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hte ntU htth kMtt yuxu s r[thtuwk rhth. yutu
u{kt Au, n {tete yfuhwk ftkR, yue ftor Au, n eO
fht ni.
{t{ts{tk tht yu t {t{tk { u rfr
ytue ntee sYh thu ne yuxe ytsu Au. huf tk
tt, {trne, znt yu fttyu s ttk uRyu fu sute uh{tuo
tuhthe r[thhe fu wtfthf fto{tuu u ytue fu, yuxwk s
nek utuu t{tu fhte t{t yu rnk{ htu.
yt {txu sYhe Au r[tht uh{tk tuz fht hnute.
yu {txe su{tk r[th Qu Au - u uWh fhte, uu tu th
ytte yu krthu u {tufwk tth ytte.
r[tht t tu Au : tk[ -[-o-nt-[[tokt-k..... uhu. yt rr tutu{tkte {utu r[th tt {s-znt{tk rh{u.
tk[ yu {txutu h tu Au. t yuft, tute Vwhu,
tutt qt{tk hneu tk[ tht Wt{ r[thwk u tR fu. tfzwk
wMf {t yktht qt{tk MMt r[thwk fturzwk xte {u tkntk
fhe fu, sue tke yttt tuftuu tt.
yt tt tYu y{the yt wMfue Au. yuf h{tk A
[qkxutk wMftu su {u tu r[th ytu, {tht r[thtuu w fhu, {e
trstuu w qh R . r[tht w ztt u{tk Qht
tutrn fhu fu r[th {tu Stwk qhwk tzu.
y{the wrMft u yt{tkwk yuft fhe fu tu ttk tk tie {nu ttof tu.

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tMtrf
yttu r f[uhet fuz tke tu yut ft{te hthe Zt
{utt rftu yZueu nwk uXtu ntu. tu s yuf t{wk ]t nwk.
ttuztu { nwk t ue httu. tk t{ ]te t{u s, u tee
nuh ntu yue [ee[e s{e uEu, {u twk fu u xqrte
Wth rtt hMefwkzt rftht h tksu {u nwk uXtu Awk. eS
s tu te htu hMu {tuxhwk qkwk twk fu {thtu { tke
tu.
yt t e sqe Au, Atk u Efte s ntu yu{ {u
tu Au.
fftt nuhe tk{t{tk u ft{fts{tk htus tqz zqutu
hnutu yutu nwk thu xqrt Enth fu yt{tttu yu yhqt; yu tuMt, yu rr{h{ M htte; q q fhtk ft u tWtk
sktu; {tuze httu e ttutk tu w r, t tuhu
hMefwkzt tee thu he ske U, yu yqo u yL yut
rtkztt {ut{tk hkuh
k e Vqtue tut u etk httk
e[ sktue t r[thwk Awk, thu {{tk tt Au fu ftuE ht re
tksu kttuo nwk yuf tIoh st Mu utu ntu. yuwk s
fu su yt wrt{tk tk Au s rn.
fu u {uttu s rn; fuxfuxt ftht {ttu {U utk
ntk!
fwkt... wrthe fwkte t t ytu Au. nS u yu he
Mte tuttk Atufhtkytuu ttu Eu qrk Xt Entht rMeo yut ftuXtkt
sk{tk, ftuXtk ee eeu tute htushtuse kthttt{tk {q
Au, ytt tu rtte fzfze Xkze{tk [tke htu {the htetu
ySXtu t ute yttte f[uhet ytkt{tk yuf qu, fqte tu
Qe Au. t ytu Au, of tf twrht.
{ntrtYt ntze uxe{tk, rt u{tk k
wwk yt{ twk Au, xqrt Enth{tk u et hkt tutur
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Vqtutu u {utu httu Au. tuhe yttote t{wO ytft huet

tuVtte qkwk e wk Au. httu {ntrtYt ntz{tk-t{tk
tuftuyu yt tzue ntutte u y{tt yu zu Au! fuxfuxtk
he tftu, h-theytu, fut qe tnwfthtu, tftu, rXthtytu
u rtheytue Sttttu {u rh[ ttu! {tht kt{tk uXtu
uXtu {tuze ht we rftheytue yss ttu nwk tktu.
yt t tuftue ttu {thu fnue Au. yt wrt{tk su {tuo
{ttue yhsh nw ytuAe Au. yu {to{tk ftu u fuxeu yTw
Sthtytu yt {ut u yh u{tkte nu Au, tkrte ft
tuhftuh fto rt. u{tk M{htuu nwk qe tu te.
{thtk yt M{htu ytkte te; w:te Au. MAk
f]re yu et qr{ - {thtu ut - {u feu {tV rn fhu. {U
tkwk Au fu, tuttu wtu tuu s fq fhtte wttu th ttuztu
ntu u Au.
yute s yt tto sL{e Au.
rqrqt ktutt

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yu yhe frt Au ..
e rqrqt ktutte ythf yu kte u{ s
the trne yuf {nt f]r Au. yu yhe frt Au. yth
we ytutue rn yue yhe tTqr{ft{tk fu su qr{fttu
{te e se Meu tt {txu t fht{tk ytu Au, ftoyu
yhe yu ytrte t{ztke qr{ft{tk ntwqrqof yu
erfh heu {twk yu yut yttt tthwk {tuh{ r[t
ytuwk Au. yt heu t yw yu ntwqru hku hktuwk {t
yu f]rwk yk ytftof r[t ytuwk yt ft Au.
hkw yt Whtk e rqrqtt t{tk yuwk ftkEf Au, fu
su ytt ykht ztu Muo Au, u ytu ] fhu Au. yu
ytt tutt ykh{tk hnue f]rttwk ytu et fhtu
Au. yu fu ]ttu yu ueytut, wtut yu Vtut, {qrtkt yu
Atuzt, u{ s yhSt u{e s te, hkw yu o tut yuytu
t Au. yuytu ftkE yu o tuu MrrTe su{ fthte fxft
fheu fu q{of ft[te ut te, hkw nthrT {tee te
swyu Au.
yt f]r{tk {u{u yte {t su su tt ytwk Au, u
uf tt Sk Au. e yu tttu nuhte q qh ntutu eu
yu{t{tk ytrftt {tee t{trft yu ht Au. t{zt{tk
yu yhe {{tk ytt yhe hn h hnutk {teytutk yu
t[tk rrr Au.
sot{f trn hefu yuwk {q wk [wk ntut Whtk, yt
f]r yte {t yhtu yt{t yu tk t{tu r[th hsq fhu Au,
yu f]r yu {t ku u ywht Wt fhu Au. yuf yL yu
yt f]rwk {q Au, fu {te yue ttrf rhMtr{tk futu ntu Au
uwk otne o yu fhtu Au. {te fwh tu e heu ut u Au,
yu tute sYrht ktuttu yu e heu yu hee fttx fhe
tku Au uwk ytu yn ttrf heu twk Au.
- werfw{th [uxhS
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yhwk yTw tIo u tut {teytu

[u E se ftt - ythf
ythf tkt Ae yuu qe ft n. ftt ykh ft
tu. yttu { ntt teu u U[t {tkzu, fe uue yu
yhqr{ e u ft s yth rt t[ut[wk St yu tuftu e.
wMft thku uf e rqrqt ktutte Mtt{tk
ns Wu Au. {thu t xqkf{tk yu te fhe Au fu, yte yTw
fttt ktefhe sYh t {txu? r[thtuwk tht uc trn,
{tt Su fuL{tk hteu-tutwk- toe A wMft tht nuwk fht{tk
ytu Au. yt{tk thuf rr the fu rue ttttk uc wMftu ywt,
ttwt, Ytkh fu ktefh tht {qft{tk ytu Au. yt s rt{tk
ythf {q wshte ywt 312 ttwk wMf 100 tt{tk
ntut t[f rhth we ntU[tzttu q { t ftuo Au. ythf
u yut {qq ttu kt{tk yttwk yk frX fto, Atk
W{t nuw ttu yu tr yt fht {tt{ fhe Au. yt tAe ttue
yuxe s fu ytst {trt {{tk {t ytu {q wMf tk[e
ft t[ftu we yt kt wMf ntU[u, ythf ttu uytu tuMe fhe
fu.
e rqrqt ktutte ie tue, yTw. yuf Ae
yuf z qtk , huf z swe s heu ytftuo yu u{ Atk yte fttwk
tu yfk hnu, {q uw ttu ywkt hnu. yu{wk tttu,
{ttuu {te-t{te Wtt he, t{-Mttu-wytu-tu-o w-keteytu-f]rtk rrt Ytu-tufSt Yhk-{tewk {tus-yt
tku yu{u yt{tT fto Ae fkztto ntu yuwk ywq tt. ftttf
tk ytu, yr, nthtu sttu te. thu yu tk ntu, yu
r tktu s e hnu Au. yn u{ fuxtu t eu {k {k
wku ytu Muo Au! ytu wrttk u Mtu Vto ntuEwk, -sk
utk nu, hkw yt yu yu{tk u n s ftuo ntu. yu utu
yttk t{. skt tIo, {te kktu-u{e yt ftt wu wu
ytu W{t te hnu ... yu t ttu...
tt xu
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kh-tu to nutke t Au. nwk tsuh{tk s e.yu. ttu
ntu. tufhee tu{tk rtu rttu ntu. {U r[th ftuo fu, ytsu
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te. yuxu yttu r nuh{tk hze u uee {qytutk o fhe.
eswk fhttu wk ntu!
yut{tk eetu tufh sttt yttu u yuu {tht ntt{tk yuf
r[e {qfe. yu r[e{tk eettyu ite Whte fhe ne. ee{tk
qrr{tu ytsu s{ nwk. {thu u {rntt t{ [qftt nt. yuxu
qht rn tu ytuAt{tk ytuAt Yrt tu yttwk s yu r[e{tk stwk
nwk. e yu{tk yu{ stwk nwk fu u nwk it rn ytwk, tu
yteftte ee{tk {thtte s{e ftu rn.
eette t tuutu ytt t[e ne. {the tu
et{tk V u Yrt u ttuzt ytt nt. yuxu yu r[etu ftu
st ytt rt nwk ee{tkte nth efe ztu. nth tu eftu
tk swk ue {qk{tk nwk ztu. uzttkftue tte tufhe Atuzu
ytsu yuf s to qhwk twk nwk. yuf to{tk tu tufhee tu{tk u {U
t fhe ne u Xuftute yuf s st {tu ntu : tufhe
te te.
hMu stk y[tf etu uxtu ttu. nwk u e Attt{tk
yuf s tue{tk hnut nt. ythu tu yu yewh{tk fet fhtu
ntu. e {u utkU s qhte tue QXtu, yu [h, tk
[ttu tuM? [t u ytt Attt{tk sEu uetk o fhe yteyu.
yte sqe st{tk { ytu. [t! [t! tk tu stu nu. utu
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tu n{tk etu itu Ltu Au. yu ytsu tt ytttu Au. yuu {u
ke tkt r{kt ytwk Au. yue s{ethe yku fetwk
ft{fts nwk fhwk Awk u yuxu. [t tuM, [t, u uEu tu yu w tE
su!
kee nuh{tk yutu e e tu fu ftu eettu u
fwk [wftwk tu qu {httu thtu ytu u t ytwk rn. stu
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htt yrth tt we [ttu. yrt u nwk Attte rt

tt kw {kteytu nt. thte {the u yrte [u q tZtu
kk kttu ntu. ftuus Atuzt Ae yt y{thwk nuwk r{ nwk.
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thu yuu ftwk, ftu tuhu [th tu nuhx Mxex{tk {thu tk [t et
ytsu. qtu rn. te khwk {ft Au.
esu ru yrtwk h tue ftZwk. y{u e ttu
fhe. Ae yrtu qAwk, n{tk wk wk fhu Au ?
{U ftwk, uzttkftu tt{tk rtfe tufhe fhtu ntu,
n{tk tu uXtuX Au. {thu nu rtfe tufhe tu te s fhe. u Awk
esu ftuE Xuftu tufhetu ttu tu Au fu fu{ ... yuf-u Xuftu t
fhe Au. {u yue ytt Au.
yrtu ttuztu r[th ftuo yu Ae yu tutu, tht
sut tf {tu tufhe {tk sht {w~fue ze uEyu. u yuf
t fhwk. U tu ftttu yt ftuo Au u?
nt. {U tu yuyu.e.e hett th fhe Au,
fet fhte {tht{tk nt{ te.
yrtu ftwk, qt rst{tk y{thwk wk {tuxwk sk Au.
[ete nh etk s{e Au. tk y{u yuf {we{ httu Au.
yue Wh ytxe {tuxe s{etu ktuM fhttu th tktu yu
{u tu te twk. yute y{u t te yuf tu {te
t{tk tu Aeyu s. tu wk tk su?
e th {tt ft yuu Auhu Au. {u ftkE yuwk s
twk. yrt yt wk fnu Au? ytsu yuf tote tufhee tu{tk hztk
hztk uzttk rtk tE tk, yu ytsu [t etwk ytnqof
yt{kt yte t{ute tAtu tufhe Mefthte rke fhe httu Au?
yrt q tutu yu rhtr yt{e ntu. yuu tu
h s fne tkwk : nu r[thtrV[thtwk hnut u. nwk n{tk s {tht
rtSu ft e tkwk Awk fu, {u yuf yk rtw u t{trf
{t {e tu Au. y{thu s{ethet ft{tu fth {t te
uEtu. yutu {t {tuxu tu [tuhe s fhu. tht sut ut u wte
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{te s y{thu sYh Au. sk n{tk s ewk Au. te nh etk

s{e ftkE sut-ut {tt ntt{tk ttuze tUe ut Au? the uzu
{thu thu t fhe s te. the huh nwk wk Awk. thu nt s tzte
Au. nwk n{tk s twSu e Awk fu the r{qftu ft u {tufe
ytu.
u yXtrzu nwk {thtu tu t{t Eu e.yu.zw. huut
yuf tfzt Mxuu Qtuo. rtttu tuh ntu. s{e h u ]ttue
tZe Att thtue ne. sktk qh qhtk ]ttu h wB{ Atuwk
ntu yu{ twk nwk. huu tEe ku tsw xtttk uhtu ntk,
tkte t xtte wk Eu yttu ntu. tth{tk
rsot u tkr ne. {{tk twk fu su S nwk rtt Awk u
rsotwO u yfte {qfu ue tkrte wO nu.
tksu tzwk ytwk. yu tzt{tk s ffttte E ytutu u ft{tu
ytuZeu yte ht rte. hV sue Xkze ht ne. {u e h fu
yte ftr Xkze nu! thu zftu ttu thu tzwk [twk nwk. {U
ytt uwk tu s{etk Yhk tE tk ntk. f]rueyu u
swtk s nutO ntk. uhtu ntutk. Me suwk ftkE utwk ntuwk.
V ttk{tuxtk sktu s ntk. thuf tZ, thuf ytAtk. [u [u
wtk {uttu yttk. tk ue te ntu yu{ twk ntuwk.
tu nwk f[uhe ntUtu. sk{tk s th etk tV fheu ttuztk tte Atutk qk ztk ith ftO ntk. sktk
s tfztk, skt s tk u skwk s t twO nwk. qkzt{tk s{e
h fwO nwk.
yt tk qkztk tk s tktk ntu yu{ twk nwk. qkztke
ykh stk s et te, t e u et tke t yte
ne. qAtk h ze fu nutk f[uhe ske eS tswyu ne.
tk rtt{tk te nutEte {wk rn, yuxu ttuztu nutk s
yn yt tk qkztkytu tktk ntk. tu s hwk ute nuwk
nwk, yuxu tee fe {we ntue.

{U setu {tuxtu t fftt{tk s rttu ntu. r{ttutu

tt; wMft; txfru{t; st yu t rte see nwk ft
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s fhe ftu ntutu. yte rhMtr{tk V ttuzt Yrt {txu su styu

yttu u st yte rso nu ue tu {u ft rn. rtu
h rtu ne st nt. qht ntztu u sktu h qtoft{tk nwk qtuo
utu ntu, u tksu qhtO ]ttue tA qou zqtu nwk utu
ntu. yu qtuote qtoM [utu yrth ftftu rtttu r
e heu rttu yu {thu {txu yuf {tuxe {Mt ne. ft{ fhwk ntu tu
wk ft{ tE fu yu{ nwk, nwk tu T tu s ytutu. ynt
tuftue ttt nS qhe {stu ntutu. ft ft{{tk nS {u qhe {
ze ntue. su ttuze [tuzeytu ttu E yttu ntu, u {tht ytuhzt{tk
tk[e tk[e nwk rtu su{u{ qht fhtu ntu. f[uhe{tk su {ttu nt u
skte nt. yuytu {the t {su rn, nwk yu{e t {swk rn.
nut r tu u we su{ et. e th tu twk fu
[qt{tk tufhe, yn hneu St fhtk tu fftt{tk ux Xtufeu
ze hnuwk wk thwk. yrtu ftu u tk [turzt{tk nt ztE E
u yt sk{tk yteu ztu ... t hu t, yt se {thu {txu te.
htu {tht h{tk ueu ytt r[thtu fhtu ntu, tk f[uhetu
] {we{ tu [eo thwk Wtzeu ykh yttu. yt yuf s {t
yutu ntu fu sue uzu kte{tk t fhtwk Tt {u tkzwk nwk.
tutw yn th-yZth ttuote nt. o{t rst{tk t
Mxue Sf tkf yuwk h nwk. {U ftwk, utu u, tutw.
tutw tue whe h uXt Ae tut, {u yuf t
fnut yttu Awk. tth t y{Me ftu tkt yttu Awk. ynt
ftuE {ttu rt fhtu rn. yt ktt te. ynt tuftu tu
t ht Au...
kttt t tuftu fkE nw tht te tutw.
yu nwk wk Awk {uushtw! yu w:u u {uurhtu eu tu nwk
yn yttu. nwk thu nunutu yn yttu thu {u e {qk
te. yt sk uEu {u ht{ Aqxe. nu yuwk twk Au fu ktte
t tu yte hne xt fu qt Awk tu u-t rte
thu nwk tk hne s ftu te u.
tutwt {tuZt hV nwk tfe httu. Ae tutu, yu{ fu{?
skwk U[t yuxwk wk shwk Au fu?
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tuxtw {tht {tuZt hV uEu sht nMt u tut, yu{ s

{u u. yu tu {u yutu yw tu. t s fftute ytt
Atu, yuxu fftu st ze htt Atu. {the {h te Au,
{uushtw! yu tu ttuztu yn hnutu u Ae yne yue {tt
tu. uu u.
yu{tk utwk wk Au?
sk {tht {tu fu E uu tnu! e{ue{u tuftue
ez u ytu {u {u rn. {thtu yutu s yw Au {uushtw!
u {rnu yn s tut t{u ytt ft{u utu thu yuwk s tuwk
fu thu ynte te .
{U {{tk u {{tk r[twO : t yue t{tkte {u [tu.
{tht {e yue Mtr ytu u nutk ynte htSt{wk yteu fftt
[te .
tutw tut, htu u kqf tu tu s hteu qwk.
yt st the te. nutk yn f[uhe{tk ztfwytu ytut, u wk qxe
ut. ute nu ytu f[uhe{tk tt it htt te.
tufhee e tu fhe tuu tufhetu ttu ttu rn, u ythu
yt tf st{tk yte ztu. nutk tu ntu fu yt st yte
Au tu fu{u fheu nt tz rn. ytt r[thtuwk {t [twk nwk, tk
Qt [kwk tIo uEu {thwk { nt yk Vw e wk.

f[uhete ttuzu qh zt yuf sqt u rt ]te ytt

thtu [tuhtu [utu ntu. yu zu t tLx tnutu z fnut. yu
t{ tte zwk ue e t fht Atk ftkE {trne {e rn. yuf
r tksu Vhtk Vhtk { rt hV qtoMe tut utu utu yu
[tuht h uXtu.
nwk tk yn qh qh yte [ztu! {u qkt{ tt te.
ftuE rso yh{tk, te u tke qkze{tk nwk hnutu ntu ... V
uxu th! wk {t yn hne fu? {u ftuE {t, {u ftuE
kette, yuftuyxqtu. ftuE t fhttwk rn. ynt tu t
{qh ske {ttu, sht he t tu uytu {su s rn. yut
tuftut tt{tk rtu rttt! hu t! {{tk e fwO fu nu
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yt {rntt tu ttuztf s rtu tfe htt Au. yttu {rntu {u u{

fheu ytk {[eu ftZe te. th Ae yrtu yuf tktu ft
eu, tufhe{tkte htSt{wk yteu tAtu fftu [te sE.
tAtu f[uhe{tk yttu u etu te yuf [tuze tk[tu uXtu.
tk [tufeth {wuh yteu t{ fheu Qtu httu. {U qAwk, fu{
{wuh, wk Au?
{wuh tutu, nsqh, {u {we{twu {thu {txu yuf tukze
fZtE het nwf{ yttu u.
tukze fZtEu wk fhu wk?
yuf tuZte fZtE ntu tu fuxe z tt nsqh! yuu tk
sEyu tk ttu E sEyu tu yu{tk t hkt, yu{tk yte [esMw
hte ft, yu{tk s{t, u e tke ue [t rn. {u yuf
fZtE yttu.
yt wrt{tk yut he tuf ntu Au fu su{u A ytte
tukze fZtE {u fu u Mo {wk ntu yu{ tu! {U tkwk nwk fu
yt ut tuftu t s he Au, ytxt t he nu yu{ tu
thuwk rn. {u yu{e h {tt WS. esu ru {the nete yuf
r[eu uhu {wuhn rAtt h{tkte yuf fZtE hee ttu
u {tht xu h {qfe {u qfeu t{ fheu Qtu httu.
tE wk. nsqhe f]tte fZtEwk tE kw. yuwk ytkte
Vw {w uEu yt yuf {rnt{tk {u nunuwk twk : fut
ttut tuftu Au! hwk w: {thwk rn, yu tuftuwk Au.

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tu { fftt{tk rttu ntu, yute yt yhqr{e
rsot Ate h {tuxtu th {qtu ntu u{ {u q
k te ne. f[uhete
yuf {tE qh yuf h{e st ne. tk ttk ttk ntze
htk nutk ntk. utu ftu kttu ntu, yu htke ku tsw
te{tk Qthtk ee Vqtukw sk nw.k ffttt t{tk yuu MtEzh
ee fnut. ske MtEzh ee {U feu uwk ntuwk, {u h
ntue fu yte yuftk styu htke the rAt{tk Vqxtk yt
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ee Vqtu ytxtk wkh ntutk nu, yu {tk yu yte {eXe wk

Vuttk nu. e th nwk tk tk r[tu ue ytft, kt u rsottu
Wtu fhtu.
[{tk [{tk nwk tuzt h the fhe Vht stu. Yyt{tk tu
tuzuthe nw Vte rn, e{u e{u tuzuthe{tk nwk rt e
tu. u u {u twk fu se{tk tuzuthe sutu ytk esu tk
te. suu thu ytt rLte u{tk ytft u tute
EAt {ws tuztu Vuhtu te uu yu ytke {s rn zu.
su ft{u {txu nwk yntk yttu ntu u ft{ rXtte fhtt
{tht tu [tw nt. ytxt nh etk s{ee tu Mtt fhe
yu fto fkE nw ytt ntuwk. eS yuf te {u yn ytt Ae
h ze fu yt s{e nutk-yuxu fu teuf to quo-e{tk zqe E
ne. yu euf tote yu s{e tAe e{tkte nth yte ne.
su{u s{e te{tk zqtk, ttte s{e Atuze kt th fheu
yL styu tx ftuo ntu, yu sqt tuftuu s{eth nu s{e
tAe ytt htS ntut. tze Eu yu thu tu Eu t
turtu yu s{e{tk tttu ktuM fhte s{ethe
[ttS ne. yttoT r[tht hth rtt, yt rtt, yk
he yut tuftuu tutt Ltqoft nfte kr[ htt{tk ytt
nt, yu uytu thuthu yteu hztfft, tut ttheu t[t
fht Atk u{u s{e tAe ytt{tk yte ntue.
{the tu t sqt turtytu yteu tute ohe
fnte hsq fht ute, tt u{e yMtt uE {thwk hze QXwk,
ftuE sqt turtu s{e ytttu s{ethtu fzf nwf{
ntutte {thu t[the ywe ze.
yt hV t turtytu {tUeh, qt, twh, Atht
uhu yttt rst{tkte ytt, yu yuytu tut h tke
tAt [tt st, yu{tkte u-tk[ s e s{e htt ht. yt
tu s{enU[etu { yuxtu tu e{tu ntu fu, nh etk
s{e{tk turtytu ttk ftkE rn tu ek e-[e ttuo ee
yu{ twk nwk.
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y{thu yuf eS te f[uhe ne, tuh ske [{tk. ynte

yu ytue {tE qh ne, yu stwk t{ xqrt nwk. u fu suwk
sk yn nwk uwk s sk tk nwk. tk f[uhe htttu Wvu yu
ntu fu yu sk{tk h tuo Ztuh [httwk tzwk Eu tutrtytuu
t-U [htt ut. yt Whtk tk tu-ttu etk
s{e{tk skefwwk sk nwk, tk tt fezt tutt {txu tuftu yu
sku tzu htt.
fwtu Ehtu ytttu { sef yttu ntu, yuxu
yuf r tuzt h xqrt hV htt ttu. y{the f[uhe yu
xqrte [u yuf t {txetu [tu t-ytX {tE tktu ntze
hMtu ntu. yu uwk t{ Vqrft-Enth nwk. yu hMtu tk
]ttu u utytute hqh ntu. [ue styu sk yuxwk wk tZwk nwk
fu tuztu hehu tztk zt u tkztk tt s fhu.
xqrt yt nwk nue th s yttu ntu. twk tte Atuwk
yuf Athwk nwk. Athte ykhe tU s{e fhtk sht [e ntue,
he ykh tze qft fte ne u skt tze zteytute
tke ne. tks ztk nutk tu nwk tk ntU[e tu ntu. yntk suxe
Xkze ne uxe nwk tk hnutu ntu tk ntue. {u tu twk fu u Xkzete
nwk Xhe sE. tufhtuyu tztk zttk u tkztkytu te wk fwO nwk,
yue tu s nwk yuf fB{tk hte yue whe h uXtu, u e t
{the ytt tu fwkztt{tk uXtk.
{U xtheu qAwk, yt t {ttu Ehtu ut ytt Au?
xthe tutu, t nsqh! yu tu t ttu tuu ytt Au.
{u yttt Atu yue h ztk ytsu u rte yu f[uhe{tk yteu
uXt Au. yu tuftuu tu yue heu yn ytte yt Au. nS ftu ttuzt
e {ttu yte hnuu.
ytwk tu {U fe tkwk ntuwk. {U ftwk, t {txu ytu? {U
fkE yu{u yt{kt ytwk te.
.... nsqh! yu tuftu r[tht t s he Au. t tu yu{u
tttu {tu te. swth u {ftEt htuxt thu {rnt r[tht t
Au. t tttu {u u r tu yu{u {txu thu Wtu t. yt
ytt Atu tu yu rr{tu t tttu {u yu tuu r[tht [tt
ytu Au. uu u, nS tu e fuxtu ytu.
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ttke tu y{u t-ytX s nt, u y{the t{u ttk

ttk u ttk Athtk ntk. yuf Atht{tk nwk qttu ntu, yu e
Atht{tk tk htttu fhttk ntk. y{the [thu tswyu ykthtte
Atuwk yu {ut, u {ttt h tttute thtuwk ykfth{
ytft ntk. yt ~ {u huh yTw twk nwk, u fu yt
r[hrhr[ ]e{tkte rhtr eu ftuE qL n{tk, ftuE eS s
ytt u hnM{ Sttttu nwk ythk fhtu ntu yuwk twk.
suxt tuftu ytt nt, uytut ftuEt heh h yte tf
Xkze{tk ntuwk. htu twk fheu yuytu ht rtt nt. httu
thu q s Xkzeu eu ytu thu ttke q Sf e[ztEu
th we ue hnu.
ftu u tte {u yt tuftu Bt. yu{e rht, yu{e
ht, fXtuh Skt{tu t{tu fhte yu{e ht - yt
ykthe yhqr{ yu rn{ ttowk {w ytft, yu{u rtrte
VqrAt hV st utk te, t[ut[ yu{u z whwt tu
Au. sht y{ttu t tttu {u yu ytku suytu e{t xtutte
yttu ntze {to fteu {tEtu hMtu xte ytt, yu u
yt{kt rt. u{e ytk n fhte fuxe us Au utu
r[th fhtk nwk yto{w Ltu.

su{ su{ rtu et t, u{ u{ ske {tt {u rut

yu rut e E. yue rsot u kt{u qhte hkttk
tzwk wk ytfto nu u tu nwk fne ftu te - n{tk n{tk {tht
{{tk yu{ s tt fhwk nwk fu, yt rLte rt u Atuzeu,
tte e se yne {txee wk, tk wtue wk, yt
Mtet, yt {w Atuzeu fftte tk{t{tk tu nu nwk tAtu
rn s sE fwk.
yuf rtu k tu se{tk fe nwk qe rn. {u
tu Au fu u r tuq{ttu ntu. f[uhet tufhtuyu h ee ne,
u yttu r Ztu tzeu ntue Qse. tksu {u t[t
[ttk ntk yu uEu nwk {tht ytuhzt{tk sE etu te {tuze ht we
nuz ytprV {txu fttu tu uXtu. ft{ qhwk fheu rzt{tk uwk tu
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yuf ttu ntu. Xkze tu u hehu Xthe tku yue ne. yuf rthux
E the{tkte {U nth ztuftwk, thu {U su yTw ~ uwk utte nwk
{w u rM{ e tk s sztE httu. suu {u {w ftuo ntu u
{htrte q{e yoe yue tuMt ne.
nkw thte yttu ntu thte Xkzeu fthu {tuze httu
thu nth eftu ntutu, yu fthu ntu fu {u u{ VqrftEnth{tk rhqo tuMtwk Y {U nue th s uwk. thwk Wtzeu
nwk nth yteu Qtu httu. tk [iL ntuwk. tufhtu yttu r
t[t fheu ttt nt u rhtku t nt. T tL e
qr{ ne yu rM sne {ht ne. yu [tke htwk o
tE fu. se{tk thu yue Att rte [tke {U uE ntue.
th Ae tu Vqrft-Enth{tk [tke ht tu fuxeu th
uE Au. Vt ttk thu fuqzttk Vq ytt uu hke te[tte
AtE u Au, thu fuxeu Qse [tke htu tth{tk fuqzttk Vqe
{eXe wktu yw ftuo Au, thu uf th yu{ twk Au fu [tke
ytxe e Yte ntuE fu, {{tk yttu r{r WTtt ut
fhe fu, ue ktt{tk tu fe nwk ft fhe fwk. Vqrfte
yu [tke htwk o fhttu nwk rn fhwk, yu tIostu
tk we t rh[ tt tk we ftu tktte fu uwk
tk[tte fe { zu, yutu htut heu rh[ yttu ykr
Au.

yuf r yt{ttt uo fuBte tAtu Vhtu ntu thu

tksu {u nwk hMtu qtu. e qr{ ftkE u {t ntue, tkf
skte xtue [e huete qr{ ne, u{tk [u tAe e
sue e[tte qr{ ne, sktu tk yk yttu ntu yu{ utwk
ntuwk. [e styu yteu uwk fu tk f[uhee tu nw{te
fu tktu etu ut Au! tk ysttwk r[ ntu.kw V [ee[e
s{e, ft yu tW rt fwk s utwk ntuwk. u ftf qBt
Ae thu ftkE sktu Auztu {tu rn, thu {{tk twk fu tt
uEu nwk rt e fhwk. e{ft ntu, ftwhwt hth {tht {ttt h
ntu. hth {wk rn fu fE rtyute Qhe yteu hth
{ttt h yttu ntu. t{kzu tut ftuo u{tk Vt
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{e rn. rht{u tttue {te rt tute ytt Atuze Eu

tuztu { Vtu u{ Vuht {kztu. uyuf {tE qh tu, tk sk{tk
yuf etu uttu. et hV t hteu tk tu tu {U uwk fu e[
ske [{tk yuf te qkze ne. e{ ntut Atk yu qkze yt
twk wk nwk. ttte ttuzuf qh yuf s uXtu uXtu fkE fhtu
ntu.
{tht tuztt tzttu yts tke yu {t yuf{ [{feu
Qtu ttu, u tutu, ftu Au yu? Ae tu {u ytutu yuxu yu T
Sf yttu, yu Ae {u q ytn fhe tuzt hte Wttuo.
ut {tu yuf [xtE tthe u u h nwk uXtu. {U qAwk, {thwk
t{ wk? yuu ftwk, w {nttu, nwk tu ktut Awk. yt u{tk
ktut r ftk tu ue fhe fu wt fhe, yu tu nwk tu ntu,
yt {t yt rso u tZ sk{tk yuftu wk fhtu nu?
{U qAwk, {u yntk wk fhtu Atu? {thwk h tk Au?
nsqh, U [htwk Awk. {thwk h ynte {tE Wth rt{tk
Au. yuwk t{ h{wh, A{rt xtut{tk.
{the tute Utu Au? fuxef Au?
yu {tu ote Wth yttu, tk[ U Au nsqh.
wyu {u ttuztk Vtu yttk u tttu ytn ftuo. wyu
tuu ttuztk V etk. ttt ystt{tk yue qkze{tk rttk
ttuztk ttu [f[ftk uttk. ttkt ystt rt nth u
tf ykfth ntu. {U yuu qAwk, wk yuftu yn hnu Au, u u
ssthe ef te te?
w tutu, yu{ ef htu ftkE [tu nsqh? y{thtu tu yt
ktu Au. n{tk ttuzt r nutk {the qkzee tA yuf t ytutu.
Ue u tze ne ue h yue tZ ne. ttu yts tke {U
htu QXeu ztu tztu, {t teu q{tq{ fhe {qfe. Ae
yte ht yte te nsqh! rtt{tk yte ht rttk
tuu Au.
we yt fue yTw ttu {U tke Au! Qzt te
t, St thte t, u yk tfe nhtVhte t uhu.
yt rso ske yte rhMtr{tk we su ttu {u hnM{ yu
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Mefto te ne, u u fftt{tk httu httu nwk tk tu {u yt

ttu T {qtoEhue yu tf s t. e ttu fkE e
styu kt rn, yuu {txu su styu t tke ntu u Mtt
tt eS rhMtr yk {ntu t su Au u tu t
tkth s u Au. we e t{tk {u yk tt ytosf
t ske U u ut xtuzthtue te.

