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U@ cU ~UMA@@
-q^SfU r

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- @TU Oncf

ASRAU m
- fS gOs

Ac wBU
- q^SfU r

TW ASO @@
- cc c

cHcf
gK WKU

oecrK
PrUS @

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snf

cBFA gOs

"rgS ! jA@ —"

BSU A T AA @ @AaU | rgS W @ c ~CU ~ BAS w WK v@ wSc T @ ZU j@c | ~l mUAr v@ ja | Zcv BSF rgS  AcAHf o T ~Q @a w j@  o | j ~cm AB ~ j j@r ATASv v   OUc @S TS  S | rgS  @UTv c^ @ i@ @ m R ZU | Tp Sv AS ASq ~OZ O ZU j@c | WvSv SS S |  OU@UfS rgS @UT @AU A sRv rq Wv @ jZS | ~gF T qcFw OS Z  bA@ ~SF j@v @UT c @ ~S sc , ZS rgS qr TS @U |  il wUv ATA @ @U, F |

rgS TZv@ sc c@c@ @ ~ wU cUU, "~T @UTv UZ a S  | ~S @UTv j@v o cS ?"

AB ~ j @U Ar v U iU | q r dwf, Ov OqU cAr @l @  S | J J O j@c o rgS A@ A@ cUUS, "wv ~v" |   c A@ TS AUS | Tp cr j@v w w OZ rgS A@ W ZU j@c | rgS j@wU  R  @ @UTv vS AS Sv Z ~ogA  U Z Z @ AUZU, "Sv cA@v @cS @ AZ | mUAr v@ ja | gU T T  rK @ ~FT AcA\e j @FAxvS OU ~ | Ar q ZRc |" ~ ^ wv wv ~Q UZ Svv jTS r  Z Tp T J J @ i sAhaU, A@  UZ AcKcmv Z j@wU U | rgS QH IUv vS AS Uc Uc   cq MJa wa | BSU A Z sAhaU, r ASO Ti ToF A jJ@ cJ@ sR ~U T m o U U rgS ~ T OU sha ~FATASmvAvg AcA\e-j A@ | c g ~AaU, AcAOn hOH wR wS j@v @AU —

"Tq qS ~cU Sf AA c^ BU
AS gv T @a s aU —"

A@ j@ IU@ O T IJA@ ~STS U Tp | j wSv AS cr j@Ov ~rA^  Awa @U@ AU | wSv rgS Tp@ A Ucq, ~ Tp ABgR Rq hOH ic S | rKTK w Aw rgS cUAaU, "cf^S, ~U ~ BSf@^ w  ABg AUv  wa TA | ceU ~U TAv wS  X ~ c S |"

TpR w Uv r @AaU, "@S, cf^S ~Uv cCAU S mFASr AaU SA@ ?"

Bccv AAaU rgS TAS@B T | cU, "S,  S | empA j@v TA\vU ~F v  TSAc | jJ q cU empA U ASU U@ | w V oU @ w^ jJ wS ~, c A S | ~, SwA@ ArQ A\v Ar , OS rAS@ w^ TZ, cAXoS^S R rcSTS  | s wS A oUTAv w^ ~ q j@U wS @ cUa rgS |"

rgS ZAr  T S U AAaU T @ | ~ Aa @ cU  ~ S | @pAKBfcf Ac jq Tocf aUAv gc BF s m AcOH @ gK AS  q m ZU Sq | s  cU O v@ jq SwA@ Ai coF gK ~Sc @ T sF  AT @  |

T c gU cI rgS@ | q c^ q mv q T AS @q s@ cU A ~L | ~crF TpR Rq j@q T c^ R, A@ wUwAU gcv  mv q rKrAK  AwAaU |   @ jU ca @v wU j@ —

— il @q cc j@v @ TS  wU Tp | j@ UqS ~FSAUA | Tp B^AS ST^^ j q c^ @-Ac@ S AS  cc cUAaUS, "rgSv U j@U @JO S | ~ T U F@ | O q q |" cc AOv@U sZS ZAr, s S q cU US | Tp @S UU  iAaU | cU, "~T O cU AT @f ATS @a ?"

cc   @  cUAaUS, "SAe AUe | Bmv TZ @ cA wU @v | ASBS@ s@T ~AchaF A ~L  Z ~Aa w @@ ca o, q cU UUT ~ A@ !  j@ w T @ B^ASR @cU TAS@B ST^^ ! AST, Av, wS BU AS c^ w | j@ T S j@ T  wv@ aJv c j@v, SA@ ?"

T c Tp@ j Xo @S | Ie@ A cU iAaUS, "~ha, T cv A@ ~ cc S @ZS ? AOv@U ~Uv@ @ cU ~T BAU wU, jc Tv aS Uwa ?"

cc R T cr w wJ @UR rv A@ q @ Tp  aAS | ~ j@v Tn ca |  s s  RS | T Sq cAr | AXo^ j@v ASq c @ | ~B S @U | ~  rv OSgc TS ~q Z AwAaU, X^v  ~cOS PA  a c@U ~wq | Y ~ AcKcAXo AO@U q X^ Ag^TZf vS s^H TI TIq c fc  Ri | @@ T sTS WvU | ^Sw fT TU wS ~ | TAS A@  wS AaU q n | rFTOJ cU j@v chO aU wS oa —

c ~w ~AT AaUT ~T cA w  —
 ~T @A @A —
 ~T @A @A
-q wU cc
cU c
@v Bcc Ac @f c ?—

WA ZS   jwv | Ac@U @q j@v B B gc AaU Tp | A@ rgS aU  ! B @ vS AS jAaU UAB mvU @ | cU, "TAS U wSU  rS BS, TA | q ASB wS w |  ~ ~ AnAvg ~Avmv | oH wTF gK, PSA^S BfcS avZv AcK AS cJo wS, o UANo wgf ~  TFAB@ @S UgU i  v ASB @S SU cIAc |"

aUTSK T  o vSvAS BAaU rgS | A c^Av@ A wS gw S A  rA^ Sq | Tp DKl B  mr @ ~SF @S AEO^ kmS, @S @MUR gwAS q ^ | rgS  i mr ~T AAaU Tp@ |  aA SAS  | Tp  cUAaU, " Oq AF @v cU U AZ, ~AT  S @U  wS ~ BTc S | q  ?" AT @ Aw o  sR cU@ T TZ @ AaU rgS |  cUAaU, "OU, Ri | A @ |"

 i J rgS S AU | Tp A@ A cU, "A@, AAc ? ~ j@v c S ! rFTOJ wSv rK @, @ A ~Aa |" T A cUU, "S, S rgS, @ Amvc @c S | q wS rS | ~AT mvU sc  TA@ a A scZS |"

