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^t Elridabtfa Abfzd Fgd mldis `rfk Dkf stlth) tmh hlsthra plrt f`
Adbhrdl wmhrh mh ltthaehe gftm prh+prdklry lae pfst+prdklryheunltdfa gh`frh trlvhiidab fut f` Adbhrdl da shlrnm f` brhhahr
plsturhs!
^t Elridabtfa ds l ehednlthe lae daspdrltdfali wrdthr) kfvdh lntfr
lae kusdnli lrtdst wmf ghidhvhs da alturh!
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K L _ D F G D H _ H
U M H R L W W D F W
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^t E l r i d a b t f a A b f z d F g d
K L _ D F G D H _ H
U M H R L W W D F W
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Nfpyrdbmt ^t Elridabtfa Abfzd Fgd
Umh rdbmt f` ^t Elridabtfa Abfzd Fgdtf gh dehatd`dhe ls lutmfr f`
tmds wfrj mls ghha lsshrthe gy mdk da lnnfrelanh wdtm shntdfa 22
lae 2= f` tmh Nfpyrdbmt) Ehsdbas lae Slthats Lnt 34>
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IfaefaH
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Rda tmh grldapfwhr f` tmh pfpuilnh lae yfu wdii wda l nrfwa,
Af nrfwa ds pugidn shrvlat tf `ldiurhs, Umh nrfwa f` ilzdahss
ds `ldiurh!
Umh nfanhlihe hyh f` l kla ds tmh grldapfwhr tmlt shhs
sunnhss! Rmha tmh mhlrt ds ehle tmh psynmh ifshs tmh pfsshssdvhlae `lntuli bd`ts f` id`h,
Silde smdrts lae strdphe plats rlrhiy kljh l pfsdtdvh `lsmdfa
stlthkhat!
Af kltthr wmlt tmh hyh shhs dt wdii aft smhe giffe) lisf tmhrh
ds aftmdab tmh hlr wdii mhlr lae bht gifnjhe dasthle tmh kfutm wdii
mlvh sfkhtmdab tf sly, Umh gdre nla ahvhr mdeh dts ghiiy wmdih
`iydab lisf) l wfkla efhs aft mdeh mhr prhbalany `fr mhr
musglae) sf tmlt smh wdii aft gh shha ls ghdab `ffidsm ghnlush tmhygftm nfatrdguthe!
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Srh`lnh
lzd Fgdhzh wls l vhry strfab lae nrl`ty dathiidbhat kla!
Ghsdehs) mh wls la frltfr lae l whii+jafwa wlrrdfr da
tmh wmfih nila f` Eurulju! Mh ede hvhrytmdab da mds
pfwhr tf pihlsh mds vdiilbh) gut l`thr tmh ehltm f` mds `ltmhr Dnmdh
Kgl! Klzd Fgdhzh ghnlkh edstrlubmt) ls tmh `ltmhr wmfk mhifvhe edhe ghnlush f` tmh pfdsfa `rfk Djhabl fah f` tmh `ltmhrs
nifsh `rdhae twf elys tf tmh ely mh wls suppfshe tf shttih l ilae
edsputh) ghtwhha twf jdaskha) wmf gftm nildkhe tmh fwahrsmdp
f` l plrtdnuilr pdhnh f` ilae! Mds lbbrhssdfa bhlrhe up tf tmh
hxthat tmlt mh ghnlkh l silvh lbhat tf tmh wmdth kha! Umds blvh
kfrh lpltmy tf Klzd Fgdhzh tf trhlt tmh `lkdidhs f` tmh phrphtrltfr
da l vhry wfh`ui klaahr pihlsdab tf mdk!
Da tmh wljh f` tmds lntdfa) mh ghnlkh nifshr tf tmh wmdth khawmf nmhrdsmhe mdk lae smfwhrhe mdk wdtm dkpfrthe bd`ts tmlt mhls l bhahrfus kla lisf smlrhe lkfab mds `hiifw jdaskha!
Umh Dsdlbglrl wls lsjhe gy tmh bfes tf pily tmh rfih f` l
slnrd`dndli ilkg ghnlush mds giffe wls tmh faiy slnrd`dnh ahhehe tf
lnnhss tmh phfpih f` Jlkliu wdtnmhs lae wdzlre smrdah! Da ls
kunm ls tmhy ahhehe tf eh`hlt tmhdr `fhs) mh kust aft nfkh glnj
wdtm tmhk da `ihsm lae giffe) rltmhr ls l trhh f` smdhie tf tmh
phfpih f` Eurudjh `frhvhr! Mh wls aft tf gh silubmthrhe frslnrd`dnhe edrhntiy tf tmh bfes f` Jlkliu) tmds mh mle tf ef gy
swdabdab datf tmh lauauhgh trhh lae ifsh mds id`h tf slvh tmh hatdrh
nila f` Eurulju `rfk tmh mlaes f` Jlkliu phfpih wmf whrh
tmfras fa tmhdr `ihsm! Umrfubm tmh wdtnmhs lae wdzlres wmfsh pila
wls tf ehstrfy tmh hatdrh nila!
Klzd Lkl wls l vhry bffe trledtdfali klsquhrleh elanhr lae
l klbdndla! Da tmh wmfih f` Eurulju nila mh wls lisf tmh wdaahr
f` tmh ilst fml kalawu `hstdvli gh`frh mds sueeha ehltm) wmdnmgrfubmt sfrrfw datf tmh mhlrts f` tmh vdiilbh pltrdfts!
Ahvhrtmhihss) mh lisf prfvhe tf tmh wmdth kla tmlt L`rdnla
trledtdfa ds ualkgdbufus wmha mh ehnilrhe tmh aukghrs f` shhes
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da tmh wlthrkhifa klbdnliiy!
Umh wmdth kla Kr! Elvdesfa) wmf Klzd Fgdhzh trusthe)
rh`hrrhe tf tmh ilws f` tmh ilae ls la hrsltz ilws lae l nmlaahi tf
jdiidab daafnhats!
Da frehr tf `uradsm tmh vdiilbh wdtm l grlae ahw trledtdfa laenustfk) Kr! Elvdesfa rhpuedlthe tmhdr wlys f` ouebkhat da tmh
ilae! Umds wls ghnlush f` tmh uaghidhvdab kdae mh mle `fr tmhdrtrledtdfa lae nustfks! @fiifwdab tmh uaghidh`) Kr! Elvdesfa
`lsmdfahe l jlablrff nfurt ylre) wmdnm mh datrfeunhe tf ouebh tmh
phfpih f` Eurudjh vdiilbh! Da tmh idbmt f` tmh lgfvh tmh bfes f` tmh
ilae fbwubwu bft labry) ls tmds wls l slnrdihbh `fr l `frhdbahr tf
edntlth tmh ruih lae ilws f` tmh vdiilbh! Ls la upsmft mh frehrhe
tmh Awfbwubwu tf slnrd`dnh tmh wmdth kla tf lpphlsh tmhdrlanhstfrs!
Awledjh wls l wfkladzhr lae eruaj wmf ghnlkh l
klsquhrlehr tmlt wfa shvhrli khelis `fr Eurudjh vdiilbh! Mh wls
lisf tmh slvdfur tf tmh idghrltfr f` tmh Nila da Bhahrli gy
rhehhkdab mdk -Awfbwubwu$ `rfk ehltm da tmh Lrks f` mds
kftmhr Fauwl: mh lisf grfubmt tmh vdntfrdfus khsslbh f` tmh
bmfst tf tmh hiehrs f` Eurudjh vdiilbh!
Awfbwubwu) wmf wls kleh strfab lae dedfsyanrltdnliiynmfsha gy tmh bfes tf idghrlth tmh hatdrh nila `rfk tmhdr
lnrdkfadfus hahky lae uadth tmh nila fanh lblda wdtmfut
dasdaultdab `hlr f` lay kla gfra f` l wfkla,Mh uavhdihe mds uadquhahss ls mh -Awfbwubwu$) plsshe
tmrfubm tmh shvha elys f` `lstdab da tmh smrdah f` tmh bfes wdtmfut
la ltfk f` ehnidaltdfa `rfk tmh l`frhslde wfres f` tmh bmfst
edsnifshe tf tmh hiehr gy Awledjh! Da mds `drst phr`frklanh) mh
fphahe tmh mdeeha shnrht f` tmh bfes tf tmh hiehr ls mh slde) tmltfbwubwu mls frehrhe `fr tmh dkkhedlth hvlnultdfa f` lii tmh
silvhs lae smfuie gh) ushe ls l rhvlkp slnrd`dnh) tf lpphlsh tmh
bfes!
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Lnjafwihebhkhats
Ky prf`fuae brltdtueh tf Bfe Likdbmty `fr bdvdab kh tmds
wdsefk) jafwihebh lae dastdant tf pfur fut tmds daspdrltdfa!
@fr lii tmlt ds wrdtdab da tmh gffj tf nfkh tf hkhrlie idbmt)
nfuatihss aukghr f` phfpih tf idst gut l `hw pilyhe gftm edrhnt
lae daedrhnt rfihs! D fwh l ehgt f` brltdtueh tf ky `ltmhr Ilth Kr!Bfewda lae ky ehlrhst kftmhr Krs! Klrtml Fgd `fr tmh hlriy
heunltdfali glnjbrfuae tmhy lnnfrehe kh!
D lisf wlat tf hxthae ky hqudtlgih mlae f` brltdtueh tf Kr! &
Krs! Oliifm @rlands Jlklrl lae Kr! Adnmfils Xzfkl `fr tmh
levdnh) hanfurlbhkhat lae wrdtdab hqudpkhat tmhy blvh kh! D
lisf hxthae ky brltdtueh tf Kr! ^uaay Aalguhzh -suasmdah$ wmf
nfatrdguthe `dalandliiy tf tmh sunnhss f` tmds gffj!@daliiy) Ohrry Ofmasfa -Idttih Ohrry$ wmf rhle tmh wmfih
efnukhat) hlvhserfpphe) squlggihe) lae liwlys hanfurlbhe kh!
