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Pn Tp|g~^ h A T A h PJ Gkqhf
`y
Nhftkg Jpct~pkge
9igh& Igd'Ghu Ykpb& Ghu Ykpb
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Akp Ckc& Njn& jgn @j`y
^mjgbt akp ykxp tx||kp~& ykxp dkcci~chg~ jgnakp `hige ~mh ujy ykx exyt jph' I fkqh ykx jff qhpy cxdm*
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Jdbgkufhnehchg~t
^mit `kkb ukxfn gk~ mjqh `hhg cjnh |ktti`fh ui~mkx~ ~mh kffkuige |hk#|fh umkc In fibh ~k jdbgkufhneh'
Aipt~ jgn kphckt~& In fibh ~k ~mjgb cy hni~kpt& Bhggh~m @pktby jgn Njgihf
Bhgykg kp ~mhip jnqidh& px~mfhttghtt& jgn dkc|fh~h ji~m ig ~mit ukpb'
I i~ uhph gk~ kp Tinmhtm Tjpnj jgn Pxnpjbtm C' Bxftmphtm~mj& ~mit kkb ukxfn
mjqh ghqhp hhg jt i~ it gku' mhyqh hhg jgn phcjig cy dkgt~jg~ dpi~idt'
Ig Ignij& ~mhy tjy ~mj~ ~mh ckt~ ic|kp~jg~ |hptkg ig ykxp fih& ckph ~mjg
ykxp |jphg~t& it ~mh expx& ~mh ~hjdmhp' Jgn I ~hgn ~k kffku ~mj~ qihu `hdjxth I
mjqh hhg fhtthn y txdm ~hjdmhpt umifh I ujt jd~xjffy ig ~mh upi~ige |pkdhtt'I~ ujt `hdjxth k ~mhc ~mj~ I ujt j`fh ~k eh~ j `pkjnhp qihu kg fih umidm& j~
~mh ~ich& I nht|hpj~hfy ghhnhn' ^mkth ~hjdmhpt jph?
Tjgnhh| Thmejf& kp gkxpitmige cy cign ui~m tkch ephj~ fi~hpj~xph jgn
|pjd~idjf uitnkc'
Np' DQF Tpigiqjt& kp mhf|ige ch ~k jnqjgdh t|ipi~xjffy jgn pkjnhgige cy
dphj~iqh j`ifi~iht'
Dcnp' N'G' Oktmi jgn mit jcify& kp cjbige ch j |jp~ k ~mhip mkch'
Gitmjg~m Gjejqjp& kp mit dkgt~jg~ mhf| jgn igtiem~t kg fih jgn kp ~mh xg~icht uh mjn'
\pi~mj Cxbmhpohh& kp mhf|ige ch ui~m ~mh mit~kpidjf jgn |kfi~idjf `jtit k
~mit `kkb& ui~mkx~ hqhg bgkuige i~*
I jftk ujg~ ~k jdbgkufhneh Fxbh Thzxhipj& kp ~mkth dpjy ~icht ig @kc`jy&
~mh fkqh jgn tx||kp~ k j ~pxh pihgn jgn oxt~ kp `hige ~mh ujy ykx jph jgn
mhf|ige ch ckph ~mjg ujt hqhp phzxiphn*
Jgn k dkxpth& ~mhph jph tk cjgy |hk|fh kx~ ~mhph umkqh ~kxdmhn cy
cign jgn mhjp~ ig j ujy ~mj~t mhf|hn ~k ek kg ui~m ~mh chg~jf okxpghy k
dkc|fh~ige j `kkb ~mj~ ~kkb j ~k~jf k jfckt~ gigh yhjpt' ^mhph jph fi~hpjffy
mxgnphnt k |hk|fh ~mj~ Iqh ch~ jfkge ~mh ujy umkqh tmj|hn cy qihut kg
fih' In fibh ~k ~mjgb ~mkth gjchfhtt jdht umkqh nkgh tk'
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^j`f ka Dkg~g~t
^mh Biget \pkfkexh ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 9
^mh Ehghpjft \pkfkexh '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' :>
Dmj|~hp Kgh? Epjnxj~ikg '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 08
Dmj|~hp uk? Phqhfj~ikg '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 41
Dmj|~hp ^mphh? Dj|~xph ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' >9
Dmj|~hp Akxp? Dmjgeht'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 50
Dmj|~hp Aiqh? Nhditikgt ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' :4
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Nhftkg Jpct~pkge 5
^m Biget \pkfkex
Njpbghtt hdfi|thn jff k Ciepj jgn i~t |hk|fh jt ~mhy uji~hn'^mit it j njcg ujt~h k ~ich* tjin ~mh `hhy cjg& jt mh fkkbhn x| j~
~mh uignku k ~mh miemht~ ~kuhp k ~mh djt~fh'
Mit uih ujt ~mphh hh~ tmkp~hp ~mjg mic `x~ jfckt~ jt |fxc|' Tmh
fkkbhn j~ mic& mhp hyht uinhghn jgn efit~hgige ui~m phfhg~fhtt hjp' Nkg~
tjy txdm ~miget& Bjfhq& tmh tdkfnhn mic'
Ekkn pinnjgdh ~k ~mh uph~dm& mh tjin& dkg~igxige mit t~hjny ejh'
^mh txppkxgnige dpkun |xtmhn jgn tmkqhn& juji~ige ghut' Tkch
mk|hn kp ekkn& x~ ckt~ kp jn' mh kght umk ujg~hn mic ~k nih uji~hn
hjehpfy kp ~mh ukpn' ^mhy fkkbhn x| ~k ~mh uignku& ukgnhpige umhg ~mh
mkxp k mit nhj~m ukxfn jppiqh' ^mkth umk tx||kp~hn Jgj}jekpjt ]]I]
uh|~& |pjyige ~mh bige ukxfn htdj|h pkc ~mit j~h'
J cjg ghjp`y& tbiggy jgn pjxem~ ui~m j gk`fh jppkejgdh& tjin ~k Bjfhq&
Ykxph upkge& ykx bgku' Cign ykxp ~kgexh kp Iff ph|kp~ ykx ~k ~mh dkc#
cjgnhp' Mit `hjny hyht |ihpdhn j~ Bjfhq'
Uiff ykx gku; ~mh fjpeh cjg tjin' Mit xy cxt~jdmhn jdh phnnhghn'
Nk ykx bgku umj~ mht |x~ xt ~mpkxem; Uhqh txhphn kxp nhj~mt ig ~mh