3
W ttu yttk s tLx tnut ze xtu[ Wh ehir
ntze rt{tkte yuf tk tk Qzeu yttk u uXtk. qhte tu
u yu{ s tu fu ze xtu[ Vu Vqtute htE E Au.
yuf r yto wftut yut ft yt whexu
teu nwk uXtu ntu u {thwk ft{ fhtu ntu, tk {wuhn-y{thtu tufhyteu tutu, nsqh, Lt ytut tuttt ytu {t yttu
Au.
yuu ftwk, {thwk t{ Lt ytut. nwk {irte t Awk.
skt Et qt{tk f[uhete yrth {tE qh wkrXt
rtht{tk {thwk h Au. {thu he ue Au. ttuzwkwk tsxwk fhwk Awk.
nwk yte q{u {thu tk s{twk ytu yt{kt ytt yttu Awk.
yt {thu heu tk yte [hhs tt f]t fhtu. yu tittu
{u nttu yttu. yt t{tk yrth {tE qh s{tt r{kttu
Mefth fhte {the tu sht EAt ntue; Ltt yr
ytnu eu {thu ythu nt tze ze.
q{u ru tuh Ae tZt ftt sk{tkte ftuEftu
yuf ntte yttu uttu. ntte f[uhe yt yttu yuxu {ntu stwk
fu yt ntte Lt ytuttu tuttu Au yu {u E st {txu yuu
{tuftu Au.
ythu ntte h ueu Ltt h hV t fwO.
e[u u ot etu hk s yu ztu ntu. ytft u {tht {tttu
yzwk nwk. qh qhe qhe rrh{ttytu qr{u uhe e ne, yute
u ftuE {tte ] h[tE ntu yu{ twk nwk. yu {tte ]tu nwk
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hnute ntu, u qh qht Motuftutu u ntu yu{ {u twk. u

ttkytue e[u, ]ee eeA{ qr{e Wh e tw{kzu
ueu y~ heu nwk tk yttu u stu ntu yu{ {u twk.
wkrXt t{{tk sutu {thtu ntte u~tu tu utwk fu tuftu nthk
hMte ku tswyu {u utu Qt nt. t{{tk utk ttuzu qh s
Ltwk h nwk.
Aqxf Aqxf yut tzkAtte Atut ytX- ytuhzt nt. rt
st ne. nwk sutu h{tk uXtu fu u th kfq t yts tt. nwk tu [{tu.
yut{tk ntu ntu Lt ytut yttu u L{tqof {u h{tk
E tu yu yuf {tuxt kz{tk whe h utztu. Ae tus. ktu
su t{q{te tuse Mtt fhe ne u tu {the ft{tku ntuwk.
yuf {tuxt txt Wh yt {qfuwk, u t{u yuf XtftuhSt iu {txu
ntu yu{ e teytute hqh yutu tt {qfutu.
tks ztk nutk {u ste ut tE thu Ltu yuf te
tue {tht ntt{tk {qfe yu ftwk, yt nsqh {txu shtwk Au. nwk rM{
tBtu. tue{tk [tuf Yrt ntu yu{ twk. ytxt t Yrt ftkE
shtwk ntu rn, u e Lt ftkE y{thtu turtu ntutu. nu
u shtwk tAwk ytwk tu yu y{tsf u ]nMtu Atsu yuwk o
tu, yuxu {U tue Wtze yu{tkte yuf Yrtu etu u tue yuu tAe
yte ftwk, yt{tkte {thtk Atufhtkytuu Uzt ztu.
Lt yu{ nusu Atuzu yu{ ntutu, {U yue t
tkt h s, nth sE ntte h the fhe.
esu ru Lt {the f[uheyu yttu. yue uzu yutu {tuxtu
Atufhtu ntu, {U yu{wk L{tqof ytr fwO, u s{t {txu ytn
ftuo. hkw yu s{t k{ ttu rn. Ae h ze fu {irte t
e ftuuE tu tk s{t te. eS ytzeuze t fto
Ae Ltu {u ftw k , {thtu {tu x tu Atu f htu Vq rft-Enthe
nuethe {txu W{uth Au. tu ytu yue r{qf fhte f]t fhe
s zu. nwk tu yuf{ [{tu, {U ftwk, Vqrft{tk nueth tu Au.
yu st te te. yut st{tk Ltu {u ytktu Ethtu fheu
stwk, nsqh, yt tu {trf Atu. {u thtu tu wk fhe ftu?
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{u thu yto twk. yt u fue t fhu Au! Vqrfttu

nueth tu wk thwk ft{ fhtu ntu. yuu e heu ftZe {qfwk? ftkE
tkfwt h yuu h yte yu{!
Ltu ftwk, fuxt Yrt nsqhu shtwk ytwk tutu. yuxt
Yrt ytsu tksu s ytu {tufe ytwk. {tht Atufhtu nuethe
tu ytu ytt rt Aqxftu s te. tutu nsqh, fuxt? tk[tu {tufwk?
ythu {u M {wk fu Eftu {u Ltu t {txu s{twk r{kt
yteu ytxe t{q{ fhe ne? Ltu {U tVtV t fheu rt
ftuo. u{ Atk {u twk fu Ltu ytt Atuze ntue.
ttuzt r Ae tf u Auzu Lt {the tx uEu
Qtu ntu. {u twk fu {tht ftk tu tt fu yuu tk nwk s{t tu.
u qhe zteu yuu {tht Su fzwk te ewk nwk. ytte
h ntu tu yutu zAttu nwk u fu? {u uEu Lt yuf {wh
ntM uheu tutu, {Mfth nsqh.
nk. yn fu{ Qt Atu?
nsqh, wk tu tu Atu. nwk nsqhu thtu Yrt htufzt yte.
{tht Atufhtu tufheyu tze tu.
Lt, {u tkzttkzt Atu fu wk? {the t {thtte {tL
tE fu rn. sue s{ethe Au ue yt sEu {the t hsq fhtu.
e n{tk su tufhe fhu Au uu ftZe {qfwk ft tkfu? ytxwk fne yue uzu
yuf yth thu tut h {U tuztu tuzte {qtu.
e{u e{u {the fzf oqfte Lt {thtu yu s{ethetu
{tuxtu tw e tu. tk we {u {wk rn fu Lt futu
kfh {t Au. yuwk rht{ {thu the uXu tuwk zwk.
yt Mtte yuf sYhe xt yu ne fu ytue {tE qhe
tuMx ytprVute xt {kte ze. htushtus ytxu qh we {t
{tuftwk ntuwk. ute yXtrzu u th nwk {tu xt ut
{tuftu.
tuhtu tE tu ntu. nS strnht uttu ntutu.
{U ykhte nth yu nthte ykh yu{ ytkxt {tht {tkzt. yn
ytprVwk ft{ {t{tk wk hnu.kw huf rtt {ttutu ynut
ttu; irf rnte [tuze te yue h ne fhe; hfthe
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ftttutu st yttu; xthe u nuethu Whtutk ttktu

rnt utu; e htMtu ytu uu {ksqh fu t{ksqh fhe;
qt, {tUeh, twh uhu styu yttu{tk s{ethet
t {wfT{t [tt nt, u e styu fetut ttu tt
{wfT{t ykut fttutu yt fheu tt sttu ytt; yttk
yu ek h[qh ft{tu u htushtus ttk ntu, tu u-t r{tk
tu yuxwk wk ft{ e zu fu yu qhwk fhtk tfu { ytu. xt yttkU
eswk yuf ft{ tttutt yte zu. nuht fttu ytu, nwf{tu sut
fu y{wf styu ytu, y{wf te t fhtu, y{wf Mtt fhtu
uhu, uu ykuwk ft{fts e zu.
t tu zft{tk [fe strnht e tze
utE. kte {wnhetwyu {u tuttu, {uushtw, yttu yttu,
xt ytu Au. swytu utu... strnht f[uhe tu huete thtue
s{e Au u{tk yttu. yuu utk s nwk whe hte QXtu. {wnhetw
yt t. strnhtu yteu t{ fhe u Qtu httu yu
tfex{tkte xte ttufze ftZe {wnhetwt ntt{tk yte.
u t[e t fnwk tu yt S{tk r[th fheu ftuE Mwu
ute xu {u yn yteu s ze. fuxe t {{tk WTu, e
sqe ttue M{]r ] tt; yu heu {U {tht {tu Wtu yn su
heu ftuo Au utu feu quo ftuo ntutu. yne nhtu e yztu
Atku yu ytk u {tht {{tk yuf fthtu tu ut fhtu ntu.
ffttte yte yn wMftu yu r{ttu uzu ttu fhte
{tte {u e th twk fu yt S nu n twk te. fftt s
{thwk MoM Au. qt fu {tUeh{tk {thwk ftu Au fu tk ? h
ytprVe h rt {thtte fftt st rn, e [tuo yuxtu
tu tt fu u-tk[ r {txu stwk hzu rn.

ttuzt {rnt wuw:u ftZt Ae [it {tt ykte yuwk Lwk

fu {the {tk thu yuwk Lwk ntuwk. tut {rnt{tk ttuztu ht
ztu, u Ae kfh yt] yu ze, {nt {rnt{tk ht ztu
rn, Vt{tk rn, [it{tk rn; u it ftuhtu tu, ttu
ttu sue yt h{e uwk s tewk w: nwk.
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ytu t{tL heu h{e fu tewk w: tu su yto{tk

{Syu Aeyu, ute f]re yt tf rhMtrwk MY {swk
{w~fu Au. y{the s{ethe yu {tunwh yhe [{tk utt
uhtE sk{tkte yuf te ntze e nue ne, ythu tu hue{tk
yu xtE E ne yu V yutk tk s yu ztk ntk. hue
tueu su te {u uu tuu u qhu t{zute Mteytu ttk uztk Eu
yte u yte tuh hue u ft qku thu {tkz ywO uzwk {uwk te
Eu uh tAe Vhe.
tuhu nth Qt hne htwk htwk yt ttowk ytft u yeo
wftue e tzeytu u [t twk rnt{wk twk nwk. [thu
hV u yt te ne. [{tk [{tk tu yttu u u
ytt yku tztu ntu.
yuf ru tuh Ae f[uhee tA yuf et ]te Atkze{tk
nwk Qtu ntu, thu [thu tsw sh Vuhtk {u {{tk twk fu tuhwk
ytkw et MY thu {U uwk te yu yt st Atuzeu tu
Ae se{tk yL ftuE Xuftu yu yu ztwk te. sL{te ktte
tuh uE Au, suX {t{tk twk tf Y uwk Au, yt hw{q
tk fe shu [zu. yt e{-ihYu {u {w ftuo. qo hV
fhe tu u yuf rhtx yfwkz uttu. tuhwk fuwk yTw tIo
x twk nwk! te ht fhtk nwk fuxtuf yu ]te Atkze{tk
Qtu httu. ntht {U uwk ntuwk. tuewk h uwk ntuwk, u
yurze rt xtft-{tfte {hwqr{ uE ntue- yn
{tnTt hwih Y{tk yu tk Mtttutu yM ytt ttu ntu.
nwk u yuf r [tke htu rfth fhtu tuzt h ueu
fwkze yt tu. ttu t-[th tufh nt u u kqftu ne. u httu {U su
~ uwk u se{tk fe nwk qttu te.
h{ yto wf yut fte kte {nuftu ntu. tuftut
txte nwk u qh yte ntUtu ntu. rtytuwk t nwk qe tu
ntu. fwkze{tkte yuf hV tkrte u e t te ee ne, eS
hV u nhtk te etk ntk. e t nh hV ue ne, u nhtk
e ttu hV utk ntk. yu u tue [{tk u-t {rntwk e
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twk tAhzwk nwk. ytwk fhw ~ {U thu uwk ntuwk. yu uEu

hMtk wytut heh h tue {thte {the ]t s tE rn.

u ru tuht [th tt nu. yuxe e h{e

ne fu ft{fts{tk ftkE { twk rn, yuxu yuf [tuze tk[tu ztu
ntu. yuxt{tk ht{rsnu yteu stwk fu f[uhee { tswyu
[t xufht h ftuE ys tkztu ut Au. yu uhuhte ntt ntu Au
u ftkE tuu Au. {U nth sEu uwk tu t[ut[ ftuE yuf s Qtu
ntu, u Ae u ztu ztu ntu u{ y{the hV ytt {kztu.
f[uhet t tuftu {tuZtk ntutk fheu yu hV uE htt nt. {U u
{ttuu yu {tu f[uhe yt E ytt {tuft.
thu yu {tu tt{tk yttu thu uwk tu yut heh
h {e fu kze ftkE ntuwk. yuf {uwk Vtxuwk turwk yuu nuwO nwk; yuwk
{tuZwk tt tE wk nwk; yutu [nuhtu thtu ntu, yutu hk tuhtu ntu,
yut {we ytf]r yk tf e E ne. yut {tuZt{tkte
Ve efwk nwk. ftfe ue fhtt WTute yt u{tk fwt
ske tu{tk yu qtte u r nutk htt ttu ntu. th Ae
tuhu u y{tht u{tk uXtu u hMtu qe tu, fth yuf s
tk, yuf s fthtk tzte hut sk{tk hMtu qtwk yk
ns Au, t fheu yt ute yt tuftu {txu. yttu et t
yu u{tk tAtu yk h{ . yu{tk yu yte tuh qBtu, tk
yuf xewk te {wk rn. hMt{tk yuf {t {wk rn. yut
heh h yuf nuh nwk, tuhtu t yuxtu tu h ntu fu
yuu hehu yt t {tkze fu yuu nuh ftZeu tkf VUfe ewk nwk.
yte t{tk u y{the f[uhe ytt nw{te t yue shu
ze ntu tu r[thtu h Vtuxtu {ttuo .
yuf r yt tuh t yu tet wftu u {t[th
ytt fu i rt{tk {tE u {tE qh sk{tk tf yt
te Au u yt f[uhee hV e e yt u Au. y{u t
yuf{ nth t u ukw tu w{tztt tux
u tuxte ttu hke yrt
nw qhte ytft hV se ute ne. r[th fhttu ntutu.
f[uhet sYhe ftttu, {nuqt Yrt, hfthe s{etu ftu,
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e Wtue s{ethet Mtuu, {the yk [eu ne. tufhtuyu

efto qhu ftwk, yt tu yt yte te nsqh!
{U ftwk, e [eu nth ftZtu. nutk hfthe Mtuu u
s{ethet fttu ftZtu.
wk yTw yu ~ nwk! sku tkeu, tuzeu, e ttuwk
{te qo hV S [tt tuzwk nwk, rt tuztk ntk, ft
[t fheu tk tuztk ntk. yuf Xuftu ske zwhtu tuztk tuztk
f[uhe yt yttk ntk, yu{u tuu tk Au uwk t ntuwk. yt
u{tk t-U [tht hnut tuftue t-U ytte Aqxe tE S
Eu te ne; ske tuxtu {ttt Whte tuhftuh fht Qze t,
yue tA tA ytt t nktu, tAwk yuf xtuwk ske tuxtuwk
ytwk u tA ttuze fthtu yte.
yt e r{rx{tk yte ntU[e. th Ae kh su
yte t{u wk xh ee Au! tk te ntuwk. tze yeo qfe
zteytu u q yu s {tt nrtthtu ntk. ttk {tuZtk u ytktu ytte
yu qhst tu i sutk tf e tk ntk. ytt heh Wh
ht u ftt tee. ntte tu Vqe E ne. yuft heh Wh
u nttu Vtut QXt nt - yt tsw f[uhee e [eu - uxe, txtu,
EMftuhtu, whe, ftx, xx nth ftZeu we s{e h VUft
nt. tke [es tk ktE Au ue t ftu htu? {U {wnhetwu
ftwk, it {u {the tu t[u u Mtuue uxe.
f[uhee st yt yttu t{tu ttte yttu tn
Wth yu t hVte qo hV tu. f[uhe ttT [e E.
tAe e Mwytu h{tk {qft {tkze u qh we qot ytftu
t hku hke rtfthe yrt yte ht rt Vuteu th
we{tk {tunwhttk yt{ sktu hV sE ntU[e.

4
it-suX et u yttZ {rntu yttu. yt {rnt{tk f[uhetu
t{ wLtn W ntu. yn {twk {tuZwk t ut {wk ntutte
yuf tuftuu yt{kt yteu yu ru s{tzttu {u tu ttu. tu
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ftuE t{ ntutte y{u tuhe rtheu {tufeu qh qh hnut tuftuu

yt{kt yteu tutt.
yt u{tk ztte nw {t fhe ze te. {u h
s rn fu yte hee ntuE fu. ktt u {u yuxtu he ntu,
yt ut tth tuftue ht{e{tk kttt he tuftu
ytu thu the yMtttt tu. ytxt {wth ht{tk
yt tuftu ytt nt. , n, tu u tzw tt ytt nt, fth
yn tu yu s thwk t twk.
ht ntut Atk yrrttus tu nu{u{ e wk. tuhu
u tu ytt ht{tk t te t Mteytu s{e h fzwk
ttheu e uXe ne. ttu u-t ttk Atufhtkytu ntk. yu{e
tut htt{tk tt nt, yu{u n fu tu ftuEyu yttk
ntutk, yuxu uytu yuttqof f[uhe hV ue ne. {U xtheu
tuteu ftwk, ut tuftuu ftu ehu Au? yu tuftu fu{ ue htt Au? u
ytxt ht{tk yu{u wt{tk utzt ftuu?
xtheyu ftwk, nsqh! yu tuftu u tutt Au. yu{u u ytu
he ykh utzeyu tu he e [eu nth VUfe ue zu. ftuE
t, trt fu ktut yu Mw t rn. u Whtk h{tk utzt
{txu st tk Au nsqh? yu he tutte Mteytu tu ht
ht{tk nwk u tu yuxu e tuftu {qktt u u{u eht te
t.

uo fBte tuzt h nwk tAtu yttu ntu, tk yuf s fte

tu ueu ufue yze t ttu ntu. t ntutte yut {ut
fztt Auzt{tk s yu ttu ntu. yu {t-uu yu nwMte ntu
{t ntu u - ytxe t tE fu yu {the wu {wk rn. {u
uEu yuu ttwk {qfe Eu yuf{ Qt tEu {u t{ fhe u {u
ftwk, {uush tnu, sht ttu ntu. {u {tV fhtu.
yuf yuftk{tk ueu tk tu tutwk ttwk ttu
ntu u{tk {tV fht suwk wk Au u ftkE {the {s{tk ytwk rn. {U ftwk,
tytu! tytu! Qt tte fe sYh te. t{ wk {thwk? yu{ Atk
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utu {t uXtu ttu rn. Qt Qt s yuu {qkttk st yttu,

hewk t{ tWt tnw nsqh!
{U theu uwk tu {u twk fu yue {h tXuf toe nu.
htuet suwk u tkkw yuwk {tuZwk nwk, hehtu hk fttu ntu. yuf {uwk yuwk
turwk u kze nutO ntk. {tk fkE ntuwk. tWt tnw uzu yt {thwk
t{ r{ nwk. f[uhe{tk yteu {U ht{u xtheu qAwk, tWt
tnwu ytutu Atu?
ht{uu ftwk, S, nsqh, tWt tnwu yt u{tk ftu
ytuu? yu nw {tuxtu yt{e Au. yt rt{tk ttk yuu tk ttk
Au. yuwk h rAt{tk Au. yu tu r Au, r. xthee
t tke nwk yto[ Ltu.
yt Ae tutu ft{u yuf th tWt tnw f[uhe{tk yte
{u {tu ntu. huf yue uzu ttuze ttuze t fhtk {u stwk fu,
yuf yTw tuftuth yut [trhtt {t uzu {thtu rh[ ttu
Au. e{e e{tk yttu {t ntuE fu, u shu ut rt {te
ft rn.
yuf r yu yuf ftze tuxe{tk tt sqt Mtuu
tkeu {u {t yttu. yuu {u ftwk, nsqh, {nuhte fheu yt
t Mtuu sht uE yttu u. {U t Mtuu tte tMt,
thu {tq{ zwk fu {h ttu fhtu rht{u ytX- nh
Yrtt Mtuu rhwtue e t nt.
e yuf e tuxt{tkte yuu e sqt Mtuu ftZt u
ftwk, sht ytu uE tu u nsqh! thuf thuf {{tk yutu wtu
QXu Au fu yt t Mtuu Eu nuh{tk , u fetuu teu tt
tUte . nwk thu {wfT{tu ztu te, {thtte yu u s rn
u.
uwk tu t Mtuu ft{t e t nt. yu tk [thtk[ nh Yrtte ytuAe f{t rn ntu. r[tht t {tu
t s Auhe . {U ftwk, tnwS, yt tnwfthwk ft{ {tht sut
t {t {txu te. nu ftuEu tsu Yrt yttu rn.
tWt {thtu {tu {tu rn. yuu ftwk, ftkE
t {u tu ut te nsqh! nS we [tktu-qhs Qu Au. nS ytt
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{ttt h hetutu ue uXtu Au. u it ftkE t[e htu ttuzt tt

Au? tsxwk t fhwk tu {thwk u rn nsqh! yu tu {thtu ktu Au.
{u yue t {E rn. tst tu{tk y {qze
w{te zu yu u futu ktu, u {u {wk rn. tWt tnwyu {tht
utk s sht w: h kh-tu nh Yrtt Mtuu Vtzeu
VUfe et. yuu yu heu VUt fu u yu tu T ft{tu f[htu s ntu.
u fu yu fttu nu ft ft{{tk ytu yu{ ntuwk - yu{ Atk yut ntt
sht ftkt rn fu yut yts{tk sht Zetwk ytwk. yuu
ftwk, hrtk yu hurztk rtk u[eu nwk f{ttu ntu. tfe {tht
tttt tht{tk tu {u fte ftuzeu {e te. {U it tt,
nu nwk s wft uXwk Awk. yu tu uth fheyu tu Vtu-wft tttk
s nsqh!
V yuf s t{tk {u yue {tuxtE utE. t fztt yuf
[{[t{tkte yu tuthe ftZtu, yuu qze zu fthe ftheu {tuZt{tk {qt
fhtu, u ntk ntk fnutu, htustk tuhuf tuthe ttu nE nsqh!
{thu {tuxt{tk {tuxtu [o tuthetu. u hV Wtet u nw {tuxt
wft u thtne ]tu torft fnute ntu, tu tWt
tnwt sutu torf nS we tu {U tk utu te.

thu thu nwk Vqrft{tk tEu stu thu nwk stfw{thtk

{ftEtk tkztkte Atutk Athtk ytte th ttu. fw{th yu qr{nth
t ntu.
yuf {tuxt u whtt tfwz tze e[u stwk h nwk. yue
tu sEu {U qAwk, st, yn uXtu uXtu wk fhu Au?
, uXtu Awk nsqh.
the {h fuxe nu?
yutu tu {U rnt httu te nsqh, thu ftue e h
w kttu thu nwk Utu [httu tf Ltu ntu.
U fhutk fu? ftkE AtufhtkAitk ntk fu rn?
{the nwu {he tku e-[e h ttk. u efheytu
ne, u {he E, uuu [tiuf h ttk. nu tu nwk V yuftu s
Awk.
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Xef tE. wk yn yuftk st{tk yuftu hnu Au, ftuE

the uzu t fhthwk te, wk tk stu te, fwk ft{fts fhtu te,
yu wk u {u Au? u fkxttu te yttu? st yto[ shu
{the t{u uE httu. u Ae tutu, fu{ {u nsqh? nwk tu nw ytk{tk
Awk. shtu fkxttu te yttu.
Autk e ttuo{tk wrt fuxe tE E Au, ue tutu
ytku nk{u ue hnuth yt stu tkte h ntu? nwk thu
t{tk rt{tk e[t tuh{tk tu ntu, thu st
yt{ ue hnutu nu, u thu {U e.yu.e hett th fhe thu
st yt{ s yuftu ue hnu Au. su tt{tuxt ttu {tht S{tk
{u t {nt tt nt, ue ht{e fheu stt yt
sht VuhVth rtt yuftht Se nwk r[tht fhtu ntu.
ftkEf ste Sttttu t u ftkEf [thu hV ftuE
ftht k rte {w f]r yu kuyu {u stt sutu
rfth, Wte u rM]n tt {tkztu ntu.
nuh{tkte tAt Vhtk thu tuftut txte nwk u qh
, u {tht tutt sk{tk u fhwk, thu qh we thtutk tZtk
sktue tut, wtk {uttu, [t xufhtytu, ske tuxtutu fh,
qotu zftu u hee {w nt, yu tk u yuft{xtk {tht tu
fu E utk.

5
w kh [tke he hne ne. Xkze ntzftku fktu yue
ne. tut {rntt ythe rtu nt. h f[uhete xqrte
f[uhee t fht nwk tu ntu. xqrte f[uhe{tk tk tE-eu
hthu thu htt yrth tt. yuf r s{efheu nwk
thu htuzt{tkte nth yttu, u u Awk tu yuxe {tuze httu u yue
fzfze Xkze{tk, wt ytft e[u [tke{tk f[uhet [tutu Auzu, yuf
Mte Qe ne. {U xtheu qAwk, tk ftu Qwk Au?
xtheyu ftwk, yuwk t{ fwkt. {u yttt Atu yu te
yuu h ztk yu ftu yteu {u fnut te, {uushtw ytu,
ue yukXe htetu t ut nwk yte. {thtk Atufhtk r[thtk nw
nuht tE tk Au.
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{U yuu ftwk, thw.

yu u nwk ytX- r xqrt f[uhe{tk httu ntu. htus
htu nwk utu fu yu Mte {the hte{tkt tu {txu {tuze htu, fzfze
Xkze{tk wt{tk yuft nuheu fqt tu Qe hnue. ythu yuf
r {U fwqn tEu xtheu qAwk, yt su Mte htus t E
Au u Au ftu? yt sk{tk yu hnu Au tk? ru tu tk ute
te?
xtheyu ftwk, yue t {tkzeu fnwk Awk nsqh.
tktu nsqh. uf to nutk yt u{tk ue hsqe
tutt ne. yue efte t ktut, uzqtu yu htztu thth
ftkt. uetu ktu q thu tsu it eheu Ae tXee {te
ts yu y hf{ q fhttu ntu. yu ytX- tXethe {ttu
tutt tt{tk httu. n{tk su{ htrnthe yt sktu tnwfth
Au u{ u u ue ntu.
ue uwh rst{tkte yteu qt{tk httu ntu. yn
yteu su t zhtuf ktut nt u{u Wth it yteu tt {thex
fheu yuu tutu fsu fhe et. yn tx fto Ae ttuztkf ttuo
hneu yu fte tu ntu, tk ftuE ttheu tk t tkt tu,
u yuu yue [ti-kh toe Atufhee {tt te. Ae yu Atufheu
tkte tze ue yn E yttu. u u uee {h
tte-yte toe nu. yn yte yuu yu Atufhe uzu ftO.
thu tuftuyu wk fu yu tthee Atufhe ne, thu uet
tEytuyu-hsqtuyu yue uzu htuxenth k ftuo yu yuu Lt
nth {qtu. yt fwkt u yu ue hsqe rt. yuf yutu
ntu fu thu yu rfte thte te{tk ue xqrtte
ftue yu frtt k{{tk tnt se ne u fthehett [tket
tuxt{tk te ee ne. yue ytsu yte wot Au. ytsu r[thee
{we yu Au fu t u Au fu yu tthee Atufhe Au ute yut rtk
yt{e Mstu{tk fu ktut{tk yue hV ftuE sh wtk fhwk
te.
{U qAwk, yue {t-ue tthe-uu Ae yue efhee
t fhe?
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xtheyu ftwk, {U tu yue {tu thu uE te nsqh. fwktyu

thu {te t ftZe te. yu yt{ s w: u {we{tk tftuu
WAuhu Au. ytsu {u swytu Atu u tu ftkE te nsqh! yuf yuwk su
Y nwk uwk tu yt u{tk {U {the se{tk ftuEwk Y uwk te.
yuf r Wth hVe e{ hV stk, Vhtu Vhtu nwk f[uhete
u qh sE [ztu. yu hV u qh we Vututk ftuXttk tztk sk
ntk. yt tk sktue ewk ft{ Wtze E Atht yu {wwh
rstt fth t tuftu te ue fhe Ztk it f{tt.
ftuXtt sk{tk nwk hMtu qtu, tk yuftyuf ftuE Mtet fkXtu ytot,
ttk tftutu r[fth u yu{wk hw, u whw tt fkXe fXtuh tttetu
yts {U tktu. sht yt sEu {U uwk tu tt Ehtht
[tfhtu yuf Mteu yut t fzeu zeu E st nt. nutk tu {U
utytuu {fte yu{t fk{tkte ue tEu Atuzte. ue Mte r[the
yue tu h{e {the {qktE E fu ftuXtkt tze ytzu sEu Qe
hne. yue yt t uEu {u yk w: twk.
Ehtht tuftu yu{ nus{tk ue tEu Atuzu yu{ ntut. {U
u{u {wk : tw, u yuf he tE tuttk Atufhtkytuu ztt
tk[-A ftuXtk tzu u{tk {the te ueu yuwk u wk wft tE wk?
yuu r[theu uh st tu.
ut{tkte yuf su ftwk, yt t te nsqh! yt tEwk
t{ fwkt Au. yu xqrt{tk hnu Au. yuu tu ftuXtk [tuhte yt s ze
E Au. huf r nutk yuu fze ne - yt{ s [tuhe fhtkthu e yuu h yu Atuze ee ne.
nwk yuf{ [tUfe tu. fwkt! yuu tu {U ytue s rn. yuwk
fth yu nwk fu, rt ystt{tk tu {U fwktu uE s ntue, yuu
uE ne V htu. {U Ehtht {ttuu {fte yu{t ntt{tkte
tu yuu Atuzte. yu r[the yue tu Atuee ze E ne fu Atufhtkytuu
Eu ee uh s E.
u htte fwkt h{e {the f[uhe{tk t ut yte rn.

rttu qhtu ttu u k w uXe.

