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`df tyi}vkhg} vh d}e dnhyv v`i ny~gkgo hj d ckaa! v`i ~iaid}i
hj d ghvh~khy} jiahg dgf v`i v`ijv hj d ad~oi dgf }dzdoi ohh}i'
Kg Cdgfiakhg! d mkv{ |h~v vh v`i wi}v! d wiaa#kgjh~cif jiw
whyaf `dzi eghwg `i~ gdci! dgf `hw kv fflvvif kgvh v`i vdai
hj mhg}|k~dm{! cy~fi~! ~kzi~ ndvvai} dgf ~izhayvkhg v`dv `dfvy~gif v`i mkv{ y|}kfi fhwg dgf }`d|if kv dgiw'
V`~ii chgv`} `df ghw |d}}if }kgmi v`i odvi} hj Cdgfi#
akhg mah}if ni`kgf Ch}md' V`h}i v`~ii chgv`} df n~hyo`v
kg wkgvi~! idvig v`i }hai} hj `i~ }`hi} vh d |d|i~ v`kggi}}!
|kgm`if i~ m`iie}! ic|vkif i~ |y~}i dgf! ch}v kc|h~vdgva{
hj daa! y}if y| `i~ ad}v hygmi hj |dvkigmi wkv` `i~ v~dziaakgomhc|dgkhg'
Ch}md8 D jdkgv! tyi~yahy} zhkmi }hygfif ni`kgf `i~!
~dv`i~ akei v`dv hj d f{kgo o~idv#dygv' Kj {hy fh ghv wk}` ci
vh |i~k}` j~hc wdgv! {hy cko`v v~{ vh y}i d akvvai m`d~c' V`i
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hwi~ ok~a} cdgdoi vh mhh h~ }kgo v`ik~ wd~i} v`i{ fh ghv
}`~kie akei dg dvvdmekgo `dwe'
V`i zhkmi mdci j~hc d gd~~hw! nd~~if wkgfhw }iv kg v`i
wdaa hj v`i finvh~} |~k}hg' \ii~kgo kg! Ch}md mhyaf by}v cdei
hyv d |hgfi~hy} ffloy~i a{kgo kg kv} }`k~v}aiizi} y|hg d nif hj
}v~dw' V`i cdg kg tyi}vkhg `df daahwif d v~dokm dgf kgby~if
ip|~i}}khg vh }ivvai y|hg `k} |ayc| jdmi! d} kj kv wd} `i dgf
ghv Ch}md w`h wd} n~dzkgo v`i iaicigv}' @k} mhdv! wkodgf |hmeiv#wdvm` m`dkg `df daa niig }haf! aidzkgo `k}
cym`#|dvm`if wdk}vmhdv hg fk}|ad{' I|hg{chy} Maigv! |hiv
ipv~dh~fkgdk~i! wh~f#wkrd~f ady~idvi dgf ivi~gda ndgi hj daa
v`h}i cidg#ckgfif ighyo` vh ip|imv `kc vh |d{ `k} nkaa}'
Hgmi y|hg d vkci Ch}md `df v`hyo`v kv d ohhf kfid vh mhg#
vkgyi v~dziaakgo wkv` `kc kg}vidf hj }ivvakgo kg Cdgfiakhg'
V`i{ }`d~if d ahzi hj wh~f}! d vd}vi jh~ dfzigvy~i dgf d
fynkhy} ~iadvkhg}`k| wkv` v`i v~yv`! nyv }ym` mhcchg o~hygf
mdg vdei vwh |ih|ai hga{ }h jd~ dgf kv wd} }vd~vkgo vh }iic
d} kj kv whyaf vdei v`ic vh O~dnia{ dgf gh jy~v`i~'
_`dv} {hy~ m`d~c fhgi jh~ y}! C~ Maigv8 }gd||ifCh}md v`~hyo` `i~ viiv`' _`{ fhgv {hy m`d~c {hy~ wd{
hyv hj v`dv miaa8 _`{ fhgv {hy m`d~c y} }hci fkggi~8
]`i chme} ci! cy~cy~if Maigv wkv` d cdffigkgo dk~
hj }vhkm jh~okzigi}}' Kv k} i~ gdvy~i' V`h}i hj vhvvi~kgo kgvia#
aimv dgf cido~i }|k~kv dawd{} vy~g dodkg}v v`ik~ ni}v j~kigf}
dgf |~hvimvh~} d} }hhg d} v`i{ jdmi ~ida d~f}`k|' ]`i mdgghv`ia| kv! Jdvi}' @i }ko`if' Cdfdc! {hy cko`v ~iimv y|hg
v`i jdmv v`dv {hy dv aid}v `dzi {hy~ akni~v{'
[id`! kv} ahzia{ hyv `i~i' Ch}md oad~if y| dv v`i ahy~kgo
}e{ hj i~ akni~v{' Kj K wd} dg{ j~ii~! Kf dzi kgyigrd da~idf{'
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H~! Maigv mhgvkgyif wkv` d kgv hj nkvvi~gi}}! {hy cko`v
~iimv hg v`i ~id}hg K fflgf c{}iaj v`y} kgmhcchfif' Djvi~
daa! {hy whyaf kg}k}v hg n~kgokgo `kc kgvh v`k} dmmy~}if vhwg'
Ch}md cdfi d m~dn#d||ai jdmi! nyv `i~i }dfa{ Maigv `df d
|hkgv' Kj kv df ghv niig jh~ i~! ]d~dmig whyaf ghv dzi niig
wkv` v`ic' Jh~ d ohhf fida hj i~ m`kaf`hhf ]d~dmig df niig
v`i h~|`dgif Ch}md} hga{ j~kigf dgf daa{! dgf }h }`i `df
vdeig `kc wkv` `i~ w`ig }`i if `i~ fdc| dgf ck}i~dnai`hci zkaadoi' ]kgmi v`ig }`i `df ~i}k}vif daa Maigv} dvvic|v}
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ei|v ]d~dmig hg d cyrrai dgf aid}`! nyv hg v`ik~ ffl~}v gko`v
kg O~dnia{ d adyo`kgo h}vai~ df cdfi v`i ck}vdei hj d}}yckgo
v`dv kj }hciv`kgo wdffai} kv k} jygg{! dgf v`dv kj kv k} jygg{
v`ig kv k} `d~cai}}! dgf v`dv kj kv k} `d~cai}} v`i~i k} ghv`kgo
vh ni ah}v n{ ~ichzkgo kv} cyrrai ' ' '
Maigv df niig v`~hwg kgvh v`i finvh~} |~k}hg fyi vh k}
kgdnkakv{ vh |d{ jh~ v`i ~i}yavdgv fdcdoi vh v`i kgg' V`i h}vai~!
