ÏVe¡ Hph ö®e®R nË£®mM¡lC L¡®Rz ®j¡V¡j¤ÏV hªš¡¿¹ S¡Ïe®u nË£®mM¡ h®mÏRm, "B-q¡, La Bl hup Jl! Bj¡l LÓ¡p®jV h®mC S¡Ïe, HMeJ QÏõn ®f®l¡uÏez HC hu®p ü¡j£l b¡L¡ e¡-b¡L¡V¡ HLV¡ Ïhl¡V ÏXg¡®l¾p H®e ®cuz j¡ÏeVÏl fË®hÔj ®eCz ÏL¿º Ïexp ®a¡ m¡®N! c¤®V¡ ®R®m®j®u b¡L®mJ ü¡j£l Ai¡h, h¤T®aC f¡®l¡!'

nË£®mM¡l Lb¡l ÏLR¤ h¤®T Hhw h¡ÏLV¡ e¡ h¤®T Q¤fQ¡f q®u ÏN®uÏRm ÏVe¡z HC hu®p ü¡j£ qW¡v j¡l¡ ®N®m ÏexpÂa¡®h¡d Ll¡ R¡s¡J Øœ£l j®e Bl L£ L£ Ai¡h pªÏø q®a f¡®l a¡ i¡h®a ÏN®u ®MC q¡Ïl®u ®g®mÏRm ®pz

®pÏce, Lb¡j®a¡ ®hm¡ HN¡®l¡V¡ e¡N¡c Q¡lam¡ ®b®L e£®Q ®e®j H®pÏRm Jl¡z B®N ÏVe¡, a¡lfl nË£®mM¡ J N¡uœ£z HLC ®gÓ¡®ll HÏcL-JÏc®L b¡L¡, clL¡®l H®L AeÉ®L ®X®L Ïe®a Ap¤Ïhd¡ qu e¡z XÌ¡Ci¡l fËc£f A®fr¡ Ll®R N¡Ïs Ïe®uz J®cl Ïc®L a¡ÏL®u ÏVe¡l j®e qm N¡uœ£ ®ke ®p®S®R HLV¤z A¿¹a AeÉ¡eÉ Ïc®el a¤me¡u ®hn fÏlf¡ÏV m¡N®R J®Lz J®L HLV¡ LjÏfÔ®j¾V S¡e¡®h ÏL e¡ ®i®hJ Ïe®S®L ÏelÙ¹ Llm ÏVe¡; i¡hm, ®pV¡ N¡uœ£l ü¡i¡ÏhLa¡ ®i®P Ïc®a f¡®lz

LjÏfÔ®j¾V nË£®mM¡C Ïcm, N¡uœ£®L eu, ÏVe¡®Lz L¡R¡L¡ÏR H®p hmm, "®a¡j¡®L k¡ m¡N®R e¡z H®Lh¡®l InÄkÑ l¡C!'

ÏVe¡ AfËÙ¹¤az hmm, "®a¡j¡l Bh¡l ®hÏn ®hÏn! B®N Ïe®S®L, N¡uœ£®L cÉ¡®M¡; a¡lfl Bj¡®L ®h¡®m¡ --'

q¡®al Cn¡l¡u XÌ¡Ci¡l®L X¡Lm ÏVe¡z a¡lfl ®q®p hmm, "bÉ¡ˆ CE, ph¡C Ae V¡Cjz'

®L¡VÑ Cu¡®XÑl ®kM¡®e Jl¡ c¡yÏs®u a¡l AÒf c§®l HL®S¡s¡ n¡ÏmL q¡yÏV-q¡yÏV L®l H®N¡ÏµRm, N¡Ïsl q®eÑl n®ë E®s ®Nmz ®pÏc®L a¡ÏL®u nË£®mM¡ hmm, "®S¡s¡ n¡ÏmL ®cM¡ M¤h fu¡z ÏeÕQuC BS m¡’V¡ --z'

