shfbkI bhiRr viqf>r bhrh@vhz bfsiCfln wk bfnvI pirbhfrr fSA jIiby p[ábV{ s[HhisnI. uvhs fchfK fcfziCfln shmfnr rhïhthr ivfk. iyin wfsiCfln fse fkhn Z[fg w-bhiRfy ZKn bhiRr fmfz-fbùfvr wkh fkhYho fbfrhbhr H[kÑm iCl nh. a@vr mHl ahr bhr mHflr mhJKhfn iCl wk infAfVr fvozhl. fse fvozhflr v[ivfk Yhky v{y ahr v{yIfvr ahnhfghnh - fCht-bR, fmj-fsj, vhsI ahr H~[fkhbrvhr, fbzhrh, jmhvhr ahr chkrfvr Khs rhjyü iCl fsKhfn. mfn pfR s[HhisnIr y~hr C'bCr bzsthfk - ZKn y~hfk gznh-g~hit ShrI-j]hfkftr Bhfr n[fz pfR, bnß iPtfn fcfp vhsIr Hhy Vfr ahsfy Hy w bhiRfy. BhbI S=ârbhiRr mhn[Afvr sf¤ pircz kirfz fvbhr we b]bÆhit kfriCfln v[e pirbhfrr årºjnrh. fChû fmfzitr myhmy fku chzin; yhfk fku ijfôso kfrin fZ yhr oe Bhfb fZfy Bhl lhfg iknh. HThQ p[yÑl fKlhr mhJKhn fYfk yhfk ufT ahsfy Hy. yhrpr w bhiRfy wfle bR bR phkh ig»Irh, fp/ùªh vhsIrh yhfk fvKy K~[itfz K~[itfz. fnfRfcfR fvKy yhr fse sb Bhir Bhir gznhåflhfk. s[HhisnIfvr pirbhrito iCl smhn ojfnr bfnvI b}S. o~fvr khfCr o v{frr afnk ôhiy fghìI yKn CiRfz iCl bfnvI klkhyhr cyÑiv_fk. fse fghìIr wk pirbhr iCl fjhRhs~hfkhr bhis@vh; oe pirbhritr kéi&t o s}ƒéiyr K]hiy yKn smï klkhyh fkn shrh BhrybfA_e ibsMz iCl. o~fvre wkjn eiymfV] jgy-ijfn infz wfsfCn s$mhn. oe bhiRr fmfzrh yKn iSKy flKhpRh; wkit bu y' fse fkhn Z[fg s=hmIr sf¤ ahrbI fGhRhz fcfp mzvhn G[fro wfsfC! ikëÑ s[HhisnIfvr bhiRfy yKno bhfrh bCr nh p[rfye fmfzfvr ibfz Hfz fZy; fCflfmfzfvr jf@mr ahfge Hfz fZy bhg\vhn. s[HhisnIr fqfáo yhr b]iy÷m Hzin; o~r ThkÑrvh kYh ivfziCfln y~hr Ziv p/Ym fpùáI Hz, yfb fs we bhiRr wkmhá fCflitr fbù Hfb. s[HhisnIr jf@mr smfz fse fCflitr bzs vS; yhfko fku ikC[ ijfôs kfrin. ikëÑ yhr kÑiR p~icS bCfrr mfV]e Z[g bvflr Hhozh flfgiCl w bhiRfy. yhrpr y s[HhisnIr infjr fmfzrhe a@vr mHflr bhVhinfAfVr gi@d fpirfz cfl wl bhefrr ahflhz Brh ahixnhz. ofvr mh Hfz iyino afnkkhflr fse b~hVnthfk iC~fR fPfl fbirfz wfsiCfln, ahr fpCfn iPfr yhkhn in. abS] wr fpCfn y~hr s=g_y s=hmIr sfsNH uQshH ahr Bhlbhsh nh Yhkfl fZ kI Hy yh blh S|. ikëÑ s[HhisnIo infjr fjhfr wigfz igfziCfln, Yhfmn in fkhYho. y~hr icrth khl mfn HfzfC shmfn yhikfz pY clhthe jIbfnr p/Vhn ufñvS] Hozh uicy. fse fZ upinAfv fkhn óiA bfl fgfCn, 'cFrfbyI', wigfz cl, wigfz