Fdec Spfd h Yaoc ad [foc

Ufrc atu, ia pusht gfth [foh, sckuhj thdiu yhdl iausudl copht frhdl kuihg prah kcrkhihd tclhp ihd
kcrgu`at lc`hp iaaradla iuh frhdl kuihg whdath ocdadllh`ghd sckuhj lciudl pcrtudmughd tchtcr.
Uckcdhrdyh ocrcgh taihg scdiarahd, ghrcdh kckcrhph frhdl kuihg `had mulh ocdlusudl thdiu-thdiu
yhdl sckhlahd kcshr kcrasaghd pctadlla [fohwa ocdadllh`ghd lciudl pcrtudmughd. ^hih ohsh atu,

pcrtudmughd
gh`hdlhd hthstchtcr ocdmhia jakurhd
ihd tcrphdihdl. Dhoudyhdl uouo thdiu
ia hdthrh ihd ialcohra f`cj ohsyhrhght
yhdl ocdadllh`ghd [fohwa,
lciudl tchtcr,gjususdyh
thdiu yhdl
icdlhd gc`hoku karu `hdlat trhdsphrhd scrth iausudl copht frhdl kuihg atu`hj yhdl ocdmhia
pcrjhtahd uthoh ohsyhrhght scgathr. Kckcrhph frhdl ocokcraghd mh`hd ihd khjghd ocokcra sh`ho
phih sfsfg yhdl kcrhih ia hths thdiu.
Uahphghj yhdl kcrhih ia ih`ho thdiu atu6
 

E`huiah
 
Ucfrhdl lhias ehdtag ocdycoku`ghd gcph`h ihra kh`ag gc`hoku thdiu shoka` ocdlhyudghd gcph`h
tcrjhihp kckcrhph frhdl tcohd yhdl ocdyhphdyh.
\hmhj lhias kcrusah 8< thjud atu shdlht ehdtag ihd scihdl ocghr-ocghrdyh, rhokutdyh yhdl
kcrwhrdh efg`ht phdmhdl kcrlc`fokhdl ocdhokhj hgscd gcadihjhd tukujdyh yhdl tadlla `hdlsadl
ihd ohth karu yhdl ocopcsfdh ocohdehr pcduj gcjhdlhthd. Dhoh lhias atu hih`hj E`huiah
Bhustadh. Yaihg hih frhdl ia [foh yhdl taihg gcdh` gcphihdyh, tcr`ckaj ah hih`hj putra mcdicrh`
gcdhohhd phsughd [fohwa yhdl kcrdhoh Uuctfdaus, phj`hwhd pcrhdl ihd sfsfg yhdl hoht iasclhda
ia gh`hdlhd pctadlla [fohwa.

E`huiah iagcdh` sckhlha sh`hj shtu whdath tcrehdtag ia [foh shht atu, shopha-shopha shdl ghashr
Yakcraus (9; UO-5< O) pud ocouma gcehdtaghddyh gctagh kcrgudmudl gc ruohj Uuctfdaus. Uhdl ghashr
ocokhdiadlghddyh icdlhd Jc``cd ihra Yrfy, putra `clcdihras yhdl gcehdtaghddyh ocoaeu ^crhdl

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Yrfyh yhdl tcrgcdh` atu. Yakcraus scdiara ocoa`aga gcecdicrudlhd scgsuh` yhdl `ckaj ocdyugha hdhg-
hdhg ia khwhj uour h`ahs pcifba`, sckcdhrdyh jh` ada kash iaghthghd suhtu kcrght khla E`huiah ghrcdh
gh`hu Yakcraus tcrthrag phihdyh phsta ah suihj iamhiaghd sc`ar f`cj shdl pcdluhsh yhdl `ckaj phdths mhia
ghgcgdyh atu, jaiup sckhlha sc`ar scfrhdl ghashr tcdtudyh hghd shdlht kcrgceuguphd ihd kcrlc`aohdl
jhrth. Dhoud hyhjhdih E`huiah, Uuctfdaus tc`hj ocopcrtudhdlghd E`huiah icdlhd Ratc`aus, putrh
sh`hj scfrhdl gf`clh. Ocdurut rcdehdh, Uuctfdaus hghd ocdaghjghd gciuhdyh sctc`hj ah ihd
pcouih atu gcokh`a ihra ghophdyc oa`atcr ocduophs pcokcrfdthghd Qhjuia yhdl khru-khru ada
oc`ctus ia ihcrhj pcdiuiughd [fohwa ia Yaour Ycdlhj.

Uc`hdl kckcrhph shht gcouiahd, thdiu atu shopha`hj ia icphd lcrkhdl gciahohd gc`uhrlh Uuctfdaus
yhdl oclhj. Kckcrhph frhdl prhmurat pcdmhlh yhdl ocdlcdh`a ocokcraghd sh`ho `h`u sclcrh
ocokughghd lcrkhdl. E`huiah ocdmcmhgghd ghga gc thdhj ihd gc`uhr ihra thdiu iakhdtu f`cj sh`hj
scfrhdl kuihg whdath yhdl ocdlaradla pcrmh`hdhddyh.

‐Hgu `c`hj scgh`a jhra ada, adlad kcrastarhjht sckcdthr. ^hsta gh`ahd mulh kclatu, pu`hdl ihd
kcrastarhjht`hj !‟ ghth E`huiah phih phrh kuihg yhdl scihra thia ocdlaradla.

Uctc`hj ocokcraghd sh`ho, gccopht kuihg prah ihd gciuh kuihg whdath gcokh`a gc tcopht
pcofdifghd ocrcgh yhdl mulh kcrhih ia gfop`cg ruohj iadhs Uuctfdaus.
U uctfdaus.

E`huiah ocdyusura gfraifr ruohjdyh yhdl kcshr ihd oclhj, iasasa-sasadyh tcrihpht phtudl-phtudl
hdtag kcrlhyh [fohwa, ia kckcrhph suiut mulh tcrihpht gf`cgsa khrhdl-khrhdl yhdl iaihpht f`cj
Uuctfdaus scohsh pcrhdl ia kcrkhlha wa`hyhj gcrhmhhd [fohwa, ou`ha ihra wa`hyhj sugu Lcrohdag ia
uthrh shopha gc taour tcdlhj. E`huiah adlad ocdludmudla akudyh sckcdthr sckc`uo ohsug gc ghohr
ihd astarhjht, dhoud ia icphd ghohr akudyh ah ocdicdlhr scsuhtu.

Uuhrh atu hih`hj icshjhd dhbhs pcduj dhbsu yhdl gc`uhr ihra ou`ut shdl aku!

Icdlhd mhdtudl kcricthg gcdehdl, E`huiah ocdcopc`ghd tc`adlh gc padtu yhdl ohsaj tcrtutup. Uc`had
suhrh icshjhd akudyh, E`huiah mulh ocdicdlhr suhrh crhdlhd prah. Uahph lcrhdlhd prah yhdl kcrhih
ia ghohr akudyh6 Hyhjhdih Uuctfdaus ohsaj kcrhih ia ocihd pcrhdl Asrhc` ihd khru hghd gcokh`a
gcoudlgadhd hgjar thjud ada, `h`u sahph yhdl kcrhih ia ih`ho ghohr shdl aku6

^c`hd-pc`hd ah ocdefkh ocdifrfdl padtu atu thpa taihg kcrlcrhg, scpcrtadyh iaph`hdl ihra ih`ho.
Ghrcdh pcdhshrhd, ohgh lhias atupud ocouthr gc`uhr ihd ocdefkh oc`ajht oc`h`ua mcdic`h. Mcdic`h
ghohr akudyh tcr`cthg ia suiut yhdl hlhg tcrpcdea` ihra ruohj iadhs yhdl oclhj ada, ah kcrjhrhp
ocdcoughd ec`hj udtug oc`ajht hph yhdl scihdl tcrmhia ia ih`ho. E`huiah kclatu tcrecght ihd
 mhdtudldyh scrhsh ohu kcrjcdta
kcrjcdta kclatu oc`ajht ihra ec`h
ec`hjj mcdic`h kcrofzhag yhdl sciagat
sciagat tcrkugh
udtug gc`uhr ohsugdyh uihrh.

Ah oc`ajht icdlhd ohth gcph`h scdiara, akudyh yhdl tc`hdmhdl ku`ht tcdlhj ialuou`a f`cj iuh frhdl
kuihg Dukah (scghrhdl wa`hyhj Hbragh Sthrh) yhdl ah thju kcrdhoh Ghsjh ihd ^yhdgja. Rh`crah, aku
E`huiah ihd astra Uuctfdaus hih`hj scfrhdl whdath kcrusah 59 thjud yhdl ehdtag, tukujdyh ohsaj
rhopadl ihd scgsa wh`hupud pcrdhj oc`hjarghd E`huiah. Ah ocoa`aga rhokut jatho scihih yhdl `urus,
kahshdyh iashdllu` scpcrta uouodyh whdath-whdath [foh yhdl suihj ocdaghj. Dhophgdyh ohth
karu E`huiah yhdl adihj atu hih`hj whrashd ihra akudyh ghrcdh ohth ocrcgh ocohdl oarap, shoh-
shoh karu ihd ocdhwhd.

Rh`crah shht atu scihdl kcrhih ia tcdlhj ia hdthrh gciuh kuihg jatho. Ah dhophg ocdhag-turudghd
tukujdyh ia hths pcdas Ghsjh scocdthrh ihra kc`hghdl ^yhdgja oc`cshgghd pcdasdyh gc ih`ho hdus
shdl dyfdyh ohmaghd. Ghsjh ocdagohta lcdmfthd Rh`crah shoka` icdlhd shdtha ocdycifta phyuihrh

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Rh`crah yhdl ocdllc`hyut. [hokut Rh`crah yhdl ohsaj tcrshdllu` suihj hlhg gusut, kutar-kutar
gcradlht ocokhshja tukuj ihd whmhjdyh ocokuht pcdhopa`hddyh ohgad ocdllharhjghd.

E`huiah oc`cthgghd thdlhd ia ou`utdyh ihd ocdhjhd dhbhs schghd taihg pcrehyh phih
pcdlc`ajhthddyh scdiara. Ah thg thju jhrus ohrhj, sciaj, tclhdl, hthu oh`hj tcrhdlshdl, scouh
pcrhshhd atu kcrehopur ocdmhia shtu scjadllh ocokuhtdyh jhdyh kash oc`fdlf ocdladtap shdl
akudih yhdl scihdl kcrsc`adlguj icdlhd kuihgdyh.

Hgjardyh lhias atu ocdyuihja pcdladtaphddyh ihd kcr`hra gc ghohr, iashdh ah ocdhdlas shoka`
tcdlgurhp ia hths rhdmhdl. Uckhlha hdllfth gc`hs c`atc ohsyhrhght [foh shht atu, ah ocohdl suihj
scradl ocdicdlhr ghkhr ocdlcdha gcla`hhd jaiup gc`hsdyh khag ia gh`hdlhd gc`uhrlh ghashr ohupud
gh`hdlhd scdht ihd khdlshwhd. Uuihj ocdmhia rhjhsah uouo khjwh eueu Ghashr Yakcraus, Lhaus
Lcrohdaeus (yhdl gc`hg ocdmhia Ghashr Eh`alu`h) ocoa`aga jukudlhd adecst icdlhd ghghg
pcrcopuhddyh, suihj ocruphghd jh` yhdl `uorhj sckhlahd astra hdllfth scdht ocopudyha
jukudlhd lc`hp icdlhd prah-prah ouih, ihd kughd jh` khru `hla phrh scdht ihd khdlshwhd ocdyugha
pcsth-pcsth prakhia yhdl kahsh kcrumudl phih pcsth frly. Dhoud yhdl iagcthjuadyh sc`hoh ada
gc`uhrlhdyh tcrohsug khag-khag shmh, hyhjdyh sc`h`u sctah phih akudyh wh`hupud gfdfd ghkhrdyh
gctagh ouih ocoa`aga khdyhg gcghsaj. Icoagahd pu`h akudyh sc`hoh ada ah hdllhp sckhlha whdath yhdl
pcdyhyhdl ihd tu`us, tapc whdath yhdl `ckaj ocdyugha pcgcrmhhd ruohjhd ihd taihg pcrdhj tcr`akht
jurh-jurh hph`hla pcsth frly scpcrta yhdl `haddyh, tcrdyhth akudyh taihg kcih icdlhd ocrcgh ihd ah
kcrsc`adlguj ihra hyhjdyh icdlhd lf`fdlhd kuihg pu`h.

Uaghp E`huiah tcrjhihp shdl akudih kcrukhj mhia iadlad kckcrhph jhra ada. Gctagh Rh`crah ocdlhmhg
kaehrh ah jhdyh ocdmhwhk schihdyh shmh icdlhd ihthr. Ah ocoa`aj `ckaj scradl gc`uhr ruohj, scpcrta
pcrla gc padllarhd gfth yhdl mhuj ihra jarug-pagug [foh hthu kcrohad ihiu kcrshoh tcohd-
tcohddyh (pcrohadhd ihiu ocruphghd sh`hj shtu jakurhd phih ohsh atu). ^crdhj ah ocdyhophaghd
gc`uj gcshjdyh shoka` kcrifh ia icphd phtudl Icwa Mudf (astra Icwh Mupatcr), icwa pc`adiudl phrh
astra yhdl mulh ocruphghd saokf` astra yhdl iasc`adlguja.

Ycdtu shmh Rh`crah ocrhsh sciaj oc`ajht pcrukhjhd saghp putra tudllh`dyh atu, hph`hla ah taihg thju
h`hshd sckcdhrdyh. Ah suihj ocrhsh gcscpahd sc`hoh sctcdlhj thjud `ckaj ada. Hph sckcdhrdyh yhdl
ocrukhj sabht sctah Rh`crah6 Ih`ho sckuhj mhouhd ah ocdicdlhr ecrath scfrhdl tcohd scshoh astra
gfohdihd phsughd oa`atcr [fohwa kcrecrath ocdlcdha gcjaiuphd scgsdyh yhdl whj. Uc`had pcrdhj
kcreadth icdlhd prah ouih yhdl thophd ah mulh kcrecrath pcrdhj kcreadth icdlhd kuihgdyh, atu
scouh jhdyh udtug ococduja dhbsu scgsdyh yhdl ocdllcku-lcku sc`hoh suhoadyh taihg hih ihd
taihg icdlhd eadth. Ucouh tcrtclud ocdicdlhrdyh tcrohsug Rh`crah. Ucmhg shht atu, sctahp gh`a
oc`ajht prah, tcruthoh prah pcrghsh scpcrta kuihg, tcdthrh, hthu l`hiahtfr, ah sc`h`u ocokhyhdlhghd
ihd kcrthdyh ih`ho jhta, hphghj ocrcgh kclatu pcrghsh ihd ihpht ocokuhtdyh frlhsoc kcrgh`a-
gh`a 6 Ou`hdyh ah sc`h`u kcrushjh ocdcpas bhdthsa `ahr atu icdlhd ocdyakugghd iara ocrhmut,
ocdfdtfd tchtcr, kh`hp guih, ihd oc`hgughd pcgcrmhhd ruohj `hadyh, dhoud syhjwhtdyh yhdl tc`hj
ihjhlh sc`hoh kcrku`hd-ku`hd tcrus ocdllc`atagdyh wh`hu ah scradl kcrifh phih Icwa Mudf hlhr
tcthp ocdmhlhdyh ihra pcrsc`adlgujhd.

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Rh`crah

Dhoud hgjardyh jukudlhd tcr`hrhdl atu tcrmhia mulh, Rh`crah ohgad tcrpcdlhruj ghth-ghth shdl tcohd
khjwh scgs ihd eadth atu mhdlhd iashohghd. Mhdtudldyh kcriclup gcdehdl gctagh pcrthoh gh`a
ocdyuruj gciuh kuihgdyh ocrhdlshdldyh icdlhd ocdllcrhyhdla tukujdyh ihd oc`hgughd frh`
scgs. Karhja yhdl ocdudtut pcouhshd atu tcrus ocdifrfdldyh kcrkuht `ckaj mhuj jadllh ohgad
gctcrushd ihra jhra gc jhra. Khjghd Rh`crah taihg oh`u-oh`u `hla ocohdlla` gciuh kuihg atu gc
ghohrdyh udtug ocouhsghd dhbsudyh. Ih`ho urushd scgs, ah ohgad thg ocoagarghd yhdl dhohdyh
jhrlh iara hthu ohrthkhtdyh. Gciuh kuihg atu ocohdl tcrkugta ohopu ocokuhtdyh ocdagohta scgs
scpcdujdyh, hph`hla sckc`uodyh ah kc`uo pcrdhj oc`hgughddyh scehrh tjrccsfoc scpcrta ada.
Khlhaohdpud, ihra `uhr ah tcthp dhophg scpcrta whdath tcrjfroht, astra scfrhdl mcdicrh` ihd aku yhdl
khag khla putradyh.

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Ucoadllu sctc`hj ocdihphta akudihdyh kcrsc`adlguj icdlhd iuh kuihg Dukahdyh, ah ocdihpht
gcscophthd udtug ocdladtcrflhsa ocrcgh. Uhht atu ohohdyh scihdl kcrhih ia `uhr gfth ocohdthu
gchihhd ruohj ihd thdhj pcrthdahd gc`uhrlh ocrcgh ghrcdh shht atu scihdl ousao phdcd hdllur.
Iaphdlla`dyh Ghsjh ihd ^yhdgja ocdljhihpdyh ia ruhdl thou. Gciuhdyh ocdljhihp ocdcoua dfdh
ohmaghd ocrcgh yhdl tc`hj ocdudllu ia hths sckuhj khdlgu kcrugar, thophg hdllud scgh`a ah jhra atu
icdlhd lhud phdmhdl whrdh udlu, whrdh yhdl ocdhdihghd gc`hs c`at ohsyhrhght [fohwa ghrcdh
khjhd ghad icdlhd whrdh atu hih`hj yhdl ph`adl ohjh`. E`huiah ocdyuruj iuh kuihg whdath yhdl
ocdihopadladyh pcrla ihd sahphpud taihg iaamadghd ohsug thdph pcradthj
pcradthj ihradyh. Ohth karu E`huiah
ocdhthp thmho phih gciuh kuihg jatho atu.
‐Kcr`utut !‟ pcradthjdyh icdlhd sctcdlhj ocokcdthg phih gciuhdyh.
Gciuhdyh icdlhd rhut whmhj kadludl ihd thgut ocdmhtujghd `utut gc hths `hdtha kcr`hpas ohrocr atu.
Ocrcgh thju hih scsuhtu yhdl taihg kcrcs ia`ajht ihra ththphd ohth ihd lhyh kaehrh lhias atu.
‐@hdehdl scgh`a gh`ahd kcrhda ohad la`h icdlhd ohohgu, khlhaohdh kash tcrmhia 6‟ thdyh E`huiah
icdlhd gctus.

‐H-h…hph
‐Kuihg ohgsui
jadh Dfdh
! ohsaj 6 ghoa,
kcrhda ghoa
kfjfdl !‟taihg ocdlcrta
E`huiah ohrhj 6‟
ihdGhsjh ocdefkh kcrgc`at
oc`cophrghd khdth` iaicdlhd lulup.
icghtdyh yhdl

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ocdlcdha gcph`h Ghsjh.

Ocrcgh ohgad ocokudlgughd khihd thg kcrhda ocdhthp whmhj dfdh ohmaghddyh ghrcdh ocohdl
kcrsh`hj.

E`huiah tcrus ocdicshg ocrcgh udtug ocokckcrghd sclh`hdyh icdlhd ohrhj scjadllh ocrcgh pud
hgjardyh ocdlhguadyh.
‐Ghoa, ghoa iapcradthj f`cj dyfdyh, ghoa mulh taihg kcrhda oc`hwhd !‟ umhr ^yhdgja.
‐Kcdhr…atu kcdhr, dyfdyh`hj yhdl ocoadth ghoa oc`hgughd atu, ghoa euoh kuihg, hph yhdl kash
ghoa pcrkuht sc`had ocdurut 6‟ taoph` Ghsjh.
‐Kfjfdl ! gh`ahd kfjfdl ! ohoh atu whdath tcrjfroht, ohoh lhg oudlgad scpcrta atu !‟ shjut
E`huiah sctcdlhj ocdmcrat, jhtadyh shdlht tcrpugu` ocdcraoh gcdyhthhd atu.
‐Hopud dfdh, ocohdl kclatu gcdyhthhddyh, efkh pagarghd, ohdh oudlgad ghoa kcrhda sc`hdehdl atu
gh`hu kughd dyfdyh yhdl ocou`ha !‟ mhwhk Ghsjh `hla shoka` ocdudiugghd gcph`hdyh jadllh jhopar
ocdycdtuj `hdtha.
‐Ghoa taihg kcrhda ocdf`hg, ghoa thgut iajuguo, ofjfd pcdlcrtahd Dfdh, ada kughd sh`hj ghoa !‟
^yhdgja mulh tcrus ocdlakh ihd ocdudiugghd gcph`h.
‐Uuihj kcrhph `hoh gcmhiahd ada kcr`hdlsudl 6‟ thdyh E`huiah `hla.
‐Ucku`hd…ayh garh-garh scku`hd, dyfdyh scradl ocdyuruj ghoa oc`hyhdadyh gh`hu scihdl gcscpahd‟
 mhwhk ^yhdgja tcrkhth-khth.
‐Ayh, Dyfdyh scpcrtadyh gcscpahd ghrcdh tuhd `hoh kc`uo pu`hdl, scpcrtadyh atu sckhkdyh iah oadth
ghoa kcrkuht kclatu !‟ taoph` Ghsjh.
‐Eugup…eugup shyh ka`hdl ! ihshr kuihg jadh !‟ kcdthg E`huiah icdlhd dhih kcrlcthr, thdlhddyh
tcrgcph` gcrhs ocdhjhd ohrhj ihd sciaj, ‐gh`ahd garh shyh hghd iaho shmh udtug scouh ada jhj 6
gh`ahd hghd thu hph juguohddyh 6‟

‐Hopud Dfdh, mhdlhd juguo ghoa, ada kughd sh`hj ghoa !‟ ocrcgh ocdlakh ihd ocokcdturghd
gcph`hdyh gc `hdtha kcr`hpas lrhdat atu icdlhd pcduj gcthguthd.
‐Khag, hgu taihg hghd ocokuduj gh`ahd‟ ghth E`huiah pc`hd yhdl ocokuht ocrcgh sciagat tcdhdl,
‐thpa hgu hghd ocokuht gh`ahd taihg kash oc`hgughd atu `hla sc`hohdyh !‟ `hdmutdyh icdlhd dhih
tadlla.
‐Fffjj…mhdlhd Dfdh, hopuda ghoa, ghoa taihg kcrsh`hj !‟ scgh`a `hla ocrcgh ocdlakh-akh shoka`
ocrhdlghg gc icphd kcrohgsui ocdycokhj iakhwhj ghga E`huiah.
Ah khdlgat kcriara ihd kcrmh`hd gc icphd jcdihg ocohdlla` prhmurat udtug ocdlckara gciuh kuihg atu.
Icdlhd whmhj sadas ah ocdlheujghd pcrofjfdhd kc`hs ghsaj gciuhdyh. Ah oc`hdlghjghd ghgadyh
jadllh ocoudlludla gciuhdyh.
‐^cdlh…ooojj !!‟ sckc`uo scopht ah kcrtcrahg ocohdlla` prhmurat yhdl kcrmhlh hlhg mhuj ia `uhr
shdh sckuhj thdlhd gfgfj suihj ocokcghp ou`utdyh ihra kc`hghdl.
E`huiah ghlct scgh`a icdlhd scrlhphd ocdihihg atu, ah ocrfdth scguht-guhtdyh kcrushjh oc`cphsghd
iara. Uah-sah, tcdhlh scfrhdl lhias scpcrtadyh kughd`hj thdiadlhd tcdhlh kuihg yhdl tcrkahsh
oc`hgughd gcrmh ghshr. ^yhdgja ohmu gc icphd ihd ocdycradlha ocdlcraghd. E`huiah yhdl ohthdyh
ou`ha kcrgheh-gheh ocdllc`cdl gcph`h scf`hj kcrghth, ‐mhdlhd…mhdlhd ocdicght, `cphsghd hgu !‟
‐Ohhb Dfdh, hdih taihg ocokcra ghoa pa`ajhd scjadllh ghoa tcrphgsh oc`hgughd ada !‟ ghthdyh
shoka` ocrhaj khju lhias atu.

‚Krct !‟ icdlhd shtu scdthgghd guht rfkcg`hj lhud atu phih sasa ghdhddyh scjadllh phyuihrh
ghdhddyh tcrcgspfs scgctagh. Ohth gciuh kuihg atu scpcrta ohu efpft oc`ajht gcadihjhd phyuihrh
dfdh ohmaghddyh yhdl ofdtfg, gcdehdl ihd kcrputadl gcocrhjhd atu. Ucocdthrh har ohth E`huiah
oc`c`cj ihra pc`upug ohthdyh ocokhshja papadyh, ah taihg ocdyhdlgh ocrcgh kcrhda oc`hgughd jh`
ada phihdyh. ^yhdgja ocohgha rfkcghd khmu E`huiah udtug ocdlaght ou`utdyh, icdlhd icoagahd
Ghsjh oc`cphsghd kcghphddyh tcrjhihp ou`ut E`huiah ihd ihpht `ckaj crht ocdc`agudl `cdlhddyh
scjadllh ocokuht E`huiah ocradlas gcshgathd ihd ocdmcrat, dhoud mcrathd atu tcrciho f`cj sfkcghd

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khmu yhdl ocdlaght ou`utdyh.

‐Ghoa thju juguohddyh wh`hu taihg ohta thpa iagckara yhdl `ckaj gcmho ihra gcohtahd atu scdiara,
ohgh ghoa `ckaj ocoa`aj ihpht ocdeaeapa tukuj Dfdh iu`u sckc`uo iajuguo, tfj gh`hupud jhrus
ohta ghoa taihg hghd ocdycsh` ghrcdh ghoa suihj taihg pudyh gc`uhrlh `hla‟ ghth Ghsjh icght
tc`adlhdyh.
Dyh`a E`huiah gahd eaut oc`ajht ththphd pcduj dhbsu ocrcgh yhdl hghd sclcrh ocopcrgfshdyh.
[fdthhddyh ohgad `cohj hph`hla scohgad ocrfdth mustru scohgad shgat hgakht thdlhddyh iatc`agudl
f`cj Ghsjh ihra kc`hghdldyh. ^yhdgja yhdl iaicphddyh ou`ha ocdeauoa papa, `cjcr ihd tc`adlhdyh
ocokuhtdyh kcrlaiag. Ah mulh ocrhsh rfgdyh iahdlght scjadllh hdlad ocdcrph phjhdyh yhdl ou`us,
sckuhj thdlhd ghshr `h`u ocokc`ha phjh atu ihra kc`hghdl. Kc`hahd atu ohu taihg ohu ocokuht
ihrhjdyh kcricsar.

‐Jjjoo…kcdcr-kcdcr tfgci yhdl ofdtfg !‟ ghth ^yhdgja ocrcohs phyuihrh ghdhd E`huiah yhdl
‐Jjjoo…kcdcr-kcdcr
tcrsadlghp.
Ucocdthrh atu thdlhd Ghsjh ocrhkh ohgad ih`ho jadllh ocdycdtuj vhladh E`huiah yhdl ohsaj
tcrtutup ec`hdh ih`hodyh. Ah ocdicshj tcrthjhd shht mhra-mhra thdlhd yhdl kcshr atu ocdllfsfg
kc`hjhd gcoh`uhddyh ihra `uhr. ^yhdgja mulh gada ococ`ug tukujdyh shoka` thdlhddyh tcrus
ocdllcrhyhdla phyuihrhdyh. Gciuh kuihg atu tc`hj ocdicghpdyh ihra icphd ihd kc`hghdl scjadllh
ocokuhtdyh ocrhsh scshg ihd ihpht ocrhshghd khu khihd ocrcgh yhdl ohsgu`ad. Iapcr`hgughd
icoagahd, pcr`hjhd E`huiah ou`ha `cohs, rhsh dagoht phih vhladhdyh yhdl ialcscg-lcscg ihd
phyuihrhdyh yhdl iarcohsa ocokuhtdyh thg ohopu kcrfdthg `hla. Gctagh thdlhd Ghsjh ocdyusup
gc ih`ho ec`hdh ih`hodyh, rhsh dagoht atu ohgad ocokuhtdyh thg kcrihyh, tukujdyh kcrlcthr
ocdcraoh rhdlshdlhd-rhdlshdlhd atu. Ocsgapud gada Ghsjh tc`hj oc`cphsghd thdlhddyh yhdl thia
iatc`agudl, E`huiah taihg kcrfdthg scpcrta thia `hla, ah jhdyh ocdifrfdl thdlhdyh gc ihih kaihdl
^yhdgja yhdl ocdicghpdyh ihra icphd icdlhd sctcdlhj jhta. Oc`ajht E`huiah gahd thg`ug, ^yhdgja
ohgad kcrhda, ah ocdhrag `cphs saopu` phih th`a padllhdldyh `h`u ocdurudghd khlahd lhud yhdl
ohsaj ocdllhdtudl ia khju garadyh scjadllh lhud atu oc`frft mhtuj. ^hghahd yhdl ohsaj tcrsash ia
tukuj lhias atu gada tadllh` ec`hdh ih`hodyh shmh, atupud suihj sctcdlhj oc`frft. Ohth gciuh kuihg
atu oc`f`ft ocohdihdla tukuj pf`fs dfdh ohmaghd ocrcgh, sudlluj putaj ihd ou`us khg puh`ho,
scphshdl phyuihrhdyh yhdl tclhg kclatu gcdyh` ihd `cokut scpcrta gu`at khya. Rh`crah ocohdl
ocwhrasghd gcehdtaghddyh atu phih putra scohth whyhdldyh ada.

Ucdtujhd-scdtujhd crftas ocrcgh ohu thg ohu ocokuht ihrhj E`huiah kcrlf`hg. Ah ocrhshghd
scpcrta hih lcthrhd-lcthrhd `astrag gctagh ^yhdgja ocokudlgug shoka` ocdycifta phyuihrhdyh,
tcrghihdl lala kuihg jatho atu ocdllalata gcea` putadldyh scjadllh ocdadlghtghd rhdlshdlhddyh.
‐Oooo…ooppjjj !‟ tcricdlhr crhdlhd E`huiah yhdl tcrciho sfkcghd phghahd yhdl ocdlaght
ou`utdyh.
Ucocdthrh ia kc`hghdldyh, Ghsjh scihdl ocdeauoa `cjcr ihd papadyh, thdlhddyh yhdl gcghr atu
ocopcrohadghd phyuihrh yhdl shtudyh ihd thdlhd `haddyh ocdlfkfg-fkfg ec`hdh ih`hodyh. Ghsjh
ocrhshghd vhladh ohmaghddyh yhdl iatuokuja ku`u-ku`u jh`us atu suihj ou`ha khshj hgakht
pcrohadhd mhradyh. Ocrcgh gcouiahd ocdycrct tukuj E`huiah yhdl suihj phsrhj ihd `cohs ghrcdh
tcrhdlshdl atu gc iaphd tcricght, tcopht kahsh thou ocokhradlghd iara gctagh scihdl iahihghd
pcrmhouhd. Ghsjh tcr`ckaj iu`u dhag gc iaphd kcr`hpas khdth`hd copug atu `h`u ocdhagghd tukuj
E`huiah gc hthsdyh. ^yhdgja ocokugh phghahddyh yhdl tcrkuht ihra ghad ghshr. Gctagh tcrhgjar ah
ocokugh ehwhtdyh, ohth E`huiah tcrkc`hghg oc`ajht pcdas jatho yhdl suihj crcgsa pcduj atu. Khihd
kuihg jatho atu kclatu gcghr ihd kcrftft scpcrta phtudl-phtudl [fohwa yhdl ocdljahsa kckcrhph
suiut ruhdlhd atu, thpa yhdl `ckaj ocokuhtdyh tcrjcdyhg hih`hj pcdasdyh yhdl gh`a ada ia`ajhtdyh
icdlhd `ckaj mc`hs, ugurhddyh kclatu kcshr icdlhd urht-urhtdyh yhdl ocdfdmf` scpcrta hghr pfjfd.
Ocdlcraghd thpa mulh ocokhghr `akaifdyh, phdths shmh ohohdyh ocdicshj icoagahd dagoht
iakuhtdyh.

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Uctc`hj ocokugh phghahddyh ah ocdljhopara E`huiah ihd ocdhrag `cphs ec`hdh ih`ho lhias atu.
E`huiah suihj phsrhj scjadllh thdph shihr kcrlcrhg scehrh rcb`cgs ocopcrouihj kuihg atu
oc`f`fsghd phghahd tcrhgjardyh yhdl tcrsash.
‐Icoa phrh icwh ! sudlluj hdulcrhj yhdl thg tcrda`ha kash ocdagohta yhdl scpcrta ada !‟ ^yhdgja
kcricehg ghluo ocdlhluoa gcpf`fshd tukuj E`huiah.
‐\h`hu jhrus ohta sctc`hj ada ghoa thg ocdycsh`, sudlluj ohhb scgh`a Dfdh, ghoa suihj tcr`h`u
`hdehdl‟ ghth Ghsjh, ‐thpa ghoa taihg pudyh pa`ajhd `had‟
^yhdgja agut dhag gc iaphd ihd kcr`utut ia hdthrh gciuh phjh E`huiah, ah `h`u ocokudlgug ihd
ocdlhrhjghd whmhjdyh gc vhladh lhias atu. Ghsjh yhdl `ckaj ouih scpcrtadyh ocdlcrta scjadllh ah
ocdhrag thdlhddyh ocokahrghd ^yhdgja ocdeaeapa vhladh E`huiah. ^yhdgja tcrthwh-thwh ocdlc`usa
phjh ou`us E`huiah shoka` scscgh`a ocdma`htadyh. ^apa E`huiah kcrscou ocrhj ghrcdh tcrhdlshdl ihd
oh`u frlhd gcwhdathhddyh iapc`ftfta icoagahd, ah kcrushjh ocrhphtghd phjhdyh thpa taihg kash
ghrcdh iapclhdla f`cj kuihg atu. Dhbhs prah atu yhdl ocdicdlus-icdlus ohgad tcrhsh ocokc`ha
vhladhdyh.
‐Ccoojj !‟ icshjhd tcrthjhd gc`uhr ihra ou`utdyh gctagh `aihj ^yhdgja ocdycdtuj kakar vhladhdyh.
@aihj kuihg jatho atu ocdma`hta kakar vhladhdyh ihd scocdat gcouiahd ocdyusup ohsug gc ih`hodyh
udtug ocdeaeapa `ckaj mhuj. Ycdtu icdlhd rhdlshdlhd atu tukuj E`huiah yhdl scihdl iaicghp Ghsjh
ocdllc`aht `ahr.

E`huiah ohgad iahoug karhja, ah suihj ocohsrhjghd iaradyh phih gciuh kuihg jathodyh atu.
Yhdlhddyh ocdifrfdl-ifrfdl gcph`h ^yhdgja yhdl scihdl hsyag oc`uoht vhladhdyh, dhoud atu
kughd`hj pcdf`hghd oc`hadghd jhdyh oc`hopahsghd gclc`ahd dagoht yhdl iakcraghd ^yhdgja, ah mulh
taihg kcrushjh ocdlhtupghd phjh wh`hupud prah atu suihj taihg ococlhdladyh `hla. Qhgad E`huiah
suihj thg`ug, Ghsjh ocokcrhdaghd iara ocokugh aghthd ou`ut lhias atu. Uckcdhrdyh shht atu kash shmh
ah ocdmcrat scguht tcdhlh ihd ghkur, thpa cdthj ocdlhph ah cdllhd oc`hgughddyh, karhja tc`hj
ocdljhdyutghddyh gc tcdlhj `huthd dhbsu scjadllh udtug gcokh`a taihg scouihj atu. Uc`had atu
gcgcecwhhddyh yhdl ocdih`ho phih ohohdyh mulh ocokhwhdyh phih pcdycrhjhd iara, ah ocrhsh
gcja`hdlhd phduthd ihra frhdl tuh yhdl sc`hoh ada iajfrohtadyh scjadllh taihg pcr`u `hla
ocopcrthjhdghd jhrlh iara ihd icrhmhtdyh, ah adlad oc`hopahsghd gcgcsh`hddyh icdlhd pcrkuhthd
yhdl shoh icdlhd ohohdyh atu. @hlapu`h tfj gcla`hhd scpcrta ada mulh kcr`hdlsudl ia asthdh, pusht
pcocradthjhd atu. Ocohdl Ghashr Fethvahdus Hlustus (25 UO-89 O), pcdihju`u ihd hyhj tara Yakcraus
tc`hj ocdcthpghd udihdl-udihdl yhdl ocdlhtur tcdthdl gcsusa`hhd ihd ah mulh ocokcra efdtfj
ihra gc`uhrlhdyh scdiara icdlhd ocdlhsadlghd putradyh, Mu`ah, yhdl tcr`akht scmuo`hj sghdih` scgs.
Dhoud tfj udihdl-udihdl atu jhdyh ocdycdtuj rhgyht mc`hth shmh, scihdlghd gckhdyhghd lf`fdlhd
hths ohsaj tcthp jaiup ih`ho gckcmhthd ofrh`.

[cohshd phih gciuh phyuihrhdyh ihd `aihj ^yhdgja yhdl ocdlhas-dlhas `ahdl vhladhdyh ocokuht
`akaif E`huiah scohgad dhag.
‐Hhjj…ffjj…mhdlhd, `cphsghd shyh ooojj…hhhjj !‟ icshj lhias atu, ou`utdyh kcrghth mhdlhd
ghrcdh ohsaj oh`u ocdlhgua iaradyh tcrkuha, dhoud tukuj ihd jhta gcea`dyh ocdladladghd scouh atu
kcr`hdmut.
‐Dfdh scghrhdl dagohta shmh, sctc`hj ada tcrscrhj hdih ghoa ohu iahphghd‟ ghth Ghsjh icght
tc`adlhdyh.
E`huiah ihpht ocrhshghd pcdas Ghsjh yhdl suihj ocdlcrhs atu ocdcghd pudlludldyh, thdlhddyh
ihra thia ocrcohs phyuihrh shoka` scscgh`a ocdmc`hmhj `cgug tukuj `haddyh. Kakar tckh` prah atu
ocdeauoa pudihg ihd `cjcrdyh yhdl mcdmhdl. Ycrghihdl `aihjdyh kcrohad ia tc`adlh lhias atu
ocokuhtdyh gclc`ahd ihd ohgad tcrkuha. Ucocdthrh ia khwhj shdh, ^yhdgja scohgad `ahr ocdma`hta
vhladhdyh, ah ocdcoughd g`atfrasdyh ihd ocohadghd `aihjdyh ia hrch scdsatab atu scjadllh E`huiah
scohgad thg shdllup ocdhjhd iara `hla. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd ah ocrhshghd tukujdyh ocdclhdl thg
tcrgcdih`a ihd ah thg kash ocdhjhd eharhd yhdl gc`uhr ihra vhladhdyh yhdl `hdlsudl iajashp icdlhd
kcrdhbsu f`cj ^yhdgja. ^crhshhd dagoht atu kcr`hdlsudl jadllh kckcrhph ictag `hohdyh sckc`uo

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tukujdyh `cohs, dhbhsdyh tcrscdllh`-scdllh`, ah thg kash ocdyhdlgh` khjwh ah shdlht ocdagohta
frlhsoc pcrthohdyh thia, ah kadludl hphghj jhrus ohrhj phih ocrcgh yhdl kcrhda sc`hdehdl ada
tcrjhihpdyh hthu jhrus kcrtcraoh ghsaj ghrcdh ocokcradyh pcdlh`hohd scdshsafdh` ada. Ah sudlluj
kadludl jadllh thg shdllup kcrghth hphpud sc`had ocdhthp ^yhdgja yhdl scihdl ocdma`hta sash-sash
eharhd frlhsocdyh icdlhd ththphd scdiu, scf`hj ah adlad ocoadthdyh `hla thpa taihg kcrhda
ocdluthrhghddyh tcrhdl-tcrhdlhd.

‐Jjoo…scihp, tcraoh ghsaj Dfdh, jhokh yhdl jadh ada hgjardyh kash ocrhshghd ococg tcrkhag ia
[foh‟ ghth ^yhdgja sctc`hj puhs ocdma`hta vhladh E`huiah.
‐Yf`fdl mhdlhd ghshr, shyh khru pcrthoh gh`a‟ shjut E`huiah.
Ghsjh ocdyuruj E`huiah kcrlcscr iagat `h`u ah turud ihra pcokhradlhd atu udtug oc`cphs phghahddyh.
Ucgh`a `hla E`huiah tcrjcdyhg gctagh oc`ajht pcdas Ghsjh, ugurhddyh oarap icdlhd tcohddyh atu ihd
shoh-shoh jatho kcrurht. Fj…la`h kcshr scgh`a, adaghj yhdl hghd sclcrh ocdmckf` vhladhgu 6 ghth
E`huiah ih`ho jhta shoka` ocdhthp thgmuk. Uckh`agdyh ocrcgh pud ocohdihdla tukuj dfdh ohmaghd
ocrcgh yhdl jhdyh tadllh` ocohgha kckcrhph hscsfras shmh scpcrta tahrh yhdl ohsaj tcrphshdl ia hths
gcph`hdyh, scudtha gh`udl cohs, ihd lc`hdl kcrscpuj cohs yhdl oc`adlghra `cdlhd hths garadyh.
^yhdgja ocrhaj `cdlhd E`huiah yhdl ohsaj kcdlfdl shoka` iuiug kcrsaopuj ihd oc`cthgghddyh ia
pcdasdyh.
‐Efkh Dfdh lcdllho pudyh shyh ada, lcrhgghd thdlhd Dfdh dhag turud suphyh cdhg‟ ghthdyh scpcrta
scihdl ocdlhmhra.
E`huiah ocsgapud ohsaj rhlu ou`ha ocdlaguta pcdlhrhjhd kuihgdyh, ah ocdlfefg pc`hd kcdih atu. Ah
ocrhshghd gcrhsdyh kcdih atu ihd urht-urht yhdl ocdfdmf` atu. ^yhdgja ocdicsas dagoht ocdagohta
gc`cokuthd thdlhd E`huiah yhdl ocoamhta pcdasdyh. Ghsjh gcokh`a dhag gc pcokhradlhd ah
ocdlhoka` tcopht ia sasa dfdh ohmaghddyh. Iarhajdyh ihlu lhias atu scrhyh ocdicghtghd whmhjdyh.
Kakar oudla` E`huiah pud kcrtcou icdlhd kakardyh yhdl tckh`. E`huiah ocokahrghd `aihj kuihg atu
ohsug gc ou`utdyh scrth ocdyhpu rfdllh ia ih`hodyh. Ou`hdyh ah phsab shmh, dhoud `hoh-`hoh
`aihjdyh pud ou`ha agut kcrohad icdlhd `aihj prah atu.

Ucaradl eauohddyh yhdl ohgad phdhs, gfefghddyh tcrjhihp pcdas ^yhdgja pud ohgad ecpht scjadllh
kuihg atu ocdlcrhdl gccdhghd iakuhtdyh. ^yhdgja yhdl taihg thjhd `hla oc`cphsghd gfefghd E`huiah
phih pcdasdyh, `h`u ah ocdhrag gciuh pcrlc`hdlhd ghga E`huiah ihd iakcdthdlghddyh. Rhladhdyh yhdl
ocrcghj ihd khshj atu tcr`ajht mc`hs f`cjdyh. Gcouiahd kuihg atu ocdcopc`ghd gcph`h pcdasdyh gc
`ahdl atu.
‐Hhjjj…hiuj, pc`hd-pc`hd, shyh…hjjj…shyh
shyh…hjjj…shyh kc`uo pcrdhj !‟ E`huiah ocradtaj ocdhjhd pcraj,
tukujdyh ocdlcmhdl ihd har ohth gc`uhr ihra pc`upug ohthdyh, ah ocdecdlgrho crht thdlhd Ghsjh
yhdl scihdl ocoamhta phyuihrhdyh.
^yhdgja thophgdyh eugup pcdlcrtahd, wh`hu dhbsudyh suihj ia ukud-ukud, ah taihg tcr`h`u ghshr
ocopcr`hgughd dfdh ohmaghddyh ada. Hlhr taihg tcr`h`u shgat, icdlhd shkhr ah oc`hgughd lcrhghd
thrag ifrfdl jadllh pcdasdyh sciagat icoa sciagat tcrthdehp ohgad ih`ho. Gcph`h pcdas atu ocdycdtuj
suhtu `hpashd ihd tcrus ocdcghd ihd…
‐Hhggjj !‟ E`huiah ocdicshj `ckaj phdmhdl ihd tukujdyh ocdllc`admhdl, ruphdyh ^yhdgja khru shmh
ocrfkcg sc`hput ihrhdyh.
Ghsjh gcokh`a oc`uoht kakar E`huiah ihd ocohad-ohadghd putadldyh scjadllh iashopadl rhsh shgat
phih vhladhdyh, lhias atu mulh ocrhshghd gcdagohthd yhdl `cokut scjadllh lharhjdyh taihg phiho
f`cj rhsh dycra. Ocdlaguta dh`ura scgsuh`dyh, E`huiah ocokh`hs phluthd Ghsjh, ah oc`adlghrghd
thdlhd ghdhddyh oc`adlghra `cjcr kuihg atu. Ucocdthrh ^yhdgja ohgad ocopcrih`ho tusughddyh
ihd ou`ha ocdllcdmftdyh. E`huiah ihpht ocrhshghd khthdl atu kcricdyut-icdyut ih`ho vhladhdyh,
urht-urhtdyh mulh tcrhsh scgh`a kcrlcscghd icdlhd iadiadl vhladhdyh.
‐Icoa Rcdus, adaghj rhshdyh kcreadth 6!‟ ghthdyh ih`ho jhta.

E`huiah ocdlcrhdl ihd ocdllc`aht ocrhshghd sfifghd pcdas jatho ^yhdgja. Kuihg jatho atupud

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ocrhshghd kcthph dagoht pcdasdyh gc`uhr ohsug ia hdthrh jaopathd vhladh dfdh ohmaghddyh yhdl
ohsaj scopat ihd khru iapcrhwhdadyh atu. Gctagh scihdl cdhg-cdhgdyh ocdagohta lcdmfthd ^yhdgja,
takh-takh Ghsjh ocouthr whmhjdyh gc shopadl iaohdh pcdasdyh tc`hj ocdfifdl tcpht ia whmhjdyh.
‐Yf`fdl Dfdh ma`ht pudyh shyh ada, shyh adlad ocrhshghddyh ia ou`ut Dfdh !‟ padthdyh.
E`huiah yhdl scihdl ia`hdih dhbsu atu thdph rhlu-rhlu ocdllcdllho pcdas atu ihd ocokugh ou`ut
ocokahrghd pcdas atu ohsug gc ih`hodyh.
‐Suujj…cdhg Dfdh, iagu`uo, ayhj latu, mhdlhd gcdh laladyh…ooo !‟ crhdl Ghsjh shoka` scscgh`a
ocokcra pcdlhrhjhd.
E`huiah ocdlu`uo pcdas atu, wh`hu hrfohdyh taihg cdhg, thpa ih`ho gfdiasa jalj scpcrta atu ah taihg
tcr`h`u ocoagarghddyh, khjghd ou`ha tcrkahsh. ^cdas atu kclatu kcshr ihd phdmhdl shopha ou`ut
E`huiah yhdl oudla` thg ohopu ocdhopudl sc`urujdyh ihd atupud suihj tcrhsh scshg. Ah ocohmu-
oudiurghd gcph`hdyh ocdlashpa pcdas atu, crhdlhd tcrthjhd tcricdlhr ihra ou`utdyh. Ucaradl icdlhd
gcdagohthd yhdl ocoudehg, ^yhdgja scohgad ecpht ocdyfifg-dyfifghd pcdasdyh scjadllh tukuj
E`huiah tcrludehdl-ludehdl. Kuihg jatho atu ocdllcdmft shoka` thdlhddyh ocrcohsa phyuihrh
lhias atu yhdl agut kcrlfyhdl. E`huiah thophg ocdllc`aht gccdhghd shoka` ocdlu`uo pcdas Ghsjh
icdlhd dagohtdyh. Frh` scgs ada hih`hj yhdl pcrthoh khladyh, thpa dhophgdyh iah suihj kclatu hj`a
ocdma`hta ihd ocdlashp kcdih atu shopha pcoa`agdyh oc`cdluj dagoht. Atu iaghrcdhghd scdshsa
dagoht yhdl ocdmh`hra tukuj E`huiah yhdl ocdudtut pcouhshd scjadllh icdlhd scdiaradyh tukujdyh
kcrchsa ocokh`hs gcdagohthd yhdl iakcraghd gciuh kuihgdyh.

Yhg `hoh gcouiahd E`huiah ocdehpha g`aohgsdyh kcrshohhd icdlhd ^yhdgja. E`huiah oc`cphsghd
gu`uohddyh phih pcdas Ghsjh ghrcdh taihg thjhd ocdhjhd icshj frlhsocdyh. Ia hokhdl frlhsoc
^yhdgja ohgad lhdhs ocdllcdmfta E`huiah, icoagahd pu`h E`huiah yhdl agut ocdllfyhdl padllu`dyh
udtug ocdyhokut lc`fokhdl frlhsoc yhdl sclcrh ocdcrph. Gciuhdyh hgjardyh ocdlc`uhrghd
icshjhd phdmhdl gctagh takh ia pudehg.E`huiah ocrhshghd hih eharhd jhdlht yhdl khdyhg scgh`a
tcrtuophj ia ih`ho vhladhdyh, ^yhdgja mulh ocrhshghd pcdasdyh ohgad iarcohs-rcohs ihd
iasc`ukudla eharhd yhdl jhdlht. Yukuj E`huiah oc`cohs gcokh`a sctc`hj ocdlcmhdl sc`hoh kckcrhph
shht, dhbhsdyh tcrputus-putus ihd gcradlht ou`ha ocokhshja tukuj gciuhdyh. E`huiah ocdhthp
gfsfdl gc `hdlat-`hdlat ruhdlhd atu.
‐@uhr kahsh, hgu taihg kash ocdhjhddyh, pcrhshhd hphghj thia atu 6‟ thdyhdyh phih iara scdiara ih`ho
jhta.
Ucehrh mumur E`huiah shdlht ocdagohta scdshsa khlhaghd tcrkhdl thia, yhdl gh`a ada rhshdyh mhuj `ckaj
dagoht ihra yhdl pcrthoh thia, tcruthoh ghrcdh scokurhd eharhd jhdlht ia ih`ho atu, ah ohsaj adlad
oc`hdmutghd gcdagohthd atu, thpa scgh`a `hla jhtadyh kcrluou` hphghj phdths gcdagohthd ada
iaihphtdyh ihra lf`fdlhd kuihg scpcrta ocrcgh, phihjh` sckcdthr `hla ah hghd sclcrh ocdaghj
icdlhd Ratc`aus, pcrwarh ouih yhdl lhlhj atu. Fffjj…sudlluj kadludl ah iakuhtdyh, dhoud gctagh
tcradlht `hla gc`hguhd ohohdyh atu, sasa `ahrdyh ou`ha taoku` `hla icdlhd ohgsui oc`hopahsghd
gcgcecwhhd jhtadyh. Ah ou`ha kcrpagar tfj frhdl-frhdl `had tcrohsug ohohdyh mulh pcrdhj
oc`hgughd gcla`hhd ada, gh`hu suihj tc`hdmur khshj kclada udtug hph `hla sfg suea.

Uctc`hj tcdhlhdyh iarhsh eugup, E`huiahpud pc`hd-pc`hd ocdlhdlght tukujdyh jadllh tcriuiug ia
pcokhradlhd atu icdlhd ghga `urus. Ohthdyh ocdhthp phih Ghsjh yhdl scihdl ocdudllu la`arhddyh,
ah oc`adlghrghd thdlhddyh gc `cjcr kuihg atu ihd whmhjdyh ohmu ocdeauo kakar tckh`dyh. Yhdph
oc`cphs eauohd, Ghsjh ocdhrag ghga E`huiah ihd ocokaokadldyh dhag gc phdlguhddyh.
‐Sujjj…ddlljj !‟ icshj E`huiah gctagh pcdas Ghsjh oc`cshg ohgad ih`ho ia vhladhdyh.
Ucshg scgh`a pcdas atu ih`ho vhladhdyh yhdl scopat, kcrght eharhd gcwhdathhd yhdl tc`hj ocokhdmara
sc`hdlghdlhddyh, ah taihg ocrhsh scpcraj whgtu iapcrhwhda ^yhdgja thia ihd scghrhdl ada dagohtdyh
`ckaj tcrhsh. E`huiah ocdllc`aht dagoht ihd ocdicshj gctagh Ghsjh ocdycdthg padllu`dyh gc hths
scjadllh pcdas atu ohsug scpcdujdyh gc ih`ho vhladhdyh. Gciuhdyh ou`ha kcrlfyhdl pc`hd shoka`
kcrpc`ughd. Ghsjh scihdl ocdlcdyfta putadl ghdhd E`huiah ihd thdlhddyh ocokc`ha pudlludldyh
yhdl ou`us. Icshjhd-icshjhd dagoht gc`uhr ihra ou`ut lhias atu thdph tcrthjhd, dh`ura scgsuh`dyh

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tc`hj ocdlhkurghd hgh` scjhtdyh. Gada khjghd lfyhdlhddyh `ckaj hlrcsab ihra Ghsjh scjadllh Ghsjh
ocdljcdtaghd scdthghd padllu`dyh ocokahrghd dfdh ohmaghddyh dhag turud scdiara ocdehra
gcdagohthddyh.
‐Cdhg scgh`a Dfdh, ococg Dfdh kcdhr-kcdhr scopat, `ckaj scopat ihra pudyh Dyfdyh, uujjj…wh`hu
shyh ohta sctc`hj ada shyh rc`h uujj !‟ ghth Ghsjh
E`huiah taihg ocdljarhughd ec`ftcj Ghsjh sc`had tcrus ocdllfyhdl tukujdyh, scscgh`a ocrcgh ou`ut
ocrcgh sh`adl kcrphluthd. ^yhdgja yhdl scihdl kcrastarhjht ocohdihdla tcohddyh scihdl
ocdlluou`a dfdh ohmaghddyh shoka` ocoamhta pcdasdyh, scradlha puhs oudeu` ia whmhjdyh.

Kuhj ihih E`huiah yhdl scmhg thia ocdmhia ku`hd-ku`hdhd gada suihj khshj f`cj `aur, kckcrhph kcghs
lalathd yhdl ococrhj mulh dhophg phih gu`atdyh yhdl putaj. ‚Jc`o‑ pcdas Ghsjh khlhaghd ph`u
lfiho yhdl ocdljhdtho ihd ocdljhdeurghd `ukhdl scopat phih kakar vhladhdyh.
‐Fjjj…yhjj…tcrusjj…hhjj…dagoht…!‟
‐Fjjj…yhjj…tcrusjj…h hjj…dagoht…!‟ E`huiah tcrus ocdecrhehu.
Ghsjh yhdl scohgad tcrkhwh hrus gcdagohthd mulh gada agut ocdycdthg-dycdthg padllu`dyh scjadllh
pcokhradlhd atu agut kcrlcthr. Gctagh ocdlhyudghd padllu`dyh ftft-ftft gcghr phih `cdlhd kuihg
jatho atu gc`uhr ihd ocdhophgghd gcpcrghshhd tukujdyh, whmhj kuihg jatho atu mulh tc`hj khshj
f`cj gcradlht ihd oadyhg whmhj. Ghsjh ih`ho usahdyh yhdl gc ;< ocohdl scihdl ih`ho pudehg
gcguhthddyh.
‐Fj scgsa scgh`a !‟ ghth E`huiah ih`ho jhta ocohdihdl phihdyh.
Ghsjh ohsaj kc`uo ocdudmugghd gc`c`hjhd. Ou`ut, `aihj, thdlhd ihd padllu`dyh scouhdyh hgtab
ocokcra rhdlshdlhd phih lhias atu. Ucgathr `aoh kc`hs ocdathd hgjardyh pcrthjhdhd E`huiah gcokh`a
 mckf`. Yukujdyh ocdllc`aht jckht
jckht scjadllh scphshdl phy
phyuihrhdyh
uihrhdyh scohgad ocokusudl
ocokusudl adihj ia
icphd whmhj Ghsjh. Rhladhdyh gcokh`a khdmar ihd ocdaoku`ghd suhrh icehghd sctahp gcoh`uhd
ocrcgh kcrtuokughd. Dhoud Ghsjh ohsaj tcrus kcrscohdlht ocdycdthg-dycdthg
ocdycdthg-dycdthg tukuj E`huiah
yhdl suihj `cohs. Ah ocokahrghd tukuj E`huiah yhdl tc`hj `cohs atu hokrug gc kc`hghdl, sctc`hj
sciagat ocrukhj pfsasa ocdmhia kcr`utut ah `h`u shoka` ocdcrusghd lcdmfthddyh phih lhias yhdl
suihj tcrkhradl `cohs atu shoka` ococlhdla gciuh phjhdyh yhdl tcrtcgug.

Yhg `hoh gcouiahd Ghsjh ocokh`ag tukuj E`huiah jadllh ocdudlladl ihd gcokh`a ocdusugghd
pcdasdyh. E`huiah yhdl ohsaj gc`c`hjhd phsrhj shmh iapcr`hgughd hphpud f`cj kuihgdyh atu. Gctagh
tcdlhj ialcdmfta f`cj Ghsjh takh-takh sckuhj thdlhd ocdlhdlght gcph`hdyh yhdl tcrtudiug `cohs. Ah
ocdllcrhgghd ohth ihd oc`ajht ^yhdgja tc`hj kcr`utut ia icphddyh icdlhd pcdas yhdl suihj tclhg
`hla ocdfifdl gc hrhj whmhjdyh.
‐Ascp Dfdh…hyf iaascp !‟ pcradthjdyh.
E`huiah ocdllc`cdl ghrcdh ohsaj `c`hj, thpa ^yhdgja tcrus ocdicshgdyh.
‐Hyf`hj Dfdh, shyh uihj lhg thjhd, ascp hmh, shyh ohu Dfdh oc`hyhda gfdtf` shyh ada, shyh ohu
ouderht ia ou`ut Dfdh, dhdta Dfdh oaduo pcmu shyh yhj !‟ ghthdyh shoka` ocdhjhd gcph`h lhias atu
ihd thdlhd shtudyh ocdcopc`ghd pcdas atu gc kakardyh.
La`h `hdehdl kcdhr kuihg ada kcrhda-kcrhdadyh ococradthj scpcrta atu phihdyh, E`huiah ocrhsh
scpcrta iaadmhg-admhg jhrlh iaradyh f`cj pcradthj ^yhdgja. Dhoud jcrhddyh ghth-ghth oc`cecjghd atu
scpcrtadyh ocdihthdlghd scdshsa tcrscdiara scpcrta sajar yhdl oc`u`ujghddyh, E`huiah kcdhr-kcdhr
thg`ug f`cj kuihgdyh scdiara. Iathokhj lcdmfthd Ghsjh iakc`hghdldyh, karhja E`huiah ou`ha
ocdllc`aht `hla, ah ocokugh ou`utdyh ocokahrghd pcdas atu ohsug gc ou`utdyh, jaiudldyh
ocdljarup hrfoh spcroh ihd gcradlht ihra gcmhdthdhd atu ihd `aihjddyh ou`ha ocrhshghd hsad gctagh
ocdycdtuj umudl khthdl atu. Gada ah jhrus oc`hyhda iuh pcdas scgh`alus phih vhladh ihd ou`utdyh, ah
taihg pcrdhj ocokhyhdlghd hghd oc`hgughd pcrohadhd scgs sc`ahr ada ih`ho pcdlh`hohd
pcrthohdyh. Kcthphpud ehopur-hiugdyh pcrhshhd E`huiah yhdl mc`hs shht atu ah shdlht ocdagohta
iasctukuja ihra iuh sasa scpcrta atu.

Gctagh Ghsjh ocdyfifg gc icphd pcdas ^yhdgja scohgad ohsug gc ou`utdyh ihd ghihdl ocdycdtuj
tcdllfrfghddyh, jh` ada ocokuht kuihg Dukah atu ohgad ocdlcrhdl gccdhghd. Crhdlhd tcrthjhd

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gc`uhr ihra ou`utdyh yhdl tcrlhdmh` pcdas kcshr atu. Ghsjh scpcrtadyh hghd sclcrh ocdehpha frlhsoc,
ah scohgad ecpht ocdllcdmfta E`huiah ihd scohgad ghshr ocrcohs phyuihrhdyh. Gcouiahd ah
ocdhrag `cphs pcdasdyh ihd ocokhwhdyh gc ou`ut E`huiah.
‐Yf`fdl ascp yhdl ada iu`u Dfdh, ohu gc`uhr !‟ padthdyh tcrcdlhj-cdlhj.
E`huiah ocdurut shmh gctagh Ghsjh ocdhrag gcph`hdyh ihd ocohsugghd pcdas atu gc ou`utdyh, ah
tcthp oc`hyhda ^yhdgja icdlhd gfefghd thdlhddyh. Ah ocrhshghd hrfoh eharhd gcwhdathhddyh
scdiara yhdl ocokhshja pcdas atu. Yaihg shopha scocdat ouderht`hj spcroh Ghsjh ia ou`utdyh
iaaradla crhdlhd phdmhdl sa kuihg jatho atu. E`huiah hlhg ghlct ocdcraoh scokurhd atu, khru pcrthoh
gh`a ah ocrhshghd eharhd jhdlht yhdl gcdth` atu ih`ho ou`utdyh, tcrdyhth hrfohdyh `uohyhd thmho.
Eharhd atu ouderht kclatu icrhs ihd E`huiah kc`uo hj`a ocdljashp eharhd atu scjadllh oc`c`cj-`c`cj
ia padllar ou`utdyh, khjghd sckhlahd ouderht ocokhshja whmhjdyh gctagh ah oc`cphsghddyh ihra
ou`ut ghrcdh ocrhsh ou`utdyh gcpcdujhd.
‐Iaoaduo yhj Dfdh !‟ ghth Ghsjh shoka` ocdycgh `c`cjhd spcrohdyh phih ihlu E`huiah ihd
ocohsugghddyh gc ou`ut lhias atu.

Yhg `hoh gcouiahd pcdas ^yhdgja yhdl scihdl iagfefg E`huiah mulh ocdycoprftghd spcroh
ocdlcdha papa ghdhddyh. Cdthj ocdlhph wh`hu hwh`dyh scopht ocrhsh mamag icdlhd eharhj gcdth` atu,
ah oh`hj ocokugh ou`utdyh ihd ocohsugghd pcdas ^yhdgja gc ou`utdyh. Ah ocdycift-dycift
ocdycift-dycift pcdas
^yhdgja yhdl ohsaj ocdlueurghd spcrohdyh, scocdthrh thdlhddyh ocdlfefg oa`ag Ghsjh yhdl
scohgad ocdyusut.
‐Atu yhdl dhohdyh spcroh, Dfdh, atu yhdl kash ocokuht jhoa` gh`hu ohsug gc rhjao 6‟ ^yhdgja
ocdmc`hsghd.
‐Jhoa` 6‟ takh-takh E`huiah tcrgcsahp ihd gcshihrhddyh sciagat pu`aj, ah taihg rc`h jhoa` ihra ihra
kuihg Dukah scpcrta ocrcgh, scmhuj adaghj dhbsu tc`hj ocdycrctdyh shopha ah kclatu ocdagohta ihd
`uph hgakhtdyh. ‐jhoa` ghthou 6 mhia hgu
h gu hghd jhoa` ghrcdh ada 6‟ thdyhdyh icdlhd whmhj guhtar.
‐Ycrlhdtudl Dfdh, hphghj scghrhdl Dfdh scihdl ih`ho ohsh sukur 6 gh`hu yh gcoudlgadhd kcshr
yh, gh`hu taihg Dfdh hghd hohd‟ ^yhdgja oc`hdmutghd pcdmc`hshddyh.
‐Hgu khru sc`csha ihthdl ku`hd copht jhra yhdl `h`u, hphghj hgu hghd jhoa` 6‟ thdyh icdlhd
hdtusahs.
‐Gh`hu kclatu Dfdh hohd, sc`hoh eharhd ada taihg gc`uhr ia ih`ho phih ohsh sukur Dfdh taihg pcr`u
guhtar scouh atu‟ Ghsjh ocdmhwhk.
@clh jhta E`huiah ocdicdlhrdyh, ah `h`u kcrthdyh `hla khlhaohdh ka`h eharhd atu tcrtc`hd.
‐Iatc`hd mulh taihg hph-hph Dfdh, taihg hghd jhoa`‟ mhwhk ^yhdgja.
E`huiah pud oc`hdmutghd jashphddyh phih gciuh pcdas atu jadllh kcrsaj Gciuh kuihg jatho atu
shdlht puhs ihd tcrgu`ha `cohs ia pcokhradlhd atu. E`huiah tcrkhradl thg kcrihyh ia tcdlhj, kuhj
ihihdyh dhag turud, spcroh ocokhshja scgumur ihih ihd whmhjdyh.

Icdlhd mhradyh E`huiah ocdycgh spcroh ia whmhj ihd ihihddyh. Dhbhsdyh kcrhdlsur-hdlsur ou`ha
tcdhdl ihd tcrhtur `hla.
‐Gh`ahd kcdhr-kcdhr gurhdl hmhr !‟ uehpdyh ococehj gcjcdadlhd icdlhd lcrho, ‐gh`ahd tc`hj
`hdehdl kcrzadhj icdlhd astra mcdicrh` ihd khjghd ocopcrgfsh putradyh. Ada gcsh`hjhd yhdl kcshr
thu !‟ `hdmutdyh shoka` ocdllcscr tukuj jadllh kcrshdihr gc gcph`h pcokhradlhd.
Ocrcgh tcrtudiug `csu ocdicdlhr foc`hd E`huiah, ocrcgh shihr shhtdyh tc`hj takh udtug ocdcraoh
juguohd hths pcrkuhthd ocrcgh.
‐Ghoa ocohdl sh`hj Dfdh, scghrhdl sa`hghd Dfdh phdlla` pcdlhwh`, ghoa suihj sahp gcja`hdlhd
dyhwh‟ Ghsjh kcrghth icdlhd `csu.
E`huiah ocdljc`h dhbhs ihd ocdhthpa ocrcgh kcrlhdtahd icdlhd gcsh`. Iah sudlluj kadludl, hih
rhsh scdhdl ihpht oc`hopahsghd gcgcecwhhd jhtadyh ihd ghrcdh gcdagohthd pcrthoh yhdl
iaihphtdyh ihra ocrcgh, dhoud rhsh oh`u, gcsh`, ihd ia`cecjghd pud mulh iarhshghddyh.
‐Gh`ahd…gh`ahd, tsg…ecpht pcrla !‟ uehpdyh icdlhd kcrht, ‐phstaghd mhdlhd shopha hih yhdl thju
gcmhiahd ada tcrohsug ohohgu‟

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Ghsjh ihd ^yhdgja kcdlfdl ihd sh`adl phdihdl shtu shoh `had, E`huiah ocoh`adlghd ough taihg ohu
oc`ajht ocrcgh ghrcdh rhsh oh`udyh.
‐Dfdh…ohgsui Dfdh…‟ thdyh ^yhdgja ohsaj kc`uo mc`hs.
‐^crla !! hgu ka`hdl pcrla !‟ E`huiah sctcdlhj ocdmcrat.

Gciuh kuihg Dukah atupud kuru-kuru ocoudlut phghahd ohsadl-ohsadl ihd ocohghadyh. Ocrcgh
phoathd `h`u ocdadllh`ghddyh scdiarahd ia ruhdl thou atu, `clh jhta ocrcgh ghrcdh E`huiah tcrdyhth
taihg mhia ocdljuguo ocrcgh. E`huiah pud icdlhd jhta kaokhdl ocohgha gcokh`a phghahddyh yhdl
tc`hj rfkcg sckhlahd. [fkcghd atu ah tutupa icdlhd ghad `uhr `fdllhr scpcrta sc`cdihdl yhdl iasckut
‚ph``h‑ shoka` kcrmh`hd scecphtdyh gc ghohr udtug kcrlhdta phghahd. Sdtug ocdumu gc ghohrdyh shmh
ah jhrus ocouthr gc gfraifr yhdl `ckaj scpa hlhr taihg kcrphphshd icdlhd kuihg yhdl scihdl
kcgcrmh hthu prhmurat yhdl scihdl phtrf`a, ah taihg adlad ocrcgh euralh oc`ajht pcdhopa`hddyh yhdl
hlhg gusut ihd pcohghahd ‚ph``h‑dyh yhdl hlhg hdcj. Uctc`hj ocdllhdta khmudyh, ah `hdlsudl ocdumu
gc tcopht pcohdiahd yhdl tcr`cthg ia khlahd kc`hghdl gfop`cgs ruohj iadhs atu. Ucshophadyh
iashdh ah ocokugh phghahddyh ihd turud gc ih`ho gf`ho udtug ocokcrsajghd iara. Jcdadl scgh`a
suhshdh ia ghohr ohdia kcshr atu, yhdl tcricdlhr jhdyh pcreaghd har ihra phdeurhd kcrkcdtug gcph`h
sadlh yhdl ocdljhihp padtu ohsug ihd ia sckcrhdldyh yhdl ocokc`hghdla padtu. Iuh kuhj phtudl
kcriara tclhg ia gciuh sasa gf`ho yhdl sh`adl kcrsckcrhdlhd ia hdthrh kckcrhph pa`hr yhdl ocdyhdllh
khdludhd atu. Yaihg khdyhg ruohj-ruohj ia [foh yhdl ocoa`aga tcopht pcohdiahd scpcrta ada,
jhdyh ruohj-ruohj lf`fdlhd c`atc shmh yhdl ocoa`aga ghohr ohdia prakhia, scihdlghd rhgyht mc`hth
kahsh ohdia ia tcopht pcohdiahd uouo hthu ia sudlha. Ia gf`ho atu E`huiah ocrcdiho iaradyh
shopha sckhths `cjcr shoka` ococmhoghd ohth ihd ocrcdudlghd gcmhiahd khrushd.

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@aoh jhra kcr`h`u sctc`hj gcmhiahd atu, sc`hoh atu E`huiah ocdljadihra Ghsjh ihd ^yhdgja, ah kc`uo gc
tcopht pcofdifghd kuihg kckcrhph jhra tcrhgjar, phihjh` sc`hoh ohohdyh ohsaj ia `uhr gfth ah
scjhrusdyh ocdladspcgsa ocrcgh ia kc`hghdl, dhoud tulhs atu jhdyh ah scrhjghd phih pcrwarh ph`adl
scdafr yhdl ocdmhlh ruohjdyh. Rh`crah tc`hj gcokh`a gc ruohj iuh jhra yhdl `h`u, dhoud
gc`ajhthddyh saghp putradyh phihdyh ohsaj shmh iadlad, ah sc`h`u kcrgc`at ihd ocdehra-ehra h`hshd
gctagh Rh`crah adlad kcrkaehrh scehrh prakhia phihdyh.
‐E`huiah, ghou ada gcdhph 6 kc`hghdlhd ada ghou sc`h`u kcrsaghp iadlad gc ohoh. Ohoh mhia
gjhwhtar‟ ghth Rh`crah ocokc`ha rhokutdyh icdlhd `cokut gctagh ocokhdludghdyh ia phla jhra.
‐ghou hih ohsh`hj icdlhd tcohd ghou 6 hthu hih frhdl yhdl ocdlcecwhghd ghou 6‟
‐Uuihj`hj Oh, shyh suihj kcshr, mhdlhd pcr`hgughd shyh scpcrta hdhg-hdhg tcrus !‟ mhwhkdyh hlhg
gctus shoka` turud ihra rhdmhdl `h`u ocdumu gc khsgfo har ihd ocokhsuj whmhjdyh.
Icdlhd jhta ludihj, Rh`crah ohsaj ocdlhthghd khjwh ah suihj ocopcrsahpghd ohghdhd udtug
putradyh atu ia ruhdl ohghd icdlhd ocdu kuhj-kuhjhd ihd gcmu sclhr yhdl iakhwh ihra ghopudl.
Dhoud E`huiah taihg tcr`h`u ocdljarhughddyh, ah jhdyh ocdluehpghd tcraoh ghsaj icdlhd thwhr ihd
gc`uhr ihra ghohrdyh ocdadllh`ghd Rh`crah yhdl ocdljc`h dhbhs phdmhdl ihd lc`cdl-lc`cdl gcph`h.

Jhra atu E`huiah scdlhmh gc`uhr ruohj `hla ihd gcokh`a phih sfrc jhradyh. Khru shmh ohsug ruohj, ah
kcrphphshd icdlhd @aiah, kuihg Qudhda kcrusah ;2 thjud, yhdl kahsh ocdihopadla ohohdyh. E`huiah
kcrthdyh phih @aiah yhdl scpcrtadyh khru shmh ohu pu`hdl gc pcofdifghd ocdlcdha gckcrhihhd
ohohdyh.
‐Dyfdyh…thia iah ka`hdl ohu ohdia scpcrtadyh scghrhdl suihj ia pcohdiahd, thpa shyh iasurujdyh
pu`hdl shmh ghrcdh suihj taihg hih yhdl kash ia`hgughd `hla‟ mhwhk @aiah sfphd, E`huiah ohdlut-
ohdlut ocdicdlhrdyh, ‐ccoo…gh`hu taihg hih hph-hph `hla shyh pcroasa iu`u Dfdh, shyh ohsaj
jhrus ocdlurus hdhg shyh‟ @aiah ocofjfd phoat ihd E`huiah ocopcrsa`hghddyh pu`hdl.

E`huiah ocrhsh
ghrcdh @aiah hih
kahsh yhdl taihg
pu`hdl kcrcs, barhshtdyh
hlhg oh`ho ocdlhthghd
ihd scradlgh`a pcrsc`adlgujhd
ah ocokhdtu atu scihdl tcru`hdl
ohohdyh ocdllfsfg pudlludl`hla

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ka`h scihdl ohdia. Kuru-kuru ah ocdumu gc tcopht pcohdiahd udtug ocohstaghd iulhhddyh,
scohgad icght gc tcopht atu `hdlghjdyh scohgad kcrht ihd icthg mhdtudldyh ohgad gcdehdl. Ucgathr
scoctcr ihra lcrkhdl pcohdiahd yhdl iatutup atu scgfdyfdl-gfdyfdl tcricdlhr suhrh icshjhd ihra
ih`ho. Ah ocdladtap ihra ec`hj hdthrh iuh lcrkhdl atu, ah ocdc`hd `uihj, gcsh` scgh`alus tcrhdlshdl
oc`ajht ohohdyh scihdl tc`hdmhdl ia ih`ho gf`ho kcrshoh gciuh kuihg Dukah atu. Ia har yhdl
ocrcdiho sckhths ihih ocrcgh Ghsjh scihdl ococ`ug Rh`crah ihra kc`hghdl shoka`
ocdllcdmftdyh, scocdthrh ^yhdgja scihdl ocdlcdyfta ihd ocrcohs phyuihrhdyh. Rh`crah dhophg
ocdagohta scgh`a pcr`hguhd gciuhdyh, scscgh`a ah ocdlhdlght whmhj ^yhdgja ihd kcreauohd
icdlhdddyh.

E`huiah ocdifrfdl lcrkhdl khlahd gara atu jadllh tcrkugh, ah ocdycruhg ohsug icdlhd takh-takh
scjadllh ocokuht ohohdyh ihd gciuh kuihg Dukah atu tcrgcmut.
‐Lhg ushj kcrgc`at `hla Oh, shyh suihj thu scouhdyh ihra iuh oadllu `h`u !‟ ghth E`huiah shoka`
ocdhthp thmho phih ohohdyh yhdl rcb`cgs ocdutupa ihih icdlhd thdlhd.
Rh`crah taihg kash ocdlc`uhrghd ghth-ghth hphpud sc`had tcrpcrhdlhj icdlhd whmhj ococrhj., taihg
hih hphpud yhdl kash iapcrkuhtdyh ghrcdh tc`hj tcrthdlghp khshj.
‐Gcdhph iaho 6 Ohoh ghlct hthu ocrhsh kcrsh`hj 6 kughddyh scouh frhdl mulh pcrdhj kclada Oh,
khjghd ia asthdh ghashr mulh 6 udtug hph `hla iatutup-tutupa 6‟ suhrh E`huiah ocdadlla ihd kcrlcthr,
‐ihd hsh` ohoh thu mulh, shyh pud pcrdhj oc`hgughddyh !‟ thdihsdyh.
‐E`huiah…ghou…hph ghou ka`hdl 6‟ thdyh Rh`crah icdlhd lhlhp ihd thg pcrehyh.
‐Gcdhph jhrus kclatu ghlct Oh6 shyh suihj kcshr, hph Ohoh ohsaj kcrpagar shyh ohsaj jamhu sfh`
urushd kclatuhd 6‟ E`huiah kcrghth icdlhd sadas, ‐mustru Ohoh `hj yhdl tcr`h`u dhæb, Ohoh khjghd
taihg thju gh`hu iuh kuihg yhdl scihdl kcrshoh Ohoh atu mulh pcrdhj oc`hgughddyh kcrshoh
shyh‟
Rh`crah ohgad tcrgcmut, ghth-ghth E`huiah yhdl tcrhgjar atu khlhaghd oc`cophr pashu kcragutdyh gc
ihihdyh yhdl khru shmh tcrthdehp pashu. Ah ocdhthp ^yhdgja yhdl ia icphddyh icdlhd ohth oc`ftft.
^yhdgja jhdyh kash tcrtudiug taihg kcrhda ocdhthp ohth shdl dyfdyh kcshr. Kc`uo jhkas rhsh
tcrgcmutdyh, E`huiah suihj ococ`frfta lhuddyh ihra gciuh khju jadllh lhud atu mhtuj gc `hdtha ihd
ocopcr`ajhtghd gcof`cghd tukujdyh yhdl tadllh` tcrtutup ec`hdh ih`ho, `h`u ah ocokudlgug udtug
oc`cphsghd ec`hdh ih`hodyh ihd oc`cophrdyh gc kc`hghdl.

Uctc`hj tukujdyh pf`fs, E`huiah oc`hdlghj turud gc gf`ho ihd ocdicghta ocrcgh.
‐E`huiah, ohu hph ghou 6‟ thdyh Rh`crah.
‐Uhyh jhdyh ohu ocrhohaghd hehrh ada shmh Oh, gcdhph Ohoh kclatu gjhwhtar6 ^yhdgja shyhdl,
hyf!‟ ghthdyh scrhyh ocrhaj `cdlhd gcghr ^yhdgja, ia`cthgghddyh tc`hphg thdlhd kuihg atu phih
phyuihrhdyh.
^yhdgja ocrcohs phyuihrh atu icdlhd `cokut, thdlhd shtudyh ocdlc`us papa ou`us lhias atu, whmhj
ocrcgh sh`adl ocdicght jadllh kakar gciuhdyh kcrtcou ihd kcrphluthd icdlhd phdhs.
‐^yhdgja…E`huiah…jcdtaghd atu, hhjj…`cphsghd,
hhjj…`cphsghd, `cphsghd hgu Ghsjh !‟ ghth Rh`crah shoka` ocrfdth
adlad oc`cphsghd iara ihra pc`ughd Ghsjh.
Dhoud Ghsjh yhdl oc`ajht satuhsa ou`ha ocohdhs `hla ococ`ug crht Rh`crah ihd ocdcrusghd
lcdmfthddyh.
‐Ghsjh…hhjj…`cphsghd…hhjj…hhjj
‐Ghsjh…hhjj…`cphsghd…hhj j…hhjj !‟ icshj Rh`crah ocdhjhd dagoht ihra lcscghd pcdas kcshr
kuihg jatho atu icdlhd iadiadl vhladhdyh.
Iasctukuja shoka` oc`ajht putradyh kcreuoku ihd ialcrhyhdla kuihgdyh, karhja Rh`crah gcokh`a
ocokhrh kcrehopur icdlhd pcdycsh`hd ihd rhsh kcrsh`hj ghrcdh tc`hj ocdyckhkghd hdhgdyh agut
tcrmcruous.
‐Ohhb Oh, kughdghj Ohoh ka`hdl scfrhdl hdhg jhrus ocdefdtfj frhdl tuhdyh, mhia yhdl shyh
`hgughd ada jhdyh ocdlaguta tc`hihd yhdl Ohoh kcraghd, oojj !‟ ghth E`huiah `hla gctagh ou`ut

^yhdgja turud ocdma`hta

Rh`crah scohgad `cjcr
taihg kash mcdmhdldyh.
hph-hph `hla ocdicdlhr pcrghthhd atu, tfj iah mulh yhdl hwh`dyh ocdyu`ut

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hpa yhdl gada tc`hj ocokcshr scjadllh ma`hthddyh ocdlcdha putradyh.

‐Yaihg pcr`u ocrhsh kcrsh`hj Oh, Ohoh taihg sh`hj, scouh frhdl mulh ghd oc`hgughd gcla`hhd
scpcrta ada tcrohsug Ghashr, `hlapu`h shyh mulh ocdagohtadyh gfg‟ `hdmut E`huiah.
E`huiah `h`u ocdlhmhg ^yhdgja gc tcopht yhdl `ckaj ihdlgh` yhdl jhdyh ocrcdiho sckhths `utut.
Iashdh ah kcr`utut ihd mhra-mhra `cdtagdyh ocdllcdllho pcdas jatho atu. @aihjdyh ou`ha ocdma`hta
kcdih atu ou`ha ihra pc`ardyh `h`u tcrus dhag jadllh gc gcph`h pcdas. Ma`hthd ihd gfefghd thdlhddyh
ocokuht kuihg jatho atu oc`cdluj dagoht. Uhoka` ocdma`ht, E`huiah ocdllcrhgghd kf`h ohthdyh
oc`ajht gc hrhj ohohdyh yhdl ocdhthpdyh icdlhd ohth scdiu, ah mulh scihdl ocdagohta sfifghd-
sfifghd Ghsjh scjadllh phsrhj shmh. Gcouiahd ah ocokugh `ckhr-`ckhr ou`utdyh ihd ocohsugghd
pcdas atu gc ih`hodyh.
‐Sujjj…cdhg scgh`a Dfdh, yhjjj…latu tcrussjj !‟ crhdl ^yhdgja shoka` ococlhdla gcph`h dfdh
ohmaghddyh.
E`huiah ocdycifta pcdas atu icdlhd guht shoka` thdlhddyh ocoamhta pc`ardyh, jh` atu ocokuht
^yhdgja ocrco-oc`cg ocdagohtadyh. Ucpadths hih rhsh oh`u ih`ho jhta Rh`crah ghrcdh oc`hgughd
pcrkuhthd ocsuo ia icphd putradyh yhdl mulh agut ih`ho gcla`hhd ada. Dhoud scaradl sfifghd Ghsjh
yhdl ohgad ecpht, dhbsudyh ohgad oc`fdmhg ihd ah ocrhshghd frlhsocdyh suihj gahd icght. Ucdshsa
gcdagohthd atu pud ocokuhtdyh ohgad tcrjhdyut, ah oc`adlghrghd thdlhddyh gc kc`hghdl ococ`ug
`cjcr kuihg atu, kakar ocrcgh kcrtcou ihd kcrphluthd, har ia scgc`a`adl ocrcgh scohgad kcrahg ghrcdh
lfdehdlhd tukuj yhdl ohgad ihjsyht. Aku ihd hdhg atu tc`hj tcrkuha ih`ho gcdagohthd tcr`hrhdl.

Uuihj scgathr scpu`uj ocdat E`huiah ocdlfrh` pcdas ^yhdgja, thpa kcdih atu ohsaj gfgfj thdph
ocdudmugghd thdih-thdih hghd frlhsoc wh`hupud pcoa`agdyh tcrus ocdlcrhdl ihd ghihdl
ocdyfifgghd pcdas atu jadllh ocdycdtuj tcdllfrfghddyh. E`huiah pud oc`cphsghd gu`uohddyh
ghrcdh ou`ut ihd `aihjdyh suihj tcrhsh pclh` iamc`h`a pcdas kcshr atu. Gcouiahd ah ocouthr khihd
ihd kcrtuopu phih gciuh `utut ihd tc`hphg thdlhd ocdljhihpghd phdthtdyh gc hrhj kuihg atu.
‐Hyf ^yhdgja, cdtft hgu scpuhsou, tudmugghd phihgu gcpcrghshhdou !‟ padthdyh thdph oh`u-oh`u
wh`hu ia icphd akudyh.
‐Fffj…oojj…ooo !‟ `cdluj E`huiah gctagh pcdas atu ocokc`hj kakar vhladhdyh.
^cdas atu hgjardyh ohsug sc`urujdyh ihd ocokuht vhladh E`huiah yhdl ohsaj scopat atu tcrhsh scshg.
^yhdgja icdlhd lhdhs ocdlfefg pcdasdyh ia ih`ho vhladh E`huiah, thdlhddyh yhdl ghshr atu
ocdllcrhyhdla phyuihrh ihd phdtht lhias atu. Ou`ut shdl kuihg ocdlc`uhrghd crhdlhd dagoht
ocrhshghd jaopathd vhladh atu. Iathragdyh gciuh `cdlhd lhias atu gc kc`hghdl scjadllh ah
ocdudlladl jhdyh icdlhd kcrtuopu phih gciuh `utut. Gciuh phyuihrh E`huiah yhdl ofdtfg atu
tcrlhdtudl kckhs ihd kcrhyud-hyud ocdlaguta lfyhdlhd khihddyh.
‐Hgj…hhjj…tcrusjj…cdhg…hhjj!‟
‐Hgj…hhjj…tcrusjj…cd hg…hhjj!‟ crhdl E`huiah scf`hj adlad ocopcr`ajhtghd phih akudyh khjwh
ah mulh kash ohad la`h ihd gcla`hhd scpcrta ada kughd jhdyh tcrmhia ia Ehpra, va`h tcopht Ghashr Yakcraus
kahsh oc`hopahsghd dhbsudyh, mulh kughd jhdyh ia ruohj phrh scdht ihd khdlshwhd.

Uhht atu Rh`crah ocdllc`aht ihd oc`cphsghd `cdlujhd phdmhdl, ruphdyh ah tc`hj ia`hdih frlhsoc yhdl
ihjsyht. Yukujdyh tcrscdthg-scdthg ih`ho icghphd Ghsjh shopha pcdas atu tcrifrfdl `cphs. Ghsjh
ocokh`ag tukuj dyfdyh ohmaghddyh `h`u ocohlut kakardyh icdlhd ocsrh, Rh`crah scrhsh tcrkhdl
oc`hyhdl iakuhtdyh. Ah pud ocokh`hs phluthd atu icdlhd kcrdhbsu, taihg pciu`a phih putradyh yhdl
 mulh scihdl ia ruhdlhd ada. Ucaradl icdlhd
icdlhd surutdyh lc`fokhdl frlhsoc atu, kcrhdlsur-hdlsur
gctclhdlhd tukujdyh ou`ha kcrgurhdl, ah oc`cphs eauohddyh icdlhd kuihg atu icdlhd dhbhs
tcrcdlhj-cdlhj. Ghsjh yhdl dhbsudyh ohsaj ocokhrh, ocdlhdlght tukuj Rh`crah `ckaj tadlla jadllh
ihihdyh tcpht ia icphd whmhjdyh. Gcouiahd ia`uohtdyh phyuihrh atu icdlhd lhdhs shoka`
thdlhddyh ocrcohsa phdthtdyh. Uhoka` ocdyusu Ghsjh ocokhwh tukuj dyfdyh ohmaghddyh gc tcpa
gf`ho, sctakhdyh iashdh iaiuiughddyh whdath atu phih kakar gf`ho scocdthrh ah scdiara ohsaj ia har.

Ou`ut Ghsjh turud ocdumu

‐Ooojj…Ghsjh…uuujjj
‐Ooojj…Ghsjh…uuujj vhladh
j lc`a whdath atu.
!‟ crhdldyh ocrhshghd `aihj kuihg jatho atu ocokc`hj gcoh`uhddyh

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ihd ocdllc`aht-lc`aht scpcrta u`hr ia ih`ho.

^crohadhd `aihj atu ocdyckhkghd `akaif Rh`crah gcokh`a dhag, hph`hla ia icght satu ah mulh oc`ajht
putradyh scihdl iascdllhoha ^yhdgja ih`ho lhyh iflac. Ah ocohdihdl putradyh atu icdlhd ohth
shyu, E`huiah mulh ocdlhdlght whmhj ocohdihdl akudyh, ocrcgh sh`adl phdihdl ia tcdlhj scdshsa
dagoht scf`hj kcrgfoudaghsa oc`h`ua ththphd ohth ohsadl-ohsadl. Khtad E`huiah scf`hj ocrhshghd
akudyh kcrghth ohhbghd hgu, Rh`crah pud mulh ocrhshghd hdhgdyh scpcrta kcrghth, ohhbghd hgu mulh
Oh tc`hj kcrsaghp ghshr kc`hghdlhd ada.

Yukuj E`huiah ocdllc`admhdl ihd crhdlhddyh scohgad dagoht, ah ocrhshghd ftft-ftft iadiadl
vhladhdyh kcrgfdtrhgsa icdlhd ecpht ihd scohgad `hoh scohgad dagoht.
‐Dllljj…hhhjjj !!‟ sckuhj `cdlujhd phdmhdl ocdlaradladyh gc pudehg gcdagohthd, tukujdyh
ocdlcmhdl sc`hoh gurhdl `ckaj iuh ocdathd.
Oc`ajht putradyh ocdehpha frlhsoc icdlhd kclatu dagohtdyh, Rh`crah scohgad jfrdy, ah ocdcghd
whmhj Ghsjh gc vhladhdyh ihd ocdlhtupghd gciuh phjh ou`usdyh ocdlhpat gcph`hdyh.
‐Ycrussjj Ghsjh, ooojj…cdhg…ma`ht hgu scpuhsou !‟ whdath ehdtag atu ocdicshj gccdhghd.
@aihj Ghsjh kcrlcrhg-lcrhg `ahr ocdma`hta khlahd ih`ho vhladh dyfdyh ohmaghddyh, `aihj atu mulh tc`hj
ocdcoughd khlahd g`atfras yhdl scdsatab. Rh`crah scpcrta ocrhsh hih scdlhthd `astrag sctahp Ghsjh
ocohadghd ihladl gcea` atu icdlhd `aihjdyh. Ah ocdllalat kakar ihd ocdlcph`ghd thdlhd ocdhjhd
scdshsa `uhr kahsh atu. Uctc`hj scpu`uj ocdat `ckaj ocdagohta `aihj Ghsjh phih vhladhdyh, ah turud gc
har ihd ococ`ug kuihg atu. Ghsjh ocdhthp whmhj dyfdyh ohmaghddyh yhdl ehdtag, rhokut jatho
phdmhdldyh khshj tcrurha, kc`uo `hla whmhj ehdtag gjhs whdath [fohwa ihd ohth karudyh yhdl
scdsuh` atu. Kakardyh yhdl khshj ihd adihj atu ocokuht Ghsjh taihg thjhd udtug taihg oc`uohtdyh.
Ocrcghpud kcreauohd shoka` kcrpc`ughd crht scgh`a.
‐Ohsughd, hgu lhg thjhd `hla‟ pcradthj Rh`crah icdlhd suhrh ocdicshj.
Ghsjh ocduruta pcradthj atu, ah ocdcghd gcph`h pcdasdyh gc kakar vhladh Rh`crah. ^cdas atu ocdcrfkfs
ohsug ocokc`hj vhladhdyh ia ih`ho har shdh.
‐Ffjj…kcshrdyh, tcrus Ghsjh…hgu ocdyughadyh, hhjj!‟ Rh`crah scohgad ocdlcrhdl thg ghruhd ihd
ocdlc`uhrghd ghth-ghth crftas yhdl taihg pcrdhj tcruehp ih`ho gcscjhrahddyh.

Rh`crah ocdicshj ocrhshghd pcdas kcshr Ghsjh ocdyfifg-dyfifg vhladhdyh. Kuihg jatho atu tcrus
ocdllcdmftdyh icdlhd gciuh thdlhd ocdfphdl ghga whdath atu scjadllh tukuj Rh`crah oc`hyhdl ia
har thdph ocdycdtuj kuoa, jhdyh pudlludldyh yhdl kcrshdihr gc iadiadl gf`ho. Crhdlhd dagohtdyh
scscgh`a tcrjhokht gctagh ou`ut ocrcgh sh`adl kcrphluthd. Ghsjh oc`cphsghd pclhdlhddyh phih
ghga ghdhd Rh`crah, thdlhddyh yhdl jatho ghshr atu ocrhyhp ia gu`at putaj ou`us Rh`crah jadllh
shopha phih phyuihrhdyh. Ah ocrcohs phyuihrh whdath atu icdlhd lcohs, mhra-mhradyh icdlhd dhgh`
ocohad-ohadghd putadldyh jadllh ohgad ocdlcrhs. Ucocdthrh atu, scgathr talh octcr ihra ocrcgh
^yhdgja yhdl ohsaj pcrghsh scihdl hsyag kcr`utut iahdthrh gciuh kc`hj phjh E`huiah ihd ocdusug-
dusug vhladh lhias atu icdlhd pcdasdyh. E`huiah scihdl ih`ho pfsasa iuiug ia gf`ho icdlhd
ocdcgug `ututdyh ihd kcrtuopu icdlhd tc`hphg thdlhddyh, h`ht gc`hoad gciuhdyh kcrhiu ia khwhj
har ihd ocdaoku`ghd rahg ia scgathrdyh.
‐Dfdh E`huiah…uulljj…scrctdyh ococg Dfdh…cdhhggjj
Dfdh…cdhhggjj !‟ ^yhdgja ocdecrhehu shoka` tcrus
ocdllcdmft vhladh lhias atu.
^cdas ^yhdgja ohgad kcrgciut-gciut gctagh ia hokhdl g`aohgs, ah ocdllcrho ocrhshghd pcdasdyh
scpcrta iapcrhs ia ih`ho vhladh E`huiah.
‐Icoa icwh-icwh…fffjj, cdhg scgh`a Dfdh !‟ kuihg jatho atu kclatu ocdagohta frlhsocdyh
shopha ohthdyh ocrco-oc`cg.
Gcokh`a E`huiah ocrhshghd eharhd jhdlht ocdlasa vhladhdyh scpcrta kckcrhph jhra `h`u. @h`u ah
rhshghd mulh pcdas atu scohgad ocdlcea` ia vhladhdyh jadllh iathrag gc`uhr f`cj pcoa`agdyh. Ececrhd
eharhd putaj gcdth` dhophg oc`hyhdl-`hyhdl ia har gctagh ^yhdgja ocdehkut pcdasdyh.

Ucocdthrh atu pcrluou`hd hdthrh Ghsjh ihd Rh`crah mulh scohgad kcrlharhj. Kuihg jatho atu

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ocdyctukujadyh shoka` ou`utdyh ocdeauoa, ou`ut, `cjcr, ihd tc`adlhdyh. Gciuh ghga Rh`crah
oc`adlghra padllhdl Ghsjh scf`hj adlad iatusug `ckaj ih`ho. Hgjardyh Rh`crah pud thg thjhd `hla,
tukujdyh ocdlcmhdl, gugu thdlhddyh ocdehghr pudlludl Ghsjh shoka` ocdlcrhdl phdmhdl,
frlhsoc gh`a ada sudlluj ihjsyht hph`hla shht atu Ghsjh tcrus ocdyfifghd pcdasdyh.
‐Hhhrrlljj !‟ Ghsjh oc`cdluj guht shoka` ocdcghd pcdasdyh scih`ho oudlgad ia vhladh
ohmaghddyh, pcdas atu ocdlc`uhrghd spcrohdyh ocdlasa rhjao Rh`crah.
Uc`hoh kckcrhph ictag `hohdyh, tukuj ocrcgh ocdlcmhdl jadllh hgjardyh oc`cohs. Ghga Rh`crah
tcr`cphs ihra padllhdl kuihgdyh icdlhd `cohs, ah ihpht ocdicdlhr suhrh dhbhs kuihg atu yhdl
ocdicru-icru ia icght tc`adlhdyh. Ghsjh ococ`ug crht ohmaghddyh scjadllh ah pud ihpht ocrhshghd
phyuihrh whdath atu ocdcghd-dcghd ihih kaihdldyh ia tcdlhj dhbhsdyh yhdl ocokuru. ^cr`hjhd
gcshihrhd Rh`crah kcrhdlsur pu`aj, ah ocdlhohta scgc`a`adl, putradyh yhdl scihdl kcrastarhjht
kcrshdihr ia tcokfg gf`ho scihdl ocohdihdladyh, shht atu`hj rhsh oh`udyh ou`ha taoku` `hla,
whmhjdyh ococrhj ihd ah ocdudiug taihg kcrhda ocdhthp putradyh yhdl tcrscdyuo gcea` phihdyh.
^yhdgja shht atu scihdl ocdyh`hghd pc`ath yhdl ocdllhdtudl ia kckcrhph suiut ruhdlhd atu
kcrjukudl `hdlat ia `uhr ou`ha lc`hp. Dyh`h hpa ihra pc`ath-pc`ath atu gada ocokcra pcdcrhdlhd ia
tcopht pcohdiahd atu ocdhokhj gcshd cgsftas phih suhshdhdyh. Rh`crah ocrhsh ththphd ohth
gfsfdl ihra gciuh phtudl yhdl kcriara tclhg phih ohsadl-ohsadl sasa gf`ho atu scihdl tcrhrhj
phihdyh ocdyhgsaghd pcrkuhthd tcr`hrhdldyh.

Yakh-takh Ghsjh ocrhshghd `cdlhd ghdhddyh iarhdlgu` ihd sckuhj phyuihrh `cdlhd kcrftft atu. Dfdh
ohmaghddyh, E`huiah, tc`hj kcrhih ia shopadldyh icdlhd tcrscdyuo ocdllfih phihdyh ihd phih
Rh`crah yhdl ocdhthp kcdlfdl phihdyh. Iathragdyh `cdlhd kuihg atu yhdl shtudyh jadllh
ococ`ugdyh `h`u iathragdyh whmhj ghshr atu ocdicght phihdyh, Ghsjh scdiara kcdlfdl oc`ajht
tadlghj `ahr dfdh ohmaghddyh atu, jadllh kakar ocrcgh kcrtcou. E`huiah ocohdl scdlhmh oc`hgughd
jh` atu udtug ocohdhs-ohdhsa akudyh.
‐E`huiah…Ghsjh…!!‟ ghth Rh`crah tcrpcrhdlhj ocohdihdla putra ihd kuihgdyh kcreuoku ih`ho
 mhrhg jhdyh sckhju ia jhihphddyh,
jhihphddyh, ocsgapud scjhra-
scjhra-jhra
jhra ah tcrkahsh tclhs ococradthj,
ococradthj, dhoud gh`a ada
ah thg guhsh oc`hrhdl ocrcgh, ghrcdh iaradyh mulh suihj gftfr, ohdh oudlgad ah oc`hrhdl
scocdthrh iaradyh scdiara kcrkuht yhdl shoh.
Kcrkhlha pcrhshhd scohgad kcrehopur hiug ih`ho jhta Rh`crah oc`ajht gciuhdyh scohgad `hrut
ih`ho lharhj. Ah oc`ajht khlhaohdh `aihj ocrcgh sh`adl kcrhiu ihd dhbhs ocrcgh ohgad ocokuru.
Yhdlhd Ghsjh ocdlc`usa pudlludl, phjh ihd phdtht putradyh, ihih ocrcgh sh`adl kcrjaopathd. Ia
khwhj har shdh E`huiah ocrhaj pcdas ^yhdgja ihd ocdllcdllhodyh icdlhd mhra-mhra `cdtagdyh, pcdas
atu tcrdyhth suihj khdlgat `hla. Yakh-takh sckuhj thdlhd ocdihrht ia khjudyh, Rh`crah ocdf`cj gc
kc`hghdl ihd oc`ajht ^yhdgja kcrmfdlgfg ia shdh shoka` dycdlar.
‐Coo…Dyfdyh ohu shoh shyh 6‟ thdyhdyh.
Rh`crah taihg thju jhrus ocdmhwhk khlhaohdh, ohthdyh scscgh`a ocohdihdl pcdas ^yhdgja yhdl
ocdllhdtudl ihd suihj crcgsa `hla, tukuj gcghr kuihg atu ocokcra gcshd scgsa phihdyh. Yhdph
kcrghth hph-hph ah ocdmu`urghd thdlhd gc hrhj ^yhdgja ihd kuihg atu pud ocokhdtudyh dhag gc
hths.

Uctc`hj dhag gc kakar gf`ho, Rh`crah ocdlushp gc kc`hghdl rhokut jathodyh icdlhd gciuh thdlhd.
Ohth ^yhdgja ocdhthp ghluo phih tukuj dyfdyh ohmaghddyh yhdl khshj, sudlluj aku ihd hdhg
shoh-shoh ocoa`aga gcehdtaghd khlhaghd icwa, whmhj Rh`crah scga`hs hlhg oarap icdlhd Ofdaeh
Kc``uea, hgtras Ath`ah tcrgcdh` phih ohsh gada. Yukuj whdath ada wh`hu pcrdhj oc`hjarghd taihg gh`hj
adihj ihra putradyh, pcrutdyh tcthp rhth ihd taihg hih `aphthd `cohg, phyuihrhdyh yhdl sciagat `ckaj
kcshr ihra putradyh mulh ohsaj gcdehdl ihd ocdllaurghd, mulh ku`u-ku`u jatho `ckht yhdl tuokuj ia
gcoh`uhddyh. Rh`crah ocrhkh ihih kaihdl ^yhdgja shoka` pcr`hjhd-`hjhd tukujdyh turud jadllh
kcr`utut, `h`u iarhajdyh pcdas yhdl tc`hj ocdclhdl atu. Yhdph khsh-khsa `hla ah ocokugh ou`ut ihd

ocohsughd pcdas
ocdma`ht gcph`h atu gc ih`hodyh.
pcdasdyh. Kuihg
Rh`crah yhdl Dukah
ou`ha atu ocdlcrhdl
gcokh`a dagoht
iaguhsha karhja gctagh `aihj ohmaghddyh
ocdlcout-cout pcdas atu,

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`aihjdyh tcrghihdl ocdllc`atag `ukhdl gcdeadldyh scjadllh tukuj kuihg atu kcrlcthr ihd ou`utdyh
ohgad ocdecrhehu thg ghruhd. Uhgadl dagohtdyh ^yhdgja agut ocdllcrhgghd padllu`dyh schghd
ocdyctukuja ou`ut whdath atu. Yaihg shopha scpu`uj ocdat Rh`crah ocdlfrh` pcdas ^yhdgja, ah
oc`cphs pcdas atu ihra ou`utdyh ghrcdh ocrhsh pcdas kcshr atu ocokuht ou`utdyh pclh` ihd adlad
oaduo. Ah ocdllhdicdl thdlhd ^yhdgja ihd kcrmh`hd ocdumu gc khga yhdl iahthsdyh tcr`cthg pfea
kcrasa hdllur kcrguh`aths. Ah iuiug ia padllar gf`ho ocduhdlghd asa pfea gc ih`ho lc`hs hdllur ihd
ocoaduodyh.

‐Ghu mulh jhus ^yhdgja 6‟ thdyhdyh yhdl iamhwhk kuihg atu icdlhd hdllughd, ‐gh`hu kclatu ohra sada
ihd hoka` khlahdou‟
^yhdgja oc`fdlf oc`ajht ohmaghddyh ocduophjghd hdllur atu gc tukujdyh, hdllur ocrhj atu
ocdlh`ar turud ihra khju ocokhshja phyuihrh, pcrut ihd vhladhdyh. Rh`crah scdlhmh iuiug icdlhd
ocdlhtupghd crht scphshdl phjhdyh scjadllh oaduohd atu tcrthopudl ia ihcrhj phdlgh` phjhdyh.
‐Hyf, ghu tudllu hph `hla 6‟ thdyhdyh icdlhd suhrh ocdicshj yhdl ocdllfih.
^yhdgja sclcrh ocrhdlghg ohmu ocdma`hta hdllur atu ou`ha ihra ihihdyh, icdlhd kcrdhbsu ah oc`uoht
gciuh phyuihrh yhdl kcr`uour hdllur atu, ou`utdyh `h`u turud gc pcrut ihd ocdycruput hdllur yhdl
tcrthopudl ia pushr, tcrus turud `hla ihd ah kcdhoghd whmhjdyh ia sc`hdlghdlhd whdath atu iaohdh
sckhlahd kcshr hdllur tcrthopudl.
‐Us`uurp…sssrrpp !‟ icoagahd kudyadyh gctagh ^yhdgja ocdycift hdllur atu iahdthrh `aphthd phjh
Rh`crah.
‐Ffjj…yhj, oooo !‟ icshjdyh ocrhshghd `aihj ihd kakar kuihg atu kcrlcra`yh ia khwhj shdh.
Gctagh hdllur atu ou`ha jhkas, ^yhdgja oc`ckhrghd phjh ohmaghddyh ihd ocdma`hta sash-sashdyh ia `ahdl
vhladh ihd ku`u-ku`u gcoh`uhddyh yhdl `ckht. Uudlluj sckuhj ehrh yhdl ph`adl crftas ih`ho
ocdagohta hdllur.

Jhkas ocdagohta `c`cjhd hdllur atu, ^yhdgja ocokugh phjh ohmaghddyh shoka` shtu thdlhd
ococlhdl pcdasdyh yhdl tcrhrhj gc `ahdl scdllhoh. Rh`crah ococmhoghd ohth, ah ocdhjhd dhbhs
gctagh umudl pcdas rhgshsh atu ocdycdtuj kakar vhladhdyh.
‐Ccoojjj…uujj !‟ icshjdyh ocrhshghd sciagat icoa sciagat pcdas atu ocohsuga vhladhdyh.
Yhdlhd ^yhdgja ocdihrht ia phyuihrh garadyh ihd ocokcraghd rcohshd `cokut, thpa Rh`crah tcthp
ocdlgfdscdtrhsaghd gcdagohthddyh
gcdagohthddyh phih pcdas yhdl ou`ha kcrhgsa icdlhd pc`hd. Uckcdthr shmh
^yhdgja suihj ocokhwhdyh jhdyut ih`ho `huthd karhja, dhbhsdyh ohgad taihg tcrhtur ihd tukujdyh
tcrscdthg-scdthg sctahp prah atu ocdljumhoghd pcdasdyh. Ia icght satu putradyh, E`huiah, mulh scihdl
ocdlhrudla `huthd gcdagohthd kcrshoh Ghsjh. E`huiah ocdyhdihrghd sagudyh phih iadiadl gf`ho
icdlhd phdtht hlhg gc kc`hghdl ihd Ghsjh ocdllcdmftdyh ihra kc`hghdl icdlhd gcecphthd eugup
tadlla. Uhoka` ocdllcdmft thdlhd Ghsjh kcrlcra`yh ocdmc`hmhja gcou`ushd tukuj E`huiah, tcruthoh
phyuihrhdyh yhdl ocdllc`hdtudl ihd phdthtdyh yhdl ku`ht phiht.
‐Fjj…ffjjj…hgu suihj ohu gc`uhr…cdtft hgu `ckaj guht !‟ E`huiah kclatu thg ihpht ocdhjhd iara
shopha jhrus ocdluehpghd ghth-ghth scpcrta atu.
Yhg `hoh gcouiahd vhladhdyh kcrgfdtrhgsa icdlhd ecpht ocdecdlgrho guht pcdas Ghsjh. E`huiah
ocdihpht frlhsoc yhdl `uhr kahsh shopha taihg adlht hph-hph `hla sc`had gcdagohthd atu scdiara. Ah
ocdlcrhdl scguht-guhtdyh icdlhd tukuj ocdlcmhdl, eharhd gcoh`uhddyh scpcrta tcrtuophj scouh
ihd tcrehopur icdlhd har gf`ho.

Ycrdyhth kuihg atu eugup pcdlcrtahd mulh, ah thju E`huiah suihj gcphyhjhd scjadllh ah kcrjcdta
ocdyctukujadyh.
‐Dfdh ohu astarhjht iu`u6‟ thdyhdyh
E`huiah jhdyh ocdlhdllug `cohs, dhbhsdyh suihj putus-putus ihd tu`hdl-tu`hdldyh scrhsh ohu
efpft usha kcrsctukuj icdlhd kuihgdyh yhdl kcrtcdhlh guih atu. Ghsjh pud ocokhwhdyh gc

ihcrhj ihdlgh`
Ucocdthrh scjadllh
E`huiah E`huiahGhsjh
kcrastarhjht, kash iuiug kcrsc`fdmfr
yhdl ohsaj icdlhd kcrshdihr
adlad ocdudthsghd gc iadiadl
dhbsudyh gf`ho.
ocdljhopara

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tcohddyh yhdl scihdl ocdyctukuja dyfdyh ohmaghd ocrcgh. Ah kcr`utut ia shopadl gcph`h Rh`crah,
whdath yhdl dhbsudyh suihj iaukud-ukud atu `hdlsudl ocrhaj pcdas kuihgdyh ihd ocokhwhdyh gc
ou`ut. Uhoka` ocrhshghd dagohtdyh pcdas ^yhdgja ocdyfifga vhladhdyh, ah ocdlu`uo pcdas Ghsjh,
scscgh`a ah ocdlashpdyh icdlhd guht jadllh kcdih atu kcrlcthr ihd pcoa`agdyh ocdlcrhdl. Ghsjh
taihg ocokutujghd whgtu `hoh udtug ocdudthsghd jhsrhtdyh ghrcdh thia ah suihj eugup `hoh
ocdyctukuja E`huiah, scjadllh scgathr `aoh ocdat shmh iafrh` Rh`crah ah suihj ocdlcmhdl ihd
ocduophjghd spcrohdyh yhdl gcdth` ia ou`ut dyfdyh ohmaghddyh. Rh`crah kcrushjh ocdlashp
eharhd atu dhoud ghrcdh tukujdyh kcrlfdehdl-lfdehdl sckhlahd eharhd atu gc`uhr ihra ou`ut
ocokhshja ihcrhj kakardyh. Ah mulh scopht ocokcrsajghd pcdas kuihgdyh jadllh scoprfthd
spcrohdyh kcrjcdta ihd ocdyusut. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd Rh`crah pud ocdehpha pudehg kcrshoh
^yhdgja. ^yhdgja ocdlcrhdl shoka` ocrcohs phyuihrh Rh`crah icdlhd gcrhs scjadllh ocdaoku`ghd
rhsh dycra, dhoud rhsh shgat atu ocruphghd khlahd ihra gcdagohthd ghrcdh shht atu Rh`crah pud
ocdehpha frlhsoc. \hdath atu oc`cdlgudlghd pudlludldyh, ghgadyh ocdlcmhdl ihd mhra-mhradyh
tcrtcgug. Gciuhdyh ocdlcrhdl ihd `hrut ih`ho frlhsoc tfth`, sudlluj ada ocruphghd sckuhj
gcdagohthd scgs yhdl scopurdh.

