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hnsSSo \in--h-sf. Rm t]mI-s.. hn t]mIm-dm-bn.
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Xs emn Npg-n-smv Ah-cpsS ASp-tv hp.
Fm Imcyw? Fm ChnsS _lfw? Abm A[n-Im-c-]qw tNmZn-p.

s]p- hgv \nn InX-tmsS ]c-kv]cw t\mw sImv ISn-p-Io-dn.

ImgvN Ah-km-\n nXnv Bfp-I ]ncnp t]mIm XpS-n. Nne sNv
hn-bn Ib-dn. Ipns\ FSp-n-cn-p--hfpw Ah-tcm-sSmw sNv hn-bn
Ib-dm {ian-p. ]s a-h AhfpsS ta NmSn hoWv Ahsf ]vfmvt^m-an-tev
henn-p. B Idpv, saen Ipv B kv{XobpsS Npa-en InSv \ Dd--amWv. kv{XoI Xn ]nSn-hen IqSp-tm Ahs saenv \o Igpv Atmpw
Ctmpw BSn-sm-n-cp-p. ]s Ah DW-cp-n-.
\nq Cu tXmym-kw. Fm Imcy-sav ]d. t]meo-kp-Im-c Ah-cpsS

CS-bn-tev emn IS-n-smv Aedn.

Ipns\ Xn--dn-m {ian--h Abm-fpsS t\sc Xncn-p-sImv ]d-p
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]d-p. B cv kv{XoI-fn Ah-fm-bn-cpp sNdp-w.

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t]meo-kp-Im-c\v B {]iv\w s]sv Xo-Wa
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CXv \ns hb-n ]nd IpmtWmv... t]meo-kp-Im-c tZjy-n

apc-p.
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amkw Rm\mWv Chs\ hfnbXv.
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Rms\-n\v Xn-smv t]mIWw? Fs kzw Ipp- Ctmgpw
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a\v amdn.
t]meo-kp-Im-c at kv{XobpsS t\v Xncn-p.
\o Cu Ipns\ Chv sImSp-XmtWm?

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\o \ns Ipns\ Dt]-n--Xm-sW-n ]ns Ctm Fn-\m-W-hs\
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hnXp-n--c-p.
]ns Imem-Imew Rm\n-hn-sS-s Ign-btWm? Ipns t]m Nppw
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-gn-p. Rm t]mIm-\n-d-n-b-tm-sgmw Hcv Znh-kw-IqSn... Av Znhkw IqSn

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a\v amdn hn-cn-p-I-bm-Wv.
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R *_m-c-I-fpw.
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cv hjw ChnsS Irjnbpw ap-ambn Ign-p. Ctm R ^ntdm-kv]q-cn-

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t]meo-kp-Im-c BsI [-k--S-n-em-bn. s] Ipns\ Dt]-np If-p.
asmcp kv{Xo Ahs\ kzw ]m sImSpv hfn. Ctm BcmWv Ahs
Ah-Im-in?
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Ch Iqen--Wn-m-cn-bm-Wv. R Abm-cm-bn-cp-p. Cu Ipv P\n--tm

Rm\mWv s]mnsmSn apdnp amn-b-Xv. Ipns t]m ]d-p.
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\ns `m-sh-hnsS?
Ahv `m-hn-. Ah Iptd t]sc he hoin t\mn. ]s Bcpw

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KmUv hnkn apg-n.
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- n-p. t]meo-kp-Im-c Fmw Xocp-am-\n t]mse
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Ign-bn-.
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s{Sbn t]mIm-dm-bn. Ipns\ AXns Abvv sImSp-v. As-n \o Ccp-gn--I-m-Ipw.