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= ^mh Ajftihp
jcify' Mh `kfnfy |kig~hn ~k ~mh djt~fh& Mh ~mphu cy tkg ig~k ~mh nxg#
ehkgt' I~t `hhg ~mip~y yhjpt tigdh uh fjt~ tju mic* Gk~ j njy ekht `y ~mj~
uh nkg~ ~migb k mic'
^mh tdpjugy cjg tdpx~igihn Bjfhqt uih jgn ~mhg ~xpghn mit hyht `jdb
~k Bjfhq' Umj~ nkht i~ cj~~hp& mh tdkhn& jt |hk|fh tmkqhn mjpnhp ~k mhjp
umj~ ghut ukxfn jppiqh pkc kx~tinh ~mh djt~fh' mh dpkun jfckt~ |xtmhn
~mh cjg jgn ~mkth ig pkg~ ~k ~mh af~my hneh k ~mh ckj~' ^mh cjg eht#
~idxfj~hn& Fkkb jpkxgn ykx' ^mh cjokpi~y mhph ujg~t mic jfiqh jgn uhff
t~jgn `y mic' Mit qidikxt tcifh phqhjfhn nip~y yhffku ~hh~m' Bjfhq tjingk~mige jgn bh|~ mit hyht kg ~mh ~kuhp' Mit piem~hghn uih t~kkn dfkthp ~k
mic jgn fkkbhn j~ ~mit t~pjgehp& tk fkyjf ~k ~mh dpkug'
Txnnhgfy ~mh ~mphh k ~mhc ~xpghn ~mhip mhjnt jt ~mh dpkun cjnh ujy&
th|jpj~ige ig ~uk mjfqht' Bjfhq jgn mit uih ujfbhn ~k kgh tinh& umifh ~mh
gk`fh pjg jdpktt ~k ~mh k~mhp'
J dfkjbhn aexph j||hjphn kg ~mh cinnfh |j~m `h~uhhg ~mh dpkunt&
mit jdh minnhg ui~mig ~mh tmjnku k mit mkkn' Mh efinhn ~mpkxem ~mh jip
~kujpnt ~mh djt~fh& umhph mh nhcjgnhn ui~m j eht~xph k mit mjgnt ~k `h
fh~ ig'
^mh `pineh npk||hn kqhp ~mh ckj~ ui~m j fkxn ~mxn' Kg ~mh k~mhp tinh&
umhph ~mh t|hd~j~kpt t~kkn& ~mh fjpeh ej~ht k|hghn& cjbige j nhh| jgn
mkffku ckjg' Mxtmhn umit|hpt jgn ejt|t hpx|~hn pkc ~mh dpkun' Apkc
igtinh ~mh ujfft k ~mh djt~fh& djch ~mh tkxgn k t~jc|ige hh~' ^mh cjpdm#
ige jc|fiahn `y ~mh ckchg~ xg~if tmjnkuy aexpht dkxfn `h thhg' ^mh
tmjnkut kpchn ig~k chg ui~m t|hjpt jgn tmihfnt' ^mhip jpckp tmkgh tif#
qhp jgn ekfn'
^mit tcjff cifi~ij ujt fhn `y j |kp~fy dkccjgnhp& `hjpnhn jgn `jfn
h}dh|~ kp j hu kify `fjdb uit|t k mjip ~mj~ t|pxge kx~ kg ~mh `jdb jgn
tinht' Umj~ nk ykx ujg~; ~mh dkccjgnhp `jpbhn' ^mh aexph phcjighntifhg~ jgn ~mh dkccjgnhp jtbhn mic jejig& ~mit ~ich ckph ic|j~ihg~fy'
Jejig& ~mh aexph phcjighn tifhg~' I ~migb& tjin ~mh pxt~pj~hn dkccjgnhp&
I jtbhn ykx j zxht~ikg' Umj~ it i~ ykx ujg~; Txnnhgfy& mh t~k||hn ig mit
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Nhftkg Jpct~pkge 9
~pjdbt' ^mh aexph pjithn mit piem~ mjgn jgn tgj||hn mit agehpt jgn ~mh
dkccjgnhp jgn t|hd~j~kpt pkh ig ~ich'
J ckchg~ |jtthn jgn hqhpykgh tgj||hn kx~ k ~mh ~pjgdh' ^mit ~ich
~mh dkccjgnhp t|kbh ig j tk~hp ~kgh& Fh~ ~mit cjg ig2 mh uitmht ~k thh
~mh bige& jgn tjyt ~mh bige kpnhpt i~ nkgh' Tk `h i~*
Igtinh ~mh biget pkkc& ~mh dkfn njpb ujfft thhchn ~k h}|phtt nhj~m' J
fi~~fh fiem~ idbhphn jpkxgn ~mh pkkc& pkc ~mh njgdige jcht k ~kpdmht&
jgn yh~ njpbghtt thh|hn ~mpkxem hqhpy~mige'^mh bige tfh|~ a~xffy' Jt ~mh mkxp k mit nhcith nphu ghjp& mh hf~ ~mh
mjxg~ige |phthgdh k mit txppkxgniget' Mh hf~ i~ ig hqhpy kxgdh k mit tkxf'
^mh fjpeh ukknhg nkkp dpkjbhn k|hg jgn ~mh dfkjbhn aexph tjtmjyhn
jdpktt ~mh pkkc' ^mh bige k|hghn mit hyht' Mh fkkbhn x| j~ ~mh ig~pxnhp
jgn pkughn' Nkg~ ykx bgku I ujg~ ~k `h jfkgh; Fh~ ch nih ig |hjdh'
Nkg~ ~hff ch ykx jph cy `fkkn kp I mjqh gk kgh fh~
Ykx& cy nhjp bige& uiff tkkg h k cy fkkn& ~mh aexph tjin ig j pkt~y
~kgh' Mh jdhn ~mh bige& ~mh njpbghtt k mit mkkn t~iff minige mit jdh'
^mh bige ujt txph ~mj~ ~mh ig~pxnhp ujt ~mh cjgiht~j~ikg k nhj~m2 ~mit
ujt ~mh hgn'
Gk& ~mh aexph phjn mit ~mkxem~t& I jc gk~ ykxp nhj~m& Jgj}jekpjt'
I jc ykxp fih& h~hpgjf jgn hqhpfjt~ige' ^mit it umj~ I mjqh dkch ~k khp'
Umy; Jgj}jekpjtt |jfh jdh fkkbhn kg uhjbfy' Ic gk~mige' I bgku
I nhthpqh nhj~m'
^mh aexph tjin& Jgn umj~ ukxfn mj||hg i ykx nihn; ^mhph ukxfn `h
jgjpdmy'
I~t jfphjny fibh ~mj~& ~mh bige ph|fihn'
@x~ umhg ykx dkch `jdb pkc ~mh nhjn& ~mhy uiff |pjith ykx'
I mjqh txdm |kuhpt jfphjny' Umj~ nkht i~ cj~~hp; ^mh bige fkkbhn j~~mh aexph& mit afcy hyht ~pyige ~k xgdkqhp ~mh jdh ui~mig ~mh dfkjb'
@x~ ~mh |kuhp I eiqh ykx uiff cjbh ykx j bige k biget& ~mh pkyjf fhjnhp
