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Am J Q 2008
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Am J Q 2008 21
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KoD$Z AmV Amco H$s !
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Am J Q 2008 23
""dMZ hUOo dMZ gmho~. ~Jm Va Ia.''

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nim Vwhr. Vwhmcm coQ> hmoVmo`.''
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Am J Q 2008
CJrM h h H$$Z hgcm.

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Amho ~Km.''
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Pmonmim
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AmmmM _r dm_ZamdmZm hQ>c, Hw$UrVar òBc `m`cm hUyZ.''
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{dMmac `m AWu H$mhr Zmhr, eH$m Amcr hUyZ-''

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IM H$am`cm hdm.''
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ZmOyH$, XoIUr, _Yya AmdmOmMr \w$camUr `m`mg_moa
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""Cfm, EH$mX JmU hUUma ?'' Am~mZ {dMmac.
""nadm ao{S>Amoda cmJc hmoV Vo hU VmB !'' dgVm
hUmcm.
ZmZmZr dm_ZamdmZm IyU Ho$cr {Z hQ>c, ""h, CfmVmB,
EH$ JmU hmoD$ Xo P$nH$s.''
Cfm q^Vrcm Q>oHy$Z C^r am{hcr. CO`m hmVmZ {VZ A~mS>m
gmaIm Ho$cm. nXamMm H$mR> MmnyZMmonyZ ~gdVmZmM {VZ
Jm`mcm gwdmV Ho$cr.
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Am{U Ho$hm gnc ho cjmV `m`cm Vo ndrda ZhVo. {Z`m
H$mem`m JYdZJarV hmoVo. AZoH${dY VVwdm {ZZmXV hmoVr.
Z{VH$m`m nm`mVcr Zynwao ZmOyH$ damV {H$U{H$UV hmoVr...
- XwnmaM OodU hmoD$Z dm_Zamd Am{U ZmZm AmoQ>rda Amco,
Am J Q 2008 27
Vohm dm_ZamdmZm dmQ>c, OodUmMr Mr AmO W_ H$icr.

amoO ImZmdirVco A ImD$Z {OôMr Md Jocr hmoVr.
AmVm \$$ "hmo' hU`mMm AdH$me hmoVm. \w$camUr
`m`m XmoZ Imo`mV òUma hmoVr. gwaoI damV JmUma hmoVr.
Xmohr doiocm MH$a nXmW nmZmV _mS>Uma hmoVr...
amOmMr H$`m _mVamMr ~m`H$mo hmoUma hmoVr.
""XmoZ {XdgmV H$idVmo,'' Ag gmJyZ dm_Zamd Am{U
ZmZm Kam~mhoa nS>co.
Am{U ~mhoa nS>`mnydu nwhm EH$Xm Cfm >rcm nS>mdr
Ag dm_ZamdmZm dmQ>c. `mZr diyZ nm{hc, {IS>H$sV Cfm
C^r hmoVr. dm_ZamdmZr p_V Ho$c. CfmZhr p_V Ho$c. hUOo
Vr _mVamMm ggma H$am`cm amOr hmoVr ! dV:Odi`m
d^dmMr H$nZm ZhVr, hUyZ Vr amOdmS>mMr Anojm H$arV
ZhVr. Amn`m Xm[amVyZ \$$ Vr _`_ pWVrV Om`cm
CgwH$ hmoVr !
Eg.Q>r. n`V Am~m nmoMdm`cm Amcm. _moQ>ma gwQ>m`cm
nmM {_{ZQ> am{hcr, Vohm Vmo dm_ZamdmZm hUmcm, ""_ZmV
H$mhr eH$m R>ody ZH$m. amOmMr amUr emoôc Ag aZ Amho Cfm
hUOo. _r nmMr dmQ> ~KVmo. cmH$a Cma nmR>dm.''
Eg.Q>r.V dm_Zamd _Zmer hUV hmoVo, CfmM $n
Amn`mH$S>o emoÛma Zmhr. {VMm AmdmO Amn`m KamV
\w$cUma Zmhr. {V`m ^`mgmR>r Am~mcm H$idmd, AmnU
cmcm V`ma Zmhr. haH$V Zgoc Va BW nw`mcm _r Xwga MmJc
Wi {V`mgmR>r emoYVmo. lr_V, gwXa, a{gH$ AgmM nVr {Vcm
nm{hOo !
""dm_Zamd, Jngo ?'' ZmZmZr {dMmaco.
dm_Zamd VrVyZ OmJo Pmco. hUmco, ""Jn Zmhr, {dMma
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hdm-''
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nmg hOma nò IM H$am`cm hdm. Amho Am~mMr EonV ?
Vwhr ZH$ma {XcmV Va Xwgam Hw$UrVar _mVa {Vcm "hmo' hUoc.
_wcrcm $n Amho. cmImV CRy>Z {Xgmdr Aer Amhoo. {VM c
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AS>Uma Zmhr. Vw_`mhZ `dhmar, ehmUm _mVa Hw$R>Var

