-- La Cjf˦i L®lÏRm h®m¡? ®i®hÏRm¡j i¡m q®u k¡®hz ®L¡b¡ ®b®L L£ q®u ®Nmz Bj¡®L ®cM®m L£ M¤ÏnC qaz f¡®nl ®j®uV¡l Ïc®L a¡ÏL®u hmm ®h±Ïcz

Ah¡L q®u ®Nm AÏpaz ®h±Ïc Bh¡l L®h ®j±'l ®j®uV¡l Ïc®L eSl Ïc®u®Rz "Ae¤ù¡e h¡Ïs®a kšph EV®L¡ T¡®jm¡z q¡h¡®N¡h¡ ®j®u®cl Ïe®u ®LE B®p' Ïe®Sl ®j®ul Ïh®ul B®Nl Ïce HLOl ®m¡®Ll p¡j®e ®j±®L öÏe®u h®mÏRm Lb¡V¡z ph¡l p¡j®e m‹¡u f®l ®j®uV¡®L V¡e®a V¡e®a R¡®cl O®l Ïe®u ÏN®uÏRm ®j±z qÉ¡y ph m‹¡®a¡ ®j±-HlC ÏRmz ph LøJ ®j±-Hlz

"HLV¡ q¡h¡ ®j®ul SeÉ Ha Lø f¡µR ®Le ®h±Ïc? Ha pq¡e¤i§Ïa L£®pl?' e¡ Hh¡lJ hm®a f¡lm e¡ AÏpa, öd¤ p¡l¡ j¤®M L£lLj HLV¡ VL VL i¡h RÏs®u fsmz

-- ®jSc¡ H®p®Re, Bp¤ez L£lLj qV L®l q®u ®Nmz L¡m l¡®a fkÑ¿¹ Bj¡l L¡®R mrÈ£ ®j®ul jae ®M®u Ïemz pÏha¡Ïcz ®j±'l h¡Ïs®a b¡La ®j®uV¡®L ®cM®h h®mz

"L£ mrÈ£R¡s¡ ®j®u®l h¡h¡! Bl f¡lh e¡, HC BÏj h®m l¡MÏR,' ÏeaÉÏce O®l Y¤L®a e¡ Y¤L®aC ®j±®L hma pÏha¡Ïcz "p¡l¡Ïce d®l QÏõnh¡l HC h¤®s¡ d¡Ïl ®j®ul q¡N¡-®j¡a¡-L¡Q¡z f¡lh e¡, HC h®m l¡Mm¡jz j¡C®e h¡s¡J eC®m b¡L®a f¡lh e¡z p¡l¡Ïce b¤x b¤x L®l M¡h¡l ®RV¡®µR, q¡a-f¡ M¡j®Q Ïc®µRz'

q¡®a-f¡®u dla ®j±, j¡C®e h¡Ïs®u Ïcaz

-- ®j®uV¡ hs mrÈ£ ÏRm ®N¡ c¡c¡! pÏha¡Ïcl Lb¡V¡ ö®e Ah¡L q®u ®Nm AÏpaz

jª®al ¬ZL£aÑZ HLÏV fËQÏma rÏaf§lZ, jª®al fÏlh¡®ll SeÉz

-- N¡Ïs H®p ÏN®u®R, f¡n ®b®L ®L ®ke h®m EWmz ÏQe®a f¡lm AÏpaz ®j±®cl f¡®nl h¡Ïsl ®R®mV¡z Bp¡-k¡Ju¡l f®b c¤-HLh¡l ®c®M®R ®R®mV¡®Lz ®j±®cl h¡Ïsl E®ÒV¡Ïc®Ll l®L h®p BΡ j¡laz lSe£Nå¡l ÏØVL, p¡c¡ L¡fs, ANl¦ ®p¾V, d§fL¡ÏW ÏWLjae ®eJu¡ q®u®R ÏLe¡ ph ÏjÏm®u ÏjÏm®u ®cM®Rz