nË£®mM¡ Lb¡ ®no Ll¡l B®NC ®M¡m¡ ®NV Ïc®u ®hf®l¡u¡ iÏ®a Y¤®L Hm HLV¡ AÉ¡ð¡p¡Xlz AÏhnÄ¡pÉ q®mJ nË£®mM¡ ÏQe®a f¡lm, HV¡ a¡®clC N¡Ïsz O¾V¡ c¤®uL B®N HC N¡Ïs®aC AÏgp ÏN®uÏRm ®N±aj, Ïe®S®cl gÓÉ¡®Vl hÉ¡mLÏe®a c¡yÏs®u Jl q¡ae¡s¡ mr L®lÏRm nË£®mM¡z ÏL¿º, HC Apj®u N¡ÏsV¡ qW¡v Ïg®l Hm ®Le!

XÌ¡Ci¡l p¤n¡¿¹ f¡ÏLÑw ®Øfp fkÑ¿¹ ®Nm e¡z nË£®mM¡®L c¡yÏs®u b¡L®a ®c®M JCM¡®eC ®hËL Lom Hhw â¤a ®e®j H®p hmm, "®h±Ïc, p¡®q®hl nl£l M¤h M¡l¡fz AÏg®pl ®m¡®Ll¡ EXmÉ¡ä®p e¡ÏpÑw®q¡®j Ïe®u ®N®Rz Bj¡®L hmm Bfe¡®L Hr¤Ïe Mhl Ïc®a --'

ÏaeS®eC öem Lb¡¬®m¡z OVe¡V¡ ®k®qa¤ nË£®mM¡l ü¡j£ ®N±aj®L Ïe®u, p¤al¡w Baψa j¤®M nË£®mM¡C ÏS®‘p Llm, "a¤Ïj ÏN®uÏR®m e¡ÏpÑw®q¡®j?'

"qÉ¡y, ®h±Ïcz'

"‘¡e ÏRm?'

ÏhjoÑ j¤®M j¡b¡ e¡sm p¤n¡¿¹, k¡l AbÑ "e¡'z hmm, "Ïe®Sl ®Qð¡®l h®pC A‘¡e q®u f®sÏR®mez a¡l B®N hÏj L®lez e¡ÏpÑw®q¡®j Ee®VeÏpi ®Lu¡l e¡ ®L¡b¡u --'

p¤n¡¿¹ Lb¡ ®no Llh¡l B®NC nË£®mM¡ hmm, "Q®m¡, BÏj k¡ÏµRz' a¡lfl p£®cl Ïc®L a¡ÏL®u hmm, "öe®m ®a¡? BÏj k¡ÏµR --'

ÏVe¡ ÏS®‘p Llm, "Jyl ÏL q¡VÑ ECL ÏRm?'

"S¡Ïe e¡z'

"®pÏlhË¡m q®a f¡®lz' N¡uœ£ hmm, "®chhËalJ HClLj ÏpÇfVj ÏRmz gÉ¡ƒÏl®a ÏN®uÏRm, qW¡v j¡b¡ O¤®l k¡u, O¡j®a b¡®L -- ö®eÏR f®s k¡Ju¡l B®N Ju¡LÑ¡ll¡ d®l ®g®mz X¡š²¡l AÉ¡®Vä Ll¡l B®NC ®L¡j¡ q®u ÏN®uÏRmz Bl ‘¡e ®g®lÏez

HC j¤q§®aÑ c¤ÏÕQ¿¹¡l j®dÉ ®chhËa L£i¡®h j¡l¡ k¡u a¡ ®n¡eh¡l BNËq ÏRm e¡ L¡®hl£lz HLV¤ Ïhlš²C qm ®pz a¡lfl ÏVe¡ hmm, "a¤Ïj a¡q®m N¡uœ£®L Ïe®u Q®m k¡Jz Bj¡l AhØb¡ ®a¡ öe®mz BÏj Q®m k¡ÏµRz

"HC AhØb¡u ®L¡b¡J k¡Ju¡ k¡u e¡ÏL!' ÏVe¡ hmm, "a¤Ïj H®N¡Jz Bjl¡J e¡ÏpÑw®q¡®j k¡h --'

