HiuDRp>icyh

3. HiuueT mth
"HiuLe]>u mtmuE]? mt]pknuE]? O>u
mtzgmuE]? En]uk, wLe]>u mt]pknu[,
O>u mtmu[. vYm]y O>u mtzgmu[. HiuL[
aien `]fut[?"
|en viEdsmtueT zpc]>kM]R Ec]dYvRSL
ec]>iuek][ cuuu. miSinri tzueT \EsY
L EvviDh zgHi]niTyi}] x]mnYjnil
p>uh xhsyzg>]kuu. aEt, HiuueT mt]pk
n]>[, mtzgEmt[? >]m]yfEm], mH]B]>tEm] a}
B]gvtEm]?
p]m>M]R
m]ztm},
piuv>uh
xRv{e>u
nTiu v]ikuh bi>udD]>ikuh |o xEHvyil
epTuh. av>uh zpxhgiuky]yi: "En]U, zkiuvie mth
zkiu mth, muHdie mth muHdIy mth, bue mth
bumth. `}]v>uh xtiu O>u mtzgmu[ |o
mtL[. `]l HiuL[ O>u mt]pkEn], O>u
mtEm],
vYm]y
O>u
mtzgEm]
`}]vRuh
xVIk]>Ym]yi
k]feTui}.
|oEc]dYueT
x]hgtYmriyv]N O>u xhBvk pry]h.
aEnk]yi>h ~RBUxVuh atinut ]nm]n
uh p>>]gtm]yu mhgl kuTubh n]ie ne}h
n]uk]>ueT As]Ekzvum]yi>uu. trv]uBvn ie
cuuh vxic{i>u muh m>umuh buuh m]ztm}
n]uk]>uh A kuTuhbn]e aTil vu tueT
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HiuDRp>icyh
zps[nL p>iH>ic{u Ep]u. ~k]dsi nv>]zti mut]y
viEsSdivxil vidVt[xd[ kUTuE]<uh mu m]x
viEsSLuh mhgl p>EdvtyueT ti>umuil
avR xEiuh. kuTuhbn]n]y n]>]yf>[ Em]EnVSf>ItY] O]E>]>u>uETyuh anuBvuh aBizp]yuh
mni]uh. av>v>ueT AvsYuh avk]suh
nivRiuEt]eT]h cumtkuh kTmkuh \d[Eb]Dii
c{yukyuh ecy{uh. aien e`sV>Yh nir mhgl
kuTuhbh zpt]piuh pdviyiuh zpmgfnIym]yi>u[
n]uk]Re}]h t]uh tfum]yi vii. aE]<]f[
atiikueT kUil v Ou>u EpRA kuThbh vk
vnie O>u B]g[ kU>eki p]R]N anuv]dh
Ec]dic{t[. mhgl kuThbie Ood>Y]l avR[
kuTiekiyi>i]N anumtiyuh Bic{u.
kuTuhbn]n]y n>]yf>ueT k]h k<iu. ek]}
L kTuEp]yi. kuTikiTuk]>ueT `vuh vvuh
ep>uki. mueE]e k>uu O>u kuTuhbn]e
aB]v]l mhg[kuTuhb]hgL n]uh n]uv<iu
ti>iu.
Evieki}]yi>u mhgl BUmi[ Ayi>h Evikuh
avk]sikumu]yi. p>>]vk]sike]L kuTikiT
]N vv>ueT avk]sL ztigufIBvic{u. mhgl
trv]Tie ]v>jhgmvuil k]t]y kuer B]gem
iuh xh>ifem[ p>>]vk]sikil tmUvR
vic]>ic{u. av>uh trv]TuBvninu vec{]>u Evieki.
ALb]l muM]>]y kuTiEy]vk]sikL[ at[
aE>]ckm]yiIRu. "v]vil mhgl kuTuhb
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HiuDRp>icyh
eme]i}. \eil at[ wLvk]set]f["
`vR v]dic{u. pe |o nY]yv]die murnux>ic{[
mhgl trv]Tie Eviyuh pURv{]Dikh murukie]i
>uu.
`}vRuh yEh zpEvsi]m]yi>u mhgl
BUzpEdsil
kuTiEyri]Rv>ueT
pruEvikueT
|T[ ekei>iu trv]uEvi Ep]ey]fie
HiuueT mth. p mt Eviki]yE]L Hiu
Luh mtie Ep>iE]>u Evi ekEi vu!
v]vm]f[? HiuL[ O}, p mt]pk
M]>uh mtuh mtzgumu[; O>u vYiyueT m]zth
AikYiuh aBizp]yiuh Otuinilut} Hiu
ueT mth. |o mt]c]>YM]>uh, mtuh, zkiuvuh,
muHduh pirutienztEy] vRSLumu[ AviRBvi
c{v>]f[. avR \pEdsic{tiuh evieTuiytiuh
kurv]yi}]et kUTut]yie]uh zkiumuHd]dimt
L evieTuiyiumi}. xhGTn]bh ek]umuEriy
t]f[ av>ueT Enh.
p>xVe eeky{T]nu AzgHh HiuLi}]yi
>uu. mtie Ep>ieViiTi]nu AvsYvuh avRi
}]yi>uu. xVyh xu>]yi, 'bHujnxuK]y bHujn
Hit]y' zpvRic{uek]i>uvR anY>ueT muteinu
ek]tiek]fh? 'mn[' D]tuvil niu]y 'mth' `
pdiu 'mnnh' ecy[tt[ (arit[) `]fRh.
mte aBizp]yh `Riuh zpEy]giuh. |en
zkiuvie mth zkiumtm]ytiEn]L vuni m]y
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HiuDRp>icyh
>Itiyil jine mth eejnmtvuh, bue mtm]y
bumtvuh \]yi. g]fptYmth, s]mth, eevv
mth, eesvmth, s>mth, >]m]nujmth, m]Vmth, siKmth
`ien `ztEy]mtL muuh pium]yi. |o
mt]c]>YM]e>}]h eedvpuztM]>}. eedvh tey]yi
Bvic{v>]f[. pE |v>ueT anuy]yikL mth zpc>iiu
v]N xhGTit>]yi v]uh kuvuh ek]iriyi}.
zkiuviEnyuh muHdiEnyuh mt]c]>YM]>]yi Ad>iu
v]N HiuLu x]DiuE]Lte A mt]nuy]yi
kueT xhGTitkEy{e mtvi>um]yi purhtuv]nuh
k<iyuh. mte}]h O>u viy a>y]l vZie
pt>h s]Kk]efuh, A vZie n]>]yEvE>]Tu
kUTiy t]y[Ti 'xn]tnDRvu'm]ef]f[ HiuueT
mth.
xV]mi viEvk]nN aEm>iyil evc{[, visVxmh
zpKY]pic{ xtYvcnLte |vieT O]Riuk.
"O>u mth x]tYm]efil `}] mtuh xtYm]yi>i
fh. A niyil Hiumth `ztE]h `et]Ef],
aztE]h niuETtum]f[".
"aDmm]y jQ]>]Dn mutl atYumm]y zbv]dh
vE>yu `}] mtuh Hiuvie En]il, mnuSY]
]v[ atie jMinuh x]Hc>Yinuh viEDym]yi
ant]zp]p[ti[ ecy{u aztyuh p>izsm]f[."

