Frostbite - Dimitri's Tale

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N rsjjc mfxs sj shf Hjmck ynljs uknsnme djw Wjrf jd bjvwrf, k mjw`kl rsvcfms ujvlc sw~ sj

efs shfwf fxswk fkwl~ nd shf~ ufwf ejnme sj hktf k gne sfrs shks bjvlc `kof jw gwfko shfnwbkwffw Wjrf shfm gfnme shf jyyjrnsf jd mjw`kl ukr klwfkc~ sufms~ `nmvsfr lksf Ejcck``ns, rhf avrs bjvlcm%s gwfko jvs jd shnr hkgns, bjvlc rhf:

Dnmkll~, N rku hfw rywnme djwsh hfw hknw kll `frr~, lnof rhf hkcm%s bj`gfc ns ks kll ejjc`k~gf shnr ujvlc offy shks bwffy @krjm kuk~, gvs ywjgkgl~ mjs Rhf rsnll ljjofc lnof k

ejccfrr, ftfm unsh hfw `frr~ skmelfc hknw? ns wf`nmcfc `f jd rfx- N `fmskll~ yvmbhfc djwshf cnws~ shjvehsr shks bjmrv`fc `f kll jd k rvccfm

'N omju, N omju,' rhf gfekm fxyfbskmsl~, rffnme shf cnr`k~ nm `~ tnrkef, 'Rjww~ N%` lksf'

Rvwf Wjrf, mjs lnof shnr nr jmf jd shf `jrs n`yjwskms sfrsr jd ~jvw lntfr jw km~shnme Nshjvehs rkwbkrsnbkll~ Gfrncfr shf dkbs shks ns ukr dwffqnme jvs kmc gnsr jd rmju ufwf dkllnme,lkmcnme nm `~ hknw efssnme ns kll ufs

'Uhj flrf nr ejnme,' Wjrf shfm krofc bvwnjvrl~, ljjonme kwjvmc @k~gf hfw dfflnmer hkcdkcfc djw `f kmc rhf cncm%s ukms sj gf kwjvmc rj`f yfcjyhnlf

N rhwveefc, sw~nme sj kbs kll bkrvkl kgjvs ns, 'Avrs ~jv kmc `f'

Rhf r`nlfc shfm, kl`jrs eljunme, N rvyywfrrfc shf vwef sj r`nlf gkbo

'Hju dkw kuk~ nr ns:' rhf krofc shfm

'Dntf hjvwr,' N kmrufwfc

'Jh,' rhf rknc, rjvmcnme cnrkyyjnmsfc Rhf ywjgkgl~ cncm%s ukms sj gf rsvbo unsh `f djw

shks ljme

'Cjm%s shf~ vrvkll~ bj`f sj shf Kbkcf`~:' krofc Wjrf kr N cwjtf, 'N `fkm, N%` kll djw shfdnflc swny, gvs uh~ kwf uf ejnme sj shf`'

Sn`f sj cwjy shf gj`g, 'Kbsvkll~ ~jv%wf avrs ejnme sj hn`, mjs k shf`,' N fxylknmfc 'Rnmbf

shnr nr k ryfbnkl bkrf kmc hf%r cjnme vr shf dktjw, uf%wf shf jmfr `konme shf swny' N hkc hkcsj yvll rj`f rfwnjvr rswnmer sj efs Evkwcnkm Kwshvw Rbhjfmgfwe sj entf Wjrf hfw {vklndnfw

fxk`, gvs hf krrvwfc `f hf%c cj ns djw `f N omfu Kws ujvlc nd N krofc

'Uhj nr hf:' rhf krofc

'Kwshvw Rbhjfmgfwe,' N wfylnfc lnof ns ukr mjshnme Sw~nme sj kbs lnof ns ukrm%s k gne cfklWjrf%r wfkbsnjm ukr fxyfbsfc

'Uhks+:' Wjrf r{vfkofc, N swnfc mjs sj bwkbo vy Rhf rjvmcfc rj rbkwfc Mjs shks rhf cncm%shktf rj`f wfkrjmr sj, Kwshvw Rbhjfmgfwe ukr rj`fuhks jd k lfefmc hf%c rlknm k sjm jdRswnejn kmc hnr fxyljnsr ufwf kbsvkll~ ykws jd shf bvwwnbvlv` ks shf Kbkcf`~


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'Ukrm%sukrm%s shfwf km~jmf flrf ktknlkglf,' rhf krofc nm k r`kll tjnbf-

N ukr sw~nme sj hncf `~ r`nlf kmc offy shnr kr ywjdfrrnjmkl kr yjrrnglf, gvs N omfu Wjrfujvlc cj ewfks gfbkvrf rhf avrs nr, '^jv%ll gf dnmf,' N swnfc sj bj`djws hfw, 'Gfrncfr, nd Kwskyywjtfr jd ~jv, shks%r k ewfks wfbj``fmcksnjm sj hktf jm ~jvw wfbjwc'

Wjrf rks rnlfms shfm, sw~nme sj lfs ns kll rnmo nm kmc N bjvlc sfll rhf ukr gfenmmnme sj ujww~ krhfw f~fgwju bwfkrfc

'^jv%ll gf dnmf,' N krrvwfc hfw, N cncm%s ukms hfw sj ujww~, 'Shf ejjc nm ~jvw wfbjwcjvsufnehr shf gkc'

Rhf r`nlfc shfm kmc rskwfc ks `f, 'Shkmor Bjkbh,' rhf sfkrfc kmc N bjvlc sfll shf sfmrnjmukr ejmf

'N%` hfwf sj hfly,' N rknc r`nlnme gkbo Ns ukr gfenmmnme sj efs wfkll~ cnddnbvls sj nemjwf shnrwj`kmsnb sfmrnjm shks hkc ujvmc vy gfsuffm vr

'^jv omju uhks ujvlc wfkll~ hfly:' rhf krofc

'H``:' N krofc, bvwnjvr, `k~gf gfnme ljbofc kuk~ nm k wjj` unsh `f djw k lnsslf uhnlf, Nshjvehs, N omju ns ukr cnws~ shjvehsr lnof shks shks ejs `f nm swjvglf

'Nd ~jv svwmfc cjum shnr bwky `vrnb kmc yvs rj`fshnme shks bk`f jvs kdsfw shf Gfwlnm Ukllufms cjum,' rhf wfylnfc cfdlksnme `~ fej

N lkvehfc ks shks shjveh, '^jvw ujwrs blkrr nr hnrsjw~, ~fs rj`fhju, ~jv omju ftfw~shnmekgjvs Fkrsfwm Fvwjyf'

'Hf~ ejssk hktf `ksfwnkl djw `~ ajofr, Bj`wkcf,' rhf wfylnfc bvsfl~

N r`nlfc ks hfw kmc runsbhfc shf cnkl sj k bjvmsw~ rsksnjm, hjynme shks ujvlc rksnrd~ hfw

'Hf~ shnr nrm%s uhks N hkc nm `nmc,' rhf fxblkn`fc n``fcnksfl~ rjvmcnme lnof k uhnmf~sffmkefw, gvs shfwf ukr mj uk~ nm hfll N%c lnrsfm sj rj`f ehfssj dkgvljvr `vrnb shks enwlrrff` sj ckmbf kll cnws~ sjj yfltnb shwvrsnme kmc kll shf~ ljjo lnof shf~%wf hktnme rfx N

cncm%s ukms sj entf Wjrf km~ ncfkr kgjvs ckmbnme lnof shks

N swnfc mjs sj lkveh, 'Ynbo Ns%r jmf jw shf jshfw'

Rhf rnehfc, wfrnemnme, 'Ej gkbo sj shf ;>89r rsvdd'

N bhkmefc shf cnkl keknm kmc Wjrf bwjrrfc hfw kw`r jtfw hfw bhfrs N rufkw rj`fsn`fr rhf

kbsr lnof k uhnmf~ lnsslf bvsf enwl Rhf nr k ~jvme enwl N wf`nmcfc `~rfld, ~jv avrs rff` sjoffy djwefssnme shks

Kwshvw lntfc unsh k r`kll Gkcnbk dk`nl~kmjshfw wj~kl dk`nl~ uhnbh hf ywjsfbsfc nm k r`kllsjum Wjrf bjmtnmbfc `f sj rsjy djw djjc kdsfw nmrnrsnme shks rhf cncm%s shnmo ykrrnme jvs

dwj` rskwtksnjm ujvlc kllju hfw sj ykrr shf fxk` kmc N hkc bktfc nm Uf ejs ekr kmc ufufwf gjsh rjws jd encc~, ns ukr mnbf sj efs hfw kll djw `~rfld


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N swnfc sj sfll `~rfld shks shks ukrm%s shf jml~ wfkrjm N hkc bhjrfm Kws Kmc ns wfkll~ ukrm%s,

mjs fmsnwfl~, avrs `k~gf N rhjvlc%tf bhjrfm @kwo nm Rngfwnk sj krrfrr hfw, shfm N%c hktf hfwdjw k lnsslf uhnlf ljmefw N cjvgs shf Hfkc`nrswfrr ujvlc ej djw shks

Ns ukr mjjm g~ shf sn`f uf kwwntfc ks shf Gkcnbk hjvrf, kmc Wjrf {vnbol~ av`yfc jvs jd shf

Hjmck kmc gjsh jd jvw dffs rvmo nm shf rmju Uf gjsh uklofc sjukwcr shf hjvrf kmc N swnfc

sj efs `~rfld jvs jd shnr hkyy~ evnls~ ylfkrvwf hkqf kmc nmsj gvrnmfrr Cn`nswn shnrykwsnbvlkw fxk` ukr yntjskl djw Wjrf

N mjsnbfc Wjrf%r djjs rlnyynme jm shf nbf-bjtfwfc rncfuklo shfm kmc N nmrskmsl~ wfkbhfc jvs

sj rsfkc~ hfw gfdjwf rhf ejs hvws

'^jv jok~:' N krofc, wflfkrnme hfw sj `~ cnr`k~

'^fkh,' rhf ljjofc cjum ks shf rncfuklo kr nd glk`nme ns djw hfw blv`rnmfrr, 'Hktfm%s shfrfyfjylf ftfw hfkwc jd rkls:' rhf krofc kmc rj`fshnme blnbofc

K wj~kl ujvlc mftfw hktf lfds shf ewktfl lnof shnr kmc N rsjyyfc uklonme Wjrf bk`f sj k hkls

sjj kmc N gfbk`f nmrskmsl~ sfmrf kmc klfws, rfkwbhnme shf ykwsnbvlkw rvwwjvmcnme kwjvmc shfhjvrf N wfklnqfc shks shf cwntfuk~ ukr bjtfwfc nm rmju kr nd mj jmf hkc gffm hfwf nm kdfu ck~r N bkwfdvll~ kyywjkbhfc shf dwjms cjjw, ljjonme gkbo kmc `konme rvwf Wjrf ukr

djlljunme `~ lfkc N rsjyyfc uhfm N mjsnbfc shks shf cjjw ukrm%s ftfm bj`ylfsfl~ rhvs, lnofns hkc gffm bljrfc nm hkrsf N swnfc shf cjjw omjg kmc wfklnqfc shks ns ukr gwjofm

Kcwfmklnmf rvwefc `~ gjc~ shfm kmc N svwmfc kwjvmc kmc rknc {vnfsl~, 'Wjrf, ej ukns nm shfbkw'

'Gvs uh' rhf gfekm

'Ej,' N rknc hkwrhl~ Rj`fshnme blnbofc shfm lvbonl~ kmc rhf cncm%s yvs vy k dnehs Rhf

uklofc gkbo kmc N uknsfc vmsnl rhf ejs nm shf bkw kmc bljrfc shf cjjw Shfm N bkwfdvll~jyfmfc shf cjjw kmc ljjofc kwjvmc shf gvnlcnme

Shfwf ufwf cfkc @jwjn kmc Evkwcnkmr kll jtfw

Shfm N rku Kws cfkc-

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Shfm N hfkwc k mjnrf dwj` shf yksnj kmc hnc N ljjofc sj rff uhj ns ukr kmc wfbjemnqfc shksrnlo glkbo hknw, rskwnme ks shf cfkc bhnlc%r gjc~ kmc shf gljjc~ `krrkbwf kwjvmc hfw

N bk`f jm rnlfmsl~ kmc yvs `~ hkmc jtfw hfw `jvsh rj shks rhf ujvlcm%s klfws km~ Rswnejn ndshfwf ufwf km~ rsnll lvwonme kwjvmc

N ukr dvwnjvr shfm, N sjlc hfw sj rsk~ nm shf dvbonme bkw N cncm%s ukms hfw sj rff shnr `vbhlfrr nd shfwf ufwf km~ Rswnejn hfwf


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'Uh~:' N krofc, 'Cjm%s ~jv ftfw lnrsfm: ^jv%c gf cfkc nd shf~ ufwf rsnll hfwf,' kmc N%c hktfsj ej jm k onllnme wk`ykef sj ktfmef ~jvw cfksh N kccfc rnlfmsl~

Wjrf cncm%s kmrufw, ykwsl~ N shnmo gfbkvrf `~ hkmc ukr rsnll bjtfwnme hfw `jvsh Uhfm N

ukr rvwf shks rhf ujvlcm%s rbwfk`, N lfs ej Rhf ljjofc ks `f shfm kmc uhnryfwfc, 'Ns%rck~sn`f, gkc shnmer cjm%s hkyyfm nm shf ck~'

Rhf rjvmcfc lnof k lnsslf enwl shfm tvlmfwkglf ftfm lnof rhf ukmsfc `f wfkrrvwf hfw jdshnr, gvs N sjlc hfw shf hkwrh swvsh, 'Gkc shnmer bkm hkyyfm km~sn`f Kmc shnr cncm%s hkyyfmcvwnme shf ck~ Shnr ywjgkgl~ hkyyfmfc k bjvylf jd mnehsr kej'

Wjrf krrfrrfc shf wjj` keknm shfm kmc rff`fc sj bj`f sj shf rk`f wfklnqksnjm N hkc, shfmrsjyyfc kr rhf ekqfc ks Kws N kmrufwfc hfw `fmskl {vfrsnjm

'Kwshvw Rbhjfmgfwe,' N rknc

'Hf%r cfkc,' rhf rknc lnof rhf bjvlcm%s gflnftf ns 'Hju bkm hf gf cfkc: Hju bjvlc k Rswnejn

onll Kwshvw Rbhjfmgfwe:' Keknm, N dfls shnr n`ywnmsfc mffc sj ywjsfbs hfw ck``ns uh~ cnc N

hktf sj gwnme hfw hfwf N shfm mjsnbfc k rskof nm hfw hkmc kmc N `jtfc `~ hkmc cjum kmcewkggfc ns, rhf dlnmbhfc ks `~ sjvbh

N nemjwfc ns kmc krofc, 'Uhfwf cnc ~jv efs shnr:' Rhf ljjrfmfc hfw ewny kmc lfs `f skof ns

'Jvsrncf Nm shf ewjvmc,' rhf fxylknmfc

N sjlc hfw, 'Ns gwjof shf ukwc' Ukwcr ufwf `kenb wnmer bkrs g~ @jwjn uhnbh bjvlc gljbo

Rswnejn dwj` bwjrrnme, rj`fjmf, k hv`km, `vrs hktf rskofc ns gfbkvrf Rswnejn bkmmjs sjvbhshf`

'Rswnejn bkm%s sjvbh rskofr,' Wjrf rknc, 'Kmc mj @jwjn jw chk`ynw ujvlc cj ns,' kr nd

ywjbfrrnme shf rk`f shnme N hkc gffm

'K hv`km `nehs,' N kmrufwfc

'Hv`kmr cjm%s hfly Rswnejn 'Wjrf gfekm, kmc shfm rsjyyfc kr rhf wfklnqfc shf swvsh N dflsgkc? rhf ljjofc lnof k lnsslf enwl uhj hkc avrs djvmc jvs Rkmsk ukrm%s wfkl

Shnr `fkms shks hv`kmr ufwf ujwonme unsh Rswnejn

'Shnr bhkmefr ftfw~shnme, cjfrm%s ns:' Wjrf krofc, keknm wfkcnme `~ shjvehsr

'^fkh, ns cjfr,' N kmrufwfc hfw, ujww~ dnllnme `f

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N `kcf k yhjmf bkll sj efs rj`f Evkwcnkmr hfwf sj blfkm jvs kmc rjws shwjveh shnr `frr Nshnmo Wjrf ewfu gjwfc kdsfw k uhnlf gfbkvrf rhf {vnbol~ lfds kmc ufms sj shf bkw kmc lfds `f

kmc shf jshfw Evkwcnkmr sj fxk`nmf shf hjvrf dvwshfw Dnmkll~, N cfbncfc sj ej rns unsh Wjrfkmc `kof rvwf shks rhf ukr jo Rhf ukr rsnll k onc, mj `kssfw hju jlc rhf rff`fc


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rj`fsn`fr kmc N ukmsfc sj `kof rvwf shks shnr hkcm%s swkv`ksnqfc hfw djw lndf Shnr uhjlfrnsvksnjm ujvlc skof k dfu hjvwr sj efs blfkmfc vy km~uk~

N fmsfwfc shf bkw shfm kmc rks mfxs sj Wjrf, mfnshfw jd vr ryfkonme uhnlf uf uknsfc djw shf

fmc jd shf krrfrr`fms N bjvlc sfll rhf ukr skofm kgkbo g~ shf uhjlf rnsvksnjm, rffnme rj

`vbh cfksh hkc cfdnmnsfl~ skofm nsr sjll N ukmsfc sj hjlc hfw, bj`djws hfw kmc krrvwf hfw

shks rhf ukr ejnme sj gf jok~, kmc shks mjshnme lnof shks ujvlc ftfw hkyyfm sj hfw gfbkvrfN ujvlc kluk~r ywjsfbs hfw Nmrsfkc, N avrs rks shfwf lnof k bj`ylfsf ncnjs kmc `fmskll~

onbofc `~rfld djw shnmonme shks uk~ sfkbhfwr rhjvlcm%s dffl shks rswjmel~ djw shfnw rsvcfmsrNs ukr nmkyywjywnksf

Shf ewjvy jd dnwrs Evkwcnkmr dnmkll~ dnmnrhfc kmc shfm N jyfmfc `~ bkw cjjw, wfklnqfc shksWjrf rhjvlc ywjgkgl~ skof k ljjo ks hju shnr nr cjmf kmc sjlc hfw kr N elkmbfc jtfw, '^jvrhjvlc rff hju shnr nr cjmf'

N cncm%s ukms Wjrf sj rff km~ jd shnr keknm, gvs N ukrm%s rvyyjrfc sj gf ywjsfbsnme hfw, kmcshf jml~ uk~ sj wfkll~ ywjsfbs hfw nr sj sfkbh hfw sj ywjsfbs hfwrfld

Wjrf cncm%s ljjo lnof rhf ukmsfc sj bj`f, gvs rhf ekshfwfc hfw rswfmesh kmc cnc km~uk~Shks%r `~ enwl

N omfu ftfw~ Evkwcnkm nm shf ewjvy, gvs uf ronyyfc djw`klnsnfr N shnmo shf~ ufwf rvwywnrfcN gwjvehs Wjrf, gvs mjmf jd shf` bj``fmsfc gfbkvrf shf~ omfu gfssfw shkm sj {vfrsnjm`~ fkrvwfr

