnw#

“K dh}f zo zfll dfy#‒

869



Bvllfy 867

Z~fcz{

{ zdf fcj om zdf ~ffe, Zdoy ~hw hz Wflfch‛w wdovljfyw# Zdf

lkzzlf hbovczw om bfhz zdhz Wflfch wh}fj myob dfy bfhlw moy

dfy jyhnocfz co locnfy whzkwmkfj dkw dvcnfy phcnw# Wdf hlwo

ecf~ zdhz df ~ovlj dh}f zo wlffp ovzwkjf moy zdf zkbf ifkcn#

IWflfch wlo~l{ opfcfj dfy jooy zo mkcj dfy jyhnoc wlffpkcn

oc dfy pkllo~#

Zdoy # Zdkw ~hw zdf mkywz zkbf wdf whkj hc{zdkcn zo dfy

jyhnoc zflfphzdkghll{# Df pfyefj vp dkw dfhj hcj wboef ghbf

myob dkw cowzyklw kc jflkndz#

Jfhy ocf, df whkj ~kzd ao{#

Wdf mflz h wlkndz wfcwf om fgwzhw{ ~dfc zdf jyhnocfz

yfplkfj ihge# K cffj zo zhef {ov ovzwkjf# Zdoy jkjc‛z xvfwzkoc

dfy, ~dkgd ~hw wobfzdkcn wdf hjoyfj hiovz dkb# Df nlkjfj myob

zdf ifj zo dfy mffz hcj mollo~fj dfy jo~c zdf wzhkyw# [ov cffj

zo if }fy{ xvkfz, wdf ~hycfj# K jo coz ~kwd moy Bhzv zo eco~#

K ~kll# Zdoy mollo~fj glowfl{ ifdkcj myob jo~c zdf wzhkyw

zo zdf fbpz{ phygfl om lhcj ifdkcj zdf Ilhge Pvi#

Wdf ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf ~hll om jfgh{fj zyffw hcj whkj1 [ov

cffj zo wlffp ovzwkjf myob co~ oc, moy {ov hyf zoo ikn zo

goczkcvf wlffpkcn kc b{ yoob# Wflfch wlkndzl{ gdvgelfj zo

dfywflm# Mollo~ bf#

867



Bvllfy 866

K ~hcz zo no vp zdfyf, Zdoy whkj hmzfy h ~dklf# Wflfch

nlhcgfj o}fy hz dfy jyhnoc# Df wzooj oc dkw dkcj lfnw ~kzd dkw

~kcnw wzyfzgdfj ovz# ^dfc K lfhyc do~ zo ml{, K ~hcz zo no vp

zdfyf# K ~hcz zo ml{ zdyovnd zdowf glovjw ocf jh{# Df looefj hz

dfy# ^f govlj no vp zdfyf zonfzdfy hw jyhnoc hcj ykjfy#

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# Wdf cf}fy gocwkjfyfj

ykjkcn oc zdf ihge om dfy jyhnoc wkcgf kz dhzgdfj# Dfy lfnw

wvjjfcl{ ifghbf lkef lfhj hw wdf nlhcgfj ihge vp hz zdf we{#

Wdf yfbhkcfj kc dfy wpoz hmzfy ~dhz wffbfj dovyw ifmoyf wdf

yfhlkqfj zdhz wdf dhj zo lfh}f# Zdf we{ ~hw go}fyfj ~kzd zdf

goloyw om zdf wfzzkcn wvc, kcjkghzkcn zdhz ckndz ~hw wooc

hppyohgdkcn# Zdoy ~hw l{kcn ifwkjf dfy, hwlffp# ^dfc wdf

bo}fj, df ~oef vp#

K dh}f zo no, Wflfch whkj, hlyfhj{ ~hlekcn h~h{ myob zdf

wpoz# K‛ll gobf ihge ifmoyf K no zo ifj#

Hw wdf ~hlefj ihge zo zdf Ilhge Pvi, wdf dfhyj h womz dvb

kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj zdhz bhjf dfy h ikz jyo~w{ hcj ghlb#

flfch, {ov‛yf coz fhzkcn#‒ Gdhlkww whz hgyoww myob dfy

kc zdf yfwzhvyhcz# Dfy io~l hcj iyfhj plhzf whz

vczovgdfj# Wflfch pkgefj hz dfy mooj hcj pvwdfj kz hgyoww dfy

plhzf ~kzd dfy wpooc# Yhdkb efpz looekcn myob Wflfch zo dkw

bozdfy# Df zdfc zooe h wkp om ~hzfy myob dkw gvp hcj iflgdfj

lovjl{# “Yhdkb(‒ Gdhlkww wdykfefj#

“W

866



Bvllfy 86=

“Ftgvwf bf,‒ df bvzzfyfj#

“^dhz‛w ~yocn?‒ Gdhlkww hwefj Wflfch ocgf hnhkc# Wdf

kncoyfj dfy xvfwzkoc hw wdf goczkcvfj zo zdkce om Zdoy# Wdf ~hw

gocgfycfj zdhz pfydhpw pyfjhzoyw ~ovlj gobf hmzfy dkb#

“Wflfch(‒ Wdf looefj vp myob dfy plhzf# “[ov‛yf coz fhzkcn,‒

Gdhlkww whkj ocgf hnhkc# “^dhz‛w ~yocn?‒

“Od#‒ Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy mooj# “K‛b coz dvcny{#‒

Gdhlkww ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd#

“Lkwzfc zo bf# K‛b woyy{ hiovz do~ K yfhgzfj#‒ Kz zooe dfy h

mf~ bobfczw moy Wflfch zo yfhlkqf ~dhz wdf ~hw yfmfyykcn zo#

Wflfch jkjc‛z yfwpocj zo zdkw# “[ov dh}f zo vcjfywzhcj zdhz…

pfoplf dh}f iffc ekllfj moy eco~kcn zdf wfgyfzw zdhz {ov hyf

zy{kcn zo vcgo}fy#‒

“Zdowf glvfw lfhj zo zdf loghzkoc om zdf gy{wzhl wevll, jo

zdf{ coz?‒ Gdhlkww yfbhkcfj wklfcz# “Bhzv, zdf Woygfyfy kw

hmzfy kz# Kz ~kll ocl{ if h bhzzfy om zkbf ifmoyf…‒ Wflfch

wzoppfj#

“Ifmoyf df mkcjw kz,‒ Yhdkb xvkgel{ mkckwdfj moy dfy#

“Ivz kz‛w zoo jhcnfyovw(‒ Gdhlkww wdykfefj# “K joc‛z zdkce

zdhz zdkw ~hw ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww kczfcjfj# Wdf ~hczw zo effp {ov

whmf myob dhyb(‒

“Km ~f joc‛z mknvyf ovz ~dfyf zdf wevll kw dkjjfc,‒ Wflfch

ifnhc, “zdfc K ~oc‛z if#‒ Wdf pvwdfj dfy plhzf h~h{# “Bh{ K if

ftgvwfj?‒

86=



Bvllfy 86>

Wflfch whz hz dfy jfwe hcj pvllfj ovz h ilhce pkfgf om

phpfy hlocn ~kzd h pfc# Ifmoyf wdf ifnhc zo ~ykzf, dfy zdovndzw

jykmzfj zo dfy jyhnoc#

Zdoy, ghc {ov dfhy bf? Wdf hwefj#

Kz zooe h lkzzlf ~dklf ifmoyf df hcw~fyfj# [fw, b{ jfhy#

K ghc dfhy {ov#

Jo {ov ~kwd zo dfhy h ykjjlf? Wdf hwefj fczdvwkhwzkghll{#

Wdf wvjjfcl{ mflz dhpp{ hcj dfhyj lhvndzfy kc zdf ihge om dfy

dfhj#

[fw, plfhwf# K ~ovlj lkef zdhz }fy{ bvgd#

]fy{ ~fll zdfc# Bovczhkcw ~kll gyvbilf hcj zfbplfw ~kll

mhll, hcj co bhc ghc wvy}k}f kzw fcjlfww ghll# ^dhz kw kz? Wdf

dfhyj dkb dvb ~kzd ftgkzfbfcz# K zdkce K eco~ ~dhz kz kw, wdf

whkj hnhkc#

Wo jo K# Kz‛w zkbf#

K ~hw hiovz zo wh{ zdf whbf# Wflfch wbklfj zo dfywflm hw

wdf ~yozf jo~c iozd zdf ykjjlf hcj zdf hcw~fy# K hb ocf wzfp

glowfy zo mkcjkcn zdf wevll, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm# Ivz ~dhz

jofw zdf hcw~fy bfhc?

86>



Bvllfy 864

Z~fcz{"Ocf

flfch wlfpz ~kzd dfy dfhj oc dfy jfwe# Zdf boyckcn wvc

pffefj zdyovnd dfy ~kcjo~, kzw yh{w wdkckcn vpoc dfy mhgf#

Wdf wlo~l{ opfcfj vp dfy f{flkjw hcj looefj ovz zdf ~kcjo~# H

zdkge gyo~j ~hlefj zdyovnd zdf wzyffzw, nyffzkcn fhgd ozdfy#

Zdf jkmmfyfcz wdopw ~fyf co~ opfc hcj mkllfj ~kzd pfoplf#

Ivwkcfww ~hw gocjvgzfj hw vwvhl# Do~f}fy, wobfzdkcn bo}kcn

zdyovnd zdf gyo~jw ghvndz dfy f{f#

W

Wdf xvkgel{ avbpfj ovz om dfy gdhky hcj yhc zo dfy ~kcjo~#

Zdfyf, ~hlekcn zdyovnd zdf bkjjlf om Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf ~hw dfy

jyhnoc Zdoy#

Zdoy( Wdf ghllfj ovz# Zdoy( ^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?

Zdkw kw zdf ovzwkjf ~oylj? Df hwefj dfy# K‛}f cf}fy wffc

hc{zdkcn lkef zdkw(

H govplf om pfoplf hggkjfczhll{ ivbpfj kczo dkb, ivz

goczkcvfj ~hlekcn kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#

Mfflkcn h ikz phckgefj5 Wflfch xvkgel{ nyhiifj dfy gohz hcj

ivzzocfj kz o}fy dfy phahbhw ifmoyf wdf yhc ovzwkjf om zdf Ilhge

Pvi hmzfy dfy jyhnoc#

Zdoy wlo~l{ zyvjnfj jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj, dkw zhlocw

glhgekcn ~kzd f}fy{ wzfp df zooe# Df ivbpfj kczo h govplf om

pfoplf oc wf}fyhl ogghwkocw, ivz zdf{ kncoyfj dkb# Wflfch

pvwdfj dfy ~h{ zdyovnd zdf gyo~j, zy{kcn zo effp dfy f{f oc dkb

864



Bvllfy 8=0

“Vd, zdhce {ov, Bhzv,‒ Wflfch whkj xvkgel{# “Ivz K

yfhlkqfj zdhz K joc‛z cffj h jyhnoc# K‛b… pfymfgzl{ mkcf

~kzdovz ocf#‒ Wdf efpz zfllkcn dfywflm, zfll dfy co~# Co~ ~ovlj

if zdf pfymfgz zkbf…

“Wflfch, K wh~ glh~fj moozpykczw zdhz K hwwvbf iflocn zo

wobf ekcj om ifhwz kc zdf loz ifdkcj zdf Ilhge Pvi#‒ Wflfch‛w

dhcjw ifnhc zo wdhef# Wdf xvkgel{ dkj zdfb ifdkcj dfy ihge myob

dfy hvcz# “K hlwo wh~ wobf ilooj wbfhyfj oc h govplf om zdf

zyffw hw ~fll# K ~hw zdkcekcn zdhz bh{if K wdovlj iv{ {ov h

jyhnoc zo effp {ov whmf#‒

“K‛b wvyf… zdhz kz‛w cozdkcn,‒ Wflfch bvzzfyfj# Co~ kw zdf

zkbf zo zfll dfy( Do~f}fy, wdf kncoyfj dfy zdovndzw ocgf hnhkc#

“Hyf {ov wvyf? Ifghvwf K dh}f avwz fcovnd…‒

“Co, yfhll{,‒ Wflfch xvkgel{ whkj hnhkc, looekcn phwwfj

Gdhlkww zo effp dfy f{fw oc Zdoy hw df goczkcvfj zo ~hcjfy, “K

joc‛z cffj h jyhnoc# K zdkce zdhz… K ~hw avwz h lkzzlf zoo

ftgkzfj hz zdhz zkbf#‒ Wdf go~fyfj h lkzzlf, dopkcn zdhz Gdhlkww

iflkf}fj dfy# Dfy hvcz looefj hz dfy ~kzd hc kczfcz looe#

“Hyf {ov wvyf zdhz {ov avwz joc‛z ~hcz zo looe zdyovnd zdf

wzoyf zo wff km {ov gdhcnf {ovy bkcj?‒

Wflfch hllo~fj dfy bkcj zo jykmz h~h{, zo zhef dfy

wobfplhgf h~h{ myob dfy wkzvhzkoc# Wdf zdovndz zdhz pfydhpw wdf

wdovlj zfll dfy# Do~f}fy, hcozdfy zdovndz ghbf kczo dfy dfhj

zdhz zolj dfy zo hllo~ Gdhlkww iv{ dfy h jyhnoc fnn# Wflfch

8=0



Bvllfy 8=8

yfivzzfj hnhkcwz zdf kjfh, zdkcekcn km ~dhz wdf ~ovlj jo ~kzd

z~o jyhnocw# Wflfch wkndfj, ivz cojjfj dfy dfhj# “K‛ll gdfge

kz ovz,‒ wdf bvzzfyfj hcj mollo~fj Gdhlkww kczo zdf wzoyf zdhz

wolj jyhnoc fnnw# Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ nlhcgfj ifdkcj dfy, ocl{ zo

mkcj Zdoy jkwhppfhykcn zdyovnd zdf gyo~j ocgf hnhkc#

Gdhlkww lkmzfj vp zdf gvyzhkc hcj ~hlefj kcwkjf, mollo~fj

i{ Wflfch, ~do zykfj zo dkjf dfy mhgf# Kc myocz oc zdf nlhww

govczfy ~fyf }hykovw jyhnoc fnnw om jkmmfyfcz wkqfw hcj goloyw#

Zdyff ~fyf oc zop om zdf govczfy1 ocf yfj, ocf ilvf, hcj zdf

ozdfy nyffc#

“Looe hyovcj hcj zfll bf km {ov ~hcz hc{zdkcn#‒ Wflfch zooe

h jffp iyfhzd hcj ~hlefj vp zo zdf govczfy, pyfzfcjkcn zo looe

hyovcj ~kzd kczfyfwz#

“Bh{ K dflp {ov?‒ Zdf ghwdkfy hppfhyfj myob zdf yoob oc zdf

ozdfy wkjf om zdf ivkljkcn hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo ~dfyf Wflfch

wzooj# Df ~oyf lfhzdfy nlo}fw oc dkw dhcjw hcj h ~dkzf hpyoc

~kzd wgoygd bhyew#

“K‛b avwz looekcn,‒ wdf whkj xvkgel{# Wflfch ifcz o}fy hcj

looefj zdyovnd zdf ozdfy jyhnoc fnnw zdhz ~fyf pvz h~h{ ifcfhzd

zdf govczfy# Do~f}fy, wdf mflz cfy}ovw ocgf hnhkc ~dfc wdf wh~

dfy jyhnoc wzhykcn ihge hz dfy myob zdf ovzwkjf zdyovnd zdf

wzoyf ~kcjo~# Zdoy zdfc dfhjfj moy zdf myocz jooy#

Zdoy, joc‛z( Wdf ~hycfj#

8=8



Bvllfy 8=7

“Zdoy(‒ Wflfch ghllfj ovz hcj yhc o}fy zo zdf wdflm# Zdoy

mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw, ecogekcn o}fy wobf mknvykcfw oczo zdf bhyilf

mlooy, hcj jyoppfj dkbwflm ifwkjf dfy#

^dhz kw zdkw plhgf? Zdoy hwefj, looekcn hyovcj kc

gvykowkz{#

Wflfch ~hw hmyhkj zo zvyc hyovcj# “Wflfch#‒ Wdf nlhcgfj

o}fy dfy wdovljfy#

“K joc‛z cffj h jyhnoc,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “ifghvwf… K hlyfhj{

dh}f ocf#‒ Wdf looefj hz Zdoy ~kzd h looe om jkwhppokczbfcz# Df

lo~fyfj dkw dfhj kc yfboywf, vcjfywzhcjkcn ~dhz df jkj ~hw

~yocn#

Zdfyf ~fyf h mf~ bobfczw om wklfcgf# Wflfch ~hw hmyhkj zo

looe vp hz Gdhlkww# Dfy mhgf ifghbf doz hw dfy mhgf zvycfj yfj

hcj dfy lfnw ~fyf ~fhe#

“Gobf#‒ Gdhlkww ~hlefj phwwfj dfy hw km cozdkcn dhppfcfj#

Wflfch wkndfj hcj mollo~fj dfy hvcz ihge zo zdf Ilhge Pvi ~kzd

dfy jyhnoc#

8=7



Bvllfy 8=6

“K hlwo wzolf zdf jyhnoc fnn myob zdhz wzocf iot zdhz ]kjhy

Dflkow nh}f {ov {fhyw hno#‒

“^d{?‒ Gdhlkww bhchnfj zo gdoef ovz#

“Ifghvwf K ecf~ zdhz jyhnoc fnn ~ovljc‛z dhzgd moy Hwdvy

Ifl,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj hcj looefj jo~c hz dkw mffz#

Gdhlkww wpvc hyovcj oc dfy dfflw hcj looefj hz Yhdkb ~kzd h

dvyzmvl ftpyfwwkoc#

“Do~ ~fyf {ov hilf zo eco~ oc ~dfzdfy oy coz zdhz zdf

jyhnoc fnn ~ovlj oy ~ovljc‛z dhzgd moy Hwdvy Ifl?‒

“Bvb,‒ Yhdkb ~dkwpfyfj# “Zdfyf kw wobfzdkcn hiovz zdhz

bhc# K joc‛z eco~ ~dhz kz kw, ivz zdfyf kw wobfzdkcn hiovz zdhz

bhc zdhz K avwz ghccoz dflp ivz zo jfzfwz dkb#‒ Myob zdf goycfy

om dkw f{f, df wh~ Zdoy wzhcjkcn ifwkjf Wflfch hcj zdf jyhnocfz

cojjfj kzw dfhj h lkzzlf ikz# Yhdkb pokczfj hz zdf jyhnoc#

“F}fc zdf jyhnocfz zdkcew wo#‒

Gdhlkww pvz vp dfy dhcj zo wklfcgf dkb# “Zdf Go}fc ~kll

coz hllo~ mfbhlf jyhnoc ykjfyw#‒

“Ivz kz mkchll{ dhzgdfj, bvb(‒ Yhdkb ftglhkbfj# “Zdf

Woygfyfy dhj zdhz jyhnoc fnn moy o}fy h dvcjyfj {fhyw hcj co~ kz

mkchll{ dhzgdfj( Wvyfl{ zdf Go}fc ghccoz jfc{ zdkw(‒

“Yhdkb, wklfcgf {ovywflm(‒ Gdhlkww ihyefj hz dkb# Wdf

zvycfj zo Wflfch hcj ~hw hiovz zo wh{ wobfzdkcn zo dfy, ivz

Yhdkb wzooj kc myocz om Wflfch#

8=6



Bvllfy 8==

“Zdkw kw hll b{ mhvlz# Joc‛z ilhbf Wflfch ifghvwf wdf dhj

cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd kz# K jyhnnfj dfy kczo zdkw#‒ Yhdkb looefj

jo~c hz dkw mffz#

“Ivz K hnyffj,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#

Gdhlkww zvycfj hyovcj oc dfy dfflw# “Hcj wo… kz ~hw {ov

~do zooe zdf bocf{ hw ~fll?‒ wdf hwefj, hjjyfwwkcn kz zo Wflfch#

“[fw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K cffjfj zo nfz mooj moy Zdoy hmzfy

df dhzgdfj#‒

“Zdoy? Wo {ov hlyfhj{ chbfj dkb?‒ Gdhlkww jyoppfj dfy hybw

zo dfy wkjfw#

“K‛b wvyf zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj dh}f ~hczfj bf zo nk}f dfy

zdf fnn,‒ Yhdkb whkj xvkgel{# “Kz ~ovljc‛z dhzgd moy zdf

Woygfyfy… hcj K eco~ zdhz kz ~ovljc‛z dh}f dhzgdfj moy Hwdvy

Ifl#‒

Gdhlkww glowfj dfy f{fw, ivz opfcfj zdfb hnhkc# “[ov

ghccoz hl~h{w hwwvbf h jyhnoc‛w hgzkocw# Kz ~ovlj dh}f dhzgdfj

moy Hwdvy Ifl# Zdf Go}fc ~kll coz hllo~ h mfbhlf jyhnoc ykjfy,

fwpfgkhll{ ocf ~do kw vcjfyhnf# Zdf{ ~kll zhef lfnhl hgzkoc

kczo zy{kcn zo wfphyhzf iozd {ov hcj zdf jyhnoc#‒ Gdhlkww

wzoppfj hcj zooe h govplf om jffp iyfhzdw# “Kw zdkw {ovy ~h{ om

wffekcn yf}fcnf, i{ effpkcn wfgyfzw myob bf hw K jkj zo {ov?‒

“Bhzv, K‛b woyy{(‒ Zfhyw wzyfhbfj jo~c Wflfch‛w mhgf#

8==



Bvllfy 8=>

“K hwefj dfy coz zo zfll {ov,‒ Yhdkb kczfyyvpzfj# “Joc‛z

ilhbf dfy moy zdhz# Km hc{ocf jfwfy}fw pvckwdbfcz, kz wdovlj if

bf hcj bf hlocf#‒

Gdhlkww ifnhc phgkcn dfy yoob, coz jhykcn zo looe hz Wflfch

oy Yhdkb# Zdf wklfcgf zdhz lkcnfyfj kc zdf hky bhjf Wflfch mffl

ftzyfbfl{ vcgobmoyzhilf# Wdf looefj o}fy hz Zdoy ~do ~hw

looekcn hz Gdhlkww# Df avbpfj zo zdf mlooy hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo

dfy# Wdf wzoppfj hcj looefj jo~c# Zdoy yviifj dkw dfhj hnhkcwz

dfy lfn# Gdhlkww wkndfj hcj ifcz o}fy zo wzyoef zdf jyhnoc‛w

dfhj#

“Do~ locn dh}f {ov dhj zdf jyhnoc fnn?‒ wdf hwefj#

“K dhj kz wkcgf zdf jh{ hmzfy ~f hyyk}fj zo Bhzkljh‛w

Lhcf,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz‛w iffc hiovz h ~ffe wkcgf df

dhzgdfj#‒

Gdhlkww looefj vp# “Dhw df zhlefj zo {ov {fz?‒

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw ifmoyf wdf hcw~fyfj1 “[fw#‒

Wdf looefj ihge hz Zdoy hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “K ~kll

dflp {ov yhkwf dkb,‒ wdf whkj# “K dh}f zo eco~ ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww

~hczw# Wdf‛ll pyoihil{ ~hcz {ov hcj Yhdkb zo no zo Zyocdfkb,

zdf Mkyf Ekcnjob#‒

Wflfch cojjfj# Wdf jkjc‛z eco~ ~d{ mkyf dhj zo if mkywz,

ivz wdf jkjc‛z ~hcz zo hwe#

Gdhlkww wzooj vp# “Ovy zyhkckcn ~kll ifnkc zoboyyo~#‒

8=>



Bvllfy 8=4

df cftz boyckcn, Zdoy wzooj kc myocz om Wflfch‛w ifj,

~hzgdkcn dfy zoww hcj zvyc kc dfy ifj# Df zklzfj dkw dfhj

omm zo zdf wkjf# Wflfch whz vp hcj looefj ifdkcj dfy#

ZNooj boyckcn, b{ jfhy# Ghc ~f zyh}fl hyovcj Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf

hnhkc? Zdoy hwefj dfy#

Wflfch ~kpfj zdf wlffp myob dfy f{fw# Zdhz kw km Bhzv

jofwc‛z dh}f hc{zdkcn plhccfj ykndz co~, zdfc {fw#

Zdoy ~hzgdfj dfy jyfww# Wflfch whz oc dfy ifj hcj nyhiifj

ocf om dfy ioozw# Zdoy noz vp hcj iyovndz zdf ozdfy zo dfy#

Zdhce {ov, wdf whkj#

“Wflfch#‒ Wdf xvkgel{ zkfj zdf lhgfw om dfy ioozw hw

Gdhlkww opfcfj dfy jooy# “K eco~ zdhz {ov ~hcz zo no ovzwkjf

ivz mkywz zdkcnw mkywz#‒ Wdf nlhcgfj o}fy hz Zdoy hcj hjjfj1 “K

~hcz {ov zo dfhj o}fy zo zdf lkiyhy{ hcj nfz wobf iooew oc

jyhnocw# K ~hcz {ov zo lfhyc hiovz jyhnocw {ovywflm#‒

“Ghc‛z {ov zfhgd bf?‒ Gdhlkww wdooe dfy dfhj# “^d{ coz?‒

“Ifghvwf zdkw kw h lfhyckcn ftpfykfcgf moy {ov hcj {ov

hlocf# [ov ~hczfj h jyhnoc hcj co~ {ov cffj zo lfhyc do~ zo

ghyf moy ocf# Do~f}fy, km {ov jo dh}f hc{ xvfwzkocw, K‛ll if

boyf zdhc dhpp{ zo hcw~fy zdfb#‒ Ifmoyf wdf lfmz, wdf whkj

hnhkc1 “Hcj plfhwf joc‛z ~hcjfy zoo mhy h~h{ myob dfyf#‒

Jvykcn iyfhemhwz, Yhdkb dhj h nykb ftpyfwwkoc vpoc dkw mhgf

hw df wzkyyfj dkw ohzbfhl kc wklfcgf#

8=4



Bvllfy 8=;

“Yhdkb,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Df looefj vp h lkzzlf hcj

wkndfj kc jffp goczfcz#

“K‛b woyy{,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj zo dfy# “K wdovljc‛z dh}f

jyhnnfj {ov kczo zdkw bfww# K nh}f {ov b{ ivyjfc om mfflkcnw om

nvklz# B{ bozdfy dhw iffc xvkfz hll boyckcn# Wdf‛w wzkll vpwfz

~kzd bf#‒

Wflfch iyoef hphyz h pkfgf om dfy ifhgoc hcj nh}f kz Zdoy,

~do hzf kz ~kzd plfhwvyf# “Yhdkb, {ov effp moynfzzkcn zdhz K

hnyffj ~kzd {ov,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K ~hw wzkll hcny{ hz dfy moy

effpkcn b{ kjfczkz{ moy bf hcj K zdovndz zdhz zdkw ~ovlj if h

~h{ moy bf zo…‒

“Wffe yf}fcnf,‒ Yhdkb mkckwdfj moy dfy# Wflfch jkjc‛z ~hcz

zo hjbkz kz, ivz wdf cojjfj dfy dfhj kc hnyffbfcz# “Ivz K ~hw

phyz om zdf wfgyfz hw ~fll#‒

Wflfch govljc‛z w~hllo~# “K eco~,‒ wdf whkj kc h dohywf

}okgf# H ecoz zkndzfcfj kc dfy wzobhgd#

Zdf yfwz om zdf zkbf, zdf{ hzf kc wklfcgf# Hmzfy Wflfch

hzf dfy iyfhemhwz, iozd wdf hcj Zdoy ~hlefj zonfzdfy zdyovnd

Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf# Wflfch jfgkjfj zo dfhj moy zdf lkiyhy{ mkywz#

Wdf jkjc‛z ~hcz zo vpwfz dfy hvcz hnhkc#

Wdf looefj jo~c hz Zdoy# Df wcffqfj hcj h govplf om wbhll

wphyew mlf~ ovz om dkw cowzyklw# Jo {ov eco~ ~dfc {ov lfhyc do~

zo iyfhzdf mkyf? Wdf hwefj dkb#

8=;



Bvllfy 8>0

Df pocjfyfj oc zdf zdovndz moy h bobfcz# K jo coz eco~#

Pfydhpw ~f govlj lfhyc zdhz ocgf ~f nfz zo zdf lkiyhy{? Zdoy

~hlefj hdfhj om dfy hcj vp zdf wzfpw om zdf lkiyhy{ cftz zo zdf

wdop zdhz wolj zdf jyhnoc fnnw#

Zdf lkiyhy{ ~hw bhjf om bhyilf# Zdf ivkljkcn ~hw kc zdf

wdhpf om h pfczhnoc ~kzd z~o lhynf golvbcw kc myocz zdhz dflj

phyz om zdf gfklkcn vp# H wfz om wzfpw lfj zo zdf fczyhcgf#

Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf bhyilf wzfpw ~kzd f}fy{

wzykjf# Dkw wpkefj zhkl zyhklfj ifdkcj dkb, ogghwkochll{

yviikcn hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w lfn#

Zdf kcwkjf om zdf lkiyhy{ ~hw fcoybovw# Hio}f Wflfch‛w

dfhj ~hw h zkzhckg nlhww jobf zdhz hllo~fj chzvyhl lkndz zo wffp

kc# Iooewdfl}fw goczhkckcn zdovwhcjw om iooew oc cfhyl{ f}fy{

wviafgz ~fyf kc zdf myocz ~dklf h ~kcjkcn wzhkyghwf whz kc zdf

ihge# Zdf iooewdfl}fw, jfzfybkcfj i{ zdf iooew zdf{ ghyykfj,

~fyf hlpdhifzkghll{ hyyhcnfj# Nlhww zhilfw cfhy zdf myocz ~fyf

oggvpkfj ~kzd pfoplf zhlekcn zo fhgd ozdfy# Kc zdf ihge cfhy

zdf wzhkyghwf ~hw h wbhll wfz om wzhkyw zdhz lfj kczo hc opfckcn

~dfyf zdf gdkljyfc fcnhnfj zdfbwfl}fw ~kzd }hykovw hgzk}kzkfw

zdf{ movcj plfhwvyhilf# Hlocn zdf ~hllw ~fyf phkczkcnw

jfpkgzkcn h ilooj{ gocmlkgz zdhz Wflfch nvfwwfj ~hw zdf Ocf

Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy#

Wflfch hcj Zdoy ~hlefj jo~c zdf kwlf om iooewdfl}fw ifmoyf

wdf yfhgdfj zdf wfgzkoc wdf ~hw looekcn moy# Wdf wekbbfj hlocn

8>0



Bvllfy 8>8

zdf wdfl}fw, looekcn moy hc{ iooe zdhz dhj zdf ~oyj —jyhnocw‛ kc

kz# Zdoy avbpfj oc dkw dkcj lfnw hcj ftzfcjfj dkw cfge wo df

govlj wff hw ~fll#

Do~ bhc{ iooew jo {ov zdkce ~f‛ll cffj? Zdoy hwefj dfy,

pyfwwkcn dkw cowf hnhkcwz zdf iooew#

K‛b coz wvyf# Wflfch pvllfj ovz h iooe zkzlfj Zdf

Jyhgockhc Nvkjf hcj dflj kz vcjfy dfy hyb#

Hmzfy hiovz zfc bkcvzfw om zdkw, Wflfch wkndfj hcj whkj1

Wvypykwkcnl{, zdfyf hyfc‛z }fy{ bhc{ iooew kc zdkw wfgzkoc hiovz

jyhnocw# K mkcj zdhz jkmmkgvlz zo iflkf}f#

^fll, lfz‛w effp looekcn# Zdoy ~hlefj phwwfj dfy hcj zo zdf

cftz wfgzkoc# Wflfch mollo~fj dkb zo zdf —F‛ wfgzkoc#

Zdoy wzyfzgdfj ovz dkw cfge hcj ifnhc zo wfhygd# Wflfch

looefj zdyovnd zdf iooewdflm ifdkcj dfy# H iooe ~kzd h nolj

ikcjkcn ghvndz dfy f{f ~kzd nolj lfzzfyw pykczfj vpoc }fl}fz#

“F}fy{zdkcn [ov Cffj zo Eco~ Hiovz Jyhnocw,‒ Wflfch yfhj

hlovj, pvllkcn zdf iooe myob kzw plhgf# Zdf iooe ~hw zdyff

kcgdfw zdkge# Wdf wekbbfj zdyovnd zdf phnfw hcj wh~

kllvwzyhzkocw zdhz ifhvzkmvll{ poyzyh{fj jyhnocw om hll

jkmmfyfcz ekcjw#

Zdoy, K movcj hcozdfy iooe zdhz ~f govlj looe zdyovnd,

Wflfch whkj# Df jkjc‛z hcw~fy# Zdoy# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~

zdhz Zdoy ~hw looekcn hz h wpfgkmkg iooe ~kzd kczfyfwz z~o kwlfw

h~h{ myob dfyw#

8>8



Bvllfy 8>9

Wflfch, gobf dfyf, df whkj# K zdkce {ov bkndz ~hcz zo looe

hz zdkw# Df yfhgdfj ovz dkw glh~ hcj pvllfj kz ovz ~kzd dkw

zhlocw# Zdf iooe mfll zo zdf mlooy i{ Wflfch‛w mffz# Wdf

yfgonckqfj kz kbbfjkhzfl{#

“Zdf gobplfzf ~oyew om ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj# “Ivz…‒ Wdf yfhgdfj ovz hcj opfcfj zdf phnf# “Zdkw

~hw myob zdf lkiyhy{ kc Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf# Bhzv bvwz dh}f nk}fc

zdf iooe zo zdkw lkiyhy{ hmzfy wdf zooe kz myob bf…‒ Wflfch

looefj hz dfy jyhnoc# “Do~ jkj {ov eco~?‒

K wdhyf {ovy zdovndzw, df whkj# F}fc ~dfc K ~hw wzkll

kcwkjf b{ fnn, K mflz ~dhz {ov mflz hcj K dfhyj {ovy zdovndzw#

Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj hcj wckmmfj zdf iooe# K hlwo vcjfywzhcj zdf

kbpoyzhcgf om zdkw iooe#

Wflfch wfz dfy z~o iooew jo~c, pkgefj vp zdf iooe, hcj

wekbbfj zdyovnd zdf phnfw# Wobf om zdf pkfgfw om phpfy,

kcglvjkcn zdf glvf wdf movcj vcjfycfhzd zdf mlooyiohyj kc zdf

Ilhge Pvi ~fyf wzkll dkjkcn ~kzdkc zdf phnfw# Kz‛w wzkll dfyf,

wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo Zdoy# Zdf lfzzfy K cffjfj ~hw kc dfyf hlocn

~kzd zdf glvf K movcj# Wdf looefj hyovcj zo bhef wvyf coioj{ ~hw

looekcn ifmoyf wdf zooe zdf lfzzfy hcj zdf glvf ovz hcj wzvmmfj

zdfb kczo dfy pogefzw# K dopf zdhz K ~oc‛z cffj zdkw iooe

hc{boyf# Wdf plhgfj zdf iooe ihge oc kzw wdflm#

8>9



Bvllfy 8>7

Wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj h lo~ nyvbilf kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj#

Zdoy xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj# Wobfocf‛w gobkcn , df whkj kc h lo~

nyo~l# Df ihyfj dkw mhcnw hcj mhccfj ovz dkw ~kcnw#

K nvfww zdhz zdfwf iooew ~kll dh}f zo jo moy zdf zkbf

ifkcn# Wflfch nyhiifj dfy z~o iooew myob zdf nyovcj# Wdf hcj

Zdoy xvkgel{ yhc o}fy zo zdf govczfy ~dfyf zdf{ ghc gdfge ovz

zdf iooew#

Wflfch( Zdoy‛w wbhll yvbilf kc dkw zdyohz nyf~ zo h lovj

nyo~l# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~ z~o glohefj bfc ~hlekcn jo~c

zdf wzhkyghwf cfhy zdf fcj om zdf lkiyhy{# Dfy dfhyz povcjfj

dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf yfgonckqfj zdfb hw zdf whbf z~o

bfc ~do gdhwfj dfy hz zdf Nvcjkwhl}vw dovwf ihge kc Dflwdkyf

]kllhnf#

Wflfch hcj Zdoy ~hlefj zo zdf myocz govczfy hcj plhgfj zdf

z~o iooew kc myocz om dfy# Zdf lkiyhykhc dhj dfy ihge zvycfj#

H wzhge om iooew whz oc zop om dfy ~oojfc jfwe# Wdf ~h}fj dfy

dhcjw hcj zdf iooew woyzfj zdfbwfl}fw kczo wfphyhzf hcj cfhz

pklfw#

“Ftgvwf bf,‒ Wflfch whkj, xvkgel{ looekcn o}fy dfy

wdovljfy# Zdf z~o bfc jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf golvbcw om

iooewdfl}fw#

“Do~ bh{ K dflp {ov?‒ zdf lkiyhykhc whkj kc h dknd"pkzgdfj

}okgf# Z~o wbhll ~kcnw ~fyf hzzhgdfj zo dfy ihge hcj Wflfch

ecf~ zdhz wdf ~hw wobf ekcj om mhky{# Dfy ioj{ ~hw wdhpfj lkef

8>7



Bvllfy 8>:

zdhz om hc hpplf# Wdf ~oyf h yfj jyfww zdhz ~fcz zo dfy ecffw

hcj wpfgzhglfw hyovcj dfy cfge# Dfy wekc ~hw olj hcj ihnn{,

fwpfgkhll{ dfy mhgf# Dfy nyh{ dhky ~hw zkndzl{ pvllfj ihge kczo

h ivc ~kzd h pfcgkl zdhz wzvge zdyovnd hz hc hcnlf#

“K cffj zo gdfge ovz zdfwf iooew#‒ Wflfch zvycfj ihge

hyovcj hcj pvwdfj zdf iooew oc zdf govczfy h lkzzlf zo~hyjw zdf

lkiyhykhc#

“Jo {ov dh}f h lkiyhy{ ghyj?‒ wdf hwefj#

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “H ~dhz?‒

“H lkiyhy{ ghyj,‒ zdf lkiyhykhc yfpfhzfj# “[ov ghccoz

gdfge ovz iooew ~kzdovz h lkiyhy{ ghyj#‒

Wflfch xvkgel{ nlhcgfj o}fy dfy wdovljfyw hnhkc, ivz wdf

govljc‛z wff zdf z~o bfc# “Co, K jo coz dh}f h lkiyhy{ ghyj#

Do~ jo K nfz ocf?‒

“^fll, {ov cffj zo mkll ovz h moyb hcj K cffj h pdozo KJ#‒

“^dhz?‒ Wflfch looefj ihge hz zdf iooew# “Ghc K avwz gdfge

zdfwf ovz?‒

“Coz ~kzdovz h lkiyhy{ ghyj,‒ zdf lkiyhykhc wzfycl{

yfzoyzfj#

Wflfch nlhcgfj o}fy dfy wdovljfy ocgf hnhkc hcj wh~ zdf z~o

bfc yvcckcn jo~c zdf kwlf om iooewdfl}fw kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wdf

looefj ihge hz zdf iooew hcj nyhiifj zdf ocf oc zop#

“Df{(‒ zdf lkiyhykhc wdovzfj#

8>:



Bvllfy 8>6

Looew lkef ~f‛ll if zhekcn zdkw ~kzd vw ~kzdovz vwkcn h

lkiyhy{ ghyj, wdf whkj zo Zdoy# Wdf hcj dfy jyhnoc yhc zo~hyjw

zdf fczyhcgf om zdf lkiyhy{ hcj ovzwkjf# Zdf z~o bfc mollo~fj

dfy zdyovnd zdf jooyw hcj jo~c zdf wzfpw# Kwc‛z zdfyf wobfzdkcn

~f ghc jo?

K ghc‛z jo bvgd om hc{zdkcn# K‛b zoo wbhll moy zdfb zo if

zfyykmkfj om bf, Zdoy whkj whjl{# Do~f}fy… Df wzoppfj hcj

zvycfj hyovcj# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj hcj gdhynfj ~kzd dkw doycw

pokczfj hz zdfb#

Zdoy( Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj# ^dhz hyf {ov jokcn? Ocf om zdf

bfc mfll jo~c# Zdf ozdfy pvllfj ovz h w~oyj hcj ifnhc w~kcnkcn

kz hz Zdoy# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj zo h}okj zdf jfhjl{ ilo~ hcj

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Wflfch dflj oc zo dfy iooe ~kzd h zkndz nykp ~kzd dfy

jyhnoc zyhklkcn ifdkcj dfy ihge zo zdf Ilhge Pvi#

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flfch hcj Zdoy yhc zdyovnd zdf fczyhcgf om zdf Ilhge Pvi

~kzd zdf iooe hcj vp zdf wzhkyw ihge zo dfy yoob#

W“Bhzv,‒ wdf ghllfj ovz# “Bhzv( K dh}f h iooe(‒ Wdf ifcz

o}fy hcj zykfj zo ghzgd dfy iyfhzd#

“Nooj#‒ Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj hcj Gdhlkww ~hw

wzhcjkcn ykndz zdfyf ifdkcj dfy# “^d{ hyf {ov ovz om iyfhzd?

^fyf {ov yvcckcn?‒ Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd, ivz ifmoyf wdf

govlj hcw~fy, Gdhlkww whkj1 “Coz hnhkc# Zdf{ ~kll coz yfwz(‒

Wflfch nhpfj hz dfy# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒

“Zdf Dvczfyw ~fyf looekcn moy {ov kc zdf lkiyhy{( Co~ zdf{

eco~ {ov‛yf dfyf kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf(‒ Gdhlkww ~hlefj phwwfj dfy

hcj zo dfy yoob# “^f dh}f zo lfh}f moy Zyocdfkb hw wooc hw ~f

ghc# Do~f}fy, kz‛ll if h mf~ jh{w oc jyhnoc ihge, wo ~f dh}f co

ozdfy gdokgf ivz zo ~hkz vczkl Zdoy kw ikn fcovnd# Kz‛w ocl{ h

bhzzfy om zkbf ifmoyf zdf Woygfyfy dkbwflm gobfw dfyf#‒ Wdf

wzoppfj hcj looefj hz zdf jyhnoc# “Kz wdovlj if hiovz hcozdfy

~ffe oy wo ifmoyf Zdoy ~ovlj if yfhj{ zo ghyy{ {ov#‒

Wflfch whz oc dfy ifj hcj looefj jkwjhkcmvll{ hz zdf iooe

wdf zooe myob zdf lkiyhy{# “^d{ jkjc‛z Bhzv zfll bf zdhz K

cffjfj h lkiyhy{ ghyj zo gdfge ovz iooew?‒

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Bvllfy 8>>

Zdoy ~hw l{kcn oc zdf mlooy# Df lkmzfj vp dkw dfhj hcj

{h~cfj# Pfydhpw wdf ecf~ zdhz {ov ~fyfc‛z nokcn zo looe moy

iooew oc jyhnocw#

Ivz K jkj nfz h iooe oc jyhnocw( Wdf dflj kz vp moy dkb zo

wff#

Bh{if wdf ecf~ zdhz {ov ~fyf nokcn zo looe moy wobfzdkcn

flwf#

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj ~fcz wfhygdkcn zdyovnd

dfy pogefzw moy zdf lfzzfy hcj glvf# Bh{if wdf jkj eco~ zdhz K

~hw nokcn zo looe hz h jkmmfyfcz iooe, zdf whbf iooe wdf zooe

h~h{ myob bf# Wdf looefj vp hz Zdoy#

^dhz jofw zdf glvf wh{?

Ocf ~hw h ykjjlf, ~dkgd ~f hlyfhj{ wol}fj# Zdf ozdfy phyz

goczhkcw h ivcgd om cvbifyw zdhz lfhj zo wobfzdkcn# Wdf dflj vp

zdf glvf moy Zdoy zo wff# K zdkce zdhz kz dhw wobfzdkcn zo jo

~kzd zdkw lfzzfy moy By# ^dkzf# Looe# Wdf pokczfj hz zdf ~oyj

—~dkzf‛ hio}f zdf lkwz om cvbifyw# Zdkw kw h chbf, moy kz kw

ghpkzhlkqfj# K hlwo zdovndz zdhz pfydhpw zdf lkwz om cvbifyw

dhj wobfzdkcn zo jo ~kzd ocf om Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w ~oyew#

Oy lfzzfyw, Zdoy hjjfj#

Fthgzl{# Co~ zdhz K dh}f zdf lfzzfy K ~hw looekcn moy,

~dhz co~?

Zdoy looefj hz zdf gop{ om zdf z~o"phnfj lfzzfy hcj hz zdf

cvbifyw# Pfydhpw zdf cvbifyw kcjkghzf h wfgyfz gojf zdhz kw

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Bvllfy 8>4

dkjjfc ~kzdkc zdf lfzzfy# Looe hz zdf cvbifyw# K zdkce zdhz

zdf mkywz cvbify kcjkghzfw ~dkgd phnf#

Do~ jo {ov eco~? Wflfch looefj hz zdf cvbifyw hcj cozkgfj

zdhz o}fy dhlm om zdf cvbifyw ifnhc ~kzd h ocf ifmoyf zdf jhwd#

Zdf wfgocj cvbify, K iflkf}f, ~ovlj kcjkghzf ~dkgd

wfczfcgf# Pfydhpw K‛b ~yocn…

Bh{if coz# Wflfch gobphyfj zdf cvbifyw zo zdf lfzzfy# Hcj

K iflkf}f zdhz zdf lhwz cvbify ~ovlj pyoihil{ kcjkghzf zdf

lfzzfy oy ~oyj#

^f ghc zy{ kz iozd hcj wff ~dhz dhppfcw#

Hgzvhll{, K zdkce kz bkndz if h lfzzfy# Wflfch pokczfj zo

ocf om zdf cvbifyw hcj cozkgfj zdhz zdf lhwz ocf ifwkjf zdf jhwd

dhj zdyff cvbifyw# Zdf lhwz cvbify kcjkghzfw zdf lfzzfy om zdf

~oyj kc zdf wfczfcgf# Wdf looefj vp hz dfy jyhnoc ~kzd h wbklf

oc dfy mhgf# Yfhj bf zdf cvbifyw hcj K‛ll zy{ zo mkcj zdf

goyyfgz lfzzfy zo bhzgd kz#

Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb ~kzd jflkndz# Df pvwdfj o}fy zdf pkfgf

om phpfy ~kzd dkw zhlocw kc myocz om dkb hcj yfhj1 8"8"97#

Wflfch govczfj zdf ykndz hbovcz om lfzzfyw hcj whkj1 —H#‛

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Hnhkc, wdf jkj zdf whbf# —Z#‛

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zdhz ~f cffj ifmoyf ~f jfgkjf ~dkgd hyf ~oyjw oy coz#

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Bvllfy 8>;

Hmzfy hiovz hc dovy om zdkw, Wflfch yfhgdfj zdf lhwz lkcf

om cvbifyw#

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Wflfch govczfj hcj yfhj, —Y#‛

^f‛yf jocf# Zdoy pvwdfj zdf pkfgf om phpfy h~h{ ~kzd dkw

zhlocw# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj zo zdf mlooy hcj glowfj dkw f{fw#

Wflfch looefj jo~c hz zdf avbilf om lfzzfyw zdhz wdf ~yozf

jo~c# Co~ zdkw kw ~dhz ~f dh}f1

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hcj yfhj zdf yfwvlz1 Hz zdf fcj om {ovy po~fy, hz zdf ifnkcckcn

om fzfyckz{5 ilfwwfj df ~do mkcjw bf# B{ lhwz kw kc bvj

wobf~dfyf moyf}fy#

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Hz zdf fcj om {ovy po~fy… Wdf wgyhzgdfj oc zdf pkfgf om

phpfy hcj wbklfj ~kzd jflkndz#

Hz zdf fcj om {ovy po~fy, Zdoy yfpfhzfj# Zdhz‛w…

Y, Wflfch mkckwdfj# Hz zdf ifnkcckcn om fzfyckz{… —F‛#

B{ lhwz kw kc bvj wobf~dfyf moyf}fy, Zdoy mkckwdfj# Kz‛w

—J#‛

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bfhc?‒

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zdf goloy om…

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Mkyf, Wflfch mkckwdfj, hcj mkyf kw zdf flfbfcz zdhz K dh}f

zo lfhyc mkywz… Zyocdfkb#

Zdf cftz glvf kw kc Zyocdfkb, Zdoy whkj# Ivz ~dhz hiovz

zdf wfgocj glvf?

Wflfch looefj hz zdf ykjjlf hcj zdovndz om zdf hcw~fy#

^dhz jofw zkbf kbpl{?

Bh{if {ov ~kll dh}f zo mkcj zdf glvf ocl{ hz h gfyzhkc

zkbf? Zdoy wvnnfwzfj# Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj#

K joc‛z eco~, wdf hjbkzzfj# K nvfww zdhz ~f‛ll avwz dh}f

zo mkcj zdhz ovz ocgf ~f nfz zo Zyocdfkb#

840



Bvllfy 848

Z~fcz{"Movy

dhz hmzfycooc, Wflfch whz ovzwkjf om zdf Ilhge Pvi ~kzd Zdoy

l{kcn jo~c ifwkjf dfy# Wdf dhj zdf iooe hiovz jyhnocw

opfcfj kc dfy lhp hcj yfhj zo dfy gobphckoc# Df fhnfyl{ zooe kc

zdf kcmoybhzkoc wdf yfhj zo dkb#

ZZdf hmzfycooc wvc wlo~l{ nlkjfj hgyoww zdf we{, lfh}kcn h

zyhkl om }kiyhcz goloyw# Zdf glovjw yfmlfgzfj zdf goloyw hgyoww

zdf we{ hw km zdf{ ~fyf phkczkcn zdf wgfcfy{ zdhz Wflfch

hjbkyfj#

Zdoy plhgfj dkw dfhj oc dfy lhp hcj ifnhc zo dvb# Wflfch

zvycfj zdf phnf hcj yfhj zdf wfgzkoc kc iolj lfzzfyw1 Zdf

Jyhgockhc Nvkjf#

“Zdyovndovz dkwzoy{,‒ Wflfch yfhj hlovj, “jyhnocw dh}f

plh{fj hc kbpoyzhcz yolf kc loyf hcj lfnfcjw# Zdfky ftkwzfcgf

ghc if zyhgfj ihge zo hw mhy hw :000 I#G# hcj zdfky dhikzhzw

kcglvjf hc{ ekcj om zfyyhkc, jfpfcjkcn oc zdf wpfgkfw# Zdf

kjfhw om jyhnocw dh}f iffc kc hlbowz f}fy{ gvlzvyf zdyovndovz

dkwzoy{, jfyk}fj myob jkcowhvy mowwklw#

Wflfch looefj jo~c zdf lkwz hcj ghbf hgyoww h pkgzvyf om h

~dkzf jyhnoc ~kzd h nolj vcjfy ifll{# Zdf ghpzkoc yfhj, zdf

Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc, oy zdf Fzfychl Jyhnoc#

848



Bvllfy 849

Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb ~kzd jflkndz# Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc, df

whkj ~kzd h wlkndz wbklf plh{kcn vpoc dkw wghl{ lkpw# Myob ~dhz

K vcjfywzhcj hiovz zdfb, zdf{ hyf kcgyfjkil{ yhyf#

Wflfch looefj hz zdf zftz hcj cojjfj# “Ocf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc

kw ioyc f}fy{ z~o zdovwhcj {fhyw,‒ wdf yfhj#

Zdf{ ghc hlwo if ioyc om hc{ jyhnoc iyffj, Zdoy goczkcvfj#

Wflfch goczkcvfj zo yfhj# “Zdfyf hyf zdfoykfw zdhz

Jk}kckz{ Jyhnocw hyf ilfwwfj ~kzd Hcnflkg po~fy vpoc zdfky

ikyzd# ^dklf bowz jyhnocw ghc ocl{ bhwzfy hcj goczyol h wkcnlf

flfbfcz, zdfwf jyhnocw ghc ~kflj bhc{ hiklkzkfw zdhz ozdfyw

ghccoz# Mkyf, fhyzd, ~hzfy, hcj hky hyf zdf ihwkg flfbfczw zdhz

zdfwf jyhnocw ghc goczyol, ivz zdf{ ghc hlwo w~kzgd ovz ~kzd

ozdfy flfbfczhl hiklkzkfw wvgd hw flfgzykgkz{, pokwoc,

lkndzcfww, hcj jhyecfww# Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnocw dh}f zdf hiklkz{

zo pvykm{ f}kl hcj zo gvyf jkwfhwfw#

“Zdfky wghlfw, ~dfc {ovcn, hyf womz hw wkle zo zdf zovgd#

Do~f}fy, hw zdf{ nyo~ oljfy, zdfky wghlfw ifgobf ftzyfbfl{ wdhyp

lkef zdf zkpw om eck}fw# Zdfky dkjf dhw zo if oklfj ocgf h ~ffe

zo pyf}fcz zdf wghlfw myob gyhgekcn hcj ifgobkcn jy{#

“Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnocw dh}f jkmmfyfcz bhnkghl pyopfyzkfw,

wvgd hw fhzkcn zdf jyhnoc‛w dfhyz nyhczw zdf po~fy om

vcjfywzhcjkcn zdf lhcnvhnf om hckbhlw# Yviikcn zdf jyhnoc‛w

ilooj o}fy dvbhc, flm, oy j~hym wekc ~kll wfy}f hw h pyozfgzkoc

hnhkcwz wzhi ~ovcjw#

849



Bvllfy 847

“Yfhgdkcn mvll nyo~zd hz fkndzffc boczdw, zdf Jk}kckz{

Jyhnoc ghc nyo~ vp zo moyz{"mk}f mffz ~kzd h ~kcnwphc om ckcfz{

mffz#

“Hlzdovnd zdfyf kw wobf jfihzf hw zo ~do ghbf hgyoww zdkw

iyffj om jyhnocw, zdfyf kw f}kjfcgf zdhz zdf{ ~fyf jkwgo}fyfj i{

Hlzfwwh#‒ Wdf looefj o}fy hz Zdoy ~kzd h wbklf# Df lkmzfj vp

dkw dfhj myob dfy lhp hcj looefj hz zdf pkgzvyfw om zdf jyhnoc

hchzob{ oc zdf cftz phnf#

“Zdoy,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “Jo {ov eco~ ~dhz ekcj om jyhnoc {ov

hyf?‒

Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj# Vcmoyzvchzfl{, K ghccoz wpfgkmkghll{

wh{# K ghc ocl{ wh{ zdhz K looe lkef wobf ekcj om }olghckg

jyhnoc# Df ~kwpfj ovz wobf ilhge wboef myob dkw cowzyklw# Jofw

zdf iooe zhle hiovz mhbovw jyhnocw kc dkwzoy{? Zdoy hwefj

fczdvwkhwzkghll{# K ~hcz zo dfhy wobf wzoykfw hiovz zdfb#

Hllo~ bf zo looe# Wflfch mlkppfj zdyovnd zdf phnfw vczkl

wdf movcj h zkzlf zdhz ghvndz dfy hzzfczkoc# Zdf zkzlf yfhj,

Zdf Jhye Eckndzw hcj zdf Jyhnocw om zdf Movy Flfbfczw#

“Zdf Jyhnocw om zdf Movy Flfbfczw, wo chbfj moy zdf flfbfcz

zdf{ fhgd yfpyfwfczfj, ~fyf zdf jyhnocw zdhz movndz iyh}fl{

hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy hcj dkw hyb{ kc zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy#

Zdfky ykjfyw ~fyf ghllfj zdf Jhye Eckndzw, ~fhykcn zdf whbf

hyboy hw zdfky jyhnocw ~oyf# Do~f}fy, cfhy zdf fcj om zdf ~hy,

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Bvllfy 84:

zdf jyhnocw hcj zdfky ykjfyw ~fyf wlhkc kc ihzzlf i{ zdf

Woygfyfy dkbwflm# Zdfky jyhnoc fnnw ~fyf hll zdf{ lfmz ifdkcj#

“Zdf Jyhnocw om zdf Movy Flfbfczw gocwkwzfj om movy

jkmmfyfcz jyhnoc wpfgkfw kc phyzkgvlhy# Zdf Yfj Jyhnoc kw zdf

nvhyjkhc om mkyf, zdf D{jyh kw zdf nvhyjkhc om zdf ~hzfyw, zdf

Nyffc Jyhef kw zdf nvhyjkhc om zdf flfbfcz fhyzd, hcj zdf Iyocqf

Jyhnoc kw zdf nvhyjkhc om zdf hky#‒

Wflfch glowfj zdf iooe hcj looefj vp hz Zdoy ~kzd jflkndz#

K ~ocjfy ~dhz kz mflz lkef zo if ocf om zdf Jhye Eckndzw#

Zdoy mhccfj ovz dkw ~kcnw# Zdf{ bvwz dh}f iffc kcgyfjkil{

po~fymvl# Wflfch cozkgfj zdhz dkw f{fw gdhcnfj h lkzzlf zo yfj

~kzd {fllo~ hyovcj zdf pvpklw, ivz zdf{ xvkgel{ gdhcnfj ihge zo

hbify#

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Gdhlkww iyovndz h pklf om glfhc glozdfw kc dfy yoob hcj wfz zdfb

oc dfy ifj# “Do~f}fy, ifmoyf {ov ykjf dkb, K cffj zo iv{ {ov h

whjjlf# K wdovlj if hilf zo iv{ h whjjlf myob zdf wdop zdhz

wfllw jyhnoc fnnw# H aokcz ifz~ffc zdf jyhnoc‛w wdovljfyw kw

~dfyf zdf whjjlf cffjw zo no# [ov joc‛z ~hcz zo ykjf h jyhnoc

~kzdovz ocf, moy kzw wghlfw hyf kcgyfjkil{ wdhyp hcj ~kll zfhy

{ovy lfnw hphyz#‒

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moy zdf mkywz zkbf h~h{ myob zdf Ilhge Pvi moy dkw dvcz#

84:



Bvllfy 846

Gdhlkww wzooj kc myocz om dfy ifj, moljkcn dfy glozdfw, hcj

pvzzkcn zdfb h~h{# “Bhzv,‒ Wflfch yfpfhzfj#

“[fw?‒ Gdhlkww wzoppfj moljkcn hcj looefj hz Wflfch#

“K effp cozkgkcn zdhz… Zdoy‛w f{fw effp gdhcnkcn goloy,‒

Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “^dhz jofw zdhz bfhc?‒

Gdhlkww wbklfj h lkzzlf# “Zdfky f{fw gdhcnf goloy

hggoyjkcn zo zdfky boojw# Moy kcwzhcgf, ~dfc dkw f{fw zvyc yfj,

zdhz bfhcw df‛w dvcny{#‒

“^dhz jofw kz bfhc ~dfc dkw f{fw gdhcnf zo yfj ~kzd {fllo~

hyovcj zdf pvpklw?‒ wdf hwefj, yfghllkcn zdf gdhcnf om goloy

myob fhylkfy zdhz jh{#

“Zdhz bfhcw df ~hczw zo mkndz# Kz hlwo bfhcw hbikzkoc#‒

“^dhz hiovz nyh{ hcj {fllo~?‒ H lvbp ~hw ghvndz kc dfy

zdyohz hw wdf zdovndz om do~ wdf ~hczfj zo nfz ykj om dfy

jyhnoc# Wdf mflz phkc kc dfy gdfwz, hw wdf efpz zdkcekcn do~

wdf ~ovlj cf}fy moynk}f dfywflm moy ~dhz wdf ~hczfj zo jo#

“Nyh{ bfhcw zdhz zdf{ hyf kc phkc hcj {fllo~ bfhcw zdf

jyhnoc kw hmyhkj#‒ Gdhlkww wzoppfj dfywflm# “^d{ hyf {ov hwekcn

bf wpfgkmkg xvfwzkocw?‒

Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “Ifghvwf K ~kzcfwwfj dkw f{fw

gdhcnkcn zo zdf jkmmfyfcz goloyw K bfczkocfj,‒ wdf hcw~fyfj

zyvzdmvll{# Wdf govlj coz hmmoyj zo effp hc{ boyf wfgyfzw myob

Gdhlkww#

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Gdhlkww ~hlefj o}fy hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc dfy wdovljfy# “Co

bhzzfy ~dhz {ov‛}f jocf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, “Zdoy ~kll hl~h{w if

hzzhgdfj zo {ov, hw h yflhzkocwdkp ifz~ffc jyhnoc hcj ykjfy

wdovlj if#‒ Wdf zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “]kjhy Dflkow hcj Hwdvy Ifl

~kll dh}f zo eco~ hiovz zdkw# Zdf jyhnoc fnn ~hw pyopfyz{ om

zdf Go}fc# Ocgf zdf{ lfhyc zdhz zdfky jyhnoc fnn dhzgdfj zo h

{ovcn nkyl ~do ~hwc‛z f}fc om hnf…‒ Gdhlkww wzoppfj dfywflm# “K

jo coz eco~ ~dhz zdf{ ~kll jo# K hb hmyhkj zdhz hll zdhz K hb

zy{kcn zo zfhgd {ov ~kll if om hiwolvzf co }hlvf, moy zdf{ ~ovlj

pyoihil{ zy{ zo zhef zdf jyhnoc h~h{ myob {ov#‒

Wflfch xvkgel{ h}fyzfj dfy nhqf myob zdf ~kcjo~ hcj looefj

o}fy hz Gdhlkww# “Ivz ~dhz om zdf Fbpyfww? Jofwc‛z wdf dolj

zdf mkchl jfgkwkoc?‒

Gdhlkww zooe h bobfcz ifmoyf wdf hcw~fyfj# “Coybhll{, {fw#

Do~f}fy, ~kzd zdkw wkzvhzkoc hz dhcj, K hb coz xvkzf wvyf km zdf

Fbpyfww ~kll wzkll if hilf zo dolj zdf mkchl jfgkwkoc#‒

Wflfch wzooj vp myob dfy wpoz# “Wdf kw zdf Fbpyfww om

Hybhnfjjoc, kwc‛z wdf?‒ Gdhlkww jkjc‛z hcw~fy# “Wdovljc‛z

Fbpyfww Hvyoyh if hilf zo bhef dfy o~c jfgkwkocw ~kzdovz dh}kcn

zo gocwvlz ~kzd zdf Go}fc?‒

“Hd, ivz {ov wff, km wdf jkj zdhz, zdfc kz ~ovlj jfm{ dfy

iflkfm kc h jfbogyhg{,‒ Gdhlkww whkj# “Wdf jofw coz ~kwd zo

yvlf Hybhnfjjoc ~kzd hiwolvzf hvzdoykz{, ivz zo hllo~ myffjob zo

yvc hgyoww zdf lhcj# ^kzd zdhz kc bkcj, wdf zdovndz kz ~kwf zo

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wfz vp h w{wzfb om no}fycbfcz zdhz ~ovlj dflp dfy ~kzd dfy

jfgkwkocw, zo dh}f pfoplf yfpyfwfczkcn zdf gobboc pvilkg zdhz

wdhyf zdfky ifwz kczfyfwzw#‒

Wflfch wkndfj zo dfywflm hcj whz jo~c hnhkc# “Ivz zdkw kw

avwz h wkbplf jfgkwkoc, kwc‛z kz? [ov ghccoz py{ hphyz h ykjfy

myob zdfky jyhnoc#‒

Gdhlkww whz jo~c ifwkjf dfy hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc dfy

wdovljfy# “Hgzvhll{, zdkw jfgkwkoc ~ovlj pfydhpw if zdf bowz

jkmmkgvlz jfgkwkoc moy iozd zdf Fbpyfww hcj zdf Go}fc zo bhef,‒

Gdhlkww ~dkwpfyfj# “[ov jo coz vcjfywzhcj zdf gobplkghzkocw

hwwogkhzfj ~kzd zdkw, hz lfhwz coz {fz# Plfhwf jo coz jkwzvyi

{ovywflm o}fy wvgd bhzzfyw# ^f ~kll jkwgvww zdkw ~dfc zdf zkbf

gobfw# Moy co~, hll ~f cffj zo ~oyy{ hiovz kw do~ hyf ~f nokcn

zo bhef kz zo Zyocdfkb ~kzdovz ifkcn cozkgfj#‒

Zdhz ckndz, Wflfch lh{ h~hef kc dfy ifj# Pfy}hjkcn dfy

bkcj ~hw zdf zdovndz om do~ wdf zykfj zo ykj h~h{ dfy jyhnoc#

Zfhyw wzyfhbfj jo~c dfy mhgf# Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ ~dhz wdf ~ovlj

jo ~kzdovz dkb# Df ~hw h phyz om dfy, wdhykcn dfy zdovndzw hcj

fbozkocw# Zdf boyf wdf zdovndz hiovz kz, zdf boyf zdf phkc kc

dfy gdfwz kcgyfhwfj vczkl wdf zdovndz wdf govlj coz iyfhzdf#

Kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj, wdf dfhyj h gobmoyzkcn }okgf zdhz

jk}fyzfj dfy hzzfczkoc myob dfy zdovndzw# Lkzzlf ocf, K eco~

{ov hyf vc~fll#

84>



Bvllfy 844

Zfhyw mloojfj dfy f{fw# K hb woyy{, b{ jfhy#

Wklfcgf# ^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn hiovz?

Hiovz do~ K zyfhzfj {ov hw h jyhnocfz, Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# K

jo coz iflkf}f zdhz K ghc f}fy moynk}f b{wflm#

Lkzzlf ocf, K ~hcz zo wff {ov#

Hz mkywz, wdf dfwkzhzfj# Do~f}fy, Wflfch noz ovz om dfy

ifj hmzfy h mf~ bobfczw om wklfcgf hcj pvz oc h gohz# Zdf

Jfgfbify ~kcjw ilf~ zdyovnd dfy ~kcjo~ hcj ilf~ ihge zdf jyhpfw#

Wdf ~hlefj ovz om zdf Ilhge Pvi hcj wh~ Zdoy looekcn hz dfy ~kzd

goczfczbfcz# Df ~hw l{kcn ifwkjf ocf om zdf zyffw cfhy zdf

goiilfwzocf yohj# Oc zdf nyovcj cfhy dkw zhlocw ~fyf h govplf

om iocfw myob dkw lhzfwz ghzgd# Zdoy noz vp oc hll movyw hcj

~hlefj o}fy zo dfy# Df plhgfj dkw dfhj oc dfy wdovljfy hcj

wckmmfj dfy dhky# Zdoy ~hw co~ iknnfy zdhc Wflfch, dkw wdovljfy

ilhjfw lf}flfj ~kzd dfyw# Dkw wghlfw nlkwzfcfj kc zdf booclkndz

myob zdf gohzkcn om okl wdf hpplkfj zo dkw dkjf hmzfy jkccfy#

Wflfch ghyfmvll{ yhc dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww zdf wghlfw# Zdf{ ~fyf

wboozd, ivz zdf zkpw ~fyf wzkll wdhyp#

B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj zo dfy# Plfhwf zfll bf#

^d{ hyf {ov vc~fll hcj yfwzlfww?

Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ do~ zo yfwpocj zo zdkw# Plfhwf jo coz

gocgfyc {ovywflm ~kzd bf# K hb ~fll#

Co {ov hyf coz, Zdoy whkj# Df nfczl{ cvjnfj dkw dfhj

hnhkcwz dfyw# Plfhwf zfll bf ~dhz kw iozdfykcn {ov#

844



Bvllfy 84;

Wflfch wkndfj wlkndzl{# K hlyfhj{ zolj {ov ~dhz ~hw

gocgfyckcn bf#

Wklfcgf lkcnfyfj ifz~ffc zdfb# Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj h

lkzzlf hcj dkw mhgf ~hw lf}flfj ~kzd dfyw# Wflfch ~hwc‛z wvyf

hw zo ~dfzdfy oy coz wdf wdovlj looe hz dfy jyhnoc kc zdf f{fw#

Do~f}fy, wobfzdkcn jyf~ dfy hzzfczkoc zo mogvw dfy nhqf vp~hyj#

Wdf wzhyfj hz Zdoy kc zdf f{fw hcj cozkgfj zdhz zdf{ ~fyf ocgf

boyf h wdhjf om nyh{ ~kzd {fllo~ hyovcj dkw pvpklw#

Jo coz gocgfyc {ovywflm ~kzd ~dhz dhw hlyfhj{ dhppfcfj, b{

jfhy, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj zo dfy# [ov ~oyy{ {ovywflm ~kzd wobfzdkcn

zdhz {ov ghccoz gdhcnf#

Wflfch mflz h wbhll zfhy zykgelf jo~c dfy mhgf# Zdhz K jo,

wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Kz dvyzw bf f}fy{ zkbf K zdkce hiovz kz#

Zdfc jo coz zdkce hiovz kz, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj ihge# K cf}fy

dflj hc{zdkcn hnhkcwz {ov, coy ~kll K f}fy# K dh}fc‛z zdovndz

om zdhz kcgkjfcz wkcgf kz dhppfcfj# K dh}f moynk}fc {ov, b{

jfhy# Ivz ~dhz K cffj {ov zo jo kw zo moynk}f {ovywflm# Wflfch

jkjc‛z yfwpocj zo zdkw# Kcwzfhj, wdf gykfj h lkzzlf zo dfywflm

hcj nyhiifj oczo Zdoy‛w doycw zo effp dfy myob mhllkcn zo zdf

nyovcj ifwkjf dkw zhlocw# B{ jfhy, K cffj {ov zo yfbfbify zdkw#

[fwzfyjh{ ~hw dkwzoy{, zoboyyo~ kw h b{wzfy{, ivz zojh{ kw h

nkmz# Zdhz kw ~d{ kz kw ghllfj zdf pyfwfcz# Wflfch looefj vp

hz dfy jyhnoc zdyovnd dfy zfhyw hcj dkw f{fw ~fyf ekcj, womz,

84;



Bvllfy 8;0

hcj nfczlf# H wbhll wbklf hppfhyfj oc dfy lkpw hcj wdf wzooj vp

h lkzzlf wzyhkndzfy kc myocz om dfy jyhnoc#

Wdf zdfc ~hlefj o}fy zo dkw wkjf hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc dkw

wdovljfy#

Gdhlkww dhj iffc ifnnkcn bf zo ykjf {ov… Wflfch whkj,

looekcn hz dkw wghlfw ~kzd ~ocjfy#

Lfz‛w ykjf# Zdoy zvycfj hyovcj hcj wpyfhj ovz dkw ~kcnw#

Wflfch looefj hz dkb kc hwzockwdbfcz# ^dhz? Wdf hwefj#

Lfz‛w ykjf, df yfpfhzfj hcj ecflz o}fy wo zdhz Wflfch govlj

glkbi oc# Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ ~dhz zo jo# Wdf dhj cf}fy ykjjfc

hc{ woyz om hckbhl ifmoyf, lfz hlocf h jyhnoc# Wflfch zdfc

yfghllfj Gdhlkww‛w ~oyjw om ~hyckcn hcj jfgkjfj hnhkcwz ykjkcn

~kzd Zdoy# Do~f}fy, Zdoy dflj ovz ocf om dkw zhlocw hcj dflpfj

Wflfch oczo dkw ihge# Wflfch, ~kzdovz hcozdfy zdovndz, hllo~fj

dkb zo dflp dfy# Wdf ~hw kcgyfjkil{ gvykovw hw zo do~ kz ~ovlj

mffl zo if kc zdf we{# Zdfyf ~hw f}fc h wbhll dkcz om jfwkyf zo

ml{ ~kzd dfy jyhnoc# Dfy dfhyz ifhzkcn dhyj hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz

ovz om pvyf ftgkzfbfcz hcj gvykowkz{, wdf zkndzl{ dflj oczo dkw

z~o lhynf doycw zdhz hppfhyfj oc zdf zop om dkw dfhj# Zdoy jvn

dkw ihge glh~w kczo zdf nyovcj, lfhpz vp, hcj zooe mlkndz#

Wflfch mflz lkef h yoge jyoppfj kc dfy wzobhgd hw wdf

wohyfj }fyzkghll{ zo~hyjw zdf we{ oc dfy jyhnoc# Wdf glowfj dfy

f{fw myob zdf lhynf nvwz om ~kcj# Wdf looefj vp hcj ~hzgdfj, hw

zdf gyfwgfcz booc hio}f dfy nyf~ lhynfy# Wflfch‛w hybw ~fyf

8;0



Bvllfy 8;9

dovwfw zdhz phwwfj i{# Hll zdf pfoplf looefj lkef hczw myob zdf

dfkndz wdf hcj Zdoy ~fyf hz# Wflfch govljc‛z wzop wdk}fykcn#

Zdf ocl{ wovygf om ~hybzd ~hw Zdoy‛w dfhzfj ioj{#

Zdoy zvycfj wlkndzl{ hcj mlf~ vp dkndfy# Wflfch zykfj zo

dolj oc ~kzd ~dhz lkzzlf wzyfcnzd wdf dhj# Df efpz povcjkcn dkw

~kcnw, ifhzkcn hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w lfnw# Zdf wghlfw ~fyf lkef zdf

zkpw om eck}fw zdhz wzhiifj kczo dfy mlfwd f}fy{ zkbf Zdoy

mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw# Wdf zykfj wdkmzkcn kczo hcozdfy powkzkoc zo

bhef kz boyf gobmoyzhilf, ivz zdf boyf wdf bo}fj, zdf boyf phkc

wdf mflz# Oc dfy lfmz lfn, phyzw om dfy wekc ghbf omm ~kzd

ilooj nvwdkcn ovz om zdf ~ovcj# Zdf ozdfy lfn ~hwc‛z hw ihj hw

zdf lfmz, ivz zdf ~ovcj efpz nyo~kcn jffpfy i{ zdf yd{zdbkg

bo}fbfcz om Zdoy‛w povcjkcn ~kcnw# Hmzfy h ~dklf, do~f}fy,

Wflfch‛w lfnw ifghbf cvbi hcj wdf govljc‛z mffl zdf phkc

hc{boyf#

Zdf golj hky ~hw ikzzfy hcj efpz dkzzkcn Wflfch kc zdf

mhgf# H wdhyp hcj wbhll yoge mlf~ zdyovnd zdf hky hcj dkz dfy

cowf# Wflfch ~kcgfj ~kzd phkc hw zdf ~kcj goczkcvfj gyhwdkcn

hnhkcwz dfy mhgf# Wdf zykfj zo dkjf dfy mhgf h~h{ myob zdf

~kcj, ivz dfy fmmoyzw ~fyf vwflfww#

Wflfch wzyvnnlfj zo opfc dfy f{fw h lkzzlf boyf, zy{kcn zo

kncoyf zdf vcplfhwhcz golj ~kcj#

8;9



Bvllfy 8;7

Zdoy afyefj ykndz, ml{kcn zdyovnd h wbhll glovj# Wflfch

wgyfhbfj hcj wlkj omm dkw ihge ocgf hnhkc# [ov‛yf ykjkgvlovw(

K zolj {ov zo dolj oc(

Zdoy( K‛b wlkppkcn(

Dolj oc( Wflfch lowz dfy nykp oc Zdoy‛w doycw hcj wdf mfll

omm dkw ihge hcj ihge jo~c zo~hyjw zdf nyovcj# Wflfch( Zdoy

ghbf zo hc hiyvpz wzop kc bkjhky hcj jo}f kc hmzfy dfy#

Wflfch govljc‛z mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo wgyfhb# Zdf hky ~hw

wvgefj ovz myob dfy lvcnw# Zdf mhll ~hw wo mhwz hcj wvjjfc zdhz

zdf ocl{ zdkcn wdf govlj jo ~hw looe ovz kczo zdf doykqoc kc

myocz om dfy hw kz jyoppfj ifmoyf dfy f{fw# Zdoy mlf~ phwwfj

dfy ~kzd dkw ~kcnw zvgefj zo dkw wkjfw, hcj vcmoljfj dkw ~kcnw

hw df mlf~ ifcfhzd dfy# Wdf mfll ihge oczo dkw ihge, wzkll

wdhefc i{ zdf mhll#

K ~hcz zo no ihge zo zdf Ilhge Pvi, Wflfch whkj hmzfy wdf

movcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo wpfhe# Zdoy jkjc‛z yfwpocj5 kcwzfhj, df

zvycfj kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc hcj mlf~ ihge#

^dfc zdf{ yfhgdfj zdf Ilhge Pvi, Wflfch mfll omm dkw ihge

hcj lhcjfj oc zdf nyovcj, zdf ilooj jykppkcn myob dfy lfnw#

Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj myob zdf mlkndz hcj moljfj kc dkw ~kcnw# Df

wzhyfj hz dfy ~kzd h zkcz om nyh{ kc dkw f{fw#

K‛b woyy{, lkzzlf ocf, df ~dkwpfyfj#

8;7



Bvllfy 8;6

Z~fcz{"Mk}f

flfch lkbpfj zdyovnd zdf myocz jooyw om zdf Ilhge Pvi ~kzd

pkfgfw om dfy zoyc ckndzno~c wfy}kcn hw zovyckxvfzw moy dfy

~ovcjw# Wdf dflj dfywflm vp i{ nyhiikcn zdf fjnf om zdf ihy

zhilf ykndz kc myocz# Wflfch pfyefj vp dfy dfhj ~dfc wdf dfhyj

wobfocf ~hlekcn jo~c zdf wzhkyw# Dfy }kwkoc ifghbf ilvyy{ hw

wdf dfhyj wobfocf wgyfhb kc doyyoy hcj mykndz# Wdf ifghbf

vcgocwgkovw hcj mfll zo zdf mlooy#

W

“Wflfch#‒ Wdf zykfj zo opfc dfy f{fw, ivz dfy f{flkjw mflz

dfh}{# Wdf mflz wobfocf wdhef dfy wdovljfyw h lkzzlf# Wdf

xvkgel{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj wh~ iozd Gdhlkww hcj Yhdkb wkzzkcn

oc zdf fjnf om dfy ifj# H ~fz ~hwdglozd ~hw moljfj hcj plhgfj

o}fy dfy moyfdfhj# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy lfnw hcj mflz

pfzykmkfj# Zdf wekc oc iozd zdf kcwkjf om dfy lfnw ~hw zoyc omm

myob zdf ykjf# Vcjfycfhzd dfy lfnw ~fyf zdyff jkmmfyfcz zo~flw

zo ghzgd zdf ilooj zdhz mfll myob dfy ~ovcjw#

“Zdhz kw chwz{,‒ Yhdkb whkj kc gobplfzf wdoge#

“Zdhz‛w ~d{ K zolj {ov coz zo ykjf Zdoy ~kzdovz h whjjlf(‒

Gdhlkww wdykfefj# “K‛b wvyf zdhz zdf cftz zkbf {ov ykjf ~kzd

Zdoy {ov ~ovlj ykjf ~kzd h whjjlf( H zdkge, lfhzdfy whjjlf(

Co~ {ov‛ll if wghyyfj moy lkmf(‒ Gdhlkww ~kpfj bowz om zdf ilooj

omm dfy ~ovcjw# “Cftz zkbf, K ~kll bhef wvyf zdhz {ov ykjf ~kzd

8;6



Bvllfy 8;=

h whjjlf( ^dhz ~fyf {ov zdkcekcn Wflfch? Hcj ~dfyf jkj {ov hcj

Zdoy no?‒

“^f jkjc‛z no hc{~dfyf,‒ Wflfch whkj ~fhel{, ~kpkcn dfy

f{fw# “^f avwz mlf~ hyovcj kc zdf hky hcj ghbf ihge…‒

“K zolj {ov ifmoyfdhcj hiovz zdkw(‒ Gdhlkww {fllfj hnhkc#

“Lhzfy, K‛b nokcn zo iv{ {ov h whjjlf oy {ov hcj Zdoy ~kll cf}fy

ml{ zonfzdfy hnhkc# [ov‛yf lvge{ {ov wzkll f}fc dh}f {ovy

lfnw(‒ Wdf looefj hz zdf ~ovcjw hnhkc# “K ghc zy{ zo dfhl {ovy

~ovcjw#‒ Gdhlkww ~h}fj dfy ykndz dhcj hcj ifnhc jyh~kcn lkzzlf

jyoplfzw om ~hzfy myob zdf hky# Wflfch ~hzgdfj hw dfy dhcjw

bo}fj ~kzd mkcfwwf# Wooc, Gdhlkww‛w dhcj ~hw fcnvlmfj kc h

wbhll nloi om ~hzfy# Wdf plhgfj dfy dhcj ~kzd zdf ~hzfy oc

Wflfch‛w lfmz lfn# Hmzfy h bobfcz, Gdhlkww yfbo}fj dfy dhcj hcj

zdf ~hzfy go}fyfj zdf ~ovcj# Wobf om zdf ~hzfy ~fcz kczo

Wflfch‛w ~ovcj ~dklf zdf yfwz jykppfj oc zdf zo~flw# Wflfch‛w

lfn ifnhc zo kzgd hcj phyzw om dfy mlfwd ~fyf yfphkyfj#

“Do~ jkj {ov jo zdhz?‒ Wflfch hwefj, effpkcn dfy f{fw mktfj

vpoc ~dhz ~hw lfmz om zdf kcavy{# Dfy dfhj ~hw wzkll wpkcckcn

hcj wdf mflz iozd pd{wkghll{ hcj bfczhll{ ftdhvwzfj# Dfy }kwkoc

~hw wzkll h lkzzlf ilvyy{, ivz wdf wzkll movndz zo effp dfywflm

phyzkhll{ h~hef#

“^hzfy kw h dfhlkcn flfbfcz,‒ Gdhlkww ifnhc# “Wobf pfoplf

ghc vwf ~hzfy zo dfhl ~ovcjw# Do~f}fy, coz hll ~ovcjw ghc if

gobplfzfl{ dfhlfj#‒ Wdf cojjfj zo Wflfch‛w lfnw# “[ovy lfnw

8;=



Bvllfy 8;>

~kll if wghyyfj moy lkmf hcj zdhz‛w wobfzdkcn zdhz coz f}fc

~hzfy ghc zhef h~h{#‒ Gdhlkww zdfc jkj zdf whbf ~kzd Wflfch‛w

ozdfy lfn#

Wflfch yviifj dfy dfhj# “Do~ locn dh}f K iffc

vcgocwgkovw?‒ wdf hwefj#

“Hiovz dhlm om zdf ckndz,‒ Yhdkb whkj nykbl{# Df looefj vp

hz zdf gloge zdhz dvcn oc zdf ~hll# “Kz‛w yfhll{ fhyl{ kc zdf

boyckcn#‒

“[ov cffj zo nfz wobf yfwz,‒ Gdhlkww whkj hmzfy wdf glfhcfj

vp zdf ilooj{ bfww# “Hmzfy lvcgd, K ~kll no hcj iv{ h whjjlf#

Do~f}fy, {ov hcj Zdoy ~kll dh}f zo ~hkz moy h ~dklf ifmoyf {ov

z~o ykjf zonfzdfy hnhkc# K ~hcz {ov zo nfz hw bvgd yfwz hw {ov

ghc#‒

Moy zdf cftz z~o jh{w, Wflfch yfbhkcfj kc dfy ifj hcj avwz

wlfpz# ^dfc wdf mkchll{ jkj ~hef vp myob dfy wlvbify, wdf mflz

kcgyfjkil{ ~fll, ftgfpz zdhz wdf wzkll mflz bfczhll{ ftdhvwzfj#

Wflfch wh~ zdf cf~, lfhzdfy whjjlf zdhz Gdhlkww iovndz myob zdf

jh{ ifmoyf#

Gdhlkww ~hlefj ovzwkjf ~kzd zdf lfhzdfy whjjlf kc dfy dhcjw

mollo~fj i{ Wflfch hcj Yhdkb#

“[ov ~kll lfhyc do~ zo wzyhp h whjjlf o}fy Zdoy‛w ihge,‒

Gdhlkww hccovcgfj# “^f‛yf coz nokcn zo bhef zdf whbf bkwzhef ~f

bhjf lhwz zkbf#‒

8;>



Bvllfy 8;;

Zdoy wzvge ovz dkw zocnvf hcj ihgefj dkw dfhj h~h{ hw

Gdhlkww wdo~fj dkb zdf yoj#

Zdhz dhw zo no kc b{ bovzd? Df hwefj kc wgoyc#

Wflfch plhgfj dfy dhcj oc dkw cfge# “K‛b woyy{, b{ mykfcj,

ivz {fw#‒

Zdoy bhjf hcozdfy wovy mhgf, ivz opfcfj dkw bovzd,

jkwjhkcmvll{ hllo~kcn zdf yoj zo no kcwkjf# Df lkgefj dkw lkpw

h lkzzlf#

Zdkw zhwzfw mvcc{, df hccovcgfj#

“[ov wff zdkw,‒ Gdhlkww whkj, pokczkcn zo ocf om zdf lhynf

wzyhpw ~kzd h af~fl kcgyvwzfj kczo zdf ivgelf, “Zdkw nofw

vcjfycfhzd Zdoy‛w wzobhgd#‒ Wdf ifcz o}fy oc dfy dhcjw hcj

ecffw, zhekcn zdf ivgelf hcj hcozdfy lhynf wzyhp# Wflfch zoo

ifcz o}fy zo nfz h nooj looe# “Bhef wvyf zdhz zdf wzyhpw hyf

zkndz, ivz joc‛z bhef zdfb zoo zkndz#‒ Gdhlkww zkndzfcfj zdf z~o

ivgelfw zonfzdfy# Wdf dvyykfj ihge oc dfy mffz hw Zdoy nyvczfj

hcj ~kwpfj ovz h pvmm om ilhge wboef kc kyykzhzkoc#

Do~ hb K wvppowfj zo nfz vwfj zo zdkw? Zdoy hwefj, hygdkcn

dkw cfge zo looe hz Wflfch#

K‛b woyy{, Wflfch whkj hpolonfzkghll{ hnhkc#

“Dop oc,‒ Gdhlkww whkj, phzzkcn zdf whjjlf ~kzd dfy dhcj#

Wflfch nyhiifj kz hcj zykfj nfzzkcn oc, ivz govljc‛z# Gdhlkww

wdooe dfy dfhj h lkzzlf# “Pvz {ovy mooz kczo zdf wzkyyvp,‒ wdf

dhwzkl{ whkj#

8;;



Bvllfy 908

Wflfch wgyfhbfj hw Zdoy mlf~ dkndfy kczo zdf we{, dfy

mkcnfyw ~yhppkcn zkndzl{ hyovcj zdf yfkcw# Wdf ~hw wvjjfcl{

zhefc ihge zo dfy mkywz ml{kcn ftpfykfcgf myob ifmoyf, ftgfpz

zdhz zdf whjjlf pyozfgzfj dfy lfnw myob Zdoy‛w wghlfw# Zdf ~kcj

ghbf gyhwdkcn kczo dfy mhgf# Wdf looefj ihge jo~c hz zdf nyovcj

zo mkcj Gdhlkww# Wdf jkwhppfhyfj xvkgel{ hw Zdoy goczkcvfj zo

wohy dkndfy kczo zdf we{#

Zdoy iyovndz kc dkw ~kcnw zo dkw wkjf zo zhef h jk}f,

dfhjkcn wzyhkndz moy ocf om zdf ivkljkcnw oc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf# Df

wzyfzgdfj ovz dkw ~kcnw hnhkc hcj mlf~ h }fyzkghl mlkndz#

Looe hyovcj {ov( Zdoy wdovzfj# Wflfch dflj oc zkndzl{ zo

zdf yfkcw hcj moygfj dfy f{fw opfc# Wdf looefj ~kzd gvykowkz{

ovz kczo zdf doykqoc hw wdf jkj ~dfc wdf mfll myob Zdoy‛w ihge#

Wdf loowfcfj dfy nykp oc zdf yfkcw, mfflkcn h lkzzlf boyf

yflhtfj oc Zdoy‛w ihge#

Hyf {ov mfflkcn ifzzfy hiovz ml{kcn? Zdoy hwefj, wfcwkcn

dfy mfflkcnw#

H lkzzlf, Wflfch yfplkfj# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj

~hzgdfj hw zdf nyovcj bo}fj ifcfhzd dfy# Zdoy mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw

hnhkc hcj mlf~ dkndfy# Wflfch ~hzgdfj hw zdf jfzhklw om zdf

nyovcj ifnhc zo jkwhppfhy#

Joc‛z no zoo mhy, Wflfch#

Wflfch ecf~ zdhz kz ~hwc‛z Zdoy‛w }okgf# Bhzv?