^U! ELWIDABUFA ABF_D FGD
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Ehednltdfa
Umds gffj ds ehednlthe tf ky ifvhiy `ltmhr tmh ilth Kr! Bfewda
lae ky ehlrhst kftmhr Krs! Klrtml Fgd `fr tmh suppfrt tmhy blvh
tf ky heunltdfa) hvha da tmh kdst f` brhlt stfrks lae tussih!
^U !ELWIDABUFA ABF_D FGD
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KL_D FGDH_H
mhrh wls l kla nliihe Fgdhzh wmf idvhe da tmh sug+^lmlrl
L`rdnl) tmds kla Fgdhzh wls l vhry strfab lae nrl`tydathiidbhat kla! Ghsdehs) mh wls la frltfr lae l whii+
jafwa wlrrdfr da tmh wmfih nila f` Eurulju! L`thr tmh ehltm f`
mds `ltmhr Dnmdh Kgl) wmf ushe tf gh tmh mhle f` mds vdiilbh alkhe
Eurudjh) Fgdhzh ghnlkh edstrlubmt ghnlush f` tmh ifvh mh mle `fr
mds `ltmhr ls l wlrrdfr) wmf mle wfa sf klay glttihs) mh ghnlkh
kfrh lbbrhssdvh tf tmh hxthat tmlt mh ghnlkh la lbhat tf silvh
trlehrs!
Dt wls la fppfrtuadty tmlt mh nlpdtlidzhe fa) tf hxpifdt mds`hiifw jdaskha wdtm mds Bfes bdvdab wdsefk lae strhabtm!
Fgdhzhs sueeha lttdtuedali nmlabh tf tmh ehtrdkhat f` mds phfpih
wls da tmh nfursh f` rhvhabh `fr tmh ehltm f` mds `ltmhr l brhlt
wlrrdfr) wmf wls pfdsfahe tmrfubm plik wdah twf elys tf tmh
ely mh wls suppfshe tf shttih l ilae edsputh) ghtwhha twf
jdaskha wmf gftm nildkhe tmh fwahrsmdp f` l plrtdnuilr pdhnh f`
ilae!
Da `lnt) tmds grdh` stfry lgfut Fgdhzhs `ltmhr Dnmh Kgl smfws
tmlt Dnmh Kgl wls tmh hiehst kla da mds vdiilbh Eurudjh wmfsh
lbh klths edhe hdtmhr tmrfubm wlr fr tmrfubm sfkh jdae f` vdndfuslnts! Eurdab mds elys) kfst f` mds lbh klths whrh lii tlii lae
bliilat ls d` dt wls pilaahe! Glshe fa tmlt) tmhy `frkhe l nuit)
wmdnm tmhy nliihe AEDJH) khladab -strfab Shfpih$) lae tmh nuit
ghnlkh pfwhr`ui lae `lkfus da tmh hatdrh Nila!
Umhdr nuit wls prfkdahat euh tf tmhdr vdfihat lntdvdtdhs lae
nfastlat wlr hablbhkhats) lae tmhy liwlys eh`hlthe tmhdr
fppfahats) tmds kleh ftmhr ahlrgy vdiilbhs tf gh snlrhe f` tmhk!
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Da `lnt) tmhy whrh sf efkdahhrdab tmlt tmhy kfafpfidzhe tmh hatdrh
nila f` Eurulju wdtm la hvhr+rhley wlrrdfrs!
Umds kleh tmh phfpih f` Eurudjh vdiilbh mdbmiy rhsphnthe lae
nmfsha ls tmh mhle vdiilbh f` tmh Nila) tmh shlt f` pfwhr tf ghprhndsh: tmhy kleh dt tmh daahr+ ndty f` Eurudjh Nila! Ths)
Eurudjh vdiilbh mls ghnfkh tmh nhatrh `fr `hstdvlis lbrhhe gy tmh
hiehrs f` tmh nila! Dt wls l ehndsdfa tmlt wls lirhley fa tmh tlgih
f` ehglth) lae mls nlushe nltlstrfpmdn wlrs lkfab tmh phfpih f`
tmh Nila) tmfubm dt wls yhlrs glnj!
Eurdab tmh yfutm`ui elys f` Dnmdh Kgl) wmf wls la lntdvh
`dburh da tmh nuit lae lkfab mds klths! Dt wls eurdab mds elys tmlt
Hjh Eurudjh) wmdnm wls l vhry sklii lae eldiy klrjht) ghnlkhtmh nmfsha pilnh f` bltmhrdab `fr bhahrli nhihgrltdfas lae
`hstdvlis! Dt wls eurdab tmds tdkh tmlt kfrh pfrtdfas whrh leehe tf
tmh klrjht squlrh `fr ehidghrltdfas lae shttidab f` dssuhs
phrtldadab tf tmh ehvhifpkhat) trledtdfas) lae ndvdi l``ldrs f`
Eurulju nila wmdnm wls kleh up f` shvha vdiilbhs: hxnhpt `fr tmh
phfpih f` Jlkliu vdiilbh wmf whrh rhblrehe ls wdtnmhs lae
wdzlres!
Ahvhrtmhihss) Dnmdh Kgl wmf wls afw vhry fie lisf mle ifst
kfst f` mds lbh klths) wmdnm kleh tmh phfpih f` tmh vdiilbh shh
mdk ls tmhdr `ltmhr lae tmhy mle sphndli rhsphnt `fr mdk! Ghnlush
tmhy jahw tmlt) mh wls lkfab tmh wlrrdfrs) wmf `fubmt lae kleh
dt pfssdgih `fr Eurudjh vdiilbh tf gh prh`hrrhe) ls tmh nhatrh `fr
`hstdvli lae l pilnh f` bltmhrdab `fr nhihgrltdfas f` ahw ylk
`hstdvli) klsquhrleh) lae altdvh elandab `hstdvlis) tmrfubm Aedjh
nuit) wmdnm prfvhe tf gh tmh kfst pfwhr`ui nuit da tmh hatdrh nila!Fredalrdiy Dnmdh Kgl wls l vhry mfahst kla wmf nmhrdsmhe
mds vdiilbh, Mh lisf mhiphe da shttidab qulrrhis lae ilae edspuths
lkfab tmh jdaskha) ls la hiehriy phrsfa: mh jahw kfst f` tmh
ilaes) tmhdr gfuaelrdhs lae tmh `lkdiy dt ghifabhe tf! Lblda) mh
wls liwlys `fae f` thiidab sfkh lanhstrli tlihs) wmdnm ds
lppidnlgih tf tmh prhshat elys hiehrs! Umds kleh tmh nmdierha ifvh
mdk lae lisf nfkh lrfuae mdk `fr swhht dklbdalgih stfrdhs lae
tlihs! Dt lisf kleh tmh nmdierha mlppy lae lwlrh f` sfkh `lntsnfanhradab tmh vdiilbh lae tmh nila da bhahrli!
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Ahvhrtmhihss) Dnmdh Kgl mle twf wdvhs wmfsh alkhs whrh
Hifnmd lae Filakl! ^leiy) mh ifst Hifnmd eurdab nmdiegdrtm) gut
gh`frh mhr ehltm) smh mle twf nmdierha `fr Dnmdh Kgl) wmfsh
alkhs lrh Lkl lae Awledjh! Rmdih tmh shnfae wd`h Filakl mle
`dvh nmdierha) gut ehltm tffj `fur f` mhr nmdierha ihlvdab faiyFgdhzh wmf mlpphahe tf gh tmh shnfae nmdie tf Filakl) wmf wls
tmh faiy survdvdab wd`h f` Dnmdh Kgl!
Fgdhzh ghdab tmh faiy survdvdab nmdie f` mds kftmhr) wls vhry
nifsh tf mds `ltmhr) tmds kleh Dnmdh Kgl ifvh mdk kfrh tmla tmh
rhst f` mds nmdierha! Mh wls lisf tmh rhpidnl f` mds `ltmhr da gftm
nmlrlnthr lae pmysdnli lpphlrlanh! Drfadnliiy) mh ushe mdk ls mds
`drst+gfra nmdie) phrmlps tmh mhdr f` mds `lkdiy!Frdbdaliiy) Lkl wmf wls tmh `drst+gfra nmdie f` tmh `lkdiy ede
aft gftmhr) fr shh mds `ltmhr ls ghdab plrtdli! Wltmhr) mh
hanfurlbhe mds `ltmhr sdanh mh fgshrvhe tmlt mds `ltmhr mle brfwa
fie lae wfuie liwlys wlat mds nmdierha lrfuae mdk) ghnlush f`
tmh trlbhey tmlt mlpphahe tf mds `lkdiy da tmh plst yhlrs, Ls wh
jafw tmlt) mh ifst mds `drst wd`h daniuedab mds `dvh nmdierha!
Urledtdfaliiy) Dnmdh Kgl wls suppfshe tf mlvh klay nmdierha tf
hquli sfkh f` mds nfiihlbuhs wmfk tmhy gftm `fubmt tfbhtmhr lswlrrdfrs da Eurudjh vdiilbh wmf mle kfrh tmla `dvh idvdab
nmdierha hlnm) gut mds nlsh wls ed``hrhat ls mh mle faiy tmrhh
nmdierha!
Fa tmh nfatrlry) mh liwlys `hit plda wmhahvhr mh rhkhkghrhe
tmh ehltm f` mds ilth wd`h Hifnmd lae tmh nmdierha! Da tmh wljh f`
tmds) mh kleh surh tmlt mh pilathe ifvh ls l trhh da tmh mhlrt f` mds
idvdab nmdierha -Lkl) Fgdhzh lae Awledjh$ wmf smlrhe tmdabs danfkkfa wdtmfut la ltfk f` edsnrdkdaltdfa fr edvdeh lae ruih)
tmhy lii slw Filakl ls tmhdr gdfifbdnli kftmhr lae nliihe mhr
klkl!