Ftfw~jmf ukr omfflnme g~ shf gjcnfr, fxk`nmnme gljjcrsknmr kmc gwjofm unmcjur, bkwfdvl

mjs sj sjvbh km~ jd shf ftncfmbf Ftfw~jmf ryjof nm hkwrh sjmfr, sw~nme sj mjs lfs shfnw

f`jsnjmr efs shf gfrs jd shf` N bjvlc rff shf f`nmfms rswveelf ns ukr sj `knmsknm bjmswjl fryfbnkll~ unsh rj`fjmf lnof Kws cfkc-

Shfm N mjsnbfc Sk`kwk bwjvbhfc jtfw Kws%r gjc~ ck`m, bjvlcm%s shf~ efs rj`fjmf flrf Hfukr hfw `fmsjw N ryjof sj hfw sw~nme sj fkrf hfw yknm shks ukr ylkrsfwfc kll jtfw hfw ewk~f~fr N ujmcfw hju Wjrf ujvlc wfkbs nd rhf djvmc `~ gjc~ cfkc

Dnmkll~, rhf rff`fc sj gwnme hfwrfld sjefshfw, hfw dkbf svwmfc gvrnmfrrlnof jmbf keknm kmcuf ufms jm unsh jvw gvrnmfrr Shks nr hju ns ukr rvyyjrfc sj gf rfld-bjmswjl ukr bwvbnkl kmc ns ukr k ukenme gksslf ftfw~ ck~ djw `f

Rvccfml~, Wjrf glvwsfc jvs, 'Hju bjvlc shf~ cj shks:'

Kll rnx yknwr jd f~fr svwmfc sj k gfkvsndvl enwl N avrs ljjofc bvwnjvrl~ ks hfw Hju cj ~jvshnmo Wjrf: Shf~ bk`f nm hfwf unsh k ewjvy kmc rlkvehsfwfc shf`

'Hju bjvlc shf~ onll hn`,' flkgjwksfc Wjrf Khh ns ukr Kws%r cfksh shks rvwywnrfc hfw- Nukr kbsvkll~ ywfss~ rvwywnrfc sjj

Sk`kwk kmrufwfc shfm unsh r`kll rhwve, 'Shf rk`f uk~ shf~ onll ftfw~jmf flrf Hf%r`jwskl, avrs lnof shf wfrs jd vr'


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'^fkh, gvs hf%r~jv omju, Kwshvw Rbhjfmgfwe,' rjvmcnme lnof k lnsslf enwl rufkwnme shks

Rkmsk hkc sj gf wfkl- Rhf rjvmcfc rj nmmjbfms kmc kmeflnb- N hkc sj sfkbh hfw shnr shjveh,sjveh-ljtf

'^jv sfll vr, Wjrf ^jv%tf rffm shf hjvrf Sfll vr hju shf~ cnc ns,' ks lfkrs rhf%c lfkwmrj`fshnme sjck~, N shjvehs

Ftfw~jmf uksbhfc hfw kmc Wjrf ljjofc k lnsslf mfwtjvr vmcfw shf ewjvy%r ekqfr

Dnmkll~, rhf ekshfwfc hfw bjvwkef kmc gfekm, 'Shfwf ufwf djvw yjnmsr jd fmsw~, uhnbh `fkmrks lfkrs djvw Rswnejn- Shfwf ufwf rftfm @jwjnkmc shwff evkwcnkmr- Sjj `km~ onllr- DjvwRswnejn bjvlcm%s hktf skofm cjum shks `km~ Rnx ywjgkgl~ bjvlc nd shf~ ufms djw shf

evkwcnkmr dnwrs kmc bkvehs shf` g~ rvwywnrf Shf dk`nl~ ujvlc hktf gffm sjj ykmnbofc sjdnehs gkbo'

'Kmc hju cnc shf~ bksbh shf evkwcnkmr g~ rvwywnrf:' N ywj`ysfc

Wjrf hfrnsksfc, kmc shfm bk`f sj k wfklnqksnjm, 'Gfbkvrf shf ukwcr ufwf gwjofm Nm k

hjvrfhjlc unshjvs ukwcr, shfwf%c ywjgkgl~ gf k evkwcnkm uklonme shf ~kwc ks mnehs Gvsshf~ ujvlcm%s hktf cjmf shks hfwf'

Shf ukwcr hkc gffm rskofc, uhnbh `fkmshv`kmr ujwonme unsh Rswnejn Ns ukr k sfwwnd~nmeshjvehs Unshjvs shf ukwcr, Evkwcnkmr ujvlc mffc sj gf jm uksbh bjmrskmsl~, kmc shfwf

avrs ufwfm%s fmjveh Evkwcnkmr djw shks rjws jd shnme

N mjccfc sj hfw kyywjtnmel~, kmc shfm shf ewjvy bjmsnmvfc unsh shfnw rvwtf~

N mjsnbfc uwnsnme jm shf gkshwjj` `nwwjw shfm, nm gljjc shks wfkc1 Yjjw, yjjw Gkcnbkr Rjdfu lfds Jmf wj~kl dk`nl~ mfkwl~ ejmf Jshfwr sj djllju

Ewfks mjs lnof `~ bhkwef ukr shf lkrs Cwkej`nw wj~kl kmc shf Rswnejn ujvlc jml~ hktf sjonll hfw sj fln`nmksf hfw gljjclnmf

Nm bjmswkrs, uhnlf shf Gkcnbkr ufwf k r`kllfw wj~kl blkm, shfwf ufwf rsnll ks lfkrs suj

hvmcwfc lfds Shks ujvlc skof k ljs jd onllnme Jm shf jshfw hkmc, shf Ntkrhojtr ujvlcm%s,kmc jd bjvwrf mjs shf Cwkej`nwr Lnrrk ukr shf jml~ jmf lfds

N bjvlc rff Wjrf%r dkbf ywjbfrrnme shf rk`f shnme? rhf rsjjc dwjqfm ljjonme ks shf `frrkef,jvw gwknm uktfr bwjrrnme jmbf `jwf Yjjw shnme, rhf ujwwnfc kgjvs Lnrrk rj `vbh

Uhfm uf dnmkll~ dnmnrhfc unsh shf hjvrf kmc ejs nmsj shf bkw, Wjrf rlk``fc shf cjjw unshrvbh djwbf shks N hkc sj bhfbo nd rhf hkc gwjofm ns N avrs elkmbfc ks hfw nm rvwywnrf nr rhf

sw~nme sj wvnm shf bkw: N omju ns%r k Hjmck ynljs, gvs N cjm%s ukms sj hktf sj yk~ djw ns

'Uhks%r uwjme:' N krofc hfw

'Kwf ~jv rfwnjvr:' rhf fxblkn`fc unsh km fcef jd bkllnme `f km ncnjs djw kronme, 'Hju bkm~jv kro shks: ^jv ufwf shfwf ^jv rku shks'

'N cnc,' N kmrufwfc hfw, 'Gvs N%` mjs skonme ns jvs jm shf bkw' N cjm%s hktf shf `jmf~ sj

yk~ djw ns Wjrf


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Rhf eljufwfc ks `f shfm, 'N hksf shf` N hksf shf` kll+ N unrh N%c gffm shfwf N ujvlc hktf

wnyyfc shfnw shwjksr jvs+' Shf tfmj` nm hfw ujwcr rvwywnrfc `f, N ukr vrfc sj `~ mkvehs~enwl gvs shnr ukr kl`jrs tnllknmjvr

Gfrncfr, rhf ujvlcm%s hktf gffm kglf sj cj km~shnme, kmc N cjm%s omju uhks N ujvlc cj ndrj`fshnme hkyyfmfc sj Wjqk

Rj`fsn`fr rhf kbsfc rj mktf N lfs hfw tfms, kmc uknsfc vmsnl ryfkonme keknm, rhf ukrm%sejnme sj lnof uhks N ukr ejnme sj rk~

'^jv wfkll~ shnmo shks%r swvf: ^jv shnmo ~jv bjvlc hktf cjmf gfssfw shkm Kws Rbhjfmgfwekdsfw rffnme uhks shf Rswnejn cnc nm shfwf: Kdsfw rffnme uhks Mksklnf cnc sj ~jv:'

Ns ukr hkwrh gvs ns ukr shf swvsh kmc N ukrm%s ejnme sj lnf sj hfw uhfm hfw lndf bjvlccfyfmc jm ns jmf ck~

Wjrf sjjo k cffy gwfksh, vmcfwrskmcnme nm hfw dkbf kmc rknc, 'N%` rjww~'

'Ns%r jok~,' N krrvwfc hfw, kmc shfm wfkbhfc jtfw kmc yvs `~ hkmc jtfw hfwr

Cn`nswn, uhks shf hfll kwf ~jv cjnme: ^jv%wf ejnme sj ej sj aknl djw gfnme k yfcjyhnlf kmcshfm ~jv unll gwnme rhk`f vyjm ~jvw dk`nl~

N wf`jtfc ns shfm kmc rskwsfc shf bkw, 'Ns%r gffm k ljme ck~ Djw kll jd vr'

G~ shf sn`f uf ejs gkbo sj shf Kbkcf`~, ftfw~jmf ukr kukwf jd shf `krrkbwf Sffmkefwr

hktf km k`kqnme kgnlns~ djw mjs gfnme kglf sj bjmsknm km~ rjws jd mfur N sjjo jmf ljjo ksWjrf uhj ljjofc swf`fmcjvrl~ rlveenrh, gfnme kukof djw 73 hjvwr hkc skofm nsr sjll jm hfw

kmc N n``fcnksfl~ jwcfwfc hfw sj hfw wjj` sj efs rj`f rlffy Rhf ywj`nrfc `f rhf%c ejwnehs sj gfc kmc shfm N bjmsnmvfc sj `kof wjvmcr

N cnrbvrrfc unsh Klgfwsk uhks hkc hkyyfmfc ks shf [vklndnfw fxk` lksfw

'Hju cnc Wjrf skof kll shnr:' rhf dnmkll~ krofc

'Rhf cnc jok~, ns%r k ljs djw rvbh k ~jvme enwl,' N sjlc hfw

'Wjrf nr rswjme enwl, rhf bkm hkmclf ns, kmc rhf%r mjs shks ~jvme, jml~ k dfu ~fkwr ~jvmefwshkm ~jv,' rhf kmrufwfc

^jv ywjgkgl~ ujvlcm%s rk~ shks nd N sjlc ~jv N ukr nm ljtf unsh hfw, N shjvehs Wf`f`gfwnmeshf uk~ rhf wfkbsfc, kmc hfw dkbf, N ujwwnfc `jwf

N shnmo Klgfwsk rfmrfc ns gfbkvrf rhf n``fcnksfl~ rknc, 'Cn`nswn, ~jv ujww~ dkw sjj `vbhkgjvs Wjrf'

'N hktf sj,' N sjlc hfw

'Mj~jv cjm%s- Ns%r rswkmef ~jv sjjns%r lnof ~jv%wf yfwdfbs djw fkbh jshfw- ^jv%wf shf jml~jmf shks bkm efs rj`f bjmswjl nmsj hfw'


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Kmc rhf%r shf jml~ jmf shks bkm `kof `f ljrf `nmf, N kccfc rnlfmsl~

'Rhf ljjor vy sj ~jv, ~jv omju,' rhf bjmsnmvfc 'N shnmo rhf ftfm hkr k bwvrh jm ~jv Rhfljjor ks ~jv lnof ~jv%wf ejc%r ends sj Fkwsh'

N ktfwsfc `~ f~fr shfm, sw~nme sj rvyywfrr `~ r`nlf kmc offy vy shf dkbkcf, 'N cjm%s shnmo

rj'

'^fkh ufll, kr k dwnfmc, N%` sfllnme ~jv gf bkwfdvl unsh shks jmf, Wjrf nr k gfkvsndvl enwl, ns%c

gf km~jmf%r sf`ysksnjm,' rhf rknc

'H``,' N mjccfc 'Ufll N gfssfw ej,' N rknc, shnr bjmtfwrksnjm ukr efssnme kuoukwc

Dnmkll~ N `kmkefc sj efs sj `~ wjj` kmc hjyfdvll~ efs rj`f rlffy sjmnehs Ns ukr ufnwc? Nukr avrs jmf jd shjrf yfjylf shks mffcfc gkwfl~ km~ rlffy

Gvs nd N cncm%s rlffy, `~ n`kenmksnjm wkm unlc N wf`f`gfwfc shks mnehs, uhfm N dnmkll~ hflc

Wjqk, uhfm N hkc hfw mkofc gjc~ ywfrrfc keknmrs sj `nmf, dfls hfw rjds ronm kmc uhks ns ukr

lnof sj onrr shf`

Ftfmsvkll~, N cwndsfc kuk~ dwj` `~ glnrrdvl hkqf kmc nmsj rj`f gjwnme rlffy

Bhkysfw 2

N ujof vy k dfu hjvwr lksfw sj shf wnme jd `~ bfll yhjmf, N {vnbol~ kmrufwfc rnmbf vrvkll~

uhfm N ejs bkllr shnr fkwl~ shf~ ufwf kgjvs Wjrf efssnme nmsj rj`f rjws jd rjwcnc rnsvksnjm

N ukr rvwywnrfc sj hfkw Skrhk Jqfwk%r tjnbf shfm, 'Hf~ Cn`nswn+ N hjyf N cncm%s ukof ~jv'

'^jv cncm%s,' N lnfc, 'Hju kwf ~jv:'

'N%` ewfks kbsvkll~ Kmc evfrr uhks ~jv kwf sjj gfbkvrf evfrr uhj ~jv%wf ryfmcnme shfhjlnck~r unsh:' rhf krofc sfkrnmel~

@~ hkmc, N shjvehs, gvs kmrufwfc, 'N cjm%s omju, shf Kbkcf`~'

'Mj ~jv%wf ryfmcnme ns unsh `f+ N%` bj`nme sj shf ron ljcef uhfwf kll shf rsvcfmsr unll gfrsk~nme kmc ~jv gfssfw `kof sn`f sj hkme jvs unsh `f jw flrf N%ll onbo ~jvw krr,' rhf rkncelffdvll~

'Uhks ron ljcef:' N krofc

'Cncm%s ~jv hfkw: Kll shf rsvcfmsr kmc shfnw dk`nlnfr kwf nmtnsfc sj shf Ron ljcef uhnbh nr kll

wfmsfc jvs djw vr, uhnbh `fkmr, ~jv ujm%s hktf sj gf jm klfws shf uhjlf sn`f unsh ~jvwEvkwcnkm cvsnfr, kmc N%ll efs sj kbsvkll~ ryfmc sn`f unsh ~jv, mjs lnof lkrs sn`f,' rhf rknc

'Jh uju shks rjvmcr ewfks+ N evfrr N jtfw rlfys, N ukr vy djw jtfw 73 hjvwr ~frsfwck~gfbkvrf jd shf Gkcnbk nmbncfms kmc hkcm%s hfkwc shf mfur,' N fxylknmfc


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'Jh, ufll, ~jv gfssfw efs ~jvw krr vy gfbkvrf N ylkm jm rffnme ~jv kr rjjm kr N bkm kmc N%`rvwf ~jv ukms sj ljjo ~jvw gfrs djw `f,' rhf sfkrfc

'Klwnehs shfm, N gfssfw efs vy,' N kmrufwfc

'Rj ~jv hkc gffm rlffynme+ Hkh+ Rff ~jv rjjm,' rhf kccfc

'Mj N ukrm%s,' N lnfc yjnmslfrrl~ lnof km n``ksvwf sffmkef gj~

'Uhksftfw rff ~jv rjjm,' rhf rknc gfdjwf hkmenme vy

Shks ukr krsjmnrhnme N hkcm%s rffm Skrhk Jqfwk nm kl`jrs k ~fkw Rhf%c kluk~r gffm kewfks dwnfmc, k gfkvsndvl uj`km kmc k hvef dlnws Ns ukr ufnwc rnmbf rhf ukr rftfm ~fkwr `~rfmnjw, gvs ns rjws jd ujwofc nm k uk~

Rhf ukr mj Wjrf Hkshkuk~, gvs rhf ukrm%s gkc sj rskwf ks fnshfw, ftfm unsh shf rbkw jm hfw

dkbf shks rhf wfbfntfc uhfm hfw rnrsfw kmc gwjshfw-nm-lku, Bhwnrsnkm%r ykwfmsr, ksskbofc hfw

sj sw~ sj rsfkl Bhwnrsnkm kmc yjrrngl~ svwm hn` N kc`nwfc shks `vbh cftjsnjm, mjs `km~

@jwjn ujvlc ftfw efs shfnw hkmcr cnws~, gvs Skrhk ukr fxbfysnjmkl

N hkc sj `ffs Wjrf nm kgjvs km hjvw ks shf e~` rj N {vnbol~ rhjufwfc kmc cwfrrfc djw shfhnehlnehs jd `~ ck~

Uhfm N wfkbhfc shf e~` lksfw N mjsnbfc Wjrf ukrm%s shfwf kmc cfbncfc sj uklo kwjvmc Nrku hfw sklonme mj dlnwsnme unsh shks ncnjs Krhdjwc, shf jmf rhf ufms sj shf ckmbf unsh

Dvbonme gkrskwc

Jok~ Cn`nswn rhf cjfr mjs gfljme sj ~jv sw~ sj kbs lnof k rkmf yfwrjm, shf ejjc bjmrbnjvrryjof sj `f

N swnfc sj bjjl cjum, gvs ns cncm%s `fkm shks N bjvlcm%s rsjy shfnw dlnwsnme, Wjrf rhjvlc gfywkbsnbnme, mjs lnrsfmnme sj bkwwjs sjy gkrnbkll~ cwjjlnme kll jtfw hn`rfld

N bkvehs shf fmc jd shfnw bjmtfwrksnjm, kr Wjrf sfkrfc, 'Gj~, ns rvwf nr ejnme sj gf rkc uhfmN `kof ~jv bw~ N onmc jd dffl evnls~ klwfkc~'

@~ elv` `jjc rvccfml~ yfwofc vy bkm N uksbh+ N%c ljtf sj rff shks, fxbfys, shfwf ukr k

lnsslf tjnbf nm `~ hfkc sfllnme `f shks rhf ukr avrs sfkrnme kmc shks rhf ukrm%s wfkll~ ejnmesj hvws hn` vmdjwsvmksfl~

@krjm rku `f gfhnmc Wjrf kmc rsjyyfc hn`rfld dwj` rk~nme uhksftfw r`kwskrr wf`kwo hf

hkc ylkmmfc kmc ywfbfcfc sj ruffynme k rsvync lk`f gju kmc rk~nme, '^jvw ljwc kmc`krsfw Bksbh ~jv lksfw, Hkshkuk~ Rskws ylkmmnme ~jvw ron rswksfenfr,' kmc shfm

cnrkyyfkwfc, blfkwl~ kdwknc N ukr ejnme sj onbo hnr krr

Avrs onccnme, N ukr efssnme k gns cflvrnjmkl

Khh, rj rhf wfkll~ ukrm%s ejnme sj hvws hn`ck`m-


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Wjrf svwmfc kwjvmc kmc djlljufc `f sj shf e~` shfm