TZ WA AS rgS  A wU  wS g | q  ~TcwS IA ~^@ ToF A T  g A A A c ASAEO^ co @AaU Tp |  TS  AaU rgS  wS ~, A@ B  ~^@ mvU ~r c  r T @ @ j@v AcAOn AS ~SgkA AAaU | w j@r ca BfcS jq T | ASB ~B^q co  q Tq cc rv  TS Zc c  JAAaU j | @S jTS  ? j BS sA j@Avq TSK  | TA jZS @SA@ s | ~^@ ~cU ASB iJv @T @^ ~v@AaU  —

"@f  QA | ~c OZ ZU m ZAa ?" T wU ~RB OS AU Tp |  rK  Awa @ZS sS | BSU A av ~ rf  R  ~T Sv  ~  U Z @cS @wB v@v ~r^  aU T UIJ @AaU | qA@ A@ Tp cUU, "ZAS@v Sv AT  wU rK A@ | @ @ v@ AS c ~c |"

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~fS ~crF i AcrK gQ Sq | @Jo cFwv wwf  oA A OU^ vS B Aw JAa | mvrS vS JUq iU c  ~ snf   a A g sR cq,  ~c b@ ~ SS  g mmS A ~ |  B TI v@ j@  o, ~o@ rf vS cq \vA@ av sR R TU o T av OU | j@v ~Xg T@ ~a jq oS sn | rgS O @ Za j@ c | gU UwAS | j@v gfKH ~Am PA  c@ g |

"cT ZAc ?"

wwf aS @ @AaU | rgS T S cUU, "" |
" c" |

BSU o j@v Av c TS ZAU Av  U A A ~fS cUU, "c, sv ~T @ s |"

c S cq cFw @ j@v c cq c @ AS  c wU ~fS | wwf  @a WJK ca | cqv rgS OS | c- "qSv@rS v F @SAmvAvrS ~c qA" | ~fS jce wwf BS q A j A- fQ ca jc | I@I@ aUT v | qASgAAv ST ~a cr | UqcA, @FAxvS, vS, FvT q c^@ ~jc ~ cq TZ Z sha ~B@U | cFv AS AR T^ AS Or | T^cFR a ~S@ |  ToF Tp @Txvv  jZS wv ~v F@A\vq cr BSA | j@AS  dT BSU r c Tp il cUAaU, "m@T rNv A@ X^ T |" rgS ~c@  TZ U @ BSU A ~v @FAxvS r UT wav AZ AAaU  |  U wwf ~ ~fS | wwf A@a j@v AUZa | r c  R IJ@ JA@ T Za ~fS | cr ^ aAc PA a j@v | Or @SA@ ZU Sq BS |

ZAS@ qA@ Z g A@ TZ W OZ SAT Tp cUAaU, "ZAU  ! s m@ q T, U A@S X^ T !"

@v O   jZS F@A\v dTR MJa wa | Z jT A-S wf TSK AS  vmv Z A A T^cF @ wUS, "qASgAAv  jZS m@T cSF ava | X^ Tq cFm cq, rS T @ ?"

vS gv @TS J@ J@  Awa | ITIT rN ToF j@ ~EOs ASBS a @ | @T \vA@ c c @ sS S S @ wS oa —

"O C j@ U va —"

rl A@  | rgS l@H U | jQH r Z aA r wT ^ a | cU wa av^ R c | Z-TAv-oJ Tp w^U @r   ATr w Ua  AOAAO rf w^ | j w^  TZTAZ  ~a oS@v Q @ rf ^F ZcIq wsS aS IU IU W  j@Av Prrc mpA | ~c, Ag wS ~ T O gw AS AvAv T c q c ^FAU —- ~S^Uf v@ A cc wqa ——-

—@T ~SF A@ @ g ~ SS q AvR q w^ j@ Ak@ rN ~S  a UAaU  OS@ | j j@ ~Xg g OU — ASB ~AmL wgf @ wgf ~U —

"jq cFv U ^ | S WAT jZSv j@v Z  AZ !" ~fS @ Ac AU rgS |

TS ZU o cq    ~Q ATAaU | @rcS^ gf cST g @ @ — cA@ AO ~c A @SAmvAvrS @FSv Ac O —

"~Acov @ ?"

jc wwf @ cUU, "S, TS ~FTTxv @Uq  eAcoS cUS s | vR  @SAmvvFrSU qv ToFq  | AT @v c R@ cUU @f @ ?"

rgS  TZ A@ j@c Z cUU, "j@v H A cIAha | FZ, ~AT UT TUf rgS TU | avcU @ U OKAa, Tq AAa | ~ ~ cU @fS SAa | jZS r j qASgAAv AUAv@U ^ , cU A, ~T ~S@ ~FTTxv a | ~O, ~OH, ArQ, fQ, OUS, cUS — cA@aq | A@ cR, ~fS r ~AT sA Jq c, q ASBq cU, lv  OZ c S ? ~T  jq s UCU Ti o @, OT jq s  e, @ s kQ ~F@xv, U A@ @ZS cUc ? cUc S | @H RU ~T cA@ AO | ~T @p AO | ~T ~S@ ~FTTxv TS cCU s@ cU eroS, q ABASv a r j | ~R c | A@ cA@ AOU @ZS \vc S | ~ sA Amv@ BA, AmO A qFA @ cqv cU R sR, A@ ZSR cSTUf ~U@ Zc U  rmf f ~ a av Uwc B | c@ gv cUc @f @ ? ~FTTxv , cIAU ? A@ cA@ AO cU S |"

"RU | gU cUAa rgS | q A@ j@c cS AvO TqA | @Svv j@T Ay  wU—" ~fS@ AB ZAhaU |

vS wA @T ~AaU jc | U O@ c@ fQH oc rN R sha | Ao UqS R av OU O@ a^T rN cU sAhaU UqS @ ~SF UqS  ~c c rN | A@ @S  S wwf i JU il | ~fSR cqvq cFw bA@ ASU | HWv ~a |

~fS, wwf ST s j@v cA rgS j@c j@  wU |  ~T @  aA c c wwf wUv @S jU il | c^ BSU cq FvT A Jv s s ~fS rF T^cF aJ Aha  — "TA @U :Z ~a  ~fS | j s j@J aU —"

"AO^ @A S |  T j@v SFOU qSAmve@v @B @ wwf | \ ABgrS-j qSAmve@v | TAR ASB m Ai@ AArSv AS Sc Ai@ T |"