k jff fhjnhpt k ~mit xgiqhpth' ^mh njpb kgh mitthn& Ykx uiff cjbh ~mit
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:< ^mh Ajftihp
xgiqhpth j |jp~ k kxp xgnyige |kuhp& j |jp~ k j ghu jgn icckp~jf pjdh'
Umj~ nk ykx chjg; ^mh bige dkxemhn'
I khp ykx ~mj~ umidm Dmpit~ khphn ~k mit |hk|fh kgh ~mkxtjgn yhjpt
jek' I jc eiqige ykx cy `fkkn' Umhg ykx npigb pkc ~mh kxg~jig k phjf
fih& ykx tmjff `hdkch |jp~ k ch' Ykx tmjff `h fibh ch' Ykx uiff `h icckp#
~jf jgn igqigdi`fh kphqhp'
pxfy I ujg~ ~mit& ~mh bige tjin& mit hyht uinhgige'
@x~& ~mh aexph tjin& mkfnige kx~ j fkge#gjifhn& |jfh agehp& I ujpg
ykx' ^mh pkjn ~k icckp~jfi~y it niadxf~' Ykx uiff dkch jgn fiqh ui~m chkp tkch ~ich jgn I uiff tmku ykx hqhpy~mige' Umhg ykx dkch `jdb pkc
~mh nhjn ykx cxt~ `hgn ~mh |hk|fh ~k ykxp uiff' ^mhy uiff `h fibh ykx ig
jff ujyt x~ kgh' mhy uiff nih y tifqhp& ~mh kgh ~mige ~mj~ ~mhy uiff j`mkp'
Tk fkge jt ykx jph ui~m ykxp |hk|fh& ~phjnige ~mh tjch epkxgn ~mj~ ~mhy
nk& gk mjpc jgn gk nhj~m tmjff dkch x|kg ~mhc'
^mhy uiff jdzxiph |kuhpt `hykgn jgy~mige icjeigj`fh `x~ ~mhy cxt~
hhn kg `fkkn' Akp i~ it upi~~hg? ~mh `fkkn it ~mh fih' Umhg ykx ph~xpg&
~mh fkkn uiff h ykxpt jgn ykxp |hk|fht fih' mhy uiff gk fkgehp |pknxdh
big ~k ~jbh kqhp ~mhip uhfjph' @x~ ~mkth ~mhy uitm ~k igid~ tfjqhpy x|kg
~mhy cjy nk tk `y t|iffige `fkkn pkc ~mhip qid~ict jgn cjbige ~mhc hhn
kg ~mh `fkkn k kxp pjdh' ^mh njpb kgh |jxthn& uji~ige kp Jgj}jekpjtt
phjd~ikg' ^mh bige ujt chtchpihn' Tk nk ykx dmkkth fih kp j nhj~m ui~m
gk efkpy kp mkgkp;
I dmkkth fih* ~mh bige tjin& t~pxeefige ~k ti~ x| kg mit hn' Mit hj~xpht
phcjighn k`tdxphn `y ~mh tmjnkut k ~mh dxp~jigt jt mh fhjghn kg j tifby
|iffku'
Fit~hg ~k ch djphxffy& ~mh aexph tjin' Oxt~ ~mhg& mit piem~ mjgn tuipfhn
jpkxgn jgn j cit~ t~jp~hn ~k kpc j`kqh mit |jfc' ^mh tckbh njpbhghn
jgn kpchn ig~k ~mh tmj|h k j tifqhp dmjfidh& hgdpxt~hn ui~m px`iht jgnhchpjfnt' Npigb ~mit jgn fit~hg& mitthn ~mh aexph' ^mh bige nin jt mh ujt
~kfn' ^mhph uiff dkch j njy umhg I jc ekgh' Ykx cxt~ dkgzxhp ~mh Chg
k ~mh Hjp~m jgn ykx cxt~ phtxpphd~ ch tk ~mj~ I djg dkch jgn phieg ig
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Nhftkg Jpct~pkge ::
|hjdh' I uiff ~hff ykx ckph tkkg' Akp gku& oxt~ npigb'
Ig ~mh biget mjgn ~mh dmjfidh `hdjch j figb `h~uhhg micthf jgn ~mh
fih#eiqhp' Mh hf~ j ehg~fh `x~ |jigxf t|jpb ~mj~ fjt~hn kgfy j ckchg~ yh~
thhchn h~hpgjf' Jt ~mh fjt~ npk| ~kxdmhn mit fi|t mit t|ipi~ ~kph jujy pkc
mit htm jgn kffkuhn ~mh njpb `hige ig~k ~mh gh~mhp#phjfct jgn mit fic|
`kny hff `jdb kg ~mh `hn'
^mh tx||kp~hpt ckxpghn ~mhip biget xgkp~xgj~h nhj~m' Gk kgh bghu
umj~ mjn kddxpphn ~mj~ njy umhg ~mh aexph uhg~ ~k mit pkkc jgn gk kghhqhp t|kbh k i~ xg~if ~mh bige djch `jdb'
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:0 ^mh Ajftihp
^m Egpjft \pkfkex
^mh yhjp ujt 440= J'N jgn ~mh qjc|ipid pjdh mjn jfckt~ txddhhnhnig dkgxhpige ~mh mxcjgt' ^mh igqjnhpt h}|hd~hn jg hjty qid~kpy `x~
~mh ujp fjt~hn akp jfckt~ aia~hhg yhjpt' ^mhy mjn xgnhpht~icj~hn ~mh
mxcjgt& |phtxcige ~mhc ~k `h uhjb jgn igdkc|h~hg~' Kg ~mh dkg~pjpy&
~mhy akxgn ~mhc ~k `h j akpcinj`fh hghcy'
Ehghpjf Okmg @hgojcig Mkuh III nht|ithn hjp& umidm ujt ~mh kgfy
hck~ikg mh hf~ gku' Mkuhqhp& mh nin gk~ tmku ~mit ~k mit chg umk fkkbhn
x| ~k mic' H}~hpgjffy mh hcjgj~hn dkxpjeh jgn qjfijgdh' Mh mjn ~k' Mh
bghu ig mit mhjp~ ~mhy uhph ekige ~k fkth ~mit `j~~fh `x~ mh t~iff ujg~hn ~k
aem~ i~ ~k ~mh `i~~hp hgn'
Okmg txpqhyhn mit `pjqh chg& hjdm kgh k ~mhc phjny ~k aem~& jgn
thgthn ~mhip hjp' Fit~hg* mh tjin' Hqhpy tigefh cjg k jff ~mh kgh mxgnphn
jgn a~y ~mkxtjgn xgi~t phcjighn tifhg~& hjehp ~k mhjp ~mhip ehghpjf' Umj~nk ykx mhjp; mh dkg~igxhn& dx||ige mit piem~ hjp' Mh ~xpghn ~k ~mh k|hg
`j~~fhahfn ui~m mit `jdb ~k ~mh jpcy' Uj~dm* ^hff ch umj~ ykx thh; Ig
~mhip mhjp~t& ~mhy jfphjny bghu ~mh jgtuhp' Nhj~m* Mh t|j~' Nk ykx jff