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y{tht yt sk{ntt e{tzt h y rtyu t-ytX

{tE h - yuxu y{the {w f[uhete [ti-kh {tE qh - Vt
{rnt{tk, ntueu u yuf nw {tuxtu {utu httu ntu. {U tk stwk
e fOw. t te {U ytxt t {ttu ut {u u ~ uwk
ntuwk, yu e yt utu {utu futu ntu u twk fwqn hwk.
y{the f[uhet tuftuyu {u tu ttuo. yu{u ftwk : hMtu tu fhtu Au,
ynte tk ntU[tu tk we {tuxt {tuxt ntztu yu rfx sktu s Au. u
Whtk ytu hMu ske Utu u te ef Au, hMt{tk Me Au
nw qh qh, yuxu {w~fue{tk zt ntuEyu tu { {e {w~fu - yuwk
yuwk tu wk ftwk.
{the sh{tk tr{tk {thu {tuZu tne ttu tkth tittiiteytue s{t yte yuxu {wuh {ntu, xthe tt etw
{wnhee {u yuxe t Atk, {utu ru nue th{tk nwk tuztu Eu
Qze tu. nwk tuztu thuf ze ryu, tu thuf ehe ryu
sYrht {tu [ttu.
nwk tu f[uhe{tkte eftu thte s q ytk{tk ntu. yt
u{tk tufhe et Ae yntu {w u {u e{u e{u {tht
wk rM{h fhttu ntu, st t yt{tu{tue
xuu wte utu ntu, yu {tht r{ttu u tknttku wtte
yu u ftur fhtu ntu. tuzt u u ze [tu [tu fu e{e [tu
[tu, tk oe uxe{tk k wt yt{te eutk hke t
Vqtutu {utu Btu ntu; oe e[u, Wh, {ut{tk u s ttk ttk
]ttue zteytu Vqtut thte [e ze ntu, tk tk u tkztk
rttk Vu q sut xe[ft{tkte et hktk {tuxtk {tuxtk qo{we sutk
Vqtu tute wtte tthu {{wk ttk ntu u ute tuhtu
zftu {wh ttu ntu, thu fuxtu hMtu fttu utu ftu rnt htu?
fkE tu rnt httu s uEyu, rn tu rt yu hMtu
ku qe st yue kqo t ne. y{tht ske n xte u
quo s {u yt {wk nwk. ttuzu qh we nwk yL{Mf tu tu.
tk y[tf t{u s nw qh yut sktu Whtu t u ee hut
ntu u{ trst yuf Auztte e Auzt we thtutu {U utu. yn
e ytwk {tuxwk sk ftkte ytwk?
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{U Vhe th tuztwk {tuZwk Vuhkw. hth nturth tEu tk stwk

nwk u e fwO. yu yu rtwk t hnu yuwk yuf r[ e fwO u u
hth {tk hte ewk. yth {w{tk ntu tu {tuo E swk,
yk ytft{tk r{tu [twk yu rM] ktne sk{tk tuz
u the
fhe u r Mttu ntU[wk, yu tk yufhtk ft{tu Au. suu
yt tu yw ttu nu u {the yt te [tE hth {S
fu.
Vhe tAt q
o t tte e utk, tkztk rttk yutk ]ttue
nth{tt Y tE, Vhe tAe ske Vqtue {]w {wh wk ytt {tkze
u httk t wtue tut yu ze. y{the n xteu ttuzu qh
stk hMu w{tztu uttu. nwk h s u hV tu. tk fuxtf {ttuyu
sktk tfztk fte ftut tt {txu uu e{tk {qtk ntk. yu
ftut uytu rtt{tk qh qht t{u u[tt nt.
{u tuzt h ytutu uEu yu tuftu e t nt. yu{u {tLwk
fu nwk sk tttu y{th Awk. yt rttk tk sktu hfthe ntk
yu ute h rt tfztk fttk fu ftut tt yu wtu ntu. {U
yu{u ytt ytwk, {qkttu rn, nwk sk tttu yrfthe te,
{u Vtu yuxt ftut ttu. {thu te ewk Au. yn tkf {u?
yuf s s{tu s{tu QXtu yu yuf MA, [f[fe tzfe{tk [tuwk
te E yttu. qAtk h ze fu tu s sk{tk hwk nwk uwk
te yu E yttu ntu.
tkte tk[uf {tE nwk qh tu tk fthtu e utE. e th
fheu ttuzu qh tu tk tu hMtwk ~ yk {tunthe nwk. yu u
tuhtu t ntu, kte tu Att he ntue fu hte [tke
ntue. yu t tuh{tk zte tswyu te xtue rrh{tt,
t hV tunthte [ee[e s{e e Vqtk ]ttue
Attte Zkftue ne. ytt u tw Vqtutk ]ttuwk sk nwk. yu
st huh {u yTw te.
{ut{tk ntU[tk tuht yuf ttu. nw {tuxtu {utu ntu. {the
zte hV su rrh{tt tuf {tE {tht {toe uzu [tt fhe ne
ue t hV tt yuf t{t uh{tk ntzt Zt{tk [thu tsw
t-tt sk{tk yu {utu httu ntu. {rntttze, fzthe,
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rxtkt, A{rt xtut, e{t xtut, {ntrtY uhu qh u{

s Sft Mttute tuftu ut tt nt. u{tk {tuxtte Mteytu ne.
hweytuyu t{tk rth fu twtk Vqtu tuMtk ntk. fuxtkft yktuzt{tk
tfzte ftkfe tuue ne. yu{t untu tx t{ ntu.
yuytu {tuste fe {tue, Me t fu s{oee txe tw
htte ze, ke, yhet, T ft{wk u yuf{ nfe txwk
ypuL hee ne. whwttu yuf ite te fte rthux het
nt, Atufhtkytu huze, t tzw, wket tzw yu u{tk utk rstk
tE httk ntk.
y[tf ftuE Mtet hzttu yts tke nwk [tUtu. {U yuf
su qAwk tu h ze fu yukw ftkE ntu.kw ftuEf nwthwu yut rht
t{e ftuE Mte {e ne. yntu rhts s yutu Au fu ftuE Mteu t
{ Ae ftuE rhe Mte, ftuE e ytt eswk ftuE wrhr[ {e
, tu ku {tuxu{tuxute hzt {kze . u ftuE Mte tutt rhe
Mteu uEu hzu tu yutu yto yutu tt fu yu thu e we Au,
yu tu Mteytu {txu wk h{sf twk.
yuf Xuftu yuf wftth [tuzeytu tthe uXtu ntu. ne
wfte, t {sq, ut [ee, u{th Etr
wMftu tk ntk. sht wz utt tuftu [tuzeytutk ttk Wttt
nt. {u twk fu wftu Qt hneu [tuzeytu tk[te xu sue
ytttu tLt urh{tk Au, ue s yt fzthe rxtktt ske
tuftut {ut{tk Au. Qt Qt {V tk[twk {wk ntu tu ftuE
[tuze heu rn.
{utt Mttte ttuzu qh te Att{tk fuxtf tuftu htuE
fht nt. yut {ttuu {txu {ut{tk yuf hV tftSwk h nwk.
ttk tkztkt rzt{tk wkXe yu [fetk t #ztk u[ttk ntk.
[fetk t #ztk yt hV tuftu q nuhte t Au. yu rt ft[tk
itk, qftk ftuXtk, fUV, s{Y yu ske Vhs.
{ute yuf tsw Ehthtu kq ntu. u{tk t {u q
ythqof E tu yu yuf sqe uLzwze whe h {u utztu.
tk {U yuf su utu. utu {t yt wrt{tk Vhe rn {u yu{ {u
tu Au. yu ftu ntu u {u h te t {nttutu ftuE tufh
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nu. yue ytk{tk yu {w h un et yu r{ttu t uEu

nwk yue u ytfttotu. {u twk fu yt {te ytxe e e u fhw
sh t {txu Au? wk yu tu s he nu? yu {t{tk ftu u wk nwk,
u {u thkth yue hV utwk { twk. {u yuf ytk frwk t
t ytwk fu, t{t tuftu h we f]t tuo Au, fth fu Mo tu
yu{e s qr{ Au. yttu e u r{ttu t {U thu ftuEt {w
h utu ntutu.
t {nttuu qAtk h ze fu yuwk h fzthe rxtkt{tk
nwk. t {nttu u yu yuf s t{t nt. yuwk t{ rhthet nwk.
yu ktut Ltrtu ntu. yuf tt Atufht rt yt wrt{tk yuwk
ftuE wk ntuwk. yue yMtt {U twO nwk u {tu yk he ne.
tyu yuu {ute wfte qt fht eBtu ntu. {nutt{tk
htust [th ytt u u xkf ttwk.
{U t {ttu ut Au, rhthett sutu t[tu
{t {U nS we utu te. fuxtu { ne tu, fuxt tufu
qe tu ntuE, su{e Ae r[hft {{tk ykrf tE Au, yut
ttuzt tuftu{tk rhthetwk Mtt {nwk Au.

tks zt yte ne. nu tAt Vhwk yk sYhe nwk. yute

{U t tu rt {te. {the t tktk yu tu u yt{t
hte ztu ntu yutu tE tu. k{
q tk su tuftu uXt nt u u,o ytote
{the hV ut tt. te {tE hMtu xteu ytu fu stwk
T ykr nwk. yuu ftwk, nsqh, ffttt hnute, yt utu
hMtu ytu h te. yuxu st {u rke fhwk Awk. {tE
stk stk{tk tu qo ytt{e su. u u [tke ht ntu, {tuxt {tuxt
ntztu u sk{tkte hMtu Au, hMt{tk tk ftuE {t {ttu k
rn. t nth efttu {, ske U {u, e ftuXtk
tfttu yuxu hw tu r {twk s.
te ytnhe rketu ELfth fheu nwk [te eftu.
t {nttuyu t[wk ftwk nwk. fthtu eyu ntU[tk nutk s, qo
rrh{tte tA yM tBwk.
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ytu hMu ntztuwk Wht, tx s{e, yt{u{ thtutk

sktu uhu yk {tunh twk nwk. [u [u tkfze kze u
tEu ze Au, yu thuf yu kze y~ tE Au. [tuhV kfh
rsot ne. rwk ystwk nwk tk we tu Xef nwk, hkw [tke
htk {u yu{ twk fu u nwk yt u ytut tIote h yut
het u{tk Vhe httu Awk. yu ytk ttu {u te ef tt
{tkze.
yt e ywqryu [thu tswt tikou thu twO. ftuE
ftuE styu hMtu tte Wth hV stu ntu, u e tAtu Wthte
qo hV tkf utu ntu. zte tswyu ot nw [e rn yue
rrh{tt ne, ut Ztut{tk e u twk sk nwk, Whe
tsw ttk ]ttu u [wk t ntk. [tke qhnth{tk fte ne,
]ttue Att yuf{ te e E, u ftuE ske Vqtue {nufte yttu
[tke{ u {{tu e tu. qh qh ntztu{tk tkttuyu tkztk
ttk ntk. yu ~ yk h{e twk nwk, u ftuEyu ntztu
h e{tte x fhe ntu!
yt [tke htu sk{tk { fhtk fhtk nwk r[th fhtu ntu
fu yt S swwk Au, su{u he [th ettu{tk whtE hnuwk {wk te,
kth {tkztu yu sut tune{tk te, yut he Mtt u tnr
{tu {txu ytwk S s {whwk Au. ffttte nwk yn nue th yttu
thu yne et rsot u yttu sktu t, {u futk
yfte {qftk ntk! nu {u yt{tk s h zu Au. yne ske,
hwt L]fyu {u tutt {w{ktte ett yte ee Au, nu wk
nuht tksht{tk whtE hnuwk {u? yt trne ue xufheytu{tk u
t-ttk tu{tk, yt {tu wt ytft e[u fte [tke{tk
{ Vtu u{ tuztu tuzttt ytktu wrtt ftuE t {txu
nwk tu fht ith te.
[tke rut ftt te. eue [tke{tk tttu yu
thtytu w tE tk ntk. {u twk fu yth we nwk sutte
rhr[ ntu u yt wrt te, yt tu Mu Au. yt [tuhV Vutue
tuMt{tk {tuze htu ytt Stu he Wh Qhu Au, yt tu ft
u Mwk - towk {wh V Au. su{u ske Vqtu hV u{ te,
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wk htwk suu t te, trshut suu Ethtte tute tu tute

te, ut ntt{tk fe yt wrt ytte te. t, ftr rn.
{ntrtYwk sk qhwk ttk, [th {tEtu hMtu xttu fu
y{the hn Y tE. htt tu nwk f[uhe ntUtu.

f[uhe{tk Ztutu tke nth sEu u Awk tu fuxtf

tuftu ftu u tkte yteu f[uhet fktWLz{tk Ztu tzt nt.
yuxt{tk s{tth {wttn tht yt yteu t{ fheu
tutu, yuf th {nuhte fheu nth yttu tu.
fu{ s{tth, wk Au?
nsqh! yt u t hV wft ztu Au. t twk rn
yuxu uxwhtu ttu te, yuxu r[tht tk tk t[ teu it
{uu Au. yu tuftue EAt nsqhu t[ tte Au. u yttu nwf{
ntu tu t[ tu.
]fthtu {tht ytuhzte yt yte Qt htt. {wttu
yu tuftuu qAwk, ftu t[ {u nsqhu utztu? yuxu ]{kze{tkte
yuf tXtX totu wtu t{ fheu re tu tutu, nsqh! ntu
ntu t[ u Ah-trs t[.
yu{e ttt ttuze {e ne, ttuze {e ntue. ft[
yu s fthte yu{wk e {u yTw twk nu. ntz u rtht
qhte tkuwk yu{wk e yt Mttu s {wh twk nwk. yu{t t[e
tt V [th ytt ne. f[uhet {ttuyu yuf ttu {u ftwk, yt
[th ytt yu{u u te {t nsqh! yuxu thu yteu yu{tu
tu thtu rn.
httu f[uhe{tk yu tuftut s{te u hnute Mtt {U fhe.
thu yu{e {kzet ytutu tute thu {U yut ntt{tk u Yrt
{qt thu yu tu r{qZ eu {tht {tuZt t{u tfe httu. yu tuftue
xtue{tk yuf thuh htu Atufhtu ntu. yu u ttttu fitu ntu.
yut tkfrzt t nt, yu q MMt ntu. yue ytk yu {tuZwk wkh
ntk. ntt rn yu ntttu yr fhe ttu :
ht rSu t{ {I hurt.
V u xkf ttwk {u yuxt {txu yt fw{wk tf yt {kze{tk
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wk nwk. {U {kzet ytutu ftwk, yt twrhtu yn {qfe ytu.

yn f[uhe{tk ft{ fhu u tueu.
utu ytut yuf yuhe f]rtu {t ntu. tX tuo
yu Atufht sutu s ntu. yuu ftwk, yu hne rn fu nsqh! t{t
t tuftu yuf ttu Au yuxu yuu Vtu Au. yuftu e heu hne fu? nS
[wk Au u r[thtu? Vhe tAtu nwk yuu {the tu E yte nsqh!

6
skt swt swt ttue {tuse tE hne ne. f[uhete t
{tE qh tu{tEwYt sk{tk, ht{[kn t{tu y{thtu yuf {t
yt {tuse ykut ft{{tk hnutu ntu. yuf r thu yut h {t
fu, ht{[kn yts u-t r tt tkztu e tu Au. yt h
tktU nwk fuxtf tuftuu ttu Eu tk ntUtu. tu{tEwY sk
nw e[ ntuwk.
e[ ]ttue nthte qh we st{tk fttk tkztkte Atue
u qkzeytu ne. yu{tkte yuf qkze {tuxe ne, u{tk y{e ht{[k
hnutu, yue tu eS qkze{tk ythVe xkzu hnutu. tute qkze{tk
tkt txt h ht{[k qtu ntu. y{u utk s yu yuf{ uXtu tE
tu. {U qAwk, fu{, wk twk Au, ht{[k? fu{ Au nu? ht{[ku ntt uzeu
y{u {Mfth fto yu Ae tk ue httu.
tkte zt WXteu ht{[k y{e u ythVe xkz
u u nwk f[uhe{tk
E yttu. ht{[ke yMtt rrr ze [te. yukw twk
t twk. yte ht q{tu tztu, Vtu u{ ztu u t ttu.
ztfxhu tute {kttu, ftkE wk rn. Auxu utu yuf {tuxtu tE
yteu uu E tu.
yt tt A-t {rnt Ae [it {rnt{tk u {ttu
f[uhe{tk {u {t ytt. yu{tktu yuf ] ntu. tX-tkX totu
nu. eu yutu Atufhtu ntu. u e-te totu ntu. yu tuftu rt
rstt nt. yu tuftu y{tht sk{tk yu{e t-Utu {txu u ftuE
[ht s{e {u tu u tu yteu ut ytt nt. eS e
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s{e ytE [qfe ne. tu{tEwYe s{e nS ytE ntue. yu

s{e yu{u yte.

thu nwk htsw tkzuu nunutu {tu yu r nS {u hth

t Au. f[uhe{tk ueu nwk {thwk ft{ fhtu ntu, tk yuf tuhtu whwt
{the tu yteu {Mfth fheu Qtu httu. {tht tt st{tk
yuu ftwk fu yu u ytute yttu Au. yn ttuze s{e {e tu yu
ue fhte EAt htu Au.
htswu {U xqrt-Enthe Wthu e[ sk{tk u etk s{e
yte, rt{qu s fne ft. {U yuu ftwk : nutk tu yu
sku wk tV fh, nutk u h y{u the tu fwk Ewk rn, tesu
tuo et eX [th ytt tu ytwk zu. u u {u h
ze rn fu fut yTw {tu {U s{e yte Au.
htsw tht fu yttu {rnt{tk yttu ntu. yuu s{e {e
fu yu stu httu. esu hu rttu qhtu ttk, yuf th yfM{t nwk
xqrtte f[uhe hV yttu ntu, thu {U uwk fu ftuE {t tz
e[u ueu ftuE [tuze tk[tu ntu. {u uEu [tuze k fheu yu
yuftyuf Qtu tE tu. {U yuu ytutu. yu htsw tkzu ntu. u tuo
yuu s{e ytt Ae yu f[uhe hV yuf th Vhtu ntutu.
yuxu {u sht wMtu [ztu. {U qAwk, fu{ htsw tkzu, wk yntk Au
fu? {u twk fu w ks{e Atuzeu tkf [ttu tu Au. ueue ftkE
fhtu te ttu.
{U uwk fu efu eu htswwk {w rVwk ze wk nwk. yu httu
httu ttuttt ytsu tutu, nt, nsqh... ttuze ue-yt
nsqh ... V, nsqh! yu tu t yttwk {tht {{tk rn, ntu wk
su ytwk? yt tt.
{U qAw,k wk {rntte tt h s hnu Au? eS ftkE te
fhe s ntue? fu{ {ftEftEtu tf ftuo te?
t nsqh! nw e[ sk Au. nwk yuftu httu, yuxu wk tV
e heu tt? {nt{nuu [tkwk s{e ith fhe Au. yttu u nsqh,
yuf th {nuhte fheu {the [hhs {tht h{tk ttu.
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htswe tA tA nwk tu. [{tk [{tk tu yuwk e[ sk

nwk fu tuztu ykh stk {w~fue ze ne. ttuzu qh t Ae,
sk{tk tutfth{tk yuft ewk s{e tV fhe ne. yu{tk tte
Atue te e u qkzeytu ne. yuf{tk htsw hnutu ntu u eS{tk
yue tte V ne. tk ftuE ftuttu ntutu, ftuXe ntue.
s{e h tttu Ztu ftuo ntu. {U ftwk, htw, wk ytxtu ytw
nu ue {u h rn. tuZ to{tk u etk sk tV fhe tu?
htsw eftu {ttuo tutu, nsqh, tk {u Au?
fu{ te {tu? yttu r e tz {thu Au?
htw h{tu {ttuo {qktu httu. htswe qkze{tk fkE ht[h[ewk
ntuwk. yuf tuxt rt eswk ftkE twwk t qkze{tk ntuwk. tuxtu
{tuxtu ntu. u{tk yu htktu. qkzeu yuf Auzu fkfw tzue httf]e
{q uEu {u {wk fu htsw ntu. ytsu htswu nwk nue th
{S tu.
htsw tkzuu ne tktk[tk ytzwk nwk. ttuzwk wk kMf]
yuu ytzwk nwk. yt{ Atk yu ftkE yttu tkt fhtu ntutu.
yuu {tk yuft ne wMf Eu yu tze e[u tu {
ue hnutu.
yuf r qAwk, tkzuS, {tht h{tk eswk ftu Au?
tk Au, nsqh! {tht t Atufht, u Atufhe, rt nu.
yu{wk wsht e heu [tu Au?
htswyu ytft hV ytke [e yu tutu, t [tu
Au. yu tuftukw wsht [tu yuxu tu nsqht h{tk nwk yttu Awk. s{e
ith fhe ...
u etk s{ee V{tk ytxt {tuxt fwxwkwk ftkE tut
tt? u u{tku {u ftuE ftur tu fht te.
htsw nutk tu ftkE tutu rn. Ae tutu, set rtu
nw ttuzt Au, nsqh! sk fttk fttk ftkE ftkE r[th ytu Au, nsqh!
u Ae uXtu uXtu r[th fhwk Awk. tk ittu tu Au, tk uzuz fu
yt-utu rnt Au, tke nt uhee e Au. yut tth{tk
utytu hnut te, ytte thu thu nwk yn fwntze Awk, thu
utytu u ntt{tkte fwntze Aee u Au, u fttu{tk yue yue t
fhu Au fu sute , r{f yu t{tkte { wk qh qh [te Au.
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{u twk : htsw fr tu Au s, yu rVqV Au.

{U ftwk, htsw, utu ftkE yu{ fnut te fu uh [o uxu ftkE
{tufwk rn, u Atufhtkytu qu {hu. yt e ttu Atuze u, htsw! ft{u
te ytu. rn tu nwk s{e E E.
yuf r {U ftwk, ytsu nwk u ttuze thu s{e ytwk Awk.
ue{tk sht thu t yt; rn tu tht htk {ttu r[thtk qu
{he su.
u tuo htswyu ttuze {ftE fe. yu e {ftE yuu tutu tk
{tufe ee. yutu {tuxtu Atufhtu yteu E tu. yutu Atufhtu f[uhe{tk
{u {t yttu ntu. {U yuu {fttk ftwk, ztutu yuftu sk{tk
{qfeu {u nuh fhtu Atu, u {u h{ te yte? {u tuftu fu{ ftkE
ht te?

u u wtuh{the Me{tk kfh ftpuht Vtxe eftu, ue

h f[uhe{tk {u {e. wtuh{the y{the hn{tk ntuwk. yu ynte
ytX- {tE qh nwk. ftue yu frt eu ehu nwk. htushtus
yuxtk tk {ttu {htk ntk fu, ftue e{tk nk{utk fuxtku ttk
sttk ntk. fth fu yu{u tte fe Mtt ntue. yuf r
tkwk fu, htsw tkzu r[rft fht tk tu Au. {u h rn fu htsw
tkzuu ttY fhtk ytzu Au. {U ttuzt ntur{tuutet [tuzt
Wtte ut nt, yu yttte fu i-ztfxh rte yt st{tk
yttte ttuzee ut tE fu. ytte nwk ttuzt {ttu ttu f[uhe{tkte
eftu. yu t{u ntUtu tk htsw tkzu {u {tu. yuf tue{tk fuxef
szewe Eu yt uh uu uh Vheu yu htuee r[rft fheu t yttu
ntu. yuu {u {Mfth fheu stwk, nsqh, yt t tw Atu.
yt ytt ute fuxtf tuftut sYh [u.
htsw tu Wth t yttu. r whu tu it ytte
h ne. uf fwrxh{tk rhte tfttk o ttk. htsw {u
yuf htuet h{tk E tu. h{tk yuf s kz ntu. s{e h htue yuf
tze h qtu ntu. [tuf toe {h nu. th-yZth toe yuf
Atufhe htuee tthe tu ueu {tux{
u tuxu te hze ne. htsw uu ytt
yttk tutu, hz rn, uxe, nsqh ytt Au. nu ef te. nu sYh
thwk tE su.
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{the yytzwk M{h ttk {u q h{ yte. {U qAkw,

yt Atufhe htuee efhe tu Au.
htswyu ftwk, t nsqh, yue nw Au. yu Atufhewk r[thewk yt
wrt{tk ftuE te. rt {t ne, ytu hteu yu {he E. yt
{tu [ttu, nsqh! rn tu yt Atufheu r[theu Wh yt u
e[u he yue Mtr hnuu.
htswu nwk ftkE st ytt stu ntu, tk yuf{ {the sh
htuet {ttt hV et tu s{ete tuf ntt [u yuf tfzte
uXf hV ze. yue Wh yuf tht t{tk ttk utu t
wtu ztu ntu. te Wh {teytu e ne. tt!
yuf tu ftpuht sutu tf htu u htuee tu tuf ntt Auxu, h
Ztkfutu t! yu Atufhee ytkwhe u yk fhwtte yue
ytktu uEu nwk qS QXtu. {U htswu ftwk, yt Atufheu fne tu fu utu
t VUfe u.
{u t ytwk fu su{ ytu tk qhetwe yu Mtr yu
[e wk tus {t Au, u{ yt tuftuu {txu t yuwk s Wt{
tus Au. yt{ Atk {U [u tu ftwk, ftwk u fu n{tk u n{tk s
t VUfe tu.
Atufheyu eft {tto t VUfe etu. yut ru [te fttu
rn. tks ztk s ztutyu Autu t etu. yu Atufhewk hw fuxwk wk
fhw yu fuxwk wk w: nwk! htsw yt Atufhee utu hzt ttu.
htsw {u yuf esu uh E tu. yu htswt yuf qht ttwk
h nw.k yu h{tk {t yu efhtu yuf ttu ftphu t ttu ntu. tu ytuhzt{tk
kue ttheytu ne. ku yufeu ut {txu tfw ntk. Atufhtu
t-ytX totu ntu.
nutk Atufht {he tu, {tu yue h yte rn. {the
ntur{tuu te tte e{u e{u {te Mtr whe [te. {t thkth qAe,
ut kz{tkte Atufhttu yts fu{ kttu te? fu{ Au yuu?
nwk st yttu, yuu e t yte Au yuxu yu rhtku
u Au.
AttAtt Atufhtt u he nth ftZwk. t{t tuftuu
ythtut r{tuwk {qwk t ntuwk. t{{tk yuf s twk t
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nwk. tk s yu tuftu ntt u fztk tut. {U e {tttfqx fhe yu

tuftut {s{tk nwk yu Wthe tu fu te ewk yu ntwk ku
yufhwk s Au.
{tuze httu t{{tk ytktu yts kttu. tAwk yuf s
{he wk. htu yte rn. t{t yuf tuf t rn. htu yu
{tu yu rt teS t ftuEt {w h ntue. uft {w Wh
ef u w:t ttu nt. ftu u thu {tuwk yt{kt ytu? {tht
{{tk yuf w: hne wk fu yu Atufheyu r[theyu qq ste khe
htutu t {U yut {tuZt{tkte Aee etu.

trs h U[tue qhe hut {e ute yu o{tt yu

yu sk, tuhu yu tksu yuf Mtute {tht {u he utk ntk.
yuf tu yu u s yu rtu{tk {u heytut u sutu ttu ntuyue [tke, yutk ske ]ttu, rsot, yuwk eh hnM, yuwk tIo,
yutk {teytu, yutk keytut rfrftx, yutk ske Vqtue tutyu wk {u yTw twk nwk. yu {tht {{tk yue tkr yu ytk
xttk fu su {u S{tk feu tk {tk ntu tk . e
{ntrtYe rh{tt u {tunwhtt hfthe ske e{thut
{u rut yTw ttk ntk. tuhu, tksu u [tke htu su Ytuf
x ttu ntu, ute {{tk Wt [t t {txu WTe nu?
yuf r tu yt ntz h swk s Au yu{ e fheu nwk eftu.
tuzt h {tE tu. Ae ntztue [{tke kze h [ttwk
Y fwO. ytt tuh sk nwk. yu ske [{tk tkfe[qkfe kze
ne yu tAe [ee[e ne. [u [u ttk ttk htkytu o
hte nutk ntk. ske [k{ftu {U tk uE rn, fth fu yu
{ htu ntu, yuxu [k{ftu ettu { ntutu.
ske uVtr Vqtutu {utu tk sh zu tk yu ztu ntu. nwk u
qh we ntz h tu, tkte hMtu Auf e[u stu ntu. ttuzu we Qto
Ae, yuf e{tt tzt tz uzu tuztu tke, yuf rtkz h uXtu fu
sute tuzttu r[thttu ttf Qhu.
fuxtu w tt yt ntz yt s Mtr{tk Qtu Au. qhqht
qft{tk ihtx xteu yttuo thu t{ k[et u{tk
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u~t, thu yt yt s Mtr{tk nwk. tute rtrnt

wt eu Atuzeu su httu Att{tt t wu {ntrr{
fwO, u httu yt s rrhrh keh htrte [tke{tk ytse su{
s nwk nwk; {t eu rfthu, tute ofwrxh{tk ht{t t{tk
yufr[t ut t{erf rtyu yuftyuf thu [tukfeu uwk nu - qo
yMt[ h ntU[e tu Au, etk ~t{ s h hhke {utue
Att ze Au, yt{tk nhtk tAtk yte tk Au - u ru trse
tr{tte {ntrtYtk rhtu ytsu {the sh t{u sutk fe httk
Au, utk s u {u ftk ntk. fuxt w quo, su ru [kw
t{ nt h ytYZ tt; ef ht nurtuztu hwzsMkr{to ftuo; htsfLt kwtyu su ru Mkhe t{tk
]ehtse {qu h{tt nuhte; ~t{Ze ztE{tk ntheu yte
tht su httu yttte rne wuu te tu; su ru e [iL
{ntwyu etu tk feo fwO; su ru tewk w twk {ntrtYwk yt irh u yt sk hth ytwk s nwk... ytwk
s. thu yt sk{tk ftu hnutk nu? skte ttuzu qh yuf t{{tk nwk
ttk Athtk uE yttu ntu. {nwzttk rtku teu yu{tkte u
ftZt {txu tfztt u xwfzt uzeu ftkE te suwk yu{tk nwk. {U yuf
ztueu uE, sue {h yukeuwk toe nu, yuwk ytwk {ttwk Ye qet
suwk Vu nwk, yuwk ytwk heh T wffze nwk. zft{tk ueu yu
{ttt{tkte sq ee hne ne, - hth fr th[ku oue ytqto
sue s yu ute ne. uXtk uXtk {u yu ztuewk M{h twk - yt u{tk
e kMf]rwk ef yu ztue ne - yut s qowhwttu yt s sktu{tk
nhtu ttuote hnut ytt Au.
{u tu {wk te, fu ftuE ftuE r{tk kMf]rwk yuwk u fuwk
es w htwk nu, fu uytu su{ su{ { etu Au, u{ u{ uytu
rt ktu yt u yt t Au. thu eS fuxef rytu
yue ntu Au fu nhtu to et Atk, uytu y[ Mwe su{ yuf u
yuf Mttu s sfztE hnu Au. [th-tk[ nh ttuo{tk oh; yto r;
u; Wrt; wht; ft; turt; qr{r; [hf wwe [[to;
utu h tutu rs; t{ttutk ttk; r ze{utu sue
rfte {] tE; ; ts{nt u ftutut rMe {krhwk
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r{to ttk; hthe ftzt u rVVt Vee ]e h[t tE; r{t,

snts, hutze, hurztu u esee tu tE - Atk wyt, Lq re,
ytuMxurtt ytrteytu fu ytt ut {wkzt, ftu, tt, fqfe uhu
tuftu tk[-tk[ nh to etk Atk nt tk u tk t {txu Au?
{ntrtY ntze Wh tuhtu zftu hkuhke utt
{tkztu. uVtrt wke{ tth{tk nu{k we wte Xkze
e ne. nu yn thu th fht{tk Xef ntuwk, t{u s yrthe
ykthe ht ne, tk e sk{tk yuf rtwk hze QXwk. {u twk fu
hMt{tk t fu hw {u tu thwk.

