twilight robbery by frances hardinge

8/6/2019 Twilight Robbery by Frances Hardinge

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fdynif egii `ko` kg v`kme {iaahw cyf' Dgf ni`kgf vì

makgokgo }v~dgf} hj fdc| `dk~ vwh ad~oi nadme i{i} oak}vigif

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{! d `hy}i{ gdci wiaa }ykvif vh hgi nh~g hg dg izigkgo

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kg ì~ `hci zkaadoi! wì~i d gycni~ hj |ih|ai whyaf `dzi

`df tyi}vkhg} vh d}e dnhyv vì ny~gkgo hj d ckaa! vì ~iaid}i

hj d ghvh~khy} jiahg dgf vì vìjv hj d ad~oi dgf }dzdoi ohh}i'

Kg Cdgfiakhg! d mkv{ |h~v vh vì wi}v! d wiaa#kgjh~cif jiw

whyaf `dzi eghwg ì~ gdci! dgf `hw kv fflvvif kgvh vì vdai

hj mhg}|k~dm{! cy~fi~! ~kzi~ ndvvai} dgf ~izhayvkhg v`dv `dfvy~gif vì mkv{ y|}kfi fhwg dgf }`d|if kv dgiw'

V`~ii chgv`} `df ghw |d}}if }kgmi vì odvi} hj Cdgfi#

akhg mah}if ni`kgf Ch}md' V`h}i v`~ii chgv`} df n~hyo`v

kg wkgvi~! idvig vì }hai} hj ì~ }`hi} vh d |d|i~ v`kggi}}!

|kgmìf i~ mìie}! ic|vkif i~ |y~}i dgf! ch}v kc|h~vdgva{

hj daa! y}if y| ì~ ad}v hygmi hj |dvkigmi wkv` ì~ v~dziaakgomhc|dgkhg'

Ch}md8 D jdkgv! tyi~yahy} zhkmi }hygfif ni`kgf ì~!

~dvì~ akei v`dv hj d f{kgo o~idv#dygv' Kj {hy fh ghv wk}` ci

vh |i~k}` j~hc wdgv! {hy cko`v v~{ vh y}i d akvvai m`d~c' Vì


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hwi~ ok~a} cdgdoi vh mhh h~ }kgo vìk~ wd~i} vì{ fh ghv

}`~kie akei dg dvvdmekgo `dwe'

Vì zhkmi mdci j~hc d gd~~hw! nd~~if wkgfhw }iv kg vì

wdaa hj vì finvh~} |~k}hg' \ii~kgo kg! Ch}md mhyaf by}v cdei

hyv d |hgfi~hy} ffloy~i a{kgo kg kv} }`k~v}aiizi} y|hg d nif hj

}v~dw' Vì cdg kg tyi}vkhg `df daahwif d v~dokm dgf kgby~if

ip|~i}}khg vh }ivvai y|hg `k} |ayc| jdmi! d} kj kv wd} ì dgf

ghv Ch}md w`h wd} n~dzkgo vì iaicigv}' @k} mhdv! wkodgf |hmeiv#wdvm` m`dkg `df daa niig }haf! aidzkgo `k}

cym`#|dvmìf wdk}vmhdv hg fk}|ad{' I|hg{chy} Maigv! |hiv

ipv~dh~fkgdk~i! wh~f#wkrd~f ady~idvi dgf ivi~gda ndgi hj daa

v`h}i cidg#ckgfif ighyo` vh ip|imv `kc vh |d{ `k} nkaa}'

Hgmi y|hg d vkci Ch}md `df v`hyo`v kv d ohhf kfid vh mhg#

vkgyi v~dziaakgo wkv` `kc kg}vidf hj }ivvakgo kg Cdgfiakhg'

Vì{ }`d~if d ahzi hj wh~f}! d vd}vi jh~ dfzigvy~i dgf d

fynkhy} ~iadvkhg}`k| wkv` vì v~yv`! nyv }ym` mhcchg o~hygf

mdg vdei vwh |ih|ai hga{ }h jd~ dgf kv wd} }vd~vkgo vh }iic

d} kj kv whyaf vdei vìc vh O~dnia{ dgf gh jy~vì~'

_`dv} {hy~ m`d~c fhgi jh~ y}! C~ Maigv8 }gd||ifCh}md v`~hyo` ì~ viiv`' _`{ fhgv {hy m`d~c {hy~ wd{

hyv hj v`dv miaa8 _`{ fhgv {hy m`d~c y} }hci fkggi~8

]ì chme} ci! cy~cy~if Maigv wkv` d cdffigkgo dk~

hj }vhkm jh~okzigi}}' Kv k} i~ gdvy~i' V`h}i hj vhvvi~kgo kgvia#

aimv dgf cido~i }|k~kv dawd{} vy~g dodkg}v vìk~ ni}v j~kigf}

dgf |~hvimvh~} d} }hhg d} vì{ jdmi ~ida d~f}`k|' ]ì mdgghvìa| kv! Jdvi}' @i }koìf' Cdfdc! {hy cko`v ~iimv y|hg

vì jdmv v`dv {hy dv aid}v `dzi {hy~ akni~v{'

[id`! kv} ahzia{ hyv ì~i' Ch}md oad~if y| dv vì ahy~kgo

}e{ hj i~ akni~v{' Kj K wd} dg{ j~ii~! Kf dzi kgyigrd da~idf{'


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H~! Maigv mhgvkgyif wkv` d kgv hj nkvvi~gi}}! {hy cko`v

~iimv hg vì ~id}hg K fflgf c{}iaj v`y} kgmhcchfif' Djvi~

daa! {hy whyaf kg}k}v hg n~kgokgo `kc kgvh v`k} dmmy~}if vhwg'

