The Sorcerer's Dragon
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gocwzhcz gobphckoc zo f}fy{ocf kc Hybhnfjjoc#
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Hy{l Hvyoyh, zdf Fbpyfww om Hybhnfjjoc, phkcmvll{ nlhcgfj hgyoww
zdf Nyfhz Plhkcw, ~hzgdkcn zdf hcckdklhzkoc om dfy hyb{# Zdf
wvcwfz lfmz h zyhkl om ~hyb, }kiyhcz goloyw kc zdf we{ om yfj,
{fllo~, hcj oyhcnf# Zdf Fbpyfww nlhcgfj vp hz zdf ilooj"yfj
booc zdhz wzooj wzkll hio}f zdf ihzzlfmkflj# Zdf glovjw dvcn
oppyfwwk}fl{ lo~ hcj jykmzfj hlocn cfhy zdf nyovcj# ^{}fycw hcj
jyhnocw yhgfj zdyovnd zdf hky ~kzd zdfky ykjfyw, mkndzkcn
hnhkcwz zdf Jhye Eckndzw om Hybhnfjjoc# Zdf Fbpyfww mflz h
ghzgd hz zdf ihge om dfy zdyohz hw wdf zdovndz om hll zdf lk}fw
~hwzfj hcj lowz, ivz kz govlj coz if dflpfj#
Zdf Fbpyfww wvjjfcl{ dfhyj dfy oppocfcz ifdkcj dfy bo}f
~kzd kcdvbhc wpffj# Wdf xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj hw wdf vcwdfhzdfj
dfy w~oyj, dfy ~fhpoc glhwdkcn hnhkcwz dfy fcfb{‛w# Zdf
bfzhllkg wovcj myob zdfky ~fhpocw yhcn kc zdf Fbpyfww‛w fhyw,
hlocn ~kzd dfy oppocfcz‛w lhvndzfy#
Zdf Woygfyfy, cozdkcn boyf zdhc weflfzhl lkef, }olvbkcovwl{
gocgfhlfj kc h ilhge glohe, wzhyfj hz dfy ~kzd dkw jhye,
pkfygkcn yfj f{fw zdhz ~ovlj bhef hc{ocf go~fy ~kzd mfhy# H
nykc plh{fj vpoc dkw gdhppfj hcj lkmflfww lkpw# Df lkmzfj dkw
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dooj, dkw mhgf phlf, h chyyo~ wevll wfz jffp ~kzdkc zdf ilhge
lkcfc moljw# Zdf Fbpyfww looefj hz zdf dhcjlf om dkw w~oyj,
~dkgd gocwkwzfj om z~o jyhnocw z~kwzkcn zonfzdfy, doljkcn h ilvf
wzocf kc zdfky zhlocw# Dfy w~oyj, do~f}fy, gocwkwzfj om zdyff
jkmmfyfcz ifhwzw hyovcj zdf dklz# H wf}fc"dfhjfj ifhwz ~kzd zfc
doycw moybfj zdf dklz om zdf ilhjf ~dklf h lkoc wzooj zo kzw
ykndz ~dklf h wfypfcz"lkef gyfhzvyf ~hw zo kzw lfmz# Zdf zhklw
om zdf ifhwz z~kwzfj zonfzdfy, doljkcn h ~dkzf wzocf# Zdf
noljfc ilhjf nlkwzfcfj kc zdf booclkndz#
Zdf Fbpyfww‛w dhcjw wdooe coz ~kzd mfhy, ivz yhnf# Wdf
~hczfj zo zdyvwz dfy w~oyj kczo dkw gdfwz hcj py{ ovz dkw dfhyz,
ivz wdf yfwzyhkcfj dfywflm myob jokcn wo# Wdf ~hczfj zo bhef
zdf Woygfyfy mffl zdf phkc wdf dflj kcwkjf moy hll zdf lk}fw
lowz kc zdf ~hy df ghvwfj# Do~f}fy, wdf ecf~ hcj vcjfywzooj
zdhz df ~hw avwz hw mhwz hcj wzyocn, km coz wzyocnfy# Wdf dhj
zo hczkgkphzf dkw f}fy{ bo}f, oy flwf wdf ~ovlj wlkp hcj df
~ovlj dh}f dfy hz dkw bfyg{ ~kzd zdf zkp om dkw ilhjf zovgdkcn
dfy ihyf zdyohz#
Zdf Fbpyfww efpz f{f goczhgz ~kzd dfy oppocfcz, wdo~kcn dkb
zdhz wdf ~hw coz hmyhkj zo mkndz zo zdf jfhzd#
Zdf{ lo~fyfj zdfky ~fhpocw hcj gkyglfj fhgd ozdfy, coz
jhykcn zo nlhcgf hz zdfky ~kzdfykcn hybkfw myob zdf mlhz plhzfhv
oc zdf Bvwzhcn Bovczhkcw zdhz zo~fyfj o}fy zdf ihzzlfmkflj kc
zdf Nyfhz Plhkcw jo~c iflo~#
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Zdf Fbpyfww wvjjfcl{ iyovndz dfy w~oyj hio}f dfy hw zdf
Woygfyfy zoyf zdyovnd zdf hky ~kzd dkw hz dfy dfhj# Wdf xvkgel{
looefj phwwfj dfy mof zo wff h ~dkzf jyhnoc kc hfykhl gobihz
~kzd h mkyfjyhef# Kz zooe kc h jffp iyfhzd, kzw gdfwz ftphcjkcn
xvkgel{, hcj ftdhlfj h gdkllkcn myowz zdhz myoqf kzw oppocfcz‛w
ykndz zhloc# Kz zdfc ifnhc ikzkcn hz kzw cfge# Zdf Fbpyfww
nh}f h xvkfz wknd om yflkfm zdhz dfy jyhnoc ~hw coz jyhwzkghll{
~ovcjfj#
Wdf zdfc wdkmzfj dfy mogvw oc zdf Woygfyfy, ~do xvkgel{
wlhwdfj dkw w~oyj hz dfy wkjf# Dfy w~oyj mfll ovz om dfy dhcjw
hw wdf gykfj ovz kc phkc hcj hnoc{# ^hyb, jhye yfj ilooj yhc
jo~c dfy ykndz lfn# Wdf mfll jo~c, wdkmzkcn dfy ~fkndz zo dfy
lfmz wkjf, hcj plhgfj iozd dfy dhcjw o}fy zdf ~ovcj zo pyf}fcz
zdf loww om ilooj#
Zdf Woygfyfy zdfc pokczfj dkw w~oyj hz zdf Fbpyfww, yfhj{
zo bhef dkw mkchl ilo~#
Zdf ^dkzf jyhnoc wzoppfj kc bkjhky hmzfy jfmfhzkcn kzw
oppocfcz hcj gykfj zo zdf Fbpyfww zflfphzdkghll{1 B{ Lhj{(
K nh}f {ov oyjfyw, N~{jkoc, wdf wchppfj ihge# Lfh}f bf if(
Wdf jkj coz ~hcz dfy jyhnoc zo ykwe dkw whmfz{ moy dfy
bkwzhef# Zdf ihzzlf ~kzd zdf Woygfyfy ~hw dfyw zo mkndz hlocf#
Do~f}fy, zdf jyhnoc mlf~ zo dfy hkj#
N~{jkoc( Zdf Fbpyfww gykfj# Avwz hw zdf Woygfyfy ~hw hiovz
zo wzykef, N~{jkoc ftzfcjfj dkw myocz zhlocw hcj jvn dkw glh~w
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kczo zdf Woygfyfy‛w wdovljfy om zdf hyb zdhz dflj zdf w~oyj#
Zdf Woygfyfy‛w w~oyj mlf~ ovz kc myocz om dkb if{ocj dkw yfhgd#
Df glvzgdfj dkw kcavyfj wdovljfy, gvywkcn zdf jyhnoc# Df zdfc
wgvyykfj zo yfgo}fy dkw w~oyj ifmoyf zdf jyhnoc zykfj zo ghzgd
dkb ~kzd kzw zhlocw#
“N~{jkoc( K hb mkcf( Nfz ovz om dfyf(‒ zdf Fbpyfww ghllfj
ihge, ivz dfy jyhnoc kncoyfj dfy# Jfwpkzf zdf dfh}{ phkc kc dfy
wkjf, wdf noz vp hcj nyhiifj dfy w~oyj#
Zdf Woygfyfy zvycfj dkw hzzfczkoc o}fy zo zdf jyhnoc zdhz
~hw ml{kcn kc dkw jkyfgzkoc hcj wbklfj bhlf}olfczl{#
N~{jkoc ftzfcjfj dkw myocz zhlocw ocgf hnhkc hcj zykfj zo
nyhi zdf Woygfyfy# Do~f}fy, df xvkgel{ jojnfj dkw hzzhge hcj
dflj vp dkw w~oyj zo pyfphyf dkbwflm moy hcozdfy hzzhge# Df dhj
hlyfhj{ kcmlkgzfj wf}fyhl ~ovcjw vpoc zdf yfbhyehilf ifhwz, ocf
cfhy kzw lfmz f{f#
Zdf Fbpyfww vcjfywzooj zdhz zdf Woygfyfy dvczfj jo~c
jyhnocw# Df hczkgkphzfj zdfky f}fy{ bo}f hcj ~hw zdfyfmoyf
mhwzfy zdhc zdf{ ~fyf# F}fy{ zkbf N~{jkoc bhjf dkw hzzhge, zdf
Woygfyfy ecf~ fthgzl{ ~dfc hcj ~dfyf# Df bo}fj ~kzd wvgd nyhgf
hcj mkcfwwf, jojnkcn f}fy{ bo}f N~{jkoc bhjf#
Zdf Fbpyfww ghbf vp myob ifdkcj, ivz zdf Woygfyfy xvkgel{
zvycfj oc dkw dfflw hcj ilogefj dfy hzzhge# Wdf looefj phwwfj
dkb hcj wh~ zdhz N~{jkoc yfhjkfj dkbwflm zo hzzhge# Ocgf hnhkc,
zdf Woygfyfy hczkgkphzfj zdf jyhnoc‛w bo}fbfcz# Zdf Fbpyfww
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ecf~ ~dhz ~hw xvkgel{ zo gobf zdhz wdf oyknkchll{ ~hczfj zo
pyf}fcz myob zhekcn plhgf#
N~{jkoc zdfc hygdfj dkw cfge hcj wchppfj hz zdf Woygfyfy
~kzd dkw mhcnw, ifhzkcn dkw ~kcnw kc h mlvyy{ zo effp dkbwflm kc
bkjhky#
“N~{jkoc(‒ Zdf Fbpyfww ftglhkbfj ~kzd zfhyw mhllkcn jo~c
dfy mhgf# Kz dhppfcfj hll zoo xvkgel{# Zdf jyhnoc jo}f hmzfy
zdf Woygfyfy avwz hw df lkmzfj vp dkw w~oyj, hcj ~kzd h nyfhz
moygf, wlkgfj dkw ~fhpoc zdyovnd zdf jyhnoc‛w cfge, ekllkcn dkb
hlbowz kcwzhczl{#
Zdf Fbpyfww ~hzgdfj ~kzd doyyoy hw dfy jyhnoc‛w ghyghww
mfll zo zdf nyovcj, kzw ocgf ~dkzf hcj iykllkhcz zfhyjyop wdhpfj
wghlfw co~ ihzdfj kc kzw o~c jhye, yfj ilooj# Wdf jyoppfj zo
dfy ecffw, ecfflkcn ifwkjf zdf jyhnoc‛w ioj{, zdf phkc wvynkcn
zdyovnd dfy gdfwz# Wdf jyoppfj dfy w~oyj hw zdf zfhyw yollfj
jo~c dfy mhgf, nykf}kcn o}fy dfy iflo}fj mykfcj#
Zdf Woygfyfy ~hlefj vp zo N~{jkoc‛w ioj{ hcj wzooj o}fy zdf
Fbpyfww, wbklkcn bhlf}olfczl{, iflkf}kcn zdhz df ~oc#
“Pooy N~{jkoc,‒ df bogefj hw df ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf Fbpyfww#
“Df ~hw wvgd h lo{hl jyhnoc…‒ Dkw lkpw gvy}fj kczo h wcffy# Zdf
Fbpyfww avbpfj ihge zo dfy mffz w~kcnkcn dfy w~oyj, zy{kcn zo
kcmlkgz hw bvgd phkc hw wdf govlj, ivz zdf Woygfyfy ~hw avwz hw
xvkge hw wdf ~hw# Df jhcgfj ihge, lhvndkcn#
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“Pooy N~{jkoc,‒ df whkj hnhkc, dkw w~oyj doljkcn zdf
Fbpyfww‛w ihge# “Df jkj hll h jyhnoc govlj jo… jkf moy dkw
ykjfy#‒ Zdf Woygfyfy pvwdfj zdf Fbpyfww‛w w~oyj ihge# “[ovy
hyb{ kw co bhzgd hnhkcwz bkcf,‒ df dkwwfj# Zdf Woygfyfy w~kmzl{
lfhpz oc dkw mffz hcj ilogefj zdf Fbpyfww‛w hzzhge hw wdf hkbfj
moy dkw dfhj# Dkw ilhjf wbhwdfj hnhkcwz dfyw, wdhzzfykcn kz zo
pkfgfw#
Zdf Fbpyfww looefj hz zdf pkfgfw om dfy w~oyj kc jkwiflkfm,
ivz xvkgel{ zdyf~ kz hwkjf, w~kzgdkcn myob w~oyjplh{ zo bhnkg#
Zdf Woygfyfy w~vcn dkw w~oyj, hkbkcn moy dfy dfhj# Zdf Fbpyfww
jvgefj, ivz zdfc df hzzhgefj hnhkc, zdkw zkbf moy dfy mffz# Zdf
Fbpyfww lowz dfy ihlhcgf hcj mfll zo zdf nyovcj# Df lhvndfj hcj
~hlefj vp zo dfy, jknnkcn dkw ilhjf kczo zdf womz, vcpyozfgzfj
mlfwd vcjfy dfy gdkc# Wdf gykfj ovz myob zdf wzkcnkcn phkc hcj
mflz zdf ~hyb wzkgekcfww om ilooj zdhz yhc jo~c dfy cfge#
“Zdkw ~kll if b{ }kgzoy{,‒ df dkwwfj#
Ifmoyf df bhjf ~dhz ~ovlj dh}f iffc zdf mkchl ilo~, zdf
Fbpyfww ghvndz myob zdf goycfy om dfy f{f zdf nfcfyhl ~do ~hw kc
gdhynf om dfy hyb{, ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw# Avwz hw zdf Woygfyfy
yhkwfj dkw w~oyj kc zdf hky, Nvcjkwhl}vw ghbf vp myob ifdkcj
~kzd dkw w~oyj hcj wlhwdfj kz hz zdf Woygfyfy‛w dhcj# Dkw w~oyj
mfll i{ zdf Fbpyfww‛w mffz hcj Nvcjkwhl}vw dhj dkw w~oyj pokczfj
hz zdf Woygfyfy‛w gdfwz#
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“[ov iflkf}f zdhz {ov ghc jfmfhz bf? [ov ~kll bhef zdf
bkwzhef om ekllkcn bf kc zdkw ioj{(‒ Df wphz oc zdf nyovcj cfhy
dkw mffz# Nvcjkwhl}vw jkj coz bo}f# “K ~kll coz zhef goczyol
om avwz zdkw ~oylj, ivz zdf ozdfy ~oyljw hw ~fll( Bhye b{
~oyjw, K ~kll kwwvf zdf jfwzyvgzkoc om zdkw ~oylj hcj iykcn
hiovz zdf ikyzd om h cf~ ocf(‒ Df ifnhc zo ~h}f dkw vckcavyfj
dhcj, wvbbockcn mlhwdfw om ilvf lkndzckcn# Df zdyf~ dkw dhcj zo
zdf nyovcj ~dfyf zdf lkndzckcn hlwo wzyvge# Zdf Woygfyfy zdfc
jkwhppfhyfj, hlocn ~kzd zdf mlhwdfw om lkndzckcn#
Zdf Fbpyfww whz zdfyf, dfy f{fw mktfj vpoc zdf nfcfyhl,
mfflkcn h bktfj yhcnf om fbozkocw w~fll kcwkjf om dfy# Wdf ioyf
zdf phkc moy lowkcn dfy gobphckoc# Wdf hlwo mflz h wfcwf om
dvbklkhzkoc zdhz df dhj zo gobf zo wh}f dfy# Do~f}fy, jfwpkzf
dfy cfnhzk}f mfflkcnw, wdf ~hw yflkf}fj zo mkchll{ eco~ zdhz zdf
Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy ~hw o}fy#
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Bvwzhcn Bovczhkcw, h bovczhkc yhcnf zdhz wzyfzgdfj myob
coyzd zo wovzd hgyoww Hybhnfjjoc# Ilhge glovjw do}fyfj hio}f
zdf zo~fyw zdhz wzyfzgdfj zo~hyjw zdf we{# Lkndzckcn wvynfj
zdyovnd zdf glovjw, mollo~fj i{ zdf wovcj om zdvcjfy fgdokcn
hgyoww zdf dfh}fcw# Z~o jfgh{fj zyffw gyvbilfj oc fkzdfy wkjf
om zdf ghwzlf‛w fczyhcgf, bhyekcn h phzd ghllfj zdf Zyfhgdfyovw
Zyhkl#
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H mknvyf ~fhykcn h ilhge glohe ~hlefj hlocn zdf Zyfhgdfyovw
Zyhkl ~kzd hc olj wghyyfj wzhmm glhgekcn hnhkcwz zdf phzd ifmoyf
dkb# Zdf mknvyf lkmzfj vp dkw dooj hcj zdfyf wzooj zdf
iykllkhcz, wzyhzfnkg nfcfyhl ~do lfj Hybhnfjjoc zo }kgzoy{ kc
zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy, ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw# Dkw
hppfhyhcgf hppfhyfj ndhwzl{# Dkw ilhge dhky ~hw zhcnlfj hcj vc"
efpz# Wbhll wghyw hppfhyfj oc dkw mhgf hcj dkw f{fw hppfhyfj zo
if w~ollfc myob lhge om wlffp#
Zdvcjfy yvbilfj kc zdf glovjw hcj yhkc ifnhc zo mhll# H
yh}fc mlf~ hyovcj vp hdfhj hcj pfygdfj oc zop om zdf nhyno{lf
wzhzvfw zdhz ~hzgdfj hll zdowf ~do zyfwphwwfj vczo zdf Fbpyfww‛w
jobhkc# Kz looefj jo~c hz Nvcjkwhl}vw ~kzd kzw pkfygkcn yfj
f{fw# Df efpz f{f goczhgz ~kzd zdf yh}fc, ivz kz avwz yvmmlfj
kzw ~kcnw#
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Df ~hlefj vp zo zdf jovilf jooyw om zdf ghwzlf hcj ~hkzfj#
H mf~ bobfczw lhzfy, zdf jooyw opfc# Zdf kczfykoy om zdf ghwzlf
~hw fcoybovw# Lhynf ihccfyw dvcn myob zdf gfklkcn hnhkcwz zdf
bhyilf golvbcw zdhz ftzfcjfj myob zdf mlooy zo zdf gfklkcn#
Poyzyh{fj hlocn zdf ~hll ~hw h lhynf hcj bhnckmkgfcz Mkyf Lkoc
zdhz kcjkghzfj Hybhnfjjoc‛w }kgzoy{ hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy hcj zdf
Dvczfyw kc zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy# Oc zdf gfklkcn ~fyf
phkczkcnw jfpkgzkcn h lhynf mkyf lkoc zdhz ~hlefj hgyoww hc
fcoybovw lhcjwghpf# Oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf gfklkcn zo
goczyhwz zdf jkmmfyfcz }kiyhcz goloyw om zdf Mkyf Lkoc ~hw h
jyhnoc"lkef ifhwz ~kzd wf}fc dfhjw hcj zfc doycw hggobphckfj i{
bhc{ wdhjfw om pvyplfw, ilvfw, hcj ilhgew# Wkt om zdf dfhjw dhj
ocf doyc ~dklf zdf dfhj kc zdf bkjjlf dhj movy#
Mkyflkndz jhcgfj hgyoww zdf fcoybovw ~hllw# Wdhjo~w wooc
aokcfj zdf mlhbfw# Nvcjkwhl}vw xvkfzl{ ~hlefj kcwkjf, wzvmmkcn
h wbhll wgyoll kc dkw yoifw hcj looekcn hyovcj zo bhef wvyf zdhz
co ocf ~hw nokcn zo wchzgd kz ovz om dkw powwfwwkoc#
Zdf wdhjo~w ifghbf boyf jkwzkcgzk}f hcj wooc Nvcjkwhl}vw
yfgonckqfj z~o om zdfb hw Z{pdoc hcj Fgdkcjh, zdf z~o Wpdkctfw
zdhz hl~h{w whz oc fkzdfy wkjf om zdf Fbpyfww‛w zdyocf# Zdfky
wdhjo~w jhcgfj hgyoww zdf wkjf om zdf ~hll myob zdf lkz ghcjlfw
zdhz bhyefj zdf phzd myob zdf ftkz zo h lhynf goz kc zdf bkjjlf
om zdf ghwzlf# Oc zop om zdf lhynf goz ~fyf jykfj ivwdflw om
jfhj nyhww zdhz wvyyovcjfj h jfgfhwfj goypwf om h ~dkzf jyhnoc#
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Kzw ~kcnw ~fyf zvgefj zo kzw wkjfw# Kzw jfpyfwwkcn dfhj
yfglkcfj kc ifz~ffc kzw myocz zhlocw hw km kz ~fyf yfwzkcn#
Nvcjkwhl}vw xvkfzl{ ~hlefj hlocn zdf phzd bhyefj i{ zdf lkz
zoygdfw zo~hyjw zdf jfhj jyhnoc zdhz ~hw powkzkocfj lkef~kwf
vpoc zdf ivwdflw om jfhj nyhww# Df looefj hgyoww zdf goz o}fy
hz zdf Fbpyfww, ~do noz vp myob dfy zdyocf# Kc dfy ykndz dhcj
~hw h lkz zoygd# Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hlefj phwwfj zdf lhynf goz zdhz
whz kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf bhkc fczyhcgf om zdf ghwzlf hcj o}fy
zo~hyjw zdf Fbpyfww‛w zdyocf# Df wzooj ifdkcj Z{pdoc, gyowwkcn
dkw hybw o}fy dkw gdfwz hw df ~hzgdfj zdf Fbpyfww ~hle vp
zo~hyjw zdf goz ~kzd zdf lkz zoygd#
Zdf Fbpyfww glowfj dfy f{fw, zy{kcn zo yfwzyhkc zdf zfhyw
myob mhllkcn jo~c dfy mhgf# Dfy dhcjw zyfbilfj, vczkl zdf zoygd
mfll oc zdf goz, lkndzkcn zdf jfhj nyhww oc mkyf# Zdf lkzzlf
mlhbfw wpyfhj hll hyovcj zdf jyhnoc‛w goypwf vczkl mkchll{ zdf
ioj{ kzwflm ~hw fcnvlmfj kczo zdf yfj mkyf# Kz ~hw zyhjkzkochl
kc Hybhnfjjoc moy h jyhnoc wlhkc kc ihzzlf zo if ivycfj, h
ykzvhl hl~h{w pfymoybfj i{ zdf ykjfy# ^dfc h jyhnoc ykjfy jkfw,
do~f}fy, zdf jyhnoc dhw zo if pvz zo jfhzd hw ~fll zo aokc zdfky
ykjfy kc, ~dhz zdf kcdhikzhczw iflkf}f zo if zyvf, zdf Wpkykz
Yfhlb#
“Bh{ {ov yfwz kc pfhgf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww ~dkwpfyfj, zdf zfhyw
moybkcn ifdkcj dfy f{fw# Wdf plhgfj dfy ykndz dhcj zo dfy
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dfy zyvf mfflkcnw moy dfy jyhnoc# Zdf phkc ~hw zdfyf hcj wdf
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Kz wffbfj zdhz Nvcjkwhl}vw vcjfywzooj dfy nykfm# “K jo
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~ocjfyfj km df bfhcz hiovz dfy jyhnoc oy moy wh}kcn dfy# “^dhz
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jfmfhzfj zdf Woygfyfy hcj zdhz ~f wdovlj coz ~oyy{ hiovz dkb
zdyfhzfckcn zo hzzhge hnhkc# Do~f}fy, zdf zyvzd kw co~ pvilkg#‒
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~hw hiovz zo phww oc zo zdf Fbpyfww#
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dfy dovwf ifmoyf bfczkockcn zdf Fbpyfww zo gobf kcwkjf# Wkcgf
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pyfwfczhilf# H iyoob whz cfhy zdf goycfy om zdf lk}kcn yoob
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om zdf yoob#
“K hpolonkqf moy hgzkcn vcgobmoyzhilf,‒ Flhkcf whkj ~dklf
logekcn zdf jooy zo dfy wbhll gozzhnf hmzfy zdf Fbpyfww wzfppfj
kcwkjf# “K hl~h{w zy{ zo dvbilf b{wflm kc {ovy pyfwfcgf#‒
“Dvbilf {ovywflm coz,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj hnhkc hcj wzooj omm
zo zdf wkjf om zdf yogekcn gdhky# “K ~kwdfj zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov
om wobfzdkcn om nyfhz kbpoyzhcgf#‒ Flhkcf ~fcz o}fy zo zdf wbhll
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ekzgdfc zo mkt dfywflm wobf nyffc zfh hcj ommfyfj wobf zo zdf
Fbpyfww, ivz wdf yfmvwfj dfy dowpkzhlkz{#
“Lkef ~dhz K dh}f whkj fhylkfy,‒ zdf Fbpyfww ifnhc, “K dh}f
h mh}oy zo hwe om {ov# [ov dh}f hlyfhj{ jocf wo bvgd moy bf, b{
mykfcj, ivz K bvwz hwe {ov zo jo ocf lhwz zhwe#‒
Flhkcf whz jo~c oc zdf govgd cfhy zdf mkyfplhgf hcj plhgfj
zdf zfhefzzlf oc zop om zdf wbhll zhilf kc myocz om dfy# “^dhz
kw zdf zhwe om ~dkgd {ov ~kwd moy bf zo ghyy{ ovz?‒ wdf hwefj#
“K bvwz ~hyc {ov, kz kw h jkmmkgvlz zhwe,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj
jhyel{# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj mhgfj zdf mkyfplhgf ~kzd dfy
dhcjw ifdkcj dfy ihge# “K ~kll vcjfywzhcj km {ov yfmvwf,‒ wdf
ifnhc, “ivz zdf zhwe om ~dkgd K wpfhe om ~kll yfxvkyf {ov zo
ifgobf h bozdfy om h gdklj#‒
Flhkcf wzoppfj hcj myoqf# Dfy dhcjw wdooe ~kzd mfhy#
“^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒ wdf hwefj ovz om wdoge# “K ghc‛z… K dh}f co
dvwihcj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
Zdf Fbpyfww wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co,‒ wdf whkj, “K jo coz ~kwd
moy {ov zo nk}f ikyzd,‒ wdf whkj hnhkc# “K cffj {ov zo yhkwf
zdf ocf ~do kw ~kzdovz wkc# Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc dhw iffc
ghyy{kcn zdkw gdklj ~kzdkc kzw ~obi wkcgf zdf ifnkcckcn om zdf
Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy#‒ Zdkw wzhyzlfj Flhkcf, moy zdf ~hy zooe
plhgf glowf zo h zdovwhcj {fhyw ifmoyf dfy zkbf# “Zdf Woygfyfy
eco~w om zdkw gdklj‛w ftkwzfcgf# Df hcj zdf Dvczfyw dh}f coz
jkwhppfhyfj, ivz kcwzfhj zdf{ dkj zdfbwfl}fw wkcgf zdfky jfmfhz
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kc zdf ~hy# Zdf Woygfyfy ~kll mkywz hwwvbf zdhz kz ~hw K ~do
~ovlj if zdf gdklj‛w bozdfy# Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc hlyfhj{ nh}f
ikyzd zo zdf gdklj# K ~ovlj if hilf zo iykcn dfy dfyf lhzfy oc
zdkw f}fckcn# K hb hwekcn {ov ifghvwf K zyvwz {ov ~kzd b{ lkmf#
[ov hyf h jfhy mykfcj hcj K ghccoz hwe hc{ocf flwf om zdkw
mh}oy#‒
Flhkcf jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Wdf ~hw mvll{ h~hyf om
zdf Oyhglfw‛ pyopdfg{, hcj zdfyfmoyf vcjfywzooj zdf wknckmkghcgf
om zdkw zhwe zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hw hwekcn om dfy# Do~f}fy, wdf
hlwo vcjfywzooj zdhz kz ~ovlj gowz dfy lkmf km zdf Woygfyfy ~fyf
zo lfhyc zdhz wdf ~hw zdf ocf ~do ~hw zhekcn ghyf om zdkw gdklj#
Df ~ovlj coz wzop dvczkcn dfy jo~c, oy zdf gdklj#
Jfwpkzf hll om zdkw, wdf ~hw ~kllkcn zo mvlmkll hc{ zhwe
zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj hwe om dfy# Flhkcf glfhyfj dfy zdyohz#
“K ~kll mvlmkll zdf zhwe,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj dfy jfglhyhzkoc#
Zdf Fbpyfww glowfj dfy f{fw hcj h mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c
dfy mhgf# “K hpolonkqf moy pvzzkcn {ovy lkmf kc jhcnfy,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj#
Flhkcf wdooe dfy dfhj# “Zdkce cozdkcn om kz,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj hnhkc# “K ~kll yhkwf zdf gdklj# Do~f}fy, ~dhz wdovlj
K jo km zdf Woygfyfy lfhycw om zdkw?‒
Zdf Fbpyfww zvycfj hyovcj zo mhgf dfy mykfcj# “[ov ~kll
dh}f zo dkjf zdf gdklj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K ~ovlj wvnnfwz zdhz
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km hc{zdkcn ~fyf zo dhppfc, K hb gfyzhkc zdhz {ov ghc fczyvwz
zdf gdklj zo {ovy wkwzfy#‒
Flhkcf cojjfj# “K ~kll,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf Fbpyfww
cojjfj hcj wzhyzfj moy zdf myocz jooy#
“K ~kll yfzvyc lhzfy oc zdkw f}fckcn ~kzd zdf gdklj, ~dob K
chbfj Wflfch Fc{hlkvw H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj Flhkcf cojjfj
ocgf hnhkc# “Bh{ zdf Mkyf Lkoc ~hzgd o}fy {ov#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww
zdfc ~hlefj ovz om dfy gozzhnf hcj jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf ckndz#
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Zdyff
df ckndz goczkcvfj zo ~fhy oc# Zdf Fbpyfww efpz dfywflm
gocgfhlfj kc h bkjckndz ilvf glohe wo zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz
if wpozzfj ~ocjfykcn hiovz zdf wzyffzw om Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf# Wdf
looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hw wdf xvkgel{ phgfj jo~c zdf wzyffzw,
wzkll ~kzdjyh~kcn ihge kczo zdf wdhjo~w# Dfy dfhyz yhgfj hw wdf
wvjjfcl{ dfhyj zdf womz mlhkl om ~kcnw hio}f dfy dfhj# Zdf
zdovndz om ifkcn wpozzfj i{ zdf Woygfyfy‛w bfc bhjf dfy phckg oc
zdf kcwkjf, ivz wdf moygfj dfywflm zo yfbhkc ghlb#
Z
Do~f}fy, ~dfc wdf yfhgdfj zo vcwdfhzdf dfy w~oyj, wdf
nlhcgfj vp~hyj hcj wh~ zdf whbf ~dkzf jo}f myob fhylkfy ~hw
mollo~kcn dfy# Zdf Fbpyfww yflhtfj dfy nykp oc zdf dhcjlf hcj
wdfhzdfj kz ifmoyf goczkcvkcn dfy ~h{#
^dfc wdf mkchll{ yfhgdfj zdf ovzwekyzw om Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf,
wdf wzoppfj hcj lkmzfj zdf dooj myob dfy mhgf ifmoyf
wzyhkndzfckcn dfywflm# “Kczfyfwzkcn do~ {ov movcj bf dfyf,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj ovz lovj#
Zdf ~dkzf jo}f zdhz mollo~fj dfy zdyovnd zdf }kllhnf lhcjfj
oc zdf nyovcj ifdkcj dfy hcj kzw hppfhyhcgf ifnhc zo gdhcnf#
Zdf ocgf wbhll jo}f wlo~l{ wdhpf"wdkmzfj kczo h zhll mknvyf
~fhykcn h locn, }olvbkcovw, ~dkzf glohe# Zdf dooj gocgfhlfj
phyz om zdf mhgf, zdf f{fw wvcefc kczo wdhjo~w#
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“K ecf~ {ov ~ovlj if dfyf,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj hcj lo~fyfj dkw
dfhj# “K cffjfj zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov kc yfnhyjw zo zdf cf~ioyc
gdklj# K mollo~fj zdf Dvczfyw myob ]fdfbfcz ]olghco5 zdf{ hyf
cfhy zdf ovzwekyzw om zdf }kllhnf#‒
Zdf Fbpyfww‛w mhgf zvycfj phlf# “Wo… zdhz ~hw ~dfyf zdf
Woygfyfy hcj zdf Dvczfyw hyf dkjkcn# Do~ bhc{ hyf zdfyf?‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj#
“Ocl{ zdyff,‒ zdf mknvyf yfplkfj# Df wlo~l{ zvycfj dkw
dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf# “K jo coz iflkf}f zdhz zdf{ ~kll zhef hc{
hgzkoc zockndz#‒
Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj h lkzzlf, ivz glowfj dfy f{fw# “Zdfyf
hyf co nvhyhczffw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K cffj {ov zo ~hzgd o}fy
dfy# Wdf kw zdf ocl{ ocf ~do ghc wh}f vw# ^kzdovz dfy, zdkw
~oylj ~kll wooc gfhwf zo ftkwz#‒
“K ~kll zhef mvll yfwpocwkiklkz{ kc pyozfgzkcn dfy,‒ zdf
mknvyf yfwpocjfj hcj wlkndzl{ io~fj zo dfy# “K ~kll bhef wvyf
zdhz wdf kw whmf#‒
Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj ocgf boyf hcj wpvc wdhypl{ oc dfy dfflw
zo mhgf zdf mknvyf# “K ~kll cffj {ov zo yfbhkc dfyf kc zdf
}kllhnf moy zdf zkbf ifkcn ~dklf K hb h~h{,‒ wdf hccovcgfj#
“Plfhwf ~hzgd ovz moy zdf whmfz{ om iozd zdf gdklj hcj om
Flhkcf# Km hc{zdkcn dhppfcw, K nk}f {ov pfybkwwkoc zo kczfy}fcf
hc{ ~h{ powwkilf# Jo ~dhz f}fy kz zhefw zo pyozfgz dfy#‒
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Wooc hmzfy zdf Fbpyfww phkj dfy wfgocj }kwkz zo Dflwdkyf
]kllhnf, zdyff ilhge"glohefj mknvyfw oc doywfihge wzooj oc zop
om h dkll cfhy zdf ovzwekyzw zdhz zo~fyfj o}fy zdf }kllhnf#
Ilooj hcj w~fhz jykppfj jo~c zdf doywfw‛ lfnw hcj h lkndz mon
gocgfhlfj zdfb myob }kf~# Zdf doywfw wffbfj h ikz yfwzlfww5 zdf
ilooj zdhz jykppfj jo~c myob zdfky lfnw ~hw myob zdf kcmlkgzfj
~ovcjw i{ zdf ykjfyw#
Zdf mknvyf kc zdf bkjjlf pvllfj oc zdf doywf‛w yfkcw dhyj
hcj bfczkocfj moy zdf ozdfy z~o zo mollo~ dkb jo~c zdf dkll#
Zdf doywfw wlo~l{ jykmzfj jo~c zdf dkll, zdf wovcj om zdfky
doo}fw povcjkcn hnhkcwz zdf nyovcj fgdokcn hgyoww zdf wklfcz
wzyffzw# Zdf ~dkzf jo}f myob fhylkfy mlf~ vp hdfhj hcj mollo~fj
zdfb, lhcjkcn oc zdf yoom om zdf dovwf hgyoww zdf wzyffz myob
zdf ocf zdhz zdf doywf ykjfyw wzoppfj hz# Kzw kgf ilvf f{fw
mogvwfj oc zdf glohefj mknvyf kc zdf bkjjlf, cozkcn zdhz zdkw
bvwz if zdfky lfhjfy#
Zdf zdyff doywf ykjfyw wzoppfj ocgf zdf{ yfhgdfj zdfky
jfwzkchzkoc, ivz zdf{ jkj coz jkwbovcz zdfky doywfw# H mf~
bobfczw phwwfj ifmoyf zdf{ zvycfj hyovcj hcj lfmz zdf whbf ~h{
zdhz zdf{ ghbf# Zdf ~dkzf jo}f zdhz ~hzgdfj zdfb yvmmlfj kzw
~kcnw ifmoyf kz zooe omm zo zdf wekfw#
H ~ffe dhj phwwfj wkcgf Flhkcf ~hw fczyvwzfj ~kzd zdf
gdklj# Wdf ghyfj moy kz hw km kz ~hw dfy o~c# Do~f}fy, wdf
wzkll powwfwwfj zdf gocwgkovw mfhy zdhz fkzdfy zdf Woygfyfy oy
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zdf Dvczfyw ~ovlj lfhyc zdf zyvzd hw zo zdf loghzkoc om zdf
gdklj# Wdf efpz dfy jyhpfw glowfj hcj zdf jooy logefj hz hll
zkbfw zo bhef kz hppfhy hw km wdf ~hw coz hz dobf#
Ckndz ilhcefzfj o}fy Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf ~kzd h wlkndz mon
zdhz gocgfhlfj bowz wdhjo~w# Wzhyw hppfhyfj dknd kc zdf
dfh}fcw# Ocgf hnhkc, zdf wovcj om doywfw‛ doo}fw povcjfj dhyj
hnhkcwz zdf ph}fbfcz wlo~l{ hcj wzfhjkl{, jkwyvpzkcn zdf
jflkghzf wklfcgf#
Flhkcf xvkgel{ looefj ovzwkjf, dfy dfhyz povcjkcn dhyj
hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf zdfc glowfj zdf gvyzhkcw om dfy ~kcjo~w
~dfc zdf ykjfyw phwwfj i{ dfy dovwf# H zfyykilf wovcj wvjjfcl{
yhcn zdyovnd zdf hky# Flhkcf mfll zo dfy ecffw, go}fykcn dfy
fhyw ~kzd dfy dhcjw zo zy{ zo iloge ovz zdkw moybkjhilf wgyffgd#
Zdf doywfw wzoppfj kc myocz om Flhkcf‛w dovwf hcj avbpfj vp oc
zdfky dkcj lfnw hw km wobfzdkcn mykndzfcfj zdfb# Ilooj zykgelfj
jo~c zdf doywfw‛ lfnw# Zdfky ykjfyw ~oyf ilhge }olvbkcovw
glohew, zdfky doojw go}fykcn zdfky mhgfw#
Zdf ykjfyw looefj vp myob vcjfycfhzd zdfky doojw hcj
wckmmfj zdf hky#
“K wfcwf mfhy# Zdf dovwf kw yffefj ~kzd kz,‒ ocf om zdfb
nyo~lfj# Zdf wovcj om zdf doywfw‛ gy{ nyf~ lovjfy# “Zdf nkyl
kw kc zdfyf#‒
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Ocf om zdf ykjfyw doppfj omm zdf whjjlf hcj ~hlefj vp zo
zdf myocz jooy# Zdf mknvyf jkjc‛z dfwkzhzf# Zdf jooy ilhwzfj
omm kzw dkcnfw hcj kz ~hlefj kcwkjf#
Flhkcf ~hw wzhcjkcn cfhy ocf om zdf ~kcjo~w# Wdf dhj h
wzyocn nykp oc ocf om zdf gvyzhkcw hw km kz govlj wh}f dfy# Dfy
lfnw zyfbilfj ifcfhzd dfy# Dfy locn iyo~c dhky wdkfljfj dfy
mhgf myob zdkw bhc‛w zfyykilf hppfhyhcgf#
“^dfyf kw wdf?‒ zdf mknvyf ihyefj, pvllkcn ovz h w~oyj zdhz
df ghyykfj oc dkw ihge# Df pokczfj zdf zkp om zdf ilhjf hz
Flhkcf‛w gdfwz# “^dfyf kw zdf nkyl?‒
Flhkcf dflj dfy gdkc vp dknd# “K ~kll zfll {ov cozdkcn(‒
wdf wphz kc dkw mhgf# Zdf bhc jkjc‛z yfwpocj }fyihll{5 kcwzfhj,
df ihgedhcjfj dfy hgyoww zdf mhgf hcj wfcz dfy mhllkcn zo zdf
mlooy cfhy ocf om zdf gdhkyw#
Df pokczfj zdf w~oyj kc myocz om dfy mhgf hcj whkj1 “K ~kll
coz hwe {ov hnhkc# ^dfyf kw zdf nkyl?‒ Flhkcf whkj cozdkcn# “K
jfwpkwf {ov, ~obhc#‒ Zdf bhc lkmzfj dkw dooj myob dkw mhgf# Dkw
hppfhyhcgf bhjf dfy yfgokl ~kzd mfhy# Dkw f{fw ~fyf jffp ilhge
dolfw ~kzd h wghy yvcckcn zdyovnd dkw lfmz f{f# Dkw dfhj ~hw
ihlj ftgfpz moy zdf ihge5 h phzgd om iyo~c dhky zkfj kc h ihcj#
“Zdf Bhwzfy ~kll dh}f zdf nkyl,‒ df dkwwfj# “Df ~kll nk}f
{ov zdyff jh{w# Co boyf#‒ Df ekgefj dfy kc zdf wkjf ocf lhwz
zkbf hcj wphz hz zdf mlooy ifmoyf df lfmz#
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lhkcf wfhygdfj zdyovnd dfy glowfz hcj pvllfj jo~c h ilhcefz
myob zdf zop wdflm zdhz whbf f}fckcn# Fzgdfj kczo zdf
wvymhgf ~hw h jfpkgzkoc om h Mkyf Lkoc# Kz ~hw ~o}fc jflkghzfl{
kc zdf ilhcefz bhjf om wkle# Zdf ilhcefz goczhkcfj h jk}fywkz{
om goloyw1 wvcwfz {fllo~, wghylfz yfj, pvyplf, oyhcnf, jhye
ilvf, hcj pkcf nyffc# Zdf Mkyf Lkoc dhj kzw bovzd opfcfj,
nk}kcn h pkfygkcn lovj yohy zdhz fgdofj zdyovnd zdf ckndz#
Flhkcf‛w bozdfy bhjf kz moy dfy ~dfc wdf ~hw hc kcmhcz#
F
Zdf glovjw gkyglfj o}fydfhj, go}fykcn vp zdf wzhyw hcj zdf
booc lkef h ilhcefz# Lkndzckcn mlhwdfj hgyoww zdf we{, mollo~fj
i{ zdf wovcj om zdvcjfy# Yhkcjyopw ifnhc zo gyhwd hnhkcwz zdf
~kcjo~phcf#
Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo dfy kcmhcz‛w gyki#
Wdf ifcz o}fy hcj pkgefj vp dfy gdklj, ~yhppkcn dfy ghyfmvll{
~kzd zdf ilhcefz# Wflfch, zdf kcmhcz, gykfj, ivz Flhkcf yogefj
dfy ihge zo wlffp hw dfy locn, iyo~c dhky go}fyfj zdf zop om
Wflfch‛w womz hcj phlf mhgf# Wdf jflkghzfl{ zovgdfj zdf gdklj‛w
jkbkcvzk}f dhcjw, zdfc zdf wkjf om Wflfch‛w mlvwzfyfj mhgf#
Flhkcf lkmzfj Wflfch‛w lfmz phlb o}fy hcj h bhye om h mvll
booc ~kzd z~o gyfwgfcz boocw oc zdf wkjf ifnhc zo nlo~#
“K bvwz effp b{ ~oyj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj womzl{# “K ~kll
pyozfgz {ov kc hc{ ~h{ zdhz K ghc#‒
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Flhkcf pvllfj dfy yfj dooj o}fy dfy dfhj hcj yhc ovz om zdf
dovwf ~kzd Wflfch kc dfy hybw, zdf ~dkzf nlo~ jkwhppfhykcn myob
dfy phlb#
Zdf wzyffzlkndzw zvycfj oc hw zdf wzhyw wdkcfj hio}f dfy
lkef lhbpw gdhyzkcn zdf wekfw# Zdf hygzkg ~kcj ilf~ boyf
}fdfbfczl{# H ilhge ghz wgvyykfj hgyoww zdf wzyffzw hcj
mollo~fj Flhkcf#
Flhkcf dvyykfj zdyovnd zdf ckndz, pyogffjkcn hgyoww
kczfywfgzkocw om zdf }kllhnf ~kzdovz looekcn iozd ~h{w5 ~oyykfj
zdhz wobfocf ~ovlj hppfhy ~kzdovz zdf lfhwz ftpfgzhzkoc#
H bhc whz kcwkjf hc hllf{ ~kzd dkw dfhj zklzfj oc ocf wkjf
hw km df ~fyf hwlffp# H lkndz myob zdf cfhyfwz lhbppowz bhjf
dkw wdhjo~ jhcgf hlocn zdf iykge ~hllw# Df ~hw wzkll hw h
wzhzvf ~kzd dkw dfhj wzhykcn kc zdf whbf jkyfgzkoc, nhqkcn hz
zdf ~hll kc myocz om dkb#
Flhkcf wzoppfj hz hc kczfywfgzkoc ~kzd dfy gdklj ghyfwwfj
kc dfy hybw# Zdf mvll booc ~hw o}fydfhj, kzw ~dkzf nlo~ vpoc
zdf mhgf om zdf kcmhcz# Zdf w{biol oc dfy phlb yfhgzfj i{
nk}kcn omm h wkl}fy lkndz lkef zdf booc# Wdf pyogffjfj hgyoww
zdf kczfywfgzkoc kc wfhygd moy dfy wkwzfy Gdhlkww, ~do wdf omzfc
yfmfyyfj zo hw Ekz#
Flhkcf zvycfj fhwz hcj yhc hgyoww zdf wzyffz# Wzhcjkcn
pyovjl{ kc zdf ckndz hz zdf gvl"jf"whg ~hw h dovwf# ]kcfw nyf~
vp hlocn hll wkjfw, yfhgdkcn zo~hyjw zdf ~kcjo~w zdhz ~fyf oc
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zdf wfgocj mlooy# Hll zdf jyhpfw ~fyf glowfj# Zdf yhkc mfll
dhyjfy myob zdf we{# Flhkcf go}fyfj zdf gdklj‛w mhgf ~kzd dfy
glohe#
Wdf yhc vp zo zdf jooy hcj ecogefj# Zdfyf ~hw co hcw~fy#
Flhkcf ecogefj dhyjfy hnhkcwz zdf ~oojfc jooy, ivz zdfyf ~hw
wzkll co hcw~fy# Zdf kcmhcz ifnhc zo gy{ hcj Flhkcf zykfj zo
dvwd kz ihge zo wlffp#
“Ekz, plfhwf opfc zdf jooy,‒ Flhkcf gykfj ovz kc
kbphzkfcgf# Wdf ~hkzfj moy hcozdfy mf~ bobfczw ifmoyf wdf
zvycfj hyovcj hcj ifnhc zo ~hle h~h{ myob zdf dovwf vczkl wdf
dfhyj h mhbklkhy }okgf ghll hmzfy dfy#
“[ov joc‛z fthgzl{ ~hef bf vp kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf ckndz
hcj ~hle h~h{#‒
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dobf# Gdhlkww‛w locn dhky ftzfcjfj zo dfy ecffw# Kz nlkwzfcfj
myob zdf yhkcjyopw zdhz mfll dhyjfy myob zdf glovjw zdhz dvcn kc
zdf we{ hio}f# Dfy mhgf ~hw chyyo~ hcj phlf lkef zdhz om h
doywf‛w# Dfy mkcnfyw zkndzl{ nyhwpfj zdf glohe zdhz efpz dfy
~hyb myob zdf golj ovzwkjf# Hyovcj dfy cfge ~hw h gdhkc
cfgelhgf zdhz dflj h ~dkzf wzocf pfcjhcz dflj i{ h yh}fc zdhz
~hw hzzhgdfj zo zdf gdhkc# Dfy wzobhgd ~hw yovcj, kcjkghzkcn
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glohe# “^d{ hyf {ov iykcnkcn…‒
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{ovy mhgf kc pvilkg hnhkc# [ov ~kll dh}f zo dkjf {ovywflm myob
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hybw# Flhkcf plhgfj zdf kcmhcz kc dfy wkwzfy‛w hybw hcj ekwwfj
zdf kcmhcz‛w moyfdfhj# Flhkcf plhgfj dfy dhcj hnhkcwz zdf
kcmhcz‛w womz hcj phlf mhgf ifmoyf jfphyzkcn myob dfy wkwzfy‛w
jooywzfp moy zdf lhwz zkbf#
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kcwkjf ~kzd zdf gdklj dkjjfc kc dfy glohe# Wdf logefj zdf
jooy hcj bhjf wvyf zdf jyhpfw ~fyf zkndzl{ glowfj# Gdhlkww mflz
h lkzzlf phkcfj ~dfc wdf dfhyj zdf kcmhcz gy{ vcjfycfhzd dfy
glohe hcj dfy zdovndzw xvkgel{ jykmzfj o}fy zo~hyj zdf whmfz{ om
dfy wkwzfy# Mfhy hyovwfj ~kzdkc dfy hcj wdf looefj hyovcj hiovz
dfy dovwf hw km wobfocf ~fyf dkjkcn ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w#
Lkndzckcn mlhwdfj hgyoww zdf we{ hcj lkz vp zdf kcwkjf moy h mf~
wfgocjw, nk}kcn dfy fcovnd zkbf zo yfhlkqf zdhz wdf hcj zdf
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lfh}f dfyf moy Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf hw wooc hw K ghc# Zdvcjfy yohyfj
o}fydfhj hcj Wflfch ifnhc zo gy{ hnhkc# Gdhlkww zykfj yogekcn
dfy ihge zo wlffp, ivz zdf zdvcjfy hcj lkndzckcn efpz zdf kcmhcz
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dkcz om lkndz zdhz zdf lkndzckcn pyo}kjfj f}fy{ mf~ wfgocjw# Hz
mkywz, wdf zdovndz zdhz wdf dfhyj zdf jkwzhcz wovcj om nhllopkcn
doywfw# Dfy dfhyz ifnhc zo yhgf, ivz ~hw yflkf}fj ~dfc zdf
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gobkcn kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Do~f}fy, f}fc ~kzd zdf wovcj wo
jkwzhcz, Gdhlkww jkjc‛z ~hcz zo ykndz h~h{ ykwe ftpowkcn iozd
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~ovljc‛z coybhll{ if ovz kc zdf opfc kc jh{lkndz, moy zdf{ ocl{
dvcz hz ckndz moy zdf wolf pvypowf om wzykekcn mfhy# Gdhlkww
govlj lfh}f fhyl{ kc zdf boyckcn, ifmoyf jh{iyfhe#
Hll ckndz, Gdhlkww wzh{fj ~kzd zdf kcmhcz, zy{kcn zo
gobmoyz dfy hw zdf wzoyb goczkcvfj zo ikllo~ oc# Lkndzckcn
mlhwdfj hgyoww zdf we{ ocgf boyf hcj zdf wovcj om zdvcjfy
yvbilfj o}fydfhj# Ocgf hnhkc, Gdhlkww dfhyj zdf kcmhcz gy{#
Zdf yhkc goczkcvfj zo mhll# Lkndzckcn goczkcvfj zo wzykef
o}fydfhj, mollo~fj i{ zdf yohykcn hcj doyyfcjovw wovcjw om
zdvcjfy zdhz hl~h{w bhjf Wflfch gy{ ~kzd mfhy# Gdhlkww‛w dfhyz
yhgfj hw wdf yhc zdyovnd Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf, zy{kcn zo mkcj h
plhgf zo dkjf# Wdf zdovndz zdhz Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf ~ovlj wvmmkgf
moy zdf zkbf ifkcn# Do~f}fy, wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf ~ovlj f}fczvhll{
dh}f zo mkcj hcozdfy plhgf zo dkjf, moy zdf Dvczfyw cf}fy
wzoppfj wfhygdkcn moy ~dhzf}fy kz ~hw zdf{ ~fyf looekcn moy
vczkl kz ~hw movcj# Zdf Dvczfyw vwfj hc{ zhgzkg zo mkcj ~dhz
zdf Woygfyfy ~hczfj zdfb zo mkcj, kcglvjkcn zoyzvyf vczkl jfhzd#
Gdhlkww wzoppfj yvcckcn hcj nhqfj hyovcj dfy wvyyovcjkcnw#
Wdf dfhyj cozdkcn hcj mflz hlbowz yflkf}fj# Wdf zooe Wflfch ovz
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myob dfy glohe# Wdf ~hw co~ wovcj hwlffp# Zdf glovjw o}fydfhj
ifnhc zo jykmz zo~hyjw zdf coyzd, h~h{ myob Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf hcj
Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf#
Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf ifnhc ~dfc Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf fcjfj5 h plhgf
om jkmmfyfcz yhgfw, kcglvjkcn fl}fw, j~hy}fw, hcj dvbhcw# Zdf{
movcj Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf h plhgf ~dfyf zdf{ govlj ftgdhcnf noojw
~kzd ocf hcozdfy, omzfc yfmfyyfj zo hw zdf Nyhcj Ftgdhcnf#
Gdhlkww yhc zdyovnd zdf wzyffzw om Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf ~kzd zdf
gdklj ghyfmvll{ ghyfwwfj kc dfy hybw# Wdf omzfc nlhcgfj ihge zo
bhef wvyf zdhz wdf ~hwc‛z ifkcn mollo~fj#
Hll om zdf wdopw hcj kccw ~fyf glowfj moy zdf ckndz ftgfpz
moy ocf# Gdhlkww yhc hgyoww hcozdfy wzyffz ifmoyf wdf ~hw
wzhcjkcn kc myocz om h jyhnoc"wdhpfj ivkljkcn, eco~c hw zdf
Ilhge Pvi# Wdf gocgfhlfj zdf ihi{ ocgf hnhkc kc dfy glohe hcj
~hlefj kcwkjf#
Zdf Ilhge Pvi goczhkcfj movy jkmmfyfcz mlooyw# Zdf mkywz
mlooy dflj zdf ihy hcj yfwzhvyhcz ~dklf zdf yfbhkckcn zdyff
goczhkcfj jkmmfyfcz yoobw zdhz govlj if yfczfj ovz zo zdf
pvilkg# H wzyocn wgfcz om pkcf cffjlfw lkcnfyfj kc zdf hky, h
plfhwkcn hyobh zo Gdhlkww‛w wfcwfw# Zdf kcwkjf om zdf Ilhge Pvi
~hw ivklz om pkcf~ooj# Kcgfcwf ivycfj kc zdfky doljfyw,
fbkzzkcn h wgfcz om ahwbkcf hcj lh}fcjfy kc zdf hky# F}fy{~dfyf
Gdhlkww zvycfj ~fyf wzhzvfw om jyhnocw bhjf om bhyilf hcj vp kc
myocz ~hw h ilhge nyhckzf wzhzvf om zdf Mkyf Lkoc# Kz ~hw
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pfygdfj oc h pfjfwzhl, dhcnkcn vp hio}f zdf mkyfplhgf# Zdf
mlhbfw jhcgfj kc zdf hky myob zdf mkyfplhgf, ghwzkcn wdhjo~w
hlocn zdf ~hll#
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jkmmfyfcz wfy}fyw ~hkzkcn oc zdfky gvwzobfyw# H wkjf jooy cfhy
zdf fczyhcgf om zdf Ilhge Pvi lfj zo zdf ekzgdfc# Oc zdf ozdfy
wkjf om zdf yfwzhvyhcz ~fyf nlhww zhilfw zdhz govlj wfhz zfc
pfoplf hz ocgf# F}fy{ ~kcjo~ dhj bkjckndz ilvf gvyzhkcw bhjf om
hvzdfczkg vckgoyc dhky, zdf womzfwz wviwzhcgf oc fhyzd# Zo
Gdhlkww, zdkw ~hw dfy wfgocj dobf#
Coioj{ zooe cozkgf ~dfc Gdhlkww wzfppfj phwwfj zdf
zdyfwdolj# Wdf ~hlefj vp hdfhj phwwfj zdf ihy zhilf zo~hyjw zdf
wzhkyghwf oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf kcc ~kzd dfy dooj o}fy dfy
dfhj, coz ~hczkcn hc{ocf zo yfgonckqf dfy mhgf# Wdf zooe h
govplf om wzfpw vp zdf wzhkyw ~dfc wdf mflz zdf kcmhcz
wzyvnnlkcn vcjfycfhzd dfy glohe#
Gdhlkww wvjjfcl{ lfz zdf mfhy o}fygobf dfy# Wdf dvyykfj vp
zdf wzfpw ifmoyf hc{ioj{ zooe cozkgf om dfy hyyk}hl#
Hz zdf zop om zdf wzhkyghwf ~fyf mkmzffc jkmmfyfcz yoobw
wkjf i{ wkjf, hw zdf whbf ~kzd zdf mlooy hio}f dfyw# Ifwkjf
fhgd jooy oc zdf lfmz ~fyf zoygdfw1 ocf ilvf, zdf cftz ocf
nyffc, hcj zdfc zdf cftz pvyplf# Gdhlkww ~hlefj jo~c zdf
goyykjoy hcj zo zdf jooy zdhz ~hw oc zdf fcj ~kzd zdf ilhge
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mkyf# Wdf zdfc ~h}fj dfy dhcj kc myocz om zdf jooy dhcjlf hcj
zdf jooy vclogefj kzwflm#
Kcwkjf zdf yoob ~hw h jovilf"wkqfj ifj ~kzd olj mhwdkoc"
~oojfc ifj myhbfw# H ~kcjo~ ~hw wzhzkocfj ifwkjf zdf ifj,
jkwplh{kcn zdf wbhll yhkcjyopw zdhz ~fyf lfmz o}fy myob zdf
wzoyb# Oc zdf ozdfy wkjf ~hw h jyfwwfy ~kzd h mot wkzzkcn oc
zop hcj h bkyyoy# Gdhlkww ecf~ zdhz zdkw ~hwc‛z avwz hc{ z{pf
om mot# Zdkw ~hw h Gdkcfwf mot# H Gdkcfwf mot ~hw h b{zdkghl
gyfhzvyf zdhz ~hw omzfc zkbfw bkwzhefc moy hc oyjkchy{ mot#
Zdkw gyfhzvyf govlj lk}f ifz~ffc fkndz dvcjyfj zo h zdovwhcj
{fhyw hcj kz dhw zdf hiklkz{ zo wdhpf"wdkmz kczo ~dhz f}fy kz
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bhc# Gdkcfwf motfw ~fyf vwvhll{ movcj ~hcjfykcn hyovcj
nyh}f{hyjw, jfbockghll{ powwfwwfj# Kz hlwo dhw zdf hiklkz{ zo
pyopdfwkqf zdf mvzvyf hcj zo gyfhzf mkyf ~dfc kz wzykefw kzw
zhkl hnhkcwz zdf nyovcj# Zdkw phyzkgvlhy Gdkcfwf mot vwvhll{
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zdf bkjjlf om h wzoyb# ^dhz kw zdf ogghwkoc? Gdhlkww jkjc‛z
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mhgf# ^dfc kzw f{fw lhcjfj vpoc zdf gdklj‛w phlb, kz mlkcgdfj#
Jo {ov vcjfywzhcj ~dhz {ov hyf jokcn?
K vcjfywzhcj kz zoo ~fll, Gdhlkww ihyefj# B{ wkwzfy ~hczfj
zo dkjf dfy myob zdf Woygfyfy hcj zdf Dvczfyw# K‛b avwz jokcn
dfy h mh}oy# Wdf zvycfj h~h{ myob zdf mot#
Loek wdooe dkw dfhj# Zdf Woygfyfy hcj zdf Dvczfyw ~kll if
hmzfy {ov ocgf zdf{ mkcj ovz ~dfyf wdf kw#
Zdf{ ~oc‛z mkcj dfy, Gdhlkww ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch ~kll if
whmf dfyf#
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f}fczvhll{ mkcj dfy# Coioj{ ghc dkjf dfy myob dkb moyf}fy#
Gdhlkww ~hw nfzzkcn hcco{fj ~kzd dkb# ^d{ hyf {ov dfyf?
Loek wbklfj# Zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj bf zo bhef wvyf zdhz iozd
{ov hcj Wflfch noz dfyf whmfl{# Iozd dfy hcj K ecf~ {ov ~fyf
gobkcn zo zdf Ilhge Pvi zockndz# Loek zvycfj hyovcj hcj avbpfj
ovz zdf ~kcjo~# Df lhcjfj oc ocf om zdf iyhcgdfw, gdhcnfj kczo
h yh}fc, hcj mlf~ h~h{ myob zdf Ilhge Pvi#
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coyzd# Zdvcjfy fgdofj zdyovnd zdf we{# Zdf ~oylj gobpykwfj om
cozdkcn ivz wdhjo~ hcj nyh{# Zdf wovcj om nhllopkcn doywfw
mkllfj zdf hky# H ilhge yh}fc mlf~ o}fydfhj, mollo~kcn h nyovp
om hiovz zfc doywf ykjfyw hw zdf{ dfhjfj moy Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf#
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~h{ zo~hyjw zdf zo~c‛w lkbkzw#
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oc zop om kz# Kzw nlhykcn yfj f{fw ~fyf mktfj vpoc zdf ykjfyw
hw zdf{ yojf phwwfj kz, coz zhekcn cozkgf om zdf gvykovw ikyj
~dhzwof}fy#
Hyh~c, zdf lfhjfy om zdf Dvczfyw, pvllfj dhyj oc zdf yfkcw
hcj zdf doywf ghbf zo h gobplfzf wzop# Dkw nyovp jkj zdf whbf#
Df doppfj omm dkw whjjlf, looefj hyovcj, hcj wckmmfj zdf hky#
Hc f}kl nykc zdfc plh{fj vpoc dkw gyvwz{ lkpw#
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Df nyhiifj zdf yfkcw om dkw doywf hcj lfj kz jo~c zdf dkll
zo~hyjw zdf wzyffzw# F}fy{ocf ~hw kcwkjf moy zdf ckndz hcj hll
~hw xvkfz hcj wzkll# Zdf glovjw goczkcvfj zo gkyglf o}fydfhj#
Zdf yhkc ifnhc zo mhll ocgf hnhkc hcj zdf Dvczfyw xvkgel{ bhjf
zdfky ~h{ zo Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf#
H govplf om zdf ykjfyw dflj zoygdfw kc zdfky dhcjw# Hw
zdf{ yhc phwwfj ocf om zdf dovwfw, zdf{ zdyf~ zdf zoygdfw oc zdf
nyovcj# Wooc zdf dovwfw ghvndz zdf mlhbfw#
Hyh~c yojf zdyovnd zdf wzyffzw oc dkw doywf# Df ~h}fj dkw
lfmz dhcj zo zdf dovwfw zdhz phwwfj hlocn zdf wkjfw hcj h wphye
hppfhyfj oc zdf yoomw om hll om zdfb# Hyh~c zdfc lkmzfj dkw
dfhj vp zo~hyjw zdf glovjw hio}f dkb# Lkndzckcn mlhwdfj hgyoww
zdf we{, wzykekcn zdf nyovcj coz mhy kc myocz om dkb# Mkyf
jhcgfj hgyoww zdf nyovcj hz zdf plhgf ~dfyf zdf lkndzckcn wzyvge
hcj h lhynf mkyf~hll ifghbf hc oiwzhglf kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf
wzyffz# Hyh~c‛w doywf avbpfj vp oc kzw dkcj lfnw# Hyh~c lkmzfj
vp zdf yfkcw hcj bhjf zdf doywf jovilf ihge kzw zyhgew# Kz zdfc
zvycfj hyovcj hcj xvkgel{ nhllopfj h~h{ myob zdf lhynf mkyf~hll
zdhz ifnhc gocwvbkcn hll kc kzw phzd# Zdf yhkc jkjc‛z mhll dhyj
fcovnd zo ftzkcnvkwd zdf mlhbfw# Wooc fcovnd, hll om Dflwdkyf
]kllhnf ifghbf kllvbkchzfj ~kzd yfj hcj {fllo~ lkndz#
df we{ ifghbf zdkge ~kzd wboef# Wkyfcw yhcn zdyovnd zdf
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jhcnfyovw mlhbfw zdhz ifnhc zo gocwvbf zdfky cfkndioydooj# Loek
mlf~ zdyovnd zdf hky hw h yh}fc hcj lhcjfj oc h yoge, ~hzgdkcn
zdf mkyf wpyfhj myob dovwf zo dovwf#
Ghc‛z zdf Fbpyfww jo wobfzdkcn hiovz zdkw? Loek whkj zo
dkbwflm# Df gdhcnfj dkw moyb ihge kczo zdf mot# Df dkj dkbwflm
kc zdf wdhjo~w hw zdf wovcj om nhllopkcn doywfw jyf~ glowfy#
Zdf Dvczfyw yojf zdfky doywfw h~h{ myob zdf ivyckcn gkz{
hcj zo~hyjw zdf wovzd# Loek nlhyfj hz zdfb hw zdf{ yojf h~h{
myob zdf jfwzyvgzkoc zdf{ ghvwfj# Df gdhcnfj kczo h dh~e hcj
mlf~ hmzfy zdfb, dopkcn zo vcgo}fy zdfky dkjkcn plhgf# Df ecf~
zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~kll coz if zoo dhpp{ hiovz zdkw, f}fc ~kzd
iozd Gdhlkww hcj Wflfch whmf myob dhyb moy co~#
Zdf ckndz goczkcvfj zo jyhn oc# Ilhge wboef lkcnfyfj kc
zdf hky hio}f Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf, kcjkghzkcn zdf jf}hwzhzkoc zdhz
~hw lfmz ifdkcj#
Zdf Dvczfyw wzoppfj hcj noz omm zdfky doywfw zo looe ihge
hz zdf mkyf# Zdf we{ kllvbkchzfj ~kzd zdf wvc‛w boyckcn yh{w#
Zdf dh~e lhcjfj oc h yoge cfhy zdf Dvczfyw hcj kz zoo looefj
ihge jo~c hz zdf }kllhnf# F}fy{zdkcn ~hw jfwzyo{fj# Zdkge wbon
lkcnfyfj kc zdf hky, go}fykcn vp zdf jfwzyvgzkoc om zdf mkyf#
Kc zdf plhgfw om zdf ivycz jo~c dovwfw ~fyf ilhge wxvhyfw zdhz
dflj pkfgfw om ivycz ~ooj zdhz dflj ~dhz lkzzlf om zdf mkyf zdhz
yfbhkcfj#
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Loek mlkcgdfj ~dfc df dfhyj zdf hcnfy hcj yhnf om ocf om
zdf Dvczfyw# “K gocwkjfy zdf Bhwzfy h mool(‒ Df pvcgdfj zdyovnd
zdf hky ~kzd ocf om dkw mkwzw hcj zdf yoge zdhz Loek ~hw pfygdfj
oc ifnhc zo wdhef# Df mlf~ vp zo zdf hky hcj zdf yoge ~hw
jfwzyo{fj# “Df kw h mool moy ~hczkcn zo ekll Wflfch H{lhjhkl(‒
zdf bhc whkj hnhkc# “Zdkce om zdf po~fy wdf ~kll powwfww km ~f
hllo~fj dfy zo lk}f( ^f ghc vwf dfy hw zdf vlzkbhzf ~fhpoc
hnhkcwz zdf Fbpyfww wkcgf ~f lowz zdf jyhnoc fnn(‒
“Wklfcgf {ovywflm(‒ Hyh~c ihyefj hz dkb# “Km {ov wpfhe vp
hnhkcwz bf hnhkc, zdfc K ~kll wff zo kz zdhz {ov‛yf zdf ocf ~do
~kll if ivycfj hlk}f(‒ Hyh~c yfhgdfj vp hcj ~yhppfj dkw mkcnfyw
hyovcj zdf zdyohz om zdf bhc ~do wpoef vp hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy#
“Km K f}fy dfhy {ov kcwvlz zdf Bhwzfy hnhkc, zdfc {ov ~kll jkf
wlo~l{ hcj phkcmvll{#‒ Df zkndzfcfj dkw nykp hyovcj zdf bhc‛w
zdyohz h lkzzlf, bhekcn dkb nhwp moy iyfhzd# Hmzfy h mf~
bobfczw, Hyh~c yflfhwfj dkw nykp oc zdf bhc‛w zdyohz hcj hllo~fj
dkb zo jyop zo zdf nyovcj, ~dffqkcn hcj phczkcn#
“Hyh~c, K dh}f zo hnyff ~kzd dkb oc zdf Bhwzfy‛w
jfgkwkoc,‒ ocf om zdfb nyo~lfj# Df lkmzfj dkw dooj myob dkw
mhgf# H wghy yhc zdyovnd dkw lfmz f{f, dkjjfc vcjfycfhzd dkw
wzykcn{, ilhge dhky# Hyovcj dkw cfge ~hw h cfgelhgf om h
weflfzhl jyhnoc pfcjfcz doljkcn h yfj wzocf kc kzw zhlocw# Dkw
hppfhyhcgf wfcz h golj wdk}fy jo~c Loek‛w ihge# Loek yfgonckqfj
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zdkw bhc hw Yobvlvw# Df ~hw ftzyfbfl{ }hlvhilf hcj kbpoyzhcz zo
zdf Woygfyfy ifwkjf Hyh~c#
Df xvkgel{ zvycfj dkw ihge oc zdf dh~e# “^f ghc mkcj h ~h{
zo pfywvhjf Wflfch H{lhjhkl zo aokc vw kc ovy mkndz hnhkcwz zdf
Fbpyfww# Wdf ~kll nyo~ po~fymvl kc ovy ~h{w#‒
“Zdf Bhwzfy nh}f vw oyjfyw zo ekll zdf gdklj chbfj Wflfch
H{lhjhkl,‒ Hyh~c ihyefj hz Yobvlvw#
“Km Wflfch ~fyf jfhj,‒ Yobvlvw ~dkwpfyfj, “~f ~ovlj eco~ kz
i{ co~#‒ Df looefj vp hz zdf mhkcz kbhnf om zdf booc zdhz dvcn
loowfl{ kc zdf dfh}fcw hw zdf wvc ifnhc zo zhef kzw plhgf kc zdf
we{, hw ~fll hw Hyh~c# Zo Hyh~c‛w jkwhppokczbfcz, zdf goloy om
zdf booc jkj coz gdhcnf# Df zdfc gvywfj vcjfy dkw iyfhzd hcj
oyjfyfj zdf Dvczfyw zo mollo~ dkb ihge wovzd zo~hyjw zdf
]fdfbfcz ]olghco#
Loek ~hzgdfj hw zdf{ jkwhppfhyfj omm kc zdf jkwzhcgf, hcj
zdfc zooe mlkndz hw h dh~e ocgf hnhkc zo~hyjw Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf#
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Wkt
locn bobfcz om wklfcgf dvcn kc zdf hky hmzfy Loek zolj
Gdhlkww ~dhz dhppfcfj# Wdf wdooe dfy dfhj kc jkwiflkfm hcj
ifnhc zo phgf hiovz zdf mlooy# Zdf ~kcjo~ yfbhkcfj ~kjf opfc,
zdf fczyhcgf zdhz Loek zooe zo nfz kczo zdf yoob# H wlkndz
iyffqf ghyykfj zdf wgfcz om wobfzdkcn ivyckcn#
H
Gdhlkww wdooe dfy dfhj# “^dhz jofw zdf Fbpyfww ~hcz bf zo
jo? Effp dkjkcn dfy? Zdf Woygfyfy ~kll coz wzop(‒ Wdf looefj
ovz zdf ~kcjo~ hcj hllo~fj zdf myfwd hky zo o}fy~dflb dfy# Zdf
glovjw yvbilfj o}fydfhj# “K joc‛z eco~ km kz ~ovlj ~oye,‒
Gdhlkww ~dkwpfyfj# Loek whz vp wzyhkndzfy zo lkwzfc ghyfmvll{
zo dfy ~oyjw# Gdhlkww zvycfj hyovcj zo mhgf zdf mot# “K joc‛z
~hcz Wflfch zo nyo~ vp lkef zdkw, lk}kcn kc mfhy# K ~hcz dfy zo
nyo~ vp lkef h coybhl gdklj# K ~hcz dfy zo nyo~ vp h~h{ myob
bhnkg#‒
[ov jo yfhlkqf zdhz Wflfch ~ovlj dh}f zo f}fczvhll{ lfhyc
hiovz zdf bhnkghl ~oylj, Loek whkj kc jkwiflkfm# Wdf ghccoz if
dkjjfc myob kz moyf}fy( Zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj ~hcz dfy zyhkcfj zo
lfhyc hiovz zdf movy flfbfczw hcj {ov eco~ kz(
K joc‛z ~hcz Wflfch zo lfhyc hiovz kz, coz avwz {fz,
Gdhlkww whkj kc h jhye zocf#
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om jfpyfwwkoc zdyovndovz Hybhnfjjoc# Gdhlkww, zo hikjf i{ dfy
pyobkwf, bhjf wvyf zo mkcj dovwkcn hcj wdflzfy h~h{ myob
Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf, moy kz ~hw h plhgf om bhnkg kzwflm# Wdf jkjc‛z
yfhlkqf do~ jkmmkgvlz kz ~ovlj if zo effp dfy pyobkwf zdhz wdf
bhjf zo Wflfch hcj zo Loek#
Do~f}fy, ]kjhy Dflkow, zdf lfhjfy om zdf Go}fc, bhjf
dovwkcn hyyhcnfbfczw moy Gdhlkww h~h{ myob Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf cfhy
~dhz yfbhkcfj om Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf# Zdf dovwf zdhz zdf Go}fc
hyyhcnfj moy Gdhlkww zo wzh{ ~hwc‛z }fy{ ikn, ivz kz ~hw
gobmoyzhilf ~kzd ocl{ zdyff yoobw, coz kcglvjkcn zdf bhkc yoob#
Gdhlkww efpz zdf jooy logefj hz hll zkbfw hcj zdf gvyzhkcw
glowfj kc mfhy zdhz zdf Dvczfyw ~ovlj wooc mkcj dfy# Wdf ~hw
yfhj{ moy zdfb kc ghwf zdf{ ~fyf#
Wflfch ~hw z~o {fhyw olj# Wdf ecf~ h mf~ ~oyjw hcj ~hw
hlbowz ~hlekcn i{ dfywflm# Wdf hcj Yhdkb, dfy govwkc, omzfc
zkbfw movndz ~kzd ocf hcozdfy, vwvhll{ kwwvfw o}fy wdhykcn#
Wflfch dhj h wzvmmfj, yfj jyhnoc zdhz Yhdkb hl~h{w ~hczfj#
Gdhlkww ifghbf mfhymvl hcj zykfj zo zhef h~h{ zdf wzvmmfj zo{,
ivz Wflfch yfmvwfj zo nk}f kz vp# ^dfc Gdhlkww wvggfwwmvll{
wchzgdfj zdf zo{ h~h{, Wflfch ifnhc zo gy{# Mfflkcn ihj moy
bhekcn dfy gy{, wdf xvkgel{ nh}f zdf zo{ ihge# Zdhz ~kll if zdf
ocl{ zdkcn yflhzfj zo bhnkg zdhz Wflfch ghc dh}f, wdf dvmmfj zo
dfywflm#
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Wflfch vwvhll{ lo}fj zo wkz i{ zdf ~kcjo~# Kz ~hw dfy
poyzhl zo zdf ovzwkjf ~oylj, moy Gdhlkww ~ovljc‛z lfz fkzdfy dfy
oy Yhdkb ovzwkjf# Zdf ~kcjo~ ~hw hw glowf hw wdf govlj nfz zo
zdf ovzwkjf# Wdf dflj vp dfy wzvmmfj jyhnoc zo zdf ~kcjo~ hcj
zhppfj kzw wcovz hnhkcwz zdf phcf# Wdf wzoppfj ~dfc wdf wh~
wobfocf ~hlekcn phwz zdfky dovwf ~fhykcn h ilhge glohe ~kzd h
mlhwe dflj zkndzl{ kc dkw dhcjw# Wflfch zklzfj dfy dfhj omm zo
zdf wkjf hw wdf fthbkcfj zdf bhc# Df lkmzfj zdf mlhwe zo dkw
lkpw hcj jyhce dfh}kl{ myob zdf wkl}fy goczhkcfy# ^dfc df
~hlefj zo hc kczfywfgzkoc, zdf nykb kbhnf jkwhppfhyfj#
“Bhzv,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# —Bhzv‛ bfhcz —hvcz‛ kc zdf Fl}fc
Lhcnvhnf, ~dkgd ~hw coz gobbocl{ vwfj# Wdf pvwdfj zdf wzvmmfj
jyhnoc zo zdf ~kcjo~ hnhkc# “Bhzv(‒ Gdhlkww xvkgel{ yhc kczo
zdf bhkc yoob ~dfyf Wflfch ~hw#
“^dhz?‒
Wflfch pokczfj ovzwkjf ~dfyf wdf wh~ zdf bhc# Gdhlkww
looefj hyovcj# “^dhz kw kz?‒
“H bhc,‒ wdf whkj, pokczkcn hz zdf kczfywfgzkoc ~dfyf zdf
kbhnf jkwhppfhyfj# Gdhlkww looefj ovz zdf ~kcjo~ zo ~dfyf
Wflfch ~hw pokczkcn hz, ivz wdooe dfy dfhj#
“Zdfyf‛w coioj{ ovz zdfyf,‒ wdf whkj# “K joc‛z wff
hc{ioj{#‒
“K wh~(‒ Wflfch zhppfj dfy mkcnfy hnhkcwz zdf ~kcjo~phcf#
“H bhc( Ovzwkjf(‒ Gdhlkww mflz h lkzzlf gocgfycfj zdhz pfydhpw
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zdf Dvczfyw movcj zdfb hmzfy hll# Kz ocl{ ifghbf h bhzzfy om
zkbf ifmoyf zdf{ ghbf kczo dfy dovwf#
Do~f}fy, f}fc hmzfy z~o boyf {fhyw phwwfj, zdf Dvczfyw
cf}fy ghbf zo dfy dovwf# Gdhlkww goczkcvfj zo zdkce zdhz
pfydhpw zdf kbhnf Wflfch wh~ ~hwc‛z yfhl, zdhz bh{if kz ~hw avwz
h dhllvgkchzkoc hcj zdf mfhy kcwkjf om dfy loowfcfj kzw nykp oc
dfy#
Ckndz ghbf kc wklfcgf# Ilhge yhkc glovjw gkyglfj o}fydfhj,
go}fykcn iozd zdf booc hcj wzhyw myob }kf~# Zdf glovjw povyfj
zdfky goczfczw zo zdf nyovcj# Ogghwkochll{ lkndzckcn mlhwdfj
hgyoww zdf we{ mollo~fj i{ zdf wovcj om zdvcjfy#
Wflfch zowwfj hcj zvycfj kc dfy wlffp hw zdf cokwf om zdf
yhkc goczkcvfj zo jkwzvyi dfy# Wdf opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj wzhyfj
hz zdf ~hll kc myocz om dfy, ~hzgdkcn zdf lkndzckcn ghwzkcn
wdhjo~w myob zdf oiafgzw hll hyovcj dfy yoob# Wflfch ~hw
jkwhppokczfj zdhz kz ~hw wzkll jhye ovzwkjf# Wdf pvllfj zdf
ilhcefzw o}fy dfy dfhj hcj zkndzl{ glowfj dfy f{fw# ^dfc wdf
dfhyj zdf wovcj om zdvcjfy yohy, wdf avbpfj ovz om ifj#
Lkndzckcn ftplojfj hgyoww zdf we{ hnhkc, kllvbkchzkcn zdf we{
~kzd h ~dkzf ilhqf#
Zdf lkndz zyhcwmktfj dfy# Wdf wlo~l{ hppyohgdfj zdf
~kcjo~, f}fc hw kz jkwhppfhyfj# Hll wdf wh~ looekcn ihge hz dfy
~hw zdf jhyecfww ilhcefzkcn hll om Hybhnfjjoc hw zdf yhkc
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goczkcvfj zo mhll# Wflfch lhkj ihge jo~c kc dfy ifj hcj pvllfj
zdf go}fyw o}fy dfy dfhj, zy{kcn ocgf boyf zo nfz wobf wlffp#
Hnhkc, wdf dfhyj zdf whbf wovcj hw ifmoyf# Zdf wovcj om zdf
yhkc wvjjfcl{ ifghbf jkwzhcz#
Wflfch noz ovz om zdf ifj hcj ~hlefj zo~hyjw zdf ~kcjo~ hw
wdf dfhyj zdf wovcj om doywfw nhllopkcn kc w{cg# Wdf wxvkczfj
zo nfz h ifzzfy looe hw zdf mknvyf ifghbf glfhyfy# H doywf"
jyh~c ghyykhnf yollfj jo~c zdf wzyffz hcj zo~hyjw dfy dovwf#
Zdfc myob zdf ihge om dfy bkcj, zdf }kwkoc om zdf ghyykhnf
ifghbf wo glfhy zdhz km wdf ~fyf zo yfhgd ovz dfy dhcj wdf ~ovlj
if hilf zo mffl kzw pyfwfcgf# Dfy }kwkoc ilhgefcfj hcj wdf ~hw
wooc wzhcjkcn kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf wzyffzw, lkwzfckcn zo zdf
~dfflw om h ghyykhnf yoll o}fy zdf ivbpw om zdf yohj#
Wflfch looefj hyovcj dfy, yfhlkqkcn zdhz wdf ~hwc‛z kc dfy
yoob hc{boyf# Zdf wovcj om zdf ghyykhnf nyf~ lovjfy# Wdf
zvycfj hyovcj hw kz yollfj kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Zdf ghyykhnf ghbf
vp zo h gobplfzf wzop5 zdf jooy w~vcn opfc# Wflfch wzooj myob h
jkwzhcgf hw wdf wh~ h mhbklkhy mknvyf wzfp ovz oczo zdf ph}fbfcz
~kzd h ghcf hcj h io~lfy‛w dhz vpoc dkw dfhj# Df dhj h nykb
hppfhyhcgf, ~kzd ~dhz looefj lkef h ~kn om ilhge dhky hcj h
zdkge bvwzhgdf ykndz vcjfycfhzd dkw Yobhc cowf# Df ~oyf hc
o}fygohz zdhz ~fcz jo~c zo dkw ecffw hcj dkw wdofw ~fyf wdkckcn
lkef h bkyyoy# Df ~hw wlkndzl{ ivklz hcj om bfjkvb dfkndz# Dkw
dhqfl"nyh{ f{fw ~fyf ilhbflfww hcj glfhy#
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Df ~hlefj kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wdf ~hw pyfphyfj zo wzfp ovz
om dkw ~h{, ivz zdf bhc ~hlefj zdyovnd dfy hw km wdf ~fyfc‛z
zdfyf# Wdf mflz golj# Noowfivbpw hppfhyfj oc dfy hyb5 zdf bhc
dhj kncoyfj dfy gobplfzfl{#
Zdf bhc jkwhppfhyfj kczo h jhye hllf{~h{# Wflfch ifnhc zo
mollo~ dkb, ivz wzoppfj ~dfc zdf wgfcfy{ hyovcj dfy ifnhc zo
jkwwol}f hcj wdf ~hw ihge kc dfy yoob ocgf boyf#
Wf}fc
flfch H{lhjhkl hcj dfy govwkc, Yhdkb Iyhc~fc, xvkfzl{
~hlefj kczo ocf om zdf yoobw om Gdhlkww‛w dovwf hmzfy wdfW68
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dfhyj zdf myocz jooy opfc# H locn, ~oojfc zhilf pyfphyfj ~kzd
mooj hcj ~kcf whz kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf yoob ~kzd movy gdhkyw#
Zdf jkwdfw hcj wkl}fy~hyf ~kzd chpekcw ~fyf cfhzl{ lhkj ovz moy
zdf gobkcn nvfwz# H jkbkcvzk}f ~kcjo~ ~kzd glowfj ilvf jyhpfw
whz kc ocf goycfy om zdf yoob# H zhll ~oojfc ~hyjyoif whz
ifdkcj zdf zhilf# Wdf wbklfj, moy kz ~hw zdf pfymfgz dkjkcn
plhgf moy zdfb iozd# Wdf hcj Yhdkb xvkgel{ ~fcz kcwkjf hcj
glowfj zdf jooy h lkzzlf, phzkfczl{ ~hkzkcn moy Gdhlkww zo
hyyk}f ~kzd dfy nvfwz# Gdhlkww ~hczfj zdf iozd om zdfb zo if kc
ifj i{ zdf zkbf zdf nvfwz hyyk}fj#
Wflfch zykfj zo gocgfhl dfywflm ifdkcj zdf glozdfw dhcnkcn
oc zdf dhcnfyw# Yhdkb pvwdfj dfy h lkzzlf wo df govlj mkz hw
~fll# Zdf ~hyjyoif bhjf h lkzzlf cokwf ~kzd f}fy{ bo}fbfcz zdf{
bhjf#
Wdf pffefj zdyovnd zdf wbhll gyhge hz zdf jooy, ivz Yhdkb
wdo}fj dfy h lkzzlf omm zo zdf wkjf wo df govlj looe zoo#
“K zdkce K dfhy zdfb gobkcn,‒ Yhdkb ~dkwpfyfj# H mf~
bobfczw phwwfj ifmoyf Wflfch avbpfj h lkzzlf ~dfc zdf jooy w~vcn
opfc# Wflfch pyfwwfj dfy mkcnfyw zo dfy lkpw, wknchlkcn zo
Yhdkb zo if xvkfz# Gdhlkww ~hlefj kc mkywz, mollo~fj i{ h plvbp
bhc doljkcn h lhynf nyh{ iot hcj hcozdfy# Zdf nyh{ iot hppfhyfj
zo if bhjf om wzocf# Jyhnocw ~fyf fcnyh}fj hlocn zdf wkjfw om
zdf iot# H ef{dolf ~hw kc myocz# Wflfch zdfc cozkgfj zdhz zdf
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plvbp bhc ~hw ~fhykcn h cfgelhgf ~kzd h ef{ hw zdf pfcjfcz hcj
hwwvbfj zdhz kz opfcfj zdf iot#
Zdf plvbp bhc zooe dkw wfhz kc ocf om zdf gdhkyw hz zdf fcj
om zdf zhilf ~dklf Gdhlkww hcj zdf ozdfy nvfwz whz jo~c ifwkjf
dkb# Df wfz jo~c zdf iot kc myocz om dkb hcj zooe ovz h
dhcjefygdkfm zo ~kpf zdf w~fhz omm dkw moyfdfhj#
Gdhlkww yfhgdfj o}fy zo nyhi zdf ~kcf iozzlf hcj povyfj dkb
wobf# “Zdhce {ov b{ jfhy,‒ df whkj, zhekcn zdf ~kcf nlhww myob
dfy# Wdf ommfyfj kz zo dfy ozdfy nvfwz, ivz df yfmvwfj#
Wflfch‛w bovzd ~hzfyfj h lkzzlf ~dfc wdf ~hzgdfj zdf plvbp bhc
hcj dkw gobphckoc fhz5 Gdhlkww oc zdf ozdfy dhcj jkj coz#
“Kw zdf gdklj pyfwfcz?‒ zdf plvbp bhc hwefj hmzfy ~kpkcn
dkw mhgf omm ~kzd h chpekc#
“Co,‒ Gdhlkww hcw~fyfj# “Wflfch kw hwlffp#‒
“Zdfc K wvppowf ~f ghc jkwgvww ivwkcfww#‒ Df glfhyfj dkw
zdyohz# Wflfch wdkmzfj h lkzzlf zo bhef dfywflm boyf
gobmoyzhilf# “K hb wvyf zdhz {ov ~fll yfbfbify Hwdvy Ifl#‒ Df
cojjfj o}fy zo~hyjw zdf pfywoc wzhcjkcn cfhy Gdhlkww# Wdf
cojjfj zo dkb, kc ~dkgd df yfzvycfj# Df ~hw gocgfhlfj kc h
ilhge glohe# Wflfch wxvkczfj zdyovnd zdf gyhge zo zy{ zo nfz h
ifzzfy looe hz zdf bhc‛w mhgf dkjjfc vcjfycfhzd zdf dooj# Km
wdf opfcfj zdf jooy hc{boyf, wdf ~ovlj ftpowf dfywflm hcj Yhdkb#
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“Df dhw hnyffj ~kzd zdf bkwwkoc,‒ zdf plvbp bhc goczkcvfj#
Gdhlkww cojjfj dfy dfhj# Wflfch nlhcgfj o}fy hz Yhdkb, ivz df
ocl{ wdyvnnfj dkw wdovljfyw#
“K ~hw hiovz zo hwe {ov zdf whbf,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf
looefj ihge zdyovnd zdf wbhll gyhge zdf jooy bhjf, ~ocjfykcn
~dhz ekcj om bkwwkoc df ~hw yfmfyykcn zo#
“Zdf Go}fc hcj K dh}f bhjf ovy jfgkwkoc,‒ zdf plvbp bhc
whkj hnhkc# “Hcj ~f iflkf}f zdhz Hwdvy ~ovlj if zdf pfymfgz bhc
zo if hwwkncfj zo kz#‒ Gdhlkww cojjfj ocgf hnhkc#
“K ifz {ov kz kw h bocwzfy,‒ Yhdkb ~dkwpfyfj kc Wflfch‛w
fhy#
Wdf nlhyfj hz dkb# “Zdfyf hyf co wvgd zdkcnw hw bocwzfyw,‒
Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj ihge#
“^dhz ~ovlj if zdf —kz‛ zdhz zdf{ hyf zhlekcn hiovz zdfc?‒
“K joc‛z eco~#‒
“Do~ jo {ov eco~ kz kwc‛z h bocwzfy?‒
“Wddd(‒ Wflfch pyfwwfj dfy mkcnfyw zo dfy bovzd ocgf hnhkc
hcj looefj hz Gdhlkww#
Zdf plvbp bhc zdfc vcglhwpfj zdf cfgelhgf df ~oyf hcj
nyhiifj zdf ef{# Df wzvge zdf ef{ kczo zdf ef{dolf kc zdf iot
hcj z~kwzfj kz# Zdf lkj ghbf opfc# Wflfch dflj dfy iyfhzd,
~hkzkcn zo mkchll{ wff ~dhz ~hw kcwkjf zdf iot#
Zdf plvbp bhc yfhgdfj kcwkjf hcj pvllfj ovz h lhynf jhye
yfj wzocf# Gdhlkww‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj ~kzd ftgkzfbfcz hcj
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hbhqfbfcz# Wdf yfhgdfj ovz zo zovgd kzw wvymhgf, ivz zdf plvbp
bhc nh}f dfy h wzfyc looe# Gdhlkww ~kzdjyf~ dfy dhcj hcj plhgfj
kz oc dfy lhp#
“^f gocwkjfyfj {ov hw hc opzkoc,‒ zdf plvbp bhc whkj# “Ivz
{ov bvwz vcjfywzhcj zdhz ~f jo coz hllo~ ~obfc kc zdf Goypw#‒
Gdhlkww‛w mhgf ifghbf wzfyc hw km wdf ~fyf ommfcjfj5 do~f}fy,
wdf jkj coz yfwpocj zo zdkw# “^f dh}f zo lfh}f zdkw dfyf moy
zdf zkbf ifkcn#‒ Df pvz zdf jhye yfj wzocf ihge kczo zdf iot hcj
logefj kz ocgf hnhkc#
Gdhlkww wffbfj h lkzzlf wdogefj hz dkw pyopowhl# “]kjhy
Dflkow, km K bh{# ^dhz kw {ovy yfhwoc moy lfh}kcn zdkw vcjfy b{
ghyf?‒
]kjhy wbklfj# Kz ~hw hc ffykf wbklf zdhz bhjf zdf dhky oc
Wflfch‛w cfge wzhcj vp# “Ifghvwf,‒ df ifnhc, “~f cffj h whmf
plhgf moy kz moy zdf zkbf ifkcn# ^f ghccoz jkyfgzl{ zhef kz zo
zdf Go}fc ifghvwf zdhz kw hc oi}kovw gdokgf moy hc hzzhge zdfyf#
Kz kw zdf whbf yfhwoc moy ~d{ ~f ghccoz zhef kz zo Yvcf Gkzhjfl#
Kz ~ovlj if h lkzzlf boyf jkmmkgvlz zo zyhgf kzw loghzkoc km ~f
lfh}f kz dfyf#‒ Df gdvgelfj h lkzzlf#
Df nh}f Gdhlkww h wlkndz coj hw df wfz zdf iot oc zdf zhilf
hcj fwgoyzfj dkbwflm ovz om zdf yoob wzkll doljkcn zdf ef{,
mollo~fj i{ Hwdvy# Df phvwfj hcj looefj hz Gdhlkww, zkndzl{
nykppkcn zdf ef{# “K‛ll… K‛ll lfh}f zdkw vcjfy {ovy powwfwwkoc…
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Fkndz
flfch, f}fy wkcgf zdhz plvbp bhc dhw }kwkzfj zdfky dovwf
~kzd zdf iot, zykfj zo mknvyf ovz ~dhz ~hw kcwkjf om kz#
Gdhlkww dhj kz wkzzkcn oc zop om zdf iooewdflm hlocn zdf ~hll
cfhy zdf ekzgdfc# Do~f}fy, Gdhlkww cf}fy yfbo}fj zdf ef{, ~dkgd
yfbhkcfj hyovcj dfy cfge# Ocgf, ~dklf Gdhlkww ~hw wlffpkcn,
Wflfch zykfj zo zhef zdf ef{, ivz dfy hvcz hl~h{w bhjf h wzky
hcj Wflfch ~ovlj if wfcz wgvyy{kcn vcjfycfhzd zdf ifj zo bhef
wvyf zdhz wdf ~hwc‛z ghvndz# Wf}fyhl zkbfw wdf zykfj zo nfz
Yhdkb zo dflp dfy, ivz zdfky hzzfbpzw yfbhkcfj vcwvggfwwmvl#
Kcwzfhj om ykwekcn nfzzkcn kczo zyovilf, Wflfch kcwzfhj jfgkjfj
zo vwf dfy kbhnkchzkoc hcj zdovndz zdhz pfydhpw wobf ekcj om
bocwzfy lk}fj kcwkjf zdf iot hcj km vclfhwdfj, kz ~ovlj iykcn
vcwpfhehilf doyyoy zo zdf ~oylj#
W
Zdf yhkc wooc wfzzlfj kc hw zdf ~fhzdfy gdhcnfj myob wvbbfy
zo hvzvbc# Zdf zyffw hyovcj zdfky dovwf ifnhc molkhzkcn, zdfky
iyo~c hcj {fllo~ lfh}fw ifkcn ilo~c hgyoww zdf wzyffzw#
Gdhlkww ghbf kczo zdf ekzgdfc myob dfy ifjyoob ~kzd h wbhll
whge kc dfy dhcjw# Wflfch ~hw wkzzkcn kc h gdhky ~kzd h iooe kc
dfy lhp ~ykzzfc i{ zdf hvzdoy om zdf chbf ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw#
Wdf ~hw hl~h{w kczfyfwzfj kc dkw pofzy{ f}fy wkcgf Gdhlkww
zhvndz dfy do~ zo yfhj hiovz h {fhy hno# Kz ~hw coz vcvwvhl moy
Gdhlkww zo wff Wflfch yfhjkcn#
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Wdf looefj vp myob zdf phnf hcj vcjfywzooj kbbfjkhzfl{ zdhz
dfy hvcz ~hw nfzzkcn yfhj{ zo lfh}f zo no wdoppkcn#
“K cffj {ov hcj Yhdkb zo wzh{ kcwkjf zdf dovwf ~dklf K hb
nocf,‒ Gdhlkww whkj, wzvmmkcn h wbhll povgd kczo zdf pogefz om
dfy glohe# Wflfch cojjfj5 Gdhlkww whkj zdf whbf f}fy{ zkbf
ifmoyf wdf lfmz# “Km hc{ocf gobfw zo zdf dovwf, joc‛z hcw~fy
~dfc zdf{ ecoge5 effp zdf jooyw logefj hcj zdf jyhpfw glowfj#‒
“[fw, Bhzv,‒ Wflfch whkj, nokcn ihge zo yfhjkcn#
Gdhlkww looefj hz Wflfch ftpfgzhczl{ hcj ~kzd h gocgfycfj
ftpyfwwkoc hw wdf zkfj vp dfy glohe myob zdf myocz# “Wflfch,‒
wdf whkj xvkfzl{# Wdf looefj vp myob dfy iooe hnhkc# “Plfhwf
wzh{ kcwkjf zdf dovwf# K ~kll if ihge hw wooc hw K ghc#‒
Wflfch cojjfj hcj wzhyzfj zo yfhj hnhkc# Ifmoyf Gdhlkww
~hlefj ovz om zdf myocz jooy, wdf looefj hz Wflfch# “Nooj"i{f
Yhdkb(‒ wdf ghllfj ovz ~kzd dfy nhqf wzkll mktfj vpoc Wflfch#
Zdfyf ~hw h mhkcz mhyf~fll myob Yhdkb kc zdf ozdfy yoob5 Gdhlkww
lfmz hmzfy wdf ~hw mkchll{ whzkwmkfj#
Wflfch wlo~l{ wfz dfy iooe jo~c oc zdf hyb om dfy gdhky hcj
~hlefj o}fy zo zdf ~kcjo~# Pffekcn zdyovnd zdf jyhpfw, Wflfch
~hzgdfj hw dfy hvcz jkwhppfhyfj jo~c zdf jkyz yohj zdhz lfj h~h{
myob zdfky dovwf# Do~ wdf locnfj zo mkchll{ ~hle hyovcj
ovzwkjf( Wdf wkndfj hcj pyfwwfj dfy cowf hnhkcwz zdf
~kcjo~phcf#
“Yhdkb(‒ Wflfch ghllfj ovz kc ioyfjob#
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“^dhz?‒ Dkw hcw~fy ~hw wo mhkcz#
“^dfyf jo {ov zdkce Bhzv nofw ~dfcf}fy wdf lfh}fw?‒ Wflfch
wzhyzfj mkcnfykcn zdf jyhpfw# Wdf dfhyj Yhdkb wzvbilf ovz om
ifj hcj df yhc kczo zdf bhkc yoob hcj looefj ovz zdf ~kcjo~ ~kzd
Wflfch#
“K joc‛z eco~,‒ Yhdkb ~dkwpfyfj, dkw iyfhzd monnkcn vp zdf
~kcjo~phcf# Zdf we{ ~hw go}fyfj kc glovjw hcj yhkc kcgfwwhczl{
mfll zo zdf nyovcj# “Df{… jo {ov ~hcz zo no ovzwkjf?‒
“^dhz?‒ Wflfch looefj hz Yhdkb ~kzd h gocmvwfj looe,
mfflkcn h lkzzlf wvypykwfj zo dfhy dkb wh{ zdkw#
“Jo {ov ~hcz zo no ovzwkjf? ^f ghc‛z ~dfc b{ bozdfy kw
dfyf#‒
Wflfch looefj ovzwkjf hnhkc hcj cojjfj dfy dfhj# “[fhd# K
~hcz zo no ovzwkjf#‒
“Lfz‛w no(‒ Yhdkb nyhiifj Wflfch‛w hyb hcj pvllfj dfy o}fy
zo~hyjw zdf myocz jooy# Df wzhyzfj mvbilkcn hyovcj ~kzd zdf
logew oc zdf jooy# Wflfch ifnhc zo dflp dkb hcj hmzfy h ~dklf
hcj zdf{ mkchll{ opfcfj zdf myocz jooy#
Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ do~ zo yfhgz5 wdf ~hw mkchll{ ovzwkjf#
Zdf ftgkzfbfcz w~fllfj kcwkjf om dfy hw wdf, ~kzd dfwkzhzkoc,
jfgkjfj zo zhef dfy mkywz wzfp# Yhdkb, do~f}fy, ifghbf h lkzzlf
boyf hnnyfwwk}f hcj pvwdfj Wflfch ovz zdf myocz jooy#
“Gobf oc(‒ df ghllfj ovz#
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Wflfch looefj vp hz Yhdkb hw wdf ~hw yviikcn dfy wdovljfy
hmzfy df pvwdfj dfy ovzwkjf# Df ~hlefj ovz h lkzzlf ~h{w hcj
wzoppfj#
Yhdkb looefj hyovcj hiovz dkw wvyyovcjkcnw ~kzd
hczkgkphzkoc# Dkw gyoppfj gvz dhky ghvndz wobf om zdf yhkc
jyoplfzw zdhz mfll myob zdf we{# Df movndz hnhkcwz dkw bozdfy
~dfc df ~fcz zo nfz dkw dhky gvz, moy df jkjc‛z ~hcz kz zykbbfj#
Dkw ilvf afhcw ~fyf h lkzzlf ihnn{, wo dkw bozdfy bhjf dkb pvz
oc h iflz# Wflfch govlj wzkll }k}kjl{ dfhy zdf goc}fywhzkoc
ifz~ffc dkb hcj dkw bozdfy myob zdkw boyckcn, do~ df movndz
hnhkcwz dfy hiovz zdhz hw ~fll#
Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz, ~dkgd ~fyf go}fyfj kc ~dkzf
whcjhlw ~kzd h wvcmlo~fy oc zdf wkjfw# Wdf ~oyf ~dkzf wogew
zdhz ~fcz h lkzzlf hio}f dfy hcelfw# Dfy jyfww ~fcz jo~c zo dfy
ecffw hcj wvcmlo~fyw ~fyf phkczfj hll o}fy# Wdf ~oyf yfj chkl
polkwd oc dfy mkcnfychklw hcj h yfj ykiioc kc dfy dhky#
Zdf hky wbfllfj ~fz jvf zo zdf yhkc myob zdf ckndz ifmoyf#
Hgyoww zdf wzyffz wzooj zhll pfghc zyffw# Zdfyf ~fyf wobf
gdkljyfc glkbikcn hll o}fy zdf zyffw# H mf~ io{w ~fyf gdhwkcn h
govplf om nkylw kc h nhbf om zhn# Z~o nkylw ~fyf wzhcjkcn cfhy
zdf zyvce om ocf om zdf zyffw# Zdf{ zhlefj hbocn fhgd ozdfy,
kncoykcn zdf nhbf zdhz zooe plhgf hyovcj zdfb#
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Wflfch cf}fy wh~ ozdfy gdkljyfc ifmoyf, ftgfpz moy Yhdkb#
Wdf jkj myob zkbf zo zkbf ~dfcf}fy wdf looefj ovz dfy ~kcjo~,
ivz cf}fy kc pfywoc#
Zdf z~o nkylw wzoppfj zhlekcn zo fhgd ozdfy ~dfc zdf{ wh~
iozd Wflfch hcj Yhdkb#
“Df{, ~do‛w zdhz?‒ h lkzzlf nkyl hwefj, pokczkcn o}fy hz
Wflfch#
“K joc‛z eco~,‒ zdf ozdfy yfzoyzfj#
“K dh}fc‛z wffc dfy ifmoyf#‒
“Wdovlj ~f no hcj wh{ dk?‒ hwefj hcozdfy# Wflfch mflz h
lkzzlf fbihyyhwwfj zdhz zdf{ ~fyf f}fc zhlekcn hiovz dfy5 wdf
zykfj zo kncoyf zdfb# Yhdkb looefj vp hcj bo}fj h~h{ hw zdf z~o
nkylw hj}hcgfj kc Wflfch‛w jkyfgzkoc#
Wdf dfhyj moozwzfpw hppyohgdkcn dfy myob ifdkcj# Zdf z~o
nkylw wzooj ifdkcj dfy hcj Wflfch dhj zdf govyhnf zo zvyc
hyovcj# “Dk,‒ wdf whkj#
“Dfllo,‒ ocf om zdf nkylw yfplkfj# Dfy mhgf zvycfj yfj
~kzd fbihyyhwwbfcz# Zdf nkyl ~do hcw~fyfj ~oyf pknzhklw oc zdf
wkjf om dfy dfhj# Dfy jyfww ~hw nyh{ ~kzd h io~ zdhz ~hw zkfj
kc zdf ihge# Dfy iyo~c f{fw ~fyf womz hcj ekcj# Wdf ~hw zhll
hcj zdkc gobphyfj zo dfy mykfcj# Myfgelfw yhc hgyoww dfy mhgf
hcj hybw# Yhdkb looefj hz dfy hcj ilvwdfj ~dfc df wh~ dfy#
Wflfch wh~ dkw yfhgzkoc hcj nknnlfj zo dfywflm#
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Ckhbd wbklfj# “[fhd# Wobf# K dh}f h loz boyf mykfcjw
zdhc zdfb#‒ Wflfch ~fcz ~kjf"f{fj, fc}{kcn zdf mhgz zdhz wdf dhj
wo bhc{ mykfcjw hcj wdf jkjc‛z# “Joc‛z {ov dh}f hc{ mykfcjw?‒
Ckhbd hwefj#
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co#‒
“Od# K‛ll wdhyf b{ mykfcjw ~kzd {ov#‒
Wflfch‛w mhgf lkz vp# “[ov ~kll?‒
Ckhbd wbklfj ocgf hnhkc# “[fhd, K ~kll#‒ Wdf ilvwdfj, hw
jkj Wflfch# Wdf looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb ~do ~hw looekcn jo~c hz
dkw mffz ~kzd vcfhwkcfww# ^dfc df looefj vp hz Ckhbd, df
xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj# “K cffj zo zfll {ov wobfzdkcn,‒ Ckhbd
~dkwpfyfj# Wdf pokczfj hz ocf om zdf nkylw ~do wzooj kc zdf
wdhjo~w bhjf i{ zdf zyffw# “[ov wff dfy? Dfy chbf kw N~{cc#
Wdf‛w h ivll{ hcj vwvhll{ lkefw zo pkge oc cf~ ekjw# Km K ~fyf
{ov, K‛j wzh{ h~h{ myob dfy#‒
Wflfch wxvkczfj zo nfz h ifzzfy looe# Dfy hppfhyhcgf wfcz
h golj wdk}fy jo~c Wflfch‛w wpkcf# Hio}f dfy goypwf"lkef
hppfhyhcgf, wdf dhj zdfwf pkfygkcn jhye yfj f{fw zdhz jykllfj kc
zdf ihge om Wflfch‛w bkcj, bhekcn dfy go~fy ~kzd mfhy# N~{cc
zvycfj hyovcj looefj hz dfy# Wflfch ihgefj h~h{ h lkzzlf ~dfc
N~{cc‛w yfj f{fw nhqfj kczo dfyw#
“Km {ov joc‛z bfww ~kzd dfy, wdf ~kll lfh}f {ov hlocf,‒
Ckhbd whkj xvkgel{# Wflfch lfz ovz h wknd om yflkfm# “Wo,
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Wflfch,‒ Ckhbd ifnhc# “Dh}f {ov f}fy iffc zo… zdhz dhvczfj
dovwf?‒ wdf hwefj#
Wflfch ~hw gocmvwfj# “^dhz dhvczfj dovwf?‒
“Jo {ov bfhc zdhz {ov joc‛z eco~?‒ Bhykh hwefj# Wflfch
wdooe dfy dfhj# “^fll, zdf dhvczfj dovwf kw zdf dovwf ~dfyf h
ndowz lk}fw# K dfhy zdhz zdf ndowz ~hcjfyw hyovcj zdf ovzwekyzw
om Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf, zy{kcn zo zhef f}fy{ioj{‛w wovl#‒
Wflfch‛w mhgf zvycfj ~dkzf ~kzd mfhy, ivz wdf wdooe dfy
dfhj# “Zdhz‛w avwz bhjf vp,‒ wdf whkj, zy{kcn zo dkjf zdf mhgz
zdhz wdf ~hw wghyfj# “Zdfyf‛w co wvgd zdkcn hw h ndowz#‒
“Od ivz zdfyf kw,‒ Ckhbd whkj, hnyffkcn ~kzd Bhykh # “K
dfhyj ocgf zdhz h ekj ~fcz kcwkjf zdf dhvczfj dovwf hcj ~hw
cf}fy wffc hnhkc#‒
Wflfch w~hllo~fj# “^dfyf… kw zdf dovwf?‒
Bhykh pokczfj ifdkcj dfy# “Kz kw ykndz o}fy zdfyf#‒
Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj hcj wdf wzhyfj hz ~dfyf Bhykh ~hw
pokczkcn# Wdf dhj cf}fy cozkgfj zdf dovwf ifmoyf, ivz ~dfc wdf
looefj hz kz, wdf mflz mykndzfcfj# Kz ~hw h wbhll gozzhnf ~kzd
h lhbppowz zdhz whz kc zdf myocz loz ~kzd h yh}fc pfygdfj oc
zop# Zdf dovwf ~hw z~o wzoykfw dknd5 Wflfch iflkf}fj zdf wfgocj
zo if hc hzzkg# Wobfzdkcn pfgvlkhy hiovz zdf dovwf zyovilfj
dfy#
Zdf yh}fc whz oc zop om zdf lhbppowz hcj ~hzgdfj zdf lkzzlf
gdkljyfc oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf wzyffz#
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Bhykh zhppfj Wflfch oc dfy wdovljfy# “Df{, jo {ov ~hcz zo
no hcj plh{ zhn ~kzd vw?‒ wdf hwefj, zy{kcn zo gdhcnf zdf
wviafgz#
Wflfch cojjfj dfy dfhj hcj zoyf dfy nhqf myob zdf dhvczfj
dovwf hcj wzhyzfj yvcckcn hyovcj ~kzd Ckhbd hcj Bhykh # F}fy{
co~ hcj zdfc wdf looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb hcj wh~ dkb wzhykcn hz
Ckhbd# ^dfcf}fy Ckhbd yfzvycfj dkw nhqf, Yhdkb hl~h{w fcjfj vp
ilvwdkcn hcj looekcn h~h{ ~dklf ~dkwzlkcn zo dkbwflm hcj wdf
~ovlj nknnlf kc zvyc#
Hmzfy zfc bkcvzfw om plh{kcn zhn, Wflfch wzoppfj ~dfc wdf
wh~ N~{cc glkbikcn oc zop om ocf om zdf zyffw cfhy dfy# Ckhbd
hcj Bhykh wzoppfj yvcckcn ~dfc zdf{ yfhlkqfj Wflfch ~hwc‛z
mollo~kcn zdfb#
“Hyf {ov gobkcn?‒ Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# Kcwzfhj, wdf whz
jo~c oc zdf zyvce om zdf zyff hcj plhgfj dfy lfmz dhcj oc dfy
lhp, zdf w{biol vpoc dfy phlb ghzgdkcn dfy f{f# O}fy zdf {fhyw,
wdf hggvbvlhzfj xvfwzkocw zdhz Gdhlkww cf}fy hcw~fyfj# Dfy hvcz
ocl{ whkj zdhz wdf ~hw ioyc ~kzd kz, cozdkcn boyf# Wdf lkmzfj
vp dfy lfmz dhcj hcj looefj hz kz ~kzd kczfcz kczfyfwz#
Wdf dfhyj zdf wovcj om moozwzfpw hppyohgdkcn dfy myob
ifdkcj# N~{cc lfhcfj o}fy hcj hwefj1 “^dhz hyf {ov looekcn hz?‒
Wflfch xvkgel{ go}fyfj dfy lfmz dhcj ~kzd dfy ykndz#
“Cozdkcn,‒ wdf whkj#
“[ov‛yf dkjkcn wobfzdkcn(‒
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“K‛b coz dkjkcn hc{zdkcn(‒
N~{cc ifcz kc glowfy hcj nyhiifj Wflfch‛w dhcj# Wdf
wzyvnnlfj zo effp dfy ykndz dhcj o}fy dfy lfmz, ivz ~hw
vcwvggfwwmvl# N~{cc bhchnfj zo wff zdf w{biol hcj dfy f{fw
ifghbf ~kjf# “[ov hyf h ~fkyjo( F}fy{ocf looe(‒ Wdf dflj vp
Wflfch‛w lfmz hyb moy f}fy{ocf zo wff# “Wdf dhw h wghy oc dfy
dhcj( Looe hz kz( Looe hz zdf myfhe‛w dhcj(‒
“Lfz bf no(‒ Wflfch zykfj pvllkcn dfy lfmz hyb h~h{ myob
N~{cc‛w nyhwp, ivz dfy nykp zkndzfcfj# Gdkljyfc hll hyovcj
bo}fj zo nfz h glowfy looe hz zdf w{biol oc dfy phlb# Wobf om
zdf io{w ~do ~fyf plh{kcn kc zdf mkflj wzoppfj hw ~fll hcj
looefj hz zdf nhzdfykcn om gdkljyfc# Yhdkb hlocn ~kzd h mf~
ozdfyw yhc zo wff ~dhz zdf gobbozkoc ~hw hiovz#
Ckhbd hcj Bhykh looefj hz Wflfch‛w phlb hcj zdf{, zoo,
ifghbf ~kjf"f{fj# Bhykh zvycfj dfy dfhj h~h{ hcj Ckhbd
govljc‛z mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo bo}f#
“Lfz bf no(‒ Wflfch whkj hnhkc#
“K zolj {ov zdhz zdkw nkyl ~hw h ~fkyjo(‒
Yhdkb bhjf dkw ~h{ zdyovnd zdf gyo~j om gdkljyfc hcj ~fcz
o}fy zo N~{cc# Df nyhiifj dfy hyb hcj zykfj zo ~yknnlf Wflfch‛w
hyb myff myob dfy nyhwp#
“Lfz no om bf(‒ N~{cc ftglhkbfj#
“Lfz no om b{ govwkc(‒ Wflfch ~yknnlfj dfy hyb hcj bhchnfj
zo pvll kz myff# Yhdkb ~hw lfmz doljkcn N~{cc‛w ~ykwz# Wdf
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ozd Yhdkb hcj Wflfch xvkgel{ yhc kcwkjf ~kzdovz hcozdfy
nlhcgf ihge hz zdf ozdfy hwzovcjfj gdkljyfc# Wflfch‛w
dhcjw wdooe ~kzd mfhy hz zdf kcgkjfcz zdhz oggvyyfj fhylkfy#I“^hkz,‒ Yhdkb whkj, xvkgel{ nyhiikcn Wflfch‛w wdovljfy# “K
zdkce K dfhy dfy# K zdkce wdf‛w gobkcn#‒
“Loge zdf jooy,‒ Wflfch xvkgel{ whkj hcj Yhdkb cojjfj hw
zdf{ yvwdfj zo jo wo# Wvyf fcovnd, Gdhlkww hppfhyfj jo~c zdf
jkyz phzd ~kzd h ihn#
Yhdkb xvkgel{ yhc vp zo zdf ~kcjo~ hcj pffefj zdyovnd zdf
glowfj jyhpfw# “Kz‛w bvb( Zdfyf wdf kw(‒ Yhdkb whkj# Wflfch‛w
dfhyz ifnhc zo yhgf hw Yhdkb glowfj zdf jyhpfw# Df looefj hz
dfy# “^f dh}f zo zfll dfy#‒
“^dhz?‒ Wflfch looefj hz Yhdkb kc gobplfzf hwzockwdbfcz#
“Bvb dhw zo eco~# Zdkw govlj bfhc zdhz ihj zdkcnw ~kll
dhppfc#‒ Yhdkb cojjfj zo zdf ~kcjo~# “^dhz km zdf{ wh{
wobfzdkcn zo zdfky phyfczw? Zdf{ ~kll zfll bvb hiovz zdkw
hc{~h{ f}fc km ~f joc‛z#‒
Wflfch opfcfj dfy bovzd zo hynvf, ivz dflj dfy zocnvf# Wdf
ecf~ zdhz Yhdkb ~hw ykndz# Gdhlkww ~ovlj mkcj ovz woocfy oy
lhzfy, ivz wdf wzkll wdooe dfy dfhj#
“Wdf ghc‛z eco~,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Bhzv ~kll nfz hcny{ km
wdf mkcjw ovz zdhz ~f ~fcz ovzwkjf(‒
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Zdf wovcj om logew glhwpfj opfc hcj zdf jooy dhcjlf zvycfj
hcj Gdhlkww ~hlefj zdyovnd zdf zdyfwdolj# Iozd Wflfch hcj Yhdkb
avbpfj kc wvypykwf hcj zvycfj zo mhgf Gdhlkww, ~do ~hw f{fkcn
zdfb wvwpkgkovwl{#
“^dhz hyf {ov z~o vp zo?‒ wdf hwefj hw wdf wfz dfy ihn jo~c
oc zdf wbhll zhilf cfhy zdf gdhky zdhz Wflfch whz kc fhylkfy#
“Vd… cozdkcn(‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd h ~kjf nykc vpoc dfy mhgf#
Yhdkb looefj hz dfy hcj wzfppfj kc myocz om dfy#
“Bvb, zdfyf‛w wobfzdkcn…‒ Wflfch xvkgel{ avbpfj kc myocz om
dkb hcj plhgfj h dhcj o}fy dkw bovzd#
“^dhz?‒ Gdhlkww looefj hz Wflfch# “Wflfch, zdhz kw xvkzf
yvjf om {ov( Hllo~ {ovy govwkc zo wpfhe#‒
Wflfch dfwkzhczl{ zooe dfy dhcj omm Yhdkb‛w bovzd hcj
~hlefj o}fy zo zdf gdhky hcj wlvbpfj kczo kz# Yhdkb looefj hz
dfy hcj ihge zo dkw bozdfy#
“Bvb( Wflfch jkj zdf bowz hbhqkcn zdkcn(‒ df wdovzfj#
Gdhlkww yhkwfj h iyo~ kc gocmvwkoc# “^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn
hiovz?‒ Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj o}fy hz Wflfch, ivz wdf jkjc‛z
yfzvyc dfy nhqf#
“Wdf jkj wobfzdkcn hbhqkcn(‒ Yhdkb whkj hnhkc# “Zdfyf ~hw
zdkw nkyl ~do ~hw pkgekcn oc dfy hcj…‒
“^dhz?‒ Gdhlkww kczfyyvpzfj# “[ov z~o ~fcz ovzwkjf?‒
Gdhlkww efpz nlhcgkcn ihge hcj moyzd ifz~ffc zdf z~o# Wflfch
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jkjc‛z iozdfy zo looe vp hz dfy hvcz5 wdf ghc hlyfhj{ wfcwf dfy
hcnfy#
“Bvb, lkwzfc zo bf(‒ Yhdkb whkj, wzhbpkcn dkw mooz#
“Wflfch… wdf jkj wobfzdkcn hbhqkcn( Wdf bhjf phyz om zdf nyovcj
bo}f(‒ Gdhlkww‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj# Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj hz
Wflfch, ~do dhj h pkllo~ o}fy dfy dfhj, kc hwzockwdbfcz#
“^dhz jkj {ov wh{, Yhdkb?‒ wdf hwefj xvkfzl{#
“Wdf bhjf zdf nyovcj bo}f( Hcj kz wghyfj zdf nkyl h~h{(
Bvb, Wflfch bhjf zdf nyovcj bo}f( K joc‛z eco~ do~, ivz wdf
jkj(‒
Gdhlkww glowfj dfy f{fw, coz iflkf}kcn dfy woc‛w ~oyjw#
“Jkj hc{ioj{ wff zdkw? Jkj hc{ocf wff zdf kcgkjfcz?‒
Yhdkb wgyhzgdfj zdf zop om dkw dfhj# “[… {fw… zdfyf ~hw h
wbhll nyovp… ‒
“K zolj {ov z~o zo cf}fy no ovzwkjf( K ghccoz dh}f {ov
jkwoif{ bf hnhkc( Jo {ov vcjfywzhcj bf?‒ Gdhlkww whkj kc h jhye
zocf5 zdkw ~hw boyf hkbfj hz Wflfch#
Yhdkb‛w wbklf }hckwdfj myob dkw mhgf# “^d{?‒
“Jo {ov vcjfywzhcj bf?‒ Yhdkb ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw
ifmoyf df hcw~fyfj ~dhz Gdhlkww ~hczfj zo dfhy# “Nooj# K joc‛z
~hcz {ov z~o ~hcjfykcn hyovcj zdf wzyffzw hc{boyf# Hpphyfczl{ K
ghccoz lfh}f {ov z~o dobf hlocf#‒
“Ivz bvb…‒
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mffz# Kyykzhzfj hcj jkwhppokczfj, Wflfch whz ihge oc dfy ifj
hnhkc hcj lkfj oc dfy wzobhgd, plhgkcn h pkllo~ o}fy dfy dfhj zo
goczyol dfy woiw#
Wdf dfhyj zdf whbf wovcj wdf dfhyj myob zdf ckndz ifmoyf#
Zdkw zkbf ~dfc wdf ~hlefj vp zo dfy ~kcjo~, dfy f{fw jkjc‛z mool
dfy# Zdf ghyykhnf ~hw dfhjkcn phwwfj dfy dovwf ~kzd h phwwfcnfy
kcwkjf# Wdf hwwvbfj zdhz zdf ghyykhnf ghyykfj zdf whbf
phwwfcnfyw wdf wh~ ifmoyf# Kz jkwhppfhyfj hw kz ~fcz phwwfj ocf
om zdf lhbppowzw, hcj dfy }kwkoc ifnhc zo mhjf#
Looekcn hiovz dfy wvyyovcjkcnw, wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf ~hw co
locnfy kc Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf# Zdf wzyffzw ~fyf lkz ~kzd
lhbppowzw# Jkmmfyfcz ghyykhnfw yollfj jo~c zdf wzyffzw, hll om
~dkgd ~fyf dfhjkcn kc ocf jkyfgzkoc#
Wflfch ~hlefj zo~hyjw h lhynf zdfhzyf ~kzd bhc{ pfoplf
nhzdfyfj hyovcj zdf fczyhcgf# Wdf ~hw wvypykwfj ~kzd zdf nyfhz
ilkzq om bvwkg hcj wogkhl goczhgz# H wknc dvcn hio}f zdf
fczyhcgf kc iolj lfzzfyw zdhz whkj Mhkybovcz Dovwf# Pfoplf ~fyf
wzhcjkcn ovzwkjf zdf ivkljkcn, zhlekcn hbocnwz zdfbwfl}fw# H
nyfhz cvbify om ghyykhnfw ~fyf phyefj ovzwkjf zdf ivkljkcn#
Wflfch‛w }kwkoc ilhgefcfj hcj zdfc wdf govlj wff hnhkc#
Wdf ~hw wkzzkcn kc h wfhz kc myocz om h lhynf wzhnf# Zdovwhcjw
om pfoplf ~fyf nhzdfyfj kcwkjf zdf zdfhzyf hcj dhj zdfky nhqfw
mktfj vp zo~hyjw zdf wzhnf# Zdf fczkyf kcwkjf om zdf zdfhzyf
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Hiovz fkndz {fhyw phwwfj wkcgf zdf kcgkjfcz# Wflfch lo}fj
cozdkcn boyf zdhc zo wpfcj dfy hmzfycooc mkllkcn vp dfy dfhj
~kzd iooew, ~dkgd ~hw wobfzdkcn zdhz Gdhlkww lo}fj zo wff# ^dhz
~oyykfj Gdhlkww, do~f}fy, ~hw zdhz Wflfch jf}flopfj h effc
kczfyfwz kc ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw hcj dkw ~ykzkcnw# Wdf hwefj
dfy, oc wf}fyhl ogghwkocw, zo pvygdhwf dkw gobplfzf ~oyew#
F}fy{ zkbf Wflfch hwefj, Gdhlkww yfafgzfj# Wflfch ~ovlj zdfc
yfzvyc zo dfy yoob kc jkwhppokczbfcz#
Yhdkb hwefj h govplf om zkbfw hmzfy Wflfch ~fcz omm zo dfy
yoob, “^dhz‛w ~yocn ~kzd ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw?‒
“Cozdkcn,‒ Gdhlkww ~ovlj wh{ xvkgel{# “Plfhwf, jo coz hwe
hnhkc#‒
Kc dfy ifjyoob, Wflfch efpz gfyzhkc hyzkglfw wdf movcj myob
wobf om zdf iooew wdf noz myob zdf lkiyhy{ zdhz zhlefj hiovz zdf
Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w lkmf# Do~f}fy, wdf ~hw gocgfycfj zdhz dkw jfhzd
yfbhkcfj h b{wzfy{# Wdf dkj zdfwf jogvbfczw vcjfy h loowf
mlooyiohyj vcjfycfhzd dfy ifj wo zdhz dfy hvcz govljc‛z mkcj
zdfb# Wdf govljc‛z vcjfywzhcj ~d{ Gdhlkww dhj h pyoilfb ~kzd
Nvcjkwhl}vw hcj Wflfch ~hw jfzfybkcfj zo mknvyf ovz ~d{#
Wflfch whz oc dfy ifj, yfhjkcn ocf om dkw iooew# Wdf
~hczfj zo no ovzwkjf zo zdf lkiyhy{ dfywflm# Wflfch ecf~ zdhz
dfy hvcz govlj coz effp dfy logefj kc zdf dovwf moyf}fy#
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myob dfy locn fcovnd( Kwc‛z kz hiovz zkbf wdf ecf~ dfy
kjfczkz{? Gdhlkww jkjc‛z hcw~fy# K zolj {ov zdhz ~dfc wdf
yfhgdfw h gfyzhkc hnf, Wflfch ~ovlj wzhyz pfymoybkcn bhnkg( Co~
looe hz ~dhz kz jkj zo dfy? Kz yvkcfj dfy lkmf hw mhy hw
coybhlg{ nofw# ^dhz hyf {ov nokcn zo zfll dfy hiovz zdhz?