-- h¡hm¤ ®R®mV¡l phÏc®L eSl B®R h®m¡ W¡L¤l®f¡z

eSl hm®aC j®e f®s ®Nm AÏp®alz c¡l¦Z eSl ÏRm h¡hm¤lz E®ÒV¡Ïc®Ll l®L h®p hma, "EgÚ, q¡h¡ q®m L£ q®h ¬l¦ H ®j®u hs q®m j¡m q®hz'

"c¡c¡ öeÏm!' Bya®L E®WÏRm ®j±z "c¡c¡ Bj¡l i£oZ iu L®lz'

nl£lV¡ L£lLj HLV¡ Ll®R AÏp®alz HLV¡ fQ¡ Nåz cjhå q®u Bp®Rz ®j± ®L¡b¡u? ®j±®L ®a¡ ®cMÏR e¡, qW¡v j®e qm AÏp®alz

-- ®h±Ïc ®j± ®L¡b¡u?

-- L£ hmh W¡L¤l®f¡! HlLj j¡ ®cÏMÏez HLh¡®ll SeÉJ ®j®uV¡l f¡®n hpm e¡z X¡š²¡l Q®m ®k®a ®pC ®k Jf®ll O®l ÏN®u ÏMm Ïc®u h®p B®R, Bl e¡®jÏez

-- Hi¡®h ®h¡®m¡ e¡ ®h±Ïcz

-- L£i¡®h hmh h®m¡ ®a¡z i£oZ WÉ¡yV¡ ®a¡j¡®cl ®h¡ez ®p¡je¡b Lah¡l X¡L®a ®Nm a¡J Hm e¡z ®L¡b¡u Hpj®u ®p¡je¡®bl p®Â b¡LÏh a¡ eu ...

®p¡je¡b®L Jfl ®b®L e¡j®a ®cMm AÏpaz ®Q¡M¡Q¤ÏM q®aC ®p¡je¡b hmm, A®eL L®l hmm¡j, Bp®a Q¡Cm e¡z

-- HLh¡l ®no ®cM¡V¡J ®cM®h e¡! f¡n ®b®L f¤V L¡Vm pÏha¡Ïcz

-- A®eL Ae¤®l¡d Llm¡j, HLV¤ Ïhlš² q®u hmm ®p¡je¡bz

-- Ïial ®b®L p¡s¡ Ïcm? ®h±Ïc ÏS®‘p Llmz

-- qɡyz

-- L£ hmmz

-- Q®m ®k®a hmmz

-- ®S¡l Ll®m e¡z

-- J®L ®S¡l L®l ®L¡eJ m¡i B®Rz O®l h®p N¡e öe®R, HLl¡n ÏhlÏš² Ïe®u hmm ®p¡je¡bz

-- H pj®u N¡e öe®Rz pÏha¡Ïcl Lb¡u ®N¡V¡ Olju ph¡l ®Q¡®M-j¤®M L£lLj HLV¡ ÏRÏR‚¡l, ®L±a¤®Ll ®YE h®u ®Nmz hÏXV¡ e¡j¡®e¡ q®µR e£®Q L£ Apñh avfla¡uz M¤h L¡yc®R pî¡C, f¡m¡ L®l L¡yc®Rz AÏp®al L¡æ¡ Bp®R e¡z

®j± ®j± ®L¡b¡u?

"c¡c¡ S¡Ïep M¤h Lø q®m BÏj R¡®cl O®l Q®m BÏp, BL¡®nl Ïc®L ®Q®u HL¡ HL¡ N¡e öÏe' -- j®e f®s R¡®cl Ïc®L HÏN®u ®Nm AÏpaz HLV¡ ®R¡Í ÏQ®m®L¡W¡l Olz h¡C®lV¡ håz

clS¡l p¡j®e c¡yÏs®u Ïaeh¡l X¡Lm AÏpa, ®j±, HC ®j±, ®j± öe®a f¡ÏµRp? Bl HLh¡l X¡L¡l B®NC clS¡V¡ M¤®m Ïcm ®j±z

-- c¡c¡z

j¡ÏVl Ïc®L a¡ÏL®u hmm -- HLh¡l e£®Q k¡Ïh e¡, Jl¡ ®h®l¡®µRz

-- M¤h m‹¡ Ll®R c¡c¡ Jl p¡j®e ®k®a?