AgocM H$s OJm`m nmR>rda {Vcm hmoH$ma XoUmam ! _mP EoH$m
Am{U hmo hUm. nYam {XdgmV ~ma R>moHy$Z XoD$. c H$am`M Vo
`m`mM Kar. `mZmhr IM nS>Uma Zmhr, Vw_Mohr ngo
dmMVrc.''
""_r {dMma H$aVmo.''
""AmVm nwao Pmcm {dMma. _r dV: n {chZ `mZm H$idVmo
- _mVamZm _wcJr ngV Amho. _whyV R>adm.''
_whV R>acm. c Pmc. Cfmcm KoD$Z _mVa nw`mcm Amco.
MmirVcr _mUg CfmM $n nmhZ M{H$V Pmcr. EH$m gm`m
_mVamcm BVH$s XoIUr ~m`H$mo {_iU hr gmYr Jmo> ZhVr.
""ZmH$mnojm _moVr OS> hmoUma, _r gmJVmo.'' MmirV`m
EH$mZ ^{d` dVdc.
""{hcm emoôc Ag nmVi `m`M hQ>c Va _mVamZm
nJma gnyZ H$O H$mT>md cmJoc.'' Xwg`mZ _V `$ Ho$c.
MmirV`m òH$mcm _mVamMm hodm dmQ>cm.
CfmZ KamV nmD$c Q>mH$c Am{U _mVam`m XmoZ Imo`m
MH$MH$sV Pm`m.
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gmYM nU MH$a A, KamV Q>mnQ>rn Am{U _w` hUOo Cfm.
gXd gwImZ \w$ccocm Moham.
_mVa emioV Joco H$s Cfm H$m_mV JTy>Z amhr. {edU{Q>nU,
AmdamAmda `mV doi XdS>r. _mVa Jo`mnmgyZM `m`m
ò`mMr dmQ> nmhV KamV dmdaV amhr. Hw$UmH$S>o OmU Zmhr,
òU Zmhr. {Vcm \$$ ggma _mhrV hmoVm. _mVamZm Oam ~a
dmQ>oZmg Pmc H$s {VMm Ord Imcrda hmoB.
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EH$mm amOmMr amUr hmd hUyZ !''
""_r AmhoM amUr. Vwhr amOo Am{U _r amUr. hm Amncm
amOdmS>m.'' Cfm _mVam`m Vm|S>mda hmV R>odyZ hUo.
_mVa ^rV ^rV `m Jm|S>g hmVmMm _wH$m KoD$Z hUV,
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YmdV AgVmo. H$me gJirH$S>o {\$aV AgVmo. amOmZ hHy$_