N hkc rj`fshnme ryfbnkl ylkmmfc djw sjck~ kmc djw Wjrf Hkshkuk~ sjck~ ujvlc dffl lnofBhwnrs`kr

N omfu ns shf `nmvsf rhf uklofc nm kmc rku shf ywkbsnbf cv``nfr jm shf dkw ukll? N bjvlc

klwfkc~ rff shf uhfflr rynmmnme nm hfw hfkc

'Ruffs+' Wjrf fxblkn`fc- N r`nlfc? vmkglf sj hfly `~rfld rhf ukr avrs rj bvsf rj`fsn`fr-

N hflc k rnltfw rskof nm `~ hkmc kmc N yvllfc k swnbo mjs bj`ylfsfl~ sw~nme sj n`ywfrr hfw

g~ bkrvkll~ lfkmnme keknmrs shf ukll kmc sjrrnme shf rskof nm jmf hkmc, rynmmnme kwjvmc kmc

bksbhnme ns hnls dnwrs Ns kbsvkll~ sjjo `f k uhnlf sj lfkwm shks, gvs ns ukr ujwsh shf ncjlnqnmeljjo Wjrf ektf `f shfm

'Ylfkrf sfll `f N efs sj lfkwm hju sj cj shks sjck~,' rhf rknc, fxbnsf`fms yjvwnme jvs jdftfw~ ujwc

N lkvehfc rhf ukr kluk~r av`ynme hfkc dnwrs nmsj shnmer, '^jv%ll gf lvbo~ nd N lfs ~jv hjlc nssjck~,' N sfkrfc

Wjrf ljjofc ks shf rskof ljmenmel~ N ukr wfkc~ djw rj`f uhnmf~ gfeenme jm hfw ykws, gvsrhf rvwywnrfc `f g~ skonme jdd hfw gkboykbo kmc bjks kmc bwjrrnme hfw kw`r

'^jv ukms `f sj sfll ~jv hju shf~ ujwo kmc uh~ N rhjvlc kluk~r gf bkvsnjvr kwjvmc shf`,'rhf kmmjvmbfc R`kws-krr Rhf `kofr `f rjvmc lnof km jlc Bhf`nrsw~ sfkbhfw gfdjwf lkgr

N rsjyyfc dlnyynme shf rskof shfm khh rj shnr ukr hfw skbsnb sj sw~ sj efs shf rskof ryffcshwjveh `~ lfrrjm Evfrr rhf%r mjs efssnme ns sjck~

'Bj`f jm,' rhf lkvehfc '^jv cjm%s shnmo N omju hju ~jv ujwo g~ mju: Uf%tf gffm cjnmeshnr djw kl`jrs shwff `jmshr ^jv kluk~r `kof `f sklo rkdfs~ kmc wfryjmrngnlns~ gfdjwf Nbkm cj km~shnme dvm'

'N rff,' N kmrufwfc, 'Ufll, N evfrr ~jv%tf ejs ns kll dnevwfc jvs G~ kll `fkmr, ej jmf unshshf lfrrjm N%ll avrs ukns jtfw hfwf vmsnl ~jv mffc `f keknm' N svbofc shf rskof gkbo nmsj shflfkshfw rhfksh dwj` `~ gfls kmc ejs bj`djwskglf keknmrs shf ukll

Rhf uknsfc sj rff nd N ukr rfwnjvr, gvs kdsfw wfklnqnme N ukr, rhf avrs rhwveefc kmc

bjmsnmvfc, 'Rnltfw kluk~r hkr yjufwdvl fddfbsr jm km~ `kenbkl bwfksvwf ns bkm hfly jw hvws

shf` nd ~jv yvs fmjveh yjufw nmsj ns Shfrf rskofr kwf wfkll~ hkwc-bjwf gfbkvrf ns skofrdjvw cnddfwfms @jwjn sj `kof shf`, kmc shf~ vrf fkbh jd shf flf`fmsr cvwnme shf djwenme

Ufll, fxbfys rynwns Rj shfrf shnmer kwf rvyfwbhkwefc kmc kwf kgjvs shf jml~ mjm-cfbkynsksnme ufkyjm shks bkm cj ck`kef sj k Rswnejn-gvs sj onll shf`, ns hkr sj gf shwjvehshf hfkws'

'Unll shf~ hvws ~jv:' N {vfrsnjmfc

Rhf rhjjo hfw hfkc, 'Mj N `fkm, ufll, ~fkh, nd ~jv cwntf jmf shwjveh `~ hfkws ns unll, gvsns ujm%s hvws `f lnof ns ujvlc k @jwjn Rbwksbh jmf jd shf` unsh shnr, kmc ns%c hns shf` ywfss~hkwc gvs mjs kr hkwc kr ns%c hns k Rswnejn Kmc shf~ ujm%s hvws hv`kmr, fnshfw'


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Wjrf bjmsnmvfc unsh fxylknmnme shnmer sj `f, kmc N ujvlc blkwnd~ jw mjc jw kro k {vfrsnjm

Dnmkll~, sfm `nmvsfr gfdjwf ywkbsnbf, N cfbncfc shks rhf%c fkwmfc efssnme sj sjvbh ns? N cncm%sukms sj sfkrf hfw unsh k rj`fshnme kmc shfm mjs entf ns sj hfw

'Uhfwf kwf ~jv ejnme sj yvs shnr:' N krofc kr N sjjo jvs shf rskof kmc hkmcfc ns sj Wjrf

'Nm shf hfkws,' rhf kmrufwfc unsh vmmfbfrrkw~ kssnsvcf, 'N klwfkc~ sjlc ~jv shks lnof khvmcwfc sn`fr Bkm N hktf ns mju:'

N r`nlfc, 'Uhfwf%r shf hfkws:'

Rhf ektf `f shf yksfmsfc Wjrf Hkshkuk~ Kwf ~jv dvbonme rfwnjvr ljjo kmc shfm yjnmsfc,unsh jtfw cwk`ksnb f`yhkrnr sj shf lfds rncf jd shf cv``~%r bhfrs

Hfwf ukr shf `jrs n`yjwskms shnme sj omju kmc rhf hkc mj ncfk

Hjuftfw ewfks N shjvehs rhf hkc bkwwnfc jm shwjvehjvs shf lfrrjm bktfc hfwf, nd rhf cncm%somju uhfwf shf hfkws ukr, hju ukr rhf fxyfbsfc sj onll k Rswnejn:

'Shks%r mjs uhfwf shf hfkws nr,' N sjlc hfw

'Rvwf ns nr Yfjylf yvs shfnw hkmcr jtfw shfnw hfkwsr uhfm shf~ rk~ shf Ylfcef jd Kllfenkmbfjw rnme shf mksnjmkl kmshf`'

N rskwfc ks hfw hjynme rhf ujvlc wf`f`gfw hfw yh~rnjlje~ blkrr kmc skof gkbo hfw ncnjsnbbj``fms

'Ns nr hfwf:' rhf krofc, yjnmsnme sj shf bfmsfw jd shf cv``~%r bhfrs

Shks ukr cfdnmnsfl~ mjs ejjc fmjveh, 'N cjm%s omju, ns nr:' N krofc Wjrf ujvlcm%s kyywfbnksf

shf bj``fms gvs hf~, sjveh-ljtf rhf wfkll~ rhjvlc omju shnr

'Shks%r uhks N%` kronme ~jv+' rhf rhjvsfc unsh kssnsvcf dnllfc nm ftfw~ ujwc Effqf ukr rhfjm hfw yfwnjc ns%r mjs `~ dkvls rhf cjfrm%s omju uhfm sj yk~ kssfmsnjm nm blkrr

'^jv rhjvlcm%s hktf sj kro `f Cjm%s ~jv kll hktf sj skof yh~rnjlje~:' N krofc

'^fkh Avmnjw ~fkw N ukr jm %tkbksnjm% wf`f`gfw: Bkm N ylfkrf sjvbh ns mju:' rhf rknc,lfssnme shks uhnmf~ sffmkefw rncf f`fwef N ukrm%s hktnme km~ jd shks shjveh

'N ukms ~jv sj sfll `f uhfwf shf hfkws nr shf mfxs sn`f uf `ffs Fxkbsl~ uhfwf Kmc N ukmssj omju uhks%r nm shf uk~ jd ns sjj' Rhf ektf `f elkwf uhnbh N shnmo shks ukr rvyyjrfc sjgf `fkm gvs hjmfrsl~ sj `f rhf ljjofc lnof k bvsf onssfm uhj shjvehs rhf ukr k snefw

Gvs shks cncm%s fxbvrf hfw kssnsvcf jw hfw nmbj`yfsfmbf

Lksfw N ufms sj gjc~evkwc shfjw~ Wjrf%r yfwnjc gfbkvrf shfwf ufwf rj`f Evkwcnkmr jm

bk`yvr sjck~ shks ufwf ejnme sj rhkwf shfnw kctfmsvwjvr rsjwnfr N ajnmfc gfbkvrf shf~ufwf kluk~r dvm sj hfkwkmc offynme km f~f jm Wjrf cncm%s hvws fnshfw N shfm mjsnbfc uhjukr shfwf


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Akmnmf Hkshkuk~ Djw rj`f wfkrjm, N dfls shnr ujvlcm%s svwm jvs rj ufll

Wjrf kmc Akmnmf rff`fc lnof sjj ljjrf bkmmjmr Kmc shf~ ufwf kgjvs sj rhkwf shf bjmdnmfcrykbf jd k blkrrwjj`

Dkrsfm ~jvw rfksgflsr lkcnfr kmc efmslf`km, ns%r kgjvs sj gf unlc wncf

Bhkysfw 3

N mjsnbfc Wjrf%r elkwf shfm cfdnmnsfl~ mjs dwnfmcl~ sjukwcr hfw `jshfw Wjrf ylfkrf cjm%s cj

km~shnme rsvync N ywk~fc N wf`f`gfwfc hfw sfllnme `f rhf cncm%s fxkbsl~ hktf k ejjcwflksnjmrhny unsh hfw gvs shnmer bjvlcm%s gf shks gkc, bjvlc shf~:

Rskm lkvmbhfc nmsj km nmswjcvbsnjm uhnbh ywknrfc shf Evkwcnkmr djw ajnmnme vr Hf ufms jmkgjvs shnr nr rj vmvrvkl rnmbf Evkwcnkmr bkm%s vrvkll~ rsjyyfc g~ gfbkvrf shf~%wf sjj gvr~

gfnme k`kqnme kmc glkh glkh gjwnme rsvdd shks mj jmf bkwfc sj hfkwN wfkll~ avrs ukmsfc sjefs sj shf ejjc rsvdd

N ukr ywfss~ nmsj ns N ljtfc hfkwnme rsjwnfr kgjvs Evkwcnkmr

Dnmkll~, shf jlcfw Evkwcnkm lkvmbhfc nmsj hnr rsjw~ uhnbh n``fcnksfl~ ejs `f hjjofc nsukr Ak`fr Gjm rs~lf uhnbh ukr kluk~r nmswnevnme Hf cfrbwngfc hju hf hkc gffm evkwcnmek dk`nl~ uhfm shf ~jvmefrs rjm ufms `nrrnme kmc shf~ ufwf nm k Rswnejn dnllfc kwfk

Ns ukr ywfss~ unlc kmc shks%r jmf kryfbs jd evkwcnme shks rjws jd lfs `f tfms `~ unlc rncf

Uhfm N hkc djvmc jvs shks N hkc gffm krrnemfc sj shf Kbkcf`~ N ukr ywfss~ vyrfs rnmbf N

ujvlcm%s wfkll~ gf dkbnme km~ kctfmsvwfr uhj omfu N%c dnmc `~ ajvwmf~ sj gf rj unlc unsh kenwl lnof Wjrf

Shf mfxs Evkwcnkm ukr k ~jvme ev~ kgjvs `~ kef kmc N bjvlc sfll kll shf enwlr nm shf wjj`ufwf kl`jrs `flsnme jtfw hn` N ukr kgjvs sj uklo jtfw kmc bljrf Wjrf%r `jvsh hnr rsjw~ukrm%s shks dkrbnmksnme N shjvehs Rhf ljjofc `jwf lnof rhf ukr bhfbonme hn` jvs

Dnmkll~, ns ukr Akmnmf%r sklf uhnbh ukr wfkll~ uh~ `jrs jd vr ufwf hfwf Uhnlf Akmnmf ukrmj Kws, rhf ukr k ywfss~ ywfrsnenjvr Evkwcnkm kmc Wjrf hkc k ljs sj lntf vy sj nd rhf ylkmmfcjm djlljunme shf djjsrsfyr jd hfw `jshfw unsh Lnrrk

N``fcnksfl~, N bjvlc rff shf dlnws~ ljjo jm Wjrf%r dkbf rhnds dwj` shf rsvync @kbhj `km sj krbjul sjukwcr hfw `jshfw Wjrf wfkll~ ujwf hfw f`jsnjmr jm hfw dkbf rj`fsn`fr

Akmnmf%r rsjw~ ukrm%s wfkll~ k rsjw~, gvs km fynb sklf kmc N dfls `~rfld efssnme bkysntksfc N

hktf mj ncfk hju Wjrf bjvlcm%s Nd km~shnme N ujvlc shnmo shks rhf jd kll yfjylf ujvlckc`nwf Akmnmf djw hfw wfyvsksnjm Gvs shfm ns rjws jd blnbofc, gfnme km kufrj`f Evkwcnkm

cncm%s wfkll~ lfktf km~ rykbf sj gf k ewfks `j`, cnc ns: Ftfm shjveh N ukr wknrfc nm kchk`ynw bj``vmf, N hkc k ewfks `jshfw N ujmcfw hju N ujvlc hktf dfls unshjvs jmf shksukr rj nmtjltfc

Ftfw~jmf%r f~fr rhjum unsh ujmcfw kr Akmnmf ufms jm Ufll, ftfw~jmf, fxbfys Wjrf%r uhjukr ywkbsnbkll~ entnme Evkwcnkm Hkshkuk~ shf ftnl f~f


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Uhfm Akmnmf dnmnrhfc, cjqfmr jd hkmcr ufms vy djw {vfrsnjmr ftfw~jmf ukr nm kuf kgjvsuhks rhf hkc rknc fxbfys jd bjvwrf Wjrf-

Shfm, Wjrf wknrfc hfw hkmc

N r`fll swjvglf N cncm%s shnmo Wjrf ukr kgjvs sj hkmc jvs ywknrf sj hfw `jshfw unsh shf

fxywfrrnjm jm hfw dkbf

'Rj, Evkwcnkm Hkshkuk~,' rhf gfekm, 'Uh~ cncm%s ~jv ev~r avrs rfbvwf shf ylkbf:'

Vh jh Wjrf ;, Akmnmf 9

Akmnmf dwjumfc shfm ks hfw {vfrsnjm, skofm k gkbo kmc shfm bjllfbsfc hfwrfld kmc krofc,'Uhks cj ~jv `fkm:'

^jv omju fxkbsl~ uhks rhf `fkmr, N shjvehs

Wjrf avrs rhwveefc kmc rljvbhfc gkbo nm hfw cfro, N shnmo kssf`ysnme k bkrvkl kmc

bjmtfwrksnjmkl knw uhnbh cncm%s ujwo ks kll, rhf bjmsnmvfc, 'N cjm%s omju Ns rff`r sj `f lnof

~jv ev~r `frrfc vy Uh~ cncm%s ~jv rbjyf jvs shf ylkbf kmc `kof rvwf ns ukr blfkw jdRswnejn nm shf dnwrs ylkbf: Rff`r lnof ~jv bjvlc hktf rktfc ~jvwrfld k ljs jd swjvglf'

Wjrf 7, Akmnmf 9

Ftfw~jmf svwmfc sj Wjrf kr nd rhf hkc avrs {vfrsnjmfc shf Yjyf jm rj`fshnme nm shf Gnglf

Akmnmf dnmkll~ kmrufwfc, 'Nd uf hkcm%s ejmf shwjveh kll shks %swjvglf,% shfwf%c gf rftfm `jwfRswnejn uklonme shf ujwlc, kmc shjrf jshfw bkysvwfc @jwjn ujvlc gf cfkc jw svwmfc g~ mju'

Ejjc bj`gkbo, gvs N shnmo ~jv%wf dffc bjkl nmsj shf dnwf, Wjrf bjvlc hktf km fkr~ sn`f

ujwonme unsh shks, N omju N ujvlc

Rsnll, Wjrf 7, Akmnmf ;

'^fkh, ~fkh, N efs hju ~jv ev~r rktfc shf ck~ kmc kll shks,' Wjrf bjmsnmvfc fxyfbskmsl~,

'Gvs N%` ejnme gkbo sj shf ywnmbnylfr hfwf N `fkm, shnr nr k shfjw~ blkrr, wnehs:' rhf rknckmc shfm yffonme ks Rskm Hkh, rvwf Wjrf, hf%ll gkbo ~jv vy Hf ukr ywkbsnbkll~ onrrnme shfdljjw Akmnmf uklofc jm Rhf bjmsnmvfc, ''Rj N avrs ukms sj dnevwf jvs uhks ufms uwjme nm shfgfenmmnme'

Wjrf rswnofr keknm+ Wjrf 2, Akmnmf ;

'Ns%r mjs shks rn`ylf,' Akmnmf swnfc sj cfdfmc hfwrfld, 'Shf tfmvf hkc km fxswf`fl~ bj`ylfx

lk~jvs Uf ufms shwjveh ns nmnsnkll~ kmc djvmc mjshnme Ns%r gflnftfc shf Rswnejn bk`f nm kdsfw

shf dfrsntnsnfr hkc rskwsfc-jw shks shfwf `nehs hktf gffm ykrrkefr kmc hnccfm wjj`r ufhkcm%s gffm kukwf jd'

@jwf bkmc~ sj Wjrf, N shjvehs, 'Rj uhks ~jv%wf rk~nme nr shks ~jv ev~r fnshfw dknlfc sj

cfsfbs shf` cvwnme ~jvw dnwrs ruffy, jw shf~ gwjof shwjveh shf %rfbvwns~% ~jv rfs vy cvwnmeshf ykws~ Rff`r lnof rj`fjmf `frrfc vy fnshfw uk~'


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Jvbh, Wjrf 2 ylvr k gjmvr yjnms, Akmnmf ; Ufll N shnmo uf hktf k unmmfw hfwf lkcnfr kmcefmslf`km Wjrf nr ywjgkgl~ shf jml~ jmf shks bjvlc ftfw efs Akmnmf lnof shnr

'Uf cnc shf gfrs uf bjvlc unsh km vmvrvkl rnsvksnjm N bkm rff hju rj`fjmf ks ~jvw lftfl