w`h wd} }hciw`dv fdcdoif `kc}iaj! wd} md~~kif hjj ficdgf#
kgo v`dv ]d~dmig ni |yv kg v`i }vhme} (kgvh w`km` `k} wkgo}whyaf `d~fa{ `dzi fflvvif+ dgf v`dv `i ni |ynakma{ hooif
(w`km` ghnhf{ }iicif wkaakgo vh dvvic|v+' Dgf n{ v`i vkci
v`i vhwg}|ih|ai `df mhaaimvif v`ik~ mhy~doi dgf dg d~~d{ hj
ahgo }`d~| hnbimv}! ]d~dmig df i}md|if kgvh v`i mhygv~{}kfi'
]kgmi v`dv vkci ]d~dmig `df niig cdekgo d gdci jh~
`kc}iaj' V`dv gdci wd} ghv ]d~dmig' Kgfiif v`i gdci wd}ch~i dahgo v`i akgi} hj v`dv `iaa#jhwa! fkf#{hy#}ii#w`dv#kv#
fkf#vh#c{#aio! ekaa#kv#ekaa#kv#v`i~i#kv#ohi} h~ w`dv}#v`dv#
m`k~jyookgo#ohh}i#fhgi#ghw' Izi~{ vkci Ch}md niooif!
}vhai h~ id~gif dach}v ighyo` vh |d{ hjj Maigv} finv! dghv`i~
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^icicni~kgo daa v`k} fkf ghv`kgo vh kc|~hzi Ch}md}
chhf' Dv v`i chcigv v`i ch}v cd~eivdnai mhcchfkv{
Ch}md hwgif wi~i i~ i{i} dgf v`i jdmv v`dv }`i dgf Maigv
wi~i v`i hga{ |ih|ai kg O~dnia{ w`h egiw `hw vh ~idf'
Giw}|d|i~} }hcivkci} wd}`if y| kg O~dnia{! fimad~dvkhg}
dgf wdgvif |h}vi~} wi~i |kggif vh v`i fhh~ hj v`i mhy~v`hy}i
n{ v`i fim~ii hj v`i gid~i}v mkvki}! nyv v`i{ cko`v `dzi niig
mhzi~if kg nk~f jhhv|~kgv} jh~ daa v`i }ig}i v`i kg`dnkvdgv}mhyaf cdei hj v`ic' Dgf }h izi~{ fd{ jh~ v`i ad}v vwh wiie}
Ch}md df niig }vdgfkgo kg v`i }tyd~i hjji~kgo vh ~idf giw}#
|d|i~}! aivvi~}! wdgvif |h}vi~} dgf |dc|`aiv} vh dg{hgi w`h
whyaf |d{ `i~ d |igg{' Ch}md `df dawd{} jiav d |d}}khgdvi
`ygoi~ jh~ v`i nhhe} izi~{hgi ia}i jid~if! nyv ~ko`v ghw ch}v
hj `i~ wdekgo v`hyo`v} wi~i vdeig y| wkv` d jd~ ch~i
h~fkgd~{ }h~v hj `ygoi~'
Ch}v |ih|ai wi~i kgvi~i}vif kg v`i mh|{ hj v`i Odrivvi! hj
mhy~}i! wdgvkgo vh `id~ ch~i hj v`i }v~dgoi ~inia vhwg hj
Cdgfiakhg v`dv `df hzi~v`~hwg kv} fyei dgf! wkv` d ~ijh~cif
`ko`wd{cdg d} kv} aidfi~! }vkaa iaf hyv dodkg}v v`i fk}d||~hzdahj kv} giko`nhy~}' Ygjh~vygdvia{ djvi~ v`i ffl~}v wiie v`i~i wd}
ghnhf{ kg vhwg w`h df ghv id~f izi~{ wh~f kg v`i giw}#
|d|i~! }h Ch}md df }vd~vif cdekgo y| ch~i }vh~ki}! dgf }`i
wd} dj~dkf v`dv |ih|ai wi~i niokggkgo vh ghvkmi'
V~{ mdaakgo hyv dodkg! v`k} vkci kg d }wiivi~ cdggi~ ' ' '
V`i~i} ghnhf{ `i~i$ ip|ahfif Ch}md' V`i~i} ghnhf{hg v`i nakgekg }v~iiv}$ Ghnhf{ wdgv} vh eghw `hw v`i
wh~af} ohkgo$ Kc }iaakg v`i giw} vh v`i naiifkg |koihg}$
V`i~i} ghnhf{ h`! `dgo hg ' ' '
D }i~zkgo cdg `df by}v mhci hyv hj v`i mhy~v`hy}i!