^yhdgja hokrug ocdadiaj Rh`crah yhdl mulh suihj tcrgu`ha `cohs, pcdasdyh ohsaj tcrthdehp ia vhladh
whdath atu. Ih`ho sash-sash frlhsocdyh, Rh`crah ocdllcrhghd `aihj ocdma`hta scgumur kakardyh yhdl
kc`cpfthd spcroh Ghsjh. Rh`crah khru tcradlht `hla phih putradyh, icdlhd sash-sash tcdhlh, ah
ocdlhdlght gcph`hdyh ihd oc`ajht scgc`a`adl ocdehra E`huiah. Ia`ajhtdyh putradyh tcrdyhth scihdl
kcrcdhdl ia gf`ho atu, gada ah kcrcdhdl ocdicghtadyh. Ah kcrjcdta ia shopadldyh shoka` ocdhthpdyh
thdph kcrkaehrh.
‐Uuihj, gh`ahd gc`uhr…tadllh`ghd ghoa kcriuh iasada !‟ ghthdyh shoka` ocdcpug pudlludl ^yhdgja
yhdl ocdadiaj tukujdyh.
Gciuh kuihg atu sclcrh ocohgha gcokh`a phghahd ocrcgh ihd ofjfd iara.
‐Uckcdthr, tf`fdl iathokhj `hla hdllurdyh sckc`uo gh`ahd pu`hdl !‟ pcradthjdyh `hla shoka`
ocdyfifrghd pfea hdllur atu.
Ocrcgh pud gc`uhr ocdadllh`ghd aku ihd hdhg atu kcriuh ia shdh. Rh`crah turud gc har, ocrcgh kcriara
kcrjhihphd ihd ohthdyh sh`adl kcrphdihdlhd, dhoud thg shtu ghth pud tcruehp ihra ou`ut ocrcgh.
Yakh-takh Rh`crah ohmu ihd ococ`ug putradyh atu, ihra ohthdyh ocdlh`ar sckutar har ohth, iakc`hadyh
rhokut putradyh yhdl khshj atu icdlhd `cokut.
‐Ohhbghd Ohoh shyhdl, ada scouh sh`hj Ohoh shopha ghou tcr`akht‟ ghthdyh icdlhd dhih
kcrlcthr.
‐Uhyh mulh oadth ohhb Oh, shyh ocdlcrta Ohoh gja`hb ghrcdh gcscpahd, shyh mulh taihg scjhrusdyh
ocdhokhj sushj Ohoh icdlhd saghp shyh kc`hghdlhd ada‟ E`huiah mulh ocdhdlas ih`ho icghphd
akudyh, ah thju khlhaohdhpud akudyh shdlht ocdyhyhdladyh.

Gctagh scihdl kcrpc`ughd ihd ocdeurhjghd asa jhtadyh sc`hoh ada, ^yhdgja ihthdl ihd ocdlctug
padtu ocokhwh pfea yhdl suihj tcrasa hdllur.
‐@cthghd iashdh ihd pu`hdl`hj !‟ pcradthj Rh`crah.
Uctc`hj ^yhgja pcrla ocrcgh ou`ha sh`adl tcrkugh ocdlcdha ohsh`hj ada shoka` kcrcdiho ihd
ocdagohta hdllur. Ia ruhdlhd atu, sc`had suhrh pcrehghphd ocrcgh yhdl tcricdlhr jhdyh pcreaghd har
ihra phdeurhd gcph`h sadlh. Rh`crah lcrho scgh`a gctagh putradyh ocdecrathghd khlhaohdh ocrcgh
hwh`dyh oc`hgughd jh` atu phihdyh icdlhd ehrh phgshhd hthu kash iaka`hdl pcocrgfshhd. Dhoud
E`huiah ocdcdhdlghd ohohdyh, ah ocdlhthghd tfj scouhdyh suihj tcrmhia ihd yhdl pcdtadl
scghrhdl hih`hj ocdlhoka` jagohjdyh. E`huiah pud ou`ha ocdlcrta pcrhshhd ohohdyh yhdl tc`hj
`hoh iatadllh` phphdyh yhdl pcrla kcrpcrhdl, ah mulh ocdlcrta pcrkcihhd hdthrh eadth ihd scgs.
Jukudlhd ocrcgh yhdl scopht ocokcgu sc`hoh kckcrhph whgtu tcrhgjar pud gcokh`a ocdljhdlht.
Ocrcgh dlfkrf` ia gf`ho jadllh `hdlat suihj ocohdehrghd ehjhyh kadthdl ihd ku`hd shkat

ocdllhdtudl ia hthsgc
ocrcghpud gcokh`a icdlhd
ghohrehjhyhdyh yhdl adihj.
ihd taiur. Oh`ho U ctc`hjtaiur
Uctc`hj
atu E`huiah ocokcrsajghd iara ihd
ia ghohr akudyh kcrphghahd,
shoka` dlfkrf`-

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dlfkrf` oc`cphs radiu schghd ocrcgh khru kcrtcou `hla sctc`hj `hoh kcrpashj. Oh`ho pud scohgad
`hrut jadllh hgjardyh ah tcrtaiur gc`c`hjhd, Rh`crah ocdlceup gcdadl putradyh icdlhd pcduj ghsaj
sckc`uo ah scdiara taiur.

Ucmhg atu Ghsjh ihd ^yhdgja scohgad kcthj kcgcrmh ia ruohj gc`uhrlh Uuctfdaus. Ocrcgh scradl
ocdihpht pc`hyhdhd scgs lrhtas ihra aku ihd hdhg atu sc`had ohghdhd ihd gckutujhd jaiup sckhlha
kuihg. Khag Rh`crah ohupud putradyh ou`ha tcdllc`ho ih`ho jcifdasoc `ahr h`h gc`hs hths [fohwa
phih shht atu. Jukudlhd tcr`hrhdl atu kash tcrmhia iaohdhpud ihd ghphdpud ka`h hih gcscophthd, ia
ghohr Rh`crah, ghohr E`huiah, gf`ho, ruhdl kheh, khjghd pcrdhj mulh ia ruhdl pcdycokhjhd yhdl
suea tcopht kcrifh ihd ocdhruj pcrscokhjhd phih icwh. Dhoud ia icphd uouo aku ihd hdhg atu
tcthp ocdmhlh gc`hguhddyh scjadllh iaohth rhgyht [foh ocrcgh dhophg thg kcrec`h.

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Mcdicrh` Uuctfdaus gcokh`a gc [foh scku`hd `ckaj sctc`hj pcsth frly ia gf`ho oh`ho atu. Ah, Ratc`us,
eh`fd ocdhdtudyh, phrh pcrwarh `haddyh ihd mulh phsughddyh iashokut ocrahj ihd iac`u-c`ughd
sckhlha phj`hwhd gctagh ocohsuga gfth [foh, Ghashr Yakcraus ocdyhokut ocrcgh scehrh prakhia ia
icphd lcrkhdl asthdh gcghashrhd. Gcpu`hdlhd Uuctfdaus ada ocohdl `ckaj ecpht ihra yhdl
iamhiwh`ghd ghrcdh ocrcgh tc`hj kcrjhsa` ocrhaj gcocdhdlhd yhdl eugup saldabaghd ihra ghuo
pcokcrfdthg Qhjuia cgstrao. Khrdhkhs, sh`hj shtu khdiat ihd gcph`h pcokcrfdthg yhdl kcrpcdlhruj
tc`hj kcrjhsa` iaradlgus ihd iamck`fsghd gc ih`ho pcdmhrh udtug ocdudllu juguohd ohta.
^cdhdlghphd Khrdhkhs ada kcrhgakht mhtujdyh ofrh` phrh pcokcrfdthg `had, ocrcgh gcthr-gctar ihd
sckhlahd ocdycrhjghd iara phih pcocradthj pcdiuiughd [fohwa scjadllh gchihhd ia Asrhc` shdh
kcrhdlsur-hdlsur pu`aj. ^cocradthj pusht pud ocoutusghd ocdhrag sckhlahd kcshr phsughd ihra
shdh ihd ocdyashghd kckcrhph `claud gcea` udtug kcrmhlh-mhlh, urushd sc`ckajdyh hths thdhj mhmhjhd
atu iascrhjghd scpcdujdyh phih ^fdtaus ^a`htus, lukcrdur mcdicrh` [fohwa udtug wa`hyhj Asrhc` ihd
scgathrdyh. ^a`htus scdiara ohsaj ocdlcokhd tulhs yhdl eugup kcrht, ocohdl pcokcrfdthghd
kcrscdmhth rc`htab suihj kcrgurhdl, dhoud ah ohsaj jhrus ocdhdlhda urushd ocdlcdha hlhoh khru
yhdl ou`ha tcrsckhr ia wa`hyhjdyh ihra pcdlgjftkhj gc`a`adl yhdl kcrhsh` ihra gc`uhrlh tughdl ghyu.
Dhoud gath taihg hghd ocokhjhs ohsh`hj ada `ckaj mhuj ghrcdh kughd atu adta ecrath ada.

Ucmhg gcpu`hdlhd Uuctfdaus, Rh`crah ihd E`huiah ocdlurhdla jukudlhd lc`hp ocrcgh icdlhd gciuh
kuihgdyh, dhoud ocrcgh ohsaj scscgh`a oc`hgughddyh scehrh scokudya-scokudya
scokudya-scokudya hthu oc`hgughd
jukudlhd khihd scehrh ga`ht. Uuhtu jhra Ghsjh ihd ^yhdgja iaphdlla` ocdljhihp E`huiah ia
ghohrdyh. E`huiah scdiara yhdl ocokasaghd hmhghd ada gctagh scihdl `cwht ia icphd ^yhdgja yhdl
gctagh atu scihdl ocdlhdlgut ghrudl tcralu gc ihpur. Uhht atu jhra jhopar sfrc ihd Uuctfdas ohsaj
kc`uo pu`hdl, kahshdyh ah hlhg oh`ho khru takh ia ruohj ghrcdh gcsakughddyh. Yfg…tfg…padtu
iagctug shht E`huiah scihdl ocdyasar rhokutdyh ia icphd ecroad.
‐Ayh, sckcdthr !‟ shjutdyh shoka` kcr`hra gcea` gc padtu.
^adtu iakugh ihd gciuh kuihg atu oudeu` shoka` tcrscdyuo-scdyuo.
‐Dfdh ocohdlla` ghoa 6‟ thdyh Ghsjh shoka` ecdlcdlcshd.
‐Ayh kcdhr, thpa gh`ahd jhrus thdlghp hgu iu`u gh`hu ohu ocdagohtagu !‟ mhwhk E`huiah icdlhd
scdyuo ocdllfih, `h`u ah kcradlut gc kc`hghdl ocdljadihra ocrcgh.
‐Jcjc…Dfdh ada thokhj dhgh` hmh yhj !‟ ghth ^yhdgja ocrhsh tcrthdthdl.
Lhias atu kcr`hra ocdlathra rhdmhdl ihd icdlhd `adehj kcrgc`at gc sasa `had shoka` tcrthwh ecgagaghd.
Yhdthdlhd atu ocokuht ocrcgh scohgad kcrdhbsu adlad ocdhdlghpdyh. Khdth` ia rhdmhdl shopha
kcrhdthghd ihd gc`hoku rhdmhdl atu tcrthrag jadllh rfkcg sciagat gctagh ocrcgh jcdihg
ocdhdlghpdyh.
‐Jayh…gcdh ghou, hyf sada jhjhjh !‟ Ghsjh kcrjhsa` ocdhdlghpdyh gctagh lhias atu dhag gc rhdmhdl

adlad ocdljadihr
‐Hhhaajj ihra ^yhdgja
!‟ mcrat E`huiah yhdl ocdlcmhr
yhdl tcrgcmut iatcrghoihra kc`hghdl.
Gh sjh.
Ghsjh.

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‐Dfdh, tf`fdl mhlh suhrhdyh, scgcrhs atu kash-kash tcricdlhr gh`hu hih yhdl `cwht !‟ kuihg atu hlhg
ghlct ocdicdlhr mcrathd yhdl `uohyhd gcrhs atu.
‐Jajaja…ohhb sfh`dyh ghou dlhlctad hmh saj !‟ thwhdyh dhgh`, ‐Ffjj…mhdlhd, jcdtaghd, gh`ahd gurhdl
hmhr yhj !‟ ah ocrfdth gctagh thdlhd-thdlhd ocrcgh ou`ha ocdllcrhyhdladyh.
[fdthhd E`huiah yhdl iascrtha pcdf`hghd-pcdf`hghd mustru ocokhghr dhbsu ocrcgh. Ghsjh kcrushjh
ocdeauo kakar E`huiah, dhoud lhias atu tcrus ocdllc`cdl-lc`cdlghd gcph`hdyh. Ocrcgh tcrthwh-
thwh ihd tcrus kcrushjh ocokugh phghahddyh, thdlhd Ghsjh kcrjhsa` ocdyadlghp khlahd rfgdyh
scjadllh phjh ou`usdyh tcrsadlghp, ^yhdgja yhdl kcr`utut ia shopadldyh kcrushjh ocdurudghd
lhud atu `cwht khjudyh, dhoud thdlhd E`huiah tcrus ocdljh`hdladyh.
‐Jcjcjc…Dfdh ada ohu sfg oh`u-oh`u yhj hyf, ohdas hyf sada !‟
Ghsjh khru shmh kcrjhsa` ococlhdl gciuh pcrlc`hdlhd thdlhd E`huiah ihd ocdurudghd whmhj
jcdihg ocdeauodyh gctagh takh-takh ‚krhg‑ padtu ghohr atu iaifkrhg ihra `uhr. Ih`ho scgcmhp talh
frhdl prhmurat ocdljhokur ohsug, sh`hj scfrhdl yhdl ocokhwh tfokhg `hdlsudl ocdljumhoghd
scdmhthdyh gc ihih Ghsjh yhdl khru ocokh`agghd khihd ihd kc`uo ja`hdl rhsh ghlctdyh.
‐Hhhrrrljj !‟ tcrahgdyh icdlhd ohth oc`ftft shoka` ococlhdla lhlhdl tfokhg yhdl ocdcokus
ihihdyh.
^rhmurat atu ocdhrag gcokh`a tfokhgdyh ihd Ghsjh tcrsudlgur ia `hdtha kcrsaokhj ihrhj. E`huiah pud
ocdmcrat ihd ocdutup whmhj icdlhd tc`hphg thdlhd.

‐E`huiah…gurhdl hmhr ! hph yhdl gh`ahd `hgughd phih putragu 6!‟ mcrat Rh`crah yhdl takh-takh ohsug gc
ghohr ihd ocdudiadl ^yhdgja yhdl ohsaj tcrgcmut.
‐H-hph…hph-hphhd ada 6‟ thdyh ^yhdgja tcrlhlhp.
‐^cdlhwh` ecpht thdlghp iah !‟ pcradthj Rh`crah icdlhd pcduj hohrhj.
Gctalh prhmurat atu sclcrh ocdicghta ^yhdgja jcdihg ocradlgusdyh. Dhoud kuihg atu oc`cophr
khdth` phih ocrcgh ihd kcrushjh ghkur.
‐Yaihg…ada batdhj !‟ mcrat ^yhdgja scrhyh ocdifrfdl prhmurat yhdl ocrhaj `cdlhddyh, iaifrfdldyh
prhmurat atu jadllh tcrifrfdl gc kc`hghdl ocdukrug tcohddyh.
Iahoka`dyh sckuhj vhs ihra ocmh ihd ia`cophrdyh phih ocrcgh, kcdih atu jhopar ocdlcdha prhmurat
yhdl ocdfokhg ^yhdgja thia gh`hu shmh ah taihg eugup lcsat ocdljadihradyh. Icdlhd phdag ah
ocokugh padtu kh`gfd ihd tcrmud gc khwhj. Ghohr atu tcr`cthg ia tadlght iuh, wh`hupud taihg tcr`h`u
tadlla ihd iakhwhjdyh thdhj kcruoput, dhoud ghrcdh phdag ihd tcrkuru-kuru, kuihg atu tcrga`ar
phih mhra ghgadyh gctagh ocdihrht. Ah kcrushjh ghkur icdlhd `hdlghj hlhg tcrthtaj-thtaj. ^rhmurat yhdl
kcrhih ia ghohr ocdcrahgadyh ihra kh`gfd scjadllh ih`ho whgtu sadlght ah suihj tcrgcpudl phrh
prhmurat yhdl phtrf`a ia scgathr thohd. ^yhdgja scopht oc`hwhd gctagh jcdihg iathdlghp, dhoud
hgjardyh ocrcgh kcrjhsa` ocdhdlghpdyh ihd ocdljumhdadyh icdlhd kflco hlhr ah taihg oc`hwhd
`hla. ^hrh prhmurat yhdl ocdifkrhg ghohr takh ia khwhj, ia kc`hghdl ocrcgh mulh dhophg Rh`crah
yhdl kcrmh`hd shoka` ocdicghp putradyh yhdl ocdhdlas tcrashg-ashg.

‐Gh`ahd ocohdl khmadlhd, gc`uhrlh ghoa tc`hj ocopcr`hgughd gh`ahd icdlhd khag, thpa gh`ahd oh`hj
ocokh`hs har susu icdlhd har tukh !‟ Rh`crah ocdudiadldyh icdlhd ohrhj.
Ucgcmhp shmh ia thohd atu tc`hj kcrgcruoud phrh prhmurat ihd kuihg yhdl scihdl kcgcrmh udtug
oc`ajht gcrakuthd hph yhdl tcrmhia.
‐Dyfdyh ghoa mulh tcoughd ada ia tcopht ocrcgh‟ scfrhdl prhmurat ocdycrhjghd sckuhj ghdtfdl
gcea` kcrasa pcrjahshd whdath phih Rh`crah.
‐Kcdhr-kcdhr ocdycsh` hgu ococ`ajhrh gh`ahd, taihg hghd hih hopud khlaou kuihg jadh !‟ kcdthg
Rh`crah.
‐Dyfdyh…hph ohgsui scouh ada 6 ada batdhj…hdih…ocdlhph hdih ocdmc…hhjjjj !‟ ghth-ghth atu
taihg scopht tcrsc`cshaghd, ah oc`ajht gc khwhj icdlhd ohth tcrkc`hghg

Ucouh frhdl
kc`hghdl, mulh oudiur
ocrcgh ghlct ihd ocdhjhd
icdlhd dhbhs,
ou`ut tcrohsugkckcrhph
tcrpcrhdlhj, iuh prhmurat yhdlwhdath
kuihg ocdc`agudl
khjghdthdlhddyh
taihg kashgc

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ocdhjhd mcrathddyh oc`ajht ihrhj yhdl ocdlh`ar. Rh`crah kcrlcrhg ecpht ocrhaj l`hiaus (pcihdl
pcdicg scdmhth tcdthrh [fohwa) yhdl tcrsc`ap ia padllhdl prhmurat ia icghtdyh ihd ocrhdlscg gc
icphd ocdagho kuihg atu sckc`uo ah kaehrh `ckaj khdyhg.
‐Ada juguohd hths gc`hdehdlhd phih putragu !‟ ghthdyh icdlhd cgsprcsa iadlad, ‐ohhb hgu jhrus
oc`hgughd ada‟ `hdmutdyh icdlhd kcrkasag ic
ght tc`adlhdyh.
Rh`crah ocdehkut l`hiaus atu ihra pcrut ^yhdgja yhdl `hdlsudl hokrug ia ghgadyh. Ihrhj kuihg atu
ocokhshja thdlhd, phghahd ihd l`hiaus yhdl iapclhdldyh. Rh`crah `h`u ocdluouoghd ‚ifsh-ifsh‑
gciuh kuihg atu phih scouh yhdl jhiar. Iaghthghd khjwh ocrcgh tc`hj ocdeura pcrjahshd ihd
kcrushjh ocopcrgfsh sckc`uo ghkur. Ah kcrghth phrh kuihg yhdl ocdyhgsaghd hlhr jh` ada iamhiaghd
pcradlhthd khla sahphpud yhdl ocdefkh kcrfdthg.

Gctagh Uuctfdaus pu`hdl ihd ocdicdlhr ghkhr ada, ourgh`hj ah, pcdlhwhshd phih phrh kuihgdyh
iapcrgctht. Kckcrhph jhra gcouiahd kcrath ada ocdyckhr gc sc`uruj gfth scjadllh phih lf`fdlhd c`atc
pud ocopcrgctht pcdlhwhshd ocrcgh tcrjhihp kuihg-kuihgdyh hlhr mhdlhd shopha tcrmhia
pcokcrfdthghd kuihg scpcrta ^cokcrfdthghd Uphrtheus (<5-<8 UO) phih ohsh `hophu. Uckcdhrdyh
Ghsjh ihd ^yhdgja ocohdl scdlhmh iamhiaghd tuokh` f`cj Rh`crah ihd putradyh yhdl ou`ha ocrhsh
taihg dyhohd sctc`hj gcpu`hdlhd Uuctfdaus, ocrcgh thgut sghdih` ada tcrguhg ihd hghd ocdfiha
rcputhsa gc`uhrlh. Ohgh iaputusghd hlhr gciuh kuihg yhdl pcrdhj ocdmhia ocsad pcouhs ocrcgh
atu jhrus iajhkasa icoa ocdlukur sghdih` ada. Mcrathd E`huiah gctagh iatcrgho Ghsjh hih`hj sadyh` khla
Rh`crah yhdl kcrscokudya ia icght ghohr atu udtug ocohdlla` prhmurat ia khwhj ihd pcrjahshd yhdl
iatcoughd ia ghohr ocrcgh sckcdhrdyh hih`hj jhiahj yhdl iakcraghd Rh`crah phih ocrcgh sckhlha
‚uphj `cokur‑. Gciuh kuihg atu taihg pcrdhj ocdyhdlgh jhiahj ihd hmhghd tcrhgjar atu hghd ocdmhia
kuocrhdl khla ocrcgh. Rh`crah hths pcrkuhthddyh ocokuduj kuihgdyh scopht iahia`a, dhoud hths
pcokc`hhd suhoadyh ihd kckcrhph tcohd ah kckhs hths ihshr udtug ocokc`h iara ihra kuihg yhdl
kcrfdthg ihd jcdihg ocdfiha putradyh. Ah khjghd ocdihpht saophta puk`ag ghrcdh tc`hj kcrtadihg
sckhlha scfrhdl aku yhdl ocokc`h putradyh yhdl ‚jhopar iapcrgfsh‑. Ughdih` yhdl oc`akhtghd aku
ihd hdhg atu pud tcrgukur sc`hoh-`hohdyh.

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^cokhdtu mhia ^cmhdthd

Hlustus 8;, ;>><

YC[UADLLSDL GHYH
[uohj yhdl ocwhj, uhdl yhdl kcr`ckajhd ihd bhsa`aths jaiup yhdl `ckaj ihra eugup tcrdyhth kughd
gudea gckhjhlahhd udtug scfrhdl whdath. Hph`hla udtug scfrhdl whdath yhdl ouih, ehdtag ihd pcduj
vath`aths jaiup scpcrta Uhra. Uuihj shtu ku`hd ada ah iatadllh` suhoadyh kcrtulhs gc `uhr gfth. ^hihjh`
ocrcgh kc`uo `hla cdho ku`hd ocdaghj. ^hsta scohgad ocdlcsh`ghd mulh, udtug Uhra, gh`hu tulhs
iadhs
iad hs `uh
`uhrr gft
gfth
h iap
iapcrp
crphdm
hdmhdl
hdl ia `uh
`uhrr rc
rcdeh
dehdh.
dh. Ucp
Ucpcrt
crtaa oh`
oh`ho
ho atu
atu,, gct
gctagh
agh Khs
Khsgfr
gfrf,
f, suh
suhoa
oa Uhr
Uhra,
a,
ocdc`cpfd udtug ocdmc`hsghd khjwh ah taihg mhia pu`hdl kcsfg ghrcdh tulhsdyh iapcrphdmhdl ; ― 5
oadllu `hla. Uhra gcrhs oco-prftcs,
oco-prftcs, thpa ocdurut suhoadyh
suhoadyh ohu taihg ohu ah jhrus ocdmh`hdgh
ocdmh`hdghd
d
tulhs. \hgtu Uhra ocrhyudyh, suphyh kash ihthdl udtug ‚wccg-cdi‑ shmh, Khsgfrf ocdf`hg. Ghthdyh
tcr`h`u rcpft mhuj-mhuj ihthdl jhdyh udtug scgcihr ‚adicjfy.‑ Icdlhd jhta phdhs Uhra kcrthdyh= ‐@jf
ohs, hph ghou dllhg pudyh gckutujhd sckhlha `hga-`hga6‟ Oudlgad ghrcdh suhshdh pcokaehrhhd ihra
thia suihj hlhg tclhdl sccdhgdyh Khsgfrf ocdmhwhk, … ‐Qhj dhohdyh `hga-`hga, ia ohdh hmh ghd kash
ihpct.‟

Ih`ho gch
Ih`ho gchihh
ihhd
d ohr
ohrhj,
hj, tcr
tcrsad
sadllu
lludl,
dl, kcr
kcreho
ehopur
pur lco
lcohs
hs ghr
ghrcdh
cdh kar
karhja
hja,, Uhr
Uhraa oco
ocokhd
khdtad
tadl
l lhl
lhlhdl
hdl
tc`cpfd. Ah ocrhsh scsuhtu yhdl ‚dhgh`‑ jhrus ah `hgughd sckhlha kh`hs icdiho gcphih phshdlhd
jaiup yhdl suihj icoagahd oc`cecjghddyh. Gcokh`a ah tcradlht gcphih pcokaehrhhddyh icdlhd
Oadhj kckcrhph jhra yhdl `h`u, gh`h ah thdyhghd khlhaohdh pcokhdtu whdathdyh atu ocdyh`urghd
jhsrht scx-dyh.

\hgtu atu ah kcrehdih ocdllhdllu mhdih ouih yhdl scihdl ocdeuea paradl ia ihpur atu. ‐Oadhj,
ghou rhyu hmh sa Aohd. Ghd `uohyhd ihpct ihud ouih.‟ Oadhj tcrscdyuo oh`u-oh`u. Ghthdyh, ‐Hj
aku kash hmh … Yhpa ohdh iah ohu `hla.‟ @h`u shoka` ocdcdlfg gc ghdhd gc gara, scf`hj-`hj thgut gh`hu
hih yhdl ocdicdlhr Oadhj ocdlhthghd scsuhtu yhdl ocokuht ihrhj shra hlhg kcricsar. ‐Ku, sa
Aohd atu frhdldyh `uohyhd `jf. Hph`hla gh`hu dlc`aht iah tc`hdmhdl
tc`hdmhdl dllhg phgha khmu.‟ ^urh-purh ghlct
Uhra kcrthdyh icdlhd dhih jcrhd= ‐Gfg ghou thu saj6‟ Ycrsapu-sapu Oadhj ocdmc`hsghd. ‐\hgtu atu
oh`ho-oh`ho Oadhj pcrdhj gc ghohrdyh ohu padmco kh`sco. Iagctug-gctug gfg padtudyh dllhg
iakugh. ^hs Oadhj kugh iah uihj dycdyhg taiur. Khru Oadhj thu gh`hu taiur atu iah dllhg phgha hph-
hph.‟ Ycrscdyuo Uhra ocdhdyhghd `ckaj `hdmut.
`hdmut. ‐Mhia ghou `aht pudyhhddyh sclh`h ifdl6‟ Ghth Oadhj
kcrscohdlht, ‐Ayh ku, hiuj iuj kcshrdyh. Mhia ghdlcd ohdthd suhoa. Kahrpud pudyhdyh dllhg
sckcshr atu.‟ Uctcdlhj gurhdl pcrehyh Uhra kcrthdyh, ‐Aohd6 Ua Aohd hdhg gcea` atu6‟ ‐Ayh ku!‟ Oadhj
ocdclhsgh
ocdclh sghd.
d. ‐Ay
‐Ayh
h Aoh
Aohd
d sa ^hr
^hraoh
aohd
d atu
atu.. Ghd dllhg hih yhd
yhdl
l `ha
`haddy
ddyh
h tjf ku.‟ @h`
@h`u
u icd
icdlhd
lhd dhih
kcrehdih Uhra kcrthdyh ocdllhdllu,‟Ycrus sa Aohd ghou tfop`fg yh6‟ Uhoka` oc`cdlfs pcrla Oadhj
ocdmhwhk, ‐Qh dllhg ifdl ku, ‐‟ ghth Oadhj shoka` kuru-kuru pcrla.

^AGA[HD DHGH@

Ih`ho gchihhd jhta yhdl phdhs ihd tcrsadlludl

tcrsadlludl mh`hd pagarhd Uhra ocdmhia `had. Ah yhdl kahshdyh taihg
tcr`h`u
tcr`h`u ocop
ocopcriu`
criu`aghd
aghd Aohd, scghr
scghrhdl
hdl scrad
scradll ocop
ocopcrjht
crjhtaghd
aghd pcouih atu icdlhd `ckaj ecroht.
Kckcrhph gh`a shopha hdhg ouih atu ocrhsh hlhg raguj. Ihra hph yhdl ia`ajhtdyh, iathokhj ecrath
Oadhj kckcrhph jhra yhdl `h`u, Uhra ou`ha ocrhsh tcrthrag. Ocokhyhdlghd ‚khrhdl gcpudyhhd‑ Aohd,
yhdl
yhd l ght
ghth
h Oad
Oadhj
hj ‐hi
‐hiuj
uj iuj
iuj‟‟ atu oco
ocokuh
kuhtt Uhr
Uhraa oc
ocrhs
rhshh scs
scsuht
uhtu
u yhd
yhdll hdc
hdcj.
j. Oud
Oudlga
lgad
d sck
sckhlha
hlha
gfopcdshsa hthu ghrcdh lcdlsa saghpdyh ocdmhia hlhg iadlad ihd ghgu tcrjhihp Aohd. Aohd scdiara
shopha ocrhsh gurhdl cdhg ihd kcrthdyh-thdyh hph lcrhdlhd sh`hjdyh.

^hih suhtu jhra, sctc`hj scgahd oadllu taihg ocdcraoh ‚dhbghj khtad‑dyh, pcrhshhd Uhra ocdmhia
scohgad thg tcrthjhdghd. Oh`ho yhdl scohgad `hrut taihg kcrjhsa` ocokuhtdyh tcrtaiur. Ah ocrhsh
ocokutujg
ocok utujghd
hd scsu
scsuhtu.
htu. Hgjardyh Uhra kcria
kcriara,
ra, iahoka`dyh
iahoka`dyh sckuhj ohmh`hj kcrlhokhr ihra ih`ho

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`cohra ihd pcrla`hj ah gc ghohr Aohd ia `ftcdl khlahd kc`hghdl ruohj. ^c`hd-pc`hd iagctugdyh padtu
ghohr Aohd. Uctc`hj iau`hdldyh
iau`hdldyh kcrgh`a-gh`a
kcrgh`a-gh`a khru tcric
tcricdlhr
dlhr hih yhdl khdlud ihra tcop
tcopht ht taiur ihd
ocokugh padtu. \hmhj Aohd thophg ghlct oc`ajht Uhra tc`hj kcriara ia icphddyh. Hph`hla gctagh
whdath
whd ath kcr
kcrgu`
gu`at
at put
putaj
aj yhd
yhdll ehd
ehdtag
tag atu `hd
`hdlsu
lsudl
dl oco
ocohsu
hsuga
ga ruh
ruhdlh
dlhddy
ddyh.
h. Hlh
Hlhgg gck
gckadlu
adludlh
dlhdd Aoh
Aohd
d
oc`a`atghd sc`aout tapasdyh udtug ocdutupa tukuj khlahd khwhjdyh. Oc`ajht tukuj Aohd yhdl taihg
kcrkhmu atu Uhra ocdc`hd har `aurdyh. @h`u icdlhd dhih hlhg gctus ah kcrghth, ‐Uhdh ghou ohdia,
 mhdlhd `uph lfsfg lala.‟ Aohd ocdhthp gckadludlhd, ‐Ucghrhdl ku6‟ Icdlhd dhih gcsh` Uhra
ocdclhsghd, ‚Ah scghrhdl ,,, uihj latu hmh dllhg ushj phgc khmu sclh`h.‟ Ycrlfpfj-lfpfj Aohd
ocdumu gc ghohr ohdia, ococduja pcroadthhd Uhra. Ucocdthrh Aohd ia ghohr ohdia Uhra iuiug ia
gursa, shoka` oc!ajht-`ajht scgathr ghohr Aohd. ^agardyh ih`ho jhta, ‐Kcrsaj, rhpaj mulh ada hdhg.‟

OCDEFKH MHDYHD

Garh-garh scpu`uj hthu `aoh kc`hs ocdat kcrsc`hdl Aohd tc`hj sc`csha. ‐Ohhb ku …,‟ ghthdyh shoka`
ocohsuga ruhdlhd. Ah jhdyh ocdlcdhghd jhdiug yhdl oc`a`at ia padllhdldyh.‟Uhyh phgc khmu iu`u
ku,‟ ghthdyh shoka` oc`h
oc`hdlghj
dlghj ocdumu `cohra phgha
phghahddyh.
hddyh. Icdlhd dhih gctu
gctuss Uhra kcrghth,‟Dllhg
kcrghth,‟Dllhg
ushj. Ghou iuiug hmh ia tcopht taiur … Kughd, kughd iuiug latu, kcrkhradl hmh.‟ @h`u shoka`
oc`cophr ohmh`hj yhdl iakhwhdyh ah ocdyuruj Aohd ocokhehdyh. Uhoka` oc`hdlghj gc`uhr Uhra
scopht kcrghth ‐Uckcdthr `hla shyh gcokh`a.‟ Icdlhd gagug ihd guhtar Aohd ou`ha ocokh`ag jh`hohd
icoa jh`hohd ohmh`hj pfrdf ia thdlhddyh. Yhpa ah taihg kcrhda kcrthdyh
kcrthdyh gcphih Uhra, hph sckcdhrdyh
yhdl whdath atu adladghd.

Uctc`hj shht-shht yhdl ocdclhdlghd atu kcr`hdlsudl kckcrhph `hoh, Aohd ou`ha tcrhdlshdl mulh
oc`ajh
oc` ajhtt kcr
kcrkhl
khlha
ha hic
hiclhd
lhd scd
scdllh
llhoh
oh ia ohm
ohmh`h
h`hj
j yhd
yhdl
l kcr
kcrhih
hih ia thd
thdlhd
lhddyh
dyh atu. Ah ocr
ocrhsh
hsh ‚h`ht
gcmhdthdhddyh ocdlcrhs. Yakh-takh padtu ghohr tcrkugh ihd Uhra oc`hdlghj ohsug. Aohd kcrushjh
khdlgat, thpa shoka` iuiug ia tcpa pcokhradlhd Uhra ocdifrfdl tukujdyh
tukujdyh shopha tcrlc`cthg gcokh`a.
Yhthphd ohthdyh iadlad, shoh scgh`a taihg hih scdyuohd ia kakardyh. Yhpa tcthp shmh ah tcr`ajht ehdtag.
‐Aohd icdlhr ghth-ghth shyh yh. Ghou shyh oadth oc`hgughd scsuhtu, thpa mhdlhd shopha ghou ecrath
gc sahph-sahph. Ocdlcrta6‟ Aohd jhdyh ihpht ocdlhdllug, wh`hupud ah ohsaj ocrhsh kadludl.
Jhopar ah ocdmcrat gctagh Uhra ocdyadlghp jhdiugdyh tcrkugh. Hph`hla gctagh thdlhddyh yhdl jh`us
atu ococlhdl ‚khrhdl gcpudyhhd‑dyh yhdl thia suihj tclhdl gcrhs. ‐Jo ….. Kcshr mulh yh pudyh
ghou,‟
gho u,‟ ico
icoaga
agahd
hd Uhr
Uhraa oc
ocdllu
dlluoho
oho.. Iatc
Iatcrus
rusghd
ghddyh
dyh ocd
ocdlfe
lfefg-
fg-dlf
dlfefg
efg ‚ih
‚ihlad
ladl
l gco
gcoh`u
h`uhd‑
hd‑ Aoh
Aohd,
d,
icdl
ic dlhd
hd ohohth
th tc
tcrp
rpcm
cmho
ho.. ^c
^c`h
`hd-
d-pc
pc`h
`hd
d gcgctc
tclh
lhdl
dlhd
hd Ao
Aohd
hd ou
ou`h`haa sa
sard
rdh,
h, ia
iada
dago
goht
htad
adyh
yh scscds
dshs
hsaa
pcdlh`hohddyh ada icdlhd rhsh phsrhj.

Yakh-takh
Yakh-takh Uhr
Uhraa kcr
kcriar
iaraa ihd `hd
`hdlsu
lsudl
dl oc`
oc`f`f
f`fsgh
sghd
d ihs
ihstcr
tcr yhd
yhdl
l iag
iagcdh
cdhghd
ghddyh
dyh gc hth
hths.
s. Khl
Khlha
ha pht
phtudl
udl
puh`ho putaj tukujdyh tcr`ajht ia ohth Aohd. \h`hupud `hopu ia ghohr
ghohr atu taihg kclatu tcrhdl, Aohd
ihpht ocd
ihpht ocdyhg
yhgsag
saghd
hd gca
gcadih
dihjhd
jhd tuk
tukuj
uj Uhr
Uhraa icd
icdlhd
lhd mc`
mc`hs.
hs. Ycr
Ycrtcl
tclud
ud ah oco
ocohdihdihdl
hdlaa Uhr
Uhra,
a, sho
shopha
pha
kckcrhph gh`a ocdclug har `aurdyh. Yaihg `hoh gcouiahd Uhra dhag gc tcopht taiur, iahoka`dyh pfsasa
ocdlhdlghdla Aohd. Ohsaj icdlhd dhih ‚muics‑ ah kcrghth … ‐Qhdl hghd shyh `hgughd ada kughd
ghrcdh ghou, thpa ghrcdh shyh ohu kh`hs icdiho. Mhia mhdlhd ghou kcrpagarhd oheho-oheho yh.‟
@h`u ialcdllhodyh `hla ‚tfdllhg gcmhdthdhd‟ Aohd ihd iaushp-ushpghddyh ‚kfdllf` gcph`h‑dyh gc
kakar gc‑oh`uhd‑dyh scdiara. Ycrus ocdcrus ia`hgughddyh jh` ada shopha ‚vhladh‑dyh ou`ha khshj. @h`u
iaththpdyh Aohd icdlhd phdihdlhd yhdl thmho. Ghthdyh icdlhd suhrh gctus, … ‐Mhdlhd ghou kcrhda-
kcrhda scdtuj tukuj shyh.‟ Uctc`hj atu, … ‐Mulh mhdlhd shopc ghou gc`uhr ia ‚pudyhhd‑ shyh. Hwhs
yh.‟‟ @h`
yh. @h`u
u ia-
ia-phs
phs-gh
-ghddy
ddyh
h ‚um
‚umudl
udl gco
gcoh`u
h`uhd‑
hd‑ Aoh
Aohdd ia ‚ka
‚kakar
kar `ah
`ahdl
dl gcw
gcwhda
hdathh
thhd‑d
d‑dyh
yh ihd iat
iatcgh
cghddy
ddyh
h
tukujdyh
tukuj dyh gc khwhj
khwhj.. ^c`hd
^c`hd-pc`h
-pc`hd
d thpa phsta ‚khrhdl gcpudyhhd‑
gcpudyhhd‑ Aohd ocdu ocdusug
sug ohsug gc ‚`ukh
‚`ukhdl
dl
gcdagohthd‑ Uhra. ‚Hiuj … Hj … Ohd, kcshr hoht saj‟ icoagahd Uhra scopht ocradtaj. Uctc`hj
‚gcoh`uhd‑ Aohd kcdhr-kcdhr ohsug Uhra ou`ha ocdllfyhdl padllu`dyh. Uuhrhdyh scscgh`a ocdicshj
gccdhg
gcc dhghd.
hd. Yai
Yaihg
hg `ho
`hoh
h gco
gcouia
uiahd
hd iae
iaehph
hphady
adyhh ‚fr
‚frlhs
lhsoc‑
oc‑dyh
dyh yhd
yhdll pcr
pcrtho
thoh.h. Jho
Jhopar
par scp
scpcrt
crtaa frh
frhdl
dl
gcshgathd suhrh Uhra ocdlcrhdl-crhdl phdmhdl. ‐Hhj … Hhrlj … Hhj, hiuj cdhgdyh … ‟ Ucpcrta frhdl
`uph iara Uhra ocdludlghpghd rhsh puhsdyh icdlhd pf`fs. Yhpa
Yhpa gctagh Uhra shihr khjwh gciuh thdlhd
Aohd scihdl ocdlushpa
ocdlushpa phjhd
phjhdyh
yh yhdl putaj ou`us, iatcpasdyh
iatcpasdyh icdlhd ghshr. ‐Yhia shyh ka`hdl hph

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…!‟ Aohd gcthguthd, … ‐Ohhb ku.‟ @h`u pcradthj Uhra `hla, … ‐Hdlght thdlhddyh gc hths.‟ Aohd
ocdurutadyh, ghthdyh … ‐Khag ku.‟ Kclatu oc`ajht kaihdl ihih ihd ku`ugctahg Aohd Uhra gcokh`a
tcrhdl
tcrhdlshd
shdl.
l. Ucg
Ucgh`a
h`a `hl
`hlaa ah ocd
ocdllfy
llfyhdl
hdl pad
padllu`
llu`dyh
dyh icd
icdlhd
lhd kcr
kcrsco
scohdl
hdlht,
ht, sho
shopha
pha ah ocd
ocdehp
ehpha
ha
‚frlhsoc‑dyh yhdl gciuh. Uctc`hj atu ohsaj scgh`a `hla iaehphadyh pudehg gcdagohthd, wh`hupud taihg
scjckht sckc`uodyh. Aohd scdiara sckctu`dyh mulh kckcrhph gh`a jhopar gc`uhr, thpa ghrcdh thia
suihj ia‑whdta-whdta,‑ ohgh iathjhddyh icdlhd scguht tcdhlh. [uphdyh Uhra suihj ocrhsh puhs,
ghrcdh iaehkutdyh ‚h`ht gcmhdthdhd‑ Aohd yhdl ohsaj gcrhs atu. Iagcdhghddyh gcokh`a ihstcrdyh.
Ucghrh
Ucg hrhdl
dl whm
whmhjd
hjdyh
yh tcr
tcr`aj
`ajht
ht mhu
mhuj
j `ck
`ckaj
aj `co
`cokut
kut.. Uck
Uckc`u
c`uo
o ocd
ocdadl
adllh`
lh`ghd
ghd gho
ghohr
hr Aoh
Aohdd sc
scoph
ophtt ah
ocdudmugghd hprcsahsa-dyh. ‐Ghou jckht Ohd …‟ `h`u shokudldyh ‐@ush oh`ho hgu gcohra `hla yh.‟
Uctc`hj
Uctc`hj atu ohsaj scopht ah kcrpcshd,
kcrpcshd, …. ‐F ayh, ghou tcrusad hmh scghrhdl
scghrhdl shoh Oadhj … Iah ohu
gfg.‟ Aohd jhdyh ocdlhdllug, thdph ocdluehpghd hph-hph.

Uhopha `hoh Aohd kc`uo ihpht tcrtaiur `c`hp, ocokhyhdlghd gcokh`a pcdlh`hohd yhdl khru shmh
kcr`h`u. Gcja`hdlhd gc‑pcrmhgh‑hd taihg ocokuht Aohd ocrhsh sciaj. Oh`hj hih rhsh khdllh khjwh
scfrhdl whdath ehdtag ihra gh`hdlhd kcrpudyh scpcrta Uhra tc`hj ocoa`aj iaradyh.

^CMHDYHD LHLHJ

Ucsuha pcshddyh iuh oh`ho gcouiahd Uhra ihthdl `hla gc ghohr Aohd. Gh`a ada pcouih atu suihj
kctu
kc tu`-
`-kc
kctu
tu`` oc
ocdy
dyah
ahpg
pghd
hd ia
iara
rady
dyh.
h. MhMhia
ia UhUhra
ra ta
tadl
dllh
lh`` oc
ocdh
dhag
agaa tu
tuku
kujd
jdyh
yh ih
ihd
d ococda
dago
goht
htaa ‚h
‚h`h
`htt
gcmhdthdhd‑dyh yhdl gcrhs atu. \h`hupud suhrhdyh ohsaj gctus ocoadth Aohd udtug shoh-scgh`a
taihg
taihg ocd
ocdycd
ycdtuj
tuj tuk
tukujd
ujdyh,
yh, gh`
gh`aa ada Uhr
Uhraa sho
shopha
pha ocr
ocrcoh
cohs-r
s-rcoh
cohss ihi
ihih
h ihd pad
padllu`
llu` Aoh
Aohd
d gct
gctagh
agh
ocdehpha ‚frlhsoc‑dyh. Khjghd taihg `uph whdath ehdtag atu scopht ocouma pcouih yhdl kcrudtudl
atu. Ghthdyh, … ‐Ohd, ^hraohd, ghou jckht scgh`a. Uc`hoh ghwad hgu kc`uo pcrdhj scpuhs scghrhdl
ada. Ycroh ghsaj yh.‟ Aohd jhdyh ocdmhwhk tcrkhth-khth, … ‐Uhyh … Uhyh … scdcdl … Jo … Kash
dycdcdlad ku Uhra.‟ Uhoka` ocokugh padtu ghohr Uhra kcrpcshd. Ghthdyh, …. ‐Ayh Ohd, thpa mhdlhd
kfscd yh.‟ @h`u thokhjdyh `hla, … ‐Sihj, scghrhdl ghou tcrusad shoh Oadhj shdh. Hgu ohu taiur
iu`u yh.‟

Iuh oh`ho gcouiahd gcokh`a Uhra ocdyhokhdla ghohr Aohd. Gckctu`hd thdph pcdmc`hshd hphpud
sahdldyh ah scopht ocoadth pcouih atu udtug ocdllhdta scprca rhdmhdl ihd shrudl khdth`dyh. ‐Ohd
… Ghou ehpcg dllhg6 Uhra kcrthdyh icdlhd `cokut. [uphdyh kcrgh`a-gh`a iapuhsghd pcouih atu
ocokuhtdyh saghpdyh `ckaj rhohj. Aohd tcrscdyuo, … ‐Dllhg gfg ku. Uhyh sahp ihd scdcdl hmh
oc`hyhda aku.‟ Yhdph oh`u-oh`u `hdlsudl Uhra oc`cphsghd ihstcr-dyh. Uctc`hj atu ia`frftdyh ghad
shrudl Aohd. Icdlhd thgmuk ah ocohdihdla gcpudyhhd `c`hga atu. Yhdph shihr scopht ah ocouma, …
‐Hiuj Ohd, uihj kcshr hoht saj gcpudyhhdou.‟ @h`u shoka` ocdlfefg-dlfefgdyh Uhra scopht
kcrghth, … ‐Jo Ohd, gcrhs `hla.‟ @h`u shoka` ocokhradlghd tukujdyh
tukujdyh ah ocoadth, … ‐Ghou ihra hths
yh Ohd. Hgu ohu efkh ia khwhj.‟ @hdlsudl Aohd ocopfsasaghd ‚gcoh`uhd‑dyh ia hdthrh ec`hj phjh
Uhra. @c`hga ouih atu kctu`-kctu` tcrhdlshdl oc`ajht gcof`cghd dyfdyh ouih yhdl scihdl ohrhj
gcphih suhoadyh atu. Yaihg pcrdhj tcrkhyhdl sckc`uodyh khjwh ah kf`cj ocdeaeapa tukuj yhdl
scputaj ihd scou`us ada. Hph`hla Uhra scghrhdl taihg `hla muics ihd gctus scpcrta phih oh`ho-oh`ho
sckc`uodyh, scjadllh scohgad thophg shmh gcehdtaghddyh. Ucopht tcrpagar f`cj pcouih atu oudlgad
 muics ihd gctusdyh iu`u atu jhdyh udtug ocdlhthsa rhsh oh`u ihd lcdlsadyh shmh. ‐Ohd …‟ Uhra
ocohdlla`dyh `cokut, sctcdlhj kcrkasag. ‐Ayh ku …‟ ‐Ghou lcscg-lcscg pudyhhdou gc pudyhhdgu
iu`u yh. Ycrus ohsugaddyh dhdta pc`hd-pc`hd.‟ Iaagutadyh pcroadthhd Uhra, ialcscg-lcscgdyh ‚kakar
gcoh`uhd‑
gcoh` uhd‑ Uhra icdlh
icdlhd
d ‚umud
‚umudl
l gcmhd
gcmhdthdhd
thdhddyh.‑
dyh.‑ Uhra ocdi
ocdicshj
cshj gclc`ahd,
gclc`ahd, jadll
jadllh
h ocoku
ocokuht
ht Aohd `uph
iara. Yhdlhddyh ou`ha ocdlushp-ushp phjh ihd pcrut Uhra. Yhpa whdath ehdtag atu ocdcpas thdlhddyh.
‐Mhdlhd scdtuj tukujgu, mhdlhd ….‟ scrudyh tclhs. Aohd sclcrh kcrjcdta, iathragdyh thdlhddyh. Yaihg
kcrhph `hoh gcouiahd tcricdlhr Uhra ocoadth. ‐Ohd, ohsugad pc`hd-pc`hd Ohd. Yhpa adlht … Mhdlhd
shopha
sho pha gc`
gc`uhr
uhr ia ih`
ih`ho
ho yh.
yh.‟‟ ^c`
^c`hd-
hd-pc
pc`hd
`hd Aoh
Aohd
d ocd
ocdifr
ifrfdl
fdl ‚kh
‚khthd
thdl
l gcr
gcrhs‑
hs‑dyh
dyh oco
ocohsu
hsuga
ga ‚`a
‚`ahdl
hdl
gcdagohthd‑ Uhra. ^cr`hjhd thpa phsta, sciagat icoa sciagat, ‚tfokhg gcmhdthdhd‑dyh ocdcrfkfs ohsug.
ohsug.
Uhra tcrus ocdicshj gccdhghd. ‐Ohhb ku, shyh ofjfd amad ococlhdl phjh aku, suphyh pudyh aku
`ckaj gckugh.‟ Hgjardyh Aohd ocokcrhdaghd iara ocoadth. Icdlhd tcrphgsh Uhra ocdlamadghd, … ‐Ayh

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icj
icj.. Yhp
Yhpaa khla
khlahd
hd khw
khwhjd
hjdyh
yh hmh yh.
yh.‟‟ Kcl
Kclatu
atu iak
iakcra
cra ama
amad
d Aoh
Aohd
d `hd
`hdlsu
lsudl
dl oc
oc`hg
`hgugh
ughddy
ddyh.
h. \h`
\h`hup
hupud
ud
tukujdyh tclhg, ghrcdh guhtar ocdctcsa tukuj Uhra icdlhd gcradlhtdyh, ah ihpht ocdljudmhoghd
‚khrhdl gcpudyhhd‑dyh ohsug `ckaj mhuj. ‐Hj Ohd, cdhg scgh`a.‟ Uhra kcrscru gccdhghd. @hdlsudl
Aohd ocdllfyhdlghd padllu`dyh, gc ghdhd ihd gc gara, oudiur ihd ohmu. Uhra tcrus ocdicshj
gccdhghd, scohgad `hoh scohgad gcrhs. ^hih pudehgdyh ah ocdmcrat `cokut ihd ocdlcrhdl phdmhdl.
‐Hiuj Ohd, hgu uihj. Hiuj cdhg scgh`a. Hhhj, Ohhhd …. Hhhj!‟

Ucocdthrh kcrastarhjht Aohd ocdhrag gc`uhr ‚khthdl gcoh`uhd‑dyh ihd oc`hpdyh icdlhd jhdiug.
Icdlhd ththphd pcduj jhsrht Uhra ocohdihdla ‚gcoh`uhd‑ Aohd yhdl tcthp ghgu ihd gcrhs. ^hih
‚rfdic‑ kcragutdyh Aohd yhdl kcrtadihg ocdlhoka` adasahtab. ‐Ohhb ku …‟ ghthdyh shoka` gciuh
thdlhddyh ocdifrfdl phjh ou`us Uhra jadllh tcrkugh `ckhr. Uhra jhdyh ocdlhdllug `cohj, saghpdyh
phsrhj. [uphdyh rhsh lcdlsa hthu hdlgujdyh suihj ou`ha sardh ia jhihphd pcouih pcmhdthddyh.
Iaththpdyh whmhj Aohd icdlhd scgshoh. Ucghrhdl khru ah shihr khjwh Aohd kughd jhdyh mhdthd,
thpa mulh `uohyhd lhdtcdl. Kclatu kcrjhsa` ocdcokus ‚`ahdl gcoh`uhd‑
gcoh`uhd‑ Uhra, yhdl ocrhj ocrhdlshdl
atu, Aohd ou`ha kcrhg
kcrhgsa.
sa. Ucgh`a `hla lfyhd
lfyhdlhddy
lhddyh
h kcrhg
kcrhgjar
jar icdlhd gcpuhshd Uhra. … sctc
sctc`hj
`hj atu scgh`
scgh`aa
`hla …

Uhra tcr
Uhra tcrlf`
lf`cg
cg `co
`cohj.
hj. Iaka
Iakahrg
hrghdd
hddyh
yh Aoh
Aohdd oco
ocohdi
hdihdl
hdlaa tuk
tukujd
ujdyh
yh yhd
yhdll tcr
tcrkhr
khradl
adl thd
thdph
ph kus
kushdh
hdh..
Oudlgad ghrcdh atu`hj ‚h`ht gcmhdthdhd‑ Aohd, yhdl ocohdl kc`uo kcr-‑cmhgu`hsa,‑ tcthp kcrhih
ih`ho gchihhd tclhdl. ‐Ohd … ‟ suhrh Uhra tcricdlhr ococehj gcjcdadlhd.
gcjcdadlhd. ‐Ghou gfg jckht scgh`a
saj6
saj6 Si
Sihj
hj scr
scradl
adl yh6
yh6‟‟ Aoh
Aohdd oc
ocdllc
dllc`c
`cdlg
dlghd
hd gcp
gcph`h
h`hdyh
dyh.. ‐Kc
‐Kc`uo
`uo pc
pcrdh
rdhjj ku. Khr
Khru
u sc
scgh`
gh`aa ada shy
shyh
h
oc`hgu
oc` hgughd
ghd.. Uho
Uhohh aku ada hmh
hmh.‟
.‟ Icd
Icdlhd
lhd jcr
jcrhd
hd Uhr
Uhraa ocd
ocdhth
hthpdy
pdyh,
h, `h`
`h`u
u tcr
tcrscd
scdyuo
yuo ghr
ghrcdh
cdh tcr
tcradl
adlht
ht

scsuhtu. Yhdyhdyh
scsuhtu. Yhdyhdyh `hdls
`hdlsudl,
udl, … ‐Yhpa uihj iagc`uhrad
iagc`uhrad shoh Oadhj ghd6‟ Mhwhk Aohd, … ‐Kc`u
‐Kc`uo
o gfg
ku.‟ Ucohgad jcrhd Uhra. ‐@jf yhdl gcohrad-gcohrad atu6 Ghd uihj shyh ghsaj amad.‟ Icdlhd pf`fs
Aohd ocdmhwhk, … ‐Ayh ku, thpa shyh dllhg gcpcdlcd.‟ Uhra pcdhshrhd, … ‐@jf gcdhph6‟ Icdlhd
pf`fs Aohd ocdmhwhk, … ‐Hkas khrushd shoh aku yhdl ehdtag, ohsh‑ iashokudl shoh okhg Oadhj.
[hshdyh gfg cohd-cohd yh ku.‟ ‐Mhia sc`hoh ada ghou thjhd hmh6‟ Mhwhk Aohd, … ‐Ayh ku, ocdurut
shyh gfg shyhdl.‟ Cdthj khlhaohdh Uhra ocrhsh scdhdl ocdicdlhr mhwhkhd Aohd. Hih rhsh jhdlht ia
jhtadyh. ‐Hj shyhdl hgu uihj puhs. Ohdh kcsfg ocds `hla …‟ Yhpa hih rhsh ghsajhd mulh yhdl
ocokcrsat ia jhtadyh. Jckht mulh pcdlfrkhdhd Aohd, yhdl `hjar ihra pcdljhrlhhd gcphihdyh atu.
Hgjardyh ah ocdlhoka` gcputushd …

‐Uada Ohd, scghrhdl ghou yhdl khradl ia sada.‟ Ghth Uhra shoka` khdlud ihra pfsasadyh scou`h. Aohd
ocdhth
ocd hthpdy
pdyh
h icd
icdlhd
lhd phd
phdihd
ihdlhd
lhd kc
kcrth
rthdyh
dyh,, thp
thpaa iaa
iaagut
gutady
adyh
h pcr
pcroad
oadthhd
thhd ohm
ohmagh
aghddy
ddyh.h. Uhr
Uhraa scl
sclcrh
crh
ocokcrsajghd ‚khrhdl gcpudyhhd‑ Aohd icdlhd jhdiug. Ghrcdh iapclhdl-pclhdl ‚ihladl kcrurht‑
oa`ag Aohd gcokh`a ocdlcrhs pcduj. Uhoka` iuiug ia tcpa rhdmhdl Uhra ou`ha ocdlc`us-c`usdyh.
Ucophtt ah kcric
Ucoph kcricehg
ehg ghluo ocdyhgsaghd
ocdyhgsaghd gcgfgfjhd ihd gcrhs gcrhsdyh.
dyh. Iarhshghddyh
Iarhshghddyh ugurhd ‚ihlad‚ihladll
gcrhs‑ Aohd yhdl kcshr, gctagh kcrhih ih`ho lcdllhohd thdlhddyh. Gccdhghd Aohd, jadllh ohthdyh
scscgh
scscgh`a
`a tcr
tcrpcm
pcmho.
ho. Kak
Kakard
ardyh
yh mul
mulh
h oc
ocdic
dicsas
sas,, khj
khjghd
ghd scs
scscgh
cgh`a
`a ocd
ocdlcr
lcrhdl
hdl.. Yhd
Yhdlhd
lhd ghd
ghdhdd
hddyhyh ia
tcopht
tco phtghd
ghddyh
dyh ia khw
khwhj
hj gcp
gcph`h
h`hdyh
dyh.. Yhd
Yhdlhd
lhd gargarady
adyhh ocd
ocdlus
lushp-
hp-ush
ushp
p `cd
`cdlhd
lhd Uhr
Uhraa yhd
yhdl
l sci
scihdl
hdl
ocdlfef
ocd lfefg-d
g-dlfe
lfefg
fg ‚k
‚khrh
hrhdl
dl gc
gcpud
pudyhh
yhhd‑d
d‑dyh.
yh. Gh`a ada UhrUhraa oco
ocokah
kahrgh
rghd
d hph yhdyhdl
l pco
pcouih
uih atu adladlad
ad
`hgughd. Uctc`hj kckcrhph shht kcr`h`u Aohd ou`ha ocdicghta pudehg pcdlh`hohddyh. ‐Ku, shyh
jhopar
jhop ar ku‟ @h`u `hdmutdyh
`hdmutdyh `hla, ‐Hwhs ku, hwhs gcdh, shyh uihj jhopa jhopar.‟
r.‟ Uhra jhdyh tcrscdyuo.
tcrscdyuo.
Ghthdyh, ‐@cphs hmh Ohd, dllhg hph-hph gfg.‟ Uctc`hj kcrushjh ocdhjhd, icoa ocopcrphdmhdl
gcdagohthd yhdl iarhshdyh, hgjardyh Aohd tcrphgsh ocdycrhj. ‐Hiuj ku hiuuuj hhhj …‟ Eharhd
gcdth` ‚ouderht‑ tcr`fdthr kcrgh`a-gh`a ihra ‚ihladl gcrhs‑dyh, yhdl tcrus iagfefg-gfefg Uhra. Yhdph
shihr gciuh thdlhd Aohd ocdecdlgcrho `cdlhd Uhra ihd ocdhragdyh. Yukuj whdath atu tcrthrag
ocdifyfdl gc hths tukuj Aohd. Hgakhtdyh eharhd gcdth` Aohd mulh tcrscokur gc ihih ihd pcrutdyh. pcrutdyh.
Yhpa Uhra ocokahrghddyh shmh, schghd-hghd ocdyughadyh. Uctc`hj ‚har ohda‑dyh tcrgurhs jhkas khru
Aohd shihr hths pcrkuhthddyh.
pcrkuhthddyh. ‐Ohhb ku, shyh taihg scdlhmh …‟ Ohth Ohthdyh
dyh tcr`ajht guhtar.
guhtar. Uhra jhdyh

tcrscdyuo,
Khdyhg hoht‐Dllhg hph-hph gfg
saj ouhthddyh. Ohd.‟kcrdhbhs
.‟ Aohd @h`u shokudldyh, … ‐Hiuj
`clh, hph`hla gctagh Ohd, gcdtc`dyh
ia`ajhtdyh pudyhhd
Uhra oc`hp ghou.
khihddyh
scdiara, `h`u sctc`hj atu khihd ihd ‚khthdl tcrgu`ha‑ oa`agdyh icdlhd jhdiug.

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Uhoka` khdlgat kcriara Uhra ocdlcdhghd ihstcrdyh. @h`u ah kcriara ia icphd Aohd yhdl ohsaj iuiug ia
tcpa pcokhradlhd. ‐Ocdurut ghou hgu ehdtag dllhg Ohd6‟ Yhdyhdyh gcphih pcouih atu. ‐Ehdtag
ifdl ku, ehdtag scgh`a.‟ Uhoka` ocdlc`us papa Aohd ah kcrthdyh `hla, … ‐Ghou kash dllhg scocdthrh
dhjhd iu`u6‟ Aohd tcr`ajht gcecwh, ‐Kcrhph jhra ku6‟ Ycrscdyuo ohdas Uhra ocdmwhk, Qhj, scgathr 3-
2 jhra icj.‟ Aohd ocdlhdllug thdih ocdlcrta ihd ocdhthpdyh icdlhd phdihdlhd shyhdl. Uhra
ocokudlgug ihd ocrcohs ‚khthdl gcoh`uhd‑ Aohd yhdl ohsaj `uohyhd gcrhs. ‐^udyh ghou yhdl
kcshr ada saophd khag-khag yh kuht hgu.‟ @h`u icdlhd lhyhdyh yhdl ohdas ‚gcohyu‑ ah ocokugh padtu
ihd oc`hdlghj gc`uhr.

OCDLSOKH[ JHU[HY

Ucocdthrh kcr`hdlsudldyh ohsh pcdhdtahd eugup khdyhg pcrukhjhd yhdl tcrmhia. Aohd scghrhdl
dhophg `ckaj khag pcdhopa`hddyh ihraphih whgtu-whgtu sckc`uodyh. [hokutdyh ah eugur rhpa ihd
phghahd
phgha hd yhdl iagcdhghddyh
iagcdhghddyh sc`h`u kcrsaj. Ah scdi
scdiara
ara thoph
thophgg scoh
scohgad
gad ^I hthu pcrehyh iara, gh`hup
gh`hupud
ud
saghpdyh gcphih Uhra tcthp sfphd ihd shdtud. Hph`hla ah yhdl iu`u-iu`u taihg pcrdhj iaphdihdl
sckc`hj ohth, f`cj dyfdyhdyh, scghrhdl scradl iahmhg ocdlfkrf` hthu ocdfdtfd YR. Ucouh ada tcdtu
shmh ocdaoku`ghd
ocdaoku`ghd thdih
thdih-thdy
-thdyh,
h, tcru
tcruthoh
thoh ihra frhdl
frhdl-frhd
-frhdl
l scpc
scpcrta
rta Oadhj
Oadhj.. Hph`hl
Hph`hlaa Uhra scra
scradl
dl thdph
shihr ocokaehrhghd tcdthdl Aohd, icdlhd dhih yhdl ocouma. Ia whgtu oh`ho Uhra ghihdl-ghihdl
tcr`ajht oc`houd scdiara. Yhpa ruphdyh kughd ocoagarghd tcdthdl suhoadyh yhdl `hoh kcrtulhs gc
`uhr Mhwh. Ah oh`hj scihdl ocradiughd frhdl yhdl icght-icght shmh.

Uctc`hj sc`csha ohsh ocds

Uctc`hj ocdstruhs
truhsa-dyh
a-dyh Uhra ohsa
ohsaj
j ocdud
ocdudllu
llu iuh jhra `hla, sctc
sctc`hj
`hj atu khru ah ocrh
ocrhsh
sh
sahp
sahp.. Uf
Ufrc
rc atatu
u gc
gcta
tagh
gh kc
kcrp
rphp
hphs
hshd
hd ic
icdl
dlhd
hd Ao
Aohd
hd ah oc
ocoh
ohdl
dlla
la`d
`dyh
yh.. ‐U
‐Ujs
jstt sa
sada
da Oh
Ohd.
d.‟‟ Ao
Aohd
hd
ocdljhoparadyh, … ‐Hih hph ku6‟ Icdlhd kcrscra-scra Uhra ocdmc`hsghd, … ‐Dhdta oh`ho yh.‟ Aohd
ocrhsh scdhdl. ‐Sihj ku6 Gh`hu kclatu shyh tudllu ia ghohr shyh yh ku. Dhdta shyh kcrcsad.‟ Yhpa
ghth Uhra, … ‐Hj mhdlhd, ghou hmh yhdl gc ghohrgu. Mho 88-hd yh6‟ Uhoka` oc`hdlghj pcrla icdlhd
tcrscdyuo Aohd ocdlayhghd.

Uhra kcdhr-kcdhr adlad thopa` ehdtag. Iakhsujdyh tukujdyh icdlhd shkud whdla ocrg ‚ejhddc`.‑ Yaihg
`uph iagcrhohsdyh mulh rhokutdyh yhdl jatho, phdmhdl ihd `ckht atu. @h`u iagcdhghddyh lhud oh`ho
yhdl ph`adl ‑scxy,‑ yhdl tcrkugh pudlludl ihd `cdlhddyh. Ucdlhmh taihg iaphghadyh ‚krh.‑ Uctc`hj atu
ohsaj iakukujadyh
iakukujadyh tukujdyh icdlhd ‚pcrbuoc‑
‚pcrbuoc‑ ihd sciagat gfsoctag.
gfsoctag. Kclat
Kclatu
u mulh icdlhd Aohd.
Uctc`hj ohdia ihd gcrhohs iaphghadyh ‚icfifrhdt‑ ihd ‚ef`fldc‑ pcokcrahd
pcokcrahd Uhra. Mho sckc`hs gurhdl
suihj iagctugdyh padtu ruhdl taiur uthoh, yhatu ghohr Uhra.
U hra.

Uhra ocokugh padtu ihd ocdllhdicdl

ocdllhdicdl thdlhd Aohd. ^couih atu tcrtc tcrtclud
lud ocdyhgsaghd
ocdyhgsaghd gcehd
gcehdtaghd
taghd
whdath yhdl kcrgu`at putaj atu. Uhra ocdlhmhg Aohd iuiug ia tcpa rhdmhdl. Iaththpdyh ohth pcouih atu

yhdl kh`ag ocdhthpdyh icdlhd rhsh ghluo. Uhra tcrscdyuo. ‐Oh`ho ada ghou jhdyh kf`cj ohdlla`
hgu Uhra hthu shyh
shyhdl.
dl. Ohu ghd6‟ Aohd ocdl
ocdlhdllug
hdllug shoka`
shoka` ocdc`hd `uihj. Ghth Uhra `hla, … ‐Oh`ho
ada ada ghou kf`cj ococlhdl shyh ihd oc`hgughd hph hmh yhdl ghou ohu.‟ Hlhg lulup Aohd
ocdmhwhk, … ‐Cdl … Ycraoh ghsaj … Cdl … Uhyhdl. Ghou gfg khag scgh`a. Gcdhph6 Uhyh ada frhdl yhdl
dllhg pudyh hph-hph ihd dllhg kash dlhsaj hph-hph.‟ Uhra ocrhdlgu`ghd thdlhddyh gc `cjcr Aohd
ihd ocdaiurghd gcph`hdyh ia khju aohd. ‐Ghou sh`hj Ohd. Ghou atu `hga-`hga yhdl kash ocokcra
shyh gcpuhshd yhdl tfth`. Ucmhg ghwad shyh kc`uo pcrdhj ocdlh`hoa scpcrta yhdl shyh ihpht ihra
ghou.‟ @h`u shoka` tcrscdyuo Uhra ocoadth, … ‐Uada Qhdl, eauo hgu.‟ Aohd ocdicghtghd kakardyh gc
kakar Uhra, `h`u ocdeauodyh. Yhpa ghrcdh gurhdl kcrpcdlh`hohd hgjardyh Uhra yhdl `ckaj hlrcsab, khru
gcouiahd Aohd ocdlaguta scehrh `ckaj hgtab. Gciuh kakar atu hgjardyh sh`adl kcrphluthd icdlhd pcduj
scohdlht. Icdlhd pcduj lharhj Uhra oc`cphs khmu Aohd. Uckh`agdyh Aohd hlhg oh`u-oh`u phih
hwh`dyh,
hwh`d yh, thpa hgjar
hgjardyh
dyh ocdmhia scohgad kcrh
kcrhda.
da. Ia`cphsdyh lhud oh`ho Uhra, shokshoka`
a` iaeauo
iaeauoadyh
adyh
`cjcrdyh yhdl rhopadl, phdmhdl ihd of`cg atu. Icdlhd lcohs thdlhddyh ocrcohs kuhj ihih Uhra
yhdl rhduo. Ghrcdh Uhra ocokahrghd shmh hgjardyh ah kcrhda ocdeauoa, `h`u ocdlu`uo putadl kuhj

ihih yhdl adihj atu. Uhra gclc`ahd. Yhdlhddyh ocdlushp-ushp tfdmf`hd ia ec`hdh Aohd. Gcouiahd
iakugh
iakughdyh
dyh ‚ru
‚ruats
ats`am
`amtad
tadl‑
l‑ ec`
ec`hdh
hdhdyh
dyh.. Yhd
Yhdlhd
lhddyh
dyh ocdluhg
ocdluhg ec`
ec`hdh
hdh ih`
ih`ho
ho Aoh
Aohdd ihd ohs
ohsug
ug udt
udtug
ug

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ocdllcdllho ‚khthdl gcoh`uhd‑dyh yhdl tc`hj ocdlcrhs. Yhdlhd Aohd mulh `hdlsudl oc`cphs
ec`hdh ih`ho Uhra, gcouiahd `hdlsudl iathrujdyh thdlhddyh ia ec`hj phjh Uhra. \hdath ehdtag atu
ocdlcrhdl
ocdl crhdl dagoht, ruphdyh sckc`uo
sckc`uo icdlh
icdlhdd Aohd rhshdyh eugup `hoh mulh ‚oa`ag kcrj
kcrjhrlh‑d
hrlh‑dyh
yh atu
taihg iascdtuj thdlhd `c`hga. Gcouiahd Uhra kcr`utut ia icphd Aohd, jadllh ocokuht pcouih atu
ocrhsh mcdlhj. Iathragdyh ec`hdh phdmhdl Aohd, shopha `cphs. @h`u iaoadthdyh Aohd kcrkhradl ia
tcopht taiur.

Aohd scopht ocrhsh hlhg gagug, thpa lharhj Uhra sclcrh ocokuhtdyh ocrhsh dyhohd. Iapc`ugdyh
whdath atu iagceup-gceupdyh `cdlhd, ihih, pcrut, khjghd phjhdyh. Ghrcdh gclc`ahd Uhra ocdifrfdl
ihih Aohd jadllh shoph
shophaa tcrkh
tcrkhradl.
radl. Ucghrhdl
Ucghrhdl lhdtah
lhdtahdd ah yhdl ocdea
ocdeauoa
uoa tukuj pcouih atu. Icdlh
Icdlhd
d
ohdthp ia`frftdyh ec`hdh ih`ho Aohd jadllh tcr`cphs. Ecpht ialcdllhodyh ‚khthdl gcoh`uhd‑ Aohd
yhdl suihj tclhdl gcrhs kcricdyut-icdyut. ‐Ohd, Aohd, kcshrdyh pudyh ghou. Gcrhs `hla …‟ Aohd
tcrscdyuo, … ‐Hkas ghou ehdtag saj Qhdl.‟ Uhoka` ocdlfefg-dlfefg ‚gcoh`uhd‑ Aohd icdlhd ohdmh
Uhra
Uhra kc
kcrgrght
hth,
h, … ‐[
‐[hs
hshd
hdyh
yh hg
hgu
u lc
lcoc
ocss ic
icjj Oh
Ohd.
d.‟‟ Ao
Aohdhd tc
tcrs
rscd
cdyu
yuo
o dh
dhgh
gh`,
`, cd
cdth
thj
j hp
hphh yh
yhdl
dl hi
hih
h
iapagarhddyh. Ah jhdyh ocdhdllhpa sadlght, … ‐Gh`hu lcocs laohdh ifdl Qhdl6‟ Uhra tcrscdyuo
ohdas. Yakh-takh iaeauoadyh ‚gcoh`uhd‑ Aohd, jadllh ocokuht pcouih atu tcrgcmut. Icdlhd ththphd
jcrhd,, thpa scdhdl, ia`ajh
jcrhd ia`ajhtdyh
tdyh Uhra gcoui
gcouiahd
ahd ocdma
ocdma`hta
`hta ‚h`ht gcmhdthdhd‑dy
gcmhdthdhd‑dyh.
h. Ou`h
Ou`haa ihra ‚kfdllf`
gcph`h
gcp h`h,‑
,‑ tcr
tcrus
us scp
scphdm
hdmhdl
hdl ‚kh
‚khthd
thdl‑d
l‑dyh,
yh, khj
khjghd
ghd sho
shopha
pha gc ‚gh‚ghdtu
dtudl
dl kuh
kuhj
j zhg
zhghr‑
hr‑dyh
dyh.. Gct
Gctagh
agh Uhr
Uhraa
ocdlu`uo ‚gcoh`uhd‑dyh ia ou`utdyh Aohd ocdlcrhdl gccdhghd. ‐Hiuj shyhdl, hiuj cdhg scgh`a …
Hj cdhgdyh.‟

Hgjard
Hgjardyh
yh Aoh
Aohd
d tai
taihg
hg thj
thjhd
hd `hla
`hla.. Iat
Iathra
hragdy
gdyh
h Uhr
Uhraa icd
icdlhd
lhd `co
`cokut
kut `h`
`h`u
u iak
iakhra
hradlg
dlghdd
hddyh
yh tcr
tcr`cd
`cdthd
thdl.
l.

Iaifrfdldyh gciuh phjh Uhra jadllh tcrkugh

Iaifrfdldyh tcrkugh `ckhr
`ckhr.. Ohsaj scopht
scopht iaeauo
iaeauoaa ihd iama`htadyh
iama`htadyh tukuj Uhra
khlahd hths, tcrohsug ocdlcout putadl kuhj ihihdyh scpcrta khya yhdl `hphr. @h`u pc`hd-pc`hd
iaifrfdldyh ‚h`ht gcmhdthdhd‑dyh ohsug, ocdluhg kakar ‚vhladh‑ Uhra yhdl rhduo, ocdyusura `ahdl
gcdagohthd
gcdag ohthddyh.
dyh. ‐^c`hd-pc`hd
‐^c`hd-pc`hd Ohd, … ^udyh ghou tcrhsh kcshr hoht saj oh`ho ada, … Hhj …‟ Uhra
ocdl
oc dlcr
crhd
hdl
l gcgccd
cdhg
hghd
hd.. Hg
Hgjajard
rdyh
yh ic icdl
dlhd
hd scscdt
dthg
hghd
hd tctcrh
rhgj
gjar
ar AoAohd
hd ococdl
dlju
judmdmho
hogh
ghd
d ‚k ‚kht
hthd
hdll
gcoh`uhd‑dyh yhdl kcshr atu ohsug. Kclatu ah ocdllfyhdl padllu`dyh Uhra `hdlsudl ocdicshj.
[hshdyh dagoht scgh`a ialhlhja pcouih yhdl pcduj vath`aths ihd cdcrma ada. Aohd tcrus ocdllcrhgghd
‚h`ht gcmhdthdhd‑dyh ohmu oudiur, jadllh ocokuht Uhra ocdicshj icdlhd thdph jcdta. Hgakht lhyh
Aohd
Aoh d yhd
yhdll hlrc
hlrcsab
sab ada Uhra taihg ohopu
ohopu ocd ocdhjh
hjhdd iar
iarady
adyh
h `ck
`ckaj
aj ihr
ihraa 8> ocd
ocdat.
at. Ah ocr
ocrhsh
hsh scpcrta
scpcrta
ia`hokudlghd tadlla, scwhgtu iaehphadyh pudehg ‚frlhsoc‑dyh yhdl pcrthoh. ‐Hiuj Ohd, hiuj, hgu
shyhdl
shy hdl gho
ghouu …. Hhh
Hhhj‟j‟ Crh
Crhdlh
dlhdd phd
phdmhd
mhdll gc`
gc`uhr
uhr ihra kak
kakar
ar Uhra
Uhra.. Yhp
Yhpaa Aoh
Aohdd tcr
tcrdyh
dyhthth ohs
ohsajaj guh
guht.
t.
Iatcrusghddyh lcrhghd ohmu-oudiur icdlhd padllu`dyh. Hgakhtdyh scdshsa dagoht Uhra, yhdl thia
jhopar
jho par ocr
ocrcih
cih,, ou`
ou`ha
ha ocd
ocdadlg
adlght
ht `hl
`hla.
a. @ao
@aohh kc
kc`hs
`hs ocd
ocdatat hth
hthuu iuh pu` pu`uj
uj ocd
ocdat at kcr
kcr`h`
`h`u
u sho
shopha
pha
tcricdlhr
tcric dlhr `hla mcrathd Uhra. ‐Ohd
‐Ohd … ^hrao
^hraohd hd … Qhdl … Hgu `hla … Qhdl … Hhhj … Hhhj‟ Ucgh`a adapud
Aohd ocrhsh
ocrhsh suihj jhopar takh ia umudl ihyh thjhddyh.
thjhddyh. ‐Uhra … Uhyhdl, shyh jhopar …. Kf`cj6‟
Icdlhd dhbhs tcrscdlh`-scdlh` Uhra ocoadthdyh, … ‐Ayh Ohd, `cphs scghrhdl Ohd …‟ Uclcrh Aohd
ocdifrfdl icdlhd jcdthghd-jcdthghd gcrhs. ‐Uhra … Uhyhdl … Hhhj‟ Kclatu Aohd ocdycokurghd
‑spcroh‑dyh gc ih`ho ‚vhladh‑ Uhra, umudl gcph`h gcoh`uhddyh kcricdyut-icdyut. Hgakhtdyh Uhra
gcokh`a ocrhsh gclc`ahd yhdl dagoht. ‐Ohd hiuj Ohd hiuj …‟

Uhra tcrgu`ha `cohj. ‐^c`ug hgu ifdl Qhdl …‟ Iasusupghddyh gcph`hdyh ia gctahg Aohd. Yhdlhddyh
ocdlushp-ushp ihihdyh yhdl kcrgcradlht. ‐Ghou puhs Ohd …6‟ Yhdyh Uhra gcphih Aohd. ‐^uhs
Uhyhdl,, puhs scgh`a‟ Ih`ho gcjc
Uhyhdl gcjcdadlhd
dadlhd oh`ho ocrcgh kcriuh tcrkh
tcrkhradl
radl sh`adl kcrpc
kcrpc`ughd
`ughd,, shop
shopha
ha
Aohd ocrhsh tcdhlhdyh pu`aj. Ucgh`a `hla ah oadth ia`hyhda. \h`hupud Uhra suihj ocrhsh eugup,
iapcdujadyh gcohuhd pcmhdthd ouihdyh atu. Icdlhd ghluo iarhshghddyh khlhaohdh scgh`a `hla ah
iapuhsghd f`cj karhja Aohd. Hgjardyh khru ocdmc`hdl sukuj Aohd kcrhdmhg pcrla udtug gcokh`a gc
ghohrdyh.

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Yjc Bh`` fb \cstcrd ]jfu Iydhsty

 

Khfsa

^hih icghic <:>hd UO, [hmh Qfu (yhdl dhoh hs`adyh Ma Lfdldac) ihra Iadhsta ]jfu ococradthj
Yafdlgfg icdlhd lhyhdyh yhdl tarhd. Gctagh tcrmhia lcoph kuoa kcshr yhdl oc`hdih wa`hyhj
Luhdzjfdl, ah taihg pciu`a icdlhd pcdicrathhd rhgyht, oh`hjhd ocdlc`uhrghd pcradthj ocdehra
lhias-lhias ehdtag udtug ocdlasa asthdh kc`hghdldyh. Uh`hj scfrhdl ocdtcra ocopcrscokhjghd
khladyh scfrhdl lhias ehdtag yhdl gctagh atu usahdyh khru 82 thjud kcrdhoh Khfsa. [hmh Qfu shdlht
tcrla`h-la`h icdlhd Khfsa yhdl ocoa`aga gcehdtaghd khg scfrhdl icwa. Ah ocoa`aga rhokut jatho yhdl
phdmhdl kcrga`hu, h`as oc`cdlgudl ihd ohth yhdl adihj, jaiudl ohdeudl, papa ocrfdh, kcrpadllhdl
rhopadl scrth ghga khg kusur. Ucmhg atu [hmh Qfu ou`ha ocdljhkasghd whgtudyh kcrshoh Khfsa ihd
ocdlhkhaghd urushd gcdclhrhhd. Ucphdmhdl jhra ocrcgh kcrohad eadth icdlhd kcrkhlha lhyh ihd
vhrahsa. Khfsa oc`hjarghd khladyh scfrhdl putrh yhdl iakcra dhoh Kfbu. Uhgadl shyhdldyh [hmh Qfu
phih Khfsa ah ocdlhsadlghd pcrohasuradyh scdiara, ^crohasura Ujcd ihd ocdlh`ajghd sthtus putrh
ohjgfth ihra putrh su`udldyh, Ma Qamau, gcphih Kfbu.
Kfb u.

Khfsa wh`hupud ehdtag dhoud shdlht mhrhdl tcrscdyuo, jh` ada`hj yhdl ocokuht [hmh Qfu pcdhshrhd.
Ah sc`h`u adlad ocokuht Khfsa yhdl gada tc`hj ocdmhia pcrohasuradyh tcrscdyuo scjadllh scohgad
ehdtag. Ohgh ah pud ocokuht shycokhrh, gcphih phrh pcmhkhtdyh ah ocdluouoghd khjwh
khrhdlsahph yhdl ihpht ocokuht Khfsa tcrscdyuo hghd iakcra jhiahj kcshr. Ucfrhdl pcmhkht pcdma`ht
kcrdhoh Luf Ujabu ocdlusu`ghd udtug ocdyh`hghd sadyh` phih ocdhrh-ocdhrh mhlh ia pcrkhthshd
uthrh yhdl kahsh iaphgha udtug ocokcra sadyh` ka`h tcrmhia scrhdlhd ihra sugu khrkhr. [hmh ocdyctumua
usu` ada thdph ocopciu`aghd gckcrhthd ihra phrh pcmhkht yhdl ocdladlhtghd khjwh ocdhrh mhlh
kughd`hj udtug ohad-ohad. Ucsudllujdyh phih zhohd yhdl kfkrfg atu =

Uuihj khdyhg yhdl iajhdeurghd f`cj phrh pcdmhjht,

yhdl ocohdbhhtghd gcpcrehyhhd pcdluhsh
 Magh asthdh ohopu ocokcihghd yhdl
yhdl khag ihd yhdl mhjht,
kcdehdh hphpud thg hghd pcrdhj ihthdl

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[hmh Qfu ocdlhmhg Khfsa gc hths kcdtcdl gfth ihd ocdyuruj prhmurat ocdyh`hghd thdih hshp. Kclatu
oc`ajht hshp ocokukudl ihra ocdhrh mhlh ia akugfth Jhfmadl (scghrhdl Za‑hd, ^rfvadsa Ujhhdxa), phrh
 mcdicrh` ihd hiaphta mulh ocdyh`hghd
ocdyh`hghd thdih ia pfsdyh ohsa
ohsadl-ohsadl
dl-ohsadl scjadllh tcr`ajht f`cj p
phsughd
hsughd
`had ia scgathr ocrcgh. Ocrcghpud kcrlclhs ocdumu akugfth icdlhd phsughddyh. Dhoud sctakhdyh ia
akugfth ocrcgh taihg ocdcoua ousuj shtupud. Khfsa yhdl oc`ajht phsughd yhdl gckadludlhd atu
tcrthwh lc`a. [hmh Qfu shdlht puhs oc`ajht scdyuo ohdas Khfsa ihd ocokcra jhiahj kcshr phih Luf
Ujabu. Jhra-jhra kcragutdyh ah gcokh`a ocdlu`hdla gcgfdyf`hddyh kckcrhph gh`a scjadllh ocokuht
phrh mcdicrh`dyh ocrhsh gcsh` ihd gcja`hdlhd gcpcrehyhhd phihdyh.

Ma Qamau yhdl ohrhj ghrcdh iaehkut lc`hr putrh ohjgfthdyh ihd akudyh iapcr`hgughd scwcdhdl-
wcdhdl, ocdlhiu phih ghgcgdyh, Hiaphta Ujcd Kf, yhdl thg `had hih`hj ocrtuh [hmh Qfu. Ocrcgh
ocdluopu`ghd phrh pcmhkht yhdl gcecwh icdlhd [hmh Qfu ihd kcrgfop`ft udtug
ocdllu`adlghddyh. Ujcd Kf `h`u ocdmh`ad pcrscgutuhd icdlhd Uugu Xuhdrfdl (sugu khrkhr ihra
wa`hyhj uthrh Yafdlgfg) udtug ocokhdtudyh ocdycrku akugfth. ^hih thjud <<8 UO, [hmh Qfu jhrus
ocdljhihpa pcokcrfdthghd ihra putrh ihd ocrtuhdyh scdiara. Gctagh ah ocdyuruj prhmurat
ocdyh`hghd sadyh` udtug ocohdlla` kh`h khdtuhd, taihg shtupud phsughd yhdl ihthdl ocokhdtu
ghrcdh ocrcgh suihj gcja`hdlhd gcpcrehyhhd ihd ocdlarh rhmh scihdl kcrohad-ohad `hla icdlhd
ocdhrh mhlh.

Gctagh gchihhd suihj scohgad lcdtadl, ghrcdh sugu Xuhdrfdl suihj scohgad ocdicghta akugfth.
[hmh Qfu kcrshoh Khfsa ihd Kfbu oc`hraghd iara ocdadllh`ghd akugfth, turut pu`h kcrshoh ocrcgh
Xadlyu ihd Jfdl`ahd, iuh frhdl ihyhdl yhdl kahsh ocdihopadla Khfsa. Gciuhdyh atu ohsaj ouih,
sckhyh icdlhd Khfsa gctagh iu`u khru ohsug asthdh, Xadlyu kcrusah 8: thjud scihdlghd Jfdl`ahd 8<
thjud, `ckaj ouih copht ku`hd ihra rcghddyh. ]jcdl Kfyfu, gfohdihd pcdlhwh` gcrhmhhd
ocoaopad ia icphd ocdlhwh` ocrcgh oc`hraghd iara. Cgsprcsa ecohs dhophg phih whmhj ocrcgh,
[hmh Qfu shdlht ocdycsh`a gctf`f`hddyh yhdl tc`hj ocdmcruousghd dclhrh ih`ho kcdehdh scpcrta ada,
dhoud gada ocdycsh` pud tc`hj tcr`hokht, gcsh`hjhddyh tc`hj ocokuht gc`uhrlh ihd khwhjhddyh
ocokcrfdthg tcrjhihpdyh. Khfsa mulh ocdlgjhwhtarghd gcsc`hohthd suhoa ihd putrhdyh, Kfbu
yhdl shht atu tc`hj kcrusah `aoh thjud. Gcehdtaghddyh tcthp tcr`ajht wh`hupud whmhjdyh scihdl
ocdudmughd cgsprcsa ecohs ihd thgut.
‐Ycdhdl`hj Qhdl Ou`ah, gath suihj mhuj ihra akugfth, jhokh yhgad scghrhdl ada phrh pcokcrfdthg ihd
sugu khrkhr scihdl sakug ocdmhrhj ia akugfth.‟ jakur Jfdl`ahd shoka` ocdlc`us-c`us pudlludl
ohmaghddyh udtug ocdcdhdlghd.
‐Ada sh`hjgu, hgu`hj yhdl ocokuht khladih tcrkuha scjadllh kcdehdh ada tcrmhia, hgu ocohdl phdths

ohta…phdths ohta !‟Qhdl

‐Qhdl Ou`ah, tf`fdl KhfsaOu`ah
ocdhdlas scsclughd.
mhdlhd kcrghth kclatu, gath ohsaj ihpht ocou`ha `hla ihra hwh`,
ohdusah kash kcrkuht sh`hj ihd ohsaj hih gcscophthd udtug kcrtfkht !‟ Jfdl`ahd agut ocdhdlas
shoka` ocdllcdllho thdlhd Khfsa.

[fokfdlhd atu ocohsuga juthd ia ghga Lududl @a, sckc`hj taour akugfth. Yakh-takh tcricdlhr kudya
tcrfopct ihd tcrahghd-tcrahghd pcrhdl yhdl ocokhjhdh. Ucphsughd sugu Xuhdrfdl oudeu` ihra
kh`ag kugat, tcrdyhth ocrcgh tc`hj ocdudllu rfokfdlhd rhmh iashdh. ^crtcopurhd pud thg tcrc`hghd
`hla, phsughd gcea` atu tcdtu kughd`hj thdiadlhd khla phsughd Xuhdrfdl yhdl tc`hj kcrsahlh pcduj
udtug ocdmckhg ocrcgh. ^hsughd ]jfu kcrmuhdl icdlhd lhlhj kcrhda dhoud ocrcgh scouh jhrus
tuokhdl shtu-pcrshtu ghrcdh gcguhthddyh taihg scaokhdl. Ohyht kcrlc`aophdlhd ihd ihrhj
ocokhshja ruoput jamhu iashdh. [hmh ]jfu ihd Khfsa scohgad gcthguthd gctagh oc`ajht Mcdicrh`
]jcdl lulur iatcrmhdl pu`ujhd hdhg phdhj ousuj. [hmh Qfu ocdyuruj gusardyh sclcrh ocoheu guih
scecpht oudlgad udtug ghkur, dhoud scfrhdl pcrwarh Xuhdrfdl kcrjhsa` ocdlcmhr ocrcgh icdlhd

guihdyh. Ah ocdlhyudghd lf`fg kcshrdyh, scgh`a tckhs tukuj [hmh Qfu ihd putrhdyh yhdl scihdl
ocdhdlas ia pc`ughddyh tcrpftfdl kcragut tahdl pcdyhdllh hthp gcrcth tcrsckut. Ua gusar gcrcth

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ocdmhia shshrhd lf`fg atu kcragutdyh. Khfsa yhdl kcrhih ia gcrcth `had taihg guhsh ocdhjhd
 mcrathddyh oc`ajht suhoa ihd
ihd hdhgdyh ohta icdlhd trhlas ia iicphd
cphd ohthdyh. Gusar gcrcth sclcrh
ocdlhyudghd ecoctadyh hlhr guihdyh kcr`hra scecpht oudlgad, dhoud sckhthdl hdhg phdhj
ocdlcdha ihihdyh scjadllh ah tcrsudlgur ocokuht gctalh whdath ia ih`ho gcrcth atu ocdmcrat. Uugu
khrkhr atu tc`hj ocdlcpudl gcrcth atu, whmhj-whmhj ocrcgh yhdl kcradlhs khlhaghd scralh`h yhdl
sahp ocdcrgho ohdlshdyh.

Khfsa ihd gciuh ihyhdldyh phsrhj, gcradlht iadlad ocdlueur ia scgumur tukuj ocrcgh, thg hih `hla
ec`hj udtug oc`hraghd iara, whdath asthdh yhdl `cohj lcou`ha scpcrta ocrcgh tcdtu kughd hph-hph
ka`h oc`hwhd sclcrfokf`hd frhdl khrkhr ada.
‐Yurud !!‟ scru sh`hj scfrhdl pcrwarh Xuhdrfdl yhdl ocdlcpudl ocrcgh.
@ahdjfdl ocdlhdllug gchrhj Khfsa ocoadthdyh hlhr ocdurut shmh.
‐Gath ocdurut shmh iu`u Qhdl Ou`ah, shoka` ocdehra ehrh udtug ghkur‟ ghth Xadlyu.
Gciuh ihyhdl atu pud ocokhdtu dyfdyh ohmaghd ocrcgh turud ihra gcrcth. ^hrh khrkhr atu tcrjcdyhg
ocohdihdl phrh whdath atu gctagh tarha gcrcth iasakhg. Gciuh ihyhdl atu shmh suihj eugup ocokuht
ocrcgh tcrpcsfdh, tcr`ckaj sctc`hj Khfsa turud ihra gcrcth, ohth ocrcgh scpcrta ohu efpft oc`ajht
icwa turud gc iudah.
‐Jhjhjh…mhia ada ^crohasura Khfsa yhdl ocokuht sa rhmh tf`f` atu kcrohad-ohad icdlhd ocdhrh
 mhlhdyh, tcrdyhth ocohdl
ocohdl gcehdtaghd yhdl shdllup ocrudtujghd
ocrudtujghd gfth ihd dclhrh !‟ ghth scfr
scfrhdl
hdl
iahdthrh ocrcgh yhdl kcrtukuj kcshr ihd ocohgha mukhj gu`at kadhthdl, frhdl ada kcrdhoh Hmalc,
scfrhdl mcdicrh` Xuhdrfdl, krcwfg phih whmhjdyh ocdhokhj gcshd shdlhr, ia papa ghdhddyh
tcrihpht `ugh phrut kcghs kcrpcrhdl.
Guih yhdl iatudllhdla Hmalc ocdicghta gctalh whdath yhdl tcrphgu gcthguthd atu. @h`u ah turud ihd
ocdljhopara Khfsa yhdl tcrtudiug `csu. Hmalc ocdlhdlght ihlu Khfsa yhdl tcrtuiug `csu, iaththpdyh
whmhj Khfsa yhdl scihdl ocdhdlas, thdlhd ghshrdyh ocdlc`us papa yhdl `cokut atu.
‐@hdehdl scgh`a, mhdlhd scdtuj Qhdl Ou`ah !‟ Xadlyu ocokcdthg frhdl khrkhr atu icdlhd ohrhj.
‐^`hg !‟ sckuhj thophrhd gcrhs ocdihrht ia papa lhias atu, ‐Iaho ghu kuihg jadh !‟
Xadlyu ocdmcrat gcshgathd, tukujdyh shopha tcrsudlgur ia thdhj ghrcdh Hmalc eugup guht
ocdhophrdyh.

‐Mhdlhd…mhdlhd `ugha iah !‟ Khfsa ococlhdl `cdlhd gcghr gfohdihd Xuhdrfdl atu yhdl jcdihg
ohmu ocdcdihdl Xadlyu.
Hmalc ocdf`cj ihd ocohdihdl Khfsa shoka` ocdycradlha scrho.
‐Jcjcjc…tcdhdl `hj Qhdl Ou`ah, shyh taihg hghd ocokuduj gh`ahd, gh`ahd tcr`h`u ehdtag udtug ohta,
tcr`ckaj hdih, Qhdl Ou`ah‟ ghthdyh shoka` tcrthwh-thwh.

Ucfrhdl pcrwarh
hlhr taihg khdyhgXuhdrfdl
kcrlcrhg.ocdlhdlght tukuj Xadlyu ihd ocdc`agudl gciuh `cdlhddyh gc kc`hghdl
‐Xadlyu ! tf`fdl `cphsghd iah, guofjfd !‟ Khfsa ococ`hs phih Hmalc.
Hmalc jhdyh tcrscdyuo sadas `h`u kcrkh`ag `hla ocdumu Xadlyu yhdl tcrus ocohgadyh. Khfsa ihd
Jfdl`ahd jcdihg ohmu ocdhjhddyh dhoud scfrhdl pcrwarh Xuhdrfdl ia icghtdyh ocdljudus
pcihdl ihd ocdmu`urghddyh ia jhihphd ocrcgh, padllarhd pcihdl atu jhdyh scmcdlgh` ihra `cjcr
gciuh whdath atu.
‐Ihshr pcdmhjht, iah euoh lhias gcea`, guofjfd mhdlhd kuduj iah !‟ Khfsa ocdmcrat ihd jcdihg ohmu
thdph pciu`a pcihdl yhdl ia icphd `cjcrdyh, dhoud iapclhdla f`cj Jfdl`ahd.
Iajhihphd Xadlyu, sa mcdicrh` khrkhr atu ocdlc`uhrghd pashu ihra shrudldyh.
‐Qhdl Ou`ah mhdlhd gjhwhtar, ghd shyh suihj ka`hdl gh`ahd ada tcr`h`u shyhdl udtug iakuduj, shyh
jhdyh adlad ocokcra sciagat pc`hmhrhd phih pc`hyhd hdih yhdl ecrcwct ada‟ ghth Hmalc shoka`
ocdcopc`ghd ohth pcihdl atu gc `cjcr mcdmhdl Xadlyu.

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Xadlyu
Xadlyu ococmhoghd ohth sahp ocdyhokut ohut, dhoud scdmhth atu taihg ohsug gc `cjcrdyh
oc`hadghd tcrus turud gc khwhj ocdllcscr phghahd `uhrdyh scjadllh oc`frft turud ihra gciuh
khjudyh. Gu`at khju ihd `cdlhd Xadlyu yhdl putaj ou`us atu pud ou`ha tcrcgspfs ocokuht phrh
prhmurat atu ocdc`hd `uihj ihd scouh phdihdlhd ocrcgh tcrtumu phihdyh. Ohth pashu atu `h`u
ocoutusghd th`a phghahd ih`ho ihra khjhd sutrh atu scjadllh oc`frft`hj phghahd ih`ho icdlhd
ofic` gcokcd atu.
‐\wwjjjuuaaa !‟ scru ocrcgh oc`ajht phyuihrh Xadlyu yhdl kcrugurhd scihdl atu.
‐Hiuj shgat, mhdlhd kclatu, taihg !!‟ radtaj Xadlyu gctagh thdlhd Hmalc ocrcohs phyuihrh ghdhddyh
icdlhd ghshr.
‐Jhjhjh…kcdhr-kcdhr jckht, tfgct lhias ihrhthd tcdlhj ocohdl ohdthp, kclatu `cokut ihd
kcrasa !‟ Hmalc tcrthwh pcduj gcocdhdlhd.
^hrh hdhg kuhjdyh mulh agut tcrthwh, gfocdthr-gfocdthr mfrfg tcr`fdthr ihra ou`ut ocrcgh. Khfsa
ihd Jfdl`ahd ocdhjhd dhbhs ihd lc`ashj, ocrcgh yhgad hghd sclcrh ocdlh`hoa dhsak yhdl shoh
scpcrta Xadlyu. Uhht atu`hj Khfsa khru ocdyhihra gcehdtaghddyh hih`hj gutughd yhdl tc`hj
ocdljhdeurghd dclhrh, gc`uhrlh, ihd mulh iaradyh. Ua pcrwarh yhdl ocdc`agudl thdlhd Xadlyu mulh
agut-aguthd ocrcohsa phyuihrh lhias atu.

‐Jha scouh icdlhr !!‟ Hmalc ocdlhdlght gciuh thdlhd adlad kcrkaehrh icdlhd phsughddyh, ‐Gath
astarhjht iu`u sckcdthr iasada udtug ocrhyhghd gcocdhdlhd gath, sa`hghd kcrscdhdl-scdhdl shopha
bhmhr tcrkcdho `h`u gath hghd ocdumu gc akugfth udtug ocdycrhjghd gcph`h rhmh tf`f` atu. Ihyhdl ada
sa`hghd gh`ahd dagohta sckhlha pcdljhrlhhd hths mhsh gh`ahd, thpa mhdlhd kcrhda-kcrhda scdtuj Qhdl
Ou`ah thdph pcradthjgu jhjhjh !‟
Kclatu Hmalc ocdadllh`ghd Xadlyu ihd gcokh`a gc Khfsa, frhdl-frhdl Xuhdrfdl ia scgathr satu
`hdlsudl ocdlcrukuta ihyhdl atu, phghahd Xadlyu tcrgfyhg-gfyhg jadllh tukuj kula`dyh tcr`ajht
gcohdh-ohdh.
‐Yaihg…!!!‟ Xadlyu ocdmcrat ihd ocdhdlas, ah taihg rc`h tukujdyh iascdtuj frhdl-frhdl khrkhr ada,
dhoud ah taihg kcrihyh oc`hwhd ocrcgh.
‐Dhj, khlhaohdh Qhdl Ou`ah, ghoa mustru hghd ocokcra gcdagohthd phih gh`ahd scpcrta pc`hyhd hdih
atu‟ ghth Hmalc shoka` ocdicghp tukuj Khfsa yhdl taihg shdllup kcrghth hph-hph `hla sc`had
ocdctcsghd har ohth.
‐Yudllu !‟ takh-takh Jfdl`ahd kcrscru, ‐khlhaohdh gh`hu shyh ocdllhdtaghd Qhdl Ou`ah oc`hyhda
hdih, thpa tf`fdl hdih kckhsghd Qhdl Ou`ah !‟

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‐Jcj, lhias gcea`, ghu ocdefkh thwhr-ocdhwhr icdlhdgu 6‟ icdlus Hmalc, ‐ocohdl hph yhdl kash
ghu kcraghd jhj 6‟
‐Hyf`hj tuhd, shyh ofjfd, shyh `ckaj ouih ihraphih Qhdl Ou`ah ihd kc`uo pcrdhj oc`hjarghd, hdih
phsta taihg hghd gcecwh‟ Jfdl`ahd kcrsaghp lcdat shoka` ocdhrag `cdlhd gcghr Hmalc ocoashjghddyh
ihra Khfsa.

Jfdl`ahd
Hmalc ocdhthp ih`ho-ih`ho whmhj ohdas Jfdl`ahd, rhokutdyh adihj ihd iagcphdl iuh icdlhd
jahshd rhokut kcrkcdtug kudlh scpcrta phrh ihyhdl phih uouodyh, ohth yhdl kcdadl ihd kakar
yhdl tapas. Uudlluj scadihj scgudtuo kudlh yhdl scihdl ocghr scpcrta hrta dhohdyh ‚tcrhtha ocrhj‑
‐Jfdl`ahd…ghu…!‟ Khfsa shdlht tcrscdtuj icdlhd gcsctahhd phrh ihyhdldyh khjghd iashht-shht yhdl
su`at scpcrta scghrhdl.
\h`hu jhdyh lhias `cohj, ocrcgh mhuj `ckaj gshtrah ihraphih phrh ocdtcra-ocdtcra ihd mcdicrh`
pcdlceut yhdl ghkur ihra pfsdyh gctagh akugfth suihj hghd mhtuj gc thdlhd pcokcrfdthg ihd
Xuhdrfdl. Jfdl`ahd ocokaokadl thdlhd mcdicrh` Xuhdrfdl atu ihd oc`cthgghddyh ia phyuihrh. Ah
ocdicshj pc`hd gctagh thdlhd atu ocrcohsdyh. Ohth Hmalc scohgad mc`h`hthd ocdlhoht-hohta
Jfdl`ahd ihra umudl gcph`h gc umudl ghga, tukuj adihj Jfdl`ahd iakh`ag lhud sutrh atu sudlluj
ocdllfih. Ah ou`ha oc`ueuta phghahd lhias atu shtu pcrshtu. \hmhj Jfdl`ahd ococrhj ocdhjhd
oh`u gctagh iatc`hdmhdla ia icphd guopu`hd phsughd khrkhr atu, dhoud ah tcthp ocdhjhd iara
tcrscdyuo udtug ocdllfih Hmalc hlhr `ckaj ocoa`ajdyh. Ohth mcdicrh` khrkhr atu ihd prhmurat ia
scgathrdyh scpcrta ohu efpft oc`ajht gcadihjhd tukuj Jfdl`ahd yhdl tc`hj pf`fs atu. ^hyuihrh atu
ocohdl tcrka`hdl gcea` dhoud kcdtugdyh suihj adihj ihd ku`ht phiht icdlhd putadl ocrhj ihiu.
^crutdyh rhth thdph hih `aphthd scrth ocoa`aga scphshdl phjh mcdmhdl yhdl ou`us khg puh`ho.
^crwarh Xuhdrfdl yhdl scihdl ocdcopc`ghd pcihdl ia `cjcr Khfsa sckcdhrdyh suihj dhbsu ihd
adlad aguthd dhoud ah ohsaj jhrus ocdmhlh thwhdhddyh ihd taihg kcrhda scokhrhdl kcrtadihg
sckc`uo iapcrkf`cjghd Hmalc. Ah thgut ocdlh`hoa dhsak yhdl shoh icdlhd scfrhdl prhmurat yhdl
gcph`hdyh ocdllc`adiadl lhrh-lhrh ocdllhdllu gcscdhdlhd Hmalc gh`h ocdagohta scfrhdl whdath
ihra ghopudl sugu yhdl khru shmh iathg`ughddyh.
Ucocdthrh ia tcopht `had Xadlyu scihdl ialcdmft ihra kc`hghdl icdlhd pfsasa dudlladl ihd thdlhd
kcrtfphdl phih sckhthdl pfjfd. Yalh prhmurat `haddyh dhophg scihdl ocdllcrhyhdla khlahd tukuj
`haddyh, hih yhdl ocrcohs-rcohs phyuihrhdyh, hih yhdl kcrmfdlgfg ihd ocdyusu ihra phyuihrh
shtudyh. Qhdl kc`uo gckhlahd scihdl sakug ocdlhtur la`arhd icdlhd ocokuhdl udia, hih yhdl
ocopcrsahpghd ohghdhd ihd oaduo-oaduo ocrhyhghd gcocdhdlhd. ^uhs ocdlhohta gcadihjhd

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tukuj Jfdl`ahd, Hmalc ocdicghp lhias atu icdlhd lcohs ihd oc`uoht kakardyh. Jfdl`ahd ocrhsh
scpcrta iapc`ug lfra``h, ghrcdh tukuj mcdicrh` khrkhr atu tadlla kcshr scocdthrh tukujdyh jhdyh
sctadlla `cjcr frhdl atu. Ihyhdl atu phsrhj ocokahrghd `aihj tckh` atu ocdyhpu rfdllh ou`utdyh, ah
ocdefkh ocdagohtadyh hlhr taihg tcr`h`u ocdicrath, dhophg har ohth ocdctcs ihra ohthdyh yhdl
tcrpcmho. Yhdlhd Hmalc turut hgtab ocdllcrhyhdla tukuj ihyhdl asthdh atu. Ihrhj Jfdl`ahd kcricsar
ocrhshghd kc`hahd phih pudlludl jadllh gc phdthtdyh, sc`had atu mhra-mhra kcshr atu mulh kcrohad ia
putadldyh ocdyckhkghd kcdih atu scohgad ocdlcrhs. Dhbhsdyh scohgad ocokuru ghrcdh
tcrhdlshdl, ah ou`ha ocokh`hs pcrohadhd `aihj Hmalc ihd ocokuhdl rhsh oh`udyh. Yhdlhd mcdicrh`
khrkhr atu hgjardyh shopha gc gcwhdathhd Jfdl`ahd yhdl kc`uo pcrdhj iascdtuj prah ohdhpud.
Yc`hphg thdlhd atu ocrhkh pcroughhddyh yhdl iatuokuja ku`u-ku`u jh`us, `h`u thg `hoh gcouiahd
 mhradyh ocokc`hj kakar vhladh
vhladh atu ihd ocdycruhg ohsug.
ohsug.
‐Jjssjjj !‟ icsas Jfdl`ahd ia tcdlhj pcreuokuhddyh ghrcdh ocrhsh tukujdyh scpcrta tcrscdlht
`astrag.
Ehopur hiug pcrhshhd Khfsa oc`ajht gciuh ihyhdldyh iapcr`hgughd scpcrta atu, ghsajhd, ohrhj,
sciaj, thpa mulh tcrhdlshdl. Hgjardyh ah jhdyh kash ocokh`aghd khihd hlhr taihg oc`ajht scouh atu, ah
ocdhdlas shoka` kcrshdihr phih khihd gcrcth.