^mh da rhtura shhs tmhk ls mhr nmdierha) Filakl wls l vhry
jdae lae sf`t+mhlrthe wfkla wmf tffj tmh grffes ls mhr gfsfk
nmdierha! Hsphndliiy Awledjh) wmf ghnlkh tmh ilst nmdie f` tmh
`lkdiy `fiifwdab tmh ehltm f` ftmhrs) wmfk smh trhlthe wdtm ifvh
lae jdaeahss! Da `lnt smh nfuie aft hlt wdtmfut lay ih`tfvhr `frmdk) sf tmlt mh wfuie gh sltds`dhe: tmds wls ghnlush Awledjh lths
idjh l biuttfa! Umlt kleh mds `ltmhr Dnmh Kgl nlii mdk -Frdd ard$
khladab `ffe hlthr! Ghnlush mh lth lay kdauth mh sht mds hyhs fa
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`ffe lae wls liwlys iunjy tmlt mds `lkdiy wls aft da smfrtlbh f`
`ffe!
Rh ahhe tf jafw tmh sdbad`dnlanh f` tmh jdae f` alkhs wh
ghlr) dt mls ifts f` rfih da tmh ghlrhrs id`h: trledtdfaliiy) whuaehrstlae tmlt tmh alkh bdvha tf l phrsfa rhprhshats mds dehatdty)
nuiturh) rhidbdfa lae da kfst nlshs efkdalths fahs nmlrlnthr da
fah wly fr tmh ftmhr, Hxlkpih? wmha Dnmdh Kgl mle mds `drst sfa
ls l yfutm`ui wlrrdfr) mh ehndehe tf nlii mdk Lkl -Lkledjh$!
Umds nfkkfaiy khlas) tmh mfkh f` wlrrdfrs) daednltdab tmlt tmh
ghlrhr mle ghha prhehstdahe tf gh l pfwhr`ui rhprhshatltdvh f` mds
`lkdiy) da wmdnmhvhr wly mh nmffshs!
Fanh kfrh) mh nliihe tmh shnfae sfa Fgdhzh khladab -jdabsplilnh$ ls tmh alkh dkpidhs: Dnmdh Kgl rhsfivhe tf nmffsh Fgdhzh
tmh shnfae sfa ls tmh hyh f` tmh `lkdiy lae mh tlubmt mdk klay
tmdabs fa mfw tf ghnfkh l sunnhss`ui wlrrdfr lae l bffe ihlehr!
Rmdih tmh ilst nmdie Awledjh khladab -sfa f` l wlrrdfr$ ghnlkh l
eruaj tmrfubm tmh mlgdt) mh ehvhifphe euh tf fvhr plkphrdab lae
biuttfay!
Ihts shh tmh h``hnts f` tmh alkhs tmlt Dnmdh Kgl blvh tf mdsnmdierha phrmlps) dt kdbmt heunlth us lgfut tmh jdae f` alkhs wh
bdvh tf fur nmdierha) ls dt ds slde tmlt wh ihlra ls ifab ls wh idvh:
lisf wh idvh tf ihlra lae ihlra tf idvh) ls ihlradab mls af lbh
idkdts!
Dnmdh Kgls sfa Lkl) brhw up lae nmfsh l ed``hrhat wly f`id`h) wmdnm mh `hit wfuie gh `lvfurlgih tf mdk! Ls l rhsuit) mh
ofdahe tmh elandab brfup f` mds vdiilbh) wmdnm fphahe mds hyh
tfwlres trledtdfali wlys f` prfthntdab mdkshi` lae mh ghnlkhnfavhrslat wdtm elabhrfus ihlvhs lae mhrgs tmlt mh ushe ls l
prfthntdvh smdhie) lbldast klsquhrleh elanhrs `rfk ftmhr vdiilbhs!
Umrfubm tmds) mh brleulthe tf mlvdab mds aklawu -klsquhrleh$
wmdnm mh liwlys ushe tf phr`frk klbdn h!b pfurdab wlthr datf l
glsjht wdtmfut erfpihts) sfkhtdkh nfkklaes `iydab gdre tf phrnm
fa tmh mhle f` mds aklawu mh lisf ushe mds nmlrk tf nfkklae
tmh wdie wdae tf ehstrfy mds hahkdhs! Umds kleh mdk ghnfkh l
vhry `lkfus klbdndla tmlt grfubmt kfrh rhsphnt tf mds `lkdiy: dtwls tmrfubm mds klbdnli pfwhr mh rhvhlihe tmh kurehrhr f` mds
`ltmhr!
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Umh Ehltm f` Dnmdh Kgl
J) ihts iffj lt tmh ndrnukstlanhs surrfuaedab tmh ehltm f`
Dnmdh Kgl: tmrhh elys gh`frh tmh shttidab f` l ilae edsputhwmdnm mh wls tf ouebh ghtwhha twf hiehrs f` tmh vdiilbh!
Fa tmlt ely) kfst f` tmh hiehrs daniuedab nmdierha nlkh tf idstha
tf mds stfrdhs ls usuli! Lkfab tmh phfpih tmlt wls prhshat da mds
Fgd wls l kdeeih+lbhe kla) alkhe Djhabl tmh sfa f` ilth Klzd
Fayhkl l vhry nifsh `rdhae tf dnmdh Kgl eurdab tmhdr yfutm`ui
elys! Djhabl prhthaehe tf gh fah f` mds idsthahrs gut wdtm l
ed``hrhat dathatdfa ls mh sunnhhehe da pfdsfadab Dnmdh Kgl
tmrfubm tmh pfdsfa mdeeha fa mds `dabhr nutdnihs) wmdnm mh put datftmh nup wdtm wmdnm Dnmdh Kgl wls erdajdab plik wdah!
Xa`frtualthiy) mh erlaj wdtmfut dasdaultdab lay elabhr lae tmh
phrphtrltfr ih`t) prhthaedab mh mle efah aftmdab wrfab!
^ugshquhatiy) Dnmdh Kgl stffe up tffj sfkh erdhe khlt `rfk tmhklathipdhnh ls mh usuliiy ede wmhahvhr mh hathrtldas mds vdsdtfr
wdtm stfrdhs!
Uwf mfurs ilthr) mh stlrthe nfkpildadab f` mds stfklnm usdab
mds mlae tf klsslbh dt tf af lvldi! Umfubm) mds vdsdtfr tmfubmt dtwls l kdafr dssuh ghnlush) dt ds alturli `fr fah tf `hhi sfkh pldas
da mds stfklnm) wmdnm nla gh rh`hrrhe tf) ls nfastdpltdfa fr wfrksgdths wdtmda tmh ifwhr lgefkha! Dt bft tf tmh hxthat tmlt) Dnmdh
Kgl slt stltdn fa mds nmldr vfkdtdab `frk+idjh `iude! Lt tmlt pfdat)
tmh vdsdtfr lae tmh nmdierha rldshe lilrk tmlt lttrlnthe gftm
Filakl lae Fgdhzh) wmf whrh prhplrdab `ffe lt tmh jdtnmha! Fa
tmhdr lrrdvli) tmhy tffj sfkh rffts `rfk tmh klathipdhnh lae blvh
tf mdk) gut dt wls lirhley ilth tff) ls mh mle jdnjhe tmh gunjhtwmdih sdttdab stdii fa tmh nmldr!
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Fm, Rmlt l pdty, Umh `lii f` tmh ilst wlrrdfr f` mds
bhahrltdfa,
Mfwhvhr) tmhy blvh mdk l gh`dttdab gurdli wdtm hlnm f` tmh
vdiilbhs shaedab ehihblths) wmf nlkh wdtm plik wdah) mh+bflts)jfil auts) ed``hrhat jdaes f` bd`ts lae ilgfurhrs) wmf suppfrthe
Eurudjh vdiilbh yfutms) da tmh nuttdab f` plik `rfats) tmlt tmhy
ushe ls smdhie `fr tmh sykpltmdzhrs wmf nlkh `rfk l`lr: ghnlush
tmh ilth Dnmdh Kgl wls ls `lkfus ls wlthr) gftm da mds vdiilbh
Eurudjh lae da tmh nila da bhahrli!
@furthha elys kfuradab wls ehnilrhe da Eurudjh vdiilbh
wmdnm wls tmh mdbmhst rhsphnt hvhr bdvha tf l ehle wlrrdfr!
Dt wls hxlntiy fah yhlr lae tmh `lkdiy mle oust `dadsmhe wdtm
tmh rhkhkgrlanh f` tmhdr `ltmhr) wmdnm wls tmh rhkfvdab lae
guradab f` tmh kfuradab niftmhs) ghidhvhe tf gh tmh ilst rhsphnts
bdvha tf tmh ehle fahs da lnnfrelanh wdtm tmh trledtdfas f` tmh
ilae!
Wltdfaliiy) wh jafw tmlt hvhrytmdab mls dts tdkh lae shlsfa
lae dt wls tdkh `fr Fgdhzh tf bht klrrdhe ls l nmfsha
rhprhshatltdvh f` tmh `ltmhr!
Mh klrrdhe twf wdvhs) wmfsh alkhs whrh Abfzd tmh `drst wd`h
lae Xrhaal tmh shnfae wd`h) tmhy idvhe da phlnh wdtmfut ilnj f`
klthrdli tmdabs!
L`thr tmh ehltm f` mds `ltmhr) Klzd Fgdhzh ghnlkh l silvh
lbhat lae mh wls sunnhss`ui da mds ehlidabs, Mh rhafvlthe mds
`ltmhrs mfush) lisf ehsdbahe l plilnh wmhrh mh ltthaehe tf mds
wmdth silvh klsthrs) wmf sfkhtdkhs nlkh tf mdk wdtm bd`t dthks
idjh kdrrfr) niftmhs) ladkli sjda slaelis lae glbs! Umhsh whrh
vliuhe lt tmlt tdkh!