Ch}md cdfi d m~dn#d||ai jdmi! nyv ì~i }dfa{ Maigv `df d

|hkgv' Kj kv df ghv niig jh~ i~! ]d~dmig whyaf ghv dzi niig

wkv` vìc' Jh~ d ohhf fida hj i~ m`kaf`hhf ]d~dmig df niig

vì h~|`dgif Ch}md} hga{ j~kigf dgf daa{! dgf }h }ì `df

vdeig `kc wkv` ì~ wìg }ì if ì~ fdc| dgf ck}i~dnai`hci zkaadoi' ]kgmi vìg }ì `df ~i}k}vif daa Maigv} dvvic|v}

vh }iaa kc! ah}i kc h~ ay~i kc kgvh d |ki#md}i' Ch}md y}ydaa{

ei|v ]d~dmig hg d cyrrai dgf aid}`! nyv hg vìk~ ffl~}v gko`v

kg O~dnia{ d adyo`kgo h}vai~ df cdfi vì ck}vdei hj d}}yckgo

v`dv kj }hciv`kgo wdffai} kv k} jygg{! dgf v`dv kj kv k} jygg{

vìg kv k} `d~cai}}! dgf v`dv kj kv k} `d~cai}} vì~i k} ghv`kgo

vh ni ah}v n{ ~ichzkgo kv} cyrrai ' ' '

Maigv df niig v`~hwg kgvh vì finvh~} |~k}hg fyi vh k}

kgdnkakv{ vh |d{ jh~ vì ~i}yavdgv fdcdoi vh vì kgg' Vì h}vai~!

w`h wd} }hciw`dv fdcdoif `kc}iaj! wd} md~~kif hjj ficdgf#

kgo v`dv ]d~dmig ni |yv kg vì }vhme} (kgvh w`km` `k} wkgo}whyaf `d~fa{ `dzi fflvvif+ dgf v`dv ì ni |ynakma{ hooif

(w`km` ghnhf{ }iicif wkaakgo vh dvvic|v+' Dgf n{ vì vkci

vì vhwg}|ih|ai `df mhaaimvif vìk~ mhy~doi dgf dg d~~d{ hj

ahgo }`d~| hnbimv}! ]d~dmig df i}md|if kgvh vì mhygv~{}kfi'

]kgmi v`dv vkci ]d~dmig `df niig cdekgo d gdci jh~

`kc}iaj' V`dv gdci wd} ghv ]d~dmig' Kgfiif vì gdci wd}ch~i dahgo vì akgi} hj v`dv ìaa#jhwa! fkf#{hy#}ii#w`dv#kv#

fkf#vh#c{#aio! ekaa#kv#ekaa#kv#vì~i#kv#ohi} h~ w`dv}#v`dv#

m`k~jyookgo#ohh}i#fhgi#ghw' Izi~{ vkci Ch}md niooif!

}vhai h~ id~gif dach}v ighyo` vh |d{ hjj Maigv} finv! dghvì~


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îcicni~kgo daa v`k} fkf ghv`kgo vh kc|~hzi Ch}md}

chhf' Dv vì chcigv vì ch}v cd~eivdnai mhcchfkv{

Ch}md hwgif wi~i i~ i{i} dgf vì jdmv v`dv }ì dgf Maigv

wi~i vì hga{ |ih|ai kg O~dnia{ w`h egiw `hw vh ~idf'

Giw}|d|i~} }hcivkci} wd}ìf y| kg O~dnia{! fimad~dvkhg}

dgf wdgvif |h}vi~} wi~i |kggif vh vì fhh~ hj vì mhy~v`hy}i

n{ vì fim~ii hj vì gid~i}v mkvki}! nyv vì{ cko`v `dzi niig

mhzi~if kg nk~f jhhv|~kgv} jh~ daa vì }ig}i vì kg`dnkvdgv}mhyaf cdei hj vìc' Dgf }h izi~{ fd{ jh~ vì ad}v vwh wiie}

Ch}md df niig }vdgfkgo kg vì }tyd~i hjji~kgo vh ~idf giw}#

|d|i~}! aivvi~}! wdgvif |h}vi~} dgf |dc|àiv} vh dg{hgi w`h

whyaf |d{ ì~ d |igg{' Ch}md `df dawd{} jiav d |d}}khgdvi

`ygoi~ jh~ vì nhhe} izi~{hgi ia}i jid~if! nyv ~ko`v ghw ch}v

hj ì~ wdekgo v`hyo`v} wi~i vdeig y| wkv` d jd~ ch~i

h~fkgd~{ }h~v hj `ygoi~'

Ch}v |ih|ai wi~i kgvi~i}vif kg vì mh|{ hj vì Odrivvi! hj

mhy~}i! wdgvkgo vh ìd~ ch~i hj vì }v~dgoi ~inia vhwg hj

Cdgfiakhg v`dv `df hzi~v`~hwg kv} fyei dgf! wkv` d ~ijh~cif

`ko`wd{cdg d} kv} aidfi~! }vkaa iaf hyv dodkg}v vì fk}d||~hzdahj kv} giko`nhy~}' Ygjh~vygdvia{ djvi~ vì ffl~}v wiie vì~i wd}

ghnhf{ kg vhwg w`h df ghv id~f izi~{ wh~f kg vì giw}#

|d|i~! }h Ch}md df }vd~vif cdekgo y| ch~i }vh~ki}! dgf }ì

wd} dj~dkf v`dv |ih|ai wi~i niokggkgo vh ghvkmi'

V~{ mdaakgo hyv dodkg! v`k} vkci kg d }wiivi~ cdggi~ ' ' '

Vì~i} ghnhf{ ì~i$ ip|ahfif Ch}md' Vì~i} ghnhf{hg vì nakgekg }v~iiv}$ Ghnhf{ wdgv} vh eghw `hw vì

wh~af} ohkgo$ Kc }iaakg vì giw} vh vì naiifkg |koihg}$

Vì~i} ghnhf{ h`! `dgo hg ' ' '

D }i~zkgo cdg `df by}v mhci hyv hj vì mhy~v`hy}i!


