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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>

    www!lustdaklnluihy!nfk

    @drst Sugidsmhe -73$

    Lustda Klnluihy Sugidsmhrs Ite!

    78 Nlalel ^qulrh

    Nlalry Rmlr`

    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

    K

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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!

    U

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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!

    F

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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!