"@f ? @f cUAU ? T m ? q &mdash"
R nTr k  sR @U A@ cAr @S AU S rgS | jq Tk k  sha  AcrAcFU ~AmLAvR | jAw ~a TUf wT | j@Av AXf BfcS | AXf ~AmL | ZS ~fS, wwf, Tp @ Sq | dT, @FAxvS, @A m, AcS LL@ Sq | ~a o &mdash

&mdash wA  ZAU  wa j@@T | jA@ RA@ j@BS snf SB  o | SwA^A WScA jU@AU    ja jq vS | j @UfSH |  OHf A TS UqS a jq wA b@ c Sf wT jU@ wgf | jAw sc ceUr fT^ A@ | rf ^F jq wT ~Agf sS snf eZF ~jc cq @T |

@T ~SFr @ SS @ g ~ wS rN jqc B a —

     "O C j@ U va
     j@ U B UU
     ~ j@ U To
     O C j@ U va &mdash"

OcH y BfcS |  c@ To g ~a | ~AU POSF  cHhav ~@p  @a ~,  Tog \Ur s &mdash

AAO  | AAO @xi | j wU rgS OS | av^ vS U U U U wUAv nTr jq A@q jAw ~AaU |

" av wJq S jq  BSF ATvU, S A@ ? ~ S-S— iA c S, iA c S&mdash~T @A c | ~AT jq TZTAZ cA cAa&mdash"

m ~rAv ~TSF @q rgS A cA @  v SAT W cU | gcS  TZTAZ j caS |

~^ cA BFA
~U Sf c w
q Sf mS @A
TSc wU  w &mdash

 AU A ~o wU wq,  WC cB IT IT, ~ @^ ~T cU, ASB aU cU cUAa S wJq, j aU ~S@ k sc—  q @ sc  oAa q ZAaUT ~c@  | ZSq wSv ABg w OU jU | gwcS AS @ e — S wJq ?"

cU cU il @q BfH OZ Av  oR  AAO AS wA a | ~S^Uf  r^, wf c c rN Ri | ~ogC, S wU   g @ ~ | ZAS@    sw  rgS B, dH @xi | ~,  AS PcFA@ q UMsS  fc ~U ~^@ ZJ ZJ nTr b@ OU wgf @ wgf wTU ~AgTZ |

rA^v \v wA J j@v ATASv | A A ~U@T @TAU  FvT Z k @r g ~prF  sq ~AcATr ~^@ A jU  |  j @R @S ~Aco R @ S ~crF | ASAEO Q FvT ZSZ^ gC j@ Mb ~  dH f jAw s mvrS j@c AQH ^ A@ | rf An ~vv TS jq Aw wgf q cv | ~@r BU AU, @r ~ca ~^U @  R \@ j@Av ~U ~g aA  |

Jv Jvq gcS cUU, "TUf s sc,  c c A@ ? Umv c  co aA wFa |"

il Jv c^ @ aS aS ~ @ gcS A@ A  cUU, "q OU gcS |  @ Ug Sq |  ce T wS rS sc |

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jq ~U BScAAU  OkHf Sf @ c ASAc | OU  @ cec ~AnT @UR aS U ~ s S | @@ mvrS ~w A ~ SfAv jqc  TS ja |  R A sR ASO Av hOT Ac^ MJa gFSAv il wA cA o wU bU  c | mvrS R  eU cB jU@ TSF @pAnT ~U ~gR RTAS Ta wU aS ~@r @ | DKl JO ~J@cJ@ Av r, @r R ~^@ TZTAZ ~Aw^ rFrkSF Q |  TI TI, ~S@ZAS @ Bw B Am  @ WS @r Acm, ~Q@p ScU AcUBAT ~g  |  OUa T R aS a wATZ ~SH @ | OU^ sS c TITIq q A@ ~c@ pA U o dHAv | ~c ~c , ~wAH Bw, ~AAT cS | ~O TSF Av OZ  kH AUS  ! @TS @ ~Jv ! q U Acr n, S B jq s ha TScAv,  cA^ ~o ~LdK ~prF, ASS OSg @TS @ jJv s jq AcU AmA ~FAArS ? AUBA cAAA  TS TMAU@ @U g ~AaU  TS —"~ ATFS Acqe qB U FS j mv Av@U @T v  gmvS ~c  qASg, cv A mv Av@U qB jSR q ~FS qSvFAcU Axv^ Fv @FS @SAg  jxvAAv ~c Fv gmvS — Fv  TFAB@ ~c SO —"

"A@^, @f @  ?"
"@f @A @f  av wJq ?"

gcS r S j@v UB  rgS cUU, "S, TS ~T qASgAAv  j@ Tmv cU @ gcAaUT ,  gc gc TZ @ cA wa | R A@a S—"

"R ! @UB Tmv @ ! S @ ! c LL @ ! , ~T ZAS@ cU S  ! cAI S cAI, S @ S K  Sq—"  @a WJK ~ gcS A@ OZAv  ~U j@ FT @M@ BUBU @ | FA ArAv sS | wfc  O ~a  c^ A@ — c^ ~Ag gw Sc cU |

rgS rv S ZAS@ mNo  @ il j@Av   @Jo BA o gcS cU, "R wJq, T v v j ? T qeAB @UB c j LL@R rZ ? c @ U, j  cU-A@ FLL @ | T Tmv j Bcc c @TS @ ?"
"AT BS gcS ? j Bcc ?"
"BAS | c cU cH ~a s ! j S TZ jS jJv @ A Sq w gqAv ! ~o sA Ai@ @ c S j@AS ~AS j @ kH @qc | @  oA AA c S |"

"ok ! ASB ASB S ~c ?  ?"

~^@  JAU AZ AS:rN U gcS |  rgS A@ W c cUU, "@ cAU rS av wJq | BU  B wa |  c wa Qf c c^ A@ ? c^ S | s wa  s   wa  ~AS j ~r @ | wa@ A@ U c @A , S AZ c cSS ArZA  ? cU ? s wa @U AZ c ~a  ~AS  sAwF  | @ cS  S |"
"USv Ai@ AU S gcS | AZ j@v Bfc^ ~AmL |  —"

 @v rK @ S Aq OA@ \v r Bcc  gcS , "~ S ?  cAI BF^ S wJq ?  cAI T ? cq  cJo ? S wJq |  A@ Ai@ @ S |"
"U T ~ d d @ @S cU ? S sA ASB q Jv Jv ~c U d @Bv ~ @f qU ?"
"~a | d @B ~a | j@v STS Aq rS | BU sA OU  c  OJ aAc  ?  S, q ?  BASF @ Am A  |  ~Am @TA  | @JO TAv n BU @ ? @ S | T   r @A  | c   swF ~o | d @B Rq | TS@ Am @q cU, ~  @ cS Uq cU, q @T @A AU d Uw | d AcS  Z @ cU AZ ? cU cUq il  Uv gcS | AcS kcgK il  ASAv o S A w Ri —