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}vd~kgo kg mhgjy}khg dv d |h}vi~ kg `k} `dgf! nijh~i |kggkgo

kv dodkg}v vì fhh~! y|}kfi fhwg' _ìg hjfflmkda fimad~dvkhg}

dgf nkaa} wi~i }igv vh O~dnia{! vì ahmda cdok}v~dvi dawd{}

h~fi~if vìc vh ni |h}vif hyv}kfi `k} mhy~v`hy}i kg vì

d||~hzif jd}`khg! fi}|kvi vì jdmv v`dv izig ì `df gh kfid

w`dv vì{ }dkf'

Ck}vi~$ Ck}vi~$ Fh {hy wdgv ci vh ~idf v`dv jh~ {hy8

Ck}vi~$ Hga{ d |igg{$Vì cdg ahheif dv ì~! vìg }wi|v `k} wiv `dk~ hyv hj `k}

i{i}'

Daa ~ko`v' @i vh}}if d |igg{' By}v vì ok}v' Cdei kv }gd||{'

Ch}md vkavif i~}iaj }h i~ idf wd} dach}v kgzi~vif! o~k|#

|kgo ì~ nhggiv d} }ì fkf }h'

Kv} d ' ' ' Ygakei izi~{ hvì~ hygmi hj Ch}md! ì~

chyv` wd} }yffiga{ f~{' Kv} ' ' ' Kv} dg dgghygmicigv hj

d ' ' ' giw ' ' ' vdp ' ' ' hg ' ' ' vdnai aio}'

Vdnai aio}$ Vì cdg }wh~i! dgf vy~gif y| `k} mhaad~'

Vwd} hga{ d cdvvi~ hj vkci! K }y||h}i! ì cyvvi~if d} ì

mak||if hjj fhwg vì }v~iiv'Ch}md vy~gif ndme vh vì |h}vi~ dgf od|if dv kv w`kvi#

jdmif' _`dv kv dmvydaa{ }dkf wd} v`k}2

I|hg{chy} Maigv _dgvif jh~ v`k~v{#gkgi md}i} hjj~dyf! mhygvi~jikvkgo! }iaakgo dgf mk~myadvkgo aiwf dgf

ygakmig}if akvi~dvy~i! madkckgo vh ni vì kc|imygkhy}}hg hj d fyei! kc|i~}hgdvkgo d cdok}v~dvi! kc|i~}hg#dvkgo d `h~}i fhmvh~! n~idm` hj |~hck}i! jh~v{#}izigchhgakv jakv} wkv`hyv |d{cigv hj finv}! ~hnnkgo}`~kgi}! jaiikgo j~hc by}vkmi nijh~i v~kda! }vidakgo |ki}


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j~hc wkgfhw} dgf }cdaa jy~gkvy~i j~hc kgg}! jdn~k#

mdvkgo vì O~idv \dav`~h| @h~}i \adoyi jh~ |y~|h}i}hj |~hjkv! h|i~dvkgo d `y~f{#oy~f{ wkv`hyv d akmigmi'Vì |ynakm d~i dfzk}if dodkg}v aigfkgo `kc chgi{!ny{kgo dg{v`kgo j~hc `kc! aivvkgo `kc ~hhc} h~niakizkgo d wh~f ì }d{}' Mhgv~d~{ vh `k} |~hji}}khg}!ì wkaa ghv |d{ {hy vì fd{ djvi~ vhch~~hw'

I|hg{chy} Maigv wd} eghwg kg vì finvh~} |~k}hg n{ `k}

~ida gdci' V`dv `df niig ygdzhkfdnai'

Ghnhf{ izi~ fkf aki dnhyv vìk~ gdci! ghv aid}v jh~ jid~

hj dgoi~kgo vìk~ |dv~hg Niahzif' Vì Niahzif wi~i vì akvvai

ohf} izi~{nhf{ v~y}vif vh vdei md~i hj ~yggkgo vì wh~af!

eii|kgo mahyf} dhdv! ìg} ad{kgo dgf fy}v hyv hj ndnki}

i{i}' Vì~i wi~i jd~ vhh cdg{ Niahzif jh~ idm` vh `dzi d

w`hai fd{ hj vì {id~ }dm~if vh vìc! dgf }h kg}vidf izi~{

akvvai ohf `df vh cdei fh wkv` d j~dmvkhg hj d fd{ h~ gko`v'

Kj {hy wi~i nh~g kg dg `hy~ }dm~if vh d |d~vkmyad~ Niahzif!

kv nimdci {hy~ |dv~hg ohf! dgf {hy wi~i okzig hgi hj vìgdci} akgeif vh v`dv ohf' Izi~{nhf{ do~iif v`dv {hy~ gdci

wd} w`h {hy wi~i! {hy~ fi}vkgif! ohf#okzig gdvy~i' A{kgo

dnhyv kv wd} d} ygv`kgednai d} }ad||kgo d ohf kg vì jdmi h~

v~{kgo vh oayi d giw }hya kgvh {hy~ nhf{'

Maigv df niig gdcif I|hg{chy} nimdy}i i df niig

nh~g ygfi~ \`dgodzhvvi! @i _`h ]chhv`} vì Vhgoyi hjvì ]vh~{viaai~ dgf J~dci} vì Aioigfd~{ Fiif' _`kai ì

wd} }`dciai}} ighyo` vh kc|i~}hgdvi dg{v`kgo j~hc d @ko`

Mhg}vdnai vh d ifoi`ho! izig Maigv whyaf ghv aki dnhyv k}

gdci' Dgf }h! }hhgi~ h~ advi~! }hcinhf{ ia}i w`h mhyaf ~idf


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whyaf vy~g y| kg O~dnia{ dgf ahhe dv vì |h}vi~! cd{ni ~idf

kv dahyf ' ' '