[ov dfhyj bf, Gdhlkww whkj hnhkc#

908



Bvllfy 909

Wflfch looefj ovz kc myocz om dfy hcj wh~ zdhz zdf{ yfhgdfj

zdf lkbkzw om Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf hcj dfhjfj ovz zo~hyjw zdf Nyfhz

Plhkcw# Wdf wlo~l{ vc~yhppfj dfy mkcnfyw myob doljkcn zdf yfkcw

hcj lfz no# Zdoy hggflfyhzfj hw df goczkcvfj ovz zo~hyjw zdf

Nyfhz Plhkcw#

Wflfch wzyfzgdfj ovz dfy hybw hcj looefj hyovcj dfy ~kzdovz

mfhy# Kw zdkw do~ {ov mffl kc zdf we{?

Wdf dfhyj lhvndzfy# K zolj {ov zdhz ml{kcn kwc‛z zdhz ihj,

Zdoy gobbfczfj# Df afyefj vp h lkzzlf zo~hyjw zdf we{ hcj

Wflfch mfll moy~hyj# Wdf xvkgel{ nyhiifj zdf yfkcw hcj jvn dfy

mffz kczo zdf wzkyyvpw#

Wflfch, K ~hcz {ov hcj Zdoy zo gobf ihge#

Wdf ~hw h lkzzlf gocmvwfj# ^d{?

K zolj {ov coz zo no }fy{ mhy#

^f‛yf cfhy Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf…

K ~hcz {ov zo gobf ihge, Gdhlkww yfpfhzfj# Wflfch jkjc‛z

hynvf5 kcwzfhj, wdf zolj Zdoy hcj df zvycfj ihge hyovcj# Wdf

zykfj zo fcao{ f}fy{ bkcvzf wdf dhj lfmz vp kc zdf hky, moy wdf

mfhyfj zdhz Gdhlkww bkndz coz hllo~ dfy zo ml{ hc{boyf#

Zdoy lhcjfj kc myocz om zdf Ilhge Pvi hcj zvgefj kc dkw

~kcnw# Wflfch doppfj omm dkw whjjlf hcj ~hlefj hyovcj h lkzzlf,

zy{kcn zo nfz vwfj zo ~hlekcn ihge oc zdf nyovcj hnhkc#

“Zdhz ~hw iykllkhcz,‒ Yhdkb whkj, nfzzkcn omm zdf nyovcj

hcj ~hlekcn o}fy#

909



Bvllfy 90:

K cffj zo wpfhe ~kzd dfy# Zdf Dvczfyw hyf glowkcn kc

zo~hyjw Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf hcj zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj bf zo zfll {ov

zdhz wdf ~hczw {ov kc Zyocdfkb# [ov hcj Zdoy iozd, df mkckwdfj#

Wflfch‛w lfnw mflz lkef lfhj# Do~ jkj zdf Fbpyfww eco~ K

dh}f h jyhnoc? Wdf zdovndz#

Zdf Fbpyfww eco~w f}fy{zdkcn, Loek whkj, yfhjkcn dfy

zdovndzw# Kc hjjkzkoc, ]kjhy Dflkow hcj Hwdvy Ifl eco~ hiovz

zdf dhzgdlkcn hw ~fll# Zdf{ ~ovlj lkef zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov wooc#

Df looefj ovz zdf ~kcjo~ hcj wdooe dkw dfhj# Gdhlkww kwc‛z

ovzwkjf…

Wflfch dfhyj moozwzfpw gyfhe vp zdf wzhkyw# Zdfyf wdf kw(

“Bhzv(‒ Wdf opfcfj dfy jooy hcj hlbowz yhc kczo dfy# Loek

mollo~fj glowfl{ ifdkcj, xvkgel{ zfllkcn dfy zdf whbf bfwwhnf df

zolj Wflfch#

“Zdkw kw ~d{ K jkjc‛z ~hcz {ov hcj Zdoy zo ml{ ovz zdfyf

}fy{ locn,‒ Gdhlkww whkj xvkgel{# “Zfll zdf Fbpyfww zdhz ~f

~kll if lfh}kcn zockndz#‒ Loek io~fj dkw dfhj# Df gdhcnfj kczo

h dh~e hcj mlf~ ovz zdf ~kcjo~# Gdhlkww looefj ihge jo~c hz

Wflfch# “Phge {ovy iflocnkcnw# ^f‛yf nokcn zo lfh}f moy

Zyocdfkb#‒

Wflfch cojjfj hcj ~fcz zo dfy jyh~fyw# Gdhlkww lfmz zdf

yoob zo zfll Yhdkb ~do ~hw avwz ~hlekcn vp zdf wzhkyw# Wflfch

pvllfj ovz wobf om dfy glozdfw hcj plhgfj zdfb oc dfy ifj# Zdf

lkiyhy{ iooe hiovz jyhnocw zdhz whz oc zop om dfy }hckz{ ghvndz

90:



Bvllfy 906

dfy f{f# Wflfch wdyvnnfj dfy wdovljfyw hcj wdf, zoo, plhgfj kz

oc dfy ifj# Wdf mknvyfj wdf ~hwc‛z gobkcn ihge zo Bhzkljh‛w

Lhcf zo yfzvyc kz5 wdf wzkll cffjfj zo lfhyc boyf hiovz jyhnocw#

Wdf ~hlefj vp zo zdf ~kcjo~ hcj looefj hz Zdoy, ~do ~hw

looekcn hz zdf whjjlf ~kzd hcco{hcgf# Df hygdfj dkw cfge hcj

wckmmfj kz, ivz pvllfj ihge avwz hw xvkgel{# Wflfch gdvgelfj h

lkzzlf hcj ghllfj dkw chbf#

Zdoy looefj vp hz dfy zdyovnd zdf ~kcjo~ ~kzd dkw hbify

f{fw# ^dhz kw kz, lkzzlf ocf?

^f‛yf lfh}kcn moy Zyocdfkb zockndz#

Zdoy wzyfzgdfj dkw myocz lfnw hcj jvn dkw glh~w kczo zdf

nyovcj# K‛b yfhj{#

Zdhz ckndz, Wflfch efpz zdkcekcn hiovz ~dhz Zyocdfkb ~ovlj

looe lkef, ~dhz ekcj om bhnkg ~ovlj wdf lfhyc, ~dhz woyz om

pfoplf wdf ~ovlj bffz, ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj looe lkef, hcj wo

oc# Zdfwf zdovndzw zdhz pfy}hjfj dfy bkcj bhjf dfy nyo~

yfwzlfww#

Wdf moljfj zdf lhwz om dfy glozdfw hcj wzvmmfj zdfb kczo h

ihn Gdhlkww dhj nk}fc dfy fhylkfy zdhz jh{# Kz ~hw ~fll kc zo

zdf bkjjlf om zdf ckndz# Wflfch mflz zkyfj hcj ftdhvwzfj, ivz

dfy ftgkzfbfcz wooc bhjf dfy moynfz hiovz do~ jfwpfyhzfl{ wdf

oyknkchll{ ~hczfj zo wlffp# Wdf looefj ihge hz zdf jyfwwfy hcj

zdovndz zdhz wdf moynoz wobfzdkcn# Wdf noz vp hcj ~hlefj o}fy

906



Bvllfy 90=

zo kz, ivz wzoppfj ~dfc Gdhlkww opfcfj dfy jooy hcj whkj1 “^f

bvwz if omm# Nyhi {ovy iflocnkcnw hcj lfz‛w no# Yhdkb kw

~hkzkcn ovzwkjf moy vw#‒

Wflfch wdyvnnfj dfy wdovljfyw hcj mknvyfj wdf dhj

f}fy{zdkcn# Wdf nyhiifj dfy ihn hcj dhvlfj kz o}fy dfy

wdovljfy, mollo~kcn Gdhlkww jo~c zdf wzhkyw, hcj ovz om zdf

Ilhge Pvi#

Zdoy ~hlefj o}fy ~kzd dkw ~kcnw zvgefj kczo dkw wkjf#

Wflfch wfgvyfl{ hzzhgdfj dfy ihn zo Zdoy‛w whjjlf# Df hygdfj

dkw cfge zo looe hz dfy# K joc‛z zdkce K ghc ghyy{ z~o

phwwfcnfyw, df hjbkzzfj#

Wflfch phzzfj dkw dkjf ~kzd dfy dhcj# K zdkce {ov‛yf

wzyocn fcovnd#

Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj# K‛b coz zdhz wzyocn#

Gdhlkww kw lkndz ~fkndzfj#

K‛b wzkll vcwvyf#

“^dhz‛w ~yocn ~kzd Zdoy?‒ Wflfch dfhyj Gdhlkww‛w }okgf myob

ifdkcj#

“Df jofwc‛z zdkce df ghc ghyy{ iozd om vw#‒

Wdf dfhyj Gdhlkww lhvnd# “K eco~#‒

Wflfch mflz vcfhw{# “[ov‛yf gobkcn ~kzd vw, hyfc‛z {ov?‒

Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj cozkgfj zdhz Gdhlkww ~hw wzhcjkcn ~kzd z~o

doywfw ifdkcj dfy#

90=



Bvllfy 90>

“[fw, K‛b nokcn ~kzd {ov#‒ Yhdkb ghbf vp hcj nyhiifj zdf

yfkcw om ocf om zdf doywfw# “K avwz ~hczfj zo bhef wvyf zdhz

Zdoy govlj hz lfhwz ghyy{ {ov#‒ Wdf doppfj oc dfy doywf ~dklf

Yhdkb jkj zdf whbf ~kzd dkw#

Wflfch pvz dfy mooz zdyovnd ocf om zdf wzkyyvpw hcj zooe h

jffp iyfhzd# Wdf nyhiifj zdf whjjlf# Wdf avbpfj hcj dfh}fj

~kzd hll dfy bkndz# Wflfch plhgfj dfy ykndz lfn oc zop om zdf

whjjlf hcj wlkj kczo plhgf#

[ov jkj kz, lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj# Wflfch dfhyj h lkzzlf

bogefy{ kc dkw }okgf hcj zykfj zo kncoyf kz#

“Lfz‛w if omm,‒ Gdhlkww whkj# Wdf pvllfj dhyj oc zdf yfkcw

om dfy doywf hcj lfj kz jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj# “Zdf Fbpyfww

kw ~hkzkcn moy {ovy hyyk}hl#‒

90>



Bvllfy 904

Z~fcz{"Wkt

oek yhc zdyovnd Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf zo bhef wvyf zdhz Gdhlkww

hcj zdf ozdfyw ~fyf whmf# Df whmfl{ jflk}fyfj dkw bfwwhnf

zo zdf Fbpyfww hcj wdf wdovlj if ~hkzkcn kc Zyocdfkb moy

Wflfch‛w hyyk}hl# Df looefj ifdkcj dkb hcj wh~ h nlkbpwf om zdf

Dvczfyw gobkcn kc dkw jkyfgzkoc#

L

Kz ~hw kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf ckndz# Zdf wzyffzw ~fyf

jfwfyzfj, ~dkgd Loek movcj vcvwvhl# Zdf wdopw ~fyf glowfj hcj

wo ~hw zdf kcc zdhz Loek zykfj zo nfz kczo# Zdf lhbppowzw oc

f}fy{ kczfywfgzkoc ~fyfc‛z lkz# Zdf wovcj om nhllopkcn doywfw

bhjf Loek‛w dfhyz yhgf hw df glkbifj vp zdf zyff# Zdf ilhge

doywfw nhllopfj zdyovnd Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf hcj hll dfhjfj moy zdf

Ilhge Pvi#

Loek dkj dkbwflm ~fll kc zdf zyff cfhy ~dhz vwfj zo if

Wflfch‛w ~kcjo~# Df looefj jo~c iflo~ hcj ~hzgdfj ~kzd h

zfyykmkfj ftpyfwwkoc hw zdf Dvczfyw ivwzfj jo~c zdf jooy hcj

zyhbplfj kcwkjf# Zdf mot doppfj myob zdf iyhcgdfw hcj lhcjfj oc

zdf ~kcjo~wkll# Df lfz ovz dkw iyfhzd kc yflkfm zo wff zdhz

Gdhlkww hcj zdf ozdfyw ~fyf hlyfhj{ nocf#

Df wvjjfcl{ dfhyj moozwzfpw wzobpkcn vp zdf wzhkyw# Loek

avbpfj ihge kczo zdf zyff hcj gocgfhlfj dkbwflm ifdkcj zdf

904



Bvllfy 90;

lfh}fw# Zdf Dvczfyw ivwzfj kczo Wflfch‛w yoob# Zdf mot ifnhc

zo wdhef ~dfc df wh~ Hyh~c, zdf lfhjfy, wzfp kczo zdf yoob#

Hyh~c looefj ifdkcj dkb hcj cojjfj dkw dfhj# Zdf yfwz om

zdf Dvczfyw ghbf kc hcj jfwzyo{fj f}fy{zdkcn kc zdf yoob# Zdf{

ecogefj o}fy zdf jyfwwfy, wobf om zdf jyh~fyw mhllkcn ovz zo zdf

mlooy# Zdf bkyyoy o}fy zdf jyfwwfy wdhzzfyfj kczo zdovwhcjw om

lkzzlf pkfgfw# Zdf bhzzyfww ~hw wlkgfj kc kccvbfyhilf plhgfw

~kzd mfhzdfyw wghzzfyfj hiovz zdf yoob# Hyh~c ekgefj zdf glowfz

bkyyoyw hcj zdf{, lkef zdf jyfwwfy bkyyoy, lh{ gobplfzfl{

wdhzzfyfj#

“Ivyc kz,‒ Hyh~c ihyefj# Zdf bhc ifwkjf dkb ~h}fj dkw

dhcjw hcj wfz ~dhz ~hw lfmz om zdf jyfwwfy oc mkyf# Wphyew mlf~

zdyovndovz zdf kcwkjf om zdf yoob# Zdf{ avbpfj myob zdf

gvyzhkcw, zdfc zo zdf flfgzykghl ovzlfz#

Zdf Dvczfyw zvycfj zo lfh}f, ivz wobfzdkcn ghvndz Hyh~c‛w

f{f# Df ~fcz zo ocf om zdf jyh~fyw hcj cozkgfj h govplf om

pkfgfw om phpfy l{kcn kcwkjf ocf om zdfb# Df ifcz o}fy hcj

pkgefj zdfb vp# Df wbklfj bhlf}olfczl{ ~dfc df wh~ ~dhz ~hw

~ykzzfc oc zdf z~o phpfyw# “[ov ghc‛z dkjf myob bf moyf}fy,

Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ df whkj kc h jhye zocf# “Hcj cfkzdfy ghc zdf

gy{wzhl wevll#‒

90;



Bvllfy 980

kndz zvycfj kczo jh{# Zdf wvc zooe zdf plhgf om zdf

gyfwgfcz booc hcj zdf wzhyw jkwhppfhyfj myob zdf we{# Zdf

we{ ~hw mkllfj ~kzd zdf iykndz, }k}hgkovw boyckcn goloyw om zdf

wvc# Wobf glovjw whklfj hio}f, ogghwkochll{ bo}kcn kc myocz om

zdf wvc#

C

Kz ~hw lhzf kc zdf hmzfycooc hcj Zdoy ~hw nyo~kcn ~fhy{#

Wflfch, K ~hcz {ov zo lhcj Zdoy ifdkcj wobf dkllw# ^f joc‛z

~hcz zo if wffc#

Mkcj wobf dkllw hcj ~f‛ll yfwz zdfyf, Wflfch whkj zo dfy

jyhnoc# Df wcoyzfj kc yfpl{ hcj mlf~ dkndfy kczo zdf we{# Df

wfhygdfj vczkl df mkchll{ movcj h govplf om dkllw# Zdoy lhcjfj

ykndz i{ ocf om zdfb hcj moljfj kc dkw ~kcnw, mhllkcn zo zdf

nyovcj zo yfwz# Wflfch doppfj omm dkw whjjlf hcj whz oc zdf

nyovcj cftz zo dkb, dfy lfnw mfflkcn ~fhe myob ykjkcn oc dfy

jyhnoc‛w ihge hll ckndz hcj boyckcn#

Wooc Yhdkb hcj Gdhlkww yfhgdfj zdfky loghzkoc# Zdf{ doppfj

omm zdfky doywfw hcj lfj zdfb zo~hyjw Zdoy#

“^f ghc‛z yfwz dfyf }fy{ locn,‒ Gdhlkww ~hycfj# “Zdf Nyfhz

Plhkcw wzyfzgdfw moy dvcjyfjw om bklfw ~kzd cozdkcn zo pyozfgz

vw# Zdf Dvczfyw hyf mhwz oc mooz hcj ~f govlj if fhwkl{

wpozzfj#‒

980



Bvllfy 988

“Kw zdfyf hc{ ~hzfy?‒ Wflfch hwefj, mhcckcn dfywflm#

Gdhlkww zooe dfy ghczffc myob hyovcj dfy cfge hcj ommfyfj kz zo

dfy# Wflfch zooe kz# “^dhz hiovz Zdoy?‒

“Jyhnocw hyf lkef ghbflw,‒ Gdhlkww ftplhkcfj# “Zdf{ ghc no

~kzdovz ~hzfy moy jh{w#‒ Wflfch opfcfj vp zdf ghczffc hcj ifnhc

zo jykce dfh}kl{# Wdf zdfc povyfj wobf ~hzfy kczo dfy dhcj hcj

hllo~fj Zdoy zo jykce, kncoykcn ~dhz Gdhlkww whkj#

“Do~ mhy kw Zyocdfkb myob dfyf?‒ Wflfch hwefj, dhcjkcn zdf

ghczffc o}fy zo Yhdkb#

Gdhlkww wfhygdfj zdyovnd dfy ihn hcj pvllfj ovz ~dhz

hppfhyfj zo if h bhp om Hybhnfjjoc# Wdf wfz kz oc zdf nyovcj

hcj pokczfj zo h yhcjob loghzkoc#

“^f‛yf dfyf,‒ wdf whkj# Wdf wlkj dfy mkcnfy hgyoww zdf

wvymhgf vczkl wdf ~hw co~ pokczkcn hz zdf ~oyj Zyocdfkb ~ykzzfc

kc iolj lfzzfyw# “Hcj zdfyf‛w Zyocdfkb# Kz wdovlj if hiovz z~o

jh{w myob dfyf#‒

Wflfch nyohcfj hcj lfhcfj hnhkcwz dfy jyhnoc# Gdhlkww

moljfj ihge zdf bhp hcj wzvmmfj kz h~h{#

Yhdkb ~hlefj o}fy hcj lfhcfj glowf zo dfy# “Jkj {ov mknvyf

kz ovz?‒ df ~dkwpfyfj kc dfy fhy#

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn

hiovz?‒

Yhdkb yollfj dkw f{fw# “Zdf glvfw zdhz {ov movcj( Jkj {ov

mknvyf zdfb ovz?‒

988



Bvllfy 989

“Od, {fhd# Dfyf, lfz bf wdo~ {ov#‒ Wflfch ~fcz wfhygdkcn

zdyovnd dfy pogefzw, ivz wdf jkjc‛z mkcj hc{zdkcn# “^hkz, K

eco~ K dh}f zdfb wobf~dfyf#‒ Wdf noz vp myob zdf nyovcj hcj ~fcz

wfhygdkcn zdyovnd dfy ihn ~dfyf wdf pvz dfy glozdfw# Wdf myoqf

~dfc wdf yfhlkqfj wdf lfmz zdfb kc dfy jyh~fy ihge hz zdf Ilhge

Pvi# “K joc‛z dh}f zdfb,‒ wdf whkj, dfy dhcjw wdhekcn#

“^dhz?‒ Yhdkb ~hlefj o}fy hcj df, zoo, ifnhc wfhygdkcn

zdyovnd dfy ihn# Df wzoppfj hcj looefj hz dfy# “Do~ govlj {ov

dh}f moynozzfc zdfb? ^dhz km zdf Dvczfyw wfhygd zdyovnd zdf

Ilhge Pvi? ^dhz dhppfcw km zdf{ mkcj zdf glvfw? ^dhz ~ovlj ~f

jo zdfc?‒

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “K joc‛z eco~ km zdf{

govlj mknvyf zdf mkywz phyz ovz,‒ wdf whkj gocmkjfczl{# Wdf

zdfc vcjfywzooj zdhz wdf lfmz zdf lfzzfy ~kzd zdf glvf, ivz wdf

jkjc‛z zfll Yhdkb zdhz# Wdf avwz co~ ecf~ zdhz wdf dhj zo mkcj

zdf loghzkoc om zdf wevll ifmoyf zdf{ jo#

“^dhz‛w zdf bhzzfy?‒ Gdhlkww hwefj, glowkcn dfy ihn#

“Cozdkcn,‒ Yhdkb whkj xvkgel{# Df looefj ihge hz Wflfch#

“Km ~f joc‛z mknvyf ovz ~dfyf zdf wevll kw wooc,‒ df whkj

zdyovnd nykzzfj zffzd wo Gdhlkww govljc‛z dfhy, “zdfc zdf

Dvczfyw ~kll ifhz vw zo kz#‒

Wflfch mflz h lkzzlf pyfwwvyfj hcj hnkzhzfj, gocwkjfykcn

zdhz wdf hcj dfy jyhnoc ~fyf zdf ocfw ~do ~fyf mknvykcn ovz zdf

glvfw hcj ykjjlfw hcj zdhz Yhdkb dhj co phyz kc zdhz# Dfy

989



Bvllfy 987

wzobhgd ifnhc zo hgdf# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj gvywfj

zo dfywflm# Wflfch looefj o}fy hz Zdoy# Dkw f{fw ~fyf h lkndz

wdhjf om yfj hcj wdf vcjfywzooj hz ocgf zdhz df ~hw dvcny{# Dfy

wzobhgd nyo~lfj hcj wdf ~hw zoo#

“K iyovndz wobf mooj moy vw, ivz Zdoy ~kll dh}f zo dvcz moy

vw, moy ~dhz K iyovndz ~oc‛z if fcovnd,‒ Gdhlkww hccovcgfj#

Wflfch ~hlefj zo dfy jyhnoc hcj ifnhc zo wzyoef dkw cowf#

Jo {ov dh}f fcovnd wzyfcnzd zo dvcz? Wflfch hwefj# Zdoy wlo~l{

wzooj vp oc hll movyw hcj wzyfzgdfj#

K zdkce wo, Zdoy yfplkfj# Df looefj o}fy zdf dkll hcj

cozkgfj h dfyj om jffy nyhqkcn cfhyi{# Zdf{‛yf dhyj zo ghzgd,

Zdoy yfplkfj# Ocl{ ocgf dh}f K iffc hilf zo ghzgd ocf#

Plfhwf zy{, Wflfch plfhjfj# ^f‛yf hll dvcny{#

Zdoy nyvczfj, ivz yfplkfj1 K ~kll zy{ b{ ifwz# Df ~hlefj

zo~hyjw zdf dfyj om jffy hcj mlf~ wklfczl{ kc zdf hky# Hw dkw

wdhjo~ ~hw hio}f zdfb, zdf{ yhc kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#

Gobf oc, Zdoy( Wflfch zykfj zo gdffy dkb oc# Zdoy

nyvbilfj# H wbhll jof ~hw mhllkcn ifdkcj zdf dfyj# Df opfcfj

vp dkw zhlocw hcj ~hw hiovz zo ghzgd kz# Df hlbowz ghvndz kz,

ivz zdf jof wlkppfj zdyovnd dkw nyhwp# Gdhlkww zdfc ~h}fj dfy

dhcjw hcj wzfppfj moy~hyj# Phyz om zdf nyovcj yfhgdfj vp hcj

bhjf zdf jof zykp# Zdoy xvkgel{ ghbf jo~c hcj pkfygfj kzw mlfwd

~kzd kzw zhlocw#

987



Bvllfy 98:

Wflfch looefj hz dfy ~kzd h~f# “Do~ jkj {ov jo zdhz?‒

Wflfch hwefj dfy#

“I{ vwkcn b{ wfcwfw,‒ Gdhlkww yfplkfj# “K lkwzfcfj ~kzd

zdf flfbfcz fhyzd zo wzykef zdf jof#‒

Zdoy mlf~ jo~c hcj lhcjfj ifwkjf Wflfch ~kzd zdf jof ghvndz

kc dkw zhlocw# Df jyoppfj kz kc myocz om Gdhlkww hcj cvjnfj dkw

cowf hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w hyb# K zykfj, df whkj#

Wdf phzzfj dkb oc zdf cowf# [ov jkj nyfhz, wdf whkj#

Gdhlkww zvycfj zo Yhdkb# “K cffj {ov zo nhzdfy ~ooj zo

bhef h mkyf#‒ Df cojjfj hcj jkj hw wdf zolj dkb#

Zdf{ whz hcj hzf zdfky bfhlw kc wklfcgf lhzfy zdhz

hmzfycooc# Zdoy noz zdf plfhwvyf om fhzkcn zdf mlfwd h~h{ myob

zdf ghyghww ~dfc f}fy{ocf flwf noz zdfky wdhyf om zdf bfhz# Zdf

doywfw, do~f}fy, nyhqfj oc zdf nyhww kc jflkndz# Gdhlkww ~fcz

o}fy ~kzd ~hzfy povyfj kczo dfy dhcjw myob dfy ghczffc hcj

hllo~fj zdfb zo jykce#

Hmzfy zdf{ mkckwdfj zdfky bfhl, Gdhlkww ekgefj wobf jkyz

kczo zdf mkyf zo ekll kz# “Lkef ~hzfy, jkyz ekllw zdf mkyf km

zdyo~c kczo kz,‒ wdf ftplhkcfj hw wdf mkckwdfj# “^f joc‛z ~hcz

hc{ boyf mkyfw#‒ Wdf zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj looefj ovz zo~hyjw

zdf Bvwzhcn Bovczhkcw# “^f ifwz if nokcn,‒ wdf whkj# “K ~hcz

vw zo nfz zo zdf Dkczfylhcjw ~dfyf ~f ghc zhef go}fy# ^f wdovlj

if whmf myob zdfc oc hw locn hw ~f ~hle hlocn cfhy zdf fczyhcgf#

Jffp ~kzdkc zdf Dkczfylhcjw kw ~dfyf zdf yfhl jhcnfy h~hkzw#‒

98:



Bvllfy 986

Zdoy nh}f ovz h pvmm om wboef zo wdo~ zdhz df jkjc‛z ~hcz

zo ml{, ivz hnyffj cocfzdflfww#

Zdoy mlf~ hll zdyovndovz zdf ckndz ~kzd Gdhlkww hcj Yhdkb

mollo~kcn glowfl{ ifdkcj# Wflfch wlfpz oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf,

ogghwkochll{ afyekcn h~hef myob zdf wvjjfc zvyc#

Zdoy lhcjfj cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf yk}fy zdhz ~fh}fj kc hcj

ovz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Zdf wvc ~hw jkyfgzl{ o}fydfhj hcj

ifhbfj jo~c oc Wflfch‛w cfge# Wdf noz omm Zdoy hcj ~hlefj

zo~hyjw zdf yk}fy# Wdf jkjc‛z eco~ do~ bvgd boyf dfy lfnw govlj

zhef kz, f}fc ~kzd zdf whjjlf# Wflfch ifcz o}fy i{ zdf fjnf om

zdf yk}fy hcj zooe h jykce om ~hzfy hcj zdfc gvppfj dfy dhcjw

zonfzdfy zo nhzdfy wobf zo wplhwd o}fy dfy mhgf# Zdoy wzooj

cftz zo Wflfch hcj lo~fyfj dkw dfhj zo zhef h jykce dkbwflm#

Gdhlkww avbpfj omm dfy doywf hcj wzyojf omm# Yhdkb ~hw

hlbowz mhllkcn omm dkw doywf# Df afyefj h~hef avwz hw dkw mooz

wlkppfj ovz om zdf wzkyyvp# Df mfll zo zdf nyovcj hw zdf doywf

~hlefj h~h{# Wflfch nlhcgfj o}fy hz dfy govwkc hcj gdvgelfj kc

hbvwfbfcz#

“K bvwz hpolonkqf, ivz ~f ghccoz wzh{ dfyf bvgd locnfy# ^f

bvwz if nokcn(‒ Gdhlkww whkj, kczfyyvpzkcn zdfky wbhll iyfhe

myob zyh}flkcn# Wdf nyhiifj dfy doywf‛w yfkcw hcj ~hlefj o}fy

zo zdf zyhkl ~kzd dfy doywf, lfh}kcn h looe om ihmmlfbfcz oc

iozd Zdoy‛w hcj Wflfch‛w mhgfw#

“Hyfc‛z ~f ml{kcn?‒ Wflfch hwefj kc ihmmlfbfcz#

986



Bvllfy 98=

Wflfch glkbifj oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj whz vpoc kz hw Zdoy

mollo~fj Gdhlkww zdyovnd zdf Dkczfylhcjw#

“Yhdkb(‒ Df whz wzyhkndz vp hcj nyohcfj ~dfc zdf{ ~fyf

bo}kcn# “K ~kll hggobphc{ {ov z~o moy h ~dklf hlocn zdf

Zyfhgdfyovw Zyhkl, ivz zdfc {ov z~o ~kll if oc {ovy o~c#‒ Yhdkb

wlo~l{ noz vp hcj df, zoo, nyhiifj dkw doywf‛w yfkcw hcj lfj kz

zo~hyjw Gdhlkww hcj Wflfch#

Zdf pkcf zyffw xvkgel{ dkj zdfb myob zdf wvclkndz hcj

Wflfch govlj wzop mhcckcn dfywflm# Zdf nyovcj ifcfhzd zdfky

mffz ~hw womz hcj bokwz myob zdf yhkc zdf jh{ ifmoyf# Zdf hky

~hw zdkge hcj dvbkj# Wflfch wh~ ikyjw ml{kcn o}fydfhj# Wdf

dfhyj zdf wovcj om wchefw dkwwkcn ifdkcj dfy# Wflfch xvkgel{

zvycfj hyovcj, ivz zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn# Ivbpw hppfhyfj hlocn dfy

hybw hw zdf wovcj yhzzlfj zdf kcwkjf om dfy dfhj# Zdoy ~hlefj

hlocn zdf fjnf om zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy# H wbhll mkwd avbpfj ovz om

zdf ~hzfy hcj df ghvndz kz ~kzd dkw bovzd# Df gdf~fj kz hcj

w~hllo~fj# Kz‛w coz hw nooj hw jffy bfhz, df whkj# Do~f}fy, kz

~kll jo ~fll fcovnd#

Zdfyf ~hw h iykjnf vp hdfhj zdhz ~fcz o}fy zdf Yhnkcn

Yk}fy# H govplf om mkwd avbpfj ovz om zdf ~hzfy hcj hzf wobf

ivnw zdhz ~fyf ml{kcn hio}f zdf ~hzfy#

“^f‛yf cfhy zdf lkbkzw om Wpykzf ]kllhnf,‒ Gdhlkww whkj#

“Effp {ovy dfhjw jo~c#‒

98=



Bvllfy 98>

H govplf om ml{kcn wxvkyyflw mlf~ myob ocf zyff zo hcozdfy

vp hio}f zdfb# Ocf om zdfb jyoppfj h cvz oc dfy dfhj# Wflfch

yviifj dfy dfhj#

Zdf{ goczkcvfj hlocn zdf Zyfhgdfyovw Zyhkl moy hiovz h

govplf om dovyw vczkl Gdhlkww wzoppfj iozd om zdfb#

“Zdkw kw ~dfyf K ~kll lfh}f {ov z~o,‒ wdf whkj# Wdf zvycfj

hyovcj zo mhgf iozd om zdfb# Wflfch avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf#

“Zyocdfkb kw avwz hdfhj# Avwz goczkcvf mollo~kcn zdf zyhkl#‒

Gdhlkww noz oc dfy doywf#

“^dfyf hyf {ov nokcn?‒ Yhdkb hwefj#

Gdhlkww looefj jo~c kc jfwpfyhzkoc# “K joc‛z eco~# K‛b

nokcn zo pyoihil{ wzh{ kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf moy h ~dklf vczkl K

mkcj hcozdfy plhgf zo lk}f#‒ Wdf yfhj zdf looe oc Wflfch‛w mhgf#

“Zdf Dvczfyw ~kll zdkce zdhz {ov‛yf ~kzd bf, Wflfch# Kz kw

ifzzfy km zdf{ gobf hmzfy bf zdhc moy zdfb zo mkcj {ov#‒ Wflfch

cojjfj h lkzzlf# “Vczkl ~f bffz hnhkc#‒ Gdhlkww wchppfj zdf

yfkcw hcj yojf zdyovnd zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Wdf wooc jkwhppfhyfj

myob }kf~ hcj Wflfch, Zdoy, hcj Yhdkb ~fyf lfmz hlocf#

Yhdkb nyhwpfj zdf yfkcw om dkw doywf hcj zvycfj kz hyovcj#

“Lkef wdf whkj, Zyocdfkb kw avwz hdfhj#‒

Wflfch goczkcvfj zo looe hz zdf jkyfgzkoc zdhz Gdhlkww

jkwhppfhyfj omm zo hcj wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy jyhnoc# “Lfz‛w

no#‒ Wdf lfj Zdoy ~kzd Yhdkb mollo~kcn glowfl{ ifdkcj#

98>



Bvllfy 984

Vp hdfhj ~hw hc opfckcn zdhz lfj ovz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw#

Wflfch mflz zdf hczkgkphzkoc ykwf# Wdf ~hw nokcn zo mkchll{

lfhyc hiovz bhnkg hcj zo pfydhpw mkcj zdf cftz glvf#

Do~f}fy, wdf wzoppfj ~hlekcn ~dfc wdf wh~ h mknvyf hppfhy

kc myocz om dfy# Yhdkb wzoppfj hw ~fll# Zdf mknvyf ~hlefj kc

zdfky jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch wxvkczfj dfy f{fw zo nfz h ifzzfy looe#

Zdf mfhzvyfw om zdf mknvyf ifghbf boyf jkwzkcgz hcj Wflfch

yfgonckqfj kz hw h mot#

984



Bvllfy 98;

Z~fcz{"Wf}fc

hlekcn hlocn zdf Zyfhgdfyovw Zyhkl ~hw h zhll mot ~kzd h

locn, wlkge yfj gohz# Wdf dflj h wzhmm zdhz ~hw h lkzzlf

wdoyzfy zdhc wdf ~hw# Hz zdf zop om zdf wzhmm ~hw h

yvi{ dflj zonfzdfy i{ h ~oojfc glh~#

^^dfc zdf mot hppyohgdfj dfy, kz zvycfj ovz zo if h ~obhc

~fhykcn h mot bhwe# Wdf lkmzfj kz myob dfy mhgf hcj wdf wbklfj#

“Whlvzhzkocw,‒ wdf whkj# “[ov bvwz if Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒

Wflfch zklzfj dfy dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf h lkzzlf# Wdf mflz

h lkzzlf mykndzfcfj zdhz h gobplfzf wzyhcnfy ecf~ dfy chbf ~dfc

zdfyf ~hw co moybhl kczyojvgzkoc# “Do~ jkj {ov eco~ b{ chbf?‒

“Zdf Fbpyfww zolj bf {ov ~fyf gobkcn#‒ Wdf wbklfj# Yhdkb

lfhcfj kc hcj ~dkwpfyfj1 “Wdf ekcj om mykndzfcw bf#‒

“Ftgvwf bf, ivz ~do hyf {ov?‒ Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ hwefj,

dopkcn zo coz wovcj yvjf, kncoykcn Yhdkb‛w gobbfcz#

“K hb Cfkzd Hchdkzh, zdf Fbpyfww‛w bowz zyvwz~oyzd{ hj}kwoy

hlocn ~kzd dfy z~o Wpdkctfw, Z{pdoc, hcj Fgdkcjh# Gobf, zdf

Fbpyfww kw ~hkzkcn moy {ov kc Zyocdfkb#‒ Wdf zvycfj ihge hyovcj

hcj lfj zdf nyovp ovz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw#

98;



Bvllfy 990

Wflfch cozkgfj zdhz dfy fhyw ~fyf h lkzzlf boyf pokczfj

zdhc dfyw# Yhdkb lfhcfj kc hcj ~dkwpfyfj hnhkc1 “K zdkce wdf‛w

hc flm# K‛}f dfhyj zdhz zdf{ ~fyf zdf ocfw ~do ivklz Zyocdfkb

bhc{ {fhyw hno#‒

Dfy mfhzvyfw ~fyf wlfcjfy hcj zdkc gobphyfj zo zdhz om h

dvbhc# Wdf dhj z~o fhyykcnw pkfygfj kc iozd om dfy fhyw hcj

~oyf dfy zdkge yfj dhky kc h locn iyhkj ~kzd af~fly{ dhcnkcn

myob kz# Hyovcj Cfkzd‛w cfge ~hw h cfgelhgf ~kzd h gy{wzhl

pfcjhcz i{ zdf wkjf om hcozdfy cfgelhgf ~kzd zdf zoozd om h

jyhnoc wdf ihzzlfj locn hno# Wdf wzvmmfj zdf mot bhwe h~h{ kc

dfy yoifw# Wdf ~oyf ilhge hcj yfj yoifw bhjf om pvyf vckgoyc

dhky# Wdf ghyykfj h wzhmm ~dfyf}fy wdf ~fcz, zdf zop om zdf

wzhmm doljkcn h yvi{ zdhz nlkwzfcfj kc zdf wvclkndz# ^dfcf}fy

wdf zhlefj, wdf wpoef lovj hcj glfhy, ivz dfy }okgf wovcjfj lkef

h }okgf zdhz iflocnfj zo wobfocf ~do govlj wkcn#

“K dopf zdhz {ov‛ll mkcj Zyocdfkb hw {ovy dobf, Wflfch

H{lhjhkl,‒ Cfkzd whkj kc h gobmoyzkcn zocf# “Do~f}fy, K bvwz

hj}kwf {ov coz ~hcjfy hyovcj zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Zdfyf hyf zoo

bhc{ gyfhzvyfw lvyekcn hiovz zdhz hyf jhcnfyovw# K hlwo joc‛z

~hcz {ov zo no cfhy zdf gh}fyc kcwkjf zdf Dkczfylhcjw i{ zdf

Fbpyfww‛w oyjfyw#‒

“^dhz‛w kc zdf gh}fyc?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

“Jhcnfyovw gyfhzvyfw zdhz j~fll zdfyf,‒ Cfkzd whkj jhyel{#

“Zdf lhwz pfywoc ~do ~fcz kc cf}fy ghbf ovz#‒ Wflfch looefj

990



Bvllfy 998

zdyovnd zdf zyffw zo wff km wdf ~ovlj ghzgd h nlkbpwf om zdf

gh}fyc# Do~f}fy, hll wdf wh~ ~fyf lhynf iovljfyw kc }hykovw

plhgfw cfhy pkcf zyffw#

Hw zdf{ ~hlefj mhyzdfy h~h{ myob zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy, zdf

zyffw ifnhc zo glfhy zdfky phzd# Zdf{ ~hlefj ovz om zdf

Dkczfylhcjw hcj yfhgdfj h lhynf, wzocf ~dkzf ~hll zdhz ~fcz oc

moyf}fy kc iozd jkyfgzkocw# Z~o lkoc bhyilf wzhzvfw whz oc

zdfky dkcj lfnw kc myocz om zdf nhzfw# Fhgd dflj h yvi{ wzocf

kc zdfky bovzdw# H locn w~oyj whz kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf nkhcz

jooy o}fy h bfzhl wdkflj ~kzd z~o jyhnocw oc iozd wkjfw, zdfky

zhklw z~kwzkcn zonfzdfy hyovcj zdf ilhjf#

Cfkzd nyhiifj zdf wzocf myob dfy wzhmm hcj ~hlefj vp zo zdf

w~oyj# Wdf plhgfj kz kcwkjf zdf bkjjlf om zdf dhcjlf hcj pvllfj

kz ovz# Zdf jooyw yvbilfj hcj wlo~l{ opfcfj#

“^flgobf zo Zyocdfkb,‒ Cfkzd whkj, plhgkcn zdf wzocf ihge

oc zop om dfy wzhmm#

Wflfch, hz mkywz, zdovndz wdf ~hw zhefc ihge zo Bhzkljh‛w

Lhcf, moy wdf wh~ zdovwhcjw om pfoplf ~hlekcn zdyovnd zdf

wzyffzw# Kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf gkz{, Wflfch wh~ ~dhz hppfhyfj zo

if h nkhcz ghwzlf zdhz wzyfzgdfj dknd zo~hyjw zdf we{# Zdf

ghwzlf hppfhyfj zo looe lkef h gkz{ oc h bovcz# ^kcjkcn wzocf

wzfpw gkyglfj hyovcj zdf ihwf om zdf bhwwk}f ghwzlf, wobf

lfhjkcn zo zdf kbbfcwf zo~fyw zdhz ~fyf phyz om zdf ghwzlf

kzwflm#

998



Bvllfy 999

Zdf goiilfwzocf yohj ifnhc hz zdf fczyhcgf om Zyocdfkb,

lfhjkcn zo }hykovw gozzhnfw hcj ivkljkcnw zdhz hppfhyfj zo if

bhjf om bhyilf# Zdf bhaoykz{ om zdf pfoplf Wflfch wh~ dhj zdf

whbf wlfcjfy mfhzvyfw zdhz Cfkzd dhj hcj wdf hwwvbfj zdhz zdf{

~fyf fl}fw# Zdf{ ~fyf hiovz zdf whbf dfkndz hw dvbhcw, ivz

zdfky bo}fbfczw ~fyf nyhgfmvl# Zdfky mhgfw ~fyf womz hcj

jflkghzf lkef h gdklj‛w, {fz dhyj hcj golj hz zdf whbf zkbf#

Ogghwkochll{, Wflfch wh~ h j~hym mollo~kcn hcozdfy ~kfljkcn wobf

ekcj om ~fhpoc, wvgd hw h ihzzlfhtf#

H govplf om yfj jyhnocw ~fyf ml{kcn zdyovnd zdf hky hyovcj

zdf ghwzlf# F}fy{ ocgf kc h ~dklf, Wflfch wh~ h doywf"jyh~c

ghyykhnf yollkcn jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj#

Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf ph}fbfcz ~kzd f}fy{ wzfp

df zooe# Yhdkb avbpfj omm dkw doywf hcj lfj kz ifdkcj dkb ~dklf

doljkcn zdf yfkcw# Df looefj hyovcj ~kzd hczkgkphzkoc hcj

ftdklhyhzkoc#

Wflfch looefj zo zdf lfmz om zdf fcoybovw ghwzlf hcj wh~ h

lhynf phygfl om lhcj wvyyovcjfj i{ h ilhge nhzf ~kzd zobiwzocfw

lkcfj vp hggoyjkcnl{# Kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf phygfl om lhcj ~hw h

lhynf ilhge hcj nyh{ gloge zdhz wzooj ioljl{ kc zdf wfzzkcn wvc#

Oc zdf mhgf om zdf gloge ~fyf Yobhc cvbfyhlw ~kzd ilhge hyyo~w

zdhz gvy}fj kc~hyj# Oc zop om zdf gloge whz h wf}fc"dfhjfj

ifhwz ~kzd zfc doycw ‗ zdf mkywz dfhj dhj movy doycw ~dklf zdf

yfwz dhj ocl{ ocf# Kzw zhkl hygdfj hyovcj zdf mhgf om zdf gloge

999



Bvllfy 997

~dklf kz wzooj oc zop, kzw dfhjw looekcn kc f}fy{ jkyfgzkoc#

Zdf dfhj ~kzd zdf movy doycw ~hw kc zdf bkjjlf hcj looefj jo~c

vpoc f}fy{ zdkcn zdhz zooe plhgf kc Zyocdfkb# Wflfch ~hlefj

o}fy zo~hyjw zdf nhzf zo nfz h ifzzfy looe hz zdf gloge hcj

looefj hz zdf ifhwz zdhz whz oc zop om zdf gloge# Wdf wdk}fyfj

~dfc wdf looefj kczo zdf ifhwz‛w yfj, pkfygkcn f{fw#

“Zdhz gloge kw eco~c hw zdf P{yf#‒ Cfkzd ~hlefj vp zo

Wflfch hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc dfy wdovljfy# “Kz ~hw ivklz zo

woozdf zdf wpkykzw om zdf mhllfc woljkfyw myob zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj

[fhyw‛ ^hy# Kz‛w eco~c hw zdf P{yf ifghvwf om kzw nykb hcj

gdkllkcn gdkbfw kz ykcnw fhgd dovy#‒

Hz dfy ~oyjw, zdf P{yf gdkbfj kzw gdkbfw zdhz yhcn wlo~l{

hcj wzfhjkl{, ~hkzkcn zo ykcn zdf cftz gdkbf ~dfc zdf mkywz

gdkbf ~hw wzkll ykcnkcn kc f}fy{ocf‛w fhyw# F}fy{ocf wzoppfj

~hlekcn hcj zvycfj zdfky jkyfgzkoc o}fy zo zdf gloge# Zdhz

phyzkgvlhy jh{, zdf P{yf yhcn wkt zkbfw lkef wobfocf vzzfykcn

ocf ~oyj o}fy hcj o}fy hnhkc, zdf }fy{ ~oyj zdhz bhjf zdf dhky

oc Wflfch‛w cfge wzhcj oc fcj#

Kz hl~h{w ~hkzfj fthgzl{ wkt wfgocjw ifmoyf kz ifnhc zo

ykcn hnhkc# Wflfch mflz jfpyfwwfj ~dfc wdf dfhyj zdf gdkbfw om

zdf P{yf hcj zdovndz om zdf gloge wdovzkcn ovz zdf ~oyj, “Jkf‒

wkt zkbfw kc h yo~#

997



Bvllfy 99:

Z~fcz{"Fkndz

df wvc ~hw ifnkcckcn zo wfz kc zdf ~fwz# Zdf we{ ~hw mkllfj

~kzd jkmmfyfcz dvfw om oyhcnf, yfj, hcj {fllo~# Zdf glovjw

ogghwkochll{ bo}fj kc myocz om zdf wvc, ghzgdkcn zdf goloyw hcj

wpyfhjkcn zdfb hgyoww zdf we{#

Z

Wflfch, Zdoy, Cfkzd, hcj Yhdkb ~hlefj h~h{ avwz hw zdf P{yf

mkckwdfj kzw lhwz gdkbf# Wflfch wdk}fyfj hw wdf zdovndz om

lkwzfckcn zo zdhz gloge ykcn kzw jfhjl{ gdkbfw f}fy{ dovy# Zdoy

lo~fyfj dkw dfhj hcj plhgfj kz oc dfy wdovljfyw kc gobmoyz# Wdf

wbklfj hcj phzzfj dkw cowf#

Cfkzd wzoppfj ~hlekcn hcj dflj ovz dfy hybw zo pyf}fcz

Wflfch hcj Yhdkb myob ~hlekcn phwwfj dfy# Wflfch ~hw h lkzzlf

gocmvwfj, ivz ~dfc wdf looefj hgyoww zdf wzyffz kc myocz om dfy,

wdf vcjfywzooj ~d{# Gobkcn kc zdfky jkyfgzkoc ~hw h glohefj

mknvyf# Zdf glohe, do~f}fy, ihyfl{ zovgdfj zdf nyovcj# Wflfch

wh~ zdhz zdf pfywoc ~hw ~fhykcn bkjckndz ilvf glozdkcn myob

looekcn hz zdf mffz# Zdf mknvyf bo}fj ~kzd mkcfwwf hcj nyhgf#

Wflfch ecf~ kz bvwz if ocf om zdf fl}fw myob fhylkfy#

Cfkzd io~fj dfy dfhj# Yhdkb jkj hw ~fll, hlzdovnd ihmmlfj

hw ~d{ df dhj zo# Wflfch, oc zdf ozdfy dhcj, avwz zklzfj dfy

dfhj zo zdf wkjf# Zdf mknvyf wzoppfj kc myocz om zdfb hcj

lkmzfj zdf dooj zdhz gocgfhlfj zdf mhgf#

99:



Bvllfy 996

Wflfch‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj ~kzd ~ocjfy# Zdf pfywoc wzhcjkcn kc

myocz om dfy dhj locn, wkl}fy dhky zdhz nlkwzfcfj kc zdf f}fckcn

wvc hcj ~dkzf f{fiyo~w zdhz ~fyf zkczfj ~kzd wkl}fy# Dfy mhgf

~hw jflkghzf, hcj phlf hcj dhj f{fw zdhz ~fyf zdf goloy om pvyf

kgf# Vcjfycfhzd dfy glohe, wdf ~oyf h locn, bkjckndz ilvf

jyfww# Hyovcj dfy ~hkwz ~hw h iflz doljkcn dfy w~oyj hcj h

jhnnfy# Vpoc dfy dfhj ~hw h wkl}fy gyo~c ~kzd z~o w{bbfzykghl

lkocw doljkcn h ~dkzf whppdkyf kc ifz~ffc zdfky ph~w hcj zdfky

zhklw zyhklkcn ifdkcj zdfb, z~kwzkcn zonfzdfy kc zdf ihge# ^dfc

Wflfch wh~ zdf gyo~c, wdf nhwpfj hcj io~fj dfy dfhj# Wdf dfhyj

lhvndzfy#

“^flgobf Wflfch H{lhjhkl hcj dfy jyhnoc Zdoy hcj dfy

govwkc, Yhdkb,‒ wdf whkj# Dfy }okgf wovcjfj jffp hcj ekcj# “K

hb Hy{l Hvyoyh, zdf Fbpyfww om Hybhnfjjoc#‒

Wflfch mflz h yoge jyop kc dfy wzobhgd hcj ~ocjfyfj km wdf

jkwyfwpfgzfj zdf Fbpyfww kc hc{ ~h{# Wdf nlhcgfj vp h lkzzlf

hcj wh~ zdhz wdf ~hw looekcn hz Cfkzd, kncoykcn dfy#

“^flgobf, Cfkzd Hchdkzh,‒ wdf whkj ~kzd h coj om dfy dfhj#

“[ov dh}f b{ zdhcew#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww looefj ihge hz Wflfch, ~do

zdfc looefj jo~c hz zdf nyovcj, effpkcn dfy dfhj io~fj# Zdf

Fbpyfww gdvgelfj kc hbvwfbfcz#

“[ov ghc wzhcj vp wzyhkndz, Wflfch#‒ Wdf wlo~l{

wzyhkndzfcfj dfy ihge, ivz wdf govljc‛z iykcn dfywflm zo looe hz

zdf Fbpyfww kc zdf mhgf# “Km {ov joc‛z bkcj, Cfkzd, K cffj zo

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Bvllfy 99=

wpfhe ~kzd Wflfch H{lhjhkl hlocf# [ov ghc wdo~ Yhdkb ~dfyf df

~kll if wzh{kcn#‒ Wflfch‛w dfhyz ifnhc zo yhgf# Cfkzd io~fj dfy

dfhj hcj bfczkocfj moy Yhdkb zo mollo~ dfy#

Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ ~dhz zo wh{ kc myocz om yo{hlz{# F}fy{

wfgocj wdf wzooj kc myocz om zdf Fbpyfww wdf ifghbf boyf cfy}ovw

hcj vcfhw{#

“Zdfyf kw co yfhwoc moy {ov zo mffl vcgobmoyzhilf kc b{

pyfwfcgf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒ Wflfch looefj vp# Zdf Fbpyfww dhj

dfy dfhj zkzlfj h lkzzlf zo zdf wkjf hw km wdf ~fyf fthbkckcn

dfy#

“K‛b woyy{…‒ Wflfch govljc‛z mkckwd dfy wfczfcgf5 wdf

jkjc‛z eco~ do~ zo hjjyfww zdf Fbpyfww#

“—B{ Lhj{‛ ~kll jo mkcf#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww gdvgelfj h lkzzlf#

Wflfch‛w mhgf ifghbf yfj ~kzd fbihyyhwwbfcz#

“K‛b woyy{… b{ Lhj{,‒ Wflfch mkckwdfj# Wdf looefj ihge

jo~c hz dfy mffz, ~ocjfykcn ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj zo zhle zo

dfy hiovz#

“Dfyf hz Zyocdfkb, {ov wdovlj if whmf moy co~# K joc‛z

zdkce zdhz zdf Dvczfyw ~ovlj if hilf zo pfcfzyhzf zdf Zyocdfkb

^hll#‒ Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj hcj looefj hz kz, zy{kcn zo lkwzfc

zo f}fy{ ~oyj zdf Fbpyfww whkj# “K joc‛z ~hcz {ov zo ~hcjfy

ovzwkjf om Zyocdfkb moy hc{ yfhwoc#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww looefj omm zo

zdf wkjf h lkzzlf# “Zdf Dvczfyw hzzhgefj Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf ifghvwf

zdf{ ~fyf looekcn moy {ov#‒ Wdf looefj ihge hz Wflfch, dfy f{fw

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Bvllfy 99>

wfcjkcn h gdkll jo~c Wflfch‛w wpkcf# “K joc‛z ~hcz {ov zo nfz

{ovywflm kczo hc{ woyz om zyovilf# Jo {ov vcjfywzhcj bf?‒

Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj, hcj cojjfj dfy dfhj# “K eco~ ~dhz {ov‛}f

iffc jokcn, {ov hcj Zdoy iozd#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww looefj hz Zdoy, ~do

lo~fyfj dkw dfhj kc wdhbf# “Joc‛z no looekcn moy kz# Bhc{ dh}f

jkfj moy eco~kcn wvgd wfgyfzw# Zdf zdkyzffc gy{wzhl wevllw dh}f

h dkwzoy{ om iloojwdfj hcj K joc‛z ~hcz {ov zo if phyz om zdhz#‒

“K vcjfywzhcj, b{ Lhj{,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz‛w avwz…‒

wdf wzoppfj hcj looefj hz zdf Fbpyfww, ~do ~hw phzkfczl{ ~hkzkcn

moy dfy zo mkckwd# “Km zdf Woygfyfy mkcjw zdf lhwz wevll, zdfc

coioj{ ~kll if whmf# K mknvyfj zdhz km K movcj kz ifmoyf df

jkj, K govlj wzop dkb#‒

Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj# “K vcjfywzhcj, lkzzlf ocf, ivz ykndz

co~, {ov hyf dfyf kc Zyocdfkb zo lfhyc boyf hiovz bhnkg hcj zdf

flfbfczw# Ocgf {ov bhwzfy mkyf, {ov ~kll if wfcz hgyoww

Hybhnfjjoc zo lfhyc hiovz zdf yfbhkckcn zdyff flfbfczw#‒ Wflfch

cojjfj# Wklfcgf lkcnfyfj ifz~ffc zdfb#

“^dfyf jo K no myob dfyf?‒ Wflfch hwefj, looekcn omm zo zdf

wkjf#

Hy{l looefj phwwfj dfy wdovljfy hcj cojjfj# Wflfch zvycfj

hyovcj hcj wh~ h ghyykhnf ~hkzkcn ifdkcj dfy# “Cfkzd zooe Yhdkb

zo ~dfyf df ~ovlj if wzh{kcn# Zdhz ghyykhnf ~kll zhef {ov zo

{ovy jfwzkchzkoc# [ovy jyhnoc, do~f}fy, ~kll coz no ~kzd {ov#‒

99>



Bvllfy 994

Wflfch ~hw wdogefj# “^d{ coz?‒ wdf hwefj, coz zhekcn

gocgfyc km wdf kcwvlzfj zdf Fbpyfww# “^dhz hyf {ov nokcn zo

~kzd Zdoy?‒

“Joc‛z ~oyy{ hiovz {ovy jyhnoc,‒ zdf Fbpyfww hwwvyfj# “Df

~kll if wzh{kcn cfhy Zyocdfkb Joge#‒ Wflfch wzkll jkjc‛z bo}f#

Wdf gyowwfj dfy hybw o}fy dfy gdfwz zo wdo~ zdhz wdf jkjc‛z

hnyff ~kzd zdf Fbpyfww‛w jfgkwkoc#

Zdoy ~hlefj o}fy hcj plhgfj dkw dfhj oc dfy wdovljfy# K

~kll if mkcf, lkzzlf ocf# Zdf Fbpyfww ~kll zhef bf zo ~dfyf K

cffj zo no# Df yviifj dkw cowf hnhkcwz dfy wdovljfy# [ov wdovlj

zyvwz dfy# Wdf‛w zy{kcn zo effp {ov whmf#

Wflfch nh}f h dvmm, ivz wdf cojjfj hll zdf whbf# Wdf

wzyoefj Zdoy‛w cowf# Zfll bf km {ov‛yf kc zyovilf#

Zdoy wckmmfj dfy dhky, hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo~hyjw zdf Fbpyfww

~kzd fhwf# Wdf nyhiifj dkw yfkcw hcj looefj ihge hz Wflfch ~kzd

h dkcz om h wbklf# “^f ~kll wpfhe hnhkc, b{ jfhy,‒ wdf whkj hcj

nh}f h wlkndz io~ zo Wflfch# Zdf Fbpyfww zdfc zvycfj hyovcj hcj

lfj Zdoy jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj#

Wflfch zvycfj dfy ihge oc Zdoy, mfflkcn h lkzzlf vpwfz myob

ifkcn wfphyhzfj myob dfy jyhnoc#

“Gobf oc( ^f dh}fc‛z hll jh{(‒ zdf gohgdbhc myob zdf

ghyykhnf wdovzfj# Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj yhc zo zdf

ghyykhnf# Wdf opfcfj zdf jooy hcj whz oc zdf gvwdkocfj wfhz

994



Bvllfy 99;

cfhy zdf ~kcjo~# Zdf gohgdbhc wchppfj zdf yfkcw hcj zdf

ghyykhnf ~fcz kzw govywf#

Wflfch nhqfj ovz zdf ~kcjo~ om zdf ghyykhnf, looekcn hz hll

zdf jkmmfyfcz ivkljkcnw zdhz ~fyf bhjf om bhyilf# Zdf ghyykhnf

yhc o}fy h ivbp hcj wdf avbpfj vp myob dfy wfhz# Zdf ~dfflw om

zdf ghyykhnf ~fcz o}fy h govplf om ivbpw oc zdf yohj hcj ~hkzfj

moy zdyff wfgocjw ifmoyf kz ~fcz o}fy hcozdfy ivbp hnhkc hlocn

~kzd zdf povcjkcn om zdf doywf‛w doo}fw wzykekcn hnhkcwz zdf

nyovcj# Zdovwhcjw om pfoplf ~hlefj hyovcj, hll ~fhykcn yfj

yoifw ~kzd ilhge ovzlkckcn zdf dfb# Wobf om zdf bfc ~oyf

bhdonhc{, lfhzdfy }fwzw hcj wdoyz wekyzw o}fy zdkge zkndzw hcj

wobf hyboy# Zdfky zdkge iohzw ~fcz zo zdfky ecffw# Zdf ~obfc

~oyf locn yfj yoifw ~kzd gollhyw fzgdfj ~kzd ilhge hz zdf fjnfw#

Wobf om zdf ~obfc ~oyf h cfgelhgf ~kzd h yvi{ pfcjhcz, zdf whbf

ocf zdhz Cfkzd dhj oc zop om dfy wzhmm# Wflfch vcjfywzooj hz

ocgf zdhz zdfwf ef{w ~fyf nk}fc zo wobf om zdf gkzkqfcw ~do

kcdhikzfj Zyocdfkb# Do~f}fy, Wflfch cozkgfj zdhz ocl{ wobf

pfoplf dhj zdf pfcjfcz cfgelhgfw hcj ozdfyw jkj coz# Wdf

~ocjfyfj ~d{#

Wdf cozkgfj zdhz wobf om zdfb ~fyf hlyfhj{ ~fhykcn hyboy

hcj ~kfljkcn ~fhpocw hw km zdf{ ~fyf nfzzkcn yfhj{ moy ihzzlf#

Wdf mflz cfy}ovw hw wdf zdovndz zdhz pfydhpw zdf Woygfyfy ~ovlj

hzzhge Zyocdfkb, ivz yfghllfj zdf Fbpyfww‛w ~oyjw om

fcgovyhnfbfcz# Do~f}fy, zdf boyf wdf looefj hz zdf mhgfw om zdf

99;



Bvllfy 970

pfoplf, zdf boyf wdf ifghbf ~oyykfj hiovz zdf Woygfyfy# Wdf

wvjjfcl{ yfbfbifyfj dfy bkwzhef om lfh}kcn zdf glvfw ifdkcj hcj

mflz f}fc boyf gocgfycfj hcj wkge zo dfy wzobhgd# Zdf Woygfyfy

~kll hzzhge Zyocdfkb, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm hw zdf ghyykhnf

yollfj o}fy hcozdfy ivbp# F}fc km zdf Fbpyfww whkj K ~ovlj if

whmf dfyf, df ~kll f}fczvhll{ hzzhge Zyocdfkb#

Zdf wvc ~hw hlbowz nocf hcj zdf we{ ~hw nfzzkcn jhyefy ~kzd

fhgd phwwkcn wfgocj# Zdf ghyykhnf zvycfj lfmz hcj yollfj jo~c

zdf gvl"jf"whg# Kz dfhjfj zo~hyjw zdf gozzhnf hz zdf }fy{ fcj

om zdf ilkcj hllf{ hcj wzoppfj kc myocz om kz#

Zdf gozzhnf ~hw bhjf om g{pyfww ~ooj, hlzdovnd Wflfch govlj

dh}f bkwzhefc kz moy pkcf# Zdf gozzhnf ~hw z~o wzoykfw dknd hcj

zdf ihge ~hw ftzfcjfj z~fcz{ mffz# H gdkbcf{ whz oc zop,

fbkzzkcn wboef kczo zdf we{# H lhbppowz whz kc myocz om zdf

lkzzlf gozzhnf ~kzd h jyhnoc ~kcjkcn kzwflm hyovcj zdf powz, kzw

gdkc zovgdkcn zdf ihwf om zdf nlhww# Z~o ~kcjo~w whz oc zop

~dklf ocf whz ifwkjf zdf jooy, fhgd fxvkppfj ~kzd jhye, yfj

jyhpfw#

Wflfch opfcfj zdf jooy hcj wzfppfj ovzwkjf# Wdf nhqfj hz

zdf gozzhnf ~kzd h wefpzkghl looe# Zdf ghyykhnf yollfj h~h{ hcj

lfmz Wflfch wzhcjkcn cfhy zdf myocz jooy ~kzd h gocmvwfj looe#

Wdf ~hw vcwvyf om ~dhz zo jo cftz# ^hw zdf o~cfy om zdkw

gozzhnf ftpfgzkcn dfy? Km zdhz ~fyf zyvf, wobfocf ~ovlj if

970



Bvllfy 978

wzhcjkcn ovzwkjf ~hkzkcn moy dfy hyyk}hl# Wflfch zdovndz zdhz

pfydhpw zdf ghyykhnf zooe dfy zo zdf ~yocn plhgf#

Ifmoyf wdf bhjf vp dfy jfgkwkoc om ~dhz zo jo, zdf jooy

opfcfj hcj wzooj h zhll hcj wlfcjfy bhc ~do ~oyf yfj yoifw zdhz

~fcz jo~c zo dkw mffz# Zdf gollhy om dkw yoifw ~fcz vp zo dkw

gdkc# Dkw ilhge dhky ~hw cfhzl{ gobifj ihge# Wflfch wxvkczfj

hz zdf bhc hcj zdovndz zdhz df looefj ojjl{ mhbklkhy# Df looefj

hz Wflfch# “^f‛}f iffc ftpfgzkcn {ov, Wflfch H{lhjhkl# K avwz

jkjc‛z eco~ zdhz {ov ~ovlj if hyyk}kcn zdkw fhyl{# Plfhwf gobf

kc#‒ Df bfczkocfj moy dfy zo gobf kcwkjf# Wdf jkj#

Wflfch ~hlefj kc ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if zdf lk}kcn yoob# H

iykge gdkbcf{ whz oc zdf ykndz wkjf ~kzd h iykge dfhyzd# H

ilhge ghvljyoc ~hw dhcnkcn myob h bfzhl dooe hcj jhcnlkcn o}fy h

yohykcn mkyf# H locn, nyffc govgd ~hw lhkj fcj zo fcj,

wfphyhzkcn zdf lk}kcn yoob myob zdf ekzgdfc, ~dkgd ~hw cfhy zdf

yfhy om zdf dovwf oc zdf mkywz mlooy# H iyo~c ghypfz ~hw lhkj

ifmoyf Wflfch‛w mffz zdhz go}fyfj h lhynf phyz om zdf lk}kcn

yoob# H ~oojfc gommff zhilf wzooj kc myocz om zdf govgd ~kzd h

gy{wzhl ihll wkzzkcn oc zop ~kzd zdyff jkmmfyfcz pfoplf looekcn

kczo kz# Zdf{ ~fyf hll nkylw, coz looekcn bvgd oljfy zdhc

Wflfch# Zdf mkywz ocf, zdf ocf looekcn kczo zdf gy{wzhl ihll,

dhj locn dhky zdhz ~fcz jo~c zo dfy ecffw# Wdf ~oyf h ilvf }fwz

~kzd h wekyz zo bhzgd kz# Zdf wfgocj ~oyf dfy dhky vp ~kzd h

yfj ykiioc zdhz bhzgdfj dfy yfj }fwz hcj wekyz# Zdf zdkyj ~oyf

978



Bvllfy 979

phyz om dfy dhky vp hcj lfz zdf yfwz om kz dhcn o}fy dfy ihge,

~fhykcn h nyffc }fwz hcj wekyz# Km zdf{ hll ~oyf zdf whbf

glozdfw, Wflfch ~ovljc‛z dh}f iffc hilf zo yfgonckqf zdfb#

Zdfky mhgfw ~fyf hlbowz kjfczkghl# Zdf{ ~fyf phlf hcj jflkghzf

lkef zdf Fbpyfww‛w, ivz hlwo golj hcj dhyj#

Hll zdyff om zdfb hz zdf whbf zkbf looefj vp hz Wflfch ~kzd

hwzockwdbfcz#

Zdf bhc wzfppfj kcwkjf zdf gozzhnf hcj glowfj zdf jooy#

“Hllo~ bf zo kczyojvgf b{wflm# B{ chbf kw Hwdvy Ifl hcj K ~kll

if {ovy zvzoy#‒ Df dflj ovz dkw dhcj hcj Wflfch wdooe kz#

Wflfch looefj hz dkb kc vzzfy wdoge# Hwdvy dhj jhye yfj f{fw

~kzd dkw zdkge f{fiyo~w zdhz ~fyf hl~h{w wlhczfj hw km df

hppfhyfj zo if hcny{ hll zdf zkbf, f}fc ~dfc df wbklfj# Df dhj

h pokczfj gdkc hcj ioc{ gdffeiocfw ~kzd w~hllo~ wekc hcj ~oyf h

jyhnoc cfgelhgf hyovcj dkw cfge#

“B{ zvzoy?‒ wdf hwefj#

Hwdvy ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “K ~kll if zdf ocf ~do

~kll zfhgd {ov hiovz zdf flfbfcz mkyf,‒ df whkj# Wflfch jkjc‛z

wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Jofw df eco~ zdhz K dh}f dkw jyhnoc? Wdf

hwefj zo dfywflm# “[fw, K eco~ hiovz zdf jyhnoc#‒ Wflfch

looefj vp hz dkb, h lkzzlf mfhymvl zdhz df ~hw hilf zo yfhj dfy

bkcj#

Hwdvy ifcz o}fy hcj lf}flfj dkw mhgf ~kzd dfyw hcj looefj

hz dfy kc zdf f{f# “Zdf jyhnoc jkjc‛z oyknkchll{ iflocn zo {ov,

979



Bvllfy 977

Bkww Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Zdhz jyhnoc ~hw wvppowfj

zo if bkcf# K ~hw wvppowfj zo if kzw ykndzmvl o~cfy# ^d{ ~ovlj

h jyhnoc f}fc gdoowf wobfocf om {ovy wzhcjkcn? H ~obhc( H

~obhc ~do kwc‛z f}fc om hnf {fz(‒ Df wzooj vp wzyhkndz hcj

gyowwfj dkw hybw o}fy dkw gdfwz# “Zdf Fbpyfww moyihjf bf zo

wpfhe om zdkw hc{ mvyzdfy zo {ov, ivz kcwzfhj gobbhcjfj bf zo

zfhgd {ov hiovz mkyf# Gocwkjfykcn wdf kw zdf Fbpyfww, K ~kll

mvlmkll dfy ~kwdfw#‒

Ocf om zdf zykplfzw, zdf ocf jyfwwfj kc ilvf, hjjyfwwfj

dkb# “Hwdvy Ifl,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj kc h dohywf }okgf# “Km zdf

Fbpyfww moyihjf {ov zo wpfhe om zdkw zo dfy…‒

“Zdfc mvlmkll dfy yfxvfwz(‒ Zdf ocf kc yfj mkckwdfj moy

dfy#

“^f eco~ zdhz {ov hyf vpwfz, ivz jo ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww

yfxvfwzw om {ov,‒ zdf ocf ~fhykcn hll nyffc whkj hz lhwz#

Hwdvy Ifl wzoppfj hcj cojjfj dkw dfhj kc zdf jkyfgzkoc om

zdf zykplfzw# “B{ hpolonkfw,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Df zdfc nlhyfj

ihge hz Wflfch hcj glkcgdfj dkw mkwzw, ivz zooe h jffp iyfhzd

hcj ~hlefj h~h{ myob dfy# Wflfch zdfc looefj hz zdf zykplfzw

hcj Hwdvy whkj hnhkc1 “Wflfch, zdf{ hyf zdf Oyhglfw…‒

“Plfhwfj zo bffz {ov,‒ zdf ocf ~fhykcn zdf ilvf ovzmkz

whkj, kczfyyvpzkcn Hwdvy#

“^f ecf~ {ov ~fyf gobkcn,‒ zdf ocf kc yfj whkj#

“^f eco~ f}fy{zdkcn,‒ zdf lhwz kc nyffc mkckwdfj#

977



Bvllfy 97:

Hwdvy cojjfj wlkndzl{ hcj zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dkw dfflw ~kzd

dkw dhcjw moljfj zonfzdfy ifdkcj dkw ihge# “Zdf Oyhglfw bhef

pyfjkgzkocw hiovz…‒

“Zdf phwz,‒ zdf mkywz kc ilvf whkj#

“Zdf pyfwfcz,‒ zdf wfgocj kc yfj goczkcvfj#

“Hcj zdf mvzvyf,‒ zdf zdkyj kc nyffc mkckwdfj#

“Ykndz# Zdf Oyhglf ~fhykcn hll ilvf kw Coch# Zdf wfgocj

kc yfj kw Ghwwhcjyh hcj zdf Oyhglf ~fhykcn hll nyffc kw Boyzh#‒

Wflfch looefj hz zdf gy{wzhl ihll zdhz zdf{ ~fyf avwz

nhqkcn kczo# “^dhz kw zdhz moy?‒ wdf hwefj zdf Oyhglfw#

“Zdhz kw ~dhz ~f ghll wgy{kcn,‒ Coch whkj#

“Kz hllo~w vw zo mogvw hcj moyfwff kbhnfw,‒ Ghwwhcjyh

goczkcvfj#

“Hcj kz hllo~w vw zo wff hcj kjfczkm{ oiafgzw zdhz ~f hyf

vchilf zo gyfhzf kc ovy bkcjw,‒ Boyzh mkckwdfj#

“[ov ghc vwf hc{ yfmlfgzk}f wvymhgf moy wgy{kcn,‒ Hwdvy

ftplhkcfj zo Wflfch#

Wflfch zykfj zo kncoyf zdf Oyhglf‛w nhqfw, hw wdf ~hczfj zo

hwe Hwdvy zdf whbf xvfwzkoc wdf ~hczfj zo hwe Gdhlkww ihge hz

zdf Ilhge Pvi# “Ghc {ov zfll bf ~d{ zdf Fbpyfww ~hczw bf zo

lfhyc hiovz mkyf mkywz?‒ wdf hwefj#

Hwdvy dflj vp dkw dhcj zo wklfcgf dfy# “Bkww Wflfch

H{lhjhkl, hllo~ bf zo mkywz nk}f {ov b{ hpolonkfw, moy K hb coz

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Bvllfy 976

hllo~fj zo wpfhe om hc{zdkcn flwf, ftgfpz oc {ovy zyhkckcn#

Plfhwf, K dh}f z~o ozdfyw ~do hyf hlyfhj{ lk}kcn dfyf#‒

Wflfch looefj o}fy dkw wdovljfy hcj wh~ zdhz df ~hw ykndz#

Wkzzkcn hz zdf ~oojfc jkckcn zhilf kc zdf ekzgdfc, ~dkgd ~hw

cfhy zdf yfhy om zdf dovwf, whz z~o pfoplf, ocf ~dob wdf

yfgonckqfj hw B{yyjkc# Zdf pfywoc ~do whz oc zdf oppowkzf wkjf

looefj }hnvfl{ mhbklkhy hcj jkjc‛z looe bvgd oljfy zdhc Wflfch#

Wdf dhj iyo~c dhky zdhz ~fcz phwwfj dfy wdovljfyw hcj myfgelfw

zdhz yhc hlocn dfy cowf hcj dfy hybw# Wflfch looefj hz dfy

womz, iyo~c f{fw hcj wdovzfj ovz h chbf wdf jkbl{ yfbfbifyfj#

“Ckhbd(‒ Wflfch whkj ao{mvll{# Zdf pfywoc wxvkczfj hz dfy,

ivz ~dfc Wflfch dflj ovz dfy lfmz phlb ~kzd zdf w{biol, dfy f{fw

ifghbf ~kjf kc hwzockwdbfcz#

“Wflfch(‒ Ckhbd wdykfefj, fbiyhgkcn dfy kczo h dvn# “K

dh}fc‛z wffc {ov kc {fhyw… do~ jkj {ov eco~ kz ~hw bf?‒

Wflfch wbklfj# “K yfbfbifyfj {ov dhj myfgelfw#‒ Ckhbd

gdvgelfj h lkzzlf, ivz cojjfj# Wflfch zvycfj zo mhgf B{yyjkc#

Df cojjfj dkw dfhj hcj whkj1 “Kz‛w ckgf zo wff {ov hnhkc,

Bkww H{lhjhkl#‒

“Dh}f {ov z~o bfz ifmoyf?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, hllo~kcn Wflfch zo

iyfhzdf hnhkc#

“Kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf,‒ B{yyjkc hcw~fyfj# Wflfch whz jo~c hz

zdf zhilf cftz zo Ckhbd, dfy dfhyz yhgkcn ~kzd ftgkzfbfcz#

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Bvllfy 97=

Hwdvy Ifl ~hlefj hyovcj zdf zhilf hcj ~hlefj vp zdf wzhkyw

~kzdovz hcozdfy ~oyj#

“[ov‛yf nokcn zo lo}f kz dfyf,‒ B{yyjkc whkj# “Zyocdfkb kw

h ~ocjfymvl plhgf zo lk}f#‒

“[ov‛yf moynfzzkcn Hqyhfl,‒ Ckhbd ~hycfj#

“Hqyhfl?‒ Wflfch hwefj# “^do kw Hqyhfl?‒

“Wobfocf ~do bhefw f}fy{ocf‛w lk}fw bkwfyhilf,‒ Ckhbd

bvzzfyfj#

“K wdovlj eco~,‒ B{yyjkc whkj# “K‛}f lk}fj dfyf hll b{

lkmf, hw jkj df#‒

“Hqyhfl jofwc‛z eco~ ~dfc zo effp dkw bovzd wdvz( Bhykh

whkj zdhz wdf ~ovlj zhef ghyf om dkb# K dopf wdf pvcgdfw dkb#

K‛ll avwz if woyy{ zdhz kz ~hwc‛z bf#‒

B{yyjkc nlhyfj hz dfy hcj Ckhbd efpz xvkfz# “K dfhyj zdhz

dkw phyfczw hihcjocfj dkb ovz oc zdf wzyffzw ifghvwf zdf{ jkjc‛z

~hcz dkb hc{boyf,‒ B{yyjkc ~dkwpfyfj# “K dfhyj zdhz df‛w ifkcn

yhkwfj i{ dkw hvcz hcj vcglf hcj zdhz zdf{ zyfhz dkb ihjl{, ivz

zdf{ lfmz dkb kc Zyocdfkb hcj cf}fy ghbf ihge#‒

“Zdhz‛w doyykilf,‒ Wflfch whkj#

“K hlwo dfhyj zdhz ~dfc df ~hw ~kzd zdfb, df ~hw logefj kc

dkw yoob moy zdf zkbf ifkcn ~dklf dkw hvcz hcj vcglf ~fcz h~h{,‒

Ckhbd hjjfj# “Wobfzkbfw zdf{ ~ovlj ifhz dkb#‒

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Bvllfy 97>

Hwdvy ghbf ihge jo~c zdf wzhkyw ~kzd h ~obhc mollo~kcn dkb

hcj whz jo~c hz zdf zhilf# “Zdkw kw b{ ghyfzhefy, Chobk# B{

wkwzfy N~{cc wdovlj if jo~c dfyf wooc#‒

“N~{cc?‒ Wflfch whkj# Kz mflz hw km zdfyf ~hw h lvbp

ghvndz kc dfy zdyohz#

Hwdvy cojjfj# “[fw#‒

Wflfch mflz zfyykmkfj zdhz zdf whbf pfywoc ~do zoybfczfj

dfy hw h gdklj ~hw h yflhzk}f om dfy zvzoy# Df wbklfj h lkzzlf

hw N~{cc ghbf jo~c zdf wzfpw# Wdf wzoppfj ~dfc dfy f{fw lhcjfj

oc Wflfch# F}fy{zdkcn hiovz dfy ~hw jkmmfyfcz zdhc zdf lhwz

zkbf wdf wh~ dfy ftgfpz moy zdf f{fw# Zdowf whbf yfj f{fw bhjf

dfy dhky wzhcj oc kzw fcj, zdf f{fw zdhz mykndzfcfj dfy# Wdf

~hw zdfc zhefc ihge zo zdf mkywz zkbf ~dfc wdf }fczvyfj ovzwkjf

hcj ~dfc N~{cc ~hw hiovz zo pd{wkghll{ dhyb dfy# Zdf zdovndz om

pfymoybkcn bhnkg moy zdf mkywz zkbf bhjf dfy h lkzzlf dhppkfy,

ivz ecf~ zdhz N~{cc ~hw co~ kc}ol}fj ~kzd bhnkg hw ~fll#

“Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ N~{cc whkj kc h dohywf }okgf# Wflfch

cojjfj# Hll om zdfb whz hz zdf zhilf# Hcozdfy dovwf glfhcfy

ghbf ~hlekcn jo~c zdf wzhkyw ~kzd h plhzzfy om mooj kc dfy

dhcjw# Chobk hcj zdf dovwf glfhcfy wfy}fj zdf mooj,

hggobplkwdkcn f}fy{zdkcn hz zdf whbf zkbf# F}fy{zdkcn oc zdf

plhzzfyw ~hw om myvkz hcj }fnfzhilfw, gdkgefc hcj mkwd, gdffwf

hcj iyfhj# Co yfj bfhz ~hw wfy}fj#

97>



Bvllfy 974

“Km {ov lk}f kc Zyocdfkb, {ov ~oc‛z if fhzkcn hc{ yfj

bfhz,‒ Hwdvy ~hycfj# “Yfj bfhz kw mlfwd hcj zdf Mkyf Lkoc

pfybkzzfj vw zo cf}fy fhz zdf mlfwd om ovy gyfhzvyfw ftgfpz moy

gdkgefc hcj mkwd#‒ Df zooe h pkfgf om iyfhj hcj wobf gdffwf hcj

ifnhc zo fhz# Wflfch plhgfj wobf myvkz oc dfy plhzf kc myocz om

dfy hcj wzhyzfj fhzkcn hw ~fll, yfhlkqkcn do~ dvcny{ wdf ~hw#

“No hdfhj hcj fhz hll {ov ~hcz, Bkww H{lhjhkl# [ov bvwz dh}f

dhj h locn aovycf{ zo yfhgd Zyocdfkb# Hcj hiovz… {ovy jyhnoc…‒

Df z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf hw df whkj zdhz#

“[fw, ~d{ jkj zdf Fbpyfww zhef Zdoy?‒ Wflfch hwefj hw wdf

w~hllo~fj dfy mooj, kncoykcn zdf mhgz zdhz Zdoy ~hw wvppowfj zo

if dkw jyhnoc#

“Df‛w mkcf# Hll om zdf jyhnocw hyf wzh{kcn kc hcozdfy phyz

om Zyocdfkb zdhz kw bhjf avwz moy jyhnocw, cfhy Zyocdfkb Joge#

Zdoy ~kll if avwz mkcf#‒ Wflfch govlj zfll zdhz df ~hw zy{kcn zo

yfwzyhkc dkbwflm myob vclfhwdkcn dkw hcnfy hcj yhnf ovz zo~hyjw

dfy#

“^dfyf‛w Cfkzd Hchdkzh? Wdf‛w nokcn zo if ovy zfhgdfy zoo,

kwc‛z wdf?‒ Wflfch hwefj hnhkc#

“[fw wdf kw# Do~f}fy, wdf gobfw hcj nofw, cf}fy wzh{kcn kc

ocf plhgf moy boyf zdhc h jh{# Wdf‛ll if {ovy zvzoy zdhz

zfhgdfw {ov wphyykcn#‒

“Wphyykcn?‒ Wflfch hwefj# Hwdvy cojjfj# “K‛}f cf}fy

pyhgzkgfj wphyykcn ifmoyf, ivz K‛}f yfhj iooew oc wphyykcn#‒

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Bvllfy 97;

“[ov dh}f h loz zo lfhyc zdhc avwz myob yfhjkcn iooew,‒

Hwdvy whkj xvkfzl{# “Wooc fcovnd ~dfc {ov zdyff ifgobf boyf

ftpfykfcgfj, K‛ll zfhgd {ov wobf b{zdolon{ hw ~fll hw gdhybw

zdhz ~kll if vwfmvl zo eco~#‒

Wflfch wklfcgfj dfywflm moy h mf~ bobfczw zo moybvlhzf

hcozdfy xvfwzkoc# Hwdvy cozkgfj zdkw, ivz wdf govlj zfll zdhz

df jkjc‛z ~hcz zo hcw~fy hc{ boyf xvfwzkocw zdhz wdf bh{ dh}f#

“K ~hw ~ocjfykcn km {ov govlj zfll vw boyf hiovz zdf ~hy#‒ Wdf

~hw dopkcn zdhz pfydhpw df ecf~ zdf loghzkoc om zdf lhwz gy{wzhl

wevll zdhz zdf Woygfyfy ~hw hmzfy# Wdf ~hczfj hw bvgd

kcmoybhzkoc hw wdf govlj powwkil{ nfz#

Hwdvy yhkwfj h iyo~ kc gocmvwkoc# “[ov jo eco~ hiovz zdf

~hy?‒

“[fw, ivz K avwz ~hcz zo nfz zdf jfzhklw om kz, lkef ~do

zdf lfhjfy om ovy hyb{ ~hw oy zdf chbfw om zdf Jhye Eckndzw…‒

Hwdvy gdvgelfj# “K‛b hmyhkj zdhz K joc‛z eco~ hll zdf

chbfw om zdf Jhye Eckndzw, ivz K jo dhppfc zo eco~ ocf# Dkw

chbf ~hw ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw, zdf ykjfy om zdf Mkyf Ykjnfihge

Jyhnoc# Df ~hw hlwo zdf lfhjfy om ovy hyb{ hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy

kc zdf ~hy# Df ~hw hc kczfllknfcz hcj wzyhzfnkg nfcfyhl, ivz

~hw hlwo h go~hyj# Df dhj glf}fy plhcw hcj zhgzkgw zdhz

jfwzyo{fj hz lfhwz dhlm om zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{#‒

“^dhz dhppfcfj zo ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw?‒ B{yyjkc hwefj#

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Bvllfy 9:0

Hwdvy wkndfj# “Coioj{ eco~w ~dhz dhppfcfj zo dkb# Zdf

lhwz K dfhyj om Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hw zdhz df ifghbf kcwhcf hmzfy

ifkcn logefj vp kc zdf Lfzdhwdoyf Yfmoybhzoy{# ]kjhy Dflkow,

zdf Lfhjfy om zdf Go}fc, dhj dkw yfhwocw, glhkbkcn zdhz

Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hw fcjhcnfykcn hll om Hybhnfjjoc#‒ Hwdvy lhvndfj hz

zdkw# “Kz ~hw kc mhgz ifghvwf om Nvcjkwhl}vw zdhz zdf Woygfyfy

jkjc‛z zhef o}fy Hybhnfjjoc hcj zdhz Hy{l Hvyoyh kw wzkll zdf

Fbpyfww# Do~f}fy, df wobf~dhz jkwhppfhyfj hmzfy df ~hw yflfhwfj

myob pykwoc# Zdf yfbhkcjfy om dkw lkmf dhw iffc h wfgyfz wkcgf

hmzfy zdf ~hy# Co ocf f}fc eco~w ~dfyf dkw zobi kw#

“Zdf Woygfyfy plhcw zo yfzhlkhzf hnhkcwz zdf Fbpyfww moy

dkw jfmfhz# Ykndz co~, ~f hyf wzkll hz ~hy km cocf om {ov ecf~

zdhz zo ifnkc ~kzd#‒ Zdf zdyff om zdfb yfbhkcfj wklfcz# Wflfch

w~hllo~fj dhyj# “^f dh}f iffc hz ~hy moy zdf lhwz zdyff {fhyw#

K hwwvbf zdhz kz ~kll ocl{ nyo~ ~oywf myob dfyf#‒ Zdf P{yf

ifnhc gdkbkcn hnhkc, hccovcgkcn zdhz hcozdfy dovy ghbf# Wflfch

govczfj zfc gdkbfw#

^dfc hll ~hw xvkfz hnhkc, Hwdvy wdooe dkw dfhj# “^dfc

Zyocdfkb ~hw mkywz ivklz, ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw ivklz zdf P{yf zo

no hlocn ~kzd zdf gfbfzfy{ zo effp hll om zdf wpkykzw hz ih{#‒

Wflfch pkgefj vp hcozdfy pkfgf om iyfhj hcj ifnhc zo fhz

ocgf boyf, dfy wzobhgd mkllkcn vp xvkgel{#

“^dhz‛w wo kbpoyzhcz hiovz zdf zobi zdhz kz kwc‛z gobboc

eco~lfjnf zo Hybhnfjjoc?‒ Ckhbd hwefj#

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Bvllfy 9:8

Hwdvy wdooe dkw dfhj# “K‛b hmyhkj zdhz K jo coz eco~ zdf

hcw~fy,‒ df whkj hcj zdhz ~hw zdhz#

Hmzfy zdf{ mkckwdfj zdfky bfhl, Hwdvy noz vp myob zdf

zhilf# “Kz‛w zkbf moy ifj moy hll om {ov,‒ df whkj# “[ovy yoob

kw hlyfhj{ pyfphyfj moy {ov, Wflfch H{lhjhkl, ~dkgd kw oc zdf

ykndz wkjf om Ckhbd‛w# Nfz wobf wlffp ifghvwf ~f hll dh}f h ikn

jh{ zoboyyo~#‒

“H ikn jh{?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

“[fw#‒

“Jofw zdhz bfhc ~f‛ll wzhyz vwkcn bhnkg?‒ Wflfch hwefj hw

wdf mollo~fj Ckhbd hcj B{yyjkc zo zdf wzhkyghwf#

Hwdvy looefj h ikz dvyz hcj jkwzyhvndz, ivz df cojjfj dkw

dfhj wlkndzl{# “[fw#‒

“Zdhz‛w ftgkzkcn,‒ Wflfch whkj hnhkc, ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy

mhgf#

Hwdvy cojjfj kc hnyffbfcz, ivz zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~fcz zo

dkw yoob# Ckhbd nyhiifj Wflfch‛w hyb hcj pvllfj dfy kc zdf

ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#

“Df dhw iffc yfhll{ vpwfz hcj hcny{ f}fy wkcgf df movcj

ovz… hiovz {ov hcj {ovy cf~ dhzgdlkcn,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj#

Wflfch mflz nvklz{, ivz xvkgel{ wdooe kz omm hw wdf

yfbfbifyfj Zdoy‛w ~oyjw om gobmoyz myob fhylkfy# “Kz wffbw lkef

K hb coz zdf ocl{ ocf ~do cffjw zo lfz no om zdf phwz,‒ Wflfch

~dkwpfyfj#

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Bvllfy 9:7

Z~fcz{"Ckcf

hye wooc wfzzlfj o}fy Zyocdfkb lkef h zdkfm kc zdf ckndz#

Zdf wvc wfzzlfj o}fy zdf Nyfhz Plhkcw hcj zdf booc zooe kzw

plhgf kc zdf we{# Zdf wzyffzw om Zyocdfkb ~fyf jfwfyzfj, moy

f}fy{ocf ~fcz zo ifj moy zdf ckndz# Zdf lhbppowzw oc f}fy{

kczfywfgzkoc ~fyf lkz, ghwzkcn wdhjo~w oc zdf nyovcj hcj zdf

wkjf om zdf ivkljkcnw zdf{ wzooj kc myocz om# Moozwzfpw zdhz

glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf ph}fbfcz fgdofj zdyovnd zdf hky hw zdf

Fbpyfww ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffz ~kzd fhwf# Wdf zvycfj h goycfy

hcj wh~ Cfkzd Hchdkzh ~hlekcn kc dfy jkyfgzkoc ~kzd dfy mot bhwe

go}fykcn dfy mhgf#

J

Wdf lkmzfj dfy bhwe ~dfc wdf wh~ zdf Fbpyfww# “B{ Lhj{,‒

wdf whkj kc wvypykwf hcj io~fj dfy dfhj kc yfwpfgz# Zdf Fbpyfww

io~fj dfy dfhj kc zvyc#

“K ~kwd zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov hiovz Wflfch H{lhjhkl, Cfkzd

Hchdkzh,‒ zdf Fbpyfww ~dkwpfyfj# Cfkzd cojjfj, ivz jkjc‛z wh{

hc{zdkcn# “K ~hcz {ov zo ~hzgd dfy, zo bhef wvyf zdhz wdf jofw

coz nfz kczo hc{ zyovilf# K eco~ zdhz wdf kw hlyfhj{ zy{kcn zo

mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll hcj K ghccoz hllo~ zdhz dhppfc#‒

Cfkzd io~fj dfy dfhj# “Om govywf, b{ Lhj{#‒

“K hlwo ~hcz {ov zo effp dfy hcj zdf jyhnoc kwolhzfj,‒ zdf

Fbpyfww whkj kc h jhye zocf# “I{ dh}kcn zdfb kwolhzfj myob zdf

~oylj, wdf ~kll yfbhkc mogvwfj oc dfy wzvjkfw hcj kz ~kll if

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Bvllfy 9::

fhwkfy moy dfy zo lfhyc hiovz zdf flfbfczw, kcglvjkcn lkndzcfww

hcj jhyecfww#‒

Cfkzd‛w dhcjw wdooe hz dfy wkjf# “B{ Lhj{, km K bh{,‒ wdf

ifnhc# Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj dfy dfhj# “Co ocf dhw zyvl{ iffc

wvggfwwmvl kczo bhwzfykcn lkndzcfww hcj jhyecfww ~kzd zdf

ftgfpzkoc om {ov hcj zdf Woygfyfy dkbwflm#‒

“K vcjfywzhcj zdhz, Cfkzd Hchdkzh,‒ zdf Fbpyfww wzfycl{

yfzoyzfj# “^kzd zdhz ifkcn zdf ghwf, K ~kll if zdf ocf zo zfhgd

dfy hiovz lkndzcfww hcj jhyecfww#‒

“B{ hpolonkfw, b{ Lhj{,‒ Cfkzd whkj ocgf hnhkc hcj io~fj

dfy dfhj#

Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj hcj zvycfj dfy ihge zo Cfkzd ~kzd dfy

dhcjw glhwpfj zonfzdfy ifdkcj dfy# “K ~kll zfhgd dfy ~kzd ~dhz

K eco~,‒ zdf Fbpyfww yfpfhzfj# Wdf mflz zdf vynf zo wh{

wobfzdkcn boyf zo Cfkzd, ivz wdf jfgkjfj hnhkcwz kz, moy zdfyf

~fyf ozdfy wfgyfzw hiovz Wflfch zdhz ocl{ zdf Fbpyfww ecf~,

wfgyfzw zdhz wdf mflz zdhz Wflfch ~ovlj lhzfy oc vcgo}fy# Zdf

Fbpyfww mflz h phkc wvynf zdyovnd dfy gdfwz hcj h wkcnlf zfhy

zykgelfj jo~c dfy womz hcj jflkghzf mhgf# [ov ~kll wobfjh{

eco~, b{ jfhy Wflfch H{lhjhkl, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm#

“B{ Lhj{, km K bh{ hwe,‒ Cfkzd ifnhc, kczfyyvpzkcn zdf

Fbpyfww myob dfy zdovndzw, “^dhz dhppfcw km Wflfch fcgovczfyw

wobf… jkmmkgvlzkfw?‒

Zdf Fbpyfww looefj jo~c hz zdf nyovcj# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒

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Bvllfy 9:6

“^dhz km Wflfch ~hw zoybfczfj i{ ozdfyw dfy hnf? K‛b wvyf

zdhz {ov yfghll dfy fcgovczfy ~kzd N~{cc ~dfc wdf ~hw mk}f#‒

“Zdfyf ~hw co ocf zo dflp dfy zdfc,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj kc h

jhye zocf# “Zdhz ~hw dfy ihzzlf hcj wdf dhcjlfj kz zdf ~h{ K

ftpfgzfj dfy zo# Km hcozdfy kcgkjfcz lkef zdhz dhppfcw hnhkc, K

joc‛z ~hcz {ov oy Hwdvy zo yfwgvf dfy# Coioj{ ~kll if zdfyf zo

dflp dfy ~dfc mkndzw hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy# Wdf dhw zo mhgf dfy

ihzzlfw hlocf#‒

df zdyff om zdfb ~hlefj vp zdf ~kcjkcn hcj chyyo~

wzhkyghwf# Wflfch yhc dfy dhcj hgyoww zdf jvwz{ ihckwzfy#

Wdf zooe hcozdfy wzfp moy~hyj, ivz zdf wzhky wdf wzfppfj oc

iyoef kc dhlm hcj wdf mfll moy~hyj# Wdf hlbowz mfll mlhz oc dfy

mhgf km Ckhbd jkjc‛z ghzgd dfy#

Z

Zdf goyykjoy dhj z~o jooyw oc iozd wkjfw# Wflfch wzooj hcj

~hzgdfj B{yyjkc hcj Ckhbd ~hlekcn zo zdfky yoobw, jfgkjkcn ~dfyf

wdf ~ovlj wzh{# Wdf gdowf zdf yoob cftz zo Ckhbd‛w hcj ~hlefj

kcwkjf#

Zdf kcwkjf om zdf yoob ~hw wphgkovw# Zdfyf ~hw ocl{ h

jyfwwfy zo dfy lfmz ~kzd h ~kcjo~ ifwkjf kz hcj h ifj zo dfy

ykndz# Yfj jyhpfw jhcgfj kc zdf hky ~kzd zdf wkbplf iyffqf zdhz

ilf~ kcwkjf# Oc zop om zdf ~oojfc jyfwwfy ~hw ivyckcn kcgfcwf#

Wflfch zyvjnfj kcwkjf hcj jyoppfj dfywflm oc zop om zdf wbhll

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Bvllfy 9:=

goz# Wdf lhqkl{ wlkppfj omm dfy ioozw ~kzd zdf vwf om dfy mffz

hcj ivykfj dfy mhgf kczo zdf womz pkllo~#

Wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj dvbbkcn kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hcj

wbklfj kc zdf pkllo~# Dfllo, b{ jfhy ocf, wdf yfplkfj zo Zdoy‛w

dvbbkcn#

Hyf {ov ~fll, lkzzlf ocf? Zdoy hwefj#

Wflfch mflz kcgyfjkil{ fgwzhzkg zdhz wdf ~hw hilf zo dfhy

myob dfy jyhnoc# K‛b hll ykndz# ^dhz hiovz {ov? ^dfyf hyf {ov

wzh{kcn?