7
tutu tAt Vht {{tk su [xxe tt Au u yuf fthtu
rh yw Au. suytu t {te yuf s styu hnu Au, tutwk
t{ fu ue tuwk Mtt Atuzeu tk st te uu yt ywt
yTw e h ze te.
yn ttuotk ttuo rte {the yue s Mtr tE ne.
fuxe th h {txu {w f[uhe{tk t r[th ftuo ntu, huf
u ft{fts yuxwk wk hnuwk fu h {ttk {u kftu[ ttu. yttoT yt
sqL ntze sk{tk, t, hw u e tt u{tk, {rnt Ae
{rnt, ttuotk ttuo, yuft rttk fuxwk {wk twk nwk!
rtt Ae thu Wttu uXtu tk tu {thwk { rut yftE
wk. yte {e Mtr{tk nwk tuzt h ueu hMe fwkze hV Vht
tu. yuf ee hV tuzt hte Qhe nwk Qtu httu. {the [thu tsw
[t [t {txet ntz nt, ue ue th [tk [tk fttk u tW
]ttk sk ntk. yt Ut sut hktk ske Vqtuyu {tht ft{tk
ke ket qhtu wtt. wtk Vq rn, ytktt {ntuh rn,
ftr{e Vq rn, httk t fu r{qtk Vq rn, yt ftuE
t{ fu fw rttk wA Yne yutk ftkxttk ske Vq! hkw {thu {
tu yu s ytt sku he ue, u tut{t fhe ke
fww{htrswk ef ntk.
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{tht Se yt yuf yTw t ne. e th we nwk yu{

Qtu s httu. Wh su qht ytfttu xwfztu ntu, u{tk u tttu Qe
eftk.
yt{ thu ktt st {txu { ytwh e wk nwk, thu
htrntheu uhte ntuewk yt{kt ytwk. htrnthe yt
utu nw {tuxtu {t ntu. tu hsq ntu u fthtu eu ehu
hfthe t{nue hi ntu. yukw t{ f[uhete th-[ti {tE Wthu,
{tunwhtt hfthe ske tu s nwk.
u yu yt{kttu Mefth fhwk tu thwk ut rn,
htrntheu tk s{te {the sht EAt ntue. yt u{tk
ktut re he ne utu yu {nts ntu. heu {theu u
u{wk tune [qeu yu {tuxtu whwt Ltu ntu. y{tht ut tuftu Wh
ttehe fhttu yuu fhutu, yutu {U tEte rhtu
ftuo. {U yuu M tu{tk stwk fu, {the u {thu su fhwk ntu
u fhtu. u {tht ut tuftutu t tkftu ttu Au, tu Ae
{the uh te.
yu s htrnthe {u ntuewk r{kt ytu u {u
ytosf tu twk. f[uhet t {ttuyu {u e e
fheu thttu ftu.o yt e te yt fheu nwk t{nuu
htrntheu uh ntUtu. #xe tu ne u Wh tzAtk ttk ntk.
yt hV the ytftt tuftutk sutk h ntu Au uwk s yuwk h nwk.
{thtu tuztu sutu tk ntUtu fu ftu u tkte zq{ zq{ fht
u kqft yts tt. htrnthet {ttu {u ytut nt,
ute u{u yne Mttrf he ywth kqft yts tht {thwk Mt
fwO nwk u {u {wk.
ttuze th Ae htnrnthetu {tuxtu tE htWt
yttu u {tte u ntt uzeu {u ftwk, ytEyu st, hetu
{U heV uu ytEyu. {tht {e {qk xe E. hsq r sutu
yrrt hefu Mefth fhu uwk yu fe qhwk fhu rn. u ftuE yteu {u
yt heu rke fh tu nwk tuztwk {tuZwk Vuheu f[uhe hV htt tE
.
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ytkt{tk t tuftu yufXt tt nt. yu{tkt {tuxttt

tuftu ktut nt. yu{u Vtxutk {utk fztk nutO ntk. ytt heh h
ye tzwk nwk; yuytu yt{ktte tu ftuE rt yt{ktu tutt
uXu tk ntue h{t ytt nt.
yto ftf Ae htrnthe yttu. {u uEu yu t{ tu
r{qZ e tu. yuu tu Mu twO rn ntu fu nwk yut yt{kttu
yt{ Mefth fhe. su ntu u, htrntheyu q ythte {thwk
ytr fwO. th Ae htrnthe yutu i utzt {u E
tu. titt{tk tXtkX ttu ne. ut{tk t-ytX tuzt nt.
tkte {u e ytuhzt{tk yu E tu. yt ytuhzt{tk u yZe nh {ftEt
ztuzt xftt nt. yt ytt tou {txu {ftEwk tuh fht {txutk
es ntk.
yuu tk {U su uwk uu ske i s t{ yte ft. tk
hqh q nwk, hqh nt, hqh {ftE ne, hqh tfh ne,
hqh {t u hqh tXe u tuxt nt. yutu Wvu tu? yut h{tk
yuf the Ae ntue, the [tuze ntue, thtk whe fu tuVte
t tu yte hne, thtk terftk ntutk.
t r Ae yn ut tof twrhttu t[ utu.
twrht nu {tuxtu ttu ntu, u yutu t[ nutkt fhtk thu
thtu ntu. ntueu eu yuu t yn tuttu ntu.
twrhtu tu tuteu {U qAw,k {u ytuu Au fu twrht?
yuu neu {u t{ fheu tutu, S, nsqh! yt tu
{uushtw. yt {{tk Atu u? yuwk ntM {tunf nwk. yuu utk s
ytt {tk yue hV ntwqr u fhwt ut tt. yuwk r[thtwk
yt s{tk ftuE Ms ntuwk. yute ytxe te {hu, t[e-tEu
u etk { heeu r[thtu u x hw k zw k yu u
htrnthe sut itt yr{te yhrf {tu hu!
twrhtu {U f[uhe{tk t[ fht yttwk r{kt ytwk.
twrht t[tu ftfth ntu. yut{tk ftfthe rM]nt ne.
q{e [tke thu qhuqhe ee thu {U htrnthee h
{te. {thtu tuztu ytkt{tkte nth eftu yuxu htnrntheyu Vhete
kqft u yts fto - {the uwk L{t tot.
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tuq{te ht ne. wt {ut{tk hMt he hue [tkeu

eu [{fe ne. ftu u tk ftuE yuf te qh qh tue htwk nwk.
u yt rt u{tk hMtu qut rtft yts sutu yutu ytfw
Mh ttu ntu.

8
fwh tutt u su ht ytu Au, u yk y{q
ntu Au. yuf rtute u fwO ntu tu yu t {wk te. u {u
fwh{tk s r{ hnutu, tu yut o ftht ytktu, tikotu u
ytue tkrtu yu {the h yutu ht htu, yutu ht
htu fu {u t tE stu. r u ht yutk swtk swtk Ye
{turnete f]r {u {w fto s fhu, e ytu, {tht {e
u uSe tu u y{htuftu ytt toe, {u y{h
we ntU[tzu.
skt u{tk xqrtt uhuuhu qetk Vq eutk
ntk fu k w yte Au. yu Vqtu tk ntk. yue ytf]r ttt sue
ne, yutu hk etu ntu. tke tke tt sue yue zxeytu ne
yu yu e s{eu ythe ue ne. httu i {tunwhtt
hfthe sk {tk u y{the hne ntht sk {tk ytt
{ntrtY ske rh{ttt u{tk ut {tu. y{the
stte yu tk Mttu tk qh ntk.
thuf thuf ktt st {txu { wk. kttk
t{ztkytu{tk ytthe {wh k we tut {the ft{tk ze te.
{thtk {:[tw {t tt tkut tx hte tneu etk Mt nuhe
se ftuE kte qe Meh hhe, uhtue tu Vqte huwk uhwk
u wtk Vqtue {w fhu yue wkte huwk tuhwk tth
ftu uhwk. {tht ue nth sEu {tht uu nwk w the heu
ytue tu.
hkw su t thkth swe swe heu fnut nwk fhwk Awk, Atk
ftuE heu Mtte {e te ftu, u Au f]rwk ye{, yB,
hnM{, rhtx u efte hehu fktu yuwk Y. suu yuu uwk te,
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uu e heu {e fwk fu yu e [es Au? sqL, rt, xqrt

Entht rLte tz u ftt {tk, r:M tuht yuftu
tuzt h ueu yne f]rwk yt Y {tht {u hnM{ ywte
he uwk nwk.
suu h{tk s whtE hneu kth {tkztu Au, u tu yu Y swyu
yu{tk s thwk Au. f]re yu {turneYthe {tt {tu h Atuztu Au,
uhte tu Au, yuu Wte, uht, hzw, nihe uLx, {tftuo tutu,
nz, fx-tu Au. yuu ]nMt te hnut ue. yuf th f]re
ntf tke, yuf th ywkX ftZe tue yue yue {turne
shtush uE, Ae yuu {txu h{tk hneu ]nMtt{ kttu
ykr Au; yu u s rn.
yuf ru f]rwk yu Y fue heu t fwO ue t fnwk.
qtte fetu th yttu, fu, esu ru thu tt{tk {thu
tk ntsh hnuwk zu, rn tu yuf {tuxt {wfT{t{tk y{u nthe sEwk.
y{the f[uhete qrot k[t {tE qh nwk. tk httu yuf xu se
ne. thu th {u {tu, thu th {tE qh ftrht Mxuute tze
fze yu ykr nwk. yute {U tu e fwO fu h s tuzt h tk
st Qzwk. nueth wsn {the ttu ytu yu{ e twk.
tks ztk y{u kuyu tuzt h {s Y fhe. f[uhete ttuzu qh
t ntuEwk, u sk{tk u~t tk s yktrhttu testu [k Qtu.
yue tke [tke{tk {ut rut yTw ttk ntk. tk we
sh ntU[e ne, tk we yuf hV sktu ntk, eS hV hut
u ntu. zte hV ntztue nth{tt ne. tk ntutu ftuE {t,
ntutu ftuE .
fte rte hte nwk [ttu ntu. sk{tk hMtwk ftuE
Xuftwk ntuwk. yuf th wsnu ftwk, yt hMtu te nsqh! ytu
hMtu qt Aeyu. {U t{kzu uwk u wthtu tutu. qt y{thu
tkte Wth hV nwk. {U wsnu {tu, ytu t[u hMu sEyu
Aeyu.
wsu ftwk, t nsqh! ftue e th fheu Ae et Wth
hV stwk Au. nu ytu Et qt hV wk uEyu. ythu hMtu
{tu. [tke qhnth{tk ee ne. ytt wt ytft e[u,
Attrne, Wt keh [tke ht{tk , ntz u {utt t h
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hue{tk yte [tkeu fuxtyu uE nu? y{tht tuzt yut yTw Mt{tk
qhtx tuzt nt. ku tuztu ntkV [ze ne. rtte Xkze{tk
y{thwk heh huu huu tE htwk nwk.
yuf e{tt ]te e[u uf r{rx y{u ttf Wtht uXt.
yuf te e tu s ftue eu {e ne. e{twk ]t Vqte
htE wk nwk.
nu hMtu ku ntztue [ute stu ntu. ntztu h tkztk
rttk tz h Vqte h zteytu ute ne. tkf tkf httk
t ut {tk ntk. nue thu [kt yttBt Ae yktht{tk
skwk ~ yTw twk nwk. qo rt fwkfweo tE.
qt{tk yL{Mf tu {U {wfT{twk ft{ twk, fth fu
{thwk { tu hMte tut hV s ytfttouwk nwk. ythu tkst y{u
tAt ytt eft. u ru [k sht {tuztu Qtu ntu. htuZ we
[tke hne, u fue yTw ne yu [tke! f]twk tkwk us, ,
ntztu, {ut h thtw,k thu ftuE yTw u ytt yut Mtufe
h[t fhwk nwk. yu fttk sktu, [te[t hMt, ntztue txe h
et hktk Vqtutu {utu, yu tkte yu{ twk nwk fu ytu u qh
ftuE tttuf{tk Aeyu. u y{u ftuE {]w tht, y~ tuf{tk yhehe
tEu Qzeyu Aeyu. u y{u sEyu Aeyu w tt yut
rtotuf{tk tk [ktu W ttu te, tk ykfthu te.
t r Ae thu yt {w S Atuzeu, {U kth{tk u
ftuo, thu fftt nuh{tk yuf te he et yuf tztt h{tk
ueu, et ett k[ttu yts tktk tktk {u M{h
twk - yt yqo ytkwk, [tkete hue hnM{ ewk; htt
tAt ntuh{tk [k yttBtu ntu thu yktht{tk ntztu h uttk utk
etk Vqtuwk, qftk yutk ft {tkte yte {eXe {nufwk; ftu u
fuxe th ft{tk tuzt h ueu, [tke ht{tk {U qte {wtVhe
fhe nu!

[it {rntu ytuo etu nu, tk yuf r {u h

ze fu etwh t{t t{{tk htttw t{t yuf kte ztfxh
nt, u yuftyuf {he t. yt ykte u{tk yuf kte tuf
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yuftyuf {]w tBt, yu{tk Mte-wttue e t Au, yu{e ftu kt

htu Au, u{e ykr{rr u t uhue e Mtt Au, yu wk t
{txu {thwk { yehwk e wk. {u twk fu {thwk nuwk fo tk sEu yu
r[thtk tufM tuftue t ftZtwk Au.
t fhtk h ze fu yu t{ ynte euf {tE qh nwk.
nwk tuhu tk ntUtu. {U h{tk ftuE Au? yu{ fnutk yuf thuh totu
Atufhtu nth yttu. yuu {u XuX rnLe{tk qAwk, ytu ftukw ft{ Au?
{U {the ytut yteu stwk, {tht h{tk ythu
ze{tk ftu Au? uu tuttu.
yuu ftwk, Atufhtytu{tk nwk s t fhtk {tuxtu Awk. {thtte u
tt tEytu Au. h{tk {h{tk eswk ftuE te.
{U ftwk, {thu {the {t uzu ttuze ttu fhe Au. yu{u qAe
yttu.
ttuze th Ae yu Atufhtu tAtu yttu u {u ykh E tu.
htttwe eu uEu {u twk fu yue {h e te Au,
teufe nu. tsuh{tk s rt tE ntu yutu yutu ut ntu, u
hzehzeu yue ytk qS E ne. hwk ht[h[ewk ftuE he {tt
ht suwk nwk. {U yuu ftwk, nwk kte Awk u {thtu tztue Awk.
htttwt {]we h tke nwk yttu Awk. yt {thwk fo Au. {thu
tf u ftuE ft{ ntu tu {u r:kftu[ sttu.
e{u e{u t fhtk h ze fu yt kte fwxwk yt u{tk
T ynt Au. htttw tuof rte {tkt nt. u{e r[rft
u hh[{tk khutu tu itu t tE tu ntu - yu{wk t fht
{txu ite z ntue. {U qAw, htttw tu yn tk
ttuo ttk hnut nt. yu{u ftkE [twk ntuwk?
yuu ftwk, nutk fuxwk f{tt nt ue {u h te. y{thtk
u kh to ttk. {the tu {he E, Ae {the uzu yu{u
ftO. u tuo {tn {rnt{tk yu tthe tt, thte yuf itu
httu te. tu yt ut tuftu ht te. sue tu uwk nwk, u
t , {ftE fu yz yte t Au. yute y{thwk [tu Au. rn tu y{u
qu {he tk ntu.
fue ynt yMtt ne! tuttk ftuE tknttk rn yue
Msne Mtr{tk hu{tk u-t eh {ht Atufhtytu Eu fe
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{ rt fu it h r te yt rte t uE {thwk
e QXwk. u u su ftkE fhwk tu nwk u fheu nwk f[uhe{tk tu. ze
f[uhe{tk e ftqhe tu Yrte { yte htttwe
trr te.

xqrte Wth hV yuf q {tuxwk st Au. yu ftht

stu ynt tuftu fwkz fnu Au. yt stwk t{ hMe fwkz nwk.
hMe fwkze ue hV tu tsw e[ sk nwk. yutk sktu y{the
hV fu xqrt{tk ntutk. yu tu{tk {tuxtk {tuxtk ]ttu ntk. te Sf{tk
ntutu fthu ntu, fu e ftuE fthu ntu, yu sk{tk e tytu
u hunhuntk ske Vqtutu u {utu Btu ntu.
yn e th yteu nwk yuf tht h ue hnutu. thuf
{tht {e {tus {tu tuht nwk xftu. tk {tuxtk {tuxtk ]ttue
Att{tk ueu keytutk fwks tktu. thuf tzt, ueytu,
Vqtu uh
u tu kn
fhtu. yn suxt swe swe tk ket yts
ktt uxt qhtu tktwk e y{tht u{tk {wk ntuwk.
swe swe tk V tttk {tk nu ute, t tu tk ]ttu{tk
{tt tkte z rut ntu ute, yn ytxytxtk teytu hnutk
nu. yu u{tk Vqtue rrt tht {t{tk ne.
yuf r nwk tze yuf zte h sEu uXtu. yu ytke
ht{e tE fu. {tht {ttt h rt Mr tu uht et
hktu tkztktu {qn ntu, ue tu{tkte qht ytfttu ttuztu t
uttu, yu yuf t h Vqtut wAt qt nt. yt Auf
e[u ee {txe{tk {tuxtk {tuxtk uzftkytutu yts kttu ntu. yn
yteu V [ s fhtwk { tt. {{tk e ywqre
ez {e. {t y zt{tk zque yue yr{t [ut e{u
e{u zt{tkte nth yte - yu yte keh ytkwk Y Eu,
uf ]t u tt fthtu u {tht tunet uf ftht{tk
nwk yw fhtu.
tuftuu s{e yte ne. yute tZt Enth{tk {tewk ft{
[twk nwk. {tethtuu q[tytu ytt {thu thkth tk swk zwk.
tAt Vhe u V hMefwzk e qr{{tk, ]ttue Att{tk Vhtt
tuute qo-t hV ut {tEwk [h ttu.
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u ru tuf tu nwk tkte tAtu tu ntu.

tte {ut e htwk nwk. yuu th fhtk nwk hutte huu tE tu
ntu. nwk ske Att{tk uXtu u Atkzu Atkzu tEu, fwkzt rftht we
yttu. {ut tk qhwk tt Au tkte fwkztu rfthtu tuZuf {tE
qh Au. tkf tkf tu yute thu nu. {U yuf tze ztu tuztu
tktu u yuf rt ]te uhe Att{tk {erwk fzwk tthe nwk qE tu.
e tswte ]ttu u ueytute nwk yutu ZkftE tu ntu fu ftuE {u uE
fu. ftu u ft tztk ftuE {tuxtk {tuxtk V {the Ate h qe httk
ntk.
hMefwkz yt ske keytutu ytu Au, yu tu {U quo
stwk Au. yu{tk fuxtk hkuhke u hunhuntk keytu Au! ~t{t,
nhrxrx, tux, VusLxftu, [ztE, ztu, wz, nrht, ]ttu h
{ze, ts, fwtu, fwkzt te{tk tk, f, htt nk, {trf ke
uhu s[h ke. ]te Whtu t ket rfrftxte tS QXtu
ntu. keytu yu utk ntk fu nwk qtu Awk, {the yu{u ht ntue,
{the [thu tsw ntt u nttu ykhu uytu qe t fu ]ttue zteytu
h ueu rf[Trf[T fhtk ntk. {the hV tu, sh he fhtk
ntutk. yu{e {the hVe yu uhfthe {u {e.
{U theu uwk tu nh {tuxwk ntuwk yuf nhwk [wk nwk.
{the hV yue sh ztk s, yu yue u {tuxe {tuxe ytktu{tk rM{tu
t x fhwk uE s htwk. yue ytktu{tk tf sue tn ftiqn
ne. yu nS thu tu ytwk ntu fu rn ue {u h te
u u {tht tuztyu tutt Atzt, yuxu ef yu ytot
tte nh tze{tk tE wk u Ae te wk, u yue {tu
h ytt swk ntu!
th Ae fuxe th we nwk tz e[u ue httu. s[h
teytuyu ytyt{tk zt {tkzwk u q tuVt fhe {qwk. yuf
keh u e {trf ke eh ht [t tz h ue yt zt
utu tuttu y{tu towk nwk. teu rfthu rfthu, {tuxtk {tuxtk
]ttue xtu[ h, tkytu u k[t{tk uXtk ntu u{ uXtk ntk. yute
yuwk twk nwk fu ttufk Vu Vq ee QXtk Au. zftu e{u e{u t
t ttu. ue hVt ntztutk rhtu h u tkwk Ztutwk.
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ttk xtutkytuyu tk the Qzt {tkzwk, zftu ]ttue xtu[ h

sEu rhtBtu.
fue r] tkr ne! futu yTw qfth ntu!
tzttuf ftf nwk yt Mtu ntu. yu hBt ke rt e
ftuEtu qh {U tktu te.
hMefwkz htk tu{tk fuxtk ske nhthtk ]ttu Au.
fuxef styu tu yu ]ttu yuxtk tk Au fu u nhthwk s uE
tu. h w{tk tht ntuh{tk, {tuxt {tuxt rtkztu Wh he zut
nhtht Ztt Zt zut ytu ut.
hMefwkzu {U fuxtku Ytu{tk utu Au. tuuftu fnu Au fu,
hMefwzk sk{tk t Au. [tke htu, fwzk t s h nuhte [tkee
tut utt tuu ftfe q{tu ru, neth thete
ytk{tk q teu yt{tte f[uheyu stu ntu, xqrt
rzrn tEu Attu{ttu nwk tk sE ntUtu.
tk t tu ntutu. hkw u ru {u t[ut[ yu{ twk, fu
{tte ueytu {tuze htu [tkete wtur yut fwkzt te{tk
sfur fht Qhe nu. [thu tswyu eht ne. qo hVt e[
sk{tk V rtttu yts kttu ntu. qhe rh{tt yu
tu [ttu t yM u ttu ntu . [tk et rn{to
tth{tk ]ttu u tytu-{ht u rrLte {wh wk {the t{u s yu ntztute xtue, hkne, rMeo fwkzt
shtr Wh nu{ke q{te {w fhthe [tke qhuqhe ee ne.
tk Att ntue, yu te nuhtu h rVr te u utufe
[tke ne. ]ttuu {htytu xtE ne, uw{th Vu Vqtu etk
ntk, u u heytutk Qztk u Mttu sutk ttk ntk.
hMefwkz{tk heytu ytu Au, yue t {U yn s tkue.
yuf r t {rnt{tk Wth hV ytut yuf fB{tk {thu
ht rte zue. {the uzu hwht y{e ntu. u nutk hfthe
tufhe{tk ntu. {tunwht hfthe sk u yu t ututu yuu [ete totu rh[ ntu. yue yt hMefwkze t eftk s
yuu ftwk, nsqh, yu tu {ttfwkz Au. tk httu nqh-heytu Qhu Au. [tke
htu yu tuftu tuttk fztk ftZeu rtkztu Wh {qfu Au u Ae te{tk
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Qhu Au. yu u u ftuE yu{u swyu tu uu uytu te{tk U[e sE

zwtze u. [tke ht{tk thuf thuf heytutk {w es{tk eutk
f{ sutk ut Au. {U fe heytuu uE te, nuz uoh Vtunu
yuf r yu{u uE. u Ae yuf r {tuze htu yu ske tute
tutt fB{tk tAtu Vhtu ntu. esu ru yue t fwkzt te{tk
he stE. {tAeytuyu yutu yuf ft fhze ttu ntu. nsqh, yt
yute yn yuft yttu rn.
yt hMefwkzt rftht h yuf r yuf yTw {te
{wtft tE. yuf r uo fB{tkte nwk tAtu Vhtu ntu, fwkze eh
tue ske txu nwk ehu ehu yttu ntu, tk yuf {tu {U {txe
tueu fkE fhtk utu.
{U qAwk, wk ftu Au? yn wk fhu Au?
yuu qAwk, nsqh! ftu {uushtw?
nt. wk ftu Au?
{Mfth. {thwk t{ wt. nwk ytt xqrtt xthe
thettu rhtE tE tt.
{thwk fwqn wk. {U qAwk, yt wk tu Au?
yu AttuAqtu tutwk ft{ fhtu ntu, tk fztE tu. yuu
sht h{tEu, utft eu st yttu, fkE te. yuf tzwk e
ttu ntu.
yuu ftwk, tk e Au, nsqh! qt{tk {U yuf tnuu
tk yuf nw h u uE ne. yue h tk qqh Vq Qtk
ntk. yutk e Au, yu ek VVqtutk e ZqkZe ZqkZeu E
yttu Awk. yt sk{tk yutk tz te, ute yt eu htuwk Awk. yuf-u
to{tk tu tz Qu yuxu yte tut ytuh e su.
yutu w yt uEu {u yue h t Wt tE. ft
Mtto rt yuf yut {tuxt ske wkht tht yu tuttu { u
it ku [otu ntu, u u yue s{e tA fu sue h yutu sht
suxtu nf ntutu. ys {t Au yt!
wtu {U tuttu, u y{u ku st yuf tze e[u
uXt. yuu ftwk, {U yt nutk yt ft{ fwO Au, nsqh! xqrt{tk
{u suxtk tk Vqtu swytu Atu, Vqte t swytu Atu yu e {U ytste
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-th to nutk, fuxef qtt {tkte, fuxef t twht

{ewh htt ntze sk{tkte E yteu Wtze Au. nu tu yu Vqtuwk
u sk e wk Au.
u yt ft{ fhwk q {u Au?
xqrtwk sk nw wkh Au, nsqh! yt tt tt ntztu{tk
tt sktu{tk tk Vqtu Wtzttu {thtu nw sqtu tu Au.
huh wt yntk tkhtk Vqtu tt tytu rtu kwk
wk tu ntu. yu yu t{tk rt ntu. uu rtu {u she kft
ntue. {U qAwk, wk yurhMxturft tu ytuu Au?
{U yuu yut Vqwk o fhe twk. yuxu yu h tue QXtu,
nkt? nkt {w sutk yutk Vq ntu Au. yu yt utu Atuz te. {U
xt{tk twytut t{tk yu Atuz utu Au. yuwk tt uEu {u yto
tkw. tIot ytt qhe ytsft tk shu [zu Au?
{U {{tk u {{tk yuuu { fhttu ro ftuo. y{u ku {eu
yt u t Vqte, tytute yu ]ttute eyu, yu r[thtu {u
u tu [ztu. nwk tu ntu fu wtu ux heu ttkw {wk
te, kth [ttu {w~fu Au. {U {w f[uhe{tk t fheu yuu
yt{tte f[uhe{tk {rnu Yrte {nutSe tufhe yte.
yu tuo ffttte nwk txt hue ske Vqtk es E yttu.
zwo ntz{tkte ske sqEe tt htu {ktt u hMefwzk e ytswtsw
htut. esu s tuo ht{tk t u ]ttu q {tuxtk tE tk. fwkze
ytte s{e e Vw ne, yu su tytu {U htue ne, uu
yne nt e ywfq ne.