B kv{Xo `bp t]mbn. Ah klm-b-n-\mbn Npp-ap-f-f-hsc t\mn. Bcpw

aptmv hcm-Xm-b-tm Ah B sNdp--m-cn-bpsS t\v Xncn-p. FSo ]o..
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Xpfp-n. Ahfpw Ic-bm XpS-n.
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tXn--c-p. Ah cv t]cpw _-i-{Xp--fm-bn-cp-p. AtX kabw Htc
Ipns cv A-am-cm-bn-cp-p. \mSpw hoSp-an-m Ah-cpsS Nncnbpw Ic-nepw
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tX-temsS im]-hm-p-I-fp-cp-hn-p-sImv B \mtSmSn kv{Xo s{Sbn-\n-tev Ib-dn.
\n\v \ns Ipns\ Inn-bnt? C\n t]mbn-hn-Sp-v. t]meo-kp-Im-c

Xs emn-bpsS Aw Hcp `oj-Wn-t]mse Ipns ]pdv apn-p-sImv AtbmSv ]dp F{Xbpw thKw Cu tj hnv t]m..
Ah Xs Ipns\ s\tm-S-S-n-smv ]pd-tImv amdn \np. ImgvN-m
]ncnp t]mbn.
Xs Imvsans hmXn \np-sImv B \mtSmSn kv{Xo Atmgpw Aedn-sm-n-cp-p. FSo tXhn-Sn-o, P\n Ap-Xs \n\--hs\ sImm-bn-cp-nt?
C\n \ob-hs\ sImmsX F\nv kam-[m\w Inn-.. ]o..
s]sv Ipv Ddw hnp-Wp. Hcp-]s ]cn-N-b-an-m-smcp amdn-S-ns NqSv
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I Ahs A ]pd-tImv \on Npa-cn-t\mSv tNp \np.
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- mbpw Ah Imen-S- nv Ic-bm XpS-n. Ah apgp-h\
- mbn

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amn-n-Sn t\mn. ]s Ahs Ic-n hopw D-n-em-bn.
A hnj-a-hr--n-em-bn. Ah Ahs\ ]e coXn-bn FSpv ]nSnv Ahs
Ic-n-e-S-m t\mn.
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sImv. \n\-h
- \v Ipdv hnjw sImSp-qtS? Cp sXmv Hcnv ]mev t]mepw Ah
IpSn-n-n-. hnim ]ns Ipv Ic-bnt?
t]meo-kp-Im-c emn hoin-smv Abm-fpsS hgnv t]mbn. Htm ctm
t]mam-scm-gn-m ASp-spw Bcp-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. ]vfmvt^m-ans Av
KmUv ]-smSn hoin.
Xohn Nqfw apg-n. AXv ]Xps \onpS-n.
Ipn Atmgpw Ic-p-sIm-n-cp-p. AXns A Xs Ip-bvp-f-fn \nv
Ipdv \ne--S-e-sb-Spv Ipns hmbn-te-n-Sm XpS-n.
FSo {`mo.. \osb-mSo Fs Ipns hmbn-tev Xncp-IpXv? \osbs
Ipns\ sImpw. tXhn-Sn-o.. sIme-]m-X-Io...

Ipns t]m Ae-dn-hn-fn-p-sImv Ah-cpsS sNdnb {Sv s]nbpw XpWn-spw

]vfmvt^m-an-te-np. ]ns im]-hm-p-I-fp-cp-hn-p-sImv s{Sbn-\n \nv NmSn-bn-dn. ]nim-Nn-\p-m-b-h-sf. \o ImcWw Fs bm{X apS-n. \osbmv Nn-cp-sn...
s{Sbn tj hnv Zqtcv \on-b-I-p. Ah-km-\s t]mdpw tj hnv
t]mbn. ]vfmvt^mw \n-_vZ-am-bn.
t]meo-kp-Im-c Xs tdmv ]qn-bmn asmcp ]vfmvt^m-an-tev IS-p. ]s
Abm A]w Ignv Xncnp h-tm tjs Npa-cn-t\mSv tNv B cv
kv{XoIfpw ]c-kv]cw ]n-tn-cn-p-Xv Ip. t]m Ipns\ aSn-bn InSn
Xs Zp-sImv ad-]n-Snv ape-bq-n-sm-n-cp-p. s] Ah-cpsS ASp-n-cpv
hm-ey-]qw Xs Ipns\ Xtem-Sn-sm-n-cp-p.
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