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Nhftkg Jpct~pkge :4
~migb ~mj~ i~t nhj~m; I i~ uhph tk& uh ukxfn gk~ `h mhph gku j~ ~mh agjf
`j~~fh& tk dfkth ~k qid~kpy' Uh jph j ~kxemhp t|hdiht ~mjg ~mj~*
Iff ~hff ykx umj~ I mhjp& `kkchn ~mh Ehghpjf' I mhjp ~mh dfjckp k
ckph ~mjg j mxgnphn ~mkxtjgn qjc|ipid `fkkn#t~jighn tukpnt' I mhjp ~mh
`j~~fh dpy k ~mh mxcjg pjdh& j dpy ~mj~ tmjff h upi~~hg ig ~mh jggjft k mit#
~kpy jt ~mh pkjp k j fikg ~mj~ qjgzxitmhn i~t hghcy' Akp I ~hff ykx& uh uiff
pith jejig kx~ k ~mh jtmht' Uh uiff dpy tk fkxn ~mj~ ~mh hg~iph xgiqhpth uiff
bgku ~mj~ i ~mhy dpktt xt ~mhyff |hpitm* ^mh ehghpjf ujqhn mit tukpn ig
~mh jip' Fh~ ch mhjp ~mj~ dpy gku*^mh fjpeh jpcy tmkx~hn ig xgitkg& dfj~~hphn ~mhip tukpnt jejigt~ hjdm
k~mhp jgn t~jc|hn ~mhip hh~' ^mh epkxgn ~phc`fhn jff ~mh ujy ~k ~mh qjc#
|ipid jpcy& ~uk ~mkxtjgn ch~hpt jujy'
Jgn& mh uhg~ kg ig ~mh tjch qhig& Iff ~hff ykx umj~ I thh' I thh ~mh
jpciht k Jgj}jekpjt `heeige kp chpdy `hdjxth ~mhy mjqh `hhg tx`oxej~#
hn' Akp ~mkth umk thhb ~k dkgzxhp uiff `h dkgzxhphn' I thh ~mhc dpxtmhn
`y kxp `kk~t' I thh ~mhc jff nht~pkyhn `y ~mh tukpn jgn upj~m k ~mh mx#
cjg pjdh* Jejig& ~mhph ujt j fkxn kx~`xpt~ k hg~mxtijtc' Dkch& cy
`pk~mhpt#ig#jpct? fh~t tmku ~mhc umj~ uhph cjnh k*
^mhy cjpdmhn kg jt nhj~mt tmjnku ~kuhphn kqhp hjdm kgh k ~mhc&
phjny ~k |kxgdh jgn nhqkxp ~mhc'
Ehghpjf& tjin Gibkfjt ~k Qjphgbk ig ~mh jgdihg~ qjc|ipid fjgexjeh'
It hqhpy~mige phjny; Mh t~jphn ig~k ~mh hyht k ~mh Ph`hf jgn thgthn j
ephj~ jckxg~ k j||phmhgtikg ig ~mhc' Mh ukgnhphn i mit dkcpjnht hyht
tic|fy phhd~hn mit kug hck~ikgt2 kp j ckchg~ mh ~mkxem~ mh tju hjp
|hptkgiahn jt j dfkjbhn jgn `pkknige aexph ig ~mh dpictkg njpbghtt'
Yht& Qjphgbk tjin& ^mh tdkx~t uh thg~ jph |kt~hn cinujy `h~uhhg
mhph jgn ~mh mxcjg jpcy' Mh umit|hphn& Kgdh uh phjdm ~mh jphj& kxpxgi~t uiff `h phjny jgn uhff dj~dm ~mhc `y txp|pith' Gibkfjt gk~idhn ~mh
hjp jgn nkx`~ ig Qjphgbkt ~kgh'
Ehghpjf Gibkfjt Ejphge ujt j chc`hp k ~mh Ph`hft& jgn mh mjn `hhg
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:> ^mh Ajftihp
djphxf gk~ ~k fh~ ~mh Ic|hpijf Pheich bgku ~mit' Hqhp tigdh ~mh `heiggige
k ~mh Ephj~ Ph`hffikg& mh |fjyhn ~mh |jp~ k ~mh mhpkid jgn fkyjf tx`ohd~ k
~mh bige' Mh ujt xthxf ~k ~mh Ph`hft `hdjxth mh tmkuhn ~mhc ~mh qjc#
|ipht ckt~ thdph~ k |fjgt' Gku& j~ ~mh agjf j~~fh& mh ukxfn phqhjf mit ~pxh
jffheijgdh'
J~ ~mh t~jp~& Okmg Mkuh ning~ ~pxt~ mic' Mh thhchn ~kk cxdm k j
fkyjfit~ ~k `h j Ph`hf kp ~k mhf| ~mh mxcjgt' @x~ kqhp ~mh yhjpt ~mh mxcjg
ehghpjf fhjpghn ~k ~pxt~ mic ui~m mit fih jgn hqhg `hdjch fibh j `pk~mhp
~k mic' ^mhph ujt j ~ich umhg Gibkfjt nitj||pkqhn k Okmg jgn mit ujyt'^mh mxcjg ujg~hn ~k t~xny ~mh qjc|ipid cy~mkfkeiht jgn jgdihg~ fkph ig
kpnhp ~k fhjpg ~mhip ujyt k hghpey cjgi|xfj~ikg' Gibkfjt hf~ ~mj~ i~ ujt
upkge kp jgy mxcjg ~k hqhg ~migb k ~mit' @x~ jt ~mh yhjpt |jtthn jgn
~mh ujp cjegiahn ig tdjfh& Gibkfjt bghu mh ghhnhn ~k `h ckph kpeiqige
jgn jddh|~ige' J~ mit dkxtigt `hmht~ mh t~jp~hn ~k jddh|~ ~mh mxcjgt jgn
agjffy djch ~k thh umj~ Okmg phjffy ujt? j fkyjf cjg ~k fih i~thf jgn j cjg
k mkgkp' Akp ~mj~ mh pht|hd~hn mic' Hqhg~xjffy& ~mhip pihgntmi| ephu jgn
ujt t~phge~mhghn `y ~mhip jcify ~iht'
Umhph it mh; Gibkfjt jtbhn jt mh ~mkxem~ k mit dkxtig' Uh nkg~
mjqh cxdm ~ich' I ~mh jpcy thgtht uhph ~keh~mhp& i~ uiff pxig ~mh hg~iph
k|hpj~ikg'
Mh tmkxfn `h mhph tmkp~fy' Qjphgbk tjin'
J~ ~mj~ igt~jg~ j ahpy njtmige ujppikp j||hjphn& yige ~mpkxem ~mh njpb
phn tby' J`kqh mic ~mh ~midb `fjdb dfkxnt fkkbhn fibh ~mhy uhph j`kx~
~k `xpt~' J `fxh fiem~ hgdj|txfj~hn mic& eiqige mic ~mh j||hjpjgdh k jg
jqhgeige jgehf ph~xpgige pkc ~mh mhjqhgt ~k ph|kp~ kg ~mh `j~~fh ui~m Tj#
~jg' Mh hu ~kujpnt ~mhc jgn ehg~fy fjgnhn kg ~mh epkxgn ui~m mit hh~'
Umj~ jph ykx nkige mhph; mh jtbhn Gibkfjt' Uhphg~ uh tx||kthn ~k