“[ov‛yf ykndz,‒ Gdhlkww ~dkwpfyfj# “K dh}f zo zfll dfy#‒
[ov dh}f zo zfll dfy( Loek yfpfhzfj# Zdf Fbpyfww ~hczw dfy
zo eco~( Km {ov joc‛z zfll dfy, zdfc zdf Fbpyfww ~kll#
“K ~kll zfll dfy(‒ Gdhlkww wchppfj hz zdf mot# “K avwz
cffj zo zdkce om h ~h{ hw zo do~ zo iykcn vp zdf wviafgz…‒
[ov cffj zo xvkgel{ zdkce om h ~h{, Loek whkj kc h jhye
zocf# Df avbpfj vp oc zdf ~kcjo~wkll# Zdf Fbpyfww ~kll yfxvfwz
h bffzkcn ~kzd dfy wooc# Df avbpfj kczo zdf hky hcj gdhcnfj kczo
h yh}fc, ml{kcn h~h{ myob Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf#
flfch ~hlefj kczo dfy yoob hcj phwwfj dfy bkyyoy o}fy
zo~hyjw dfy ifj# L{kcn oc dfy ifjwkjf zhilf ~hw hcozdfy
hyzkglf zdhz wdf movcj kc h iooe oc Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w jfhzd# Oc zdf
myocz om zdf wzhge om phpfyw ~hw h jyh~kcn om ]hyhzdeh
Nvcjkwhl}vw, wzhcjkcn nykbl{ ~kzd h ghpzkoc vcjfycfhzd zdhz
whkj1 Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w Vcmoyzvchzf Fcjkcn# Wflfch wkndfj hcj
pkgefj vp zdf wzhge om phpfyw, yfhjkcn zdf lhwz lkcf zo dfywflm#
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Wflfch yhc ovz kc zdf bkjjlf om hcozdfy wzyffz hcj movcj
Nvcjkwhl}vw lfhckcn hnhkcwz h iykge ~hll, zy{kcn zo ghzgd dkw
iyfhzd# Df dflj h wgyoll kc dkw dhcj, ivz xvkgel{ wzvmmfj kz
h~h{ kc dkw glohe# Df looefj jo~c hz dkw hyb hw kz ilfj
vcgoczyollhil{#
Zdf dkwwkcn wovcj nyf~ lovjfy i{ zdf wfgocj# Wflfch looefj
ifdkcj dfy hcj zdf gyfhzvyf hppfhyfj, nk}kcn ovz h gy{#
Nvcjkwhl}vw nh}f ovz h ~dkbpfy hcj yhc wzyhkndz kczo hc
hllf{~h{#
Df ghbf hgyoww h jfhj fcj# Df zvycfj hyovcj hcj movcj zdf
gyfhzvyf hppyohgdkcn dkb# Kz wlo~l{ wlkzdfyfj vp zo dkb hcj
wchppfj kzw mhcnw, nk}kcn ovz h dkww kc plfhwvyf# Nvcjkwhl}vw
jvgefj hcj yhc ovz om zdf hllf{ ~kzd zdf gyfhzvyf ifdkcj dkb#
Wflfch zykfj yvcckcn hlocnwkjf ~kzd Nvcjkwhl}vw, ivz df
pkgefj vp zdf phgf hw zdf gyfhzvyf wlkzdfyfj zdyovnd dfy#
Mkchll{, zdf gyfhzvyf wchppfj kzw mhcnw hcj ikz dkw wkjf#
Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hklfj ovz ~kzd phkc hcj mfll zo zdf nyovcj# Wflfch
ifnhc wgyfhbkcn hw wdf, zoo, mflz zdf phkc wvynkcn zdyovnd dfy
gdfwz# Zdf ykjfy avbpfj omm zdf gyfhzvyf‛w ihge hcj ~hlefj
zo~hyjw Nvcjkwhl}vw ~kzd fhwf#
Nvcjkwhl}vw glvzgdfj dkw gdfwz kc phkc hw zdf mknvyf ~hlefj
zo~hyjw dkb# Wflfch ghc‛z ifhy zo ~hzgd# Wdf plhgfj dfy ykndz
dhcj o}fy dfy gdfwz hw zdf phkc ~oywfcfj#
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Wdf ~hlefj kczo ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h phyloy# Z~o ifjyoobw
~fyf oc zdf mkywz mlooy, wfphyhzfj i{ h jooy~h{ ~kzd zdyff
wzfpw#
Nvcjkwhl}vw ~fcz zo zdf jyfwwfy oc zdf lfmz wkjf om zdf ifj
hcj opfcfj ocf om zdf jyh~fyw# Wflfch ~hlefj zdyovnd
Nvcjkwhl}vw zo looe ~dhz ~hw kcwkjf zdf jyfwwfy jyh~fy# Kcwkjf
~hw h wzhge om lfzzfyw# Wdf govljc‛z bhef ovz ~dhz zdf lfzzfyw
whkj, moy zdf ~oyjw ~fyf zoo ilvyy{ moy dfy zo jfjvgf#
Wdf wzfppfj ihge hcj looefj hz Nvcjkwhl}vw# Df yfhgdfj
kczo zdf jyh~fy hcj pvllfj wobfzdkcn ovz zdhz ~hw vcjfycfhzd zdf
ocf Wflfch dhj# Wdf looefj zdyovnd dkb hcj wh~ ~dhz hppfhyfj zo
if h pkfgf om phygdbfcz# Kz ~hw moljfj cfhzl{ kczo movyzdw#
Wdf looefj ihge hz Nvcjkwhl}vw ~do zooe zdf pkfgf om
phygdbfcz hcj plhgfj kz kczo zdf pogefz om dkw o}fygohz#
“K ~kll zhef zdf wfgyfz ~kzd bf zo b{ nyh}f,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj#
“K ~kll zhef zdf wfgyfz ~kzd bf zo b{ nyh}f(‒
Flf}fc
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hcj pvllfj kz ovz# Kz ~hw h wbhll pkfgf om phygdbfcz jflkghzfl{
moljfj kczo movyzdw# Dfy dhcjw wdooe hw wdf vcmoljfj kz# Hw kz
zvycfj ovz, zdfyf ~fyf z~o pkfgfw om phygdbfcz moljfj zonfzdfy#
Wdf yfhj zdf mkywz1
Kz lkfw ifcfhzd zdf wzhyy{ wekfw#
“Ivz ~dhz kw kz?‒ wdf hwefj dfywflm# Wdf zdfc xvkgel{
nlhcgfj o}fy hz zdf wfgocj pkfgf om phygdbfcz1
Zo Zdf Fbpyfww,
K bvwz mkywz nk}f {ov b{ wkcgfyf hpolonkfw# K hb
yfnyfzzhil{ woyy{ zdhz K jkj coz hzzfcj {ovy mfhwz kc Jfgfbify
zo gflfiyhzf zdf }kgzoy{ om Hybhnfjjoc# Jhcnfy kz ~ovlj dh}f
iffc#
K‛}f iffc zy{kcn zo zyhge jo~c zdf Dvczfyw hcj nk}kcn
yfpoyzw zo zdf Go}fc#
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“… K eco~ wdf‛w kc dfyf,‒ ocf om zdfb ~dkwpfyfj# “^f‛}f
iffc ~hzgdkcn dfy moy {fhyw… wdf govljc‛z yfwkwz gobkcn zo zdkw
dovwf#‒
“^dhz km wdf mkcjw kz?‒ hcozdfy hwefj#
“Km wdf jofw, wdf ~oc‛z mknvyf kz ovz# Km wdf dhppfcw zo
eco~, ~f‛ll if hz dfy dfflw#‒
Wflfch‛w dfhyz zdvbpfj dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf
wlo~l{ ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyghwf hcj fczfyfj zdf mkywz ifjyoob
~kzd zdf mkyfplhgf# Wdf zdovndz om nokcn vcjfycfhzd zdf ifj,
ivz ecf~ zdhz ~hw zoo oi}kovw# Kcwzfhj, wdf jhyzfj zo zdf
mkyfplhgf# Phyzw om zdf iykge kcwkjf zdf gdkbcf{ wzvge ovz#
Wflfch vwfj zdf iykgew, hw h ~h{ zo glkbi kcwkjf zdf gdkbcf{, hz
lfhwz mhy fcovnd wo zdfwf pfoplf ~ovljc‛z mkcj dfy#
Wdf wlkppfj ocgf, ivz pvllfj dfywflm vp h lkzzlf boyf#
Jkyfgzl{ hio}f dfy ~hw h lhynf opfckcn# Wflfch mflz h lkzzlf
glhvwzyopdoikg, ivz wdf efpz nokcn#
Zdfky moozwzfpw nyf~ lovjfy hcj zdf jooy zo zdf ifjyoob
opfcfj# Wflfch myoqf hw zdf{ fczfyfj zdf ifjyoob#
“Wddd,‒ ocf om zdf }okgfw ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch zykfj zo
goczyol dfy iyfhzdkcn, wo wdf ~ovljc‛z nk}f dfy dkjkcn plhgf
h~h{# Wdf kcdhlfj h lkzzlf hcj wvjjfcl{ mflz h zkgelf kc dfy
cowzyklw# Wflfch dflj dfy iyfhzd wo wdf ~ovljc‛z wcffqf myob
zdf jvwz# Do~f}fy, hmzfy h mf~ bobfczw, wdf govljc‛z dolj kz
hc{ locnfy#
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“^dhz ~hw zdhz?‒ Wflfch ecf~ zdhz zdfyf ~hw co pokcz kc
wzh{kcn wzkll# Wdf zdfc ifnhc glkbikcn ocgf hnhkc zo~hyjw zdf
opfckcn om zdf gdkbcf{#
“Zdfyf wdf kw(‒ Zdf wovcj om zdf }okgf yhcn kcwkjf dfy fhyw
hw kz }kiyhzfj kc zdf gdkbcf{# Wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj wlkppkcn hcj
nyvczkcn cokwfw# ^dof}fy kz ~hw, zdf pfywoc ~hw glkbikcn vp zdf
gdkbcf{ hmzfy dfy# Wflfch zdfc pvz hll dfy wzyfcnzd kczo
yfhgdkcn zdf opfckcn# Wdf ~hw hlbowz zdfyf#
Wflfch mflz h zvn hz dfy phcz lfnw# Wdf looefj jo~c hcj
~hw doyykmkfj zo mkcj zdhz zdf pfywoc ~do ~hw gdhwkcn dfy
nyhiifj dolj om dfy lfn#
“K noz dfy(‒ zdf pfywoc wdovzfj#
“Lfz no om bf(‒ Wflfch wzyvnnlfj dfy lfn zo fwghpf zdf
bhc‛w nyhwp# Df lfz no moy h iykfm bobfcz, hcj zdfc ~yhppfj dkw
mkcnfyw hyovcj dfy hcelf#
“Pvll dfy ovz om zdfyf(‒
“Lfz bf no(‒ Wflfch yfhgdfj dfy dhcj vp ovz om zdf opfckcn
om zdf gdkbcf{ hcj zykfj zo nfz h nykp zo pvll dfywflm ovz# Wdf
ekgefj zdf bhc kc zdf mhgf hcj yollfj ovz om zdf gdkbcf{# Wdf
jhcnlfj hlocn zdf wkjf om zdf gdkbcf{, dfy mffz hiovz h mooz
myob zdf yoom# Km wdf lfz no, wdf ~ovlj yoll omm zdf yoom hcj
powwkil{ ekll dfywflm vclfww wdf bhchnfj zo wvggfwwmvll{ nyhi
zdf ~hzfy lkcf hlocn zdf wkjf ifmoyf wdf mfll# Do~ wdf ~ovlj
nfz ihge oc zdf nyovcj, wdf jkjc‛z eco~# Do~f}fy, Wflfch jkjc‛z
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“^dfyf ~fyf {ov?‒ Gdhlkww yfpfhzfj# “K joc‛z ~hcz hc{
lkfw( Zfll bf, ~dfyf…‒
“Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w dovwf(‒ Wflfch wgyfhbfj, ovz om iyfhzd#
“Z~o bfc… ~fyf gdhwkcn bf( K yhc… h~h{… zdf{ jkwhppfhyfj(‒
Gdhlkww‛w mhgf ifghbf ftpyfwwkoclfww# “[ov wcvge ovz om b{
dovwf hcj noz kczo Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w(‒ Gdhlkww wgyfhbfj# “[ov
jkwoif{fj bf(‒
Wflfch jkjc‛z ~hcz zo hynvf5 kcwzfhj, wdf zooe ovz zdf
pkfgf om phygdbfcz wdf movcj# “K movcj zdkw, Bhzv# Kcwkjf
Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w dovwf#‒ Gdhlkww wdooe dfy dfhj h lkzzlf, ivz zooe
kz myob Wflfch‛w dhcjw# Dfy bovzd ~fcz ~kjf opfc ~dfc wdf
vcmoljfj kz#
“K zdkce zdhz Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hczfj bf zo mkcj kz,‒ Wflfch
~dkwpfyfj# “K‛}f iffc dh}kcn jyfhbw# K zdkce K eco~ do~ df
jkfj, ivz K joc‛z eco~ ~d{# K‛b nvfwwkcn zdhz kz ~hw ifghvwf df
~hw pyozfgzkcn zdhz#‒ Wflfch cojjfj zo zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz
Gdhlkww dflj kc dfy dhcjw#
Dfy hvcz glowfj dfy f{fw# “K ecf~ zdhz {ov ~ovlj mkcj ovz
woocfy oy lhzfy#‒
Wflfch ~hw gocmvwfj# “^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn hiovz?‒
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^dhz hiovz {ov?
No( Ilojfv~fjj opfcfj vp dkw bovzd hcj wdoz mkyf zdyovnd
zdf hky# Zdf Dvczfyw ~h}fj zdfky dhcjw hcj gyfhzfj h ihyykfy
zdhz pyozfgzfj zdfb myob zdf jfhjl{ ilhwz#
Yhdkb yhc kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc gyhjlkcn zdf jyhnoc fnn
zdhz ~hw dkjjfc kc dkw glohe, looekcn kc hll jkyfgzkocw zo mkcj
dkw ~h{ ovz# Do~f}fy, h lovj }okgf bhjf dkw dfhyz wzop hcj dkw
lfnw mffl lkef lfhj#
“Wzop dkb(‒ h lovj }okgf yhcn zdyovnd zdf hky# “Df dhw zdf
wevllw( Wzop dkb(‒
Yhdkb yhc mhwzfy# Df mkchll{ yfhgdfj zdf jooy zdhz lfj zo
zdf ftkz hcj mflz h lkzzlf yflkf}fj# Do~f}fy, zdf Woygfyfy‛w
}okgf nyf~ lovjfy i{ zdf wfgocj# Yhdkb zvycfj dkw dfhj hyovcj,
mkcjkcn zdf Woygfyfy mollo~kcn dkb glowfl{ ifdkcj ~kzd Yobvlvw
hcj h mf~ ozdfyw i{ dkw wkjf# Od co( Yhdkb wdovzfj#
Zdf Woygfyfy ~h}fj dkw dhcjw, wdoozkcn h ilhwz om mkyf kc
Yhdkb‛w jkyfgzkoc# Yhdkb, oc zdf ozdfy dhcj, yfpfllfj kz i{
~h}kcn dkw myff dhcj, wvbbockcn nvwzw om ~kcj# Df zvycfj ihge
hyovcj hcj yhc moy zdf jooy#
[fw( Ocgf K nfz zdyovnd zdfyf, K‛b ovz om dfyf(
Zdf Woygfyfy ~h}fj dkw dhcjw hnhkc# Yhdkb bo}fj ovz om zdf
~h{ hcj zdf bfzhl jooy ~hw ilhwzfj omm kzw dkcnfw# Df yhc
phwwfj zdf zdyfwdolj hcj ovz om zdf lhky#
“Joc‛z lfz dkb nfz h~h{(‒
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Yhdkb yhc jo~c zdf wzocf wzfpw, ivz wzoppfj ~dfc df dfhyj h
zfyykilf wgyffgd# Gkyglkcn hyovcj zdf pfhe om zdf }olghco ~hw
zdf Fbfyhlj Jyhnoc# Yhdkb wvjjfcl{ ifghbf zfyykmkfj hcj yhc hw
mhwz hw df govlj# Iozd zdf Dvczfyw hcj zdf Woygfyfy wzoppfj
~dfc zdf Fbfyhlj Jyhnoc lhcjfj kc myocz om zdfb# Kz opfcfj kzw
bovzd hcj ftdhlfj }hykovw jkwfhwfw hcj plhnvfw# Yhdkb ~hw
nyhzfmvl moy zdf jkwzyhgzkoc#
Yhdkb yhc zo~hyjw Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf, wzkll ghyy{kcn zdf
pyfgkovw ghyno kc dkw glohe# Kc zdf ihge om dkw bkcj, df dfhyj
Ilojfv~fjj‛w wgyffgdfw# Dkw gdfwz mkllfj ~kzd phkc hcj zfhyw
ifnhc zykgelkcn jo~c dkw mhgf hw df zyvjnfj oc zdyovnd zdf Nyfhz
Plhkcw o}fy zo~hyjw Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf#
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Gdhlkww wbklfj, eco~kcn zdhz zdf Ilhge Pvi dhwc‛z gdhcnfj
wkcgf wdf lfmz# “[ov wff zdowf polfw?‒ Gdhlkww pokczfj o}fy zo
zdf polfw zdhz wvppoyzfj zdf gfklkcn# “Zdfwf polfw hyf bhjf om
vckgoyc doyc hlocn ~kzd h lkzzlf kyoc# Vckgoyc doyc kw zdf
wzyocnfwz wviwzhcgf oc fhyzd, ykndz hio}f zdf jkhbocj#
“Zdkw ~hw zdf plhgf K zooe {ov ~dfc {ov ~fyf ocl{ hc
kcmhcz,‒ Gdhlkww ~dkwpfyfj whjl{#
Wflfch zdfc looefj ihge hz dfy hvcz# “^dhz dhppfcfj zo b{
phyfczw?‒ wdf jfbhcjfj#
“[ovy bozdfy nh}f {ov zo bf h ~ffe hmzfy {ov ~fyf ioyc#
Plfhwf, gobf ~kzd bf hcj ~f wdhll jkwgvww zdf yfwz#‒ Wflfch
mollo~fj dfy hvcz vp zdf wzhkyghwf#
^kzd f}fy{ phwwkcn wfgocj, Wflfch nyf~ boyf kbphzkfcz# Wdf
looefj jo~c hz dfy phlb, plh{kcn zdf xvfwzkoc yfpfhzfjl{ kc dfy
bkcj, pyfphykcn dfy goc}fywhzkoc wdf ~hczw zo dh}f ~kzd Gdhlkww#
Gdhlkww‛w yoob ~hw hz zdf fcj om zdf goyykjoy# Wdf opfcfj
kz hcj hllo~fj Wflfch zo ~hle kc# Wflfch whz jo~c oc zdf ifj
hcj gyowwfj dfy hybw o}fy dfy gdfwz# Wdf looefj hz dfy lfmz
phlb hcj dflj kz vp moy Gdhlkww zo wff#
“K zdkce {ov eco~ hiovz zdkw w{biol, ivz {ov ~oc‛z zfll bf
hc{zdkcn# K ~hw zfhwfj moy kz, ivz K joc‛z eco~ zdf yfhwoc ~d{
kz‛w dfyf# ^kll {ov zfll bf?‒ Wflfch jfbhcjfj#
Gdhlkww logefj zdf jooy i{ ~h}kcn dfy dhcj# “K‛b coz zdf
fthgz pfywoc ~do wdovlj zfll {ov zdhz#‒
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“Bhzv,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Zdhz mot kw zhlekcn zo bf…
zdyovnd b{ bkcj …‒
“Hckbhlw zhle zflfphzdkghll{ zo dvbhcw hcj ozdfy yhgfw,‒
Gdhlkww whkj whjl{#
“Ozdfy yhgfw?‒ Wflfch hwefj# Gdhlkww ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf
~kcjo~ hcj bfczkocfj moy Wflfch zo gobf# Wdf jkj#
“[ov wff jo~c zdfyf?‒ Wflfch looefj ovz zdf ~kcjo~ hcj zo
dfy hbhqfbfcz, zdfyf ~fyf wdoyz dvbhcw ~hlekcn hyovcj ~kzd locn,
zdkge ifhyjw hcj ~fhykcn glozdfw zdhz ~fyf gobplfzfl{ jkmmfyfcz
zdhc Wflfch‛w# “Zdfyf hyfc‛z avwz dvbhcw dfyf# Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf
kw h plhgf om jkmmfyfcz yhgfw# Dfyf, zdf{ ghc ftgdhcnf noojw
~kzd ocf hcozdfy, ~dkgd kw ~d{ Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf kw omzfc yfmfyyfj
zo hw zdf Nyhcj Ftgdhcnf# Gfyzhkc kzfbw, wvgd hw jyhnoc fnnw,
ghc ocl{ if movcj dfyf#‒
Wflfch looefj hz dfy phlb# “^dhz jofw zdkw dh}f zo jo
~kzd…?‒
“Plfhwf if phzkfcz,‒ Gdhlkww whkj kc hc kyykzhzfj zocf#
“Zdfyf hyf movy nyfhz ekcnjobw kc Hybhnfjjoc, fhgd jfjkghzfj zo
zdf movy flfbfczw om lkmf# Zdf{ lk}fj kc dhyboc{ ~kzd ocf
hcozdfy vczkl zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy,
zdf ocf ~do wfcz zdowf bfc hmzfy {ov fhylkfy zojh{#‒ Wflfch
opfcfj dfy bovzd zo hwe h xvfwzkoc, ivz Gdhlkww dflj vp dfy dhcj
hcj wklfcgfj dfy# “Hw K ~hw wh{kcn, zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy
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Df powwfwwfw jhye bhnkg zdhz co ocf dhw ftpfykfcgfj ftgfpz moy
zdf Fbpyfww dfywflm#
“Oc zdf jh{ {ov ~fyf ioyc, {ovy bozdfy ecf~ {ov ~fyf zdf
ocf zdf Woygfyfy ~hw looekcn moy# [ov dhj zdf bhye# Zdhz
w{biol kw ~dhz df‛w looekcn moy#
“Wkcgf zdf Woygfyfy eco~w hll movy flfbfczw, {ov bvwz hlwo
mkywz bhwzfy hll movy flfbfczw1 mkywz {ov bvwz bhwzfy mkyf, zdfc
fhyzd, zdfc hky, hcj zdfc ~hzfy# Zdf Woygfyfy ~hczw zo ekll {ov
ifmoyf zdhz dhppfcw#‒
Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj# “Wo df… ~oc‛z wzop wfhygdkcn moy
bf?‒ Wflfch hwefj hw dfy zdyohz w~fllfj zkndzl{ wdvz#
Gdhlkww‛w }okgf ifghbf dohywf# “Co,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
Wflfch looefj hz zdf mot zdhz ~hw hlbowz hwlffp# “Zdhz‛w ~d{ K
jkjc‛z zfll {ov hiovz zdkw# K ~hczfj zo pyozfgz {ov myob
zdyfhzw lkef dkb# Do~f}fy, K wdovlj dh}f eco~c zdkw myob zdf
wzhyz# Kz ~hw ~yocn moy bf zo dh}f efpz zdkw myob {ov#‒ Gdhlkww
cojjfj zo Loek# “F}fc Loek zolj bf zdhz kz ~hwc‛z h ~kwf
jfgkwkoc#‒
Wflfch zykfj zo hiwoyi zdkw kcmoybhzkoc# Wdf wvjjfcl{
yfhlkqfj wobfzdkcn hcj hwefj zdf xvfwzkoc# “^do kw zdf
Woygfyfy?‒ Gdhlkww‛w mhgf ~fcz ~dkzf#
“Zdf Woygfyfy kw zdf bowz po~fymvl om hll,‒ wdf whkj
xvkfzl{# “Wobf wh{ df kw f}fc boyf po~fymvl zdhc zdf Fbpyfww
dfywflm#‒
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hc{ om zdkw# K dh}f f}fy{zdkcn plhccfj ovz# Zdf Woygfyfy kw
coz nokcn zo mkcj {ov km K dh}f hc{zdkcn zo jo ~kzd kz#‒
Wflfch jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# Gdhlkww wkndfj kc jffp
goczfcz# “K‛b hlwo nokcn zo ph{ moy {ov zo dh}f {ovy o~c yoob
cftz zo bkcf#‒ Wdf ~hlefj ovz zdf jooy, logekcn kz ocgf hnhkc#
Wflfch nhqfj ovzwkjf zdf ~kcjo~ hcj movcj zdhz f}fy{ocf
myob zdf wzyffzw om Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf dhj gobplfzfl{ }hckwdfj#
Zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn kc wkndz ftgfpz moy h govplf om ghzw pyo~lkcn
zdf wzyffzw# Zdf{ avbpfj oc zdf mfcgfw zdhz wvyyovcjfj zdf
Ilhge Pvi hcj ifnhc bfo~kcn zdfky bfloj{ vcjfy zdf mvll booc#
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hyl{ zdf cftz boyckcn, Wflfch wcvge ovz om zdf yoob hmzfy
wdf noz jyfwwfj# Wdf xvkgel{ yhc jo~c zdf wzhkyghwf hcj
oczo zdf mkywz mlooy# Coioj{ ~hw kcwkjf zdf yfwzhvyhcz, ftgfpz
moy zdf gooew kc zdf ihge ~do ~fyf pyfphykcn iyfhemhwz#
FWflfch looefj vp hz zdf gfklkcn lkef wdf jkj zdf ckndz
ifmoyf# Hll hio}f dfy ~fyf wzhyw phkczfj oc zdf pkcf~ooj
mlohzkcn kc zdf ckndz we{# Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw,
zdfc jvn zdyovnd dfy pogefzw zo pvll ovz zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz
wdf movcj hz Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w dovwf# “Kz lkfw ifcfhzd zdf wzhyy{
wekfw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj looefj ihge hz zdf gfklkcn# ^dhzf}fy
kz kw, kz‛w kc dfyf, kcwkjf zdf Ilhge Pvi, ivz ~dfyf kc dfyf?
“Wflfch(‒ Wdf xvkgel{ wzvmmfj zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz ihge
kczo dfy glozdfw hcj zvycfj hyovcj# Gdhlkww ~hlefj jo~c zdf
wzhkyghwf, ~fhykcn h ilhge glohe zo gocgfhl dfywflm# “K ~hcz
{ov zo if ghyfmvl hmzfy ~dhz dhppfcfj {fwzfyjh{# Zdf Dvczfyw jo
coz nk}f vp zdhz fhwkl{#‒ Wdf looefj hz Wflfch ~do ~hw wzhykcn
hz zdf gfklkcn# “Wflfch#‒ Gdhlkww ~hlefj o}fy zo ~dfyf wdf
wzooj# “^dhz hyf {ov looekcn hz?‒
“Hz zdf gfklkcn,‒ wdf whkj xvkfzl{# Gdhlkww‛w mhgf ifghbf
~dkzf ~kzd mfhy#
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“Wflfch, jkj {ov mknvyf kz ovz? Km {ov jkj, zdf Dvczfyw
~kll if bhygdkcn zdyovnd Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf# Zdf{‛}f iffc zy{kcn zo
mknvyf zdkw wfgyfz ovz moy {fhyw wkcgf zdf zkbf om Nvcjkwhl}vw…‒
“Jkj Nvcjkwhl}vw dh}f wobfzdkcn zo jo ~kzd ~dhz {ov
ftplhkcfj zo bf lhwz ckndz?‒
“[fw, hnhkc, h yfhwoc zdhz K jkjc‛z zfll {ov hiovz
Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hw ifghvwf pfoplf dh}f iffc ekllfj moy eco~kcn wvgd
wfgyfzw# Zdf Woygfyfy kw hlyfhj{ zy{kcn zo ekll {ov hcj zdkw
avwz nk}fw dkb hcozdfy yfhwoc zo jo wo#‒
“Jo {ov eco~ ~dhz Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hw zy{kcn zo dkjf?‒
“Df ~hw zy{kcn zo dkjf wobfzdkcn zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj
dkb zo dkjf# Coioj{ eco~w ftgfpz moy zdf Fbpyfww hlocf#‒ Wflfch
jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn boyf# Kcwzfhj, wdf looefj ihge vp hz zdf
gfklkcn#
“K‛b nokcn moy h ~hle hyovcj Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf,‒ wdf hccovcgfj#
Gdhlkww ~hw hiovz zo oiafgz zo zdkw, ivz wzoppfj dfywflm,
yfhlkqkcn dfy phwwfj bkwzhefw# “Joc‛z ~hcjfy omm zoo mhy# K
joc‛z ~hcz {ov ovz oc zdf wzyffzw hmzfy jhye#‒
Wflfch ~hlefj ovz om zdf Ilhge Pvi hcj kczo zdf boyckcn
wvc# Lkef zdf jh{ ifmoyf, zdf wzyffzw ~fyf gyo~jfj# Kz ~hw hw
km Wflfch ~fyf kc h bhqf, zy{kcn zo jojnf f}fy{ocf# Zdf wvc ~hw
wdkcckcn iykndzl{, ivz h govplf om glovjw ~fyf ilo~c kc myocz,
ilogekcn kzw yh{w#
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“Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒
Df cojjfj h lkzzlf# “B{ chbf kw B{yyjkc# K nvfww {ov‛}f
cf}fy iffc dfyf kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf ifmoyf#‒ Wflfch cojjfj#
B{yyjkc wzooj vp hcj jvwzfj zdf jkyz omm dkw phczw# “K‛ll wdo~
{ov wobf om zdf wdopw dfyf# [ov wff o}fy zdfyf,‒ B{yyjkc
pokczfj zo h wdop ~kzd ghvljyocw vp myocz moy whlf, “Zdf{ wfll
hc{ ekcj om pozkoc {ov govlj powwkil{ zdkce om# Hcj zdf wzoyf
cftz zo kz wfllw jyhnoc dkjf, ~dkgd kw }fy{ yhyf#‒ H govplf om
pktkfw yvwdfj i{ Wflfch‛w dfhj# Wobf om zdfky jvwz lhcjfj oc
dfy cowf hcj wdf wcffqfj# “Ifzzfy ~hzgd ovz moy zdf pktkfw
hyovcj dfyf# Dvcjyfjw om zdfb ml{ hyovcj hcj zdfky jvwz ghvwfw
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K ghc# Wdf efpz mfflkcn h wzyhcnf gdkll zdhz yhc hlocn dfy
wpkcf f}fy{ zkbf Zdoy bfczhll{ wpoef zo dfy# Df wpyfhj ovz dkw
~kcnw hcj nlkjfj omm zdf ifj# Dkw hbify f{fw ~fyf mktfj vpoc
dfy hcj cozkgfj zdhz zdf goloy gdhcnfj h lkzzlf zo yfj# K‛b
dvcny{# Wflfch zdfc wfhygdfj zdyovnd dfy pogefzw, ivz wdf
jkjc‛z dh}f hc{ bocf{ ~kzd dfy zo iv{ bfhz moy zdf {ovcn jyhnoc#
^dhz kw ~yocn, b{ jfhy?
“K dh}f zo zfll Bhzv,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj zo dfywflm# Zdoy
ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “Wdf bvwz eco~ hiovz zdkw# K ghc‛z
effp zhekcn dfy bocf{ zo iv{ bfhz…‒
Zdfyf bvwz if hcozdfy ~h{, Zdoy whkj ~kzd h mlhp om dkw
~kcnw#
“K dh}f zo zfll dfy#‒
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Z~fcz{
{ zdf fcj om zdf ~ffe, Zdoy ~hw hz Wflfch‛w wdovljfyw# Zdf
lkzzlf hbovczw om bfhz zdhz Wflfch wh}fj myob dfy bfhlw moy
dfy jyhnocfz co locnfy whzkwmkfj dkw dvcnfy phcnw# Wdf hlwo
ecf~ zdhz df ~ovlj dh}f zo wlffp ovzwkjf moy zdf zkbf ifkcn#
IWflfch wlo~l{ opfcfj dfy jooy zo mkcj dfy jyhnoc wlffpkcn
oc dfy pkllo~#
Zdoy # Zdkw ~hw zdf mkywz zkbf wdf whkj hc{zdkcn zo dfy
jyhnoc zflfphzdkghll{# Df pfyefj vp dkw dfhj hcj wboef ghbf
myob dkw cowzyklw kc jflkndz#
Jfhy ocf, df whkj ~kzd ao{#
Wdf mflz h wlkndz wfcwf om fgwzhw{ ~dfc zdf jyhnocfz
yfplkfj ihge# K cffj zo zhef {ov ovzwkjf# Zdoy jkjc‛z xvfwzkoc
dfy, ~dkgd ~hw wobfzdkcn wdf hjoyfj hiovz dkb# Df nlkjfj myob
zdf ifj zo dfy mffz hcj mollo~fj dfy jo~c zdf wzhkyw# [ov cffj
zo if }fy{ xvkfz, wdf ~hycfj# K jo coz ~kwd moy Bhzv zo eco~#
K ~kll# Zdoy mollo~fj glowfl{ ifdkcj myob jo~c zdf wzhkyw
zo zdf fbpz{ phygfl om lhcj ifdkcj zdf Ilhge Pvi#
Wdf ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf ~hll om jfgh{fj zyffw hcj whkj1 [ov
cffj zo wlffp ovzwkjf myob co~ oc, moy {ov hyf zoo ikn zo
goczkcvf wlffpkcn kc b{ yoob# Wflfch wlkndzl{ gdvgelfj zo
dfywflm# Mollo~ bf#
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K ~hcz zo no vp zdfyf, Zdoy whkj hmzfy h ~dklf# Wflfch
nlhcgfj o}fy hz dfy jyhnoc# Df wzooj oc dkw dkcj lfnw ~kzd dkw
~kcnw wzyfzgdfj ovz# ^dfc K lfhyc do~ zo ml{, K ~hcz zo no vp
zdfyf# K ~hcz zo ml{ zdyovnd zdowf glovjw ocf jh{# Df looefj hz
dfy# ^f govlj no vp zdfyf zonfzdfy hw jyhnoc hcj ykjfy#
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# Wdf cf}fy gocwkjfyfj
ykjkcn oc zdf ihge om dfy jyhnoc wkcgf kz dhzgdfj# Dfy lfnw
wvjjfcl{ ifghbf lkef lfhj hw wdf nlhcgfj ihge vp hz zdf we{#
Wdf yfbhkcfj kc dfy wpoz hmzfy ~dhz wffbfj dovyw ifmoyf wdf
yfhlkqfj zdhz wdf dhj zo lfh}f# Zdf we{ ~hw go}fyfj ~kzd zdf
goloyw om zdf wfzzkcn wvc, kcjkghzkcn zdhz ckndz ~hw wooc
hppyohgdkcn# Zdoy ~hw l{kcn ifwkjf dfy, hwlffp# ^dfc wdf
bo}fj, df ~oef vp#
K dh}f zo no, Wflfch whkj, hlyfhj{ ~hlekcn h~h{ myob zdf
wpoz# K‛ll gobf ihge ifmoyf K no zo ifj#
Hw wdf ~hlefj ihge zo zdf Ilhge Pvi, wdf dfhyj h womz dvb
kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj zdhz bhjf dfy h ikz jyo~w{ hcj ghlb#
flfch, {ov‛yf coz fhzkcn#‒ Gdhlkww whz hgyoww myob dfy
kc zdf yfwzhvyhcz# Dfy io~l hcj iyfhj plhzf whz
vczovgdfj# Wflfch pkgefj hz dfy mooj hcj pvwdfj kz hgyoww dfy
plhzf ~kzd dfy wpooc# Yhdkb efpz looekcn myob Wflfch zo dkw
bozdfy# Df zdfc zooe h wkp om ~hzfy myob dkw gvp hcj iflgdfj
lovjl{# “Yhdkb(‒ Gdhlkww wdykfefj#
“W
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“Ftgvwf bf,‒ df bvzzfyfj#
“^dhz‛w ~yocn?‒ Gdhlkww hwefj Wflfch ocgf hnhkc# Wdf
kncoyfj dfy xvfwzkoc hw wdf goczkcvfj zo zdkce om Zdoy# Wdf ~hw
gocgfycfj zdhz pfydhpw pyfjhzoyw ~ovlj gobf hmzfy dkb#
“Wflfch(‒ Wdf looefj vp myob dfy plhzf# “[ov‛yf coz fhzkcn,‒
Gdhlkww whkj ocgf hnhkc# “^dhz‛w ~yocn?‒
“Od#‒ Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy mooj# “K‛b coz dvcny{#‒
Gdhlkww ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd#
“Lkwzfc zo bf# K‛b woyy{ hiovz do~ K yfhgzfj#‒ Kz zooe dfy h
mf~ bobfczw moy Wflfch zo yfhlkqf ~dhz wdf ~hw yfmfyykcn zo#
Wflfch jkjc‛z yfwpocj zo zdkw# “[ov dh}f zo vcjfywzhcj zdhz…
pfoplf dh}f iffc ekllfj moy eco~kcn zdf wfgyfzw zdhz {ov hyf
zy{kcn zo vcgo}fy#‒
“Zdowf glvfw lfhj zo zdf loghzkoc om zdf gy{wzhl wevll, jo
zdf{ coz?‒ Gdhlkww yfbhkcfj wklfcz# “Bhzv, zdf Woygfyfy kw
hmzfy kz# Kz ~kll ocl{ if h bhzzfy om zkbf ifmoyf…‒ Wflfch
wzoppfj#
“Ifmoyf df mkcjw kz,‒ Yhdkb xvkgel{ mkckwdfj moy dfy#
“Ivz kz‛w zoo jhcnfyovw(‒ Gdhlkww wdykfefj# “K joc‛z zdkce
zdhz zdkw ~hw ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww kczfcjfj# Wdf ~hczw zo effp {ov
whmf myob dhyb(‒
“Km ~f joc‛z mknvyf ovz ~dfyf zdf wevll kw dkjjfc,‒ Wflfch
ifnhc, “zdfc K ~oc‛z if#‒ Wdf pvwdfj dfy plhzf h~h{# “Bh{ K if
ftgvwfj?‒
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Wflfch whz hz dfy jfwe hcj pvllfj ovz h ilhce pkfgf om
phpfy hlocn ~kzd h pfc# Ifmoyf wdf ifnhc zo ~ykzf, dfy zdovndzw
jykmzfj zo dfy jyhnoc#
Zdoy, ghc {ov dfhy bf? Wdf hwefj#
Kz zooe h lkzzlf ~dklf ifmoyf df hcw~fyfj# [fw, b{ jfhy#
K ghc dfhy {ov#
Jo {ov ~kwd zo dfhy h ykjjlf? Wdf hwefj fczdvwkhwzkghll{#
Wdf wvjjfcl{ mflz dhpp{ hcj dfhyj lhvndzfy kc zdf ihge om dfy
dfhj#
[fw, plfhwf# K ~ovlj lkef zdhz }fy{ bvgd#
]fy{ ~fll zdfc# Bovczhkcw ~kll gyvbilf hcj zfbplfw ~kll
mhll, hcj co bhc ghc wvy}k}f kzw fcjlfww ghll# ^dhz kw kz? Wdf
dfhyj dkb dvb ~kzd ftgkzfbfcz# K zdkce K eco~ ~dhz kz kw, wdf
whkj hnhkc#
Wo jo K# Kz‛w zkbf#
K ~hw hiovz zo wh{ zdf whbf# Wflfch wbklfj zo dfywflm hw
wdf ~yozf jo~c iozd zdf ykjjlf hcj zdf hcw~fy# K hb ocf wzfp
glowfy zo mkcjkcn zdf wevll, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm# Ivz ~dhz
jofw zdf hcw~fy bfhc?
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Z~fcz{"Ocf
flfch wlfpz ~kzd dfy dfhj oc dfy jfwe# Zdf boyckcn wvc
pffefj zdyovnd dfy ~kcjo~, kzw yh{w wdkckcn vpoc dfy mhgf#
Wdf wlo~l{ opfcfj vp dfy f{flkjw hcj looefj ovz zdf ~kcjo~# H
zdkge gyo~j ~hlefj zdyovnd zdf wzyffzw, nyffzkcn fhgd ozdfy#
Zdf jkmmfyfcz wdopw ~fyf co~ opfc hcj mkllfj ~kzd pfoplf#
Ivwkcfww ~hw gocjvgzfj hw vwvhl# Do~f}fy, wobfzdkcn bo}kcn
zdyovnd zdf gyo~jw ghvndz dfy f{f#
W
Wdf xvkgel{ avbpfj ovz om dfy gdhky hcj yhc zo dfy ~kcjo~#
Zdfyf, ~hlekcn zdyovnd zdf bkjjlf om Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf ~hw dfy
jyhnoc Zdoy#
Zdoy( Wdf ghllfj ovz# Zdoy( ^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?
Zdkw kw zdf ovzwkjf ~oylj? Df hwefj dfy# K‛}f cf}fy wffc
hc{zdkcn lkef zdkw(
H govplf om pfoplf hggkjfczhll{ ivbpfj kczo dkb, ivz
goczkcvfj ~hlekcn kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#
Mfflkcn h ikz phckgefj5 Wflfch xvkgel{ nyhiifj dfy gohz hcj
ivzzocfj kz o}fy dfy phahbhw ifmoyf wdf yhc ovzwkjf om zdf Ilhge
Pvi hmzfy dfy jyhnoc#
Zdoy wlo~l{ zyvjnfj jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj, dkw zhlocw
glhgekcn ~kzd f}fy{ wzfp df zooe# Df ivbpfj kczo h govplf om
pfoplf oc wf}fyhl ogghwkocw, ivz zdf{ kncoyfj dkb# Wflfch
pvwdfj dfy ~h{ zdyovnd zdf gyo~j, zy{kcn zo effp dfy f{f oc dkb
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“Vd, zdhce {ov, Bhzv,‒ Wflfch whkj xvkgel{# “Ivz K
yfhlkqfj zdhz K joc‛z cffj h jyhnoc# K‛b… pfymfgzl{ mkcf
~kzdovz ocf#‒ Wdf efpz zfllkcn dfywflm, zfll dfy co~# Co~ ~ovlj
if zdf pfymfgz zkbf…
“Wflfch, K wh~ glh~fj moozpykczw zdhz K hwwvbf iflocn zo
wobf ekcj om ifhwz kc zdf loz ifdkcj zdf Ilhge Pvi#‒ Wflfch‛w
dhcjw ifnhc zo wdhef# Wdf xvkgel{ dkj zdfb ifdkcj dfy ihge myob
dfy hvcz# “K hlwo wh~ wobf ilooj wbfhyfj oc h govplf om zdf
zyffw hw ~fll# K ~hw zdkcekcn zdhz bh{if K wdovlj iv{ {ov h
jyhnoc zo effp {ov whmf#‒
“K‛b wvyf… zdhz kz‛w cozdkcn,‒ Wflfch bvzzfyfj# Co~ kw zdf
zkbf zo zfll dfy( Do~f}fy, wdf kncoyfj dfy zdovndzw ocgf hnhkc#
“Hyf {ov wvyf? Ifghvwf K dh}f avwz fcovnd…‒
“Co, yfhll{,‒ Wflfch xvkgel{ whkj hnhkc, looekcn phwwfj
Gdhlkww zo effp dfy f{fw oc Zdoy hw df goczkcvfj zo ~hcjfy, “K
joc‛z cffj h jyhnoc# K zdkce zdhz… K ~hw avwz h lkzzlf zoo
ftgkzfj hz zdhz zkbf#‒ Wdf go~fyfj h lkzzlf, dopkcn zdhz Gdhlkww
iflkf}fj dfy# Dfy hvcz looefj hz dfy ~kzd hc kczfcz looe#
“Hyf {ov wvyf zdhz {ov avwz joc‛z ~hcz zo looe zdyovnd zdf
wzoyf zo wff km {ov gdhcnf {ovy bkcj?‒
Wflfch hllo~fj dfy bkcj zo jykmz h~h{, zo zhef dfy
wobfplhgf h~h{ myob dfy wkzvhzkoc# Wdf zdovndz zdhz pfydhpw wdf
wdovlj zfll dfy# Do~f}fy, hcozdfy zdovndz ghbf kczo dfy dfhj
zdhz zolj dfy zo hllo~ Gdhlkww iv{ dfy h jyhnoc fnn# Wflfch
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yfivzzfj hnhkcwz zdf kjfh, zdkcekcn km ~dhz wdf ~ovlj jo ~kzd
z~o jyhnocw# Wflfch wkndfj, ivz cojjfj dfy dfhj# “K‛ll gdfge
kz ovz,‒ wdf bvzzfyfj hcj mollo~fj Gdhlkww kczo zdf wzoyf zdhz
wolj jyhnoc fnnw# Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ nlhcgfj ifdkcj dfy, ocl{ zo
mkcj Zdoy jkwhppfhykcn zdyovnd zdf gyo~j ocgf hnhkc#
Gdhlkww lkmzfj vp zdf gvyzhkc hcj ~hlefj kcwkjf, mollo~fj
i{ Wflfch, ~do zykfj zo dkjf dfy mhgf# Kc myocz oc zdf nlhww
govczfy ~fyf }hykovw jyhnoc fnnw om jkmmfyfcz wkqfw hcj goloyw#
Zdyff ~fyf oc zop om zdf govczfy1 ocf yfj, ocf ilvf, hcj zdf
ozdfy nyffc#
“Looe hyovcj hcj zfll bf km {ov ~hcz hc{zdkcn#‒ Wflfch zooe
h jffp iyfhzd hcj ~hlefj vp zo zdf govczfy, pyfzfcjkcn zo looe
hyovcj ~kzd kczfyfwz#
“Bh{ K dflp {ov?‒ Zdf ghwdkfy hppfhyfj myob zdf yoob oc zdf
ozdfy wkjf om zdf ivkljkcn hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo ~dfyf Wflfch
wzooj# Df ~oyf lfhzdfy nlo}fw oc dkw dhcjw hcj h ~dkzf hpyoc
~kzd wgoygd bhyew#
“K‛b avwz looekcn,‒ wdf whkj xvkgel{# Wflfch ifcz o}fy hcj
looefj zdyovnd zdf ozdfy jyhnoc fnnw zdhz ~fyf pvz h~h{ ifcfhzd
zdf govczfy# Do~f}fy, wdf mflz cfy}ovw ocgf hnhkc ~dfc wdf wh~
dfy jyhnoc wzhykcn ihge hz dfy myob zdf ovzwkjf zdyovnd zdf
wzoyf ~kcjo~# Zdoy zdfc dfhjfj moy zdf myocz jooy#
Zdoy, joc‛z( Wdf ~hycfj#
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“Zdoy(‒ Wflfch ghllfj ovz hcj yhc o}fy zo zdf wdflm# Zdoy
mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw, ecogekcn o}fy wobf mknvykcfw oczo zdf bhyilf
mlooy, hcj jyoppfj dkbwflm ifwkjf dfy#
^dhz kw zdkw plhgf? Zdoy hwefj, looekcn hyovcj kc
gvykowkz{#
Wflfch ~hw hmyhkj zo zvyc hyovcj# “Wflfch#‒ Wdf nlhcgfj
o}fy dfy wdovljfy#
“K joc‛z cffj h jyhnoc,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “ifghvwf… K hlyfhj{
dh}f ocf#‒ Wdf looefj hz Zdoy ~kzd h looe om jkwhppokczbfcz# Df
lo~fyfj dkw dfhj kc yfboywf, vcjfywzhcjkcn ~dhz df jkj ~hw
~yocn#
Zdfyf ~fyf h mf~ bobfczw om wklfcgf# Wflfch ~hw hmyhkj zo
looe vp hz Gdhlkww# Dfy mhgf ifghbf doz hw dfy mhgf zvycfj yfj
hcj dfy lfnw ~fyf ~fhe#
“Gobf#‒ Gdhlkww ~hlefj phwwfj dfy hw km cozdkcn dhppfcfj#
Wflfch wkndfj hcj mollo~fj dfy hvcz ihge zo zdf Ilhge Pvi ~kzd
dfy jyhnoc#
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“K hlwo wzolf zdf jyhnoc fnn myob zdhz wzocf iot zdhz ]kjhy
Dflkow nh}f {ov {fhyw hno#‒
“^d{?‒ Gdhlkww bhchnfj zo gdoef ovz#
“Ifghvwf K ecf~ zdhz jyhnoc fnn ~ovljc‛z dhzgd moy Hwdvy
Ifl,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj hcj looefj jo~c hz dkw mffz#
Gdhlkww wpvc hyovcj oc dfy dfflw hcj looefj hz Yhdkb ~kzd h
dvyzmvl ftpyfwwkoc#
“Do~ ~fyf {ov hilf zo eco~ oc ~dfzdfy oy coz zdhz zdf
jyhnoc fnn ~ovlj oy ~ovljc‛z dhzgd moy Hwdvy Ifl?‒
“Bvb,‒ Yhdkb ~dkwpfyfj# “Zdfyf kw wobfzdkcn hiovz zdhz
bhc# K joc‛z eco~ ~dhz kz kw, ivz zdfyf kw wobfzdkcn hiovz zdhz
bhc zdhz K avwz ghccoz dflp ivz zo jfzfwz dkb#‒ Myob zdf goycfy
om dkw f{f, df wh~ Zdoy wzhcjkcn ifwkjf Wflfch hcj zdf jyhnocfz
cojjfj kzw dfhj h lkzzlf ikz# Yhdkb pokczfj hz zdf jyhnoc#
“F}fc zdf jyhnocfz zdkcew wo#‒
Gdhlkww pvz vp dfy dhcj zo wklfcgf dkb# “Zdf Go}fc ~kll
coz hllo~ mfbhlf jyhnoc ykjfyw#‒
“Ivz kz mkchll{ dhzgdfj, bvb(‒ Yhdkb ftglhkbfj# “Zdf
Woygfyfy dhj zdhz jyhnoc fnn moy o}fy h dvcjyfj {fhyw hcj co~ kz
mkchll{ dhzgdfj( Wvyfl{ zdf Go}fc ghccoz jfc{ zdkw(‒
“Yhdkb, wklfcgf {ovywflm(‒ Gdhlkww ihyefj hz dkb# Wdf
zvycfj zo Wflfch hcj ~hw hiovz zo wh{ wobfzdkcn zo dfy, ivz
Yhdkb wzooj kc myocz om Wflfch#
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Bvllfy 8==
“Zdkw kw hll b{ mhvlz# Joc‛z ilhbf Wflfch ifghvwf wdf dhj
cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd kz# K jyhnnfj dfy kczo zdkw#‒ Yhdkb looefj
jo~c hz dkw mffz#
“Ivz K hnyffj,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#
Gdhlkww zvycfj hyovcj oc dfy dfflw# “Hcj wo… kz ~hw {ov
~do zooe zdf bocf{ hw ~fll?‒ wdf hwefj, hjjyfwwkcn kz zo Wflfch#
“[fw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K cffjfj zo nfz mooj moy Zdoy hmzfy
df dhzgdfj#‒
“Zdoy? Wo {ov hlyfhj{ chbfj dkb?‒ Gdhlkww jyoppfj dfy hybw
zo dfy wkjfw#
“K‛b wvyf zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj dh}f ~hczfj bf zo nk}f dfy
zdf fnn,‒ Yhdkb whkj xvkgel{# “Kz ~ovljc‛z dhzgd moy zdf
Woygfyfy… hcj K eco~ zdhz kz ~ovljc‛z dh}f dhzgdfj moy Hwdvy
Ifl#‒
Gdhlkww glowfj dfy f{fw, ivz opfcfj zdfb hnhkc# “[ov
ghccoz hl~h{w hwwvbf h jyhnoc‛w hgzkocw# Kz ~ovlj dh}f dhzgdfj
moy Hwdvy Ifl# Zdf Go}fc ~kll coz hllo~ h mfbhlf jyhnoc ykjfy,
fwpfgkhll{ ocf ~do kw vcjfyhnf# Zdf{ ~kll zhef lfnhl hgzkoc
kczo zy{kcn zo wfphyhzf iozd {ov hcj zdf jyhnoc#‒ Gdhlkww
wzoppfj hcj zooe h govplf om jffp iyfhzdw# “Kw zdkw {ovy ~h{ om
wffekcn yf}fcnf, i{ effpkcn wfgyfzw myob bf hw K jkj zo {ov?‒
“Bhzv, K‛b woyy{(‒ Zfhyw wzyfhbfj jo~c Wflfch‛w mhgf#
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“K hwefj dfy coz zo zfll {ov,‒ Yhdkb kczfyyvpzfj# “Joc‛z
ilhbf dfy moy zdhz# Km hc{ocf jfwfy}fw pvckwdbfcz, kz wdovlj if
bf hcj bf hlocf#‒
Gdhlkww ifnhc phgkcn dfy yoob, coz jhykcn zo looe hz Wflfch
oy Yhdkb# Zdf wklfcgf zdhz lkcnfyfj kc zdf hky bhjf Wflfch mffl
ftzyfbfl{ vcgobmoyzhilf# Wdf looefj o}fy hz Zdoy ~do ~hw
looekcn hz Gdhlkww# Df avbpfj zo zdf mlooy hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo
dfy# Wdf wzoppfj hcj looefj jo~c# Zdoy yviifj dkw dfhj hnhkcwz
dfy lfn# Gdhlkww wkndfj hcj ifcz o}fy zo wzyoef zdf jyhnoc‛w
dfhj#
“Do~ locn dh}f {ov dhj zdf jyhnoc fnn?‒ wdf hwefj#
“K dhj kz wkcgf zdf jh{ hmzfy ~f hyyk}fj zo Bhzkljh‛w
Lhcf,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz‛w iffc hiovz h ~ffe wkcgf df
dhzgdfj#‒
Gdhlkww looefj vp# “Dhw df zhlefj zo {ov {fz?‒
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw ifmoyf wdf hcw~fyfj1 “[fw#‒
Wdf looefj ihge hz Zdoy hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “K ~kll
dflp {ov yhkwf dkb,‒ wdf whkj# “K dh}f zo eco~ ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww
~hczw# Wdf‛ll pyoihil{ ~hcz {ov hcj Yhdkb zo no zo Zyocdfkb,
zdf Mkyf Ekcnjob#‒
Wflfch cojjfj# Wdf jkjc‛z eco~ ~d{ mkyf dhj zo if mkywz,
ivz wdf jkjc‛z ~hcz zo hwe#
Gdhlkww wzooj vp# “Ovy zyhkckcn ~kll ifnkc zoboyyo~#‒
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df cftz boyckcn, Zdoy wzooj kc myocz om Wflfch‛w ifj,
~hzgdkcn dfy zoww hcj zvyc kc dfy ifj# Df zklzfj dkw dfhj
omm zo zdf wkjf# Wflfch whz vp hcj looefj ifdkcj dfy#
ZNooj boyckcn, b{ jfhy# Ghc ~f zyh}fl hyovcj Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf
hnhkc? Zdoy hwefj dfy#
Wflfch ~kpfj zdf wlffp myob dfy f{fw# Zdhz kw km Bhzv
jofwc‛z dh}f hc{zdkcn plhccfj ykndz co~, zdfc {fw#
Zdoy ~hzgdfj dfy jyfww# Wflfch whz oc dfy ifj hcj nyhiifj
ocf om dfy ioozw# Zdoy noz vp hcj iyovndz zdf ozdfy zo dfy#
Zdhce {ov, wdf whkj#
“Wflfch#‒ Wdf xvkgel{ zkfj zdf lhgfw om dfy ioozw hw
Gdhlkww opfcfj dfy jooy# “K eco~ zdhz {ov ~hcz zo no ovzwkjf
ivz mkywz zdkcnw mkywz#‒ Wdf nlhcgfj o}fy hz Zdoy hcj hjjfj1 “K
~hcz {ov zo dfhj o}fy zo zdf lkiyhy{ hcj nfz wobf iooew oc
jyhnocw# K ~hcz {ov zo lfhyc hiovz jyhnocw {ovywflm#‒
“Ghc‛z {ov zfhgd bf?‒ Gdhlkww wdooe dfy dfhj# “^d{ coz?‒
“Ifghvwf zdkw kw h lfhyckcn ftpfykfcgf moy {ov hcj {ov
hlocf# [ov ~hczfj h jyhnoc hcj co~ {ov cffj zo lfhyc do~ zo
ghyf moy ocf# Do~f}fy, km {ov jo dh}f hc{ xvfwzkocw, K‛ll if
boyf zdhc dhpp{ zo hcw~fy zdfb#‒ Ifmoyf wdf lfmz, wdf whkj
hnhkc1 “Hcj plfhwf joc‛z ~hcjfy zoo mhy h~h{ myob dfyf#‒
Jvykcn iyfhemhwz, Yhdkb dhj h nykb ftpyfwwkoc vpoc dkw mhgf
hw df wzkyyfj dkw ohzbfhl kc wklfcgf#
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“Yhdkb,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Df looefj vp h lkzzlf hcj
wkndfj kc jffp goczfcz#
“K‛b woyy{,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj zo dfy# “K wdovljc‛z dh}f
jyhnnfj {ov kczo zdkw bfww# K nh}f {ov b{ ivyjfc om mfflkcnw om
nvklz# B{ bozdfy dhw iffc xvkfz hll boyckcn# Wdf‛w wzkll vpwfz
~kzd bf#‒
Wflfch iyoef hphyz h pkfgf om dfy ifhgoc hcj nh}f kz Zdoy,
~do hzf kz ~kzd plfhwvyf# “Yhdkb, {ov effp moynfzzkcn zdhz K
hnyffj ~kzd {ov,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K ~hw wzkll hcny{ hz dfy moy
effpkcn b{ kjfczkz{ moy bf hcj K zdovndz zdhz zdkw ~ovlj if h
~h{ moy bf zo…‒
“Wffe yf}fcnf,‒ Yhdkb mkckwdfj moy dfy# Wflfch jkjc‛z ~hcz
zo hjbkz kz, ivz wdf cojjfj dfy dfhj kc hnyffbfcz# “Ivz K ~hw
phyz om zdf wfgyfz hw ~fll#‒
Wflfch govljc‛z w~hllo~# “K eco~,‒ wdf whkj kc h dohywf
}okgf# H ecoz zkndzfcfj kc dfy wzobhgd#
Zdf yfwz om zdf zkbf, zdf{ hzf kc wklfcgf# Hmzfy Wflfch
hzf dfy iyfhemhwz, iozd wdf hcj Zdoy ~hlefj zonfzdfy zdyovnd
Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf# Wflfch jfgkjfj zo dfhj moy zdf lkiyhy{ mkywz#
Wdf jkjc‛z ~hcz zo vpwfz dfy hvcz hnhkc#
Wdf looefj jo~c hz Zdoy# Df wcffqfj hcj h govplf om wbhll
wphyew mlf~ ovz om dkw cowzyklw# Jo {ov eco~ ~dfc {ov lfhyc do~
zo iyfhzdf mkyf? Wdf hwefj dkb#
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Df pocjfyfj oc zdf zdovndz moy h bobfcz# K jo coz eco~#
Pfydhpw ~f govlj lfhyc zdhz ocgf ~f nfz zo zdf lkiyhy{? Zdoy
~hlefj hdfhj om dfy hcj vp zdf wzfpw om zdf lkiyhy{ cftz zo zdf
wdop zdhz wolj zdf jyhnoc fnnw#
Zdf lkiyhy{ ~hw bhjf om bhyilf# Zdf ivkljkcn ~hw kc zdf
wdhpf om h pfczhnoc ~kzd z~o lhynf golvbcw kc myocz zdhz dflj
phyz om zdf gfklkcn vp# H wfz om wzfpw lfj zo zdf fczyhcgf#
Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf bhyilf wzfpw ~kzd f}fy{
wzykjf# Dkw wpkefj zhkl zyhklfj ifdkcj dkb, ogghwkochll{
yviikcn hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w lfn#
Zdf kcwkjf om zdf lkiyhy{ ~hw fcoybovw# Hio}f Wflfch‛w
dfhj ~hw h zkzhckg nlhww jobf zdhz hllo~fj chzvyhl lkndz zo wffp
kc# Iooewdfl}fw goczhkckcn zdovwhcjw om iooew oc cfhyl{ f}fy{
wviafgz ~fyf kc zdf myocz ~dklf h ~kcjkcn wzhkyghwf whz kc zdf
ihge# Zdf iooewdfl}fw, jfzfybkcfj i{ zdf iooew zdf{ ghyykfj,
~fyf hlpdhifzkghll{ hyyhcnfj# Nlhww zhilfw cfhy zdf myocz ~fyf
oggvpkfj ~kzd pfoplf zhlekcn zo fhgd ozdfy# Kc zdf ihge cfhy
zdf wzhkyghwf ~hw h wbhll wfz om wzhkyw zdhz lfj kczo hc opfckcn
~dfyf zdf gdkljyfc fcnhnfj zdfbwfl}fw ~kzd }hykovw hgzk}kzkfw
zdf{ movcj plfhwvyhilf# Hlocn zdf ~hllw ~fyf phkczkcnw
jfpkgzkcn h ilooj{ gocmlkgz zdhz Wflfch nvfwwfj ~hw zdf Ocf
Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy#
Wflfch hcj Zdoy ~hlefj jo~c zdf kwlf om iooewdfl}fw ifmoyf
wdf yfhgdfj zdf wfgzkoc wdf ~hw looekcn moy# Wdf wekbbfj hlocn
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zdf wdfl}fw, looekcn moy hc{ iooe zdhz dhj zdf ~oyj —jyhnocw‛ kc
kz# Zdoy avbpfj oc dkw dkcj lfnw hcj ftzfcjfj dkw cfge wo df
govlj wff hw ~fll#
Do~ bhc{ iooew jo {ov zdkce ~f‛ll cffj? Zdoy hwefj dfy,
pyfwwkcn dkw cowf hnhkcwz zdf iooew#
K‛b coz wvyf# Wflfch pvllfj ovz h iooe zkzlfj Zdf
Jyhgockhc Nvkjf hcj dflj kz vcjfy dfy hyb#
Hmzfy hiovz zfc bkcvzfw om zdkw, Wflfch wkndfj hcj whkj1
Wvypykwkcnl{, zdfyf hyfc‛z }fy{ bhc{ iooew kc zdkw wfgzkoc hiovz
jyhnocw# K mkcj zdhz jkmmkgvlz zo iflkf}f#
^fll, lfz‛w effp looekcn# Zdoy ~hlefj phwwfj dfy hcj zo zdf
cftz wfgzkoc# Wflfch mollo~fj dkb zo zdf —F‛ wfgzkoc#
Zdoy wzyfzgdfj ovz dkw cfge hcj ifnhc zo wfhygd# Wflfch
looefj zdyovnd zdf iooewdflm ifdkcj dfy# H iooe ~kzd h nolj
ikcjkcn ghvndz dfy f{f ~kzd nolj lfzzfyw pykczfj vpoc }fl}fz#
“F}fy{zdkcn [ov Cffj zo Eco~ Hiovz Jyhnocw,‒ Wflfch yfhj
hlovj, pvllkcn zdf iooe myob kzw plhgf# Zdf iooe ~hw zdyff
kcgdfw zdkge# Wdf wekbbfj zdyovnd zdf phnfw hcj wh~
kllvwzyhzkocw zdhz ifhvzkmvll{ poyzyh{fj jyhnocw om hll
jkmmfyfcz ekcjw#
Zdoy, K movcj hcozdfy iooe zdhz ~f govlj looe zdyovnd,
Wflfch whkj# Df jkjc‛z hcw~fy# Zdoy# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~
zdhz Zdoy ~hw looekcn hz h wpfgkmkg iooe ~kzd kczfyfwz z~o kwlfw
h~h{ myob dfyw#
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Wflfch, gobf dfyf, df whkj# K zdkce {ov bkndz ~hcz zo looe
hz zdkw# Df yfhgdfj ovz dkw glh~ hcj pvllfj kz ovz ~kzd dkw
zhlocw# Zdf iooe mfll zo zdf mlooy i{ Wflfch‛w mffz# Wdf
yfgonckqfj kz kbbfjkhzfl{#
“Zdf gobplfzf ~oyew om ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj# “Ivz…‒ Wdf yfhgdfj ovz hcj opfcfj zdf phnf# “Zdkw
~hw myob zdf lkiyhy{ kc Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf# Bhzv bvwz dh}f nk}fc
zdf iooe zo zdkw lkiyhy{ hmzfy wdf zooe kz myob bf…‒ Wflfch
looefj hz dfy jyhnoc# “Do~ jkj {ov eco~?‒
K wdhyf {ovy zdovndzw, df whkj# F}fc ~dfc K ~hw wzkll
kcwkjf b{ fnn, K mflz ~dhz {ov mflz hcj K dfhyj {ovy zdovndzw#
Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj hcj wckmmfj zdf iooe# K hlwo vcjfywzhcj zdf
kbpoyzhcgf om zdkw iooe#
Wflfch wfz dfy z~o iooew jo~c, pkgefj vp zdf iooe, hcj
wekbbfj zdyovnd zdf phnfw# Wobf om zdf pkfgfw om phpfy,
kcglvjkcn zdf glvf wdf movcj vcjfycfhzd zdf mlooyiohyj kc zdf
Ilhge Pvi ~fyf wzkll dkjkcn ~kzdkc zdf phnfw# Kz‛w wzkll dfyf,
wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo Zdoy# Zdf lfzzfy K cffjfj ~hw kc dfyf hlocn
~kzd zdf glvf K movcj# Wdf looefj hyovcj zo bhef wvyf coioj{ ~hw
looekcn ifmoyf wdf zooe zdf lfzzfy hcj zdf glvf ovz hcj wzvmmfj
zdfb kczo dfy pogefzw# K dopf zdhz K ~oc‛z cffj zdkw iooe
hc{boyf# Wdf plhgfj zdf iooe ihge oc kzw wdflm#
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Wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj h lo~ nyvbilf kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj#
Zdoy xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj# Wobfocf‛w gobkcn , df whkj kc h lo~
nyo~l# Df ihyfj dkw mhcnw hcj mhccfj ovz dkw ~kcnw#
K nvfww zdhz zdfwf iooew ~kll dh}f zo jo moy zdf zkbf
ifkcn# Wflfch nyhiifj dfy z~o iooew myob zdf nyovcj# Wdf hcj
Zdoy xvkgel{ yhc o}fy zo zdf govczfy ~dfyf zdf{ ghc gdfge ovz
zdf iooew#
Wflfch( Zdoy‛w wbhll yvbilf kc dkw zdyohz nyf~ zo h lovj
nyo~l# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~ z~o glohefj bfc ~hlekcn jo~c
zdf wzhkyghwf cfhy zdf fcj om zdf lkiyhy{# Dfy dfhyz povcjfj
dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf yfgonckqfj zdfb hw zdf whbf z~o
bfc ~do gdhwfj dfy hz zdf Nvcjkwhl}vw dovwf ihge kc Dflwdkyf
]kllhnf#
Wflfch hcj Zdoy ~hlefj zo zdf myocz govczfy hcj plhgfj zdf
z~o iooew kc myocz om dfy# Zdf lkiyhykhc dhj dfy ihge zvycfj#
H wzhge om iooew whz oc zop om dfy ~oojfc jfwe# Wdf ~h}fj dfy
dhcjw hcj zdf iooew woyzfj zdfbwfl}fw kczo wfphyhzf hcj cfhz
pklfw#
“Ftgvwf bf,‒ Wflfch whkj, xvkgel{ looekcn o}fy dfy
wdovljfy# Zdf z~o bfc jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf golvbcw om
iooewdfl}fw#
“Do~ bh{ K dflp {ov?‒ zdf lkiyhykhc whkj kc h dknd"pkzgdfj
}okgf# Z~o wbhll ~kcnw ~fyf hzzhgdfj zo dfy ihge hcj Wflfch
ecf~ zdhz wdf ~hw wobf ekcj om mhky{# Dfy ioj{ ~hw wdhpfj lkef
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zdhz om hc hpplf# Wdf ~oyf h yfj jyfww zdhz ~fcz zo dfy ecffw
hcj wpfgzhglfw hyovcj dfy cfge# Dfy wekc ~hw olj hcj ihnn{,
fwpfgkhll{ dfy mhgf# Dfy nyh{ dhky ~hw zkndzl{ pvllfj ihge kczo
h ivc ~kzd h pfcgkl zdhz wzvge zdyovnd hz hc hcnlf#
“K cffj zo gdfge ovz zdfwf iooew#‒ Wflfch zvycfj ihge
hyovcj hcj pvwdfj zdf iooew oc zdf govczfy h lkzzlf zo~hyjw zdf
lkiyhykhc#
“Jo {ov dh}f h lkiyhy{ ghyj?‒ wdf hwefj#
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “H ~dhz?‒
“H lkiyhy{ ghyj,‒ zdf lkiyhykhc yfpfhzfj# “[ov ghccoz
gdfge ovz iooew ~kzdovz h lkiyhy{ ghyj#‒
Wflfch xvkgel{ nlhcgfj o}fy dfy wdovljfyw hnhkc, ivz wdf
govljc‛z wff zdf z~o bfc# “Co, K jo coz dh}f h lkiyhy{ ghyj#
Do~ jo K nfz ocf?‒
“^fll, {ov cffj zo mkll ovz h moyb hcj K cffj h pdozo KJ#‒
“^dhz?‒ Wflfch looefj ihge hz zdf iooew# “Ghc K avwz gdfge
zdfwf ovz?‒
“Coz ~kzdovz h lkiyhy{ ghyj,‒ zdf lkiyhykhc wzfycl{
yfzoyzfj#
Wflfch nlhcgfj o}fy dfy wdovljfy ocgf hnhkc hcj wh~ zdf z~o
bfc yvcckcn jo~c zdf kwlf om iooewdfl}fw kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wdf
looefj ihge hz zdf iooew hcj nyhiifj zdf ocf oc zop#
“Df{(‒ zdf lkiyhykhc wdovzfj#
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Looew lkef ~f‛ll if zhekcn zdkw ~kzd vw ~kzdovz vwkcn h
lkiyhy{ ghyj, wdf whkj zo Zdoy# Wdf hcj dfy jyhnoc yhc zo~hyjw
zdf fczyhcgf om zdf lkiyhy{ hcj ovzwkjf# Zdf z~o bfc mollo~fj
dfy zdyovnd zdf jooyw hcj jo~c zdf wzfpw# Kwc‛z zdfyf wobfzdkcn
~f ghc jo?
K ghc‛z jo bvgd om hc{zdkcn# K‛b zoo wbhll moy zdfb zo if
zfyykmkfj om bf, Zdoy whkj whjl{# Do~f}fy… Df wzoppfj hcj
zvycfj hyovcj# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj hcj gdhynfj ~kzd dkw doycw
pokczfj hz zdfb#
Zdoy( Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj# ^dhz hyf {ov jokcn? Ocf om zdf
bfc mfll jo~c# Zdf ozdfy pvllfj ovz h w~oyj hcj ifnhc w~kcnkcn
kz hz Zdoy# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj zo h}okj zdf jfhjl{ ilo~ hcj
ecogefj dkb o}fy ~kzd dkw doycw#
No( Zdoy wdovzfj, yvcckcn ihge zo Wflfch# Zdf{ ~hcz zo
ekll {ov(
Wflfch dflj oc zo dfy iooe ~kzd h zkndz nykp ~kzd dfy
jyhnoc zyhklkcn ifdkcj dfy ihge zo zdf Ilhge Pvi#
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Z~fcz{"Zdyff
flfch hcj Zdoy yhc zdyovnd zdf fczyhcgf om zdf Ilhge Pvi
~kzd zdf iooe hcj vp zdf wzhkyw ihge zo dfy yoob#
W“Bhzv,‒ wdf ghllfj ovz# “Bhzv( K dh}f h iooe(‒ Wdf ifcz
o}fy hcj zykfj zo ghzgd dfy iyfhzd#
“Nooj#‒ Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj hcj Gdhlkww ~hw
wzhcjkcn ykndz zdfyf ifdkcj dfy# “^d{ hyf {ov ovz om iyfhzd?
^fyf {ov yvcckcn?‒ Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd, ivz ifmoyf wdf
govlj hcw~fy, Gdhlkww whkj1 “Coz hnhkc# Zdf{ ~kll coz yfwz(‒
Wflfch nhpfj hz dfy# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒
“Zdf Dvczfyw ~fyf looekcn moy {ov kc zdf lkiyhy{( Co~ zdf{
eco~ {ov‛yf dfyf kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf(‒ Gdhlkww ~hlefj phwwfj dfy
hcj zo dfy yoob# “^f dh}f zo lfh}f moy Zyocdfkb hw wooc hw ~f
ghc# Do~f}fy, kz‛ll if h mf~ jh{w oc jyhnoc ihge, wo ~f dh}f co
ozdfy gdokgf ivz zo ~hkz vczkl Zdoy kw ikn fcovnd# Kz‛w ocl{ h
bhzzfy om zkbf ifmoyf zdf Woygfyfy dkbwflm gobfw dfyf#‒ Wdf
wzoppfj hcj looefj hz zdf jyhnoc# “Kz wdovlj if hiovz hcozdfy
~ffe oy wo ifmoyf Zdoy ~ovlj if yfhj{ zo ghyy{ {ov#‒
Wflfch whz oc dfy ifj hcj looefj jkwjhkcmvll{ hz zdf iooe
wdf zooe myob zdf lkiyhy{# “^d{ jkjc‛z Bhzv zfll bf zdhz K
cffjfj h lkiyhy{ ghyj zo gdfge ovz iooew?‒
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Zdoy ~hw l{kcn oc zdf mlooy# Df lkmzfj vp dkw dfhj hcj
{h~cfj# Pfydhpw wdf ecf~ zdhz {ov ~fyfc‛z nokcn zo looe moy
iooew oc jyhnocw#
Ivz K jkj nfz h iooe oc jyhnocw( Wdf dflj kz vp moy dkb zo
wff#
Bh{if wdf ecf~ zdhz {ov ~fyf nokcn zo looe moy wobfzdkcn
flwf#
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj ~fcz wfhygdkcn zdyovnd
dfy pogefzw moy zdf lfzzfy hcj glvf# Bh{if wdf jkj eco~ zdhz K
~hw nokcn zo looe hz h jkmmfyfcz iooe, zdf whbf iooe wdf zooe
h~h{ myob bf# Wdf looefj vp hz Zdoy#
^dhz jofw zdf glvf wh{?
Ocf ~hw h ykjjlf, ~dkgd ~f hlyfhj{ wol}fj# Zdf ozdfy phyz
goczhkcw h ivcgd om cvbifyw zdhz lfhj zo wobfzdkcn# Wdf dflj vp
zdf glvf moy Zdoy zo wff# K zdkce zdhz kz dhw wobfzdkcn zo jo
~kzd zdkw lfzzfy moy By# ^dkzf# Looe# Wdf pokczfj hz zdf ~oyj
—~dkzf‛ hio}f zdf lkwz om cvbifyw# Zdkw kw h chbf, moy kz kw
ghpkzhlkqfj# K hlwo zdovndz zdhz pfydhpw zdf lkwz om cvbifyw
dhj wobfzdkcn zo jo ~kzd ocf om Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w ~oyew#
Oy lfzzfyw, Zdoy hjjfj#
Fthgzl{# Co~ zdhz K dh}f zdf lfzzfy K ~hw looekcn moy,
~dhz co~?
Zdoy looefj hz zdf gop{ om zdf z~o"phnfj lfzzfy hcj hz zdf
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dkjjfc ~kzdkc zdf lfzzfy# Looe hz zdf cvbifyw# K zdkce zdhz
zdf mkywz cvbify kcjkghzfw ~dkgd phnf#
Do~ jo {ov eco~? Wflfch looefj hz zdf cvbifyw hcj cozkgfj
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ocf om zdf cvbifyw hcj cozkgfj zdhz zdf lhwz ocf ifwkjf zdf jhwd
dhj zdyff cvbifyw# Zdf lhwz cvbify kcjkghzfw zdf lfzzfy om zdf
~oyj kc zdf wfczfcgf# Wdf looefj vp hz dfy jyhnoc ~kzd h wbklf
oc dfy mhgf# Yfhj bf zdf cvbifyw hcj K‛ll zy{ zo mkcj zdf
goyyfgz lfzzfy zo bhzgd kz#
Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb ~kzd jflkndz# Df pvwdfj o}fy zdf pkfgf
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Hmzfy hiovz hc dovy om zdkw, Wflfch yfhgdfj zdf lhwz lkcf
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om fzfyckz{5 ilfwwfj df ~do mkcjw bf# B{ lhwz kw kc bvj
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Mkyf, Wflfch mkckwdfj, hcj mkyf kw zdf flfbfcz zdhz K dh}f
zo lfhyc mkywz… Zyocdfkb#
Zdf cftz glvf kw kc Zyocdfkb, Zdoy whkj# Ivz ~dhz hiovz
zdf wfgocj glvf?
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^dhz jofw zkbf kbpl{?
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zkbf? Zdoy wvnnfwzfj# Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj#
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zo mkcj zdhz ovz ocgf ~f nfz zo Zyocdfkb#
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dhz hmzfycooc, Wflfch whz ovzwkjf om zdf Ilhge Pvi ~kzd Zdoy
l{kcn jo~c ifwkjf dfy# Wdf dhj zdf iooe hiovz jyhnocw
opfcfj kc dfy lhp hcj yfhj zo dfy gobphckoc# Df fhnfyl{ zooe kc
zdf kcmoybhzkoc wdf yfhj zo dkb#
ZZdf hmzfycooc wvc wlo~l{ nlkjfj hgyoww zdf we{, lfh}kcn h
zyhkl om }kiyhcz goloyw# Zdf glovjw yfmlfgzfj zdf goloyw hgyoww
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Jyhgockhc Nvkjf#
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dkwzoy{, jfyk}fj myob jkcowhvy mowwklw#
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~dkzf jyhnoc ~kzd h nolj vcjfy ifll{# Zdf ghpzkoc yfhj, zdf
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Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb ~kzd jflkndz# Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc, df
whkj ~kzd h wlkndz wbklf plh{kcn vpoc dkw wghl{ lkpw# Myob ~dhz
K vcjfywzhcj hiovz zdfb, zdf{ hyf kcgyfjkil{ yhyf#
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zdfwf jyhnocw ghc goczyol, ivz zdf{ ghc hlwo w~kzgd ovz ~kzd
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lkndzcfww, hcj jhyecfww# Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnocw dh}f zdf hiklkz{
zo pvykm{ f}kl hcj zo gvyf jkwfhwfw#
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zo pyf}fcz zdf wghlfw myob gyhgekcn hcj ifgobkcn jy{#
“Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnocw dh}f jkmmfyfcz bhnkghl pyopfyzkfw,
wvgd hw fhzkcn zdf jyhnoc‛w dfhyz nyhczw zdf po~fy om
vcjfywzhcjkcn zdf lhcnvhnf om hckbhlw# Yviikcn zdf jyhnoc‛w
ilooj o}fy dvbhc, flm, oy j~hym wekc ~kll wfy}f hw h pyozfgzkoc
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dkw dfhj myob dfy lhp hcj looefj hz zdf pkgzvyfw om zdf jyhnoc
hchzob{ oc zdf cftz phnf#
“Zdoy,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “Jo {ov eco~ ~dhz ekcj om jyhnoc {ov
hyf?‒
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wh{# K ghc ocl{ wh{ zdhz K looe lkef wobf ekcj om }olghckg
jyhnoc# Df ~kwpfj ovz wobf ilhge wboef myob dkw cowzyklw# Jofw
zdf iooe zhle hiovz mhbovw jyhnocw kc dkwzoy{? Zdoy hwefj
fczdvwkhwzkghll{# K ~hcz zo dfhy wobf wzoykfw hiovz zdfb#
Hllo~ bf zo looe# Wflfch mlkppfj zdyovnd zdf phnfw vczkl
wdf movcj h zkzlf zdhz ghvndz dfy hzzfczkoc# Zdf zkzlf yfhj,
Zdf Jhye Eckndzw hcj zdf Jyhnocw om zdf Movy Flfbfczw#
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zdf jyhnocw hcj zdfky ykjfyw ~fyf wlhkc kc ihzzlf i{ zdf
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“Zdf Jyhnocw om zdf Movy Flfbfczw gocwkwzfj om movy
jkmmfyfcz jyhnoc wpfgkfw kc phyzkgvlhy# Zdf Yfj Jyhnoc kw zdf
nvhyjkhc om mkyf, zdf D{jyh kw zdf nvhyjkhc om zdf ~hzfyw, zdf
Nyffc Jyhef kw zdf nvhyjkhc om zdf flfbfcz fhyzd, hcj zdf Iyocqf
Jyhnoc kw zdf nvhyjkhc om zdf hky#‒
Wflfch glowfj zdf iooe hcj looefj vp hz Zdoy ~kzd jflkndz#
K ~ocjfy ~dhz kz mflz lkef zo if ocf om zdf Jhye Eckndzw#
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po~fymvl# Wflfch cozkgfj zdhz dkw f{fw gdhcnfj h lkzzlf zo yfj
~kzd {fllo~ hyovcj zdf pvpklw, ivz zdf{ xvkgel{ gdhcnfj ihge zo
hbify#
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oc dfy ifj# “Do~f}fy, ifmoyf {ov ykjf dkb, K cffj zo iv{ {ov h
whjjlf# K wdovlj if hilf zo iv{ h whjjlf myob zdf wdop zdhz
wfllw jyhnoc fnnw# H aokcz ifz~ffc zdf jyhnoc‛w wdovljfyw kw
~dfyf zdf whjjlf cffjw zo no# [ov joc‛z ~hcz zo ykjf h jyhnoc
~kzdovz ocf, moy kzw wghlfw hyf kcgyfjkil{ wdhyp hcj ~kll zfhy
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“Bhzv#‒ Wflfch whz i{ zdf ~kcjo~, ~hzgdkcn Zdoy zhef omm
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Gdhlkww wzooj kc myocz om dfy ifj, moljkcn dfy glozdfw, hcj
pvzzkcn zdfb h~h{# “Bhzv,‒ Wflfch yfpfhzfj#
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zdhz bfhcw df‛w dvcny{#‒
“^dhz jofw kz bfhc ~dfc dkw f{fw gdhcnf zo yfj ~kzd {fllo~
hyovcj zdf pvpklw?‒ wdf hwefj, yfghllkcn zdf gdhcnf om goloy
myob fhylkfy zdhz jh{#
“Zdhz bfhcw df ~hczw zo mkndz# Kz hlwo bfhcw hbikzkoc#‒
“^dhz hiovz nyh{ hcj {fllo~?‒ H lvbp ~hw ghvndz kc dfy
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wdf ~ovlj cf}fy moynk}f dfywflm moy ~dhz wdf ~hczfj zo jo#
“Nyh{ bfhcw zdhz zdf{ hyf kc phkc hcj {fllo~ bfhcw zdf
jyhnoc kw hmyhkj#‒ Gdhlkww wzoppfj dfywflm# “^d{ hyf {ov hwekcn
bf wpfgkmkg xvfwzkocw?‒
Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “Ifghvwf K ~kzcfwwfj dkw f{fw
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hzzhgdfj zo {ov, hw h yflhzkocwdkp ifz~ffc jyhnoc hcj ykjfy
wdovlj if#‒ Wdf zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “]kjhy Dflkow hcj Hwdvy Ifl
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zo gocwvlz ~kzd zdf Go}fc?‒
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wdhyf zdfky ifwz kczfyfwzw#‒
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zo bhef kz zo Zyocdfkb ~kzdovz ifkcn cozkgfj#‒
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B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj zo dfy# Plfhwf zfll bf#
^d{ hyf {ov vc~fll hcj yfwzlfww?
Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ do~ zo yfwpocj zo zdkw# Plfhwf jo coz
gocgfyc {ovywflm ~kzd bf# K hb ~fll#
Co {ov hyf coz, Zdoy whkj# Df nfczl{ cvjnfj dkw dfhj
hnhkcwz dfyw# Plfhwf zfll bf ~dhz kw iozdfykcn {ov#
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Bvllfy 84;
Wflfch wkndfj wlkndzl{# K hlyfhj{ zolj {ov ~dhz ~hw
gocgfyckcn bf#
Wklfcgf lkcnfyfj ifz~ffc zdfb# Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj h
lkzzlf hcj dkw mhgf ~hw lf}flfj ~kzd dfyw# Wflfch ~hwc‛z wvyf
hw zo ~dfzdfy oy coz wdf wdovlj looe hz dfy jyhnoc kc zdf f{fw#
Do~f}fy, wobfzdkcn jyf~ dfy hzzfczkoc zo mogvw dfy nhqf vp~hyj#
Wdf wzhyfj hz Zdoy kc zdf f{fw hcj cozkgfj zdhz zdf{ ~fyf ocgf
boyf h wdhjf om nyh{ ~kzd {fllo~ hyovcj dkw pvpklw#
Jo coz gocgfyc {ovywflm ~kzd ~dhz dhw hlyfhj{ dhppfcfj, b{
jfhy, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj zo dfy# [ov ~oyy{ {ovywflm ~kzd wobfzdkcn
zdhz {ov ghccoz gdhcnf#
Wflfch mflz h wbhll zfhy zykgelf jo~c dfy mhgf# Zdhz K jo,
wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Kz dvyzw bf f}fy{ zkbf K zdkce hiovz kz#
Zdfc jo coz zdkce hiovz kz, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj ihge# K cf}fy
dflj hc{zdkcn hnhkcwz {ov, coy ~kll K f}fy# K dh}fc‛z zdovndz
om zdhz kcgkjfcz wkcgf kz dhppfcfj# K dh}f moynk}fc {ov, b{
jfhy# Ivz ~dhz K cffj {ov zo jo kw zo moynk}f {ovywflm# Wflfch
jkjc‛z yfwpocj zo zdkw# Kcwzfhj, wdf gykfj h lkzzlf zo dfywflm
hcj nyhiifj oczo Zdoy‛w doycw zo effp dfy myob mhllkcn zo zdf
nyovcj ifwkjf dkw zhlocw# B{ jfhy, K cffj {ov zo yfbfbify zdkw#
[fwzfyjh{ ~hw dkwzoy{, zoboyyo~ kw h b{wzfy{, ivz zojh{ kw h
nkmz# Zdhz kw ~d{ kz kw ghllfj zdf pyfwfcz# Wflfch looefj vp
hz dfy jyhnoc zdyovnd dfy zfhyw hcj dkw f{fw ~fyf ekcj, womz,
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Bvllfy 8;0
hcj nfczlf# H wbhll wbklf hppfhyfj oc dfy lkpw hcj wdf wzooj vp
h lkzzlf wzyhkndzfy kc myocz om dfy jyhnoc#
Wdf zdfc ~hlefj o}fy zo dkw wkjf hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc dkw
wdovljfy#
Gdhlkww dhj iffc ifnnkcn bf zo ykjf {ov… Wflfch whkj,
looekcn hz dkw wghlfw ~kzd ~ocjfy#
Lfz‛w ykjf# Zdoy zvycfj hyovcj hcj wpyfhj ovz dkw ~kcnw#
Wflfch looefj hz dkb kc hwzockwdbfcz# ^dhz? Wdf hwefj#
Lfz‛w ykjf, df yfpfhzfj hcj ecflz o}fy wo zdhz Wflfch govlj
glkbi oc# Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ ~dhz zo jo# Wdf dhj cf}fy ykjjfc
hc{ woyz om hckbhl ifmoyf, lfz hlocf h jyhnoc# Wflfch zdfc
yfghllfj Gdhlkww‛w ~oyjw om ~hyckcn hcj jfgkjfj hnhkcwz ykjkcn
~kzd Zdoy# Do~f}fy, Zdoy dflj ovz ocf om dkw zhlocw hcj dflpfj
Wflfch oczo dkw ihge# Wflfch, ~kzdovz hcozdfy zdovndz, hllo~fj
dkb zo dflp dfy# Wdf ~hw kcgyfjkil{ gvykovw hw zo do~ kz ~ovlj
mffl zo if kc zdf we{# Zdfyf ~hw f}fc h wbhll dkcz om jfwkyf zo
ml{ ~kzd dfy jyhnoc# Dfy dfhyz ifhzkcn dhyj hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz
ovz om pvyf ftgkzfbfcz hcj gvykowkz{, wdf zkndzl{ dflj oczo dkw
z~o lhynf doycw zdhz hppfhyfj oc zdf zop om dkw dfhj# Zdoy jvn
dkw ihge glh~w kczo zdf nyovcj, lfhpz vp, hcj zooe mlkndz#
Wflfch mflz lkef h yoge jyoppfj kc dfy wzobhgd hw wdf
wohyfj }fyzkghll{ zo~hyjw zdf we{ oc dfy jyhnoc# Wdf glowfj dfy
f{fw myob zdf lhynf nvwz om ~kcj# Wdf looefj vp hcj ~hzgdfj, hw
zdf gyfwgfcz booc hio}f dfy nyf~ lhynfy# Wflfch‛w hybw ~fyf
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Bvllfy 8;9
dovwfw zdhz phwwfj i{# Hll zdf pfoplf looefj lkef hczw myob zdf
dfkndz wdf hcj Zdoy ~fyf hz# Wflfch govljc‛z wzop wdk}fykcn#
Zdf ocl{ wovygf om ~hybzd ~hw Zdoy‛w dfhzfj ioj{#
Zdoy zvycfj wlkndzl{ hcj mlf~ vp dkndfy# Wflfch zykfj zo
dolj oc ~kzd ~dhz lkzzlf wzyfcnzd wdf dhj# Df efpz povcjkcn dkw
~kcnw, ifhzkcn hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w lfnw# Zdf wghlfw ~fyf lkef zdf
zkpw om eck}fw zdhz wzhiifj kczo dfy mlfwd f}fy{ zkbf Zdoy
mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw# Wdf zykfj wdkmzkcn kczo hcozdfy powkzkoc zo
bhef kz boyf gobmoyzhilf, ivz zdf boyf wdf bo}fj, zdf boyf phkc
wdf mflz# Oc dfy lfmz lfn, phyzw om dfy wekc ghbf omm ~kzd
ilooj nvwdkcn ovz om zdf ~ovcj# Zdf ozdfy lfn ~hwc‛z hw ihj hw
zdf lfmz, ivz zdf ~ovcj efpz nyo~kcn jffpfy i{ zdf yd{zdbkg
bo}fbfcz om Zdoy‛w povcjkcn ~kcnw# Hmzfy h ~dklf, do~f}fy,
Wflfch‛w lfnw ifghbf cvbi hcj wdf govljc‛z mffl zdf phkc
hc{boyf#
Zdf golj hky ~hw ikzzfy hcj efpz dkzzkcn Wflfch kc zdf
mhgf# H wdhyp hcj wbhll yoge mlf~ zdyovnd zdf hky hcj dkz dfy
cowf# Wflfch ~kcgfj ~kzd phkc hw zdf ~kcj goczkcvfj gyhwdkcn
hnhkcwz dfy mhgf# Wdf zykfj zo dkjf dfy mhgf h~h{ myob zdf
~kcj, ivz dfy fmmoyzw ~fyf vwflfww#
Wflfch wzyvnnlfj zo opfc dfy f{fw h lkzzlf boyf, zy{kcn zo
kncoyf zdf vcplfhwhcz golj ~kcj#
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Bvllfy 8;7
Zdoy afyefj ykndz, ml{kcn zdyovnd h wbhll glovj# Wflfch
wgyfhbfj hcj wlkj omm dkw ihge ocgf hnhkc# [ov‛yf ykjkgvlovw(
K zolj {ov zo dolj oc(
Zdoy( K‛b wlkppkcn(
Dolj oc( Wflfch lowz dfy nykp oc Zdoy‛w doycw hcj wdf mfll
omm dkw ihge hcj ihge jo~c zo~hyjw zdf nyovcj# Wflfch( Zdoy
ghbf zo hc hiyvpz wzop kc bkjhky hcj jo}f kc hmzfy dfy#
Wflfch govljc‛z mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo wgyfhb# Zdf hky ~hw
wvgefj ovz myob dfy lvcnw# Zdf mhll ~hw wo mhwz hcj wvjjfc zdhz
zdf ocl{ zdkcn wdf govlj jo ~hw looe ovz kczo zdf doykqoc kc
myocz om dfy hw kz jyoppfj ifmoyf dfy f{fw# Zdoy mlf~ phwwfj
dfy ~kzd dkw ~kcnw zvgefj zo dkw wkjfw, hcj vcmoljfj dkw ~kcnw
hw df mlf~ ifcfhzd dfy# Wdf mfll ihge oczo dkw ihge, wzkll
wdhefc i{ zdf mhll#
K ~hcz zo no ihge zo zdf Ilhge Pvi, Wflfch whkj hmzfy wdf
movcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo wpfhe# Zdoy jkjc‛z yfwpocj5 kcwzfhj, df
zvycfj kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc hcj mlf~ ihge#
^dfc zdf{ yfhgdfj zdf Ilhge Pvi, Wflfch mfll omm dkw ihge
hcj lhcjfj oc zdf nyovcj, zdf ilooj jykppkcn myob dfy lfnw#
Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj myob zdf mlkndz hcj moljfj kc dkw ~kcnw# Df
wzhyfj hz dfy ~kzd h zkcz om nyh{ kc dkw f{fw#
K‛b woyy{, lkzzlf ocf, df ~dkwpfyfj#
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Bvllfy 8;6
Z~fcz{"Mk}f
flfch lkbpfj zdyovnd zdf myocz jooyw om zdf Ilhge Pvi ~kzd
pkfgfw om dfy zoyc ckndzno~c wfy}kcn hw zovyckxvfzw moy dfy
~ovcjw# Wdf dflj dfywflm vp i{ nyhiikcn zdf fjnf om zdf ihy
zhilf ykndz kc myocz# Wflfch pfyefj vp dfy dfhj ~dfc wdf dfhyj
wobfocf ~hlekcn jo~c zdf wzhkyw# Dfy }kwkoc ifghbf ilvyy{ hw
wdf dfhyj wobfocf wgyfhb kc doyyoy hcj mykndz# Wdf ifghbf
vcgocwgkovw hcj mfll zo zdf mlooy#
W
“Wflfch#‒ Wdf zykfj zo opfc dfy f{fw, ivz dfy f{flkjw mflz
dfh}{# Wdf mflz wobfocf wdhef dfy wdovljfyw h lkzzlf# Wdf
xvkgel{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj wh~ iozd Gdhlkww hcj Yhdkb wkzzkcn
oc zdf fjnf om dfy ifj# H ~fz ~hwdglozd ~hw moljfj hcj plhgfj
o}fy dfy moyfdfhj# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy lfnw hcj mflz
pfzykmkfj# Zdf wekc oc iozd zdf kcwkjf om dfy lfnw ~hw zoyc omm
myob zdf ykjf# Vcjfycfhzd dfy lfnw ~fyf zdyff jkmmfyfcz zo~flw
zo ghzgd zdf ilooj zdhz mfll myob dfy ~ovcjw#
“Zdhz kw chwz{,‒ Yhdkb whkj kc gobplfzf wdoge#
“Zdhz‛w ~d{ K zolj {ov coz zo ykjf Zdoy ~kzdovz h whjjlf(‒
Gdhlkww wdykfefj# “K‛b wvyf zdhz zdf cftz zkbf {ov ykjf ~kzd
Zdoy {ov ~ovlj ykjf ~kzd h whjjlf( H zdkge, lfhzdfy whjjlf(
Co~ {ov‛ll if wghyyfj moy lkmf(‒ Gdhlkww ~kpfj bowz om zdf ilooj
omm dfy ~ovcjw# “Cftz zkbf, K ~kll bhef wvyf zdhz {ov ykjf ~kzd
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Bvllfy 8;=
h whjjlf( ^dhz ~fyf {ov zdkcekcn Wflfch? Hcj ~dfyf jkj {ov hcj
Zdoy no?‒
“^f jkjc‛z no hc{~dfyf,‒ Wflfch whkj ~fhel{, ~kpkcn dfy
f{fw# “^f avwz mlf~ hyovcj kc zdf hky hcj ghbf ihge…‒
“K zolj {ov ifmoyfdhcj hiovz zdkw(‒ Gdhlkww {fllfj hnhkc#
“Lhzfy, K‛b nokcn zo iv{ {ov h whjjlf oy {ov hcj Zdoy ~kll cf}fy
ml{ zonfzdfy hnhkc# [ov‛yf lvge{ {ov wzkll f}fc dh}f {ovy
lfnw(‒ Wdf looefj hz zdf ~ovcjw hnhkc# “K ghc zy{ zo dfhl {ovy
~ovcjw#‒ Gdhlkww ~h}fj dfy ykndz dhcj hcj ifnhc jyh~kcn lkzzlf
jyoplfzw om ~hzfy myob zdf hky# Wflfch ~hzgdfj hw dfy dhcjw
bo}fj ~kzd mkcfwwf# Wooc, Gdhlkww‛w dhcj ~hw fcnvlmfj kc h
wbhll nloi om ~hzfy# Wdf plhgfj dfy dhcj ~kzd zdf ~hzfy oc
Wflfch‛w lfmz lfn# Hmzfy h bobfcz, Gdhlkww yfbo}fj dfy dhcj hcj
zdf ~hzfy go}fyfj zdf ~ovcj# Wobf om zdf ~hzfy ~fcz kczo
Wflfch‛w ~ovcj ~dklf zdf yfwz jykppfj oc zdf zo~flw# Wflfch‛w
lfn ifnhc zo kzgd hcj phyzw om dfy mlfwd ~fyf yfphkyfj#
“Do~ jkj {ov jo zdhz?‒ Wflfch hwefj, effpkcn dfy f{fw mktfj
vpoc ~dhz ~hw lfmz om zdf kcavy{# Dfy dfhj ~hw wzkll wpkcckcn
hcj wdf mflz iozd pd{wkghll{ hcj bfczhll{ ftdhvwzfj# Dfy }kwkoc
~hw wzkll h lkzzlf ilvyy{, ivz wdf wzkll movndz zo effp dfywflm
phyzkhll{ h~hef#
“^hzfy kw h dfhlkcn flfbfcz,‒ Gdhlkww ifnhc# “Wobf pfoplf
ghc vwf ~hzfy zo dfhl ~ovcjw# Do~f}fy, coz hll ~ovcjw ghc if
gobplfzfl{ dfhlfj#‒ Wdf cojjfj zo Wflfch‛w lfnw# “[ovy lfnw
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Bvllfy 8;>
~kll if wghyyfj moy lkmf hcj zdhz‛w wobfzdkcn zdhz coz f}fc
~hzfy ghc zhef h~h{#‒ Gdhlkww zdfc jkj zdf whbf ~kzd Wflfch‛w
ozdfy lfn#
Wflfch yviifj dfy dfhj# “Do~ locn dh}f K iffc
vcgocwgkovw?‒ wdf hwefj#
“Hiovz dhlm om zdf ckndz,‒ Yhdkb whkj nykbl{# Df looefj vp
hz zdf gloge zdhz dvcn oc zdf ~hll# “Kz‛w yfhll{ fhyl{ kc zdf
boyckcn#‒
“[ov cffj zo nfz wobf yfwz,‒ Gdhlkww whkj hmzfy wdf glfhcfj
vp zdf ilooj{ bfww# “Hmzfy lvcgd, K ~kll no hcj iv{ h whjjlf#
Do~f}fy, {ov hcj Zdoy ~kll dh}f zo ~hkz moy h ~dklf ifmoyf {ov
z~o ykjf zonfzdfy hnhkc# K ~hcz {ov zo nfz hw bvgd yfwz hw {ov
ghc#‒
Moy zdf cftz z~o jh{w, Wflfch yfbhkcfj kc dfy ifj hcj avwz
wlfpz# ^dfc wdf mkchll{ jkj ~hef vp myob dfy wlvbify, wdf mflz
kcgyfjkil{ ~fll, ftgfpz zdhz wdf wzkll mflz bfczhll{ ftdhvwzfj#
Wflfch wh~ zdf cf~, lfhzdfy whjjlf zdhz Gdhlkww iovndz myob zdf
jh{ ifmoyf#
Gdhlkww ~hlefj ovzwkjf ~kzd zdf lfhzdfy whjjlf kc dfy dhcjw
mollo~fj i{ Wflfch hcj Yhdkb#
“[ov ~kll lfhyc do~ zo wzyhp h whjjlf o}fy Zdoy‛w ihge,‒
Gdhlkww hccovcgfj# “^f‛yf coz nokcn zo bhef zdf whbf bkwzhef ~f
bhjf lhwz zkbf#‒
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Bvllfy 8;;
Zdoy wzvge ovz dkw zocnvf hcj ihgefj dkw dfhj h~h{ hw
Gdhlkww wdo~fj dkb zdf yoj#
Zdhz dhw zo no kc b{ bovzd? Df hwefj kc wgoyc#
Wflfch plhgfj dfy dhcj oc dkw cfge# “K‛b woyy{, b{ mykfcj,
ivz {fw#‒
Zdoy bhjf hcozdfy wovy mhgf, ivz opfcfj dkw bovzd,
jkwjhkcmvll{ hllo~kcn zdf yoj zo no kcwkjf# Df lkgefj dkw lkpw
h lkzzlf#
Zdkw zhwzfw mvcc{, df hccovcgfj#
“[ov wff zdkw,‒ Gdhlkww whkj, pokczkcn zo ocf om zdf lhynf
wzyhpw ~kzd h af~fl kcgyvwzfj kczo zdf ivgelf, “Zdkw nofw
vcjfycfhzd Zdoy‛w wzobhgd#‒ Wdf ifcz o}fy oc dfy dhcjw hcj
ecffw, zhekcn zdf ivgelf hcj hcozdfy lhynf wzyhp# Wflfch zoo
ifcz o}fy zo nfz h nooj looe# “Bhef wvyf zdhz zdf wzyhpw hyf
zkndz, ivz joc‛z bhef zdfb zoo zkndz#‒ Gdhlkww zkndzfcfj zdf z~o
ivgelfw zonfzdfy# Wdf dvyykfj ihge oc dfy mffz hw Zdoy nyvczfj
hcj ~kwpfj ovz h pvmm om ilhge wboef kc kyykzhzkoc#
Do~ hb K wvppowfj zo nfz vwfj zo zdkw? Zdoy hwefj, hygdkcn
dkw cfge zo looe hz Wflfch#
K‛b woyy{, Wflfch whkj hpolonfzkghll{ hnhkc#
“Dop oc,‒ Gdhlkww whkj, phzzkcn zdf whjjlf ~kzd dfy dhcj#
Wflfch nyhiifj kz hcj zykfj nfzzkcn oc, ivz govljc‛z# Gdhlkww
wdooe dfy dfhj h lkzzlf# “Pvz {ovy mooz kczo zdf wzkyyvp,‒ wdf
dhwzkl{ whkj#
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Bvllfy 908
Wflfch wgyfhbfj hw Zdoy mlf~ dkndfy kczo zdf we{, dfy
mkcnfyw ~yhppkcn zkndzl{ hyovcj zdf yfkcw# Wdf ~hw wvjjfcl{
zhefc ihge zo dfy mkywz ml{kcn ftpfykfcgf myob ifmoyf, ftgfpz
zdhz zdf whjjlf pyozfgzfj dfy lfnw myob Zdoy‛w wghlfw# Zdf ~kcj
ghbf gyhwdkcn kczo dfy mhgf# Wdf looefj ihge jo~c hz zdf nyovcj
zo mkcj Gdhlkww# Wdf jkwhppfhyfj xvkgel{ hw Zdoy goczkcvfj zo
wohy dkndfy kczo zdf we{#
Zdoy iyovndz kc dkw ~kcnw zo dkw wkjf zo zhef h jk}f,
dfhjkcn wzyhkndz moy ocf om zdf ivkljkcnw oc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf# Df
wzyfzgdfj ovz dkw ~kcnw hnhkc hcj mlf~ h }fyzkghl mlkndz#
Looe hyovcj {ov( Zdoy wdovzfj# Wflfch dflj oc zkndzl{ zo
zdf yfkcw hcj moygfj dfy f{fw opfc# Wdf looefj ~kzd gvykowkz{
ovz kczo zdf doykqoc hw wdf jkj ~dfc wdf mfll myob Zdoy‛w ihge#
Wdf loowfcfj dfy nykp oc zdf yfkcw, mfflkcn h lkzzlf boyf
yflhtfj oc Zdoy‛w ihge#
Hyf {ov mfflkcn ifzzfy hiovz ml{kcn? Zdoy hwefj, wfcwkcn
dfy mfflkcnw#
H lkzzlf, Wflfch yfplkfj# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj
~hzgdfj hw zdf nyovcj bo}fj ifcfhzd dfy# Zdoy mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw
hnhkc hcj mlf~ dkndfy# Wflfch ~hzgdfj hw zdf jfzhklw om zdf
nyovcj ifnhc zo jkwhppfhy#
Joc‛z no zoo mhy, Wflfch#
Wflfch ecf~ zdhz kz ~hwc‛z Zdoy‛w }okgf# Bhzv?
[ov dfhyj bf, Gdhlkww whkj hnhkc#
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Bvllfy 909
Wflfch looefj ovz kc myocz om dfy hcj wh~ zdhz zdf{ yfhgdfj
zdf lkbkzw om Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf hcj dfhjfj ovz zo~hyjw zdf Nyfhz
Plhkcw# Wdf wlo~l{ vc~yhppfj dfy mkcnfyw myob doljkcn zdf yfkcw
hcj lfz no# Zdoy hggflfyhzfj hw df goczkcvfj ovz zo~hyjw zdf
Nyfhz Plhkcw#
Wflfch wzyfzgdfj ovz dfy hybw hcj looefj hyovcj dfy ~kzdovz
mfhy# Kw zdkw do~ {ov mffl kc zdf we{?
Wdf dfhyj lhvndzfy# K zolj {ov zdhz ml{kcn kwc‛z zdhz ihj,
Zdoy gobbfczfj# Df afyefj vp h lkzzlf zo~hyjw zdf we{ hcj
Wflfch mfll moy~hyj# Wdf xvkgel{ nyhiifj zdf yfkcw hcj jvn dfy
mffz kczo zdf wzkyyvpw#
Wflfch, K ~hcz {ov hcj Zdoy zo gobf ihge#
Wdf ~hw h lkzzlf gocmvwfj# ^d{?
K zolj {ov coz zo no }fy{ mhy#
^f‛yf cfhy Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf…
K ~hcz {ov zo gobf ihge, Gdhlkww yfpfhzfj# Wflfch jkjc‛z
hynvf5 kcwzfhj, wdf zolj Zdoy hcj df zvycfj ihge hyovcj# Wdf
zykfj zo fcao{ f}fy{ bkcvzf wdf dhj lfmz vp kc zdf hky, moy wdf
mfhyfj zdhz Gdhlkww bkndz coz hllo~ dfy zo ml{ hc{boyf#
Zdoy lhcjfj kc myocz om zdf Ilhge Pvi hcj zvgefj kc dkw
~kcnw# Wflfch doppfj omm dkw whjjlf hcj ~hlefj hyovcj h lkzzlf,
zy{kcn zo nfz vwfj zo ~hlekcn ihge oc zdf nyovcj hnhkc#
“Zdhz ~hw iykllkhcz,‒ Yhdkb whkj, nfzzkcn omm zdf nyovcj
hcj ~hlekcn o}fy#
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Bvllfy 90:
K cffj zo wpfhe ~kzd dfy# Zdf Dvczfyw hyf glowkcn kc
zo~hyjw Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf hcj zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj bf zo zfll {ov
zdhz wdf ~hczw {ov kc Zyocdfkb# [ov hcj Zdoy iozd, df mkckwdfj#
Wflfch‛w lfnw mflz lkef lfhj# Do~ jkj zdf Fbpyfww eco~ K
dh}f h jyhnoc? Wdf zdovndz#
Zdf Fbpyfww eco~w f}fy{zdkcn, Loek whkj, yfhjkcn dfy
zdovndzw# Kc hjjkzkoc, ]kjhy Dflkow hcj Hwdvy Ifl eco~ hiovz
zdf dhzgdlkcn hw ~fll# Zdf{ ~ovlj lkef zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov wooc#
Df looefj ovz zdf ~kcjo~ hcj wdooe dkw dfhj# Gdhlkww kwc‛z
ovzwkjf…
Wflfch dfhyj moozwzfpw gyfhe vp zdf wzhkyw# Zdfyf wdf kw(
“Bhzv(‒ Wdf opfcfj dfy jooy hcj hlbowz yhc kczo dfy# Loek
mollo~fj glowfl{ ifdkcj, xvkgel{ zfllkcn dfy zdf whbf bfwwhnf df
zolj Wflfch#
“Zdkw kw ~d{ K jkjc‛z ~hcz {ov hcj Zdoy zo ml{ ovz zdfyf
}fy{ locn,‒ Gdhlkww whkj xvkgel{# “Zfll zdf Fbpyfww zdhz ~f
~kll if lfh}kcn zockndz#‒ Loek io~fj dkw dfhj# Df gdhcnfj kczo
h dh~e hcj mlf~ ovz zdf ~kcjo~# Gdhlkww looefj ihge jo~c hz
Wflfch# “Phge {ovy iflocnkcnw# ^f‛yf nokcn zo lfh}f moy
Zyocdfkb#‒
Wflfch cojjfj hcj ~fcz zo dfy jyh~fyw# Gdhlkww lfmz zdf
yoob zo zfll Yhdkb ~do ~hw avwz ~hlekcn vp zdf wzhkyw# Wflfch
pvllfj ovz wobf om dfy glozdfw hcj plhgfj zdfb oc dfy ifj# Zdf
lkiyhy{ iooe hiovz jyhnocw zdhz whz oc zop om dfy }hckz{ ghvndz
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Bvllfy 906
dfy f{f# Wflfch wdyvnnfj dfy wdovljfyw hcj wdf, zoo, plhgfj kz
oc dfy ifj# Wdf mknvyfj wdf ~hwc‛z gobkcn ihge zo Bhzkljh‛w
Lhcf zo yfzvyc kz5 wdf wzkll cffjfj zo lfhyc boyf hiovz jyhnocw#
Wdf ~hlefj vp zo zdf ~kcjo~ hcj looefj hz Zdoy, ~do ~hw
looekcn hz zdf whjjlf ~kzd hcco{hcgf# Df hygdfj dkw cfge hcj
wckmmfj kz, ivz pvllfj ihge avwz hw xvkgel{# Wflfch gdvgelfj h
lkzzlf hcj ghllfj dkw chbf#
Zdoy looefj vp hz dfy zdyovnd zdf ~kcjo~ ~kzd dkw hbify
f{fw# ^dhz kw kz, lkzzlf ocf?
^f‛yf lfh}kcn moy Zyocdfkb zockndz#
Zdoy wzyfzgdfj dkw myocz lfnw hcj jvn dkw glh~w kczo zdf
nyovcj# K‛b yfhj{#
Zdhz ckndz, Wflfch efpz zdkcekcn hiovz ~dhz Zyocdfkb ~ovlj
looe lkef, ~dhz ekcj om bhnkg ~ovlj wdf lfhyc, ~dhz woyz om
pfoplf wdf ~ovlj bffz, ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj looe lkef, hcj wo
oc# Zdfwf zdovndzw zdhz pfy}hjfj dfy bkcj bhjf dfy nyo~
yfwzlfww#
Wdf moljfj zdf lhwz om dfy glozdfw hcj wzvmmfj zdfb kczo h
ihn Gdhlkww dhj nk}fc dfy fhylkfy zdhz jh{# Kz ~hw ~fll kc zo
zdf bkjjlf om zdf ckndz# Wflfch mflz zkyfj hcj ftdhvwzfj, ivz
dfy ftgkzfbfcz wooc bhjf dfy moynfz hiovz do~ jfwpfyhzfl{ wdf
oyknkchll{ ~hczfj zo wlffp# Wdf looefj ihge hz zdf jyfwwfy hcj
zdovndz zdhz wdf moynoz wobfzdkcn# Wdf noz vp hcj ~hlefj o}fy
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Bvllfy 90=
zo kz, ivz wzoppfj ~dfc Gdhlkww opfcfj dfy jooy hcj whkj1 “^f
bvwz if omm# Nyhi {ovy iflocnkcnw hcj lfz‛w no# Yhdkb kw
~hkzkcn ovzwkjf moy vw#‒
Wflfch wdyvnnfj dfy wdovljfyw hcj mknvyfj wdf dhj
f}fy{zdkcn# Wdf nyhiifj dfy ihn hcj dhvlfj kz o}fy dfy
wdovljfy, mollo~kcn Gdhlkww jo~c zdf wzhkyw, hcj ovz om zdf
Ilhge Pvi#
Zdoy ~hlefj o}fy ~kzd dkw ~kcnw zvgefj kczo dkw wkjf#
Wflfch wfgvyfl{ hzzhgdfj dfy ihn zo Zdoy‛w whjjlf# Df hygdfj
dkw cfge zo looe hz dfy# K joc‛z zdkce K ghc ghyy{ z~o
phwwfcnfyw, df hjbkzzfj#
Wflfch phzzfj dkw dkjf ~kzd dfy dhcj# K zdkce {ov‛yf
wzyocn fcovnd#
Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj# K‛b coz zdhz wzyocn#
Gdhlkww kw lkndz ~fkndzfj#
K‛b wzkll vcwvyf#
“^dhz‛w ~yocn ~kzd Zdoy?‒ Wflfch dfhyj Gdhlkww‛w }okgf myob
ifdkcj#
“Df jofwc‛z zdkce df ghc ghyy{ iozd om vw#‒
Wdf dfhyj Gdhlkww lhvnd# “K eco~#‒
Wflfch mflz vcfhw{# “[ov‛yf gobkcn ~kzd vw, hyfc‛z {ov?‒
Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj cozkgfj zdhz Gdhlkww ~hw wzhcjkcn ~kzd z~o
doywfw ifdkcj dfy#
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“[fw, K‛b nokcn ~kzd {ov#‒ Yhdkb ghbf vp hcj nyhiifj zdf
yfkcw om ocf om zdf doywfw# “K avwz ~hczfj zo bhef wvyf zdhz
Zdoy govlj hz lfhwz ghyy{ {ov#‒ Wdf doppfj oc dfy doywf ~dklf
Yhdkb jkj zdf whbf ~kzd dkw#
Wflfch pvz dfy mooz zdyovnd ocf om zdf wzkyyvpw hcj zooe h
jffp iyfhzd# Wdf nyhiifj zdf whjjlf# Wdf avbpfj hcj dfh}fj
~kzd hll dfy bkndz# Wflfch plhgfj dfy ykndz lfn oc zop om zdf
whjjlf hcj wlkj kczo plhgf#
[ov jkj kz, lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj# Wflfch dfhyj h lkzzlf
bogefy{ kc dkw }okgf hcj zykfj zo kncoyf kz#
“Lfz‛w if omm,‒ Gdhlkww whkj# Wdf pvllfj dhyj oc zdf yfkcw
om dfy doywf hcj lfj kz jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj# “Zdf Fbpyfww
kw ~hkzkcn moy {ovy hyyk}hl#‒
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Bvllfy 904
Z~fcz{"Wkt
oek yhc zdyovnd Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf zo bhef wvyf zdhz Gdhlkww
hcj zdf ozdfyw ~fyf whmf# Df whmfl{ jflk}fyfj dkw bfwwhnf
zo zdf Fbpyfww hcj wdf wdovlj if ~hkzkcn kc Zyocdfkb moy
Wflfch‛w hyyk}hl# Df looefj ifdkcj dkb hcj wh~ h nlkbpwf om zdf
Dvczfyw gobkcn kc dkw jkyfgzkoc#
L
Kz ~hw kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf ckndz# Zdf wzyffzw ~fyf
jfwfyzfj, ~dkgd Loek movcj vcvwvhl# Zdf wdopw ~fyf glowfj hcj
wo ~hw zdf kcc zdhz Loek zykfj zo nfz kczo# Zdf lhbppowzw oc
f}fy{ kczfywfgzkoc ~fyfc‛z lkz# Zdf wovcj om nhllopkcn doywfw
bhjf Loek‛w dfhyz yhgf hw df glkbifj vp zdf zyff# Zdf ilhge
doywfw nhllopfj zdyovnd Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf hcj hll dfhjfj moy zdf
Ilhge Pvi#
Loek dkj dkbwflm ~fll kc zdf zyff cfhy ~dhz vwfj zo if
Wflfch‛w ~kcjo~# Df looefj jo~c iflo~ hcj ~hzgdfj ~kzd h
zfyykmkfj ftpyfwwkoc hw zdf Dvczfyw ivwzfj jo~c zdf jooy hcj
zyhbplfj kcwkjf# Zdf mot doppfj myob zdf iyhcgdfw hcj lhcjfj oc
zdf ~kcjo~wkll# Df lfz ovz dkw iyfhzd kc yflkfm zo wff zdhz
Gdhlkww hcj zdf ozdfyw ~fyf hlyfhj{ nocf#
Df wvjjfcl{ dfhyj moozwzfpw wzobpkcn vp zdf wzhkyw# Loek
avbpfj ihge kczo zdf zyff hcj gocgfhlfj dkbwflm ifdkcj zdf
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Bvllfy 90;
lfh}fw# Zdf Dvczfyw ivwzfj kczo Wflfch‛w yoob# Zdf mot ifnhc
zo wdhef ~dfc df wh~ Hyh~c, zdf lfhjfy, wzfp kczo zdf yoob#
Hyh~c looefj ifdkcj dkb hcj cojjfj dkw dfhj# Zdf yfwz om
zdf Dvczfyw ghbf kc hcj jfwzyo{fj f}fy{zdkcn kc zdf yoob# Zdf{
ecogefj o}fy zdf jyfwwfy, wobf om zdf jyh~fyw mhllkcn ovz zo zdf
mlooy# Zdf bkyyoy o}fy zdf jyfwwfy wdhzzfyfj kczo zdovwhcjw om
lkzzlf pkfgfw# Zdf bhzzyfww ~hw wlkgfj kc kccvbfyhilf plhgfw
~kzd mfhzdfyw wghzzfyfj hiovz zdf yoob# Hyh~c ekgefj zdf glowfz
bkyyoyw hcj zdf{, lkef zdf jyfwwfy bkyyoy, lh{ gobplfzfl{
wdhzzfyfj#
“Ivyc kz,‒ Hyh~c ihyefj# Zdf bhc ifwkjf dkb ~h}fj dkw
dhcjw hcj wfz ~dhz ~hw lfmz om zdf jyfwwfy oc mkyf# Wphyew mlf~
zdyovndovz zdf kcwkjf om zdf yoob# Zdf{ avbpfj myob zdf
gvyzhkcw, zdfc zo zdf flfgzykghl ovzlfz#
Zdf Dvczfyw zvycfj zo lfh}f, ivz wobfzdkcn ghvndz Hyh~c‛w
f{f# Df ~fcz zo ocf om zdf jyh~fyw hcj cozkgfj h govplf om
pkfgfw om phpfy l{kcn kcwkjf ocf om zdfb# Df ifcz o}fy hcj
pkgefj zdfb vp# Df wbklfj bhlf}olfczl{ ~dfc df wh~ ~dhz ~hw
~ykzzfc oc zdf z~o phpfyw# “[ov ghc‛z dkjf myob bf moyf}fy,
Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ df whkj kc h jhye zocf# “Hcj cfkzdfy ghc zdf
gy{wzhl wevll#‒
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kndz zvycfj kczo jh{# Zdf wvc zooe zdf plhgf om zdf
gyfwgfcz booc hcj zdf wzhyw jkwhppfhyfj myob zdf we{# Zdf
we{ ~hw mkllfj ~kzd zdf iykndz, }k}hgkovw boyckcn goloyw om zdf
wvc# Wobf glovjw whklfj hio}f, ogghwkochll{ bo}kcn kc myocz om
zdf wvc#
C
Kz ~hw lhzf kc zdf hmzfycooc hcj Zdoy ~hw nyo~kcn ~fhy{#
Wflfch, K ~hcz {ov zo lhcj Zdoy ifdkcj wobf dkllw# ^f joc‛z
~hcz zo if wffc#
Mkcj wobf dkllw hcj ~f‛ll yfwz zdfyf, Wflfch whkj zo dfy
jyhnoc# Df wcoyzfj kc yfpl{ hcj mlf~ dkndfy kczo zdf we{# Df
wfhygdfj vczkl df mkchll{ movcj h govplf om dkllw# Zdoy lhcjfj
ykndz i{ ocf om zdfb hcj moljfj kc dkw ~kcnw, mhllkcn zo zdf
nyovcj zo yfwz# Wflfch doppfj omm dkw whjjlf hcj whz oc zdf
nyovcj cftz zo dkb, dfy lfnw mfflkcn ~fhe myob ykjkcn oc dfy
jyhnoc‛w ihge hll ckndz hcj boyckcn#
Wooc Yhdkb hcj Gdhlkww yfhgdfj zdfky loghzkoc# Zdf{ doppfj
omm zdfky doywfw hcj lfj zdfb zo~hyjw Zdoy#
“^f ghc‛z yfwz dfyf }fy{ locn,‒ Gdhlkww ~hycfj# “Zdf Nyfhz
Plhkcw wzyfzgdfw moy dvcjyfjw om bklfw ~kzd cozdkcn zo pyozfgz
vw# Zdf Dvczfyw hyf mhwz oc mooz hcj ~f govlj if fhwkl{
wpozzfj#‒
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Bvllfy 988
“Kw zdfyf hc{ ~hzfy?‒ Wflfch hwefj, mhcckcn dfywflm#
Gdhlkww zooe dfy ghczffc myob hyovcj dfy cfge hcj ommfyfj kz zo
dfy# Wflfch zooe kz# “^dhz hiovz Zdoy?‒
“Jyhnocw hyf lkef ghbflw,‒ Gdhlkww ftplhkcfj# “Zdf{ ghc no
~kzdovz ~hzfy moy jh{w#‒ Wflfch opfcfj vp zdf ghczffc hcj ifnhc
zo jykce dfh}kl{# Wdf zdfc povyfj wobf ~hzfy kczo dfy dhcj hcj
hllo~fj Zdoy zo jykce, kncoykcn ~dhz Gdhlkww whkj#
“Do~ mhy kw Zyocdfkb myob dfyf?‒ Wflfch hwefj, dhcjkcn zdf
ghczffc o}fy zo Yhdkb#
Gdhlkww wfhygdfj zdyovnd dfy ihn hcj pvllfj ovz ~dhz
hppfhyfj zo if h bhp om Hybhnfjjoc# Wdf wfz kz oc zdf nyovcj
hcj pokczfj zo h yhcjob loghzkoc#
“^f‛yf dfyf,‒ wdf whkj# Wdf wlkj dfy mkcnfy hgyoww zdf
wvymhgf vczkl wdf ~hw co~ pokczkcn hz zdf ~oyj Zyocdfkb ~ykzzfc
kc iolj lfzzfyw# “Hcj zdfyf‛w Zyocdfkb# Kz wdovlj if hiovz z~o
jh{w myob dfyf#‒
Wflfch nyohcfj hcj lfhcfj hnhkcwz dfy jyhnoc# Gdhlkww
moljfj ihge zdf bhp hcj wzvmmfj kz h~h{#
Yhdkb ~hlefj o}fy hcj lfhcfj glowf zo dfy# “Jkj {ov mknvyf
kz ovz?‒ df ~dkwpfyfj kc dfy fhy#
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn
hiovz?‒
Yhdkb yollfj dkw f{fw# “Zdf glvfw zdhz {ov movcj( Jkj {ov
mknvyf zdfb ovz?‒
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Bvllfy 989
“Od, {fhd# Dfyf, lfz bf wdo~ {ov#‒ Wflfch ~fcz wfhygdkcn
zdyovnd dfy pogefzw, ivz wdf jkjc‛z mkcj hc{zdkcn# “^hkz, K
eco~ K dh}f zdfb wobf~dfyf#‒ Wdf noz vp myob zdf nyovcj hcj ~fcz
wfhygdkcn zdyovnd dfy ihn ~dfyf wdf pvz dfy glozdfw# Wdf myoqf
~dfc wdf yfhlkqfj wdf lfmz zdfb kc dfy jyh~fy ihge hz zdf Ilhge
Pvi# “K joc‛z dh}f zdfb,‒ wdf whkj, dfy dhcjw wdhekcn#
“^dhz?‒ Yhdkb ~hlefj o}fy hcj df, zoo, ifnhc wfhygdkcn
zdyovnd dfy ihn# Df wzoppfj hcj looefj hz dfy# “Do~ govlj {ov
dh}f moynozzfc zdfb? ^dhz km zdf Dvczfyw wfhygd zdyovnd zdf
Ilhge Pvi? ^dhz dhppfcw km zdf{ mkcj zdf glvfw? ^dhz ~ovlj ~f
jo zdfc?‒
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “K joc‛z eco~ km zdf{
govlj mknvyf zdf mkywz phyz ovz,‒ wdf whkj gocmkjfczl{# Wdf
zdfc vcjfywzooj zdhz wdf lfmz zdf lfzzfy ~kzd zdf glvf, ivz wdf
jkjc‛z zfll Yhdkb zdhz# Wdf avwz co~ ecf~ zdhz wdf dhj zo mkcj
zdf loghzkoc om zdf wevll ifmoyf zdf{ jo#
“^dhz‛w zdf bhzzfy?‒ Gdhlkww hwefj, glowkcn dfy ihn#
“Cozdkcn,‒ Yhdkb whkj xvkgel{# Df looefj ihge hz Wflfch#
“Km ~f joc‛z mknvyf ovz ~dfyf zdf wevll kw wooc,‒ df whkj
zdyovnd nykzzfj zffzd wo Gdhlkww govljc‛z dfhy, “zdfc zdf
Dvczfyw ~kll ifhz vw zo kz#‒
Wflfch mflz h lkzzlf pyfwwvyfj hcj hnkzhzfj, gocwkjfykcn
zdhz wdf hcj dfy jyhnoc ~fyf zdf ocfw ~do ~fyf mknvykcn ovz zdf
glvfw hcj ykjjlfw hcj zdhz Yhdkb dhj co phyz kc zdhz# Dfy
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Bvllfy 987
wzobhgd ifnhc zo hgdf# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj gvywfj
zo dfywflm# Wflfch looefj o}fy hz Zdoy# Dkw f{fw ~fyf h lkndz
wdhjf om yfj hcj wdf vcjfywzooj hz ocgf zdhz df ~hw dvcny{# Dfy
wzobhgd nyo~lfj hcj wdf ~hw zoo#
“K iyovndz wobf mooj moy vw, ivz Zdoy ~kll dh}f zo dvcz moy
vw, moy ~dhz K iyovndz ~oc‛z if fcovnd,‒ Gdhlkww hccovcgfj#
Wflfch ~hlefj zo dfy jyhnoc hcj ifnhc zo wzyoef dkw cowf#
Jo {ov dh}f fcovnd wzyfcnzd zo dvcz? Wflfch hwefj# Zdoy wlo~l{
wzooj vp oc hll movyw hcj wzyfzgdfj#
K zdkce wo, Zdoy yfplkfj# Df looefj o}fy zdf dkll hcj
cozkgfj h dfyj om jffy nyhqkcn cfhyi{# Zdf{‛yf dhyj zo ghzgd,
Zdoy yfplkfj# Ocl{ ocgf dh}f K iffc hilf zo ghzgd ocf#
Plfhwf zy{, Wflfch plfhjfj# ^f‛yf hll dvcny{#
Zdoy nyvczfj, ivz yfplkfj1 K ~kll zy{ b{ ifwz# Df ~hlefj
zo~hyjw zdf dfyj om jffy hcj mlf~ wklfczl{ kc zdf hky# Hw dkw
wdhjo~ ~hw hio}f zdfb, zdf{ yhc kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#
Gobf oc, Zdoy( Wflfch zykfj zo gdffy dkb oc# Zdoy
nyvbilfj# H wbhll jof ~hw mhllkcn ifdkcj zdf dfyj# Df opfcfj
vp dkw zhlocw hcj ~hw hiovz zo ghzgd kz# Df hlbowz ghvndz kz,
ivz zdf jof wlkppfj zdyovnd dkw nyhwp# Gdhlkww zdfc ~h}fj dfy
dhcjw hcj wzfppfj moy~hyj# Phyz om zdf nyovcj yfhgdfj vp hcj
bhjf zdf jof zykp# Zdoy xvkgel{ ghbf jo~c hcj pkfygfj kzw mlfwd
~kzd kzw zhlocw#
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Bvllfy 98:
Wflfch looefj hz dfy ~kzd h~f# “Do~ jkj {ov jo zdhz?‒
Wflfch hwefj dfy#
“I{ vwkcn b{ wfcwfw,‒ Gdhlkww yfplkfj# “K lkwzfcfj ~kzd
zdf flfbfcz fhyzd zo wzykef zdf jof#‒
Zdoy mlf~ jo~c hcj lhcjfj ifwkjf Wflfch ~kzd zdf jof ghvndz
kc dkw zhlocw# Df jyoppfj kz kc myocz om Gdhlkww hcj cvjnfj dkw
cowf hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w hyb# K zykfj, df whkj#
Wdf phzzfj dkb oc zdf cowf# [ov jkj nyfhz, wdf whkj#
Gdhlkww zvycfj zo Yhdkb# “K cffj {ov zo nhzdfy ~ooj zo
bhef h mkyf#‒ Df cojjfj hcj jkj hw wdf zolj dkb#
Zdf{ whz hcj hzf zdfky bfhlw kc wklfcgf lhzfy zdhz
hmzfycooc# Zdoy noz zdf plfhwvyf om fhzkcn zdf mlfwd h~h{ myob
zdf ghyghww ~dfc f}fy{ocf flwf noz zdfky wdhyf om zdf bfhz# Zdf
doywfw, do~f}fy, nyhqfj oc zdf nyhww kc jflkndz# Gdhlkww ~fcz
o}fy ~kzd ~hzfy povyfj kczo dfy dhcjw myob dfy ghczffc hcj
hllo~fj zdfb zo jykce#
Hmzfy zdf{ mkckwdfj zdfky bfhl, Gdhlkww ekgefj wobf jkyz
kczo zdf mkyf zo ekll kz# “Lkef ~hzfy, jkyz ekllw zdf mkyf km
zdyo~c kczo kz,‒ wdf ftplhkcfj hw wdf mkckwdfj# “^f joc‛z ~hcz
hc{ boyf mkyfw#‒ Wdf zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj looefj ovz zo~hyjw
zdf Bvwzhcn Bovczhkcw# “^f ifwz if nokcn,‒ wdf whkj# “K ~hcz
vw zo nfz zo zdf Dkczfylhcjw ~dfyf ~f ghc zhef go}fy# ^f wdovlj
if whmf myob zdfc oc hw locn hw ~f ~hle hlocn cfhy zdf fczyhcgf#
Jffp ~kzdkc zdf Dkczfylhcjw kw ~dfyf zdf yfhl jhcnfy h~hkzw#‒
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Zdoy nh}f ovz h pvmm om wboef zo wdo~ zdhz df jkjc‛z ~hcz
zo ml{, ivz hnyffj cocfzdflfww#
Zdoy mlf~ hll zdyovndovz zdf ckndz ~kzd Gdhlkww hcj Yhdkb
mollo~kcn glowfl{ ifdkcj# Wflfch wlfpz oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf,
ogghwkochll{ afyekcn h~hef myob zdf wvjjfc zvyc#
Zdoy lhcjfj cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf yk}fy zdhz ~fh}fj kc hcj
ovz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Zdf wvc ~hw jkyfgzl{ o}fydfhj hcj
ifhbfj jo~c oc Wflfch‛w cfge# Wdf noz omm Zdoy hcj ~hlefj
zo~hyjw zdf yk}fy# Wdf jkjc‛z eco~ do~ bvgd boyf dfy lfnw govlj
zhef kz, f}fc ~kzd zdf whjjlf# Wflfch ifcz o}fy i{ zdf fjnf om
zdf yk}fy hcj zooe h jykce om ~hzfy hcj zdfc gvppfj dfy dhcjw
zonfzdfy zo nhzdfy wobf zo wplhwd o}fy dfy mhgf# Zdoy wzooj
cftz zo Wflfch hcj lo~fyfj dkw dfhj zo zhef h jykce dkbwflm#
Gdhlkww avbpfj omm dfy doywf hcj wzyojf omm# Yhdkb ~hw
hlbowz mhllkcn omm dkw doywf# Df afyefj h~hef avwz hw dkw mooz
wlkppfj ovz om zdf wzkyyvp# Df mfll zo zdf nyovcj hw zdf doywf
~hlefj h~h{# Wflfch nlhcgfj o}fy hz dfy govwkc hcj gdvgelfj kc
hbvwfbfcz#
“K bvwz hpolonkqf, ivz ~f ghccoz wzh{ dfyf bvgd locnfy# ^f
bvwz if nokcn(‒ Gdhlkww whkj, kczfyyvpzkcn zdfky wbhll iyfhe
myob zyh}flkcn# Wdf nyhiifj dfy doywf‛w yfkcw hcj ~hlefj o}fy
zo zdf zyhkl ~kzd dfy doywf, lfh}kcn h looe om ihmmlfbfcz oc
iozd Zdoy‛w hcj Wflfch‛w mhgfw#
“Hyfc‛z ~f ml{kcn?‒ Wflfch hwefj kc ihmmlfbfcz#
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Wflfch glkbifj oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj whz vpoc kz hw Zdoy
mollo~fj Gdhlkww zdyovnd zdf Dkczfylhcjw#
“Yhdkb(‒ Df whz wzyhkndz vp hcj nyohcfj ~dfc zdf{ ~fyf
bo}kcn# “K ~kll hggobphc{ {ov z~o moy h ~dklf hlocn zdf
Zyfhgdfyovw Zyhkl, ivz zdfc {ov z~o ~kll if oc {ovy o~c#‒ Yhdkb
wlo~l{ noz vp hcj df, zoo, nyhiifj dkw doywf‛w yfkcw hcj lfj kz
zo~hyjw Gdhlkww hcj Wflfch#
Zdf pkcf zyffw xvkgel{ dkj zdfb myob zdf wvclkndz hcj
Wflfch govlj wzop mhcckcn dfywflm# Zdf nyovcj ifcfhzd zdfky
mffz ~hw womz hcj bokwz myob zdf yhkc zdf jh{ ifmoyf# Zdf hky
~hw zdkge hcj dvbkj# Wflfch wh~ ikyjw ml{kcn o}fydfhj# Wdf
dfhyj zdf wovcj om wchefw dkwwkcn ifdkcj dfy# Wflfch xvkgel{
zvycfj hyovcj, ivz zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn# Ivbpw hppfhyfj hlocn dfy
hybw hw zdf wovcj yhzzlfj zdf kcwkjf om dfy dfhj# Zdoy ~hlefj
hlocn zdf fjnf om zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy# H wbhll mkwd avbpfj ovz om
zdf ~hzfy hcj df ghvndz kz ~kzd dkw bovzd# Df gdf~fj kz hcj
w~hllo~fj# Kz‛w coz hw nooj hw jffy bfhz, df whkj# Do~f}fy, kz
~kll jo ~fll fcovnd#
Zdfyf ~hw h iykjnf vp hdfhj zdhz ~fcz o}fy zdf Yhnkcn
Yk}fy# H govplf om mkwd avbpfj ovz om zdf ~hzfy hcj hzf wobf
ivnw zdhz ~fyf ml{kcn hio}f zdf ~hzfy#
“^f‛yf cfhy zdf lkbkzw om Wpykzf ]kllhnf,‒ Gdhlkww whkj#
“Effp {ovy dfhjw jo~c#‒
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H govplf om ml{kcn wxvkyyflw mlf~ myob ocf zyff zo hcozdfy
vp hio}f zdfb# Ocf om zdfb jyoppfj h cvz oc dfy dfhj# Wflfch
yviifj dfy dfhj#
Zdf{ goczkcvfj hlocn zdf Zyfhgdfyovw Zyhkl moy hiovz h
govplf om dovyw vczkl Gdhlkww wzoppfj iozd om zdfb#
“Zdkw kw ~dfyf K ~kll lfh}f {ov z~o,‒ wdf whkj# Wdf zvycfj
hyovcj zo mhgf iozd om zdfb# Wflfch avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf#
“Zyocdfkb kw avwz hdfhj# Avwz goczkcvf mollo~kcn zdf zyhkl#‒
Gdhlkww noz oc dfy doywf#
“^dfyf hyf {ov nokcn?‒ Yhdkb hwefj#
Gdhlkww looefj jo~c kc jfwpfyhzkoc# “K joc‛z eco~# K‛b
nokcn zo pyoihil{ wzh{ kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf moy h ~dklf vczkl K
mkcj hcozdfy plhgf zo lk}f#‒ Wdf yfhj zdf looe oc Wflfch‛w mhgf#
“Zdf Dvczfyw ~kll zdkce zdhz {ov‛yf ~kzd bf, Wflfch# Kz kw
ifzzfy km zdf{ gobf hmzfy bf zdhc moy zdfb zo mkcj {ov#‒ Wflfch
cojjfj h lkzzlf# “Vczkl ~f bffz hnhkc#‒ Gdhlkww wchppfj zdf
yfkcw hcj yojf zdyovnd zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Wdf wooc jkwhppfhyfj
myob }kf~ hcj Wflfch, Zdoy, hcj Yhdkb ~fyf lfmz hlocf#
Yhdkb nyhwpfj zdf yfkcw om dkw doywf hcj zvycfj kz hyovcj#
“Lkef wdf whkj, Zyocdfkb kw avwz hdfhj#‒
Wflfch goczkcvfj zo looe hz zdf jkyfgzkoc zdhz Gdhlkww
jkwhppfhyfj omm zo hcj wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy jyhnoc# “Lfz‛w
no#‒ Wdf lfj Zdoy ~kzd Yhdkb mollo~kcn glowfl{ ifdkcj#
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Vp hdfhj ~hw hc opfckcn zdhz lfj ovz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw#
Wflfch mflz zdf hczkgkphzkoc ykwf# Wdf ~hw nokcn zo mkchll{
lfhyc hiovz bhnkg hcj zo pfydhpw mkcj zdf cftz glvf#
Do~f}fy, wdf wzoppfj ~hlekcn ~dfc wdf wh~ h mknvyf hppfhy
kc myocz om dfy# Yhdkb wzoppfj hw ~fll# Zdf mknvyf ~hlefj kc
zdfky jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch wxvkczfj dfy f{fw zo nfz h ifzzfy looe#
Zdf mfhzvyfw om zdf mknvyf ifghbf boyf jkwzkcgz hcj Wflfch
yfgonckqfj kz hw h mot#
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Z~fcz{"Wf}fc
hlekcn hlocn zdf Zyfhgdfyovw Zyhkl ~hw h zhll mot ~kzd h
locn, wlkge yfj gohz# Wdf dflj h wzhmm zdhz ~hw h lkzzlf
wdoyzfy zdhc wdf ~hw# Hz zdf zop om zdf wzhmm ~hw h
yvi{ dflj zonfzdfy i{ h ~oojfc glh~#
^^dfc zdf mot hppyohgdfj dfy, kz zvycfj ovz zo if h ~obhc
~fhykcn h mot bhwe# Wdf lkmzfj kz myob dfy mhgf hcj wdf wbklfj#
“Whlvzhzkocw,‒ wdf whkj# “[ov bvwz if Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒
Wflfch zklzfj dfy dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf h lkzzlf# Wdf mflz
h lkzzlf mykndzfcfj zdhz h gobplfzf wzyhcnfy ecf~ dfy chbf ~dfc
zdfyf ~hw co moybhl kczyojvgzkoc# “Do~ jkj {ov eco~ b{ chbf?‒
“Zdf Fbpyfww zolj bf {ov ~fyf gobkcn#‒ Wdf wbklfj# Yhdkb
lfhcfj kc hcj ~dkwpfyfj1 “Wdf ekcj om mykndzfcw bf#‒
“Ftgvwf bf, ivz ~do hyf {ov?‒ Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ hwefj,
dopkcn zo coz wovcj yvjf, kncoykcn Yhdkb‛w gobbfcz#
“K hb Cfkzd Hchdkzh, zdf Fbpyfww‛w bowz zyvwz~oyzd{ hj}kwoy
hlocn ~kzd dfy z~o Wpdkctfw, Z{pdoc, hcj Fgdkcjh# Gobf, zdf
Fbpyfww kw ~hkzkcn moy {ov kc Zyocdfkb#‒ Wdf zvycfj ihge hyovcj
hcj lfj zdf nyovp ovz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw#
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Wflfch cozkgfj zdhz dfy fhyw ~fyf h lkzzlf boyf pokczfj
zdhc dfyw# Yhdkb lfhcfj kc hcj ~dkwpfyfj hnhkc1 “K zdkce wdf‛w
hc flm# K‛}f dfhyj zdhz zdf{ ~fyf zdf ocfw ~do ivklz Zyocdfkb
bhc{ {fhyw hno#‒
Dfy mfhzvyfw ~fyf wlfcjfy hcj zdkc gobphyfj zo zdhz om h
dvbhc# Wdf dhj z~o fhyykcnw pkfygfj kc iozd om dfy fhyw hcj
~oyf dfy zdkge yfj dhky kc h locn iyhkj ~kzd af~fly{ dhcnkcn
myob kz# Hyovcj Cfkzd‛w cfge ~hw h cfgelhgf ~kzd h gy{wzhl
pfcjhcz i{ zdf wkjf om hcozdfy cfgelhgf ~kzd zdf zoozd om h
jyhnoc wdf ihzzlfj locn hno# Wdf wzvmmfj zdf mot bhwe h~h{ kc
dfy yoifw# Wdf ~oyf ilhge hcj yfj yoifw bhjf om pvyf vckgoyc
dhky# Wdf ghyykfj h wzhmm ~dfyf}fy wdf ~fcz, zdf zop om zdf
wzhmm doljkcn h yvi{ zdhz nlkwzfcfj kc zdf wvclkndz# ^dfcf}fy
wdf zhlefj, wdf wpoef lovj hcj glfhy, ivz dfy }okgf wovcjfj lkef
h }okgf zdhz iflocnfj zo wobfocf ~do govlj wkcn#
“K dopf zdhz {ov‛ll mkcj Zyocdfkb hw {ovy dobf, Wflfch
H{lhjhkl,‒ Cfkzd whkj kc h gobmoyzkcn zocf# “Do~f}fy, K bvwz
hj}kwf {ov coz ~hcjfy hyovcj zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Zdfyf hyf zoo
bhc{ gyfhzvyfw lvyekcn hiovz zdhz hyf jhcnfyovw# K hlwo joc‛z
~hcz {ov zo no cfhy zdf gh}fyc kcwkjf zdf Dkczfylhcjw i{ zdf
Fbpyfww‛w oyjfyw#‒
“^dhz‛w kc zdf gh}fyc?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
“Jhcnfyovw gyfhzvyfw zdhz j~fll zdfyf,‒ Cfkzd whkj jhyel{#
“Zdf lhwz pfywoc ~do ~fcz kc cf}fy ghbf ovz#‒ Wflfch looefj
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Bvllfy 998
zdyovnd zdf zyffw zo wff km wdf ~ovlj ghzgd h nlkbpwf om zdf
gh}fyc# Do~f}fy, hll wdf wh~ ~fyf lhynf iovljfyw kc }hykovw
plhgfw cfhy pkcf zyffw#
Hw zdf{ ~hlefj mhyzdfy h~h{ myob zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy, zdf
zyffw ifnhc zo glfhy zdfky phzd# Zdf{ ~hlefj ovz om zdf
Dkczfylhcjw hcj yfhgdfj h lhynf, wzocf ~dkzf ~hll zdhz ~fcz oc
moyf}fy kc iozd jkyfgzkocw# Z~o lkoc bhyilf wzhzvfw whz oc
zdfky dkcj lfnw kc myocz om zdf nhzfw# Fhgd dflj h yvi{ wzocf
kc zdfky bovzdw# H locn w~oyj whz kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf nkhcz
jooy o}fy h bfzhl wdkflj ~kzd z~o jyhnocw oc iozd wkjfw, zdfky
zhklw z~kwzkcn zonfzdfy hyovcj zdf ilhjf#
Cfkzd nyhiifj zdf wzocf myob dfy wzhmm hcj ~hlefj vp zo zdf
w~oyj# Wdf plhgfj kz kcwkjf zdf bkjjlf om zdf dhcjlf hcj pvllfj
kz ovz# Zdf jooyw yvbilfj hcj wlo~l{ opfcfj#
“^flgobf zo Zyocdfkb,‒ Cfkzd whkj, plhgkcn zdf wzocf ihge
oc zop om dfy wzhmm#
Wflfch, hz mkywz, zdovndz wdf ~hw zhefc ihge zo Bhzkljh‛w
Lhcf, moy wdf wh~ zdovwhcjw om pfoplf ~hlekcn zdyovnd zdf
wzyffzw# Kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf gkz{, Wflfch wh~ ~dhz hppfhyfj zo
if h nkhcz ghwzlf zdhz wzyfzgdfj dknd zo~hyjw zdf we{# Zdf
ghwzlf hppfhyfj zo looe lkef h gkz{ oc h bovcz# ^kcjkcn wzocf
wzfpw gkyglfj hyovcj zdf ihwf om zdf bhwwk}f ghwzlf, wobf
lfhjkcn zo zdf kbbfcwf zo~fyw zdhz ~fyf phyz om zdf ghwzlf
kzwflm#
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Zdf goiilfwzocf yohj ifnhc hz zdf fczyhcgf om Zyocdfkb,
lfhjkcn zo }hykovw gozzhnfw hcj ivkljkcnw zdhz hppfhyfj zo if
bhjf om bhyilf# Zdf bhaoykz{ om zdf pfoplf Wflfch wh~ dhj zdf
whbf wlfcjfy mfhzvyfw zdhz Cfkzd dhj hcj wdf hwwvbfj zdhz zdf{
~fyf fl}fw# Zdf{ ~fyf hiovz zdf whbf dfkndz hw dvbhcw, ivz
zdfky bo}fbfczw ~fyf nyhgfmvl# Zdfky mhgfw ~fyf womz hcj
jflkghzf lkef h gdklj‛w, {fz dhyj hcj golj hz zdf whbf zkbf#
Ogghwkochll{, Wflfch wh~ h j~hym mollo~kcn hcozdfy ~kfljkcn wobf
ekcj om ~fhpoc, wvgd hw h ihzzlfhtf#
H govplf om yfj jyhnocw ~fyf ml{kcn zdyovnd zdf hky hyovcj
zdf ghwzlf# F}fy{ ocgf kc h ~dklf, Wflfch wh~ h doywf"jyh~c
ghyykhnf yollkcn jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj#
Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf ph}fbfcz ~kzd f}fy{ wzfp
df zooe# Yhdkb avbpfj omm dkw doywf hcj lfj kz ifdkcj dkb ~dklf
doljkcn zdf yfkcw# Df looefj hyovcj ~kzd hczkgkphzkoc hcj
ftdklhyhzkoc#
Wflfch looefj zo zdf lfmz om zdf fcoybovw ghwzlf hcj wh~ h
lhynf phygfl om lhcj wvyyovcjfj i{ h ilhge nhzf ~kzd zobiwzocfw
lkcfj vp hggoyjkcnl{# Kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf phygfl om lhcj ~hw h
lhynf ilhge hcj nyh{ gloge zdhz wzooj ioljl{ kc zdf wfzzkcn wvc#
Oc zdf mhgf om zdf gloge ~fyf Yobhc cvbfyhlw ~kzd ilhge hyyo~w
zdhz gvy}fj kc~hyj# Oc zop om zdf gloge whz h wf}fc"dfhjfj
ifhwz ~kzd zfc doycw ‗ zdf mkywz dfhj dhj movy doycw ~dklf zdf
yfwz dhj ocl{ ocf# Kzw zhkl hygdfj hyovcj zdf mhgf om zdf gloge
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Bvllfy 997
~dklf kz wzooj oc zop, kzw dfhjw looekcn kc f}fy{ jkyfgzkoc#
Zdf dfhj ~kzd zdf movy doycw ~hw kc zdf bkjjlf hcj looefj jo~c
vpoc f}fy{ zdkcn zdhz zooe plhgf kc Zyocdfkb# Wflfch ~hlefj
o}fy zo~hyjw zdf nhzf zo nfz h ifzzfy looe hz zdf gloge hcj
looefj hz zdf ifhwz zdhz whz oc zop om zdf gloge# Wdf wdk}fyfj
~dfc wdf looefj kczo zdf ifhwz‛w yfj, pkfygkcn f{fw#
“Zdhz gloge kw eco~c hw zdf P{yf#‒ Cfkzd ~hlefj vp zo
Wflfch hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc dfy wdovljfy# “Kz ~hw ivklz zo
woozdf zdf wpkykzw om zdf mhllfc woljkfyw myob zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj
[fhyw‛ ^hy# Kz‛w eco~c hw zdf P{yf ifghvwf om kzw nykb hcj
gdkllkcn gdkbfw kz ykcnw fhgd dovy#‒
Hz dfy ~oyjw, zdf P{yf gdkbfj kzw gdkbfw zdhz yhcn wlo~l{
hcj wzfhjkl{, ~hkzkcn zo ykcn zdf cftz gdkbf ~dfc zdf mkywz
gdkbf ~hw wzkll ykcnkcn kc f}fy{ocf‛w fhyw# F}fy{ocf wzoppfj
~hlekcn hcj zvycfj zdfky jkyfgzkoc o}fy zo zdf gloge# Zdhz
phyzkgvlhy jh{, zdf P{yf yhcn wkt zkbfw lkef wobfocf vzzfykcn
ocf ~oyj o}fy hcj o}fy hnhkc, zdf }fy{ ~oyj zdhz bhjf zdf dhky
oc Wflfch‛w cfge wzhcj oc fcj#
Kz hl~h{w ~hkzfj fthgzl{ wkt wfgocjw ifmoyf kz ifnhc zo
ykcn hnhkc# Wflfch mflz jfpyfwwfj ~dfc wdf dfhyj zdf gdkbfw om
zdf P{yf hcj zdovndz om zdf gloge wdovzkcn ovz zdf ~oyj, “Jkf‒
wkt zkbfw kc h yo~#
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Z~fcz{"Fkndz
df wvc ~hw ifnkcckcn zo wfz kc zdf ~fwz# Zdf we{ ~hw mkllfj
~kzd jkmmfyfcz dvfw om oyhcnf, yfj, hcj {fllo~# Zdf glovjw
ogghwkochll{ bo}fj kc myocz om zdf wvc, ghzgdkcn zdf goloyw hcj
wpyfhjkcn zdfb hgyoww zdf we{#
Z
Wflfch, Zdoy, Cfkzd, hcj Yhdkb ~hlefj h~h{ avwz hw zdf P{yf
mkckwdfj kzw lhwz gdkbf# Wflfch wdk}fyfj hw wdf zdovndz om
lkwzfckcn zo zdhz gloge ykcn kzw jfhjl{ gdkbfw f}fy{ dovy# Zdoy
lo~fyfj dkw dfhj hcj plhgfj kz oc dfy wdovljfyw kc gobmoyz# Wdf
wbklfj hcj phzzfj dkw cowf#
Cfkzd wzoppfj ~hlekcn hcj dflj ovz dfy hybw zo pyf}fcz
Wflfch hcj Yhdkb myob ~hlekcn phwwfj dfy# Wflfch ~hw h lkzzlf
gocmvwfj, ivz ~dfc wdf looefj hgyoww zdf wzyffz kc myocz om dfy,
wdf vcjfywzooj ~d{# Gobkcn kc zdfky jkyfgzkoc ~hw h glohefj
mknvyf# Zdf glohe, do~f}fy, ihyfl{ zovgdfj zdf nyovcj# Wflfch
wh~ zdhz zdf pfywoc ~hw ~fhykcn bkjckndz ilvf glozdkcn myob
looekcn hz zdf mffz# Zdf mknvyf bo}fj ~kzd mkcfwwf hcj nyhgf#
Wflfch ecf~ kz bvwz if ocf om zdf fl}fw myob fhylkfy#
Cfkzd io~fj dfy dfhj# Yhdkb jkj hw ~fll, hlzdovnd ihmmlfj
hw ~d{ df dhj zo# Wflfch, oc zdf ozdfy dhcj, avwz zklzfj dfy
dfhj zo zdf wkjf# Zdf mknvyf wzoppfj kc myocz om zdfb hcj
lkmzfj zdf dooj zdhz gocgfhlfj zdf mhgf#
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Wflfch‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj ~kzd ~ocjfy# Zdf pfywoc wzhcjkcn kc
myocz om dfy dhj locn, wkl}fy dhky zdhz nlkwzfcfj kc zdf f}fckcn
wvc hcj ~dkzf f{fiyo~w zdhz ~fyf zkczfj ~kzd wkl}fy# Dfy mhgf
~hw jflkghzf, hcj phlf hcj dhj f{fw zdhz ~fyf zdf goloy om pvyf
kgf# Vcjfycfhzd dfy glohe, wdf ~oyf h locn, bkjckndz ilvf
jyfww# Hyovcj dfy ~hkwz ~hw h iflz doljkcn dfy w~oyj hcj h
jhnnfy# Vpoc dfy dfhj ~hw h wkl}fy gyo~c ~kzd z~o w{bbfzykghl
lkocw doljkcn h ~dkzf whppdkyf kc ifz~ffc zdfky ph~w hcj zdfky
zhklw zyhklkcn ifdkcj zdfb, z~kwzkcn zonfzdfy kc zdf ihge# ^dfc
Wflfch wh~ zdf gyo~c, wdf nhwpfj hcj io~fj dfy dfhj# Wdf dfhyj
lhvndzfy#
“^flgobf Wflfch H{lhjhkl hcj dfy jyhnoc Zdoy hcj dfy
govwkc, Yhdkb,‒ wdf whkj# Dfy }okgf wovcjfj jffp hcj ekcj# “K
hb Hy{l Hvyoyh, zdf Fbpyfww om Hybhnfjjoc#‒
Wflfch mflz h yoge jyop kc dfy wzobhgd hcj ~ocjfyfj km wdf
jkwyfwpfgzfj zdf Fbpyfww kc hc{ ~h{# Wdf nlhcgfj vp h lkzzlf
hcj wh~ zdhz wdf ~hw looekcn hz Cfkzd, kncoykcn dfy#
“^flgobf, Cfkzd Hchdkzh,‒ wdf whkj ~kzd h coj om dfy dfhj#
“[ov dh}f b{ zdhcew#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww looefj ihge hz Wflfch, ~do
zdfc looefj jo~c hz zdf nyovcj, effpkcn dfy dfhj io~fj# Zdf
Fbpyfww gdvgelfj kc hbvwfbfcz#
“[ov ghc wzhcj vp wzyhkndz, Wflfch#‒ Wdf wlo~l{
wzyhkndzfcfj dfy ihge, ivz wdf govljc‛z iykcn dfywflm zo looe hz
zdf Fbpyfww kc zdf mhgf# “Km {ov joc‛z bkcj, Cfkzd, K cffj zo
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wpfhe ~kzd Wflfch H{lhjhkl hlocf# [ov ghc wdo~ Yhdkb ~dfyf df
~kll if wzh{kcn#‒ Wflfch‛w dfhyz ifnhc zo yhgf# Cfkzd io~fj dfy
dfhj hcj bfczkocfj moy Yhdkb zo mollo~ dfy#
Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ ~dhz zo wh{ kc myocz om yo{hlz{# F}fy{
wfgocj wdf wzooj kc myocz om zdf Fbpyfww wdf ifghbf boyf cfy}ovw
hcj vcfhw{#
“Zdfyf kw co yfhwoc moy {ov zo mffl vcgobmoyzhilf kc b{
pyfwfcgf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒ Wflfch looefj vp# Zdf Fbpyfww dhj
dfy dfhj zkzlfj h lkzzlf zo zdf wkjf hw km wdf ~fyf fthbkckcn
dfy#
“K‛b woyy{…‒ Wflfch govljc‛z mkckwd dfy wfczfcgf5 wdf
jkjc‛z eco~ do~ zo hjjyfww zdf Fbpyfww#
“—B{ Lhj{‛ ~kll jo mkcf#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww gdvgelfj h lkzzlf#
Wflfch‛w mhgf ifghbf yfj ~kzd fbihyyhwwbfcz#
“K‛b woyy{… b{ Lhj{,‒ Wflfch mkckwdfj# Wdf looefj ihge
jo~c hz dfy mffz, ~ocjfykcn ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj zo zhle zo
dfy hiovz#
“Dfyf hz Zyocdfkb, {ov wdovlj if whmf moy co~# K joc‛z
zdkce zdhz zdf Dvczfyw ~ovlj if hilf zo pfcfzyhzf zdf Zyocdfkb
^hll#‒ Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj hcj looefj hz kz, zy{kcn zo lkwzfc
zo f}fy{ ~oyj zdf Fbpyfww whkj# “K joc‛z ~hcz {ov zo ~hcjfy
ovzwkjf om Zyocdfkb moy hc{ yfhwoc#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww looefj omm zo
zdf wkjf h lkzzlf# “Zdf Dvczfyw hzzhgefj Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf ifghvwf
zdf{ ~fyf looekcn moy {ov#‒ Wdf looefj ihge hz Wflfch, dfy f{fw
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wfcjkcn h gdkll jo~c Wflfch‛w wpkcf# “K joc‛z ~hcz {ov zo nfz
{ovywflm kczo hc{ woyz om zyovilf# Jo {ov vcjfywzhcj bf?‒
Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj, hcj cojjfj dfy dfhj# “K eco~ ~dhz {ov‛}f
iffc jokcn, {ov hcj Zdoy iozd#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww looefj hz Zdoy, ~do
lo~fyfj dkw dfhj kc wdhbf# “Joc‛z no looekcn moy kz# Bhc{ dh}f
jkfj moy eco~kcn wvgd wfgyfzw# Zdf zdkyzffc gy{wzhl wevllw dh}f
h dkwzoy{ om iloojwdfj hcj K joc‛z ~hcz {ov zo if phyz om zdhz#‒
“K vcjfywzhcj, b{ Lhj{,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz‛w avwz…‒
wdf wzoppfj hcj looefj hz zdf Fbpyfww, ~do ~hw phzkfczl{ ~hkzkcn
moy dfy zo mkckwd# “Km zdf Woygfyfy mkcjw zdf lhwz wevll, zdfc
coioj{ ~kll if whmf# K mknvyfj zdhz km K movcj kz ifmoyf df
jkj, K govlj wzop dkb#‒
Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj# “K vcjfywzhcj, lkzzlf ocf, ivz ykndz
co~, {ov hyf dfyf kc Zyocdfkb zo lfhyc boyf hiovz bhnkg hcj zdf
flfbfczw# Ocgf {ov bhwzfy mkyf, {ov ~kll if wfcz hgyoww
Hybhnfjjoc zo lfhyc hiovz zdf yfbhkckcn zdyff flfbfczw#‒ Wflfch
cojjfj# Wklfcgf lkcnfyfj ifz~ffc zdfb#
“^dfyf jo K no myob dfyf?‒ Wflfch hwefj, looekcn omm zo zdf
wkjf#
Hy{l looefj phwwfj dfy wdovljfy hcj cojjfj# Wflfch zvycfj
hyovcj hcj wh~ h ghyykhnf ~hkzkcn ifdkcj dfy# “Cfkzd zooe Yhdkb
zo ~dfyf df ~ovlj if wzh{kcn# Zdhz ghyykhnf ~kll zhef {ov zo
{ovy jfwzkchzkoc# [ovy jyhnoc, do~f}fy, ~kll coz no ~kzd {ov#‒
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Wflfch ~hw wdogefj# “^d{ coz?‒ wdf hwefj, coz zhekcn
gocgfyc km wdf kcwvlzfj zdf Fbpyfww# “^dhz hyf {ov nokcn zo
~kzd Zdoy?‒
“Joc‛z ~oyy{ hiovz {ovy jyhnoc,‒ zdf Fbpyfww hwwvyfj# “Df
~kll if wzh{kcn cfhy Zyocdfkb Joge#‒ Wflfch wzkll jkjc‛z bo}f#
Wdf gyowwfj dfy hybw o}fy dfy gdfwz zo wdo~ zdhz wdf jkjc‛z
hnyff ~kzd zdf Fbpyfww‛w jfgkwkoc#
Zdoy ~hlefj o}fy hcj plhgfj dkw dfhj oc dfy wdovljfy# K
~kll if mkcf, lkzzlf ocf# Zdf Fbpyfww ~kll zhef bf zo ~dfyf K
cffj zo no# Df yviifj dkw cowf hnhkcwz dfy wdovljfy# [ov wdovlj
zyvwz dfy# Wdf‛w zy{kcn zo effp {ov whmf#
Wflfch nh}f h dvmm, ivz wdf cojjfj hll zdf whbf# Wdf
wzyoefj Zdoy‛w cowf# Zfll bf km {ov‛yf kc zyovilf#
Zdoy wckmmfj dfy dhky, hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo~hyjw zdf Fbpyfww
~kzd fhwf# Wdf nyhiifj dkw yfkcw hcj looefj ihge hz Wflfch ~kzd
h dkcz om h wbklf# “^f ~kll wpfhe hnhkc, b{ jfhy,‒ wdf whkj hcj
nh}f h wlkndz io~ zo Wflfch# Zdf Fbpyfww zdfc zvycfj hyovcj hcj
lfj Zdoy jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj#
Wflfch zvycfj dfy ihge oc Zdoy, mfflkcn h lkzzlf vpwfz myob
ifkcn wfphyhzfj myob dfy jyhnoc#
“Gobf oc( ^f dh}fc‛z hll jh{(‒ zdf gohgdbhc myob zdf
ghyykhnf wdovzfj# Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj yhc zo zdf
ghyykhnf# Wdf opfcfj zdf jooy hcj whz oc zdf gvwdkocfj wfhz
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cfhy zdf ~kcjo~# Zdf gohgdbhc wchppfj zdf yfkcw hcj zdf
ghyykhnf ~fcz kzw govywf#
Wflfch nhqfj ovz zdf ~kcjo~ om zdf ghyykhnf, looekcn hz hll
zdf jkmmfyfcz ivkljkcnw zdhz ~fyf bhjf om bhyilf# Zdf ghyykhnf
yhc o}fy h ivbp hcj wdf avbpfj vp myob dfy wfhz# Zdf ~dfflw om
zdf ghyykhnf ~fcz o}fy h govplf om ivbpw oc zdf yohj hcj ~hkzfj
moy zdyff wfgocjw ifmoyf kz ~fcz o}fy hcozdfy ivbp hnhkc hlocn
~kzd zdf povcjkcn om zdf doywf‛w doo}fw wzykekcn hnhkcwz zdf
nyovcj# Zdovwhcjw om pfoplf ~hlefj hyovcj, hll ~fhykcn yfj
yoifw ~kzd ilhge ovzlkckcn zdf dfb# Wobf om zdf bfc ~oyf
bhdonhc{, lfhzdfy }fwzw hcj wdoyz wekyzw o}fy zdkge zkndzw hcj
wobf hyboy# Zdfky zdkge iohzw ~fcz zo zdfky ecffw# Zdf ~obfc
~oyf locn yfj yoifw ~kzd gollhyw fzgdfj ~kzd ilhge hz zdf fjnfw#
Wobf om zdf ~obfc ~oyf h cfgelhgf ~kzd h yvi{ pfcjhcz, zdf whbf
ocf zdhz Cfkzd dhj oc zop om dfy wzhmm# Wflfch vcjfywzooj hz
ocgf zdhz zdfwf ef{w ~fyf nk}fc zo wobf om zdf gkzkqfcw ~do
kcdhikzfj Zyocdfkb# Do~f}fy, Wflfch cozkgfj zdhz ocl{ wobf
pfoplf dhj zdf pfcjfcz cfgelhgfw hcj ozdfyw jkj coz# Wdf
~ocjfyfj ~d{#
Wdf cozkgfj zdhz wobf om zdfb ~fyf hlyfhj{ ~fhykcn hyboy
hcj ~kfljkcn ~fhpocw hw km zdf{ ~fyf nfzzkcn yfhj{ moy ihzzlf#
Wdf mflz cfy}ovw hw wdf zdovndz zdhz pfydhpw zdf Woygfyfy ~ovlj
hzzhge Zyocdfkb, ivz yfghllfj zdf Fbpyfww‛w ~oyjw om
fcgovyhnfbfcz# Do~f}fy, zdf boyf wdf looefj hz zdf mhgfw om zdf
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pfoplf, zdf boyf wdf ifghbf ~oyykfj hiovz zdf Woygfyfy# Wdf
wvjjfcl{ yfbfbifyfj dfy bkwzhef om lfh}kcn zdf glvfw ifdkcj hcj
mflz f}fc boyf gocgfycfj hcj wkge zo dfy wzobhgd# Zdf Woygfyfy
~kll hzzhge Zyocdfkb, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm hw zdf ghyykhnf
yollfj o}fy hcozdfy ivbp# F}fc km zdf Fbpyfww whkj K ~ovlj if
whmf dfyf, df ~kll f}fczvhll{ hzzhge Zyocdfkb#
Zdf wvc ~hw hlbowz nocf hcj zdf we{ ~hw nfzzkcn jhyefy ~kzd
fhgd phwwkcn wfgocj# Zdf ghyykhnf zvycfj lfmz hcj yollfj jo~c
zdf gvl"jf"whg# Kz dfhjfj zo~hyjw zdf gozzhnf hz zdf }fy{ fcj
om zdf ilkcj hllf{ hcj wzoppfj kc myocz om kz#
Zdf gozzhnf ~hw bhjf om g{pyfww ~ooj, hlzdovnd Wflfch govlj
dh}f bkwzhefc kz moy pkcf# Zdf gozzhnf ~hw z~o wzoykfw dknd hcj
zdf ihge ~hw ftzfcjfj z~fcz{ mffz# H gdkbcf{ whz oc zop,
fbkzzkcn wboef kczo zdf we{# H lhbppowz whz kc myocz om zdf
lkzzlf gozzhnf ~kzd h jyhnoc ~kcjkcn kzwflm hyovcj zdf powz, kzw
gdkc zovgdkcn zdf ihwf om zdf nlhww# Z~o ~kcjo~w whz oc zop
~dklf ocf whz ifwkjf zdf jooy, fhgd fxvkppfj ~kzd jhye, yfj
jyhpfw#
Wflfch opfcfj zdf jooy hcj wzfppfj ovzwkjf# Wdf nhqfj hz
zdf gozzhnf ~kzd h wefpzkghl looe# Zdf ghyykhnf yollfj h~h{ hcj
lfmz Wflfch wzhcjkcn cfhy zdf myocz jooy ~kzd h gocmvwfj looe#
Wdf ~hw vcwvyf om ~dhz zo jo cftz# ^hw zdf o~cfy om zdkw
gozzhnf ftpfgzkcn dfy? Km zdhz ~fyf zyvf, wobfocf ~ovlj if
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Bvllfy 978
wzhcjkcn ovzwkjf ~hkzkcn moy dfy hyyk}hl# Wflfch zdovndz zdhz
pfydhpw zdf ghyykhnf zooe dfy zo zdf ~yocn plhgf#
Ifmoyf wdf bhjf vp dfy jfgkwkoc om ~dhz zo jo, zdf jooy
opfcfj hcj wzooj h zhll hcj wlfcjfy bhc ~do ~oyf yfj yoifw zdhz
~fcz jo~c zo dkw mffz# Zdf gollhy om dkw yoifw ~fcz vp zo dkw
gdkc# Dkw ilhge dhky ~hw cfhzl{ gobifj ihge# Wflfch wxvkczfj
hz zdf bhc hcj zdovndz zdhz df looefj ojjl{ mhbklkhy# Df looefj
hz Wflfch# “^f‛}f iffc ftpfgzkcn {ov, Wflfch H{lhjhkl# K avwz
jkjc‛z eco~ zdhz {ov ~ovlj if hyyk}kcn zdkw fhyl{# Plfhwf gobf
kc#‒ Df bfczkocfj moy dfy zo gobf kcwkjf# Wdf jkj#
Wflfch ~hlefj kc ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if zdf lk}kcn yoob# H
iykge gdkbcf{ whz oc zdf ykndz wkjf ~kzd h iykge dfhyzd# H
ilhge ghvljyoc ~hw dhcnkcn myob h bfzhl dooe hcj jhcnlkcn o}fy h
yohykcn mkyf# H locn, nyffc govgd ~hw lhkj fcj zo fcj,
wfphyhzkcn zdf lk}kcn yoob myob zdf ekzgdfc, ~dkgd ~hw cfhy zdf
yfhy om zdf dovwf oc zdf mkywz mlooy# H iyo~c ghypfz ~hw lhkj
ifmoyf Wflfch‛w mffz zdhz go}fyfj h lhynf phyz om zdf lk}kcn
yoob# H ~oojfc gommff zhilf wzooj kc myocz om zdf govgd ~kzd h
gy{wzhl ihll wkzzkcn oc zop ~kzd zdyff jkmmfyfcz pfoplf looekcn
kczo kz# Zdf{ ~fyf hll nkylw, coz looekcn bvgd oljfy zdhc
Wflfch# Zdf mkywz ocf, zdf ocf looekcn kczo zdf gy{wzhl ihll,
dhj locn dhky zdhz ~fcz jo~c zo dfy ecffw# Wdf ~oyf h ilvf }fwz
~kzd h wekyz zo bhzgd kz# Zdf wfgocj ~oyf dfy dhky vp ~kzd h
yfj ykiioc zdhz bhzgdfj dfy yfj }fwz hcj wekyz# Zdf zdkyj ~oyf
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phyz om dfy dhky vp hcj lfz zdf yfwz om kz dhcn o}fy dfy ihge,
~fhykcn h nyffc }fwz hcj wekyz# Km zdf{ hll ~oyf zdf whbf
glozdfw, Wflfch ~ovljc‛z dh}f iffc hilf zo yfgonckqf zdfb#
Zdfky mhgfw ~fyf hlbowz kjfczkghl# Zdf{ ~fyf phlf hcj jflkghzf
lkef zdf Fbpyfww‛w, ivz hlwo golj hcj dhyj#
Hll zdyff om zdfb hz zdf whbf zkbf looefj vp hz Wflfch ~kzd
hwzockwdbfcz#
Zdf bhc wzfppfj kcwkjf zdf gozzhnf hcj glowfj zdf jooy#
“Hllo~ bf zo kczyojvgf b{wflm# B{ chbf kw Hwdvy Ifl hcj K ~kll
if {ovy zvzoy#‒ Df dflj ovz dkw dhcj hcj Wflfch wdooe kz#
Wflfch looefj hz dkb kc vzzfy wdoge# Hwdvy dhj jhye yfj f{fw
~kzd dkw zdkge f{fiyo~w zdhz ~fyf hl~h{w wlhczfj hw km df
hppfhyfj zo if hcny{ hll zdf zkbf, f}fc ~dfc df wbklfj# Df dhj
h pokczfj gdkc hcj ioc{ gdffeiocfw ~kzd w~hllo~ wekc hcj ~oyf h
jyhnoc cfgelhgf hyovcj dkw cfge#
“B{ zvzoy?‒ wdf hwefj#
Hwdvy ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “K ~kll if zdf ocf ~do
~kll zfhgd {ov hiovz zdf flfbfcz mkyf,‒ df whkj# Wflfch jkjc‛z
wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Jofw df eco~ zdhz K dh}f dkw jyhnoc? Wdf
hwefj zo dfywflm# “[fw, K eco~ hiovz zdf jyhnoc#‒ Wflfch
looefj vp hz dkb, h lkzzlf mfhymvl zdhz df ~hw hilf zo yfhj dfy
bkcj#
Hwdvy ifcz o}fy hcj lf}flfj dkw mhgf ~kzd dfyw hcj looefj
hz dfy kc zdf f{f# “Zdf jyhnoc jkjc‛z oyknkchll{ iflocn zo {ov,
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Bvllfy 977
Bkww Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Zdhz jyhnoc ~hw wvppowfj
zo if bkcf# K ~hw wvppowfj zo if kzw ykndzmvl o~cfy# ^d{ ~ovlj
h jyhnoc f}fc gdoowf wobfocf om {ovy wzhcjkcn? H ~obhc( H
~obhc ~do kwc‛z f}fc om hnf {fz(‒ Df wzooj vp wzyhkndz hcj
gyowwfj dkw hybw o}fy dkw gdfwz# “Zdf Fbpyfww moyihjf bf zo
wpfhe om zdkw hc{ mvyzdfy zo {ov, ivz kcwzfhj gobbhcjfj bf zo
zfhgd {ov hiovz mkyf# Gocwkjfykcn wdf kw zdf Fbpyfww, K ~kll
mvlmkll dfy ~kwdfw#‒
Ocf om zdf zykplfzw, zdf ocf jyfwwfj kc ilvf, hjjyfwwfj
dkb# “Hwdvy Ifl,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj kc h dohywf }okgf# “Km zdf
Fbpyfww moyihjf {ov zo wpfhe om zdkw zo dfy…‒
“Zdfc mvlmkll dfy yfxvfwz(‒ Zdf ocf kc yfj mkckwdfj moy
dfy#
“^f eco~ zdhz {ov hyf vpwfz, ivz jo ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww
yfxvfwzw om {ov,‒ zdf ocf ~fhykcn hll nyffc whkj hz lhwz#
Hwdvy Ifl wzoppfj hcj cojjfj dkw dfhj kc zdf jkyfgzkoc om
zdf zykplfzw# “B{ hpolonkfw,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Df zdfc nlhyfj
ihge hz Wflfch hcj glkcgdfj dkw mkwzw, ivz zooe h jffp iyfhzd
hcj ~hlefj h~h{ myob dfy# Wflfch zdfc looefj hz zdf zykplfzw
hcj Hwdvy whkj hnhkc1 “Wflfch, zdf{ hyf zdf Oyhglfw…‒
“Plfhwfj zo bffz {ov,‒ zdf ocf ~fhykcn zdf ilvf ovzmkz
whkj, kczfyyvpzkcn Hwdvy#
“^f ecf~ {ov ~fyf gobkcn,‒ zdf ocf kc yfj whkj#
“^f eco~ f}fy{zdkcn,‒ zdf lhwz kc nyffc mkckwdfj#
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Hwdvy cojjfj wlkndzl{ hcj zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dkw dfflw ~kzd
dkw dhcjw moljfj zonfzdfy ifdkcj dkw ihge# “Zdf Oyhglfw bhef
pyfjkgzkocw hiovz…‒
“Zdf phwz,‒ zdf mkywz kc ilvf whkj#
“Zdf pyfwfcz,‒ zdf wfgocj kc yfj goczkcvfj#
“Hcj zdf mvzvyf,‒ zdf zdkyj kc nyffc mkckwdfj#
“Ykndz# Zdf Oyhglf ~fhykcn hll ilvf kw Coch# Zdf wfgocj
kc yfj kw Ghwwhcjyh hcj zdf Oyhglf ~fhykcn hll nyffc kw Boyzh#‒
Wflfch looefj hz zdf gy{wzhl ihll zdhz zdf{ ~fyf avwz
nhqkcn kczo# “^dhz kw zdhz moy?‒ wdf hwefj zdf Oyhglfw#
“Zdhz kw ~dhz ~f ghll wgy{kcn,‒ Coch whkj#
“Kz hllo~w vw zo mogvw hcj moyfwff kbhnfw,‒ Ghwwhcjyh
goczkcvfj#
“Hcj kz hllo~w vw zo wff hcj kjfczkm{ oiafgzw zdhz ~f hyf
vchilf zo gyfhzf kc ovy bkcjw,‒ Boyzh mkckwdfj#
“[ov ghc vwf hc{ yfmlfgzk}f wvymhgf moy wgy{kcn,‒ Hwdvy
ftplhkcfj zo Wflfch#
Wflfch zykfj zo kncoyf zdf Oyhglf‛w nhqfw, hw wdf ~hczfj zo
hwe Hwdvy zdf whbf xvfwzkoc wdf ~hczfj zo hwe Gdhlkww ihge hz
zdf Ilhge Pvi# “Ghc {ov zfll bf ~d{ zdf Fbpyfww ~hczw bf zo
lfhyc hiovz mkyf mkywz?‒ wdf hwefj#
Hwdvy dflj vp dkw dhcj zo wklfcgf dfy# “Bkww Wflfch
H{lhjhkl, hllo~ bf zo mkywz nk}f {ov b{ hpolonkfw, moy K hb coz
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Bvllfy 976
hllo~fj zo wpfhe om hc{zdkcn flwf, ftgfpz oc {ovy zyhkckcn#
Plfhwf, K dh}f z~o ozdfyw ~do hyf hlyfhj{ lk}kcn dfyf#‒
Wflfch looefj o}fy dkw wdovljfy hcj wh~ zdhz df ~hw ykndz#
Wkzzkcn hz zdf ~oojfc jkckcn zhilf kc zdf ekzgdfc, ~dkgd ~hw
cfhy zdf yfhy om zdf dovwf, whz z~o pfoplf, ocf ~dob wdf
yfgonckqfj hw B{yyjkc# Zdf pfywoc ~do whz oc zdf oppowkzf wkjf
looefj }hnvfl{ mhbklkhy hcj jkjc‛z looe bvgd oljfy zdhc Wflfch#
Wdf dhj iyo~c dhky zdhz ~fcz phwwfj dfy wdovljfyw hcj myfgelfw
zdhz yhc hlocn dfy cowf hcj dfy hybw# Wflfch looefj hz dfy
womz, iyo~c f{fw hcj wdovzfj ovz h chbf wdf jkbl{ yfbfbifyfj#
“Ckhbd(‒ Wflfch whkj ao{mvll{# Zdf pfywoc wxvkczfj hz dfy,
ivz ~dfc Wflfch dflj ovz dfy lfmz phlb ~kzd zdf w{biol, dfy f{fw
ifghbf ~kjf kc hwzockwdbfcz#
“Wflfch(‒ Ckhbd wdykfefj, fbiyhgkcn dfy kczo h dvn# “K
dh}fc‛z wffc {ov kc {fhyw… do~ jkj {ov eco~ kz ~hw bf?‒
Wflfch wbklfj# “K yfbfbifyfj {ov dhj myfgelfw#‒ Ckhbd
gdvgelfj h lkzzlf, ivz cojjfj# Wflfch zvycfj zo mhgf B{yyjkc#
Df cojjfj dkw dfhj hcj whkj1 “Kz‛w ckgf zo wff {ov hnhkc,
Bkww H{lhjhkl#‒
“Dh}f {ov z~o bfz ifmoyf?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, hllo~kcn Wflfch zo
iyfhzdf hnhkc#
“Kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf,‒ B{yyjkc hcw~fyfj# Wflfch whz jo~c hz
zdf zhilf cftz zo Ckhbd, dfy dfhyz yhgkcn ~kzd ftgkzfbfcz#
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Hwdvy Ifl ~hlefj hyovcj zdf zhilf hcj ~hlefj vp zdf wzhkyw
~kzdovz hcozdfy ~oyj#
“[ov‛yf nokcn zo lo}f kz dfyf,‒ B{yyjkc whkj# “Zyocdfkb kw
h ~ocjfymvl plhgf zo lk}f#‒
“[ov‛yf moynfzzkcn Hqyhfl,‒ Ckhbd ~hycfj#
“Hqyhfl?‒ Wflfch hwefj# “^do kw Hqyhfl?‒
“Wobfocf ~do bhefw f}fy{ocf‛w lk}fw bkwfyhilf,‒ Ckhbd
bvzzfyfj#
“K wdovlj eco~,‒ B{yyjkc whkj# “K‛}f lk}fj dfyf hll b{
lkmf, hw jkj df#‒
“Hqyhfl jofwc‛z eco~ ~dfc zo effp dkw bovzd wdvz( Bhykh
whkj zdhz wdf ~ovlj zhef ghyf om dkb# K dopf wdf pvcgdfw dkb#
K‛ll avwz if woyy{ zdhz kz ~hwc‛z bf#‒
B{yyjkc nlhyfj hz dfy hcj Ckhbd efpz xvkfz# “K dfhyj zdhz
dkw phyfczw hihcjocfj dkb ovz oc zdf wzyffzw ifghvwf zdf{ jkjc‛z
~hcz dkb hc{boyf,‒ B{yyjkc ~dkwpfyfj# “K dfhyj zdhz df‛w ifkcn
yhkwfj i{ dkw hvcz hcj vcglf hcj zdhz zdf{ zyfhz dkb ihjl{, ivz
zdf{ lfmz dkb kc Zyocdfkb hcj cf}fy ghbf ihge#‒
“Zdhz‛w doyykilf,‒ Wflfch whkj#
“K hlwo dfhyj zdhz ~dfc df ~hw ~kzd zdfb, df ~hw logefj kc
dkw yoob moy zdf zkbf ifkcn ~dklf dkw hvcz hcj vcglf ~fcz h~h{,‒
Ckhbd hjjfj# “Wobfzkbfw zdf{ ~ovlj ifhz dkb#‒
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Hwdvy ghbf ihge jo~c zdf wzhkyw ~kzd h ~obhc mollo~kcn dkb
hcj whz jo~c hz zdf zhilf# “Zdkw kw b{ ghyfzhefy, Chobk# B{
wkwzfy N~{cc wdovlj if jo~c dfyf wooc#‒
“N~{cc?‒ Wflfch whkj# Kz mflz hw km zdfyf ~hw h lvbp
ghvndz kc dfy zdyohz#
Hwdvy cojjfj# “[fw#‒
Wflfch mflz zfyykmkfj zdhz zdf whbf pfywoc ~do zoybfczfj
dfy hw h gdklj ~hw h yflhzk}f om dfy zvzoy# Df wbklfj h lkzzlf
hw N~{cc ghbf jo~c zdf wzfpw# Wdf wzoppfj ~dfc dfy f{fw lhcjfj
oc Wflfch# F}fy{zdkcn hiovz dfy ~hw jkmmfyfcz zdhc zdf lhwz
zkbf wdf wh~ dfy ftgfpz moy zdf f{fw# Zdowf whbf yfj f{fw bhjf
dfy dhky wzhcj oc kzw fcj, zdf f{fw zdhz mykndzfcfj dfy# Wdf
~hw zdfc zhefc ihge zo zdf mkywz zkbf ~dfc wdf }fczvyfj ovzwkjf
hcj ~dfc N~{cc ~hw hiovz zo pd{wkghll{ dhyb dfy# Zdf zdovndz om
pfymoybkcn bhnkg moy zdf mkywz zkbf bhjf dfy h lkzzlf dhppkfy,
ivz ecf~ zdhz N~{cc ~hw co~ kc}ol}fj ~kzd bhnkg hw ~fll#
“Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ N~{cc whkj kc h dohywf }okgf# Wflfch
cojjfj# Hll om zdfb whz hz zdf zhilf# Hcozdfy dovwf glfhcfy
ghbf ~hlekcn jo~c zdf wzhkyw ~kzd h plhzzfy om mooj kc dfy
dhcjw# Chobk hcj zdf dovwf glfhcfy wfy}fj zdf mooj,
hggobplkwdkcn f}fy{zdkcn hz zdf whbf zkbf# F}fy{zdkcn oc zdf
plhzzfyw ~hw om myvkz hcj }fnfzhilfw, gdkgefc hcj mkwd, gdffwf
hcj iyfhj# Co yfj bfhz ~hw wfy}fj#
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“Km {ov lk}f kc Zyocdfkb, {ov ~oc‛z if fhzkcn hc{ yfj
bfhz,‒ Hwdvy ~hycfj# “Yfj bfhz kw mlfwd hcj zdf Mkyf Lkoc
pfybkzzfj vw zo cf}fy fhz zdf mlfwd om ovy gyfhzvyfw ftgfpz moy
gdkgefc hcj mkwd#‒ Df zooe h pkfgf om iyfhj hcj wobf gdffwf hcj
ifnhc zo fhz# Wflfch plhgfj wobf myvkz oc dfy plhzf kc myocz om
dfy hcj wzhyzfj fhzkcn hw ~fll, yfhlkqkcn do~ dvcny{ wdf ~hw#
“No hdfhj hcj fhz hll {ov ~hcz, Bkww H{lhjhkl# [ov bvwz dh}f
dhj h locn aovycf{ zo yfhgd Zyocdfkb# Hcj hiovz… {ovy jyhnoc…‒
Df z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf hw df whkj zdhz#
“[fw, ~d{ jkj zdf Fbpyfww zhef Zdoy?‒ Wflfch hwefj hw wdf
w~hllo~fj dfy mooj, kncoykcn zdf mhgz zdhz Zdoy ~hw wvppowfj zo
if dkw jyhnoc#
“Df‛w mkcf# Hll om zdf jyhnocw hyf wzh{kcn kc hcozdfy phyz
om Zyocdfkb zdhz kw bhjf avwz moy jyhnocw, cfhy Zyocdfkb Joge#
Zdoy ~kll if avwz mkcf#‒ Wflfch govlj zfll zdhz df ~hw zy{kcn zo
yfwzyhkc dkbwflm myob vclfhwdkcn dkw hcnfy hcj yhnf ovz zo~hyjw
dfy#
“^dfyf‛w Cfkzd Hchdkzh? Wdf‛w nokcn zo if ovy zfhgdfy zoo,
kwc‛z wdf?‒ Wflfch hwefj hnhkc#
“[fw wdf kw# Do~f}fy, wdf gobfw hcj nofw, cf}fy wzh{kcn kc
ocf plhgf moy boyf zdhc h jh{# Wdf‛ll if {ovy zvzoy zdhz
zfhgdfw {ov wphyykcn#‒
“Wphyykcn?‒ Wflfch hwefj# Hwdvy cojjfj# “K‛}f cf}fy
pyhgzkgfj wphyykcn ifmoyf, ivz K‛}f yfhj iooew oc wphyykcn#‒
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“[ov dh}f h loz zo lfhyc zdhc avwz myob yfhjkcn iooew,‒
Hwdvy whkj xvkfzl{# “Wooc fcovnd ~dfc {ov zdyff ifgobf boyf
ftpfykfcgfj, K‛ll zfhgd {ov wobf b{zdolon{ hw ~fll hw gdhybw
zdhz ~kll if vwfmvl zo eco~#‒
Wflfch wklfcgfj dfywflm moy h mf~ bobfczw zo moybvlhzf
hcozdfy xvfwzkoc# Hwdvy cozkgfj zdkw, ivz wdf govlj zfll zdhz
df jkjc‛z ~hcz zo hcw~fy hc{ boyf xvfwzkocw zdhz wdf bh{ dh}f#
“K ~hw ~ocjfykcn km {ov govlj zfll vw boyf hiovz zdf ~hy#‒ Wdf
~hw dopkcn zdhz pfydhpw df ecf~ zdf loghzkoc om zdf lhwz gy{wzhl
wevll zdhz zdf Woygfyfy ~hw hmzfy# Wdf ~hczfj hw bvgd
kcmoybhzkoc hw wdf govlj powwkil{ nfz#
Hwdvy yhkwfj h iyo~ kc gocmvwkoc# “[ov jo eco~ hiovz zdf
~hy?‒
“[fw, ivz K avwz ~hcz zo nfz zdf jfzhklw om kz, lkef ~do
zdf lfhjfy om ovy hyb{ ~hw oy zdf chbfw om zdf Jhye Eckndzw…‒
Hwdvy gdvgelfj# “K‛b hmyhkj zdhz K joc‛z eco~ hll zdf
chbfw om zdf Jhye Eckndzw, ivz K jo dhppfc zo eco~ ocf# Dkw
chbf ~hw ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw, zdf ykjfy om zdf Mkyf Ykjnfihge
Jyhnoc# Df ~hw hlwo zdf lfhjfy om ovy hyb{ hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy
kc zdf ~hy# Df ~hw hc kczfllknfcz hcj wzyhzfnkg nfcfyhl, ivz
~hw hlwo h go~hyj# Df dhj glf}fy plhcw hcj zhgzkgw zdhz
jfwzyo{fj hz lfhwz dhlm om zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{#‒
“^dhz dhppfcfj zo ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw?‒ B{yyjkc hwefj#
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Hwdvy wkndfj# “Coioj{ eco~w ~dhz dhppfcfj zo dkb# Zdf
lhwz K dfhyj om Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hw zdhz df ifghbf kcwhcf hmzfy
ifkcn logefj vp kc zdf Lfzdhwdoyf Yfmoybhzoy{# ]kjhy Dflkow,
zdf Lfhjfy om zdf Go}fc, dhj dkw yfhwocw, glhkbkcn zdhz
Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hw fcjhcnfykcn hll om Hybhnfjjoc#‒ Hwdvy lhvndfj hz
zdkw# “Kz ~hw kc mhgz ifghvwf om Nvcjkwhl}vw zdhz zdf Woygfyfy
jkjc‛z zhef o}fy Hybhnfjjoc hcj zdhz Hy{l Hvyoyh kw wzkll zdf
Fbpyfww# Do~f}fy, df wobf~dhz jkwhppfhyfj hmzfy df ~hw yflfhwfj
myob pykwoc# Zdf yfbhkcjfy om dkw lkmf dhw iffc h wfgyfz wkcgf
hmzfy zdf ~hy# Co ocf f}fc eco~w ~dfyf dkw zobi kw#
“Zdf Woygfyfy plhcw zo yfzhlkhzf hnhkcwz zdf Fbpyfww moy
dkw jfmfhz# Ykndz co~, ~f hyf wzkll hz ~hy km cocf om {ov ecf~
zdhz zo ifnkc ~kzd#‒ Zdf zdyff om zdfb yfbhkcfj wklfcz# Wflfch
w~hllo~fj dhyj# “^f dh}f iffc hz ~hy moy zdf lhwz zdyff {fhyw#
K hwwvbf zdhz kz ~kll ocl{ nyo~ ~oywf myob dfyf#‒ Zdf P{yf
ifnhc gdkbkcn hnhkc, hccovcgkcn zdhz hcozdfy dovy ghbf# Wflfch
govczfj zfc gdkbfw#
^dfc hll ~hw xvkfz hnhkc, Hwdvy wdooe dkw dfhj# “^dfc
Zyocdfkb ~hw mkywz ivklz, ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw ivklz zdf P{yf zo
no hlocn ~kzd zdf gfbfzfy{ zo effp hll om zdf wpkykzw hz ih{#‒
Wflfch pkgefj vp hcozdfy pkfgf om iyfhj hcj ifnhc zo fhz
ocgf boyf, dfy wzobhgd mkllkcn vp xvkgel{#
“^dhz‛w wo kbpoyzhcz hiovz zdf zobi zdhz kz kwc‛z gobboc
eco~lfjnf zo Hybhnfjjoc?‒ Ckhbd hwefj#
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Hwdvy wdooe dkw dfhj# “K‛b hmyhkj zdhz K jo coz eco~ zdf
hcw~fy,‒ df whkj hcj zdhz ~hw zdhz#
Hmzfy zdf{ mkckwdfj zdfky bfhl, Hwdvy noz vp myob zdf
zhilf# “Kz‛w zkbf moy ifj moy hll om {ov,‒ df whkj# “[ovy yoob
kw hlyfhj{ pyfphyfj moy {ov, Wflfch H{lhjhkl, ~dkgd kw oc zdf
ykndz wkjf om Ckhbd‛w# Nfz wobf wlffp ifghvwf ~f hll dh}f h ikn
jh{ zoboyyo~#‒
“H ikn jh{?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
“[fw#‒
“Jofw zdhz bfhc ~f‛ll wzhyz vwkcn bhnkg?‒ Wflfch hwefj hw
wdf mollo~fj Ckhbd hcj B{yyjkc zo zdf wzhkyghwf#
Hwdvy looefj h ikz dvyz hcj jkwzyhvndz, ivz df cojjfj dkw
dfhj wlkndzl{# “[fw#‒
“Zdhz‛w ftgkzkcn,‒ Wflfch whkj hnhkc, ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy
mhgf#
Hwdvy cojjfj kc hnyffbfcz, ivz zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~fcz zo
dkw yoob# Ckhbd nyhiifj Wflfch‛w hyb hcj pvllfj dfy kc zdf
ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#
“Df dhw iffc yfhll{ vpwfz hcj hcny{ f}fy wkcgf df movcj
ovz… hiovz {ov hcj {ovy cf~ dhzgdlkcn,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj#
Wflfch mflz nvklz{, ivz xvkgel{ wdooe kz omm hw wdf
yfbfbifyfj Zdoy‛w ~oyjw om gobmoyz myob fhylkfy# “Kz wffbw lkef
K hb coz zdf ocl{ ocf ~do cffjw zo lfz no om zdf phwz,‒ Wflfch
~dkwpfyfj#
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Z~fcz{"Ckcf
hye wooc wfzzlfj o}fy Zyocdfkb lkef h zdkfm kc zdf ckndz#
Zdf wvc wfzzlfj o}fy zdf Nyfhz Plhkcw hcj zdf booc zooe kzw
plhgf kc zdf we{# Zdf wzyffzw om Zyocdfkb ~fyf jfwfyzfj, moy
f}fy{ocf ~fcz zo ifj moy zdf ckndz# Zdf lhbppowzw oc f}fy{
kczfywfgzkoc ~fyf lkz, ghwzkcn wdhjo~w oc zdf nyovcj hcj zdf
wkjf om zdf ivkljkcnw zdf{ wzooj kc myocz om# Moozwzfpw zdhz
glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf ph}fbfcz fgdofj zdyovnd zdf hky hw zdf
Fbpyfww ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffz ~kzd fhwf# Wdf zvycfj h goycfy
hcj wh~ Cfkzd Hchdkzh ~hlekcn kc dfy jkyfgzkoc ~kzd dfy mot bhwe
go}fykcn dfy mhgf#
J
Wdf lkmzfj dfy bhwe ~dfc wdf wh~ zdf Fbpyfww# “B{ Lhj{,‒
wdf whkj kc wvypykwf hcj io~fj dfy dfhj kc yfwpfgz# Zdf Fbpyfww
io~fj dfy dfhj kc zvyc#
“K ~kwd zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov hiovz Wflfch H{lhjhkl, Cfkzd
Hchdkzh,‒ zdf Fbpyfww ~dkwpfyfj# Cfkzd cojjfj, ivz jkjc‛z wh{
hc{zdkcn# “K ~hcz {ov zo ~hzgd dfy, zo bhef wvyf zdhz wdf jofw
coz nfz kczo hc{ zyovilf# K eco~ zdhz wdf kw hlyfhj{ zy{kcn zo
mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll hcj K ghccoz hllo~ zdhz dhppfc#‒
Cfkzd io~fj dfy dfhj# “Om govywf, b{ Lhj{#‒
“K hlwo ~hcz {ov zo effp dfy hcj zdf jyhnoc kwolhzfj,‒ zdf
Fbpyfww whkj kc h jhye zocf# “I{ dh}kcn zdfb kwolhzfj myob zdf
~oylj, wdf ~kll yfbhkc mogvwfj oc dfy wzvjkfw hcj kz ~kll if
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fhwkfy moy dfy zo lfhyc hiovz zdf flfbfczw, kcglvjkcn lkndzcfww
hcj jhyecfww#‒
Cfkzd‛w dhcjw wdooe hz dfy wkjf# “B{ Lhj{, km K bh{,‒ wdf
ifnhc# Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj dfy dfhj# “Co ocf dhw zyvl{ iffc
wvggfwwmvl kczo bhwzfykcn lkndzcfww hcj jhyecfww ~kzd zdf
ftgfpzkoc om {ov hcj zdf Woygfyfy dkbwflm#‒
“K vcjfywzhcj zdhz, Cfkzd Hchdkzh,‒ zdf Fbpyfww wzfycl{
yfzoyzfj# “^kzd zdhz ifkcn zdf ghwf, K ~kll if zdf ocf zo zfhgd
dfy hiovz lkndzcfww hcj jhyecfww#‒
“B{ hpolonkfw, b{ Lhj{,‒ Cfkzd whkj ocgf hnhkc hcj io~fj
dfy dfhj#
Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj hcj zvycfj dfy ihge zo Cfkzd ~kzd dfy
dhcjw glhwpfj zonfzdfy ifdkcj dfy# “K ~kll zfhgd dfy ~kzd ~dhz
K eco~,‒ zdf Fbpyfww yfpfhzfj# Wdf mflz zdf vynf zo wh{
wobfzdkcn boyf zo Cfkzd, ivz wdf jfgkjfj hnhkcwz kz, moy zdfyf
~fyf ozdfy wfgyfzw hiovz Wflfch zdhz ocl{ zdf Fbpyfww ecf~,
wfgyfzw zdhz wdf mflz zdhz Wflfch ~ovlj lhzfy oc vcgo}fy# Zdf
Fbpyfww mflz h phkc wvynf zdyovnd dfy gdfwz hcj h wkcnlf zfhy
zykgelfj jo~c dfy womz hcj jflkghzf mhgf# [ov ~kll wobfjh{
eco~, b{ jfhy Wflfch H{lhjhkl, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm#
“B{ Lhj{, km K bh{ hwe,‒ Cfkzd ifnhc, kczfyyvpzkcn zdf
Fbpyfww myob dfy zdovndzw, “^dhz dhppfcw km Wflfch fcgovczfyw
wobf… jkmmkgvlzkfw?‒
Zdf Fbpyfww looefj jo~c hz zdf nyovcj# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒
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“^dhz km Wflfch ~hw zoybfczfj i{ ozdfyw dfy hnf? K‛b wvyf
zdhz {ov yfghll dfy fcgovczfy ~kzd N~{cc ~dfc wdf ~hw mk}f#‒
“Zdfyf ~hw co ocf zo dflp dfy zdfc,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj kc h
jhye zocf# “Zdhz ~hw dfy ihzzlf hcj wdf dhcjlfj kz zdf ~h{ K
ftpfgzfj dfy zo# Km hcozdfy kcgkjfcz lkef zdhz dhppfcw hnhkc, K
joc‛z ~hcz {ov oy Hwdvy zo yfwgvf dfy# Coioj{ ~kll if zdfyf zo
dflp dfy ~dfc mkndzw hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy# Wdf dhw zo mhgf dfy
ihzzlfw hlocf#‒
df zdyff om zdfb ~hlefj vp zdf ~kcjkcn hcj chyyo~
wzhkyghwf# Wflfch yhc dfy dhcj hgyoww zdf jvwz{ ihckwzfy#
Wdf zooe hcozdfy wzfp moy~hyj, ivz zdf wzhky wdf wzfppfj oc
iyoef kc dhlm hcj wdf mfll moy~hyj# Wdf hlbowz mfll mlhz oc dfy
mhgf km Ckhbd jkjc‛z ghzgd dfy#
Z
Zdf goyykjoy dhj z~o jooyw oc iozd wkjfw# Wflfch wzooj hcj
~hzgdfj B{yyjkc hcj Ckhbd ~hlekcn zo zdfky yoobw, jfgkjkcn ~dfyf
wdf ~ovlj wzh{# Wdf gdowf zdf yoob cftz zo Ckhbd‛w hcj ~hlefj
kcwkjf#
Zdf kcwkjf om zdf yoob ~hw wphgkovw# Zdfyf ~hw ocl{ h
jyfwwfy zo dfy lfmz ~kzd h ~kcjo~ ifwkjf kz hcj h ifj zo dfy
ykndz# Yfj jyhpfw jhcgfj kc zdf hky ~kzd zdf wkbplf iyffqf zdhz
ilf~ kcwkjf# Oc zop om zdf ~oojfc jyfwwfy ~hw ivyckcn kcgfcwf#
Wflfch zyvjnfj kcwkjf hcj jyoppfj dfywflm oc zop om zdf wbhll
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goz# Wdf lhqkl{ wlkppfj omm dfy ioozw ~kzd zdf vwf om dfy mffz
hcj ivykfj dfy mhgf kczo zdf womz pkllo~#
Wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj dvbbkcn kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hcj
wbklfj kc zdf pkllo~# Dfllo, b{ jfhy ocf, wdf yfplkfj zo Zdoy‛w
dvbbkcn#
Hyf {ov ~fll, lkzzlf ocf? Zdoy hwefj#
Wflfch mflz kcgyfjkil{ fgwzhzkg zdhz wdf ~hw hilf zo dfhy
myob dfy jyhnoc# K‛b hll ykndz# ^dhz hiovz {ov? ^dfyf hyf {ov
wzh{kcn?