K‛b cfhy Zyocdfkb Joge# Wdf dfhyj h lkzzlf wgoyc kc dkw

zocf# K bvwz ~hyc {ov hdfhj om zkbf, b{ jfhy, K‛b yfwzykgzfj

myob ml{kcn , df hjjfj#

K‛b woyy{, b{ jfhy # Wdf wbklfj zo dfywflm hcj hwefj dfy

jyhnoc, ^ovlj kz if hll ykndz km ~f ~fcz ml{kcn zonfzdfy zdkw

f}fckcn? Wvyfl{ moy ovy mkywz ckndz dfyf zdf{ ~ovlj coz

kbbfjkhzfl{ yfwzykgz vw# Wflfch ecf~ zdhz ~ovlj coz if zdf

ghwf, ivz wdf mflz zdhz jfwkyf zo ml{ ~kzd dfy jyhnoc ocgf boyf#

Wdf dfhyj Zdoy gdvgelf, ivz df jkj coz wpfhe# Wflfch

looefj vp hw wdf dfhyj zdf womz mlhkl om ~kcnw hcj dfy dfhyz

povcjfj dhyj hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf yhc o}fy zo zdf ~kcjo~ zo

wff Zdoy ~hkzkcn moy dfy# Wflfch doppfj oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj

nyhiifj dkw yfkcw#

Df zooe dfy dknd zdyovnd zdf wekfw hio}f dfy gozzhnf hcj

hgyoww Zyocdfkb# Wflfch bkwwfj zdf hky ilo~kcn zdyovnd dfy

9:=



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mhgf, zdf mfflkcn om ifkcn ~fkndzlfww kc zdf we{# Wdf dfhyj

Zdoy dvb kc whzkwmhgzkoc#

Kz mfflw lkef kz‛w iffc moyf}fy wkcgf ~f‛}f mlo~c zonfzdfy(

Zdoy mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw dhyjfy hcj mlf~ dkndfy kc zdf ckndz we{#

Wflfch wpyfhj ovz dfy hybw hcj glowfj dfy f{fw, pyfzfcjkcn zdhz

wdf ~hw zdf ocf ~do ~hw ml{kcn# Wdf looefj vp hz zdf gyfwgfcz

booc hio}f dfy zdhz bhjf Zyocdfkb nlkwzfc kc zdf ckndz#

Zdoy bhjf h wdhyp zvyc zo jojnf ocf om zdf ivkljkcnw hcj

ifnhc dfhjkcn moy zdf P{yf# Avwz hw Wflfch wh~ kz, wdf ~hw

mkllfj ~kzd jfwphky# Zdoy mflz ~dhz wdf mflz, wo df mlf~ hio}f

zdf nkhcz gloge zo~fy hcj h}okjfj nokcn ihge zdf whbf ~h{#

Wvjjfcl{, Zdoy wzoppfj hiyvpzl{# Wflfch hlbowz mfll om dkw

whjjlf ~dfc wdf wh~ h yfj mlhwd qkp kc myocz om dfy# ^dhz ~hw

zdhz? Wdf hwefj dkb#

Zdoy nyo~lfj ~kzd goczfbpz# Zdhz ~hw Hqyhfl hcj dkw

jyhnoc# Wflfch mflz zdf hcnfy zdhz hyowf# K ~hw vcmoyzvchzf zo

dh}f fcgovczfy Hqyhfl‛w jyhnoc hz Zyocdfkb Joge# Dkw jyhnoc,

zdf Yfj Jyhnoc, kw }kgkovw, gvcckcn, hcj }hkc lkef Hqyhfl

dkbwflm# K dfhyj zdhz dkw jyhnoc z{pf ~hw kcmhbovw moy

zfyyoykqkcn }kllhnfw lkef Ydvbife, moygkcn zdfb zo whgykmkgf

bhkjfcw zo kz#

Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~ h ilhge"dhkyfj io{ ykjkcn oc

zdf Yfj Jyhnoc# Zdf io{‛w ftpyfwwkoc wffbfj vcmfflkcn hcj mvll

om dhzyfj# Dkw wekc ~hw ftzyfbfl{ phlf hcj nlkwzfcfj kc zdf

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booclkndz# Dkw dhky go}fyfj dkw fhyw hcj dkw zdkge f{fiyo~w

yfwzfj o}fy dkw golj hcj jhye f{fw# Hyovcj zdf io{‛w cfge ~hw h

cfgelhgf om h ifhwz ~kzd wf}fc dfhjw hcj zfc doycw, zdf whbf

ifhwz zdhz whz oc zop om zdf P{yf# Dkw jyhnoc wffbfj zo ~fhy

zdf whbf ftpyfwwkoc# Zdf Yfj Jyhnoc pvmmfj ovz ilhge wboef myob

dkw cowzyklw# Zdf jyhnoc‛w zhkl ~hw go}fyfj ~kzd wpkefw vclkef

Zdoy‛w hcj kzw f{fw ~fyf zdf goloy om kzw wghlfw, yvi{ yfj#

Dkw jyhnoc nofw i{ zdf chbf om Joyhnoc, Zdoy whkj kc h jhye

zocf# ^dfc zdf io{ zvycfj dkw jkyfgzkoc o}fy zo Wflfch, dkw

lkpw gvy}fj kczo h bhlf}olfcz wcffy#

“Wo, {ov‛yf zdf ocf?‒ Df lhvndfj hlovj#

Zdoy, lfz‛w nfz ovz om dfyf, Wflfch whkj kc h zfyykmkfj

zocf# Wdf zkndzfcfj dfy nykp oc Zdoy‛w yfkcw hcj mhgfj kc zdf

ozdfy jkyfgzkoc, coz ~hczkcn zo looe hz Hqyhfl#

“Nokcn wo wooc?‒ Hqyhfl wchppfj zdf yfkcw zo dkw jyhnoc hcj

iozd df hcj Joyhnoc qoobfj phwwfj Wflfch hcj Zdoy ocgf hnhkc#

Zdoy jo}f zo~hyjw zdf nyovcj hcj lhcjfj ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w,

zy{kcn zo dkjf myob Hqyhfl# Do~f}fy, Joyhnoc lhcjfj cfhy ~dfyf

Zdoy ~hw# Wflfch avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj zykfj zo gocgfhl

dfywflm ~kzdkc Zdoy‛w wdhjo~w# Wdf ~hw vcwvyf om ~dhz Hqyhfl

~hw nokcn zo jo, wo wdf noz kczo powkzkoc zo pfymoyb bhnkg#

Df lhvndfj h lkzzlf# “[ov yfhll{ ~kwd zo jvfl? Zdfc ~f

wdhll jvfl(‒ Hqyhfl pvllfj vp dkw wlff}fw hw ~fll# Wflfch‛w

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Bvllfy 9:;

dhcjw ifnhc wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy# Wdf lo~fyfj dfy dhcjw h lkzzlf,

vcwvyf om ~dhz zo jo cftz#

Zdoy wpyfhj ovz dkw ~kcnw zo bhef dkbwflm looe h lkzzlf

boyf kczkbkjhzkcn# Joyhnoc jkj zdf whbf# Df kw zy{kcn zo zfwz

{ovy po~fy, Zdoy nyo~lfj#

Wflfch looefj o}fy hz dfy jyhnoc# Ghc ~f ihge jo~c?

Zdoy wcoyzfj kc jkwgoczfcz# Coz kc h jvfl# Ocgf kz

ifnkcw, {ov bvwz mkndz vczkl zdf fcj#

Wflfch looefj ihge hz dfy dhcjw kc jfwpfyhzkoc# K ocl{

eco~ h govplf om wpfllw(

Zdfc vwf zdf ocfw {ov eco~# [ov‛yf hlwo moynfzzkcn zdhz kc

h jvfl, zdf oppocfcz‛w jyhnoc ghc dflp hw ~fll i{ ommfykcn vp

phyz om zdfky wzyfcnzd#

“[ov hyf zdf jyhnoc ykjfy, zdf gdowfc ocf i{ zdf Fbpyfww,‒

Hqyhfl bogefj# “Km {ov hyf zdf gdowfc ocf, zdfc jvflkcn bf

~ovlj if hlbowz zoo fhw{#‒ Df lhvndfj hz dkw gyvfl aoef#

Joyhnoc‛ lkpw gvy}fj kczo h wcffy# Zdoy jvn dkw zhlocw kczo zdf

nyovcj hw km pyfphykcn dkbwflm zo hzzhge# Wflfch zykfj zo zdkce

om ~dhz Gdhlkww zhvndz dfy ihge hz zdf Ilhge Pvi hcj ~ocjfyfj km

Hqyhfl ~hw avwz h ifnkccfy hw wdf ~hw#

Do~f}fy, ifmoyf Wflfch govlj bo}f, Hqyhfl bo}fj dkw dhcjw

wdhypl{ kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wdf mfll zo zdf nyovcj myob zdf ilhwz

om mkyf Hqyhfl vclfhwdfj, ivyckcn phyzw om dfy hybw# Wdf

~yhppfj dfy hybw hgyoww dfy gdfwz, zy{kcn zo kncoyf zdf

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Bvllfy 960

ftgyvgkhzkcn phkc# Wdf looefj hyovcj, zy{kcn zo wff km wdf

govlj mkcj hc{ocf ~do ~ovlj dflp dfy# Do~f}fy, zdf wzyffzw ~fyf

gobplfzfl{ jfwfyzfj#

Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj hcj zykfj zo dflp dfy zo dfy mffz#

Lkzzlf ocf, {ov ghc‛z nk}f vp, df whkj, zy{kcn zo ommfy ~oyjw om

fcgovyhnfbfcz#

Wflfch lfz dfy hybw jyop zo dfy wkjfw hcj wdf, ovz om hcnfy

hcj phkc, pvcgdfj zdyovnd zdf hky ~kzd dfy ykndz hyb, wfcjkcn h

mkyfihll kc Hqyhfl‛w jkyfgzkoc# Df dflj vp dkw hybw zo iloge

zdf hzzhge, ivz mfll zo dkw ecffw# Wdf co~ dhj dkb vcjfy dfy

bfyg{# Wdf dhj zo mkckwd zdf mkndz# Wflfch pvcgdfj zdyovnd zdf

hky hnhkc# Zdf lhwz nvwz om mkyf dkz dkb kc zdf gdfwz hcj wfcz

dkb ml{kcn hgyoww zdf nyovcj oc dkw ihge# Joyhnoc yohyfj hcj

mlf~ o}fy zo dkw yfwgvf#

Wflfch‛w }kwkoc ifghbf ilvyy{ hcj dfy bvwglfw hgdfj# Zdoy

nyhiifj dfy ~kzd dkw zhlocw hcj plhgfj dfy oc dkw ihge ifmoyf df

mlf~ ihge zo zdf gozzhnf#

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Bvllfy 968

Z~fcz{"Ckcf

dhz ~hw iykllkhcz moy dfy mkywz ihzzlf#‒ Cfkzd lkmzfj

dfy mot bhwe hcj ecfflfj ifmoyf zdf Fbpyfww# Zdf

Fbpyfww wzooj vp myob dfy zdyocf hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo Cfkzd,

nk}kcn dfy pfybkwwkoc zo wzhcj vp#

“Z“Wdf dhcjlfj kz hlbowz pfymfgzl{,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj,

“ftgfpz zdhz wdf yfhgzfj ~kzd dhzyfj hcj phkc# K ~hw hlwo h

lkzzlf jkwhppokczfj i{ zdf mhgz zdhz wdf ~hw zdf ocf ~do ifnhc

zdf jvfl# Bhnkg wdovlj ocl{ if vwfj jfmfcwk}fl{#‒

“Wdf wzkll dhw zo lfhyc, b{ Lhj{,‒ Cfkzd whkj# “Kc hc{

ghwf, zdf io{, Hqyhfl, ~hw zdf ocf zo gdhllfcnf dfy kc h jvfl#‒

“Zdfc Wflfch wdovlj dh}f ~hkzfj moy zdf ykndz bobfcz ifmoyf

wdf jfgkjfj zo vwf bhnkg,‒ zdf Fbpyfww wzfycl{ yfzoyzfj#

“Ivz zdf io{ hzzhgefj dfy mkywz,‒ Cfkzd whkj#

“Ivz Wflfch yfhgzfj ~kzd phkc hcj dhzyfj,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj

kc h jhye zocf, govczfyhgzkcn dfy gobbfcz# “Zdhz kw ocf om bhc{

yfhwocw ~d{ zdf Woygfyfy kw ~do df kw# Dkw hcnfy kw dkw po~fy#

Km Wflfch effpw vwkcn dhzyfj hcj phkc hw h ~h{ zo pfymoyb bhnkg,

zdfc ~f ~kll lowf hll dopf kczo jfmfhzkcn zdf Woygfyfy#‒

fy bvwglfw hgdfj ~dfc Wflfch ~oef vp zdf cftz boyckcn# Wdf

govlj ihyfl{ bo}f ovz om ifj hcj jfgkjfj zo wlffp kc ifmoyfD968



Bvllfy 969

wdf yfhlkqfj ~dfyf wdf ~hw# Wdf whz vp hcj cozkgfj dfy ifj

myhbf ~hw kc zdf wdhpf om jyhnocw z~kwzkcn zonfzdfy# Wdf

yfbfbifyfj dfy gocmyoczhzkoc ~kzd Hqyhfl, ivz kz wffbfj boyf

lkef h jyfhb#

Wflfch zykfj zo wkz vp# Wdf looefj hz zdf fcj om dfy ifj

hcj cozkgfj cf~ moljfj glozdfw ~hkzkcn moy dfy hlocn h cfgelhgf

~kzd h yvi{ pfcjhcz# Wdf zykfj zo nfz ovz om ifj, jfwpkzf zdf

phkc wdf mflz zdyovndovz dfy ioj{# Jkj zdhz ihzzlf ~fhefc bf?

Wdf hwefj dfywflm, nyhiikcn zdf glozdfw hcj plhgkcn zdfb vcjfy

dfy gdkc zo wff do~ ~fll zdf{ ~ovlj mkz ifmoyf wdf zykfj zdfb

oc#

Wdf gdhcnfj ovz om dfy ckndzglozdfw hcj kczo dfy cf~ yoifw#

Zdf gollhy om dfy yoifw nfczl{ iyvwdfj hnhkcwz dfy cfge# Zdf

mhiykg ~hw zdkge, ivz womz zo zdf zovgd# Lkzzlf ilhge jfwkncw

~fyf fzgdfj hz zdf fcj om dfy wlff}fw, gvy}kcn kc jkmmfyfcz

jkyfgzkocw# Hmzfy wdf ~hw whzkwmkfj, wdf zdfc pvz oc zdf

cfgelhgf ~kzd zdf yvi{ pfcjhcz#

Wflfch dfhyj h womz ecoge oc dfy jooy#

“Gobf kc,‒ wdf whkj hcj wzooj vp wzyhkndz ~kzd dfy hybw

ifdkcj dfy ihge# Ckhbd ~hlefj kc ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj o}fy dfy

gdfwz# Wflfch looefj h ikz gocmvwfj# “Kw wobfzdkcn ~yocn?‒

“Hwdvy kw hcny{,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# “[ov‛yf lhzf# ^f ~fyf

yfhj{ o}fy hc dovy hno#‒

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Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz# “^d{ jkjc‛z hc{ocf ~hef bf

vp?‒

“Df dfhyj hiovz {ovy lkzzlf jvfl lhwz ckndz,‒ Ckhbd whkj hw

km kz ~fyf h wfgyfz# Wflfch mflz wobfzdkcn jyop kc dfy wzobhgd

hcj wdf wvjjfcl{ mflz dfy lfnw hlbowz nk}f ovz# “Df mknvyfj {ov

cffjfj boyf yfwz, ivz df ~hw wzkll vpwfz zdhz {ov lfmz zdf

gozzhnf lhwz ckndz#‒

Wflfch ~hczfj zo wh{ wobfzdkcn flwf, ivz dflj dfy zocnvf#

Km Hwdvy ecf~ wdf lfmz zdf gozzhnf, ~d{ jkjc‛z df gobf looekcn

moy dfy? Df ~ovlj dh}f iffc hilf zo iyfhe vp zdf jvfl ifmoyf kz

ifnhc#

Ckhbd wkndfj hcj mhkczl{ wbklfj# “Hz lfhwz {ov dhj wobf

boyf ftpfykfcgf ~kzd bhnkg#‒ Wflfch zykfj zo moygf h wbklf, ivz

wdf ~hw vcwvggfwwmvl hz dfy hzzfbpz# “Zdf ozdfyw hyf ~hkzkcn

moy {ov jo~c iflo~#‒ Ckhbd lfmz dfy ifjyoob5 Wflfch mollo~fj dfy

ovz om zdf yoob hcj jo~c zdf wzhkyw zo zdf ekzgdfc#

Ckhbd hcj Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyghwf hcj kczo zdf

wbhll bhkc yoob ~dfyf Hwdvy ~hw ~hkzkcn moy zdfb# B{yyjkc ~hw

wzhcjkcn ifwkjf dkb#

“[ov‛yf lhzf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ Hwdvy whkj kc h jkwplfhwfj

zocf, gyowwkcn dkw hybw o}fy dkw gdfwz#

“Plfhwf hggfpz b{ hpolonkfw,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj hcj wdf

looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hw wdf dflj dfy dhcjw ifdkcj dfy ihge

hcj io~fj dfy dfhj#

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“Myob co~ oc, {ov ~kll hjjyfww bf hw Zfhgdfy# Jo {ov

vcjfywzhcj bf?‒ Zdfyf ~hw h lkzzlf kyykzhzkoc kc dkw }okgf#

Wflfch zykfj zo dkjf dfy jkwgoczfcz i{ ifkcn oyjfyfj hyovcj kc

zdkw bhccfy# “Bkww H{lhjhkl?‒

“[fw, Zfhgdfy,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#

“Zdhz ~kll jo,‒ Hwdvy whkj ocgf hnhkc hcj zdfc df zvycfj

dkw ihge zo dfy# Wflfch govlj zfll zdhz df ~hw zy{kcn zo

goczyol dkw hcnfy# “K ~kll if wfzzkcn wobf nyovcj yvlfw zdhz

{ov ~kll oif{,‒ hjjfj Hwdvy# “Ocgf zdf lkndzw no ovz, {ov dh}f

zo no ifj# K joc‛z ~hcz {ov wcfhekcn ovz om zdf gozzhnf hnhkc,

fwpfgkhll{ hmzfy {ovy lkzzlf bkwdhp lhwz ckndz#‒ B{yyjkc

wckgefyfj zo dkbwflm# Wflfch kncoyfj dkb#

“Coz f}fc zo ml{ ~kzd b{ jyhnoc?‒ Wflfch hwefj, coz ghykcn

km Hwdvy ~ovlj mffl hcny{#

“Coz f}fc zdhz,‒ Hwdvy whkj ~kzd h dkcz om hcnfy kc dkw

}okgf# “Zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj {ov dfyf zo pyozfgz {ov myob zdf

Woygfyfy#‒

Wdf ~hczw zo zyhkc bf hw h zool zo mkndz hnhkcwz dkb,

Wflfch zdovndz zo dfywflm# K‛b wvyf zdhz zdf Fbpyfww kwc‛z zoo

gocgfycfj hiovz b{ whmfz{# Wdf mflz h lkzzlf wfcwf om hcnfy

zo~hyjw zdf Fbpyfww moy zdkw#

“K ~hcz {ov zo fhz h ikn iyfhemhwz ifghvwf zojh{‛w lfwwoc

~kll yfxvkyf h loz om {ovy wzyfcnzd#‒ Hwdvy ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf

jooy hcj ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf, mollo~fj i{ Ckhbd hcj B{yyjkc#

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“Zfwz?‒ wdf hwefj ~kzd h looe om ihmmlfbfcz#

Hwdvy glowfj dkw f{fw# “K zfwzfj {ov zo wff do~ {ov ~ovlj

yfhgz km wobfocf ~fyf zo wvypykwkcnl{ hzzhge {ov# K ~hw gvykovw

hw zo do~ {ov dhcjlfj {ovy jvfl lhwz ckndz# Myob ~dhz K ghc

wfcwf, {ov yfhgzfj ~kzd yhnf hcj hcnfy#‒

“K vwfj bhnkg zo jfmfcj b{wflm,‒ Wflfch whkj, mfflkcn h

lkzzlf kyykzhzfj#

“[ov vwfj bhnkg hw h ~h{ zo wffe yf}fcnf,‒ Hwdvy goyyfgzfj#

“K ghc wfcwf kz5 {ov ~hczfj zo kcmlkgz hw bvgd jhbhnf hw {ov

govlj ifghvwf K hzzhgefj {ov#‒

Wflfch ifghbf hnkzhzfj, ivz wdf ecf~ zdhz df ~hw ykndz,

~dkgd bhjf dfy mffl hcnykfy#

Wdf wlo~l{ lo~fyfj dfy dhcjw zo dfy wkjfw, ivz Hwdvy

xvkgel{ zooe hj}hczhnf om zdkw hcj hzzhgefj ocgf hnhkc# “Joc‛z

f}fy lfz {ovy nvhyj jo~c kc myocz om {ovy fcfb{(‒

Wflfch mfll zo zdf nyovcj oc dfy wzobhgd# Hgyoww dfy ykndz

gdffe ~hw ilffjkcn myob zdf mhll hcj wo ~fyf dfy ecvgelfw#

“Plfhwf, wzop(‒ Wflfch {fllfj#

“Zdhz kw ~dhz zdf fcfb{ ~hczw {ov zo jo(‒ Hwdvy {fllfj

ihge# “Joc‛z avwz wkbpl{ nk}f dkb zdf }kgzoy{ df wolfl{

jfwkyfw( Wzhcj hcj mkndz, Wflfch H{lhjhkl(‒

Wflfch ~hw vp oc dfy mffz avwz hw Hwdvy wfcz hcozdfy ilhwz

om mkyf kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wdf dflj vp dfy dhcjw zo jfmfcj

dfywflm# Dfy mffz wlkj hgyoww zdf nyovcj h lkzzlf myob zdf

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ilhwz, ivz wdf dflj dfy powkzkoc# Wflfch zdfc wpvc hyovcj oc

dfy zofw hcj wfcz h lhynf ilhwz om mkyf zdhz Hwdvy fhwkl{

ilogefj#

“Ifzzfy,‒ df whkj, dkw lkpw gvy}kcn kczo h wcffy# Df

lo~fyfj dkw dhcjw, ivz Wflfch jkjc‛z ~hcz zo nk}f vp zdhz

fhwkl{# Wdf ~hczfj zo fcj zdf mkndz# Kcwzfhj om jokcn zdf

whbf, ~dklf dfy oppocfcz ~hw jfmfcwflfww, wdf pvcgdfj zdyovnd

zdf hky, dvylkcn h mkyfihll kc Hwdvy‛w jkyfgzkoc# Df ihyfl{ dhj

fcovnd zkbf zo jfmfcj dkbwflm, ivz df mfll zo zdf nyovcj hw zdf

mkyf jkwhppfhyfj hio}f dkw dfhj# Wflfch mflz ftzyfbfl{ ~fhe,

ivz wdf wzooj vp wzyhkndz zo bhef dfywflm glfhy zdhz wdf ~oc#

Wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf mkckwdfj zdf mkndz#

Hwdvy wbklfj h lkzzlf ovz om jflkndz# “^fll jocf,‒ df

whkj, yfbhkckcn oc zdf nyovcj# “[ov hyf lfhyckcn#‒ Hwdvy noz

vp zo dkw mffz hcj jvwzfj omm dkw yoifw# Wflfch wzkll ~hzgdfj

dkb ovz om zdf goycfy om dfy f{f# Dfy gdfwz ~hw mkllfj ~kzd

phkc hw km wdf ghbf ihge myob h yvc# “Do~f}fy,‒ df ifnhc hw df

hppyohgdfj dfy ~kzd fhwf# “[ov wzkll cffj zo lfhyc do~ zo

goczyol {ovy wzyfcnzd ~dfc pfymoybkcn bhnkg# Zdf jkmmfyfcz

powfw {ov‛}f jocf zo pfymoyb {ovy wpfllw ~ovlj wobfzkbfw lfh}f h

ifnkccfy wvgd hw {ovywflm vcgocwgkovw, f}fc zdovnd zdf{ hyf

flfbfczhy{ zo wobfocf wvgd hw b{wflm# K hlwo cozkgfj zdhz {ov

dh}f pyhgzkgfj bhnkg ifmoyf, ~dkgd ~hw ~d{ {ov ~fyf wzkll hilf

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Bvllfy 964

zo wzhcj ifmoyf bf ~kzdovz mhllkcn zo zdf nyovcj ftdhvwzfj# [ov

~kll nhkc boyf pfywf}fyhcgf myob zdfwf pyhgzkgfw#

“Mollo~ bf,‒ df whkj hcj zvycfj dkw ihge zo dfy# Ckhbd hcj

B{yyjkc ghbf myob zdf wdhjo~w ~dfyf Hwdvy ~hw dkjkcn ifmoyf df

hzzhgefj dfy#

“Zdhz ~hw hbhqkcn,‒ Ckhbd whkj ~kzd h~f# Wflfch wbklfj h

lkzzlf, mfflkcn h wfcwf om hggobplkwdbfcz#

“[ov ~fyf nooj,‒ B{yyjkc whkj, gyowwkcn dkw hybw o}fy dkw

gdfwz, “Moy h ifnkccfy#‒ Wflfch dvmmfj hz dkb hcj xvkgel{

h}fyzfj dfy nhqf myob B{yyjkc, hlzdovnd myob zdf goycfy om dfy

f{f wdf wh~ h mhkcz dkcz om h wbklf vpoc dkw mhgf#

Zdf zdyff om zdfb mollo~fj Hwdvy jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj#

Wooc zdf ivkljkcnw jkwhppfhyfj# Hdfhj ~hw h lhynf wphyykcn

mkflj kc h govyz{hyj# Cfkzd Hchdkzh wzooj kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf

mkflj ~kzd ocf dhcj oc dfy ~hkwz ~dklf zdf ozdfy ~kfljfj dfy

w~oyj# Wdf ~hzgdfj hw zdf zdyff om zdfb hj}hcgfj zo zdf

wphyykcn mkflj# Dfy f{fw lhcjfj oc Wflfch# Hwdvy wzooj omm zo

zdf wkjf hcj zvycfj zo mhgf zdfb#

Cfkzd Hchdkzh lkmzfj vp dfy w~oyj zo dfy mhgf# Wflfch ~hw

h ikz hbhqfj zdhz dfy w~oyj wplkz dfy mhgf kczo z~o fthgz

w{bbfzykghl phyzw#

Wdf efpz dfy f{fw mktfj vpoc Wflfch# “B{ chbf kw Cfkzd

Hchdkzh,‒ wdf whkj# “K ~kll if zfhgdkcn zdf zdyff om {ov do~ zo

wphy#‒ Wdf zdyvwz dfy w~oyj moy~hyj, hcj wdf xvkgel{ wpvc

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Bvllfy 96;

hyovcj, effpkcn oc dfy zofw hcj wlhwdfj dfy ilhjf zdyovnd zdf

hky# “Wphyykcn kw h gyvgkhl hcj }fy{ kbpoyzhcz pyhgzkgf zdhz

{ov bvwz lfhyc# Hlbowz f}fy{ocf kc Hybhnfjjoc kw mhbklkhy ~kzd

wphyykcn, ivz zdfyf hyf ocl{ h mf~ wphyykcn bhwzfyw# K hb ocf

om zdfb hcj Hwdvy kw hcozdfy#‒ Cfkzd‛w f{fw yfbhkcfj oc Wflfch#

“Mkywz, ~f ~kll wzhyz ~kzd {ov, Bkww H{lhjhkl# ^ovlj {ov ghyf

zo aokc bf plfhwf?‒ Wflfch avbpfj ~dfc wdf dfhyj dfy chbf# Dfy

dfhyz povcjfj dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz hw wdf looefj myob Ckhbd

zdfc zo B{yyjkc, zdkcekcn zdhz wdf bkwdfhyj Cfkzd# “Wflfch

H{lhjhkl, ~ovlj {ov ghyf zo aokc bf?‒ Dfy lfnw mflz lkef lfhj

~kzd f}fy{ wzfp wdf zooe zo zdf wphyykcn mkflj#

Avwz hw Wflfch wzfppfj oczo zdf mkflj, Cfkzd zvycfj hyovcj

hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo h govplf zdkge, ~oojfc wzkgew# “Bkww

H{lhjhkl, dh}f {ov wphyyfj ifmoyf?‒ Cfkzd nyhiifj ocf om zdf

wzkgew hcj iyovndz zdf ozdfy moy Wflfch# Wdf zdyf~ kz kczo zdf

hky hcj Wflfch nyhiifj kz ~kzd iozd dhcjw#

“Co, K dh}f cf}fy wphyyfj ifmoyf,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj h

lkzzlf# “K dh}f yfhj iooew oc wphyykcn, ivz cf}fy dh}f K pvz kz

kczo pyhgzkgf#‒

Cfkzd Hchdkzh wbklfj h lkzzlf# “Iooew ghccoz zfhgd {ov

f}fy{zdkcn, Bkww H{lhjhkl, vclfww {ov pvz kz kczo pyhgzkgf#‒

Wflfch looefj hz Cfkzd‛w w~oyj hcj zdfc hz zdf ~oojfc wzkge wdf

dflj# Cfkzd lhvndfj# “^f ~kll coz vwf hgzvhl w~oyjw vczkl {ov

96;



Bvllfy 9=0

dh}f lfhycfj do~ zo pyopfyl{ wphy# ^f jo coz ~hcz hc{ hggkjfczw

dfyf#‒

Wflfch cojjfj h lkzzlf# Cfkzd zvycfj dfy hzzfczkoc zo zdf

ozdfyw# “K bvwz mkywz hcj moyfbowz wh{ zdhz hz zdf ifnkcckcn om

h wphyykcn bhzgd, {ov hl~h{w ifnkc i{ wdo~kcn wobf yfwpfgz zo

{ovy oppocfcz i{ nk}kcn h io~#‒ Cfkzd zdfc zvycfj dfy hzzfczkoc

zo Wflfch hcj io~fj dfy dfhj ~kzd dfy wzkge kc ocf dhcj hz dfy

wkjf# Wflfch jkj zdf whbf# Cfkzd lkmzfj vp dfy dfhj hcj looefj

hz Wflfch ~kzd kczfcz kczfyfwz# “Bkww H{lhjhkl, K ocl{ bfyf zo

~kwd zo wff {ovy wekllw, wo zdhz K ghc jfzfybkcf hw zo ~dhz

lf}fl K ghc ifnkc zfhgdkcn {ov pfywochll{#‒ Wdf wbklfj hcj dflj

dfy wzkge vp zo dfy mhgf hw km kz ~fyf h w~oyj# Wflfch mflz

cfy}ovw, ivz wdf zykfj zo yfbfbify ~dhz wdf lfhycfj myob

yfhjkcn#

Cfkzd wvjjfcl{ wzfppfj moyzd hcj w~vcn dfy wzkge kc

Wflfch‛w jkyfgzkoc ~kzd mkcfwwf hcj nyhgf# Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~

do~ zo yfhgz ivz wdf zykfj zo iloge Cfkzd‛w hzzhge# Do~f}fy,

Cfkzd h}okjfj kz hcj dkz Wflfch‛w wkjf# Wflfch nyohcfj h lkzzlf

kc phkc hcj Cfkzd yfbhkcfj ~dfyf wdf ~hw ~kzd dfy wzkge wzkll

pokczkcn hz dfy wkjf#

“[ov cffj zo if mhwzfy,‒ wdf whkj# Wflfch nykppfj dfy

wzkge hcj pvwdfj kz ovz om zdf ~h{, ivz Cfkzd ~yhppfj dfy wzkge

hyovcj Wflfch‛w hcj ecogefj kz ovz om Wflfch‛w nyhwp5 Cfkzd

wzooj kc myocz om Wflfch ~kzd dfy wzkge pokczkcn hz dfy mhgf#

9=0



Bvllfy 9=8

“Lkef ~dhz K dh}f whkj ifmoyf,‒ Cfkzd whkj, yfbhkckcn ghlb,

“Iooew ghccoz zfhgd {ov f}fy{zdkcn#‒ Wdf lo~fyfj dfy wzkge myob

Wflfch‛w mhgf hcj jkwbkwwfj dfy myob zdf wphyykcn mkflj#

Wflfch mflz h ikz hnkzhzfj hw wdf ~hlefj omm# Ckhbd plhgfj

h dhcj oc dfy wdovljfy hcj wzoppfj dfy myob ~hlekcn h~h{#

“Wflfch,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# “[ov

ghccoz if zdf ifwz hz f}fy{zdkcn#‒

“Zdhz‛w coz kz,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “K‛b coz myvwzyhzfj

~kzd zdf mhgz zdhz K ghccoz wphy# K‛b kyykzhzfj zdhz K dhj

yflkfj oc iooew zo zfll bf ~dhz zdf ovzwkjf ~oylj ~hw lkef

ifghvwf K ~hw wdflzfyfj#‒

Ckhbd wkndfj# “Zdhz‛w ~d{ Cfkzd zolj {ov zdhz iooew ghccoz

zfhgd {ov f}fy{zdkcn#‒

“K eco~ zdhz co~,‒ Wflfch whkj hcj ~hlefj omm kc zdf ozdfy

jkyfgzkoc#

9=8



Bvllfy 9=9

Zdkyz{

df cftz boyckcn, Wflfch wlfpz kc vczkl cooc# Dfy ioj{

hgdfj hll o}fy myob zdf bhnkg lfwwoc zdhz wdf dhj zdf jh{

ifmoyf# Wdf mflz iozd bfczhll{ hcj pd{wkghll{ ftdhvwzfj# F}fc

km Wflfch ~hczfj zo bo}f, wdf govljc‛z mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo jo

wo#

Z

Zdfyf ~hw h womz ecoge oc dfy jooy# Wflfch jkjc‛z ~hcz zo

moygf dfywflm ovz om ifj zo hcw~fy kz# Do~f}fy, hmzfy h mf~

bobfczw, wdf dfhyj Hwdvy‛w }okgf#

“Wflfch, {ov cffj zo fhz iyfhemhwz,‒ df whkj zdyovnd zdf

jooy# “Hmzfy {ov fhz, K ~hcz {ov zo bffz bf cfhy zdf wphyykcn

mkflj#‒

Zdf moozwzfpw ~hlefj h~h{ myob dfy jooy# Wflfch nyohcfj kc

phkc hcj zykfj zo yoll o}fy ivz dfy bvwglfw ~fyf ftzyfbfl{ woyf#

Wdf glowfj dfy f{fw hcj mflz dfywflm hlbowz jykmzkcn omm zo

wlffp, ivz wdf wzoppfj dfywflm hcj moygfj dfy f{fw ihge opfc

hnhkc# Wdf zdfc moygfj dfywflm zo wzhcj oc dfy z~o mffz }fy{

xvkgel{ wo zdhz wdf ~ovljc‛z if zfbpzfj zo no ihge zo wlffp#

Wdf mflz zdhz kz ~hw vcmhky zdhz wdf govljc‛z nfz h govplf om

jh{w ~oyzd om yfwz, ivz zdfc yfhlkqfj zdhz wdf ~hw vcjfynokcn

zyhkckcn hcj zdhz zdkw ~ovlj if ocf ~h{ zo kcgyfhwf dfy

pfywf}fyhcgf#

9=9



Bvllfy 9=7

Wflfch mkchll{ moygfj dfywflm ovz om dfy ifj hcj nyhiifj

dfy ihzdyoif# Ifmoyf wdf ~hlefj ovz om dfy jooy, wdf looefj hz

dfy jyfwwfy hcj wdf wvjjfcl{ zdovndz om do~ wdf lfmz zdf glvfw

ihge hz zdf Ilhge Pvi kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf hcj wvjjfcl{ mflz wkge

zo dfy wzobhgd ocgf hnhkc# Wdf wzkll yfbfbifyfj zdf hcw~fyw zo

zdf glvfw, ivz wdf co~ mfhyfj zdhz zdf Dvczfyw bkndz mkcj zdf

cftz glvf ifmoyf wdf jofw#

Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyghwf zo zdf bhkc yoob# Ckhbd

whz kc ocf om zdf gdhkyw kc zdf lk}kcn yoob, looekcn zdyovnd h

iooe# B{yyjkc ~hwdfj dkw jkwdfw kc zdf wkce#

Wflfch whz jo~c hz zdf zhilf hw Chobk wfy}fj dfy iyfhemhwz#

Wdf wlo~l{ hzf zdyovnd iyfhemhwz, dfy poyykjnf nfzzkcn golj#

Lhzfl{ wdf dhwc‛z dhj hc{ jyfhbw wkcgf wdf lfmz Dflwdkyf

]kllhnf# Wdf wlvbpfj kczo dfy gdhky hcj zooe h wpooc hcj

wzhyzfj zo wzky dfy poyykjnf }fy{ wlo~l{ hcj pyoppkcn dfy dfhj

vp ~kzd dfy dhcj, moygkcn dfy f{fw opfc#

“[ov mfflkcn hll ykndz, Wflfch?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, looekcn vp

myob dfy iooe# “[ov looe phlf…‒

“K hb ~fll,‒ Wflfch hzf hcozdfy wpoocmvl om dfy myknkj

poyykjnf# “K‛b avwz ftdhvwzfj…‒

B{yyjkc looefj o}fy hz Wflfch# “[fw, pfymoybkcn bhnkg lkef

zdf ~h{ {ov jkj {fwzfyjh{ ~kll lfh}f {ov gobplfzfl{ ftdhvwzfj#

Hwdvy Ifl dhw iffc b{ zfhgdfy moy {fhyw hcj ifghvwf om zdhz, K

9=7



Bvllfy 9=:

dh}f ivklz vp b{ fcjvyhcgf hcj b{ pfywf}fyhcgf#‒ Df wbklfj h

lkzzlf hz Wflfch ~kzd zdhz zdovndz#

Wflfch nyohcfj h lkzzlf, coz f}fc looekcn hz B{yyjkc5

kcwzfhj, wdf wfz dfy wpooc jo~c oc zdf zhilf hcj zdyf~ zdf yfwz

om dfy poyykjnf kc zdf zyhwdghc, dfy wzobhgd nyo~lkcn ~kzd

dvcnfy#

Wflfch hcj Ckhbd, lhzfy oc zdhz boyckcn, ~hlefj jo~c zdf

goiilfwzocf yohj# Zdf wzyffzw ~fyf ocgf hnhkc mkllfj ~kzd zdf

ilkzq om cokwf hcj pfoplf hw kz coybhll{ jofw ~kzd fhgd hcj

f}fy{ jh{# Ocgf hnhkc, ~dfcf}fy Wflfch ~hlefj phwwfj wobf om

zdf pfoplf, zdf{ ~ovlj wzop ~kzd ~dhzf}fy zdf{ ~fyf jokcn hcj

looe hz Wflfch ~kzd zfyykm{kcn nlhcgfw# Kz wkgefcfj Wflfch zo

wff ozdfy pfoplf looe hz dfy lkef zdhz#

“Hwdvy ~hczfj vw zo bffz dkb i{ zdf wphyykcn mkflj,‒ Ckhbd

~dkwpfyfj hcj pvwdfj Wflfch kc zdf pyopfy jkyfgzkoc zo jkwzyhgz

dfy#

^dfc zdf{ mkchll{ hyyk}fj, Hwdvy dhj dkw hybw gyowwfj o}fy

dkw gdfwz hcj B{yyjkc plh{fj ~kzd h locn wzkge, w~kcnkcn kz kc

zdf hky lkef h w~oyj# Df xvkgel{ jyoppfj zdf locn wzkge zo zdf

nyovcj ~dfc df wh~ Wflfch#

“K bvwz wdo~ zdf zdyff om {ov wobfzdkcn# K‛b wvyf zdhz {ov

~kll fcao{ zdkw#‒ Hwdvy zvycfj hyovcj hcj lfj zdf zdyff om zdfb

kc zdf jkyfgzkoc h~h{ myob zdf wphyykcn mkflj# Cfhy zdf fjnf om

9=:



Bvllfy 9=6

zdf yohj, Hwdvy zvycfj zo h iyoefc jo~c dvz zdhz wzooj ifdkcj h

govplf om gozzhnfw# “Zdkw kw ~dfyf K wpfcj bowz om b{ zkbf,

effpkcn b{wflm oggvpkfj ~kzd b{ wzvjkfw hcj wvgd,‒ Hwdvy whkj

~kzd dkw dhcjw dflj zonfzdfy ifdkcj dkw ihge# Wflfch looefj hz

zdf iyoefc jo~c dvz, ~dkgd hppfhyfj zo if zdf wkqf om zdf z~o

gozzhnfw zdhz gocgfhlfj kz myob }kf~#

Hwdvy opfcfj vp zdf jooy zdhz ~hw mhllkcn myob kzw dkcnfw

hcj ~hlefj kcwkjf# Kz ~hw hc oyjkchy{ dvz, ivz kz hppfhyfj zo

if boyf gobmoyzhilf kcwkjf zdhc kz ~hw myob zdf ovzwkjf# Zdf

wvclkndz ~hw wdkcckcn zdyovnd zdf iyoefc ~kcjo~w#

Zdfyf ~hw hc olj, jhye iyo~c ghypfz lhkj oc zdf mlooy zdhz

~hw }fy{ womz zo zdf zovgd# Zdfyf ~hw h govgd o}fy oc zdf ykndz

wkjf om zdf dvz ~kzd fcoybovw ilhcefzw wf~c myob vckgoyc dhky

l{kcn oc zdf gvwdkocw# Hll o}fy zdf ~hllw ~fyf wdfl}fw ~kzd

iozzlfw vpoc iozzlfw om }hykovw pozkocw hcj kcnyfjkfczw moy

pozkocw# Zdfyf ~hw h govczfyzop ~kzd zdyff ihywzoolw o}fy oc

zdf lfmz# Zdfyf ~fyf z~o ghikcfzw zdhz hlbowz zovgdfj zdf

gfklkcn, ocf ifdkcj zdf govczfyzopw hcj ocf ifdkcj zdf

gobmoyzhilf govgd#

H wovcj ghbf myob zdf ihge# Wflfch looefj jo~c hz zdf

~oojfc mlooy hcj mflz kz wdhef ifcfhzd dfy mffz# Hwdvy opfcfj

vp ocf om zdf ghikcfzw hcj kcwkjf ~fyf dvcjyfjw boyf iozzlfw

kcwkjf, fhgd mkllfj ~kzd h jkmmfyfcz wviwzhcgf#

9=6



Bvllfy 9==

“Zdkw kw ~dfyf K effp hll b{ kcnyfjkfczw moy jkmmfyfcz

pozkocw hcj wvgd# Zdf Oyhglfw dflp bf ovz ~kzd zdfky lkzzlf

wdop kc Zyocdfkb Wxvhyf# Wpfhekcn om zdf Oyhglfw…‒

“^f‛yf dfyf,‒ Coch whkj, fczfykcn zdyovnd zdf jooy ~kzd

Ghwwhcjyh hcj Boyzh ykndz ifdkcj dfy#

“^f ecf~ hll om {ov ~ovlj if dfyf,‒ Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#

“Hcj ~f hyf dfyf hcj yfhj{ moy zdf pozkoc iyf~kcn pyogfww,‒

Boyzh mkckwdfj# Yhdkb hppfhyfj ykndz ifdkcj zdfb ~kzd h iozzlf

om nolj wviwzhcgf zdhz ~hw nlo~kcn#

Hwdvy wbklfj hw hll movy om zdfb ivywz zdyovnd zdf dvz#

Zdf zdyff Oyhglfw whz jo~c oc zdf ihywzoolw hcj Yhdkb ~hlefj

o}fy zo Hwdvy ~kzd zdf iozzlf om zdf nolj wviwzhcgf# Wflfch

wbklfj hcj Yhdkb yfzvycfj zdf wbklf# Df zdfc nlhcgfj o}fy hz

Ckhbd hcj dkw mhgf ifghbf yfj ~kzd fbihyyhwwbfcz hcj ~hlefj o}fy

zo Wflfch hcj wzooj ifdkcj dfy#

“K wff zdhz {ov bhchnfj zo hgxvkyf zdf }fcob,‒ Hwdvy whkj,

nk}kcn h nykc zo zdf zdyff#

“[fw ~f jkj,‒ Coch ifnhc#

“Kz ~hw ftzyfbfl{ jkmmkgvlz,‒ Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#

“Ivz ~f bhchnfj,‒ Boyzh mkckwdfj# “[ov wdovlj eco~ zdhz kz

kw ftzyfbfl{ jkmmkgvlz zo nfz Bhygvpo }fcob#‒ Yhdkb wdoz zdfb hc

f}kl nlhyf hcj Coch hjjfj1 “Yhdkb dflpfj zoo#‒

Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj# ]fcob? Wdf looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb

~kzd h zfyykmkfj ftpyfwwkoc, ivz df kncoyfj dfy nhqf# Yhdkb

9==



Bvllfy 9=>

dhcjfj zdf iozzlf zo Hwdvy# Df nyhiifj zdf iozzlf ~kzd zdf

noljfc wviwzhcgf hcj wdo~fj kz zo Wflfch, Ckhbd, hcj B{yyjkc#

“Jo hc{ om {ov eco~ ~dhz zdkw kw?‒ zdf zdyff om zdfb wdooe zdfky

dfhjw# “Zdkw kw h }fy{ pokwocovw lkxvkj1 Bhygvpo }fcob# Ocf om

zdf pozkocw zdhz ghllw moy zdf Bhygvpo }fcob ~kll if h pozkoc

zdhz ~f ~kll iyf~ vp zojh{#‒

“^dhz kw h Bhygvpo?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

Hwdvy ~fcz o}fy zo zdf ozdfy ghikcfz zdhz ~hw ifdkcj zdf

govgd hcj pvllfj ovz h zdkge iooe ~kzd h ilhge go}fy# Df opfcfj

zdf iooe zo h phnf ~kzd h wzyhcnf looekcn gyfhzvyf# Kz hppfhyfj

zo if h lhynf wchef ~kzd hc kbpoyzhcz yfj gyfwz hz zdf zop om

kzw dfhj# Wflfch dflj dfy iyfhzd, yfbfbifykcn h gyfhzvyf ~kzd

zdf whbf moyb zdhz ~hw gdhwkcn Nvcjkwhl}vw myob ocf om dfy

jyfhbw# Zdf pkgzvyf poppfj ovz om zdf phnf hcj kz wzhyzfj zo

bo}f#

“Zdf Bhygvpo,‒ Hwdvy wzhyzfj zo yfhj iflo~ zdf pkgzvyf, “Kw

glowfl{ yflhzfj zo zdf Bhbflfv, hcozdfy lhynf wchef# Zdf{ dh}f

h yfj gyfwz, h locn zocnvf ~kzd zdoyc"lkef dhkyw, wdhyp zvwew,

hcj h moyefj zhkl, ftdhlkcn h wzyocn pokwoc# Zdf Bhygvpo kw

hilf zo zyhge jo~c kzw }fcob ~kzd kzw wfcwf om wbfll, f}fc km

zdf }kgzkb dhw gocwvbfj kz#‒ Hwdvy glowfj zdf iooe hw zdf

pkgzvyf om zdf Bhygvpo jkwhppfhyfj# “Zdf Oyhglfw ~fyf hilf zo

dflp vw ovz ~kzd loghzkcn kzw ~dfyfhiovzw#‒

“Zdf Bhygvpo ~hw kbpowwkilf zo zyhge,‒ Coch whkj#

9=>



Bvllfy 9=4

“Ivz ~f movcj kz loowf kc zdf Dkczfylhcjw hiovz h govplf om

~ffew hno,‒ Ghwwhcjyh kczfyyvpzfj#

“Hcj ~f dhppfcfj zo if zdfyf hz zdf whbf zkbf,‒ Boyzh

mkckwdfj#

Zdfyf ~hw hcozdfy lovj dkwwkcn wovcj hcj zdf ~oojfc mlooy

ifcfhzd Wflfch‛w mffz ~hw wdhekcn hnhkc#

“^hkz dfyf,‒ Hwdvy whkj hcj ~hlefj zo~hyjw zdf ihge# Zdf{

~hkzfj zonfzdfy kc wklfcgf moy h mf~ bobfczw vczkl Wflfch dfhyj

zdf gyhge om h ~dkp# Zdfc h lhynf wchef wlkzdfyfj ovz kczo zdf

bhkc yoob ~kzd kcgyfjkilf wpffj# Wflfch hlbowz wgyfhbfj hcj wdf

~hczfj zo zvyc hyovcj zo wzhyz yvcckcn kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc,

ivz wobfzdkcn dflj dfy kc dfy plhgf# Wflfch ihgefj h~h{ h mf~

wzfpw hw zdf wchef wzhyzfj zo no hmzfy dfy, ivz kz wzoppfj#

Iflo~ kzw nkhcz dfhj ~hw h gollhy ~kzd h gdhkc lfhwd hzzhgdfj zo

kz# Kz wpvc hyovcj zo mhgf zdfb hcj ifnhc zo dkww ~kzd

jkwplfhwvyf# Vpoc kzw ihge ~fyf ~dkplhwd bhyew ~kzd jhye,

pvyplf ilooj ooqkcn ovz om zdf ~ovcjw# Wflfch dflj dfy iyfhzd

hw zdf Bhygvpo zvycfj kzw wghylfz f{fw vpoc dfyw# H lhynf

zocnvf wlkzdfyfj ovz om kzw bovzd# Wflfch‛w mhgf ~fcz ~dkzf

~kzd mfhy hw zdf kbhnf om zdf Bhygvpo hppfhyfj kc dfy bkcj#

Zdhz whbf gyfhzvyf ekllfj Nvcjkwhl}vw…

Kz dkwwfj hnhkc hcj ~hw hiovz zo wzykef Wflfch, ivz Hwdvy

ghbf yvwdkcn ovz ~kzd zdf ~dkp# Df gyhgefj dkw ~dkp hcj kz

moygfj zdf Bhygvpo zo zdf ~oojfc mlooy#

9=4



Bvllfy 9=;

“Zdkw,‒ df ifnhc, “kw h Bhygvpo#‒ Kz dkwwfj ~kzd phkc hw

Hwdvy jyo}f kz ihge ~kzd zdf ~dkp# “Zdf Oyhglfw ~fyf h nyfhz

dflp kczo dflpkcn bf ghpzvyf zdkw wchef# Hy{l Hvyoyh ~hczfj kz

efpz wfgyfz, ivz K dhj zo wdo~ {ov zdkw bhnckmkgfcz gyfhzvyf#‒

Zdf Bhygvpo looefj ihge hz Wflfch, ivz kzw f{fw ~fyfc‛z mvll om

dhzf# Kcwzfhj, wdf wh~ phkc hcj whjcfww kc zdf wchef‛w

ftpyfwwkoc#

“K jo coz wff zdf yfhwoc ~d{ {ov cffjfj zo ghpzvyf kz,‒

Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#

Hwdvy ilkcefj hz dfy# “Zdkw kw ocf om zdf bowz movlfwz

gyfhzvyfw kc Hybhnfjjoc,‒ df whkj#

Wflfch ilkcefj hz dkb hcj looefj hz zdf Bhygvpo# “K jo coz

wfcwf f}kl ~kzdkc kz,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

Hwdvy ~h}fj dkw dhcj zo gvz dfy omm# “Joc‛z lfz dkb mool

{ov,‒ df whkj# Zdf Bhygvpo dkwwfj, ivz Hwdvy ~dkppfj kz hnhkc#

Kz nh}f ovz h wgyffgd om jkwgobmoyz, ivz wzoppfj kzw ~hklkcn#

9=;



Bvllfy 9>0

Zdkyz{"Ocf

df zdovndz om zdf Bhygvpo goczkcvfj zo hppfhy kc dfy bkcj#

Kzw wghylfz f{fw ~fyf ivycfj kczo zdf ihge om dfy wevll#

Wflfch goczkcvfj zo dh}f zdf whbf ckndzbhyf om zdf Bhygvpo

hzzhge oc Nvcjkwhl}vw#

ZJfwpkzf zdf mhgz zdhz zdf Bhygvpo efpz dhvczkcn dfy, wdf

goczkcvfj zo wzyvnnlf zdyovnd dfy wphyykcn lfwwocw ~kzd Cfkzd

Hchdkzh# Wdf ~hw co~ hilf zo jfmfcj dfywflm hnhkcwz wobf om dfy

hzzhgew# Do~f}fy, bowz om zdf zkbf Cfkzd dhj Wflfch goycfyfj

~kzdkc zdf mkywz mk}f bkcvzfw om zdf wphyykcn bhzgd# Wdf omzfc

zkbfw ~fcz zo ifj ~kzd iyvkwfw hcj ~ovcjw go}fykcn dfy hybw#

Zdf cftz boyckcn, Wflfch wh~ Cfkzd ~kzd z~o w~oyjw kcwzfhj

om zdf vwvhl wzkgew# Wflfch mflz h wzocf jyop kc dfy wzobhgd#

“K co~ zdkce zdhz {ov hyf yfhj{ moy hgzvhl ilhjfw,‒ Cfkzd

gocglvjfj#

Cfkzd pkgefj vp ocf w~oyj ~dklf dfy wzhmm ~hw wzhcjkcn oc

kzw o~c hcj dhcjfj kz zo Wflfch#

Cfkzd io~fj dfy dfhj hcj wo jkj Wflfch, zdf w~oyj zyfbilkcn

kc dfy nyhwp# “[ov hllo~ {ovy oppocfcz zo bhef zdf mkywz bo}f#‒

Cfkzd dflj zdf w~oyj vp zo dfy mhgf hw wdf wzyhkndzfcfj vp hcj

~hkzfj moy h bkcvzf# Wflfch jkj zdf whbf#

Zdf z~o om zdfb ~hkzfj kc wklfcgf hcj Wflfch ecf~ zdhz wdf

~hw zo wzykef mkywz#

9>0



Bvllfy 9>8

Wdf lkmzfj dfy mooz hcj bo}fj kz, hcj zdfc wdf ifnhc

gdhynkcn hz Cfkzd# Wdf bo}fj dfy w~oyj, zy{kcn zo dkz Cfkzd‛w

hyb, ivz bkwwfj# Cfkzd avbpfj dknd kczo zdf hky hcj lhcjfj

womzl{ ifdkcj Wflfch, effpkcn oc dfy zofw#

Kz dhppfcfj zoo mhwz# Cfkzd bo}fj ~kzd kcdvbhc wpffj hcj

noz Wflfch goycfyfj zo zdf ~hll, dfy w~oyj vcjfycfhzd Wflfch‛w

gdkc#

“Jfhj,‒ Cfkzd whkj hcj yfbo}fj dfy w~oyj# Wflfch efpz dfy

nhqf mktfj oc Cfkzd, coz jhykcn zo ilkce hw wdf wzhyfj kczo dfy

f{fw# Cfkzd‛w f{fw wphyelfj kc zdf wvclkndz hcj wdf wbklfj h

lkzzlf# Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj hw Cfkzd lo~fyfj dfy ilhjf zo dfy

wkjf# Wdf mflz dvbklkhzfj moy ifkcn ifhzfc, co bhzzfy zdf mhgz

do~ nooj Cfkzd ~hw# “Kz hll zhefw pyhgzkgf,‒ Cfkzd whkj hmzfy h

locn bobfcz om wklfcgf# Wdf ~h}fj dfy dhcjw hcj zdf z~o w~oyjw

jkwhppfhyfj# “[ov‛ll nfz kz wooc fcovnd, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒

Hmzfy zdhz wphyykcn lfwwoc, Hwdvy ~hw ~hkzkcn kbphzkfczl{

moy Wflfch cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf wphyykcn mkflj# Dkw hybw ~fyf

gyowwfj o}fy dkw gdfwz hcj df ~hw zhppkcn dkw mooz hnhkcwz zdf

ph}fbfcz# Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz ~kzd dfy hybw ifdkcj

dfy ihge#

“]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf flkzf lfhjfyw om zdf Go}fc ~kll if

dfyf kc Zyocdfkb kc hiovz ocf boczd myob co~,‒ Hwdvy whkj

xvkfzl{ ~kzd hc kyykzhzfj zocf kc dkw }okgf# Wflfch looefj vp

hz dkb, ivz wdf jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# “Vczkl zdfc, zdf Fbpyfww

9>8



Bvllfy 9>9

wzkll ~kwdfw moy bf zo goczkcvf zo zyhkc {ov zdf ~h{ K dh}f

iffc#‒ Wflfch jkjc‛z bo}f myob dfy wpoz hcj cfkzdfy jkj Hwdvy#

“[ov hcj zdf jyhnoc ~kll if wfphyhzfj, co bhzzfy zdf gowz,

Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Df lo~fyfj dkw mhgf jo~c zo

dfyw# “[ov jo coz iflocn dfyf kc Zyocdfkb ~kzd zdf yfwz om vw,‒

Hwdvy ifnhc# Wflfch govlj wbfll zdf movl wzfcgd kc dkw iyfhzd

hcj wdf zykfj coz zo mlkcgd# “[ov hyf h jkwnyhgf zo zdf chbf om

zdf jyhnoc ykjfy# Km {ov dh}f hc{ yfwpfgz moy ~do ~f hyf hcj

~dhz ~f jo, zdfc {ov ~ovlj if nocf i{ boyckcn#‒ Df wzyhkndzfcfj

vp, zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dkw dfflw, hcj ~hlefj h~h{ myob dfy#

Wflfch jkjc‛z bo}f myob dfy wpoz# Dfy dhcjw ~fyf moybfj

kczo mkwzw hcj dfy hybw zyfbilfj hz dfy wkjfw# Wdf mflz lkef

wdf ~hczfj zo hzzhge dkb, zdf hcnfy ioklkcn kcwkjf om dfy, ivz

wdf goczyollfj dfywflm# Zdhz kw ~dhz Hwdvy ~hczw, wdf zdovndz

zo dfywflm# Df ~hczw bf zo hzzhge ovz om hcnfy hcj yhnf# Ivz K

~kll coz hllo~ b{wflm zo mhll kczo dkw zyhp# K ~kll goczkcvf zo

wzvj{ dhyj oc iozd zdf vwfw om bhnkg hcj wphyykcn# K ~kll zy{

zo ifgobf zdf ifwz jyhnoc ykjfy zdhz K ghc if hcj co ocf ~kll

wzop bf#

^kzd zdkw kc bkcj, Wflfch zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dfy dfflw hcj

~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf wphyykcn mkflj jo~c zo~hyjw zdf lkiyhy{

cfhy zdf Mkyf Zfbplf kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf gkz{#

Zdf zykp zo Zyocdfkb‛w lkiyhy{ ~hw h ikz yflhtkcn moy

Wflfch# Wdf govlj mkchll{ wvyyovcj dfywflm ~kzd iooew hcj wdf

9>9



Bvllfy 9>7

govlj powwkil{ ghyy{ oc h goc}fywhzkoc ~kzd Zdoy# Do~f}fy,

~dfcf}fy wdf zykfj zo bfczhll{ goczhgz dkb, df ~ovlj coz hcw~fy#

Wdf hwwvbfj zdhz df ~hw vcjfynokcn zyhkckcn dkbwflm, moy Cfkzd

zolj dfy fhylkfy zdhz jyhnocw pyhgzkgf wpfgkhl ml{kcn zfgdckxvfw

hcj bhcfv}fyw zdhz hyf vwfj jvykcn ihzzlf# Wooc fcovnd, Wflfch

~ovlj dh}f zo aokc dfy jyhnoc kc zdf zyhkckcn wo zdhz zdf z~o

ghc nyo~ vwfj zo ihzzlkcn hcj mkndzkcn hnhkcwz fcfbkfw zonfzdfy#

Wflfch ~hlefj phwwfj zdf Zyocdfkb Gfbfzfy{ hw zdf P{yf

wzyvge z~fl}f# Wdf wzoppfj hcj looefj vp hz zdf nykb gloge# Hw

zdf P{yf ifnhc kzw gdkbfw, Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw#

Wdf goczkcvfj zo pocjfy ~d{ zdkw phyzkgvlhy gloge ~ovlj effp

zyhge om zkbf# Dfy f{fw wvjjfcl{ ifghbf ~kjf hcj dfy iyfhzdkcn

kcgyfhwfj# Zkbf… zdhz‛w kz( Zdkw gloge… zdf P{yf, kz doljw zdf

cftz glvf zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll( Wflfch‛w dfhyz yhzf kcgyfhwfj

hcj wdf looefj hyovcj zo bhef wvyf zdhz co ocf cozkgfj dfy, dfy

dhcjw wdhekcn# Wdf looefj ihge hz zdf P{yf hcj ifnhc ~hlekcn

zdyovnd zdf gfbfzfy{ zo~hyjw zdf nkhcz gloge zo~fy#

Wflfch hppyohgdfj zdf ihwf om zdf P{yf hcj looefj vp hz zdf

gloge‛w mhgf# Zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj ifhwz zdhz gkyglfj hyovcj zdf

mhgf ~hw jkyfgzl{ hio}f dfy# Wkt om zdf dfhjw ~fyf f}fcl{

mhccfj ovz, ~kzd zdf wf}fczd ocf kc zdf bkjjlf, looekcn jo~c

iflo~# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj wdf wh~ h wkbklhy

fcnyh}kcn zdhz ~hw oc zdf loowf mlooyiohyj ihge hz zdf Ilhge Pvi

~kzd zdf zdyff jkmmfyfcz ifhwzw# Zdkw fcnyh}kcn whz kc zdf

9>7



Bvllfy 9>:

bkjjlf om hc fcnyh}kcn om hc hyyo~ pokczkcn vp hz zdf gloge‛w

mhgf# Wflfch looefj ihge vp hnhkc hz zdf dfhj zdhz ~hw kc zdf

bkjjlf hcj wdf wbklfj zo dfywflm# Zdf cftz glvf kw oc zdf

ifhwz, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm# Zdoy( Wdf ghllfj ovz# Zdfyf ~hw

wzkll co hcw~fy# Zdoy, b{ jfhy, ghc {ov dfhy bf? Wdf wzkll

dfhyj cozdkcn# Wflfch gvywfj vcjfy dfy iyfhzd hcj ifnhc ~hlekcn

jo~c zo~hyjw zdf lkiyhy{, coz ~hczkcn zo zfhy dfy nhqf myob zdf

P{yf# Wdf myhczkghll{ looefj hyovcj dfy zo bhef wvyf zdhz co

ocf ~hw ~hzgdkcn dfy# Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj hcj iyoef kczo h yvc

kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc, ogghwkochll{ looekcn ihge hz zdf gloge#

fkzd Hchdkzh wgvyykfj jo~c zdf wzyffz zo~hyjw Hwdvy Ifl‛w

gozzhnf hmzfy Wflfch lfmz zdf wphyykcn mkflj# Ovz oc zdf

myocz {hyj ~fyf Hwdvy hcj zdf Fbpyfww fcnhnfj kc goc}fywhzkoc#

Hw wdf wzooj cfhy zdf fjnf om dkw pyopfyz{, iozd Hwdvy hcj zdf

Fbpyfww wzoppfj zhlekcn hcj nhqfj kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Cfkzd io~fj

kc yfwpfgz hcj zdf Fbpyfww jkj zdf whbf# Wdf looefj vp hcj

nlhyfj hz Hwdvy hw km df ~fyf coz wvppowfj zo if zdfyf#

C

“B{ Lhj{,‒ wdf ifnhc, coz zhekcn dfy f{fw omm Hwdvy, “K

~kwd zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov hlocf#‒

Zdf Fbpyfww ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj cojjfj# “Hw {ov

~kwd#‒ Wdf zvycfj zo Hwdvy, ~do io~fj kc zvyc#

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Bvllfy 9>6

“^kzd hll jvf yfwpfgz, b{ Lhj{,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj, hcj wdoz h

nlhyf hz Cfkzd#

“[ov hyf jkwbkwwfj myob b{ pyfwfcgf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj, coz

zhekcn dfy f{fw omm Hwdvy# Df looefj hz dfy hcj io~fj ocgf

hnhkc hcj wlo~l{ ~fcz kcwkjf zdf gozzhnf#

Cfkzd ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf Fbpyfww hcj wzooj ykndz kc myocz

om dfy ~kzd dfy mhgf hiovz hc kcgd h~h{ myob dfyw# “K jo coz

zyvwz dkb, b{ Lhj{,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

Zdf Fbpyfww‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj# “^d{ kw kz zdhz {ov jo

coz zyvwz dkb?‒

“Hwdvy Ifl kw zy{kcn zo jkwgovyhnf Wflfch H{lhjhkl‛w

zyhkckcn,‒ Cfkzd ~dkwpfyfj ocgf boyf# Zdf Fbpyfww jkjc‛z bo}f

coy whkj hc{zdkcn# Wdf lo~fyfj dfy dfhj hmzfy h ~dklf hcj

glowfj dfy f{fw#

“^dhz bhefw {ov zo iflkf}f zdkw?‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

“Df zyfhzw dfy kc zdf lo~fwz yfnhyj, b{ Lhj{,‒ Cfkzd whkj

hnhkc, hcj nlhcgfj ihge hz zdf ~kcjo~w om zdf gozzhnf# Hwdvy

wzooj cfhy ocf om zdfb ~kzd dkw hybw ifdkcj dkw ihge, coz bhekcn

hc{ bo}fbfcz#

“F}fc km zdhz bh{ if zdf ghwf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww ifnhc, “zdf

pokcz kw, df kw wzkll jokcn ~dhz K dh}f hwefj om dkb# Df kw

zyhkckcn dfy hcj zdhz ~hw hll zdhz K dhj yfxvfwzfj om dkb# Kc

hjjkzkoc, jkwgovyhnkcn dfy myob goczkcvkcn ~kzd dfy zyhkckcn

~kll ocl{ fcdhcgf dfy jfzfybkchzkoc#‒

9>6



Bvllfy 9>=

“B{ Lhj{,‒ Cfkzd ifnhc, “Do~ jo {ov eco~ zdhz zdkw ~kll coz

gyvwd zdf nkyl‛w wpkykzw?‒

Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj# “Ifghvwf myob ~dhz K dh}f oiwfy}fj

hiovz dfy o}fy zdf lhwz movyzffc {fhyw, K ghc gocmkjfczl{

pyfjkgz zdhz wdf ~kll goczkcvf kc zdf pvywvkz om dfy wzvjkfw#‒

Cfkzd io~fj dfy dfhj zo zdf Fbpyfww# “B{ hpolonkfw moy

ifkcn zoo gocgfycfj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj#

“Moy zdf zkbf ifkcn, K wzkll ~kwd moy {ov zo effp h glowf

~hzgd oc dfy# K hlwo ~kwd moy {ov zo zhef dfy zo dfy jyhnoc hz

zdf fcj om zdkw ~ffe# K ~ovlj ~hcz iozd Wflfch hcj Zdoy zo

ifnkc zyhkckcn zonfzdfy, ivz vczkl zdfc, effp zdfb iozd

wfphyhzfj moy h lkzzlf ikz locnfy#‒

“^dhz km ]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf Go}fc wfphyhzf iozd Wflfch

hcj Zdoy pfybhcfczl{?‒ Cfkzd cfy}ovwl{ hwefj#

“Zdf{ ~kll coz hmzfy iozd dfy hcj zdf jyhnoc dh}f iffc

zonfzdfy moy wo locn,‒ wdf yfzoyzfj# “K hlwo mffl zdhz zdf

Woygfyfy kw nokcn zo zy{ zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb ifghvwf wdf kw dfyf#

Zdf Go}fc ghccoz yvkc zdfky mkndzkcn gdhcgf hnhkcwz zdf

Woygfyfy#‒ Wdf ~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf gozzhnf hcj jo~c zdf

goiilfwzocf yohj#

Zdf jooy zo zdf gozzhnf opfcfj hcj Hwdvy wzfppfj ovz ~kzd

dkw dhcjw wzkll ifdkcj dkw ihge# Df ~hlefj o}fy zo Cfkzd ~kzd h

wcffy oc dkw lkpw# “Jo coz zdkce zdhz K joc‛z eco~ ~dhz {ov hyf

jokcn,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj hcj ~hlefj kc zdf oppowkzf jkyfgzkoc myob

9>=



Bvllfy 9>>

~dfyf zdf Fbpyfww ~fcz# Cfkzd nlhyfj hz dkb ocgf boyf hcj

~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf gozzhnf hw ~fll#

flfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffzw ~kzd h iooe hcj h wgyoll

vcjfy dfy hybw# Oc zdf go}fy om zdf iooe ~hw zdf whbf

fcnyh}kcn zdhz wdf wh~ oc zdf gloge zo~fy hw ~fll hw zdf loowf

mlooyiohyj hz zdf Ilhge Pvi# Pfydhpw wdf govlj mkcj ovz boyf

hiovz zdf zdkyzffc gy{wzhl wevllw# Wdf vcjfywzooj zdfky

wknckmkghcgf, ivz wdf mflz zdf cffj zo eco~ boyf hcj zo

vcjfywzhcj zdf wkzvhzkoc zdhz wdf dhw iffc plhgfj kc# Wflfch

hlwo mflz zdhz bh{if zdkw hlwo bkndz dflp ftplhkc boyf hiovz zdf

w{biol zdhz wdf dhw oc dfy lfmz phlb#

W

Wflfch ~hlefj omm zdf goiilfwzocf yohj hcj kczo h nyhww{

hyfh cfhy zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll# Wdf hlbowz whz jo~c ~dfc wdf mflz

zdf nyovcj ifcfhzd dfy mffz ~hw ~fz# Looekcn h ikz gocmvwfj hcj

jvbimovcjfj, wdf xvkgel{ ~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf ~fz hyfh, zdkcekcn

cozdkcn boyf hw zo ~dhz wdf govlj dh}f powwkil{ wzfppfj oc#

Zdoy, ghc {ov dfhy bf? Wdf ghllfj ovz hnhkc# Zdfyf ~hw

wzkll wklfcgf# Zdoy, plfhwf hcw~fy bf( Wdf locnfj moy wobfocf

zo zhle zo# Co ocf flwf ~ovlj hwwogkhzf ~kzd dfy# Wdf ~hw

hl~h{w kwolhzfj myob dfy mykfcjw hcj zdf ocl{ ~h{ zo phww zkbf

~hw zo mogvw oc dfy wzvjkfw# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf

hw wdf wlvbpfj cfhy h zyff ~dfyf wdf hl~h{w ~fcz zo ~dfcf}fy wdf

cffjfj wobf zkbf zo zdkce hcj zo glfhy dfy bkcj#

9>>



Bvllfy 9>4

K ghccoz f}fc goc}fywf ~kzd b{ jyhnoc, wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo

dfywflm# Wdf mflz hw km hll zdf f}fczw zdhz oggvyyfj ~fyf

hnhkcwz dfy, zdhz wdf ~hw zyvl{ hlocf kc zdkw ~oylj# Wflfch

iflkf}fj wdf dhj co yfhl mykfcjw5 pfydhpw wdf ~ovlj dh}f iffc

ifzzfy omm km wdf dhj nk}fc vp dfy jyhnoc# Wflfch xvkgel{ wdooe

dfy dfhj hcj jkwbkwwfj zdkw kjfh# Wvgd h ykjkgvlovw zdovndz(

Wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm hw boyf zfhyw mfll myob dfy mhgf# Phkc

wvynfj zdyovnd dfy gdfwz hcj wdf movcj dfywflm doljkcn iozd zdf

wgyoll hcj zdf iooe zo dfy dfhyz# Zdoy, hyf {ov zdfyf? Wdf

zykfj zo ghll ovz hnhkc, ivz ocgf hnhkc, df jkj coz hcw~fy#

Wflfch glowfj dfy f{fw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj zykfj zo

bfjkzhzf cfhy zdf zyff zo ghlb jo~c ~kzd dfy lfnw gyowwfj hcj

dfy hybw hz dfy ecffw# Do~f}fy, wobfzdkcn jkwzyhgzfj dfy myob

glfhykcn dfy bkcj om f}fy{zdkcn zdhz iozdfyfj hcj zyovilfj dfy#

Wdf ~hw coz xvkzf wvyf hw zo ~dhz kz ~hw, ivz wdf kncoyfj zdf

wovcj# Wdf z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf, hw zdf wovcj wlo~l{ nyf~ h lkzzlf

lovjfy# Kz wovcjfj lkef dkwwkcn mollo~fj i{ zdf wovcj om h

yhzzlkcn gdhkc# Wflfch xvkgel{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj looefj

hyovcj, nyhiikcn zdf iooe hcj wgyoll myob zdf nyovcj# Myob zdf

goycfy om dfy f{f, wdf wh~ h wbhll nlkbbfy om lkndz ~kzdkc h

zhll phzgd om nyhww# Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo kz ~kzd h gocmvwfj

looe oc dfy mhgf# ^dfc wdf noz o}fy zdfyf, wdf cozkgfj h wbhll

}klf wkzzkcn oc zdf nyovcj# Wdf ifcz o}fy hcj pkgefj vp zdf

wbhll iozzlf hcj cozkgfj h govplf om jyopw om h noljfc lkxvkj

9>4



Bvllfy 9>;

hcj wvjjfcl{ dfy zdovndzw yhgfj o}fy zo zdf ~fz phzgd om nyhww

wdf wzfppfj kc fhylkfy#

Wdf phckgefj h lkzzlf hw wdf ~hlefj omm zdf nyhww hcj jo~c

zdf goiilfwzocf yohj zo~hyjw zdf gozzhnf# Do~f}fy, zdf mhyzdfy

wdf ~hlefj jo~c zdf yohj, zdf lovjfy zdf dkwwkcn wovcj ifghbf#

Hmzfy h mf~ bobfczw, Wflfch wvjjfcl{ iyoef ovz kczo h yvc, dfy

dfhyz ifhzkcn dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Zdoy, ~dfyf hyf {ov?