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t to ee tk.
yt t ttuo{tk {tht{tk wk rho tE wk nwk. xqrt u
yt{tte Lf]ryu {the ytk{tk ftu u futk ytks ytktk ntk,
fu nwk nuhu kh ehe tu ntu. rsottu, thtsrz rt
ytfttu {u yutu {tun ttu ntu, fu [{tk yuft th ttuzt r {txu
xt stwk tt, tu tkt zt{ht tkut hMt Atuzeu xqrt Enth
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ste ttue te, yu qht ytfte e[u tk uhtue,

sktue, {uttue nth{tt [te s Au; tk {ttuyu ith
fhutu rht{ hMtu te, {tuxht ntpotu yts te, #xtk htu te,
uhe rt{tk tk nhu nhu rttt xtutk {u {e fhu Au,
u tk e ttut tttu yts fu ske Ututu uhtu t kt
Au - tk te stwk { twk.
ze f[uhe{tkte thkth qAhA tt te fu t {txu yne
s{e tuftuu yte te. {u h Au fu {thwk ft{ s ske yu
s{e tuftuu swt swt Wtu {txu yte s{eth {txu ytf Qe
fhtwk nwk, yn {te Me yte f]rt ytt yuftk
fwkstu t fhte {the n{ [te ntue. su tuftu s{etu
Ehtu u uytu ftkE s{e{tk ueytu, ]ttu htue s{ee x fhtu
s{e u rn. yu tuftu tu s{e Eu h tV fht {tkzu, yuu
ueu tf te yu{tk te fhu. hth tke tk hnut {tkzu,
u yt rso, wtur u, fwzk , {uttu, o{tt yu wk s{tk
VuhtE su. {ttue ezte t{eu {e [u tu te
su, {t ytu yuxu yt {ttfte {ttu qh fhu u
tIotu t fhu.
yt e wkht yteu yut t{tk wk {twk nwk? yte
rt, rO, yk wk h yhqr{ uwk nw y{qkw e hnu Au.
nwk yn yttu ntu, yn tuftuu tttu th Eu. yt{
yttu ntu, yhf]rtu t fhtu uu u yu yqowkhe
Ltrftt u{{tk nwk ztu. yute {tht ht ft{u nwk Xut fhtu ntu.
thu tuzt h ueu Attn tuhu ytt tu {wtw [tke htu
yuftu nth eftu, thu [thu hV uEu {tht {{tk yu{ twk, fu wk
{thu nttu s yt ttu t tu? [tke{tk tutE stu Wt u q{t{
u! yu [wh wkheyu {tht {u fuwk {tun{tk te ewk nwk!
u{ Atk, su ft{u {txu yttu, u ft{ tu fhwk s uEyu. {tn
{rntt yk{tk xtte Axwn t{u yuf hsq yttu, u uu nh
etk s{e ut {txu htM {qfe. nwk thu [t{tk ze tu. Axwnu
f[uhe{tk ytkxtVuht fht {tkzt. {U yue htM ze f[uhe{tk {tufe u
knthett {u ttuztu qh Xutu.
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yuf r xqrtt ske Wthu tZt Entht wt

{ut{tkte tuhu nwk yttu ntu, thu {U uwk tu hMt{tk tht h yuf
s uXtu ntu. yue tu yteu {U tuztu ttuttu. yu {te {h
tXuf toe nu. yuu {uwkukw turwk nuwO nwk u heh h yuf Vtxue
[th ytuZe ne. yu {tu QXeu {u yteto yttu ntu u{ {the
hV ntt ktt. yuu ftwk, nsqh, {thwk t{ {xwftt tkzu Au. t
Awk. {the tu s yttu ntu.
wk ft{ nwk?
nsqh, nwk tu he Awk. nsqhwk t{ tke u qhte [ttu
ytwk Awk. t rte [t [t fhwk Awk. u {the tu ftkE ytSrfttu
u tt. yu {t {u ynt, w:e u tu ttu. nwk yuu {the
uzu f[uhe{tk E yttu.
ttuzt r et. {xwfttu nwk ftkE ft{ yte tu rn. {U
uwk fu yuu ftkE ft{ ytzwk ntuwk. ttuzwk kMf] yu tu ntu. yuxu
q u eS rrytu yu fhe tu ntu. tXtt{tk yu rtuu kMf]
ttu. yuxu {the tu ueu u fu kMf] &tuftu tueu
{thwk {tuhks fhte yu ftur fhtu ntu. yuf ru yuu {u ftwk,
{u f[uhee tu ttuze s{e yteu yuf tXtt tute tu u nsqh!
{U ftwk, {the tXtt{tk ftu u, krzS? ske U
fu e ttk {thwk e fu hwk {sttk ntk?
{U yuu tu {tu fu, htsw tkzu fhu Au u{ ue fh, u
s{e ytwk. {xwftt rkeu qhu tutu fu yu khkhtte krzwk
ft{ fhtu yttu Au. yuu ue sht ytze te. yuxu s{e Eu
yu fhu wk? ythu {U yuu yuf h kte ytwk u ftwk, yt {the
tXtt. {u ftuE r {u Au fu rn u swytu.
{xw f ttu q rr fhe, u - t t tu u s{tzt, u
tXtte Mttt fhe. yt sk{tk wk {u? yuu tuu s {ftEt
tuxe {tuxe {tuxe qhe e, ske tftS ttk. ftu u tkte
Uwk q te n s{twk. yt{krt ]nMttu{tk nwk ntu.
tXtt tueu ttuzt r tu {xwfttu q { fhe. ytt
{ttu wrt{tk hnu Au. yt {tu u {rnt et, {xwftt qL
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h{tk tute tXtt [ttu ntu. yuf th thu, eS th tAu

ntuhu. yut{tk hMeqt rtu ytt, huf tuo tuee q
f[uhe{tk yu{ u yu{ s te ne. yn {q ftu zu? {u h ze fu
{xwftt tute tXtt{tk y q fhttu ntu, u yu tutu
nttu s hMee r{t tttu ntu. yt tX tot ztut{tk fuxtu
Wtn ntu! {xwfttu tutu nttu yuf te r{t te. tXtt{tk
y q tE.
hMe q Ae -th ru {xwftt krzu yteu {u
ftwk fu, yue tXtt{tk yuf r t ttu Au. yu ftuEf Mtute u
tk t yttu Au. {xwfttu ru {the {t ntsh ftuo. [ti-kh
totu fttu, wffze tf, {irte t, yk he, yuu nuh
u tk
fztk rt fztke eS uz yue tu ntue. {xwftttu Wtn tu
{ttu ntutu. yuu tu qhwk ttwk {wk ntuwk, tk tu yu Atufhtt
htuttu th yuu tutu {ttu E etu, yu yue khkht
tt ne.
u-t {rnt{tk tu e u-t rtu ytt. uytu yuf
tt u yuf qt hnut.
htt -yrth tt we tute tXtte t{ut
yuf nuztt ]te e[u yu rtuu ttu. Ae ykthwk ntu fu
ystwk, fth fu etu tt {txu u ntuwk.
yuf twk {u wk yto twk fu, {xwfttu tXtt tke
ytt {txu {u su rke fhe ne u rt uu {the tu fe yttf
nt {te ntue. it {rntte tht {rnt we{tk tXtte
r kt e e. tu uze {qfut, {tyu S eut -th
he Atufhtytu h iu u ttuze {nuu ttwk {utt tuu swe
swe styute yn ytt nt.
yuf r h ze fu tXttt rtuyu fwk twk ntuwk.
uytu qt Au. {xwftte yu s Mtr Au. {U yu t {txu ewk
nth fZtwk u yu{u ytwk. u-t r [tu yuxtk [tut, t,
e u tux ntk. {U yuu ftwk, tXtt e heu [ttu, krzS? yuu
k fhe tu. {u wk ttt u yu tuftuu zttt wk?
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{xwftte f]tte y{the qr{tu qtu t[eftt

rttu yt{ e tu ntu. tXttt Atufhtytu uhtuhte yt
fht nt. {wtutk qttu tuu, f[uhe{tk qe fu Ue utu{tkte fu
Vtk ]ttu hte [tuhe fhu, Vq-Atuze zteytu Wtze Vq E
, yu tu Xef f[uhet tuftue Mwytue [tuhe tt te.
{U {xwfttu tuttu. yue tEtu uht E tXttt
Atufhtytu Vtu yu{ fht. su Atufhtytu yn hnut EAu uu nwk s{e
ytt ith Awk. yu tuftu tutt hutte {ftE, tftS,
uhu fu. yu{tkte yu tuftuwk htut tu.
{xwfttu rtteoytu yt yt t {qfe. yu{tkte ytX tu yt
t tkeu s tt. [th s htt, u {u tu Au fu
tte EAtte rn, eu ftuE Ets ntutu ute. nutk
yu tuftu U [htt tu nu ue fhu. thte {xwftte tXtt
tth heu the [tt te.

Axwn yu e {ttuu tuZ nh etk s{e

tUt{tk yte. tZt Enthe s{e rut Vw ne, ute yuf
t{xe tuZ nh etk s{e yu u{tk ytt{tk yte. yn ee
tut yk h{e ne. fuxeu th tuzt h tksu u yu e
tut utkw { twk. tZt Enthwk yu sk wrtwk yuf wxe
Mtpx-tIoMtt Au. yu wxe Mtpx fu tIoMtt nu htwk te.
nwk uXtu uXtu sk{tk ytte t tu [x [x yts
tkt ttu. fuxe tut{ tytut {kztu t ttu-utu r[th
fhtu ntu. {tht {u w: twk nwk, ute nwk yu hV stu ntutu. ue
yte {tuxe kt, su {wt {u ytk u tkr ytthe ne, u
yuf {we u {txu t fhe ut{tk yte.
yuf r wk t{ ut tu. Axwn rt ek tk {ttu
he ntk. {U r[th ftuo fu yt tuftuu {txu yuf httette tuX
fhw.k hrtkt uhtue ytt yuf Atufht-Atufheytuu tuzttuz fhtk
u h{tk uE {u yue tte sYh rut te. hkw ttuzt r{tk s
t {ttuyu tf tuVt {[tw.k yu tuftu sht tkrr ntut.
yuf r nwk f[uhe{tk uXtu ntu, tk h {e fu, tZt Enthe yu
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ytt{tk {tht{the Y fhe Au. s{ee ue rtu fwk rr

ntutte yt {tht{the tE ne. su{e tk[ etk s{e ne, u
etk s{ette V {txu tuVt fht nt.
f[uhet {ttuyu {u ftwk, nsqh! yn tu yutu rhts Au fu
sue tXe ue V. su{e tu tXewk uh ntuwk, uytu f[uhe{tk
yteu {the tu hzt tt. yu tuftu r[tht ynt ktut nt.
f[uhet u {ttuu te styu {tuft, u q[t yte
fu tu {t{tu Au u hth e ttu. uytu tuzt t u tAt yteu
ntkVtk ntkVtk {u stw,k e{t xtute Wth hV kfh {tht{the
[tu Au. h s nueth sn tt f[uhet t rtEytuu
Eu nwk tuVtte styu ntUtu.
f[uhet tuftuu uEu ku tu {tht{the k fhe u uytu {the
tu ytt. huf t u tuu te wrrch Au u t{tu t w
wtuo Au yue heu t fht ttu.
{tht nwf{te {tht {ttu u e [u sEu Qt htt. {U
u{u stwk fu, trAt tuettt{tk h ytt Au. s{tth
u rtEytu yuo hMu yte ntUt nu. u yt kqftu ftue Au? u
yu{tkte tue Atuze Au, tu sue kqf nu uu su{tk swk zu. fttu
nw fzf Au. su{t ntt{tk kqf ne uytu tAt nXe t. {U yt tht
ktut tuftuu htztu tzeu ftwk, {thu tuVt fu {tht{the fhte
ftkE sYh te. {u {thu uh st hntu. nwk yn Awk. {the f[uhet t
rtEytu yn Au. {the V qkxt tu yuu {txu nwk stth Awk.
thte {U ktut rt e ftuEu s{e yttwk k fwO.
su q nutk tE E utu ftkE Wt ttu rn. tZt Enthe
tkr t {u {txu t t{e.

Vqrft Enth{tkte nwk nth eftu tk t{u s trs we

Vututk, Vqte hutk yutk hrttk uhtu shu ztk : tk we
sh ntU[e ne, t{u zte u s{e ku hV ftuEyu etk Vqtu
te[tu tttuo ntu yuwk twk nwk. yu{tk tk Au ntutu; hwftx
ntue. skt e{tztte {tkzeu nwnw qh we, [ktfthe ehke
i{tt we yu thtutu ntu. {ttt Wh rttwk MA qhkw ytft
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nwk. yttk hrttk uhe [{tk [{tk ftte Atutk tuftutk qkztk
ntk. ihtkAtufhtk uzu yte fzfze Xkze{tk fte qkze{tk yu tuftu e
hkeu hnut nu!
V tftt {u nu nw th ntue. yuxu s fte
fhttt {sqhtu swu swu Mtute ytt nt. yt {sqhtuwk S
yTw ntu Au. qt, htE ytt sket ntz u sk{tkte
ytt twht Wth t{tkte ihtkAtufhtku Eu Vu u yu
tuftu yt hV ytu, ttk ttk qkztk tkeu hnu u ftewk ft{ fhu. u
fte{tkte s y{wf rnMtu yu{u {sqhe uxu {u. ftetu eu
yuxu qkztk Atuzeu ihtkAtufhtk Eu tAt tutu t{ . esu tuo
tAt ytu. yu tuftu swe swe rt ntu Au.
yt utu r{ Au fu fte fhe u s, hfthwk u
s{ethtuwk uwk q fhwk. fth fu yt hne he. yuf th
fte tE E, Ae r[tht uwk [qfe fu. tu uhu q fht
{txu fuxtf r Vqrft Entht hrttk uh{tk hnuwk zuwk.
nethu qAwk, yn ytu {txu ttu kq Xtufe ?
yuf r{tk wk ftwk qkzwk ith tt?
yt Xkze{tk {u yu qkzt{tk hne ftu, nsqh?
nt, hne fe. wk qkzwk s t.
yt{ Atk {u tu yu qk ze {e ne. ytxtu ytht{ u ytxtu
ytk ffttt t-[th {tt {ft{tk {u. {u tu Au fu
tu yn hnutte nwk ske tu stu ntu. {the hwr[ytu, {the
, tht-hte tt, yu t Wh yt {w yhf]rtu t
ttuzuu yku ztu nu s u, ftuu h?
qkze{tk ueu nue tu {u t ftutk fttk tkztke
wk {e, fu su{tkte qkze te ne. eswk {u Bkw, qkzt{tk qtk
qtk shu [zwk hrttk rLte etk Vqtuwk {tunh ~. yu
~ T wk nwk. u twk fu nwk ste ftuE et te[t h
qtu Awk. uhte tt {tk hrtktk Vqe wk he ne.
ykfthte yt]t ue Wh [t ytft{tk tttu qh
qht ustuft rrrYu {we {t WMt ttk. ytft{tk
tttu u eset ete su{ fttk. ktt{tk ntu, thu yte
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f]rft fu ytwk t{kz thu utk ntutk. yu{u uE uEu {u

yutu tZ rh[ ttu ntu. e[u ykfth, sk, rsot,
hnM{e htrt, u {ttt h rke y turtufo . thuf thuf
ykftht {w{tk [ktu xwfztu yutu uttu fu u qhe ettkzetu
ft. u yu tZ ykfthu yte e thte fttu fttu htu
thtu [ttu stu. Wth, t, qo, Et, i u yuf s fthwk
~. yt utu, utu eu, u ue hV eu yuf yu{ uf r{rxu u
uf Ufzu thtu Qtu uttu.
thuf thuf tuhe rthe u e t tuftu {the qkze{tk
yteu ut, e ttu te.

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kh r {U yn sk{tk rtt. nwk ktut fu ynt
he qr{nthtu hnu Au u{ s httu. yn MuAtte httu ntutu,
hnuwk zwk yuxu httu ntu. yu sk{tk {wk ftkE ntuwk, yu tkte wk
te feyu? te t u tk hwk tf ttu. tufhtu thuf
sk{tkte rhtk E ytt. uu eu tt. {tk-q-e ftkE
rn. nt. {tk re u {tuh q nt. ke {thtwk { twk
ntuwk. tu kqf ne Atk tftnthe s hnuwk {u k nwk.
Vqrft Enth{tk ttu ntu. yuf re t. u r
ntzft{tk tUhe Qhe yue Xkze ne. httu uf tt Ae wk
ft{fts teu, sht nutunutu qE tu. yuf{ fuxe ht ee
nu, ue {u h te. tuftut q{htztte {the Qze E.
yuxt{tk yuf {t tuztu tuztu y{the tu yteu tutu,
{us
u htw! kfq Eu se [ttu, t qhe{tkte yuf tt Atufhtu
WXte tu Au.
ske tu s yuf uh{tk ztu{ ktute qkze ne. yue
nw A {rntt tfu Eu qhe{tk qe ne. Xkze e ne.
yuxu ykh yuu twk fwO nwk. w{tztu ykh hnu u nth u {txu
qkzewk thwk sht Wtzwk htwk nwk. yu wt tht{tkte t yttu u
tfeu WXte tu.
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{U ftwk, t tuftuu yufXt fhtu. {t ith fhtu. [ttu,

sk{tk sEu t fheyu. sk{tk st {txu ftuE ith ntuwk.
tf{fete uf su ut fto. yu{t ntt{tk {ttu yte, u xetu
ztu tzt tzt y{u sk{tk e t fhe wk to wk.
esu ru thu uf tu u {tE qh e[ sk{tk
yu tftu un tunewnt t{tk yuf ytt tze e[u {tu.
hth t r Ae t ske tswyute tksu u
yuf tutu WXte tu. Ae tu tuftue nht{ tE E. htus httu
yuf rr[t xt e. rM] Enthe rt rt qkze{tkte yte
ht xet ztytu tzt{tk ytt, [u fttk tkztk, ztktk yu
tktk ttk fheu yt tt{tk yte. nwk yu tkfun uf
nhu kqft ytu fht. u ttu s W ntu yu{ ntuwk. yuf
r {tunwhtt hfthe sk{tkte ske Utukw xtukw yteu uhe
Vu tV fhe wk.
{the qkzete tu-ttu ntt qh twh t t{tkte
ytut fuxtf fte fhth {sqhtu ihtkAtufhtku Eu tfe fte
fht ytt nt. yuf r tksu u{e qheytu tute stk stk {U
uwk, fu tk qkze tu ueu ttkte te httk Au. yu{e wrtte
nwk t y ntu. {u twk, sht yu wrtu uE Eyu.
sEu {U qAwk, fu{ tE! wk fhtu Atu?
yuf {tk yuf ] whwt ntu, uu ktueu {U ftwk nwk. u
QXeu Qtu ttu u {u t{ fheu, ueu tte rke fhe.
sEu uXtu, qkze{tk ztufwk fheu uwk, tu tthe fu ht[h[ewk suwk fwk yu{tk
ntuwk. s{e h qfwk t ttwO nwk. tfq{tk yuf ftkttu {tuxtu
tzftu yu yuf tuxtu ntk. hehu nuhutk uxtk s fztk. u rt yuf
fzwk h{tk ntuwk. u fztk ntu hE, ft{tu uhu yt
Xkze{tk ytuZtwk fu{ fkE stwk te? htu yu tuftu wk ytuZt nu?
ztutwk t{ fAue nwk. yu tu ktut ntu.
fu{? qkze{tk yztk Atuztktu Ztu ztu Au u swytu u!
nwk fwk {tu rn. yu Atuztku teu yt uxttu Atu?
fAue {thwk ytt uEu nMtu.
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yu{ te twS! yu Atuztkt Zt{tk htEu tftu qyu

Au. nwk heh h yu Atuhtktu Ztu fheu q Awk. swytu u, yt Atuztk
ytuAt{tk ytuAtk tk[ { nu. yu qt{tk e h{e ntu Au. yuxe
h{e tu heh h u ft{t ytuZtte {u. u y{u ft{t teyu
tkte, {u s fntu.
{u twk, hwk utk yuf {t e {t rtu fuxwk ytuAwk
u Au? thu {u yt te h ne? ytsu u th tou nwk
rAttu ntu.
tte eS tsw ueu yuf Mte fkE htke ne. {U qAwk,
wk htku Au?
fAueyu ftwk, txt.
yu e wk Au?
yu zztx neu tue, twS! txt h te? Wftue
{ftE. su{ [tutu Wfteyu tu t tt, u{ {ftEu Wfteyu tu
txt tt. yu Atufhe u {the t te ntu u{ yuu ttuztu txt
ue{tkte ftZe {u ttu.
yuu {u fue heu tytu Atu?
nu Ae {u yt Atufhe s st ytt te. u ntk ntk
tue, fue heu u {eXwk tkeu, tf uzu. eS e heu t, {u s
fntu u.
tf htkwk Au?
txte ueu Wthe Ae yu{tk tf te. et xttk
nwk tuze te Awk.
Ae tu yue uzu {U e ttu fhe. ht e ee E ne.
ykthwk thu uhwk wk swk nwk. yue htuE qhe tE. qkze{tkte utu
{tuxtu tzftu teu u{tk Wftut tt sue yu [es Zte ee. yut
h {eXwk htwk u yu tzftu [u {qtu. ue ytt Atufhtkytu
fwkztwk eu uXtk u u{tkte tt ttk. ht e ee ne. yuxu nwk
uh [ttu tu.
khuf r{tk tu Vqrft Enthe qh tE E.
hrtktk zqkztk{tkte e ftZttu ttu yuxu ftu u tkte
t tuftu ytt tt. qt, {tUeh, Athtk uhu Mtute
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{thtze utheytu, ttstk u tu{ttk ttu tt ftutt uhu Eu

{te hee fht ytt. u{e uzu {sqhtu u tzettu ytt,
{eXtEtt ytt, u ft{[tW fte qkzeytu te qhe, f[tuhe,
tzw, Uzt uhuwk thwk yuwk u[t fht tt. Vuhettytu e
Me u ut{tk ytftof [eu Eu ytt. sue fu ft[tk t,
e Zeytu, rthux, Axwk ftz, tw, ytt uhu.
th Ae ytt itytu, {tt fhth tuftu, xtu uhu
{tuhs
k tht it f{tth tuftu. t[ttt, ht{ettt, ht{et
se tu tute it ztttt, nw{tSe qh [ztue
{q u Vuheu tuftue {ott{tkte it ut fht ttu, yu{
t u ite f{te fht yte ntUt.
u tuo, su sqL Vqrft Enthwk, skte huwk, u
tuzt h stk ef tu yuwk o tuwk, ue uzu yt u yu s
Mtt su ytk u Vwt Wt fhu yut ~e ht{e fhtk,
{thwk { htS htS tE wk. [thu tsw tf-trftytutk rrtx
ntM, fh, hw tk rq z tk tu U U yts, k s hetu yts,
t[tttytue qheytutu yts - yu tte rt Vqrftt
u{tk tu u {utu Btu ntu.
{ttue Me q e E ne. httuht yuf fte
qheytu u Athtkte qkzeytu ith tE E. yt tsw h tkttu
t ftu [tuo s te. sk{tk ft u tW uEyu uxtk {tk ntk.
ftu txtte uEyu ue tuhe e , yu tuhe e {sq, u
{sqhe tu yu tuftue tute s ntu.
Vqrftt nuethu yteu {u ftkw, yt t ntht
tuftu Au. uytu yn it f{tt ytt Au. yu tuftu tute s{ethtu
ttu ytu E utu uEyu.
yuf r yuf {thtzeu {U e{tk yts utu utu. {u
twk fu yu yt tut tuftuu ut{tk tuxttu fheu Xu Au. {U xtheu
tt nuethu ftwk fu, t utheytutk tu{t hth Au fu rn u
uE tu. u[th utheytuu fzeu {the tu tt{tk ytt. uytutk
s tuxtk ntk, ftuEt tke tkze s hth ntue, yu tku {U
y{tht u{tkte ntkfe ftZt. he tuftue hute f{teu ftuE
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qkxe yu tte {U yu {tu fwO nwk. {U uwk fu V utheytu s

rn, t e {ttu yt tuftuu qkxt {txu ith
tEu uXt nt.
yn htufzt ittu fthth nw ttuztu Au. Vuhett tu ftuE
Mw hetk uytu itu u hrtk u. Mwe f{ fhtk yuftk
thu hrtk yttk zu. yt{tk {tuxutu Mteytu Xte. yu r[the
yk tue u h ne. yu{u wk[twk {e yu{e tu {te
f{ fhtk [th tu tf zttu yu tu wk nuwk ft{ nwk.
yuf r {wuhnu yteu ftwk, yuf {t s{ethtu
ttu yttu zu yuxu tuztu tuztu te Au. yttu nwf{ ntu
tu yuu fze teyu.
{u sht yto twk. {U qAwk, e heu tu Au?
tuzte su{ qhtx tuztu Au. nsqh! yth we{tk tu
{tuxt fwkzu xteu sk yt ntU[e tu nu.
{U yu w[tu fze tttu nwf{ yttu. yuf ftf{tk [thtk[ rtE te sth {tu {the t{u E ytt. {tu uEu
{tht {w{tkte yuf eftu rn. yue {h tX tote e[u tu
rn s ntu. {tttt t tut nt. t h fh[e ze E ne.
{tuZwk uEu ytu yu{ tt fu yu t tu qtu nu, u Vqrft
Enth{tk yteu yuu ux heu ttwk {wk nu. h ze fu yu
{t[tuh xtu ts Su ytsu fuxt rtute thwk yuwk f{t
Au. ytsu yuu ttu ytttu ttu yttu ntu. tk tuh Ae
rtEytuu h {t, fu yu tkzutuxu t fhe tu Au.
{wuhn hth tfe h ftZt tu, u e ttu, u Enth
Atuzeu qt hV Au. {wuhne q{ tkeu yuu tuzt
{tkzwk, Ae wk twk u {the t{u s nwk utu ntu.
yu {t efte {tk su{ tkzwk ftku u{ ftkt ttu.
e y{tht rtE tu twk uh fhu. yu{u ftwk fu fze ttu, tu yu
tuftu tu tkeu E ytt.
yuu ftktk ftktk ftwk, {thwk t{ ht.
fE tu Au? h tk Au thwk?
nwk qr{nth t Awk nsqh! {thwk h {tUeh rst{tk Au;
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tnuwh tu. yuu ntt uzeu etk etk ftwk, nsqh! nwk s twk
Awk, {the tu wk Au u.
Ae f{h{tkte yuf tfex ftZwk u ftwk, swytu nsqh! yt{tk uh
ytt Au. {thwk ftuE wkntwk te, yt hzu z {u ftu ftkE ytu?
Vt {tk eytu{tk t[ te ttuzt it f{ttu Awk. nu e
V we {thu ytxt it{tkte urxwk ftZtwk. yuu nS t {rnte
th Au, {the f{te{tkte ux qhwk tu {u {e hnu Au. yt rtEytu fnu
Au fu {thu ytX ytt ttu yttu zu. yu hf{ nwk yte tu {the
tu V tk[ ytt tfe hnu. tk[ ytt{tk t {rnt e heu [tu?
{U ftwk, tht ntt{tk yt tuxwk Au, u{tk wk Au? tu u.
yuu tuxwk tuwk, tu yu{tk yuf hte ythe ne, yuf
ferzttu {wx, yu{tk {tuhtk Atk qktk ntk, t h tzttu hk,
u nuhte fe {tuee {tt, yt tu ef]tu u ntu.
{U ftwk, nw thwk. thtte ttu yt tu yuu u thtu
t[ t.
ztutyu u Mo {wk ntu yutu ytktu t ftuo.
Ae t u {tuZu hk teu, {tuhrAtu {wx nuheu yuu u yu
th totu s ntu ut tft sut ttu t yr fheu u
{wke fheu tt, u t[t tt tt ttu thu nwk fu hzwk u
{u {wk rn.
yutu wkh t[ {U thu utu ntutu. tX totu ztutu, thuf
tfe su{ htutte ntuX {hzeu ftrf stut tute qh tu ntu,
thuf {w ntMte [tuhut {te tuttuu nte fhtu ntu,
thuf tutyu ntt tkt Au ute ytk{tktk ytkw qAtu qAtu yu
qfu qfu hztu ntu. tu t[ uE ux wt ytu yuxwk neyu.
huh yu t[ ut sutu ntu.
t[ qhtu ttu. {U te tze. t[ {u q Btu u stwk.
{U ftwk, yttu t[ {U thu utu te ht! wk nw s h
t[ fhu Au. , thtu ttu {tV ftuo. u nwk {tht hVte u wget
yt u Yrt ytwk Awk. nwk tht t[te q htS ttu Awk.

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yuf th Vheu tAtu yttk nwk ut rhr[ fAue e

qhe yt yuu {t tu. fAue ztf Eu Qtu tE tu u
ftu ntt E sE {u t{ fhe. yuu ftwk, yuE {k[e, twSu
ut {txu ftkE tth.
qhet tht tu hth qtoM ut u heu yto qft
t h tthue tze h nwk uXtu. [thutswtk sktu h hke ft
AtE httu ntu. ytt Enth{tk yoe tkr u eht ntk.
{U uwk fu {k[etu t[ttu tu tt tf sutu ntu. yt
u yuu wk wk uwk, uwk q Wtn u ytkte yu {the yt o
fht ue E. {k[e fAuee e e tt u rtu nS {U qAwk ntuwk.
{U {tLwk nwk fu yu ztute efhe te nu. e ztutyu {k[e rtu su heu
t fhe yuxu {u yu rtu sht kft hne rn. {U qAwk, yt {the
efhetk ftO Au fu?
fAueu tE te. yuu ftwk, {the efhe! {thu e efhe
tk Au?
fu{ e? yt {k[e {the efhe te?
{the tte tke yt {k[e rr fhe ne ze.
fAuee tiZt Mte {tuZt h t Ztkfeu qkzee ykh [te E.
fAueu y{t twk. yuu sht thu tu ftwk, Atufhe te nsqh!
yu tu {the eS nw Au.
{U ftwk, ytu! Ae ttuze th y{tu tk {qtk httk. nwk tu yutu
nutE tu ntu, fu e t fhe u s {u {wk.
{k[eyu qAwk, sht yt ste . nw Xkze Au.
qhete ttuzu qh yuf qfwk ftwk tz nwk. {k[eyu yu{tk yt
ste. tz e QXwk. y{u tk t ftt tze ytt
uXtk.
fAueyu ftwk, nS yu tf Au. yuu e e [eu
hettu thu tu Au. swytu u! yt u {sqhe{tk ytX- {
hrtk {tk. u{tkte t { tu ytt tue Mw het{tk htE
tk. {U ftwk, ytxe e {nue f{teu wk yt{ tue Mw{tk
t {txu uzVu Au? yu tu hne ihtke . ytwk tku tu u? yu tu
hzt {tkzu, ytkw tht {tkzu, Ae nwk fnwk he thu.
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{uk {{tk r[th ftuo : swt Mtetu hztu r, yuu {txu eu

Wt tu ntu?
{k[eyu ftwk, fu{! {U {u ftwk ntuwk, fu e fte fhe
u su {utu htu, thu nwk ftkE s hete te? the the [eu
Mt{tk {e E.
fAue wMt{tk tutu, Mt{tk? {qh Mte {Su wftthtu
u Vuhett u Auhu Au, Mwk twk? u tuo rhte hks{tk t
t{tk tk[ uh hrtk yteu yuu yuf ftkftu eutu.
{k[eyu ftwk, yAt twS! nwk e [eu yn E ytwk Awk.
{u s fnuu fu Me {e Au fu rn? yt{ tutke ttu s {k[e
qhe{tk E, u fte yuf te e uxe Eu yu nth yte. Ae
uxe{tkte yuf yuf [es ftZeu {the t{u {qfeu {u tt te.
{k[eyu eS e Mwytu te. yk ytnTtte yu
ze{tk yt tu tu ze{tk u tu. {ttt{tk tttk fe Vqtu,
[f[ft the xe, ft[e Zeytu, ypwr{r{e te tte,
ntue t he - yu wk {U uwk fu Mteytuu r yue Mwytu
huf u{tk, u huf {ts{tk he s ntu Au. ske {k[e yu yue
ue nuhe nu{tk ttu Vhf te ntutu. the the Mwtu khtu
fhtu, u uu tute fhe, yu kut Mt{tk Au. Ae utu ztutu
fAue wMu tt u{tk wk u?
t fhtk tht{tk the [es {k[eyu Auf Auxu {u ttu
ktze hte ne ue {u e h? yuu o yu ytkt r{t
rn yu Mwu nth ftZeu {the t{u he. yu ne qht u et
hkt the yuf {tt.
t[ut[ yut {w h ytk yu o ku ttute r{r
yuwk ntM Vhfwk nwk. yue nutue su{ yu tutt {t tu
Awttk tu ee ntue. ute yt e {t{qe [eut yrfthte yut
ytk{tk yuf yf]rt{ u r{o yut the yt{te tke te
ne. ytt {ts{tk Mtet {e ytxe r{o yr
fr[ s szu.
tutu u, yt e Mwytu fue Au?
nw h.
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esu ru fAue yue u eytu tt Atufhtkytuu Eu [ttu

tu. se u fAue {the qhe{tk ttu ut yttu ntu. ttu {k[e
ne. {k[eyu yut t{tk ut the {tt nuhe ne. yuu ntk
ntk ftwk, tAe tht {rnt{tk {ftE ftt yte, thu {u yn
ntu u twS! t {rnt{tk y{u ske nuztwk yttwk teyu Aeyu.
{thu {txu nwk E yte.
{k[e {u nw {e E. yut stte {u w: twk.