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}vd~kgo kg mhgjy}khg dv d |h}vi~ kg `k} `dgf! nijh~i |kggkgo
kv dodkg}v v`i fhh~! y|}kfi fhwg' _`ig hjfflmkda fimad~dvkhg}
dgf nkaa} wi~i }igv vh O~dnia{! v`i ahmda cdok}v~dvi dawd{}
h~fi~if v`ic vh ni |h}vif hyv}kfi `k} mhy~v`hy}i kg v`i
d||~hzif jd}`khg! fi}|kvi v`i jdmv v`dv izig `i `df gh kfid
w`dv v`i{ }dkf'
Ck}vi~$ Ck}vi~$ Fh {hy wdgv ci vh ~idf v`dv jh~ {hy8
Ck}vi~$ Hga{ d |igg{$V`i cdg ahheif dv `i~! v`ig }wi|v `k} wiv `dk~ hyv hj `k}
i{i}'
Daa ~ko`v' @i vh}}if d |igg{' By}v v`i ok}v' Cdei kv }gd||{'
Ch}md vkavif i~}iaj }h i~ idf wd} dach}v kgzi~vif! o~k|#
|kgo `i~ nhggiv d} }`i fkf }h'
Kv} d ' ' ' Ygakei izi~{ hv`i~ hygmi hj Ch}md! `i~
chyv` wd} }yffiga{ f~{' Kv} ' ' ' Kv} dg dgghygmicigv hj
d ' ' ' giw ' ' ' vdp ' ' ' hg ' ' ' vdnai aio}'
Vdnai aio}$ V`i cdg }wh~i! dgf vy~gif y| `k} mhaad~'
Vwd} hga{ d cdvvi~ hj vkci! K }y||h}i! `i cyvvi~if d} `i
mak||if hjj fhwg v`i }v~iiv'Ch}md vy~gif ndme vh v`i |h}vi~ dgf od|if dv kv w`kvi#
jdmif' _`dv kv dmvydaa{ }dkf wd} v`k}2
I|hg{chy} Maigv _dgvif jh~ v`k~v{#gkgi md}i} hjj~dyf! mhygvi~jikvkgo! }iaakgo dgf mk~myadvkgo aiwf dgf
ygakmig}if akvi~dvy~i! madkckgo vh ni v`i kc|imygkhy}}hg hj d fyei! kc|i~}hgdvkgo d cdok}v~dvi! kc|i~}hg#dvkgo d `h~}i fhmvh~! n~idm` hj |~hck}i! jh~v{#}izigchhgakv jakv} wkv`hyv |d{cigv hj finv}! ~hnnkgo}`~kgi}! jaiikgo j~hc by}vkmi nijh~i v~kda! }vidakgo |ki}
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j~hc wkgfhw} dgf }cdaa jy~gkvy~i j~hc kgg}! jdn~k#
mdvkgo v`i O~idv \dav`~h| @h~}i \adoyi jh~ |y~|h}i}hj |~hjkv! h|i~dvkgo d `y~f{#oy~f{ wkv`hyv d akmigmi'V`i |ynakm d~i dfzk}if dodkg}v aigfkgo `kc chgi{!ny{kgo dg{v`kgo j~hc `kc! aivvkgo `kc ~hhc} h~niakizkgo d wh~f `i }d{}' Mhgv~d~{ vh `k} |~hji}}khg}!`i wkaa ghv |d{ {hy v`i fd{ djvi~ vhch~~hw'
I|hg{chy} Maigv wd} eghwg kg v`i finvh~} |~k}hg n{ `k}
~ida gdci' V`dv `df niig ygdzhkfdnai'
Ghnhf{ izi~ fkf aki dnhyv v`ik~ gdci! ghv aid}v jh~ jid~
hj dgoi~kgo v`ik~ |dv~hg Niahzif' V`i Niahzif wi~i v`i akvvai
ohf} izi~{nhf{ v~y}vif vh vdei md~i hj ~yggkgo v`i wh~af!
eii|kgo mahyf} dhdv! `ig} ad{kgo dgf fy}v hyv hj ndnki}
i{i}' V`i~i wi~i jd~ vhh cdg{ Niahzif jh~ idm` vh `dzi d
w`hai fd{ hj v`i {id~ }dm~if vh v`ic! dgf }h kg}vidf izi~{
akvvai ohf `df vh cdei fh wkv` d j~dmvkhg hj d fd{ h~ gko`v'
Kj {hy wi~i nh~g kg dg `hy~ }dm~if vh d |d~vkmyad~ Niahzif!
kv nimdci {hy~ |dv~hg ohf! dgf {hy wi~i okzig hgi hj v`igdci} akgeif vh v`dv ohf' Izi~{nhf{ do~iif v`dv {hy~ gdci
wd} w`h {hy wi~i! {hy~ fi}vkgif! ohf#okzig gdvy~i' A{kgo
dnhyv kv wd} d} ygv`kgednai d} }ad||kgo d ohf kg v`i jdmi h~
v~{kgo vh oayi d giw }hya kgvh {hy~ nhf{'
Maigv df niig gdcif I|hg{chy} nimdy}i i df niig
nh~g ygfi~ \`dgodzhvvi! @i _`h ]chhv`} v`i Vhgoyi hjv`i ]vh~{viaai~ dgf J~dci} v`i Aioigfd~{ Fiif' _`kai `i
wd} }`dciai}} ighyo` vh kc|i~}hgdvi dg{v`kgo j~hc d @ko`
Mhg}vdnai vh d ifoi`ho! izig Maigv whyaf ghv aki dnhyv k}
gdci' Dgf }h! }hhgi~ h~ advi~! }hcinhf{ ia}i w`h mhyaf ~idf
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whyaf vy~g y| kg O~dnia{ dgf ahhe dv v`i |h}vi~! cd{ni ~idf
kv dahyf ' ' '
H` cymenymeai! cyvvi~if Ch}md' _i~i }yge'
Dgf v`ig! ghv jh~ v`i ffl~}v vkci! kv hmmy~~if vh `i~ v`dv
hga{ Maigv giif }kge! dgf v`dv }`i fkf ghv dzi vh ni dnhd~f
w`ig kv `d||igif'
V`i v`ygfi~ hj v`i ~dkg `kf v`i madvvi~ hj maho hg mhnnai
d} }`i ~dg dahgo v`k} wdaa dgf v`dv! cdekgo `i~ wd{ vhwd~f}v`i id}vi~a{ ~hdf' Kv fkf ghv vdei ahgo' V`i vhwg wd} vkg{!