H` cymenymeai! cyvvi~if Ch}md' _i~i }yge'

Dgf vìg! ghv jh~ vì ffl~}v vkci! kv hmmy~~if vh ì~ v`dv

hga{ Maigv giif }kge! dgf v`dv }ì fkf ghv dzi vh ni dnhd~f

wìg kv `d||igif'

Vì v`ygfi~ hj vì ~dkg `kf vì madvvi~ hj maho hg mhnnai

d} }ì ~dg dahgo v`k} wdaa dgf v`dv! cdekgo ì~ wd{ vhwd~f}vì id}vi~a{ ~hdf' Kv fkf ghv vdei ahgo' Vì vhwg wd} vkg{!

dgf }hhg i~ maho} wi~i }tyk}`kgo kgvh cyf' Vì hy}i} jiaa

ndme! dgf }ì wd} od}|kgo dgf }giirkgo dgf odrkgo hyv dahgo

d nd~~ig fk~v v~dme ~knnhgkgo dm~h}} vì o~i{ ìdv`'

^dgoif dahgo vì ~hdf akei d ~hyo`#myv wiamhckgo mhc#

ckvvii wi~i O~dnia{} }vdvyi} hj }hci hj vì Niahzif' Vì}i

|d~vkmyad~ Niahzif wi~i dmeif dgf iwg j~hc whhf! w`km`

vì wdvi~ oah}}if vh d }akme! fd~e ~if' O~i{oah~{ wkv` `k}

}wh~f! @dajd|dv` n~dgfk}`kgo d }ipvdgv! Vhcniak}} nidvkgo

hg `k} f~yc'

Vì ch~gkgo df niig }dm~if vh Ohhfadf{ Icni~aidvì~!]ì _`h \~izigv} vì Cidv j~hc Nimhckgo Mìw{ dgf

Ygw`hai}hci' Vì `hy~} nivwiig ghhg dgf fy}e hg v`k}

fd{ hj vì {id~! hwizi~! wi~i fizhvif vh Ohhfcdg ]|~kgoria!

@i _`h Vk|} Kmiwdvi~ Fhwg vì Mhaad~ dgf @kfi} vì \id~a

kg vì H{}vi~! vì Niahzif kg m`d~oi hj }y~|~k}i} nhv` ohhf

dgf kaa' ]hcinhf{ df |admif d m~yfi w~idv` hj aidzi} d~hygf`k} }vdvyi} gime vh }`hw v`dv v`k} wd} `k} }dm~if vkci'

Akei izi~{nhf{ ia}i! Ch}md df niig n~hyo`v y| wh~}`k|#

|kgo vì Niahzif' Izi~{ `dnkv hj ì~ ckgf vhaf ì~ v`dv }ì

giififvh |i~jh~c akvvai oi}vy~i} hj ~i}|imv vh vì}i ckgkdvy~i


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vhwd~f} vì dymvkhgii~} |advjh~c' Aio} m{makgo jy~khy}a{!

vì `d|ai}} ~yai#n~idei~ wd} `y~aif wkv`hyv mi~ichg{ kgvh

vì wdkvkgo }`djv! w`km` v`~iw ndme hga{ `k} fi}migfkgo!

fi}|dk~kgo wdka'

Oyi}v Vwigv{#jhy~} ~ko`v} ~izheif! vì dymvkhgii~

fimad~if }`d~|a{! vd||kgo dv `k} odzka wkv` `k} `dcci~'

]eiaahw} mahv`#mhzi~if jdmi aidgif mah}i vh Ch}md} mahv`#

mhzi~if id~'@y}` y|! i w`k}|i~if dach}v kgdyfkna{' Vì kgbygmvkhg

wd} yggimi}}d~{' Ch}md `df gizi~ jiav ch~i akei `y}`kgo y|

kg vì w`hai hj ì~ akji'

Ghw! vì dymvkhgii~ mhgvkgyif ygd||dna{! wi d~i

|aid}if vh |admi hg dymvkhg vì }i~zkmi} hj hgi ^hcdgvkm

Jdmkakvdvh~' Vì ci}} hj vì ad}v mdgfai wd} }m~d|if dwd{ wkv`

d egkji! dgf d giw }vyn akv kg kv} |admi'

]eiaahw gyfoif Ch}md zkoh~hy}a{ wkv` `k} ianhw dgf

|y}ìf vì tykaa dgf kge hg vì fi}e vhwd~f} ì~ `dgf'

_`dv vì nakgekg ime} d ^hcdgvkm Jdmkakvdvh~8 V`k} m`k}ia#

jdmif cdoohv mdgv `dzi ekfgd||if ci nimdy}i ì giif} }hcihgivh ìa| `kc oiv d adf{j~kigf! mdg ì8 Ckgf {hy! `hw ia}i whyaf

ì oiv hgi8

@hwizi~! }ì hnifkigva{ w~hvi fhwg vì }yc v`dv ]eiaahw

w`k}|i~if kg i~ id~! dgf dgfif kv vh hgi hj vì }wkjv#jhhvif

ci}}igoi~} kg nadme cd}e} d} vì{ `y~~kif n{' ]ì v`hyo`v

dnhyv w~kvkgo! @ia|! Kzi ohv d egkji kg c{ ndme! nyv fimkfifdodkg}v kv' ]ì `df vì jiiakgo v`dv ghnhf{ ipmi|v ]eiaahw

whyaf md~i'

Jkzi oykgid}' Ch}md} i{i} m~i|v vh ]eiaahw} `hhf dodkg

d} `k} nkf wd} ~idf hyv' ]y~ia{ izig ]eiaahw mhyafgv ni v`dv


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fi}|i~dvi jh~ d adf{j~kigf8 Dgf mhyaf i ~idaa{ dzi v`dv }h~v

hj chgi{8

Jh~ vì ffl~}v vwh ckgyvi} vì nkf} mdci }ahwa{! kgvi~ckv#

vigva{' ]eiaahw vy~gif hyv vh ni }hcihgi w`h m~dmeif `k}

egymeai} wìg i wd} gi~zhy}! dgf Ch}md wkgmif idm` vkci

ì fkf }h! kg md}i vì }hygf wd} ighyo` vh }ii vìc }`djvif'