ek niphd~fy ~k ~mh bige;^mhph thhct ~k h j dmjgeh k |fjgt& Jinjg' Uh uiff ek ~k ~mh bige& x~
apt~ I mjqh ~k cjbh dkg~jd~ ui~m Ehghpjf Mkuh' Mht ~k ~hff ch umhg ~k ek'
Mh dkccjgnt ~mj~ ykx ek jmhjn apt~ jgn uji~ kp ch jgn nk jt ~mh bige
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Nhftkg Jpct~pkge :8
`int' @xy ~ich' Jt cxdm jt ykx djg' @x~ i ~mhpht ekige ~k `h jgy bign k
dkgid~& `h zxidb ui~m i~ jgn jttjttigj~h mic' ^mhy dkxfn mhjp ~mh Ic|h#
pijf jpcy jt~ j||pkjdmige' Ek gku* tjin Gibkfjt' ^mhy hc`pjdhn hjdm
k~mhp& jgn Gibkfjt tjin ~k mic& @h djphxf& `pk~mhp*
Jinjg fhqi~j~hn k ~mh epkxgn jgn t|hn k ~mpkxem ~mh dfkxnt'
Qjphgbk tmkkb Gibkfjtt mjgn jgn hu miem ig~k ~mh jip' Mit `kny
~uit~hn pj|infy jgn ph~xpghn nkug ~k ~mh hjp~m umhph mh nxe nhh| ig~k
~mh epkxgn `h~uhhg ~mh ~uk jpciht' Gibkfjt uji~hn kp Jgj}jekpjtt jpcy&
djfdxfj~ige mit gh}~ ckqh'J hu cigx~ht fj~hp mh dkxfn thh ~mhc cjpdmige kqhp ~mh mkpikg& fhn
`y Ehghpjf Jnipjjg' Umhg ~mhy phjdmhn Gibkfjtt ~hg~& ~mhy t~k||hn j~
Jnipjjgt dkccjgn' Gibkfjt ujfbhn x| ~k ~mh ehghpjf jgn hc`pjdhn mic'
Jnipjjg tcifhn jgn tjin& J~hp jff ~mhth yhjpt& uh tmjff mjqh qid~kpy' Mit
nhh| pjt|y qkidh pjge ig Gibkfjtt hjpt' Hqhpy ~ich mh mhjpn mic t|hjb&
Gibkfjt hf~ j hjp pith pkc mit mhjp~' Mh hf~ jt i Jnipjjg bghu ~kk cxdm&
~mj~ mh bghu Gibkfjtt ~pxh jffheijgdh' @x~ kp gku& mh fh~ i~ tfinh pkc mit
cign jgn ph~xpghn Jnipjjgt tcifh'
Yht& Gibkfjt tjin' Dkch& fh~t phjny ~mh chg' Mh |x~ mit jpc kqhp
Jnipjjgt tmkxfnhp jgn ~mhy j||pkjdmhn ~mh ~uk mxgnphn ~mkxtjgn tkf#
nihpt' Gibkfjt kpnhphn ~mhc ~k `h j~ hjth jgn igt|hd~hn ~mhc ui~m j ehg#
hpjft hyh' ^mhy uhph ~mh dpch nh fj dpch k ~mh biget `j~~jfikgt' ^mhip
jpckp jgn tmihfnt uhph hc`ktthn fibh ~mh ujppikpt k kfn ig ekfn jgn
umi~h ekfn jgn nh|id~hn j dpktt ui~m j thp|hg~ ukxgn jpkxgn i~' Tkch djp#
pihn tukpnt& tkch ku jgn jppkut& jgn tkch j}ht& jff ig~pidj~hfy nhtieghn'
Gku* tmkx~hn Gibkfjt ig ~mh cknhpg ~kgexh& cy chg& it ~mh ~ich ~k
tmku ~mit tdxc pjdh umj~ jgn umk uh phjffy jph' Uh djch mhph ~k dkg#
zxhp& jgn dkgzxhp uh tmjff* ^mhy `xpt~ kx~ ig~k tmkx~t k hpqkp kp ujp
jgn `fkkn' Gibkfjt ~xpghn jpkxgn jgn tju Okmgt jpcy phjdmige dfkthp'Mh dkg~igxhn& Fkkb j~ ~mh jpcy ykx jph j`kx~ ~k jdh dmjpeige j~ xt ig j
phgy* @x~ uh jph `h~~hp ~mjg ~mj~2 ckph diqifizhn' Fh~ xt hgn ~mit ujp kgdh
jgn kp jff* Mh `pkbh ig~k j oke jgn ~mhy kffkuhn mic& ~mhip |jdh igdphjt#
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:1 ^mh Ajftihp
ige ui~m hqhpy t~h|'
Jt ~mhy pxtmhn dfkthp ~k ~mh hghcy& Gibkfjtt mhjp~ mhjqhn' Tkch~mige
ujt ekige kg j~ ~mh Biget @jth' Ehghpjf& mh tjin jt ~mhy dmjpehn kg#
ujpnt' Ehghpjf Jnipjjg ~xpghn ~k mit fh~ jt mh t|pig~hn jfkge ui~m mit
chg' ^jbh dmjpeh k ~mit fheikg* Jnipjjg gknnhn jgn Gibkfjt hu k
ig~k ~mh jip'
Jinjg ckgi~kphn ~mh fjpeh dxpqhn txpjdh k ~mh tmi|& `fjdb ui~m ~mh
qkfdjgid jtm k Jg~jpd~idj' ^mh qkfdjgkht ~mj~ hpx|~hn mhph& jt j phtxf~ kgxdfhjp efk`jf ujpcige jgn kxp ukpfn ujpt& dphj~hn j mhffitm hgqipkgchg~
k tkk~& jtm& jgn fjqj' ^mhph ujt gk qheh~j~ikg jgn k~mhp ~mjg mxcjgt
jgn qjc|ipht& ~mhph ujt gk fih' ^mh xcht cjnh i~ jfckt~ ic|ktti`fh kp
mxcjgt ~k `phj~mh& tk ~mit jphj ujt ~mh `ht~ |ktti`fh |fjdh kp ~mh bige ~k
phcjig tjh' Tkkg j~hp ~mh ujp i~ ujt bgkug ~k jff jt ~mh Biget @jth'
Mht ig ~mhph& Jinjg ~mkxem~' Mit ~jpeh~t |phthgdh& nhh| ui~mig ~mh ~midb
ujfft k ~mh tmi|& hcjgj~hn j njpb jgn nhjnfy jxpj k mj~phn' Mh fjgnhn
kg ~mh dfi& j hu ch~hpt jujy pkc ~mh `jth' Mit `pku xppkuhn nhh| ig
dkgdhg~pj~ikg& jt i fkkbige ~mpkxem ~mh tmi|'
^mh hg~pjgdh ~k ~mh jth k|hghn x| jgn aqh exjpnt& jff nphtthn ig fjdb
jgn cjpkkg& hu ~kujpnt Jinjg jgn nphu ~mhip tukpnt' ^mh fhjnhp k ~mh
exjpnt jnnphtthn mic& Ykxqh `hhg dkccjgnhn ~k dkch ui~m xt'
I nkg~ ~jbh dkccjgnt pkc jgykgh' Ht|hdijffy ykxp bige* Jinjg t|j~
ig~k ~mh exjpnt jdh'
I I ning~ dkgtinhp ykxp fighjeh& ~mh exjpn ph|fihn& I ukxfn mjqh