11
yt u {u yuf rr[t t t {e. {tunwhtt hfthe
skte kh-e {tE qh t yu ezetk thtkt yuf {tuxt skwk
rt{ ttwk Au yue fufxh hVte nuht tE. {U h s ze f[uhe{tk
h yte. ut st{tk {u thte q[t {e fu ezetk thtwk sk
{thu rt{{tk E uwk. sk Eyu u nutk {thu u uE ytwk uEyu.
yu sk fuwkf Au, fuwkf rn u t rt rt{{tk nwk t e heu tuwk?
e rt{t rtu ttkXt nt, yuxu th {tu uu esu
ru s nwk sk ut eftu.
{sqhtuu nut s t{t Eu {tufe et nt. {tunwht skt
e{tzt h fthtu e ytu Au, uu tk th fhte ne tk yu tuftu y{u
{tt nt. {the uzu y{thtu xthe thet ntu.
s{tfhtwk nw se twk. tu tkte eftk yuf ttu.
r qhtu tt yttu Atk sktu tk Auztu yttu ntutu.
{u twk fu nu thu yt stk, yuft {tuxt tze e[u zt ttu
ntu tu thwk. nt. yu t t[e fu y{thu hMu u t{tu yttk ntk. yufwk
t{ fqt. ewk t{ qYze. yu t{ tu tuf tu ytutk.
u u u h ntu fu tks ztk yt sktu yk ytttu te, tu
tk s zt te ht tk s t.
tk sh , tk ]te Wh, Atuztue Wh, shtf qht hke
Atkxttk yt Vu Vqtuyu ft tttuo ntu. u fu suwk ft ftuEyu
]ttue Wh Aqxu nttu uwO ntu! tuztu ttute nwk [u [u yt e
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tutu htE htEu ut fhtu. ftuE ftuE Mtu tu tut yue yTw
ne fu yu uEu, {{tk hunhunt r[thtu WTt twk fu, nwk fuxu
qh tk Awk? ste u qh-yuf sne ytt s{tk, Wt,
yY, L tIoe [u - su se uzu {wu ftuE fthtu kk
te, su{tk uttu yrfth te, V LSskw u ]ttwk
yu s Au.
ythu yuf {tuxt yt]te e[u tyu ut {eu rt{
ftuo. y{u t {eu ytX- s nt. theyu ftwk, {tuxe yt
sttu. yu t yufee tu s hnuu. Aqxt ztu rn, yt sk
tf Au.
tze e[u nwk fB [uh h uXtu. {ttt Whte qh we Vutuwk
wwk ytft, nS ykthwk twk ntuwk. qh Sf u s ske xtu[ Wh
ske uzetk Vu Vqtu Zuk etk ntk. {the whee tu
tuuhe hkwk ywO qfwk, [wk t nwk. tte ue {txee k, qft
te k, ftuE ytk Vqtue k, yu wtor{te x{tk
ywte wk wk M{h fhte ne. yt {w LS {{tk {w
u ytktu yw fhtwk nwk.
u ht tu ee. thu QXeu tt{tk tu y{u y{the
styu ntUt. tk sEu skt ytht {trf yu ut {ttuu
{t. yu y{u sk tt tt. y{u sk{tk Vht nt tk,
yuf tte ue hV tZt sk{tk tht ttkt h {ttf]r
ftuhue utE. E ftu tksu utu utu s Mk ntu, yu e ftuhe
ne.
{the uzu the xthe ntu. uu {U yu ttkt he
{wtf]r te. {trftu {t tktu s hnute ntu. uu ftwk,
yt hVt sk{tk e [th-tk[ ttktytu Au. yt u{tk
nutk yne ske rtu ht ntu, yuu yt ith fhtt nt. yt
{toq[f u e{tof Mktu Au.
{u e heu h ze fu yt e{tof Mktu Au?
yuu ftwk, t te tktu yttu Awk twS! u Whtk
yu httu htsk nS nt Au.
{u t ytwk fu, yuf th rtt rtf tuhe rtheyu
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{u ftwk nwk fu, yt ut ytrte httu ks nS Su Au.

yne e ntze rytu yuu s tuttu ht {tu Au. yu {the M{]r
tS tE. skt {trft yu tufhwk t{ wwn nwk. yu tu
wte ntu. t te yn tufhe fhtuu ntu. u yt u ntze
qr{tu tu Rrnt yu tu ntu.
ww nu ftw,k {tu ttnt y{{tk yuu {tu ttntu
uzu w fwO nwk. yt u{tkte thu uytu kt hV st thu
ehft{Xtkte {tutuu yt tuftu nuhthut fhe {qft. ythu thu
{tu quthtu hts{nu{tk hnut tt thu yu{wk ht [twk wk.
yu tu t ntwh nt. nu ytsu fwk te. su ftkE tfe nwk u 1862t
tktt t Ae wk s swk htwk. yu tkt ttu tf nS
Stu Au. u n{tktu ht Au. yuwk t{ tuY ttt eheo Au. nu tu
yu tu ] tE tu Au u r[thtu tu he Au. yt ue e
ytrte rytu yuu nS hte su{ u Au u L{t ytu Au.
htstx ntut Atk t yuu ht {tu Au.
yu htu {te {u e EAt tE.
htste e te ne. tk e[e h nu. ttk ttk
{txetk htu ntk. tzAtkte Atutk, nw MA ntk. qk nw
h heu fwO nwk. et h t, f{, t uhutk r[ht{tu
ntk. ttk ttk tftu h{{tk {q ntk. Mteytu hft{ fhe
ne. rftuhe yu weytutk heh Mtw, wkh u t{ ntk.
tk kwhM ttk ntk, tk ytf eu y{the t{u utk ntk.

tu-th toe yuf Atufhe wwne q{te tuze yte.

y{u uEu yu yto[ e E. yut {w h u ytk{tk ttuztu
tu t uttu ntu. wwnu qAwk, ht tk Au?
{U wwnu qAwk fu, yt Atufhe ftu Au?
wwnu st yttu, yu htt tite efhe Au.
{U ftwk, yu Atufhewk t{ qAtu.
wwnu ftwk, yuwk t{ tw{r.
t{ tu wk wkh nwk. tw{r, htsfLt tw{r. tw{r
kwhM, wztu tkte ne. yut {we tut t{e ne. yuu
su nuwO nwk u {tse {tLt ywth tu ntuwk. {ttt
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ht t zt nt, u t{tk ft[t {ft u ftuzee {tt ne.

qhte yuu yuf {tuxwk {ftEwk ]t twk u yu tue, {u ytu, tk
ttS t [htu Au.
t [htu Au! {u yto twk. yt t utu ht, tkt
rtuntu ut tuY ttt eheo t [htu Au!
yuu qAwk, ftu? wwn? the ttu ftu Au?
wwyu ftwk, yuf ktetw {u {t ytt Au. uytu ttuzwk
shtwk tt Au. {thu yu Mefthwk s zu.
nwk u yue tu tu, u {heytu tt VVtr yue tu
{qtk. {U ftwk, {u tu ut ht Atu. {u {tu nwk u qhte
yttu Awk.
ztutu tu htS ttu. {the t{u thetheu uwk, u Ae qAwk,
tk hnuwk?
{U ftwk, fftt.
nk. wk ytu Au. tkwk Au fu fftt nw {tuxwk nuh Au?
{u fe t te?
y{u ftkE nuh{tk sE feyu? y{u tu yt sk{tk s tht
Aeyu. utu, tw{r tk E? ytu... tw{r....
Atufhe tuze yte, u tue, wk Au ttS?
yt ktetw u yu{e uz
u t {ttu ytsu ytu tk hnu,u
u ytu tk s{ufhu.
yuu utk s {u twk fu ht tuY ttt tu s he Au. yuu
ttu [httu uEu nutk tu {u yto twk nwk. Ae r[thtk
{u stwk fu, tht Rrnt{tk yttte t {tuxt {tuxt htytuu
yttte thu qhe t{tk hnuwk zwk nwk.
htyu tuu tt tkzt{tk {tfw he yue r[Yx te
{u yte. rte ntue. tze e[u yt te ne, u{tkte
r[Yxu te {the t{u he. {U ftwk, {u yt ut t[e
htkt Atu, {tht ote rt tt.
tuY tttyu ftwk, nu ftkE htwk te. nwk qoktu Awk. yt
ntz, ske the wrt y{thwk s ht nwk. nwk swt ntu thu
fke hfth uzu ztu ntu. nu tu nwk hztu ttu Awk. ztE{tk nwk nthe
tu. thte ftkE htwk te.
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{u h ze fu htu t Atufhtytu nt - u utk tAtk

ytX- Atufhtk ntk. yt rt htkt t tuftu ut s hnut
nt. rfth u t[ht{ yu yu{e {w ytSrft ne. yt Whtk
e ntze r{tk ztu ttk uytu Lt {txu ht tu ytt thu
ftkE u ftkE uxshtwk E ytt. q, {he, fhwk, kewk {tk,
VVtr uhu.
{U qAwk, {the ftkE uetze Au fu?
tuY tttyu orn ftwk, ue fhttu y{tht k{tk
rhts te. y{thu tk rfthe thu{tk thu Es Au. u{tk
ttte fhutu rfth thu thtu t Au. ehft{Xtkte fhutu rfth
utytut ft{{tk ytu. u yu ft{ eh whwtwk Au s rn. nu tu
wk s [tu Au. {thtu {tuxtu Atufhtu {tukehte yuf kqf E yttu Au. nwk tu
yuu yzfwk rn. tttu rfth yu s t[tu rfth.
ht tuY ttt u Yytte u Aux we htuzte nth
uXtu ntu, fu sute y{the {nu{tehe{tk fe Lqt ytu. tus
uhu t Ae yuu ftwk, y{tht h{tk t ytuhztytu te, yuxu
ytu e feV ze. yt {tk ntze Wh y{tht kt htytut
{tuxt hts{nututk r[tu nS Au. {tht tttu {wu {U tkwk Au, fu
t ft nutk y{tht qou tk hnut nt, nu ytsu fkE yu rtu
Au? y{tht qouyu su ute rct fhue u nS tk Au.
{u sht fwqn twk. {U ftwk, httnu! yu {thtu whttu
hts{nu ut y{u sEyu tu ytu fkE tktu Au?
yu{tk e tktu ttu? u fu tk rut ftkE ut suwk te.
thw, [ttu. nwk {the ttu ytwk Awk. sY, y{the uzu [t!
{U tktu etu, twk tot ztutu ntz h [zttwk {u Xef
twk. {thtu tktu xfe tu rn. yuu ntk ntk ftwk, yu
ntz h tu nwk thuthu Awk. yu ntz h s y{tht kkw {trMtt
Au. huf q{u nwk tk Awk. [ttu, yu st {u te!
wk yt s tuY tttt qoutu {nu nu!
nfef{tk tu yt yuf fwhe wVt ne. nutkt s{tt{tk
ntze Wh hV suwk {tuZwk ntu yue wVt{tk ktE stte w~{tute
[e ftwk nwk.
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wVt{tkte nth ytt thu S{tk S yttu. th Ae

ntz h ttuzwk [zt Ae, yuf nw {tuxt zt ]t e[u ht y{u E
tu. yu ]t yuft et s{e h rMhukw nw.k ztEytu q Vutue
ne. ht tuY tttyu ftwk, {nuhte fheu yn uzt ftZu.
htyu y{u stwk fu yu s yut kwk {trMtt Au. yuf
yuf the e[u yu{t htkt yuf yuf whwte {tr Au. rt
ze e[u u s tktk {tuxt {tuxt rtkztu nt. ftuE ftuE {tr tu
e t[e ne. ztEytuyu yuu ku hVte uhe ee ne. e,
yu ztEytu ]tt tz sue {tuxe e E ne.
t[ut[ zt tze e[u Qt hneu {tht {{tk ftuE yL
ttu x tt, su ttu nS we xt ntut. htu uEu
rn (yu tu {u yuf tktt ztut sutu ttu) - htsfLtu uEu
rn! (ftuE yuf kwhM, {wkzt we u htsfw{the{tk {u ftu Vhf ntutu
ttu.) hts{nu uEu tu rn s. (yu tu {u tt h sutu fu
qtt sutu ttu.) ntze Whwk yt wrt t[e xt
]t e[uwk yr t[e yt {trMt {tht {{tk yuf yqo u
{ yue ywqr ste wk.
yu Mtttk tkeo, hnM u t[et ttu yoe
Au. tks ze se ne, tkztkytu Wh, zteytu h, u hetk
]ttu u s{e Wh etu zftu ztu ntu, yhte eq Attyu
tu yt hts{tru hnM{, keh yu wkh te.
yu rt ze e[u Qt hneu {U ote t fte
tA nw qh yukw yL yuf yrttwk s u,wk sue ht{e{tk
tihtrf yu irf w ytu o{t w ntu yut tu,
tks ze ne. ykthwk tt ytwk nwk, yuxu y{u se se
ntz Qhe t. {thu t swk nwk, yute nwk ykthwk ttk tu htt tE
tu. the tuztu Eu kq{tk tu. se u Vhe th htsfw{the
tw{r {e ne. yu hts{nuu ytku y{thu {txu yuf tzfe q
Eu Qe ne.

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12
yuf r htsw tkzuyu f[uhe{tk h {tuftt fu, htus htu
ske zwhtk xtutk yut Qt tfu tt ytu Au. yu{tktk fuxtkf tu
tktt tf zwh Au. yu tt t{u htus zt ext rt yu
eswk ftkE fhe ftu ntutu. u f[uhe hVte yu rtu ftkE ktuM rn
tt tu yue e V ht tE su. yt {t[th tkeu nwk u
s kqf Eu yu hV Qztu. htswe qkze tZt Entht sk{tk
ne. yu hV nSu tuftu Mt ntut, uhtu tk ttuztk ntk, u
e tAtu sthtutu tt ttu ntu.
sEu u Awk tu htsw uh{tk ft{ fhtu ntu. {u uEu yuwk
ft{fts zwk {qfe tuztu yttu. {tht ntt{tkte tuzte t{ E ee.
tut s yuf nuztt tz uzu tuztu tktu. {U qAwk, zwh thu
ytu Au?
yu ftkE [tu {u te yttk, nsqh! ht ztk efe
zu Au. {u sht tktu yn htuftytu u Ae swytu fu fuxtk ytu Au.
{u w yto tu yu s twk nwk fu yt sqL sk{tk
htsw yuftu e heu hnutu nu? {U tu yt t yuu qAe te. htswyu
ftwk, xu ze E Au twS! t te yt{ hnutu yttu Awk. {u
ftkE w: te. nwk tu ytk{tk hnwk Awk. yttu r {nu, tksu
u s t Awk, twk t{ Awk. r tu tk [ttu Au
u h te ze.
{u h ne fu htswu kthe yuf t{tk q h ntu,
yuu [t ee e {e. yt sk{tk yuu r[thtu [t tt {txue
e [eu tkte {u yutu r[th fheu nwk [t u tkz uzu E tu ntu.
htswu {U qAwk, thu fftt swk Au? u the EAt ntu tu u yuf th
fftt Vuhe ytwk. ftkE it rn zu.
htswyu ftwk, nuh nw ht st Au. {U tu tkwk Au fu tk
[tuh, X u wkztytutu ytu Au. nuht t {ttu {t ntu Au.
y{tht utu yuf {t nuhe ntuMx{tk tu ntu. yut {tk
ftkE twk nwk. ztfxh Ahe Eu yutu ftu yu fnu, wk {u fuxt
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Yrt ytu? utyu ftwk, Yrt yte. Ae ztfxhu thu

[etuo, u tAwk qAwk, nu tu, fuxt Yrt ytu? yuu ftwk, e
tk[ Yrt yte, nu [ehtu rn! ztfxh fnu, yuxtte
fkE u rn yu{ fneu yuu tu tAtu [eht {tkztu. yu r[thtu
he {t, suxtu hzu uxtu ztfxh thu ztu [ehtu {qfu, yu{ [ehtk
[ehtk yutu yttu fte ttu. {u s r[thtu, fue fhw t Au?
htswe t tke ntwk ttwk {w~fu e wk. htswe
qkzee t{u s yuf {tuxwk ytwk ]t nwk. yue e[u ueu s y{u [t
et nt. su hV uEyu u hV tZwk sk, fU, yt{tk, nuztktk
]ttu ntk. Vqe {]w wk ktt tthu {wh te ne. {u
twk fu yte st{tk ueu yt heu [t ee yu Stu yuf
tItow Au. {U qAwk, yAt, htsw, the nwu fu{ E yttu
te? yuu ttte thu u htkwk rn zu u?
htswyu ftwk, yu Se te nsqh! yuu {he tku ytsu
thyZth ttuo ttk, thte h{tk r[t [tUxwk te.
[t-te etk tk tu tks ze u ytft{tk ytAete [tke
xe. yu t{ fu ytX{tu r nu. {U ntt{tk kqf Eu ftwk,
[t htsw, u tu htu fu tht uh{tk zwh tk httk Au. htswu
kqf yte zt h [Ze nwk {tk[zt h tuXttu. htsw ttu s Wh
yttu. ku s s{e hV sh yuft fheu yztuyz {tk[zt h uXt.
[tke thu ee. tze u zteytu{tkte [tke{tk sht M,
sht yM yutu uttu, sktu Whtu t {{tk yTw t
sttu ntu.
htswyu ftwk, uwk swytu nsqh!
{U kqf hth kte. yu sth suwk thu Sf ytwk fu
h ze yu zwh te, e t Au. e tu tue {thte
{u EAt tE. htswyu {tuxu te nX, nX ftw,k u e t tAe sk{tk
[te E.
u ftf et. t hVt yu sk{tk ske {htu tue
QXtu. htswyu ftw,k Qhtu nsqh! nS {tht s{te ithe fhte
Au.
{U ftwk, twk s{twk? nwk f[uhe{tk sE. nS tt te.
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htuftE ft yu{ te. ftu thu uo fB ut stwk Au. tuzt h

utk {U yuu qAwk, thuf thuf thu tk nwk [t et ytwk, tu u
ht tu rn tu u?
u u htswu uEu {tht {{tk twk : htsw yt {hu utztu
Au, swte{tk yu tu Yttu nu. wYSe efhe hq tutt rtt
swt rtteo h {tune ze u yu Atufhee ke fue [e ne u tou
Au.
keh htrt ne. nwk yuftu {ut{tkte th ttu ntu. [tke
y~ tE ne, tk ystwk utwk ntuwk. yuf yTw r:Mt
ot ne. yu{ twk nwk fu yt ]ete ftuE qht tt{tk nwk rtor
eu tu Awk.
u yt eh-rso htrtyu ut tttu{tk ]e ft{tk
e nt, su ft{tk qh qht tr tk rtutu ytrto, tk tk
tIotu sL{, rt rt t ttutu rft esYu hnutu ntu. yut yu
hnM{ Yu su yt{tytu, tte ytfw rtt{tk, rh S r
fhu Au; su{t t rt rhtx u tw kk u [u ytkte Wr
Au; sL{sL{tkhtu t xteu qhe ttte yttte su{tk tw, wA
o{ttk ww: we su{ w tE tk Au; u yt{tytuu s yu hnM{
Ytk o fhtwk tit tkzu Au. }y} H H|:J

r{rA ee Wthu sk yu ntze {te te ne. tk ytsu

ytX- r ttk nwk kq Xtufeu ztu Awk. nS -th r hnuwk zu
yu{ tu Au.
yu st q wkh ne. yuf Wft ne, t{ute ntue ne,
tAte tkfze, yu y{we Wft qo yu {t ntztue [{tk
ne, tk swytu tk sk s sk. u tt-{tuxt tht zt nt.
ftkxtt tkwk nw,k u ek ]ttutk sktu ntk. yuf ntze htkytu
Wth rt hVte nutk nutk yt {w Wft{tkte nthe tswyu nutk
ntk. yt htkytue ku hVtk sktu tk e[ ntk.
qo hVt ntz{tk yuf {tuxe wVt ne. wVte t{u s yuf wk
sqkw u xtth zwk tz nw,k su nk{
u tk tute zteytu ntt fhw.k tuht
zft{tk qht ytfte e[u yt sne Wft u wVt {tht
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{{tk t whtt fte M{]r E yte. su ft{tk ytrrt

htytut {nutu wVt sut nu - ht tuY ttte q
o
u e hts{nue
wVt sue-wVte h ftkEf ftuwO nwk. ftuEe Ae nu-yk
yM, yu wk Au u { rn yue. ske ytrrtk ntMfh,
fuxtk w-w:, ske {tst yt[tht ywte ut Rrnt
yu wVte {txe{tk, nt{t ttte h t Au - yt tu r[th
fhtwk {u q {wk nwk.
yn yuf th fr kfxuht ytt. tkwk u rVwk {tuZwk.
heh h fttu ftux, {uwk turwk. yu{t t hAx u sthth nt.
yue {h [tee nu. {U twO fu tufheu {txu yttu nu. {U qAwk,
tutu wk ft{ Au?
yuu ftkw, twStk (nsqh fneu yuu ktu fwO rn) o
fht yttu Awk. {thwk t{ kfxuht. nwk rnth heVtu Awk. rstu
xt. yn [f{fe xtut{tk hnwk Ak. ynte t {tE qh Au.
nk. yn t ft{u ytt Atu?
u {u {nuhte fheu {u h yttu tu fnwk. nwk {thtu
tu te tztu u?
{U yu uwk fu yue rnLe q w ne. yue rnLe{tk nwk ttu
fhe ftu ntutu. rtE, tufhtu u t{ztke uzu {thtu nth,
yuxu {thwk rnLe yu tuftu tu euwk, t{rzt rnLe. ttuze ttete
{U ftwk, {tht ytttu Wvu fntu.
yuu ftwk, nwk ytu {the ttuze frt ktt yttu Awk.
{u yto tw k . ytsu e ytt sk {tk {u frt
ktte e hs? u u fr ntu! {U ftwk, tu {u fr Atu,
yu{? nw htS ttu. {the frt nwk q ytkte tke.
{u {the tu yttwk qwk e heu?
{thwk h ynte t {tE qh Au. ntze hth yt hV.
t{t t {ttu fnut nt fu ffttte yuf kte tw ytt Au.
yt t[e fte fh fhe tu Atu, fth fu yt rt Atu. fryu
ftwk Au :
my yU H| U
~ }H} J
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kfxuhtu {u frt kte. ftuE yuf hutzet rxrfx

fufxh, wf ftfo, Mxu {tMh, tzo uhutk t{tu su{tk yttk ntk,
yue yuf tke frt ne. frt ftkE [e fturxe ntue. tu
kfxuhu {u yuwk {thu ftkE fnuwk ntuwk. yue ttt nwk qhuqhe {S
tu ntutu. t[wk fnwk tu nwk t ftkE {tu s ntutu, tu [u
tn tn tt yu{ yut Wtnu tutu yut tu nwk fnutu ntu.
tu { ne tu. kfxuhwk frttk[ qhwk twk ntuwk. Ae yut
ste t tu tkte fhu? u ftf Ae yu sht tk httu. Ae ntu
ntu tutu, fu{ twS! fue te frt?
{U ftwk, nw h. yte frt tu {U e ytuAe tke Au. {u
ftuE {trf{tk {the frt fu{ {tuft te?
u ru tu yuu rt ee esu ru tuhu yteu yuu
tk ytt {txu {u q ytn fht ttu. yuu t ztE rn, yuxu
yue uzu u [teu [f{fe xtut st ith ttu.
yn tUt sue yuf t Mw ne yu u free kwhMe.
Mtet {we yu rnLe tue fuxe {eXe te ne! yne
Mteytutu tuttu nuftu {u tu {tu ntu. nwk thwk rnLe tue ftu
ntutte, {u rnLe u ytfto nwk. yt rnLe wMf{tke rnLe ntue
- yntk t{tu{tk, ntze uxe{tk, yhu{tk, s yu tk qh
we Vututk uhtue zu tk hUxt tete uhtu [ttk ntk, zqt
qoe Attte h rrh{ttytu hV Qze nk fu tke nth yuf
qht qr{ttu ytt E yte ne, tk s yuftyuf { tE
se yue tktqxtk rttute ttt, su rut fheu Mteytuu {wu
s tkte {e ne - u ttt u {u rut ytfto nwk.
{u tt yttk hMt{tk yuf zwk tz teu kfxuh
tutu, yt swytu Atu u twS! tk yuf frk{
u {wk nw.k t frytuyu
tute frt tk[e ne. {u yt{kt nwk. {the frt tkeu
xtt Ehet qy
u u - Ehetu tu ytutu Atu u-q E{ttu
{t Au yu-q {trftu ktf-{thtk q t ftO ntk.

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yue t tkeu {u twk fu, kfxuhu yuf s th

tutytu {t tute frt ktttu nttu {tu nu. yu r
yut Stu yuf y{q yu M{he r e tu nu. yuwk {tuxwk
L{t Ae thu yuu {wk twk te.

13
t {rnt Ae nwk y{tht {nt{tk tAtu Vhtu ntu.
ytxt t ru {tewk ft{ qhwk twk. yrth ftu hMtu ntu, yt
s hMu E u tut ktkrtu {utu ut yttu ntu. yu s t u
ttk tu, thtte huwk wwk {ut, u [ee[e i{tt. u
yuf ftfe {wtVhe tE nu tk trs{tk yuf qke hut utE - yu
s {tunwht hfthe sk.
yt rhr[ rtwk t fhttht ~u ytsu t {rntte
{U uwk ntuwk. ytxtu yn htt Ae, {u xqrt u tZt
Enth u yuwk ytfto sLBwk nwk fu, yu uu Atuzeu ftuE
Xuftu nwk thu httu ntu tu {u w: tt, {{tk yu{ tt fu
u u Atuzeu nwk hu{tk q{e httu Aw.k ytsu t {rnt Ae {tunwht
hfthe ske e{thut uEu te Muu ytu u sutu ytk yuu
tt ut ytktu {U yw ftuo. u fu nS xqrte e{t ynte
t-ytX {tE qh nu.
nwk uhtu tute th ttu ntu tk uhtue tswte ftuEyu
{u tuttu : twS! ytu twS! twS...
{U tte uwk tu t tote ue {k[e s ne. {u yto
twk u ytk ttu. {U tuztu Qtu httu tk {k[e ne ne
ntt{tk thzt uzu s tuze yte u {tht tuzte tu Qe hne. yuu
ftwk, {U qhte s tuztu uEu {u ytue ftZt. yt tsw tk t
nt twS? fww{ee fte fheyu Aeyu twS! tks ze E Au.
Qhtu, tuzt hte Qhtu. y{the qhe tu s Au.
{thtte t fnutE. {k[eyu ft{ zwk {qfe {u Eu yue
qkze hV st {tkzkw. {k[etu Mt{e fAue {tht yttt
{t[th tkeu uh{tkte yttu. fAuee nue the e htuE
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fhe ne. yu {u uEu htS tE. {k[e te E yte. htuEe

e Mtt fheu tue, {thu nttu tue htuE tu twS {u
ttu rn. tu {u u s htuE fhtu.
t {txu the tue htuE t? thtte su ftkE hkt u
htk.
htktk htktk {k[e yth we yu tuftu tk tk Vhtk ntk
ue ttu fht te. ntz{tk yze fte fht E ne. thu
yuu yuf fhtu ttu ntu, yu fhtu fu{ tutE tu, u e t tk
uXtk uXtk {thu tke ze.
{u fnu, twS, fkftht{tk h{ tet fwkz Au u {u tu
Atu? yue tu s tu {u t nt. tk t rn?
{U ftwk, fwkze t tke Au, tk stwk Lwk te.
{k[eyu ftwk, tu Atu twS? nwk tk tntu E thu {u
{the. {u tnt ee.
Ae wk twk?
wk tt twS? y{u he ktut fte fhttt {sqh.
y{the Vrht ftu tku?
{U htwk, hze rn. u nwk {tUeht etfwkz{tk zte.
{k[eyu ftwk, yt yt t e uu. {tht ktetwytue
f{{tk wk uh ntu Au. yu tSytuu h zu fu fuxu eu tu
tt Au.
{U Wtnte ftwk, nwk sYh yt t e.
Ae {k[eyu q ste {u s{tztu. yutu ytn u yue
thhtM {u q Bt. {k[et ytrtu yw fhe thu nwk
tAtu Vhtu ntu thu {u tw,k ytk, MtM yu hte yu r{t
Au. yt qr{e yu {e Au. rhqo tit, t{e, usMe
yuxu fu {wt, tue u tf sut Mte.
ktee f{ Wh htutu htthe yu wkheu u ru
su [ yte yttu ntu, ytsu u {U twk. ytxt { Ae, yute
yuwk wk wk tu u {u h te. ythu yu tk Au, fue t{tk Au u
Se Au fu rn u ftu u Au?!

