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A xmsaRPNRPVyVsV RxXRRVLi sWRs[VxmsgRiRV.
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sNRPVVNTPNTPLjizqs NRPWLRiVyLRiVc @LiRV[INRPRV RLiRWysVsVNRPVy%dsVNSsRLi [R V.
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j[VL`is[xmso A[s V zms{qs` |msLiyRV. A[ xqsLRiVsVssVVLiRVNRPV RWxqsVNRPVFLiVVLij.
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sNRPVVLiLRiVcyLixms }qsxtsQs [syNTP.... NSgRiWR}qsxtsQs yNTP INRPQOPR QLixmsT ysRV.
@LiRVZNP[@ @R Li VyLRiV.FsslLi[j zmsyss[V}qs Fs? sVs[xmsV....'' sVVLiRVNTPsLigji, Rs
sVVLi[s VVLi |ms RWxqsWs }qsRVLS sVVLi[NPT RWxqsW @TgSRV A[\QsL`i.
""sVs[NPR lLiNPR V....IlLi[ V }qsRVLSFRVLS FyxmsLi A[RL`i sVLiyRVLS....''@LiW %dsVL`i s[xmso
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gRid dsxmsVRVyRV\QsL`i.
""Fdqs}qsxtsQs NTP BLiR RWLRisW....\lLi[}qsxtsQs .... y RgiR LRisFylLi[?'' sVd@sVsWsLi
sQQNRPL i[aSRV FRVLS.
""sVdsVVRZNP[ syyy....INRPxmsVRV lLiLiRWxmsNRP xmsNRPs[ DLi[%s....\|y`NSL]lLi[xtsQs V
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WTRLRiLigRiV[NPR sxqsVs Lig`isVRWaSLRiV.
""BjsLi Lig`i NSRV....}qsxtsQs ....xqsWZNP[xqsV xmsVNRPVs ss FyzqsLiLiR sV RWRLiT...''ryORPQ Li
RWaSNRP, ssVNRPLiNRPgjisy\lLi sVVgiR VLRiWNTPLiRNRPV jgSLRiV. @xmsNTPA[ %dsVLRiV sWBLRi\s GRV
LRiWFyRV\Lij.
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""sVsRgiR LRiVs \|msxqs[V....''FRVLS %s[giR VxqsgRiVxqsyRV.
@xmsVRVFRVLS jxqsLigSFyRNSxmso zqsssWx[qsRyLSRVs%s, }mnsLiV
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""NRPlLiNPR VgSxqsLjiFLiVVLiy....'' A FssLiVsA[ \QsL`i [[|msRV.
C sLjisLigRixms #[sWxqsLi [aSsV gRiy....@sVgS A[ \QsL`iINRP RWxmso RWzqs, A
RV[V[ |msVNRPVyRV.
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syV?''BR LRiW ARXRgS xmsbPLiyLRiV.
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FyZNPL[ iN] a[ S....'' NSLRixmso R[xmsR N][ NTPRNTPRsVLiWsyRV FRVLS.
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xms WLjisVLi,BLi[ yNRPV dNRPVLiy\|y`zqsN]yLRiV. C
\|y`[%s[@sVVN][s RLi NRPVRLRiRsyLRiLi L][ [xms=FLiVVLij.
@xmsLid%s[ssVVN][s RLiFyLRiLiLi, BLSds x[x[qsLRiL`i D][gRiLi RgiR LjiLiy
= sgRiLRiV.
sVsy %s[ds@sRyNTP@ %s[VgSNRPsRLi][%sd VLi sV\ss
ysW NRPNRPlLi [ R s, @LiRLRiWd N]gS, sVVgRiVLRiWsVWRV L][FyWyLixms }qsxtsQs V
FyFnyLRi%dsVRgRiTFyLRiVc dsLigS A[R s[aSLRiV.
xmsxmsLiRLi[s VsztsQ RNRPysNTP,xmsysLigS NSs=s%sG%s? @s sVVgiR VLji[|msR y\s %dsLSINRP
xmsaRP s[aSRV INRP L][.
""LiT.......''NRPVs yVFyRV lLiLi][yRV}qsRVLS. ""sVNSs....NRPWy...''@s sVW][yRV
FRVLSFyRV.
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""RVVLiy....''
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xqsLiFyjLiyLi[....GLi[R W?'' @s INRP \ssNRPaRPsV s[aSRV %dsLS.
""NSNRPLRiW....?'' %sVgRiy BRLRi xtsQ[A xmsaRP s[xqsVN]s gSR LigSA[LiRRLi FyLRiLiLiyLRiV.
""IZNP[][ NRPWLRiVLi[ sVsNRPV@LiVVTRWV LSso...@LiVV[s VsLi C yLixms }qsxtsQs VsWlLi[zqs....
NSgRiWR}qsxtsQs VZNP, dLRiVTgSA[yLi....''
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""@sosV...@NRPR ysVLij....A[R s sVFy FnyLRi%dsVR FylLi[zqs sFyLiR ....''FyRV
%dsLS""R[.... NSgRiWR....'' Dy=xLigS @LjiyRV}qsRVLS FsRVLRiVgSDs FsLRi Fxqs L`i
%dsVR|T Lig`isVRj%ss Bs=zmslLi[xtsQs ][.
BkFnytsQ N`P....
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FRVLS.
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""A....yT RgiR lLi[s VVLiLiVV....ZNPV,LRi \|msxqsW DLiLiVV....ys]LigRiRsLi [}qssVs
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FyFy...@LiW RWVVFyRVNRPVLiW....''
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\QsV[ZNPNTP,INRP sVLi FyzqsLiL`isRWxqsVN]s ]LigRiRsLi[ryLi... \lLiQ L[ iRWNTP xmsLjilgiRyLi....A
RLSR%sVgRiy NRPR sWsVWVgSLRiVgRiVRVLij. NRPR NRPLiNTP sVsLi \NTP....''

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Dy=xLigS}qsxtsQs V sWxqs L`i LRiWsVs[xmso sT ARVs@TgSLRiVc
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gSTRs %dsLS%dsVR xmsRRLi, @RsVNTPLiR xmsTFsRLicNTPLiR xmsTs @RT[s k}qs
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NRPWy RsLij!''gSTRs[xmso RWxqsW@yRV FRVLSDN][xtsQLigS.
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