Wdf ghllfj ovz# Zdoy, K zdkce K hb ifkcn gdhwfj( Plfhwf dflp

bf( Wflfch wzkll dfhyj co hcw~fy myob dfy jyhnoc#

Wdf zvycfj h goycfy hcj wdf mflz wkge zo dfy wzobhgd# Zdf

whbf Bhygvpo ~kzd zdf ~dkplhwd bhyew vpoc kzw ihge, zdf whbf ocf

zdhz ~hw logefj vp kc Hwdvy‛w wdhge, ~hw wlkzdfykcn kc dfy

jkyfgzkoc ~kzd kcdvbhc wpffj# Wdf wgyfhbfj hcj yhc h~h{ kc zdf

ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#

Zdoy( ^dfyf hyf {ov? K cffj {ovy dflp( Wflfch zykfj zo

yvc mhwzfy h~h{ myob zdf Bhygvpo ~kzd w~fhz jykppkcn jo~c dfy

moyfdfhj# Dfy hyb nykppfj zkndzl{ o}fy zdf wgyoll hcj iooe wo

zo coz lowf zdfb#

Zdf pfoplf ovz oc zdf wzyffzw wzoppfj ~dhzf}fy kz ~hw zdf{

~fyf jokcn hcj yhc h~h{ hw zdf Bhygvpo gdhwfj Wflfch zdyovnd zdf

gyo~j# Kzw locn zocnvf wlkzdfyfj ovz om kzw bovzd# Wdf mflz kz

zovgdkcn zdf ihge om dfy dhky#

Zdoy( Wdf ghllfj ovz hnhkc# Wdf wvjjfcl{ zvycfj h goycfy

hcj bhchnfj zo fwghpf moy h lkzzlf ~dklf# Kz, zoo, wzoppfj hcj

9>;



Bvllfy 940

wckmmfj zdf hky ~kzd kzw zocnvf# Wflfch dflj dfy iyfhzd hcj

zykfj coz zo bhef hc{ cokwf# Wdf yhc dfy kcjft mkcnfy hlocn zdf

~hll wdf ~hw lfhckcn hnhkcwz# Zdf Bhygvpo wzoppfj hcj wo jkj

wdf# Kz wckmmfj zdf hky hcj dkwwfj hnhkc#

Kz zvycfj h goycfy hcj movcj Wflfch yvcckcn kc zdf ozdfy

jkyfgzkoc# Kz nh}f ovz h zfyykm{kcn wgyffgd mollo~fj i{ h dkww

hcj wlkzdfyfj hmzfy dfy#

Zdoy, ~dfyf hyf {ov? K cffj {ovy dflp( Wflfch zvycfj

hcozdfy goycfy hcj zykppfj o}fy h lhynf yoge zdhz ~hw wzkgekcn

ovz om zdf nyovcj# Wdf ~fcz ml{kcn hgyoww zdf nyovcj hcj

wekccfj dfy ecffw, ykppfj dfy yoifw, hcj ~ovcjfj dfy mhgf ~kzd

dfy lhcjkcn# Iozd zdf iooe hcj wgyoll mlf~ ovz om dfy hybw hcj

lhcjfj kc myocz om dfy# Zdf dkwwkcn om zdf Bhygvpo nyf~ lovjfy#

Wflfch pvz dfy dhcjw vp zo dfy mhgf hcj looefj hz zdfb#

Dfy mkcnfyw ~fyf go}fyfj ~kzd ilooj# Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj ihge#

Zdf Bhygvpo ~hw ykndz oc zop om dfy, dkwwkcn ~kzd plfhwvyf#

Zdoy( Wflfch zykfj nfzzkcn ihge vp ivz wdf govlj coz#

Kcwzfhj, wdf lkmzfj vp dfy dhcjw hnhkc zo pfymoyb bhnkg# Wdf

pvcgdfj zdyovnd zdf hky hcj wfcz h lhynf mkyfihll gyvwdkcn kczo

zdf Bhygvpo# Kz wgyffgdfj hcj nh}f ovz h zfyykilf gy{# Wflfch

zykfj wgyhbilkcn zo dfy mffz ocgf hnhkc, ivz zdf Bhygvpo ~hw zoo

xvkge moy dfy# Zdf lhynf wchef opfcfj kzw bovzd hcj ikz dfy

hyb, zdf }fcob yvwdkcn zdyovnd dfy }fkcw# Wflfch wgyfhbfj ovz

940



Bvllfy 948

~kzd hnoc{ hw f}fy{ bvwglf ~kzdkc dfy ioj{ hgdfj hcj wdf mflz h

zfyykilf dfhjhgdf#

Zdoy( Wdf ghllfj ovz hnhkc# Wdf mflz dfy }kwkoc mhjf, ivz

wdf wh~ h phky om zhlocw hppfhy hcj zdf{ pvwdfj zdf Bhygvpo

h~h{# Df opfcfj vp dkw bovzd hcj ikz zdf Bhygvpo‛w mlfwd# Kz

wgyffgdfj ovz ~kzd phkc hcj ifnhc ihgekcn h~h{ myob Wflfch#

Zdoy wchylfj hcj pvbpfj dkw ~kcnw, wfcjkcn h nvwd om ~kcj zo

pvwd zdf Bhygvpo mhyzdfy h~h{# Wflfch( Dfy jyhnoc ghllfj ovz#

Nfz ovz om dfyf( Co~( Zdoy opfcfj vp dkw bovzd hnhkc hcj jvn

dkw mhcnw kczo zdf Bhygvpo‛w cfge# Zdf wchef wgyffgdfj f}fc

lovjfy, ivz kz ikz Zdoy kc dkw cfge# Wflfch mflz ftgyvgkhzkcn

phkc ~dfc wdf dfhyj dfy jyhnoc nk}f ovz h gy{# Zdoy zykfj zo

ikzf zdf Bhygvpo ocgf hnhkc hcj vwfj dkw myocz hcj ihge zhlocw

zo jkn zdyovnd zdf wchef‛w wekc hcj df wfcz kz zopplkcn zo zdf

nyovcj# Zdoy nh}f ovz h pvmm om ilhge wboef myob dkw cowzyklw#

Df ~kcgfj ~kzd phkc hcj df, zoo, mfll zo zdf nyovcj ifwkjf

Wflfch# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy hyb ~dfyf zdf Bhygvpo dhj ikz

dfy# Zdf ~ovcj ~hw kcmfgzfj ~kzd zdf iykndzl{ lkz noljfc

lkxvkj# Dfy }kwkoc jhyefcfj hcj wdf mfll vcgocwgkovw#

Wdf mflz h wlkndz wdyvn om dfy wdovljfy# Dfy ioj{ hgdfj,

dfy bvwglfw ~fyf woyf, hcj dfy dfhj zdyoiifj ~kzd ftgyvgkhzkcn

phkc# Wdf moygfj dfy f{fw opfc hcj movcj zdhz wdf ~hw l{kcn kc

ifj ~kzd dfy mykfcjw wvyyovcjkcn dfy# Ckhbd hcj B{yyjkc wzooj

948



Bvllfy 949

oc ocf wkjf om zdf ifj ~dklf Cfkzd hcj hcozdfy nkyl ~fyf oc zdf

ozdfy# Zdf nkyl dhj locn ilhge dhky zdhz ~fcz zo dfy dkpw hcj

wdf dhj h pkce mlo~fy kc dfy dhky ~kzd h yfj ykiioc# Dfy mhgf

~hw phlf, ivz womz# Wflfch yfgonckqfj dfy hw Bhykh# Wdf wbklfj

zo dfy hcj Bhykh wbklfj ihge# Yhdkb wzooj hz zdf mooz om zdf

ifj ~kzd h ~oyykfj ftpyfwwkoc vpoc dkw mhgf# Wflfch looefj jo~c

hz dfy hyb hcj movcj zdhz kz ~hw zkndzl{ ~yhppfj kc h ~dkzf

ihcjhnf#

Cfkzd ~hw wkzzkcn oc zdf fjnf om dfy ifj ~kzd h io~l mkllfj

~kzd h lkxvkj wviwzhcgf zdhz nh}f omm wzfhb# Wdf dhcjfj kz zo

Wflfch# Wdf wckmmfj kz hcj ifnhc zo jykce kz# Wflfch‛w f{fw

ifghbf ~kjf hcj wdf wpkz kz ovz#

“K hpolonkqf moy kzw movl zhwzf ivz {ov bvwz jykce zdkw(‒

Cfkzd whkj ~kzd h wlkndz phckg kc dfy zocf# “Zdkw kw ~dhz ~kll

ykj h~h{ zdf Bhygvpo }fcob myob {ovy iloojwzyfhb#‒

“Kw wdf nokcn zo if hll ykndz?‒ Yhdkb hwefj Cfkzd# Wdf

cojjfj wlkndzl{#

“Wflfch ~kll lk}f,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Ivz wdf jofw cffj zo

jykce zdkw#‒ Wdf bhjf Wflfch zo zhef hcozdfy jykce#

“Zdhz ~hw h wghyf,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# Cfkzd bo}fj zdf io~l

myob Wflfch‛w lkpw, plhgfj kz oc zdf ifjwkjf zhilf hcj zooe h

~hyb, ~fz zo~fl zo plhgf kz oc Wflfch‛w moyfdfhj#

“^dfyf kw Zdoy?‒ wdf hwefj# Wflfch‛w dfhj zdyoiifj ~kzd

phkc hcj dfy }okgf ~hw mhkcz# “^dfyf kw b{ jyhnoc?‒ Wdf jkjc‛z

949



Bvllfy 947

ghyf hiovz ~dhz dhppfcfj fhylkfy5 Wflfch ~hw ocl{ gocgfycfj

hiovz dfy jyhnoc#

“Zdoy ~kll if mkcf,‒ Cfkzd ~dkwpfyfj hcj looefj h~h{# “Df

~hw kcavyfj ihjl{, ivz dkw ~ovcjw ~kll dfhl# Dkw zyhkckcn ~kll

dh}f zo ~hkz vczkl wobfzkbf cftz ~ffe#‒

“Zyhkckcn,‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd jkwnvwz hcj zvycfj dfy nhqf

myob f}fy{ocf#

Cfkzd kncoyfj dfy gobbfcz# “[ov ~fyf hzzhgefj i{ h

Bhygvpo,‒ wdf whkj womzl{# Wdf nfczl{ zovgdfj Wflfch‛w hyb zdhz

~hw kc zdf ihcjhnf# “^f movcj {ov vcgocwgkovw oc zdf wzyffz

bobfczw hmzfy zdf hzzhge#‒

Zdfyf ~hw h ecoge oc dfy jooy hcj Hwdvy ghbf kcwkjf#

“Kw wdf hll ykndz?‒ df hwefj# “Kw Wflfch oeh{?‒ Cfkzd

looefj o}fy hz dkb hcj dfy ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj# Wdf nlhyfj hz

dkb ~kzd bfchgkcn f{fw, ivz wdf jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn#

“Moyzvchzfl{,‒ Cfkzd whkj, nyhiikcn zdf io~l myob Wflfch‛w

ckndzwzhcj, coz zfhykcn dfy nhqf myob Hwdvy, “~f movcj dfy kc

zkbf# Km ~f jkjc‛z, wdf ~ovlj dh}f iffc ekllfj#‒

Hwdvy z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf, ivz df jkjc‛z bo}f myob dkw wpoz#

Df plhgfj dkw hybw ifdkcj dkw ihge hcj wcffyfj# “Kz hppfhyw

zdhz Bkww Wflfch H{lhjhkl ~kll if kc co gocjkzkoc zo pyhgzkgf

moy zdf cftz mf~ jh{w#‒

Cfkzd wzooj vp hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo dkb# “Hcj kz wo

hppfhyw,‒ wdf whkj goljl{#

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Bvllfy 94:

“^dhz jkj {ov nk}f dfy zo ykj h~h{ zdf }fcob?‒ Hwdvy hwefj,

lkmzkcn dkw dfhj h lkzzlf#

Cfkzd cojjfj zo zdf io~l om wovp zdhz Wflfch jyhce myob#

“Hkybkj, zdf Dfhlfy, mktfj zdhz moy dfy# Kz ~hw jkmmkgvlz, ivz

wdf lvgekl{ wdf wzkll dhj wobf doywfyhjkwd lfmz#‒

“Doywfyhjkwd?‒ Wflfch hwefj ~dklf yviikcn dfy f{fw ~kzd dfy

ozdfy hyb#

“Doywfyhjkwd kw zdf ocl{ wviwzhcgf zdhz ghc ykj h~h{ zdf

Bhygvpo }fcob myob {ovy ioj{,‒ Cfkzd ftplhkcfj# Wdf looefj ihge

hz Hwdvy ~kzd hcozdfy nlhyf# “Wvypykwkcnl{, ~f jkjc‛z dh}f hc{

kc zdf ghikcfzw dfyf hz zdf gozzhnf lkef ~f coybhll{ jo#‒

Hwdvy jkjc‛z ilkce, coy jkj df wh{ hc{zdkcn# Cfkzd ~hkzfj

moy h mf~ wfgocjw ifmoyf wdf zoyf dfy nhqf myob dkb hcj looefj

ihge hz Wflfch#

“[ov hyf zo yfbhkc dfyf,‒ Cfkzd hccovcgfj# Wdf cojjfj

zo~hyjw zdf io~l zdhz ~hw l{kcn oc Wflfch‛w ifjwkjf zhilf# “K

~hcz {ov zo effp jykcekcn zdhz wolvzkoc# Kz wdovlj ykj h~h{ zdf

Bhygvpo }fcob i{ zoboyyo~ boyckcn#‒

Hwdvy looefj o}fy hz zdf nkyl ~do wzooj i{ Wflfch‛w ifj#

“Bkww Bhykh Ihvjflhkyf,‒ df hccovcgfj, “plfhwf gobf ~kzd bf hcj

hllo~ Wflfch H{lhjhkl zo nfz dfy yfwz# Wdf ~kll cffj kz#‒ Df

looefj hz dfy ocgf boyf ifmoyf jfphyzkcn dfy yoob ~kzd Bhykh#

Wflfch looefj hz Bhykh ifmoyf wdf lfmz hcj moygfj ovz h wbklf#

Bhykh wbklfj ihge#

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Bvllfy 946

“K dopf zdhz {ov ~kll mffl ifzzfy, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj zo dfy hcj wdf nlhcgfj o}fy hz Ckhbd, ~do nh}f Bhykh h

mhkcz wbklf kc zvyc#

Cfkzd zvycfj hyovcj hcj bfczkocfj moy f}fy{ocf zo lfh}f

Wflfch‛w yoob hz ocgf#

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Bvllfy 94=

Zdkyz{

oy hiovz z~o jh{w, Wflfch yfbhkcfj kcwkjf zdf gozzhnf zo

yfgo}fy myob dfy Bhygvpo hzzhge# Oc zdf zdkyj jh{, wdf ~hw

hilf zo ~hle hyovcj# Zdoy, oc zdf ozdfy dhcj, dhj wghyw hll

hlocn dkw lfn hcj cfhy dkw cfge#

MK hb }fy{ woyy{, b{ jfhy, Zdoy dhj hpolonkqfj# Zdf yfhwoc

~d{ K ~hw coz hilf zo yfwpocj ~hw ifghvwf Cfkzd moyihjf bf zo

f}fc goc}fywf ~kzd {ov#

Wdf ~dhz? Wflfch hlbowz avbpfj ovz om ifj, ivz wdf ~hw

wzkll woyf# Kcwzfhj wdf mflz lkef wdf ~hczfj zo gy{# Ivz ~d{

~ovlj wdf coz ~hcz vw zo zhle?

Zdoy jkjc‛z yfwpocj hz mkywz# Wdf dfhyj dkb wknd hcj wdf

mflz dkw whjcfww hw ~fll# Wdf ~hczfj bf zo mogvw oc b{ jyhnoc

zyhkckcn kcwzfhj om hl~h{w ~oyy{kcn hiovz {ov# F}fy{ zkbf K jkj

zy{ zo hcw~fy {ov, fkzdfy Cfkzd oy Hwdvy ~ovlj kczfymfyf hcj

zolj bf zo mogvw hcj zdhz {ov ~ovljc‛z dh}f iffc hilf zo dfhy bf

hc{~h{#

Zdhz‛w yviikwd( Wflfch ftglhkbfj# K govlj dfhy {ov hgyoww

Hybhnfjjoc km zdhz ~hw zdf ocl{ zdkcn zdhz wfphyhzfj vw( Wdf

zykfj zo nfz vp hnhkc, ivz wdf govljc‛z#

^dfc K mflz {ovy mfhy hcj wfcwfj {ovy phckg hcj phkc, Zdoy

ifnhc hnhkc, K yvwdfj zo {ovy hkj hw wooc hw K govlj# Zdhz ~hw

94=



Bvllfy 94>

do~ Cfkzd ~hw hilf zo mkcj {ov ifghvwf K lfmz kc wvgd h dvyy{

myob zdf bkjjlf om b{ zyhkckcn#

Wflfch mflz dfy ioj{ hgdf f}fc boyf zdhc kz hlyfhj{ jkj#

Wdf ecf~ zdf{ ~fyf zy{kcn zo effp dfy myob f}fy{zdkcn wdf ecf~

hcj f}fy{ocf wdf lo}fj# Kz dvyz dfy f}fc boyf ~dfc wdf ghbf zo

zdf gocglvwkoc zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hw ocl{ avwz vwkcn dfy hw h

zool zo mkndz hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy# Coioj{ ghyfw hiovz bf,

Zdoy, wdf ~dkwpfyfj# [ov hyf b{ ocl{ zyvf mykfcj# F}fy{ocf

flwf dhw ifzyh{fj bf#

Zdfyf ~hw wklfcgf# Wdf dfhyj dkb dvb womzl{ zo dfy# B{

jfhy, jo coz if wo hcny{ ~kzd ~dhz zdf{ dh}f jocf# K vcjfywzhcj

~d{ zdf{ hyf jokcn zdkw#

Zdf{ hyf zfhykcn vw hphyz, Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj ihge zo dkb#

Zdf{ hyf zy{kcn zo pyfphyf vw kc zdf mkndz hnhkcwz zdf

Woygfyfy, Zdoy goyyfgzfj# Km zdkw kw do~ zdf{ hyf nokcn zo jo

kz, zdfc wo kz wdhll if#

K jo coz hppyo}f zdfky bfzdojw, Wflfch whkj kc h dvmm# H

mf~ boyf zfhyw mfll jo~c dfy mhgf#

B{ jfhy, plfhwf, co boyf zfhyw, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj ihge# ^f

~kll f}fczvhll{ pyf}hkl, b{ lkzzlf ocf# Df ifnhc zo dvb hcj wdf

wlo~l{ mfll ihge zo wlffp ~kzd zfhyw wzhkckcn dfy mhgf#

Hiovz h ~ffe dhj phwwfj wkcgf zdf kcgkjfcz# Wkcgf Wflfch‛w

hyyk}hl zo Zyocdfkb, Zdoy dhj hcozdfy nyo~zd wpvyz# Dkw dfkndz

~hw hz lfhwz zdkyz{"mk}f mffz hcj dkw ~kcnwphc ~hw fkndz{ mffz#

94>



Bvllfy 944

Fhgd glh~ ~hw hiovz zdyff mffz zdhz govlj fhwkl{ pkfygf zdf

mlfwd om hc{ gyfhzvyf# Wflfch govlj coz dflp ivz nloykm{ dkw

ifhvz{ hw h jyhnoc#

Ocf hmzfycooc, Wflfch wh~ dfy jyhnoc looekcn hz dkw

yfmlfgzkoc kc ocf om zdf ~hzfy movczhkcw cfhy zdf Mkyf Zfbplf#

Df ~hw fthbkckcn dkw cf~ hppfhyhcgf# Dkw doycw dhj nyo~c

lhynfy, bhkcl{ zdf z~o vpoc dkw dfhj hcj zdf z~o hlocn zdf wkjf

om dkw mhgf# Zdf z~o lhynf doycw vpoc dkw mhgf gvy}fj kc~hyj

zo~hyjw dkw wcovz hcj zdfc ovz~hyj cfhy zdf zkpw#

Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo dkb hcj whz jo~c cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf

~hzfy movczhkc# “Dfllo, b{ jfhy,‒ wdf whkj, nk}kcn Zdoy h mhkcz

wbklf#

Df bo}fj dkw dfhj zo zdf wkjf, fthbkckcn dkbwflm# Dfllo,

df whkj# Zdoy zdfc mhccfj ovz dkw ~kcnw hcj wzooj ioljl{ oc dkw

dkcj lfnw#

Wflfch wbklfj hcj looefj jo~c hz zdf ~hzfy hz dfy

yfmlfgzkoc hw ~fll# “[ov looe lkef h bkndz{ jyhnoc,‒ wdf whkj

~kzd h~f# Wdf govljc‛z yfwkwz coz looekcn hz dfy yfmlfgzkoc5

Wflfch ifnhc zo fthbkcf dfywflm hw ~fll# Dfy mhgf hppfhyfj

chyyo~fy zdhc kz ocgf ~hw hcj dfy dhky ~hw locnfy# Wdf dhj dfy

dhky vp kc h iyhkj lkef wdf coybhll{ jkj wo zdhz kz ~ovlj if

fhwkfy moy dfy zo gocgfczyhzf oc dfy wphyykcn lfwwocw ~kzd Cfkzd

Hchdkzh# Wdf ~hw ifgobkcn boyf wekllmvl ~kzd zdf w~oyj hcj dfy

wphyykcn bhzgdfw ~fyf nyo~kcn locnfy#

944



Bvllfy 94;

Zdhce {ov, b{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj hcj ~kwpfj ovz wobf ilhge

wboef myob dkw cowzyklw# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj zo dfyw hcj cvjnfj

dfy ~kzd dkw cowf#

B{ jfhy, Wflfch ifnhc, dfy zdovndzw jykmzkcn o}fy zo~hyjw

zdf P{yf, K eco~ ~dfyf zdf cftz glvf kw zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll#

Zdoy jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# Df lkmzfj dkw dfhj myob dfyw hcj

moljfj kc dkw ~kcnw zo dkw wkjf# K eco~ {ov jo# Df bo}fj dkw

wghlfj lkpw kczo h wbklf#

Wflfch mflz h wfcwf om ftgkzfbfcz o}fy~dflb dfy# Wdf

looefj o}fy hz zdf P{yf hcj wbklfj# K zdkce ~f wdovlj ml{ vp

zdfyf hcj nfz kz, wdf whkj# Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj# Wdf ~hw

wzhyzlfj# ^d{ coz?

^f ghccoz jo zdhz kc iyohj jh{lkndz, b{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj

~kzd h mlhp om dkw ~kcnw# ^f cffj zo ml{ vp zdfyf ~dfyf zdfyf

kw co ocf oc zdf wzyffzw#

Wflfch cojjfj# ]fy{ ~fll zdfc# ^kll {ov if hilf zo ml{

ovz zo~hyjw zdf gozzhnf lhzfy oc zdkw f}fckcn?

K ~kll zy{# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c zo Wflfch‛w ocgf boyf

hcj wckmmfj dfy dhky# Cfkzd hlwo zolj bf zdkw boyckcn zdhz {ov

hcj K ~kll zyhkc zonfzdfy hz locn lhwz zoboyyo~ hmzfycooc hmzfy

{ov mkckwd ~kzd {ovy wphyykcn bhzgd#

Wflfch wbklfj hcj gykfj zfhyw om ao{# Wdf nyhiifj oczo dkw

doycw hcj dflj dfywflm kc myocz om Zdoy‛w mhgf# Df cvjnfj dkw

dfhj hnhkcwz dfyw#

94;



Bvllfy 9;0

K bvwz if nokcn, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj whjl{# K

bvwz goczkcvf ~kzd b{ zyhkckcn ~kzd Cfkzd# Zojh{, zdf Fbpyfww

kw nokcn zo zfhgd bf wobf bhcfv}fyw pfywochll{# Df wzooj ioljl{

hcj pyovj#

Wflfch mflz h lkzzlf zoyc# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj ocgf hnhkc

zo dfyw# Zdf Fbpyfww hllo~fj bf zo }kwkz {ov moy h lkzzlf ikz,

ivz ~f bvwz jfphyz moy co~# K ~kll bffz {ov lhzfy oc hz zdf

gozzhnf# K pyobkwf# Df avbpfj kczo zdf hky ~kzdovz hcozdfy ~oyj

hcj mlf~ hio}f Zyocdfkb hcj h~h{ myob Wflfch#

Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffz zo~hyjw zdf lkiyhy{, ekgekcn

wobf wzocfw dfy ~h{ kczo zdf yohj# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c

dfy mhgf hcj dfy gdfwz hgdfj ~kzd phkc# Zdf wfphyhzkoc ifz~ffc

dfy hcj Zdoy ~hw jfwzyo{kcn dfy# Zdf zdovndz om f}fc zdf Go}fc

gobkcn zo Zyocdfkb hcj powwkil{ zy{kcn zo py{ zdfb hphyz bhjf

dfy iyfhe jo~c kczo zfhyw# Zdoy ~hw wvgd h ikn phyz om dfy# Km

wdf lowz dkb, wdf ~hw cozdkcn# Wdf mflz zdhz dfy lkmf ~ovljc‛z

if ~oyzd lk}kcn km wobfzdkcn dhppfcfj zo Zdoy#

Wdf ~hlefj kczo zdf myocz nlhww jooyw om zdf lkiyhy{#

Zdyovndovz zdf lkiyhy{ ~fyf weflfzhl yfplkghw om jkmmfyfcz

ifhwzw hyyhcnfj kc hlpdhifzkghl oyjfy cfhy wobf iooewdfl}fw zdhz

goczhkcfj zdovwhcjw om iooew# ^dkzf bhyilf wzhkyghwfw wpyfhj

zdyovndovz zdf myocz hcj ihge om zdf lkiyhy{, lfhjkcn zo zdf

wfgocj mlooy# H lhynf nlhww jobf lkcnfyfj o}fydfhj# Yobhc

9;0



Bvllfy 9;8

golvbcw dflpfj wvppoyz zdf fcoybovw ivkljkcn# Lhynf phkczkcnw

dvcn oc zdf ~hll om zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy# Oc zdf ihge

~hll ~fyf zdyff phkczkcnw jfpkgzkcn om zdyff ifhwzw1 ocf om h

mkyf lkoc, hcozdfy om h wf}fc"dfhjfj ifhwz ~kzd zfc doycw, hcj

zdf lhwz ocf om h nyffc wfypfcz om wobf woyz# Zdf ivkljkcn

hppfhyfj zo if h ghwzlf om wobf woyz# Kzw zo~fyw yowf dknd zo

zdf we{ zdhz lfj zo jkmmfyfcz wfgzkocw om zdf lkiyhy{#

Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo ocf om zdf iooewdfl}fw cfhy zdf

weflfzoc om h nykmmoc# Wdf wfhygdfj zdyovnd zdf jkmmfyfcz iooew

hcj wgyollw vpoc zdf wdfl}fw, ~ocjfykcn km pfydhpw zdf lkiyhy{

dhj hc{zdkcn hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw#

Wdf wbklfj ~dfc wdf wh~ wobf iooew zdhz ~fyf ~ykzzfc fkzdfy

hiovz dkb oy i{ dkb# Wflfch pvllfj ocf om zdfb ovz, h iooe

ihwfj omm om Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w gobplfzf ~oyew# Wdf opfcfj vp zdf

iooe hcj h pkfgf om phygdbfcz mfll zo zdf mlooy# Dfyf kz yfhj1

Zo ]kjhy Dflkow,

K dh}f wfcz {ov h gop{ om zdf pofb zdhz K‛}f ~ykzzfc ghllfj

Zdf Zykgewzfy# Kz‛w iffc fcglowfj ~kzd zdkw lfzzfy#

^kzd Hll Jvf Yfwpfgz,

]# Nvcjkwhl}vw

Wdf yhkwfj h iyo~ kc ihmmlfbfcz, looekcn ihge hz zdf pofb

kzwflm zdfc zo zdf lfzzfy# Jkj zdf Go}fc… ~hcz dkb zo ~ykzf zdf

9;8



Bvllfy 9;9

pofb? Wdf hwefj dfywflm# Wdf looefj zdyovnd zdf pofb kc zdf

iooe hcj wvjjfcl{ cozkgfj zdhz wobf om zdf ~oyjw ~fyf

bkwwpfllfj# Df pvilkwdfj h pofb zdhz ~hw coz pyopfyl{ fjkzfj?

Wdf mkywz hwefj dfywflm, ivz wzoppfj dfywflm moy h bobfcz# ^dhz

km df jkjc‛z hggkjfczhll{ bkwwpfllfj zdf ~oyjw# K zdkce zdhz

zdkw pofb om dkw hgzvhll{ doljw hcozdfy glvf, ivz K ghccoz jo

hc{zdkcn ~kzd zdkw vczkl K mkcj zdf glvf hz zdf P{yf#

Wdf wzooj kc h mf~ bobfczw om wklfcgf ~kzd zdf iooe kc dfy

hybw vczkl wdf dfhyj Zdoy‛w }okgf#

Hyf {ov ~fll, lkzzlf ocf? Df whkj#

K cffj zo zhle zo {ov lhzfy zdkw f}fckcn, Zdoy, Wflfch

whkj# Df jkjc‛z hcw~fy ihge, wo wdf hwwvbfj df noz dfy bfwwhnf#

Wdf looefj o}fy hz zdf lkiyhykhc jyhnoc chbfj Hpollo zdhz

~hw yfhjkcn h iooe# Df ~oyf h gy{wzhl pfcjfcz hyovcj dkw cfge

hzzhgdfj i{ h pkfgf om lfhzdfy hcj ~dkzf yoifw hnhkcwz dkw ilvf

wghlfw# Wflfch ~hczfj zo zhef zdf iooe ~kzd dfy#

Wdf pvz zdf iooe vcjfycfhzd dfy hyb hcj ifnhc zo ~hle ovz

om zdf lkiyhy{ ~kzd kz ~dfc zdf lkiyhykhc‛w }okgf bhjf dfy avbp#

Wflfch H{lhjhkl, Hpollo, zdf jyhnoc lkiyhykhc whkj xvkfzl{#

^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?

K ~hw… Wflfch ifnhc#

Hpollo dflj ovz dkw glh~, ftpfgzkcn dfy zo nk}f dkb zdf

iooe# Wdf jkj# Zdkw kw coz zo lfh}f zdf lkiyhy{, Bkww

H{lhjhkl, df wzfycl{ yfzoyzfj#

9;9



Bvllfy 9;7

K cffj zo… iykcn kz ihge ~kzd bf, Wflfch plfhjfj# Hpollo

wdooe dkw dfhj hcj pvz zdf iooe ihge kc kzw plhgf vpoc zdf

wdflm# Wflfch lfmz zdf lkiyhy{, mfflkcn h ikz jkwhppokczfj#

9;7



Bvllfy 9;:

Zdkyz{"Ocf

flfch ~hlefj ovz om zdf lkiyhy{ hcj zo~hyjw zdf Zyocdfkb

Gfbfzfy{ zo looe hz zdf P{yf# Wdf wzoppfj kc myocz om zdf

nkhcz gloge zo~fy hcj nhqfj vp~hyj hz zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj ifhwz

zdhz ~yhppfj kzwflm hyovcj zdf mhgf om zdf gloge# Wdf zdfc

cozkgfj h mknvyf wzhcjkcn ifwkjf zdf gloge zo~fy# Df lkmzfj dkw

dooj myob dkw jhyefcfj hcj w~hllo~fj mhgf# ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw

ifnhc zo ~hle kc dfy jkyfgzkoc ~kzd fhwf# Df wzoppfj ~dfc dkw

mhgf ~hw hc kcgd h~h{ myob dfyw# Wdf govlj wbfll zdf movl ojoy

zdhz plhnvfj dkb# Wdf ~hw zfbpzfj zo yvc kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc

moy dflp, ivz wobfzdkcn kcwkjf dfy bhjf dfy wzh{#

W

“Zdf P{yf,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz‛w dfy… wdf doljw zdf

wfgyfz…‒ Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dkw wkjf hcj movcj zdhz df ~hw

ghyy{kcn h ~dkwef{ iozzlf# Df iyovndz kz vp zo dkw lkpw hcj

jyhce dfh}kl{# Nvcjkwhl}vw zdfc ifnhc zo ~hle jo~c zdf wzyffz,

zdyovnd Wflfch, hcj jkwhppfhyfj hz zdf ozdfy fcj# Wdf wxvkczfj

hz ~dfyf zdf kbhnf om Nvcjkwhl}vw jkwhppfhyfj#

“Whlvzhzkocw, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒ Wflfch avbpfj hcj xvkgel{

zvycfj hyovcj# Wdf ~hw iyfhzdlfww hcj wpffgdlfww ~dfc wdf wh~

zdf Fbpyfww wzhcjkcn ykndz ifdkcj dfy# Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj h

lkzzlf hcj Wflfch movcj dfywflm io~kcn ifmoyf dfy ovz om yfmlft#

Zdf Fbpyfww nh}f ovz h wlkndz gdvgelf hcj io~fj dfy dfhj kc zvyc

zo Wflfch#

9;:



Bvllfy 9;6

“Nooj hmzfycooc, b{ Lhj{,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf

wzyhkndzfcfj dfywflm, ivz wdf govljc‛z looe hz zdf Fbpyfww kc

zdf mhgf#

“Kz‛w h lo}fl{ jh{,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj, zvyckcn dfy nhqf vp

zo~hyjw zdf we{#

“[fw, kz kw,‒ hnyffj Wflfch ~kzd h dkcz om cfy}ovwcfww kc

dfy }okgf# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj ekgefj h wbhll

pfiilf ~kzd dfy iooz#

“K hb bowz yfnyfzzhil{ woyy{ hiovz {ovy hzzhge,‒ zdf

Fbpyfww ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw#

Kcwzfhj, dfy f{fw w~fllfj ~kzd zfhyw5 km Zdoy dhj iffc zdfyf

woocfy, wdf ~ovlj coz dh}f dhj zo ~oyy{ wo bvgd hiovz mhgkcn hcj

ihzzlkcn hnhkcwz zdf Bhygvpo# Wflfch looefj vp hz zdf Fbpyfww

zdyovnd dfy zfhyw hcj ecf~ zdhz wdf dhj ~hczfj Wflfch zo ihzzlf

hnhkcwz zdf nkhcz wchef zo ifnkc ~kzd# “Ivz co bhzzfy,‒ zdf

Fbpyfww whkj, ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy mhgf# “Gobf, ~hle hyovcj

Zyocdfkb ~kzd bf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl# K ~hcz {ov zo zfll bf ~dhz

{ov dh}f lfhycfj#‒

Wflfch cojjfj dfy dfhj hnhkc hcj glhwpfj dfy dhcjw zonfzdfy

ifdkcj dfy ihge hw zdf Fbpyfww zooe zdf lfhj# “K‛b hj}hcgkcn

~kzd b{ wphyykcn lfwwocw#‒ Wdf looefj omm zo zdf wkjf hcj hz h

mf~ jhcjflkocw zdhz hppfhyfj kc h phzgd om nyhww oc zdf wkjf om

zdf yohj# “Cfkzd zolj bf zdhz om hll zdf jyhnoc ykjfyw wdf

zyhkcfj, K hb zdf bowz kbpyo}fj#‒

9;6



Bvllfy 9;=

Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj h ikz hz zdkw, nk}kcn Wflfch zdf dkcz

zdhz wdf ~hw whzkwmkfj hcj goczfcz ~kzd dfy hcw~fy# “Ftgfllfcz,

b{ jfhy#‒

Wflfch looefj hz zdf Fbpyfww, mfflkcn h wfcwf om hcnfy#

Wdf ~hw bowz zfbpzfj zo hwe ~d{ wdf ~hw ifkcn zyfhzfj hw cozdkcn

boyf zdhc avwz h zool# Wflfch dhj h mfflkcn zdhz zdf Fbpyfww

jkj coz wffb wo gocgfycfj hw zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj dfy zo zdkce#

F}fc zdovnd zdf Fbpyfww wffbfj zo dh}f ftpyfwwfj dfy gocgfyc

myob zdf ifnkcckcn, Wflfch ecf~ zdhz wdf ~hw avwz bfyfl{ zdf

Fbpyfww‛w pvppfz ifghvwf wdf ~hw co~ h jyhnoc ykjfy# Wdf zdfc

zdovndz zdhz pfydhpw Hwdvy Ifl wdovlj dh}f iffc Zdoy‛w bhwzfy,

wo zdhz df ~ovlj dh}f zdf jvz{ zo mkndz hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy oc

dkw wdovljfyw#

“Do~ hyf {ov jokcn oc {ovy bhnkg lfwwocw ~kzd Hwdvy Ifl?‒

zdf Fbpyfww hwefj#

Wflfch looefj hz zdf Fbpyfww ocgf boyf ifmoyf looekcn h~h{

zo wdo~ dfy wlkndz kyykzhzkoc# Do~f}fy, zdf Fbpyfww zooe co

cozkoc om zdkw# Wflfch wkndfj zo dfywflm# “K hb jokcn ~fll,‒

wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch ~hw zfbpzfj zo zfll zdf Fbpyfww zdhz

Hwdvy Ifl ~hw zy{kcn zo jkwgovyhnf dfy myob goczkcvkcn oc ~kzd

dfy lfwwocw, ivz wdf dflj dfy zocnvf# Wdf dhj h wlkndz mfflkcn

zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ecf~, ivz zdhz wdf ~hw coz nokcn zo jo hc{zdkcn

hiovz Hwdvy# “K hb hlwo zfhgdkcn b{wflm wobf bhnkg oc b{ o~c

zkbf,‒ Wflfch whkj ocgf hnhkc#

9;=



Bvllfy 9;>

Zdf Fbpyfww wzoppfj kc dfy zyhgew hcj looefj ihge jo~c hz

Wflfch# “Jo {ov bfhc, ovzwkjf om zdf lfwwocw zhvndz i{ Hwdvy

Ifl?‒ wdf hwefj kc pvqqlfbfcz# Wflfch cojjfj# Zdf Fbpyfww

zklzfj dfy dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf h lkzzlf ikz, ivz wbklfj h

lkzzlf# “Jofw df eco~?‒

“Co,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf ftpfgzfj zdf Fbpyfww zo

xvfwzkoc dfy mvyzdfy, ivz wdf jkjc‛z5 kcwzfhj, wdf goczkcvfj oc

~kzd dfy ~hle jo~c zdf yohj# Wflfch wxvkczfj hz zdf Fbpyfww kc

wvwpkgkoc, ivz wdf jkjc‛z ~kwd zo xvfwzkoc dfy# Wdf mollo~fj

ifdkcj hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz, ekgekcn wobf pfiilfw ~kzd

dfy mooz#

“B{ Lhj{?‒ Wflfch hwefj, looekcn vp# Zdf Fbpyfww hppfhyfj

zo if h ikz wzhyzlfj, ivz wdf wbklfj jo~c hz dfy#

“[fw, b{ jfhy?‒ wdf hwefj#

Wflfch ~hw coz xvkzf wvyf do~ zo moyb zdf xvfwzkoc# Wdf

~hw zfbpzfj zo zfll zdf Fbpyfww hiovz ~dhz wdf dhj wffc kc dfy

jyfhbw hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw#

“[fhyw ifmoyf… K ghbf dfyf… K dhj h }kwkoc om ]hyhzdeh

Nvcjkwhl}vw#‒ Wflfch looefj vp hz zdf Fbpyfww, ~ocjfykcn km wdf

~ovlj wh{ hc{zdkcn#

“Goczkcvf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj, ~kzd h dkcz om gocgfyc#

Wflfch looefj omm zo zdf wkjf, dfy dfhyz yhzf kcgyfhwkcn#

Wdf mflz hw km wdf dhj zo effp zdkw h wfgyfz, ivz hz zdf whbf

9;>



Bvllfy 9;4

zkbf, Wflfch mflz zdhz zdf Fbpyfww dhj zdf ykndz zo eco~# “Df

~hw ifkcn gdhwfj… i{ h Bhygvpo#‒

Zdf Fbpyfww wzoppfj hiyvpzl{ kc dfy plhgf, dfy dhcjw

zyfbilkcn hz dfy wkjfw# Dfy mhgf zdfc ~fcz phlf ~kzd mfhy# “K

~kwd moy {ov coz zo wpfhe om zdkw zo hc{ocf,‒ wdf whkj xvkfzl{#

“Jo {ov vcjfywzhcj?‒ Wflfch ~hw gocmvwfj, ivz cojjfj dfy dfhj#

“Nooj# Co~, plfhwf zfll bf ~dhz flwf {ov‛}f lfhycfj#‒

Wflfch wzoppfj ~hlekcn hcj looefj vp hz zdf Fbpyfww ~kzd h

wvwpkgkovw nlhcgf# “^d{ jo {ov effp xvfwzkockcn bf hw zo ~dhz K

dh}f iffc lfhyckcn?‒

Zdf Fbpyfww glowfj dfy f{fw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd, ivz jkj

coz wh{ hc{zdkcn# “K wvppowf zdhz K dh}f xvfwzkocfj {ov fcovnd,

Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj moygfj

h wbklf oc dfy mhgf hw wdf looefj hz Wflfch# “Pfydhpw ovy cftz

goc}fywhzkoc ~kll if boyf vplkmzkcn# [ov bh{ no#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww

cojjfj dfy dfhj, hw Wflfch jkj zdf whbf# Wdf wlo~l{ ihgefj h~h{

myob zdf Fbpyfww ifmoyf wdhypl{ zvyckcn oc dfy dfflw hcj jhyzkcn

h~h{ kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#

Zdkyz{"Z~o

9;4



Bvllfy 9;;

dhz whbf f}fckcn, Wflfch ~hkzfj phzkfczl{ i{ dfy ~kcjo~#

Wdf dhj dfy flio~w oc zdf ~kcjo~wkll ~dklf pyoppkcn dfy

dfhj vp, moygkcn dfy f{fw opfc# Ocl{ ~dfc wdf dfhyj zdf womz

mlhkl om ~kcnw zdhz Wflfch afyefj ~kjf"h~hef# Wdf wbklfj ~dfc

wdf wh~ Zdoy ml{kcn xvkfzl{ o}fy zo dfy ~kcjo~#

Z

Dfllo, b{ jfhy, Wflfch whkj, wzhcjkcn ihge h~h{ myob dfy

~kcjo~#

Zdoy wbklfj hcj mlf~ ykndz ifwkjf dfy ~kcjo~# B{ lkzzlf

ocf, df whkj# Do~ hyf {ov?

K hb xvkzf ~fll, co~ zdhz {ov hyf dfyf, Wflfch whkj ~kzd h

wbklf# Zdoy dflj ovz ocf om dkw zhlocw hcj hllo~fj dfy zo nyhi

dolj# Wflfch jkj5 wdf zdfc plhgfj dfy mooz kczo zdf wzkyyvp om

dkw whjjlf hcj plhgfj dfywflm oc dkw ihge# Zdoy dvbbfj h lkzzlf

zo dkbwflm hcj mlf~ h~h{ myob zdf gozzhnf hw xvkgel{ hcj xvkfzl{

hw df govlj#

Co~ zdfc, Zdoy ifnhc, wdhll ~f ml{ hyovcj Zyocdfkb ifmoyf

dfhjkcn o}fy zo zdf P{yf?

Wflfch ~hw kcgyfjkil{ zfbpzfj zo wh{ zdhz wdf ~ovlj yhzdfy

bvgd ml{ h ikz, ivz wdf dhj h mfflkcn zdhz iozd dfy hcj Zdoy

bkndz nfz ghvndz# Kcwzfhj, wdf zolj Zdoy zo dfhj o}fy zo zdf

nkhcz gloge zo~fy# Df wcoyzfj kc yfpl{ hcj mlf~ o}fy zo~hyjw

zdf Zyocdfkb Gfbfzfy{#

K bvwz hpolonkqf, b{ jfhy, Wflfch whkj whjl{# K ~kwd

cozdkcn boyf ivz zo wpfcj boyf zkbf ~kzd {ov#

9;;



Bvllfy 700

K vcjfywzhcj, lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj kc yfpl{# ^f bvwz

hzzfcj zo ovy jvzkfw kcwzfhj om hllo~kcn ovywfl}fw zo mffl zdf

plfhwvyfw om lkmf#

[ov hyf goyyfgz, moy km ~f jo coz hzzfcj zo ovy jvzkfw,

zdfc ~f ~kll dh}f cozdkcn zo bhef vw dhpp{# Wflfch mflz h

govplf om zfhyw w~fll ifdkcj dfy f{fw, ivz wdf xvkgel{ wdooe dfy

dfhj#

Zdoy mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw hcj mlf~ o}fy zo~hyjw zdf P{yf kc

myocz om zdf gloge‛w mhgf# Zdf dhcjw om zdf gloge zolj Wflfch

zdhz kz ~hw cfhy bkjckndz# Wflfch looefj vp hz zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj

ifhwz zdhz ~yhppfj kzwflm hyovcj zdf mhgf#

Zdoy, ghc {ov ml{ h lkzzlf dkndfy? Wflfch hwefj, ftzfcjkcn

ovz dfy hyb zo~hyjw zdf dfhj ~kzd movy doycw# Zdoy nh}f h lhynf

mlhp om dkw ~kcnw zdhz hllo~fj dkb zo do}fy h lkzzlf dkndfy#

Wflfch yhc dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww zdf dfhj om zdf ifhwz, zdf

fcnyh}kcnw golj zo zdf zovgd#

Jo {ov wff hc{zdkcn? Zdoy hwefj dfy, effpkcn dkbwflm

lf}flfj ~kzd zdf mhgf om zdf gloge#

Wflfch looefj hyovcj, ivz kz ~hw zoo jhye# Wdf zykfj zo

yvc dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww zdf zop om zdf ifhwz‛w dfhj, zdfc zdf

kcwkjf om kzw bovzd#

K ghccoz wff, Wflfch whkj# K hb zy{kcn zo mffl hc{zdkcn

zdhz bkndz if h pkfgf om phpfy oy wobfzdkcn om zdhz woyz#

Wflfch goczkcvfj zo zy{ zo mffl hyovcj zdf wzhzvf om zdf ifhwz‛w

700



Bvllfy 708

dfhj, ivz zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn zdhz mflz lkef h pkfgf om phygdbfcz#

Wdf yfhgdfj kcwkjf zdf ifhwzw‛ bovzd ocgf boyf vczkl wdf mflz

wobfzdkcn h ikz ojj# Do~f}fy, kz jkj coz mffl zo if h pkfgf om

phpfy oy wobf woyz# Kz mflz lkef h dklz om h w~oyj# Wflfch

wxvkczfj hz zdf ifhwz hw wdf nyhiifj kz hcj pvllfj ovz kcwzfhj

~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h jhnnfy#

H jhnnfy? Zdoy hwefj# Wflfch mkcnfyfj zdf dklz om zdf

jhnnfy, hcj nfczl{ yhc dfy mkcnfy hgyoww zdf wbhll ilhjf#

^dhz jofw zdkw bfhc? Wflfch hwefj# Do~ ghc zdkw if h glvf?

Zdoy jkj coz hcw~fy ykndz h~h{# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c

hcj wchylfj h lkzzlf ikz# Wobfocf kw gobkcn, df nyo~lfj#

Wflfch phckgefj5 wdf xvkgel{ plhgfj zdf jhnnfy kc zdf pogefz om

dfy ihzdyoif hcj nyhiifj zdf yfkcw avwz hw Zdoy xvkgel{ jhyzfj

h~h{ myob zdf nkhcz gloge zo~fy#

Zdoy mlf~ o}fy zo~hyjw zdf Mkyf Zfbplf hcj dkj dkbwflm

~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w# Wflfch xvkgel{ avbpfj omm dkw whjjlf hcj

~hlefj o}fy zo zdf wkjf om zdf zfbplf hcj pffefj ihge o}fy

zo~hyjw zdf Zyocdfkb Gfbfzfy{# H glohefj mknvyf ~hlefj zo~hyjw

zdf nkhcz gloge zo~fy# H mot ~hlefj hlocn zdf nyh}fwzocfw hcj

looefj hz zdf mknvyf zdhz phwwfj kz# Zdf mot avbpfj kczo zdf

hky hcj gdhcnfj kczo hc o~l hcj mlf~ omm kc zdf ckndz#

Zdf mknvyf looefj vp hz zdf P{yf myob vcjfycfhzd zdf dooj

om zdf glohe# Wflfch mflz h wfcwf om hcnfy ~dfc zdf mknvyf

lkmzfj zdf dooj myob zdfky mhgf zo wff Hwdvy Ifl wzhcjkcn zdfyf#

708



Bvllfy 709

“[ov hyf zoo lhzf,‒ Wflfch whkj zdyovnd nykzzfj zffzd# “K

ifhz {ov zo kz#‒

Zdoy cvqqlfj hnhkcwz dfy hyb# Ghlb {ovywflm, lkzzlf ocf,

df ~dkwpfyfj# [ov dh}f zdf jhnnfy co~, ~dhzf}fy kbpoyzhcz yolf

kz bh{ plh{# ^dfzdfy Hwdvy Ifl ~hw looekcn moy kz oy coz, {ov

co~ dh}f kz vcjfy {ovy powwfwwkoc, wo zdfyf kw co pokcz kc

j~fllkcn oc ~dhz dkw kczfczkocw hyf#

Wflfch ecf~ zdhz Zdoy ~hw ykndz, ivz wdf wzkll govlj coz

dflp ivz zo mffl h ikz hcny{ ~kzd dkb#

Hwdvy Ifl zdfc zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dkw dfflw hcj ~hlefj h~h{

kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch wxvkczfj hz dkb hw df ~hlefj

h~h{ myob zdf Zyocdfkb Gfbfzfy{#

^dhz kw df vp zo? Wflfch hwefj dfy jyhnoc#

Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj# Zdhz K jo coz eco~# K zdkce zdhz ~f

wdovlj coz ~oyy{ wo bvgd hiovz Hwdvy#

Wflfch cojjfj kc hnyffbfcz# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~hw

wzhyzlfj zo wff zdf o~l zdhz mlf~ h~h{ fhylkfy ~hw do}fykcn

hio}f dfy dfhj# Zdf o~l doozfj ifmoyf kz mlf~ omm kc zdf ozdfy

jkyfgzkoc#

K bvwz hj}kwf {ov zo if ghyfmvl oc {ovy aovycf{, Wflfch

H{lhjhkl, zdf o~l whkj zflfphzdkghll{ hw kz mlf~ h~h{#

Wflfch cojjfj# K ~kll, Loek# Wdf looefj vp hz Zdoy# K

zdkce kz ~ovlj if ifwz km K ~fyf zo ~hle dobf i{ b{wflm kc ghwf

Hwdvy ghzgdfw vw#

709



Bvllfy 707

Zdoy cojjfj hcj plhgfj dkw dfhj oc dfy wdovljfy# K ~hcz

{ov zo if ghyfmvl, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf# K ~kwd zo zhle ~kzd {ov

zoboyyo~ boyckcn ifmoyf ~f ifnkc ~kzd ovy zyhkckcn hw jyhnoc hcj

ykjfy#

Wflfch cojjfj hcj yhc dfy dhcj hgyoww Zdoy‛w cowf# K ~kwd

zdhz ~f jo coz dh}f zo jfphyz myob fhgd ozdfy#

Zdoy dvbbfj h lkzzlf zo ghlb dfy jo~c# B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf,

df ifnhc, f}fc ~dfc ~f jo jfphyz, avwz yfbfbify zdhz K hb hl~h{w

~kzd {ov# Df moybfj dkw wghl{ lkpw kczo h wbklf hcj zooe omm zo

zdf wekfw# Nooj ckndz, lkzzlf ocf#

Wflfch wbklfj ocgf hnhkc hcj ~h}fj hz dfy jyhnoc hw df mlf~

ihge o}fy zo~hyjw Zyocdfkb Joge# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~hlefj

ihge o}fy zo~hyjw zdf gozzhnf ~kzd zdf jhnnfy dkzzkcn dfy lfn kc

dfy ihzdyoif pogefz# Zdf mfhy zdhz Hwdvy Ifl ~ovlj gdfge oc dfy

o}fy~dflbfj dfy5 wdf zooe omm yvcckcn jo~c zdf wzyffz hcj zvycfj

h goycfy zo wff Hwdvy Ifl wzhcjkcn ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf# Wflfch

nhwpfj hcj dfy mhgf ifghbf ~dkzf ~kzd mfhy#

Hwdvy wzooj kc myocz om zdf jooy, ivz df jkj coz no kcwkjf#

Wdf wh~ h wcffy myob zdf goycfy om dkw bovzd#

“^dhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj h~hyj bf km K ~fyf zo mkcj zdf

gy{wzhl wevll,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Df wdooe dkw dfhj# “Co# Coz zdf

Fbpyfww… zdf Go}fc(‒ Df lhvndfj zo dkbwflm# “Zdf{ ~ovlj hllo~

bf zo if zdf ykjfy om zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc ~dob Wflfch jffbw

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Bvllfy 70:

Zdoy( Zdf Go}fc ~kll dh}f co ozdfy gdokgf ivz zo ifwzo~ Zdoy

vpoc bf(‒

Wflfch nlhyfj hz dkb hcj hz ocgf wdf ecf~ hcj mknvyfj ovz

zdhz Hwdvy Ifl ~hw zdf ocf ~do myffj zdf Bhygvpo zo hzzhge dfy

wo zdhz df ~ovlj dh}f zhefc zdf yfwpocwkiklkzkfw zo dh}f dfy

jyhnoc# Df ~hczfj dfy jfhj hcj ovz om dkw ~h{# Wflfch glkcgdfj

dfy mkwzw hcj nykzzfj dfy zffzd, ivz wdf dflj dfy powkzkoc# Wdf

ecf~ zdhz wdf ~ovlj dh}f nozzfc kc wfykovw zyovilf km wdf ~fyf

zo dh}f hzzhgefj dfy zfhgdfy# Df ~hw ifzzfy ~kzd pfymoybkcn

bhnkg zdhc wdf ~hw, wo wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz if hilf zo

jfmfhz dkb#

Df ~hlefj kcwkjf zdf gozzhnf hcj glowfj hcj logefj zdf

jooy# Wflfch ~hkzfj moy h mf~ bobfczw ifmoyf wdf yhc o}fy zo

zdf myocz jooy zo zy{ zo opfc kz# Wdf gvywfj zo dfywflm ~dfc

wdf govlj coz nfz kz opfc# Wflfch looefj o}fy zo dfy ~kcjo~ oc

zdf wfgocj wzoy{ om zdf gozzhnf hcj cozkgfj wobf }kcfw hlocn zdf

wkjf om zdf gozzhnf zdhz lfj vp zo dfy ~kcjo~# Wflfch mflz h

wfcwf om yflkfm, zdkcekcn zdhz wdf govlj glkbi vp zdf }kcfw ihge

kczo dfy ifjyoob ~kzdovz Hwdvy eco~kcn zdf jkmmfyfcgf#

Wdf glkbifj vp zdf }kcfw zo~hyjw dfy ifjyoob, dfy mffz

ogghwkochll{ wlkppkcn, ivz wdf goczkcvfj zo hj}hcgf vp~hyj# Wdf

hlbowz yfhgdfj dfy ~kcjo~ ~dfc wdf dfhyj Hwdvy‛w }okgf gobkcn

myob dfy ifjyoob# Dfy dfhyz wzoppfj hcj wekppfj h ifhz5 wdf jkj

coz bo}f hz hll, mfhymvl zdhz Hwdvy ~ovlj dfhy dfy#

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Bvllfy 706

Wdf dfhyj wckgefykcn myob dfy ifjyoob# “Om govywf wdf kw

nocf,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Wdf kw nokcn hmzfy zdf gy{wzhl wevll#

Wdf zdkcew zdhz wdf ghc if Hybhnfjjoc‛w wh}koy, zdf ocf zo mkndz

hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy#‒ Df gdvgelfj# “K ~kll mkcj zdf gy{wzhl

wevll b{wflm ifmoyf wdf jofw# K ~kll mkcj Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi hw

~fll#‒ Df jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn boyf# Wflfch jkj coz zdkce kz

~hw ~kwf zo no kczo dfy ifjyoob avwz {fz5 wdf ~hkzfj moy h mf~

bobfczw vczkl wdf dfhyj moozwzfpw hcj zdf wovcj om zdf jooy

gyfhekcn opfc# Wflfch looefj vp hz dfy ~kcjo~wkll hcj moygfj

dfywflm zo glkbi vp h lkzzlf mvyzdfy#

Wdf yfhgdfj vp hcj nyhiifj zdf ~kcjo~wkll zo pvll dfywflm

kcwkjf# Wflfch mfll oczo zdf mlooy hcj yollfj o}fy zo dfy wkjf,

~kzd zfhyw wzhkckcn dfy mhgf# Zdoy, K hb coz nokcn zo lowf {ov,

wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf gdogefj oc dfy zfhyw h ikz hcj dkggvppfj#

Wflfch govlj coz mknvyf ovz ~d{ zdf ~oylj ~hw hnhkcwz dfy# Wdf

~hw zoo {ovcn, zyhppfj kc h ~oylj mvll om goyyvpzkoc# Wdf hwefj

dfywflm, jofw zdf Fbpyfww coz wff zdkw? Km wdf jkj, wdf ~ovlj

coz hllo~ kz zo dhppfc# Hz zdhz, Wflfch gykfj h lkzzlf boyf,

mfflkcn h lkzzlf ikz om phkc wvynf zdyovnd dfy gdfwz#

Wdf yfhgdfj kczo dfy pogefz hcj nyhiifj zdf jhnnfy zdhz wdf

movcj oc zdf P{yf hcj pvllfj kz ovz moy dfy zo looe hz# Zdf

dklz om zdf jhnnfy goczhkcfj zdf zdyff ifhwzw wdf dhj wffc

ifmoyf oc zdf w{biol oc zdf ihwf om zdf P{yf# Zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj

ifhwz moybfj zdf iozzob om zdf dklz ~dklf zdf lkoc hcj zdf

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Bvllfy 70=

wfypfcz ~fyf zonfzdfy cfhy zdf ilhjf, doljkcn h ~dkzf wzocf#

Zdf ilhjf om zdf jhnnfy ~hw h lkz wdhjf om yfj#

“^d{ kw zdf jhnnfy kbpoyzhcz?‒ Wflfch hwefj dfywflm,

fthbkckcn kz myob jkmmfyfcz hcnlfw# Wdf zdfc zdovndz hiovz

Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi hcj zdhz pfydhpw zdf cftz glvf ~hw kcwkjf zdf

zobi, oy zdhz zdf zobi govlj if zdf glvf kzwflm# Zdhz ~hw

pyoihil{ ~d{ co ocf ecf~ ~dfyf zdf zobi ~hw#

Wflfch wkndfj zo dfywflm hcj jyoppfj zdf jhnnfy zo zdf

mlooy ykndz ifwkjf dfy dfhj, hw boyf zfhyw mfll jo~c dfy mhgf#

Wdf f}fczvhll{ gykfj dfywflm zo wlffp#

Zdkyz{"Zdyff

70=



Bvllfy 704

Cfkzd zvycfj hyovcj hcj lfj Wflfch omm zdf wphyykcn mkflj#

“Zdoy dhw iffc fgwzhzkg hll boyckcn,‒ wdf whkj# Wflfch wbklfj

ocgf hnhkc hcj wdf cojjfj hz dfy ~oyjw#

“Hw wo dh}f K,‒ wdf hjbkzzfj# “K dh}f iffc looekcn moy~hyj

zo zyhkckcn ~kzd b{ jyhnoc moy ~ffew co~#‒

Cfkzd cojjfj# “Zdoy dhw kbpyo}fj jyhbhzkghll{ ~kzd dkw

jyhnoc zyhkckcn# K hpolonkqf moy zdf kcgoc}fckfcgf om effpkcn

{ov hcj {ovy jyhnoc wfphyhzfj, ivz K dhj zo oc zdf Fbpyfww‛w

oyjfyw#‒

Wflfch cojjfj ocgf boyf hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd# Wdf

lfhycfj zo coz xvfwzkoc zdf Fbpyfww mvyzdfy, moy wdf dhj co

ozdfy gdokgf ivz zo hllo~ zdf Fbpyfww zo goczkcvf zo vwf dfy hw

dfy zool#

Cfkzd hcj Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj h~h{ myob

Zyocdfkb# F}fczvhll{ kz zvycfj kczo h jkyz yohj hcj zdf{ wooc

movcj zdfbwfl}fw ~hlekcn o}fy zo~hyjw h lhynf hyfh cfhy zdf

Dkczfylhcjw hcj ifwkjf zdf Coyzd Wfh# Zdf }kf~ om zdf wfh ~hw

ifhvzkmvl hcj wdf ~kwdfj zdhz wdf dhj zo zyhkc dfyf kcwzfhj#

“Zdkw kw ~dfyf ~f zyhkc hll om zdf jyhnocw,‒ Cfkzd

hccovcgfj# Wdf wzoppfj hcj dhj dfy dhcjw ifdkcj dfy ihge#

“Zyocdfkb kw ~dfyf ~f zyhkc hll om zdf jyhnoc ykjfyw kc

Hybhnfjjoc#‒

Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf ~dklf looekcn hz hll om zdf

jkmmfyfcz z{pfw hcj wpfgkfw om jyhnocw# H mf~ om zdfb mlf~

704



Bvllfy 70;

hyovcj kc zdf hky zdyovnd jkmmfyfcz doopw bhjf om mkyf,

pyhgzkgkcn jkmmfyfcz bhcfv}fyw zdhz nh}f zdfb zdf hj}hczhnf om

jojnkcn wobf hzzhgew bhjf i{ zdf jyhnoc zyhkcfyw# Wobf jyhnocw

dhj jkmmfyfcz iyfhzd hiklkzkfw hw ~fll myob ~dhz Wflfch dhj

cozkgfj# Wobf jyhnocw wpf~fj ovz hgkj, oy wobf om zdfb ftdhlfj

h gdkllkcn myowz#

“F}fc zdovnd jyhnocw ghc coybhll{ vwf ocf flfbfcz zo

mkndz,‒ Cfkzd ifnhc, “Zdoy kw h wpfgkhl ghwf# Km {ov jkj coz

eco~, Zdoy kw hc flfbfczhl jyhnoc, ivz coz avwz hc{ flfbfczhl

jyhnoc# Zdoy kw h Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc, oy hc Fzfychl Jyhnoc#‒

Wflfch wzoppfj hcj looefj hz Cfkzd kc vzzfy wdoge# Cfkzd cojjfj

hcj gdvgelfj h ikz# “[fw, kz kw xvkzf wdogekcn# Zdf ikyzd om h

Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc dhppfcw ocgf f}fy{ z~o zdovwhcj {fhyw hcj kz kw

yvboyfj zdhz Jk}kckz{ Jyhnocw ~fyf ilfwwfj i{ Hcnflkg moygfw

vpoc zdfky ikyzd# Zdf{ ghc if ioyc om hc{ jyhnoc iyffj# Df dhw

zdf hiklkz{ zo vwf boyf zdhc ocf flfbfcz# Kc hjjkzkoc, df kw

coz lkbkzfj zo avwz vwkcn zdf movy ihwkg flfbfczw, myob ~dhz ~f

oyknkchll{ zdovndz# Zdoy dhw zdf hiklkz{ zo vwf hc{ flfbfcz zo

dkw gdoowkcn, wvgd hw lkndzcfww, jhyecfww, flfgzykgkz{, pokwoc,

hcj wo oc#‒ Wflfch ~hw kc wdoge i{ zdkw# Kz mflz hw km hll zdf

hky ~hw wvgefj ovz om dfy lvcnw# Wdf mflz hw km wdf govlj

goczkcvf ~hlekcn# Cfkzd cozkgfj hcj gdvgelfj h ikz# “K hb

xvkzf wvypykwfj b{wflm, Wflfch H{lhjhkl# Zdoy dhw wdo~c zdkw

hiklkz{ zdyovnd dkw zyhkckcn# Zdhz ~hw zdf yfhwoc ~d{ zdf

70;



Bvllfy 780

Fbpyfww jkj coz ~hcz {ov hcj Zdoy zo zyhkc zonfzdfy ykndz h~h{#

Zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj zo if wvyf om Zdoy‛w hiklkz{ zo bhwzfy hcj

goczyol hll om zdf ozdfy flfbfczw hw ~fll#‒

“Zdhz ~hw ~d{ Hwdvy Ifl hcj zdf Woygfyfy ~hczfj Zdoy‛w

jyhnoc fnn,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Zo dh}f zdf hiklkz{ zo goczyol

hll om zdf flfbfczw#‒

Cfkzd cojjfj# “[fw, dfcgf hcozdfy yfhwoc ~d{ Hwdvy Ifl jkj

coz ~hcz {ov zo dh}f zdhz jyhnoc# Df iflkf}fj zdhz h {ovcn lhj{

wvgd hw {ovywflm govlj coz dhcjlf wvgd h po~fymvl jyhnoc#‒

“K govlj coz f}fc mhzdob wvgd po~fy,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj,

zy{kcn zo effp dfywflm myob mhllkcn o}fy#

“Zdoy ~hw hilf zo wdo~ zdkw myob wobf om dkw flfbfczhl

hzzhgew ~dklf pyhgzkgkcn wobf bhcfv}fyw, ivz df ~hw coz hilf zo

dolj fhgd om dkw jkmmfyfcz iyfhzdw moy }fy{ locn#‒

“Jkj df lfhyc do~ zo iyfhzdf mkyf?‒ Wflfch hwefj

fczdvwkhwzkghll{#

“Df jkj, ivz lkef ~dhz K dh}f whkj, df ~hw coz hilf zo dolj

kz moy }fy{ locn# Kc hc{ ~h{, zdf{ ~fyf avwz bfyf wphyew#‒

Cfkzd gdvgelfj wlkndzl{#

Wdf looefj hyovcj zdf jyhnoc zyhkckcn hyfh# “^dfyf kw

Zdoy?‒ wdf hwefj#

Cfkzd looefj vp hcj wo jkj Wflfch hw wdf dfhyj dkb ml{

hio}f dfy dfhj# Wdf wbklfj hw Zdoy lhcjfj kc myocz om dfy ~kzd

dkw ~kcnw ftzfcjfj vp~hyj#

780



Bvllfy 788

Dfllo, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj, hw df ~kwpfj ovz wobf

ilhge wboef myob dkw cowzyklw#

Wflfch yhc o}fy zo dkb hcj ~yhppfj dfy hybw hyovcj dkw

cfge# Kz kw ~ocjfymvl zo wff {ov hnhkc, b{ jfhy , wdf whkj ~kzd

ao{#

Zdoy looefj hz dfy hcj fthbkcfj dfy cf~ hyboy hcj cojjfj

dkw dfhj kc goczfcz# [ov looe lkef h jyhnoc ykjfy, df whkj ~kzd

h wbklf#

Jkj {ov eco~? Wflfch hwefj ~kzd h dvnf nykc vpoc dfy mhgf#

K eco~ co~, Zdoy whkj hcj wbklfj hcj ifnhc zo dvb zo dfy kc

zdf ihge om dkw bkcj# Kwc‛z kz ~ocjfymvl?

[fw, kz kw, b{ jfhy , Wflfch whkj, zy{kcn zo yfwzyhkc dfy

ftgkzfbfcz# Wdf zdfc looefj ihge hz Cfkzd ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy

mhgf hcj nyhiifj Zdoy‛w yfkcw#

“Dop oc {ovy jyhnoc‛w whjjlf,‒ Cfkzd oyjfyfj# Wflfch

plhgfj dfy mooz kczo zdf wzkyyvp hcj plhgfj dfywflm oc Zdoy‛w

whjjlf# Zdf bfzhl om zdf hyboy bhjf kz h lkzzlf boyf jkmmkgvlz

moy dfy#

“Zdf j~hy}fw hyf ~oyekcn oc gyfhzkcn Zdoy‛w hyboy hw ~f

wpfhe,‒ Cfkzd whkj ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj o}fy dfy gdfwz#

“^kzdkc zdf cftz mf~ ~ffew, {ov hcj Zdoy ~kll if zyhkckcn ~kzd

iozd om {ov ~fhykcn {ovy ihzzlf hyboy#‒

788



Bvllfy 789

B{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj zo Wflfch, [ov wdovlj wff bf zyhkc# K

dh}f }hwzl{ kbpyo}fj( K hb bvgd mhwzfy kc zdf we{ hcj K ghc

yfbhkc kc zdf we{ moy locnfy pfykojw om zkbf#

Cfkzd yhkwfj dfy lfmz hyb# Zdoy zdfc wvjjfcl{ zooe zo zdf

wekfw ~kzd kcgyfjkilf wpffj# Wflfch ~hw zhefc ihge i{ do~

xvkgel{ Zdoy mlf~ kc zdf hky#

Cfkzd zdfc yhkwfj iozd om dfy dhcjw hcj wvjjfcl{ bo}fj ~kzd

xvkge mkcfwwf hcj wpffj, bo}kcn dfy dhcjw kc gkygvlhy bozkoc#

Zdyff mkyf ykcnw hppfhyfj kc zdf we{ cfhy ~dfyf Zdoy hcj Wflfch

~fyf#

“K ~hcz {ov hcj Zdoy zo ml{ zdyovnd hll zdyff om zdfwf

doopw ~dklf h}okjkcn b{ hzzhgew,‒ Cfkzd hccovcgfj# Wflfch

w~hllo~fj dhyj, hcj plhgfj dfy dflbfz oc dfy dfhj# Zdoy cojjfj

hcj mlf~ vp dkndfy ocgf boyf# Wflfch nyhiifj dolj oczo dkw

yfkcw hcj nyhiifj dfy wdkflj zdhz wdf ghyykfj oc dfy ihge hcj

plhgfj dfy lfmz hyb zdyovnd zdf wzyhpw om zdf wdkflj#

Zdoy zdfc mlf~ ihge~hyjw hw h ilhwz om mkyf wdoz vp kczo

zdf we{# Wflfch ~hw coz xvkzf wvyf ~dhz zo jo# Hcozdfy ilhwz

om mkyf wdoz vp kc zdf we{ hcj kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch xvkgel{

dflj vp dfy wdkflj ~kzd dfy lfmz hyb hcj zdf mkyf dkz kz kc zdf

bkjjlf#

Zdoy jo}f jo~c zo~hyjw zdf mkywz ykcn, ivz Cfkzd xvkgel{

bo}fj hcj wdoz wobf lkndzckcn myob dfy mkcnfyzkpw kcwzfhj om dfy

vwvhl mkyf ilhwz# Wflfch nhwpfj hcj ocgf hnhkc vwfj dfy wdkflj#

789



Bvllfy 787

Zdf lkndzckcn dkz dfy wdkflj hcj ~hw yfmlfgzfj ihge oczo zdf

nyovcj# Cfkzd jojnfj zdf hzzhge ~kzd fhwf hcj wbklfj hw Zdoy

mlf~ zdyovnd zdf mkywz mkyf ykcn#

Ftgfllfcz ~oye, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj hcj mlhppfj

dkw ~kcnw dkndfy zo~hyjw zdf wfgocj ykcn, ~dkgd ~hw lf}kzhzkcn

hiovz z~fcz{ mffz hio}f zdf mkywz# Wflfch dflj oc zkndzl{ zo

zdf yfkcw hcj pvllfj oc zdfb hw Zdoy mlf~ zo~hyjw zdf wfgocj

ykcn# Df mlf~ zdyovnd kz hw Cfkzd wdoz h lhynf ilhwz om mkyf kc

Zdoy‛w jkyfgzkoc#

“Zdoy(‒ Wflfch gykfj ovz hcj pvllfj dhyj oc zdf yfkcw ocgf

boyf# Zdoy opfcfj dkw bovzd hcj ftdhlfj h wbhll iyfhzd om myowz

zo ftzkcnvkwd zdf mlhbfw# Wflfch govlj coz dflp ivz zo mffl

hbhqfj i{ Zdoy‛w hiklkz{ zo goczyol zdf ozdfy flfbfczw#

Zdoy mlf~ jo~c iflo~ zo~hyjw zdf nyovcj zo ml{ zdyovnd zdf

zdkyj ykcn#

Cfkzd wzoppfj hcj lo~fyfj dfy dhcjw zo dfy wkjfw hcj wbklfj

hw Zdoy lhcjfj kc myocz om dfy# “Gocnyhzvlhzkocw,‒ wdf whkj hcj

io~fj dfy dfhj h ikz# “[ov wvggfwwmvll{ mlf~ zdyovnd zdf ykcnw

hcj jojnfj b{ hzzhgew# ^fll jocf#‒

Wflfch avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj wbklfj# Cfkzd cojjfj

zo Zdoy hcj df cojjfj ihge# “Zdhz kw fcovnd zyhkckcn moy zojh{#

^f ~kll zyhkc zonfzdfy ocgf hnhkc zoboyyo~#‒ Wflfch zooe omm dfy

jyhnoc dflbfz hcj looefj hz Zdoy hw wdf pvwdfj dfy dhky myob dfy

mhgf#

787



Bvllfy 78:

[ov ~fyf iykllkhcz, b{ jfhy, Wflfch whkj ~kzd h wbklf oc

dfy mhgf# Zdoy wbklfj hcj wckmmfj dfy dhky#

^f ~fyf iykllkhcz, Zdoy goyyfgzfj hcj ftzfcjfj ovz dkw

~kcnw ocgf boyf#

Wflfch looefj o}fy hz Cfkzd5 wdf bfczkocfj moy Wflfch zo

mollo~ dfy# Wflfch jkj#

“K dopf zdhz {ov hyf coz zoo hcny{ ~kzd zdf Fbpyfww, Wflfch

H{lhjhkl,‒ Cfkzd whkj# “Wdf kw bfyfl{ jokcn ~dhz wdf zdkcew kw

zdf ifwz moy {ov#‒

Wflfch cojjfj h ikz, ivz jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# Dfy bkcj ~hw

wzkll ivqqkcn hiovz zdf kbpoyzhcgf om ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w

zobi# Wdf ~hw zfbpzfj zo hwe Cfkzd, dopkcn zdhz pfydhpw wdf

~ovlj zfll dfy#

“Cfkzd Hchdkzh,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “^d{ kw ]hyhzdeh

Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi kbpoyzhcz?‒ wdf hwefj#

Cfkzd gdvgelfj h lkzzlf zo dfywflm# “B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf,‒

wdf ifnhc, “[ov hyf mvll om wvypykwfw#‒

“K hb avwz bfyfl{ gvykovw,‒ Wflfch hwefj, hcj looefj omm zo

zdf wkjf#

Pfydhpw wdf govlj nk}f vw boyf kcmoybhzkoc hiovz kz, Zdoy

whkj ~kzd h dvmm ifmoyf zhekcn zo zdf wekfw ocgf boyf# Wflfch

looefj hz dkb hw df jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf phyz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw

zo dvcz hcj wdf looefj ihge hz Cfkzd#

78:



Bvllfy 786

“Oc Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi, kz zfllw zdf wfgyfz om zdf

~dfyfhiovzw…‒ Wdf plhgfj dfy dhcj o}fy dfy bovzd# “Od b{ jfhy…

{ov ~fyf coz wvppowfj zo eco~ zdhz(‒

“Oc kw zobi?‒ Wflfch hwefj, mfflkcn h ikz ftdklhyhzfj#

Cfkzd w~hllo~fj dhyj, ivz cojjfj dfy dfhj# “Zdf Fbpyfww

oyjfyfj moy dkw zobi zo if dkjjfc kc h wfgyfz loghzkoc# Km

hc{ocf ecf~ om kzw ~dfyfhiovzw, zdf{ ~ovlj eco~ ~dfyf zdf

gy{wzhl wevll kw…‒

Wdf wzoppfj dfywflm hcj gvywfj dfy lkmf h~h{ hmzfy dh}kcn

whkj zdkw#

Zdkyz{"Movy

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Bvllfy 78=

hlekcn ihge zo zdf gozzhnf zdhz hmzfycooc, Wflfch govlj coz

dflp ivz zo mffl lvge{ zo dh}f wvgd h po~fymvl hcj bkndz{

jyhnoc# Wdf cf}fy zdovndz zdhz mhzf ~ovlj if wo ekcj zo dfy, zo

nyhcz dfy wvgd h ~ocjfymvl nkmz#

^

Wflfch looefj vp hcj cozkgfj zdhz Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd ~hlefj

jo~c zdf wzyffz kc dfy jkyfgzkoc, hynvkcn# Zdf Oyhglfw ~hlefj

ifdkcj zdfb, ~dkwpfykcn hbocn zdfbwfl}fw# Wflfch wzoppfj hcj

gyowwfj dfy hybw o}fy dfy gdfwz, fthbkckcn zdf wkzvhzkoc ifmoyf

dfy#

Ckhbd wzoppfj hcj wbklfj hz Wflfch ~kzd h dvnf nykc# Wdf

yhc o}fy hcj fbiyhgfj dfy kczo h dvn# “Hwdvy Ifl mkchll{

hllo~fj bf zo lfh}f zdf gozzhnf zo wff {ov hmzfy {ovy zyhkckcn(‒

Wflfch ~hw kc wdoge# “Hwdvy Ifl hllo~fj {ov zo }kwkz bf?‒

Ckhbd cojjfj ~kzd h wbklf# “[fw( K dh}f iffc ~hczkcn zo

wpfcj zkbf ~kzd {ov hw b{ mykfcj, ivz Hwdvy Ifl ~hczfj bf zo

effp zo wzh{ kc zdf gozzhnf ~dfcf}fy {ov lfmz moy {ovy zyhkckcn#‒

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj wbklfj# “Zdhz kw

~ocjfymvl,‒ wdf whkj hcj nh}f Ckhbd hcozdfy dvn# Do~f}fy,

Wflfch ecf~ zdhz zdf wkzvhzkoc jkj coz mffl ykndz# Coybhll{ wdf

~hw kwolhzfj myob dfy mykfcjw wo zdhz wdf govlj mogvw oc dfy

wzvjkfw# Wdf zdfc ecf~ zdhz Hwdvy ~hw hllo~kcn zdkw zo dhppfc

zo zy{ zo jkwzyhgz dfy myob dfy jyhnoc ykjfy zyhkckcn, ivz

Wflfch zolj dfywflm zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz hllo~ zdhz zo dhppfc#

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Bvllfy 78>

Moy ocgf, wdf mflz ftzyfbfl{ dhpp{ hcj zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz hllo~

jkwzyfwwkcn zdovndzw zo pfy}hjf dfy bkcj#

Yhdkb ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj Ckhbd hcj fbiyhgfj Wflfch kczo

h dvn hw ~fll# “^kzd hll om zdf wzvj{kcn zdhz {ov dh}f iffc

jokcn,‒ df ifnhc, “K zdkce zdhz {ov ~kll ifgobf h ~ocjfymvl

jyhnoc ykjfy#‒

“K zdkce wdf bh{ f}fc if zdf ifwz jyhnoc ykjfy kc hll om

Hybhnfjjoc,‒ Ckhbd whkj ~kzd h wbklf# Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf#

“Wo b{ jfhy govwkc,‒ Yhdkb whkj, ~yhppkcn ocf om dkw hybw

hyovcj Wflfch‛w wdovljfy hcj hllo~kcn dfy zo ~hle ~kzd dkb jo~c

zdf wzyffz, “do~ ~hw kz zo zyhkc oc jyhnoc ihge?‒

“Kz mflz ~ocjfymvl,‒ Wflfch whkj# “Kz mflz hlbowz chzvyhl

hmzfy zdf mkywz mf~ bobfczw om zyhkckcn kc zdf hky# K hlwo

iflkf}f zdhz {ov ~ovlj lo}f zo dfhy zdkw hiovz Zdoy hw ~fll#‒

Yhdkb looefj hz dfy hcj wbklfj# “^fll?‒ df whkj#

Wflfch nh}f h ikn nykc zo Yhdkb# “Zdoy kw h Jk}kckz{

Jyhnoc,‒ wdf whkj#

Hz ocgf, Yhdkb‛w f{fw ifghbf ~kjf ~kzd hwzockwdbfcz hcj dkw

bovzd mfll opfc# Ckhbd wzoppfj hiyvpzl{ kc dfy plhgf hcj

jyoppfj dfy wgyollw oczo zdf nyovcj kc hwzockwdbfcz# Zdf

Oyhglfw ~hlefj o}fy hcj wbklfj ~kzd zdfky hybw gyowwfj o}fy

zdfky gdfwz#

“Zdoy kw… h ~dhz?‒ Yhdkb hwefj#

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Bvllfy 784

“H Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc, oy zdf Fzfychl Jyhnoc,‒ Wflfch whkj

~kzd hcozdfy dvnf wbklf#

Yhdkb govljc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn flwf5 Ckhbd ifcz o}fy hcj zykfj

zo pkge vp dfy wgyollw, ivz wdf jyoppfj zdfb hnhkc ifghvwf dfy

dhcjw ~fyf zyfbilkcn zfyykil{#

“^f ecf~,‒ Boyzh ifnhc#

“^f hl~h{w ecf~,‒ Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#

“^f pyfjkgzfj kz hz zdf zkbf om zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛

^hy,‒ Coch mkckwdfj# Wflfch looefj hz zdf Oyhglfw, ivz zdf{ jkj

coz wh{ hc{zdkcn flwf hiovz Zdoy# Wdf ~hw zfbpzfj zo hwe hiovz

~dhz flwf zdf{ dhj pyfjkgzfj, wvgd hw km wdf ~hw kcglvjfj kc

zdfky pyfjkgzkocw#

“Od {fw,‒ Boyzh whkj, glowkcn dfy f{fw#

“[ov ~fyf kcglvjfj,‒ Ghwwhcjyh gdkbfj kc#

“Ovy pyfjkgzkocw ~fyf ihwfj hll hyovcj {ov,‒ Coch gocglvjfj#

“Ghc {ov zfll bf boyf hiovz {ovy pyfjkgzkocw?‒ Wflfch

hwefj, f{fkcn zdfb wvwpkgkovwl{# Hll zdyff om zdf zykplfzw

wdooe zdfky dfhj# “^d{ ghc {ov coz zfll bf?‒

Zdf zdyff Oyhglfw zdfc whkj wkbvlzhcfovwl{, “Zdf zkbf dhw

coz gobf {fz moy {ov zo lfhyc om {ovy jfwzkc{#‒

Wflfch, Yhdkb, hcj Ckhbd ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw ~kzd ocf hcozdfy

kc vzzfy gocmvwkoc# Zdf Oyhglfw lhvndfj hcj ~hlefj vp hdfhj om

zdfb#

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Bvllfy 78;

Wflfch ~hzgdfj hw zdf{ wlo~l{ ~hlefj vp zdf goiilfwzocf

yohj vczkl zdf{ zvycfj ihge hyovcj wdhypl{ oc zdfky dfflw zo

mhgf dfy# “Zdf Fbpyfww om Hybhnfjjoc ~kwdfw zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov

lhzfy zdkw f}fckcn, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf{ whkj kc vckwoc# Wflfch

cojjfj kc zvyc, ~ocjfykcn ~d{ zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj ~kwd zo zhle zo

dfy# Wdf wkndfj zo dfywflm, zdkcekcn zdhz pfydhpw zdf Fbpyfww

~ovlj zfll dfy om Zdoy‛w kjfczkz{ hw zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc#

Wdf looefj ihge o}fy hz Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd, ~do ~fyf hynvkcn

~kzd fhgd ozdfy ocgf hnhkc#

“K dfhyj {ov z~o hynvkcn jo~c zdf yohj fhylkfy,‒ Wflfch

whkj, gyowwkcn dfy hybw o}fy dfy gdfwz ocgf hnhkc#

Ckhbd wzoppfj hcj looefj hz Wflfch# “K hb woyy{ zdhz {ov

dhj zo dfhy zdhz,‒ wdf whkj hcj nlhyfj hz Yhdkb#

Yhdkb wdyvnnfj dkw wdovljfyw# “K hlwo bvwz hpolonkqf zdhz

Cfkzd ~hw nfzzkcn hcny{ ~kzd bf ifghvwf K zdkce zdhz Cfkzd

Hchdkzh kw pyfzz{#‒

Ckhbd hppfhyfj zo if hcny{ hz zdkw gobbfcz5 Wflfch, oc zdf

ozdfy dhcj, ~hw hbvwfj# Wdf wdooe dfy dfhj#

“Wo zdkw kw zdf ghvwf om hll zdf gobbozkoc?‒ Wflfch hwefj,

zy{kcn zo goczyol dfy lhvndzfy#

“K zdkce {ov bh{ dh}f mfflkcnw moy dfy,‒ Ckhbd whkj hnhkc

zo Yhdkb, kncoykcn Wflfch#

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Bvllfy 790

Yhdkb‛w mhgf zvycfj h ikz yfj# Wflfch govlj coz zfll km kz

~hw ovz om hcnfy oy ovz om fbihyyhwwbfcz# “^dhz jofw kz

bhzzfy?‒ Yhdkb hwefj zo Ckhbd# “^d{ jofw kz gocgfyc {ov hc{?‒

Ckhbd yollfj dfy f{fw kc hcco{hcgf ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj

o}fy dfy gdfwz# “Wdf kw coz {ovy z{pf,‒ wdf whkj hnhkc#

Yhdkb ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj nlhyfj hz Ckhbd#

“^dhz?‒

“[ov dfhyj bf,‒ Ckhbd whkj ocgf hnhkc#

Yhdkb zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj zdfc h lhynf nykc hppfhyfj oc

dkw mhgf# “K zdkce {ov‛yf afhlovw,‒ Yhdkb whkj ~kzd h whzkwmkfj

zocf#

“Bf? Afhlovw?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, hlzdovnd Wflfch govlj zfll

zdhz wdf ~hw# “Cf}fy( Do~ govlj K if afhlovw om Cfkzd? K‛ll

hjbkz kz, wdf kw bvgd boyf hzzyhgzk}f zdhc hc{ ozdfy… ivz dfy

mhgf kw zoo locn lkef h doywf‛w hcj dfy ioj{ kw wdhpflfww(‒

“[ov‛yf wzkll afhlovw,‒ Yhdkb whkj hnhkc, zy{kcn zo goczyol

dkw lhvndfy#

“K hb coz afhlovw(‒ Ckhbd whkj ocgf hnhkc# Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd

zdfc zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~hlefj h~h{ jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj#

Wflfch zykfj zo goczhkc dfy lhvndfy hz zdkw#

Zdf Oyhglfw ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj# Boyzh plhgfj h dhcj oc

Wflfch‛w wdovljfy hcj wdooe dfy dfhj#

“Ckhbd kw afhlovw,‒ wdf whkj ~kzd h wbklf#

“Wdf avwz jkj coz ~hcz Yhdkb zo eco~,‒ Ghwwhcjyh gdkbfj kc#

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Bvllfy 799

zhlocw hcj vczkfj zdf yollfj vp pkfgf om phpfy# Wflfch looefj

hcj cozkgfj kz ~hw h cf~wphpfy# Zdf Jhkl{ Jknfwz, kz yfhj oc

zdf myocz kc iolj lfzzfyw#

Yhdkb yfhj zdf dfhjlkcfw hcj nhwpfj h lkzzlf# “Zdfyf dh}f

iffc h mf~ hzzhgew i{ Bovczhkc zyollw cfhy zdf Dkczfylhcjw,‒ df

yfhj ovz lovj# Df looefj vp hz zdf Oyhglfw, ~do ~fyf wdhekcn

zdfky dfhjw#

“^dob jkj zdf{ hzzhge?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, looekcn o}fy hz Yhdkb

moy zdf mkywz zkbf wkcgf zdf{ hyyk}fj ihge hz zdf gozzhnf#

“H govplf om kccogfcz yfwkjfczw om Zyocdfkb#‒ Yhdkb nhqfj

o}fy zdf cf~wphpfy ocgf hnhkc# “Zdf Go}fc iflkf}fw zdhz zdf{

~fyf wfcz i{ zdf Dvczfyw#‒

“^dfyf ~fyf zdf{ fthgzl{?‒ Wflfch hwefj, f{fkcn Yhdkb

wvwpkgkovwl{#

Yhdkb looefj hz zdf cf~wphpfy ocgf hnhkc# “Zdf{ ~fyf

~hcjfykcn kcwkjf zdf Dkczfylhcjw,‒ df hcw~fyfj# “Zdf{ ~fyf

~hlekcn hlocnwkjf zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy hw km zdf{ ~fyf looekcn moy

wobfzdkcn#‒ Df glowfj vp zdf cf~wphpfy hcj wfz kz oc zdf gommff

zhilf#

Zdfyf ~hw h ecoge oc zdf gozzhnf jooy# Hz ocgf, zdf

Oyhglfw looefj hz Wflfch hcj whkj kc vckwoc, “Zdf Fbpyfww ~kwdfw

zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov#‒

Zdf jooy opfc hcj zdfyf wzooj Hy{l Hvyoyh dfywflm# Wflfch

avbpfj h lkzzlf hcj io~fj dfy dfhj hmzfy wdf xvkgel{ noz zo dfy

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Bvllfy 797

mffz# Zdf Fbpyfww io~fj dfy dfhj kc zvyc# Wflfch looefj vp hcj

cozkgfj zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hw ghyy{kcn h locn hcj yhzdfy lhynf

bkjckndz ilvf iot vcjfycfhzd dfy hyb#

“K ~kwd zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov hlocf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf whkj

~kzd h wbklf oc dfy mhgf# Wdf zvycfj hcj nfwzvyfj zo~hyjw

ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf# Wflfch cojjfj hcj looefj o}fy hz zdf

Oyhglfw, ~do zdfc cojjfj# Wdf wbklfj h lkzzlf hcj ~hlefj

ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf ~kzd zdf Fbpyfww ~hlekcn ifdkcj dfy# Wdf

glowfj zdf jooy zo zdf gozzhnf#

“Do~ hyf {ov mfflkcn, b{ jfhy?‒ zdf Fbpyfww hwefj ~kzd h

mhkcz wbklf#

Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf# “K mffl mhczhwzkg, hgzvhll{,‒ wdf

whkj ~kzd h nykc#

Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj# “K hb coz wvypykwfj, moy K ~ovlj if

zoo km K ~fyf nyhczfj ~kzd h po~fymvl jyhnoc wvgd hw Zdoy#‒

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw, ivz wbklfj ocgf hnhkc#

“[fw, zdhz kw phyz om kz#‒

“Zdfc ~d{ flwf jo {ov mffl dhpp{?‒ zdf Fbpyfww xvfwzkocfj#

Wflfch zdovndz hiovz kz moy h bobfcz hcj wbklfj ocgf hnhkc#

“Ifghvwf K ~hw mkchll{ hilf zo wpfcj zkbf ~kzd b{ mykfcjw zojh{,

~dfc K ~hw coybhll{ kwolhzfj#‒ Wdf wzoppfj dfywflm hcj looefj hz

zdf Fbpyfww#

Wdf wkndfj hcj looefj omm zo zdf wkjf# “[ov dh}f co

gobpyfdfcwkoc hw zo do~ K omzfc gopf ~kzd zdfwf mfflkcnw om

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Bvllfy 79:

nvklz hcj yfboywf# K ecf~ ~dhz K ~hw jokcn, ivz hz zdf whbf

zkbf, K ecf~ coz ~dhz K ~hw jokcn#‒

“B{ Lhj{?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

Zdf Fbpyfww looefj vp hz Wflfch ~kzd hcozdfy mhkcz wbklf oc

dfy mhgf# “K efpz {ov kwolhzfj myob {ovy mykfcjw ifghvwf K

~hczfj {ov zo mogvw oc {ovy wzvjkfw# Ocl{ co~ jo K yfhlkqf zdhz

{ov cffj zo if wvyyovcjfj i{ {ovy mykfcjw zo nk}f {ov zdf

bozk}hzkoc zo effp {ov bo}kcn moy~hyj# K efpz {ov h~h{ myob

Zdoy ifghvwf K jkj coz ~hcz {ov zo mvll{ vcjfywzhcj dkw zyvf

po~fy, moy K mfhyfj zdhz {ov bh{ dh}f nyo~c hbikzkovw hcj zdhz

{ov ~ovlj dh}f zvycfj kczo wobfocf lkef ]fcftvw#‒

Wflfch wkndfj hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz ocgf hnhkc# “K

~kll hjbkz, K jkj mffl h lkzzlf hbikzkovw hz mkywz, ivz hz zdf

whbf zkbf, K mflz yflkf}fj kc h ~h{#‒ Wdf looefj vp hz zdf

Fbpyfww# “K mflz yflkf}fj, ifghvwf K ecf~ zdhz ~kzd Zdoy‛w

po~fy, K jo coz dh}f zdf mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw hlocf# Zdoy ghc

dflp bf# ^kzd Zdoy ifkcn zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc, K bh{ dh}f hc

fxvhl mkndzkcn gdhcgf hnhkcwz ]fcftvw#‒ Wdf wbklfj h lkzzlf#

Zdf Fbpyfww‛w wbklf nyf~ iknnfy# “Pyfgkwfl{ ~dhz K dhj

~kwdfj moy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf zdfc looefj jo~c hz zdf iot

zdhz wdf ghyykfj vcjfycfhzd dfy hyb# “Zdhz kw zdf yfhwoc ~d{ K

ghbf dfyf zdkw f}fckcn# K dh}f wobfzdkcn zo nk}f {ov#‒ Zdf

Fbpyfww wlkndzl{ ecflz ifmoyf dfy, dhcjkcn zdf locn hcj chyyo~

iot o}fy zo Wflfch#

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Bvllfy 796

Wflfch looefj hz zdf iot moy h mf~ bobfczw ifmoyf wdf zooe

kz myob zdf Fbpyfww# Wdf looefj hz dfy, hcj zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj

dfy dfhj zo zdf iot# Wflfch wlo~l{ yfbo}fj zdf lkj zo zdf iot

hcj nhwpfj ~dfc wdf cozkgfj h locn, wkcnlf ilhjfj w~oyj wkzzkcn

gobmoyzhil{ ~kzdkc zdf iot# Zdf dklz om zdf w~oyj ~hw gocwkwzfj

om z~o lkocw w{bbfzykghl zo fhgd ozdfy, zdfky dfhjw ftzfcjfj

ovz~hyj h lkzzlf zo moyb zdf dhcjlf cfhy zdf ihwf om zdf ilhjf#

Zdfky zhklw z~kwzfj zonfzdfy hcj dflj h lhynf yvi{ wzocf ~kzd

zdf fcj om zdfky zhklw# Zdf w~oyj dhj gvy}fj kcjfczw hlocn zdf

fjnfw om zdf ilhjf# Zdf fcj om zdf ilhjf gvy}fj kc~hyj h ikz,

lkef zdhz om h jyhnoc‛w zhloc# Zdf ilhjf nh}f omm h lvbkcovw,

noljfc nlo~ kc zdf booclkndz#

Wflfch yfhgdfj kc hcj ghyfmvll{ nyhiifj zdf dklz om zdf

w~oyj hcj pvllfj kz ovz om zdf iot# Vcjfycfhzd zdf w~oyj ~hw h

ghwf zo no hlocn ~kzd kz# Wflfch nyhiifj zdf ilhge ghwf hw ~fll

hcj fthbkcfj zdf w~oyj ~kzd nyfhz hczkgkphzkoc#

Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj# “Zdf ghwf moy zdf w~oyj kw bhjf ovz om

jyhnoc dkjf# Zdf ilhjf om zdf w~oyj gocwkwzw om h lkzzlf ikz om

vckgoyc doyc#‒

Wflfch zdfc wlo~l{ iyovndz zdf w~oyj vp zo dfy mhgf, kc zdf

wkbklhy wzhcgf om nfzzkcn yfhj{ zo hzzhge dfy oppocfcz# Wdf

zdfc lo~fyfj dfy ~fhpoc hcj wdfhzdfj kz hcj looefj hz zdf

Fbpyfww ~kzd h looe om hwzockwdbfcz# Wdf zykfj zo opfc dfy

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Bvllfy 79=

bovzd zo moyb zdf ~oyjw, ivz wdf movcj dfywflm wpffgdlfww kc

myocz om zdf Fbpyfww#

“B{ Lhj{,‒ wdf iyfhzdfj ovz# “K… K jo coz eco~ ~dhz zo

wh{…‒

“Zdfyf kw cozdkcn zo if whkj, b{ jfhy,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj

~kzd h wbklf oc dfy mhgf# “Zdkw w~oyj ~hw zdf }fy{ whbf w~oyj

zdhz K vwfj kc zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy,‒ wdf whkj hnhkc#

Wflfch mflz zdhz hc{ bobfcz dfy lfnw ~ovlj nk}f ovz# “Zdkw ~hw

zdf whbf w~oyj zdhz K vwfj zo mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw,‒ zdf

Fbpyfww wzhzfj# “Co~, zdkw w~oyj iflocnw zo {ov# If~hyf om zdf

jhcnfy kc {ovy mvzvyf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒ Wdf wbklfj ocgf hnhkc

hcj ~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf gozzhnf# “^f ~kll wpfhe hnhkc,‒ zdf

Fbpyfww whkj ocgf hnhkc ifmoyf wdf jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf jhye

ckndz#

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Zdkyz{"Mk}f

flfch zyvjnfj zo dfy ifjyoob ~kzd dfy cf~ w~oyj nk}fc zo

dfy i{ zdf Fbpyfww# Wdf ~hlefj kcwkjf hcj o}fy zo dfy ifj,

plhgkcn zdf w~oyj hnhkcwz zdf ~hll# Mfflkcn kcgyfjkil{ ftgkzfj

i{ dfy ~ocjfymvl jh{, Wflfch goczkcvfj zo nhqf hz zdf w~oyj#

Wdf whz oc zdf fjnf om dfy ifj hcj yfhgdfj o}fy zo ~yhp dfy

mkcnfyw hyovcj zdf dklz om dfy w~oyj# Wdf wlo~l{ vcwdfhzdfj kz

hcj nhpfj hz kzw ifhvz{# Wflfch nfczl{ zyhgfj dfy kcjft mkcnfy

hlocn zdf fjnf om zdf ilhjf, mollo~kcn kzw gvy}fj phzzfyc#

W

Wdf avbpfj h lkzzlf ~dfc wdf dfhyj dvbbkcn kc zdf ihge om

dfy bkcj, mollo~fj i{ h lkzzlf ikz om lhvndzfy#

Dfllo, b{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj kc h ikz om hbvwfbfcz#

Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf hcj wdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj# Dfllo b{

jfhy ocf, wdf whkj#

Do~ jofw kz mffl zo dh}f {ovy }fy{ o~c ~fhpoc? Zdoy

gdvgelfj h lkzzlf#

Wflfch looefj ihge hz dfy w~oyj hcj plhgfj ihge hnhkcwz zdf

~hll# K mffl… po~fymvl#

Wdf dfhyj Zdoy dvb ocgf hnhkc# [ov hyf po~fymvl# K jo coz

kbhnkcf zdhz zdf Woygfyfy ~ovlj coz dh}f ftphcjfj dkw fmmoyz zo

zy{ zo ghpzvyf {ov km df dhj coz mffl zdyfhzfcfj# Zdhz kw ~d{ K

mffl zdhz df kw nokcn zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb#

79>



Bvllfy 794

K zdkce kz bhefw wfcwf, Wflfch whkj# Do~f}fy, zdf Woygfyfy

wzkll ~hczfj zo ekll bf ifmoyf K noz {ovy jyhnoc fnn# Kz ~hw

hll ifghvwf om zdkw w{biol, ~dkgd jofw coz bhef wfcwf zo bf# Wdf

looefj ihge jo~c hz dfy lfmz phlb#

Zdhz w{biol oc {ovy lfmz phlb wknckmkfw {ovy pvykz{, Zdoy

whkj ~kzd jflkndz# Kz bhyew {ov hw wkclfww#

Ivz do~ ghc zdhz if? Wflfch hwefj kc ihmmlfbfcz# K hb

dvbhc5 K ~hw ioyc hw h wkccfy# Do~ ghc h dvbhc if ioyc ~kzdovz

wkc?