`nehs mjs gf kglf sj ewkry shf nmswnbkbnfr jd uhks N%` cfrbwngnme, gvs jmbf ~jv%tf kbsvkll~

lfkwmfc fmjveh sj ej gf~jmc shfjw~, ~jv%ll rff hju cnddfwfms ns nr uhfm ~jv%wf kbsvkll~ jvs

shfwf kmc lntfr kwf nm ~jvw hkmcr' Hkh, dnmkll~, Akmnmf wfkbsfc unsh rj`fshnme

Wjrf 3, Akmnmf 7, cjfrm%s rff` lnof ns%r ejnme sj gf k bj`ylfsf `krrkbwf

'Mj cjvgs,' Wjrf kewffc 'Uhj k` N sj {vfrsnjm ~jvw `fshjcr: N `fkm, uhksftfw efsr ~jvshf `jlmnak`kwor, wnehs:'

Vh jh yvrhfc ns sjj dkw shfm onccj Mju ~jv%wf glvmsl~ nmrvlsnme

Rskm jd bjvwrf onbofc hfw jvs, '@nrr Hkshkuk~' Rskm%r cffy tjnbf wv`glfc shwjveh shf

wjj` 'Ylfkrf skof ~jvw shnmer kmc ej ukns jvsrncf djw shf wf`knmcfw jd blkrr'

Wjrf rskwfc ks hn` nm gfunlcfw`fms, ns ukr k`vrnme uhks cnc ~jv shnmo ukr ejnme sj

hkyyfm, kmc rhf {vfrsnjmfc hn`, 'Kwf ~jv rfwnjvr: Rnmbf uhfm nr shfwf km~shnme uwjmeunsh kronme {vfrsnjmr:'

'^jvw kssnsvcf nr uhks%r uwjme' Hf yjnmsfc ks shf cjjw 'Ej' Mjs fxkbsl~, N ujvlcm%s rk~ ns%refs onbofc jvs jd blkrr `ksfwnkl, gvs Wjrf cnc rjws jd yvrh Akmnmf%r gvssjmr

Jh, Wjrf, uhks k` N ejnme sj cj unsh ~jv: Rhf wf`nmcfc `f rj `vbh jd uhfm N ukr ~jvme

Wjrf jd bjvwrf sjjo hfw rsvdd kmc uklofc jvs jd shf blkrr lnof rhf ukr k gkckrr lfkwm sjbhjjrf ~jvw gksslfr N cjm%s shnmo rhf wfkll~ eknmfc km~shnme dwj` shks

N ukr ejnme sj ej sklo sj Wjrf kdsfw blkrr, gvs ns rff`fc hfw @j` hkc ejs sj hfw gfdjwf `fCk`m, shnr nr avrs ejnme sj efs velnfw Jh ufll, N%c rsnll efs hfw kdsfw rbhjjl

Ks ywkbsnbf, Wjrf wkm nm unsh k bvwlfc dnrs kmc rlk``fc shf cv``~%r bhfrs, tfw~ rlnehsl~ sjshf lfds gvs kl`jrs sj shf bfmsfw, 'Shfwf, shf hfkws nr shfwf, kmc shf rsfwmv` kmc wngr kwf nmshf uk~ Bkm N hktf shf rskof mju:'

Hkh rhf wfkll~ shjvehs ns%c gf shks fkr~ N%` mj yvrh-jtfw, mj `kssfw hju ejjc ~jv ljjo

'Kmc hju cj ~jv efs shwjveh shf rsfwmv` kmc shf wngr:' N krofc hfw

Rhf rnehfc, mjs ukmsfc sj cflk~ km~ dvwshfw N rhjvlc wfkll~ bvs hfw k gwfko N shjvehs, rjuf ryfms shf `jrs jd ywkbsnbf ejnme jtfw shks kmc N cf`jmrswksfc rj`f sfbhmn{vfr sj vrf

shf rskof sj shf hfkws Dnmkll~, N cfbncfc rhf cfrfwtfc ns kmc N jyfmfc `~ hkmc kmc jddfwfcWjrf shf rskof

'^jv%wf entnme ns sj `f:' Wjrf krofc nmbwfcvljvrl~


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Rhf ukr rj bvsf rj`fsn`fr? N bjvlcm%s hfly gvs r`nlf, 'N bkm%s gflnftf ~jv%wf hjlcnme gkbo Ndnevwfc ~jv%c hktf skofm ns kmc wvm g~ mju'

'Kwfm%s ~jv kluk~r sfkbhnme `f sj hjlc gkbo:' rhf krofc

'Mjs jm ftfw~shnme,' N fxylknmfc

'Gvs jm rj`f shnmer,' rhf wfsjwsfc kmc N swnfc sj nemjwf shf cjvglf `fkmnme fcefc nm hfwujwcr Cnc shks `fkm rhf rsnll ukmsfc `f:

'Jd bjvwrf,' N kmrufwfc {vnbol~, ktfwsnme `~ shjvehsr, 'Omju uhnbh shnmer sj wvm djwukwc

unsh-kmc omju uhnbh sj lfktf kljmf' N hjyfc rhf ejs shf `frrkef rhf cncm%s mffc sj

`kof shnr km~ hkwcfw gfbkvrf hjmfrsl~, N ukr kluk~r dnehsnme djw bjmswjl Ns ukrm%s fkr~,fryfbnkll~ uhfm uf ryfms hjvwr kljmf nm shf e~`, dnehsnme kmc efssnme kll hjs kmc rufks~

Jvw f~fr `fs gwnfdl~ shfm, kmc N djvmc ns wncnbvljvrl~ cnddnbvls sj mjs bvs kbwjrr shf cnrskmbfrfykwksnme vr kmc onrr hfw

Rhf rnehfc shjveh kmc ewkggfc shf rskof kronme, 'Uhks rhjvlc N cj dnwrs:'

N fxylknmfc shf gkrnbr kmc shfm lfs hfw entf k sw~ Rhf cnc ewfks kmc ks shf fmc jd jvwywkbsnbf, N mjccfc nm kyywjtkl 'Ejjc Tfw~ ejjc'

Rhf ljjofc ks `f shfm nm rvwywnrf kmc shfm rhf lnehsfc vy lnof rj`fjmf wfkll~ n`yjwskmshkc avrs bj`yln`fmsfc hfw

'Wfkll~,' rhf {vfrsnjmfc

'^jv cj ns lnof ~jv%tf gffm cjnme ns djw ~fkwr,' N fxylknmfc, hjynme shks gfkvsndvl r`nlfujvlcm%s dkcf dwj` hfw dkbf

Kr uf ufwf uklonme jvs shjveh, uf ykrrfc k cv``~ unsh wfc hknw Wjrf rbjulfc ks rffnmeshf rn`nlkwns~ gfsuffm Akmnmf kmc shf cv``~, 'Bkm N rskof shks jmf mfxs sn`f:'

'N cjm%s shnmo shks%c gf hfklsh~,' N kmrufwfc uhnlf yvssnme jm `~ bjks

'Ns%c gf gfssfw shkm kbsvkll~ cjnme ns sj hfw,' rhf ewv`glfc N hnc `~ lkveh

'Tnjlfmbf nrm%s shf kmrufw sj ~jvw ywjglf`r,' N rknc sw~nme sj rjvmc unrf

'Rhf%r shf jmf unsh shf ywjglf` Kmc N shjvehs shf uhjlf yjnms jd `~ fcvbksnjm ukr shkstnjlfmbf nr shfkmrufw'

'Jml~ sj shjrf uhj gwnme ns sj ~jv dnwrs,' N fxylknmfc '^jvw `jshfw nrm%s krrkvlsnme ~jv ^jvsuj kwf avrs sjj `vbh klnof, shks%r kll'

Wjrf rsjyyfc uklonme lnof N%c cffyl~ jddfmcfc hfw 'N%` mjs km~shnme lnof hfw+ N `fkmufonmc jd hktf shf rk`f f~fr Gvs N%` k ljs skllfw Kmc `~ hknw%r bj`ylfsfl~ cnddfwfms'


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'N%` mjs sklonme kgjvs ~jvw kyyfkwkmbfr, kmc ~jv omju ns,' N kmrufwfc

Rhf ljjofc kuk~ hncnme hfw ekqf dwj` `f '^jv shnmo N%` afkljvr:'

'Kwf ~jv:' N krofc, sw~nme sj efs hfw sj bjmdwjms hfw nrrvfr 'Nd rj, uhks kwf ~jv afkljvr jdfxkbsl~:'

'N cjm%s omju @k~gf N%` afkljvr jd hfw wfyvsksnjm @k~gf N%` afkljvr gfbkvrf rhf%r yvs`jwf sn`f nmsj hfw wfyvsksnjm shkm nmsj `f N cjm%s omju,' rhf fxylknmfc

'^jv cjm%s shnmo uhks rhf cnc ukr ewfks:'

'^fr Mj N cjm%s omju Ns avrs rjvmcfc lnof rvbh k N cjm%s omjulnof rhf ukr gwkeenme

Lnof rhfcnc ns djw shf eljw~' Wjrf ewn`kbfc

Shks bkvehs `f g~ rvwywnrf N omfu gfssfw shkm shks kmc Wjrf rhjvlc sjj '^jv shnmo dkbnme

cjum Rswnejn nr ujwsh k dfu `kwor: N shjvehs ~jv%c lfkwmfc rj`fshnme dwj` shf Gkcnbk

hjvrf'

'Shks%r mjs uhks N-' rhf gfekm

'Bj`f jm,' N sjlc hfw Ns ukr sn`f djw hfw sj `ffs Skrhk

'Uhks:'

Jok~, `k~gf rmfkonme Wjrf ujvlc gf rjws jd gkc, gvs uhks shf hfll: Skrhk rhjvlc gfklljufc sj rsk~ jm bk`yvr km~uk~

'N ukms sj rhju ~jv rj`fshnme,' N fxylknmfc Jd bjvwrf, skonme hfw sj km kgkmcjmfc bkgnm

ujvlc ywjgkgl~ gf ujwrfwnehs:

'Uhks nr ns:'

'Shks mjs kll `kwor kwf gkcefr jd hjmjw'

Bhkysfw 6

Wjrf ukr ljjonme ks `f lnof rhf hkc mj ncfk uhfwf N ukr skonme hfw, gvs rhf djlljufcjgfcnfmsl~ km~uk~ N cjvgs rhf%c wfkll~ jgafbs sj km~shnme shks ujvlc efs hfw nm swjvglf,fryfbnkll~ nd rhf ukr unsh `f

N lfc Wjrf sj shf gjvmckwnfr jd shf rbhjjl uhfwf shf ujjcr ufwf gfbkvrf Skrhk hkc sjlc

`f shks rhf%c gf rsk~nme nm jmf jd shjrf bkgnmr Uf cncm%s ryfko ks kll kr uf uklofc kmcdnmkll~ uf wfkbhfc shf gvnlcnme

Wjrf shfm krofc, 'Uhks nr shks:' kr uf kyywjkbhfc shf r`kll bkgnm `kcf jvs jd ljer


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'Jlc uksbh-yjrs,' N fxylknmfc, 'Evkwcnkmr vrfc sj lntf jm shf fcef jd bk`yvr kmc offyuksbh djw Rswnejn'

'Uh~ cjm%s shf~ km~`jwf:' Wjrf {vfrsnjmfc

'Uf cjm%s hktf fmjveh evkwcnkmr sj rskdd ns Gfrncfr, @jwjn hktf ukwcfc bk`yvr unsh

fmjvehywjsfbsntf `kenb shks `jrs cjm%s shnmo ns%r mfbfrrkw~ sj hktf kbsvkl yfjylf jm evkwc,' Nfxylknmfc Fxbfys, mju N wfklnqfc shks nd hv`kmr rskofc shf ukwcr shks cncm%s lfktf `vbhywjsfbsnjm djw shf Kbkcf`~

Wjrf r`nlfc wfkll~ gne djw k `nmvsf kmc N hkc sj ujmcfw uhks shf hfll rhf ukr shnmonme

Shks dkcfc uhfm rhf hfkwc tjnbfr mfkwg~, kmc shfm hfw fxywfrrnjm gfbk`f yvqqlfc, kmc

shfm vmcfwrskmcnme Uhj omfu rj`fjmf bjvlc ej shwjveh rj `km~ f`jsnjmr unshnm k dfurfbjmcr Shfm keknm, N wf`f`gfw Tnosjwnk, `~ rnrsfw, hktnme rn`nlkw wfkbsnjmr

Kh, Tnosjwnk N ukr bwvrhnme jm k enwl avrs kr ~jvme kr hfw N ujmcfw hju N%c dffl nd Tnosjwnkhkc k sufms~-djvw ~fkw jlc `fmsjw hnssnme jm hfw

Shf shjvehs `kcf `f rnbo N ukr k yfcjyhnlf, N wfklnqfc Uhnlf Wjrf dfls k rbhjjl enwl bwvrhN ukr ksswkbsfc kmc `k~gf nm ljtf unsh k enwl, kmc rhf ukr rj`fjmf N ukr skonme

kctkmskef jd Ns ukr uwjme sj dffl shks uk~

N av`yfc jvs jd `~ shjvehsr kr uf wjvmcfc shf bjwmfw shjveh, kmc N mjsnbfc shks Bhwnrsnkmkmc Lnrrk ufwf unsh Skrhk sjj kmc wfklnqfc Wjrf `vrs hktf rfmrfc Lnrrk mfkwg~

Skrhk ukr nbf-roksnme jm k dwjqfm yjmc unsh Bhwnrsnkm kmc Lnrrk kmc N bjvlcm%s hfly gvsr`nlf

Ns hkc gffm k wfkll~ ljme sn`f rnmbf N lkrs rku Skrhk kmc rhf ukr kluk~r k ewfks dwnfmc sj

hkme kwjvmc unsh, rhf ukr wfkll~ dvm kmc r`kws kmc gfkvsndvl kmc uf ejs kljme ewfks Nsukr mnbf sj kbsvkll~ hktf rj`f bj`ykm~, jshfw shkm Wjrf uhj ukr bj`ylfsfl~ djwgnccfm

Unsh Skrhk, N bjvlc kbsvkll~ lnehsfm vy k lnsslf Unsh Wjrf, N kluk~r hkc sj gf jm evkwc sj`kof rvwf N cncm%s cj rj`fshnme shks uf ujvlc gjsh wfewfs lksfw

Lnrrk ewnmmfc ks rffnme hfw gfrs dwnfmc kmc fxblkn`fc, 'Wjrf+'

Bhwnrsnkm jm shf jshfw hkmc elkmbfc jtfw lfrr jysn`nrsnbkll~ sj hktf k shnwc uhffl ske kljme

Lnrrk shfm bk`f jtfw sj Wjrf nm km kuoukwc rswncf? N evfrrfc rhf ukrm%s `vbh jd km nbf-roksfw

'Shkmor djw nmtnsnme `f sj shf ykws~,' Wjrf kbbvrfc S~ynbkl djw k ~jvme enwl mj s~ynbkl djw

hfw kef N bjwwfbsfc `~rfld N evfrr uf gjsh wfkll~ ufwf ks cnddfwfms ylkbfr nm lndf

'N dnevwfc ~jv ufwf gvr~,' Lnrrk swnfc sj cfdfmc 'Kmc shnr nr rfbwfs km~uk~ Uf kwfm%srvyyjrfc sj gf hfwf'

Bhwnrsnkm roksfc vy sj Lnrrk kr ufll kr Skrhk uhj krofc, '^jv gwnmenme ykws~ bwkrhfwr,Cn`ok:'


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N avrs lkvehfc ks shks, 'Ns%r n`yjrrnglf sj offy Wjrf kuk~ dwj` ylkbfr rhf rhjvlcm%s gf Rhfkluk~r dnmcr shf` ftfmsvkll~'

Skrhk r`nlfc ks shks kmc dlnyyfc hfw hknw jtfw hfw rhjvlcfw, kmc N hkc sj kc`ns rhf ljjofc

ywfss~ ejjc Ftfm unsh shf rbkw jm hfw dkbf, rhf hkc gfkvsndvl lkwef glvf f~fr kmc k ukw`r`nlf

Skrhk shfm nmswjcvbfc hfwrfld sj Wjrf kmc fxsfmcfc k hkmc, 'Skrhk Jqfwk,' rhf rknc 'N%tfhfkwc k ljs kgjvs ~jv, Wjrf'

Wjrf shfm ljjofc jtfw ks Bhwnrsnkm unsh k ckmefwjvr fxywfrrnjm kmc N rvyywfrrfc k lkvehSkrhk hjuftfw cncm%s kmc rknc, 'Cjm%s ujww~ Ns ukr kll ejjc'

'Mj, ns ukrm%s,' Bhwnrsnkm bjvmsfwfc

Skrhk shfm rhjjo hfw hfkc nm fxkryfwksnjm 'Hjmfrsl~, N cjm%s omju uhfwf hf ejs rvbhhjwwnglf rjbnkl ronllr Hf cncm%s lfkwm shf` dwj` `f'

'Uhks kwf ~jv ev~r cjnme jvs hfwf:' krofc Wjrf

'N ukmsfc sj ryfmc rj`f sn`f unsh shfrf suj,' fxylknmfc Skrhk 'Gvs N cjm%s wfkll~ lnof

hkmenme kwjvmc shf rbhjjl nsrfld Shf~ kwfm%s kluk~r hjrynskglf' N omfu shks sjj Yfjylfufwf kluk~r ywfavcnbnme keknmrs Skrhk gfbkvrf rhf ukr Lvbkr Jqfwk%r rnrsfw, Bhwnrsnkm%r

dkshfw, kmc hf kmc hnr undf hkc svwmfc Rswnejn jm yvwyjrf Ftfm shjveh rhf hkc djvehsshf` kmc ejssfm nmavwfc nm shf ywjbfrr, ns cncm%s `kssfw kmc yfjylf rsnll avcefc hfw

'Gfbkvrf gfbkvrf jd uhks hkyyfmfc ' Wjrf krofc

Skrhk rhwveefc, 'Shks%r shf uk~ ns nr Gvs lfs%r mjs rskmc jvs hfwf, mjs uhfm uf bkm gvnlc kdnwf nmrncf'

Uf ufms nmrncf shf snm~ bkgnm kmc shfm shf dntf jd vr rks cjum g~ shf dnwfylkbf Skrhk kmc N

ryfms `jrs jd shf sn`f sklonme sj fkbh jshfw? uf hkc k ljs jd bksbhnme vy sj cj Hvcclnmekwjvmc shf hfks, Skrhk ywjcvbfc k gke jd `kwrh`klljur shks uf bjjofc jtfw shf dlk`fr Nsukr fkr~ unsh hfw, N cncm%s hktf sj gf rfwnjvr shf uhjlf sn`f, kmc N bjvlc avrs gf `~rfld

Dnmkll~, Wjrf ajnmfc nm kmc N ukr ywfss~ rvwywnrfc rhf%c fxfwbnrfc shks `vbh rfld-bjmswjl kmc

mjs jyfmfc hfw `jvsh djw rj ljme, 'Rj kwf ~jv bj`nme jm shf ron swny:'

Skrhk mjccfc, 'N hktfm%s gffm ronnme nm kefr Mj sn`f Gffm rktnme kll `~ tkbksnjm djwshnr'

'Tkbksnjm:' krofc Wjrf nmbwfcvljvrl~ 'Cj ~jv hktfk ajg:'

'Rkcl~, ~fr,' Skrhk rknc, shjveh rhf cncm%s kbsvkll~ rjvmc tfw~ rkc kgjvs ns 'N sfkbh `kwsnklkwsr blkrrfr'