   "T v j AcF ~w BASS
   ~AT gcAaUT @TUUc
   j cFv wU RU @ BS ?—"

"jJ ! @f cUU ? ~AT @f ?—"
"AT ? AT dwf AF @TUUc SR w wJq ! AT  cW RU w | v v SwATF c ~a A@ R A@ @ cI c S | OZ ~AU TAv ASO c ! jTAS Z cIc B Sq, A@ JAv @ vA jUq B v c ! jq  Oq | AS^ T ~AT @A Sq wJq |—"

AcTSw cvU gFS @ ST j@v AcA oU gcS |  SA@ A wTTZf Av cU  Acf Sf A@ jAw sR  OU Av oU  BS | Rq A@ ~^@ ~Q @ ~a gcS  ~Z | ~B    TSK  c ZS |

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vSv gUq ~AaU | A@ TT j q s JU, ~ Sc ST Sq | ATASv S JA @  BSU A TZ cA T j@v @@ AB @U, "Uv @f ? wA ac S ?"
"A c  | @J@wAa @a ~co ~a | AcoSSw q ~ O rA^ ~ PSAv ~v@ ~a | UqS U sc |"

Tp TZTAZ Av c WTAaU | jAU rK  S q Acrf wT  Awa jc | dTU TZ Ta Taq ggA @ cU iU, " wU | ~B @UB Amvv @B   Uq, jZS gU gU cA A U  !"

T ~OZ O ZU  A@, "w wAa TS ha TA ?"
"S wc S |  mvrS cv ~c cU cc jUS j@v r vS | q Av S @U ~B jq ITU   ? ~co d c ~wq MJa sT |"
"T | c wAa cI Aa | A@ Uv A  AUT | jc O@Uvv AS jUT, v A A ZAU, j@v v@ ~cAo AAU S |"
"S T, Z, cFv AA |  A@ ~ @S AS vqT S c S ? jA@B q AAc j@w |  ~AT BAS | ATF @   iJv ~w PAq @ |"
"@T ~S | q A@ j@v q  sAha TA | @U S |—"
"@U S—" TA wU gf  jU, "T @U @ B q BAS ? @U i j@ cFO A, ^ @  jwv ToF c a | Uv c  Zcv A ~w @ j@v S @ AU j@v of m Aa cAw Z c T |  S,  @ ~oZFJO @B  S@ TZ JB cAAa |  j sA AZ j@T AU, @ T i @ cU ?  R @B@TR  U | c  jq ~Se@OAUAv BSF |"
" ! ~ha a a | ~ ST Tv AS cA sq | AvA@v ~AT @vAa |"
"  @vAcq | qmA^AcAUAv  A c S ?  jq  TL w^f @ @UB Amvv ~AN A@rR O c | c  ~F@xv | S jZS cFwv o |"

TA cFwv cr gf | v  o  aS aS Ag iU wv A@ s s T cFwv ToF JA@ T Z ASU j@c | j@v a, wv q cq, ~ AmvU c AvAS @Mv j@ZS |

@UB m TIZS wv \vA@ v i Jv Jv AAO j@v @S TS Aw TU T | TIcf @SAv TS Aw cUU, "TS, T SS Z AS jUT | @f cq O Z | wv @UB Amvv W Bw @ AS w  | S gcUT, TS @a AS sq j@c |"

@AS TSKAv wf | gcUrfS TZ T @v S AS  Tp A@ A ASAU wU cUUS, "@f cq AA ?"
"~FSA@mv @@c@ | RU | c ?"

v jU T @a @ | cU, "@@ @f AB @Aa TA ! TS s rS  q—"

@ co A UB UB TZ @ TS cUU, "@f s cUS ! TSF @S TSK; Rq TIToF OZ cUq j@v, jq ~ A@ !"

TS T S cUU, "J c S | ~S ce Wxv@ jA@ RA@ W A ~S | ~AT cq A @ Z c |"

m A \v v MJa OZ SAO T cUU, "@f  ? U  cq Bw ?"
"J, U |  BSFq UT | Fe@ q |"
"w @T wa TS ha ? of BSf, of | j A w @AT US TFT | Wxv  A Aw sA AZ cqv R sc S, ZS  @AT U w AA ~SAc @f @ ?"
"oFl ! q S, j@v s  | g ZAc S  ! AZ a S AS, jZS qv cU |"

T TA cFwv A@ j@IU@ A@ AS cUU, "Zcv @f v SU  AZ c A@ S Ai@ @c |"

TA  W SU, " @f Z a^ v ~AT jASR BAS S gcAa ? OU, @R cA |  AAha |"

@UB m g j@v c ca AS c TA cFw @ AvAS @Mvv c @ ZU oU | q Ta c c v v@ |  ASO SAU IU BS g vqvc @Mvv |  ToF rAr v OTO |

OTO A Ta v@ j@ZcU g U TZ AU T | ~SF OTOv  U AS AS Tp  A@ A@ r @U, "@f , @TS a cU ?"
" TS q ATa @ cUAaAU |"
"@f r @f  ! ATa @ ~c @ZS cUUT ?"
"@S Rq s ZS U TAU, TfT rf Z cU q JoAa ~B@ ? jv  ^ ? qTAcU !"

TA OZ cJ@U —"@S ?"
"S, TS SS, U, TrU, Xo, @KS c j@c Ai@ Ai@ rS ja !  rSU ^ | A@  mvU | j ^ q BSAc @f @ ? j  TfT ^ !"

j@ OTO IUTZ g TZ U U Tp IJAI iU, "~T@ ~ ~jAmvTv @A S T |   ~U c ~S@ ~w ^ ArZAa ~AT | mU @ | q@ j ~T @SAS mvU @ ZAa ? rAS-Ac ~T cA U Jo  | mrAU cc | R AS ~AT S JoU cc gZ U @ c |"