cl. Wite y~hr m{lmÖ, fCflfmfzfvro bflfCn fse kYhthe bhrbhr. ahj SHryil ahr SHfrr fmfzfvr mhJKhfn iyin gfR yÑflfCn infjr km_fqá. fse pY Vfr wfsfC K]hiy, wfsfC s$mhn - fse shVhr> a%piSiqyh fbùitfk yÑfl infzfC ahj ashVhr> pZ_hfz. wKn fbyhr, v{rvS_fnr ahH=hno ahfs y~hr khfC shqhQkhfrr jn] - abhke lhfg Bhbfl. jIbfnr p/hëfblhz bfs bfs fse kYhåflhe ahj ahsh Zhozh kriCl y~hr mfnr mfV]. ahjfk s[HhisnIr wk fmfz ahsfC k]hnhdh fYfk kfzk sèhfHr jn]. kyivn fvfKnin fmfzfk. skhl fYfk yhe afpqhz bfs ahfCn we bhrh@vhz. o~r fCflfmfzrhe wKn jIbfnr sbfcfz vhmI ijinA; oe Bhir Bhir gznhåflhr fcfzo afnk fbSI vhmI. ofvr ahr ofvr fCflfmfzfvr fByr ivfze jgQthfk icfn fnn iyin; fvKfy phn Z[g bvflr Hhozhth flfgfC wfs fkhn phfl. t]hiÉth wfs Yhml; J~[fk pfR fvKfln s[HhisnI - p>_h nhml wkhe. fmfzr Shë ibA» m[KKhnh fvfK y~hr b[fkr mhJKhnth wkbhr m[cfR uTl; p>_hr svhn@v, svhHhs]mz s=hmI akhfl phiR jimfzfCn ophfr. yhrpr we p/Ym fmfz ahsfC mhfzr khfC. iyin y' jhfnn p>_hfk S| mhitfy v~hRhfy Hfbe; ahr mh Hfz iyin fse kYhth ofk Ziv fbhJhfy phfrn, yfbe y~hr mh Hozh shY_k. s[HhisnI ahfï ahfï aYc v<ª phfz fnfm wfln nIfc. p>_h p/>hm kfr ufT v~hRhfye s[HhisnI ofk b[fkr mfV] ftfn infln. mhfzr b[fk m[K å~fj p>_h bll, "mhfgh, ahim fZ k~hvfy phriC nh; kf&t b[k fPft ZhfêC, yb[ phriC nh." mh blfln Shë glhz, "kh»hro ikC[ p/fzhjn ahfC jIbfn, ahr fse p/fzhjno shmhn] nz. ikëÑ fchfKr jl bR injs= Vn, bR vhmI. fZKhfn fsKhfn fPl nh; fZ b[Jfb fyhmhr k&t, fZ fyhmhr mnthfk C~[fy phrfb, fymn flhfkr shmfne fPl. nefl amn m{l]bhn an[Bçiyr s$p{>_ apb]z Hfb." fmfzr HhyKhnh Vfr is~iR ivfz uTfy uTfy ahbhr blfln iyin, "ahn@vtho ikëÑ jIbfnr wkth apirHhZ_ a}S; fsthfk bhv ivfz âV[mhá kh»h ivfz jIbnthfk Bfr frK nh. ahnf@vr mfV]e K~[fj phfb jIbfnr aY_; fb~fc Yhkhr yhQpZ_." wyivfn p>_hr b[fkr phYrthfy fZn lhgl prSminr fC~hzh, ahr fse phYr gfl fshnhr fs/hfy Bhisfz infz fgl or wyivfnr b]Yhitfk. mh-fmfz ufT wfln opfr. fkft fgl kfzkth ivn nhnh b]ïyhz. frhj rhfá mh-fmfzfy nhnh p[rfnh kYh Hz âfz âfz. p>_h ijfôs kfr, - ahêCh mh, ahsfy y' w bhiRfy fse fkhn fChtfblh fYfk; bhbhfk fvKin kKno? - fkn fvKb nh! oe y' oe bhiRr cyüfr fs phfz chlh lhghfnh kI wkth pfr fvùfR fbRhy; pfr fjfniC fsth iCl frhlhr fƒt! ahimo