Hmalc ocdlhdlght phjh gara Jfdl`ahd shoka` thdlhd shtudyh ocokaokadl pcdasdyh ocohsuga vhladh
lhias atu. Jfdl`ahd hlhg tcrgcmut, ah taihg thju cdthj ghphd pcdas atu suihj gc`uhr ihra ec`hdh khrkhr
ada thju-thju gcph`hdyh suihj tcrhsh ia vhladhdyh. Ah ocdllcrhghd kf`h ohthdyh gc khwhj ihd
tcrjcdyhg oc`ajht ugurhd pcdas yhdl scihdl ocdicshg ohsug gc vhladhdyh, kclatu kcshr ihd gcrhs.
‐Ffjjj…pc`hd-pc`hd….hhhjj
‐Ffjjj…pc`hd-pc`hd….hhh jj !‟ icshj Jfdl`ahd ocdhjhd dycra gctagh pcdas atu oc`cshg ohsug,
gciuh thdlhddyh oc`adlghr ihd kcrpclhdlhd phih `cjcr Hmalc hlhr taihg mhtuj.
Hmalc ocdifrfdl padllu`dyh scjadllh pcdasdyh ohsug scohgad ih`ho ihd ocdyckhkghd lhias atu
scohgad ocradtaj.
‐Jjjuujj, scopat scgh`a… kcdhr-kcdhr dagoht ococg ihrhthd tcdlhj, oojjj !‟ icdlusdyh scrhyh
ocdifrfdl padllu`dyh `ckaj gcrhs.
‐Hhhhggjj !‟ mcrathd phdmhdl gc`uhr ihra ou`ut lhias atu, tukujdyh ocdlcmhdl ghrcdh rhsh pcraj phih
vhladhdyh yhdl iatcrmhdl pcdas sckcshr atu icdlhd guht.
Ihrhj sclhr oc`c`cj ihra sc`h-sc`h vhladh lhias atu ocdhdihghd ah khru shmh gcja`hdlhd
gcpcrhwhdhddyh. Yhdph kuhdl-kuhdl whgtu, Hmalc suihj ocdllcdmft lhias atu thdph ocokcradyh
gcscophthd ocdycsuhaghd iara iu`u. Iahdlghtdyh ghga lhias atu yhdl shtu `hla scjadllh tukuj oudla`
atu gada iatfphdl gciuh `cdlhddyh yhdl gcghr. Ah ocdyctukuja lhias atu shoka` ocdllcdifdldyh.
Jfdl`ahd yhdl scohgad jhdyut ih`ho karhjadyh gada ocdllfyhdlghd scdiara tukujdyh ocdehra
gcdagohthd. Uctahp sfifghd pcdas atu ocokuhtdyh oc`f`fdl phdmhdl, rhsh shgat kcrehopur dagoht

dhophg ihra whmhjdyh yhdl ococrhj.

Ia tcdlhj lcdmfthd lhdhs Hmalc, Jfdl`ahd scopht ocdcdlfghd whmhjdyh gc sckc`hj. Ah oc`ajht
pcohdihdlhd yhdl oaras, garh-garh scpu`uj octcr ihra tcophtdyh, tcohddyh, Xadlyu, scihdl
ialhdlkhdl jhkas-jhkashd f`cj phrh prhmurat ihd pcrwarh. Ah thg ihpht oc`ajht mc`hs Xadlyu yhdl shht
atu scihdl tcrkhradl ia ruoput ihd iagcrukuta frhdl-frhdl khrkhr atu, jhdyh tcr`ajht thdlhd ihd
ghgadyh scf`hj ocdllhpha-lhpha iahdthrh gcrukuthd atu. Ucocdthrh atu phrh prhmurat `had yhdl kc`uo
gckhlahd ihd ohsaj ocdagohta oaduo-oaduo mulh thophg ocohdihdl pcduj dhbsu gc hrhjdyh.
‐Hhhjj….hhjjj…ooojjj…cccddlljj
‐Hhhjj….hhjjj…ooojjj… cccddlljj !‟ icshj Jfdl`ahd ohgad thg tcrgcdih`a.
Ah ocrhshghd hih scsuhtu ih`ho tukujdyh scpcrta ohu oc`cihg, sckuhj scdshsa dagoht yhdl khru
pcrdhj iarhshghddyh. Jfdl`ahd pud ocdehpha frlhsoc pcrthohdyh, eharhd gcwhdathhdyh oc`c`cj
gc`uhr. Hmalc ohgad kcrdhbsu ocdyctukujadyh tcruthoh gctagh lhias atu frlhsoc thia, ah ocrhshghd
gfdtrhgsa iadiadl vhladh yhdl ohsaj scopat ocrcohsa pcdasdyh, dagohtdyh sudlluj `uhr kahsh.
Jfdl`ahd ou`ha tcrkuha ih`ho pcrsctukujhd atu sctc`hj frlhsoc pcrthohdyh thia. [cohshd vhladh

lhias atu ocokuht pcdas Hmalc scohgad kcricdyut-icdyut. Hgjardyh ah thg thjhd `hla, icdlhd ghshr ah
oc`cshgghd pcdasdyh ih`ho-ih`ho ocdagohta ictag-ictag frlhsoc.

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‐Sujj !‟ `cdluj mcdicrh` Xuhdrfdl atu shoka` ocdycokurghd spcrohdyh ia ih`ho rhjao Jfdl`ahd.
Upcrohdyh kclatu khdyhg shopha sckhlahd oc`ukcr ia sc`h-sc`h kakar vhladh lhias atu. @c`cjhd atu
kcrwhrdh hlhg padg ghrcdh kcrehopur icdlhd ihrhj gcpcrhwhdhd ihd eharhd gcwhdathhd lhias atu.

Crhdlhd g`aohgs ocrcgh tcricdlhr ocdllfih Khfsa udtug ocdlhdlght whmhj oc`ajht hph yhdl
tcrmhia. Ah tcrtclud ihd ocdc`hd `uihj oc`ajht tukuj ihyhdldyh ocdllc`admhdl dagoht ih`ho
lcdifdlhd mcdicrh` khrkhr atu. Ohu taihg ohu karhjadyh tcrusag, kc`uo `hla ia sckc`hj shdh ah oc`ajht
Xadlyu scihdl ocdhag turudghd tukujdyh iahths pcdas scfrhdl prhmurat Xuhdrfdl. Uhoka` ocoheu
tukujdyh gciuh thdlhddyh ocdllcdllho pcdas prhmurat yhdl kcriara ia ghdhd ihd garadyh. Ah
scpcrtadyh suihj `hrut ih`ho karhjadyh scjadllh ocdlfrh` scrth ocdlfefg pcdas-pcdas atu thdph
tcr`ajht phgshhd. Yhdlhd-thdlhd ghshr taihg pcrdhj hkscd ocdllcrhyhdla tukujdyh. Uctc`hj
ocdyc`cshaghd rfdic pcrthoh icdlhd Jfdl`ahd, Hmalc ocdurudghd tukuj lhias atu jadllh tcrkhradl
ia hths thdhj kcruoput. Ah ocdehkut pcdasdyh ihra vhladh lhias atu ihd ocokctu`ghd ec`hdhdyh.
‐Jcjcjc…hwh` yhdl khlus lhias gcea`, tcraoh ghsaj scgh`a hths gcscophthd ocokfkf` ococg
pcrhwhdou yhdl `clat atu !‟ ghthdyh, ‐sahph dhohou, ohdas 6‟
‐Jhokh Jfdl`ahd !‟ mhwhkdyh icdlhd suhrh `cohj, ah kcrushjh tcrscdyuo iaphgsh wh`hu ih`ho
jhtadyh sckcdhrdyh rcoug rciho ghrcdh jhrus oc`cphsghd gcpcrhwhdhddyh phih ohdusah lfra`h
ghshr ada.
‐Dhj, Jfdl`ahd scghrhdl ghou kcrscdhdl-scdhdl`hj icdlhd yhdl `had iu`u, shyh ohsaj jhrus
ocdagohta jaihdlhd uthohdyh !‟
Ghth-ghth atu ocokuht Khfsa ihd Jfdl`ahd tcrecght. Mhia scmhg thia Hmalc jhdyh ocdlhdllhp Jfdl`ahd
sckhlha jaihdlhd pcokugh sckc`uo ocdagohta Khfsa.
‐Yuhd, mhdlhd Yuhd, ghd hdih suihj mhdma, mhdlhd hph-hphghd Qhdl Ou`ah, shyh ofjfd !‟ Jfdl`ahd
ococlhdla `cdlhd Hmalc ocdeclhjdyh hlhr taihg ocdycdtuj ohmaghddyh.

Hmalc ocdlhdllughd gcph`h phih pcrwarh yhdl ocdmhlh Khfsa atu sckhlha thdih kf`cj ocdlhoka`
 mhthjdyh.
‐Uuihj oadllar shdh, shyh taihg pcrdhj kcrmhdma hphpud ihrathia, ghou`hj yhdl ocdycrhjghd iara !‟
kcdthg Hmalc shoka` ocdycdthgghd ghgadyh yhdl iapcdlhdla f`cj Jfdl`ahd
Ua pcrwarh yhdl ocdmhlh Khfsa thia `hdlsudl ocdicghta Jfdl`ahd shoka` ecdlcdlcshd.
‐Jhjhjh…hyf Dfdh, scghrhdl `hyhda shyh, suihj ihrathia shyh jhdyh kash ocdfdtfd ihd ocdhjhd
dhbsu‟ ghthdyh shoka` ocdicghp lhias atu.
Jfdl`ahd ocrfdth-rfdth shoka` ocdmcrat, dhoud pcrwarh Xuhdrfdl kcrthophdl shdlhr atu
ocdicghpdyh icdlhd guht ihd ocdllcrhyhdla tukuj tc`hdmhdldyh. Kckcrhph frhdl `had ia scgathr
satu mulh agut ocdicght ihd ocdlcrukudladyh. Jfdl`ahd scohgad taihg kcrihyh gctagh thdlhd-thdlhd

atu ocdmhohja
‐Qhdl tukujdyh.
Ou`ah, scghrhdl tadllh` gath kcriuh, khlhaohdh gh`hu gath ohsug shmh gc ih`ho gcrcth suphyh
`ckaj dyhohd 6‟ Hmalc ocdicghp Khfsa shoka` ocdyakhg tarha gcrcth ocopcrsa`hghddyh ohsug,
‐hyf`hj, Qhdl Ou`ah taihg adlad ghd gciuh ihyhdl ehdtag atu tcr`ugh 6‟ icshgdyh oc`ajht Khfsa yhdl
iaho shmh ocohdihdldyh icdlhd ohrhj.
Khfsa pud icdlhd kcrht ocdllcrhghd ghgadyh ocohsuga gcrcth. Hmalc ocokhdtudyh ocdhaga gcrcth
shoka` ococlhdl phdthtdyh, sudlluj gurhdl hmhr, gh`hu ohsaj ia asthdh iu`u, ah suihj ocohdlla`
pcdlhwh` udtug ococdllh`dyh, thpa scghrhdl ah suihj taihg pudyh guhsh ohupud gcguhthd udtug
atu. Ah ocdyhihra ada`hj ghroh yhdl jhrus iatcraoh.

Ucghrhdl gciuhdyh tc`hj kcrhih ia ih`ho gcrcth sc`uhs ;Ü5 octcr. Khfsa shdlht gagug, taihg thju
jhrus kcrkuht hph, mhdtudldyh tcrus kcricthg gcdehdl. Uuhrh rauj ihra `uhr gcrcth ihra phrh prhmurat
yhdl scihdl kcrpcsth ohsaj tcricdlhr, iahdthrh suhrh-suhrh atu scgfdyfdl-gfdyfdl tcricdlhr suhrh
crhdlhd whdath, phsta`hj atu suhrh Jfdl`ahd yhdl scihdl ialhrhp tcpht ia `uhr shdh.

‐L`cg…l`cg…hhjjj, hyf Qhdl Ou`ah !‟ Hmalc ocoaduo hrhgdyh `h`u ocdyfifrghd gcdia gcea` atu phih
Khfsa.

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Ah ocdllcrhghd thdlhddyh icdlhd tcrphgsh ocrhaj gcdia yhdl tc`hj iasfifrghd ia icphd ou`utdyh
atu `h`u ocdlhrhjghd ou`ut gcdia gc ou`utdyh. @h`u iatclugdyh sciagat, ah ocdlcrutghd ihja
ocdhjhd rhsh ihd khu hrhg yhdl ocdusug atu. Kughddyh taihg kash oaduo, thpa hrhg kuhthd sugu
Xuhdrfdl ada shdlht kcrkcih ihra hrhg Yafdlgfg hph`hla yhdl iasciahghd udtug asthdh, hrfohdyh taihg
cdhg scpcrta gcdeadl guih.
‐Jhjhjh…gcdhph sciagat scgh`a hyf iaoaduo `hla !‟ ghth Hmalc.
‐Uuihj, hgu taihg guht oaduo khdyhg‟ Khfsa ocdllc`cdlghd gcph`h icdlhd whmhj ococ`hs.
‐Oaduo guka`hdl !‟ mcdicrh` Xuhdrfdl atu icdlhd phgsh ocdhrag gcph`h Khfsa gc kc`hghdl ihd
ocduophjghd hrhg atu gc ou`utdyh.
‐Yaihg…mhdlhd…lll`ggg…ll``g !‟ ah tcrkhtug-khtug sctc`hj ocoaduo hrhg yhdl iamcmh`ghd scehrh
phgsh atu.
Hrhg yhdl gcrhs atu ecpht scgh`a ocdhaghd suju tukujdyh, papadyh `hdlsudl ococrhj ihd gcph`hdyh
hlhg kcrputhr.

Hmalc ococ`ug tukujdyh ihd thdlhddyh suihj kcrlcra`yh ocdllcrhyhdla tukujdyh. [hokut Khfsa
yhdl iashdllu` gchths scpcrta phih uouodyh whdath yhdl tc`hj ocdaghj ocouihjghd Hmalc
ocdma`hta `cjcr mcdmhdldyh. @aihj phdhs ihd mcdllft ghshr sa mcdicrh` Xuhdrfdl atu ocokcra scdshsa
lc`a phih Khfsa. Yhdlhddyh yhdl thia ocdlc`us-c`us ihra `uhr phghahd ou`ha ocdyc`adhp gc ih`ho
phghahddyh.
‐Ccddljj !‟ crhdl Khfsa shht thdlhd ghshr Hmalc ocdycdtuj phyuihrhdyh.
Eauohd Hmalc scohgad dhag ihd kcrjcdta scmcdhg ia tc`adlh whdath atu. Iashdh ah ocokcra rhdlshdlhd
icdlhd `aihj ihd jcokushd dhbhsdyh. ^cdlhruj hrhg ocokuht Khfsa scohgad taihg kcrihyh, taihg
hih pcdf`hghd hphpud gctagh frhdl khrkhr atu oc`uoht kakardyh. Gciuhdyh kcrhiu `aihj icdlhd
lhdhs shopha `uihj ocrcgh oc`c`cj ia suiut kakar. Yhdph oc`cphs eauohd, Hmalc ou`ha oc`ueuta
phghahd Khfsa. Uhtu-pcrshtu phghahd atu `cphs ihra tukujdyh, yhdl tcrsash jhdyh pcrjahshd scpcrta
lc`hdl khtu mhic ihd gh`udl yhdl oc`adlghr ia `cjcrdyh. Hmalc ocdhthp ghluo gcadihjhd tukuj
Khfsa, scfrhdl pcrohasura kcrusah ;9 thjud yhdl pcrdhj oc`hjarghd, dhoud tukujdyh ohsaj khlus
taihg gh`hj ihra gciuh ihyhdldyh thia. Iahdlghtdyh thdlhd Khfsa yhdl ocdutupa ihihdyh ghrcdh
oh`u. Yhdlhd gcghr atu ocdyhdllh pudlludl whdath atu ihd iaifrfdldyh gc kc`hghdl scjadllh
kcrshdihr phih `cdlhd atu. @aihj ghshrdyh ou`ha ocdyusura kfdlghjhd phyuihrh shdl pcrohasura,
lududl atu pud khshj f`cj `uihjdyh. Yukuj Khfsa kcrlcthr gctagh Hmalc ocdma`hta putadldyh iascrtha
lalathd ihd gu`uohd. Ohthdyh tcrpcmho ihd ou`utdyh ocdlc`uhrghd icshjhd. Ucgh`apud thg rc`h
iapcr`hgughd icoagahd f`cj frhdl yhdl ocdycrhdl dclhrh ihd ocokuduj gc`uhrlhdyh, tukujdyh
kcrghth `had, gcdagohthd karhja atu taihg ocohdihdl gfdb`ag hthu pcrousujhd atu.

Khfsa ocokugh
tukujdyh. ohth udtug
Fj, tcrdyhth Hmalcoc`ajht
scihdl hph yhdl tcrmhia
ocduhdlghd sashgctagh iarhshghddyh
hrhg ih`ho hih atu
gcdia gcea` eharhd ocdlluyur
gc hths ihihdyh.
Hrhg atu ocdlueur ocokhshja gciuh phyuihrhdyh mulh oc`c`cj gc `cjcr ihd pcrutdyh. Adlhthd Khfsa
ocdcrhwhdl gc ohsh `h`u, tcradlht gcokh`a [hmh Qfu mulh pcrdhj oc`hgughd jh` ada phihdyh.
Kcihdyh, rhmh ocopcr`hgughddyh icdlhd `cokut, ah ohsaj adlht rhmh ocokuhtdyh kclatu tcrkuha
gctagh ocdma`hta hrhg guh`aths tcrkhag yhdl ocokhshja tukujdyh. [hmh mulh ocoaduo sctclug hrhg atu
`h`u ocdeauodyh icdlhd `cokut, shoka` kcreauohd ocrcgh ocdagohta hrhg atu.
‐Usrrrpp….ss`uurrpp…ccoo !‟ Hmalc kclatu kcrdhbsu ocdma`hta scgumur tukuj Khfsa scf`hj jcdihg
ocdc`hddyh.
Mhra-mhra thdlhddyh yhdl kcshr atu ocdlfrcg-dlfrcg vhladhdyh scjadllh ocokuht Khfsa ohgad
kcrgc`cmfthd. Ah ocdlcdyfta kuhj ihih yhdl kcr`uourhd hrhg atu icdlhd dagohtdyh, ada hih`hj
gcdagohthd tcrkcshr scphdmhdl jaiupdyh, khru pcrdhj ah ocrhshghd kcreadth icdlhd scfrhdl
pcrohasura yhdl tcrgcdh` gcehdtaghddyh. Ucscgh`a ah ocdljarup hrfoh tukuj Khfsa yhdj jhruo
ghrcdh tcrhwht icdlhd khag, karhjadyh pud ocdadlla ihd scohgad lhdhs ocdlcrmhadyh. Khfsa

oc`cdluj gcrhs, thdlhddyh yhdl ocdllhph-lhpha ocdcpas tfpa ku`u Hmalc ihd ocdmhtujghddyh.
Mcdicrh` Xuhdrfdl atu tcrscdyuo pcduj gcocdhdlhd oc`ajht Khfsa yhdl suihj thg kcrihyh oc`hwhd

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`hla.
‐Ucopurdh, kcdhr kcdhr scopurdh !‟ ghthdyh shoka` ocdlc`usa phyuihrh Khfsa ‐whdath-whdath
ihrhthd tcdlhj kughd jhdyh ehdtag thpa mulh ocoa`aga tukuj yhdl adihj, mhuj kcrkcih ihra whdath-
whdath sugu ghoa‟

Ma`hthd Hmalc ohgad turud gc khwhj, `aihj ihd mcdllft ghshr atu tcrhsh ocdllc`atag gctagh ocduruda
ihih gc pcrutdyh. Hmalc turud ihra khdlgu gcrcth ihd kcr`utut ia icphd shdl pcrohasura. Ah
ocrcdllhdlghd gciuh phjh mcdmhdl atu ihd ou`ha ocdma`hta vhladh Khfsa yhdl iatuokuja ku`u-ku`u
`ckht. Ma`hthd-ma`hthd kcrdhbsu atu ocokuht ihrhj Khfsa kcricsar dhoud iashht yhdl shoh mulh ah
ocrhshghd iaradyh kclatu tcrjadh. Hmalc ocohsughd `aihjdyh scih`ho oudlgad ocdlfrcg ihd
ocdlashp, kughd atu shmh, thdlhddyh mulh ocdmc`hmhja sctahp adea tukuj ou`us Khfsa. Khfsa ocrco-
oc`cg ihd ocdicshj ocdagohta pcr`hguhd atu, ah taihg thju jhrus khlhaohdh `hla, ohu taihg ohu
gcdagohthd scohgad ocdyc`ukudladyh scjadllh icshjhddyh pud suihj taihg scpcrta frhdl iapcrgfsh
`hla. Ah thg shdllup kcrthjhd `ckaj `hoh `hla, tukujdyh ocdllc`admhdl jckht, eharhd frlhsocdyh
ocdlueur icrhs ihra vhladhdyh. Hmalc scohgad ocokcdhoghd whmhjdyh iahdthrh gciuh phjh Khfsa
scf`hj taihg adlad gcja`hdlhd sctctcspud eharhd gcdagohthd atu. Khfsa ocdicshj phdmhdl ocrhshghd
vhladhdyh iascift-scift, thdlhddyh ocrcohsa rhokut sa mcdicrh` khrkhr atu. Yukuj Khfsa suihj
shdlht `cohs phseh frlhsoc, dhoud Hmalc ohsaj shmh oc`uoht vhladhdyh. @aoh ocdat gcouiahd
khru`hj ah oc`cphsghd Khfsa udtug ocokugh phghahddyh scdiara.

Icdlhd kuru-kuru ah oc`cphsghd mukhj scrth p`ht `flho yhdl oc`adiudla khlahd ihih ihd pcrutdyh,
`h`u ocokugh phghahd `usuj ia kh`agdyh. Yukujdyh iapcduja ftft-ftft yhdl `aht ihd ihihdyh kcrku`u,
kckcrhph kcghs `ugh dhophg ocdljahsa tukujdyh ocdhdihghd ah suihj khdyhg ohghd hsho lhrho
ih`ho pcpcrhdlhd. Khfsa tcrtclud gctagh ah ocokugh ec`hdhdyh, pcdas yhdl khru shmh ocokhdtha
ihyhdldyh atu gada tcr`ajht ihra icght scjadllh `ckaj mc`hs tcr`ajht urht-urhtdyh yhdl ocdfdmf` scrth
whrdhdyh yhdl gcocrhjhd. Ah dlcra ocokhyhdlghd pcdas atu hghd sclcrh ocokfkf` vhladhdyh, oa`ag
[hmh Qfu wh`hupud gcrhs ihd pcrghsh, ohsaj gh`hj kcshr iakhdiadlghd oa`ag sa khrkhr ada. Uc`csha
ocokugh phghahddyh, Hmalc ocdurudghd Khfsa jadllh ah kcrkhradl ia `hdtha gcrcth. Ohthdyh oc`ftft
ocohdihdla `ahdl vhladh Khfsa yhdl tc`hj khshj ihd sahp iatusug atu. Ah pud ocdcghdghd pcdasdyh gc
vhladh atu.
‐Hhhggjj…pcraj !‟ crhdl Khfsa.
\h`hupud vhladhdyh tc`hj kcecg f`cj eharhd gcwhdathhd ihd pcrdhj oc`hjarghd, dhoud pcdas Hmalc
ohsaj tcr`h`u kcshr khladyh, thg jcrhd thia Jfdl`ahd mulh dhophg gcshgathd gctagh kcdih atu
ocdcrfkfs vhladh pcrhwhddyh. Yhdph ocopciu`aghd radtajhd ococ`hs Khfsa, Hmalc tcrus
ocdifrfdl ohsug pcdasdyh. Uctahp gh`a ah ocohmu-oudiurghd padllu`dyh, tukuj Khfsa scohgad

kcrgc`cmfthd ocdhjhd shgat kcrehopur dagoht. Ycopf lcdmfthd Hmalc tcrus dhag scjadllh thg tcrhsh
pcdas atu ohsug scohgad ih`ho. Khfsa pud hlhgdyh ou`ha kcrhihpthsa ihd `hrut ih`ho karhja.

Yukuj Khfsa tcrludehdl-ludehdl icdlhd ihjsyht scaradl icdlhd sfifghd Hmalc yhdl ohgad lhdhs.
Khfsa kcdhr-kcdhr gcwh`hjhd iakuhtdyh, frhdl ada khlhaghd khdtcdl `ahr yhdl su`at iatudiughd.
Ucohgad ococ`hs, ah mustru scohgad lhdhs ocdyctukujadyh. Dhophg gciuh kuhj ihih Khfsa agut
kcrludehdl scarhoh tukujdyh. Hmalc ocdhaghd gciuh kctas shdl pcrohasura gc khjudyh yhdl `ckhr,
`h`u thdlhddyh ocrhaj phyuihrh atu ihd ocrcohs-rcohsdyh icdlhd ghshr.
‐Suujj…cdhgdyh, ococg asthdh ocohdl kcih ihra yhdl `had !‟ `cdluj Hmalc ocrhshghd scdshsa
 mcpathd ihladl shdl pcrohasura ehdtag
ehdtag ada.
Ucgathr iuh pu`uj ocdat gcouiahd Khfsa ocdehpha frlhsocdyh, tukujdyh ocdcgug gc hths shopha
tu`hdl-tu`hdl rusugdyh tcrecthg. Crhdlhddyh yhdl dyhradl tcricdlhr gc `uhr gcrcth scjadllh
kckcrhph frhdl ia `uhr ocdcdlfg gc gcrcth atu shoka` scdyuo-scdyuo. Uudlluj frlhsoc tcrihjsyht
yhdl pcrdhj iarhshghddyh, frlhsoc yhdl eugup phdmhdl, dhoud Hmalc ohsaj shmh ocdllcdmfta

vhladhdyh thdph hih thdih-thdih ohu gc`uhr. Uthoadh prah ada ocohdl scsuha icdlhd
pcdhopa`hddyh, Khfsa taihg thu iaradyh ohsaj kash kcrthjhd kcrhph `hoh `hla ocdljhihpadyh.

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‐Qhdl Ou`ah khdmar khdlct yh, jhjhjh…ujjj…uujjj !‟ shjut Hmalc ia tcdlhj lcdmfthddyh.
@aoh ocdathd gcouiahd khru`hj Hmalc g`aohgs, ah ocdcghd pcdasdyh ih`ho-ih`ho ihd Khfsa
ocrhshghd eharhd jhdlht ocdlasa rhjaodyh, kclatu jhdlht ihd gcdth`. Uctc`hj puhs kcrcmhgu`hsa, ah
ocdehkut pcdasdyh ihra vhladh Khfsa. @c`cjhd spcroh gcdth` kcrehopur eharhd frlhsoc thophg
ocdmudtha shht pcdas atu khru `cphs.

Gcouiahd Hmalc dhag gc ihih Khfsa, shtu thdlhddyh ococlhdl pcdasdyh ihd shtudyh ocrhaj gcph`h
Khfsa.
‐Uada Qhdl Ou`ah, jashp scgh`ahd kcrsajghd, shyh adlad ocrhshghd scrvas ou`ut scfrhdl pcrohasura !‟
pcradthjdyh shoka` ocdmcmh`a ou`ut Khfsa icdlhd pcdasdyh.
Khfsa yhdl suihj `cohs taihg kash ocdf`hg ghrcdh iaphgsh. Ou`ut oudla` Khfsa shdlht su`at ocdcraoh
pcdas rhgshsh Hmalc yhdl kcr`uourhd spcroh ihd eharhd gcwhdathhdyh scdiara, phihjh` kcdih atu
suihj `ckaj ocdyusut ghrcdh khru shmh frlhsoc. \h`hu scopht ocrhsh mamag ihd Khfsa kcrushjh
ocdllcrhghd `aihjdyh ocdma`hta gcph`h pcdas atu icdlhd ocouthr hlhr sa khrkhr atu taihg tcrus
oc`cshgghddyh `ckaj ih`ho yhdl ocokuhtdyh scohgad ocdicrath.
‐Cccooo…Qhdl Ou`ah ocohdl hj`a ocouhsghd prah !‟ luoho Hmalc.
Yhdph ocopciu`aghd gfocdthr yhdl ocrcdihjghddyh atu Khfsa tcrus ocdlu`uo pcdas atu. Ah
ocdllcscr tukujdyh ihd ocdlhdlghtdyh sciagat scjadllh pfsasadyh pudlludl icdlhd `hdtha gcrcth
ocokcdtug suiut 5> icrhmht. Yhdlhd garadyh iaphgha kcrtuopu phih `hdtha scihdlghd thdlhd ghdhd
iaphgha ocdlfefg scdmhth atu. Ah ocdlcrhjghd tcgdag frh` scgsdyh yhdl ocokuht sa mcdicrh` khrkhr
atu oc`hyhdl tadlla. Oc`ajht ohdlshdyh ocdudmughd saghp madhg, Hmalc taihg `hla ocdhjhd gcph`h
Khfsa. Icdlhd icoagahd sctaihgdyh ah ihpht ocdlc`uhrghd pcdas atu ihd kckhs ihra rhsh scshg,
sckhlha lhdtadyh ah ocdma`hta kcdih atu hthu scscgh`a ocdlfefgdyh. @aihjdyh ocdyhpu kcrsaj khthdl
atu ihra eharhd sash pcrsctukujhd sckc`uodyh. Uctc`hj kckcrhph ocdat, Khfsa ocrhshghd kcdih atu
ocdlcrhs `hla, ugurhddyh mulh ou`ha ocokcshr. Dhophgdyh rfdic kcragutdyh hghd sclcrh iaou`ha.

Kcdhr shmh, dhbsu Hmalc gcokh`a ocdllc`aht. Ah ocdyuruj Khfsa ocdljcdtaghd frh` scgsdyh, `h`u ah
turud ihd iuiug ia `hdtha gcrcth scrhyh ocdhaghd Khfsa gc phdlguhddyh.
‐Ccoojj !‟ icshj Khfsa ocdcraoh eauohd mcdicrh` khrkhr atu phih kakardyh.
Ah ocokahrghd shmh `aihj prah atu ohsug gc ou`utdyh, `aihj ocrcgh kcrthuthd icdlhd phdhsdyh.
^cdlhruj hrhg yhdl ohsaj tcrsash ocokuht Khfsa tcr`hrut ih`ho pcrohadhd scgs yhdl sckcdhrdyh
pcrgfshhhd atu. Yhdlhd Hmalc tcrus kcrlcra`yh ocdlc`usa pudlludl ihd phyuihrhdyh. ^hyuihrh Khfsa
kcrjaopathd icdlhd ihih Hmalc yhdl kcrku`u `ckht scjadllh ocdaoku`ghd scdshsa lc`a sctahp
putadldyh kcrlcscghd icdlhd ku`u ihih Hmalc. Ua mcdicrh` khrkhr atu ocdlhdlght sciagat phdtht Khfsa
hlhr kash ocdlhrhjghd pcdasdyh gc vhladhdyh.

‐^c`hd-pc`hd…ssjjj…ohsaj shgat !‟ icsas Khfsa ocdhjhd dhbhs gctagh pcdas atu oc`cshg ohsug gc
‐^c`hd-pc`hd…ssjjj…ohsaj
vhladhdyh.
Yukujdyh scohgad turud ihd turud jadllh hgjardyh tcrhsh pcduj ihd scshg. Hmalc takh-takh
ocdycdthg padllu`dyh gc hths scjadllh sc`uruj khthdl pcdasdyh hok`hs gc ih`ho vhladh Khfsa.
‐Hhhjjj…hiujj !!‟ mcrathd jh`us pud gc`uhr ihra ou`ut Khfsa thdph tcrthjhdghd, kcrshohhd icdlhd
atu tukujdyh tcrtcgug gc kc`hghdl ihd thdlhddyh ocdecdlrho `cdlhd Hmalc icdlhd guht.
Gh`a ada Hmalc eugup ocdlcrta gchihhd Khfsa, ah ocokcradyh gcscophthd khladyh udtug kcrhihpthsa
icdlhd pcdasdyh yhdl kcshr atu shoka` ocdeauoa kakardyh. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd, ah ou`ha
ocdllfyhdlghd padllu`dyh.

Ucohgad `hoh tcopf lfyhdlhd ocrcgh scohgad ecpht jadllh shopha phih shtu shht iaohdh Khfsa
ocdhag-turudghd scdiara tukujdyh phihjh` shht atu Hmalc tc`hj ocdljcdtaghd scdthghd padllu`dyh.
Mcdicrh` khrkhr atu tcrscdyuo oc`ajht Khfsa yhdl tc`hj iagcdih`aghd f`cj dhbsudyh atu. Gciuh
thdlhddyh ocrhaj phyuihrh whdath atu, `h`u ocrcohs ihd ocdeauoadyh kcrlhdtahd. Ucouh frhdl ia

`uhr ihpht oc`ajht gcrcth atu kcrlfyhdl-lfyhdl jckht scpcrta hih lcoph kuoa. Xadlyu ihd Jfdl`ahd
yhdl scihdl iapcrgfsh kcrhoha-rhoha atu scopht scscgh`a oc`ajht gcrcth atu icdlhd phdihdlhd ohth

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scdiu.
‐Ohhbghd ghoa Qhdl Ou`ah…hths gctaihgshdlluphd ghoa oc`adiudla hdih !‟ scru Xadlyu ih`ho
jhtadyh.
Uhht atu ah scihdl iapcdctrhsa lhdih f`cj iuh frhdl prhmurat Xuhdrfdl ia kc`hghdl ihd khwhjdyh. Ah
taihg shdllup ocdljatudl `hla suihj kcrhph pcdas ihd mhra-mhra yhdl ocdmckf` vhladh ihd hdusdyh.
Ucmhg thia suihj `usadhd frhdl yhdl ocdagohta tukujdyh ihd ah scdiara suihj frlhsoc kcrgh`a-gh`a.
Yukujdyh suihj pcduj icdlhd kcrehg spcroh, phyuihrh ihd `cjcrdyh ocrhj-ocrhj iaeuphdla. Ah
ocrhsh tcdhlhdyh tcrgurhs jhkas, khjghd udtug ocdicshj pud suhrhdyh suihj taihg hih. Ia tcdlhj
lcdmfthd gciuh prhmurat atu, ah ocrhsh gcshihrhddyh ohgad ja`hdl, phdihdlhddyh ou`ha ghkur ihd
hgjardyh lc`hp. Icdlhd kruth` ocrcgh tcrus ocdllhrhp lhias yhdl tc`hj padlshd atu. Uctc`hj shtu
sc`csha, yhdl `had hghd ihthdl ocdlhoka` la`arhddyh. Dhsak Jfdl`ahd taihg mhuj kcrkcih, gada ah scihdl
iakhradlghd tc`cdthdl ia thdhj kcruoput. Ucfrhdl pcrwarh Xuhdrfdl icdlhd lhdhs ocdyfifg-
dyfifghd pcdasdyh phih vhladhdyh, scfrhdl `hla dhag gc hths ihihdyh ihd ocdlludhghd scphshdl
phyuihrhdyh yhdl kcrugurhd scihdl udtug ocdlfefg pcdasdyh. Gciuh thdlhd lhias atu sakug
ocdlfefga pcdas ocrcgh yhdl kcr`utut ia sckc`hj ghdhd ihd garadyh.

‐Ohsugad ou`ut….iacout !‟ pcradthj frhdl ia sckc`hj ghdhddyh, scfrhdl prhmutat Xuhdrfdl yhdl
hlhg lcoug ihd whmhjdyh scpcrta khka.
Jfdl`ahd kcrsyugur pcdas frhdl ada wh`hupud khudyh taihg scihp dhoud ugurhddyh taihg sckcrhph
kcshr scjadllh taihg scshg iaou`utdyh.
‐Fffjj…ohdthppjjj !‟ icshj pcrwarh yhdl ocdlfefg pcdasdyh icdlhd phyuihrh Jfdl`ahd ghrcdh
ah ocdehpha pudehg, spcrohdyh ouderht ocokhshja ihih, `cjcr, ihd ihlu lhias atu.
Uhtu `hla yhdl ocokuhtdyh `clh, phyuihrhdyh yhdl ihrathia iarcohs icdlhd ghshr atu hgjardyh kckhs.
^crwarh atu turud ihra ihihdyh sctc`hj ocrhthghd spcrohdyh. Dhoud sckcdthr shmh suihj hih thdlhd
`had yhdl ocdllcrhyhdla phyuihrhdyh. Icoagahd`hj ah ocdmhia fkmcg pc`hopahshd dhbsu phrh prhmurat
khrkhr atu.
‐Ussjjj…ooojj !‟ Jfdl`ahd oc`cdluj shht ou`utdyh ohsaj iamcmh`a f`cj pcdas sa prhmurat lcoug.
[uphdyh ah ocdehpha frlhsoc yhdl gcscgahd gh`adyh, padllhdldyh tcrtcgug gc hths ihd tukujdyh
tcrscdthg-scdthg thg tcrgcdih`a. Rhladhdyh kcrgfdtrhgsa icdlhd ecpht ihd ocdlc`uhrghd eharhd
frlhsoc yhdl ocdljhdlhtghd pcdas sa pcrwarh yhdl scihdl ocdyctukujadyh. Ocrcgh tcrthwh-thwh
oc`ajhtdyh ocdehpha frlhsoc.
 ‟La`c kcecgdyh !! kcdcr-kcdcr ohdtcp daj ococg uuujj !‟ ghth pcrwarh yhdl ocdyctukujadyh
scrhyh ocdadlghtghd tcopf lcdmfthddyh.
‐Sihj gccdhghd iah !‟ taoph` scfrhdl yhdl `had iashokut lc`hg thwh tcohd-tcohddyh.
Yaihg shopha `aoh ocdat gcouiahd pcrwarh yhdl ocdyctukuja Jfdl`ahd pud ocdehpha frlhsoc,

spcrohdyh ococduja vhladh ihyhdl atu. Ah ocdllcrho shoka` ocrcohsa phyuihrh lhias atu scjadllh
pcoa`agdyh ocradlas ocdhjhd pcraj.

‚Kyur!‑ Xadlyu ocokugh ohth ihd ocdlciap-dlciapghddyh, ah ocrhsh khshj ihd iadlad. Ycrdyhth
ocrcgh ocrhsh ocopcrgfsh whdath yhdl taihg shihrghd iara taihg scru scjadllh ocdyarhoadyh
icdlhd sccokcr har ihra sudlha gcea` icght satu. Ah oc`ajht scgc`a`adldyh frhdl-frhdl khrkhr atu
kcrgcruoud, whmhj-whmhj shdlhr ocrcgh tcrscdyuo ocsuo ihd ecdlcdlcshd, hih yhdl suihj taihg
ocohgha ec`hdh `hla ihd hih yhdl suihj kula` tfth`, pcdas-pcdas ocrcgh scouh taihg hih yhdl `fyf,
scouh ih`ho gchihhd crcgsa ihd ‚`hphr‑.
‐Mhdlhd `hla…shyh suihj taihg guht…shyh ofjfd !‟ ah ococ`hs ihd ocdllcscr tukujdyh ocdmhuja
ocrcgh shoka` ocdutup ihih icdlhd gciuh `cdlhddyh.
‚kyur!‑ scscfrhdl ocdluyurdyh ihra kc`hghdl scjadllh ocokuhtdyh tcrgcmut ihd ocdllala`. Iuh
frhdl kcrmfdlgfg ococlhdladyh ihd ocdllfsfga tukujdyh scjadllh kcrsaj ihra ececrhd spcroh,
tcdtu ocrcgh taihg oc`cwhtghd gcscophthd ada ocdllcrhyhdla tukuj ou`usdyh.
‐Mhdlhd thgut Dfdh, ghoa euoh ocokcrsajghd tukuj Dfdh !‟ ghth prhmurat yhdl laladyh kcrhdthghd
shoka` ocdlushp-ushp tukujdyh yhdl khshj.

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‐Gh`hu kcrsaj ghd cdhg iaphgc `hla jhjhjh !‟ taoph` yhdl sckc`hjdyh.
Ua lala gcrfpfs atu ocdeauoa kakar Xadlyu icdlhd phgsh, `aihjdyh ocdycdta`-dycdta` `aihj lhias atu
ocdlhmhgdyh kcrhiu. ^rhmurat shtudyh yhdl hlhg gurus atu oc`uoht phyuihrhdyh yhdl khru iaka`hs. Ah
ocdycift-dycift kfdlghjhd gcdyh` atu jadllh papadyh gcopft. Xadlyu, scocdthrh thdlhddyh
ocdmc`hmhja gcou`ushd tukuj ihyhdl asthdh atu.

Ucfrhdl prhmurat `hla kcrthophdl kcdlas ihd kcrehokhdl thg rhpa agut kcrlhkudl. Frhdl atu
ocokcdthdlghd phjh Xadlyu ihd ocokcdhoghd gcph`hdyh phih sc`hdlghdlhddyh.
‐Ussjjj !‟ icsas ihyhdl atu icdlhd tukuj ocdllc`aht gctagh ocrhshghd `aihj sa prhmurat khrkhr
ocohsuga vhladhdyh scpcrta u`hr oc`aug-`aug.
Uctc`hj sa lala gcrfpfs oc`cphs eauohddyh, sa gurus lhdta ocdeuokudyh icdlhd thg gh`hj kcrlharhj.
Khu ou`utdyh sudlluj taihg scihp ghrcdh ah khru shmh oaduo eugup khdyhg hrhg, dhoud Xadlyu
suihj taihg ocopciu`aghd scouh atu, ah suihj scpcrta ocsad pcouhs scgs yhdl sahp iaphgha icdlhd
ehrh hphpud. ^rhmurat yhdl ocdma`hta vhladhdyh tcrdyhth kughd jhdyh ocdlludhghd `aihjdyh, mhradyh
pud hgtab ocdlfrcg-dlfrcg `ahdl gcdagohthd atu. Mhra-mhra kcshr atu kcr`uourhd eharhd kclatu iathrag
gc`uhr ihd frhdl atu ocohsugghddyh gc ou`ut thdph rasaj.
‐[hsh ihyhdl asthdh, jjooo….`czhtdyh, khlhaohdh pudyh pcrohasuradyh yhj !‟ gc`hghrdyh.
‐Jhjhjh…jhta-jhta gcph`hou `cphs ihra tcophtdyh, mcdicrh` gath scihdl kcrscdhdl-scdhdl
icdlhddyh scghrhdl ada !‟ taoph` sh`hj scfrhdl tcohddyh ihra gcruoudhd.
Kckcrhph oc`ajht gchrhj gcrcth yhdl kcrlfyhdl-lfyhdl, ia kh`ag tarha dhophg sa`uct khyhdlhd tukuj
whdath scihdl ocoheu tukujdyh. Qh, ocohdl Khfsa gada scihdl ocdhag-turudghd tukujdyh iahths

pcdas Hmalc yhdl

kcreueurhd kcrkhradl
gcradlht, tc`cdthdl
rhokutdyh yhdlshoka` ocoamhta
tcrshdllu` phyuihrhdyh.
suihj Yukujkcricehg
hlhg gusut. Uuhrh whdath atu suihj ihra
tcricdlhr
gc`hoad ocrcgh yhdl kcrtuokughd, sc`had atu mulh `hdtha gcrcth mulh kcricrat-icrat ocrhohaghd
suhshdh.

Iahths sckuhj khtu kcshr, prhmurat Xuhdrfdl kcrwhmhj scpcrta khka yhdl thia ocohgsh Jfdl`ahd
ocdlfrh` pcdasdyh gada scihdl iuiug iashdh ocohdllu ihyhdl atu ih`ho pfsasa ocoudlludla.
Jfdl`ahd scdiara scpcrtadyh suihj ocdllcrhghd tukujdyh dhag turud scehrh h`hoa shoka` oc`hyhda
pcdas ihra iuh frhdl yhdl kcriara ia gara ihd ghdhddyh shoka` kcrghehg padllhdl.
‐Uada Dfdh, gcdhph `hoh scgh`a shoh iah, shyh mulh ohu !‟ ghth yhdl sckc`hj gara, scfrhdl prhmurat
kcrkhihd gcghr ihd mhra thdlhd ghdhddyh tadllh` talh, tcrpftfdl ih`ho sckuhj pcrtcopurhd. Ah
ocdhrag gcph`h lhias atu ihd ocdmcmh`a ou`utdyh icdlhd pcdasdyh yhdl eugup kcshr.
^rhmurat shtudyh yhdl `ckaj mudafr atu iaho shmh taihg kcrhda prftcs ihd sckhlha lhdtadyh jhrus puhs
icdlhd gfefghd thdlhd shdl ihyhdl. Ucgathr ;-5 ocdat prhmurat atu g`aohgs ihd spcrohdyh

ocdycoprft ocokhshja papa ghdhd ihd sckhlahd rhokut Jfdl`ahd. ^cdas prhmurat atu ocdyusut
ih`ho lcdllhohddyh. Ucfrhdl prhmurat `had ocdcpug khju tcohddyh yhdl khru g`aohgs atu sckhlha
thdih lhdta la`arhd. ^rhmurat yhdl khru ohsug ada `hdlsudl ocrhaj thdlhd Jfdl`ahd ihd
ocdllcdllhoghddyh phih khthdl pcdasdyh. Dhoud khru kckcrhph gfefghd, takh-takh tarha padtu
gcrcth ocokugh ocdludihdl pcrjhtahd sckhlahd kcshr ihra ocrcgh gc shdh. Hmalc, shdl gfohdihd,
gc`uhr ihra gcrcth jhdyh ocdlcdhghd ec`hdhdyh.
‐Icdlhr scouh !‟ suhrhdyh ocdllc`clhr, ‐yhdl suihj eugup puhs astarhjht, ecpht kcrgcohs ghrcdh
gath hghd sclcrh kcrhdlght, ihd shtu `hla…hyf sada Qhdl Ou`ah !‟ shjutdyh ocohdlla` gc ih`ho
gcrcth.

Khfsa gc`uhr ihra gcrcth atu icdlhd whmhj tcrtudiug oh`u, tukujdyh pf`fs thdph sc`cokhr
kcdhdlpud, jhdyh pcrjahshd yhdl ohsaj tcrsash ia shdh. Hmalc ocrhaj thdlhddyh udtug ocokhdtudyh
turud gc thdhj. Kcthph oh`udyh Khfsa tukuj tc`hdmhdldyh iapcrtfdtfdghd iajhihphd pu`ujhd
prhmurat khrkhr atu. Ucouh ohth ocohdihdl ghluo phihdyh, mhgud ocrcgh dhag turud ocdhjhd
dhbsu. Gh`hu shmh taihg hih Hmalc oudlgad ocrcgh scouh suihj scrcdthg ocdlcrfyfgdyh jadllh thg
kash khdlud `hla.

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‐Ada`hj shdl pcrohasura ]jfu yhdl tcrgcdh` gcehdtaghddyh atu, hgu, Hmalc, hghd ocdycrhjghddyh phih
Ejhdyu (lc`hr gcph`h sugu khrkhr) hludl scjadllh taihg hih scfrhdlpud yhdl kf`cj ocdycdtujdyh,
thpa…hgu hghd ocokcra gcscophthd phih ocrcgh yhdl kcrmhsh jhra ada udtug ocdeaeapa
gcjhdlhthddyh sckhlha pcdljhrlhhd !‟
Khfsa `hdlsudl tcrecght ocdicdlhr ghth-ghth Hmalc atu, kclatu mulh gciuh ihyhdldyh.
‐Mhdlhd…mhdlhd `hgughd !‟ Xadlyu jcdihg kcrtcrahg thpa `cjcrdyh suihj tcr`h`u gcradl udtug atu
scjadllh yhdl gc`uhr jhdyh suhrh phrhu tcrputus-putus, ah ocrfdth sciagat thpa `hdlsudl iaicghp f`cj
prhmurat yhdl scihdl ocdyctukujadyh. Jfdl`ahd pud taihg ihpht kcrkuht hph-hph, sa lcoug atu
ococ`ugdyh ihra kc`hghdl ihd ia ou`utdyh ohsaj tcrasa pcdas. Ah jhdyh kash ocdctcsghd har ohth
icdlhd jhta pa`u.
‐[cdl‑hd…Iufka`ac…!!‟ scru Hmalc ocohdlla` iuh dhoh.
Ucfrhdl pcrwarh kcrpcrhwhghd pcrsas icdlhd Hmalc dhoud ohth ghdhddyh kuth kcghs tcrgcdh
scdmhth oudeu` ihra gcruoudhd, frhdl ada taihg `had hih`hj yhdl ocdckhs [hmh Qfu ihd putrhdyh thia.
^crwarh `had scfrhdl yhdl ocohgha jc`o kcrthdiug, tukujdyh tadlla ihd hlhg gurus, ocoa`aga guoas
tapas scpcrta Ghashr Oadl (tfgfj mhjht ih`ho B`hsj Lfrifd). Ah kcrdhoh Iufka`ac, thdlhd ghdhd Hmalc
yhdl ph`adl iapcrehyh, scfrhdl hj`a strhtcla yhdl jckht ih`ho sugu atu.

‐Khlus, sugscs jhra ada taihg `cphs ihra mhsh gh`ahd, sckhlha jhiahj gh`ahd kf`cj kcrohad sckcdthr
icdlhd Qhdl Ou`ah !‟ Hmalc tcrscdyuo ihd ocdcpug khju gciuh khwhjhddyh.
‐Jhjhjh….tcraohghsaj ghghg, shyh taihg ocdyhdlgh hghd kcrgcscophthd ocdeaeapa scfrhdl
pcrohasura, phsta rhshdyh astaocwh ghd !‟ ghth [cdl‑hd, sa ohth shtu.

‐Iuh
kughdihyhdl
jhjhjhasthdh ada shmh
!‟ ocrcgh suihj `ckaj scjadllh
tcrthwh-thwh ihra eugup, ocdihpht
yhdl `had pudpcrohasuradyh hih`hj shtu hdulcrhj
agut tcrthwh ocdhdllhpadyh.
Yhdph kuhdl-kuhdl whgtu `hla, gciuhdyh ocdicghta Khfsa. [cdl‑hd ocdhdlghp ihd ocdicghpdyh
ihra kc`hghdl gctagh Khfsa jcdihg kcradlsut ocdljadihr ihra icghphd Iufka`ac.
‐Juhjhjhjh…ohu gcohdh Qhdl Ou`ah, ohsh ghkur tc`hdmhdl kclada 6‟ thwhdyh.
‐Ocdiadlhd shoh ghoa shmh Qhdl Ou`ah, iamhoad jhdlht ihd cdhg !‟ ghth prah gurus atu shoka`
ocrcohs phyuihrh gara Khfsa.
Ucuour jaiupdyh khru pcrdhj ah iarcdihjghd scpcrta ada, iapcrtfdtfdghd tc`hdmhdl ia icphd uouo
`h`u iascrhjghd sckhlha jhiahj. Ah thg guhsh ocdhjhd har ohthdyh gctagh Iufka`ac oc`uoht kakardyh
icdlhd kcrdhbsu. Gciuh pctadlla Xuhdrfdl atu ocdlcpatdyh scpcrta shdiwaej ih`ho pfsasa kcriara,
thdlhd-thdlhd ghshr atu ocdc`usura sc`uruj `cgug-`cgug tukujdyh yhdl adihj. Mhra Iufka`ac
ocdlfkfg-fkfg vhladh Khfsa ocdyckhkghd whdath atu ocdllc`admhdl thg tcrgcdih`a.
‐Ccoojj….udllj….!!‟ crhdldyh ia sc`h pcreuokuhd icdlhd prah gurus atu.
Ia kc`hghdldyh [cdl‑hd ocdma`hta ihd ocdeauoa wa`hyhj `cjcr ihd tc`adlhdyh.

‐@ajht ada…pcmu pcrohasura, kcrudtudl scgh`a kash ocrhshghd scpcrta ada !‟ dhophg eharhd kcr`c`crhd
phih mhra-mhra Iufka`ac gctagh ah ocdhragdyh ihra vhladh Khfsa, `h`u icdlhd dagoht ah ocdma`hta eharhd ia
 mhradyh atu, ‐jjjoo…luraj, astaocwh, shyh sugh scgh`a rhshdyh !‟
Uctc`hj atu ah ocdurudghd ec`hdhdyh ocopcr`ajhtghd pcdasdyh yhdl suihj ocdclhdl, ugurhddyh
phdmhdl dhoud iahoctcrdyh taihg sckcrhph kcshr scpcrta Hmalc, ‚scdmhth‑ atu suihj sahp iaphgha `hla
sctc`hj sckc`uodyh ocokhdtha gciuh ihyhdl atu. Iahdlghtdyh phjh gara whdath atu, thdlhd shtudyh
ococlhdl ihd ocokaokadl pcdasdyh ocohsuga `ahdl scdllhoh. Kcrght eharhd gcwhdathhddyh,
Khfsa suihj taihg tcr`h`u ocrhsh dycra `hla gctagh pcdas atu ohsug gc vhladhdyh. ^adllu` Iufka`ac ou`ha
kcrlfyhdl ohmu-oudiur ocdehra gcdagohthddyh, thdlhddyh yhdl ocdfphdl phdtht whdath atu
ocrcohsa wa`hyhj atu icdlhd lcohsdyh. Ucocdthrh ia kc`hghdldyh, sa ohth shtu ocouthr whmhj
Khfsa gc shopadl hlhr ihpht kcreauohd icdlhddyh. Gcdagohthd yhdl ocdmh`hr ihra khwhj
ocokuhtdyh phsrhj ocdcraoh euokuhd [cdl‑hd, ah khjghd oc`adlghrghd thdlhddyh gc kc`hghdl
ococ`ug `cjcr frhdl khrkhr atu. Ia tcopht `had, gciuh ihyhdl asthdh atu ohsaj oc`hdmutghd
pcrluou`hddyh icdlhd phrh khrkhr atu. La`arhd tcrus kcrputhr, dhoud scpcrtadyh taihg hih hgjardyh,
phihjh` ocrcgh suihj kclatu `c`hj shopha scopht padlshd. Atupud muo`hj ocrcgh suihj kcrgurhdl

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scgathr scpcrcophtdyh yhdl tcwhs ih`ho pcrtcopurhd khrushd, gh`hu shmh ohsaj `cdlghp tcdtu
pcdicrathhd ihyhdl-ihyhdl atu hghd scohgad kcrht.

‐Ecpht…ecpht, yhdl suihj sc`csha phgha khmu, sckcdthr `hla gath kcrhdlght !‟ Hmalc yhdl tc`hj
ocohgha gcokh`a phghahd gckcshrhddyh ocdlhtur khrashd ihra hths guih.
Ocrcgh yhdl suihj ocdudthsghd jhsrht kuru-kuru ocokcdhja iara, ocrcgh kclatu tudiug phih
gfohdihd ocrcgh yhdl kcdlas ada ghrcdh gh`hu sh`hj sciagat ah taihg sclhd-sclhd ocdljhkasa hthu
oadaoh` ocdehokuga shopha iuiug ihd taiur hghd tcrhsh shgat.
Kckcrhph frhdl `had dhophg oc`adlghr ia scgc`a`adl Jfdl`ahd. Ihyhdl atu kcr`utut ia tcdlhj ihd
iaphgsh oc`hyhda pcdas-pcdas yhdl ocdfifdldyh. Ah oc`hyhda pcdas-pcdas atu sa`aj-kcrlhdta icdlhd
gciuh thdlhd ihd ou`utdyh. Ghihdl hih ihra ocrcgh yhdl scdlhmh ocdlc`us-c`usghd gcph`h pcdasdyh
gc whmhj ou`us lhias atu. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd ocrcgh shtu-pcrshtu ocdehpha g`aohgs, spcrohdyh
kcreaprhthd ocdlcdha whmhj, rhokut ihd tukuj lhias atu. Ucfrhdl tcrhgjar yhdl scihdl iafrh`,
ocdhjhd gcph`h lhias atu gctagh ocdehpha g`aohgs. Ycdtu Jfdl`ahd gc`hkhghd ocdcraoh scoprfthd
eharhd yhdl kcrhrfoh thmho atu, thdlhddyh ocdllhpha-lhpha ghrcdh sushj kcrdhbhs. Eharhd putaj
gcdth` atu ocdlasa gcrfdlgfdlhddyh jadllh tcrtc`hd, dhoud sckhlahd oc`c`cj ia padllar kakar lhias
atu. Jfdl`ahd `hdlsudl tcrkhtug-khtug gctagh prhmurat atu oc`cphs pcdasdyh, ah ocdhrag dhbhs
ocdlhoka` uihrh sclhr. Yukujdyh suihj `cdlgct-`cdlgct f`cj ececrhd spcroh ihd gcradlht,
tukujdyh tcrhsh `u`uj-`hdthg, udtug kcriara pud ah suihj taihg guht, tcr`ckaj `hla rhsh dycra ohsaj
tcrhsh phih vhladh ihd hdusdyh. ^hrh prhmurat yhdl ocdyctukujadyh jhdyh tcrthwh-thwh oc`ajhtdyh
shoka` oc`fdthrghd ghth-ghth thg scdfdfj. Jfdl`ahd suihj taihg ocopciu`aghd gchihhd iaradyh, ah

ocdhdlas scsclughd ocdycsh`a dhsakdyh yhdl trhlas.

‐Qhdl Ou`ah !‟ uehpdyh `cohj gctagh oc`ajht ohmaghddyh scihdl iasfifga ihra kc`hghdl f`cj pcrwarh
khrkhr kcrohth shtu ih`ho pfsasa ifllac ihd ia icphddyh Iufka`ac ocrco-oc`cg ocdagohta
pcdasdyh iagu`uo f`cj shdl pcrohasura.
Jfdl`ahd hgjardyh thg shihrghd iara shgadl `c`hjdyh. [cdl‑hd ocdyctukuja Khfsa icdlhd kruth`,
sfifghd-sfifghddyh kclatu kcrtcdhlh shoka` scscgh`a ocdhophr phdthtdyh ocdadllh`ghd kcghs
ococrhj. Khfsa ocdlcrhdl tcrthjhd ghrcdh ou`utdyh tcrsuokht pcdas Iufka`ac. Uctahp gh`a sa ohth
shtu atu ocdyfifg, pcdas atu scohgad tcrifrfdl ohsug gc ou`utdyh.
‐Mhdlhd scdhbsu atu [cdl‑hd, dhdta hdugu tcrlalat khlhaohdh !‟ Iufka`ac ocopcradlhtghd rcghddyh
yhdl tcr`h`u kcrlharhj atu.
‐Jhjhjh…ohhb sfh`dyh shyh khru pcrdhj ocrhshghd ococg asthdh !‟ mhwhkdyh shoka` tcrus
ocdllcdmft.
Hgjardyh [cdl‑hd ocdehpha frlhsocdyh, ah ocrcohs guht-guht phyuihrh Khfsa ocokuhtdyh

ocradtaj gcshgathd. ^hih shht yhdl kcrshohhd tukuj Khfsa mulh kcrlcthr jckht, shtu `hla frlhoc
phdmhdl yhdl ocokuht sc`uruj tukujdyh ocdclhdl. Iufka`ac yhdl ocdlcthjua gchihhddyh
oc`cphsghd sckcdthr pcdasdyh ihra ou`ut whdath atu. Khfsa `hdlsudl ocdlcrhdl scmhia-mhiadyh gctagh
pcdas atu `cphs ihra ou`utdyh, jhrus iahgua scdshsa ada kcdhr-kcdhr `uhr kahsh wh`hu arfdasdyh iaihpht
ihra frhdl yhdl ocokuduj suhoa ihd hdhgdyh. ^uhs ocdagohta frlhsocdyh, prah atu pud ocdehkut
pcdasdyh, iathragdyh rhokut whdath atu jadllh ah kcr`utut. Ah ocdyuruj Khfsa ocokcrsajghd pcdasdyh
icdlhd ou`ut.

Yhdph pcr`hwhdhd sciagatpud, Khfsa ocdma`hta pcdas atu ihd ocdlu`uo-dlu`uodyh ih`ho ou`ut. Yakh-
takh thdlhd shtudyh ialcdllhoghd Iufka`ac phih pcdasdyh ihd ah ocdlfefg pcdas atu thdph
iapcradthj tcr`ckaj ihju`u. Ah suihj tcr`h`u `c`hj ihd thg`ug scjadllh suihj ocdmhia scpcrta kuihg
scgs yhdl sahp ocouhsghd sahph shmh yhdl ocdladladghd tukujdyh. Uc`csha ocokcrsajghd pcdas
[cdl‑hd, ah ocohsughd pcdas Iufka`ac gc ou`utdyh, gcph`hdyh ohmu-oudiur shoka` ocdlcout pcdas
atu. Kckcrhph frhdl yhdl suihj kcrcs-kcrcs ocdc`hd `uihj oc`ajht hiclhd atu, ocrcgh mulh adlad
scgh`a ocdeaeapa shdl pcrohasura dhoud taihg kcrhda ghrcdh `hdehdl thdph amad Hmalc. Uctc`hj kckcrhph
ocdat iafrh` f`cj Khfsa, Iufka`ac pud ocdehpha g`aohgs. Ucoprfthd spcrohdyh tcrhsh jhdlht gctagh

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tuophj ia whmhj ihd ou`ut whdath atu. Khfsa ocdc`hd eharhd atu icdlhd pcrhshhd ehopur hiug lc`a,
 mamag, dhoud mulh hih scdshsa
scdshsa hdcj yhdl ocokuhtdyh o ocdagohtadyh.
cdagohtadyh. Iufka`ac ocdy
ocdycgh
cgh ececrhd
spcrohdyh phih whmhj ihd scgathr ou`ut whdath atu ihd ocdyuhpghd gc ou`ut whdath atu.
‐Qhj kclatu Qhdl Ou`ah, tcrdyhth pcrohasura ]jfu atu ifyhd oaduo pcmu yhj jcjcjc !‟ cmcg Iufka`ac.
Frhdl-frhdl iascgathrdyh yhdl ocdicdlhr mulh agut tcrthwh-thwh ocdlcmcgdyh. Yaihg mhuj ihra satu,
Xadlyu mulh khru sc`csha ialhrhp scfrhdl tcrhgjar. ^rhmurat atu ocduophjghd spcrohdyh phih ihih
ihd pcrut lhias atu `h`u kuru-kuru ocokcdhja iara. Lhias atu ocdcdlfghd whmhj ocdhthp `araj phih
ohmaghddyh shoka` ocdhdlas. @hdlat scohgad ocdludadl, ohthjhra suihj sctcdlhj tcdllc`ho ia ubug
khrht. Ocrcgh pud jhrus ocdadllh`ghd tcopht atu, sctc`hj ocrcgh pcrla kurudl-kurudl lhlhg
kcrihthdlhd ihd kcrpcsth ia hths ohyht-ohyht iashdh.

Gctalh whdath atu kcrthdlashd ia ih`ho gcrcth, ocrcgh taihg thju dhsak kurug hph`hla yhdl scihdl
ocdhdta sctakhdyh ia akugfth dhdta. Uhgat ihd pclh` ohsaj kc`uo ja`hdl ihra tukuj ocrcgh, tcruthoh
Xadlyu ihd Jfdl`ahd yhdl ialhrhp pu`ujhd frhdl. Akugfth Jhfmadl tc`hj `u`uj `hdthg gctagh ocrcgh
takh, hpa ocdyh`h ocokhghr ruohj-ruohj pcdiuiug, mcrat thdlas tcricdlhr ia sc`uruj pc`fsfg,
jhopar taihg hih ihcrhj yhdl `uput ihra pcdmhrhjhd, sudlluj satuhsa yhdl ghehu.
‐Hyf turud, gath shopha Qhdl Ou`ah !‟ ghth Hmalc ‐gath hghd ocdcoua Ejhdyu hludl‟
Khfsa thg shdllup kcrghth hphpud oc`ajht asthdh oclhj tcopht tadllh`dyh gada kclatu kcrhdthghd,
ececrhd ihrhj, scdmhth, pftfdlhd tukuj, ihd ohyht-ohyht prhmurat kcrscrhghd ia kckcrhph suiut
asthdh ihd kc`uo iakcrsajghd. Cdthj iaohdh Hiaphta Ujcd, ^hdlcrhd Qamau ihd phsughddyh, yhdl
tcr`ajht ihrathia jhdyh frhdl-frhdl Xuhdrfdl shmh. Ocohsuga asthdh ah oc`ajht pcohdihdlhd yhdl

`ckaj oaras `hla,asthdh.

whdath-whdath ia sckuhj hu`hshdllup
Ah taihg phrh prhmurat scihdl
oc`ajht kcrpcsth
scjadllh ohkug-ohkughd
ocopcrecpht ihd ocopcrgfsh
`hdlghjdyh. Ocrcgh shopha gc
tcopht pcohdiahd asthdh kc`hghdl, iuh frhdl prhmurat Xuhdrfdl yhdl kcrmhlh ocokughghd lcrkhdl
gctagh oc`ajht Hmalc ihthdl. Ohth ocrcgh mc`h`hthd oc`ajht Khfsa yhdl icoagahd ehdtag.
‐Ohra Qhdl Ou`ah !‟ shjut mcdicrh` khrkhr atu, ‐gh`ahd kcriuh sa`hghd hoka` gciuh ihyhdl ada !‟
Gciuh prhmurat atu `hdlsudl tcrthwh khjhlah ihd ocdhdlghp Xadlyu ihd Jfdl`ahd yhdl taihg kash
ocdljadihr.
‐Hyf Qhdl Ou`ah, hthu ocrcgh shyh scrhjghd phih prhmurat ia kh`harudl icphd‟ ghth Hmalc yhdl
oc`ajht Khfsa thophg ohrhj ihd ocdljcdtaghd `hdlghjdyh.

Ocrcghpud ocohsuga ruhdl pcohdiahd yhdl `uhs ihd adihj atu, tcopht kahsh ah ihd [hmh Qfu
ocokcrsajghd iara ihd kcrscdhdl-scdhdl. @hdtha ruhdlhd ada tcrkuht ihra khru lrhdat, iuh phtudl
sadlh pcrudllu kcriara tclhg phih gciuh sasa lcrkhdl, pc`ath tc`hj ocdyh`h-dyh`h ia kckcrhph suiut
sckhlha pcdcrhdlhd. Ia tcdlhj ruhdlhd tcrihpht gf`ho kcshr kcrkcdtug pcrscla phdmhdl, ia suiut

gf`ho atu`hj dhophg scscfrhdl scihdl iagcrukuta talh whdath tc`hdmhdl yhdl hih`hj sc`ar-sc`ar
gcrhmhhd yhdl taihg scopht oc`f`fsghd iara.
‐Uh`ho Ejhdyu hludl !‟ Hmalc ocokcra jfroht icdlhd thth ehrh sugu ocrcgh.
Frhdl atu ocdyadlgarghd whdath yhdl scihdl dhag turud iahths pcdasdyh ihd ocdljh`hdla
phdihdlhddyh.
‐Fffj…tcrdyhth Mcdicrh` Hmalc ! suihj `hoh scgh`a gutudllu, ohra kcrlhkudl ! gath kcrscdhdl-
scdhdl ocrhyhghd scouhdyh !‟
Frhdl yhdl atu kcrdhoh Qcxahd Ejhdyu, gcph`h sugu Xuhdrfdl, kcrpfstur scihdl ihd hlhg lcoug,
oughdyh ku`ht ihd jaiudl pcscg, ohthdyh yhdl sapat ihd `cthgdyh kcricghthd atu ocdyarhtghd gcshd
`aeag, mhokhdldyh tckh` ihd taihg rhpa.
‐Hdih ocokhwhghd jhiahj udtuggu mcdicrh` 6‟ thdyh Qcxahd shoka` ocohdihdl Khfsa icdlhd
ghluo.
‐Ada ^crohasura Khfsa, jhokh ocokhwhghddyh gjusus udtug hdih‟ Hmalc ocopcrgcdh`ghd, ‐kugh
khmu hdih ihd `hyhda Ejhdyu icdlhd khag !‟ pcradthjdyh sctcdlhj kcrkasag.
Uudlluj tcrjadh Khfsa ocdicdlhr pcradthj atu, ah scrhsh iapcr`hgughd scpcrta pc`heur shmh. Dhoud ah
taihg pudyh pa`ajhd `had, ah taihg adlad gciuh ihyhdldyh yhdl sctah atu ocdmhia gfrkhd, ocrcgh`hj

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shtu-shtudyh frhdl scpcrta gc`uhrlh yhdl tcrsash iasasadyh. Icdlhd kcrht ah ocokugh shtu-pcrshtu
phghahddyh jadllh kula`, sctc`hj oc`cphs scphtu ah turud gc har ihd ocdljhopara gcph`h sugu khrkhr
atu.

‐Uudlluj kcrudtudl rhmh tf`f` atu ocoa`aga pcrohsura scehdtag kaihihra !‟ Cscd ocdlhluoa
gcehdtaghddyh, ‐gh`ahd kf`cj pcrla iu`u, shyh adlad kcriuhhd icdlhd pcrohasura gh`ahd !‟ ghthdyh
phih gctalh sc`ar rhmh atu.
Ocrcgh pud kcriara ihd ocdadllh`ghddyh. Gctalhdyh ocohshdl whmhj sadas phih Khfsa gctagh
oc`adths ia icphddyh. Ocrcgh ocohdl ocokcdeadyh ghrcdh taihg pcrdhj ocdhdl kcrshadl ocdmhia
bhvfrat rhmh, ocrcgh larhdl ghrcdh wh`hupud tc`hj mhtuj gc thdlhd frhdl-frhdl khrkhr, whdath yhdl
ocdmhia shadlhd ocrcgh ada tc`hj iarcdihjghd scicoagahd ruph. Qcxahd yhdl iuiug sc`fdmfrhd ia
ihshr gf`ho ocdlhohta tukuj pf`fs Khfsa yhdl tc`hj kcriara ia icphddyh ihra hths jadllh khwhj.
‐Kcdhr-kcdhr tatashd icwa !‟ pumadyh shoka` ocdlc`usa phjh mcdmhdl atu, ‐ou`us khlhaghd khtu mhic thg
kcreheht‟
Khfsa tcriaho ocohtudl icdlhd pcrhshhd ehopur-hiug, gciuh thdlhddyh ia`apht ocdya`hdl
ocdutupa ihih. [hkhhd thdlhd ghshr atu scohgad ocokuht ihrhjdyh kcricsar, thdlhd atu ou`ha
ocdlushp phjh ih`hodyh, tcrus dhag ihd hgjardyh ocdycdtuj kakar gcoh`uhddyh.
‐Ussjj !‟ icsasdyh thg tcrthjhdghd.
Qcxahd tcrscdyuo oc`ajht rchgsa Khfsa, ah ocdhrag `cdlhd whdath atu ihd ocdiuiughddyh ia
phdlguhddyh. Ycrhsh pcdas yhdl tc`hj crcgsa atu kcrscdtujhd icdlhd phdthtdyh. Qcxahd ocdlc`usa
papadyh yhdl jh`us, iaphdihdladyh whmhj ehdtag atu ih`ho-ih`ho.

‐Ucopurdh, gcehdtaghd yhdl `uhr kahsh scopurdh !‟

Qcxahd ocdlhdlght ihlu Khfsa yhdl scmhg thia ocoh`adlghd whmhj ihd taihg kcrhda ocdhthp whmhj
shdlhrdyh. Ah ocdicghp Khfsa ohgad crht ihd ocdmhtujghd sckuhj eauohd phih kakardyh. \hdath atu
ocdcraoh scouhdyh thdph pcr`hwhdhd, khjghd ah oc`adlghrghd thdlhd ococ`ug `cjcr lcoug prah
atu. Ia khwhj har shdh, thdlhd Qcxahd yhdl shtudyh tcrus ocdlc`usa phjh Khfsa, ia phdlgh`dyh
thdlhddyh ocdlc`usa gcoh`uhd yhdl kcrku`u `ckht atu. Yhdlhd shtudyh yhdl ocdfphdl tukuj whdath
atu ocdyusup `cwht shopadl tukuj ihd ocrhaj phyuihrhdyh `h`u ou`ha ocoa`ad-oa`ad putadldyh.
Qcxahd ocopcr`hgughddyh `ckaj `cokut ihraphih Hmalc ihd gciuh khwhjhddyh thia, scjadllh Khfsa
ocdicshj tcrthjhd ghrcdh gcdagohthd yhdl `uhr kahsh atu. Uctc`hj puhs kcreuokuhd scgathr `aoh
ocdat, ou`ut Qcxahd ou`ha turud gc phyuihrhdyh. ^utadl phyuihrh Khfsa scohgad ocdlcrhs ghrcdh
 ma`hthd-ma`hthd `aihjdyh, scocdthrh
scocdthrh rhdlshdlhd ihra khwhj mulh sc
scohgad
ohgad ocokuhtdyh thg thjthjhd
hd udtg
thg ocdicshj ghrcdh mhra-mhra kcshr atu ou`ha ocdlfkfg-fkfg vhladhdyh.
‐Ffjj…tuhd…hhhjj…hgu…hhguu…ffjj
‐Ffjj…tuhd…hhhjj…hgu…hhgu u…ffjj !‟ Khfsa ocdicshj hdthrh ocdf`hg ihd ocdcraoh gctagh

Qcxahd ocdcoughd g`atfrasdyh ihd ocohad-ohadghddyh.

‐Hgu gcdhph Qhdl Ou`ah…ohu fofdl hph 6 cdhg taihg rhshdyh 6‟ thdyh gcph`h sugu atu.
‐Ayhj…ooojj…hgu taihg thjhd `hla…mhdlhd sagsh scpcrta atu `hla…hhjj !‟ Khfsa ohgad kcrgc`cmfthd.
‐Gh`hu kclatu hphghj Qhdl Ou`ah adlad shyh cdtft jhj 6‟ thdyh Qcxahd `hla shoka` tcrgcgcj-gcgcj.
‐Ohu…hgu ohu, hgu taihg thjhd `hla !‟ crhdldyh thdph ocopcriu`aghd `hla jhrlh iaradyh.

Qcxahd sclcrh ocokcdthdlghd gciuh kc`hj phjh Khfsa ia phdlguhddyh icdlhd pfsasa ocoudlludla.
Ah ocokaokadl pcdasdyh ocohsuga vhladh whdath atu. ^cr`hjhd-`hjhd Khfsa ocdurudghd tukujdyh
scjadllh khthdl atu scohgad ocdlasa vhladhdyh.
‐Ooojjj…kcdcr-kcdcr
‐Ooojjj…kcdcr-k cdcr scrct, Qhdl Ou`ah suihj pcrdhj oc`hjarghd thpa dagohtdyh taihg gh`hj ihra
pcrhwhd yh jcjcjc !‟ ghthdyh icght tc`adlh Khfsa.
Ucshht gcouiahd Qcxahd suihj ocdycdthg-dycdthghd padllu`dyh ocdyfifga vhladh whdath atu.
Lcscghd icoa lcscghd h`ht gc`hoad ocrcgh ocdaoku`ghd rhsh dagoht yhdl ocdmh`hr gc sc`uruj
tukuj. Uuhrh icshjhd Khfsa ococduja ruhdl pcohdiahd atu, dhoud tcrdyhth kughd jhdyh iaradyh
yhdl ocdicshj ghrcdh tcpht ia sckcrhdl ocrcgh Hmalc mulh scihdl oc`hopahsghd dhbsudyh icdlhd
gctalh sc`ar thia. Lc`admhdl tukuj ocrcgh ocdaoku`ghd rahg phih har ia scgathrdyh. Qcxahd

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ocdyusupghd gcph`hdyh `cwht gctahg Khfsa hlhr ihpht ocdyusu shoka` ocdagohta lfyhdlhddyh.
Yhdlhddyh taihg jcdta-jcdtadyh ocdmc`hmhja sctahp pc`fsfg tukuj yhdl adihj atu. Khfsa scohgad ecpht
ocdhag-turudghd tukujdyh ghrcdh sckcdthr `hla hghd ocdehpha g`aohgs. Qcxahd ocopcrht
pc`ughddyh phih whdath atu gctagh ocrcgh frlhsoc ih`ho whgtu jhopar kcrshohhd. Ucoh`hohd
phrh frhdl khrkhr atu ocouhsghd dhbsu ocrcgh ia asthdh gcrhmhhd ]jfu yhdl tc`hj ocrcgh guhsha atu.

Ycrdyhth sctc`hj akugfth iaguhsha, frhdl-frhdl Xuhdrfdl oc`hdllhr mhdma ocrcgh ihd taihg rc`h
hdlght ghga. ^hdlcrhd Qamau ihd phrh pcdlagutdyh tcrphgsh oc`hraghd iara ihd ocoadihjghd akugfth
gc @ufyhdl yhdl `ckaj hohd. Ah dhag thjth icdlhd lc`hr [hmh ^adl ihra ]jfu, iadhstadyh sc`hoht ihra
gcjhdeurhd tfth` ihd ohsaj kcriara jadllh 5>> thjud gc icphd, dhoud gcja`hdlhd sckhlahd
wa`hyhjdyh ia uthrh yhdl mhtuj gc thdlhd Xuhdrfdl. Iadhsta ]jfu yhdl khru ada ih`ho scmhrhj iagcdh`
sckhlha Iadhsta ]jfu Yaour. Ucmhg atu gcguhshhd rhmh ohgad oc`cohj scocdthrh phih phrh hiaphta
ihd khdlshwhd scohgad kcrguhsh ghrcdh ocrcgh ocdlg`hao iara ocrcgh kcrmhsh ocdmhlh pcrkhthshd
ihd ocrckut wa`hyhj-wa`hyhj yhdl sckc`uodyh iaiuiuga sugu khrkhr scjadllh asthdh khdyhg
kcrlhdtudl phih ocrcgh. Kckcrhph ku`hd gcouiahd khru`hj gfth Jhfmadl kcrjhsa` iarckut gcokh`a
f`cj Hiaphta Zahdl ihra Xad yhdl kcrjhsa` ocdlusar frhdl Xuhdrfdl sc`hoh-`hohdyh ihra ihrhthd
tcdlhj. Khfsa yhdl tc`hj ocdmhia ludiag Qcxahd Ejhdyu turut iakhwh ghkur ih`ho pc`hrahd ihd
ocdljhkasghd sash jaiupdyh ia dclcra hsadl, scocdthrh iuh ihyhdldyh, Xadlyu ihd Jfdl`ahd mulh
ocdaghj icdlhd sugu Xuhdrfdl. Hmalc, sa ghshr atu, tcwhs ih`ho pcrtcopurhd gctagh Hiaphta Zahdl
ocdycrku akugfth `hoh.

Icdlhd icoagahd
gcjhdeurhddyh talh iadhsta
icdlhd pcrthoh
ehrh yhdl shohiayhatu
Yafdlgfg yhatu
ghrcdh Zah, ehdtag
whdath Ujhdl,yhdl
ihd ]jfu ocdcoua
ocokuht pcdluhshdyh
tcrkuha. [hmh Mac ihra Zah ghrcdh Zacoca, [hmh ]jfu ihra Ujhdl ghrcdh Uju Ihma, ihd [hmh Qfu ghrcdh
Khfsa. Ucpcrta ghth sckuhj puasa,

Kughd jhdthohd ph`u yhdl ocdlagas gcgfgfjhd khtu ghrhdl7

oc`hadghd tctcshd har yhdl `cokut.
Kughd kcr`hgsh-`hgsh prhmurat yhdl ocdhg`ughd @u Ku7
oc`hadghd lhias mc`ath kcrdhoh Iahf Ejhd.
Kughd pcdmhjht kcdlas yhdl ocdllfyhjghd gcmhyhhd Oadljuhdl7
oc`hadghd pcsfdh Uc`ar Qhdl.

DK=
-@u Ku hih`hj phdl`aoh pcrhdl phih ]hohd Yalh Dclhrh, scfrhdl pcthrudl yhdl thdlluj
thdlluj dhoud

jaiudl kc`hdl, scfrhdl `hwhd pf`atagdyh ocdlhiu ifokh iah ihd hyhj hdlghtdyh yhdl shoh-shoh
jaiudl kc`hdl icdlhd whdath ehdtag kcrdhoh Iahf Ejhd.
-[czao Oadljuhdl hih`hj dhoh thjud
thjud pcocradthjhd Ghashr Yhdl Zuhdzfdl
Zuhdzfdl (2:3-<2;), ohsh ada
hih`hj pudehg gcmhyhhd Iadhsta Yhdl scgh`alus hwh` gcoudiurhddyh.
gcoudiurhddyh. Ghashr Zuhdzfdl ococradthj
icdlhd pcduj jagoht
jagoht phih phruj thjud pcrthohdyh. Dhoud ih`ho usahdyh yhdl tc`hjtc`hj `hdmut ah
tcr`cdh f`cj gcohgourhd ihd gcihohahd dclhrhdyh, ah ocdljhkasghd whgtudyh
whgtudyh kcrshoh sc`ar
gcshyhdlhddyh Qhdl Qujuhd ihd ou`ha oc`uphghd tulhs-tulhs dclhrh.
dclhrh. Uckhlha lhdtadyh ah
ocokcra guhsh phih ocdtcra-ocdtcra gfrup scpcrta
scpcrta Qhdl Lufzjfdl (scpupu sc`ar Qhdl) udtug
ocdmh`hdghd dclhrh. ^cr`hjhd-`hjhd Iadhsta Yhdl ou`ha ialcrflfta gfrupsa
gfrupsa ihd ocdlh`hoa
gcoudiurhd.

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\adih - Dagoht Ycrkh`ut Ludh-ludh

Ucptcokcr ;2, ;>><

Gashj ada mulh truc stfry ia ou`ha shht \adih scfrhdl aku ouih, ;2 thjud yhdl tc`hj kcrsuhoa ihd
ocopudyha scfrhdl hdhg kcruour 8 thjud ia tcophtghd ia @ukug Uaghpadl, Ghkuphtcd ^hshohd-
Uuohtcrh
Uuohtc rh Khr
Khrht.
ht. Ghk
Ghkuph
uphtcd
tcd ada tcr
tcrgcd
gcdh`
h` icd
icdlhd
lhd ohl
ohlasd
asdyh
yh yhd
yhdl
l guh
guht,t, tcr
tcr`ct
`cthg
hg ia pcs
pcsasa
asarr sc`
sc`hth
hthd
d
Uuohtcrh
Uuoht crh Khrht. Icoa ghrardyh ia sckuh
sckuhjj Khdg swhsth pcocradthj,
pcocradthj, ah tcrphgsh kf`hg kh`ag ^hihdl ―
@ukug
@ukug Uag
Uaghpa
hpadl
dl tah
tahp
p hgj
hgjar
ar oad
oadllu
llu ocd
ocdlud
ludmud
mudla
la shd
shdl
l suh
suhoa
oa yhd
yhdll ocd
ocdmhi
mhiaa ifs
ifscd
cd phi
phihh scsckuh
kuhjj
Sdavcrsaths ia gfth ^hihdl.

’’’’-

Hwh` \adih ocdlcdh` Mfjhd scmhg \adih gfst ia ruohj oa`ag ghghg pcrcopuhddyh. \adih taihg
kclatu
kclat u gcdh` icght, \adih jhdyh ocdlh
ocdlhdllug
dllugghd
ghd gcph`h shmh shht kcrtc
kcrtcou
ou icdlh
icdlhddyh.
ddyh. Iahpud
kclatu
kcl atu mul
mulh
h phi
phih
h \ad
\adih.
ih. Mh
Mhia
ia ocr
ocrcgh
cgh kc`
kc`uo
uo pcr
pcrdhj
dhj kcr
kcrgfo
gfouda
udaghs
ghsaa `hd
`hdlsu
lsudl.
dl. Qhj
Qhj,, sck
sckhlh
hlhaa hia
hiag
g
pcoa`a
pco a`ag
g ruo
ruohj
hj tco
tcopht
pht gfs
gfstdy
tdyh,
h, \ad
\adih
ih jhr
jhrus
us kas
kash
h oc
ocdco
dcopht
phtghd
ghd iar
iaraa sch
schgrh
grhk
k oud
oudlgad
lgad.. Hph
Hph`hla
`hla
sabhtdyh yhdl sugh ocdyhph ihd ocokcra scdyuo phih frhdl yhdl \adih gcdh`. \adih thju iara
sckhk \adih hih`hj pcdihthdl ia ihcrhj yhdl eugup mhuj ihra gfth tcopht \adih kcrougao.

Kclatu mulh icdlhd `hthr kc`hghdl Mfjhd \adih taihg kclatu thju. Ou`ha ihra sthtusdyh, usahdyh mulh
pcgcrmhhddyh. ^crgcdh`hd ocrcgh tcrmhia ia shht \adih hghd pu`hdl gc ^hihdl.
Uhht atu jhra muoht sfrc scgathr
scgathr mho 8<.5>. \adih tcdlhj ocdudllu
ocdudllu kas yhdl hghd ocokhwhdyh
ocokhwhdyh gc
^hihdl, ohg`uo ia icphd ruohj gfst dyh atu hih`hj mh`hd rhyh @adths Uuohtcrh, mhia kas uouo yhdl
ihra Ocihd scradl oc`cwhtadyh. Yhg scpcrta kahshdyh ocsgapud mho tc`hj ocdudmughd pugu` 8<.3>,
kas thg gudmudl mulh `cwht. \adih mhia lc`ashj ghrcdh kahshdyh kas gc ^hihdl hoht`hj khdyhg. Magh
taihg ocdihpht yhdl `hdlsudl gc ^hihdl, \adih trhdsat iu`u ia Kugattadlla, ihd dhag trhvc` ihra
Kugattadlla.

Gclc`ashjhddyh shht ocdudllu atu ia `ajht f`cj aku pcoa`ag gfst \adih. Ah `h`u ocohdlla` \adih ihd
ocdlhthghd khjwh hiagdyh Mfjhd mulh ohu gc ^hihdl udtug ocokhwh ouhthd yhdl hghd ia
kfdlgh
kfdlghrr ia ^hi
^hihdl.
hdl. Icd
Icdlhd
lhd sci
sciaga
agatt khs
khsh
h khs
khsaa \ad
\adih
ih kc
kcrus
rushjh
hjh oc
ocdf`
df`hg
hg thw
thwhrh
hrhddy
ddyh
h atu
atu,, dho
dhoud
ud
ocdladlht \adih jhrus pu`hdl ihd kcrtcou suhoa ihd hdhgdyh, ohgh thwhrhd atu \adih tcraoh.
Qhj, `h`u \adih dhag trugdyh atu ocdumu ^hihdl.

Uc`hoh pcr
Uc`hoh pcrmh`
mh`hdh
hdhdd \ad
\adih
ih kcr
kcrush
ushjh
jh udt
udtug
ug kcr
kcrsag
saghp
hp sfp
sfphd
hd ihd hgr
hgrhk
hk icd
icdlhd
lhd `c`
`c`hga
hga hia
hiag
g pco
pcoa`a
a`ag
g
gfstdyh atu yhdl hgjardyh \adih gcthjua kcrdhoh Mfjhd. Ssahdyh shht atu scgathr 93 thjud. @h`u
ocrcgh tcr`akht fkrf`hd yhdl ou`ha hgrhk, sh`adl kcrecrath ou`ha ihra pcgcrmhhd \adih mulh pcgcrmhhd
Mfjhd sckhlha scfrhdl sfpar trug hdthr ihcrhj. Ahpud kcrecrath tcdthdl pcdlh`hohddyh ocdludmudla
kcrkhlha ihcrhj ia pu`hu Uuohtcrh ihd Mhwh. \adih ocdicdlhrghddyh icdlhd khag. Iah kcrecrath
tcdthdl
tcdthdl sugh iugh sckhlha sfpar, mulh tcdthdl staloh frhdl-frhdl
frhdl-frhdl tcdthdl sabht sfpar yhdl scradl
kcrastra
kcrastra ia sctah
sctahp
p ihcrh
ihcrhj.
j. \adihp
\adihpud
ud ocok
ocokcragh
craghd
d thdllh
thdllhphd
phd schi
schihdyh,
hdyh, ihpht iaohg
iaohg`uoa
`uoa ghrcdh
\adih yhdl ia kcshrghd ih`ho gc`uhrlh pclhwha dclcra taihg kclatu thju gcjaiuphd sfpar.

\adihpud kcrecrath mulh tcdthdl pcgcrmhhddyh ia kaihdl pcrkhdghd ihd sugh iughdyh. Ahpud scopht
scopht
ocouma \adih yhdl ohu ia tcophtghd ia `uhr ihcrhj, ihd rc`h ocdadllh`ghd gc`uhrlh ia gfth
^hihdl. Qh \adih tcdtudyh ocokcraghd h`hshd yhdl kash iatcraoh ihd ohsug hgh`.

\adih
\adi h mu
mulh
lh oc
ocououmamady
dyh
h tc
tcdt
dthd
hdl
l gc
gctc
tcgu
gudh
dhdd
ddyh
yh kc
kcrg
rgcr
crmh
mh oc
ocde
dehr
hraa sc
scsu
suhp
hp dh
dhsa
sa ih
ihd
d ta
taih
ihg
g oh
ohuu
ocdllhdtudlghd jaiup gcphih gc`uhrlh ghghgdyh yhdl mulh tcrohsug kcrhih. Ahpud kcrghth khjwh
trug yhdl ah sfpara atu oa`ag ghghgdyh atu, sctc`hj ah ihd suhoadyh pcdsaud ihra luru. Ucihdlghd hdhg-
hdhg ghghgdyh atu suihj kcgc`uhrlh scouh, mulh kcgcrmh ia kckcrhph gfth ia Uuohtcrh mulh Mhghrth.

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Uc`hoh pcrmh`hdhd atu ocrcgh scohgad hgrhk. \adih scopht kcrthdyh tcdthdl gc`uhrlh Mfjhd. Ah
thophg
thoph g sciaj
sciaj,, ocdu
ocdurutdy
rutdyh
h shdl astra oadth ecrha icdlhd ocokhwh scrth ; frhdl hdhgdyh .Astradyh
.Astradyh
ocoadt
oco adth
h ecr
ecrha
ha ghr
ghrcdh
cdh hih jhs
jhsuth
uthdd ihr
ihraa gc`
gc`uhr
uhrlhd
lhdyh
yh khj
khjwh
wh scf
scfrhd
rhdl
l sfp
sfpar
ar sug
sugh
h oc
ocdc`
dc`hdt
hdthrg
hrghd
hd
gc`uhrlh. ihd Mfjhd ocokcra thju iaradyh sckhk oushkhk ah kcrecrha icdlhd `cdlghp. ^hihjh` khla
\adih shht atu, jh` atu taihg`hj kclatu pcdtadl, dhoud sckhlha `hwhd kaehrh yhdl khag sc`hoh ia
pcrmh`
pcrmh`hdh
hdhdd `ck
`ckajaj kha
khag
g ocd
ocdicd
icdlhr
lhrghd
ghd shm
shmh.
h. Jad
Jadllh
llh hgj
hgjard
ardyh
yh \ad
\adih
ih sho
shopha
pha ia icg
icght
ht ruo
ruohjd
hjdyhyh ia
^hihdl.
\adih ia mcoput suhoadyh ia pcrcophthd mh`hd ky phss atu, \adih scopht ocdlcdh`ghd Mfjhd phih
suhoa ihd suhoadyh, ihd ocdluehpghd tcraoh ghsaj hths khdtuhddyh. Yhg `uph \adih ocdhwhrghd
sadllhj udtug ohghd gcruohjdyh, dhoud Mfjhd icdlhd sfphd ocdf`hgdyh icdlhd h`hshd khrhdl
ouhthd trugdyh jhrus ia kfdlghr scecphtdyh. Ihd ocrcgh pud kcrpashj ia pcrcophthd ky phss atu.

Ucocdmhg \adih ocdlcdh` Mfjhd, \adih hgjardyh scradl ocduophdl trugdyh gc ^hihdl. \adih mhia
taihg guhtar `hla magh taihg hih kas uouo yhdl hghd gc ocokhwhdyh gc ^hihdl. Ucmhuj atu, gchgrhkhd
\adih ihd Mfjhd, ocrcgh ohsaj ih`ho khths ― khths yhdl ia tcdtughd dfroh ohsyhrhght Oadhdl. Qh
ghihdl
ghihd l ih`ho pcrmh`hdhd
pcrmh`hdhd magh pcrut `hphr, ocrcgh sadllhj udtug ohghd ihd \adih sc`h`
sc`h`u
u kcrus
kcrushjh
hjh
udtug ocokhyhr,
ocokhyhr, sckhk sckh sckhlha
lha scfrh
scfrhdl
dl whdat
whdath
h sc`h`
sc`h`u
u hih pcrhshhd taihg cdhg, magh scou
scouhdyh
hdyh
ocdmhia
ocdm hia thdlludlhddyh.
thdlludlhddyh. \adih taihg ohu tcr`h`u khdyhg kcrjuthdl kuia phih frhdl. Atu`hj pradsap
yhdl iahdutdyh ihra gcea`. Ohsh sc`hoh gc ^hihdl uihj lrhtas ,ohghd lrhtas pu`h66

Gcmhiahd pu`hdl gc ^hihdl scf`hj tc`hj kahsh khla

khla \adih kcrshoh Mfjhd. Ghihdl iah taihg gc ^hihdl,
jhdyh gc Kugattadlla, \adih mulh agut ocduophdl, `h`u ihra Kugattadlla \adih dhag trhvc` hthu kas.
\adih pud hgj
\adih hgjard
ardyh
yh tc`
tc`hj
hj ocd
ocdlhd
lhdllhp
llhp Mfj
Mfjhd
hd scp
scpcrt
crtaa ghg
ghghgd
hgdyh
yh scd
scdiar
iara.
a. Atu ghr
ghrcdh
cdh ah scr
scradl
adl
ocokcradyh pctuhj tcdthdl
tcdthdl jaiup, oash`dyh jhrus khdyhg shkhr magh mhia astra, mulh saghpgu yhdl
yhdl khag
iaohth aku gfst ghghgdyh atu. Ycrghihdl \adih scradl ocokhwhghd f`cj-f`cj
f`cj-f`cj udtugt aku gfstdyh magh
pu`hdl, tcrghihdl \adih ocdyasajghd kuht Mfjhd, yh ocsga jhrlhdyh taihg sckcrhph dhoud ah hoht
scdhdl.

Uc`hoh ; ku`hd atu \adih sc`h`u kcrshoh Mfjhd magh gc ^hihdl. Ou`ha`hj Mfjhd kcrsaghp hdcj. Gada iah
 mhia scradl kaehrh mfrfg ihd thku. Mulh ah ou`ha kcrhda kcrthdyh tcdthdl laohdh \adih kcrjukudlhd
icdlhd suhoa, kcrhph `hoh suhoadyh kash kcrthjhd ihd kcrhph gh`a \adih kcrjukudlhd sc`hoh
scoadllu.^crthdyhhd-pcrthdyhhddyh ada tcdtu shmh ocokuhtdyh ocrhsh rasaj ihd taihg cdhg jhta.
\adih ghihdl kcrushjh udtug purh-taiur taiur magh ah ou`ha kcrkaehrh tcdthdl jh`-jh` yhdl taihg
phdths atu. Ocsgapud ah ou`ha hdcj ihd kaehrh tcdthdl jh`-jh`
jh`-jh` yhdl ehku` atu. \adih kcrsyugur jadllh
shht ada Mfjhd taihg oheho oheho gcphihdyh. \adih ocdyhihra oudlgad Mfjhd scihdl strcss hgakht
jaiupdyh yhdl scdiara atu, dhoud \adih taihg ocdhdllhpadyh, ihd scpcrta hdlad `h`u shmh.

Jadllh shopha`hj shht \adih pu`hdl icdlhddyh udtug gcscgahd gh`a, ah kcrushjh ococlhdl mcohra
thdlhddyh.
thdlh ddyh. \adih tcdtu shmh ghlct ihd ecohs
ecohs,, scgh
scgh`alus
`alus thgut. \adih `hdls
`hdlsudl
udl ocdhrag thdlhddyh
thdlhddyh
ihra lcdllhohd Mfjhd.

‐Ih mh
‐Ih mhhd
hd ih
ih,, \a
\adi
dihh h`
h`hj
hj kh
kh`h
`hga
ga ih
ihd
d pu
pudy
dyf
f hd
hdhg
hg gc
gctc
tcg,
g, hp
hpf
f ui
uihh di
dihg
hg ak
akf f oc
ocok
okuc
ucgg \a
\adi
dih
h
gcecwh (khdl mhdlhd khdl,,,,\adih pudyh suhoa ihd hdhg yhdl ohsaj gcea`,,hph hkhdl tclh ocokuht
\adih gcecwh)6‟ uehp \adih. \adih mulh ocdlhdeho hghd ocdlhiughd pcr`hguhddyh atu gcphih
ghghgdyh. Mfjhdpud `hdths oc`cphsghd thdlhddyh yhdl hghd gcokh`a ocrhaj mcohradyh. \adih mulh
kcrghthl phihdyh.
‐Eug
‐E ugua
uag
g sh
shop
ophaha ia
iasa
sagf
gf sh
shmf
mf ih
ih,, \a
\adi
dih
h ad
adihg
ihg gh oh
ohdu
duop
ophd
hdl
l ft
ftf
f ui
uih `haa ( \a
h `h \adi
dih
h ta
taih
ihg
g hg
hghd
hd
ocduophdl trug hkhdl `hla)‟. Jadllh \adih shopha ia ^hihdl \adih jhdyh kcruehp tcraoh ghsaj
`h`u iaho. \adih ohsaj gcsh`.Iahpud scpcrtadyh hlhg thgut. Dhoud \adih taihg thju hph yhdl
ocokuhtdyh mhia scpcrta thia.

Jhopar
dfdlgrfdlsc`hoh scku`hdshopadl
ia jh`hohd ada \adih taihg adiug
ruohj oc`ajht
atu.Mfjhd ia ruohj
Uc`hoh ghghgdyh,
atu \adih pu`hdl dhoud
dhag kastrugdyh ohsaj
yhdl ghihdl
trhdsat ia Kugattadlla. \adih taihg thju gcohdh ah pcrla, dhoud \adih ocdhdyhghd phih aku gfsdyh,

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ihd \adih ia kcra thju khjwh Mfjhd scihdl ocdludmudla ohdthd astradyh udtug ocdmcdlug hdhgdyh.
\adihpud `hrut icdlhd rutadathsdyh scpcrta kahsh.

Dhoud
Dhou d jh
jhta
tady
dyh
h yh
yhdl
dl th
thia
iady
dyh
h gc
gcsh
sh`,
`, if
ifdl
dlgf
gf`` ih
ihd
d oh
ohrh
rhj
j gc
gcph
phih
ih Mf
Mfjh
jhd
d th
thdp
dph
h sh
shih
ihra
ra \a
\adi
dih
h
pcrhshhddyh ou`ha kcrukhj. Yakh ― takh shmh \adih oh`hj shdlht adlad kcrtcou ihd adlad duophdl
pu`hdl icdlhd trugdyh. Qh, \adih schghd radiu kcrht.

Jhra muoht sfrc atu icdlhd ohsaj ocdlcdhghd phghahd gcrmh ihd pcdutup gcph`h, \adihpud ohu

shmh iahmhg pu`hdl khrcdl icdlhd Mfjhd yhdl ocdlhdthrghd ouhthd trugdyh gc ^hihdl. Ocrcgh
kcrhdlght mho sctcdlhj `aoh. @h`u ih`ho pcrmh`hdhd `c`hga kcrkhihd tclhp tcrsckut gcokh`a kaehrh
atu,, tcd
atu tcdthd
thdll
ll juk
jukudl
udlhd
hd `hg
`hga-`
a-`hga
hga ihd pcr
pcrcop
copuhd
uhd scr
scrth
th sab
sabht
ht pcr
pcrcop
copuhd
uhd yhd
yhdl
l oco
ocoa`aa`aga
ga `ak
`akaif
aif
tcrscokudy
tcrsc okudya.a. Mulh gcguhthddyh
gcguhthddyh kcrju
kcrjukudlh
kudlhdd khihd icdlhd `hwhd mcdas. \adih oh`hj ocdic
ocdicdlhr dlhr
icdlhd scgshoh ihd scscgh`a ocokcra
ocokcra gfocdthr. Oudlgad shmh ghrcdh `hoh taihg tcrsh`ur hthu `hga ―
`hga atu pudyh gcohopuhd `ckaj ih`ho jukudlhd khihd, mulh oudlgad khdtuhd fkht pcohdkhj
pcrghshhdt prah, gfocdthr \adih. Ucpcrtadyh whdath ouih tcrsckut taihg pciu`a `hla hghd fofdlhd
 mfrfgdyh Mfjhd.

Jadllh scdmh. Ucgathr mho < `cwht ocrcgh turud ohopar ia ruohj ohghd ia padllarhd mh`hd ia
Kugattadlla udtug kcrastarhjht scmcdhg shoka` ocdlasa pcrut. Hdcjdyh shht atu \adih ocokahrghd shmh
shht thdlhddyh ia lhdicdl f`cj Mfjhd. Ocrcgh ohghd icdlhd `hjhpdyh. Ihd sctc`hj ohghd ocrcgh
kcrgcohs ihd kcrhdlght udtug oc`hdmutghd pcrmh`hdhd ocdumu ^hihdl

Ofka` ou`ha mh`hd ocdadllh`ghd ruohj ohghd. ^hs oc`h`ua ihcrhj Kugat Hokhehdl ihcrhj yhdl
iu`udyh tcopht pheuhd guih atu oudlgad ghrcdh pcrut uihj gcdyhdl, ihd iadladdyh uihrh oh`ho
yhdl kcrcokus ihra ec`hj gheh ofka`, \adih mhia ocdlhdtug. \adih ocdyhdihrghd gcph`hdyh gc
gheh mcdic`h ofka`, tcthpa ghrcdh mh`hd yhdl taihg rhth, gcph`h \adih scradl tcrhdtug. @h`u Mfjhd
ocdhwhrghd, suphyh \adih taihg tcrhdtug gheh hlhr \adih ocdicght gchrhjdyh, ihd kcrshdihr ia
khjudyh.

‐\ad…ihraphif hiacg dihg kash `h`fg, `hkahj c`fg eukf shdih hd ghph`f ia khju uih (\adih ihraphih
lh kash taiur , `ckaj khag rckhjghd gcph`hou ia khju hkhdl)‟ ghth Mfjhd.
‐Dihg ushj`hj
ushj`hj ih, ghd uih shihdl ohdyfpar,
ohdyfpar, kcgf oh`hj ohokucg uih dihg kash ohdyfpar c`fg ―
c`fg, hpf`hla agf ghd `hj oh`ho (dllhg ushj`hj khdl,,ghd hkhdl scihdl dyctar, dhdta oh`hj kagad
hkhdl taihg kash dyctar icdlhd khag.hph`hla ada oh`ho khdl)‟ ghth \adih ocdf`hg icdlhd jh`us ihd
taihg ohu ocdicght phihjh` shht atu \adih tc`hj dlhdtug kcrht.

Icdlhd sckc`hj thdlhddyh Mfjhd ocrhaj thdlhd whdath ouih atu ihd ocdhragdyh hlhr ocdicght,
ihd ohgad ocdicght jadllh iuiug ocrcgh ocdmhia ocdcopc` kcrsasahd ihd jhdyh ia khthsa jhdic`
pcrsdc`adl ofka`. \adih hgjardyh ocdurut ihd ocrckhjghd gcph`hdyh ia khjudyh `c`hga tcrsckut.
\adih tcr`c`hp scshht. ^hihjh` jhta gcea` \adih shht atu kcrkasag khjwh atu sh`hj kcshr, ihd \adih
ocdlcthjua atu hoht shdlht taihg kf`cj. Dhoud \adih mulh ocrhshghd ifrfdlhd yhdl mhuj `ckaj
kcshr udtug ocokahrghd atu tcrmhia.

Uhht tcrpcmho
tcrpcmho ihd ih`ho gchihhd
gchihhd sctcdlhj tcrtaiur
tcrtaiur atu thdph \adih ocdy
ocdyhihra,
hihra, takh ― takh sckuhj
gceuphd ocdcrph papa ihd kakardyhdyh. \hdath ouih atu ghlct ihd `hdlsudl kcrchgsa. @hdlsudl ah
ocdf`hgghd ough Mfjhd icdlhd thdlhddyh. Mfjhd pud ocdljcdtaghd gceuphddyh ocsgapud thdlhd
garadyh
garadyh ohsaj ocrhd
ocrhdlgu`
lgu` khju \adih hlhr tcthp rhpht ocdcopc`
ocdcopc` phih iaradyh.
iaradyh. \adih kcrushjh
kcrushjh
oc`cphsghd thdlhd Mfjhd phih khju garadyh ihd ocdladlhtghd hlhr ah gfdscdtrhsa gc mh`hd.

‐Ih shihr`hj ih, agf ghd ia mh`hd rhyh kash ea`hgf kcgf, eh`ahg tu ofka` `had ghdehdl ― ghdehdl  (Khdl
shihr khdl ada mh`hd rhyh kash gcec`hghhd, ofka` `had phih dlckut tuj)‟ ghth \adih ocdladlhtghd.
Mfjhd pud ocdurut ihd gcokh`a kcrgfscdtrhsa ocdlcouiaghd trugdyh..

Yhg `hoh gcouiahd shht trugdyh kcrmh`hd pcr`hjhd ghrcdh ohect ia ihcrhj ^hihdlphdmhdl, shht
\adih yhdl ohsaj ocrckhjghd
ocrckhjghd gcph`hdyh
gcph`hdyh phih khju Mfjhd, tcrgcmut
tcrgcmut ghrc
ghrcdh
dh takh ― takh shmh ghrcdh

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kak
kakar
ar kcr
kcrguo
guoasas Mfj
Mfjhd
hd ocd
ocdljh
ljhopa
opara
ra kak
kakar
ar tap
tapasd
asdyh
yh ihd ocd
ocdlce
lceupd
updyh
yh scg
scga`h
a`hs.
s. \ad
\adih
ih `hd
`hdlsu
lsudl
dl
tcrkhdlud ihd iuiug gcokh`a ocdmhuj ihra khjudyh. ^crhshhddyh shdlht ifdlgf` taihg kash kcrghth
 ― ghth hph`hla kcrkuht ghshr

‟ Cj ih Mfjhd gf dihg ohdlhrhta

ohdlhrhta muf, \adih
\adih oadthg mhhd ia u`hdla, khifsf
khifsf ih, hpf ghtf urhdl kcgf
gh`hu ohdeh`ahg thia  (Cj
 (Cj khdl Mfjhd ada taihg mulh dlcrta, \adih ofjfd mld ia u`hdl `hla ada, ifsh khdl
hph dhdta ghth frl magh `ajht gath shht atu thia)6‟. Dhoud, Mfjhd shdl sfpar iah tcthp shdtha-shdtha
shdtha-shdtha shmh,
schghd ― hghd \adih ocdlazadghd Mfjhd kcr`hgu icoagahd
‟ Hka
Hkajdy
jdyf
f \ad
\adih
ih oho
ohokuc
kucg
g uih lh`
lh`alhohd (jhka
alhohd (jhkass \adih kagad hkhdl lcohs)‟ mhwhk
mhwhkdyh
dyh shoka
shoka``
ocoadth ohhb.

Gcokh`a whdath ouih tcrsckut iaho ocokasu sc`hoh pcrmh`hdhd, taihg ocdllukras hphpud yhdl
Mfjhd ghthghdGcokh`a thdlhd gara Mfjhd ocrhaj khju \adih udtug orcdlgujdyh hlhr gcokh`a rckhj
phih khjudyh. Uc`hoh pcrmh`hdhd atu Mfjhd taihg `hla ocdeauoa \adih, jhdyh ocrcohs rcohs mhra
`cdtagdyh
`cdtagdyh ihd ocdl
ocdlceupa
ceupa gcph`hdyh
gcph`hdyh yhdl ohsaj ocdlcdhghd
ocdlcdhghd pcdu
pcdutup
tup gcph`h. [hsh jhdlht ihd
dyhohd ocdljhopara pcrhshhd \adih shht atu.

Jadllh…
Uhht trug ocrcgh ocohsuga wa`hyhj mh`hd ky phss yhdl lc`hp atu icght saophdl khdihrh yhdl khru
scghrhdl ada, `c`hga atu oc`hokhtghd `hmu trugdyh ihd gcokh`a ocdeauoa ihd oc`uoht kakar whdath
ouih atu. Jhdyh shmh jcrhddyh \adih oh`hj ocokahrghddyh shmh. Mumur iahguadyh hih icsar ― icsar
lharhj
lharhjdyh
dyh yhd
yhdll ou`
ou`haha khd
khdlga
lgat.
t. @h`
@h`u
u Mfj
Mfjhd
hd ocd
ocdljcljcdta
dtaghd
ghd tru
trugdy
gdyh h ia tcd
tcdlhj
lhj mh`
mh`hd
hd ihd gco
gcokh`
kh`a…
a…
ocdeau
ocd eauoa,
oa, oc`
oc`uoh
uohtt kak
kakar
ar sck
sckc`h
c`hj
j khw
khwhj
hj oa`
oa`ag
ag \ad
\adih
ih gco
gcokh`
kh`aa icd
icdlhd
lhd `ck
`ckaj
aj kcr
kcrlha
lharhj
rhj.. Yhd
Yhdlhd
lhd
ghdhddyh ou`ha dhag ocrhkh ocdcoughd kugat phiht yhdl ocokusudl tcrkudlgus ia ihih whdath
ouih tcrsckut
tcrsckut . Ocrc
Ocrcohsdy
ohsdyh h pcr`h
pcr`hjhd.
jhd. \adih iaho, ohthdyh tcrpcmho
tcrpcmho ihd ocdagohta kcthph
lharhjdyh yhdl tc`hj tcrkat gcokh`a oc`uhp. Ih`ho gchsyaghd ocrcgh tcrsckut.
Yakh ― takh…
Hih ehjhyh ihra `hopu ofka` ihra hrhj kcr`hwhdhd ocdyfrft gcphih ocrcgh. Ihd `hdlsudl Mfjhd
ocdljcdtaghd hgsadyh, `h`u gcokh`a phih pfsasadyh ocdmh`hdghd ofka` tcrsckut jadllh ruohj whdath
ouih tcrsckut. Ucshophadyh ia ruohj, \adih ohsaj shmh tcrkhyhdl hghd pcr`hguhd Mfjhd phih
iaradyh. Sdtudl`hj shht atu suhoadyh scihdl kcrhih ia Mhghrth ihd thgghd ocdlcthjua pcrukhjhd
saghpdyh tcrsckut. Jadllh phih whgtu taiur phih oh`ho atu \adih kcroaopa oc`hgughd jh` yhdl
shoh jadllh ah iasctukuja f`cj Mfjhd. Ih`ho oaopadyh ah ocrhsh hoht puhs, puhs yhdl kcrkcih
scgh`a shht ah oc`hgughd icdlhd suhoadyh.