TZ gA m cFSg g AS T ~mv T^cF @U, "cJO @ |  c |"
" q cUUR c, S cUUR c | jZS R@T ww S Z ~m ~m Z | SqU wU @Jv Uw TU rK SAUr @ c |"
"S: | mf@ @q ha, sA q AF cU A@ U q cr gU JAo |"
"cmv @@-j AvA@vv ~T AAha  U ?"
"S TFT | AAha S | j OR cH cv @@ ~T BS ~a | rgS T | wT R wT cA AwAaUT, @ cUAa S ? R ~c ~ vcB v Sq | gTAU W aS IBU @ A@ j@ r@ U ~SUS | ~ rgS @@ j@cI wAU jSAaU | q A U U | r@, U, wAU IU | A@ AcAUg AT,  s vmv AaU, gc s S !"
"w-wAU ? ~F:, rgS wAU Z !"
"~ ~ha AZR S TFT | wAU Rq IU j@c ZU ~CU OvAc c | TfT  TFAB@ ~a, cIAU ? rgS aUv cr UA@ | A  cA s |  AS Rq mvF ^ Z U ~AT c sT |"

Tp wU ST  jU, "q Z Zc gUcA, S T ?"
"J", ZFgA TZ T SA ~mv Bcc AU T |

j@TS ~^cFS m wH @ @ dHAv A@ O j@ ~cF m g @ ~ dHfAv TS | TASf @S F^ wT aUAv ! Uc aAv a cA  AcrK sR  S | ~B cA @ cc TZ @f TS  AvAS @Mv @ ASB ^ @ Zc A@av AS jAaU Tp | ~A oH ~BS |  @ ! c cA Zc  !

ZR rK @ BU Z j T WA Z cUU, "jZSR  WxvZS@ cA@ | jqc c A@e@cFT ?" Tp cFw @ j@v cq c @AaU | v AZ cUU, "q @f @Ac BAS S | A@ ~AT jq J@ jq cqv j@v OZ cUc |"

cqv A@ j@IU@ A@ T cUU, "mvvS ~AABS ~c mvv ? j@T j@v TFAxv@ AOrS, U@ o c, @ mvvS  ? TA, q j@v vU, ~STAxv@ AATAH vq  iAa AS AS | j@T @U rK Ac c S, ZS cIAc iU |"
"~ q ? ASB A@ A@ Z | j@v ~@p Bfc | @ @ Joc jS ZRUT,  v v  Z jZS ~T wUwU A cAa | ~T S  Ac c S, A@ jTS mgc @U  s S@R Bw Bvc S v gc ZAa ?"
"S@ Bw c @  gc sc | Am @UB m cA BwR ATUa, v  ZRR ATUa,  R WxvZS@ TR ATUa | ~jc, jq J@ ~AT j@v OZ cB wA ASAha | q SOO @ @, T U ~T @ U A |" cU cU TS A@ IJ@ c OZ cBU T | TSF T ToFq AS:r wb  jU  | ASBS, rK  Tp Gg R  jUTU OUAU@ AS ZU @ |  r c dHfAv ZS  o cqAv  @ cFcm SSAco BAvU ~m AS T |

TS TS Z wU cr gU | Ai@ Wxv T TA A ~q j@v F@v cA oU  | mvU @ j@ha v@A  g |

"@f  ? jc FS @f ? cq  U | jc cA AAc  ?"

 v@ H  b@ b@ T IJA@ TA cUU, " ! j cFm @f ? AAc  q mvUq, S @f ?"
"S, TS v ToF ^Sw TqS-j MJa U T ~  Z b@ c gcAa T-j | jq  Umv |  OU sc | B  wU JOv r rA^v  s A jZS |"
": A@ UAr aU  ! rA^  vS v gU wAU !  Tc ? mv mvB  q rFTSw !"
"T | ZU AaU S | R@ TFT | U  ~ @S rq Sq | cFmR Sq | OU @ sAc |"
"sc ~ @ ? @UB Amvvq  j@v ABAS A@S c j@v W | j@v JAB AS ~ cUa T | ~ AvSAvS j@v ceU @AT@R AS s c |  gq B^AS—T@ o cS @ Za |"
"s cNc ! ~AT gcUT @ AST AT c @TSrS Ac j@v jA@ A@ W cS BU AAc,  S, TIcf AwA^ T T JAB, gq cq A@S OUAU | @S   ~HF A@ jc TS cm Bv S, s @UB Amvv @q AS c ?"
"Bvc S @S ? A@ A@xv c S A@ RA@ ? jZS ~^ RS  A@xv c |  TS v ATAU  AAr v@ cJOc |  @ @U@ ~-sR vSg KU v@ | @Bq Sv Ug O v@ | cIAU ?"
"cIUT |  cO @U BfcS c :Z ~a  ! v Ay cI Aa |"
"TS ?"
"cIAU S, S ? s wU q IUAc  cO @ cUAa | jZAS s Ac ~F@TS ZAha,  e b@U q s A@ T ZAc v ~^B @q @v cUUT ~ A@ !"
" q s ZAr cU A | ~T cJo TqS e | Ac @ OU ~T@ cq | AO@U OUcR q |"

AS:rN rAr Jv OU BS | TA j@v ~ U A@  @ ? T ~OZ  A@ Z j@c | wMcH TAv ^ TZ , TASf @S j@ wT j@ A Ac j@ A, ~@UMb TAU @S prF Sq, ~O jq @U ~B il @ q TAU TZAv@  TS jS Aa | jq @Avq ~SF gKc^ Prrc @ c cq S ja  — B SS r@ ~c mv  SS  Ric  ~o@ T S cq Bw @c cU ~^  j@v cq SS A@S c cF cf Bcc | c :Z   q TkU | q :Z mpAAvq ~B sS U A@ i ~  wU @a | TAv ~UQF  A@ TZ WA, @S j@ ~ShOA Z S Aq  c iJvAv S Ri  — sA @ZS j@ BfcS w , U, s mhaUF  T @ZS SAS, s mhaUF oH ToFAc BfcS c  Ri TAv @ZS c S cU o ASq ASB@ PA @a  A@rf c @q, q ~@H Acf c c^S @ v S  c Aq  c | m  AcAcfS Z^Sq j@ sn |

AT TS v OJO@T JAB ToF Ai@ JABAv ^S cFm Tp cFw @ v@A cAUv c @ AS   RUv RUv j@v ~oF ZJB c @ Tp@ @U T, "cqv q @ZS Aa ?"
"J | Sv O @ j@v AAg ZAaUT | Z @B Uwc cU TS U, q Bw @ ASUT," j@v A@  RUv RUv ~SFTSmgc Bcc AU Tp |

"U jqZSv j@v TS A Z | jv A@ AFAFq PSBFcf Fc@ | BU Sv cSc XoA, cT cJoc TU —"
" q @f gcAaAU ? s cq STq ~FSA@mv @@c@, v oTf AUvO c ?"
"S, TS, STv @v AUvAU v qvq @ j@c Z OqAaUT |  FJ, UUw vUw sc FS @Aa SA@ ? @U cU, RA@ OS U@BS@  @ c |"
"~ S Trq | BSfA AS vqcU R swS @ aR ~T ~SFSF ~S@ @B a | ~T mrU  ha vAxv A ~FSA@BT, v ZU ~a ?  ATS BxvrS cSAha | R BSFq cqv @ AaU |"
"BxvrS cT cJoc @ATAmv ZAc, q@T FS @Aa SA@ ? U@BS Ov sc A@ |"