â¤a N¡Ïs®a E®W p¡j®el Ïc®L a¡ÏL®u b¡Lm nË£®mM¡z cªÏøV¡ pSm J hýc§l hÉçz ®O¡®ll j®dÉ HLV¡ Ae¤i§Ïa®a ®R®u k¡®µR j¡b¡z ÏLR¤ HLV¡ q®u®R Hhw ®pV¡ Ïhf‹eLJ, Hph h¤T®mJ ®pV¡ ®k a¡l ü¡j£®L Ïe®uC ®pV¡ h¤T®a f¡l®R e¡ ÏWLz

p¤n¡¿¹J E®W®Rz E®ÒV¡ Ïc®L clS¡l qÉ¡®äm ®Q®f d®l N¡uœ£ qW¡v hmm, "HL¡ k¡p e¡, nË£®mM¡z BÏj BpÏR--'

N¡ÏsV¡ hÉ¡L L®l B®Nl j®a¡C hÉÙ¹i¡®h ®hÏl®u ®Nm p¤n¡¿¹z

®hn ÏØf®XC k¡ÏµRm N¡ÏsV¡, ah¤ p¤n¡¿¹®L BlJ HLV¤ ÏØfX h¡s¡®e¡l Lb¡ hm®h ÏLe¡ i¡h®a ÏN®u nË£®mM¡ i¡hm, gÓÉ¡V ®b®L ®h®l¡h¡l B®N nÏfw jm-H k¡®h h®m p®Â ÏLR¤ V¡L¡ Ïe®uÏRm, ÏL¿º fÏlhÏaÑa fÏlÏØbÏa®a ÏL hÉ¡ˆ ®b®L BlJ ÏLR¤ V¡L¡ a¤®m Ïe®u k¡Ju¡ EÏQa qa? a¡lf®lC j®e qm, OVe¡V¡ O®V®R AÏg®p, ®pM¡e ®b®LC ÏeÕQuC AÏgp L®l®R, f®lJ Ll®hz ®N±aj ®a¡ AÏgp ®b®L AÉ¡LQ¤u¡m Ïqp¡®h ®jÏX®Lm H„®fÏäQ¡l f¡uz p¤al¡w V¡L¡l Lb¡ HMe e¡ i¡h®mJ Qm®hz

a¡ q®mJ ®d¡yu¡®V m¡N®Rz LaÏc®el d¡‚¡, ÏLwh¡ HV¡C ®no d¡‚¡ ÏLe¡ -- ®N±aj ÏL h¡Ïs Ïgl®h, h¡ Ïgl®mJ L£i¡®h Ïgl®h Hph nË£®mM¡ L£ L®l S¡e®hz hÙ¹¤a HMe ®p l¡Ù¹¡u -- e¡ÏpÑw®q¡®j ®f±y®R L£ ®cM®h a¡J ®a¡ S¡®e e¡z kÏc Hje qu ®k -- k¡ i¡hÏRm a¡ Bl i¡h®a e¡ ®f®l nË£®mM¡ i¡hm, Eš£u HMe L®m®S, a¡®L HÏL HMeC MhlV¡ ®cJu¡ clL¡l? HC ÏhfkÑ®u ®R®m R¡s¡ Bl L¡®L ByL®s dl®h ®p!

nl£®l qW¡v L¡yf¤Ïe Bp¡u Ïe®S®L p¡jm¡®a q¡®a dl¡ l¦j¡mV¡ ®Q¡®M ®Q®f dlm nË£®mM¡z

h央L L¡yc®a ®c®M hÉÙ¹ qm N¡uœ£z Jl Ïf®W HLV¡ q¡a ®l®M hmm, "HMeC L¡æ¡l L£ B®Rz nš² q, L£ q®u®R e¡ ®S®e L¡æ¡L¡ÏV Ll¡ ÏWL euz'

A¯dkÑ iÏ®a j¡b¡ e¡sm nË£®mM¡ Hhw ®pCi¡®hC hmm, "kÏc ÏLR¤ qu!'

"q®m Bl L£ Ll¡ k¡®h!' ü¡i¡Ïh®Ll ®Q®u HLV¤ AeÉlLj Nm¡u hmm N¡uœ£, "BÏj ÏLR¤ Ll®a ®f®lÏRm¡j?'