dgf }hhg i~ maho} wi~i }tyk}`kgo kgvh cyf' V`i hy}i} jiaa
ndme! dgf }`i wd} od}|kgo dgf }giirkgo dgf odrkgo hyv dahgo
d nd~~ig fk~v v~dme ~knnhgkgo dm~h}} v`i o~i{ `idv`'
^dgoif dahgo v`i ~hdf akei d ~hyo`#myv wiamhckgo mhc#
ckvvii wi~i O~dnia{} }vdvyi} hj }hci hj v`i Niahzif' V`i}i
|d~vkmyad~ Niahzif wi~i dmeif dgf iwg j~hc whhf! w`km`
v`i wdvi~ oah}}if vh d }akme! fd~e ~if' O~i{oah~{ wkv` `k}
}wh~f! @dajd|dv` n~dgfk}`kgo d }ipvdgv! Vhcniak}} nidvkgo
hg `k} f~yc'
V`i ch~gkgo df niig }dm~if vh Ohhfadf{ Icni~aidv`i~!]`i _`h \~izigv} v`i Cidv j~hc Nimhckgo M`iw{ dgf
Ygw`hai}hci' V`i `hy~} nivwiig ghhg dgf fy}e hg v`k}
fd{ hj v`i {id~! hwizi~! wi~i fizhvif vh Ohhfcdg ]|~kgoria!
@i _`h Vk|} Kmiwdvi~ Fhwg v`i Mhaad~ dgf @kfi} v`i \id~a
kg v`i H{}vi~! v`i Niahzif kg m`d~oi hj }y~|~k}i} nhv` ohhf
dgf kaa' ]hcinhf{ df |admif d m~yfi w~idv` hj aidzi} d~hygf`k} }vdvyi} gime vh }`hw v`dv v`k} wd} `k} }dm~if vkci'
Akei izi~{nhf{ ia}i! Ch}md df niig n~hyo`v y| wh~}`k|#
|kgo v`i Niahzif' Izi~{ `dnkv hj `i~ ckgf vhaf `i~ v`dv }`i
giififvh |i~jh~c akvvai oi}vy~i} hj ~i}|imv vh v`i}i ckgkdvy~i
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vhwd~f} v`i dymvkhgii~} |advjh~c' Aio} m{makgo jy~khy}a{!
v`i `d|ai}} ~yai#n~idei~ wd} `y~aif wkv`hyv mi~ichg{ kgvh
v`i wdkvkgo }`djv! w`km` v`~iw ndme hga{ `k} fi}migfkgo!
fi}|dk~kgo wdka'
Oyi}v Vwigv{#jhy~} ~ko`v} ~izheif! v`i dymvkhgii~
fimad~if }`d~|a{! vd||kgo dv `k} odzka wkv` `k} `dcci~'
]eiaahw} mahv`#mhzi~if jdmi aidgif mah}i vh Ch}md} mahv`#
mhzi~if id~'@y}` y|! i w`k}|i~if dach}v kgdyfkna{' V`i kgbygmvkhg
wd} yggimi}}d~{' Ch}md `df gizi~ jiav ch~i akei `y}`kgo y|
kg v`i w`hai hj `i~ akji'
Ghw! v`i dymvkhgii~ mhgvkgyif ygd||dna{! wi d~i
|aid}if vh |admi hg dymvkhg v`i }i~zkmi} hj hgi ^hcdgvkm
Jdmkakvdvh~' V`i ci}} hj v`i ad}v mdgfai wd} }m~d|if dwd{ wkv`
d egkji! dgf d giw }vyn akv kg kv} |admi'
]eiaahw gyfoif Ch}md zkoh~hy}a{ wkv` `k} ianhw dgf
|y}`if v`i tykaa dgf kge hg v`i fi}e vhwd~f} `i~ `dgf'
_`dv v`i nakgekg ime} d ^hcdgvkm Jdmkakvdvh~8 V`k} m`k}ia#
jdmif cdoohv mdgv `dzi ekfgd||if ci nimdy}i `i giif} }hcihgivh `ia| `kc oiv d adf{j~kigf! mdg `i8 Ckgf {hy! `hw ia}i whyaf
`i oiv hgi8
@hwizi~! }`i hnifkigva{ w~hvi fhwg v`i }yc v`dv ]eiaahw
w`k}|i~if kg i~ id~! dgf dgfif kv vh hgi hj v`i }wkjv#jhhvif
ci}}igoi~} kg nadme cd}e} d} v`i{ `y~~kif n{' ]`i v`hyo`v
dnhyv w~kvkgo! @ia|! Kzi ohv d egkji kg c{ ndme! nyv fimkfifdodkg}v kv' ]`i `df v`i jiiakgo v`dv ghnhf{ ipmi|v ]eiaahw
whyaf md~i'
Jkzi oykgid}' Ch}md} i{i} m~i|v vh ]eiaahw} `hhf dodkg
d} `k} nkf wd} ~idf hyv' ]y~ia{ izig ]eiaahw mhyafgv ni v`dv
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fi}|i~dvi jh~ d adf{j~kigf8 Dgf mhyaf i ~idaa{ dzi v`dv }h~v
hj chgi{8
Jh~ v`i ffl~}v vwh ckgyvi} v`i nkf} mdci }ahwa{! kgvi~ckv#
vigva{' ]eiaahw vy~gif hyv vh ni }hcihgi w`h m~dmeif `k}
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`i fkf }h! kg md}i v`i }hygf wd} ighyo` vh }ii v`ic }`djvif'
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egkji|hkgv bdnnif dv `i~ }|kgi' @dgf }`dekgo! Ch}md }m~kn#