Tp A@ a^ @B rK  AwAaU | cFw @ v@ c @ T Tv Tvq Bcc AU, "S , cFv Ai@ @T S | wv cqv j@c ZJAv  Z Oq | ~R ~eZF ~TA@S dH Tq jq RU U@v@R qha AcdXo AgST sXo AiAaU TA@S @ | q Q Aw  AUZ UU PSBFc AA | ~ @fS jq @B ~ jv-j ToF Ai@ AUrSArv @f ? RU sXo sR ~   jq cqv B^ j v A@ ASa@q @fS @qSA^, SA@  SfA TS qha AcdXo T S @ coF R cU cFATSK Ac j@oS ^ cA:@r ? cqv ToF jq r @SR  @ Aw @  | ZJB U ~T  @B Uwc |"
"J | ~qAv j@BAv@, A@ j@v w @ q gU sAha TA | ~FSA@BT w @vq U AT qv A^AcAUAv | f SfA AcdXo jq oS @S OS, cMAXo@ Ac@ Acc cU s , ~FSA@ S |"
"~ jq, @ @ @ @ OUAU", cU cUq TS A@ TZ @ jAw s @ T@ TU Tp, "m n @ R OU | PrcF wAU b@ c j@c | AvSAvS A@S c S ?"
":, Tv A@ha gU S | gcUT @ c gAU gAU j@c rU AS Uc, A@ Ai@ TS @ Za—" wBwB @ @ v a m STU T | ~R ~^ ~oWxv T Uwc jZS jq T |

ZAS@ c, cq @S rK @ mvrS A@ RS  @@S S v  U ASU TA, "ZAS@ ~w q j@v vT qB @AU T — OS, cMAXo@ Ac | A@ j cqv cF  @v Zvc S | cq aA cT cJo rZS @S oS OS TH ? j@v ~^, ^ AAn, sAfS   aJ ASB TS@ @FA WvS, v ~FSA@ S S ? @ Acc ~ZF A q  c ArS Acc  j@ ~S cAc ?"
"S | cc S | RU AaU  AcdXo j@v wfcXo Ac | ~c cU A, TT AA cFcm  ~k gAcKF ScF cFcm j@ QTZU Uq |  TTxvT ~SF@T  coF | ~ j cqv, j@BS ArAQ, OS cFA j@@ Ac AUU | U  OAnv ~U | A@ g b@Ac sZS, ZAc, vq ~U AA f SfA AcdXo OS Ac, @cU bev ~U | A@ cA@ OAnv j@q |"
"TS UT S | cA@ OAnv j@ S T | Acc o gC @ cUS | gC  SS @ cA@a w Uc j@v TU TS Z  jw | ~O j U@v  o gCc @q cUa ! ASB AT ~c jrS sw AS PA @a ALSfS j@v @Txv | ~FSA@ e  c ATU sha S ? AT qv A^AcAUAv |"

T ZAS@QH OO @  cUU, TA, q A@ jZS cqv A AS | qxvSv j@v jSAv a jq cqv @Svxv  jZS  ~U AS | ~O jq ToF cqv cF q j@c AXo^ MJa wAU ?"

ZJOv Ai@ Bw MJaa Z wU |  A@ fQH pA U Tp Uv r @U, "~ q ? T^cF  qR @Aa cqv AS | q j @v Aa T ?"
"sA cAU cvq Aa ? cc, ZJAv ZJAv Aa ?"
"q OU TAa T ! q U ~AT BS T S gcAa ?"

T U, "~T wT @v@ BAS q ? Bwv AEOT TASf | v A@ gU wAU TA ?"

il Tp OT@ A @U  A@,  wU m Tp @JAS aJ, "q—"

 ~ShOA, re@ rAv@ cI AS ~Aco U S T | T S  cUU, "S , Dr A@ec TR  e, @Svq ~T Acr Sq | AQH S, cTR S | ToFAc ToF^ | UZ, O@A, e—"

 @ ToF @S ha^ fWr AaU A@ ? ASB ~B^q q rAv AS ASB TS SO @ OU TAv |

Sfc rAr Jv OU Av dHdHf | ZAS@ c, ~mAm@ Sfcv@ gCc BSF T  @v  U ASU , "Z TA, SU  c A ~U @v ~ AZ, AT qv SAAcAUAv cU q @f cIAha v q j@v FAq @Ac ? rv A@   BxvrS  ~  | ~ @ S @UR ~AT  @cq | v A@ gc ZAa ?"

TA U, "gcAa | v@AS@FU AASrS S A UR j@v H A A | Z T, ~B sA ~AT v @   @@ S cU jQAH AS BSF AW c OU sq, @ ~T ~v@ c ? ~qS ~T@  mofS  Aa ! A@ v A@ AT qv SAAcAUAv c S ? v, cU A, ~FSA@ H | A@^, c TAB@ AST gC ~B sA ~AT j@v ~B wT aU@ Ac @  jJ wT Z W Aw e @ cA c v c, cU A Acc H | AA AST gC @Bv WvUR ZS j@v ^ ~c SAAcAUAv @c | cFv A@ ~AT cI Aa ?"
"T | ~FSA@ cFv A@ cr ~Fv@Avg i@a |"
"T ZAc T | jv j@v ~F@AT@ H AAa ~AT | SAe T |"
"  cIq Aa | A@ — cFA cU ~ BAq cU,  cTS  qS@TFAvcU @S gAcKF UQF sZS  Acc Wv, fW sn v A@ cFq  | v  TSAc ? Ar@ Z | s BA wv ~fvq PcKTF SfA R JA,  Acc @AaU j@v TFcf gAcKF UQF | T fQ v AvJ@U ? AvJ@U S | AvJ@  S |  SwA@ ~f R cTS  gAcKF wTfH WHf m@ j@AS gC c TA | AS ~S@U BfcS j@ S c |"
"BAS T | A@, m@ ~v@c @TS @ TSK ?  R  sA  OU S |"
"cIUT | jq Accv U q ASBq WAv UAc cU Ai@ @ UAa TS ha ! A@  ?"

il T@ JA  A@ W ZU Tp | TZv UU  ia  | j@v O @ @ cUU, "Aa: |  TZ A@ A@aq ~v@ S  ?"
"s cNc | mvvTxvv @AU q, ~ ~AT  j@v UAB@FU qxvAvrS Aq K  wU ?"