Ae¤®k¡N, B®œ²¡n, AÏij¡e -- phC ®ke HLp®Â EN®l Ïcm N¡uœ£z HLV¤ pju Ïe®u hmm, "ah¤ i¡m AÏg®p q®u®R, p®Â p®Â ®jÏX®Lm AÉ¡®VeneJ ®f®u®Rz A®eL pju AÉ¡Lne Ïe®a Ïe®aC ®l¡N£ ®no q®u k¡uz'

nË£®mM¡l qW¡v j®e qmm, N¡uœ£l i¡o¡ J hm¡l dleV¡ ®ke ®Lje ®Lje, ®ke J d®lC Ïe®u®R ®N±aj Bl h¡yQ®h e¡z ÏWL h¤T®a f¡l®R e¡ J Afu¡ ÏL e¡, J®L p®Â ®eJu¡ ÏWL qm ÏL e¡z N¡uœ£ AhnÉ Ïe®SC E®W f®sÏRm N¡Ïs®a -- aMe Hph Lb¡ j®e quÏe, HMe qJu¡u nl£lV¡ LÏWe L®l N¡Ïsl S¡em¡l h¡C®l a¡ÏL®u b¡Lm nË£®mM¡z aMeC j®e qm, N¡uœ£ ®N±a®jl jªaɤ Q¡C®R e¡z ÏL¿º ®L¡eJ L¡l®Z kÏc ®plLj ÏLR¤ O®V -- ®N±aj h¡Ïs Ïglm e¡, fÏlZÏa®a Ïhdh¡ qm nË£®mM¡, a¡q®m ®p AM¤Ïn q®h e¡z

Jl¡ ®f±y®R ®Nmz

e¡ÏpÑw®q¡®jl ®Qq¡l¡ ®c®M j®e qu e¡ ®aje ®L¡eJ AOVe O®V®R k¡l ®L®¾cË B®R ®N±ajz Har®Zl e¡e¡ Bnˆ¡l j®dÉ nË£®mM¡ ®i®hÏRm ®f±y®RC ®cM®a f¡®h Jl AÏg®pl ®m¡LSe®L, ü¡i¡ÏhL L¡l®ZC a¡l¡ EvL˜z EXmÉ¡ä®pl fËd¡e fË®hnf®bl p¡j®e ®b®L ®plLj L¡E®L ®cM®a e¡ ®f®u ÏQÏ¿¹a qJu¡l p®Â p®Â HLV¤ BnÄÙ¹J qm nË£®mM¡z ®Qe¡®n¡e¡ ®LE A®fr¡u e¡ b¡L¡l AbÑ HC j¤q§®aÑ E®àNSeL ÏLR¤ ®eCz a¡ q®mJ, ®N±aj HaV¡ Ap¤Øb, Ce®VeÏpi ®Lu¡l CEÏe®V ®l®M®R, AbQ a¡®L HL¡ ®g®m ®l®M pL®m Q®m k¡®h Hje qu e¡z Jl¡ ®a¡ S¡®eC XÌ¡Ci¡l p¤n¡¿¹ Be®a ®N®R nË£®mM¡®Lz

ÏWL aMe, N¡Ïs ®b®L ®e®j Bnf¡®n a¡L¡®a, X¡C®e LɡϾV®el ÏcL ®b®L ®k k¤hLÏV HÏN®u Hm, nË£®mM¡ a¡®L ®Q®e, ®N±a®jl ÏXf¡VÑ®j®¾Vl ®chnˆl, h¡Ïs®aJ H®p®R L®uLh¡lz ®chnˆl ÏLwh¡, nË£®mM¡ ÏLR¤ hmh¡l B®N fË¡u üN®a¡Ïš²l dl®e N¡uœ£ ÏS®‘p Llm, "HM¡®e BC Ïp CEV¡ ®L¡e ®gÓ¡®l?'

AÏeµR¡ p®šÄJ nË£®mM¡ hmm, "L£ L®l S¡eh!'