Vìg vì ak| hj vì mdgfai mhaad|}if! `hv wdp }|kaakgo m~idcka{

hg vh vì vdnaivh|! dgf vì ~hhc wd} odazdgkrif' Vì~i wd}d j~igr{ hj }m~knnakgo! vìg vì |dv#d#|dv hj jiiv d} vì nkf#

md~~ki~} ~dg vh dgf j~h' Maid~a{ ]eiaahw wd} ghv vì hga{

|i~}hg kgvi~i}vif kg vì ^hcdgvkm Jdmkakvdvh~'

]kp oykgid}' Iko`v' Vwiazi' J~dgvkmdaa{ Ch}md w~hvi fhwg

idm` }yc ]eiaahw o~hwaif kg ì~ id~' Vì mdgfai} dci wd}

o~hwkgo }tydv dgf ygmi~vdkg'

Jkjviig oykgid}$ k}}if ]eiaahw' _~kvi kv jd}v$ Jd}vi~$ Vì

egkji|hkgv bdnnif dv ì~ }|kgi' @dgf }`dekgo! Ch}md }m~kn#

naif vì nkf! wdzif vì |d|i~ hzi~ ì~ ìdf dgf wdvmìf

ìd~v kg chyv` d} d ~yggi~ vwideif kv j~hc ì~ fflgoi~} dgf

}|~kgvif vh bhkg vì odooai may}vi~if dnhyv vì dymvkhgii~'Vì dymvkhgii~ `df by}v vkci vh }gdvm` hgi ad}v |d|i~ d}

vì mdgfai dci d~if! nymeaif dgf fkif! aidzkgo d jdkgv tykaa

hj }chei v~dkakgo j~hc kv} wkme'

Fhgi$ Ad}v nkf nijh~i vì fidv` hj vì mdgfai ' ' ' Vì

dymvkhgii~ ygjhafif vì |d|i~ kg `k} `dgf}' ' ' ' ffljviig

oykgid} ' ' ' }haf vh Oyi}v ]izigv{#hgi' D ~yggi~ v~hvvif hzi~dgf |admif d }cdaa whhfig vheig hg vì fi}e nijh~i ]eiaahw'

Vì |~i}}y~i j~hc vì egkji|hkgv fkckgk}ìf! dgf

Ch}md aiv hyv d ahgo n~idv` hj ~iakij' Vì gipv chcigv!

`hwizi~! ]eiaahw `df vdeig ì~ n{ vì mhaad~ dodkg dgf


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vyooif ì~ kgvh w`k}|i~#~dgoi'

_~kvi fhwg ipdmva{ w`dv K viaa {hy! ì `k}}if v`~hyo`

vì fhynai ad{i~ hj mahv`' [hy w~kvi d wh~f dw~{ dgf Kaa

}|kei {hy'

Ch}md ghffif dgf ak}vigif! ì~ tykaa |hk}if'

Fid~ }k~!

[hy d~i ~imhccigfif ci hg dmmhygv vìDymvkhgii~} }d{ {hy `dzi d gdci ohhf ighyo` jh~

fd{ako`v' _i d~i wdgvkgo {hy dnhyv d cdvvi~ hj d

oigvaicdg kg vì vhwg hj Vhaa w`h whyaf cd~~{ vì

fdyo`vi~ hj vì cd{h~ nyv jh~ vì fkjfflmyavki} |yv kg

`k} wd{ n{ ì~ jdcka{ w`h d~i ghv nikgo dckdnai hg

dmmhygv hj }hci fdcdoi ~imigva{ fhgi vh `k} ohhf

gdci' Dgf kv `dzi niig |yv vh `kc v`dv }hcivkci}

vì mhy~}i hj v~yi ahzi fhi} ghv ~yg }chhv` nyv giif}

ìa|! dgf }hcivkci} d jiw mhkg} m`dgokgo dgf} dgf

d nkv hj }wh~f#wh~e akei' Dgf kj {hy |aid}i K whyaf

ciiv wkv` {hy dv vì haf nd}vai hy}i hg Chh~f~kme}Jiaa vhgko`v vh fk}my}} `hw wi mdg mhci n{ vì adf{

dgf `dzi ì~ daa }djia{ wiffif nijh~i }ì h~ ì~

jdcka{ mdg cdei dg{ v~hynai dnhyv kv' Kv k} ni}v v`dv

wi fk}my}} kv vì~i jh~ kv }`daa ni fizkak}` v~kme{ vh

ciiv kg}kfi Vhaa' Kj K fh ghv }ii {hy dv vì nd}vai hy}i

`hwizi~ K }`daa ahhe jh~ {hy by}v djvi~ Vhaa} fy}e nyoaikg N~hvì~}adkg _dae vì fd{ djvi~ vhch~~hw' Dgf

wkv` v`k} aivvi~ {hy wkaa fflgf chgi{} jh~ |d{kgo hj

vì vhaa dgf akzkgo mhcjh~vdnai kg vì mkv{'

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V`k} wd} vì aivvi~ v`dv wd} fkmvdvif vh Ch}md' @hwizi~! kv

cy}v ni mhgji}}if v`dv kv wd} ghv tykvivì aivvi~ }ì w~hvi'

V`dvaivvi~! w`kai }kckad~ kg cdg{ ~i}|imv}! wd} d nkv ahgoi~

dgf d ahv ch~i m~idvkzi'

Nd~ia{ fflzi ckgyvi} advi~! d ~i}|hg}i wd} n~hyo`v n{ hgi

hj vìk~ nadme#`hhfif `h}v}'