T @M@U @xim Tp c@ j@ AcAOn U UAaU | U A@ AF AFq ASB ~ AXo^v  ASq ASa ? A@^, T @ Rq m gCc @v @S rSU ? @f @c AAhaU  @ ?  @S gU @a A@ ? S S,  @f @ c ?

AS W c  BS@fH ^Sw U@U Ag o U U ccq jq r, TF R AXoAU  TS@ a UAaU j | UZ, O@A, e — OS c  @ BfcS e Ac @ s s ArAZa  TB, jq ASAvq  ~L | FJ, j AAvq  Oq |  ~wAH kcB, sJ wfmpA BT  a  ~cOS, jqc  of of  BfcS ZU ASha | dHfAv kH Sf  ia ASBq ~B^ |  Tm TAxv@,  ~r, cA@aq jqc OAU c q AO^S , s  OUc BSF @pA PA @ AiaS @ | ~, q Av w Sc BSF s @S TkUF A  PA | A@ c, @ sS j@v ~cI Ac @B @ OU  TS wgf | j Av  gAccF,  @  ASB ~^ ~Sgc @a Ai@q, A@ q, @S j@ wgf jce ~ @pA@ Ks^ @ j@ ASA dKHf ~AgTZ nTr iU A O | A@ q A TSKAv a q  cp @ ck, j@ AXf BfcS @Q | @Q^ A ~Sq c @ jc, @H ASB @Q @ k  sR  Q c S | jq @AU jTS mgc  jZSR gc S cv A@  ASBq ~ ~cOS w Ri j@Av sArpU @ j@ ASA AXo^ jS MJa  ~OT@q | qSAvrS @S BOS S |  wgf @S AcOXoA OS cA:@rTn |

"TA,  ~a | ~m ~m wv A@ jw | SqU rK ST Ac S A@ |"

BSU r j@v Av O @ c Tp Ag  ATr sc A@ A@AaU T | cqv ~B ~S@ S @ TS @A AU @ | c, ~An, Nc — wT aA, @S BU ASBS ~^U BSfA qc T i ! ASAKXo m T | A@^,  jAaU T | cAr A c ~wq | r oSf Ac UU  S | ~c q ~ Ai@ cR S |  OSR Ac@r Wva ToFAc BfcS ASA e ZJO | R ToFq  TA ~@r,  ~AmL e | OT^ BSfA T^  BSF S | ~jc wT a j@T AcrAcFU,   jq O@A fQ mA | TI TI j@v ~mAm@ AO^ il Bw i T@ c BU | ~ha o, AcAR A@ec A j A   q BU A wU j@AS,  c q cAAgrS c N@ ! ZS ! ~An@ @SAS TS U AU @ c ? A@ec Nc@ @ A — wv cFv@q @TS j@ ~cmc m TS   | Rq@T wb A — AcS A@ T IJ@v Rq Ncq PA @ AAaUS — ~ha TA sA ~B   @, cA@a BS , U @f cU  @ ? vqv ? A@ q c cUc @S ? ASB Acr@ F   @a, A@ AcrW@  S | j@A@  cA,  T ~B m ~ Acr, ~ ~SFA@ Nc, ~An — @S j@v q @ AS q | A@ TA —S S;   ~SF m OUa — Ai@ ~a | gU s s ASB BfcS, ASB AXo^ ! j@ BfcS cA@a  R s S | a rgSR   c^ | Zf  U @ S R —

aJ aJ, ocA@AcfS gcS j@ wb @r ASB ~f, cTS R gAcKF@ BA AS j@ AcAOn Sr W sS cJ  c AaU  | Wv @v wU @Jo @  aJ | ^Sw TS mvrS j wa | @T  ZAU | rgS  TZTAZ c @Jo  Z @AaU | W @ cUU "@f  ? rfvA Ai@ ~a  , S A@ ?"  ATASvJO@ U i TS c ~Aa, @S Jrq Sq ! rK @ U U |"

T B  c ~T gC cUU, "~S@AS cJOAc q rgS |  @q gcAaUT |"
"~T @ ? jTS oFSm  ? U TA S T | @v ~U @f ? AwAaAU @ ?"

T U, "@U@ | @ @ | TA j@v cq @Sc AaU | TFSB @ AaU S | q  @ j@ OS @S @a AS AwAaUT @UB Amvv | Aw O ITU U | T vS ~co, , T  BAS ! cq @S  JAB @S U, gq AvSAvS @S U,  jq jQH a  AAa | A@^, q jq vS s !   jQH mvU b@ sR AOl !"
"AOl  cv | A@ cT @U A@ ~ ~ gU @ ?  JOv w U@U @ ^Sw j ST q @ c FvT j i c ~Aa | c UqS j@v vS @FSU U,  jqv jU |"
"c OU wAU S @S ?"
"AwAaUT | mvFP MJa AZ ~ir Sc ~B c^ | g cS BSF mvq@ @a | c c c AhaUT | gUq U @  wUT |"

rgS U, "W OU TT @Aa j@v wv AS | cA@ v AS  ~ TAa |"

T gd @JO@ cUU, "Sv T  BxvrS ~a  ZU ~a ? TA  ~UA i Uwa ZUT | AS j@ @ Zva | Rq cFq j@v cq ZJB ~T@ o AS AwAaU ~B | ~T AAB v mvUR  ZAa ! cq j@ r | ~  ToF q A@S jq@T r j@v aAv ~ T @Av AAU ?"
"S F | ~ TS RSAU ~ S | ~T  @BvR ZAS@ jAwa Rq | ~T vA@v BAS  ? ~R AgUB mvvnFv —~ mU TU ~c  SFrSU mvvnFv—~ @ mvA |" wT TSKBS  avav Uw, ~  ToF Aq c  ~a wTfH rS cFcm wv @Svv |  v@ @T @Aa Bf BSfA AcAg^ RU AqS FATvU  | v AS ~T @B Uwa W W A@a Uw Bw @ | A@a @Ae @Aa | U v^AnrS @ ~S@ SvR ASAa c c | jqc mvU A ABASv@ j@v r c |"
"RNc ! j  j@c eWA@ wcKH ! jqc wT :Z@ AS cCAU ScU c cr j@v IJ@ ~a A@ |  BS U | jqc q UqS ~Aa | ~AT ArR |"
"jq Z | jqBSF  ~AT @ZS A@a cU Oq S | @ @ jTS aS UwU gU c S cU AAha |"