"LÉ¡mL¡V¡ qpÏfV¡m q®m BÏjC ÏQÏe®u Ïe®u ®k®a f¡la¡jz V¡e¡ BVÏce c¤-®hm¡ k¡a¡u¡a L®lÏRz'

"S¡Ïe, ®chhËa ÏRm JM¡®ez'

"®L¡j¡u ÏRmz fÉ¡l¡ÏmÏpp q®u ÏN®uÏRm l¡CV p¡C®Xz ®pC AhØb¡®aC ÏeE®l¡mÏSØV hmm ÏLÓÏeL¡Ïm A®eL Cjf˦i L®l®R -- Ce®VeÏpi ®b®L pÏl®u ®LÏh®e Ïc®u Ïcmz ®kÏce Ïcm a¡l f®ll ÏceC pL¡®m q¡pf¡a¡m ®b®L ®g¡e ®Nm h¡Ïs®a, a¡s¡a¡Ïs Q®m Bp®a hmmz ®R®m®j®u®L p®Â Ïe®u ÏN®u ®cÏM, B®NC ph ®noz'

N¡uœ£ ®ke Ïg®l ÏN®uÏRm ®pC Ïc®e, ®pC j¤q§aÑÏV®aCz ®b®j, ea¤e L®l ÏexnÄ¡p Ïe®u hmm, "j®l k¡Ju¡l MhlV¡ Hl¡ j¤M g¤®V ®cu e¡, h¤®T Ïe®a qu --'

"N¡uœ£ ÏfÔS!' Ap¿ºø q®mJ Ïe®S®L pwka L®l Ïem nË£®mM¡z p¡j®e ®chnˆl c¡yÏs®u, Jl p¡j®e Hl ®Q®u AüÏÙ¹Ll ÏLR¤ hm¡ ÏWL q®h e¡z ÏL¿º, N¡uœ£ ÏL HV¤L¤J h¤T®a f¡l®R e¡, HC j¤q§®aÑ L£ i£oZ c¤ÏÕQ¿¹¡l j®dÉ B®R a¡l hå¤ nË£®mM¡, Jl p¡j®e ®chhËal jªaɤl OVe¡ hZÑe¡ Ll¡l AbÑ BlJ HLÏV jªaɤl ÏQ¿¹¡ Ep®L ®cJu¡z nË£®mM¡ ÏL J®L Q®m ®k®a hm®h?

e¡, ®pV¡ ÏWL q®h e¡z

OVe¡V¡ Bl Bjm Ïc®a Q¡Cm e¡ nË£®mM¡z ÏLR¤V¡ EvLã Nm¡u ®chnˆl®L ÏS®‘p Llm, "ÏLR¤ hm®he Bj¡®L?'

"ÏQ¿¹¡ Ll®he e¡ ®h±Ïcz' ®chnˆl hmm, "glQ¤®eVÏm X¡š²¡l c¡p aMe ÏR®me e¡ÏpÑw®q¡®j -- Ju¡e Ag Ïc ®hØV ÏeE®l¡mÏSØV Ce LmL¡a¡z EÏeC ®cM®Rez c¤®V¡ e¡N¡c ®hË®el Ïp-ÏV úÉ¡e q®h, a¡lfl ®h¡T¡ k¡®hz hm®me EÏez'

Dov e¡iÑ¡p, AeÉjeúa¡l j®dÉ N¡uœ£l q¡aV¡C ®Q®f dlm nË£®mM¡z

"HMe ‘¡e ®eC?'

®chnˆl j¡b¡ esmz hmm, "®k ®L¡eJ ®pÏlhË¡m AÉ¡V¡®L JV¡ Lje ÏpÇfVjz HLV¡ d¡‚¡ ®a¡ ®cuCz a®h, AeÉ ®L¡eJ XÉ¡®jS q®u®R h®m j®e qu e¡z X¡š²¡l c¡p ®pClLjC hm®me -- q®m fÉ¡l¡ÏmÏpp qaz a®h g¡Ce¡m hm®he úÉ¡e Ïl®f¡VÑ ®c®Mz'