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yu f r ht tu Y ttttu ft {tu . yu u u tk
tq{ttu qtu ntu. u{tk t ut {u ytnqfo r{kt
ytwk nwk. htsw u {xwfttu tk sttu ytn httu, yuxu yu{u
E et. yu tuftu [tt stt nt yuxu yt yt s
[tt {tkzt.
tuZ tu htt{tk r{rA e ytuke. tu e th
fhtk yZe te t. nwk tu tu tA {qfe tuzt h yt yt
tu.
yu yhu{tk {U su ttowk ~ uwk u yL nwk. ttuu
eu qhqhe i{tt fte e E. [{fe esetO fttk tte
ytft AtE wk, thuf hMt ht t fu fU ]te ttytu h
{tuh eAtk Vuteu ] {txu ith tE htt nt, ntze htkt te{tk
t{tftu yr Wtnte fte fu tke e teu utte {tAe
fztk ntk. qtt tht Eu MA e t nt u ute ftt
utt nt. ue h ueu tuttu ttk tkztke tke eze Vqkft
nt. tk yu q{t{ Mtt nwk. sk Ae sk, {ut Ae {ut,
htk, ntze t{tu, t hke s{e, thuf Vqte hutk fkt fu
rthtk ]ttu.
tks ttk nutk nkw tuY ttte htste{tk ntU[e tu. u
u y{u su ytuhzt{tk htt nt, u {nu{ttu {txu eqkeu eu
ith httu ntu. tu uY hku hke ne. yue h ]ttu, {tuh u f{tutk
r[ht{tu ntk. tt ttkt h t u Vqtue th tzt{tk
yte ne.
ttuze th{tk yuf rte hfte{tk ftutk Vtu u tzfe{tk
h{ q Eu tw{r yte u yue tA tA ttk tkztk{tk
Aqxtk t, ttuztk tuthe u eu ttu {ttu Eu yue {he yuf
eS Atufhe yte.
{U qAwk, fu{ tw{r, {{tk Au u?
tw{ru {Mfth fhtk ytzwk ntuwk. {tht tt
st{tk {eXwk {eXwk ne yu tue, u {u?
nwk tu {{tk Awk.
ttuzwk tE tu. ytt rte tuzt h Atu, u q tu q
te nu...
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{tht ste yutt httk u {the t{u qkx teu e[u

ue E. tte{tkte itt u xwfzt ftZeu {tht ntt{tk {qt. yukw
yt kftu[ rtwk kw {u wk Bwk. {tht sut {t {txu yt nth
yTw, yut u ute s tu, {wh u wkh ntu. ftuE yt{e
ntu ue kte Atufhe yt heu uo? Mteytut kfo rtu yttk {
nk{utk kftu[w u kfwr[ ntu Au. yuu rtu tu ytu {w heu
r[th fhe feyu, tu ytu yue uzu {w heu ttu fhe feyu fu
tu kftu[ rt {e feyu.
{U eswk yu uwk fu, yt utk {uttu sutk wtk Au, ,
{u{tt u rrh{ttytu sue {w u Wth Au utu s kftu[ rttu,
h, ft ykht rttu tw{rtu nth Au. {wtu {w
uzu sutu ntutu uEyu utu s Mttrf. yttu s Mttrf nth {U
utu ntu {k[etu yu kfxuhe etu. yh yu ntztuyu yu{tk
{u {w ttk ntk, u Wth te ne, yu fthu yu{tu u{
{w, Z u Wth Au. yu{wk { rt ntutte yu{tu u{
rt ntu Au.
tw{ryu tu ueu tutu nttu {u ztwk yue tu
wt s tE fu. thet r:kftu[ nthwk {two u ru {U S{tk
nunuwk ywwk. yu thu Mun ytu Au thu ftu u yt ]e{tk
ft Motk th tue u Au. tw{r{tk su ytrthe Au, u thetu
yt{t {ts{tk kMfthtu yu ktute untu te uttu ntu Au.
tu { ee tu Au, Atk tw{rt k
w {
u tk u Munto
otk M{htu nS tk s Au, ske tt yu t yt
{tst yuf itu {the yu rMus e Au.
ht tuY We ithe{tk zt nt. yu ytt u {the
tu uXt.
{U qAwk, q wk ytu tk ttuoto tt Au?
ht tuYyu ftwk, yt tu y{tht ktu tu t[e W
Au. yt W{tk yuf yt{e Ms qt t[t ytu Au. ftu yZe
{ t hktu.
tktk tktk ftu u thu nwk e tu. {tk
ftu u fuxe th {U yu{tk etu tkt.
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esu ru qtu W uEu {xwftt, htsw u {wuhn

{w e t. esu ru thu QXeu u Awk, tu tw{re
{he teuf Atufheytu ytttk t{tu{tkte W{tk t ut yte
ne. {U yt tuftu{tk yuf thtu rhts utu fu ytt t[t{tk yt
tuftu{tkte ftuE {nwzttu tY et ntut. ht tuYu qAtk yuuu ntk
ntk o ftwk, y{tht k{tk Mteytu tY ee te. yu Whtk {the
h rt ftuEe uh te fu {thtk t[tke t{u tY eyu.
tks nutk s yuf wfweytuwk ntz hV wk. u{e
tA tA y{u t. yu yuf {tuxwk h nwk. qo rt hV
tt {ewhe hn h he ntz, su ntze e[ute r{rA
e Wth hV nu Au, u ntzt e xtu[ h qo[k Qtu ntu.
yuf hV e[e Wft, sktu e{etk ntk. eS hV he
i{tt ne. {tEuf [tt Ae y{u ntze uxe yt yte
ntUt. ttuzt qh [u t Ae yuf { st yte. yu ste
[tu[ s yuf t[e rthwk ]t nwk. ]tt tzu t yu Vqtute
{Ze ewk nwk. ht tuYyu ftwk, yt ]t wk sqwk Au. nwk tf ntu
thtu utu yttu Awk fu yt ]te e[u qu u Mteytu t[u Au.
y{u yuf tsw tzt te [xtE tthe u h uXtk. Ae
[tkete hue yu qr{{tk teuf Atufheytu tze ytt
tutfth{tk ] fht te. uzu uzu {]k tzt tzt wftuwk s
yu{e uzu t[wk nw.k tw{r yu e hth ne, Mteytut
{ttt{tk Vqt sht nt u heh h Vqtk hutk ntk.
{tuze ht we yt ] u e [tt ftO. [u [u
of-ofeytu ttuztu ytht{ utk u tAtk ] Y fhtk. {]kt
tu, [tke ttou eu nrhte qr{, ~t{t Atk {th yktuu
eu wkh te yue Mteytuwk - yu tt r{te ftuE {tuxt
r[tfthu u ytkfuwk ntu yuwk yt r[t {wh twk nwk. yu{wk yt
ytfw ytu ftuE {wh ke sut ttu Wwk nwk. {u M{h
twk qftt Ernte tukfe htsfLt u ue n[heytut ytt
s q t[e fttwk, tut tf ttru h{tu ntu {tt
nuhte t {u t yte. ut fhtk nw qht qft{tk,
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th wt tht hnMte Zkftut Rrnte e xtytu {the

{t e {U uE - tw{r yu yue eytut ]{tk tht
ytrfte kMf]r {q{L te ne. nhtu to nutk yttk fuxtku
tu, fuxeu o{ttytu, yte fuxeu [tke httu tw{r sue
fuxe trftytut ][k[ [htut Aku ytfw e ne! u{t
{wwk ntM ytsu Sk Au. yt tk w yhtu u i{ttytue
ytz{tk Aqtk hneu uytu u{t o{t kut tune{tk ytsu ytk
u Wtne te tXu Au.
Ze ht. {t ske tA [k Ze ztu. y{u t
ntz hte QtO.
esu ru tw{r yu yut tt tuY ttt {u fu{u fheu
st u. {thtte ft{u Xut yu{ nkw rn, yuxu {thu [te
ytwk zwk. se u tw{ryu ftwk, twS! ffttte {thu {txu
yuf ythe te yttu? {the tu yuf ythe ne, u t
rte tke E Au.
tu toe wkh titu ythetu yt! ythe
tt Au ftuu {txu? yuf yXtrzt{tk qtte yuf thtu yhetu
{kte {U uu {tufe yttu.

14
ttu z t {rnt Ae Vt {rnte Yyt ne. xqrtte
nwk f[uhe{tk tAtu Vhtu ntu. sk{tk fwkz yt kte{tk t[e
te u ntn tke {U tuztu ttuttu. su{ su{ nwk tu stu tu u{
u{ {thwk yto wk wk. Mteytutu yts kttu ntu. Au wk?
sk{tk fwkz yt nwk tuztu E tu. sEu u Awk tu tWe tzee
tu uhkS ttheu ytX- kte whwttu tk {tht nt.
tk[-A Mteytu tu s htke ne, A-t ttk ttk Atufhtk tuzttuz
fhtk ntk. ytxtk tk Mte-whwttu yt tuh sk{tk Atufhtkytuu Eu
tkte ox {txu yttk nu u {tk nwk ytf eu Qtu httu.
yuxt{tk tke sh {the hV E. yuf su kte{tk ftwk, yhu!
yt ske {t yn tkte yttu?
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nwk tuzt hte Qtuo u u{e tu stk stk {U ftwk, {u

kte ttu Atu. yn tkte yttk?
yu{u yto twk u uytu {qktt htk. u ftwk, ytu!
yt {nt kte Atu? nU ... nU ... tuxwk tzt rn. y{u twO ...
nU ... nU ...
{U ftwk, t, t, yu{tk tuxwk tzt suwk wk Au? {u tuftu yttk
tkte? u{tk e ttu Mteytuu Eu?
y{u ttuyu t. yu tuftu{tk su wg {htu {t ntu, u
rhxtzo zuwxe {prsMxux ntu u htntwh ntu. ek tk utk Atufht,
te, teS, Atufheytu, tite, s{tE, s{tEt r{ttu uhu ntk.
htntwhu fftt{tk yuf [tuze tk[tk h ze fu qt rst{tk
rfth fhte q { Au, ute rfthe ftuE z Au fu rn u ut
{txu, qt{tk utu tE {wLV ntu, uu tk yu tuftu yttk ntk.
ytsu thu tkte uytu xu{tk uXtk, u tu fxturht QtO.
tkte ntuze{tk ftue e th fheu yn ox fht yttk ntk, fth
fu yu{u tu {tuZu tkwk nwk fu, xqrt, tu{tEqh u Vqrft
Enthtk sktu ut rt swk, yu uwk Vtux Au. ox qhwk ttk,
[th {tE [teu {tunwhtt ske e[u, ftue e ntuze{tk yu
tuftu th fhu, u tkte ytsu httu s fxturhtte xu fzu.
yt tuftu sk{tk ytxu qh rfrf fht t {txu yttk u
s {u tu { rn. yt tuftu yttk ntk rfth fht, tk,
keytu, nh uhu u hMt h s yu{e kqfe tue tte htn
uEu s uXtk ntu!
se u uytu s{tut qt fuxtf te zt u {whtt
({) zt tk {qft t. xqrt sktk ]ttue e[u yu Mw
{the shu yuxe ke te fu, qAtu t.

yt u {sqhtu{tk {k[eu uE rn, ute {u Wu ttu u

yto twk. yuu thkthk ftwk nwk fu, e fte u yu [tu
y{tht {nt{tk ytu. ftetu {utu httu, QXe tu, yu
t {txu yte u ftkE {wk rn. Vtu {utu suX {rnte
y[{tk qhtu ttu. yut{tk yuf r {tuxe f[uhet ytkt{tk fAue
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u uE {u yto twk. fAue {tht u fzeu tuf {qfeu

hztu. {thwk yto wk. {U {tht E et u qAwk, Au wk u tu
fnu! {u tuftu yt u V ftt {txu yttk rn? {k[e {{tk Au
u? yu tk Au?
yut st{tk fAueyu ftwk utu thtk yu ntu fu, {k[e tk
Au u yu tu ntutu. t {nt{tk ft{ fhtu u s {k[e yuu
Atuzeu tk [te E Au. e tu fht Atk yutu ftkE ttu ttu
rn.
nwk q{q e tu. fAue hV {u sht
ntwqr ntue. su ftkE r[kt ne u ue L Mte {txu ne. yu
tk E? ftuE uu tueu E wk nu? yu fue Mtr{tk u tk nu?
{U qAwk, yutu Atufhtu tk Au?
yu tu tu. {nt {rnt{tk et{tk {he tu.
tkeu {u wk w: twk. r[the wt{ht tufte ue
sue tE E nu. yu tk E tk [te E nu. ttuze t
nwk {qktu httu, Ae qAwk, we tk Au?
yu yn yte Au. {the uzu s Au. {u ttuze s{e yttu
nsqh! y{tht wtwetu whtu nu fte h rn tE fu. {k[e ne
tu yut uhu y{u xftk. yu y{tht ntt tkeu [te E.
{u t ytwk fu, {k[eyu u tuo {the yt fftt
sttu q ytn tutu. yu w[t hsq Atufhtyu fftt ttu
ntu yuu tze ntu u{tk ftuE yto te. s{e yte he.
h f[uhe{tkte nwf{ yttu fu, tZt Enth{tk su{ u u{ se
{ttu ttu. yuxu nut{tk nutu {U tk fAueu ttu.
fAueyu s{e et Ae nwk yue qhe h tu ntutu. u
ru tkst tZt Enth{tkte nwk th ttu ntu thu uwk tu yuf
Xuftu ttuze s{e tV fhe ne u tk fte u qheytu ne. yuf{tkte
ystwk nth ytwk nwk. {u h rn fu yu qhe fAuee nu.
tuztt tztktu yts tke su tiZ Mte qhe{tkte nth yte, u
we s ne.
{u tuftuuyu yn s{e ee Au fu? fAue tk Au?
we {u uEu sht r[th{tk ze E. Ae ntkVe-VtkVe
tEu yuu t qte te tthe {u ftwk, tuzt hte Qheu
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yte h utu twS! xqrt t Au, wftute u-{eXwk uhu tt.

{tuxt Atufhtu ttu Eu t Au.
ytt tuh sk{tk wk yufe s Au?
yutte tu nwk xutE E Awk, twS! yu{ etwk ftkE y{tht
sut hetuu hzu? {thu yufeyu tu hnuwk zwk ntuwk e tkfwk
yuxu wk tt? tk we {k[e ne, tk we sktu fu tetu ftu zh
ntutu. yut{tk swk tn u us nwk, twS!
qhee [thu tsw r{tutk fttk qktk sutk fUtk fttk fttk
yu yt{tu yztk ntu yutk ]ttu Qtk ntk. u fprVtutt
huz wzwk sk ntu yuwk twk nwk. [t{t[erztk, wz uhu rt[h
teytut ytu u VzVztx ]ttu hte ktt nt. ]ttu{tk ytrttk
wkztk wkz [{fe httk ntk. qhee tAt {tk s rttk hztk
ntk. {u {wk ntuwk fu, ttk ttk tftuu Eu yue {t yt
yuftk sk{tk e heu hnue nu? nu rt, hnM{ yh ytrtu
h huh the ye{ f]t Qhue ntu Au.
yu ykthe htu yt qr{e fue ote tut {U uE!
sutu r[th yttu fu tZt Enthwk nu tt r hnutwk
te tk {thwk { Wt e wk. nwk suu ytxwk wk [tnwk Awk u sktu
rt {thu nttu s tttu! u to{tk tu ytt {nt{tk {ttu hnut
ytu, yn ke tutu u fYtk htu u. f]ryu tutu nttu
utk, u yue Ufztu toe tttk VY yt tZt Enth, yuwk
ywe LtIo u qh we rMhuwk {ut yu tku Eu yu ftu
u tk ytu tE su u yut t{tk wk {u?
tte Atutk fYtk htu, titt, {ftEtk uhtu, ttk
tk, fttee tuhee txeytu, nw{tSe , twuhtk ftkxte tz,
u hqh et u ftuuht.
nu yh, nu wt[e, y{u {tV fhsu.

yttu {rntu ntu. yuf ru {u ft {tu fu ht tuY

ttt {he tu Au. htsfwxwk e {we{tk Au. ntu tu {thu tk
swk - t tw{rt {tuxttE sY tttyu tu ntu. nwk h s
Qztu u tks ztk nutk [f{fe xtut ntU[e tu. httu {tuxtu
83

Atufhtu yu tit {u ut ytt. {u h ze fu ht tuY t

[httk [httk yuf{ ze t u yu{t qkx{tk twk, yuu
eu ythu uytu {h tBt.
htt {wwt {t[th {tU tnwfth yttu, u yuu
tUtuu tutt f{tk E ee. tk we it rn {u tk we
tUtutu fu rn {u yu{ yu fnut nt. yt{ yu tuftu h yuf
h eS ytV ytu s se ne. yte ftu s t httu yrtuf
fhtu uEyu yut {txu [ot it tkte ftZt? u Whtk u
tU tnwfth E tu htsfwxwke yMtt nw s ht e
. yut q-et u[t{tkte htsfwxwktu ytuoyo [o eftu ntu,
yuxu yu tuftu qu {hu yue Mtr ne.
yt e t tkeu {U tnwfthtuu tutt. yu{tktu {w
{t ehn yttu. yu {the ftuE t tkt ith ntutu.
yuu tV kte ewk fu tk we it rn {u tk we tUu yu
Atuzttu te. {u yu {t thtu ttu.
ttS {he t. yt wrt{tk nu {thwk ftuE htwk rn twS!
tw{r tt tfe su{ tutu ytkwyu hztk ytxwk tue.
yue t tke {u nwk ytwk nwk. yut tt s V
{he t nt. {t, t, tE, {te {t, ftft, ftfe tk tu Stk
ntk. yttu {tuxtu tuo tuo kth Au u! {u yu{ fneyu tu tw{r
yuf Mte ne, u u{tk tAe tf, ute whwte ntwqr ytftot
{txu Mtens yth {ute ]t yuwk ytt { fhu yu Mttrf
nwk.
{trMttt u s ze e[u thu y{u ntUtk thu r
ytt{tu ntu. {U tw{ru ttuztk LVqtu ee tt ftwk. {thu
tuYe {tr h Vq [zttk ntk. {tr Wh Vq [ztttu rhts
yu{t u{tk ftuE wk ntuwk. {thtu Wtn uE yuu tute s L
uVtr wtu eeu te yttk. Ae tw{ryu tt {U yuf ttu
ht tuY ttte {tr h Vq [zttk, hth yu s u ze
zteyute rewk wkz tktu VVztwk u tuwk tuwk Qze wk. u fu
tw{r yu ht tuY tttt t qou yt ftote ktut t{eu
{Mhu tut nt : tw! ... tw! fth fu yto rt kwk
yto hte {tr u yt t{ s L{t ru nwk.
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15
t
tWt tnw tu {thu yuf th ntt htu ztu. u u
qt nw ytuAe tE u nh Yrt hfthe {nuq ytte
ne. nueth thetu tn yte fu, tfet it tWt
tnw tu WAet tu. {u yttk yu sht yttfte rn fhu. tWt
tnw y{tht {nte ntutu. yu hfthe t{nt{tk hnutu ntu.
y{the ttu yuu ftuE fthtu uzuztu kk ntutu. yue
rhMtr{tk {tht h rt {qfeu heu {u tuf nh
Yrt Wth ytu u rtu {u kft ne.
hs nw qhe [es Au. yuf r thetu ttu
Eu Attu{ttu tWt tnwu uh tu. f[uhet ftuE {tu yt
te h zt ee rn, fth fu u uwk fheu nwk hfthe {nuq
hwk Awk yue yu{u h zu tu nw tuxwk tt.
y{the f[uhe{tk Whttt it ytuAt ytt Au. yuxu {thu
tzt t nh Yrte e sYh Au. hfthe {nuq [qfte Au.
yute {the tu ytwk zwk. yt t fnute s ne, yuxu ythu
{u yu{ fheu fne te.
{U r[th ftuo fu, nu y t fhe uEyu. Yrt {thu {the
stthe h utt nt, fth fu s{ethu t{u Wth
it ut {txu {the tu {wtht{wk ntuwk. yt t t Ae
wk tWt Yrt ytu htu? nwk httu hue {t. {the tu yue
yn fE kt ne, fu sue h {u ytxt t Yrt {u? yt t
sht kftu[qof {U tnwSu ste.
tnS! t {thu t{u fhwk zu. s{ethu t{u rn
tE fu.
t{tu yuf eu {t tk uXtu ntu. u tutu, ftuE {t
{u ue {w~fue{tk yttu ntu u tnS tu ntt ktu, uu yu{u
fe te nttu tAtu ftZtu te twS! yu sqt s{ttt yt{e Au.
yttu {tuxtu fthth fhttt Au, thu yu ftuEe tu it q
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fht yttu ythtu ut te. yu{u yt{tk stk ef tu Au.

nw zhtuf Au, yu{t sut s e ftuE {U ut te.
u ru tWt tnw tu {U su Yrt Wth eut, uu tAt
ttk A {rnt tut. yu A {rnt hBt tWt y{the
hn{tkte fe th ttu te, yu ytte fu tWt ittu
fttu fht yttu Au yutu {u sht htu t ytu. yttk fhtk
eu s {t futu ntu!

tuof rte nwk htttwu uh tu ntutu. Vt {ut

Ae yuf r tk tu. htttwe e {u uEu q htS tE.
yu tue, {u fu{ ytt te tt? y{the ftkE hykh ut te!
yt ftuE tknttk, k
w tk rte st{tk ktewk {tuZkw utwk
{wk te, u{tk e y{the yt nt... tutk tutk ee hzt
te.
{U [thu tswyu sh Vuhe. h uhue Mtr tu nutk sue s
ht ne. yt u nutk sue yMt t ntue.
htttwtu {tuxtu Atufhtu h{tk s r{Mtewk ft{ fhtu ntu. ttuzwk wk
f{ttu ntu. yu{ Atk yutte {u yu{ tuu hkth [ttu ntu.
{thu h s tAt Vhwk nwk eeyu {u fu{u fhe st etu
rn. yuu ftwk, htuftwk s zu. {u s{tzt rt nwk st ute
te. t[thete {thu htuftwk zwk. {ftEt tux{tk e u tkz tke ftkE
tzw suwk ith fwO, u ntu ttu u {u s{t utztu. yuf heu
uh suxtu ythfth tE fu uxtu yuu {thtu fth ftuo. {U sht
yto[ tEu qAwk, wk {u uh{tk {ftE et stk ntk?
nt. nwk htu se ne, fu sute ftuEu h zu. t{e e
Mteytu Au. yu{e uzu yt tht {rnt{tk ytuAt{tk ytuAt
xtut {ftE nwk E yte ntuE.
{u wk w: twk. yt ft{ tu he ktut Mteytu fhe ne.
yt ue tte t hsq Mteytu he ntu tu , uhtu{tk V
et rn. e yuf kte Mteu yt ft{ fhwk zu Au yu tkeu
{u yk w: twk. ynt yrt ktutytu uzu hneu yu wk
ne ft{ fhtk ee E ne. yue hetE yu s yuwk {w fth nwk
86

yu ru u {tt kft ntue. nwk yuu yt rtu fwk M heu fne

tu rn. ft[ yuu r[theu wk w: tt. yt he kte fwxwku
kte fue fu kte kMf]r {tk te, yuxwk s rn {u
tu yu{ tu Au fu ttuztk ttuo Ae yu ktut uzqt fwxwk suwk e su,
ttt, o fu nttte e s heu. ythte s yu rt{tk yu fwxwku
the yue r fhe Au!
huu Mxuute u qh t{zt{tk {U ek yuf u kte
fwxwktu utk Au. yu tk fwxwk{tk Atufhetk yu yuf {tuxtu ftuztu e
Au. t rntht qht t{zt{tk t yuf kte t fwx
kw e
{u h Au. yu{e yMtt yk he ne. yu fwx
kw {tk t Atufheytu
ne. {tuxee {h yufe-tee nu, [ee {h ee u
tee {h th-yZth toe. yu{tk ttk ntutk yu tte
ftuE fthe ktt ntue. tu h {wk, kte tt
szwk yu yt u{tk yk {w~fu e Au.
fuxe th tto sht tke ntu, {ut th h th Bt ntu,
tkstu { ntu, thu yt {w {ute e{tnet{tk {U u
utytutk M utk Au. yt {u, yt kt, yt , hztk rttk,
hMe fwzk tk tetk f{tu, {k[e, htsw tkz,u tw{r, {ntrtYt
otu, uwk rh tUz fwxwk, ytft, yu t yu ute {nt ft{tk
yu f r esYu ntk . yu t yteto te ytst yt
eeh{tte su{ ytt ru y{]e thtte yrrt fhu
Au. ttoe yt tks yutu s ft Au, yt WL{w Stu ytk yu
yue s te Au. yu te {wu [u{ tu Au. yu utte et
suwk fkE te. yt wrt Vqrft Enth fhtk , yt rt
{uh ytft fhtk , e{tne u yk yutu u{ u yteto
Au. su suxtu ne ntu, suxtu ttu ntu, ue h yu rhtx uttu
y~ t u ywfkt yuxtk rut ntu Au.
{tht {{tk su utwk M wk nwk, yu e r[thf,
Lt u kz yttht, ot fu nweo, ytt y, yt uhu
torftt ythtt ut ntut-tZt Enthtk fu yt{tttk
wtk {uttu{tk tuqr u, qhwO ytft, [tkete ytAtr
u uEu {{tk twk nwk fu yu s u{ u htu{tk[ft Au, frt u tIo
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Au, r u twft Au; yu tutt t[t te tu [tnu Au. tute

wfw{th ft]tte ] suo Au. rstut u{u {txu o heu tute
wk rtu fhu Au. Vhe tAwk rhtx ittrfe u tht
n, tt u rntrhfte ]wk so fhu Au.
yt heu s yuf ttoet t {rntu yuf ru twrht
f[uhe{tk yttu. {U yuu u u utu yuxu nwk q htS ttu. e
h Au twrht? {{tk u?
su te tuxe{tk yue e tkMftrhf kt tke ne u
tuxeu s{e h {qftk u u ntt uzeu {u {Mfth fhtk yuu ftwk,
twS, t[ tt yttu Awk. nwk tu thu {we{tk ztu Awk. ytsu
yuf {rntte ftuEyu t[ {txu tuttu te. {U r[th ftuo fu f[uhe{tk
twS tu . twS t[e tu fh fhu. e t t
t[ nwk etu Awk.
tks nutk twrhtyu yutu t[ ttu. yutu t[ ut
skt rMth{tkte t tuftu yteu f[uhe{tk ut tt nt. nutkt
fhtk twrhtyu yue ft{tk e r fhe ne. yut{tk ftfthe
tt u ythsq ntk. {U yuu ttuzt it ytt u f[uhet {ttu tute
Whtwk fheu ttuzt it ytt. {u twk fu yttte yuwk fuxt
r u?
twrht esu ru thu {the rt ut yttu. twrhtu
Atuztk S [ttu ntutu. {U yuu ftwk, u yn u ttuze s{e ytwk
tu wk ttuze ueue fhu fu? yu{tkte thwk wsht [te hnu. twrht
tu htS ttu. yuu ftwk, {u su fnutu u ytu fq. {u nw tht
{t Atu. nwk w xtutte tAtu yn s yte.
twrht ]fttu thtu yutu fth ntu. yuu {t[tuh
xwyttu t[ nw wkh heu ttu. yu s heu tfe su{ qfu qfu
hztwk, [tuhut {te nU[e fhte ke, yu kw q wkh nwk.
yuu yt wk w tu twk nwk, fth fu yu t[ut[ tf ntu.
twrhtyu rt ee. se u yuu ftwk, twS, {the Wh {u
ytxe e {nuhte httu Atu tu Ae yuf th {u fftt E ytu
u? tk t[e e fh Au.
twrhtwk u {thwk yu ythe r{ nwk.
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u {rnt Ae {t[th {t fu, e.yu.zw. tEt

fxturht Mxute ttuzu qh huu tE Wh yuf tfwk zwk nwk.
tyu yu ]fth twrhtwk nwk u ytuwk. yu ytt, yfM{t
fu q nwk u nwk fne ftu te. u ytt ntu tu ft w:u eu
yuu yu{ fwO nu?
yt u{tk Autk u to{tk nwk su{t su{t rh[{tk yttu
Awk, yu t{tk twrht ftuE ytue s ne. yut{tk rtuo,
nk{utk [k[, ytk{, yitrf u t[t ftfthtu su rh[ ttu
ntu, u {tt yt yhu{tk s rn, fnutt ut
{t{tk wo ntu.



ek t ttuo ee tk.
tZt Enth yu xqrttu yttu u tu ytE tu.
tk nu ftku nutkwk suwk htwk rn. f]ryu fuxtk ttuote
rsot{tk u yuftk{tk su fwkse h[t fhe ne, fuxtk trt,
fuxe Mqr{ h[e ne, {sqhtut qh ntttute yu twk ut{ut
tE wk. [tuf toe {]tu yuf r{tk rt tE tu. nu
tk yu qh we thtue hnM{ qr{ ntue, [tkete tue
htu tk {ttheytu h{t Qhe ne, {rntt tw ut xtkzthtu
tk ntt [t fheu ske Utuu Vkt{tk Vte [tt u qr{ nu
hne rn.
tZt Enthwk t{ w tE wk. xqrttu nu yyk
s ntu. tk sh tkeyu tk ttk Athtk Au, fttk tte Atutk
h Au - q s ktk, eXtk {u yutk. tk tk {ttu s {ttu.
tk tk uheytu e E ne. te st uhtu{tk VuhtE E ne.
twk hwk uh ftkxte tztwk. hewk {w Y fte fteu
yut xwfzu xwfzt fheu wk ht fhe ewk nwk. yuf s Mt tfe hne
wk nwk - hMefwkzt ftkXte qr{.
tufheu th, {trft Mttou th e s{ee nuk[e
fhe ee, wtu nttu sue x tE ne, u yqo fws
k {tk
{ttu ttwk { twk ntuwk. fuxeu th t tuftu fwkzt
ftkXt he s{eu {txu {the tu ytt nt. e yu {txu wk thu
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tu u t{e ytt ith nt, fth fu yu s{e e Vw

ne u tu s te ntutte {ftE uhutu tf thtu tt yu{ nwk.
{U te t s tzt fhe.
Atk fuxtu yt{ Xut? ze f[uhe{tkte thkth {u
qAt{tk ytwk fu hMefwkze s{e ytt{tk rk t {txu tt
Au? tk nttk ftZe yth we tu yu s{e [te ne,
nu [te ft yu{ ntuwk. {ttu tu nw qhe Mw Au. ttuztk
{ftEtk zqkztku fu ttuzt ttu tuu f]re yte hrt{e
Mfws
k tu t fhtk yu{u sht yhuhtxe te te. t fheu ynt
tuftu tu ]ttu yu tt tIou tu rAtt s te. hBqr{e
tutu ute yu{u ytk s te. yu{u tu Vf yuf te {s Au
fu, sthe su{ ux hwk. ytt uu u eu ftuE u ntu, tu
fttu fheu yttk Mttu tIortw f]rhrf Mte-whwttu {txu
fprVtutt tuu{tE u tfo, t ytrftt fwh u tfo
fu us ftktut ytxo u tfoe su{ wht ht. ytt
s{ethtu f]rtikou ytut te, yu tuftu tu ytuu Au t{et
Yrtu, tut Yrtu, qt, uwk, yu tku. ytt sL{tk
{wtut u{tk wt sutu {t e heu sLBtu u s {u {wk
te, yut {tuZt t{u s uEu yth we {U hMefwkzt uu
yu{ u yu{ hnut etu ntu. fuxt r yuu wht hte fe?
st tu u. {thwk ft{ qhwk tt ytwk nwk.
tuf tote ktt tu ntutu. thuf thuf tu
ktt st {txu {thwk { e hnuwk. tk hwe fte q tutu
nttu tkstu etu uxte ntu, tk thewk o s tt, tk yttu
Wt, tf yh u te yuwk ktt ytwk u {u {thwk h
ntu yu{ twk.
ftu u tte {tht {{tk ytke he yte u {wk
rn. [tke ht ne. ft s {U tuzt h S [ztwk u hMefwkz
hV htt ttu, fth fu tZt Enth yu xqrt Enthtk tu
{ tE tk ntk. su ftkE yhtut u rsot ne u hMefwzk t
ftkXt h s ne. {u {wk fu {tht {tk WTue ytke hetu
Wtu fhtwk yuf {tt tfe Mtt hMefwkzwk ehqr{ nwk.
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hMefwkzwk [tkete [{fwk te u Vqtue tut, L

uVtre tuMtr{r wk, tk Mt, uS tuzte ht [t,
nq nq fhtu , yu wk {eu yuf M! M! ytktu uhtu tu, nwk
u tituL{ hw ut ntu, suu ftuE e hwftx fu ktu ntutk.
{w rte {e e{tu ytukeu nwk stu ntu. yt Vh u {the
re rsrr ne, {thwk tit nwk, {the hV ftuE wt
uttu t{ yteto ntu.
ft[ nu yn tAtu rn ytwk. ktt{tk t Ae ft[ tk
s {he . rt, hMefwkz rt, ftkXt htk ]ttue nth{tt
rt! rt, [tkete ftr {w qr{. ffttt ftutnqo
tuhe {to h Qtu hneu nwk {thwk M{h fhe, rM{] St rtue
ett nw M rn yut kfthe su{! {u t ytu, wtu
ytutk ]ttu u ueytutk es u htutytu, tet rftht htk MtEzh
ee u f{tk tu. {tht {tk e[ zt u tkztk{tkte tuhtu
wztu yts M{hu, yM{utue Attte hktue itftkxte zteytu,
the qhe shtre Wh {tk Qze re u t nktue nth,
st rfthtt tu[t ft{tk zutk nhtk [ttk tk, rsot,
weh rsot, yu tte wtur hMefwkz rt!