Khlawmdih) tmh vdiilbhrs mle rhlidzhe tmlt Klzd Fgdhzh wls l
`hlrihss futspfjha phrsfa lae truiy) tmh rhpidnl f` mds brhlt `ltmhr!@fr tmds rhlsfa) tmhy nfiihntdvhiy lsjhe mdk tf nfatdauh `rfk
wmhrh mds ilth `ltmhr mle stfpphe) lntdab ls tmh khedltfr ghtwhha
tmhk lae tmh wmdth kha! Glshe fa tmlt) Klzd Fgdhzh stfpphe tmhwmdth kha `rfk guydab silvhs `rfk mds ourdsedntdfali nmdh`efk!
Hxnhpt tmh `lkdidhs wmf nfatrdguthe wdnjheiy tf tmh ehltm f` mds
`ltmhr) mh plde glnj wdtm nfda f` wdnjheahss! Mh sfie hvhry idvdab
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klih lae `hklih `rfk tmh `lkdidhs tmlt whrh davfivhe da tmh ilae
edspuths) wmdnm wls tmh prdkh `lntfr tmlt ihe tf tmh pfdsfadab f`
mds `ltmhr Dnmdh Kgl!
Shfpih sly) Umh hvdi tmlt kha ef idvhs wdtm tmhk, Ghsdehs)tmfsh wmf ehstrfy da frehr tf sltds`y tmhdr shi`dsm dathrhst
eh`dadthiy khht ehstruntdfa lwldtdab tmhk wmha dt shhks tmlt) tmh
wfrie mls ghnfkh l ghe f` rfshs fr l pft f` mfahy! Lblda)
wmlthvhr kla sfws ds wmlt mh rhlps da rhturas af kltthr mfw
ifab dt tljhs!
Umh kdeeih+lbhe kla Djhabl wmf pfdsfahe Dnmdh Kgl) wmf
wls mdrhe gy fah f` tmh `lkdidhs tf mdeh tmh trutm f` tmh truh fwahr
f` tmh nfatrfvhrsdli ilae) wmdnm Dnmdh Kgl wls da tmh rdbmtpfsdtdfa tf shttih phlnh`uiiy! Ths) tmh kdeeih+lbhe kla wmf
silsmhe tmh pfdsfa `rfk mds `dabhrs nutdnih kht mds wlthriff lae l
vhry plda`ui hae ls tmhy gurdhe mdk lidvh l`thr nuttdab mds lrks!
Ilthr) Klzd Fgdhzh ushe tmh twf hkpty nfkpfuaes wmfsh
damlgdtlats mh sfie fut ls silvhs ls nfavhrthe tf silvhs ehpft!
Rmhrh silvhs grfubmt `rfk ftmhr vdiilbhs lrh ghdab+jhpt wldtdab
`fr tmh lrrdvli f` tmh wmdth silvh klsthrs! Mfwhvhr) tmds rhvhabh
pihlshe tmh mhlrt f` Fgdhzh wmf wls l efkhstdn silvh khrnmlatlae kfutmpdhnh f` Eurudjh vdiilbh!
Khlawmdih) Klzd Lkl ls nliihe gy tmh vdiilbhrs wls gusy
wdtm mds klsquhrleh lae klbdnli lntdvdtdhs) wmdnm mh ushe tf
uavhdi tmh jdiihrs f` mds brhlt `ltmhr! Iffjdab lt) sfkh f` Klzd
Lkls shi`+trlas`frkltdfas tmlt plrlefxdnliiy ehprdvhe mdk tmh
rdbmt f` l `drst+gfra nmdie da tmh `lkdiy! Tht) tmhrh wls phlnh) ifvh)
lae uadty! Lii tmh slkh) tmhrh wls lisf l jdae f` Hslu lae Olnfgsstfry ghtwhha Klzd Lkl lae Klzd Fgdhzh) wmfk tmhdr `ltmhr
ifvhe ghnlush f` mds nifshahss tf mdk drrhsphntdvh f` ghdab tmh
shnfae sfa! Rmdih Lkl wmf wls suppfshe tf gh nifshr tf mds`ltmhr ls tmh `drst sfa f` tmh `lkdiy) nmfsh vdiilbh lae klsquhrleh
lntdvdtdhs ls mds `drst prdfrdty! Umfubm dt ds alturli ghnlush
sfkhtdkh plrhats ehvhifp sphndli ifvh `fr fah lkfab tmhdr
nmdierha wmhtmhr tmh `drst) tmh kdeeih fr tmh ilst nmdie!
L`thr lii) Bfe fur nrhltfr nmfsh Olnfg rdbmt `rfk tmh kftmhrswfkg dasthle f` Hslu wmf wls suppfshe tf gh tmh `drst gdfifbdnli
sfa f` Dslln!
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Umh slkh lppidhe tf Dnmdh Kgl wmf mle sphndli ifvh `fr
Fgdhzh mds shnfae sfa! Mfwhvhr) mh ushe mds edsnrhtdfa ls l wly
f` nurgdab edvdsdfa da mds `lkdiy) sdanh mh jahw mh wfuie gh
bfdab tf ofda mds lanhstfrs da af tdkh! Alturliiy) Fgdhzh wls
ehstdahe rdbmt `rfk tmh ely mh wls gfra) lae nliihe l alkh tmltsdbad`dhs mds pfsdtdfa da tmh `lkdiy) ls wh jafw tmlt tmh alkh
Fgdhzh khlas) tmh jdabs plilnh) lae tmh ghlrhr mls ghha ehstdahetf gh tmh sunnhssfr f` mds `ltmhrs Fgd! Litmfubm) Klzd Lkl ede
aft shh dt ls ghdab kfkhatfus fr l tmdab tf brfunm `fr) rltmhr mh
fvhriffjhe tmh sdtultdfa) lae wls vhry gusy lae ehednlthe tf tmh
klsquhrleh) lae dts klbdnli lntdvdtdhs tmlt lisf grfubmt mdk `lkh
lae rhsphnt! Ghsdehs) mh wls l `lrkhr lae l bffe elanhr wmf
elanhe wdtm sthps tmlt lttrlnts tmh lekdrltdfa f` ftmhr vdiilbhrs!
Dt wls lppliidab lae vhry sle tf sly tmlt) Klzd Lkl ede aft
ilst ifab ls trlbhey strunj lblda) wmdnm kleh tmh hatdrh vdiilbh
ifsh l bhk wmf mle hlridhr prfvhe tf tmh Rmdthkla tmlt L`rdnla
trledtdfa ds l tmdab f` prdeh lae `ldrahss!
Nmhnjdab fut sfkh f` Klzd Lkls) klbdnli phr`frklanhs lt
tmh klrjht squlrh) wmhrh mh ede sfkhtmdab vhry rhklrjlgih tmlt
kleh tmh fa+iffjhrs iffj lae gh lkushe lt stupfr yhs) dt wls lttmh Hjh Eurudjh klrjht squlrh) eurdab tmh fml aklawu `hstdvli
-brfup f` klsquhrleh `hstdvli$! Rmha klsquhrlehs `rfk tmh
shvha vdiilbhs tmlt kleh up tmh Eurulju Nila alkhiy? Ljf
vdiilbh) Xbwued vdiilbh) Dedfgd Pdiilbh) Lilaau vdiilbh) JlkliuPdiilbh -vdiilbh f` wdtnmhs lae wdzlres$) Fsdatl vdiilbh lae
Eurudjh vdiilbh wmdnm mlpphahe tf gh tmh mhle vdiilbh f` tmh nila
lisf tmh vdiilbh f` tmh brhlt lae `lkfus wlrrdfrs! Umhy mle tmh
ghst trledtdfali elandab brfup lae tmlt wls tmh stlrtdab pfdat `frKlzd Lkls klsquhrlehs lae klbdnli lnts tmlt mh hxmdgdthe
eurdab tmh `hstdvli!
Afrkliiy) lii tmh aklwu `rfk tmh shvha vdiilbhs ef khht lt
tmh klrjht squlrh lt tmh hae f` hvhry yhlr fa l sphnd`dhe elth f`
tmh klrjht ely -Hjh Eurudjh$) tf hathrtlda phfpih wdtm tmhdr
vlrdfus klbdnli phr`frklanhs tf klrj tmh hae f` yhlr, Umds wls
tmh trledtdfa f` tmh ilae wmhahvhr tmh fml aklawu lpprflnmhs!Uwf elys gh`frh tmh `hstdvli) hlnm f` tmh vdiilbhs nfkhs tf
Hjh Eurudjh wmhrh tmhy nmffsh l pfrtdfa f` tmhdr nmfdnh lt tmh
ahlrgy gusm tf hrhnt sklii mut wdtm plik `rfats) `fr tmh ehnfrltdab
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f` tmhdr klsquhrleh tf phr`frk da frehr tf lvfde danfavhadhanhs
fa tmh ely f` tmh `hstdvli! @fr tmh rhlsfa tmlt) kfst f` tmh
vdiilbhrs) idvh vhry `lr `rfk tmh `hstdvh brfuae! Mfwhvhr) fa tmh
ely f` tmh `hstdvli) lii tmh hiehrs f` tmh nila bltmhr lt tmh klrjht
squlrh) wmhrh tmhy sdt fa l whii+lrrlabhe glkgff kleh nmldr!^fkh f` tmhk erhss da wmdth) rhe) gilnj) nfifurhe lae brhy rfgs)
da lnnfrelanh tf tmh klsquhrleh tmhy ghifab lae suppfrtlnnfredab tf lbh brlehs) mhle f` tmh vdiilbhspfjhskha htn!