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HiuDRp>icyh
"|o eevviDYLiTu O>u xmnVyGTkmu[. |o
seev>uYL[ piil O>nu>kxV>mu[ \u
zsi]en]>umuvR[ atu EkLukyuh ecy{]h".
"n]n]tVil
~ktVm]f[
zpkZtikith;
Hiu
|thgIk>iuu. mu mte}]h ci ]v>xi]
L \pnYxic{[ av xmud]yie Eml aTiEc{i]N
En]uh."
"HiuL mteyuh tVs]zEyuh OE> vu
vie >u vs]yi k>utiE]>uu. >uh O>u Ep]e
yuiyiuh s]zIyvutkiuh aDiitm]yi>ifh".
"s>iy]y mth mnuSY>ueT \pEdsil niE]
pukp]>]yfh ek]E] xiiut}, pviztvuh
Anivum]y
kR]nu]nueT
Pm]yi
a>]]vini]ku
zpbuty]ft[.
B]>tie
viBi mtxzd]ye}]h '~ktVh' ae}il 'aedVth'
` Ekz]syil niu zpx>iuu."
ptue kuTiEyri, pie kEy{ri mun]yi niuek][,
trv]uk]E>]T[ "niLuxVuE]? \eil aetE
t]f[" `vk]sv]dh ecy{uve>E]ey]f[ anYmt
miSinrikL Ec]diut[,'"HiuL[ O>u mt]pk
nuE]? O>u mtmuE]? O>u mtzgmuE]?" `e}]h.
\[. HiuL[ O>u mtmu[ `euh ninilu
'xn]tnDRh'.

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HiuDRp>icyh
HiuL[ O>u mt]pknu[
'|osV>N'.
HiuL[ O>u mtzgmu[
kvry]y 'Evdh'

xc{id]xV>Upn]y

]nvinueT

HiuL[ O>u c>iztmu[

|[ mnuSYnriv]N
x]Diutil atipu>]tnm]y O>u c>izth.
Hiumtil `}]mu[ Hiumtil |}]et]uh
me]>umtiumi}. `e]l Hiumth 'xn]tnDR'
m]f[. at[ xRv{mtueTyuh m]t]v]f[, zpBv]nm]f[.

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