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Kc ghv ~idfkgo v`k} vh {hy! }ì `k}}if! ygvka K ohv }hci

mi~vdkgv{ v`dv Kc oivvkg hyv hj daa v`k} dakzi'

_`dv8[hy ' ' ' ]eiaahw wkgmif dv vì }hygf hj `k} hwg

zhkmi dgf ahheif dnhyv gi~zhy}a{! nyv `k} }tydwe hj kgfko#

gdvkhg }iicif vh `dzi ohgi ygghvkmif'

Vì dymvkhgii~ d||id~if vh ni }vd~vkgo vì gipv dymvkhg'

Ghw! wi `dzi hg }dai vì }i~zkmi} hj d adf{ w`h `d} cdfi

ì~ gdci kg hgi hj vì tykme#fflgoi~if |~hji}}khg} ' ' ' Dnadme#cd}eif ci}}igoi~ `df cdvi~kdakrif gipv vh ]eiaahw}

fi}e wkv` vì dk~ hj hgi wdkvkgo vh vkf{ kv' ]eiaahw ~h}i!

{dgekgo Ch}md vh ì~ jiiv'

Hyv}kfi! ì }|dv'

Ch}md vig}if d} vì{ aijv vì mdzi! ahhekgo jh~ d m`dgmi

vh |yaa ì~ d~c ahh}i dgf }|~kgv vh vì mhaf dgf ~dkg#}hffig

j~iifhc hj vì chh~}' ]eiaahw }iicif vh `dzi ~idf ì~

ckgf! `hwizi~! dgf ei|v d m~yia o~k| hg ì~ ygvka vì{ wi~i

}y~~hygfif n{ `k} j~kigf} hgmi ch~i' D }`d~| }`hzi }igv

Ch}md ndme dodkg}v vì ~hme{ jdmi! dgf }ì jhygf ì~}iaj

~kgoif n{ d }iv hj zi~{ fdc| cig w`h d||id~if vh ni ah}kgovìk~ }ig}i hj `ychy~'

îdf kv$ ]eiaahw v`~y}v vì aivvi~ vhwd~f} ì~' H~ ' ' '

@i wd} gh ahgoi~ cdekgo dg{ dvvic|v vh `kfi vì egkji kg

`k} hvì~ `dgf'

H~ w`dv8 [hyaa ekaa ci8 Ch}md cdfi ffl}v} kg dg dvvic|v

vh }vh| ì~ d~c} }`dekgo' Kj {hy wdgv ci vh ~idf v`k} aivvi~!Kaa giif vh ni dakzi'

[i}! }dkf ]eiaahw v`~hyo` `k} viiv`! nyv {hy whgv giif

{hy~ v`ycn}'

Vì~i wd} d }cdaa |dy}i fy~kgo w`km` Ch}md ~idakrif


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ipdmva{ hw jhgf }ì wd} hj i~ v`ycn}! dgf mhg}kfi~if vì

cdg{ v`kgo} }ì whyaf ni ygdnai vh fh wkv`hyv vìc' Vì}i

kgmayfif ygv{kgo eghv} dgf }ak||kgo ei{} hyv hj igicki}

|hmeiv}' Nkvkgo ì~ ak| }h `d~f v`dv kv `y~v! }ì }gdvmìf vì

aivvi~ ndme hyv hj `k} `dgf'

Daa ~ko`v! }ì }dkf }yaaiga{! vìg ahwi~if ì~ i{i} vh vì

|doi dodkg dgf }vd~vif vh }|ide'

Hmmd}khgdaa{ ì~ nadme odri whyaf m~ii| y| jh~ d jy~vkzioadgmi dv vì aidg! f~k||kgo jdmi} hj ì~ md|vh~}' Fkf vì{

}y}|imv v`dv vì wh~f} hg vì |doi kg j~hgv hj ì~ wi~i ghv

tykvivì wh~f} }ì wd} }|idekgo8 Gh! }ì v`hyo`v ghv'

Djvi~ }ì `df fflgk}ìf ~idfkgo! ]eiaahw }vhhf kg }kaigmi

jh~ d w`kai! mìwkgo vì kg}kfi hj `k} mìie'

]h hy~ ^hcdgvkm Jdmkakvdvh~ mdgghv mhci vh vì nd}vai

`hy}i vhgko`v! nyv k} d||{ vh ciiv wkv` ci kg N~hvì~}adkg

_dae akei K }yooi}vif8

@d||{ d} d chy}i kg d cd~cdadfi bd~' Ch}md o~kvvif ì~

viiv` dgf jhyo`v vh eii| ì~ odri nhaf dgf ygnakgekgo' Kj

]eiaahw }ig}if vì aki kg ì~ wh~f}! ì }`hwif gh }kog hj kv'Daa ~ko`v! vìg' ]eiaahw odzi d vkme hj vhgoyi dodkg}v viiv`'

Mhci hg! c{ nh{}' _i~i aidzkgo'

Hgmi dodkg! vì kgzhaygvd~{ }m~kni jhygf ì~}iaj nhygf

dgf nygfaif! nhygmkgo dahgo hg vì ndme hj vì }dci wiv

`h~}i' ]ì v~kif vh vwk}v ì~ `dgf} hyv hj vìk~ nhgf}! nyv

vì mhaf dgf fdc| cdfi izi~{v`kgo `d~fi~ dgf vì m`dfflgo~h|i} ny~gif akei d n~dgf hj kmi'

Vì~i k} gh wd{ hj cid}y~kgo vkci v`dv k} fflaaif wkv`

ghv`kgo nyv fd~egi}} dgf eghme} dgf mhaf dgf vì ~dkg}

ygigfkgo f~yc ~haa' V`k} cko`v ni vì ad}v v`kgo K izi~ eghw!


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wd} vì v`hyo`v v`dv wigv d~hygf dgf d~hygf Ch}md} idf!