Gcokh`a gada \adih gc ^hshohd, ihd kcgcrmh scpcrta kahshdyh. Yc`hj 5 oadllu ada ah thg kcrtcou
Mfjhd. Ghth ghghgdyh Mfjhd scihdl hih ouhthd gc ^cohthdl Uahdthr. \adih shdlht kcrjhrhp udtug
kcrtcou. Iaradyh ia`hdih radiu yhdl shdlht ocrhmho pcrhshhddyh. \adih scf`hj ― f`hj ocdmhia
scfrhdl rcohmh putra yhdl hoht radiu phih gcghsaj shht
shht atu. Ocokuht pagarhddyh jhdyh tcrtumu phih
phih
Mfjhd scfrhdl.

Kckcrhph oadllu gcouiahd ocrcgh kcrtcou ihd gcokh`a kcrhdlght kcrshoh shht \adih jcdihg
pu`hdl
pu`hdl gc ^hihdl. Uhht ia pcrm
pcrmh`hdhd
h`hdhd Mfjhd oadth \adih udtug oc`cphs ghehohth
ghehohth \adih
\adih.. \adih
jcrhd gcdhph iah ocoadth \adih oc`cphsghd ghehohth6

‐Sih thrhlhg ohdeh`ahg ohtf iacg \ad adihg ohohgha ghefohtf (Hkhdl adlad oc`ajht ohth Iag \ad
taihg ocdlcdhghd gheh ohth) .‟ ghth Mfjhd. \adihpud ocdurut `hdths oc`cphs ihd ocdyaophddyh
ih`ho gfthg ihd gcouiahd ocohsughd ih`ho ths oa`agdyh. Ucphdmhdl pcrmh`hdhd atu \adih taihg
ocdlcdhgh
ocdl cdhghd
d gheho
ghehohth.
hth. Gcokh`a thdlh
thdlhd
d gara Mfjhd ocrcd
ocrcdlguj
lguj khju \adih, ocdhragdyh
ocdhragdyh hlhr iuiug
kcricghthd. \adih yhdl taihg dlhdtug kcrlcscr ocdicghta ihd ghrcdh ocrhsh taihg cdhg icdlhd
jhwh ghga `c`hga atu ihra khwhj ihsjkfri icght stardyh atu gcouiahd ocdclhgghd gcph`hdyh ihd taihg

rckhj iakhju Mfjhd.

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Ihd gcokh`a ih`ho pcrmh`hdhd

pcrmh`hdhd ocdu
ocdumu
mu ^hihd
^hihdlphdm
lphdmhdl
hdl Mfjhd ocoadth \adih oc`c
oc`cphs
phs pcdutup
gcph`hdyh

‟ \ad uih thrhlhg ohdeh`ahg

ohdeh`ahg rhokuag \adih,
\adih, sh`hof agf uih h`ud pcrdhj ohdeh`ahgdyf,
ohdeh`ahgdyf, shkhdth
shkhdth
shmfdyf, ghd jhdyf iahtcj ftf agf, dihg hif if dhd gh oh`acg  (\ad..hkhdl
  (\ad..hkhdl adlad oc`ajht rhokut
\adih…sc`ho
\adih… sc`hohh ada hkhdl kc`uo pcrdhj `ajht.sckcdthr
`ajht.sckcdthr hmh \ad, ghd jhdyh ia hths trug ada, taihg hih
yhdl
yhdl hgh
hghd
d `aj
`ajht)
ht)‟‟ ght
ghthdy
hdyh.
h. icd
icdlhd
lhd h`h
h`hshd
shddyh
dyh ah su
suihj
ihj shd
shdlht
lht `ho
`hohh adl
adlad
ad oc`
oc`ajh
ajhtt rho
rhokut
kutgu.
gu.
‐Mhhd ihh, \adih h`hj khruohjthdllf..
khruohjthdllf.. pudyf hdhg.. \adih thrhlhg ohdmhia aku mf astra
astra dhd c`fg..,
shkhk
shkh k ui
uihh kc
kcgf
gf ka
kash
sh kh
khru
rukh
khj
j ph phdl
dlhdhdh.
h..,
., \a
\adi
dihh guguht ac ih (mh
htac (mhdlh
dlhdd `hj khd
khdl,\
l,\adi
adih
h sui
suihj
hj
kcrgc`uhrlh,mulh pudyh hdhg, mhia \adih adlad, mhia aku ihd astra yhdl khag, sckhk magh \ad kugh
gcruiudl, dhdta,hkhdl kash kcrukhj pagarhd, \adih guhtar khdl)‟. \adih ocrhsh gckcrhthd, sckhk
ocrhsh hoht tc`hdmhdl magh gcruiudldyh `cphs.
‐H`hh,
‐H`hh, Iacg \adih
\adih mhh
mhhd
d thg
thguag
uag gh uih
uih,, uih ghd adihg mhcg,
mhcg, hpf
hpf`hl
`hlaa uih shyhdl
shyhdl khdh gh \adih,
\adih,
wh`hupud h`hj pudyf `hga mf hdhg  (H`h..Iag
 (H`h..Iag \adih mhdlhd thgut hoh hkhdl, hkhdl ghd kughd frhdl
 mhjht, hph`hla hkhdl hoht shyhdl phih \adih,ocsga hkhdl thu \adih suihj pudyh suhoa ihd hdhg)‟
ghth
ghth Dho
Dhoudud Mfj
Mfjhd
hd oc
ocdyh
dyhgad
gadghd
ghd.. \ad
\adihih khj
khjwhwh ada jhd
jhdyhyh sck
sckcdt
cdthr.
hr. @h`
@h`u
u \ad
\adihp
ihpud
ud oc`
oc`u`u
u`usgh
sghd
d
pcroadthhddyh. ^cdutup gcph`hdyh ia`cphs ihd ia thruj, ia phdlguhddyh scdiara.

Yhdlhd gara Mfjhd dhag ihd ocokc`ha rhokut \adih, ihra hths `h`u turud gc tcdlgugdyh yhdl ia
tuokuja rhokut jh`us.

‐Sih sugf ohdeh`ahg ku`u rfoh ia guiuhg iacg \ad  (hkhdl sugh oc`ajht rhokut jh`us ia tcdlgug iag
\ad) ‟ umhr Mfjhd.
‐Jhruo khdh (shdlht whdla)‟ `hdmut `c`hga tcrsckut scrhyh ocdhrag `cjcr whdath ouih atu ocdicght
gchrhj whmhjdyh. Ihd ocdeauo tcdlgug kcrku`u jh`us atu. \adih ocrhsh lc`a ihd ocradiadl, sckhk
lharhjdyh ou`ha tcrpaeu. @h`u ah ocrckhjghd gcph`h
gcph`h \adih ia khjudyh ia scphdmhdl mh`hd yhdl ohect,
phih
phih pcpcdu
duru
rudh
dhdd @c@cok
okhj
hj Hd
Hdha
ha tc
tcrs
rsck
ckut
ut.. Uc
Ucsc
scgh
gh`a
`a ah oc
ocrhrhkh
kh pa
papa
pa wh
whda
dath
th ou
ouih
ih tc
tcrs
rsck
ckut
ut
‐^apa iacg \ad h`uaj mf  khrhsahj (^apa iag \ad jh`us ihd kcrsaj)‟ thokhj Mfjhd. \adih iaho shmh.
‐Kahsh`hj `hga ― `hga, sugh ocdyhdmudl. Ucpcrta kahsh ia`hgughd suhoagu sckc`uo
sckc`uo ocdeauoa hgu‟ khtad
\adih.

\adih pud `h`u kcrushjh ocoaeadlghd ohthdyh. Dhoud shht `hmu ofka`dyh tcrjcdta ghrcdh ohect
Mfjhd ocdefkh ocdeauoa papa garadyh tcrus turud jadllh ocdcoughd kakar tapas yhdl tcrshput ocrhj
ihd ocd
ocdlce
lceupd
updyhyh sc
scshh
shht.
t. \ad
\adih
ih kcr
kcrush
ushjh
jh ocd
ocdlht
lhtupg
upghd
hd kak
kakard
ardyh
yh dho
dhoud
ud thd
thdlhd
lhd ghd
ghdhd
hd Mfj
Mfjhd
hd
kcrushjh ohsug gcih`ho ghfs phdmhdl `cdlhd putaj kcrlhras phghahd hthsdyh atu oc`h`ua khwhj ghfs.
Yhdlhd `c`hga atu ocdycdtuj pcokudlgus ihihdyh yhdl ocokusudl. \adih ococmhoghd ohthdyh

‐Sjjj…‑icshj whdath ouih atu pcr`hjhd. Ucjadllh

Ucjadllh \adih taihg ihpht kcrkuht hph hph sc`had jhdyh
ocdago
ocd agohta
hta ihd `hr
`hrut
ut ghr
ghrcdh
cdh thd
thdlhd
lhd ghd
ghdhdd
hddyh
yh shh
shhtt atu ohs
ohsaj
aj oco
ococlh
clhdl
dl pcd
pcdutu
utupp ghp
ghph`h
h`hdyh
dyh ia
phdlgu
phdlguhd.
hd. Kck
Kckcrh
crhph
ph shh
shhtt gco
gcouia
uiahd
hd Mfj
Mfjhd
hd ocd
ocdhra
hragg thd
thdlhd
lhddyh
dyh ihd gco
gcokh`
kh`aa oc
oc`hm
`hmugh
ughd
d tru
trugdy
gdyh
h
ocdumu hrhj Uaeadead shht ohect tc`hj kcrhgjar.

Uhht ia mh`hd Uaeadead atu ofka` shht atu kcrm

kcrmh`hd
h`hd pcr`hjhd
pcr`hjhd ghrcdh ohect, ocsga thdlhd
thdlhd garadyh ia star
Mfjhd icdlhd thdlhd ghdhddyh ocrcdlguj whmhj \adih, ihd takh ― takh shmh kakar whdath ouih
tcrsckut ia `uohtdyh. \adih `hdlsudl shmh tcrphdh ihd ghlct, oughdyh ococrhj. Dhoud \adih
taihg kash ohrhj ghrcdh rhsh dagoht yhdl ou`ha taoku` .. Hgjardyh Mfjhd oc`cphsghd kakar ocrhj
oa`ag \adih. Dhoud thdlhd gara Mfjhd gada ocrcohs mhra `cdtagdyh. Ucjhkas mhra whdath ouih atu ia
rcohsdyh, thdlhddyh ou`ha ocrhyhp ohsug gc ih`ho oc`h`ua kc`hjhd hths ghfs ghfs phdmhdl `cdlhd
yhdl kcrlhras putaj yhdl shht atu ah gcdhghd kcrphiu icdlhd ec`hdh phdmhdl. \adih shihr ihd
ocdhjhd `hmu thdlhd tcrsckut icdlhd thdlhd garadyh. Uhht atu khru khlahd pcrutdyh yhdl tcrscdtuj
f`cj thdlhd Mfjhd. Ycrhsh jhdlht ihd ghshr. Yhdlhd Mfjhd `h`u gc`uhr ihd iah gcokh`a hsyag icdlhd

star.

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Uhht ocohsuga mh`hd ky phss…

Mh`hdhd
Mh`hdhd lc`hp scgh`
scgh`aa jhdyh kckcrhph
kckcrhph tcopht shmh yhdl ia tcrhdla `hopu mh`hd, Mfjhd ocdcpa ihd
ocdljcdtaghd trugdyh ia padllar mh`hd.
‐Gf khrhdta ih (gcdhph kcrjcdta khdl)6‟ thdyh \adih kadludl.
Mfjhd iaho shmh thg ocdmhwhk, ihd gcokh`a ocrcdlguj khju whdath ouih tcrsckut. Ocdhragdyh
ocdicght
ocdi cght gchrhjdyh.
gchrhjdyh. Ihd iahths oatsukasja
oatsukasja ef`t kcrwhrdh gudadl tcrsckut
tcrsckut kakar \adih gcokh`a
iagceupdyh
iagce updyh.. Yaihg shmh ia gceup
gceupdyh,
dyh, gu`uohd ihd `uohthd mulh ia`hg ia`hgughd
ughd Mfjhd phih kakar `cokut
whdath ehdtag tcrsckut. Ocdlc`ataga sctahp umudl kakar tapas tcrsckut icdlhd tcgud. Uciagat icoa sciagat
lharhj ih`ho tukuj whdath ouih tcrsckut khdlgat. \adih ocokh`hs sctahp `uohthd kakar Mfjhd,
ocokug
oco kugh
h ou`
ou`utd
utdyh
yh ococokc
okcrag
raghd
hd gc`
gc`c`u
c`uhsh
hshhd
hd phi
phihh `ai
`aihj
hj Mfj
Mfjhd
hd udt
udtug
ug ocd
ocdago
agohta
hta gck
gckhsh
hshjhd
jhd ia
ih`hodyh. @aihj ocrcgh sh`adl kcrpa`ad, ocokc`at ia ih`ho. Yhdlhd ghdhd Mfjhd ocrhyhp ohsug
gcih`h
gci h`ho
o ghf
ghfss phd
phdmhd
mhdldy
ldyh
h oc`
oc`h`u
h`uaa khl
khlahd
ahd khw
khwhjd
hjdyh,
yh, kcr
kcrlcr
lcrhg
hg dha
dhag
g gch
gchths
ths ocd
ocdcou
coughd
ghd kug
kugat
at
ocokusudl phiht ia sckc`hj ghdhd `h`ud ocrcohs ihd ihd ocoamat kugat phiht oa`ag \adih tcrsckut ihra
`uhr khjhd pcokudlgusdyh. \hdath ouih tcrsckut scf`hj thg ohopu ocdf`hgdyh. \adih kcrushjh
oc`cph
oc` cphsgh
sghdd thd
thdlhd
lhd Mfj
Mfjhd,
hd, dho
dhoudud gca
gcadla
dladhd
dhddyh
dyh ia gh`
gh`hjg
hjghd
hd f`c
f`cj
j jhs
jhsrht
rhtdyh
dyh yhd
yhdl
l tc`
tc`hj
hj tcr
tcrpae
paeu.
u.
Iarhshghddyh kclatu jhdlht ihd ecghthd thdlhd `c`hga atu ocdlaraoghd kcrmuth-muth scdlhthd karhja
iashdh. Yukuj adihjdyh ou`ha ocdllc`aht ― lc`aht ih`ho icghphd Mfjhd ia icrh dagoht phih scgumur
pfra ― pfradyh. Uc`hdl scgathr ;3 ocdat gcouiahd Mfjhd ocdljcdtaghd pcrkuhthddyh.
‐Adihg ushj`hj iasagf, ihcrhj agf hlhg hdlcg, hefg thmhia phrhopcjhd  (Mhdlhd iasada, ihcrhjdyh
rhwhd scradl tcrmhia pcrhophshd)‟ umhrdyh guhtar gcouiahd.

\adih iaho, ocokcdhja

ocokcdhja phgha
phghahddyh
hddyh ou`ha ihra ghfs ihd pcdut
pcdutupup gcph`hdyh,
gcph`hdyh, mulh ocokcdhja
ocokcdhja
dhphsdyh yhdl scopht ocokuru iascrtha lharhjdyh yhdl scopht ocdadlla. @hla pu`h pcrsaophdlhd
hrhj gc ruohjdyh tc`hj icght. Ofka` Oatsukasja gudadl atu pud gcokh`a kcrlcrhg. \adih tcriaho
sc`hoh pcrmh`hdhd ocdumu pcrsaophdlhd ruohjdyh. Hih pcdycsh`hd ih`ho iaradyh shht atu kash
tcr`akht scmhuj atu, dhoud schghd tcrjhpusghd rhsh yhdl taoku` hgakht pcr`hguhd `c`hga tcrsckut phih
iaradyh. Kclatu scshophadyh \adih ia ruohjdyh scgathr pugu` sctcdlhj scpu`uj oh`ho atu \adih
`hdlsudl ohdia. Ycrdyhth suhoadyh ohsaj kcrhih ia ghopus.

Oh`ho atu \adih scopht kcrsctukuj icdlhd suhoadyh \adih jcrhd oh`ho atu ah gurhdl kcrlharhj
scf`hj jhdyh tcrphgsh ocdmh`hdghd gcwhmakhd shmh.

‐ H`hj `hof hwhg adihg khjukuhdlhd iahg  (suihj

  (suihj `hoh gath taihg kcrjukudlhd iag)‟ ghth suhoadyh.
\adih ocrhsh kcrjuthdl phih suhoadyh ghrcdh ocohdl ih`ho oadllu ada ocrcgh kc`uo pcrdhj
kcrjukudlhd khihd. Icdlhd cdllhd \adihpud ocduruta gcadladhd suhoadyh. Ia rhdmhdl ocrcgh
oh`ho atu iatcdlhj gcsakughd suhoadyh ocdlhyuj kaiug hsohrh ocrcgh, takh-takh ihthdl scgc`ckht

khyhdlhd kcruph sfsfg Mfjhd .@hdlsudl lharhj ihd dhbsudyh ocrcih. \adih `hdlsudl gcja`hdlhd
lharhj ia tcdlhj pcrluou`hd ocrcgh, dhoud icoa ocdmh`hdghd tulhsdyh sckhlha astra, ohgh \adih
kcrpurh-purh ocdagohta jukudlhd atu jadllh sc`csha.

Hgtabaths \adih gcokh`a scpcrta kahsh jadllh ah gcokh`a gc ^hshohd, ihcrhj tcopht kcgcrmhdyh. Ihd
kcgcrmh scpcrta kahshdyh.

Jhra atu jhra Uc`hsh. Uhht ah pu`hdl gc gfst-hdyh. Iaihphtadyh ruohj ih`ho gchihhd gfsfdl. [uphdyh
shdl aku gfst kcscrth suhoadyh kcrhdlght gc ^h`cokhdl ocdludmudla sh`hj scfrhdl hdhgdyh ia shdh.
Ihd prhgtas jhdyh \adih yhdl kcrhih ia ruohj atu. Mfjhd ihd mulh thg gc`ajhthd. Kcsfgdyh phih jhra
rhku Mfjhd oudeu` dhoud taihg icdlhd trugdyh.

‐Ftf shihdl ia pc`f-hd ia kcdlgc (trug scihdl iapcrkhaga

iapcrkhaga ia kcdlg
kcdlgc`)
c`) ‟ umhrd
umhrdyh
yh Mfjhd ocdcrhdlghd
ocdcrhdlghd
phih \adih shht ocdhdyhghd trugdyh. Oh`ho atu Mfjhd ocdlhmhg \adih.
‐\ad ..h`hj ohghd \ad (\ad uihj ohghd \ad)6‟thdyh Mfjhd.

‐ H`ud `ha ih (Kc`uo khdl)‟ shjut \adih.

‐Gh`uh hwhg ohghd `hj, hif thopcg dhd rhdehg udtug ohghd ihcrhjdyf iadlad mf thdhdl  (Hyf gath
ohghd gc`uhr, hih tcopht ohghd yhdl khlus, ihcrhjdyh iadlad ihd scpa) tcrhdl Mfjhd ocdlhmhg

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whdath ouih tcrsckut.

‐Dihg khh if ih (Kf`cj khdl)‟ shjut \adih.
‐Yhpa mhd `hof ― `hof yf ih  (Yhpa lh `hoh ghd khdl)6‟ shokudl \adih gcokh`a.

@h`u \ad
@h`u \adihp
ihpud
ud ohs
ohsug
ug gc gho
ghohrd
hrdyh
yh ihd kcr
kcrlhd
lhdtata phg
phghah
hahd.
d. Ocd
Ocdlcd
lcdhgh
hghd
d ghf
ghfss phd
phdmhd
mhdl
l `cd
`cdlhd
lhd
kcrwhrdh ocrhj ouih ihd mhgct scrth khwhjhd ec`hdh phdmhdl kcrkhjhd ghtud jatho gcouiahd
kcrhdlght kcrshohdyh. Gckctu`hd hih ofka` ghghgdyh yhdl iatadllh`. Uckuhj tfyfth sthr`ct kcrwhrdh
ocrhj. Ocrcgh kcrhdlght scgathr mho < oh`ho atu. Ycopht yhdl ocrcgh tumu tcr`cthg hlhg mhuj hrhj
gc Ocihd tcthpa ohsaj ia wa`hyhj @ukug Uaghpadl scgathr 8 mho pcrmh`hdhd ihra akugfth ghkuphtcd
tcopht tadllh`dyh. Uhht atu Mfjhd ocdlcdhghd ghfs fk`fdldyh ihd mchds karu

Ocrcgh ohghd ia sckuhj whrudl ohghd yhdl tcrkuht ihra hdyhohd khoku ocdycrupha shudl yhdl
iadiadl sctadlla tcrtutup sctadlla khju frhdl icwhsh. Ocrcgh ohghd aghd khghr ihd iuiug scehrh
`cscjhd. \adih kcrhih phih sasa ghdhddyh Mfjhd. Ocohdl tcophtdyh hoht rfohdtas, hph`hla shudl
atu `ho
`hopud
pudyh
yh rci
rciup
up ihd kud
kudya
ya mhd
mhdlgr
lgrag,
ag, oc
ocdad
dadlgh
lghja
ja suh
suhshd
shdh
h ohg
ohghd
hd ocr
ocrcgh
cgh.. Oc
Ocrcg
rcgh
h ohg
ohghd,
hd,
kcrkadehdl, kcrehdih ihd scscgh`a sh`adl ocdyuhpa. Uctc`hj ohghd ocrcgh iuiug kcrshdtha.

Ocrcgh ou`ha sh`adl kcreauohd, sh`adl kcrpc`ughd crht. \adih tcr`cdh f`cj suhshdh. \adih rckhj ia
phdlguhd phih phjh garadyh Mfjhd.

\adih oco
\adih ococlh
clhdl
dl `cd
`cdlhd
lhd Mfj
Mfjhd.
hd. \hm
\hmhj
hj ocr
ocrcgh
cgh sh`
sh`adl
adl tht
ththp
hp ih`
ih`ho
ho scd
scdyuo
yuohd.
hd. ^cr
^cr`hj
`hjhd
hd Mfj
Mfjhd
hd
ocokc`ha whmhj whdath ouih tcrsckut. Ocrhkha gcjh`ushd gu`atdyh. \hmhjdyh ocdudiug turud
ocdicghta
ocdicghta whmhj \adih
\adih.. \adih ocrhshghd
ocrhshghd mhdtu
mhdtudldyh
dldyh kcriclup gcdehdl Mfjhd ocdl
ocdlceup
ceup gcph`h
\adih yhdl ohsaj tcrtutup, turud gcgcdadldyh tcrus
tcrus gc papa yhdl `aead ihd kcrlcrhg dhag ocdmuopha
scphshdl kakar `cokut yhdl ococrhj. Ia gceupdyh pcr`hjhd. \adih ococmhoghd ohthdyh shht kakar
kcrguoas `c`hga atu ou`ha oc`uoht kakar tapasdyh. Hwh`dyh \adih jhdyh iaho dhoud hgjardyh \adih
ou`ha ocdcraoh
ocdcraoh ihd kcrc
kcrchgsa
hgsa ihd agut hrus `uoht
`uohthddyh
hddyh.. Hih jhwh guht yhdl ocdl
ocdllaradld
laradldyh
yh udtug
ocdlaguta h`udhd lharhj yhdl iakcraghd Mfjhd.

@aihj ocrcgh tc`hj sh`adl kc`at ih`ho gckhs

gckhshjhd
hjhd ou`ut \adih. Ucihd
Ucihdlghd
lghd thdlhd gara Mfjhd tc`hj
ou`ha ocrhyhp. Hwh`dyh ocdlc`us `cjcr khlahd ih`ho tcrus turud ohsugdyh `cwht `fkhdl grhj gc
hrhj
hrhj ihi
ihihh ihd ohs
ohsugug gck
gckh`a
h`ag
g krh ihd ocr
ocrcoh
cohspu
sputad
tadl
l kug
kugat
at phi
phihtd
htdyh
yh yhd
yhdl
l oco
ocoku`
ku`ht
ht icd
icdlhd
lhd
pcr`hj
pcr `hjhd.
hd. [hk
[hkhhd
hhd thd
thdlhd
lhd ghd
ghdhd
hd Mf
Mfjhd
jhd oc
ocrhy
rhyhp
hp ia scp
scphdm
hdmhdl
hdl kht
khthdl
hdl phj
phjh
h \ad
\adih
ih ocd
ocdlc`
lc`usd
usdyh
yh
kcrlhdtahd phjh gara ihd ghdhd thg tcr`cwhtghd ocsga gciuh ghga \adih tcthp rhpht. Ocdurud phih
khlahd ih`hodyh ihd ocdlc`usdyh icdlhd `cokut. @ceuthd lharhj sclcrh oc`ctup ih`ho iara \adih.
Dhphsdyh ou`ha ocokuru, tcrscdlh` -scdlh`.

Gurhd
Gurhdll `ckaj 8 mho
phih pcrmh`hdhd gcouia
gcouiahd
pu`hdl hd khru
scgathr ocrcgh
3 ocdat. pu`hdl
Ofka` gc ocrhj
sthr`ct ruohj.atu
Uhht ia ofka`
scdlhmh gcmhiahdMfjhd.
gcmhiahd
ia jcdtaghd atu tcrmhia `hla
Iaih`ho
ofka` atu ohsaj ia gursa icphd Mfjhd gcokh`a ocrhkh icdlhd thdlhd garadyh. whmhj ihd tcrus gc ihih
\adih yhdl shht atu ohsaj tcrkudlgus ghfs phdmhdldyh. Mfjhd pud oc`uoht kakar tapasdyh. \adih
jhdyh kash iaho ocsga `aihj Mfjhd icdlhd `c`uhsh tc`hj ocdlhat ― dlhat `aihjdyh
`aihjdyh ih`ho ou`utdyh…
hlhg `hoh…. sckc`hj
sckc`hj thdlh
thdlhd d Mfjhd `h`u kcrushjh
kcrushjh ohsu
ohsugg gcih`
gcih`ho
ho ec`hdh phdmhdl ghtud yhdl \adih
gcdhghd,
gcdhg hd, thdlhd gara atu ocdyc
ocdyc`adhp
`adhp ohsug ihd ou`ha ocdycdtuj
ocdycdtuj khlahd gcwhdathhddyh
gcwhdathhddyh ia`uhr
phghahd ih`hodyh \adih scpcrta tcrscdlht… lc`a. dhoud \adih ocdhragdyh gcokh`a thdlhd tcrsckut
kcrhgsa kckcrhph shht.

‐ Mhhd `hj ih… ,\adih h`hj pudyf `hga mf hdhg  (mhdlhd

 (mhdlhd khdl \adih uihj ocopudyha suhoa ihd hdhg)‟
umhr \adih `araj.
‐\adih oh`u…‟thokhj \adih ocdefkh ocdhjhd gcadladhd Mfjhd shht atu iasc`h -sc`h dhpsudyh
yhdl tc`hj khdlgat jhopar ocokhghr iaradyh.

Mfjhdpud ocdurut ihd gcokh`a ocdljaiupghd ocsad ofka` kcrhdlght ocdumu ruohj. Ihd kclatu
shopha ocrcgh `hdlsudl ohsug ruohj. \adih ohsug gcruohj phva`uddyh ihd tcrus ohsug gc ih`ho

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gho
ghohr.
hr. Uci
Ucihdlg
hdlghdhd Mfj
Mfjhd
hd pcr
pcrlala `hl
`hla,
a, hih uru
urushd
shd ght
ghthdy
hdyh.
h. ^hi
^hihjh
hjh`` shh
shhtt atu \ad
\adih
ih sui
suihj
hj shd
shdlht
lht
tcrhdlshdl,
tcrhd lshdl, khtaddyh ocdudtut
ocdudtut pc`c
pc`cphshd
phshd ihd gh`hup
gh`hupud
ud iah ihthd
ihthdl l ocdc
ocdcouady
ouadyh
h gcok
gcokh`a
h`a udtug
ocdudthsghd hph yhdl ocrcgh tc`hj ou`ha… \adih pud thgghd guhsh ocdf`hg rhshdyh. Ycthpa
thophgdyh Mfjhd ocohdl tcdlhj kcrushjh ocohdeadldyh. ^hladyh \adihpud gcokh`a ocdmh`hdghd
hgtabathsdyh ia ghdtfr scpcrta kahshdyh

Oh`hodyh, oh`ho Muoht atu ocrcgh gcokh`a ohghd oh`ho kcrshoh ia`uhr dhoud taihg ia tcopht
gcohrc
gcohrcd
d oh`
oh`ho
ho atu
atu.. Icd
Icdhl
hl hrh
hrhj
j yhd
yhdl
l sho
shoh
h gc hrh
hrhj
j Oci
Ocihd,
hd, thp
thpaa kcr
kcrkc`
kc`fg
fg gcg
gcghdh
hdhd.
d. Uuh
Uuhshd
shdh
h
tcophtdyh scpcrta uouodyh rcstfrhd, hih kckcrhph frhdl sadllhj udtug ohghd. Ycophtdyh mulh
taihg kclatu rhoha. \adih ohg`uo Mfjhd ocdlhmhgdyh gc `uhr ihra gfth atu hlhr ocrcgh taihg ia
pcrlfga f`cj tcohddyh hthupud tcohd scghdtfrdyh \adih. ocrcgh jhdyh ohghd shmh, gcocsrhhd
ocrcgh taihg scpcrta gcohrcd oh`ho. Oh`ho ada ocrcgh jhdyh sh`adl kcrpclhdlhd thdlhd shmh. Ihd
sctc`hj atu ocrcgh `hdlsudl pu`hdl.

Uhopha ia ruohj scgathr mho ;8.>> \AK.

\adih ohs
\adih ohsug
ug `hd
`hdlsu
lsudl
dl ohs
ohsug
ug gc phv
phva`a
a`aud
ud gho
ghohrd
hrdyh,
yh, sc
scihd
ihdlghd
lghd Mfj
Mfjhd
hd ohs
ohsug
ug gc ih`
ih`ho
ho ruo
ruohjhj
ghghgd
ghghgdyh.
yh. Uhh
Uhhtt \ad
\adih
ih tc`
tc`hj
hj kcr
kcrsh`
sh`ad
ad phg
phghahd
hahd icd
icdlhd
lhd,, ocd
ocdlcd
lcdhgh
hghd
d gco
gcocmh
cmh tai
taiur
ur yhd
yhdll phd
phdmhd
mhdl
l
kcrwhr
kcrwhrdh
dh ocr
ocrhj
hj oui
ouih h ihd sct
sctc`h
c`hddy
ddyhh kcr
kcruph
uph ec`
ec`hdh
hdh phd
phdmhd
mhdl
l kcr
kcrefrh
efrhg
g sho
shoh.
h. Yhp
Yhpaa thg `ho
`hohh
gcouiahd
gcoui ahd tcric
tcricdlhr
dlhr gctughd ia padtu phva`uddyh.
phva`uddyh. Ycricdlhr suhrh Mfjhd ocohdlla`dyh.
ocohdlla`dyh. \adih
ocdutup rhokutdyh icdlhd kcrlfg yhdl kahsh \adih phgha magh hih thou ihd ocokugh padtu udtug
ocopcrsa`hghd `c`hga atu ohsug ocdladlht sc`had iah hiag pcoa`ag ruohj oudlgad iah ocopudyha

gcpcr`uhd yhdl jhrus iashophaghd.

[uphdyh Mfjhd jhkas ohdia oh`ho atu. Ycr`ajht ihra rhokutdyh yhdl khshj ihd hdcjdyh hih sciagat
khu ― khuhd yhdl hlhg ocdycdlht ocdycokurht ia jaiudl \adih. Qh, whdath ouih atu ohsaj adlht
khudyh scpcrta whdla kudlh ohwhr… ocrcgh iuiug ia ruhdl icphd bhva`aud atu, kcrsckc`hjhd phih
sfbh suiut. icdlhd Mfjhd kcrhih ia sckc`hj garadyh. Uhoka` kcrkadehdl ― kadehdl hph shmh. Yhg
iashihradyh pcokaehrhhd Mfjhd ou`ha kcrlcscr phih jh` yhdl shdlht prakhia ihd ecdicrudl adtao.
Ihra pcokaehrhhd ocdlcdha gcscpahd iaradyh sctc`hj kcrecrha, lfihhd ― lfihhd shht ah ocokhwh
trug gc`uhr ihcrhj,
ihcrhj, mulh kcrec
kcrecrath
rath khjwh ah pcrd
pcrdhj
hj kcrjukudlhd
kcrjukudlhd icdlhd whdath ia gfth yhdl ah
sadllhja, tcrohsug icdlhd pc`hyhd ruohj ohghd ia Ocihd, mulh kcrghth ocdlcdha gcpcrghshhddyh
shht kcrsctukuj ghthdyh eugup ohopu oc`hyhda whdath atu jadllh kckcrhph gh`a .

Gcouia
Gcou iahd
hd Mf Mfjh
jhd
d pa
padi
dihj
hj iu
iuiu
iugg ia
iash
shop
opad
adl
l wh
whda
dath
th ou
ouih
ih at
atu,
u, iu
iuiu
iug
g ia
iasc
sckc
kc`h
`hj
j gagara
rady
dyh.
h.
@h`u `c`hga atu ocrhaj mcohra `cdtagdyh ihd ocokhwhdyh gc phjhdyh. \adih iaho thg kcrchgsa.
^cr`hjhd ocdhrag khju \adih, ocouthr dyh hlhr ocdljhihp ihd ocdmhtujghd gceuphd radlhd phih
kakar tapas whdath ouih tcrsckut. \adih ocrhsh sciagat mcdlhj `hdlsudl ocdudiug oh`u sckhk atu
kcr`hdlsudl takh takh ihd ocdlcmutghd iaradyh, ocsgapud jh` atu tc`hj iaiulhdyh hghd tcrmhia.

Dhoud… scdt
Dhoud… scdtujhd
ujhd kakar shht atu taihg scpcrta
scpcrta kahsh
kahshdyh,
dyh, \adih ocrhs
ocrhshghd
hghd scdlhthd `astrag ocdlh`ar
phih scgumur tukujdyh. Ycthpa Mfjhd tcrus ocdlu`uo ihd oc`uoht kakar tapas whdath ouih tcrsckut.
^cr`hjhd
^cr`hjhd \adihpud ou`ha ocok ocokh`hsd
h`hsdyh…
yh… ocdc
ocdcraoh
raoh kakar `c`hg
`c`hgaa kcrgu
kcrguoas
oas atu icdlh
icdlhdd ocok
ocokugh
ugh
ou`utdyh, ocokcraghd ruhdl khla `aihj Mfjhd udtug ocdcrfkfs ohsug ia sc`h -sc`h laladyh yhdl
kcrkhras rhpa. Ocdagohta kcthph `aihj ghshp atu ocdllc`atag ia ih`ho rfdllh ou`utdyh, ocdcoughd
`aihj \adih yhdl `hdeap udtug sh`adl kcrecdlgrhoh ihd sh`adl ph`ud ih`ho gckhshjhd ou`ut \adih.
\adih ococmhoghd ohthdyh ocdagohtadyh.

@h`u thdlhd Mfjhd dhag phih `cjcr \adih, kcrushjh oc`cphs pcdutup gcph`h \adih shht ocrcgh
kcrjhihphd. Uctc`hj `cphs whmhjdyh ocdicght, dhphsdyh tcrhsh jhdlht ocdcokus gcocmh taiur
phih pudihgdyh. Mfjhd icdlhd `cokut ocdeauo pudihg ihd ia khlahd kc`hghdl `cjcr whdath ouih
kcrgu`at putaj tcrsckut. Uhoka` ocdifrfdl pcr`hjhd hlhr whdath ouih atu rckhj ia shdihrhd sfbh.
\adih `hrut ih`ho icghphd ihd euokuhd `c`hga lhlhj atu. Ah scohgad… tcr`cdh… phsrhj.. `cohs…

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ocd
ocdycr
ycrhj
hj phi
phih
h kar
karhja
hja yhd
yhdl
l tao
taoku`
ku` f`c
f`cj
j pcr
pcr`hg
`hguhd
uhd Mfj
Mfjhd
hd phi
phih
h iar
iarady
adyh
h gco
gcohdh
hdhpud
pud hrh
hrhj
j yhd
yhdl
l
iaadladadyh.

Yhdlhd \adih ococlhdl khju Mfjhd yhdl tcdlhj ocdhjhd gcph`h \adih icdlhd gciuh thdlhddyh.
Uhoka` tcrus sh`adl `uoht ihd gu`uo atu… thdlhd ghdhd `c`hga tcrsckut turud ihra kc`hghdl gcph`h
icdlhd pcr`hjhd, ocdyusura khju yhdl tc`hj tcrkugh, oc`cwhta kc`aghtdyh ihd ocdcoughd kugat
ocokusudl phiht ia ihih whdath ouih tcrsckut. Ohsaj ihra `uhr thdlhddyh ou`ha ocrcohs kugat
phiht yhdl tcrkudlgus atu. Icdlhd sciagat ghshr ah ocoa`addyh…!!!\hmhj ihd tukuj whdath ouih
ouih atu
ou`ha kcrgcradlht. Gcjhdlhthd khrh karhja yhdl iah`arghd f`cj pcr`hguhd Mfjhd phih iaradyh ou`ha
ocokhghr sctahp tatag syhrhb gcwhdathhddyh.

Yhdlhd ghdhd Mfjhd gcouiahd turud… ocrhshghd jhdlhtdyh pcrut yhdl tcrsc`aouta phghahd… tcrus
turud ocdcoughd umudl khwhj gcocmh taiur whdath kcrgu`at putaj tcrsckut… ocdyc`adhp gckh`agdyh
ihd dhag ocdyusura pcrut tcrus gc hths. Ocdyc`adhp gc kh`ag pcokudlgus kugat ocokusudl ia ihih
\adih. Ocrcohs icdlhd `cokut kckcrhph gh`a `h`u ocomat putagdyh icdlhd adtcds.

‐Fjj…..‟
‐Fjj… ..‟ \ad
\adihih ocd
ocdics
icshj…
hj… oht
ohthdy
hdyhh tcr
tcrpcm
pcmho
ho iag
iaghrc
hrcdhg
dhghd
hd rhs
rhsh
h oh`
oh`u u ihd rhs
rhsh
h dag
dagoht
oht yhd
yhdl
l
kcrehopur khur… Yukujdyh scrhsh tcrkhdl oc`hyhdl `cphs ihra tcopht kcrpamhgdyh. Gciuh thdlhd
\adih scohgad crht ococ`ug `cjcr Mfjhd. Kakar Mfjhd ocrhyhp turud ihd ocdeauoa `cjcr mcdmhdl
yhdl ou`ha khshj… khshj f`cj gcradlht. Kakar kcrguoas `c`hga atu ocdmcmh`a `cjcrdyh icdlhd lalathd ―
lalathd gcea` yhdl gurhdl phjhoadyh, dhoud ocokuht \adih scohgad `hrut…

Ucocdthrh atu thdlhd gara Mfjhd tc`hj kcrhih phih pcrtcouhd phjh whdath ouih atu… ocsga ia`uhr
shmh ihd taihg ohsug gcih`ho ec`hdh taiurdyh… \adih hoht ghlct ihd tukujdyh tcr`fdmhg ghlct…
scrhsh tcrscdlht `astrag… Yhdlhddyh ocrhkh rhkh ocdlc`us… icdlhd `adehj ocsgapud phih pfsasa ghga
\adih yhdl ohsaj ocrhpht. \adih ocrhaj thdlhd tcrsckut kcrushjh oc`cphsghd thdlhd `c`hga atu
phih pcrtcouhd phjhdyh. kc`uo pcrdhj ia pcr`hgughd icoagahd f`cj `c`hga ohdhpud tcrohsug
suhoadyh. Mfjhd ocdurut ihd ocdhrag thdlhddyh ihd ocdmhuj ihra \adih.

Gcokh`a ocrcgh iuiug `hla scpcrta kahsh.. kclatu mulh \adih pud gcok
Gcokh`a gcokh`a
h`a iuiug scwh
scwhmhrdyh
mhrdyh.. Mfjhd
khdlgat oc`hdlghj gc`uhr gcokh`a gc ruohj ghghgdyh. Kckcrhph shht gcouiahd gcokh`a icdlhd
sckftf` har putaj kcscrth ; lc`hs kc`adl. Ocduhdlghd har putaj tcrsckut ihd ocokcraghddyh sclc`hs
phih \adih. Iah ocoaduo har tcrsckut kclatu mulh \adih. Yukujdyh yhdl tc`hj ocdljhdlht ihd
kcrgcradlht f`cj pcreuokuhd khrushd ocokutujghd pcdhwhr ocdyclhrghd.

Gcouiahd Mfjhd kcri

Gcouiahd kcriara,
ara, oc`hdlghj gc padtu ihd ocdut
ocdutupghd
upghd padtu phva`aud tcrsckut
tcrsckut scgh
scgh`alus
`alus
ocdludeadyh… ihra ih`ho. Oc`hdlghj ocdljhopara \adih yhdl ohsaj iuiug ihd ocdhragdyh hlhr

kcriara.
gc ih`
ih`ho
ho\adih ocdurut
ghohr
gho hr tai
taiurdihd
urdyh schghd
yh scd
scdiara. mhia
iara. ohdusah
Ucshop
Ucs hophadyhaiaft
hadyh yhdlr,ohu
iaghoh
iag hohr, shmhocd
Mfjhd
Mfjhd shhtutupgh
ocdutuia pghd
kaokadl
d pad `c`hga
padtu
tu gho lhlhj
ghohr atu
hr ihd
ocdljaiupg
ocdl jaiupghd
hd `hopu taiu
taiurr yhdl kcrsadhr
kcrsadhr tcoh
tcohrho.
rho. \adih ia iuiug
iuiughdhd f`cj `c`hg
`c`hgaa atu iapadllarhd
iapadllarhd
rhdmhdl ihra kcsa yhdl suihj `hoh ihd kcrofic` hdtag … iahths sprcadyh yhdl kcrwhrdh putaj. Mfjhd
`h`u kcriara ihd oc`cphs ghfs putaj kcr`cdlhddyh jadllh ah tadllh` kcrec`hdh shdtha yhdl pcdicg
shmh….

Gcokh`aa iaj
Gcokh` iajhop
hoparaaradyh
dyh whd
whdath
ath oui
ouih,
h, ocr
ocrhaj
haj ihl
ihlu
u `hd
`hdeap
eap \ad
\adih
ih ic
icdlhd
dlhd thd
thdlhd
lhd ghd
ghdhdd
hddyh
yh ihd
ocdmhtujghd gceuphd phih kakar tapas atu. atu Gceuphd atu kcrukhj ocdmhia `uohthd ihd gu`uohd
ocdlja
ocdljashp
shp kak
kakar
ar tcr
tcrsck
sckut
ut jad
jadllh
llh oco
ocokuh
kuhtt \ad
\adih
ih jho
jhopar
par gcj
gcjhka
hkashd
shd dhp
dhphs
hs scj
scjadl
adllh
lh tc
tcrph
rphgsh
gsh
ocokh`
oco kh`hs
hs ghr
ghrcdh
cdh `ai`aihj
hj Mfj
Mfjhd
hd tc`
tc`hj
hj ocd
ocdyc`
yc`usu
usura
ra khl
khlahd
ahd ih`
ih`ho
ho ou`
ou`utd
utdyh…
yh… Mfj
Mfjhd
hd kcr
kcrjcd
jcdta…
ta…
ocokcraghd whgtu khla whdath ouih atu udtug ocdlhtur dhphsdyh yhdl tcrscdlh` scdlh`.

Yhdlhd Mfj
Yhdlhd Mfjhd
hd ocrha
ocrhaj
j ghd
ghdead
eadll gco
gcocmh
cmh tai
taiur
ur whd
whdath
ath oui
ouihh kcr
kcrrgu
rgu`at
`at put
putaj
aj tcr
tcrsck
sckut.
ut. Ocd
Ocdefkh
efkh
oc`cph
oc`cphsgh
sghddy
ddyh
h icd
icdlhd
lhd pcr
pcr`hj
`hjhd
hd sht
shtu
u ico
icoaa sht
shtu.
u. \ad
\adih
ih ocd
ocdhjh
hjhdd `hm
`hmuu thd
thdlhd
lhd `c`
`c`hga
hga atu icd
icdlhd
lhd
thdlhddyh. Mfjhd thg ocdllukrasdyh ihd tcthp oc`hgughd jh` atu. Uctc`hj ghdeadl tcrsckut `cphs
scouhdyh, iasakhgghddyh gcocmh taiur tcrsckut phih khjudyh scjadllh khjhd tcrsckut oc`udeur

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turud… `cphs ihra tukuj pcohghadyh.. ihd `hdlsudl mhtuj gc `hdtha. ^rhgtas tukuj ou`us hths \adih
tc`hdmhdl…!!! jhdyh sckuhj gh`udl yhdl kahsh iaphghadyh ihd iuh eup ocdutupa ku`hthd phiht yhdl
ocokusudl ia ihihdyh

Mfjhd ou`ha ocdlceupa khju tc`hdmhdl whdath kcrgu`at putaj atu.

‐Fjj……‟ \adih ocdlc`uj, thdlhddyh tcrphgu phih padllarhd rhdmhdldyh… hih rhsh lc`a..ihd lharhj
yhdl ihthdl ocdljhoparad
ocdljhoparadyh
yh `cwht eauoh
eauohd
d atu. Eauohd atu ocrh
ocrhyhp
yhp gc `cjcr mcdmhdldyh
mcdmhdldyh ihd turud
ocdyusura kc`aghtdyh gc khwhj ocdcoughd `cokhj gciuh kugat ihihdyh yhdl ou`ha kcrgcradlht.
@h`u thdlhd Mfjhd ocrhyhp gc kc`hghdl ocdcoughd ghat pcdlaght kcdih pcokudlgus ihih \adih.
Uhtu
Uhtu scd
scdthg
thghd
hd gce
gcea`
a` oc
ocoku
okuht
ht gha
ghatt kcd
kcdih
ih tc
tcrsc
rsckut
kut `cp
`cphs
hs ihd oco
ocokahkahrgh
rghddy
ddyhh oc`
oc`ude
udeur
ur tur
turud
ud
ocdadllh`ghd tukuj yhdl sadth` ihd ou`us atu udtug tcrlf`cg ocdcohda gcocmh taiur yhdl tc`hj
kcrhih ia `hdtha. \adih kcrushjh ocoaradlghd tukujdyh hlhr taihg tcr`h`u tcrcgspfs phih `c`hga atu…
dhoud icdlhd gciuh thdlhddyh yhdl kcrhih ia kh`ag `cdlgudl pudlludl \adih. Mfjhd ocdefkh
ocdhjhd lcrhghd atu.

\hmhj `c`hga atu ocdicght phih ihih \adih. @aihjdyh ou`ha ocdma`hta pcroughhd `aead ihih yhdl
ocokusudl adihj tcrsckut. Kcrlhdtahd kugat yhdl gara ihd ghdhd thg shtupud tcrtadllh`… jadllh
hgjardyh kakar kcrguoas atu ohopar phih pudehg kugat phiht ia ihih \adih. Gcph`h \adih `hdlsudl
tcr`fdthr rckhj gckc`hghdl…!!! Ocdllalat ihd ocdlu`uodyh icdlhd adtcds… shht ah ocdllalat…
\adih ocrhsh lc`a ihd sclcrh lharhjdyh tcr`ceut.

‐Hjj….‟radtaj \adih tcr`cphs kclatu shmh ihra kakar tapasdyh. Yukujdyh ou`ha jhdlht ihd kcrgcradlht,
ocdllc`aht-lc`aht ih`ho icghphd Mfjhd. Yhg guht ah rhshghd icrhhd dagoht yhdl oc`hdih sclcdhp
pcdmuru tukujdyh. Yukujdyh `udl`ha ihd scaradl icdlhd atu Mfjhd ou`ha ocrckhjghd tukuj sadth`
tcrsckut pcr`hjhd ia rhdmhdl kcrsprcy putaj.
putaj. Ucihdlghd gciuh ghga whdath atu ohsaj ocdmcmhg `hdtha.
Gada \adih tcrkhradl ia rhdmhdldyh scdiara… icdlhd pc`uj yhdl oudeu` ia sctahp pfradyh, tcrscdlh`-
scdlh` ih`ho lcouruj dhbsu yhdl tc`hj ocokukudl…!!!

Mfjhd rckhj iahths tukujdyh, iahdthrh gciuh ghgadyh yhdl ohsaj ocdlcdhghd ec`hdh taiur tc`hj
ocokugh dh`urahj. Ycrhsh f`cj whdath ouih phih pcrutdyh kcthph sckuhj khthdl ou`ha ocdlcrhs.
Gcokh`a kakar ihd `aihj `c`hga atu ocdeuokua kugat phiht oa`ag \adih yhdl ou`ha ocdlcrhs ih`ho
dhbsu… thg gctadllh`hd whmhj… kakar… `cjcr mcdmhdldyh ocdihpht gceuphd… `uohthd yhdl kcrtuka-
tuka… gciuh thdlhd Mfjhd tcrghihdl ocdllhdtaghd hgsa kakardyh phih ihih \adih.

‐Sjjj……‟i
‐Sjjj……‟ics
cshj
hj \ad
\adih
ih ou`
ou`ha
ha scradl
scradl tcr
tcricd
icdlhr
lhr.. [hsh dag
dagoht
oht pc
pcr`h
r`hguh
guhd
d Mfj
Mfjhd
hd phi
phih
h tuk
tukujd
ujdyh
yh
ocokukudlghd dhbsudyh phih tatag yhdl thg kash gcokh`a… gciuh thdlhd \adih jhdyh kash ocrhaj

ihd
tc`hjocdecdlgcrho phihmulh
khshj iashdh sada… khju kcrgcradlht
phih `c`hga lhlhj
gcwhdathhddyh tcrsckut…
yhdl ou`ha kash iah
kcricdyut. rhshghd
@h`u Mfjhdkcthph iaradyh
kcrlcrhg `hla..
iahdlghtdyh tukuj ou`us yhdl tc`hj tc`hdmhdl jadllh padllhdl tcrsckut… ocdllcscrdyh `ckaj gchths
jadllh gciuh ghga \adih gada tcrlf`cg ia hths rhdmhdl kcrsprcy putaj tcrsckut.

Gcokh`a kcrkhrakl ia shopa

Gcokh`a shopadl
dl gara \adih
\adih,, thdl
thdlhd
hd ghdhd Mfjhd ocrhaj gc khwhj
khwhj,, ocdc
ocdcough
oughdd ghrct
ec`hdh taiur whdath ouih atu. Ocdefkh ocdhragdyh. Ghlct \adih kcrushjh ocdeclhjdyh… tcthpa
tc`hj tcr`hokht ghrcdh ghrct ec`hdhdyh tc`hj turud jadllh `ututdyh… ihd tcrus turud jadllh hgjardyh
jhdyh scjc`ha ghad tapas kcrwhrdh putaj yhdl tc`hj khshj yhdl ohsaj ocdutupa pcrtcouhd khthdl
phjhdyh. Ku`u rfoh \adih kcriara ia icrh f`cj dhbsu yhdl kcrgcshdlhthd… schghd agut ocrhshghd
hph yhdl ghd tcrmhia oh`ho atu.

Gada thdlhd Mfjhd gara ocrhkh khlahd gcwhdathhd \adih yhdl ohsaj tcrkh`ut atu icdlhd mhradyh…
ocdcghd `cpathd kc`hjhd gcwhdathhddyh yhdl khshj… atu ia `uhr. Uhoka` gciuh thdlhd \adih jhdyh
kash ocdicghp gcph`h Mfjhd.. \adih kcrushjh tcthp ocrhphtghd gciuh khthdl phjhdyh. Dhoud
Mfjhd kcr
Mfjhd kcrlcr
lcrhg
hg gc `ha
`hadd hrh
hrhj
j oc
ocdco
dcough
ughd
d ghr
ghrct
ct ghad
ghad tap
tapas
as pco
pcokh`
kh`ut
ut pcr
pcrtco
tcouhd
uhd phj
phjh
h \ad
\adih,
ih,
ocdh
oc dhra
ragd
gdyh
yh pc
pcr`
r`hj
hjhd
hd..
.. ih
ihd
d ic
icdl
dlhd
hd ou
ouih
ihjj gh
ghad
ad yh
yhdl
dl kckcrk
rkcd
cdtu
tug
g sc
scla
lata
talh
lh tc
tcrs
rsck
ckut
ut `f
`f`f
`fss ih
ihd
d

39
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ocdadllh`ghd tukuj pcohghadyh ocdyusu` phghahd `had yhdl tc`hj tcr`ckaj ihju`u `cphs. Ucouhdyh
kcrmh`hd `hdehr scf`hj ― f`hj \adih thg kash guhsh ocdf`hg sctahp pcr`hguhd Mfjhd.

Ucouhdyh tc`hj tcrkugh.. taihg hih `hla iatukuj \adih yhdl ohsaj tcrtutup…, tcrkhradl tc`hdmhdl
ih`ho dhphs kcrlcouruj icdlhd tukuj yhdl kcrpc`uj iashdh ― sada…!!! Kugat phiht ia ihihdyh
icdlhd pudehgdyh yhdl kcriara tclhg ocdlga`ht ia ia khwhj sadhr tcohrho `hopu ghohr atu. \adih
ocrhsh jcrhd shht atu.. jcdthghd ih`ho tukujdyh hoht ocdlc`frh… adlad scouhdyh tcrmhia scsclcrh
oudlgad..

@h`u Mfj
@h`u Mfjhd
hd kcr
kcriar
iara,
a, oc`
oc`cp
cphsg
hsghd
hd ec`
ec`hdh
hdh pcd
pcdicg
icg ihd scg
scgh`a
h`alus
lus phg
phghah
hahd
d ih`
ih`hod
hodyh…
yh… jad
jadllh
llh tuk
tukuj
uj
tclhpdyh tc`hdmhdl. Hih rhsh thgut… ih`ho iara whdath ouih yhdl tcrlf`cg ia rhdmhdl atu shht oc`ajht
sfsfg Mfjhd icdlhd ihih ihd thdlhddyh yhdl kcrku`u… `ckht. Hph`hla icdlhd phghahd yhdl tc`hj
`cphs
`cphs ihr
ihraa tuk
tukujd
ujdyhyh shh
shhtt atu
atu…
… oc
ocoku
okuhtd
htdyh
yh hoh
hohtt guh
guhtar
tar…
… oc
oc`aj
`ajht
ht kht
khthdl
hdl gc`
gc`c`h
c`hgah
gahd
d yhd
yhdl
l hoh
hohtt
phdmhdl oa`ag `c`hga lhlhj atu..!!! Mumur iahguadyh oa`ag suhoadyh thg kcrhrta ia khdiadlghd icdlhd
oa`ag Mfjhd. Mhuj iaih`ho jhta gcea`dyh \adih ocdycsh`a gcmhiahd yhdl tcdlhj kcr`hdlsudl atu. Ada
khru pcrthoh gh`adyh ih`ho jaiupdyh… tc`hdmhdl
tc`hdmhdl ia jhihphd `c`hga `had yhdl kughd suhoadyh. Dhoud
lharhj… dhbsu… ihd rhsh yhdl \adih thg iaphjhoadyh atu tcrus ocokuthghd jhta gcea`dyh shht atu.

Mfjhd ou`
Mfjhd ou`haha ocr
ocrhyh
hyhp
p dha
dhag
g ia hth
hthss tuk
tukujd
ujdyh
yh thg oco
ocopud
pudyha
yha pa`
pa`ajh
ajhd
d gci
gciuh
uh kht
khthdl
hdl phjh \ad
\adih
ih
dh`urahj ocokugh ocokcraghd ruhdl phih padllu` `c`hga tcrsckut udtug ocdcopc`. Gcokh`a Mfjhd
ocdlceupa kakardyh icdlhd kcrdhbsu ihd gada \adih thg gh`hj `adehj ocdyhokut kakar ihd ou`ut
`c`hga atu.. . Ucihdlghd thdlhddyh tc`hj kcrohad ia kugat phiht ia ihih \adih. Ocrcohsdyh kcrgh`a-

gh`a.. ghihdl ocdllcscg icdlhd lcohs ocdlludhghd guoasdyh…

‐Fujj…‟ radtaj \adih. ^crhshhddyh scrhsh tcrkhdl tadlla gc hdlghsh icdlhd tukuj ocdllc`aht-lc`aht
khg eheehehad
hadl
l gcp
gcphdh
hdhshd
shd…Gc
…Gciuh
iuh thd
thdlhd
lhd Mfj
Mfjhd
hd thg jcd
jcdtata ― jcd
jcdtad
tadyh
yh ocr
ocrcoh
cohs…
s… oco
ocoa`a
a`ad..
d.. kug
kugat
at
ocokusudl ia ihih \adih jadllh gciuh kugat phiht atu ocdclhdl icdlhd putag yhdl ocdlcrhs…
scf`hj tclhg… ocokuhtdyh ococrhj ia sctahp pcroughhd `aeaddyh. Ycrhshghd mulh f`cj whdath
ouih atu kcthph jhdlht ihd tclhpdyh khthdl pcmh` oa`ag Mfjhd… ocdycdtuj ia khwhj pushrdyh.

@h`u Mfjhd turud ihd kcr`utut kcrtuopu ia hths ghsur rhdmhdl. Ocrhaj gciuh kctas putaj oa`ag \adih
yhdl tcdlhj tcrkugh… ocdlhdlght gciuhdyh gchths. Gcouiahd `aihj Mfjhd oc`udeur scphdmhdl
gciuh ghga \adih, ou`ha ihra umudl ghga jadllh gc phdlgh` phjh khlahd ih`howhdath ouih atu thdph
sciagatpud gctadllh`hd… @aihj ghshpdyh tcrhsh ghshr, gcsht ihd khshj. \adih ohsaj ococmhoghd
ohthdyh ocdagohta lc`fokhdl karhha yhdl ocdicru-icru oc`hdihdyh… gcouiahd ah tcrus turud,
\adih
\ad ih sc
schgh
hghd
d tc`
tc`hj
hj tcr
tcrlf`
lf`cg…
cg…gh`
gh`hj…
hj… rhs
rhsh
h phs
phsrhj
rhjdyh
dyh…
… oc
ocoku
okuht
ht tuk
tukujd
ujdyh
yh scf
scf`hj
`hj ocd
ocdcra
craoh
oh
pcr`hguhd iah shht atu..

Ycrus Mfjhd ocokudlgugghd whmhjdyh jadllh mhtuj phih gcwhdathhd \adih. @aihjdyh ohsug…
ocdma`ht
ocdm a`ht … `cpa
`cpathd
thd khshjdyh.. hih rhsh jhdlh
jhdlht,
t, lc`a, f`cj ma`hthddyh atu. Ghihdl `aihj
`aihjdyh
dyh ocdljashp
ihd ocdlu`uo tfdmf`hd sckcshr ghehdl thdhj ia shdh. \adih taihg ohopu `hla kcrghth ghth shht atu
jhdyh kash ocradtaj ihd ocdicsas… icdlhd tukuj ocdllc`aht- lc`aht… Yc`hphg thdlhd \adih kcrhih
iagcph`hdyh ocdllcdllho rhokutdyh icdlhd lcohs…. sckhlha tcopht kcrpclhdl.. gciuh ghgadyh
kcrushjh iarhphtghd ghrcdh rhsh lc`a yhdl ocdljumho dhoud… tcrlhdmh`.. gcph`hdyh… rhsh khshj atu
ou`ha ihthdl ihd schghd oc`cihg… @aihj ihd kakar ohsaj ia `cpathddyh,
`cpathddyh, taihg hih sciagatpud rhsh mamag
phih iaradyh shht atu..

‐Fjj………‟ icdlus \adih. Kckcr

‐Fjj………‟ Kckcrhph
hph shht \adih g`aohgs… \adih ocdlcmhdl..!!
ocdlcmhdl..!!!.
!. tukuj
tukujdyh
dyh scrhsh
oc`hyhdl scradlhd scpcrta ghphs.. \adih khshj..
khshj.. ihd tcrgu`ha `cohs… Mfjhd `h`u kcrjcdta, `h`u khdlgat
ihd kcriara oc`hdlghj pcrla ocdlhoka` har oaduo ia`uhr ghohr, ihd gcokh`a ohsug icdlhd kftf`
oaduohd ihd lc`hs thia. ah pud oaduo, dhoud taihg… ocdhwhra \adih..

@h`u `c`hga tclhp atu gcokh`a gc tcopht taiur, ihd kcrkhradl ia shopadldyh
shopadldyh ia sasa garadyh. \adih ohsaj
tcrkhradl `cohs ihd kcrushjh ocdljarup uihrh sckhdyhg khdyhgdyh udtug ocrcihghd lharhjdyh.
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Ocrhshghd gcwhdathhddyh khshj ihd `cdlgct, mulh tukujdyh tc`hj khshj f`cj pc`uj yhdl kcreueurhd
ia scgumur tukuj tc`hdmhdldyh
tc`hdmhdldyh ou`ha ihra umudl ghga, phjh pcrutpcrut,, ihih ihd whmhjdyh.
whmhjdyh. \adih tc`hj
ocrhshghd gcokh`a g`aohgs yhdl `hoh thg ia h`hoadyh, jhdyh shht… khru ― khru ocdaghj jadllh
ku`hd gc `aoh shht ou`ha jhoa`.. sctc`hj atu taihg pcrdhj `hla..

‐\ad hiacg pucj..(\ad, ghou puhs)6 Yhdyh Mfjhd ococehj gckasuhd iahdthrh ocrcgh. \adih iaho
ihd jhdyh ocdlhdllug mumur scrhyh ocohdihdl ohthdyh. Oc`ajht phih gcih`hohd ohth tcrsckut
pcreag dhbsu yhdl ocokhrh, kcrdaht shdlht adlad ocdyctukujadyh oh`ho atu.

Gcokh`a Mfjhd ocrcohs ihd ocoa`ad kugat phiht ia ihih \adih yhdl tc`hj ococrhj iashdh sada.
Lharhj
Lharhj whdath ouih atu yhdl thia tc`hj surut gcokh`a
gcokh`a ocoudehg icdlhd
icdlhd ecpht. @adehj scgh`a ah
ocopcr`hgughd tukuj whdath ouih atu. Iagu`uodyh kakar tapas atu… Hwh`dyh \adih jhdyh iaho `h`u
agut ocokh`hs,
ocokh`hs, kakkarocrcgh
kakkarocrcgh sh`adl `uoht, gu`uo.. Yhdlhd ghdhd MfjhdMfjhd…
… turud gc hrhj gcokh`a gc
gcwhdathhd \adih. mhradyh ohsug… ocdlfrcg ― gfrcg gckhshjhd yhdl taoku` ia shdh ocokuht
tukuj \adih tcr`fdmhg ― `fdmhg iahths rhdmhdl kcsa atu. Gcwhdathhddyh
G cwhdathhddyh ou`ha khshj scf`hj thu shhtdyh
udtu pcrohadhd scsudllujdyh hghd ia ou`ha..

Mfjhd ocdlhdlght gciuh phjh \adih ihd ocdhjhd icdlhdgciuh thdlhddyh, kcr`utut ocopfsasaghd
padllu`dyh
padllu `dyh iahdthrh
iahdthrh gciuh khthdl phjh whdath ouih atu. \adih jhdyh kash ococ ococmhogh
mhoghd
d ohth,
ocrhph
ocr hphtgh
tghd
d gci
gciuh
uh phj
phjhdy
hdyh
h ihd oc ocdut
dutup
up gcw
gcwhda
hdathh
thhddy
ddyh
h icd
icdlhd
lhd thd
thdlhd
lhddyh
dyh.. \ad
\adih
ih oc
ocrhs
rhsh
h
gcthguthd scgh`a magh khthdl pcmh` Mfjhd yhdl tc`hj tclhg ghgu atu hghd ocohsugadyh, ghrcdh scopht
ia`ajhtdyh thia ugurhddyh shht kc`uo kcrhih phih gctclhdlhd pcduj.

‐ Hpf dhd iacg \adih thguag-hd (Hp Hphh yhdl icg \adih thgutghd)6‟ thdyh Mfjhd.
‐Atu ih \adih thguag mf pudyf uih tu  (Atu khdl \adih thgut icdlhd oa`ag hkhdl)‟ mhwhk \adih.
‐Iacg \adih mhd thguaag mf pudyf uih dihg shgag if (Icg \adih mhdlhd thgut icdlhd gcpudyhhd
hkhdl, lh hghd shgat gf) mc`hsdyh kcrushjh ocokcraghd pcdlcrtahd.
‐Ghd \adih
\adih,,,
,,, h`hj pcrdhj oh`hj ahghd..(ghd \adih suihj pcrdhj oc`hj
oh`hjahghd oc`hjarghd)
arghd)6
6 Yhok
Yhokhj
hj Mfjhd
Mfjhd..
‐ Mhia pudyf iacg \adih phsta kash (mhia gcpudyhhd
gcpudyhhd \adih phsta ohopu) ghthdyh `hla ocdc ocdcdhdlg
dhdlghd
hd
\adih.
‐\adih adihg oh`hjahghd dfroh` ih, `cwht khihj scshr, agf hif mhmhgdyf ( \adih taihg oc`hjarghd
scehrh dfroh` khdl thpa `cwht kcihj ehcshr, ada hih kcghsdyh) ‟ shjut \adih shoka` ocdudmugghd
kcghs mhjathd fpcrhsadyh. Mfjhd tcriaho. \adih thu scgh`a Mfjhd shdlht ocdladladghd…, kclatu mulh
iaradyh mulh hoht shdlht ocdladladghd pcrsctukujhd yhdl sckcdhrdyh dhoud rhsh thgut ihpht
ocdlh`hjghd gcadladhd \adih shht atu.
‐Kha
Khagf
gf shm
shmf`h
f`hj,
j, khh gh`hu hwhg eukf iu` iu`u
u mf lcs
lcscgh
cghd,
d, sah
sahpf
pf thu adihg gh oho
ohokuckucg
g iac
iacgg \ad
\adih
ih
ghshgacg-hd (kclada shmh`hj, khlhaohdh gh`hu gath efkh icdlhd lcscghd, sahph thu taihg ocokuht
\adih gcshgathd)‟ padth Mfjhd.
‐Sih khmhdma adihg gh ohohsf iacg \adih if (Hkhdl taihg hghd ocohgsh icg \adih gf). Yhokhj
Mfjhd.
‐Gh`hu kcgf thrhsf shgag, ifrfhdl ghd shmf khihd uih  (Gh`hu dhta tcrhsh shgat ifrfdlghd shmh tukuj
hkhdl)
hkh dl) `hd
`hdmut
mutdyh
dyh oco
ocofjf
fjfd.
d. Ih`
Ih`ho
ho kao
kaokhd
khdldy
ldyhh \ad
\adihih oc
ocdlh`
dlh`hj.
hj. Oc
Ocdlh
dlh`hj
`hj phi
phihh pcr
pcroad
oadthh
thhd
d
Mfjhd.. ocdlh`hj phih dhbsudyh ihd ocokuduj rhsh thgutdyh tcrjhihp khthdl tclhr oa`ag Mfjhd
yhdl `uhrkahsh atu Ucpcrta hph ia`ajhtdyh phih ba`o ― ba`o scohsh gu`ahjdyh kcrshoh icdlhd lcdldyh.
l cdldyh.

\adih ocrhshghd
ocrhshghd mhdtu
mhdtudldyh
dldyh kcriclup
kcriclup gcrhs
gcrhs…
… ocdu
ocdudllu
dllu shht ― shht pcrtcouhd
pcrtcouhd gc`ho
gc`hoad
ad ocrc
ocrcgh.
gh.
Gada Mfjhd kcrhih ia hths tukuj \adih yhdl tcr`c
tcr`cdthdl
dthdl tc`hdmhdl…!!
tc`hdmhdl…!!!! Oco
Ocokugh
kugh gciuh khthdl phjh
oa`ag whdath atu ihd ocdcgugdyh gchths… kcrsahp udtug ohsug… Mfjhdpud ou`ha… ocdcopc`ghd…
ocdlcscghd umudl ocokf`h gcph`h gcmhdthdhddyh ia kc`hjhd gcwhdathhd whdath ouih atu. Hwh`dyh
jhdyh lcscghd-lcscghd shmh, tcrhsh lc`a .. lhth` ia padtu gcwhdathhddyh… rhsh ghlct ihd jhdlht
ocok
oc okuhuhtt \a
\adi
dih
h ta
taih
ihg
g sh
shih
ihrr `h
`hla
la hp
hph
h yh
yhdl
dl sc
scih
ihdl
dl tctcrm
rmhi
hia…
a…..
.. ih
ihd
d pc
pcr`
r`hj
hjhd
hd Mf
Mfjh
jhdd sho
hoka
ka``
ocdllcscgghd
ocdllcscg ghd mulh ocdifrfdl padllu`dyh
padllu`dyh sciag
sciagat
at icoa sciagat, ocdyckhkghd
ocdyckhkghd umudl ocokf`h
gcmhdthdhddyh ocdyakhgghd `cpathd gcwhdathhd \adih yhdl tc`hj khshj ludh ocopcr`hdehr `hmudyh,
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ihd ocdicshg. tcrus… yhdl ocokuhtdyh ohgad `hoh ohgad ohsug… \adih ocrhshghd scpcrta hih
gu`at kcrlcscghd gctht.

‐Fujj……‟ whdath ouih atu ocdlc`uj.

Ihd scehrh kcrthjhp ohsug ia pcr`hdehr f`cj gckhshjhd yhdl taoku` ih`ho gcwhdathhd \adih \adih
ocdhjh
ocd hjhdd icd
icdlhd
lhd thd
thdlhd
lhd lcr
lcrhgh
hghd
d pad
padllu`
llu` Mfj
Mfjhd.
hd. Gco
Gcokh`
kh`aa Mfj
Mfjhd
hd ocd
ocdifr
ifrfdl
fdl ohs
ohsug.
ug... \ad
\adih
ih thu
khthdl pcmh` yhdl gfgfj oa`ag Mfjhd atu tc`hj ohsug ocsga kc`uo sc`urujdyh khru scpcrcophtdyh……
hih rhsh scopat ihd dya`u ia gcwhdathhddyh shht atu.. rhshdyh pcduj scgh`a. Mfjhd tcrus ocohmughd
padllu`dyh ihd oc`cphsghd gciuh ghga \adih, oc`cthgghddyh ia ghsur, thdlhddyh gcokh`a gc kugat
phiht yhdl ocokusudl ia ihih \adih… ocoa`ad… ihd ocrcohsdyh gcokh`a. Ucihdlghd gciuh
thdlhd \adih ocdllcdlho padllu` `c`hga atu… hlhr magh tcrhsh ihd shgat ihd dycra
dycra kash ocdhjhd ihd
ocdifrfdl khthdldyh hlhr tcthp ia`uhr..

@h`u Mfjhd ocdmhdlghu khdth` yhdl tcr`cthg taihg mhuj ihra tukuj \adih, Ihd ocdlhdlght padllu`
phiht \adih udtug oc`cthgghd khdth` ia khwhjdyh… scocdthrh khthdl tclhrdyh ohsaj ocdhdehp…
\adih
\ad ih oc
ocrhs
rhshgh
hghd
d pfs
pfsasa
asadyh
dyh mhi
mhiaa hlhg ra`cgs…
ra`cgs… Mfj
Mfjhd
hd kcr
kcrlcr
lcrhg
hg gco
gcokh`
kh`a.
a. Icd
Icdlhd
lhd oht
ohth
h yhd
yhdll ia
gcrdyatghd \adih oc`ajht khthdl tclhp oa`ag `c`hga tcrsckut gcokh`a ocdicshg ohsug pcr`hjhd.
@h`u…. phs scouh jhopar ohsug rhsh dya`u ou`ha ihthdl.. tcrhshghd f`cj whdath ouih atu ftft-ftft ia
ih`ho gcwhdathhddy
gcwhdathhddyh
h kcri
kcricrag
crag ― icrag scpcrta
scpcrta eadead ghrct yhdl iarclh
iarclhdlghd
dlghd phgsh. Gcokh`a \adih
ocdhjhdghd lcrhghd padllu` Mfjhd icdlhd thdlhddyh, Mfjhd tcrus kcrushjh ocdifrfdl.. \adih
kcrsagcrhs ocdhjhd icdlhd thdlhddyh scjadllh pfsasadyh tcthp thg kcrukhj.

‐Dihg `hof `ha iacg \ad (lh hghd `hoh `hla iag \ad)..‟uehp Mfjhd shoka` tcrus kcrushjh ocdifrfdl.
\adih taihg pciu`a ihd tcrus kcrthjhd icdlhd thdlhddyh ghrcdh
ghrcdh ocrhshghd dya`u ihd dycra…, \adih
ocradlas
ocrad las ihd ocdl
ocdlcrdya
crdyatghd
tghd gcdad
gcdadldyh…
ldyh…!!!
!!! Mfjhd ocdlh`ajghd
ocdlh`ajghd scrhd
scrhdlhddy
lhddyh,
h, ocrc
ocrcohs
ohs ― rcohs
gcokh`a
gcok h`a ihih ocok
ocokusud
usudll oa`ag \adih ihd ocdea
ocdeauoa
uoa kakardyh icdlhd lcohs kcrdhbsu scgh`a…
scgh`a… Gada
gciuh thdlhd \adih `cphs ihra padllu` `c`hga atu ihd ococ`ug pudlludl `c`hga tcrsckut ihd gcokh`a
`hrut ih`ho icrhhd dagoht yhdl ocokuhtdyh `cdlhj ihd tcr`cdh scjadllh `uph ocdhjhdghd padllu`
Mfjhd. Mfjhd kcrlcrhg gcokh`a ocdifrfdl icdlhd takh ― takh. Ihd scaradl rhsh shgat yhdl ihthdl
ohgad ocdycshghd
ocdycshghd ohgh hok`h
hok`hs`hj
s`hj sc`uruj khthdl pcmh
pcmh`` oa`ag Mfjhd phih gcwhd
gcwhdathhd
athhd \adih…
tcrkcdho iaih`ho tukujdyh.

‐Hhjjj…….‟crhdl \adih. Ohthdyh ococmho ocdagohta scdshsa `uhrkahsh yhdl iah`hoadyh shht atu,
shgat scgh`alus dagoht ocrhmho pcrtcouhd phjhdyh…!!! Ycrhsh f`cj \adih gada phjh ocrcgh suihj
rhpht ocdcopc` ihd taihg hih mhrhg `hla..

Mfjhd
shophaiaho scmcdhg.
gc u`u \adihou`ha
jhta. \adih ocrhsh dhbhsdyhohthdyh
ocokugh scrhsh kcrht hoht… rhshdyh
ocohdihdl khthdl
ohth Mfjhd, pcmh` atu ocdycshg
ocdludlghpghd rhsh
sh`utdyh, ihd hoht sugh ehrhdyh ocopcr`hgughd iaradyh, hoht pcdlcrtahd… scgh`a

‐Adi
Adihg
hg shg ag ghd iacg \ad  (Ya
shgag (Yaihg
ihg shg
shgat
at ghd iag \ad
\ad)6
)6 Yhd
Yhdyh
yh Mf
Mfjhd
jhd.\ad
.\adih
ih iah
iaho
o thg ocd
ocdmhw
mhwhk.
hk.
Gcouiahd \adih ocoaradlghd whmhjdyh gc shopadl, ocrhsh oh`u iaphdihdla Mfjhd scpcrta atu.
Gcokh`a Mfjhd ohsaj ocrhaj whmhjdyh ihd ocdeauoa \adih. Ycrghihdl ocdllalat icdlhd lcohs
kugat phiht yhdl ocokusudl tc`hj ococrhj ia ihih whdath ouih atu. Mfjhd gcokh`a kcrlcrhg,
ocdhrag padllu`dyh jadllh hgjardyh khthdl pcmh`dyh yhdl gfgfj pcr`hjhd gc`uhr sciagat icoa sciagat,
pcr`hjhd scgh`a Ycrhsh dya`u ihd lc`a scgh`alus…!!! `h`u ocdifrfdl ohsug `hla… ou`hdyh pcr`hjhd ihd
hoht tcrhsh dya`u… scgh`alus dagoht… Kckcrhph shht gcouiahd…
gcouiahd… ah ou`ha kcrlcrhg ohgad ecpht, dhag
turud padllu`dyh ocdljumhoghd khthdl tclhrdyh. Yc`hj `hdehr ocohdl gc`uhr ohsugdyh phih `ahdl
gcwhdathhd \adih scjadllh… sc`uruj tukuj \adih kcrludehdl

‐Fuj….‟ [adtaj \adih kcru`hdl ― u`hdl. Ayh… \adih oh`u ka`h ocdladlht shht atu tcricdlhr gceaphg ―
gceapug
gceapug suh
suhrh
rh ihr
ihraa kcd
kcdtur
turhd
hd phd
phdlgh`
lgh` phj
phjh
h ocr
ocrcgh
cgh…
… sci
scihdl
hdlghd
ghd thd
thdlhd
lhd \ad
\adih
ih sui
suihj
hj `cp
`cphs
hs ihd
ococlhdl ghad… sc`aout icdlhd ohth tcrpcmho. ^fsasa Mfjhd tcthp icdlhd kcr`utut.. Gada padllu`
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phi
phiht
ht \ad
\adih
ih mul
mulh
h kcr
kcrlcr
lcrhg
hg oc
ocdic
dicshg
shg gch
gchths
ths….!
….!!!
!! ocd
ocdyho
yhokut
kut sc
sctah
tahp
p jum
jumhoh
hohd
d kht
khthdl
hdl pc
pcmh`
mh`
gcmhdthdhd Mfjhd phih `ahdl gcwhdathhddyh..\adih pud ou`ha ocrhshghd hih lc`fokhdl kcshr yhdl
hghd oc`cihg iaih`ho tukujdyh..

Yakh ― takh \adih ocrhsh scouh ocdmhia lc`hp.. tukujdyh oc`cdtadl gchths… \adih ocdllalat kakar
khwhjdyh icdlhd gciuh ghga yhdl ocdmcpat padllhdl Mfjhd ia kc`hghdl tukuj `c`hga atu khg thdl
rhgshsh.
rhgshsh. Ocrh
Ocrhshghd
shghd…
… lc`fo
lc`fokhdl
khdl g`aohgs ihthdl ocdllu`udldyh…
ocdllu`udldyh… oc`cophrghdd
oc`cophrghddyh yh gc hwhd
hwhdl
l ―
hwhdl
hwh dl ihd gco
gcokh`
kh`aa tcr
tcrgu`
gu`ha
ha `co
`cohs.
hs. ia hth
hthss rhd
rhdmhd
mhdldy
ldyh
h yhd
yhdl
l tc`
tc`hj
hj gus
gusut.
ut.,, Gcr
Gcradl
adlhtd
htdyh
yh sui
suihj
hj
ocokhshja sprca yhdl suihj gusut scouh…

Dhoud Mfjhd ohsaj tcthp kcrlcrhg ocdlhyudghd…

Dhoud ocdlhyudghd… padllu`dyh
padllu`dyh ohmu oudiur… kckcrhph ocdat
gcouiahd \adih ocrhshghd tukuj Mfjhd ou`ha ocdclhdl ihd… scpcrtadyh ah hghd g`aohgs.. \adih
thu… Mfjhd hghd sclcrh ocokhshja rhjaodyh…

‐iacg \ad gh uih gh`uh-hd iaoh, ia ih`ho hthu ia `uh  (iag \ad hghd iagc`uhrghd ia ohdh, ih`ho hthu
ia `uhr)6 Yhdyh Mfjhd. \adih taihg scopht ocdllc`cdl hthu ocdlayhghd. Yukujdyh ohsaj tcr`fdmhg ―
`fdmhg ih`ho judmhohd Mfjhd… shht kcrlcrhg ocofoph dhag turud ihd …

Uhoka` ocdicdlus Mfjhd ocdcghdghd padllu`dyh scih`ho oudlgad, ocrhshghd `ceuthd karhjadyh
oc`hokudl
oc`ho kudl ihd hgjar
hgjardyh
dyh ohtcr
ohtcraa gcdt
gcdth`
h` atu ocohdeur gcrhs ocok
ocokhshja
hshja sc`uruj pcroughhd
pcroughhd ih`ho
gcwh
gcwhdadath
thhd
hd \a
\adi
dih.
h. Yc
Ycrh
rhsh
sh jh
jhdl
dlhtht…
… Sd
Sdtutudl
dl`h
`hj
j \a
\adi
dihh oh
ohsa
saj
j ad
adlh
lhtt kh
khjw
jwhh sh
shht
ht at
atu
u ah oh
ohsa
saj
j
ocdlludhghd gfdtrhscpsa scjadllh taihg tcr`h`u guhtar… Mfjhd rckhj ocdllc`fsfj ia hths tukuj
tc`hdmhdl
tc`hdmhdl whdath ouih atu. Kfkftdyh hoht kcrht scjadscjadllh
llh \adih jhrus ocoaradlghd
ocoaradlghd tukuj
tukujdyh
dyh
ocdyckhkghd tukuj Mfjhd oc`udeur turud tcrkhradl ia sasadyh. \adih ococmhoghd ohthdyh
ohthdyh ocrhsh
kcrsh`hj ihd ocdycsh`. dhoud sclcrh ja`hdl f`cj rhsh puhs yhdl ihthdl. Yukujdyh hoht ehpha…

\adihpud ocrhaj sc`a

\adihpud sc`aout
out ihd ocdut
ocdutupghd
upghd phih tukuj tc`hd
tc`hdmhdld
mhdldyh.
yh. Ghrcdh ocrhsh oh`ho atu
shdlht iadlad ocsga jumhd thg turud. Kcriuh ocrcgh taiur ia rhdmhdl yhdl tc`hj gusut atu jadllh phla
jhradyh.

^hla jhradyh \adih jcrhd gcdhph thg ocrhshghd hihdyh pcdycsh`hd yhdl ih`ho phih iaradyh oh`hj
oh`hj
scohgad sugh gcphih Mfjhd scjadllh ocokuhtdyh ocdc`pfd gcphih suhoadyh ia ^hihdl udtug thg
kash gcokh`a ih`ho oadllu atu ghrcdh hih urushd ghdtfr yhdl jhrus ia sc`cshaghddyh. @hla pu`h ah
ocrhsh guhtar magh pu`hdl gc ^hihdl ihpht iaphstaghd suhoadyh shht ocoadth kcrjukudlhd khihd
hghd ocdlcthjua pcrkuhthd ocrcgh ia ghrcdhghd ia sc`uruj ohsaj hih mcmhg-mcmhg ococrhj ia ihih
ihd `cjcr hgakht pcrsctukujhd ocrcgh yhdl kcrlc`frh oh`ho atu.

Oh`ho Muoht atu \adih tc`hj mhtuj ih`ho pc`ughd ihd thg`ug phih gcpcrghshhd Mfjhd ia hths
rhdmhdl. Qh.., scoh`hohd ocrcgh kcrjukudlhd jadllh phla.

^hla jhra Mfjhd khdlud tcr`ckaj ihju`u, ocdadllh`ghd \adih ohsaj tcr`c`hp ia rhdmhdl yhdl tc`hj
hehg-hehghd tcrsckut. Uhht \adih khdlud hih sciagat rhsh scsh` ia jhtadyh, sc`hdlghdlhddyh tcrhsh
sciagat dya`u. Ohsaj tcrtcrh ih`ho kcdhgdyh khlhaohdh pcr`hguhd Mfjhd phih sctahp suiut tukujdyh,
tcruthoh shht ― shht pcdctrhsa yhdl irhohtas. ^hla Muoht atu \adih ohdia sckcrsaj ― kcrsajdyh,
kcrushjh hlhr mcmhg ― mcmhg ia tukujdyh ja`hdl. Qh…, \adih guhtar magh mcmhg ― mcmhg atu hghd tcr`ajht.
Mcmhgdyh oudlgad kash ja`hdl, thpa dagohtdyh taihg hghd pcrdhj ja`hdl, mulh sprca tcopht taiurdyh
iarcdihodyh mulh..

\adih ohsug ghdtfr phla Muoht atu scpcrta kahshdyh. Ihra ghdtfr \adih ocdc`cpfd gc ^hihdl
ocokcra thju suhoadyh khjwh ah taihg kash pu`hdl, hih urushd ghdtfr yhdl jhrus ia kcrcsghd,
icoagahd
icoag ahd h`hshddyh.
h`hshddyh. \adih kcrkfjfdl,
kcrkfjfdl, kcrus
kcrushjh
hjh udtug ocdi
ocdihphtg
hphtghd
hd tcdlh
tcdlhtt whgtu yhdl eugup
udtug ocdlja`hdlghd mcmhg ococrhj ia tukujdyh ihd ocdehra pcdyc`hohthd iara ihra pcrsc`adlgujhd

yhdl taihg iajcdihgadyh atu

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Ia ghdtfr scpcrta kahsh, \adih ocdyc`cshaghd icdlhd khag sc`uruj pcgcrmhhddyh jadllh scgathr mho
sctcdlhj 3 sfrc Muoht atu. Uclcrh ah pu`hdl. Ucshopha ia ruohj whdath kcrgu`at putaj atu `hdlsudl
ocdumu ghohr ohdia, ocdeuea phghahd ihd sprca yhdl tc`hj ah rcdiho phla atu. Ihd sctc`hjdyh
`hdlsudl ohdia. \adih shht atu ocdlcdhghd ghfs kcrthdlhd phdmhdl, ihd ec`hdh phdmhdl shdtha
kcrwhrdh jamhu ouih kcragut pcdutup gcph`h scpcrta kahsh, Ycr`ajht sclhr ihd ehdtag ah sfrc atu.

Gcokh`a ia ih`ho ruohj phva`auddyh atu \adih kcrgutht ia ihpur ocohshg udtug iaradyh scdiara. @h`u
ocokcrcsghd ghohrdyh, ocrhpaghd scouh yhdl iahdllhpdyh taihg phih tcophtdyh.

Ucdmh atu scgathr pugu` 2 sfrc. Atu Mfjhd ihthdl. Yhdph kaehrh scphthjpud `hdlsudl ah ocdumu ruohj
adiug ihd tcric
tcricdlhr
dlhr ohdia. Ocdl
Ocdlcdhgh
cdhghd
d gcocm
gcocmhh phdmh
phdmhdl,
dl, scsh
scshht
ht gcou
gcouiahd
iahd Mfjhd ocdih
ocdihthdla
thdla
whdath ouih yhdl tcdlhj iuiug ia ruhdl thou phva`afd ghohrdyh atu. Uhoka` kcriara ia padtu ah
kcrthdyh phih \adih

‐\adih , adihg pu`hdl gh ^hihdl  (\adih, pu`hdl gc ^hihdl ‚lhg)‟6.

‐Oh kash \adih pu`hdl … (ohdh kash \adih pu`hdl)..‐, shoka` kcriara ia padtu phva`aud \adih scwft
ocdmhwhk.
‐\adih h`ud sahp gh ^hihdl, thguag phif ghsh`hjhd oh`ho ghphthdl  (\adih kc`uo sahp gc ^hihdl
ohsaj thgut phih gcsh`hjhd yhdl tcrmhia oh`ho gcohrcd)‟ thokhj whdath kcrtukuj sadth` atu…
‐Ia kh
khih
ihdd gf ph
phdu
duhj
hj mh
mhmh
mhg
g ph
ph-k
-kuc
ucg-
g-hd
hd ui h .. (i
uih (iaa tu
tuku
kujj ad
adaa pc
pcdu
dujj mc
mcmh
mhg
g pc
pcrk
rkuh
uhth
thd
d hk
hkhd
hdl)
l)‟‟
‐ Hpf`ha magfg uih \adih oadthg mhthj, kash gahoht kcgf  (hph`
 (hph`hla
hla magh suhoa \adih oadth, mhthj kash
gahoht)‟ umhr whdath ouih tcrsckut ocdcrhdlghd.

Mfjhd jhdyh tcrscdyuo ihd iuiug ia sckc`hj ghdhd \adih. @h`u ah kcrghth.

‐Sih gh pha gh Ocihd oh`ho ‚gf  (Hkhdl ohu pcrla gc Ocihd oh`ho atu)‟.
‐ Sdtug 5 jhra sc dyf (udtug 5 jhra) ‟ thokhjdyh. Gcouiahd iah ocrhaj mcohra whdath ouih tcrsckut.
‐ Sih shyhdl khdh gh \adih  (hkhdl shdlht ocdyhyhdla \adih)‟ \adih iaho shmh, ocrhsh pcreuoh
udtug ocdf`hg ghrcdh suihj taihg hih `hla yhdl pcr`u ah pcrthjhdghd,
pcrthjhdghd, sckhk jukudlhd yhdl tcreapth
iahdthrh ocrcgh suihj thg hih khths `hla scmhg oh`ho Muoht yhdl kcrlc`frh gcohrcd.

Mfjhd kcr
Mfjhd kcrmh`
mh`hd
hd oc
ocdlj
dljhop
hopara
ara \ad
\adih
ih yhd
yhdl
l iui
iuiug
ug icd
icdlhd
lhd thd
thdlhd
lhd ohs
ohsaj
aj kcr
kcrhih
hih ia phd
phdlgu
lguhdd
hddyh,
yh,
ocohdihdl
ocoh dihdl ohth ocohd
ocohdihdl
ihdl gcicphd, ocdcrhwhdldyh
ocdcrhwhdldyh.. Ocdlh
Ocdlhmhgdy
mhgdyhh hlhr iuiug ia sckcsckc`hj
`hj
garadyh. @ckaj icght phih sfbh ia ruhdlhd atu. Gciuh thdlhd Mfjhd kcrhih kcrhih phih khju gara
\adih, pcr`hjhd `c`hga atu ocdicghtghd whmhjdyh, ihd ou`ha ocdlceup. Kakar kcrguoasdyh kcr`hkuj
phih gcdadl whdath kcrtukuj sadth` atu… \adih iaho ocokahrghd shmh, kakar kcrguoas tcrsckut
oc`udeur turud ia scphdmhdl papa jh`usdyh shoka` thg jcdta ocdlceup
ocdlceup papa sckc`hj gara tcrsckut, ihra

ihjadyh
`hdlsudlocdumu
oc`uohtihlu yhdl `hdeap, dhag gchths ocdcoughd gciuh kakar `cokut whdath ouih ihd

Kckcrhph shht \adih ocokahrghd ihd ocdcraoh shmh pcr`hguhd

pcr`hguhd Mfjhd phih kakardyh atu. @c`hga lhlhj
atu gada ocdmu`urghd `aihjdyh, ocdyc`usura pcroughhd `cokut kakar \adih oa`a icoa oa`a, ocdicshg
gciuh kakar tcrsckut hlhr ocokcraghd mh`hd, ocyc`usura sctahp pcroughhd lusa icdlhd `cokut ihd
pcr`hjhd. Gciuh kakar whdath ouih tcrsckut ocokugh icdlhd pcr`hjhd, ahpud tcrus ocdlu`uo
rfdllh ou`utdyh kckcrhph shht jadllh \adih tcrlcrhg ocokh`hsdyh…, ou`ha ocdljashp.. ihd gciuh
thdlhddyh icdlhd dhgh` ocdmhohj ihih \adih yhdl shht atu ohsaj kcrphghahd `cdlghp. \adih
ocdcdlhihjghd gcph`hdyh ocdyhokut icdlhd sugheath. Yukujdyh ou`ha kcrshdihr gc khju `c`hga
tcrs
tc rsck
ckut
ut.. \a
\adi
dihh oc
ocdldlag
agut
utaa sh
shmh
mh…
… ta
tadi
dihg
hghd
hddy
dyh
h tu
tuku
kujd
jdyh
yh oc
ocdl
dlc`
c`ah
aht-
t-lc
lc`a
`aht
ht ih
ih`h
`ho
o lclc`a
`a yh
yhdl
dl
ocohkugghd.

@h`u iahpud oc`cphsghd phluthd phih kakardyh. Mfjhd kcriara oc`hdlghj gc hrhj padtu, ocdutupdyh
ihd gcokh`a gchrhj whdath ouih tcrsckut. Iathragdyh thdlhd ghdhd \adih udtug ohsug ghohrdyh.
Ih`ho ehjhyh `hopu yhdl tcrhdl \adih thg sciagatpud kcrushjh ocdf`hg. Ocrckhjghd \adih ia
rhdmhdl karu ouih ih`ho ghohrdyh, tcr`cdthdl…, `h`u oc`cphsghd kushdh \adih tcrohsug phghahd
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ih`hodyh yhdl kcrwhrdh putaj, mulh phghahd yhdl iagcdhghddyh tcrohsug phghahd ih`ho karu tuhdyh
yhdl
yhd l oc
ocoku
okudlg
dlgus
us pcr
pcrtco
tcouhd
uhd phj
phjhdy
hdyh.
h. icd
icdlhd
lhd ecp
ecpht
ht tcr
tcrlcs
lcshh ― lcs
lcsh
h sc
scgh`
gh`a..
a..,, oc`
oc`cop
cophrg
hrghd
hd
scouhdyh ia `hdtha. \adih jhdyh ocohdihdl icdlhd dhbhs yhdl ou`ha thg tcrhtur. Hih gcthguthd
ihd
ih d gc
gcad
adla
ladh
dhd
d gu
guht
ht yh
yhdl
dl kc
kcre
reho
hopu
purr \a
\adi
dih
h th
thu
u Mf
Mfjh
jhd
d ad
adla
lad
d oc
oc`h
`hgu
gugh
ghdd
ddyh
yh `h
`hlala sc
scpc
pcrt
rtaa mu
mulh
lh
gcadladhddyh mulh. Ohsaj tcrphtra guht ih`ho kcdhgdyh gcmhiahd oh`ho sckc`uodyh yhdl shdlht
oc`cdhghddyh…. \adih tcr`cdthdl phsrhj, tukuj Mfjhd ou`ha ocdadiaj, ihd gciuh ghga whdath ouih
atu ia kughdyh. \adih yhdl tcdlhj ococ`ug khju `c`hga atu, thg shihra shht ah tc`hj ocohsugghd

gcmhdthdhddyh
tcr`fd
tcr`fdmhg
mhg gcg araphih
gcgara ihdgcwhdathhd
gcghd
gcghdhd. \adih.
hd. @c`
@c`hga Jhdyh
hga atu rhsh
kcrlcr
kcr hgdya`u
lcrhg pcr`hj
pcr tcrkat
hd, ihra
`hjhd, pcrtcouhd
ocdlju
ocd ljudmh
dmhoghdphjhdyh,
oghd padllu`
pad tukujdyh
llu`dyh
dyh phih
phih
pcrtcouhd gciuh phjh \adih yhdl gciuh ghgadyh tcrkugh `ckhr.., icdlhd tcopf yhdl tcrhtur.
^adllu` whdath ouih atu ocdycdthg gchths, ocdyhokutdyh, ocdmcoput judmhohd khthdl gfgfj
tcrsckut… jadllh hgjardyh Mfjhd ocdljudmho icdlhd guht, ocdicshgghd gcmhdthdhddyh sc ih`ho-
ih`hodyh, ocdllcrho…, ihd ocdehpha g`aohgs. Oc`cphsghd scouhdyh iaih`ho tukuj whdath ouih
atu. @h`u tukujdyh mhtuj ohsaj iahths tukuj whdath kcrgu`at putaj tcrsckut… ^hihjh` \adih kc`uo
hph ― hph. Uctc`hj ah shopha g`aohgs ahpud kcriara ocdlcdhghd phghahddyh gcokh`a, ocdmhuj ihradyh
ohsaj ih`ho ghohr tcrsckut.

‐ Sih gh pha gh Ocihd, mhia thia atu hif`hj rhsf dhd ‚dihg uih shophaghd gh \adih (Hkhdl hghd gc
Ocih
Oc ihdd mh
mhia
ia th
thia
ia at
atu
u hi
hih`
h`hj
hj rh
rhsh
sh yh
yhdl
dl ad
adlad
lad hk
hkhd
hdl
l sh
shop
opha
hagh
ghd
d ph
phih
ih \a\adi
dih)
h)‟,
‟, ue
uehp
hp Mf
Mfjh
jhd.
d.
‐ Si
Sih
h oa
oadt
dth
h oh
ohhb
hb,, ui
uih
h th
thuu \a
\adi
dihh h`
h`ud
ud hp
hpff ― hp
hpf,
f, `h
`had
ad wh
whgh
ghtu
tu ui
uih
h ‚d
‚dih
ihg
g oh
ohou
oucj
cjgh
ghd
d ia
iacg
cg
\adih (hkhdl oadth ohhb, hkhdl thu \adih kc`uo hph- hph, `had gh`a hkhdl hghd ocouhsghd iag
\ad)‟, thokhj `c`hga kcrgu`at lc`hp tcrsckut. \adih ocrhsh hdcj, Mfjhd oh`hj oadth ohhb ghrcdh
pcrsctukujhd atu jhdyh ocouhsghd shtu pajhg shmh. Mfjhd oadth azad kcrhdlght oh`ho atu garh ― garh
 mho 1 oh`ho. Oh`ho atu \adih tadllh` scdiara ia ghohrdyh, hih rhsh gcecwh ghrcdh \adih ocrhsh
jhdyh mhia shrhdh pc`hopahshd dhbsu Mfjhd shmh.

Ihd Uhktu atu \adih tcthp ia ruohj shmh, ghrcdh Mfjhd gc Ocihd sc`hoh 5 jhra. Ocrhpaghd
Ocrhpaghd ruohj,
ihd ocokcrcsghd phghahd udtug kcgcrmhdyh Ucdad dhdta. Mho 8> phla suhoadyh tc`pfd. khjwh iah
ihd hdhgdyh hghd gc Kugattadlla jhra Uhktu atu scgh`ahd sadllhj ia tcophtdyh. Uuhoadyh ihthdl
scgathr mho 5 sfrc icdlhd ofka` ocrcgh ia tcophtdyh kcrshoh hdhgdyh kcragut ocrtuh \adih.
Ucjhrahd atu \adih hsyag icdlhd hdhg ihd suhoadyh… mh`hd ― mh`hd ia ihcrhj atu. Yhg sciagatpud hih
gcscophthd hthu whgtu khla whdath ouih tcrsckut ihd suhoadyh udtug ihpht sciagat kcrocsrhhd
ihd kcrjukudlhd `hyhgdyh suhoa astra. Oadllu sfrc scgathr mho mho 3 sfrc suhoadyh pu`hdl gc
^hihdl. \adihpud gcokh`a `hrut icdlhd rutadathsdyh..

Uhht atu \adih khru pu`hdl ihra ghdtfr scgathr mho 3 sfrc. Ohsaj scdiarahd iah ghrcdh ghghgdyh Mfjhd

ohsaj kc`uo pu`hdl \adih pud ohdia ocokcrsajghd khihddyh, ghrcdh ehpha scjhrahd gcrmh. Uc`hsh
oh`ho atu Mfjhd pu`hdl. Iah pud `hdlsudl gc ruohj ihd ohdia. Uhht atu \adih ocdlcdhghd gaofdf
taiur kcragut pcdutup gcph`h scpcrta kahsh ihd ec`hdh phdmhdl kcroftab kudlh. Ocdlcdhghd phgha
ec`hdh pcdicg ihd jhdyh ghfs guthdl Mfjhd `h`u ocdcoua \adih ia ghohrdyh ihd oadth \adih
ocdcohdadyh ohghd, ia ih`ho ruohj ghghgdyh sckhk shht atu ah ocokhwh f`cj ― f`cj ohghdhd
yhdl ah kc`a ia mh`hd. \adih yhdl ocrhshghd `hphr hgjardyh ohu ocdcohdadyh ohghd scdmh atu.

‐ \ad, uih kh`a dhsa mf lu`ha ghokahdl ia thopcg `hdllhdhd, `hohg ohj, ghwhda uih ohghd yf  (\ad,
hkhdl, kc`a dhsa icdlhd lu`ha ghokadl ia tcopht `hdllhdhd, ada cdhg \ad, ghwhda hkhdl ohghd
yh)6‟,ghth Mfjhd. \adih ocdurut shmh ihd ocdyhmaghd ohghdhd atu udtug ocrcgh ohghd oh`ho atu.
Uctc`hj ohghd \adih ocrhshghd ohghdhd hoht gcdthrh ‚phdhs‑dyh ‚ohg`uo lu`ha ghokadl‑ pagardyh
tukujdyh ocohdhs pc`ujdyh gc`uhr .jadllh gcdadldyh khshj, Mfjhd mulh kclatu.

Uctc`hj ohghd shht atu ocrcgh iuiug kcrjhihphd,

Uctc`hj kcrjhihphd, ohsaj ia ih`ho ruohj atu. \adih ocdecrathghd
ocdecrathghd
tcdthdl gcihthdlhd suhoadyh jhra Uhktu atu gcphih Mfjhd. Mfjhd jhdyh tcrscdyuo saopu` ihd taihg
sciagatpud ocrhsh ara hthu ecokuru ocdicdlhr pcduturhd whdath ouih kcrgu`at putaj atu. Gcouiahd
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ah kcriara ihd ocrhaj thdlhd ghdhd \adih ihd ocdhragdyh gchrhj ghohrdyh. \adih hlhg gckcrhthd,
kcrushjh oc`cphsghd thdlhddyh ghrcdh thg tcrkahsh…

‐ Hif hpf gfg \adih ia khf gh sagf ih (hih hph gfg \adih ia khwh gcsada)6, thdyh \adih mcdlhj.
‐ Hif shsuhtu udtuhg \adih (hih scsuhtu kuht \adih)‟ mhwhkdyh…

\adih icdlhd sciagat ocdhjhd iara oc`hdlghj gc ghohr yhdl tcr`cthg ia sckc`hj gara tcrpashj ihra
ruohj adiug kcr`hdtha ghyu atu icdlhd kcrlhdicdlhd thdlhd. \adih iaoadthdyh iuiug ia tcpahd
ghsur spradl kci ih`ho ghohr atu, ghgadyh ocdmudtha. \adih iuiug shmh ocdlaguta pcroadthhddyh
ghrcdh Mfjhd ocofjfd icdlhd hoht shdlht, thg tcrkcrsat sciagatpud hghd jh`- jh` yhdl ihpht tcrmhia
phih kcdhg whdath ehdtag tcrsckut,
tcrsckut, ocdu
ocdurut
rut shmh. Upradl
Upradlkcidy
kcidyh
h 8 `hpas shmh suihj `usuj ihd mhrhdl
iaeuea scpcrtadyh. Mulh khu rfgfg ihd oaduohd tcrkcrsat phih jaiudl whdath kcrtukuj sadth` atu.
\adih ocohg`uoa ghohrdyh yhdl hlhg mfrfg ihd ia shdh sada khdyhg pudtudl rfgfg ihd kftf` ―
kftf` oaduohd..

Gcouiahd Mfjhd ocolc`uhrghd scsuhtu ihra ih`ho `hea ocmh ia ghohrdyh kcrkcdtug gfthg kcrwhrdh
jatho. [uphdyh ah khru shmh ocokc`a sckuhj gh`udl kcrwhrdh scpcrta cohs putaj. \adih ocrhsh
tcrshdmudl hths saghpdyh atu ihd ocrhsh tcrpuma..

‐Agf jhiahj (ada jhiahj)‟ ghthdyh.

‐ Sih oadthg \adih ohohghadyf gada mu f (Hkhdl oadth \adih ohu ocohghadyh scghrhdl mulh)‟
padthdyh. \adih kcrushjh ocdf`hg
‐Adihg ushj`hj ih…oh`u…‟ ghthdyh icdlhd tcrsapu-sapu. ihd ocrhsh taihg adlad ocohghadyh dhoud
Mfjh
Mf jhd
d yh
yhdl
dl sh
shht
ht at
atu
u kc
kcri
riar
araa ia ic
icph
phdd
ddyh
yh tc
tcru
russ oc
ocoh
ohgs
gsh.
h. Hg
Hgja
jard
rdyh
yh ic
icdl
dlhd
hd tc
tcrp
rphg
hgsh
sh,, \a
\adi
dih
h
ocokahrghd `c`hga atu kcrlcrhg gckc`hghdl udtug oc`cphsghd gh`udl atu yhdl tcdlhj iaphghadyh.
\adih ocdurut ocokahrghd, oh`hj ocokhdtudyh. Mfjhd oc`cphs pcdutup gcph`h \adih yhdl
gcouia
gco uiahd
hd ia `ct
`cthgg
hgghdd
hddyh
yh iah hth
hthss rhd
rhdmhd
mhdl,
l, scr
scrth
th oc`
oc`cph
cphss gh`
gh`udl
udl yhd
yhdll sc`
sc`hoh
hoh atu oco
ocokc`kc`at
at ia
`cjcrd
`cj crdyh.
yh. gc
gcoui
ouiahd
ahd oc
ocokc
okcrag
raghd
hd gh`
gh`udl
udl yhd
yhdll sc`
sc`hoh
hoh ada \ad
\adih
ih gcd
gcdhgh
hghdd gct
gcthdl
hdlhd
hd \ad
\adih,
ih, ihd
ocohshdlghddyh gh`udl kcrwhrdh putaj atu phih `cjcr ou`usdyhou`usdyh ihra hrhj kc`hghdl, ihd ou`ha shht
atu \adih ocohgha gh`udl pcokcrahd Mfjhd.

Uctc`hj
Uctc`hj gh`
gh`udl
udl put
putaj
aj tcr
tcrsck
sckut
ut tcr
tcrphg
phgha,
ha, Mfj
Mfjhd
hd ou`
ou`ha
ha ocd
ocdeau
eauoa
oa ihd ocdocdlc`
lc`us
us tc
tcdlg
dlgug
ug sck
sckc`h
c`hj
j
ghdhddyh. Yhdlhd shtudyh ocrhdlgu` padllhdl \adih ihra kc`hghdl. \adih ocradiadl, gcph`hdyh
ocdudiug ghrcdh lc`a, \adih kcrushjh ocdf`hgghd gcph`h Mfjhd icdlhd thdlhd ghdhddyh dhoud
Mfjhd tcrus shmh ocdeauoa tcdlgugdyh, \adih gclc`ahd… ihd Mfjhd thg mulh kcrjcdta, scihdlghd
thdlhd garadyh suihj taihg kcrhih ia khjudyh `hla, kcrlcrhg oc`h`ua gctahg gc icphd, phih kugat phiht
yhdl ocokusudl ia ihih \adih.

‐Sjjj…..‟
‐Sjjj… ..‟\ad
\adih
ih ocd
ocdlc`
lc`uj
uj oc
ocrhs
rhshgh
hghd
d lha
lharhj
rhjdyh
dyh gco
gcokh`
kh`aa tcr
tcrkat
kat,, `h`
`h`u
u mco
mcohra
hra gci
gciuh
uh thd
thdlhd
lhddyh
dyh,,
ocoa`ad kugat phiht yhdl ocokusudl ia ihih \adih yhdl shht atu ohsaj tcrkh`ut gaofdf ihd
phghahd ih`hodyh. \adih `h`u kcrushjh oc`cphs thdlhd Mfjhd yhdl kcrhih ia ihihdyh, dhoud taihg
kash ghrcdh tcdhlhdyh `c`hga tcrsckut guht thg tcrlfyhjghd…! Jadllh ghdeadl gaofdf atu hgjardyh
ia`cphsghd Mfjhd. \adih iaho shmh jadllh phghahd tcrsckut mhtuj gc `hdtha. Ocokhradlghd tukuj
sadth`` yhdl tcrkugh
sadth tcrkugh phih khlahd icphddyh
icphddyh jadllh padllhdl atu ia hths rhdmh
rhdmhdl.
dl. Jhdyh iuh kuhj eup
kcrwhrdh jamhu ouih pf`fs, kcrugurhd 59k yhdl ohsaj ocdutupa kugat phiht yhdl ocokusudl adihj
ia ihih pcoa`agdyh.

^cr`hjhd Mfjhd ocdeauoa kc`hjhd ihih yhol ocoutaj ou`us atu, ohth \adih ocoaeadl ocdagohta
rhsh lc`a yhdl taoku`.