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yuf r {U wtu ftwk, [t, {ntrtY ntz h
t tztt tue teyu.
wtu Wtnqfo ftw,k yt ntzt sk{tk yuf fthe
t {u Au, su esu tk te {e. yuuu yt u{tk [enz fnu Au.
[ttu tue ftZeyu.
{ntrtY ntz {tE qh ntu. y{the
f[uhe{tkte yu tktu uttu. ntze uxe{tk ntU[tk te t.
yu ru futu {tu zftu u fuwk {wk qhwk ytft ntk!
ytfttu yttu qhtu hk {U thu utu ntutu. ytft wk ytwk qhwk
nu! zfte fue ytue Axt ne! qhwk ytft {u u htt
tte [f[qh fhe uwk nwk.
91

tZ sk nwk. yte rs yhqr{{tk r[t{tk yuf

fthe yqo tkr u ftuE tk k rte Mtettu yw
nwk fht ttu.
y{u o h [zt {tkzwk. {ttt Whtk {tuxtk {tuxtk ]ttu qot
tu etk ntk. ttk {tuxtk htk ff rt fhtk {tkte ne
stk ntk. nhefe ]ttutk tkztk furfk ]ttutk {tuxtk {tuxtk tkztke
su{ ntu htufeu TT yts fhtk ntk. yut{tk {tk {tuhtu xnwftu
kttu.
tt u eu y{tht tteytu ntz hte e[u Qhte
Wt fht tt. rn tu, yt Qhe ktyu, e[ Att{tk, rso
u ntztut rhtute qr{ Atuzeu tAt te sht EAt
ntue.
t[thete y{thu Qhwk zw.k ntzt skt furfk ]te
ytz{tk w u ]nMr t nt.

wkh [tke ht ne. wt u htsw tkzu tk {tht

ytt nt. f[uhete ttuzu qh ttuztk {ttu yteu Mtk ntk. tkte
yuf {t yttu ntu. [thuf rte yu nfwwxwk Atht rst{tkte
yn yteu Mtu ntu.
yu{tu u{rhn, S{]w yu wk {tht {txu wk u rr[t
nwk. t fhtk {u rr[t tu yt {te WLre ytt te.
yt xqrt sk{tk t{tL tk[- etk s{e{tk e ue
fhtte yue e heu Wtr tte ne u tu {u {wk rn.
yu {t [t toe Whtu nu. yuwk t{ UtE
nwk. yu tu ftfth ntu. yt {hu Wtr fhte yue EAt
ne.
yt tuftue itrf Wtre ttu {u tEhe te. Wtr
rtut yt tuftut ttu ftkE t [t ntut. A Utuu u fu
th Utu yuxu Wtr. yt qhqht u wo{ yh{tk u i{ttte
xtue yt qr{{tk {tt {e yttytftktt fue ntu Au, yu
ttu wtu t ttk, ytse [tke ht {u yTw u hnM{
stE. {tt [tke ht s t {txu, {ntrtYt yu ntztu,
92

qhqhe he i{tt, ntze Whe e - yu wk

yTw u hnM{ nwk.

t-[th {rnt{tk {ntrt ntzte u xqrt u tZt

Entht Wth e{tzt we tuftu hnut yte t. s{e tuftuu yte
ntutte uee Yyt tu nutkte tE ne, e ytxe e
e E ntue. yt tuo tuftutk xtuuxtutk yttk u httuht t{ztk
t ttk. yu{tk tk fwxwktu yttk ntk. qffztk xwytu h
ttktuztk, ttu, rtt ztytu, tfztke theytu, ]nut
u [qt wtk E st yuf fwx
kw u {U u.kw Ue Wh ttk-ttk Atufhtk,
{txetk ttu, tkutk Vt, yuxwk s rn [thtE teu
yuf fwxwk ytwk. ftuE ftuE fwxwktu tu tutt t h htu ht{t
u{ s Atufhtkytu Eu u qhte [ttk yttk ntk.
yt tuftu{tk t[the {irte tte {tkzeu ktut u
tut wet t {tst t tuot tuftu nt. {U wtu
qAwk, yt t tuftu wk yth we hth rtt nt? ytxt t
tuftu ytu Au tkte?
wtwk r[t MMt ntuwk. yuu ftwk, yt ut tuftu s
yut Au. yu{u wk fu yn s{e Mt{tk {u Au yute xtuuxtut{tk
yn ytu Au. yn z ntu tu Xef Au, rn tu ynte Vhe zuht
WXteu eS styu su.
yt tuftuu tutt tttt he {tt te?
sht rn, twS! yu{tu ktu s ftuE e s{e ue {txu
yte ntu, sk tV ttk ntu tk sEu htuS {ueu wsht fhttu
Au. hnuwk yu yu{u {txu ytwtkrf Au. tk we tf thtu Qhu,
tu ytuAwk nu, tk we yn hnuu.

u ru tkxtnut ze e[u s{ee {te fhtt tu

ntu. yhVe xkzu s{ee {te fhtu ntu. nwk tuzt h ueu yu
utu ntu. yut{tk {U fwktu tkte th te uE. fwktu t rte
uE ntue. {U yhVeu qAwk, ytsft fwkt hnu Au tk? ute
te?
93

yhVeyu ftwk, yue t {u tke te twS? [u tu

yu yn ntue.
fu{?
htrnthen yuu tutu uh E tu ntu. yuu yuu fnuwk :
wk {tht tEe e Au, {thu uh yteu hnu.
Ae?
tk ttuzt r hne Ae - yuwk {tuZwk {u uwk Au u twS!
ytxytxt w:{tk nS yue s Yte tu Au - htrnthenu yuu
wk ftwk, yue h tfth fhttu ftuo, yuxu yu yuf
{rntte yn teu yte Au. tkwk Au fu htrnthenu yuu Ahtu
te ezte ne. yuu ftwk, {thu uEyu tu {u {the ttu, nwk {thtu
yte, {thtu h{ rn ytwk.
yu hnu Au tk?
w xtut{tk yuf ktutt h{tk yuu ythtu etu Au. ut
ftuZttke tu yuf te y{Me st Au u{tk hnu Au.
yuwk wsht e heu [tu Au? yuu u-t tu Atufhtk Au.
e {tu Au. uhtu{tk fte tE t Ae htwktwk et
Au, u yze fte fht Au, fwkt nw the Mte Au. yu t[thee
Atufhe, yuwk {, yutu r{s tht he Atufhet sutu Au. ftkE
tuxwk ft{ yu nhr rn fhu.
{tewk ft{ qhwk twk. yu s{eu yuf rt rstt {tu
ee ne. ftte yu yn tutwk h tu. tkx tnut ztu {rn{t
{ tE tu. {U yhVeu ftkwk, yhVe, ftu thu f[uhe{tk fwktu
te fu? {thu sht yuwk ft{ Au.
nt, nsqh! {u thu tuttu thu ntsh fhwk.
esu ru thu fwktu tu yhVe y{the f[uhe
yt E yttu. {U qAwk, fu{ Au fwkt?
fwk tyu u ntt uzeu {u t{ fheu ftw,k S nsqh! {{tk Aw.k
thtk AitkAtufhtk?
nsqhe f]tu eu tk {{tk Au.
yt s ftee t[thee Atufhe, u{rnTt fwk t u{e Ws
txu yt w:e h{e nS tih ste hne Au, ute s
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wk ytxtk w:iL, ytxe rhtt, ytxwk y{t yuu eu n

fhttk nu? fwktyu u{wk tih wk nwk. {U qAwk, fwkt, s{e
ue Au?
fwktyu hth tkwk fu rn u {wk rn. yuu y[ktu
t{eu ftwk, s{e, nsqh? fwkt tue k tE u yuu ytk Zte
ee. ku ytktu{tkte xx ytkw zt ttk.
{U yhVeu qAwk, yuu s{e yteyu tu yu ue e
heu fhu?
yu nw yhe t te nsqh! yuu t uyuf n tht
ytu. ktuttk ytxtk tk htu Au, h eX yuf yuf r u
n ytu tuu yue s{e uztE su. yu stthe {the nsqh!
thw. fuxtk etk s{e ntu tu yuwk u yhVe?
u ytt s uXt Atu, tu nsqh! {nuhte fheu etk
s{e yttu.
{U fwktu qAwk, fwkt, u etk s{e u h t{eyu
ytt{tk ytu tu wk hth ue fheu f[uhe{tk tu yte fu u?
nt. nutk u ttuo thwk tu {tV, te tote tu ytwk zu.
fwkt u nw e E. nwk yue {f fhwk Awk, fu t[e t
fnwk Awk u s yu nS hth e fhe fe rn. u r{qZ e E
ntu yu{ tue, s{e, etk s{e...! fwkt srz {wu
{the hV uE tue, S nsqh! {nuht! Ae y[tf rnTtte
hzt te.
{U Ethtu ftuo, yuxu yhVe yuu Eu nth tu.

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ftf {rnte AXtu yt u{tk nw {tuxtu W Au. swt
swt {ntut{tkte Mteytu et hke tzeytu nuhe xtuu eu e
te te frt e{tk AXtu W Qst Au. yttu r
We t{q{ ntu Au. tksu u tuftue Me{tkte efeyu tu
fte wk ytt s fhe ntu, {tuze ht we Mteytu u tftutu
ntM-fh, Mteytutk etu yu wk ktwk. AX oe tksu w
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xtutwk r{kt {wk yuxu nwk tk tu ntu. nutk y{u w xtutt

{we w {nttuu uh t.
w {nttut he yuf tsw uwk tu nS sk ttuzwk ttuzwk
nwk. wyu ht ytkt{tk yuf {kz ith ftuo ntu. yu {kz{tk s
y{u yuu ythte utzt.
yuf ]t uEu {u ytk ttu fu, t xtut{tk Mteytuyu
q {nu fheu ttwk twk nwk. {uushtw ytu tk ytu yu
tkeu yu{u q Wtnte u te tutwk htkftwk fti
teu {eXtEytu ith fhe ne. tZt Enth{tk Art u whrtu
tk tu. whrt {u uEu tuze yte. twS! ytxwk wk
{tuzwk fu{ fwO? nwk yu {t ku styu {thu {txu t {eXtE te Au. nwk
the {the htn ue ue hne Awk u r[th fhwk Awk fu twSu ytxwk
wk {tuzwk fu{ twk. yttu, yttu utu.
fAueyu tu ythqof utzt. nwk rn t yu{ {U ftwk
u thwk fwO. ytwk to yt tftuu ytwk ttwk utwk {u. yt
tu yu{e fuxfuxe {nu, fuxfuxe yttwk ef Au! yt Atufheytuu
htS fht {U {nt{nuu {eXtEt u xwfzt tt.
esu ru thu fwkt yuf rtt tt{tk ftkE E yte u
kftu[qof {the t{u yu tttu {qtu. ttt h yuf Vu fzttu ffztu
Ztktu ntu.
fwktyu h{ttk h{ttk ftwk, AXoe {eXtE twS! ftu
httu nwk u th yn yteu tAe E.
twS! yt wk s {nuhte fheu tu. {u ttu yu{
{teu {U t te Au. {u h{h{ {eXtE zte fe
uwk {u w: Au.

yuf r {wuhn rtEyu yteu ftwk, nsqh! yt {tk

yuf {t tze e[u Vtxuwk fzwk ttheu qtu Au. tuftu yuu Me{tk
ytt ut te. yuu ZuVtk {thu Au. {thtu nwf{ ntu tu yuu E ytwk.
sEu u Awk tu tkxtnut ze ue hV (ytste
te to nutk tkxtnu yn s{ee {te fht ytt nt, u
yu{u yt tze e[u tuttu kq tktu ntu, thte yt zwk t{
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tkxtnutu z zwk nwk.) tzeytu{tk yuf yswo]te e[u yuf {t

Vtxuwk u {uwk fzwk ttheu tthe suwk te qtu ntu. tzeytut
ykfth{tk yu {tu nwk hth uE tu rn, ute {U qAwk, ftu Au
tk? tk hnuwk? nth yt.
yu {t nth yttu, u hftu hftu ehu ehu. [te
Wh yue {h nu. ssorh {w, {utk u Vtxutk fztk, turwk u kze
nuhutk. tze{tkte yu thu nth eftu, thu yuf fthe
yntttu t yut {w h ntu. rfthet fk{tk ftuE sth
ztwk ntu yue to te yu {the t{u ut ttu.
tzet ykfth{tkte yu rt ystt{tk nth yttu thu
uwk fu, yut ztt ntt h u ztt h nw {tuxt s{tu nt. yuu
ftwk, {thwk t{ ... t{ ... nsqh! rhthet. {thwk h extkt{tk
Au. Ae h s rke, ttot u htuet rfthtt ftuE ys qhu
yuu ftwk, sht te ewk Au .. te.
{U yuu ytue ftZtu. tut {rntt {ut{tk Ehth t
{nttuu uh yuu utu ntu. yu s yt rhthet, yu s efhe
u { ttu.
rh, { yu ehw tuftuu s t ytxwk wk w: yttu
nu? {wuhnu ftwk, f[uhe{tk , [thtk[ {ttu u yuf [thtE
E yt. {wuhn tu. {U qAwk, u wk twk Au, rhthet? nwk
u ytuwk Awk. u {the ytut ze te te. u tuo {ut{tk
ytu t {nttut kq{tk {t nt, t ytu Au? htte sYh
te. u wk twk Au?
rhthet {tuxu{tuxute hzt ttu. yu {u ntt u te
tutu, nsqh! ft{tkte yt s{ tt Au. yu t Ytt s rn. suu su
t fne u t {U fhe, t t s t. e{u e{u t fnut tt
fu {u hrt ttu Au. ytsu [th-tk[ {rntte yt tt tuwk Awk.
qt ntuMx{tk stu ntu, nsqh! tk t rt yt t Yttt
te.
{u wk yto twk. {te rsSrtt fuxe Au?
ttt ntt- Eu yu wo{ ntz u sku hMu tEu qte
ntuMx{tk st EAu Au!
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[thtE yte. rtEytutk htue tu yuf te ytuhztu ntu,

tk yuu E sEu wtztu. f[uhet f{o[theytu hrt t{te zfe
t nt. ythu yu{u su{u{ {t.
{u twk fu rhthet tu qtu Au u t r ttk
yuu ux heu twk te. yuu ttuzwk h{ q eztwk. yute yut{tk
sht [u ytwk.
esu ru Mttrf rr i htsw tkzuu tuttu. htswyu
q keh {tuZwk fheu t we htuee tze te. {U htswu
qAwk, yt thtte tu tu, fu yuu qt {tufe ?
Ae {u twk fu rhthetu ntuMx{tk {tuftu ntu tu
thwk tt. yut t {txu rn, fth fu htsw tkzue szewete tk[-A
r{tk s t Ytt tt. {w~fue ne yue utwqtt rtue.
ythu t[th eu {U fwktu tute. {U uu ftwk, wk e{tkte yuf
ktut Mteu tute t, nwk yuu it yte. yt {te
ut[tfhewk ft{ Au.
sht r[th fto rt fwkt h s tue, nwk ut[tfhe
fhe twS! {thu it ytte sYh te.
fwkt hsqe e ne. yu ktut htuee ut e heu fhu?
{U ftwk, yutk yuXtk t {tkstwk, yuu zttwk, fth fu yu QXe
ftu te - yu wk thtte e heu tE fu?
fwktyu ftwk, {u nwf{ fhtu tu nwk wk fhe u nwk hsq
te twS? y{tht ftuE tEyu yth we y{the fe
hykh ee Au? {u su fnutu u nwk fhe. {thu e nu fue?
htsw tkzue tte u fwkte utwqttte rhthet yuf
{rnt{tk tu tE tu. yt ut {txu {tht yr ytn Atk fwktyu
it et rn. rhthetu yu nu ttwk ktu fhe tE E
ne. yuu ftwk, tt r[tht t w:e Au. yu{e ut {txu ftkE it
ut? {thu {ttu {oht Au fu rn?
S{tk {U su ttuztk thtk ft{tu ftO Au, u{tkkw yuf t Tfto
ynt u w:e rhthetu h t{eyu s{e yttwk nwk.
s{e yteu yuu xqrt{tk h fhe ytwk. yuf r yue qkze{tk
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tk. tute tk[uf etk s{eu yuu u tV fheu yu{tk tt.

qkzee [thu tsw yuu {tuxtk wt htu tt nt.
nutk su yue ytktu{tk yntttu t ntu uu u nu
ytt yu ytk uttk ntk.

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yt ue rt uttu nu yttu ntu. stk nutk
yuf th tw{ru {te EAt tE yte. hee i{tt
yuf wkh Me su{ {tht {tu fu fheu uXe ne. ntz, ,
[tke ht ...
wtu {U ttu etu. nt! xqrte e[, ke, yue
{ttue Me, yuf s tk htu, uzte s{e, yu t{tkte nth
eftk { Vw e wk. ytt sue yh qr{ nu tk hne
te.
yt hMu yu s u t{tu yttk ntk. fwYze yu fwt, yu
ku t{tu th tt nutk s yte tk. yue ttu s ytAtkttk
sktu uttk k ttk u t{u s {tuxtk {tuxtk tzttk e[ sktu yu
ztk. ftf {rntt ythe rtu nt. q Xkztu ntu. h{e
tu t{e ntue. qhqhe hee o{tt yk M utt
te. tks ztk y{u f[uheyu ntUt. tk tnt rsttu yw
ne t{tu {w{t ntu. y{u yuu q ythte tk htt.
esu ru thu tu tuY ttte htste
[f{rft xtut y{u ntUt. y{tht yuftyuf stte tw{rt
ytktu th ntutu. yue ytk{tk, yut {tuZt h yut ytktu t
tt h hne ftu ntutu. yu t u QhtE stu ntu.
{U yuf eS t tte uE. tw{r e VtEte
hnue ne. tth tktt Mtee uzu tu yue ftuE heu ht{e
tE fu. uqtt yu twk ns tIo u hwr[tu yuu yu t
[t fwxwke Atufhe Au utu rh[ yttk ntk.
{txet su ht ytt t{tk y{u uXt nt, ut ytkt{tk
{tuxtk {tuxtk yt u yswotk ]ttu ntk. tuxtu ytt ]ttu h fh
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fht nt. yuf hV u qh fttk ttk sue t rste ntzue

shu ze ne.
nt! u ezetk ttk sktu Ehtu Eu, yt tk
srh u{tk ftuE ntze htku ehu yuf qkze tkeu hnutu
ntu tu fue { yt! xqrt tu wk, tw{rt ut
tu ftuE t fhe fu yu{ te. yu ue {txe{tk ftkfhtk u ttuhtEx
rut {t{tk Au, ute thtu tf Qhu. u tf thtu Qhu yu{ ntu
tu yt tu thtu t ttu ntu. u yn tkte t efu
tu swe t ..
{thwk { rtMu [fztuu [zw.k tkttk fthttktk q
k tk,
xtuee tE, {sqhtutk htue nth, yuLs{tkte efue ftute
httu Ztu, {utk tee xh, wfttu, htu, [te wft, Mtk
ru{t. ste fe nt, uh {uh, u{tu Vktu, ({prxe tut
t ytt. nuute yteu st E ue), ue tYe wft, hSe
wft, ntur{tu Vt{oe (he htueytue {V r[rft fht{tk ytu),
yto u rt nw ntux.
fthtt{tk t ttwk qkwk twk. tw{r yuLs{tk
htut ftute xtue {ttt h Eu u[t efe Au. ftut
tu...hu ftut, [th uhtu xtue...
tw{r u Eu t{u yte. {thwk rtM w twk. nwk
tneu yttu. tw{ryu tute ue ythe (su {U qtte {kteu
yuu {tufe ne) u yuf tfzte ftkfe {u yttk. tks ztu nu
ttuze th ne. tk tw{ryu ftwk, [ttu twS! zwkh h swk te?
{u tu zwkh nw {u Au.
ntze Wh thu e[ sk{tk tEu y{u [ztk u ttuzu qh
tk tk ftuE {wh wkte { yu t u t e tk. wk
yk rhr[ ne. nutk tu nwk ytue tu rn, Ae [tuhV
sh fhe tk tu otk Vqtute tutk ]ttutk wkzt wkz shu ztk.
yue s yt wt ne.
nu{ke rtte Xkze nt{tk u wtute h yut ot
{tk Qt hne, MMt, wkh rftuhe tw{ru utk {u twk, {q{e
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uet tn[ote nwk ytsu L Ltu Awk. ~t{oe ue!

htsfw{the tu yu Au s. yt qr{, yt ntz, yt r{rA e, fthtu
ee Wft, yt tsw he u ue hV tte o{tt yu
wk s yuf {u htskt f{tk nwk, u s htske yt fw{the,
ytsu rt we yttuntu eu, rt kMf]rt yt{te yu htsk
w:e, he yu rMus e tu Au. ute s ytsu tw{r y{u
yuf tktt Mte sue tu Au. yuuu utk s yrr thtot
Rrntwk yuf fhw ~ {the {t stE htwk.
ytse yt kt {tht Se eS yuf wkh ktytu uzu
eu {wh M{]rytut {thtunte Ws e E. Mt sue
{wh u Mt sue ytMrf.
tw{r nS trft s ne. h trfte su{ yu q
ytk{tk ne. te tt Atufhee su{ yu tue, yn sht Qt
hntu tu twS! fu{ fuwk Au tth? h Au u?
nwk r[th fhtu ntu : yt ythe {wtft Au. nu nwk yn
ytttu te. yt ntze Whwk {trMtt u yt u nu Vhe
utt {tht e{tk te. he ntze nth{ttt otk
Vqtute hue yt qr{e yt Aue rt. A totu eo t qhtu
fheu fftt nuh{tk nwk tAtu sE, stt rtu su{ su{ tu
ytt Au u{ u{ yt tu nwk t {txu Z k{tk sfzwk Awk?
qhsntu Eht{tkte r[thtk ]ttu teu ft~{eh{tk htuttk
ntk. qhsnt tu ythu Sk te, { ft~{eh wkh r[th
]ttute AtE wk Au. wt {hu tuu hMefwzk t te{tk ytste
tu to Ae nu{k w{tk etk MtEzh eetk Vqtu tute
wkte tthu {{wk fhu, ytt tu ftuE u ftuE tze{tk L
nkttk nkt sut ytfthttk e Vq eu. u u ft[ ftuE yu
t fhu fu wtu tZt Enth{tk yt Vq tkfte teu htutk
ntk.
Ae yu s e kzeyute Qhtk Qhtk {u r[th yttu
: xqrt tu wk, u Vqrft Enth wk, {ntrtYtu
ntz nS httu Au u tw{rt he ntze qr{ nS hne Au. yuf
ft[ yutu ytu fu ytt ut tuftuu sk utwk {u
rn. tk sh ttu tk uhtu u uhtu s nu, ftze fu e
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{etutk qktkytu nu. thu tuftu su{ etotttyu Au, u{ yt yh

u{tk ytu. yu nS ytt te yut rtut {ttu {txu yt ykrz
hnuu.

httu sY ttt u yut {tuxttEt {wu yu tuftu rtu e ttu

tke. tnwfthwk uwk nS twk ntuwk. u Utu it Wth teu hee
ze Au, fth fu het rt Aqxftu ntutu, ttu yuf {thtze nutk
yteu e heeu E stu, ytsu t {rntte yu yttu ntutu. h{tk
t { e s{t twk nwk, ftuE heth ntuwk uhu.
tw{re wrt fuxe ne u te {u EAt tE. {U
qAwk, tw{r, thu ftuE nuh uwk Au? thtowk t{ tkwk Au?
tw{ryu ztufwk nteu t tze. yuu ftwk fu [f{rft xtut Atuzeu
yu fe tk E te. thto e tk ytwk?
ttuze th hneu yu tue, ttS yuf U tt nt. yu u xkf
t uh t uh q yte. u u y{the ytht fhtk nw the yMtt
ne twS! u u u {u ytt ntu tu htus {u {ttu zt. ttS
tutu nttu {ttu ith fht. futu {eXtu {ttu ntu! nu tu qhwk q s te
tk {tte tu t s e? u u y{thtu yth thtu ntu. Ae ntt
[feu [thutsw Vuheu yuu oto qh{tk ftwk, h Au, twS! yt
wk y{thkw ht nwk. yte wrt, {tk {u su tUz fu tkttu swytu Atu u
y{the t te. y{u tu htstUz Aeyu. yu tuftu e y{the Au u
y{u ht hefu {tu Au. yue tte {u w: twk u nwk ytwk.
ythu {tu wk uEyu Au? Wtr fu ytk? su{tk ytk ntu
yue Wtr wk fhte? nwk yut t {ttuu ytuwk Awk, fu su{u Wtr
te Au, ytk w{ttu Au. suytuwk S w zwk rte ntu Au u{e
{tu]te th tE tEu we e Au. yute yu{u tk ytk
{tu te. yu{wk S rrt rtwk, eh u ytone e Au.
yu{wk { yuwk krth e Au fu yu{tk h ue s ftu te.

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u nwk yn s hnutu ntu tu? tw{r uzu ftO ntu. yt

{txet h{tk [tkete ftr ytkt{tk h tt htktk htktk
yt{ s Atufhte t fhe ntu u uXtu uXtu tktu ntu. e {tuze
httu yt {tk r[tttu yts, ske fqfzttu wfth u ske ntteytutu
yts tktu ntu. tw{r fte ne, yut sue kwhM,
{t yktute Mte ktt{tk {u u yukw h, us {! yu{tk
t ne, {tt ne, Mun ntu, yutk fuxtk {t {u {e [qtk Au.
yu r[th fht fuxt {wh tu Au? fuwk wkh M! Wtr fhtte
wk twk nwk? u htrnthen u Wtr fht.

tAtu ku tswyu Atkztttu hMtu. hMte yuf tswyu u

htsfw{the tw{r Qe hne Au, trft rn, we tw{r. yuu
{U fe uE s te. yue ytnhe , ee htn ue Qe Au.
yutu e ntze uu th rfthu tu Au, yutu ytttu { ttu
Au. {U {{tk u {{tk yu hweu yteto ytt. he ntztk
ytrtte ftr u oe kte wtr tu u yqo whAkt
tkse ytz{tk tttu w yrth ttof ntu.
{ntu tAtu yteu yuft yXtrzt{tk tke rt Eu
{U xqrt Atuzwk.
yte u htsw tkz,u tuhe, wt, yhVe xkz
u uhu
tee [thu hV uhe eu tee uzu uzu xqrtt e{tzt
he e Met {ntht xtut we tt ytt. {xwftt krzu
MM[tu W[ttO u {u yteto ytt. htswyu ftwk, {u stu
yuxu xqrt Wt e su.
Wt tu Wtu yn tf Au u yutu yto rr
Au. ufuwk {ftE u tt{tk thwk tu tu {ftE Wt tu Au yu{ yu
tuftuu fnu Au. {thu {txu htutu yt Wt ft yto{tk ntu u nwk
fne ftu te.
nwk thu rt utu ntu, thu yuf Mte hze ne. ytsu
thte yteu yu f[uhet ytkt{tk Qe ne. {the te thu
[ft{tk yte thu {U uwk tu yu uhuhte hze ne. yu Mte fwkt
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ne. r:nt fwktu s{e yteu {U XheXt{ fhe yu {tht {uush

hefut Swk yuf w fto nwk. ue trft {k[eu {txu nwk ftkE
fhe tu rn yuwk {u w: Au. yu yteu ftuE ftu u tk
tue wk. u yu yn ntu tu nwk rt t{eyu yut tuutt t{
h s{e yt.
tZt Entht e{tzt yt fAuewk h utk {u yue
t t yte. whrt he nth ftkE fhe ne. yu {the te
utk s tue QXe, twS! twS! sht Qt hntu. Ae yu tuze
yte u te yt Qe hne. yue tA tA Art yte.
twS, ftk ytu Atu?
twh. tht ttS tk Au?
w xtut t e ut t Au. {u tAt thu yttt?
nu nwk tAtu rn ytttu.
AxT, tuxe t...
tZt Enthe e{t xttk te{tkte {tuZwk nth ftZeu
Vhe th tA Vheu te. tu tu htu, tuftue t[e,
tftutk ntMrftu, hw, tU, Vt Zt, A-t ttuo{tk
sk u yt nwk, tLte huwk s yn twk. ftu t t
fht nt, twS, {thwk ft{ uEu y{u t [ tE t Aeyu.
Enth fuwk nwk u fuwk e wk.
nwk yu s r[th fhtu fhtu stu ntu fu tZt Enth fuwk
nwk u fuwk tE wk! trs{tk w tut {ntrtY ntzu tt
{tunwhtu {U qhte k ftO.
nu yht ytr{ utytu, {u {tV fhu. rt...!

u Ae tk ttuo ee tk. kh-tu ttuo.

t{t tz e[u ueu yt wk r[thtu ntu. tks zt
yte ne.
wtut qfttk tZt u xqrttk yhtu {tht nttu s
t tBtk. hMefwkze yu yqo e tut, yu{e M{]rytutk
Mtu yttk u {u Wt fhe stk. ttu ttu {{tk tt Au : fu{ nu
fwkt, whrt fuxe {tuxe tE E nu, {xwftte tXtt ytsu
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[te nu fu rn? tw{r yu ntze qr{tt yh{tk wk fhe

nu, htttwe e u wt, rhthet, ftu u ytxt {
Ae ftu fE nt{tk nu?
e [{tk [{tk {k[e M{]ru [{fte Au. MtEu wk
{k[e tutt Mt{eu tk tAe Vhe nu, fu ytt{t [t e[t{tk
ytsu [ttk tkztk ee nu?
fuxt ftte yu{t ftuE hykh te.

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r[thtuwk rhth
y {ette yww wee rft ttt{tk rtt yu
xuftutuSt rfte ttu t r{te z {tkze fu yutu wk
{te rft qht {t{tk ttu te. rht{u yuf rVqVu ftwk
Au u{, {teu ke fhtk w fwtte ytft{tk W fhte
t{t t tE, {tAe fhtk w htte te{tk hnute ytz
{e, ]e h {t hefu St ytzwk. rht{u Su
wtu, tuftne, {tst, ytwtne, h{wthtne uhu
MY{tk, htMttt nf xtytu uhut {qkt tte e
hnutwk {tuxt ttt eu ytwk.
{tsu MMt, kwhM tte ft{ehe {wu tu
{tsoe ft{ehe Au. Mkte ywtr ytu s
h[t{f MMt tthwk so fhe fu. yt {txu {t{ts{tk
tht yut {t{tk {u rfr ytue nte sYhe Au.
huf tk tt, {trne, znt yu fttyu s ttk uEyu fu
sute uh{tuo tuhu the r[thhe fu wftfthf fto{tuu u ytue
fu. yuxwk s nek, utu t{tu fhte t{t yu n{
htu . Mk te stthe yu Vhu yt fhe fu yu
nfthto h[t{f fto{tu {thV {qnt &tu Wfut fxe
tt yut trhftue ytsu rut sYh Au. uytuyu tirf tte
[tt Wttue ttu ttu, yturu ktu E sE ot fhthtk
tutu rhtu fhte tt u{t h rs {ut suxe tif,
irf, ytt{f ftt t fhe nu, yu tuxt yt{ktut{tk ht[tu
u uytu tuttu r h[t{f whwttto yot t h hnuu.
yt ko{tk yu{ fne ft fu {t{tkte Wwo ftttu {t
te yuf tke ttttu ythk tE [qtu Au. ytu yu ttt{tk
nte tt, w u w r ] tu fht hneyu yu yL
tE-nutuu yu{tk t{u fht{tk {Y tEyu. r[thtuwk
rhth tu {w yt Au yt rt{tk {Y tt hnuttu.