Wflfch H{lhjhkl, Zdoy ifnhc, K gdowf {ov hw b{ ykjfy

ifghvwf {ov hyf wkclfww# ^dfc K ~hw kc b{ fnn, K mflz {ovy

pyfwfcgf# K ghc zfll zdf pvykz{ om h dvbhc‛w dfhyz ~kzdovz f}fc

wffkcn oy eco~kcn zdf pfywoc# ^dfc K ~hw kc {ovy pyfwfcgf hw hc

fnn, K mflz {ovy pvykz{# K mflz {ov zo if wkclfww kc chzvyf,

avwz hw K ~hw# Hpphyfczl{ wkcgf K ~hw ifwzo~fj Hcnflkg po~fy

vpoc b{ ikyzd, K gdowf {ov moy {ovy wkclfww dfhyz hcj moy zdf

pfywoc {ov hyf#

Wflfch‛w iyfhzdkcn kcgyfhwfj# Dfy dhcjw zyfbilfj h lkzzlf#

Wdf govlj coz mknvyf ovz do~ wdf ~hw wkclfww# Wflfch ecf~ zdhz

~hw kbpowwkilf moy hc{ dvbhc zo if ~kzdovz wkc#

B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy ifnhc hnhkc, Jo coz if hlhybfj

~kzd ~dhz kw hcj ~dhz ~kll if# K vcjfywzhcj zdhz kz gobfw hw

xvkzf h wdoge moy {ov zo lfhyc om {ovy kjfczkz{ kc zdkw ~h{# K

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Bvllfy 79;

jo coz iflkf}f zdhz f}fc Gdhlkww ecf~ om zdhz w{biol vpoc {ovy

phlb#

Wflfch looefj hz zdf w{biol oc dfy lfmz phlb hcj glkcgdfj

dfy mkwz# Ivz zdf Fbpyfww eco~w, wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf Fbpyfww

hcj zdf Oyhglfw…

Zdf{ eco~, Zdoy whkj# K ghc wfcwf h pfywoc‛w eco~lfjnf hcj

zfll km zdf{ hyf l{kcn# K ghc wfcwf wobfocf‛w wkc, f}fc ~dfc

zdf{ hyf vch~hyf om zdfb wkcckcn zo ifnkc ~kzd# Zdf Woygfyfy,

oy ]fcftvw km {ov ~kll, ~hczfj zo ekll {ov ifghvwf df ~hczfj zo

if ykj om b{ Hcnflkg po~fyw# Df ~hczfj Whzhc zo ifwzo~ jfbockg

po~fy o}fy bf# Kc oyjfy zo jo zdhz, ]fcftvw dhj zo ihzdf b{

jyhnoc fnn kc zdf ilooj om h pvyf dvbhc# Df ecf~ zdhz {ov ~fyf

zdf pvyfwz om hll dvbhcw kc Hybhnfjjoc hcj kc zdf ~oylj# Zdhz

~hw ~d{ ]fcftvw ~hczfj zo ghpzvyf {ov wkcgf zdf zkbf om {ovy

ikyzd# Zdf w{biol vpoc {ovy lfmz phlb zolj dkb hcj zdf Dvczfyw

zdhz {ov ~fyf pvyf#

Zdf gy{wzhl wevllw, Zdoy whkj hnhkc, myob b{ vcjfywzhcjkcn,

goczhkc po~fyw zdhz ]fcftvw ~hw hmzfy# Df zdovndz zdhz df govlj

vwf zdf gy{wzhl wevllw zo wvbboc zdf po~fyw om Whzhc dkbwflm hcj

zo gobikcf zdfb ~kzd b{ po~fyw zo zhef o}fy hll zdyff ~oyljw1

Dfh}fc, zdf ~oylj, hcj Dfll kzwflm# ]fcftvw ~hczfj zo pyoglhkb

dkbwflm zdf hlbkndz{ po~fymvl Noj#

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Bvllfy 778

Myob ~dhz K eco~, {ov hyf coz ioyc om bhc# Plfhwf jo coz

xvfwzkoc bf mvyzdfy, moy zdhz eco~lfjnf wffbw zo dh}f f}hjfj b{

bkcj#

Wflfch jkj coz eco~ ~dhz zo jo, oy ~dhz zo wh{# Wdf

vcwdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj h lkzzlf ikz hcj looefj hz dfy yfmlfgzkoc

kc zdf ilhjf# K cffj zo hwe zdf Fbpyfww, wdf hccovcgfj# Oy

pfydhpw f}fc zdf Oyhglfw zdfbwfl}fw#

[ov wdovlj# [ov dh}f h ykndz zo eco~ ~do {ov zyvl{ hyf,

Wflfch H{lhjhkl# Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb h lkzzlf#

Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj glowfj dfy f{fw# Jo {ov eco~

moy wvyf zdhz ]fcftvw kw nokcn zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb?

K hb boyf zdhc wvyf, Zdoy yfplkfj#

Jofw zdf Fbpyfww eco~?

K iflkf}f wdf jofw hw ~fll, kcglvjkcn zdf Go}fc#

Wflfch opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj mflz zdf hczkgkphzkoc ykwf

~kzdkc dfy# Zdf Go}fc ~ovlj hyyk}f zo Zyocdfkb ~kzdkc zdf cftz

~ffe oy wo# Wdf ~hw gfyzhkc zdhz ]kjhy Dflkow ~ovlj coz zhef

Zdoy h~h{ myob dfy, oy hz lfhwz coz co~, coz ~kzd zdf Woygfyfy

}hwzl{ hppyohgdkcn Zyocdfkb# ^dhz hyf zdf{ nokcn zo jo hiovz

kz? Wflfch hwefj#

Zdoy zooe h jffp iyfhzd# Hw mhy hw K eco~, cozdkcn# K‛}f

dfhyj zdhz zdf{ ~fyf jkwgvwwkcn zdfwf zfybw ~kzd zdf Fbpyfww#

Wflfch nlhyfj hz dfy yfmlfgzkoc kc zdf ilhjf om dfy w~oyj#

Zdfc ~f bvwz jo wobfzdkcn, wdf hccovcgfj#

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Bvllfy 779

Wdf dfhyj Zdoy lhvnd kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj# Zdhz kw zdf

wpkykz, b{ jfhy, df aoekcnl{ whkj# [ov hgz iyh}f, ~dfc kc mhgz

{ov‛yf bowzl{ h mool#

Wflfch yollfj dfy f{fw h ikz# Hb K zdf ocl{ ocf ~do ghc

wzop ]fcftvw? Km K hb, zdfc ~f dh}f co ozdfy gdokgf ivz zo nfz

ovywfl}fw kc}ol}fj# Kw zdkw coz ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj? Wdf

~hczfj zo zyhkc vw wo zdhz ~f govlj mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw#

[ov hyf goyyfgz, b{ jfhy# Do~f}fy, ~f bvwz mkywz mkcj zdf

gy{wzhl wevll, Zdoy gocglvjfj# Zoboyyo~, {ov wdovlj no hcj hwe

zdf Oyhglfw hiovz ]fcftvw, hcj powwkil{ hiovz {ovy kjfczkz{#

Zdf cftz boyckcn, hmzfy Wflfch noz jyfwwfj hcj hzf

iyfhemhwz, wdf ~fcz zo zdf Oyhglfw ~do ~fyf kc Hwdvy‛w wdhge#

Wdf movcj zdfb wfhygdkcn zdyovnd yollw om phygdbfcz hcj zdyovnd

jkmmfyfcz iooew zdhz ~fyf l{kcn oc zdf govczfyzop ~kzd h wbhll,

ilhge ghvljyoc wkzzkcn cftz zo zdfb# Wdf govlj coz kbhnkcf ~dhz

ekcj om pozkoc zdf{ ~fyf iyf~kcn vp zdkw zkbf#

“Dfllo Wflfch,‒ Boyzh whkj ~kzdovz zvyckcn hyovcj zo mhgf

dfy# Wdf pkgefj vp h iooe hcj opfcfj kz vp zo h gfyzhkc phnf#

“^f ecf~ {ov ~fyf gobkcn,‒ Ghwwhcjyh whkj, wbklkcn iyohjl{#

“Hcj ~f eco~ om {ovy pvypowf hw zo ~d{ {ov ghbf,‒ Coch

mkckwdfj#

“Ckgf zo wff {ov hnhkc zoo#‒ Wflfch looefj hyovcj zdf wdhge

h ikz ifmoyf wdf whz jo~c kc zdf gdhky cftz zo zdf mkyfplhgf#

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Bvllfy 777

“K avwz ~hczfj zo hwe… hiovz km {ov dhj hc{ boyf pyfjkgzkocw

lhzfl{ hiovz zdf Woygfyfy?‒

Zdf Oyhglfw ilkcefj hz zdf whbf zkbf# “Jo {ov zdkce zdkw

kw fhw{?‒ Boyzh hwefj kc kyykzhzkoc#

“Kz zhefw h loz om ovy wzyfcnzd zo zy{ zo pyfjkgz,‒

Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#

“^dfc zdf pyfjkgzkocw gobf, kz jofwc‛z yfxvkyf hc{

wzyfcnzd,‒ Coch mkckwdfj# “Kz‛w coz zdhz fhw{ zo pyfjkgz zdf

mvzvyf, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf{ whkj wkbvlzhcfovwl{#

“K‛b woyy{, ivz…‒ Wflfch ifnhc#

“[ov ~fyf gvykovw?‒ Boyzh hwefj, yhkwkcn h iyo~#

“^d{ wo gvykovw, Jyhnoc Ykjfy?‒ hwefj Ghwwhcjyh#

“[ov bvwz lfhyc zo coz if wo gvykovw,‒ Coch mkckwdfj#

Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “K‛}f dfhyj zdhz bhc{ jkmmfyfcz

zdkcnw dh}f iffc dhppfckcn o}fy kc zdf Dkczfylhcjw#‒

“Coz }fy{ bhc{ }fczvyf kcwkjf zdowf ~oojw,‒ Boyzh whkj

xvkfzl{#

“Woyy{ zdhz ~f‛yf coz om bvgd vwf,‒ Ghwwhcjyh whkj whjl{#

“^f joc‛z f}fc eco~ ~dfyf kz kw,‒ wkndfj Coch#

“Kz‛w iffc ilogefj myob ovy bkcjw,‒ zdf Oyhglfw whkj

zonfzdfy# Wflfch wkndfj zo dfywflm hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz#

Zdf Oyhglfw looefj hz dfy# “Zdhz‛w pyoihil{ coz zdf ocl{

xvfwzkoc {ov dh}f,‒ zdf{ whkj zonfzdfy ocgf hnhkc#

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Bvllfy 77:

Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd# Wdf looefj hz dfy dhcjw# “K

wvppowf zdhz hll zdyff om {ov eco~ zdhz K hb wkclfww,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj#

Zdf Oyhglfw wbklfj zonfzdfy#

“^f ecf~,‒ Boyzh ifnhc#

“^f pyfjkgzfj kz jvykcn zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy,‒

Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#

“Ivz ~f ~fyf moyikjjfc zo wpfhe om kz zo {ov,‒ Coch

mkckwdfj#

“Ivz ~d{?‒ Wflfch hwefj, looekcn vp hz zdf zykplfzw# Zdf{

wdooe zdfky dfhjw#

“Zdf Fbpyfww jkj coz ~kwd moy vw zo zfll {ov,‒ zdf{ whkj

zonfzdfy kc vckwoc#

Wflfch wkndfj zo dfywflm# “Ghc {ov zfll bf co~?‒

“Zfll {ov ~dhz?‒ zdf Oyhglfw whkj zonfzdfy ocgf hnhkc#

Wdf looefj vp hz zdfb# “Ghc {ov zfll bf ~dfyf K ghbf myob

km K ~hw coz ioyc om bhc?‒

Zdf Oyhglfw ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw hcj wdooe zdfky dfhjw# “Zdhz

~f ghccoz zfll {ov fkzdfy,‒ zdf{ whkj# “Ocl{ zdf Fbpyfww ghc

zfll {ov zdhz#‒

“^d{ ghc‛z {ov zfll bf?‒ Wflfch wzooj wzyhkndz vp, ivz zdf

Oyhglfw efpz wdhekcn zdfky dfhjw# “Plfhwf zfll bf(‒

“Jo coz effp jfbhcjkcn myob vw, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf Oyhglfw

whkj wkbvlzhcfovwl{# Zdf{ bfczkocfj zo~hyjw zdf jooy hcj Wflfch

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Bvllfy 776

zooe h jffp iyfhzd# Wdf wzooj vp hcj ~hlefj ovz om zdf wdhge#

“Pfydhpw zdf Fbpyfww ghc zfll {ov dfywflm,‒ zdf Oyhglfw whkj kc

vckwoc ocgf hnhkc ifmoyf zdf{ glowf zdf jooy ifdkcj dfy#

Wflfch ~hlefj ihge zo zdf gozzhnf hcj movcj kz gobplfzfl{

fbpz{# Wdf wkndfj hw wdf wlvbpfj oc zdf govgd# Zdf wvc wdocf

iykndzl{ zdyovnd zdf nlhww ~kcjo~# Wflfch looefj hyovcj zdf

yoob hw wdf ifnhc zo joqf omm zo wlffp hw wobfzdkcn ghvndz dfy

f{f# Wkzzkcn oc zop om h wdflm o}fy zdf mkyfplhgf ~hw h wgyoll#

Wdf ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw ifmoyf wdf noz vp myob dfy

wpoz oc zdf govgd hcj wlo~l{ ~hlefj vp zo zdf wgyoll# Wflfch

nyhiifj zdf wgyoll ghyfmvll{ hcj vcyollfj kz# Wdf mflz dfy lfnw

hlbowz nk}f ovz hcj wdf mflz zdf ftgkzfbfcz ykwf ~kzdkc dfy# Kz

~hw zdf whbf wgyoll hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw zdhz wdf movcj hz

zdf lkiyhy{ myob ifmoyf#

Wflfch looefj hyovcj dfy myhczkghll{ zo bhef wvyf zdhz co

ocf ~hw zdfyf ifmoyf wdf xvkgel{ yhc vp zdf wzhkyghwf# Wdf yhc

moy dfy yoob hcj wdvz zdf jooy hw wdf ghbf kc# Wdf zdfc plhgfj

zdf wgyoll oc zop om dfy jyfwwfy hcj vcyollfj kz ocgf hnhkc#

Zdfyf ~hw h pkgzvyf om ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw oc zdf zop#

Iflo~ dkw pkgzvyf ~hw zdf zkzlf, Zdf Zykgewzfy# Wflfch looefj

o}fy zdf pofb ghyfmvll{, zy{kcn zo looe hz wobf om zdf ~oyjw wdf

movcj bkwwpfllfj, wvgd hw —pocjfyfj#‛ Kz ~hw bkwwkcn hc y#

Wflfch yfhj zdyovnd phyzw om zdf pofb# “Zdkw kwc‛z ykndz,‒

wdf ~dkwpfyfj, plhgkcn dfy kcjft mkcnfy oc zdf ~oyj —oy‛ zdhz

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Bvllfy 77=

hppfhyfj kc zdf zftz# “K zdovndz zdhz kz ~hw wvppowfj zo if

—moy‛…‒

Zdfyf ~hw h ecoge oc dfy jooy# Wflfch‛w dfhyz avbpfj hcj

wdf dflj zdf wgyoll kc dfy dhcjw# Wdf xvkgel{ dkj kz kc dfy

jyfwwfy jyh~fy ifmoyf wdf hcw~fyfj dfy jooy#

“[fw?‒ Wflfch hwefj, opfckcn kz# Wdf wh~ Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb

wzhcjkcn oc zdf ovzwkjf om dfy jooy#

“Zdfyf {ov hyf(‒ Ckhbd ftglhkbfj, fbiyhgkcn Wflfch kczo h

lhynf dvn# “^f ~fyf ~oyykfj(‒

“Woyy{ zo ~oyy{ {ov,‒ Wflfch whkj, ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy

mhgf# Wdf zdfc mollo~fj zdfb ovz om dfy ifjyoob hcj ovz om zdf

gozzhnf, zy{kcn zo zhef dfy bkcj omm zdf wgyoll#

77=



Bvllfy 77>

Zdkyz{"Wkt

flfch, Ckhbd, hcj Yhdkb ~hlefj jo~c zo zdf Zyocdfkb

Lkiyhy{# Ckhbd ~hw xvfwzkockcn Wflfch hiovz ~d{ wdf ~ovlj

effp zo dfywflm kc dfy yoob hmzfy zdf{ ~fyf co~ mkchll{ hilf zo

wpfcj zkbf zonfzdfy# Wflfch efpz w~kzgdkcn nlhcgfw ~kzd Yhdkb,

jfihzkcn hw zo ~dfzdfy oy coz zdf{ wdovlj zfll Ckhbd hiovz ~dhz

wdf ~hw yfhll{ vp zo#

W

“Wflfch, K dh}f avwz iffc ~oyykfj hiovz {ov,‒ Ckhbd whkj,

looekcn jo~c hz dfy dhcjw# “F}fy wkcgf {ov hyyk}fj zo Zyocdfkb,

{ov dh}f iffc jkwzhcgkcn {ovywflm myob f}fy{ocf#‒

“K dh}f iffc ivw{,‒ Wflfch whkj whjl{, zy{kcn coz zo nk}f

dfy zoo bvgd kcmoybhzkoc# Wdf looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb, ~do ~hw

bfczkockcn moy dfy zo coz wh{ hc{zdkcn boyf# Ckhbd cozkgfj zdkw

hcj wdf nlhyfj hz iozd Yhdkb hcj Wflfch#

“^dhz kw zdf bfhckcn om zdkw?‒ Ckhbd jfbhcjfj# Wdf looefj

ihge hz Wflfch ~kzd h mf~ zfhyw mhllkcn jo~c dfy mhgf# “^dhz kw

nokcn oc ~kzd {ov, Wflfch? Hyf {ov dkjkcn wobfzdkcn?‒

“K hb coz dkjkcn hc{zdkcn,‒ Wflfch lkfj, mfflkcn h ikz om

phkc kc dfy gdfwz#

“[fw {ov hyf,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# Yhdkb looefj ifz~ffc zdf

z~o om zdfb hcj wkndfj#

“Wflfch, avwz zfll dfy,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj hcj looefj jo~c hz

dkw mffz kc wdhbf#

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Bvllfy 774

Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj zolj Ckhbd hiovz hll zdhz wdf

dhw iffc zy{kcn zo jo kc zdf lhwz mf~ boczdw, wol}kcn zdf

ykjjlfw hcj glvfw lfmz ifdkcj i{ Nvcjkwhl}vw zo mkcj zdf gy{wzhl

wevll#

^dfc wdf mkckwdfj, Ckhbd jkj coz eco~ ~dhz zo wh{# Dfy

dhcjw zyfbilfj hz dfy wkjfw hcj boyf zfhyw mfll jo~c dfy mhgf#

“Hyf {ov zy{kcn zo ekll {ovywflm?‒ Ckhbd bhchnfj zo gdoef

ovz#

Wflfch wkndfj hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz# “Ckhbd,‒ wdf

ifnhc, “^f ghccoz hllo~ ]fcftvw zo zhef zdf gy{wzhl wevll#‒

“Plfhwf joc‛z wh{ dkw chbf,‒ Ckhbd plfhjfj# “Kz zfyykmkfw

bf zo kz#‒

“K hb coz hmyhkj zo wh{ kz,‒ Wflfch ihyefj# “Zo bf, kz‛w

avwz h chbf#‒

Ckhbd looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb, ~do cojjfj kc zvyc# “K ecf~,‒

df ~dkwpfyfj, “ivz Wflfch ~hw zdf ocf ~do wol}fj hll om zdf

ykjjlfw hcj glvfw zdvw mhy#‒

Wflfch cojjfj zo zdf lkiyhy{# “[ov bh{ dflp vw km {ov

~kwd, Ckhbd,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K cffj zo no zo zdf lkiyhy{ zo

mkcj ovz boyf kcmoybhzkoc oc zdkw# Dopfmvll{ K‛ll if hilf zo

mkcj wobf boyf glvfw zdhz bh{ lfhj vw zo zdf wevll‛w loghzkoc#‒

“Co,‒ Ckhbd gdoefj ovz hcj nyhiifj Wflfch‛w wdovljfyw#

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Bvllfy 77;

Wflfch ~hw wzhyzlfj hz zdkw nfwzvyf# “Ckhbd, {ov ghccoz

wzop bf,‒ wdf whkj, looekcn hz dfy mykfcj kc zdf mhgf# “K dh}f

zo jo zdkw#‒

“Co,‒ Ckhbd yfpfhzfj# “[ov hyf coz nokcn zo jo zdkw#‒

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj wo jkj Ckhbd ifmoyf h wbklf

hppfhyfj oc dfy mhgf# “K ~kll coz hllo~ {ov zo jo zdkw hlocf#‒

Wflfch wbklfj kc zvyc hcj fbiyhgfj dfy mykfcj kc h dvn#

“Ivz {ov ~kll if pvzzkcn {ovy }fy{ o~c lkmf kc jhcnfy hw ~fll,‒

wdf whkj#

“Jhcnfy?‒ Ckhbd lhvndfj# “K lhvnd hz jhcnfy( K hl~h{w

jyfhbz om h lkmf om hj}fczvyf( ^dfc K ~hw {ovcnfy, iozd Bhykh

hcj K bhjf vp hj}fczvyfw zdhz ~f govlj zhef phyz kc#‒ Ckhbd

zvycfj hyovcj hcj cojjfj zo zdf fczyhcgf om zdf lkiyhy{ ~dfyf

Bhykh wzooj# Wflfch mflz h wfcwf om ao{ hcj dhppkcfww#

Bhykh wbklfj hcj yhc jo~c zdf wzfpw zo aokc kc ~kzd zdf

dvn# “Ckhbd hcj K ~fyf dflpkcn {ov mknvyf ovz zdf gy{wzhl wevll

~dklf {ov ~fyf zyhkckcn,‒ wdf whkj ~kzd h wbklf# Wflfch cozkgfj

zdhz wdf ghyykfj h wgyoll vcjfy dfy hybw# “Zdf Fbpyfww hgzvhll{

zolj vw zo dflp {ov,‒ Bhykh whkj ocgf hnhkc# Wflfch ~hw

gocmvwfj#

“K zdovndz zdhz zdf Fbpyfww jkjc‛z ~hcz bf zo looe moy kz?‒

wdf hwefj#

Ckhbd hcj Bhykh w~kzgdfj nlhcgfw ~kzd ocf hcozdfy hcj zdfc

looefj ihge hz dfy# Kz ~hw zdfc zdhz Wflfch yfhlkqfj zdhz zdf

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Bvllfy 7:0

Fbpyfww ~hw zfwzkcn dfy zo wff km wdf ~hw hw jfzfybkcfj hcj hw

pfywkwzfcz hw wdf zdovndz wdf ~hw#

“K dh}f iffc kc zdf lkiyhy{ hll boyckcn,‒ Bhykh whkj,

looekcn jo~c hz zdf wgyollw vcjfycfhzd dfy hybw# “K ~hw zy{kcn

zo jo h lkzzlf ikz om yfwfhygd oc ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw b{wflm#

K zdovndz pfydhpw zdhz K govlj vwf b{ gy{pzonyhpd{ wekllw zo vwf

km K ghbf hgyoww hc{ om dkw glvfw#‒ Wdf wbklfj#

Wflfch wbklfj hw ~fll hcj bfczkocfj moy zdfb zo mollo~ dfy

zo~hyjw zdf fczyhcgf om zdf lkiyhy{#

Zdf{ ~hlefj o}fy zo~hyjw zdf lhynf hyfh cfhy zdf weflfzoc

om h jyhnoc hcj whz jo~c hz zdf nlhww zhilfw ~dfyf zdfyf ~fyf

hlyfhj{ h govplf om iooew hcj wgyollw opfcfj# Wflfch whz jo~c

hz zdf fcj om zdf locn nlhww zhilf hcj pyoppfj dfy dfhj vp ~kzd

dfy dhcjw# Bhykh ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj ~kzd h wgyoll hcj

vcyollfj kz kc myocz om Wflfch#

“Zdkw wgyoll zhlew hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw hw zdf ~hy

nfcfyhl kc zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy,‒ wdf hccovcgfj#

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “^f hlyfhj{ eco~ zdkw kcmoybhzkoc,‒

wdf whkj, nfczl{ pvwdkcn zdf wgyoll h~h{#

Yhdkb ~hlefj kc hcozdfy wfgzkoc om zdf lkiyhy{, dflpkcn

~kzd zdfky wfhygd# Bhykh ~hlefj omm hcj Ckhbd ghbf ihge ~kzd

z~o wgyollw hcj plhgfj zdfb kc myocz om Wflfch, mollo~fj i{

Yhdkb, ~do ~hw wekbbkcn zdyovnd h lhynf iooe#

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Bvllfy 7:8

“K iyovndz zdfwf myob zdf fhwz wfgzkoc om zdf lkiyhy{,‒ wdf

hccovcgfj, ftdhvwzfj myob hll zdf ~fkndz#

Wflfch looefj zdyovnd wobf om zdf wgyollw, ~dkgd goczhkcfj

pkgzvyfw om Nvcjkwhl}vw ~kzd wobf kcmoybhzkoc hiovz dkw hyyfwz#

Wdf wekbbfj zdyovnd zdf wgyoll, ivz wdooe dfy dfhj ocgf hnhkc#

“Zdkw jofw coz zfll bf bvgd om hc{zdkcn zdhz K cffj zo eco~,‒

Wflfch whkj, nyhiikcn zdf ozdfy wgyoll# “Kz ocl{ jfwgykifw zdf

ckndz om zdf hyyfwz hcj do~ Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hw wfcz zo zdf

Lfzdhwdoyf Yfmoybhzoy{# ]kjhy Dflkow avwz ~hczfj Nvcjkwhl}vw zo

zfll dkb ~dfyf df dkj zdf gy{wzhl wevll#‒

Ckhbd looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb# “^d{ joc‛z {ov zy{ gdfgekcn

zdf wovzd wfgzkoc?‒ wdf hwefj#

“K zolj {ov, zdfyf‛w cozdkcn kc zdf wovzd wfgzkoc,‒ Yhdkb

whkj, glowkcn zdf iooe hcj plhgkcn kz oc zdf zhilf kc myocz om

Wflfch# “Zdf Woygfyfy jofwc‛z f}fc eco~ ~dfyf zdf wevll kw

dkjjfc lfz hlocf Hybhnfjjoc#‒

“Zy{ zo mkcj wobfzdkcn zdhz bh{ zhle hiovz Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w

zobi,‒ Wflfch wvnnfwzfj#

“^d{ dkw zobi?‒ Ckhbd hwefj#

“K iflkf}f zdhz zdf cftz glvf bh{ if hwwogkhzfj ~kzd dkw

zobi wobfdo~,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj wo zdhz co ocf flwf govlj dfhy#

“K cffj zo eco~ ~dfyf dkw zobi kw#‒

7:8



Bvllfy 7:9

Ckhbd cojjfj hcj jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf wdfl}fw om iooew hcj

wgyollw# Bhykh ghbf ~hlekcn jo~c ocf om zdf wpkyhl wzhkyghwfw

~kzd h mf~ boyf wgyollw vcjfy dfy hybw#

“K movcj wobf boyf wgyollw oc Nvcjkwhl}vw,‒ Bhykh whkj hw

wdf hppyohgdfj zdfb# Wdf plhgfj zdfb kc myocz om Wflfch hcj

~dkwpfyfj kc dfy fhy, “Zdfwf ~fyf kc zdf yfwzykgzfj wfgzkoc om

zdf lkiyhy{#‒

“Do~ jkj {ov nfz kczo zdf yfwzykgzfj wfgzkoc?‒ Yhdkb hwefj

kc ihmmlfbfcz#

Bhykh wbklfj# “K hb hilf zo gocgfhl b{wflm ~kzdkc zdf

wdhjo~w, ~dkgd ghc hllo~ bf zo fczfy kczo h logefj yoob oy

hyfh#‒ Wflfch ~hw hwzockwdfj i{ zdkw hj}hcgfj bhnkghl zfgdckxvf#

Bhykh zklzfj dfy dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf# “K ghc hl~h{w wdo~ {ov

do~ zo jo zdhz, Jyhnoc Ykjfy#‒ Wdf wbklfj f}fc boyf#

“Lfz vw dopf zdhz {ovy hj}hcgfj vwfw kc bhnkg dhw iyovndz

vw ~dhz ~f cffjfj#‒ Wflfch vcyollfj ocf om zdf wgyollw hcj h

pkfgf om phpfy mfll ovz# Wdf ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj

pkgefj kz vp# Zdkw ihmmlfj Wflfch5 hll zdhz ~hw ~ykzzfc oc zdf

wbhll pkfgf om phygdbfcz ~fyf h wfykfw om cvbfyhlw hcj

bhzdfbhzkghl fxvhzkocw, fhgd wfphyhzfj i{ h joz# Zdf pkfgf om

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Bvllfy 7:7

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vcjfywzhcj ihwkg bhzd,‒ df whkj# Ckhbd wdooe dfy dfhj, hw ~fll

hw Bhykh# Wflfch wxvkczfj hz zdf avbilf om cvbfyhlw hcj bktfj

opfyhzkocw#

Wdf cozkgfj zdhz zdf ftpyfwwkocw ~fyf wfphyhzfj i{ h joz

kcwzfhj om hc fxvhl wknc oy wobfzdkcn zo bhef zdkw kczo ocf

fxvhzkoc#

“Zdf jozw wfphyhzf zdf ftpyfwwkocw,‒ Wflfch hccovcgfj# Wdf

pokczfj zo zdf mkywz ocf# “K zdkce ~f bh{ cffj zo wol}f fhgd

hcj f}fy{ kcjk}kjvhl ftpyfwwkoc,‒ Wflfch hccovcgfj#

Yhdkb pokczfj hz dfy# “K zdkce {ov cffj zo wol}f zdf

ftpyfwwkocw,‒ df goyyfgzfj#

Ckhbd nlhyfj hz dkb hcj looefj ihge hz Wflfch ~kzd dfy hybw

gyowwfj o}fy dfy gdfwz# “K ghc zy{ zo dflp {ov wol}f zdf

ftpyfwwkocw,‒ wdf whkj, “ivz K jo coz eco~ do~ bvgd K ghc if om

hwwkwzhcgf#‒

“^dhz hiovz zdf wfgocj wgyoll?‒ Yhdkb nyhiifj kz ifmoyf

Wflfch govlj hcj vcyollfj kz# Df wxvkczfj hz kz moy h ikz hcj

zklzfj dkw dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf# “Zdkw looew lkef h mhbkl{ zyff

lkcf,‒ df whkj#

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Bvllfy 7::

“H mhbkl{ zyff lkcf? Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w mhbkl{ zyff?‒ Wflfch

hwefj, wzvmmkcn zdf pkfgf om phpfy kczo dfy yoifw# Wdf nyhiifj

kz myob Yhdkb hcj looefj hz kz# Wflfch wbklfj ~dfc wdf wh~

]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w chbf oc zdf wgyoll cfhy zdf bkjjlf om zdf

mhbkl{ zyff# Wdf gdvgelfj h ikz ~dfc wdf wh~ Hwdvy Ifl‛w chbf

oc kz hw ~fll# “Zdf{ hyf jkwzhcz govwkcw i{ bhyykhnf,‒ Wflfch

whkj# Wdf zdfc wgyollfj jo~c vczkl wdf yfhgdfj cfhy zdf iozzob#

Wdf wh~ zdf chbf —Kwolfcf#‛

Bhykh looefj o}fy Wflfch‛w wdovljfy hcj dfy f{fw ifghbf

~kjf ~kzd hwzockwdbfcz# “Kwolfcf ^dkzf,‒ Bhykh ~dkwpfyfj#

“Zdhz‛w… zdhz kw zdf chbf om b{ nyhcjbozdfy#‒

Wflfch looefj hz Bhykh hcj ihge hz zdf wgyoll ocgf hnhkc#

“[ovy nyhcjbozdfy?‒ wdf bhchnfj zo gdoef ovz#

Bhykh cojjfj# “[fw, wdf kw b{ nyhcjbozdfy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

“B{ bozdfy zolj bf zdhz b{ nyhcjbozdfy vwfj zo plh{ zdf pkhco

hcj wkcn# Wdf f}fczvhll{ jkfj hmzfy pfymoybkcn hz zdkw plhgf

ghllfj Mhkybovcz Dovwf#‒

Wflfch‛w dfhyz ifhz dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# “[ov?‒ wdf

iyfhzdfj ovz# “[ov hyf… {ov?‒ Wflfch jyoppfj zdf wgyoll zo zdf

mlooy hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy zyfbilkcn dhcjw# “[ov‛yf zdf lhwz

lk}kcn jfwgfcjfcz om ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw?‒

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Bvllfy 7:6

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hykh‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj5 wdf ~hw co~ zdf ocf ~do ~hw lowz

moy ~oyjw# Iozd Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw hcj

looefj ihge hz zdf wgyoll zdhz Wflfch jyoppfj zo zdf nyovcj#

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Bvllfy 7:=

“K jkjc‛z zdkce Nvcjkwhl}vw dhj hc{ gdkljyfc(‒ Ckhbd

ftglhkbfj, pkgekcn vp zdf wgyoll hcj fthbkckcn zdf chbfw#

“Kwolfcf ~hw dkw jhvndzfy,‒ Wflfch iyfhzdfj ovz# “K wh~

dfy kc ocf om b{ jyfhbw… K wh~ dfy govndkcn vp ilooj jvykcn ocf

om dfy pfymoybhcgfw hz Mhkybovcz Dovwf#‒

“Mhkybovcz Dovwf vwfj zo if kc Zyocdfkb,‒ Bhykh whkj whjl{#

“Do~f}fy, zdf{ zoyf kz jo~c hcj ivklz zdkw lkiyhy{ kc kzw plhgf#‒

Wflfch looefj hz Bhykh, zdfc hz zdf mlooy hcj zhppfj dfy

mooz hnhkcwz zdf yfj ghypfz o}fy zdf bhyilf mlooy# Wdf zdfc

yfhgdfj kczo dfy pogefz hcj pvllfj zdf ovz zdf gojf ~kzd zdf

jkmmfyfcz cvbfyhlw ~ykzzfc oc kz# “Zdkw bkndz if h glvf zo zdf

loghzkoc om Nvcjkwhl}vw‛ zobi,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

“^dhz bhefw {ov wo wvyf?‒ Yhdkb hwefj#

“K‛b coz wvyf,‒ Wflfch hjbkzzfj# “K avwz zdkce zdhz kz

bkndz#‒ Wdf looefj hz Bhykh hcj bfczkocfj moy dfy zo gobf wkz

jo~c ~kzd dfy# “K dfhyj zdhz {ov hyf nooj ~kzd gy{pzonyhpd{,‒

wdf whkj# “Ghc {ov dflp bf ~kzd zdkw?‒

“K ghc hl~h{w hzzfbpz,‒ Bhykh whkj hw wdf zooe h wfhz cftz

zo Wflfch#

“Lkef ~dhz K whkj fhylkfy,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, nyhiikcn zdf

xvkll hcj zdf kce~fll oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf zhilf, “~f cffj

zo wol}f fhgd ftpyfwwkoc kcjk}kjvhll{#‒

Bhykh cojjfj hcj nyhiifj zdf wgyoll ~kzd zdf mhbkl{ zyff

lkcf hcj plhgfj kz cftz zo zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz ~kzd zdf bktfj

7:=



Bvllfy 7:>

cvbfyhlw# Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj looefj ihge hz

Bhykh#

Wdf wdyvnnfj dfy wdovljfyw# “Zdf{ ~kll coz if cffjkcn zdkw

hc{~h{,‒ wdf whkj#

Wflfch cojjfj hcj ifnhc wgykiilkcn oc zdf pkfgf om

phygdbfcz# Wdf ~yozf jo~c fhgd kcjk}kjvhl ftpyfwwkoc hcj ifnhc

zo wol}f zdfb# Myob dfy wzvjkfw o}fy zdf phwz boczd kc

Zyocdfkb, Wflfch dhj lfhycfj boyf hiovz bhzdfbhzkgw# Lhzfl{,

wdf dhj iffc yfhjkcn iooew zo zfhgd dfywflm hj}hcgfj bhzd wvgd

hw ghlgvlvw hcj pd{wkgw# Zdfyfmoyf, wdf yfgonckqfj zdf

bhzdfbhzkghl ftpyfwwkocw pyfwfczfj ifmoyf dfy oc zdf pkfgf om

phygdbfcz#

^dfc wdf ~hw jocf wol}kcn hll om zdf kcjk}kjvhl

ftpyfwwkocw, wdf dhj h wfykfw om cvbifyw wfphyhzfj i{ jozw# Zdf

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zdf cvbifyw# “Dbbb,‒ wdf whkj#

“^dhz?‒ Yhdkb looefj o}fy hcj cozkgfj zdf hcw~fyw# “Zdkw

jofw coz zfll vw hc{zdkcn,‒ df whkj#

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co, kz jofwc‛z,‒ wdf hjbkzzfj# “K

zdkce zdhz zdkw bh{ cffj zo if zyhcwmfyyfj zo hlpdhifzkghl

}hlvfw#‒

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Bvllfy 7:4

Yhdkb dhj h looe om ihmmlfbfcz oc dkw mhgf# “Hyf {ov

wvyf?‒ df hwefj#

“Kz‛w zdf ocl{ ~h{ zdhz zdkw ~kll bhef wfcwf,‒ Wflfch whkj

hcj ifnhc wgyhzgdkcn oc zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz ~kzd dfy xvkll

ocgf hnhkc#

Bhykh cojjfj hcj ifnhc govczkcn zdf hlpdhifzkghl plhgfw

hggoyjkcn zo zdf cvbfykghl }hlvfw# Wflfch jkj zdf whbf#

^dfc zdf{ mkckwdfj zyhcwmfyykcn zdf cvbfykghl }hlvfw zo zdf

hlpdhifzkghl }hlvfw, zdf{ yfgfk}fj zdf mollo~kcn yfwvlz1

Ymg#hp~cy#nx#wligp#ymg#ypblmgne#anqp{p~#

Wflfch looefj hz kz ~kzd h gocmvwfj looe vpoc dfy mhgf#

Zdf oyjfyw om zdf lfzzfyw jo coz bhef wfcwf#

“Zdhz kw coz f}fc hc hgzvhl pdyhwf,‒ Yhdkb hccovcgfj# “Jkj

{ov jo zdhz moy cozdkcn?‒

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “K jo coz eco~,‒ wdf whkj# “Zdkw

jofw coz bhef wfcwf#‒

Bhykh looefj hz zdf pkfgf om phpfy moy h bobfcz, wzvj{kcn

zdf lfzzfyw ~kzd effc kczfyfwz# Wflfch looefj o}fy hgyoww zdf

lkiyhy{ zo bhef wvyf coioj{ ~hw gobkcn# Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd wzooj

o}fy iozd dfy hcj Bhykh, wzvj{kcn zdf avbilf lfzzfyw hw ~fll#

Zdfyf ~fyf h mf~ bobfczw om wklfcgf vczkl Bhykh ifnhc wbklkcn#

7:4



Bvllfy 7:;

“^dhz?‒ Ckhbd hwefj# Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj zo wff

Bhykh nyhiikcn zdf xvkll myob Wflfch‛w dhcj hcj wgykiilkcn

wobfzdkcn oc zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz#

“^dhz kw kz?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

Bhykh wzoppfj wgykiilkcn# “Jo {ov z~o coz wff kz?‒ wdf

hwefj kc h ikz om kyykzhzkoc#

“Wff ~dhz?‒ Ckhbd hcj Wflfch whkj zonfzdfy# Bhykh yollfj

dfy f{fw zo wdo~ zdhz wdf ~hw hcco{fj#

“Hllo~ bf zo wdo~ {ov#‒ Hmzfy Bhykh ~hw jocf wgykiilkcn oc

zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz, wdf whkj, “Kc oyjfy zo mkcj zdf bfwwhnf,

{ov bvwz no moy~hyj z~o lfzzfyw kc zdf hlpdhifz om zdf lfzzfy#‒

“Do~ jkj {ov mknvyf zdhz ovz wo fhwkl{?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

Bhykh wdkmzfj kc dfy wfhz hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy dhcjw hw

wdf wfz zdf xvkll jo~c# “B{ phyfczw nh}f bf ykjjlfw zo wol}f

~dfc K ~hw {ovcnfy, zfwzkcn b{ hiklkz{ kc gy{pzonyhpd{# Zdkw

~hw h wkbklhy gojf zdhz K dhj zo jfgkpdfy, wo K ~hw hilf zo

yfgonckqf kz xvkzf fhwkl{#‒

“Wo… zdfc zdhz bfhcw zdf mkywz lfzzfy kw h —z‛,‒ Ckhbd

whkj#

“Zdf mkywz zdyff lfzzfyw wpfll ovz —zdf‛,‒ Wflfch yfplkfj,

yvcckcn dfy mkcnfy hgyoww zdf pkfgf om phpfy#

“Zdhz‛w zdf mkywz ~oyj kc zdf bfwwhnf,‒ Bhykh whkj# “Wo

zdkw kw G… Y… [… P, Z… gy{pz#‒

7:;



Bvllfy 760

“Hc vcjfynyovcj zobi,‒ Ckhbd zyhcwlhzfj# “Ivz ~dfyf

vcjfynyovcj?‒

“Kw… vcjfy… zdf… dolj oc… z, y, o, c, d… Zyocdfkb… L… K…

~dhz‛w z~o lfzzfyw hmzfy q?‒

“H, i,‒ Wflfch whkj, govczkcn omm dfy mkcnfyw#

“I,‒ Ckhbd whkj#

“I… y… h… y… {…‒ Bhykh‛w f{fw ~fcz ~kjf# “Zdf gy{pz… zdf

zobi kw vcjfycfhzd zdf Zyocdfkb lkiyhy{…‒

“Zdf zobi?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

Bhykh cojjfj# “]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi kw vcjfycfhzd

zdf Zyocdfkb Lkiyhy{#‒

Wflfch‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj5 wdf mflz kcgyfjkil{ ftgkzfj#

Zy{kcn zo goczhkc dfy ftgkzfbfcz, wdf looefj hyovcj zdf lkiyhy{,

hlbowz mhllkcn ovz om dfy gdhky#

“Vcjfy zdf lkiyhy{?‒ wdf hwefj# “Ivz ~dfyf wpfgkmkghll{?‒

Ckhbd hcj Bhykh wdooe zdfky dfhjw# “Zdf glvf jofwc‛z wh{

hc{zdkcn flwf,‒ Bhykh whkj whjl{#

Yhdkb dhj dkw dhcj vcjfycfhzd dkw gdkc hcj df, zoo, looefj

hyovcj zdf lkiyhy{# Wflfch looefj hz zdf iooewdflm ~dfyf wobf

om zdf iooew hiovz Nvcjkwhl}vw ~fyf# Wdf zdfc jkyfgzfj dfy nhqf

jo~c zo zdf iozzob om zdf iooewdflm hcj cozkgfj zdf whbf bhyekcn

zdhz ~hw oc zdf P{yf# Dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj hcj wdf dhj h dvnf nykc

oc dfy mhgf#

“Zdfyf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, pokczkcn hz zdf iooewdflm#

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Bvllfy 768

Ckhbd, Yhdkb, hcj Bhykh looefj zo ~dfyf Wflfch ~hw

pokczkcn# “^dfyf?‒ Yhdkb hwefj#

“Zdf fczyhcgf zo zdf zobi,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj ocgf hnhkc#

“Kz‛w cfhy zdhz iooewdflm#‒

“Do~ jo {ov eco~?‒ Ckhbd hwefj# Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy hcj

ifcz jo~c, yvcckcn dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww zdf fcnyh}kcn oc zdf

iozzob om zdf iooewdflm#

“Zdf P{yf dhj zdhz whbf w{biol,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Hcj wo

jkj zdf loowf mlooyiohyj kc zdf Ilhge Pvi ~dfyf K movcj zdf

ozdfy glvfw hiovz zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Kz dhw zo if ykndz dfyf#‒

Wflfch wzhbpfj dfy mooz hnhkcwz zdf bhyilf mlooy, vczkl wdf mflz

wobfzdkcn dollo~ ifcfhzd dfy mooz#

“Dfyf(‒ Wflfch whkj kc hc fgwzhzkg zocf# Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb

yvwdfj o}fy hcj mflz zdf mlooy zo if dollo~ gobphyfj zo zdf dhyj

bhyilf mlooy# Bhykh, do~f}fy, looefj ihge hz zdf fczyhcgf om

zdf lkiyhy{#

“K zdkce zdhz ~f wdovlj jf}kwf h plhc zo nfz kczo zdf zobi

hz hcozdfy zkbf,‒ Bhykh whkj ~kzd h cfy}ovw zocf kc dfy }okgf#

“^f cffj zo if hilf zo gyfhzf h jkwzyhgzkoc moy Hpollo#‒

“Xvkfz(‒ Wflfch whkj, pyfwwkcn dfy mkcnfyw zo dfy lkpw#

Wdf looefj hyovcj dfy ifmoyf wdf wzooj vp wzyhkndz hnhkc hcj

~hlefj o}fy zo Bhykh ~kzd Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd# “[ov‛yf ykndz,

Bhykh# ^f cffj zo jf}kwf h plhc zo nfz kczo zdf gy{pz#‒

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Bvllfy 769

Zdhz ckndz, Wflfch looefj hz dfy pkfgf om phpfy ~dfyf wdf

~yozf jo~c zdf hcw~fyw zo zdf kcjk}kjvhl ftpyfwwkocw hlocn ~kzd

zdf hlpdhifzkghl pdyhwf# Dfy dfhj hgdfj ~kzd hll zdf xvfwzkocw

zdhz mkllfj vp dfy dfhj#

Zdfyf ~hw h wgyhzgd hz dfy ~kcjo~# Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj vp#

Loek whz oc zdf iyhcgdfw om zdf zyff, wgyhzgdkcn oc dfy

~kcjo~phcf# Df looefj hz dfy, hcj zdfc xvkgel{ avbpfj o}fy zo

zdf cfhyfwz zyff, lhcjkcn oc ocf om zdf iyhcgdfw# Wflfch wdooe

dfy dfhj hcj yfwzfj dfy dfhj vpoc dfy jyfwwfy, zy{kcn zo hllo~

dfywflm zo mhll hwlffp#

Zdkyz{"Fkndz

f ghc‛z avwz jkn kczo zdf lkiyhy{,‒ Ckhbd whkj zdf

cftz jh{ hw iozd dfy hcj Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffz

zdhz hmzfycooc# “Hpollo ~ovljc‛z hllo~ moy kz( Km ~f zolj dkb

~dhz ~f ~fyf vp zo, zdfc df ~ovlj jo f}fy{zdkcn kc dkw po~fy zo

pyf}fcz kz(‒

“^

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Bvllfy 767

Wflfch mkcnfyfj zdf dklz om dfy w~oyj hcj looefj jo~c hz

dfy mffz# “^f dh}f zo no kczo zdf zobi,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

Ckhbd wzoppfj hcj looefj hz dfy# “Wflfch,‒ wdf ifnhc, “Do~

hyf ~f nokcn zo no vcjfy zdf lkiyhy{? ^f ~kll nfz ghvndz( Km

~f ~fyf ghvndz, zdfc zdf Go}fc ~kll yfhlkqf zdhz {ov hyf hc

kyyfwpocwkilf jyhnoc ykjfy hcj zdf{ ~kll zy{ zo zhef {ov hcj

Zdoy h~h{(‒

“Zdf Woygfyfy kw nokcn zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb,‒ Wflfch

hccovcgfj# “Zdf Go}fc ~kll cffj bf zo mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw#‒

“Plfhwf wzop wh{kcn dkw chbf,‒ Ckhbd plfhjfj, “hcj do~ hyf

{ov wvyf zdhz zdf Woygfyfy ~kll hzzhge Zyocdfkb? ^f ghccoz if

wvyf hiovz zdhz#‒

“[ov eco~ zdhz df ~kll,‒ Wflfch whkj kc h jhye zocf# “Hcj

K eco~ zdhz zdf Go}fc ~oc‛z if hilf zo zhef bf h~h{ myob Zdoy#‒

“Do~ hyf {ov wvyf hiovz zdkw?‒ Ckhbd hwefj# “Zdf{ dh}f

po~fy hcj hvzdoykz{ o}fy f}fy{ocf kc Hybhnfjjoc(‒

“Ykndz co~, zdf{ cffj hc fxvhl mkndzkcn gdhcgf hnhkcwz

]fcftvw,‒ Wflfch whkj hnhkc# “Zdf Go}fc ~kll if dfyf ~kzdkc zdf

cftz mf~ jh{w oy wo#‒

Ckhbd wkndfj zo dfywflm# “Km {ov hyf wzkll ~hczkcn zo no

zdyovnd ~kzd zdkw, zdfc ~d{ coz ~hkz vczkl hmzfy zdf Go}fc gobfw

zo Zyocdfkb?‒

“K jo coz iflkf}f zdhz ~f ghc ~hkz zdhz locn,‒ Wflfch whkj

kc h phckgefj zocf# “^f cffj zo mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll hw wooc

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Bvllfy 76:

hw ~f ghc#‒ Wdf looefj hyovcj hcj ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffz hmzfy

wdf nyhiifj Ckhbd i{ zdf hyb#

“^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?‒ Ckhbd ftglhkbfj, mkndzkcn hnhkcwz

Wflfch‛w nyhwp#

“^f cffj zo zhle zo Bhykh,‒ Wflfch whkj hz ocgf, yvwdkcn zo

zdf myocz jooy zo zdf gozzhnf# Ckhbd pvllfj dfy hyb h~h{ ifmoyf

Wflfch yfhgdfj ovz zo zdf jooyecoi#

“Wflfch, dh}f {ov lowz {ovy bkcj?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, mfflkcn h

lkzzlf ovz om iyfhzd# “^dhz kw ~yocn ~kzd {ov?‒

“Ckhbd, K hb zdkw glowf zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll(‒ Wflfch whkj

~kzd hc ftgkzfj zocf kc dfy }okgf# “K hb wo glowf5 K ghc mffl

kz(‒

“K jo coz iflkf}f zdhz ~f wdovlj goczkcvf ~kzd zdkw,‒ Ckhbd

whkj kc h wdhe{ zocf# “K dh}f iffc hmyhkj om zdkw myob zdf

wzhyz# K dh}f dhj ckndzbhyfw om nfzzkcn ghvndz#‒

“^f dh}f zo goczkcvf ~kzd zdkw,‒ Wflfch whkj xvkfzl{#

“^f‛yf hlbowz zdfyf# Plfhwf zyvwz bf#‒ Wdf plhgfj h dhcj oc

Ckhbd‛w wdovljfy# Ckhbd wkndfj zo dfywflm hcj opfcfj zdf jooy

zo zdf gozzhnf#

Yhdkb whz kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf lk}kcn yoob mlooy ~kzd zdf

wgyoll zdhz Wflfch dkj kc dfy yoob, hlocn ~kzd zdf jhnnfy#

Wflfch wzoppfj hiyvpzl{ kc dfy plhgf hcj mflz kyykzhzfj zdhz df

~fcz zdyovnd dfy iflocnkcnw#

“^d{ jkj {ov no zdyovnd b{ yoob?‒ Wflfch jfbhcjfj#

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Bvllfy 766

Yhdkb looefj vp hz dfy hmzfy zfhykcn dkw nhqf myob zdf

wgyoll df ~hw yfhjkcn# “K hb woyy{,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “K ~hczfj

zo dflp# K zdovndz pfydhpw zdhz zdf pofb govlj hz lfhwz avwz

zfll vw ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw#‒

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo Yhdkb# “K dkj

zdhz jhnnfy kc b{ jyfwwfy,‒ wdf whkj, pokczkcn hz kz# “^dhz

bhjf {ov jfgkjf zo no zdyovnd b{ iflocnkcnw?‒

Yhdkb ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “K zolj {ov zdhz K ~hczfj

zo dflp,‒ df whkj hnhkc#

“K jo coz ghyf,‒ Wflfch whkj, ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj o}fy

dfy gdfwz# “^d{ hyf {ov co~ jfgkjkcn zo dflp? [ov jkjc‛z f}fy

~hcz zo dflp bf ifmoyf#‒

Yhdkb opfcfj dkw bovzd, ivz wzoppfj# Df looefj o}fy hz

Ckhbd ~do wzkll dhj h zfyykmkfj looe vpoc dfy mhgf# Dkw mhgf

zvycfj yfj h lkzzlf hcj looefj ihge hz zdf wgyoll#

“K mknvyfj zdhz {ov dhj jocf fcovnd,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj, wzkll

effpkcn dkw nhqf vpoc Ckhbd# Wflfch looefj hz Ckhbd hw ~fll,

cozkcn do~ wdf ~hw lfhckcn vp hnhkcwz zdf ~hll kc h bflhcgdol{

bhccfy#

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj ocgf hnhkc hcj whz jo~c oc zdf mlooy

ifwkjf Yhdkb# “Fcovnd om zdkw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Ykndz co~, ~f

cffj zo mknvyf ovz do~ ~f hyf nokcn zo nfz kczo zdf zobi ~kzdovz

Hpollo oy hc{ocf flwf eco~kcn#‒

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Bvllfy 76=

Yhdkb zdovndz moy h bobfcz hcj wbklfj h ikz# “K ghc hl~h{w

gyfhzf wobf woyz om jkwzyhgzkoc,‒ df wvnnfwzfj#

Wflfch plhgfj dfy dhcj ifdkcj dfy cfge hcj wzvjkfj zdf

jhnnfy zdhz wdf movcj oc zdf P{yf# “K wzkll jo coz eco~ ~dhz

zdkw kw moy,‒ wdf whkj#

Yhdkb wdooe dkw dfhj# “Cfkzdfy jo K,‒ df hjbkzzfj# “K

zdovndz bh{if zdfyf bkndz if wobfzdkcn dfyf ~kzdkc zdf pofb zdhz

govlj pfydhpw zfll vw zdf kbpoyzhcgf om zdhz jhnnfy#‒

Wflfch wxvkczfj hz zdf fcnyh}kcnw hlocn zdf dklz om zdf

jhnnfy hcj zykfj zo wzvj{ zdfb# “Zdkw dhw zo if kbpoyzhcz

wobfdo~,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

Ckhbd ghbf o}fy hcj wzooj vp ifdkcj Wflfch ~kzd dfy hybw

o}fy dfy gdfwz# “K ~kll dflp {ov z~o mkcj h ~h{ zo nfz kczo zdf

gy{pz,‒ wdf whkj kc h wdhe{ }okgf# “Do~f}fy, K jo coz eco~ do~

bvgd locnfy K ~kll if hilf zo yfzhkc b{ whckz{ km ~f ~fyf

hgzvhll{ nokcn zo mkcj zdf wevll kzwflm#‒

Wflfch cojjfj# “K ~kll coz moygf {ov zo jo zdkw,‒ wdf whkj

hnhkc hcj looefj jo~c hz zdf wgyoll zdhz Yhdkb lhkj ifmoyf dkb#

“^f cffj zo jf}kwf h plhc zo nfz kczo zdf gy{pz,‒ Wflfch

hccovcgfj# “K jo coz eco~ km h wkbplf jkwzyhgzkoc ~ovlj ~oye

~kzd Hpollo#‒

“K zdkce {ov wdovlj zy{ zo nfz kczo zdf lkiyhy{ ~dklf kz‛w

glowfj,‒ Ckhbd wvnnfwzfj#

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Bvllfy 76>

“[fw, oi}kovwl{, ozdfy~kwf ~f ~kll hzzyhgz zoo bvgd

hzzfczkoc,‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd h coj om dfy dfhj# Wdf zdfc looefj

o}fy hz Yhdkb#

“^f‛ll cffj Bhykh‛w dflp,‒ df whkj# “Wdf whkj zdhz wdf ghc

gocgfhl dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w zo fczfy h logefj yoob oy

hyfh#‒

Wflfch‛w ftpyfwwkoc lkz vp# “Yhdkb, zdhz‛w kz(‒ wdf whkj#

“Bhykh ~kll if hilf zo wvggfwwmvll{ fczfy kc zdf lkiyhy{ hcj

kczo zdf fczyhcgf zo zdf gy{pz i{ gocgfhlkcn dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf

wdhjo~w( [ov‛yf h nfckvw(‒

Yhdkb nh}f h dvnf nykc zo Wflfch# “K dh}f b{ bobfczw,‒ df

whkj ~kzd h wflm"whzkwmkfj looe#

Wflfch looefj hz Ckhbd, ~do zdfc cojjfj# “^f cffj zo zhle

zo dfy,‒ wdf whkj#

Lhzfy zdhz whbf f}fckcn, Wflfch glkbifj jo~c zdf }kcfw

hmzfy wdf fwghpfj myob dfy ifjyoob ~kcjo~# Wdf yfhgdfj zdf

nyovcj hcj avbpfj ~dfc wdf dfhyj wobfzdkcn wzky hcj wgvyy{

hgyoww zdf nyovcj# Wflfch looefj hyovcj zo bhef wvyf zdhz wdf

~hw hlocf#

“Dfllo, Wflfch#‒ Dfy dfhyz wzoppfj hcj wekppfj h ifhz#

Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj hmzfy wdf pvllfj ovz dfy w~oyj, ivz

lo~fyfj dfy ~fhpoc ~dfc wdf wh~ zdhz Bhykh ~hw wzhcjkcn zdfyf

~kzd h dvnf nykc vpoc dfy mhgf# “[ov ~oc‛z cffj {ovy ~fhpoc,‒

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Bvllfy 764

Bhykh whkj hnhkc# Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ looefj jo~c hz dfy ilhjf hcj

wgyhzgdfj cfy}ovwl{ ifdkcj dfy dfhj ~kzd dfy myff dhcj#

“B{ hpolonkfw,‒ wdf whkj ~kzd h cfy}ovw nykc oc dfy mhgf#

Bhykh cojjfj hcj bfczkocfj moy dfy zo mollo~ dfy jo~c zdf

goiilfwzocf yohj# Wflfch wdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj hcj ~hlefj kc

Bhykh‛w jkyfgzkoc#

Iozd dfy hcj Bhykh ~hlefj zo zdf lkiyhy{# Zdf jhnnfy

yfwkjfj kc zdf pogefz om Wflfch‛w yoifw# Kz dkz hnhkcwz dfy lfn

~kzd f}fy{ wzfp wdf zooe# Bhykh looefj kc jkmmfyfcz jkyfgzkocw

hcj pvwdfj Wflfch kczo zdf wdhjo~w bhjf i{ zdf Zyocdfkb Lkiyhy{

zdhz zdf booc ghwz hgyoww zdf nyovcj#

“Dolj oczo b{ hyb,‒ Bhykh whkj kc h jhye zocf# Wflfch

looefj hz dfy hcj jkj ~dhz wdf whkj# “K ~kll cffj {ov zo mollo~

bf f}fy{~dfyf K no5 jo {ov vcjfywzhcj?‒ Wflfch cojjfj# Bhykh

zdfc glowfj dfy f{fw hcj Wflfch wvjjfcl{ mflz dfywflm ifkcn

wvgefj kczo zdf wdhjo~w# ^kzdkc hc kcwzhcz, Wflfch‛w }kwkoc

ifghbf h ikz ilvyy{ hcj wdf mflz zdf hky wvgefj myob dfy lvcnw#

Bhykh ~hw go}fyfj kc wdhjo~ ykndz ifwkjf dfy5 wdf xvkgel{

jhyzfj zo zdf myocz jooy# Wflfch phckgefj h lkzzlf ~dfc Bhykh

wxvffqfj zdyovnd zdf gyhgew om zdf logefj jooyw# Wdf ~hw

zfbpzfj zo lfz no om Bhykh‛w hyb, ivz wdf zdfc movcj dfywflm

ifkcn wvgefj zdyovnd zdf gyhgew hw ~fll# Wflfch mflz h ikz

h~e~hyj ifkcn fcglowfj kc wvgd h zkndz wphgf, ivz zdfc wdf yf"

fbfynfj kcwkjf zdf lkiyhy{#

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Bvllfy 76;

Hpollo ~hw ifdkcj zdf myocz jfwe om zdf lkiyhy{, looekcn

zdyovnd wobf iooew# Df wzoppfj ~dfc iozd Bhykh hcj Wflfch bhjf

kz kcwkjf zdf lkiyhy{# Wflfch‛w dfhyz ifhz dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy

gdfwz5 wdf mflz dfy ioj{ ~hw gobpyfwwfj kczo zdf ~hll# Hpollo

zdfc looefj ihge zdyovnd dkw iooew# Bhykh xvkgel{ jhyzfj hgyoww

zdf ~hllw zo~hyjw zdf iooewdflm ~dfyf Wflfch whkj zdf fczyhcgf

zo zdf gy{pz ~hw# Wflfch ~hw ifkcn jyhnnfj ifdkcj Bhykh# ^kzd

zdkw hz ckndz, kz bhjf kz h lkzzlf boyf jkmmkgvlz moy Wflfch zo

wff ~dfyf wdf ~hw f}fc nokcn5 ifghvwf om zdkw, wdf zyvwzfj Bhykh

~kzd dfy wekll zo lfhj dfy zo zdfky jfwzkchzkoc#

Bhykh zdfc xvkgel{ wgvyykfj zo zdf mlooy hcj dfhjfj zo~hyjw

zdf dollo~ phyz om zdf mlooy ~dfyf Wflfch iflkf}fj ~hw zdf

fczyhcgf zo zdf gy{pz# Ocgf hnhkc, Bhykh bhchnfj zo hllo~

dfywflm zo lfhe zdyovnd zdf gyhgew ~kzd zdf vwf om zdf wdhjo~w5

Wflfch ~hw coz mhy ifdkcj myob ifkcn wvgefj kc dfywflm hlocn

~kzd Bhykh pvllkcn dfy#

Bhykh wzoppfj kc dfy plhgf hcj wvibfynfj myob zdf wdhjo~w

zdhz gocgfhlfj dfy# Wflfch jkj zdf whbf hcj wdf yviifj dfy

wdovljfyw hw wdf zooe h lhynf iyfhzd, mfflkcn yflkf}fj zdhz wdf

govlj iyfhzd hnhkc# Bhykh looefj o}fy hz dfy hcj wbklfj h ikz#

“Kz ~kll zhef h ~dklf moy {ov zo nfz vwfj zo,‒ Bhykh whkj

ocgf hnhkc# “Ocgf f}fy{zdkcn wfzzlfw jo~c, K ~kll zfhgd {ov do~

zo jo zdhz {ovywflm#‒

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Bvllfy 7=0

Wflfch cojjfj h ikz, ivz wdf govljc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# Wdf

pokczfj phwz Bhykh hz h wfz om wzhkyw zdhz lfhj jffp kczo hc

vcjfynyovcj jvcnfoc# Lkz zoygdfw whz kc zdfky doljfyw oc zdf

wkjfw om zdf jvcnfoc ~hllw# Wpkjfy ~fiw whz kc zdf goycfyw#

Yhzw wgvyykfj phwz zdfky mffz# Zdf hyobh om yozzkcn mlfwd

lkcnfyfj kc zdf hky# Wflfch plvnnfj dfy cowf ~kzd ocf dhcj

~dklf bhekcn h jkwnvwzfj mhgf#

“[ov ~fyf ykndz, Wflfch,‒ Bhykh ~dkwpfyfj#

Zdf ftgkzfbfcz w~fllfj ~kzdkc Wflfch‛w gdfwz# Wdf mflz h

wfcwf om hggobplkwdbfcz# Wflfch ~hw wo glowf zo zdf gy{wzhl

wevll# H wfcwf om yflkfm hlwo w~fllfj o}fy dfy#

“^f‛yf nokcn zo dh}f zo if xvkge,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj hw wdf

nyhiifj ocf om zdf zoygdfw# Wdf ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzocf wzfpw

~kzd Bhykh mollo~kcn glowfl{ ifdkcj# Zdf wzfpw ~fyf ~fz hcj

bolj nyf~ hlocn zdf fjnfw# Wflfch wlkppfj oc ocf om zdf wzfpw,

ivz Bhykh ghvndz dfy mhll#

Zdf wzhkyw lfj zo h jhyefcfj hyfh# Wflfch ~hlefj kc ~kzd

zdf zoygd, yfhgdkcn moy zdf dklz om dfy w~oyj zo pyfphyf dfywflm

moy hc{zdkcn zdhz bh{ if ~hkzkcn moy dfy# Do~f}fy, wdf mflz h

wfcwf om yflkfm zo wff zdhz kz ~hw avwz zdf gy{pz kzwflm# O}fy

oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf gy{pz ~hw h zobi zdhz ~hw bhjf om nolj#

Boww nyf~ hlocn zdf wkjfw om zdf zobi# Goi~fiw yfwkjfj kc zdf

goycfyw om zdf gy{pz5 yhzw wgvyykfj o}fy zo zdf zobi# H mf~

7=0



Bvllfy 7=8

glkbifj zo zdf zop# H govplf om weflfzocw ~fyf ifwkjf zdf zobi,

zdfky ioc{ mkcnfyw pokczkcn zo zdf lkj#

Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf zobi hcj lfhcfj o}fy kz, doljkcn

zdf zoygd o}fy kz zo fthbkcf kz# Oc zdf zop om zdf zobi ~hw h

wdkflj ~kzd zdf whbf zdyff ifhwzw zdhz wdf dhj wffc oc zdf

w{biolw oc zdf loghzkocw om zdf glvfw# “Zdf glvf bvwz if kc dkw

zobi,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Bhykh hppyohgdfj dfy myob ifdkcj hcj yhc

dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww zdf fcnyh}kcn om zdf wdkflj# Kc zdf bkjjlf

om zdf wdkflj hppfhyfj zo if h dolf kc zdf wdhpf om h jhnnfy#

“Dflp bf opfc zdkw(‒ Wflfch pvz dfy dhcjw oc zdf fjnfw om

zdf lkj om zdf zobi hcj zykfj zo py{ kz opfc, ivz kz ~ovljc‛z

ivjnf# Bhykh ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf zobi hcj

zykfj zo dflp Wflfch, ivz ocgf hnhkc, zdf zobi ~ovlj coz opfc#

“^d{ ~kll kz coz opfc?‒ Wflfch hwefj ocgf hnhkc mflz

kcgyfjkil{ kyykzhzfj5 zdf glvf ~hw kc zdfyf, ivz wdf govlj coz

nfz zo kz#

Bhykh mflz h lkzzlf ovz om iyfhzd, ivz looefj ihge hz zdf

zop om zdf zobi ocgf hnhkc# “^hkz… Wflfch, jo {ov wzkll dh}f

zdhz jhnnfy ~kzd {ov?‒

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj cojjfj# Dfy f{fw zdfc

~kjfcfj hw wdf looefj hz ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h bkwwkcn pkfgf om

zdf wdkflj# Wdf zdfc yfhgdfj kczo pogefz hcj pvllfj ovz zdf

jhnnfy hcj xvkgel{ plhgfj kz kczo zdf dolf# Hz ocgf, zdf kcwkjf

om zdf gy{pz wdooe h lkzzlf# Zdf lkj zo zdf zobi zdfc wlo~l{

7=8



Bvllfy 7=9

wlkj omm hcj Wflfch looefj jo~c kczo ~dhz ~hw kcwkjf# Wflfch

mflz h ikz doyykmkfj, hcj {fz ftgkzfj, zo wff zdf ghyghww om

]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw ~kzd h wdkflj kc myocz om dkw weflfzhl

yfbhkcw# Wflfch wxvkczfj hz zdf wdkflj hcj ifnhc zo py{ kz ovz

om zdf weflfzoc‛w nyhwp#

“^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?‒ Bhykh hwefj kc vzzfy gocmvwkoc#

“Zdf wdkflj govlj if zdf cftz glvf,‒ Wflfch nyvczfj hw wdf

wzyvnnlfj5 wdf ~hw wvggfwwmvl# Hmzfy wdf yfbo}fj zdf wdkflj,

wdf cozkgfj zdhz vcjfycfhzd kz ~hw h pkfgf om phygdbfcz#

“Nyhi kz(‒ Bhykh wdykfefj# Wflfch jkj hcj wfz zdf wdkflj

ihge o}fy ]hyhzdeh‛w weflfzhl ghyghww# Wflfch‛w dhcjw zyfbilfj

hw wdf opfcfj zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz#

“^dhz jofw kz wh{?‒ Bhykh cfy}ovwl{ hwefj, plhgkcn dfy

dhcjw oc Wflfch‛w wdovljfyw#

Zdf hczkgkphzkoc yowf# Wflfch govlj coz ihyf zo goczyol

dfy ftgkzfbfcz# Zdkw govlj if kz# Zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz zdhz

wdf dflj ~kzdkc dfy nyhwp5 kz govlj powwkil{ zfll dfy fthgzl{

~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw# Dfy wfhygd ~ovlj if o}fy# Wdf

mflz f}fc boyf hggobplkwdfj hcj yflkf}fj zdhc wdf jkj ifmoyf#

Wdf vcyollfj kz xvkgel{# Do~f}fy, zo dfy jkwbh{, zdfyf ~hw

cozdkcn ~ykzzfc oc zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz#

“^dhz?‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd h wlkndz wfcwf om hcnfy kc dfy

}okgf# Wdf glowfj zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz hcj opfcfj kz hnhkc,

ocl{ zo dh}f zdf whbf yfwvlz# “Kz‛w cozdkcn?‒

7=9



Bvllfy 7=7

Bhykh looefj o}fy Wflfch‛w wdovljfy hcj hz zdf pkfgf om

phygdbfcz# Wdf dhj h looe om ihmmlfbfcz oc dfy mhgf hw ~fll#

Wflfch govlj coz vcjfywzhcj kz# Iozd dfy hcj Bhykh ghbf kczo

zdf gy{pz moy cozdkcn# Zdf{ ykwefj wo bvgd, moy avwz h pkfgf om

phygdbfcz ~kzd cozdkcn ~ykzzfc oc kz#

“Bhykh,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj, “K cffj zo no ihge zo zdf

gozzhnf#‒ Wflfch zykfj zo yfwzyhkc dfywflm myob gy{kcn# Bhykh

cojjfj hcj lfj Wflfch ihge zo zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gy{pz hw

Wflfch moljfj vp zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz hcj plhgfj kz kczo dfy

yoifw#

Zdkyz{"Ckcf

hllkcn oczo dfy ifj, Wflfch ivykfj dfy mhgf kczo dfy

pkllo~w, zy{kcn zo goczyol dfy zfhyw# H phkc wvynfj

zdyovnd dfy gdfwz hw wdf iyfhzdfj kc dfh}kl{# Zfhyw wzhkcfj dfy

pkllo~ghwfw# Wdf mflz zdhz hll dfy fmmoyzw ~fyf moy cozdkcn#

Hll zdf glvfw wdf movcj, zdf ykjjlfw wdf wol}fj5 Wflfch mflz hw

km wdf dhj nocf zdyovnd hll om zdhz zyovilf moy hiwolvzfl{

cozdkcn#

M

7=7



Bvllfy 7=:

Wdf ifnhc zo joviz ~dfzdfy oy coz zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw

yfhl# Wflfch xvkgel{ jkwbkwwfj zdf zdovndz myob dfy dfhj5 om

govywf kz ~hw yfhl# Wdf zdfc jfjvgfj zdhz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw

~hw kcjffj kcwhcf zo ~dfyf df pyoihil{ jkj coz f}fc eco~ ~dfyf

zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw# Do~f}fy, Wflfch jkj coz zdkce zdhz ~hw

powwkilf fkzdfy, moy zdf glvfw zdhz Nvcjkwhl}vw lfmz ifdkcj ~fyf

kcnfckovw hcj glf}fy# Zdf{ ~fyf wpyfhj hll hgyoww Hybhnfjjoc

~kzd zdf wkbplf glvf lfmz ifdkcj hz dkw dovwf zo wzhyz kz hll#

Co ocf flwf ~ovlj dh}f iffc hilf zo eco~ ~dfyf zo ifnkc ~kzd zdf

wfhygd#

Kz ~hw ~fll kczo zdf ckndz# Zdf P{yf gdkbfj zdyff zkbfw#

H wfcwf om nloob hcj jfwphky ghpzk}hzfj dfy f}fc boyf# Zdf

booclkndz nlkwzfcfj zdyovnd dfy ~kcjo~ hw zdf wzhyw bhyefj

Dfh}fc‛w phzd# Wflfch whz vp kc dfy ifj hcj ~kpfj zdf zfhyw

myob dfy mhgf ifmoyf jknnkcn kczo dfy pogefzw zo pvll ovz zdf

pkfgf om phygdbfcz zdhz wdf movcj kc zdf gy{pz#

“^kzd hll zdf glvfw hcj ykjjlfw zdhz Nvcjkwhl}vw lfmz

ifdkcj,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj zo dfywflm, “zdf{ nyf~ kcgyfhwkcnl{

boyf jkmmkgvlz# Pfydhpw zdkw kw wzkll h glvf, ivz kz bh{ if

avwz h zykge zo jkwgovyhnf f}fy{ocf flwf myob goczkcvkcn# K

eco~ zdhz K ghc mknvyf zdkw ovz#‒ Wflfch mflz boyf gocmkjfcz

~kzd dfy ~oyjw hw wdf opfcfj vp zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz ocgf

hnhkc hcj lhkj kz ifmoyf dfy mffz oc dfy ifj# “K ~kll mknvyf

zdkw glvf ovz,‒ Wflfch whkj ovz lovj ocgf hnhkc# “K eco~ zdhz

7=:



Bvllfy 7=6

{ov ~fyf coz gobplfzfl{ kcwhcf, Nvcjkwhl}vw# K ~kll mknvyf ovz

hll om {ovy glvfw hcj ykjjlfw, hcj co ocf, coz f}fc zdf Fbpyfww

coy zdf Woygfyfy, ~kll if hilf zo wzop bf#‒

Zdf }fy{ cftz boyckcn, zdfyf ~hw h ecoge oc Wflfch‛w

ifjyoob jooy# Wdf ~hw wovcj hwlffp ~kzd dfy mhgf ivykfj kczo

dfy pkllo~w hcj zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz dkjjfc ~kzdkc dfy nyhwp#

Wflfch wzkyyfj h ikz ~dfc dfy jooy opfcfj hcj zdf Fbpyfww ~hlefj

kc# Wdf opfcfj dfy f{fw h ikz hcj hlbowz avbpfj ovz om ifj kc

gobplfzf wdoge hcj phckg#

“Jo coz if wo hlhybfj, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj

~kzd h wbklf#

Wflfch‛w f{fw ~fyf wzkll ~kjf hcj wdf mflz f}fc boyf wo

cfy}ovw# “Bh{ K hwe ~dhz woyz om ogghwkoc dhw iyovndz {ov dfyf…

kc b{ yoob?‒ Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ nlhcgfj jo~c hz dfy hzzkyf hcj

cozkgfj zdhz wdf ~hw wzkll jyfwwfj kc dfy coybhl jh{ glozdfw#

Wdf dopfj zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj coz xvfwzkoc dfy hw zo ~d{ wdf

jkj coz gdhcnf# Wflfch jkj coz ~hcz zdf Fbpyfww zo eco~ zdhz

wdf dhj iffc wcfhekcn ovz om zdf gozzhnf, f}fc zdovnd Wflfch dhj

h dvcgd zdhz wdf hlyfhj{ ecf~#

“Wflfch H{lhjhkl, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj kc h

ghlb, hcj woozdkcn }okgf# “]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf Flkzf Lfhjfyw

om zdf Go}fc ~kll hyyk}f zo Zyocdfkb zojh{# K ghbf dfyf zo

kcmoyb {ov zdhz zdf{ ~ovlj ~kwd zo dh}f h bffzkcn ~kzd {ov hcj

7=6



Bvllfy 7==

{ovy jyhnoc# K iflkf}f zdhz zdf{ bh{ hlwo cffj zo jf}kwf wobf

woyz om ihzzlf plhc zo mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw hcj dkw hyb{#‒

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj wvjjfcl{ avbpfj ovz om

ifj, xvkgel{ wzvmmkcn zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz kczo dfy yoifw#

“Kw kz avwz bf oy jo zdf{ ~kwd zo bffz ~kzd hll om zdf

ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

Zdf Fbpyfww gdvgelfj wlkndzl{# “Zdf{ ~kwd zo wpfhe wolfl{

~kzd {ov hcj {ovy jyhnoc# K wdhll pfywochll{ fwgoyz {ov hcj

Zdoy zo zdf Mkyf Zfbplf ~dfc {ov hyf yfhj{# Goczhgz {ovy jyhnoc

hcj zfll dkb zo if dfyf ~kzdkc zdf cftz dovy# Bffz bf ovzwkjf

zdf gozzhnf ~dfc {ov hyf yfhj{# K wdhll if ~hkzkcn#‒

Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyw jyfwwfj kc dfy jyhnoc ykjfy

hyboy ~kzd dfy w~oyj wzyhppfj o}fy dfy ihge vcjfycfhzd dfy

wdkflj# Wdf ghyykfj dfy dflbfz vcjfycfhzd dfy hybw hcj dfy dhky

~hw kc h ivc zkfj zonfzdfy i{ h bfzhl glkp ~kzd wkl}fy mfhzdfyw

hw h jfgoyhzkoc# Wflfch dflj dfy dfhj vp dknd hcj zooe h jffp

iyfhzd# Wdf ~hw mkchll{ nokcn zo if moybhll{ kczyojvgfj zo zdf

lfhjfyw om zdf Go}fc5 wdf ~kll dh}f zo pyo}f dfywflm ~oyzd{ om

ifkcn h jyhnoc ykjfy#

Ckhbd nh}f Wflfch h wbklf ~kzd Yhdkb hcj zdf Oyhglfw#

Do~f}fy, B{yyjkc ~hw wzkll coz pyfwfcz# Wflfch zykfj zo coz

hllo~ zdkw zo iozdfy dfy, f}fc km df jkj vwfj zo hcco{ dfy# Wdf

7==



Bvllfy 7=>

wdooe dfy dfhj hcj yfhgdfj ovz zo opfc zdf jooy om zdf gozzhnf

vczkl Ckhbd ghbf vp myob ifdkcj hcj nh}f dfy h dvn#

“^dhzf}fy dhppfcw zojh{,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, hw h mf~ zfhyw

wzyfhbfj jo~c dfy mhgf, “avwz yfbfbify zo wzh{ wzyocn# K zdkce

zdhz {ov hyf zdf ifwz jyhnoc ykjfy kc hll om Hybhnfjjoc#‒

Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf hw h mf~ boyf zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c

dfy mhgf#

“Zdhce {ov,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj dvnnfj dfy mykfcj ihge# “K

hb gocmkjfcz, zdovnd# ^f ~kll bhef kz zdyovnd#‒

Ckhbd cojjfj hcj hllo~fj moy Wflfch zo opfc zdf gozzhnf

jooy# Wdf wzfppfj ovzwkjf hcj zdf Fbpyfww ~hkzfj cfhy zdf fcj

om zdf kczfywfgzkoc ~kzd dfy hybw ifdkcj dfy ihge# Wdf wbklfj

~dfc Wflfch ~hlefj ovz jyfwwfj kc dfy hyboy#

“^flgobf, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj ~kzd h wbklf# “K

hb xvkzf gfyzhkc zdhz ]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf lfhjfyw om zdf Go}fc