‐Hjj……..‟radtaj whdath ouih tcrsckut thg jcdta-jcdtadyh. Jadllh hgjardyh pcdutup ihih \adih
`cphs ihd ocokckhsghd kugat phiht ia ihih whdath ouih atu kcrscdtujhd icdlhd uihrh kckhs.
Mfjhd ocokh`agghd
ocokh`agghd tukuj \adih ocdyocdyhopad
hopadl,
l, jadll
jadllh
h ocrcg
ocrcghh kcrjh
kcrjhihphd
ihphd.. Yhdlh
Yhdlhddyh
ddyh ocrhaj
gckc`hghdl, pcdlhat pcdutup ihih \adih ia`cphsghd kcragut gaofdfdyh. Yhg sciagatpud whdath ouih
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tcrsck
tcrsckut
ut kcr
kcrush
ushjh
jh oc`
oc`hrh
hrhdl
dl hth
hthuu ocd
ocdf`h
f`hg,
g, ghr
ghrcd
cdh
h iar
iarady
adyhpu
hpud
d tc`
tc`hj
hj thg pud
pudyh
yh `hla yhd
yhdl
l jhr
jhrus
us
iapcrthjhdghd. Uhht atu phghahd hthsdyh suihj `cphs, tukuj ou`us ocoutaj tcrsckut tc`hdmhdl jadllh
padllhdl. ^agarhddyh gfsfdl… Jhdyh tadllh` ec`hdh phdmhdl yhdl ohsaj phih tcophtdyh. Gcokh`a
Mfjhd ocokh`agghd tukuj ou`us atu ocdc`cdthdl, ou`ha kcrushjh ocdhrag ec`hdh tcrsckut. \adih
ocokahrghd shmh ocdhthp scdiu phih whmhj `c`hga lhlhj tcrsckut. oh`hj ocokhdtu ocopcrouihj
icdlhd ocdlhdlght padllu` jadllh phghahd ih`ho yhdl kcrugurhd ociauo ihd kcrwhrdh putaj pf`fs
yhdl ocruphghd `cokhrhd ghad tcrhgjardyhpud jadllh oc`udeur turud phih gciuh tudlgha ou`usdyh

ihd `cphs ia`hdtha. \adih tc`hdmhdl ihd tcrgu`ha phsrhj iaicrh dhbsudyh yhdl ou`ha kcrlc`frh.
Mfjhdpud kcriara, oc`cphs scouh ghad yhdl oc`cght ia tukujdyh, ih`ho ththphd phsrhj \adih yhdl
tcr`cdthdl
tcr`cdthdl…
… tc`hd
tc`hdmhdl.
mhdl. @h`u rckhj ia shopa
shopadl
dl gara dyh. \adih pud ou`ha ocdladladghdd
ocdladladghddyh,
yh, oudlgad
ghrcdh pcdlhruj ohghdhd thia ocokuht tukujdyh schghd hoht phdhs kcrlharhj. Mfjhd kcrlcrhg ah
tcrus ocokc`ha ihra ihih jadllh pusht gcwhdathhddyh. Mhra thdlhd ghdhddyh ohsug gc ih`ho `cpathd
gcwhdathhd yhdl khshj…,!!! iakhdtu f`cj gciuh ghga \adih yhdl ocokugh ocokcraghd mh`hd…
\adih jhdyh kash ocdhthp ohth Mfjhd.., ocdllc`aht khg eheadl
ehe adl gcphdhshd ihd ocradtaj…

‐Fjj………‟. @h`u Mfjhd kcriara ih`ho ththphd \adih phih pudlludldyh iah ihd ocdlhoka` sckuhj
kftf` kcrwhrdh jatho yhdl tcr`cthg ia hths `cohradyh. ihd gcokh`a iuiug ia shopadl gara whdath ouih
yhdl tc`hj tc`hdmhdl tcrsckut. Ocduhdlghd asadyh yhdl kcrwhrdh ocrhj, gchths pcrutdyh jadllh
ihih ihd `cjcrdyh hoht whdla. @h`u ah ocdma`ht eharhd atu yhdl suihj tuophj
tuophj ia hths gu`at pcrut ihd
dfgthj pushrdyh jadllh `cjcr, hih rhsh lc`a iadlad ihd lharhj yhdl \adih rhshghd ih`ho
ih`ho sadhr `hopu
ghohr
gho hr yhd
yhdl
l shh
shhtt atu tcr
tcrhdl
hdl kcd
kcdicr
icrhdl
hdl.. Ah ocd
ocdma`
ma`htd
htdyh
yh jad
jadllh
llh thd
thdihs
ihs,, `h`
`h`u
u gcp
gcph`h
h`h Mfj
Mfjhd
hd tur
turud,
ud,
oc`udeur gchrhj gcwhdathhddyh, tukujdyh gcokh`a kcrhih ia `hdtha, icdlhd gciuh thdlhd thg jcdta-
jcdtadyh ocdllc`uta kugat phiht phih ihih whdath kcrtukuj sadth` tcrsckut.. Upfdthd gciuh ghga
\adih ocokugh, iaradyh tcrhdlshdl jckht…..

Uhht iaradyh yhdl iaho ocdagohta, Mfjhdpud ocokugh gcwhdathhd \adih icdlhd mcohra thdlhd
ghdhddyh, `h`u ocdma`htdyh icdlhd `aihjdyh yhdl tcrhsh ghshr. \hdath kcrtukuj ou`us atu jhdyh kash
ocdllc`aht ihd ocradtaj-radtaj. \adih ocoaradlghd tukuj ghrcdh dagoht ihd lc`a yhdl iarhshghd
kcrshohhd. ocdhrag gcph`h `c`hga atu. Icdlhd adtcds `aihj Mfjhd…. tcrus kcrohad ia `ahdl gcwhdathhd
whdath kcrtukuj sadth` tcrsckut, ocollc`ataga khlahd `cokut yhdl ococrhj ouih ihd tc`hj khihj
atu. Yhophgdyh ah hoht adlad ocdycopurdhghd ihd ocdudthsghd lharhj yhdl ohgad ocoku`hg-
ku`hg yhdl oc`hdih tukuj sadth` atu.., kckcrhph shht gcouiahd \adih… frlhsoc…!!! Yukujdyh
ocdlcmhdl.., padllu`dyh ocdc`agudl gchths shoka` ocradtaj icdlhd gcrhs. Uhht atu \adih jhdyh kash
ocoaeadlghd ohth… gcmhdl,.. ihd ocradtaj.. , scouh eharhd gcwhdathhd oa`agdyh iajashp Mfjhd…!!!

Mfjhd khdlgat .`h`u ah ocohdihdl whdath sadth` yhdl tcrkhradl kcrsaokhj gcradlht. Yhdlhddyh yhdl
kcrku`u gcghr ocokugh gciuh ghga \adih yhdl ou`ha ocrhpht gcokh`a, `h`u ocrhaj thdlhd ghdhd
\adih icdlhd thdlhd ghdhd ghdhddyh,
dyh, takh-takh shmh \adih ocrhshghd..
ocrhshghd.. ocdycdtuj ihd ococ
ococlhdl..
lhdl..
sckuhj tfdllhg yhdl guht. Iaradyh ghlct, ruphdyh Mfjhd ocdhrag thdlhd whdath ouih atu hlhr
ococlhdl
ococ lhdl khthd
khthdl l gcmhd
gcmhdthdhdd
thdhddyh
yh yhdl gfgfj. \adih thgmuk ghrcd
ghrcdhh ugurhd
ugurhddyh
dyh yhdl `uhrk
`uhrkahsh..
ahsh..
Ghrcdh
Ghr cdh hlh
hlhg
g thg
thgut
ut ia`
ia`cph
cphsgh
sghddy
ddyhh gc
gcokh
okh`a.
`a. Dho
Dhoud
ud Mfj
Mfjhd
hd icd
icdlhd
lhd ecp
ecpht
ht ocd
ocdhra
hrag
g thd
thdlhd
lhd whd
whdath
ath
kcrgu`at putaj atu hlhr gcokh`a ococlhdldyh. \adih ocdllcdllhodyh shoka` ocohdihdl gc whmhj
`c`hga yhdl tcrkhradl ia shopadldyh icdlhd rhsh guhtar thgut hghd ocdyhgatadyh.., kckcrhph shht
gcouiahd \adih oc`cphsghddyh gcokh`a…

@h`u Mfjhd ocrhdlghg ia hths tukujdyh yhdl tc`hj `cohs ihd tc`cdthdl. Gciuh ghga whdath ouih ia ia
kughdyh ihd ah kcrmfdlgfg ocopfsasaghd gcmhdthdhddyh icdlhd thdlhd ghdhddyh tcpht phih `cpathd
khshjdyh.
khshj dyh. Ocdl
Ocdllcsc
lcscg-lcs
g-lcscgghd
cgghddyh
dyh scpcr
scpcrta
ta gckah
gckahshhdd
shhddyh,
yh, \adihp
\adihpud
ud turut kcrlc
kcrlcrhg,
rhg, ocdllc
ocdllcscr
scr
padllu`
padllu`dyh
dyh hlh
hlhrr umu
umudl
dl oc
ocokf
okf`h
`h kht
khthdl
hdl gfg
gfgfj
fj atu tcp
tcpht
ht phi
phihh `cp
`cpath
athd
d gcw
gcwhda
hdathh
thhddy
ddyh.
h. \ad
\adih
ih
ocoaeadlghd ohth yhdl hih jhdyh pcrhshhd lc`a ihd adlad ecpht ― ecpht ia ohsuga shmh… @h`u khthdl
ghgu atu ohsug pc`h
pc`hd d pc`hd icdlhd `hdehr,
`hdehr, hwh`dyh lc`a, khshj ihd sckcdtug
sckcdtug kcdih jaiup ohsug
ohsug..,
..,
suihj taihg shgat `hla…!!!
 2;

‐Sjj….‟radtaj \adih. Yukuj \adih tcr`fdmhg shht `hdlsudl ocdtfg..! Gciuh ghgadyh tcthp tcrkugh.
Gcokh`a sc`uruj tukuj whdath atu ia cgsp`frhsa Mfjhd icdlhd thdlhddyh jadllh \adih ocrhsh shdlht
hoht
ho ht kc
kcrl
rlha
harh
rhj.
j. Uc
Ucih
ihdl
dl gc
gciu
iuh
h th
thdl
dlhd
hd wh
whda
dath
th ou
ouih
ih kc
kcrt
rtuk
ukuj
uj sa
sadt
dth`
h` at
atu
u ia ku
kugh
ghdy
dyhh ih
ihd
d mh
mhra
ra
ocrcghpud sh`adl ocdlcdllho .ia shopadl khju tc`hdmhdl whdath ouih atu. @aihjdyh ocdllalat ihd
ocdma`hta kugat phiht kcragut pudehgdyh ia ihih whdath kcrgu`at putaj tcrsckut pcr`hjhd. Kcrlhdtahd
sckc`hj gara ihd ghdhd . @h`u… `c`hga atu kcrlcrhg ocdhrag padllu`dyh pcr`hjhd, scjadllh `cpathd
gcwhdathd \adih scpcrta tcrthrag gc`uhr ihd sckh`agdyh shht khthdl gfgfj tcrsckut ocdusug gc

ih`ho. Gcph`h whdath ouih tcr`cophr gc gara ihd gc ghdhd shgadl dagohtdyh
dagohtdyh rhsh yhdl ocdicrhdyh.
^adllu` phihtdyh kcrlcrhg ocdyhokut icdlhd ocouthr ia khwhj ghrcdh tcrhdlshdl jckht h`arhd
struo karhja ihd scscgh`a ocdycdthg gchths gc khwhj phih sctahp jumhohddyh.

‐Hjj……..‟g`aohgs gcokh`a ocdljhopara whdath ouih tcrsckut. Hih rhsh scpcrta tcrscdlht `astrag…,
tukujd
tuk ujdyh
yh oc`
oc`cdl
cdlgud
gudll gch
gchths
ths ihd gci
gciuh
uh ghg
ghgady
adyh
h oc
ocdmc
dmcpat
pat pad
padllh
llhdld
dldyh
yh ia kc`
kc`hghd
hghdl.
l. Uc`
Uc`uru
uruj
j
tukujdyh ocdlc`cthr icdlhd padllu` yhdl kcrlcrhg `ahr. \adih adlad ah kcr`hoh `hoh ihd thg ecpht
g`aohgs. Gcwhdathhddyh kcr icdyut-icdyut scf`hj ocdmcpat ocrhpht icdlhd guht. Ocokuht Mfjhd
hoht kcrdhbsu scgh`a ihd kcrlcrhg ohgad ecpht. Uhht atu yhdl ocokuht \adih ocrhsh thgmup shht
Mfjhd ocofoph atu hoht`hj guht, arhohdyh pcr`hjhd icdlhd khthdl gcmhdthdhddyh yhdl gfgfj thg
jcdta ocdljudmho ihd jadllh kckcrhph gh`a ihd garh ― garh 83 ocdat gcouiahd atu Mfjhd scohgad
ecph
ec phtt ih
ihd
d oc
ocdu
duop
ophjhjgh
ghdd sp
spcr
croh
ohdy
dyh
h sh
shok
oka`
a` oc
ocdll
dllcr
crho
ho HiHihh rh
rhsh
sh jh
jhdl
dlht
ht tu
tuop
ophj
hj ih
ih`h
`ho
o
gcwhdathhddyh.., ia rhjaodyh.

Mfjhdp
Mfjhdpud
ud oc
ocdia
diahog
hoghd
hd gcm
gcmhdt
hdthdh
hdhddy
ddyh
h ia ih`
ih`ho
ho kc
kckcr
kcrhph
hph shh
shhtt @h`
@h`u
u ocd
ocdllc
llc`fs
`fsfj
fj gcs
gcshop
hopadl
adl..
..
Gcpuhshd tcrphdehr phih whmhj whdath ouih tcrsckut. Ucokurht ococrhj tcrkat phih whmhjdyh.
Kcrpc`ughd ocrcgh tcrkhradl iah ths rhdmhdl yhdl tc`hj khshj ihd hehg-hehghd tcrsckut. \adih
tcrpcmho ihd ocrhsh jhdlht phih gcwhdathhddyh. \adih puhs…

Gcouiahd Mfjhd kcriara ihd oc`hdlghj ohsug gcghohr ohdia. \adih jhdyh ocohdihdl, tcr`cdthdl
ihd tc`hdmhdl icdlhd ghga ohsaj tcrkugh, yhdl hih ih`ho pagarhd shht atu jhdyh rhsh `cphs, puhs ihd
tukuj ehpha, gcjhkashd tcdhlh ihd ihyh.

[uphdyh ah khru shmh ohdia, shht \adih oc`ajhtdyh gc`uhr ihra ghohr ohdia icdlhd kcr`a`atghd
jhdiug phih padllhdldyh. Mfjhdpud `hdths ocoadth \adih udtug ocokcrsajghd iara ia ghohr
ohdia atu. \adihpud ocdurut ihd kcrhdmhg gc ghohr ohdia, tc`hdmhdl…

Ih`ho ghohr ohdia atu \adih ocdlluyur tukujdyh icdlhd har iadlad, sclhr scgh`a rhshdyh. Ucwhgtu
ocdyhkuda thg sciagatpud tcrkhyhdlghd pcr`hguhd Mfjhd sckc`uodyh phih khlahd ― khlahd tukuj
ou`usdyh, yhdl pcdtadl tukujdyh kcrsaj ihd taihg hih gcradlht hthupud sash khu tukuj Mfjhd.

@h`u \a
@h`u \adidih
h oc
oc`f
`fdl
dlfg
fg gc `u`uhr
hr gh
ghoh
ohrr oh
ohdi
diaa \a
\adi
dih
h oc
ocoa
oadt
dthh jh
jhdi
diug
ug ud
udtu
tug
g oc
ocdu
dutu
tupa
pa tu
tuku
kuj
j
tc`hdmhdldyh yhdl tc`hj sclhr. Mfjhd ocdicght ocokcraghd jhdiug yhdl ah phgha, udtug ocdutupa
ihd ocdlcradlghd tukuj whdath ouih yhdl khshj sctc`hj ohdia. \adih oc`hdlghj gc`uhr ihra
ghohr ohdia icdlhd ocdhgha jhdiug yhdl kcrwhrdh
kcrwhrdh karu ouih, hlhg gftfr ihd khu, oudlgad mhrhdl
ia euea, dhoud \adih taihg ocopudyha pa`ajhd.

Ia ghohr \adih pud gcokh`a ocdehra ehra udtug ocdlcdhghd phghahd ih`hodyh dhoud taihg hih ihd
\adih kcrthdyh. Hgjardyh ehrag sclatalh atu ihpht ia tcoughd Mfjhd tcrlc`cthg ia suiut rhdmhdl-dyh.
\adih taihg shihr khjwh kcdih gcea` atu thiadyh tcr`cophr f`cj pcrkuhthd ocrcgh kcriuh. Mfjhd
kcriara
kcriara ocdi
ocdicghta
cghta ia icph
icphd
d \adih
\adih.. \adih kcrushjh
kcrushjh ocrc
ocrckut
kut ghad sclat
sclatalh
alh pcdu
pcdutup
tup pcrtcouhd
phjhdyh
phjhd yh ihra thdlhd Mfjhd.
Mfjhd. Uhoka` kcrehdih
kcrehdih Mfjhd oc`cophrghd
oc`cophrghd kcdih atu gc hths rhdmhdl. \adih
kcrlcrhg ecpht ocrhajdyh, jhopar ihpht dhoud thg ia iulhdyh jhdiug yhdl oc`a`at tukuj sadth`dyh
tcr`cphs ihra tukujdyh.

‐ Hw… hj.. hj.. uih (hw… hj.. hj.. hkhdl)‟, \adih ocdmcrat ohdmh. \adih gcokh`a tc`hdmhdl, kcrushjh
ocdutup pcrtcouhd phjhdyh icdlhd thdlhddyh. Mfjhd yhdl tc`hj ocdlcdhghd ec`hdh ih`ho atu
 25

gcokh`a ococ`ugdyh. \adih `hdlsudl tcrmcrcokhk mhtuj gc hths rhdmhdl atu iaaguta tukuj `c`hga ihd
`hdlsudl iatadiaj f`cj tukuj kcshrdyh yhdl ohsaj `cokhk scjhkas ohdia.

Mfjhd kcr
Mfjhd kcrush
ushjh
jh ocd
ocdeau
eauoa
oa kak
kakar
ar whd
whdath
ath ocd
ocdllh
llharh
arhjgh
jghd
d tcr
tcrsck
sckut.
ut. \ad
\adih
ih yhd
yhdl
l lc`
lc`hlh
hlhphd
phd thg
ocdiulhdyh ocdcraoh pcr`hguhddyh atu scjadllh ocrcgh sh`adl gu`uo. Uhht atu \adih pud taihg
ohu gh`hj, ocokh`hs sctahp jashphd `aihj Mfjhd Ucocdthrh gciuh thdlhd kcrhih ia shopadl gcph`h
\adih,
\ad ih, sci
scihdl
hdlghd
ghd dh`
dh`ura
urahj
hj thd
thdlhd
lhd \ad
\adih
ih ocd
ocdic
icghp
ghp khj
khjudy
udyh.
h. Ia khw
khwhj,
hj, \ad
\adih
ih jhd
jhdyh
yh kas
kash
h
ocokh`hs pcr`hguhd kakar ihd `aihj Mfjhd, ocsgapud gciuh ghgadyh tc`hj ocokugh, ocdcophtghd
tukuj Mfjhd iahdthrhdyh.

Yhdlhd garadyh `h`u ocrhaj kugat phiht ocoku`ht ia ihih \adih ihd ocrcohsdyh, kakar kcrguoas
`c`hga atupud agut hdia` icdlhd ocokcra lalathd gcea` phih kugat phiht yhdl ocokusudl phih khlahd
ghdhd scjadllh \adih ou`ha kcrdhbsu `hla ihd ocdlaguta
ocdlaguta tadihghd @c`hga atu scrth ihd ocokh`hsdyh..
ocokh`hsdyh..
Yhdlhd gara Mfjhd `h`u ocdyc`usura pcrut turud gchrhj khwhj pushr ocdcoughd ludiughd jhdlht
gcwhdathhd \adih, ihd mhradyh ohsug gcih`ho..!! \adih scohgad taihg ghruhd, \adih suihj ou`ha
khshj, lcmf`hg tukujdyh suihj ocdclhdl, ocdicshj…

Ucocdthrh thdlhddyh ohsaj ocrcohs gciuh kugat ocokusudl ia ihih \adih yhdl pudehgdyh
scohgad ocdmu`hdl, tukuj Mfjhd turud, ocokuht rhsh khshjdyh scohgad ocdmhia ― mhia shht gcph`h
Mfjhd agut turud, ocdma`ht sc`uruj asa gcwhdathhddyh. \adih tcdtu shmh ocdmcpat gcph`hdyh ghrcdh
rhsh lc`a.., lharhj.., ihd rhsh yhdl schghd oc`cihg ia ih`ho tukujdyh scocdthrh gciuh thdlhddyh
kcrhih phih gcph`h `c`hga tcrsckut, ocdhrag ihd ocdmhokhg rhokutdyh..!! \adih ocdicdlus,

‐Odddj
‐Odddj hj oo ululj…
j… oo
oo‟,
‟, \a
\adi
dih
h ou
ou`h
`haa oc
ocrh
rhsh
shgh
ghd
d hi
hih
h h`
h`ar
arhd
hd kh
khsh
shj
j oc
ocdl
dlh`
h`ar
ar ih
ihra
ra ih
ih`h
`ho
o
gcwhdathhddyh.

Gcouiahd Mfjhd khdlgat ihd kcriara, ocopfsasaghd tukujdyh scmhmhr iahths tukuj adihj whdath ouih
tcrsckut.
tcrsc kut. Yukujoyh
Yukujoyh tc`hj tc`hdmhdl
tc`hdmhdl mulh . [uphdy
[uphdyh h shht oc`hgughd
oc`hgughd rhdlshdlhd phih \adih, Mfjhd
 mulh oc`ueuta phghahd ih`hodyh scdiara. Icdlhd gciuh thdlhddyh iarhajdyh gciuh ghga whdath ouih
atu ihd oco
ocokugkughdy
hdyh,h, sco
scocd
cdthr
thrh
h \ad
\adih
ih jhd
jhdyh
yh kas
kash
h oco
ococlh
clhdl
dl icd
icdlhd
lhd crh
crhtt gha
ghad
d spr
sprca…
ca… Mfj
Mfjhd
hd
ocdlhr
ocd lhrhjg
hjghd
hd kht
khthdl
hdl gfg
gfgfj
fj gcm
gcmhdt
hdthdh
hdhddy
ddyh, h, kcr
kcrsah
sahpp oc
ocohs
ohsuga
uga tuk
tukuj
uj whdwhdath
ath ou
ouih
ih yhd
yhdll tc`
tc`hj
hj
tcrghdlghd
tcrgh dlghdll phsrh
phsrhjj atu. \adih thg kcrhd
kcrhdaa ocoh
ocohdihdl
dihdl gc khwh
khwhj j ihd jhdyh ocdhthp gc shopa shopadldl
ghrcdh hlhg oh`u, guhtar ihd mcdlhj… ^cr`hjhd \adih ocrhshghd sckcdtug khthdl yhdl gfgfj
tcdl
tcdlhj
hj oc
ocohohsu
suga
ga tu
tuku
kujd
jdyh
yh ia khkhwh
whj.
j. \h\hda
dath
th ou
ouih
ih at
atu
u oc
ocdl
dllal
lalat
at ka
kaka
karr kh
khwh
whjd
jdyh
yh gh
ghrc
rcdh
dh
iarhshghdd
iarhshghddyhyh ohsaj tcrhsh scrct ihd dya`u
dya`u.. Yhg ihpht `hla ah jcdtaghd ghrcdh tc`hj ou`ha ohsug..,
ohsug..,
rhshdyh phdhs ihd ghgu..! @c`hga atu kcrlcrhg ocohmughd padllu`dyh, ocdifrfdl khthdl tclhdldyh
jadllh ohsug scouhdyh..

‐Fu… ujj..‟ crhdl \adih shht khthdl tclhdl yhdl ghgu atu hok`hs tcrkcdho…, tukujdyh ocdllah`…
ohthdyh ocoaeadl… icdlhd thdlhd ocdecdlgcrho sprca. \adih thu gcsc`urujhd khthdl tclhdl
Mfjh
Mfjhd
d tc
tc`h
`hj
j tc
tcrk
rkcd
cdho
ho hohok`
k`hs
hs ih
ih`h
`ho
o gc
gcwh
whda
dath
thdd
ddyh
yh sh
shht
ht tc
tcrh
rhsh
sh sc
sc`h
`hdl
dlgh
ghdl
dlhd
hd `c
`c`h
`hga
ga at
atu
u sh
shht
ht
kcrkcdturhd icdlhd pcrtcouhd gciuh phjh \adih. Mfjhd iaho kckcrhph shht. ^cr`hjhd iathragdyh
gcokh`a. Ycrhsh `cpathd gcwhdathddyh tcrthrag gcokh`a. Uhht \adih ou`ha ocrhshghd dyhohd phih
gcwhdathhddyh icdlhd khthdl tclhdl atu iaih`hodyh. \adih ocdicshj gcrhs,

‐Fujj……‟
‐Fujj… …‟ Khr
Khruu kc
kckcr
kcrhph
hph sc
scdta
dta gar
garh-g
h-garh
arh scp
scpcrc
crcoph
ophtt khl
khlahd
ahd yhd
yhdl
l gc`
gc`uhr
uhr Mfj
Mfjhdhd ocd
ocdifr
ifrfdl
fdl
padllu`dyh `hla, shdlht pcr`hjhd..! jadllh ocdtfg, rhshdyh jhdlht, ohsaj hih sciagat rhsh tckh` ihd
dya`u…!!

Mfjhd ocdhrag gcokh`a `hla kckcrhph shht jadllh kcru`hdl- u`hdl, Lcrhghd Mfjhd scohgad ecpht,

‐Su…huuu… ulj.. ulj…‟ \adih ocdicshj icdlhd ecpht. Ocsga thdph hih lcrhghd kcrhrta ihra tukuj

whdath ouih kcrtukuj adihj atu ghrcdh suihj ocrhsh ehpha ihd ftft padllu`dyh scrhsh ghgu, ah
shdlht ocdagohta pcrsctukujhd ada. \adih ocdmhia hlhg oh`u ghrcdh shht Mfjhd kcrlcrhg ocoheu
padllu`dyh atu tcricdlhr hih gceaphg kudya ― kudyahd phih pcrtcouhd
pcrtcouhd gciuh sc`hdlghdlhd ocrcgh
 29

yhdl tc`hj khshj f`cj gcradlht. Jadllh scghrhdl \adih ohsaj ocrhsh oh`u phih iaradyh scdiara
hphka`h ocdladlht atu.

Kckcrhph shht gcou

Kckcrhph gcouiahd
iahd \adih ocdlc
ocdlcrhdl
rhdl gcrhs icdlh
icdlhd
d scrhg
scrhg,, ohthd
ohthdyh
yh tcrpcmho ihd oc`ci
oc`cihg…,
hg…,
tukujdyh ocdclhdl gcmhdl.., oc`cdtadlghd pudlludldyh gchths khg u`ht tcrtusug iura, ocdmcpat
gctht padllu` Mfjhd icdlhd gciuh ghgadyh yhdl sh`adl kcrghat ia kc`hghdl Khlahd ih`ho gcwhdathddyh
gcokh`a kcrgciut-gciut. Mawhdyh scrhsh radlhd, tcrkhdl oc`hyhdl… `h`u tcrgu`ha.. ehpha..

‐Fj… hjjjjjj… hiiiujj… ‚iujj‟

Mfjhd ohsaj tcrus kcrlcrhg, ocdljumhoghd khthdl tclhdldyh phih gc`cokuthd khshj gcwhdathhd
\adih thg kcrjcdta… oh`hj scohgad ecpht..!!! \adih suihj shdlht `cohj shht atu, jhdyh tcr`cdthdl,
tcrghd
tcrghdlgh
lghdl
dl phs
phsrhj
rhj.. Gci
Gciuh
uh thd
thdlhd
lhddyh
dyh tcr
tcrlf`c
lf`cg
g tai
taihg
hg kcr
kcrihy
ihyh
h oco
ococlh
clhdl
dl hph
hphpud
pud.. Jhd
Jhdyh
yh suh
suhrh
rh
gceaph
gce aphg
g pcr
pcrtco
tcouhd
uhd gcgc`ho
`hoad
ad ocr
ocrcgh
cgh shm
shmh
h ihd dhb
dhbhs
hs Mfj
Mfjhd
hd yhd
yhdll oc
ocoku
okururu rau
rauj
j tcr
tcricd
icdlhr
lhr ih`
ih`ho
ho
ruhdlhd atu. Yaihg `hoh gcouiahd Mfjhd icdlhd ecpht ocdyusu`. Ucrhyh ocdllcrho ah ocdycdthghd
padllu`dyh
padllu `dyh gc khwhj icdlhd guht ocok
ocokuhtuht padllu` whdath ouih atu tcrkcdho ih`ho gc`cokuthd
gc`cokuthd
rhdmhdl, ocdycokurghd eharhd gcdth` yhdl jhdlht oa`agdyh ia ih`ho gcwhdathhd \adih. Ihd ahpud
rckhj `hla iahths tukuj whdath kcrtukuj sadth` atu kckcrhph shht, `h`u ocdllc`fsfj gc shopadl
\adih..

Mho ; oh`ho atu mulh \adih ocoadth ia hdthr gcokh`a gc ghohrdyh dhoud Mfjhd ocohgshdyh taiur
ia satu.

‐Ih… \adih.. gh ghohr oh`ho agf y f   (khdl \adih..g .gc

cghohr oh`ho ada yh..),
‐Kcgf Sda uih pu`hdl khh pu`f6 Kash lhwht ih  (dhdta ghghg hkhdl pu`hdl laohdh6 kash lhwht
khdl..)‟.gh
khdl. .)‟.ghth
th \adih tcthp dlftft. \adih thgut magh takh- takh-takh
takh ghghgdyh pu`hdl scihdlghd
scihdlghd \adih
kcrhih ia ih`ho ghohr hiagdyh.
‐ Ghd \adih ohsahj `htahj, iasagf shmf `hj. Sda pu`hdldyf adihg oudlgad oh`ho ‚gf (ghd \adih ohsaj
`cta
`ctaj,
j, iaiasa
sada
da shm
hmh`
h`hj
hj,, gh
ghgh
ghgg
ggu
u pupu`h
`hdl
dldy
dyhh ‚l‚lhg
hg ou oudldlga
gad
d oh
oh`h
`ho
o adadaa gf
gfq)
q)‟,
‟, sh
shju
jutt Mf
Mfjh
jhd.
d.
‐\ad
\adihih adi
adihg
hg dho
dhouhj
uhj `h`fg iasagf,
iasagf, gh`
gh`hu
hu ia eh`
eh`ahg
ahg urhdl `had thd
thdthd
thdl
l hwh
hwhg
g hpf pu`f ght
ghtfdy
fdyff
kcgf (\adih taihg ohu taiur iasada, dhdta magh ia`ajht frhdl `had tcdthdl gath khlhaohdh)6‟, ghth \adih
ocdcrhdlghd.

Icdlhd kcrht jhta ihd oh`hs-oh`hshd \adih oc`hdlghj iahdthr Mfjhd gc ghohrdyh, ocsga taihg
tcr`h`u mhuj. Ihd udtudldyh mh`hd ocdumu ghohrdyh `hopudyh taihg hih scjadllh taihg hghd hih
frhdl yhdl thu. Uhht shopha ia padtu phva`auddyhdyh. \adih ohsug tcthpa icdlhd dhgh` thdlhd Mfjhd
ohsaj scopht ocrhaj ihih ocokusudl \adih yhdl `hdlsudl ocdcpasdyh. Uhgadl `c`hjdyh \adih

taihg tc`ata scjadllh pcdutup sclatalh phghahd ih`hodyh ohsaj tcrtadllh` ia ghohr Mfjhd. \adih
kcrkasag phih Mfjhd,

‐Ih, shrhwh \adih `upf …, (khdl phghahd ih`ho \adih `uph ia phgha)‟icdlhd tcrscdyuo Mfjhd
kcrghth,
‐Kasuhg `hj uih hdth-hd, oh`cj ku`hg kh`ahg  (kcsfg
  (kcsfg hkhdl hdthrghd, oh`hs kf`hg kh`ag). Kclatu thu
\adih taihg ocdlcdhghd
ocdlcdhghd phghahd ih`hodyh, thdlhd Mfjhd `hdsudl ocrhaj gc khwhj khwhj,, kcrushjh
ocrhkh gcwhdathhddyh yhdl tcrtutup phghahd taiur.
‐ Oh`u ‚ih, agf ghd ia`uh (oh`u ada ghd ia`uhr khdl..)‟, ghth \adih

\adih gcouiahd ocdeuea ough ihd kcrkhradl. @hdlsudl ah tcrtaiur ghrcdh gc`c`hjhd yhdl hoht
shdlht hgakht pcrsctukujhd thia. Ihd csfg dyh gcokh`a kcgcrmh scpcrta kahsh. \adih mulh suihj `uph
phghahd ih`hodyh yhdl tcrtadllh` ia ghohr Mfjhd. Uctc`hj iah ocdlhthghd hghd ocdyaophddyh ia
tcopht yhdl hohd. \adih taihg guhtar `hla…

Oh`ho Muoht atu \adih tc`hj mhtuj ih`ho pc`ughd ihd thg`ug phih gcpcrghshhd Mfjhd ia hths
rhdmhdl. Qh.., scoh`hohd ocrcgh kcrjukudlhd jadllh phla.
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^hla jhra Mfjhd khdlud tcr`ckaj ihju`u, ocdadllh`ghd \adih ohsaj tcr`c`hp ia rhdmhdl yhdl tc`hj
hehg-hehghd tcrsckut. Uhht \adih khdlud hih sciagat rhsh scsh` ia jhtadyh, sc`hdlghdlhddyh tcrhsh
sciagat dya`u. Ohsaj tcrtcrh ih`ho kcdhgdyh khlhaohdh pcr`hguhd Mfjhd phih sctahp suiut tukujdyh,
tcruthoh shht ― shht pcdctrhsa yhdl irhohtas. ^hla Muoht atu \adih ohdia sckcrsaj ― kcrsajdyh,
kcrushjh hlhr mcmhg ― mcmhg ia tukujdyh ja`hdl. Qh…, \adih guhtar magh mcmhg ― mcmhg atu hghd tcr`ajht.
Mcmhgdyh oudlgad kash ja`hdl, thpa dagohtdyh taihg hghd pcrdhj ja`hdl, mulh sprca tcopht taiurdyh
iarcdihodyh mulh..

\adih ohsug ghdtfr phla Muoht atu scpcrta kahshdyh. Ihra ghdtfr \adih ocdc`cpfd gc ^hihdl
ocokcra thju suhoadyh khjwh ah taihg kash pu`hdl, hih urushd ghdtfr yhdl jhrus ia kcrcsghd,
icoagahd
icoag ahd h`hshddyh.
h`hshddyh. \adih kcrkfjfdl,
kcrkfjfdl, kcrus
kcrushjh
hjh udtug ocdi
ocdihphtg
hphtghd
hd tcdlh
tcdlhtt whgtu yhdl eugup
udtug ocdlja`hdlghd mcmhg ococrhj ia tukujdyh ihd ocdehra pcdyc`hohthd iara ihra pcrsc`adlgujhd
yhdl taihg iajcdihgadyh atu

Ia ghdtfr scpcrta kahsh, \adih ocdyc`cshaghd icdlhd khag sc`uruj pcgcrmhhddyh jadllh scgathr mho
sctcdlhj 3 sfrc Muoht atu. Uclcrh ah pu`hdl. Ucshopha ia ruohj whdath kcrgu`at putaj atu `hdlsudl
ocdumu ghohr ohdia, ocdeuea phghahd ihd sprca yhdl tc`hj ah rcdiho phla atu. Ihd sctc`hjdyh
`hdlsudl ohdia. \adih shht atu ocdlcdhghd ghfs kcrthdlhd phdmhdl, ihd ec`hdh phdmhdl shdtha
kcrwhrdh jamhu ouih kcragut pcdutup gcph`h scpcrta kahsh, Ycr`ajht sclhr ihd ehdtag ah sfrc atu.

Gcokh`a ia ih`ho ruohj phva`auddyh atu \adih kcrgutht ia ihpur ocohshg udtug iaradyh scdiara. @h`u

ocokcrcsghd ghohrdyh, ocrhpaghd scouh yhdl iahdllhpdyh taihg phih tcophtdyh.

Ucdmh atu scgathr pugu` 2 sfrc. Atu Mfjhd ihthdl. Yhdph kaehrh scphthjpud `hdlsudl ah ocdumu ruohj
adiug ihd tcric
tcricdlhr
dlhr ohdia. Ocdl
Ocdlcdhgh
cdhghd
d gcocm
gcocmhh phdmh
phdmhdl,
dl, scsh
scshht
ht gcou
gcouiahd
iahd Mfjhd ocdih
ocdihthdla
thdla
whdath ouih yhdl tcdlhj iuiug ia ruhdl thou phva`afd ghohrdyh atu. Uhoka` kcriara ia padtu ah
kcrthdyh phih \adih

‐\adih , adihg pu`hdl gh ^hihdl  (\adih, pu`hdl gc ^hihdl ‚lhg)‟6.

‐Oh kash \adih pu`hdl … (ohdh kash \adih pu`hdl)..‐, shoka` kcriara ia padtu phva`aud \adih scwft
ocdmhwhk.
‐\adih h`ud sahp gh ^hihdl, thguag phif ghsh`hjhd oh`ho ghphthdl  (\adih kc`uo sahp gc ^hihdl
ohsaj thgut phih gcsh`hjhd yhdl tcrmhia oh`ho gcohrcd)‟ thokhj whdath kcrtukuj sadth` atu…
‐Ia kh
khih
ihdd gf ph
phdu
duhj
hj mh
mhmh
mhg
g ph
ph-k
-kuc
ucg-
g-hd
hd ui h .. (i
uih (iaa tu
tuku
kujj ad
adaa pc
pcdu
dujj mc
mcmh
mhg
g pc
pcrk
rkuh
uhth
thd
d hk
hkhd
hdl)
l)‟‟
‐ Hpf`ha magfg uih \adih oadthg mhthj, kash gahoht kcgf  (hph`
 (hph`hla
hla magh suhoa \adih oadth, mhthj kash
gahoht)‟ umhr whdath ouih tcrsckut ocdcrhdlghd.
Mfjhd jhdyh tcrscdyuo ihd iuiug ia sckc`hj ghdhd \adih. @h`u ah kcrghth.

‐Sih gh pha gh Ocihd oh`ho ‚gf  (Hkhdl ohu pcrla gc Ocihd oh`ho atu)‟.
‐ Sdtug 5 jhra sc dyf (udtug 5 jhra) ‟ thokhjdyh. Gcouiahd iah ocrhaj mcohra whdath ouih tcrsckut.
‐ Sih shyhdl khdh gh \adih  (hkhdl shdlht ocdyhyhdla \adih)‟ \adih iaho shmh, ocrhsh pcreuoh
udtug ocdf`hg ghrcdh suihj taihg hih `hla yhdl pcr`u ah pcrthjhdghd,
pcrthjhdghd, sckhk jukudlhd yhdl tcreapth
iahdthrh ocrcgh suihj thg hih khths `hla scmhg oh`ho Muoht yhdl kcrlc`frh gcohrcd.

Mfjhd kcr
Mfjhd kcrmh`
mh`hd
hd oc
ocdlj
dljhop
hopara
ara \ad
\adih
ih yhd
yhdl
l iui
iuiug
ug icd
icdlhd
lhd thd
thdlhd
lhd ohs
ohsaj
aj kcr
kcrhih
hih ia phd
phdlgu
lguhdd
hddyh,
yh,
ocohdihdl
ocoh dihdl ohth ocohd
ocohdihdl
ihdl gcicphd, ocdcrhwhdldyh
ocdcrhwhdldyh.. Ocdlh
Ocdlhmhgdy
mhgdyhh hlhr iuiug ia sckc
sckc`hj
`hj
garadyh. @ckaj icght phih sfbh ia ruhdlhd atu. Gciuh thdlhd Mfjhd kcrhih kcrhih phih khju gara
\adih, pcr`hjhd `c`hga atu ocdicghtghd whmhjdyh, ihd ou`ha ocdlceup. Kakar kcrguoasdyh kcr`hkuj

phih gcdadl
oc`udeur whdath
turud kcrtukuj
ia scphdmhdl sadth`
papa atu… shoka`
jh`usdyh \adih thg
iaho ocokahrghd
jcdta ocdlceup shmh,
ocdlceup kakar kcrguoas
papa sckc`hj tcrsckut
gara tcrsckut, ihra
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ihjadyh ocdumu ihlu yhdl `hdeap, dhag gchths ocdcoughd gciuh kakar `cokut whdath ouih ihd
`hdlsudl oc`uoht

Kckcrhph shht \adih ocokahrghd ihd ocdcraoh shmh pcr`hguhd

pcr`hguhd Mfjhd phih kakardyh atu. @c`hga lhlhj
atu gada ocdmu`urghd `aihjdyh, ocdyc`usura pcroughhd `cokut kakar \adih oa`a icoa oa`a, ocdicshg
gciuh kakar tcrsckut hlhr ocokcraghd mh`hd, ocyc`usura sctahp pcroughhd lusa icdlhd `cokut ihd
pcr`hjhd. Gciuh kakar whdath ouih tcrsckut ocokugh icdlhd pcr`hjhd, ahpud tcrus ocdlu`uo

rfdllh ou`utdyh kckcrhph shht jadllh \adih tcrlcrhg ocokh`hsdyh…, ou`ha ocdljashp.. ihd gciuh
thdlhddyh icdlhd dhgh` ocdmhohj ihih \adih yhdl shht atu ohsaj kcrphghahd `cdlghp. \adih
ocdcdlhihjghd gcph`hdyh ocdyhokut icdlhd sugheath. Yukujdyh ou`ha kcrshdihr gc khju `c`hga
tcrs
tcrsck
ckut
ut.. \a
\adi
dih
h oc
ocdl
dlag
agut
utaa sh
shmh
mh…
… ta
tadi
dihg
hghd
hddy
dyhh tu
tuku
kujd
jdyh
yh oc
ocdl
dlc`
c`ah
aht-
t-lc
lc`a
`aht
ht ih
ih`h
`ho
o lc
lc`a
`a yh
yhdl
dl
ocohkugghd.

@h`u iahpud oc`cphsghd phluthd phih kakardyh. Mfjhd kcriara oc`hdlghj gc hrhj padtu, ocdutupdyh
ihd gcokh`a gchrhj whdath ouih tcrsckut. Iathragdyh thdlhd ghdhd \adih udtug ohsug ghohrdyh.
Ih`ho ehjhyh `hopu yhdl tcrhdl \adih thg sciagatpud kcrushjh ocdf`hg. Ocrckhjghd \adih ia
rhdmhdl karu ouih ih`ho ghohrdyh, tcr`cdthdl…, `h`u oc`cphsghd kushdh \adih tcrohsug phghahd
ih`hodyh yhdl kcrwhrdh putaj, mulh phghahd yhdl iagcdhghddyh tcrohsug phghahd ih`ho karu tuhdyh
yhdl
yhd l oc
ocoku
okudlg
dlgus
us pcr
pcrtco
tcouhd
uhd phj
phjhdy
hdyh.
h. icd
icdlhd
lhd ecp
ecpht
ht tcr
tcrlcs
lcshh ― lcs
lcsh
h sc
scgh`
gh`a..
a..,, oc`
oc`cop
cophrghrghd
hd
scouhdyh ia `hdtha. \adih jhdyh ocohdihdl icdlhd dhbhs yhdl ou`ha thg tcrhtur. Hih gcthguthd
ihd
ih d gc
gcad
adla
ladh
dhd
d guguht
ht yh
yhdl
dl kc
kcre
reho
hopu
purr \a
\adi
dih
h ththu
u Mf
Mfjh
jhdd ad
adla
lad
d oc
oc`h
`hgu
gugh
ghdd
ddyh
yh `h
`hlala sc
scpc
pcrt
rtaa mu
mulh
lh
gcadladhddyh mulh. Ohsaj tcrphtra guht ih`ho kcdhgdyh gcmhiahd oh`ho sckc`uodyh yhdl shdlht
oc`cdhghddyh…. \adih tcr`cdthdl phsrhj, tukuj Mfjhd ou`ha ocdadiaj, ihd gciuh ghga whdath ouih
atu ia kughdyh. \adih yhdl tcdlhj ococ`ug khju `c`hga atu, thg shihra shht ah tc`hj ocohsugghd
gcmhdthdhddyh phih gcwhdathhd \adih. Jhdyh rhsh dya`u tcrkat ihra pcrtcouhd phjhdyh, tukujdyh
tcr`fd
tcr`fdmhg
mhg gcg
gcgara
ara ihd gc
gcghd
ghdhd.
hd. @c`
@c`hga
hga atu kcr
kcrlcr
lcrhg
hg pcr
pcr`hj
`hjhd,
hd, ocd
ocdlju
ljudmh
dmhogh
oghd
d pad
padllu`
llu`dyh
dyh phiphihh
pcrtcouhd gciuh phjh \adih yhdl gciuh ghgadyh tcrkugh `ckhr.., icdlhd tcopf yhdl tcrhtur.
^adllu` whdath ouih atu ocdycdthg gchths, ocdyhokutdyh, ocdmcoput judmhohd khthdl gfgfj
tcrsckut… jadllh hgjardyh Mfjhd ocdljudmho icdlhd guht, ocdicshgghd gcmhdthdhddyh sc ih`ho-
ih`hodyh, ocdllcrho…, ihd ocdehpha g`aohgs. Oc`cphsghd scouhdyh iaih`ho tukuj whdath ouih
atu. @h`u tukujdyh mhtuj ohsaj iahths tukuj whdath kcrgu`at putaj tcrsckut… ^hihjh` \adih kc`uo
hph ― hph. Uctc`hj ah shopha g`aohgs ahpud kcriara ocdlcdhghd phghahddyh gcokh`a, ocdmhuj ihradyh
ohsaj ih`ho ghohr tcrsckut.

‐ Sih gh pha gh Ocihd, mhia thia atu hif`hj rhsf dhd ‚dihg uih shophaghd gh \adih (Hkhdl hghd gc
Ocih
Oc ihdd mh
mhia
ia th
thia
ia at
atu
u hi
hih`
h`hj
hj rh
rhsh
sh yh
yhdl
dl ad
adlad
lad hk
hkhd
hdl
l sh
shop
opha
hagh
ghd
d ph
phih
ih \a\adi
dih)
h)‟,
‟, ue
uehp
hp Mf
Mfjh
jhd.
d.
‐ Si
Sih
h oa
oadt
dth
h oh
ohhb
hb,, ui
uih
h th
thuu \a
\adi
dihh h`
h`ud
ud hp
hpff ― hp
hpf,
f, `h
`had
ad wh
whgh
ghtu
tu ui
uih
h ‚d
‚dih
ihg
g oh
ohou
oucj
cjgh
ghd
d ia
iacg
cg
\adih (hkhdl oadth ohhb, hkhdl thu \adih kc`uo hph- hph, `had gh`a hkhdl hghd ocouhsghd iag
\ad)‟, thokhj `c`hga kcrgu`at lc`hp tcrsckut. \adih ocrhsh hdcj, Mfjhd oh`hj oadth ohhb ghrcdh
pcrsctukujhd atu jhdyh ocouhsghd shtu pajhg shmh. Mfjhd oadth azad kcrhdlght oh`ho atu garh ― garh
 mho 1 oh`ho. Oh`ho atu \adih tadllh` scdiara ia ghohrdyh, hih rhsh gcecwh ghrcdh \adih ocrhsh
jhdyh mhia shrhdh pc`hopahshd dhbsu Mfjhd shmh.

Ihd Uhktu atu \adih tcthp ia ruohj shmh, ghrcdh Mfjhd gc Ocihd sc`hoh 5 jhra. Ocrhpaghd
Ocrhpaghd ruohj,
ihd ocokcrcsghd phghahd udtug kcgcrmhdyh Ucdad dhdta. Mho 8> phla suhoadyh tc`pfd. khjwh iah
ihd hdhgdyh hghd gc Kugattadlla jhra Uhktu atu scgh`ahd sadllhj ia tcophtdyh. Uuhoadyh ihthdl
scgathr mho 5 sfrc icdlhd ofka` ocrcgh ia tcophtdyh kcrshoh hdhgdyh kcragut ocrtuh \adih.
Ucjhrahd atu \adih hsyag icdlhd hdhg ihd suhoadyh… mh`hd ― mh`hd ia ihcrhj atu. Yhg sciagatpud hih
gcscophthd hthu whgtu khla whdath ouih tcrsckut ihd suhoadyh udtug ihpht sciagat kcrocsrhhd
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ihd kcrjukudlhd `hyhgdyh suhoa astra. Oadllu sfrc scgathr mho mho 3 sfrc suhoadyh pu`hdl gc
^hihdl. \adihpud gcokh`a `hrut icdlhd rutadathsdyh..

Uhht atu \adih khru pu`hdl ihra ghdtfr scgathr mho 3 sfrc. Ohsaj scdiarahd iah ghrcdh ghghgdyh Mfjhd
ohsaj kc`uo pu`hdl \adih pud ohdia ocokcrsajghd khihddyh, ghrcdh ehpha scjhrahd gcrmh. Uc`hsh
oh`ho atu Mfjhd pu`hdl. Iah pud `hdlsudl gc ruohj ihd ohdia. Uhht atu \adih ocdlcdhghd gaofdf
taiur kcragut pcdutup gcph`h scpcrta kahsh ihd ec`hdh phdmhdl kcroftab kudlh. Ocdlcdhghd phgha

ec`hdh pcdicg ihd jhdyh ghfs guthdl Mfjhd `h`u ocdcoua \adih ia ghohrdyh ihd oadth \adih
ocdcohdadyh ohghd, ia ih`ho ruohj ghghgdyh sckhk shht atu ah ocokhwh f`cj ― f`cj ohghdhd
yhdl ah kc`a ia mh`hd. \adih yhdl ocrhshghd `hphr hgjardyh ohu ocdcohdadyh ohghd scdmh atu.

‐ \ad, uih kh`a dhsa mf lu`ha ghokahdl ia thopcg `hdllhdhd, `hohg ohj, ghwhda uih ohghd yf  (\ad,
hkhdl, kc`a dhsa icdlhd lu`ha ghokadl ia tcopht `hdllhdhd, ada cdhg \ad, ghwhda hkhdl ohghd
yh)6‟,ghth Mfjhd. \adih ocdurut shmh ihd ocdyhmaghd ohghdhd atu udtug ocrcgh ohghd oh`ho atu.
Uctc`hj ohghd \adih ocrhshghd ohghdhd hoht gcdthrh ‚phdhs‑dyh ‚ohg`uo lu`ha ghokadl‑ pagardyh
tukujdyh ocohdhs pc`ujdyh gc`uhr .jadllh gcdadldyh khshj, Mfjhd mulh kclatu.

Uctc`hj ohghd shht atu ocrcgh iuiug kcrjhihphd,

Uctc`hj kcrjhihphd, ohsaj ia ih`ho ruohj atu. \adih ocdecrathghd
ocdecrathghd
tcdthdl gcihthdlhd suhoadyh jhra Uhktu atu gcphih Mfjhd. Mfjhd jhdyh tcrscdyuo saopu` ihd taihg
sciagatpud ocrhsh ara hthu ecokuru ocdicdlhr pcduturhd whdath ouih kcrgu`at putaj atu. Gcouiahd
ah kcriara ihd ocrhaj thdlhd ghdhd \adih ihd ocdhragdyh gchrhj ghohrdyh. \adih hlhg gckcrhthd,

kcrushjh oc`cphsghd thdlhddyh ghrcdh thg tcrkahsh…

‐ Hif hpf gfg \adih ia khf gh sagf ih (hih hph gfg \adih ia khwh gcsada)6, thdyh \adih mcdlhj.
‐ Hif shsuhtu udtuhg \adih (hih scsuhtu kuht \adih)‟ mhwhkdyh…

\adih icdlhd sciagat ocdhjhd iara oc`hdlghj gc ghohr yhdl tcr`cthg ia sckc`hj gara tcrpashj ihra
ruohj adiug kcr`hdtha ghyu atu icdlhd kcrlhdicdlhd thdlhd. \adih iaoadthdyh iuiug ia tcpahd
ghsur spradl kci ih`ho ghohr atu, ghgadyh ocdmudtha. \adih iuiug shmh ocdlaguta pcroadthhddyh
ghrcdh Mfjhd ocofjfd icdlhd hoht shdlht, thg tcrkcrsat sciagatpud hghd jh`- jh` yhdl ihpht tcrmhia
phih kcdhg whdath ehdtag tcrsckut,
tcrsckut, ocdu
ocdurut
rut shmh. Upradl
Upradlkcidy
kcidyh
h 8 `hpas shmh suihj `usuj ihd mhrhdl
iaeuea scpcrtadyh. Mulh khu rfgfg ihd oaduohd tcrkcrsat phih jaiudl whdath kcrtukuj sadth` atu.
\adih ocohg`uoa ghohrdyh yhdl hlhg mfrfg ihd ia shdh sada khdyhg pudtudl rfgfg ihd kftf` ―
kftf` oaduohd..

Gcouiahd Mfjhd ocolc`uhrghd scsuhtu ihra ih`ho `hea ocmh ia ghohrdyh kcrkcdtug gfthg kcrwhrdh
jatho. [uphdyh ah khru shmh ocokc`a sckuhj gh`udl kcrwhrdh scpcrta cohs putaj. \adih ocrhsh
tcrshdmudl hths saghpdyh atu ihd ocrhsh tcrpuma..

‐Agf jhiahj (ada jhiahj)‟ ghthdyh.

‐ Sih oadthg \adih ohohghadyf gada mu f (Hkhdl oadth \adih ohu ocohghadyh scghrhdl mulh)‟
padthdyh. \adih kcrushjh ocdf`hg
‐Adihg ushj`hj ih…oh`u…‟ ghthdyh icdlhd tcrsapu-sapu. ihd ocrhsh taihg adlad ocohghadyh dhoud
Mfjh
Mfjhdd yh
yhdl
dl sh
shht
ht at
atu
u kc
kcri
riar
araa ia ic
icph
phdd
ddyh
yh tc
tcru
russ oc
ocoh
ohgs
gsh.
h. Hg
Hgja
jard
rdyh
yh ic
icdl
dlhd
hd tc
tcrp
rphg
hgsh
sh,, \a
\adi
dih
h
ocokahrghd `c`hga atu kcrlcrhg gckc`hghdl udtug oc`cphsghd gh`udl atu yhdl tcdlhj iaphghadyh.
\adih ocdurut ocokahrghd, oh`hj ocokhdtudyh. Mfjhd oc`cphs pcdutup gcph`h \adih yhdl
gcouia
gco uiahd
hd ia `ct
`cthgg
hgghdd
hddyh
yh iah hth
hthss rhd
rhdmhd
mhdl,
l, scr
scrth
th oc`
oc`cph
cphss gh`
gh`udl
udl yhd
yhdll sc`
sc`hoh
hoh atu oco
ocokc`kc`at
at ia
`cjcrd
`cjcrdyh.
yh. gc
gcoui
ouiahdahd oc
ocokc
okcrag
raghd
hd gh`
gh`udl
udl yhd
yhdll sc`
sc`hoh
hoh ada \ad
\adih
ih gcd
gcdhgh
hghdd gct
gcthdl
hdlhd
hd \ad
\adih,
ih, ihd
ocohshdlghddyh gh`udl kcrwhrdh putaj atu phih `cjcr ou`usdyhou`usdyh ihra hrhj kc`hghdl, ihd ou`ha shht
atu \adih ocohgha gh`udl pcokcrahd Mfjhd.
 2:

Uctc`h
Uctc`hj
j gh`
gh`udl
udl put
putaj
aj tcr
tcrsck
sckut
ut tcr
tcrphg
phgha,
ha, Mfj
Mfjhd
hd ou`
ou`ha
ha ocd
ocdeau
eauoa
oa ihd ocdocdlc`
lc`us
us tc
tcdlg
dlgug
ug sck
sckc`h
c`hj
j
ghdhddyh. Yhdlhd shtudyh ocrhdlgu` padllhdl \adih ihra kc`hghdl. \adih ocradiadl, gcph`hdyh
ocdudiug ghrcdh lc`a, \adih kcrushjh ocdf`hgghd gcph`h Mfjhd icdlhd thdlhd ghdhddyh dhoud
Mfjhd tcrus shmh ocdeauoa tcdlgugdyh, \adih gclc`ahd… ihd Mfjhd thg mulh kcrjcdta, scihdlghd
thdlhd garadyh suihj taihg kcrhih ia khjudyh `hla, kcrlcrhg oc`h`ua gctahg gc icphd, phih kugat phiht
yhdl ocokusudl ia ihih \adih.

‐Sjjj…..‟
‐Sjjj… ..‟\ad
\adih
ih ocd
ocdlc`
lc`uj
uj oc
ocrhs
rhshgh
hghd
d lha
lharhj
rhjdyh
dyh gco
gcokh`
kh`aa tcr
tcrkat
kat,, `h`
`h`u
u mco
mcohra
hra gci
gciuh
uh thd
thdlhd
lhddyh
dyh,,
ocoa`ad kugat phiht yhdl ocokusudl ia ihih \adih yhdl shht atu ohsaj tcrkh`ut gaofdf ihd
phghahd ih`hodyh. \adih `h`u kcrushjh oc`cphs thdlhd Mfjhd yhdl kcrhih ia ihihdyh, dhoud taihg
kash ghrcdh tcdhlhdyh `c`hga tcrsckut guht thg tcrlfyhjghd…! Jadllh ghdeadl gaofdf atu hgjardyh
ia`cphsghd Mfjhd. \adih iaho shmh jadllh phghahd tcrsckut mhtuj gc `hdtha. Ocokhradlghd tukuj
sadth`` yhdl tcrkugh
sadth tcrkugh phih khlahd icphddyh
icphddyh jadllh padllhdl atu ia hths rhdmh
rhdmhdl.
dl. Jhdyh iuh kuhj eup
kcrwhrdh jamhu ouih pf`fs, kcrugurhd 59k yhdl ohsaj ocdutupa kugat phiht yhdl ocokusudl adihj
ia ihih pcoa`agdyh.

^cr`hjhd Mfjhd ocdeauoa kc`hjhd ihih yhol ocoutaj ou`us atu, ohth \adih ocoaeadl ocdagohta
rhsh lc`a yhdl taoku`.

‐Hjj……..‟radtaj whdath ouih tcrsckut thg jcdta-jcdtadyh. Jadllh hgjardyh pcdutup ihih \adih
`cphs ihd ocokckhsghd kugat phiht ia ihih whdath ouih atu kcrscdtujhd icdlhd uihrh kckhs.

Mfjhd ocokh`agghd
ocokh`agghd tukuj \adih ocdy ocdyhopad
hopadl,l, jadll
jadllh
h ocrcg
ocrcghh kcrjh
kcrjhihphd
ihphd.. Yhdlh
Yhdlhddyh
ddyh ocrhaj
gckc`hghdl, pcdlhat pcdutup ihih \adih ia`cphsghd kcragut gaofdfdyh. Yhg sciagatpud whdath ouih
tcrsck
tcrsckut
ut kcr
kcrush
ushjh
jh oc`
oc`hrh
hrhdl
dl hth
hthu
u ocd
ocdf`h
f`hg,
g, ghr
ghrcdcdh
h iar
iarady
adyhpu
hpud
d tc`
tc`hj
hj thg pud
pudyhyh `hla yhd
yhdl
l jhr
jhrus
us
iapcrthjhdghd. Uhht atu phghahd hthsdyh suihj `cphs, tukuj ou`us ocoutaj tcrsckut tc`hdmhdl jadllh
padllhdl. ^agarhddyh gfsfdl… Jhdyh tadllh` ec`hdh phdmhdl yhdl ohsaj phih tcophtdyh. Gcokh`a
Mfjhd ocokh`agghd tukuj ou`us atu ocdc`cdthdl, ou`ha kcrushjh ocdhrag ec`hdh tcrsckut. \adih
ocokahrghd shmh ocdhthp scdiu phih whmhj `c`hga lhlhj tcrsckut. oh`hj ocokhdtu ocopcrouihj
icdlhd ocdlhdlght padllu` jadllh phghahd ih`ho yhdl kcrugurhd ociauo ihd kcrwhrdh putaj pf`fs
yhdl ocruphghd `cokhrhd ghad tcrhgjardyhpud jadllh oc`udeur turud phih gciuh tudlgha ou`usdyh
ihd `cphs ia`hdtha. \adih tc`hdmhdl ihd tcrgu`ha phsrhj iaicrh dhbsudyh yhdl ou`ha kcrlc`frh.

Mfjhdpud kcriara, oc`cphs scouh ghad yhdl oc`cght ia tukujdyh, ih`ho ththphd phsrhj \adih yhdl
tcr`cdthdl
tcr`cdthdl…
… tc`hd
tc`hdmhdl.
mhdl. @h`u rckhj ia shopa
shopadl
dl gara dyh. \adih pud ou`ha ocdladladghdd
ocdladladghddyh,
yh, oudlgad
ghrcdh pcdlhruj ohghdhd thia ocokuht tukujdyh schghd hoht phdhs kcrlharhj. Mfjhd kcrlcrhg ah
tcrus ocokc`ha ihra ihih jadllh pusht gcwhdathhddyh. Mhra thdlhd ghdhddyh ohsug gc ih`ho `cpathd
gcwhdathhd yhdl khshj…,!!! iakhdtu f`cj gciuh ghga \adih yhdl ocokugh ocokcraghd mh`hd…
\adih jhdyh kash ocdhthp ohth Mfjhd.., ocdllc`aht khg eheadl
ehe adl gcphdhshd ihd ocradtaj…

‐Fjj………‟. @h`u Mfjhd kcriara ih`ho ththphd \adih phih pudlludldyh iah ihd ocdlhoka` sckuhj
kftf` kcrwhrdh jatho yhdl tcr`cthg ia hths `cohradyh. ihd gcokh`a iuiug ia shopadl gara whdath ouih
yhdl tc`hj tc`hdmhdl tcrsckut. Ocduhdlghd asadyh yhdl kcrwhrdh ocrhj, gchths pcrutdyh jadllh
ihih ihd `cjcrdyh hoht whdla. @h`u ah ocdma`ht eharhd atu yhdl suihj tuophj
tuophj ia hths gu`at pcrut ihd
dfgthj pushrdyh jadllh `cjcr, hih rhsh lc`a iadlad ihd lharhj yhdl \adih rhshghd ih`ho
ih`ho sadhr `hopu
ghohr
gho hr yhd
yhdl
l shh
shhtt atu tcr
tcrhdl
hdl kcd
kcdicr
icrhdl
hdl.. Ah ocd
ocdma`
ma`htd
htdyh
yh jad
jadllh
llh thd
thdihs
ihs,, `h`
`h`u
u gcp
gcph`h
h`h Mfj
Mfjhd
hd tur
turud,
ud,
oc`udeur gchrhj gcwhdathhddyh, tukujdyh gcokh`a kcrhih ia `hdtha, icdlhd gciuh thdlhd thg jcdta-
jcdtadyh ocdllc`uta kugat phiht phih ihih whdath kcrtukuj sadth` tcrsckut.. Upfdthd gciuh ghga
\adih ocokugh, iaradyh tcrhdlshdl jckht…..

Uhht iaradyh yhdl iaho ocdagohta, Mfjhdpud ocokugh gcwhdathhd \adih icdlhd mcohra thdlhd
ghdhddyh, `h`u ocdma`htdyh icdlhd `aihjdyh yhdl tcrhsh ghshr. \hdath kcrtukuj ou`us atu jhdyh kash
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ocdllc`aht ihd ocradtaj-radtaj. \adih ocoaradlghd tukuj ghrcdh dagoht ihd lc`a yhdl iarhshghd
kcrshohhd. ocdhrag gcph`h `c`hga atu. Icdlhd adtcds `aihj Mfjhd…. tcrus kcrohad ia `ahdl gcwhdathhd
whdath kcrtukuj sadth` tcrsckut, ocollc`ataga khlahd `cokut yhdl ococrhj ouih ihd tc`hj khihj
atu. Yhophgdyh ah hoht adlad ocdycopurdhghd ihd ocdudthsghd lharhj yhdl ohgad ocoku`hg-
ku`hg yhdl oc`hdih tukuj sadth` atu.., kckcrhph shht gcouiahd \adih… frlhsoc…!!! Yukujdyh
ocdlcmhdl.., padllu`dyh ocdc`agudl gchths shoka` ocradtaj icdlhd gcrhs. Uhht atu \adih jhdyh kash
ocoaeadlghd ohth… gcmhdl,.. ihd ocradtaj.. , scouh eharhd gcwhdathhd oa`agdyh iajashp Mfjhd…!!!

Mfjhd khdlgat .`h`u ah ocohdihdl whdath sadth` yhdl tcrkhradl kcrsaokhj gcradlht. Yhdlhddyh yhdl
kcrku`u gcghr ocokugh gciuh ghga \adih yhdl ou`ha ocrhpht gcokh`a, `h`u ocrhaj thdlhd ghdhd
\adih icdlhd thdlhd ghdhd ghdhddyh,
dyh, takh-takh shmh \adih ocrhshghd..
ocrhshghd.. ocdycdtuj ihd ococ
ococlhdl..
lhdl..
sckuhj tfdllhg yhdl guht. Iaradyh ghlct, ruphdyh Mfjhd ocdhrag thdlhd whdath ouih atu hlhr
ococlhdl
ococ lhdl khthd
khthdl l gcmhd
gcmhdthdhdd
thdhddyh
yh yhdl gfgfj. \adih thgmuk ghrcd
ghrcdhh ugurhd
ugurhddyh
dyh yhdl `uhrk
`uhrkahsh..
ahsh..
Ghrcdh
Ghr cdh hlh
hlhg
g thg
thgut
ut ia`
ia`cph
cphsgh
sghddy
ddyhh gc
gcokh
okh`a.
`a. Dho
Dhoud
ud Mfj
Mfjhd
hd icd
icdlhd
lhd ecp
ecpht
ht ocd
ocdhra
hrag
g thd
thdlhd
lhd whd
whdath
ath
kcrgu`at putaj atu hlhr gcokh`a ococlhdldyh. \adih ocdllcdllhodyh shoka` ocohdihdl gc whmhj
`c`hga yhdl tcrkhradl ia shopadldyh icdlhd rhsh guhtar thgut hghd ocdyhgatadyh.., kckcrhph shht
gcouiahd \adih oc`cphsghddyh gcokh`a…

@h`u Mfjhd ocrhdlghg ia hths tukujdyh yhdl tc`hj `cohs ihd tc`cdthdl. Gciuh ghga whdath ouih ia ia
kughdyh ihd ah kcrmfdlgfg ocopfsasaghd gcmhdthdhddyh icdlhd thdlhd ghdhddyh tcpht phih `cpathd
khshjdyh.
khshj dyh. Ocdl
Ocdllcsc
lcscg-lcs
g-lcscgghd
cgghddyh
dyh scpcr
scpcrta
ta gckah
gckahshhdd
shhddyh,
yh, \adihp
\adihpud
ud turut kcrlc
kcrlcrhg,
rhg, ocdllc
ocdllcscr
scr
padllu`
padllu`dyh
dyh hlh
hlhrr umu
umudl
dl oc
ocokf
okf`h
`h kht
khthdl
hdl gfg
gfgfj
fj atu tcp
tcpht
ht phi
phih
h `cp
`cpath
athd
d gcw
gcwhda
hdathh
thhddy
ddyh.
h. \ad
\adih
ih
ocoaeadlghd ohth yhdl hih jhdyh pcrhshhd lc`a ihd adlad ecpht ― ecpht ia ohsuga shmh… @h`u khthdl
ghgu atu ohsug pc`h
pc`hd d pc`hd icdlhd `hdehr,
`hdehr, hwh`dyh lc`a, khshj ihd sckcdtug
sckcdtug kcdih jaiup ohsug
ohsug..,
..,
suihj taihg shgat `hla…!!!

‐Sjj….‟radtaj \adih. Yukuj \adih tcr`fdmhg shht `hdlsudl ocdtfg..! Gciuh ghgadyh tcthp tcrkugh.
Gcokh`a sc`uruj tukuj whdath atu ia cgsp`frhsa Mfjhd icdlhd thdlhddyh jadllh \adih ocrhsh shdlht
hoht
ho ht kc
kcrl
rlha
harh
rhj.
j. Uc
Ucih
ihdl
dl gc
gciu
iuh
h th
thdl
dlhd
hd wh
whda
dath
th ou
ouih
ih kc
kcrt
rtuk
ukuj
uj sa
sadt
dth`
h` at
atu
u ia ku
kugh
ghdy
dyhh ih
ihd
d mh
mhra
ra
ocrcghpud sh`adl ocdlcdllho .ia shopadl khju tc`hdmhdl whdath ouih atu. @aihjdyh ocdllalat ihd
ocdma`hta kugat phiht kcragut pudehgdyh ia ihih whdath kcrgu`at putaj tcrsckut pcr`hjhd. Kcrlhdtahd
sckc`hj gara ihd ghdhd . @h`u… `c`hga atu kcrlcrhg ocdhrag padllu`dyh pcr`hjhd, scjadllh `cpathd
gcwhdathd \adih scpcrta tcrthrag gc`uhr ihd sckh`agdyh shht khthdl gfgfj tcrsckut ocdusug gc
ih`ho. Gcph`h whdath ouih tcr`cophr gc gara ihd gc ghdhd shgadl dagohtdyh
dagohtdyh rhsh yhdl ocdicrhdyh.

^adllu` phihtdyh kcrlcrhg ocdyhokut icdlhd ocouthr ia khwhj ghrcdh tcrhdlshdl jckht h`arhd
struo karhja ihd scscgh`a ocdycdthg gchths gc khwhj phih sctahp jumhohddyh.

‐Hjj……..‟g`aohgs gcokh`a ocdljhopara whdath ouih tcrsckut. Hih rhsh scpcrta tcrscdlht `astrag…,
tukujd
tuk ujdyh
yh oc`
oc`cdl
cdlgud
gudll gch
gchths
ths ihd gci
gciuh
uh ghg
ghgady
adyh
h oc
ocdmc
dmcpat
pat pad
padllh
llhdld
dldyh
yh ia kc`
kc`hghd
hghdl.
l. Uc`
Uc`uru
uruj
j
tukujdyh ocdlc`cthr icdlhd padllu` yhdl kcrlcrhg `ahr. \adih adlad ah kcr`hoh `hoh ihd thg ecpht
g`aohgs. Gcwhdathhddyh kcr icdyut-icdyut scf`hj ocdmcpat ocrhpht icdlhd guht. Ocokuht Mfjhd
hoht kcrdhbsu scgh`a ihd kcrlcrhg ohgad ecpht. Uhht atu yhdl ocokuht \adih ocrhsh thgmup shht
Mfjhd ocofoph atu hoht`hj guht, arhohdyh pcr`hjhd icdlhd khthdl gcmhdthdhddyh yhdl gfgfj thg
jcdta ocdljudmho ihd jadllh kckcrhph gh`a ihd garh ― garh 83 ocdat gcouiahd atu Mfjhd scohgad
ecph
ec phtt ih
ihd
d oc
ocdu
duop
ophjhjgh
ghdd sp
spcr
croh
ohdy
dyh
h sh
shok
oka`
a` oc
ocdll
dllcr
crho
ho HiHihh rh
rhsh
sh jh
jhdl
dlht
ht tu
tuop
ophj
hj ih
ih`h
`ho
o
gcwhdathhddyh.., ia rhjaodyh.

Mfjhdp
Mfjhdpud
ud oc
ocdia
diahog
hoghd
hd gcm
gcmhdt
hdthdh
hdhddy
ddyh
h ia ih`
ih`ho
ho kc
kckcr
kcrhph
hph shh
shhtt @h`
@h`u
u ocd
ocdllc
llc`fs
`fsfj
fj gcs
gcshop
hopadl
adl..
..

Gcpuhshd tcrphdehr phih whmhj whdath ouih tcrsckut. Ucokurht ococrhj tcrkat phih whmhjdyh.
Kcrpc`ughd ocrcgh tcrkhradl iah ths rhdmhdl yhdl tc`hj khshj ihd hehg-hehghd tcrsckut. \adih
tcrpcmho ihd ocrhsh jhdlht phih gcwhdathhddyh. \adih puhs…
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Gcouiahd Mfjhd kcriara ihd oc`hdlghj ohsug gcghohr ohdia. \adih jhdyh ocohdihdl, tcr`cdthdl
ihd tc`hdmhdl icdlhd ghga ohsaj tcrkugh, yhdl hih ih`ho pagarhd shht atu jhdyh rhsh `cphs, puhs ihd
tukuj ehpha, gcjhkashd tcdhlh ihd ihyh.

[uphdyh ah khru shmh ohdia, shht \adih oc`ajhtdyh gc`uhr ihra ghohr ohdia icdlhd kcr`a`atghd
jhdiug phih padllhdldyh. Mfjhdpud `hdths ocoadth \adih udtug ocokcrsajghd iara ia ghohr
ohdia atu. \adihpud ocdurut ihd kcrhdmhg gc ghohr ohdia, tc`hdmhdl…

Ih`ho ghohr ohdia atu \adih ocdlluyur tukujdyh icdlhd har iadlad, sclhr scgh`a rhshdyh. Ucwhgtu
ocdyhkuda thg sciagatpud tcrkhyhdlghd pcr`hguhd Mfjhd sckc`uodyh phih khlahd ― khlahd tukuj
ou`usdyh, yhdl pcdtadl tukujdyh kcrsaj ihd taihg hih gcradlht hthupud sash khu tukuj Mfjhd.

@h`u \a
@h`u \adidih
h oc
oc`f
`fdl
dlfg
fg gc `u`uhr
hr gh
ghoh
ohrr oh
ohdi
diaa \a
\adi
dih
h oc
ocoa
oadt
dthh jh
jhdi
diug
ug ud
udtu
tug
g oc
ocdu
dutu
tupa
pa tu
tuku
kuj
j
tc`hdmhdldyh yhdl tc`hj sclhr. Mfjhd ocdicght ocokcraghd jhdiug yhdl ah phgha, udtug ocdutupa
ihd ocdlcradlghd tukuj whdath ouih yhdl khshj sctc`hj ohdia. \adih oc`hdlghj gc`uhr ihra
ghohr ohdia icdlhd ocdhgha jhdiug yhdl kcrwhrdh
kcrwhrdh karu ouih, hlhg gftfr ihd khu, oudlgad mhrhdl
ia euea, dhoud \adih taihg ocopudyha pa`ajhd.

Ia ghohr \adih pud gcokh`a ocdehra ehra udtug ocdlcdhghd phghahd ih`hodyh dhoud taihg hih ihd
\adih kcrthdyh. Hgjardyh ehrag sclatalh atu ihpht ia tcoughd Mfjhd tcrlc`cthg ia suiut rhdmhdl-dyh.
\adih taihg shihr khjwh kcdih gcea` atu thiadyh tcr`cophr f`cj pcrkuhthd ocrcgh kcriuh. Mfjhd
kcriara
kcriara ocdi
ocdicghta
cghta ia icph
icphd
d \adih
\adih.. \adih kcrushjh
kcrushjh ocrc
ocrckut
kut ghad sclat
sclatalh
alh pcdu
pcdutup
tup pcrtcouhd
phjhdyh
phjhd yh ihra thdlhd Mfjhd.
Mfjhd. Uhoka` kcrehdih
kcrehdih Mfjhd oc`cophrghd
oc`cophrghd kcdih atu gc hths rhdmhdl. \adih
kcrlcrhg ecpht ocrhajdyh, jhopar ihpht dhoud thg ia iulhdyh jhdiug yhdl oc`a`at tukuj sadth`dyh
tcr`cphs ihra tukujdyh.

‐ Hw… hj.. hj.. uih (hw… hj.. hj.. hkhdl)‟, \adih ocdmcrat ohdmh. \adih gcokh`a tc`hdmhdl, kcrushjh
ocdutup pcrtcouhd phjhdyh icdlhd thdlhddyh. Mfjhd yhdl tc`hj ocdlcdhghd ec`hdh ih`ho atu
gcokh`a ococ`ugdyh. \adih `hdlsudl tcrmcrcokhk mhtuj gc hths rhdmhdl atu iaaguta tukuj `c`hga ihd
`hdlsudl iatadiaj f`cj tukuj kcshrdyh yhdl ohsaj `cokhk scjhkas ohdia.

Mfjhd kcr
Mfjhd kcrush
ushjh
jh ocd
ocdeau
eauoa
oa kak
kakar
ar whd
whdath
ath ocd
ocdllh
llharh
arhjgh
jghd
d tcr
tcrsck
sckut.
ut. \ad
\adih
ih yhd
yhdl
l lc`
lc`hlh
hlhphd
phd thg
ocdiulhdyh ocdcraoh pcr`hguhddyh atu scjadllh ocrcgh sh`adl gu`uo. Uhht atu \adih pud taihg
ohu gh`hj, ocokh`hs sctahp jashphd `aihj Mfjhd Ucocdthrh gciuh thdlhd kcrhih ia shopadl gcph`h
\adih,
\ad ih, sci
scihdl
hdlghd
ghd dh`
dh`ura
urahj
hj thd
thdlhd
lhd \ad
\adih
ih ocd
ocdic
icghp
ghp khj
khjudy
udyh.
h. Ia khw
khwhj,
hj, \ad
\adih
ih jhd
jhdyh
yh kas
kash
h
ocokh`hs pcr`hguhd kakar ihd `aihj Mfjhd, ocsgapud gciuh ghgadyh tc`hj ocokugh, ocdcophtghd
tukuj Mfjhd iahdthrhdyh.

Yhdlhd garadyh `h`u ocrhaj kugat phiht ocoku`ht ia ihih \adih ihd ocrcohsdyh, kakar kcrguoas
`c`hga atupud agut hdia` icdlhd ocokcra lalathd gcea` phih kugat phiht yhdl ocokusudl phih khlahd
ghdhd scjadllh \adih ou`ha kcrdhbsu `hla ihd ocdlaguta
ocdlaguta tadihghd @c`hga atu scrth ihd ocokh`hsdyh..
ocokh`hsdyh..
Yhdlhd gara Mfjhd `h`u ocdyc`usura pcrut turud gchrhj khwhj pushr ocdcoughd ludiughd jhdlht
gcwhdathhd \adih, ihd mhradyh ohsug gcih`ho..!! \adih scohgad taihg ghruhd, \adih suihj ou`ha
khshj, lcmf`hg tukujdyh suihj ocdclhdl, ocdicshj…

Ucocdthrh thdlhddyh ohsaj ocrcohs gciuh kugat ocokusudl ia ihih \adih yhdl pudehgdyh
scohgad ocdmu`hdl, tukuj Mfjhd turud, ocokuht rhsh khshjdyh scohgad ocdmhia ― mhia shht gcph`h
Mfjhd agut turud, ocdma`ht sc`uruj asa gcwhdathhddyh. \adih tcdtu shmh ocdmcpat gcph`hdyh ghrcdh
rhsh lc`a.., lharhj.., ihd rhsh yhdl schghd oc`cihg ia ih`ho tukujdyh scocdthrh gciuh thdlhddyh

kcrhih phih gcph`h `c`hga tcrsckut, ocdhrag ihd ocdmhokhg rhokutdyh..!! \adih ocdicdlus,
 <8

‐Odddj
‐Odddj hj oo ululj…
j… oo
oo‟,
‟, \a
\adi
dih
h ou
ou`h
`haa oc
ocrh
rhsh
shgh
ghd
d hi
hih
h h`
h`ar
arhd
hd kh
khsh
shj
j oc
ocdl
dlh`
h`ar
ar ih
ihra
ra ih
ih`h
`ho
o
gcwhdathhddyh.

Gcouiahd Mfjhd khdlgat ihd kcriara, ocopfsasaghd tukujdyh scmhmhr iahths tukuj adihj whdath ouih
tcrsckut.
tcrsckut. Yukujoyh
Yukujoyh tc`hj tc`hdmhdl
tc`hdmhdl mulh . [uphdy
[uphdyh
h shht oc`hgughd
oc`hgughd rhdlshdlhd phih \adih, Mfjhd
 mulh oc`ueuta phghahd ih`hodyh scdiara. Icdlhd gciuh thdlhddyh iarhajdyh gciuh ghga whdath ouih
atu ihd oco
ocokugkughdy
hdyh,
h, sco
scocd
cdthr
thrh
h \ad
\adih
ih jhd
jhdyh
yh kas
kash
h oco
ococlh
clhdl
dl icd
icdlhd
lhd crh
crhtt gha
ghad
d spr
sprca…
ca… Mfj
Mfjhd
hd

ocdlhrhjg
ocdlhr hjghd
hd kht
khthdl
hdl gfg
gfgfj
fj gcm
gcmhdt
hdthdh
hdhddy
ddyh, h, kcr
kcrsah
sahp
p oc
ocohs
ohsuga
uga tuk
tukuj
uj whdwhdath
ath ou
ouih
ih yhd
yhdl
l tc`
tc`hj
hj
tcrghdlghd
tcrgh dlghdl
l phsrh
phsrhjj atu. \adih thg kcrhd
kcrhdaa ocoh
ocohdihdl
dihdl gc khwh
khwhj j ihd jhdyh ocdhthp gc shopa
shopadl
dl
ghrcdh hlhg oh`u, guhtar ihd mcdlhj… ^cr`hjhd \adih ocrhshghd sckcdtug khthdl yhdl gfgfj
tcdl
tcdlhj
hj oc
ocoh
ohsu
suga
ga tu
tuku
kujd
jdyh
yh ia kh
khwh
whj.
j. \h\hda
dath
th ou
ouih
ih at
atu
u oc
ocdl
dllal
lalat
at ka
kaka
karr kh
khwh
whjd
jdyh
yh gh
ghrc
rcdh
dh
iarhshghdd
iarhshghddyh
yh ohsaj tcrhsh scrct ihd dya`u
dya`u.. Yhg ihpht `hla ah jcdtaghd ghrcdh tc`hj ou`ha ohsug..,
ohsug..,
rhshdyh phdhs ihd ghgu..! @c`hga atu kcrlcrhg ocohmughd padllu`dyh, ocdifrfdl khthdl tclhdldyh
jadllh ohsug scouhdyh..

‐Fu… ujj..‟ crhdl \adih shht khthdl tclhdl yhdl ghgu atu hok`hs tcrkcdho…, tukujdyh ocdllah`…
ohthdyh ocoaeadl… icdlhd thdlhd ocdecdlgcrho sprca. \adih thu gcsc`urujhd khthdl tclhdl
Mfjh
Mfjhd
d tc
tc`h
`hj
j tc
tcrk
rkcd
cdho
ho hohok`
k`hs
hs ih
ih`h
`ho
o gc
gcwh
whda
dath
thdd
ddyh
yh sh
shht
ht tc
tcrh
rhsh
sh sc
sc`h
`hdl
dlgh
ghdl
dlhd
hd `c
`c`h
`hga
ga at
atu
u sh
shht
ht
kcrkcdturhd icdlhd pcrtcouhd gciuh phjh \adih. Mfjhd iaho kckcrhph shht. ^cr`hjhd iathragdyh
gcokh`a. Ycrhsh `cpathd gcwhdathddyh tcrthrag gcokh`a. Uhht \adih ou`ha ocrhshghd dyhohd phih
gcwhdathhddyh icdlhd khthdl tclhdl atu iaih`hodyh. \adih ocdicshj gcrhs,

‐Fujj……‟
‐Fujj… …‟ Khr
Khruu kc
kckcr
kcrhph
hph sc
scdta
dta gar
garh-g
h-garh
arh scp
scpcrc
crcoph
ophtt khl
khlahd
ahd yhd
yhdl
l gc`
gc`uhr
uhr Mfj
Mfjhdhd ocd
ocdifr
ifrfdl
fdl
padllu`dyh `hla, shdlht pcr`hjhd..! jadllh ocdtfg, rhshdyh jhdlht, ohsaj hih sciagat rhsh tckh` ihd
dya`u…!!

Mfjhd ocdhrag gcokh`a `hla kckcrhph shht jadllh kcru`hdl- u`hdl, Lcrhghd Mfjhd scohgad ecpht,

‐Su…huuu… ulj.. ulj…‟ \adih ocdicshj icdlhd ecpht. Ocsga thdph hih lcrhghd kcrhrta ihra tukuj
whdath ouih kcrtukuj adihj atu ghrcdh suihj ocrhsh ehpha ihd ftft padllu`dyh scrhsh ghgu, ah
shdlht ocdagohta pcrsctukujhd ada. \adih ocdmhia hlhg oh`u ghrcdh shht Mfjhd kcrlcrhg ocoheu
padllu`dyh atu tcricdlhr hih gceaphg kudya ― kudyahd phih pcrtcouhd
pcrtcouhd gciuh sc`hdlghdlhd ocrcgh
yhdl tc`hj khshj f`cj gcradlht. Jadllh scghrhdl \adih ohsaj ocrhsh oh`u phih iaradyh scdiara
hphka`h ocdladlht atu.

Kckcrhph shht gcou

Kckcrhph gcouiahd
iahd \adih ocdlc
ocdlcrhdl
rhdl gcrhs icdlh
icdlhd
d scrhg
scrhg,, ohthd
ohthdyh
yh tcrpcmho ihd oc`ci
oc`cihg…,
hg…,
tukujdyh ocdclhdl gcmhdl.., oc`cdtadlghd pudlludldyh gchths khg u`ht tcrtusug iura, ocdmcpat
gctht padllu` Mfjhd icdlhd gciuh ghgadyh yhdl sh`adl kcrghat ia kc`hghdl Khlahd ih`ho gcwhdathddyh
gcokh`a kcrgciut-gciut. Mawhdyh scrhsh radlhd, tcrkhdl oc`hyhdl… `h`u tcrgu`ha.. ehpha..

‐Fj… hjjjjjj… hiiiujj… ‚iujj‟

Mfjhd ohsaj tcrus kcrlcrhg, ocdljumhoghd khthdl tclhdldyh phih gc`cokuthd khshj gcwhdathhd
\adih thg kcrjcdta… oh`hj scohgad ecpht..!!! \adih suihj shdlht `cohj shht atu, jhdyh tcr`cdthdl,
tcrghd
tcrghdlgh
lghdl
dl phs
phsrhj
rhj.. Gci
Gciuh
uh thd
thdlhd
lhddyh
dyh tcr
tcrlf`c
lf`cg
g tai
taihg
hg kcr
kcrihy
ihyh
h oco
ococlh
clhdl
dl hph
hphpud
pud.. Jhd
Jhdyh
yh suh
suhrh
rh
gceaph
gce aphg
g pcr
pcrtco
tcouhd
uhd gcgc`ho
`hoad
ad ocr
ocrcgh
cgh shm
shmh
h ihd dhb
dhbhs
hs Mfj
Mfjhd
hd yhd
yhdll oc
ocoku
okururu rau
rauj
j tcr
tcricd
icdlhr
lhr ih`
ih`ho
ho
ruhdlhd atu. Yaihg `hoh gcouiahd Mfjhd icdlhd ecpht ocdyusu`. Ucrhyh ocdllcrho ah ocdycdthghd
padllu`dyh
padllu `dyh gc khwhj icdlhd guht ocok
ocokuhtuht padllu` whdath ouih atu tcrkcdho ih`ho gc`cokuthd
gc`cokuthd
rhdmhdl, ocdycokurghd eharhd gcdth` yhdl jhdlht oa`agdyh ia ih`ho gcwhdathhd \adih. Ihd ahpud

rckhj `hla iahths tukuj whdath kcrtukuj sadth` atu kckcrhph shht, `h`u ocdllc`fsfj gc shopadl
\adih..
 <;

Mho ; oh`ho atu mulh \adih ocoadth ia hdthr gcokh`a gc ghohrdyh dhoud Mfjhd ocohgshdyh taiur
ia satu.

‐Ih… \adih.. gh ghohr oh`ho agf y f   (khdl \adih..g .gc

cghohr oh`ho ada yh..),
‐Kcgf Sda uih pu`hdl khh pu`f6 Kash lhwht ih  (dhdta ghghg hkhdl pu`hdl laohdh6 kash lhwht
khdl..)‟.gh
khdl..)‟.ghth
th \adih tcthp dlftft. \adih thgut magh takh-
takh-takh
takh ghghgdyh pu`hdl scihdlghd
scihdlghd \adih
kcrhih ia ih`ho ghohr hiagdyh.

‐ Ghd \adih ohsahj `htahj, iasagf shmf `hj. Sda pu`hdldyf adihg oudlgad oh`ho ‚gf (ghd \adih ohsaj
`cta
`ctaj,
j, ia
iasa
sada
da shm
hmh`
h`hj
hj,, gh
ghgh
ghgg
ggu
u pupu`h
`hdl
dldy
dyhh ‚l‚lhg
hg ou oudl
dlga
gad
d oh
oh`h
`ho
o ad adaa gf
gfq)
q)‟,
‟, sh
shju
jutt Mf
Mfjh
jhd.
d.
‐\ad
\adihih adi
adihg
hg dho
dhouhj
uhj `h`fg iasagf,
iasagf, gh`
gh`hu
hu ia eh`
eh`ahg
ahg urhdl `had thd
thdthd
thdll hwh
hwhg
g hpf pu`f ght
ghtfdy
fdyff
kcgf (\adih taihg ohu taiur iasada, dhdta magh ia`ajht frhdl `had tcdthdl gath khlhaohdh)6‟, ghth \adih
ocdcrhdlghd.

Icdlhd kcrht jhta ihd oh`hs-oh`hshd \adih oc`hdlghj iahdthr Mfjhd gc ghohrdyh, ocsga taihg
tcr`h`u mhuj. Ihd udtudldyh mh`hd ocdumu ghohrdyh `hopudyh taihg hih scjadllh taihg hghd hih
frhdl yhdl thu. Uhht shopha ia padtu phva`auddyhdyh. \adih ohsug tcthpa icdlhd dhgh` thdlhd Mfjhd
ohsaj scopht ocrhaj ihih ocokusudl \adih yhdl `hdlsudl ocdcpasdyh. Uhgadl `c`hjdyh \adih
taihg tc`ata scjadllh pcdutup sclatalh phghahd ih`hodyh ohsaj tcrtadllh` ia ghohr Mfjhd. \adih
kcrkasag phih Mfjhd,

‐Ih, shrhwh \adih `upf …, (khdl phghahd ih`ho \adih `uph ia phgha)‟icdlhd tcrscdyuo Mfjhd
kcrghth,
‐Kasuhg `hj uih hdth-hd, oh`cj ku`hg kh`ahg  (kcsfg
  (kcsfg hkhdl hdthrghd, oh`hs kf`hg kh`ag). Kclatu thu
\adih taihg ocdlcdhghd
ocdlcdhghd phghahd ih`hodyh, thdlhd Mfjhd `hdsudl ocrhaj gc khwhj khwhj,, kcrushjh
ocrhkh gcwhdathhddyh yhdl tcrtutup phghahd taiur.
‐ Oh`u ‚ih, agf ghd ia`uh (oh`u ada ghd ia`uhr khdl..)‟, ghth \adih

\adih gcouiahd ocdeuea ough ihd kcrkhradl. @hdlsudl ah tcrtaiur ghrcdh gc`c`hjhd yhdl hoht
shdlht hgakht pcrsctukujhd thia. Ihd csfg dyh gcokh`a kcgcrmh scpcrta kahsh. \adih mulh suihj `uph
phghahd ih`hodyh yhdl tcrtadllh` ia ghohr Mfjhd. Uctc`hj iah ocdlhthghd hghd ocdyaophddyh ia
tcopht yhdl hohd. \adih taihg guhtar `hla…
 <5

Ocokh`hs Kuia Dagohtdyh

Jh
Jhaa tcohd
cohd--tc
tco
ohd,
hd,
 muoph `hla icdlhd
shyh Eatrh. \hj
sctc
sctc`h
`hj
j scga
scgahd
hd `hoh
`hoh
ocdlud
ocdl udiu
iurg
rghd
hd iara
iara
ihra tu`as ocdu`as
ec
ecra
rath
th icicwh
whshsh,, sh
shyh
yh
tcrjcdyhg gctagh
ocdihphta ecrath
icwhs
cwhsh h Ad
Adif
ifdcdcssah
tcrdyhth tc`hj
kcrgcokhdl
sc
scic
icoa
oaga
gahd
hd pc
pcsh
sht.
t.
Uctc`hj satus
gcshyhdlhd gath
8<thju
8<thjud.ef
d.efoo whbht,
whbht,
tcrdyhth khdyhg
pcdu`as-pcdu`as grchtab
yh
yhdl
dl kc
kcro
roud
udeu
eu`h
`hd
d
scpcrta
scpc rta efdtf
efdtfjdyh
jdyh yh
Hdihda Eatrh
satus Gashkk dyh Khdl
Ujushgu ada, yhdl ghthdyh tcradsparhsa ihra ecrath-ecrath shyh, iuj oh`udyh, ohsh saj shyh shopc
sclatudyh. Ohghsaj yh Khdl, ohghsaj mulh hths iugudlhd phrh pcdllcohr ecrath shyh yhdl ohsaj
ocdlh`ar shopc scghrhdl, tcrkugta ihra coha`-coha` yhdl ohsaj scradl ohsug phihjh` ecrath shyh
suihj `hoh tcrgukur. Oc`ajht pcrgcokhdlhd ecrath icwhsh Adifdcsahyhdl shdlht pcsht shyh mhia
tcrlfih
tcrlfih udtug turut ocdyuokhdl
ocdyuokhdl tu`ashd `hla daj, ohgh ia tcdlhj-tcdlhj
tcdlhj-tcdlhj gcsakughd
gcsakughd gcrmh shyh
scdlhm
scdlhmh
h ocdyc
ocdycoph
ophtgh
tghd
d iar
iaraa udtug
udtug ocd
ocdu`a
u`ass `hla
`hla ococd
ococduja
uja pcroad
pcroadthh
thhd
d tc
tcohd
ohd-tc
-tcohd
ohd scgh`a
scgh`alus
lus
ocrhohaghd k`fl Or. Ujushgu ada. Ohghsaj khdlct yh Khdl ghrcdh tc`hj kcrjhsa` ‚ocohgsh‑ shyh
turud lududl ocdu`as pcdlh`hohd shyh `hla. Khag`hj suphyh taihg kuhdl whgtu `hla pcrgcdhdghd shyh
ocou`ha shmh ecrath shyh gh`a ada, oflh-oflh kcrgcdhd ia jhta tcohd-tcohd.

Dhohgu Hdihda
Dhohgu Hdihda Eatrh,
Eatrh, gada
gada hgu tc`hj
tc`hj kcrusa
kcrusahh ;2 thjud
thjud ihd tc`hj
tc`hj kcgcrm
kcgcrmhh ia sckuh
sckuhjj pcrush
pcrushjhd
jhd
ou`tadhsafdh`. Gcjaiuphd scgsgu ohsaj kcrh`arhd kckhs (hthu oudlgad `ckaj tcphtdyh `ahr) wh`hu
sctc`hj `u`us gu`ahj ihd ocohsuga iudah gcrmh hgu jhrus ocdlurhdladyh scaradl icdlhd gcsakughdgu
ia pcrushjhhd ihd tcdtudyh jhrus `ckaj ohopu ocokhwh iara ifdl, mhdlhd lhrh-lhrh dhbsu scshht
kcrpcdlhruj kurug khla ghrargu ia pcrushjhhd. Ecrath ada tcrmhia thjud ;>>1 yhdl `h`u gctagh hgu ia
Khdiudl, shht atu hgu ocdljhiara sckuhj rcscpsa pcrdaghjhd sh`hj scfrhdl hdllfth gc`uhrlh ihra
pajhg ohohgu. Ghrcdh gciuh frhdl tuhgu kcrjh`hdlhd jhiar hgu `hj yhdl ocdljhiara udihdlhd
tcrsckut kcrshoh Yhdtc @adih, hiag ihra ohohgu yhdl ph`adl gcea` hthu kudlsu ihra < kcrshuihrh
gc`uhrlh ohohgu. Kc`ahu kcruour 53 thjud ihd tc`hj ocdmhdih scgathr `aoh thjud yhdl `h`u icdlhd
scfrhdl hdhg pcrcopuhd yhdl tc`hj kcrusah : thjud. Ocsgapud usahdyh tc`hj gcph`h talh ihd pcrdhj
oc`hjarghd, Yhdtc @adih ohsaj tcr`ajht sclhr ihd ocdllharhjghd, tcr`ckaj ihdihdhddyh yhdl ofias
ihd dhturh` ocokuhtdyh tcr`ajht `ckaj ouih ihra usah sckcdhrdyh. Jukudlhddyh icdlhdgu tcrka`hdl tcrka`hdl
eugup hgrhk, fkrf`hd ghoa sh`adl dyhokudl shtu icdlhd `haddyh, oudlgad ghrcdh usahdyh rc`htab
ohsaj
ohs aj ouih
ouih scjad
scjadllh
llh ohsaj
ohsaj kash
kash oc
ocdla
dlagut
gutaa lhyh
lhyh shtu
shtu lcdcrh
lcdcrhsa
sa ia khwhjd
khwhjdyh yh scpcr
scpcrta
ta hgu ada.
ada. Ia
Khdiudl
Khdiu dl ghoa ocdladhp
ocdladhp ia sh`hj shtu jftc` kadthdl talh ia mh`hd ^hsargh`aga.
^hsargh`aga. Jhra Uhktu oh`ho ghoa
kcriuh ocdljhiara udihdlhd tcrsckut yhdl iasc`cdllhrhghd ia sckuhj lciudl scrkhludh yhdl taihg
tcr`h`u mhuj ihra jftc` tcopht ghoa ocdladhp. Ihpht iaka`hdl jhra atu shdlht oc`c`hjghd, khlhaohdh
 <9

taihg kclatu shopha ia Khdiudlsahdldyh ghoa suihj iamhou f`cj gc`uhrlh yhdl pudyh pcsth (ghoa
taihg scopht ocdljhiara pcokcrghthd daghj ghrcdh tcr`hokht) `h`u iasusu` jhrus gc sh`fd udtug
ocdhth rhokut ihd ohgc up ghoa, gcouiahd gcokh`a gc jftc` udtug kcrsahp-sahp. ^csth pcrdaghjhd
yhdl tcrohsug ocwhj atu kcrmh`hd `hdehr, ghoa pu`hdl gcokh`a gc jftc` mho scoka`hd `ckaj. Uctc`hj
saght lala ihd ocokcrsajghd ohgc up hgu `hdlsudl ocdmhtujghd iara gc rhdmhdl, rhshdyh scpcrta
surlh shmh sctc`hj jhra yhdl icoagahd phiht. Hgu scopht dlfkrf`-dlfkrf` sckcdthr icdlhd Yhdtc
@adih sckc`uo hgjardyh tcr`c`hp ia rhdmhdl jftc` yhdl copug.

Gccsfghd jhradyh sctc`hj shrhphd ia jftc`, atu`hj shht yhdl gutudllu-tudllu, hph `hla gh`hu kughd
kc`hdmh. Hdirc sh`hj shtu scpupugu ocdlhdthr ghoa kcrgc`a`aadl gfth Khdiudl yhdl tcrgcdh` sckhlha
sfrlhdyh
sfrlh dyh kc`hdmh ihd gu`adcr.
gu`adcr. Yumuhd
Yumuhd pcrthoh
pcrthoh ghoa hih`hj bhetfry-bhetf
bhetfry-bhetfry
ry fut`ct
fut`ct ia scphdmhdl
scphdmhdl mh`hd
Ihlf. Qhdl dhohdyh kcrkc`hdmh ocohdl scradl ocokuht
ocokuht frhdl `uph whgtu, taihg tcrhsh whgtu tc`hj
ocdudmugghd pugu` iuh sahdl, suihj `ckaj ihra mho ohghd sahdl. Ghoa ocdcdtcdl kc`hdmhhd ghoa
ocohsuga sckuhj ghbc ia shdh ihd ohghd icdlhd `hjhp. Gu`ajht kc`hdmhhd Yhdtc @adih, wfw tcrdyhth
thdtcgu yhdl shtu ada la`h kc`hdmh mulh, kc`ahu mulh taihg sclhd-sclhd ocdlc`uhrghd uhdl ih`ho
 muo`hj kcshr udtug phghahd hthu hgscsfras yhdl iasughadyh. Uctc`hj Ihlf ghoa ocdcrusghd
pcrmh`hdhd gc [uohj Ofic ia ghwhshd Uctahkuia, ghoa taihg tcr`h`u `hoh ia shdh sckc`uo hgjardyh
gcokh`a gc jftc` mho sctcdlhj cdho sfrc. Hehrh sc`hdmutdyh hih`hj guopu`-guopu` kcrshoh bhoa`a
`hla. Hgu eugup ocdagohta hehrh atu ghrcdh ihpht kcrtcou `hla icdlhd shuihrh-shuihrh ihd dlfkrf`-
dlfkrf`
dlfkr f` shopha `uph whgtu.
whgtu. Ucpu`hdldy
Ucpu`hdldyhh gc jftc` mho 1 oh`ho,
oh`ho, hgu khru shihr tcrdyhth
tcrdyhth k`hegkcrry
k`hegkcrry
gu taihg hih ia thsgu. H`ht gfoudaghsa atu kahshdyh guthruj ia sckuhj pfuej kcrwhrdh ocrhj ouih,
ia ih`hodyh mulh hih sciagat uhdl, kckcrhph ghrtu dhoh, scrth kckcrhph kcdih gcea` `haddyh. Ycdtu
shmh hgu phdag sctc`hj ocdyhihra k`hegkcrry gu ja`hdl ghrcdh ia ih`hodyh hih dfofr ihd ihth-ihth
pcdtadl. Hgu ou`ha ocdladlht-dladlht ia ohdh hgu oc`cthgghd kcdih atu sckc`uodyh. Hphghj ia
rcstfrhd tcopht hehrh gc`uhrlh thia6 Hthu ia tcopht kcrkc`hdmh hthu tcopht ohghd thia sahdl6
‐Gcdhph lh jukudlad `hdlsudl hmh gc dfofrdyh Ea6‟ usu` Yhdtc @adih oc`ajhtgu yhdl ou`ha phdag.
Kcdhr mulh pagargu, gcdhph taihg gujukudla shmh, sahph thju iatcraoh f`cj frhdl yhdl ocoudlutdyh
yhdl gujhrhp frhdl mumur ihd kcrsciah
kcrsciah ocdlcokh`aghdd
ocdlcokh`aghddyh. yh. Yhdtc
Yhdtc @adih ocdlu`urghd
ocdlu`urghd pfdsc`dyh
phihgu
phihg u ocokahrghd
ocokahrghdgugu udtug ocohghadyh
ocohghadyh ocdljukud
ocdljukudla la dfofrgu
dfofrgu scdiara.
scdiara. Icdlhd
Icdlhd jhrhp-jhrh
jhrhp-jhrhp
p
ecohs hgu ocdhdta scscfrhdl ocdcraoh phdlla`hdgu.

‐Qh…jh``f!‟ tcricdlhr suhrh prah ia sckcrhdl shdh ocdcraoh tc`cpfdgu.

‐Jh``f, ada sahph yh6‟ thdyhgu
‐Ha dcdl sahph yh6‟ thdyhdyh `hla ih`ho `flht Uudih.
‐Uhyh…shyh yhdl pudyh k`hegkcrry ^hg, ccoo…ohhb ^hg k`hegkcrry yhdl Khphg pclhdl scghrhdl atu
pudyh shyh‟
‐Fffj…mhia Dcdl yhdl pudyh jhpc ada tcj6‐
‐Ayh ^hg, Khphg ihpct khrhdl atu ihraohdh6 Yf`fdl ^hg atu khrhdl pcdtadl‟
‐ Khphg ohj dcou jhpcdyh ia khdlgu icphd [uohj Ofic dcdl, ghyhdyh sa dcdl `uph khwh dyh666
thdyh prah atu
[uohj Ofic…yh hopud hgu khru adlht, sctc`hj sc`csha kcrkc`hdmh ia shdh, ghoa iuiug-iuiug iu`u ia
khdlgu
khdlg u khtu ia icphd BF atu shoka` kcrastarhjht
kcrastarhjht ihd ocdagohta
ocdagohta sdheg. Ycrdyhth ia shdh `hj pfuej
kcrasa k`hegkcrrygu tcrtadllh`.
‐Cccddlll…^hg hph gath kash gctcou shyh kuht dlcokh`aad khrhdl atu, atu pcdtadl ^hg, shyh kcrsciah
dlhsaj aokh`hd gh`hu Khphg ohu dlcokh`aad‟ uehpgu pcduj jhrhp
‐Kash Dcdl…kash…Khphg mulh `hla dudllu yhdl pudyh dc`cpfd gc sada, ih ifsh htuj dyaopcd khrhdl
yhdl kughd pudyh Khphg ohj!‟ mhwhk suhrh ia shdh, ‐Dcdl ia ohdh6 Kahr dhdta Khphg hdtcrad
jhpcdyh kcsfg6‟
‐Uhyh ia Jftc` I‑khtfc ia ^hsargh`aga ^hg, Khphg thu lh6 Khphg kcsfg
kcsfg sahdl kash hdtcrad6 Ufh`dyh shyh
sfrcdyh uihj jhrus pu`hdl gc Mhghrth‟
‐Ffj…kf`cj Dcdl, mhia kcsfg Khphg hdtcr gc shdh hmh yhj, mho 8hd hkas ohghd sahdl kash Dcdl6‟
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‐Kash ^hg, shyh tudllu yh, dhdta gh`hu uihj ihtcdl ka`hdl hmh gc rcscpsafdas kahr dhdta iah phdlla` shyh
ia ghohr, ka`hdl ohu gctcou Eatrh ihra ghohr ;>88‟
‐Ayh Dcdl sahp, Khphg phsta ihtcdl kcsfg!‟
‐Ohghsaj yh ^hg, shyh tudllu kcsfg, ohhb ada icdlhd Khphg sahph yh6‟
‐Hlus Dcdl‟
‐Ffj…fg icj ^hg Hlus, shopha kcsfg yh‟
Uctc`hj sc`csha ocdc`cpfd, jhtagu sciagat `clh ihd ocdlcokh`aghd pfdsc` atu phih Yhdtc @adih.

Ucoflh shmh khphg atu ocdcphta mhdmadyh kcsfg hghd ihthdl udtug ocdlcokh`aghd k`hegkcrrygu.

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Gccsfghd jhradyh

^hla sctc`hj shrhphd ghoa ou`ha ocokcrcsghd khrhdl-khrhdl ghoa ghrcdh hghd pu`hdl sfrc jhra
 mho 2.93. Hgu kcrshoh Yhdtc @adih ocdycophtghd iara kcrmh`hd-mh`hd ia Oh`` Asthdh ^`hzh icght
tcopht ghoa ocdladhp. Ihshr whdath, ihra yhdl thiadyh euoh ohu mh`hd-mh`hd ocdljhkasghd whgtu
ocdudl
ocd udllu
lu gcrct
gcrcth
h kcrhdlg
kcrhdlght
ht oh`hj
oh`hj hgjard
hgjardyh
yh kcr
kcrkc`
kc`hdm
hdmhh mulh,
mulh, lh thj
thjhd
hd icj `ajht
`ajht khrhdl
khrhdl khl
khlus
us
jcjcjc...Mho 88hd gctagh ohsaj ia oh``, shuihrhgu ocdc`cpfd Yhdtc @adih ghthdyh hghd ocdmcoput
ghoa udtug ohghd sahdl kcrshoh. Ocrcgh ihthdl scgathr sctcdlhj mho sctc`hjdyh. Ocrcgh ocdmhou
ghoa ohghd sahdl ia sckuhj rcstfrhd Yjha ia oh`` atu. Ia tcdlhj ohghd ihd kcrkadehdl-kadehdl, takh-
takh hgu tcradlht hghd kcrtcou icdlhd ^hg Hlus ia jftc` tcophtgu ocdladhp udtug ocdcraoh
k`hegk
k`hegkcrr
crrygu
ygu.. Hgu oc`ajh
oc`ajhtt mho suihj
suihj ocdudm
ocdudmugg
ugghdhd pugu`
pugu` shtu
shtu gurhdl
gurhdl scpu`u
scpu`ujj ocdat,
ocdat, hsthlh
hsthlh…
…
khlhaohdh gh`hu iah suihj ihthdl ihd ocdudllugu6 Hgu pud tcrphgsh jhrus ofjfd iara phih
shuihrh-shuihrhgu udtug gcokh`a gc jftc` ihd hghd sclcrh gcokh`a gh`hu suihj sc`csha urushddyh.
Ocrcgh pud dhophgdyh ocdlcrta h`hshdgu.
‐@had gh`a thrf khrhdl jhta-jhta Ea, udtudl hih frhdl yhdl khag ohu dlcokh`aad‟ dhscjht sh`hj
scfrhdl thdtcgu yhdl suihj kcruour ia hths sctcdlhj hkhi.
Hgu jhdyh tcrscdyuo gcea` ocdhdllhpadyh sckc`uo ocdadllh`ghd ocrcgh. Jhdyh icdlhd kcrmh`hd
ghga `aoh ocdathd hgu suihj takh gc jftc` ihd `hdlsudl gc ocmh rcscpsafdas ocdhdyhghd hphghj thia
hih frhdl ocdehragu.
‐Kc`uo yh Okhg, ihra thia phla shyh iasada thpa kc`uo hih‟ mhwhk sa okhg rcscpsafdas.
‐F, yh uihj icj Okhg, shyh tudllu hmh ia ghohr, dhdta gh`hu suihj ihthdl tc`cpfd
tc`cpfd hmh yh, mhdmadyh saj
icgct-icgct mho sclada‟ pcshdgu
Uctc`hjdyh hgu pud gcokh`a gc ghohr ihd ocdyh`hghd YR udtug ocdudllu gcihthdlhd ^hg Hlus.
\hgtu tcrus kcrmh`hd, sckcdthr `hla suihj ohu sctcdlhj iuh, thpa kc`uo hih mulh yhdl ocdc`cpfd gc
sada.
sada. Gclc`a
Gclc`ashj
shjhd
hd ou`ha
ou`ha gcokh`
gcokh`aa ocdyc`
ocdyc`ukuukudla
dlagu,
gu, mhdlhd
mhdlhd-mh
-mhdlh
dlhd
d sa khphg
khphg kcrukh
kcrukhjj pagarh
pagarhdd taihg
taihg
ocdlcokh`
ocdlco kh`agh
aghd
d k`hegk
k`hegkcrr
crry
y atu ihd ocd
ocdmuh
muh`dy
`dyh,
h, pagarh
pagarhd-p
d-paga
agarhd
rhd dclhta
dclhtabb `had
`had ou`ha
ou`ha ocokhy
ocokhyhdla
hdla
pagarhdgu. Hgu ocdc`cpfd Yhdtc @adih ocdhdyhghddyh hphghj hghd suihj ohu pu`hdl gc jftc` hthu
ohsaj hghd gcohdh `hla6

Yhdtc @adih kcrghth khjwh sc`hdmutdyh ocrcgh hghd gc Gfth Khru ^hrhjyhdlhd ihd ocdyurujgu
sclcrh gcokh`a gc Asthdh ^`hzh. Hgu scopht hlhg kadludl ocoa`aj hphghj jhrus tcthp ocdudllu hthu
pcrla
pcrla shm
shmh
h ghrcdh
ghrcdh ^hg Hlus
Hlus taihg
taihg hghd
hghd ihthdl
ihthdl ocdlco
ocdlcokh`
kh`agh
aghd
d k`hegk
k`hegkcrr
crry
y atu.
atu. Yhpa
Yhpa bcc`ad
bcc`adlgu
lgu
ocdlhthghd
ocdl hthghd hgu jhrus ocdud
ocdudllu
llu scjadllh gumhwhk sckhagdyh
sckhagdyh ocrcgh pcrla shmh thdph hgu ghrcdh
ghrcdh
ohsaj kc`uo ihthdl, taihg cdhg phih yhdl `had, hgu mulh kcrh`hshd hlhg taihg cdhg khihd, thgutdyh
thokhj phrhj.
‐Qh fg icj Ea, gh`hu latu ghou astarhjht hmh, Yhdtc lh `hoh gfg mho talh uihj kh`ag ghthdyh‟ mhwhk mhwhk
Yhdtc @adih.
‐Fg icj thdtc, sfra daj mhia phih dudllu, shopc dhdta yh!‟ ghthgu ocdutup pcokaehrhhd.
Gada hgu jhdyh kcrjhrhp suphyh taihg ocdycsh` ocoutusghd icoagahd, gujhrhp ^hg Hlus hghd
ihthdl scsuha mhdmadyh gcohrad. Fofdl-fofdl gh`hu iah kcdhr ihthdl hghd gukcra hph sckhlha
aokh
aokh`h
`hdd
ddyh
yh yh6
yh6 Jjjo
Jjjooo oo…t…tak
akh-
h-ta
takh
kh hg
hgu
u ou`h
ou`haa oupc
oupcdl
dl da
daj,
j, hg
hgu
u kc
kcrp
rpag
agar
ar khkhlh
lhao
aohd
hdh
h ghgh`hu
`hu
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ocdlhmhgd
ocdlhm hgdyh
yh O@ shm
shmh,
h, ghd ouopud
ouopudl l euo
euohh hgu scdiar
scdiarahd
ahd ia ghohr
ghohr ada.
ada. Hgu ou`ha
ou`ha tcrhdl
tcrhdlshd
shdll
ocokhyhdlghd yhdl taihg-taihg, thdlhdgu ou`ha ocrhkh khlahd sc`hdlghdlhdgu ihd ocokhyhdlghd
scpcrta hph ^hg Hlus frhdldyh, gh`hu ihra suhrhdyh saj suihj sctcdlhj
sctcdlhj khyh, thpa atu taihg ohsh`hj,
hgu tfj suihj ocdefkh kcrkhlha mcdas prah sckhlha phrtdcr scgsgu. Khru shmh thdlhdgu jcdihg
ocokug
oco kugh h rcs`ct
rcs`ctadl
adl jftphd
jftphdtsts yhdl
yhdl guphgh
guphghaa tc`cpf
tc`cpfd
d ia sckc`h
sckc`hj
j rhdmhd
rhdmhdlgu
lgu kcrkud
kcrkudya.
ya. Hgu sclcrh
sclcrh
ocdlhd
ocd lhdlgh
lghtdy
tdyh,
h, tc`cpf
tc`cpfdd atu ihr
ihraa rcscps
rcscpsafd
afdas
as yhdl
yhdl ocokcr
ocokcrathathjug
jughd
hd khjwh
khjwh hih scfrhd
scfrhdl
l pra
prah
h
ocdehragu ihd gada scihdl ocdudllu ia `fkky jftc`. Yjhdgs Lfi, kcthph `clh jhtagu ghrcdh frhdl atu

hgjardyh ocdcphta mhdmadyh scjadllh hgu taihg pcr`u gcja`hdlhd ihth-ihth ia k`hegkcrrygu, ia shht
yhdl shoh hgu mulh kcrickhr-ickhr gh`hu hgu jhrus ocokcra
ocokcra jhiahj ‚dhgh`‑ phih ^hg Hlus atu. Hgu
sclcrh gc`uhr ihra ghohr sctc`hj ocohstaghd iaragu suihj rhpa ia icphd ecroad kcshr ia icght padtu.
Uhht atu phghahd yhdl oc`cght ia tukujgu hih`hj sckuhj ghfs `cdlhd pcdicg kcrwhrdh padg ihd
sckuhj jftphdts karu tuh yhdl ocohocrghd scphshdl phjh mcdmhdlgu. Ucmhg ia oh`` thia ocohdl
pcdhopa`hdgu tc`hj ocdludihdl icehg ghluo phrh prah, hgu ihpht ocrhshghd ocrcgh dla`cr oc`ajht
kcdtug
kcdtug tukujgu ada. Hgu oc`hdlghjghd
oc`hdlghjghd ghgagu ocduruda thdllh, ia ruhdl tudllu `fkky hgu oc`ajht
oc`ajht
scfrhdl khphg sctcdlhj khyh garh-garh kcrusah 3> thjud gc hths, kcrhokut ecphg jhopar kfthg,
scihdl iuiug ia sfbh, gutckhg atu`hj ^hg Hlus ghrcdh taihg hih thou `had `hla.