-- ®Le? ®a¡l m‹¡ Ll®h ®Le? a¤C ®a¡ A®eL L®lÏRp, öd¤ a¤C®a¡ L®lÏRp HaÏcez AÏp®al BlJ L¡®R HÏN®u H®p ®j± hmm -- c¡c¡ ®a¡®L HLV¡ Lb¡ ÏS®‘p Llh?

-- Llz

-- c¡c¡ a¤C®a¡ S¡eÏap ®j®uV¡ qVÚ L®l L£lLj hs q®u k¡ÏµRmz f¡s¡l ®R®ml¡, ú¤mh¡®pl M¡m¡ÏpV¡ ®Lje L®l Q¡Ca Jl Ïc®Lz ®a¡®L ®a¡ h®mÏR hmz

-- qÉ¡y, S¡Ïez S¡Ïe ®j±z BS Jph h¡c ®cz

-- e¡ c¡c¡ BÏj aMeJ h¡c Ïc®a f¡ÏlÏe BSJ f¡lÏR e¡z M¤h iu Lla aMe, kÏc J®L ®LE ÏLR¤ L®lz J ®a¡ Ïe®S®L h¡yQ¡®a f¡l®h e¡z M¤h iu Llaz

-- qu ®j±, ®j®u hs q®m ph j¡®u®clC HlLj ÏQ¿¹¡ quz

Lb¡V¡ ®no e¡ q®a q®aC ®i®P V¤L®l¡ V¤L®l¡ q®u ®Nm ®j±z h¤®Ll Jfl T¡yÏf®u f®s L¡yc®a L¡yc®a hm®a m¡Nm -- c¡c¡ HlLj ®L¡eJ j¡ B®R ®k a¡yl ®j®ul nl£®l ®k±h®el BqÄ¡e®L l¦Ü L®l ®cJu¡l SeÉ X¡š²¡®ll L¡®R Ïe®u ÏN®u®R? L¡yc®a L¡yc®a hm®a m¡Nm, "hm e¡ c¡c¡, HlLj ®L¡eJ j¡ ®c®MÏRp? ®k X¡š²¡®ll L¡®R a¡yl ®j®u®L Ïe®u ÏN®u hm®R Hje ÏLR¤ Ll¦e k¡®a Jl nl£lV¡ Bl e¡ h¡®sz hm e¡ c¡c¡ ®c®MÏRpz' hm e¡z q¡yf¤p eu®e L¡yc®R Bl AÏp®al h¤®L j¡b¡ ®l®M h®m Q®m®R ®j±z "hm e¡ c¡c¡ ....'

-- L£ hmÏRp ®j±!

-- qÉ¡y, c¡c¡, HC BÏj, HC BÏj Ïe®u ÏN®uÏRm¡j J®L X¡š²¡®ll L¡®R, h®mÏRm¡j Hje ÏLR¤ Ll¦e k¡®a Jl nl£lV¡ Bl e¡ h¡®sz Lb¡V¡ ®no e¡ L®lC Bh¡l h¤®Ll Jfl T¡yÏf®u fsm ®j±, q¡yf¤p eu®e L¡yc®a L¡yc®a hm®a m¡Nm, -- J L£ h¤T®a ®f®lÏRm? J L£ HC AÏij¡®eC Q®m ®Nm? hm e¡ c¡c¡, hm e¡ ...

®j±-Hl A®T¡l d¡l¡u Ïi®S k¡®µR AÏp®al h¤®Ll L¡RV¡z