naif v`i nkf! wdzif v`i |d|i~ hzi~ `i~ `idf dgf wdvm`if
`id~v kg chyv` d} d ~yggi~ vwideif kv j~hc `i~ fflgoi~} dgf
}|~kgvif vh bhkg v`i odooai may}vi~if dnhyv v`i dymvkhgii~'V`i dymvkhgii~ `df by}v vkci vh }gdvm` hgi ad}v |d|i~ d}
v`i mdgfai dci d~if! nymeaif dgf fkif! aidzkgo d jdkgv tykaa
hj }chei v~dkakgo j~hc kv} wkme'
Fhgi$ Ad}v nkf nijh~i v`i fidv` hj v`i mdgfai ' ' ' V`i
dymvkhgii~ ygjhafif v`i |d|i~ kg `k} `dgf}' ' ' ' ffljviig
oykgid} ' ' ' }haf vh Oyi}v ]izigv{#hgi' D ~yggi~ v~hvvif hzi~dgf |admif d }cdaa whhfig vheig hg v`i fi}e nijh~i ]eiaahw'
V`i |~i}}y~i j~hc v`i egkji|hkgv fkckgk}`if! dgf
Ch}md aiv hyv d ahgo n~idv` hj ~iakij' V`i gipv chcigv!
`hwizi~! ]eiaahw `df vdeig `i~ n{ v`i mhaad~ dodkg dgf
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vyooif `i~ kgvh w`k}|i~#~dgoi'
_~kvi fhwg ipdmva{ w`dv K viaa {hy! `i `k}}if v`~hyo`
v`i fhynai ad{i~ hj mahv`' [hy w~kvi d wh~f dw~{ dgf Kaa
}|kei {hy'
Ch}md ghffif dgf ak}vigif! `i~ tykaa |hk}if'
Fid~ }k~!
[hy d~i ~imhccigfif ci hg dmmhygv v`iDymvkhgii~} }d{ {hy `dzi d gdci ohhf ighyo` jh~
fd{ako`v' _i d~i wdgvkgo {hy dnhyv d cdvvi~ hj d
oigvaicdg kg v`i vhwg hj Vhaa w`h whyaf cd~~{ v`i
fdyo`vi~ hj v`i cd{h~ nyv jh~ v`i fkjfflmyavki} |yv kg
`k} wd{ n{ `i~ jdcka{ w`h d~i ghv nikgo dckdnai hg
dmmhygv hj }hci fdcdoi ~imigva{ fhgi vh `k} ohhf
gdci' Dgf kv `dzi niig |yv vh `kc v`dv }hcivkci}
v`i mhy~}i hj v~yi ahzi fhi} ghv ~yg }chhv` nyv giif}
`ia|! dgf }hcivkci} d jiw mhkg} m`dgokgo dgf} dgf
d nkv hj }wh~f#wh~e akei' Dgf kj {hy |aid}i K whyaf
ciiv wkv` {hy dv v`i haf nd}vai hy}i hg Chh~f~kme}Jiaa vhgko`v vh fk}my}} `hw wi mdg mhci n{ v`i adf{
dgf `dzi `i~ daa }djia{ wiffif nijh~i }`i h~ `i~
jdcka{ mdg cdei dg{ v~hynai dnhyv kv' Kv k} ni}v v`dv
wi fk}my}} kv v`i~i jh~ kv }`daa ni fizkak}` v~kme{ vh
ciiv kg}kfi Vhaa' Kj K fh ghv }ii {hy dv v`i nd}vai hy}i
`hwizi~ K }`daa ahhe jh~ {hy by}v djvi~ Vhaa} fy}e nyoaikg N~hv`i~}adkg _dae v`i fd{ djvi~ vhch~~hw' Dgf
wkv` v`k} aivvi~ {hy wkaa fflgf chgi{} jh~ |d{kgo hj
v`i vhaa dgf akzkgo mhcjh~vdnai kg v`i mkv{'
^dnkadg ]eiaahw
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V`k} wd} v`i aivvi~ v`dv wd} fkmvdvif vh Ch}md' @hwizi~! kv
cy}v ni mhgji}}if v`dv kv wd} ghv tykviv`i aivvi~ }`i w~hvi'
V`dvaivvi~! w`kai }kckad~ kg cdg{ ~i}|imv}! wd} d nkv ahgoi~
dgf d ahv ch~i m~idvkzi'
Nd~ia{ fflzi ckgyvi} advi~! d ~i}|hg}i wd} n~hyo`v n{ hgi
hj v`ik~ nadme#`hhfif `h}v}'
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Kc ghv ~idfkgo v`k} vh {hy! }`i `k}}if! ygvka K ohv }hci
mi~vdkgv{ v`dv Kc oivvkg hyv hj daa v`k} dakzi'
_`dv8[hy ' ' ' ]eiaahw wkgmif dv v`i }hygf hj `k} hwg
zhkmi dgf ahheif dnhyv gi~zhy}a{! nyv `k} }tydwe hj kgfko#
gdvkhg }iicif vh `dzi ohgi ygghvkmif'
V`i dymvkhgii~ d||id~if vh ni }vd~vkgo v`i gipv dymvkhg'
Ghw! wi `dzi hg }dai v`i }i~zkmi} hj d adf{ w`h `d} cdfi
`i~ gdci kg hgi hj v`i tykme#fflgoi~if |~hji}}khg} ' ' ' Dnadme#cd}eif ci}}igoi~ `df cdvi~kdakrif gipv vh ]eiaahw}
fi}e wkv` v`i dk~ hj hgi wdkvkgo vh vkf{ kv' ]eiaahw ~h}i!