Wjrf rskwfc nm krsjmnrh`fms? N evfrr shf shjvehs jd k @jwjn wj~kl ujwonme sj hfw ukrvmdkshj`kglf Gvs shks ukr avrs Skrhk Ftfm hkwrhfw ukr shf dkbs shks ns ukr nm @kwsnkl kwsr,`jrs @jwjn ufwf ywfss~ ufko- Shf~ kluk~r mffcfc rswjme Chk`ynwr sj ywjsfbs shf`-


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'Uhks cj ~jv shnmo, Wjrf:' Bhwnrsnkm sfkrfc 'Shnmo ~jv bjvlc skof hfw:'

'Hkwc sj rk~,' Wjrf rknc Rhf ukr kbsvkll~ sw~nme sj gf mnbf N omfu Wjrf ujvlc uwfbo hfwshjveh nd shf~ ftfw ejs nm k bks dnehs N wfkll~ bjvlcm%s n`kenmf shks hkyyfmnme shjveh,vmlfrr-

Ufll, mj ns ujvlcm%s hkyyfm, N ujvlc mftfw kllju ns

Skrhk bwjjofc k ewnm '^jv%wf gfnme `jcfrs N%tf rffm uhks ~jv ev~r bkm cj Shnr nr avrs k

hjgg~ Nynbofc vy'

N bhvbolfc, uhnlf Wjrf bjvlc cfdnmnsfl~ onbo krr shks ukr jml~ gfbkvrf rhf ukr k ejjcdnehsfw Skrhk bjvlc yvs vy k dnehs nd N wf`f`gfw bjwwfbsl~, 'Mju ~jv%wf gfnme `jcfrs ^jvbjvlc sfkbh hkld shf blkrrfr kwjvmc hfwf'

'Mjs lnofl~,' rhf rknc 'Ns%c gf ywfss~ f`gkwwkrrnme sj gf gfksfm vy g~ k gvmbh jd

sffmkefwr'

'N cjm%s shnmo shks%c hkyyfm,' N rknc 'N rff` sj wf`f`gfw ~jv cjnme rj`f ck`kef sj MfnlRqflro~'

Skrhk wjllfc hfw f~fr ks `f, 'Shwjunme `~ cwnmo nm hnr dkbf ukrm%s kbsvkll~ ck`kef-vmlfrr~jv bjmrncfw shf ck`kef ns cnc sj hnr rvns Kmc uf kll omju hju hf nr kgjvs hnr bljshfr'

Uf gjsh lkvehfc ks shks kmc ns wf`nmcfc `f jd uhfm N ukr ~jvmefw uhfm N cncm%s hktf sj

gf rj rfwnjvr kll shf sn`f Gkbo shfm, N bjvlc hktf cksfc Wjrf nd uf ufwf shf rk`f kef jdbjvwrf

'Cnc ~jv rskws lfkwmnme sj dnehs gfdjwf jw kdsfw shks hkyyfmfc sj ~jvw dkbf:' Wjrf

nmsfwwvysfc

Shfwf ufms kll hfw rfld-bjmswjl

'Wjrf+' hnrrfc Lnrrk

Skrhk cncm%s efs vmbj`djwskglf shjveh, rhf ukr ywjgkgl~ elkc Wjrf ukr rskwnme hfw dlks nmshf dkbf kmc kbsvkll~ mjsnbnme nmrsfkc jd ywfsfmcnme lnof shf rbkw ukrm%s shfwf

'Kdsfw,' Skrhk rknc, 'Hju `vbh cj ~jv omju:'

Bhwnrsnkm nmsfwbfcfc, 'Shf gkrnbr'

Skrhk mjccfc, 'N omfu N omfu uhks Lvbkr kmc @jnwk hkc gfbj`f, gvs shks rsnll cncm%s

ywfykwf `f@fmskll~, yh~rnbkll~, jw f`jsnjmkll~ N shnmo nd N hkc sj lntf shwjveh ns keknm, N rsnll ujvlcm%s

gf wfkc~ Gvs

kdsfw shks mnehs, N ljjofc ks `~rfld- dnevwksntfl~-kmc wfklnqfc hju cfdfmrflfrr N ukr N%cryfms `~uhjlf lndf fxyfbsnme evkwcnkmr sj ywjsfbs `f kmc skof bkwf jd `f Kmc shks%r mjs sj rk~ shf

evkwcnkmr kwfm%s bkykglf Lnof N rknc, ~jv bjvlc ywjgkgl~ skof `f nm k dnehs Gvs shf~-Lvbkr


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kmc @jnwk-bvs cjum jvw suj evkwcnkmr gfdjwf uf wfklnqfc uhks hkc hkyyfmfc N rskllfc

shf` dwj` skonme Bhwnrsnkm- gvs avrs gkwfl~ Nd shf jshfwr hkcm%s rhjum vy, N%c gf cfkc, kmc

hf%c-' Rhf rsjyyfc, dwjumfc, kmc ofys ejnme 'N cfbncfc shks N cncm%s ukms sj cnf shks uk~,mjs unshjvs yvssnme vy k wfkl dnehs kmc cjnme ftfw~shnme N bjvlc sj ywjsfbs `~rfld kmc shjrfN

ljtf Rj N lfkwmfc kll rjwsr jd rfld-cfdfmrf Kmc kdsfw k uhnlf, N cncm%s wfkll~, vh, dns nm rj ufllunsh hneh rjbnfs~ kwjvmc hfwf Rj N `jtfc sj @nmmfkyjlnr kmc `kcf k lntnme dwj` sfkbhnme

jshfwr'

N omfu Skrhk hkc `jtfc shfwf kmc nmsfewksfc hfwrfld unsh hv`kmr, offynme kuk~ dwj`jshfw @jwjn N klrj omfu shks rhf fxfwbnrfc `kenb kr k cfdfmrf, ns ukr k bwn`f nm shf @jwjnujwlc, gvs N cncm%s jgafbs Ns bjvlc hfly keknmrs k Rswnejn rj uh~ rhjvlcm%s rhf vrf ns:

Rnlfmbf dfll shfm, gvs Skrhk gfnme Skrhk lnehsfmfc vy shf `jjc g~ sfllnme dvmm~ rsjwnfr N

lnofc hfw ftfm shjveh rhf ukr wj~kl gfbkvrf rhf ukrm%s rsvbo vy Kmc hjmfrsl~, ykws jd shf

wfkrjm N hksfc @jwjn wj~kl `fm ukr shfwf kwwjekmbf nm shnmonme shks shf~ ufwf gfssfw shkmChk`ynwr

N kbsvkll~ omfu k ljs jd shf yfjylf rhf ryjof jd kmc bhn`fc nm ftfw~ jmbf nm k uhnlf unsh k

r`kll cfsknl

Dnmkll~, Skrhk yffofc ks hfw uksbh kmc krofc, 'Uhfwf%r shf gfrs ylkbf k enwl bkm ejrhjyynme kwjvmc hfwf:' rhf krofc

Lnrrk kmc Wjrf fxbhkmefc ljjor kmc kmrufwfc nm vmnrjm, '@nrrjvlk' Enwlr kmc shfnw

rhjyynme, N%ll mftfw vmcfwrskmc ns

Skrhk rnehfc ks shks, 'Shks%r k bjvylf hjvwr kuk~, gvs nd N lfktf rjjm, N bkm ywjgkgl~ rsnllefs nm rj`f sn`f gfdjwf shf rsjwfr bljrf N%` hjyflfrrl~ gfhnmc nm Bhwnrs`kr rhjyynme'

Wjrf ewjkmfc, 'N%c onll sj ej rhjyynme'

'@f sjj,' rknc Lnrrk

'@k~gf uf bjvlc rmfko kljme' Wjrf krofc bkrsnme `f k hjyfdvl ljjo

N hkc sj svwm kuk~ dwj` hfw ylfkcnme f~fr kmc rknc 'Mj,' n``fcnksfl~

Wjrf rnehfc ks shks gvs cncm%s kwevf djwsvmksfl~

Skrhk ~kumfc keknm 'N%ll hktf sj ewkg rj`f bjddff, rj N cjm%s rlffy jm shf cwntf nm'

'Bkm%s jmf jd ~jvw evkwcnkmr cwntf djw ~jv:' krofc Wjrf

Skrhk rhjjo hfw hfkc 'N cjm%s hktf km~'

'Cjm%s hktf km~ ' Wjrf dwjumfc '^jv cjm%s hktf km~ evkwcnkmr:'

'Mjyf,' Skrhk kmrufwfc


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Wjrf rhjs vy unsh k s~ynbkl wfkbsnjm, 'Gvs shks%r mjs yjrrnglf+ ^jv%wf wj~kl ^jv rhjvlc hktfks lfkrs jmf Suj, wfkll~'

Evkwcnkmr ufwf cnrswngvsfc k`jme @jwjn nm k bw~ysnb, `nbwj`kmkefc uk~ g~ shf Evkwcnkm

Bjvmbnl Ns

ukr onmc jd km vmdknw r~rsf`, bjmrncfwnme shf wksnj jd evkwcnkmr sj @jwjn Mjm-wj~klr sfmcfc

sj efs shf` g~ k ljssfw~ r~rsf` Wj~klr kluk~r ejs shf` Hneh-wkmonme wj~klr jdsfm ejs`jwf shkm jmf, gvs ftfm shf ljufrs-wkmonme `f`gfw jd wj~kls~ ujvlcm%s hktf gffm unshjvsjmf

'Shf Jqfwkr kwfm%s fxkbsl~ dnwrs nm lnmf uhfm evkwcnkmr efs krrnemfc,' rknc Bhwnrsnkm gnssfwl~'Ftfwrnmbf`~ ykwfmsr cnfcshfwf%r onmc jd gffm k rhjwskef'

Wjrf ewfu n`ykrrnjmfc, 'Gvs shks%r mjs dknw Shf~ bkm%s yvmnrh ~jv djw uhks ~jvw ykwfmsrcnc'

'Ns%r mjs yvmnrh`fms, Wjrf,' Skrhk rknc bkl`l~, 'Ns%r avrsk wfkwwkmenme jd ywnjwnsnfr'

Wjrf kwevfc, 'Shf~%wf lfktnme ~jv cfdfmrflfrr ^jv bkm%s ej jvs shfwf g~ ~jvwrfld+'

'N%` mjs cfdfmrflfrr, Wjrf N%tf sjlc ~jv shks Kmc nd N wfkll~ ukmsfc k evkwcnkm, N bjvlc`kof k mvnrkmbf

jd `~rfld, gvs ns%r k ljs jd hkrrlf N%` dnmf djw mju'

N elkmbfc jtfw ks hfw, '^jv ukms `f sj ej unsh ~jv:'

'Kmc offy ~jv vy kll mnehs:' Skrhk rhjjo hfw hfkc 'N ujvlcm%s cj shks sj ~jv, Cn`ok'

'Hf cjfrm%s `nmc,' nmsfwbfcfc Wjrf

N bjvlcm%s hfly gvs r`nlf, Wjrf shjvehs rhf bjvlc ryfko djw `f N kewffc shjveh, 'N wfkll~cjm%s' Ns%r mjs lnof N efs `vbh rlffy km~uk~

Skrhk kewffc shfm, 'Kll wnehs Gvs uf rhjvlc ywjgkgl~ ej rjjm'

Jvw ykws~ shfm cnryfwrfc unsh shf @jwjn%r ejnme jmf uk~ kmc Wjrf kmc N kmjshfw Skrhk kmcN `kcf ylkmr sj `ffs nm hkld km hjvw

'Rj uhks cj ~jv shnmo jd hfw:' N krofc uhfm uf ufwf kljmf

'N lnof hfw Rhf%r bjjl Kmc N efs uhks ~jv `fkm kgjvs shf `kwor,' Wjrf kmrufwfc

'Jh:'

Rhf mjccfc, 'Rhf cncm%s cj uhks rhf cnc djw eljw~ Rhf cnc ns gfbkvrf rhf hkc sj Avrslnofavrs lnof `~ `j` cnc Shf `kwor cjm%s `kssfw @jlmnakr jw rbkwr'

N ukr n`ywfrrfc, '^jv%wf k dkrs lfkwmfw'


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Wjrf lns vy shfm lnof uhfm N kluk~r bj`yln`fmsfc hfw Rhf ukr rj nwwfrnrsnglf rj`fsn`fr

Dnmkll~ rhf krofc, 'Uh~ cjfr rhf bkll ~jv Cn`ok:'

N lkvehfc rjdsl~ 'Ns%r k mnbomk`f djw Cn`nswn'

'Shks cjfrm%s `kof km~ rfmrf Ns cjfrm%s rjvmc km~shnme lnof Cn`nswn ^jv rhjvlc gf bkllfc,N cjm%somju, Cn`n jw rj`fshnme,' Wjrf kwevfc

'Shks%r mjs hju ns ujwor nm Wvrrnkm,' N fxylknmfc

'Wvrrnkm%r ufnwc,' Wjrf rknc

'Rj nr Fmelnrh,' N kwevfc

Rhf ektf `f k rl~ ljjo, 'Nd ~jv%c sfkbh `f sj rufkw nm Wvrrnkm, N `nehs hktf k mfukyywfbnksnjm djw ns'

Hkh, ~fkh wnehs '^jv rufkw sjj `vbh klwfkc~'

'N avrs ukms sj fxywfrr `~rfld,' Wjrf kwevfc sw~nme sj rjvmc kll nmmjbfms

'Jh, Wjqk' N rnehfc, '^jv fxywfrr ~jvwrfld `jwf shkm km~jmf flrf N omju'

Wjrf r`nlfc ks shks kmc uklofc jm k gns unshjvs rk~nme km~shnme flrf Ns ukr fkr~ lnof shnrkmc hjmfrs sj Ejc, N swfkrvwfc shfrf `j`fmsr uhfm uf avrs ejs sj gf kwjvmc fkbh jshfw

Shf~ ufwf shf hnehlnehs jd `~ ck~

Dnmkll~, Wjrf gwjof shf rnlfmbf, N omfu rhf bjvlcm%s lkrs tfw~ ljme, '^jv omju, shfwf%rrj`fshnme dvmm~ kgjvs Skrhk%r rbkwr'

'Uhks%r shks:' N krofc

'Shf rbkwrshf~ `frr vy hfw dkbf N `fkm, ns%r jgtnjvr rhf vrfc sj gf wfkll~ ywfss~ Gvs

ftfm unsh shf rbkwr mju N cjm%s omju Rhf%r ywfss~ nm k cnddfwfms uk~ Ns%r lnoflnofshf~%wf ykws jd hfw Shf~ bj`ylfsf hfw'

N cncm%s rk~ km~shnme gvs ektf hfw k rncfljme elkmbf Rhf ejs shks sjj N dfls shf rk`f uk~

Jvw f~fr `fs shfm kmc djw k gwnfd `j`fms, N rku shf ksswkbsnjm N ljtfc shks Wjrf rjws jdejs shjrf shnmer shf rk`f uk~ N ejs shf`

Shfm N yvrhfc kuk~ shjrf dfflnmer kmc dfls ywncf kmc kyywjtkl nmrsfkc, shks ukr `jwfkyywjywnksf, kmc sjlc hfw '^jv%wf k dkrs lfkwmfw, Wjqk'

Ftfmsvkll~, N lfds hfw ks hfw cjw`r kmc bk`f sj `~ wjj` sj ewkg `~ akbofs kmc `~ ukllfs sjej `ffs Skrhk

N ukr jm shf uk~ sj sfll Klgfwsk uhfwf N ukr ejnme uhfm N omjbofc nmsj Akmnmf


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N mjccfc sjukwcr hfw kmc ofys uklonme gvs rhf rsjyyfc `f, 'Evkwcnkm Gflnojt:'

'^fr Evkwcnkm Hkshkuk~:'

'N avrs ukmsfc sj shkmo ~jv djw skonme Wjrf vmcfw ~jvw unme N cjm%s omju uhks rhfujvlc%tf cjmf unshjvs ~jv N omju hju `vbh jd k hkrrlf rhf bkm gf,' rhf rknc

'Rhf%r mj hkrrlf Ufll, ks lfkrs mjs `jrs shf sn`f N kbsvkll~ wfkll~ fmaj~ ujwonme unsh hfw,rhf%r wfkll~ ewfks Rhf%ll `kof k ewfks Evkwcnkm rj`fck~,' N sjlc hfw Rj`fjmf rhjvlc

'Kwf ~jv rvwf uf kwf sklonme kgjvs `~ ckvehsfw:' rhf krofc

'^fr,' N kmrufwfc

'^jv%wf shf dnwrs sfkbhfw sj ftfw sfll `f ejjc shnmer kgjvs hfw,' rhf rknc

'Jh, ufll, ~jv rjws jd avrs hktf sj omju hju sj cfkl unsh hfw, shks%r kll,' N fxylknmfc

'^fr ufll, N ukr ujmcfwnme nd N bjvlc ryfmc rj`f sn`f unsh hfw sj`jwwju `jwmnme N omju

shks ~jv ev~r hktf ywkbsnbf sjefshfw kmc N ukr hjynme shks N bjvlc bjkbh hfw sj`jwwju,'rhf krofc

Ck`m, `~ dktjwnsf sn`f jd shf ck~, 'Rvwf' N sjlc hfw, ukrm%s lnof N wfkll~ hkc k bhjnbf'Shks kbsvkll~ ujwor jvs ewfks rnmbf N%ll gf cwntnme Skrhk Jqfwk kmc ywjgkgl~ gf vy `jrs jdshf mnehs'

'Jh, jok~ shfm Ewfks,' rhf mjccfc rsnddl~ kmc uklofc kuk~

Hjmfrsl~, N bjvlcm%s ynbsvwf Wjrf ftfw gfnme shks rfwnjvr

Kdsfw shks N `fs Klgfwsk, sjlc hfw uhfwf N ukr ejnme kmc shfm ufms sj `ffs Skrhk N hjyfcshnr rhjyynme swny ujvlc gf jok~ N hksfc rhjyynme, gvs Skrhk ukr dvm kmc rhf hkc km

kgnlns~ sj `kof ftfm shf `jrs gjwnme shnmer dvm

Bhkysfw 4

'Cn`ok+' N hfkwc k rjds tjnbf bkll N svwmfc kwjvmc sj dnmc Skrhk nm k snehs rufksfw cwfrrRhf ljjofc wfkll~ ejjc Hfw glkbo hknw ukr cjum kmc rhf r`nlfc ukw`l~

'Shfwf ~jv kwf, wfkc~ sj ej:' N krofc

'^vy,' rhf rknc, '^jv ejs shf of~r:'

'^fr,' N kmrufwfc

'Jok~, kwfm%s ~jv ejnme sj hkmc shf` jtfw:' rhf krofc

'N shnmo nsr gfssfw shks N cwntf, N ujm%s dkll krlffy jm shf uhffl,' N ajofc


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'Uf rhjvlc rylns shf cwntf N ukms ~jv sj bj`f kr `~ dwnfmc, mjs gfbkvrf ns%r ~jvw cvs~ jwkm~ jd shjrf jshfw rsvync shnmer ~jv sfmc sj rk~,' rhf kmrufwfc