^hg Hlus

‐Cjcjc…Dcdl Eatrh yhj6‟ prah atu kcriara ihd ocokcra sh`ho shoka` tcrscdyuo rhohj.
‐Ayh kcdcr…sahdl ^hg Hlus, ohghsaj yh uihj rcpft-rcpft daj!‟ hgu ocdlu`urghd thdlhd phihdyh
udtug kcrsh`hohd
Hgu ihpht ocopcrjhtaghd ohthdyh ocdeura-eura phdihdl tukujgu, tcr`ckaj gctagh hgu iuiug ihd
ocdya`hdlghd ghgagu, phsta ih`ho fthgdyh suihj ou`ha oupcdl tuj jcjcjc…
‐Ohhb yhj Dcdl khphg tcr`hokht, thia ia mh`hd ohect, tcopht khphg ghd`uohyhd mhuj, gc sada mulh
phgc hdlgft!‟ ghthdyh
‐Lhg phph gfg ^hg, mustru shyh yhdl ohhb uihj kagad Khphg ihthdl mhuj-mhuj gc sada kuht hdtcrad
khrhdl shyh!‟ ghthgu shoka` tcrscdyuo ohdas
‐Adaa Dcd
‐Ad Dcdl
l khrhdl
khrhdl pudyh
pudyh Dcdl,
Dcdl, efkh
efkh iapcra
iapcragsh
gsh hmh iu`u!‟
iu`u!‟ ghthdy
ghthdyh
h scrhyh
scrhyh ocdlc`
ocdlc`uhr
uhrghd
ghd pfuej
pfuej
k`hegkcrry gu ihra kh`ag mhgct `usujdyh.
Hgu scdhdl scgh`a oc`ajht kcdih atu gcokh`a, sctc`hj ocdcraohdyh hgu sclcrh ococragsh asadyh,

ghrtu-ghrtu dhoh ohsaj `cdlghp khjghd sciagat uhdl yhdl gusc`apghd

gusc`apghd ia satu taihg gurhdl sciagatpud.
Ih`ho jhta hgu shdlht kcrsyugur ohsaj hih frhdl mumur ia iudah ada.
‐Iuj ohghsaj khdlct yhj ^hg, ada pcdtadl scouh `fj…Khphg dcouad ada laohdh66‟ thdyhgu
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‐Qh atu Dcdl,

Dcdl, gctadl
gctadllh`
lh`hd
hd ia khd
khdlgu
lgu,, khphg
khphg ghd tughdl
tughdl phrgar
phrgar ia sat
satu,
u, mhia
mhia phs dlc`aht,
dlc`aht, `hdlsudl
`hdlsudl
iahohdad shoh khphg tcj‟ ah ocdmc`hsghd shoka` phdihdlhddyh tcrus shmh ocdyhpu tukujgu.
‐Ayh daj ^hg gchsyaghd kc`hdmh shopc ecrfkfj, kcdcr ^hg shyh kcrtcraoh ghsaj scgh`a gc Khphg‟ hgu
kcrtcraoh ghsaj `hla, ‐Coo…sckhlha kh`hshddyh shyh suihj ocopcrsahpghd jhiahj kuht Khphg, hph
Khphg ohu agut shyh gc ghohr sfh`dyh ohsaj shyh saophd ia shdh6‟
‐Fj lhg ushj Dcdl lh ushj, Khphg lhg dlcjhrhp jhiahj gfg, euoh df`fdlad frhdl hmh!‟ tf`hgdyh
jh`us, ‐Khphg pudtcd iu`u yhj!‟ ah kcriara jcdihg pcrla
‐^hg tf`fdl iatcraoh yh, ada sckhlha rhsh tcraoh ghsaj shyh phih Khphg!‟ hgu kcriara ihd ocdhthpdyh
icdlhd pcduj jhrhp.
‐Ccc
‐Cccoo
ooo. o...
..gh
gh`h
`hu
u Dcdl
Dcdl ohohgsgsh,
h, yh ui
uihj
hj thpa
thpa mhdl
mhdlhd
hd `hoh
`hoh yh Dcdl
Dcdl gh
ghdd lh cdhg
cdhg‟‟ ah hg
hgja
jard
rdyh
yh
ocdlayhghd mulh
Hgupud
Hgupu d kcrmh`hd
kcrmh`hd gcokh`a gc ghohrgu ia hths icdlhd iaaguta
iaaguta f`cjdyh.
f`cjdyh. Hgu ihpht ocrhshghd
ocrhshghd ah tcrus
ocopcrjhtaghd tukujgu tcruthoh shht dhag thdllh.
‐Jcjcjc...lh cdhg, lh cdhg hphdyh6 Dhdta mulh gccdhghd `f!‟ thwhgu ih`ho jhta.
‐Iuiug iu`u ^hg, ohu oaduo hph6‟ thdyhgu sctc`hj ohsug gc ghohr.
‐Cjcjc...hph hmh icj Dcdl‟ mhwhkdyh ohsaj hlhg lrfla.

Hgu ocokugh gu`ghs ihd ocdlc`uhrghd sckftf` ^u`py Frhdlc, gukugh tutupdyh ihd gutuhdlghd
asadyh gc ih`ho lc`hs.
‐Iaoaduo ^hg!‟ ghthgu scrhyh ocdyfifrghd lc`hs atu phihdyh.
Uhht ah ocdclug oaduohddyh hgu icdlhd lcrhghd ocdllfih ocokugh ghfsgu `h`u jftphdtsgu. ^rah
atu jhopar tcrscihg oc`ajht pcrtudmughd crftasgu tcpht ia jhihphd ohthdyh. Gada tadllh` krh ihd
ec`hdh
ec`hdh ih`ho
ih`ho udlu
udlu yhdl
yhdl tcrtad
tcrtadllh`
llh` ia tukujg
tukujgu.
u. Ohthdy
Ohthdyh h ocokc
ocokc`hg
`hghg
hg ocdyh
ocdyhgsa
gsaghd
ghd gcou`
gcou`ush
ushd
d
tukujgu icdlhd ou`ut oc`fdlf.
‐Ccc...cjjj...hph daj Dcdl, gfg ghyh lada saj6‟ thdyhdyh tcrlhlhp-lhlhp.
Hgu yhgad pcrhshhddyh kcrgcehoug hdthrh kadludl ihd taihg pcrehyh, rhshdyh ah scpcrta scihdl
kcroaopa, taihg ocdyhdlgh jh` ada hghd tcrmhia. Hgu ocdicghta iaradyh yhdl scihdl tcrphdh, guhoka`
lc`hs yhdl asadyh tadllh` scpcrcophtdyh atu ihd gu`cthgghd ia ocmh ia sckc`hjdyh, `h`u hgu dhag gc
phdlguhddyh. Gurhaj thdlhd ghdhddyh ihd gu`cthgghd ia ihihgu ihd thdph khdyhg kaehrh `hla,
whmhjg
whm hjgu
u ocdicg
ocdicghtahta whmhjd
whmhjdyhyh jcdihg
jcdihg ocdeau
ocdeauododyh.
yh. Yhpa
Yhpa thd
thdph
ph guiulh
guiulh,, ah ocduru
ocdurudgh
dghdgu
dgu ihra
ihra
phdlguhddyh ihd kuru-kuru kcriara.
‐Dcdl hph-hphhd daj6 Mhdlhd lada hj, lh khag Dcdl, ifsh...lh phdtcs Dcdl!‟ ghthdyh lulup.
‐Dllhg ^hg...dllhg hph-hph, shyh euoh adlad kcrtcraoh ghsaj gc Khphg ghrcdh suihj ocokhdtu shyh,
Kh
Khph
phg
g kf
kf`c
`cj
j da
dago
gohthtaa sh
shyh
yh sc
scpu
puhs
hsdy
dyh‟
h‟ gh
ghth
thgu
gu sh
shok
oka`
a` oc
ocrh
rhdl
dlgu
gu`` `cdl
`cdlhd
hddy
dyh,
h, th
thpa
pa ah sc
sclc
lcrh
rh
ocdcpasghddyh
‐Ayhj thpa mhdlhd lada Dcdl, Khphg uihj pudyh astra shoh hdhg, ifsh htuj gh`hu sc`adlguj ohj
ohj Dcdl!‟
ghthdyh icdlhd `flht Uudih yhdl gcdth`.
Gu`ajh
Gu`ajhtt whmhjd
whmhjdyh
yh scr
scraus
aus ihd dhophg
dhophgdyh
dyh taihg
taihg adl
adlad
ad kcrkuh
kcrkuhtt sc`adl
sc`adlguj
guj,, hgu pud scoph
scophtt ghluo
ghluo
iakuhtdyh, khru gh`a ada hih yhdl ocdf`hg gcdagohthd yhdl guthwhrghd.
‐Qh uihj icj ^hg, ohhb yh gh`hu shyh gctcr`h`uhd, gath hdllhp hmh gcmhiahd khrushd atu dllhg hih‟
ghoa scopht sh`adl tcriaho kckcrhph shht `h`u hgu oc`hdmutghd, ‐gh`hu suihj taihg hih hph-hph
Khphg kf`cj pcrla, scgh`a `hla tcraoh ghsaj ihd ohhb yh ^hg‟
Ah ocdlhdllug, thpa ohthdyh taihg `cphs ocohdihdla tukujgu yhdl tadllh` ocohgha phghahd ih`ho.

‐Khphg pcroasa yh Dcdl!‟ ghthdyh scrhyh ocdlhoka` gcokh`a tfpa pctdyh ia hths ocmh `h`u kcriara.
Hgu kcrmh`hd iu`u ia icphd udtug ocokughghd padtu khladyh. Yhpa thdph guiulh-iulh, khr u shmh
jcdihg ocokugh gudea, takh-takh tukujgu iaicghp ihra kc`hghdl. Hgu pud scehrh rcb`cgs ocrfdth
phdag.
‐Cccjjj...^hg, dlhphad daj!‟ ghthgu shoka` kcrushjh oc`cphsghd iara.
 <:

Ah ocdljaopatgu gc suiut ruhdlhd sckc`hj padtu ihd thdlhddyh ou`ha ocdllcrhyhdla tukujgu.
Ocohdl ada`hj yhdl scmhg thia gujhrhpghd, thpa hgu scdlhmh kcrsaghp scf`hj-f`hj ocdf`hg udtug
ocdhagghd dhbsudyh ihd mulh ocdhagghd lcdlsagu hgakht pcdf`hgghddyh khrushd.
‐Mhdlhd ^hg...hph-hphhd saj!‟ hgu sctcdlhj kcrtcrahg ihd ocdcpasghd thdlhddyh yhdl ocrcohs
phyuihrhgu yhdl ohsaj tcrtutup krh.
‐Ohhbb Dcdl, ghd Dcdl yhdl thia dlhmhg iu`uhd, Khphg mhia lhg thjhd daj dlc`aht kfia Dcdl khjcdf`
‐Ohh
lada..
lada...oh
.ohsaj
saj kf`cj
kf`cj ghd6
ghd6 Jcjcjc
Jcjcjc‟‟ thd
thdlhd
lhddyh
dyh gcokh`
gcokh`aa ocdehp
ocdehp`fg`fg phyuih
phyuihrhg
rhgu
u scocdt
scocdthrh
hrh thdlhd
thdlhd
shtudyh ocdlc`usa phjhgu jadllh gc phdtht.
‐Suuj.
‐Su uj...m
..mhdl
hdlhd
hd latu
latu ^hg,
^hg, sssjjj
sssjjj!!‟
!!‟ icshjg
icshjgu
u shht
shht thd
thdlhd
lhddyh
dyh yhdl
yhdl ghs
ghshr
hr ihd suihj
suihj kcrgcr
kcrgcrapu
aputt
ocdyusup gc kh`ag eup krh gu ihd kcrscdtujhd `hdlsudl icdlhd phyuihrhgu.
‐Gfg mhdlhd Dcdl6 Ghd thia Dcdl yhdl lfihad Khphg jucjcjcjc...‟ shjutdyh shoka` ococdect
putadlgu scjadllh hgu scpcrta ocrhshghd lc`fokhdl gcdagohthd ocdlh`ara tukujgu.
^cr`hguhdd
^cr`h guhddyhyh ocok
ocokuhtgu
uhtgu `hdlsudl `cohs tcrkuha
tcrkuha gcdagohth
gcdagohthdd scjadllh
scjadllh rfdthhdgu
rfdthhdgu pud scohgad
scohgad
`cohj. Ah gada ocokh`ag tukujgu jadllh sh`adl kcrjhihphd icdlhddyh `h`u kakardyh oc`uoht kakargu
icdlhd rhgusdyh.
‐Cccoo
‐Cc cooo..o...oo
.ooojj
ojj...
....ss
.ss``g
``gg...
g...sss
ssss``
s``rrp
rrp!‟
!‟ suhrh
suhrh ics
icshjh
hjhdd tcrthj
tcrthjhd
hd tcricd
tcricdlhr
lhr ihra
ihra ou`utg
ou`utgu
u shht
shht
kcrphluthd icdlhddyh.
Uc`hoh kckcrhph ocdat `hohdyh ghoa kcreuoku icdlhd pcduj lharhj, `aihj ghoa sh`adl kc`at ihd
sh`adl ma`ht, har `aur ghoa sh`adl kcrtughr, hgu mulh ihpht ocrhshghd khu ecdlgcj phih ou`utdyh,
hlhgdyh ah `uohyhd pcrfgfg mulh. Uc`hoh atu pu`h thdlhddyh taihg pcrdhj iaho ocdmc`hmhja tukujgu,
thdlhd
thd lhd shtudy
shtudyhh ohsug
ohsug gc ec`hdh
ec`hdh ih`ih`hog
hogu
u khl
khlahd
ahd kc`hgh
kc`hghdl
dl ihd ocrcoh
ocrcohsa sa kfd
kfdlgh
lghjhd
jhd phdtht
phdthtgu
gu
icdlhd
icdlhd lcohsdyh
lcohsdyh scocdthrh
scocdthrh thdlhd `hadyh
`hadyh ococ`frfta
ococ`frfta krh sckc`hj
sckc`hj garag
garagu
u `h`u ocopcroh
ocopcrohadghd
adghd
phyuihrhgu yhdl suihj tcrkugh.

Ou`ut ^hg Hlus gada turud gc khwhj shoka` ocdeauo ihd ocdma`hta
ocdma`hta `cjcrgu tcrus ocdumu phyuihrhgu.
@aihjdyh
@aihj dyh ocdmh`hr
ocdmh`hr ihd oc`aug-`a
oc`aug-`aug
ug phih putadlgu yhdl ohgad ocdlcrhs,
ocdlcrhs, ocdlj
ocdljashp
ashp ihd ocrcohs-
ocrcohs-
rcohs phyuihrhgu. Ucocdthrh atu thdlhddyh yhdl thia ocrcohsa phdthtgu gada ou`ha ocrhyhp gc
icphd
icph d ocdycdtuj
ocdycdtuj gcoh`uhdgu
gcoh`uhdgu yhdl iatuokuja ku`u-ku`ku`u-ku`u
u `ckht.
`ckht. Mhra-mhra
Mhra-mhra dhgh` atu ocdlc`us-c
ocdlc`us-c`us
`us
khlahd scdsatabgu ihra kh`ag ec`hdh
ec`hdh ih`ho. kcrushjh ocokugh pcdutup
pcdutup tcrhgjar atu, thpa hgu scdlhmh
purh-purh ocdf`hg hlhr ah scohgad kcrdhbsu phihgu
"Sihj hj ^hg, mhdlhd tcrusad!" tf`hggu icdlhd suhrh sciagat ocdicshj.
‐U
‐Uaa dc
dcdl
dl hj
hj,, oh`u
oh`u-o
-oh`h`u
u ohuohu lalada
da oh`h
oh`hj
j ka
kaga
gad
d kh
khph
phg
g th
thok
okhj
hj gf gfdh
dhg g pc
pcdl
dlcd
cd dldlcd
cdtf
tfta
tad
d dc
dcdl
dl
jucjcjcjc...oooo....s```rrpp!‟
jucjcjcjc...oooo ....s```rrpp!‟ ghthdyh shoka` tcrus ocdlcdyft phyuihrhgu
‐Ccddlljj!! ^hg!‟ icshjgu icdlhd tukuj ocdllc`admhdl gctagh iuh mhradyh ocokc`hj kakar vhladhgu
ihd ou`ha ocdlfrcg-dlfrcg `ahdl gcdagohthdgu.
Mhra-mhra atu kcrlcrhg `ahr ih`ho vhladhgu scpcrta u`hr scjadllh hgu pud ocdllc`aht ihd ocdicshj
ocrhsh
ocr hshghd
ghd gcdago
gcdagohth
hthddy
ddyh.
h. Uckcdt
Uckcdthr
hr shm
shmh
h wa`hyh
wa`hyhj
j gcwhda
gcwhdathh
thhdgu
dgu suihj
suihj kcecg
kcecg icdlhd
icdlhd `cdiar
`cdiar
iakuhtdyh.
‐Ia rhdmhdl hmh ^hg!‟ ghthgu shoka` ococlhdl pcrlc`hdlhd thdlhddyh yhdl scihdl ocdlhiug-hiug
ia kh`ag ec`hdh ih`hogu ihd guthrag gc hrhj rhdmhdl.
Hgu ocdljcophsghd tukujgu gc rhdmhdl scocdthrh scocdthrh ah kcr`utut ia `hdtha ia tcpa rhdmhdl ihd ocdhrag
`cphs ec`hdh ih`hogu. Ohthdyh scpcrta ohu gc`uhr ocdhthpa vhladhgu yhdl suihj tcrkugh, icdlhd
iatuokuja ku`u-ku`u jatho ihd khlahd tcdlhjdyh yhdl ocrhj ocrcghj ocdludihdl lharhj.
‐Fffjj...^hg!!!‟ icshjgu shoka` ocrcohs rhokutdyh yhdl suihj kcrukhd gctagh gurhshghd dhbhsdyh
ocdcrp
ocd crphh vhladh
vhladhgugu iasus
iasusu`
u` shpuhd
shpuhd `ai
`aihjd
hjdyh
yh phi
phihh kakar
kakar vhl
vhladh
adhgu
gu yhdl
yhdl ocdyc
ocdyckhk
khkghd
ghd tukujg
tukujguu
ocdllc`admhdl dagoht.
Hgu kcrkhr
kcrkhradladl icdlhd
icdlhd tukuj
tukuj sctcd
sctcdlhj
lhj tcrhdl
tcrhdlght
ght icdlhd
icdlhd kcrtuo
kcrtuopu
pu phih
phih gciuh
gciuh sag
sagu
u thdlhd
thdlhdgu
gu
scjadllh hgu ihpht oc`ajht whmhjdyh yhdl oupcdl kcrht shht oc`uoht vhladhgu.
‐Hhhhj
‐Hh hhjjj.
jj...t
..tcru
cruss
ss ^hg,
^hg, iasatu
iasatu cdhg..
cdhg...yh
.yhjjj
jjj!!‟
!!‟ crhdlg
crhdlguu gctag
gctagh
h phg Hlus ic icdlh
dlhdd dhgh`
dhgh` ocdyci
ocdycift
ft
g`atfrasgu ihd ocdycruput eharhd eadthgu yhdl ocohdl rhshdyh scmhg thia tcrus ocdlh`ar.
 <1

Ihd yhdl kash gu`hgughd jhdyh ocradtaj ihd ocdlcmhdl gccdhghd thdph ohopu ocdycokudyaghd
rhsh dagoht yhdl ocdicrh tukujgu ada. @aihj atu...`aihjdyh yhdl ghshp atu tcrus ocdyhpu-dyhpu
gcwhda
gcw hdathh
thhdgu
dgu ihd ghihdl
ghihdl ohs
ohsug
ug gc ih`ho
ih`ho ocdao
ocdaoku`
ku`ghd
ghd scdshs
scdshsaa lc`
lc`aa yhd
yhdl
l ocdllc
ocdllc`at
`atag
ag dagoht
dagoht..
Ffj...rhshdyh eharhd eadthgu ohu tuophj scouh iakuhtdyh. Kughd jhdyh `aihjdyh, mhradyh pud agut
gc`uhr ohsug `ahdl vhladhgu ocdhokhj gcdagohthd scdsuh` ada. Hih scgathr scpu`uj ocdathd ah
ocdlu`uo
ocdl u`uo ihd ocdeueug-eu
ocdeueug-eueuggh
eugghd
d mhradyh
mhradyh gc vhladh
vhladhgu
gu ocokuhtgu
ocokuhtgu ocdllc`admhdl
ocdllc`admhdl ihd ocdicshj
ocdicshj
thg ghruhd.

^uhs oc`uoht vhladhgu,

vhladhgu, ah dhag gc rhdmhdl
rhdmhdl ocdadiaj
ocdadiaj tukujgu, kakardyh
kakardyh `hdlsudl ocdyfsfr kakarg
kakargu.
u.
Ghoa kcreauohd icdlhd pcduj lharhj, shoka` kcrhiu `aihj thdlhdgu icdlhd `adehj ocoprctc`a
ghdeadl gcocmhdyh `h`u ocokugh gcocmh `usuj atu. Ghoa kcrlu`adl gc shopadl talh gh`a jadllh hgu
gadaa kh`ag
gad kh`ag ocdadi
ocdadiajd
ajdyh.
yh. Yhdlhd
Yhdlhdgu
gu kcrlcr
kcrlcrhg
hg gc khwhj
khwhj oco
ocokug
kughh shkugd
shkugdyh,
yh, ia`hdm
ia`hdmutg
utghd
hd icdlhd
icdlhd
rcs`ctadl
rcs`c tadl ec`hdhdyh.
ec`hdhdyh. Khru ocrhkh ihra `uhr shmh hgu suihj ocrhshghd
ocrhshghd pcdasdyh
pcdasdyh yhdl ocdclhdl.
ocdclhdl.
Ihihgu kcrlcscghd icdlhd ihihdyh yhdl gurus ihd tu`hdldyh tcrecthg phih gu`at gcraputdyh atu.
\h`hu hlhg gurus tukujdyh ohsaj eugup gfgfj, ohsaj ocopcr`ajhtghd gcpcrghshhd ohsh ouihdyh
iu`u. Uctc`hj phghahddyh tcr`cphs scouh, hgu ou`ha ocokugh ec`hdh ih`hodyh. Icdlhd jhta icl-
iclhd guturudghd pc`hd-pc`hd phghahd tcrhgjar yhdl ohsaj oc`cght ia tukujdyh atu. \fw...pcdas
yhdl tc`hj crcgsa atu ocdlheudl tcpht ia icphd whmhjgu, `uohyhd gcrhs ihd phdmhdl. Gulcdllho
ihd gugfefg pc`hd kcdih atu.
‐Gcdhp
‐Gc dhphh dcdl6
dcdl6 Kflfj
Kflfj shoh
shoh gfdtf`
gfdtf` khphg6
khphg6 Jcjcjc
Jcjcjc!‟!‟ lfihdy
lfihdyhh ghrcdh
ghrcdh oc`aj
oc`ajhtg
htgu
u tcrkcd
tcrkcdlfd
lfdll
ocdlhohta pcdasdyh atu.
Gu
Gumh
mhwh
whk k ic
icdl
dlhd
hd ocok
ocokug ugh
h ou`u
ou`utg
tgu
u ih
ihdd ocdc
ocdc`h`hd
d kckcdi
dih
h ph
phdm
dmhd
hdl
l atu,
atu, jh
jhp!
p! Ou`h
Ou`ha`
a`hj
hj hgu
hgu
ocoprhgtcgghd tcgdag frh`gu phihdyh. ^crthoh-thoh
^crthoh-thoh hgu ou`ha ihra gcph`h pcdasdyh iu`u, khlahd atu
guma`h
gum a`hta
ta ihd gucout
gucout-co
-coutut shoka`
shoka` thdlhd
thdlhdgu
gu ocdlf
ocdlfefg
efg pc`hd
pc`hd khthdl
khthdldyh
dyh.. ^ra
^rah
h sctcdl
sctcdlhj
hj khyh
khyh atu
`hdlsu
`hd lsudl
dl ocdics
ocdicshjhj dagoht
dagoht shoka`
shoka` ocrcoh
ocrcohss rhokut
rhokutgu.gu. Gcph`h
Gcph`hgu
gu ou`ha
ou`ha dha
dhag-t
g-turu
urud
d ocdlco
ocdlcoutauta
pcdasdyh yhdl gcrhs atu. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd hgu ocrukhj pfsasa, hgu ocouthr tukuj ihd ocdhaga
whmhjdyh jadllh gada ghoa ih`ho pfsasa 21.
‐Ma`ht ^hg!‟ pcradthjgu shoka` ocdcdlfg gc khwhj kc`hghdl, ‐hjjj!‟ thdph gupcradthj gciuh gh`adyh
`aihj ihd mhradyh suihj ocdycrhdl vhladhgu.
Hgu mulh ocrudiugg
ocrudiugghd hd tukuj ihd gcokh`a ocohsugghd
ocohsugghd pcdas ih`ho lcdllhohd
lcdllhohdgu gu gc ou`ut.
ou`ut. Ghoa
sh`adl
sh`ad l ma`ht ihd cout h`ht gc`hoad ohsadl-ohsad
ohsadl-ohsadl.
l. ^hg Hlus shdlht
shdlht kcrdhbsu,
kcrdhbsu, ah ocohsuggh
ocohsugghd d mhra
 mhradyh gc ih`ho vhladhgu icdlhd hlhg ghshr. @ahdl gcdagohthdgu ocohdl suihj khshj, ghrcdh
frlhsoc khrushd.
"\hj
"\h j khshj
khshj kctu`
kctu` daj Dcdl, hsyag yh6 Dycpfd
Dycpfdldy
ldyhh mulh
mulh Dcdl
Dcdl mhlf
mhlf hoht
hoht yhj6"
yhj6" ghth
ghth ^hg Hlus
ocdlfocdt
ocdl focdthra,
hra, "oo…whdla
"oo…whdla `hla ococgdyh‟
ococgdyh‟ shjutdyh `hla shoka`
shoka` ocdlcdius
ocdlcdiusghd ghd jaiudldyh
jaiudldyh gc
vhladhgu.
Ah scghrhdl ocopcrohadghd g`atfrasgu, ah lfsfg lfsfgghd mhra ihd `aihjdyh phih ihladl gcea` yhdl
scdsatab
scds atab atu. Yukujgu shopha kcrlcthr
kcrlcthr gctagh
gctagh ocrhshghd
ocrhshghd shpuhd
shpuhd `aihjdyh
`aihjdyh phih g`atfrasgu.
g`atfrasgu. ^amhthd
^amhthd
`cokutt tc`udmug
`coku tc`udmug ihd aku mhradyh
mhradyh phih g`atfrasgu
g`atfrasgu ocokuht
ocokuht padllu`gu
padllu`gu ocllc`aht-l
ocllc`aht-lc`aht.
c`aht. Ucohgad taihg
thjhd, hgupud ocdlashp pcdasdyh guht-guht.
guht-guht. Ma`hthd ihd efk`fshd mcohra ^hg Hlus ocokuht tukujgu
scohgad kcrlcthr ocdudtut pcouhshd.
‐^hgg..fjj. .scghrhdl yhhh…fjjj lhg thjhd daj!‟ hgu ocdicshj thg ghruhd
‐Hph yhdl scghrhdl Dcdl6‟' ^hg Hlus ocdhjhd scdyuo-scdyuo oupcdl oupcdl
‐Hyf ^hg...cdtftad shyh, uihj pcdlcd daj!‟ umhrgu thdph oh`u-oh`u shoka` ocdllcscr tukujgu gc
ic
icph
phd,
d, phphdt
dtht
htgu
gu gu
guhd
hdlg
lght
ht sc
scta
tadl
dlla
la oudl
oudlga gad,
d, gc
gciu
iuh
h mh
mhra
ragu
gu ocdy
ocdyak
akhg
hg ka
kaka
karr vh
vhla
ladh
dhgu
gu sc
scf`
f`hj
hj
ocopcrsa`hghddyh ocdusug `ukhdl gcdagohthdgu

‐Jcjc...mhia Khphg cwc yhdl ococgdyh scghrhdl!‟ shjutdyh shoka` khdlgat kcr`utut ia kc`hghdlgu.
Hgu ocdlhdllug ihd dhbhsgu ohgad tcrcdlhj-cdlhj ocdhjhd gfkhrhd karhja, taihg shkhr `hla hgu
ocdullu vhladhgu iatusug f`cj pcdasdyh yhdl suihj gcrhs atu
‐Fffjj!!‟ hgu ocdicshj ocrhshghd gcph`h pcdasdyh oc`cshg ohsug gc vhladhgu.
 :>

^cdas atu scehrh pcr`hjhd thpa phsta scohgad ocohsuga gcwhdathhdgu. Hgu ocdllc`admhdl ocrhshghd
lhdmh`hd ia kakar vhladhgu.
‐Ycrus ohsugad ^hg!‟ hgu ocdhrag dhbhs ocdhjhd lhdmh`hd gcmhdthdhd ^hg Hlus yhdl tcrka`hdl gcrhs
atu.
^cdas atu tcrhsh scgh`a ih`ho vhladhgu, kclatu gcrhs ihd kcricdyut-icdyut. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd pcdas
atu pud ou`ha ocdycdthg-dycdthg, thdlhd ghshr prah atu ocrhyhp gc hrhj phyuihrhgu ihd ou`ha
ocrcohs-rcohsdyh. Hgu pud ocdicshj-icshj shoka` ocrcohsa ghad sprca ia khwhjgu. ^hg Hlus
ocdlhyuj icdlhd pcr`hjhd thpa guht, scgathr iuh ictag sc`hdl tahp jumhohd ihd thraghd. Khthdl
gcoh`uhddyh scdlhmh hlhg iatcghd gc iadiadl gcoh`uhdgu.
‐Slljj
‐Sl ljj...
...lat
latu
u ^hg,
^hg, tcdhlh
tcdhlhhd
hd iag
iagat.
at...c
..ccoo
coojjjjjj...
....cc
.ccooj
oojj!‟j!‟ shjutg
shjutguu shoka`
shoka` tur
turut
ut ocdllf
ocdllfyhdyhdl-
l-
lfyhdlghd padllu`.
Uf
Ufif
ifgh
ghd-
d-sf
sfif
ifgh
ghd
d yhyhdl
dl icicoa
oaga
gahd
hd gu guht
ht ih
ihd
d ku kuhs
hs ocok
ocokuh uhtt lc
lc`f
`fok
okhdhdl
l frfrlh
lhso
soc
c gc gcok
okh`
h`aa
ocokuokudl, iadiadl vhladhgu gcokh`a kcricdyut, gfokadhsa lcrhghd ada icdlhd lcrhghd ohmu
oudiur
oud iur ocokuh
ocokuhtt khthdl
khthdl gcoh`u
gcoh`uhdhd pra
prah
h atu scf`hj
scf`hj-f`
-f`hj
hj iapcrh
iapcrhs.
s. Hgu ocdcdl
ocdcdlfg fg gc kc`hgh
kc`hghdldl
ocdyhg
ocd yhgsag
saghd
hd ^hg Hlus
Hlus scohga
scohgad d taihg
taihg kash
kash ocdhjh
ocdhjhd d gcd
gcdago
agohth
hthdd yhdl
yhdl oc`hd
oc`hdihd
ihdyh,
yh, lcrhgh
lcrhghddyddyh
h
scohga
sco hgad
d `ah
`ahr,
r, oughdy
oughdyh h ocd
ocdclh
clhdl,
dl, ihd gcrgcradl
adlht
ht oc`c`c
oc`c`cj j ihra
ihra ihjady
ihjadyh.
h. Oc`ajh
Oc`ajhtt jh` ada,
ada, tao
taoku`
ku`
gcadla
gcadladhd
dhdgugu udtug
udtug ocokuh
ocokuhtdy tdyh
h ocdehp
ocdehpha ha pudehg
pudehg gcdago
gcdagohth
hthd.
d. ^adllu
^adllu`gu
`gu guhdlg
guhdlghtht sciaga
sciagatt ihd
gcouiahd
gcoui ahd ocokuht lcrhghd ocouthr shht ah oc`hgughd oc`hgughd lcrhg ocdusug. ^hg Hlus dhophgdyhdhophgdyh
ocdihpht scdshsa `uhr kahsh ihra murusgu ada, oaoag oughdyh yhdl ocohdldyh eu`ud atu kcrthokhj
`ueu gctagh ocdhjhd dagoht, khthdl gcoh`uhddyh thokhj kcricdyut-icdyut, hyudhd padllu`dyh
kcrthokhj ecpht tcthpa tcthp `cokut. Yaihg shopha `aoh ocdat gcouiahd, pcrthjhdhddyh pud kfkf`.
^cdasdyh
^cdasd yh oc
ocdlju
dljumho
mho ohgad
ohgad ih`ho
ih`ho gc vhladh
vhladhgu,
gu, `h`u
`h`u tuk
tukujd
ujdyh
yh hokrug
hokrug ocdad
ocdadiaj
iajgu.
gu. Hgu ihpht
ihpht
ocrhshghd tukuj gurus atu kcrlcthr ihd ocdlcmhdl gctagh spcrohdyh gc`uhr ia ih`ho vhladhgu
kcrgh`a-gh`a. Ucoprfthd-scoprfthd jhdlht atu ocdlasa `ahdl gcdaohthdgu jadllh gurhshghd pcdasdyh
ohgad ocdyusut ia ih`ho shdh, sudlluj `uhr kahsh rhshdyh.

^hg Hlus
Hlus ocdlc`
ocdlc`uhr
uhrghd
ghd pcdasd
pcdasdyhyh `h`u
`h`u rckhj
rckhj ia sckc`h
sckc`hjj ghdhdg
ghdhdgu.u. Uc`hoh
Uc`hoh kckcrh
kckcrhph
ph ocdat
ocdat ghoa
ghoa
kcrastarhjht ocou`ajghd tcdhlh ohsadl-ohsadl. Ghoa dlfkrf` radlhd shoka` scscgh`a kcrehdih shoka`
astarhjht, ocdurut pcdlhguhddyh khru gh`a ada iah kcrgcscophthd dlcscgs icdlhd whdath scehdtag
iaragu (kughd ouma iara `fj, ada ghth kc`ahu gfg) ihd ihra gc`hs hths pu`h. Hgu tcrscdyuo ocdicdlhr
pcdlhguhddyh.
‐Khphg ohsaj guht6 Uhyh kc`uo puhs daj sfh`dyh‟ ghthgu icdlhd suhrh ocdicshj crftas shoka` dhag
ocdadiaj tukujdyh.
‐\c`cj...wc`cj sa Dcdl lcic dhbsu mulh cuy, ohsaj Khphg ohsaj kash gfg, thpa ohaddyh pc`hd-pc`hd
hmh Dcdl, Khphg ghd uihj tuh jcjcjc‟ ghthdyh.
Yhdlhdgu gc khwhj ocrhaj pcdasdyh, kcdih atu suihj ou`ha khdlgat `hla thpa kc`uo scpcdujdyh.
Sdtug ocokhdlgatghd gcokh`a lharhjdyh hgu ocdeauodyh, thdlhdgu yhdl shtu ocokc`ha ihihdyh,
gueukat ihd gupa`ad putadldyh yhdl kcrku`u. Eauohdgu ocrhokht turud gc `cjcrdyh, khju jadllh
ihihdyh, hgu ihpht ocrhshghd hrfoh gcradlhtdyh. Hgu oc`hgughd ohdia gueadl phihdyh jadllh
shopha
shop ha ia putadldyh
putadldyh guma`hta ihd gujashp.
gujashp. ^cdas ih`ho lcdllhohdgu
lcdllhohdgu pud tcrhsh
tcrhsh scohgad
scohgad ocdlcrhs.
ocdlcrhs.
Hgu ocopfs
ocopfsasaasaghd
ghd vhladh
vhladhgu
gu ia hths
hths pcdas
pcdas atu.
atu. Gco
Gcouia
uiahd
hd scehrh
scehrh pc
pcr`h
r`hjhd
jhd hgu ocdcgh
ocdcghdd khthdl
khthdl
gcoh`uhddyh yhdl suihj shdlht gcrhs gc kakar gcoh`uhdgu yhdl suihj shdlht khshj ghrcdh eharhdgu
scdiara. Hgu ocdhjhd dhphs shht kcdih atu ocdurudghd tukujgu jadllh pcdasdyh oc`cshg ohsug.
Ucadea icoa scadea, khthdl gcoh`uhd ^hg Hlus ou`ha tcrkcdho gc ih`ho mcpathd `ahdl vhladhgu.
Ycrdyhth sa tughdl phrgar ada kughd`hj frhdl yhdl jamhu ih`ho jh` scgs, kugtadyh ah taihg tcrkuru-kuru
oc`csh
oc` cshggh
gghdd sc`uru
sc`urujj khthdl
khthdl gco
gcoh`u
h`uhdd
hddyh
yh thp
thpaa ia`
ia`hgu
hgughd
ghddyh
dyh scehrh
scehrh kcrthj
kcrthjhp
hp icdlhd
icdlhd ias
iasc`a
c`adla
dla
lcscghd-lcscghd gcea` iathrag sciagat `h`u iaifrfdl ohmu `hla jadllh thdph tcrhsh sc`uruj khthdl
gcoh`uhddyh suihj tcrkcdho sc`urujdyh gc ih`ho `ahdl gcoh`uhdgu. Ghoa tcriaho kckcrhph shht
udtug ocdagohta gckcrshohhd ocdyhtudyh tukuj ghoa. Kakar prah atu ocohlut kakargu ihd hgupud
ocokh`hs thg gh`hj `ahrdyh. Hgu ocrhshghd gciuthd pcdas ^hg HlusH lus yhdl tcrmcpat ih`ho
vhladhgu.
 :8

‐Hhhggjj!‟ crhdlgu icdlhd tukujgu tcrscdthg shht takh-takh ^hg Hlus ocdycdthg padllu`dyh gc hths.
"Hsfy ghd Dcdl6" ghthdyh icght tc`adlhgu

‐Jajaja...dhgh` yhjj...Fjj" kc`uo scopht hgu ocdyc`cshaghd uehphdgu, ah suihj ocdycdthgghd `hla
padllu`
padllu`dyh
dyh,, gh`a
gh`a ada `ckaj
`ckaj kcrtcd
kcrtcdhlh
hlh jad
jadllh
llh scf`hj
scf`hj-f`
-f`hj
hj umudl
umudl gcoh`u
gcoh`uhdd
hddyh
yh ocduok
ocduokug
ug iadiad
iadiadl
l
rhjaogu ia ih`ho shdh.
Hgu yhdl ocrhsh tcrthdthdl ou`ha ocdllfyhdlghd padllu`gu. Gu`ajht ohthdyh ocokc`ahg-kc`ahg
gctagh pcdasdyh yhdl tcrmcpat ih`ho `ahdl gcoh`uhdgu guputhr ihd gulfyhdl. Hgu ocdclhgghd tukuj
scjadllh scohgad `c`uhsh ocdhag-turudghd tukujgu hlhr pcdasdyh tcrjumho `ckaj ih`ho gc vhladhgu
"Ujj.. Fuljj.. Ycrusjj.. Dcdl...cdhggjj!" ^hg Hlus ocdecrhehu.
Yhdlhddyh yhdl ghshr ihd suihj gcraput ocdecdlgcrho gciuh phyuihrhgu ihd ocrcohsadyh. Dhphs
ghoa pud scohgad ocdicru-icru ghrcdh tukuj ghoa iatcrph lc`fokhdl karhja yhdl ihjsyht. Hgu
scohgad thg ihpht ocdhjhd iara `hla, tukujgu kcrlcrhg scohgad `ahr ihd gcph`hgu ocdllc`cdl-
lc`cdl. Iuh pu`uj ocdat `hohdyh hgu ocdhaga khthdl ^hg Hlus yhdl gcrhs jadllh kcdih atu ocrfmfg-
rfmfg vhladhgu jadllh hgjardyh gchsyaghd ghoa tcrlhdllu f`cj suhrh padtu iakugh. Gfdthd hgu pud
ocdyhokhr lu`adl udtug ocdutupa tukuj tc`hdmhdlgu, icoagahd mulh ^hg Hlus, prah sctcdlhj khyh
atu
atu dh
dhop
ophghg gh
gh`h
`hdl
dl gh
ghku
kut,
t, ah ocrh
ocrhaj
aj kh
khdt
dth`
h` ia kh
khwh
whj
j gcgcph
ph`h
`hdy
dyh
h ih
ihd
d `hdl
`hdlsu
sudl
dl ocdu
ocdututupa
pa
sc`hdlghdlhddyh.
‐Eatrh...‟ umhr Yhdtc @adih shoka` oc`fdlf scf`hj taihg kash ocdcrusghd `hla ghth-ghthdyh, ghoa
tcriaho scshht ihd sh`adl ocohdihdl.
‐ghou.
‐gh ou...gh
..ghou
ou hph-hp
hph-hphhd
hhd ada
ada6
6 Uahph
Uahph iah
iah6‟
6‟ thdyh
thdyh Yhdtc
Yhdtc @adih
@adih icdlhd
icdlhd suhrh
suhrh kc
kcrlc
rlcthr
thr ihd hlhg
hlhg
iatadllaghd.
‐Cccooo...ada thdtc, ^hg Hlus, iah...iah yhdl dcouad KK Eatrh thdtc‟ mhwhkgu ohsaj hlhg tcrlulup.
‐F latu yh...hyf Ea ghou agut thdtc sckcdthr!‟ ghth Yhdtc @adih scrhyh ocdhrag `cdlhdgu shopha
lu`adl yhdl guphgha udtug ocdutupa tukujgu mhtuj ‐Khphg tudllu iasatu yh! Gath ohsaj jhrus kaehrh!‟
jhriagdyh phih ^hg Hlus yhdl ohsaj tcrtudiug shoka` ocdycrctgu.
Yhdtc @adih ocdyurujgu ohsug gc ghohr ohdia yhdl tcr`cthg ia icght padtu ohsug scihdlghd ah
scdiara
scdia ra kcriara ia hokhdl padtu scjadllh
scjadllh kash shoka` ocdlhwhsa
ocdlhwhsa ^hg Hlus. \hj...jhkas
\hj...jhkas icj pagargu,
iah phsta khgh` ocohrhjagu ihd dhdta oc`hpfrghd gc frhdl tuhgu.
‐Hyf ecrathghd hih hph ada sckcdhrdyh, ghou kcdhr-kcdhr la`h yh!‟ ghth Yhdtc @adih icdlhd oc`apht
thdlhd.
Hgupud hgjardyh ocdecrathghd icdlhd sadlght gcmhiahddyh.
‐Yf`fdl yhj, Yhdtc, mhdlhd ka`hdl-ka`hdl gc ohoh phph, Eatrh euoh gja`hb, yh dhohdyh mulh ihrhj
ouih ghd‟ hgu ocofjfd phihdyh sctc`hj sc`csha ocdecrathghd scouhdyh.

 
 :;

Yhdtc @adih

‐Dhgh` khdlct saj ghou Ea, thdtc phsta hghd `hpfr scouh ada...gh`hu ghou lhg dlhmhg-dlhmhg Yhdtc‟
gh`aoht tcrhgjar ah uehpghd icdlhd suhrh kcrkasag.
Ycdtu shmh hgu tcrgcmut ocdicdlhr ghth-ghthdyh.
‐\jht6
‐\j ht6 Ohgsui
Ohgsui thdtc6
thdtc6‟‟ thdyhg
thdyhgu
u oc
ocoad
oadth
th gcmc`h
gcmc`hshd
shd,, gu`ajh
gu`ajhtt sckuhj
sckuhj scdyuo
scdyuo ocdlc
ocdlcokh
okhdldl ia
whmhjdyh
‐Yhdtc ka`hdl dlhmhg Yhdtc....kf`cj ghd Yhdtc aguthd cdmfy6‟ mhwhkdyh pc`hd hlhr suhrhdyh taihg
tcricdlhr ^hg Hlus ia `uhr shdh, ‐lhg iajatudl sc`adlguj ghd6 Yhdtc ghd uihj `hoh scdiara, scgh`a-
scgh`a kf`cj ifdl‟ `hdmutdyh icdlhd scdyuo ohgad `ckhr.
‐Cj...Yhdtc...ohu hphad saj!6‟ hgu ococlhdl `cdlhddyh gctagh ah jcdihg kcrhdmhg ihra hokhdl
padtu.
‐^ssstt...ghou `aht hmh Ea!‟ ah oc`cphs thdlhdgu `h`u
`h`u kcrmh`hd gc hrhj ^hg Hlus yhdl ou`ha ocoudluta
phghahddyh, shht atu ah suihj ocohgha ec`hdh ih`hodyh.
‐Fgc ^hg, shyh rhsh gath jhrus kaehrh iu`u!‟ shjut Yhdtc @adih shoka` ocdicghtadyh icdlhd dhih
tclhs.
‐Cj...ayh ayh....Ku, iuj Khphg ocdth ohhb khdlct, Khphg gja`hb Ku, `hlahd Dcdl Eatrh mulh yhdl lfihad
Khphg, mhia lada icj!‟ ^hg Hlus tcrkhth-khth ihd taihg kcrhda ocdhthp whmhj Yhdtc @adih yhdl
scdlhmh iakuht muics.
‐Khphg garh kash pcrla kclatu shmh sctc`hj ohad la`h shoh gcpfdhghd shyh6‟ thdyh Yhdtc @adih sadas.
‐Hiuj...ghd
‐Hiuj ...ghd Khphg uihj oadth ohhb, mhia Aku ohu hph ifdl!‟ prah atu ohgad kadludl
kadludl scpcrta
scpcrta oh`adl
yhdl tcrthdlghp khshj.
Hgu oc`ajht atu scouh ihra padllar padtu ghohr ohdia, hgu tcrthwh oc`ajht cgsprcsa eu`uddyh atu,
eu`ud-eu`ud thpa kash la`h mulh gh`hu suihj iaghsaj ‚ihladl ocdthj‑
‐Yf`fdl gc sada ^hg!‟ pcradthj Yhdtc @adih scrhyh ocdmhtujghd phdthtdyh gc tcpa rhdmhdl, ‐Uada!
Kcriara ia sada!‟ shjutdyh `hla ghrcdh prah atu kcdlfdl.
^hg Hlus gada kcriara ia icphd Yhdtc @adih yhdl iuiug ia tcpa rhdmhdl jhdyh icdlhd kcrec`hdh gf`fr.
"Ku... ohu dlhphad6 Cccjjj...mhdlhd Ku" ^hg Hlus ghlct gctagh thdlhd Yhdtc @adih ocdmhohj khthdl
gcoh`uhddyh yhdl ohsaj tcrscokudya ia kh`ag ec`hdh ih`hodyh, iac`usdyh sc`hdlghdlhd prah atu
icdlhd `cokut.

‐Uhyh
shyh!‟oadth thdlludl
ghth Yhdtc mhwhk
@adih Khphg,
scrhyh lhrh-lhrh ec`hdh
ocdurudghd Khphg shyh ghd
ih`ho mhia
^hg jfrdscjadllh
jfrdy
Hlus y daj, mhiakhthdl
Khphg gcoh`uhddyh
jhrus ouhsad
 :5

yh
yhdl
dl su
suih
ihj
j ou`h
ou`haa ocdl
ocdlcrcrhs
hs `hla
`hla tcrp
tcrpho
hoph
phdl
dl mc`h
mc`hss ia ic
icph
phd
d whmh
whmhjj th
thdt
dtcg
cgu
u ih
ihd
d ah ou`h
ou`haa
ocdllcdllhodyh scrth ocdlfefgdyh pc`hd.
^hg Hlus taihg ocdcrusghd ghth-ghthdyh `hla sc`had oc`fdlf `h`u ocdicshj ocrhshghd pcdasdyh
iagfefg f`cj Yhdtc @adih. Yhdtc @adih ou`ha ocohadghd `aihjdyh ocdma`hta pcdas prah atu. Kughd
jhdyh
jhd yh oc`hgu
oc`hgughd
ghd scrvae
scrvaec
c `ai
`aihj,
hj, Yhdtcg
Yhdtcgu
u atu ou`ha
ou`ha ocohs
ocohsugg
ugghd
hd pcdas
pcdas atu gc ih`ho
ih`ho ou`utg
ou`utgdyh
dyh
scjadllh ^hg Hlus ohgad ocdlc`admhdl, ohthdyh pud ocrco-oc`cg ihd thdlhddyh ou`ha ocrcohs
rhokut thdtcgu.

Hiclhd atu kcr`hdlsudl garh-garh 8> ocdat ihd sc`hoh atu hgu ocdfdtfddyh icdlhd oc`fdlfgghd
gcph`h ihra padtu ghohr ohdia. Yhg shihr, thdlhdgu gc khwhj ocdllfsfg vhladhgu scdiara. Hgu
ocrhshghd vhladhgu suihj kcr`cdiar `hla ihd ou`ha scrhsh kcricdyut-icdyut adlad iatusug. Hgu pud
gc`uhr ihra ghohr ohdia ihd ocdljhopara ocrcgh ia rhdmhdl. Uhht atu Yhdtc @adih ohsaj hsyag
ocokcra scrvas frh` phih ^hg Hlus, guicghp tukuj prah atu ihra kc`hghdl, gulcscgghd kuhj ihihgu ia
pudlludldyh ihd phjh garagu yhdl ou`us gc phjhdyh.
‐Cdhg yh ^hg, jajaja...!‟ ghthgu icdlhd suhrh ocdicshj ia icght tc`adlhdyh
Ohth ^hg Hlus scpcrta ohu efpft ihd taihg kcrgciap gctagh Yhdtc @adih khdlgat kcriara ihd ou`ha
oc`cphsghd shtu pcrshtu ghdeadl lhud tcrushddyh icdlhd iascrtha scdyuohd ocdllfih. Yhdtc @adih
oc`f`fsghd phghahd atu jadllh oc`frft mhtuj gc `hdtha ocdyashghd krh ihd ec`hdh ih`ho grco ia
kh`agd
kh`agdyh
yh yhdl
yhdl ocokud
ocokudlgu lguss tukujd
tukujdyh
yh yhdl
yhdl ohs
ohsaj
aj `hdlsa
`hdlsadl
dl ihd gcdehd
gcdehdl.
l. Ghrcdh
Ghrcdh tukuj
tukuj ghoa
ghoa
ocdcopc`
ocdc opc` crht hgu ihpht ocrhshghd
ocrhshghd icthg mhdtudl ^hg Hlus yhdl ohgad gcdehdl
gcdehdl shht Yhdtc @adih
ocokugh krh dyh `h`u oc`cophrdyh gc kc`hghdl. ^hyuihrhdyh yhdl kcrputadl efg`ht kclatu ku`ht
ihd tclhg ocdhdthdl,
ocdhdthdl, phihj
phihjh`h` suihj pudyh hdhg ihd pcrdhj
pcrdhj ocdy
ocdyusua,
usua, hgu mhia sarag iakuhtdyh
iakuhtdyh
hphghj sctc`hj pudyh hdhg dhdta oa`aggu ohsaj sckhlus
sckhlus pudyh thdtcgu ada. Yhdtc @adih ocrhaj thdlhd
^hg Hlus ihd oc`cthgghddyh phih phyuihrh garadyh.
‐Ada yhdl jhrus Khphg pcrthdlludlmhwhkghd, scghrhdl shyh adlad Khphg sc`cshaghd!‟ ghthdyh
 ‐Hhhjjj!‟ crhdl Yhdtc @adih kclatu ocdyc`cshaghd gh`aohtdyh, thdph iasuruj `hla thdlhd ^hg Hlus
ocrcohs gcdehdl phyuihrhdyh icdlhd lcohs.
Yhdlhd prah atu yhdl shtudyh ocdicghp tukuj thdtcgu
thdtcgu ihd ocdifrfdldyh gc icphd scjadllh tukuj
ocrcgh pud tcrjcophs gc rhdmhdl. Uckcdthr
Uckcdthr shmh ^hg Hlus suihj ocdma`hta ihd ocdllcrhyhdla tukuj
thdtc @adih. U``uurrp...ss``rrrppp...tcricdlhr suhrh scruputhd shht prah atu oc`uoht phyuihrh thdtcgu
scehrh kcrlhdtahd. Yhdlhd ghdhd prah atu ocrhyhp turud gc khwhj ocdyusup ohsug gc kh`ag ec`hdh
ih`ho Yhdtc @adih, thophg thdlhddyh atu kcrlcrhg-lcrhg ia kh`ag ec`hdh ih`ho atu. Yhg hyh`, tukuj
thdtcgu pud ocdllc`aht-lc`aht, thdlhddyh ococ`ug
ococ`ug crht tukuj prah atu. Yhdlhd prah atu gada ocdhrag
`cphs ec`hdh ih`ho Yhdtc @adih iakhdtu f`cj thdtcgu yhdl ocdllcrhgghd ghgadyh. Hgjardyh tukuj
thdtcgu atu pud taihg tcrsash `hla phghahd hphpud, vhladhdyh thophg ohsaj rhpht icdlhd iajahsa ku`u-
ku`u `ckht yhdl iaeugur rhpa. Uctc`hj oc`cphsghd phghahd
phghahd tcrhgjar yhdl tcrsash ia tukuj Yhdtc @adih,
^hg Hlus kcr`utut ihd ocdhagghd gciuh phjh Yhdtc @adih gc khjudyh iathragdyh jadllh sc`hdlghdlhd
thdtcgu tcpht ia ou`utdyh. \hmhj prah atu gada tcrmcpat ia hdthrh gciuh phjh ou`us thdtcgu ihd scpcrta
ocohghd scohdlgh...ss``uurrp....ah ou`ha ocdma`hta ihd ocdlashp vhladh thdtcgu. Icshjhd crftas pud
gc`uhr
gc`uhr ihra
ihra ou`ut
ou`ut Yhdtc
Yhdtc @ad
@adih
ih thdph
thdph tcrthj
tcrthjhdg
hdghd.
hd. Hgu yhdl
yhdl ou`ha
ou`ha kar
karhja
hja `hla
`hla kcr
kcr`ut
`utut
ut ia `hdtha
`hdtha
kcrghrpct ia padllar rhdmhdl ihd ocoaradlghd sciagat tukujgu icdlhd kcrtuopu phih sagu, gurhaj
pcdas ^hg Hlus yhdl dlhdllur ihd ou`ha gugfefg. Ghoa sh`adl jashp h`ht gc`hoad sc`hoh garh-garh
kckcrhph kc`hs ocdat `hohdyh.

Hgu ocdyuruj ^hg Hlus kcrkhradl tc`cdthdl ghrcdh ohsaj adlad ocdcrusghd pfsasa yhdl thdlludl
thia gctagh Yhdtc @adih takh-takh ohsug. Hgu pud sclcrh
sclcrh gcokh`a
gcokh`a ocdhaga pcdas ^hg Hlus, gupclhdl
gupclhdl
kcdih atu ihd guhrhjghd gc vhladhgu.
‐Cccooojjj!‟ `cdlujgu shoka` ocdurudghd tukujgu jadllh pcdas atu tcrkcdho ih`ho vhladhgu.
‐Iatcrusad ^hg ma`ht-ma`hthddyh!‟ shjut Yhdtc @adih ocdhaga whmhj ^hg Hlus icdlhd pfsasa kcrjhihphd
icdlhdgu.
‐Ussjjj...Ea...ghou scradl yh...cccooo...la`h-la`hhd lada6‟ thdyh Yhdtc @adih tcrcdlhj-cdlhj.
 :9

‐Ayhj...Yhdtc, hph`hla....hhjjj...whgtu mhohd gu`ahj iu`u...hhhjj!‟ mhwhkgu shoka` ocdhag-turudghd

tukujgu.
‐Ihshr yhj...ooojjj...hdhg-hdhg mhohd scghrhdl...hhjjj...hhjjj!‟
Kakar ihd `aihj ^hg Hlus kcrhgsa icdlhd kuhsdyh ia sc`hdlghdlhd thdtcgu. Qhdl ocokuht Yhdtc @adih
scohga
sco hgadd jastcr
jastcras
as hih`hj
hih`hj gctagh
gctagh pra
prah
h atu ocdma`
ocdma`ht
ht shoka`
shoka` ocdeu
ocdeueug
eug-eu
-eueug
eugghd
ghd mhr
mhrady
adyh
h gc `ahdl
`ahdl
gcdagohthddyh. Icehghd suhrh `aihj prah atu yhdl kcrohad ia vhladh Yhdtc @adih ocdlaradla icshjhd
ghoa yhdl sh`adl kcr`fokh-`fokh ocdehpha pudehg gcdagohthd. Ucocdthrh atu hgu scdiara ou`ha
ocrhshghd gcdagohthd ihra vhladhgu yhdl tcrhsh scohgad pcrct ocdecdlgrho pcdasdyh. Yc`hphg
thdlhdgu ihd Yhdtc @adih sh`adl lcdllho crht, ocdlaokhdla gcdagohthd ihra tusughd pcdas ^hg
Hlus, hgu ocohlut kakar thdtcgu atu, ou`hdyh ah scpcrta ghlct ocdyhokut `aihjgu, thpa pcr`hjhd-
`hjhd kakardyh ou`ha ocokugh ihd agut ocohadghd `aihjdyh kcrshohgu. Hgu ocochdl taihg pcrdhj
ocokhyhdlghd kcr-brcdej gass icdlhd thdtc scdiara, thpa gh`hu ih`ho gchihhd karhja tadlla kclada
hph pud kash tcrmhia. Gada ghoa, iuh whdath yhdl kcrhih ia hths tukuj prah sctcdlhj khyh atu, sh`adl
kcreuoku ihd sh`adl ocrhaj kuhj ihih ia`hdmutghd sh`adl ocrcohs ocokuht hiclhd ia hths rhdmhdl
jftc` ada ocdmhia scohgad phdhs.
"ffjj Yhhdtcc, shyh...shyh gc`uhhrr.., ffjj cdhhg, ^hg tcrus sfifg gc hths...hhjj...hhjj shyh dllhg
guht `hla ffjj...cdhhgg!!", hgu ocdlcrhdl phdmhdl icdlhd tukuj ocdlcmhdl ihjsyht.
Uudlluj frlhsoc yhdl `uhr kahsh, vhladhgu kcricdyut gcrhs ihd eharhd gcwhdathhdgu oc`c`cj icrhs
ihra ihshr `ahdl gcdagohthdgu. Hgjardyh hgu pud rckhj ia shopadl
shopadl ocrcgh icdlhd tukuj kcreueurhd
gcradlht.

"Hyf Ku, gath `hdmutad dlcwcdyh.., Dcdl Eatrh astarhjht hmh iu`u!", shjut ^hg Hlus.
"Fgcj, shyh scghrhdl dfdtfd gh`ahd iu`u hmh!", mhwhkgu `cohs shoka` kcrkhradl ocohdihdla prah atu
ihd thdtcgu yhdl gada ih`ho pfsasa iflac sahp udtug oc`hdmutghd pcrluou`hd.
Yhdtc @adih kcrtuopu icdlhd gciuh sagu ihd `ututdyh, ah ocokugh `ckhr-`ckhr gciuh phjhdyh
ocopcrsa`hghd ^hg Hlus ocohsugghd pcdasdyh gc `ahdl yhdl suihj kcecg atu. Icshjhd ocrcgh
ocdlaradla prfscs pcdctrhsa atu, thg `hoh gcouiahd ocrcgh suihj sh`adl ocoheu tukuj ocrcgh.
Hiclhd yhdl ocrcgh `hgughd sudlluj jft jadllh ocokuht hgu tcrphdh ocdyhgsaghddyh. Lfyhdlhd
tukuj thdtcgu yhdl kclatu `ahr ocdlaokhdla lcdmfthd sa tughdl phrgar atu scocdthrh thdlhd ^hg Hlus
ocrcohsa phyuihrh thdtcgu yhdl ocdllc`hdyut, tcrghihdl ah mulh ocrcohs ihd ocdcpug phdthtdyh
yhdl ofdtfg. Uuhrh icshj dhbhs yhdl sh`adl ocokuru ihra gciuhdyh tcricdlhr shdlht gcrhs ihd
tcrphthj-phthj hgakht ocdhjhd gcdagohthd ihjsyht ihra gcoh`uhd ocrcgh yhdl kcrhiu gcrhs sh`adl
ocokcdtur yhdl ocdaoku`ghd kudya icehghd kcecg. Ihcrhj scgathr gcoh`uhr ocrcgh thophg tc`hj
khshj f`cj eharhd gc`hoad yhdl tcrus ocdlh`ar ihra `ahdl vhladh thdtcgu jadllh scohgad `hoh ^hg
Hlus ocrhshghd iadiadl gcoh`uhd atu scohgad `aead ihd dagoht.
"La`c mulh daj khphg, eu`ud-eu`ud thpa guht mulh tcrdyhth", ghthgu ih`ho jhta ghluo phih sthoadh prah
atu.
Hgu iakuht jcrhd oc`ajht
oc`ajht gcpcrghshhd
gcpcrghshhd ^hg Hlus ih`ho kcrohad scgs. Ah ohsaj kclatu kcrsco
kcrscohdlht
hdlht
ocdllfyhdl tukuj thdtcgu, scpcrta thg tcrlfyhjghd f`cj `adehjdyh padllu` Yhdtc @adih yhdl thg
gh`hj `ahr. Khjghd `ahdl vhladh thdtcgu yhdl pcrdhj oc`hjarghd hdhg shmh scpcrta thg eugup udtug
ocdhopudl khthdl pcdas ^hg Hlus yhdl gc`uhr ohsug khg ruih`. Ih`ho whgtu gurhdl ihra `aoh kc`hs
ocdat shmh ocrcgh kcrluou`, Yhdtc @adih yhdl thiadyh thophg ifoadhd, suihj thophg thg ihpht `hla
ocdluhsha mh`hddyh pcrohadhd atu. Yukujdyh tcrlfdehdl-lfdehdl ocdlaguta arhoh lfyhdlhd ^hg
Hlus shoka` cdhjhd rhsh dagoht yhdl kclat
kclatuu ihjsyht
ihjsyht ihra `ahdl vhladhdyh
vhladhdyh yhdl tcricshg
tcricshg f`cj pcdas
prah atu.
"Huujj.., ffjj.., ohta hgu Ea...cdhhg.., ffjj.., ^hg...ffj rcohs tcrus tctcg shyh ^hg!! @ckaj ih`co
^hg...`ckaj ih`co gfdtf`dyh hhhjjj!", crhdl thdtcgu thdph rasaj kcrushjh ocdhjhd rhsh g`aohgs yhdl
ia hokhdl pudehgdyh atu.
Uctc`hj ocrhsh tcdhlhgu ou`ha tcrguopu` hgu ocdefkh ocdllcrhgghd tukujgu, hgu turud ihra
rhdmhdl ihd ocduhdlghd har gc lc`hs `h`u ocoaduodyh scgh`a tclug. Hhjjj...sclhr scgh`a rhshdyh.
 :3

‐L
‐Lao
aohd
hdhh Dcdl
Dcdl66 Sihj
Sihj sc
sclc
lcr,
r, gh
gh`h
`hu
u ui
uihj
hj ga
gath
th dlc
dlcwc
wc `hla
`hla ht
htuj
uj!‟
!‟ shju
shjutt ^h
^hg
g Hlus
Hlus sh
shok
oka`
a` tc
tcth
thp
p
ocdllcdmft thdtcgu.
Jhsrhtgu ou`ha khdlgat gcokh`a udtug ocdefkh `hla gcdagohthd ihjsyht ihra pcrohadhd scgs `ahr atu
hph`hl
hph`hlaa hmhghd
hmhghd ^hg Hlus
Hlus yhdl
yhdl ocokuh
ocokuhtgu
tgu oc
ocrhs
rhsh
h tcrth
tcrthdth
dthdl.
dl. Yhdtc
Yhdtc @adih
@adih pud thophg
thophg kckclatu
latu
ocdagohtad jukudlhd scgs atu icdlhd ohgsaoh` shopha scjastcras atu. Hgu pud oc`cthgghd lc`hs ia
ocmh `h`u kcrmh`hd ocdicghta gciuh frhdl yhdl tcdlhj kcrsctukuj atu. Hgu dhag gc rhdmhdl ihd
kcr`utut ia sckc`hj ^hg Hlus, guicghp tukuj prah atu. ^rah atu ocdyhokutgu icdlhd ocdlu`urghd
thdlhddyh gc hrhj vhladhgu, iarhkhdyh pcroughhd vhladhgu yhdl ohsaj khshj f`cj eharhd gc`hoad.
‐Hjjj.
‐Hj jj...^
..^hg!
hg!‟‟ icshjg
icshjguu gctag
gctagh
h iuh mhrady
mhradyh
h ohsug
ohsug gc `ah
`ahdlg
dlgu
u ihd ocdlfef
ocdlfefg-d
g-dlfef
lfefgdy
gdyh
h jadllh
jadllh
ocokuhtgu scohgad karhja.
Hgu ocokh`hs icdlhd ocohlut ou`ut ^hg Hlus jadllh sh`adl ocdlhiu kakar ihd ocdycift `aihj.
^crohadhd atu ocohdhs `hla f`cj tcrahghd dyhradl Yhdtc @adih yhdl gada tcr`ajht scihdl kcrhih
ocdmc`hdl pudehg gcdagohthddyh. Lfyhdl tukujdyh scohgad `ahr ihd thg ghruhd shopha gcouiahd ah
kcrtcrahg phdmhdl kcrshohhd icdlhd ocdycokurdyh eharhd jhdlht ihd gcdth` ihra vhladhdyh.
"Fffuujj..
"Fffu ujj...!!!",
.!!!", thdtcgu
thdtcgu ocdmcrat
ocdmcrat phdmhdl
phdmhdl icdlhd
icdlhd tukuj yhdl takh-takh
takh-takh gcmhdl gcouiahd
gcouiahd `cohs thg
kcrihyh.
"\cw, ohsaj kc`uo gc`uhr mulh iah", kcdhggu ghluo phih ^hg Hlus sctc`hj kcrjhsa` ocokuht
thdtcgu tcrghphr ih`ho gcdagohthd.
Hgu
Hgu gcou
gcouiaiahdhd kckcrk
rkhr
hrad
adl
l ph
phsr
srhj
hj ocok
ocokah ahrg
rghd
hd ^hg
^hg Hlus
Hlus ococda
dadi
diaj
aj tu
tuku
kujg
jgu.
u. Ah ococ
ococlhd
lhdla
la
gcoh`uhddyh yhdl ohsaj tclhdl ihd khshj f`cj eharhd gcwhdathhd thdtcgu, `h`u icdlhd pcr`hjhd ah
tcghdghd gc ih`ho `ahdl vhladhgu. Guhdlght sckc`hj ghgagu hlhg gc hths ihd ocdyhopadl jadllh
kc`hjhd vhladhgu `ckaj ouihj iaohsuga pcdasdyh. Ah tcrjcdyhg ihd ocdicshj phdmhdl shht gcokh`a
ocdljumhoghd pcdasdyh ohsug oc`cwhta iadiadl vhladhgu yhdl tcrhsh scopat ihd khshj.
"Fjj.., cdhhggdyh ^hg!", icshjgu ocrcshpa sctahp oa`aoctcr pcrlcscghd iadiadl vhladhgu icdlhd
pcdas prah atu.
Uctc`h
Uctc`hj
j iaho
iaho scm
scmcdh
cdhg
g ocrcsh
ocrcshpapa jaopat
jaopathd
hd vhl
vhladh
adhgu,
gu, ah ou`ha
ou`ha ocd
ocdllc
llcdmf
dmftt pc`hd.
pc`hd. Gciuh
Gciuh ghgagu
ghgagu
oc`a
oc `adl
dlgh
ghra
ra pa
padl
dllh
lhdl
dldy
dyh
h ih
ihdd ococ
ococ`u
`ug
g ic
icdl
dlhd
hd crcrht
ht.. Yhg
Yhg hy
hyh`
h` lh
lhyh
yh atu
atu ocok
ocokuhuhtg
tgu
u ohga
ohgadd
ocdllc`admhdl ocdhjhd dagohtdyh pcdas ^hg Hlus yhdl tcrhsh `ckaj ih`ho ohsug ihd ocokcdtur
ihshr `ahdl vhladhgu
vhladhgu yhdl tcrih`ho
tcrih`ho.. Hgu ocdllfyhdl
ocdllfyhdlghd ghd phdtht ocdlaokhdla
ocdlaokhdla gcdagohthd
gcdagohthd ihra
jumhohd-jumhohd prah atu yhdl gahd ocdljhdtho gcrhs gc hrhjgu. ^cdasdyh yhdl gcrhs atu kcdhr-
kcdhr ocokcra scmuth scdshsa rhsh yhdl kcih ihra yhdl `had. Gcdagohthd ihjsyht atu yhdl ocokuhtgu
`uph iara ihd kcrtcrahg scpcrta kadhthdl iascokc`aj.

Hgu oc`aug
oc`aug-`a
-`augh
ughd
d tukujg
tukujgu
u ghrcdh
ghrcdh gcdago
gcdagohth
hthd
d ihr
ihraa lcdmft
lcdmfthd
hd pra
prah
h atu.
atu. Ucscgh
Ucscgh`a
`a thd
thdlhd
lhd pra
prah
h atu
ocrcohsa kuhj ihihgu kakar ghoa kcrphluthd icdlhd `ahr. Uctc`hj kfshd icdlhd pfsasa atu, ah khdlgat
kcr`utut ia hdthrh gciuh phjhgu, icdlhd kcrpclhdlhd phih gciuh phjhgu ah tcrusghd ocdyfifg-
dyfifgghd pcdasdyh gc vhladhgu. Kckcrhph shht `hohdyh hgu iasctukuja ih`ho pfsasa icoagahd, `h`u
gu`ajht Yhdtc @adih ocdllcscr tukuj tc`hdmhdldyh gc sckc`hjgu.
‐Hsag mulh yhj Ea, scgh`a-gh`a ohad la`h lada‟ ghthdyh tcrscdyuo.
@h`u ah ocdudiugghd gcph`h gc hrhj ihihgu ihd ou`utdyh ocdhdlghp putadl ghdhdgu. Hhhjjj...hgu
ohgad ocdllc`admhdl icdlhd kcrthokhjdyh rhdlshdlhd ada. Yhdtc @adih oc`uoht phyuihrhgu scehrh
kcrlhdtahd ihd mulh ocrcohs scrth ocoa`ad-oa`ad putadldyh. Uudlluj thg gushdlgh hgu tcr`akht
tjrccsfoc icdlhd thdtc scdiara. Ou`ut Yhdtc @adih `h`u kcrlcrhg gc hths ocdeauoa pudihg ihd
`cjcrgu,
`cjcr gu, jadllh hgjardyh kakar ghoa kcrtcou `hla. Hgu ococ`ug
ococ`ug thdtcgu ihd kcrhiu `aihj icdlhd
pcduj lharhj icdlhddyh.
‐Cccoo
‐Cc coojjj
jjj!‟
!‟ takh-t
takh-takh
akh Yhd
Yhdtc
tc @ad
@adih
ih ocdics
ocdicshj hj tcrthj
tcrthjhd
hd ia tcdlhj
tcdlhj pcreuo
pcreuokuh
kuhddy
ddyh h icdlhd
icdlhdgu,
gu,
ohthdyh mulh ocokc`h`hg.
Hgu ocoa`ajht gc hrhj shdh, tcrdyhth ^hg Hlus ocdeueugghd mhradyh gc vhladh thdtcgu ada. Uhoka`
tcrus ocdllcdmft vhladhgu, thdlhddyh gada hgtab ocdlcrmha vhladh Yhdtc @adih. Ghoa oc`hdmutghd
pcreuokuhd ghoa jadllh `aoh ocdat gc icphd, ou`ut ghoa sh`adl sh`adl kcrpashj icdlhd har `aur kcrthuthd.
Yhdtc @adih dudlladl ia shopadlgu ihd cdthj ocdlhph hgu mulh ocdlagutadyh dudlladl scf`hj
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kcrshadl oadth iatusug prah atu. Yhdtc @adih ocdlcrhdl dagoht shht ^hg Hlus ocohsugghd pcdasdyh,
sctc`hj `aoh ocdathd ocdllcdmft thdtcgu, ah ocdehkut pcdasdyh ihd padihj gc vhladhgu. Icoagahd
ah ocdlla`ar vhladh ghoa, ihra shtu vhladh gc vhladh `haddyh, cdthj hph iah kash ocrhshghd pcrkcihhd
hd
hdth
thrh
rh vhla
vhladh
dh ghghoa
oa.. Ic
Icsh
shjh
jhdg
dgu
u shsh`a
`adl
dl kc
kcrs
rshu
huth
thd
d icicdl
dlhd
hd icicsh
shjh
jhd
d Yhdt
Yhdtc
c @adi
@adihh tc
tcrg
rghi
hihd
hdl
l
iasc`adla mcrat gcdagohthd ihradyh, hgu tcrpcdlhruj jadllh aguthd ocdicshj gcrhs. Oudlgad `ckaj ihra
sctcdlhj mho ^hg Hlus ocrhshghd dagoht tukujgu ihd astradyh scehrh saou`thd, jadllh hgjardyh
shopha`hj ghoa ia pudehg gcdagohthd. Hgu`hj yhdl ph`adl hwh` gc`uhr,
gc`uhr, ou`utgu ocdmcrat kckhs `cphs
thdph
thdph kckhd.
kckhd. Gcouia
Gcouiahd
hd pra
prah
h atu kcrh`a
kcrh`aj
j gc thdtcg
thdtcgu.
u. Iah ocdlf
ocdlfefg
efg Yhdtc
Yhdtc @adih
@adih icicdlhd
dlhd `ckaj
kcrtcdhlh scf`hj kcrpheu ocdumu pudehg. Yhophg whmhjdyh ocdclhdl ihd gcradlhtdyh kcreueurhd
pcrthdih
pcrthdih ah pud hghd sclcrh gc`uhr. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd
gcouiahd Yhdtc @adih pud frlhso
frlhsoc,
c, sckuhj tcrahghd
gc`uhr ihra ou`utdyh, yh...tcrahghd frlhsoc yhdl thg tcrthjhdghd,
tcrthjhdghd, gujhrhp taihg shopha tcricdlhr gc
ghohr sckc`hj. Ah ocrcohs thdlhdgu ocrhshghd gcdagohthd atu. Ih`ho whgtu kcricghthd takh takh
^hg Hlus pud oc`cdluj phdmhdl. Ah ococlhdla gciuh `cdlhd thdtcgu ihd ocoheu tukujdyh `ckaj
gcrhs scpcrta ocdhaga sccgfr guih shmh.
 "Fffjj
"Fffjjjj Ku...s
Ku...shyh
hyh ohu dlcerft
dlcerft daj...
daj...ffj
ffj lfyhdl
lfyhdl yhdl
yhdl gcrhs
gcrhs...
...ffj
ffjj
j lfyhdl
lfyhdl tcrus
tcrus Ku.
Ku...f
..ffjj
fjj
ococgd
oco cgdyh
yh `clat
`clat khdlct
khdlct..,
.., ffjj
ffjj ucdhhg
ucdhhggg.
gg...f
..ffjj
fjj",
", pra
prah
h atu ocdecr
ocdecrheh
hehuu thg ghruhd
ghruhd ocrcsh
ocrcshpa
pa
gcdagohthd tukuj thdtcgu.

Adlad ocrhshghd scoprfthd spcrohdyh phih ou`utgu, hgu pud `h`u khdlgat ihd ococ`ug tukuj ^hg
Hlus ihra kc`hghdl.
"Ehkut ^hg...sada gc`uhrad ia ou`ut shyh, shyh ohu oaduo pcmu khphg", ghthgu
"Kcrcs Dcdl...ffjj.., iaoaduo yh.., ffjj", `cdluj prah atu shoka` kcriara ia rhdmhdl
Hgu kcr`utut ia jhihphddyh ocrhaj pcdasdyh ihd ocdlfefgadyh. Yhdtc @adih mulh agut kcr`utut ia
sckc`hjgu. Yaihg shopha scocdat pcdas atu suihj ocdycoprftghd spcrohdyh. Hih oudlgad ic`hphd
gh`a pcdas atu ocdycoprftghd eharhd putaj gcdth` gc ou`ut ghoa yhdl ocdlhdlh ihd ocokhshja
whmhj ghoa. Hgu ocrhaj khthdl pcdas atu ihd ocdlfefgghddyh ih`ho ou`ut scjadllh sc`uruj sash
eharhd spcrohdyh atu gutc`hd jhkas.
‐Yhdtc mulh khla ifdl!‟ shjut Yhdtc @adih ocdhrag pcdas yhdl ohsaj gujashp icdlhd ou`utgu `h`u
ocohsugghddyh gc ou`utdyh. Hgjardyh tcrlhpha mulh pudehg gcdagohthd tcrtadlla atu. Ghoa kcrtalh
pud tcrghphr `cohs ihd thg shdllup `hla oc`hdmutghd pcrohadhd atu. Uuhshdh jcdadl scmcdhg, jhdyh
tcricdlhr suhrh dhbhs dhag turud. Uctc`hj ocdluokhr dhbsu karhja shopha puhs ghoa pud tcrtaiur
gc`c`hjhd thdph scuths kcdhdl pud ia tukuj ghoa. Uckc`uo tcr`c`hp hgu ohsaj scopht ocdlhtur
h`hro ia KK gu hlhr khdlud udtug kcrsahp pu`hdl dhdta. Hgu tcrkhdlud sckc`uo h`hro kcrkudya,
gu`ajht whgtu tc`hj ocdudmugghd pugu` 9 `ckaj. Sdtudldyh thia sahdl hgu suihj kcrcs-kcrcs sckhlahd
khrhdl
khrhd l scjadllh
scjadllh taihg tcr`h`u kuru-kuru
kuru-kuru `hla scghrhdl.
scghrhdl. Hgu jhdyh ocdcoughd iaragu scdiarahd
scdiarahd ia
rhdmhdl,
rhdmhd l, Yhdtc
Yhdtc @adih
@adih ihd ^hg Hlus
Hlus phsta
phsta ia ghohr
ghohr ohdia
ohdia ghrcdh
ghrcdh tcricdlh
tcricdlhrr gueurh
gueurhd d sjfwcr
sjfwcr ihra
shdh. Ucpcrta
Ucpcrta kahsh scjhkas kcreadth, hgu gc ghohr ohdia ocokcrsaj
ocokcrsajghd
ghd tukujgu,
tukujgu, sckc`uodyh
sckc`uodyh hgu
oaduo iu`u sclc`hs har. Ucohgad ocdicghta ghohr ohdia yhdl padtudyh taihg iatutup atu scohgad
tcricdlhr suhrh icshjhd. Kcdhr shmh, hgu ocdcoughd ^hg Hlus scihdl ocdyctukuja thdtcgu ih`ho
pfsasa kcriara kcrjhihphd. Yhdtc @adih kcrshdihr phih tcokfg icdlhd ghga gara iahdlght f`cj prah atu
yhdl ocrfmfg-rfmfgghd pcdasdyh gc vhladhdyh. Har sjfwcr yhdl jhdlht tcrus ocdlueur ocokhshja
tukuj gciuhdyh.
‐Jha Ea!‟ shph Yhdtc @adih yhdl pcrthoh oc`ajhtgu.
Hgu
Hgu khkh`h
`hss ocdy
ocdyhphphh sh
shok
oka`
a` kc
kcrm
rmh`
h`hd
hd gc hr hrhj
hj sj
sjfw
fwcr
cr,, gu
gusa
sarh
rho
o tu
tuku
kujg
jguu ic
icdl
dlhdhd har jhjhdl
dlht
ht
ocdlja`hdlghd gcradlht yhdl ocdcopc` ia tukujgu. Ocrcgh ohsaj tcrus kcrsctukuj scocdthrh hgu
ohdia.
ohdi a. Hgu ocdyc`cs
ocdyc`cshaghd
haghd ohdiagu yhdl eugup sadlght kcrshohh
kcrshohhdd icdlhd gciuhd
gciuhdyh yh ocdehpha
ocdehpha
frlhsoc. ^hg Hlus ocdicghp tukujgu ihra kc`hghdl thpa taihg shopha kcrsctukuj `hla ghrcdh suihj
`c`hj jhra ada. Uctc`hj yhgad scouh tc`hj kcrcs, ghoa pud kcrsahp ejceg fut ihra jftc` ada. Uckc`uodyh
^hg Hlus gc`uhr tcr`ckaj ihju`u hlhr taihg ocdludihdl pcrjhtahd. Mhrhg sthsaud GH icdlhd jftc`
taihg mhuj, jhdyh 83 ocdat shmh ghoa takh ia sthsaud. Ih`ho pcrmh`hdhd pu`hdl ghoa khdyhg ocdlfkrf`
ocdlfkrf`
tcdthdl gcshd-gcshd pcrohadhd scgs thia atu. Ucmhg atu hgu scohgad hgrhk icdlhd thdtcgu ada, ah
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kcrecrath khjwh ah pud sckcdhrdyh ohsaj oc`hgughd jukudlhd scgs icdlhd ohdthd suhoadyh ka`h
kcrtcou udtug ocdlhdthr hdhgdyh kcrtcou, thpa jhdyh sckhths scgs, thg hih dahthd udtug rumug
ghrcdh
ghrcdh gctaih
gctaihgef
gefefg
efghd
hd gciuhd
gciuhdyh
yh tcr
tcr`h`
`h`u
u thm
thmho.
ho. Ocdmc`
Ocdmc`hdl
hdl oh`
oh`ho
ho ghoa
ghoa pud tcrtai
tcrtaiur
ur ia gcrcth
gcrcth,,
sc`hoht tadllh` Khdiudl yhdl ocokcra gcdhdlhd ih`ho gcjaiuphd scgsgu!
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Yjc Dadc Kchutacs= ^crvcrt ^rfbcssfr 

Yjc Dadc Kchutacs

Sdavcrsaths Lcdac ia Ucfu` hih`hj sckuhj udavcrsaths kcrgc`hs adtcrdhsafdh` ihd mulh tcrgcdh` icdlhd

h`uodadyh
ia hdthrhdyh=yhdl khdyhg
Yhc Qffd kcgcrmh
‐Ecdta`‟,iaQura
ih`ho pcocradthjhd.
pcocradthjhd.
‐Gcakuhd‟, YabhddyIhd ih`ho Mcssaeh
‐Ohdas‟, ecrath ada, tcrihpht
‐Ofias‟, 1 ohjhsaswa,
Jyfycud ‐Gutu
Kugu‟,
Kug u‟, Uud
Uuddy
dy ‐Aout‟
‐Aout‟,, Ucfdjy
Ucfdjyud
ud ‐^c
‐^cdc`
dc`ata
ata‟,
‟, Qffdh
Qffdh ‐sugh
‐sugh ohshg
ohshg ihd gcakuh
gcakuhd‟ d‟ scrth
scrth Ufc Qfudl
Qfudl
‐^crbcgsafd
‐^crbc gsafdas‟.
as‟. 1 ohjhsaswa
ohjhsaswa tcrsckut hih`hj ohjhsaswaohjhsaswa tadlght hgjar mulh aif`h ihra ghopusdyh
ghopusdyh..
Ocdlhph taihg6 Qhdl phstadyh ocrcgh suihj ehdtag mulh padthr ihd scradl ocdihpht pcdljhrlhhd
ihraa udavcr
ihr udavcrsat
sathsd
hsdyh
yh hthu
hthu pcr`fo
pcr`fokhh
khhdd yhd
yhdll iahihg
iahihghd
hd khag
khag ihra
ihra ih`ho
ih`ho ihd `uhr `uhr ghopus
ghopus.. Dhoud,
Dhoud,
dhohdyh ohdusah ocrcgh kc`uo ocrhsh ocrhsh eugup puhs hths pcdljhrlhhd yhdl ocrcgh rhaj ghrcdh eath
 ― eath ocrcgh hih`hj ocdmhia scfrhdl hrgcf`fl ihd scmhrhwhd yhdl ohsug ih`ho sckuhj kugu ihd
jh` atu ocrcgh pagarghd. Jadllh suhtu jhra, Jyfycud kcrtcou icdlhd scfrhdl ifscd yhatu ^rfb.
Aejarfu ocdhdyhghd tcdthdl tulhs hgjardyh tcrsckut. ^rfb. Aejarfu (2: thjud) hih`hj scfrhdl ifscd
vctcrh
vctcrhd d hsh`
hsh` Mcphdl
Mcphdl thpa
thpa sui
suihj
hj ocdljh
ocdljhkas kasghd
ghd jaiupd
jaiupdyhyh ia Gfrch
Gfrch `ckaj
`ckaj ihra
ihra sctsctcdl
cdlhj
hj usahdy
usahdyh.
h.
Ocsgapud usahdyh suihj uzur dhoud tukujdyh ohsaj tclhp ihd lhlhj, pcdlcthjuhddyh mulh ih`ho.
Kc`ahu
Kc`ahu tcrohs
tcrohsugug ifs
ifscd
cd yhdl
yhdl dyc
dycdtr
dtrag
ag tcthpa
tcthpa sckcdh
sckcdhrdy
rdyhh hih`hj
hih`hj scfrhd
scfrhdl l mcd
mcdaus
aus ih`
ih`ho
ho jh`―jh
jh`―jh``
ocdlcd
ocd lcdha
ha hrgcf`
hrgcf`fla
fla scjad
scjadllh
llh tcrlcr
tcrlcrhg`
hg`hj
hj pagpagarh
arhd
d Jyfycu
Jyfycud d udtug
udtug gfdsu`
gfdsu`thsthsaa ocd
ocdlcd
lcdha
ha ghryh
ghryh

a`oahjdyh.
‐^rfb, shyh suihj ia tadlght hgjar ihd sckhlha scfrhdl
scfrhdl ohjhsaswa yhdl kcrhih ia tadlght hgjar hih`hj
ocokuht sckuhj ghryh a`oahj hthu pcdc`atahd.‟ Ghth Jyfycud

‐Qh,
‐Qh, atu
atu kc
kctu
tu`.
`. Mhia
Mhia gh
ghou
ou su
suih
ihj
j ocdi
ocdihp
hpht
ht sckuh
ckuhj
j ai
aic
c pc
pcdc
dc`a
`ata
tahd
hd6‟
6‟ mh
mhwh
whk
k ^r
^rfb
fb.. Ae
Aeja
jarf
rfu
u

‐Cjooo,, laohdh
‐Cjooo laohdh yh phg.
phg. Uhyh
Uhyh ocd
ocdihp
ihpht
ht rcbcrc
rcbcrcdsa
dsa khjwh
khjwh hih pcdadl
pcdadllh`h
lh`hd
d gudf
gudf ia gcrhmh
gcrhmhhd
hd
Adifdcsah yhdl kc`uo iatc`ata ihd f`cj sckhk atu shyh adlad oc`hgughd rasct kcscrth tcohd―tcohd
shyh u d tu g ocdc`ata pcdadllh`hd gudf tcrsckut.‟ Ghth Jyfycud

‐Fj, latu. Mhia hph yhdl ghou tc`ata ia shdh6‟ thdyh ^rfb. Aejarfu

‐Uhyh ohu ocdc`ata jurub gudfdyh tcthpa shyh gurhdl thju icdlhd tcohd―tcohd shyh yhdl `had.‟
Mhwhk Jyfycud.
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Jyfycud

‐Fj, atu khlus scgh`a. Qh suihj, gath `hdmutghd ia ruhdlhd shyh shmh suphyh dyhohd.‟ Ghth ^rfb.
Aejarfu.

Ihd hmhghd ifscd tcrsckut iatcraoh mulh ihd ocrcgh

ocrcgh kcrmh`hd gc ruhdlhd ^rfb. Aejarfu yhdl kcrhih ia
tcopht yhdl lc`hp ihd scrho ghrcdh ^rfb. Aejarfu ocoa`aga scsuhtu yhdl hdcj scjadllh iah ocoa`aj
tcopht yhdl scjhrusdyh taihg ialudhghd iasu`hp udtug ruhdl gcrmhdyh. Ia shdh khdyhg kcdih-kcdih
gudf yhdl hdcj ocdhokhj gcshd scrho ruhdlhd atu ghrcdh ocokuhtdyh scf`hj scihdl ia asthdh
Irheu`h. Uhopha`hj ocrcgh ia ruhdlhd gcrmhdyh ihd ocrcgh sh`adl kcrkhla. Jadllh suhtu gctagh
tcricdlhr suhtu `cdlujhd ihd radtajhd yhdl hoht dyhradl. @h`u Jyfycud ocrhsh hsadl icdlhd suhrh
atu ihd scohgad `hoh suhrh atu ohgad tcricdlhr
tcricdlhr ihd mulh ruhdlhd
ruhdlhd iatcopht
iatcopht atu hoht phdhs ihd
ocoa`aga wcwhdlahd yhdl hdcj scjadllh Jyfycud ocofjfd phih ^rfb. Aejarfu udtug ocdyh`hghd
eff`cr.

‐^rfb, ohhb. Gh`hu taihg gckcrhthd, eff`cr ruhdlhd khphg iadyh`hghd. Jhkas phdhs iasada, phg.‟ Oadth
Oadth
Jyfycud

‐Fj, fghyy.‟ Mhwhk ^rfb. Aejarfu.

@h
@h`u
`u if
ifsc
scd
d tcrs
tcrsck
ckut
ut ocdy
ocdyh`
h`hg
hghd
hd eff`c
eff`crd
rdyh
yh ihd
ihd oc
ocok
okhw
hwh
h sc
sceh
ehdlg
dlgar
ar tc
tcj
j ud
udtu
tug
g Jy
Jyfy
fycu
cud.
d.

‐Jyfycud, ghou phsta jhus ada shyh kcraghd tcj phihou.‟ Mhwhk ^rfb. Aejarfu ihd sclcrh ocokcraghd
ocokcraghd
gcphihdyh ihd Jyfycud ocoaduodyh.

Uctcdlhj mho gcouiahd Jyfycud scohgad kcrtadlghj hdcj ihd hgjardyh oc`cphs swchtcrdyh ghrcdh
eff`cr ia ruhdlhd tcrsckut yhdl gurhdl scmug hthu jh` yhdl `had. Ihd ^rfb. Aejarfu scohgad kcrtadlghj
hdcj mulh shht oc`ajht `cgug tukuj Jyfycud shht oc`cphs swchtcr
swchtcrdyh
dyh tcrsckut.
tcrsckut. Ihd Jyfycud mulh
scohgad
scohg ad tcrkhwh
tcrkhwh suhrh radtajhd ihd `cdlujhd
`cdlujhd tcrsckut
tcrsckut ihd ocdeauo
ocdeauo wcwhdlahd
wcwhdlahd tcrsckut.
tcrsckut. Uctc`hj
ocoaduo tcj yhdl iakcraghd ^rfb. Aejarfu, Jyfycud scohgad ocrhsh hih scsuhtu yhdl hdcj icdlhd
iaradyh. Yukujdyh scohgad phdhs ihd ou`ha ocrhsh gclcrhjhd. Hgjardyh Jyfycud ocoadth har cs
gcphih ^rfb. Aejarfu ihd ocofjfd udtug ocdhokhjghd iadladdyh he suphyh hlhg `ckaj iadlad. Yhpa
sctc`hj Jyfycud ocoaduodyh shopha jhkas iah ocrhsh hih scsuhtu yhdl hdcj ia iaradyh. ^crhshhd

hdc
hdcj
j thia
thia kughdd
scecphtdyh kug hddyh
ohdia yh ja`
ja`hdl
ghrcdhhdl oh`
oh`hj
hj thokhj
gclcrhjhdtho khjiaphrhj,
tcthpa phr hj,
`had sasarhsh
rhs h phdhs
phdhs ocokhr
ocokhrh
sc`hdlghdlhddyh h yhdl
yhdl ia
tcphtdyh ocoku
oc okuhtd
htdyh
khlahd yh adlad
adlad
vhladhdyh
ou`ha tcrhsh `cokhk ihd ihrhjdyh kcricsar icdlhd ecpht ihd karhja ih`ho iaradyh kcrlcmf`hg scehrh
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thg tcrgcdih`a. Hgjardyh Jyfycud ghrcdh taihg guht icdlhd phdhsdyh hgjardyh ocoutusghd udtug
pcrla gc `uhr ruhdlhd.
ruhdlhd. Yhpa f`cj ^rfb. Aejarfu
Aejarfu oc`hrhdldy
oc`hrhdldyhh ghrcdh
ghrcdh iah kc`uo sc`csha ocdicdlhrgh
ocdicdlhrghd d
pcdmc`hshd
pcdmc `hshd yhdl `flas ocdlhph
ocdlhph Jyfycud adlad gc Adifd
Adifdcsah
csah tcthpa ghrcdh iah suihj oc`ajh
oc`ajhtt lc`hlht
lc`hlht
yhdl hdcj ihd kcrpagar khjwh fkht pcrhdlshdldyh atu ou`ha kcgcrmh ohgh pcokaehrhhd ocdlcdha
tulhs hgjardyh atu kcrukhj tfpag ihd scdlhmh ocdllfih Jyfycud.

‐Hih Jyfycud 6 Ghou shgat yh hthu ocrhsh gciadladhd icdlhd uihrh HE ada 6‟ Lfih ^rfb. Aejarfu.

‐Gh`hu ocohdl ghou ocrhsh iadlad hgu gcea`ghd suju uihrh HE ada, shyh mulh ocrhsh gciadladhd mulh
daj. Krrrrrr…‟ thokhjdyh

Ihd ocohdl uihrh ia ruhdlhd ada iadlad scgh`a ihd ^rfb. Aejfrfu yhdl thiadyh adlad ocdllfihdyh
 mulh agut ― aguthd gciadladhd scjadllh iah ocdlcea`ghd suju ihd ocdehra fkht SGU ghopus. Ycthpa
suhshdh kcrukhj irhstas.

‐^hg, `ckaj khag khphg mhdlhd tadllh`ghd shyh iasada. Uhyh ocrhsh thgut ihd shyh taihg adlad khphg
pcrla mhuj.‟ Ghth Jyfycud icdlhd spfdthddyh kcrghth scpcrta atu scjadllh ocokuht ^rfb. Aejarfu
yhdl thiadyh ocrhsh gciadladhd ou`ha phdhs gcokh`a icdlhd pcrghthhd spfdthddyh yhdl ocriu.

‐Mhia, gh`hu ghou shgat laohdh ifdl6 Dhdta shyh iaohrhja shoh frhdl tuh ghou. Mhia shyh hoka` fkht
iu`u, yh.‟ Uhokudl ^rfb. Aejarfu.

‐Yaihg ohu phg, shyh ohu kcrshoh icdlhd khphg ocdlcdha tulhs hgjar shyh atu.‟ shjut Jyfycud ihd
shht atu ough Jyfycud scohgad ocrhj phiho ihd ghgadyh ou`ha lcocthr ihd pcokaehrhhddyh ou`ha
tcrkhth ― khth.

‐Khag`hj gh`hu kclatu thpa gh`hu ocohdl ghou ocrhsh rasaj ihd ocrhsh ohgad taihg cdhg khihd
scecphtdyh gath gc SGU shmh. Fgc.‟

Hgjardyh pcokaehrhhd tcrsckut ia`hdmutghd tcthpa ^rfb. Aejarfu ocdudllu jadllh thg shkhrhd adlad
ocdudthsg
ocdu dthsghd
hd karhjadyh
karhjadyh jadllh hgjardyh
hgjardyh iah oc`ajht Jyfycud ocrhsh gcshgathd
gcshgathd ocdhjhd jhwh
dhbsudyh tcrsckut.

‐Jyfycud, sckhagdyh gath gc SGU shmh. Uhyh thgut oc`ajht gchihhdou shht ada. Ucpcrtadyh ghou
tcrgcdh icoho ihd ia SGU hih fkht icoho.‟ Hmhg ^rfb. Aejarfu

Hgjardyh Jyfycud ocdyctumua pcroadthhd ifscddyh tcrsckut

tcrsckut ihd pcrla ocdumu SGU. Ucshophadyh ia
SGU yhdl scpa ihd scdyhp tcrsckut yhdl hih jhdyh ocrcgh kcriuh. Ihd pcrhshhd tcrsckut scohgad
ocokuht suhshdh yhdl iaadladghd ifscddyh tcrsckut scopurdh. Ia shht ifscd tcrsckut purh―purh
ocdehr
ocd ehraa fkht
fkht tcrsck
tcrsckut
ut shoka`
shoka` ocohdi
ocohdihdl
hdl gchih
gchihhd
hd Jyf
Jyfycu
ycudd yhdl
yhdl sco
scohga
hgad
d taihg
taihg ghruhd
ghruhd ihd
ocdudllu ^rfb. Aejarfu ocdehra fkht shgatdyh tcrsckut ihd sciagat ocdllfih, ^rfb. Aejarfu sciagat
gcecp`fshd.

‐Gh`hu ghou ocrhsh phdhs ocdiadl

ocdiadl ghou kugh shmh swchtcr ihd ghfsou, shyh hgd sclcrh ocdehra
fkht udtug ocrciho rhsh shgatou tcrsckut ihd ocohdl jhdyh gath shmh iasada mhia dlhphad oh`u
jhdyh ghrcdh oc`cphs ghfsou shmh.‟ Ghth ^rfb. Aejarfu.
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^rfb. Aejarfu

Ihd Jyfycud
Jyfycud ocopcrtao
ocopcrtaokhdlg
khdlghd
hd scgh`a
scgh`a hghd pcrghthhd
pcrghthhd ^rfb. Aejarfu. Hgjardyh karhja Jyfycud
Jyfycud
ocoudehg
ocou dehg ihd hgjardyh
hgjardyh iah pud oc`cphs ghfsdy
ghfsdyh.
h. Ihd phih shht iah ocdehra
ocdehra gc shdh gcohra
gcohra fkht
yhdl iah ehra yhatu fkht pcrhdlshdldyh, gcouiahd Or Aejarfu ou`ha kaehrh ocdmurus gc scgsuh`.

‐Gcdhph taihg iakugh shmh scgh`

‐Gcdhph scgh`ahd
ahd phghahd sc`uruj tukujou atu scpcrtadyh
scpcrtadyh ghou suihj gclcrhjhd
gclcrhjhd
scjadllh hgu ehraghd ihju`u phghahd Ors. Uju yhdl hih ia`fgcr udtug ocdllhdta phghahdou yhdl
khshj atu.

Ufdthg pcrghthhd atu scohgad ocokhdlgatghd karhjadyh ihd hgjardyh iah kcrghth, ‐Khag phg shyh
hgh
hghd ocdududl
dllu
lu khph
khphg
g ia
iasa
sada
da ocokh
cokhwwhghd
hghd ph phg
ghahd
hahd ihd
ihd fk fkht
htdy
dyh.
h.‟‟ Gh
Ghth
th Jyfyfyc
ycud
ud..

Hgjardyh shht ocdicdlhr pcrghthhddyh hgjardyh iah mulh ocdihpht fkht pcrhdlshdldyh tcrsckut
ihd ocokhwhdyh kcrshoh scehdlgar tcj yhdl suihj iakcra fkht pcrhdlshdl udtug ocdhokhj karhja
Jyfycud tcrsckut ihd ocokhwhghd phghahd Ors. Uju. H`hdlghj ghlctdyh, shht ^rfb. Aejarfu gcokh`a
gc SGU iah oc`ajht khjwh Jyfycud suihj tfp`css h`ahs tc`hdmhdl ku`ht ihd dhbsu karhjadyh scohgad
ocoudehg ihd iashht ah oc`cthgghd phghaddyh gc sckuhj ocmh takh ― takh iah ocdycdtuj ludtadl
ihd ludtadl atu mhtuj ihd ocdaoku`ghd kudya yhdl ocokuyhrghd pagarhd ^rfb. Aejarfu yhdl hsag
oc`ajht Jyfycud yhdl suihj ocrhshghd khjwh putadl susu ou`ha ocdlcrhs ihd ihd vhladh yhdl
suihj khshj. Ihd icdlhd pcrhshhd yhdl ghlct atupu`h Jyfycud ocdutup tukujdyh tcthpa ^rfb.
Aejarfu ocdcdllhg har `uihjdyh hghd gcadihjhd tukujdyh ihd Jyfcudpud mhia oh`u ihd hph ihyh
hgjardyh dhbsu yhdl ocdllcku ― lcku tcrsckut hgjardyh ^rfb. Aejarfu iascrvas f`cj Jyfycud. Qhdl
hwh`
hw h`dy
dyh
h Jy
Jyfy
fycu
cud
d oc
ocdu
dutu
tupp tuku
tukujd
jdyh
yh ic
icdl
dlhd
hd scsc`a
`aou
outt ia ghghsu
surr SGU
SGU hg
hgja
jard
rdyh
yh JyJyfy
fycu
cudd pu
pud
d
ocdudmugghd gcadihjhd tukujdyh thdph thdph iatutupa hph ― hph h`ahs tc`hdmhdl pf`fs. Hgjardyh ou`ha`hj
^rfb. Aejarfu ocdicghta Jyfycud ihd ou`ha ocokc`ha rhokutdyh scrth ou`ha`hj icdlhd ocdeauo
kakardyh scgh`alus mulh ocdstaou`us hlhr dhbsu karhja Jyfycud `ckaj ocoudehg `hla. Ycrdyhth lhias
atu shdlht `ahr gh`hu suihj karhja ocoudehg. Hgjardyh Jyfycud oc`uoht jhkas kakar ^rfb. Aejarfu ihd
^rfb.
^rf b. Aejarf
Aejarfu
u ou`ha
ou`ha ocd
ocdma`
ma`hta
hta ihd kcreau
kcreauohd
ohd phdhs
phdhs ic icdlh
dlhd
d Jyfycu
Jyfycud.d. Uhopha
Uhopha ^rfb.
^rfb. Aejarf
Aejarfu
u pud
tcrdyhth thdph scpcdlcthjuhd Jyfycud ocrcohs susudyh ihd Jyfycudpud ocdlcrhdl. Uctc`hj atu
khru`hj eauohd atu turud gc `cjcr ihd ou`ha`hj iaeuphdla ihd iagceup icdlhd lcohs gcouiahd
khru`hj ^rfb. Aejrfu kcrhih ia scphshdl phyuihrhdyh. Iah ou`ha ocrcohsa phyuihrh atu. Iah ma`hta ihra
phdlgh` shopha icdlhd putadldyh gcouiahd iah eukat-eukat putadldyh gcouiahd iah jashp putadldyh
yhdl
yhd l tc`hj
tc`hj ocdlcr
ocdlcrhshs scpcrt
scpcrtaa ocdyu
ocdyusu
su phih
phih akudyh
akudyh scdiar
scdiara.
a. Iapcr`
Iapcr`hgu
hgughd
ghd scpcrt
scpcrtaa atu Jyfycu
Jyfycud
d
ocdlcrhdl ocdhjhd dagoht.

Gcouiahd sctc`hj puhs ocdyusu phih phyuihrh Jyfycud khru`hj sctc`hj atu Or Aejarfu ou`ha kcrhda
kcrtadihg `ckaj mhuj, ah ocdlcout phyuihrh Jyfycud gcokh`a shoka` ocrhdlshdl vhladh ohjhsaswa
 1;

ehdtag atu icdlhd ocoamat-oamat g`atfras ihd ocdlfrcg vhladhdyh. Jyfycud pud ocdmhia scohgad
tcrkhghr f`cj dhbsu. Ah scohgad `uph phih gchihhd iaradyh yhdl jcdihg iapcrgfsh ihd hlhgdyh
gchihhd atu scghrhdl tc`hj kcrukhj ocdmhia gcadladhd udtug shoh-shoh sh`adl ocouhsghd ghrcdh ah
suihj
suihj ocdlho
ocdlhoka`
ka` pfsasa
pfsasa tc`cdt
tc`cdthdl
hdl icdlhd
icdlhd phjhdy
phjhdyh h hlhg
hlhg tcrkug
tcrkugh.
h. Ah `hdlsu
`hdlsudl
dl ocdhra
ocdhrag
g gcph`h
gcph`h
ifscddyh atu, iaeauoadyh kakar prah atu icdlhd pcduj lharhj. Gcouiahd iarcohs-rcohsdyh rhokut
^rfb. Aejarfu yhdl suihj putaj ihd tadllh` sciagat atu shoka` iaifrfdldyh gcph`hdyh hlhr ou`utdyh
ocdlhrhj gc vhladhdyh. Or Aejarfu yhdl ocohdl suihj tcrkhghr f`cj dhbsu scmhg ia ruhdlhddyh thia,
`hdlsudl shmh ocduruta gcadladhd ohjhsaswa atu. Yhdph ocokugh ec`hdh ih`ho Jyfycud, ah `hdlsudl
ocdma`hta
ocdm a`hta vhladhdyh icdlhd jhdyh eugup ocdhrag padllarhd kcrcdikcrcdihh ec`hdh
ec`hdh ih`hodyh
ih`hodyh ia scgathr
scgathr
vhladhdyh. Iama`hta ihd ialalatdyh icdlhd pcduj dhbsu vhladh atu shoka` gcph`hdyh tcrus iapclhdl ihd
iamhokhga f`cj Jyfycud. [uphdyh lhias atu thg eugup jhdyh iapuhsghd icdlhd ma`hthd-ma`hthd `ahr
ifscddyh, ah mulh adlad ocdcghd-dcghd whmhj prah atu phih vhladhdyh. Jadllh thg `hoh gcouiahd,
^rfb. Aejarfu ocrhshghd ihcrhj scgathr sc`hdlghdlhd lhias atu kcrlcthr, ihd ohgad `hoh lcthrhd atu
ohgad jckht, jadllh thg `hoh gcouiahd,
gcouiahd, shht ah scihdl
scihdl ocdllalat-
ocdllalat-lalat
lalat gcea` g`atfrasdy
g`atfrasdyh,
h, iaara
iaaradla
dla
crhdlhd `ahr Jyfycud.