~kll if kbpyfwwfj#‒

Wflfch mflz kcgyfjkil{ cfy}ovw hw wdf hcj zdf Fbpyfww

~hlefj zo~hyjw zdf gfczfy om Zyocdfkb# Dfy lfnw mflz lkef lfhj

hcj wdf ~hczfj zo jo ~dhzf}fy kz zooe zo nfz zdyovnd zojh{#

Zdf Fbpyfww cozfj zdf wlkndz hlzfyhzkoc kc dfy ifdh}koy#

“K ghc wfcwf zdhz zdkw bffzkcn ~kzd zdf Go}fc kw zyovilkcn {ov,‒

wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Dh}f co ~oyykfw, {ovcn ocf#‒

“K jo coz vcjfywzhcj,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “^d{ ~ovlj zdf{

~hcz zo zhef Zdoy h~h{ myob bf?‒

7=>



Bvllfy 7=4

Zdf Fbpyfww gdvgelfj# “[ov wffb zo bhef hwwvbpzkocw zdhz

hl~h{w gocgfyc {ov# Jo coz hwwvbf hc{zdkcn# Km hc{ ghwf, zdf

Go}fc ~ovlj pyoihil{ jkwgvww zdf ihzzlf plhcw ~kzd {ov oc do~ zo

mkndz hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy# Do~f}fy, kz ~hw coz ykndz moy bf zo

hwwvbf hc{zdkcn fkzdfy#‒ Wdf lhvndfj h lkzzlf#

“Ivz K hb wzkll zoo {ovcn zo if h jyhnoc ykjfy,‒ Wflfch

whkj whjl{# “K hb hlwo h {ovcn nkyl ~do wdovlj cf}fy if kc

gdhynf om h jyhnoc#‒

“Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj hnhkc# “[ov dh}f jocf

boyf zdhc ~dhz hc{ocf govlj ftpfgz om wobfocf {ovy hnf# ^dhz

bhzzfyw co~ kw zdhz {ov hyf ~do {ov hyf# Mhzf dhw bhjf {ov h

jyhnoc ykjfy yfnhyjlfww om ovy yvlfw# Wkcgf ~dfc jofw mhzf hcj

jfwzkc{ f}fy hikjf i{ zdf yvlfw hcj lh~w om dvbhckz{?‒ Zdf

Fbpyfww gdvgelfj ocgf hnhkc#

Wflfch moygfj dfywflm zo wbklf# “K hb woyy{ moy ~oyy{kcn

wo bvgd,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz#

“K vcjfywzhcj, {ovcn ocf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj hnhkc# “Ivz jo

coz myfz# Avwz yfbfbify zdhz zdf iocj zdhz {ov hcj Zdoy wdhyf

~kll cf}fy if iyoefc# Ocgf h jyhnoc hcj kzw ykjfy dh}f

fwzhilkwdfj h wzyocn iocn ifz~ffc fhgd ozdfy, kz kw kbpowwkilf

zo f}fy py{ zdfb hphyz#‒

Wflfch wbklfj h ikz hcj wdf mflz h lkzzlf boyf hz pfhgf,

ivz zdhz jkj coz wzop dfy myob ifkcn cfy}ovw zo bffz ~kzd zdf

lfhjfyw om zdf Go}fc#

7=4



Bvllfy 7=;

Dfy dfhyz wekppfj h ifhz hw wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj zdf womz

mlhkl om ~kcnw hcj h wdhjo~ om h lhynf ifhwz ml{ o}fy dfy#

Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj ~kzd zfhyw om ao{ mhllkcn jo~c dfy

mhgf hw Zdoy lhcjfj ykndz ifwkjf dfy jyfwwfj kc dkw jyhnoc

hyboy# Hlzdovnd Zdoy ~hw wzkll h {ovcn jyhnocfz, dkw wkqf ~hw

coz bvgd wbhllfy zdhc zdhz om h mvll"nyo~c jyhnoc# Dkw ~kcnw

~fyf mhccfj ovz hcj df wzooj pyovjl{ ifmoyf dfy# Dkw dflbfz ~hw

wdhpfj pfymfgzl{ zo zdhz om dkw dfhj, ~dkgd hlwo wvppoyzfj dkw

doycw, kcglvjkcn zdf ocfw oc zop om dkw dfhj# Df ~oyf bfzhl

hyboy zdhz wvppoyzfj dkw ioj{, kcglvjkcn phyzw om dkw

vcjfyifll{# Dkw lfhzdfy whjjlf ~hw wzyhppfj o}fy zdf bfzhl

hyboy# Zdoy hlwo ~oyf wobf pkfgf om hyboy zdhz go}fyfj phyzw om

dkw zhkl# Zdf hyboy bo}fj ~kzd Zdoy‛w bo}fbfczw, bhekcn kz bvgd

fhwkfy moy dkb zo ~hle hcj zo ml{#

B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, df whkj ~kzd h ~kwp om wboef myob dkw

cowzyklw#

Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo dkb hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj oc Zdoy‛w

cfge# “B{ jfhy,‒ wdf whkj ovz lovj, “[ov looe lkef h mkcf

bkndz{ jyhnoc# K govlj coz dh}f iffc boyf dhpp{ zdhc zo if {ovy

ykjfy hcj {ovy mykfcj#‒

Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c zo dfyw hcj nfczl{ yviifj dkw

cowf hnhkcwz dfy hyb# K govlj coz dh}f hwefj moy h ifzzfy ykjfy

hcj mykfcj, df whkj hnhkc# ^dhzf}fy dhppfcw ~kzdkc zdf Mkyf

Zfbplf, ~f ~kll yfbhkc wzyocn#

7=;



Bvllfy 7>0

Wflfch cojjfj hcj looefj ihge hz zdf Fbpyfww, ~do cojjfj kc

zvyc#

“Gobf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj# “Zdf Mkyf Zfbplf kw avwz hdfhj#‒

Wflfch cojjfj hcj bfczkocfj moy Zdoy zo mollo~#

Zdf Mkyf Zfbplf hppfhyfj zo if bvgd lkef h ghwzlf, wkbklhy

zo zdhz om zdf Zyocdfkb Lkiyhy{# Z~o bhyilf wzhzvfw om h lkoc

whz kc myocz om zdf lkiyhy{ i{ zdf bhyilf wzhkyghwf zdhz lfj vp

zo zdf fczyhcgf om zdf zfbplf# H yfj yvi{ wzocf whz hio}f zdf

fczyhcgf om zdf wzocf jooyw hcj nlkwzfcfj ~kzdkc zdf wvclkndz#

Yobhc golvbcw wvppoyzfj zdf movcjhzkoc om zdf zfbplf ~kzd }kcfw

zdhz ~yhppfj zdfbwfl}fw hyovcj zdfb#

Zdf Fbpyfww ~hlefj vp zdf wzocf wzfpw zo~hyjw zdf fczyhcgf,

mollo~fj i{ Wflfch hcj Zdoy# Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj ~kzd f}fy{

wzfp df zooe# Wflfch dfhyj dfy moozwzfpw fgdo hw wdf wzfppfj

~kzdkc zdf zfbplf#

Hc hlzhy whz oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf zfbplf ~kzd zdyff

wzhzvfw wkzzkcn ifdkcj kz# H bhyilf wzhzvf om h lkoc wzooj

ifdkcj zdf hlzhy ~kzd z~o ozdfy wzhzvfw wkzzkcn ifwkjf kz# Zdf

wzhzvf om zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj ifhwz wzooj oc zdf lfmz wkjf om zdf

lkoc ~dklf h wzhzvf om h wfypfcz lkef jyhnoc oc zdf ykndz# Zdf

f{fw om zdf lkoc ~fyf bhjf om yvi{ wzocfw ~dklf zdf f{fw om zdf

wf}fc"dfhjfj ~fyf bhjf om whppdkyf hcj zdowf om zdf wfypfcz ~fyf

bhjf om fbfyhljw# Phkczfj hio}f zdf gfklkcn ~hw zdf jfpkgzkoc

om zdf zdyff ifhwzw kc h gowbkg ihzzlf ~kzd ocf hcozdfy#

7>0



Bvllfy 7>8

Zoygdfw whz kc zdfky doljfyw hlocn zdf ~hllw om zdf zfbplf,

~dklf lkz ghcjlfw whz oc zdf wkjfw om zdf yfj ghypfz zdhz ~hw

lhkj ovz ifmoyf Wflfch‛w mffz zdhz ~fcz zo zdf hlzhy#

]kjhy Dflkow wzooj ifmoyf zdf hlzhy ~kzd dkw hybw ifdkcj

dkw ihge# Wkt ozdfyw wzooj ifdkcj dkb, zdyff pfoplf oc fhgd

wkjf# Wflfch wzoppfj ~dfc wdf ~hw h mf~ mffz h~h{ myob ]kjhy

Dflkow hcj ecflz ifmoyf dkb# Zdoy ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj hcj

ecflz ifmoyf dkb hw ~fll#

“^flgobf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ ]kjhy Dflkow whkj hw Wflfch#

Wflfch lkmzfj vp dfy dfhj zo looe hz dkb# Df ~hw cozdkcn ivz h

plvbp, yfj"mhgfj bhc ~fhykcn h ilhge o}fygohz hcj h zop dhz zo

bhzgd# Kc dkw ykndz dhcj ~hw h wzhmm ~dklf dkw lfmz ~hw wzvmmfj

kcwkjf dkw pogefz#

Zdf Fbpyfww ~hlefj o}fy zo ]kjhy Dflkow hcj wzooj ifwkjf

dkb ~kzd dfy hybw ifdkcj dfy ihge#

^dfc Wflfch wzyhkndzfcfj dfywflm, ]kjhy Dflkow ifnhc1 “K

dh}f yfxvfwzfj zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov zojh{, Wflfch H{lhjhkl hcj ~kzd

{ovy jyhnoc, Zdoy#‒ Df cojjfj# Wflfch looefj o}fy hz Zdoy hcj

zdfc ihge hz ]kjhy Dflkow ocgf hnhkc, ~hkzkcn moy dkb zo wh{

wobfzdkcn flwf# “K bvwz mkywz kcmoyb {ov hw zo ~d{ ~f yfxvfwzfj

zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov pfywochll{# Coybhll{ ~f, hw zdf Go}fc, jo coz

yfxvfwz pfywochl bffzkcnw ~kzd cf~ jyhnoc ykjfyw, ivz zdkw kw h

jkmmfyfcz ghwf# Hlzdovnd ~f jo coz coybhll{ hllo~ {ovcn ~obfc

7>8



Bvllfy 7>9

wvgd hw {ovywflm zo if kc goczyol om h jyhnoc, ~f bvwz mkywz

~oyy{ hiovz zdf Woygfyfy hcj dkw zdyfhz zo Zyocdfkb#

“Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc ~dob {ov jffb Zdoy ~hw oyknkchll{

wvppowfj zo iflocn zo zdf Woygfyfy, ivz zdfc hmzfy hgxvkykcn kz

myob ]fcftvw, ~f ifwzo~fj kz vpoc Hwdvy Ifl, ~do kw {ovy gvyyfcz

zfhgdfy om bhnkg# ^f ~kll jkwgvww ~dfzdfy oy coz {ov wdhll if

hilf zo effp zdf jyhnoc hw {ovy o~c, moy ~f dh}f h bhaoy

gykwkw#‒ ]kjhy Dflkow zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “Zdf Woygfyfy hcj dkw

hyb{ hyf hlyfhj{ h jh{‛w aovycf{ myob dfyf#‒

“^f wh~ jyhnocw ghyy{kcn wobf om zdf }fwwflw hio}f zdf

nyovcj,‒ ocf om zdf lfhjfyw whkj kc h jhye zocf# “Myob ~dhz K

wh~ cfhy ovy hyyk}hl, zdfyf ~fyf boyf zdhc zfc }fwwflw myob h

jkwzhcgf ghyykfj i{ jyhnocw, ivz K yfgeoc zdfyf govlj if boyf#

Zdf{ ocl{ zyh}flfj i{ ckndz, bhekcn kz dhyjfy zo zyhge zdfb

jo~c# Zdf{ ~fyf plhcckcn oc h wvypykwf hzzhge oc Zyocdfkb#‒

Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj h lkzzlf# “Hcj i{ ovy fwzkbhzfw, zdf

Woygfyfy govlj dh}f hw bhc{ hw h zdovwhcj bfc pfy }fwwfl#‒

Wflfch‛w lfnw wvjjfcl{ mflz lkef lfhj hcj h ecoz zkndzfcfj

kc dfy wzobhgd5 zdf{ ~fyf nokcn zo ~hy#

Zdf Fbpyfww looefj hz dfy# “Hw {ovcn hw {ov bh{ if,‒ wdf

ifnhc, “K iflkf}f zdhz {ov ~ovlj if h }hlvhilf jyhnoc ykjfy zo

dflp vw mkndz#‒ Wflfch mflz dfy dhcjw wdhef ~kzd mfhy# Wdf ecf~

zdhz kc gobphykwoc zo zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw myob dfy zyhkckcn,

wdf ~hw kcftpfykfcgfj hcj chk}f#

7>9



Bvllfy 7>7

“Lhzfy zojh{, ~f ~kll yfxvkyf moy hll zdf jyhnoc ykjfyw om

Zyocdfkb zo bffz vw cfhy zdf joge zo bhef zdf ~hy pyfphyhzkocw,‒

]kjhy Dflkow whkj hnhkc#

“^f jo coz dh}f zdhz bvgd zkbf lfmz,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj

hmzfy ]kjhy Dflkow ~hw jocf# “Wff zo kz zdhz {ovy jyhnoc kw

yfhj{ moy hfykhl gobihz# Zoboyyo~, ~f ~kll mkndz hnhkcwz zdf

f}kl zdhz dhw lhcjfj oc ovy jooywzfp# Mhyf~fll, hcj bh{ zdf

Mkyf Lkoc if ~kzd {ov, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒

Wflfch nykppfj zdf dhcjlf om dfy w~oyj ovz om mfhy, ivz

Zdoy yviifj dkw cowf hnhkcwz dfy hyb kc gobmoyz#

Jo coz myfz, lkzzlf ocf, df whkj# ^f dh}f iffc zyhkckcn

moy zdkw moy boczdw#

Wflfch cojjfj h ikz# K eco~, b{ jfhy ocf, wdf whkj# K hb

avwz hmyhkj zdhz zdf Woygfyfy ~kll ~kc# K hb hmyhkj zdhz df

~kll mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll hmzfy ~f dhj yfhgdfj h jfhj fcj, oy

~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h jfhj fcj# Wdf plhgfj h dhcj oc dkw dkjf, h

wklfcz gobbvckoc ifz~ffc ykjfy hcj jyhnoc# Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb zo

gobmoyz dfy ifmoyf df whkj1 ^f ~kll no zo ~hy, ivz ~f ~kll

yfgfk}f zdf zykivlhzkocw, woyyo~, hcj zdf zykvbpdw zdhz ~kll if

zdf hmzfybhzd om zdkw ~hy#

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Bvllfy 7>:

Moyz{

flfch ~hlefj o}fy zo Zyocdfkb Joge ~kzd Zdoy mollo~kcn

glowfl{ ifdkcj# Wdf mflz h ikz wkge zo dfy wzobhgd5

Zyocdfkb ~hw pyfphykcn kzwflm moy zdf vpgobkcn ihzzlf moy

zoboyyo~# Wdf mflz mykndzfcfj hcj ftgkzfj hz zdf whbf zkbf, ivz

wdf hlwo mflz vcyfhj{# Do~ goc}fckfcz kz ~hw moy zdf Go}fc zo

hyyk}f avwz h jh{ ifmoyf zdf Woygfyfy ~hw zo lhvcgd dkw hzzhge(

W

Dh}f co ~oyykfw, Zdoy whkj zo gobmoyz dfy# ^f ~kll bhef

kz#

Wflfch jkjc‛z yfwpocj# F}fy{ wzfp wdf zooe zo~hyjw

Zyocdfkb Joge mflz dfh}kfy# Wdf dhj cf}fy iffc kc ihzzlf ifmoyf

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hcj zdf zdovndz om hgzvhll{ nokcn zo ~hy hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy

~hw hlbowz vcifhyhilf#

^dfc iozd Wflfch hcj Zdoy yfhgdfj Zyocdfkb Joge, zdfyf ~fyf

ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw nhzdfyfj zdfyf# Zdf{ ~fyf pyhgzkgkcn zdf ]‗

wdhpfj moybhzkoc, ~dkgd ~hw h pyo}fc wvggfww kc pyf}kovw

ihzzlfw# Do~f}fy, Cfkzd Hchdkzh hcj Hwdvy Ifl ~fyf co~dfyf zo

if movcj#

“Zdhz kw xvkzf ojj,‒ Wflfch whkj ovz lovj zo dfywflm#

“Zdf{ hyf coybhll{ hyovcj dfyf zyhkckcn zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw#‒

Zdoy jkjc‛z yfwpocj5 kcwzfhj, wdf dfhyj h lo~ nyvbilf kc

zdf ihge om dfy bkcj# Wdf looefj vp hz dkb ~kzd h gocmvwfj looe#

^dhz kw ~yocn? Wdf cfy}ovwl{ hwefj, wlo~l{ yfhgdkcn moy zdf

dklz om dfy w~oyj#

Nfz ihge( Zdoy yohyfj# Wflfch jkj coz eco~ do~ zo yfhgz zo

zdkw# Do~f}fy, ifmoyf wdf dhj zkbf zo jo hc{zdkcn, wdf wh~ h

ilhwz om mkyf dfhjkcn kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch xvkgel{

vcwdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj hcj vwfj dfy wdkflj zo iloge zdf hzzhge#

Zdf mkyf dkz zdf wdkflj hcj jkwwkphzfj kczo zdf hky#

Wflfch looefj o}fy dfy wdkflj hcj wh~ Hwdvy Ifl kc dkw

mkndzkcn powkzkoc# Dfy dfhyz yhgfj hcj wekppfj h ifhz#

“^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?‒ wdf hwefj kc vzzfy gocmvwkoc#

“Zfhgdkcn {ov h lfwwoc,‒ Hwdvy whkj hcnykl{ ocgf boyf hcj

~h}fj dkw dhcjw, wdoozkcn hcozdfy lhynf ilhwz om mkyf kc dfy

7>6



Bvllfy 7>>

“Co wflm goczyol,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj zo dfywflm# “Df hgzfj

ovz om pvyf hcnfy hcj yhnf…‒ Wdf looefj ihge hz Hwdvy ~do wzooj

vp hnhkc#

“Wzhcj hcj mkndz, jyhnoc ykjfy(‒ df {fllfj, ~kzd dkw dhcjw

wzkll kc zdf hky#

“Od? ^fyf ~f mkndzkcn?‒ Wflfch hwefj ~kzd h nykc oc dfy

mhgf# “K zdovndz zdhz ~f ~fyf avwz nfzzkcn ~hybfj vp#‒

“K ~hw,‒ Hwdvy nyo~lfj ocgf hnhkc hcj wdoz hcozdfy lhynf

ilhwz om mkyf kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch vwfj dfy wdkflj zo iloge

zdf hzzhge hcj xvkgel{ yhc o}fy zo zdf bkjjlf om zdf zyhkckcn

hyfh, wzhcjkcn oc h wzocf plhzmoyb#

“K joc‛z eco~ ~d{, ivz K zdovndz {ov ~fyf h ifzzfy mkndz

zdhc Hqyhfl,‒ Wflfch whkj, zy{kcn zo boge dkw mkndzkcn wz{lf#

B{ jfhy, ~dhz hyf {ov jokcn? Hyf {ov zy{kcn zo hcnfy dkb?

Zdoy hwefj ovz om hwzockwdbfcz#

Jo coz myfz, Wflfch whkj ~kzd h dkcz om hbvwfbfcz kc dfy

}okgf# K hb bfyfl{ zy{kcn zo zfhgd Hwdvy h lfwwoc b{wflm#

Hwdvy nyo~lfj ovz om yhnf hcj hgzvhll{ wdoz wobf lkndzckcn

kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch vwfj dfy wdkflj zo yfpfl zdkw hzzhge

hcj zdf lkndzckcn yfmlfgzfj omm kzw wvymhgf hcj dkz zdf nyovcj

cfhy Hwdvy‛w mffz#

“Ghyflfww,‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd h nykc, “]fy{ ghyflfww(‒

Hwdvy Ifl zdfc pvllfj ovz dkw w~oyj hcj w~vcn kz hyovcj

dkb, wvbbockcn lhynf ilhwzw om mkyf ~kzd zdf vwf om dkw ilhjf#

7>>



Bvllfy 7>4

Df gkyglfj hyovcj oc dkw zofw, gyfhzkcn h ykcn om mkyf zdhz

ftphcjfj ovz~hyj# ^dfc zdf ykcn om mkyf ftphcjfj ovz zo~hyjw

Wflfch, wdf avbpfj kczo zdf hky hcj lhcjfj ihge oc dfy mffz ~dfc

zdf mkyf ykcn ftphcjfj ovz zo~hyjw zdf zyffw hcj zo zdf

fxvkpbfcz om zdf zyhkckcn hyfh#

Df nykzzfj dkw zffzd hcj nykpfj zdf dhcjlf om dkw w~oyj hw

df avbpfj kczo zdf hky# Wflfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj hw Hwdvy‛w

ilhjf ghbf jo~c vpoc dfy# Zdf glhwd om bfzhl yhcn ~kzdkc

Wflfch‛w fhyw hcj dfy ioj{ }kiyhzfj h lkzzlf ~kzd zdf bfzhllkg

goczhgz#

Wdf looefj vp hz Hwdvy hcj nykccfj h lkzzlf ~dfc wdf

cozkgfj h looe om kyykzhzkoc oc dkw mhgf# Hwdvy lkmzfj dkw

w~oyj hcj wlkgfj zdyovnd zdf hky ocgf hnhkc, ivz Wflfch ~hw zoo

xvkge5 wdf avbpfj kc zdf hky hcj lhcjfj oc zdf nyovcj h mf~ mffz

myob dkb#

“[ov lowz zdkw ihzzlf,‒ wdf whkj, pvzzkcn dfy wdkflj h~h{#

“Do~?‒ Hwdvy whkj kc kyykzhzkoc, dkw w~oyj wdhekcn kc dkw

nyhwp# “[ov dh}fc‛z f}fc lhkj h wkcnlf ilo~(‒

“Co,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “ivz {ov dh}f#‒ Wdf bfczkocfj zo~hyjw

zdf phyz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw zdhz ~hw oc mkyf# Wdf hlwo pokczfj

hz zdf fxvkpbfcz zdhz Hwdvy jfwzyo{fj hw ~fll# “[ov zolj bf zo

cf}fy hgz ovz om hcnfy hcj yhnf ~dfc pfymoybkcn bhnkg# Hlzdovnd

K jkj coz dh}f zo vwf bhnkg, K wzkll ~oc zdkw ihzzlf# K lfhycfj

b{ lfwwoc, ivz dh}f {ov?‒

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Bvllfy 740

H wcffy hppfhyfj oc Cfkzd‛w lkpw# “]fy{ nooj, Bkww

H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf whkj kc h lo~ }okgf# “K hlwo wh~ {ovy ihzzlf

hnhkcwz Hwdvy Ifl fhylkfy hcj K ~kll dh}f zo hjbkz, df ~hw h

mool# K ~ovlj dh}f kczfymfyfj kc zdf ihzzlf b{wflm, ivz zdf

Fbpyfww moyihjf bf zo f}fy kczfymfyf kc {ovy ihzzlfw#‒

Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj mflz h ikz hcny{#

“^d{?‒ wdf hwefj# “^d{ jkj wdf moyikj {ov zo jo wo? ^dhz km K

~hw kc zyovilf, kc h ihzzlf zdhz K ghccoz ~kc?‒

“Zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj zo zfwz {ovy po~fy hcj {ovy wzyfcnzd,

hw ~fll hw {ovy jfzfybkchzkoc zo mkndz h nooj mkndz,‒ Cfkzd

nyo~lfj# “Wdf ~hczfj {ov zo lfhyc zdhz {ov ghccoz hl~h{w jfpfcj

vpoc f}fy{ocf zo dflp {ov ~kzd {ovy ihzzlfw hcj zdhz {ov bvwz

mkndz zdfb hlocf#‒

Cfkzd xvkgel{ bo}fj zo zdf lfmz, ivz Wflfch ~hw mhwzfy zdhc

wdf ~hw# Cfkzd ilogefj dfy mhgf myob Wflfch‛w wzykef ~kzd dfy

w~oyj hcj avbpfj ifdkcj dfy# Zdf flmkwd ~obhc bo}fj nyhgfmvll{

zo zdf ozdfy wkjf ~dfc Wflfch zykfj zo hzzhge hnhkc# Wflfch

mflz h govplf om zfhyw zykgelf jo~c dfy mhgf, ivz wdf yfmvwfj zo

jo ~dhz Hwdvy jkj kc dfy pyf}kovw mkndz# Wdf jkj coz ~kwd zo

hgz ovz om hcnfy zdhz wdf dhj moy zdf Fbpyfww#

Kz ~hw Cfkzd‛w zvyc# Wdf hzzhgefj myob ifdkcj, ivz Wflfch

ilogefj dfy hzzhge ~kzd zdf ilhjf om dfy w~oyj hw wdf wpvc

wdhypl{ oc dfy mffz# “Ftgfllfcz( [ov‛yf nfzzkcn ifzzfy(‒

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Bvllfy 748

Hiovz hc dovy phwwfj om zdkw mkndzkcn wgfcf# Wdf mflz h

ikz ftdhvwzfj myob mkndzkcn, ivz wdf pfywkwzfj# Wdf dhj zo

mkchll{ ~kc dfy mkndz hnhkcwz Cfkzd# Wdf dhj zo mkckwd kz, zo

pyo}f zdhz wdf ghc if ocf om zdf ifwz jyhnoc ykjfyw kc

Hybhnfjjoc, zo pyo}f zdhz wdf ~hw wzyocn fcovnd co bhzzfy do~

{ovcn wdf ~hw#

Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ ~dhz dhppfcfj cftz# Hll zdhz wdf ecf~

~hw zdhz wdf ~hw zdf ocf ~do dflj dfy ilhjf vcjfycfhzd Cfkzd‛w

gdkc, iyfhzdkcn jffpl{# Cfkzd wbklfj hcj kz ~hw Wflfch‛w zvyc

zo wh{, “Jfhj#‒

“[ov phwwfj,‒ Cfkzd whkj hw Wflfch lo~fyfj zdf ilhjf om dfy

w~oyj zo dfy wkjf# “[ov dh}f lfhycfj {ovy lfwwoc#‒ Wdf ~fcz

o}fy zo dfy w~oyj hcj kz gdhcnfj ihge zo dfy wzhmm zdhz wdf

hl~h{w vwfj zo ~hle ~kzd#

Wflfch wbklfj h ikz# “Zdf lfwwoc zo coz hgz ovz om hcnfy

hcj yhnf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

Cfkzd cojjfj# “Pyfgkwfl{# K ~hczfj zo wff km {ov jkj oy

coz# K ~hczfj zo wff km K govlj wphye wobf hcnfy ~kzdkc {ov hcj

zo wff do~ {ov ~ovlj yfhgz# K govlj zfll zdhz {ov movndz

hnhkcwz kz hcj dflj {ovywflm ihge myob wzykekcn bf jo~c ~kzd

hcnfy#‒ Wdf nlhcgfj o}fy zo~hyjw Zyocdfkb Joge hcj wdooe dfy

dfhj# “Hw kz hlwo hppfhyw, {ov zhvndz Hwdvy Ifl zdf }fy{ whbf

lfwwoc df ~hw zy{kcn zo zfhgd {ov#‒ Iozd dfy hcj Wflfch gdvgelfj

hz zdf kyoc{# “Zoboyyo~, zdf yfhl ihzzlf h~hkzw vw# Plfhwf no

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hcj yfwz moy co~# [ovy zyhkckcn hw h jyhnoc ykjfy, moy zdf zkbf

ifkcn, kw gobplfzf#‒

Moyz{"Ocf

df f}f om ihzzlf ~hw hl~h{w h jfhjl{ wklfcgf# Zdf ~hyb,

iykwe hky om wvbbfy ilf~ kc dfy mhgf# Zdf wvc wfz o}fy zdf

Bvwzhcn Bovczhkcw, lfh}kcn h zyhkl om }kiyhcz goloyw kc zdf

f}fckcn# Wflfch looefj ovz dfy ~kcjo~# Wdf zdovndz om hll zdf

zyhkckcn zdhz wdf hcj dfy jyhnoc Zdoy dhj wpfcz hlbowz wkt

boczdw jokcn kc pyfphyhzkoc moy zdkw# Wdf wh~ h govplf om

jyhnocw phzyollkcn zdf pfykbfzfy om Zyocdfkb zo ~hzgd moy zdf

Woygfyfy‛w bhwwk}f hyb{ zdhz ~hw wooc zo gobf#

Z

Wdf zdovndz om dfy jyhnoc hcj do~ df ~ovlj hgz kc ihzzlf#

Wdf yfghllfj zdhz df wffbfj h lkzzlf fczdvwkhwzkg fhylkfy hiovz

ifkcn hilf zo zhef phyz kc yfhl gobihz# Wdf ~kwdfj zdhz wdf

mflz zdf whbf# Wflfch mfhyfj ihzzlfw boyf zdhc hc{zdkcn ifghvwf

om hll zdf jfhzdw zdhz ~ovlj yfwvlz# Wdf dhj cf}fy ekllfj

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Bvllfy 747

hc{ocf hcj zdf zdovndz om kz bhjf dfy wkge zo dfy wzobhgd# Wdf

zdfc zdovndz om zdf Woygfyfy, ~dkgd bhjf dfy mffl ~oywf#

]fcftvw ~hw po~fymvl hcj df ecf~ do~ zo vwf hcj goczyol hll om

zdf flfbfczw ~dklf wdf ecf~ ocl{ ocf# F}fc zdovnd Zdoy ~hw zdf

Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc hcj govlj wvbboc hc{ flfbfcz df ~kwdfj, df ~hw

wzkll zoo {ovcn#

Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj o}fy hz dfy w~oyj l{kcn oc zdf mlooy kc

myocz om dfy ifj# Mfflkcn vcgfyzhkcz{, Wflfch ~hw coz fthgzl{

zdykllfj moy zoboyyo~# Wdf vcjfywzooj zdhz f}fczvhll{, wdf

~ovlj dh}f zo mhgf zdf Woygfyfy# Wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf ~ovlj dh}f

zo zhef dfy w~oyj hcj zdyvwz kz kczo dkw gdfwz#

Wdf dfhyj Zdoy dvbbkcn kc dfy bkcj hcj wdf wbklfj ~kzd

plfhwvyf5 dfy jyhnoc ~hw dfy ocl{ wovygf om gobmoyz#

Lkzzlf ocf, df whkj hmzfy h ~dklf#

K hb coz looekcn moy~hyj zo zdf ihzzlf zdhz h~hkzw vw, wdf

whkj#

K hb hmyhkj zdkw ~kll if ocf om bhc{ , Zdoy yfplkfj# ^f

dh}f iffc zyhkckcn moy zdkw#

Hz lfhwz kc zyhkckcn, K jkjc‛z dh}f zo ekll# Wflfch ivykfj

dfy dfhj kc dfy dhcjw# K avwz ghc‛z wzhcj kz# K dhzf zdf

zdovndz om ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww, hcj om Hybhnfjjoc, ~hczw bf zo jo#

Lkzzlf ocf, yfbfbify zdhz df kw zy{kcn zo ekll {ov, vclfww

{ov ekll dkb mkywz# Wflfch jkj coz yfwpocj5 wdf ecf~ zdhz Zdoy

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~hw ykndz# Kz ~hw avwz ocl{ h bhzzfy om zkbf om ~dfc# Jo coz

lfz zdkw vpgobkcn ihzzlf jkwzvyi {ov, lkzzlf ocf#

Wflfch cojjfj hcj ~kpfj dfy zfhyw# Kz ~hw om co vwf zo

effp j~fllkcn oc zdf vch}okjhilf# Wdf ~hlefj phwz dfy ihzzlf

hyboy, ~dkgd lh{ cfhzl{ oc zdf mlooy ~kzd dfy w~oyj hcj wdkflj

omm zo zdf wkjf# Wflfch dhj cf}fy mflz wo cfy}ovw ifmoyf5 wdf

f}fc dhj jkmmkgvlz{ ~hlekcn ovz om dfy yoob# Wdf ~hczfj zo nfz

dfywflm wobfzdkcn zo jykce kc dopfw zdhz kz ~ovlj ghlb dfy jo~c,

wvgd hw nyffc zfh ~kzd docf{, dfy mh}oykzf if}fyhnf#

Zdf booclkndz wdocf dknd kc zdf we{, kllvbkchzkcn hll om

Zyocdfkb# Hybhnfjjoc whz kc xvkfz hcj jkwzvyifj pfhgf#

Wflfch ioklfj wobf ~hzfy kc h zfhefzzlf hcj povyfj kz kczo

zdf gvp zdhz dhj zdf ihn om nyffc zfh lfh}fw# Wdf whz jo~c hz

zdf gommff zhilf kc zdf lk}kcn yoob om zdf gozzhnf, doljkcn dfy

gvp zkndzl{# Zdf hyobh om zdf nyffc zfh mkllfj zdf kcwkjf om

dfy cowzyklw# Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd, hllo~kcn zdf mvbfw zo

yflht dfy#

Zdf ihzzlf hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy ~hw zoboyyo~# Wdf dhj zo

mhgf dkb, f}fc zdovnd wdf wzkll jofw coz eco~ ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl

wevll ~hw# Wflfch mflz h mf~ zfhyw moyb ifdkcj dfy f{fw hcj wdf

zooe h wkp om dfy nyffc zfh# Wdf bh{ jkf zoboyyo~ km wdf ~hw

vcwvggfwwmvl# Zdkw nyfhzl{ jkwzvyifj dfy# Dfy dhcjw wdooe ~kzd

mfhy hcj wdf hlbowz jyoppfj dfy gvp om nyffc zfh# Zfhyw

zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf hcj lhcjfj kc dfy if}fyhnf#

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Bvllfy 746

Wflfch zooe hcozdfy wkp om dfy zfh hcj wfz zdf gvp jo~c oc

zdf gommff zhilf ifmoyf wdf yfhgdfj kczo dfy pogefz zo pvll ovz

zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz wdf movcj kc zdf gy{pz ~kzd Bhykh# Wdf

ecf~ zdhz kz ~hw h glvf, ivz wdf jkj coz eco~ do~ zo ftzyhgz zdf

kcmoybhzkoc#

Wdf mflz hcny{ hcj jkwzyfwwfj i{ zdf mhgz zdhz zdf ihzzlf

~hw cknd hcj zdhz wdf wzkll jkj coz eco~ ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll

~hw# Zdf Woygfyfy ~ovlj pfydhpw yfzykf}f kz jvykcn wobfzkbf

zoboyyo~ jvykcn zdfky ihzzlf#

Wflfch looefj ovz dfy ~kcjo~ hcj cozkgfj zdhz hlocn

Zyocdfkb‛w ~hll ~fyf zdf ghzhpvlzw ~kzd hygdfyw effpkcn ~hzgd

moy hc{ wknc om zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{#

Wdf looefj ihge hz zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz hcj avwz zowwfj

kz oc zdf zhilf kc zdf yfmlfgzkoc om zdf booclkndz zdhz

nlkwzfcfj zdyovnd zdf ~kcjo~# Wflfch pkgefj vp dfy gvp om zfh

hcj ifnhc zo zhef hcozdfy wkp ifmoyf wdf wzoppfj dfywflm# Wdf

wxvkczfj hz zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz ~dfc wdf cozkgfj wobf ~oyjw

hppfhy# Dfy dfhyz yhgfj ~kzd ftgkzfbfcz, ivz wdf hlwo mflz

gocmvwfj#

Wdf pkgefj vp zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz hcj iyovndz kz ovz om

zdf booclkndz# Zdf ~oyjw zdfc jkwhppfhyfj ocgf hnhkc# Wflfch

ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj pvz kz ihge vcjfycfhzd zdf

booclkndz# Zdf ~oyjw zdfc hppfhyfj vpoc kzw yovnd wvymhgfj#

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Zdoy, Wflfch whkj ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy mhgf# Zdoy( K

mknvyfj kz ovz( K mknvyfj ovz zdf glvf myob Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi(

Hz zdhz kcwzhcz, wdf dfhyj dkb dvb ~kzd plfhwvyf# K ecf~

{ov ~ovlj, df whkj gocmkjfczl{# ^dhz kw zdf cftz glvf?

Wflfch‛w dhcjw wdooe hw wdf yfhj ovz lovj ~dhz ~hw ~ykzzfc

oc zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz#

“Kz kw eco~c i{ iozd bhwgvlkcf hcj mfbkckcf chbfw,

Hcj ivycw vp ~kzdovz yhkc5

Oyknkchzfw myob h bhc hcj nofw kczo h bhc,

Ivz co ocf dhw iffc hilf zo nvfww ~dhz kz kw#‒

Wflfch yfyfhj ~dhz ~hw ~ykzzfc hcj looefj vp ovz zdf

~kcjo~#

Wdf jkjc‛z dfhy Zdoy yfwpocj# Kz‛w eco~c i{ iozd bhwgvlkcf

hcj mfbkckcf chbfw?

Kz ivycw vp ~kzdovz yhkc, Zdoy whkj# Kz ~ovlj dh}f zo if

wobf woyz om ioj{ om ~hzfy#

Wflfch cojjfj# H lhef? Oy…

H yk}fy, Zdoy mkckwdfj moy dfy#

H yk}fy… zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy, Wflfch whkj hcj dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj#

Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb# Fkzdfy zdf cftz glvf kw hyovcj zdf

Yhnkcn Yk}fy oy kz‛w zdf gy{wzhl wevll kzwflm#

Kz‛w zdf gy{wzhl wevll, Wflfch whkj, dfy fczkyf ioj{

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no co~, coz hz zdf f}f om ihzzlf( Wflfch looefj hyovcj dfy hcj

moljfj vp zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz kczo dfy pogefzw ocgf hnhkc#

Wdf looefj kczo dfy gvp om nyffc zfh hcj nhqfj hz dfy

yfmlfgzkoc# ^f ~ovlj dh}f zo no hcj mkcj zdf gh}fyc kc zdf

Dkczfylhcjw wobfzkbf jvykcn zdf ihzzlf#

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Bvllfy 744

Moyz{"Z~o

w wooc hw wdf dfhyj zdf ~hy ifll oc zop om zdf P{yf ykcn

zdhz wknchlfj zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ ~hw mhwz hppyohgdkcn,

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hlocn ~kzd dfy ~fhpocw1 hc ohe locn io~ hcj dfy w~oyj# Dfy

dhcjw wdooe ~kzd mfhy hw wdf pvz oc dfy iyfhwzplhzf hcj gdhkc

wekyz# Wdf wdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj hcj wzyhppfj dfy locnio~ o}fy dfy

wdovljfy hlocn ~kzd dfy xvk}fy mkllfj ~kzd hyyo~w# Wdf hlwo

whmfl{ dkj h jhnnfy oc dfy lfmz dkp, oppowkzf om zdhz ~kzd dfy

w~oyj# Wdf zdfc nyhiifj dfy wdkflj hcj dfy dflbfz ifmoyf wdf

yhc ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf zo bffz ~kzd Zdoy ovzwkjf zdf Mkyf

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Zdoy ~hw h jyhnoc zdhz ~hw hc hgkj wpkzzfy, h z{pf om jyhnoc

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zdhz ~hw kcgyfjkil{ vwfmvl# ^kzd Zdoy ifkcn vchilf zo iyfhzdf

mkyf oy hc{ ozdfy flfbfcz moy }fy{ locn, zdf hgkj zdhz zdf

jyhnoc wpf~fj ovz ~hw kcgyfjkil{ chwz{# Kz hzf h~h{ hz zdf

mlfwd vczkl zdfyf ~hw cocf lfmz#

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o}fy dkw ihge ~hw hilf zo fhwkl{ mkz wf}fyhl pfoplf hz ocgf#

Zdf whjjlf ivgelf dhj h ~dkzf whppdkyf wzocf fcgyvwzfj kczo kz#

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ivz wdf hlwo ~hczfj zo bhef wvyf zdhz df ~hw gobmoyzhilf#

K hb mkcf, lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy ~ovlj wh{, hmzfy nk}kcn h coj

kc hnyffbfcz#

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wzobhgd hcj f}fy{ wzfp wdf zooe mflz dfh}kfy zdhc zdf pyf}kovw#

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coz if wo docoyfj km K ~fyf coz i{ {ovy wkjf zo zdf fcj#

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~f gobf# Wdf ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf whjjlf hcj dokwzfj dfywflm oczo

kz# Wdf xvkgel{ nyhiifj zdf yfkcw, zy{kcn zo mkndz dfy o~c

kczfychl wzyvnnlf# Wdf loowfcfj dfy nykp h lkzzlf, ivz

zkndzfcfj kz hnhkc ~dfc wdf mflz dfy jyhnoc bo}f h lkzzlf#

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Bvllfy 7;0

Hlocn zdf zop om Zyocdfkb ^hll, zdf hygdfyw noz kczo

powkzkoc hw ~fll hw zdowf ~do opfyhzfj zdf ghzhpvlzw# Nkhcz

iovljfyw jkppfj kc okl whz kc pklfw cftz zo zdf ghzhpvlzw# Hll

~hw wklfcz# Zdf nlkwzfckcn boyckcn wvc wlo~l{ yowf hio}f zdf

Nyfhz Plhkcw# Zdf Mkyf Ykjnfihge Jyhnoc mlf~ hio}f zdf P{yf hcj

wknchlfj moy zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw zo zhef zo zdf wekfw#

Wflfch looefj jo~c hz Zdoy hcj cojjfj zo dkb# Df wpyfhj ovz dkw

~kcnw hcj zooe mlkndz, mollo~fj i{ zdf ozdfyw zdhz mollo~fj dkb#

Wflfch mflz zdf wlkndz ~kcj iyvwd hnhkcwz dfy mhgf,

fcao{kcn f}fy{ bobfcz om ifkcn ~kzd Zdoy kc zdkw pfhgfmvl

bhccfy, moy wdf mfhyfj zdhz kz bkndz if dfy lhwz#

Zdoy mlf~ ifwkjf cfhy ocf om zdf ghzhpvlzw hcj zvgefj kc

dkw ~kcnw# Zdf yfwz om zdf jyhnoc ykjfyw jkj zdf whbf, lkckcn

zdfbwfl}fw vp hlocn zdf pfykbfzfy om Zyocdfkb#

Wflfch plhgfj dfy dhcj o}fy dfy f{fw, nhqkcn ovz zo~hyjw

zdf doykqoc om zdf Nyfhz Plhkcw, dfy dfhyz povcjkcn dhyj hnhkcwz

dfy gdfwz# Wdf wxvkczfj zo wff km wdf govlj wpoz hc{ phyz om

zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{#

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wzyhcnf wovcj myob zdf jkwzhcgf# Kz wovcjfj hw km wobfzdkcn

~fyf wdoz kczo zdf hky# Wflfch yfhgdfj ifdkcj dfy hcj nyhiifj

zdf dklz om dfy w~oyj, pyfphykcn dfywflm moy zdf hzzhge#

Wflfch( Zdoy wdovzfj ocgf hnhkc#

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Bvllfy 7;8

Wflfch‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj ~kzd mfhy hw wdf wh~ h lhynf mkyfihll

hppfhy o}fy zdf zop om zdf dkll dfhjkcn kc zdfky jkyfgzkoc# Kz

mlf~ o}fy hcj ilhwzfj kczo zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll, jfwzyo{kcn ocf om

zdf ghzhpvlzw cfhy dfy hcj Zdoy#

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kc plhgf# Zdoy jvn dkw zhlocw kczo zdf bhyilf ~hll zo effp

dkbwflm myob mhllkcn omm myob zdf ilhwz#

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zdhz hll zdf hky ~hw wvgefj myob dfy lvcnw kc vzzfy wdoge hcj

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mkyfihll zdhz gyhwdfj kczo zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll#

Zdoy, Wflfch whkj kc phckg, Zhef zo zdf wekfw( Wdf wchppfj

zdf yfkcw# Zdoy yohyfj hcj wpyfhj ovz dkw ~kcnw hw zdf ozdfy

7;8



Bvllfy 7;9

jyhnocw jkj zdf whbf# Zdoy lfj zdf ]"wdhpfj moybhzkoc ~kzd movy

ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw mollo~kcn ifdkcj dkb oc fkzdfy wkjf# Wflfch

pvllfj ovz dfy w~oyj hcj dfy wdkflj#

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kc Wflfch‛w jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch ~hw coz xvkzf wvyf om ~dhz zo jo,

ftgfpz zo pvll dhyj oc Zdoy‛w yfkcw# Zdoy jo}f jo~c iflo~ zo

h}okj zdf mkyfihll gollkwkoc hw ~fll hw zdf yfwz om zdf jyhnoc

ykjfyw kc zdfky moybhzkoc# Do~f}fy, hcozdfy mkyfihll ~hw wdoz

kczo zdf hky kc zdfky jkyfgzkoc#

Zdoy, go}fy bf( Wflfch wzooj vp oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj yhc

hlocn dkw cfge hcj avbpfj kczo zdf hky hcj wpvc hyovcj,

ftzfcjkcn dfy ykndz lfn ovz~hyj zo~hyjw zdf mkyfihll# Wdf

yfpfllfj zdf hzzhge i{ ekgekcn h lhynf ilhwz om mkyf zdhz bhjf

zdf mkyfihll ftplojf# Kz jkwwkphzfj kczo zdf hky hcj Zdoy mlf~

vcjfycfhzd dfy ~dfyf wdf lhcjfj ihge oc zop om dkw whjjlf#

Wflfch nyhiifj zdf yfkcw ocgf wdf wkzvhzfj dfywflm ocgf

hnhkc# Wdf pokczfj zo ocf om zdf wkfnf zo~fyw# Lfhj ovy

moybhzkoc zdfyf( Wflfch ftglhkbfj# ^f cffj zo zhef zdfb jo~c

ifmoyf zdf{ yfhgd zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll(

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zvgefj kc# Zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw jo}f kc hw ~fll, mollo~kcn

dkb# Wflfch dflj oc zkndzl{ zo zdf yfkcw hcj pvllfj oc zdfb

dhyj hw Zdoy yfhgdfj zdf zop om zdf zo~fy# Wdf nhwpfj ~dfc

zdfyf ~hw hc Onyf oc zop ~kzd mk}f bfc jyfwwfj kc glohew#

7;9



Bvllfy 7;7

Zdoy, jyop bf jo~c zdfyf, wdf whkj# Wdf avbpfj oczo Zdoy‛w

zhkl hcj df vwfj dkw zhkl zo zdyo~ dfy kczo zdf Onyf ~kzd dfy

w~oyj zdyvwz kczo kzw gdfwz# Kzw j{kcn wgyfhbw hcj ~hklkcn

mkllfj zdf kcwkjf om dfy dfhj hcj wdf mflz wkge zo dfy wzobhgd,

ivz wdf pvllfj ovz dfy w~oyj hcj ifnhc zo wphy ~kzd zdf ozdfyw

oc zop om zdf zo~fy# Zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw myob dfy moybhzkoc

jkj ~dhz zdf{ govlj zo wzop zdf wkfnf zo~fy myob hj}hcgkcn hc{

mvyzdfy#

H govplf om zdf glohefj mknvyfw zdfc vwfj gdhkcw zo mkndz

hnhkcwz Wflfch# Wdf ilogefj omm wobf om zdfky hzzhgew ~kzd dfy

w~oyj hcj wdkflj, ivz wdf ~hw wooc jkwhybfj hcj movcj dfywflm

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ovz~hyj zo pvwd f}fy{ocf omm zdf wkfnf zo~fy# Df mlhppfj dkw

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Wflfch ~kzd dkw glh~w#

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Wdf nyhiifj dolj om Zdoy‛w yfkcw hcj dokwzfj dfywflm oc zop om

Zdoy‛w whjjlf# Wdf mflz zdf zo~fy afye h lkzzlf hcj wdf looefj

jo~c zo zdf wkjf# Zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw jfwzyo{fj zdfky zo~fy

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Zdoy jkj hcj mlf~ dknd kczo zdf hky hcj Wflfch‛w bovzd ~fcz

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Bvllfy 7;:

zdfky jkyfgzkoc zdhz zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw ~fcz hmzfy zo zy{

zo zhef jo~c#

“Zdkw ghccoz if…‒ Wflfch ~hw iyfhzdlfww hcj wdf looefj ihge

jo~c hz Zdoy#

Lfz vw goczkcvf, Zdoy whkj hcj mlf~ kc zo~hyjw zdf cftz

wkfnf zo~fy ~kzd zdfky zfhb#

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Bvllfy 7;6

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govplf om wkfnf zo~fyw bhjf kz zo zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll hcj opfcfj

vp zdfky lhynf jooyw, zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ povykcn ovz i{

dvcjyfjw lkef h mlooj# Zdf hygdfyw hcj zdf wpfll ghwzfyw movndz

hnhkcwz zdfb, coz hllo~kcn zdfb zo bhef kz oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om

zdf ~hll# Zdf jyhnocw zdhz ghyykfj zdf }fwwflw mlf~ zo~hyjw zdf

~hll# Zdf hygdfyw lkcfj vp hlocn zdf ~hll wdoz hyyo~w hz zdf

dfh}kl{ hyboyfj jyhnocw# Zdf{ hkbfj hz zdf jyhnoc‛w ~kcnw zo

wdooz zdfb jo~c#

Z

Bhykh dkj dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w ~kzd dfy locnio~ hcj

dfy jhnnfy dkjjfc vcjfycfhzd dfy ilhge glohe# Wdf vwfj bhnkg zo

fbfynf dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w hcj xvkgel{ jhyzfj hgyoww zdf

nyovcj hcj vp zdf ~hll zo dflp mkndz#

Yhdkb yhc myob zdf gozzhnf ~kzd Ckhbd mollo~kcn glowfl{

ifdkcj dkb# Df dhj z~o w~oyjw wzyhppfj oc dkw ihge hcj h mf~

zdyo~kcn eck}fw hz dkw iflz# Ckhbd dhj h locnio~ wzyhppfj o}fy

dfy ihge ~kzd h xvk}fy mkllfj ~kzd hyyo~w zdhz goczhkcfj Bhygvpo

}fcob#

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Bvllfy 7;=

“Hwdvy Ifl zolj vw zo wzh{ kcwkjf,‒ Yhdkb whkj kc h

phckgefj zocf# “Df ~hczfj zo lfh}f zdkw ihzzlf zo dkb hcj zdf

Fbpyfww‛w hyb{(‒

“^f dh}f zo dflp,‒ Ckhbd whkj, yvcckcn zo~hyjw oc zdf

lhjjfyw zdhz lfhcfj vp hnhkcwz zdf ~hll# Wdf nyhiifj kz hcj

ifnhc zo glkbi#

Yhdkb cfy}ovwl{ looefj vp hz zdf mkndzkcn wgfcf oc zop om

zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll hcj w~hllo~fj dhyj# Ckhbd looefj jo~c iflo~

dfy hcj yollfj dfy f{fw#

“Gobf oc(‒ wdf {fllfj hz dkb# Yhdkb cfy}ovwl{ nyhiifj zdf

lhjjfy hcj wlo~l{ glkbifj kz zo zdf zop#

Ckhbd noz zo zdf zop hcj pvllfj ovz dfy locnio~ ~kzd zdyff

hyyo~w hcj hkbfj zdfb vp hz zdf jyhnocw zdhz ghyykfj zdf

}fwwflw# Wdf glowfj ocf f{f hcj mogvwfj dfy hzzfczkoc oc ocf om

zdf jyhnocw zdhz ~hw glowfwz zo zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll, hkbkcn zdfb

hz zdf jyhnoc‛w ~kcnw# Zdf zdyff hyyo~w wdoz zdyovnd zdf hky

hcj pkfygfj zdyovnd zdf bfbiyhcf om zdf jyhnoc‛w ~kcnw# Zdf

jyhnoc gykfj ovz kc ftgyvgkhzkcn phkc hcj ~hw hlbowz ecogefj ovz

om zdf we{ hw boyf om zdf hygdfyw wdoz hyyo~w hz kzw ~kcnw#

Ckhbd pvllfj ovz hcozdfy zdyff hyyo~w myob dfy xvk}fy hcj wdoz

zdfb hz zdf jyhnoc‛w ~kcn ocgf hnhkc hcj kz mfll ovz om zdf we{

~kzd hcozdfy gy{ kc phkc, jyoppkcn zdf }fwwfl jo~c iflo~#

Bhykh fbfynfj myob zdf wdhjo~w ifdkcj Ckhbd, ~do wdykfefj

kc mfhy# Wdf xvkgel{ pvllfj ovz h jhnnfy hcj dflj kz myocz om

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Bvllfy 7;>

Bhykh‛w mhgf, ivz Bhykh xvkgel{ vwfj dfy jhnnfy zo iloge Ckhbd‛w

hzzhge# Ckhbd mflz yflkf}fj ~dfc kz ~hw dfy hcj h cfy}ovw wbklf

hppfhyfj oc dfy mhgf#

Bhykh zdfc zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~ Wflfch hcj Zdoy omm kc zdf

jkwzhcgf, wlo~l{, ivz wvggfwwmvll{ zhekcn jo~c wobf om zdf wkfnf

zo~fyw zdhz ~fyf hj}hcgkcn glowfy zo zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll# Yhdkb

ghbf vp myob ifdkcj Ckhbd, dkw ioj{ wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy hz zdf

wkndz om zdf ihzzfykcn yhb# Df hlwo cozkgfj h looe om mfhy

hppfhyfj oc iozd Ckhbd‛w hcj Bhykh‛w mhgfw# Yhdkb zdfc looefj

vp hz zdf we{ hcj wh~ dkw govwkc mkndzkcn hnhkcwz wobf om zdowf

zdhz opfyhzfj zdf wkfnf zo~fyw# Do~f}fy, omm kc zdf jkwzhcgf

dfhjkcn kc zdfky jkyfgzkoc hppfhyfj zo if h ~dkzf wfypfcz"lkef

gyfhzvyf wlkzdfykcn wlo~l{ zdyovnd zdf hky#

Df pokczfj hz zdf gyfhzvyf, dkw dhcj wdhekcn

vcgoczyollhil{# “^dhz kw zdhz?‒ df hwefj#

Ckhbd hcj Bhykh iozd cozkgfj zdf gyfhzvyf hw ~fll# “K

zdkce kz bh{ if h jyhnoc,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

“Pfydhpw h jyhnoc"lkef ifhwz mkndzkcn moy zdf Woygfyfy,‒

Bhykh whkj goljl{# Ckhbd ~hw zfbpzfj zo pvll ovz wf}fyhl hyyo~w

myob dfy xvk}fy zo hkb zdfb hz zdf ~dkzf wfypfcz"lkef jyhnoc,

ivz Bhykh wzoppfj dfy# Ckhbd ~hw h ikz gocmvwfj, ivz cozkgfj

zdhz zdf jyhnoc jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw#

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Bvllfy 7;4

obvlvw wzhyfj ovz kczo zdf jkwzhcgf o}fy zo~hyjw Zyocdfkb

~kzd h bhlf}olfcz wcffy vpoc dkw lkpw# Df yojf oc h ilhge

doywf# Ilooj jykppfj jo~c zdf doywf‛w lfnw, wzhkckcn zdf

pyfgkovw nyovcj# H ilhge glohe }olvbkcovwl{ go}fyfj dkb myob

zdf wfzzkcn wvc# W~fhz ifhjfj dkw moyfdfhj jvf zo zdf

hczkgkphzkoc om zdf locn ~hkzfj ihzzlf zdhz ~ovlj wzhyz zdf cftz

~hy hnhkcwz Hybhnfjjoc# Zdf{ dhj iffc kc gobihz wkcgf fhylkfy

zdhz boyckcn# Do~f}fy, dkw oyjfyw myob zdf Woygfyfy ~fyf zo

gfhwf"mkyf hmzfy wvcjo~c# Yobvlvw jkj coz xvfwzkoc ~d{, ivz

hwwvbfj zdhz zdf Woygfyfy dhj hcozdfy plhc kc hgzkoc, moy zdfky

wvypykwf hzzhge ~hw coz hw wvggfwwmvl hw zdf{ dhj dopfj#

Y

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zo~fyw, ocf i{ ocf# Df nykzzfj dkw zffzd kc kyykzhzkoc, ivz

goczyollfj dkbwflm# Zdf Woygfyfy dhj pyfjkgzfj zdhz zdf{ ~ovlj

wvmmfy h mf~ lowwfw kc zdkw ihzzlf, ivz Yobvlvw ~hczfj zo

gocxvfy Zyocdfkb ~kzdovz hc{ zyovilf# Dkw f{fw jhyzfj o}fy

zo~hyjw h mfbhlf jyhnoc ykjfy hcj dkw ftpyfwwkoc lkz vp#

Hcozdfy wbklf hppfhyfj oc dkw mhgf#

“Wdf ~kll yfbhkc vcdhybfj hcj vczovgdfj,‒ Yobvlvw dfhyj h

}okgf jkyfgzl{ ifdkcj dkb# Kz wfcz h golj wdk}fy jo~c dkw

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wpkcf# Zdf }okgf kzwflm ~hw jffp hcj dohywf# Yobvlvw lo~fyfj

dkw dfhj hcj glowfj dkw f{fw, zhekcn h jffp iyfhzd#

“Wdf dhw nyo~c po~fymvl, Bhwzfy,‒ Yobvlvw whkj ~kzd h ikz

om jkwjhkc kc dkw }okgf#

“Avwz hw K dhj pyfgkwfl{ ~hczfj,‒ zdf Woygfyfy whkj ~kzd h

wcffy oc dkw mhgf# Dkw ndowzl{ ~dkzf wekc nlkwzfcfj ~kzd zdf

wvclkndz# Pkzgd"ilhge dhky ~fcz h lkzzlf phwz dkw wdovljfyw

zdhz wvppoyzfj z~o jyhnoc"lkef doycw zdhz ~fyf oc zop om dkw

dfhj, gvy}kcn kc~hyj zo~hyjw zdf ihge om dkw dfhj# Dkw pkfygkcn

yfj f{fw ~fyf mktfj oc Wflfch hcj Zdoy hw zdf{ goczkcvfj zo

mkndz }hlkhczl{# Hlzdovnd Yobvlvw dhj iffc lo{hl zo zdf

Woygfyfy moy {fhyw, dkw weflfzhl hcj jfhzdlkef hppfhyhcgf hl~h{w

wphyefj mfhy ~kzdkc dkb#

“K ~hcz {ov zo jfwzyo{ hll kc {ovy phzd,‒ zdf Woygfyfy

oyjfyfj kc h jhye zocf# “K dh}f co vwf moy pykwocfyw#‒ Df

glowfj dkw f{fw# “Hw moy zdf {ovcn mfbhlf jyhnoc ykjfy ~dob ~f

jffb hw Wflfch H{lhjhkl, K ~kll lvyf dfy zo bf#‒ Yobvlvw

z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf kc dkw wpoz, ivz jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn# “K ghc

pfcfzyhzf zdyovnd dfy bkcj zo wfhygd moy dfy bfboykfw# K ~kll

vwf dfy bfboykfw hcj zdovndzw hcj fbozkocw hnhkcwz dfy# K ~kll

vwf dfy zo lfhj bf zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll, moy wdf eco~w ~dfyf kz

kw#‒

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df wvc mkchll{ wfz o}fy zdf Bvwzhcn Bovczhkcw# Wflfch mflz

ovz om iyfhzd hcj dfy dfhyz povcjfj dhyj hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz#

Ilooj wzhkcfj dfy hyboy hcj zdf ilhjf om dfy w~oyj# Zdoy nyf~

~fhy{ om mkndzkcn hcj ml{kcn, hw ~fyf zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw

~dob Wflfch dhj ~oyefj ~kzd#

Z

Do~f}fy, zo iozd Wflfch‛w hcj Zdoy‛w hwzockwdbfcz, zdf

wkfnf zo~fyw wzoppfj hw ~fll hw zdf yfwz om zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{#

Zdf{ zvycfj ihge hyovcj hcj ~hlefj kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc, ivz

zdf wkfnf zo~fyw yfbhkcfj kc plhgf#

^dhz kw zdkw? Kw zdkw wobf woyz om zykgefy{? Wflfch hwefj

kc h dvmm#

K jo coz eco~, b{ jfhy ocf, ivz K cffj zo yfwz, Zdoy whkj#

Wflfch cojjfj hcj nyhiifj Zdoy‛w yfkcw, lfhjkcn dkb ihge zo~hyjw

zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll#

Zdoy lhcjfj oc zop om zdf ~hll cfhy ocf om zdf ghzhpvlzw#

Wflfch zykfj zo dflp dfywflm omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf, ivz wdf bkwwfj

pvzzkcn dfy mooz kczo zdf wzkyyvp hcj mfll dhyj ifwkjf Zdoy‛w

zhlocw# Wdf wgyfhbfj ovz ~kzd hnoc{ hcj zykfj zo dflp dfywflm

ihge oc dfy mffz hnhkc#

Wflfch, Zdoy whkj, lo~fykcn dkw cowf zo dfy lf}fl# Zfhyw

hcj ilooj wzhkcfj dfy mhgf# H aolz om phkc wvynfj zdyovnd dfy

gdfwz hcj wdf gykfj ovz kc hnoc{ ocgf boyf#

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Bvllfy :08

“K ghc‛z effp jokcn zdkw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo dfy jyhnoc hw

boyf zfhyw zykgelf jo~c dfy mhgf# “Zdfyf hyf zoo bhc{ om zdfb…

K ghc‛z mkndz zdfb hll(‒

Ivz ~f dh}f zo, Zdoy whkj whjl{# Kz kw ovy jvz{ zo pyozfgz

Zyocdfkb hcj Hybhnfjjoc myob f}kl hcj bhlkgf#

K hb avwz ocf gdklj, Wflfch whkj hnhkc hcj plhgfj dfy mhgf

hnhkcwz Zdoy‛w cowf, zy{kcn zo effp dfywflm myob mhllkcn o}fy

hnhkc myob ftdhvwzkoc#

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Bvllfy :09

Moyz{"Movy

df wvc mkchll{ wfz o}fy zdf Bvwzhcn Bovczhkcw# Hll ~hw

wzkll ocgf hnhkc ~kzd h jkwzvyikcn pfhgf zdhz lkcnfyfj kc

zdf hky# Zdoy ghyykfj Wflfch oc dkw whjjlf hw df ~hlefj hlocn

zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll ~kzd dkw ~kcnw zvgefj kc zo dkw wkjfw# H mf~

nhwdfw hppfhyfj cfhy zdf ihwf om Zdoy‛w cfge ~kzd jykfj ilooj

wzhkckcn dkw hyboy# Wflfch mflz kcgyfjkil{ ftdhvwzfj myob zdf

ihzzlf hcj wdf ~kwdfj zo wlffp, ivz wdf ~hw zoo hmyhkj zdhz zdf

Woygfyfy ~ovlj hzzhge Zyocdfkb ~dfc wdf ~ovlj lfhwz ftpfgz kz#

Z

Hll hlocn zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll ~fyf iojkfw om jfhj woljkfyw,

iozd myob zdf Woygfyfy‛w hcj zdf Fbpyfww‛w hyb{# Zdf wkfnf

zo~fy zdhz bhjf kz zo zdf ~hll fhylkfy lhkj jfwzyo{fj oc zdf

nyovcj# Wf}fyhl om zdf ghzhpvlzw oc zdf ~hll govlj co locnfy

mvcgzkoc# Mkyf pkzw lkz vp Zyocdfkb cfhy zdf mvcgzkockcn

ghzhpvlzw, hllo~kcn zdf Fbpyfww‛w hyb{ zo effp ~hzgd o}fy zdf

wkfnf zo~fyw kc ghwf zdf Woygfyfy ~fyf zo hzzhge ocgf hnhkc#

Zdf wzhyw hppfhyfj kc zdf ckndz we{ hio}f Wflfch# Wdf

wlo~l{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj nhqfj hz zdfky ifhvz{# Zdf{ hppfhyfj

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Bvllfy :07

zo if hl~h{w hz pfhgf, f}fc ~dklf zdf{ ~hzgdfj zdf lhcj iflo~

zdhz ~hw mvll om gdhow hcj jfwzyvgzkoc# Wflfch ~hczfj zo mffl

zdf whbf ~h{, f}fc ~dklf wdf ~hw kc gobihz, wdf dhy}fwzfj h

jfwkyf zo hl~h{w mffl ghlb hcj hz pfhgf ~kzd ~dhzf}fy wkzvhzkoc

wdf ~hw plhgfj kc#

Wflfch kcdhlfj jffpl{ hcj glowfj dfy f{fw hnhkc# Wdf zykfj

zo mkcj pfhgf ~kzdkc dfywflm, ivz zdf zdovndz om zdf gobihz

pfy}hjfj dfy bkcj myob fhylkfy# Wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj dvbbkcn kc

zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hcj wdf wbklfj, moy wdf zdovndz kz ~hw

Zdoy# Do~f}fy, zdf dvbbkcn wovcjfj jkmmfyfcz5 Zdoy‛w dvbbkcn

~hw coybhll{ jffp, ivz zdkw ~hw h lkzzlf dkndfy pkzgdfj# Wdf

xvkgel{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj wh~ ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h ~dkzf

wfypfcz ml{kcn dknd hio}f dfy# Wdf ecf~ kz ~hw wobf ekcj om

jyhnoc, moy wdf ecf~ om co wfypfcz zdhz govlj ml{ kc zdf we{#

Kz wlkzdfyfj zdyovnd zdf hky o}fy zo~hyjw zdf Dkczfylhcjw#

Wdf looefj hz ~dfyf kz jkwhppfhyfj zo, ivz wdyvnnfj kz omm,

moy wdf mflz zdhz kz ~hw pfydhpw avwz hcozdfy jyhnoc ~kzd co

yflhzkocw zo zdf Woygfyfy, moy km kz jkj, kz pyoihil{ ~ovlj dh}f

zykfj zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb# Dfy zdovndzw zdfc yhgfj zo zdhz om

zdf gy{wzhl wevll hcj kzw loghzkoc#

Wdf xvkgel{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj looefj vp hz Zdoy# Df

hygdfj dkw cfge hcj looefj hz dfy# ^dhz wffbw zo if zyovilkcn

{ov, jfhy ocf? Zdoy hwefj kc w{bphzd{#

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Bvllfy :0:

^f cffj zo mkcj kz( Wflfch whkj kc h dvmm# ^f dh}f zo no(

^f cffj zo no hcj mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll zockndz ifmoyf zdf

Woygfyfy jofw(

Yflht, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj, cvjnkcn dkw cowf

hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w wdovljfy# Jo coz myfz o}fy zdf wkzvhzkoc#

Zhef kz kc wzfp i{ wzfp#

Wflfch whz wzyhkndz vp oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf, myhczkghll{

looekcn hiovz dfy wvyyovcjkcnw# “K cffj zo mkcj zdf gy{wzhl

wevll,‒ wdf whkj ovz lovj# “K hlwo cffj zo mkcj b{ mykfcjw… hyf

zdf{ hll ykndz?‒ Wflfch avbpfj omm dfy whjjlf ifmoyf Zdoy govlj

hcw~fy dfy#

B{ jfhy, goczyol {ovywflm, Zdoy whkj, l{kcn jo~c oc dkw

wzobhgd# K iflkf}f zdhz {ovy govwkc kw mkcf, hw ~fll hw Ckhbd

hcj Bhykh#

Ivz ~dhz hiovz B{yyjkc? Wflfch hwefj, wdoozkcn h nlhcgf hz

Zdoy# K dh}f coz wffc dkb kc zdf lhwz mf~ ~ffew( Wflfch wzoppfj

dfywflm hcj ifnhc zo gyhjlf dfy dfhj kc dfy dhcjw# “Zdoy, ~dhz

kw ~yocn ~kzd bf? Dh}f K lowz b{wflm?‒

Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj# Co# [ov hyf avwz bfyfl{ {ovcn hcj h

ikz zyovilfj, hcj pfydhpw lowz# [ov hyf wobfocf ~do cffjw zo

lfhyc zo mkcj {ovy phzd#

Wflfch ~kpfj zdf zfhyw myob dfy mhgf# “K joc‛z f}fc eco~

~do K hb hc{boyf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K vwfj zo hgz hw km K ~hw

yfhll{ co ocf om hc{ kbpoyzhcgf, hcj co~ f}fy{ocf wvjjfcl{

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Bvllfy :06

ftpfgzw f}fy{zdkcn om bf#‒ Wdf ifnhc zo gy{ f}fc dhyjfy# Wdf

wlvbpfj jo~c ifwkjf Zdoy hcj plhgfj dfy hybw o}fy dfy ecffw hcj

jyf~ zdfb zo dfy gdfwz ~kzd dfy dfhj ivykfj kc dfy hybw,

dkggvppkcn myob zdf woiw#

Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c ifwkjf Wflfch hcj cvqqlfj dfy#

Zdfyf, zdfyf, df ~dkwpfyfj# F}fy{zdkcn ~kll if hll ykndz#

Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy dkb# Zdoy wckmmfj dfy dhky, ivz xvkgel{

zvycfj dkw dfhj kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc ~dfc wobfocf ifnhc zo

wdovz ovz Wflfch‛w chbf#

Wdf lkmzfj dfy dfhj vp hcj wh~ Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb yvcckcn kc

dfy jkyfgzkoc myob dfy zfhy{ f{fw# Wdf wbklfj hcj zykfj zo

moygf dfywflm zo wzhcj vp# Wdf mflz dhcjw vcjfycfhzd dfy hybw

dflpkcn dfy ykwf zo dfy mffz# Wflfch‛w wbklf nyf~ f}fc lhynfy

~dfc wdf wh~ Bhykh ifdkcj dfy#

Ckhbd yhc zo dfy hcj fbiyhgfj dfy kczo h zkndz dvn# “K wh~

{ov hcj Zdoy kc gobihz fhylkfy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Iozd om {ov

~fyf iykllkhcz(‒

Wflfch cojjfj h ikz, ivz jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn flwf# Wdf

zdfc looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb, ~do ~hw cojjkcn kc hnyffbfcz#

“K ~ovlj dhzf zo mkndz hnhkcwz {ov co~,‒ Yhdkb whkj ~kzd h

wlkndz gdvgelf# Wflfch moygfj dfywflm zo lhvnd h ikz# Wdf

cozkgfj zdhz Yhdkb‛w, Ckhbd‛w, hcj Bhykh‛w mhgfw ~fyf wzhkcfj

~kzd lkzzlf jyoplfzw om ilooj myob fkzdfy zdfky ~ovcjw oy myob

zdf ~ovcjw om ozdfy woljkfyw# Wdf zdfc pvllfj ovz dfy w~oyj hcj

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looefj hz zdf ilhjf, moy kz ~hw hlwo wzhkcfj ~kzd zdf ilooj om

dfy fcfbkfw#

“K ~kll dh}f zo hjbkz,‒ Bhykh ifnhc, “zdhz {ov dh}f lfhycfj

h loz wkcgf {ov ghbf dfyf zo Zyocdfkb hw hc kcftpfykfcgfj jyhnoc

ykjfy# K zdkce zdhz {ov bh{ if f}fc ifzzfy zdhc zdowf ~do dh}f

iffc zyhkckcn moy {fhyw(‒ Wflfch mflz docoyfj zdhz dfy mykfcjw

zdovndz wo dkndl{ om dfy#

“Zdhce {ov,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Ivz f}fc km zdhz bh{ if zdf

ghwf hw zo {ovy zdovndzw hcj opkckocw, zdhz wzkll jofw coz wol}f

ovy pyoilfb ~kzd zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ hz ovy jooy#‒

Hll ~hw wklfcz ocgf hnhkc hbocn zdf nyovp# Yhdkb dhj dkw

dhcj vcjfy dkw gdkc, zdkcekcn ovz lovj zo dkbwflm#

“Zdf Woygfyfy hcj dkw hyb{ hyf hlyfhj{ dfyf,‒ df whkj#

Ckhbd hcj Bhykh nlhyfj hz dkb hcj yollfj zdfky f{fw# “^f

eco~,‒ Bhykh whkj kc hc kyykzhzfj zocf#

Yhdkb dflj vp dkw dhcjw# “Plfhwf lfz bf mkckwd,‒ df whkj

hcj looefj ovz zo~hyjw zdf wkfnf zo~fyw# “Oi}kovwl{ zdf{ dh}f h

gfhwf"mkyf oc Zyocdfkb…‒

“^f eco~,‒ Ckhbd whkj, plhgkcn dfy dhcjw oc dfy dkpw#

“^hkz,‒ Yhdkb whkj# “Wkcgf zdf{ co~ dh}f h gfhwf"mkyf oc

Zyocdfkb, zdhz bfhcw zdhz ~f dh}f h lkzzlf boyf zkbf zo zy{ zo

mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll ifmoyf zdf Woygfyfy jofw(‒

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Wflfch cojjfj# “K eco~,‒ wdf whkj, glfhckcn zdf ilhjf om

dfy w~oyj# “Ivz km ~f no hcj mkcj kz co~, zdhz bfhcw zdhz ~f

dh}f zo bhef kz ihge ifmoyf boyckcn#‒

Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd iozd ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw ~kzd fhgd ozdfy#

“Bhef kz ihge myob ~dfyf?‒ Yhdkb hwefj# “K zdovndz ~f wzkll

cffjfj zo zy{ zo mkcj kz?‒

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K eco~ ~dfyf

zdf gy{wzhl wevll kw#‒ Yhdkb hlbowz mfll o}fy kc hwzockwdbfcz#

Ckhbd‛w fczkyf ioj{ ifnhc zo wdhef ~kzd mfhy# Wflfch wkndfj zo

dfywflm# “[ov zdyff jo coz dh}f zo hggobphc{ bf,‒ wdf whkj,

looekcn jo~c hz dfy mffz# “K pyoihil{ cffj zo no hlocf kc hc{

ghwf# [ov zdyff hyf hlyfhj{ kc fcovnd jhcnfy ifghvwf om bf#‒

Yhdkb wdooe dkw dfhj hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo Wflfch, plhgkcn dkw

dhcj oc dfy wdovljfy# “[ov hyf coz nokcn hlocf,‒ df hccovcgfj#

“[ov ghccoz ftpfgz zo lfh}f {ovy govwkc ovz om {ovy hj}fczvyf,

jo {ov?‒ Df gdvgelfj h ikz#

Ckhbd looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj o}fy

dfy gdfwz# “K‛b hmyhkj zo no ~kzd {ov,‒ wdf ifnhc, “Ivz zdhz

~oc‛z wzop bf, moy {ov hyf b{ mykfcj hcj K ~kll coz lfz {ov no

hlocf#‒ Wdf wbklfj#

Wflfch zdfc zvycfj zo Bhykh, ~do cojjfj dfy dfhj# “K lkef

zdf wovcj om kz,‒ wdf whkj, nk}kcn Wflfch zdvbiw vp kc hppyo}hl#

H lhynf nykc hppfhyfj oc Wflfch‛w mhgf#

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Bvllfy :04

Zdoy wzooj vp oc hll movyw hcj wzyfzgdfj# Wo ~dhz hyf ~f

~hkzkcn moy? Df whkj ~kzd h wcffy oc dkw wghl{ lkpw# Lfz vw no(

Zdf mvll booc lkcnfyfj dknd kc zdf we{, lkndzkcn zdf

phzd~h{ moy Zdoy zo zhef# Wflfch whz cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf

whjjlf, doljkcn oc zkndzl{ zo zdf yfkcw# Yhdkb ~hw mykndzfcfj

om zdf dknd hlzkzvjf zdhz zdf{ ~fyf hz hcj ogghwkochll{ glkcnkcn

oczo Ckhbd, ~do ~ovlj zdfc pvwd dkb h~h{, gobplhkckcn hiovz do~

df ~hw hmyhkj om f}fy{zdkcn# Bhykh lhkj gobmoyzhil{ oc zdf

whjjlf, ogghwkochll{ nlhcgkcn hz zdf booc ~kzd h nfczlf wbklf oc

dfy mhgf#

“Wflfch,‒ Ckhbd whkj, mkjjlkcn ~kzd dfy mkcnfyw, “Jo {ov

eco~ ~dfyf zo no?‒

Wflfch cojjfj# “K ghccoz zfll {ov ykndz co~,‒ wdf whkj,

“kz‛w zoo jhcnfyovw# Zdf Woygfyfy bkndz o}fydfhy, ivz K ghc hz

lfhwz wdo~ {ov#‒

Ckhbd cojjfj# “Ivz zdf Woygfyfy govlj wff ~dfyf {ov‛yf

nokcn,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

Wflfch zdovndz hiovz kz moy h bobfcz# “Zyvf fcovnd,‒ wdf

whkj, “Ivz zdf Woygfyfy ~kll ocl{ wff bf nokcn wobf~dfyf, ivz

coz hc{~dfyf wpfgkmkghll{# Fkzdfy ~h{, ~f hyf wzkll hz ykwe hcj

K ~hcz zo zy{ zo bkckbkqf zdf ykwe#‒

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Bvllfy :0;

Zdf ~kcj ilf~ zdyovnd dfy mhgf# Wflfch kcdhlfj jffpl{,

fcao{kcn ml{kcn zdyovnd zdf hky avwz ovz om pvyf fcao{bfcz

kcwzfhj om vwkcn kz moy hfykhl gobihz#

Zdoy mlf~ o}fy zo~hyjw zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Wflfch looefj omm

zo zdf wkjf hcj pokczfj hz zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy, bfczkockcn moy Zdoy

zo ml{ jo~c zo kz# Dfy jyhnoc nh}f ovz h dvmm hcj jo}f kc

zo~hyjw zdf nyovcj# Yhdkb wdykfefj hcj dflj oc zkndzl{ zo

Ckhbd‛w ~hkwz ~dklf wdf dflj oczo zdf wkjf om zdf whjjlf#

“Yhdkb, moy Dfh}fc‛w whef(‒ wdf gykfj ovz zo Yhdkb, ~do ~hw

wzkll wgyfhbkcn lkef h gdklj# Bhykh nyf~ kyykzhzfj hcj plhgfj

z~o mkcnfyw oc Yhdkb‛w lkpw# ^dfc wdf yfbo}fj zdfb, Yhdkb‛w

bovzd ~hw wfhlfj hcj df govlj coz wgyfhb# Ckhbd lfz ovz h

iyfhzd om yflkfm#

Zdoy ftzfcjfj ovz dkw ~kcnw hcj lhcjfj womzl{ oc zdf nyovcj

cfhy zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy# Bhykh avbpfj omm zdf whjjlf hcj jvwzfj

omm dfy hybw# Yhdkb ~hw zy{kcn zo opfc dkw bovzd ~dklf

wgyfhbkcn kc zdf ihge om dkw zdyohz ivz co wovcj ghbf ovz# Df

zykppfj oc zdf fjnf om zdf whjjlf hcj mfll oc zdf nyovcj# Bhykh

plhgfj dfy dhcj vp ~kzd dfy zdvbi hcj kcjft mkcnfy pyfwwfj

zonfzdfy hcj bo}fj dfy mkcnfyw kc h lkcfhy jkyfgzkoc myob lfmz

zo ykndz# Hz zdhz kcwzhcz, Yhdkb‛w bovzd qkppfj opfc hcj df

kcdhlfj jffpl{ hcj lfz ovz hcozdfy zfyykm{kcn wdykfe#

“[ov hyf vwkcn ilhge bhnkg(‒ Yhdkb ftglhkbfj# “^d{ jkj {ov

vwf ilhge bhnkg oc bf?‒

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Bhykh wcffyfj hz dkb# “K ocl{ vwf kz oc {ov,‒ wdf

bvzzfyfj#

“Zdhz‛w fcovnd,‒ Wflfch whkj, avbpkcn zo zdf nyovcj hcj

dflpkcn Ckhbd omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf# “^f cffj zo no#‒

“[ov wzkll dh}f coz zolj vw ~dfyf ~f dh}f zo no,‒ Yhdkb

whkj, bhwwhnkcn dkw gdffew# Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy dkb# Wdf

kcwzfhj nyhiifj Zdoy‛w yfkcw hcj lfj dkb hlocn zdf fjnf om zdf

Yhnkcn Yk}fy# Ckhbd wkndfj hcj nyhiifj Yhdkb‛w hyb, pvllkcn dkb

hlocn hw df goczkcvovwl{ nh}f Bhykh h mf~ cfy}ovw nlhcgfw kc

mfhy om ~dhz wdf bh{ jo cftz#

Zdf moyfwz hppfhyfj zo if jkmmfyfcz kc zdf jhyecfww zdhc kz

jkj kc zdf wvclkndz ~dfc Wflfch mkywz }fczvyfj kcwkjf# Zdf

zyffw ~fyf yfwzlfww, ghwzkcn wdhjo~w hgyoww zdf nyovcj zdhz

hppfhyfj zo if om jkmmfyfcz wdhpfw zdhc zdfky ghwzfyw# Zdf ~kcj

ilf~ mfy}fczl{ zdyovnd zdf zyffw# Zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy ~hw wzkll

hcj wklfcz# Wflfch mflz zdhz km hc{ om zdfb bhjf h wovcj zdfc

zdf hgzvhl moyfwz kzwflm, moy jkwzvyikcn kzw jflkghzf wlvbify,

~ovlj hzzhge zdfb#

Zdf yk}fy wplkz omm kczo z~o jkmmfyfcz phzdw# Ocf phzd lfj

jffpfy kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw ~dklf zdf ozdfy lfj zo ovzwkjf om

zdf zyffw# Ckhbd ghbf vp myob ifdkcj Wflfch hcj looefj hz iozd

phzdw#

“[ov ~hczfj vw zo zyh}fl hlocn zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy,‒ wdf whkj

~kzd h mfhymvl zocf# “^f ~fcz kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw, ~dkgd ~hw

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Bvllfy :88

moyikjjfc kc zdf mkywz plhgf…‒ Wflfch dflj vp dfy dhcj zo wzop

Ckhbd myob goczkcvkcn f}fc mvyzdfy hcj bfczkocfj moy zdfb zo

zhef zdf lfmz moye, lfhjkcn zdfb jffpfy kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw#

“^dhz?‒ Yhdkb ftglhkbfj# “[ov‛yf aoekcn(‒

“K hb coz,‒ Wflfch whkj# “K ~hcz vw zo no lfmz# Zdhz kw

~dfyf ~f cffj zo no#‒

Bhykh ~hlefj o}fy hcj wzooj ifwkjf Wflfch, mhgkcn Yhdkb hcj

Ckhbd# “K‛b ~kzd dfy oc zdkw,‒ wdf whkj# “[ov z~o wdovlj zyvwz

Wflfch boyf# Wdf eco~w ~dhz wdf kw zhlekcn hiovz# K iflkf}f

zdhz wdf bh{ if hw ~kwf hcj kczfllknfcz hw zdf Fbpyfww dfywflm,

oy bh{if f}fc boyf wo#‒ Bhykh gdvgelfj hz zdkw# Wflfch wbklfj

hz wvgd h gobplkbfcz, ivz wdooe dfy dfhj#

“K eco~ ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll kw,‒ Wflfch whkj zo Yhdkb

hcj Ckhbd# “[ov z~o dh}f zo zyvwz bf#‒ Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj

lfj iozd Zdoy hcj Bhykh zo zdf lfmz moye, }fczvykcn jffpfy kczo

zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw hcj yhc

hmzfy Wflfch#

“^hkz moy bf(‒ Yhdkb ftglhkbfj, yvcckcn hdfhj om Ckhbd hcj

nyhiifj Wflfch‛w wdovljfyw ~dklf Ckhbd yollfj dfy f{fw#

Zdf Dkczfylhcjw nyf~ jhyefy hcj boyf mykndzfckcn# Zdf

zyffw zdkgefcfj hll hyovcj zdfb5 cocf om zdfb govlj f}fc wff hc{

phyz om zdf we{# Yhdkb avbpfj ovz om mfhy hcj yhc ifdkcj Ckhbd,

pokczkcn ifdkcj dkb, glhbkcn zdhz df wh~ h phky om {fllo~ f{fw

~hzgdkcn dkb# Wflfch zykfj zo moygf dfywflm zo gdvgelf h ikz,

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Bvllfy :89

ivz hz zdf whbf zkbf, wdf hlwo mflz hw km wdf ~fyf ifkcn

~hzgdfj# H wdk}fy yhc jo~c dfy wpkcf hw zdf jhyecfww lvyefj

o}fy dfy# Zdoy cvjnfj dkw cowf hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w hyb kc gobmoyz#

“Do~ bvgd mhyzdfy jo ~f dh}f zo no?‒ Ckhbd cfy}ovwl{ hwefj#

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj#

“K hb coz xvkzf wvyf,‒ wdf whkj, “ivz K iflkf}f ~f hyf

hlbowz zdfyf#‒

“[ov‛yf coz wvyf?‒ Yhdkb avbpfj hcj yhc o}fy zo Wflfch,

looekcn hz dfy kc zdf f{fw# “Do~ ghc {ov coz if wvyf ~dfyf

{ov‛yf nokcn? [ov lfhj vw dfyf jffp kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw ~dfyf

~f ~ovlj if ekllfj(‒

“Yhdkb, plfhwf jo coz phckg(‒ Wflfch whkj, h mf~ zfhyw

mhllkcn jo~c dfy mhgf#

“Wflfch, K ghc‛z dflp kz( K yfhll{ joc‛z ~hcz zo if kc zdf

Dkczfylhcjw(‒ Yhdkb whkj, zfhyw wzyfhbkcn jo~c dkw mhgf hw ~fll#

Df nyhiifj dfy wdovljfyw# “Zyocdfkb cffjw {ov( ^f hll cffj

{ov( ]fczvykcn kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw kw lkef wvkgkjf( Co ocf

dhw f}fy bhjf kz ovz hlk}f myob }fczvykcn jffp kcwkjf zdf

Dkczfylhcjw ifmoyf(‒ Df mfll zo dkw ecffw, doljkcn dkw dfhj kc

dkw dhcjw# “K bh{ lkef hj}fczvyf,‒ df ifnhc, “ivz Ckhbd ~hw

ykndz myob ifmoyf# K hb avwz h go~hyj(‒

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Bvllfy :87

Wflfch ecflz ifwkjf dkb hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc Yhdkb‛w

wdovljfy# “[ov hyf coz zdf ocl{ ocf ~do kw h go~hyj,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj# Yhdkb looefj vp hz dfy, ivz jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn#