}v~ivm`kgo idm` ìd~vnidv vh dg ivi~gkv{ d} kj ì~ j~ko`vigif

}|k~kv wd} v~{kgo vh f~dw vì cd~~hw hyv hj izi~{ |dkgjya

chcigv dgf akzi d} `d~f d} kv mhyaf w`kai kv }vkaa mhyaf' ]ì

mhyaf ghv izig `h|i jh~ vì h~fida vh igf! jh~ `hw mhyaf kv

igf wiaa8 _`dv wd} }ì ghw8 D vhha v`dv `df }i~zif kv} |y~#

|h}i' _h~}i }vkaa! d vhha v`dv mhyaf vdae'

]ì jiav d vkmeai dodkg}v i~ fflgoi~} dgf ~iipkzia{ mayvmìfdv vì n~dmiaiv vdgoaif kg vì mh~f} nkgfkgo ì~ w~k}v}' Vì

v`~ii md~zif vhvic} v`dv fdgoaif j~hc kv wi~i kcdoi} hj vì

Akvvai Ohhfekg! vì }eiaivda m`kaf~ig }dkf vh |~hvimv dg{ m`kaf

igfdgoi~if dgf ah}v kg vì fd~egi}}' Dghvì~ m`kaf whyaf

`dzi niig m`dgvkgo Jigjigg{! j~kigf} fijigf ci! dgf fflgfkgo

mhcjh~v kg vì ~`{ci' Nyv Ch}md df ic|vkif i~ fd~egi}}

hj mhcjh~vkgo kcdokgif jdmi}! dgf }ym` wh~f} wi~i `haahw

vh ì~' ]ì mayvmìf dv vì n~dmiaiv nimdy}i kv `df niig d okjv

j~hc d mhjjii`hy}i ck}v~i}} gdcif Ck}} Ekvia{ kg d |~imd~khy}

chcigv dgf }vkaa wd~cif ì~ wkv` d cich~{ hj j~kigf}`k|!

nyv izig v`k} wd} }cdaa mhg}hadvkhg'Dv ad}v vì `h~}i }ahwif dgf }ì wd} f~dooif hjj kv} ndme'

Vì }dme wd} {dgeif j~hc ì~ jdmi! dgf }ì jhygf v`dv vì

wh~af df nimhci d fd~ei~ |admi v`dg nijh~i' Ch}md wd} }iv

hg i~ jiiv! dgf i~ mahoai}} jhhv kg}vdgva{ }dge kgvh mhaf! wiv

cyf'

V`~hyo` vì makgokgo cd}e hj ì~ wiv `dk~ }ì mhyaf by}v dnhyv }ii v`dv vì `h~}i} `df niig vivì~if hyv}kfi d

naide#ahhekgo jd~c`hy}i }iv dahgi hg vì chh~adgf' Kv wd}

nykav j~hc ad~oi ~hyo`#ìwg }vhgi} dgf kv} d~~hw#}akv wkgfhw}

wi~i m`k|} hj fd~egi}}' Vì~i wi~i vwh fhh~}! hgi }iv dv


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o~hygf aizia! hgi vig jiiv dnhzi vì id~v` wkv` d whhfig

adffi~ aidfkgo y| vh kv'

Ch}md egiw v`dv v`k} cy}v ni vì nd}vai hy}i cigvkhgif

kg ]eiaahw} aivvi~' D nd}vai `hy}i wd} d jd~c`hy}i fi}kogif

vh ni kv} hwg akvvai nd}vkhg' Kv wd} dawd{} fdgoi~hy} vh akzi

gid~ d nh~fi~! w`dv wkv` vì ~k}e hj kgzdfkgo d~cki}! h~

~dkfkgo |d~vki} }gidekgo dm~h}} vh }vida mdvvai h~ w`dvizi~ ia}i

vì{ mhyaf oiv vìk~ `dgf} y|hg' Vì |~hnaic wkv` vìîdac! hj mhy~}i! wd} v`dv kv wd} jyaahj nh~fi~}' Fimdfi}

nijh~i! kv `df }|akgvi~if kgvh }cdaai~ daaiokdgmi}! idm` |~h#

madkckgo vì ~ko`v} hj d fkjji~igv dn}igv madkcdgv vh vì

v`~hgi' Ghwdfd{} vì~i wd} ai}} jid~ hj kgzd}khg! nyv dahgo

vì nh~fi~} nykafkgo} akei v`k} ~icdkgif! }hci ghw fi~iakmv!

akei eghn} hj }md~ vk}}yi vh }`hw wì~i vì îdac `df niig

}akmif d}ygfi~' Vh byfoi n{ kv} ako`vai}} wkgfhw}! v`k} nd}vai

`hy}i `df niig dndgfhgif'

Jh~ vì ffl~}v vkci! ì~ md|vh~} zhkmi} }ivvaif kgvh d

mhgvigvif dgf ~iakizif cy~cy~'

Kc j~hrig' Aiv} oiv kg dgf ako`v vì ffl~i']hci jhhf whyafgv ekaa ci ikvì~'

_`dv fh wi fh wkv` vì ok~a8

]kaigmi' Ch}md} nadme i{i} kvvif j~hc jdmi vh jdmi d} vì

cig ipm`dgoif oadgmi}'

Eii| ì~ kg vì zdyav} jh~ ghw! dg}wi~if ]eiaahw'

Vì }vy~f{ o~hygf#hh~ fhh~ wd} idzif h|ig! dgf wkv`d }gkmedgf `k}`` hj vkgfi~ d adgvi~g wd} akv' Ch}md jhygf

ì~}iaj ahhekgo dv d fygoihg#akei }|dmi n~heig y| kgvh ahgo!

zdyavif vyggia} wkv` k~hg ~kgo} dcci~if i~i dgf vì~i kgvh

vì wdaa}' Hga{ vì m~y}vif o~i{ fk}m} hj ahgo#f~{ mhw|dv}


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}`hwif v`dv v`k} }|dmi df niig }iv d}kfi vh fijigf akzi}vhme!