wkivn prfy fcfziCl[m; fmhfte phäh fvzin. p>_h fHfs fPfl. - mhfgh, kI kfr yÑim fBfbiCfl fZ fse Z[fg bhiRr Hb[ fbùfk frhlhr fƒt pfR fvùRfy fvfb fku! - m[siklth iCl y' fsKhfne fr; oe Z[fgr fse an]hz an[Shsnth mhnfy fZ efêC kry nh ahmhr. jhins - ufäjnhz ufT bsfln iyin. - ânfy fpl[m vhsIfvr s[p[rI khthr v¤flr mfV] bfs wkivn, wkrkfmr ghiR cflfC klkhyhr rhïhz! shfpr my a~hkhb~hkh lhen phyh HfzfC; yhr opr ivfz cfl JkJfk v[fth ghiR, wksf¤ fjhRh! oåflhfk bfl nhik tàhm ghiR! b]s\, ahim mfn mfn iTk kfr fPll[m oe ghiRfy wkbhr chpfy Hfbe Hfb. - chpfy fgfl y' BhRh lhgy. fsth kI kfr fjhghR krfb fBfbiCfl? - vhsIfvr khC fYfke fjfn inl[m BhRh ky. phn shjhr jn] shmhn] ikC[ ivfyn ThkÑrmh; fsetÑkÑe jimfz jimfz wkivn ronh ivl[m fse tàhmghiRr w]hdfBöhfrr ufñvfS]. v[p[r fblhz yKn vhsIfvr vl fmfJfy a~hcl ibiCfz âfz pfRfC; mh-ThkÑrmhrho fZ Zhr Gfr cÑl wflh kfr âfz pfRfCn. chirivk inJ\J[m; bhefr vhfrhzhnjI oe smfz FKnI itpfy itpfy iJimfz fnz - fstho jhnh iCl. ph itfp itfp v[fth mHly fpfrhl[m. p/hz fp~ùfC fgiC is} vrjhr khCitfy - ahr v['ph; yhrpre fse tàhmghiRr frhmhömz jgy! fZe nh wk ph bhiRfziC - HThQ thn pRl ibn[nIfy - mhfzr Khs vhsI s[@vrIr bhuit prh Hhfyr thn! wkthfn ahmhr shmfn fYfk sfr fgl fse fKhlh ahkhfSr jgyth; m[fC fgl fse tàhmghiR ahr fsthfk iGfr Syrkfmr frhmhö. G[fc fgl ahmhr tàhmghiRfy chpbhr shV. - ikëÑ mh, yÑim y' yhrpr kybhr cfRC tàhfm - wmnik wKnkhr we ahV[ink phyhl frflo. yhrpro fse v[:Kth fBhlin! - nh fr, fBhlh ik Zhz? infj infj fse infAfVr gi@dthfk fpfrhbhr shHs, fse nIrb ibfv/hH - yhr ik fkhn yÑlnh ahfC? p>_h v[Hhy ivfz mhf jiRfz Vfr bfl, "mhfgh, wKn b[iJ, yÑim fkn ahmhfvr sklfk wmn kfr bhefrr ivfk fTfl ivfziCfl." ahfrh cfl fgl kfzkth ivn. wkivn p>_h bll, "mh, ky jhl jfm rfzfC we fvozhl-ahkmhrIåflhfy. wktÑ pir&khr kfr ikC[ ijinApá fPfl ive Ziv bl." s[HhisnIro ahpiä fne yhfy. w bhiRr bH[ p/hcIn ijinAo rfzfC oe sb ahlmhrIr mfV]. fCflfmfzfvr afnk ivfzo ivfzfCn iyin. ikëÑ yhfvr fCht s}shr, fCht bhiR; yhrh sb infyo chz nh. aYc infjr Hhfy fPlfyo phfrnin. p>_h Ziv phfr krºk nh. p>_h bfs fgl shbhn fghlh jl ahr k]hnhdh fYfk ahnh *p infz. shrhth ivn Vfr afnkth pirêC»o kfr ahnl fs. yhrpr bsl mhfzr p[yÑflr ahlmhrIth fghChfy. s[HhisnIr shyit fCflfmfz brhbr fvfK wfsfC yhfvr mhfzr bR p[yÑflr SK. yhe yhrh, ibfSA kfr y~hr ibfvSbhsI fCflfmfzåflh, fZKhfn ZKn nyÑn V~hfcr p[yÑl fvfK, wfn fvz mhfk. nyÑn fkhn p[yÑl fvKfle mhfzr m[KKhnh wKno fkmn uñBhisy Hfz ofT. fsth fBfbe Hhis fpl p>_hr. 