{dgekgo Ch}md vh `i~ jiiv'
Hyv}kfi! `i }|dv'
Ch}md vig}if d} v`i{ aijv v`i mdzi! ahhekgo jh~ d m`dgmi
vh |yaa `i~ d~c ahh}i dgf }|~kgv vh v`i mhaf dgf ~dkg#}hffig
j~iifhc hj v`i chh~}' ]eiaahw }iicif vh `dzi ~idf `i~
ckgf! `hwizi~! dgf ei|v d m~yia o~k| hg `i~ ygvka v`i{ wi~i
}y~~hygfif n{ `k} j~kigf} hgmi ch~i' D }`d~| }`hzi }igv
Ch}md ndme dodkg}v v`i ~hme{ jdmi! dgf }`i jhygf `i~}iaj
~kgoif n{ d }iv hj zi~{ fdc| cig w`h d||id~if vh ni ah}kgov`ik~ }ig}i hj `ychy~'
^idf kv$ ]eiaahw v`~y}v v`i aivvi~ vhwd~f} `i~' H~ ' ' '
@i wd} gh ahgoi~ cdekgo dg{ dvvic|v vh `kfi v`i egkji kg
`k} hv`i~ `dgf'
H~ w`dv8 [hyaa ekaa ci8 Ch}md cdfi ffl}v} kg dg dvvic|v
vh }vh| `i~ d~c} }`dekgo' Kj {hy wdgv ci vh ~idf v`k} aivvi~!Kaa giif vh ni dakzi'
[i}! }dkf ]eiaahw v`~hyo` `k} viiv`! nyv {hy whgv giif
{hy~ v`ycn}'
V`i~i wd} d }cdaa |dy}i fy~kgo w`km` Ch}md ~idakrif
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ipdmva{ hw jhgf }`i wd} hj i~ v`ycn}! dgf mhg}kfi~if v`i
cdg{ v`kgo} }`i whyaf ni ygdnai vh fh wkv`hyv v`ic' V`i}i
kgmayfif ygv{kgo eghv} dgf }ak||kgo ei{} hyv hj igicki}
|hmeiv}' Nkvkgo `i~ ak| }h `d~f v`dv kv `y~v! }`i }gdvm`if v`i
aivvi~ ndme hyv hj `k} `dgf'
Daa ~ko`v! }`i }dkf }yaaiga{! v`ig ahwi~if `i~ i{i} vh v`i
|doi dodkg dgf }vd~vif vh }|ide'
Hmmd}khgdaa{ `i~ nadme odri whyaf m~ii| y| jh~ d jy~vkzioadgmi dv v`i aidg! f~k||kgo jdmi} hj `i~ md|vh~}' Fkf v`i{
}y}|imv v`dv v`i wh~f} hg v`i |doi kg j~hgv hj `i~ wi~i ghv
tykviv`i wh~f} }`i wd} }|idekgo8 Gh! }`i v`hyo`v ghv'
Djvi~ }`i `df fflgk}`if ~idfkgo! ]eiaahw }vhhf kg }kaigmi
jh~ d w`kai! m`iwkgo v`i kg}kfi hj `k} m`iie'
]h hy~ ^hcdgvkm Jdmkakvdvh~ mdgghv mhci vh v`i nd}vai
`hy}i vhgko`v! nyv k} d||{ vh ciiv wkv` ci kg N~hv`i~}adkg
_dae akei K }yooi}vif8
@d||{ d} d chy}i kg d cd~cdadfi bd~' Ch}md o~kvvif `i~
viiv` dgf jhyo`v vh eii| `i~ odri nhaf dgf ygnakgekgo' Kj
]eiaahw }ig}if v`i aki kg `i~ wh~f}! `i }`hwif gh }kog hj kv'Daa ~ko`v! v`ig' ]eiaahw odzi d vkme hj vhgoyi dodkg}v viiv`'
Mhci hg! c{ nh{}' _i~i aidzkgo'
Hgmi dodkg! v`i kgzhaygvd~{ }m~kni jhygf `i~}iaj nhygf
dgf nygfaif! nhygmkgo dahgo hg v`i ndme hj v`i }dci wiv
`h~}i' ]`i v~kif vh vwk}v `i~ `dgf} hyv hj v`ik~ nhgf}! nyv
v`i mhaf dgf fdc| cdfi izi~{v`kgo `d~fi~ dgf v`i m`dfflgo~h|i} ny~gif akei d n~dgf hj kmi'
V`i~i k} gh wd{ hj cid}y~kgo vkci v`dv k} fflaaif wkv`
ghv`kgo nyv fd~egi}} dgf eghme} dgf mhaf dgf v`i ~dkg}
ygigfkgo f~yc ~haa' V`k} cko`v ni v`i ad}v v`kgo K izi~ eghw!
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wd} v`i v`hyo`v v`dv wigv d~hygf dgf d~hygf Ch}md} idf!