‐Ffljj aayyhhjj.. Ycrrussjj.. Oooppbbjj.. Ljjhhjj..‟ ecrhehu Jyfycud jadllh thg `hoh gcouiahd,
‐Errffttss..‟

\hmhj ^rfb. Aejarfu `hdlsudl tcrscokur f`cj eharhd yhdl jhdlht ihd gcdth` yhdl kcrhsh` ihra ih`ho
`ahdl vhladh ohjhsaswa atu. [uphdyh shht atu Jyfycud khru shmh ocdlh`hoa frlhsoc yhdl eugup
khdyhg ia hwh` pcrohadhd ocrcgh. Ihd `hdlsudl shmh, thdph iakcra gfohdif, icdlhd `hjhpdyh prah
atu ocdycruput
ocdycruput `c`cjhd `cdiar gcdagohth
gcdagohthd
d yhdl thg jcdta-jcdt
jcdta-jcdtadyh
adyh oc`c`cj ihra ih`ho vhladh lhias
atu. Jh` ada tcdtudyh ocokuht Jyfycud yhdl khru shmh ocdehpha frlhsoc ia`hdih rhsh lc`a yhdl hoht
shdlht.

Lhias atu tcrcdlhj-c

tcrcdlhj-cdlhj
dlhj icdlhd whmhj ococococrhjrhj ghrcdh tcrhdlshdl
tcrhdlshdl kcrht. Oc`ajht lhias atu tc`hj
sahp
sahp iapcrh
iapcrhwhd
whdaa ihd iasctu
iasctukuj
kuja,
a, ^rfb.
^rfb. Aejarf
Aejarfu
u taihg
taihg oc`hg
oc`hgugh
ughddy
ddyh
h tcrkur
tcrkuru-k
u-kuru
uru,, gada
gada ah jhd
jhdyh
yh
oc`hgughd sckhths pcttadl shmh. Ah lcscg-lcscgghd iu`u pcdasdyh gc kakar vhladh Jyfycud, eugup
`hoh prah atu oc`hgughd pcttadl gc vhladh Jyfycud jadllh khdmar jadllh hgjardyh Jyfycud yhdl
ocoadth udtug iatcokus vhladhdyh icdlhd pcdasdyh wh`hupud iah shihr hghd shgatdyh vhladhddyh
ghrcdh khru pcrthoh gh`a hih pcdas prah ohsug gc ih`ho vhladhddyh.

Gcouia
Gcouiahd
hd ^rfb.
^rfb. Aejarf
Aejarfu
u ocdlht
ocdlhthgh
hghd
d ‐Yhjhd
‐Yhjhd sckcdt
sckcdthr
hr yh ohdas.
ohdas. Uhga
Uhgatdy
tdyh
h jhdyh
jhdyh sckcdt
sckcdthr
hr hmh.‟
hmh.‟

Ghrcdh karhja yhdl tc`hj ia ukud-ukud, Jyfycud ocdlhdllughd gcph`hdyh ihd ‐k`css‟ ohsug`hj
pcdasdyh sciagat icoa sciagat ghrcdh rhphtdyh ihd scopatdyh `ukhdl vhladhdyh. Ghrcdh Jyfycud
scradl
scr adl kcr`ht
kcr`htaj
aj gfrcfl
gfrcflrhba
rhba scjadl
scjadllh
lh sco
scohga
hgad
d thokhj
thokhj scrct
scrct ohsugd
ohsugdyh
yh pcdasd
pcdasdyh
yh tcthpa
tcthpa ia sasa
sasa `had
`had
scohgad `cdtur ihd scohgad crftas lfyhdlhd yhdl iataoku`ghd f`cj Jyfycud hgakht tuokughd gciuh
h`htt gc`hoa
h`h gc`hoad d ocrcgh
ocrcgh scjadl
scjadllhlh ohs
ohsug`
ug`hj
hj sc`ur
sc`uruj
uj pcdasd
pcdasdyh
yh gc ih`ho
ih`ho ihshr
ihshr vhl
vhladh
adh Jyf
Jyfycu
ycudd hthu
hthu
shopha ou`ut rhjaodyh ihd ‐GQHH !!!!‟. Gcouiahd f`cj ^rfb. Aejarfu iapfoph icdlhd pcr`hjhd udtug
ocdlurhdl rhsh shgat ihd ^rfb. Aejarfu oc`ajht gciuh h`ht gc`hoad ocrcgh yhdl ohsaj ocdyhtu ihd
hih ihrhj
ihrhj gcpcrh
gcpcrhwhd
whdhdhd Jyfycu
Jyfycud
d yhdl
yhdl gc`uhr
gc`uhr shdlht
shdlht khdyhg
khdyhg ghrcdh
ghrcdh tcrdyh
tcrdyhth
th Jyfycu
Jyfycud d ohsaj
ohsaj
pcrhwhd. Ihd ifscd ehku` atu ocrhsh khdllh hths khthdl gcmhdthddhddyh yhdl ihpht ocrfkcg
gcpcrhwhdhd ohjhsaswa ghopus yhdl tcrohsug aif`h ihd ohjhsaswh ehdtag ihd padthr ia ghopus
ihd tcrohsug gcih`ho 1 ohjhsasawa ghopus. Uctc`hj iarhsh ihra Jyfycud yhdl suihj ocdlurhdl
cgspcrsa
cgspc rsa rhsh shgatdyh iapcrhwhd
iapcrhwhdaa pcrtho
pcrthoh h gh`a gcouiahd
gcouiahd ifscd tcrsckut
tcrsckut ocyctukuj
ocyctukujadyh
adyh shdlht
ecpht ihd ocdllcopurdyh. Jyfycud scohgad ocdicshj gcdagohthd shoka` ococmhoghd ohthdyh.
Kakar prah atu pud kcgcrmh, ah ocdeauoa `cjcr mcdmhdl lhias atu ihd scscgh`a ocdma`htadyh, dhag-turud gc
ihihdy
ihi hdyhh mulh,
mulh, ghdhd-
ghdhd-gar
garaa ah scift-
scift-sci
scift
ft putadl
putadldyh
dyh.. Ycdtu
Ycdtu Jyfycu
Jyfycudd scohg
scohgad
ad gccdhg
gccdhghdhd icdlhd
icdlhd
dhbhsdyh yhdl kcrht. ^c`uj ou`ha kcreueurhd scaradl icdlhd sfifghd ^rfb. Aejarfu yhdl scohgad
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gcdehdl. U`cp…k`css…ep`fg…ep`fg…arhoh pcrscdllhohhd ocrcgh iathokhj hrfoh tukuj ocrcgh

ocokuht `akaif scohgad ocdadlla.

‐Usssjjjj….hhhjj…yhj…cdhg!‟, Jyfycud scohgad ocdlla`h, scscgh`a ah ocdmhokhg rhokut ifscd

ocsuo atu.

Rhladhdyh scohgad khshj ihd kcrgciut-gciut schghd-hghd ocoamht pcdas ia ih`hodyh. Gcouiahd
^rfb. Aejarfu iuiug, Jyfycud ocdlhoka` pfsasa mfdlgfg ia jhihphddyh. Rhladhdyh oc`hjhp pcdas prah
atu yhdl kcrgcph`h kcshr. Ah ocohsugghd pcr`hjhd gc ih`ho vhladhdyh, ocrhshghd gcdagohthd
lcscghd pcdas ihd iadiadl vhladh icdlhd ococmhoghd ohthdyh. Yhdlhddyh sh`adl kcrpclhdlhd
phih thdlhd prah atu. ^cr`hjhd
^cr`hjhd ah ocdllcrhggh
ocdllcrhgghdd phdthtdyh
phdthtdyh dhag turud, icdlhd ou`ut ^rfb. Aejarfu
Aejarfu
ocdyusu phih phyuihrhdyh.

‐Hrlj…ghou padtcr Jyfycud, ococgou cohdl dagoht!‟, icshj ^rfb. Aejarfu gccdhghd ocrhshghd
pcrscdllho
pcrscdllhohhd
hhd tcrsckut,
tcrsckut, arhoh lcdmfthd
lcdmfthd ocrc
ocrcgh
gh yhdl scohgad
scohgad ecpht ocdaoku`ghd
ocdaoku`ghd suhrh lcscghd
ihd kcdturhd yhdl khshj.

Jyfycud
Jyfycu d ohgad
ohgad `ah
`ahrr ocdic
ocdicshj
shj ‐Hrlj.
‐Hrlj... Hj..
Hj.. Uj.
Uj..‟,
.‟, kcrgh
kcrgh`a-
`a-gh`
gh`aa gc`
gc`uhr
uhr ihra
ihra ou`utd
ou`utdyh,
yh, ihd iadiad
iadiadll
vhladhdyh scohgad khshj ihd ocdycifta pcdas prah atu.

‐Hiuj ^hg hgu dllhg thjhd `hla adlad gc`uhr.. Hiuj

H iuj shy.. Cdhgdyh…hhjj!! tcrus…lhg thjhd ohu gc`uhr
Daj
aj‟,
‟, ics
cshj
hj Jyf
yfy
ycu
cud
d yhdl
hdl ocrh
rhsh
shgh
ghd
d l-s
l-spf
pftd
tdyh
yh tc
tcrl
rlcs
csc
cg icdl
icdlhd
hd pf
pfsa
sassa iah ia ht
hths
hs

Ah tcrgu`ha `cohs ococ`ug tukuj prah atu icdlhd pfsasa kcrpc`ughd ihd vhladhdyh scohgad `aead
scjadllh ocokhshja sc`hdlghdlhd ^rfb. Aejarfu. Uckcdhrdyh prah atu mulh suihj dllhg thjhd adlad
gc`uhr, hph`hla ocdicdlhr icshjhd crftas phih shht Jyfycud hghd frlhsoc.

Ghrcdh pcdlhr
Ghrcdh pcdlhruj
uj fkht
fkht pcrhdl
pcrhdlshd
shdl
l shdlht
shdlht guh
guhtt ih`ho
ih`ho iar
iaraa Jyfycu
Jyfycud
d hgjard
hgjardyh
yh iah scdiar
scdiaraa yhdl
yhdl
ocdllcrhgh
ocdl lcrhghdd padllu`dyh
padllu`dyh ihd khihddyh
khihddyh icdlhd hoht `ahr scihdlgh
scihdlghdd ifscd
ifscd atu ecdicrudl
ecdicrudl phsab
ghrcdh taihg puhs-puhsdyh ocdyusu ia gciuh susu Jyfycud ihd iajashpdyh shdlht guht iah kcrjhrhp
phyuihrh Jyfycud hghd gc`uhr har susudyh magh iarhdlshdl kclatu `hoh ihd iapcrhj-pcrhj. Gcouiahd
yhdl ghlctdyh `hla Jyfycud yhdl ocoadth kcrlhdta lhyh scgs icdlhd iflly sty`c ghrcdh suihj
tcrhdl
tcrhdlshd
shdll kcrht.
kcrht. ^c`hd-
^c`hd-pc`
pc`hd
hd khthdl
khthdl gcoh`u
gcoh`uhdhd ^rfb.
^rfb. Aejarf
Aejarfu u ohgad
ohgad tc
tcdllc
dllc`ho
`ho gc ih`ho
ih`ho `ahdl
`ahdl
gcoh`uhddyh.

‐Hggj.. ohsuugg.. ffggjj scopatdyh!!‟ crhdl ^rfb. Aejarfu tcrpcmho. ‐la`hh.. `ahdl ococgou ohsaj
rhpht tcrdyhth‟

Uctc`hj kckcrhph gh`a thrag ifrfdl, prah atu ou`ha ocdyfifgdyh, lcrhghd khthdl gcoh`uhddyh ohgad
ohdthp
ohd thp ocdyfi
ocdyfifg
fg `ah
`ahdl
dl gcoh`u
gcoh`uhd
hd Jyfycu
Jyfycud.d. Icd
Icdlhd
lhd scpcd
scpcduj
uj tcdhlh
tcdhlh pra
prah
h atu ocdllfy
ocdllfyhdlg
hdlghd
hd
padllu`dyh ohmu oudiur thdph jcdta ocokuht lhias atu kcrtcrahg shoka` ohthdyh tcrpcmho jastcras,

‐Hhhgg.. hgjj.
‐Hhhgg.. hgjj... hggjj..
hggjj.. ffjjgg..
ffjjgg.. hhjj..
hhjj.. uubb.. hiujj.. laa``hh.. hhjj.. hhiiuujj..‟
hhiiuujj..‟ crhdl Jyfycud,
Jyfycud, ah
shdlht
shdlht kcrlha
kcrlharhj
rhj gcrcdh
gcrcdh lcd
lcdmft
mfthd
hd ifs
ifscd
cd atu ihd ocoocokuh kuhtdy
tdyh
h ocokh
ocokh`hs
`hs lcrhgh
lcrhghdd atu icdlhd
icdlhd
jcdthghd ghshr.

Jy
Jyfy
fycu
cudd sc
sclc
lcrh
rh oc
ocdl
dljc
jcdt
dthg
hggh
ghd
d pa
padl
dllu
lu`d
`dyh
yh ic
icdl
dlhd
hd ec
ecph
pht,
t, gh
ghih
ihdl
dl ia
iah
h oc`h
oc`hgu
gugh
ghd
d lclcrh
rhgh
ghd
d
ocouthrgh
ocou thrghd
d padllu`dyh
padllu`dyh scjadllh tcricdlhr
tcricdlhr kudya gceaphg eharhd.
eharhd. [uphdyh
[uphdyh gcwhdathhd
gcwhdathhddyh
dyh tc`hj
kh
khdm
dmar
ar scscgh
gh`a
`a ththpa
pa ia
iadi
diad
adl
l gc
gcoh
oh`u
`uhd
hddy
dyh
h tcth
tcthp
p ocdm
ocdmcp
cpat
at kh
khth
thdl
dl gc
gcoh
oh`u
`uhd
hd ^r
^rfb
fb.. Ae
Aeja
jarf
rfu.
u.

‐@uhr kahsh, la`h ghouu jft khdlctt…ohdas‟ ghth ^rfb. Aejarfu.

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‐Qhdl guhtt.. yhdl guhtt dcghddyh

dcghddyh hjjgg…hggjj
hjjgg…hggjj tcruss cdtftad shyh!!‟ crhd
crhdl
l Jyfyc
Jyfycud
ud jastcras.
jastcras.

Jhkas suihj gcoh`uhd prah tuh atu iajashp iathrag ia ih`ho `ahdl gcoh`uhd ohjhsaswa ehdtag atu. Yukuj
kula` Jyfycud tc`hj khshj kcrohdiaghd gcradlht,

‐Hhjj.. hhjjgg.. uubb.. cddhhgg..‟ icshj gciuhdyh.

Ghihdl sa prfbcsfr scdlhmh ocdlhdlght phdtht lhias atu tadlla-tadlla ihd iah ocdcghd gcoh`uhddyh
ohgad gc khwhj tcrus padllu`dyh kcrputhr-puthr scjadllh tusughddyh scohgad ih`ho shmh. Guht mulh
prah tuh atu, wh`hu tc`hj iuh pu`uj ocdat icdlhd lcrhghd yhdl ocokuht gcradlht ocokhdmar thpa
shopha
shop ha shht ada kc`uo tcrhsh mulh gh`hu har ohdadyh hghd gc`uhr. Gcpcrgh
Gcpcrghshhdd
shhddyh
yh whgtu ouih iu`u
ohsaj kc`uo ja`hdl ihd ohopu ocouhsghd lhias scpcrta Jyfycud ada. Frhdl scuourhddyh icdlhd
lcrhghd yhdl scpcrta kahsh ph`adl `hoh kcrthjhd scpu`uj ocdat shmh. Oudlgad ghrcdh ^rfb. Aejarfu
ocohdl rutad kcrf`hj rhlh ihd ocdmhlh khihddyh scjadllh ah kash scguht ada. Qhdl mc`hs khthdl
gcoh`uhddyh ih`ho gchihd sthka` ocdclhdl tcrus ihd lcrhghddyh taihg kcrukhj. Ghihdl `cokut
ic
icdl
dlhd
hd jcjcdt
dthg
hghd
hd yh
yhdl
dl gu
guht
ht ih
ihdd gh
ghsh
shrr ic
icdl
dlhd
hd lc
lcrh
rhgh
ghd
d ocou
ocouththrr ih
ihd
d ocdl
ocdlfef
fefgg
gghd
hd kh
khth
thdl
dl
gcoh`uhddyh tcrhsh scpcrta ocokfr `ukhdl gcoh`uhd Jyfycud ihd tcrdyhth lhias atu ocdyugha
lcrhghd ihd jcdthghd ghshr tcrsckut. Kckcrhph lhyh suihj ia`hgughd f`cj ^rfb. Aejarfu shdlht `hoh
scgh`a ifscd tcrsckut ocdllhrhp Jyfycud shopha lhias atu iakuht kcrfrlhsoc kcru`hdl gh`a shopha
hgjardyh gciuhdyh g`aohgs jhopar kcrshohhd gcouiahd ifscd tcrsckut ohu kcrfrlhsoc ihd iah
ohu Jyfycud jhoa` hdhgdyh. Ihshr fthg ifscd ehku` ocohdl, hphpud phsta hghd ia`hgughddyh
hph`hl
hph `hlaa ocdladl
ocdladlhtht Jyfycu
Jyfycud d hih
hih`hj
`hj sh`
sh`hj
hj shtu
shtu ihr
ihraa gcscok
gcscoka`h
a`hd
d ohjhsa
ohjhsasaw
sawaa gho
ghopus
pus tcrehd
tcrehdtag
tag ia
ghopusdyh ihd tcrgcdh` ia `uhr. Khlhaohdh gh`hu Jyfycud dhdta shopha jhoa`6 Hgjardyh iatcghddyh
pcdasdyh
pcdas dyh shopha ocdtfg
ocdtfg gcouiahd
gcouiahd iatcokhg`hj
iatcokhg`hj spcrohdyh
spcrohdyh yhdl khdyhg
khdyhg tcrsckut
tcrsckut khdyhg scgh`a
shopha hih sckhlahd tuophj ihra vhladhdyh Jyfycud hph`hla ifscd tcrsckut suihj ocdlhdh`ash hthu
ocoprciagsa garh-garh thdllh` kcrhph ohsh sukurdyh frlhd whdath. Uctc`hj puhs ocdycoprft vhladh
Jyfycud shdlht khdyhg gcouiahd gc`uhr`hj pcdasdyh ihd ocdlcea` wh`hupud udtug ugurhd frhdl
kahsh ohsaj shdlht kcshr. Ihd ia`ajhtdyh frlhd gcwhdathhd Jyfycud ohsaj kcrgciut iascrtha eharhd
putaj
putaj gcdth
gcdth`` ihd hlhg
hlhg sciaga
sciagatt kcwhrd
kcwhrdh h ocrhj
ocrhj yhatu
yhatu ihr
ihrhj
hj pc
pcrhw
rhwhdd
hddyh
yh gc`uhr
gc`uhr ihra
ihra vhladh
vhladhddy
ddyh.h.
Gcouia
Gco uiahd
hd sctc`h
sctc`hj j iuh pu`uj
pu`uj ocdath
ocdathdd kcrast
kcrastarh
arhjht
jht ocou`
ocou`ajg
ajghd
hd tcdhlh
tcdhlh,, ^rf
^rfb.
b. Aejarf
Aejarfu
u ocdlhm
ocdlhmhg hg
Jyf
Jyfyc
ycud
ud kcr crsc
scttuk
uku
uj `hla
`hla.. Uc
Uck
kc`
c`uo
uodydyh
h ah ocok ocokcr crag
aghd
hd oad oaduoh
uohd tc tcjj iuiu`u
`u phihd
hihdy yh.

‐Uhyh `ajht ghou hlhg

lhg ehpcg ihd shgat yh. Ada oaduo`hj tcj jhdlht
lht!‟ thwhrd
hrdyh

Jyfycud ocoaduodyh icdlhd `hjhp ghrcdh tcdllfrfghddyh tcrhsh gcradl scusha kcrsctukuj jhkas-
jhkash
jhk ashd
d thia.
thia. Ucgh`a
Ucgh`a `hla,
`hla, ifscd
ifscd ehku`
ehku` atu gco
gcokh`
kh`aa ocohsu
ocohsuggh
gghd
d fkht
fkht pcrhdls
pcrhdlshdl
hdl ih`ho
ih`ho tcj atu.
atu.
Gcouia
Gco uiahd
hd ou`ha`
ou`ha`hj
hj ifscd
ifscd tcrsck
tcrsckut
ut icdlhd
icdlhd Jyfycu
Jyfycud d udtug
udtug rfdic
rfdic gciuh
gciuh ihd `hla-`
`hla-`hla
hla icd
icdlhd
lhd
ouihjdyh Jyfycud tc`hdmhdl ku`ht gcokh`a ihd iapcrgfshdyh udtug gciuh gh`adyh ihd iacout putadl
susudyh shopha ifscd tcrsckut frlhsoc ihd gh`a ada ah ocduophjghd spcrohdyh ia whmhj ehdtag
Jyfycud.
Jyfyc ud. Gh`a ada Jyfycud
Jyfycud suihj kcdhr-kcdhr
kcdhr-kcdhr gcjhkashd
gcjhkashd tcdhlh, phdihdlhdd
phdihdlhddyhyh scoh
scohgad
gad ghkur
ghkur,,
hgjardyh lc`hp shoh scgh`a. Uctc`hj sc`csha ocdudthsghd jhmhtdyh, ^rfb. Aejarfu icdlhd sccdhgdyh
pcrla ocdadllh`ghd Jyfycud scdiarahd ia SGU tcrsckut. Uchdihadyh hih pcdmhlh ghopus hthu sahph
shmh yhdl ihthdl gc shdh oc`ajht lhias ehdtag tcdlhj kcrtc`hdmhdl scpcrta atu phsta`hj pcrgfshhd atu
hghd tcru`hdl gcokh`a.

Ufrc jhradyh scgathr pugu` `aoh, khru`hj Jyfycud tcrshihr. Iah ocrhsh ocdlh`hoa oaopa yhdl crftas
scgh`a scpcrta kcrhih ia phihdl lurud yhdl lcrshdl khdlct ihd jhus hghd kc`hahd prah scrth iah oaopa
iah kcrsctukuj icdlhd sh`hj shtu pcrsfdc`dyh supcr mudafr. Ihd sctc`hj tcrshihr scpcdujdyh khru`hj
iah oc`ajht vhladhddyh tcrhsh shgat khdlct ihd iah oc`ajht gc khwhj kcrthph ghlctdyh ah tcrdyhth jh`
tcrsckut kughd oaopa ihd iah oc`ajht vhladhddyh hih kcghs dfih ihrhj ihd spcroh yhdl ocdlcradl
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ihd sckhlahd tuophj ia sprca rhdmhdl SGU tcopht ah iapcrgfsh iah oc`ajht shdlht khdyhg scgh`a dfih
ihrhj ihd spcroh gcdth`. Ocdyhihra gchihhddyh, iah ocdhdlas ghrcdh suihj taihg suea ihd pcrhwhd
`hla hph`hla ocdladlht ia vhladhddyh hih kcghs spcroh yhdl tc`hj ocdclcradl. Uahphghj pc`hgudyh6
Hphghj
Hphgh j ifscddyh,
ifscddyh, ^rfb. Aejarfu6 Ihd iah thokhj ocdhdlas `hla ghrcdh
ghrcdh ocdladlht
ocdladlht hphghj iah jhoa`
dhdtadyh6 Ihd ih`ho oadllu ada ocruphghd ohsh sukurdyh.

‐Hphghj hgu khgh` jhoa`66‟ atu yhdl hih ia pagarhd Jyfycud

Gcou
Gcouia
iahd
hd sh
shok
oka`
a` ocok
ocokcr
crsa
sajg
jghd
hd df
dfih
ih ihrh
ihrhj
j ih
ihd
d sp
spcr
croh
oh ia vhvhla
ladh
dhdd
ddyh
yh Jy
Jyfy
fycu
cudd gc
gc`u
`uhr
hr
ocdadllh`ghd SGU tcrgutug yhdl sckhlha tcopht iaohdh iah gcja`hdlhd gcpcrhwhdhd ihd iapcrgfsh.

Oh`hodyh gctagh guopu`-guopu` kcrshoh tcohd-tcohddyh ia tcopht iulco. Jyfycud tcr`ajht hlhg
ourudl scjadllh sh`hj shtu tcohddyhdyh kcrthdyh phihdyh.

Yhcyffd yhdl ocruphghd `chicr ihd pcoaopad ih`ho gc`fopfg pcdlhmuhd tulhs hgjar tcrsckut
oc`aj
c`ajht
ht gcour
courud
udlh
lhd
d Jyfy
Jyfycu
cud
d ihd
ihd kcrt
kcrthd
hdyh
yh,, ‐Hih
‐Hih hph
hph icdl
icdlhd
hdou
ou,, Jyfyfyc
ycu
ud-
d-ej
ejhd
hd6‟
6‟

‐Hgu taihg hph; gfg.‟ Mhwhk Jyfycud

Gcouiahd Qura ihd Qffdh agut ocdhdyhghd,‟Qhgad ghou taihg hph ― hph6 Ucpcrtadyh ghou gurhdl
scohdlht udtug jhra ada. Gh`hu ghou shgat pu`hdl shmh hthu tcoua Ors. Uju udtug iakcraghd fkht ia
SGU.‟

Ocdicdlhr ghth SGU, sfdthg ah tcrdlahdl gcokh`a

gcokh`a ih`ho pagarhddyh ihd jh` atu ocokuhtdyh ourudl
jadllh Qura kcrthdyh shoka` ococ`ugdyh, ‐Gc`ajhthdddyh ghou ourudl khdlct gh`hu hih ohsh`hj
ecrath`hj phihgu, hghd hgu ushjhghd mhwhk tcthpa gh`hu ohsh`hj prah hgu kashdyh mhwhk sciagat jhkas
kc
kc`u
`uoo pupudy
dyh
h pc
pcdl
dlh`
h`ho
hohd
hd ph
phehr
ehrhd
hd.. \gwg
\gwgwgwgwg
wgww
ww‟‟ kc
kcla
latu
tu`h
`hj
j mh
mhwh
whkk Qu
Qura
ra sh
shok
oka`
a` tc
tcrg
rgag
agag
ag

‐Ghou ghd thju gcscjhrahd hgu mhrhdl hih prah icght icdlhdgu ihd iaka`hdl lhias hdcj yhdl ehdtag
thpa taihg pudyh phehr. Jhjhjhjhjh `ueu yhejj..‟ thokhj Qura.

Gcouiahd
Gcouiahd Jyfycu
Jyfycudd ocdlht
ocdlhthgh
hghd
d taihg
taihg hph gfg.
gfg. Uctc`h
Uctc`hj
j atu Jyfycu
Jyfycudd gcokh`
gcokh`aa ecrah
ecrah ihd kcroha
kcrohad
d
icdlhd shjhkht-shjhkhtdyh (scpcrta
(scpcrta spcroh ^rfb. Aejrfu yhdl scdhdl kcrcdhdl ihd scihdl kcrushjh
ocok
ocokuh
uhja
ja sc
sc`` tc`u
tc`urd
rdyh
yh)) sh
shok
oka`
a` ocok
ocokaeaehr
hrhg
hghd
hd tu
tulh
lhss hr
hrgc
gcf`
f`fl
fl ih
ihd
d Yabh
Yabhdy
dy ocdl
ocdlht
hthg
hghd
hd,,

‐Uuihj ghou kcraghd gc ^rfb. Aejarfu6 Yulhsdyh6‟

Ufdthg Jyfycud ghlct. Gcouiahd iah ocdlhthghd, ‐Uuu ihjj..‟

‐Hih hph icdlhd ghou Jyfycud6‟ Yhdyh thcyffd.

‐Yaihg hih hph ― hph.‟ Mhwhk Jyfycud.

‐Fgc. Dhdta ghou oadth pcrsctumuhd ihd tclhsghd

tclhsghd `hla hphghj kf`cj ihd ghou oadth rcbcrcdsa tulhs
icdlh ^rfb. Aejarfu.‟ Yhokhj Yhcyffd

‐Ff..gc..‟ mhwhk Jyfycud

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Gccsfghd jhradyh
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Ucpcrta kahsh Jyfycud ihthdl gc ruhdl gcrmh ifscd ehku` tcrsckut scdiarahd ihd tumuhddyh udtug
ocoadth rcbcrcdsa. Ufrc atu Jyfycud thopa` hoht scgsa ihd ocdhwhd khdlct ghrcdh jhdyh phgha
ghfs ihd ec`hdh pcdicg yhdl taihg kash ocdutupa gcou`ushd phjh Jyfycud. Gcouiahd ohsug`hj gc
ruhdl gcrmhdyh ifscd tcrsckut.

Uctc`hj atu ^rfb. Aejarfu kcrghth, ‐Hih hph Jyfycud6 Kash iakhdtu6‟ icdlhd oaoag kcrpurh-purh
kcrthophdl
kcrth ophdl heuj phihjh`
phihjh` ih`ho khtaddyh
khtaddyh scdhdl
scdhdl scgh`a
scgh`a iaihthdla
iaihthdla kaihihra scehdtag Jyfycud scgh`a
`hla.

Jyfycud kcrthdyh, ‐Kf`cj shyh ocdlhmughd rcbcrcdsa tulhs pcdc`atahd hrgc`fla tcsckut gc adifdcsah6
Ihd kf`cj
kf`cj oadth
oadth surht
surht ama
amad
d pcdc`a
pcdc`atah
tahdyh
dyh ihd khjhd
khjhd hthu
hthu khk pcdc`a
pcdc`atah
tahddy
ddyh66
h666‟
6‟ Uho
Uhoka`
ka` lcocth
lcocthrr
Jyfycud ocdluthrhghd ohgsuidyh tcrsckut.

Jyfycud ocdycrhjghd kcrghs yhdl ocopcrkf`cjghd iah oc`hgughd tulhs tcrsckut. Gcouiahd ifscd
tcrsckut ocdlhthghd. Oaduo iu`u kahr hlhg ra`cgs. Qhdl sckc`uodyh suihj iakcra fkht pcrhdlshdl.

‐Kf`cj shmh, hsh` ghou ohu oc`hyhda shyh scpcrta whgtu pcrthoh gh`a gath kcrku`hd ohiu ia SGU..
jcjjcc… laohdh cdhg ghd6‟ Ghth ^rfb. Aejarfu.

Gcouiahd
Gcouiahd Jyfycud ocmhwhk,
ocmhwhk, ‐Mhia khphg yhdl tc`hj ocdfiha shyh6 Khphg kcdhr-kcdhr
kcdhr-kcdhr mhjht!‟

Ah shdlht ohrhj phih sa ifscd ocsuo ada, thpa ia shtu sasa iah ocrhshghd radiu hths kc`hahddhyh ihd
ia`a
ia`ajh
jhtt ih
ihra
ra lc
lc`h
`hlh
lhtd
tdyh
yh if
ifsc
scd
d tcrs
tcrsck
ckut
ut thju
thju khkhjw
jwh h fk
fkht
ht pc
pcrh
rhdls
dlshd
hdldy
ldyhh su
suih
ihjj kc
kcgc
gcrm
rmh.
h.

‐Laohdh ghou ohu hthu taihg6 Ghsajhd `fj oa`agou atu. Jajajaj…‟ `cicg ehku` ifscd tcrsckut, ‐gh`hu
sctumu,
sctumu, sa`hghd kugh ec`hdh ghou, ihd iuiu
iuiug
g ia icphd shyh sada!‟
sada!‟ ghthd
ghthdyh
yh `hla shoka`
shoka` ocdcpug tcpa
ocmh ia icphddyh.

^cdlhruj fkht pcrhdlshdl yhdl ocdllc`atag karhjadyh scrth tudtuthd tulhs hgjardyh yhdl jhrus
sc`csha, ohgh Jyfycud pud ococ`frfta ec`hdh pcdicg kcscrth ec`hdh ih`ho ia kh`agdyh. Ah dhag gc
ocmh ia jhihphd ^rfb. Aejarfu.

‐Jcjcjc…kcdhr-kcdhr adihj!‟ ghth prah tuh atu scrhyh oc`ckhrghd gciuh phjh Jyfycud scjadllh
ocopcr`ajhtghd vhladhdyh yhdl ohsaj scopat ihd kcrku`u `ckht atu.

Icdlhd tcthp iuiug ia gursadyh, iaeauo ihd iama`htadyh kctas jadllh phjh ou`us lhias atu. ^cr`hjhd
thdlhd gcraputdyh ocrhyhp gc hths oc`h`ua khwhj ghfs lhias atu ocrhkh pcrutdyh yhdl rhth ihd
ocrhokhj gc phyuihrhdyh.

‐Hhjj…‟ icshj Jyfycud gctagh thdlhd prah atu ohsug gc kh`ag krhdyh ihd kcrscdtujhd `hdlsudl
icdlhd gu`at phyuihrh ihd putadldyh yhdl scdsatab.

Ucocdthrh ma`hthd prah atu mulh sudlluj ocohkugghd, kclatu scdsuh`, cdthj phgha octfic hph jadllh
ah iakuht gc`fmfthd. Gcph`hdyh suihj ocokcdho ia hdthrh gciuh phjh Jyfycud, ma`hthd ^rfb. Aejarfu
scohgad lhdhs ia ihcrhj gcwhdathhddyh. @aihjdyh tcrhsh ocdhra-dhra ia kakar vhladhdyh. Jyfycud
ococlhdl gcph`h ^rfb. Aejarfu yhdl jhopar kfthg ihd kcrhokut putaj atu, iakcdhoghddyh `ckaj
ih`ho
ih` ho gc vhladh
vhladhdyh
dyh.. Cdthj
Cdthj iah ihpht kcrdhp
kcrdhphshs hthu
hthu taihg
taihg ah taihg
taihg pcriu`
pcriu`a,
a, ah adlad
adlad ocdih
ocdihpht
pht
gcdagohthd yhdl `ckaj. Ma`hthd `aihj prah tuh atu suihj ocdehpha khlahd ih`ho vhladhdyh. ^crohadhd
`aihjdyh ocohdl tahih iuhdyh. ^cr`hjhd-`hjhd ^rfb. Aejarfu khdlgat ihra gursadyh shoka` ocdyadlghp
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ghfs Jyfycud jadllh gc hths ihih. Gada tukuj lhias atu tc`hj tcrkugh ocdyashghd ghfs ihd krhdyh
yhdl tc`hj tcrhdlght. Uckcdhrdyh ^rfb. Aejarfu suihj sahp, thpa `hla-`hla ah taihg ohu oc`hgughd
scehrh `hdlsudl. Ou`h-ou`h iah ocdeauo ou`ut lhias atu. Jyfycud jhdyh scopht ocoh`adlghd
whmhj gc gara scgh`a sckc`uo prah atu kcrjhsa` ocohlut ou`utdyh. Lhias atu pud ocrhshghd pcrohadhd
`aihj prah atu ia ou`utdyh yhdl scohgad oc`cihgghd karhjadyh. Ucocdthrh mhra thdlhddyh suihj
kcrohad ia `ahdl gcdagohthddyh ocdllhdtaghd `aihjdyh. \h`hu hih rhsh mamag, thpa Jyfycud taihg ohu
oc`cphsghd eauohddyh, ah kcdhr-kcdhr ocdagohta shht atu icdlhd pcduj lharhj. Ada hih`hj pcrthoh
gh`adyh ah kcrohad `aihj, thpa `uhphd karhja ocokuhtdyh ohopu ocdlaokhdla pcrohadhd `aihj prah
atu, ah ocdaru ehrh ifscddyh atu ocdycdta`-dycdta`ghd
ocdycdta`-dycdta`ghd `aihj ia ou`utdyh. Ah ocdaru ehrh yhdl scruph
gc ou`ut prah tuh atu. Eauohd ^rfb. Aejarfu kcrpadihj gc `cjcrdyh, tcrus turud ocdyusura ihih jadllh
kc`hjhd ihihdyh. Jyfycud sahp ocdcraoh pcrohadhd `aihj ifscddyh ia kuhj ihihdyh, yhdl ah
dhdtaghd tcruthoh pcrohadhd ia putadldyh yhdl suihj ocdlcdehdl. Ihd ah taihg pcr`u ocdudllu
tcr`h`u `hoh udtug atu, gcokh`a iarhshghddyh pcrohadhd `aihj ^rfb. Aejarfu ia putadldyh, scdshsa-
scdshsa
scds hsa khru ihra pcrohadhd
pcrohadhd `aihj ocokuhtdy
ocokuhtdyhh ocdicshj
ocdicshj shoka` ocdcdlhihj
ocdcdlhihj gc `hdlat-`hdl
`hdlat-`hdlat.
at.
Jyfycud kcdhr-kcdhr iakuht tcrkhghr, dhphsdyh suihj taihg ghruhd, gfokadhsa hdthrh pcrohadhd
`aihj ia putadl ihd pcrohadhd
pcrohadhd mhra ia vhladhdyh
vhladhdyh tcr`h`u kcr`c
kcr`ckajhd
kajhd khladyh.
khladyh. Ah taihg ihpht ocdhjhd
ocdhjhd
`ckaj `hoh `hla, adlad oc`cihg rhshdyh.

‐^rfb, ohsugad scghrhdl yh!‟ padthdyh shoka` ococ`ug tukuj ifscd tu h atu

‐Jcjcjc….ghou thokhj gclhtc`hd hmh yh shopc oadth ghyh lada6‟ cmcgdyh shoka` ocdlushp-ushpghd
gcph`h gcmhdthdhddyh ia kakar vhladh Jyfycud yhdl suihj khshj, shj, shj, shj.

Cdthj ghphd ^rfb. Aejarfu ocdlc`uhrghd pcdasdyh, thpa pciu`a hoht khla Jyfycud. Iah adlad prah atu
`hdlsudl ocohsugghd pcdasdyh gc vhladhdyh. ^cr`hjhd Or. Aejarfu ocdifrfdl pcdasdyh yhdl suihj
crcgsa atu ohsug gc `ahdl gcdagohthddyh. Jyfycud ocrhsh vhladhdyh oc`hr, ohgad ih`ho khthdl
gcmhdthdhddyh ohsug iarhshghd ohgad ocokcshr. Rhladh Jyfycud tcrhsh pcduj gctagh ifscd atu
oc`cshgghd sc`urujdyh gc ih`ho.

‐Hhlj.. ycss.. cddhg shyhdl..!‟ kasag ^rfb. Aejarfu shoka` ocohdihdl gc whmhj Jyfycud yhdl ehdtag,
papadyh suihj shdlht ocrhj ocdudmugghd cgsprcsa jfrdy.

‐Hyf ^rfb, shyh ofjfd!‟ padth Jyfycud thdph oh`u-oh`u shoka` ocdecdlgcrhoghd ftft vhladhdyh
phih
phih pcdas
pcdas atu,
atu, pcdlhr
pcdlhruj
uj fkht
fkht pcrhdl
pcrhdlshd
shdl
l icoaga
icoagahd
hd jckht
jckht shopha
shopha ocokuh
ocokuhtdy
tdyh
h kclatu
kclatu jhus
jhus
gcdagohthd scgs.

\hmhj gcraput ^rfb. Aejarfu ocdclhdl, thdlhd ghdhddyh ocrcohs kuhj ihih Jyfycud scihdl thdlhd
garadyh ocrcohs phdtht lhias atu shoka` ocdhjhd lcrhghd tukujdyh. Jyfycud ocrhshghd pcdas atu
pc`hd-pc`hd iathrag gc`uhr, ihd iaohsugghd `hla shht sctcdlhj khthdldyh gc`uhr, kclatu sctcrusdyh,
ohgad `hoh ohgad ecpht.

‐Ffjj…tru
‐Ffjj… truss
ss..!
..! tcrusj
tcrusjj
j ^rfb!‟
^rfb!‟ icshj
icshj lhi
lhias
as atu ocdcra
ocdcraoh
oh gfefgh
gfefghd
d gcmhdt
gcmhdthdh
hdhd
d ^rfb.
^rfb. Aejarf
Aejarfu
u ia
vhladhdyh

^rfb. Aejarfu icdlhd arhoh yhdl tcrhtur ocofoph vhladh Jyfycud shoka` ocopcrohadghd `aihjdyh
ia `cjcr ihd kakardyh. Jyfycud thg kash `hla ocdlfdtrf` lcrhghddyh, icshjhddyh scohgad kcrasag
tcricdlhr. ^rah tuh atu ocdlhdlght ghga ghdhd lhias atu ihd iatuophdlghd ia pudihgdyh scjadllh
Jyfycud ocrhshghd pcdctrhsadyh scohgad ih`ho ia vhladhdyh, ocdycdtuj rc`udl yhdl ph`adl ih`ho.
Gfefghd ^rfb. Aejarfu scohgad ecpht ihd gcrhs, iasc`adla lfyhdlhd phdtht ocdhokhj scdshsa dagoht
tcrsckut.
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‐Cdhgjj ^rfb…cdtft hgu, mhiaghd hgu pc`heurou….hhjjj!‟ icshjhd Jyfycud suihj dlhef, gcradlht
suihj ocokhshja tukujdyh, ocdhokhj pcsfdh scxy phih tukujdyh.

Jyfycud jhopar
Jyfycud jhopar ocdehpha
ocdehpha pudehg
pudehg gcda
gcdagohth
gohthdd gctagh
gctagh ^rfb. Aejarfu ocdljcdtag
ocdljcdtaghd
hd gfefghddyh,
gfefghddyh, ihd
ocoa
ocoadt
dthd
hdyh
yh ud
udtu
tug
g kc
kcri
riar
ara,
a, tcdt
tcdtu
u sh
shmh
mh ah sc
scia
iaga
gatt gc
gcec
ecwh
wh,, th
thpa
pa ah pc
pcre
rehy
hyh
h gh
gh`h
`hu
u prah
prah atu
atu hg
hghd
hd
ocokcraghd yhdl tcrkhag udtug ocouhsghddyh.

‐Ohu ia`hdmutad ia sada hthu padihj gc sfbh6‟ thdyh ^rfb. Aejarfu shoka` tcrus ocdma`hta putadl lhias atu.

^rah ada kcdhr-kcdhr scihdl ocopcrohadghddyh. Yhdph ocdmhwhk, Jyfycud `hdlsudl turud ihra
ocmh
ocm h ihd ocokc`
ocokc`hgh
hghdla
dladyh
dyh icd
icdlhd
lhd oco
ocokud
kudlgu
lguggh
gghdd khihdd
khihddyh.
yh. ^ra
^rah
h atu tcrthw
tcrthwh
h tcr
tcrgcg
gcgcj
cj ihd
`hdlsudl
`hdlsu dl ocdlhrhjgh
ocdlhrhjghdd gcmhdthdhd
gcmhdthdhddyh
dyh gc vhladh lhias atu. Jyfycud ocdlhdlght
ocdlhdlght ghga ghdhddyh
kcrtuopu ia gursa gcrmh ^rfb. Aejarfu, scjadllh gcmhdthdhd prah atu ihpht ohsug `ckaj ouihj. Icdlhd
sciagat kaokadlhd, oc`cshg`hj pcdas atu gc vhladhdyh, ihd prah atu `hdlsudl ocdyfifg icdlhd gcrhs,
tcrhsh shopha ocdycdtuj iadiadl ih`ho khths tcrhgjar vhladhdyh, tcrifdlhg Jyfycud iakuhtdyh
ghrcdh ghlct.

‐Hhuulljj.., ycs.., tcruss…^rfb!‟ crhdldyh `hrut ih`ho gcdagohthd.

Ufifghd
Ufifghd icoa
icoa sfifgh
sfifghd
d ocdljum
ocdljumhoa
hoa vhladh
vhladh Jyfycu
Jyfycud.
d. Uc`hoh
Uc`hoh atu thdlhd
thdlhd gcrapu
gcraputt pra
prah
h atu tcrus
tcrus
ocdllcrhyhdla phyuihrhdyh. Jyfycud ocdllcrhgghd thdlhddyh shht prah atu jcdihg oc`cphsghd
ghfs ihd krh yhdl ohsaj ocdyhdlgut ia tukujdyh `h`u oc`cophrghddyh gc hths gursa. Gada thg hih `hla
yhdl tcrsash
tcrsash ia tukuj ou`us lhias atu. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd
gcouiahd ^rfb. Aejarfu ocdurudghd
ocdurudghd ghga lhias atu
scjadllh gada ah kcriara shoka` thdlhddyh tcrtuopu phih ocmh. Yhdlhd prah atu ococlhdl padllu`dyh
ihd ocdhragdyh shht iah ocdyfifg gc icphd, kclatu sctcrusdyh.

‐^rfb…h.. hg.. hgu.. sui.. suihj.. dllhg th.. th.. jhd..!‟ icshj Jyfycud

^rah atu ocoheu padllu`dyh icdlhd ecpht scpcrta pastfd ofka` icdlhd sa`adicrdyh phih puthrhd ia
hths 5>>> rpo, gcdagohthd `uhr kahsh `hdlsudl ocdyc`aouta tukuj lhias atu.

‐Hhuljj….gc`uhr
‐Hhuljj….gc`uhr daj!‟ crhdl Jyfycud phdmhdl ocdlaradla frlhsoc yhdl ocdcrphdy
ocdcrphdyh,
h, icdyuthd
icdyuthd ia
vhladhdyh tcrhsh scohgad gcdehdl.

Ucocdthrh
Ucocdthrh ^rfb.
^rfb. Aejarf
Aejarfu
u jhdyh
jhdyh ocdic
ocdicshj
shj scshht
scshht sho
shoka`
ka` thdlhd
thdlhddyh
dyh tcthp
tcthp ocrco
ocrcohs
hs kuhj
kuhj ihih
ihih
Jyfycud yhdl agut ocdclhdl. Ah `h`u ocdhrag `cphs pcdasdyh, `h`u ocoadthgu kcr`utut, ruphdyh prah
atu adlad cmhgu`hsa ia ou`utdyh.

‐Ma`ht.. ohdas!‟ pcradthjdyh tclhs.

Jyfycud thg thju jhrus khlhaohdh ocou`hadyh ghrcdh khru pcrdhj oc`hgughd frh` scgs, thpa ah
taihg kash ocdf`hgdyh. Ohgh iaagutadyh shmh hph yl pcrdhj ia`ajhtdyh ia ba`o. Ialcdllhodyh pcdas atu
`h`u gcph`h gcmhdthdhddyh pcrthoh-thoh ah ohsughd gc ou`ut. ^rfb. Aejarfu ocradlas ihd ocdicshj
ocrhshghd ma`hthddyh yhdl hohtar atu.

‐Hhhjj
hjj…. ma`ht tcrus.. ddllj
lljj‟ icshjdyh ‐ma`ht gcph`hd
h`hdy
yh, shok
hoka` iagfef
efg
g mulh!‟
h!‟

Jyfycud
Jyfycud ocdur
ocduruta
uta adstru
adstrugsa
gsa ifscd
ifscd ocsuod
ocsuodyh
yh atu.
atu. @hoh
@hoh gc`hoh
gc`hohhd
hd ah ou`ha
ou`ha tcrkah
tcrkahsh
sh ihd ihpht
ihpht
ocrhshghd mulh cdhgdyh ocdma`ht-ma`ht khthdl pcdas atu. @aihjdyh kcrputhr ia gcph`h gcoh`uhddyh
ocokuht prah atu ocdicsas-icsas.
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‐Mhdlhd phgc lala yh…iascp hmh shoka` iacout!‟ kaokadl ^rfb. Aejarfu ‐yh.. latu shyhdl.. ssjj.. cdhg!‟

Jyfycud scohgad tcrfokhdl-hokadl ih`ho lc`fokhdl shouirh karhja yhdl oc`hdih tukujgu, ah
khjghd taihg oh`u `hla ocdlfefg-dlfefg pcdas prah atu yhdl scphrujdyh kcrhih ih`ho ou`utdyh.
Kckcrhph shht gcouiahd ^rfb. Aejarfu ocopcrecpht lcrhghd padllu`dyh ihd ocdcghd `ckaj ih`ho
khthdl gcoh`uhddyh. Jyfycud mhia lc`hlhphd, ah lc`cdl-lc`cdlghd gcph`hdyh jcdihg oc`cphsghd
kcdih
kcdih phdmhd
phdmhdll atu thp
thpaa gcph`hd
gcph`hdyh
yh iapclh
iapclhdla
dla f`c
f`cj
j pra
prah
h atu.
atu. Lc`cdl
Lc`cdlhd
hd gcph`hd
gcph`hdyh
yh oh`hj
oh`hj ocokuh
ocokuhtt
pcdasatu scpcrta iagfefg-gfefg. ^rfb. Aejarfu pud thokhj kcradlhs ocdlc`uhr-ohsughd khthdldyh
jadllh hgjardyh

‐Hhhlljj…‟
‐Hhhlljj…‟ `cdluj
`cdluj ifscd
ifscd ocsuo
ocsuo atu,
atu, spcroh
spcrohdyh
dyh ocd
ocdyco
ycokur
kur gcrhs
gcrhs ia ih`ho
ih`ho ou`ut
ou`ut Jyfycu
Jyfycudd
ocokuhtdyh tcrscihg, sckhlahd
sckhlahd oc`udeur gc tcdllfrfghd lhias atu sckhlahd `hla tcrececr gc`uhr ihra
ou`utdyh.

Jyfycud shopha tcrkhtug-khtug ihd oc`uihj-`uihj ocokuhdl sash yhdl ohsaj hih ia ou`utdyh.
Uctc`h
Uctc`hj
j kcrphg
kcrphghahd
hahd,, ^rfb.
^rfb. Aejarf
Aejarfu
u ocopc
ocopcrkfrkf`cj
`cjghd
ghddy
dyhh pu`hdl
pu`hdl ihd ocdudl
ocdudllu
lu pcdluo
pcdluouoh
uohdd
kckcrhph jhra `hla. Gccsfghd `ushdyh, scsuha yhdl iamhdmaghd, Jyfycud ocdcraoh surht pcrsctumuhd
udtug ocdlhihghd pcdc`atahddyh ia Adifdcsah.
 8>>

U`ut, Katej, fr Hdlc`6

Uycda

Dcrhgh kughd`hj ia shdh hthu ia sada,

Oc`hadghd ia tukuj ihd khtad gath scdiara.
Jhsrht yhdl tahih tcrpuhsghd,
Atu`hj yhdl ocdlfkhrghd khrh dhbsu,
Qhdl ocokhghr tukuj ihd khtad gath.

Ghth-ghth kamhg ihra Uhdl Kuijh ia hths jcdihg`hj ocdladlhtghd gath, khjwh magh cdlghu ocdlamadghd
dhbsu ocdlcdih`aghd iaraou, ohgh cdlghu hghd tcrscrct f`cjdyh jadllh su`at gcokh`a, cdlghu hghd
tcrpcrhdlghp ih`ho scsuhtu yhdl tahih pcrdhj tcrpuhsghd. Yalh ku`hd sctc`hj ocdmhia kuihg scgs
Aorfd, gcjaiuphd Uycda (kheh Daljtohrc Ehopus 8;= Oy Lua`ty ^`chsurc) khdyhg ocdlh`hoa
pcrukhjhd kcshr, tcruthoh scmhg iaputus f`cj phehrdyh icdlhd ehrh yhdl ocdyhgatghd.
Aorfd ocohdl tc`hj sugscs ocdllh`a jhsrht `ahr ih`ho iara lhias kcrusah ;5 thjud atu scjadllh
`akaifdyh scohgad taihg tcrgcdih`a ihra jhra gc jhra. Khla Uycda, scgs hih`hj pc`hrahd ihra jhtadyh yhdl
jhdeur yhdl ah `hopahsghd phih oheho-oheho frhdl icdlhd kcrkhlha ehrh. Ah scohgad ocdagohta
tulhsdyh sckhlha kuihg scgs Aorfd ihd tcohd-tcohddyh yhdl ihra lf`fdlhd khwhj, scocdthrh phih
lf`fdlhd hths ah ocdmuh` tukujdyh. Ih`ho whgtu sadlght, ah suihj iagcdh` ia hdthrh phrh cgscgutab
ouih ihd fo-fo jaiudl kc`hdl yhdl kcrghdtfdl tckh` sckhlha sh`hj shtu whdath phdlla`hd tcrohjh`
icdlhd scrvaec yhdl ocouhsghd. Jhra atu, mho iuhhd, Uycda scihdl oc`cwhta whgtu `uhdldyh,
ocohdl mhiwh` gu`ahjdyh suihj shdlht shdtha ghrcdh ah scihdl ocdlcrmhghd sgrapsa, gc ghopus pud
ph`adl jhdyh udtug ocdehra khjhd rcbcrcdsa hthu ocdcoua ifscd pcokaokadldyh. Ah kcrkhradl
ocdyhopadl ia sfbh ruhdl tcdlhj shoka` ocdfdtfd ba`o scrah` irhoh Gfrch ihra IRI, ia ocmh
icphddyh tc`hj tcrsciah sdheg ihd har oaduo. Yukujdyh shht atu iakudlgus ghfs jatho `cdlhd
pcdicg ihd ec`hdh pcdicg yhdl ocopcr`ajhtghd scphshdl ghgadyh yhdl mcdmhdl ihd putaj ou`us.

"Eadth66 Juj...cohdl gcdyhthhddyh scadihj atu6" pcrthdyhhd sadas tcr`adths ia kcdhg lhias atu

Hiclhd rfohdtas ia ba`o atu ocokuhtdyh ara ihd mulh sadas ghrcdh ih`ho gcjaiuphd eadthdyh, ah taihg
ocdihphtghd eadth yhdl sckcdhrdyh. Iaehophgghd prah yhdl pcrdhj iaeadthadyh yhdl ocohgadyh
sckhlha ‚`fdtc‑ jadllh hgjardyh tcrmcruous ih`ho `cokhj gc`ho sckhlha kuihg scgs ihd whdath

phdlla`hd. Hhjj...thg
ocdlh`ud dhih ousagpcrdhj
ihra kc`tcrpagar
pcrthdihf`cjdyh gh`hu jaiupdyh hghd kcrukhj scpcrta ada. Yakh-takh
hih thou.
 8>8

"Qh....sahph6" thdyh lhias atu oc`h`ua h`ht icght padtudyh.

‐Yughdl `cicdl, ohu kctu`ad paph!‟ mhwhk suhrh ia shdh.

‐Fjjj...fg sa`hghd dhag!‟

Ah tcradlht icdlhd sh`urhd har ia hphrtcocddyh yhdl kcrohsh`hj scjadllh har yhdl ocdlh`ar gc ghohr
ohdia tcrlhdllu. Ah ocokcraghd hgscs ohsug phih frhdl yhdl jcdihg ocopcrkhaga sh`urhd har ia
ghohrdyh atu. Yaihg `hoh gcouiahd tcricdlhr gctughd ia padtu icphd. Uycda pud sclcrh ocokughghd
padtu udtug frhdl atu.

Iuh frhdl prah kcriara ia hokhdl padtu, yhdl shtu prah sctcdlhj khyh kcruour hwh` 3>hd, kcrkhihd
tclhp ihd ocoa`aga guoas yhdl ocdhokhj shdlhr whmhjdyh, prah ada kcrdhoh Ufkra. Ucihdlghd yhdl
shtudyh ocdcdtcdl sckuhj gfthg pcrghghs, kcrtukuj gurus tadlla icdlhd thophdl scpcrta ^ctrug,
kcrusah 9>hd icdlhd lala hlhg fopfdl, dhohdyh Imhbhr. Uycda `hdlsudl ocopcrsa`hjghd ocrcgh
ohsug. Ah ocdyhihra gciuh prah atu scmhg hwh` tc`hj ocdhthp ghluo phih gcehdtaghddyh ihd
gcadihjhd tukujdyh yhdl iakudlgus phghahd ruohj yhdl oadao atu. Ocrcgh taihg kash taihg ocdc`hd
`uihj ocokhyhdlghd yhdl mfrfg-mfrfg.

"Ohsh`hjdyh laohdh Dfd6" thdyh Ufkra shoka` ohthdyh mc`h`hthd ocdlhohta tukuj Uycda.

Uycda pud ocdmc`hsghd ohsh`hj yhdl tcrmhia shoka` ocdlhdthrghd ocrcgh gc ruhdl gcea` yhdl
ocohdl kcrbudlsa udtug pcdcophthd sh`urhd har ihd whtcr jchtcr. Yhdph kuhdl whgtu `hla, Ufkra
ihd Imhbhr pud oc`hgshdhghd tulhs ocrcgh. Ucocdthrh Uycda gc ihpur udtug ocdyahpghd oaduohd
udtug gciuh tughdl `cicdl tcrsckut.

‐Ucohdlct luh gcrmh gh`hu ghyh lada Bhr!‟ ghth Ufkra shoka` thdlhddyh tcthp kcgcrmh.

‐Dhpc...lhrh-lhrh hih yhdl kcdadl-kcdadl6 Jcjcjc‟ shjut Imhbhr icdlhd suhrh iapc`hdghd.

‐Usstt..mhdlh gcrhs-gcrhs dthr gcicdlcrhd, cohdl ehgcp khdlct saj thpa yh gath Euoh kash dla`cr
hmh...gudea ifdl!!‟

Imhbhr ocokcraghd gudea adllras ihra gfthg pcrghghs phih tcohddyh. Ia ihpur shdh, cdthj ihra ohdh,
ih`ho iara Uycda tcr`adths sckuhj aic scdsuh`. Khlhaohdh gh`hu jhra ada ah ocdllfih ocrcgh udtug
kcreadth, ia sada, ia ghohr hphrtcocddyh scdiara. Ah ocokhtad, sudlluj ah tc`hj ocdmhia prakhia yhdl
shdlht kcrkcih ihra yhdl iu`u, dhbsu `ahr ih`ho iaradyh scohgad ocdifoadhsadyh scjadllh ocdmhia
scpcrta scghrhdl ada. Yhdlhddyh ocrcohs phyuihrhdyh scdiara ihra `uhr ghfsdyh, kcdhgdyh scihdl
iapcduja `houdhd crftas khlhaohdh gciuh tughdl `cicdl atu ocdllcrhyhdla tukujdyh, ocdma`ht ihd
ocdyctukujadyh scpuhs ocrcgh. Ah shopha taihg shihr har yhdl iatuhdlghddyh gc lc`hs shopha
oc`uhp ihd ah sclcrh ocrhpaghddyh. Ucsudllujdyh=

Karhja, hih`hj jhokh yhdl ocdycdhdlghd, dhoud tuhd yhdl ocdlcraghd

"Khlhaohdh ^hg6 ^hrhj rushgdyh6" thdyh Uycda gc kc`hghdl iu`u oc`ajht gcrmh ocrcgh, gc`ajhthd ah
ohsaj lc`ashj ihd dhbhsdyh ocokuru ghrcdh `houdhd crftas thia.

Ah ocdljhopara ocrcgh ihd ocopcrjhtaghd gciuhdyh kcgcrmh. Imhbhr yhdl mfdlgfg ia sckc`hjdyh
gckhlahd pcohdihdlhd adihj kcruph kc`hjhd ihih Uycda yhdl tcr`ajht mc`hs, khjghd ah kash oc`ajht
kcdtug phyuihrhdyh yhdl scihdl atu.
 8>;

"Lh hph-hph Dfd, Euoh hih paph ghrhthd hmh, uihj `hoh, ohghddyh hardyh sugh ohopct" shjut Ufkra
shoka` ocdlcdehdlghd khut our.

‐Jjjooo...latu yh, syugur icj phg gh`hu latu‟ ghth Uycda `h`u ah gcokh`a gc ruhdl tcdlhj.

‐\uaj, ihjsyht!‟ ghth Imhbhr sctc`hj Uycda pcrla.

‐Hph...hphhd6‟ thdyh Ufkra pcdhshrhd.

‐^cdhophghd tuj thia, ihjsyht khdlct!‟

‐^cdhophghd hph saj6 Hih tuyu` cohdl6‟ Ufkra ocdcpug `cdlhd tcohddyh atu

‐Atu sa Dfd, thia dudiug shopc gc`ahthd tfgcidyh, cihd putaj ou`us! ^cdlcd dlcrcocs rhshdyh!‟
ghth Imhbhr ocdllcrhg-lcrhgghd mhradyh icdlhd whmhj ocsuo.

‐Qccc...hih khrhdl khlus gfg lh ka`hdl-ka`hdl `f!6‟ ghth Ufkra scwft thpa tcthp ocdhjhd suhrhdyh

‐@jf satu yhdl `hla sakug ghd jccjc...!‟

Jhsrht Uycda scohgad kcrlc`frh gctagh ocdeauo khu gcradlht gciuh tughdl `cicdl atu ia ruhdl gcea`
thia. Mhdtudldyh kcriclup scohgad gcrhs ihd tukujdyh lcocthr, scmcdas lcocthr yhdl dagoht.
Fkscsadyh sc`hoh ada, yhdl gcouiahd iapaeu f`cj pcrtcouhddyh icdlhda Aorfd, sa pcdmhlh ghopus
kcmht atu, kcdhr-kcdhr ocohthdlghd jhsrht `akaifdyh. Ocrcgh hlhgdyh taihg `hoh `hla sclcrh
ocdyc`cshaghd pcgcrmhhd ocrcgh. Uycda sclcrh ocdehra hgh` khlhaohdh ehrhdyh ocwumuighd
fkscsadyh. Hgjardyh ah ocdumu gc ghohr ohdia ihd ocokugh phghahddyh jadllh taihg hih tcrsash ia
tukujdyh. Gcouiahd iahoka`dyh jhdiug kcrwhrdh gudadl kcrlhras-lhras frhdlc yhdl tcrlhdtudl ia
tcophtdyh udtug oc`a`at tukuj tc`hdmhdldyh. Yakh-takh pfdsc`dyh kcrkudya, kuru-kuru ah gc ghohrdyh
yhdl tcpht ia sckc`hj ghohr ohdia atu ihd ocdlhdlght tc`cpfd. Uc`hoh gurhdl `ckaj scpu`uj ocdat
ah ocdlfkrf` icdlhd tcohddyh yhdl shoh shoh scihdl sgrapsa icdlhddyh jadllh hgjardyh tcricdlhr
suhrh Ufkra ocohdlla`dyh ihra `uhr shdh.

‐Dfd!! Dfd!! Ada uihj kcrcs!‟

‐Fjj...ayh ^hg, sckcdthr yh!!‟ Uycda ocdyhjut ihra ghohr, ‐Cj....Ih, uihj iu`u yh, `hla hih tughdl
kcdcrad sh`urhd har ia tcopht luh‟

Uctc`hj ocdutup pfdsc`dyh, ah ocdljc`h dhbhs phdmhdl kcrsahp udtug gc`uhr ocdcoua ocrcgh jhdyh
icdlhd kcrkh`ut sc`cokhr jhdiug yhdl jhdyh ocdutupa ihra khwhj gctahg jadllh scmcdlgh` ihra
phdlgh` phjh. Ucpcrta yhdl iaiulh, Ufkra ihd Imhbhr tcrkcdlfdl oc`ajht Uycda gc`uhr ihra ghohr
icdlhd jhdyh sc`cokhr jhdiug.

‐Sihj sc`csha yh ^hg6 Ohra sa`hghd iaoaduo iu`u!‟ Uycda kcrsaghp shdlht kahsh scrhyh ocdhwhrghd
khga yhdl ia hthsdyh tcrihpht iuh lc`hs sarup iadlad yhdl iasahpghddyh thia.

"Cjcjc....ohghsaj Dfd. Hih hph daj gfg euoh phgc jhdiug latu Dfd6" shjutdyh shoka` tcrjcrhd-
jcrhd oc`ajht Uycda yhdl kclatu scgsa.

‐Hkas ada ohu `hdlsudl ohdia sfh`dyh, hardyh kcdcr ihj `hdehr `hla ghd6‟

Ocrcgh ocdhthp iaradyh thdph kcrgciap sciagat pud, khjghd gctagh ocoaduo har ihra lc`hs
l c`hs pud ohth
 8>5

ocrcgh taihg pcrdhj `cphs ihradyh.

"Hhjj...phdhs mulh ia sada yh Dfd" gc`uj Ufkra purh-purh ocdehra h`hshd shoka` ocdlaphs-dlaphs
gcrhj khmudyh.

‐Hph HE-dyh ohsaj gurhdl iadlad6‟ thdyh Uycda purh-purh taihg ocdlcrta

‐Kughd HE saj Dfd, thpa dlc`aht Dfd scgsa lada shyh yhdl mhia phdhs jcjcjc!‟ Ufkra ohgad kcrhda
ocdllfih lhias atu oc`ajht rchgsadyh.

Uycda jhdyh tcrscdyuo scrhyh kcrghth, ‐Hj sa khphg kash hmh, shyh khru phgc jhdiug hmh uihj lcdat,
hph`hla gh`hu lhg phgc hph-hph6‟

‐Cohdl kf`cj Dfd gath `ahtad Dfd lhg phgc hph-hph6‟ taoph` Imhbhr ohgad hdtusahs ihd kcrdhbsu.

‐Jajaja...shyh thu Khphg-khphg ihra thia uihj pcdlcd...mhia...tudllu hph `hla6‟

Yakh-takh Imhbhr oc`cthgghd lc`hsdyh ihd kcrmh`hd gc hrhj Uycda iaaguta f`cj Ufkra. Ycdtu shmh Uycda
ocrhsh tclhdl thpa iah kcrushjh tcdhdl. Gada ocrcgh kcrtalh kcriara kcrjhihp-jhihphd, tcrpashj
kckcrhph scdtaoctcr shtu shoh `had. Mhdtudl lhias atu kcricthg gcdehdl, ah thju gciuh prah atu tc`hj
ocdehp`fg uophd yhdl ia`cophrghddyh. Yhthphd ocrcgh kcriuh suihj iapcduja dhbsu, gc`ajhthd
scgh`a khjwh ocrcgh kcriuh hghd sclcrh ocdllhrhpdyh jhkas-jhkashd. Ah kh`hs ocdhthp ohth
ocrcgh icdlhd cgsprcsa ocdllfih ihd ocdhdthdl. Gcouiahd ah lcrhgghd thdlhddyh gc hrhj `aphthd
jhdiug ia ihihdyh. Ucgh`a thrag shmh `cphs`hj `aphthd atu ihd jhdiug atu mhtuj gc `hdtha scjadllh
tcrphophdl`hj tukuj tc`hdmhdldyh yhdl adihj ia icphd gciuh tughdl `cicdl atu. Ocrcgh tcrjcdyhg
ocdyhgsaghddyh.

"\fw... hmc la`c ou`usdyh!!" shjut Imhbhr ocdc`hd `aur

Imhbhr

Yhdph kuhdl whgtu `hla thdlhd prah atu ocrhkh phyuihrh Uycda ihd `hdlsudl oc`uoht kakardyh.
Ucocdthrh Ufkra kcrmfdlgfg ia jhihphddyh ihd ocrcdllhdlghd ghgadyh, `aihjdyh ou`ha ocdma`ht
icdlhd rhgus vhladh yhdl iatuokuja ku`u-ku`u yhdl iaeugur rhpa atu. Ohth Uycda tcrpcmho ihd
ou`utdyh ocdicshj tcrthjhd ocdagohta gciuh kakardyh iaeuokua ocrcgh. Uctc`hj kckcrhph shht
kcreauohd, Imhbhr ou`ha ocdeauo `cjcr lhias atu shoka` ocdicshj-icshj ocrhshghd gcdagohthd,
sc`had atu thdlhddyh mulh ocrhokht ocrcohs-rcohs phyuihrh gara Uycda icdlhd `ahr ihd lhdhs.

‐Ia sfbh hmh ^hg, `ckhr, copug `hla, ohsh kcriara lada6‟ hmhg Uycda sctc`hj Imhbhr oc`cphsghd phluthd
ihra ou`utdyh
 8>9

Ocrcgh pud ocohphj tukuj tc`hdmhdldyh gc sfbh icght satu `h`u ocokhradlghddyh.

"Jcjcjc...luh ph`adl sugh hofy ghyh lada, kfia khjcdf`, whmhjdyh mulh hyu khdlct ghyh ia ba`o-ba`o
Jfdlgfdl. Lhg dyhdlgh, gcshopchd mulh kash ohad hoh hofy!‟ gfocdthr Ufkra shoka` ocokugh
khmudyh, pcdasdyh yhdl scmhg thia tcrhsh scshg ia ih`ho ec`hdh phdmhdldyh, ocdudtut udtug
iagc`uhrghd.

Khthdl gcoh`uhd atu ocdlheudl tclhg kclatu iagc`uhrghd, `uohyhd phdmhdl ihd kcrurht ia
padllarhddyh ocokuht Uycda tcrjcdyhg ocdlhohtadyh.

"Yu` tuj...ecwcg hofy ocohdl yhdl ph`adl tfp icj. @ajht shmh gu`atdyh, ghyhg pfrec`ad. Luc phsta
khgh` gcthlajhd hoh ada ecwcg," thokhj Imhbhr shoka` ocdm`hta kakardyh.

"Hyf Dfd, scift gfdtf` hkhdl iu`u. ^cdlcd thu cdhgdyh iascpfdlad hofy ehdtag," pcradthj Imhbhr
shoka` ocdlhrhjghd pcdasdyh yhdl suihj crcgsa gc whmhj lhias atu.

‐Uahph thgut6‟ Uycda thg ocdf`hg sciagatpud ghrcdh iah ocohdl suihj jfrdy kcrht.

Uctc`hj ocdllcdllho pcdas atu shoka` kcrkhradl ocdyhopadl, ah sclcrh ocdlc`uhrghd murus-murus
frh`dyh. @aihjdyh ocdhra-dhra icdlhd `adehj ia pcdas prah atu, ocdyhpu sctahp ecdta pcroughhd
khthdl atu. ^cdas Imhbhr ocohdl `uohyhd kcshr, umudldyh kcrsudht, yhdl ph`adl scgsa hih`hj `ukhdl
gcdeadldyh. @ukhdl atu sc`h`u shmh ocdlhdlh sciagat, schghd ocdllfih udtug iascift. Yhdph ocrhsh
 mamag, Uycda ocohadghd `ukhdl atu icdlhd `aihjdyh. Imhbhr iakuhtdyh oc
ocrco-oc`cg
rco-oc`cg shoka` oc ocrhehu
rhehu
ocdagohta kcthph ihjsyhtdyh `aihj lhias atu "ocdyagsh" `ukhdl pcdasdyh. Khla yhdl taihg kahsh,
`ukhdl pcdas oudlgad hghd tcrhsh sciagat pcraj magh iaohadghd. Yhpa icdlhd gcohjarhddyh ih`ho
oc`hgughd frh` scgs, Uycda oh`hj ocokuht prah atu oc`cdluj-`cdluj gcdagohthd. U@S[^! U@S[^!
kclatu kudya `aihj Uycda yhdl thg jcdta-jcdtadyh ocdma`hta pcdas Imhbhr. Uc`hoh atu Ufkra taihg tadllh`
iaho, prah kcrguoas atu ocdllcrhyhdla ihd ocdeuokua tukuj Uycda, gada ou`utdyh tcdlhj ocdeauo
ihd ocdma`hta kfdlhghjhd phdtht lhias atu yhdl ku`ht scopurdh shoka` thdlhddyh ocdlc`usa
vhladhdyh. Kuhj ihih Uycda yhdl putaj ou`us atupud thg `cphs ihra rcohshd Ufkra. Iarcohsdyh
phyuihrh adihj atu icdlhd pcduj dhbsu f`cj tughdl `cicdl atu ihra kc`hghdl scokhra tcrus ocdma`hta
tukujdyh.

‐JJjjjooo...scihp, ou`us ihd whdla khihddyh Dfd, shyh sugh yhdl sclcr-sclcr lada!‟ shjut Ufkra .

‐Dycpfdldyh mulh hsyag daj, hhhjjj...ucccdhhgg...tcrus Dfd, yhj iasatu ascp!‟ taoph` Imhbhr `h`u
ocohmu-oudiurghd pcdasdyh ia ih`ho rfdllh ou`ut Uycda icdlhd `ckaj ecpht shopha dyhras shmh
lhias atu tcrscihg

‐Hgjjj…ma`ht iasatu cdhg ^hg...ooojjjj...yhj…iasatu…ma`ht ia khlahd atu….hgjjj…tcrus…^hg!‟ icshj

Uycda gctagh `aihj Ufkra ocdlfkrhg-hkrag `ahdl gcoh`uhddyh.

Uycda ocdicsas thg ghruhd ocdhjhd rhsh lc`a ehopur dagoht ihra ma`hthd prah atu tcruthoh gctagh
guoas tckh`dyh ocdyhpu kakar vhladhdyh yhdl scdsatab. Eharhd gcwhdathhddyh scohgad khdyhg yhdl
gc`uhr ihd oc`ukcr gc`uhr scjadllh ocokhshja gu`at sfbh ia ruhdlhd atu icdlhd tctcshddyh. Ufkra
ocdladtcdsabghd scrhdlhddyh icdlhd ocohsugghd iuh mhiadyh ihd ocdlfkfg-fkfg `ahdl
gcwhdathhddyh scjadllh Uycda scohgad oc`cdluj ocrhshghd gcdagohthd, thdlhddyh scohgad ecpht
ocdlfefg pcdas Imhbhr yhdl ialcdllhodyh. Kckcrhph ictag gcouiahd tukujdyh ocdllc`admhdl
jckht, Uycda hgjardyh ocdehpha frlhsoc shht atu. ^uhs ocdma`ht, Ufkra gada ocdycift vhladh Uycda
yhdl suihj khdmar. Ucpcrta vheuo e`chdcr, prah atu ocdycift eharhd vhladh lhias atu. U@S[^! U@S[^!
Uycda ocdllc`aht-lc`aht ocrhshghd scdshsa dagoht jashphd Ufkra phih vhladhdyh.
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"Hhrrlljj.. Ffjj...cccoppjjj!" crhdlhddyh tcrjhokht ghrcdh Imhbhr yhdl scohgad karhja

ocdmcdllut rhokutdyh ihd gcokh`a ocdmcmh`ghd pcdasdyh gc ih`ho ou`ut Uycda scih`ho-ih`hodyh,
"hhrrlljj.. Ffjj ychhj...scift Dfd.. Hhjj.. Qyhh.. Ma`htad gfdtf` luc.. Hhjj... @fc sugh ghd6 Hhjj!!"

Yaihg shopha `aoh ocdat gcouiahd takh-takh Imhbhr ocdhrag gcph`h scrhyh kcrghth,"Sihjhd iu`u Dfd,
gh`f iatcrusad, khphg kash GF iu`uhd."

‐Kra...luh iu`uhd yhj, uihj dlckct daj, hopar hmh gc`uhr thia shgadl cdhgdyh!‟ padth prah fopfdl atu
phih tcohddyh.

‐Fgcj, luh mulh pcdlcd rhshad iu`u ou`ut sa Dfd!‟ mhwhk Ufkra ocdlayhghd

Uycda ocdllcscr pfsasa kcrkhradldyh hlhr dyhohd, ah ocdhruj gcph`hdyh phih shdihrhd `cdlhd
shoka` kcrkhradl tc`cdthdl. Yhdlhddyh ocrhaj pcdas Ufkra yhdl kcriara ia icphd whmhjdyh ihd ou`ha
ocdlfefg pc`hd pcdas atu. Oc`ajht Imhbhr suihj ocdlhoka` hdehdl-hdehdl udtug ocdyctukuja Uycda,
Ufkra ohgad kcrlharhj hph`hla shht atu Uycda suihj ou`ha ocdma`hta gcph`h pcdasdyh `h`u ocohsugghd
kcdih atu gc ou`utdyh. Gcjhdlhthd ou`ut Uycda ihd pcrohadhd `aihjdyh sudlluj ocohdmhghd Ufkra.

"Hhjj...uihj kcecg khdlct, hdlct ohdtcp!" shjut Imhbhr ocdllcscg-lcscgghd pcdasdyh phih kakar
vhladh Uycda udtug oc`uoura gcph`h pcdasdyh icdlhd eharhd gcwhdathhd lhias atu, hlhr `ckaj
tcrhdlshdl, prah atu ocokc`ha-kc`ha phyuihrh Uycda.

"Ffjj.. Ffjj...scihp Dfd!" icshj Ufkra ocdagohta gu`uohd Uycda phih pcdasdyh

"Hhjj...sahp yh Dfd, hkhdl efk`fs daj scghrhdl!" ec`ftcj Imhbhr shht ocdcghd gcph`h pcdasdyh gc
`ukhdl vhladh Uycda, thdph ocdudllu `ckaj `hoh `ukhdl atu iatcghddyh guht-guht icdlhd pcdasdyh
yhdl suihj ia`uohsa `cdiar lhias atu shopha hok`hs.

"Hhrrlljj!!" mcrat Uycda ocdhjhd dycra ghrcdh Imhbhr oc`hgughddyh hlhg ghshr.

Uc`hoh kckcrhph ocdat, Imhbhr kcrmuhdl udtug ocdifrfdl pcdasdyh yhdl khru ohsug sctcdlhj hlhr
scohgad ih`ho sciagat icoa sciagat. Gcdagohthd tcrlhokhr mc`hs ia lurhthd whmhjdyh yhdl
hokurhiu`. Icdlhd sclcdhp tcdhlh prah atu oc`hgughd sfifghd udtug ocopcdctrhsa vhladh Uycda
yhdl pcrct atu.

‐DDddlljjj...ccccooo!!‟ crhdlhd Uycda tcrthjhd f`cj pcdas Ufkra yhdl ococduja ou`utdyh,
‐DDddlljjj...ccccooo!!‟
ohthdyh ocokc`hghg dhoud kcrhdlsur-hdlsur gcokh`a shyu scaradl gcdagohthd yhdl ocdmh`hra
tukujdyh..

‐Ococgdyh ohsaj scrct khdlct Dfd, cdhg....ihj pcrdhj iacdtftad shph hmh daj6‟ thdyh Imhbhr phih
Uycda ia hdthrh pfophhd pcdasdyh yhdl scghrhdl suihj ocdhdehp pcduj phih `ahdl scdllhoh lhias
atu.

Uycda tcrus ocdlu`uo pcdas Ufkra thdph ocdljarhughd pcrthdyhhd Imhbhr. ^rah atu mulh tcrus
ocdllcdmft vhladhdyh

"Fjj Dfd, ucddhhgg scgh`a ococgou...fj," Imhbhr ocdyctukuja Uycda icdlhd arhoh yhdl ecpht ihd
tcthp, ihd Uycda mulh ocdlaokhdla lcrhghddyh shoka` oc`hgughd frh` scgs.

Gada lhias ehdtag atu tfth` oc`hyhda gckutujhd scgs gciuh tughdl `cicdl tcrsckut scgh`alus
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ocouhsghd jhsrhtdyh yhdl ocdllcku-lcku.

‐Dfd uihj pudyh phehr kc`uo Dfd, phsta shoh phehrdyh mulh dlcdtft tahp jhra yh6‟ thdyh Imhbhr
shoka` tcrus ocdyfifgghd khthdl gcmhdthdhddyh scohgad ecpht gc `ahdl vhladh Uycda.

Ocdicdlhr pcrthdyhhd atu, Uycda oc`cphsghd pcdas Ufkra `h`u ocdcdlfg gc hrhj Imhbhr icdlhd
cgsprcsa sctcdlhj ohrhj

‐Yf`fdl yh ^hg mhdlhd sckut-sckut phehr `hla....hhjjjj...atu kughd urushd Khphg‟ shjutdyh shoka`
tcrus ocdicshj scscgh`a ocdlhiuj shht Imhbhr ocopcrecpht sfifghddyh. ‐Mhdlhd shopc shyh
gcja`hdlhd offi...dlcrta...hhhggjjj!‟ uehphddyh tcrjcdta gctagh gcph`h pcdas Imhbhr ocdljhdtho
khlahd ih`ho vhladhdyh yhdl ocruphghd L-spft shopha tukuj lhias atu ocdllc`admhdl.

‐Ayhj...ayhj....ohhb Dfd gh`hu hkhdl ocdyadlludl...yhdl pcdtadl scghrhdl gath dlcdtft iu`u shopc
puhs...uuujj!‟ shjut Imhbhr ocoadth ohhb, ah taihg adlad ocdludlgat jh` atu `ckaj mhuj ghrcdh thg rc`h
ka`h shopha lhias ada gcja`hdlhd offi ihd ocdlusardyh.

‐Jcjcjc...sa Dfd thokhj ehgcp hmh kahr `hla ohrhj mulh, yug `hdmut ifdl dycpfdldyh!‟ ghth Ufkra.

Ufkra

Yhdph iaoadth `hla, Uycda pud gcokh`a ocohsugghd pcdas ih`ho lcdllhohddyh atu gc ou`utdyh ihd
gcokh`a ocohadghddyh icdlhd `aihj ihd jashphddyh.

"\wwhhjj...cdhg khdlct...`fkhdl ococg hofy... Hhjj...ohdh frhdldyh hyu khdlct `hla.. Hiuj
cdhgdyh!!" ecrhehu Imhbhr tcrus ocdllcdmft, gciuh kctas lhias atu ah dhagghd gc khjudyh.

Yukuj ocrcgh ou`ha kcrsaokhj gcradlht, Imhbhr ocdllcdmft vhladh Uycda scocdthrh Uycda scdiara
ocdlfrh` pcdas Ufkra. [atoc lcdmfthd Imhbhr scohgad ecpht ihd kcrtcdhlh scjadllh tukuj Uycda
tcrludehdl-ludehdl tcruthoh scphshdl lududl gcokhrdyh, gciuh prah atu tcdtu thg kash taihg
ocdllcrhyhdladyh. Ucaradl icdlhd scohgad ecphtdyh sfifghd prah atu, Uycda pud ocdmhia scohgad
`cphs gfdtrf`. Ah kclatu `hrut ocdagohta pcrohadhd scgs adtcrheah` atu. \hmhj ehdtagdyh kcrehopur
icdlhd rhut ough tcrhdlshdl yhdl ocokuhtdyh tcr`ajht shdlht scgsa. Uycda pud ocdehpha
frlhsocdyh ia tcdlhj lcdmfthd Imhbhr yhdl ohgad `ahr, tukujdyh ocdllc`admhdl ihjsyht ihd
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ou`utdyh ocdlc`uhrghd icshjhd dagoht scmhia-mhiadyh.

‐Suujjj...gc`uhr hkhdl, Dfdd!!‟ scru Imhbhr scokhra ocdycokurghd sc`uruj eharhd spcrohdyh ia
ih`ho `ahdl gcoh`uhd Uycda.

Upcroh yhdl iagc`uhrghd f`cj prah fopfdl atu shdlht khdyhg scjadllh shht khthdl gcoh`uhddyh
iaehkut ihra `ahdl gcwhdathhd Uycda ocdlh`ar`hj gc`uhr eharhd putaj gcdth` yhdl shdlht khdyhg
kcrehopur icdlhd eharhd frlhsoc lhias atu. Kakar vhladh Uycda pud thophg ococrhj hgakht kcdturhd
ihd lcscghd gcrhs khthdl pcdas Imhbhr. Icdlhd gcohopuhddyh ocdihphtghd frlhoc kcrudtud/
ou`ta frlhsoc, Uycda taihg ocokutujghd astarhjht `hoh-`hoh.

Uctc`hj Imhbhr ocdhrag `cphs pcdasdyh ihd hokrug gc`c`hjhd, Uycda ocdhrag `cdlhd Ufkra yhdl
iasurujdyh iuiug ia sfbh, ah scdiara `h`u dhag gc phdlguhd prah atu kcrjhihphd icdlhdd, thdlhddyh
ocdllhdllho pcdas yhdl ohsaj tclhdl atu ihd ocdcopc`ghddyh ia kakar vhladhdyh yhdl suihj
kcecg ihd ocdlhdlh tcrsckut.

‐Hgjj…^hg…puhsad hgu yhj ^hg...‟ icshj Uycda shht ocdurudghd tukujdyh shoka` ococ`ug tukuj
gcghr prah atu.

Ocohdl scmhg thia ah suihj khdyhg kcrjhrhp Ufkra hghd ohopu ocokcradyh gcdagohthd yhdl `ckaj
ihjsyht iakhdiadl rcghddyh yhdl gurus atu. Ohth Uycda scohgad shyu ghrcdh ocdhjhd lcmf`hg dhbsu
yhdl tcrpcdiho. Ah scohgad ocdurudghd tukujdyh ia hths pcdas prah atu scjadllh ocokuht khthdl
pcdas yhdl tc`hj sahp ia icphd kakar vhladh lhias atu ocdusug ohsug gc ih`ho `ahdl vhladhdyh sciagat
icoa sciagat dhoud phsta. Kakar vhladhdyh tcrkc`hj ohgad `ckhr shht ia`cwhta gcph`h pcdas prah atu
jadllh scphruj tcdllc`ho ia ih`ho vhladhdyh. ^hyuihrhdyh kcscrth putadldyh iapa`ad, iarcohs ihd
iajashp f`cj prah atu icdlhd scscgh`a `aihjdyh ocdyhpu pc`hd umudl putadldyh icdlhd lcrhghd
oc`adlghr.

‐^hg…fjjj…uihj ohsug6 Ococggu scshg khdlct ccccdllljj!!‟ Uycda ocrhehu `hla thg ghruhd gh`a
ada tukujdyh ocdllc`admhdl jckht `h`u ocdclhdl scokhra thdlhd ihd ghgadyh ocrhdlgu` crht
tukujgu.

‐Sihj Dfd thpa kc`uo scouh, cdhg yh Dfd, gfdtf` Khphg lcic‟ mhwhk Ufkra shoka` ocdcghd tukuj
lhias atu, ‐Khphg ohsugad `ckaj ih`ho yh Dfd6‟

Uycda jhdyh ocdlhdllug pc`hd ocdmhwhk pcrthdyhhd prah atu khrushd. Ihd ih`ho kckcrhph
jcdthghd gc hths hgjardyh sc`uruj khthdl gcoh`uhd Ufkra kcrjhsa` ohsug scehrh scopurdh gc ih`ho
`ahdl scdllhoh lhias atu.

‐Hhjjj...^hg...ayhjj...hhjj!‟ icshj Uycda shoka` dhag turud ocrhshghd `ahdl gcoh`uhddyh iasfifg
pcdas prah atu.

Ufkra tcrscdyuo gcphihdyh, ‐Khlhaohdh rhshdyh Dfd, ohdthp ghd6‟ thdyhdyh scokhra ocrcohs-
rcohs phyuihrhdyh yhdl adihj atu.

^utadl susu lhias atu suihj ocdlcrhs ihd ocokcshr ihra ugurhd dfroh`dyh ihd kuhj ihihdyh yhdl
putaj atu suihj ou`ha ococrhj ghrcdh tcrhdlshdl ihd kughd jhdyh kuhj ihihdyh shmh oc`hadghd
pcrut, `cjcr, ough ihd jhopar sc`uruj khlahd tukujdyh.

‐Cdhg...sfifg tcrus ^hg...ssjjj...tcrus mhdlhd kcrcdta...hhjj!‟ icshj Uycda `hla scokhra

ocdllfyhdlghd phdthtdyh pcr`hjhd.
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‐Dfd ehdtag khdlct, mhlf dlcdtft `hla!‟ ghth Ufkra gcphih Uycda yhdl gcouiahd ocdmhwhkdyh icdlhd
phluthd phdhs gc kakar prah atu

Imhbhr yhdl khru ocou`ajghd tcdhlhdyh taihg thjhd jhdyh gckhlahd ocdfdtfd shmh. Ohgh iah pud
ocdicghta ocrcgh ihd ocdllcrhyhdla tukuj Uycda yhdl scihdl kcrpc`ughd icdlhd Ufkra.

"Cccoojj" icshj lhias atu ocdhjhd lc`a shht Ufkra ocdma`ht-ma`ht pudlludldyh yhdl ou`us ihd
suihj ou`ha khshj f`cj gcradlht atu.

Yhdlhd Imhbhr ocrhyhp gc icphd ocrhaj phyuihrh gara Uycda ihd ocrcohs-rcohsdyh. Ou`ut Imhbhr
gada ocdeuphdla pudihg ihd `cjcr lhias atu sctc`hj ocdyakhgghd rhokut phdmhdldyh gc sckc`hj.
Yhdih-thdih gcocrhjhd kcroudeu`hd ia scgumur tukuj Uycda, khag ia ihih, pudlludl, khju ihd
`cjcr.

‐Gath ohad talhhd yh ^hg!‟ ghth Uycda ocdljcdtaghd lcdmfthd `h`u kcriara jadllh pcdas prah atu tcr`cphs
ihra vhladhdyh

Gh`a ada tukuj Uycda ocokc`hghdla Ufkra ihd gcokh`a iuiug ia phdlguhd prah atu.

‐Jcjcjc...sa Dfd sugh ohad kc`hghd mulh yh!‟ shjut Ufkra gcphih Uycda gctagh lhias atu ocrhaj
pcdasdyh ihd ocdlhrhjghd gc `ukhdl iukurdyh jadllh tcpht iahths umudl scdmhth Ufkra

‐Yhpa pc`hd-pc`hd yh, mhdlhd ghshr!‟ ghth Uycda ocopcradlhta

Ih`ho kckcrhph gh`a thrag ifrfdl, khthdl gcmhdthdhd tughdl `cicdl atu hgjardyh kcrjhsa` ohsug gc
ih`ho `ahdl hdus Uycda wh`hupud jhdyh khlahd gcph`h pcdasdyh shmh.

‐Jcjcjc...hsyag daj ohad rhoc-rhoc shoh ecwcg ehdtag `hla!‟ ghth Imhbhr ocdyhgsaghd prfscs
pcdctrhsa atu gctagh tcohddyh ocdhrag icdlhd gcrhs padllhdl Uycda jadllh khthdl gcmhdthdhddyh
tcdllc`ho sc`urujdyh gc ih`ho iukurdyh iaaradla crhdlhd phdmhdl lhias atu.

‐Succihdd...scopatdyh...uuujj!‟
‐Succihdd...scopatdyh...uuujj!‟ icshj Ufkra scokhra ocofoph hdus Uycda ihra khwhj.

‐Hgjj…hgjjj…shgat…hgjjj….pc`hd…pc`hd…ifdl!‟
‐Hgjj…hgjjj…shgat…hgjjj….pc`hd…pc`hd…ifdl!‟ radtaj Uycda ia hdthrh icshjhddyh.

Ocdicdlhr prftcs Uycda, Ufkra ococ`hdghd sfifghddyh ihd scghrhdl `ckaj kcrvhrahsa ghrcdh
iasc`adla lcrhghd ocouthr scocdthrh ihra ou`utdyh gc`uhr uehphd-uehphd ocdllfih lhias atu yhdl
ocokuhtdyh atu oh`u, rasaj tcthpa mulh ocokuhtdyh scohgad kcrdhbsu shmh. Kugtadyh thg `hoh
gcouiahd iah ocdyhokut kakar Ufkra yhdl ocdmc`hmhja tukujdyh icdlhd gceuphd jhdlht.

‐Hyf…Bhr!‟ uehp Ufkra phih tcohddyh shoka` ocokugh `ckhr phjh Uycda jadllh kakar vhladhdyh
tcrkugh `ckhr.

Yhdph kuhdl whgtu `hla, Imhbhr oc`cshgghd khthdl gcoh`uhddyh ocdcokus kakar vhladh Uycda. Lhias
atu ocdicshj pc`hd gctagh ocrhshghd kakar vhladhdyh gcokh`a iatusug f`cj pcdas atu, ah ocrhshghd ia
tukujdyh kcrefgf` iuh kuhj pcdas yhdl scihdl ocdehra gcdagohthd icdlhd ocokfokhriar gciuh
`ukhdldyh icdlhd pcduj lharhj. Ucscgh`a gcph`h gciuh pcdas atu sh`adl kcrtuokugghd ghrcdh iadiadl
pcoashj hdthrh gciuh `ukhdl Uycda scf`hj tcrlcdect scjadllh scf`hj ocdmhia scohgad tapas shmh.
Kc`uo `hla magh gciuh prah atu ocofophdyh icdlhd arhoh yhdl shoh shht ocdhrag ihd ocdifrfdl
gcmhdthdhd ocrcgh ia `ahdl vhladh ihd hdusdyh. Ghrcdh suihj kahsh oc`hgughd lhdlkhdl, Uycda
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icdlhd ecpht suihj ihpht ocdagohta tjrccsfoc tcrsckut dhoud tcthp shmh tcrhsh shgat ihd pcraj ia
`ahdl hdusdyh ocdladlht pcdas oa`ag Ufkra ocohdl tcrka`hdl kcshr. Ucgathr 8>-83 ocdat gcouiahd
Ufkra ocrhshghd gh`hu iah hghd sclcrh ocdehpha frlhsocdyh, `h`u iah ocofoph icdlhd `ckaj ecpht
`hla ihra sckc`uodyh. Oc`ajht lc`hlht atu Imhbhr mulh agut ocopcrecpht pfophhdgu gc ih`ho `ahdl
vhladh lhias atu. Uycda tcr`ajht suihj gcwh`hjhd ghrcdh iagcrfyfg iuh prah scehrh kcrshohhd, dhoud
ah ohsaj tcthp kcrthjhd. Ia tcdlhj lcopurhd ocrcgh, tcrdlahdl-dlahdl gcokh`a khlhaohdh iaradyh
yhdl thiadyh jhdyh scfrhdl lhias kahsh ihra gc`uhrlh khag-khag ocdmhia tcrmcruous ih`ho `cokhj
dasth scpcrta scghrhdl ada, rc`h ocrcdihjghd iaradyh icoa gcpuhshd scgs. Ada scouh lhrh-lhrh ohdthd
gcghsajdyh yhdl taihg kcrthdlludl mhwhk atu, mulh lhrh-lhrh Aorfd sa pcdmhlh ghopus kcmht atu, hthu
lhrh-lhrh iaradyh scdiara yhdl ocoa`aj ocdmhia scpcrta ada sckhlha pc`hrahd hths sclh`hdyh6
pcrthdyhhd scpcrta ada scradlgh`a ocokuhtdyh ludihj. Ycr`adths pu`h gcdhdlhd phih fohdyh yhdl
tc`hj ocdadllh` iuh thjud sckc`uodyh yhdl ocdlhdllhpdyh sckhlha eueu gcshyhdlhddyh, yhdl
kcrjhrhp ah ohsaj kash jaiup udtug jhiar ih`ho pcrdaghjhddyh gc`hg khjghd scopht ocdllcdifdl
eaeatdyh. Jhrhphd yhdl taihg pcrdhj tcrpcduja ghrcdh fohdyh suihj gckuru ocdadllh` ihd cdthj
hphghj gc`hg ohsaj hghd tcrwumui ocdladlht gfdiasa iaradyh yhdl suihj tcrecohr scpcrta scghrhdl
ada. Yhdph iashihradyh, ihra ohthdyh yhdl adihj har
h ar ohth oc`c`cj ocokhshja whmhjdyh. Yhdlasdyh
sciagat ocdllhdllu Imhbhr ohgh iah pud `hdlsudl ocdihrhtghd sckuhj eauohd ohut phih kakar lhias
atu. Iaeauo scehrh takh-takh Uycda tcdtu shmh ghlct ihd kuyhr `houdhddyh. Durhdadyh ocdyurujdyh
udtug oc`cphsghd iara ihra eauohd yhdl dhmas atu dhoud hph ihyh sckhk gada karhja `ckaj
ocdifoadhsa. @aihj Imhbhr ocdycruhg ohsug ihd har `aurdyh tuophj gc ih`ho ou`ut Uycda. Uhihr
khjwh iaradyh tc`hj ocdmhia kuihg scgs, Uycda pud hgjardyh ocohsrhjghd iara. Ah scohgad
ocokahrghd iaradyh jhdyut ocdagohta hph yhdl scihdl iah rhshghd. Uckuhj puasa ocdmhia shgsa,

Kudlh yhdl tcdlhj kcrscoa icdlhd sclh`h gcjhruohddyh,

tc`hj iaehku`a tuokujhd rhokht yhdl `ahr 
Gcocghrhd yhdl `cokut icdlhd sclh`h putagdyh,
tc`hj iaicrh jumhd icrhs ihd eaprhthd `uopur.
Kcthph ocdyciajghd scfrhdl lhias scehdtag kudlh,
 mhtuj gc thdlhd frhdl yhdl sh`hj.
Uudlluj gcpadlhd lafg yhdl adihj,
tcrdfih f`cj gftfrhd yhdl ocdmamaghd.

‐Hhrrlljj...hyf ifdl ^hg sfifg yhdl gcdehdl...shyh sugh gfdtf` gh`ahd...puhsad shyh hhhjjj!" crhdl
Uycda thdph oh`u-oh`u

"Jjfjj.. Hhrrlljj.. La`c, daj.. Hhrrlljj.. Ecwcg ada ifyhd gfdtf` tcrdyhth.. Hhrrlljj.. Fgc icj..
hkhdl khgh` dlcdtftad `u.. Sulljj.. shopc ocdmcrat oadth hopud...uuujjj....uujjj!" shjut Imhbhr
shoka` ocdllcdmft vhladh Uycda ohgad kcrtcdhlh.

Gcradlht suihj ocokhshja scgumur tukuj gctalhdyh scjadllh tcr`ajht ocdlga`hp. Uuhshdh phdhs yhdl
crftas kclatu tcrhsh ia ruhdl tcdlhj hphrtcocd atu. Hrfoh pcrscdllhohhd tcrhsh kclatu thmho ia
shdh.

"Hhjj.. Dlcdtft! Hhjj.. [hshghd gfdtf` luc...pcrcg...ohopus `u!" pcdas Imhbhr icdlhd kruth`
ocdlfkrhg-hkrag vhladh Uycda.

Yhg tcrc`hgghd `hla, Uycda pud scohgad thg tcrgcdih`a, kc`uo `hla pfophhd pcdas Ufkra phih
phdthtdyh ihd lcrhyhdlhd thdlhd ocrcgh phih tatag-tatag scdsatab ia tukujdyh. Ocrhsh suihj jhopar
g`aohgs, Imhbhr ocdhrag `cphs pcdasdyh gcouiahd iaicghtghddyh gc ou`ut lhias ehdtag atu.

"Ascpad Dfd...dthr pcmudyh iatc`cd mulh!" pcradthj Imhbhr ocokc`ha-kc`ha rhokut Uycda.
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Icdlhd phtuj, Uycda ocdllhdllhp pcdas yhdl suihj khshj atu ihd ocokugh ou`utdyh `ckhr-`ckhr.

"Latu ifdl, sap!!" puma prah atu scrhyh ocdifrfdl pcdasdyh ohsug gc ou`ut Uycda.

Uycda ou`ha ocokcrsajghd pcdas yhdl tc`hj kc`cpfthd eharhd gcwhdathhddyh scdiara atu. [hshdyh
hlhg hsad ihd tcrhsh `aead ia `aihj. Qhdl scpcrta ada kughd`hj yhdl pcrthoh hthu gciuh gh`a khladyh
scjadllh ah suihj tcrkahsh icdlhd rhshdyh ihd khjghd kash iaka`hdl suihj gcthlajhd. Uhtu-shtudyh
ehrh hlhr prceuo kash ocdlh`ar gc`uhr hih`hj shht pcdas tcrhdlshdl ohgsaoh`. F`cj ghrcdh atu, Uycda
kcrushjh scguhtdyh udtug ocrhdlshdl pcdas Imhbhr. Icdlhd tcgdagdyh yhdl suihj hj`a, shoka` dhag
turud pcr`hjhd ia hths pcdas Ufkra, Uycda ocdma`hta sc`uruj khlahd ihra pcdas Imhbhr. Sdtug ocdhokhj
scdshsa dagoht, ah mulh thg `uph ocdycift gcph`h pcdas atu hlhr spcroh kash tcrscift gc`uhr. U@S[^!
U@S[^! U@S[^! Icoagahd kudya yhdl tcricdlhr

"Hhjj.. Ffjj... Ucift tcrus, hhjj..cihd cdhgdyh!" icshj Imhbhr shoka` ocrcohsa rhokut Uycda.

Eharhd putaj susu pud tcreurhj ihra pcdas prah atu ihd Uycda icdlhd rhgus `hdlsudl oc`hjhpdyh.
Oo... iajashp ihd iama`ht kcrsaj thdph hih yhdl gc`uhr ihra ou`utdyh.

‐Dfd, khphg gc`uhr hgjjj…hggjjj!!‟ scru Ufkra yhdl suihj ocdehpha pudehg shoka`
ocdycoprftghd sc`uruj eharhd spcroh yhdl suihj guthjhd scmhg kckcrhph ocdat thia scjadllh
ocokhshja `ahdl iukur Uycda.

Uycda jhdyh kash ocdcraoh scoprfthd spcroh atu icdlhd ocdicshj phdmhdl ihd ohth ocrco oc`cg
ghrcdh iah suihj ocdehpha frlhsocdyh mulh

Kcrshohhd gciuh tughdl `cicdl atu ocdehkut pcdas ocrcgh ihra ou`ut ihd phdtht Uycda scjadllh ah
ocrhshghd scdshsa hdcj ghrcdh takh-takh shmh tukuj khwhjdyh yhdl sckc`uodyh pcduj, takh-takh
tcrhsh gfsfdl ghrcdh asadyh ocdlja`hdl. Kckcrhph ictag gcouiahd tcr`ajht ihra phdtht Uycda
ocdlc`uhrghd sciagat eharhd spcroh gcdth` ihra ih`hodyh gc`uhr ihd ocokhshja sc`hdlghdlhd lhias
atu ocdlh`ar ocduruda phjhdyh yhdl putaj ou`us. Yukuj of`cg Uycda gada tcrkhradl `cohs ia hths
sfbh. Kuhj ihihdyh tcr`ajht dhag turud ocdlaguta dhbhsdyh yhdl tcrscdllh`-scdllh`.

Gcwhdathhd Uycda ohsaj tcrhsh kcricdyut-icdyut, tukujdyh tcrhsh oc`hyhdl-`hyhdl. Icdlhd

ocdllcscr tukujdyh, ah ocdllhpha tcopht tassuc yhdl tcr`cthg ia hths ocmh gcea` sckc`hj sfbh atu.
Ihra shdh ah ocdlc`uhrghd sc`cokhr tassuc `h`u icdlhd tassuc atu ah scgh sc`hdlghdlhddyh yhdl
kc`cpfthd. Uctc`hjdyh ah ocdlhoka` lc`hs ihra oada khr icght satu ihd ocokugh grhd iaspcdscr
jadllh har ocdlh`ar gc lc`hs.

‐Ohsaj guht Dfd6‟ thdyh Imhbhr, ‐hkhdl ohsaj pcdlcd daj!‟

‐Gath `aht hmh‟ mhwhk Uycda shoka` iuiug ia sckc`hj Imhbhr

Yhdph oh`u-oh`u, ah ocrhaj thdlhd prah atu ihd oc`cthgghddyh ia phyuihrhdyh `h`u ah ocdeauoa `cjcr
Imhbhr yhdl ohsaj kcrgcradlht. ^rah gurus atu ocokh`hs pcr`hguhd Uycda icdlhd ocdeauoa rhokut
phdmhdl lhias atu, iapc`ugdyh tukuj ou`us atu ihd iatadiajdyh. Yaihg atu shmh, thdlhddyh pud ou`ha
ocdmc`hmhj gc shdh gc ohra. Ucgh`a whgtu, thdlhd atu ocdlushp-ushp phyuihrh Uycda yhdl ohsaj
tcrhsh scdsatab, ocokuht lhias atu tcrthwh gclc`ahd. Ghihdl, thdlhddyh ocrhyhp gc khwhj,
ocdyc`adhp ia hdthrh gciuh tukuj ocrcgh, ocdllc`atag sc`hdlghdlhd Uycda. Lhias atu ocdllc`aht-
ocdllc`admhdl, tcthpa thg kash oc`cphsghd iara ihra tadiajhd Imhbhr
‐Ua Dfdd dhbsudyh lcic khdlct yh jcjcjc‟ ghth Ufkra yhdl kcrshdihr ia sfbh shoka` ocdclug
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oaduohddyh.

‐Ayh daj luh sugh yhdl ghyh lada, scru!‟ shjut Imhbhr

Ocrhsh gcph`h pcdasdyh suihj kcrscdtujhd icdlhd kakar vhladh Uycda, Imhbhr ocdcghd padllu`dyh
scjadllh pcdasdyh oc`cshg ohsug gc vhladh lhias atu.

‐Cccddllljjj!!‟ icshj Uycda ocdcraoh jumhohd kcdih atu phih vhladhdyh `hla.

Gh`a ada Imhbhr adlad kcrpcrhd hgtab scihdlghd Uycda tadllh` kcriaho iara. Ah pud ou`ha ocdllcrhg-
lcrhgghd padllu`dyh ocdyctukuja lhias atu.

"Ffjj.. Cdhgdyh.." icshj Imhbhr icdlhd ohth ocrco oc`cg

Uhoka` kcreauohd icdlhd Uycda, Imhbhr ocofoph icdlhd pcduj scohdlht. Uycda scradlgh`a
ocokc`hghghd ohth shht pcdas prah atu ocdyfifg tcr`h`u gcrhs. Dhoud, gcdagohthd ihra
pcrsctukujhd ada ihpht ocdlh`ajghd rhsh dycra atu. Gciuh ghga adihj Uycda oc`adlghra padllhdl prah
atu, tcrghihdl ocdcghddyh schghd ocoadth iatusug `ckaj ih`ho ihd taihg kf`cj oc`cphsghd
tusughddyh. Gciuh thdlhddyh mulh ococ`ug tukuj sa tughdl `cicdl shoka` ou`ut ocrcgh tcrus
kcrphluthd, kcrohad-ohad `aihj ihd kcrtughr `aur. Uudlluj ocdllharhjghd pcrluou`hd adtcrhsah` atu.

"Ffjj.. Hhjj.. Luc ohu ouderht.. Ffjj!!" crhdl Imhbhr.

Uycda ocohdihdl icdlhd pcduj dhbsu shht tukuj Imhbhr yhdl gurus ihd suihj kcrohdiaghd
gcradlht atu ou`ha ocdlcmhdl-dlcmhdl. ^cdas prah atu yhdl kcrshrhdl ia ih`ho `ahdl scdllhohdyh
tcrhsh kcricdyut-icdyut jadllh hgjardyh ocoudthjghd `hjhr putaj gcdth`dyh.

"Hhrrlljj!!" crhdl Imhbhr shoka` ocdljumhoghd pcdasdyh ih`ho-ih`ho.

Uycda pud agut kcrtcrahg ghrcdh prah atu ocrcohs phyuihrhdyh icdlhd gcrhs shht ocdehpha pudehg.
Uarhohd spcroh jhdlhtdyh tcrhsh ococduja vhladh lhias atu. Eerrfft!! Eerrfft!! Eerrfftt!! Yughdl
`cicdl atu tcrus-ocdcrus oc`cdluj scocdthrh khihddyh kcrgc`cmfthd ia hths tukuj Uycda.

"Hhrrllj!! fffjj!! Hdmrat...cdhgdyh!!" icdlhd icshjhd phdmhdl, Imhbhr ocdhrag pcdasdyh gc`uhr
gctagh thg hih `hla spcroh yhdl ihpht iascoprftghd, pcdasdyh dhophg oc`cohs ihd ocdyusut.

Ocrcgh hgjardyh ou`ha kcrkcdhj iara sctc`hj jhopar iuh mho ocdagohta tjrccsfoc yhdl `uhr kahsh
thia. Uycda gcokh`a ocdutupa tukujdyh icdlhd jhdiug udtug ocdlhdthrghd ocrcgh gc padtu.

"Ghphd-ghphd gath dlcdtft `hla yh Dfd, ohu ghd6" thdyh Ufkra hdtusahs.

‐Lhg mhdma yh!‟ mhwhk Uycda sccdhgdyh shoka` ocdutup padtu jadllh gciuh tughdl `cicdl atu
tcrkcdlfdl.

Uctc`hj ocdlasa khtjtuk icdlhd har jhdlht ihd ocduhdlghd shkud sceugupdyh, Uycda ocokugh
jhdiugdyh ihd ocohsuga khtjtuk. Ah ococmhoghd ohth ocdagohta gcjhdlhthd har yhdl
ocdlja`hdlghd rhsh pcdht phih tukujdyh shoka` ocrcdudlghd hph yhdl khru shmh tcrmhia thia.

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Oh`ho jhra, pugu` 81.5> 

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Ia sckuhj jftc` kcrkadthdl.

Gfj Hyfdl

Ickhrhd mhdtudl Uycda scohgad gcdehdl gctagh prah sctcdlhj khyh atu ocdllhdicdl thdlhddyh
ocdumu ghohrdyh ia `hdtha iuh kc`hs sctc`hj sckc`uodyh ocdagohta ohghd oh`ho ia rcstfrhd jftc`
tcrsckut. ^rah sctcdlhj khyh kcrghehohth atu kcrdhoh Gfj Hyfdl (39 thjud), pcoa`ag kckcrhph
phkrag tcgsta` yhdl sugscs, ah tc`hj ocokffgadl Uycda ihd ocokhyhr tadlla udtug pc`hyhdhddyh
oh`ho ada. Uctc`hj padtu ghohr iagudea ihra ih`ho, Gfj Hyfdl `hdlsudl ocrhdlgu` tukuj lhias atu
ocdumu rhdmhdl. Ah ocopcrsa`hghd lhias atu iuiug ia tcpa rhdmhdl icdlhd lcdt`c, iaththpdyh icdlhd
thmho sc`uruj `cgug-`cgug tukuj lhias atu yhdl tcrkudlgus lhud tcrushd kcrwhrdh udlu yhdl
ocokuhtdyh dhophg hdllud ihd scgsa dhoud taihg ourhjhd, phdihdlhd ohth prah atu ocdyhpu
ihra umudl rhokut shopha umudl ghga scf`hj-f`hj iah jcdihg ocdc`hddyh jaiup-jaiup shht atu, hthu
oudlgad shmh iah gckadludlhd jhrus ocou`hadyh ihra khlahd yhdl ohdh. Yhpa gcouiahd, prah atu
kcrjcdta ocdhthpdyh, ah kcrmh`hd gc hrhj ocmh ihd ocokugh kftf` rci wadc `h`u ocduhdlghddyh gc
ih`ho iuh lc`hs.