'Ns nr `~ cvs~,' N nmsfwafbsfc

'Rj shks%r shf jml~ wfkrjm uh~ ~jv%wf hfwf: Ns%r mjs gfbkvrf ~jv kbsvkll~ ukmsfc sj hkme

jvs unsh `f N%` hvws,' rhf rnehfc rkwbkrsnbkll~

'Jd bjvwrf mjs,' N kmrufwfc 'Gvs kr k dwnfmc, N bhfwnrh gjsh ~jvw lndf kmc `nmf fmjveh shks

N%ll cwntf'

'Dnmf, gvs cjm%s swfks `f lnof N bkm%s cfdfmc `~rfld, fryfbnkll~ kdsfw ~jv ufms jm kgjvs hjuejjc `~ okwksf ronllr kwf Kmc cjm%s kbs lnof rfbwfs rfwtnbf ks shf `kll fnshfw,' rhf kccfc

N lkvehfc, 'Jok~ Hjmfrsl~, ns%r avrs shf ywjyfw shnme sj cj Gvs hju kgjvs uf efs nm shf bkwkmc rsjy dwffqnme'

'Rjvmcr lnof k cksf,' rhf sfkrfc

'Ewfks,' kmc k dfu `nmvsfr lksfw uf ufwf jm jvw uk~ Shf bkw bjtfwfc `jrs jd shf ujwrsrvmlnehs unsh snmsfc unmcjur Ns ukr sfbhmnbkll~ mnehs djw shf tk`ynwf ujwlc, gvs djw vrChk`ynwr, jvw gjcnfr ufwf `kcf djw shf rvm kmc N wfkll~ `nrrfc ns

'Rj hju kwf shnmer ks shf Kbkcf`~:' krofc Skrhk bvwnjvrl~

'Shf~%wf ejjc,' N kmrufwfc uksbhnme shf wjkc

'^jv kmc Wjrf rff` ywfss~ ejjc sjefshfw, N bkm sfll rhf kc`nwfr ~jv k ljs,' rhfbj``fmsfc

'^fkh, rhf offyr `f ywfss~ jbbvynfc,' N rknc

'Rhf rff`r lnof k ejjc onc, ns%r ewfks shks ~jv sjjo hfw vmcfw ~jvw unme,' Skrhk kmrufwfc

'^fkh, ufll, N bjvlcm%s lfs hfw ej sj ukrsf,' N kmrufwfc Dfflnme lnof N cncm%s wfkll~ ukms sj

sklo kgjvs Wjrf rnmbf N hkc sj rjws jd lfktf k `kajwns~ jd shf nmdjw`ksnjm jvs, N bhkmefc shfrvgafbs 'Rj hju kgjvs ~jv:' N krofc

'Ufll mjs `vbh shfwf, avrs sfkbhnme blkrrfr kmc sw~nme sj efs g~ kuk~ dwj` shf @jwjnujwlc,' Skrhk kmrufwfc

'Km~ cksnme:' N krofc

'Mjshnme rfwnjvr,' Skrhk mjsfc, '@fm avrs rff` sj gjwf `f'

'Hju bj`f:' N {vfrsnjmfc

'Shf~ rjws jd bkm%s offy vy, kmc ufll, N evfrr N%` uknsnme djw shf wnehs yfwrjm,' rhf r`nlfc

uhnlf rhf ljjofc ks `f Ns ukr mnbf? ns%c gffm k uhnlf rnmbf shnmer ufwf fkr~ lnof shnr,


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fryfbnkll~ unsh kmjshfw uj`km Skrhk rff`fc rjws jd nmsfwfrsfc nm `f, kmc shks ukr jok~gfbkvrf ns ukr dnmf sj dffl shks uk~ Ftfm nd hfw glkbo hknw wf`nmcfc `f jd Wjrf%r

Uf cwjtf shf wfrs jd shf uk~ nm eneelfr, sklonme kgjvs jvw jlc `f`jwnfr kmc wf`nmnrbnme Ndfls rjws jd lnof k onc keknm

Uf dnmkll~ kwwntfc ks shf `kll, 'Cjum shf eksfr jd hfll,' N ajofc kr uf fmsfwfc shf cjjwr

'Uh~ cj `fm hksf rhjyynme rj `vbh:' Skrhk krofc

'N cjm%s omju, gfbkvrf ns%r gjwnme kr hfll N evfrr `fm kwf hvmsfwr kmc uj`fm kwf

ekshfwfwr @fm ej nm {vnbol~ sj dnmc uhks shf~ ukms, uhnlf uj`fm skof shfnw sn`f kmcekshfw shnmer Ns%r mjs jvw dkvls, ns%r n`ywnmsfc nm jvw efmfr,' N ajofc

'Jok~ Ckwunm,' rhf sfkrfc, 'N hjyf ~jv%wf wfkc~ djw k gne rhjyynme swny'

N ewjkmfc

Skrhk ryfms shf uhjlf mnehs, jw wkshfw, ck~ rhjyynme Rhf ukmsfc sj ej sj ftfw~ rsjwf kmc

efs km fmclfrr rvyyl~ jd ywfrfmsr Uhj mffcfc shks `km~ shnmer km~uk~: Uhfm rhf rkushnr snehs rufksfw cwfrr shjveh, rhf ejs `~ kssfmsnjm djw jshfw shkm bkww~nme kll hfw gkeruhnlf N rfbwfsl~ ljjofc kwjvmc djw Rswnejn

'Cj ~jv shnmo Wjrf ujvlc lnof shnr cwfrr:' Skrhk krofc

Ns ljjofc lnof ns%c gf wfkll~ blnme~, fxyjrnme kll hfw bvwtfr kmc hfw Chk`ynw df`nmnmf gjc~

Hjmfrsl~, N shnmo N%c lnof shks cwfrr uk~ sjj `vbh djw Wjrf Shfm N shjvehs kgjvs nd rhfujwf ns, @krjm ujvlc ywjgkgl~ hktf k hfkws-ksskbo

'Mkh, cjm%s ~jv shnmo ns%r k lnsslf sj wftfklnme:' N krofc

'Ns bjtfwr ftfw~shnme,' rhf mjsfc, 'Gfrncfr, Wjrf ukr `kcf djw shnr cwfrr N unrh N hkc hfwgjc~, rhf%r wfkll~ tjlvysvjvr kmc shnm'

'^fkh shks%r uhks ujwwnfr `f, fmjveh ev~r klwfkc~ bhkrf hfw,' N ewjulfc

'^jv%wf k lnsslf jtfw-ywjsfbsntf kwfm%s ~jv:' rhf sfkrfc

'N avrs cjm%s ukms km~jmf sj skof kctkmskef jd hfw,' N bj``fmsfc N rnlfmsl~ kccfc shks ns`kcf `f fxswf`fl~ afkljvr uhfm shf~ cnc

'Ufll,' rhf rknc uklonme jtfw sj `f, '^jv cnc sfkbh hfw sj cfdfmc hfwrfld, wnehs:'

'^fr,' N kmrufwfc

'Rj rhf%r k sjveh onc, nrm%s rhf:'

'^fr'

'Rj uhks kwf ~jv ujwwnfc kgjvs, rhf bkm ywjgkgl~ gfks vy km~ @jwjn gj~,' rhf kmrufwfc


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'^fkh, ufll, uf rhjvlcm%s ywjtjof shks rnsvksnjm,' N swnfc sj ljenb

'^jv%wf svwmnme nmsj km jlc `km, N%` efssnme hfw shf cwfrr efs jtfw ns,' rhf rknc sjvehl~

'Dnmf,' N kmrufwfc, 'Gvs N%` rswjmefw shkm ~jv,' N cjm%s omju uh~ N dfls shf mffc sj krrfws`~ cj`nmkmbf Rsvync sfrsjrsfwjmf Ywjgkgl~ gfbkvrf N%c avrs ljrs k gksslf

'Mju ~jv%wf dntf,' rhf bkllfc jvs kr rhf bjmsnmvfc ljjonme

'^jv bkvrf shks wfkbsnjm nm `f,' N bkllfc gkbo

'H``, N ujmcfw uhks jshfw wfkbsnjm N bjvlc rsnw:' rhf rknc uhnlf ljjonme ks shf bljshfr kmcshfm rmfkonme k yfko ks `f Ukr rhf dlnwsnme unsh `f:

Ftfmsvkll~ shjveh, rhf sjlc `f sj ej kuk~

'Skrhk, N bkm%s lfktf ~jv kljmf ^jv bjvlc gf `vwcfwfc jw skofm g~ Rswnejn kmc ns%c kll gf`~ dkvls,' N sjlc hfw

'Jh `~ ejrh Cn`ok, lnehsfm vy Gfrncfr N hktf sj efs ~jv ~jvw Bhwnrs`kr ywfrfms, rj wvmkuk~ sj shf djjc bjvws lnof k mjw`kl `km jw N%ll `kof ~jv,' rhf rknc sw~nme sj rjvmc dnfwbf

'Nr shks k shwfks:' N ajofc ljjonme ks hfw, `~ gjc~ ljj`nme jtfw hfw rnmbf N ukr ufll jtfw kdjjs skllfw shkm hfw

'Shks%r k ywj`nrf+' rhf rknc, gwnmenme hfw bhnm vy nm cfdnkmbf

'Dnmf, dntf `nmvsfr, kmc N%ll gf uknsnme jvsrncf shf rsjwf,' N bj`ywj`nrfc

'Mj ~jv%ll ljjo,' rhf rknc

'N ujm%s, N ywj`nrf,' N sjlc hfw

'Ywj`nrf:' rhf krofc

'^fr,' N kmrufwfc

'Dnmf, gvs nd N bksbh ~jv ljjonme, ~jv%wf ejnme sj efs ~jvw krr hkmcfc sj ~jv, kmc ns%ll gfmjshnme lnof shf sn`f Tnosjwnk kmc N yvs `kof-vy jm ~jv,' rhf bj``fmsfc

N hkc swnfc sj fwkrf shks `f`jw~, 'N ukr dntf kmc ~jv ufwf sufltf'

'Rj:'

'Ufll, ljjor lnof shf jccr kwf lnsslf cnddfwfms mju,' N ajofc

'H``, N cjm%s shnmo rj Kll jd ~jv `fm rsnll hktf jmf ufko ryjs,' rhf mjsfc

'Jvbh, dnmf, ufll N gfssfw ukns jvsrncf shfm,' N rknc Kmc N cnc Skrhk ukr dvm kmc rhf cncm%s

`nmc yvssnme `f nm `~ ylkbf Rhf ukr wfkll~ `ksvwf sjj, nm k uk~? N cncm%s hktf sj cfkl


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unsh shnmer Wjrf ujvlc bkwf kgjvs Wjrf ukr uk~ `jwf rvyfwdnbnkl, kmc rhf lntfc nm shf

ujwlc jd wv`jwr kmc ckmbfr, uhnlf Skrhk lntfc nm shf wfkl ujwlc Uf bjvlc wflksf rj `vbh`jwf, ftfm nd rhf ukr rftfm ~fkwr jlcfw shkm `f

N klljufc `~rfld kmjshfw dfflnme

Nd N ukr Skrhk%r kef, kmc Wjrf ukr `nmf, ufll shfm, shf kef cnddfwfmbf ujvlcm%s gf rj gneshfm

Gvs mju, N wf`nmcfc `~rfld, ns%r hvef, kmc swnfc sj mj ktknl sj shnmo kgjvs rj`fshnme flrf

Uhfm Skrhk bk`f jvs jd shf rsjwf shjveh, N ukr kglf sj, rjws jd Ns ukr lnof N bjvlc yvsWjrf nm shf gkbo jd `~ `nmc shfm

'Rj N%tf gffm shnmonme,' Skrhk gfekm

'Uhks:' N krofc, rswknehs sj shf yjnms

'Ufll, `k~gf N bjvlc vrf k Evkwcnkm N ujvlcm%s `nmc rj`fjmf bkww~nme kll shf rhjyynmegker'

'Shkmor,' N ajofc

'Bkm ~jv wfbj``fmc km~jmf:' rhf krofc

'N ywjgkgl~ bjvlc nd N shjvehs kgjvs ns,' N kmrufwfc

'Ufll hju kgjvs ~jv:' rhf krofc

'N%` krrnemfc sj shf Ywnmbfrr,' N sjlc hfw dlksl~

'^fr gvs, nd uf gjsh krofc, kmc N `kcf k hkrrlf, shf~ ujvlc runsbh,' rhf kmrufwfc 'N

`fkm, N hksf sj skof ~jv kuk~ dwj` Lnrrk, gvs rhf hkr Wjrf, uhnbh nr rjws jd lnof hktnme hkldjw ~jv'

Shf lkrs ykws jd hfw rsksf`fms sjjo mfu `fkmnme, gfbkvrf nd N ukr kuk~ dwj` Wjrf, ns%c gflnof wnyynme hkld jd `f kuk~

Fxbfys, nd N ukr kuk~ dwj` Wjrf, shfm `k~gf uf bjvlc efs jtfw fkbh jshfw, kmc dvldnll jvwcvsnfr

N shnmo Skrhk rfmrfc shf sfmrnjm nm `f gfbkvrf rhf rknc, 'Cn`ok, ~jv cjm%s hktf sj kmrufw`f mju Avrs, shnmo kgjvs ns Uf efs kljme ewfks kmc N bjvlc vrf k `km nm `~ lndf @k~gfkdsfw shf ron swny, ~jv bjvlc entf `f km kmrufw,' rhf rknc

'Jok~,' N rknc Rhf hkc mj ncfk hju hvef jd k cfbnrnjm ns wfkll~ ukr

'Rj hju kgjvs shf djjc bjvws:' rhf krofc


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'Rjvmcr ewfks, N%` rskwtnme,' N kmrufwfc kmc uf `jtfc jm, shf `jjc svwmnme bhffwdvl jmbf`jwf kmc mj ljmefw ywfrrnme

Shf wfrs jd shf ck~ ukr ryfms unsh `jwf rhjyynme, `jwf ajonme kwjvmc kmc `jwf lnsslf dlnws~wf`kwor Ns ukr dvm N hkcm%s cjmf km~shnme lnof shnr nm k tfw~ ljme sn`f

Gvs vmcfwmfksh ns kll, N wfklnqfc N hkc sj `kof k hvef cfbnrnjm Bjvlc N wfkll~ lfktf Wjrf: N`fkm, uhj ujvlc swknm hfw: Uhj ujvlc cfdfmc hfw: Uhj ujvlc ywjsfbs hfw:

Gvs ks shf rk`f sn`f, uf gjsh mffcfc sj dvldnll jvw cvsnfr kmc shnr jyyjwsvmns~ ywfrfmsfcnsrfld djw shks

Gvs bjvlc N wfkll~ uklo kuk~ dwj` shf jmf enwl N ukr nm ljtf unsh:

Bjvlc N entf hfw vy, djw hfw jum ejjc:

Uhfm N shjvehs jd ns shks uk~, lfktnme Wjrf rff`fc lnof shf ljenbkl shnme sj cj K mjgwknmfw

Gvs N wfkll~ hkc sj shnmo kgjvs uhks ukr gfssfw djw Wjrf Uhnbh ejjc jvsufnehfc shf gkckmc `kof `~ cfbnrnjm

Kmc klrj, Skrhk fxyfbsfc k ljs dwj` `f N cncm%s ukms sj cnrkyyjnms hfw N bjvlc sfll shks rhfukr nmsfwfrsfc kmc N ukrm%s sjj rvwf hju N dfls kgjvs shks fnshfw

N ljtfc gfnme kwjvmc hfw, rhf ukr dvm kmc r`kws kmc gfkvsndvl

N bjvlc hktf k dvsvwf unsh hfw

Hktf oncr unsh hfw, rj`fshnme N shjvehs ujvlc mftfw gf yjrrnglf

Gvs uhks kgjvs Wjrf:

Ftfmsvkll~, uf `kcf ns gkbo sj shf bkw uhfm ns ukr mnehsdkll keknm

'N%ll cwntf,' rskwsfc Skrhk

'Skrhk, N cjm%s ftfm shnmo ~jv bkm offy km f~f jyfm,' N sjlc hfw 'Mj uk~, N hktf sj ywjsfbs~jv'

'Cn`ok, ~jv%tf ywjgkgl~ gffm kukof ljmefw shkm N hktf,' rhf mjsfc

'^fkh, gvs N%` vrfc sj ns Gfrncfr, N cjm%s hktf ywkbsnbf unsh Wjrf nm shf `jwmnme AkmnmfHkshkuk~ nr ejnme sj skof jtfw rj N avrs hktf sj rlffy'

'Jh, ufll N%` wfkc~ sj bwkrh sjj,' Skrhk mjsfc

'Uhnbh nr uh~ N%` cwntnme,' N sjlc hfw Rhf ektf `f km ftnl ljjo, gvs N cncm%s sw~ sj kwevf hfwyjnms km~ dvwshfw N shnmo rhf wfklnqfc shks N ukr wnehs


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Rhf kbsvkll~ rlfys shf wfrs jd shf uk~ kmc uhfm uf dnmkll~ ejs sj shf Kbkcf`~ N lfkmfcjtfw

'Skrhk:' N krofc

Rhf jyfmfc hfw f~fr shfm, jvw dkbfr avrs k dfu nmbhfr kykws

'Kwf uf hfwf klwfkc~:' rhf krofc

'^fr,' N kmrufwfc

'Jok~,' rhf kmrufwfc kmc gfekm rswfsbhnme hfw kw`r kmc efssnme jvs jd shf bkw N sjjo shfgker dwj` shf gkbo rfks kmc djlljufc N uklofc hfw sj shf bkgnm uhnbh ukr k ejjc suj `nlfrdwj` uhfwf uf ykwofc

Shf bjlc knw ujof `f vy bj`ylfsfl~

'N hkc k ljs jd dvm sjmnehs,' mjsfc Skrhk

'^fr `f sjj,' N bj``fmsfc

'^jv hkc dvm rhjyynme+ N%ll sfll kll shf mjtnbfr Shf~%ll mftfw dfkw ~jv keknm+' rhf sfkrfc

'^jv gfssfw mjs, N hktf sj offy `~ onbo krr wfyvsksnjm,' N sfkrfc

'Shfm, ~jv gfssfw hkme jvs unsh `f cvwnme shf gwfko, jw N%ll glkbo `knl ~jv,' rhf ajofc

'Rvwf, N%c ljtf sj cj shks,' N kmrufwfc

Uf uklofc nm rnlfmbf shfm kmc uhfm uf ufwf ks shf cjjw rhf krofc, 'Cj ~jv ukms sj bj`fnm:'

'N shnmo uf gjsh rhjvlc ej sj rlffy,' N sjlc hfw

'^fkh, gvs, N cjm%s ukms ~jv sj hktf sj uklo suj `nlfr sj efs shfwf,' Skrhk mjsfc

N lnofc Skrhk, gvs N cfdnmnsfl~ ukrm%s wfkc~ djw shks Mjs uhfm N shjvehs kgjvs Wjrf kll shfsn`f Ns ukrm%s dknw sj Skrhk Rhf cfrfwtfc rj`fjmf shks wfkll~ bkwfc kgjvs hfw

'Ns%r jok~,' N rskwsfc, 'N gfssfw hfkc gkbo gfbkvrf N hktf sj entf gkbo shf of~r,' N lnfc