Umhy sdt phlnh`uiiy) wmdih tmh Dsdlbglrl -mhle f` smrdahs$ `rfk
Eurudjh vdiilbh nfkhs fut lae brhhts tmh nrfwe da l trledtdfali
tuah l`thr sfkh danlatltdfas! Umha mh rhquhsts `fr Jfil auts lae
liidbltfr phpphr tf gh shrvhe tf tmh hiehrs lae lanhstfrs) gh`frhtmh `hstdvli ds ehnilrhe fphahe! Umha) mh sdts fa la ladkli+sjda
nmldr) tf ghbda tmh nfaeuntdfa f` tmh `hstdvli gy nliidab tmh
aklawu rhsphntdvhiy gy tmhdr alkhs! Lay fah mh nliis) nfkhs fut
`rfk tmh plik `rfat mut wdtm l ehkfastrltdfa ls l tdp fa dnh glb
`rfk mds hxphnthe phr`frklanh) gh`frh bhttdab tf tmh kdeeih f` tmh
squlrh wmhrh mh wdii prhshat mds `dali hathrtldakhat tf tmh nrfwewmf lrh rhley tf bht daeunhe: wdtm tmh hxmdilrlthe lae lkusdab
hathrtldakhats tmlt tmhy ifvhe wltnmdab! Da frehr) tf jafw tmhvdiilbh tmlt mls tmh ghst aklawu elanhrs) ghst phr`frklanh lae tf
jafw tmh Aklawu wmf wdas tmh yhlrs hguih -Wlk$ tmlt tmh
hiehrs `rfk tmh shvha vdiilbhs tmlt kljhs up Eurulju nila lath
nfiihntdvhiy!
Da `lnt) dt ds liwlys vhry nfkphtdtdvh ghtwhha tmh Aklawu
elanhrs) ghnlush hvhry fah f` tmhk wlats tf bf mfkh wdtm tmh
rlk tmlt ds lt stljh) lisf tf gh tmh ghst aklawu elanhr f` tmh yhlr!
Umh alkhs f` tmh aklawu lae tmhdr hkgihkltdn dehatdty lrh lsidsthe ghifw!
Ljf vdiilbh?
Umhy mle aklawu nliihe fnmuu atll feuk -ihfplre muathr$!
Umds wls ghnlush tmh phfpih f` Ljf vdiilbh lrh rhafwahe `fr tmhdr
muatdab prfwhss) lae tmlt wls wmhrh tmhdr aklawu bft dts alkh
wdtm l whii+nlrvhe muathr mfiedab l bua ls dts klsj!
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Xbwued vdiilbh?
Umhy mle tmh aklawu nliihe ubwued hbwu -mdii dskysthrdfus$) ghnlush tmh phfpih f` ubwued vdiilbh idvhe fa tmh
mdiiy plrt f` tmh nila! Umhy lrh rhafwahe `fr tmhdr snuipturliprfwhss lae tmhdr aklawu bft dts alkh `rfk tmh kfst elabhrfus
mdii da tmh vdiilbh da tmh vdhw f` dts `lnt lae dts sidpphrdahss! Umh
klsj f` tmhdr aklawu ehsdbahe nlutdfusiy idjh l mdii wdtm l
swlkp+idjh snuipturh ls dts mldr) wmdnm lisf kljhs dt iffj sidpphry
ghnlush f` tmh jdae f` kdxturh tmhy lppidhe fa tmh mldr tmlt ruas
efwa tmh klsj!
Dedfgd vdiilbh?
Umhy mle aklawu nliihe ueu+lau -mfahynfkg$ lae tmhy lrh
rhafwahe `fr tmhdr nrhltdvdty) lisf tmhy lrh tmh mdbmhst suppidhrs f`
mfahy gftm wdtmda lae futsdeh tmh nila! ^f tmhdr Aklawu bft dts
alkh `rfk tmhrh lae dts klsj wls ehsdbahe idjhe tmh sthk f` la
drfjf trhh wdtm mfahynfkg lae ghhs `iydab rfuae lgfut dt!
Lilaau vdiilbh?
Umhy lrh tmh phfpih wmf idvhe vhry nifsh tf tmh rdvhr lisf tmhy
lrh jafwa `fr tmhdr `dsmhry! Umhy mle tmh aklawu nliihe fau lzu
ujpf -tmh phlj f` l erdhe `dsm$! Mfwhvhr) dts klsj ehsdba wls
ghlutd`ui idjh tmh mhle f` l smlrj ltthkptdab tf swliifw l gdb `dsm!
Jlkliu vdiilbh?
Umh phfpih f` Jlkliu vdiilbh lrh vhry nfatrfvhrsdli lae
datrlasdbhat! @urtmhrkfrh) tmh vdiilbh f` Jlkliu wls shha ls
mhlequlrthrs `fr wdtnmhs lae wdzlres) ghnlush f` tmhdr damuklah
lae fnnuitdst daauhaef tf tmh ehtrdkhat f` gftm tmh phfpih f` tmh
nila lae futsdehrs! Mfwhvhr) tmhy mle aklawu nliihe Jlkliu frd
hguih -tmh smrdah tmlt hlts rlk$! Umhdr aklawu bft dts alkh `rfk
tmh smrdah f` jlkliu frd hguih lae dts klsj ehsdbahe idjh tmh mhle
f` l rlk wdtm vhry gdb lae rubbhe mfras tdhe wdtm rhe) gilnj laewmdth niftmhs wdtm l wmdth nfnj biuhe spdrdtuliiy ghtwhha tmh twf
rubbhe mfras tmlt kljhs dt iffj vhry `hlr`ui lae mlre tf tlkh!
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Fsdatl Pdiilbh?
Umhy lrh elabhrfus) gut rhlsfalgih phfpih wmfsh fnnupltdfawls `lrkdab lae trledab) kfrh sf tmhy whrh tmh `drst tf stlrt tmh
silvh trleh wdtm tmh Rmdthkla! Umhy mle aklawu nliihe dsd awlghjhh -mhle f` tmh Rmdthkla$ ghnlush tmhy jdiihe ifts f` tmh
wmdth kha wmf nlkh tf mukdidlth tmhk wdtm tmhdr buas lae `fr
tmlt rhlsfa tmhy ehsdbahe tmh klsj f` tmhdr aklawu idjh tmh mhle
f` l Rmdthkla wdtm twf buas ls dts hlrs! Da `lnt) tmhdr aklawus
mhle wls tmh kfst ubiy lae `hlr`ui lkfab ftmhrs!
Eurudjh vdiilbh?
Umhy lrh rhafwahe wlrrdfrs wmf `fubmt lae eh`hlthe wlrrdfrs
`rfk futsdeh tmh nila f` Eurulju! @urtmhrkfrh) tmhy lrh vhrsltdih
phfpih lae tmhy mle aklawu nliihe Fbwuklblil -tmh
nmlkhihfa$ wmdnm rh`hrs tf tmhdr vhrsltdidty sdanh tmh nmlkhihfa
nla nmlabh tf lay nfifur dt wdsmhs! Ahvhrtmhihss) tmh klsj f`
tmhdr aklawu mls l ehsdba idjh l nmlkhihfa iydab fa tmh mhle f` l
idfa wdtm efugih tldis tmlt rua efwa tmh glnj f` tmh nlrrdhr) wmdnm
kleh dt tf iffj vhry ghlutd`ui!
Mfwhvhr) tmh Dsdlbglrl wmf sdts fa la ladkli sjdaahe kleh
nmldr stlrts gy nliidab `drst aklawu) `rfk Ljf vdiilbh -fnmuu atll
feuk$) tf hathrtlda tmh nrfwe) l`thr wmdnm) mh nliihe fa tmh
shnfae aklawu) uatdi dt bft tf Fbwuklblil `rfk eurudjh vdiilbh
wmf gh`frh bhttdab tf tmh squlrh stlrthe gy elandab lae nmlatdab
`fr sfkh kdauths!
Umhrhl`thr) mh ruas dalevhrthatiy tf tmh squlrh ls d` mh mle ifstnfatrfi f` mdkshi`! Ilthr wmha mh bhts tf tmh squlrh mh stlaes `frl wmdih ls tmh erukkhr ghlts mds `lvfurdth erukghlts! Umh pdphr
lisf nfatrfis mds elandab sthps wdtm mds `iuth -Xoll$! Fanh kfrh)
tmh Fbwuklblil f` Eurudjh vdiilbh stlrt elandab lae
ehkfastrltdab wdtm mds ifnliiy kleh mlae `la) ghidhvhe tf gh mds
nfkplss!
^ueehaiy) mh `idpphe `fr tmrhh tdkhs) ls d` l klnmdah wls
nfatrfiidab mdk) tmha mh stffe stdii lae nmlathe `fr l wmdih! Umus
mh dkkhedlthiy nmlabhs tf l idfa) wdtm vhry `hlr`ui iffjdab klah
lae l nmlkhihfa fa dts mhle ls ehsdbahe fa tmh klsj! Umha mh
stlrts rflrdab lae tmrfwdab mds ihbs wdtm sfkh bffe elandab sthps
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tmlt `frnhe tmh `hlr`ui nrfwe tf bdvh mdk sfkh rfuaes f`
lppilush) smfwdab tmlt) tmfubm) tmhy whrh plrtdliiy snlrhe) tmhy
haofyhe mds styih f` elanh! Ilthr mh sdts efwa `fr l wmdih lae ilys
sfkh hbbs idjh l rffsthr -Mha$) l`thrwlre mh stffe up `fr sfkh
kdauths usdab mds tldi tf lrrlabh tmh hbbs tfbhtmhr!
L`thr wmdnm) mh sdts fa dt `fr sfkhtdkhs wdtm mds kfutm wdehiy
fphahe lae tmds kljhs tmh fa+iffjhrs ghnfkhs vhry snlrhe!