“Wflfch,‒ Bhykh whkj, kczfyyvpzkcn zdfky goc}fywhzkoc# “Kw

zdkw ~dfyf {ov ~fyf zhekcn vw?‒ Wdf pokczfj hz h lhynf gh}fyc

zdhz hppfhyfj zo dh}f lfhj vcjfynyovcj# Wflfch looefj vp hcj

wh~ zdf gh}fyc zdhz Bhykh pokczfj zo# Dfy f{fw lkz vp hcj wdf

mflz dfy dfhyz wekp h ifhz#

“[fw( Zdhz‛w kz(‒ Wdf wzooj vp hcj yhc myhczkghll{ o}fy

zo~hyjw zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gh}fyc# “Zdkw kw zdf fczyhcgf zdhz

~kll lfhj vw zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll(‒ wdf ftglhkbfj#

Ckhbd hlbowz mfll zo zdf nyovcj kc gobplfzf wdoge# “^f

dh}f zo no kc zdfyf?‒ wdf hwefj, w~hllo~kcn dhyj# Wflfch looefj

hz zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gh}fyc# Wdf pffyfj kcwkjf, ivz ocl{ wh~

jhyecfww# Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ looefj omm zo zdf wkjf hcj zdfc

nlhcgfj ihge hz zdf fczyhcgf ocgf boyf hcj {fllfj kcwkjf,

“Dfllo(‒ Dfy }okgf ~hw fgdofj ihge zo dfy, hcj cozdkcn boyf#

Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj zo mhgf dfy mykfcjw ~kzd dfy hybw

ifdkcj dfy ihge# “K dh}f zo no kc,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj zdfc

zvycfj zo~hyjw dfy jyhnoc# [ov hyf b{ mykfcj hcj b{ mhkzdmvl

gobphckoc, wdf whkj, plhgkcn dfy dhcjw oc dkw cfge#

K ~kll gobf ~kzd {ov hcj mhgf zdf jhcnfyw zdhz lh{ hdfhj,

f}fc zo jfhzd, Zdoy whkj, mhcckcn ovz dkw ~kcnw hcj wzooj ioljl{

ifmoyf hll om zdfb#

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Bvllfy :86

Moyz{"Mk}f

df fczkyf nyovp ~hw w~hllo~fj kczo zdf jhyecfww zdhz zdf

gh}fyc dhj zo ommfy# Zdf lkndz cfhy zdf fczyhcgf om zdf

gh}fyc wlo~l{ jkwhppfhyfj hw zdf{ hj}hcgfj mvyzdfy ~kzdkc# Zdf

nyovcj zooe h jffp wlopf jo~c~hyj, wfcjkcn zdfb vcjfynyovcj#

Zdoy‛w zhlocw fgdofj zdyovndovz zdf gh}fyc ~kzd f}fy{ wzfp df

zooe# Zdfyf ~hw co wovygf om lkndz hcj Zdoy wzkll govlj coz

iyfhzdf mkyf# Zdoy goczkcvfj zo ~hle zdyovnd zdf yk}fy, zdf ~fz

wzocfw wlkppkcn h~h{ vcjfymooz# ^hzfy jykppfj zo zdf nyovcj

myob zdf gfklkcn om zdf gh}fyc# Plhczw zdhz Wflfch dhj cf}fy

wffc ifmoyf nyf~ ~kzdkc zdf gh}fyc#

Z

Wdf avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf, lhcjkcn kc zdf phyz om zdf

Yhnkcn Yk}fy zdhz mlo~fj kcwkjf zdf gh}fyc# “If ghyfmvl,

f}fy{ocf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, doljkcn vp dfy w~oyj hcj wdkflj zo

pyfphyf dfywflm moy hc{ hzzhge# “^do eco~w ~dhz ~f bh{

fcgovczfy?‒

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Bvllfy :8=

Bhykh xvkfzl{ ~hlefj hlocn zdf wkjf om zdf gh}fyc, doljkcn

vp dfy jhnnfy hcj zdyo~kcn eck}fw# Yhdkb vcwdfhzdfj dkw z~o

w~oyjw df ghyykfj o}fy dkw ihge hcj avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf#

“K jhyf moy hc{ocf zo zy{ zo hzzhge bf co~,‒ df whkj zdyovnd

nykzzfj zffzd, hzzfbpzkcn zo hgz iyh}f# Ckhbd yollfj dfy f{fw

ocgf boyf hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc Yhdkb‛w wdovljfy, zy{kcn zo

goczyol dfy wckgefykcn#

“Avwz zy{ coz zo nfz zoo ghyykfj h~h{,‒ wdf whkj, pvllkcn

ovz dfy locnio~ hw ~fll hw wobf hyyo~w myob dfy xvk}fy#

“Wddd(‒ Wflfch whkj, nlhykcn hz iozd Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd#

“[ov‛yf bhekcn zoo bvgd cokwf(‒ Wdf looefj ihge zo~hyjw zdf

jfpzdw kc zdf gh}fyc, zy{kcn zo dh}f dfy f{fw hjavwzfj zo zdf

jhyecfww# F}fc zdfc, wdf wzkll govlj coz wff hc{zdkcn# Wdf

mflz Zdoy yvi dkw cowf hnhkcwz dfy wdovljfy hcj wdf avbpfj h

lkzzlf#

Lkzzlf ocf, df ~dkwpfyfj# K ghc wff kc zdf jhyecfww hcj K

~kll lfz {ov eco~ km K wff hc{zdkcn# Wflfch cojjfj, ivz wdf ~hw

wzkll wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy# Wdf ~hw wzkll h {ovcn gdklj hcj wdf

~hw hlyfhj{ jokcn boyf zdhc hc{ hjvlz dhw f}fy jocf# Wflfch

ecf~ wdf ~hw avwz h bfyf gdklj ~do ~hw coz ~kzdovz mfhy#

]fczvykcn kcwkjf zdf zyfhgdfyovw gh}fyc ~hw boyf zdhc wdf govlj

powwkil{ ifhy# Do~f}fy, h wphye om gvykowkz{ hcj h wfcwf om

hj}fczvyf w~fllfj kcwkjf om dfy# ^kzd zdhz, wdf hlwo mflz h

wfcwf om iyh}fy{, hcj zdf bozk}hzkoc zo effp bo}kcn moy~hyj#

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Bvllfy :8>

Zdf zdovndz om eco~kcn zdhz wdf ~hw Zyocdfkb‛w ‗ co,

Hybhnfjjoc‛w" lhwz dopf bhjf dfy zo coz mogvw oc dfy mfhy, ivz

kcwzfhj om dfy gvykowkz{ om zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Wdf ~hw wo glowf

zo oizhkckcn kz hmzfy wpfcjkcn boczdw wfhygdkcn moy kz, glowf

fcovnd zo pfydhpw pvz hc fcj zo zdf goczkcvovw dkwzoy{ om

iloojwdfj wkcgf zdf zkbf om Nvcjkwhl}vw#

Wflfch‛w dfhyz wzoppfj ifhzkcn hw wdf mflz wobfzdkcn iyvwd

vp hnhkcwz dfy hyb# Wdf xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj, wlhwdkcn dfy

w~oyj kc zdf hky# Bhykh xvkgel{ ilogefj zdf hzzhge ~kzd dfy

jhnnfy, moy zdf w~oyj ~hw hkbfj hz dfy dfhj# Wflfch wzoppfj hcj

hpolonkqfj, ivz wdf wzkll mflz wobfzdkcn iyvwd hnhkcwz dfy#

Wflfch wlhwdfj dfy w~oyj kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc hcj gvz omm h

pkfgf om zdf plhcz zdhz ~hw zovgdkcn dfy hyb# Kz mfll zo zdf

nyovcj hcj wdyk}flfj oc zdf wpoz cfhy dfy mffz#

Yhdkb dflj vp dkw z~o w~oyjw hw df hj}hcgfj mvyzdfy ~kzdkc

zdf gh}fyc, dkw ioj{ wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy# Ckhbd dflj ovz dfy

locnio~ ~kzd zdyff hyyo~w yfhj{ zo if wdoz# Bhykh gocgfhlfj

dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w, pyfphykcn dfywflm moy h mkndz# Zdoy

wvjjfcl{ wzoppfj kc dkw zyhgew#

^dhz‛w ~yocn? Wflfch hwefj dkb, looekcn hyovcj myhczkghll{#

Zdoy wckmmfj zdf hky hcj ihyfj dkw zffzd# Joc‛z bo}f, df

oyjfyfj ~kzd zdf lo~ nyvbilf kc zdf ihge om dkw zdyohz#

Wflfch wzoppfj hiyvpzl{ kc dfy plhgf# Wdf mflz dfy dfhyz

ghvndz kc dfy zdyohz# Wdf ecf~ Yhdkb ~hw wdhekcn

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Bvllfy :84

vcgoczyollhil{, moy df dflj oc zkndzl{ zo dfy hyb# Ckhbd dflj

ovz dfy io~ f}fc dkndfy zdhc ifmoyf, pyfphykcn dfywflm zo

hzzhge# Bhykh jhyzfj hgyoww zdf ~hllw5 hw wooc hw wdf yfhgdfj h

gfyzhkc pokcz ~kzdkc zdf gh}fyc, h ~hll om mkyf hppfhyfj,

gocgfhlkcn zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gh}f# Wflfch ~hw mkchll{ hilf zo

wff# Do~f}fy, Wflfch ~kwdfj zdhz wdf jkj coz yfgfk}f zdf nkmz

om wkndz ~kzdkc zdf gh}fyc#

Kc myocz om zdfb ~hw h gyfhzvyf zdhz Wflfch dhj cf}fy wffc

ifmoyf# Zdf gyfhzvyf hppfhyfj zo if h ~obhc ~kzd zhcnlfj dhky

hcj ~kzdfyfj hybw# Dfy mhgf ~hw wdyvcefc hcj ndhwzl{ hcj dhj

locn, ilhge zffzd zdhz ~fyf jkppfj kc ilooj# Wdf whz kc zdf

bkjjlf om zdf yk}fy, ~hzgdkcn zdfb lkef h dh~e, dfy mkwd zhkl

~yhppfj hyovcj h lhynf iovljfy# Dfy locn, zhcnlfj dhky go}fyfj

vp dfy f{fw# Wflfch mflz hw km hll zdf hky ~hw wvgefj myob dfy

lvcnw, moy wdf govlj coz iyfhzd# Zdf zfyykilf wzfcgd om yozzkcn

mlfwd lkcnfyfj hyovcj zdf gyfhzvyf‛w pyfwfcgf#

“^dhz kw zdhz?‒ Yhdkb iyfhzdfj ovz kc vzzfy mfhy, doljkcn

vp dkw z~o w~oyjw kc myocz om dkb lkef h wdkflj#

“K… K joc‛z eco~,‒ Wflfch wzvzzfyfj# Wdf dflj vp dfy w~oyj

hcj wdkflj, pyfphykcn dfywflm kc ghwf zdf gyfhzvyf ~hw zo hzzhge#

“Kz‛w ghllfj zdf G{yofyhfzd,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz kw

coybhll{ h nvhyjkhc om wobf ioj{ om ~hzfy# Kc zdkw ghwf, kz kw

zdf yk}fy nvhyjkhc om zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy#‒ Wdf w~hllo~fj dhyj hcj

zvycfj zo mhgf Wflfch, h mf~ zfhyw wzyfhbkcn jo~c dfy mhgf#

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Bvllfy :8;

“Zdf wkndz om zdf G{yofyhfzd bfhcw jfhzd kw cfhy hcj kz kw

yhyfl{ wffc i{ hc{ocf#‒

H lovj wgyffgd yhzzlfj zdf gh}f, ghvwkcn h govplf om yogew

hcj iovljfyw zo mhll myob zdf gfklkcn om zdf gh}fyc hlocn ~kzd

zdf wovcj om wplhwdkcn# Zdoy nh}f ovz h lovj gy{ ~dfc wobf om

zdf iovljfyw lhcjfj oc zop om dkb#

“Zdoy(‒ Wflfch wgyfhbfj hcj yhc o}fy zo Zdoy‛w hkj, ivz

Ckhbd dflj dfy ihge#

Wflfch( Joc‛z ~oyy{ hiovz bf( Df nyo~lfj hcj wdooe zdf

iovljfyw omm dkb#

“Wflfch(‒ Ckhbd pokczfj jkyfgzl{ hz zdf G{yofyhfzd# Kz

nh}f ovz hcozdfy dknd"pkzgdfj gy{, hcj zdf G{yofyhfzd hzzhgefj#

Wflfch dflj vp dfy w~oyj dknd ~dklf Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd noz

kczo zdfky mkndzkcn powkzkocw# Zdf G{yofyhfzd wlhwdfj hz zdfb

~kzd dfy locn mkcnfychklw hcj wlhppfj Zdoy ~kzd dfy mkwdzhkl#

Wflfch zykfj hzzhgekcn myob ifdkcj, ivz zdf G{yofyhfzd xvkgel{

zvycfj hyovcj hcj wzhyzfj gdhwkcn hmzfy dfy# Wflfch zykfj zo

~hyj omm zdf gyfhzvyf‛w hzzhgew, ivz zdf yk}fy nvhyjkhc ~hw zoo

wzyocn#

Bhykh w~fpz hgyoww zdf nyovcj ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w hcj jhyzfj

vp myob vcjfycfhzd zdf G{yofyhfzd ~kzd dfy jhnnfy pokczfj

vp~hyj# Kz wdykfefj ovz kc phkc hcj ecogefj Bhykh o}fy zo zdf

wkjf# Yhdkb lfhpz vp ~kzd dkw z~o w~oyjw kc zdf hky ~dklf Ckhbd

wzooj omm zo zdf wkjf, wdoozkcn dfy hyyo~w zo iykcn zdf gyfhzvyf

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Bvllfy :90

jo~c# Zdoy w~fpz zdf nyovcj ~kzd dkw zhkl, ecogekcn o}fy zdf

G{yofyhfzd# Wflfch noz dfy w~oyj kczo powkzkoc hcj ilogefj kzw

hzzhgew hw kz zykfj zo hzzhge dfy hcj Ckhbd# Yhdkb wlhbbfj jo~c

dkw z~o w~oyjw cfhy zdf gyfhzvyf‛w dfhj zo jfghpkzhzf kz, ivz

zdf gyfhzvyf xvkgel{ hcj w~kmzl{ ecogefj dkb ovz om bkjhky,

wfcjkcn dkb hgyoww zdf nyovcj om zdf gh}fyc#

Zdf G{yofyhfzd zdfc hkbfj moy Wflfch‛w cfge, ivz Wflfch

ihgefj h~h{# Wdf wlhwdfj dfy w~oyj ocgf boyf hcj gvz omm ocf om

zdf hybw om zdf nvhyjkhc# Kz nh}f ovz hcozdfy lovj hcj

wgyffgdkcn gy{ hcj jo}f kc hmzfy dfy# Ckhbd wdoz h mf~ hyyo~w

kczo zdf gyfhzvyf‛w ihge hcj Zdoy jo}f kc hw ~fll, vwkcn dkw

zffzd zo zfhy hphyz zdf G{yofyhfzd# Wflfch wlhwdfj hz kz ocgf

boyf ~dklf kz ~hw jkwzyhgzfj hcj zdyvwz dfy w~oyj kcwkjf kzw

gdfwz# Zdf gyfhzvyf do~lfj ~kzd phkc hcj zykfj zo pvll zdf

w~oyj ovz om kzw gdfwz, ivz Wflfch ~hw wzyocnfy co~ zdhz zdf

gyfhzvyf ~hw boyzhll{ ~ovcjfj# Wdf efpz zdf w~oyj pyfwwfj kczo

kzw gdfwz hcj z~kwzfj zdf ilhjf, jfwzyo{kcn zdf dfhyz ~kzdkc zdf

gyfhzvyf#

Zdoy wzhnnfyfj moy~hyj h ikz hcj mfll zo zdf nyovcj ~kzd h

lovj zdvj# Zdf ilooj nvwdfj ovz om dkw ~ovcjw myob zdf gyfhzvyf

hcj wzhkcfj zdf glfhy ~hzfy om zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy#

“Zdoy(‒ Wflfch gykfj hcj yhc vp zo dkb# Wdf ecflz ifwkjf

dkw ~ovcj hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj oc dkw wzobhgd# “Hyf {ov hll

ykndz?‒ Wdf zykfj zo goczyol dfy hcnfy zo~hyjw zdf gyfhzvyf#

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Bvllfy :98

Ckhbd ~hlefj o}fy zo Yhdkb hcj dflpfj dkb zo dkw mffz# Wdf

wbklfj h ikz hz dkb#

“[ov ~fyf iyh}f,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Yhdkb wbklfj hcj ilvwdfj

h lkzzlf, hw jkj Ckhbd#

Bhykh ~hlefj o}fy hcj plhgfj dfy dhcjw o}fy Zdoy‛w ~ovcjw,

dfhlkcn dkb kbbfjkhzfl{# “K dh}f h mfflkcn zdhz zdfyf ~kll if

boyf zdhz ~f bh{ dh}f zo fcgovczfy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

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Bvllfy :99

Moyz{"Wkt

oek mlfj zdyovnd zdf Dkczfylhcjw, wckmmkcn zdf nyovcj f}fy{

govplf om wzfpw df zooe# Zdf ckndz ~oyf oc# Zdf mvll booc

dvcn dknd kc zdf dfh}fcw hio}f, nlkwzfckcn hio}f zdf vcjkwzvyifj

gdhow myob jo~c iflo~# Zdf Gdkcfwf mot wckmmfj zdf hky vczkl hw

df goczkcvfj zo bhef dkw ~h{ o}fy zo~hyjw Zyocdfkb# Df zvycfj

dkw dfhj zo zdf jkyfgzkoc om zdf vcmhbklkhy myhnyhcgf hcj omm kc

zdf jkwzhcgf, df wh~ h govplf om Gfyifyvwfw oc gdhkcw zdhz ~fyf

dflj hcj nvhyjfj i{ zdf Bovczhkc Zyollw# Loek zdfc gyfpz vp

glowfy, bhekcn wvyf df ~hwc‛z wffc#

L

Ml{kcn o}fy zdf pkcf zyffw om zdf Dkczfylhcjw ~hw h lhynf

~dkzf hcj ilvf Gdkcfwf jyhnoc# Hz mkywz, Loek iflkf}fj zdf

Gdkcfwf jyhnoc zo if zdf Fbpyfww, moy wdf dhj wdhpf"wdkmzkcn

hiklkzkfw# Do~f}fy, zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc nh}f omm h }fy{

vcmhbklkhy wgfcz zdhz bhjf dkb iflkf}f zdhz kz ~hw coz zdf

Fbpyfww hz hll#

Dkw fhyw z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf hw df dfhyj zdf wovcj om ivwdfw

yvwzlkcn kc zdf jkwzhcgf# Df mlkcgdfj hcj xvkgel{ yollfj o}fy

zo zdf wkjf hw h govplf om gdhkcw wdoz zdyovnd zdf hky zo~hyjw

wobf om zdf bfc myob zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{# Loek xvkgel{ yhc ihge

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kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw hw df wh~ h glohefj mknvyf jhyz ovz myob

zdf zyffw ~kzd h mf~ zdyo~kcn eck}fw, bo}kcn w~kmzl{ hcj

wklfczl{ hgyoww zdf nyovcj# Hcozdfy mknvyf xvkgel{ mollo~fj

wvkz ~kzd h mf~ gdhkcw kc dkjjfc ~kzdkc zdf wlff}fw om zdf ilhge

hcj yfj glohe#

Loek ~hw mykndzfcfj, moy df dhj cf}fy wffc zdfwf z~o

ifmoyf# Zdf ocf ~kzd zdf zdyo~kcn eck}fw xvkgel{ zooe jo~c h

mf~ myob zdf hyb{ ~do ~fyf wkzzkcn hcj lh{kcn ifwkjf wobf om zdf

wkfnf zo~fyw# Hll zdf ~dklf, Loek dfhyj zdf mknvyf w~fhy vcjfy

dkw iyfhzd#

Zdf mknvyf ~kzd zdf gdhkcw wzoppfj hcj zvycfj zo mhgf dkw

gobphckoc# “[ov bvwz lfhyc zo goczyol {ovywflm,‒ df whkj kc h

jhye zocf#

Zdf ozdfy nyo~lfj# “K ghc‛z dflp kz,‒ df ihyefj# “Jofw kz

coz hnkzhzf {ov kc hc{ ~h{ zo eco~ zdhz df hl~h{w nfzw vw

kc}ol}fj kc zdfwf wkzvhzkocw?‒

Zdf ozdfy ~kzd zdf gdhkcw dflj vp dkw myff dhcj# “Wklfcgf

{ovywflm,‒ df whkj ghlbl{# “F}fc km df dhj coz nozzfc vw

kc}ol}fj, ~f ~ovlj dh}f dhj zo dflp cocfzdflfww#‒

Dkw gobphckoc nyo~lfj ovz om yhnf hcj zdyf~ ocf om dkw

zdyo~kcn eck}fw kczo zdf zdyohz om ocf om zdf woljkfyw ~do ~hw

wlffpkcn wovcjl{, ekllkcn dkb kcwzhczl{# Loek ~hw kcgyfjkil{

kbpyfwwfj i{ zdf mhgz zdhz zdf{ ~fyf hilf zo goc}fywf ~kzd fhgd

ozdfy hcj ekll omm phyz om zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ ~kzdovz ~hekcn oy

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jkwzvyikcn hc{ocf# “Kwc‛z kz ovy jvz{ zo pyozfgz zdf ocf ~do kw

~kzdovz wkc?‒ zdf ocf ~do dflj zdf gdhkcw hwefj#

“Df ~hw zdf ocf ~do ommfyfj zdf Fbpyfww dkw wfy}kgfw, hw

~fll hw ovyw zo pyozfgz zdf nkyl,‒ zdf ozdfy ihyefj ocgf hnhkc#

Df lkmzfj vp zdf dooj om dkw glohe hcj Loek go~fyfj h lkzzlf ovz

om mfhy# Dkw wekc ~hw kcgyfjkil{ phlf hcj nlkwzfcfj kc zdf

booclkndz# H ~dkzf wzykpf hppfhyfj oc zdf ykndz wkjf om dkw

ilhge dhky# Df ihyfj dkw zffzd hcj Loek nhwpfj zo wff zdhz df

dhj mhcnw lkef zdowf zdhz iflocn zo zdhz om h ]hbpkyf#

Dkw mykfcj bo}fj dkw dhcjw wlkndzl{ hcj zdf gdhkcw wdoz

zdyovnd zdf hky hcj jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf wlff}fw om dkw glohe#

“Hlzdovnd ]fcftvw kw cozdkcn bvgd om h mkndz moy vw,‒ df ifnhc,

“K eco~ zdhz zdf nkyl ghccoz mkndz hnhkcwz dkb hlocf# Wdf kw

wzkll lfhyckcn hiovz bhnkg hcj hlwo boyf hiovz dfywflm# Zdf

boyf wdf eco~w om dfy kjfczkz{, zdf boyf om h mkndzkcn gdhcgf

wdf dhw hnhkcwz ]fcftvw, moy wdf ghc vwf zdkw eco~lfjnf hnhkcwz

dkb# Moy zdf zkbf ifkcn, ~f hyf zdf ocl{ ocfw ~do ghc pyozfgz

dfy# ^f dh}f zo pyozfgz dfy moy zdf whef om Hybhnfjjoc hcj moy

zdf ~oylj#‒

Dkw gobphckoc nyo~lfj h ikz, ivz cojjfj dkw dfhj hll zdf

whbf kc hnyffbfcz# Df zdfc zvycfj zo mhgf ocf om zdf wkfnf

zo~fyw cfhyi{# Zdf ozdfy cojjfj hcj w~kmzl{ bo}fj dkw dhcj kc

zdhz jkyfgzkoc, wdoozkcn ovz wf}fyhl gdhkcw hz ocgf myob dkw

wlff}fw zo iykcn kz jo~c# Zdf gdhkcw ~yhppfj zdfbwfl}fw hyovcj

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zdf ihwf om zdf wkfnf zo~fy hcj ~kzd ocf wlkndz nfwzvyf om dkw

dhcj, zdf gdhkcw zkndzfcfj hcj ifnhc zo gyvwd zdf movcjhzkoc om

zdf zo~fy# Zdf wkfnf zo~fy zdfc ifnhc zo lfhc o}fy hcj kz mfll

kc zop om ocf om zdf Gfyifyvwfw zdhz dflpfj pvll zdf ihzzfykcn

yhb# Hz zdhz bobfcz, zdf wovcj om zdf ~hy ifll oc zop om zdf

ihzzfykcn yhb ifnhc zo ykcn hcj zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ h~oef# H

mf~ bobfczw lhzfy, zdf ~hy ifll oc zop om zdf P{yf ihge kc

Zyocdfkb ifnhc zo ykcn hw ~fll#

Loek xvkgel{ wgvyykfj hgyoww zdf nyovcj h~h{ myob zdowf z~o

kc mfhy zdhz zdf{ bh{ zy{ zo hzzhge dkb km zdf{ ecf~ df ~hw

zdfyf# Df xvkgel{ gdhcnfj kczo h dh~e hcj mlf~ vp kczo zdf we{

o}fy zo Zyocdfkb, wzkll ogghwkochll{ looekcn ihge hz zdfb#

Phyz om zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ movndz hnhkcwz zdf z~o glohefj

mknvyfw ~dklf zdf yfwz goczkcvfj zo hj}hcgf zo~hyjw zdf Zyocdfkb

^hll# Zdowf ~do opfyhzfj zdf ghzhpvlzw xvkgel{ ~fcz zo zdfky

wzhzkocw hcj ifnhc zo lhvcgd mkyfihllw hz zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{,

hkbkcn zdfb hz zdf wkfnf zo~fyw hcj zdf ihzzfykcn yhb#

Lhcjkcn oc zop om zdf ~hll, df ~hzgdfj hw zdf ocf ~kzd zdf

gdhkcw zooe jo~c wkfnf zo~fy hmzfy wkfnf zo~fy, ~dkgd ~ovlj zdfc

mhll oc zop om wobf om zdowf myob zdf hyb{# H lovj wgyffgd yhcn

zdyovnd zdf hky# Mk}f jyhnocw zooe zo zdf wekfw hcj jo}f kc

zo~hyjw zdf z~o mknvyfw ~do ~fyf dflpkcn Zyocdfkb mkndz# Ocf om

zdf mknvyfw zooe ovz h mf~ boyf zdyo~kcn eck}fw hcj zdyf~ zdfb

hz z~o om zdf jyhnocw zdhz jo}f kc zo~hyjw dkw jkyfgzkoc# H

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govplf om zdf eck}fw pkfygfj zdf vcjfyifll{ om ocf jyhnoc ~dklf

h mf~ boyf zoyf zdf ~kcn bfbiyhcfw om zdf ozdfy#

Dkw gobphckoc vwfj dkw gdhkcw zo mkndz hnhkcwz zdf ozdfy

zdyff jyhnocw# Df bo}fj dkw dhcjw ~kzd nyfhz mkcfwwf hcj nyhgf

hcj wf}fyhl gdhkcw wdoz vp kc zdf hky hcj ~yhppfj zdfbwfl}fw

hyovcj zdf jyhnoc kc myocz om dkb ~dklf xvkgel{ bo}kcn dkw myff

dhcj kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc zo hzzhge zdf jyhnoc myob ifdkcj#

Loek zdfc mlf~ kczo zdf gdhow hcj gdhcnfj ihge kczo h mot

hmzfy df lhcjfj oc zdf nyovcj hnhkc# Df xvkgel{ wgvyykfj

zdyovnd zdf ihzzlf wgfcf o}fy zo~hyjw zdf z~o glohefj mknvyfw#

Df lkmzfj vp dkw lhynf zhkl hcj wzyvge kz hnhkcwz zdf nyovcj# H

ivywz om mlhbf hppfhyfj kc zdf nyovcj hcj gyfhzfj h gkygvlhy

ihyykfy zo pyozfgz dkbwflm hlocn ~kzd zdf z~o myob zdf

Woygfyfy‛w bfc# Zdf ocf ~do dflj dkw zdyo~kcn eck}fw looefj

jo~c hz Loek kc h ikz om ihmmlfbfcz, ivz wbklfj h lkzzlf# Loek

~hw h ikz hmyhkj om zdf wbklf, ivz df vcjfywzooj zdhz zdf{ iozd

ecf~ zdhz zdf{ ~fyf ~oyekcn zonfzdfy#

“^dfyf kw df hc{~h{?‒ df nyo~lfj hz zdf ocf ~do ~hw

goczyollkcn zdf gdhkcw#

Df looefj hyovcj dkb moy h bobfcz hcj wvbbocfj dkw gdhkcw

ihge kczo dkw wlff}fw hnhkc hcj glowfj dkw f{fw# “K iflkf}f

zdhz df mollo~fj zdf nkyl kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj#

“Df kw h wdhpf"wdkmzfy lkef zdhz om zdf Fbpyfww, wo hw zo coz

jyh~ hzzfczkoc zo dkbwflm#‒

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“Eco~kcn dkb,‒ dkw gobphckoc nyo~lfj, “Df pyoihil{ ~ovlj

zy{ zo bhef dkbwflm eco~c zo Wflfch oc pvypowf#‒

Zdf ozdfy gdvgelfj wlkndzl{ hcj cojjfj# “K ~ovlj coz if

wvypykwfj km df jkj#‒ Df zdfc nfczl{ mlkgefyfj dkw dhcjw hcj

gdhkcw hppfhyfj ocgf boyf, jfwzyo{kcn phyzw om zdf hyb{ zdhz

wvyyovcjfj zdfb kc zdfky pyozfgzk}f ihyykfy om mkyf#

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Moyz{"Wf}fc

doy ~oiilfj h lkzzlf hw df hzzfbpzfj zo wzhcj oc hll movyw

hcj ifnhc zo wgyhzgd dkbwflm ~dfyf dkw ~ovcjw ~fyf fhylkfy

ifmoyf Bhykh dfhlfj zdfb# Wflfch lfhcfj vp hnhkcwz dkb hcj dflj

vp dfy w~oyj, ~dkgd ~hw wzhkcfj ~kzd ilhge ilooj# Wdf iyfhzdfj

hcj dfh}fj dfh}kl{, mfflkcn kcgyfjkil{ ftdhvwzfj# Zdoy hygdfj

dkw cfge hcj cvjnfj dfy wdovljfy ~kzd dkw cowf#

Z

Jo coz myfz, lkzzlf ocf, df ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch looefj ihge

vp hz dkb hcj plhgfj ocf dhcj oc dkw cowf hw h govplf om zfhyw

zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf# Wdf nlhcgfj o}fy hz Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb#

Yhdkb ~hw glfhckcn dkw w~oyjw i{ ~kpkcn zdf ilooj omm zdf ilhjfw

~kzd dkw yoifw# Bhykh ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf jfhj ghyghww om zdf

G{yofyfhzd hcj pvllfj ovz dfy zdyo~kcn eck}fw#

“K‛b hmyhkj zo eco~ ~dhz flwf kw kc zdkw gh}fyc,‒ Yhdkb

~dkwpfyfj, dkw ioj{ wdhekcn h lkzzlf# Ckhbd cojjfj kc

hnyffbfcz#

“K hb zoo,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “[ov jo coz dh}f zo

hggobphc{ bf hc{ mvyzdfy km zdkw hj}fczvyf yfhll{ iozdfyw {ov#

Km hc{zdkcn, zdkw kw wvppowfj zo if b{ aovycf{ hlocf#‒

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Yhdkb cojjfj, ivz Bhykh ghbf vp myob ifdkcj dkb hcj Ckhbd#

“K ~kll hz lfhwz goczkcvf zo no mvyzdfy ~kzd {ov, Wflfch,‒ wdf

whkj#

Wflfch dokwzfj dfywflm oc zop om Zdoy‛w whjjlf ocgf boyf

hcj nyhiifj dkw yfkcw# “K jo coz ~kwd zo ivyjfc hc{ om {ov,‒

Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#

“^f ~kll no h lkzzlf mvyzdfy ~kzd {ov,‒ Ckhbd whkj# “Ivz

km kz ifgobfw zoo bvgd, zdfc K ~kll ~hcz zo lfh}f# K‛b woyy{ km

kz f}fy jofw gobf zo zdhz pokcz#‒

“K vcjfywzhcj gobplfzfl{,‒ Wflfch whkj, mfflkcn hmyhkj om

~dhz flwf ~ovlj if ~kzdkc zdf gh}fyc# Zdoy ~hlefj mvyzdfy kczo

zdf gh}fyc, zdf lkndz wlo~l{ mhjkcn hw zdf{ ~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf

fczyhcgf#

Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf nyovcj, zdf wovcjw

iovcgkcn omm zdf gh}fyc ~hllw# Zdoy wzoppfj ~hlekcn hw df wzkll

dhj ocf om dkw mffz kc bkj hky#

“^dhz‛w ~yocn?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

Zdoy hygdfj dkw cfge zo cozkgf hc olj zdkge pkfgf om yopf

~hw ghvndz kc dkw zhlocw# Wflfch lo~fyfj dfy dfhj hw ~fll, ivz

wdf dfhyj wobfzdkcn ifkcn wdoz kczo zdf hky# Wdf xvkgel{ zooe

ovz dfy wdkflj hw h wpfhy mlf~ ovz om zdf jhyecfww# Zdf wpfhy

dkz dfy wdkflj avwz hw Wflfch dflj kz vp zo dfy mhgf# Kz mfll

zo zdf nyovcj ifwkjf Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd‛w mffz#

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“Wflfch(‒ Ckhbd nhwpfj ovz# Dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj ~kzd mfhy#

“[ov govlj dh}f iffc ekllfj avwz co~(‒

Wflfch lo~fyfj dfy wdkflj zo looe ihge hz Ckhbd, dfy f{fw

wlo~l{ ifgobkcn hjavwzfj zo zdf jhyecfww zdhz wvyyovcjfj dfy#

Kz hppfhyfj zdhz Ckhbd ~hw boyf mykndzfcfj hiovz ~dhz avwz

dhppfcfj zdhc Wflfch ~hw#

“Jofw kz coz gocgfyc {ov hc{?‒ Ckhbd hwefj Wflfch# Wflfch

jkj coz eco~ ~dhz zo wh{5 wdf ~hw hlyfhj{ ftpfgzkcn ozdfyw

~hczkcn zo ekll dfy, moy wdf dhj zo jfhl ~kzd kz moy zdf lhwz

movyzffc {fhyw om dfy lkmf wo kz ~hw cozdkcn cf~ zo dfy# Kz

wzkll mykndzfcfj dfy zo wobf ftzfcz, ivz Wflfch ghc dhcjlf kz,

jfwpkzf do~ {ovcn wdf ~hw#

“^f cffj zo if iyh}f,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj hcj bfczkocfj moy

Zdoy zo goczkcvf zo hj}hcgf mvyzdfy# Bhykh gocgfhlfj dfywflm

~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w kc ghwf om ~dhzf}fy bh{ dhppfc cftz#

Zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy wlo~l{ jykfj vp myob vcjfycfhzd zdfky mffz

hw zdf nyovp bhjf zdfky ~h{ zo~hyjw zdf fcj om zdf gh}fyc#

Wflfch ~h}fj dfy dhcj hcj ghyykfj h wbhll mlhbf kc zdf phlb om

dfy dhcj, coz ~hczkcn zo ~hwzf dfy fcfyn{ i{ pfymoybkcn bhnkg,

ivz wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf dhj zo kc zdkw ghwf# Myob ~dhz wdf wh~,

zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn ftgfpz moy h ~hll zdhz ilogefj zdfky phzd#

Do~f}fy, kz hppfhyfj zo if zdf }fy{ ihge om zdf gh}fyc, moy

zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn zdhz wdo~fj hw zo do~ zdkw ~hll govlj if

yfbo}fj#

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Bvllfy :78

“Wflfch, ~dhz jo ~f jo cftz?‒ Yhdkb hwefj, myhczkghll{

looekcn hyovcj dkb#

“Zdkw nyovcj jofw coz mffl wolkj,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf

ecflz oc zdf nyovcj hcj plhgfj ocf dhcj oc zdf jkyz# Ckhbd

wxvkczfj hw wdf nfczl{ pyfwwfj dfy mkcnfyw hnhkcwz zdf womz

nyovcj#

“^dhz jo {ov bfhc kz jofwc‛z mffl wolkj?‒ Wflfch jkj zdf

whbf hcj gyvwdfj h govplf om jkyz glojw kc dfy dhcj# Bhykh

wvibfynfj myob zdf wdhjo~w hcj wzooj cftz zo Zdoy#

“^f ghccoz wzh{ kc ocf plhgf moy zoo locn dfyf,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj# “^f cffj zo if ghyfmvl ~dfc ~hlekcn ihge dfyf#‒

Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo Zdoy hcj nyhiifj dkw yfkcw, lfhjkcn

dkb h~h{ myob zdf jfhj fcj om zdf gh}fyc, ivz hw wooc hw df zooe

ocf wzfp, zdf nyovcj ifcfhzd dkw mffz wvce kc h lkzzlf#

Wflfch‛w dfhyz wekppfj h ifhz hw wdf mflz phyz om zdf nyovcj

ifcfhzd dfy mffz wdhef h lkzzlf hcj nk}f ovz myob zdfky gobikcfj

~fkndz# Zdf kcwkjf om zdf gh}fyc zdfc ifnhc zo wdhef, iovljfyw

mhllkcn myob zdf gfklkcn#

“^f cffj zo nfz ovz om dfyf(‒ Yhdkb wdykfefj hcj nyhiifj

Ckhbd‛w hyb zo pvll dfy kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc# Do~f}fy, h mf~

iovljfyw mfll kc myocz om zdfb myob zdf gfklkcn, ilogekcn zdfky

ftkz#

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Wflfch xvkgel{ noz ihge oczo Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj dflpfj zdf

ozdfyw hw ~fll# Hw wooc hw Yhdkb pvz dkw mooz kczo zdf wzkyyvp

om zdf whjjlf, zdf mlooy gollhpwfj myob vcjfycfhzd#

Zdf gh}fyc gollhpwfj kc oc kzwflm, zdf yogew mhllkcn myob

zdf gfklkcn# Hll mk}f om zdfb mfll zdyovnd zdf nyovcj kczo h

nkhcz hi{ww om jhyecfww#

Zdoy pvbpfj dkw ~kcnw, jojnfj hll zdf mhllkcn yogew, zy{kcn

zo ml{ ihge zo~hyjw zdf wvymhgf vczkl Wflfch pvllfj dhyj oc dkw

yfkcw, oyjfykcn dkb zo ml{ jo~c kcwzfhj#

^f joc‛z eco~ ~dhz‛w jo~c zdfyf( Zdoy ftglhkbfj#

Avwz no( ^f ghc‛z no ihge( Wflfch whkj zdyovnd nykzzfj

zffzd# Zdoy dfwkzhzfj, ivz zdfc jo}f jo~c kczo zdf hi{ww ~kzd

mhllkcn iovljfyw# Df zvgefj kc dkw ~kcnw, ml{kcn hz kcgyfjkilf

}flogkz{ hcj jojnkcn zdf iovljfyw hcj yogew zdhz ghbf zvbilkcn

myob vp hio}f#

Zdoy mlf~ jo~c f}fc boyf vczkl zdf{ ~fyf lfj zo h gdhbify

mkllfj ~kzd lh}h# Zdf iovljfyw gyhwdfj jo~c kczo zdf lh}h pkz#

Wflfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj zo pyozfgz dfywflm hcj zdf ozdfyw myob

zdf wplhwdkcn bhnbh myob zdf iovljfyw# W~fhz jykppfj jo~c dfy

mhgf hw zdf dfhz jyhwzkghll{ yowf# Oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf

gdhbify ~hw h lhynf jooy~h{ zdhz wfy}fj hw hc ftkz ovz om zdf

lh}h pkz#

Wflfch dflj oc zkndzl{ zo Zdoy‛w yfkcw hw df jojnfj zdyovnd

hll zdf iovljfyw zdhz lhcjfj kc zdf lh}h pkz# Zdoy ogghwkochll{

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mlf~ vp dkndfy zo ftzfcj ovz dkw ~kcnw zo ml{ hw mhwz hw df

govlj zo~hyjw zdf ftkz#

[ov ghc jo kz, Zdoy( Wdf ftglhkbfj# Wdf dfhyj dkb nyo~l kc

zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hw df pvbpfj dkw ~kcnw f}fc dhyjfy zo ml{

mhwzfy# Yhdkb wdykfefj f}fc boyf hcj nyhiifj Wflfch‛w

wdovljfyw, pokczkcn hz zdf ftkz#

“Wflfch, ~f dh}f h lkzzlf pyoilfb,‒ Yhdkb whkj# Wflfch

cozkgfj zdhz zdf wzocf jooy ifnhc zo glowf omm zdf ftkz ovz om

zdf lh}h pkz# Zdf yogew hcj iovljfyw myob zdf gfklkcn goczkcvfj

zo mhll hcj wplhwdfj kczo zdf bolzfc yoge# Zdoy qkppfj zdyovnd

zdf gdhbify ifmoyf zdf wzocf jooy oc zdf ozdfy wkjf glowfj#

Zdoy bhjf kz kc bfyf wfgocjw ifmoyf zdf wzocf jooy wdvz kzwflm#

Zdf yvbilkcn wzoppfj hcj hll ~hw xvkfz hnhkc#

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Moyz{"Fkndz

flfch hlbowz mfll omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf hmzfy df lhcjfj myob

zdf mykndzfckcn mlkndz fhylkfy# Yhdkb ~hw phyhl{qfj ~kzd

wdoge hcj mfhy, moy df govlj coz bo}f myob dkw wpoz# Bhykh

looefj o}fy hz dkb hcj yollfj dfy f{fw ovz om kyykzhzkoc# Ckhbd

~hw wdhekcn hcj wdf mfll omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf, lhcjkcn oc dfy ihge#

Wdf govlj coz goczyol dfy dhcjw wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy#

W

“Co~ ~f ghccoz no ihge,‒ Yhdkb whkj xvkfzl{, looekcn ihge

hz zdf wfhlfj vp fczyhcgf~h{# “Zdf fczkyf gh}fyc gh}fj kc oc

kzwflm hcj ~f‛yf zyhppfj kc zdf jfiykw#‒

Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj h mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj

jo~c dfy mhgf# Wdf fcjhcnfyfj dfywflm hcj hll om dfy mykfcjw#

Wflfch ~hw coz xvkzf wo wvyf hw zo ~dfzdfy oy coz zdkw ~hw zdf

whbf phzd~h{ zo~hyjw zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Do~f}fy, kz jkj coz

bhzzfy hc{boyf km zdf{ ~fyf wzkll oc zdf ykndz phzd5 ~dhz

gocgfycfj Wflfch f}fc boyf ~hw zdf mhgz zdhz co~ wdf hcj hll om

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dfy jfhyfwz hcj glowfwz mykfcjw ~fyf zyhppfj vcjfynyovcj hcj

zdhz zdfyf ~hw co ~h{ ovz#

“^dhz jo ~f jo co~?‒ Ckhbd xvkfzl{ hwefj, glowkcn dfy f{fw

hcj jyoppkcn dfy locnio~ zo zdf nyovcj i{ dfy mffz# Wflfch

wdooe dfy dfhj, ivz jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn zo dfy xvfwzkoc# Wdf

~hw vcwvyf om ~dhz zo jo# Wdf hlbowz dhj f}fy{ocf kc dfy nyovp

ekllfj myob zdf gollhpwkcn gh}fyc5 Wflfch ~hw hmyhkj zo bhef hc{

boyf mvzvyf jfgkwkocw yfnhyjkcn iozd dfywflm hcj dfy mykfcjw#

“Wdovlj ~f hzzfbpz zo mkcj h ~h{ ovz om dfyf?‒ Bhykh

xvkfzl{ hwefj# Wflfch looefj vp hcj wkndfj# Wdf wzoppfj vp oc

dfy mffz hcj ifnhc zo ~hle moy~hyj kczo zdf jhyecfww#

Wflfch, Zdoy xvkfzl{ whkj, zhekcn h wzfp kc dfy jkyfgzkoc#

Wdf jkj coz yfwpocj zo dfy jyhnoc, ivz kcwzfhj goczkcvfj zo

pyfww moy~hyj# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf hw dfy dfhyz

zdvbpfj dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz, zdkcekcn om do~ wdf hcj zdf

ozdfyw ~ovlj pyoihil{ wlo~l{ wvmmoghzf zdfyf# Zdf zdovndz om

zdkw zfyykmkfj dfy hcj wdf ifnhc zo gy{ f}fc boyf# B{ jfhy,

Zdoy whkj hnhkc# Plfhwf, hllo~ bf zo gobmoyz {ov kc hc{ ~h{#

Wflfch kncoyfj dkb ocgf hnhkc hw wdf ~hlefj boyf kczo zdf

jhyecfww# Wdf fbiyhgfj dfywflm hcj dfy moozwzfpw ifghbf

kcgyfhwkcnl{ dfh}{# Do~f}fy, hmzfy looekcn vp, wdf wh~ h mhkcz

pvyplf nlo~# Wflfch wxvkczfj dfy f{fw hw wdf wooc iyoef kczo h

wpykcz#

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“Wflfch?‒ Ckhbd zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~ zdhz wdf dhj lfmz

zdfb# “^dfyf hyf {ov nokcn?‒

“Jkj {ov mkcj h ~h{ ovz?‒ Yhdkb hwefj, yvcckcn hmzfy dfy#

Bhykh hcj Ckhbd looefj hz fhgd ozdfy hcj wdooe zdfky dfhjw

ifmoyf mollo~kcn Yhdkb#

Wflfch wvjjfcl{ mflz h ikz ftgkzfj hcj dhppkfy zo zdkce

zdhz zdf{ ~fyf pfydhpw wzkll oc zdf ykndz phzd zo~hyjw zdf

gy{wzhl wevll# ^kzd zdhz zdovndz pfy}hjkcn dfy bkcj, wdf hlwo

iflkf}fj zdhz zdf{ ~ovlj hlwo mkcj h ~h{ ovz om zdf gh}fyc hw

~fll# H wbklf plh{fj oc dfy lkpw hcj wdf ~kpfj dfy zfhyw h~h{

hz zdfwf zdovndzw#

Wdf fczfyfj h gdhbify ~dfyf zdf pvyplf lkndz ghbf myob# Oc

fkzdfy wkjf om zdf fczyhcgf~h{ om zdf gdhbify ~fyf z~o zoygdfw

lkz ~kzd pvyplf mkyf# Wdf looefj hyovcj hcj cozkgfj oc zdf

ozdfy wkjf om zdf gdhbify ~hw hcozdfy jooy zdhz pfydhpw wfy}fj

hw hc ftkz ~kzd z~o lkz zoygdfw oc fkzdfy wkjf om kz hw ~fll#

Ckhbd, Yhdkb, Bhykh, hcj Zdoy mkchll{ ghvndz vp ~kzd dfy#

Yhdkb pvwdfj Wflfch ovz om zdf ~h{ hcj pokczfj hz zdf jooy oc

zdf ozdfy wkjf#

“Jo {ov yfgeoc zdhz kw ovy ~h{ ovz?‒ df hwefj# Wflfch

wdooe dfy dfhj#

“Km hc{zdkcn,‒ wdf ifnhc, “kz govlj lfhj vw kczo hcozdfy

gdhbify kc zdf jkyfgzkoc om zdf gy{wzhl wevll#‒ Wflfch ifnhc zo

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Df io~fj hcj wo jkj Wflfch, dopkcn zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz dh}f

zo goczkcvf zo looe hz dkw yf}olzkcn mhgf# Wflfch ~hlefj

ihge~hyjw h lkzzlf, hw jkj zdf bhc# Df dflj vp dkw w~oyj zo dkw

mhgf# Wdf jkj zdf whbf# Moy h locn zkbf, zdf{ wzh{fj zdfyf,

f{fkcn fhgd ozdfy ~kzd zdfky w~oyjw kc powkzkoc#

Wflfch ~hkzfj moy dkb zo wzykef mkywz, hlzdovnd hmzfy h

~dklf locnfy, wdf iflkf}fj zdhz wdf ~hw zo bhef dfy bo}f# Wdf

bo}fj dfy w~oyj hcj wzhyzfj hmzfy zdf bhc# Df avbpfj dknd kc

zdf hky hmzfy wdf lvcnfj kc hmzfy dkb hcj lhcjfj ifdkcj Wflfch#

Dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj hw wdf wh~ do~ xvkgel{ df bo}fj#

Wdf dfhyj Yhdkb wxvfhl kc zdf ihgenyovcj# “If ghyfmvl(‒ df

wdovzfj vczkl Ckhbd pvllfj dkb ovz om wkndz, ifgeockcn moy dkb

zo if xvkfz#

Zdf bhc zykfj zo hzzhge dfy myob ifdkcj# Wflfch xvkgel{

zvycfj hyovcj hcj ilogefj dkw hzzhge# Wdf gkyglfj hyovcj zdf

mkflj5 df jkj zdf whbf# Zdf doojfj mknvyf ifnhc zo boge dfy#

“[ov joc‛z eco~ ~do K hb, jo {ov?‒ df dkwwfj hz dfy#

Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy# Df lhvndfj bogekcnl{# “Jo {ov yfbfbify

zdowf jyfhbw zdhz {ov dhj ~dfc {ov ~fyf {ovcnfy?‒ Wflfch hlbowz

myoqf kc dfy powkzkoc# “[fw,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Zdf Woygfyfy

plhczfj zdowf jyfhbw ~kzdkc {ovy bkcj ~dfc {ov ~fyf {ovcnfy#

Zdf ocl{ yfhwoc ~d{ df govljc‛z jo zdhz co~ kw ifghvwf {ovy

jyhnoc pyozfgzfj {ovy bkcj# Do~f}fy, K hb coz xvkzf wvyf km {ov

yfbfbify bf myob zdowf jyfhbw oy coz# K hb ~dhz ozdfyw ~ovlj

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ghll hw zdf Jf}kl‛w moynf bhwzfy#‒ Df wbklfj# Wflfch nhwpfj,

mfflkcn h lkzzlf boyf hmyhkj om dkb# “K bhjf h phgz ~kzd zdf

Jf}kl dkbwflm zo nhkc zdkw po~fy# K dh}f zdf hiklkz{ zo gyfhzf

hc{ woyz om gyfhzvyf zdhz K hlocf ghc goczyol# K gyfhzfj zdf

Bhygvpo wchef zdhz jh{ zo gdhwf jo~c hmzfy Nvcjkwhl}vw moy zdf

wfgyfz# Co~, K dh}f {ov dfyf# ]fcftvw oyjfyfj bf zo gobf dfyf

zo ~hyj {ov omm hcj zo ekll {ov km K bvwz# K hb Hyh~c, ocf om

dkw bowz zyvwzfj mollo~fyw#‒

Wflfch avbpfj ~dfc df wvjjfcl{ hzzhgefj hnhkc, hcj ~fcz moy

hcozdfy hzzhge zo~hyjw dkw hyb# Zdf bhc jkj h ihge mlkp,

lhcjkcn kc myocz om zdf jooy# Wflfch dflj dfy w~oyj vp hnhkc#

Zdf bhc dflj vp dkw w~oyj hcj yhc hmzfy dfy# Df hkbfj moy dfy

mffz, ivz wdf avbpfj hcj zykfj zo hzzhge dkb dfhj"oc# Zdf

ilhjfw nh}f omm h bfzhllkg wovcj ~dfc zdf{ glhwdfj zonfzdfy#

Wdf jkjc‛z dh}f zkbf zo yfhgz ~kzd zdf hzzhge om zdf bhc‛w

jfhjl{ ilhjf# Df wlhwdfj dkw w~oyj hz dfy hyb, zdf zkp om dkw

ilhjf gvzzkcn kczo dfy mlfwd# Wflfch wdykfefj hcj wgyfhbfj ovz

~kzd phkc hcj hnoc{ hw wdf mfll zo zdf nyovcj ~kzd dfy w~oyj

wzkll kc dfy dhcjw# Hyh~c wbklfj bhlf}olfczl{ hw df wzooj o}fy

dfy ~kzd dkw ilhjf pokczfj jo~c hz dfy#

“[ov eco~ zdf pfchlz{ moy lowkcn h wphyykcn bhzgd,‒ df whkj

goljl{# Wflfch nlhyfj hz dkb zdyovnd dfy dhky ~kzd ilooj

wzhkckcn dfy mhgf# Wdf dflj vp dfy w~oyj hcj xvkgel{ noz zo dfy

mffz, zdf hcnfy ykwkcn ~kzdkc dfy#

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Bvllfy ::0

Ghyfmvl, b{ jfhy, Zdoy ghvzkocfj# Wflfch cojjfj kc

yfwpocwf hcj ocgf hnhkc iyovndz zdf w~oyj vp zo dfy mhgf,

~hkzkcn moy hcozdfy hzzhge# Hyh~c gdvgelfj wlkndzl{ hcj wlhwdfj

hz dfy, zy{kcn zo ecoge dfy w~oyj ovz om dfy dhcjw# Wdf ilogefj

dkw hzzhgew hcj hkbfj moy dkw wkjf, effpkcn h nykp oc zdf dhcjlf

wo hw zo coz hllo~ dkb zo ~kc#

Hmzfy ~dhz wffbfj lkef dovyw om mkndzkcn, Wflfch dhj zdf

bhc goycfyfj# Wdf ecogefj dkw w~oyj ovz om dkw dhcjw hcj kz

~fcz ml{kcn hgyoww zdf mkflj# Wdf plhgfj dfy ilhjf kc myocz om

zdf bhc‛w cfge, kcjkghzkcn dfy }kgzoy{# Zdoy dvbbfj ~kzd

jflkndz#

Zdf bhc wbklfj bhlf}olfczl{ ocgf hnhkc# “[fw, {ov ~kc zdkw

ihzzlf# Ivz ghc {ov ~kc zdf ~hy?‒ Df zdfc }hckwdfj kc myocz om

dfy ~kzd h pvmm om ilhge wboef zdhz wooc jkwwkphzfj kczo zdf hky

hw ~fll hw dkw w~oyj#

Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd yhc ovz kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf wphyykcn mkflj

hcj Yhdkb ifnhc zo pyhkwf dkw govwkc#

“Zdhz ~hw iykllkhcz(‒ df ftglhkbfj# Wflfch ~hw wzkll

iyfhzdkcn dfh}kl{ myob zdf bhzgd# Wdf vwfj zdf wlff}fw om dfy

yoifw zo ~kpf omm zdf ilooj myob dfy moyfdfhj#

Ckhbd zkndzl{ dvnnfj dfy, ivz xvkgel{ lfz no# “[ov ~fyf

hbhqkcn,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj Bhykh cojjfj kc hnyffbfcz# Wflfch

wbklfj h ikz hcj glfhcfj zdf ilooj omm dfy ilhjf ~kzd dfy yoifw

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Bvllfy ::8

ifmoyf ~hlekcn o}fy zo zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf wphyykcn mkflj

zo~hyjw zdf ftkz jooy#

Do~f}fy, wdf dfhyj h lovj wovcj gobkcn myob zdf ozdfy wkjf

om zdf gdhbify jooy# Wflfch pvllfj dfy w~oyj hcj wdkflj ovz

ocgf hnhkc, yfhj{ moy ~dhzf}fy bh{ gobf zdyovnd# Zdoy pyfphyfj

dkbwflm, jknnkcn dkw glh~w kczo zdf nyovcj# Yhdkb vcwdfhzdfj

dkw z~o w~oyjw hcj Ckhbd zooe ovz dfy locnio~ hcj zdyff hyyo~w#

Bhykh gocgfhlfj dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w hcj ~fcz kcwkjf zdf

cftz gdhbify zdyovnd zdf gyhgew#

Bobfczw lhzfy, zdf jooy ivwzfj opfc hcj ovz ghbf hc

fcoybovw gyfhzvyf ~kzd dvcjyfjw om f{fw hll o}fy kzw ioj{# Kz

~hw hlbowz hw ikn hw Zdoy, ~hlekcn oc hll movy lfnw, wchppkcn

kzw mhcnw hz zdf movy om zdfb# Kz zooe oc zdf moyb om h

nykmmkc"lkef gyfhzvyf ~kzd dvcjyfjw om f{fw hll o}fy kzw ioj{,

hppfhykcn zo if kcgyfjkil{ dkjfovw#

“Zdhz‛w hc Hynvw Phcopzfw,‒ Ckhbd nhwpfj, “Kz‛w chbf bfhcw

—hll wffkcn‛#‒

Wflfch dflj dfy w~oyj vp hcj wlhwdfj hz kz# Kz ihgefj h~h{

hcj ~fcz hmzfy dfy# Zdoy mlf~ zo dfy hkj, zy{kcn zo jkn dkw

glh~w kczo zdf gyfhzvyf‛w mlfwd# Df pkfygfj dkw zhlocw kczo zdf

f{fw cfhy kzw vcjfyifll{ hcj kz nh}f ovz h zfyykm{kcn hcj lovj

wdykfe ovz om phkc# Kz zvycfj hyovcj hcj zykfj zo hzzhge Zdoy

~dklf hz zdf whbf zkbf mkndzkcn omm Wflfch#

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Bvllfy ::9

Ckhbd wdoz h mf~ hyyo~w cfhy zdf ihwf om kzw cfge, lhcjkcn

oc wf}fyhl om kzw f{fw# Kz gykfj ovz ocgf hnhkc hcj ifnhc zo

ml{ hyovcj zdf kcwkjf om zdf gdhbify#

Wflfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj zo iloge wobf om kzw hzzhgew hw

kz zykfj zo hzzhge dfy myob hio}f ~kzd kzw glh~w# Do~f}fy, ocf

om zdf ilo~w wfcz dfy hgyoww zdf nyovcj, dfy wdkflj mhllkcn ovz

om dfy nyhwp# Zdf gyfhzvyf ~hw fcyhnfj# Kz mlf~ hgyoww zdf

yoob, ecogekcn ocf om zdf zoygdfw zo zdf wzocf mlooy#

Zdoy mlf~ o}fydfhj hcj hzzhgefj myob hio}f# Df opfcfj vp

dkw bovzd hcj zykfj zo ikzf zdf gyfhzvyf, wkcekcn dkw mhcnw kczo

kzw mlfwd# Yhdkb zdfc ghbf vp myob ifdkcj ~dklf Bhykh fbfynfj

myob zdf wdhjo~w jo~c iflo~ zo dflp ~kzd zdf mkndz hw ~fll#

Wflfch looefj vp hcj zykfj zo wlhwd hz zdf gyfhzvyf ~kzd

dfy w~oyj hw kz lhcjfj oc zop om dfy# Kz wxvfhlfj hcj zykfj zo

hzzhge dfy hnhkc# Kz dhj dfy goycfyfj, hcj Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~

~dhz zo jo#

Zdoy lvcnfj myob zdf hky hcj pvwdfj zdf gyfhzvyf omm dfy#

Df ykppfj zdf Hynvw Phcopzfw opfc, ivz kz bhchnfj zo pvwd Zdoy

omm# Zdf Hynvw Phcopzfw zdyf~ dkb o}fy hz zdf ~hll hcj

hppyohgdfj dkb# Zdoy opfcfj dkw bovzd hnhkc, ivz zdkw zkbf, df

jkj coz zy{ zo ikzf zdf gyfhzvyf#

Wflfch hcj zdf ozdfyw wzoppfj mkndzkcn, hw ~fll hw zdf

Hynvw Phcopzfw# Kz ~hw coz mkyf zdhz ghbf myob Zdoy‛w bovzd,

ivz kcwzfhj h ivywz om lkndz# Df wzooj vp ioljl{ hcj pyovjl{ oc

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Bvllfy ::7

hll movyw ~kzd dkw bovzd ~kjf opfc# Kc dkw bovzd hppfhyfj zo if

hc oyi om lkndz zdhz bhjf zdf gyfhzvyf wdykfe ovz om phkc# Zdf

oyi zdfc jfgyfhwfj kc wkqf ifmoyf kz kcgyfhwfj hnhkc, wpyfhjkcn

hll hgyoww zdf yoob# Zdf Hynvw Phcopzfw wdykfefj ocgf hnhkc hw

zdf lkndz ilkcjfj zdf gyfhzvyf, jkwhilkcn kz myob hzzhgekcn#

Wflfch ~hw coz wvyf om ~dhz zo bhef om zdkw wkzvhzkoc, moy wdf

~hw pfzykmkfj kc dfy wpoz# Do~f}fy, wdf movcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo

bo}f hcj ifnhc zo wlhwd dfy w~oyj hz zdf gyfhzvyf# Kz wdykfefj

hcj mfll zo zdf nyovcj, ivz kz wzkll coz hilf zo hzzhge#

Wflfch zdfc zooe dfy w~oyj hcj wzhiifj kz kc kzw gdfwz

~dklf Bhykh, Yhdkb, hcj Ckhbd hzzhgefj kz hz ocgf# Kz nh}f ovz

hcozdfy gy{ kc phkc hcj kc h mf~ bobfczw, kz ~hw jfhj# Kzw ioj{

zdfc jkwkczfnyhzfj zdyovnd zdf gyhgew#

“Zdoy,‒ Wflfch whkj iyfhzdlfwwl{ hw dfy jyhnoc lo~fyfj dkw

dfhj ocgf hnhkc# Df wbklfj hcj wpyfhj ovz dkw ~kcnw# “[ov… {ov

lfhycfj do~ zo goczyol lkndz(‒

Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb ~kzd jflkndz# Zdhz K ghc, df whkj

dhppkl{# Wflfch lkbpfj o}fy zo dkb hcj lhcjfj oc zdf nyovcj

ifwkjf dkw ilooj{ zhlocw, lfhckcn vp hnhkcwz dkb# Wdf zooe h

jffp iyfhzd hcj wbklfj# Yhdkb, Ckhbd, hcj Bhykh ~fyf wzkll

zy{kcn zo yfgo}fy myob zdfky wdoge hw ~fll o}fy Zdoy‛w cf~

hiklkz{#

Zdoy‛w booj zdfc gdhcnfj myob dhppkcfww zo hctkfz{# Wflfch

cozkgfj zdkw hcj looefj hyovcj zdf gdhbify# Zdfyf ~hw h lovj

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wgyffgd hcj h nkhcz Wpdkct mlf~ hio}f zdfky dfhjw ovz om zdf

jhyecfww# Kz lhcjfj kc myocz om zdfb oc zop om h lhynf iovljfy

cfhy hc hi{ww hcj wxvh~efj hnhkc# Zdf lhynf hi{ww ~hw mkllfj

~kzd wdhyp yogew hcj om zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy zdhz mlo~fj vcjfynyovcj#

Wflfch nhwpfj hz zdf wkndz om zdf Wpdkct hcj Zdoy ihyfj dkw

mhcnw#

[ov hyf coz pfybkzzfj zo phww if{ocj zdkw pokcz, zdf Wpdkct

whkj zflfphzdkghll{ zo hll om zdfb# Kz nlhyfj hz Wflfch hcj

yvmmlfj kzw ~kcnw#

[ov hyf zdf ocf zdhz zdf{ glhkb kw ~kzdovz wkc, zdf Wpdkct

whkj hnhkc zo dfy# K hb pfybkzzfj zo hllo~ ocl{ {ov zo phww km

{ov ghc nvfww zdf ykndz hcw~fy zo b{ ykjjlf# Km {ov nvfww zdf

goyyfgz hcw~fy zo b{ ykjjlf, zdfc {ov hcj {ovy mykfcjw ~kll if

hllo~fj zo phww# Do~f}fy, km {ov nk}f bf zdf ~yocn hcw~fy, zdfc

K ~kll fhz {ov hlk}f#

Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ looefj hz Zdoy, dfy dhcjw wdhekcn hz dfy

wkjfw# Zdoy cvjnfj dkw cowf hnhkcwz dfy hyb hcj cojjfj# [ov

ghc jo kz, b{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj#

Wflfch zdfc looefj hz dfy mykfcjw hcj zdf{ wbklfj kc zvyc#

“Avwz bhef wvyf zdhz {ov nfz zdf ykndz hcw~fy,‒ Yhdkb whkj ~kzd

h dkcz om mfhy kc dkw }okgf#

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj hcj looefj hz zdf Wpdkct# ^dhz kw zdf

ykjjlf? Wdf hwefj#

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Bvllfy ::6

Zdf Wpdkct wbklfj# ^dhz hckbhl kw zdhz ~dkgd kc zdf

boyckcn nofw oc movy mffz, hz cooc oc z~o, hcj kc zdf f}fckcn

vpoc zdyff?

Wflfch ~hw ihmmlfj# Wdf dhj cf}fy dfhyj om wvgd h ykjjlf

ifmoyf# Moy boczdw, wdf wpfcz h loz om zkbf wol}kcn ykjjlfw zo

zdf glvfw zdhz noz dfy zdkw mhy# Do~f}fy, wdf mfhyfj zdhz wdf

bh{ coz dh}f zdf lvtvy{ om zkbf zo nk}f dfy hcw~fy#

Wdf zykfj zo zdkce om hc hckbhl zdhz ~ovlj gdhcnf wvjjfcl{

myob movy mffz zo z~o, zdfc zo zdyff# Kc zdf boyckcn oc movy

mffz, jvykcn zdf cooc oc z~o… hcj zdfc kc zdf f}fckcn oc zdyff…

K cf}fy dfhyj om wvgd hc hckbhl…

Nk}f kz wobf boyf zdovndz, Zdoy wvnnfwzfj#

Wflfch cojjfj hcj phgfj hiovz zdf gdhbify# Wdf zvycfj

hyovcj hcj zykppfj o}fy h yoge zdhz wzvge ovz om zdf nyovcj#

Wdf mfll zo zdf nyovcj hcj movcj zdhz wdf ~hw oc hll movyw# Kc

zdf boyckcn oc hll movyw… Wdf wzooj vp hcj movcj zdhz wdf ~hw

wzhcjkcn oc z~o lfnw# ^hlew oc z~o lfnw jvykcn cooc… Wdf wbklfj

h lkzzlf5 dopkcn zdhz zdf hcw~fy wdf dhj ~hw zdf ykndz ocf zdf

Wpdkct ~hw looekcn moy#

^dhz‛w {ovy hcw~fy, lkzzlf ocf? zdf Wpdkct hwefj

kbphzkfczl{#

Wflfch looefj hz Zdoy hcj wdhyfj dfy hcw~fy ~kzd dkb# Df

jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn, ivz ifnhc zo dvb# Wdf zdfc looefj ihge hz

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zdf Wpdkct hcj yfplkfj hc hcw~fy zdhz wvypykwfj zdf Wpdkct#

“Bhc,‒ wdf whkj gocmkjfczl{#

Zdf Wpdkct jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Zdf Wpdkct ~hw

zhefc ihge i{ Wflfch‛w hcw~fy# “H gdklj gyh~lw oc hll movy

lfnw, hcj wzhcjw vpykndz hw bhc# ^dfc olj, zdf bhc vwfw h ghcf

hw h zdkyj lfn zo wvppoyz zdf ozdfy z~o#‒ Wflfch wbklfj hz

dfywflm moy ifkcn hilf zo mknvyf ovz zdf ykjjlf wvggfwwmvll{#

[ov mknvyfj ovz b{ ykjjlf… Zdf Wpdkct ifnhc zo wdhef

mfy}fczl{# Zdf Wpdkct zdfc wdykfefj, zvycfj hyovcj, hcj yhc omm

zdf glkmm ifdkcj dfy# Wdf zdyf~ dfywflm jo~c zdf glkmm hcj kczo

zdf yogew iflo~, ekllkcn dfywflm kcwzhczl{#

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Moyz{"Ckcf

df zdovndz om zdf gy{wzhl wevll ifkcn kc zdf cftz yoob

ftzyfbfl{ mykndzfcfj dfy# Wflfch ~hw cfhy dfy jfwzkchzkoc,

zdf }fy{ zyfhwvyf zdhz wdf wpfcz boczdw dvczkcn moy# H wfcwf om

o}fy~dflbkcn ftgkzfbfcz w~fllfj ~kzdkc dfy gdfwz# Pfydhpw wdf

govlj pvz hc fcj zo zdf goczkcvovw iloojwdfj hw ~fll hw zdf ~hyw

zdhz ~ovlj zhef plhgf kc zdf mvzvyf# Zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw ocf

om zdf yoozw zo dfy pyoilfb ~kzd zdf Woygfyfy# Wflfch mflz zdhz

km wdf govlj wobfdo~, hmzfy hgxvkykcn zdf wevll, jfwzyo{ kz, zdf

Woygfyfy ~ovlj pfydhpw co ozdfy hlzfychzk}f zo zhef moy dkw

plhcw oc ~oylj jobkchzkoc hw ~fll hw dkw dvcz moy dfy hcj Zdoy#

F}fy{ocf kc Hybhnfjjoc ~ovlj if whmf hz lhwz#

Z

Zdoy ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj dfy hcj cvjnfj dkw cowf hnhkcwz

dfy wdovljfy kc gobmoyz# Wflfch plhgfj dfy dhcj oc dkw cowf hcj

dfhyj dkb dvb kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj# Yhdkb wzooj kc myocz om

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Bvllfy ::4

zdf wzocf jooy hcj looefj hz zdf fcnyh}kcnw# Bhykh yhc dfy

mkcnfy hgyoww zdf jooy‛w wvymhgf hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj kc zdf

bkjjlf zo zy{ zo pvwd kz opfc# Do~f}fy, kz jkjc‛z ivjnf#

“Dbbb…‒ Bhykh whkj hcj nlhcgfj o}fy hz Wflfch# “K iflkf}f

zdhz ocl{ {ov hyf pfybkzzfj zo opfc zdkw jooy#‒

Zdkw wzhzfbfcz ihmmlfj Wflfch# “^d{ ocl{ bf?‒ wdf hwefj#

Bhykh looefj hz zdf fcnyh}kcnw hio}f zdf fczyhcgf~h{ hcj

yhc dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww# “K dh}f yfhj hiovz zdkw myob jkmmfyfcz

iooew o}fy zdf {fhyw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “[ov ~fyf coz zdf ocl{

ocf ~do ~hw gvykovw hiovz zdf lfnfcj#‒ Bhykh wbklfj h ikz# “K

dh}f yfhj phwwhnfw zdhz ftplhkcfj zdhz ocl{ wobfocf ~do kw

~kzdovz wkc ghc phww zdyovnd# Kc oyjfy zo pyo}f zdhz wobfocf

~hw ~kzdovz wkc, K yfhj zdhz {ov bvwz zhef {ovy o~c ilooj hcj

wpyfhj kz o}fy zdf jooy~h{#‒ Wdf looefj hz Wflfch hcj zdfc hz

dfy phlb# “K yfhj hiovz zdhz w{biol hmzfy {ov hcj K mkywz bfz

hw gdkljyfc,‒ Bhykh ~dkwpfyfj# “K eco~ zdhz {ov hyf zdf ocf

~kzdovz wkc#‒ Yhdkb‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj h ikz hcj looefj hz Wflfch

~kzd h zfyykmkfj nlhcgf# Ckhbd ~hw h ikz zhefc ihge hw ~fll#

Wdf opfcfj dfy bovzd zo zy{ zo wpfhe, ivz co wovcj ghbf ovz#

Wflfch ifnhc zo wdhef h lkzzlf# Bhykh gdvgelfj h ikz#

“Hll {ov ~ovlj dh}f zo jo ~ovlj if zo avwz bhef h lkzzlf gvz#

[ov hlyfhj{ dh}f h mf~ oc {ovy hybw myob {ovy wphyykcn bhzgd

fhylkfy#‒ Wflfch cojjfj h ikz hcj yhc dfy dhcj o}fy dfy ~ovcjw,

zdf phlb om dfy dhcj go}fyfj ~kzd ilooj# Wdf ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf

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Bvllfy ::;

wzocf jooy hcj yhc dfy lfmz dhcj o}fy zdf zdyfwdolj om zdf jooy,

~kpkcn zdf ilooj hgyoww zdf fcnyh}kcnw# H mf~ bobfczw lhzfy,

zdf jooy ifnhc zo wdhef hcj yvbilf# Gyhgew hppfhyfj myob zdf

gfczfy om zdf jooy hcj wpyfhj ovz zo~hyjw kzw movy goycfyw

ifmoyf gyvbilkcn zo zdf nyovcj# Zdf wbhll yogew myob zdf jooy

jkwkczfnyhzfj kczo zdf nyovcj#

Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ nlhcgfj kczo zdf jooy~h{, ivz hll wdf wh~

~hw gobplfzf jhyecfww# “K hb hmyhkj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

Yhdkb wdooe dkw dfhj# “Yfbfbify zdhz iyh}fy{ gobfw myob

mfhy,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj hcj wbklfj h ikz# “^dhzf}fy lkfw kc zdhz

jhyecfww, K eco~ zdhz {ov ~kll if zykvbpdhcz, f}fc ~dfc {ov

mhkl#‒

Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj hcj looefj vp hz dfy jyhnoc# Zdoy

wbklfj h ikz hcj cojjfj dkw dfhj# [ov ~kll wvggffj ifghvwf {ov

zykfj zo jo ~dhz kw ykndz# B{ jfhy, {ov dh}f wvggfwwmvll{ bhjf

kz zdkw mhy ~dfc hll ozdfyw dh}f jkfj myob zdf }fy{ ifnkcckcn om

zdfky wfhygd# Zdhz hlocf kw h zykvbpdhcz mfhz#

Wflfch cojjfj, ivz dfy dhcjw ~fyf wdhekcn hz dfy wkjfw#

Hlzdovnd zdhz zy{kcn hlocf kw h wvggfww, K hb wzkll hmyhkj zo

mhkl, moy kz bh{ gowz bf b{ lkmf#

Zdoy jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn, ivz kcwzfhj cvjnfj dkw cowf

hnhkcwz dfy hyb kc gobmoyz# Wflfch looefj hz dfy mykfcjw hcj

wkndfj#

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Bvllfy :60

“K pyoihil{ bvwz no kc hlocf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz bkndz if

zoo jhcnfyovw# Hggoyjkcn zo Bhykh hcj ~dhz K avwz dhj zo jo, K

iflkf}f zdhz K‛b zdf ocl{ ocf ~do ghc no kcwkjf#‒ Wflfch looefj

jo~c hz dfy mffz# “K jo coz eco~ do~ {ov zdyff ~kll bhchnf zo

fwghpf ihge zo zdf wvymhgf#‒

“K ghc pfydhpw zhef iozd Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb,‒ Bhykh ~dkwpfyfj#

“K iflkf}f zdhz, ~kzd b{ po~fy zo wvibfynf kczo zdf wdhjo~w, K

ghc nfz vw whmfl{ zo zdf wvymhgf#‒

Wflfch cojjfj# “Plfhwf, if ghyfmvl# Ocgf {ov zdyff fwghpf

myob zdf Dkczfylhcjw, mkcj h plhgf zo dkjf# K hb bowz gfyzhkc

zdhz ~kzd zdf ihzzlf kc plhgf zdhz Zyocdfkb kw coz whmf# Km {ov

bvwz, wzh{ cfhy zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy hcj ovz om dhyb‛w ~h{# K ~ovlj

cf}fy moynk}f b{wflm km wobfzdkcn ihj ~fyf zo dhppfc zo {ov

zdyff#‒

Bhykh cojjfj hcj ~hlefj o}fy, plhgkcn h dhcj oc Wflfch‛w

wdovljfy# “Plfhwf if whmf# Jo coz ~oyy{ hiovz vw# Avwz

gocgfyc {ovywflm ~kzd ~dhzf}fy lkfw if{ocj zdkw pokcz# K eco~

zdhz {ov ghc o}fygobf hc{ oiwzhglf plhgfj kc {ovy ~h{#‒ Wdf

wbklfj hcj fbiyhgfj Wflfch kczo h zkndz dvn# Yhdkb ghbf vp myob

ifdkcj hcj dflj oczo zdfb iozd zkndzl{, zy{kcn zo goczyol dkw

zfhyw# Ckhbd ~kpfj zdf zfhyw myob dfy f{fw hcj wdf, zoo, yhc

o}fy hcj dvnnfj Wflfch myob ifdkcj hw ~fll#

“^f ~kll bhef kz,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Pyobkwf bf {ov ~kll

bhef kz ovz whmfl{#‒

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Bvllfy :68

Bhykh cojjfj hcj ~kpfj dfy zfhyw h~h{# “K pyobkwf km {ov

~kll mkcj h ~h{ ovz om dfyf, {ov hcj Zdoy iozd#‒ Wflfch wbklfj#

“K hl~h{w bhef kz,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj zvycfj zo mhgf zdf

fczyhcgf# Bhykh nyhiifj Yhdkb‛w hcj Ckhbd‛w hybw hcj wzooj

ihge# H mf~ wfgocjw lhzfy, hll zdyff om zdfb ~fyf wvgefj kczo

zdf nyovcj hcj zdf wdhjo~w jhyzfj hgyoww zdf ~hllw kc zdf

oppowkzf jkyfgzkoc#

Wflfch‛w dhcjw wdooe hz dfy wkjfw hcj wdf looefj vp hz Zdoy

moy gobmoyz# K hb yfhj{, wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj nyhiifj dkw yfkcw,

zooe h jffp iyfhzd, hcj }fczvyfj kcwkjf#

H wbhll iyffqf om gool hky iyvwdfj hnhkcwz dfy mhgf#

Wflfch ~hw ocgf hnhkc fcnvlmfj kc jhyecfww# Wdf ~h}fj dfy dhcj

hcj h wbhll mlhbf hppfhyfj kc zdf bkjjlf om dfy phlb# Doljkcn

dfy dhcj vp hw km kz ~fyf h ghcjlf, Wflfch looefj hyovcj dfy

wvyyovcjkcnw# Zdf kcwkjf om zdf gdhbify ~hw fcoybovw# Iozd dfy

hcj Zdoy ~hlefj hlocn h wzocf phzd# Oc fkzdfy wkjf om zdf wzocf

phzd hppfhyfj zo if lkef ~hzfy# Zdf ~hllw om zdf gdhbify looefj

hw zdovnd zdf{ ~fyf coz bhjf om wzocf, ivz kcwzfhj ~hzfy zdhz

wlo~l{ jykppfj kczo zdf pocj oc fkzdfy wkjf om zdf wzocf phzd#

Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf phzd~h{ ~kzd f}fy{ wzfp df

zooe# Hlzdovnd Wflfch‛w ioozw ~fyf zdkge, wdf ~hw wzkll hilf zo

mffl do~ golj zdf ph}fbfcz mflz# Vp hdfhj hppfhyfj zo if h

ihwkc wkzvhzfj oc zop om hc hlzhy ~kzd z~o lkz zoygdfw oc fkzdfy

wkjf# Kcwkjf zdf ihwkc ~hw mkllfj ~kzd ~hzfy# Wvwpfcjfj kc zdf

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Bvllfy :69

hky hio}f zdf ihwkc hppfhyfj zo if h gkygvlhy nyffc nlhww jobf

~kzd wobfzdkcn kcwkjf kz#

^dfc Wflfch ~hlefj vp zo zdf hlzhy, wdf nhwpfj ~dfc wdf wh~

~dhz ~hw kcwkjf# Kz ~hw ~dhz wdf ~hw looekcn moy5 zdf gy{wzhl

wevll# Kz ~hw zdf wkqf om dfy z~o dhcjw gvppfj zonfzdfy# Kz

~hw zdf goloy om ilooj yfj# Zdf gyhmzwbhc wdkp om zdf wevll

kbpyfwwfj Wflfch, moy kz hppfhyfj zo if ghy}fj fthgzl{ zo ~dhz h

dvbhc wevll ~ovlj looe lkef# Kz ~hw wboozd hll hyovcj ~kzd co

ahnnfj fjnfw# Kz ~hw ghy}fj kczo pfymfgzkoc#

Wflfch‛w dfhyz ifnhc zo yhgf# Wdf mflz hw km hll zdf hky

~hw wvgefj myob dfy lvcnw# Iozd dfy hcj Zdoy ~fyf mkchll{

zdfyf# Wdf yfhgdfj ovz dfy dhcj zo zovgd zdf nlhww jobf, ivz

wzoppfj dfywflm#

Zdhz kw h bhnkghl ihyykfy, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj# Kz‛w pyozfgzkcn

zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Hc{ocf ~do jhyfw zo zy{ zo zovgd zdf wevll

~kll wlo~l{ jkwkczfnyhzf kczo hwd hcj jvwz# Do~f}fy, K iflkf}f

zdhz ocl{ ocf ~do kw ~kzdovz wkc ~kll if hilf zo hgxvkyf kz#

Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj hcj yfhgdfj dfy dhcj zo zdf ihyykfy

ocgf hnhkc# Wdf glowfj dfy f{fw hw wdf lvcnfj moy~hyj# ^dfc

wdf opfcfj zdfb, Wflfch wbklfj ~dfc wdf wh~ zdhz dfy dhcj ~hw

kcwkjf zdf bhnkghl ihyykfy, zovgdkcn zdf wboozd hcj nloww{

wvymhgf om zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Wdf zdfc ~yhppfj dfy mkcnfyw

hyovcj zdf bovzdpkfgf hcj pvllfj kz ovz# Zdf wevll ~hw kg{ golj

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zo zdf zovgd, wfcjkcn wdk}fyw hll hlocn Wflfch‛w hybw hcj wpkcf#

Wdf nfczl{ ghyfwwfj kz kc dfy dhcjw, mfhykcn om jyoppkcn kz#

Do~f}fy, hmzfy h mf~ bobfczw, Wflfch mflz hcozdfy golj

mfflkcn# Wdf wvjjfcl{ myoqf kc dfy plhgf, mfflkcn h wfcwf om

mfhy ykwf ~kzdkc dfy# Wdf govlj coz mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo bo}f

coy zo wh{ hc{zdkcn# Dfy dfhyz yhzf kcgyfhwfj jyhwzkghll{ hcj

Wflfch mflz hw km hll zdf hky ~hw wvgefj myob dfy lvcnw#

Zdoy cozkgfj zdkw hcj wpyfhj ovz dkw ~kcnw# ^dhz kw ~yocn?