biffhn ykx jfphjny' Mh ui|hn ~mh t|i~ jujy' ^mh k~mhp exjpnt `kxgn Jinjg
ui~m mjgndxt jgn ~ihn dmjigt jpkxgn mic' ^mh dmjigt uhph cjnh k jg
jffky k tifqhp jgn t~hhf2 ~mhph ujt oxt~ hgkxem tifqhp ~k bhh| mic ~kp~xphn
`x~ gk~ hgkxem ~k h j~jf' @hdjxth k ~mhip ph`hffikg& Jinjg jgn ~mkth umkkffkuhn mic txhphn ~k `h xg|pk~hd~hn `y ~mh biget |phthgdh'
Dkch jfkge& tdxc* mh exjpn tmkx~hn' mh k~mhpt npjeehn mic jgn mkq#
hphn `jdb ~k ~mh `jth' Jt ~mhy ghjphn ~mhip nht~igj~ikg& Jinjg tdpx~igihn ~mh
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Nhftkg Jpct~pkge :5
tmi| ui~m ckph j~~hg~ikg' Mh gk~idhn ~mh `fjdb nxt~ dkqhpige ~mh kgdh phhd#
~iqh tifqhp tmi|' ^mhy fjgnhn ghjp ~mh hg~pjgdh jgn ujfbhn kg' I~ ephu njpbhp'
^mh fjpeh hneh k ~mh tmi| ~kuhphn kqhp ~mhc fibh j cjttiqh dkqhp' mh epkxgn
`hghj~m ~mhc hf~ pxeehn jgn jfckt~ px``hpy' Qhig#fibh dphqidht `pkbh j|jp~ jt
~mhy ujfbhn& jgn fjqj kkhn kx~ tfkufy' Mxppy x|& ~mh fhjnhp k ~mh exjpnt
tjin& pxt~pj~hn jt mh |xffhn kg ~mh dmjigt j~~jdmhn ~k Jinjgt dxt' ^mh tifqhp
nkkp tfin x|ujpnt' Fiem~ affhn ~mh t|jdikxt |jttjehujy jt ~mhy hg~hphn ~mh
~mphtmkfn'
^mh igtinh ujt qhpy ticifjp ~k ~mh jgdihg~ |ypjcint k Hey|~' Mihpk#efy|mt upi~~hg ig Dxghikpc& Mh`phu& Jpjcjid& jgn Tjgtbpi~ uhph hg#
epjqhn ig ~mh ujfft' Jinjg phjn tkch k ~mhc `x~ ~mhip chjgiget thhchn
xgnhdi|mhpj`fh' Jff mh dkxfn j~mkc ujt tkch~mige j`kx~ j fhehgn k ~mh
Aipt~ Qjc|iph k ~mh Pjdh' K~mhp tdpi|~xpht& ~mh jgdihg~ phfidt k Ciepj&
thhchn ~k kj~ jgn uhph hgdjthn ig efjtt' Jinjg phchc`hphn thhige kgh
k ~mh ~h}~t tkchumhph& kgdh j qhpy fkge ~ich jek'
I~ mi~ mic' K dkxpth* mhy uhph ~mh |pk|mhdiht k Jpnhcit& phhppige ~k
~mh Ajftiahp' ^mh tjch |pk|mhdiht mh mjn cjnh ~mkxtjgnt k yhjpt fj~hp'
^mhth tdpi|~xpht phcjighn xgbgkug j~ ~mh ~ich k mit |pk|mh~id x~~hp#
jgdht' ^mhg kgh njy jg h}djqj~ikg ig Jg~jpd~idj phqhjfhn cjgy jgdihg~
phfidt ig ~mit qhpy djqh ~mh tmi| ujt fknehn ig' Jckget~ ~mhth agnt uhph
~mh qjc|ipid tdpi|~xpht& jfkge ui~m ~mh j|kdpy|mj ~h}~t jgn ~mh Jpnhcid
\pk|mhdiht' ^mhph uhph cjgy& jgn kgfy j hu mjn `hhg ~pjgtfj~hn ig~k ~mh
cknhpg nijfhd~' Tigdh gk~ cjgy bghu ~mh jgdihg~ nijfhd~t& Jgj}jekpjt
~kkb i~ x|kg micthf ~k t~xny jgn xgpjqhf ~mh ~px~mt k ~mh qjc|ipht'
T~k|& tjin ~mh fhjnhp k ~mh |jdb' Uhph ~k fhjqh ykx mhph' ^mhy
t~k||hn ig pkg~ k ~mh ~mpkgh pkkc' J fjpeh |xph dk||hp dpxdia}& ephhg
ig dkfkp& ui~m j phn `pjtt thp|hg~ ukxgn jpkxgn i~& thhchn ~k |pk~hd~ ~mh
cjttiqh |fj~igxc nkx`fh#nkkp'^mh exjpnt xgdmjighn Jinjg `x~ fh~ kg ~mh mjgndxt jgn ~kkb ~mhip
fhjqh' Apkc ~mh k~mhp tinh k ~mh nkkp& j tgjbhfibh qkidh mitthn& Hg~hp'
^mh nkkp k|hghn jgn Jinjg ujfbhn ig'
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:= ^mh Ajftihp
^mh mjff ujt fjpeh jgn njpb' J nic fiem~ txppkxgnhn ~mh ~mpkgh umhph
~mh bige tj~' Oxt~ jt mit |phnhdhttkp mjn nkgh& mh nphtthn fibh ~mh njpb ae#
xph umk mjn eiqhg mic ghu fih' Mit jdh ujt dkqhphn `y j njpb dfkjb& `x~
~mh |jfh fiem~ phqhjfhn mit |pkgkxgdhn ckx~m jgn `kgh#umi~h tbig' Uhf#
dkch& Jinjg' Jgj}jekpjt fi~hn mit mjgnt jgn xg`kxgn mic ui~m mit uiff'
Mh ck~ikghn kp ~mh tkfnihp ~k dkch jgn Jinjg hf~ micthf `hige |xtmhn
~kujpnt ~mh bige' Jt mh djch dfkthp& ~mh jcht k ~mh ~kpdmht jff jpkxgn
~mh pkkc ephu mk~~hp jgn `piem~hp' ^mhy phqhjfhn epjy ujfft jnkpghn ui~m
uhj|kgt jgn tmihfnt hc`ktthn ui~m qjpikxt gk`fh jcify dpht~t' Jinjgtju jgk~mhp dpht~& ckph ig~pidj~hfy nhtieghn jgn fjpehp ~mjg jff ~mh k~mhpt&
`hmign ~mh `fjdb cjp`fh ~mpkgh' I~ ujt ~mh cjoht~id jgn jgdihg~ hc`fhc
k ~mh biget fighjeh jgn i~ ujt ~mh tjch tyc`kf k ~mh thp|hg~ pkxgn ~mh
dpktt ~mj~ ujt hc`fjkghn kg jff ~mh tmihfnt k ~mh qjc|ipht'
^jbh j thj~& Jinjg& tjin ~mh bige& ckqige j dmjip ~kujpnt mit qiti~kp
xtige mit cign' I bgku umy ykx mjqh dkch mhph& mh dkg~igxhn kgdh
Jinjg tj~ nkug'
Jinjg thjfhn mit cign tk ~mh bige dkxfng~ phjn i~' @x~ umj~ i mh bghu
jfphjny;