H$am`Mr ImoQ>r, hr Cfm `m`mg_moa hmV OmoSy>Z C^r AgVo.''
""Cfm, Vwcm _r AmdS>Vmo ?''
""Vwhmcm _r {OVH$s AmdS>Vo `mhZ Vwhr _cm OmV
AmdS>Vm.''
""Vy gwIr Amhog ?''
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_m`m gwImg_mYmZmcm > cmJoc. _r Xodmg_moa C^r amhmVo,
hUVo, Xodm Amhmcm AgM gwImV R>od. _m`m cm`H$snojm
A{YH$ gwI {_imc`, Vo noc`mMr e$s Xo.''
`m {Xder _mVamZm Kar `m`cm Cera Pmcm.
Cfm doS>mgmaIr Pmcr. Xw$Z _mVamZm òVmZm nmhZ Vr
YmdV OmD$Z Xodmg_moa C^r am{hcr. XodmnwT>o gmIa R>odyZ
hUmcr, ""Xodm, Am_`mda cj R>od.''
_mVa KamV Am`mda CfmZ {dMmac, ""AmO Cera
Pmcm ?''
""hmo, hoS>_mVamZr EH$ H$m_{Jar Q>mH$cr Amho _m`m
J`mV. AmVm _{hZmâ amoO Cera hmoBc Agm.''
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AmVm amoO Vmc_r `m``m AmhoV _wcm`m.''
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""amJmdcrg ?''
""Zmhr Va H$m` ? _r Hw$R> OmV Zmhr. òV Zmhr.''
""E, AmnU Ag Ho$c Va ? EH$ {XdgmAmS> _wcmZm KarM
~mocdrZ _r. _r Vmcr_ KoBZ. Vy BW C^r amhm.''
- _mVa Kar Vmcr_ KoV hmoVo. Zm{`Ho$M H$m_ H$aUmam
_wcJm gmaIm MwH$V hmoVm. _mVahr `mcm {eH$dyZ H$Q>mico.
hUmco, ""_cm Zmhr dmQ>V Amnc ZmQ>H$ hmoBcg ! Cm
hoS>_mVamZm gmJyZ Q>mH$Vmo, ZmQ>H$ a H$am hUyZ.''
Vmo _wcJm aS>docm Pmcm.
Cfm nwT>o hmoD$Z hUmcr, ""Vwhr {dlmVr `m. _r nmhVo
{eH$dyZ `mcm.''
CfmZ Zm{`Ho$Mr dm` hQ>cr, A{^Z` Ho$cm.

_mVamMo S>moio {d\$maco. Cfm`m AJmV hr H$cm hmoVr ho
`mZm R>mD$H$M ZhV. Vo EH$VmZVoZ {V`mH$S>o nmhVM am{hco.
gdmX hUyZ Pmcm Am{U nwT>c JmU CfmZ hUm`cm gwdmV
Ho$cr.
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dmOd`m.
~mhoa`m JcarV MmirVcr _mUg Jmoim Pmcr hmoVr,
`mZrhr Q>m`m dmOd`m.
Cfm cmOoZ Mya Pmcr. hUmcr, ""_cm ^mZM am{hc Zmhr.
_cm dmQ>c, ZmQ>H$mVcr _wcJrM _cm ~mocm gmJVo`.''
Vr nQ>H$Z AmV`m ImocrV Jocr.
_mVamZr _wcmZm Kar Om`cm gm{JVc. Xma cmdyZ KoVc.
AmVm Cfm aS>V hmoVr.
""aS>m`cm H$m` Pmc ?''
""_mP MwH$c. _r Ag gJ`mg_moa Jm`cm ZH$mo hmoV.
Vwhr amJmdcm Agmc.''
_mVamZr Cfmcm Odi KoVc. {VMo Aly nwgco.
""Cfm, _cm \$ma AmZX Pmcm` J. Vw`m AJmV {H$Vr
JwU AmhoV ! _r \$ma ^m`dmZ g_OVmo dV:cm.''
""Vwhr IaM amJmdcm ZmhrV ?''
""Zmhr J. VwPr enW.''
Cfm EH$X_ _mVam`m Hw$erV {eacr.
MmirMm emaXmogd hmoVm. emaXmogdmMo A`j Am{U
{MQ>Urg _mVamH$S>o Amco.
_mVamZr XmoZ nò {Xco. hQ>c, ""_mPr dJUr.''
""Amhr dJUrgmR>r Zmhr Amcmo. Xwga EH$ ZmOyH$ H$m_
Amho.''
""~mocm.''
""MmirV `Xm Zd ZmQ>H$ H$amdg Ag dmQ>V`. Vw_`m
gm^m`dVrZ `mV H$m_ H$amd Aer {dZVr H$a`mgmR>r Amhr
Amcmo AmhmoV. amr BWM Vmc_r hmoVrc, XmoZ _{h`mMm Z
Amho. ^y{_H$m Zm{`Ho$Mr Amho. `mZm ghm JmUr AmhoV.''
Am J Q 2008 29
""nU {VZ H$Yr H$m_ Ho$coc Zmhr AmOn`V.''