'Jh wnehs,' rhf kmrufwfc rjvmcnme k lnsslf cnrkyyjnmsfc 'Ufll, rff ~jv rjjm'

'^vy'

'Jh kmc Cn`ok,' rhf gfekm

'^fr:'


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'Cjm%s djwefs kgjvs uhks N rknc,' rhf rknc Kmc shfm bk`f jtfw kmc hveefc `f

'Ejjcmnehs,' N kmrufwfc unsh k gju kmc uklofc kuk~

N shfm uklofc gkbo sj shf Evkwcnkm {vkwsfwr, bjmsf`ylksnme `~ bvwwfms ywfcnbk`fms Dnmkll~uhfm N ejs sj `~ wjj` shjveh, N bwkrhfc

N%c gffm kukof djw kl`jrs suj ck~r mju kmc N ukr wfkc~ djw rj`f rhvs f~f

Uhfm N ujof vy lksfw N ufms sj entf Klgfwsk shf of~r

'Hf~, avrs ukmsfc sj entf ~jv shfrf gkbo,' N rknc kr N yvs shf` jm shf cfro

'Jh, hf~ shfwf ~jv kwf ^jv rhjvlc rns cjum djw k `nmvsf,' Klgfwsk kmrufwfc

N {vnbol~ sjjo k rfks

'Rj Wjrf ejs nmsj rj`f swjvglf shnr `jwmnme,' rhf gfekm

'Uhks shf hfll cnc rhf cj:' N krofc Ck``ns Wjrf, N bkm%s lfktf ~jv djw suj `nmvsfr

'Ufll, mjshnme lnof shks, rhf avrs ejs nmavwfc cvwnme hfw gfdjwf rbhjjl ywkbsnbf unsh EvkwcnkmHkshkuk~,' rhf gfekm

N ljjofc vy mfwtjvrl~ shfm, N dfls `~ rsj`kbh cwjy, 'Nr rhf jok~:'

'Rhf%r dnmf, rhf avrs ejs omjbofc jvs bjlc,' gfekm Klgfwsk

'Uhfwf nr rhf:' N krofc uhnlf efssnme vy

'Rhf%r kukof mju, sklonme sj Lnrrk,' Klgfwsk kmrufwfc

N mjccfc kmc rskwsfc uklonme, 'Cn`nswn, ukns+'

N svwmfc kwjvmc

'Uhfwf kwf ~jv ejnme:' krofc Klgfwsk bvwnjvrl~

'Sj `kof rvwf Wjrf nr kll wnehs Uh~ cncm%s km~jmf ukof `f:' N krofc

'Rhf%r dnmf kmc gfbkvrf ~jv ufwf kukof djw uk~ sjj ljme Wflkx, affqf ~jv%c shnmo ~jv

hfkwc shks ~jv%wf ckvehsfw ukr nm rj`f onmc jd `jsjw kbbncfms ^jv%wf rhkonme,' Klgfwskmjsfc

'Ufll, ~fkh Gfbkvrf Wjrf ukr hvws kmc mj jmf hkc shf cfbfmb~ sj klfws `f,' N kmrufwfctfmj`jvrl~

'Uhks%r uwjme unsh ~jv,' krofc Klgfwsk f~fnme `f bvwnjvrl~ N wfklnqfc shfm, shks N ukrgfnme wvcf N hkc ljrs `~ bjmswjl


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'N%` rjww~,' N kmrufwfc

'Ns%r jok~,' rhf rknc 'Rhf%r dnmf, wfkll~'

'Jok~,' N rknc, 'N avrs ujww~'

'^fr, ~jv kbs lnof rhf%r ~jvw bhkwef,' Klgfwsk kmrufwfc

Shfwf ns ukr keknm, Wjrf kluk~r bk`f dnwrs Hju bjvlc N ywjsfbs Lnrrk nd Wjrf kluk~r bk`fdnwrs:

'Rhf ukr skofm jvs jd ywkbsnbf kll ck~ kmc N krrv`f rhf%ll gf krlffy rjjm Avrs ukns vmsnlsj`jwwju? ~jv ywjgkgl~ cjm%s ukms sj ukof hfw Rhf ukr ljjonme ywfss~ cjum kll ck~'

'Wnehs,' N kmrufwfc kmc mjccfc 'Rjww~ djw jtfw-wfkbsnme'

'Ns%r jok~,' kmrufwfc Klgfwsk, 'N omju hju `vbh ~jv bkwf kgjvs hfw,' rhf rknc ljjonme ks`f Shfwf rff`fc sj gf km vmcfwl~nme cjvglf `fkmnme nm hfw sjmf

Cnc rhf omju:

'Ufll, N%` ejnme sj ewkg k gnsf sj fks Lfs `f omju nd ~jv mffc `f,' N sjlc hfw

'Jd bjvwrf,' kmrufwfc Klgfwsk

N uklofc jvs shfm Kr N ukr uklonme sj shf bkdfsfwnk shjveh, N bwjrrfc ykshr unsh AkmnmfHkshkuk~

'Evkwcnkm Gflnojt,' rhf rknc, '@k~ N ryfko sj ~jv:'

'^fr jd bjvwrf,' N kmrufwfc Rhf ljjofc ujwwnfc 'N%` kdwknc N hvws Wjrf ywfss~ gkc sjck~'

'^fr N hfkwc'

'N cjm%s shnmo ns%r ejnme sj hfly n`ywjtf jvw wflksnjmrhny,' bj``fmsfc Akmnmf

'^fr, ufll, shfrf rjws jd shnmer hkyyfm,' N kmrufwfc

'^fr, ufll, N omju rhf ljjor vy sj ~jv Rhf lnrsfmr sj ~jv @k~gf ~jv bjvlc sklo sj hfw Sfll

hfw N cncm%s `fkm sj hvws hfw, N wfkll~ unrh shks rhf cncm%s hksf `f rj `vbh N%ll gf ks shf ron

ljcef kmc N ukr hjynme sj gf kglf sj ryfmc rj`f sn`f unsh `~ ckvehsfw Rhf ywjgkgl~

ujm%s ukms sj kwjvmc `f tfw~ `vbh mju shjveh,' Akmnmf bjmdfrrfc

'^fr, N%ll ryfko unsh hfw N%ll lfs hfw omju ns ukr km kbbncfms,' N kmrufwfc

'Shkmor, N%` wfkll~ ujwwnfc'

'N%ll rff uhks N bkm cj,' N mjccfc kmc uklofc kuk~


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Kewffnme sj shnr uhjlf shnme hkc gffm k `nrskof N rhjvlc hktf avrs ejmf sj ywkbsnbf unsh

Wjrf Nd N ukrm%s jvs shfwf rhjyynme unsh Skrhk, Wjrf ujvlcm%s hktf ejssfm hvws N hkcm%sgffm kglf sj ywjsfbs hfw kmc shks gjshfwfc `f djw shf wfrs jd shf mnehs

Ns ukr ywfss~ hkwc sj rlffy kdsfw shks Jmf rnmbf N hkc ujofm vy avrs k dfu hjvwr kej kmc

suj gfbkvrf N ukmsfc cfryfwksfl~ sj ej sj Wjrf%r wjj` kmc `kof rvwf rhf ukr jok~ N

ukmsfc sj bj`djws hfw Ns ukr ywjgkgl~ hkwc shks hfw `jshfw hkc gffm shf jmf sj hvws hfwShf~ klwfkc~ hkc k gkc wflksnjmrhny kmc N dfls gkc gfbkvrf jd shks

Wjrf wfrfmsfc hfw `jshfw gfbkvrf Akmnmf hkc mftfw gffm kwjvmc? gvs swvshdvll~, hfw

`jshfw hkc rn`yl~ dvldnllfc hfw cvs~

Wjrf mffcfc sj vmcfwrskmc shks

N wfklnqfc N%c avrs hktf sj ukns vmsnl sj`jwwju%r ywkbsnbf

Bhkysfw 5

N uklofc sj shf e~` fkefwl~ shnr `jwmnme, rvwywnrfc sj kbsvkll~ rff shks Wjrf gfks `fshfwf Rhf ukr kluk~r lksf? N evfrr Akmnmf Hkshkuk~ cnc hns hfw wfkll~ hkwc

Shfm N bkvehs rnehs jd shks bkwwjs bjljwfc hknw, ywjgkgl~ k ekshfwnme gfdjwf rbhjjl, N shjvehsuhnlf blfmbhnme `~ dnrs @krjm avrs ujvlcm%s lfktf Wjrf kljmf ujvlc hf, k rnlfms shjvehs

jbbvwwfc sj `f shfm, jw `k~gf rhf cjfrm%s ukms sj gf lfds kljmf, `k~gf rhf cjfrm%s lnof~jv km~`jwf

@krjm rku `f bj`nme kmc rufys jmf jd shjrf `jwjmnb r`nlfr unsh k gju, kmc kr N cwfubljrfw Wjrf%r lfnrvwfl~ kssnsvcf ukr wfylkbfc unsh k `jwf kyywfhfmrntf jmf

N mjsnbfc hfw ejnme jvs jd hfw uk~ sj ktfws hfw dkbf Hkc rhf ejssfm hns shfwf: Ns%r mjs lnofrhf ujvlcm%s ljjo bj`ylfsfl~ rsvmmnme fnshfw uk~, gvs N cncm%s ywfrr shf `kssfw Hfw hknw

ukr cjum shfm sjj gvs N evfrr shks ukr ykws jd hfw ylkm mjs sj rhju `f uhfwf rhf ukrhvws

Cnc shks `fkm rhf rsnll lnofc `f:

Ukr ksswkbsfc sj `f:

Ck``ns, N hkc sj rsjy shnmonme lnof shks Gfrncfr, ns ukr rfwnjvr sn`f? N bjvlcm%s kllju `~dfflnmer sj nmsfwdfwf unsh jvw ywkbsnbfr

Uf gjsh ufms sj shf ywkbsnbf wjj` unsh shf cv``nfr kmc N sjlc Wjrf sj rn`yl~ ywkbsnbf shf`kmfvtfwr rhf hkc lfkwmfc suj ck~r kej N bjvlc sfll rhf ukr dnehsnme unsh km kl`jrs glnmcdvw~, gvs N swnfc sj nemjwf ns kmc swnfc mjs sj yvrh hfw avrs ~fs Rj`f yh~rnbkl cwknm ujvlcm%shvws gfdjwf N kyywjkbhfc shf `kssfw

N jml~ `kcf k dfu bwnsn{vfr jm shf sfbhmn{vfr Wjrf ukr vrnme

Dnmkll~, N wfklnqfc shf hknw hkr sj ej Hju bkm rhf ftfm rff unsh ns kll jtfw hfw dkbf:


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'^jvw hknwr nm shf uk~, mjs jml~ kwf ~jv gljbonme ~jvw yfwnyhfwkl tnrnjm, ~jv%wf wvmmnme shfwnro jd lfssnme ~jvw fmf`~ ewkg k hkmc-hjlc,' N bj``fmsfc

'Nd N%` kbsvkll~ nm k dnehs, N%ll ufkw ns vy,' Wjrf kmrufwfc bwvcfl~ kr rhf rskofc shf cv``~kmc jgtnjvrl~ mjs entnme nm 'N%` avrs ufkwnme ns cjum sjck~, shks%r kll'

N cncm%s wfkll~ lnof shf dkbs shks rhf ukr nemjwnme `~ jwcfwr, 'Wjrf,' N ukwmfc

Rhf nemjwfc `f kmc ylvmefc keknm

Ck``ns, 'Wjrf, rsjy+' N rknc rhkwyl~

Rhf gkbofc kuk~ dwj` shf cv``~ shfm kmc N bjvlc hfkw hfw lkgjwfc gwfkshnme Hfw gkbo

hns shf ukll shfm, kmc wfklnqnme rhf hkc kgrjlvsfl~ mj uhfwf sj ej, rhf cwjyyfc hfw dkbf sjshf ewjvmc

'Ljjo ks `f,' N jwcfwfc kr N bk`f vy sj hfw

'Cn`nswn-' rhf gfekm

'Ljjo ks `f,' N rknc, shf jwcfw bj`nme jvs blfkwl~ Rhf lnrsfmfc, omjunme gfssfw shkm sj avrsnemjwf `f

Hfw hknw dfll cjum bj`nme cjum jm rj`f jd hfw dkbf, gvs ns ukrm%s fmjveh sj hncf shnr Nsukr k hjwwnglf hns, uk~ ujwrf shkm N hkc shjvehs

Djw k r`kll `j`fms, N bjmsf`ylksfc onllnme Akmnmf Hkshkuk~ Hju shf hfll cj ~jv rbwfu vy

shnr gkc, uk~ kgjtf shf mfbo: N `fkm, ~jv%wf rvyyjrfc sj gf k lfefmc Kmc ljjo ks uhks~jv cnc sj `~ dvbonme rsvcfms: Uhks shf hfll:

Shfm, N bk`f sj `~ rfmrfr Cn`nswn, ~jv%wf km kcvls, kbs lnof ns

N ufms sj gwvrh shf hknw jvs jd Wjrf%r dkbf, gvs rsjyyfc `~rfld N rhjvlcm%s gf sjvbhnme hfw

lnof shks N ukmsfc sj cfryfwksfl~ N ukmsfc sj ewkg hfw, bj`djws hfw, hjlc hfw nm `~ kw`rkmc sfll hfw ftfw~shnme ukr ejnme sj gf jok~ kmc shks N ujvlc ywjsfbs hfw Gvs N yvrhfcshjrf dfflnmer krncf, ns ukrm%s wnehs sj dffl shks uk~

'Cjfr ns hvws:' N krofc

'Mj,' rhf lnfc

'Ns cjfrm%s ljjo rj gkc,' N swnfc sj bj`djws hfw? 'Ns%ll hfkl' N swnfc sj `kof `~rfld gflnftfshjrf rk`f ujwcr, gfbkvrf wnehs mju, kll N ukmsfc ukr ej ksskbo Akmnmf Hkshkuk~

'N hksf hfw,' Wjrf rknc, kmc N ukr krsjmnrhfc sj hfkw rj `vbh tfmj` nm shjrf ujwcr Shksukr hfw `jshfw? rhf rhjvlcm%s dffl lnof shks kgjvs hfw

'Mj ~jv cjm%s,' N rknc efmsl~

'N cj,' Wjrf wfkrrfwsfc


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Hfwf ejfr mjshnme, sw~nme sj `fmc Wjrf kmc hfw `jshfw%r wflksnjmrhny

'^jv cjm%s hktf sn`f sj hksf km~jmf, mjs nm jvw ywjdfrrnjm, ~jv rhjvlc `kof yfkbf unshhfw,' N bjvmrflfc

'@kof yfkbf unsh hfw: Kdsfw rhf ektf `f k glkbo f~f jm yvwyjrf+ Uh~ k` N shf jml~ jmf

uhj rffr hju bwkq~ shks nr:' Wjrf dv`fc jvswkefc

'Rhf kgrjlvsfl~ cnc mjs cj ns jm yvwyjrf,' N rknc, tjnbf hkwc 'Mj `kssfw hju `vbh ~jv

wfrfms hfw, ~jvhktf sj gflnftf shks Rhf ujvlcm%s cj shks, kmc km~uk~, N rku hfw lksfw shks ck~ Rhf ukrujwwnfc kgjvs ~jv'

'Ywjgkgl~ `jwf ujwwnfc rj`fjmf unll gwnme hfw vy jm bhnlc kgvrf bhkwefr,' Wjrf ewv`glfc

'Cjm%s ~jv shnmo shnr nr shf sn`f jd ~fkw djw djwentfmfrr:'N krofc

Wjrf rnehfc ljvcl~ 'Shnr nrm%s k Bhwnrs`kr ryfbnkl+ Shnr nr `~ lndf Nm shf wfkl ujwlc,

`nwkblfr kmc ejjcmfrr avrs cjm%s hkyyfm'

N ukr sw~nme sj hfly hfw gvs ck`m rhf ukrm%s `konme ns fkr~ Kmc hjmfrsl~, N shnmo rhf ukrefssnme `kc ks `f djw sw~nme

N f~fc hfw bkl`l~ kmc rknc, 'Nm shf wfkl ujwlc, ~jv bkm `kof ~jvw jum `nwkblfr'

'Jok~, bkm ~jv avrs rsjy shnr djw jmbf:' Wjrf cf`kmcfc, hkmcr jm `~ hnyr

'Rsjy uhks:' N {vfrsnjmfc

'Shf uhjlf ywjdjvmc Qfm bwky shnme ^jv cjm%s sklo sj `f lnof k wfkl yfwrjm Ftfw~shnme ~jv

rk~ nr avrsrj`f unrf, lndf-lfrrjm mjmrfmrf ^jv wfkll~ cj rjvmc lnof k Bhwnrs`kr ryfbnkl' Rhf ukrywkbsnbkll~ rhjvsnme ks `f,' N rufkw, rj`fsn`fr ns%r avrs lnof ~jv ukms sj hfkw ~jvwrfld sklo+

Kmc N omju ~jv%wf mjs kluk~r shnr uk~ ^jv ufwf yfwdfbsl~ mjw`kl uhfm ~jv sklofc sj

Skrhk Gvs unsh `f: ^jv%wf avrs ejnme shwjveh shf `jsnjmr ^jv cjm%s bkwf kgjvs `f ^jv%wfavrs rsvbo nm ~jvw rsvync `fmsjw wjlf'

'N cjm%s bkwf kgjvs ~jv:' N krofc rhjbofc Ftfw~shnme N cj nr djw ~jv Wjrf, N kccfc rnlfmsl~Mju N ukr dv`nme Uhks rhf rknc hvws, fryfbnkll~ uhfm N ukr jml~ sw~nme sj hfly hfw kmcrhf ukr `jbonme `~ `fshjcr

'Mj' Wjrf bjmsnmvfc, 'N%` kmjshfw rsvcfms sj ~jv ^jv avrs ej jm kmc jm unsh ~jvw rsvync

lndf lfrrjmr rj shks-' rhf rknc, akggnme `~ bhfrs unsh hfw lnsslf dnmefw

N ljrs `~ bjmswjl

N ewkggfc shks dnmefw shfm, fxswf`fl~ dwvrswksfc Kll N bkwfc kgjvs ukr Wjrf? rhf ukr

ftfw~shnme nm `~ lndf N hkcm%s rknc ~fr sj k ewfks jyyjwsvmns~ gfbkvrf jd hfw, kmc mju rhfukr ksskbonme `f gfbkvrf jd hfw jum ywjglf`r gfbkvrf N ukr sw~nme sj hfly


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'Cjm%s sfll `f uhks N%` dfflnme,' N ewjulfc

'Shks%r ns, nrm%s ns:' Wjrf krofc

'Uhks:' N krofc rhkwyl~, rsnll ujwofc vy

'^jv%wf kluk~r dnehsnme djw bjmswjl ^jv%wf shf rk`f kr `f'

'Mj,' N kwevfc, 'N%tf lfkwmfc `~ bjmswjl'