}v~ivm`kgo idm` `id~vnidv vh dg ivi~gkv{ d} kj `i~ j~ko`vigif
}|k~kv wd} v~{kgo vh f~dw v`i cd~~hw hyv hj izi~{ |dkgjya
chcigv dgf akzi d} `d~f d} kv mhyaf w`kai kv }vkaa mhyaf' ]`i
mhyaf ghv izig `h|i jh~ v`i h~fida vh igf! jh~ `hw mhyaf kv
igf wiaa8 _`dv wd} }`i ghw8 D vhha v`dv `df }i~zif kv} |y~#
|h}i' _h~}i }vkaa! d vhha v`dv mhyaf vdae'
]`i jiav d vkmeai dodkg}v i~ fflgoi~} dgf ~iipkzia{ mayvm`ifdv v`i n~dmiaiv vdgoaif kg v`i mh~f} nkgfkgo `i~ w~k}v}' V`i
v`~ii md~zif vhvic} v`dv fdgoaif j~hc kv wi~i kcdoi} hj v`i
Akvvai Ohhfekg! v`i }eiaivda m`kaf~ig }dkf vh |~hvimv dg{ m`kaf
igfdgoi~if dgf ah}v kg v`i fd~egi}}' Dghv`i~ m`kaf whyaf
`dzi niig m`dgvkgo Jigjigg{! j~kigf} fijigf ci! dgf fflgfkgo
mhcjh~v kg v`i ~`{ci' Nyv Ch}md df ic|vkif i~ fd~egi}}
hj mhcjh~vkgo kcdokgif jdmi}! dgf }ym` wh~f} wi~i `haahw
vh `i~' ]`i mayvm`if dv v`i n~dmiaiv nimdy}i kv `df niig d okjv
j~hc d mhjjii`hy}i ck}v~i}} gdcif Ck}} Ekvia{ kg d |~imd~khy}
chcigv dgf }vkaa wd~cif `i~ wkv` d cich~{ hj j~kigf}`k|!
nyv izig v`k} wd} }cdaa mhg}hadvkhg'Dv ad}v v`i `h~}i }ahwif dgf }`i wd} f~dooif hjj kv} ndme'
V`i }dme wd} {dgeif j~hc `i~ jdmi! dgf }`i jhygf v`dv v`i
wh~af df nimhci d fd~ei~ |admi v`dg nijh~i' Ch}md wd} }iv
hg i~ jiiv! dgf i~ mahoai}} jhhv kg}vdgva{ }dge kgvh mhaf! wiv
cyf'
V`~hyo` v`i makgokgo cd}e hj `i~ wiv `dk~ }`i mhyaf by}v dnhyv }ii v`dv v`i `h~}i} `df niig viv`i~if hyv}kfi d
naide#ahhekgo jd~c`hy}i }iv dahgi hg v`i chh~adgf' Kv wd}
nykav j~hc ad~oi ~hyo`#`iwg }vhgi} dgf kv} d~~hw#}akv wkgfhw}
wi~i m`k|} hj fd~egi}}' V`i~i wi~i vwh fhh~}! hgi }iv dv
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o~hygf aizia! hgi vig jiiv dnhzi v`i id~v` wkv` d whhfig
adffi~ aidfkgo y| vh kv'
Ch}md egiw v`dv v`k} cy}v ni v`i nd}vai hy}i cigvkhgif
kg ]eiaahw} aivvi~' D nd}vai `hy}i wd} d jd~c`hy}i fi}kogif
vh ni kv} hwg akvvai nd}vkhg' Kv wd} dawd{} fdgoi~hy} vh akzi
gid~ d nh~fi~! w`dv wkv` v`i ~k}e hj kgzdfkgo d~cki}! h~
~dkfkgo |d~vki} }gidekgo dm~h}} vh }vida mdvvai h~ w`dvizi~ ia}i
v`i{ mhyaf oiv v`ik~ `dgf} y|hg' V`i |~hnaic wkv` v`i^idac! hj mhy~}i! wd} v`dv kv wd} jyaahj nh~fi~}' Fimdfi}
nijh~i! kv `df }|akgvi~if kgvh }cdaai~ daaiokdgmi}! idm` |~h#
madkckgo v`i ~ko`v} hj d fkjji~igv dn}igv madkcdgv vh v`i
v`~hgi' Ghwdfd{} v`i~i wd} ai}} jid~ hj kgzd}khg! nyv dahgo
v`i nh~fi~} nykafkgo} akei v`k} ~icdkgif! }hci ghw fi~iakmv!
akei eghn} hj }md~ vk}}yi vh }`hw w`i~i v`i ^idac `df niig
}akmif d}ygfi~' Vh byfoi n{ kv} ako`vai}} wkgfhw}! v`k} nd}vai
`hy}i `df niig dndgfhgif'
Jh~ v`i ffl~}v vkci! `i~ md|vh~} zhkmi} }ivvaif kgvh d
mhgvigvif dgf ~iakizif cy~cy~'
Kc j~hrig' Aiv} oiv kg dgf ako`v v`i ffl~i']hci jhhf whyafgv ekaa ci ikv`i~'
_`dv fh wi fh wkv` v`i ok~a8
]kaigmi' Ch}md} nadme i{i} kvvif j~hc jdmi vh jdmi d} v`i
cig ipm`dgoif oadgmi}'
Eii| `i~ kg v`i zdyav} jh~ ghw! dg}wi~if ]eiaahw'
V`i }vy~f{ o~hygf#hh~ fhh~ wd} idzif h|ig! dgf wkv`d }gkmedgf `k}`` hj vkgfi~ d adgvi~g wd} akv' Ch}md jhygf
`i~}iaj ahhekgo dv d fygoihg#akei }|dmi n~heig y| kgvh ahgo!