nË£®mM¡ ®chnˆ®ll Ïc®L Hje cªÏø®a a¡L¡m ®ke h¤®T Ïe®a Q¡C®R Jl Lb¡l LaV¡ pÏaÉ, LaV¡ Ïj®bÉz kÏc M¤h ÏpÏlu¡p ÏLR¤ qa, a¡q®m R¡u¡ fsa Jl j¤®M, A¿¹a Ae¤j¡®el Efl ÏeiÑl L®l Eš£u®L Mhl ®cJu¡l Lb¡ hm®a f¡laz ®p Lb¡ J®WÏez Hph i¡h®a i¡h®a nË£®mM¡ hmm, "HLh¡l ®cM®a f¡h e¡?'

"qÉ¡y, ÏeÕQuCz X¡š²¡l c¡p®L h®m ®l®MÏQ BfÏe ®k ®L¡eJ pj®u H®p fs®hez Bj¡®cl ®jÏX®Lm AÏgp¡l X¡š²¡l Qœ²haÑ£J A®fr¡ Ll®Re J®uÏVw l¦®jz EÏeC Bfe¡®L Ef®l Ïe®u k¡®hez a®h, HMe c§l ®b®L HLV¤ ®cM¡ R¡s¡ --'

"S¡Ïez' ÏhoZÀ Nm¡u nË£®mM¡ hmm, "J®aC q®h --'

Jl¡ H®N¡ÏµRm, ®pC pju HLV¡ N¡Ïs H®p Y¤Lm e¡ÏpÑw®q¡j QaÄ®lz nË£®mM¡ ®cMm, ÏVe¡z i¡mC qm, i¡hm, N¡uœ£®L Ïe®u Hl j®dÉ ÏLR¤ AüÏÙ¹®a f®s®R ®p, HMe ®N±aj®L ®c®M Jfl ®b®L Ïg®l e¡ Bp¡ fkÑ¿¹ J®L Ïe®u J®uÏVw l¦®j A®fr¡ Ll®a f¡®l ÏVe¡z

a¡s¡a¡Ïs HÏN®u H®p ÏVe¡ hmm, "ÏeÕQuC M¡l¡f ÏLR¤ euz'

"i¡mJ euz' nË£®mM¡ hmm, "a®h LaV¡ M¡l¡f a¡ hm®a f¡lh e¡z'

HC pju nË£®mM¡l p®Â ®Q¡M¡®Q¡ÏM q®a N¡uœ£ ÏS®‘p Llm, "a¤Ïj ÏL ®N±aj®L ®cM®a k¡µR?'

nË£®mM¡ j¡b¡ e¡smz

N¡uœ£ hmm, "ÏVe¡ H®p®R, BÏj a¡q®m Q®m k¡C Hh¡l?'

fËnÀV¡u SÏs®u B®R BlJ fËnÀz nË£®mM¡ J®L ®k®a h®mÏe, ah¤ Q®m ®k®a Q¡C®R ®Le N¡uœ£? k¡®hC h¡ L£ L®l? ÏVe¡ ÏeÕQuC aMeC Q®m k¡®h e¡? a¡ q®m!

nË£®mM¡ S¡e®a Q¡Cm e¡z qW¡vC ÏfRe Ïg®l ®chnˆ®ll p®Â e¡ÏpÑw®q¡®jl Ïia®l ®k®a ®k®a öd¤ HLV¡ üÏÙ¹l ÏexnÄ¡p ®gmm ®pz N¡uœ£ a¡l A®eLÏc®el ®Qe¡, hå¤J, ah¤ Jl j®dÉ ®Lje HLV¡ Afu¡ i¡h mr LlÏRm HarZz i¡hm, ®N±aj®L ®cM®a k¡®µR, HMe ®L¡eJ Aj®ml R¡u¡ ®p p®Â Ïe®u ®k®a f¡l®h e¡z N¡uœ£ ÏLR¤ i¡h®m i¡h¤Lz HC j¤q§®aÑ ®p ®kM¡®e c¡yÏs®u ®pM¡e ®b®L N¡uœ£®L j®e q®µR c§®ll ®LEz L£ Ll¡ k¡®h!