K‛b cfhy Zyocdfkb Joge# Wdf dfhyj h lkzzlf wgoyc kc dkw
zocf# K bvwz ~hyc {ov hdfhj om zkbf, b{ jfhy, K‛b yfwzykgzfj
myob ml{kcn , df hjjfj#
K‛b woyy{, b{ jfhy # Wdf wbklfj zo dfywflm hcj hwefj dfy
jyhnoc, ^ovlj kz if hll ykndz km ~f ~fcz ml{kcn zonfzdfy zdkw
f}fckcn? Wvyfl{ moy ovy mkywz ckndz dfyf zdf{ ~ovlj coz
kbbfjkhzfl{ yfwzykgz vw# Wflfch ecf~ zdhz ~ovlj coz if zdf
ghwf, ivz wdf mflz zdhz jfwkyf zo ml{ ~kzd dfy jyhnoc ocgf boyf#
Wdf dfhyj Zdoy gdvgelf, ivz df jkj coz wpfhe# Wflfch
looefj vp hw wdf dfhyj zdf womz mlhkl om ~kcnw hcj dfy dfhyz
povcjfj dhyj hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf yhc o}fy zo zdf ~kcjo~ zo
wff Zdoy ~hkzkcn moy dfy# Wflfch doppfj oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj
nyhiifj dkw yfkcw#
Df zooe dfy dknd zdyovnd zdf wekfw hio}f dfy gozzhnf hcj
hgyoww Zyocdfkb# Wflfch bkwwfj zdf hky ilo~kcn zdyovnd dfy
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mhgf, zdf mfflkcn om ifkcn ~fkndzlfww kc zdf we{# Wdf dfhyj
Zdoy dvb kc whzkwmhgzkoc#
Kz mfflw lkef kz‛w iffc moyf}fy wkcgf ~f‛}f mlo~c zonfzdfy(
Zdoy mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw dhyjfy hcj mlf~ dkndfy kc zdf ckndz we{#
Wflfch wpyfhj ovz dfy hybw hcj glowfj dfy f{fw, pyfzfcjkcn zdhz
wdf ~hw zdf ocf ~do ~hw ml{kcn# Wdf looefj vp hz zdf gyfwgfcz
booc hio}f dfy zdhz bhjf Zyocdfkb nlkwzfc kc zdf ckndz#
Zdoy bhjf h wdhyp zvyc zo jojnf ocf om zdf ivkljkcnw hcj
ifnhc dfhjkcn moy zdf P{yf# Avwz hw Wflfch wh~ kz, wdf ~hw
mkllfj ~kzd jfwphky# Zdoy mflz ~dhz wdf mflz, wo df mlf~ hio}f
zdf nkhcz gloge zo~fy hcj h}okjfj nokcn ihge zdf whbf ~h{#
Wvjjfcl{, Zdoy wzoppfj hiyvpzl{# Wflfch hlbowz mfll om dkw
whjjlf ~dfc wdf wh~ h yfj mlhwd qkp kc myocz om dfy# ^dhz ~hw
zdhz? Wdf hwefj dkb#
Zdoy nyo~lfj ~kzd goczfbpz# Zdhz ~hw Hqyhfl hcj dkw
jyhnoc# Wflfch mflz zdf hcnfy zdhz hyowf# K ~hw vcmoyzvchzf zo
dh}f fcgovczfy Hqyhfl‛w jyhnoc hz Zyocdfkb Joge# Dkw jyhnoc,
zdf Yfj Jyhnoc, kw }kgkovw, gvcckcn, hcj }hkc lkef Hqyhfl
dkbwflm# K dfhyj zdhz dkw jyhnoc z{pf ~hw kcmhbovw moy
zfyyoykqkcn }kllhnfw lkef Ydvbife, moygkcn zdfb zo whgykmkgf
bhkjfcw zo kz#
Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~ h ilhge"dhkyfj io{ ykjkcn oc
zdf Yfj Jyhnoc# Zdf io{‛w ftpyfwwkoc wffbfj vcmfflkcn hcj mvll
om dhzyfj# Dkw wekc ~hw ftzyfbfl{ phlf hcj nlkwzfcfj kc zdf
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booclkndz# Dkw dhky go}fyfj dkw fhyw hcj dkw zdkge f{fiyo~w
yfwzfj o}fy dkw golj hcj jhye f{fw# Hyovcj zdf io{‛w cfge ~hw h
cfgelhgf om h ifhwz ~kzd wf}fc dfhjw hcj zfc doycw, zdf whbf
ifhwz zdhz whz oc zop om zdf P{yf# Dkw jyhnoc wffbfj zo ~fhy
zdf whbf ftpyfwwkoc# Zdf Yfj Jyhnoc pvmmfj ovz ilhge wboef myob
dkw cowzyklw# Zdf jyhnoc‛w zhkl ~hw go}fyfj ~kzd wpkefw vclkef
Zdoy‛w hcj kzw f{fw ~fyf zdf goloy om kzw wghlfw, yvi{ yfj#
Dkw jyhnoc nofw i{ zdf chbf om Joyhnoc, Zdoy whkj kc h jhye
zocf# ^dfc zdf io{ zvycfj dkw jkyfgzkoc o}fy zo Wflfch, dkw
lkpw gvy}fj kczo h bhlf}olfcz wcffy#
“Wo, {ov‛yf zdf ocf?‒ Df lhvndfj hlovj#
Zdoy, lfz‛w nfz ovz om dfyf, Wflfch whkj kc h zfyykmkfj
zocf# Wdf zkndzfcfj dfy nykp oc Zdoy‛w yfkcw hcj mhgfj kc zdf
ozdfy jkyfgzkoc, coz ~hczkcn zo looe hz Hqyhfl#
“Nokcn wo wooc?‒ Hqyhfl wchppfj zdf yfkcw zo dkw jyhnoc hcj
iozd df hcj Joyhnoc qoobfj phwwfj Wflfch hcj Zdoy ocgf hnhkc#
Zdoy jo}f zo~hyjw zdf nyovcj hcj lhcjfj ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w,
zy{kcn zo dkjf myob Hqyhfl# Do~f}fy, Joyhnoc lhcjfj cfhy ~dfyf
Zdoy ~hw# Wflfch avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj zykfj zo gocgfhl
dfywflm ~kzdkc Zdoy‛w wdhjo~w# Wdf ~hw vcwvyf om ~dhz Hqyhfl
~hw nokcn zo jo, wo wdf noz kczo powkzkoc zo pfymoyb bhnkg#
Df lhvndfj h lkzzlf# “[ov yfhll{ ~kwd zo jvfl? Zdfc ~f
wdhll jvfl(‒ Hqyhfl pvllfj vp dkw wlff}fw hw ~fll# Wflfch‛w
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dhcjw ifnhc wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy# Wdf lo~fyfj dfy dhcjw h lkzzlf,
vcwvyf om ~dhz zo jo cftz#
Zdoy wpyfhj ovz dkw ~kcnw zo bhef dkbwflm looe h lkzzlf
boyf kczkbkjhzkcn# Joyhnoc jkj zdf whbf# Df kw zy{kcn zo zfwz
{ovy po~fy, Zdoy nyo~lfj#
Wflfch looefj o}fy hz dfy jyhnoc# Ghc ~f ihge jo~c?
Zdoy wcoyzfj kc jkwgoczfcz# Coz kc h jvfl# Ocgf kz
ifnkcw, {ov bvwz mkndz vczkl zdf fcj#
Wflfch looefj ihge hz dfy dhcjw kc jfwpfyhzkoc# K ocl{
eco~ h govplf om wpfllw(
Zdfc vwf zdf ocfw {ov eco~# [ov‛yf hlwo moynfzzkcn zdhz kc
h jvfl, zdf oppocfcz‛w jyhnoc ghc dflp hw ~fll i{ ommfykcn vp
phyz om zdfky wzyfcnzd#
“[ov hyf zdf jyhnoc ykjfy, zdf gdowfc ocf i{ zdf Fbpyfww,‒
Hqyhfl bogefj# “Km {ov hyf zdf gdowfc ocf, zdfc jvflkcn bf
~ovlj if hlbowz zoo fhw{#‒ Df lhvndfj hz dkw gyvfl aoef#
Joyhnoc‛ lkpw gvy}fj kczo h wcffy# Zdoy jvn dkw zhlocw kczo zdf
nyovcj hw km pyfphykcn dkbwflm zo hzzhge# Wflfch zykfj zo zdkce
om ~dhz Gdhlkww zhvndz dfy ihge hz zdf Ilhge Pvi hcj ~ocjfyfj km
Hqyhfl ~hw avwz h ifnkccfy hw wdf ~hw#
Do~f}fy, ifmoyf Wflfch govlj bo}f, Hqyhfl bo}fj dkw dhcjw
wdhypl{ kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wdf mfll zo zdf nyovcj myob zdf ilhwz
om mkyf Hqyhfl vclfhwdfj, ivyckcn phyzw om dfy hybw# Wdf
~yhppfj dfy hybw hgyoww dfy gdfwz, zy{kcn zo kncoyf zdf
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ftgyvgkhzkcn phkc# Wdf looefj hyovcj, zy{kcn zo wff km wdf
govlj mkcj hc{ocf ~do ~ovlj dflp dfy# Do~f}fy, zdf wzyffzw ~fyf
gobplfzfl{ jfwfyzfj#
Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj hcj zykfj zo dflp dfy zo dfy mffz#
Lkzzlf ocf, {ov ghc‛z nk}f vp, df whkj, zy{kcn zo ommfy ~oyjw om
fcgovyhnfbfcz#
Wflfch lfz dfy hybw jyop zo dfy wkjfw hcj wdf, ovz om hcnfy
hcj phkc, pvcgdfj zdyovnd zdf hky ~kzd dfy ykndz hyb, wfcjkcn h
mkyfihll kc Hqyhfl‛w jkyfgzkoc# Df dflj vp dkw hybw zo iloge
zdf hzzhge, ivz mfll zo dkw ecffw# Wdf co~ dhj dkb vcjfy dfy
bfyg{# Wdf dhj zo mkckwd zdf mkndz# Wflfch pvcgdfj zdyovnd zdf
hky hnhkc# Zdf lhwz nvwz om mkyf dkz dkb kc zdf gdfwz hcj wfcz
dkb ml{kcn hgyoww zdf nyovcj oc dkw ihge# Joyhnoc yohyfj hcj
mlf~ o}fy zo dkw yfwgvf#
Wflfch‛w }kwkoc ifghbf ilvyy{ hcj dfy bvwglfw hgdfj# Zdoy
nyhiifj dfy ~kzd dkw zhlocw hcj plhgfj dfy oc dkw ihge ifmoyf df
mlf~ ihge zo zdf gozzhnf#
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Z~fcz{"Ckcf
dhz ~hw iykllkhcz moy dfy mkywz ihzzlf#‒ Cfkzd lkmzfj
dfy mot bhwe hcj ecfflfj ifmoyf zdf Fbpyfww# Zdf
Fbpyfww wzooj vp myob dfy zdyocf hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo Cfkzd,
nk}kcn dfy pfybkwwkoc zo wzhcj vp#
“Z“Wdf dhcjlfj kz hlbowz pfymfgzl{,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj,
“ftgfpz zdhz wdf yfhgzfj ~kzd dhzyfj hcj phkc# K ~hw hlwo h
lkzzlf jkwhppokczfj i{ zdf mhgz zdhz wdf ~hw zdf ocf ~do ifnhc
zdf jvfl# Bhnkg wdovlj ocl{ if vwfj jfmfcwk}fl{#‒
“Wdf wzkll dhw zo lfhyc, b{ Lhj{,‒ Cfkzd whkj# “Kc hc{
ghwf, zdf io{, Hqyhfl, ~hw zdf ocf zo gdhllfcnf dfy kc h jvfl#‒
“Zdfc Wflfch wdovlj dh}f ~hkzfj moy zdf ykndz bobfcz ifmoyf
wdf jfgkjfj zo vwf bhnkg,‒ zdf Fbpyfww wzfycl{ yfzoyzfj#
“Ivz zdf io{ hzzhgefj dfy mkywz,‒ Cfkzd whkj#
“Ivz Wflfch yfhgzfj ~kzd phkc hcj dhzyfj,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj
kc h jhye zocf, govczfyhgzkcn dfy gobbfcz# “Zdhz kw ocf om bhc{
yfhwocw ~d{ zdf Woygfyfy kw ~do df kw# Dkw hcnfy kw dkw po~fy#
Km Wflfch effpw vwkcn dhzyfj hcj phkc hw h ~h{ zo pfymoyb bhnkg,
zdfc ~f ~kll lowf hll dopf kczo jfmfhzkcn zdf Woygfyfy#‒
fy bvwglfw hgdfj ~dfc Wflfch ~oef vp zdf cftz boyckcn# Wdf
govlj ihyfl{ bo}f ovz om ifj hcj jfgkjfj zo wlffp kc ifmoyfD968
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wdf yfhlkqfj ~dfyf wdf ~hw# Wdf whz vp hcj cozkgfj dfy ifj
myhbf ~hw kc zdf wdhpf om jyhnocw z~kwzkcn zonfzdfy# Wdf
yfbfbifyfj dfy gocmyoczhzkoc ~kzd Hqyhfl, ivz kz wffbfj boyf
lkef h jyfhb#
Wflfch zykfj zo wkz vp# Wdf looefj hz zdf fcj om dfy ifj
hcj cozkgfj cf~ moljfj glozdfw ~hkzkcn moy dfy hlocn h cfgelhgf
~kzd h yvi{ pfcjhcz# Wdf zykfj zo nfz ovz om ifj, jfwpkzf zdf
phkc wdf mflz zdyovndovz dfy ioj{# Jkj zdhz ihzzlf ~fhefc bf?
Wdf hwefj dfywflm, nyhiikcn zdf glozdfw hcj plhgkcn zdfb vcjfy
dfy gdkc zo wff do~ ~fll zdf{ ~ovlj mkz ifmoyf wdf zykfj zdfb
oc#
Wdf gdhcnfj ovz om dfy ckndzglozdfw hcj kczo dfy cf~ yoifw#
Zdf gollhy om dfy yoifw nfczl{ iyvwdfj hnhkcwz dfy cfge# Zdf
mhiykg ~hw zdkge, ivz womz zo zdf zovgd# Lkzzlf ilhge jfwkncw
~fyf fzgdfj hz zdf fcj om dfy wlff}fw, gvy}kcn kc jkmmfyfcz
jkyfgzkocw# Hmzfy wdf ~hw whzkwmkfj, wdf zdfc pvz oc zdf
cfgelhgf ~kzd zdf yvi{ pfcjhcz#
Wflfch dfhyj h womz ecoge oc dfy jooy#
“Gobf kc,‒ wdf whkj hcj wzooj vp wzyhkndz ~kzd dfy hybw
ifdkcj dfy ihge# Ckhbd ~hlefj kc ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj o}fy dfy
gdfwz# Wflfch looefj h ikz gocmvwfj# “Kw wobfzdkcn ~yocn?‒
“Hwdvy kw hcny{,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# “[ov‛yf lhzf# ^f ~fyf
yfhj{ o}fy hc dovy hno#‒
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Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz# “^d{ jkjc‛z hc{ocf ~hef bf
vp?‒
“Df dfhyj hiovz {ovy lkzzlf jvfl lhwz ckndz,‒ Ckhbd whkj hw
km kz ~fyf h wfgyfz# Wflfch mflz wobfzdkcn jyop kc dfy wzobhgd
hcj wdf wvjjfcl{ mflz dfy lfnw hlbowz nk}f ovz# “Df mknvyfj {ov
cffjfj boyf yfwz, ivz df ~hw wzkll vpwfz zdhz {ov lfmz zdf
gozzhnf lhwz ckndz#‒
Wflfch ~hczfj zo wh{ wobfzdkcn flwf, ivz dflj dfy zocnvf#
Km Hwdvy ecf~ wdf lfmz zdf gozzhnf, ~d{ jkjc‛z df gobf looekcn
moy dfy? Df ~ovlj dh}f iffc hilf zo iyfhe vp zdf jvfl ifmoyf kz
ifnhc#
Ckhbd wkndfj hcj mhkczl{ wbklfj# “Hz lfhwz {ov dhj wobf
boyf ftpfykfcgf ~kzd bhnkg#‒ Wflfch zykfj zo moygf h wbklf, ivz
wdf ~hw vcwvggfwwmvl hz dfy hzzfbpz# “Zdf ozdfyw hyf ~hkzkcn
moy {ov jo~c iflo~#‒ Ckhbd lfmz dfy ifjyoob5 Wflfch mollo~fj dfy
ovz om zdf yoob hcj jo~c zdf wzhkyw zo zdf ekzgdfc#
Ckhbd hcj Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyghwf hcj kczo zdf
wbhll bhkc yoob ~dfyf Hwdvy ~hw ~hkzkcn moy zdfb# B{yyjkc ~hw
wzhcjkcn ifwkjf dkb#
“[ov‛yf lhzf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ Hwdvy whkj kc h jkwplfhwfj
zocf, gyowwkcn dkw hybw o}fy dkw gdfwz#
“Plfhwf hggfpz b{ hpolonkfw,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj hcj wdf
looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hw wdf dflj dfy dhcjw ifdkcj dfy ihge
hcj io~fj dfy dfhj#
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“Myob co~ oc, {ov ~kll hjjyfww bf hw Zfhgdfy# Jo {ov
vcjfywzhcj bf?‒ Zdfyf ~hw h lkzzlf kyykzhzkoc kc dkw }okgf#
Wflfch zykfj zo dkjf dfy jkwgoczfcz i{ ifkcn oyjfyfj hyovcj kc
zdkw bhccfy# “Bkww H{lhjhkl?‒
“[fw, Zfhgdfy,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#
“Zdhz ~kll jo,‒ Hwdvy whkj ocgf hnhkc hcj zdfc df zvycfj
dkw ihge zo dfy# Wflfch govlj zfll zdhz df ~hw zy{kcn zo
goczyol dkw hcnfy# “K ~kll if wfzzkcn wobf nyovcj yvlfw zdhz
{ov ~kll oif{,‒ hjjfj Hwdvy# “Ocgf zdf lkndzw no ovz, {ov dh}f
zo no ifj# K joc‛z ~hcz {ov wcfhekcn ovz om zdf gozzhnf hnhkc,
fwpfgkhll{ hmzfy {ovy lkzzlf bkwdhp lhwz ckndz#‒ B{yyjkc
wckgefyfj zo dkbwflm# Wflfch kncoyfj dkb#
“Coz f}fc zo ml{ ~kzd b{ jyhnoc?‒ Wflfch hwefj, coz ghykcn
km Hwdvy ~ovlj mffl hcny{#
“Coz f}fc zdhz,‒ Hwdvy whkj ~kzd h dkcz om hcnfy kc dkw
}okgf# “Zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj {ov dfyf zo pyozfgz {ov myob zdf
Woygfyfy#‒
Wdf ~hczw zo zyhkc bf hw h zool zo mkndz hnhkcwz dkb,
Wflfch zdovndz zo dfywflm# K‛b wvyf zdhz zdf Fbpyfww kwc‛z zoo
gocgfycfj hiovz b{ whmfz{# Wdf mflz h lkzzlf wfcwf om hcnfy
zo~hyjw zdf Fbpyfww moy zdkw#
“K ~hcz {ov zo fhz h ikn iyfhemhwz ifghvwf zojh{‛w lfwwoc
~kll yfxvkyf h loz om {ovy wzyfcnzd#‒ Hwdvy ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf
jooy hcj ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf, mollo~fj i{ Ckhbd hcj B{yyjkc#
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“Zfwz?‒ wdf hwefj ~kzd h looe om ihmmlfbfcz#
Hwdvy glowfj dkw f{fw# “K zfwzfj {ov zo wff do~ {ov ~ovlj
yfhgz km wobfocf ~fyf zo wvypykwkcnl{ hzzhge {ov# K ~hw gvykovw
hw zo do~ {ov dhcjlfj {ovy jvfl lhwz ckndz# Myob ~dhz K ghc
wfcwf, {ov yfhgzfj ~kzd yhnf hcj hcnfy#‒
“K vwfj bhnkg zo jfmfcj b{wflm,‒ Wflfch whkj, mfflkcn h
lkzzlf kyykzhzfj#
“[ov vwfj bhnkg hw h ~h{ zo wffe yf}fcnf,‒ Hwdvy goyyfgzfj#
“K ghc wfcwf kz5 {ov ~hczfj zo kcmlkgz hw bvgd jhbhnf hw {ov
govlj ifghvwf K hzzhgefj {ov#‒
Wflfch ifghbf hnkzhzfj, ivz wdf ecf~ zdhz df ~hw ykndz,
~dkgd bhjf dfy mffl hcnykfy#
Wdf wlo~l{ lo~fyfj dfy dhcjw zo dfy wkjfw, ivz Hwdvy
xvkgel{ zooe hj}hczhnf om zdkw hcj hzzhgefj ocgf hnhkc# “Joc‛z
f}fy lfz {ovy nvhyj jo~c kc myocz om {ovy fcfb{(‒
Wflfch mfll zo zdf nyovcj oc dfy wzobhgd# Hgyoww dfy ykndz
gdffe ~hw ilffjkcn myob zdf mhll hcj wo ~fyf dfy ecvgelfw#
“Plfhwf, wzop(‒ Wflfch {fllfj#
“Zdhz kw ~dhz zdf fcfb{ ~hczw {ov zo jo(‒ Hwdvy {fllfj
ihge# “Joc‛z avwz wkbpl{ nk}f dkb zdf }kgzoy{ df wolfl{
jfwkyfw( Wzhcj hcj mkndz, Wflfch H{lhjhkl(‒
Wflfch ~hw vp oc dfy mffz avwz hw Hwdvy wfcz hcozdfy ilhwz
om mkyf kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wdf dflj vp dfy dhcjw zo jfmfcj
dfywflm# Dfy mffz wlkj hgyoww zdf nyovcj h lkzzlf myob zdf
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ilhwz, ivz wdf dflj dfy powkzkoc# Wflfch zdfc wpvc hyovcj oc
dfy zofw hcj wfcz h lhynf ilhwz om mkyf zdhz Hwdvy fhwkl{
ilogefj#
“Ifzzfy,‒ df whkj, dkw lkpw gvy}kcn kczo h wcffy# Df
lo~fyfj dkw dhcjw, ivz Wflfch jkjc‛z ~hcz zo nk}f vp zdhz
fhwkl{# Wdf ~hczfj zo fcj zdf mkndz# Kcwzfhj om jokcn zdf
whbf, ~dklf dfy oppocfcz ~hw jfmfcwflfww, wdf pvcgdfj zdyovnd
zdf hky, dvylkcn h mkyfihll kc Hwdvy‛w jkyfgzkoc# Df ihyfl{ dhj
fcovnd zkbf zo jfmfcj dkbwflm, ivz df mfll zo zdf nyovcj hw zdf
mkyf jkwhppfhyfj hio}f dkw dfhj# Wflfch mflz ftzyfbfl{ ~fhe,
ivz wdf wzooj vp wzyhkndz zo bhef dfywflm glfhy zdhz wdf ~oc#
Wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf mkckwdfj zdf mkndz#
Hwdvy wbklfj h lkzzlf ovz om jflkndz# “^fll jocf,‒ df
whkj, yfbhkckcn oc zdf nyovcj# “[ov hyf lfhyckcn#‒ Hwdvy noz
vp zo dkw mffz hcj jvwzfj omm dkw yoifw# Wflfch wzkll ~hzgdfj
dkb ovz om zdf goycfy om dfy f{f# Dfy gdfwz ~hw mkllfj ~kzd
phkc hw km wdf ghbf ihge myob h yvc# “Do~f}fy,‒ df ifnhc hw df
hppyohgdfj dfy ~kzd fhwf# “[ov wzkll cffj zo lfhyc do~ zo
goczyol {ovy wzyfcnzd ~dfc pfymoybkcn bhnkg# Zdf jkmmfyfcz
powfw {ov‛}f jocf zo pfymoyb {ovy wpfllw ~ovlj wobfzkbfw lfh}f h
ifnkccfy wvgd hw {ovywflm vcgocwgkovw, f}fc zdovnd zdf{ hyf
flfbfczhy{ zo wobfocf wvgd hw b{wflm# K hlwo cozkgfj zdhz {ov
dh}f pyhgzkgfj bhnkg ifmoyf, ~dkgd ~hw ~d{ {ov ~fyf wzkll hilf
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zo wzhcj ifmoyf bf ~kzdovz mhllkcn zo zdf nyovcj ftdhvwzfj# [ov
~kll nhkc boyf pfywf}fyhcgf myob zdfwf pyhgzkgfw#
“Mollo~ bf,‒ df whkj hcj zvycfj dkw ihge zo dfy# Ckhbd hcj
B{yyjkc ghbf myob zdf wdhjo~w ~dfyf Hwdvy ~hw dkjkcn ifmoyf df
hzzhgefj dfy#
“Zdhz ~hw hbhqkcn,‒ Ckhbd whkj ~kzd h~f# Wflfch wbklfj h
lkzzlf, mfflkcn h wfcwf om hggobplkwdbfcz#
“[ov ~fyf nooj,‒ B{yyjkc whkj, gyowwkcn dkw hybw o}fy dkw
gdfwz, “Moy h ifnkccfy#‒ Wflfch dvmmfj hz dkb hcj xvkgel{
h}fyzfj dfy nhqf myob B{yyjkc, hlzdovnd myob zdf goycfy om dfy
f{f wdf wh~ h mhkcz dkcz om h wbklf vpoc dkw mhgf#
Zdf zdyff om zdfb mollo~fj Hwdvy jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj#
Wooc zdf ivkljkcnw jkwhppfhyfj# Hdfhj ~hw h lhynf wphyykcn
mkflj kc h govyz{hyj# Cfkzd Hchdkzh wzooj kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf
mkflj ~kzd ocf dhcj oc dfy ~hkwz ~dklf zdf ozdfy ~kfljfj dfy
w~oyj# Wdf ~hzgdfj hw zdf zdyff om zdfb hj}hcgfj zo zdf
wphyykcn mkflj# Dfy f{fw lhcjfj oc Wflfch# Hwdvy wzooj omm zo
zdf wkjf hcj zvycfj zo mhgf zdfb#
Cfkzd Hchdkzh lkmzfj vp dfy w~oyj zo dfy mhgf# Wflfch ~hw
h ikz hbhqfj zdhz dfy w~oyj wplkz dfy mhgf kczo z~o fthgz
w{bbfzykghl phyzw#
Wdf efpz dfy f{fw mktfj vpoc Wflfch# “B{ chbf kw Cfkzd
Hchdkzh,‒ wdf whkj# “K ~kll if zfhgdkcn zdf zdyff om {ov do~ zo
wphy#‒ Wdf zdyvwz dfy w~oyj moy~hyj, hcj wdf xvkgel{ wpvc
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hyovcj, effpkcn oc dfy zofw hcj wlhwdfj dfy ilhjf zdyovnd zdf
hky# “Wphyykcn kw h gyvgkhl hcj }fy{ kbpoyzhcz pyhgzkgf zdhz
{ov bvwz lfhyc# Hlbowz f}fy{ocf kc Hybhnfjjoc kw mhbklkhy ~kzd
wphyykcn, ivz zdfyf hyf ocl{ h mf~ wphyykcn bhwzfyw# K hb ocf
om zdfb hcj Hwdvy kw hcozdfy#‒ Cfkzd‛w f{fw yfbhkcfj oc Wflfch#
“Mkywz, ~f ~kll wzhyz ~kzd {ov, Bkww H{lhjhkl# ^ovlj {ov ghyf
zo aokc bf plfhwf?‒ Wflfch avbpfj ~dfc wdf dfhyj dfy chbf# Dfy
dfhyz povcjfj dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz hw wdf looefj myob Ckhbd
zdfc zo B{yyjkc, zdkcekcn zdhz wdf bkwdfhyj Cfkzd# “Wflfch
H{lhjhkl, ~ovlj {ov ghyf zo aokc bf?‒ Dfy lfnw mflz lkef lfhj
~kzd f}fy{ wzfp wdf zooe zo zdf wphyykcn mkflj#
Avwz hw Wflfch wzfppfj oczo zdf mkflj, Cfkzd zvycfj hyovcj
hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo h govplf zdkge, ~oojfc wzkgew# “Bkww
H{lhjhkl, dh}f {ov wphyyfj ifmoyf?‒ Cfkzd nyhiifj ocf om zdf
wzkgew hcj iyovndz zdf ozdfy moy Wflfch# Wdf zdyf~ kz kczo zdf
hky hcj Wflfch nyhiifj kz ~kzd iozd dhcjw#
“Co, K dh}f cf}fy wphyyfj ifmoyf,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj h
lkzzlf# “K dh}f yfhj iooew oc wphyykcn, ivz cf}fy dh}f K pvz kz
kczo pyhgzkgf#‒
Cfkzd Hchdkzh wbklfj h lkzzlf# “Iooew ghccoz zfhgd {ov
f}fy{zdkcn, Bkww H{lhjhkl, vclfww {ov pvz kz kczo pyhgzkgf#‒
Wflfch looefj hz Cfkzd‛w w~oyj hcj zdfc hz zdf ~oojfc wzkge wdf
dflj# Cfkzd lhvndfj# “^f ~kll coz vwf hgzvhl w~oyjw vczkl {ov
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dh}f lfhycfj do~ zo pyopfyl{ wphy# ^f jo coz ~hcz hc{ hggkjfczw
dfyf#‒
Wflfch cojjfj h lkzzlf# Cfkzd zvycfj dfy hzzfczkoc zo zdf
ozdfyw# “K bvwz mkywz hcj moyfbowz wh{ zdhz hz zdf ifnkcckcn om
h wphyykcn bhzgd, {ov hl~h{w ifnkc i{ wdo~kcn wobf yfwpfgz zo
{ovy oppocfcz i{ nk}kcn h io~#‒ Cfkzd zdfc zvycfj dfy hzzfczkoc
zo Wflfch hcj io~fj dfy dfhj ~kzd dfy wzkge kc ocf dhcj hz dfy
wkjf# Wflfch jkj zdf whbf# Cfkzd lkmzfj vp dfy dfhj hcj looefj
hz Wflfch ~kzd kczfcz kczfyfwz# “Bkww H{lhjhkl, K ocl{ bfyf zo
~kwd zo wff {ovy wekllw, wo zdhz K ghc jfzfybkcf hw zo ~dhz
lf}fl K ghc ifnkc zfhgdkcn {ov pfywochll{#‒ Wdf wbklfj hcj dflj
dfy wzkge vp zo dfy mhgf hw km kz ~fyf h w~oyj# Wflfch mflz
cfy}ovw, ivz wdf zykfj zo yfbfbify ~dhz wdf lfhycfj myob
yfhjkcn#
Cfkzd wvjjfcl{ wzfppfj moyzd hcj w~vcn dfy wzkge kc
Wflfch‛w jkyfgzkoc ~kzd mkcfwwf hcj nyhgf# Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~
do~ zo yfhgz ivz wdf zykfj zo iloge Cfkzd‛w hzzhge# Do~f}fy,
Cfkzd h}okjfj kz hcj dkz Wflfch‛w wkjf# Wflfch nyohcfj h lkzzlf
kc phkc hcj Cfkzd yfbhkcfj ~dfyf wdf ~hw ~kzd dfy wzkge wzkll
pokczkcn hz dfy wkjf#
“[ov cffj zo if mhwzfy,‒ wdf whkj# Wflfch nykppfj dfy
wzkge hcj pvwdfj kz ovz om zdf ~h{, ivz Cfkzd ~yhppfj dfy wzkge
hyovcj Wflfch‛w hcj ecogefj kz ovz om Wflfch‛w nyhwp5 Cfkzd
wzooj kc myocz om Wflfch ~kzd dfy wzkge pokczkcn hz dfy mhgf#
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“Lkef ~dhz K dh}f whkj ifmoyf,‒ Cfkzd whkj, yfbhkckcn ghlb,
“Iooew ghccoz zfhgd {ov f}fy{zdkcn#‒ Wdf lo~fyfj dfy wzkge myob
Wflfch‛w mhgf hcj jkwbkwwfj dfy myob zdf wphyykcn mkflj#
Wflfch mflz h ikz hnkzhzfj hw wdf ~hlefj omm# Ckhbd plhgfj
h dhcj oc dfy wdovljfy hcj wzoppfj dfy myob ~hlekcn h~h{#
“Wflfch,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# “[ov
ghccoz if zdf ifwz hz f}fy{zdkcn#‒
“Zdhz‛w coz kz,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “K‛b coz myvwzyhzfj
~kzd zdf mhgz zdhz K ghccoz wphy# K‛b kyykzhzfj zdhz K dhj
yflkfj oc iooew zo zfll bf ~dhz zdf ovzwkjf ~oylj ~hw lkef
ifghvwf K ~hw wdflzfyfj#‒
Ckhbd wkndfj# “Zdhz‛w ~d{ Cfkzd zolj {ov zdhz iooew ghccoz
zfhgd {ov f}fy{zdkcn#‒
“K eco~ zdhz co~,‒ Wflfch whkj hcj ~hlefj omm kc zdf ozdfy
jkyfgzkoc#
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Zdkyz{
df cftz boyckcn, Wflfch wlfpz kc vczkl cooc# Dfy ioj{
hgdfj hll o}fy myob zdf bhnkg lfwwoc zdhz wdf dhj zdf jh{
ifmoyf# Wdf mflz iozd bfczhll{ hcj pd{wkghll{ ftdhvwzfj# F}fc
km Wflfch ~hczfj zo bo}f, wdf govljc‛z mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo jo
wo#
Z
Zdfyf ~hw h womz ecoge oc dfy jooy# Wflfch jkjc‛z ~hcz zo
moygf dfywflm ovz om ifj zo hcw~fy kz# Do~f}fy, hmzfy h mf~
bobfczw, wdf dfhyj Hwdvy‛w }okgf#
“Wflfch, {ov cffj zo fhz iyfhemhwz,‒ df whkj zdyovnd zdf
jooy# “Hmzfy {ov fhz, K ~hcz {ov zo bffz bf cfhy zdf wphyykcn
mkflj#‒
Zdf moozwzfpw ~hlefj h~h{ myob dfy jooy# Wflfch nyohcfj kc
phkc hcj zykfj zo yoll o}fy ivz dfy bvwglfw ~fyf ftzyfbfl{ woyf#
Wdf glowfj dfy f{fw hcj mflz dfywflm hlbowz jykmzkcn omm zo
wlffp, ivz wdf wzoppfj dfywflm hcj moygfj dfy f{fw ihge opfc
hnhkc# Wdf zdfc moygfj dfywflm zo wzhcj oc dfy z~o mffz }fy{
xvkgel{ wo zdhz wdf ~ovljc‛z if zfbpzfj zo no ihge zo wlffp#
Wdf mflz zdhz kz ~hw vcmhky zdhz wdf govljc‛z nfz h govplf om
jh{w ~oyzd om yfwz, ivz zdfc yfhlkqfj zdhz wdf ~hw vcjfynokcn
zyhkckcn hcj zdhz zdkw ~ovlj if ocf ~h{ zo kcgyfhwf dfy
pfywf}fyhcgf#
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Wflfch mkchll{ moygfj dfywflm ovz om dfy ifj hcj nyhiifj
dfy ihzdyoif# Ifmoyf wdf ~hlefj ovz om dfy jooy, wdf looefj hz
dfy jyfwwfy hcj wdf wvjjfcl{ zdovndz om do~ wdf lfmz zdf glvfw
ihge hz zdf Ilhge Pvi kc Bhzkljh‛w Lhcf hcj wvjjfcl{ mflz wkge
zo dfy wzobhgd ocgf hnhkc# Wdf wzkll yfbfbifyfj zdf hcw~fyw zo
zdf glvfw, ivz wdf co~ mfhyfj zdhz zdf Dvczfyw bkndz mkcj zdf
cftz glvf ifmoyf wdf jofw#
Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyghwf zo zdf bhkc yoob# Ckhbd
whz kc ocf om zdf gdhkyw kc zdf lk}kcn yoob, looekcn zdyovnd h
iooe# B{yyjkc ~hwdfj dkw jkwdfw kc zdf wkce#
Wflfch whz jo~c hz zdf zhilf hw Chobk wfy}fj dfy iyfhemhwz#
Wdf wlo~l{ hzf zdyovnd iyfhemhwz, dfy poyykjnf nfzzkcn golj#
Lhzfl{ wdf dhwc‛z dhj hc{ jyfhbw wkcgf wdf lfmz Dflwdkyf
]kllhnf# Wdf wlvbpfj kczo dfy gdhky hcj zooe h wpooc hcj
wzhyzfj zo wzky dfy poyykjnf }fy{ wlo~l{ hcj pyoppkcn dfy dfhj
vp ~kzd dfy dhcj, moygkcn dfy f{fw opfc#
“[ov mfflkcn hll ykndz, Wflfch?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, looekcn vp
myob dfy iooe# “[ov looe phlf…‒
“K hb ~fll,‒ Wflfch hzf hcozdfy wpoocmvl om dfy myknkj
poyykjnf# “K‛b avwz ftdhvwzfj…‒
B{yyjkc looefj o}fy hz Wflfch# “[fw, pfymoybkcn bhnkg lkef
zdf ~h{ {ov jkj {fwzfyjh{ ~kll lfh}f {ov gobplfzfl{ ftdhvwzfj#
Hwdvy Ifl dhw iffc b{ zfhgdfy moy {fhyw hcj ifghvwf om zdhz, K
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dh}f ivklz vp b{ fcjvyhcgf hcj b{ pfywf}fyhcgf#‒ Df wbklfj h
lkzzlf hz Wflfch ~kzd zdhz zdovndz#
Wflfch nyohcfj h lkzzlf, coz f}fc looekcn hz B{yyjkc5
kcwzfhj, wdf wfz dfy wpooc jo~c oc zdf zhilf hcj zdyf~ zdf yfwz
om dfy poyykjnf kc zdf zyhwdghc, dfy wzobhgd nyo~lkcn ~kzd
dvcnfy#
Wflfch hcj Ckhbd, lhzfy oc zdhz boyckcn, ~hlefj jo~c zdf
goiilfwzocf yohj# Zdf wzyffzw ~fyf ocgf hnhkc mkllfj ~kzd zdf
ilkzq om cokwf hcj pfoplf hw kz coybhll{ jofw ~kzd fhgd hcj
f}fy{ jh{# Ocgf hnhkc, ~dfcf}fy Wflfch ~hlefj phwwfj wobf om
zdf pfoplf, zdf{ ~ovlj wzop ~kzd ~dhzf}fy zdf{ ~fyf jokcn hcj
looe hz Wflfch ~kzd zfyykm{kcn nlhcgfw# Kz wkgefcfj Wflfch zo
wff ozdfy pfoplf looe hz dfy lkef zdhz#
“Hwdvy ~hczfj vw zo bffz dkb i{ zdf wphyykcn mkflj,‒ Ckhbd
~dkwpfyfj hcj pvwdfj Wflfch kc zdf pyopfy jkyfgzkoc zo jkwzyhgz
dfy#
^dfc zdf{ mkchll{ hyyk}fj, Hwdvy dhj dkw hybw gyowwfj o}fy
dkw gdfwz hcj B{yyjkc plh{fj ~kzd h locn wzkge, w~kcnkcn kz kc
zdf hky lkef h w~oyj# Df xvkgel{ jyoppfj zdf locn wzkge zo zdf
nyovcj ~dfc df wh~ Wflfch#
“K bvwz wdo~ zdf zdyff om {ov wobfzdkcn# K‛b wvyf zdhz {ov
~kll fcao{ zdkw#‒ Hwdvy zvycfj hyovcj hcj lfj zdf zdyff om zdfb
kc zdf jkyfgzkoc h~h{ myob zdf wphyykcn mkflj# Cfhy zdf fjnf om
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zdf yohj, Hwdvy zvycfj zo h iyoefc jo~c dvz zdhz wzooj ifdkcj h
govplf om gozzhnfw# “Zdkw kw ~dfyf K wpfcj bowz om b{ zkbf,
effpkcn b{wflm oggvpkfj ~kzd b{ wzvjkfw hcj wvgd,‒ Hwdvy whkj
~kzd dkw dhcjw dflj zonfzdfy ifdkcj dkw ihge# Wflfch looefj hz
zdf iyoefc jo~c dvz, ~dkgd hppfhyfj zo if zdf wkqf om zdf z~o
gozzhnfw zdhz gocgfhlfj kz myob }kf~#
Hwdvy opfcfj vp zdf jooy zdhz ~hw mhllkcn myob kzw dkcnfw
hcj ~hlefj kcwkjf# Kz ~hw hc oyjkchy{ dvz, ivz kz hppfhyfj zo
if boyf gobmoyzhilf kcwkjf zdhc kz ~hw myob zdf ovzwkjf# Zdf
wvclkndz ~hw wdkcckcn zdyovnd zdf iyoefc ~kcjo~w#
Zdfyf ~hw hc olj, jhye iyo~c ghypfz lhkj oc zdf mlooy zdhz
~hw }fy{ womz zo zdf zovgd# Zdfyf ~hw h govgd o}fy oc zdf ykndz
wkjf om zdf dvz ~kzd fcoybovw ilhcefzw wf~c myob vckgoyc dhky
l{kcn oc zdf gvwdkocw# Hll o}fy zdf ~hllw ~fyf wdfl}fw ~kzd
iozzlfw vpoc iozzlfw om }hykovw pozkocw hcj kcnyfjkfczw moy
pozkocw# Zdfyf ~hw h govczfyzop ~kzd zdyff ihywzoolw o}fy oc
zdf lfmz# Zdfyf ~fyf z~o ghikcfzw zdhz hlbowz zovgdfj zdf
gfklkcn, ocf ifdkcj zdf govczfyzopw hcj ocf ifdkcj zdf
gobmoyzhilf govgd#
H wovcj ghbf myob zdf ihge# Wflfch looefj jo~c hz zdf
~oojfc mlooy hcj mflz kz wdhef ifcfhzd dfy mffz# Hwdvy opfcfj
vp ocf om zdf ghikcfzw hcj kcwkjf ~fyf dvcjyfjw boyf iozzlfw
kcwkjf, fhgd mkllfj ~kzd h jkmmfyfcz wviwzhcgf#
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Bvllfy 9==
“Zdkw kw ~dfyf K effp hll b{ kcnyfjkfczw moy jkmmfyfcz
pozkocw hcj wvgd# Zdf Oyhglfw dflp bf ovz ~kzd zdfky lkzzlf
wdop kc Zyocdfkb Wxvhyf# Wpfhekcn om zdf Oyhglfw…‒
“^f‛yf dfyf,‒ Coch whkj, fczfykcn zdyovnd zdf jooy ~kzd
Ghwwhcjyh hcj Boyzh ykndz ifdkcj dfy#
“^f ecf~ hll om {ov ~ovlj if dfyf,‒ Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#
“Hcj ~f hyf dfyf hcj yfhj{ moy zdf pozkoc iyf~kcn pyogfww,‒
Boyzh mkckwdfj# Yhdkb hppfhyfj ykndz ifdkcj zdfb ~kzd h iozzlf
om nolj wviwzhcgf zdhz ~hw nlo~kcn#
Hwdvy wbklfj hw hll movy om zdfb ivywz zdyovnd zdf dvz#
Zdf zdyff Oyhglfw whz jo~c oc zdf ihywzoolw hcj Yhdkb ~hlefj
o}fy zo Hwdvy ~kzd zdf iozzlf om zdf nolj wviwzhcgf# Wflfch
wbklfj hcj Yhdkb yfzvycfj zdf wbklf# Df zdfc nlhcgfj o}fy hz
Ckhbd hcj dkw mhgf ifghbf yfj ~kzd fbihyyhwwbfcz hcj ~hlefj o}fy
zo Wflfch hcj wzooj ifdkcj dfy#
“K wff zdhz {ov bhchnfj zo hgxvkyf zdf }fcob,‒ Hwdvy whkj,
nk}kcn h nykc zo zdf zdyff#
“[fw ~f jkj,‒ Coch ifnhc#
“Kz ~hw ftzyfbfl{ jkmmkgvlz,‒ Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#
“Ivz ~f bhchnfj,‒ Boyzh mkckwdfj# “[ov wdovlj eco~ zdhz kz
kw ftzyfbfl{ jkmmkgvlz zo nfz Bhygvpo }fcob#‒ Yhdkb wdoz zdfb hc
f}kl nlhyf hcj Coch hjjfj1 “Yhdkb dflpfj zoo#‒
Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj# ]fcob? Wdf looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb
~kzd h zfyykmkfj ftpyfwwkoc, ivz df kncoyfj dfy nhqf# Yhdkb
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Bvllfy 9=>
dhcjfj zdf iozzlf zo Hwdvy# Df nyhiifj zdf iozzlf ~kzd zdf
noljfc wviwzhcgf hcj wdo~fj kz zo Wflfch, Ckhbd, hcj B{yyjkc#
“Jo hc{ om {ov eco~ ~dhz zdkw kw?‒ zdf zdyff om zdfb wdooe zdfky
dfhjw# “Zdkw kw h }fy{ pokwocovw lkxvkj1 Bhygvpo }fcob# Ocf om
zdf pozkocw zdhz ghllw moy zdf Bhygvpo }fcob ~kll if h pozkoc
zdhz ~f ~kll iyf~ vp zojh{#‒
“^dhz kw h Bhygvpo?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
Hwdvy ~fcz o}fy zo zdf ozdfy ghikcfz zdhz ~hw ifdkcj zdf
govgd hcj pvllfj ovz h zdkge iooe ~kzd h ilhge go}fy# Df opfcfj
zdf iooe zo h phnf ~kzd h wzyhcnf looekcn gyfhzvyf# Kz hppfhyfj
zo if h lhynf wchef ~kzd hc kbpoyzhcz yfj gyfwz hz zdf zop om
kzw dfhj# Wflfch dflj dfy iyfhzd, yfbfbifykcn h gyfhzvyf ~kzd
zdf whbf moyb zdhz ~hw gdhwkcn Nvcjkwhl}vw myob ocf om dfy
jyfhbw# Zdf pkgzvyf poppfj ovz om zdf phnf hcj kz wzhyzfj zo
bo}f#
“Zdf Bhygvpo,‒ Hwdvy wzhyzfj zo yfhj iflo~ zdf pkgzvyf, “Kw
glowfl{ yflhzfj zo zdf Bhbflfv, hcozdfy lhynf wchef# Zdf{ dh}f
h yfj gyfwz, h locn zocnvf ~kzd zdoyc"lkef dhkyw, wdhyp zvwew,
hcj h moyefj zhkl, ftdhlkcn h wzyocn pokwoc# Zdf Bhygvpo kw
hilf zo zyhge jo~c kzw }fcob ~kzd kzw wfcwf om wbfll, f}fc km
zdf }kgzkb dhw gocwvbfj kz#‒ Hwdvy glowfj zdf iooe hw zdf
pkgzvyf om zdf Bhygvpo jkwhppfhyfj# “Zdf Oyhglfw ~fyf hilf zo
dflp vw ovz ~kzd loghzkcn kzw ~dfyfhiovzw#‒
“Zdf Bhygvpo ~hw kbpowwkilf zo zyhge,‒ Coch whkj#
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“Ivz ~f movcj kz loowf kc zdf Dkczfylhcjw hiovz h govplf om
~ffew hno,‒ Ghwwhcjyh kczfyyvpzfj#
“Hcj ~f dhppfcfj zo if zdfyf hz zdf whbf zkbf,‒ Boyzh
mkckwdfj#
Zdfyf ~hw hcozdfy lovj dkwwkcn wovcj hcj zdf ~oojfc mlooy
ifcfhzd Wflfch‛w mffz ~hw wdhekcn hnhkc#
“^hkz dfyf,‒ Hwdvy whkj hcj ~hlefj zo~hyjw zdf ihge# Zdf{
~hkzfj zonfzdfy kc wklfcgf moy h mf~ bobfczw vczkl Wflfch dfhyj
zdf gyhge om h ~dkp# Zdfc h lhynf wchef wlkzdfyfj ovz kczo zdf
bhkc yoob ~kzd kcgyfjkilf wpffj# Wflfch hlbowz wgyfhbfj hcj wdf
~hczfj zo zvyc hyovcj zo wzhyz yvcckcn kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc,
ivz wobfzdkcn dflj dfy kc dfy plhgf# Wflfch ihgefj h~h{ h mf~
wzfpw hw zdf wchef wzhyzfj zo no hmzfy dfy, ivz kz wzoppfj#
Iflo~ kzw nkhcz dfhj ~hw h gollhy ~kzd h gdhkc lfhwd hzzhgdfj zo
kz# Kz wpvc hyovcj zo mhgf zdfb hcj ifnhc zo dkww ~kzd
jkwplfhwvyf# Vpoc kzw ihge ~fyf ~dkplhwd bhyew ~kzd jhye,
pvyplf ilooj ooqkcn ovz om zdf ~ovcjw# Wflfch dflj dfy iyfhzd
hw zdf Bhygvpo zvycfj kzw wghylfz f{fw vpoc dfyw# H lhynf
zocnvf wlkzdfyfj ovz om kzw bovzd# Wflfch‛w mhgf ~fcz ~dkzf
~kzd mfhy hw zdf kbhnf om zdf Bhygvpo hppfhyfj kc dfy bkcj#
Zdhz whbf gyfhzvyf ekllfj Nvcjkwhl}vw…
Kz dkwwfj hnhkc hcj ~hw hiovz zo wzykef Wflfch, ivz Hwdvy
ghbf yvwdkcn ovz ~kzd zdf ~dkp# Df gyhgefj dkw ~dkp hcj kz
moygfj zdf Bhygvpo zo zdf ~oojfc mlooy#
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“Zdkw,‒ df ifnhc, “kw h Bhygvpo#‒ Kz dkwwfj ~kzd phkc hw
Hwdvy jyo}f kz ihge ~kzd zdf ~dkp# “Zdf Oyhglfw ~fyf h nyfhz
dflp kczo dflpkcn bf ghpzvyf zdkw wchef# Hy{l Hvyoyh ~hczfj kz
efpz wfgyfz, ivz K dhj zo wdo~ {ov zdkw bhnckmkgfcz gyfhzvyf#‒
Zdf Bhygvpo looefj ihge hz Wflfch, ivz kzw f{fw ~fyfc‛z mvll om
dhzf# Kcwzfhj, wdf wh~ phkc hcj whjcfww kc zdf wchef‛w
ftpyfwwkoc#
“K jo coz wff zdf yfhwoc ~d{ {ov cffjfj zo ghpzvyf kz,‒
Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#
Hwdvy ilkcefj hz dfy# “Zdkw kw ocf om zdf bowz movlfwz
gyfhzvyfw kc Hybhnfjjoc,‒ df whkj#
Wflfch ilkcefj hz dkb hcj looefj hz zdf Bhygvpo# “K jo coz
wfcwf f}kl ~kzdkc kz,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
Hwdvy ~h}fj dkw dhcj zo gvz dfy omm# “Joc‛z lfz dkb mool
{ov,‒ df whkj# Zdf Bhygvpo dkwwfj, ivz Hwdvy ~dkppfj kz hnhkc#
Kz nh}f ovz h wgyffgd om jkwgobmoyz, ivz wzoppfj kzw ~hklkcn#
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Zdkyz{"Ocf
df zdovndz om zdf Bhygvpo goczkcvfj zo hppfhy kc dfy bkcj#
Kzw wghylfz f{fw ~fyf ivycfj kczo zdf ihge om dfy wevll#
Wflfch goczkcvfj zo dh}f zdf whbf ckndzbhyf om zdf Bhygvpo
hzzhge oc Nvcjkwhl}vw#
ZJfwpkzf zdf mhgz zdhz zdf Bhygvpo efpz dhvczkcn dfy, wdf
goczkcvfj zo wzyvnnlf zdyovnd dfy wphyykcn lfwwocw ~kzd Cfkzd
Hchdkzh# Wdf ~hw co~ hilf zo jfmfcj dfywflm hnhkcwz wobf om dfy
hzzhgew# Do~f}fy, bowz om zdf zkbf Cfkzd dhj Wflfch goycfyfj
~kzdkc zdf mkywz mk}f bkcvzfw om zdf wphyykcn bhzgd# Wdf omzfc
zkbfw ~fcz zo ifj ~kzd iyvkwfw hcj ~ovcjw go}fykcn dfy hybw#
Zdf cftz boyckcn, Wflfch wh~ Cfkzd ~kzd z~o w~oyjw kcwzfhj
om zdf vwvhl wzkgew# Wflfch mflz h wzocf jyop kc dfy wzobhgd#
“K co~ zdkce zdhz {ov hyf yfhj{ moy hgzvhl ilhjfw,‒ Cfkzd
gocglvjfj#
Cfkzd pkgefj vp ocf w~oyj ~dklf dfy wzhmm ~hw wzhcjkcn oc
kzw o~c hcj dhcjfj kz zo Wflfch#
Cfkzd io~fj dfy dfhj hcj wo jkj Wflfch, zdf w~oyj zyfbilkcn
kc dfy nyhwp# “[ov hllo~ {ovy oppocfcz zo bhef zdf mkywz bo}f#‒
Cfkzd dflj zdf w~oyj vp zo dfy mhgf hw wdf wzyhkndzfcfj vp hcj
~hkzfj moy h bkcvzf# Wflfch jkj zdf whbf#
Zdf z~o om zdfb ~hkzfj kc wklfcgf hcj Wflfch ecf~ zdhz wdf
~hw zo wzykef mkywz#
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Wdf lkmzfj dfy mooz hcj bo}fj kz, hcj zdfc wdf ifnhc
gdhynkcn hz Cfkzd# Wdf bo}fj dfy w~oyj, zy{kcn zo dkz Cfkzd‛w
hyb, ivz bkwwfj# Cfkzd avbpfj dknd kczo zdf hky hcj lhcjfj
womzl{ ifdkcj Wflfch, effpkcn oc dfy zofw#
Kz dhppfcfj zoo mhwz# Cfkzd bo}fj ~kzd kcdvbhc wpffj hcj
noz Wflfch goycfyfj zo zdf ~hll, dfy w~oyj vcjfycfhzd Wflfch‛w
gdkc#
“Jfhj,‒ Cfkzd whkj hcj yfbo}fj dfy w~oyj# Wflfch efpz dfy
nhqf mktfj oc Cfkzd, coz jhykcn zo ilkce hw wdf wzhyfj kczo dfy
f{fw# Cfkzd‛w f{fw wphyelfj kc zdf wvclkndz hcj wdf wbklfj h
lkzzlf# Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj hw Cfkzd lo~fyfj dfy ilhjf zo dfy
wkjf# Wdf mflz dvbklkhzfj moy ifkcn ifhzfc, co bhzzfy zdf mhgz
do~ nooj Cfkzd ~hw# “Kz hll zhefw pyhgzkgf,‒ Cfkzd whkj hmzfy h
locn bobfcz om wklfcgf# Wdf ~h}fj dfy dhcjw hcj zdf z~o w~oyjw
jkwhppfhyfj# “[ov‛ll nfz kz wooc fcovnd, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒
Hmzfy zdhz wphyykcn lfwwoc, Hwdvy ~hw ~hkzkcn kbphzkfczl{
moy Wflfch cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf wphyykcn mkflj# Dkw hybw ~fyf
gyowwfj o}fy dkw gdfwz hcj df ~hw zhppkcn dkw mooz hnhkcwz zdf
ph}fbfcz# Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz ~kzd dfy hybw ifdkcj
dfy ihge#
“]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf flkzf lfhjfyw om zdf Go}fc ~kll if
dfyf kc Zyocdfkb kc hiovz ocf boczd myob co~,‒ Hwdvy whkj
xvkfzl{ ~kzd hc kyykzhzfj zocf kc dkw }okgf# Wflfch looefj vp
hz dkb, ivz wdf jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# “Vczkl zdfc, zdf Fbpyfww
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wzkll ~kwdfw moy bf zo goczkcvf zo zyhkc {ov zdf ~h{ K dh}f
iffc#‒ Wflfch jkjc‛z bo}f myob dfy wpoz hcj cfkzdfy jkj Hwdvy#
“[ov hcj zdf jyhnoc ~kll if wfphyhzfj, co bhzzfy zdf gowz,
Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Df lo~fyfj dkw mhgf jo~c zo
dfyw# “[ov jo coz iflocn dfyf kc Zyocdfkb ~kzd zdf yfwz om vw,‒
Hwdvy ifnhc# Wflfch govlj wbfll zdf movl wzfcgd kc dkw iyfhzd
hcj wdf zykfj coz zo mlkcgd# “[ov hyf h jkwnyhgf zo zdf chbf om
zdf jyhnoc ykjfy# Km {ov dh}f hc{ yfwpfgz moy ~do ~f hyf hcj
~dhz ~f jo, zdfc {ov ~ovlj if nocf i{ boyckcn#‒ Df wzyhkndzfcfj
vp, zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dkw dfflw, hcj ~hlefj h~h{ myob dfy#
Wflfch jkjc‛z bo}f myob dfy wpoz# Dfy dhcjw ~fyf moybfj
kczo mkwzw hcj dfy hybw zyfbilfj hz dfy wkjfw# Wdf mflz lkef
wdf ~hczfj zo hzzhge dkb, zdf hcnfy ioklkcn kcwkjf om dfy, ivz
wdf goczyollfj dfywflm# Zdhz kw ~dhz Hwdvy ~hczw, wdf zdovndz
zo dfywflm# Df ~hczw bf zo hzzhge ovz om hcnfy hcj yhnf# Ivz K
~kll coz hllo~ b{wflm zo mhll kczo dkw zyhp# K ~kll goczkcvf zo
wzvj{ dhyj oc iozd zdf vwfw om bhnkg hcj wphyykcn# K ~kll zy{
zo ifgobf zdf ifwz jyhnoc ykjfy zdhz K ghc if hcj co ocf ~kll
wzop bf#
^kzd zdkw kc bkcj, Wflfch zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dfy dfflw hcj
~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf wphyykcn mkflj jo~c zo~hyjw zdf lkiyhy{
cfhy zdf Mkyf Zfbplf kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf gkz{#
Zdf zykp zo Zyocdfkb‛w lkiyhy{ ~hw h ikz yflhtkcn moy
Wflfch# Wdf govlj mkchll{ wvyyovcj dfywflm ~kzd iooew hcj wdf
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govlj powwkil{ ghyy{ oc h goc}fywhzkoc ~kzd Zdoy# Do~f}fy,
~dfcf}fy wdf zykfj zo bfczhll{ goczhgz dkb, df ~ovlj coz hcw~fy#
Wdf hwwvbfj zdhz df ~hw vcjfynokcn zyhkckcn dkbwflm, moy Cfkzd
zolj dfy fhylkfy zdhz jyhnocw pyhgzkgf wpfgkhl ml{kcn zfgdckxvfw
hcj bhcfv}fyw zdhz hyf vwfj jvykcn ihzzlf# Wooc fcovnd, Wflfch
~ovlj dh}f zo aokc dfy jyhnoc kc zdf zyhkckcn wo zdhz zdf z~o
ghc nyo~ vwfj zo ihzzlkcn hcj mkndzkcn hnhkcwz fcfbkfw zonfzdfy#
Wflfch ~hlefj phwwfj zdf Zyocdfkb Gfbfzfy{ hw zdf P{yf
wzyvge z~fl}f# Wdf wzoppfj hcj looefj vp hz zdf nykb gloge# Hw
zdf P{yf ifnhc kzw gdkbfw, Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw#
Wdf goczkcvfj zo pocjfy ~d{ zdkw phyzkgvlhy gloge ~ovlj effp
zyhge om zkbf# Dfy f{fw wvjjfcl{ ifghbf ~kjf hcj dfy iyfhzdkcn
kcgyfhwfj# Zkbf… zdhz‛w kz( Zdkw gloge… zdf P{yf, kz doljw zdf
cftz glvf zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll( Wflfch‛w dfhyz yhzf kcgyfhwfj
hcj wdf looefj hyovcj zo bhef wvyf zdhz co ocf cozkgfj dfy, dfy
dhcjw wdhekcn# Wdf looefj ihge hz zdf P{yf hcj ifnhc ~hlekcn
zdyovnd zdf gfbfzfy{ zo~hyjw zdf nkhcz gloge zo~fy#
Wflfch hppyohgdfj zdf ihwf om zdf P{yf hcj looefj vp hz zdf
gloge‛w mhgf# Zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj ifhwz zdhz gkyglfj hyovcj zdf
mhgf ~hw jkyfgzl{ hio}f dfy# Wkt om zdf dfhjw ~fyf f}fcl{
mhccfj ovz, ~kzd zdf wf}fczd ocf kc zdf bkjjlf, looekcn jo~c
iflo~# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj wdf wh~ h wkbklhy
fcnyh}kcn zdhz ~hw oc zdf loowf mlooyiohyj ihge hz zdf Ilhge Pvi
~kzd zdf zdyff jkmmfyfcz ifhwzw# Zdkw fcnyh}kcn whz kc zdf
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bkjjlf om hc fcnyh}kcn om hc hyyo~ pokczkcn vp hz zdf gloge‛w
mhgf# Wflfch looefj ihge vp hnhkc hz zdf dfhj zdhz ~hw kc zdf
bkjjlf hcj wdf wbklfj zo dfywflm# Zdf cftz glvf kw oc zdf
ifhwz, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm# Zdoy( Wdf ghllfj ovz# Zdfyf ~hw
wzkll co hcw~fy# Zdoy, b{ jfhy, ghc {ov dfhy bf? Wdf wzkll
dfhyj cozdkcn# Wflfch gvywfj vcjfy dfy iyfhzd hcj ifnhc ~hlekcn
jo~c zo~hyjw zdf lkiyhy{, coz ~hczkcn zo zfhy dfy nhqf myob zdf
P{yf# Wdf myhczkghll{ looefj hyovcj dfy zo bhef wvyf zdhz co
ocf ~hw ~hzgdkcn dfy# Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj hcj iyoef kczo h yvc
kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc, ogghwkochll{ looekcn ihge hz zdf gloge#
fkzd Hchdkzh wgvyykfj jo~c zdf wzyffz zo~hyjw Hwdvy Ifl‛w
gozzhnf hmzfy Wflfch lfmz zdf wphyykcn mkflj# Ovz oc zdf
myocz {hyj ~fyf Hwdvy hcj zdf Fbpyfww fcnhnfj kc goc}fywhzkoc#
Hw wdf wzooj cfhy zdf fjnf om dkw pyopfyz{, iozd Hwdvy hcj zdf
Fbpyfww wzoppfj zhlekcn hcj nhqfj kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Cfkzd io~fj
kc yfwpfgz hcj zdf Fbpyfww jkj zdf whbf# Wdf looefj vp hcj
nlhyfj hz Hwdvy hw km df ~fyf coz wvppowfj zo if zdfyf#
C
“B{ Lhj{,‒ wdf ifnhc, coz zhekcn dfy f{fw omm Hwdvy, “K
~kwd zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov hlocf#‒
Zdf Fbpyfww ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj cojjfj# “Hw {ov
~kwd#‒ Wdf zvycfj zo Hwdvy, ~do io~fj kc zvyc#
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“^kzd hll jvf yfwpfgz, b{ Lhj{,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj, hcj wdoz h
nlhyf hz Cfkzd#
“[ov hyf jkwbkwwfj myob b{ pyfwfcgf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj, coz
zhekcn dfy f{fw omm Hwdvy# Df looefj hz dfy hcj io~fj ocgf
hnhkc hcj wlo~l{ ~fcz kcwkjf zdf gozzhnf#
Cfkzd ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf Fbpyfww hcj wzooj ykndz kc myocz
om dfy ~kzd dfy mhgf hiovz hc kcgd h~h{ myob dfyw# “K jo coz
zyvwz dkb, b{ Lhj{,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
Zdf Fbpyfww‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj# “^d{ kw kz zdhz {ov jo
coz zyvwz dkb?‒
“Hwdvy Ifl kw zy{kcn zo jkwgovyhnf Wflfch H{lhjhkl‛w
zyhkckcn,‒ Cfkzd ~dkwpfyfj ocgf boyf# Zdf Fbpyfww jkjc‛z bo}f
coy whkj hc{zdkcn# Wdf lo~fyfj dfy dfhj hmzfy h ~dklf hcj
glowfj dfy f{fw#
“^dhz bhefw {ov zo iflkf}f zdkw?‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
“Df zyfhzw dfy kc zdf lo~fwz yfnhyj, b{ Lhj{,‒ Cfkzd whkj
hnhkc, hcj nlhcgfj ihge hz zdf ~kcjo~w om zdf gozzhnf# Hwdvy
wzooj cfhy ocf om zdfb ~kzd dkw hybw ifdkcj dkw ihge, coz bhekcn
hc{ bo}fbfcz#
“F}fc km zdhz bh{ if zdf ghwf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww ifnhc, “zdf
pokcz kw, df kw wzkll jokcn ~dhz K dh}f hwefj om dkb# Df kw
zyhkckcn dfy hcj zdhz ~hw hll zdhz K dhj yfxvfwzfj om dkb# Kc
hjjkzkoc, jkwgovyhnkcn dfy myob goczkcvkcn ~kzd dfy zyhkckcn
~kll ocl{ fcdhcgf dfy jfzfybkchzkoc#‒
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“B{ Lhj{,‒ Cfkzd ifnhc, “Do~ jo {ov eco~ zdhz zdkw ~kll coz
gyvwd zdf nkyl‛w wpkykzw?‒
Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj# “Ifghvwf myob ~dhz K dh}f oiwfy}fj
hiovz dfy o}fy zdf lhwz movyzffc {fhyw, K ghc gocmkjfczl{
pyfjkgz zdhz wdf ~kll goczkcvf kc zdf pvywvkz om dfy wzvjkfw#‒
Cfkzd io~fj dfy dfhj zo zdf Fbpyfww# “B{ hpolonkfw moy
ifkcn zoo gocgfycfj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj#
“Moy zdf zkbf ifkcn, K wzkll ~kwd moy {ov zo effp h glowf
~hzgd oc dfy# K hlwo ~kwd moy {ov zo zhef dfy zo dfy jyhnoc hz
zdf fcj om zdkw ~ffe# K ~ovlj ~hcz iozd Wflfch hcj Zdoy zo
ifnkc zyhkckcn zonfzdfy, ivz vczkl zdfc, effp zdfb iozd
wfphyhzfj moy h lkzzlf ikz locnfy#‒
“^dhz km ]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf Go}fc wfphyhzf iozd Wflfch
hcj Zdoy pfybhcfczl{?‒ Cfkzd cfy}ovwl{ hwefj#
“Zdf{ ~kll coz hmzfy iozd dfy hcj zdf jyhnoc dh}f iffc
zonfzdfy moy wo locn,‒ wdf yfzoyzfj# “K hlwo mffl zdhz zdf
Woygfyfy kw nokcn zo zy{ zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb ifghvwf wdf kw dfyf#
Zdf Go}fc ghccoz yvkc zdfky mkndzkcn gdhcgf hnhkcwz zdf
Woygfyfy#‒ Wdf ~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf gozzhnf hcj jo~c zdf
goiilfwzocf yohj#
Zdf jooy zo zdf gozzhnf opfcfj hcj Hwdvy wzfppfj ovz ~kzd
dkw dhcjw wzkll ifdkcj dkw ihge# Df ~hlefj o}fy zo Cfkzd ~kzd h
wcffy oc dkw lkpw# “Jo coz zdkce zdhz K joc‛z eco~ ~dhz {ov hyf
jokcn,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj hcj ~hlefj kc zdf oppowkzf jkyfgzkoc myob
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~dfyf zdf Fbpyfww ~fcz# Cfkzd nlhyfj hz dkb ocgf boyf hcj
~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf gozzhnf hw ~fll#
flfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffzw ~kzd h iooe hcj h wgyoll
vcjfy dfy hybw# Oc zdf go}fy om zdf iooe ~hw zdf whbf
fcnyh}kcn zdhz wdf wh~ oc zdf gloge zo~fy hw ~fll hw zdf loowf
mlooyiohyj hz zdf Ilhge Pvi# Pfydhpw wdf govlj mkcj ovz boyf
hiovz zdf zdkyzffc gy{wzhl wevllw# Wdf vcjfywzooj zdfky
wknckmkghcgf, ivz wdf mflz zdf cffj zo eco~ boyf hcj zo
vcjfywzhcj zdf wkzvhzkoc zdhz wdf dhw iffc plhgfj kc# Wflfch
hlwo mflz zdhz bh{if zdkw hlwo bkndz dflp ftplhkc boyf hiovz zdf
w{biol zdhz wdf dhw oc dfy lfmz phlb#
W
Wflfch ~hlefj omm zdf goiilfwzocf yohj hcj kczo h nyhww{
hyfh cfhy zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll# Wdf hlbowz whz jo~c ~dfc wdf mflz
zdf nyovcj ifcfhzd dfy mffz ~hw ~fz# Looekcn h ikz gocmvwfj hcj
jvbimovcjfj, wdf xvkgel{ ~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf ~fz hyfh, zdkcekcn
cozdkcn boyf hw zo ~dhz wdf govlj dh}f powwkil{ wzfppfj oc#
Zdoy, ghc {ov dfhy bf? Wdf ghllfj ovz hnhkc# Zdfyf ~hw
wzkll wklfcgf# Zdoy, plfhwf hcw~fy bf( Wdf locnfj moy wobfocf
zo zhle zo# Co ocf flwf ~ovlj hwwogkhzf ~kzd dfy# Wdf ~hw
hl~h{w kwolhzfj myob dfy mykfcjw hcj zdf ocl{ ~h{ zo phww zkbf
~hw zo mogvw oc dfy wzvjkfw# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf
hw wdf wlvbpfj cfhy h zyff ~dfyf wdf hl~h{w ~fcz zo ~dfcf}fy wdf
cffjfj wobf zkbf zo zdkce hcj zo glfhy dfy bkcj#
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K ghccoz f}fc goc}fywf ~kzd b{ jyhnoc, wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo
dfywflm# Wdf mflz hw km hll zdf f}fczw zdhz oggvyyfj ~fyf
hnhkcwz dfy, zdhz wdf ~hw zyvl{ hlocf kc zdkw ~oylj# Wflfch
iflkf}fj wdf dhj co yfhl mykfcjw5 pfydhpw wdf ~ovlj dh}f iffc
ifzzfy omm km wdf dhj nk}fc vp dfy jyhnoc# Wflfch xvkgel{ wdooe
dfy dfhj hcj jkwbkwwfj zdkw kjfh# Wvgd h ykjkgvlovw zdovndz(
Wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm hw boyf zfhyw mfll myob dfy mhgf# Phkc
wvynfj zdyovnd dfy gdfwz hcj wdf movcj dfywflm doljkcn iozd zdf
wgyoll hcj zdf iooe zo dfy dfhyz# Zdoy, hyf {ov zdfyf? Wdf
zykfj zo ghll ovz hnhkc, ivz ocgf hnhkc, df jkj coz hcw~fy#
Wflfch glowfj dfy f{fw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj zykfj zo
bfjkzhzf cfhy zdf zyff zo ghlb jo~c ~kzd dfy lfnw gyowwfj hcj
dfy hybw hz dfy ecffw# Do~f}fy, wobfzdkcn jkwzyhgzfj dfy myob
glfhykcn dfy bkcj om f}fy{zdkcn zdhz iozdfyfj hcj zyovilfj dfy#
Wdf ~hw coz xvkzf wvyf hw zo ~dhz kz ~hw, ivz wdf kncoyfj zdf
wovcj# Wdf z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf, hw zdf wovcj wlo~l{ nyf~ h lkzzlf
lovjfy# Kz wovcjfj lkef dkwwkcn mollo~fj i{ zdf wovcj om h
yhzzlkcn gdhkc# Wflfch xvkgel{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj looefj
hyovcj, nyhiikcn zdf iooe hcj wgyoll myob zdf nyovcj# Myob zdf
goycfy om dfy f{f, wdf wh~ h wbhll nlkbbfy om lkndz ~kzdkc h
zhll phzgd om nyhww# Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo kz ~kzd h gocmvwfj
looe oc dfy mhgf# ^dfc wdf noz o}fy zdfyf, wdf cozkgfj h wbhll
}klf wkzzkcn oc zdf nyovcj# Wdf ifcz o}fy hcj pkgefj vp zdf
wbhll iozzlf hcj cozkgfj h govplf om jyopw om h noljfc lkxvkj
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hcj wvjjfcl{ dfy zdovndzw yhgfj o}fy zo zdf ~fz phzgd om nyhww
wdf wzfppfj kc fhylkfy#
Wdf phckgefj h lkzzlf hw wdf ~hlefj omm zdf nyhww hcj jo~c
zdf goiilfwzocf yohj zo~hyjw zdf gozzhnf# Do~f}fy, zdf mhyzdfy
wdf ~hlefj jo~c zdf yohj, zdf lovjfy zdf dkwwkcn wovcj ifghbf#
Hmzfy h mf~ bobfczw, Wflfch wvjjfcl{ iyoef ovz kczo h yvc, dfy
dfhyz ifhzkcn dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Zdoy, ~dfyf hyf {ov?
Wdf ghllfj ovz# Zdoy, K zdkce K hb ifkcn gdhwfj( Plfhwf dflp
bf( Wflfch wzkll dfhyj co hcw~fy myob dfy jyhnoc#
Wdf zvycfj h goycfy hcj wdf mflz wkge zo dfy wzobhgd# Zdf
whbf Bhygvpo ~kzd zdf ~dkplhwd bhyew vpoc kzw ihge, zdf whbf ocf
zdhz ~hw logefj vp kc Hwdvy‛w wdhge, ~hw wlkzdfykcn kc dfy
jkyfgzkoc ~kzd kcdvbhc wpffj# Wdf wgyfhbfj hcj yhc h~h{ kc zdf
ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#
Zdoy( ^dfyf hyf {ov? K cffj {ovy dflp( Wflfch zykfj zo
yvc mhwzfy h~h{ myob zdf Bhygvpo ~kzd w~fhz jykppkcn jo~c dfy
moyfdfhj# Dfy hyb nykppfj zkndzl{ o}fy zdf wgyoll hcj iooe wo
zo coz lowf zdfb#
Zdf pfoplf ovz oc zdf wzyffzw wzoppfj ~dhzf}fy kz ~hw zdf{
~fyf jokcn hcj yhc h~h{ hw zdf Bhygvpo gdhwfj Wflfch zdyovnd zdf
gyo~j# Kzw locn zocnvf wlkzdfyfj ovz om kzw bovzd# Wdf mflz kz
zovgdkcn zdf ihge om dfy dhky#
Zdoy( Wdf ghllfj ovz hnhkc# Wdf wvjjfcl{ zvycfj h goycfy
hcj bhchnfj zo fwghpf moy h lkzzlf ~dklf# Kz, zoo, wzoppfj hcj
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Bvllfy 940
wckmmfj zdf hky ~kzd kzw zocnvf# Wflfch dflj dfy iyfhzd hcj
zykfj coz zo bhef hc{ cokwf# Wdf yhc dfy kcjft mkcnfy hlocn zdf
~hll wdf ~hw lfhckcn hnhkcwz# Zdf Bhygvpo wzoppfj hcj wo jkj
wdf# Kz wckmmfj zdf hky hcj dkwwfj hnhkc#
Kz zvycfj h goycfy hcj movcj Wflfch yvcckcn kc zdf ozdfy
jkyfgzkoc# Kz nh}f ovz h zfyykm{kcn wgyffgd mollo~fj i{ h dkww
hcj wlkzdfyfj hmzfy dfy#
Zdoy, ~dfyf hyf {ov? K cffj {ovy dflp( Wflfch zvycfj
hcozdfy goycfy hcj zykppfj o}fy h lhynf yoge zdhz ~hw wzkgekcn
ovz om zdf nyovcj# Wdf ~fcz ml{kcn hgyoww zdf nyovcj hcj
wekccfj dfy ecffw, ykppfj dfy yoifw, hcj ~ovcjfj dfy mhgf ~kzd
dfy lhcjkcn# Iozd zdf iooe hcj wgyoll mlf~ ovz om dfy hybw hcj
lhcjfj kc myocz om dfy# Zdf dkwwkcn om zdf Bhygvpo nyf~ lovjfy#
Wflfch pvz dfy dhcjw vp zo dfy mhgf hcj looefj hz zdfb#
Dfy mkcnfyw ~fyf go}fyfj ~kzd ilooj# Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj ihge#
Zdf Bhygvpo ~hw ykndz oc zop om dfy, dkwwkcn ~kzd plfhwvyf#
Zdoy( Wflfch zykfj nfzzkcn ihge vp ivz wdf govlj coz#
Kcwzfhj, wdf lkmzfj vp dfy dhcjw hnhkc zo pfymoyb bhnkg# Wdf
pvcgdfj zdyovnd zdf hky hcj wfcz h lhynf mkyfihll gyvwdkcn kczo
zdf Bhygvpo# Kz wgyffgdfj hcj nh}f ovz h zfyykilf gy{# Wflfch
zykfj wgyhbilkcn zo dfy mffz ocgf hnhkc, ivz zdf Bhygvpo ~hw zoo
xvkge moy dfy# Zdf lhynf wchef opfcfj kzw bovzd hcj ikz dfy
hyb, zdf }fcob yvwdkcn zdyovnd dfy }fkcw# Wflfch wgyfhbfj ovz
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~kzd hnoc{ hw f}fy{ bvwglf ~kzdkc dfy ioj{ hgdfj hcj wdf mflz h
zfyykilf dfhjhgdf#
Zdoy( Wdf ghllfj ovz hnhkc# Wdf mflz dfy }kwkoc mhjf, ivz
wdf wh~ h phky om zhlocw hppfhy hcj zdf{ pvwdfj zdf Bhygvpo
h~h{# Df opfcfj vp dkw bovzd hcj ikz zdf Bhygvpo‛w mlfwd# Kz
wgyffgdfj ovz ~kzd phkc hcj ifnhc ihgekcn h~h{ myob Wflfch#
Zdoy wchylfj hcj pvbpfj dkw ~kcnw, wfcjkcn h nvwd om ~kcj zo
pvwd zdf Bhygvpo mhyzdfy h~h{# Wflfch( Dfy jyhnoc ghllfj ovz#
Nfz ovz om dfyf( Co~( Zdoy opfcfj vp dkw bovzd hnhkc hcj jvn
dkw mhcnw kczo zdf Bhygvpo‛w cfge# Zdf wchef wgyffgdfj f}fc
lovjfy, ivz kz ikz Zdoy kc dkw cfge# Wflfch mflz ftgyvgkhzkcn
phkc ~dfc wdf dfhyj dfy jyhnoc nk}f ovz h gy{# Zdoy zykfj zo
ikzf zdf Bhygvpo ocgf hnhkc hcj vwfj dkw myocz hcj ihge zhlocw
zo jkn zdyovnd zdf wchef‛w wekc hcj df wfcz kz zopplkcn zo zdf
nyovcj# Zdoy nh}f ovz h pvmm om ilhge wboef myob dkw cowzyklw#
Df ~kcgfj ~kzd phkc hcj df, zoo, mfll zo zdf nyovcj ifwkjf
Wflfch# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy hyb ~dfyf zdf Bhygvpo dhj ikz
dfy# Zdf ~ovcj ~hw kcmfgzfj ~kzd zdf iykndzl{ lkz noljfc
lkxvkj# Dfy }kwkoc jhyefcfj hcj wdf mfll vcgocwgkovw#
Wdf mflz h wlkndz wdyvn om dfy wdovljfy# Dfy ioj{ hgdfj,
dfy bvwglfw ~fyf woyf, hcj dfy dfhj zdyoiifj ~kzd ftgyvgkhzkcn
phkc# Wdf moygfj dfy f{fw opfc hcj movcj zdhz wdf ~hw l{kcn kc
ifj ~kzd dfy mykfcjw wvyyovcjkcn dfy# Ckhbd hcj B{yyjkc wzooj
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oc ocf wkjf om zdf ifj ~dklf Cfkzd hcj hcozdfy nkyl ~fyf oc zdf
ozdfy# Zdf nkyl dhj locn ilhge dhky zdhz ~fcz zo dfy dkpw hcj
wdf dhj h pkce mlo~fy kc dfy dhky ~kzd h yfj ykiioc# Dfy mhgf
~hw phlf, ivz womz# Wflfch yfgonckqfj dfy hw Bhykh# Wdf wbklfj
zo dfy hcj Bhykh wbklfj ihge# Yhdkb wzooj hz zdf mooz om zdf
ifj ~kzd h ~oyykfj ftpyfwwkoc vpoc dkw mhgf# Wflfch looefj jo~c
hz dfy hyb hcj movcj zdhz kz ~hw zkndzl{ ~yhppfj kc h ~dkzf
ihcjhnf#
Cfkzd ~hw wkzzkcn oc zdf fjnf om dfy ifj ~kzd h io~l mkllfj
~kzd h lkxvkj wviwzhcgf zdhz nh}f omm wzfhb# Wdf dhcjfj kz zo
Wflfch# Wdf wckmmfj kz hcj ifnhc zo jykce kz# Wflfch‛w f{fw
ifghbf ~kjf hcj wdf wpkz kz ovz#
“K hpolonkqf moy kzw movl zhwzf ivz {ov bvwz jykce zdkw(‒
Cfkzd whkj ~kzd h wlkndz phckg kc dfy zocf# “Zdkw kw ~dhz ~kll
ykj h~h{ zdf Bhygvpo }fcob myob {ovy iloojwzyfhb#‒
“Kw wdf nokcn zo if hll ykndz?‒ Yhdkb hwefj Cfkzd# Wdf
cojjfj wlkndzl{#
“Wflfch ~kll lk}f,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Ivz wdf jofw cffj zo
jykce zdkw#‒ Wdf bhjf Wflfch zo zhef hcozdfy jykce#
“Zdhz ~hw h wghyf,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# Cfkzd bo}fj zdf io~l
myob Wflfch‛w lkpw, plhgfj kz oc zdf ifjwkjf zhilf hcj zooe h
~hyb, ~fz zo~fl zo plhgf kz oc Wflfch‛w moyfdfhj#
“^dfyf kw Zdoy?‒ wdf hwefj# Wflfch‛w dfhj zdyoiifj ~kzd
phkc hcj dfy }okgf ~hw mhkcz# “^dfyf kw b{ jyhnoc?‒ Wdf jkjc‛z
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ghyf hiovz ~dhz dhppfcfj fhylkfy5 Wflfch ~hw ocl{ gocgfycfj
hiovz dfy jyhnoc#
“Zdoy ~kll if mkcf,‒ Cfkzd ~dkwpfyfj hcj looefj h~h{# “Df
~hw kcavyfj ihjl{, ivz dkw ~ovcjw ~kll dfhl# Dkw zyhkckcn ~kll
dh}f zo ~hkz vczkl wobfzkbf cftz ~ffe#‒
“Zyhkckcn,‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd jkwnvwz hcj zvycfj dfy nhqf
myob f}fy{ocf#
Cfkzd kncoyfj dfy gobbfcz# “[ov ~fyf hzzhgefj i{ h
Bhygvpo,‒ wdf whkj womzl{# Wdf nfczl{ zovgdfj Wflfch‛w hyb zdhz
~hw kc zdf ihcjhnf# “^f movcj {ov vcgocwgkovw oc zdf wzyffz
bobfczw hmzfy zdf hzzhge#‒
Zdfyf ~hw h ecoge oc dfy jooy hcj Hwdvy ghbf kcwkjf#
“Kw wdf hll ykndz?‒ df hwefj# “Kw Wflfch oeh{?‒ Cfkzd
looefj o}fy hz dkb hcj dfy ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj# Wdf nlhyfj hz
dkb ~kzd bfchgkcn f{fw, ivz wdf jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn#
“Moyzvchzfl{,‒ Cfkzd whkj, nyhiikcn zdf io~l myob Wflfch‛w
ckndzwzhcj, coz zfhykcn dfy nhqf myob Hwdvy, “~f movcj dfy kc
zkbf# Km ~f jkjc‛z, wdf ~ovlj dh}f iffc ekllfj#‒
Hwdvy z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf, ivz df jkjc‛z bo}f myob dkw wpoz#
Df plhgfj dkw hybw ifdkcj dkw ihge hcj wcffyfj# “Kz hppfhyw
zdhz Bkww Wflfch H{lhjhkl ~kll if kc co gocjkzkoc zo pyhgzkgf
moy zdf cftz mf~ jh{w#‒
Cfkzd wzooj vp hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo dkb# “Hcj kz wo
hppfhyw,‒ wdf whkj goljl{#
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“^dhz jkj {ov nk}f dfy zo ykj h~h{ zdf }fcob?‒ Hwdvy hwefj,
lkmzkcn dkw dfhj h lkzzlf#
Cfkzd cojjfj zo zdf io~l om wovp zdhz Wflfch jyhce myob#
“Hkybkj, zdf Dfhlfy, mktfj zdhz moy dfy# Kz ~hw jkmmkgvlz, ivz
wdf lvgekl{ wdf wzkll dhj wobf doywfyhjkwd lfmz#‒
“Doywfyhjkwd?‒ Wflfch hwefj ~dklf yviikcn dfy f{fw ~kzd dfy
ozdfy hyb#
“Doywfyhjkwd kw zdf ocl{ wviwzhcgf zdhz ghc ykj h~h{ zdf
Bhygvpo }fcob myob {ovy ioj{,‒ Cfkzd ftplhkcfj# Wdf looefj ihge
hz Hwdvy ~kzd hcozdfy nlhyf# “Wvypykwkcnl{, ~f jkjc‛z dh}f hc{
kc zdf ghikcfzw dfyf hz zdf gozzhnf lkef ~f coybhll{ jo#‒
Hwdvy jkjc‛z ilkce, coy jkj df wh{ hc{zdkcn# Cfkzd ~hkzfj
moy h mf~ wfgocjw ifmoyf wdf zoyf dfy nhqf myob dkb hcj looefj
ihge hz Wflfch#
“[ov hyf zo yfbhkc dfyf,‒ Cfkzd hccovcgfj# Wdf cojjfj
zo~hyjw zdf io~l zdhz ~hw l{kcn oc Wflfch‛w ifjwkjf zhilf# “K
~hcz {ov zo effp jykcekcn zdhz wolvzkoc# Kz wdovlj ykj h~h{ zdf
Bhygvpo }fcob i{ zoboyyo~ boyckcn#‒
Hwdvy looefj o}fy hz zdf nkyl ~do wzooj i{ Wflfch‛w ifj#
“Bkww Bhykh Ihvjflhkyf,‒ df hccovcgfj, “plfhwf gobf ~kzd bf hcj
hllo~ Wflfch H{lhjhkl zo nfz dfy yfwz# Wdf ~kll cffj kz#‒ Df
looefj hz dfy ocgf boyf ifmoyf jfphyzkcn dfy yoob ~kzd Bhykh#
Wflfch looefj hz Bhykh ifmoyf wdf lfmz hcj moygfj ovz h wbklf#
Bhykh wbklfj ihge#
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“K dopf zdhz {ov ~kll mffl ifzzfy, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj zo dfy hcj wdf nlhcgfj o}fy hz Ckhbd, ~do nh}f Bhykh h
mhkcz wbklf kc zvyc#
Cfkzd zvycfj hyovcj hcj bfczkocfj moy f}fy{ocf zo lfh}f
Wflfch‛w yoob hz ocgf#
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Zdkyz{
oy hiovz z~o jh{w, Wflfch yfbhkcfj kcwkjf zdf gozzhnf zo
yfgo}fy myob dfy Bhygvpo hzzhge# Oc zdf zdkyj jh{, wdf ~hw
hilf zo ~hle hyovcj# Zdoy, oc zdf ozdfy dhcj, dhj wghyw hll
hlocn dkw lfn hcj cfhy dkw cfge#
MK hb }fy{ woyy{, b{ jfhy, Zdoy dhj hpolonkqfj# Zdf yfhwoc
~d{ K ~hw coz hilf zo yfwpocj ~hw ifghvwf Cfkzd moyihjf bf zo
f}fc goc}fywf ~kzd {ov#
Wdf ~dhz? Wflfch hlbowz avbpfj ovz om ifj, ivz wdf ~hw
wzkll woyf# Kcwzfhj wdf mflz lkef wdf ~hczfj zo gy{# Ivz ~d{
~ovlj wdf coz ~hcz vw zo zhle?