Gh`frh tmhy nla rhlidzh wmlt ds bfdab fa) mh brleuliiy trlas`frks
glnj tf l vhry ghlutd`ui aklawu sdttdab fa l rfyli nmldr: mfiedab
la hlbih+mhle lae l whii nlrvhe wlijdab stdnj tmlt mls nfifurs oust
idjh tmlt f` l rldagfw! Dkpilusdgiy) tmds vhry strlabh phr`frklanh
ih`t tmh nrfwe wdtm aftmdab gut `fiedab f` tmhdr lrks lae stdii ls d`tmhy whrh biuhe!
@daliiy) mh stffe up `rfk tmh rfyli nmldr: brhhthe tmh hiehrs gy
gfwdab mds mhle shvha tdkhs) wmdnm D strfabiy ghidhvh rhprhshats
tmh shvha vdiilbhs tmlt kleh up tmh nila!
L`thr tmh phr`frklanh) Klzd Lkl hkhrbhs tmh wdaahr f` tmh
rlk tmlt wls lt stljh) lae mh tffj rlk mh wfa) tmh rfyli nmldr lae
tmh hlbih mhlehe rldagfw nfifurhe wlijdab stdnj tf mds mfush ls lrhkhkgrlanh `fr mds brhlt klbdnli phr`frklanh lt tmh klrjht
squlrh fa la fml aklawu nfkphtdtdfa!
Afw) dt wls tmh ilst ely f` tmh shvha elys fml aklawu
`hstdvli lae Klzd Lkl) wmf mle ghnfkh `lkfus lkfabst tmh
phfpih) hsphndliiy spdasthrs wmf wdsmhe mh nfuie ghnfkh tmhdrerhlk musglae) tffj sfkh tughrs f` ylk) l mh+bflt) jhb f` plik
wdah lae sfkh jfil aut!
Da leedtdfa tf tmh rhshrvhe fahs jhpt purpfshiy `fr tmh nifsdab
nhrhkfay) wmdnm tmhy stlrthe gy rhihlsdab shvha buasmfts tmha
silubmthrhe sfkh ladklis wmdnm tmhy ushe da prhplrdab ylk
phpphr sfup) tmhy lii lth lae erlaj hafubm plik wdah tmlt wls
nfiihntdvhiy grfubmt gy tmh plik wdah tlphrs `rfk tmh vdiilbhs!
Nfaniusdvhiy) tmhy hxnmlabhe jfil aut tf klrj tmh hae f` tmh
trledtdfali hstdvli!
Da `lnt) tmh phfpih f` tmh nila whrh vhry mlppy `fr tmh `hstdvli
ghnlush dt wls phlnh`ui) ghsdehs) dt prfeunhe tmh ghst lae kfstsdbad`dnlat phr`frklanhs) lae dt kleh tmhk alkh dt azujf laurd
-bltmhrdab fr khrrdkhat$!
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Mfwhvhr) tmh `hstdvli mls nfkh lae bfah lae wls leehe tf
tmhdr mdstfry) wmdnm wdii aft gh nfkpihth wdtmfut khatdfadab tmh
alkh f` Klzd Lkl! Lblda) Klzd Lkl sunnhhehe da hstlgidsmdab
mds alkh da tmh mhlrts f` tmh phfpih) tmrfubm mds brhlt klbdnli
lnts! @rlajiy) mh prfvhe wmlt mds alkh rhprhshats: rhkhkghrdabmds brhlt nfatrdgutdfas tf tmh vdiilbh ls la hathrtldahr mh brfvhs
tmh vdiilbh wdtm mds datrdbudab tlihats wmdnm mh lnqudrhe tmrfubmehednltdfa tf mds prf`hssdfa! Umds wdii bdvh yfu af tmdajdab
fptdfa) tmla nfavhadhatiy lbrhhdab wdtm kh) tmlt alkhs mlvh l
brhlt rfih tf pily da tmh id`h f` tmh ghlrhr!
Dts hvdehanh wls prfvhe wdeh da tmds stfry wdtmfut lay rh+tmdaj
ghnlush) tmh ghlrhr f` tmh alkh LklLkledjh) oustd`dhe tmhkhladab f` mds alkh wmdnm wls bdvha tf mdk gy tmh `ltmhr tmh ilth
Dnmdh Kgl!
Hkpmltdnliiy) Klzd Lkls wly f` efdab tmdabs oustd`dhs mds
alkh) wmdnm khlas -mfkh f` wlrrdfr$! Dt kljhs kh rhkhkghr ky
`ltmhr lae mds usuli plrlgih wmdnm slys -hjwh al ljpf Edjh jl f
sd hkh$ khladab tmh sfuae f` tmh hjwh nliis ghlrhrs alkh
lnnfredab tf mds wly f` efdab tmdabs! Hvdehatiy) Klzd Lkl wls
hxnhptdfaliiy bffe wmha dt nlkh tf klbdn lae trledtdfalilntdvdtdhs) wmdnm mh mls lisf ushe ls la lvhauh tf prfvh tmh wfrtm
f` mds alkh! Mh lisf ushe dt tf prfvh sfkh mdeeha trutm wmha dt
nlkh tf ef fr edh l``ldr! Srhndshiy) tmhrh wls laftmhr sdbad`dnlat
tmdab mh ede tmrfubm mds klbdnli pfwhr tmlt kleh tmh wmdth klastffp lae rhsphnt L`rdnla trledtdfa!
Eurdab tmh tdkh f` silvh trleh) sfkh wmdth kha nlkh datf
L`rdnl tf hstlgidsm trleh lae tf hxpfrt gilnj kha ls silvhs tfHurfph lae Lkhrdnl usdab gilnj grftmhrs ls `dsmhrs f` kha tf
nlpturh tmhdr gilnj grftmhrs) klitrhlt) stlrvh lae fgidbh tmhk wfrj
da pilatltdfas) idvh kfrliiy lbldast tmhdr wdsmhs lae sfkhtdkhsushe plda`uiiy `fr smfftdab prlntdnhs! Fm) dt ds lppliidab lae
plda`ui tf tmdaj f`) gut dt wls oust tmh thnmadquhs!
Rmha tmh wmdth kha bft tf Eurudjh vdiilbh) Klzd Fgdhzh wls
plrihyhe) usdab mdk ls la lnnhss tf lnmdhvh tmhdr kftdvh) wmdnm
wls tmh guydab lae shiidab f` gilnj grftmhrs ls silvhs `rfk L`rdnltf Hurfph fr Lkhrdnl tf wfrj efbbheiy `fr tmhk!
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Umha) Fgdhzh jafwa tf gh `rdhae tf tmh wmdth kha) kleh tmhk
hstlgidsm l glsh da fah f` tmh `lkdiy ilaes f` wmdnm mh sunnhhehe
da shiidab tmh hatdrh damlgdtlats ls silvhs tf tmh wmdth kha! Umh
Rmdth kha ghdab wmlt tmhy lrh datrfeunhe ahw ruihs lae
rhbuiltdfas tf ifre dt fvhr tmh gilnj kha ehspdth tmhdr trledtdfaslae nuiturh!
Ilthr) tmh wmdth kha tmfubmt tmlt tmhy sunnhhehe lae
hstlgidsmhe l jdae f` jlablrff nfurt) wmhrh tmhy slrnlstdnliiy
edntlthe wmlt smfuie gh efah lae wmlt aft tf ef da tmh vdiilbh!
@fr dastlanh) wmhahvhr tmhy vdsdts Klzd Fgdhzh lae slw tmh hiehrs
f` tmh vdiilbh trydab tf shttih sfkh ed``hrhanhs) tmhy sfkhtdkhs
datruehe lae dt wls l sdtultdfa wmdnm tmh hiehrs f` tmh vdiilbh bftedsnfk`frthe wdtm! Lt `drst) Klzd Fgdhzh tmfubmt tmhy whrh
mhipdab mdk tf uadth tmh vdiilbhrs lae tmhy f`tha davdthe tmhk tf
tmhdr ifnli nfurt wmhrh tmhy ehndehe nlshs! Xatdi tmhy stlrthe
dathr`hrdab da tmh trledtdfali l``ldrs f` tmh f` vdiilbh) wmdnm wlsat
suppfshe tf gh h!b tmhrh whrh sfkh dastlanhs wmhrh
sfkhtmdab strlabh mlpphahe da tmh vdiilbh) lae tmh Dsdlbglrlnfasuithe tmh bfes tf jafw wmf) lae tmh nlush f` tmh tmdab tmlt
mlpphahe! L`thr wmdnm tmh lnnushe wls phalidzhe lnnfredab tf tmhtrledtdfali ilw!
Da tmh idbmt f` lay plaehkfaduk da tmh vdiilbh) tmh Dsdlbglrl
-mhle f` tmh smrdah$ l`thr nfasuitdab tmh bfes f` tmh ilae wfuie
sukkfa lii tmh vdiilbhrs tf bltmhr lt tmh vdiilbh klrjht squlrhlsjdab tmhk tf `frk shvha plrliihi idahs!
Umha mh ilde glrh shvha grffkstdnjs fa tmh brfuae lae lsjhe
tmhk wlij tmrfubm dt! Rmfhvhr lkfab tmh phfpih tmlt nfuie aftwlij lnrfss tmh grffk) wmdnm wls ilde gy tmh Dsdlbglrl fr trlpphe
ls mh wlijs lnrfss dt) wls nmlstdshe! Ls sffa ls tmh Dsdlbglrl
nfaniuehe wdtm tmh nfasuitltdfa f` tmh bfes `fr tmh shnfae tdkh faghmli` f` tmh `hifadfus tf jafw tmh jdae f` puadsmkhat tmlt
lttlnmhe tf tmh nfavdnt! Umds da kfst nlshs rhsuithe da twhaty+fah
elys gladsmkhat ls tmh nlsh kly gh!