""H$~yc Amho. nU Amhr `mM JmU EoH$c`. `mMm
A{^Z` nm{hcm`. `m {Xder Vw_`mH$S>o _wc Amcr hmoVr
Vohm.''
""_r Cm gmJoZ. {Vcm {dMmac nm{hOo.''
""Ahmo, Vw_Mr nadmZJr hrM Iar ! `m`m AJmV H$cm
Amho. VwhrM CmoOZ {Xc nm{hOo. Vo H$mhr Zmhr. Amhr Vw_Mm
hmoH$ma KoV`m{edm` BWyZ hcUma Zmhr.''
_mVamZr "hmo' hQ>c.
A`j Am{U {MQ>Urg {ZKyZ Jo`mda Cfmcm ~mhoa`m
ImocrV hmH$ _macr.
""Cfm, Am_M ~mocU Vy EoH$cg Zm ?''
""hmo nU _cm Vo O_Uma Zmhr.''
""O_Uma Zmhr H$m` ? gJi O_oc. AJ, _cm ZmQ>H$mMm
Iyn fmoH$ hmoVm, chmZnUmnmgyZ. nU KaM Xm[a. $n ho Ag.
_mPr BN>m VerM am{hcr. Z{e~r ho H$Q>midmU _mVamM
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XoIU eara Amho. AmdmO Amho, CnOV A{^Z` Amho. Vy _moR>r
Pmcrg Var _cm AmZX Amho.''
""nU amoO Vmc_r hUOo Vwhmcm OmJaU, Vw_Mo hmc-''
""Vo {dg$Z Om. Vy _moR>r hmoUma Agcrg Va _r KamVc
d`nmH$nmUrgwm H$arZ. Vwcm amOmMr amUr H$aVm Amc Zmhr
_cm. {ZXmZ Vw`m JwUmM MrO hmd, Ag H$cmdVmM {OU
Vwcm XoVm `mdo `mgmR>r _r dmQ>oc VodT>o n[al_ KoBZ. _r H$cmdV
Zmhr. Vw`m JwUmM H$mVwH$ H$am`cm Oar {_imc, Var _r Y`
hmoBZ. Cfm, Vy "hmo' hU. Vwcm Ho$cM nm{hOo H$m_. AmVm _r
{Orcm noQ>cmo`. Vwcm Iyn CMmda ZoD$Z R>odUma Amho. gmX`mMr
g_mkr, lo> A{^Z` H$aUmar cmoH${` ZQ>r-''
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H$sVu ZH$mo, Zmd ZH$mo, H$mhr ZH$mo. \$$ Vwhr hdo AmhmV. _mPo
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Am J Q 2008
amOo, _r Vw_Mr Xmgr. m Xmgrcm amUrnX nocVm òUma Zmhr.''