I~ it jg jttjttigj~ikg j~~hc|~itg~ i~; ~mh bige jtbhn' Mit uinh ckx~m
`pkbh ig~k j uidbhn tcifh& phqhjfige fjpeh jget'
Jinjg tujffkuhn mit hjp jgn tjin gk~mige'
Xgnhpghj~m ~mh mkkn& ~mh bige dmxdbfhn tk~fy' ^mh nhh| nhckgid
fjxem hdmkhn jdpktt ~mh mjff jgn pjge ig Jinjgt hjpt' Uhff ~mhg& agitm ch
k i ykx cxt~& ykxge Jinjg& ~mh bige tjin'
I~ it gk~ ~mj~& ~mh Ph`hf tjin& I nk ujg~ ni|fkcj~id phfj~ikgt ~k dkg#
~igxh
Xthfhtt* Ykxp ukpnt jph |j~mh~id* Nk ykx ~migb |hjdh djg h}it~ j~hp jff
~mit; Nk ykx ~migb ~mj~ ~mh jpciht uiff txpphgnhp tk hjtify;Jinjg ujt ~jbhg j`jdb' Kxp jpcy uiff gk~& mh tjin& ej~mhpige micthf'
Umj~ uhph aem~ige kp it phhnkc& kp nhckdpjdy
Nhckdpjdy* ~mh bige tmkx~hn& Ykx phjffy mjqh gk inhj umj~ ykxph
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Nhftkg Jpct~pkge :9
aem~ige kp'
K dkxpth I bgku umj~ I jc aem~ige kp'
Jt i gk~ fit~hgige& ~mh bige pkth pkc mit ~mpkgh jgn ui~m j idb k ~mh
upit~& mh cj~hpijfihn j tukpn kx~ k ~mig jip& fkge ui~m j tifqhp mif~ jgn
jnkpghn ui~m kgy} jgn ekfn'
Jinjg t~kkn x| jgn `jdbhn jujy& |ph|jpige micthf jgn cj~hpijfiige
mit kug uhj|kg'
^mh biget jdh njpbhghn jt mh t~h||hn nkug pkc ~mh ~mpkgh'
Jinjg ckqhn kpujpn'
^mh ~uk jpciht dfjtmhn ig~k hjdm k~mhp ui~m j ciem~y kpdh' ^mh ic#
|jd~ px|~xphn `kniht jgn t|pjyhn kx~ fkkn& dphj~ige tmkdbujqht ig ~mh
epkxgn jt mxcjg jgn qjc|iph |xtmhn jgn tmkqhn' ^mh dmjk~id `j~~fh
t|phjn kx~ kp cifht jpkxgn'
Txnnhgfy& Jnipjjg jgn mit chg uhph jc`xtmhn `y j fjpeh gxc`hp k
Ph`hf `j~~jfikgt ~mj~ min `hghj~m ~mh epkxgn' ^mh apt~& ~mipn& a~m& thq#
hg~m& jgn gig~m dkfxcgt k ~mh qjc|iph jpcy t~k||hn j`px|~fy' J epkx| k
a~y ~mkxtjgn Ph`hft t|pjge x| jt ~mh epkxgn dpjdbhn k|hg' Qjt~ jckxg~t
k fjqj t|huhn ig~k ~mh jip' Fhn `y Qjphgbk& ~mh Ph`hft hu x| jgn |pk#
~hd~hn ~mh mxcjg jpcy ui~m j fjpeh hghpey `x``fh ~mj~ nhhd~hn ckt~ k
~mh hghcy j~~jdbt' ^mh Ph`hft ~mj~ min jckget~ ~mhip hghcy j~~jdbhn ui~m
xff kpdh& dj~dmige j zxjp~hp k ~mh Ic|hpijft `y txp|pith' @x~ ~mh hghcy
ujt t~iff xgnhp ~mh biget |pk~hd~ikg& |pkqige jff j~~jdbt jejigt~ ~mhc igh#
hd~iqh' Jinjg mjn yh~ ~k xfaff mit cittikg' ^mh ti~xj~ikg ukpthghn umhg
~mh Ic|hpijft phtxpphd~hn ~mh mxcjgt pkc ~mh nhjn jgn ~xpghn ~mhc ig~k
~mhip cignfhtt ujppikp tfjqht'
Ehghpjf Mkuh mjf#h}|hd~hn ~mit jgn kpnhphn jgk~mhp xff `fkug j~~jdb
kg ~mh qjc|ipht' I ~mhy uhph j`fh ~k dkpghp ~mhc ui~m ~mh mhf| k ~mh Ph`#hft& ~mh hghcy ukxfn txphfy txpphgnhp xg~if `jdbx| jppiqhn'
Qjphgbk bghu umj~ Mkuh |fjgghn& jgn kffkuhn ~mit t~pj~hey' Jgj}#
jekpjtt jpcy ujt ~pj||hn `x~ ~mh biget ehghpjf icchnij~hfy djffhn kp
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0< ^mh Ajftihp
phigkpdhchg~t' Jt ~mhy uji~hn& mh xthn mit uiff ~k dkg~pkf ~mh kpdht k
gj~xph' ^mh epkxgn tmkkb jgn dpjdbhn kgdh ckph jt dk|ikxt jckxg~t k
phn mk~ fizxin t|xp~hn kx~' Tckbh jgn t~hjc pkth kx~ jt fjqj zxidbfy affhn
~mh dpjdbt jgn `xpghn hqhpy~mige ig i~t |j~m& igdfxnige ~mh mxcjg jpcy'
Qjphgbk* tmkx~hn Ehghpjf Mkuh' Nk tkch~mige* mh Ph`hf ehghpjf
kpnhphn j dkccjgn ~k mit jpcy jgn ~mh Ph`hft fhqi~j~hn ~mh mxcjg jpcy
ig~k ~mh jip jgn dphj~hn jgk~mhp |kuhpxf |pk~hd~iqh jxpj' J ~pjgtfxdhg~
`fxh tmihfn dkqhphn ~mhc' ^mh Ic|hpijf ujppikpt fjxgdmhn hghpey `hjct
ig jg j~~hc|~ ~k nht~pky ~mh t|mhpidjf tmihfn' ^mit it eh~~ige kx~ ka mjgn&~mkxem~ Okmg jt mh fkkbhn ~k Qjphgbk'
Qjphgbk bghu umj~ mit dkcpjnh ujt ~migbige jgn tjin& Umj~ ukxfn
ykx mjqh xt nk;
^mhph cxt~ `h tkch ujy ~k t~k| ~mit* Okmg tjin'
^mh Ic|hpijf phigkpdhchg~t jppiqhn jgn phghuhn ~mh j~~jdb' ^mkx#
tjgnt k ~mhc hu ~kujpnt ~mh `j~~fh& `x~ `hkph ~mhy dkxfn eh~ dfkth ~mh
Ph`hft `fjt~hn ~mhc jujy ui~m cjttiqh hghpey `jfft'
Qjphgbk hu jdpktt ~mh cjymhc jgn |xgdmhn Jnipjjg ig ~mh dmht~&
bgkdbige mic nkug ig~k ~mh fjqj' Mh hff ig `x~ hu `jdb x|& tcifige jt
mit hghpey tmihfn |pk~hd~hn mic jgn pjnij~hn j tmigy dpictkg fiem~' ^mh
fjqj& t~iff j~~jdmhn ~k ~mh tmihfn& npi||hn k tfkufy'