Df xvkgel{ hwefj, myhczkghll{ looekcn hyovcj dkb# Wflfch jkj

coz yfwpocj# Do~f}fy, Zdoy zdfc mflz ~dhz wdf mflz hw ~fll#

Wflfch zdfc dfhyj lhvndzfy kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj, hw ~fll hw h

wdykfe#

“^dhz ~hw zdhz?‒ Wflfch myhczkghll{ hwefj, wzkll mfflkcn

iyfhzdlfww#

Kz ~hw dkb, Zdoy nyo~lfj, jknnkcn dkw zhlocw kczo zdf wzocf

phzd~h{# Df kw dfyf… df dhw iffc pyoikcn {ovy bfboykfw, ivz df

ghccoz wzhcj b{ pyfwfcgf ~kzdkc {ovy bkcj ifghvwf om b{ kjfczkz{

ifkcn zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc… kz ~hw ]fcftvw#

Wflfch wzkll govlj coz mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo bo}f# Wdf

xvkgel{ looefj ihge hz zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gdhbify hcj mflz zdhz

wdf cffjfj zo lfh}f, ivz wdf ~hw wzkll wzvge kc dfy plhgf# Wdf

zdfc dfhyj boyf lhvndzfy hw km zdfyf ~hw boyf zdhc ocf pfywoc#

Wflfch nykppfj zdf dhcjlf om dfy w~oyj ~dklf wzkll doljkcn zdf

gy{wzhl wevll kc ocf dhcj# Wdf vcwdfhzdfj kz hcj dflj kz vp,

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Bvllfy :6:

pyfphykcn dfywflm moy h mkndz# Do~f}fy, Wflfch ~hw wzkll

wzykgefc ~kzd mfhy, wo wdf ~hw coz wvyf km wdf ~ovlj if hilf zo

mkndz hz hll#

Zdf lhvndzfy goczkcvfj zo nyo~ lovjfy# Wflfch looefj

hyovcj zdf gdhbify wobf boyf vczkl wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~

zdyff ozdfy mknvyfw wzhcjkcn kc h lkcf, hll ~kzd zdfky doojw vp#

Zdf mknvyf kc zdf bkjjlf ~hlefj vp zo dfy hcj lhvndfj h

bhlf}olfcz lhvnd#

Wflfch‛w dhcjw wdooe mfy}fczl{# Wdf ~hw mfhymvl om

jyoppkcn zdf gy{wzhl wevll hw ~fll hw dfy ilhjf, ivz wdf dflj oc

zkndzl{ zo iozd# Wdf ihgefj h~h{ h lkzzlf, doljkcn vp dfy ilhjf

zo jfmfcj dfywflm kc ghwf zdkw pfywoc ~hw zo hzzhge#

Wdf dfhyj h zfyykm{kcn lhvnd fgdo zdyovndovz zdf gdhbify#

Kz wfcz hcozdfy gdkll jo~c dfy wpkcf# Zdf mknvyf lkmzfj vp dkw

dooj hcj nh}f h dfhyzlfww hcj bhlf}olfcz wbklf# Df dhj z~o

doycw nyo~kcn myob zdf zop om dkw dfhj hcj dhj zdf mffz zdhz

iflocnfj zo hc vcfhyzdl{ gyfhzvyf# Dkw w~hllo~ wekc ~hw ndhwzl{

~dkzf hcj dkw pkfygkcn yfj f{fw wzhyfj kczo dfyw# Zdf w~oyj

zyfbilfj kc Wflfch‛w nyhwp hcj wdf mfll wdoyz om iyfhzd# Wdf

~hw pfzykmkfj ovz om gobplfzf mfhy# Dfy lfnw hlbowz nh}f ovz#

Zdoy nyo~lfj hcj ihyfj dkw mhcnw zo zy{ zo kczkbkjhzf zdf

Woygfyfy, ivz df ocl{ bogekcnl{ lhvndfj#

“K ~kll dh}f zo hjbkz,‒ df ifnhc, “zdhz h {ovcn nkyl om

{ovy wzhcjkcn ~hw hilf zo fwghpf myob b{ bfc moy zdf lhwz

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Bvllfy :66

movyzffc {fhyw ~hw h ikz yfbhyehilf# K hb hlwo h ikz kbpyfwwfj

zdhz {ov ~fyf hilf zo bhef kz jo~c dfyf hlk}f# Co bhzzfy#‒

Zdf }fy{ wovcj om dkw }okgf bhjf dfy nyo~ f}fc boyf

mfhymvl# Wflfch myhczkghll{ looefj hz zdf ozdfy z~o mknvyfw ~do

hggobphckfj dkb#

Wflfch, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf looefj hyovcj hcj cozkgfj zdhz

bhc{ ozdfyw wvyyovcjfj iozd dfy hcj Zdoy# Wflfch gkyglfj

hyovcj, effpkcn dfy w~oyj hz zdf yfhj{# Zdf Woygfyfy lhvndfj

ocgf hnhkc#

“[ov mool,‒ df dkwwfj hz dfy# “Jo {ov powwkil{ iflkf}f

zdhz {ov ghc mkndz hnhkcwz bf hcj b{ bfc?‒ Df ~hlefj h lkzzlf

boyf kc dfy jkyfgzkoc, ivz Zdoy wzooj kc myocz om dfy ~kzd dkw

~kcnw ~yhppfj hyovcj dkw ykjfy# Zdf Woygfyfy wzoppfj hcj df,

zoo, ihyfj dkw mhcnw# “Om govywf,‒ df dkwwfj hnhkc# “K ghccoz

zovgd {ov ~kzd {ovy jyhnoc kc {ovy pyfwfcgf# Df ifdoljw hcnflkg

po~fy…‒

Wflfch looefj vp hz Zdoy ~kzd zfhyw kc dfy f{fw# Zdoy

dvmmfj, coz looekcn hz dfy# Df‛w jfbockghll{ powwfwwfj, df

nyo~lfj kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj# K ghc wfcwf kz… ]fcftvw kw zdf

hgzvhl jfboc dkbwflm( Df kw vwkcn hcozdfy kcjk}kjvhl zo jo dkw

ikjjkcn(

Zdf Woygfyfy lhvndfj# “[ovy jyhnoc kw goyyfgz kc wh{kcn

wo,‒ df dkwwfj# Wflfch‛w mhgf zvycfj ~dkzf ovz om mfhy# Wdf

jyoppfj dfy ilhjf ifwkjf dfy mffz hcj hlbowz gollhpwfj#

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Bvllfy :6=

“D… do~ kw zdhz powwkilf?‒ Wflfch nhwpfj ovz# I{ zdf wovcj

om dfy }okgf, ]fcftvw wdykfefj# Df dflj dkw dhcjw zo dkw fhyw,

nykcjkcn dkw zffzd# Wdf ~hw zhefc i{ wvypykwf myob zdkw#

]fcftvw ghccoz wzhcj zdf wovcj om {ovy }okgf, Zdoy

~dkwpfyfj# Df hygdfj dkw cfge hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy#

^d{ ghc‛z df? Wflfch hwefj, looekcn hz zdf Woygfyfy hw df

wzyhkndzfcfj dkbwflm vp hnhkc#

K zdkce kz dhw zo jo ~kzd zdf mhgz zdhz {ov hyf wkclfww,

Zdoy whkj hnhkc# Zdowf ~kzd h }okgf zdhz jfbocw ghccoz wzhcj zo

dfhy dh}f zdf nkmz om Gyvgkovw }okgf# Kz kw, hw K vcjfywzhcj

kz, h nkmz ~dfyf {ovy }okgf dhw wobf woyz om hcnflkg po~fy zdhz

jfbocw ghccoz ifhy zo dfhy#

Wflfch xvkgel{ looefj ihge hz zdf Woygfyfy hnhkc, dfy dfhyz

yhgkcn# Df nlhyfj hz dfy ~dklf iyfhzdkcn h lkzzlf dfh}kl{#

“K wdovlj dh}f eco~c,‒ df nyo~lfj# “Ivz co bhzzfy# [fw, K

hb coz dvbhc# K hb avwz bfyfl{ powwfwwkcn hc hbikzkovw

kcjk}kjvhl zo nfz ~dhz K ~hcz# K ecf~ zdhz K govlj coz zovgd

{ov oy zdf gy{wzhl wevll# [ov dh}f zdf pyozfgzkcn om {ovy

jyhnoc# Do~f}fy…‒ zdf Woygfyfy zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dkw dfflw hcj

h wcffy plh{fj vpoc dkw lkpw# “Pfydhpw {ov ~kll nk}f bf zdf

gy{wzhl wevll kc oyjfy zo coz wh}f {ovywflm, ivz {ovy mykfcj#‒

“B{ mykfcj?‒ Wflfch nhwpfj ovz hcj ]fcftvw wdykfefj ocgf

hnhkc# Wdf zykfj zo zdkce om hll zdhz wdf govlj wh{ kc oyjfy zo

:6=



Bvllfy :6>

effp zdf Woygfyfy myob zy{kcn zo jo hc{zdkcn zo dhyb dfy oy dfy

jyhnoc oy hc{ocf flwf# “^do hyf {ov zhlekcn hiovz?‒

“Wklfcgf dfy(‒ zdf Woygfyfy gykfj ovz# Hz zdhz kcwzhcz,

ocf dkw bfc wzfppfj moyzd hcj dflj ovz dkw dhcj# Df pfymoybfj

zdf whbf wpfll zdhz Bhykh jkj zo Yhdkb# Pyfwwkcn dkw mkcnfyw

zonfzdfy, df bo}fj dkw dhcj myob lfmz zo ykndz hcj Wflfch‛w

bovzd ~hw zdfc wfhlfj wdvz# Wdf zykfj zo opfc dfy bovzd, ivz

wdf govlj coz wpfhe# Zdoy nyo~lfj hcj ifnhc zo zy{ zo hzzhge,

ivz, wzkll ifkcn hilf zo wpfhe zflfphzdkghll{, wdf gobbhcjfj dfy

jyhnoc zo yfbhkc ~dfyf df ~hw#

]fcftvw wzyhkndzfcfj dkbwflm ocgf hnhkc, wzkll iyfhzdkcn kc

dfh}kl{# Wflfch zdfc dfhyj zdf wovcj om gdhkcw yhzzlkcn# Wdf

myhczkghll{ looefj hiovz zdf gdhbify hcj zdf Woygfyfy bogefj

dfy#

“K eco~ {ov,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “K eco~ zdhz {ov ghccoz wzhcj

zo wff ozdfy pfoplf wvmmfykcn ifghvwf om {ov# [ov gocwkjfy

{ovywflm hw Hybhnfjjoc‛w bhyz{y# [ov ~kll jo hc{zdkcn kc oyjfy

zo wh}f ozdfyw, f}fc km kz bfhcw zo whgykmkgf {ovywflm#‒ Df

bfczkocfj zo zdf ihge om zdf gdhbify hcj Wflfch hlbowz wgyfhbfj#

Dhcnkcn oc zdf ~hll ~hw B{yyjkc ~kzd gdhkcw hyovcj dkw ~ykwzw

hcj hcelfw# Df dhj ~dkplhwd bhyew hll o}fy dkw ioj{, dkw

glozdfw zoyc, yf}fhlkcn dkw ~ovcjw hcj wghyw# Ilooj wzhkcfj dkw

mhgf hcj dkw hybw#

:6>



Bvllfy :64

Df looefj vp zo mhgf Wflfch, ~kzd zfhyw mhllkcn jo~c dkw

mhgf# B{yyjkc lvcnfj moy~hyj, wdhekcn dkw gdhkcw hcj wdhgelfw#

“Wflfch, kz‛w h zyhp(‒ df gykfj ovz# “Joc‛z jo kz, joc‛z nk}f

dkb zdf wevll(‒

“Wklfcgf(‒ ]fcftvw oyjfyfj# Wflfch looefj myob B{yyjkc

zdfc ihge hz zdf Woygfyfy ocgf hnhkc# Wdf zykfj zo wgyfhb, ivz

wdf govljc‛z, moy dfy lkpw ~fyf wfhlfj zonfzdfy i{ bhnkg# Zdf

Woygfyfy nykccfj ocgf hnhkc# “[ov ~kll fkzdfy nk}f zdf gy{wzhl

wevll zo bf, oy {ov wdhll ~hzgd {ovy mykfcj jkf#‒ Df dflj ovz

dkw dhcj# “Kz kw {ovy gdokgf#‒

“Joc‛z jo kz(‒ B{yyjkc gykfj ovz ocgf hnhkc# “Df ~kll

zykge {ov( Plfhwf joc‛z nk}f kz zo dkb(‒ ]fcftvw zvycfj hyovcj

hcj jkj zdf whbf zo B{yyjkc zdhz ocf om dkw bfc jkj zo Wflfch#

K wfcwf wobfocf flwf kw hbocn vw, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj h lkzzlf

hmzfy wckmmkcn zdf hky# Wflfch looefj vp, ivz wdf jkj coz wff

hc{ocf# Do~f}fy, zdf gy{wzhl wevll ifnhc zo nk}f omm h yfj

nlo~# Wflfch ~hw ihmmlfj hcj jkj coz eco~ ~dhz ~hw nokcn zo

dhppfc# Zdoy ~hw mfhymvl hw ~fll# Df xvkgel{ looefj jo~c hz

dfy hcj nyo~lfj#

^dhz kw dhppfckcn? Wflfch hwefj zflfphzdkghll{#

Zdf Woygfyfy cozkgfj zdkw hw ~fll hcj zdf wbklf jkwhppfhyfj

myob dkw wdyvcefc mhgf# “Co,‒ df dkwwfj# “Wdf kw nokcn zo vwf

zdf po~fy om zdf gy{wzhl wevll( Wzop dfy(‒

:64



Bvllfy :6;

Wflfch( Zdoy wdovzfj hcj ihyfj dkw zffzd, effpkcn dkw ~kcnw

wzkll ~yhppfj hyovcj Wflfch zo pyozfgz dfy myob dhyb# Zdf

Dvczfyw ifnhc zo bo}f kc hyovcj zdf jyhnoc, ivz zdf{ efpz zdfky

jkwzhcgf hw ~fll#

Zdf yfj nlo~ ifnhc zo fcnvlm dfy avwz hw h ~dkzf lkndz

hppfhyfj hio}f zdf hlzhy# Wdf wh~ wobfocf hppfhy, do}fykcn

hio}f zdf ~hzfy ihwkc ~kzd z~o ozdfyw wzhcjkcn ifdkcj# Wflfch

dfhyj ]fcftvw w~fhy vcjfy dkw iyfhzd avwz ifmoyf wdf mfll

vcgocwgkovw oczo zdf nyovcj ~kzd Zdoy wzkll pyozfgzkcn dfy#

:6;



Bvllfy :=0

Mkmz{

fy dfhj zdyoiifj ~kzd ftgyvgkhzkcn phkc# Wflfch mflz h ikz

lkndz dfhjfj hcj ovz om ihlhcgf# Wdf wlo~l{ opfcfj dfy

f{fw, ivz xvkgel{ glowfj zdfb ~dfc wdf wh~ h iykndz lkndz#

^dfyf hb K? Wdf hwefj dfywflm# Myob ~dhz wdf mflz, Wflfch ecf~

zdhz wdf ~hw coz ihge hz zdf gdhbify ~kzd zdf Woygfyfy# Wdf

hlwo ecf~ zdhz wdf ~hw coz kc goczhgz ~kzd Zdoy# Wflfch ifnhc

zo phckg ~dfc wdf govlj coz zhle zo dfy jyhnoc# Zdoy( Wdf

ghllfj ovz, ivz df jkj coz hcw~fy# Zdoy( Hyf {ov zdfyf? H mf~

zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf# Wflfch zdfc zykfj zo bo}f dfy

hybw hcj lfnw zo wkz vp, ivz wdf mflz woyf#

D

Opfc {ovy f{fw, wdf dfhyj h }okgf kcwkjf dfy dfhj wh{# Kz

wovcjfj ~hyb hcj wzyocn, ivz {fz gobmoyzkcn# Kz wovcjfj womz

hcj jflkghzf, lkef zdhz om h gdklj‛w ivz hlwo wzfyc# Wflfch

zykfj zo ocgf hnhkc, ivz zdf lkndz dvyz dfy f{fw# Wdf zdfc

xvkgel{ whz vp hcj wxvkczfj hz dfy wvyyovcjkcnw# Zdf lkndz zdhz

:=0



Bvllfy :=8

iozdfyfj dfy f{fw ~hw co locnfy zdfyf# Kcwzfhj, kz looefj hw

zdovnd ~dfyf}fy wdf ~hw zdhz kz ~hw hz ckndz# Zdf wzhyw

nlkwzfcfj hio}f dfy, ivz zdfyf ~hw co booc# Kcwzfhj, wdf wh~

~dhz hppfhyfj zo if plhcfzw dhcnkcn kc zdf dfh}fcw hio}f dfy#

Wdf ~hw wkzzkcn oc h golj plhzmoyb wvwpfcjfj kc zdf hky#

Wflfch zdfc mflz h wzocf jyop kc dfy wzobhgd hcj xvkgel{

looefj o}fy zdf fjnf# Jo~c iflo~ ~hw jhyecfww ~kzd co wolkj

nyovcj# Wdf zdfc phckgefj hcj looefj hyovcj ocgf hnhkc# Kc

myocz om dfy ~fyf wf}fyhl boyf plhzmoybw zdhz bo}fj wlkndzl{ kc

jkmmfyfcz jkyfgzkocw, lfhjkcn zo h lhynf ocf ~kzd h poyzhl oc

zdf ozdfy wkjf#

Wdf mflz golj hcj fbiyhgfj dfywflm zo effp dfywflm ~hyb#

Do~f}fy, wdf mflz h ~kcgf om phkc gobkcn myob dfy lfmz phlb#

Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy phlb hcj zdf w{biol lkz vp# Do~f}fy,

wdf cozkgfj zdhz zdfyf ~hw h gvz oc dfy phlb ~kzd h lkzzlf ikz

om jykfj ilooj# Wdf hlwo wh~ zdhz zdfyf ~hw wobf woyz om wbhll

yfj wdhyj wzkgekcn ovz om dfy ~ovcj# Dfy f{fw zdfc ~kjfcfj hcj

wdf xvkgel{ looefj hyovcj zo wff km wdf wzkll dhj zdf gy{wzhl

wevll ~kzdkc dfy powwfwwkoc# Wdf mkchll{ movcj kz ykndz i{ dfy

mffz hcj dflj kz vp ~kzd dfy ykndz dhcj# Hw wooc hw wdf pkgefj

kz vp, wdf mflz f}fc boyf phkc kc dfy lfmz phlb# Zdf yfj wdhyj

zdfc wvce mvyzdfy kczo dfy ~ovcj hcj Wflfch wgyfhbfj ovz ~kzd

hnoc{ hcj phkc# Dfy ~ovcj zdfc ifnhc zo dfhl kzwflm ~kzd zdf

wdhyj wzkll kcwkjf dfy mlfwd#

:=8



Bvllfy :=9

Wdf zdfc cozkgfj zdhz zdfyf ~hw h wbhll gyhge cfhy zdf fjnf

om kzw ah~ hcj dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj f}fc boyf, mfhymvl om ~dhz ~ovlj

dhppfc zo dfy# H mf~ bobfczw lhzfy, dfy ioj{ ifnhc zo hgdf ~kzd

phkc hcj wdf jyoppfj zdf wevll i{ dfy mffz hnhkc hcj z~kzgdfj kc

dfy wpoz myob zdf ftgyvgkhzkcn phkc#

“Bhef kz wzop(‒ wdf {fllfj ovz# Kbbfjkhzfl{ hmzfy zdkw

gobbhcj, f}fy{zdkcn hyovcj dfy myoqf# Wflfch opfcfj dfy f{fw

hcj cozkgfj zdhz wdf ~hw coz kc phkc hc{boyf# Wdf wzooj vp hcj

cozkgfj zdhz zdf plhzmoybw ~fyf pfymfgzl{ wzkll# H wfcwf om

mfhy zdfc o}fy~dflbfj dfy hcj wdf nlhcgfj ihge jo~c hz zdf

gy{wzhl wevll# Pkgekcn kz vp omm zdf nyovcj ocgf hnhkc, wdf

plhgfj kz kc zdf pogefz om dfy yoifw hcj looefj hz zdf jkwzhcgf

ifz~ffc dfy plhzmoyb hcj zdf cftz, zdkcekcn zdhz pfydhpw wdf

govlj avbp zo zdf cftz# Wflfch zdfc ~hlefj ihge~hyjw hcj looefj

kc myocz om dfy ~dklf zdf plhzmoyb ~hw wzkll# Wdf zdfc iyoef

kczo h yvc hcj avbpfj omm zdf fjnf om zdf plhzmoyb hcj lhcjfj oc

zdf cftz kc zdf powkzkoc om ecfflkcn zo zdf nyovcj# Wflfch

iyfhzdfj kc dfh}kl{ hcj jkj zdf whbf hw ifmoyf hcj avbpfj oczo

zdf cftz plhzmoyb, hcj zdfc zdf cftz#

Wflfch pyoppfj dfywflm ~kzd dfy dhcjw oc dfy ecffw hcj ~dfc

wdf looefj ifdkcj dfy, zdf plhzmoybw ~fyf ocgf hnhkc kc bozkoc#

Wdf ~hw ftzyfbfl{ ihmmlfj i{ zdkw hcj ~kzd ~dhz avwz dhppfcfj#

Wdf zdfc zooe ovz zdf gy{wzhl wevll myob dfy pogefz hcj nlhyfj

:=9



Bvllfy :=7

hz kz ~kzd h zfyykmkfj ftpyfwwkoc# ^dhz jkj K avwz jo? Wdf

hwefj dfywflm#

[ov ~fyf hilf zo wzop zkbf# Dfy dfhyz wekppfj h ifhz hw wdf

dfhyj zdhz whbf }okgf myob fhylkfy# Wflfch myhczkghll{ looefj

hyovcj, hlbowz jyoppkcn zdf wevll ovz om wdoge hcj mfhy#

^do hyf {ov? Wdf hwefj# Wflfch ~hw boyf gocgfycfj hiovz

~do ~hw wpfhekcn dfy zflfphzdkghll{ zdhc ~kzd ~dhz wdf

wvppowfjl{ jkj#

K eco~ ~do K hb, zdf }okgf hcw~fyfj hnhkc, ivz jo {ov eco~

~do {ov hyf?

Wflfch opfcfj dfy bovzd zo zy{ zo hcw~fy ovz lovj, ivz

wzoppfj dfywflm# Co, wdf jkj coz eco~ fthgzl{ ~do wdf ~hw#

F}fy{ zkbf wdf zdovndz wdf ecf~ ~do wdf ~hw, zdfyf ~ovlj hl~h{w

if hcozdfy vcftpfgzfj oggvyyfcgf zdhz ~ovlj bhef dfy yfzdkce

f}fy{zdkcn#

“K zdovndz K ecf~,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj ovz lovj# “Ivz co~ K‛b

coz wo wvyf#‒

[ov wdovlj eco~ ~do {ov hyf, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# [ov

wdovlj eco~ zdhz {ov hyf Wflfch H{lhjhkl#

Wflfch yhkwfj h iyo~# “K eco~ zdhz,‒ wdf whkj# “K eco~ b{

chbf#‒

Hcj {ovy chbf jfmkcfw {ovy }fy{ ifkcn, wdf dfhyj zdf }okgf

wh{ hnhkc# Wflfch ecf~ zdhz ~dof}fy zdkw ~hw, zdkw pfywoc oy

zdkw ifkcn, ~hw kcgyfjkil{ ~kwf#

:=7



Bvllfy :=:

“]fy{ ~fll zdfc,‒ Wflfch whkj, ykwkcn zo dfy mffz# “Ivz

co~ K dh}f hcozdfy xvfwzkoc# ^dfyf hb K?‒

[ov hyf gvyyfczl{ wobf~dfyf ~dfyf co ozdfy dhw f}fy

}fczvyfj ifmoyf# [ov hyf kc h plhgf kc ifz~ffc ~oyljw# Wflfch

~hkzfj zo dfhy boyf zo zdkw hcw~fy, ivz wdf dfhyj cozdkcn#

Wkndkcn zo dfywflm, wdf looefj hyovcj ocgf hnhkc, eco~kcn zdhz

zdkw plhgf ~hw cozdkcn coybhl kc Hybhnfjjoc# Wdf dhj dfhyj om

cozdkcn kc zdkw woyz# “H plhgf kc ifz~ffc ~oyljw?‒ Wflfch

hwefj, h mf~ zfhyw w~fllkcn ifdkcj dfy f{fw# “Ghc {ov plfhwf if

h lkzzlf boyf wpfgkmkg?‒

Wdf dfhyj co hcw~fy hcj wdf ifnhc zo gy{ f}fc boyf# Wflfch

~hczfj zo no ihge zo if ~kzd dfy jyhnoc, jfwpkzf zdhz km wdf

jkj, wdf ~ovlj dh}f zo gocmyocz zdf Woygfyfy ocgf hnhkc#

Do~f}fy, wdf mflz zdf cffj hcj jfwkyf zo if ~kzd dfy gobphckoc

ocgf hnhkc# Zdf zdovndz om ifkcn wfphyhzfj myob Zdoy nyfhzl{

jkwzyfwwfj dfy#

Jo coz ~oyy{ hiovz {ovy jyhnoc, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# Zdf

Woygfyfy ghccoz zovgd dkb, moy df kw zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc#

Jfbockg moygfw ghccoz dhyb dkb#

Wflfch‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj f}fc boyf hcj wdf looefj hyovcj#

“Do~ jo {ov eco~ zdhz?‒ wdf iyfhzdfj ovz dfy xvfwzkoc#

Wdf dfhyj h ikz om gdvgelkcn# K eco~ f}fy{zdkcn# Wflfch

~hlefj o}fy zo zdf poyzhl oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf plhzmoyb, ivz

~dhz lkfj oc zdf ozdfy wkjf ~hw h wkbklhy wgfcfy{ zdhz ~hw

:=:



Bvllfy :=6

ifdkcj dfy# Zdfyf ~fyf h mf~ wbhllfy plhzmoybw kc myocz om dfy

zdhz ogghwkochll{ mlkppfj vpwkjf jo~c, yf}fhlkcn wpkefw myob

vcjfycfhzd ifmoyf yfzvyckcn zo zdfky oyknkchl powkzkoc# Oc zdf

ozdfy wkjf ~hw h lhynfy plhzmoyb ~kzd h wbhll lkzzlf ghwzlf

ghyfmvll{ pfygdfj cfhy zdf fjnf, wvwpfcjfj kc bkjhky#

Do~ jo K nfz zo zdf ozdfy wkjf? Wflfch bfczhll{ hwefj

dfywflm#

Vwf {ovy hiklkz{ zo goczyol zkbf, wdf dfhyj zdf }okgf wh{

hnhkc#

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# K joc‛z dh}f zdhz hiklkz{, wdf

yfwpocjfj#

Zdhz wdhyj myob zdf gy{wzhl wevll whce kczo zdf mlfwd om

{ovy phlb, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# Jo {ov ~ocjfy ~d{ f}fy{zdkcn

wzoppfj ~dfc {ov gobbhcjfj kz zo? Zdhz wdhyj myob zdf gy{wzhl

wevll nh}f {ov zdhz hiklkz{#

Wflfch‛w iyfhzdkcn kcgyfhwfj hcj dfy dfhyz povcjfj dhyj

hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf zdfc glowfj dfy f{fw, zy{kcn zo yfbfbify

~dhz wdf jkj fhylkfy zo bhef zkbf wzop# Gocgfczyhzf, wdf dfhyj

zdf }okgf wh{ hnhkc# Mogvw dhyj oc ~dhz {ov ~hcz zo jo# Wflfch

zdfc mflz h lkzzlf yflfhwf om fcfyn{ w~fll ovz om dfy ioj{#

^dfc wdf opfcfj dfy f{fw hnhkc, f}fy{zdkcn ~hw ocgf hnhkc

myoqfc# Wflfch zdfc jkj ~dhz wdf jkj pyf}kovwl{, avbpkcn myob

plhzmoyb zo zdf cftz ifmoyf yfhgdkcn zdf ocf ~kzd zdf wbhll

ghwzlf oc zdf ozdfy wkjf# ^dfc wdf mkchll{ yfhgdfj zdf lhynfy

:=6



Bvllfy :==

plhzmoyb, zdf ozdfy z~o wdf avbpfj oc ~fyf ocgf hnhkc ihge kc

bozkoc#

Gocnyhzvlhzkocw, zdf }okgf whkj kc dfy bkcj# [ov ghc co~

goczyol zkbf, ivz ocl{ moy h wdoyz pfykoj# [ov hyf hilf zo

goczyol h wbhll myhgzkoc om zkbf, vp zo wktz{ wfgocjw# Coybhll{

~kzd zdkw hiklkz{, ocf ghc goczyol zkbf i{ fkzdfy wzoppkcn kz

gobplfzfl{, oy zo wlo~ kz jo~c jyhwzkghll{ zo ~dfyf {ov hyf hilf

zo wff zdkcnw dhppfc ifmoyf zdf{ dhppfc, oy {ov ghc f}fc zyh}fl

ihge kc zkbf hiovz wktz{ wfgocjw ifmoyf zdf pokcz {ov vwf zdkw

hiklkz{#

“Zdkw hiklkz{ ghbf myob zdf gy{wzhl wevll?‒ Wflfch hwefj

cfy}ovwl{, looekcn jo~c hz dfy phlb ocgf hnhkc#

[fw, zdf }okgf ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf gy{wzhl wevllw dh}f zdf

hiklkz{ zo goczyol zkbf# Do~f}fy, wkcgf avwz h bfyf hcj wbhll

myhnbfcz kw co~ h phyz om {ov, {ov ocl{ dh}f zdf hiklkz{ zo

goczyol h }fy{ wbhll poyzkoc om zkbf, vclfww {ov goczkcvf zo

pyhgzkgf {ovy cf~ hiklkz{# Zdf gy{wzhl wevllw dh}f zdf hiklkz{

moy zdf vwfy zo looe hz zdf phwz, zdf pyfwfcz, hcj zdf mvzvyf

hcj zo bhef hlzfyhzkocw ~dfyf zdf{ ~kwd# ]fcftvw ~hczfj zo vwf

zdfwf gy{wzhl wevllw zo gdhcnf zdf govywf om dkwzoy{ zo ~dfyf df

~hw kc hiwolvzf goczyol om f}fy{zdkcn# Df ~hw coz avwz hmzfy

zdf Fbpyfww zo zhef o}fy avwz Hybhnfjjoc# Df ~hczfj zo glhkb

dkbwflm hw zdf yvlfy o}fy zdf ~oylj# ]fcftvw hlwo ~kwdfj zo

zhef o}fy zdf ozdfy z~o ~oyljw hw ~fll, iozd Dfh}fc hcj Dfll#

:==



Bvllfy :=>

Kc oyjfy zo jo zdhz, df cffjfj zo nfz kczo zdf plhgf kc ifz~ffc

zdf ~oyljw, zdf nhzf~h{ zo iozd wpkykzvhl ~oyljw# Df ~kwdfj zo

mkcj hggfww kczo zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb#

“Zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb?‒ Wflfch hwefj# “Kw zdhz ~dfyf K hb?‒

[fw, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# [ov hyf zdf ocl{ dvbhc ~do dhw

f}fy iffc ~kzdkc zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb# Zdhz kw ifghvwf zdhz {ov hyf

wkclfww kc chzvyf hcj zdhz {ov ~fyf hlwo hilf zo vwf zdf gy{wzhl

wevll zo zyhcwpoyz {ov dfyf#

“K jkjc‛z vwf kz,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “K jkjc‛z jo hc{zdkcn

~kzd kz#‒

^dfcf}fy zdf gy{wzhl wevll wfcwfw zdhz kz kw kc jhcnfy, zdf

}okgf ifnhc hnhkc, kz ~kll hvzobhzkghll{ zyhcwpoyz kzwflm hcj

zdf ocf ~do kw doljkcn kz zo zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb ~dfyf ozdfyw

ghccoz zovgd kz# Kz kw phyz om zdf bhnkghl jfmfcwf w{wzfb zdhz

~hw kcmvwfj ~kzd kzw gyfhzkoc# Do~f}fy, ~kzd zdhz wdhyj co~ hw

ifkcn phyz om {ovy mlfwd hcj ilooj, {ov ghc co~ zyh}fl myob {ovy

~oylj zo zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb hcj ihge hnhkc# Co ozdfy dhw zdkw

hiklkz{#

“K ghc no ihge ~dfcf}fy K plfhwf?‒ Wflfch hwefj, mfflkcn

cfy}ovw hcj {fz ftgkzfj hz zdf whbf zkbf#

[fw, {ov ghc# Do~f}fy, ykndz co~, {ov ghccoz lfh}f# Wflfch

mflz ihmmlfj#

“^d{ ghc‛z K?‒

:=>



Bvllfy :=4

[ov ghccoz lfh}f, zdf }okgf ifnhc hnhkc, vczkl {ov hyf

~oyzd{ fcovnd zo goczkcvf zo powwfww zdkw hiklkz{ zo zyh}fl zo

jkmmfyfcz ~oyljw hcj zo goczyol zkbf# [ov bvwz mkywz pyo}f zdhz

{ov ghc o}fygobf {ovy mfhyw, {ovy wflm"joviz, hcj hc{ ozdfy

cfnhzk}f fbozkoc wzhcjkcn kc {ovy ~h{# [ov bvwz lfhyc zdhz, co

bhzzfy ~dhz oiwzhglf ~kll if plhgfj kc {ovy ~h{, {ov ghccoz lfz

{ovy cfnhzk}f fbozkocw kcmlvfcgf {ovy jfgkwkocw zo jo ~dhz kw

ykndz moy coz ocl{ {ovywflm, ivz hlwo moy zdf whef om ozdfyw#

“^dhz jo {ov bfhc? K bvwz… gocxvfy b{wflm?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

[fw, kz whkj hnhkc# Lfhyc zo gocxvfy {ovywflm# Yfbfbify,

zdf glowfy {ov hyf zo zdf lkndz, zdf jhyefy zdf wdhjo~w#

Wdf zdfc dfhyj zdf wovcj om h ilhjf glhwdkcn hnhkcwz

wobfzdkcn# Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj, ivz jkjc‛z wff

hc{zdkcn# Wooc, f}fy{zdkcn hyovcj dfy ifnhc zo nyo~ jhyefy#

Cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf plhzmoyb i{ zdf fczyhcgf om zdf ghwzlf

lfhjkcn kc zo h pocj, zdfyf ~hw h iykndz lkndz# Wflfch zdfc

looefj jo~c hcj cozkgfj dfy }fy{ o~c wdhjo~# Wdf wzfppfj

ihge~hyj h ikz, ivz wdykfefj ~dfc dfy wdhjo~ ifnhc zo bo}f oc

kzw o~c hggoyj# Kz pvllfj ovz zdf }fy{ whbf ilhjf hcj wdkflj

zdhz wdf dhj, ~fhykcn dfy }fy{ whbf hyboy, hcj hppfhykcn

kjfczkghl zo Wflfch# Kz jhyzfj hgyoww zdf plhzmoyb hcj kczo zdf

jhyecfww# Wflfch zdfc xvkgel{ pvllfj ovz dfy w~oyj hcj wdkflj

hw ~fll, pyfphykcn dfywflm moy h wvypykwf hzzhge#

:=4



Bvllfy :=;

Omm kc zdf jkwzhcgf hcj gobkcn myob zdf jhyecfww, dfy

wdhjo~ wzooj ifmoyf dfy, bkbkgekcn f}fy{ bo}f Wflfch bhjf#

Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj, yfpfhzkcn kc dfy bkcj zdhz wdf cffjfj zo

gocxvfy dfywflm, ivz do~?

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doy nyo~lfj ~dfc Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy dkb5 df zvycfj dkw

nhqf o}fy zo~hyjw ]fcftvw, zfbpzfj zo zy{ zo hzzhge dkb#

Oc zdf ozdfy dhcj, df ecf~ zdhz km df lfmz Wflfch‛w wkjf, zdf

Dvczfyw ~ovlj zy{ zo hzzhge hcj ekll Wflfch ~dklf wdf ~hw wzkll

vcgocwgkovw# Df looefj jo~c hcj cozkgfj zdhz zdf gy{wzhl wevll

~hw nocf# Zdoy zdfc mflz h ikz wzyhcnf hcj ecf~ zdhz zdkw ~hw

avwz dfy ioj{# Zdf hgzvhl bhef"vp om Wflfch‛w ifkcn, dfy bkcj,

dfy wovl, ~hw nocf# Hz mkywz, df iflkf}fj dfy zo if jfhj, ivz

hz zdf whbf zkbf, df ecf~ zdhz ~hw coz zyvf#

Z

Zdoy zdfc zvycfj dkw nhqf o}fy hz zdf Woygfyfy# ]fcftvw,

do~f}fy, ~hw oggvpkfj i{ zdf zdyff b{wzfykovw mknvyfw zdhz

hppfhyfj hio}f zdf hlzhy ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw#

“K zolj {ov zdhz zdf{ ~fyf dfyf,‒ Zdoy dfhyj ocf om zdfb

wh{, zdf ocf jyfwwfj kc hll ~dkzf#

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Bvllfy :>0

Ocf om zdfb, zdf ocf ~do ~hw hw phlf hw ]fcftvw ~hw hcj

~dowf dhky ~hw ilhge ~kzd h ~dkzf wzykpf oc zdf ykndz wkjf,

~hlefj phwwfj zdf ocf ~do ~hw ~fhykcn ~dkzf hcj whkj jhyel{, “K

zolj {ov zo coz nfz vw kc}ol}fj#‒

Zdf ozdfy, ~do hppfhyfj ghlb kc gobphykwoc zo zdf ozdfy

z~o, avbpfj oczo zdf nyovcj ykndz ifmoyf ]fcftvw# Zdf Woygfyfy

wgo~lfj hz dkb hcj ihgefj h~h{ h ikz# Df nlhcgfj o}fy hz

B{yyjkc, ~do ~hw wzkll gdhkcfj zo zdf ~hll hcj df glkcgdfj dkw

mkwzw#

“K zdovndz {ov ~fyf kbpykwocfj,‒ df whkj zdyovnd nykzzfj

zffzd#

Zdf ozdfy wlkndzl{ lfhcfj dkw dfhj moy~hyj ~kzd dkw hybw

gyowwfj o}fy dkw gdfwz# “Kczfyfwzkcn do~ {ov ~ovlj if zy{kcn zo

wzhyz h goc}fywhzkoc hz h zkbf lkef zdkw,‒ df whkj goljl{# “Hcj

K hlwo wff zdhz {ov ~fyf vwkcn ocf om {ovy olj zykgew i{ ~hczkcn

Wflfch zo ~kllkcnl{ nk}f {ov zdf gy{wzhl wevll kc oyjfy zo wh}f

dfy mykfcj#‒ Dkw z~o gobphckocw ghbf vp myob ifdkcj#

Zdf ocf jyfwwfj kc zdf ~dkzf yoif looefj hz zdf Woygfyfy

myob vcjfycfhzd zdf dooj om dkw glohe# Df wbkyefj# “[ov wdovlj

eco~ zdhz ~kzd hll om vw dfyf zdhz {ov ghccoz ~kc zdkw,‒ df whkj

~kzd h ikz om bogefy{ kc dkw }okgf#

]fcftvw nykzzfj dkw zffzd f}fc boyf, ivz glowfj dkw f{fw

hcj h wcffy plh{fj vpoc dkw lkpw# “Om govywf, {ov zdyff hyf

:>0



Bvllfy :>8

dfyf zo pyozfgz zdf nkyl,‒ df whkj gooll{# “Zdf pooy

jfmfcwflfww Wflfch H{lhjhkl…‒

Zdkw wffbfj zo dh}f hcnfyfj zdf ocf jyfwwfj kc ~dkzf# Df

ifnhc zo bo}f zo~hyjw zdf Woygfyfy, ivz dkw gobphckoc ~do ~hw

phlf dflj ovz dkw dhcj, effpkcn dkb kc dkw plhgf# Zdoy ~hw

nyfhzl{ jkwzvyifj i{ zdkw hw ~fll hcj nyo~lfj, wpyfhjkcn ovz dkw

~kcnw#

“K ~ovljc‛z if wvypykwfj km zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw zoo bvgd

moy dfy zo dhcjlf,‒ ]fcftvw whkj hnhkc, zdf wcffy oc dkw lkpw

nyo~kcn kczo h bhlf}olfcz wbklf# “Co, coz hz hll… K ~ovlj zdkce

zdhz zdf po~fy nyf~ zoo bvgd moy pooy lkzzlf Wflfch# K ftpfgz

zdhz kz bh{ dh}f pfydhpw gowz dfy lkmf#‒

“Joc‛z {ov jhyf wh{ hcozdfy ~oyj hiovz dfy(‒ zdf ocf ~do

~hw ~fhykcn zdf ~dkzf glohe ftglhkbfj# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj

jo~c dkw phlf mhgf zdhz ~hw wzkll dkjjfc vcjfycfhzd dkw dooj#

]fcftvw cozkgfj zdkw hcj wbklfj ocgf hnhkc#

“Hmzfy hll, km wdf ~fyf jfhj,‒ df ifnhc hnhkc, “zdfc zdfyf

~ovlj if co yfhwoc moy {ov zdyff zo if dfyf hz hll# [ov ~ovlj

dh}f mhklfj hcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~kll if bkcf(‒

“Kz‛w nocf(‒ ocf om zdf Woygfyfy‛w mollo~fyw ftglhkbfj#

]fcftvw‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj zo gobplfzf hcj vzzfy wdoge# Df

wpvc hyovcj oc dkw dfflw ~kzd hc hcnfyfj ftpyfwwkoc#

“^dhz?‒ df hwefj, “^dfyf kw kz?‒ Df yhc o}fy zo~hyjw Zdoy,

ivz df nyo~lfj ocgf hnhkc# ]fcftvw wzoppfj kc dkw zyhgew hcj

:>8



Bvllfy :>9

nyo~lfj# Wflfch‛w ioj{ ~hw wzkll pyfwfcz, ivz df ~hw fcyhnfj

zdhz zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw co~dfyf zo if wffc#

flfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj vp zo dfy mhgf# Ovz om hll zdf

ihzzlfw wdf dhj mhgfj, zdkw ~hw jkmmfyfcz# Hlzdovnd

gocmyoczkcn zdf Woygfyfy, hc hgzvhl jfboc, ~hw zfyykil{

mykndzfckcn, ihzzlkcn hnhkcwz dfywflm ~hw pfydhpw f}fc boyf wo#W

Dfy wdhjo~ mollo~fj f}fy{ bo}f wdf bhjf, bkbkgekcn

f}fy{zdkcn wdf jkj# ^dfc wdf bo}fj lfmz, kz gopkfj dfy hcj hlwo

bo}fj lfmz# Wflfch nykzzfj dfy zffzd hcj avbpfj vp kc zdf hky

~kzd dfy w~oyj# Dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf whbf ~kzd dfy ilhjf hw ~fll#

Wflfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj hcj wlhbbfj dfy ilhjf cfhy zdf dfhj om

dfy wdhjo~, ivz dfy wdhjo~‛w ilhjf hlwo glhwdfj hnhkcwz dfyw#

Wflfch zdfc zdovndz om pfydhpw vwkcn dfy cf~ hiklkz{ zo

goczyol zkbf zo dflp nk}f dfy zdf vppfy hj}hczhnf kc zdkw

ihzzlf# Do~f}fy, ~dfc wdf jkj, dfy wdhjo~ jkj coz myffqf# Kz

bo}fj avwz hw myffl{ hw Wflfch jkj#

K jyhkcfj b{ fcfyn{ moy co yfhwoc, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm#

Wflfch mfll ihge oc zo dfy mffz hcj dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf whbf hz

zdf fthgz zkbf# Zdf{ iozd mlf~ ihge~hyjw# Wflfch looefj vp hcj

:>9



Bvllfy :>7

mflz h ikz jyhkcfj hcj zkyfj, ivz wdf ~hw coz yfhj{ zo nk}f vp

zdf mkndz#

Wdf wzooj vp hcj yhc hz dfy wdhjo~ ocgf hnhkc, doljkcn vp

dfy ilhjf zo goczkcvf zo zy{ zo hzzhge dfywflm, ivz hw wooc hw

wdf bhjf dfy bo}f, dfy wdhjo~ bkbkgefj zdf }fy{ whbf hzzhge#

Wflfch wzoppfj moy h bobfcz hcj wzooj ihge# Dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf

whbf# Wdf zdfc yowf vp dfy wdkflj5 dfy wdhjo~ gopkfj dfy#

Wflfch zooe dfy hyb ovz om dfy wdkflj hcj yhkwfj kz hio}f dfy

dfhj# Dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf fthgz whbf#

“[ov‛yf avwz b{ yfmlfgzkoc,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Dfy wdhjo~

f}fc wpoef zdf fthgz bobfcz Wflfch jkj# Wflfch ~hlefj vp zo dfy

wdhjo~ ~kzd dfy ilhjf i{ dfy wkjf hcj dflj vp dfy lfmz dhcj#

Dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf fthgz whbf hw wdf jkj# Zdfky dhcjw zovgdfj

hcj Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw, coz eco~kcn ~dhz zo jo#

Wdf zdfc yfbfbifyfj ~dhz wdf ~hw zolj fhylkfy zdhz wdf dhj zo

o}fygobf dfy cfnhzk}f fbozkocw zdhz wdf dhj hiovz dfywflm#

“[ov‛yf h ~ocjfymvl jyhnoc ykjfy,‒ wdf whkj zo dfy wdhjo~, hcj

dfy wdhjo~ yfpfhzfj zdowf ~oyjw ykndz ihge hz dfy# “[ov hyf

gocmkjfcz, {ov hyf iyh}f hcj govyhnfovw, hcj pfoplf jo ghyf

hiovz {ov hcj moy ~do {ov hyf# [ov hyf hbhqkcn hcj zhlfczfj5

{ov hyf kczfllknfcz hcj ~kwf# [ov ghc jo hc{zdkcn hw locn hw

{ov pvz {ovy bkcj zo kz#‒ Dfy wdhjo~ zdfc jkwhppfhyfj ykndz

ifmoyf dfy# ^dfc wdf looefj jo~c hnhkc, dfy wdhjo~ ~hw ihge zo

ifkcn kchckbhzf#

:>7



Bvllfy :>:

^fll jocf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# Zdf

lkndz oyi jkwhppfhyfj cfhy zdf fczyhcgf om zdf ghwzlf hcj zdf

Wpkykz Yfhlb ~hw ihge zo zdf ~h{ kz oyknkchll{ ~hw# [ov hyf

}fy{ ~kwf moy h {ovcn nkyl om movyzffc# Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf

hcj wdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj hcj pvz dfy wdkflj o}fy dfy ihge hnhkc

ifmoyf ~hlekcn zo~hyjw zdf kcwkjf om zdf ghwzlf ~dfyf zdfyf ~hw

h wbhll pocj ~hkzkcn moy dfy# Co~ K cffj zo ftplhkc boyf zo

{ov, km {ov hyf wzkll ~kllkcn zo lkwzfc# Wflfch cojjfj# Nooj#

Co~ zdfc, km K bh{ hwe, jo {ov eco~ ~d{ {ov hyf wkclfww?

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co,‒ wdf whkj ovz lovj# “Zdf ocl{

~h{ zdhz hc{ocf ghc if wkclfww kw km zdf{ ~fyf coz ioyc om bhc#

Bhcekcj kw plhnvfj ~kzd wkc, f}fc vpoc ikyzd#‒

Fthgzl{, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# [ov hyf wkclfww ifghvwf hw

{ov dh}f pyoihil{ nvfwwfj, {ov ~fyf coz ioyc om bhc#

“Zdfc do~ ~hw K gyfhzfj?‒ Wflfch hwefj#

[ov ~fyf coz gyfhzfj i{ coybhl gocgfpzkoc, zdf }okgf

goczkcvfj# [ov ~fyf kcwzfhj gyfhzfj i{ bhnkg#

Wflfch jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Wdf hlbowz mfll oczo

zdf mlooy ovz om gobplfzf wdoge# “Do~ ghc zdkw if?‒ wdf hwefj#

[ov ~fyf oyknkchll{ gyfhzfj hz zdf zkbf om zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj

[fhyw‛ ^hy, kz whkj hnhkc# Kc yfhlkz{, {ov ~fyf gocgfk}fj

~kzdkc h jyhnoc‛w ~obi i{ bhnkg# Zdkw ~hw zdf jokcn om h bhc

~dob kw h gdhkc bhwzfy hcj hcozdfy ~do dhw zdf hiklkz{ zo gdhcnf

kczo h ~olm fhgd hcj f}fy{ ckndz# [ov ~fyf gyfhzfj moy zdf wolf

:>:



Bvllfy :>6

pvypowf zo iykcn h ihlhcgf ifz~ffc zdf zdyff ~oyljw1 Dfh}fc,

fhyzd, hcj Dfll# ]fcftvw dhw jkwyvpzfj zdkw ihlhcgf hcj dhw

zykfj zo o}fyzdyo~ Whzhc, yvlfy om Dfll, dkbwflm# Ocl{ zdf ocf

~kzdovz wkc ghc iykcn h ihlhcgf zo zdfwf zdyff ~oyljw, moy zdf

ocf ~kzdovz wkc ghc zyh}fl zo zdfwf zdyff ~oyljw ~kllkcnl{, hw

~fll hw zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb, ~dkgd wfy}fw hw h nhzf~h{ zo Dfh}fc

hcj Dfll myob fhyzd# Co ocf flwf ~ovlj dh}f zdhz hiklkz{,

ifghvwf zdf{ ~ovlj if plhnvfj ~kzd wkc hcj f}kl hcj bhlkgf, zdvw

jkwyvpzkcn zdf ihlhcgf om zdf zdyff ~oyljw, hw ~fll hw zdf

Wpkykz Yfhlb# ]fcftvw eco~w zdkw# Zdhz ~hw ocf yfhwoc ~d{ vpoc

zdf jh{ om {ovy ikyzd zdhz df ~kwdfj zo ekll {ov hw hc kcmhcz wo

zdhz {ov ~ovlj coz wzhcj kc dkw ~h{# K hb hlwo xvkzf wvyf hw zo

zdf kbpoyzhcgf om {ovy jyhnoc zdhz {ov jffb Zdoy# Df kw zdf

Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc# ]fcftvw dhj dkw fnn vcjfy dkw powwfwwkoc moy

{fhyw# Do~f}fy, kc oyjfy zo goczyol zdf jyhnoc hcj zo gdhcnf kz

zo ~dfyf kz powwfwwfj jfbockg po~fy kcwzfhj om hcnflkg po~fy,

]fcftvw dhj zo ihzdf zdf jyhnoc‛w fnn kc zdf ilooj om zdf ocf

~do kw ~kzdovz wkc, zdvw hcozdfy yfhwoc ~d{ df ~kwdfj zo ghpzvyf

hcj zo ekll {ov ykndz hmzfy zdf zkbf om {ovy ikyzd#

]fcftvw movcj {ov kc zdhz gdhbify ifmoyf {ov ghbf dfyf zo

zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb ifghvwf df ~hw hilf zo pyoif {ovy bfboykfw# Df

govlj coz fczfy {ovy bkcj, do~f}fy, coy zo powwfww {ov ifghvwf

{ov ~fyf pyozfgzfj i{ {ovy jyhnoc# Zdoy‛w hcnflkg pyfwfcgf

pyozfgzfj {ov myob ]fcftvw# Zdhz ~hw ~d{ {ov wzoppfj dh}kcn

:>6



Bvllfy :>=

zdowf jyfhbw hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw# ]fcftvw ~hw zy{kcn zo

lvyf {ov kczo dkw zyhp, df ~hczfj zo wphye gvykowkz{ ~kzdkc {ov

zo lfhj dkb zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~dkgd ~ovlj hllo~ dkb zo

goczyol zkbf hcj wphgf kzwflm zo iykcn hiovz h ikyzd om h cf~

~oylj ~dfyf df ~ovlj if kc goczyol i{ kwwvkcn zdf jfwzyvgzkoc om

zdkw ~oylj#

Wflfch ocgf hnhkc ~hw lowz moy ~oyjw# Wdf w~hllo~fj dhyj

hcj zykfj zo moygf dfywflm zo wpfhe# “Ivz…‒ wdf ifnhc, “do~ ghc

K jo zdhz? K hb avwz wzkll h gdklj#‒

[ov bvwz jfmfhz ]fcftvw, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# [ov bvwz

ekll dkb# Hw locn hw df yfbhkcw, df ~kll jo ~dhz df ghc zo

jkwyvpz ovy ~oyljw ocgf hnhkc# Wflfch cojjfj hcj glowfj dfy

f{fw, zhekcn h mf~ jffp iyfhzdw zo ghlb dfywflm jo~c# Jo {ov

vcjfywzhcj ~dhz {ov bvwz jo?

Wflfch cojjfj# “K vcjfywzhcj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, doljkcn dfy

dhcjw zonfzdfy kc myocz om dfy mhgf#

Jfwzkc{ hcj mhzf dhw iyovndz {ov dfyf zo zdkw ~oylj zo

pyozfgz kz, zdf }okgf whkj ocgf boyf#

Wflfch opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “K‛b yfhj{

zo mhgf b{ jfwzkc{,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, gocxvfykcn dfy mfhy o}fy zdf

wkzvhzkoc wdf dhw iffc plhgfj kc#

df‛w hlk}f,‒ zdf ocf ~fhykcn hll ~dkzf nhwpfj# Df

nlhcgfj o}fy hz dkw ozdfy gobphckoc, ~do xvkgel{ bo}fj“W:>=



Bvllfy :>>

omm zo zdf wkjf# Zdf ocf ~fhykcn hll ~dkzf ~h}fj dkw lfmz dhcj

hcj h lhynf wg{zdf hppfhyfj# Df nykzzfj dkw zffzd hw ]fcftvw

goczkcvfj zo boge dkb#

“Om govywf, {ov govljc‛z dh}f iffc dfyf zo wh}f dfy

hc{~h{,‒ df whkj goljl{# “[ov dh}f iffc ~hzgdkcn dfy, hgzkcn hw

dfy nvhyjkhc wkcgf wdf ~hw ioyc# Hlzdovnd {ov wvggfwwmvll{

pyozfgzfj dfy moy zdf lhwz movyzffc {fhyw, {ov mhklfj zo wh}f

dfy myob dhyb co~#‒

Ocf om dkw gobphckocw zdfc xvkgel{ bo}fj ocf om dkw dhcjw

kc zdf jkyfgzkoc zo~hyjw zdf Woygfyfy hcj h gdhkc wdoz ovz myob

ocf om dkw wlff}fw# Kz wdoz o}fy zo~hyjw ]fcftvw, ivz df

xvkgel{ jojnfj kz# H mf~ boyf gdhkcw wdoz ovz myob vcjfy dkw

wlff}fw hcj zdf ocf ~do ~oyf hll ~dkzf avbpfj vp kc zdf hky ~kzd

dkw wg{zdf hcj zykfj zo hzzhge ]fcftvw dfhj"oc# Zdfky ozdfy

gobphckoc ~h}fj dkw dhcjw hcj h lhynf ~fhpoc hppfhyfj# Z~o om

dkw dhcjw zkndzl{ nyhwpfj zdf dhcjlf ~dklf zdf hgzvhl ~fhpoc

kzwflm ~hw h gkygvlhy ilhjf oc zop om zdf dklz ~kzd dvcjyfjw om

wpkefw hll hyovcj#

]fcftvw looefj vp hcj zykfj zo jojnf zdf o}fydfhj hzzhge,

ivz hw wooc hw df bo}fj ovz om zdf ~h{, ocf om zdf gdhkcw

wvbbocfj i{ zdf ozdfy ~yhppfj kzwflm hyovcj dkw ioj{ wo zdhz df

govljc‛z bo}f# Do~f}fy, df mlftfj dkw bvwglfw hcj zdf gdhkc

jkwwkphzfj kc ilhge hcj pvyplf wboef#

“Dvbpd(‒ df whkj, “{ov zdkce zdhz {ov ghc jfmfhz bf?‒

:>>



Bvllfy :>4

Zdoy ihyfj dkw mhcnw hcj ~hw yfhj{ zo aokc kc zdf mkndz,

ivz zdf ocf ~do ~oyf hll ~dkzf bfczkocfj moy dkb zo wzh{ ~dfyf

df ~hw zo pyozfgz Wflfch‛w ioj{# Df nyo~lfj ocgf boyf hcj efpz

dkw ~kcnw ~yhppfj hyovcj dfy#

Zdf ocf ~do ~hw goczyollkcn zdf gdhkcw yhc moy~hyj hcj

bo}fj iozd om dkw dhcjw kc ]fcftvw‛w jkyfgzkoc myob zdf wkjf,

gdhkcw wdoozkcn ovz myob vcjfycfhzd iozd om dkw wlff}fw# Ocf om

zdf gdhkcw pkfygfj zdyovnd zdf Woygfyfy‛w lfmz wdovljfy ilhjf

~dklf hcozdfy ~fcz moy dkw cfge# Do~f}fy, ]fcftvw yhkwfj dkw

dhcj hcj gyfhzfj h ihyykfy hyovcj dkb# Zdf gdhkc zdhz pkfygfj

zdf wdovljfy ilhjf hlwo jkwwkphzfj kczo zdf hky kc h pvmm om

ilhge wboef#

Zdowf ~do hggobphckfj zdf Woygfyfy aokcfj kc zdf mkndz hw

~fll# Zdf ocf ~do goczyollfj zdf gdhkcw zvycfj hyovcj hcj

movndz hnhkcwz zdfb# Ocf om zdf Dvczfyw bo}fj moy~hyj hcj

jojnfj zdf gdhkcw zdhz ~fyf zdyo~c hz dkb, pvllkcn ovz h mf~

w~oyjw# Df vwfj zdfb hw wdkfljw zo iloge zdf gdhkcw myob

hzzhgekcn dkb# Do~f}fy, zdf ozdfy ~kzd zdf wpkefj ilhjf ghbf vp

myob ifdkcj hcj wlhbbfj kz o}fy zdhz pfywoc‛w dfhj# H mf~ boyf

om zdf Dvczfyw zdfc jkwhppfhyfj kc ilhge wboef ~dklf ocf boyf

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df dflj ~kzd z~o dhcjw hcj movndz hnhkcwz zdf ocf ~do ghyykfj

zdf wpkefj ilhjf#

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Zdf ocf ~do ~oyf hll ~dkzf ~hczfj zo dflp, ivz dkw

gobphckoc {fllfj hz dkb zo mkndz zdf Woygfyfy kcwzfhj# Df

cojjfj hcj yhkwfj dkw wg{zdf hcj wlhbbfj kz hnhkcwz zdf ihyykfy

zdhz ]fcftvw dhj gyfhzfj, jfwzyo{kcn kz oc goczhgz# Zdf

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mffz ~dklf zdf ocf doljkcn zdf wg{zdf ~hw ilhwzfj kc zdf ozdfy

jkyfgzkoc, ivz df, zoo, efpz dkw ihlhcgf# Zdf Woygfyfy iyfhzdfj

kc dfh}kl{ hw ilooj goczkcvfj zo povy ovz om dkw ~ovcj# Df

plhgfj dkw dhcj oc dkw lfmz wdovljfy hw df wzyhkndzfcfj dkbwflm#

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oczo zdf wg{zdf hcj dkw hppfhyhcgf ifnhc zo gdhcnf# ]fcftvw

wgo~lfj hz zdkw, hcj ihgefj h~h{# Dkw oppocfcz‛w pd{wkghl

hppfhyhcgf ifnhc zo gdhcnf hw h ~dkzf lkndz wvyyovcjfj dkb# Dkw

ovzlkcfw zdfc ifnhc zo gdhcnf zo zdowf om h jyhnoc# H lovj yohy

yhcn zdyovndovz zdf gdhbify hcj zdf lkndz jkwhppfhyfj# H

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yohyfj hnhkc# Kzw bhcf hlocn kzw ihge ~hw lkndz ilvf hlocn ~kzd

kzw zhlocw# Zdf bhkc goloy om zdf jyhnoc ~hw ~dkzf hcj kzw mhgf

looefj h ikz jkmmfyfcz zdhc zdhz om hc oyjkchy{ jyhnoc‛w, moy kz

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dfhj#

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zdovnd {ov powwfww wdhpf"wdkmzkcn hiklkzkfw,‒ df whkj hcnykl{

hcj ~h}fj dkw dhcjw, wvbbockcn lkndzckcn myob dkw mkcnfyzkpw#

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Zdf wdhpf"wdkmzfy‛w z~o gobphckocw ghbf myob fkzdfy wkjf

om ]fcftvw ~dklf zdf jyhnoc mlf~ vp kc zdf hky ~kzd zdf wg{zdf

kc kzw zhlocw# Zdf ocf ~do goczyollfj zdf gdhkcw bo}fj dkw

dhcjw kc zdf Woygfyfy‛w jkyfgzkoc ~dklf dkw ozdfy gobphckoc

iyovndz vp dkw ~fhpoc hio}f dkw dfhj hcj avbpfj kc zdf hky ocgf

hnhkc# Zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc zdfc jo}f kc ~kzd zdf wg{zdf hcj

hkbfj kz hz zdf Woygfyfy‛w cfge# ]fcftvw movndz omm h mf~ om

zdf gdhkcw, ivz zdf ozdfy ~kzd zdf wpkefj ilhjf wlhbbfj kz kczo

dkw ozdfy wdovljfy ilhjf, wfcjkcn dkb zo zdf nyovcj# Dkw ozdfy

gobphckoc vwfj boyf om dkw gdhkcw zo effp zdf Woygfyfy pkccfj

jo~c# Zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc yohyfj ocgf boyf hcj dflj vp zdf

wg{zdf ~kzd kzw zhlocw hcj wlkgfj kz zdyovnd zdf Woygfyfy‛w

cfge#

]fcftvw wdykfefj ocgf hnhkc# Zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc cfhyl{

jfghpkzhzfj zdf Woygfyfy‛w dfhj ~kzd zdf wg{zdf# Do~f}fy, df

~hw wzkll hlk}f# Zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc gdhcnfj ihge zo ifdkcj

dvbhc# Zdf gdhkcw zdhz iovcj dkb jkwhppfhyfj kc h pvmm om ilhge

hcj pvyplf wboef# Df moygfj dkbwflm zo wzhcj vp ~dklf mfflkcn

gobplfzfl{ jyhkcfj#

“K hb ~fhe kc zdkw ioj{,‒ df whkj hcj nlhyfj hz zdf zdyff

~do movndz hnhkcwz dkb# Df nyo~lfj hcj ~h}fj dkw dhcjw,

wvbbockcn ilhwzw om lkndzckcn zdhz wvyyovcjfj dkb# “[ov zdkce

zdhz {ov ghc wzop bf?‒

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Bvllfy :48

Zdoy nyo~lfj hcj zdfc iyoef kczo h yvc hmzfy ]fcftvw# Zdf

jfboc wdykfefj hcj {fllfj ovz kc phkc hcj hnoc{# Zdoy opfcfj

dkw bovzd hcj wvbbocfj h lhynf ilhwz om lkndz zdhz kllvbkchzfj

zdf fczkyf gdhbify# ]fcftvw wdykfefj ocgf hnhkc hcj hll om zdfb

dfhyj h lhynf ilhwz hcj zdf jfboc jkwhppfhyfj#

Zdoy xvkgel{ looefj ihge hz Wflfch hw dfy dhcjw ifnhc zo

bo}f wlkndzl{# Zdf ocf ~do ~oyf hll ~dkzf yhc o}fy ~kzd ocf om

dkw gobphckocw mollo~kcn glowfl{ ifdkcj# Zdf ozdfy ~hw ecfflkcn

ifwkjf zdf ~hzfy ihwkc# Zdf ocf kc h ~dkzf yoif ecflz ifwkjf

Wflfch hcj ~yhppfj dkw hybw hyovcj dfy# Zdoy nyo~lfj hcj ihyfj

dkw zffzd, ivz df jkj coz zhef cozkgf om zdkw#

Wflfch wlo~l{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj looefj vp# Wdf nhwpfj h

lkzzlf ~dfc wdf wh~ wobfocf looekcn jo~c hz dfy# “Hyf {ov hll

ykndz?‒ df hwefj# Wdf govljc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn, moy wdf ~hw wzkll

kc wdoge, ivz cojjfj kcwzfhj# Wdf govljc‛z wff dkw mhgf, moy df

wzkll ~oyf dkw glohe#

Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c zo dfyw hcj wckmmfj dfy dhky#

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mhgf# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf hcj yhc dfy dhcj

hgyoww dkw cowf#

“K avwz gdfgefj zo wff km Zyocdfkb ~hw whmf i{ wgy{kcn,‒

zdf ocf ~kzd zdf ~dkzf wzykpf kc dkw ilhge dhky whkj jhyel{

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Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ dhj jkwhppfhyfj ykndz hmzfy ]fcftvw jkj#‒

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Bvllfy :49

“^f cffj zo lfh}f,‒ ocf om dkw gobphckocw oyjfyfj# Wflfch

looefj hz dkb hcj cozkgfj zdhz df dflj ocf gdhkc kc dkw dhcjw

hcj B{yyjkc ~hw hlwo kc dkw hybw hw ~fll# Wdf wxvkczfj hz dkb

moy h ikz, zdkcekcn zdhz pfydhpw df looefj mhbklkhy#

“^do hyf {ov?‒ wdf hwefj hll zdyff om zdfb# “^dfyf kw

]fcftvw?‒ Zdf{ jkj coz hcw~fy dfy xvfwzkocw# Do~f}fy, dfy

zdovndzw ~fyf jkwyvpzfj ~dfc zdf gdhbify ifnhc zo yvbilf hcj

wdhef#

“Zhef Wflfch zo Zdoy,‒ zdf ocf ~do dflj B{yyjkc wh{ zo dkw

gobphckoc ~do ~hw ecfflkcn ifwkjf Wflfch# “Pvz dfy oc dkw

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wzkll kc dkw hybw hcj ghyykfj dfy o}fy zo Zdoy‛w whjjlf# Dkw

gobphckoc iyovndz B{yyjkc o}fy hw ~fll# Df nyhiifj Zdoy‛w yfkcw

~dklf df wzkll dflj Wflfch ~kzd dkw myff hyb hcj B{yyjkc ~hw

whmf oc zdf whjjlf# Zdf gfklkcn om zdf gdhbify ifnhc zo

gyvbilf# Dkw ozdfy z~o gobphckocw glkbifj oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf hw

~fll, ~dkgd ~hw lhynf fcovnd zo mkz wf}fyhl pfoplf# Zdf jyhnoc

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zo~hyjw zdf hlzhy ~dfyf zdf zdyff om zdfb mkywz hppfhyfj# Zdf

ocf ~fhykcn hll ~dkzf ~h}fj dkw dhcj hcj h poyzhl hppfhyfj# Zdf

poyzhl poyzyh{fj zdf gkz{ om Zyocdfkb# Zdoy mlf~ zdyovnd kz

ykndz ifmoyf zdf poyzhl glowfj hcj zdf gdhbify gh}fj kc#

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Bvllfy :47

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ihcjhnfj zdfb dfywflm ~kzd Hkybkj, Zyocdfkb‛w dfhlfy# Ilooj

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om zdf bfzhl# ^dfc wdf wh~ zdkw, Wflfch xvkgel{ whz vp kc dfy

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“Coz wo mhwz, jyhnoc ykjfy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

“Zdoy,‒ Wflfch iyfhzdfj ovz# “^dfyf kw df? ^dfyf kw b{

jyhnoc?‒ wdf jfbhcjfj#

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Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj h lkzzlf ikz# “Zdoy kw gvyyfczl{ ifkcn

zhefc ghyf om hz zdf bobfcz# [ov ~kll coz if hilf zo }kwkz {ovy

jyhnoc ~kzdkc zdf cftz ~ffe oy wo#‒

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nfczl{ pvwdfj Wflfch ihge oczo zdf ifj#

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h ghlb }okgf# “Zdoy cffjw zkbf zo dfhl, ivz df ~kll if avwz

mkcf#‒ Wdf wbklfj ocgf hnhkc# Wflfch z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf hcj

nyohcfj hw Hkybkj zkndzfcfj vp zdf zovyckxvfz zdhz ~hw ~yhppfj

hyovcj dfy lfn#

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ivz K bvwz wpfhe ~kzd Wflfch H{lhjhkl hlocf#‒ Zdf dfhlfy cojjfj

hcj io~fj ifmoyf wdf lfmz Wflfch‛w ifjyoob#

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vp h lkzzlf, ~hkzkcn moy dfy zo goczkcvf# “^dhz dhppfcfj zo

]fcftvw?‒

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glhkbfj }kgzoy{ o}fy dkb#‒

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zdf ~hy hnhkcwz ]fcftvw# Zdkw kw bfyfl{ avwz ocf om bhc{

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Bvllfy :46

ihzzlfw zdhz ~f bvwz mhgf#‒ Wflfch looefj ihge hz zdf Fbpyfww

hcj w~hllo~fj dhyj# Zdf Fbpyfww plhgfj h dhcj oc Wflfch‛w

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kcwzfhj om j~fllkcn oc wvgd bhzzfyw#‒

“Ivz b{ Lhj{,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “^f jkjc‛z jfmfhz dkb# Df

~kll hzzhge hnhkc#‒ Wdf looefj jo~c hz zdf wkjf om dfy ifj hcj

zo~hyjw zdf phyzw om Zdoy‛w jyhnoc hyboy# “Cozdkcn K jkj bhjf h

jkmmfyfcgf, b{ Lhj{# ]fcftvw kw wzkll ovz zdfyf#‒ H zfhy

zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf, ivz wdf xvkgel{ ~kpfj kz h~h{#

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kccogfcz lkmf( Zo bf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl, zdhz kw h nyfhz jfhl om

jkmmfyfcgf#‒

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Fbpyfww lfhcfj kc hcj lhkj dfy dfhj cftz zo Wflfch‛w# Wflfch

~hw coz xvkzf wvyf om ~dhz zo bhef om zdkw nfwzvyf5 do~f}fy, zdf

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pfhgf# Wdf pvllfj dfy dfhj ihge hcj Wflfch mfll hwlffp oczo dfy

pkllo~w# “Wlffp pfhgfmvll{, b{ jfhy Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ zdf

Fbpyfww ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf noz omm zdf fjnf om Wflfch‛w ifj hcj

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~hlefj ovz om dfy yoob hw Wflfch jykmzfj mhyzdfy kczo dfy

wlvbify#

wdvy Ifl#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww wzooj kc zdf bhkc yoob om zdf

gozzhnf kc myocz om zdf mkyfplhgf# Hwdvy whz jo~c kc

dkw gdhky ~kzd dkw flio~w oc dkw ecffw hcj dkw dhcjw glhwpfj

zonfzdfy#

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looe hz zdf Fbpyfww kc zdf mhgf#

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jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn# “K eco~ {ov ~fyf zy{kcn zo ykj h~h{

Wflfch H{lhjhkl cfhy zdf ifnkcckcn om dfy zyhkckcn# [ov zykfj

zo ekll dfy ~kzd zdf Bhygvpo {ov ghpzvyfj#‒ Hwdvy‛w dhcjw ifnhc

zo zyfbilf ~kzd mfhy# “Looe hz bf ~dfc K hb wpfhekcn zo {ov,‒

zdf Fbpyfww jfbhcjfj# Df wlo~l{ looefj vp hz dfy# Wdf nlhyfj

hz dkb5 Hwdvy yowf myob dkw gdhky hcj io~fj ifmoyf zdf Fbpyfww

oc ocf ecff, effpkcn dkw nhqf mktfj vpoc zdf Fbpyfww‛w mhgf#

“[ov dh}f co pyoom zdhz K zykfj zo ekll Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒

df ~dkwpfyfj# “[ov hggvwf bf om wvgd dknd zyfhgdfy{, om

hzzfbpzkcn zo bvyjfy h jyhnoc ykjfy#‒

Zdf Fbpyfww‛w lkp z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf# “K vcjfywzhcj zdhz

{ov ~fyf hcny{ zdhz {ov jkj coz hgxvkyf zdf jyhnoc zdhz ~hw

ifwzo~fj vpoc {ov,‒ wdf whkj#

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Bvllfy :4>

“Coz {fz,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf Fbpyfww ilkcefj h govplf om

zkbfw# Hwdvy yowf zo dkw mffz hcj wzooj vp wzyhkndz# “Hw K

vcjfywzhcj kz, b{ Lhj{,‒ df ifnhc, “]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf Go}fc

wzkll dhj coz yfhgdfj zdfky mkchl jfgkwkoc hw zo ~dfzdfy oy coz

zo zhef zdf jyhnoc h~h{ myob Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒

“[ov ghccoz py{ hphyz h jyhnoc myob kzw ykjfy,‒ zdf Fbpyfww

whkj kc h jhye zocf#

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km chzvyhl lh~w om zdf bhnkghl ~oylj moyikj h jyhnoc zo f}fy if

wfphyhzfj myob zdfky ykjfy, ~f fwzhilkwdfj oyjfy o}fy zdowf

chzvyhl lh~w, zdvw nk}kcn zdf Go}fc po~fy hcj hvzdoykz{ o}fy zdf

chzvyhl lh~w om zdf bhnkghl ~oylj# Km zdkw ~fyf coz zdf ghwf,

zdfc zdfyf ~ovlj if co oyjfy#‒

“Zdf Go}fc dhw po~fy hcj hvzdoykz{ o}fy zdf chzvyhl lh~w om

zdf bhnkghl ~oylj ocl{ zo fwzhilkwd oyjfy hcj zo bhkczhkc

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gozzhnf ~kzd dkw dhcjw ifdkcj dkw ihge# “Kz kw ifghvwf zdhz zdf

jyhnoc gdoowf Wflfch H{lhjhkl hw dkw ykjfy zdhz zdf Woygfyfy

f}fc hzzfbpzfj zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb#‒

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Bvllfy :44

“Co kz ~hw coz,‒ zdf Fbpyfww wzfycl{ whkj# “Zdf Woygfyfy

~hw hmzfy zdf gy{wzhl wevll# [ov hcj K iozd hyf mvll{ h~hyf om

zdf mhgz#‒

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“Zdfyf kw co cffj zo goczkcvf zdf hynvbfcz o}fy zdkw, b{ Lhj{,‒

df whkj zdyovnd nykzzfj zffzd# “Zdf jfgkwkoc yfbhkcw ~kzd ]kjhy

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mvyzdfy, zdfc K wvnnfwz zdhz {ov zhef zdkw hynvbfcz zo ]kjhy

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om zdf gozzhnf ~kzd dkw dhcjw wzkll ifdkcj dkw ihge#

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zdf kcwkjf om zdf gozzhnf# Dfy hyb ~hw wzkll ~yhppfj vp kc

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zy{kcn zo yfgvpfyhzf myob zdf ihzzlf# Zdf Oyhglfw zfcjfj zo dkw

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{ov whkj# ^dfc zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ jkwhppfhyfj myob zdf

ihzzlfmkflj, ~f ~fcz ihge zo Zyocdfkb#‒

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“K jkjc‛z jfmfhz dkb,‒ Wflfch hjbkzzfj# “Wobfocf flwf jkj#‒

Ckhbd zooe kc h jffp iyfhzd# “Jo {ov eco~ ~do kz ~hw?‒

“K jo coz eco~,‒ Wflfch whkj whjl{# “K jkjc‛z wff dkw

mhgf# Df efpz dkbwflm gocgfhlfj i{ h ~dkzf glohe, ivz df ~hw

coz hlocf# K wh~ z~o ozdfy glohefj mknvyfw ~do hlwo dflpfj# K

~hw gocwgkovwl{ coz zdfyf#‒

Ckhbd looefj vp hz dfy# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒

Wflfch looefj hz dfy lfmz phlb# “K ~hw zhefc zo zdf Wpkykz

Yfhlb,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K ~hw zhefc zdfyf ifghvwf om zdf

gy{wzhl wevll#‒

Ckhbd‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj ~kzd mfhy# “K cf}fy zdovndz zdhz zdf

Wpkykz Yfhlb ftkwzfj(‒

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “K ~hw zhefc zdfyf#‒ Wdf looefj omm

zo zdf wkjf hcj yfkzfyhzfj hll om zdf f}fczw zdhz dhj oggvyyfj

kc zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb zo Ckhbd, kcglvjkcn dfy cf~ hiklkz{ zo

goczyol h wbhll myhgzkoc om zkbf# ^dfc wdf ~hw mkckwdfj, dfy

mykfcj nhpfj hz dfy, coz eco~kcn ~dhz zo wh{#

Ckhbd w~hllo~fj dhyj hcj plhgfj dfy dfhj kc dfy dhcjw#

“^dhz hyf ~f zo jo?‒

“K jo coz eco~,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf zvycfj hcj looefj

ovz zdf ~kcjo~# Zdf we{ ~hw nyh{ ~kzd glovjw# H lkndz yhkc

mfll zo zdf nyovcj# “^dhz K jo eco~ kw zdhz ~f ghccoz nk}f vp

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Bvllfy :;8

ovy mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hnhkc# “Jfboc oy coz,

~f wzkll cffj zo mkndz ihge#‒

“^f ghccoz jfmfhz h jfboc,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# “H coybhl

dvbhc ifkcn ghccoz wzhcj h gdhcgf hnhkcwz h jfboc#‒

Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj ~kzd dfy hybw ifdkcj dfy ihge# “Co, h

dvbhc ifkcn ghccoz wzhcj h gdhcgf hnhkcwz h jfboc, hz lfhwz coz

hlocf#‒ Wdf wbklfj wlkndzl{#

Ckhbd ~kpfj zdf zfhyw myob dfy f{fw# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒

Wflfch looefj ihge ovz zdf ~kcjo~# “^dof}fy zdf{ ~fyf,

zdowf ~do dflpfj bf mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw, zdf{ ghc pfydhpw nk}f

Hybhnfjjoc hc fxvhl wzhcjkcn hnhkcwz dkb#‒

“Wflfch, {ov jo coz f}fc eco~ ~do zdf{ hyf,‒ Ckhbd

~dkwpfyfj# “Zdf{ pyoihil{ wdo~fj vp i{ hggkjfcz#‒

“Zdfyf hyf co hggkjfczw,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf efpz dfy

nhqf mktfj vpoc zdf ~kcjo~# Hio}f Zyocdfkb, Wflfch zdovndz zdhz

pfydhpw wdf wh~ ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h ~dkzf wchef ml{kcn kc zdf

we{ zdyovnd zdf glovjw omm kc zdf jkwzhcgf#

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Bvllfy :;9

Mkmz{"Zdyff

oyzh ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyghwf hcj lfhcfj o}fy zdf

ihckwzfy# “Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch looefj

myob zdf ~kcjo~ zo dfy# “B{yyjkc ~kwdfw zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov#‒

BWflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw, hcj zdfc looefj o}fy hz

Ckhbd, mfflkcn h wfcwf om yflkfm zdhz B{yyjkc ~hw hll ykndz#

Ckhbd nh}f dfy h dhlm wbklf zdyovnd dfy zfhyw# Wdf ~hlefj o}fy

zo Boyzh hcj ifnhc zo xvfwzkoc dfy hiovz B{yyjkc‛w gocjkzkoc hw

zdf{ ~hlefj vp zo dkw yoob#

“Hll df cffjw kw yfwz,‒ wdf whkj kc h jhye zocf# “B{yyjkc

kw mkcf# Df ~kll wvy}k}f#‒

Wflfch ~hlefj vp zo dkw jooy hcj wlo~l{ opfcfj kz# Coch

hcj Ghwwhcjyh whz oc fkzdfy wkjf om dkw ifj, zdfky dfhjw io~fj,

hcj zdfky f{fw glowfj# B{yyjkc lkfj kc ifj kc ihcjhnfw# Dkw

gdfwz, ykndz hyb hcj iozd lfnw ~fyf ~yhppfj kc ~dkzf lkckcn#

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Bvllfy :;7

Ilooj wzhkcfj dkw ihcjhnfw# H zdkc ilhcefz go}fyfj zdf lo~fy

phyz om dkw ioj{# Df looefj vp hz Wflfch hcj wbklfj mhkczl{ hz

dfy#

Wflfch mflz h zfhy zykgelf jo~c dfy mhgf# Wdf ~hlefj o}fy

zo zdf fjnf om dkw ifj hcj wlo~l{ whz jo~c ifwkjf dkb# Wdf

wbklfj h lkzzlf hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj kc dkw hcj iyvwdfj dfy

mkcnfyw hnhkcwz dkw phlb# “Do~ hyf {ov mfflkcn?‒ wdf hwefj dkb#

“K hb xvkzf ~fll,‒ B{yyjkc ~dkwpfyfj, “Ftgfpz moy ifkcn kc

gocwzhcz ftgyvgkhzkcn phkc#‒ Df gdvgelfj wlkndzl{, ivz govndfj#

Wflfch zykfj zo moygf dfywflm zo lhvnd, ivz wdf govlj coz iykcn

dfywflm zo jo kz# B{yyjkc looefj ihge vp hz dfy, zdf wbklf

jkwhppfhykcn myob dkw mhgf# “Wflfch,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf looefj

hz dkb5 df plhgfj dkw lfmz dhcj oc dfy mhgf# “Zdhce {ov moy

wh}kcn b{ lkmf,‒ df whkj ~kzd h mhkcz wbklf#

Wflfch glowfj dfy f{fw hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj oc dkw hw

hcozdfy zfhy zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf# “Hz lfhwz K dhj hzocfj moy

b{ bkwzhef,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo dkb#

B{yyjkc ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “[ovy bkwzhef?‒ df

hwefj kc ihmmlfbfcz#

“Kz ~hw b{ mhvlz zdhz {ov ~fyf ghpzvyfj zo ifnkc ~kzd,‒

Wflfch whkj hcj wdf bo}fj dfy mhgf ovz om B{yyjkc‛w zovgd# “Kz

~hw ifghvwf om bf zdhz {ov ~fyf ghpzvyfj#‒

“Co, kz dhj cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd {ov,‒ B{yyjkc ~dkwpfyfj#

Wdf looefj ihge hz dkb hcj ~kpfj zdf zfhyw myob dfy f{fw# “Kz

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Bvllfy :;:

~hw ifghvwf om bf zdhz ]fcftvw hzzhgefj hcj zdhz {ov ifghbf dkw

ghpzk}f#‒

B{yyjkc wdooe dkw dfhj# “Lkef K dh}f whkj ifmoyf, kz dhj

cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd {ov# [ov wh}fj b{ lkmf ~dfc co ocf flwf

govlj# Kz ~hw ifghvwf om {ov zdhz ]fcftvw ~hw jfmfhzfj kc zdkw

ihzzlf#‒

Wflfch opfcfj dfy bovzd zo oiafgz zo zdkw, ivz glowfj kz

hnhkc# Wdf jkj coz ~hcz zo hjbkz zdhz wdf ~hw h dfyo5 zdf z~o

b{wzfykovw mknvyfw ~fyf zdf yfhl dfyofw# Wdf ~hw ifkcn gyfjkzfj

moy wobfzdkcn wdf jkj coz jo#

“B{yyjkc, K cffj zo hwe zdkw,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “^d{ jkj {ov

ftployf zdf gh}fyc ~dfc kz ~hw moyikjjfc?‒

B{yyjkc jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn ykndz h~h{# Df glowfj dkw

f{fw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “^d{ jkj {ov?‒ df ~dkwpfyfj#

Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ do~ zo yfwpocj zo zdkw# Wdf looefj omm

zo zdf wkjf om dkw ifj hcj hz zdf ~oojfc mlooy# “Ifghvwf,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj, “kz ~hw b{ jvz{#‒

B{yyjkc opfcfj dkw f{fw hcj wbklfj mhkczl{, ivz kz xvkgel{

jkwhppfhyfj# “B{ hcw~fy ~ovlj dh}f zo if zdf whbf hw {ovyw#‒

Wflfch looefj ihge hz dkb# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒ wdf hwefj

kc gocmvwkoc# B{yyjkc jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn# Df looefj o}fy zo

Ghwwhcjyh hw dkw f{fw ifnhc zo w~fll ~kzd zfhyw# “[ov ~kll

cf}fy moynk}f bf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Km hc{zdkcn,

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Bvllfy :;6

K hb zdf ocf ~do wdovlj mffl nvklz{ moy pvzzkcn {ovy lkmf kc

jhcnfy#‒

Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Zdhz kw coz zyvf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#

“[ov dh}f co yfhwoc zo mffl nvklz{( [ov ~fyf ghpzvyfj(‒ B{yyjkc

efpz wdhekcn dkw dfhj# Wflfch plhgfj h dhcj oc dkw mhgf, ivz

B{yyjkc yfmvwfj dfy zovgd#

“K cffj zo yfwz,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “K hb hmyhkj zo f}fc looe

hz {ov, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒

Wflfch jkj coz ~kwd zo lfh}f, ivz Boyzh plhgfj h dhcj oc

dfy wdovljfy hcj fwgoyzfj dfy ihge ovz om zdf yoob#

Wflfch wpfcz zdf yfwz om zdf jh{ kc zdf gozzhnf wlffpkcn#

Zdf ihzzlf hnhkcwz ]fcftvw goczkcvfj zo plh{ kc dfy bkcj# Wdf

omzfc zkbfw ~oef vp kc h w~fhz hcj dfy gdfwz mkllfj ~kzd phkc#

Dfy dfhj ~ovlj hgdf hcj dfy wzobhgd vpwfz# Dkw gykbwoc f{fw

nlhykcn kczo dfyw, gvzzkcn kczo dfy lkef h z~o fjnfj w~oyj# Dfy

bkcj monnfj ~kzd jhyecfww hcj jfwphky#

Wflfch h~oef kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf ckndz, wgyfhbkcn ~kzd

mfhy hcj kc hnoc{# Dfy dfhyz wekppfj h ifhz ~dfc wdf dhyj hc

o~l wgyffgd# Wdf avbpfj hcj hlbowz mfll ovz om ifj ~dfc wdf wh~

Zdfljkc, Yhdkb‛w o~l, pfygdfj oc zdf zyff ykndz i{ dfy ~kcjo~#

Kz doozfj ocgf boyf hcj z~kwzfj kzw dfhj dhlm ~h{ hyovcj ifmoyf

kz mlf~ h~h{# Wflfch glowfj dfy f{fw hcj mfll kczo dfy pkllo~w#

Wdf yviifj dfy moyfdfhj ~kzd dfy phlbw, ~kpkcn h~h{ zdf jyoplfzw

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Bvllfy :;=

om w~fhz# Wdf ~hw cf}fy hilf zo mvll{ yflht wkcgf zdf ihzzlf

hnhkcwz ]fcftvw# Df goczkcvovwl{ dhvczfj dfy zdovndzw ~dfyf}fy

wdf ~fcz# Dfy hybw zyfbilfj hz dfy wkjf hcj dfy iyfhzdkcn ~hw

jffp#

Wdf dfhyj h mhkcz dvb kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hcj wdf mflz

h wfcwf om pfhgf zo eco~ zdhz kz ~hw dfy jyhnoc# B{ jfhy lkzzlf

ocf, Zdoy whkj# Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy ihge# Wdf w~hllo~fj dhyj#

Dfllo, b{ jfhy, wdf yfwpocjfj#

[ov hyf coz ~fll, df whkj hnhkc# Wflfch jkj coz jfc{ zdkw#

K eco~ ~dhz kw zyovilkcn {ov#

K ~kwd zdhz kz jkj coz zyovilf bf, Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#

Zdfc ~d{ jo {ov hllo~ kz zo jkwzvyi {ov? Zdoy hwefj#

Wflfch jkj coz yfwpocj5 wdf jkj coz ~kwd moy dfy zdovndzw zo

iozdfy dfy#

Kz kw zdf zdovndz om bf mhgkcn h jfboc, wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo

dfy jyhnoc# Zdf }fy{ zdovndz om ]fcftvw ifkcn h jfboc kw

fcovnd#

Jfboc oy coz, zdfwf zdovndzw wdovlj cf}fy jkwzvyi {ov, b{

jfhy, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj# [ov cffj zo yfwz hcj zo coz goczkcvovwl{

lk}f zdf yfwz om {ovy lkmf kc mfhy#

Zdhz ~hw do~ K dh}f lk}fj b{ lkmf f}fy wkcgf Gdhlkww hcj K

lfmz Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf, Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj zo dfywflm, hw h mf~

zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf#

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Bvllfy :;>

Zdoy dvbbfj ocgf hnhkc# Zdfc {ov wdovlj lfhyc zo if

govyhnfovw myob {ovy mfhy# [ov hgz govyhnfovw, ivz {ov jo coz

mffl kz#

Wflfch glowfj dfy f{fw hw h mf~ boyf zfhyw mfll jo~c dfy

mhgf# “K hlbowz lowz zdowf K ghyf hiovz zdf bowz,‒ wdf

~dkwpfyfj ovz lovj zo dfywflm# “K hlbowz lowz {ov, b{ jfhy, hcj

K hlbowz lowz B{yyjkc zo ]fcftvw hw ~fll hw b{ ozdfy mykfcjw#‒

Km {ov dhj coz hgzfj govyhnfovw zo pyozfgz zdowf {ov lo}f

hcj ghyf hiovz, Zdoy ifnhc, zdfc {ov ~ovlj coz dh}f iffc hilf zo

gocmyocz ]fcftvw coy hc{ om dkw gobyhjfw#

Wflfch jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn5 kcwzfhj, wdf ~hlefj ovz om dfy

ifj hcj zo~hyjw dfy ~kcjo~ zo looe vp hz zdf mvll booc# [ov

hgzfj boyf govyhnfovw zdhc K, Wflfch whkj zo dkb, plhgkcn dfy

dfhj jo~c oc zdf ~kcjo~wkll oc zop om dfy dhcjw# [ov hgzfj lkef

h bkndz{ jyhnoc5 {ov hlwo mkchll{ lfhycfj do~ zo goczyol lkndz(

K eco~, Zdoy whkj dhppkl{# Do~f}fy, lkef {ov, K hgzfj

govyhnfovw, ivz K ~hw kc mhgz hmyhkj# K mfhyfj zdhz K ~ovlj

dh}f lowz {ov, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf# Zdf zdovndzw om ]fcftvw jo

coz jkwzvyi bf kc zdf }fy{ lfhwz# Df bh{ if h jfboc, ivz df ghc

if jfmfhzfj# Wflfch jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Wdf

yfbfbifyfj myob zdf ihzzlf zdhz ]fcftvw jkj coz lkef zdf wovcj

om dfy }okgf# Df z~kzgdfj hcj wdykfefj h lkzzlf ~dfc df dfhyj

dfy#

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Bvllfy :;4

Wdf glowfj dfy f{fw hcj opfcfj zdfb ocgf hnhkc ifmoyf

wkndkcn zo dfywflm# Hmzfy h bobfcz, Wflfch dfhyj Zdoy dvbbkcn

kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hcj wdf ~hw hz pfhgf hnhkc# Wdf ~fcz

ihge zo dfy ifj hcj mfll hwlffp ocgf boyf#

Kc dfy wlvbify, Wflfch dfhyj dvbbkcn kc zdf ihge om dfy

bkcj# Wdf wbklfj h lkzzlf zo dfywflm, zdkcekcn zdhz kz ~hw

Zdoy# Do~f}fy, kz wovcjfj h lkzzlf jkmmfyfcz# Zdoy‛w dvbbkcn

wovcjfj jffp, ivz zdkw ~hw h lkzzlf dkndfy pkzgdfj, h nooj

fcovnd jkmmfyfcgf moy Wflfch zo cozkgf# Zdf wbklf mhjfj myob

dfy mhgf hcj wdf opfcfj dfy f{fw# Zdf dvbbkcn ~hw mhkcz, ivz

wdf govlj wzkll dfhy kz# Kz hlwo wovcjfj h ikz ghlb hcj

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