zdyavif vyggia} wkv` k~hg ~kgo} dcci~if i~i dgf v`i~i kgvh
v`i wdaa}' Hga{ v`i m~y}vif o~i{ fk}m} hj ahgo#f~{ mhw|dv}
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}`hwif v`dv v`k} }|dmi df niig }iv d}kfi vh fijigf akzi}vhme!
ghv vh `haf |~k}hgi~}'
Ch}md wd} vdeig n{ v`i }`hyafi~ dgf oykfif kgvh v`i
gid~i}v zdyav! id~kgo v`i dgvktyi mhw|dv} okzi ygfi~ i~ jiiv
wkv` d |d|i~{ ~y}vai' V`i ahh}i igf} hj v`i mh~f v{kgo
`i~ w~k}v wi~i eghvvif d~hygf hgi hj v`i k~hg ~kgo} }iv kg v`i
wdaa! wkv` by}v ighyo` }adme }h v`dv }`i mhyaf }kv hg v`i o~hygf
kj }`i m`h}i' Ch}md! w`h df }ayc|if dodkg}v v`i ~yooif wdaawkv` izi~{ }kog hj ciie ip`dy}vkhg! jy~vkzia{ wdvm`if j~hc
ygfi~ wiv dgf }|ke{ ad}`i} d} ]eiaahw vyooif dv v`i mh~f'
Hga{ w`ig ]eiaahw aijv v`i zdyav! vdekgo v`i adgvi~g wkv`
`kc! fkf Ch}md} |h}vy~i nimhci ai}} akc|! ai}} ciie' Kg}vidf
}`i n~k}vaif wkv` dvvigvkhg! vdekgo kg izi~{ vkg{ }hygf j~hc
hyv}kfi' V`i }`ygehj d nd~ nikgo ahwi~if dm~h}} v`i fhh~'
V`i `idz{ o~kgfkgo hj dg iafi~a{ ei{ vy~gkgo' Zhkmi}' V`i
m~ide hj jhhv}vi|} hg whhfig ~ygo} d} ]eiaahw dgf k} j~kigf}
makcnif v`i adffi~ vh v`i ffl~}v hh~' V`i }`yffi~kgo }adc hj
dghv`i~ fhh~'
Ch}md nakgeif `d~f! wkaakgo `i~ i{i} vh cdei }hciv`kgohj v`i fd~egi}}' Kv wd} ghv dn}hayvi! jh~ izig hg v`k} aizia
v`i~i wi~i d~~hw#}akv wkgfhw}! }`hwkgo j~d{if ~knnhg} hj
fyaa gko`v }e{'
Jhhv}vi|} dnhzi! v`i }m~d|i hj d }`kjvif m`dk~' D wh~fai}}
f~hgi hj zhkmi}' Dgf v`ig! dv v`i jd~ igf hj v`i zdyavif vyggia!
|d~v hj v`i mikakgo h|igif wkv` d madme! }|kaakgo mdgfaiako`vhg vh v`i ~yvvif hh~' D} Ch}md wdvm`if d }hjv |ayci hj o~i{
d}` |yjjif kv} wd{ fhwgwd~f}! dmmhc|dgkif n{ d |dvvi~kgo
hj m`d~mhda m`k|}' ]hcihgi hg v`i hh~ dnhzi df h|igif d
`dvm` vh }wii| v`i fin~k} j~hc v`i ffl~i|admi kgvh kv'
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Ygnkffig! v`i~i mdci kgvh Ch}md} ckgf d ahgo#jh~ohvvig
kcdoi hj `i~ dygv |iiakgo |hvdvhi}! v`i ahgo }|k~da my~akgo
fhwg dgf fhwg j~hc v`i vyni~ dgf v`ig f~h||kgo kgvh v`i
wdkvkgo nymeiv hj v`~hwkgo} dgf aidzkgo}' V`i v`hyo`v v`dv
}`i df niig md}ydaa{ md}v fhwg akei d |kimi hj ~ynnk}` fflaaif
Ch}md wkv` d wkaf }y~oi hj yg#|hvdvh#akei ~doi'
Ghw v`dv v`i dvm` wd} h|ig! v`i zhkmi} dnhzi wi~i cym`
maid~i~'Fh {hy v`kge cd{ni hgi hj y} }`hyaf oh fhwg wkv` }hci
n~idf jh~ v`dv ok~a8 Kv }hygfif akei v`i cdg gdcif Nig'
_`dv} v`i |hkgv8 ]eiaahw} zhkmi'
V`i fk}vdgv dcni~ d|i~vy~i zdgk}`if wkv` d }adc! aidzkgo
Ch}md kg fd~egi}} hgmi ch~i'
_`dv} v`i |hkgv8V`h}i v`~ii wh~f} df vhaf Ch}md izi~{#
v`kgo }`i giifif vh eghw' V`i~i wd} gh |hkgv kg jiifkgo `i~
nimdy}i v`i{ fkf ghv giif vh eii| `i~ dakzi fkf ghv cidg
vh eii| i~ dakzi' Kg ]eiaahw} idf }`i wd} fidf da~idf{! dgf
wd}vkgo n~idf hg `i~ whyaf ni akei |y}`kgo jhhf kgvh v`i
chyv` hj d }vyjjif fii~ `idf chygvif hg d wdaa'Ch}md mhyaf oyi}} w`dv `df |d}}if v`~hyo` ]eiaahw}
ckgf' @hw cym` `df }`i }iig dgf `id~f hj `k} ny}kgi}}8
Vhh cym` jh~ ]eiaahw} akekgo dgf vhh akvvai jh~ `i~ hwg'
\i~`d|} `i `df gizi~ kgvigfif vh aiv `i~ wdae dwd{' @i
`df! djvi~ daa! d}eif `i~ md~ijyaa{ m`h}ig tyi}vkhg} nijh~i
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