Zdoy jkjc‛z yfwpocj hz mkywz# Wdf dfhyj dkb wknd hcj wdf
mflz dkw whjcfww hw ~fll# Wdf ~hczfj bf zo mogvw oc b{ jyhnoc
zyhkckcn kcwzfhj om hl~h{w ~oyy{kcn hiovz {ov# F}fy{ zkbf K jkj
zy{ zo hcw~fy {ov, fkzdfy Cfkzd oy Hwdvy ~ovlj kczfymfyf hcj
zolj bf zo mogvw hcj zdhz {ov ~ovljc‛z dh}f iffc hilf zo dfhy bf
hc{~h{#
Zdhz‛w yviikwd( Wflfch ftglhkbfj# K govlj dfhy {ov hgyoww
Hybhnfjjoc km zdhz ~hw zdf ocl{ zdkcn zdhz wfphyhzfj vw( Wdf
zykfj zo nfz vp hnhkc, ivz wdf govljc‛z#
^dfc K mflz {ovy mfhy hcj wfcwfj {ovy phckg hcj phkc, Zdoy
ifnhc hnhkc, K yvwdfj zo {ovy hkj hw wooc hw K govlj# Zdhz ~hw
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do~ Cfkzd ~hw hilf zo mkcj {ov ifghvwf K lfmz kc wvgd h dvyy{
myob zdf bkjjlf om b{ zyhkckcn#
Wflfch mflz dfy ioj{ hgdf f}fc boyf zdhc kz hlyfhj{ jkj#
Wdf ecf~ zdf{ ~fyf zy{kcn zo effp dfy myob f}fy{zdkcn wdf ecf~
hcj f}fy{ocf wdf lo}fj# Kz dvyz dfy f}fc boyf ~dfc wdf ghbf zo
zdf gocglvwkoc zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hw ocl{ avwz vwkcn dfy hw h
zool zo mkndz hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy# Coioj{ ghyfw hiovz bf,
Zdoy, wdf ~dkwpfyfj# [ov hyf b{ ocl{ zyvf mykfcj# F}fy{ocf
flwf dhw ifzyh{fj bf#
Zdfyf ~hw wklfcgf# Wdf dfhyj dkb dvb womzl{ zo dfy# B{
jfhy, jo coz if wo hcny{ ~kzd ~dhz zdf{ dh}f jocf# K vcjfywzhcj
~d{ zdf{ hyf jokcn zdkw#
Zdf{ hyf zfhykcn vw hphyz, Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj ihge zo dkb#
Zdf{ hyf zy{kcn zo pyfphyf vw kc zdf mkndz hnhkcwz zdf
Woygfyfy, Zdoy goyyfgzfj# Km zdkw kw do~ zdf{ hyf nokcn zo jo
kz, zdfc wo kz wdhll if#
K jo coz hppyo}f zdfky bfzdojw, Wflfch whkj kc h dvmm# H
mf~ boyf zfhyw mfll jo~c dfy mhgf#
B{ jfhy, plfhwf, co boyf zfhyw, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj ihge# ^f
~kll f}fczvhll{ pyf}hkl, b{ lkzzlf ocf# Df ifnhc zo dvb hcj wdf
wlo~l{ mfll ihge zo wlffp ~kzd zfhyw wzhkckcn dfy mhgf#
Hiovz h ~ffe dhj phwwfj wkcgf zdf kcgkjfcz# Wkcgf Wflfch‛w
hyyk}hl zo Zyocdfkb, Zdoy dhj hcozdfy nyo~zd wpvyz# Dkw dfkndz
~hw hz lfhwz zdkyz{"mk}f mffz hcj dkw ~kcnwphc ~hw fkndz{ mffz#
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Bvllfy 944
Fhgd glh~ ~hw hiovz zdyff mffz zdhz govlj fhwkl{ pkfygf zdf
mlfwd om hc{ gyfhzvyf# Wflfch govlj coz dflp ivz nloykm{ dkw
ifhvz{ hw h jyhnoc#
Ocf hmzfycooc, Wflfch wh~ dfy jyhnoc looekcn hz dkw
yfmlfgzkoc kc ocf om zdf ~hzfy movczhkcw cfhy zdf Mkyf Zfbplf#
Df ~hw fthbkckcn dkw cf~ hppfhyhcgf# Dkw doycw dhj nyo~c
lhynfy, bhkcl{ zdf z~o vpoc dkw dfhj hcj zdf z~o hlocn zdf wkjf
om dkw mhgf# Zdf z~o lhynf doycw vpoc dkw mhgf gvy}fj kc~hyj
zo~hyjw dkw wcovz hcj zdfc ovz~hyj cfhy zdf zkpw#
Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo dkb hcj whz jo~c cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf
~hzfy movczhkc# “Dfllo, b{ jfhy,‒ wdf whkj, nk}kcn Zdoy h mhkcz
wbklf#
Df bo}fj dkw dfhj zo zdf wkjf, fthbkckcn dkbwflm# Dfllo,
df whkj# Zdoy zdfc mhccfj ovz dkw ~kcnw hcj wzooj ioljl{ oc dkw
dkcj lfnw#
Wflfch wbklfj hcj looefj jo~c hz zdf ~hzfy hz dfy
yfmlfgzkoc hw ~fll# “[ov looe lkef h bkndz{ jyhnoc,‒ wdf whkj
~kzd h~f# Wdf govljc‛z yfwkwz coz looekcn hz dfy yfmlfgzkoc5
Wflfch ifnhc zo fthbkcf dfywflm hw ~fll# Dfy mhgf hppfhyfj
chyyo~fy zdhc kz ocgf ~hw hcj dfy dhky ~hw locnfy# Wdf dhj dfy
dhky vp kc h iyhkj lkef wdf coybhll{ jkj wo zdhz kz ~ovlj if
fhwkfy moy dfy zo gocgfczyhzf oc dfy wphyykcn lfwwocw ~kzd Cfkzd
Hchdkzh# Wdf ~hw ifgobkcn boyf wekllmvl ~kzd zdf w~oyj hcj dfy
wphyykcn bhzgdfw ~fyf nyo~kcn locnfy#
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Zdhce {ov, b{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj hcj ~kwpfj ovz wobf ilhge
wboef myob dkw cowzyklw# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj zo dfyw hcj cvjnfj
dfy ~kzd dkw cowf#
B{ jfhy, Wflfch ifnhc, dfy zdovndzw jykmzkcn o}fy zo~hyjw
zdf P{yf, K eco~ ~dfyf zdf cftz glvf kw zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll#
Zdoy jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# Df lkmzfj dkw dfhj myob dfyw hcj
moljfj kc dkw ~kcnw zo dkw wkjf# K eco~ {ov jo# Df bo}fj dkw
wghlfj lkpw kczo h wbklf#
Wflfch mflz h wfcwf om ftgkzfbfcz o}fy~dflb dfy# Wdf
looefj o}fy hz zdf P{yf hcj wbklfj# K zdkce ~f wdovlj ml{ vp
zdfyf hcj nfz kz, wdf whkj# Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj# Wdf ~hw
wzhyzlfj# ^d{ coz?
^f ghccoz jo zdhz kc iyohj jh{lkndz, b{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj
~kzd h mlhp om dkw ~kcnw# ^f cffj zo ml{ vp zdfyf ~dfyf zdfyf
kw co ocf oc zdf wzyffzw#
Wflfch cojjfj# ]fy{ ~fll zdfc# ^kll {ov if hilf zo ml{
ovz zo~hyjw zdf gozzhnf lhzfy oc zdkw f}fckcn?
K ~kll zy{# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c zo Wflfch‛w ocgf boyf
hcj wckmmfj dfy dhky# Cfkzd hlwo zolj bf zdkw boyckcn zdhz {ov
hcj K ~kll zyhkc zonfzdfy hz locn lhwz zoboyyo~ hmzfycooc hmzfy
{ov mkckwd ~kzd {ovy wphyykcn bhzgd#
Wflfch wbklfj hcj gykfj zfhyw om ao{# Wdf nyhiifj oczo dkw
doycw hcj dflj dfywflm kc myocz om Zdoy‛w mhgf# Df cvjnfj dkw
dfhj hnhkcwz dfyw#
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K bvwz if nokcn, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj whjl{# K
bvwz goczkcvf ~kzd b{ zyhkckcn ~kzd Cfkzd# Zojh{, zdf Fbpyfww
kw nokcn zo zfhgd bf wobf bhcfv}fyw pfywochll{# Df wzooj ioljl{
hcj pyovj#
Wflfch mflz h lkzzlf zoyc# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj ocgf hnhkc
zo dfyw# Zdf Fbpyfww hllo~fj bf zo }kwkz {ov moy h lkzzlf ikz,
ivz ~f bvwz jfphyz moy co~# K ~kll bffz {ov lhzfy oc hz zdf
gozzhnf# K pyobkwf# Df avbpfj kczo zdf hky ~kzdovz hcozdfy ~oyj
hcj mlf~ hio}f Zyocdfkb hcj h~h{ myob Wflfch#
Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffz zo~hyjw zdf lkiyhy{, ekgekcn
wobf wzocfw dfy ~h{ kczo zdf yohj# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c
dfy mhgf hcj dfy gdfwz hgdfj ~kzd phkc# Zdf wfphyhzkoc ifz~ffc
dfy hcj Zdoy ~hw jfwzyo{kcn dfy# Zdf zdovndz om f}fc zdf Go}fc
gobkcn zo Zyocdfkb hcj powwkil{ zy{kcn zo py{ zdfb hphyz bhjf
dfy iyfhe jo~c kczo zfhyw# Zdoy ~hw wvgd h ikn phyz om dfy# Km
wdf lowz dkb, wdf ~hw cozdkcn# Wdf mflz zdhz dfy lkmf ~ovljc‛z
if ~oyzd lk}kcn km wobfzdkcn dhppfcfj zo Zdoy#
Wdf ~hlefj kczo zdf myocz nlhww jooyw om zdf lkiyhy{#
Zdyovndovz zdf lkiyhy{ ~fyf weflfzhl yfplkghw om jkmmfyfcz
ifhwzw hyyhcnfj kc hlpdhifzkghl oyjfy cfhy wobf iooewdfl}fw zdhz
goczhkcfj zdovwhcjw om iooew# ^dkzf bhyilf wzhkyghwfw wpyfhj
zdyovndovz zdf myocz hcj ihge om zdf lkiyhy{, lfhjkcn zo zdf
wfgocj mlooy# H lhynf nlhww jobf lkcnfyfj o}fydfhj# Yobhc
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golvbcw dflpfj wvppoyz zdf fcoybovw ivkljkcn# Lhynf phkczkcnw
dvcn oc zdf ~hll om zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy# Oc zdf ihge
~hll ~fyf zdyff phkczkcnw jfpkgzkcn om zdyff ifhwzw1 ocf om h
mkyf lkoc, hcozdfy om h wf}fc"dfhjfj ifhwz ~kzd zfc doycw, hcj
zdf lhwz ocf om h nyffc wfypfcz om wobf woyz# Zdf ivkljkcn
hppfhyfj zo if h ghwzlf om wobf woyz# Kzw zo~fyw yowf dknd zo
zdf we{ zdhz lfj zo jkmmfyfcz wfgzkocw om zdf lkiyhy{#
Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo ocf om zdf iooewdfl}fw cfhy zdf
weflfzoc om h nykmmoc# Wdf wfhygdfj zdyovnd zdf jkmmfyfcz iooew
hcj wgyollw vpoc zdf wdfl}fw, ~ocjfykcn km pfydhpw zdf lkiyhy{
dhj hc{zdkcn hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw#
Wdf wbklfj ~dfc wdf wh~ wobf iooew zdhz ~fyf ~ykzzfc fkzdfy
hiovz dkb oy i{ dkb# Wflfch pvllfj ocf om zdfb ovz, h iooe
ihwfj omm om Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w gobplfzf ~oyew# Wdf opfcfj vp zdf
iooe hcj h pkfgf om phygdbfcz mfll zo zdf mlooy# Dfyf kz yfhj1
Zo ]kjhy Dflkow,
K dh}f wfcz {ov h gop{ om zdf pofb zdhz K‛}f ~ykzzfc ghllfj
Zdf Zykgewzfy# Kz‛w iffc fcglowfj ~kzd zdkw lfzzfy#
^kzd Hll Jvf Yfwpfgz,
]# Nvcjkwhl}vw
Wdf yhkwfj h iyo~ kc ihmmlfbfcz, looekcn ihge hz zdf pofb
kzwflm zdfc zo zdf lfzzfy# Jkj zdf Go}fc… ~hcz dkb zo ~ykzf zdf
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pofb? Wdf hwefj dfywflm# Wdf looefj zdyovnd zdf pofb kc zdf
iooe hcj wvjjfcl{ cozkgfj zdhz wobf om zdf ~oyjw ~fyf
bkwwpfllfj# Df pvilkwdfj h pofb zdhz ~hw coz pyopfyl{ fjkzfj?
Wdf mkywz hwefj dfywflm, ivz wzoppfj dfywflm moy h bobfcz# ^dhz
km df jkjc‛z hggkjfczhll{ bkwwpfllfj zdf ~oyjw# K zdkce zdhz
zdkw pofb om dkw hgzvhll{ doljw hcozdfy glvf, ivz K ghccoz jo
hc{zdkcn ~kzd zdkw vczkl K mkcj zdf glvf hz zdf P{yf#
Wdf wzooj kc h mf~ bobfczw om wklfcgf ~kzd zdf iooe kc dfy
hybw vczkl wdf dfhyj Zdoy‛w }okgf#
Hyf {ov ~fll, lkzzlf ocf? Df whkj#
K cffj zo zhle zo {ov lhzfy zdkw f}fckcn, Zdoy, Wflfch
whkj# Df jkjc‛z hcw~fy ihge, wo wdf hwwvbfj df noz dfy bfwwhnf#
Wdf looefj o}fy hz zdf lkiyhykhc jyhnoc chbfj Hpollo zdhz
~hw yfhjkcn h iooe# Df ~oyf h gy{wzhl pfcjfcz hyovcj dkw cfge
hzzhgdfj i{ h pkfgf om lfhzdfy hcj ~dkzf yoifw hnhkcwz dkw ilvf
wghlfw# Wflfch ~hczfj zo zhef zdf iooe ~kzd dfy#
Wdf pvz zdf iooe vcjfycfhzd dfy hyb hcj ifnhc zo ~hle ovz
om zdf lkiyhy{ ~kzd kz ~dfc zdf lkiyhykhc‛w }okgf bhjf dfy avbp#
Wflfch H{lhjhkl, Hpollo, zdf jyhnoc lkiyhykhc whkj xvkfzl{#
^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?
K ~hw… Wflfch ifnhc#
Hpollo dflj ovz dkw glh~, ftpfgzkcn dfy zo nk}f dkb zdf
iooe# Wdf jkj# Zdkw kw coz zo lfh}f zdf lkiyhy{, Bkww
H{lhjhkl, df wzfycl{ yfzoyzfj#
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K cffj zo… iykcn kz ihge ~kzd bf, Wflfch plfhjfj# Hpollo
wdooe dkw dfhj hcj pvz zdf iooe ihge kc kzw plhgf vpoc zdf
wdflm# Wflfch lfmz zdf lkiyhy{, mfflkcn h ikz jkwhppokczfj#
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Zdkyz{"Ocf
flfch ~hlefj ovz om zdf lkiyhy{ hcj zo~hyjw zdf Zyocdfkb
Gfbfzfy{ zo looe hz zdf P{yf# Wdf wzoppfj kc myocz om zdf
nkhcz gloge zo~fy hcj nhqfj vp~hyj hz zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj ifhwz
zdhz ~yhppfj kzwflm hyovcj zdf mhgf om zdf gloge# Wdf zdfc
cozkgfj h mknvyf wzhcjkcn ifwkjf zdf gloge zo~fy# Df lkmzfj dkw
dooj myob dkw jhyefcfj hcj w~hllo~fj mhgf# ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw
ifnhc zo ~hle kc dfy jkyfgzkoc ~kzd fhwf# Df wzoppfj ~dfc dkw
mhgf ~hw hc kcgd h~h{ myob dfyw# Wdf govlj wbfll zdf movl ojoy
zdhz plhnvfj dkb# Wdf ~hw zfbpzfj zo yvc kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc
moy dflp, ivz wobfzdkcn kcwkjf dfy bhjf dfy wzh{#
W
“Zdf P{yf,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz‛w dfy… wdf doljw zdf
wfgyfz…‒ Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dkw wkjf hcj movcj zdhz df ~hw
ghyy{kcn h ~dkwef{ iozzlf# Df iyovndz kz vp zo dkw lkpw hcj
jyhce dfh}kl{# Nvcjkwhl}vw zdfc ifnhc zo ~hle jo~c zdf wzyffz,
zdyovnd Wflfch, hcj jkwhppfhyfj hz zdf ozdfy fcj# Wdf wxvkczfj
hz ~dfyf zdf kbhnf om Nvcjkwhl}vw jkwhppfhyfj#
“Whlvzhzkocw, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒ Wflfch avbpfj hcj xvkgel{
zvycfj hyovcj# Wdf ~hw iyfhzdlfww hcj wpffgdlfww ~dfc wdf wh~
zdf Fbpyfww wzhcjkcn ykndz ifdkcj dfy# Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj h
lkzzlf hcj Wflfch movcj dfywflm io~kcn ifmoyf dfy ovz om yfmlft#
Zdf Fbpyfww nh}f ovz h wlkndz gdvgelf hcj io~fj dfy dfhj kc zvyc
zo Wflfch#
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Bvllfy 9;6
“Nooj hmzfycooc, b{ Lhj{,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf
wzyhkndzfcfj dfywflm, ivz wdf govljc‛z looe hz zdf Fbpyfww kc
zdf mhgf#
“Kz‛w h lo}fl{ jh{,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj, zvyckcn dfy nhqf vp
zo~hyjw zdf we{#
“[fw, kz kw,‒ hnyffj Wflfch ~kzd h dkcz om cfy}ovwcfww kc
dfy }okgf# Wdf looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj ekgefj h wbhll
pfiilf ~kzd dfy iooz#
“K hb bowz yfnyfzzhil{ woyy{ hiovz {ovy hzzhge,‒ zdf
Fbpyfww ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw#
Kcwzfhj, dfy f{fw w~fllfj ~kzd zfhyw5 km Zdoy dhj iffc zdfyf
woocfy, wdf ~ovlj coz dh}f dhj zo ~oyy{ wo bvgd hiovz mhgkcn hcj
ihzzlkcn hnhkcwz zdf Bhygvpo# Wflfch looefj vp hz zdf Fbpyfww
zdyovnd dfy zfhyw hcj ecf~ zdhz wdf dhj ~hczfj Wflfch zo ihzzlf
hnhkcwz zdf nkhcz wchef zo ifnkc ~kzd# “Ivz co bhzzfy,‒ zdf
Fbpyfww whkj, ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy mhgf# “Gobf, ~hle hyovcj
Zyocdfkb ~kzd bf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl# K ~hcz {ov zo zfll bf ~dhz
{ov dh}f lfhycfj#‒
Wflfch cojjfj dfy dfhj hnhkc hcj glhwpfj dfy dhcjw zonfzdfy
ifdkcj dfy ihge hw zdf Fbpyfww zooe zdf lfhj# “K‛b hj}hcgkcn
~kzd b{ wphyykcn lfwwocw#‒ Wdf looefj omm zo zdf wkjf hcj hz h
mf~ jhcjflkocw zdhz hppfhyfj kc h phzgd om nyhww oc zdf wkjf om
zdf yohj# “Cfkzd zolj bf zdhz om hll zdf jyhnoc ykjfyw wdf
zyhkcfj, K hb zdf bowz kbpyo}fj#‒
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Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj h ikz hz zdkw, nk}kcn Wflfch zdf dkcz
zdhz wdf ~hw whzkwmkfj hcj goczfcz ~kzd dfy hcw~fy# “Ftgfllfcz,
b{ jfhy#‒
Wflfch looefj hz zdf Fbpyfww, mfflkcn h wfcwf om hcnfy#
Wdf ~hw bowz zfbpzfj zo hwe ~d{ wdf ~hw ifkcn zyfhzfj hw cozdkcn
boyf zdhc avwz h zool# Wflfch dhj h mfflkcn zdhz zdf Fbpyfww
jkj coz wffb wo gocgfycfj hw zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj dfy zo zdkce#
F}fc zdovnd zdf Fbpyfww wffbfj zo dh}f ftpyfwwfj dfy gocgfyc
myob zdf ifnkcckcn, Wflfch ecf~ zdhz wdf ~hw avwz bfyfl{ zdf
Fbpyfww‛w pvppfz ifghvwf wdf ~hw co~ h jyhnoc ykjfy# Wdf zdfc
zdovndz zdhz pfydhpw Hwdvy Ifl wdovlj dh}f iffc Zdoy‛w bhwzfy,
wo zdhz df ~ovlj dh}f zdf jvz{ zo mkndz hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy oc
dkw wdovljfyw#
“Do~ hyf {ov jokcn oc {ovy bhnkg lfwwocw ~kzd Hwdvy Ifl?‒
zdf Fbpyfww hwefj#
Wflfch looefj hz zdf Fbpyfww ocgf boyf ifmoyf looekcn h~h{
zo wdo~ dfy wlkndz kyykzhzkoc# Do~f}fy, zdf Fbpyfww zooe co
cozkoc om zdkw# Wflfch wkndfj zo dfywflm# “K hb jokcn ~fll,‒
wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch ~hw zfbpzfj zo zfll zdf Fbpyfww zdhz
Hwdvy Ifl ~hw zy{kcn zo jkwgovyhnf dfy myob goczkcvkcn oc ~kzd
dfy lfwwocw, ivz wdf dflj dfy zocnvf# Wdf dhj h wlkndz mfflkcn
zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ecf~, ivz zdhz wdf ~hw coz nokcn zo jo hc{zdkcn
hiovz Hwdvy# “K hb hlwo zfhgdkcn b{wflm wobf bhnkg oc b{ o~c
zkbf,‒ Wflfch whkj ocgf hnhkc#
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Zdf Fbpyfww wzoppfj kc dfy zyhgew hcj looefj ihge jo~c hz
Wflfch# “Jo {ov bfhc, ovzwkjf om zdf lfwwocw zhvndz i{ Hwdvy
Ifl?‒ wdf hwefj kc pvqqlfbfcz# Wflfch cojjfj# Zdf Fbpyfww
zklzfj dfy dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf h lkzzlf ikz, ivz wbklfj h
lkzzlf# “Jofw df eco~?‒
“Co,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf ftpfgzfj zdf Fbpyfww zo
xvfwzkoc dfy mvyzdfy, ivz wdf jkjc‛z5 kcwzfhj, wdf goczkcvfj oc
~kzd dfy ~hle jo~c zdf yohj# Wflfch wxvkczfj hz zdf Fbpyfww kc
wvwpkgkoc, ivz wdf jkjc‛z ~kwd zo xvfwzkoc dfy# Wdf mollo~fj
ifdkcj hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz, ekgekcn wobf pfiilfw ~kzd
dfy mooz#
“B{ Lhj{?‒ Wflfch hwefj, looekcn vp# Zdf Fbpyfww hppfhyfj
zo if h ikz wzhyzlfj, ivz wdf wbklfj jo~c hz dfy#
“[fw, b{ jfhy?‒ wdf hwefj#
Wflfch ~hw coz xvkzf wvyf do~ zo moyb zdf xvfwzkoc# Wdf
~hw zfbpzfj zo zfll zdf Fbpyfww hiovz ~dhz wdf dhj wffc kc dfy
jyfhbw hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw#
“[fhyw ifmoyf… K ghbf dfyf… K dhj h }kwkoc om ]hyhzdeh
Nvcjkwhl}vw#‒ Wflfch looefj vp hz zdf Fbpyfww, ~ocjfykcn km wdf
~ovlj wh{ hc{zdkcn#
“Goczkcvf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj, ~kzd h dkcz om gocgfyc#
Wflfch looefj omm zo zdf wkjf, dfy dfhyz yhzf kcgyfhwkcn#
Wdf mflz hw km wdf dhj zo effp zdkw h wfgyfz, ivz hz zdf whbf
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zkbf, Wflfch mflz zdhz zdf Fbpyfww dhj zdf ykndz zo eco~# “Df
~hw ifkcn gdhwfj… i{ h Bhygvpo#‒
Zdf Fbpyfww wzoppfj hiyvpzl{ kc dfy plhgf, dfy dhcjw
zyfbilkcn hz dfy wkjfw# Dfy mhgf zdfc ~fcz phlf ~kzd mfhy# “K
~kwd moy {ov coz zo wpfhe om zdkw zo hc{ocf,‒ wdf whkj xvkfzl{#
“Jo {ov vcjfywzhcj?‒ Wflfch ~hw gocmvwfj, ivz cojjfj dfy dfhj#
“Nooj# Co~, plfhwf zfll bf ~dhz flwf {ov‛}f lfhycfj#‒
Wflfch wzoppfj ~hlekcn hcj looefj vp hz zdf Fbpyfww ~kzd h
wvwpkgkovw nlhcgf# “^d{ jo {ov effp xvfwzkockcn bf hw zo ~dhz K
dh}f iffc lfhyckcn?‒
Zdf Fbpyfww glowfj dfy f{fw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd, ivz jkj
coz wh{ hc{zdkcn# “K wvppowf zdhz K dh}f xvfwzkocfj {ov fcovnd,
Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj moygfj
h wbklf oc dfy mhgf hw wdf looefj hz Wflfch# “Pfydhpw ovy cftz
goc}fywhzkoc ~kll if boyf vplkmzkcn# [ov bh{ no#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww
cojjfj dfy dfhj, hw Wflfch jkj zdf whbf# Wdf wlo~l{ ihgefj h~h{
myob zdf Fbpyfww ifmoyf wdhypl{ zvyckcn oc dfy dfflw hcj jhyzkcn
h~h{ kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc#
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dhz whbf f}fckcn, Wflfch ~hkzfj phzkfczl{ i{ dfy ~kcjo~#
Wdf dhj dfy flio~w oc zdf ~kcjo~wkll ~dklf pyoppkcn dfy
dfhj vp, moygkcn dfy f{fw opfc# Ocl{ ~dfc wdf dfhyj zdf womz
mlhkl om ~kcnw zdhz Wflfch afyefj ~kjf"h~hef# Wdf wbklfj ~dfc
wdf wh~ Zdoy ml{kcn xvkfzl{ o}fy zo dfy ~kcjo~#
Z
Dfllo, b{ jfhy, Wflfch whkj, wzhcjkcn ihge h~h{ myob dfy
~kcjo~#
Zdoy wbklfj hcj mlf~ ykndz ifwkjf dfy ~kcjo~# B{ lkzzlf
ocf, df whkj# Do~ hyf {ov?
K hb xvkzf ~fll, co~ zdhz {ov hyf dfyf, Wflfch whkj ~kzd h
wbklf# Zdoy dflj ovz ocf om dkw zhlocw hcj hllo~fj dfy zo nyhi
dolj# Wflfch jkj5 wdf zdfc plhgfj dfy mooz kczo zdf wzkyyvp om
dkw whjjlf hcj plhgfj dfywflm oc dkw ihge# Zdoy dvbbfj h lkzzlf
zo dkbwflm hcj mlf~ h~h{ myob zdf gozzhnf hw xvkgel{ hcj xvkfzl{
hw df govlj#
Co~ zdfc, Zdoy ifnhc, wdhll ~f ml{ hyovcj Zyocdfkb ifmoyf
dfhjkcn o}fy zo zdf P{yf?
Wflfch ~hw kcgyfjkil{ zfbpzfj zo wh{ zdhz wdf ~ovlj yhzdfy
bvgd ml{ h ikz, ivz wdf dhj h mfflkcn zdhz iozd dfy hcj Zdoy
bkndz nfz ghvndz# Kcwzfhj, wdf zolj Zdoy zo dfhj o}fy zo zdf
nkhcz gloge zo~fy# Df wcoyzfj kc yfpl{ hcj mlf~ o}fy zo~hyjw
zdf Zyocdfkb Gfbfzfy{#
K bvwz hpolonkqf, b{ jfhy, Wflfch whkj whjl{# K ~kwd
cozdkcn boyf ivz zo wpfcj boyf zkbf ~kzd {ov#
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K vcjfywzhcj, lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj kc yfpl{# ^f bvwz
hzzfcj zo ovy jvzkfw kcwzfhj om hllo~kcn ovywfl}fw zo mffl zdf
plfhwvyfw om lkmf#
[ov hyf goyyfgz, moy km ~f jo coz hzzfcj zo ovy jvzkfw,
zdfc ~f ~kll dh}f cozdkcn zo bhef vw dhpp{# Wflfch mflz h
govplf om zfhyw w~fll ifdkcj dfy f{fw, ivz wdf xvkgel{ wdooe dfy
dfhj#
Zdoy mlhppfj dkw ~kcnw hcj mlf~ o}fy zo~hyjw zdf P{yf kc
myocz om zdf gloge‛w mhgf# Zdf dhcjw om zdf gloge zolj Wflfch
zdhz kz ~hw cfhy bkjckndz# Wflfch looefj vp hz zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj
ifhwz zdhz ~yhppfj kzwflm hyovcj zdf mhgf#
Zdoy, ghc {ov ml{ h lkzzlf dkndfy? Wflfch hwefj, ftzfcjkcn
ovz dfy hyb zo~hyjw zdf dfhj ~kzd movy doycw# Zdoy nh}f h lhynf
mlhp om dkw ~kcnw zdhz hllo~fj dkb zo do}fy h lkzzlf dkndfy#
Wflfch yhc dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww zdf dfhj om zdf ifhwz, zdf
fcnyh}kcnw golj zo zdf zovgd#
Jo {ov wff hc{zdkcn? Zdoy hwefj dfy, effpkcn dkbwflm
lf}flfj ~kzd zdf mhgf om zdf gloge#
Wflfch looefj hyovcj, ivz kz ~hw zoo jhye# Wdf zykfj zo
yvc dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww zdf zop om zdf ifhwz‛w dfhj, zdfc zdf
kcwkjf om kzw bovzd#
K ghccoz wff, Wflfch whkj# K hb zy{kcn zo mffl hc{zdkcn
zdhz bkndz if h pkfgf om phpfy oy wobfzdkcn om zdhz woyz#
Wflfch goczkcvfj zo zy{ zo mffl hyovcj zdf wzhzvf om zdf ifhwz‛w
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Bvllfy 708
dfhj, ivz zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn zdhz mflz lkef h pkfgf om phygdbfcz#
Wdf yfhgdfj kcwkjf zdf ifhwzw‛ bovzd ocgf boyf vczkl wdf mflz
wobfzdkcn h ikz ojj# Do~f}fy, kz jkj coz mffl zo if h pkfgf om
phpfy oy wobf woyz# Kz mflz lkef h dklz om h w~oyj# Wflfch
wxvkczfj hz zdf ifhwz hw wdf nyhiifj kz hcj pvllfj ovz kcwzfhj
~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h jhnnfy#
H jhnnfy? Zdoy hwefj# Wflfch mkcnfyfj zdf dklz om zdf
jhnnfy, hcj nfczl{ yhc dfy mkcnfy hgyoww zdf wbhll ilhjf#
^dhz jofw zdkw bfhc? Wflfch hwefj# Do~ ghc zdkw if h glvf?
Zdoy jkj coz hcw~fy ykndz h~h{# Df lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c
hcj wchylfj h lkzzlf ikz# Wobfocf kw gobkcn, df nyo~lfj#
Wflfch phckgefj5 wdf xvkgel{ plhgfj zdf jhnnfy kc zdf pogefz om
dfy ihzdyoif hcj nyhiifj zdf yfkcw avwz hw Zdoy xvkgel{ jhyzfj
h~h{ myob zdf nkhcz gloge zo~fy#
Zdoy mlf~ o}fy zo~hyjw zdf Mkyf Zfbplf hcj dkj dkbwflm
~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w# Wflfch xvkgel{ avbpfj omm dkw whjjlf hcj
~hlefj o}fy zo zdf wkjf om zdf zfbplf hcj pffefj ihge o}fy
zo~hyjw zdf Zyocdfkb Gfbfzfy{# H glohefj mknvyf ~hlefj zo~hyjw
zdf nkhcz gloge zo~fy# H mot ~hlefj hlocn zdf nyh}fwzocfw hcj
looefj hz zdf mknvyf zdhz phwwfj kz# Zdf mot avbpfj kczo zdf
hky hcj gdhcnfj kczo hc o~l hcj mlf~ omm kc zdf ckndz#
Zdf mknvyf looefj vp hz zdf P{yf myob vcjfycfhzd zdf dooj
om zdf glohe# Wflfch mflz h wfcwf om hcnfy ~dfc zdf mknvyf
lkmzfj zdf dooj myob zdfky mhgf zo wff Hwdvy Ifl wzhcjkcn zdfyf#
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Bvllfy 709
“[ov hyf zoo lhzf,‒ Wflfch whkj zdyovnd nykzzfj zffzd# “K
ifhz {ov zo kz#‒
Zdoy cvqqlfj hnhkcwz dfy hyb# Ghlb {ovywflm, lkzzlf ocf,
df ~dkwpfyfj# [ov dh}f zdf jhnnfy co~, ~dhzf}fy kbpoyzhcz yolf
kz bh{ plh{# ^dfzdfy Hwdvy Ifl ~hw looekcn moy kz oy coz, {ov
co~ dh}f kz vcjfy {ovy powwfwwkoc, wo zdfyf kw co pokcz kc
j~fllkcn oc ~dhz dkw kczfczkocw hyf#
Wflfch ecf~ zdhz Zdoy ~hw ykndz, ivz wdf wzkll govlj coz
dflp ivz zo mffl h ikz hcny{ ~kzd dkb#
Hwdvy Ifl zdfc zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dkw dfflw hcj ~hlefj h~h{
kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch wxvkczfj hz dkb hw df ~hlefj
h~h{ myob zdf Zyocdfkb Gfbfzfy{#
^dhz kw df vp zo? Wflfch hwefj dfy jyhnoc#
Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj# Zdhz K jo coz eco~# K zdkce zdhz ~f
wdovlj coz ~oyy{ wo bvgd hiovz Hwdvy#
Wflfch cojjfj kc hnyffbfcz# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~hw
wzhyzlfj zo wff zdf o~l zdhz mlf~ h~h{ fhylkfy ~hw do}fykcn
hio}f dfy dfhj# Zdf o~l doozfj ifmoyf kz mlf~ omm kc zdf ozdfy
jkyfgzkoc#
K bvwz hj}kwf {ov zo if ghyfmvl oc {ovy aovycf{, Wflfch
H{lhjhkl, zdf o~l whkj zflfphzdkghll{ hw kz mlf~ h~h{#
Wflfch cojjfj# K ~kll, Loek# Wdf looefj vp hz Zdoy# K
zdkce kz ~ovlj if ifwz km K ~fyf zo ~hle dobf i{ b{wflm kc ghwf
Hwdvy ghzgdfw vw#
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Bvllfy 707
Zdoy cojjfj hcj plhgfj dkw dfhj oc dfy wdovljfy# K ~hcz
{ov zo if ghyfmvl, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf# K ~kwd zo zhle ~kzd {ov
zoboyyo~ boyckcn ifmoyf ~f ifnkc ~kzd ovy zyhkckcn hw jyhnoc hcj
ykjfy#
Wflfch cojjfj hcj yhc dfy dhcj hgyoww Zdoy‛w cowf# K ~kwd
zdhz ~f jo coz dh}f zo jfphyz myob fhgd ozdfy#
Zdoy dvbbfj h lkzzlf zo ghlb dfy jo~c# B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf,
df ifnhc, f}fc ~dfc ~f jo jfphyz, avwz yfbfbify zdhz K hb hl~h{w
~kzd {ov# Df moybfj dkw wghl{ lkpw kczo h wbklf hcj zooe omm zo
zdf wekfw# Nooj ckndz, lkzzlf ocf#
Wflfch wbklfj ocgf hnhkc hcj ~h}fj hz dfy jyhnoc hw df mlf~
ihge o}fy zo~hyjw Zyocdfkb Joge# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~hlefj
ihge o}fy zo~hyjw zdf gozzhnf ~kzd zdf jhnnfy dkzzkcn dfy lfn kc
dfy ihzdyoif pogefz# Zdf mfhy zdhz Hwdvy Ifl ~ovlj gdfge oc dfy
o}fy~dflbfj dfy5 wdf zooe omm yvcckcn jo~c zdf wzyffz hcj zvycfj
h goycfy zo wff Hwdvy Ifl wzhcjkcn ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf# Wflfch
nhwpfj hcj dfy mhgf ifghbf ~dkzf ~kzd mfhy#
Hwdvy wzooj kc myocz om zdf jooy, ivz df jkj coz no kcwkjf#
Wdf wh~ h wcffy myob zdf goycfy om dkw bovzd#
“^dhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj h~hyj bf km K ~fyf zo mkcj zdf
gy{wzhl wevll,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Df wdooe dkw dfhj# “Co# Coz zdf
Fbpyfww… zdf Go}fc(‒ Df lhvndfj zo dkbwflm# “Zdf{ ~ovlj hllo~
bf zo if zdf ykjfy om zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc ~dob Wflfch jffbw
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Bvllfy 70:
Zdoy( Zdf Go}fc ~kll dh}f co ozdfy gdokgf ivz zo ifwzo~ Zdoy
vpoc bf(‒
Wflfch nlhyfj hz dkb hcj hz ocgf wdf ecf~ hcj mknvyfj ovz
zdhz Hwdvy Ifl ~hw zdf ocf ~do myffj zdf Bhygvpo zo hzzhge dfy
wo zdhz df ~ovlj dh}f zhefc zdf yfwpocwkiklkzkfw zo dh}f dfy
jyhnoc# Df ~hczfj dfy jfhj hcj ovz om dkw ~h{# Wflfch glkcgdfj
dfy mkwzw hcj nykzzfj dfy zffzd, ivz wdf dflj dfy powkzkoc# Wdf
ecf~ zdhz wdf ~ovlj dh}f nozzfc kc wfykovw zyovilf km wdf ~fyf
zo dh}f hzzhgefj dfy zfhgdfy# Df ~hw ifzzfy ~kzd pfymoybkcn
bhnkg zdhc wdf ~hw, wo wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz if hilf zo
jfmfhz dkb#
Df ~hlefj kcwkjf zdf gozzhnf hcj glowfj hcj logefj zdf
jooy# Wflfch ~hkzfj moy h mf~ bobfczw ifmoyf wdf yhc o}fy zo
zdf myocz jooy zo zy{ zo opfc kz# Wdf gvywfj zo dfywflm ~dfc
wdf govlj coz nfz kz opfc# Wflfch looefj o}fy zo dfy ~kcjo~ oc
zdf wfgocj wzoy{ om zdf gozzhnf hcj cozkgfj wobf }kcfw hlocn zdf
wkjf om zdf gozzhnf zdhz lfj vp zo dfy ~kcjo~# Wflfch mflz h
wfcwf om yflkfm, zdkcekcn zdhz wdf govlj glkbi vp zdf }kcfw ihge
kczo dfy ifjyoob ~kzdovz Hwdvy eco~kcn zdf jkmmfyfcgf#
Wdf glkbifj vp zdf }kcfw zo~hyjw dfy ifjyoob, dfy mffz
ogghwkochll{ wlkppkcn, ivz wdf goczkcvfj zo hj}hcgf vp~hyj# Wdf
hlbowz yfhgdfj dfy ~kcjo~ ~dfc wdf dfhyj Hwdvy‛w }okgf gobkcn
myob dfy ifjyoob# Dfy dfhyz wzoppfj hcj wekppfj h ifhz5 wdf jkj
coz bo}f hz hll, mfhymvl zdhz Hwdvy ~ovlj dfhy dfy#
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Bvllfy 706
Wdf dfhyj wckgefykcn myob dfy ifjyoob# “Om govywf wdf kw
nocf,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Wdf kw nokcn hmzfy zdf gy{wzhl wevll#
Wdf zdkcew zdhz wdf ghc if Hybhnfjjoc‛w wh}koy, zdf ocf zo mkndz
hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy#‒ Df gdvgelfj# “K ~kll mkcj zdf gy{wzhl
wevll b{wflm ifmoyf wdf jofw# K ~kll mkcj Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi hw
~fll#‒ Df jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn boyf# Wflfch jkj coz zdkce kz
~hw ~kwf zo no kczo dfy ifjyoob avwz {fz5 wdf ~hkzfj moy h mf~
bobfczw vczkl wdf dfhyj moozwzfpw hcj zdf wovcj om zdf jooy
gyfhekcn opfc# Wflfch looefj vp hz dfy ~kcjo~wkll hcj moygfj
dfywflm zo glkbi vp h lkzzlf mvyzdfy#
Wdf yfhgdfj vp hcj nyhiifj zdf ~kcjo~wkll zo pvll dfywflm
kcwkjf# Wflfch mfll oczo zdf mlooy hcj yollfj o}fy zo dfy wkjf,
~kzd zfhyw wzhkckcn dfy mhgf# Zdoy, K hb coz nokcn zo lowf {ov,
wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf gdogefj oc dfy zfhyw h ikz hcj dkggvppfj#
Wflfch govlj coz mknvyf ovz ~d{ zdf ~oylj ~hw hnhkcwz dfy# Wdf
~hw zoo {ovcn, zyhppfj kc h ~oylj mvll om goyyvpzkoc# Wdf hwefj
dfywflm, jofw zdf Fbpyfww coz wff zdkw? Km wdf jkj, wdf ~ovlj
coz hllo~ kz zo dhppfc# Hz zdhz, Wflfch gykfj h lkzzlf boyf,
mfflkcn h lkzzlf ikz om phkc wvynf zdyovnd dfy gdfwz#
Wdf yfhgdfj kczo dfy pogefz hcj nyhiifj zdf jhnnfy zdhz wdf
movcj oc zdf P{yf hcj pvllfj kz ovz moy dfy zo looe hz# Zdf
dklz om zdf jhnnfy goczhkcfj zdf zdyff ifhwzw wdf dhj wffc
ifmoyf oc zdf w{biol oc zdf ihwf om zdf P{yf# Zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj
ifhwz moybfj zdf iozzob om zdf dklz ~dklf zdf lkoc hcj zdf
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Bvllfy 70=
wfypfcz ~fyf zonfzdfy cfhy zdf ilhjf, doljkcn h ~dkzf wzocf#
Zdf ilhjf om zdf jhnnfy ~hw h lkz wdhjf om yfj#
“^d{ kw zdf jhnnfy kbpoyzhcz?‒ Wflfch hwefj dfywflm,
fthbkckcn kz myob jkmmfyfcz hcnlfw# Wdf zdfc zdovndz hiovz
Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi hcj zdhz pfydhpw zdf cftz glvf ~hw kcwkjf zdf
zobi, oy zdhz zdf zobi govlj if zdf glvf kzwflm# Zdhz ~hw
pyoihil{ ~d{ co ocf ecf~ ~dfyf zdf zobi ~hw#
Wflfch wkndfj zo dfywflm hcj jyoppfj zdf jhnnfy zo zdf
mlooy ykndz ifwkjf dfy dfhj, hw boyf zfhyw mfll jo~c dfy mhgf#
Wdf f}fczvhll{ gykfj dfywflm zo wlffp#
Zdkyz{"Zdyff
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Bvllfy 704
Cfkzd zvycfj hyovcj hcj lfj Wflfch omm zdf wphyykcn mkflj#
“Zdoy dhw iffc fgwzhzkg hll boyckcn,‒ wdf whkj# Wflfch wbklfj
ocgf hnhkc hcj wdf cojjfj hz dfy ~oyjw#
“Hw wo dh}f K,‒ wdf hjbkzzfj# “K dh}f iffc looekcn moy~hyj
zo zyhkckcn ~kzd b{ jyhnoc moy ~ffew co~#‒
Cfkzd cojjfj# “Zdoy dhw kbpyo}fj jyhbhzkghll{ ~kzd dkw
jyhnoc zyhkckcn# K hpolonkqf moy zdf kcgoc}fckfcgf om effpkcn
{ov hcj {ovy jyhnoc wfphyhzfj, ivz K dhj zo oc zdf Fbpyfww‛w
oyjfyw#‒
Wflfch cojjfj ocgf boyf hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd# Wdf
lfhycfj zo coz xvfwzkoc zdf Fbpyfww mvyzdfy, moy wdf dhj co
ozdfy gdokgf ivz zo hllo~ zdf Fbpyfww zo goczkcvf zo vwf dfy hw
dfy zool#
Cfkzd hcj Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj h~h{ myob
Zyocdfkb# F}fczvhll{ kz zvycfj kczo h jkyz yohj hcj zdf{ wooc
movcj zdfbwfl}fw ~hlekcn o}fy zo~hyjw h lhynf hyfh cfhy zdf
Dkczfylhcjw hcj ifwkjf zdf Coyzd Wfh# Zdf }kf~ om zdf wfh ~hw
ifhvzkmvl hcj wdf ~kwdfj zdhz wdf dhj zo zyhkc dfyf kcwzfhj#
“Zdkw kw ~dfyf ~f zyhkc hll om zdf jyhnocw,‒ Cfkzd
hccovcgfj# Wdf wzoppfj hcj dhj dfy dhcjw ifdkcj dfy ihge#
“Zyocdfkb kw ~dfyf ~f zyhkc hll om zdf jyhnoc ykjfyw kc
Hybhnfjjoc#‒
Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf ~dklf looekcn hz hll om zdf
jkmmfyfcz z{pfw hcj wpfgkfw om jyhnocw# H mf~ om zdfb mlf~
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Bvllfy 70;
hyovcj kc zdf hky zdyovnd jkmmfyfcz doopw bhjf om mkyf,
pyhgzkgkcn jkmmfyfcz bhcfv}fyw zdhz nh}f zdfb zdf hj}hczhnf om
jojnkcn wobf hzzhgew bhjf i{ zdf jyhnoc zyhkcfyw# Wobf jyhnocw
dhj jkmmfyfcz iyfhzd hiklkzkfw hw ~fll myob ~dhz Wflfch dhj
cozkgfj# Wobf jyhnocw wpf~fj ovz hgkj, oy wobf om zdfb ftdhlfj
h gdkllkcn myowz#
“F}fc zdovnd jyhnocw ghc coybhll{ vwf ocf flfbfcz zo
mkndz,‒ Cfkzd ifnhc, “Zdoy kw h wpfgkhl ghwf# Km {ov jkj coz
eco~, Zdoy kw hc flfbfczhl jyhnoc, ivz coz avwz hc{ flfbfczhl
jyhnoc# Zdoy kw h Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc, oy hc Fzfychl Jyhnoc#‒
Wflfch wzoppfj hcj looefj hz Cfkzd kc vzzfy wdoge# Cfkzd cojjfj
hcj gdvgelfj h ikz# “[fw, kz kw xvkzf wdogekcn# Zdf ikyzd om h
Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc dhppfcw ocgf f}fy{ z~o zdovwhcj {fhyw hcj kz kw
yvboyfj zdhz Jk}kckz{ Jyhnocw ~fyf ilfwwfj i{ Hcnflkg moygfw
vpoc zdfky ikyzd# Zdf{ ghc if ioyc om hc{ jyhnoc iyffj# Df dhw
zdf hiklkz{ zo vwf boyf zdhc ocf flfbfcz# Kc hjjkzkoc, df kw
coz lkbkzfj zo avwz vwkcn zdf movy ihwkg flfbfczw, myob ~dhz ~f
oyknkchll{ zdovndz# Zdoy dhw zdf hiklkz{ zo vwf hc{ flfbfcz zo
dkw gdoowkcn, wvgd hw lkndzcfww, jhyecfww, flfgzykgkz{, pokwoc,
hcj wo oc#‒ Wflfch ~hw kc wdoge i{ zdkw# Kz mflz hw km hll zdf
hky ~hw wvgefj ovz om dfy lvcnw# Wdf mflz hw km wdf govlj
goczkcvf ~hlekcn# Cfkzd cozkgfj hcj gdvgelfj h ikz# “K hb
xvkzf wvypykwfj b{wflm, Wflfch H{lhjhkl# Zdoy dhw wdo~c zdkw
hiklkz{ zdyovnd dkw zyhkckcn# Zdhz ~hw zdf yfhwoc ~d{ zdf
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Bvllfy 780
Fbpyfww jkj coz ~hcz {ov hcj Zdoy zo zyhkc zonfzdfy ykndz h~h{#
Zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj zo if wvyf om Zdoy‛w hiklkz{ zo bhwzfy hcj
goczyol hll om zdf ozdfy flfbfczw hw ~fll#‒
“Zdhz ~hw ~d{ Hwdvy Ifl hcj zdf Woygfyfy ~hczfj Zdoy‛w
jyhnoc fnn,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Zo dh}f zdf hiklkz{ zo goczyol
hll om zdf flfbfczw#‒
Cfkzd cojjfj# “[fw, dfcgf hcozdfy yfhwoc ~d{ Hwdvy Ifl jkj
coz ~hcz {ov zo dh}f zdhz jyhnoc# Df iflkf}fj zdhz h {ovcn lhj{
wvgd hw {ovywflm govlj coz dhcjlf wvgd h po~fymvl jyhnoc#‒
“K govlj coz f}fc mhzdob wvgd po~fy,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj,
zy{kcn zo effp dfywflm myob mhllkcn o}fy#
“Zdoy ~hw hilf zo wdo~ zdkw myob wobf om dkw flfbfczhl
hzzhgew ~dklf pyhgzkgkcn wobf bhcfv}fyw, ivz df ~hw coz hilf zo
dolj fhgd om dkw jkmmfyfcz iyfhzdw moy }fy{ locn#‒
“Jkj df lfhyc do~ zo iyfhzdf mkyf?‒ Wflfch hwefj
fczdvwkhwzkghll{#
“Df jkj, ivz lkef ~dhz K dh}f whkj, df ~hw coz hilf zo dolj
kz moy }fy{ locn# Kc hc{ ~h{, zdf{ ~fyf avwz bfyf wphyew#‒
Cfkzd gdvgelfj wlkndzl{#
Wdf looefj hyovcj zdf jyhnoc zyhkckcn hyfh# “^dfyf kw
Zdoy?‒ wdf hwefj#
Cfkzd looefj vp hcj wo jkj Wflfch hw wdf dfhyj dkb ml{
hio}f dfy dfhj# Wdf wbklfj hw Zdoy lhcjfj kc myocz om dfy ~kzd
dkw ~kcnw ftzfcjfj vp~hyj#
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Bvllfy 788
Dfllo, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj, hw df ~kwpfj ovz wobf
ilhge wboef myob dkw cowzyklw#
Wflfch yhc o}fy zo dkb hcj ~yhppfj dfy hybw hyovcj dkw
cfge# Kz kw ~ocjfymvl zo wff {ov hnhkc, b{ jfhy , wdf whkj ~kzd
ao{#
Zdoy looefj hz dfy hcj fthbkcfj dfy cf~ hyboy hcj cojjfj
dkw dfhj kc goczfcz# [ov looe lkef h jyhnoc ykjfy, df whkj ~kzd
h wbklf#
Jkj {ov eco~? Wflfch hwefj ~kzd h dvnf nykc vpoc dfy mhgf#
K eco~ co~, Zdoy whkj hcj wbklfj hcj ifnhc zo dvb zo dfy kc
zdf ihge om dkw bkcj# Kwc‛z kz ~ocjfymvl?
[fw, kz kw, b{ jfhy , Wflfch whkj, zy{kcn zo yfwzyhkc dfy
ftgkzfbfcz# Wdf zdfc looefj ihge hz Cfkzd ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy
mhgf hcj nyhiifj Zdoy‛w yfkcw#
“Dop oc {ovy jyhnoc‛w whjjlf,‒ Cfkzd oyjfyfj# Wflfch
plhgfj dfy mooz kczo zdf wzkyyvp hcj plhgfj dfywflm oc Zdoy‛w
whjjlf# Zdf bfzhl om zdf hyboy bhjf kz h lkzzlf boyf jkmmkgvlz
moy dfy#
“Zdf j~hy}fw hyf ~oyekcn oc gyfhzkcn Zdoy‛w hyboy hw ~f
wpfhe,‒ Cfkzd whkj ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj o}fy dfy gdfwz#
“^kzdkc zdf cftz mf~ ~ffew, {ov hcj Zdoy ~kll if zyhkckcn ~kzd
iozd om {ov ~fhykcn {ovy ihzzlf hyboy#‒
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Bvllfy 789
B{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj zo Wflfch, [ov wdovlj wff bf zyhkc# K
dh}f }hwzl{ kbpyo}fj( K hb bvgd mhwzfy kc zdf we{ hcj K ghc
yfbhkc kc zdf we{ moy locnfy pfykojw om zkbf#
Cfkzd yhkwfj dfy lfmz hyb# Zdoy zdfc wvjjfcl{ zooe zo zdf
wekfw ~kzd kcgyfjkilf wpffj# Wflfch ~hw zhefc ihge i{ do~
xvkgel{ Zdoy mlf~ kc zdf hky#
Cfkzd zdfc yhkwfj iozd om dfy dhcjw hcj wvjjfcl{ bo}fj ~kzd
xvkge mkcfwwf hcj wpffj, bo}kcn dfy dhcjw kc gkygvlhy bozkoc#
Zdyff mkyf ykcnw hppfhyfj kc zdf we{ cfhy ~dfyf Zdoy hcj Wflfch
~fyf#
“K ~hcz {ov hcj Zdoy zo ml{ zdyovnd hll zdyff om zdfwf
doopw ~dklf h}okjkcn b{ hzzhgew,‒ Cfkzd hccovcgfj# Wflfch
w~hllo~fj dhyj, hcj plhgfj dfy dflbfz oc dfy dfhj# Zdoy cojjfj
hcj mlf~ vp dkndfy ocgf boyf# Wflfch nyhiifj dolj oczo dkw
yfkcw hcj nyhiifj dfy wdkflj zdhz wdf ghyykfj oc dfy ihge hcj
plhgfj dfy lfmz hyb zdyovnd zdf wzyhpw om zdf wdkflj#
Zdoy zdfc mlf~ ihge~hyjw hw h ilhwz om mkyf wdoz vp kczo
zdf we{# Wflfch ~hw coz xvkzf wvyf ~dhz zo jo# Hcozdfy ilhwz
om mkyf wdoz vp kc zdf we{ hcj kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch xvkgel{
dflj vp dfy wdkflj ~kzd dfy lfmz hyb hcj zdf mkyf dkz kz kc zdf
bkjjlf#
Zdoy jo}f jo~c zo~hyjw zdf mkywz ykcn, ivz Cfkzd xvkgel{
bo}fj hcj wdoz wobf lkndzckcn myob dfy mkcnfyzkpw kcwzfhj om dfy
vwvhl mkyf ilhwz# Wflfch nhwpfj hcj ocgf hnhkc vwfj dfy wdkflj#
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Bvllfy 787
Zdf lkndzckcn dkz dfy wdkflj hcj ~hw yfmlfgzfj ihge oczo zdf
nyovcj# Cfkzd jojnfj zdf hzzhge ~kzd fhwf hcj wbklfj hw Zdoy
mlf~ zdyovnd zdf mkywz mkyf ykcn#
Ftgfllfcz ~oye, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj hcj mlhppfj
dkw ~kcnw dkndfy zo~hyjw zdf wfgocj ykcn, ~dkgd ~hw lf}kzhzkcn
hiovz z~fcz{ mffz hio}f zdf mkywz# Wflfch dflj oc zkndzl{ zo
zdf yfkcw hcj pvllfj oc zdfb hw Zdoy mlf~ zo~hyjw zdf wfgocj
ykcn# Df mlf~ zdyovnd kz hw Cfkzd wdoz h lhynf ilhwz om mkyf kc
Zdoy‛w jkyfgzkoc#
“Zdoy(‒ Wflfch gykfj ovz hcj pvllfj dhyj oc zdf yfkcw ocgf
boyf# Zdoy opfcfj dkw bovzd hcj ftdhlfj h wbhll iyfhzd om myowz
zo ftzkcnvkwd zdf mlhbfw# Wflfch govlj coz dflp ivz zo mffl
hbhqfj i{ Zdoy‛w hiklkz{ zo goczyol zdf ozdfy flfbfczw#
Zdoy mlf~ jo~c iflo~ zo~hyjw zdf nyovcj zo ml{ zdyovnd zdf
zdkyj ykcn#
Cfkzd wzoppfj hcj lo~fyfj dfy dhcjw zo dfy wkjfw hcj wbklfj
hw Zdoy lhcjfj kc myocz om dfy# “Gocnyhzvlhzkocw,‒ wdf whkj hcj
io~fj dfy dfhj h ikz# “[ov wvggfwwmvll{ mlf~ zdyovnd zdf ykcnw
hcj jojnfj b{ hzzhgew# ^fll jocf#‒
Wflfch avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj wbklfj# Cfkzd cojjfj
zo Zdoy hcj df cojjfj ihge# “Zdhz kw fcovnd zyhkckcn moy zojh{#
^f ~kll zyhkc zonfzdfy ocgf hnhkc zoboyyo~#‒ Wflfch zooe omm dfy
jyhnoc dflbfz hcj looefj hz Zdoy hw wdf pvwdfj dfy dhky myob dfy
mhgf#
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Bvllfy 78:
[ov ~fyf iykllkhcz, b{ jfhy, Wflfch whkj ~kzd h wbklf oc
dfy mhgf# Zdoy wbklfj hcj wckmmfj dfy dhky#
^f ~fyf iykllkhcz, Zdoy goyyfgzfj hcj ftzfcjfj ovz dkw
~kcnw ocgf boyf#
Wflfch looefj o}fy hz Cfkzd5 wdf bfczkocfj moy Wflfch zo
mollo~ dfy# Wflfch jkj#
“K dopf zdhz {ov hyf coz zoo hcny{ ~kzd zdf Fbpyfww, Wflfch
H{lhjhkl,‒ Cfkzd whkj# “Wdf kw bfyfl{ jokcn ~dhz wdf zdkcew kw
zdf ifwz moy {ov#‒
Wflfch cojjfj h ikz, ivz jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# Dfy bkcj ~hw
wzkll ivqqkcn hiovz zdf kbpoyzhcgf om ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w
zobi# Wdf ~hw zfbpzfj zo hwe Cfkzd, dopkcn zdhz pfydhpw wdf
~ovlj zfll dfy#
“Cfkzd Hchdkzh,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “^d{ kw ]hyhzdeh
Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi kbpoyzhcz?‒ wdf hwefj#
Cfkzd gdvgelfj h lkzzlf zo dfywflm# “B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf,‒
wdf ifnhc, “[ov hyf mvll om wvypykwfw#‒
“K hb avwz bfyfl{ gvykovw,‒ Wflfch hwefj, hcj looefj omm zo
zdf wkjf#
Pfydhpw wdf govlj nk}f vw boyf kcmoybhzkoc hiovz kz, Zdoy
whkj ~kzd h dvmm ifmoyf zhekcn zo zdf wekfw ocgf boyf# Wflfch
looefj hz dkb hw df jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf phyz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw
zo dvcz hcj wdf looefj ihge hz Cfkzd#
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Bvllfy 786
“Oc Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi, kz zfllw zdf wfgyfz om zdf
~dfyfhiovzw…‒ Wdf plhgfj dfy dhcj o}fy dfy bovzd# “Od b{ jfhy…
{ov ~fyf coz wvppowfj zo eco~ zdhz(‒
“Oc kw zobi?‒ Wflfch hwefj, mfflkcn h ikz ftdklhyhzfj#
Cfkzd w~hllo~fj dhyj, ivz cojjfj dfy dfhj# “Zdf Fbpyfww
oyjfyfj moy dkw zobi zo if dkjjfc kc h wfgyfz loghzkoc# Km
hc{ocf ecf~ om kzw ~dfyfhiovzw, zdf{ ~ovlj eco~ ~dfyf zdf
gy{wzhl wevll kw…‒
Wdf wzoppfj dfywflm hcj gvywfj dfy lkmf h~h{ hmzfy dh}kcn
whkj zdkw#
Zdkyz{"Movy
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Bvllfy 78=
hlekcn ihge zo zdf gozzhnf zdhz hmzfycooc, Wflfch govlj coz
dflp ivz zo mffl lvge{ zo dh}f wvgd h po~fymvl hcj bkndz{
jyhnoc# Wdf cf}fy zdovndz zdhz mhzf ~ovlj if wo ekcj zo dfy, zo
nyhcz dfy wvgd h ~ocjfymvl nkmz#
^
Wflfch looefj vp hcj cozkgfj zdhz Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd ~hlefj
jo~c zdf wzyffz kc dfy jkyfgzkoc, hynvkcn# Zdf Oyhglfw ~hlefj
ifdkcj zdfb, ~dkwpfykcn hbocn zdfbwfl}fw# Wflfch wzoppfj hcj
gyowwfj dfy hybw o}fy dfy gdfwz, fthbkckcn zdf wkzvhzkoc ifmoyf
dfy#
Ckhbd wzoppfj hcj wbklfj hz Wflfch ~kzd h dvnf nykc# Wdf
yhc o}fy hcj fbiyhgfj dfy kczo h dvn# “Hwdvy Ifl mkchll{
hllo~fj bf zo lfh}f zdf gozzhnf zo wff {ov hmzfy {ovy zyhkckcn(‒
Wflfch ~hw kc wdoge# “Hwdvy Ifl hllo~fj {ov zo }kwkz bf?‒
Ckhbd cojjfj ~kzd h wbklf# “[fw( K dh}f iffc ~hczkcn zo
wpfcj zkbf ~kzd {ov hw b{ mykfcj, ivz Hwdvy Ifl ~hczfj bf zo
effp zo wzh{ kc zdf gozzhnf ~dfcf}fy {ov lfmz moy {ovy zyhkckcn#‒
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj wbklfj# “Zdhz kw
~ocjfymvl,‒ wdf whkj hcj nh}f Ckhbd hcozdfy dvn# Do~f}fy,
Wflfch ecf~ zdhz zdf wkzvhzkoc jkj coz mffl ykndz# Coybhll{ wdf
~hw kwolhzfj myob dfy mykfcjw wo zdhz wdf govlj mogvw oc dfy
wzvjkfw# Wdf zdfc ecf~ zdhz Hwdvy ~hw hllo~kcn zdkw zo dhppfc
zo zy{ zo jkwzyhgz dfy myob dfy jyhnoc ykjfy zyhkckcn, ivz
Wflfch zolj dfywflm zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz hllo~ zdhz zo dhppfc#
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Moy ocgf, wdf mflz ftzyfbfl{ dhpp{ hcj zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz hllo~
jkwzyfwwkcn zdovndzw zo pfy}hjf dfy bkcj#
Yhdkb ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj Ckhbd hcj fbiyhgfj Wflfch kczo
h dvn hw ~fll# “^kzd hll om zdf wzvj{kcn zdhz {ov dh}f iffc
jokcn,‒ df ifnhc, “K zdkce zdhz {ov ~kll ifgobf h ~ocjfymvl
jyhnoc ykjfy#‒
“K zdkce wdf bh{ f}fc if zdf ifwz jyhnoc ykjfy kc hll om
Hybhnfjjoc,‒ Ckhbd whkj ~kzd h wbklf# Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf#
“Wo b{ jfhy govwkc,‒ Yhdkb whkj, ~yhppkcn ocf om dkw hybw
hyovcj Wflfch‛w wdovljfy hcj hllo~kcn dfy zo ~hle ~kzd dkb jo~c
zdf wzyffz, “do~ ~hw kz zo zyhkc oc jyhnoc ihge?‒
“Kz mflz ~ocjfymvl,‒ Wflfch whkj# “Kz mflz hlbowz chzvyhl
hmzfy zdf mkywz mf~ bobfczw om zyhkckcn kc zdf hky# K hlwo
iflkf}f zdhz {ov ~ovlj lo}f zo dfhy zdkw hiovz Zdoy hw ~fll#‒
Yhdkb looefj hz dfy hcj wbklfj# “^fll?‒ df whkj#
Wflfch nh}f h ikn nykc zo Yhdkb# “Zdoy kw h Jk}kckz{
Jyhnoc,‒ wdf whkj#
Hz ocgf, Yhdkb‛w f{fw ifghbf ~kjf ~kzd hwzockwdbfcz hcj dkw
bovzd mfll opfc# Ckhbd wzoppfj hiyvpzl{ kc dfy plhgf hcj
jyoppfj dfy wgyollw oczo zdf nyovcj kc hwzockwdbfcz# Zdf
Oyhglfw ~hlefj o}fy hcj wbklfj ~kzd zdfky hybw gyowwfj o}fy
zdfky gdfwz#
“Zdoy kw… h ~dhz?‒ Yhdkb hwefj#
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Bvllfy 784
“H Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc, oy zdf Fzfychl Jyhnoc,‒ Wflfch whkj
~kzd hcozdfy dvnf wbklf#
Yhdkb govljc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn flwf5 Ckhbd ifcz o}fy hcj zykfj
zo pkge vp dfy wgyollw, ivz wdf jyoppfj zdfb hnhkc ifghvwf dfy
dhcjw ~fyf zyfbilkcn zfyykil{#
“^f ecf~,‒ Boyzh ifnhc#
“^f hl~h{w ecf~,‒ Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#
“^f pyfjkgzfj kz hz zdf zkbf om zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛
^hy,‒ Coch mkckwdfj# Wflfch looefj hz zdf Oyhglfw, ivz zdf{ jkj
coz wh{ hc{zdkcn flwf hiovz Zdoy# Wdf ~hw zfbpzfj zo hwe hiovz
~dhz flwf zdf{ dhj pyfjkgzfj, wvgd hw km wdf ~hw kcglvjfj kc
zdfky pyfjkgzkocw#
“Od {fw,‒ Boyzh whkj, glowkcn dfy f{fw#
“[ov ~fyf kcglvjfj,‒ Ghwwhcjyh gdkbfj kc#
“Ovy pyfjkgzkocw ~fyf ihwfj hll hyovcj {ov,‒ Coch gocglvjfj#
“Ghc {ov zfll bf boyf hiovz {ovy pyfjkgzkocw?‒ Wflfch
hwefj, f{fkcn zdfb wvwpkgkovwl{# Hll zdyff om zdf zykplfzw
wdooe zdfky dfhj# “^d{ ghc {ov coz zfll bf?‒
Zdf zdyff Oyhglfw zdfc whkj wkbvlzhcfovwl{, “Zdf zkbf dhw
coz gobf {fz moy {ov zo lfhyc om {ovy jfwzkc{#‒
Wflfch, Yhdkb, hcj Ckhbd ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw ~kzd ocf hcozdfy
kc vzzfy gocmvwkoc# Zdf Oyhglfw lhvndfj hcj ~hlefj vp hdfhj om
zdfb#
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Bvllfy 78;
Wflfch ~hzgdfj hw zdf{ wlo~l{ ~hlefj vp zdf goiilfwzocf
yohj vczkl zdf{ zvycfj ihge hyovcj wdhypl{ oc zdfky dfflw zo
mhgf dfy# “Zdf Fbpyfww om Hybhnfjjoc ~kwdfw zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov
lhzfy zdkw f}fckcn, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf{ whkj kc vckwoc# Wflfch
cojjfj kc zvyc, ~ocjfykcn ~d{ zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj ~kwd zo zhle zo
dfy# Wdf wkndfj zo dfywflm, zdkcekcn zdhz pfydhpw zdf Fbpyfww
~ovlj zfll dfy om Zdoy‛w kjfczkz{ hw zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc#
Wdf looefj ihge o}fy hz Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd, ~do ~fyf hynvkcn
~kzd fhgd ozdfy ocgf hnhkc#
“K dfhyj {ov z~o hynvkcn jo~c zdf yohj fhylkfy,‒ Wflfch
whkj, gyowwkcn dfy hybw o}fy dfy gdfwz ocgf hnhkc#
Ckhbd wzoppfj hcj looefj hz Wflfch# “K hb woyy{ zdhz {ov
dhj zo dfhy zdhz,‒ wdf whkj hcj nlhyfj hz Yhdkb#
Yhdkb wdyvnnfj dkw wdovljfyw# “K hlwo bvwz hpolonkqf zdhz
Cfkzd ~hw nfzzkcn hcny{ ~kzd bf ifghvwf K zdkce zdhz Cfkzd
Hchdkzh kw pyfzz{#‒
Ckhbd hppfhyfj zo if hcny{ hz zdkw gobbfcz5 Wflfch, oc zdf
ozdfy dhcj, ~hw hbvwfj# Wdf wdooe dfy dfhj#
“Wo zdkw kw zdf ghvwf om hll zdf gobbozkoc?‒ Wflfch hwefj,
zy{kcn zo goczyol dfy lhvndzfy#
“K zdkce {ov bh{ dh}f mfflkcnw moy dfy,‒ Ckhbd whkj hnhkc
zo Yhdkb, kncoykcn Wflfch#
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Bvllfy 790
Yhdkb‛w mhgf zvycfj h ikz yfj# Wflfch govlj coz zfll km kz
~hw ovz om hcnfy oy ovz om fbihyyhwwbfcz# “^dhz jofw kz
bhzzfy?‒ Yhdkb hwefj zo Ckhbd# “^d{ jofw kz gocgfyc {ov hc{?‒
Ckhbd yollfj dfy f{fw kc hcco{hcgf ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj
o}fy dfy gdfwz# “Wdf kw coz {ovy z{pf,‒ wdf whkj hnhkc#
Yhdkb ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj nlhyfj hz Ckhbd#
“^dhz?‒
“[ov dfhyj bf,‒ Ckhbd whkj ocgf hnhkc#
Yhdkb zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj zdfc h lhynf nykc hppfhyfj oc
dkw mhgf# “K zdkce {ov‛yf afhlovw,‒ Yhdkb whkj ~kzd h whzkwmkfj
zocf#
“Bf? Afhlovw?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, hlzdovnd Wflfch govlj zfll
zdhz wdf ~hw# “Cf}fy( Do~ govlj K if afhlovw om Cfkzd? K‛ll
hjbkz kz, wdf kw bvgd boyf hzzyhgzk}f zdhc hc{ ozdfy… ivz dfy
mhgf kw zoo locn lkef h doywf‛w hcj dfy ioj{ kw wdhpflfww(‒
“[ov‛yf wzkll afhlovw,‒ Yhdkb whkj hnhkc, zy{kcn zo goczyol
dkw lhvndfy#
“K hb coz afhlovw(‒ Ckhbd whkj ocgf hnhkc# Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd
zdfc zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~hlefj h~h{ jo~c zdf goiilfwzocf yohj#
Wflfch zykfj zo goczhkc dfy lhvndfy hz zdkw#
Zdf Oyhglfw ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj# Boyzh plhgfj h dhcj oc
Wflfch‛w wdovljfy hcj wdooe dfy dfhj#
“Ckhbd kw afhlovw,‒ wdf whkj ~kzd h wbklf#
“Wdf avwz jkj coz ~hcz Yhdkb zo eco~,‒ Ghwwhcjyh gdkbfj kc#
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zhlocw hcj vczkfj zdf yollfj vp pkfgf om phpfy# Wflfch looefj
hcj cozkgfj kz ~hw h cf~wphpfy# Zdf Jhkl{ Jknfwz, kz yfhj oc
zdf myocz kc iolj lfzzfyw#
Yhdkb yfhj zdf dfhjlkcfw hcj nhwpfj h lkzzlf# “Zdfyf dh}f
iffc h mf~ hzzhgew i{ Bovczhkc zyollw cfhy zdf Dkczfylhcjw,‒ df
yfhj ovz lovj# Df looefj vp hz zdf Oyhglfw, ~do ~fyf wdhekcn
zdfky dfhjw#
“^dob jkj zdf{ hzzhge?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, looekcn o}fy hz Yhdkb
moy zdf mkywz zkbf wkcgf zdf{ hyyk}fj ihge hz zdf gozzhnf#
“H govplf om kccogfcz yfwkjfczw om Zyocdfkb#‒ Yhdkb nhqfj
o}fy zdf cf~wphpfy ocgf hnhkc# “Zdf Go}fc iflkf}fw zdhz zdf{
~fyf wfcz i{ zdf Dvczfyw#‒
“^dfyf ~fyf zdf{ fthgzl{?‒ Wflfch hwefj, f{fkcn Yhdkb
wvwpkgkovwl{#
Yhdkb looefj hz zdf cf~wphpfy ocgf hnhkc# “Zdf{ ~fyf
~hcjfykcn kcwkjf zdf Dkczfylhcjw,‒ df hcw~fyfj# “Zdf{ ~fyf
~hlekcn hlocnwkjf zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy hw km zdf{ ~fyf looekcn moy
wobfzdkcn#‒ Df glowfj vp zdf cf~wphpfy hcj wfz kz oc zdf gommff
zhilf#
Zdfyf ~hw h ecoge oc zdf gozzhnf jooy# Hz ocgf, zdf
Oyhglfw looefj hz Wflfch hcj whkj kc vckwoc, “Zdf Fbpyfww ~kwdfw
zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov#‒
Zdf jooy opfc hcj zdfyf wzooj Hy{l Hvyoyh dfywflm# Wflfch
avbpfj h lkzzlf hcj io~fj dfy dfhj hmzfy wdf xvkgel{ noz zo dfy
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mffz# Zdf Fbpyfww io~fj dfy dfhj kc zvyc# Wflfch looefj vp hcj
cozkgfj zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hw ghyy{kcn h locn hcj yhzdfy lhynf
bkjckndz ilvf iot vcjfycfhzd dfy hyb#
“K ~kwd zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov hlocf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf whkj
~kzd h wbklf oc dfy mhgf# Wdf zvycfj hcj nfwzvyfj zo~hyjw
ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf# Wflfch cojjfj hcj looefj o}fy hz zdf
Oyhglfw, ~do zdfc cojjfj# Wdf wbklfj h lkzzlf hcj ~hlefj
ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf ~kzd zdf Fbpyfww ~hlekcn ifdkcj dfy# Wdf
glowfj zdf jooy zo zdf gozzhnf#
“Do~ hyf {ov mfflkcn, b{ jfhy?‒ zdf Fbpyfww hwefj ~kzd h
mhkcz wbklf#
Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf# “K mffl mhczhwzkg, hgzvhll{,‒ wdf
whkj ~kzd h nykc#
Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj# “K hb coz wvypykwfj, moy K ~ovlj if
zoo km K ~fyf nyhczfj ~kzd h po~fymvl jyhnoc wvgd hw Zdoy#‒
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw, ivz wbklfj ocgf hnhkc#
“[fw, zdhz kw phyz om kz#‒
“Zdfc ~d{ flwf jo {ov mffl dhpp{?‒ zdf Fbpyfww xvfwzkocfj#
Wflfch zdovndz hiovz kz moy h bobfcz hcj wbklfj ocgf hnhkc#
“Ifghvwf K ~hw mkchll{ hilf zo wpfcj zkbf ~kzd b{ mykfcjw zojh{,
~dfc K ~hw coybhll{ kwolhzfj#‒ Wdf wzoppfj dfywflm hcj looefj hz
zdf Fbpyfww#
Wdf wkndfj hcj looefj omm zo zdf wkjf# “[ov dh}f co
gobpyfdfcwkoc hw zo do~ K omzfc gopf ~kzd zdfwf mfflkcnw om
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nvklz hcj yfboywf# K ecf~ ~dhz K ~hw jokcn, ivz hz zdf whbf
zkbf, K ecf~ coz ~dhz K ~hw jokcn#‒
“B{ Lhj{?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
Zdf Fbpyfww looefj vp hz Wflfch ~kzd hcozdfy mhkcz wbklf oc
dfy mhgf# “K efpz {ov kwolhzfj myob {ovy mykfcjw ifghvwf K
~hczfj {ov zo mogvw oc {ovy wzvjkfw# Ocl{ co~ jo K yfhlkqf zdhz
{ov cffj zo if wvyyovcjfj i{ {ovy mykfcjw zo nk}f {ov zdf
bozk}hzkoc zo effp {ov bo}kcn moy~hyj# K efpz {ov h~h{ myob
Zdoy ifghvwf K jkj coz ~hcz {ov zo mvll{ vcjfywzhcj dkw zyvf
po~fy, moy K mfhyfj zdhz {ov bh{ dh}f nyo~c hbikzkovw hcj zdhz
{ov ~ovlj dh}f zvycfj kczo wobfocf lkef ]fcftvw#‒
Wflfch wkndfj hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz ocgf hnhkc# “K
~kll hjbkz, K jkj mffl h lkzzlf hbikzkovw hz mkywz, ivz hz zdf
whbf zkbf, K mflz yflkf}fj kc h ~h{#‒ Wdf looefj vp hz zdf
Fbpyfww# “K mflz yflkf}fj, ifghvwf K ecf~ zdhz ~kzd Zdoy‛w
po~fy, K jo coz dh}f zdf mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw hlocf# Zdoy ghc
dflp bf# ^kzd Zdoy ifkcn zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc, K bh{ dh}f hc
fxvhl mkndzkcn gdhcgf hnhkcwz ]fcftvw#‒ Wdf wbklfj h lkzzlf#
Zdf Fbpyfww‛w wbklf nyf~ iknnfy# “Pyfgkwfl{ ~dhz K dhj
~kwdfj moy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf zdfc looefj jo~c hz zdf iot
zdhz wdf ghyykfj vcjfycfhzd dfy hyb# “Zdhz kw zdf yfhwoc ~d{ K
ghbf dfyf zdkw f}fckcn# K dh}f wobfzdkcn zo nk}f {ov#‒ Zdf
Fbpyfww wlkndzl{ ecflz ifmoyf dfy, dhcjkcn zdf locn hcj chyyo~
iot o}fy zo Wflfch#
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Wflfch looefj hz zdf iot moy h mf~ bobfczw ifmoyf wdf zooe
kz myob zdf Fbpyfww# Wdf looefj hz dfy, hcj zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj
dfy dfhj zo zdf iot# Wflfch wlo~l{ yfbo}fj zdf lkj zo zdf iot
hcj nhwpfj ~dfc wdf cozkgfj h locn, wkcnlf ilhjfj w~oyj wkzzkcn
gobmoyzhil{ ~kzdkc zdf iot# Zdf dklz om zdf w~oyj ~hw gocwkwzfj
om z~o lkocw w{bbfzykghl zo fhgd ozdfy, zdfky dfhjw ftzfcjfj
ovz~hyj h lkzzlf zo moyb zdf dhcjlf cfhy zdf ihwf om zdf ilhjf#
Zdfky zhklw z~kwzfj zonfzdfy hcj dflj h lhynf yvi{ wzocf ~kzd
zdf fcj om zdfky zhklw# Zdf w~oyj dhj gvy}fj kcjfczw hlocn zdf
fjnfw om zdf ilhjf# Zdf fcj om zdf ilhjf gvy}fj kc~hyj h ikz,
lkef zdhz om h jyhnoc‛w zhloc# Zdf ilhjf nh}f omm h lvbkcovw,
noljfc nlo~ kc zdf booclkndz#
Wflfch yfhgdfj kc hcj ghyfmvll{ nyhiifj zdf dklz om zdf
w~oyj hcj pvllfj kz ovz om zdf iot# Vcjfycfhzd zdf w~oyj ~hw h
ghwf zo no hlocn ~kzd kz# Wflfch nyhiifj zdf ilhge ghwf hw ~fll
hcj fthbkcfj zdf w~oyj ~kzd nyfhz hczkgkphzkoc#
Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj# “Zdf ghwf moy zdf w~oyj kw bhjf ovz om
jyhnoc dkjf# Zdf ilhjf om zdf w~oyj gocwkwzw om h lkzzlf ikz om
vckgoyc doyc#‒
Wflfch zdfc wlo~l{ iyovndz zdf w~oyj vp zo dfy mhgf, kc zdf
wkbklhy wzhcgf om nfzzkcn yfhj{ zo hzzhge dfy oppocfcz# Wdf
zdfc lo~fyfj dfy ~fhpoc hcj wdfhzdfj kz hcj looefj hz zdf
Fbpyfww ~kzd h looe om hwzockwdbfcz# Wdf zykfj zo opfc dfy
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bovzd zo moyb zdf ~oyjw, ivz wdf movcj dfywflm wpffgdlfww kc
myocz om zdf Fbpyfww#
“B{ Lhj{,‒ wdf iyfhzdfj ovz# “K… K jo coz eco~ ~dhz zo
wh{…‒
“Zdfyf kw cozdkcn zo if whkj, b{ jfhy,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj
~kzd h wbklf oc dfy mhgf# “Zdkw w~oyj ~hw zdf }fy{ whbf w~oyj
zdhz K vwfj kc zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy,‒ wdf whkj hnhkc#
Wflfch mflz zdhz hc{ bobfcz dfy lfnw ~ovlj nk}f ovz# “Zdkw ~hw
zdf whbf w~oyj zdhz K vwfj zo mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw,‒ zdf
Fbpyfww wzhzfj# “Co~, zdkw w~oyj iflocnw zo {ov# If~hyf om zdf
jhcnfy kc {ovy mvzvyf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒ Wdf wbklfj ocgf hnhkc
hcj ~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf gozzhnf# “^f ~kll wpfhe hnhkc,‒ zdf
Fbpyfww whkj ocgf hnhkc ifmoyf wdf jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf jhye
ckndz#
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Zdkyz{"Mk}f
flfch zyvjnfj zo dfy ifjyoob ~kzd dfy cf~ w~oyj nk}fc zo
dfy i{ zdf Fbpyfww# Wdf ~hlefj kcwkjf hcj o}fy zo dfy ifj,
plhgkcn zdf w~oyj hnhkcwz zdf ~hll# Mfflkcn kcgyfjkil{ ftgkzfj
i{ dfy ~ocjfymvl jh{, Wflfch goczkcvfj zo nhqf hz zdf w~oyj#
Wdf whz oc zdf fjnf om dfy ifj hcj yfhgdfj o}fy zo ~yhp dfy
mkcnfyw hyovcj zdf dklz om dfy w~oyj# Wdf wlo~l{ vcwdfhzdfj kz
hcj nhpfj hz kzw ifhvz{# Wflfch nfczl{ zyhgfj dfy kcjft mkcnfy
hlocn zdf fjnf om zdf ilhjf, mollo~kcn kzw gvy}fj phzzfyc#
W
Wdf avbpfj h lkzzlf ~dfc wdf dfhyj dvbbkcn kc zdf ihge om
dfy bkcj, mollo~fj i{ h lkzzlf ikz om lhvndzfy#
Dfllo, b{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj kc h ikz om hbvwfbfcz#
Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf hcj wdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj# Dfllo b{
jfhy ocf, wdf whkj#
Do~ jofw kz mffl zo dh}f {ovy }fy{ o~c ~fhpoc? Zdoy
gdvgelfj h lkzzlf#
Wflfch looefj ihge hz dfy w~oyj hcj plhgfj ihge hnhkcwz zdf
~hll# K mffl… po~fymvl#
Wdf dfhyj Zdoy dvb ocgf hnhkc# [ov hyf po~fymvl# K jo coz
kbhnkcf zdhz zdf Woygfyfy ~ovlj coz dh}f ftphcjfj dkw fmmoyz zo
zy{ zo ghpzvyf {ov km df dhj coz mffl zdyfhzfcfj# Zdhz kw ~d{ K
mffl zdhz df kw nokcn zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb#
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K zdkce kz bhefw wfcwf, Wflfch whkj# Do~f}fy, zdf Woygfyfy
wzkll ~hczfj zo ekll bf ifmoyf K noz {ovy jyhnoc fnn# Kz ~hw
hll ifghvwf om zdkw w{biol, ~dkgd jofw coz bhef wfcwf zo bf# Wdf
looefj ihge jo~c hz dfy lfmz phlb#
Zdhz w{biol oc {ovy lfmz phlb wknckmkfw {ovy pvykz{, Zdoy
whkj ~kzd jflkndz# Kz bhyew {ov hw wkclfww#
Ivz do~ ghc zdhz if? Wflfch hwefj kc ihmmlfbfcz# K hb
dvbhc5 K ~hw ioyc hw h wkccfy# Do~ ghc h dvbhc if ioyc ~kzdovz
wkc?
Wflfch H{lhjhkl, Zdoy ifnhc, K gdowf {ov hw b{ ykjfy
ifghvwf {ov hyf wkclfww# ^dfc K ~hw kc b{ fnn, K mflz {ovy
pyfwfcgf# K ghc zfll zdf pvykz{ om h dvbhc‛w dfhyz ~kzdovz f}fc
wffkcn oy eco~kcn zdf pfywoc# ^dfc K ~hw kc {ovy pyfwfcgf hw hc
fnn, K mflz {ovy pvykz{# K mflz {ov zo if wkclfww kc chzvyf,
avwz hw K ~hw# Hpphyfczl{ wkcgf K ~hw ifwzo~fj Hcnflkg po~fy
vpoc b{ ikyzd, K gdowf {ov moy {ovy wkclfww dfhyz hcj moy zdf
pfywoc {ov hyf#
Wflfch‛w iyfhzdkcn kcgyfhwfj# Dfy dhcjw zyfbilfj h lkzzlf#
Wdf govlj coz mknvyf ovz do~ wdf ~hw wkclfww# Wflfch ecf~ zdhz
~hw kbpowwkilf moy hc{ dvbhc zo if ~kzdovz wkc#
B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy ifnhc hnhkc, Jo coz if hlhybfj
~kzd ~dhz kw hcj ~dhz ~kll if# K vcjfywzhcj zdhz kz gobfw hw
xvkzf h wdoge moy {ov zo lfhyc om {ovy kjfczkz{ kc zdkw ~h{# K
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jo coz iflkf}f zdhz f}fc Gdhlkww ecf~ om zdhz w{biol vpoc {ovy
phlb#
Wflfch looefj hz zdf w{biol oc dfy lfmz phlb hcj glkcgdfj
dfy mkwz# Ivz zdf Fbpyfww eco~w, wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf Fbpyfww
hcj zdf Oyhglfw…
Zdf{ eco~, Zdoy whkj# K ghc wfcwf h pfywoc‛w eco~lfjnf hcj
zfll km zdf{ hyf l{kcn# K ghc wfcwf wobfocf‛w wkc, f}fc ~dfc
zdf{ hyf vch~hyf om zdfb wkcckcn zo ifnkc ~kzd# Zdf Woygfyfy,
oy ]fcftvw km {ov ~kll, ~hczfj zo ekll {ov ifghvwf df ~hczfj zo
if ykj om b{ Hcnflkg po~fyw# Df ~hczfj Whzhc zo ifwzo~ jfbockg
po~fy o}fy bf# Kc oyjfy zo jo zdhz, ]fcftvw dhj zo ihzdf b{
jyhnoc fnn kc zdf ilooj om h pvyf dvbhc# Df ecf~ zdhz {ov ~fyf
zdf pvyfwz om hll dvbhcw kc Hybhnfjjoc hcj kc zdf ~oylj# Zdhz
~hw ~d{ ]fcftvw ~hczfj zo ghpzvyf {ov wkcgf zdf zkbf om {ovy
ikyzd# Zdf w{biol vpoc {ovy lfmz phlb zolj dkb hcj zdf Dvczfyw
zdhz {ov ~fyf pvyf#
Zdf gy{wzhl wevllw, Zdoy whkj hnhkc, myob b{ vcjfywzhcjkcn,
goczhkc po~fyw zdhz ]fcftvw ~hw hmzfy# Df zdovndz zdhz df govlj
vwf zdf gy{wzhl wevllw zo wvbboc zdf po~fyw om Whzhc dkbwflm hcj
zo gobikcf zdfb ~kzd b{ po~fyw zo zhef o}fy hll zdyff ~oyljw1
Dfh}fc, zdf ~oylj, hcj Dfll kzwflm# ]fcftvw ~hczfj zo pyoglhkb
dkbwflm zdf hlbkndz{ po~fymvl Noj#
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Myob ~dhz K eco~, {ov hyf coz ioyc om bhc# Plfhwf jo coz
xvfwzkoc bf mvyzdfy, moy zdhz eco~lfjnf wffbw zo dh}f f}hjfj b{
bkcj#
Wflfch jkj coz eco~ ~dhz zo jo, oy ~dhz zo wh{# Wdf
vcwdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj h lkzzlf ikz hcj looefj hz dfy yfmlfgzkoc
kc zdf ilhjf# K cffj zo hwe zdf Fbpyfww, wdf hccovcgfj# Oy
pfydhpw f}fc zdf Oyhglfw zdfbwfl}fw#
[ov wdovlj# [ov dh}f h ykndz zo eco~ ~do {ov zyvl{ hyf,
Wflfch H{lhjhkl# Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb h lkzzlf#
Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj glowfj dfy f{fw# Jo {ov eco~
moy wvyf zdhz ]fcftvw kw nokcn zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb?
K hb boyf zdhc wvyf, Zdoy yfplkfj#
Jofw zdf Fbpyfww eco~?