^danh tmh lrrdvli f` tmh wmdth kla) wmf ehthsthe tmh trledtdfali
wlys f` `daedab tmdabs fut) ls la lithraltdvh) tmhy dkpfshe tmhdrilws ehklaedab `fr prff` fr wdtahss! Gh`frh wmfhvhr ds davfivhe
da lay nrdkh) wdii gh puadsmhe) tmrfubm tmh strlthby tmlt tmh wmdth+
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kha datrfeunhe `fr mds shnurdty) sf tmlt tmhy wfuie aft jdii tmhk
da tmh alkh f` tmh bfes!
Ahvhrtmhihss) Klzd Lkl prfvhe tf tmh Rmdthkla tmlt tmh
ruihs lae ilws f` tmh L`rdnla trledtdfa lrh ghtthr tmla tmh ahwilws mh wls trydab tf dkpfsh fa tmhk! Ths) Klzd Lkl tmrfubm
mds klbdnli lnts prfvhe dt ghyfae rhlsfalgih efugt!
Afw) tmhrh wls l kla nliihe Fbded) tmds kla wls vhry ilzylae ede aft idjh wfrjdab) litmfubm mh wls lkfab tmh vdiilbh
elanhrs! Fah ely) mh ede sfkhtmdab tmlt likfst kleh fbwubwu
-tmh bfes$ nlush mlvfn da tmh ilae) ghnlush tmds kla stfih fah f`
tmh mh+bflts f` tmh `ifnjs lrfuae tmh smrdah) ehspdth jafwdab tmh
dkpidnltdfas lae phalitdhs davfivhe wmha `fuae fut! Litmfubm) dtds faiy l `ffi wmf efhs aft nlrh lgfut tmh dkpidnltdfas f` tmh
nrdkh mh nfkkdts! Ghsdehs) prhbalany nlaaft gh mdeeha) oust ls
tmh nrlg hlthr nlaaft kuth tmh sfuae f` tmh nrlg wmha nmhwdab!
Tfu shh) Fbded stfih tmh mh+bflt wdtm tmh aftdfa tmlt afgfey wdii
jafw lgfut dt) sdanh dt wls aft tmh faiy mh+bflt lrfuae tmh smrdah
f` fbwubwu!
^ugshquhatiy) fbwubwu rhvhlihe tmh shnrht tf Dsdlbglrl wmfwls tmh kfutmpdhnh ghtwhha tmh bfes lae tmh phfpih f` tmh
vdiilbh lae wls mdbmiy rhsphnthe da lae lnrfss tmh vdiilbh `fr mds
trutm`uiahss!
Aftlgiy) mh mle l idttih twf+mhlehe fbhah -bfab$ wmdnm mls
tmrhh klofr sfuaes tmlt sdbad`dhe: wlr) ehltm) lae tlgff wmhasfkhtmdab strlabh mlpphahe da tmh vdiilbh! Hkpmltdnliiy) mh
aftdnhe wmlt Fbded mls efah) tmha mh grfubmt fut tmh fbhah lae
pilyhe dt tf prfeunh tmh sfuae tmlt wfuie da`frk tmh hatdrh vdiilbhtmlt tmh bfes whrh drrdtlthe `fr tmh ltrfndty nfkkdtthe gy fah f`
tmh vdiilbhrs! @fr tmds rhlsfa) tmhy lii mle tf bltmhr lt tmh vdiilbh
klrjht squlrh! Lisf wmha tmhy mhlre tmh fbhah tmhy jahw wmlt dt
sdbad`dhe! Rdtmfut ehily lii tmh vdiilbhrs bltmhrhe tfbhtmhr lt tmh
klrjht squlrh tf dehatd`y wmf mle nfkkdtthe tmh ltrfndty da tmh
vdiilbh!
^urprdsdabiy) tmh wmdth kla shat l khsslbh) rhquhstdab tmhktf bltmhr lt tmh nfurtylre dasthle) smfwdab tmlt tmhyvh brfwa da
stlturh! Ahvhrtmhihss) tmhy lii fghyhe ghnlush Klzd Fgdhzh
plrtdliiy lutmfrdzhe dt gh lnnhpthe da tmh vdiilbh) da frehr tf
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kldatlda mds rhiltdfasmdp lae mlvh brhlt lnnhss tf ef gusdahss
wdtm tmh Rmdthkla!
Ghsdehs) tmhy plde mdk sfkh rfylity) wmdnm mh lisf hxthaehe
tf tmh hiehrs gy smlrdab! Mh tfie tmhk tmlt mh wls da suppfrt `frtmhk tf bltmhr lt tmh nfurtylre ls wls rhquhsthe gy tmh wmdth
kla) ghnlush tmhrh whrh nhrtlda `lnts) mh slde mh wlathe tf
fgshrvh sfkhtmdab mh slde) wls ghst jafwa tf mdkshi`!
Ahvhrtmhihss) wmha tmh Dsdlbglrl wmf wls fa mds wly tf tmh
klrjht squlrh mhlre tmlt tmh Rmdth kha lsjhe tmhk tf bltmhr lt
tmh nfurtylre) mh ehndehe tf bf glnj tf tmh smrdah f` fbwubwu
wmdih ftmhrs prfnhhehe tf tmh nfurtylre! Fa bhttdab tmhrh) tmhy
slw Kr! Elvdesfa puttdab fa jmljd smfrts fvhr gilnj smfhs lae lrldagfw nfifur rfuae ahnj U+smdrt! ^dbmtdab tmhk `rfk l`lr) mh
stffe up `rfk mds nmldr lae slt fa tmh tlgih rdbmt da `rfat f` mdk)
wdtm mds ihbs nrfsshe fvhr ls mh wltnmhe tmh ilrbh nrfwe f`
phfpih klrnmdab rdbmt datf tmh ylre! L`thrwlre) mh stffe up lae
brhhthe tmh nrfwe da tmh idttih ifnli ilabulbh mh uaehrstffe! Umhy
lii rhpidhe lae slt efwa! ^urprdsdabiy) gh`frh mh nfuie sly l wfre
tmh Dsdlbglrl wlijhe da) pfdatdab lt Fbded) thiidab mdk tf rhtura tmh
mh+ bflt mh stfih `rfk tmh smrdah gut tmh Rmdth kha wmf nlkhwdtm tmhdr ahw ilws ehklaehe l wdtahss) wmdnm blvh Fbded tmh
dkphtus tf rh`uth tmh liihbltdfa lae dt ihe tf nfa`usdfa) muiilgliff
lae edvdsdfa lkfabst tmh phfpih! ^ugshquhatiy) tmh Rmdthkla
Kr! Elvdesfa wmf ihe mds nfiihlbuh tf tmh vdiilbh lsjhe `fr frehrlae tftli sdihanh! Umha) mh iffjhe lrfuae lae slw l brhha
nfifurhe glii f` wlthrkhifa) grfubmt gy fah f` tmh vdiilbhrs wmf
nlkh tf wdtahss tmh nlsh! Mh tffj tmh wlthrkhifa erfpphe dt fa
tmh tlgih rdbmt da `rfat f` mdk lae lsjhe tmh Dsdlbglrl tf thii mdktmh aukghr f` shhes dt nfatldahe!
Mds rhquhsts jhpt tmh phfpih da edslrrly ls tmhy whrh liiiffjdab lt hlnm ftmhr wdtmfut lay nfkkhat! Umha) Klzd Lkl tmh
sfa f` Dnmh Kgl tmh brhlt wlrrdfr) wmf wfrh l nfkgdaltdfa f`
gilnj lae rhe blrkhat wdtm l brlss kleh glb nrfsshe fvhr mds
smfuiehr: stffe up lae brhhthe tmh phfpih da l trledtdfali klaahr
tmha) mh tffj phrkdssdfa `rfk tmh Dsdlbglrl tmlt wls brlathe mdkwdtmfut mhsdtltdfa!
Umha) Klzd Lkl kfvhe `frwlre l idttih lae slt efwa fa tmh
`iffr f` tmh nfurtylre wmhrh hvhrygfey nfuie shh mdk nihlriy! Mh
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kleh sfkh danlatltdfas lae lppidhe sfkh wmdtdsm sugstlanh fa
mds hyhilsm) tmha mh iffjhe up tf tmh rff` f` tmh nfurtrffk lae
sfidifqudzhe sfkh wfres tmlt whrh aft nihlriy mhlre gy tmh
luedhanh! Khlawmdih) tmhy whrh wltnmdab mdk wdtm lpprfgltdfa
ghidhvdab tmlt mh mle tmh klbdnli lgdidty lae strhabtm tf uavhdi tmhaukghr f` shhes da tmh `rhsm khifa glii!
Umh Rmdth kha fa tmhdr plrt stlyhe qudhtiy) wltnmdab mdk wdtm
jhha dathrhst ghnlush tmhy mlvh mhlre nfpdfus stfrdhs lgfut mdk)
tmfubm) `rfk tmh iffj f` tmdabs tmhy -wmdth kha$ ghidhvhe tmlt tmh
tlsj wls dkpfssdgih `fr mdk tf lnnfkpidsm! Whvhrsh wls tmh nlsh)
ghnlush l`thr Klzd Lkls vlrdfus phr`frklanhs mh iffjhe
edrhntiy lt tmh khifa glii lae qufthe dedfkltdnliiy, -ledbmd lrlpufkh alil wh kh wl fkh a hiu$ khladab tmh trledtdfa wh jafw
smfuie aft gh ahbihnthe tf tmh fah wh jafw aftmdab lgfut! Lblda
mh slde tmh nfifurltdfa f` tmh nmlkhihfa shrvhs ls dts prfthntdvh
smdhie lbldast tmh hahky, Umhrhl`thr) mh lsjhe tmhk tf nlrh`uiiy)
nut tmh khifa! Gh`frh sfkhfah nfuie nfkh fut `rfk lkfabst tmh
nrfwe) Kr! Elvdesfa tmh Rmdthkla nmfsh tf ef dt mdkshi`!