""Cfm, Cfm, Hw$R>o {eH$crg ho ? _cm Ho$dT>m A{^_mZ
dmQ>Vmo VwPm ! nU `mgmR>r Vw`m JwUmZm nm`Xir VwS>dUma
Zmhr _r. Vwcm _moR> PmcM nm{hOo. _mPr C_oX R>acr Amho Vr.
Vwcm "hmo' hQ>cM nm{hOo.''
""nU-''
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""~a _r V`ma Amho. nU _cm O_oc Zm H$m_ H$aU ?''
""Cfm, VwP H$m_ A{V_ hmoUma. VwP Zmd JmOUma. VwPo
\$moQ>mo gJirH$S>o N>mnyZ òUma-''
_mVam`m ZOaog_moa CfmM ZmQ>H$ C^ am{hc. Cfmda
H$mVwH$mMr \w$c CYicr OmV hmoVr. Amg_VmV {V`m JwUmMm
gwJY ngacm hmoVm. g_mYmZm`m Pmonm`mda ~gyZ Vo CMM
CM PmoHo$ KoV hmoVo.
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am{hcm.
MmirV EH$M {df` hmoVm - Cfm !
_mVa hr VwVr EoH$V hmoVo Am{U Y` hmoV hmoVo. EH$ gmYm
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ho mohmM nmVH$ H$UmH$UmZ H$m hmoBZm, H$_r H$am`M.
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{ejH$m`m ImocrV Zoc, ""~mocm.''

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nZrM _V KoD$Z Cm Oar gm{JVc-''
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hHy$_ Amho Vmo. _m`m hHy$_m~mhoa Vr OmUma Zmhr.''
- amrMm d`nmH$ _mVa H$$ cmJco. Cfm Vmc_rhZ
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hUo,
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hmoV.''
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AgVmo Va Vy Oo Ho$c AgVg VoM _r H$aVmo`.''
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ZmQ>H$mV H$m_ H$am`M Zmhr. _cm {gr ZH$mo`. H$mhr ZH$mo.
_cm \$$ Amncm ggma hdm`.''
""doS>r Amhog ! Vwcm ggmam`m JmS>mcm Owncr Va Cm
{MJwmnwT> H$moU`m Vm|S>mZ C^m amh ?''
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m gJ`mMm drQ> Amcm`. VrM VrM ^mfU ~mocm`Mr, VoM
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dmQ>V, Vmc_rVyZ _YyZM Kar niyZ `md-''
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_m`mgmR>r Var Vwcm ho H$m_ Ho$cM nm{hOo. Zmd {_idcM
nm{hOo.''
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hUyZ !''
CfmZ hmV nwT> Ho$cm H$s `m`mgH$Q> {Vcm Odi `m`cm
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{WQ>r dmQ>cr nm{hOo.''
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_mVa Cfm~amo~a Amco. ZmQ>gWoV`m Hw$Umcmhr Amnc òU
AmdS>c Zmhr, ho _mVa dV:cmhr H$iy XoV ZhVo.
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Pmcr. Cfmcm Vo OmUdc. Vr hUmcr, ""Vw_Mr EH$m _hdm`m
`$ser AmoiI hm`Mr amcr`.''
{XXeH$ hUmco, ""Hw$Umer ?''
_mVamH$S>o ~moQ> XmIdyZ Cfm hUmcr, ""ho _mPo Ò_mZ,
`m`mM CmoOZm_wi _r BVH$s _Oc _macr.''
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""emioV {ejH$ Amho _r nw`mcm.'' _mVa hUmco.
""hUOo _mVa !'' {XXeH$ AmT>VoZ hUmco, ""hr
gJ`mMo noeo ZmdmZM ~Xcco AmhoV. qenr dV:cm Q>oca
hUdVmo, hmdr dV:cm Zm{nV hUdVmo...''
dV:`mM ~moc`mda Iyf hmoD$Z {XXeH$ JS>JSy>Z hgco.
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gm{JVcg ?''
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W_M AmR>r C_Q>cr.
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nr. eoIa.''
eoIaZr Z_H$ma Ho$cm. hQ>c, ""_mPm nmm XoD$Z R>odVmo.
Vw_Mmhr m. ~mocnQ> Wm~dyZ ZmQ>g>rH$S>o dimd, _moR>_moR>r
ZmQ>H$ gmXa H$amdrV Aer _mPr `moOZm Amho. _m`m ZmQ>H$mV
Vwhmcm `m`cm _cm Zoh_rM AmZX dmQ>oc. AQ>r H$mhr ZmhrV.
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Zmhr EdT> AmmmM gmJVmo.''
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