ghv vh `haf |~k}hgi~}'

Ch}md wd} vdeig n{ vì }`hyafi~ dgf oykfif kgvh vì

gid~i}v zdyav! id~kgo vì dgvktyi mhw|dv} okzi ygfi~ i~ jiiv

wkv` d |d|i~{ ~y}vai' Vì ahh}i igf} hj vì mh~f v{kgo

ì~ w~k}v wi~i eghvvif d~hygf hgi hj vì k~hg ~kgo} }iv kg vì

wdaa! wkv` by}v ighyo` }adme }h v`dv }ì mhyaf }kv hg vì o~hygf

kj }ì m`h}i' Ch}md! w`h df }ayc|if dodkg}v vì ~yooif wdaawkv` izi~{ }kog hj ciie ip`dy}vkhg! jy~vkzia{ wdvmìf j~hc

ygfi~ wiv dgf }|ke{ ad}ì} d} ]eiaahw vyooif dv vì mh~f'

Hga{ wìg ]eiaahw aijv vì zdyav! vdekgo vì adgvi~g wkv`

`kc! fkf Ch}md} |h}vy~i nimhci ai}} akc|! ai}} ciie' Kg}vidf

}ì n~k}vaif wkv` dvvigvkhg! vdekgo kg izi~{ vkg{ }hygf j~hc

hyv}kfi' Vì }`ygehj d nd~ nikgo ahwi~if dm~h}} vì fhh~'

Vì ìdz{ o~kgfkgo hj dg iafi~a{ ei{ vy~gkgo' Zhkmi}' Vì

m~ide hj jhhv}vi|} hg whhfig ~ygo} d} ]eiaahw dgf k} j~kigf}

makcnif vì adffi~ vh vì ffl~}v hh~' Vì }`yffi~kgo }adc hj

dghvì~ fhh~'

Ch}md nakgeif `d~f! wkaakgo ì~ i{i} vh cdei }hciv`kgohj vì fd~egi}}' Kv wd} ghv dn}hayvi! jh~ izig hg v`k} aizia

vì~i wi~i d~~hw#}akv wkgfhw}! }`hwkgo j~d{if ~knnhg} hj

fyaa gko`v }e{'

Jhhv}vi|} dnhzi! vì }m~d|i hj d }`kjvif m`dk~' D wh~fai}}

f~hgi hj zhkmi}' Dgf vìg! dv vì jd~ igf hj vì zdyavif vyggia!

|d~v hj vì mikakgo h|igif wkv` d madme! }|kaakgo mdgfaiako`vhg vh vì ~yvvif hh~' D} Ch}md wdvmìf d }hjv |ayci hj o~i{

d}` |yjjif kv} wd{ fhwgwd~f}! dmmhc|dgkif n{ d |dvvi~kgo

hj m`d~mhda m`k|}' ]hcihgi hg vì hh~ dnhzi df h|igif d

`dvm` vh }wii| vì fin~k} j~hc vì ffl~i|admi kgvh kv'


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Ygnkffig! vì~i mdci kgvh Ch}md} ckgf d ahgo#jh~ohvvig

kcdoi hj ì~ dygv |iiakgo |hvdvhi}! vì ahgo }|k~da my~akgo

fhwg dgf fhwg j~hc vì vyni~ dgf vìg f~h||kgo kgvh vì

wdkvkgo nymeiv hj v`~hwkgo} dgf aidzkgo}' Vì v`hyo`v v`dv

}ì df niig md}ydaa{ md}v fhwg akei d |kimi hj ~ynnk}` fflaaif

Ch}md wkv` d wkaf }y~oi hj yg#|hvdvh#akei ~doi'

Ghw v`dv vì dvm` wd} h|ig! vì zhkmi} dnhzi wi~i cym`

maid~i~'Fh {hy v`kge cd{ni hgi hj y} }`hyaf oh fhwg wkv` }hci

n~idf jh~ v`dv ok~a8 Kv }hygfif akei vì cdg gdcif Nig'

_`dv} vì |hkgv8 ]eiaahw} zhkmi'

Vì fk}vdgv dcni~ d|i~vy~i zdgk}ìf wkv` d }adc! aidzkgo

Ch}md kg fd~egi}} hgmi ch~i'

_`dv} vì |hkgv8V`h}i v`~ii wh~f} df vhaf Ch}md izi~{#

v`kgo }ì giifif vh eghw' Vì~i wd} gh |hkgv kg jiifkgo ì~

nimdy}i vì{ fkf ghv giif vh eii| ì~ dakzi fkf ghv cidg

vh eii| i~ dakzi' Kg ]eiaahw} idf }ì wd} fidf da~idf{! dgf

wd}vkgo n~idf hg ì~ whyaf ni akei |y}`kgo jhhf kgvh vì

chyv` hj d }vyjjif fii~ ìdf chygvif hg d wdaa'Ch}md mhyaf oyi}} w`dv `df |d}}if v`~hyo` ]eiaahw}

ckgf' @hw cym` `df }ì }iig dgf ìd~f hj `k} ny}kgi}}8

Vhh cym` jh~ ]eiaahw} akekgo dgf vhh akvvai jh~ ì~ hwg'

\i~`d|} ì `df gizi~ kgvigfif vh aiv ì~ wdae dwd{' @i

`df! djvi~ daa! d}eif ì~ md~ijyaa{ m`h}ig tyi}vkhg} nijh~i

mhgmayfkgo v`dv }ì whyaf gizi~ ni ck}}if! dgf v`dv gh yidgf m~{ whyaf mhci djvi~ `kc kj hgi gko`v vì chh~} }wda#

ahwif ì~ akei d o~d|i |k|'

_h~}v hj daa! Ch}md ~iimvif! ì wd} |~hndna{ ~ko`v'

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