K iflkf}f wdf jofw hw ~fll, kcglvjkcn zdf Go}fc#
Wflfch opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj mflz zdf hczkgkphzkoc ykwf
~kzdkc dfy# Zdf Go}fc ~ovlj hyyk}f zo Zyocdfkb ~kzdkc zdf cftz
~ffe oy wo# Wdf ~hw gfyzhkc zdhz ]kjhy Dflkow ~ovlj coz zhef
Zdoy h~h{ myob dfy, oy hz lfhwz coz co~, coz ~kzd zdf Woygfyfy
}hwzl{ hppyohgdkcn Zyocdfkb# ^dhz hyf zdf{ nokcn zo jo hiovz
kz? Wflfch hwefj#
Zdoy zooe h jffp iyfhzd# Hw mhy hw K eco~, cozdkcn# K‛}f
dfhyj zdhz zdf{ ~fyf jkwgvwwkcn zdfwf zfybw ~kzd zdf Fbpyfww#
Wflfch nlhyfj hz dfy yfmlfgzkoc kc zdf ilhjf om dfy w~oyj#
Zdfc ~f bvwz jo wobfzdkcn, wdf hccovcgfj#
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Wdf dfhyj Zdoy lhvnd kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj# Zdhz kw zdf
wpkykz, b{ jfhy, df aoekcnl{ whkj# [ov hgz iyh}f, ~dfc kc mhgz
{ov‛yf bowzl{ h mool#
Wflfch yollfj dfy f{fw h ikz# Hb K zdf ocl{ ocf ~do ghc
wzop ]fcftvw? Km K hb, zdfc ~f dh}f co ozdfy gdokgf ivz zo nfz
ovywfl}fw kc}ol}fj# Kw zdkw coz ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj? Wdf
~hczfj zo zyhkc vw wo zdhz ~f govlj mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw#
[ov hyf goyyfgz, b{ jfhy# Do~f}fy, ~f bvwz mkywz mkcj zdf
gy{wzhl wevll, Zdoy gocglvjfj# Zoboyyo~, {ov wdovlj no hcj hwe
zdf Oyhglfw hiovz ]fcftvw, hcj powwkil{ hiovz {ovy kjfczkz{#
Zdf cftz boyckcn, hmzfy Wflfch noz jyfwwfj hcj hzf
iyfhemhwz, wdf ~fcz zo zdf Oyhglfw ~do ~fyf kc Hwdvy‛w wdhge#
Wdf movcj zdfb wfhygdkcn zdyovnd yollw om phygdbfcz hcj zdyovnd
jkmmfyfcz iooew zdhz ~fyf l{kcn oc zdf govczfyzop ~kzd h wbhll,
ilhge ghvljyoc wkzzkcn cftz zo zdfb# Wdf govlj coz kbhnkcf ~dhz
ekcj om pozkoc zdf{ ~fyf iyf~kcn vp zdkw zkbf#
“Dfllo Wflfch,‒ Boyzh whkj ~kzdovz zvyckcn hyovcj zo mhgf
dfy# Wdf pkgefj vp h iooe hcj opfcfj kz vp zo h gfyzhkc phnf#
“^f ecf~ {ov ~fyf gobkcn,‒ Ghwwhcjyh whkj, wbklkcn iyohjl{#
“Hcj ~f eco~ om {ovy pvypowf hw zo ~d{ {ov ghbf,‒ Coch
mkckwdfj#
“Ckgf zo wff {ov hnhkc zoo#‒ Wflfch looefj hyovcj zdf wdhge
h ikz ifmoyf wdf whz jo~c kc zdf gdhky cftz zo zdf mkyfplhgf#
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“K avwz ~hczfj zo hwe… hiovz km {ov dhj hc{ boyf pyfjkgzkocw
lhzfl{ hiovz zdf Woygfyfy?‒
Zdf Oyhglfw ilkcefj hz zdf whbf zkbf# “Jo {ov zdkce zdkw
kw fhw{?‒ Boyzh hwefj kc kyykzhzkoc#
“Kz zhefw h loz om ovy wzyfcnzd zo zy{ zo pyfjkgz,‒
Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#
“^dfc zdf pyfjkgzkocw gobf, kz jofwc‛z yfxvkyf hc{
wzyfcnzd,‒ Coch mkckwdfj# “Kz‛w coz zdhz fhw{ zo pyfjkgz zdf
mvzvyf, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf{ whkj wkbvlzhcfovwl{#
“K‛b woyy{, ivz…‒ Wflfch ifnhc#
“[ov ~fyf gvykovw?‒ Boyzh hwefj, yhkwkcn h iyo~#
“^d{ wo gvykovw, Jyhnoc Ykjfy?‒ hwefj Ghwwhcjyh#
“[ov bvwz lfhyc zo coz if wo gvykovw,‒ Coch mkckwdfj#
Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “K‛}f dfhyj zdhz bhc{ jkmmfyfcz
zdkcnw dh}f iffc dhppfckcn o}fy kc zdf Dkczfylhcjw#‒
“Coz }fy{ bhc{ }fczvyf kcwkjf zdowf ~oojw,‒ Boyzh whkj
xvkfzl{#
“Woyy{ zdhz ~f‛yf coz om bvgd vwf,‒ Ghwwhcjyh whkj whjl{#
“^f joc‛z f}fc eco~ ~dfyf kz kw,‒ wkndfj Coch#
“Kz‛w iffc ilogefj myob ovy bkcjw,‒ zdf Oyhglfw whkj
zonfzdfy# Wflfch wkndfj zo dfywflm hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz#
Zdf Oyhglfw looefj hz dfy# “Zdhz‛w pyoihil{ coz zdf ocl{
xvfwzkoc {ov dh}f,‒ zdf{ whkj zonfzdfy ocgf hnhkc#
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Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd# Wdf looefj hz dfy dhcjw# “K
wvppowf zdhz hll zdyff om {ov eco~ zdhz K hb wkclfww,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj#
Zdf Oyhglfw wbklfj zonfzdfy#
“^f ecf~,‒ Boyzh ifnhc#
“^f pyfjkgzfj kz jvykcn zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy,‒
Ghwwhcjyh goczkcvfj#
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zonfzdfy kc vckwoc#
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“Zfll {ov ~dhz?‒ zdf Oyhglfw whkj zonfzdfy ocgf hnhkc#
Wdf looefj vp hz zdfb# “Ghc {ov zfll bf ~dfyf K ghbf myob
km K ~hw coz ioyc om bhc?‒
Zdf Oyhglfw ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw hcj wdooe zdfky dfhjw# “Zdhz
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“^d{ ghc‛z {ov zfll bf?‒ Wflfch wzooj wzyhkndz vp, ivz zdf
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“Jo coz effp jfbhcjkcn myob vw, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf Oyhglfw
whkj wkbvlzhcfovwl{# Zdf{ bfczkocfj zo~hyjw zdf jooy hcj Wflfch
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zooe h jffp iyfhzd# Wdf wzooj vp hcj ~hlefj ovz om zdf wdhge#
“Pfydhpw zdf Fbpyfww ghc zfll {ov dfywflm,‒ zdf Oyhglfw whkj kc
vckwoc ocgf hnhkc ifmoyf zdf{ glowf zdf jooy ifdkcj dfy#
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fbpz{# Wdf wkndfj hw wdf wlvbpfj oc zdf govgd# Zdf wvc wdocf
iykndzl{ zdyovnd zdf nlhww ~kcjo~# Wflfch looefj hyovcj zdf
yoob hw wdf ifnhc zo joqf omm zo wlffp hw wobfzdkcn ghvndz dfy
f{f# Wkzzkcn oc zop om h wdflm o}fy zdf mkyfplhgf ~hw h wgyoll#
Wdf ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw ifmoyf wdf noz vp myob dfy
wpoz oc zdf govgd hcj wlo~l{ ~hlefj vp zo zdf wgyoll# Wflfch
nyhiifj zdf wgyoll ghyfmvll{ hcj vcyollfj kz# Wdf mflz dfy lfnw
hlbowz nk}f ovz hcj wdf mflz zdf ftgkzfbfcz ykwf ~kzdkc dfy# Kz
~hw zdf whbf wgyoll hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw zdhz wdf movcj hz
zdf lkiyhy{ myob ifmoyf#
Wflfch looefj hyovcj dfy myhczkghll{ zo bhef wvyf zdhz co
ocf ~hw zdfyf ifmoyf wdf xvkgel{ yhc vp zdf wzhkyghwf# Wdf yhc
moy dfy yoob hcj wdvz zdf jooy hw wdf ghbf kc# Wdf zdfc plhgfj
zdf wgyoll oc zop om dfy jyfwwfy hcj vcyollfj kz ocgf hnhkc#
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Iflo~ dkw pkgzvyf ~hw zdf zkzlf, Zdf Zykgewzfy# Wflfch looefj
o}fy zdf pofb ghyfmvll{, zy{kcn zo looe hz wobf om zdf ~oyjw wdf
movcj bkwwpfllfj, wvgd hw —pocjfyfj#‛ Kz ~hw bkwwkcn hc y#
Wflfch yfhj zdyovnd phyzw om zdf pofb# “Zdkw kwc‛z ykndz,‒
wdf ~dkwpfyfj, plhgkcn dfy kcjft mkcnfy oc zdf ~oyj —oy‛ zdhz
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hppfhyfj kc zdf zftz# “K zdovndz zdhz kz ~hw wvppowfj zo if
—moy‛…‒
Zdfyf ~hw h ecoge oc dfy jooy# Wflfch‛w dfhyz avbpfj hcj
wdf dflj zdf wgyoll kc dfy dhcjw# Wdf xvkgel{ dkj kz kc dfy
jyfwwfy jyh~fy ifmoyf wdf hcw~fyfj dfy jooy#
“[fw?‒ Wflfch hwefj, opfckcn kz# Wdf wh~ Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb
wzhcjkcn oc zdf ovzwkjf om dfy jooy#
“Zdfyf {ov hyf(‒ Ckhbd ftglhkbfj, fbiyhgkcn Wflfch kczo h
lhynf dvn# “^f ~fyf ~oyykfj(‒
“Woyy{ zo ~oyy{ {ov,‒ Wflfch whkj, ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy
mhgf# Wdf zdfc mollo~fj zdfb ovz om dfy ifjyoob hcj ovz om zdf
gozzhnf, zy{kcn zo zhef dfy bkcj omm zdf wgyoll#
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“K dh}f iffc ivw{,‒ Wflfch whkj whjl{, zy{kcn coz zo nk}f
dfy zoo bvgd kcmoybhzkoc# Wdf looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb, ~do ~hw
bfczkockcn moy dfy zo coz wh{ hc{zdkcn boyf# Ckhbd cozkgfj zdkw
hcj wdf nlhyfj hz iozd Yhdkb hcj Wflfch#
“^dhz kw zdf bfhckcn om zdkw?‒ Ckhbd jfbhcjfj# Wdf looefj
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Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd hcj zolj Ckhbd hiovz hll zdhz wdf
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wevll#
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dhcjw zyfbilfj hz dfy wkjfw hcj boyf zfhyw mfll jo~c dfy mhgf#
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bf zo kz#‒
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avwz h chbf#‒
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df ~dkwpfyfj, “ivz Wflfch ~hw zdf ocf ~do wol}fj hll om zdf
ykjjlfw hcj glvfw zdvw mhy#‒
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~kwd, Ckhbd,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K cffj zo no zo zdf lkiyhy{ zo
mkcj ovz boyf kcmoybhzkoc oc zdkw# Dopfmvll{ K‛ll if hilf zo
mkcj wobf boyf glvfw zdhz bh{ lfhj vw zo zdf wevll‛w loghzkoc#‒
“Co,‒ Ckhbd gdoefj ovz hcj nyhiifj Wflfch‛w wdovljfyw#
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Wflfch ~hw wzhyzlfj hz zdkw nfwzvyf# “Ckhbd, {ov ghccoz
wzop bf,‒ wdf whkj, looekcn hz dfy mykfcj kc zdf mhgf# “K dh}f
zo jo zdkw#‒
“Co,‒ Ckhbd yfpfhzfj# “[ov hyf coz nokcn zo jo zdkw#‒
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj wo jkj Ckhbd ifmoyf h wbklf
hppfhyfj oc dfy mhgf# “K ~kll coz hllo~ {ov zo jo zdkw hlocf#‒
Wflfch wbklfj kc zvyc hcj fbiyhgfj dfy mykfcj kc h dvn#
“Ivz {ov ~kll if pvzzkcn {ovy }fy{ o~c lkmf kc jhcnfy hw ~fll,‒
wdf whkj#
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jyfhbz om h lkmf om hj}fczvyf( ^dfc K ~hw {ovcnfy, iozd Bhykh
hcj K bhjf vp hj}fczvyfw zdhz ~f govlj zhef phyz kc#‒ Ckhbd
zvycfj hyovcj hcj cojjfj zo zdf fczyhcgf om zdf lkiyhy{ ~dfyf
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dvn# “Ckhbd hcj K ~fyf dflpkcn {ov mknvyf ovz zdf gy{wzhl wevll
~dklf {ov ~fyf zyhkckcn,‒ wdf whkj ~kzd h wbklf# Wflfch cozkgfj
zdhz wdf ghyykfj h wgyoll vcjfy dfy hybw# “Zdf Fbpyfww hgzvhll{
zolj vw zo dflp {ov,‒ Bhykh whkj ocgf hnhkc# Wflfch ~hw
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wdf hwefj#
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looefj ihge hz dfy# Kz ~hw zdfc zdhz Wflfch yfhlkqfj zdhz zdf
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pfywkwzfcz hw wdf zdovndz wdf ~hw#
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looekcn jo~c hz zdf wgyollw vcjfycfhzd dfy hybw# “K ~hw zy{kcn
zo jo h lkzzlf ikz om yfwfhygd oc ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw b{wflm#
K zdovndz pfydhpw zdhz K govlj vwf b{ gy{pzonyhpd{ wekllw zo vwf
km K ghbf hgyoww hc{ om dkw glvfw#‒ Wdf wbklfj#
Wflfch wbklfj hw ~fll hcj bfczkocfj moy zdfb zo mollo~ dfy
zo~hyjw zdf fczyhcgf om zdf lkiyhy{#
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om h jyhnoc hcj whz jo~c hz zdf nlhww zhilfw ~dfyf zdfyf ~fyf
hlyfhj{ h govplf om iooew hcj wgyollw opfcfj# Wflfch whz jo~c
hz zdf fcj om zdf locn nlhww zhilf hcj pyoppfj dfy dfhj vp ~kzd
dfy dhcjw# Bhykh ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj ~kzd h wgyoll hcj
vcyollfj kz kc myocz om Wflfch#
“Zdkw wgyoll zhlew hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw hw zdf ~hy
nfcfyhl kc zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj [fhyw‛ ^hy,‒ wdf hccovcgfj#
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “^f hlyfhj{ eco~ zdkw kcmoybhzkoc,‒
wdf whkj, nfczl{ pvwdkcn zdf wgyoll h~h{#
Yhdkb ~hlefj kc hcozdfy wfgzkoc om zdf lkiyhy{, dflpkcn
~kzd zdfky wfhygd# Bhykh ~hlefj omm hcj Ckhbd ghbf ihge ~kzd
z~o wgyollw hcj plhgfj zdfb kc myocz om Wflfch, mollo~fj i{
Yhdkb, ~do ~hw wekbbkcn zdyovnd h lhynf iooe#
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“K iyovndz zdfwf myob zdf fhwz wfgzkoc om zdf lkiyhy{,‒ wdf
hccovcgfj, ftdhvwzfj myob hll zdf ~fkndz#
Wflfch looefj zdyovnd wobf om zdf wgyollw, ~dkgd goczhkcfj
pkgzvyfw om Nvcjkwhl}vw ~kzd wobf kcmoybhzkoc hiovz dkw hyyfwz#
Wdf wekbbfj zdyovnd zdf wgyoll, ivz wdooe dfy dfhj ocgf hnhkc#
“Zdkw jofw coz zfll bf bvgd om hc{zdkcn zdhz K cffj zo eco~,‒
Wflfch whkj, nyhiikcn zdf ozdfy wgyoll# “Kz ocl{ jfwgykifw zdf
ckndz om zdf hyyfwz hcj do~ Nvcjkwhl}vw ~hw wfcz zo zdf
Lfzdhwdoyf Yfmoybhzoy{# ]kjhy Dflkow avwz ~hczfj Nvcjkwhl}vw zo
zfll dkb ~dfyf df dkj zdf gy{wzhl wevll#‒
Ckhbd looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb# “^d{ joc‛z {ov zy{ gdfgekcn
zdf wovzd wfgzkoc?‒ wdf hwefj#
“K zolj {ov, zdfyf‛w cozdkcn kc zdf wovzd wfgzkoc,‒ Yhdkb
whkj, glowkcn zdf iooe hcj plhgkcn kz oc zdf zhilf kc myocz om
Wflfch# “Zdf Woygfyfy jofwc‛z f}fc eco~ ~dfyf zdf wevll kw
dkjjfc lfz hlocf Hybhnfjjoc#‒
“Zy{ zo mkcj wobfzdkcn zdhz bh{ zhle hiovz Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w
zobi,‒ Wflfch wvnnfwzfj#
“^d{ dkw zobi?‒ Ckhbd hwefj#
“K iflkf}f zdhz zdf cftz glvf bh{ if hwwogkhzfj ~kzd dkw
zobi wobfdo~,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj wo zdhz co ocf flwf govlj dfhy#
“K cffj zo eco~ ~dfyf dkw zobi kw#‒
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Ckhbd cojjfj hcj jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf wdfl}fw om iooew hcj
wgyollw# Bhykh ghbf ~hlekcn jo~c ocf om zdf wpkyhl wzhkyghwfw
~kzd h mf~ boyf wgyollw vcjfy dfy hybw#
“K movcj wobf boyf wgyollw oc Nvcjkwhl}vw,‒ Bhykh whkj hw
wdf hppyohgdfj zdfb# Wdf plhgfj zdfb kc myocz om Wflfch hcj
~dkwpfyfj kc dfy fhy, “Zdfwf ~fyf kc zdf yfwzykgzfj wfgzkoc om
zdf lkiyhy{#‒
“Do~ jkj {ov nfz kczo zdf yfwzykgzfj wfgzkoc?‒ Yhdkb hwefj
kc ihmmlfbfcz#
Bhykh wbklfj# “K hb hilf zo gocgfhl b{wflm ~kzdkc zdf
wdhjo~w, ~dkgd ghc hllo~ bf zo fczfy kczo h logefj yoob oy
hyfh#‒ Wflfch ~hw hwzockwdfj i{ zdkw hj}hcgfj bhnkghl zfgdckxvf#
Bhykh zklzfj dfy dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf# “K ghc hl~h{w wdo~ {ov
do~ zo jo zdhz, Jyhnoc Ykjfy#‒ Wdf wbklfj f}fc boyf#
“Lfz vw dopf zdhz {ovy hj}hcgfj vwfw kc bhnkg dhw iyovndz
vw ~dhz ~f cffjfj#‒ Wflfch vcyollfj ocf om zdf wgyollw hcj h
pkfgf om phpfy mfll ovz# Wdf ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj
pkgefj kz vp# Zdkw ihmmlfj Wflfch5 hll zdhz ~hw ~ykzzfc oc zdf
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vcjfywzhcj ihwkg bhzd,‒ df whkj# Ckhbd wdooe dfy dfhj, hw ~fll
hw Bhykh# Wflfch wxvkczfj hz zdf avbilf om cvbfyhlw hcj bktfj
opfyhzkocw#
Wdf cozkgfj zdhz zdf ftpyfwwkocw ~fyf wfphyhzfj i{ h joz
kcwzfhj om hc fxvhl wknc oy wobfzdkcn zo bhef zdkw kczo ocf
fxvhzkoc#
“Zdf jozw wfphyhzf zdf ftpyfwwkocw,‒ Wflfch hccovcgfj# Wdf
pokczfj zo zdf mkywz ocf# “K zdkce ~f bh{ cffj zo wol}f fhgd
hcj f}fy{ kcjk}kjvhl ftpyfwwkoc,‒ Wflfch hccovcgfj#
Yhdkb pokczfj hz dfy# “K zdkce {ov cffj zo wol}f zdf
ftpyfwwkocw,‒ df goyyfgzfj#
Ckhbd nlhyfj hz dkb hcj looefj ihge hz Wflfch ~kzd dfy hybw
gyowwfj o}fy dfy gdfwz# “K ghc zy{ zo dflp {ov wol}f zdf
ftpyfwwkocw,‒ wdf whkj, “ivz K jo coz eco~ do~ bvgd K ghc if om
hwwkwzhcgf#‒
“^dhz hiovz zdf wfgocj wgyoll?‒ Yhdkb nyhiifj kz ifmoyf
Wflfch govlj hcj vcyollfj kz# Df wxvkczfj hz kz moy h ikz hcj
zklzfj dkw dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf# “Zdkw looew lkef h mhbkl{ zyff
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“H mhbkl{ zyff lkcf? Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w mhbkl{ zyff?‒ Wflfch
hwefj, wzvmmkcn zdf pkfgf om phpfy kczo dfy yoifw# Wdf nyhiifj
kz myob Yhdkb hcj looefj hz kz# Wflfch wbklfj ~dfc wdf wh~
]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w chbf oc zdf wgyoll cfhy zdf bkjjlf om zdf
mhbkl{ zyff# Wdf gdvgelfj h ikz ~dfc wdf wh~ Hwdvy Ifl‛w chbf
oc kz hw ~fll# “Zdf{ hyf jkwzhcz govwkcw i{ bhyykhnf,‒ Wflfch
whkj# Wdf zdfc wgyollfj jo~c vczkl wdf yfhgdfj cfhy zdf iozzob#
Wdf wh~ zdf chbf —Kwolfcf#‛
Bhykh looefj o}fy Wflfch‛w wdovljfy hcj dfy f{fw ifghbf
~kjf ~kzd hwzockwdbfcz# “Kwolfcf ^dkzf,‒ Bhykh ~dkwpfyfj#
“Zdhz‛w… zdhz kw zdf chbf om b{ nyhcjbozdfy#‒
Wflfch looefj hz Bhykh hcj ihge hz zdf wgyoll ocgf hnhkc#
“[ovy nyhcjbozdfy?‒ wdf bhchnfj zo gdoef ovz#
Bhykh cojjfj# “[fw, wdf kw b{ nyhcjbozdfy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
“B{ bozdfy zolj bf zdhz b{ nyhcjbozdfy vwfj zo plh{ zdf pkhco
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ghllfj Mhkybovcz Dovwf#‒
Wflfch‛w dfhyz ifhz dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# “[ov?‒ wdf
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mlooy hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy zyfbilkcn dhcjw# “[ov‛yf zdf lhwz
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Zdkyz{"Wf}fc
hykh‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj5 wdf ~hw co~ zdf ocf ~do ~hw lowz
moy ~oyjw# Iozd Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw hcj
looefj ihge hz zdf wgyoll zdhz Wflfch jyoppfj zo zdf nyovcj#
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“K jkjc‛z zdkce Nvcjkwhl}vw dhj hc{ gdkljyfc(‒ Ckhbd
ftglhkbfj, pkgekcn vp zdf wgyoll hcj fthbkckcn zdf chbfw#
“Kwolfcf ~hw dkw jhvndzfy,‒ Wflfch iyfhzdfj ovz# “K wh~
dfy kc ocf om b{ jyfhbw… K wh~ dfy govndkcn vp ilooj jvykcn ocf
om dfy pfymoybhcgfw hz Mhkybovcz Dovwf#‒
“Mhkybovcz Dovwf vwfj zo if kc Zyocdfkb,‒ Bhykh whkj whjl{#
“Do~f}fy, zdf{ zoyf kz jo~c hcj ivklz zdkw lkiyhy{ kc kzw plhgf#‒
Wflfch looefj hz Bhykh, zdfc hz zdf mlooy hcj zhppfj dfy
mooz hnhkcwz zdf yfj ghypfz o}fy zdf bhyilf mlooy# Wdf zdfc
yfhgdfj kczo dfy pogefz hcj pvllfj zdf ovz zdf gojf ~kzd zdf
jkmmfyfcz cvbfyhlw ~ykzzfc oc kz# “Zdkw bkndz if h glvf zo zdf
loghzkoc om Nvcjkwhl}vw‛ zobi,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
“^dhz bhefw {ov wo wvyf?‒ Yhdkb hwefj#
“K‛b coz wvyf,‒ Wflfch hjbkzzfj# “K avwz zdkce zdhz kz
bkndz#‒ Wdf looefj hz Bhykh hcj bfczkocfj moy dfy zo gobf wkz
jo~c ~kzd dfy# “K dfhyj zdhz {ov hyf nooj ~kzd gy{pzonyhpd{,‒
wdf whkj# “Ghc {ov dflp bf ~kzd zdkw?‒
“K ghc hl~h{w hzzfbpz,‒ Bhykh whkj hw wdf zooe h wfhz cftz
zo Wflfch#
“Lkef ~dhz K whkj fhylkfy,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, nyhiikcn zdf
xvkll hcj zdf kce~fll oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf zhilf, “~f cffj
zo wol}f fhgd ftpyfwwkoc kcjk}kjvhll{#‒
Bhykh cojjfj hcj nyhiifj zdf wgyoll ~kzd zdf mhbkl{ zyff
lkcf hcj plhgfj kz cftz zo zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz ~kzd zdf bktfj
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cvbfyhlw# Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj looefj ihge hz
Bhykh#
Wdf wdyvnnfj dfy wdovljfyw# “Zdf{ ~kll coz if cffjkcn zdkw
hc{~h{,‒ wdf whkj#
Wflfch cojjfj hcj ifnhc wgykiilkcn oc zdf pkfgf om
phygdbfcz# Wdf ~yozf jo~c fhgd kcjk}kjvhl ftpyfwwkoc hcj ifnhc
zo wol}f zdfb# Myob dfy wzvjkfw o}fy zdf phwz boczd kc
Zyocdfkb, Wflfch dhj lfhycfj boyf hiovz bhzdfbhzkgw# Lhzfl{,
wdf dhj iffc yfhjkcn iooew zo zfhgd dfywflm hj}hcgfj bhzd wvgd
hw ghlgvlvw hcj pd{wkgw# Zdfyfmoyf, wdf yfgonckqfj zdf
bhzdfbhzkghl ftpyfwwkocw pyfwfczfj ifmoyf dfy oc zdf pkfgf om
phygdbfcz#
^dfc wdf ~hw jocf wol}kcn hll om zdf kcjk}kjvhl
ftpyfwwkocw, wdf dhj h wfykfw om cvbifyw wfphyhzfj i{ jozw# Zdf
cvbifyw yfhj1
84,=,7#8,8=,97,8:,84#>,8>#8;,89,9,7,8=#84,=,7#84,8=,87,89,=
,7,>,88#80,>,9=,96,8=,97#
Wflfch looefj o}fy hz Bhykh hmzfy wdf ~yozf jo~c hll om
zdf cvbifyw# “Dbbb,‒ wdf whkj#
“^dhz?‒ Yhdkb looefj o}fy hcj cozkgfj zdf hcw~fyw# “Zdkw
jofw coz zfll vw hc{zdkcn,‒ df whkj#
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co, kz jofwc‛z,‒ wdf hjbkzzfj# “K
zdkce zdhz zdkw bh{ cffj zo if zyhcwmfyyfj zo hlpdhifzkghl
}hlvfw#‒
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Yhdkb dhj h looe om ihmmlfbfcz oc dkw mhgf# “Hyf {ov
wvyf?‒ df hwefj#
“Kz‛w zdf ocl{ ~h{ zdhz zdkw ~kll bhef wfcwf,‒ Wflfch whkj
hcj ifnhc wgyhzgdkcn oc zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz ~kzd dfy xvkll
ocgf hnhkc#
Bhykh cojjfj hcj ifnhc govczkcn zdf hlpdhifzkghl plhgfw
hggoyjkcn zo zdf cvbfykghl }hlvfw# Wflfch jkj zdf whbf#
^dfc zdf{ mkckwdfj zyhcwmfyykcn zdf cvbfykghl }hlvfw zo zdf
hlpdhifzkghl }hlvfw, zdf{ yfgfk}fj zdf mollo~kcn yfwvlz1
Ymg#hp~cy#nx#wligp#ymg#ypblmgne#anqp{p~#
Wflfch looefj hz kz ~kzd h gocmvwfj looe vpoc dfy mhgf#
Zdf oyjfyw om zdf lfzzfyw jo coz bhef wfcwf#
“Zdhz kw coz f}fc hc hgzvhl pdyhwf,‒ Yhdkb hccovcgfj# “Jkj
{ov jo zdhz moy cozdkcn?‒
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “K jo coz eco~,‒ wdf whkj# “Zdkw
jofw coz bhef wfcwf#‒
Bhykh looefj hz zdf pkfgf om phpfy moy h bobfcz, wzvj{kcn
zdf lfzzfyw ~kzd effc kczfyfwz# Wflfch looefj o}fy hgyoww zdf
lkiyhy{ zo bhef wvyf coioj{ ~hw gobkcn# Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd wzooj
o}fy iozd dfy hcj Bhykh, wzvj{kcn zdf avbilf lfzzfyw hw ~fll#
Zdfyf ~fyf h mf~ bobfczw om wklfcgf vczkl Bhykh ifnhc wbklkcn#
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“^dhz?‒ Ckhbd hwefj# Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj zo wff
Bhykh nyhiikcn zdf xvkll myob Wflfch‛w dhcj hcj wgykiilkcn
wobfzdkcn oc zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz#
“^dhz kw kz?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
Bhykh wzoppfj wgykiilkcn# “Jo {ov z~o coz wff kz?‒ wdf
hwefj kc h ikz om kyykzhzkoc#
“Wff ~dhz?‒ Ckhbd hcj Wflfch whkj zonfzdfy# Bhykh yollfj
dfy f{fw zo wdo~ zdhz wdf ~hw hcco{fj#
“Hllo~ bf zo wdo~ {ov#‒ Hmzfy Bhykh ~hw jocf wgykiilkcn oc
zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz, wdf whkj, “Kc oyjfy zo mkcj zdf bfwwhnf,
{ov bvwz no moy~hyj z~o lfzzfyw kc zdf hlpdhifz om zdf lfzzfy#‒
“Do~ jkj {ov mknvyf zdhz ovz wo fhwkl{?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
Bhykh wdkmzfj kc dfy wfhz hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy dhcjw hw
wdf wfz zdf xvkll jo~c# “B{ phyfczw nh}f bf ykjjlfw zo wol}f
~dfc K ~hw {ovcnfy, zfwzkcn b{ hiklkz{ kc gy{pzonyhpd{# Zdkw
~hw h wkbklhy gojf zdhz K dhj zo jfgkpdfy, wo K ~hw hilf zo
yfgonckqf kz xvkzf fhwkl{#‒
“Wo… zdfc zdhz bfhcw zdf mkywz lfzzfy kw h —z‛,‒ Ckhbd
whkj#
“Zdf mkywz zdyff lfzzfyw wpfll ovz —zdf‛,‒ Wflfch yfplkfj,
yvcckcn dfy mkcnfy hgyoww zdf pkfgf om phpfy#
“Zdhz‛w zdf mkywz ~oyj kc zdf bfwwhnf,‒ Bhykh whkj# “Wo
zdkw kw G… Y… [… P, Z… gy{pz#‒
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Bvllfy 760
“Hc vcjfynyovcj zobi,‒ Ckhbd zyhcwlhzfj# “Ivz ~dfyf
vcjfynyovcj?‒
“Kw… vcjfy… zdf… dolj oc… z, y, o, c, d… Zyocdfkb… L… K…
~dhz‛w z~o lfzzfyw hmzfy q?‒
“H, i,‒ Wflfch whkj, govczkcn omm dfy mkcnfyw#
“I,‒ Ckhbd whkj#
“I… y… h… y… {…‒ Bhykh‛w f{fw ~fcz ~kjf# “Zdf gy{pz… zdf
zobi kw vcjfycfhzd zdf Zyocdfkb lkiyhy{…‒
“Zdf zobi?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
Bhykh cojjfj# “]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi kw vcjfycfhzd
zdf Zyocdfkb Lkiyhy{#‒
Wflfch‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj5 wdf mflz kcgyfjkil{ ftgkzfj#
Zy{kcn zo goczhkc dfy ftgkzfbfcz, wdf looefj hyovcj zdf lkiyhy{,
hlbowz mhllkcn ovz om dfy gdhky#
“Vcjfy zdf lkiyhy{?‒ wdf hwefj# “Ivz ~dfyf wpfgkmkghll{?‒
Ckhbd hcj Bhykh wdooe zdfky dfhjw# “Zdf glvf jofwc‛z wh{
hc{zdkcn flwf,‒ Bhykh whkj whjl{#
Yhdkb dhj dkw dhcj vcjfycfhzd dkw gdkc hcj df, zoo, looefj
hyovcj zdf lkiyhy{# Wflfch looefj hz zdf iooewdflm ~dfyf wobf
om zdf iooew hiovz Nvcjkwhl}vw ~fyf# Wdf zdfc jkyfgzfj dfy nhqf
jo~c zo zdf iozzob om zdf iooewdflm hcj cozkgfj zdf whbf bhyekcn
zdhz ~hw oc zdf P{yf# Dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj hcj wdf dhj h dvnf nykc
oc dfy mhgf#
“Zdfyf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, pokczkcn hz zdf iooewdflm#
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Bvllfy 768
Ckhbd, Yhdkb, hcj Bhykh looefj zo ~dfyf Wflfch ~hw
pokczkcn# “^dfyf?‒ Yhdkb hwefj#
“Zdf fczyhcgf zo zdf zobi,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj ocgf hnhkc#
“Kz‛w cfhy zdhz iooewdflm#‒
“Do~ jo {ov eco~?‒ Ckhbd hwefj# Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy hcj
ifcz jo~c, yvcckcn dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww zdf fcnyh}kcn oc zdf
iozzob om zdf iooewdflm#
“Zdf P{yf dhj zdhz whbf w{biol,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Hcj wo
jkj zdf loowf mlooyiohyj kc zdf Ilhge Pvi ~dfyf K movcj zdf
ozdfy glvfw hiovz zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Kz dhw zo if ykndz dfyf#‒
Wflfch wzhbpfj dfy mooz hnhkcwz zdf bhyilf mlooy, vczkl wdf mflz
wobfzdkcn dollo~ ifcfhzd dfy mooz#
“Dfyf(‒ Wflfch whkj kc hc fgwzhzkg zocf# Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb
yvwdfj o}fy hcj mflz zdf mlooy zo if dollo~ gobphyfj zo zdf dhyj
bhyilf mlooy# Bhykh, do~f}fy, looefj ihge hz zdf fczyhcgf om
zdf lkiyhy{#
“K zdkce zdhz ~f wdovlj jf}kwf h plhc zo nfz kczo zdf zobi
hz hcozdfy zkbf,‒ Bhykh whkj ~kzd h cfy}ovw zocf kc dfy }okgf#
“^f cffj zo if hilf zo gyfhzf h jkwzyhgzkoc moy Hpollo#‒
“Xvkfz(‒ Wflfch whkj, pyfwwkcn dfy mkcnfyw zo dfy lkpw#
Wdf looefj hyovcj dfy ifmoyf wdf wzooj vp wzyhkndz hnhkc hcj
~hlefj o}fy zo Bhykh ~kzd Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd# “[ov‛yf ykndz,
Bhykh# ^f cffj zo jf}kwf h plhc zo nfz kczo zdf gy{pz#‒
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Bvllfy 769
Zdhz ckndz, Wflfch looefj hz dfy pkfgf om phpfy ~dfyf wdf
~yozf jo~c zdf hcw~fyw zo zdf kcjk}kjvhl ftpyfwwkocw hlocn ~kzd
zdf hlpdhifzkghl pdyhwf# Dfy dfhj hgdfj ~kzd hll zdf xvfwzkocw
zdhz mkllfj vp dfy dfhj#
Zdfyf ~hw h wgyhzgd hz dfy ~kcjo~# Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj vp#
Loek whz oc zdf iyhcgdfw om zdf zyff, wgyhzgdkcn oc dfy
~kcjo~phcf# Df looefj hz dfy, hcj zdfc xvkgel{ avbpfj o}fy zo
zdf cfhyfwz zyff, lhcjkcn oc ocf om zdf iyhcgdfw# Wflfch wdooe
dfy dfhj hcj yfwzfj dfy dfhj vpoc dfy jyfwwfy, zy{kcn zo hllo~
dfywflm zo mhll hwlffp#
Zdkyz{"Fkndz
f ghc‛z avwz jkn kczo zdf lkiyhy{,‒ Ckhbd whkj zdf
cftz jh{ hw iozd dfy hcj Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffz
zdhz hmzfycooc# “Hpollo ~ovljc‛z hllo~ moy kz( Km ~f zolj dkb
~dhz ~f ~fyf vp zo, zdfc df ~ovlj jo f}fy{zdkcn kc dkw po~fy zo
pyf}fcz kz(‒
“^
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Bvllfy 767
Wflfch mkcnfyfj zdf dklz om dfy w~oyj hcj looefj jo~c hz
dfy mffz# “^f dh}f zo no kczo zdf zobi,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
Ckhbd wzoppfj hcj looefj hz dfy# “Wflfch,‒ wdf ifnhc, “Do~
hyf ~f nokcn zo no vcjfy zdf lkiyhy{? ^f ~kll nfz ghvndz( Km
~f ~fyf ghvndz, zdfc zdf Go}fc ~kll yfhlkqf zdhz {ov hyf hc
kyyfwpocwkilf jyhnoc ykjfy hcj zdf{ ~kll zy{ zo zhef {ov hcj
Zdoy h~h{(‒
“Zdf Woygfyfy kw nokcn zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb,‒ Wflfch
hccovcgfj# “Zdf Go}fc ~kll cffj bf zo mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw#‒
“Plfhwf wzop wh{kcn dkw chbf,‒ Ckhbd plfhjfj, “hcj do~ hyf
{ov wvyf zdhz zdf Woygfyfy ~kll hzzhge Zyocdfkb? ^f ghccoz if
wvyf hiovz zdhz#‒
“[ov eco~ zdhz df ~kll,‒ Wflfch whkj kc h jhye zocf# “Hcj
K eco~ zdhz zdf Go}fc ~oc‛z if hilf zo zhef bf h~h{ myob Zdoy#‒
“Do~ hyf {ov wvyf hiovz zdkw?‒ Ckhbd hwefj# “Zdf{ dh}f
po~fy hcj hvzdoykz{ o}fy f}fy{ocf kc Hybhnfjjoc(‒
“Ykndz co~, zdf{ cffj hc fxvhl mkndzkcn gdhcgf hnhkcwz
]fcftvw,‒ Wflfch whkj hnhkc# “Zdf Go}fc ~kll if dfyf ~kzdkc zdf
cftz mf~ jh{w oy wo#‒
Ckhbd wkndfj zo dfywflm# “Km {ov hyf wzkll ~hczkcn zo no
zdyovnd ~kzd zdkw, zdfc ~d{ coz ~hkz vczkl hmzfy zdf Go}fc gobfw
zo Zyocdfkb?‒
“K jo coz iflkf}f zdhz ~f ghc ~hkz zdhz locn,‒ Wflfch whkj
kc h phckgefj zocf# “^f cffj zo mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll hw wooc
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Bvllfy 76:
hw ~f ghc#‒ Wdf looefj hyovcj hcj ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzyffz hmzfy
wdf nyhiifj Ckhbd i{ zdf hyb#
“^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?‒ Ckhbd ftglhkbfj, mkndzkcn hnhkcwz
Wflfch‛w nyhwp#
“^f cffj zo zhle zo Bhykh,‒ Wflfch whkj hz ocgf, yvwdkcn zo
zdf myocz jooy zo zdf gozzhnf# Ckhbd pvllfj dfy hyb h~h{ ifmoyf
Wflfch yfhgdfj ovz zo zdf jooyecoi#
“Wflfch, dh}f {ov lowz {ovy bkcj?‒ Ckhbd hwefj, mfflkcn h
lkzzlf ovz om iyfhzd# “^dhz kw ~yocn ~kzd {ov?‒
“Ckhbd, K hb zdkw glowf zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll(‒ Wflfch whkj
~kzd hc ftgkzfj zocf kc dfy }okgf# “K hb wo glowf5 K ghc mffl
kz(‒
“K jo coz iflkf}f zdhz ~f wdovlj goczkcvf ~kzd zdkw,‒ Ckhbd
whkj kc h wdhe{ zocf# “K dh}f iffc hmyhkj om zdkw myob zdf
wzhyz# K dh}f dhj ckndzbhyfw om nfzzkcn ghvndz#‒
“^f dh}f zo goczkcvf ~kzd zdkw,‒ Wflfch whkj xvkfzl{#
“^f‛yf hlbowz zdfyf# Plfhwf zyvwz bf#‒ Wdf plhgfj h dhcj oc
Ckhbd‛w wdovljfy# Ckhbd wkndfj zo dfywflm hcj opfcfj zdf jooy
zo zdf gozzhnf#
Yhdkb whz kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf lk}kcn yoob mlooy ~kzd zdf
wgyoll zdhz Wflfch dkj kc dfy yoob, hlocn ~kzd zdf jhnnfy#
Wflfch wzoppfj hiyvpzl{ kc dfy plhgf hcj mflz kyykzhzfj zdhz df
~fcz zdyovnd dfy iflocnkcnw#
“^d{ jkj {ov no zdyovnd b{ yoob?‒ Wflfch jfbhcjfj#
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Bvllfy 766
Yhdkb looefj vp hz dfy hmzfy zfhykcn dkw nhqf myob zdf
wgyoll df ~hw yfhjkcn# “K hb woyy{,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “K ~hczfj
zo dflp# K zdovndz pfydhpw zdhz zdf pofb govlj hz lfhwz avwz
zfll vw ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw#‒
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo Yhdkb# “K dkj
zdhz jhnnfy kc b{ jyfwwfy,‒ wdf whkj, pokczkcn hz kz# “^dhz
bhjf {ov jfgkjf zo no zdyovnd b{ iflocnkcnw?‒
Yhdkb ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “K zolj {ov zdhz K ~hczfj
zo dflp,‒ df whkj hnhkc#
“K jo coz ghyf,‒ Wflfch whkj, ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj o}fy
dfy gdfwz# “^d{ hyf {ov co~ jfgkjkcn zo dflp? [ov jkjc‛z f}fy
~hcz zo dflp bf ifmoyf#‒
Yhdkb opfcfj dkw bovzd, ivz wzoppfj# Df looefj o}fy hz
Ckhbd ~do wzkll dhj h zfyykmkfj looe vpoc dfy mhgf# Dkw mhgf
zvycfj yfj h lkzzlf hcj looefj ihge hz zdf wgyoll#
“K mknvyfj zdhz {ov dhj jocf fcovnd,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj, wzkll
effpkcn dkw nhqf vpoc Ckhbd# Wflfch looefj hz Ckhbd hw ~fll,
cozkcn do~ wdf ~hw lfhckcn vp hnhkcwz zdf ~hll kc h bflhcgdol{
bhccfy#
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj ocgf hnhkc hcj whz jo~c oc zdf mlooy
ifwkjf Yhdkb# “Fcovnd om zdkw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Ykndz co~, ~f
cffj zo mknvyf ovz do~ ~f hyf nokcn zo nfz kczo zdf zobi ~kzdovz
Hpollo oy hc{ocf flwf eco~kcn#‒
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Bvllfy 76=
Yhdkb zdovndz moy h bobfcz hcj wbklfj h ikz# “K ghc hl~h{w
gyfhzf wobf woyz om jkwzyhgzkoc,‒ df wvnnfwzfj#
Wflfch plhgfj dfy dhcj ifdkcj dfy cfge hcj wzvjkfj zdf
jhnnfy zdhz wdf movcj oc zdf P{yf# “K wzkll jo coz eco~ ~dhz
zdkw kw moy,‒ wdf whkj#
Yhdkb wdooe dkw dfhj# “Cfkzdfy jo K,‒ df hjbkzzfj# “K
zdovndz bh{if zdfyf bkndz if wobfzdkcn dfyf ~kzdkc zdf pofb zdhz
govlj pfydhpw zfll vw zdf kbpoyzhcgf om zdhz jhnnfy#‒
Wflfch wxvkczfj hz zdf fcnyh}kcnw hlocn zdf dklz om zdf
jhnnfy hcj zykfj zo wzvj{ zdfb# “Zdkw dhw zo if kbpoyzhcz
wobfdo~,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
Ckhbd ghbf o}fy hcj wzooj vp ifdkcj Wflfch ~kzd dfy hybw
o}fy dfy gdfwz# “K ~kll dflp {ov z~o mkcj h ~h{ zo nfz kczo zdf
gy{pz,‒ wdf whkj kc h wdhe{ }okgf# “Do~f}fy, K jo coz eco~ do~
bvgd locnfy K ~kll if hilf zo yfzhkc b{ whckz{ km ~f ~fyf
hgzvhll{ nokcn zo mkcj zdf wevll kzwflm#‒
Wflfch cojjfj# “K ~kll coz moygf {ov zo jo zdkw,‒ wdf whkj
hnhkc hcj looefj jo~c hz zdf wgyoll zdhz Yhdkb lhkj ifmoyf dkb#
“^f cffj zo jf}kwf h plhc zo nfz kczo zdf gy{pz,‒ Wflfch
hccovcgfj# “K jo coz eco~ km h wkbplf jkwzyhgzkoc ~ovlj ~oye
~kzd Hpollo#‒
“K zdkce {ov wdovlj zy{ zo nfz kczo zdf lkiyhy{ ~dklf kz‛w
glowfj,‒ Ckhbd wvnnfwzfj#
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“[fw, oi}kovwl{, ozdfy~kwf ~f ~kll hzzyhgz zoo bvgd
hzzfczkoc,‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd h coj om dfy dfhj# Wdf zdfc looefj
o}fy hz Yhdkb#
“^f‛ll cffj Bhykh‛w dflp,‒ df whkj# “Wdf whkj zdhz wdf ghc
gocgfhl dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w zo fczfy h logefj yoob oy
hyfh#‒
Wflfch‛w ftpyfwwkoc lkz vp# “Yhdkb, zdhz‛w kz(‒ wdf whkj#
“Bhykh ~kll if hilf zo wvggfwwmvll{ fczfy kc zdf lkiyhy{ hcj
kczo zdf fczyhcgf zo zdf gy{pz i{ gocgfhlkcn dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf
wdhjo~w( [ov‛yf h nfckvw(‒
Yhdkb nh}f h dvnf nykc zo Wflfch# “K dh}f b{ bobfczw,‒ df
whkj ~kzd h wflm"whzkwmkfj looe#
Wflfch looefj hz Ckhbd, ~do zdfc cojjfj# “^f cffj zo zhle
zo dfy,‒ wdf whkj#
Lhzfy zdhz whbf f}fckcn, Wflfch glkbifj jo~c zdf }kcfw
hmzfy wdf fwghpfj myob dfy ifjyoob ~kcjo~# Wdf yfhgdfj zdf
nyovcj hcj avbpfj ~dfc wdf dfhyj wobfzdkcn wzky hcj wgvyy{
hgyoww zdf nyovcj# Wflfch looefj hyovcj zo bhef wvyf zdhz wdf
~hw hlocf#
“Dfllo, Wflfch#‒ Dfy dfhyz wzoppfj hcj wekppfj h ifhz#
Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj hmzfy wdf pvllfj ovz dfy w~oyj, ivz
lo~fyfj dfy ~fhpoc ~dfc wdf wh~ zdhz Bhykh ~hw wzhcjkcn zdfyf
~kzd h dvnf nykc vpoc dfy mhgf# “[ov ~oc‛z cffj {ovy ~fhpoc,‒
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Bhykh whkj hnhkc# Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ looefj jo~c hz dfy ilhjf hcj
wgyhzgdfj cfy}ovwl{ ifdkcj dfy dfhj ~kzd dfy myff dhcj#
“B{ hpolonkfw,‒ wdf whkj ~kzd h cfy}ovw nykc oc dfy mhgf#
Bhykh cojjfj hcj bfczkocfj moy dfy zo mollo~ dfy jo~c zdf
goiilfwzocf yohj# Wflfch wdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj hcj ~hlefj kc
Bhykh‛w jkyfgzkoc#
Iozd dfy hcj Bhykh ~hlefj zo zdf lkiyhy{# Zdf jhnnfy
yfwkjfj kc zdf pogefz om Wflfch‛w yoifw# Kz dkz hnhkcwz dfy lfn
~kzd f}fy{ wzfp wdf zooe# Bhykh looefj kc jkmmfyfcz jkyfgzkocw
hcj pvwdfj Wflfch kczo zdf wdhjo~w bhjf i{ zdf Zyocdfkb Lkiyhy{
zdhz zdf booc ghwz hgyoww zdf nyovcj#
“Dolj oczo b{ hyb,‒ Bhykh whkj kc h jhye zocf# Wflfch
looefj hz dfy hcj jkj ~dhz wdf whkj# “K ~kll cffj {ov zo mollo~
bf f}fy{~dfyf K no5 jo {ov vcjfywzhcj?‒ Wflfch cojjfj# Bhykh
zdfc glowfj dfy f{fw hcj Wflfch wvjjfcl{ mflz dfywflm ifkcn
wvgefj kczo zdf wdhjo~w# ^kzdkc hc kcwzhcz, Wflfch‛w }kwkoc
ifghbf h ikz ilvyy{ hcj wdf mflz zdf hky wvgefj myob dfy lvcnw#
Bhykh ~hw go}fyfj kc wdhjo~ ykndz ifwkjf dfy5 wdf xvkgel{
jhyzfj zo zdf myocz jooy# Wflfch phckgefj h lkzzlf ~dfc Bhykh
wxvffqfj zdyovnd zdf gyhgew om zdf logefj jooyw# Wdf ~hw
zfbpzfj zo lfz no om Bhykh‛w hyb, ivz wdf zdfc movcj dfywflm
ifkcn wvgefj zdyovnd zdf gyhgew hw ~fll# Wflfch mflz h ikz
h~e~hyj ifkcn fcglowfj kc wvgd h zkndz wphgf, ivz zdfc wdf yf"
fbfynfj kcwkjf zdf lkiyhy{#
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Hpollo ~hw ifdkcj zdf myocz jfwe om zdf lkiyhy{, looekcn
zdyovnd wobf iooew# Df wzoppfj ~dfc iozd Bhykh hcj Wflfch bhjf
kz kcwkjf zdf lkiyhy{# Wflfch‛w dfhyz ifhz dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy
gdfwz5 wdf mflz dfy ioj{ ~hw gobpyfwwfj kczo zdf ~hll# Hpollo
zdfc looefj ihge zdyovnd dkw iooew# Bhykh xvkgel{ jhyzfj hgyoww
zdf ~hllw zo~hyjw zdf iooewdflm ~dfyf Wflfch whkj zdf fczyhcgf
zo zdf gy{pz ~hw# Wflfch ~hw ifkcn jyhnnfj ifdkcj Bhykh# ^kzd
zdkw hz ckndz, kz bhjf kz h lkzzlf boyf jkmmkgvlz moy Wflfch zo
wff ~dfyf wdf ~hw f}fc nokcn5 ifghvwf om zdkw, wdf zyvwzfj Bhykh
~kzd dfy wekll zo lfhj dfy zo zdfky jfwzkchzkoc#
Bhykh zdfc xvkgel{ wgvyykfj zo zdf mlooy hcj dfhjfj zo~hyjw
zdf dollo~ phyz om zdf mlooy ~dfyf Wflfch iflkf}fj ~hw zdf
fczyhcgf zo zdf gy{pz# Ocgf hnhkc, Bhykh bhchnfj zo hllo~
dfywflm zo lfhe zdyovnd zdf gyhgew ~kzd zdf vwf om zdf wdhjo~w5
Wflfch ~hw coz mhy ifdkcj myob ifkcn wvgefj kc dfywflm hlocn
~kzd Bhykh pvllkcn dfy#
Bhykh wzoppfj kc dfy plhgf hcj wvibfynfj myob zdf wdhjo~w
zdhz gocgfhlfj dfy# Wflfch jkj zdf whbf hcj wdf yviifj dfy
wdovljfyw hw wdf zooe h lhynf iyfhzd, mfflkcn yflkf}fj zdhz wdf
govlj iyfhzd hnhkc# Bhykh looefj o}fy hz dfy hcj wbklfj h ikz#
“Kz ~kll zhef h ~dklf moy {ov zo nfz vwfj zo,‒ Bhykh whkj
ocgf hnhkc# “Ocgf f}fy{zdkcn wfzzlfw jo~c, K ~kll zfhgd {ov do~
zo jo zdhz {ovywflm#‒
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Wflfch cojjfj h ikz, ivz wdf govljc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# Wdf
pokczfj phwz Bhykh hz h wfz om wzhkyw zdhz lfhj jffp kczo hc
vcjfynyovcj jvcnfoc# Lkz zoygdfw whz kc zdfky doljfyw oc zdf
wkjfw om zdf jvcnfoc ~hllw# Wpkjfy ~fiw whz kc zdf goycfyw#
Yhzw wgvyykfj phwz zdfky mffz# Zdf hyobh om yozzkcn mlfwd
lkcnfyfj kc zdf hky# Wflfch plvnnfj dfy cowf ~kzd ocf dhcj
~dklf bhekcn h jkwnvwzfj mhgf#
“[ov ~fyf ykndz, Wflfch,‒ Bhykh ~dkwpfyfj#
Zdf ftgkzfbfcz w~fllfj ~kzdkc Wflfch‛w gdfwz# Wdf mflz h
wfcwf om hggobplkwdbfcz# Wflfch ~hw wo glowf zo zdf gy{wzhl
wevll# H wfcwf om yflkfm hlwo w~fllfj o}fy dfy#
“^f‛yf nokcn zo dh}f zo if xvkge,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj hw wdf
nyhiifj ocf om zdf zoygdfw# Wdf ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzocf wzfpw
~kzd Bhykh mollo~kcn glowfl{ ifdkcj# Zdf wzfpw ~fyf ~fz hcj
bolj nyf~ hlocn zdf fjnfw# Wflfch wlkppfj oc ocf om zdf wzfpw,
ivz Bhykh ghvndz dfy mhll#
Zdf wzhkyw lfj zo h jhyefcfj hyfh# Wflfch ~hlefj kc ~kzd
zdf zoygd, yfhgdkcn moy zdf dklz om dfy w~oyj zo pyfphyf dfywflm
moy hc{zdkcn zdhz bh{ if ~hkzkcn moy dfy# Do~f}fy, wdf mflz h
wfcwf om yflkfm zo wff zdhz kz ~hw avwz zdf gy{pz kzwflm# O}fy
oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf gy{pz ~hw h zobi zdhz ~hw bhjf om nolj#
Boww nyf~ hlocn zdf wkjfw om zdf zobi# Goi~fiw yfwkjfj kc zdf
goycfyw om zdf gy{pz5 yhzw wgvyykfj o}fy zo zdf zobi# H mf~
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glkbifj zo zdf zop# H govplf om weflfzocw ~fyf ifwkjf zdf zobi,
zdfky ioc{ mkcnfyw pokczkcn zo zdf lkj#
Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf zobi hcj lfhcfj o}fy kz, doljkcn
zdf zoygd o}fy kz zo fthbkcf kz# Oc zdf zop om zdf zobi ~hw h
wdkflj ~kzd zdf whbf zdyff ifhwzw zdhz wdf dhj wffc oc zdf
w{biolw oc zdf loghzkocw om zdf glvfw# “Zdf glvf bvwz if kc dkw
zobi,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Bhykh hppyohgdfj dfy myob ifdkcj hcj yhc
dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww zdf fcnyh}kcn om zdf wdkflj# Kc zdf bkjjlf
om zdf wdkflj hppfhyfj zo if h dolf kc zdf wdhpf om h jhnnfy#
“Dflp bf opfc zdkw(‒ Wflfch pvz dfy dhcjw oc zdf fjnfw om
zdf lkj om zdf zobi hcj zykfj zo py{ kz opfc, ivz kz ~ovljc‛z
ivjnf# Bhykh ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf zobi hcj
zykfj zo dflp Wflfch, ivz ocgf hnhkc, zdf zobi ~ovlj coz opfc#
“^d{ ~kll kz coz opfc?‒ Wflfch hwefj ocgf hnhkc mflz
kcgyfjkil{ kyykzhzfj5 zdf glvf ~hw kc zdfyf, ivz wdf govlj coz
nfz zo kz#
Bhykh mflz h lkzzlf ovz om iyfhzd, ivz looefj ihge hz zdf
zop om zdf zobi ocgf hnhkc# “^hkz… Wflfch, jo {ov wzkll dh}f
zdhz jhnnfy ~kzd {ov?‒
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj cojjfj# Dfy f{fw zdfc
~kjfcfj hw wdf looefj hz ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h bkwwkcn pkfgf om
zdf wdkflj# Wdf zdfc yfhgdfj kczo pogefz hcj pvllfj ovz zdf
jhnnfy hcj xvkgel{ plhgfj kz kczo zdf dolf# Hz ocgf, zdf kcwkjf
om zdf gy{pz wdooe h lkzzlf# Zdf lkj zo zdf zobi zdfc wlo~l{
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wlkj omm hcj Wflfch looefj jo~c kczo ~dhz ~hw kcwkjf# Wflfch
mflz h ikz doyykmkfj, hcj {fz ftgkzfj, zo wff zdf ghyghww om
]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw ~kzd h wdkflj kc myocz om dkw weflfzhl
yfbhkcw# Wflfch wxvkczfj hz zdf wdkflj hcj ifnhc zo py{ kz ovz
om zdf weflfzoc‛w nyhwp#
“^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?‒ Bhykh hwefj kc vzzfy gocmvwkoc#
“Zdf wdkflj govlj if zdf cftz glvf,‒ Wflfch nyvczfj hw wdf
wzyvnnlfj5 wdf ~hw wvggfwwmvl# Hmzfy wdf yfbo}fj zdf wdkflj,
wdf cozkgfj zdhz vcjfycfhzd kz ~hw h pkfgf om phygdbfcz#
“Nyhi kz(‒ Bhykh wdykfefj# Wflfch jkj hcj wfz zdf wdkflj
ihge o}fy ]hyhzdeh‛w weflfzhl ghyghww# Wflfch‛w dhcjw zyfbilfj
hw wdf opfcfj zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz#
“^dhz jofw kz wh{?‒ Bhykh cfy}ovwl{ hwefj, plhgkcn dfy
dhcjw oc Wflfch‛w wdovljfyw#
Zdf hczkgkphzkoc yowf# Wflfch govlj coz ihyf zo goczyol
dfy ftgkzfbfcz# Zdkw govlj if kz# Zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz zdhz
wdf dflj ~kzdkc dfy nyhwp5 kz govlj powwkil{ zfll dfy fthgzl{
~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw# Dfy wfhygd ~ovlj if o}fy# Wdf
mflz f}fc boyf hggobplkwdfj hcj yflkf}fj zdhc wdf jkj ifmoyf#
Wdf vcyollfj kz xvkgel{# Do~f}fy, zo dfy jkwbh{, zdfyf ~hw
cozdkcn ~ykzzfc oc zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz#
“^dhz?‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd h wlkndz wfcwf om hcnfy kc dfy
}okgf# Wdf glowfj zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz hcj opfcfj kz hnhkc,
ocl{ zo dh}f zdf whbf yfwvlz# “Kz‛w cozdkcn?‒
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Bhykh looefj o}fy Wflfch‛w wdovljfy hcj hz zdf pkfgf om
phygdbfcz# Wdf dhj h looe om ihmmlfbfcz oc dfy mhgf hw ~fll#
Wflfch govlj coz vcjfywzhcj kz# Iozd dfy hcj Bhykh ghbf kczo
zdf gy{pz moy cozdkcn# Zdf{ ykwefj wo bvgd, moy avwz h pkfgf om
phygdbfcz ~kzd cozdkcn ~ykzzfc oc kz#
“Bhykh,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj, “K cffj zo no ihge zo zdf
gozzhnf#‒ Wflfch zykfj zo yfwzyhkc dfywflm myob gy{kcn# Bhykh
cojjfj hcj lfj Wflfch ihge zo zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gy{pz hw
Wflfch moljfj vp zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz hcj plhgfj kz kczo dfy
yoifw#
Zdkyz{"Ckcf
hllkcn oczo dfy ifj, Wflfch ivykfj dfy mhgf kczo dfy
pkllo~w, zy{kcn zo goczyol dfy zfhyw# H phkc wvynfj
zdyovnd dfy gdfwz hw wdf iyfhzdfj kc dfh}kl{# Zfhyw wzhkcfj dfy
pkllo~ghwfw# Wdf mflz zdhz hll dfy fmmoyzw ~fyf moy cozdkcn#
Hll zdf glvfw wdf movcj, zdf ykjjlfw wdf wol}fj5 Wflfch mflz hw
km wdf dhj nocf zdyovnd hll om zdhz zyovilf moy hiwolvzfl{
cozdkcn#
M
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Wdf ifnhc zo joviz ~dfzdfy oy coz zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw
yfhl# Wflfch xvkgel{ jkwbkwwfj zdf zdovndz myob dfy dfhj5 om
govywf kz ~hw yfhl# Wdf zdfc jfjvgfj zdhz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw
~hw kcjffj kcwhcf zo ~dfyf df pyoihil{ jkj coz f}fc eco~ ~dfyf
zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw# Do~f}fy, Wflfch jkj coz zdkce zdhz ~hw
powwkilf fkzdfy, moy zdf glvfw zdhz Nvcjkwhl}vw lfmz ifdkcj ~fyf
kcnfckovw hcj glf}fy# Zdf{ ~fyf wpyfhj hll hgyoww Hybhnfjjoc
~kzd zdf wkbplf glvf lfmz ifdkcj hz dkw dovwf zo wzhyz kz hll#
Co ocf flwf ~ovlj dh}f iffc hilf zo eco~ ~dfyf zo ifnkc ~kzd zdf
wfhygd#
Kz ~hw ~fll kczo zdf ckndz# Zdf P{yf gdkbfj zdyff zkbfw#
H wfcwf om nloob hcj jfwphky ghpzk}hzfj dfy f}fc boyf# Zdf
booclkndz nlkwzfcfj zdyovnd dfy ~kcjo~ hw zdf wzhyw bhyefj
Dfh}fc‛w phzd# Wflfch whz vp kc dfy ifj hcj ~kpfj zdf zfhyw
myob dfy mhgf ifmoyf jknnkcn kczo dfy pogefzw zo pvll ovz zdf
pkfgf om phygdbfcz zdhz wdf movcj kc zdf gy{pz#
“^kzd hll zdf glvfw hcj ykjjlfw zdhz Nvcjkwhl}vw lfmz
ifdkcj,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj zo dfywflm, “zdf{ nyf~ kcgyfhwkcnl{
boyf jkmmkgvlz# Pfydhpw zdkw kw wzkll h glvf, ivz kz bh{ if
avwz h zykge zo jkwgovyhnf f}fy{ocf flwf myob goczkcvkcn# K
eco~ zdhz K ghc mknvyf zdkw ovz#‒ Wflfch mflz boyf gocmkjfcz
~kzd dfy ~oyjw hw wdf opfcfj vp zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz ocgf
hnhkc hcj lhkj kz ifmoyf dfy mffz oc dfy ifj# “K ~kll mknvyf
zdkw glvf ovz,‒ Wflfch whkj ovz lovj ocgf hnhkc# “K eco~ zdhz
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{ov ~fyf coz gobplfzfl{ kcwhcf, Nvcjkwhl}vw# K ~kll mknvyf ovz
hll om {ovy glvfw hcj ykjjlfw, hcj co ocf, coz f}fc zdf Fbpyfww
coy zdf Woygfyfy, ~kll if hilf zo wzop bf#‒
Zdf }fy{ cftz boyckcn, zdfyf ~hw h ecoge oc Wflfch‛w
ifjyoob jooy# Wdf ~hw wovcj hwlffp ~kzd dfy mhgf ivykfj kczo
dfy pkllo~w hcj zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz dkjjfc ~kzdkc dfy nyhwp#
Wflfch wzkyyfj h ikz ~dfc dfy jooy opfcfj hcj zdf Fbpyfww ~hlefj
kc# Wdf opfcfj dfy f{fw h ikz hcj hlbowz avbpfj ovz om ifj kc
gobplfzf wdoge hcj phckg#
“Jo coz if wo hlhybfj, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj
~kzd h wbklf#
Wflfch‛w f{fw ~fyf wzkll ~kjf hcj wdf mflz f}fc boyf wo
cfy}ovw# “Bh{ K hwe ~dhz woyz om ogghwkoc dhw iyovndz {ov dfyf…
kc b{ yoob?‒ Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ nlhcgfj jo~c hz dfy hzzkyf hcj
cozkgfj zdhz wdf ~hw wzkll jyfwwfj kc dfy coybhl jh{ glozdfw#
Wdf dopfj zdhz zdf Fbpyfww ~ovlj coz xvfwzkoc dfy hw zo ~d{ wdf
jkj coz gdhcnf# Wflfch jkj coz ~hcz zdf Fbpyfww zo eco~ zdhz
wdf dhj iffc wcfhekcn ovz om zdf gozzhnf, f}fc zdovnd Wflfch dhj
h dvcgd zdhz wdf hlyfhj{ ecf~#
“Wflfch H{lhjhkl, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj kc h
ghlb, hcj woozdkcn }okgf# “]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf Flkzf Lfhjfyw
om zdf Go}fc ~kll hyyk}f zo Zyocdfkb zojh{# K ghbf dfyf zo
kcmoyb {ov zdhz zdf{ ~ovlj ~kwd zo dh}f h bffzkcn ~kzd {ov hcj
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{ovy jyhnoc# K iflkf}f zdhz zdf{ bh{ hlwo cffj zo jf}kwf wobf
woyz om ihzzlf plhc zo mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw hcj dkw hyb{#‒
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj wvjjfcl{ avbpfj ovz om
ifj, xvkgel{ wzvmmkcn zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz kczo dfy yoifw#
“Kw kz avwz bf oy jo zdf{ ~kwd zo bffz ~kzd hll om zdf
ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
Zdf Fbpyfww gdvgelfj wlkndzl{# “Zdf{ ~kwd zo wpfhe wolfl{
~kzd {ov hcj {ovy jyhnoc# K wdhll pfywochll{ fwgoyz {ov hcj
Zdoy zo zdf Mkyf Zfbplf ~dfc {ov hyf yfhj{# Goczhgz {ovy jyhnoc
hcj zfll dkb zo if dfyf ~kzdkc zdf cftz dovy# Bffz bf ovzwkjf
zdf gozzhnf ~dfc {ov hyf yfhj{# K wdhll if ~hkzkcn#‒
Wflfch ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyw jyfwwfj kc dfy jyhnoc ykjfy
hyboy ~kzd dfy w~oyj wzyhppfj o}fy dfy ihge vcjfycfhzd dfy
wdkflj# Wdf ghyykfj dfy dflbfz vcjfycfhzd dfy hybw hcj dfy dhky
~hw kc h ivc zkfj zonfzdfy i{ h bfzhl glkp ~kzd wkl}fy mfhzdfyw
hw h jfgoyhzkoc# Wflfch dflj dfy dfhj vp dknd hcj zooe h jffp
iyfhzd# Wdf ~hw mkchll{ nokcn zo if moybhll{ kczyojvgfj zo zdf
lfhjfyw om zdf Go}fc5 wdf ~kll dh}f zo pyo}f dfywflm ~oyzd{ om
ifkcn h jyhnoc ykjfy#
Ckhbd nh}f Wflfch h wbklf ~kzd Yhdkb hcj zdf Oyhglfw#
Do~f}fy, B{yyjkc ~hw wzkll coz pyfwfcz# Wflfch zykfj zo coz
hllo~ zdkw zo iozdfy dfy, f}fc km df jkj vwfj zo hcco{ dfy# Wdf
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wdooe dfy dfhj hcj yfhgdfj ovz zo opfc zdf jooy om zdf gozzhnf
vczkl Ckhbd ghbf vp myob ifdkcj hcj nh}f dfy h dvn#
“^dhzf}fy dhppfcw zojh{,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, hw h mf~ zfhyw
wzyfhbfj jo~c dfy mhgf, “avwz yfbfbify zo wzh{ wzyocn# K zdkce
zdhz {ov hyf zdf ifwz jyhnoc ykjfy kc hll om Hybhnfjjoc#‒
Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf hw h mf~ boyf zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c
dfy mhgf#
“Zdhce {ov,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj dvnnfj dfy mykfcj ihge# “K
hb gocmkjfcz, zdovnd# ^f ~kll bhef kz zdyovnd#‒
Ckhbd cojjfj hcj hllo~fj moy Wflfch zo opfc zdf gozzhnf
jooy# Wdf wzfppfj ovzwkjf hcj zdf Fbpyfww ~hkzfj cfhy zdf fcj
om zdf kczfywfgzkoc ~kzd dfy hybw ifdkcj dfy ihge# Wdf wbklfj
~dfc Wflfch ~hlefj ovz jyfwwfj kc dfy hyboy#
“^flgobf, Jyhnoc Ykjfy,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj ~kzd h wbklf# “K
hb xvkzf gfyzhkc zdhz ]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf lfhjfyw om zdf Go}fc
~kll if kbpyfwwfj#‒
Wflfch mflz kcgyfjkil{ cfy}ovw hw wdf hcj zdf Fbpyfww
~hlefj zo~hyjw zdf gfczfy om Zyocdfkb# Dfy lfnw mflz lkef lfhj
hcj wdf ~hczfj zo jo ~dhzf}fy kz zooe zo nfz zdyovnd zojh{#
Zdf Fbpyfww cozfj zdf wlkndz hlzfyhzkoc kc dfy ifdh}koy#
“K ghc wfcwf zdhz zdkw bffzkcn ~kzd zdf Go}fc kw zyovilkcn {ov,‒
wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Dh}f co ~oyykfw, {ovcn ocf#‒
“K jo coz vcjfywzhcj,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “^d{ ~ovlj zdf{
~hcz zo zhef Zdoy h~h{ myob bf?‒
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Zdf Fbpyfww gdvgelfj# “[ov wffb zo bhef hwwvbpzkocw zdhz
hl~h{w gocgfyc {ov# Jo coz hwwvbf hc{zdkcn# Km hc{ ghwf, zdf
Go}fc ~ovlj pyoihil{ jkwgvww zdf ihzzlf plhcw ~kzd {ov oc do~ zo
mkndz hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy# Do~f}fy, kz ~hw coz ykndz moy bf zo
hwwvbf hc{zdkcn fkzdfy#‒ Wdf lhvndfj h lkzzlf#
“Ivz K hb wzkll zoo {ovcn zo if h jyhnoc ykjfy,‒ Wflfch
whkj whjl{# “K hb hlwo h {ovcn nkyl ~do wdovlj cf}fy if kc
gdhynf om h jyhnoc#‒
“Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj hnhkc# “[ov dh}f jocf
boyf zdhc ~dhz hc{ocf govlj ftpfgz om wobfocf {ovy hnf# ^dhz
bhzzfyw co~ kw zdhz {ov hyf ~do {ov hyf# Mhzf dhw bhjf {ov h
jyhnoc ykjfy yfnhyjlfww om ovy yvlfw# Wkcgf ~dfc jofw mhzf hcj
jfwzkc{ f}fy hikjf i{ zdf yvlfw hcj lh~w om dvbhckz{?‒ Zdf
Fbpyfww gdvgelfj ocgf hnhkc#
Wflfch moygfj dfywflm zo wbklf# “K hb woyy{ moy ~oyy{kcn
wo bvgd,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz#
“K vcjfywzhcj, {ovcn ocf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj hnhkc# “Ivz jo
coz myfz# Avwz yfbfbify zdhz zdf iocj zdhz {ov hcj Zdoy wdhyf
~kll cf}fy if iyoefc# Ocgf h jyhnoc hcj kzw ykjfy dh}f
fwzhilkwdfj h wzyocn iocn ifz~ffc fhgd ozdfy, kz kw kbpowwkilf
zo f}fy py{ zdfb hphyz#‒
Wflfch wbklfj h ikz hcj wdf mflz h lkzzlf boyf hz pfhgf,
ivz zdhz jkj coz wzop dfy myob ifkcn cfy}ovw zo bffz ~kzd zdf
lfhjfyw om zdf Go}fc#
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Bvllfy 7=;
Dfy dfhyz wekppfj h ifhz hw wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj zdf womz
mlhkl om ~kcnw hcj h wdhjo~ om h lhynf ifhwz ml{ o}fy dfy#
Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj ~kzd zfhyw om ao{ mhllkcn jo~c dfy
mhgf hw Zdoy lhcjfj ykndz ifwkjf dfy jyfwwfj kc dkw jyhnoc
hyboy# Hlzdovnd Zdoy ~hw wzkll h {ovcn jyhnocfz, dkw wkqf ~hw
coz bvgd wbhllfy zdhc zdhz om h mvll"nyo~c jyhnoc# Dkw ~kcnw
~fyf mhccfj ovz hcj df wzooj pyovjl{ ifmoyf dfy# Dkw dflbfz ~hw
wdhpfj pfymfgzl{ zo zdhz om dkw dfhj, ~dkgd hlwo wvppoyzfj dkw
doycw, kcglvjkcn zdf ocfw oc zop om dkw dfhj# Df ~oyf bfzhl
hyboy zdhz wvppoyzfj dkw ioj{, kcglvjkcn phyzw om dkw
vcjfyifll{# Dkw lfhzdfy whjjlf ~hw wzyhppfj o}fy zdf bfzhl
hyboy# Zdoy hlwo ~oyf wobf pkfgf om hyboy zdhz go}fyfj phyzw om
dkw zhkl# Zdf hyboy bo}fj ~kzd Zdoy‛w bo}fbfczw, bhekcn kz bvgd
fhwkfy moy dkb zo ~hle hcj zo ml{#
B{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, df whkj ~kzd h ~kwp om wboef myob dkw
cowzyklw#
Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo dkb hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj oc Zdoy‛w
cfge# “B{ jfhy,‒ wdf whkj ovz lovj, “[ov looe lkef h mkcf
bkndz{ jyhnoc# K govlj coz dh}f iffc boyf dhpp{ zdhc zo if {ovy
ykjfy hcj {ovy mykfcj#‒
Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c zo dfyw hcj nfczl{ yviifj dkw
cowf hnhkcwz dfy hyb# K govlj coz dh}f hwefj moy h ifzzfy ykjfy
hcj mykfcj, df whkj hnhkc# ^dhzf}fy dhppfcw ~kzdkc zdf Mkyf
Zfbplf, ~f ~kll yfbhkc wzyocn#
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Bvllfy 7>0
Wflfch cojjfj hcj looefj ihge hz zdf Fbpyfww, ~do cojjfj kc
zvyc#
“Gobf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj# “Zdf Mkyf Zfbplf kw avwz hdfhj#‒
Wflfch cojjfj hcj bfczkocfj moy Zdoy zo mollo~#
Zdf Mkyf Zfbplf hppfhyfj zo if bvgd lkef h ghwzlf, wkbklhy
zo zdhz om zdf Zyocdfkb Lkiyhy{# Z~o bhyilf wzhzvfw om h lkoc
whz kc myocz om zdf lkiyhy{ i{ zdf bhyilf wzhkyghwf zdhz lfj vp
zo zdf fczyhcgf om zdf zfbplf# H yfj yvi{ wzocf whz hio}f zdf
fczyhcgf om zdf wzocf jooyw hcj nlkwzfcfj ~kzdkc zdf wvclkndz#
Yobhc golvbcw wvppoyzfj zdf movcjhzkoc om zdf zfbplf ~kzd }kcfw
zdhz ~yhppfj zdfbwfl}fw hyovcj zdfb#
Zdf Fbpyfww ~hlefj vp zdf wzocf wzfpw zo~hyjw zdf fczyhcgf,
mollo~fj i{ Wflfch hcj Zdoy# Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj ~kzd f}fy{
wzfp df zooe# Wflfch dfhyj dfy moozwzfpw fgdo hw wdf wzfppfj
~kzdkc zdf zfbplf#
Hc hlzhy whz oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf zfbplf ~kzd zdyff
wzhzvfw wkzzkcn ifdkcj kz# H bhyilf wzhzvf om h lkoc wzooj
ifdkcj zdf hlzhy ~kzd z~o ozdfy wzhzvfw wkzzkcn ifwkjf kz# Zdf
wzhzvf om zdf wf}fc"dfhjfj ifhwz wzooj oc zdf lfmz wkjf om zdf
lkoc ~dklf h wzhzvf om h wfypfcz lkef jyhnoc oc zdf ykndz# Zdf
f{fw om zdf lkoc ~fyf bhjf om yvi{ wzocfw ~dklf zdf f{fw om zdf
wf}fc"dfhjfj ~fyf bhjf om whppdkyf hcj zdowf om zdf wfypfcz ~fyf
bhjf om fbfyhljw# Phkczfj hio}f zdf gfklkcn ~hw zdf jfpkgzkoc
om zdf zdyff ifhwzw kc h gowbkg ihzzlf ~kzd ocf hcozdfy#
7>0
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Zoygdfw whz kc zdfky doljfyw hlocn zdf ~hllw om zdf zfbplf,
~dklf lkz ghcjlfw whz oc zdf wkjfw om zdf yfj ghypfz zdhz ~hw
lhkj ovz ifmoyf Wflfch‛w mffz zdhz ~fcz zo zdf hlzhy#
]kjhy Dflkow wzooj ifmoyf zdf hlzhy ~kzd dkw hybw ifdkcj
dkw ihge# Wkt ozdfyw wzooj ifdkcj dkb, zdyff pfoplf oc fhgd
wkjf# Wflfch wzoppfj ~dfc wdf ~hw h mf~ mffz h~h{ myob ]kjhy
Dflkow hcj ecflz ifmoyf dkb# Zdoy ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj hcj
ecflz ifmoyf dkb hw ~fll#
“^flgobf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ ]kjhy Dflkow whkj hw Wflfch#
Wflfch lkmzfj vp dfy dfhj zo looe hz dkb# Df ~hw cozdkcn ivz h
plvbp, yfj"mhgfj bhc ~fhykcn h ilhge o}fygohz hcj h zop dhz zo
bhzgd# Kc dkw ykndz dhcj ~hw h wzhmm ~dklf dkw lfmz ~hw wzvmmfj
kcwkjf dkw pogefz#
Zdf Fbpyfww ~hlefj o}fy zo ]kjhy Dflkow hcj wzooj ifwkjf
dkb ~kzd dfy hybw ifdkcj dfy ihge#
^dfc Wflfch wzyhkndzfcfj dfywflm, ]kjhy Dflkow ifnhc1 “K
dh}f yfxvfwzfj zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov zojh{, Wflfch H{lhjhkl hcj ~kzd
{ovy jyhnoc, Zdoy#‒ Df cojjfj# Wflfch looefj o}fy hz Zdoy hcj
zdfc ihge hz ]kjhy Dflkow ocgf hnhkc, ~hkzkcn moy dkb zo wh{
wobfzdkcn flwf# “K bvwz mkywz kcmoyb {ov hw zo ~d{ ~f yfxvfwzfj
zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov pfywochll{# Coybhll{ ~f, hw zdf Go}fc, jo coz
yfxvfwz pfywochl bffzkcnw ~kzd cf~ jyhnoc ykjfyw, ivz zdkw kw h
jkmmfyfcz ghwf# Hlzdovnd ~f jo coz coybhll{ hllo~ {ovcn ~obfc
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Bvllfy 7>9
wvgd hw {ovywflm zo if kc goczyol om h jyhnoc, ~f bvwz mkywz
~oyy{ hiovz zdf Woygfyfy hcj dkw zdyfhz zo Zyocdfkb#
“Zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc ~dob {ov jffb Zdoy ~hw oyknkchll{
wvppowfj zo iflocn zo zdf Woygfyfy, ivz zdfc hmzfy hgxvkykcn kz
myob ]fcftvw, ~f ifwzo~fj kz vpoc Hwdvy Ifl, ~do kw {ovy gvyyfcz
zfhgdfy om bhnkg# ^f ~kll jkwgvww ~dfzdfy oy coz {ov wdhll if
hilf zo effp zdf jyhnoc hw {ovy o~c, moy ~f dh}f h bhaoy
gykwkw#‒ ]kjhy Dflkow zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “Zdf Woygfyfy hcj dkw
hyb{ hyf hlyfhj{ h jh{‛w aovycf{ myob dfyf#‒
“^f wh~ jyhnocw ghyy{kcn wobf om zdf }fwwflw hio}f zdf
nyovcj,‒ ocf om zdf lfhjfyw whkj kc h jhye zocf# “Myob ~dhz K
wh~ cfhy ovy hyyk}hl, zdfyf ~fyf boyf zdhc zfc }fwwflw myob h
jkwzhcgf ghyykfj i{ jyhnocw, ivz K yfgeoc zdfyf govlj if boyf#
Zdf{ ocl{ zyh}flfj i{ ckndz, bhekcn kz dhyjfy zo zyhge zdfb
jo~c# Zdf{ ~fyf plhcckcn oc h wvypykwf hzzhge oc Zyocdfkb#‒
Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj h lkzzlf# “Hcj i{ ovy fwzkbhzfw, zdf
Woygfyfy govlj dh}f hw bhc{ hw h zdovwhcj bfc pfy }fwwfl#‒
Wflfch‛w lfnw wvjjfcl{ mflz lkef lfhj hcj h ecoz zkndzfcfj
kc dfy wzobhgd5 zdf{ ~fyf nokcn zo ~hy#
Zdf Fbpyfww looefj hz dfy# “Hw {ovcn hw {ov bh{ if,‒ wdf
ifnhc, “K iflkf}f zdhz {ov ~ovlj if h }hlvhilf jyhnoc ykjfy zo
dflp vw mkndz#‒ Wflfch mflz dfy dhcjw wdhef ~kzd mfhy# Wdf ecf~
zdhz kc gobphykwoc zo zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw myob dfy zyhkckcn,
wdf ~hw kcftpfykfcgfj hcj chk}f#
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Bvllfy 7>7
“Lhzfy zojh{, ~f ~kll yfxvkyf moy hll zdf jyhnoc ykjfyw om
Zyocdfkb zo bffz vw cfhy zdf joge zo bhef zdf ~hy pyfphyhzkocw,‒
]kjhy Dflkow whkj hnhkc#
“^f jo coz dh}f zdhz bvgd zkbf lfmz,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj
hmzfy ]kjhy Dflkow ~hw jocf# “Wff zo kz zdhz {ovy jyhnoc kw
yfhj{ moy hfykhl gobihz# Zoboyyo~, ~f ~kll mkndz hnhkcwz zdf
f}kl zdhz dhw lhcjfj oc ovy jooywzfp# Mhyf~fll, hcj bh{ zdf
Mkyf Lkoc if ~kzd {ov, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒
Wflfch nykppfj zdf dhcjlf om dfy w~oyj ovz om mfhy, ivz
Zdoy yviifj dkw cowf hnhkcwz dfy hyb kc gobmoyz#
Jo coz myfz, lkzzlf ocf, df whkj# ^f dh}f iffc zyhkckcn
moy zdkw moy boczdw#
Wflfch cojjfj h ikz# K eco~, b{ jfhy ocf, wdf whkj# K hb
avwz hmyhkj zdhz zdf Woygfyfy ~kll ~kc# K hb hmyhkj zdhz df
~kll mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll hmzfy ~f dhj yfhgdfj h jfhj fcj, oy
~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h jfhj fcj# Wdf plhgfj h dhcj oc dkw dkjf, h
wklfcz gobbvckoc ifz~ffc ykjfy hcj jyhnoc# Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb zo
gobmoyz dfy ifmoyf df whkj1 ^f ~kll no zo ~hy, ivz ~f ~kll
yfgfk}f zdf zykivlhzkocw, woyyo~, hcj zdf zykvbpdw zdhz ~kll if
zdf hmzfybhzd om zdkw ~hy#
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Moyz{
flfch ~hlefj o}fy zo Zyocdfkb Joge ~kzd Zdoy mollo~kcn
glowfl{ ifdkcj# Wdf mflz h ikz wkge zo dfy wzobhgd5
Zyocdfkb ~hw pyfphykcn kzwflm moy zdf vpgobkcn ihzzlf moy
zoboyyo~# Wdf mflz mykndzfcfj hcj ftgkzfj hz zdf whbf zkbf, ivz
wdf hlwo mflz vcyfhj{# Do~ goc}fckfcz kz ~hw moy zdf Go}fc zo
hyyk}f avwz h jh{ ifmoyf zdf Woygfyfy ~hw zo lhvcgd dkw hzzhge(
W
Dh}f co ~oyykfw, Zdoy whkj zo gobmoyz dfy# ^f ~kll bhef
kz#
Wflfch jkjc‛z yfwpocj# F}fy{ wzfp wdf zooe zo~hyjw
Zyocdfkb Joge mflz dfh}kfy# Wdf dhj cf}fy iffc kc ihzzlf ifmoyf
7>:
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hcj zdf zdovndz om hgzvhll{ nokcn zo ~hy hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy
~hw hlbowz vcifhyhilf#
^dfc iozd Wflfch hcj Zdoy yfhgdfj Zyocdfkb Joge, zdfyf ~fyf
ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw nhzdfyfj zdfyf# Zdf{ ~fyf pyhgzkgkcn zdf ]‗
wdhpfj moybhzkoc, ~dkgd ~hw h pyo}fc wvggfww kc pyf}kovw
ihzzlfw# Do~f}fy, Cfkzd Hchdkzh hcj Hwdvy Ifl ~fyf co~dfyf zo
if movcj#
“Zdhz kw xvkzf ojj,‒ Wflfch whkj ovz lovj zo dfywflm#
“Zdf{ hyf coybhll{ hyovcj dfyf zyhkckcn zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw#‒
Zdoy jkjc‛z yfwpocj5 kcwzfhj, wdf dfhyj h lo~ nyvbilf kc
zdf ihge om dfy bkcj# Wdf looefj vp hz dkb ~kzd h gocmvwfj looe#
^dhz kw ~yocn? Wdf cfy}ovwl{ hwefj, wlo~l{ yfhgdkcn moy zdf
dklz om dfy w~oyj#
Nfz ihge( Zdoy yohyfj# Wflfch jkj coz eco~ do~ zo yfhgz zo
zdkw# Do~f}fy, ifmoyf wdf dhj zkbf zo jo hc{zdkcn, wdf wh~ h
ilhwz om mkyf dfhjkcn kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch xvkgel{
vcwdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj hcj vwfj dfy wdkflj zo iloge zdf hzzhge#
Zdf mkyf dkz zdf wdkflj hcj jkwwkphzfj kczo zdf hky#
Wflfch looefj o}fy dfy wdkflj hcj wh~ Hwdvy Ifl kc dkw
mkndzkcn powkzkoc# Dfy dfhyz yhgfj hcj wekppfj h ifhz#
“^dhz hyf {ov jokcn?‒ wdf hwefj kc vzzfy gocmvwkoc#
“Zfhgdkcn {ov h lfwwoc,‒ Hwdvy whkj hcnykl{ ocgf boyf hcj
~h}fj dkw dhcjw, wdoozkcn hcozdfy lhynf ilhwz om mkyf kc dfy
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Bvllfy 7>>
“Co wflm goczyol,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj zo dfywflm# “Df hgzfj
ovz om pvyf hcnfy hcj yhnf…‒ Wdf looefj ihge hz Hwdvy ~do wzooj
vp hnhkc#
“Wzhcj hcj mkndz, jyhnoc ykjfy(‒ df {fllfj, ~kzd dkw dhcjw
wzkll kc zdf hky#
“Od? ^fyf ~f mkndzkcn?‒ Wflfch hwefj ~kzd h nykc oc dfy
mhgf# “K zdovndz zdhz ~f ~fyf avwz nfzzkcn ~hybfj vp#‒
“K ~hw,‒ Hwdvy nyo~lfj ocgf hnhkc hcj wdoz hcozdfy lhynf
ilhwz om mkyf kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch vwfj dfy wdkflj zo iloge
zdf hzzhge hcj xvkgel{ yhc o}fy zo zdf bkjjlf om zdf zyhkckcn
hyfh, wzhcjkcn oc h wzocf plhzmoyb#
“K joc‛z eco~ ~d{, ivz K zdovndz {ov ~fyf h ifzzfy mkndz
zdhc Hqyhfl,‒ Wflfch whkj, zy{kcn zo boge dkw mkndzkcn wz{lf#
B{ jfhy, ~dhz hyf {ov jokcn? Hyf {ov zy{kcn zo hcnfy dkb?
Zdoy hwefj ovz om hwzockwdbfcz#
Jo coz myfz, Wflfch whkj ~kzd h dkcz om hbvwfbfcz kc dfy
}okgf# K hb bfyfl{ zy{kcn zo zfhgd Hwdvy h lfwwoc b{wflm#
Hwdvy nyo~lfj ovz om yhnf hcj hgzvhll{ wdoz wobf lkndzckcn
kc dfy jkyfgzkoc# Wflfch vwfj dfy wdkflj zo yfpfl zdkw hzzhge
hcj zdf lkndzckcn yfmlfgzfj omm kzw wvymhgf hcj dkz zdf nyovcj
cfhy Hwdvy‛w mffz#
“Ghyflfww,‒ Wflfch whkj ~kzd h nykc, “]fy{ ghyflfww(‒
Hwdvy Ifl zdfc pvllfj ovz dkw w~oyj hcj w~vcn kz hyovcj
dkb, wvbbockcn lhynf ilhwzw om mkyf ~kzd zdf vwf om dkw ilhjf#
7>>
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Bvllfy 7>4
Df gkyglfj hyovcj oc dkw zofw, gyfhzkcn h ykcn om mkyf zdhz
ftphcjfj ovz~hyj# ^dfc zdf ykcn om mkyf ftphcjfj ovz zo~hyjw
Wflfch, wdf avbpfj kczo zdf hky hcj lhcjfj ihge oc dfy mffz ~dfc
zdf mkyf ykcn ftphcjfj ovz zo~hyjw zdf zyffw hcj zo zdf
fxvkpbfcz om zdf zyhkckcn hyfh#
Df nykzzfj dkw zffzd hcj nykpfj zdf dhcjlf om dkw w~oyj hw
df avbpfj kczo zdf hky# Wflfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj hw Hwdvy‛w
ilhjf ghbf jo~c vpoc dfy# Zdf glhwd om bfzhl yhcn ~kzdkc
Wflfch‛w fhyw hcj dfy ioj{ }kiyhzfj h lkzzlf ~kzd zdf bfzhllkg
goczhgz#
Wdf looefj vp hz Hwdvy hcj nykccfj h lkzzlf ~dfc wdf
cozkgfj h looe om kyykzhzkoc oc dkw mhgf# Hwdvy lkmzfj dkw
w~oyj hcj wlkgfj zdyovnd zdf hky ocgf hnhkc, ivz Wflfch ~hw zoo
xvkge5 wdf avbpfj kc zdf hky hcj lhcjfj oc zdf nyovcj h mf~ mffz
myob dkb#
“[ov lowz zdkw ihzzlf,‒ wdf whkj, pvzzkcn dfy wdkflj h~h{#
“Do~?‒ Hwdvy whkj kc kyykzhzkoc, dkw w~oyj wdhekcn kc dkw
nyhwp# “[ov dh}fc‛z f}fc lhkj h wkcnlf ilo~(‒
“Co,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “ivz {ov dh}f#‒ Wdf bfczkocfj zo~hyjw
zdf phyz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw zdhz ~hw oc mkyf# Wdf hlwo pokczfj
hz zdf fxvkpbfcz zdhz Hwdvy jfwzyo{fj hw ~fll# “[ov zolj bf zo
cf}fy hgz ovz om hcnfy hcj yhnf ~dfc pfymoybkcn bhnkg# Hlzdovnd
K jkj coz dh}f zo vwf bhnkg, K wzkll ~oc zdkw ihzzlf# K lfhycfj
b{ lfwwoc, ivz dh}f {ov?‒
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H wcffy hppfhyfj oc Cfkzd‛w lkpw# “]fy{ nooj, Bkww
H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf whkj kc h lo~ }okgf# “K hlwo wh~ {ovy ihzzlf
hnhkcwz Hwdvy Ifl fhylkfy hcj K ~kll dh}f zo hjbkz, df ~hw h
mool# K ~ovlj dh}f kczfymfyfj kc zdf ihzzlf b{wflm, ivz zdf
Fbpyfww moyihjf bf zo f}fy kczfymfyf kc {ovy ihzzlfw#‒
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj mflz h ikz hcny{#
“^d{?‒ wdf hwefj# “^d{ jkj wdf moyikj {ov zo jo wo? ^dhz km K
~hw kc zyovilf, kc h ihzzlf zdhz K ghccoz ~kc?‒
“Zdf Fbpyfww ~hczfj zo zfwz {ovy po~fy hcj {ovy wzyfcnzd,
hw ~fll hw {ovy jfzfybkchzkoc zo mkndz h nooj mkndz,‒ Cfkzd
nyo~lfj# “Wdf ~hczfj {ov zo lfhyc zdhz {ov ghccoz hl~h{w jfpfcj
vpoc f}fy{ocf zo dflp {ov ~kzd {ovy ihzzlfw hcj zdhz {ov bvwz
mkndz zdfb hlocf#‒
Cfkzd xvkgel{ bo}fj zo zdf lfmz, ivz Wflfch ~hw mhwzfy zdhc
wdf ~hw# Cfkzd ilogefj dfy mhgf myob Wflfch‛w wzykef ~kzd dfy
w~oyj hcj avbpfj ifdkcj dfy# Zdf flmkwd ~obhc bo}fj nyhgfmvll{
zo zdf ozdfy wkjf ~dfc Wflfch zykfj zo hzzhge hnhkc# Wflfch
mflz h govplf om zfhyw zykgelf jo~c dfy mhgf, ivz wdf yfmvwfj zo
jo ~dhz Hwdvy jkj kc dfy pyf}kovw mkndz# Wdf jkj coz ~kwd zo
hgz ovz om hcnfy zdhz wdf dhj moy zdf Fbpyfww#
Kz ~hw Cfkzd‛w zvyc# Wdf hzzhgefj myob ifdkcj, ivz Wflfch
ilogefj dfy hzzhge ~kzd zdf ilhjf om dfy w~oyj hw wdf wpvc
wdhypl{ oc dfy mffz# “Ftgfllfcz( [ov‛yf nfzzkcn ifzzfy(‒
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Bvllfy 748
Hiovz hc dovy phwwfj om zdkw mkndzkcn wgfcf# Wdf mflz h
ikz ftdhvwzfj myob mkndzkcn, ivz wdf pfywkwzfj# Wdf dhj zo
mkchll{ ~kc dfy mkndz hnhkcwz Cfkzd# Wdf dhj zo mkckwd kz, zo
pyo}f zdhz wdf ghc if ocf om zdf ifwz jyhnoc ykjfyw kc
Hybhnfjjoc, zo pyo}f zdhz wdf ~hw wzyocn fcovnd co bhzzfy do~
{ovcn wdf ~hw#
Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ ~dhz dhppfcfj cftz# Hll zdhz wdf ecf~
~hw zdhz wdf ~hw zdf ocf ~do dflj dfy ilhjf vcjfycfhzd Cfkzd‛w
gdkc, iyfhzdkcn jffpl{# Cfkzd wbklfj hcj kz ~hw Wflfch‛w zvyc
zo wh{, “Jfhj#‒
“[ov phwwfj,‒ Cfkzd whkj hw Wflfch lo~fyfj zdf ilhjf om dfy
w~oyj zo dfy wkjf# “[ov dh}f lfhycfj {ovy lfwwoc#‒ Wdf ~fcz
o}fy zo dfy w~oyj hcj kz gdhcnfj ihge zo dfy wzhmm zdhz wdf
hl~h{w vwfj zo ~hle ~kzd#
Wflfch wbklfj h ikz# “Zdf lfwwoc zo coz hgz ovz om hcnfy
hcj yhnf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
Cfkzd cojjfj# “Pyfgkwfl{# K ~hczfj zo wff km {ov jkj oy
coz# K ~hczfj zo wff km K govlj wphye wobf hcnfy ~kzdkc {ov hcj
zo wff do~ {ov ~ovlj yfhgz# K govlj zfll zdhz {ov movndz
hnhkcwz kz hcj dflj {ovywflm ihge myob wzykekcn bf jo~c ~kzd
hcnfy#‒ Wdf nlhcgfj o}fy zo~hyjw Zyocdfkb Joge hcj wdooe dfy
dfhj# “Hw kz hlwo hppfhyw, {ov zhvndz Hwdvy Ifl zdf }fy{ whbf
lfwwoc df ~hw zy{kcn zo zfhgd {ov#‒ Iozd dfy hcj Wflfch gdvgelfj
hz zdf kyoc{# “Zoboyyo~, zdf yfhl ihzzlf h~hkzw vw# Plfhwf no
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hcj yfwz moy co~# [ovy zyhkckcn hw h jyhnoc ykjfy, moy zdf zkbf
ifkcn, kw gobplfzf#‒
Moyz{"Ocf
df f}f om ihzzlf ~hw hl~h{w h jfhjl{ wklfcgf# Zdf ~hyb,
iykwe hky om wvbbfy ilf~ kc dfy mhgf# Zdf wvc wfz o}fy zdf
Bvwzhcn Bovczhkcw, lfh}kcn h zyhkl om }kiyhcz goloyw kc zdf
f}fckcn# Wflfch looefj ovz dfy ~kcjo~# Wdf zdovndz om hll zdf
zyhkckcn zdhz wdf hcj dfy jyhnoc Zdoy dhj wpfcz hlbowz wkt
boczdw jokcn kc pyfphyhzkoc moy zdkw# Wdf wh~ h govplf om
jyhnocw phzyollkcn zdf pfykbfzfy om Zyocdfkb zo ~hzgd moy zdf
Woygfyfy‛w bhwwk}f hyb{ zdhz ~hw wooc zo gobf#
Z
Wdf zdovndz om dfy jyhnoc hcj do~ df ~ovlj hgz kc ihzzlf#
Wdf yfghllfj zdhz df wffbfj h lkzzlf fczdvwkhwzkg fhylkfy hiovz
ifkcn hilf zo zhef phyz kc yfhl gobihz# Wdf ~kwdfj zdhz wdf
mflz zdf whbf# Wflfch mfhyfj ihzzlfw boyf zdhc hc{zdkcn ifghvwf
om hll zdf jfhzdw zdhz ~ovlj yfwvlz# Wdf dhj cf}fy ekllfj
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Bvllfy 747
hc{ocf hcj zdf zdovndz om kz bhjf dfy wkge zo dfy wzobhgd# Wdf
zdfc zdovndz om zdf Woygfyfy, ~dkgd bhjf dfy mffl ~oywf#
]fcftvw ~hw po~fymvl hcj df ecf~ do~ zo vwf hcj goczyol hll om
zdf flfbfczw ~dklf wdf ecf~ ocl{ ocf# F}fc zdovnd Zdoy ~hw zdf
Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc hcj govlj wvbboc hc{ flfbfcz df ~kwdfj, df ~hw
wzkll zoo {ovcn#
Wdf xvkgel{ nlhcgfj o}fy hz dfy w~oyj l{kcn oc zdf mlooy kc
myocz om dfy ifj# Mfflkcn vcgfyzhkcz{, Wflfch ~hw coz fthgzl{
zdykllfj moy zoboyyo~# Wdf vcjfywzooj zdhz f}fczvhll{, wdf
~ovlj dh}f zo mhgf zdf Woygfyfy# Wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf ~ovlj dh}f
zo zhef dfy w~oyj hcj zdyvwz kz kczo dkw gdfwz#
Wdf dfhyj Zdoy dvbbkcn kc dfy bkcj hcj wdf wbklfj ~kzd
plfhwvyf5 dfy jyhnoc ~hw dfy ocl{ wovygf om gobmoyz#
Lkzzlf ocf, df whkj hmzfy h ~dklf#
K hb coz looekcn moy~hyj zo zdf ihzzlf zdhz h~hkzw vw, wdf
whkj#
K hb hmyhkj zdkw ~kll if ocf om bhc{ , Zdoy yfplkfj# ^f
dh}f iffc zyhkckcn moy zdkw#
Hz lfhwz kc zyhkckcn, K jkjc‛z dh}f zo ekll# Wflfch ivykfj
dfy dfhj kc dfy dhcjw# K avwz ghc‛z wzhcj kz# K dhzf zdf
zdovndz om ~dhz zdf Fbpyfww, hcj om Hybhnfjjoc, ~hczw bf zo jo#
Lkzzlf ocf, yfbfbify zdhz df kw zy{kcn zo ekll {ov, vclfww
{ov ekll dkb mkywz# Wflfch jkj coz yfwpocj5 wdf ecf~ zdhz Zdoy
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~hw ykndz# Kz ~hw avwz ocl{ h bhzzfy om zkbf om ~dfc# Jo coz
lfz zdkw vpgobkcn ihzzlf jkwzvyi {ov, lkzzlf ocf#
Wflfch cojjfj hcj ~kpfj dfy zfhyw# Kz ~hw om co vwf zo
effp j~fllkcn oc zdf vch}okjhilf# Wdf ~hlefj phwz dfy ihzzlf
hyboy, ~dkgd lh{ cfhzl{ oc zdf mlooy ~kzd dfy w~oyj hcj wdkflj
omm zo zdf wkjf# Wflfch dhj cf}fy mflz wo cfy}ovw ifmoyf5 wdf
f}fc dhj jkmmkgvlz{ ~hlekcn ovz om dfy yoob# Wdf ~hczfj zo nfz
dfywflm wobfzdkcn zo jykce kc dopfw zdhz kz ~ovlj ghlb dfy jo~c,
wvgd hw nyffc zfh ~kzd docf{, dfy mh}oykzf if}fyhnf#
Zdf booclkndz wdocf dknd kc zdf we{, kllvbkchzkcn hll om
Zyocdfkb# Hybhnfjjoc whz kc xvkfz hcj jkwzvyifj pfhgf#
Wflfch ioklfj wobf ~hzfy kc h zfhefzzlf hcj povyfj kz kczo
zdf gvp zdhz dhj zdf ihn om nyffc zfh lfh}fw# Wdf whz jo~c hz
zdf gommff zhilf kc zdf lk}kcn yoob om zdf gozzhnf, doljkcn dfy
gvp zkndzl{# Zdf hyobh om zdf nyffc zfh mkllfj zdf kcwkjf om
dfy cowzyklw# Wflfch zooe h jffp iyfhzd, hllo~kcn zdf mvbfw zo
yflht dfy#
Zdf ihzzlf hnhkcwz zdf Woygfyfy ~hw zoboyyo~# Wdf dhj zo
mhgf dkb, f}fc zdovnd wdf wzkll jofw coz eco~ ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl
wevll ~hw# Wflfch mflz h mf~ zfhyw moyb ifdkcj dfy f{fw hcj wdf
zooe h wkp om dfy nyffc zfh# Wdf bh{ jkf zoboyyo~ km wdf ~hw
vcwvggfwwmvl# Zdkw nyfhzl{ jkwzvyifj dfy# Dfy dhcjw wdooe ~kzd
mfhy hcj wdf hlbowz jyoppfj dfy gvp om nyffc zfh# Zfhyw
zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf hcj lhcjfj kc dfy if}fyhnf#
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Wflfch zooe hcozdfy wkp om dfy zfh hcj wfz zdf gvp jo~c oc
zdf gommff zhilf ifmoyf wdf yfhgdfj kczo dfy pogefz zo pvll ovz
zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz wdf movcj kc zdf gy{pz ~kzd Bhykh# Wdf
ecf~ zdhz kz ~hw h glvf, ivz wdf jkj coz eco~ do~ zo ftzyhgz zdf
kcmoybhzkoc#
Wdf mflz hcny{ hcj jkwzyfwwfj i{ zdf mhgz zdhz zdf ihzzlf
~hw cknd hcj zdhz wdf wzkll jkj coz eco~ ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll
~hw# Zdf Woygfyfy ~ovlj pfydhpw yfzykf}f kz jvykcn wobfzkbf
zoboyyo~ jvykcn zdfky ihzzlf#
Wflfch looefj ovz dfy ~kcjo~ hcj cozkgfj zdhz hlocn
Zyocdfkb‛w ~hll ~fyf zdf ghzhpvlzw ~kzd hygdfyw effpkcn ~hzgd
moy hc{ wknc om zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{#
Wdf looefj ihge hz zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz hcj avwz zowwfj
kz oc zdf zhilf kc zdf yfmlfgzkoc om zdf booclkndz zdhz
nlkwzfcfj zdyovnd zdf ~kcjo~# Wflfch pkgefj vp dfy gvp om zfh
hcj ifnhc zo zhef hcozdfy wkp ifmoyf wdf wzoppfj dfywflm# Wdf
wxvkczfj hz zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz ~dfc wdf cozkgfj wobf ~oyjw
hppfhy# Dfy dfhyz yhgfj ~kzd ftgkzfbfcz, ivz wdf hlwo mflz
gocmvwfj#
Wdf pkgefj vp zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz hcj iyovndz kz ovz om
zdf booclkndz# Zdf ~oyjw zdfc jkwhppfhyfj ocgf hnhkc# Wflfch
ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw hcj pvz kz ihge vcjfycfhzd zdf
booclkndz# Zdf ~oyjw zdfc hppfhyfj vpoc kzw yovnd wvymhgfj#
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Zdoy, Wflfch whkj ~kzd h wbklf oc dfy mhgf# Zdoy( K
mknvyfj kz ovz( K mknvyfj ovz zdf glvf myob Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w zobi(
Hz zdhz kcwzhcz, wdf dfhyj dkb dvb ~kzd plfhwvyf# K ecf~
{ov ~ovlj, df whkj gocmkjfczl{# ^dhz kw zdf cftz glvf?
Wflfch‛w dhcjw wdooe hw wdf yfhj ovz lovj ~dhz ~hw ~ykzzfc
oc zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz#
“Kz kw eco~c i{ iozd bhwgvlkcf hcj mfbkckcf chbfw,
Hcj ivycw vp ~kzdovz yhkc5
Oyknkchzfw myob h bhc hcj nofw kczo h bhc,
Ivz co ocf dhw iffc hilf zo nvfww ~dhz kz kw#‒
Wflfch yfyfhj ~dhz ~hw ~ykzzfc hcj looefj vp ovz zdf
~kcjo~#
Wdf jkjc‛z dfhy Zdoy yfwpocj# Kz‛w eco~c i{ iozd bhwgvlkcf
hcj mfbkckcf chbfw?