Ippi~j~hn `y Jnipjjgt ~jxg~ige tcifh& Qjphgbk dkgdhg~pj~hn jff mit
t~phge~m jgn hghpey ig~k mit uhj|kg ~k dphj~h jg hhd~iqh `fku' ^mh hghpey
jpkxgn ~mh tukpn kpchn tfkufy jt t|jpbt k fiem~ txppkxgnhn ~mh uhj|kg'
^mh Ph`hf ehghpjf njtmhn j~ Jnipjjg `x~ `kxgdhn k ~mh phnnitm hghpey
tmihfn jgn hff `jdb' Jnipjjg fjxemhn& mit tmjp| umi~h ~hh~m tmigige' Mit
fkge njpb phn mjip `fhu jdpktt mit jdh jt ~mh uign pkc ~mh hjt~ ckqhn
ui~m pjeige kpdh' Fkkb x|kg ykxp nht~pxd~ikg& Qjphgbk* mh tjin jt mh
|kig~hn j~ ~mh kgekige `j~~fh `hfku'Ykxph upkge* Qjphgbk tjin' I~t ~ich kp Jinjg ~k pxfh ig j ghu
kpnhp*
Jinjg it x~ j dmifn dkc|jphn ~k Fkpn Jgj}jekpjt* Gk kgh djg ph|fjdh
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Nhftkg Jpct~pkge 0:
kxp bige*
Qjphgbk njp~hn j~ Jnipjjgt t~kcjdm jgn ~mhip mj|mjjpn `j~~fh dkg~ig#
xhn'
Oxt~ `hghj~m ~mhc& Okmg Mkuh jgn mit jpcy uhph ghjpige nhhj~' ^mh
ehghpjf nhdinhn ~k djff kp phigkpdhchg~t' Mh bghu k jgk~mhp `j~~jfikg
aem~ige kx~ ig ~mh Ek`i Nhthp~& fhn `y Ehghpjf Ojpjn Mjchhn' I ~mhy uhph
t~iff jfiqh& mh dkxfn djff ~mhc ~k dkch jgn mhf|' @x~ ukxfn i~ `h ~kk fj~h `y
~mhg; I ~mhy hqhg cjgjehn ~k jppiqh& ukxfn mit `j~~jfikg jfphjny `h nh#
t~pkyhn; ^mj~ff `h j pitb uh uiff mjqh ~k ~jbh' Tk mh nin umj~ ujt ghdhttjpyjgn pjnikhn Ehghpjf Mjchhn'
^mh `j~~fh `h~uhhg Jinjg jgn Jgj}jekpjt ephu ahpdhp' ^mhip tukpnt
dfjtmhn ui~m j ahpy ig~hgti~y ~mj~ pjnij~hn t|jpbt k mk~ fiem~' ^mh pj|in
dfjgeige k ch~jf x|kg ch~jf phtkgj~hn ~mpkxemkx~ ~mh fjpeh mjff'
Jgj}jekpjtt tbifft jt j tukpntcjg uhph ~mh t~x k fhehgn' Mit jufhtt
ph|x~j~ikg phcjighn ig~jd~ j~hp gxchpkxt dmjffhgeht pkc bgiem~t umk
uhph tui~fy tfjig kp ~mhip jxnjdi~y' @x~ Jinjg ~kk ujt j cjt~hp tukpnt#
cjg' Mh mjn t~xnihn xgnhp ~mh bige jgn jdhn mic ig t|jppige cj~dmht'
@x~ jff ~mj~ ujt cxdm hjpfihp& `hkph ~mh ujp'
Kgdh ckph& ~mhip tukpnt dkffinhn& dphj~ige jtmht k hghpey ~mj~ fjt~hn
~mhc ~k k||kti~h tinht k ~mh pkkc' ^mh kgfy ~mige kg Jinjgt cign gku
ujt ~k nht~pky Jgj}jekpjt' Ykx uiff |jy kp jff ~mh nhj~mt ykxqh djxthn&
kp jff ~mh |jig ykx mjqh pkxem~ x|kg ~mh |hk|fht k Ciepj jgn ~mh Hjp~m'
I mj~h umj~ ykx mjqh nkgh kp xt' I~ it j dxpth' Jinjg t~k||hn jgn `jdbhn
k umhg mh ujt fhqhf ui~m ~mh bige'
Mku djg ykx djff ~mit& Jgj}jekpjt dmjpehn x| mit piem~ mjgn xg~if
hghpey kpchn jpkxgn i~& j dxpth; Mh ~mphu ~mh hghpey kf~ j~ Jinjg' mh
|pk|mh~ `jdbhn jujy jt ~mh `fjt~ hu |jt~ mit tmkxfnhp jgn mi~ ~mh ujff&umidm dpxc`fhn ig~k |ihdht' Jinjg tkjphn ~kujpnt ~mh bige& `x~ Jgj}jek#
pjt djt~ mic jtinh ig~k ~mh nh`pit' Jinjgt `kny ujt dpxtmhn jt i~ mxp~fhn
ig~k ~mh px``fh' Mit mhjn t~jp~hn `fhhnige `x~ mh ujt t~iff dkgtdikxt' Mh
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00 ^mh Ajftihp
efjphn j~ ~mh bige umk fjgnhn tk~fy kg ~mh epkxgn jgn ujfbhn ~k mic'
Nkg~ kpeh~ ~mit& km uith bige' I bgku ykxp thdph~& Jinjg tjin'
^mh bige mjf~hn' Gk kgh djg nht~pky ch*
Ykx uiff txphfy nih' Mh tjin' Akp mh it dkcige' ^mh Ajftiahp it `kpg*
Umj~ nin ykx tjy; Jgj}jekpjtt qkidh jf~hphn kp j ckchg~'
Jinjg fjxemhn j~ ~mh txnnhg uhjbghtt mh tju ig ~mh bige' Mh tju ~mh
hgn dkcige `x~ ujt gk fkgehp jpjin ~k nih' Ig mit cignt hyh mh tju ~mh
tjqikp k ~mh mxcjgt jgn ~mh qjc|ipht jfibh' Gku mh ujt phjny ~k jddh|~
mit nhj~m'Ui~m kgh tui~ ckqh& ~mh bige tfjtmhn mit dmht~ k|hg' I uiff `h phjny'
^mh bige ~xpghn jpkxgn& fhjqige mit hghcy ~k nih jgn nitj||hjphn ig~k j
cit~'
Ykx uiff `h tkppy& Jinjgt `phj~m mhjqhn' @fkkn txpehn kx~ mit ckx~m'
Jinjg* Gibkfjt pxtmhn ig~k ~mh ~mpkgh pkkc& mjqige nhhj~hn ~mh
exjpnt ig kpnhp ~k eh~ ig' Mh hc`pjdhn Jinjg dfx~dmige mit mjgn' Umhph
it mh;
Jinjg t|kbh ui~m j nhh| pjt|& I nkg~ bgku'
Uhqh fkt~* I~t ~mh hgn kp xt gku' Gibkfjt dpihn jt fkkn kuhn nkug
mit dmhhbt'
Gk* Jinjg tjin& I~ itg~ ~mh hgn' I~t oxt~ ~mh `heiggige' Mh `phj~mhn
kx~ mit fjt~ jgn tcifhn jt mh hg~hphn ~mh h~hpgjf'