c^ ~ TZAv A@ A@ j@v ~m  U T | c U TSK  c^Av | @ cF @U BwU Ac @c gK Bw S TZ | TS TS :ZvR q  ~SF O cAr | A c^ @Jo  Z  cUU, "A | @Bv  Zc qxvAmve | A@ jq Ac^ A^rS wcKH  SS A@a S | ~S@ fTfq @ AwaS  ~w | Qn SS ~ q Acv @f ? cq  @S S @S cq a ! Qn j ZvZvAS @S @ ~a A@ ? Axv TFv @ ZJB @Uv ASUq U |"
"S T | cA@a cq Sq  | TB j@v qSAT@ cF | ~B@ LL ZS @U@ cA  s," rgS OZAv BUBU @ Ri l, "j@v H AAha | 1963 U, ~UABA OKf R SB FSS q sw^@f @Bv ~T A q AAaU,  TS ~a ?"
"~a | cT^f ~^US TkULL | T^A^@ A@ec AScAr@ rScFcm  AcdXo Accv d @ @pK@ | @H  ~ A@a c Sq | jq cS @pK@q T ~Sgc @, Ae FWq  cJOc j@Tn  —"
"~ ! j@c TZm a ZAa  ! A@ T, j r w rNf  c ~Ar r@ j LLv sv Zv, jq rNf j v A@ ~ v Zva S | FSS qB S T Fv AUgFxv v ~ |"
"TS ? U@BS ~ wAc Sq cUAa ?"

S U rgS, "S | AF @TAS | ce ca | A@^, o cmw S, AF j@v rSR cF T | ~w AaU o Z S R AF | U  ~SgkA fTcXo AaU A@a ASA qS@T  ToF | wTr s U@v cU Tv g@   ToF AF ~SgkAvq @ S ~ | Z e AaU, ~T ^S sS @ og | , vAUAgrS ~ vAUS Acc , ~SFSF Bw U@BS s @f @f gU R UgSf ABASn ,  Zc s wTU wgf @ wgf jU@ MJaha, q wT c rAH ToF aA a SS j@ AF rS | ~^gc AF ~SgkA  AAS sw ha, ArQ, mmF, Bw, SS SS gwFHF, FrS, rATS  v c QT — jq cA@a ~SF Oq AAa c ~SgkA @ w Ri j@ ccFf AF ~SgkA | ~ q ~SgkAvq jZS wT AOUScFcm ~L ~S c @ SS r Aha | ZU @ Z, o Z O TBS wA Ui jZS@ wTfH ~^US oS AA Sq ~ |  jZS ~nTH rSha TS qAmv   BAT c AcdXo, rSha AcAg^ @f AUA AcdXo | q@qvcU AAmvAcrS ALv s  @ Z @UT, q A@ jZS wTfH ~^US oS vwv—B-TBS S |
"jc OU ~ SFrSU AUAv@ | q j@q aAc Z Ac | AAa   Ac qxvSFrSU T g @xv qFUq jq cU j@v gU qA@v | w rNf  c ~Ar r@ TS q m OUwT A@ec wxv qS jq c v US Ac T @c Bw jZS ja ~ gUgc @c, Zc, Acr@ ^ @c Ac AS T Acr  Uq | T @cS jATrS @S ~T ^A  co c ? T vxv ~qS @S ~Ao@ ~T w S@ @ Sc ? j@v TFAB@ Wv OUa T | TFUcv aAc T | wv ABqSv sTS,  j@v ZerR c q j@q ABqSvq ~J@  wa | TI TI q gAc —"
":, T @ ASAc cU," T wBwB @AaU, " @ jq LL@ cSF OUa T R A | T j@BS BUU ~FSA@BT AS |   @ a UT  ~SFBS wTfH LL @O@AO d @U | ATn b@Aa  ZU ~a ? ST c , S A@ ?"

wA wA of  ~AaU | FvT w c jw jw nTr wAfS  ~a @TU | R A i JU | j@ FvT jq av mvrSAv vS J Tnq @@ Tk |

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 R aa cq | vS OU sc  TT bU ~EOs ASBS FvT nrf OJ TT ~U aA Aa | q ~U TZ FvT c Jv s Av dH | qm s^wA ~  PcFA@ ~U R sA^@ rN wA @ c  ~q ZAS@QH BSF BS TS @q  wa WvTS cTS ^S aJO | q rNfS, ASBS R rfU ~@r c  OU TS@ A@aQH BSF j@ rA^T ~T mr  |

FvT j@c AEOT o A ST UgU nAe A qASgAAv @FT b@ mvU  oU  | AAB v mvUv j@v j@v | cr ZAS@v Jv c | OU OU rgS il cUU, "~ha T, ~T  AS s jQH T WTAU,  ASB Zc @f ?"

T U, "~AT ? Sv c jv Rv Z v@T@ j@v A@a J @A c Ai@ BxvrS ~w AS | Am Rc @c T Sq ~T | Sv BSA fQ | O Zv ha |"
"BSA TS ? B ~wq   sc SAaUT | AaU @c ?"
"~  ! qASgAAv fQ @ @ cUa ? ~AT cU Ac A j AAUATSA @ cUAa |"

rgS j@v T@ wU  cUU, "~ TA ?"
"TA mv ~a | ~e@, ceU, qeAAB ~ AB@ AS R @S vSrS Sq | O AvrS @ | ToFAT@ ~cAo ~U cBv ~  @A ~v w | @Bq Rq vA@U R ~S ~AS i sc | AAUv R @a @S cF S | ~, AAU A @ U, TqS-j ~rSU BSF Sv, BrS -c g ~T R a A jT j qSU A@ cAr SB Aa | r T,  A@q gU @c", cU cU il rgS A@ A  cUU, "qR ~T  ~FA @S rgS !  s @FAUc  Fe@ @ cA sAc j@cq |"

 a R jZS Ti R ST ja | O^UA@ ok ok q Ti  ASO jJ@cJ@ TS ~UA@ ~m ToF A sR  OU  wv A@ OZ Z ~ASAEO wU rgS cUU, "TAR j@AS cUAaU cv, A@ — ~-~AT Ai@ gc AZAS  |"
"U gc | AAAU gc rgS | qv qTvFxv |"

A@av ASAU wU rgS Bcc AU, "AZ !" ~ , c v@ O c BSFq cU iU, "wS SAc ? jc SS wS UT j@v | Bc wS | rS rS—"

cU cUq , O wU wS oU  | Bc ST @S j@ A@ p T @AU sS j@j@Av U  v iAaU q O^UA@ ^ | j@ gwF @ g sAhaU An WSfgk c —

"AS wU T r
@ Uc T AcUf"

(nTr)

(c 45, jAU, 2010)

~UH: U TBT

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?