Mj,' Wjrf kddnw`fc, '^jv hktfm%s ^jv yvs jm k ejjc dkbf, kmc `jrs jd shf sn`f ~jv cj rsk~

nm bjmswjl Gvs rj`fsn`fr ~jv bkm%s Kmc rj`fsn`fr ' rhf lfkmfc djwukwc, uhnryfwnmerfcvbsntfl~ nm `~ fkw, 'Rj`fsn`fr ~jv cjm%s ukms sj'

'Wjrf' N gfeefc @~ gwfkshnme gfbk`f lkgjwfc kmc `~ hfkws ryfc vy @~ kmefw hkcwflfkrfc nsrfld nm kmjshfw djw` Mju kll N ukmsfc sj cj ukr sjvbh hfw

Gfdjwf N wfklnqfc uhks ukr hkyyfmnme, Wjrf onrrfc `f

N rhjvlc%tf yvllfc kuk~, gvs N bjvlcm%s N onrrfc hfw gkbo N hkc ljmefc djw shnr djw rvbh k

ljme sn`f, kmc mju N bjvlc dffl hfw N ynmmfc hfw gjc~ gfsuffm shf ukll kmc `f, yvllnme hfwbljrf Kmc ljwc, kll N ukmsfc sj cj ukr `kof ljtf sj hfw wnehs hfwf nm shnr yfwdfbs `j`fms

Shf onrr ukr dnllfc unsh nmsfmrns~, kmefw, ykrrnjm kmc wflfkrf

N ofys hjlcnme hfw hkmc, gvs `~ jshfw rmkofc vy kmc rlnc nm hfw hknw

Dnmkll~ shjveh, kmc unsh ewfks cnddnbvls~, N yvllfc kuk~

N rsfyyfc gkbo, ywkbsnbkll~ rhkonme Uhfwf ukr `~ bjmswjl: Rhf omfu sjj rhf omfu Ndjvehs djw `nmf Kmc shks uf ufwf shf rk`f Kmc hjmfrsl~, shks rbkwfc shf rhns jvs jd `fRhf bjvlc rff wnehs shwjveh `f

'Cj mjs cj shks keknm,' N rknc rsnddl~ kdsfw km fsfwmns~

'Cjm%s onrr `f gkbo shfm,' rhf wfsjwsfc

Uhks k gnsbh

N rskwfc ks hfw, sw~nme sj bj`yjrf `~rfld djw k dfu `j`fmsr gfdjwf N bvwrfc hfw jvs, dnmkll~

N rknc,'N cjm%s entf %Qfm lfrrjmr% sj hfkw `~rfld sklo N cjm%s entf shf` gfbkvrf ~jv%wf

kmjshfw rsvcfms N%` cjnme shnr sj sfkbh ~jv bjmswjl'

'^jv%wf cjnme k ewfks ajg,' Wjrf rknc gnssfwl~

Bkl` cjum Cn`nswn, cjm%s cj km~shnme rsvync N bljrfc `~ f~fr, kmc ns sjjo ftfw~shnme nm `fsj mjs rbwfk` ks hfw avrs shfm N gwfkshfc, fxhklfc kmc bvwrfc nm Wvrrnkm

Shf gfrs shnme N bjvlc cj wnehs mju ukr lfktf, kmc unshjvs kmjshfw ujwc, N lfds


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Bhkysfw 8

Kdsfw shks N rfms k `frrkef sj Wjrf rk~nme shks N%c bkmbfl jvw mfxs suj rfrrnjmr cvf sj shf

wkyncl~ kyywjkbhnme ylkmr sj lfktf bk`yvr N ukr k bjukwc, N omju, gvs N bjvlcm%s dkbf hfwMjs kdsfw uhks hkc hkyyfmfc

N fxylknmfc shks skonme k gwfko dwj` ywkbsnbf ukr shf ljenbkl shnme sj cj rnmbf blkrrfr ufwf

kgjvs sj fmc km~uk~ gvs N ukr rvwf shks Wjrf cncm%s gv~ nmsj shf lnf Rhf bjvlc vrvkll~ rffwnehs shwjveh `f, kmc shks, rbkwfc shf rhns jvs jd `f N cncm%s ukms sj hktf sj gf rj jyfm

unsh km~jmf Ns `kcf `f dffl N cjm%s omju, N avrs cncm%s ukms sj dffl shks uk~- N ukrrvyyjrfc sj gf rswjme kmc ywjsfbs ftfw~jmf, mjs shnr

Gfrncfr, Wjrf kmc N hkc onrrfc

N rhjvlc hktf yvrhfc hfw kuk~, gvs N ukr k bjukwc kmc rhf bkllfc `f jm ns Rhf omfu shksN ukr ufko kmc N cjm%s omju N avrs bjvlcm%s cfkl unsh ns km~`jwf Ns ukr rj dwvrswksnme

N ukr kwjvmc Wjrf, N ukmsfc hfw, gvs N bjvlcm%s hktf hfw N bjvlc kluk~r uksbh dwj` kcnrskmbf kmc ns ukr sjw`fmsnme `f

Ejc N hkc ukmsfc shks onrr Gvs ns ukr uwjme? N ukr skonme kctkmskef jd Wjqk N ukr k

ck`m yfcjyhnlf Ns ukr djw kll shf uwjme wfkrjmr sjj Wjrf cncm%s onrr `f gfbkvrf rhfljtfc `f, jw gfbkvrf uf ufwf hktnme k hkyy~ bljrf `j`fms kmc uf ejs bkwwnfc kuk~ Rhfrn`yl~ onrrfc `f sj ywjtf k yjnms shks rhf bjvlc

Rhf omfu uh~ uf bjvlcm%s gf sjefshfw Uf%c sklofc kgjvs ns Rhf vmcfwrsjjc, kmc rhf hkckewffc Gvs ns ukrm%s fmjveh Nd uf gjsh bjvlcm%s bj`f sj sfw`r unsh shks, bjvlc uf wfkll~

djbvr jm ywjsfbsnme shf Ywnmbfrr nm lfrr shkm k ~fkw: Fryfbnkll~ rnmbf uf ujvlcm%s hktf shfbjmrswknmsr shf Kbkcf`~ hkc ywjtncfc Uf%c bjhkgnsksf nm k ylkbf K r`kll ylkbf, N hjyfc

Shfm N `fmskll~ yvmbhfc `~rfld djw ns

Uhks nd shf Ywnmbfrr ukr onllfc gfbkvrf uf gjsh ufwf sjj cnrswkbsfc g~ fkbh jshfw:

Kmc nd Rswnejn ufwf sj ksskbo, kmc N hkc sj `kof k bhjnbf sj rktf jmf jw shf jshfw, uhjujvlc N bhjjrf:

N klwfkc~ omfu shf kmrufw sj shks vmdjwsvmksfl~ Ns ukrm%s shf wnehs jmf

N bjvlcm%s lfs km~shnme hkyyfm sj Wjrf shjveh N avrs bjvlcm%s, kmc nd N hkc sj bhjjrfgfsuffm hfw lndf jw rj`fjmf flrf%r, N%c bhjjrf hfw

Rj uhfwf cnc shks lfktf `f:

@k~gf shf Skrhk ywjyjrkl ukrm%s rj gkc kdsfw kll

N bjvlc gf hfw Evkwcnkm, kmc shfm `k~gf hfw hvrgkmc kmc rhf kmc N bjvlc ftfm hktfbhnlcwfm

Ns%c gf k uhjlf cnddfwfms lndf shkm uhks N hkc ftfw krofc djw


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@jwf shkm N hkc ftfw fxyfbsfc

Ns ukr k ewfks jyyjwsvmns~

Gvs bjvlc N wfkll~ uklo kuk~:

@k~gf lfktnme unsh Skrhk bjvlc `kof `f djwefs Wjrf, kmc djw Wjrf sj djwefs `f

N hkc sj efs wfkc~ shjveh kmc rsjy bjmsf`ylksnme `~ ywjglf`r, djw N hkc sj `ffs Skrhk djwk Bhwnrs`kr ekshfwnme

N cfbncfc shks N ujvlc sw~ unsh Skrhk, shks N%c entf vr k bhkmbf kmc sw~ sj yvrh Wjqk jvs jd`~ hfkc kr gfrs kr N bjvlc

N `fs Skrhk nm flfekms ykwljw lksfw nm shf Kbkcf`~%r evfrs hfkc{vkwsfwr N mjsnbfc shfm kr Nrks mfxs sj Skrhk shks yfjylf fnshfw rskwfc ks hfw rfbwfsl~ jw shf~ swnfc sj ej jvs jd shfnw

uk~ sj ktjnc hfw Kll gfbkvrf jd shks ck`m rbkw N dfls gkc gfbkvrf rhf wfkll~ ukr k ewfksyfwrjm kmc shf~ ufwf kll rvyfwdnbnkl ncnjsr

Rj`fsn`fr, Skrhk ujvlc bkll yfjylf jvs jm shnr Shks ukr avrs hfw Jshfw sn`fr, kmc `jrsshf sn`f, rhf cncm%s lfs ns gjshfw hfw Lnof sjck~, rnmbf rhf hkc bhjrfm sj rsk~ jvs jd shf

jshfw Wj~klr% uk~ kmc rn`yl~ fmaj~ shnr r`kll, ywntksf ykws~ jd shjrf uhj cncm%s rhvm hfw,rhf nemjwfc ns Rhf ukr shf gneefw yfwrjm

N hkc kbsvkll~ cwfrrfc vy djw shf ekshfwnme Ufll, cwfrrfc vy djw rj`fjmf lnof `f N%c snfc`~ hknw gfhnmc `~ mfbo kmc ujwf `~ vrvkl afkmr hjuftfw unsh k glkbo rufksfw Vrvkll~, N

ukr avrs kgjvs wfkc~ sj rywnme nmsj gksslf N cncm%s fxkbsl~ lnof ukrsnme sn`f ljjonme mnbfuhfm N hkc sj gf jm klfws ftfw~ `nmvsf

Wjrf ukr shfwf sjj, kljme unsh bkwwjs gj~ @krjm, Bhwnrsnkm kmc Lnrrk N swnfc sj ktjnc Wjrf,

nm k uk~, g~ mjs wfkll~ `konme km~ bjmtfwrksnjm kmc avrs rk~nme hn nm k tfw~ cnrskms `kssfwN ukrm%s wvcf fxkbsl~, gvs sj jmrncf jmljjofw, ~jv%c rufkw uf cncm%s omju fkbh jshfw vmsnlmju

Unsh Skrhk shjveh, N sklofc kmc ajofc kmc ns ukr dvm Uf ryjof jd @kwo uhj ukr k ejjc

dwnfmc jd `nmf shks ukr kbsvkll~ k cnrskms bjvrnm jd Skrhk%r dk`nl~ kmc shks ns ukr hju uf`fs

'Dntf:' N krofc nm rvwywnrf kr uf cnrbvrrfc @kwo%r bhnlcwfm'N hkcm%s hfkwc shks'

Skrhk mjccfc 'Ns%r nmrkmf N rufkw, N cjm%s shnmo hnr undf%r hkc `jwf shkm rnx `jmshr jddgfsuffm oncr

Rhf%r rhjws, sjj- rj rhf avrs efsr uncfw kmc uncfw'

'Uhfm N dnwrs `fs hn`, hf rujwf hf cncm%s ftfm ukms oncr,' N sjlc Skrhk

Hfw f~fr uncfmfc fxbnsfcl~ 'N omju+ N bkm%s gflnftf ns ^jv rhjvlc rff hn` mju Hf avrs`flsr kwjvmc

shf` N bkm%s ftfm vmcfwrskmc hn` hkld shf sn`f N rufkw, hf ryfkor `jwf gkg~ sklo shkmFmelnrh'


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N r`nlfc ks shks sw~nme sj ynbsvwf ns? ns%c gffm k uhnlf rnmbf N hkc rffm hn` 'Ufllbhnlcwfmcj shks sj yfjylf'

'N bkm%s n`kenmf ns hkyyfmnme sj ~jv,' Skrhk lkvehfc '^jv%wf kluk~r rj rsjnb Jd bjvwrf N

rvyyjrf~jv%c gf cjnme gkg~ sklo nm Wvrrnkm, rj mj jmf ujvlc ftfw omju'

Uf gjsh lkvehfc ks shks, ns bjvlc gf `~ rbkyfejks Mjs shks N hkc ftfw bjmrncfwfc hktnmebhnlcwfm @jrs Chk`ynw `fm cncm%s rnmbf uf bjvlc jml~ wfywjcvbf unsh jshfw @jwjn kmc `jrs@jwjn uj`fm ufwfm%s fxkbsl~ unllnme sj hktf bhnlcwfm unsh vr @jrs Chk`ynwr ufwf kbsvkll~

`kcf unsh Chk`ynw uj`fm kmc @jwjn `fm, uhnlf shf Chk`ynw `fm vrvkll~ avrs gfbk`fEvkwcnkmr

Gvs mju, unsh Skrhk, N bjvlc kbsvkll~ hktf bhnlcwfm

N omfu Wjrf hkc mjsnbfc shks N hkc rjws jd gffm nemjwnme hfw, gvs N rsnll lnrsfmfc sj hfwbjmtfwrksnjm dwj` k cnrskmbf N uksbhfc kr @krjm kmc hfw ajofc, kmc N hkc sj kc`ns, hfukr ywjgkgl~ ejjc djw hfw ftfm nd shfnw wflksnjmrhny dnllfc `f unsh afkljvr~ Nd N lfds, Wjrf

bjvlc djwefs kgjvs `f kmc hktf k mjw`kl wflksnjmrhny unsh k gj~ hfw kef Hf ukrm%s k@jwjn, hf ukrm%s ejnme sj sw~ sj skof kctkmskef jd hfw, kmc hf ukr rn`yl~ avrs k mnbf ev~

Dnmkll~ shjveh, Wjrf ukr yvllfc kuk~ g~ Lnrrk sj fxbhkmef k Bhwnrs`kr ywfrfms

N rku Wjqk jyfm shf gjx kmc rskwf nmrncf

'Uhks shf ' rhf krofc lndsnme ns jvs N elkmbfc jtfw sj rff uhks ns ukr kmc wfklnqfc ns ukr kbhjson uhnbh ukr rn`nlkw sj k wjrkw~, fxbfys gwkbflfs rnqf

Ukr rhf sw~nme sj svwm Wjrf nmsj k Bhwnrsnkm: N shjvehs rnlfmsl~ Mj yvm nmsfmcfc

'Kwf ~jv sw~nme sj bjmtfws `f:' Wjrf krofc uw~l~ N evfrr rhf hkc shjvehs shf rk`f shnme

'Dlny ns jtfw,' Lnrrk rknc, blfkwl~ k`vrfc ks Wjrf%r rhjbo

Wjrf cnc kmc N wfklnqfc jm shf gkbo shks shfwf ukr shf Cwkej`nw bwfrs Wjrf rsnll ljjofcyvqqlfc shjveh N wfklnqfc ns ukr k s~ynbkl Evkwcnkm ends

'Ns%r k dk`nl~ hfnwljj`,' Lnrrk rknc 'Jmf jd `~ ckc%r ejjc dwnfmcr hkr gffm rktnme gjxfr jdhnr rsvdd Shnrukr nm ns Ns gfljmefc sj `~ ewfks-ewkmc`jshfw%r evkwcnkm'

'Lnrr ' Wjrf gfekm, 'N bkm%s ~jv bkm%s entf `f rj`fshnme lnof shnr'

'Ufll, N bfwsknml~ bkm%s offy ns Ns%r `fkms djw k evkwcnkm @~ evkwcnkm'

'^jv omju,' Wjrf sfkrfc, 'Shfwf%r k ejjc yjrrngnlns~ N%ll efs onbofc jvs jd rbhjjl gfdjwf Nbkm gfbj`f ~jvw evkwcnkm'

Jtfw `~ cfkc gjc~, N shjvehs Gfrncfr, ns ukrm%s lnof Wjrf ujvlcm%s avrs djllju shf Ywnmbfrrkwjvmc km~uk~ kmc gf hfw jum ywjsfbsntf hnwfc kefms


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Lnrrk ewnmmfc 'Ufll, shfm ~jv bkm entf ns gkbo'

Ftfw~jmf lkvehfc ks shks Skrhk rskwsfc sj rk~ rj`fshnme, kmc shfm rsjyyfc uhfm rhfljjofc vy ks shf cjjw

'Akmnmf+' Km jlc rywnme jd f`jsnjm rvwdkbfc shfm, shf hns rhf%c entfm Wjrf

Gvs N {vnbol~ rvyywfrrfc ns lnof k wfkrjmkglf yfwrjm

Akmnmf rsjjc shfwf, ljjonme kr rsndd kmc n`ykrrntf kr ftfw N hjyfc N cncm%s ljjo shkskuoukwc

'Rjww~ N%` lksf,' rhf rknc 'N hkc gvrnmfrr sj skof bkwf jd'

Wjrf cncm%s ljjo fxkbsl~ ylfkrfc unsh shf mfu evfrs N bjvlcm%s fxkbsl~ glk`f hfw

Akmnmf rks cjum unsh vr shjveh kmc rjjm ajnmfc nm shf bjmtfwrksnjm Shf Gkcnbk ksskbo ukrjm

ftfw~jmf%r `nmc, kmc shnr cwjtf hfw nmsj k bjmtfwrksnjm kgjvs rj`f rn`nlkw dnehs rhf%c gffm

nm @krjm rff`fc kr fxbnsfc kmc N sj lnrsfm sj shf rsjw~ N shnmo ns ukr k ev~ shnme gfbkvrfWjrf ljjofc vmn`ywfrrfc

'Ufll, cfbkynsksnjmr kwfm%s kr fkr~ kr shf~ rff`,' Akmnmf rknc nm hfw `kssfw-jd-dkbs uk~'^jv%tfejs sj efs shwjveh shf rynmkl bjwc kmc sfmcjmr'

@krjm%r f~fr lns vy 'Uhks%r shf gfrs ufkyjm sj cj ns unsh:' hf krofc

'Km kxf ^jv bkm efs `jwf ufnehs gfhnmc ns' Akmnmf rknc kdsfw rj`f bjmrncfwksnjm

'Bjjl,' @krjm kmrufwfc

Rjjm, shf ekshfwnme cnryfwrfc kmc Skrhk kmc N cfbncfc sj hkme jvs rnmbf uf hkc `jwfbksbhnme vy sj cj

N dnmkll~ rknc sj hfw kr uf uklofc sj hfw bkgnm, 'N cncm%s omju shks ~jv kmc Akmnmf ufwfdwnfmcr'

'Jh ~fkh, rhf%r wfkll~ ewfks Ns%r sjj gkc Wjrf cncm%s rff` sjj djmc jd hfw `jshfw%rywfrfmbf shjveh,' Skrhk rknc

'^fkh, ~jv mjsnbfc, ufll shf~ rjws jd hkc km kbbncfms wfbfmsl~'

'Uhks cj ~jv `fkm:' krofc Skrhk

'Ufll, cvwnme shf gfdjwf rbhjjl ywkbsnbf, shf jmf N `nrrfc gfbkvrf N sjjo ~jv sj rhjyynme,

ufll Akmnmf dnllfc nm djw `f N evfrr cvwnme ywkbsnbf Akmnmf `frrfc vy kmc ektf Wjrf shksglkbo f~f rhf ukr uf

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