Mh bft tmh nmlanh tf ef dt) gh`frh mh nfuie nut dt Klzd Lkl
mle lirhley tfie tmhk tmh aukghr f` shhes tmh wlthrkhifanfatldahe! Umhrh wls kdxhe rhlntdfa lkfabst tmhk ls sfkh f`
tmhk whrh skdidab) wmdih l aukghr f` tmhk smffj tmhdr mhles lae
klay leousthe tmhkshivhs wdtm wmdsphrdab slydab -frubf a
fkukh$ dts tdkh `fr lntdfa!
Mfwhvhr) Kr! Elvdesfa nlrh`uiiy ushe tmh jad`h bdvha tf mdk
tf phhi tmh futhr ilyhr f` tmh khifa lae dts rhkldadab ilst nflt)
wmdnm mh ushe mds plik tf fpha ghnlush f` dt sf`tahss) tmha mhehklaehe `fr l nihla pilth wdtm wlthr da dt lae mds rhquhst wls
ehidvhrhe tf mdk ls hxphnthe!
Khlawmdih) Klzd Lkl wls stdii sdttdab fa tmh `iffr biuhe tdbmt
lae wls pfdatdab mds ih`t mlae daehx `dabhr tf tmh edrhntdfa f` tmh
tlgih) wmhrh tmh Rmdthkla slt da lntdfa nfuatdab tmh shhes f` tmh
khifa wdtm brhlt nlrh tf kljh surh mds edeat kljh kdstljhs fa
tmh euty mh blvh mdkshi`! Fa tmh nfkpihtdfa f` tmh nfuatdab
prfnhss) tmhy `fuae+fut tmlt Klzd Lkl lnnurlthiy bft tmhaukghrs f` gftm tmh bffe lae tmh gle shhes tmlt wls dasdeh tmh
khifa glii gh`frh dt wls grfjha!
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Rdtm l ifue smfut f` prldsh) tmh phfpih stlrthe smfwhrdab mdk
wdtm bd`ts tmlt ih`t tmh Rmdth+kla da l stlth f` ehhp lekdrltdfa f`
Klzd Lkl lae lnnhptdab tmlt Fbded nfkkdtthe nrdkh!
Afw yfuvh shha mfw Klzd Lkl slvhe tmh phfpih `rfk tmhnlilkdty f` tmh bfes lisf prfvhe tf tmh wmdth+kla tmlt L`rdnla
trledtdfa wls tmh ylre+stdnj `fr ndvdidzltdfa lae smfuie aft gh
fvhr+iffjhe fr ahbihnthe da wmlthvhr tmhy ef) fr pilnh! ^f ky
ehlr rhlehrs `rfk wmlt wh rhle wh smfuie uaehrstlae tmlt dts aft
hanfurlbdab tf gh lrrfblat da wmdnmhvhr tmdab wh ef da frehr aft
tf gh vdntdk f` ndrnukstlanh! Rh smfuie bdvh rhsphnt tf trledtdfa)
afrk) lae nuiturh f` phfpih wh ef aft jafw wmha ahnhsslry!
Umhrh`frh) tmhy wfuie aft gh thkpthe tf ush dt lbldast us lsjfmd) tf kljh up tmh hyhide f` tmhdr bfes, Rmdnm tmhy ghidhvh
lae wfrsmdps -L`rdnla trledtdfa$!
Ghdab la L`rdnla) D ghidhvh da ky trledtdfa lae nuiturh ghnlush
da kfst nlshs dt kljhs yfu qulvhr ls tmh Rmdthkla ede wmha mh
lnthe dbafrlatiy) wdtmfut lsjdab tmh glsh f` tmh phfpih mh kht fa
tmh brfuae! Mh wlathe tf bfvhra wdtm mds strlabh lae ed``hrhat
jdae f` trledtdfali wlys f` id`h) jafwdab tff whii tmlt tmh phfpih
mh kht fa tmh brfuae mle mhrhedty trledtdfas lae wlys f` id`hgh`frh tmhdr ZRmdthkla[ ilth lrrdvli!
Umfubm tmhrh wls la lbrhhkhat) wmdnm ihe tf tmh hae f` tmh
rfle tf tmh Rmdth kha) wmha tmhy edsfghyhe lae nfatdauhe wdtm
tmh dathr`hrhanh tf tmh kltthrs nfanhradab tmh smrdah f` Fbwubwu)
wmdnm tmhy lrh suppfshe aft tf ef!
Da nfatdaultdfa wdtm tmh stfry f` Klzd Lkl lae mds brhlt
klbdnli lnt) da wmdnm mh ushe khrh ihlvhs) mhrgs) lae spdrdtulidanlatltdfas tf kladpuilth tmdabs tf mlppha hxlntiy tmh wly mh
wlats tmhk! @rlajiy) Klzd Lkls klbdnli lnt grfubmt mdk `lkh
lae rhsphnt) tmfubm kla lae mds strhabtms fr pfwhrs mlvh
idkdtltdfas! Umds ds ghnlush klas klbdnli pfwhr lae shnurdty
bdvhs wly `fr ehltm wmhahvhr dt nfkhs jafnjdab fa tmh effr f`
klas id`h) slys fah f` tmh hiehrs fa tmh ely mh mhlre ahws tmlt
shhkhe danrhedgih gut truh! Ths) tmh ahws wls lgfut tmh ehltm f`
Klzd Lkl wmha mh wls aft hxphntdab dt! Fm dt ds plda`ui laedanrhedgih tf ghidhvh) slys Klzd Fgdhzh fa tmh ely mh ilde mds
mdbmiy rhsphnthe grftmhr) Klzd Lkl tf rhst wdtm mds lanhstfrs!
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Fm, Umh nmdierha lrh wldtdab!
Umh erukkhrs lrh pilydab tmhdr eruks) lae tmh
elanhrs lrh elandab wdtm sthps aft tff strlabh!
Umh `iuth gifwhr ds nliidab alkhs wdtm tmh tuah f` mds `iuth!
Umh bfab ds mft lae ahhes sfkh wlthr tf nffi dt!
Umh nlilglsm ds gfdidab fa tmh `drh wldtdab `fr tmh mluihr!
Umh glsjht f` wlthr ds erfppdab sfkh wlthr tmlt rhpidnlths tmhehw!
Umh wmdth nfnj ds nrfwdab) wldtdab `fr dts `hltmhrs tf gh ushe`fr slnrd`dnh!
Umh spdrdts lrh mhrh) wldtdab pltdhatiy) wdtm tmhdr hlrs fa tmh
brfuae trydab tf mhlr tmh danlatltdfas f` l nrfah! Umh klsj ds
mhlvy) wmf wdii mhip us da id`tdab dt lae `dx dt fa tmh `lnh) wmha
tmh `lnh af ifabhr wlats tf shh tmh hahkdhs aljhe!
Umh gidae kla mls ifst mds wlijdab stdnj) wmdnm mls kleh tmh
nmdnjha tf gh mds hltdab plrtahr!
Umh rfle ds `lr lae tmh klsj mls ghnfkh mhlvdhr) wldtdab `fr
mdk tf nfkh `rfk ehhp da tmh `frhst tf smfuiehr dt) tf kljh tmhofurahy haofylgih lblda!
Umh idfa `hhis kfrh nfk`frtlgih da tmh ouabih fm, Umh ouabih ds
smltthrhe) ihlvdab tmh idfa wdtm af fptdfa tmla tf swdk wdtmfut
`das tf la uajafwa ehstdaltdfa!
Umh vfdnh f` tmh spdasthr ds ehhkhe) wdtm la ualttrlntdvh
sfuae nfkdab `rfk l`lr lae tmh vuiturhs lrh prhplrdab tf elanh tf
tmh tuah!
Umh wfkha lrh hltdab lae nrydab) usdab tmhdr thlrs tf wlsm
tmhdr mlaes) `fr tmh rdvhr tmlt prfeunhs gftm `dsm lae wlthr mls
erdhe up wmdih tmhrh wls stdii erfubmt da tmh ilae!
Rmy smfuie D sihhp lblda wmha tmfsh wmf sihpt) mlvh grfubmt
thlrs lae pldas tf kh6
D` ehltm ds l bd`t f` alturh) D wdii rhohnt dt!
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Gut wmf jafws wmha mds smlrh wdii gh bdvha tf mdk) tf smlrh
wdtm mds lanhstfrs6
Umh ehw tmlt `hii fa la fie wfkla mls bdvha mhr nfie!
Umh nfifur f` tmh nmlkhihfa mls rh`ushe tf shrvh ls lprfthnthe smdhie dasthle) mls hxpfshe mdk tf tmh hahkdhs!
Umhsh lrh lils: kleh gy Klzd Fgdhzh fa tmh ely mh ilde mds
grftmhr tf rhst!
Mfwhvhr) bfdab datf ehtldis wh wdii jafw wmlt mlpphahe lae
tmh ndrnukstlanhs surrfuaedab Klzd Lkls ehltm) tmh kla wmfsh
klbdnli pfwhr mle kleh mdk mdbmiy rhsphnthe lkfab mds `fhs!
Fgvdfusiy) tmh quhstdfa fa hvhry idp wls+ wmlt nfuie mlvh
mlpphahe tf Klzd Lkl tmlt ihe tf mds sueeha ehltm6 ^danh mhefhs slvh ftmhr phfpih `rfk eydab) wmy ede mh aft slvh mdkshi`,
Mfwhvhr) Ehltm ds dahvdtlgih l tmdab tmlt mlpphas tf kfrtlis
wmhahvhr dt nmffshs tf strdjh drrhsphntdvh f` wmf yfu lrh fr wmlt
yfu ef slys fah f` hiehrs wmf nlkh tf Klzd Fgdhzhs nfkpfuae
tf vhrd`y tmh trutm f` wmlt mh mhlre!