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Yhk nh wåflh; kye bh jhzgh infêC - wye ZKn rfzfC. y~hr glhz fkmn wkth fCflmhn[iA ah+vhr PÑft uTl. p>_h abhke Hl yhr iÆr, VIr, b[ivßmyI mhfzr we chöl] fvfK. ikëÑ yKn ahr ikC[ bll nh fs. ahbhr fJfR m[fC DÑikfz ivl p[yÑlåflhfk ahlmhrIr mfV]. fsivn rhfá ahbhr mh-fmfzr fShbhr smz wl. mhfzr phSitfy fChtfblhkhr my åitâit fmfr âfz pfR p>_h bll, "ahêCh mh, siy] bly, kI Hfb oe Bhxh fnh}rh p[yÑlåflhfk frfK. ahmrho fKilin oåflhfk infz; ahr fyhmhr ahV[inkh nhynIrh y' bRe Hfz fgfC. yhChRh osb yhrh fbhVHz C~[fzo fvKy nh. s[HhisnI ofk kYh fSA krfy ifvln nh. "ofr, fyhrh kI b[Jib. ahmhr y' fse ibfz Hfz fgl bhfrh bCr bzfs. p[yÑl infz fKlfy fKlfy kKn fviK fse fKlhGfrr s}shr fYfk fjhr kfr infz fgl ahmhfk sbhe siy]khfrr s}shfr. fsKhfn k%pnh bfl ikC[ iClnh; nh iCl ahpnmfn infjr fkh>thfy l[fkhbhr abkhS. fsKhfn sbe bR bhïb, bRe p/kt. ibfzr iTk pfre kivn bhfv ZKn p/Ym bhfpr bhiRfy wl[m, mhYhr fGhmth fPfl ivfz, wkth mï vm infz, p/Yfme C[ftiCl[m ahmhr p[yÑflr s}shr fvKfy. igfz fviK sb P~hkh. K[RyÑfyh, mhsyÑfyh fCht fbhnåflh yfò yfò iCl kfb ivivBhe S=âr bhiR Zhfb, ahr fse p[yÑlåflh ofvr Hfz Zhfb. ahmhr mh fsth jhnfyno. yhe iyin fsåflh ofvre ivfz ivfziCfln. wtÑkÑ fbhfJnin fZ bhfrh bCfrr fChû fmfzthr p[yÑl fKlh yKno fSA Hzin. kI k&t fZ HfziCl fsivn! kI kfr yh fbhJhb fyhfk wyivn pfr! ph CiRfz bfs fk~fviCl[m ahmhr fse p[yÑl fCflfmfzfvr fShfk. v['chrft abS] fPrQ fpfziCl[m fsbhfr; mh Hzy b]Yhth Khink b[fJiCfln. fseåflhe oe p[yÑl; ofvr infz fKlh ahr Hzin ahmhr. fyfrh p[fr fchñvfy ph ivfye fkhfl wl fyhr bRiv; wfk wfk wl fyhr vhvh ivivrh. j]hë p[yÑlrh wfs fgl siy]khfrr s}shfr. oe p/h>HIn jR p[yÑlåflh rfze fgl ahlmhrIr fkhf>. ikëÑ kI jhins? oe sf¤ rfz fgl bhfrh bCfrr fse kh@dôhnHIn fmfzthr p[yÑl fKlhr shV. oåflhfk fPfl ivfl fZ fse ap{>_ shVthfko icryfr fPfl fvozh Hfb, ahr icrivfnr my Hhirfz Zhfb fse bhfrh bCfrr fChû ab[J mnth! - m[fK fShnh *m<iychrf>r Chzh abl$bfn -