Kz ivycw vp ~kzdovz yhkc, Zdoy whkj# Kz ~ovlj dh}f zo if
wobf woyz om ioj{ om ~hzfy#
Wflfch cojjfj# H lhef? Oy…
H yk}fy, Zdoy mkckwdfj moy dfy#
H yk}fy… zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy, Wflfch whkj hcj dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj#
Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb# Fkzdfy zdf cftz glvf kw hyovcj zdf
Yhnkcn Yk}fy oy kz‛w zdf gy{wzhl wevll kzwflm#
Kz‛w zdf gy{wzhl wevll, Wflfch whkj, dfy fczkyf ioj{
wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy hcj ftgkzfbfcz# Zdf Fbpyfww moyihjf hc{ocf zo
}fczvyf kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw myob Zyocdfkb# Zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy
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~fh}fw kc hcj ovz om zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Kz hlwo ~fh}fw kczo… h
gh}fyc( Zdf Fbpyfww jkjc‛z ~hcz hc{ocf zo no kczo zdf gh}fyc(
Kz‛w zoo jhcnfyovw kc zdfyf, wo ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw dkj zdf
gy{wzhl wevll zdfyf zo pyozfgz kz myob kczyvjfyw(
^fll jocf, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj dhppkl{#
Ivz ~dfc ~kll ~f if hilf zo no kczo zdf gh}fyc? ^f ghccoz
no co~, coz hz zdf f}f om ihzzlf( Wflfch looefj hyovcj dfy hcj
moljfj vp zdf pkfgf om phygdbfcz kczo dfy pogefzw ocgf hnhkc#
Wdf looefj kczo dfy gvp om nyffc zfh hcj nhqfj hz dfy
yfmlfgzkoc# ^f ~ovlj dh}f zo no hcj mkcj zdf gh}fyc kc zdf
Dkczfylhcjw wobfzkbf jvykcn zdf ihzzlf#
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Moyz{"Z~o
w wooc hw wdf dfhyj zdf ~hy ifll oc zop om zdf P{yf ykcn
zdhz wknchlfj zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ ~hw mhwz hppyohgdkcn,
Wflfch yvwdfj o}fy zo dfy ifj ~dfyf wdf dhj dfy hyboy lhkj ovz,
hlocn ~kzd dfy ~fhpocw1 hc ohe locn io~ hcj dfy w~oyj# Dfy
dhcjw wdooe ~kzd mfhy hw wdf pvz oc dfy iyfhwzplhzf hcj gdhkc
wekyz# Wdf wdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj hcj wzyhppfj dfy locnio~ o}fy dfy
wdovljfy hlocn ~kzd dfy xvk}fy mkllfj ~kzd hyyo~w# Wdf hlwo
whmfl{ dkj h jhnnfy oc dfy lfmz dkp, oppowkzf om zdhz ~kzd dfy
w~oyj# Wdf zdfc nyhiifj dfy wdkflj hcj dfy dflbfz ifmoyf wdf
yhc ovzwkjf zdf gozzhnf zo bffz ~kzd Zdoy ovzwkjf zdf Mkyf
Zfbplf hlocn ~kzd zdf ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw yfhj{ zo zhef mlkndz#
H
Zdoy ~hw kc myocz om ocf om zdf moybhzkocw zdf{ dhj
pyhgzkgfj fhylkfy, h wkbplf ]"wdhpfj hyyhcnfbfcz# Ykndz ifdkcj
Zdoy ~hw h jyhnoc zdhz ~hw hc hgkj wpkzzfy, h z{pf om jyhnoc
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zdhz ~hw kcgyfjkil{ vwfmvl# ^kzd Zdoy ifkcn vchilf zo iyfhzdf
mkyf oy hc{ ozdfy flfbfcz moy }fy{ locn, zdf hgkj zdhz zdf
jyhnoc wpf~fj ovz ~hw kcgyfjkil{ chwz{# Kz hzf h~h{ hz zdf
mlfwd vczkl zdfyf ~hw cocf lfmz#
Dfy jyhnoc ~hw jyfwwfj moy ~hy# Zdf whjjlf zdhz df ~oyf
o}fy dkw ihge ~hw hilf zo fhwkl{ mkz wf}fyhl pfoplf hz ocgf#
Zdf whjjlf ivgelf dhj h ~dkzf whppdkyf wzocf fcgyvwzfj kczo kz#
Wflfch bhjf wvyf zdhz zdf whjjlf ~hw zkndz fcovnd wo zdhz kz
~ovlj coz vcivgelf ~dfcf}fy Zdoy bhjf h zkndz zvyc kc zdf hky,
ivz wdf hlwo ~hczfj zo bhef wvyf zdhz df ~hw gobmoyzhilf#
K hb mkcf, lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy ~ovlj wh{, hmzfy nk}kcn h coj
kc hnyffbfcz#
Dfy dhcjw zyfbilfj ~kzd mfhy# Wdf mflz h ikz wkge zo dfy
wzobhgd hcj f}fy{ wzfp wdf zooe mflz dfh}kfy zdhc zdf pyf}kovw#
Wflfch nyhiifj Zdoy‛w yfkcw hcj looefj hz dkb kc zdf f{fw# B{
jfhy, wdf ifnhc, ~f bh{ coz ~kc zojh{‛w ~hy, ivz ~f ~kll mkndz
zdf nooj mkndz# Km ~f jkf, ~f ~ovlj jkf kc docoy, ivz K ~ovlj
coz if wo docoyfj km K ~fyf coz i{ {ovy wkjf zo zdf fcj#
Coy K, b{ jfhy, Zdoy yfplkfj# Wflfch mflz doz zfhyw wzyfhb
jo~c dfy mhgf, ivz wdf jkj coz iozdfy zo ~kpf zdfb h~h{# Zo ~hy
~f gobf# Wdf ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf whjjlf hcj dokwzfj dfywflm oczo
kz# Wdf xvkgel{ nyhiifj zdf yfkcw, zy{kcn zo mkndz dfy o~c
kczfychl wzyvnnlf# Wdf loowfcfj dfy nykp h lkzzlf, ivz
zkndzfcfj kz hnhkc ~dfc wdf mflz dfy jyhnoc bo}f h lkzzlf#
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Hlocn zdf zop om Zyocdfkb ^hll, zdf hygdfyw noz kczo
powkzkoc hw ~fll hw zdowf ~do opfyhzfj zdf ghzhpvlzw# Nkhcz
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bhccfy, moy wdf mfhyfj zdhz kz bkndz if dfy lhwz#
Zdoy mlf~ ifwkjf cfhy ocf om zdf ghzhpvlzw hcj zvgefj kc
dkw ~kcnw# Zdf yfwz om zdf jyhnoc ykjfyw jkj zdf whbf, lkckcn
zdfbwfl}fw vp hlocn zdf pfykbfzfy om Zyocdfkb#
Wflfch plhgfj dfy dhcj o}fy dfy f{fw, nhqkcn ovz zo~hyjw
zdf doykqoc om zdf Nyfhz Plhkcw, dfy dfhyz povcjkcn dhyj hnhkcwz
dfy gdfwz# Wdf wxvkczfj zo wff km wdf govlj wpoz hc{ phyz om
zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{#
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wzyhcnf wovcj myob zdf jkwzhcgf# Kz wovcjfj hw km wobfzdkcn
~fyf wdoz kczo zdf hky# Wflfch yfhgdfj ifdkcj dfy hcj nyhiifj
zdf dklz om dfy w~oyj, pyfphykcn dfywflm moy zdf hzzhge#
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Wflfch‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj ~kzd mfhy hw wdf wh~ h lhynf mkyfihll
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mlf~ o}fy hcj ilhwzfj kczo zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll, jfwzyo{kcn ocf om
zdf ghzhpvlzw cfhy dfy hcj Zdoy#
Wflfch hlbowz mfll omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf, ivz wdf efpz dfywflm
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ifhwzw# Wflfch wh~ mk}f wkfnf zo~fyw hppyohgdfj zdf ~hll, fhgd
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jyhnocw jkj zdf whbf# Zdoy lfj zdf ]"wdhpfj moybhzkoc ~kzd movy
ozdfy jyhnoc ykjfyw mollo~kcn ifdkcj dkb oc fkzdfy wkjf# Wflfch
pvllfj ovz dfy w~oyj hcj dfy wdkflj#
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h}okj zdf mkyfihll gollkwkoc hw ~fll hw zdf yfwz om zdf jyhnoc
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dkb# Wflfch dflj oc zkndzl{ zo zdf yfkcw hcj pvllfj oc zdfb
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zdfyf ~hw hc Onyf oc zop ~kzd mk}f bfc jyfwwfj kc glohew#
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zhlocw# Wdf wgyfhbfj ovz ~kzd hnoc{ hcj zykfj zo dflp dfywflm
ihge oc dfy mffz hnhkc#
Wflfch, Zdoy whkj, lo~fykcn dkw cowf zo dfy lf}fl# Zfhyw
hcj ilooj wzhkcfj dfy mhgf# H aolz om phkc wvynfj zdyovnd dfy
gdfwz hcj wdf gykfj ovz kc hnoc{ ocgf boyf#
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“K ghc‛z effp jokcn zdkw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo dfy jyhnoc hw
boyf zfhyw zykgelf jo~c dfy mhgf# “Zdfyf hyf zoo bhc{ om zdfb…
K ghc‛z mkndz zdfb hll(‒
Ivz ~f dh}f zo, Zdoy whkj whjl{# Kz kw ovy jvz{ zo pyozfgz
Zyocdfkb hcj Hybhnfjjoc myob f}kl hcj bhlkgf#
K hb avwz ocf gdklj, Wflfch whkj hnhkc hcj plhgfj dfy mhgf
hnhkcwz Zdoy‛w cowf, zy{kcn zo effp dfywflm myob mhllkcn o}fy
hnhkc myob ftdhvwzkoc#
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Moyz{"Movy
df wvc mkchll{ wfz o}fy zdf Bvwzhcn Bovczhkcw# Hll ~hw
wzkll ocgf hnhkc ~kzd h jkwzvyikcn pfhgf zdhz lkcnfyfj kc
zdf hky# Zdoy ghyykfj Wflfch oc dkw whjjlf hw df ~hlefj hlocn
zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll ~kzd dkw ~kcnw zvgefj kc zo dkw wkjfw# H mf~
nhwdfw hppfhyfj cfhy zdf ihwf om Zdoy‛w cfge ~kzd jykfj ilooj
wzhkckcn dkw hyboy# Wflfch mflz kcgyfjkil{ ftdhvwzfj myob zdf
ihzzlf hcj wdf ~kwdfj zo wlffp, ivz wdf ~hw zoo hmyhkj zdhz zdf
Woygfyfy ~ovlj hzzhge Zyocdfkb ~dfc wdf ~ovlj lfhwz ftpfgz kz#
Z
Hll hlocn zdf Zyocdfkb ^hll ~fyf iojkfw om jfhj woljkfyw,
iozd myob zdf Woygfyfy‛w hcj zdf Fbpyfww‛w hyb{# Zdf wkfnf
zo~fy zdhz bhjf kz zo zdf ~hll fhylkfy lhkj jfwzyo{fj oc zdf
nyovcj# Wf}fyhl om zdf ghzhpvlzw oc zdf ~hll govlj co locnfy
mvcgzkoc# Mkyf pkzw lkz vp Zyocdfkb cfhy zdf mvcgzkockcn
ghzhpvlzw, hllo~kcn zdf Fbpyfww‛w hyb{ zo effp ~hzgd o}fy zdf
wkfnf zo~fyw kc ghwf zdf Woygfyfy ~fyf zo hzzhge ocgf hnhkc#
Zdf wzhyw hppfhyfj kc zdf ckndz we{ hio}f Wflfch# Wdf
wlo~l{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj nhqfj hz zdfky ifhvz{# Zdf{ hppfhyfj
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zo if hl~h{w hz pfhgf, f}fc ~dklf zdf{ ~hzgdfj zdf lhcj iflo~
zdhz ~hw mvll om gdhow hcj jfwzyvgzkoc# Wflfch ~hczfj zo mffl
zdf whbf ~h{, f}fc ~dklf wdf ~hw kc gobihz, wdf dhy}fwzfj h
jfwkyf zo hl~h{w mffl ghlb hcj hz pfhgf ~kzd ~dhzf}fy wkzvhzkoc
wdf ~hw plhgfj kc#
Wflfch kcdhlfj jffpl{ hcj glowfj dfy f{fw hnhkc# Wdf zykfj
zo mkcj pfhgf ~kzdkc dfywflm, ivz zdf zdovndz om zdf gobihz
pfy}hjfj dfy bkcj myob fhylkfy# Wdf wvjjfcl{ dfhyj dvbbkcn kc
zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hcj wdf wbklfj, moy wdf zdovndz kz ~hw
Zdoy# Do~f}fy, zdf dvbbkcn wovcjfj jkmmfyfcz5 Zdoy‛w dvbbkcn
~hw coybhll{ jffp, ivz zdkw ~hw h lkzzlf dkndfy pkzgdfj# Wdf
xvkgel{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj wh~ ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h ~dkzf
wfypfcz ml{kcn dknd hio}f dfy# Wdf ecf~ kz ~hw wobf ekcj om
jyhnoc, moy wdf ecf~ om co wfypfcz zdhz govlj ml{ kc zdf we{#
Kz wlkzdfyfj zdyovnd zdf hky o}fy zo~hyjw zdf Dkczfylhcjw#
Wdf looefj hz ~dfyf kz jkwhppfhyfj zo, ivz wdyvnnfj kz omm,
moy wdf mflz zdhz kz ~hw pfydhpw avwz hcozdfy jyhnoc ~kzd co
yflhzkocw zo zdf Woygfyfy, moy km kz jkj, kz pyoihil{ ~ovlj dh}f
zykfj zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb# Dfy zdovndzw zdfc yhgfj zo zdhz om
zdf gy{wzhl wevll hcj kzw loghzkoc#
Wdf xvkgel{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj looefj vp hz Zdoy# Df
hygdfj dkw cfge hcj looefj hz dfy# ^dhz wffbw zo if zyovilkcn
{ov, jfhy ocf? Zdoy hwefj kc w{bphzd{#
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^f cffj zo mkcj kz( Wflfch whkj kc h dvmm# ^f dh}f zo no(
^f cffj zo no hcj mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll zockndz ifmoyf zdf
Woygfyfy jofw(
Yflht, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf, Zdoy whkj, cvjnkcn dkw cowf
hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w wdovljfy# Jo coz myfz o}fy zdf wkzvhzkoc#
Zhef kz kc wzfp i{ wzfp#
Wflfch whz wzyhkndz vp oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf, myhczkghll{
looekcn hiovz dfy wvyyovcjkcnw# “K cffj zo mkcj zdf gy{wzhl
wevll,‒ wdf whkj ovz lovj# “K hlwo cffj zo mkcj b{ mykfcjw… hyf
zdf{ hll ykndz?‒ Wflfch avbpfj omm dfy whjjlf ifmoyf Zdoy govlj
hcw~fy dfy#
B{ jfhy, goczyol {ovywflm, Zdoy whkj, l{kcn jo~c oc dkw
wzobhgd# K iflkf}f zdhz {ovy govwkc kw mkcf, hw ~fll hw Ckhbd
hcj Bhykh#
Ivz ~dhz hiovz B{yyjkc? Wflfch hwefj, wdoozkcn h nlhcgf hz
Zdoy# K dh}f coz wffc dkb kc zdf lhwz mf~ ~ffew( Wflfch wzoppfj
dfywflm hcj ifnhc zo gyhjlf dfy dfhj kc dfy dhcjw# “Zdoy, ~dhz
kw ~yocn ~kzd bf? Dh}f K lowz b{wflm?‒
Zdoy wdooe dkw dfhj# Co# [ov hyf avwz bfyfl{ {ovcn hcj h
ikz zyovilfj, hcj pfydhpw lowz# [ov hyf wobfocf ~do cffjw zo
lfhyc zo mkcj {ovy phzd#
Wflfch ~kpfj zdf zfhyw myob dfy mhgf# “K joc‛z f}fc eco~
~do K hb hc{boyf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K vwfj zo hgz hw km K ~hw
yfhll{ co ocf om hc{ kbpoyzhcgf, hcj co~ f}fy{ocf wvjjfcl{
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ftpfgzw f}fy{zdkcn om bf#‒ Wdf ifnhc zo gy{ f}fc dhyjfy# Wdf
wlvbpfj jo~c ifwkjf Zdoy hcj plhgfj dfy hybw o}fy dfy ecffw hcj
jyf~ zdfb zo dfy gdfwz ~kzd dfy dfhj ivykfj kc dfy hybw,
dkggvppkcn myob zdf woiw#
Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c ifwkjf Wflfch hcj cvqqlfj dfy#
Zdfyf, zdfyf, df ~dkwpfyfj# F}fy{zdkcn ~kll if hll ykndz#
Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy dkb# Zdoy wckmmfj dfy dhky, ivz xvkgel{
zvycfj dkw dfhj kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc ~dfc wobfocf ifnhc zo
wdovz ovz Wflfch‛w chbf#
Wdf lkmzfj dfy dfhj vp hcj wh~ Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb yvcckcn kc
dfy jkyfgzkoc myob dfy zfhy{ f{fw# Wdf wbklfj hcj zykfj zo
moygf dfywflm zo wzhcj vp# Wdf mflz dhcjw vcjfycfhzd dfy hybw
dflpkcn dfy ykwf zo dfy mffz# Wflfch‛w wbklf nyf~ f}fc lhynfy
~dfc wdf wh~ Bhykh ifdkcj dfy#
Ckhbd yhc zo dfy hcj fbiyhgfj dfy kczo h zkndz dvn# “K wh~
{ov hcj Zdoy kc gobihz fhylkfy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Iozd om {ov
~fyf iykllkhcz(‒
Wflfch cojjfj h ikz, ivz jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn flwf# Wdf
zdfc looefj o}fy hz Yhdkb, ~do ~hw cojjkcn kc hnyffbfcz#
“K ~ovlj dhzf zo mkndz hnhkcwz {ov co~,‒ Yhdkb whkj ~kzd h
wlkndz gdvgelf# Wflfch moygfj dfywflm zo lhvnd h ikz# Wdf
cozkgfj zdhz Yhdkb‛w, Ckhbd‛w, hcj Bhykh‛w mhgfw ~fyf wzhkcfj
~kzd lkzzlf jyoplfzw om ilooj myob fkzdfy zdfky ~ovcjw oy myob
zdf ~ovcjw om ozdfy woljkfyw# Wdf zdfc pvllfj ovz dfy w~oyj hcj
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looefj hz zdf ilhjf, moy kz ~hw hlwo wzhkcfj ~kzd zdf ilooj om
dfy fcfbkfw#
“K ~kll dh}f zo hjbkz,‒ Bhykh ifnhc, “zdhz {ov dh}f lfhycfj
h loz wkcgf {ov ghbf dfyf zo Zyocdfkb hw hc kcftpfykfcgfj jyhnoc
ykjfy# K zdkce zdhz {ov bh{ if f}fc ifzzfy zdhc zdowf ~do dh}f
iffc zyhkckcn moy {fhyw(‒ Wflfch mflz docoyfj zdhz dfy mykfcjw
zdovndz wo dkndl{ om dfy#
“Zdhce {ov,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Ivz f}fc km zdhz bh{ if zdf
ghwf hw zo {ovy zdovndzw hcj opkckocw, zdhz wzkll jofw coz wol}f
ovy pyoilfb ~kzd zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ hz ovy jooy#‒
Hll ~hw wklfcz ocgf hnhkc hbocn zdf nyovp# Yhdkb dhj dkw
dhcj vcjfy dkw gdkc, zdkcekcn ovz lovj zo dkbwflm#
“Zdf Woygfyfy hcj dkw hyb{ hyf hlyfhj{ dfyf,‒ df whkj#
Ckhbd hcj Bhykh nlhyfj hz dkb hcj yollfj zdfky f{fw# “^f
eco~,‒ Bhykh whkj kc hc kyykzhzfj zocf#
Yhdkb dflj vp dkw dhcjw# “Plfhwf lfz bf mkckwd,‒ df whkj
hcj looefj ovz zo~hyjw zdf wkfnf zo~fyw# “Oi}kovwl{ zdf{ dh}f h
gfhwf"mkyf oc Zyocdfkb…‒
“^f eco~,‒ Ckhbd whkj, plhgkcn dfy dhcjw oc dfy dkpw#
“^hkz,‒ Yhdkb whkj# “Wkcgf zdf{ co~ dh}f h gfhwf"mkyf oc
Zyocdfkb, zdhz bfhcw zdhz ~f dh}f h lkzzlf boyf zkbf zo zy{ zo
mkcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll ifmoyf zdf Woygfyfy jofw(‒
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Wflfch cojjfj# “K eco~,‒ wdf whkj, glfhckcn zdf ilhjf om
dfy w~oyj# “Ivz km ~f no hcj mkcj kz co~, zdhz bfhcw zdhz ~f
dh}f zo bhef kz ihge ifmoyf boyckcn#‒
Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd iozd ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw ~kzd fhgd ozdfy#
“Bhef kz ihge myob ~dfyf?‒ Yhdkb hwefj# “K zdovndz ~f wzkll
cffjfj zo zy{ zo mkcj kz?‒
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K eco~ ~dfyf
zdf gy{wzhl wevll kw#‒ Yhdkb hlbowz mfll o}fy kc hwzockwdbfcz#
Ckhbd‛w fczkyf ioj{ ifnhc zo wdhef ~kzd mfhy# Wflfch wkndfj zo
dfywflm# “[ov zdyff jo coz dh}f zo hggobphc{ bf,‒ wdf whkj,
looekcn jo~c hz dfy mffz# “K pyoihil{ cffj zo no hlocf kc hc{
ghwf# [ov zdyff hyf hlyfhj{ kc fcovnd jhcnfy ifghvwf om bf#‒
Yhdkb wdooe dkw dfhj hcj ~hlefj o}fy zo Wflfch, plhgkcn dkw
dhcj oc dfy wdovljfy# “[ov hyf coz nokcn hlocf,‒ df hccovcgfj#
“[ov ghccoz ftpfgz zo lfh}f {ovy govwkc ovz om {ovy hj}fczvyf,
jo {ov?‒ Df gdvgelfj h ikz#
Ckhbd looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz ~kzd dfy hybw gyowwfj o}fy
dfy gdfwz# “K‛b hmyhkj zo no ~kzd {ov,‒ wdf ifnhc, “Ivz zdhz
~oc‛z wzop bf, moy {ov hyf b{ mykfcj hcj K ~kll coz lfz {ov no
hlocf#‒ Wdf wbklfj#
Wflfch zdfc zvycfj zo Bhykh, ~do cojjfj dfy dfhj# “K lkef
zdf wovcj om kz,‒ wdf whkj, nk}kcn Wflfch zdvbiw vp kc hppyo}hl#
H lhynf nykc hppfhyfj oc Wflfch‛w mhgf#
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Zdoy wzooj vp oc hll movyw hcj wzyfzgdfj# Wo ~dhz hyf ~f
~hkzkcn moy? Df whkj ~kzd h wcffy oc dkw wghl{ lkpw# Lfz vw no(
Zdf mvll booc lkcnfyfj dknd kc zdf we{, lkndzkcn zdf
phzd~h{ moy Zdoy zo zhef# Wflfch whz cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf
whjjlf, doljkcn oc zkndzl{ zo zdf yfkcw# Yhdkb ~hw mykndzfcfj
om zdf dknd hlzkzvjf zdhz zdf{ ~fyf hz hcj ogghwkochll{ glkcnkcn
oczo Ckhbd, ~do ~ovlj zdfc pvwd dkb h~h{, gobplhkckcn hiovz do~
df ~hw hmyhkj om f}fy{zdkcn# Bhykh lhkj gobmoyzhil{ oc zdf
whjjlf, ogghwkochll{ nlhcgkcn hz zdf booc ~kzd h nfczlf wbklf oc
dfy mhgf#
“Wflfch,‒ Ckhbd whkj, mkjjlkcn ~kzd dfy mkcnfyw, “Jo {ov
eco~ ~dfyf zo no?‒
Wflfch cojjfj# “K ghccoz zfll {ov ykndz co~,‒ wdf whkj,
“kz‛w zoo jhcnfyovw# Zdf Woygfyfy bkndz o}fydfhy, ivz K ghc hz
lfhwz wdo~ {ov#‒
Ckhbd cojjfj# “Ivz zdf Woygfyfy govlj wff ~dfyf {ov‛yf
nokcn,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
Wflfch zdovndz hiovz kz moy h bobfcz# “Zyvf fcovnd,‒ wdf
whkj, “Ivz zdf Woygfyfy ~kll ocl{ wff bf nokcn wobf~dfyf, ivz
coz hc{~dfyf wpfgkmkghll{# Fkzdfy ~h{, ~f hyf wzkll hz ykwe hcj
K ~hcz zo zy{ zo bkckbkqf zdf ykwe#‒
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Zdf ~kcj ilf~ zdyovnd dfy mhgf# Wflfch kcdhlfj jffpl{,
fcao{kcn ml{kcn zdyovnd zdf hky avwz ovz om pvyf fcao{bfcz
kcwzfhj om vwkcn kz moy hfykhl gobihz#
Zdoy mlf~ o}fy zo~hyjw zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Wflfch looefj omm
zo zdf wkjf hcj pokczfj hz zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy, bfczkockcn moy Zdoy
zo ml{ jo~c zo kz# Dfy jyhnoc nh}f ovz h dvmm hcj jo}f kc
zo~hyjw zdf nyovcj# Yhdkb wdykfefj hcj dflj oc zkndzl{ zo
Ckhbd‛w ~hkwz ~dklf wdf dflj oczo zdf wkjf om zdf whjjlf#
“Yhdkb, moy Dfh}fc‛w whef(‒ wdf gykfj ovz zo Yhdkb, ~do ~hw
wzkll wgyfhbkcn lkef h gdklj# Bhykh nyf~ kyykzhzfj hcj plhgfj
z~o mkcnfyw oc Yhdkb‛w lkpw# ^dfc wdf yfbo}fj zdfb, Yhdkb‛w
bovzd ~hw wfhlfj hcj df govlj coz wgyfhb# Ckhbd lfz ovz h
iyfhzd om yflkfm#
Zdoy ftzfcjfj ovz dkw ~kcnw hcj lhcjfj womzl{ oc zdf nyovcj
cfhy zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy# Bhykh avbpfj omm zdf whjjlf hcj jvwzfj
omm dfy hybw# Yhdkb ~hw zy{kcn zo opfc dkw bovzd ~dklf
wgyfhbkcn kc zdf ihge om dkw zdyohz ivz co wovcj ghbf ovz# Df
zykppfj oc zdf fjnf om zdf whjjlf hcj mfll oc zdf nyovcj# Bhykh
plhgfj dfy dhcj vp ~kzd dfy zdvbi hcj kcjft mkcnfy pyfwwfj
zonfzdfy hcj bo}fj dfy mkcnfyw kc h lkcfhy jkyfgzkoc myob lfmz
zo ykndz# Hz zdhz kcwzhcz, Yhdkb‛w bovzd qkppfj opfc hcj df
kcdhlfj jffpl{ hcj lfz ovz hcozdfy zfyykm{kcn wdykfe#
“[ov hyf vwkcn ilhge bhnkg(‒ Yhdkb ftglhkbfj# “^d{ jkj {ov
vwf ilhge bhnkg oc bf?‒
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Bhykh wcffyfj hz dkb# “K ocl{ vwf kz oc {ov,‒ wdf
bvzzfyfj#
“Zdhz‛w fcovnd,‒ Wflfch whkj, avbpkcn zo zdf nyovcj hcj
dflpkcn Ckhbd omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf# “^f cffj zo no#‒
“[ov wzkll dh}f coz zolj vw ~dfyf ~f dh}f zo no,‒ Yhdkb
whkj, bhwwhnkcn dkw gdffew# Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy dkb# Wdf
kcwzfhj nyhiifj Zdoy‛w yfkcw hcj lfj dkb hlocn zdf fjnf om zdf
Yhnkcn Yk}fy# Ckhbd wkndfj hcj nyhiifj Yhdkb‛w hyb, pvllkcn dkb
hlocn hw df goczkcvovwl{ nh}f Bhykh h mf~ cfy}ovw nlhcgfw kc
mfhy om ~dhz wdf bh{ jo cftz#
Zdf moyfwz hppfhyfj zo if jkmmfyfcz kc zdf jhyecfww zdhc kz
jkj kc zdf wvclkndz ~dfc Wflfch mkywz }fczvyfj kcwkjf# Zdf
zyffw ~fyf yfwzlfww, ghwzkcn wdhjo~w hgyoww zdf nyovcj zdhz
hppfhyfj zo if om jkmmfyfcz wdhpfw zdhc zdfky ghwzfyw# Zdf ~kcj
ilf~ mfy}fczl{ zdyovnd zdf zyffw# Zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy ~hw wzkll
hcj wklfcz# Wflfch mflz zdhz km hc{ om zdfb bhjf h wovcj zdfc
zdf hgzvhl moyfwz kzwflm, moy jkwzvyikcn kzw jflkghzf wlvbify,
~ovlj hzzhge zdfb#
Zdf yk}fy wplkz omm kczo z~o jkmmfyfcz phzdw# Ocf phzd lfj
jffpfy kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw ~dklf zdf ozdfy lfj zo ovzwkjf om
zdf zyffw# Ckhbd ghbf vp myob ifdkcj Wflfch hcj looefj hz iozd
phzdw#
“[ov ~hczfj vw zo zyh}fl hlocn zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy,‒ wdf whkj
~kzd h mfhymvl zocf# “^f ~fcz kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw, ~dkgd ~hw
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moyikjjfc kc zdf mkywz plhgf…‒ Wflfch dflj vp dfy dhcj zo wzop
Ckhbd myob goczkcvkcn f}fc mvyzdfy hcj bfczkocfj moy zdfb zo
zhef zdf lfmz moye, lfhjkcn zdfb jffpfy kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw#
“^dhz?‒ Yhdkb ftglhkbfj# “[ov‛yf aoekcn(‒
“K hb coz,‒ Wflfch whkj# “K ~hcz vw zo no lfmz# Zdhz kw
~dfyf ~f cffj zo no#‒
Bhykh ~hlefj o}fy hcj wzooj ifwkjf Wflfch, mhgkcn Yhdkb hcj
Ckhbd# “K‛b ~kzd dfy oc zdkw,‒ wdf whkj# “[ov z~o wdovlj zyvwz
Wflfch boyf# Wdf eco~w ~dhz wdf kw zhlekcn hiovz# K iflkf}f
zdhz wdf bh{ if hw ~kwf hcj kczfllknfcz hw zdf Fbpyfww dfywflm,
oy bh{if f}fc boyf wo#‒ Bhykh gdvgelfj hz zdkw# Wflfch wbklfj
hz wvgd h gobplkbfcz, ivz wdooe dfy dfhj#
“K eco~ ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll kw,‒ Wflfch whkj zo Yhdkb
hcj Ckhbd# “[ov z~o dh}f zo zyvwz bf#‒ Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj
lfj iozd Zdoy hcj Bhykh zo zdf lfmz moye, }fczvykcn jffpfy kczo
zdf Dkczfylhcjw# Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb ftgdhcnfj nlhcgfw hcj yhc
hmzfy Wflfch#
“^hkz moy bf(‒ Yhdkb ftglhkbfj, yvcckcn hdfhj om Ckhbd hcj
nyhiifj Wflfch‛w wdovljfyw ~dklf Ckhbd yollfj dfy f{fw#
Zdf Dkczfylhcjw nyf~ jhyefy hcj boyf mykndzfckcn# Zdf
zyffw zdkgefcfj hll hyovcj zdfb5 cocf om zdfb govlj f}fc wff hc{
phyz om zdf we{# Yhdkb avbpfj ovz om mfhy hcj yhc ifdkcj Ckhbd,
pokczkcn ifdkcj dkb, glhbkcn zdhz df wh~ h phky om {fllo~ f{fw
~hzgdkcn dkb# Wflfch zykfj zo moygf dfywflm zo gdvgelf h ikz,
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ivz hz zdf whbf zkbf, wdf hlwo mflz hw km wdf ~fyf ifkcn
~hzgdfj# H wdk}fy yhc jo~c dfy wpkcf hw zdf jhyecfww lvyefj
o}fy dfy# Zdoy cvjnfj dkw cowf hnhkcwz Wflfch‛w hyb kc gobmoyz#
“Do~ bvgd mhyzdfy jo ~f dh}f zo no?‒ Ckhbd cfy}ovwl{ hwefj#
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj#
“K hb coz xvkzf wvyf,‒ wdf whkj, “ivz K iflkf}f ~f hyf
hlbowz zdfyf#‒
“[ov‛yf coz wvyf?‒ Yhdkb avbpfj hcj yhc o}fy zo Wflfch,
looekcn hz dfy kc zdf f{fw# “Do~ ghc {ov coz if wvyf ~dfyf
{ov‛yf nokcn? [ov lfhj vw dfyf jffp kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw ~dfyf
~f ~ovlj if ekllfj(‒
“Yhdkb, plfhwf jo coz phckg(‒ Wflfch whkj, h mf~ zfhyw
mhllkcn jo~c dfy mhgf#
“Wflfch, K ghc‛z dflp kz( K yfhll{ joc‛z ~hcz zo if kc zdf
Dkczfylhcjw(‒ Yhdkb whkj, zfhyw wzyfhbkcn jo~c dkw mhgf hw ~fll#
Df nyhiifj dfy wdovljfyw# “Zyocdfkb cffjw {ov( ^f hll cffj
{ov( ]fczvykcn kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw kw lkef wvkgkjf( Co ocf
dhw f}fy bhjf kz ovz hlk}f myob }fczvykcn jffp kcwkjf zdf
Dkczfylhcjw ifmoyf(‒ Df mfll zo dkw ecffw, doljkcn dkw dfhj kc
dkw dhcjw# “K bh{ lkef hj}fczvyf,‒ df ifnhc, “ivz Ckhbd ~hw
ykndz myob ifmoyf# K hb avwz h go~hyj(‒
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Wflfch ecflz ifwkjf dkb hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc Yhdkb‛w
wdovljfy# “[ov hyf coz zdf ocl{ ocf ~do kw h go~hyj,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj# Yhdkb looefj vp hz dfy, ivz jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn#
“Wflfch,‒ Bhykh whkj, kczfyyvpzkcn zdfky goc}fywhzkoc# “Kw
zdkw ~dfyf {ov ~fyf zhekcn vw?‒ Wdf pokczfj hz h lhynf gh}fyc
zdhz hppfhyfj zo dh}f lfhj vcjfynyovcj# Wflfch looefj vp hcj
wh~ zdf gh}fyc zdhz Bhykh pokczfj zo# Dfy f{fw lkz vp hcj wdf
mflz dfy dfhyz wekp h ifhz#
“[fw( Zdhz‛w kz(‒ Wdf wzooj vp hcj yhc myhczkghll{ o}fy
zo~hyjw zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gh}fyc# “Zdkw kw zdf fczyhcgf zdhz
~kll lfhj vw zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll(‒ wdf ftglhkbfj#
Ckhbd hlbowz mfll zo zdf nyovcj kc gobplfzf wdoge# “^f
dh}f zo no kc zdfyf?‒ wdf hwefj, w~hllo~kcn dhyj# Wflfch looefj
hz zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gh}fyc# Wdf pffyfj kcwkjf, ivz ocl{ wh~
jhyecfww# Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ looefj omm zo zdf wkjf hcj zdfc
nlhcgfj ihge hz zdf fczyhcgf ocgf boyf hcj {fllfj kcwkjf,
“Dfllo(‒ Dfy }okgf ~hw fgdofj ihge zo dfy, hcj cozdkcn boyf#
Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj zo mhgf dfy mykfcjw ~kzd dfy hybw
ifdkcj dfy ihge# “K dh}f zo no kc,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj zdfc
zvycfj zo~hyjw dfy jyhnoc# [ov hyf b{ mykfcj hcj b{ mhkzdmvl
gobphckoc, wdf whkj, plhgkcn dfy dhcjw oc dkw cfge#
K ~kll gobf ~kzd {ov hcj mhgf zdf jhcnfyw zdhz lh{ hdfhj,
f}fc zo jfhzd, Zdoy whkj, mhcckcn ovz dkw ~kcnw hcj wzooj ioljl{
ifmoyf hll om zdfb#
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Moyz{"Mk}f
df fczkyf nyovp ~hw w~hllo~fj kczo zdf jhyecfww zdhz zdf
gh}fyc dhj zo ommfy# Zdf lkndz cfhy zdf fczyhcgf om zdf
gh}fyc wlo~l{ jkwhppfhyfj hw zdf{ hj}hcgfj mvyzdfy ~kzdkc# Zdf
nyovcj zooe h jffp wlopf jo~c~hyj, wfcjkcn zdfb vcjfynyovcj#
Zdoy‛w zhlocw fgdofj zdyovndovz zdf gh}fyc ~kzd f}fy{ wzfp df
zooe# Zdfyf ~hw co wovygf om lkndz hcj Zdoy wzkll govlj coz
iyfhzdf mkyf# Zdoy goczkcvfj zo ~hle zdyovnd zdf yk}fy, zdf ~fz
wzocfw wlkppkcn h~h{ vcjfymooz# ^hzfy jykppfj zo zdf nyovcj
myob zdf gfklkcn om zdf gh}fyc# Plhczw zdhz Wflfch dhj cf}fy
wffc ifmoyf nyf~ ~kzdkc zdf gh}fyc#
Z
Wdf avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf, lhcjkcn kc zdf phyz om zdf
Yhnkcn Yk}fy zdhz mlo~fj kcwkjf zdf gh}fyc# “If ghyfmvl,
f}fy{ocf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, doljkcn vp dfy w~oyj hcj wdkflj zo
pyfphyf dfywflm moy hc{ hzzhge# “^do eco~w ~dhz ~f bh{
fcgovczfy?‒
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Bhykh xvkfzl{ ~hlefj hlocn zdf wkjf om zdf gh}fyc, doljkcn
vp dfy jhnnfy hcj zdyo~kcn eck}fw# Yhdkb vcwdfhzdfj dkw z~o
w~oyjw df ghyykfj o}fy dkw ihge hcj avbpfj omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf#
“K jhyf moy hc{ocf zo zy{ zo hzzhge bf co~,‒ df whkj zdyovnd
nykzzfj zffzd, hzzfbpzkcn zo hgz iyh}f# Ckhbd yollfj dfy f{fw
ocgf boyf hcj plhgfj h dhcj oc Yhdkb‛w wdovljfy, zy{kcn zo
goczyol dfy wckgefykcn#
“Avwz zy{ coz zo nfz zoo ghyykfj h~h{,‒ wdf whkj, pvllkcn
ovz dfy locnio~ hw ~fll hw wobf hyyo~w myob dfy xvk}fy#
“Wddd(‒ Wflfch whkj, nlhykcn hz iozd Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd#
“[ov‛yf bhekcn zoo bvgd cokwf(‒ Wdf looefj ihge zo~hyjw zdf
jfpzdw kc zdf gh}fyc, zy{kcn zo dh}f dfy f{fw hjavwzfj zo zdf
jhyecfww# F}fc zdfc, wdf wzkll govlj coz wff hc{zdkcn# Wdf
mflz Zdoy yvi dkw cowf hnhkcwz dfy wdovljfy hcj wdf avbpfj h
lkzzlf#
Lkzzlf ocf, df ~dkwpfyfj# K ghc wff kc zdf jhyecfww hcj K
~kll lfz {ov eco~ km K wff hc{zdkcn# Wflfch cojjfj, ivz wdf ~hw
wzkll wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy# Wdf ~hw wzkll h {ovcn gdklj hcj wdf
~hw hlyfhj{ jokcn boyf zdhc hc{ hjvlz dhw f}fy jocf# Wflfch
ecf~ wdf ~hw avwz h bfyf gdklj ~do ~hw coz ~kzdovz mfhy#
]fczvykcn kcwkjf zdf zyfhgdfyovw gh}fyc ~hw boyf zdhc wdf govlj
powwkil{ ifhy# Do~f}fy, h wphye om gvykowkz{ hcj h wfcwf om
hj}fczvyf w~fllfj kcwkjf om dfy# ^kzd zdhz, wdf hlwo mflz h
wfcwf om iyh}fy{, hcj zdf bozk}hzkoc zo effp bo}kcn moy~hyj#
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Zdf zdovndz om eco~kcn zdhz wdf ~hw Zyocdfkb‛w ‗ co,
Hybhnfjjoc‛w" lhwz dopf bhjf dfy zo coz mogvw oc dfy mfhy, ivz
kcwzfhj om dfy gvykowkz{ om zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Wdf ~hw wo glowf
zo oizhkckcn kz hmzfy wpfcjkcn boczdw wfhygdkcn moy kz, glowf
fcovnd zo pfydhpw pvz hc fcj zo zdf goczkcvovw dkwzoy{ om
iloojwdfj wkcgf zdf zkbf om Nvcjkwhl}vw#
Wflfch‛w dfhyz wzoppfj ifhzkcn hw wdf mflz wobfzdkcn iyvwd
vp hnhkcwz dfy hyb# Wdf xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj, wlhwdkcn dfy
w~oyj kc zdf hky# Bhykh xvkgel{ ilogefj zdf hzzhge ~kzd dfy
jhnnfy, moy zdf w~oyj ~hw hkbfj hz dfy dfhj# Wflfch wzoppfj hcj
hpolonkqfj, ivz wdf wzkll mflz wobfzdkcn iyvwd hnhkcwz dfy#
Wflfch wlhwdfj dfy w~oyj kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc hcj gvz omm h
pkfgf om zdf plhcz zdhz ~hw zovgdkcn dfy hyb# Kz mfll zo zdf
nyovcj hcj wdyk}flfj oc zdf wpoz cfhy dfy mffz#
Yhdkb dflj vp dkw z~o w~oyjw hw df hj}hcgfj mvyzdfy ~kzdkc
zdf gh}fyc, dkw ioj{ wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy# Ckhbd dflj ovz dfy
locnio~ ~kzd zdyff hyyo~w yfhj{ zo if wdoz# Bhykh gocgfhlfj
dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w, pyfphykcn dfywflm moy h mkndz# Zdoy
wvjjfcl{ wzoppfj kc dkw zyhgew#
^dhz‛w ~yocn? Wflfch hwefj dkb, looekcn hyovcj myhczkghll{#
Zdoy wckmmfj zdf hky hcj ihyfj dkw zffzd# Joc‛z bo}f, df
oyjfyfj ~kzd zdf lo~ nyvbilf kc zdf ihge om dkw zdyohz#
Wflfch wzoppfj hiyvpzl{ kc dfy plhgf# Wdf mflz dfy dfhyz
ghvndz kc dfy zdyohz# Wdf ecf~ Yhdkb ~hw wdhekcn
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vcgoczyollhil{, moy df dflj oc zkndzl{ zo dfy hyb# Ckhbd dflj
ovz dfy io~ f}fc dkndfy zdhc ifmoyf, pyfphykcn dfywflm zo
hzzhge# Bhykh jhyzfj hgyoww zdf ~hllw5 hw wooc hw wdf yfhgdfj h
gfyzhkc pokcz ~kzdkc zdf gh}fyc, h ~hll om mkyf hppfhyfj,
gocgfhlkcn zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gh}f# Wflfch ~hw mkchll{ hilf zo
wff# Do~f}fy, Wflfch ~kwdfj zdhz wdf jkj coz yfgfk}f zdf nkmz
om wkndz ~kzdkc zdf gh}fyc#
Kc myocz om zdfb ~hw h gyfhzvyf zdhz Wflfch dhj cf}fy wffc
ifmoyf# Zdf gyfhzvyf hppfhyfj zo if h ~obhc ~kzd zhcnlfj dhky
hcj ~kzdfyfj hybw# Dfy mhgf ~hw wdyvcefc hcj ndhwzl{ hcj dhj
locn, ilhge zffzd zdhz ~fyf jkppfj kc ilooj# Wdf whz kc zdf
bkjjlf om zdf yk}fy, ~hzgdkcn zdfb lkef h dh~e, dfy mkwd zhkl
~yhppfj hyovcj h lhynf iovljfy# Dfy locn, zhcnlfj dhky go}fyfj
vp dfy f{fw# Wflfch mflz hw km hll zdf hky ~hw wvgefj myob dfy
lvcnw, moy wdf govlj coz iyfhzd# Zdf zfyykilf wzfcgd om yozzkcn
mlfwd lkcnfyfj hyovcj zdf gyfhzvyf‛w pyfwfcgf#
“^dhz kw zdhz?‒ Yhdkb iyfhzdfj ovz kc vzzfy mfhy, doljkcn
vp dkw z~o w~oyjw kc myocz om dkb lkef h wdkflj#
“K… K joc‛z eco~,‒ Wflfch wzvzzfyfj# Wdf dflj vp dfy w~oyj
hcj wdkflj, pyfphykcn dfywflm kc ghwf zdf gyfhzvyf ~hw zo hzzhge#
“Kz‛w ghllfj zdf G{yofyhfzd,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz kw
coybhll{ h nvhyjkhc om wobf ioj{ om ~hzfy# Kc zdkw ghwf, kz kw
zdf yk}fy nvhyjkhc om zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy#‒ Wdf w~hllo~fj dhyj hcj
zvycfj zo mhgf Wflfch, h mf~ zfhyw wzyfhbkcn jo~c dfy mhgf#
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“Zdf wkndz om zdf G{yofyhfzd bfhcw jfhzd kw cfhy hcj kz kw
yhyfl{ wffc i{ hc{ocf#‒
H lovj wgyffgd yhzzlfj zdf gh}f, ghvwkcn h govplf om yogew
hcj iovljfyw zo mhll myob zdf gfklkcn om zdf gh}fyc hlocn ~kzd
zdf wovcj om wplhwdkcn# Zdoy nh}f ovz h lovj gy{ ~dfc wobf om
zdf iovljfyw lhcjfj oc zop om dkb#
“Zdoy(‒ Wflfch wgyfhbfj hcj yhc o}fy zo Zdoy‛w hkj, ivz
Ckhbd dflj dfy ihge#
Wflfch( Joc‛z ~oyy{ hiovz bf( Df nyo~lfj hcj wdooe zdf
iovljfyw omm dkb#
“Wflfch(‒ Ckhbd pokczfj jkyfgzl{ hz zdf G{yofyhfzd# Kz
nh}f ovz hcozdfy dknd"pkzgdfj gy{, hcj zdf G{yofyhfzd hzzhgefj#
Wflfch dflj vp dfy w~oyj dknd ~dklf Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd noz
kczo zdfky mkndzkcn powkzkocw# Zdf G{yofyhfzd wlhwdfj hz zdfb
~kzd dfy locn mkcnfychklw hcj wlhppfj Zdoy ~kzd dfy mkwdzhkl#
Wflfch zykfj hzzhgekcn myob ifdkcj, ivz zdf G{yofyhfzd xvkgel{
zvycfj hyovcj hcj wzhyzfj gdhwkcn hmzfy dfy# Wflfch zykfj zo
~hyj omm zdf gyfhzvyf‛w hzzhgew, ivz zdf yk}fy nvhyjkhc ~hw zoo
wzyocn#
Bhykh w~fpz hgyoww zdf nyovcj ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w hcj jhyzfj
vp myob vcjfycfhzd zdf G{yofyhfzd ~kzd dfy jhnnfy pokczfj
vp~hyj# Kz wdykfefj ovz kc phkc hcj ecogefj Bhykh o}fy zo zdf
wkjf# Yhdkb lfhpz vp ~kzd dkw z~o w~oyjw kc zdf hky ~dklf Ckhbd
wzooj omm zo zdf wkjf, wdoozkcn dfy hyyo~w zo iykcn zdf gyfhzvyf
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jo~c# Zdoy w~fpz zdf nyovcj ~kzd dkw zhkl, ecogekcn o}fy zdf
G{yofyhfzd# Wflfch noz dfy w~oyj kczo powkzkoc hcj ilogefj kzw
hzzhgew hw kz zykfj zo hzzhge dfy hcj Ckhbd# Yhdkb wlhbbfj jo~c
dkw z~o w~oyjw cfhy zdf gyfhzvyf‛w dfhj zo jfghpkzhzf kz, ivz
zdf gyfhzvyf xvkgel{ hcj w~kmzl{ ecogefj dkb ovz om bkjhky,
wfcjkcn dkb hgyoww zdf nyovcj om zdf gh}fyc#
Zdf G{yofyhfzd zdfc hkbfj moy Wflfch‛w cfge, ivz Wflfch
ihgefj h~h{# Wdf wlhwdfj dfy w~oyj ocgf boyf hcj gvz omm ocf om
zdf hybw om zdf nvhyjkhc# Kz nh}f ovz hcozdfy lovj hcj
wgyffgdkcn gy{ hcj jo}f kc hmzfy dfy# Ckhbd wdoz h mf~ hyyo~w
kczo zdf gyfhzvyf‛w ihge hcj Zdoy jo}f kc hw ~fll, vwkcn dkw
zffzd zo zfhy hphyz zdf G{yofyhfzd# Wflfch wlhwdfj hz kz ocgf
boyf ~dklf kz ~hw jkwzyhgzfj hcj zdyvwz dfy w~oyj kcwkjf kzw
gdfwz# Zdf gyfhzvyf do~lfj ~kzd phkc hcj zykfj zo pvll zdf
w~oyj ovz om kzw gdfwz, ivz Wflfch ~hw wzyocnfy co~ zdhz zdf
gyfhzvyf ~hw boyzhll{ ~ovcjfj# Wdf efpz zdf w~oyj pyfwwfj kczo
kzw gdfwz hcj z~kwzfj zdf ilhjf, jfwzyo{kcn zdf dfhyz ~kzdkc zdf
gyfhzvyf#
Zdoy wzhnnfyfj moy~hyj h ikz hcj mfll zo zdf nyovcj ~kzd h
lovj zdvj# Zdf ilooj nvwdfj ovz om dkw ~ovcjw myob zdf gyfhzvyf
hcj wzhkcfj zdf glfhy ~hzfy om zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy#
“Zdoy(‒ Wflfch gykfj hcj yhc vp zo dkb# Wdf ecflz ifwkjf
dkw ~ovcj hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj oc dkw wzobhgd# “Hyf {ov hll
ykndz?‒ Wdf zykfj zo goczyol dfy hcnfy zo~hyjw zdf gyfhzvyf#
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Ckhbd ~hlefj o}fy zo Yhdkb hcj dflpfj dkb zo dkw mffz# Wdf
wbklfj h ikz hz dkb#
“[ov ~fyf iyh}f,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Yhdkb wbklfj hcj ilvwdfj
h lkzzlf, hw jkj Ckhbd#
Bhykh ~hlefj o}fy hcj plhgfj dfy dhcjw o}fy Zdoy‛w ~ovcjw,
dfhlkcn dkb kbbfjkhzfl{# “K dh}f h mfflkcn zdhz zdfyf ~kll if
boyf zdhz ~f bh{ dh}f zo fcgovczfy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
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Moyz{"Wkt
oek mlfj zdyovnd zdf Dkczfylhcjw, wckmmkcn zdf nyovcj f}fy{
govplf om wzfpw df zooe# Zdf ckndz ~oyf oc# Zdf mvll booc
dvcn dknd kc zdf dfh}fcw hio}f, nlkwzfckcn hio}f zdf vcjkwzvyifj
gdhow myob jo~c iflo~# Zdf Gdkcfwf mot wckmmfj zdf hky vczkl hw
df goczkcvfj zo bhef dkw ~h{ o}fy zo~hyjw Zyocdfkb# Df zvycfj
dkw dfhj zo zdf jkyfgzkoc om zdf vcmhbklkhy myhnyhcgf hcj omm kc
zdf jkwzhcgf, df wh~ h govplf om Gfyifyvwfw oc gdhkcw zdhz ~fyf
dflj hcj nvhyjfj i{ zdf Bovczhkc Zyollw# Loek zdfc gyfpz vp
glowfy, bhekcn wvyf df ~hwc‛z wffc#
L
Ml{kcn o}fy zdf pkcf zyffw om zdf Dkczfylhcjw ~hw h lhynf
~dkzf hcj ilvf Gdkcfwf jyhnoc# Hz mkywz, Loek iflkf}fj zdf
Gdkcfwf jyhnoc zo if zdf Fbpyfww, moy wdf dhj wdhpf"wdkmzkcn
hiklkzkfw# Do~f}fy, zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc nh}f omm h }fy{
vcmhbklkhy wgfcz zdhz bhjf dkb iflkf}f zdhz kz ~hw coz zdf
Fbpyfww hz hll#
Dkw fhyw z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf hw df dfhyj zdf wovcj om ivwdfw
yvwzlkcn kc zdf jkwzhcgf# Df mlkcgdfj hcj xvkgel{ yollfj o}fy
zo zdf wkjf hw h govplf om gdhkcw wdoz zdyovnd zdf hky zo~hyjw
wobf om zdf bfc myob zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{# Loek xvkgel{ yhc ihge
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kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw hw df wh~ h glohefj mknvyf jhyz ovz myob
zdf zyffw ~kzd h mf~ zdyo~kcn eck}fw, bo}kcn w~kmzl{ hcj
wklfczl{ hgyoww zdf nyovcj# Hcozdfy mknvyf xvkgel{ mollo~fj
wvkz ~kzd h mf~ gdhkcw kc dkjjfc ~kzdkc zdf wlff}fw om zdf ilhge
hcj yfj glohe#
Loek ~hw mykndzfcfj, moy df dhj cf}fy wffc zdfwf z~o
ifmoyf# Zdf ocf ~kzd zdf zdyo~kcn eck}fw xvkgel{ zooe jo~c h
mf~ myob zdf hyb{ ~do ~fyf wkzzkcn hcj lh{kcn ifwkjf wobf om zdf
wkfnf zo~fyw# Hll zdf ~dklf, Loek dfhyj zdf mknvyf w~fhy vcjfy
dkw iyfhzd#
Zdf mknvyf ~kzd zdf gdhkcw wzoppfj hcj zvycfj zo mhgf dkw
gobphckoc# “[ov bvwz lfhyc zo goczyol {ovywflm,‒ df whkj kc h
jhye zocf#
Zdf ozdfy nyo~lfj# “K ghc‛z dflp kz,‒ df ihyefj# “Jofw kz
coz hnkzhzf {ov kc hc{ ~h{ zo eco~ zdhz df hl~h{w nfzw vw
kc}ol}fj kc zdfwf wkzvhzkocw?‒
Zdf ozdfy ~kzd zdf gdhkcw dflj vp dkw myff dhcj# “Wklfcgf
{ovywflm,‒ df whkj ghlbl{# “F}fc km df dhj coz nozzfc vw
kc}ol}fj, ~f ~ovlj dh}f dhj zo dflp cocfzdflfww#‒
Dkw gobphckoc nyo~lfj ovz om yhnf hcj zdyf~ ocf om dkw
zdyo~kcn eck}fw kczo zdf zdyohz om ocf om zdf woljkfyw ~do ~hw
wlffpkcn wovcjl{, ekllkcn dkb kcwzhczl{# Loek ~hw kcgyfjkil{
kbpyfwwfj i{ zdf mhgz zdhz zdf{ ~fyf hilf zo goc}fywf ~kzd fhgd
ozdfy hcj ekll omm phyz om zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ ~kzdovz ~hekcn oy
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jkwzvyikcn hc{ocf# “Kwc‛z kz ovy jvz{ zo pyozfgz zdf ocf ~do kw
~kzdovz wkc?‒ zdf ocf ~do dflj zdf gdhkcw hwefj#
“Df ~hw zdf ocf ~do ommfyfj zdf Fbpyfww dkw wfy}kgfw, hw
~fll hw ovyw zo pyozfgz zdf nkyl,‒ zdf ozdfy ihyefj ocgf hnhkc#
Df lkmzfj vp zdf dooj om dkw glohe hcj Loek go~fyfj h lkzzlf ovz
om mfhy# Dkw wekc ~hw kcgyfjkil{ phlf hcj nlkwzfcfj kc zdf
booclkndz# H ~dkzf wzykpf hppfhyfj oc zdf ykndz wkjf om dkw
ilhge dhky# Df ihyfj dkw zffzd hcj Loek nhwpfj zo wff zdhz df
dhj mhcnw lkef zdowf zdhz iflocn zo zdhz om h ]hbpkyf#
Dkw mykfcj bo}fj dkw dhcjw wlkndzl{ hcj zdf gdhkcw wdoz
zdyovnd zdf hky hcj jkwhppfhyfj kczo zdf wlff}fw om dkw glohe#
“Hlzdovnd ]fcftvw kw cozdkcn bvgd om h mkndz moy vw,‒ df ifnhc,
“K eco~ zdhz zdf nkyl ghccoz mkndz hnhkcwz dkb hlocf# Wdf kw
wzkll lfhyckcn hiovz bhnkg hcj hlwo boyf hiovz dfywflm# Zdf
boyf wdf eco~w om dfy kjfczkz{, zdf boyf om h mkndzkcn gdhcgf
wdf dhw hnhkcwz ]fcftvw, moy wdf ghc vwf zdkw eco~lfjnf hnhkcwz
dkb# Moy zdf zkbf ifkcn, ~f hyf zdf ocl{ ocfw ~do ghc pyozfgz
dfy# ^f dh}f zo pyozfgz dfy moy zdf whef om Hybhnfjjoc hcj moy
zdf ~oylj#‒
Dkw gobphckoc nyo~lfj h ikz, ivz cojjfj dkw dfhj hll zdf
whbf kc hnyffbfcz# Df zdfc zvycfj zo mhgf ocf om zdf wkfnf
zo~fyw cfhyi{# Zdf ozdfy cojjfj hcj w~kmzl{ bo}fj dkw dhcj kc
zdhz jkyfgzkoc, wdoozkcn ovz wf}fyhl gdhkcw hz ocgf myob dkw
wlff}fw zo iykcn kz jo~c# Zdf gdhkcw ~yhppfj zdfbwfl}fw hyovcj
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zdf ihwf om zdf wkfnf zo~fy hcj ~kzd ocf wlkndz nfwzvyf om dkw
dhcj, zdf gdhkcw zkndzfcfj hcj ifnhc zo gyvwd zdf movcjhzkoc om
zdf zo~fy# Zdf wkfnf zo~fy zdfc ifnhc zo lfhc o}fy hcj kz mfll
kc zop om ocf om zdf Gfyifyvwfw zdhz dflpfj pvll zdf ihzzfykcn
yhb# Hz zdhz bobfcz, zdf wovcj om zdf ~hy ifll oc zop om zdf
ihzzfykcn yhb ifnhc zo ykcn hcj zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ h~oef# H
mf~ bobfczw lhzfy, zdf ~hy ifll oc zop om zdf P{yf ihge kc
Zyocdfkb ifnhc zo ykcn hw ~fll#
Loek xvkgel{ wgvyykfj hgyoww zdf nyovcj h~h{ myob zdowf z~o
kc mfhy zdhz zdf{ bh{ zy{ zo hzzhge dkb km zdf{ ecf~ df ~hw
zdfyf# Df xvkgel{ gdhcnfj kczo h dh~e hcj mlf~ vp kczo zdf we{
o}fy zo Zyocdfkb, wzkll ogghwkochll{ looekcn ihge hz zdfb#
Phyz om zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ movndz hnhkcwz zdf z~o glohefj
mknvyfw ~dklf zdf yfwz goczkcvfj zo hj}hcgf zo~hyjw zdf Zyocdfkb
^hll# Zdowf ~do opfyhzfj zdf ghzhpvlzw xvkgel{ ~fcz zo zdfky
wzhzkocw hcj ifnhc zo lhvcgd mkyfihllw hz zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{,
hkbkcn zdfb hz zdf wkfnf zo~fyw hcj zdf ihzzfykcn yhb#
Lhcjkcn oc zop om zdf ~hll, df ~hzgdfj hw zdf ocf ~kzd zdf
gdhkcw zooe jo~c wkfnf zo~fy hmzfy wkfnf zo~fy, ~dkgd ~ovlj zdfc
mhll oc zop om wobf om zdowf myob zdf hyb{# H lovj wgyffgd yhcn
zdyovnd zdf hky# Mk}f jyhnocw zooe zo zdf wekfw hcj jo}f kc
zo~hyjw zdf z~o mknvyfw ~do ~fyf dflpkcn Zyocdfkb mkndz# Ocf om
zdf mknvyfw zooe ovz h mf~ boyf zdyo~kcn eck}fw hcj zdyf~ zdfb
hz z~o om zdf jyhnocw zdhz jo}f kc zo~hyjw dkw jkyfgzkoc# H
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govplf om zdf eck}fw pkfygfj zdf vcjfyifll{ om ocf jyhnoc ~dklf
h mf~ boyf zoyf zdf ~kcn bfbiyhcfw om zdf ozdfy#
Dkw gobphckoc vwfj dkw gdhkcw zo mkndz hnhkcwz zdf ozdfy
zdyff jyhnocw# Df bo}fj dkw dhcjw ~kzd nyfhz mkcfwwf hcj nyhgf
hcj wf}fyhl gdhkcw wdoz vp kc zdf hky hcj ~yhppfj zdfbwfl}fw
hyovcj zdf jyhnoc kc myocz om dkb ~dklf xvkgel{ bo}kcn dkw myff
dhcj kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc zo hzzhge zdf jyhnoc myob ifdkcj#
Loek zdfc mlf~ kczo zdf gdhow hcj gdhcnfj ihge kczo h mot
hmzfy df lhcjfj oc zdf nyovcj hnhkc# Df xvkgel{ wgvyykfj
zdyovnd zdf ihzzlf wgfcf o}fy zo~hyjw zdf z~o glohefj mknvyfw#
Df lkmzfj vp dkw lhynf zhkl hcj wzyvge kz hnhkcwz zdf nyovcj# H
ivywz om mlhbf hppfhyfj kc zdf nyovcj hcj gyfhzfj h gkygvlhy
ihyykfy zo pyozfgz dkbwflm hlocn ~kzd zdf z~o myob zdf
Woygfyfy‛w bfc# Zdf ocf ~do dflj dkw zdyo~kcn eck}fw looefj
jo~c hz Loek kc h ikz om ihmmlfbfcz, ivz wbklfj h lkzzlf# Loek
~hw h ikz hmyhkj om zdf wbklf, ivz df vcjfywzooj zdhz zdf{ iozd
ecf~ zdhz zdf{ ~fyf ~oyekcn zonfzdfy#
“^dfyf kw df hc{~h{?‒ df nyo~lfj hz zdf ocf ~do ~hw
goczyollkcn zdf gdhkcw#
Df looefj hyovcj dkb moy h bobfcz hcj wvbbocfj dkw gdhkcw
ihge kczo dkw wlff}fw hnhkc hcj glowfj dkw f{fw# “K iflkf}f
zdhz df mollo~fj zdf nkyl kczo zdf Dkczfylhcjw,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj#
“Df kw h wdhpf"wdkmzfy lkef zdhz om zdf Fbpyfww, wo hw zo coz
jyh~ hzzfczkoc zo dkbwflm#‒
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“Eco~kcn dkb,‒ dkw gobphckoc nyo~lfj, “Df pyoihil{ ~ovlj
zy{ zo bhef dkbwflm eco~c zo Wflfch oc pvypowf#‒
Zdf ozdfy gdvgelfj wlkndzl{ hcj cojjfj# “K ~ovlj coz if
wvypykwfj km df jkj#‒ Df zdfc nfczl{ mlkgefyfj dkw dhcjw hcj
gdhkcw hppfhyfj ocgf boyf, jfwzyo{kcn phyzw om zdf hyb{ zdhz
wvyyovcjfj zdfb kc zdfky pyozfgzk}f ihyykfy om mkyf#
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Moyz{"Wf}fc
doy ~oiilfj h lkzzlf hw df hzzfbpzfj zo wzhcj oc hll movyw
hcj ifnhc zo wgyhzgd dkbwflm ~dfyf dkw ~ovcjw ~fyf fhylkfy
ifmoyf Bhykh dfhlfj zdfb# Wflfch lfhcfj vp hnhkcwz dkb hcj dflj
vp dfy w~oyj, ~dkgd ~hw wzhkcfj ~kzd ilhge ilooj# Wdf iyfhzdfj
hcj dfh}fj dfh}kl{, mfflkcn kcgyfjkil{ ftdhvwzfj# Zdoy hygdfj
dkw cfge hcj cvjnfj dfy wdovljfy ~kzd dkw cowf#
Z
Jo coz myfz, lkzzlf ocf, df ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch looefj ihge
vp hz dkb hcj plhgfj ocf dhcj oc dkw cowf hw h govplf om zfhyw
zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf# Wdf nlhcgfj o}fy hz Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb#
Yhdkb ~hw glfhckcn dkw w~oyjw i{ ~kpkcn zdf ilooj omm zdf ilhjfw
~kzd dkw yoifw# Bhykh ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf jfhj ghyghww om zdf
G{yofyfhzd hcj pvllfj ovz dfy zdyo~kcn eck}fw#
“K‛b hmyhkj zo eco~ ~dhz flwf kw kc zdkw gh}fyc,‒ Yhdkb
~dkwpfyfj, dkw ioj{ wdhekcn h lkzzlf# Ckhbd cojjfj kc
hnyffbfcz#
“K hb zoo,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “[ov jo coz dh}f zo
hggobphc{ bf hc{ mvyzdfy km zdkw hj}fczvyf yfhll{ iozdfyw {ov#
Km hc{zdkcn, zdkw kw wvppowfj zo if b{ aovycf{ hlocf#‒
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Yhdkb cojjfj, ivz Bhykh ghbf vp myob ifdkcj dkb hcj Ckhbd#
“K ~kll hz lfhwz goczkcvf zo no mvyzdfy ~kzd {ov, Wflfch,‒ wdf
whkj#
Wflfch dokwzfj dfywflm oc zop om Zdoy‛w whjjlf ocgf boyf
hcj nyhiifj dkw yfkcw# “K jo coz ~kwd zo ivyjfc hc{ om {ov,‒
Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#
“^f ~kll no h lkzzlf mvyzdfy ~kzd {ov,‒ Ckhbd whkj# “Ivz
km kz ifgobfw zoo bvgd, zdfc K ~kll ~hcz zo lfh}f# K‛b woyy{ km
kz f}fy jofw gobf zo zdhz pokcz#‒
“K vcjfywzhcj gobplfzfl{,‒ Wflfch whkj, mfflkcn hmyhkj om
~dhz flwf ~ovlj if ~kzdkc zdf gh}fyc# Zdoy ~hlefj mvyzdfy kczo
zdf gh}fyc, zdf lkndz wlo~l{ mhjkcn hw zdf{ ~hlefj h~h{ myob zdf
fczyhcgf#
Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf nyovcj, zdf wovcjw
iovcgkcn omm zdf gh}fyc ~hllw# Zdoy wzoppfj ~hlekcn hw df wzkll
dhj ocf om dkw mffz kc bkj hky#
“^dhz‛w ~yocn?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
Zdoy hygdfj dkw cfge zo cozkgf hc olj zdkge pkfgf om yopf
~hw ghvndz kc dkw zhlocw# Wflfch lo~fyfj dfy dfhj hw ~fll, ivz
wdf dfhyj wobfzdkcn ifkcn wdoz kczo zdf hky# Wdf xvkgel{ zooe
ovz dfy wdkflj hw h wpfhy mlf~ ovz om zdf jhyecfww# Zdf wpfhy
dkz dfy wdkflj avwz hw Wflfch dflj kz vp zo dfy mhgf# Kz mfll
zo zdf nyovcj ifwkjf Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd‛w mffz#
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“Wflfch(‒ Ckhbd nhwpfj ovz# Dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj ~kzd mfhy#
“[ov govlj dh}f iffc ekllfj avwz co~(‒
Wflfch lo~fyfj dfy wdkflj zo looe ihge hz Ckhbd, dfy f{fw
wlo~l{ ifgobkcn hjavwzfj zo zdf jhyecfww zdhz wvyyovcjfj dfy#
Kz hppfhyfj zdhz Ckhbd ~hw boyf mykndzfcfj hiovz ~dhz avwz
dhppfcfj zdhc Wflfch ~hw#
“Jofw kz coz gocgfyc {ov hc{?‒ Ckhbd hwefj Wflfch# Wflfch
jkj coz eco~ ~dhz zo wh{5 wdf ~hw hlyfhj{ ftpfgzkcn ozdfyw
~hczkcn zo ekll dfy, moy wdf dhj zo jfhl ~kzd kz moy zdf lhwz
movyzffc {fhyw om dfy lkmf wo kz ~hw cozdkcn cf~ zo dfy# Kz
wzkll mykndzfcfj dfy zo wobf ftzfcz, ivz Wflfch ghc dhcjlf kz,
jfwpkzf do~ {ovcn wdf ~hw#
“^f cffj zo if iyh}f,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj hcj bfczkocfj moy
Zdoy zo goczkcvf zo hj}hcgf mvyzdfy# Bhykh gocgfhlfj dfywflm
~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w kc ghwf om ~dhzf}fy bh{ dhppfc cftz#
Zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy wlo~l{ jykfj vp myob vcjfycfhzd zdfky mffz
hw zdf nyovp bhjf zdfky ~h{ zo~hyjw zdf fcj om zdf gh}fyc#
Wflfch ~h}fj dfy dhcj hcj ghyykfj h wbhll mlhbf kc zdf phlb om
dfy dhcj, coz ~hczkcn zo ~hwzf dfy fcfyn{ i{ pfymoybkcn bhnkg,
ivz wdf ecf~ zdhz wdf dhj zo kc zdkw ghwf# Myob ~dhz wdf wh~,
zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn ftgfpz moy h ~hll zdhz ilogefj zdfky phzd#
Do~f}fy, kz hppfhyfj zo if zdf }fy{ ihge om zdf gh}fyc, moy
zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn zdhz wdo~fj hw zo do~ zdkw ~hll govlj if
yfbo}fj#
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“Wflfch, ~dhz jo ~f jo cftz?‒ Yhdkb hwefj, myhczkghll{
looekcn hyovcj dkb#
“Zdkw nyovcj jofw coz mffl wolkj,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf
ecflz oc zdf nyovcj hcj plhgfj ocf dhcj oc zdf jkyz# Ckhbd
wxvkczfj hw wdf nfczl{ pyfwwfj dfy mkcnfyw hnhkcwz zdf womz
nyovcj#
“^dhz jo {ov bfhc kz jofwc‛z mffl wolkj?‒ Wflfch jkj zdf
whbf hcj gyvwdfj h govplf om jkyz glojw kc dfy dhcj# Bhykh
wvibfynfj myob zdf wdhjo~w hcj wzooj cftz zo Zdoy#
“^f ghccoz wzh{ kc ocf plhgf moy zoo locn dfyf,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj# “^f cffj zo if ghyfmvl ~dfc ~hlekcn ihge dfyf#‒
Wflfch ~hlefj o}fy zo Zdoy hcj nyhiifj dkw yfkcw, lfhjkcn
dkb h~h{ myob zdf jfhj fcj om zdf gh}fyc, ivz hw wooc hw df zooe
ocf wzfp, zdf nyovcj ifcfhzd dkw mffz wvce kc h lkzzlf#
Wflfch‛w dfhyz wekppfj h ifhz hw wdf mflz phyz om zdf nyovcj
ifcfhzd dfy mffz wdhef h lkzzlf hcj nk}f ovz myob zdfky gobikcfj
~fkndz# Zdf kcwkjf om zdf gh}fyc zdfc ifnhc zo wdhef, iovljfyw
mhllkcn myob zdf gfklkcn#
“^f cffj zo nfz ovz om dfyf(‒ Yhdkb wdykfefj hcj nyhiifj
Ckhbd‛w hyb zo pvll dfy kc zdf ozdfy jkyfgzkoc# Do~f}fy, h mf~
iovljfyw mfll kc myocz om zdfb myob zdf gfklkcn, ilogekcn zdfky
ftkz#
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Wflfch xvkgel{ noz ihge oczo Zdoy‛w whjjlf hcj dflpfj zdf
ozdfyw hw ~fll# Hw wooc hw Yhdkb pvz dkw mooz kczo zdf wzkyyvp
om zdf whjjlf, zdf mlooy gollhpwfj myob vcjfycfhzd#
Zdf gh}fyc gollhpwfj kc oc kzwflm, zdf yogew mhllkcn myob
zdf gfklkcn# Hll mk}f om zdfb mfll zdyovnd zdf nyovcj kczo h
nkhcz hi{ww om jhyecfww#
Zdoy pvbpfj dkw ~kcnw, jojnfj hll zdf mhllkcn yogew, zy{kcn
zo ml{ ihge zo~hyjw zdf wvymhgf vczkl Wflfch pvllfj dhyj oc dkw
yfkcw, oyjfykcn dkb zo ml{ jo~c kcwzfhj#
^f joc‛z eco~ ~dhz‛w jo~c zdfyf( Zdoy ftglhkbfj#
Avwz no( ^f ghc‛z no ihge( Wflfch whkj zdyovnd nykzzfj
zffzd# Zdoy dfwkzhzfj, ivz zdfc jo}f jo~c kczo zdf hi{ww ~kzd
mhllkcn iovljfyw# Df zvgefj kc dkw ~kcnw, ml{kcn hz kcgyfjkilf
}flogkz{ hcj jojnkcn zdf iovljfyw hcj yogew zdhz ghbf zvbilkcn
myob vp hio}f#
Zdoy mlf~ jo~c f}fc boyf vczkl zdf{ ~fyf lfj zo h gdhbify
mkllfj ~kzd lh}h# Zdf iovljfyw gyhwdfj jo~c kczo zdf lh}h pkz#
Wflfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj zo pyozfgz dfywflm hcj zdf ozdfyw myob
zdf wplhwdkcn bhnbh myob zdf iovljfyw# W~fhz jykppfj jo~c dfy
mhgf hw zdf dfhz jyhwzkghll{ yowf# Oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf
gdhbify ~hw h lhynf jooy~h{ zdhz wfy}fj hw hc ftkz ovz om zdf
lh}h pkz#
Wflfch dflj oc zkndzl{ zo Zdoy‛w yfkcw hw df jojnfj zdyovnd
hll zdf iovljfyw zdhz lhcjfj kc zdf lh}h pkz# Zdoy ogghwkochll{
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mlf~ vp dkndfy zo ftzfcj ovz dkw ~kcnw zo ml{ hw mhwz hw df
govlj zo~hyjw zdf ftkz#
[ov ghc jo kz, Zdoy( Wdf ftglhkbfj# Wdf dfhyj dkb nyo~l kc
zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hw df pvbpfj dkw ~kcnw f}fc dhyjfy zo ml{
mhwzfy# Yhdkb wdykfefj f}fc boyf hcj nyhiifj Wflfch‛w
wdovljfyw, pokczkcn hz zdf ftkz#
“Wflfch, ~f dh}f h lkzzlf pyoilfb,‒ Yhdkb whkj# Wflfch
cozkgfj zdhz zdf wzocf jooy ifnhc zo glowf omm zdf ftkz ovz om
zdf lh}h pkz# Zdf yogew hcj iovljfyw myob zdf gfklkcn goczkcvfj
zo mhll hcj wplhwdfj kczo zdf bolzfc yoge# Zdoy qkppfj zdyovnd
zdf gdhbify ifmoyf zdf wzocf jooy oc zdf ozdfy wkjf glowfj#
Zdoy bhjf kz kc bfyf wfgocjw ifmoyf zdf wzocf jooy wdvz kzwflm#
Zdf yvbilkcn wzoppfj hcj hll ~hw xvkfz hnhkc#
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Moyz{"Fkndz
flfch hlbowz mfll omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf hmzfy df lhcjfj myob
zdf mykndzfckcn mlkndz fhylkfy# Yhdkb ~hw phyhl{qfj ~kzd
wdoge hcj mfhy, moy df govlj coz bo}f myob dkw wpoz# Bhykh
looefj o}fy hz dkb hcj yollfj dfy f{fw ovz om kyykzhzkoc# Ckhbd
~hw wdhekcn hcj wdf mfll omm Zdoy‛w whjjlf, lhcjkcn oc dfy ihge#
Wdf govlj coz goczyol dfy dhcjw wdhekcn ~kzd mfhy#
W
“Co~ ~f ghccoz no ihge,‒ Yhdkb whkj xvkfzl{, looekcn ihge
hz zdf wfhlfj vp fczyhcgf~h{# “Zdf fczkyf gh}fyc gh}fj kc oc
kzwflm hcj ~f‛yf zyhppfj kc zdf jfiykw#‒
Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy mffz hcj h mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj
jo~c dfy mhgf# Wdf fcjhcnfyfj dfywflm hcj hll om dfy mykfcjw#
Wflfch ~hw coz xvkzf wo wvyf hw zo ~dfzdfy oy coz zdkw ~hw zdf
whbf phzd~h{ zo~hyjw zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Do~f}fy, kz jkj coz
bhzzfy hc{boyf km zdf{ ~fyf wzkll oc zdf ykndz phzd5 ~dhz
gocgfycfj Wflfch f}fc boyf ~hw zdf mhgz zdhz co~ wdf hcj hll om
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dfy jfhyfwz hcj glowfwz mykfcjw ~fyf zyhppfj vcjfynyovcj hcj
zdhz zdfyf ~hw co ~h{ ovz#
“^dhz jo ~f jo co~?‒ Ckhbd xvkfzl{ hwefj, glowkcn dfy f{fw
hcj jyoppkcn dfy locnio~ zo zdf nyovcj i{ dfy mffz# Wflfch
wdooe dfy dfhj, ivz jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn zo dfy xvfwzkoc# Wdf
~hw vcwvyf om ~dhz zo jo# Wdf hlbowz dhj f}fy{ocf kc dfy nyovp
ekllfj myob zdf gollhpwkcn gh}fyc5 Wflfch ~hw hmyhkj zo bhef hc{
boyf mvzvyf jfgkwkocw yfnhyjkcn iozd dfywflm hcj dfy mykfcjw#
“Wdovlj ~f hzzfbpz zo mkcj h ~h{ ovz om dfyf?‒ Bhykh
xvkfzl{ hwefj# Wflfch looefj vp hcj wkndfj# Wdf wzoppfj vp oc
dfy mffz hcj ifnhc zo ~hle moy~hyj kczo zdf jhyecfww#
Wflfch, Zdoy xvkfzl{ whkj, zhekcn h wzfp kc dfy jkyfgzkoc#
Wdf jkj coz yfwpocj zo dfy jyhnoc, ivz kcwzfhj goczkcvfj zo
pyfww moy~hyj# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf hw dfy dfhyz
zdvbpfj dhyjfy hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz, zdkcekcn om do~ wdf hcj zdf
ozdfyw ~ovlj pyoihil{ wlo~l{ wvmmoghzf zdfyf# Zdf zdovndz om
zdkw zfyykmkfj dfy hcj wdf ifnhc zo gy{ f}fc boyf# B{ jfhy,
Zdoy whkj hnhkc# Plfhwf, hllo~ bf zo gobmoyz {ov kc hc{ ~h{#
Wflfch kncoyfj dkb ocgf hnhkc hw wdf ~hlefj boyf kczo zdf
jhyecfww# Wdf fbiyhgfj dfywflm hcj dfy moozwzfpw ifghbf
kcgyfhwkcnl{ dfh}{# Do~f}fy, hmzfy looekcn vp, wdf wh~ h mhkcz
pvyplf nlo~# Wflfch wxvkczfj dfy f{fw hw wdf wooc iyoef kczo h
wpykcz#
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“Wflfch?‒ Ckhbd zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~ zdhz wdf dhj lfmz
zdfb# “^dfyf hyf {ov nokcn?‒
“Jkj {ov mkcj h ~h{ ovz?‒ Yhdkb hwefj, yvcckcn hmzfy dfy#
Bhykh hcj Ckhbd looefj hz fhgd ozdfy hcj wdooe zdfky dfhjw
ifmoyf mollo~kcn Yhdkb#
Wflfch wvjjfcl{ mflz h ikz ftgkzfj hcj dhppkfy zo zdkce
zdhz zdf{ ~fyf pfydhpw wzkll oc zdf ykndz phzd zo~hyjw zdf
gy{wzhl wevll# ^kzd zdhz zdovndz pfy}hjkcn dfy bkcj, wdf hlwo
iflkf}fj zdhz zdf{ ~ovlj hlwo mkcj h ~h{ ovz om zdf gh}fyc hw
~fll# H wbklf plh{fj oc dfy lkpw hcj wdf ~kpfj dfy zfhyw h~h{
hz zdfwf zdovndzw#
Wdf fczfyfj h gdhbify ~dfyf zdf pvyplf lkndz ghbf myob# Oc
fkzdfy wkjf om zdf fczyhcgf~h{ om zdf gdhbify ~fyf z~o zoygdfw
lkz ~kzd pvyplf mkyf# Wdf looefj hyovcj hcj cozkgfj oc zdf
ozdfy wkjf om zdf gdhbify ~hw hcozdfy jooy zdhz pfydhpw wfy}fj
hw hc ftkz ~kzd z~o lkz zoygdfw oc fkzdfy wkjf om kz hw ~fll#
Ckhbd, Yhdkb, Bhykh, hcj Zdoy mkchll{ ghvndz vp ~kzd dfy#
Yhdkb pvwdfj Wflfch ovz om zdf ~h{ hcj pokczfj hz zdf jooy oc
zdf ozdfy wkjf#
“Jo {ov yfgeoc zdhz kw ovy ~h{ ovz?‒ df hwefj# Wflfch
wdooe dfy dfhj#
“Km hc{zdkcn,‒ wdf ifnhc, “kz govlj lfhj vw kczo hcozdfy
gdhbify kc zdf jkyfgzkoc om zdf gy{wzhl wevll#‒ Wflfch ifnhc zo
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Df io~fj hcj wo jkj Wflfch, dopkcn zdhz wdf ~ovlj coz dh}f
zo goczkcvf zo looe hz dkw yf}olzkcn mhgf# Wflfch ~hlefj
ihge~hyjw h lkzzlf, hw jkj zdf bhc# Df dflj vp dkw w~oyj zo dkw
mhgf# Wdf jkj zdf whbf# Moy h locn zkbf, zdf{ wzh{fj zdfyf,
f{fkcn fhgd ozdfy ~kzd zdfky w~oyjw kc powkzkoc#
Wflfch ~hkzfj moy dkb zo wzykef mkywz, hlzdovnd hmzfy h
~dklf locnfy, wdf iflkf}fj zdhz wdf ~hw zo bhef dfy bo}f# Wdf
bo}fj dfy w~oyj hcj wzhyzfj hmzfy zdf bhc# Df avbpfj dknd kc
zdf hky hmzfy wdf lvcnfj kc hmzfy dkb hcj lhcjfj ifdkcj Wflfch#
Dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj hw wdf wh~ do~ xvkgel{ df bo}fj#
Wdf dfhyj Yhdkb wxvfhl kc zdf ihgenyovcj# “If ghyfmvl(‒ df
wdovzfj vczkl Ckhbd pvllfj dkb ovz om wkndz, ifgeockcn moy dkb
zo if xvkfz#
Zdf bhc zykfj zo hzzhge dfy myob ifdkcj# Wflfch xvkgel{
zvycfj hyovcj hcj ilogefj dkw hzzhge# Wdf gkyglfj hyovcj zdf
mkflj5 df jkj zdf whbf# Zdf doojfj mknvyf ifnhc zo boge dfy#
“[ov joc‛z eco~ ~do K hb, jo {ov?‒ df dkwwfj hz dfy#
Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy# Df lhvndfj bogekcnl{# “Jo {ov yfbfbify
zdowf jyfhbw zdhz {ov dhj ~dfc {ov ~fyf {ovcnfy?‒ Wflfch hlbowz
myoqf kc dfy powkzkoc# “[fw,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Zdf Woygfyfy
plhczfj zdowf jyfhbw ~kzdkc {ovy bkcj ~dfc {ov ~fyf {ovcnfy#
Zdf ocl{ yfhwoc ~d{ df govljc‛z jo zdhz co~ kw ifghvwf {ovy
jyhnoc pyozfgzfj {ovy bkcj# Do~f}fy, K hb coz xvkzf wvyf km {ov
yfbfbify bf myob zdowf jyfhbw oy coz# K hb ~dhz ozdfyw ~ovlj
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ghll hw zdf Jf}kl‛w moynf bhwzfy#‒ Df wbklfj# Wflfch nhwpfj,
mfflkcn h lkzzlf boyf hmyhkj om dkb# “K bhjf h phgz ~kzd zdf
Jf}kl dkbwflm zo nhkc zdkw po~fy# K dh}f zdf hiklkz{ zo gyfhzf
hc{ woyz om gyfhzvyf zdhz K hlocf ghc goczyol# K gyfhzfj zdf
Bhygvpo wchef zdhz jh{ zo gdhwf jo~c hmzfy Nvcjkwhl}vw moy zdf
wfgyfz# Co~, K dh}f {ov dfyf# ]fcftvw oyjfyfj bf zo gobf dfyf
zo ~hyj {ov omm hcj zo ekll {ov km K bvwz# K hb Hyh~c, ocf om
dkw bowz zyvwzfj mollo~fyw#‒
Wflfch avbpfj ~dfc df wvjjfcl{ hzzhgefj hnhkc, hcj ~fcz moy
hcozdfy hzzhge zo~hyjw dkw hyb# Zdf bhc jkj h ihge mlkp,
lhcjkcn kc myocz om zdf jooy# Wflfch dflj dfy w~oyj vp hnhkc#
Zdf bhc dflj vp dkw w~oyj hcj yhc hmzfy dfy# Df hkbfj moy dfy
mffz, ivz wdf avbpfj hcj zykfj zo hzzhge dkb dfhj"oc# Zdf
ilhjfw nh}f omm h bfzhllkg wovcj ~dfc zdf{ glhwdfj zonfzdfy#
Wdf jkjc‛z dh}f zkbf zo yfhgz ~kzd zdf hzzhge om zdf bhc‛w
jfhjl{ ilhjf# Df wlhwdfj dkw w~oyj hz dfy hyb, zdf zkp om dkw
ilhjf gvzzkcn kczo dfy mlfwd# Wflfch wdykfefj hcj wgyfhbfj ovz
~kzd phkc hcj hnoc{ hw wdf mfll zo zdf nyovcj ~kzd dfy w~oyj
wzkll kc dfy dhcjw# Hyh~c wbklfj bhlf}olfczl{ hw df wzooj o}fy
dfy ~kzd dkw ilhjf pokczfj jo~c hz dfy#
“[ov eco~ zdf pfchlz{ moy lowkcn h wphyykcn bhzgd,‒ df whkj
goljl{# Wflfch nlhyfj hz dkb zdyovnd dfy dhky ~kzd ilooj
wzhkckcn dfy mhgf# Wdf dflj vp dfy w~oyj hcj xvkgel{ noz zo dfy
mffz, zdf hcnfy ykwkcn ~kzdkc dfy#
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Ghyfmvl, b{ jfhy, Zdoy ghvzkocfj# Wflfch cojjfj kc
yfwpocwf hcj ocgf hnhkc iyovndz zdf w~oyj vp zo dfy mhgf,
~hkzkcn moy hcozdfy hzzhge# Hyh~c gdvgelfj wlkndzl{ hcj wlhwdfj
hz dfy, zy{kcn zo ecoge dfy w~oyj ovz om dfy dhcjw# Wdf ilogefj
dkw hzzhgew hcj hkbfj moy dkw wkjf, effpkcn h nykp oc zdf dhcjlf
wo hw zo coz hllo~ dkb zo ~kc#
Hmzfy ~dhz wffbfj lkef dovyw om mkndzkcn, Wflfch dhj zdf
bhc goycfyfj# Wdf ecogefj dkw w~oyj ovz om dkw dhcjw hcj kz
~fcz ml{kcn hgyoww zdf mkflj# Wdf plhgfj dfy ilhjf kc myocz om
zdf bhc‛w cfge, kcjkghzkcn dfy }kgzoy{# Zdoy dvbbfj ~kzd
jflkndz#
Zdf bhc wbklfj bhlf}olfczl{ ocgf hnhkc# “[fw, {ov ~kc zdkw
ihzzlf# Ivz ghc {ov ~kc zdf ~hy?‒ Df zdfc }hckwdfj kc myocz om
dfy ~kzd h pvmm om ilhge wboef zdhz wooc jkwwkphzfj kczo zdf hky
hw ~fll hw dkw w~oyj#
Yhdkb hcj Ckhbd yhc ovz kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf wphyykcn mkflj
hcj Yhdkb ifnhc zo pyhkwf dkw govwkc#
“Zdhz ~hw iykllkhcz(‒ df ftglhkbfj# Wflfch ~hw wzkll
iyfhzdkcn dfh}kl{ myob zdf bhzgd# Wdf vwfj zdf wlff}fw om dfy
yoifw zo ~kpf omm zdf ilooj myob dfy moyfdfhj#
Ckhbd zkndzl{ dvnnfj dfy, ivz xvkgel{ lfz no# “[ov ~fyf
hbhqkcn,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj Bhykh cojjfj kc hnyffbfcz# Wflfch
wbklfj h ikz hcj glfhcfj zdf ilooj omm dfy ilhjf ~kzd dfy yoifw
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ifmoyf ~hlekcn o}fy zo zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf wphyykcn mkflj
zo~hyjw zdf ftkz jooy#
Do~f}fy, wdf dfhyj h lovj wovcj gobkcn myob zdf ozdfy wkjf
om zdf gdhbify jooy# Wflfch pvllfj dfy w~oyj hcj wdkflj ovz
ocgf hnhkc, yfhj{ moy ~dhzf}fy bh{ gobf zdyovnd# Zdoy pyfphyfj
dkbwflm, jknnkcn dkw glh~w kczo zdf nyovcj# Yhdkb vcwdfhzdfj
dkw z~o w~oyjw hcj Ckhbd zooe ovz dfy locnio~ hcj zdyff hyyo~w#
Bhykh gocgfhlfj dfywflm ~kzdkc zdf wdhjo~w hcj ~fcz kcwkjf zdf
cftz gdhbify zdyovnd zdf gyhgew#
Bobfczw lhzfy, zdf jooy ivwzfj opfc hcj ovz ghbf hc
fcoybovw gyfhzvyf ~kzd dvcjyfjw om f{fw hll o}fy kzw ioj{# Kz
~hw hlbowz hw ikn hw Zdoy, ~hlekcn oc hll movy lfnw, wchppkcn
kzw mhcnw hz zdf movy om zdfb# Kz zooe oc zdf moyb om h
nykmmkc"lkef gyfhzvyf ~kzd dvcjyfjw om f{fw hll o}fy kzw ioj{,
hppfhykcn zo if kcgyfjkil{ dkjfovw#
“Zdhz‛w hc Hynvw Phcopzfw,‒ Ckhbd nhwpfj, “Kz‛w chbf bfhcw
—hll wffkcn‛#‒
Wflfch dflj dfy w~oyj vp hcj wlhwdfj hz kz# Kz ihgefj h~h{
hcj ~fcz hmzfy dfy# Zdoy mlf~ zo dfy hkj, zy{kcn zo jkn dkw
glh~w kczo zdf gyfhzvyf‛w mlfwd# Df pkfygfj dkw zhlocw kczo zdf
f{fw cfhy kzw vcjfyifll{ hcj kz nh}f ovz h zfyykm{kcn hcj lovj
wdykfe ovz om phkc# Kz zvycfj hyovcj hcj zykfj zo hzzhge Zdoy
~dklf hz zdf whbf zkbf mkndzkcn omm Wflfch#
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Ckhbd wdoz h mf~ hyyo~w cfhy zdf ihwf om kzw cfge, lhcjkcn
oc wf}fyhl om kzw f{fw# Kz gykfj ovz ocgf hnhkc hcj ifnhc zo
ml{ hyovcj zdf kcwkjf om zdf gdhbify#
Wflfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj zo iloge wobf om kzw hzzhgew hw
kz zykfj zo hzzhge dfy myob hio}f ~kzd kzw glh~w# Do~f}fy, ocf
om zdf ilo~w wfcz dfy hgyoww zdf nyovcj, dfy wdkflj mhllkcn ovz
om dfy nyhwp# Zdf gyfhzvyf ~hw fcyhnfj# Kz mlf~ hgyoww zdf
yoob, ecogekcn ocf om zdf zoygdfw zo zdf wzocf mlooy#
Zdoy mlf~ o}fydfhj hcj hzzhgefj myob hio}f# Df opfcfj vp
dkw bovzd hcj zykfj zo ikzf zdf gyfhzvyf, wkcekcn dkw mhcnw kczo
kzw mlfwd# Yhdkb zdfc ghbf vp myob ifdkcj ~dklf Bhykh fbfynfj
myob zdf wdhjo~w jo~c iflo~ zo dflp ~kzd zdf mkndz hw ~fll#
Wflfch looefj vp hcj zykfj zo wlhwd hz zdf gyfhzvyf ~kzd
dfy w~oyj hw kz lhcjfj oc zop om dfy# Kz wxvfhlfj hcj zykfj zo
hzzhge dfy hnhkc# Kz dhj dfy goycfyfj, hcj Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~
~dhz zo jo#
Zdoy lvcnfj myob zdf hky hcj pvwdfj zdf gyfhzvyf omm dfy#
Df ykppfj zdf Hynvw Phcopzfw opfc, ivz kz bhchnfj zo pvwd Zdoy
omm# Zdf Hynvw Phcopzfw zdyf~ dkb o}fy hz zdf ~hll hcj
hppyohgdfj dkb# Zdoy opfcfj dkw bovzd hnhkc, ivz zdkw zkbf, df
jkj coz zy{ zo ikzf zdf gyfhzvyf#
Wflfch hcj zdf ozdfyw wzoppfj mkndzkcn, hw ~fll hw zdf
Hynvw Phcopzfw# Kz ~hw coz mkyf zdhz ghbf myob Zdoy‛w bovzd,
ivz kcwzfhj h ivywz om lkndz# Df wzooj vp ioljl{ hcj pyovjl{ oc
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hll movyw ~kzd dkw bovzd ~kjf opfc# Kc dkw bovzd hppfhyfj zo if
hc oyi om lkndz zdhz bhjf zdf gyfhzvyf wdykfe ovz om phkc# Zdf
oyi zdfc jfgyfhwfj kc wkqf ifmoyf kz kcgyfhwfj hnhkc, wpyfhjkcn
hll hgyoww zdf yoob# Zdf Hynvw Phcopzfw wdykfefj ocgf hnhkc hw
zdf lkndz ilkcjfj zdf gyfhzvyf, jkwhilkcn kz myob hzzhgekcn#
Wflfch ~hw coz wvyf om ~dhz zo bhef om zdkw wkzvhzkoc, moy wdf
~hw pfzykmkfj kc dfy wpoz# Do~f}fy, wdf movcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo
bo}f hcj ifnhc zo wlhwd dfy w~oyj hz zdf gyfhzvyf# Kz wdykfefj
hcj mfll zo zdf nyovcj, ivz kz wzkll coz hilf zo hzzhge#
Wflfch zdfc zooe dfy w~oyj hcj wzhiifj kz kc kzw gdfwz
~dklf Bhykh, Yhdkb, hcj Ckhbd hzzhgefj kz hz ocgf# Kz nh}f ovz
hcozdfy gy{ kc phkc hcj kc h mf~ bobfczw, kz ~hw jfhj# Kzw ioj{
zdfc jkwkczfnyhzfj zdyovnd zdf gyhgew#
“Zdoy,‒ Wflfch whkj iyfhzdlfwwl{ hw dfy jyhnoc lo~fyfj dkw
dfhj ocgf hnhkc# Df wbklfj hcj wpyfhj ovz dkw ~kcnw# “[ov… {ov
lfhycfj do~ zo goczyol lkndz(‒
Zdoy ifnhc zo dvb ~kzd jflkndz# Zdhz K ghc, df whkj
dhppkl{# Wflfch lkbpfj o}fy zo dkb hcj lhcjfj oc zdf nyovcj
ifwkjf dkw ilooj{ zhlocw, lfhckcn vp hnhkcwz dkb# Wdf zooe h
jffp iyfhzd hcj wbklfj# Yhdkb, Ckhbd, hcj Bhykh ~fyf wzkll
zy{kcn zo yfgo}fy myob zdfky wdoge hw ~fll o}fy Zdoy‛w cf~
hiklkz{#
Zdoy‛w booj zdfc gdhcnfj myob dhppkcfww zo hctkfz{# Wflfch
cozkgfj zdkw hcj looefj hyovcj zdf gdhbify# Zdfyf ~hw h lovj
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wgyffgd hcj h nkhcz Wpdkct mlf~ hio}f zdfky dfhjw ovz om zdf
jhyecfww# Kz lhcjfj kc myocz om zdfb oc zop om h lhynf iovljfy
cfhy hc hi{ww hcj wxvh~efj hnhkc# Zdf lhynf hi{ww ~hw mkllfj
~kzd wdhyp yogew hcj om zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy zdhz mlo~fj vcjfynyovcj#
Wflfch nhwpfj hz zdf wkndz om zdf Wpdkct hcj Zdoy ihyfj dkw
mhcnw#
[ov hyf coz pfybkzzfj zo phww if{ocj zdkw pokcz, zdf Wpdkct
whkj zflfphzdkghll{ zo hll om zdfb# Kz nlhyfj hz Wflfch hcj
yvmmlfj kzw ~kcnw#
[ov hyf zdf ocf zdhz zdf{ glhkb kw ~kzdovz wkc, zdf Wpdkct
whkj hnhkc zo dfy# K hb pfybkzzfj zo hllo~ ocl{ {ov zo phww km
{ov ghc nvfww zdf ykndz hcw~fy zo b{ ykjjlf# Km {ov nvfww zdf
goyyfgz hcw~fy zo b{ ykjjlf, zdfc {ov hcj {ovy mykfcjw ~kll if
hllo~fj zo phww# Do~f}fy, km {ov nk}f bf zdf ~yocn hcw~fy, zdfc
K ~kll fhz {ov hlk}f#
Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ looefj hz Zdoy, dfy dhcjw wdhekcn hz dfy
wkjfw# Zdoy cvjnfj dkw cowf hnhkcwz dfy hyb hcj cojjfj# [ov
ghc jo kz, b{ jfhy, Zdoy whkj#
Wflfch zdfc looefj hz dfy mykfcjw hcj zdf{ wbklfj kc zvyc#
“Avwz bhef wvyf zdhz {ov nfz zdf ykndz hcw~fy,‒ Yhdkb whkj ~kzd
h dkcz om mfhy kc dkw }okgf#
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj hcj looefj hz zdf Wpdkct# ^dhz kw zdf
ykjjlf? Wdf hwefj#
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Zdf Wpdkct wbklfj# ^dhz hckbhl kw zdhz ~dkgd kc zdf
boyckcn nofw oc movy mffz, hz cooc oc z~o, hcj kc zdf f}fckcn
vpoc zdyff?
Wflfch ~hw ihmmlfj# Wdf dhj cf}fy dfhyj om wvgd h ykjjlf
ifmoyf# Moy boczdw, wdf wpfcz h loz om zkbf wol}kcn ykjjlfw zo
zdf glvfw zdhz noz dfy zdkw mhy# Do~f}fy, wdf mfhyfj zdhz wdf
bh{ coz dh}f zdf lvtvy{ om zkbf zo nk}f dfy hcw~fy#
Wdf zykfj zo zdkce om hc hckbhl zdhz ~ovlj gdhcnf wvjjfcl{
myob movy mffz zo z~o, zdfc zo zdyff# Kc zdf boyckcn oc movy
mffz, jvykcn zdf cooc oc z~o… hcj zdfc kc zdf f}fckcn oc zdyff…
K cf}fy dfhyj om wvgd hc hckbhl…
Nk}f kz wobf boyf zdovndz, Zdoy wvnnfwzfj#
Wflfch cojjfj hcj phgfj hiovz zdf gdhbify# Wdf zvycfj
hyovcj hcj zykppfj o}fy h yoge zdhz wzvge ovz om zdf nyovcj#
Wdf mfll zo zdf nyovcj hcj movcj zdhz wdf ~hw oc hll movyw# Kc
zdf boyckcn oc hll movyw… Wdf wzooj vp hcj movcj zdhz wdf ~hw
wzhcjkcn oc z~o lfnw# ^hlew oc z~o lfnw jvykcn cooc… Wdf wbklfj
h lkzzlf5 dopkcn zdhz zdf hcw~fy wdf dhj ~hw zdf ykndz ocf zdf
Wpdkct ~hw looekcn moy#
^dhz‛w {ovy hcw~fy, lkzzlf ocf? zdf Wpdkct hwefj
kbphzkfczl{#
Wflfch looefj hz Zdoy hcj wdhyfj dfy hcw~fy ~kzd dkb# Df
jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn, ivz ifnhc zo dvb# Wdf zdfc looefj ihge hz
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zdf Wpdkct hcj yfplkfj hc hcw~fy zdhz wvypykwfj zdf Wpdkct#
“Bhc,‒ wdf whkj gocmkjfczl{#
Zdf Wpdkct jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Zdf Wpdkct ~hw
zhefc ihge i{ Wflfch‛w hcw~fy# “H gdklj gyh~lw oc hll movy
lfnw, hcj wzhcjw vpykndz hw bhc# ^dfc olj, zdf bhc vwfw h ghcf
hw h zdkyj lfn zo wvppoyz zdf ozdfy z~o#‒ Wflfch wbklfj hz
dfywflm moy ifkcn hilf zo mknvyf ovz zdf ykjjlf wvggfwwmvll{#
[ov mknvyfj ovz b{ ykjjlf… Zdf Wpdkct ifnhc zo wdhef
mfy}fczl{# Zdf Wpdkct zdfc wdykfefj, zvycfj hyovcj, hcj yhc omm
zdf glkmm ifdkcj dfy# Wdf zdyf~ dfywflm jo~c zdf glkmm hcj kczo
zdf yogew iflo~, ekllkcn dfywflm kcwzhczl{#
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df zdovndz om zdf gy{wzhl wevll ifkcn kc zdf cftz yoob
ftzyfbfl{ mykndzfcfj dfy# Wflfch ~hw cfhy dfy jfwzkchzkoc,
zdf }fy{ zyfhwvyf zdhz wdf wpfcz boczdw dvczkcn moy# H wfcwf om
o}fy~dflbkcn ftgkzfbfcz w~fllfj ~kzdkc dfy gdfwz# Pfydhpw wdf
govlj pvz hc fcj zo zdf goczkcvovw iloojwdfj hw ~fll hw zdf ~hyw
zdhz ~ovlj zhef plhgf kc zdf mvzvyf# Zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw ocf
om zdf yoozw zo dfy pyoilfb ~kzd zdf Woygfyfy# Wflfch mflz zdhz
km wdf govlj wobfdo~, hmzfy hgxvkykcn zdf wevll, jfwzyo{ kz, zdf
Woygfyfy ~ovlj pfydhpw co ozdfy hlzfychzk}f zo zhef moy dkw
plhcw oc ~oylj jobkchzkoc hw ~fll hw dkw dvcz moy dfy hcj Zdoy#
F}fy{ocf kc Hybhnfjjoc ~ovlj if whmf hz lhwz#
Z
Zdoy ~hlefj vp myob ifdkcj dfy hcj cvjnfj dkw cowf hnhkcwz
dfy wdovljfy kc gobmoyz# Wflfch plhgfj dfy dhcj oc dkw cowf hcj
dfhyj dkb dvb kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj# Yhdkb wzooj kc myocz om
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zdf wzocf jooy hcj looefj hz zdf fcnyh}kcnw# Bhykh yhc dfy
mkcnfy hgyoww zdf jooy‛w wvymhgf hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj kc zdf
bkjjlf zo zy{ zo pvwd kz opfc# Do~f}fy, kz jkjc‛z ivjnf#
“Dbbb…‒ Bhykh whkj hcj nlhcgfj o}fy hz Wflfch# “K iflkf}f
zdhz ocl{ {ov hyf pfybkzzfj zo opfc zdkw jooy#‒
Zdkw wzhzfbfcz ihmmlfj Wflfch# “^d{ ocl{ bf?‒ wdf hwefj#
Bhykh looefj hz zdf fcnyh}kcnw hio}f zdf fczyhcgf~h{ hcj
yhc dfy mkcnfyw hgyoww# “K dh}f yfhj hiovz zdkw myob jkmmfyfcz
iooew o}fy zdf {fhyw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “[ov ~fyf coz zdf ocl{
ocf ~do ~hw gvykovw hiovz zdf lfnfcj#‒ Bhykh wbklfj h ikz# “K
dh}f yfhj phwwhnfw zdhz ftplhkcfj zdhz ocl{ wobfocf ~do kw
~kzdovz wkc ghc phww zdyovnd# Kc oyjfy zo pyo}f zdhz wobfocf
~hw ~kzdovz wkc, K yfhj zdhz {ov bvwz zhef {ovy o~c ilooj hcj
wpyfhj kz o}fy zdf jooy~h{#‒ Wdf looefj hz Wflfch hcj zdfc hz
dfy phlb# “K yfhj hiovz zdhz w{biol hmzfy {ov hcj K mkywz bfz
hw gdkljyfc,‒ Bhykh ~dkwpfyfj# “K eco~ zdhz {ov hyf zdf ocf
~kzdovz wkc#‒ Yhdkb‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj h ikz hcj looefj hz Wflfch
~kzd h zfyykmkfj nlhcgf# Ckhbd ~hw h ikz zhefc ihge hw ~fll#
Wdf opfcfj dfy bovzd zo zy{ zo wpfhe, ivz co wovcj ghbf ovz#
Wflfch ifnhc zo wdhef h lkzzlf# Bhykh gdvgelfj h ikz#
“Hll {ov ~ovlj dh}f zo jo ~ovlj if zo avwz bhef h lkzzlf gvz#
[ov hlyfhj{ dh}f h mf~ oc {ovy hybw myob {ovy wphyykcn bhzgd
fhylkfy#‒ Wflfch cojjfj h ikz hcj yhc dfy dhcj o}fy dfy ~ovcjw,
zdf phlb om dfy dhcj go}fyfj ~kzd ilooj# Wdf ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf
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wzocf jooy hcj yhc dfy lfmz dhcj o}fy zdf zdyfwdolj om zdf jooy,
~kpkcn zdf ilooj hgyoww zdf fcnyh}kcnw# H mf~ bobfczw lhzfy,
zdf jooy ifnhc zo wdhef hcj yvbilf# Gyhgew hppfhyfj myob zdf
gfczfy om zdf jooy hcj wpyfhj ovz zo~hyjw kzw movy goycfyw
ifmoyf gyvbilkcn zo zdf nyovcj# Zdf wbhll yogew myob zdf jooy
jkwkczfnyhzfj kczo zdf nyovcj#
Wflfch cfy}ovwl{ nlhcgfj kczo zdf jooy~h{, ivz hll wdf wh~
~hw gobplfzf jhyecfww# “K hb hmyhkj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
Yhdkb wdooe dkw dfhj# “Yfbfbify zdhz iyh}fy{ gobfw myob
mfhy,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj hcj wbklfj h ikz# “^dhzf}fy lkfw kc zdhz
jhyecfww, K eco~ zdhz {ov ~kll if zykvbpdhcz, f}fc ~dfc {ov
mhkl#‒
Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj hcj looefj vp hz dfy jyhnoc# Zdoy
wbklfj h ikz hcj cojjfj dkw dfhj# [ov ~kll wvggffj ifghvwf {ov
zykfj zo jo ~dhz kw ykndz# B{ jfhy, {ov dh}f wvggfwwmvll{ bhjf
kz zdkw mhy ~dfc hll ozdfyw dh}f jkfj myob zdf }fy{ ifnkcckcn om
zdfky wfhygd# Zdhz hlocf kw h zykvbpdhcz mfhz#
Wflfch cojjfj, ivz dfy dhcjw ~fyf wdhekcn hz dfy wkjfw#
Hlzdovnd zdhz zy{kcn hlocf kw h wvggfww, K hb wzkll hmyhkj zo
mhkl, moy kz bh{ gowz bf b{ lkmf#
Zdoy jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn, ivz kcwzfhj cvjnfj dkw cowf
hnhkcwz dfy hyb kc gobmoyz# Wflfch looefj hz dfy mykfcjw hcj
wkndfj#
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“K pyoihil{ bvwz no kc hlocf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “Kz bkndz if
zoo jhcnfyovw# Hggoyjkcn zo Bhykh hcj ~dhz K avwz dhj zo jo, K
iflkf}f zdhz K‛b zdf ocl{ ocf ~do ghc no kcwkjf#‒ Wflfch looefj
jo~c hz dfy mffz# “K jo coz eco~ do~ {ov zdyff ~kll bhchnf zo
fwghpf ihge zo zdf wvymhgf#‒
“K ghc pfydhpw zhef iozd Ckhbd hcj Yhdkb,‒ Bhykh ~dkwpfyfj#
“K iflkf}f zdhz, ~kzd b{ po~fy zo wvibfynf kczo zdf wdhjo~w, K
ghc nfz vw whmfl{ zo zdf wvymhgf#‒
Wflfch cojjfj# “Plfhwf, if ghyfmvl# Ocgf {ov zdyff fwghpf
myob zdf Dkczfylhcjw, mkcj h plhgf zo dkjf# K hb bowz gfyzhkc
zdhz ~kzd zdf ihzzlf kc plhgf zdhz Zyocdfkb kw coz whmf# Km {ov
bvwz, wzh{ cfhy zdf Yhnkcn Yk}fy hcj ovz om dhyb‛w ~h{# K ~ovlj
cf}fy moynk}f b{wflm km wobfzdkcn ihj ~fyf zo dhppfc zo {ov
zdyff#‒
Bhykh cojjfj hcj ~hlefj o}fy, plhgkcn h dhcj oc Wflfch‛w
wdovljfy# “Plfhwf if whmf# Jo coz ~oyy{ hiovz vw# Avwz
gocgfyc {ovywflm ~kzd ~dhzf}fy lkfw if{ocj zdkw pokcz# K eco~
zdhz {ov ghc o}fygobf hc{ oiwzhglf plhgfj kc {ovy ~h{#‒ Wdf
wbklfj hcj fbiyhgfj Wflfch kczo h zkndz dvn# Yhdkb ghbf vp myob
ifdkcj hcj dflj oczo zdfb iozd zkndzl{, zy{kcn zo goczyol dkw
zfhyw# Ckhbd ~kpfj zdf zfhyw myob dfy f{fw hcj wdf, zoo, yhc
o}fy hcj dvnnfj Wflfch myob ifdkcj hw ~fll#
“^f ~kll bhef kz,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “Pyobkwf bf {ov ~kll
bhef kz ovz whmfl{#‒
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Bhykh cojjfj hcj ~kpfj dfy zfhyw h~h{# “K pyobkwf km {ov
~kll mkcj h ~h{ ovz om dfyf, {ov hcj Zdoy iozd#‒ Wflfch wbklfj#
“K hl~h{w bhef kz,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj zvycfj zo mhgf zdf
fczyhcgf# Bhykh nyhiifj Yhdkb‛w hcj Ckhbd‛w hybw hcj wzooj
ihge# H mf~ wfgocjw lhzfy, hll zdyff om zdfb ~fyf wvgefj kczo
zdf nyovcj hcj zdf wdhjo~w jhyzfj hgyoww zdf ~hllw kc zdf
oppowkzf jkyfgzkoc#
Wflfch‛w dhcjw wdooe hz dfy wkjfw hcj wdf looefj vp hz Zdoy
moy gobmoyz# K hb yfhj{, wdf ~dkwpfyfj hcj nyhiifj dkw yfkcw,
zooe h jffp iyfhzd, hcj }fczvyfj kcwkjf#
H wbhll iyffqf om gool hky iyvwdfj hnhkcwz dfy mhgf#
Wflfch ~hw ocgf hnhkc fcnvlmfj kc jhyecfww# Wdf ~h}fj dfy dhcj
hcj h wbhll mlhbf hppfhyfj kc zdf bkjjlf om dfy phlb# Doljkcn
dfy dhcj vp hw km kz ~fyf h ghcjlf, Wflfch looefj hyovcj dfy
wvyyovcjkcnw# Zdf kcwkjf om zdf gdhbify ~hw fcoybovw# Iozd dfy
hcj Zdoy ~hlefj hlocn h wzocf phzd# Oc fkzdfy wkjf om zdf wzocf
phzd hppfhyfj zo if lkef ~hzfy# Zdf ~hllw om zdf gdhbify looefj
hw zdovnd zdf{ ~fyf coz bhjf om wzocf, ivz kcwzfhj ~hzfy zdhz
wlo~l{ jykppfj kczo zdf pocj oc fkzdfy wkjf om zdf wzocf phzd#
Zdoy‛w zhlocw glhgefj hnhkcwz zdf phzd~h{ ~kzd f}fy{ wzfp df
zooe# Hlzdovnd Wflfch‛w ioozw ~fyf zdkge, wdf ~hw wzkll hilf zo
mffl do~ golj zdf ph}fbfcz mflz# Vp hdfhj hppfhyfj zo if h
ihwkc wkzvhzfj oc zop om hc hlzhy ~kzd z~o lkz zoygdfw oc fkzdfy
wkjf# Kcwkjf zdf ihwkc ~hw mkllfj ~kzd ~hzfy# Wvwpfcjfj kc zdf
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hky hio}f zdf ihwkc hppfhyfj zo if h gkygvlhy nyffc nlhww jobf
~kzd wobfzdkcn kcwkjf kz#
^dfc Wflfch ~hlefj vp zo zdf hlzhy, wdf nhwpfj ~dfc wdf wh~
~dhz ~hw kcwkjf# Kz ~hw ~dhz wdf ~hw looekcn moy5 zdf gy{wzhl
wevll# Kz ~hw zdf wkqf om dfy z~o dhcjw gvppfj zonfzdfy# Kz
~hw zdf goloy om ilooj yfj# Zdf gyhmzwbhc wdkp om zdf wevll
kbpyfwwfj Wflfch, moy kz hppfhyfj zo if ghy}fj fthgzl{ zo ~dhz h
dvbhc wevll ~ovlj looe lkef# Kz ~hw wboozd hll hyovcj ~kzd co
ahnnfj fjnfw# Kz ~hw ghy}fj kczo pfymfgzkoc#
Wflfch‛w dfhyz ifnhc zo yhgf# Wdf mflz hw km hll zdf hky
~hw wvgefj myob dfy lvcnw# Iozd dfy hcj Zdoy ~fyf mkchll{
zdfyf# Wdf yfhgdfj ovz dfy dhcj zo zovgd zdf nlhww jobf, ivz
wzoppfj dfywflm#
Zdhz kw h bhnkghl ihyykfy, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj# Kz‛w pyozfgzkcn
zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Hc{ocf ~do jhyfw zo zy{ zo zovgd zdf wevll
~kll wlo~l{ jkwkczfnyhzf kczo hwd hcj jvwz# Do~f}fy, K iflkf}f
zdhz ocl{ ocf ~do kw ~kzdovz wkc ~kll if hilf zo hgxvkyf kz#
Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj hcj yfhgdfj dfy dhcj zo zdf ihyykfy
ocgf hnhkc# Wdf glowfj dfy f{fw hw wdf lvcnfj moy~hyj# ^dfc
wdf opfcfj zdfb, Wflfch wbklfj ~dfc wdf wh~ zdhz dfy dhcj ~hw
kcwkjf zdf bhnkghl ihyykfy, zovgdkcn zdf wboozd hcj nloww{
wvymhgf om zdf gy{wzhl wevll# Wdf zdfc ~yhppfj dfy mkcnfyw
hyovcj zdf bovzdpkfgf hcj pvllfj kz ovz# Zdf wevll ~hw kg{ golj
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zo zdf zovgd, wfcjkcn wdk}fyw hll hlocn Wflfch‛w hybw hcj wpkcf#
Wdf nfczl{ ghyfwwfj kz kc dfy dhcjw, mfhykcn om jyoppkcn kz#
Do~f}fy, hmzfy h mf~ bobfczw, Wflfch mflz hcozdfy golj
mfflkcn# Wdf wvjjfcl{ myoqf kc dfy plhgf, mfflkcn h wfcwf om
mfhy ykwf ~kzdkc dfy# Wdf govlj coz mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo bo}f
coy zo wh{ hc{zdkcn# Dfy dfhyz yhzf kcgyfhwfj jyhwzkghll{ hcj
Wflfch mflz hw km hll zdf hky ~hw wvgefj myob dfy lvcnw#
Zdoy cozkgfj zdkw hcj wpyfhj ovz dkw ~kcnw# ^dhz kw ~yocn?
Df xvkgel{ hwefj, myhczkghll{ looekcn hyovcj dkb# Wflfch jkj
coz yfwpocj# Do~f}fy, Zdoy zdfc mflz ~dhz wdf mflz hw ~fll#
Wflfch zdfc dfhyj lhvndzfy kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj, hw ~fll hw h
wdykfe#
“^dhz ~hw zdhz?‒ Wflfch myhczkghll{ hwefj, wzkll mfflkcn
iyfhzdlfww#
Kz ~hw dkb, Zdoy nyo~lfj, jknnkcn dkw zhlocw kczo zdf wzocf
phzd~h{# Df kw dfyf… df dhw iffc pyoikcn {ovy bfboykfw, ivz df
ghccoz wzhcj b{ pyfwfcgf ~kzdkc {ovy bkcj ifghvwf om b{ kjfczkz{
ifkcn zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc… kz ~hw ]fcftvw#
Wflfch wzkll govlj coz mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo bo}f# Wdf
xvkgel{ looefj ihge hz zdf fczyhcgf om zdf gdhbify hcj mflz zdhz
wdf cffjfj zo lfh}f, ivz wdf ~hw wzkll wzvge kc dfy plhgf# Wdf
zdfc dfhyj boyf lhvndzfy hw km zdfyf ~hw boyf zdhc ocf pfywoc#
Wflfch nykppfj zdf dhcjlf om dfy w~oyj ~dklf wzkll doljkcn zdf
gy{wzhl wevll kc ocf dhcj# Wdf vcwdfhzdfj kz hcj dflj kz vp,
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pyfphykcn dfywflm moy h mkndz# Do~f}fy, Wflfch ~hw wzkll
wzykgefc ~kzd mfhy, wo wdf ~hw coz wvyf km wdf ~ovlj if hilf zo
mkndz hz hll#
Zdf lhvndzfy goczkcvfj zo nyo~ lovjfy# Wflfch looefj
hyovcj zdf gdhbify wobf boyf vczkl wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj wh~
zdyff ozdfy mknvyfw wzhcjkcn kc h lkcf, hll ~kzd zdfky doojw vp#
Zdf mknvyf kc zdf bkjjlf ~hlefj vp zo dfy hcj lhvndfj h
bhlf}olfcz lhvnd#
Wflfch‛w dhcjw wdooe mfy}fczl{# Wdf ~hw mfhymvl om
jyoppkcn zdf gy{wzhl wevll hw ~fll hw dfy ilhjf, ivz wdf dflj oc
zkndzl{ zo iozd# Wdf ihgefj h~h{ h lkzzlf, doljkcn vp dfy ilhjf
zo jfmfcj dfywflm kc ghwf zdkw pfywoc ~hw zo hzzhge#
Wdf dfhyj h zfyykm{kcn lhvnd fgdo zdyovndovz zdf gdhbify#
Kz wfcz hcozdfy gdkll jo~c dfy wpkcf# Zdf mknvyf lkmzfj vp dkw
dooj hcj nh}f h dfhyzlfww hcj bhlf}olfcz wbklf# Df dhj z~o
doycw nyo~kcn myob zdf zop om dkw dfhj hcj dhj zdf mffz zdhz
iflocnfj zo hc vcfhyzdl{ gyfhzvyf# Dkw w~hllo~ wekc ~hw ndhwzl{
~dkzf hcj dkw pkfygkcn yfj f{fw wzhyfj kczo dfyw# Zdf w~oyj
zyfbilfj kc Wflfch‛w nyhwp hcj wdf mfll wdoyz om iyfhzd# Wdf
~hw pfzykmkfj ovz om gobplfzf mfhy# Dfy lfnw hlbowz nh}f ovz#
Zdoy nyo~lfj hcj ihyfj dkw mhcnw zo zy{ zo kczkbkjhzf zdf
Woygfyfy, ivz df ocl{ bogekcnl{ lhvndfj#
“K ~kll dh}f zo hjbkz,‒ df ifnhc, “zdhz h {ovcn nkyl om
{ovy wzhcjkcn ~hw hilf zo fwghpf myob b{ bfc moy zdf lhwz
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movyzffc {fhyw ~hw h ikz yfbhyehilf# K hb hlwo h ikz kbpyfwwfj
zdhz {ov ~fyf hilf zo bhef kz jo~c dfyf hlk}f# Co bhzzfy#‒
Zdf }fy{ wovcj om dkw }okgf bhjf dfy nyo~ f}fc boyf
mfhymvl# Wflfch myhczkghll{ looefj hz zdf ozdfy z~o mknvyfw ~do
hggobphckfj dkb#
Wflfch, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf looefj hyovcj hcj cozkgfj zdhz
bhc{ ozdfyw wvyyovcjfj iozd dfy hcj Zdoy# Wflfch gkyglfj
hyovcj, effpkcn dfy w~oyj hz zdf yfhj{# Zdf Woygfyfy lhvndfj
ocgf hnhkc#
“[ov mool,‒ df dkwwfj hz dfy# “Jo {ov powwkil{ iflkf}f
zdhz {ov ghc mkndz hnhkcwz bf hcj b{ bfc?‒ Df ~hlefj h lkzzlf
boyf kc dfy jkyfgzkoc, ivz Zdoy wzooj kc myocz om dfy ~kzd dkw
~kcnw ~yhppfj hyovcj dkw ykjfy# Zdf Woygfyfy wzoppfj hcj df,
zoo, ihyfj dkw mhcnw# “Om govywf,‒ df dkwwfj hnhkc# “K ghccoz
zovgd {ov ~kzd {ovy jyhnoc kc {ovy pyfwfcgf# Df ifdoljw hcnflkg
po~fy…‒
Wflfch looefj vp hz Zdoy ~kzd zfhyw kc dfy f{fw# Zdoy
dvmmfj, coz looekcn hz dfy# Df‛w jfbockghll{ powwfwwfj, df
nyo~lfj kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj# K ghc wfcwf kz… ]fcftvw kw zdf
hgzvhl jfboc dkbwflm( Df kw vwkcn hcozdfy kcjk}kjvhl zo jo dkw
ikjjkcn(
Zdf Woygfyfy lhvndfj# “[ovy jyhnoc kw goyyfgz kc wh{kcn
wo,‒ df dkwwfj# Wflfch‛w mhgf zvycfj ~dkzf ovz om mfhy# Wdf
jyoppfj dfy ilhjf ifwkjf dfy mffz hcj hlbowz gollhpwfj#
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“D… do~ kw zdhz powwkilf?‒ Wflfch nhwpfj ovz# I{ zdf wovcj
om dfy }okgf, ]fcftvw wdykfefj# Df dflj dkw dhcjw zo dkw fhyw,
nykcjkcn dkw zffzd# Wdf ~hw zhefc i{ wvypykwf myob zdkw#
]fcftvw ghccoz wzhcj zdf wovcj om {ovy }okgf, Zdoy
~dkwpfyfj# Df hygdfj dkw cfge hcj looefj jo~c hz dfy#
^d{ ghc‛z df? Wflfch hwefj, looekcn hz zdf Woygfyfy hw df
wzyhkndzfcfj dkbwflm vp hnhkc#
K zdkce kz dhw zo jo ~kzd zdf mhgz zdhz {ov hyf wkclfww,
Zdoy whkj hnhkc# Zdowf ~kzd h }okgf zdhz jfbocw ghccoz wzhcj zo
dfhy dh}f zdf nkmz om Gyvgkovw }okgf# Kz kw, hw K vcjfywzhcj
kz, h nkmz ~dfyf {ovy }okgf dhw wobf woyz om hcnflkg po~fy zdhz
jfbocw ghccoz ifhy zo dfhy#
Wflfch xvkgel{ looefj ihge hz zdf Woygfyfy hnhkc, dfy dfhyz
yhgkcn# Df nlhyfj hz dfy ~dklf iyfhzdkcn h lkzzlf dfh}kl{#
“K wdovlj dh}f eco~c,‒ df nyo~lfj# “Ivz co bhzzfy# [fw, K
hb coz dvbhc# K hb avwz bfyfl{ powwfwwkcn hc hbikzkovw
kcjk}kjvhl zo nfz ~dhz K ~hcz# K ecf~ zdhz K govlj coz zovgd
{ov oy zdf gy{wzhl wevll# [ov dh}f zdf pyozfgzkcn om {ovy
jyhnoc# Do~f}fy…‒ zdf Woygfyfy zvycfj wdhypl{ oc dkw dfflw hcj
h wcffy plh{fj vpoc dkw lkpw# “Pfydhpw {ov ~kll nk}f bf zdf
gy{wzhl wevll kc oyjfy zo coz wh}f {ovywflm, ivz {ovy mykfcj#‒
“B{ mykfcj?‒ Wflfch nhwpfj ovz hcj ]fcftvw wdykfefj ocgf
hnhkc# Wdf zykfj zo zdkce om hll zdhz wdf govlj wh{ kc oyjfy zo
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effp zdf Woygfyfy myob zy{kcn zo jo hc{zdkcn zo dhyb dfy oy dfy
jyhnoc oy hc{ocf flwf# “^do hyf {ov zhlekcn hiovz?‒
“Wklfcgf dfy(‒ zdf Woygfyfy gykfj ovz# Hz zdhz kcwzhcz,
ocf dkw bfc wzfppfj moyzd hcj dflj ovz dkw dhcj# Df pfymoybfj
zdf whbf wpfll zdhz Bhykh jkj zo Yhdkb# Pyfwwkcn dkw mkcnfyw
zonfzdfy, df bo}fj dkw dhcj myob lfmz zo ykndz hcj Wflfch‛w
bovzd ~hw zdfc wfhlfj wdvz# Wdf zykfj zo opfc dfy bovzd, ivz
wdf govlj coz wpfhe# Zdoy nyo~lfj hcj ifnhc zo zy{ zo hzzhge,
ivz, wzkll ifkcn hilf zo wpfhe zflfphzdkghll{, wdf gobbhcjfj dfy
jyhnoc zo yfbhkc ~dfyf df ~hw#
]fcftvw wzyhkndzfcfj dkbwflm ocgf hnhkc, wzkll iyfhzdkcn kc
dfh}kl{# Wflfch zdfc dfhyj zdf wovcj om gdhkcw yhzzlkcn# Wdf
myhczkghll{ looefj hiovz zdf gdhbify hcj zdf Woygfyfy bogefj
dfy#
“K eco~ {ov,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “K eco~ zdhz {ov ghccoz wzhcj
zo wff ozdfy pfoplf wvmmfykcn ifghvwf om {ov# [ov gocwkjfy
{ovywflm hw Hybhnfjjoc‛w bhyz{y# [ov ~kll jo hc{zdkcn kc oyjfy
zo wh}f ozdfyw, f}fc km kz bfhcw zo whgykmkgf {ovywflm#‒ Df
bfczkocfj zo zdf ihge om zdf gdhbify hcj Wflfch hlbowz wgyfhbfj#
Dhcnkcn oc zdf ~hll ~hw B{yyjkc ~kzd gdhkcw hyovcj dkw ~ykwzw
hcj hcelfw# Df dhj ~dkplhwd bhyew hll o}fy dkw ioj{, dkw
glozdfw zoyc, yf}fhlkcn dkw ~ovcjw hcj wghyw# Ilooj wzhkcfj dkw
mhgf hcj dkw hybw#
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Df looefj vp zo mhgf Wflfch, ~kzd zfhyw mhllkcn jo~c dkw
mhgf# B{yyjkc lvcnfj moy~hyj, wdhekcn dkw gdhkcw hcj wdhgelfw#
“Wflfch, kz‛w h zyhp(‒ df gykfj ovz# “Joc‛z jo kz, joc‛z nk}f
dkb zdf wevll(‒
“Wklfcgf(‒ ]fcftvw oyjfyfj# Wflfch looefj myob B{yyjkc
zdfc ihge hz zdf Woygfyfy ocgf hnhkc# Wdf zykfj zo wgyfhb, ivz
wdf govljc‛z, moy dfy lkpw ~fyf wfhlfj zonfzdfy i{ bhnkg# Zdf
Woygfyfy nykccfj ocgf hnhkc# “[ov ~kll fkzdfy nk}f zdf gy{wzhl
wevll zo bf, oy {ov wdhll ~hzgd {ovy mykfcj jkf#‒ Df dflj ovz
dkw dhcj# “Kz kw {ovy gdokgf#‒
“Joc‛z jo kz(‒ B{yyjkc gykfj ovz ocgf hnhkc# “Df ~kll
zykge {ov( Plfhwf joc‛z nk}f kz zo dkb(‒ ]fcftvw zvycfj hyovcj
hcj jkj zdf whbf zo B{yyjkc zdhz ocf om dkw bfc jkj zo Wflfch#
K wfcwf wobfocf flwf kw hbocn vw, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj h lkzzlf
hmzfy wckmmkcn zdf hky# Wflfch looefj vp, ivz wdf jkj coz wff
hc{ocf# Do~f}fy, zdf gy{wzhl wevll ifnhc zo nk}f omm h yfj
nlo~# Wflfch ~hw ihmmlfj hcj jkj coz eco~ ~dhz ~hw nokcn zo
dhppfc# Zdoy ~hw mfhymvl hw ~fll# Df xvkgel{ looefj jo~c hz
dfy hcj nyo~lfj#
^dhz kw dhppfckcn? Wflfch hwefj zflfphzdkghll{#
Zdf Woygfyfy cozkgfj zdkw hw ~fll hcj zdf wbklf jkwhppfhyfj
myob dkw wdyvcefc mhgf# “Co,‒ df dkwwfj# “Wdf kw nokcn zo vwf
zdf po~fy om zdf gy{wzhl wevll( Wzop dfy(‒
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Wflfch( Zdoy wdovzfj hcj ihyfj dkw zffzd, effpkcn dkw ~kcnw
wzkll ~yhppfj hyovcj Wflfch zo pyozfgz dfy myob dhyb# Zdf
Dvczfyw ifnhc zo bo}f kc hyovcj zdf jyhnoc, ivz zdf{ efpz zdfky
jkwzhcgf hw ~fll#
Zdf yfj nlo~ ifnhc zo fcnvlm dfy avwz hw h ~dkzf lkndz
hppfhyfj hio}f zdf hlzhy# Wdf wh~ wobfocf hppfhy, do}fykcn
hio}f zdf ~hzfy ihwkc ~kzd z~o ozdfyw wzhcjkcn ifdkcj# Wflfch
dfhyj ]fcftvw w~fhy vcjfy dkw iyfhzd avwz ifmoyf wdf mfll
vcgocwgkovw oczo zdf nyovcj ~kzd Zdoy wzkll pyozfgzkcn dfy#
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Mkmz{
fy dfhj zdyoiifj ~kzd ftgyvgkhzkcn phkc# Wflfch mflz h ikz
lkndz dfhjfj hcj ovz om ihlhcgf# Wdf wlo~l{ opfcfj dfy
f{fw, ivz xvkgel{ glowfj zdfb ~dfc wdf wh~ h iykndz lkndz#
^dfyf hb K? Wdf hwefj dfywflm# Myob ~dhz wdf mflz, Wflfch ecf~
zdhz wdf ~hw coz ihge hz zdf gdhbify ~kzd zdf Woygfyfy# Wdf
hlwo ecf~ zdhz wdf ~hw coz kc goczhgz ~kzd Zdoy# Wflfch ifnhc
zo phckg ~dfc wdf govlj coz zhle zo dfy jyhnoc# Zdoy( Wdf
ghllfj ovz, ivz df jkj coz hcw~fy# Zdoy( Hyf {ov zdfyf? H mf~
zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf# Wflfch zdfc zykfj zo bo}f dfy
hybw hcj lfnw zo wkz vp, ivz wdf mflz woyf#
D
Opfc {ovy f{fw, wdf dfhyj h }okgf kcwkjf dfy dfhj wh{# Kz
wovcjfj ~hyb hcj wzyocn, ivz {fz gobmoyzkcn# Kz wovcjfj womz
hcj jflkghzf, lkef zdhz om h gdklj‛w ivz hlwo wzfyc# Wflfch
zykfj zo ocgf hnhkc, ivz zdf lkndz dvyz dfy f{fw# Wdf zdfc
xvkgel{ whz vp hcj wxvkczfj hz dfy wvyyovcjkcnw# Zdf lkndz zdhz
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iozdfyfj dfy f{fw ~hw co locnfy zdfyf# Kcwzfhj, kz looefj hw
zdovnd ~dfyf}fy wdf ~hw zdhz kz ~hw hz ckndz# Zdf wzhyw
nlkwzfcfj hio}f dfy, ivz zdfyf ~hw co booc# Kcwzfhj, wdf wh~
~dhz hppfhyfj zo if plhcfzw dhcnkcn kc zdf dfh}fcw hio}f dfy#
Wdf ~hw wkzzkcn oc h golj plhzmoyb wvwpfcjfj kc zdf hky#
Wflfch zdfc mflz h wzocf jyop kc dfy wzobhgd hcj xvkgel{
looefj o}fy zdf fjnf# Jo~c iflo~ ~hw jhyecfww ~kzd co wolkj
nyovcj# Wdf zdfc phckgefj hcj looefj hyovcj ocgf hnhkc# Kc
myocz om dfy ~fyf wf}fyhl boyf plhzmoybw zdhz bo}fj wlkndzl{ kc
jkmmfyfcz jkyfgzkocw, lfhjkcn zo h lhynf ocf ~kzd h poyzhl oc
zdf ozdfy wkjf#
Wdf mflz golj hcj fbiyhgfj dfywflm zo effp dfywflm ~hyb#
Do~f}fy, wdf mflz h ~kcgf om phkc gobkcn myob dfy lfmz phlb#
Wflfch looefj jo~c hz dfy phlb hcj zdf w{biol lkz vp# Do~f}fy,
wdf cozkgfj zdhz zdfyf ~hw h gvz oc dfy phlb ~kzd h lkzzlf ikz
om jykfj ilooj# Wdf hlwo wh~ zdhz zdfyf ~hw wobf woyz om wbhll
yfj wdhyj wzkgekcn ovz om dfy ~ovcj# Dfy f{fw zdfc ~kjfcfj hcj
wdf xvkgel{ looefj hyovcj zo wff km wdf wzkll dhj zdf gy{wzhl
wevll ~kzdkc dfy powwfwwkoc# Wdf mkchll{ movcj kz ykndz i{ dfy
mffz hcj dflj kz vp ~kzd dfy ykndz dhcj# Hw wooc hw wdf pkgefj
kz vp, wdf mflz f}fc boyf phkc kc dfy lfmz phlb# Zdf yfj wdhyj
zdfc wvce mvyzdfy kczo dfy ~ovcj hcj Wflfch wgyfhbfj ovz ~kzd
hnoc{ hcj phkc# Dfy ~ovcj zdfc ifnhc zo dfhl kzwflm ~kzd zdf
wdhyj wzkll kcwkjf dfy mlfwd#
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Wdf zdfc cozkgfj zdhz zdfyf ~hw h wbhll gyhge cfhy zdf fjnf
om kzw ah~ hcj dfy f{fw ~kjfcfj f}fc boyf, mfhymvl om ~dhz ~ovlj
dhppfc zo dfy# H mf~ bobfczw lhzfy, dfy ioj{ ifnhc zo hgdf ~kzd
phkc hcj wdf jyoppfj zdf wevll i{ dfy mffz hnhkc hcj z~kzgdfj kc
dfy wpoz myob zdf ftgyvgkhzkcn phkc#
“Bhef kz wzop(‒ wdf {fllfj ovz# Kbbfjkhzfl{ hmzfy zdkw
gobbhcj, f}fy{zdkcn hyovcj dfy myoqf# Wflfch opfcfj dfy f{fw
hcj cozkgfj zdhz wdf ~hw coz kc phkc hc{boyf# Wdf wzooj vp hcj
cozkgfj zdhz zdf plhzmoybw ~fyf pfymfgzl{ wzkll# H wfcwf om
mfhy zdfc o}fy~dflbfj dfy hcj wdf nlhcgfj ihge jo~c hz zdf
gy{wzhl wevll# Pkgekcn kz vp omm zdf nyovcj ocgf hnhkc, wdf
plhgfj kz kc zdf pogefz om dfy yoifw hcj looefj hz zdf jkwzhcgf
ifz~ffc dfy plhzmoyb hcj zdf cftz, zdkcekcn zdhz pfydhpw wdf
govlj avbp zo zdf cftz# Wflfch zdfc ~hlefj ihge~hyjw hcj looefj
kc myocz om dfy ~dklf zdf plhzmoyb ~hw wzkll# Wdf zdfc iyoef
kczo h yvc hcj avbpfj omm zdf fjnf om zdf plhzmoyb hcj lhcjfj oc
zdf cftz kc zdf powkzkoc om ecfflkcn zo zdf nyovcj# Wflfch
iyfhzdfj kc dfh}kl{ hcj jkj zdf whbf hw ifmoyf hcj avbpfj oczo
zdf cftz plhzmoyb, hcj zdfc zdf cftz#
Wflfch pyoppfj dfywflm ~kzd dfy dhcjw oc dfy ecffw hcj ~dfc
wdf looefj ifdkcj dfy, zdf plhzmoybw ~fyf ocgf hnhkc kc bozkoc#
Wdf ~hw ftzyfbfl{ ihmmlfj i{ zdkw hcj ~kzd ~dhz avwz dhppfcfj#
Wdf zdfc zooe ovz zdf gy{wzhl wevll myob dfy pogefz hcj nlhyfj
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hz kz ~kzd h zfyykmkfj ftpyfwwkoc# ^dhz jkj K avwz jo? Wdf
hwefj dfywflm#
[ov ~fyf hilf zo wzop zkbf# Dfy dfhyz wekppfj h ifhz hw wdf
dfhyj zdhz whbf }okgf myob fhylkfy# Wflfch myhczkghll{ looefj
hyovcj, hlbowz jyoppkcn zdf wevll ovz om wdoge hcj mfhy#
^do hyf {ov? Wdf hwefj# Wflfch ~hw boyf gocgfycfj hiovz
~do ~hw wpfhekcn dfy zflfphzdkghll{ zdhc ~kzd ~dhz wdf
wvppowfjl{ jkj#
K eco~ ~do K hb, zdf }okgf hcw~fyfj hnhkc, ivz jo {ov eco~
~do {ov hyf?
Wflfch opfcfj dfy bovzd zo zy{ zo hcw~fy ovz lovj, ivz
wzoppfj dfywflm# Co, wdf jkj coz eco~ fthgzl{ ~do wdf ~hw#
F}fy{ zkbf wdf zdovndz wdf ecf~ ~do wdf ~hw, zdfyf ~ovlj hl~h{w
if hcozdfy vcftpfgzfj oggvyyfcgf zdhz ~ovlj bhef dfy yfzdkce
f}fy{zdkcn#
“K zdovndz K ecf~,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj ovz lovj# “Ivz co~ K‛b
coz wo wvyf#‒
[ov wdovlj eco~ ~do {ov hyf, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# [ov
wdovlj eco~ zdhz {ov hyf Wflfch H{lhjhkl#
Wflfch yhkwfj h iyo~# “K eco~ zdhz,‒ wdf whkj# “K eco~ b{
chbf#‒
Hcj {ovy chbf jfmkcfw {ovy }fy{ ifkcn, wdf dfhyj zdf }okgf
wh{ hnhkc# Wflfch ecf~ zdhz ~dof}fy zdkw ~hw, zdkw pfywoc oy
zdkw ifkcn, ~hw kcgyfjkil{ ~kwf#
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“]fy{ ~fll zdfc,‒ Wflfch whkj, ykwkcn zo dfy mffz# “Ivz
co~ K dh}f hcozdfy xvfwzkoc# ^dfyf hb K?‒
[ov hyf gvyyfczl{ wobf~dfyf ~dfyf co ozdfy dhw f}fy
}fczvyfj ifmoyf# [ov hyf kc h plhgf kc ifz~ffc ~oyljw# Wflfch
~hkzfj zo dfhy boyf zo zdkw hcw~fy, ivz wdf dfhyj cozdkcn#
Wkndkcn zo dfywflm, wdf looefj hyovcj ocgf hnhkc, eco~kcn zdhz
zdkw plhgf ~hw cozdkcn coybhl kc Hybhnfjjoc# Wdf dhj dfhyj om
cozdkcn kc zdkw woyz# “H plhgf kc ifz~ffc ~oyljw?‒ Wflfch
hwefj, h mf~ zfhyw w~fllkcn ifdkcj dfy f{fw# “Ghc {ov plfhwf if
h lkzzlf boyf wpfgkmkg?‒
Wdf dfhyj co hcw~fy hcj wdf ifnhc zo gy{ f}fc boyf# Wflfch
~hczfj zo no ihge zo if ~kzd dfy jyhnoc, jfwpkzf zdhz km wdf
jkj, wdf ~ovlj dh}f zo gocmyocz zdf Woygfyfy ocgf hnhkc#
Do~f}fy, wdf mflz zdf cffj hcj jfwkyf zo if ~kzd dfy gobphckoc
ocgf hnhkc# Zdf zdovndz om ifkcn wfphyhzfj myob Zdoy nyfhzl{
jkwzyfwwfj dfy#
Jo coz ~oyy{ hiovz {ovy jyhnoc, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# Zdf
Woygfyfy ghccoz zovgd dkb, moy df kw zdf Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc#
Jfbockg moygfw ghccoz dhyb dkb#
Wflfch‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj f}fc boyf hcj wdf looefj hyovcj#
“Do~ jo {ov eco~ zdhz?‒ wdf iyfhzdfj ovz dfy xvfwzkoc#
Wdf dfhyj h ikz om gdvgelkcn# K eco~ f}fy{zdkcn# Wflfch
~hlefj o}fy zo zdf poyzhl oc zdf ozdfy wkjf om zdf plhzmoyb, ivz
~dhz lkfj oc zdf ozdfy wkjf ~hw h wkbklhy wgfcfy{ zdhz ~hw
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ifdkcj dfy# Zdfyf ~fyf h mf~ wbhllfy plhzmoybw kc myocz om dfy
zdhz ogghwkochll{ mlkppfj vpwkjf jo~c, yf}fhlkcn wpkefw myob
vcjfycfhzd ifmoyf yfzvyckcn zo zdfky oyknkchl powkzkoc# Oc zdf
ozdfy wkjf ~hw h lhynfy plhzmoyb ~kzd h wbhll lkzzlf ghwzlf
ghyfmvll{ pfygdfj cfhy zdf fjnf, wvwpfcjfj kc bkjhky#
Do~ jo K nfz zo zdf ozdfy wkjf? Wflfch bfczhll{ hwefj
dfywflm#
Vwf {ovy hiklkz{ zo goczyol zkbf, wdf dfhyj zdf }okgf wh{
hnhkc#
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# K joc‛z dh}f zdhz hiklkz{, wdf
yfwpocjfj#
Zdhz wdhyj myob zdf gy{wzhl wevll whce kczo zdf mlfwd om
{ovy phlb, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# Jo {ov ~ocjfy ~d{ f}fy{zdkcn
wzoppfj ~dfc {ov gobbhcjfj kz zo? Zdhz wdhyj myob zdf gy{wzhl
wevll nh}f {ov zdhz hiklkz{#
Wflfch‛w iyfhzdkcn kcgyfhwfj hcj dfy dfhyz povcjfj dhyj
hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz# Wdf zdfc glowfj dfy f{fw, zy{kcn zo yfbfbify
~dhz wdf jkj fhylkfy zo bhef zkbf wzop# Gocgfczyhzf, wdf dfhyj
zdf }okgf wh{ hnhkc# Mogvw dhyj oc ~dhz {ov ~hcz zo jo# Wflfch
zdfc mflz h lkzzlf yflfhwf om fcfyn{ w~fll ovz om dfy ioj{#
^dfc wdf opfcfj dfy f{fw hnhkc, f}fy{zdkcn ~hw ocgf hnhkc
myoqfc# Wflfch zdfc jkj ~dhz wdf jkj pyf}kovwl{, avbpkcn myob
plhzmoyb zo zdf cftz ifmoyf yfhgdkcn zdf ocf ~kzd zdf wbhll
ghwzlf oc zdf ozdfy wkjf# ^dfc wdf mkchll{ yfhgdfj zdf lhynfy
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plhzmoyb, zdf ozdfy z~o wdf avbpfj oc ~fyf ocgf hnhkc ihge kc
bozkoc#
Gocnyhzvlhzkocw, zdf }okgf whkj kc dfy bkcj# [ov ghc co~
goczyol zkbf, ivz ocl{ moy h wdoyz pfykoj# [ov hyf hilf zo
goczyol h wbhll myhgzkoc om zkbf, vp zo wktz{ wfgocjw# Coybhll{
~kzd zdkw hiklkz{, ocf ghc goczyol zkbf i{ fkzdfy wzoppkcn kz
gobplfzfl{, oy zo wlo~ kz jo~c jyhwzkghll{ zo ~dfyf {ov hyf hilf
zo wff zdkcnw dhppfc ifmoyf zdf{ dhppfc, oy {ov ghc f}fc zyh}fl
ihge kc zkbf hiovz wktz{ wfgocjw ifmoyf zdf pokcz {ov vwf zdkw
hiklkz{#
“Zdkw hiklkz{ ghbf myob zdf gy{wzhl wevll?‒ Wflfch hwefj
cfy}ovwl{, looekcn jo~c hz dfy phlb ocgf hnhkc#
[fw, zdf }okgf ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf gy{wzhl wevllw dh}f zdf
hiklkz{ zo goczyol zkbf# Do~f}fy, wkcgf avwz h bfyf hcj wbhll
myhnbfcz kw co~ h phyz om {ov, {ov ocl{ dh}f zdf hiklkz{ zo
goczyol h }fy{ wbhll poyzkoc om zkbf, vclfww {ov goczkcvf zo
pyhgzkgf {ovy cf~ hiklkz{# Zdf gy{wzhl wevllw dh}f zdf hiklkz{
moy zdf vwfy zo looe hz zdf phwz, zdf pyfwfcz, hcj zdf mvzvyf
hcj zo bhef hlzfyhzkocw ~dfyf zdf{ ~kwd# ]fcftvw ~hczfj zo vwf
zdfwf gy{wzhl wevllw zo gdhcnf zdf govywf om dkwzoy{ zo ~dfyf df
~hw kc hiwolvzf goczyol om f}fy{zdkcn# Df ~hw coz avwz hmzfy
zdf Fbpyfww zo zhef o}fy avwz Hybhnfjjoc# Df ~hczfj zo glhkb
dkbwflm hw zdf yvlfy o}fy zdf ~oylj# ]fcftvw hlwo ~kwdfj zo
zhef o}fy zdf ozdfy z~o ~oyljw hw ~fll, iozd Dfh}fc hcj Dfll#
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Bvllfy :=>
Kc oyjfy zo jo zdhz, df cffjfj zo nfz kczo zdf plhgf kc ifz~ffc
zdf ~oyljw, zdf nhzf~h{ zo iozd wpkykzvhl ~oyljw# Df ~kwdfj zo
mkcj hggfww kczo zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb#
“Zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb?‒ Wflfch hwefj# “Kw zdhz ~dfyf K hb?‒
[fw, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# [ov hyf zdf ocl{ dvbhc ~do dhw
f}fy iffc ~kzdkc zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb# Zdhz kw ifghvwf zdhz {ov hyf
wkclfww kc chzvyf hcj zdhz {ov ~fyf hlwo hilf zo vwf zdf gy{wzhl
wevll zo zyhcwpoyz {ov dfyf#
“K jkjc‛z vwf kz,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# “K jkjc‛z jo hc{zdkcn
~kzd kz#‒
^dfcf}fy zdf gy{wzhl wevll wfcwfw zdhz kz kw kc jhcnfy, zdf
}okgf ifnhc hnhkc, kz ~kll hvzobhzkghll{ zyhcwpoyz kzwflm hcj
zdf ocf ~do kw doljkcn kz zo zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb ~dfyf ozdfyw
ghccoz zovgd kz# Kz kw phyz om zdf bhnkghl jfmfcwf w{wzfb zdhz
~hw kcmvwfj ~kzd kzw gyfhzkoc# Do~f}fy, ~kzd zdhz wdhyj co~ hw
ifkcn phyz om {ovy mlfwd hcj ilooj, {ov ghc co~ zyh}fl myob {ovy
~oylj zo zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb hcj ihge hnhkc# Co ozdfy dhw zdkw
hiklkz{#
“K ghc no ihge ~dfcf}fy K plfhwf?‒ Wflfch hwefj, mfflkcn
cfy}ovw hcj {fz ftgkzfj hz zdf whbf zkbf#
[fw, {ov ghc# Do~f}fy, ykndz co~, {ov ghccoz lfh}f# Wflfch
mflz ihmmlfj#
“^d{ ghc‛z K?‒
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[ov ghccoz lfh}f, zdf }okgf ifnhc hnhkc, vczkl {ov hyf
~oyzd{ fcovnd zo goczkcvf zo powwfww zdkw hiklkz{ zo zyh}fl zo
jkmmfyfcz ~oyljw hcj zo goczyol zkbf# [ov bvwz mkywz pyo}f zdhz
{ov ghc o}fygobf {ovy mfhyw, {ovy wflm"joviz, hcj hc{ ozdfy
cfnhzk}f fbozkoc wzhcjkcn kc {ovy ~h{# [ov bvwz lfhyc zdhz, co
bhzzfy ~dhz oiwzhglf ~kll if plhgfj kc {ovy ~h{, {ov ghccoz lfz
{ovy cfnhzk}f fbozkocw kcmlvfcgf {ovy jfgkwkocw zo jo ~dhz kw
ykndz moy coz ocl{ {ovywflm, ivz hlwo moy zdf whef om ozdfyw#
“^dhz jo {ov bfhc? K bvwz… gocxvfy b{wflm?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
[fw, kz whkj hnhkc# Lfhyc zo gocxvfy {ovywflm# Yfbfbify,
zdf glowfy {ov hyf zo zdf lkndz, zdf jhyefy zdf wdhjo~w#
Wdf zdfc dfhyj zdf wovcj om h ilhjf glhwdkcn hnhkcwz
wobfzdkcn# Wflfch xvkgel{ zvycfj hyovcj, ivz jkjc‛z wff
hc{zdkcn# Wooc, f}fy{zdkcn hyovcj dfy ifnhc zo nyo~ jhyefy#
Cfhy zdf fjnf om zdf plhzmoyb i{ zdf fczyhcgf om zdf ghwzlf
lfhjkcn kc zo h pocj, zdfyf ~hw h iykndz lkndz# Wflfch zdfc
looefj jo~c hcj cozkgfj dfy }fy{ o~c wdhjo~# Wdf wzfppfj
ihge~hyj h ikz, ivz wdykfefj ~dfc dfy wdhjo~ ifnhc zo bo}f oc
kzw o~c hggoyj# Kz pvllfj ovz zdf }fy{ whbf ilhjf hcj wdkflj
zdhz wdf dhj, ~fhykcn dfy }fy{ whbf hyboy, hcj hppfhykcn
kjfczkghl zo Wflfch# Kz jhyzfj hgyoww zdf plhzmoyb hcj kczo zdf
jhyecfww# Wflfch zdfc xvkgel{ pvllfj ovz dfy w~oyj hcj wdkflj
hw ~fll, pyfphykcn dfywflm moy h wvypykwf hzzhge#
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Omm kc zdf jkwzhcgf hcj gobkcn myob zdf jhyecfww, dfy
wdhjo~ wzooj ifmoyf dfy, bkbkgekcn f}fy{ bo}f Wflfch bhjf#
Wflfch w~hllo~fj dhyj, yfpfhzkcn kc dfy bkcj zdhz wdf cffjfj zo
gocxvfy dfywflm, ivz do~?
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doy nyo~lfj ~dfc Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy dkb5 df zvycfj dkw
nhqf o}fy zo~hyjw ]fcftvw, zfbpzfj zo zy{ zo hzzhge dkb#
Oc zdf ozdfy dhcj, df ecf~ zdhz km df lfmz Wflfch‛w wkjf, zdf
Dvczfyw ~ovlj zy{ zo hzzhge hcj ekll Wflfch ~dklf wdf ~hw wzkll
vcgocwgkovw# Df looefj jo~c hcj cozkgfj zdhz zdf gy{wzhl wevll
~hw nocf# Zdoy zdfc mflz h ikz wzyhcnf hcj ecf~ zdhz zdkw ~hw
avwz dfy ioj{# Zdf hgzvhl bhef"vp om Wflfch‛w ifkcn, dfy bkcj,
dfy wovl, ~hw nocf# Hz mkywz, df iflkf}fj dfy zo if jfhj, ivz
hz zdf whbf zkbf, df ecf~ zdhz ~hw coz zyvf#
Z
Zdoy zdfc zvycfj dkw nhqf o}fy hz zdf Woygfyfy# ]fcftvw,
do~f}fy, ~hw oggvpkfj i{ zdf zdyff b{wzfykovw mknvyfw zdhz
hppfhyfj hio}f zdf hlzhy ~dfyf zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw#
“K zolj {ov zdhz zdf{ ~fyf dfyf,‒ Zdoy dfhyj ocf om zdfb
wh{, zdf ocf jyfwwfj kc hll ~dkzf#
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Ocf om zdfb, zdf ocf ~do ~hw hw phlf hw ]fcftvw ~hw hcj
~dowf dhky ~hw ilhge ~kzd h ~dkzf wzykpf oc zdf ykndz wkjf,
~hlefj phwwfj zdf ocf ~do ~hw ~fhykcn ~dkzf hcj whkj jhyel{, “K
zolj {ov zo coz nfz vw kc}ol}fj#‒
Zdf ozdfy, ~do hppfhyfj ghlb kc gobphykwoc zo zdf ozdfy
z~o, avbpfj oczo zdf nyovcj ykndz ifmoyf ]fcftvw# Zdf Woygfyfy
wgo~lfj hz dkb hcj ihgefj h~h{ h ikz# Df nlhcgfj o}fy hz
B{yyjkc, ~do ~hw wzkll gdhkcfj zo zdf ~hll hcj df glkcgdfj dkw
mkwzw#
“K zdovndz {ov ~fyf kbpykwocfj,‒ df whkj zdyovnd nykzzfj
zffzd#
Zdf ozdfy wlkndzl{ lfhcfj dkw dfhj moy~hyj ~kzd dkw hybw
gyowwfj o}fy dkw gdfwz# “Kczfyfwzkcn do~ {ov ~ovlj if zy{kcn zo
wzhyz h goc}fywhzkoc hz h zkbf lkef zdkw,‒ df whkj goljl{# “Hcj
K hlwo wff zdhz {ov ~fyf vwkcn ocf om {ovy olj zykgew i{ ~hczkcn
Wflfch zo ~kllkcnl{ nk}f {ov zdf gy{wzhl wevll kc oyjfy zo wh}f
dfy mykfcj#‒ Dkw z~o gobphckocw ghbf vp myob ifdkcj#
Zdf ocf jyfwwfj kc zdf ~dkzf yoif looefj hz zdf Woygfyfy
myob vcjfycfhzd zdf dooj om dkw glohe# Df wbkyefj# “[ov wdovlj
eco~ zdhz ~kzd hll om vw dfyf zdhz {ov ghccoz ~kc zdkw,‒ df whkj
~kzd h ikz om bogefy{ kc dkw }okgf#
]fcftvw nykzzfj dkw zffzd f}fc boyf, ivz glowfj dkw f{fw
hcj h wcffy plh{fj vpoc dkw lkpw# “Om govywf, {ov zdyff hyf
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dfyf zo pyozfgz zdf nkyl,‒ df whkj gooll{# “Zdf pooy
jfmfcwflfww Wflfch H{lhjhkl…‒
Zdkw wffbfj zo dh}f hcnfyfj zdf ocf jyfwwfj kc ~dkzf# Df
ifnhc zo bo}f zo~hyjw zdf Woygfyfy, ivz dkw gobphckoc ~do ~hw
phlf dflj ovz dkw dhcj, effpkcn dkb kc dkw plhgf# Zdoy ~hw
nyfhzl{ jkwzvyifj i{ zdkw hw ~fll hcj nyo~lfj, wpyfhjkcn ovz dkw
~kcnw#
“K ~ovljc‛z if wvypykwfj km zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw zoo bvgd
moy dfy zo dhcjlf,‒ ]fcftvw whkj hnhkc, zdf wcffy oc dkw lkpw
nyo~kcn kczo h bhlf}olfcz wbklf# “Co, coz hz hll… K ~ovlj zdkce
zdhz zdf po~fy nyf~ zoo bvgd moy pooy lkzzlf Wflfch# K ftpfgz
zdhz kz bh{ dh}f pfydhpw gowz dfy lkmf#‒
“Joc‛z {ov jhyf wh{ hcozdfy ~oyj hiovz dfy(‒ zdf ocf ~do
~hw ~fhykcn zdf ~dkzf glohe ftglhkbfj# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj
jo~c dkw phlf mhgf zdhz ~hw wzkll dkjjfc vcjfycfhzd dkw dooj#
]fcftvw cozkgfj zdkw hcj wbklfj ocgf hnhkc#
“Hmzfy hll, km wdf ~fyf jfhj,‒ df ifnhc hnhkc, “zdfc zdfyf
~ovlj if co yfhwoc moy {ov zdyff zo if dfyf hz hll# [ov ~ovlj
dh}f mhklfj hcj zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~kll if bkcf(‒
“Kz‛w nocf(‒ ocf om zdf Woygfyfy‛w mollo~fyw ftglhkbfj#
]fcftvw‛w ftpyfwwkoc gdhcnfj zo gobplfzf hcj vzzfy wdoge# Df
wpvc hyovcj oc dkw dfflw ~kzd hc hcnfyfj ftpyfwwkoc#
“^dhz?‒ df hwefj, “^dfyf kw kz?‒ Df yhc o}fy zo~hyjw Zdoy,
ivz df nyo~lfj ocgf hnhkc# ]fcftvw wzoppfj kc dkw zyhgew hcj
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nyo~lfj# Wflfch‛w ioj{ ~hw wzkll pyfwfcz, ivz df ~hw fcyhnfj
zdhz zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~hw co~dfyf zo if wffc#
flfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj vp zo dfy mhgf# Ovz om hll zdf
ihzzlfw wdf dhj mhgfj, zdkw ~hw jkmmfyfcz# Hlzdovnd
gocmyoczkcn zdf Woygfyfy, hc hgzvhl jfboc, ~hw zfyykil{
mykndzfckcn, ihzzlkcn hnhkcwz dfywflm ~hw pfydhpw f}fc boyf wo#W
Dfy wdhjo~ mollo~fj f}fy{ bo}f wdf bhjf, bkbkgekcn
f}fy{zdkcn wdf jkj# ^dfc wdf bo}fj lfmz, kz gopkfj dfy hcj hlwo
bo}fj lfmz# Wflfch nykzzfj dfy zffzd hcj avbpfj vp kc zdf hky
~kzd dfy w~oyj# Dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf whbf ~kzd dfy ilhjf hw ~fll#
Wflfch dflj vp dfy wdkflj hcj wlhbbfj dfy ilhjf cfhy zdf dfhj om
dfy wdhjo~, ivz dfy wdhjo~‛w ilhjf hlwo glhwdfj hnhkcwz dfyw#
Wflfch zdfc zdovndz om pfydhpw vwkcn dfy cf~ hiklkz{ zo
goczyol zkbf zo dflp nk}f dfy zdf vppfy hj}hczhnf kc zdkw
ihzzlf# Do~f}fy, ~dfc wdf jkj, dfy wdhjo~ jkj coz myffqf# Kz
bo}fj avwz hw myffl{ hw Wflfch jkj#
K jyhkcfj b{ fcfyn{ moy co yfhwoc, wdf zdovndz zo dfywflm#
Wflfch mfll ihge oc zo dfy mffz hcj dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf whbf hz
zdf fthgz zkbf# Zdf{ iozd mlf~ ihge~hyjw# Wflfch looefj vp hcj
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mflz h ikz jyhkcfj hcj zkyfj, ivz wdf ~hw coz yfhj{ zo nk}f vp
zdf mkndz#
Wdf wzooj vp hcj yhc hz dfy wdhjo~ ocgf hnhkc, doljkcn vp
dfy ilhjf zo goczkcvf zo zy{ zo hzzhge dfywflm, ivz hw wooc hw
wdf bhjf dfy bo}f, dfy wdhjo~ bkbkgefj zdf }fy{ whbf hzzhge#
Wflfch wzoppfj moy h bobfcz hcj wzooj ihge# Dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf
whbf# Wdf zdfc yowf vp dfy wdkflj5 dfy wdhjo~ gopkfj dfy#
Wflfch zooe dfy hyb ovz om dfy wdkflj hcj yhkwfj kz hio}f dfy
dfhj# Dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf fthgz whbf#
“[ov‛yf avwz b{ yfmlfgzkoc,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Dfy wdhjo~
f}fc wpoef zdf fthgz bobfcz Wflfch jkj# Wflfch ~hlefj vp zo dfy
wdhjo~ ~kzd dfy ilhjf i{ dfy wkjf hcj dflj vp dfy lfmz dhcj#
Dfy wdhjo~ jkj zdf fthgz whbf hw wdf jkj# Zdfky dhcjw zovgdfj
hcj Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw, coz eco~kcn ~dhz zo jo#
Wdf zdfc yfbfbifyfj ~dhz wdf ~hw zolj fhylkfy zdhz wdf dhj zo
o}fygobf dfy cfnhzk}f fbozkocw zdhz wdf dhj hiovz dfywflm#
“[ov‛yf h ~ocjfymvl jyhnoc ykjfy,‒ wdf whkj zo dfy wdhjo~, hcj
dfy wdhjo~ yfpfhzfj zdowf ~oyjw ykndz ihge hz dfy# “[ov hyf
gocmkjfcz, {ov hyf iyh}f hcj govyhnfovw, hcj pfoplf jo ghyf
hiovz {ov hcj moy ~do {ov hyf# [ov hyf hbhqkcn hcj zhlfczfj5
{ov hyf kczfllknfcz hcj ~kwf# [ov ghc jo hc{zdkcn hw locn hw
{ov pvz {ovy bkcj zo kz#‒ Dfy wdhjo~ zdfc jkwhppfhyfj ykndz
ifmoyf dfy# ^dfc wdf looefj jo~c hnhkc, dfy wdhjo~ ~hw ihge zo
ifkcn kchckbhzf#
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^fll jocf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# Zdf
lkndz oyi jkwhppfhyfj cfhy zdf fczyhcgf om zdf ghwzlf hcj zdf
Wpkykz Yfhlb ~hw ihge zo zdf ~h{ kz oyknkchll{ ~hw# [ov hyf
}fy{ ~kwf moy h {ovcn nkyl om movyzffc# Wflfch wbklfj h lkzzlf
hcj wdfhzdfj dfy w~oyj hcj pvz dfy wdkflj o}fy dfy ihge hnhkc
ifmoyf ~hlekcn zo~hyjw zdf kcwkjf om zdf ghwzlf ~dfyf zdfyf ~hw
h wbhll pocj ~hkzkcn moy dfy# Co~ K cffj zo ftplhkc boyf zo
{ov, km {ov hyf wzkll ~kllkcn zo lkwzfc# Wflfch cojjfj# Nooj#
Co~ zdfc, km K bh{ hwe, jo {ov eco~ ~d{ {ov hyf wkclfww?
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Co,‒ wdf whkj ovz lovj# “Zdf ocl{
~h{ zdhz hc{ocf ghc if wkclfww kw km zdf{ ~fyf coz ioyc om bhc#
Bhcekcj kw plhnvfj ~kzd wkc, f}fc vpoc ikyzd#‒
Fthgzl{, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# [ov hyf wkclfww ifghvwf hw
{ov dh}f pyoihil{ nvfwwfj, {ov ~fyf coz ioyc om bhc#
“Zdfc do~ ~hw K gyfhzfj?‒ Wflfch hwefj#
[ov ~fyf coz gyfhzfj i{ coybhl gocgfpzkoc, zdf }okgf
goczkcvfj# [ov ~fyf kcwzfhj gyfhzfj i{ bhnkg#
Wflfch jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Wdf hlbowz mfll oczo
zdf mlooy ovz om gobplfzf wdoge# “Do~ ghc zdkw if?‒ wdf hwefj#
[ov ~fyf oyknkchll{ gyfhzfj hz zdf zkbf om zdf Ocf Dvcjyfj
[fhyw‛ ^hy, kz whkj hnhkc# Kc yfhlkz{, {ov ~fyf gocgfk}fj
~kzdkc h jyhnoc‛w ~obi i{ bhnkg# Zdkw ~hw zdf jokcn om h bhc
~dob kw h gdhkc bhwzfy hcj hcozdfy ~do dhw zdf hiklkz{ zo gdhcnf
kczo h ~olm fhgd hcj f}fy{ ckndz# [ov ~fyf gyfhzfj moy zdf wolf
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pvypowf zo iykcn h ihlhcgf ifz~ffc zdf zdyff ~oyljw1 Dfh}fc,
fhyzd, hcj Dfll# ]fcftvw dhw jkwyvpzfj zdkw ihlhcgf hcj dhw
zykfj zo o}fyzdyo~ Whzhc, yvlfy om Dfll, dkbwflm# Ocl{ zdf ocf
~kzdovz wkc ghc iykcn h ihlhcgf zo zdfwf zdyff ~oyljw, moy zdf
ocf ~kzdovz wkc ghc zyh}fl zo zdfwf zdyff ~oyljw ~kllkcnl{, hw
~fll hw zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb, ~dkgd wfy}fw hw h nhzf~h{ zo Dfh}fc
hcj Dfll myob fhyzd# Co ocf flwf ~ovlj dh}f zdhz hiklkz{,
ifghvwf zdf{ ~ovlj if plhnvfj ~kzd wkc hcj f}kl hcj bhlkgf, zdvw
jkwyvpzkcn zdf ihlhcgf om zdf zdyff ~oyljw, hw ~fll hw zdf
Wpkykz Yfhlb# ]fcftvw eco~w zdkw# Zdhz ~hw ocf yfhwoc ~d{ vpoc
zdf jh{ om {ovy ikyzd zdhz df ~kwdfj zo ekll {ov hw hc kcmhcz wo
zdhz {ov ~ovlj coz wzhcj kc dkw ~h{# K hb hlwo xvkzf wvyf hw zo
zdf kbpoyzhcgf om {ovy jyhnoc zdhz {ov jffb Zdoy# Df kw zdf
Jk}kckz{ Jyhnoc# ]fcftvw dhj dkw fnn vcjfy dkw powwfwwkoc moy
{fhyw# Do~f}fy, kc oyjfy zo goczyol zdf jyhnoc hcj zo gdhcnf kz
zo ~dfyf kz powwfwwfj jfbockg po~fy kcwzfhj om hcnflkg po~fy,
]fcftvw dhj zo ihzdf zdf jyhnoc‛w fnn kc zdf ilooj om zdf ocf
~do kw ~kzdovz wkc, zdvw hcozdfy yfhwoc ~d{ df ~kwdfj zo ghpzvyf
hcj zo ekll {ov ykndz hmzfy zdf zkbf om {ovy ikyzd#
]fcftvw movcj {ov kc zdhz gdhbify ifmoyf {ov ghbf dfyf zo
zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb ifghvwf df ~hw hilf zo pyoif {ovy bfboykfw# Df
govlj coz fczfy {ovy bkcj, do~f}fy, coy zo powwfww {ov ifghvwf
{ov ~fyf pyozfgzfj i{ {ovy jyhnoc# Zdoy‛w hcnflkg pyfwfcgf
pyozfgzfj {ov myob ]fcftvw# Zdhz ~hw ~d{ {ov wzoppfj dh}kcn
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zdowf jyfhbw hiovz ]hyhzdeh Nvcjkwhl}vw# ]fcftvw ~hw zy{kcn zo
lvyf {ov kczo dkw zyhp, df ~hczfj zo wphye gvykowkz{ ~kzdkc {ov
zo lfhj dkb zo zdf gy{wzhl wevll ~dkgd ~ovlj hllo~ dkb zo
goczyol zkbf hcj wphgf kzwflm zo iykcn hiovz h ikyzd om h cf~
~oylj ~dfyf df ~ovlj if kc goczyol i{ kwwvkcn zdf jfwzyvgzkoc om
zdkw ~oylj#
Wflfch ocgf hnhkc ~hw lowz moy ~oyjw# Wdf w~hllo~fj dhyj
hcj zykfj zo moygf dfywflm zo wpfhe# “Ivz…‒ wdf ifnhc, “do~ ghc
K jo zdhz? K hb avwz wzkll h gdklj#‒
[ov bvwz jfmfhz ]fcftvw, zdf }okgf whkj hnhkc# [ov bvwz
ekll dkb# Hw locn hw df yfbhkcw, df ~kll jo ~dhz df ghc zo
jkwyvpz ovy ~oyljw ocgf hnhkc# Wflfch cojjfj hcj glowfj dfy
f{fw, zhekcn h mf~ jffp iyfhzdw zo ghlb dfywflm jo~c# Jo {ov
vcjfywzhcj ~dhz {ov bvwz jo?
Wflfch cojjfj# “K vcjfywzhcj,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, doljkcn dfy
dhcjw zonfzdfy kc myocz om dfy mhgf#
Jfwzkc{ hcj mhzf dhw iyovndz {ov dfyf zo zdkw ~oylj zo
pyozfgz kz, zdf }okgf whkj ocgf boyf#
Wflfch opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “K‛b yfhj{
zo mhgf b{ jfwzkc{,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj, gocxvfykcn dfy mfhy o}fy zdf
wkzvhzkoc wdf dhw iffc plhgfj kc#
df‛w hlk}f,‒ zdf ocf ~fhykcn hll ~dkzf nhwpfj# Df
nlhcgfj o}fy hz dkw ozdfy gobphckoc, ~do xvkgel{ bo}fj“W:>=
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omm zo zdf wkjf# Zdf ocf ~fhykcn hll ~dkzf ~h}fj dkw lfmz dhcj
hcj h lhynf wg{zdf hppfhyfj# Df nykzzfj dkw zffzd hw ]fcftvw
goczkcvfj zo boge dkb#
“Om govywf, {ov govljc‛z dh}f iffc dfyf zo wh}f dfy
hc{~h{,‒ df whkj goljl{# “[ov dh}f iffc ~hzgdkcn dfy, hgzkcn hw
dfy nvhyjkhc wkcgf wdf ~hw ioyc# Hlzdovnd {ov wvggfwwmvll{
pyozfgzfj dfy moy zdf lhwz movyzffc {fhyw, {ov mhklfj zo wh}f
dfy myob dhyb co~#‒
Ocf om dkw gobphckocw zdfc xvkgel{ bo}fj ocf om dkw dhcjw
kc zdf jkyfgzkoc zo~hyjw zdf Woygfyfy hcj h gdhkc wdoz ovz myob
ocf om dkw wlff}fw# Kz wdoz o}fy zo~hyjw ]fcftvw, ivz df
xvkgel{ jojnfj kz# H mf~ boyf gdhkcw wdoz ovz myob vcjfy dkw
wlff}fw hcj zdf ocf ~do ~oyf hll ~dkzf avbpfj vp kc zdf hky ~kzd
dkw wg{zdf hcj zykfj zo hzzhge ]fcftvw dfhj"oc# Zdfky ozdfy
gobphckoc ~h}fj dkw dhcjw hcj h lhynf ~fhpoc hppfhyfj# Z~o om
dkw dhcjw zkndzl{ nyhwpfj zdf dhcjlf ~dklf zdf hgzvhl ~fhpoc
kzwflm ~hw h gkygvlhy ilhjf oc zop om zdf dklz ~kzd dvcjyfjw om
wpkefw hll hyovcj#
]fcftvw looefj vp hcj zykfj zo jojnf zdf o}fydfhj hzzhge,
ivz hw wooc hw df bo}fj ovz om zdf ~h{, ocf om zdf gdhkcw
wvbbocfj i{ zdf ozdfy ~yhppfj kzwflm hyovcj dkw ioj{ wo zdhz df
govljc‛z bo}f# Do~f}fy, df mlftfj dkw bvwglfw hcj zdf gdhkc
jkwwkphzfj kc ilhge hcj pvyplf wboef#
“Dvbpd(‒ df whkj, “{ov zdkce zdhz {ov ghc jfmfhz bf?‒
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Zdoy ihyfj dkw mhcnw hcj ~hw yfhj{ zo aokc kc zdf mkndz,
ivz zdf ocf ~do ~oyf hll ~dkzf bfczkocfj moy dkb zo wzh{ ~dfyf
df ~hw zo pyozfgz Wflfch‛w ioj{# Df nyo~lfj ocgf boyf hcj efpz
dkw ~kcnw ~yhppfj hyovcj dfy#
Zdf ocf ~do ~hw goczyollkcn zdf gdhkcw yhc moy~hyj hcj
bo}fj iozd om dkw dhcjw kc ]fcftvw‛w jkyfgzkoc myob zdf wkjf,
gdhkcw wdoozkcn ovz myob vcjfycfhzd iozd om dkw wlff}fw# Ocf om
zdf gdhkcw pkfygfj zdyovnd zdf Woygfyfy‛w lfmz wdovljfy ilhjf
~dklf hcozdfy ~fcz moy dkw cfge# Do~f}fy, ]fcftvw yhkwfj dkw
dhcj hcj gyfhzfj h ihyykfy hyovcj dkb# Zdf gdhkc zdhz pkfygfj
zdf wdovljfy ilhjf hlwo jkwwkphzfj kczo zdf hky kc h pvmm om
ilhge wboef#
Zdowf ~do hggobphckfj zdf Woygfyfy aokcfj kc zdf mkndz hw
~fll# Zdf ocf ~do goczyollfj zdf gdhkcw zvycfj hyovcj hcj
movndz hnhkcwz zdfb# Ocf om zdf Dvczfyw bo}fj moy~hyj hcj
jojnfj zdf gdhkcw zdhz ~fyf zdyo~c hz dkb, pvllkcn ovz h mf~
w~oyjw# Df vwfj zdfb hw wdkfljw zo iloge zdf gdhkcw myob
hzzhgekcn dkb# Do~f}fy, zdf ozdfy ~kzd zdf wpkefj ilhjf ghbf vp
myob ifdkcj hcj wlhbbfj kz o}fy zdhz pfywoc‛w dfhj# H mf~ boyf
om zdf Dvczfyw zdfc jkwhppfhyfj kc ilhge wboef ~dklf ocf boyf
yfbhkcfj ifdkcj# Df pvllfj ovz h lhynf jovilf"fjnfj w~oyj zdhz
df dflj ~kzd z~o dhcjw hcj movndz hnhkcwz zdf ocf ~do ghyykfj
zdf wpkefj ilhjf#
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Zdf ocf ~do ~oyf hll ~dkzf ~hczfj zo dflp, ivz dkw
gobphckoc {fllfj hz dkb zo mkndz zdf Woygfyfy kcwzfhj# Df
cojjfj hcj yhkwfj dkw wg{zdf hcj wlhbbfj kz hnhkcwz zdf ihyykfy
zdhz ]fcftvw dhj gyfhzfj, jfwzyo{kcn kz oc goczhgz# Zdf
Woygfyfy ~hw wfcz ml{kcn hgyoww zdf gdhbify, ivz yfbhkcfj oc dkw
mffz ~dklf zdf ocf doljkcn zdf wg{zdf ~hw ilhwzfj kc zdf ozdfy
jkyfgzkoc, ivz df, zoo, efpz dkw ihlhcgf# Zdf Woygfyfy iyfhzdfj
kc dfh}kl{ hw ilooj goczkcvfj zo povy ovz om dkw ~ovcj# Df
plhgfj dkw dhcj oc dkw lfmz wdovljfy hw df wzyhkndzfcfj dkbwflm#
Zdf ocf ~fhykcn hll ~dkzf nykzzfj dkw zffzd hcj zkndzl{ dflj
oczo zdf wg{zdf hcj dkw hppfhyhcgf ifnhc zo gdhcnf# ]fcftvw
wgo~lfj hz zdkw, hcj ihgefj h~h{# Dkw oppocfcz‛w pd{wkghl
hppfhyhcgf ifnhc zo gdhcnf hw h ~dkzf lkndz wvyyovcjfj dkb# Dkw
ovzlkcfw zdfc ifnhc zo gdhcnf zo zdowf om h jyhnoc# H lovj yohy
yhcn zdyovndovz zdf gdhbify hcj zdf lkndz jkwhppfhyfj# H
wfypfcz"lkef jyhnoc wzooj kc myocz om dkb oc hll movyw hcj kz
yohyfj hnhkc# Kzw bhcf hlocn kzw ihge ~hw lkndz ilvf hlocn ~kzd
kzw zhlocw# Zdf bhkc goloy om zdf jyhnoc ~hw ~dkzf hcj kzw mhgf
looefj h ikz jkmmfyfcz zdhc zdhz om hc oyjkchy{ jyhnoc‛w, moy kz
hppfhyfj zo if boyf ~olm"lkef# Z~o noljfc doycw whz vpoc kzw
dfhj#
]fcftvw wgyfhbfj hcj w~oyf# “[ov ghccoz wzop bf, f}fc
zdovnd {ov powwfww wdhpf"wdkmzkcn hiklkzkfw,‒ df whkj hcnykl{
hcj ~h}fj dkw dhcjw, wvbbockcn lkndzckcn myob dkw mkcnfyzkpw#
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Zdf wdhpf"wdkmzfy‛w z~o gobphckocw ghbf myob fkzdfy wkjf
om ]fcftvw ~dklf zdf jyhnoc mlf~ vp kc zdf hky ~kzd zdf wg{zdf
kc kzw zhlocw# Zdf ocf ~do goczyollfj zdf gdhkcw bo}fj dkw
dhcjw kc zdf Woygfyfy‛w jkyfgzkoc ~dklf dkw ozdfy gobphckoc
iyovndz vp dkw ~fhpoc hio}f dkw dfhj hcj avbpfj kc zdf hky ocgf
hnhkc# Zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc zdfc jo}f kc ~kzd zdf wg{zdf hcj
hkbfj kz hz zdf Woygfyfy‛w cfge# ]fcftvw movndz omm h mf~ om
zdf gdhkcw, ivz zdf ozdfy ~kzd zdf wpkefj ilhjf wlhbbfj kz kczo
dkw ozdfy wdovljfy ilhjf, wfcjkcn dkb zo zdf nyovcj# Dkw ozdfy
gobphckoc vwfj boyf om dkw gdhkcw zo effp zdf Woygfyfy pkccfj
jo~c# Zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc yohyfj ocgf boyf hcj dflj vp zdf
wg{zdf ~kzd kzw zhlocw hcj wlkgfj kz zdyovnd zdf Woygfyfy‛w
cfge#
]fcftvw wdykfefj ocgf hnhkc# Zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc cfhyl{
jfghpkzhzfj zdf Woygfyfy‛w dfhj ~kzd zdf wg{zdf# Do~f}fy, df
~hw wzkll hlk}f# Zdf Gdkcfwf Jyhnoc gdhcnfj ihge zo ifdkcj
dvbhc# Zdf gdhkcw zdhz iovcj dkb jkwhppfhyfj kc h pvmm om ilhge
hcj pvyplf wboef# Df moygfj dkbwflm zo wzhcj vp ~dklf mfflkcn
gobplfzfl{ jyhkcfj#
“K hb ~fhe kc zdkw ioj{,‒ df whkj hcj nlhyfj hz zdf zdyff
~do movndz hnhkcwz dkb# Df nyo~lfj hcj ~h}fj dkw dhcjw,
wvbbockcn ilhwzw om lkndzckcn zdhz wvyyovcjfj dkb# “[ov zdkce
zdhz {ov ghc wzop bf?‒
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Zdoy nyo~lfj hcj zdfc iyoef kczo h yvc hmzfy ]fcftvw# Zdf
jfboc wdykfefj hcj {fllfj ovz kc phkc hcj hnoc{# Zdoy opfcfj
dkw bovzd hcj wvbbocfj h lhynf ilhwz om lkndz zdhz kllvbkchzfj
zdf fczkyf gdhbify# ]fcftvw wdykfefj ocgf hnhkc hcj hll om zdfb
dfhyj h lhynf ilhwz hcj zdf jfboc jkwhppfhyfj#
Zdoy xvkgel{ looefj ihge hz Wflfch hw dfy dhcjw ifnhc zo
bo}f wlkndzl{# Zdf ocf ~do ~oyf hll ~dkzf yhc o}fy ~kzd ocf om
dkw gobphckocw mollo~kcn glowfl{ ifdkcj# Zdf ozdfy ~hw ecfflkcn
ifwkjf zdf ~hzfy ihwkc# Zdf ocf kc h ~dkzf yoif ecflz ifwkjf
Wflfch hcj ~yhppfj dkw hybw hyovcj dfy# Zdoy nyo~lfj hcj ihyfj
dkw zffzd, ivz df jkj coz zhef cozkgf om zdkw#
Wflfch wlo~l{ opfcfj dfy f{fw hcj looefj vp# Wdf nhwpfj h
lkzzlf ~dfc wdf wh~ wobfocf looekcn jo~c hz dfy# “Hyf {ov hll
ykndz?‒ df hwefj# Wdf govljc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn, moy wdf ~hw wzkll
kc wdoge, ivz cojjfj kcwzfhj# Wdf govljc‛z wff dkw mhgf, moy df
wzkll ~oyf dkw glohe#
Zdoy lo~fyfj dkw dfhj jo~c zo dfyw hcj wckmmfj dfy dhky#
^flgobf ihge, b{ jfhy, df whkj hcj cvjnfj dkw cowf hnhkcwz dfy
mhgf# H mf~ zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf hcj yhc dfy dhcj
hgyoww dkw cowf#
“K avwz gdfgefj zo wff km Zyocdfkb ~hw whmf i{ wgy{kcn,‒
zdf ocf ~kzd zdf ~dkzf wzykpf kc dkw ilhge dhky whkj jhyel{
hmzfy df ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf yfwz om zdf nyovp, “zdf yfwz om zdf
Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ dhj jkwhppfhyfj ykndz hmzfy ]fcftvw jkj#‒
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“^f cffj zo lfh}f,‒ ocf om dkw gobphckocw oyjfyfj# Wflfch
looefj hz dkb hcj cozkgfj zdhz df dflj ocf gdhkc kc dkw dhcjw
hcj B{yyjkc ~hw hlwo kc dkw hybw hw ~fll# Wdf wxvkczfj hz dkb
moy h ikz, zdkcekcn zdhz pfydhpw df looefj mhbklkhy#
“^do hyf {ov?‒ wdf hwefj hll zdyff om zdfb# “^dfyf kw
]fcftvw?‒ Zdf{ jkj coz hcw~fy dfy xvfwzkocw# Do~f}fy, dfy
zdovndzw ~fyf jkwyvpzfj ~dfc zdf gdhbify ifnhc zo yvbilf hcj
wdhef#
“Zhef Wflfch zo Zdoy,‒ zdf ocf ~do dflj B{yyjkc wh{ zo dkw
gobphckoc ~do ~hw ecfflkcn ifwkjf Wflfch# “Pvz dfy oc dkw
whjjlf hcj ~f ~kll hll ml{ ovz om zdkw gh}fyc ifmoyf kz
gollhpwfw kc oc kzwflm ~kzd hll om vw wzkll zyhppfj kcwkjf#‒
Zdf ocf ~fhykcn hll ~dkzf cojjfj hcj wzooj vp ~kzd Wflfch
wzkll kc dkw hybw hcj ghyykfj dfy o}fy zo Zdoy‛w whjjlf# Dkw
gobphckoc iyovndz B{yyjkc o}fy hw ~fll# Df nyhiifj Zdoy‛w yfkcw
~dklf df wzkll dflj Wflfch ~kzd dkw myff hyb hcj B{yyjkc ~hw
whmf oc zdf whjjlf# Zdf gfklkcn om zdf gdhbify ifnhc zo
gyvbilf# Dkw ozdfy z~o gobphckocw glkbifj oc Zdoy‛w whjjlf hw
~fll, ~dkgd ~hw lhynf fcovnd zo mkz wf}fyhl pfoplf# Zdf jyhnoc
wpyfhj ovz kzw ~kcnw hcj mlf~ hyovcj# Zdoy ~hw lfhj ihge o}fy
zo~hyjw zdf hlzhy ~dfyf zdf zdyff om zdfb mkywz hppfhyfj# Zdf
ocf ~fhykcn hll ~dkzf ~h}fj dkw dhcj hcj h poyzhl hppfhyfj# Zdf
poyzhl poyzyh{fj zdf gkz{ om Zyocdfkb# Zdoy mlf~ zdyovnd kz
ykndz ifmoyf zdf poyzhl glowfj hcj zdf gdhbify gh}fj kc#
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flfch wzkyyfj h lkzzlf ikz# Dfy ioj{ hgdfj ~kzd phkc# Wdf
~kcgfj ~dfc wdf zykfj zo bo}f dfy hybw hw zdf Fbpyfww
ihcjhnfj zdfb dfywflm ~kzd Hkybkj, Zyocdfkb‛w dfhlfy# Ilooj
wzhkcfj zdf ~dkzf lkckcnw om dfy ifj hcj om dfy glozdkcn#
Wflfch‛w w~oyj lh{ oc zdf mlooy, phyzl{ vcwdfhzdfj myob kzw
ghwf# Kc zdf goycfy om dfy yoob, h mf~ pkfgfw om jyhnoc hyboy
~fyf oc zdf mlooy ~kzd kcjfczw hcj wobf ilooj zdhz wzhkcfj phyz
om zdf bfzhl# ^dfc wdf wh~ zdkw, Wflfch xvkgel{ whz vp kc dfy
ifj, ivz zdf Fbpyfww plhgfj dfy dhcjw oc dfy wdovljfyw#
W
“Coz wo mhwz, jyhnoc ykjfy,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
“Zdoy,‒ Wflfch iyfhzdfj ovz# “^dfyf kw df? ^dfyf kw b{
jyhnoc?‒ wdf jfbhcjfj#
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Zdf Fbpyfww wbklfj h lkzzlf ikz# “Zdoy kw gvyyfczl{ ifkcn
zhefc ghyf om hz zdf bobfcz# [ov ~kll coz if hilf zo }kwkz {ovy
jyhnoc ~kzdkc zdf cftz ~ffe oy wo#‒
“^d{?‒ Wflfch hwefj, zy{kcn zo nfz vp# Do~f}fy, Hkybkj
nfczl{ pvwdfj Wflfch ihge oczo zdf ifj#
“[ov cffj zo yfwz, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj kc
h ghlb }okgf# “Zdoy cffjw zkbf zo dfhl, ivz df ~kll if avwz
mkcf#‒ Wdf wbklfj ocgf hnhkc# Wflfch z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf hcj
nyohcfj hw Hkybkj zkndzfcfj vp zdf zovyckxvfz zdhz ~hw ~yhppfj
hyovcj dfy lfn#
“Zdhz kw fcovnd,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj zo Hkybkj# “Zdhce {ov,
ivz K bvwz wpfhe ~kzd Wflfch H{lhjhkl hlocf#‒ Zdf dfhlfy cojjfj
hcj io~fj ifmoyf wdf lfmz Wflfch‛w ifjyoob#
“B{ Lhj{,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf Fbpyfww lkmzfj dfy dfhj
vp h lkzzlf, ~hkzkcn moy dfy zo goczkcvf# “^dhz dhppfcfj zo
]fcftvw?‒
Zdf Fbpyfww glowfj dfy f{fw hcj wbklfj h lkzzlf# “Zyocdfkb
glhkbfj }kgzoy{ o}fy dkb#‒
Wflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# Dfy dfhyz zdvbpfj dhyj
hnhkcwz dfy gdfwz hw wdf ~hw wvjjfcl{ mkllfj ~kzd ao{ hcj
ftgkzfbfcz# “^f ~oc?‒ Zdf Fbpyfww cojjfj dfy dfhj# Wflfch mflz
iyfhzdlfww hcj h wfcwf om yflkfm zooe o}fy#
“Do~f}fy, ~f wdovlj coz bhye zdkw hw h gobplfzf }kgzoy{ kc
zdf ~hy hnhkcwz ]fcftvw# Zdkw kw bfyfl{ avwz ocf om bhc{
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ihzzlfw zdhz ~f bvwz mhgf#‒ Wflfch looefj ihge hz zdf Fbpyfww
hcj w~hllo~fj dhyj# Zdf Fbpyfww plhgfj h dhcj oc Wflfch‛w
moyfdfhj# “B{ jfhy, moy zdf zkbf ifkcn, {ov cffj zo yfwz
kcwzfhj om j~fllkcn oc wvgd bhzzfyw#‒
“Ivz b{ Lhj{,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “^f jkjc‛z jfmfhz dkb# Df
~kll hzzhge hnhkc#‒ Wdf looefj jo~c hz zdf wkjf om dfy ifj hcj
zo~hyjw zdf phyzw om Zdoy‛w jyhnoc hyboy# “Cozdkcn K jkj bhjf h
jkmmfyfcgf, b{ Lhj{# ]fcftvw kw wzkll ovz zdfyf#‒ H zfhy
zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf, ivz wdf xvkgel{ ~kpfj kz h~h{#
“Jkjc‛z bhef h jkmmfyfcgf?‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj kc wdoge#
“Wflfch H{lhjhkl, {ov bhjf zdf nyfhzfwz jkmmfyfcgf kc zdf ~oylj(
[ov wzoppfj zdf Woygfyfy myob zhekcn o}fy Zyocdfkb, {ov wol}fj
hll om Nvcjkwhl}vw‛w ykjjlfw hcj glvfw, hcj {ov wh}fj hc
kccogfcz lkmf( Zo bf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl, zdhz kw h nyfhz jfhl om
jkmmfyfcgf#‒
“Ivz ~dhz om zdf gy{wzhl wevll?‒ Wflfch xvfwzkocfj#
Zdf Fbpyfww zklzfj dfy dfhj omm zo zdf wkjf hcj wbklfj h
lkzzlf ikz# “Zdf gy{wzhl wevll kw ~kzdkc b{ powwfwwkoc#‒ Zdf
Fbpyfww lfhcfj kc hcj lhkj dfy dfhj cftz zo Wflfch‛w# Wflfch
~hw coz xvkzf wvyf om ~dhz zo bhef om zdkw nfwzvyf5 do~f}fy, zdf
Fbpyfww ifnhc zo dvb hcj Wflfch mflz h wfcwf om gobmoyz hcj
pfhgf# Wdf pvllfj dfy dfhj ihge hcj Wflfch mfll hwlffp oczo dfy
pkllo~w# “Wlffp pfhgfmvll{, b{ jfhy Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ zdf
Fbpyfww ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf noz omm zdf fjnf om Wflfch‛w ifj hcj
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~hlefj ovz om dfy yoob hw Wflfch jykmzfj mhyzdfy kczo dfy
wlvbify#
wdvy Ifl#‒ Zdf Fbpyfww wzooj kc zdf bhkc yoob om zdf
gozzhnf kc myocz om zdf mkyfplhgf# Hwdvy whz jo~c kc
dkw gdhky ~kzd dkw flio~w oc dkw ecffw hcj dkw dhcjw glhwpfj
zonfzdfy#
“H
“B{ Lhj{,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Df govlj coz iykcn dkbwflm zo
looe hz zdf Fbpyfww kc zdf mhgf#
“K nh}f {ov h wkbplf zhwe,‒ wdf wzfycl{ yfzoyzfj# Hwdvy
jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn# “K eco~ {ov ~fyf zy{kcn zo ykj h~h{
Wflfch H{lhjhkl cfhy zdf ifnkcckcn om dfy zyhkckcn# [ov zykfj
zo ekll dfy ~kzd zdf Bhygvpo {ov ghpzvyfj#‒ Hwdvy‛w dhcjw ifnhc
zo zyfbilf ~kzd mfhy# “Looe hz bf ~dfc K hb wpfhekcn zo {ov,‒
zdf Fbpyfww jfbhcjfj# Df wlo~l{ looefj vp hz dfy# Wdf nlhyfj
hz dkb5 Hwdvy yowf myob dkw gdhky hcj io~fj ifmoyf zdf Fbpyfww
oc ocf ecff, effpkcn dkw nhqf mktfj vpoc zdf Fbpyfww‛w mhgf#
“[ov dh}f co pyoom zdhz K zykfj zo ekll Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒
df ~dkwpfyfj# “[ov hggvwf bf om wvgd dknd zyfhgdfy{, om
hzzfbpzkcn zo bvyjfy h jyhnoc ykjfy#‒
Zdf Fbpyfww‛w lkp z~kzgdfj h lkzzlf# “K vcjfywzhcj zdhz
{ov ~fyf hcny{ zdhz {ov jkj coz hgxvkyf zdf jyhnoc zdhz ~hw
ifwzo~fj vpoc {ov,‒ wdf whkj#
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“Coz {fz,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Zdf Fbpyfww ilkcefj h govplf om
zkbfw# Hwdvy yowf zo dkw mffz hcj wzooj vp wzyhkndz# “Hw K
vcjfywzhcj kz, b{ Lhj{,‒ df ifnhc, “]kjhy Dflkow hcj zdf Go}fc
wzkll dhj coz yfhgdfj zdfky mkchl jfgkwkoc hw zo ~dfzdfy oy coz
zo zhef zdf jyhnoc h~h{ myob Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒
“[ov ghccoz py{ hphyz h jyhnoc myob kzw ykjfy,‒ zdf Fbpyfww
whkj kc h jhye zocf#
Hwdvy cojjfj wlkndzl{# “[fw, ivz hw K vcjfywzhcj kz, f}fc
km chzvyhl lh~w om zdf bhnkghl ~oylj moyikj h jyhnoc zo f}fy if
wfphyhzfj myob zdfky ykjfy, ~f fwzhilkwdfj oyjfy o}fy zdowf
chzvyhl lh~w, zdvw nk}kcn zdf Go}fc po~fy hcj hvzdoykz{ o}fy zdf
chzvyhl lh~w om zdf bhnkghl ~oylj# Km zdkw ~fyf coz zdf ghwf,
zdfc zdfyf ~ovlj if co oyjfy#‒
“Zdf Go}fc dhw po~fy hcj hvzdoykz{ o}fy zdf chzvyhl lh~w om
zdf bhnkghl ~oylj ocl{ zo fwzhilkwd oyjfy hcj zo bhkczhkc
goczyollfj gdhow,‒ zdf Fbpyfww whkj zdyovnd nykzzfj zffzd#
“Km {ov jo coz wff zdf pyoilfb ifmoyf {ov, b{ Lhj{,‒ Hwdvy
~dkwpfyfj, “zdf jyhnoc gdoowkcn h mfbhlf ykjfy ~do kw coz f}fc
om hnf {fz kw gdhow(‒ Hwdvy ~hlefj o}fy zo zdf ~kcjo~ om zdf
gozzhnf ~kzd dkw dhcjw ifdkcj dkw ihge# “Kz kw ifghvwf zdhz zdf
jyhnoc gdoowf Wflfch H{lhjhkl hw dkw ykjfy zdhz zdf Woygfyfy
f}fc hzzfbpzfj zo hzzhge Zyocdfkb#‒
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“Co kz ~hw coz,‒ zdf Fbpyfww wzfycl{ whkj# “Zdf Woygfyfy
~hw hmzfy zdf gy{wzhl wevll# [ov hcj K iozd hyf mvll{ h~hyf om
zdf mhgz#‒
Hwdvy wpvc wdhypl{ oc dkw dfflw hcj wcffyfj hz zdf Fbpyfww#
“Zdfyf kw co cffj zo goczkcvf zdf hynvbfcz o}fy zdkw, b{ Lhj{,‒
df whkj zdyovnd nykzzfj zffzd# “Zdf jfgkwkoc yfbhkcw ~kzd ]kjhy
Dflkow hcj zdf yfwz om zdf Go}fc# Km {ov ~kwd zo hynvf zdkw hc{
mvyzdfy, zdfc K wvnnfwz zdhz {ov zhef zdkw hynvbfcz zo ]kjhy
Dflkow#‒ Df io~fj wlkndzl{ zo zdf Fbpyfww ifmoyf df ~hlefj ovz
om zdf gozzhnf ~kzd dkw dhcjw wzkll ifdkcj dkw ihge#
mzfy hiovz h ~ffe om wzh{kcn kc ifj, Wflfch ~hlefj hyovcj
zdf kcwkjf om zdf gozzhnf# Dfy hyb ~hw wzkll ~yhppfj vp kc
h ihcjhnf hcj wdf lkbpfj h lkzzlf hyovcj zdf gozzhnf# Ckhbd
wpfcz wobf zkbf ~kzd Wflfch5 B{yyjkc wzkll yfbhkcfj kc dkw yoob,
zy{kcn zo yfgvpfyhzf myob zdf ihzzlf# Zdf Oyhglfw zfcjfj zo dkw
~ovcjw hlocn ~kzd Hkybkj# Wflfch mflz h wfcwf om nvklz moy
B{yyjkc‛w ~ovcjw hcj phkc5 wdf ilhbfj dfywflm zdhz wdf govlj coz
nfz zo zdf gh}fyc mhwz fcovnd zo wh}f dkb#
H
Ckhbd wdooe dfy dfhj# “Kz kw coz {ovy mhvlz,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj# “[ov govlj coz dflp kz# F}fy{ocf ~hw mkcf# Bhykh,
Yhdkb, hcj K whmfl{ bhjf kz ovz om zdf gh}fyc hcj ~f jkj ~dhz
{ov whkj# ^dfc zdf Woygfyfy‛w hyb{ jkwhppfhyfj myob zdf
ihzzlfmkflj, ~f ~fcz ihge zo Zyocdfkb#‒
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“H jfboc?‒ Ckhbd iyfhzdfj ovz# Dfy f{fw ifghbf ~kjf hcj
wdf zvycfj zo looe h~h{# “Ivz… do~ ~fyf {ov hilf zo jfmfhz dkb?‒
“K jkjc‛z jfmfhz dkb,‒ Wflfch hjbkzzfj# “Wobfocf flwf jkj#‒
Ckhbd zooe kc h jffp iyfhzd# “Jo {ov eco~ ~do kz ~hw?‒
“K jo coz eco~,‒ Wflfch whkj whjl{# “K jkjc‛z wff dkw
mhgf# Df efpz dkbwflm gocgfhlfj i{ h ~dkzf glohe, ivz df ~hw
coz hlocf# K wh~ z~o ozdfy glohefj mknvyfw ~do hlwo dflpfj# K
~hw gocwgkovwl{ coz zdfyf#‒
Ckhbd looefj vp hz dfy# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒
Wflfch looefj hz dfy lfmz phlb# “K ~hw zhefc zo zdf Wpkykz
Yfhlb,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# “K ~hw zhefc zdfyf ifghvwf om zdf
gy{wzhl wevll#‒
Ckhbd‛w f{fw ~kjfcfj ~kzd mfhy# “K cf}fy zdovndz zdhz zdf
Wpkykz Yfhlb ftkwzfj(‒
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “K ~hw zhefc zdfyf#‒ Wdf looefj omm
zo zdf wkjf hcj yfkzfyhzfj hll om zdf f}fczw zdhz dhj oggvyyfj
kc zdf Wpkykz Yfhlb zo Ckhbd, kcglvjkcn dfy cf~ hiklkz{ zo
goczyol h wbhll myhgzkoc om zkbf# ^dfc wdf ~hw mkckwdfj, dfy
mykfcj nhpfj hz dfy, coz eco~kcn ~dhz zo wh{#
Ckhbd w~hllo~fj dhyj hcj plhgfj dfy dfhj kc dfy dhcjw#
“^dhz hyf ~f zo jo?‒
“K jo coz eco~,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf zvycfj hcj looefj
ovz zdf ~kcjo~# Zdf we{ ~hw nyh{ ~kzd glovjw# H lkndz yhkc
mfll zo zdf nyovcj# “^dhz K jo eco~ kw zdhz ~f ghccoz nk}f vp
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ovy mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj hnhkc# “Jfboc oy coz,
~f wzkll cffj zo mkndz ihge#‒
“^f ghccoz jfmfhz h jfboc,‒ Ckhbd ~dkwpfyfj# “H coybhl
dvbhc ifkcn ghccoz wzhcj h gdhcgf hnhkcwz h jfboc#‒
Wflfch zvycfj hyovcj ~kzd dfy hybw ifdkcj dfy ihge# “Co, h
dvbhc ifkcn ghccoz wzhcj h gdhcgf hnhkcwz h jfboc, hz lfhwz coz
hlocf#‒ Wdf wbklfj wlkndzl{#
Ckhbd ~kpfj zdf zfhyw myob dfy f{fw# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒
Wflfch looefj ihge ovz zdf ~kcjo~# “^dof}fy zdf{ ~fyf,
zdowf ~do dflpfj bf mkndz hnhkcwz ]fcftvw, zdf{ ghc pfydhpw nk}f
Hybhnfjjoc hc fxvhl wzhcjkcn hnhkcwz dkb#‒
“Wflfch, {ov jo coz f}fc eco~ ~do zdf{ hyf,‒ Ckhbd
~dkwpfyfj# “Zdf{ pyoihil{ wdo~fj vp i{ hggkjfcz#‒
“Zdfyf hyf co hggkjfczw,‒ Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf efpz dfy
nhqf mktfj vpoc zdf ~kcjo~# Hio}f Zyocdfkb, Wflfch zdovndz zdhz
pfydhpw wdf wh~ ~dhz hppfhyfj zo if h ~dkzf wchef ml{kcn kc zdf
we{ zdyovnd zdf glovjw omm kc zdf jkwzhcgf#
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Mkmz{"Zdyff
oyzh ~hlefj jo~c zdf wzhkyghwf hcj lfhcfj o}fy zdf
ihckwzfy# “Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj# Wflfch looefj
myob zdf ~kcjo~ zo dfy# “B{yyjkc ~kwdfw zo wpfhe ~kzd {ov#‒
BWflfch ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw, hcj zdfc looefj o}fy hz
Ckhbd, mfflkcn h wfcwf om yflkfm zdhz B{yyjkc ~hw hll ykndz#
Ckhbd nh}f dfy h dhlm wbklf zdyovnd dfy zfhyw# Wdf ~hlefj o}fy
zo Boyzh hcj ifnhc zo xvfwzkoc dfy hiovz B{yyjkc‛w gocjkzkoc hw
zdf{ ~hlefj vp zo dkw yoob#
“Hll df cffjw kw yfwz,‒ wdf whkj kc h jhye zocf# “B{yyjkc
kw mkcf# Df ~kll wvy}k}f#‒
Wflfch ~hlefj vp zo dkw jooy hcj wlo~l{ opfcfj kz# Coch
hcj Ghwwhcjyh whz oc fkzdfy wkjf om dkw ifj, zdfky dfhjw io~fj,
hcj zdfky f{fw glowfj# B{yyjkc lkfj kc ifj kc ihcjhnfw# Dkw
gdfwz, ykndz hyb hcj iozd lfnw ~fyf ~yhppfj kc ~dkzf lkckcn#
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Ilooj wzhkcfj dkw ihcjhnfw# H zdkc ilhcefz go}fyfj zdf lo~fy
phyz om dkw ioj{# Df looefj vp hz Wflfch hcj wbklfj mhkczl{ hz
dfy#
Wflfch mflz h zfhy zykgelf jo~c dfy mhgf# Wdf ~hlefj o}fy
zo zdf fjnf om dkw ifj hcj wlo~l{ whz jo~c ifwkjf dkb# Wdf
wbklfj h lkzzlf hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj kc dkw hcj iyvwdfj dfy
mkcnfyw hnhkcwz dkw phlb# “Do~ hyf {ov mfflkcn?‒ wdf hwefj dkb#
“K hb xvkzf ~fll,‒ B{yyjkc ~dkwpfyfj, “Ftgfpz moy ifkcn kc
gocwzhcz ftgyvgkhzkcn phkc#‒ Df gdvgelfj wlkndzl{, ivz govndfj#
Wflfch zykfj zo moygf dfywflm zo lhvnd, ivz wdf govlj coz iykcn
dfywflm zo jo kz# B{yyjkc looefj ihge vp hz dfy, zdf wbklf
jkwhppfhykcn myob dkw mhgf# “Wflfch,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# Wdf looefj
hz dkb5 df plhgfj dkw lfmz dhcj oc dfy mhgf# “Zdhce {ov moy
wh}kcn b{ lkmf,‒ df whkj ~kzd h mhkcz wbklf#
Wflfch glowfj dfy f{fw hcj plhgfj dfy dhcj oc dkw hw
hcozdfy zfhy zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf# “Hz lfhwz K dhj hzocfj moy
b{ bkwzhef,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo dkb#
B{yyjkc ilkcefj h govplf om zkbfw# “[ovy bkwzhef?‒ df
hwefj kc ihmmlfbfcz#
“Kz ~hw b{ mhvlz zdhz {ov ~fyf ghpzvyfj zo ifnkc ~kzd,‒
Wflfch whkj hcj wdf bo}fj dfy mhgf ovz om B{yyjkc‛w zovgd# “Kz
~hw ifghvwf om bf zdhz {ov ~fyf ghpzvyfj#‒
“Co, kz dhj cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd {ov,‒ B{yyjkc ~dkwpfyfj#
Wdf looefj ihge hz dkb hcj ~kpfj zdf zfhyw myob dfy f{fw# “Kz
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~hw ifghvwf om bf zdhz ]fcftvw hzzhgefj hcj zdhz {ov ifghbf dkw
ghpzk}f#‒
B{yyjkc wdooe dkw dfhj# “Lkef K dh}f whkj ifmoyf, kz dhj
cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd {ov# [ov wh}fj b{ lkmf ~dfc co ocf flwf
govlj# Kz ~hw ifghvwf om {ov zdhz ]fcftvw ~hw jfmfhzfj kc zdkw
ihzzlf#‒
Wflfch opfcfj dfy bovzd zo oiafgz zo zdkw, ivz glowfj kz
hnhkc# Wdf jkj coz ~hcz zo hjbkz zdhz wdf ~hw h dfyo5 zdf z~o
b{wzfykovw mknvyfw ~fyf zdf yfhl dfyofw# Wdf ~hw ifkcn gyfjkzfj
moy wobfzdkcn wdf jkj coz jo#
“B{yyjkc, K cffj zo hwe zdkw,‒ Wflfch ifnhc, “^d{ jkj {ov
ftployf zdf gh}fyc ~dfc kz ~hw moyikjjfc?‒
B{yyjkc jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn ykndz h~h{# Df glowfj dkw
f{fw hcj zooe h jffp iyfhzd# “^d{ jkj {ov?‒ df ~dkwpfyfj#
Wflfch jkjc‛z eco~ do~ zo yfwpocj zo zdkw# Wdf looefj omm
zo zdf wkjf om dkw ifj hcj hz zdf ~oojfc mlooy# “Ifghvwf,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj, “kz ~hw b{ jvz{#‒
B{yyjkc opfcfj dkw f{fw hcj wbklfj mhkczl{, ivz kz xvkgel{
jkwhppfhyfj# “B{ hcw~fy ~ovlj dh}f zo if zdf whbf hw {ovyw#‒
Wflfch looefj ihge hz dkb# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒ wdf hwefj
kc gocmvwkoc# B{yyjkc jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn# Df looefj o}fy zo
Ghwwhcjyh hw dkw f{fw ifnhc zo w~fll ~kzd zfhyw# “[ov ~kll
cf}fy moynk}f bf, Wflfch H{lhjhkl,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “Km hc{zdkcn,
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K hb zdf ocf ~do wdovlj mffl nvklz{ moy pvzzkcn {ovy lkmf kc
jhcnfy#‒
Wflfch wdooe dfy dfhj# “Zdhz kw coz zyvf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyfj#
“[ov dh}f co yfhwoc zo mffl nvklz{( [ov ~fyf ghpzvyfj(‒ B{yyjkc
efpz wdhekcn dkw dfhj# Wflfch plhgfj h dhcj oc dkw mhgf, ivz
B{yyjkc yfmvwfj dfy zovgd#
“K cffj zo yfwz,‒ df ~dkwpfyfj# “K hb hmyhkj zo f}fc looe
hz {ov, Wflfch H{lhjhkl#‒
Wflfch jkj coz ~kwd zo lfh}f, ivz Boyzh plhgfj h dhcj oc
dfy wdovljfy hcj fwgoyzfj dfy ihge ovz om zdf yoob#
Wflfch wpfcz zdf yfwz om zdf jh{ kc zdf gozzhnf wlffpkcn#
Zdf ihzzlf hnhkcwz ]fcftvw goczkcvfj zo plh{ kc dfy bkcj# Wdf
omzfc zkbfw ~oef vp kc h w~fhz hcj dfy gdfwz mkllfj ~kzd phkc#
Dfy dfhj ~ovlj hgdf hcj dfy wzobhgd vpwfz# Dkw gykbwoc f{fw
nlhykcn kczo dfyw, gvzzkcn kczo dfy lkef h z~o fjnfj w~oyj# Dfy
bkcj monnfj ~kzd jhyecfww hcj jfwphky#
Wflfch h~oef kc zdf bkjjlf om zdf ckndz, wgyfhbkcn ~kzd
mfhy hcj kc hnoc{# Dfy dfhyz wekppfj h ifhz ~dfc wdf dhyj hc
o~l wgyffgd# Wdf avbpfj hcj hlbowz mfll ovz om ifj ~dfc wdf wh~
Zdfljkc, Yhdkb‛w o~l, pfygdfj oc zdf zyff ykndz i{ dfy ~kcjo~#
Kz doozfj ocgf boyf hcj z~kwzfj kzw dfhj dhlm ~h{ hyovcj ifmoyf
kz mlf~ h~h{# Wflfch glowfj dfy f{fw hcj mfll kczo dfy pkllo~w#
Wdf yviifj dfy moyfdfhj ~kzd dfy phlbw, ~kpkcn h~h{ zdf jyoplfzw
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om w~fhz# Wdf ~hw cf}fy hilf zo mvll{ yflht wkcgf zdf ihzzlf
hnhkcwz ]fcftvw# Df goczkcvovwl{ dhvczfj dfy zdovndzw ~dfyf}fy
wdf ~fcz# Dfy hybw zyfbilfj hz dfy wkjf hcj dfy iyfhzdkcn ~hw
jffp#
Wdf dfhyj h mhkcz dvb kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hcj wdf mflz
h wfcwf om pfhgf zo eco~ zdhz kz ~hw dfy jyhnoc# B{ jfhy lkzzlf
ocf, Zdoy whkj# Wflfch jkj coz hcw~fy ihge# Wdf w~hllo~fj dhyj#
Dfllo, b{ jfhy, wdf yfwpocjfj#
[ov hyf coz ~fll, df whkj hnhkc# Wflfch jkj coz jfc{ zdkw#
K eco~ ~dhz kw zyovilkcn {ov#
K ~kwd zdhz kz jkj coz zyovilf bf, Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj#
Zdfc ~d{ jo {ov hllo~ kz zo jkwzvyi {ov? Zdoy hwefj#
Wflfch jkj coz yfwpocj5 wdf jkj coz ~kwd moy dfy zdovndzw zo
iozdfy dfy#
Kz kw zdf zdovndz om bf mhgkcn h jfboc, wdf ~dkwpfyfj zo
dfy jyhnoc# Zdf }fy{ zdovndz om ]fcftvw ifkcn h jfboc kw
fcovnd#
Jfboc oy coz, zdfwf zdovndzw wdovlj cf}fy jkwzvyi {ov, b{
jfhy, Zdoy ~dkwpfyfj# [ov cffj zo yfwz hcj zo coz goczkcvovwl{
lk}f zdf yfwz om {ovy lkmf kc mfhy#
Zdhz ~hw do~ K dh}f lk}fj b{ lkmf f}fy wkcgf Gdhlkww hcj K
lfmz Dflwdkyf ]kllhnf, Wflfch ~dkwpfyfj zo dfywflm, hw h mf~
zfhyw zykgelfj jo~c dfy mhgf#
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Zdoy dvbbfj ocgf hnhkc# Zdfc {ov wdovlj lfhyc zo if
govyhnfovw myob {ovy mfhy# [ov hgz govyhnfovw, ivz {ov jo coz
mffl kz#
Wflfch glowfj dfy f{fw hw h mf~ boyf zfhyw mfll jo~c dfy
mhgf# “K hlbowz lowz zdowf K ghyf hiovz zdf bowz,‒ wdf
~dkwpfyfj ovz lovj zo dfywflm# “K hlbowz lowz {ov, b{ jfhy, hcj
K hlbowz lowz B{yyjkc zo ]fcftvw hw ~fll hw b{ ozdfy mykfcjw#‒
Km {ov dhj coz hgzfj govyhnfovw zo pyozfgz zdowf {ov lo}f
hcj ghyf hiovz, Zdoy ifnhc, zdfc {ov ~ovlj coz dh}f iffc hilf zo
gocmyocz ]fcftvw coy hc{ om dkw gobyhjfw#
Wflfch jkjc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn5 kcwzfhj, wdf ~hlefj ovz om dfy
ifj hcj zo~hyjw dfy ~kcjo~ zo looe vp hz zdf mvll booc# [ov
hgzfj boyf govyhnfovw zdhc K, Wflfch whkj zo dkb, plhgkcn dfy
dfhj jo~c oc zdf ~kcjo~wkll oc zop om dfy dhcjw# [ov hgzfj lkef
h bkndz{ jyhnoc5 {ov hlwo mkchll{ lfhycfj do~ zo goczyol lkndz(
K eco~, Zdoy whkj dhppkl{# Do~f}fy, lkef {ov, K hgzfj
govyhnfovw, ivz K ~hw kc mhgz hmyhkj# K mfhyfj zdhz K ~ovlj
dh}f lowz {ov, b{ jfhy lkzzlf ocf# Zdf zdovndzw om ]fcftvw jo
coz jkwzvyi bf kc zdf }fy{ lfhwz# Df bh{ if h jfboc, ivz df ghc
if jfmfhzfj# Wflfch jkj coz wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# Wdf
yfbfbifyfj myob zdf ihzzlf zdhz ]fcftvw jkj coz lkef zdf wovcj
om dfy }okgf# Df z~kzgdfj hcj wdykfefj h lkzzlf ~dfc df dfhyj
dfy#
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Wdf glowfj dfy f{fw hcj opfcfj zdfb ocgf hnhkc ifmoyf
wkndkcn zo dfywflm# Hmzfy h bobfcz, Wflfch dfhyj Zdoy dvbbkcn
kc zdf ihge om dfy bkcj hcj wdf ~hw hz pfhgf hnhkc# Wdf ~fcz
ihge zo dfy ifj hcj mfll hwlffp ocgf boyf#
Kc dfy wlvbify, Wflfch dfhyj dvbbkcn kc zdf ihge om dfy
bkcj# Wdf wbklfj h lkzzlf zo dfywflm, zdkcekcn zdhz kz ~hw
Zdoy# Do~f}fy, kz wovcjfj h lkzzlf jkmmfyfcz# Zdoy‛w dvbbkcn
wovcjfj jffp, ivz zdkw ~hw h lkzzlf dkndfy pkzgdfj, h nooj
fcovnd jkmmfyfcgf moy Wflfch zo cozkgf# Zdf wbklf mhjfj myob
dfy mhgf hcj wdf opfcfj dfy f{fw# Zdf dvbbkcn ~hw mhkcz, ivz
wdf govlj wzkll dfhy kz# Kz hlwo wovcjfj h ikz ghlb hcj