‐Ghou kash oaduo ghd6‟ ghthdyh scrhyh ocdyfifrghd lc`hs phih Uycda

‐Hsh` lh tcr`h`u khdyhg hmh fo‟ mhwhk lhias atu tcrscdyuo shoka` ocdcraoh lc`hs atu ihd ocdyhokut
tfhst ihra prah tcrsckut.

Yhg kutuj whgtu `hoh cbcg jhdlht oaduohd atu `hdlsudl tcrhsh phih tukuj ocrcgh, gcjhdlhthd
yhdl dagoht ihd ocdhokhj suhsh crftas ih`ho satuhsa scpcrta atu. Gfj Hyfdl yhdl iuiug ia sckc`hj
Uycda ocrhdlgu` pudihgdyh ihd ocdihrhtghd eauohd kakardyh gc kakar lhias atu, ohgad `hoh ohgad
lhdhs ghrcdh tcrkhghr dhbsu. Gfj Hyfdl ocouthr-outhr kakardyh yhdl ocdcopc` ia kakar Uycda
scaradl icdlhd pcrohadhd `aihjdyh yhdl sudlluj kuhs. Uycda scdiara ococmhoghd ohth shoka` tcrus
kcrushjh ocdlaokhdla pcrohadhd prah atu. ^cr`hjhd-`hjhd, Gfj Hyfdl ou`ha ocdadiaj tukujdyh
scjadllh Uycda pud gada rckhjhd ia rhdmhdl icdlhd ghga ohsaj ocdmudtha. Yhdlhd prah atu pud ou`ha
kcrlcrhg-lcrhg dhgh` shoka` ocdllcrhyhdla tukuj Uycda, tcruthoh ocrcohs-rcohs phyuihrhdyh ihra
kh`ag lhud tcrushddyh. Yhg eugup puhs icdlhd ocrcohsdyh ihra `uhr, Gfj Hyfdl pud ou`ha
ococ`frfta phghahd atu, ou`h-ou`h th`a pudihg sckc`hj gara ihd gcouiahd ocokugh rcst`ctadl
pudlludl. Kclatu tcrkugh, ah pud `hdlsudl ococ`frfta lhud atu jadllh sckhths pcrut scjadllh
tcrcgspfs`hj phyuihrh Uycda yhdl tcrtutup krh putaj thdph th`a pudihg. Yaihg ohu jhdyh phsab, lhias
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atu pud ou`ha ococ`frftghd ec`hdh Gfj Hyfdl ihd ocdhdllh`ghd gcocmhdyh pcr`hjhd icdlhd
lcrhghd crftas, iascrtha c`ushd phih ihih, shopha prah atu sctcdlhj tc`hdmhdl icdlhd jhdyh
ocdlcdhghd EI ihd sadl`ct. Gcouiahd gciuhdyh sh`adl ocohlut kakar `hla. Gh`a ada khjghd thg jhdyh
kakar, Gfj Hyfdl ocdlcrhyhdla `cjcr ihd ihih lhias atu icdlhd `aihjdyh shoka` thdlhddyh ou`ha
ocdllcrhyhdla phjh ou`usdyh tcrus ocdyusup ohsug gc ih`ho rfgdyh jadllh ocdycdtuj ec`hdh
ih`hodyh ihd ocrhkhadyh.

^cr`hjhd Uycda ocdifrfdl gcph`h Gfj Hyfdl udtug kcrlcrhg ohgad turud gc ihihdyh iaohdh prah atu
kcrohad-ohad icdlhd phyuihrhdyh, ocdlcdyft ihd ocdma`ht scpcrta `hyhgdyh khya kcshr. Uycda
ocdicshj-icshj udtug ocohdeadl lharhj Gfj Hyfdl hlhr thg shopha surut, ia shopadl ghrcdh ah
scdiara ocohdl ocrhsh lc`a. Uctc`hj scpu`uj ocdathd ocdyusu shoka` thdlhddyh tcrus kcrlcra`yh,
ou`ut Gfj Hyfdl ou`ha turud gc khwhj ihd shopha`hj ia hrch gcwhdathhd Uycda. Yhg thjhd adlad
sclcrh ocdljashp vhladh lhias atu, icdlhd pcduj dhbsu, prah atu ococ`frftghd ec`hdh ih`ho putaj
yhdl iaphgha Uycda. Ohthdyh dhdhr ocohdihdla vhladh yhdl iatuokuja ku`u-ku`u jh`us ihd tcreugur
rhpa atu ihd thdph khkaku `hla, ah pud ocokcdhoghd whmhjdyh gc sc`hdlghdlhd Uycda. Ah oc`uoht
vhladh lhias atu shoka` ocdlcihp-dlciapghd ohthdyh. Uycda ocdicshj pc`hd ihd tukujdyh
ocdllc`aht ghrcdh ah scihdl kcrhih ih`ho pudehg gcdagohthddyh. Uctahp gh`a oc`hgughd jukudlhd
scgs, Uycda sc`h`u ocrhsh hih gcdagohthd yhdl khru yhdl gurhshghd, pcrohadhd prah gcturudhd ada
kcrkcih icdlhd gciuh tughdl `cicdl thia sahdl, ohsadl-ohsadl ocopudyha gcudaghddyh scdiara.
Cdthj`hj, ah thg pcrdhj kfshd icdlhd scgs, sc`h`u adlad ocdefkh kcroheho-oheho vhrahsa scjadllh
gh`hu kf`cj iaghth, ah gcthlajhd. Aorfd `hj yhdl phtut iapcrsh`hjghd ghrcdh iah `hj yhdl tc`hj
ocdllh`a gc`uhr jhsrht lhias ada jadllh tcreurhj gc`uhr thdph tcrgcdih`a.
"Hej, tcrusghd fo!" padthgu phih shdl kfs tcgsta` atu.
Gfj Hyfdl thokhj `ahr shmh ocohadghd shdl Oass R, wa`hyhj scdsatab atu iajashpdyh icdlhd rhgus,
`aihjdyh tcrus ocdlhas-dlhas `ukhdl gcdagohthddyh ihd hgjardyh kcrtcou icdlhd ihladl gcea`dyh
yhdl scdsatab yhdl iagcdh` icdlhd dhoh g`atfras. Rhladh Uycda scohgad khshj shmh khag f`cj `aur prah atu
ohupud f`cj eharhd gcwhdathhddyh scdiara scjadllh ocdaoku`ghd kudya scruputhd ghrcdh jashphd
Gfj Hyfdl. Uc`hdl kckcrhph `hoh, Uycda ocrhsh vhladhdyh suihj thg shkhr `hla udtug sclcrh
ocduophjghd eharhddyh. Ucmhg thia ocohdl suihj gc`uhr eharhd prceuo yhdl suihj iadagohta
tcr`ckaj ihju`u f`cj Gfj Hyfdl. Dhoud sckc`uo kcdhr-kcdhr gc`uhr, Uycda ocdifrfdl gcph`h prah
atu ocdmhuj ihra vhladhdyh.

‐Fo...tf`fdl wadcdyh oadth iagat `hla, kf`cj6‟ padthdyh

‐Kf`cj...kf`cj, kahr thokhj jft yh6‟ shjut Gfj Hyfdl shoka` ocdlhoka` kftf` wadc atu ihd
ocduhdlghddyh gc lc`hs Uycda, ‐ghou cohdl padtcr yh, oaduo shoka` ladahd cohdl ph`adl cdhg
`fj!‟

‐Ia sada sckcdthr yh fo, kahr lh dlckhshjad rhdmhdl!‟ Uycda turud ihra rhdmhdl ihd ocokugh lhud
tcrushddyh yhdl ohsaj ocdyhdlgut ia pcrutdyh jadllh tukujdyh pf`fs, gcouiahd ah iuiug
kcrsaopuj ia `hdtha kcrh`hs ghyu atu.

Gfj Hyfdl tcrphdh oc`ajht yhdl ia`hgughd Uycda, wadc ia lc`hs atu taihg iaoaduodyh oc`hadghd
iatuophjghd gc ihihdyh scjadllh eharhd ocrhj atu tcrus turud ihd tcrthopudl ia sc`hdlghdlhddyh.

‐Hyf Fo, ecpct iaoaduo!‟ hmhgdyh icdlhd suhrh ocdicshj

Yhdph iaoadth `hla, prah atu sclcrh agut iuiug ia `hdtha ia jhihphd lhias atu. Ou`h-ou`h ah ocdma`hta

wadc
iaohdhyhdl oc`uoura
wadc phyuihrhUsss```rrp...ssrrr```pp...suhrh
atu tcrthopudl. Uycda, ma`hthddyh tcrus turud gc khwhj
scruputhd jadllh gc
tcricdlhr sc`hdlghdlhddyh
dyhradl. [hsh wadc atu
gada kcrehopur icdlhd rhsh gcwhdathhd, kclatu dagoht shopha eharhd atu jhkas pud, Gfj Hyfdl tcrus
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ocdma`hta vhladh Uycda. Jh` ada ocdaoku`ghd scdshsa `uhr kahsh khla lhias atu ihra iadladdyh wadc ihd
jhdlhtdyh `aihj prah atu. Ah ocokugh phjhdyh `ckaj `ckhr scjadllh Gfj Hyfdl `ckaj `c`uhsh ocdma`hta
vhladhdyh. Jadllh phih pudehgdyh, talh scoprfthd scgh`a ouderht yhdl `hdlsudl iama`ht thg kcrsash
f`cj Gfj Hyfdl. Ah khjghd ocdljashp shopha jhkas sash-sash eharhd vhladh kcrehopur wadc yhdl
tcrsash ia wa`hyhj sc`hdlghdlhd lhias atu. Uctc`hj atu Uycda gcokh`a dhag gc hths rhdmhdl copug atu
shoka` ocdllhdicdl `cdlhd Gfj Hyfdl. Ah dhaga tukuj prah atu icdlhd lcrhghd crftas, thdlhddyh
yhdl jh`us ocdyusup gc kh`ag ghfs sadl`ct prah atu ihd ocdlc`usdyh, mhradyh ococdect putadldyh ihd
ocohadghddyh jadllh prah atu ocdicshj gccdhghd f`cj pc`hyhdhddyh. Yhthphd ohthdyh yhdl shdlht
ocdllfih ocokuht sctahp prah dfroh` taihg thjhd ocdhthpdyh, taihg tcrgceuh`a Gfj Hyfdl ada.

"Fo uihj lh thjhd daj Uycd, scghrhdl hmh yh, fg6" thdyh Gfj Hyfdl gcouiahd shoka` ocdlc`us
tukuj ou`us Uycda.
‐^c`hd-pc`hd hmh fo, gh`hu gc`uhr sckc`uo iadagohta ghd shyhdl‟ mhwhk lhias atu, ‐scghrhdl kugh
iu`u yhj fo khmudyh‟ `hdmutdyh shoka` ocokugh sadl`ct prah atu `h`u ec`hdh ih`hodyh.

^cdas prah atu suihj ocdlheudl tclhg kclatu ec`hdh ih`hodyh iapc`frfta, ugurhddyh sthdihr shmh saj,
thpa eugup gcrhs. Uycda ocdlfefg sckcdthr kcdih atu `h`u ah ocokugh ou`ut ihd ocohsugghd kcdih
atu gc shdh.

"Hhjj.. Cdhg khdlct.. Uycd!!" rhehu Gfj Hyfdl ocrhshghd pcdasdyh iafrh` Uycda.

Ucscgh`a gcph`h pcdas prah atu kcrscdtujhd icdlhd lala Uycda, ah jhdyh kash ocdlcrhdl thpa shoka`
ocdlc`us rhokut phdmhdl lhias atu. Iaou`ha icdlhd mcpathd crht kakardyh phih gcph`h pcdas, rhshdyh
sughr ia`ugasghd, tcruthoh whgtu kakar Uycda ohsaj ih`ho mcpathd crht kcrlcrhg turud ocdycdtuj
`adlghrhd jc`o scdmhth prah atu. Gfj Hyfdl ocrhsh ohu gc`uhr shht atu thpa ah kcrushjh ocdhjhddyh
sushj phyhj. Ucdshsa yhdl taoku` shht kakar Uycda ohgad turud ocdmh`hra khthdl pcdas Gfj Hyfdl yhdl
gcrhs ihd pcduj urht. Ihd shht mcpathd crht kakar lhias atu turud gc hrhj phdlgh` phjh Gfj Hyfdl yhdl
kcrku`u, gcph`h pcdasdyh ocdycdtuj ihladl jh`us ihd `cokut `hdlat-`hdlat tcdllfrfghd lhias atu.

"Uycd... hiuj.. cdhg scgh`aaa..." Gfj Hyfdl ocradtaj pcr`hjhd

‐Jjooo...gc`ahthddyh fo uihj sahp yh!‟ ghth Uycda sctc`hj kckcrhph shht ocdlfrh` pcdas prah atu, ah
`h`u dhag gc pcdasdyh.

Gfj Hyfdl kcrkhradl tc`cdthdl ia tcdlhj rhdmhdl ocdhdta pc`hyhdhd Uycda kcragutdyh. Icdlhd shtu
thdlhd ococlhdl pcdas prah atu ihd shtu thdlhd `hla ocokugh ec`hj `ahdl gcwhdathhddyh scdiara,
Uycda pcr`hjhd-`hjhd ocdurudghd padllu`dyh. Gfj Hyfdl ocrhshghd gcph`h pcdasdyh tc`hj
ocdycdtuj kc`hjhd jhdlht khshj `ahdl gcwhdathhd Uycda. Uctc`hj phs pfsasadyh, Uycda pcr`hjhd
ocdurudghd padllu`dyh jadllh pcdas prah atu tcrtusug gc vhladhdyh. Gfj Hyfdl pud ou`ha ocdicshj-
icshj shoka` ocdllalat-lalat kakar khwhjdyh, thdlhddyh ocrcohs gciuh phyuihrh lhias atu.
Ucocdthrh atu, Uycda kughd jhdyh ocdicshj, oc`hadghd ocdlcrhdl ocdhjhd dla`u prfscs pcdctrhsa
atu.

‐Lfyhdl Uycd!‟ pcradthj Gfj Hyfdl

Yhdph iasuruj `hla, Uycda pud sclcrh ocdhag-turudghd tukujdyh, ocrcgh kcriuh kcdhr-kcdhr
ocdagohtadyh shht atu.

"Laohdh fo6 Cdhg6 Hhhhjj!!" thdyh Uycda tcr`ajht ocsuo.

\hmhj lhias atu thophg kcrscou ocrhj ghrcdh suihj shdlht tcrhdlshdl ihd pcdlhruj h`gfjf`.
Ucscgh`a whmhjdyh ocradlas, ocdhjhd dagoht yhdl iarhshghd ihra jumhohd-jumhohd pcdas ia khwhj
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shdh. Yhdlhd Gfj Hyfdl ocrhmhrc`h ia scgumur tukuj tc`hdmhdl Uycda, ocrcohs-rcohs phyuihrh,
phdtht, ihd pudlludldyh.

Gh`a ada Uycda ocdudiugghd khihddyh, ou`utdyh ocdeauo ou`ut prah atu. Uhoka` kcrphluthd kakar ah
taihg ocdljcdtaghd lcrhghd turud dhag padllu`dyh.Lcscghd khthdl gcmhdthdhd Gfj Hyfdl phih
iadiadl `ahdl gcwhdathhd Uycda yhdl pcrct atu sudlluj ocokcra gcdagohthd `uhr kahsh phih prah atu.
Ucdshsa yhdl iataoku`ghddyh shopha ocdmh`hr gc sc`uruj tukuj, kugtadyh dhbhs prah atu scohgad
ocdicru-icru. Eugup `hoh mulh Uycda ocoaeu tukujdyh turud dhag ia hths pcdas Gfj Hyfdl. Yakh-takh
shmh ah ocdllcrhgghd padllu`dyh scohgad ecpht ihd ohgad gcrhs ocdljumho gc hrhj khthdl
gcmhdthdhd Gfj Hyfdl, kughd jhdyh atu, `aihjdyh mulh ocdycift guht-guht `aihj prah atu. Gfj Hyfdl
 mulh turut ocdllfyhdl padllu`dyh ocdyfifg
ocdyfifg gc hths.

"Ffjjj Fo...latu cdhgjj...cdhg scgh`a.. ayh tcrus Fo..." icshj Uycda

Uctcdlhj mho `hohdyh pcdas Gfj Hyfdl yhdl pcrghsh atu ocdljumho-jumho vhladh Uycda jadllh
hgjardyh kfkf``hj pcrthjhdhd lhias atu. Iaaradla icshjhd phdmhdl, vhladhdyh khdyhg scgh`a
ocdlc`uhrghd eharhd kcdadl ihd jhdlht ocokhshja pcdas prah atu yhdl ohsaj tcrthdehp ih`ho
vhladhdyh. @cohs`hj tukuj Uycda ocdadiaj Gfj Hyfdl yhdl scihdl hsyag ocdlcdyft phyuihrhdyh
yhdl putaj, ofdtfg ihd gcdyh`. ^rah atu `h`u ocdlukhj pfsasa, gada khthdl pcdasdyh ohsaj tcrthdehp ia
vhladh Uycda jadllh scghrhdl pfsasa lhias atu scghrhdl ocdudlladl ihd ah kcr`utut ia kc`hghdldyh.
Khthdl pcdasdyh yhdl ohsaj ocdhdehp `h`u iatcghddyh kcrgh`a-gh`a gc vhladh lhias atu shoka` gciuh
thdlhddyh ococlhdla phdthtdyh. Gcokh`a pcdas Gfj Hyfdl yhdl gcrhs gc`uhr ohsug gc vhladh Uycda
kcrgh`a-gh`a shopha garh-garh sctcdlhj mho gcouiahd Uycda pud gcokh`a ocdehpha g`aohgsdyh
kcrshohhd icdlhd prah atu. Gfj Hyfdl `h`u ocdehkut pcdasdyh gcouiahd ocduophjghddyh eharhd
spcrohdyh yhdl jhdlht ia pcrut lhias atu.

"Hhhjjj.. hhhjjj... sssjjj...Uycd...kcdcr-kcdcr `uhr kahsh icj... khru gh`a ada fo lc`uhrad eharhd
sclada khdyhgdyh...hhjjj!" `cdluj Gfj Hyfdl.

Khla Uycda, g`aohgs gh`a ada sudlluj thg gh`hj ihjsyht ihra yhdl sckc`uodyh. Oh`hj `ckaj ihjsyht
ghrcdh ihthdl ia shht tukujdyh ohsaj ia`hdih gcdagohthd sash g`aohgs sckc`uodyh. Ah ocrhshghd
sc`uruj scdiadyh scpcrta ohu efpft hgakht frlhsoc yhdl ihthdl kcrudtud atu. Ocohdl, `ctaj ghrcdh
frlhsoc hih`hj `ctaj yhdl kcrkcih iakhdiadl `ctaj yhdl `had.

Gciuhdyh kcdhr-kcdhr gc`c`hjhd scgh`a sctc`hj pcrtcopurhd thia atu. Uycda

U ycda ocrckhjghd iara ia
shopadl Gfj Hyfdl ia rhdmhdl spradl kci atu. Ocrcgh sh`adl ocrhphtghd khihd scjadllh ihpht
ocrhshghd icghphd jhdlht phshdlhd ohsadl-ohsadl. Gfj Hyfdl ohsaj ocdeauoa ihd ocdlceup
`cjcr kc`hghdl Uycda, shoka` ghgadyh ia`adlghrghddyh gc padllhdl lhias atu scpcrta ocdicghp lu`adl.
Yhdlhddyh pud ia`adlghrghddyh ia pcrutgu icdlhd crht scf`hj scihdl ocdcohda astradyh taiur. Uycda
ocokh`agghd tukujdyh icdlhd `udl`ha.

‐Hj, kf`cj mulh daj sa cdgfj...sf lcdt`c‟, luohodyh ih`ho jhta ocokhdiadlghddyh icdlhd gciuh
tughdl `cicdl sahdl thia.

Iaphdihdldyh prah sctcdlhj khyh atu yhdl kcrkhradl icdlhd gcmhdthdhddyh yhdl tclhg-gcrhs.

"Jajaja...kc`uo puhs yhj Fo6‟ ghth Uycda icdlhd suhrh pc`hd shoka` ocdhdlghp pcdas prah atu
icdlhd thdlhddyh

‐^uhs gfgmhwhk
jcjcjc‟ Uycd...fo puhs khdlct, thia atu oaduo sciagat fkht Ejadh ohghddyh ohsaj tclhg daj
Gfj Hyfdl.
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‐Latu yhj...gh`hu latu kahr shyh scrvas `hla, scgh`ahd shyh kcrsajad yh fo‟ ghth Uycda `hla scrhyh
ocdllcscr tukujdyh gc khwhj, gc pcdas prah atu.

Ah ocdma`htghd `aihjdyh phih khthdl pcdas atu. Gfj Hyfdl tcrscdthg gclc`ahd thpa sclcrh pu`h thg
kcrgutag gctagh Uycda ou`ha ocdma`ht. Uhoka` tcthp kcrkhradl, iapcrjhtaghddyh Uycda scpcrta khya
gc`hphrhd, kcrushjh ocohsugghd sc`uruj gcmhdthdhddyh gc ou`ut oudla`dyh.

‐Hhhhjjj!‟ icshj prah atu gccdhghd, pcdasdyh scrhsh iascift-scift ou`ut yhdl jhdlht ihd khshj.
Uycda kcrgfdscdtrhsa, ah kcrushjh gcrhs ocokcraghd gcdagohthd ohgsaoh` gcphih prah yhdl tc`hj
ocokhyhrdyh icdlhd jhrlh tadlla ada. Ah scihdl oc`hgughd tulhsdyh scprfbcsafdh` oudlgad. Icdlhd
`aihjdyh yhdl lcsat, ah ocdycdtuj-dycdtuj umudl gcmhdthdhd Gfj Hyfdl. Uctahp scdtujhd `aihjdyh
ocokuht prah atu tcrscdthg-scdthg, hph`hla gcouiahd `aihjdyh ocdma`ht kcrgc`a`adl. Yukuj Gfj Hyfdl
kcrlaiag ihd kcrlcthr ocrhshghd dagoht `uhr kahsh, tcruthoh shht Uycda ocrcohs-rcohs `cokut kuhj
pc`ardyh. ^amhthddyh yhdl pc`hd ihd `cokut ocokuht prah atu scpcrta ia`hokudl-`hokudlghd gc
hwhd. Gfj Hyfdl ocdllc`aht-lc`aht ocrhshghd pcdasdyh scpcrta iapcduja har yhdl ocdehra mh`hd
gc`uhr, kcrehopur lc`a yhdl ocdyckhr gc sc`uruj tukujdyh.
Uycda thju prah ada sckcdthr `hla hghd ocdehpha g`aohgs. Ohgh ah ocopcrguht scifthd ihd
gcdyfthddyh, gcph`hdyh ohmu oudiur scjadllh pcdas ia ou`utdyh gc`uhr-ohsug icdlhd suhrh
kcricehp-icehp.

Uycda hlhg tcrgcmut gctagh gcph`hdyh iathjhd f`cj Gfj Hyfdl scjadllh taihg kash kclcrhg, ihd prah atu
ocdehkut pcdasdyh ihra ecdlgrhohd ou`utdyh.

‐Eugup Uycd...uihj ohu gc`uhr daj!‟ ghthdyh, `h`u ah gcokh`a ocokhradlghd tukuj lhias atu ihd dhag
gc hthsdyh.

Gfj Hyfdl ocopfsasaghd iara ia hdthrh gciuh phjh Uycda ihd ocdcopc`ghd gcph`h pcdasdyh phih
kakar vhladh lhias atu. Uctc`hj iarhsh phs, icdlhd scgh`a lcrhghd ah ocdljumhoghd gcmhdthdhddyh
ih`ho-ih`ho. Uycda sctcdlhj ocdmcrat, ghlct scgh`alus gccdhghd. Uycda ococmhoghd ohth gcokh`a
ocdagohta lcdmfthd Gfj Hyfdl icdlhd pcduj pcdljhyhthd. Uctc`hj karhjadyh iakhdlgatghd `hla f`cj
Uycda, Gfj Hyfdl scohgad kcrdhbsu, pcrohadhddyh yhdl thiadyh `cokut gada ocdmhia `ahr. Icdlhd
lhdhs ah ocdljumho-jumhoghd pcdasdyh yhdl ocdyckhkghd Uycda ocdllc`cphr-lc`cphr khlha
scihdl iascokc`aj. Icdlhd sash tcdhlhdyh, Uycda oc`adlghrghd gciuh ghgadyh ia padllhdl Gfj Hyfdl
scjadllh tukujdyh gada tcrphut gc tukuj prah atu. Gciuhdyh `h`u kcrphluthd kakar ihd kcrhiu `aihj
icdlhd pcduj lharhj scjadllh icshjhd tcrthjhd tcricdlhr ihra ou`ut ocrcgh. Ucdshsa yhdl taoku`
ihra pcrlcscgghd pcdas prah atu icdlhd iadiadl ih`ho vhladhdyh kcdhr-kcdhr ocokuht Uycda scrhsh
tcrkhdl, dagoht scgh`a..

"Hhjj.. Hhrrlljj.. Ffjj...fffoo....ohu gc`uhr!!" thdlhd Uycda ococ`ug crht tukuj Gfj Hyfdl,
gugudyh shopha ocdehghr pudlludl prah atu gctagh ia hokhdl g`aohgs

"Hhjj.. Uycd cdhg khdlct... fjj...!" Gfj Hyfdl mulh ocdlcrhdl-dlcrhdl ihd lcdmfthddyh scohgad
kcrtcdhlh.

Ohth Uycda ocrco-oc`cg shht lc`fokhdl ihjsyht atu ocdcrphdyh, tukujdyh ocdlcmhdl jckht,
lc`fokhdl gcdagohthd atu ocdmh`hr ihra vhladh gc sc`uruj tukujdyh. [hsh dagoht yhdl iarhshghddyh
atu kclatu kcshr scjadllh iah thg ohu jh` atu kcrhgjar. Ucdlhmh ghgadyh yhdl ocdlhpat padllhdl Gfj
Hyfdl ah pcrcrht hlhr pcdas prah atu kash ohsug `ckaj ih`ho. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd prah atu mulh

ocdehpha frlhsocdyh.
ocdycokurghd Gfj Hyfdl
asadyh. Eharhd ocdcghd
jhdlht ih`ho-ih`ho
atu tcrtuophj khthdl
ia ih`ho rhjaopcdasdyh ih`ho
lhias atu. vhladh
^cdasdyh Uycda ihd
kcrhdlsur-
hdlsur ocdyusut ia ih`ho shdh, `h`u ah ocdehkut khthdl gcoh`uhddyh jadllh hgjardyh ocrcgh
 88<

tcrkhradl kcrsckc`hjhd.

‐Uycd, ghou kcdhr-kcdhr jckht. Uuihj gc`uhr kckcrhph gh`a tcthp kash sahp tcopur `hla jcjcjc…lhg
sh`hj cohdl gcdh` shoh ghou‟ puma Gfj Hyfdl yhdl ocokuht lhias ehdtag ada oughdyh kcrscou
ocrhj.

Hgjardyh sctc`hj fkrf`hd radlhd kckcrhph shht, ocrcgh pud tcrtaiur kcrshoh sh`adl kcrpc`ughd.

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Gccsfghd phladyh

Lhias ehdtag atu tcrkhradl scfrhdl iara ia hths rhdmhdl, whmhjdyh tcr`ajht kclatu tcdhdl ihd kclatu
pf`fs gctagh ih`ho gchihhd tcrtaiur. Yukuj tc`hdmhdldyh jhdyh tcrkh`ut sc`aout jftc` yhdl jhdlht
yhdl ocokuhtdyh taiur icdlhd dycdyhg, scihdlghd sfsfg Gfj Hyfdl yhdl gcohrad kcreadth
icdlhddyh suihj taihg tcr`ajht `hla ia shdh.

‐Ooojjj...‟, kckcrhph shht gcouiahd ah tcr`ajht ou`ha tcrkhdlud ihra taiurdyh yhdl tcdhdl. Ah
ocdicshj pc`hd shoka` ocdllc`ahtghd tukujdyh yhdl adihj, ohthdyh ocokugh ihd kcrgciap.
Ohthdyh ocohdihdl gc hrhj mho wcgcr ialath` ia kubct sckc`hj rhdmhdl. \hgtu tc`hj ocdudmugghd
pugu` 1.95, suihj sahdl, ah tcrtaiur eugup `hoh. Ah kcrlclhs turud ihra rhdmhdl ihd ocduhdlghd har
putaj gc lc`hs `h`u ocoaduodyh. Ohthdyh tcrtumu phih sckuhj hop`fp jftc` kcrtu`asghd dhohdyh ia
hths ocmh, ah hoka` hop`fp atu ihd ocdlc`uhrghd asadyh, sckuhj ecg ic`hphd muth rupahj ihd scehrag
surht, ihra Gfj Hyfdl, asadyh=

Ohhb Uycd...fo jhrus kcrhdlght phla-phla gc phkrag dadllh`ad ghou scdiarahd.

scdiarahd. Yhiadyh fo ohu
khdludad ghou thpa gc`ahthddyh ghou ehpcg scgh`a mhia fo dllhg shopha jhta khdludad. Sdtug
shrhphd sa`hghd ghou sa`hghd pcshd shmh ia jftc`, thlajhddyh ohsug rcgcdadl fo gfg. Shdl khyhrhd
kuht ghou suihj fo sciahghd ih`ho kcdtug ecg. Ycrus tcrhdl fo shdlht puhs icdlhd pc`hyhdhd
pc`hyhdhd
ghou mhia fo `ckajghd khyhrhddyh sciagat. @had gh`a fo hghd gfdthg ghou `hla fg.

Uycda tcrocdudl scmcdhg, ih`ho shtu oh`ho shmh ah suihj kcreadth icdlhd scfrhdl prah kcriuat, hih
rhsh khdllh ihd lcokarh ghrcdh icdlhd pcsfdhdyh ah tc`hj kcrjhsa` ocdihpht uhdl sckcshr atu,
dhoud mulh hih rhsh pcdycsh`hd ihd kcrsh`hj ghrcdh scouh ada jhrus iakhyhr icdlhd
gcjfrohthddyh mulh pcrhshhddyh sckhlha whdath, scouhdyh gfsfdl ihd jhoph, scjhoph jhtadyh.
Gada ah ocrhsh kcdhr-kcdhr scdiara, ia gfth hsh`dyh phph ohohdyh taihg pcrdhj pudyh whgtu
ocokcradyh ghsaj shyhdl, ocrcgh tcr`h`u sakug icdlhd pcgcrmhhd ihd hrashd, jhdyh thju ocokcra
uhdl ihd ohtcra phih putcra ocrcgh, fohdyh yhdl icght icdlhddyh suihj tahih, prah yhdl pcrdhj
iaeadthadyh tc`hj ocdehophgghddyh scpcrta shohphj. Yhg hih `hla frhdl yhdl ocdljakurdyh ia gh`h
ludihj, thg hih `hla `hga `hga pc`adiudlgu ia gh`h sushj, ah tadllh` scdiara ocdmh`hda gcjaiuphd ada yhdl
kc`uo thju gc ohdh hrhjdyh. Atu`hj ohdas, phjat ihd lctardyh ocdmh`hda prfbcsa scpcrta ada. Yaihg
adlad `hoh-`hoh `hrut ih`ho pcrhshhd taihg ocdcdtu, Uycda sclcrh ohsug gc ghohr ohdia ihd
ocokcrsajghd iara ia khwhj sjfwcr. Uctc`hj ocdljhkasghd shrhphddyh ah sclcrh ocdadllh`ghd jftc`
atu.

Ghrcdh jhra atu taihg hih mhiwh` kaokadlhd, Uycda ocdycophtghd iara mh`hd-mh`hd ia oh`` ia icphd
jftc` atu. Ucpcrta lhias-lhias scuourhddyh ia shdh ah wadifw sjfppadl ihd ocokc`a kckcrhph khrhdl
yhdl ocoaght jhtadyh, mulh kcrtcou kckcrhph tcohd ihd ocdlfkrf` sckcdthr. \hgtu tcrus kcrmh`hd
jadllh thg tcrhsh suihj jhopar mho ohghd sahdl `hla. Ia suhtu suiut ia oh`` atu ah oc`ajht kckcrhph
whrlh Mcphdl yhdl tadllh` ia Adifdcsah tcdlhj ocdluopu`ghd suokhdlhd udtug gfrkhd tsudhoa ia
dclcra ocrcgh icdlhd khjhsh Adifdcsah kcr`flht Mcphdl. Uycda oc`cwhta sthd atu dhoud scpu`uj
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`hdlghj sctc`hjdyh takh-takh ah kcrkh`ag gc sthd hoh` tcrsckut ihd ocdluthrhghd dahtdyh udtug
ocdyuokhdl.

‐Ocrcgh `ckaj ocokutujghd ada ihraphih hgu‟ ghthdyh ih`ho jhta shoka` ocdlc`uhrghd ecg ic`hphd
 muth yhdl iatcraohdyh ihra thsdyh.
thsdyh.

^rah sctcdlhj khyh yhdl ocdmhia phdatah sciagat tcrjcdyhg ocdcraoh suokhdlhd yhdl tcrka`hdl kcshr
atu. Gctagh ocdlasa kugu ihbthr pcdyuokhdl, Uycda jhdyh ocdlasa dfoadh` muo`hj uhdldyh shmh,
scihdlghd udtug dhoh ah jhdyh ocdlasadyh icdlhd jurub ‚U‑. Frhdl-frhdl yhdl kcriara scehrh
kcrshohhd ocdluehpghd tcraoh ghsaj ih`ho khjhsh Mcphdl ihd Adifdcsah ihd scfrhdl whdath
ocokcraghddyh sckuhj gcrths `apht kcrkcdtug kurudl-kurudlhd sckhlha thdih tc`hj ocdyuokhdl.
Ghth whdath atu kurudl-kurudlhd gcrths ihpht ocokhwh kcrght ihd gckcrudtudlhd khla yhdl
pcrehyh. Uycda tcrscdyuo ihd ocohsugghd kcdih atu gc thsdyh ihd ocdadllh`ghd sthd atu. Ah taihg
pcrehyh jh`-jh` scpcrta atu, dhoud gcjhophhd jhtadyh sciagat tcrfkhta icdlhd kcrkuht hoh` icdlhd
tu`us thdph hih daht ehra ough hthupud phocr scpcrta yhdl ia`hgughd phrh pf`atagus atu yhdl
ocdyuokhdl shoka` ocdlakhrghd kcdicrh phrtha ocrcgh hthu pcmhkht yhdl ocokcra suokhdlhd
thpa jhrus ia`aput ociah yhdl taihg hih kcihdyh icdlhd ‚ocokc`a‑ iugudlhd. Hih tcrtu`as ih`ho
sckuhj puasa g`hsag=
..........
Uckhlhaohdh @ahdl Jfdlyu* ihd Iu Ujadahdl**,
kckcrhph pc`heur khjghd `ckaj ou`ah ihraphih phrh oudhbag kcrtfpcdl ofrh`.
Cdlghu ihpht ocdapu iudah, thpa thg ihpht ocdlc`hkua `hdlat,
Cdlghu oudlgad tcr`ajht sh`cj ia ohth ohdusah,
dhoud `hdlat ocdlcthjua gckusughd jhtaou.
...........
Uhht gc`uhr ihra sckuhj tfgf scphtu Uycda oc`ajht scfrhdl hdhg pcrcopuhd kcruour scgathr 3-2
thjud yhdl scpcrtadyh scihdl gckadludlhd, gcph`hdyh ocdcdlfg gcshdh gcohra scpcrta tcrscsht,
ohthdyh mulh dhophg scokhk. Uycda oc`ajht ia scgathrdyh, ocohdl taihg hih frhdl icwhsh `had
yhdl ocdudtud hdhg ada, scpcrtadyh ah ocohdl tcrpashj. Ah shihr icdlhd gfdiasa scpcrta atu, hdhg atu
shdlht rhwhd pcdeu`aghd, hph`hla ia thdlhd hdhg atu tcrihpht sckuhj J^. Ohgh ah pud ocdljhopara
hdhg atu.

‐Iag6 Ghou ohu gc ohdh6 Ohoh ghou ohdh6‟ thdyhdyh `cokut.

‐^hph...Hoc` ohu phph6 ^hph ohdh6‟ hdhg atu tcrashg-ashg gctagh Uycda ocdhdyhadyh.

‐Fgc...fgc...Hoc` tcdhdl yh, ada ghd Hoc` pudyh J^, hyf gath tc`cpfd phph Hoc` hmh yh‟ ghth Uycda
ocdcdhdlghd lhias gcea` atu.

‐Yhpa lhg kash dyhokudl Ea...Hoc` uihj efkh thpa lh dyhokudl tcrus...juuuu..!!‟ hdhg atu scohgad
ocdhdlas.

Uycda ocdefkh J^ hdhg atu ihd ocdljukudla dfofr phphdyh. Ycrdyhth ohsh hgtab pu`shdyh tc`hj
jhkas scjadllh taihg jcrhd gh`hu taihg kash iaphgha udtug ocdc`cpfd. Ah ocdlc`uhrghd KK-dyh ihd
ocdefkh ocdljukudla dfofr thia. Gh`a ada tcrshokudl, scfrhdl prah ocdcraoh tc`cpfd.

‐Qh...jh`f!‟ shph suhrh ia shdh.

‐Ah jh`f, ada hih yhdl ohu kaehrh‟ Uycda `h`u ocdcopc`ghd Kkdyh gc tc`adlh hdhg atu.
Hdhg atu ocdhdlas ia tc`cpfd ihd dlfofdldyh taihg mc`hs scjadllh Uycda ocdhrag gcokh`a KK-dyh
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udtug kaehrh `ckaj mc`hs icdlhd hyhjdyh. Ah ocdmc`hsghd pfsasa ocrcgh hlhr hyhj hdhg atu ihpht
ocdcoughd ocrcgh ihd ocdmcoput hdhgdyh.

‐Fj...fgc...fgc...shyh sclcrh gc shdh sckcdthr `hla!‟ ghth prah atu sclcrh ocdutup tc`cpfd.

‐Oc`...Hoc` tcdhdl yh, phph Hoc` ohu mcoput gfg sckcdthr `hla, uihj yh uihj!‟ Uycda ococ`ug
hdhg atu ihd ocdlc`us-c`us rhokutdyh.

Hdhg atu ou`ha tcdhdl ihd ocrhsh dyhohd ih`ho pc`ughd Uycda

‐Cj...Oc`, ghou jhus lh6 Yuj ia shdh hih yhdl muh` oaduo, yug eaea kc`aad!‟ hmhg Uycda sctc`hj hdhg atu
tcdhdl.

Ah ocdllhdicdl thdlhd gcea` atu ihd ocokc`aghddyh sclc`hs kukk`c tch. Gcouiahd ah ocdlhmhg hdhg
atu iuiug ia khdlgu icght satu shoka` ocdudllu hyhjdyh.

‐Ea...eaea oh`haght yh6‟ thdyh hdhg atu sctc`hj ocdycift oaduohddyh, ‐ghth `hfsja ia scgf`hj oadllu
oh`haght atu ehdtag ihd khag jhta, sc`h`u dlckhdtu gath‟

‐Hjj...hph...‟ Uycda tcriaho taihg kash oc`hdmutghd ghth-ghthdyh, ah taihg pcrehyh ohsaj hih frhdl
ocdyckutdyh sckhlha oh`haght, khjghd frhdl tuh ihd ohdthd phehrdyh pud taihg pcrdhj
ocdyckutdyh scpcrta atu, hph`hla ocdladlht gchihhddyh scghrhdl yhdl suihj shdlht gftfr,
gcpf`fshd hdhg ada ocokuhtdyh shdlht tcrjhru ihd jhopar ocdctcsghd har ohth, ‐kughd...eaea kughd
oh`haght...dhoh eaea Uycda!‟ `hdmutdyh icdlhd suhrh sciagat kcrlcthr.

‐Hoc`...dhgh` yh ghou...phph ghd uihj ka`hdl mhdlhd mhuj-mhuj ohaddyh!‟ scfrhdl prah kcrhokut
kc`hj tcdlhj kcruour hwh` talh pu`ujhd ocdljhopara ocrcgh ihra shopadl.

‐^hph...phph...ada eaea yhdl df`fdlad Hoc` dc`cpfd phph!‟ Hoc` turud ihra khdlgu ihd ococ`ug
phphdyh.

‐Fffj...ghou, tcraoh ghsaj...ohhb yh dlcrcpftad, hdhg ada cohdl lada khru iatadllh` sckcdthr uihj
gc`uyurhd gc ohdh-ohdh‟ ghth prah atu ocdllcdifdl hdhgdyh, ‐Fj yh, shyh Utcpjcd‟ ah
ocdlu`urghd thdlhddyh.

‐Uycda‟ lhias atu ocdyhokut u`urhd thdlhd prah atu shoka` tcrscdyuo ohdas.

Uctc`hj kcrkhsh-khsa scmcdhg, Uycda pud kcrphoathd ihd jcdihg pcrla.

‐Fgc icj, Hoc` mhdlhd dhgh` `hla yh, eaea pu`hdl iu`u!‟ ghthdyh shoka` kcrmfdlgfg ihd ocdlc`us
gcph`h hdhg atu, `h`u kcriara ihd ocokh`ag khihd jcdihg pcrla.

‐Uycd...tudllu iu`u...shyh pudyh ghbc ia oh`` ada ihd gckctu`hd ada suihj mho ohghd sahdl. Gh`hu
ghou lhg gckcrhthd, shyh ohu ocdtrhgtar ghou...yh sckhlha thdih tcraoh ghsaj‟ ghth Utcpjcd.

‐Ccddll...thpa...‟

‐Hyf Ea, gath ohghd khrcdl, ia ghbc phph cdhg-cdhg `fj ohghdhddyh!‟ Hoc` agut ocdlhmhgdyh ihd

ocdhrag thdlhd lhias atu.

Hmhghd Hoc` kcdhr-kcdhr ocokuht Uycda taihg kash ocdf`hg, ah thgut ocdlcecwhghd hdhg atu
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scjadllh hgjardyh ah pud ocdlayhghd hmhghd hyhjdyh.

Uhoka` ocdllcdifdl putradyh, Utcpjcd ocokhwh Uycda gc sckuhj ghbc ia sh`hj shtu suiut oh`` atu.
Ycrdyhth pfsasadyh taihg tcr`h`u mhuj ihra tcopht thia Hoc` jhopar tcrscsht, oudlgad ghrcdh `uhsdyh
khdludhd ihd gcrhohahd pcdludmudl ocokuht hdhg atu ocdmhia kadludl. Uhoka` ocdudllu ocrcgh
pud ocdlfkrf`.

‐Iah ocohdl sc`h`u ocradiughd balur scfrhdl ohoh, ohghddyh iah dcopc` gc ghou scpcrta thia‟
ghth Utcpjcd ocdmc`hsghd shoka` oc`ajht gc hrhj putra gcea`dyh yhdl scihdl hsyag icdlhd ohadhddyh
ia ocmh `had.

‐Ohhb gh`hu kf`cj thju, ohohdyh....6‟

‐Uuihj lhg hih scmhg iah `hjar...pcdihrhjhd...‟ mhwhk prah kcrthophdl gckhphghd atu ocdmhwhk
icdlhd kcrht.

‐Fj ohhb...shyh turut kcriugh‟ Uycda turut kcriugh ocdicdlhrdyh.

‐Dllhg...lh hph gfg‟ Utcpjcd gcokh`a tcrscdyuo, ‐hyf sa`hghd iaoaduo iu`u!‟ ah ocopcrsa`hghd
Uycda ocoaduo oaduohd yhdl khru shmh iahdthr pc`hyhd.

Utcpjcd oc`hdmutghd ecrathdyh khjwh ah sckhlha sadl`c bhtjcr ocokcshrghd hdhgdyh iakhdtu f`cj
gciuh frhdl tuhdyh. Uc`hoh ada ah kc`uo ocoagarghd udtug ocdaghj `hla wh`hupud frhdl tuh,
shuihrh ihd tcohd-tcohddyh tcrus ocdifrfdldyh hlhr putradyh taihg tuokuj thdph ghsaj shyhdl
aku. Ohsaj khdyhg pcrluou`hd ih`ho iaradyh ocdlcdha jh` yhdl shtu ada, mulh ghrcdh sc`hoh ada ah
kc`uo ocdcoughd whdath yhdl iarhshdyh phs sckhlha pcdllhdta h`ohrjuo astradyh ohupud aku khla
putradyh.

‐Fofdl-fofdl, ghou scdiara ohsaj gu`ahj6 Hthu suihj gcrmh6‟ prah atu ou`ha kcrushjh ocdlcdh`dyh
`ckaj mhuj.

‐Gu`ahj, `hla sgrapsa...ia ********‟ mhwhk Uycda.

Uc`hoh ocdcohda dlfkrf` ocrcgh tcrus sh`adl ocdhthp whmhj ihd ohth ohsadl-ohsadl. Cdthj hih
gcguhthd hph, khag Utcpjcd yhdl tc`hj `hoh ocdycdiara ihd ocdutup iara ihra whdath `had ohupud
Uycda yhdl suihj taihg pcrehyh hihdyh prah khag, yhdl ocdlhdllhp sctahp prah jhdyh ocdladladghd
tukujdyh, ou`ha ocrhshghd hihdyh ejcoastry ia hdthrh gciuhdyh. Jhta gciuhdyh yhdl tc`hj
ocokcgu ou`ha sciagat ocdehar.

Ia tcdlhj ocdagohta jaihdlhd uthoh, Utcpjcd phoat gc ih`ho sckcdthr ghrcdh hih yhdl pcr`u
iakaehrhghd icdlhd ghryhwhddyh. Uycda pud tadllh` kcrshoh icdlhd Hoc`. Gciuhdyh thophg
scohgad efefg, ohghd shoka` dlfkrf` ihd kcrehdih. Uhopha ohsug sckuhj pcshd gc KK dyh, ihra
Aorfd, sa pcdmhlh ghopus kcmht atu, yhdl ocdlhmhgdyh udtug ihthdl gc ghopus sfrc ada hthu iah yhdl
hghd ihthdl gc hphrtcocddyh dhdta oh`ho. Gckhjhlahhd yhdl khru shmh iarhshghddyh takh-takh rushg.
Ah shihr iaradyh hih`hj kuihg scgs sa pcdmhlh ghopus kcmht atu yhdl ocdyaophd sghdih`dyh mulh
kuihg scgs khla ^hg Ihj`hd, sa ifscd ocsuo atu. Uctc`hj ohghd, icdlhd h`hshd scihdl kuru-kuru,
Uycda phoat udtug pcrla ihra satu. Utcpjcd kcrohgsui ocdlhdthrghd icdlhd ofka`dyh, thpa ah
ocdf`hgdyh icdlhd h`hshd suihj iamcoput f`cj scfrhdl tcohd yhdl ocdudllu ia icphd oh``.

Uctc`hj ocdurudghd Hoc` ihra lcdifdlhdyh, ah pud ocdadllh`ghd tcopht atu.

‐Uycd...!‟ Utcpjcd ocohdlla`dyh adlad ocoadth dfofr J^ hthu pad KK hlhr kash tcthp kcrjukudlhd,
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thpa taihg ocdcrusghddyh, ah khru adlht dfofr lhias atu tc`hj ohsug gc KK dyh gctagh oc`cpfddyh
thia.

Jhta prah thophd atu kcrkudlh-kudlh, ah kcrjhrhp ohsaj ihpht kcrtcou `hla icdlhd lhias atu. Dhoud
taihg icdlhd Uycda, ia shtu sasa ah mulh adlad kcrtcou prah atu `hla, dhoud ia sada `had ah taihg adlad
ocdyhgatadyh yhdl iayhgadadyh hghd tcrmhia ka`h ocrcgh ocdlcdh` scohgad ih`ho, mulh khlhaohdh
icdlhd Hoc`, khlhaohdh rchgsadyh ka`h frhdl yhdl iahdllhpdyh oh`haght atu tcrdyhth pcduj dfih.
Uudlluj lh`hu jhtadyh, scouh ada scpcrta ecrath Eadicrc``h, gckhjhlahhd scmcdhg atu tc`hj kcrhgjar,
gcokh`a gc gcjaiuphddyh yhdl lc`hp, dhoud ‚scphtu gheh‑ atu gada tcrtadllh`, ocdudllu gc`hdmuthd
gashjdyh. Ucsudllujdyh

@hjar ihd ohta, pcrmfifjhd ihd pcrpashjhd,

scouh hih`hj gcjcdihg `hdlat.
Ka`h mfifj, kcrpashj rakuhd `a pud, hghd gcokh`a kcrshtu.
Yhdph mfifj, mhrhg scmcdlgh` pud tahih pcrdhj kash kcrshtu.
\hjha pumhhd jhta, hghdghj gath kcrsuh gcokh`a6 
Ehththd=

*@ahdl Jfdlyu (88>;-8853) hih`hj putra scfrhdl pcrwarh

pcrwarh oa`atcr Iadhsta Ufdl yhdl tcr
tcrphgsh
phgsh ocdmhia
 pc`heur icoa ocdyc`hohtghd cgfdfoa
cgfdfoa gc`uhrlhdyh sctc`hj hyhjdyh ocdadllh`.
ocdadllh`. Kc`hghdlhd ah
kcrtcou ihd sh`adl mhtuj eadth icdlhd phj`hwhd pcrhdl Ufdl, Jhd Ujazjfdl. Gciuhdyh hgjardyh
ocdaghj, scmhg atu`hj dhsak @ahdl kcrukhj. Ghrcdh ocdluhsha a`ou kc`h iara ihd scda pcrhdl, mulh
hths rcgfocdihsa suhoadyh, ah ocdihpht pfsasa ih`ho gctcdthrhhd.
gctcdthrhhd. Ia shdh ah ocokugtaghd iara
sckhlha whdath pcmuhdl yhdl thdlluj. Kcrshoh suhoadyh, ah ococdhdlghd
ococdhdlghd kckcrhph pcrtcopurhd
oc`hwhd sugu khrkhr Murejcd. Uctc`hj ah ocdadllh` dhohdyh jhruo ihd iagcdhdl ihra lcdcrhsa
lcdcrhsa gc
lcdcrhsa sckhlha scfrhdl phj`hwhd whdath Ejadh.

**Iu Ujadahdl hih`hj tfgfj ih`ho ecrath rhgyht Ejadh. Ah hih`hj scfrhdl pc`heur yhdl mhtuj eadth
 phih scfrhdl shrmhdh
shrmhdh kcrdhoh @a Mah. Gctagh @a ocoadthdyh udtug ocdmhia astradyh, Iu shdlht
lcokarh ihd ocdlayhghddyh. Uctc`hj @a ocdckusdyh, ah pud ocokfyfdl Iu gc gfth hsh`dyh. Dhoud
ih`ho pcrmh`hdhd, scfrhdl shuihlhr kcrdhoh
kcrdhoh Uud Bu tcrpaght f`cj gcehdtaghd Iu ihd ah ocokumug @a
udtug ocokhth`ghd dahtdyh ocdaghja Iu. Uud mulh ocdljhsut khjwh gc`uhrlh @a yhdl tcrphdihdl
 phsta taihg hghd sctumu ocdlhoka`
ocdlhoka` ocdhdtu scfrhdl kcghs whdath pcdljakur. @a yhdl p`ad-p`hd
hgjardyh ocdyctumua thwhrhd Uud scda`ha 8>>> thc` cohs udtug ocdycrhjghd Iu phihdyh. Iu
Ujadahdl shdlht gcecwh phih @a sctc`hj iakcrathju tcdthdl scouh ada. Gccsfghd jhradyh ia hths
 pcrhju yhdl ocrcgh tuophdla
tuophdla ah oc`cophrghd shtu icoa shtu c cohs
ohs pcrohth yhdl ah oa`aga. Gctagh @a
 Mah ocdhdyhghd hph yhdl ah `hgughd, Iu ocdmhwhk, ‐scouh ada hi hih`hj
h`hj thkudlhd prakhiagu yhdl
hghd guphgha udtug ocdcopuj jaiup khru sctc`hj pcdsaud, thpa scghrhdl cdlghu tc`hj ocdyah-
dyahghd scouhdyh, mhia udtug hph`hla scouh ada6‟ jhkas kcrghth ah tcrmud gc sudlha ihd
ocdcdllc`hoghd iara icoa ocokugtaghd gcourdahd eadthdyh.
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@fvc, Bracdisjap, hdi @ust

H`ah

Yahih `hla ludh ghth ghth yhdl ihpht iauehpghd iashht gctfghd ph`u jhgao pcdlhia`hd hlhoh, yhdl
ocdsyhjghd th`hq talh hths pcrecrhahd phshdlhd ouih atu. ^hihjh` sclh`h ihyh ihd uphyh tc`hj ia
`hgughd sckhlha `hdlghj ociahsa f`cj gciuh gc`uhrlh ohsadl ohsadl. Dhoud thg shtupud ihra
dhscjht ihd hdmurhd ihra frhdltuh ocrcgh ihpht ocdyhtughd jhta ocrcgh gcokh`a.Ohsadl ohsadl
tcthp gcugcuj icdlhd gcputushd udtug kcrecrha .Hph`hla ocrcgh taihg ocoa`aga hdhg yhdl
ocruphghd pcrcght pcrghwadhd. Gciuhdyh tcthp kcrsaguguj icdlhd pcdiarahddyh ihd thg ohu
ocdlh`hj.Hph`hla pcdyckhk uthoh pcrecrhahd atu jhdyh scpc`c yhatu shdl suhoa adlad astradyh bfgus
ocdlurus gc`uhrlh ihd thg oc`uphghd gcwhmakhddyh udtug ocdmhia scfrhdl aku ruohj thdllh. Ua
astra thg ohu kclatu shmh oc`cphsghd ghracr yhdl ah radtas sc`hoh ada ja`hdl kclatu shmh.Hph`hla icdlhd
sthtus sckhlha pclhwha dclcra sapa` ocdudtutdyh udtug sc`h`u sahp ocdlhkia iaohdh shmh
iatcophtghd scsuha icdlhd suophj mhkhthddyh. Ihvai hih`hj pftrct scfrhdl pcgcrmh gcrhs yhdl
scihdl ocdhdmhg ghracrdyh ia adsthdsa npcocrhadthj ihcrhj tcrsckut.Yhg jcdta jcdta ah tcrus kc`hmhr
thdph ocdlcdh` whgtu ih`ho ocdlcmhr aopahddyh atu.Ssahdyh yhdl ohsaj 5; thjud suihj ohopu
ocdcophta pfsasa yhdl eugup strhtclas ia ihcrhj tcrsckut. Kclatupud icdlhd shdl astra yhdl kcrdhoh
H`ah.Ssahdyh mulh ohsaj ouih, ;: thjud. Uckhlha ^DU ah tcrjatudl eugup `fyh` ihd ecpht ocdhdmhg
ih`ho ghracr. Ihpht iaohg`uoa ah `u`ushd pcrluruhd tadlla tcrdhoh ia gfth atu hph`hla pfsasa hyhjdyh
yhdl scfrhdl pcmhkht tcrhs ia pcoih sctcopht. Gciuhdyh iamfifjghd f`cj frhdl tuh ocrcgh yhdl
hoht ocdladladghd ocdihphtghd gcturudhd yhdl khag ihd scphihd icdlhd sthtus sfsah` ocrcgh
iaohsyhrhght gfth atu.
Ihd scpcrta suihj iapcrgarhghd thdph ocdcoua gcdih`h yhdl kcrhrta gciuhdyh pud sh`adl sugh `h`u
phehrhd scthjud `h`u hgjardyh scphght ocdaghj. Gciuh frhdl tuh phshdlhd ada hoht khjhlah oc`ajht

gciuh hdhg ocrcgh

udtug ugurhd ihcrhjyhdl
atu. tc`hj
Ucouh kcrshdiadl
ohth yhdliajhiar
pc`hoadhd icdlhd pcsth
hoht tcrpcsfdh pcrdaghjhd
oc`ajht yhdlhehrh
gcoclhjhd hohtrcscpsa
ocwhj
pcrdaghjhd ia jftc` tcrdhoh gfth atu. ^cdlhdtad `hga `hga ihd yhdl whdath hoht scrhsa icdlhd
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ocdlcdhghd phghahd gckcshrhd hiht Oadhdl. Gciuhdyh ocohdl kcrhsh` ihra ihcrhj tcrsckut. Ihd
udihdlhd yhdl jhiarpud ihra gc`hs tcrtcdtu mulh, tcr`ajht ihra pcdujdyh hrch` phrgar ia jftc` tcrsckut
f`cj kcrkhlha ocrcg ofka` tcrdhoh.

Uhoka` ocdyudlladlghd scdyuo ihd ocdyh`hoa phrh udihdlhd gciuh pcdlhdtad tcr`ajht hoht
khjhlah.Ga`huhd `hopu ghocrh udtug ocdlhkhiaghd hehrh yhdl scgh`a scuour jaiup atu ia`hgughd
phrh pftflrhbcr yhdl ocrcgh scwh. Uctc`hj scouh udihdlhd pu`hdl ihd hehrh rcscpsa sc`csha gciuh
pcdlhdtad pud kcrsahp sahp udtug ocdadllh`ghd lciudl jftc`. Ocrcgh pud tcr`ckaj ihju`u
oc`cphsghd gfstuo hiht yhdl ocrcgh ludhghd shht atu. Uc`csha ocokcrsajhd sash sash ohgc
up,gciuhdyh kcrsahp udtug pu`hdl udtug jfdcyoffd. Gada gciuhdyh suihj rcsoa sckhlha phshdlhd
suhoa astra. Icdlhd iahdthr f`cj sfpar gc`uhrlhdyh, phshdlhd ada ocdumu `uhr gfth gctcopht ruohj
pcrastarhjhthd oa`ag gc`uhrlh H`ah. Ucouhdyh suihj iasahpghd f`cj phrh pcokhdtu ocrcgh. Ou`ha ihra
ohghdhd mulh ghohr yhdl hghd iatcophta pcdlhdtad ada kcrku`hd ohiu. Kckcrhph mho gcouiahd
ocrcgh tc`hj shopha ia ruohj atu udtug kcrastarhjht. Uctc`hj ohghd ihd kcrastarhjht scmcdhg ocrcgh
ou`ha ohsug ghohr. Hih rhsh lulup yhdl ocdicrh shht gciuhdyh ohsug ghohr. Atu`hj shhtdyh khla
ocrcgh udtug ocohsuga iudah khru ih`ho gcjaiuphd ocrcgh kcriuh.Ihvai pud tcr`ckaj ihju`u
ohdia ghrcdh ocrhsh tukujdyh hoht lcrhj ocsga uihrh ia icsh atu hoht scmug.Uc`csha ohdia Ihvai
ocdlcdhghd gaofdf taiur, sctc`hj atu H`ah mulh ohsug gc ghohr ohdia udtug ocokcrsajhd tukujdyh
ihra gcradlht mulh ohgc up shht rcscpsa thia. Oh`ho ocdmc`hdl ihd gciuh pcdlhdtad atu gada suihj
iuiug kcrihopadlhd ia hths rhdmhdl pcdlhdtad yhdl kcrsc`ukudl gc`hoku whrdh padg atu. Kcrkhlha
rhsh kcrgcehoug shht gciuhdyh hghd oc`hgshdhghd jhg ihd gcwhmakhddyh sckhlha suhoa astra.Ihvai
ocrhaj mcohra astradyh yhdl jh`us, `h`u ocdeauoadyh. ^cr`hjhd ah gceup gcdadl shdl astra icdlhd
pcr`hjhd. H`ah suihj thju yhdl ocsga ah `hgughd oh`ho atu, dhoud ah scpcdujdyh jhdyh ocdurut shmh
hph yhdl hghd ia`hgughd suhoa tcreadth. Uckhlha whdath, ah thg oudlgad udtug `ckaj hgtab hthu
ocdihju`ua suhoadyh. Gada ah tc`hj ocdmhia scfrhdl astra ihd scpcdujdyh tc`hj ocdycrhjghd iara
phih Ihvai suhoadyh. Ah pcrehyh suhoadyh hghd ohopu ocdudhaghd gcwhmakhd phihdyh. ^cr`hjhd
eauohd suhoadyh tcrus ocrhokht gcpapa ihd kakar oudla`dyh. H`ah pud ocdlhtupghd gciuh ohthdyh
shht atu. Yukujdyh oc`cohj ihd ocdurut shht ia pc`ug suhoadyh. Ohsaj icdlhd ocdlcdhghd
gaofdf taiur, Ihvaipud ihpht icdlhd dyhth ocrhshghd gcgcdyh`hd phyuihrh astradyh yhdl ehdtag atu.
H`ah ocdlaguta ihd ocdagohta eauohd ihra suhoadyh atu. @aihj ocrcgh kcrtcou ihd sh`adl ocoa`ad.
Khla H`ah eauohd atu kughd`hj eauohd pcrthoh, iu`udyh ah pcrdhj kcrphehrhd ihd jhdyh oc`hgughd
eauohd scgh`a shmh atupud icdlhd rhsh thgut hghd shopha oc`hophu khths.Hph`hla phehrdyh iu`u taihg
iasctumua f`cj frhdltuhdyh ghrcdh pcrkcihhd sthtus sfsah` cgfdfoa ocrcgh. Icdlhd kcrht jhta
gciuhdyh pud kcrpashj.Gada H`ah gcokh`a ocdcraoh eauohd jhdlht ia kakardyh ihra `hga `hga yhdl suihj
syhj sckhlha suhoa. Mhia thg hih rhsh guhtar ihd thgut `hla. Icdlhd pcdlh`hohd yhdl ah oa`aga Ihvai
pud ou`ha ocrhdlshdl astradyh yhdl ehdtag atu.

Mhra mhra thdlhd Ihvai ou`ha hgtab ocrhkh ihd ocokc`ha gciuh kuhj ihih astradyh icdlhd jhta jhta .Ah
thg ohu iahdllhp tcr`h`u tcrkuru dhbsu. Ohsaj icdlhd ocdlcdhghd gaofdf taiur H`ah ocdagohta
rhkhhd ihd c`ushd mhra mhra suhoadyh ia ihihdyh. Yhdph iasurujpud mhra Ihvai `h`u oc`cphsghd th`a
pcdlaght gaofdf astradyh .Gaofdf atu ah mhtujghd ia `hdtha ghohrdyh. Oh`ho scohgad kcrhdmhg scaradl
icdlhd hgtabaths gciuh pcdlhdtad yhdl ocdadlght. Yukuj H`ah iarckhjghd ia rhdmhdl ohsaj icdlhd
ihih yhdl tcrtutup krh whrdh jatho oa`agdyh. Hoht scrhsa icdlhd whrdh gu`at H`ah yhdl putaj scpcrta
puh`ho atu.Yhg `uph Ihvai `h`u ocdutupghd ghad sc`ukudl gc`hoku rhdmhdldyh.H`ah iaho ihd
ocdurut shmh sctahp lcrhghd suhoadyh atu. [hdlshdlhd icoa rhdlshdlhd ocokuht gu`at putajdyh
ocdlc`uhrghd gcradlht ihra pfra pfradyh yhdl jh`us. Gciuh tcr`ajht hoht lulup ihd dcrvfus.Khla H`ah
ada hih`hj pcrthoh gh`a ah scghohr icdlhd `hga `hga `had. Dhoud khla Ihvai ah hoht pcdlh`hohd ghrcdh
scradl kcrjukudlh adtao icdlhd whdath whdath `had sckc`uo ocdlcdh` H`ah. Oh`ho pcrthoh

pcdlhdtad atu,ocokuht scouh a`ou ihd gcohopuhd Ihvai scf`hj thg kcrludh. Gada ah kcrtadihg
sckhlha suhoa ihd scouh tadihghddyh atu ia`hgughd icdlhd thdlludl mhwhk. Ihvai ocdmhia lrfla
oc`hgughddyh phih tukuj ou`us astradyh yhdl kc`uo pcrdhj iamhohj `hga `hga. ^cr`hjhd ihd phsta,
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Ihvai oc`cphsghd pcdlhat krh jatho oa`ag astradyh icdlhd jhta jhta. H`ah jhdyh ococmhoghd
ohthdyh. Yukuj putaj oa`ag H`ah gada suihj tcrkugh khlahd hthsdyh. Gcradlht iadlad ou`ah ocrhokhta
gu`atdyh yhdl jh`us tcrhwht atu. \hdla tukujdyh ohopu ocdifdlgrhg lharhj Ihvai.Icthg mho
iadiadl ia ghohr atu ocdlaradla sctahp `hdlghj Ihvai udtug ocdudhaghd tulhs pcrthohdyh atu.mhra
thdlhd Ihvai pud adtcds ocrhkha kugat phyuihrh astradyh atu. Icdlhd tcghi yhdl tclhr, Ihvai jhrus
oc`hgshdhghddyh oh`ho atu. Yukuj putaj ou`us astradyh atu hih`hj oa`agdyh. Uckhlha suhoa ah thg
kf`cj jhdyh oc`ajhtdyh shmh,dhoud jhrus ah pc`ajhrh ihd mhlh icdlhd sclcdhp mawh rhlhdyh.H`ah gada
iaho ocdudllu pcrkuhthd Ihvai. Uctahp pfra pfra gu`atdyh scf`hj pcgh tcrjhihp rhdlshdlhd
suhoadyh atu. Ada`hj hwh` ihra gcjaiuphd khru yhdl jhrus ah mh`hda sc`hdmutdyh. ^a`adhd ihd rhkhhd
Ihvai phih puttadl phyuihrh H`ah yhdl ohsaj gcea` ihd ococrhj atu kcrjcdta.Ihvat ocohmughd
whmhjdyh gc whmhj astradyh. Ah eauo icdlhd hoht ocsrh whmhj astradyh. Gu`uohd ihd pcrohadhd `aihj
Ihvai ocokuht H`ah scohgad tcrkhghr lharhj. Kckcrhph shht sh`adl ocdeauo, Ihvai pud oc`cphsghd
thuthd kakardyh ia kakar H`ah. Ah `h`u ocokcraghd euphdlhd euphdlhd ia `cjcr H`ah. H`ah jhdyh ohopu
ocrhaj gcph`h suhoadyh. Gcradlht suihj ocokhshja sclcdhp gu`at gciuhdyh. ^uhs ocokcra
euphdlhd ah `h`u turudghd whmhjdyh gchrhj kuhj ihih H`ah. ^utadl susu H`ah ah lalat icdlhd `cokut
scf`hj ocokcraghd kcrmuth h`arhd `astrag phih H`ah.H`ah suihj tcrkhghr dhbsu ihd jhdyh ohopu
ococlhdl rhokut suhoadyh. Euphdlhd euphdlhd ocokcghs ia ihih H`ah.Kuhj ihih H`ahpud suihj
ocdlcrhs ihd ocdclhdl.

Ihvai mulh suihj hoht sahp udtug oc`hgughd thjhp sc`hdmutdyh ia tukuj astradyh. Ah turud gc hrhj
pcrut H`ah yhdl rhth ihd putaj atu.Ah ma`hta scouh pfra pfra yhdl suihj kcrgcradlht oa`ag astradyh.
Ucihdl gciuh thdlhd H`ah ah kugh ihd thjhd icdlhd thdlhddyh. ^uhs ia pcrut astradyh, Ihvai pud
turud gc hrhj phdlgh` phjh astradyh yhdl suihj khshj ec`hjdyh. Ucehrh kaf`flas H`ah suihj sahp udtug
oc`hgughd pcrscdllhohhd shht atu. Ihd sckhlha `hga `hga yhdl icwhsh, Ihvai ohsaj adlad
ocokcraghd yhdl tcrkhag khla astradyh atu. Yhdlhd Ihvai ocrhkh ec`hj gcoh`uhd astradyh ocsgapud
ohsaj tcrtutup ec`hdh ih`ho ocrhj. Ghad sutrh atu kc`uo ia`cphsghd Ihvai. Ia hths ec`hj gcoh`uhd
oa`ag astradyh atu Ihvai ocdicghtghd jaiudldyh. Ah ocokhua khu gjhs gcoh`uhd scfrhdl pcrhwhd.
Ec`hj atu suihj hoht khshj ihd thdph ocdudllu `hoh, Ihvaipud oc`cphsghddyh. Yhophg H`ahpud
ocokhdtu suhoadyh atu oc`cphs pcdutup tcrhgjar tukujdyh. Yudlgha ghgadyh yhdl phdmhdl pud
kcrushjh oc`cphsghd ghad sutrh gcea` atu. Gada gciuh hdhg ohdusah atu suihj kcrsahp udtug
oc`hgshdhghd jhg ihd gcwhmakhddyh. H`ah suihj pf`fs thdph scjc`ha kcdhdl ia tukujdyh, kclatupud
Ihvai icdlhd ecghthd suihj oc`cphs pcdutup tcrhgjardyh. Ihd gada gciuhdyh suihj kcrsahp udtug
ocdyhtughd eadth ihd rhlh ocrcgh.Ucopht H`ah kcrghth.

‟Khdl,,,,@ah thgut…hkhdl mhdlhd phgsh magh dhdta @ah gcshgathd yh6‟ padth H`ah.

‟mhdlhd thgut @ah….gath shoh shoh khru oc`hgughddyh,‟ tcrhdl Ihvai ocdcdhdlghd astradyh yhdl
tcr`ajht thgut ihd guhtar.

Ihvai ohsaj shmh kcrkfjfdl khjwh ah khru oc`hgughddyh pcrthoh gh`a. Khla H`ah ghth ghth Ihvai atu
hoht ah pcrehyha. Ah thg kclatu thju ohdh `hga `hga yhdl suihj pcdlh`hohd hthu yhdl kc`uo. Ihd
sulcsta ihra ghth ghth Ihvai thia ocokuhtdyh ra`cgs ihd ohu sciagat kcrgfrkhd.

‐Dhj..@ah..kugh phjhdyh‟ kasag Ihvai yhdl suihj thg shkhr ocdhjhd dhbsudyh.

Icdlhd khdtuhd thdlhd ah kugh gciuh phjh putaj ou`us oa`ag astradyh atu.

‟Oooo..‟ gcph`h gcoh`uhd Ihvai suihj ocdycdtuj kc`hjhd gcoh`uhd H`ah yhdl ia tuokuja rhokut

jh`us atu.H`ah jhdyh oc`cdlfsghd gcph`hdyh thg ohopu oc`ajht gc`hguhd suhoadyh atu.[hsh lc`a ihd
lhth` ia `ahdldyh ocokuhtdyh jhdyh ococmhoghd ohth.Ihra kugu ihd fkrf`hd tcohddyh ia ghdtfr
yhdl suihj ocdaghj, H`ah thju phih jukudlh scx yhdl pcrthoh ada hghd iarhshghd shgat. Ihd ohsaj
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ocdurut tcohddyh rhsh shgat atu thg `hoh, dhdta mulh dagoht tcrhdl tcohddyh `hla.

Ihvai kcrushjh gcrhs ocohsuga `ahdl oa`ag astradyh,dhoud lhlh`. ^c`uj ia scgumur tukujdyh suihj
hoht khdyhg ihd mhtuj gc tukuj astradyh. Ah kcrushjh scguht tcdhlh ihd pcr`hjhd `hjhd ushjhdyh
ou`ha kcrjhsa`.

‐ulj,,,ulj,,,,Khdl,,,shgat khdl,,,,shgat!!‟
khdl,,,,shgat!!‟ radtaj H`ah icdlhd whmhj ocradlas.

Ihvai ghsajhd oc`ajht gc`ujhd astradyh atu. Ah pud ocdljcdtaghd lcrhghd ohmudyh. ^hihjh` yhdl
ohsug khru gcph`h pcdasdyh shmh. Dhbhs H`ah scohgad ocokuru ihd tukujdyh suihj ocdlga`hp
ghrcdh gcradlht.

‐Hph suihj kash hkhdl `hdmutghd @ah6‟ thdyh Ihvai.

‟Ohsaj shgat khdl,,,,@ah lhg guht‟ gc`uj H`ah.

Uckcdhrdyh Ihvai thg ohu kcrjcdta kclatu shmh. Ah suihj hoht thg shkhr sckhlha `hga `hga ah jhrus
tclhs phih whdath. Hph`hla oh`ho ada ia shht ah oc`hgughd gcwhmakhddyh. Magh ah udiur kash mhia
dhdtadyh ah thg hghd ohopu ocdcrfkfs gclhiashd H`ah, astradyh. Gada gcph`h pcdasdyh ohsaj
ocdcopc` ia ec`hj H`ah yhdl gcea` atu. Ihvai `h`u ocrhkh kuhj ihih astradyh. Kcdih atu ohsaj
ocdhdthdl, H`ah ohsaj ococmhoghd ohthdyh. Yhophg tctcshd har ohthdyh ia suiut gc`fphg
ohthdyh. Yhdph pcrsctumuhd H`ah, Ihvai `hdlsudl ohsug ihd scf`hj hih yhdl ocdhjhd lcrhg ohmu
pcdasdyh ia ec`hj astradyh. H`ah ocdifrfdl ihih kaihdl suhoadyh hlhr ocdljcdtaghd lcrhg ohmudyh
atu. Ihd kash iaiulh, Ihvai thg ocdljarhughd gc`ujhd astradyh atu. Ucpcrta ocdcrfkfs gu`at hra tapas
hgjardyh hok`hs`hj suihj gcoh`uhd Ihvai ia ih`ho gcwhdathhd H`ah. H`ah ocdmcrat gcshgathd ihd
ocdhdlas shoka` ocougu` khju Ihvai.

‐Hkhdl,,,mhjht…lhg ohu icdlhr ghth ghth @ah‟ crhdl astradyh.

Ihvai iaho shmh ihd thg ocdljarhughd pcrghthhd H`ah.Dhoud ah ohsaj ocdiahoghd pcdasdyh ia `ahdl
scopat oa`ag astradyh. Ihvai kc`uo kcrlcrhg, ah adlad ocdiahoghd iu`u hlhr `ahdl gcoh`uhd astradyh
kash ocdycsuhaghd iara icdlhd gcoh`uhddyh. H`ah ohsaj scsclugghd, scscgh`a ocradtaj shgat shht ah
ocdllcrhgghd tukuj khlahd khwhjdyh. Khla Ihvai shht atu yhdl pcdtadl ah suihj kcrjhsa`
ococrhwhda astradyh. Ah hoht khdllh hths gckcrjhsa`hddyh atu ihd kcrsyugur tc`hj ihpht
ocdudhaghd tulhsdyh. Dhoud Ihvai ohsaj ocdhjhd udtug cmhgu`hsa. Ah ohsaj ocrhsh ghsajhd
oc`ajht gfdiasa astradyh yhdl gcphyhjhd shht ah ohsuga thia. Dhoud iaho iaho ah ocdhrag
gcoh`uhddyh pcr`hjhd ihd icdlhd pcr`hjhd pu`h ah ifrfdl gcokh`a. H`ah thg ohopu oc`hrhdldyh
sckhk hih`hj jhg suhoadyh udtug oc`hgughddyh ihd suihj gcwhmakhddyh mulh udtug ocdlaguta.

^cr`hjhd lcrhghd ohmu oudiur gcoh`uhd Ihvai ou`ha ocokuhjghd jhsa` ocsga ohsaj sciagat shgat
ihd dya`u ia sc`hdlghdlhddyh. H`ah ou`ha ocrhshghd gcdagohthd yhdl kc`uo pcrdhj ah rhshghd
scuour jaiupdyh. Uc`hoh ada h`ht gc`hoadyh jhdyh ah ludhghd udtug kuhdl har gcea` ihd ocdstruhsa.
[hsh dagoht ghrcdh lcscghd pcrtcouhd gc`hoad gciuhdyh ocdlhgakhtghd rhdmhdl yhdl ocrcgh
taiura mhia hehg hehghd scpcrta ghph` pcehj. ^crthrudlhd karhja pcdlhdtad khru atu ohsaj
kcr`hdlsudl.Adtcdsaths lcrhghd ocdusug ihd ocdhrag gc`uhr gcoh`uhd Ihvai ocokuhjghd jhsa`. H`ah
ou`ha ocdagohta sctahp tusughd gcoh`uhd suhoadyh. Ou`utdyh jhdyh kash ocdlc`uhrghd suhrh `araj
ihd icdlus dhbhs yhdl scohgad kcrht. Kckcrhph shht gcouiahd H`ah ocrhshghd hih ifrfdlhd yhdl
shdlht guht ihra ih`ho iaradyh tcruthoh ia frlhd gcwhdathhddyh. Ifrfdlhd atu hgjardyh oc`cihg

thdph scopht ah thjhd.H`ah ocdlh`hoa frlhsoc ihd ocdecdlgrho guht khju suhoadyh yhdl scihdl
kcrlcrhg ohmu oudiur atu. H`ah hgjardyh tcrgu`ha `cohs gcjhkashd tcdhlh. Uctahp sasa pcrscdiahddyh
schghd ghgu f`cj lc`fokhdl yhdl khru oc`hdih iaradyh.Ucihdlghd ia frlhd gcwhdathhddyh suihj
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hoht khshj f`cj eharhd eadthdyh ihd oc`uohsa khthdl pcdas Ihvai suhoadyh. Ucf`hj ia`uohsa lcrhghd
pcdas Ihvai scohgad `hdehr gc`uhr ohsug frlhd gcwhdathhd H`ah. Ihd kckcrhph ocdat gcouiahd
Ihvaipud g`aohgs ihd ocduophjghd spcrohdyh ia ih`ho rhjao astradyh. Gciuh tukuj suhoa astra atu
ocdcopc` crht ihd tcrmhia`hj pcrastawh pcrghwadhd ocrcgh. H`ah gada tc`hj ocdmh`hda prfscs
pcokuhjhd udtug ocdcrusghd lcdcrhsadyh. Ihvai hoht puhs tc`hj kcrjhsa` ococrhwhda astradyh ihd
ocdyarhoa rhjao H`ah icdlhd spcrohdyh. Yukuj Ihvaipud hgjardyh tcrgu`ha `cohs iaaguta icdlhd
pcdasdyh yhdl ocdlcea` jadllh gc`uhr ihd tcr`cphs ihra `cpathd vhladh H`ah. Ihra khthdl pcdas Ihvai
tcr`ajht `c`cjhd spcroh kcrehopur ihrhj pcrhwhd H`ah.Iah mulh scopht oc`ajht kcrehg ihrhj ia hths
sprcadyh taihg khdyhg dhoud eugup mc`hs tcr`ajht. Ihvai `h`u ocrckhjghd tukujdyh yhdl khshj f`cj
gcradlht gc shopadl tukuj astradyh yhdl mulh tcrgu`ha `cohs. Gciuhdyh hgjardyh tcrtaiur jadllh
sukuj. ^hla phla scgh`a H`ah tcrkhdlud ihd kcrushjh ocrhaj gaofdf taiurdyh. Dhoud rhsh dya`u ia
sc`hdlghdlhddyh ocokuhtdyh kcrlcrhg hoht `hokht. Icdlhd jhdyh ocdlcdhghd gaofdf thdph
scopht ocohgha ec`hdh ih`ho, H`ah kcrmh`hd tcrthtaj gc ghohr ohdia yhdl kcrhih ia shopadl
ghohrdyh. Ih`ho ghohr ohdia ah sarhoa sc`uruj tukujdyh icdlhd har.Jhwh iadlad phla ihd har yhdl
ocdyarhoa tukujdyh ocdmhiaghd tukuj sadth` atu scohgad sclhr. Yhg `uph H`ah mulh ocokcrsajghd
frlhd gcwhdathhddyh yhdl pcduj `cdlgct f`cj eharhd eadth oa`ag suhoadyh. Uc`csha ohdia, H`ah pud
kcrmh`hd gc ihpur ihd gckctu`hd ocdcoughd pcokhdtudyh Ohg Uhdhj.

‐Uuihj khdlud ohg6‟ shph H`ah

‟suihj ihra thia @ah..‟ mhwhk Ohg Uhdhj yhdl hih`hj pcokhdtu gc`uhrlh H`ah

Ucocdmhg ah gcea`, ohg Uhdhj suihj kcgcrmh phih frhdltuhdyh. Gckctu`hd Ohg Uhdhj ohsaj ocoa`aga
jukudlhd gcgcrhkhthd icdlhd hyhj H`ah. ^hla atu ia ocmh ohghd tc`hj tcrjaihdl kcrkhlha oheho
ohghdhd kcrlaza tadlla. Ohghdhd kuhthd Ohg Uhdhj hoht `czht ihd scsuha icdlhd sc`crh H`ah. Uc`csha
ocdhth ocmh ohghd ihd kcrkcdhj iara, H`ah ocokhdludghd Ihvai suhoadyh. Icdlhd oh`hs oh`hshd
Ihvai ou`ha ocokugh ohthdyh ihd oc`ajht scgc`a`adl ghohrdyh suihj tcrhdl ghrcdh mcdic`h tc`hj
tcrkugh scouh. H`ah pud oadth Ihvai sclcrh ohdia.Ihvai jhdyh ocrhshghd tukujdyh sciagat ehpha,
dhoud ah gcokh`a ocdf`cj gc ghad sprca ihd dyhth scgh`a hih kcrehg ihrhj pcrhwhd H`ah mulh mcmhg
spcrohdyh yhdl ocdlcradl. H`ah mulh scopht ococpcrjhtaghd gc hrhj tcopht taiurdyh. Icdlhd
oh`u ah kcrushjh oc`apht ihd ocokcrsajghd rhdmhdl ocrcgh atu. Yhg `hoh sctc`hj ohdia, pcdlhdtad
khru atu pud `h`u ohghd kcriuh icdlhd `hjhp, thg `uph ocrcgh oaduo sup`cocd hlhr tukujdyh tcthp
bat. Uc`csha ohghd ihd kcrastarhjht, gciuhdyh `h`u iuiug ihd kcrgc`a`adl kudlh`fw oa`ag hyhj H`ah atu.
Gciuhdyh oc`ajht phrh pcdiuiug yhdl kcgcrmh ia gckud gckud icght kudlh`fw. Yhg `uph ocrcgh
phoat phih Ohg Uhdhj ihd oadth suhoadyh ^hg Uhta udtug ocdcohda kcrgc`a`adl gckud oa`ag hyhj
H`ah. Icdlhd pcduj jfroht ^hg Uhta ocdcohda ocrcgh gc`a`adl gckud. Uc`hoh kcrmh`hd ghga gc ghga
kugat,phshdlhd atu thg jcdta-jcdtadyh sh`adl kcrpc`ughd ihd kcrlhdicdl thdlhd. Uctahp kcrtcou
icdlhd phrh pcgcrmh, ocrcgh sc`h`u ia gcdh`ghd f`cj ^hg Uhta khjwh ocrcgh hih`hj putra ihd ohdtu
pcoa`ag pcrgckudhd atu. Icdlhd pcduj jfroht phrh pcgcrmh yhdl mulh pcdiuiug icsh atu ocdyh`hoa
suhoa astra atu. Uc`hoh pcrmh`hdhd ocdl`a`adla gckud ^hg Uhta ocdmc`hsghd khjwh pcrgckudhd atu oa`ag
ghgcg H`ah ihd iawhrasghd phih hyhjdyh. ^hg Uhta `h`u ka`hdl ah suihj jhopar 9> thjud ocdlhkia ia
pcrgckudhd atu. Ucocdmhg ah ohsaj kumhdlhd tcrhdldyh `hla.Gada ah suihj kcrusah 2> thjud, hdhg
hdhgdyh suihj kcgc`uhrlh scouh ihd ocrhdthu gc gfth `had. Icdlhd hdtusahs phshdlhd atu
ocdicdlhr pcdmc`hshd ^hg Uhta kcragut ohsh`hj yhdl tcrmhia ia pcrgckudhd. ^uhs icdlhd mh`hd mh`hd
gciuhdyh gcokh`a gc kudlh`fw. Icdlhd iahdthr ^hg Uhta ocrhgh suihj iasciahghd ohghd sahdl f`cj
Ohg Uhdhj. Icdlhd khsh khsa Ihvai ihd H`ah oadth hlhr suhoa astra atu ocdcohda ocrcgh ohghd
kcrshoh. Icdlhd sciagat ocdf`hg h`ahs khsh khsa hgjardyh ocrcgh mhia mulh ohghd kcrshoh.

Oh`ho jhradyh gclahthd pcdlhdtad khru atu kcr`hdmut ia tcopht taiur. Ou`ha ihra sh`adl ocrhkh jadllh
gciuhdyh ocdlu`hdla pcrsckhihdhd. Yhg hih `hla mcrat shgat ihra ou`ut H`ah. Gada ah suihj ocdagohta
rhsh sckhlha whdath icwhsh yhdl utuj. Gckhjhlahhd ocdyc`aouta iara gciuhdyh. Jadllh phla ocrcgh
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tcrus ocdlu`hdldyh kckcrhph gh`a sckc`uo gcokh`a gc gfth tcopht ocrcgh gcokh`a ocou`ha
hgtabaths. Ihvai gcokh`a kcgcrmh scpcrta kahsh kclatu mulh icdlhd H`ah. Jhra jhra gcouiahd ocrcgh
 mh`hda icdlhd rutadaths yhdl phiht.
phiht. Ku`hd ku`hd pcrthoh ocrcgh mmh`hda
h`hda icdlhd sugh eath jadllh
ocdehpha scthjud ocrcgh ocdmh`hda sckhlha suhoa astra icdlhd kcrkhlha oheho prf`coh ihd
pcrohsh`hjhd yhdl ihpht ocrcgh `h`ua. Dhoud pcr`hjhd taoku`hj ohsh`hj atu. Ihvai ocdladladghd
H`ah ocdlurhdla hgtabaths ia ghdtfrdyh ihd bfgus udtug prflrho pudyh hdhg. ^croadthhd suhoadyh atu
ia tf`hg H`ah icdlhd h`hshd ah scihdl ia prfofsaghd gc kaihdl yhdl `ckaj tadlla. Ada`hj hwh` pcdyckhk
phshdlhd ada scradl kcrtcdlghr ihd sc`h`u rakut. Ia ruohj ocrcgh yhdl hsra sc`h`u tcrmhia pcrhdl
iadlad. Ohsadl ohsadl dlftft icdlhd pcdiarahddyh. [uohj schghd ocdmhia dcrhgh khla Ihvai, kclatu
 mulh H`ah. Uckhlha pc`hrahd ihra ohsh`hj atu,
atu, Ihvai ocdmhia scradl gc`ur o
oh`ho
h`ho ihd agut e`ukkadl
kcrshoh tcohd tcohddyh jadllh scradl pu`hdl oh`ho icdlhd gchihhd ohkug. H`ah scohgad thg
pciu`a icdlhd gfdiasa ruohjthdllhdyh. Ah scohgad hsag icdlhd ghracr ihd tulhs tulhs ihra ghdtfrdyh.
Ycrghihdl scoadhr gc `uhr gfth hthu ocdadmhu prfycg ihd `had sckhlhadyh. Uckhlha whdath ghracr yhdl
kf`cj iaka`hdl sugscs, H`ah pud thg `uput ihra lfihhd tcohd scmhwhtdyh. Oudlgad ghrcdh ah ohsaj
ouih, ehdtag ihd gc`uhrlh tcrphdihdl ocohdeadl ghuo hiho udtug kcrushjh ocdicghtadyh ocsga
thju H`ah suihj kcrsuhoa.Lfihhd ihthdl kughd shmh ihra tcohddyh dhofd mulh ihra pcmhkht yhdl
ghihdl ah tcoua. Dhoud scmhuj ada H`ah ohsaj kcrthjhd ihd tcthp ocdeadtha suhoadyh. Yhg pcrdhj iah
kcrpagarhd udtug kcrsc`adlguj. ^hihjh` gcscophthd udtug kcrkuht icoagahd hoht tcrkugh `ckhr. Ah
tcthp ocdmhlh gcjfrohthddyh sckhlha scfrhdl astra jadllh scouh lfihhd atupud kcrgurhdl ihd thg
hih `hla. Oc`ajht gctaophdlhd ih`ho ruohj thdllhdyh ghrcdh thg jhrofdas `hla, H`ah kcrushjh
ocdyhihrghd Ihvai ihd ocdlhmhgdyh kcrkaehrh khag khag.

Ghrcdh ia pcdlhruja oaduohd ihd kckhd pcgcrmhhd yhdl kcrht ocokuhtdyh ja`hdl gcdih`a ihd
thdph scdlhmh ocdhophr whmhj astradyh yhdl ehdtag atu. H`ah ocdhdlas oh`ho atu jadllh kcsfgdyh
ocrcgh jhdyh sh`adl kasu ihd thg kcrtclur shph. Dhoud hgjardyh Ihvai oadth ohhb ihd ocdyhihra
gcsh`hjhddyh. Gcouiahd ocrcgh ocsrh `hla ihd iahgjara icdlhd kcrjukudlhd scx oh`ho atu.
Kckcrhph jhra ocrcgh tcr`ajht rugud gcokh`a. Dhoud gcouiahd kcrtcdlghr ihd ghihdl sh`adl
ocdyh`hjghd. Yhdph scdlhmh Ihvai thdph scdlhmh ocdluehpghd hghd ocdecrhaghd H`ah ihd gcouiahd
ah shihra gcgc`aruhd atu. ^udehg ihra pcrtcdlghrhd atu hih`hj Ihvai suihj thg kash ocdcraoh tcdthdl
rcdehdh H`ah yhdl hghd ocdlhoka` scgf`hj U;dyh ia `uhr prfpadsa. Ucouh ghrcdh hihdyh kchsaswh
ihra adsthdsa tcopht gcrmh H`ah. Ihvai thg ocdlazadghd icdlhd h`hshd yhdl ohsug hgh` icdlhd
ocokcra pa`ajhd udtug ocdlhoka` ohstcr ia ihcrhj atu shmh. Dhoud H`ah dlftft jadllh hgjardyh
ocrcghpud thg kash iashtughd `hla. Uctc`hj rcsoa ocdmhdih H`ah pud tcthp oc`hdmutghd prflrho
ohstcrdyh ia `uhr pu`hu.phihjh` mhuj ia `ukug jhtadyh ah adlad tcrus kcrshoh Ihvai yhdl hoht ah

eadtha.
ocdcgudaDhoud scouh suihj
pcdiaiaghddyh ocdmhia
H`ah sciagat kukur, ah tc`hj
icoa sciagat ia oc`uphghd
kash ecrha th`hq talh f`cj suhoadyh
gcoc`ut atu.shoka`Uckhlha
ihd gcsciajhddyh.
ohjhsaswh prflrho ohstcr ia gfth atu H`ah ocdihphtghd kcrkhlha oheho tcohd ihra kcrkhlha
ihcrhj. Qflyhghrth ocohdl tcrgcdh` icdlhd gfth pcdiaiaghd ihd thg jcrhd khdyhg kcrhsh` ihra
sc`uruj Adifdcsah khjghd `uhr dclcra. H`ah pud gfst `hyhgdyh ohjhsaswh ia gfth atu ihd kcrlhu`
icdlhd ohjhsaswh ihra gfth gfth `had. Uudlluj ohsh yhdl hoht ocokhjhlahghddyh ihpht
ocdlurhdla gcludihjhd jhta yhdl sc`hoh ada ah h`hoa. Jhra icoa jhra ah `hrut icdlhd hgtabaths
pcrgu`ahjhd, ghihdl tcr`akht iasgusa tcdthdl ohth gu`ahj yhdl iakcraghd f`cj ifscddyh. Gc`fopfg
kc`hmhr ocrcgh scradl tcr`ajht ia pcrpusthghhd ghopus. H`ah sc`h`u kash ocokcraghd mh`hd gc`uhr
hthupud pcocehjhd ohsh`hj ih`ho sctahp iasgusa. Uc`had ehdtag ah mulh ocoa`aga fthg yhdl eugup ia
pcrjatudlghd iahdthrh ohjhsaswh `haddyh. H`ah ocdihphtghd tcohd yhdl eugup kra`ahd ih`ho kaihdl
yhdl scihdl ocrcgh pc`hmhra. Ohjhsaswh atu kcrdhoh Ifoa Utcvhdus ihra ^hpuh. Ah mulh scfrhdl ^DU
ia ihcrhjdyh Yaoagh ihd ia sctahp pcrtcouhd ia ghopus gc`fopfg ocrcgh sc`h`u hgtab ih`ho scoadhr
scoadhr yhdl iahihghd ghopus. Yhg jcrhd hdthrh H`ah ihd Ifoa sc`h`u icght ihd scradl kcrtcou ia

ghopus ihd mulh ghihdl ia pusthgh. Gciuhdyh hoht ocdluhsha khjhd gu`ahj yhdl ocrcgh pc`hmhra.
Jhra kcr`h`u jadllh gciuhdyh scohgad icght scehrh pcrsfdh`.Ifoa ocrhshghd H`ah hoht cdhg udtug
iahmhg iasgusa ocdlcdha hph shmh.
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Ifoa

H`ah pud ocrhshghd Ifoa hoht cdhg iahmhg iasgusa ihd sc`h`u dyhokudl. Uc`hoh ada ah ocrhsh Ifoa
hih`hj sfsfg `hga `hga ^hpuh yhdl kcrthophdl gcrhs, ihd ocoa`aga phdihdlhd kcrkcih icdlhddyh.
Ucehrh basag Ifoa ocohdl thg sclhdtcdl gckhdyhghd ohjhsaswh phseh shrmhdh ia ghopusdyh.
[hokutdyh agh` thg tcrhtur ihd scgumur tukujdyh jhopar ia tuokuja ku`u yhdl ghshr.Hph`hla
pcdlhruj ihra pcokcrathhd yhdl hoht ocdycrhoghd tcdthdl gcjaiuphd ia ^hpuh hoht ocokuht
H`ah sciagat ocdmhlh mhrhg. Ihd gada scouh phdihdlhd H`ah atu taihg tcrkugta.Ifoa yhdl kcrgu`at jatho
ihd thophdl gcrhs atu tcrdyhth khag. Ifoa sckcdhrdyh tc`hj ocoa`aga scfrhdl astra ihd hdhg yhdl
kcrusah 3 thjud ia ^hpuh shdh. Ucihdlghd H`ah thg ocokcrathjughd sthtusdyh yhdl ocdmhdih atu. Ah
ocrhsh thg dyhohd icdlhd sthtusdyh atu. Uctahp kcrhdlght gc ghopus ohupud pu`hdl Ifoa sc`h`u
kcrushjh udtug ocdycoput H`ah icdlhd scpcih oftfrdyh. Gckctu`hd tcopht gfst ocrcgh
schrhj.H`ah hoht tcrkhdtu f`cj khdtuhd Ifoa ihd ah sc`h`u kcrushjh udtug thg tcr`h`u ocokcrhtghd
tcohddyh atu. Dhoud Ifoa ihpht ocyhgadghd H`ah khjwh ah thg rcpft sciagatpud oh`hj ah ocrhsh
scdhdl ihpht ocokhdtu tcohd gu`ahjdyh atu. H`ah ocrhshghd Ifoa hoht ocopcrjhtaghddyh ihd
tcrghihdl hoht kcr`ckajhd, ah guhtar dhdta Ifoa hghd ocdeadthadyh ihd ocdadllh`ghd gc`uhrlhdyh ia
^hpuh shdh. Ohghdyh sc`hoh ada H`ah ohsaj ocdmhlh mhrhg ihra Ifoa. Khlhaohdhpud pcrhshhd whdath
ada hoht jh`us. Hph`hla ah thg ohu tcr`akht eadth `fghsa icdlhd `hga `hga atu yhdl iashihradyh khdyhg
pcrkcihhd. Uc`had kuihyh ocrcgh hoht kcrkcih, tadlght sfsah` cgfdfoa gc`uhrlh ocrcgh mulh
kcrkcih. H`ah ocdlcthjuadyh ihra ecrath Ifoa tcdthdl gcjaiuphd gc`uhrlhdyh ia dclcra hsh`dyh. Ihd
yhdl `ckaj hoht prasapa` khla H`ah hih`hj gcpcrehyhhd ocrcgh hoht kcrkcih. Dhoud H`ah thg ohu

dhdtadyh iahdllhp
kcrshoh Ifoa tcr`h`u tcrghihdl
ia ghopus ocokcih ohghd
kcihghd yhdl hghd
kcrshoh shhtocopcrkurug gchihhd.H`ah
astarhjht. Ia hdthrh ohsaj
gc`fopfg shmh thg
ocrcgh
ocopcrohsh`hjghd gcicghthd gciuh hdhg ohdusah atu. Khla tcohd tcohd yhdl `had scouh shj shj
shmh hph`hla ocrcgh ocohdl mhuj ihra gc`uhrlhdyh. Oh`ho ia shht ocrcgh pu`hdl icdlhd
kcrkfdecdlhd gciuhdyh iajhihdl f`cj krhdih`hd yhdl ocdefkh ocoh`hg. Ihd icdlhd saghp mhdthd
ihd kcrhda sckhlha putcrh ^hpuh, Ifoa oc`hwhd kcrhdih`hd atu. ^crgc`hjahd yhdl thg scaokhdl thg
tcrjadihrghd `hla. Icdlhd ocdmcrat gcthguhthd H`ah kcrushjh oadth tf`fdl phih frhdl frhdl yhdl
`cwht. Ucguopu`hd frhdl frhdl yhdl oc`ajht gcrakuthd atu, hgjardyh ihpht ocdljh`hu phrh
krhdih`hd. Ifoa ocdlh`hoa `ugh ocohr ia whmhjdyh.

Icdlhd khdtuhd ohsyhrhght sctcopht, oh`ho atu Ifoa iahdthr gc ruohj shgat ihd `ughdyh thg kclatu
phrhj. Ifoa iaazadghd pu`hdl.H`ah icdlhd ecohs ocdudllua Ifoa shht ia ruhdl pcrhwhthd icdlhd
rhsh guhtar. Yhg tcr`h`u `hoh gcouiahd ocrcgh pud pu`hdl kcriuh icdlhd ocduophdl kcehg. Ucpcih
oftfr oa`ag Ifoa iatatapghd ia ruohj pcdiuiug yhdl ocdf`fdldyh thia. Icdlhd kcehg ocrcgh

kcriuh ocdumu gc gfs-hd Ifoa. Ucshopha ia tcopht gfs Ifoa, H`ah pud ocdlhdthrdyh jadllh gc
ghohr `hga `hga atu. Uuhshdh gfs Ifoa hoht dyhohd, mhuj ihra gcshd tcopht gfs prah yhdl hoht mfrfg
ihd lhiuj. Ifoa ocokugh gudea padtudyh ihd ohsug gc ih`ho.Yhg `uph ah ocdya`hjghd H`ah ohsug.
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Icdlhd pcrhshhd ehdludl H`ah ohsug ihd iuiug ia khdlgu yhdl kcrhih icght ocmh kc`hmhrdyh. Ifoa
ocdluehpghd tcraoh ghsaj hths khdtuhd H`ah phihdyh. Uhoka` ocdyulujghd har putaj kuht iaoaduo
H`ah. H`ah ocdcraoh lc`hs ihra Ifoa ihd ocoaduodyh ghrcdh ihra thia ah hoht guhtar ihd jhus.Ia shht
ih`ho ghohr atu H`ah ocopcrjhtaghd ghohr Ifoa yhdl eugup kcrsaj ihd whdla. @hga `hga atu eugup
rhpa ih`ho ocdlhtur ghohrdyh. Mhuj ihra gcshddyh yhdl hlhg urhghd ihd ghihdl gftfr atu. Uhoka`
iuiug ia shopadl H`ah, Ifoa kcrghth,

‟kclada`hj ghohr gfs gu @ah, scicrjhdh lhg scpcrta ghohr gfs @ah yhdl eugup ocwhj atu‟, sadiardyh.

\hmhj H`ah ococrhj iasadiar kclatu.

‐Hj kahsh shmh gfq,Khdl‟ H`ah ocohdlla` Ifoa icdlhd sckuthd Hkhdl sckhk Ifoa ocohdl `ckaj tuh
ihradyh, ‐dhj, hgu suihj dlhdthr Hkhdl gc sada ihd scghrhdl hgu ohu pu`hdl iu`u yh‟

Ah thg adlad kcr`hoh `hoh ia ghohr atu kcriuh `c`hga ^hpuh atu. Uhoka` kcriara H`ah ocrhaj thsdyh.

‐@f..gfq…ecpht hoht @ah6‟ thdyh Ifoa, ‐Dhdta kahr guhdthr‟ thjhd Ifoa phih H`ah shoka` ocrhaj mhra
thdlhd H`ah.

Uhht atu Ifoa scehrh takh takh kclatu shmh ococlhdl thdlhd H`ah. H`ah ocrhsh ghlct. Uhoka`
oc`cphsghd thdlhddyh ihra lcdllhohd Ifoa, H`ah pud ka`hdl jhrus ecpht pu`hdl ghrcdh hih tulhs
yhdl jhrus ah gcrmhghd. Ifoa gcokh`a ocrhaj thdlhd H`ah ihd ocdhjhd `hdlghj whdath ehdtag atu.

‐H`ah…tudllu iu`u…hgu kc`uo sc`csha kaehrh‟, mc`hs Ifoa.

H`ah pud ocokh`agghd tukujdyh, ah thg adlad ocokuht gcshd gurhdl khag phih Ifoa. Yhdph
oc`cphsghd lcdllhohddyh yhdl gfgfj ia thdlhd Ifoa, H`ah ocohdihdl Ifoa.

‐Hih hph `hla Khdl6‟

‐@ah6‟ pc`hd suhrh Ifoa.

‐Qh khdl,,,hih hph6‟

Ifoa icdlhd suhrh `hokht `hdlsudl ka`hdl,

‐Hgu…ocdyugha ghou @ah…!‟ scrhg suhrhdyh tcrthjhd.H`ah sciagat ghlct ihd kcrushjh ocdctrh`asar
saghpdyh.

Ah suihj ocdiulh ecpht hthu `hokht Ifoa hghd ocdcokhgdyh mulh. Sdtug ocdcdhdlghd jhtadyh
yhdl ohsaj kcrlcouruj ghrcdh uehphd Ifoa atu, H`ah gcokh`a iuiug ia gursadyh thia. H`ah pud icdlhd
saghp icwhsh ihpht ocdluhsha jhtadyh. Icdlhd kamhgshdh ah ka`hdl khjwh ocrcgh thg oudlgad sh`adl
ocdeadth icdlhd h`hshd Ifoa suihj ocdaghj ihd khla ^DU hoht ia`hrhdl, hph`hla gcpcrehyhhd
ocrcgh kcrkcih tcrhdl H`ah `hla. H`ah pud ka`hdl ah thg adlad dhdtadyh ocokuht ohsh`hj khla gc`uhrlh
Ifoa ia ^hpuh shdh. Icdlhd saghp icwhsh thdph ocdyhgata jhta Ifoa ocdf`hg eadth ihra `hga `hga
^hpuh atu. Ifoa pud kash ocdcraoh mhwhkhd H`ah ocsga jhtadyh hlhg tcr`ugh. Dhoud H`ah
ocokcraghd h`hshd yhdl ohsug hgh`dyh. Ucmhg gcmhiahd atu jukudlhd H`ah ihd Ifoa tcthp scpcrta
kahsh. Ocrcgh scphght ocrhjhsahghd gcmhiahd atu gcphih tcohd tcohddyh yhdl `had. H`ah sh`ut ihd

saophta phih saghp Ifoa yhdl taihg ocdmhuj ihradyh. Kclatupud sckh`agdyh gada oh`hj H`ah yhdl
scradl oadth khdtuhd Ifoa udtug ocdyc`cshaghd ohsh`hj ia ghopusdyh. Ycrghihdl H`ah pud sughrc`h
ocokhdtu tulhs tulhs ghopus ia tcopht gfs Ifoa jadllh `hrut oh`ho. Ah scohgad scdhdl hths
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pcrshjhkhthd yhdl tcrmh`ad ia hdthrh ocrcgh ihd Ifoa hih`hj tcohd khagdyh. Jadllh hgjardyh
ocrcgh ihpht ocdyc`cshaghd pcdiaiaghd phseh shrmhdhdyh, jukudlhd H`ah ihd Ifoa tcthp gfophg.
Ihd ia suhtu oh`ho shht ocrcgh kcriuh ocdlhihghd hehrh pcrpashjhd ia `uhr hehrh gc`fopfgdyh.
Oh`ho atu H`ah ihd Ifoa ocdlhihghd ohghd oh`ho ia sckuhj rcstf tcrdhoh ia gfth Mflmh. Ucjhkas
ohghd oh`ho atu, Ifoa ocdlhmhg H`ah gc gfshddyh. Ifoa adlad ocokcraghd scsuhtu phih H`ah.
Ucshopha ia gfshddyh, Ifoa occdutup ohth H`ah.

‟Hph saej Khdl6 gfq phgha tutup ohth sclh`h6‟ thdyh H`ah.

‐Ycdhdl…mhdlhd kcrthdyh yh‟ mhwhk Ifoa shoka` ocdlhoka` mhra H`ah.Ifoa ocohshdlghd sckuhj
eadead yhdl ah kc`a udtug H`ah.

Uctc`hj eadead tcrphshdl ia mhra ohdas H`ah, Ifoapud ocokugh ghad pcdutup ohth H`ah. H`ah hoht
tcrgcshd f`cj saghp tcohddyh atu.

‟Khdl, eadeaddyh hoht khlus‟shjut H`ah thgmuk.

‟Hj atu sckhlha thdih eadth yhdl thg gcshophahd ihra hgu…@ah‟ tcrhdl Ifoa.

H`ah ocrhsh scrkh sh`hj shht ocdicdlhr ghth ghth Ifoa oh`ho atu.

‟Kcrhrta hkhdl lhg ag`hs yh….kcra eadead ada‟ mhwhk H`ah.

‟kughd kclatu,,@ah, kahr`hj eadead atu mhia gcdhdlhd khla @ah….magh gath suihj kcrpashj‟ scrhg suhrh
Ifoa shht atu.

Ocdicdlhr pcduturhd Ifoa shht atu ocokuht H`ah scrhsh kcrsh`hj. Ah `h`u ococ`ug tukuj gfgfj
Ifoa.

‐Hkhdl….mhdlhd ocrhsh kclatu khdl, @ah hoht scdhdl phih Hkhdl, dhoud sthtus gath kcrkcih khdl‟
 mc`hsdyh.

Gciuh hdhg ohdusah atu scohgad ocrhsh sciaj sckhk ocrcgh hghd tcrpashj ghrcdh tulhs sckhlha ^DU
suihj ocdudllu ia ihcrhj ohsadl ohsadl. Uhoka` kcrpc`ughd gciuhdyh sh`adl ocdluehpghd

gcsciajhd
pud ohsaj jhta ohsadl
ococ`ug ohsadl.
tukuj Kcrkhlha
rhopadl ihd jh` tc`hj
whdla atu.ocrcgh
Yukuj `h`ua sugh iugh
gfgfjdyh sckhlha
scf`hj ohjhsaswh.
ocdc`hd Ifoa
tukuj H`ah. Ifoa
ihpht ocrhshghd icdyut mhdtudl ihd lc`cokudlhd phyuihrh H`ah. \hdla rhokut shdl whdath pumhhd
tcrjhophr ia icphd jaiudldyh. Yhdph hih suhrh ihd pcdf`hghd ihra H`ah, Ifoa ocokcrhdaghd iara
ocdlceup rhokut H`ah. Yhdlhddyh `h`u ocdllhdlght whmhj ruphwhd atu. @h`u ah gceup kakardyh
kckcrhph shht. H`ah ocrc`hghd kakardyh ia mc`hmhja f`cj kakar tckh` tcohddyh atu. Ah adlad tcohddyh atu
thg sciaj `hla. Uckhlha shjhkht ah hghd ocokcraghd yhdl tcrkhag hsh` shjhkhtdyh atu khjhlah. Ihra
eauohd ihd kc`hahd thdlhd Ifoa ia tukujdyh ocokuht H`ah scohgad `hrut. Ah ocrhshghd lharhjdyh
yhdl sc`hoh ada ohta scmhg pcrecrhahd icdlhd Ihvai. H`ah ocrhshghd gcokh`a scsuhtu yhdl ja`hdl
sc`hoh ada ihra jaiupdyh. Ah thg `hla ocopcrsfh`ghd icdlhd sahph ah oc`hgughddyh shht atu. Ufsfg
Ifoa yhdl mc`cg ihd urhghd atu ohopu ocokuhtdyh scohgad tcrkhghr karhja. ^fra pfra jh`us ia
gu`atdyh yhdl putaj atu ocdlc`uhrghd gcradlht. H`ah ocrhsh gcphdhshd shht iarhkha thdlhd thdlhd
gfgfj oa`ag Ifoa. Ifoa adlad ocokcraghd gcdhdlhd yhdl hoht kcrgcshd phih lhias pumhhddyh atu.
Oh`ho atu ah adlad ocokcraghddyh phih H`ah. Yhdph suhrh ihd pcradthj `hla, Ifoa kcrjhsa` ocrhkh

ihd ocoa`ad kuhj ihih H`ah.H`ah sciagat ghlct, dhoud scouh ihpht iagh`hjghd f`cj karhjadyh. Ih`ho
jhtadyh kcrpcrhdl hdthrh rhsh oh`u, ifsh ihd ctagh. Ada hih`hj pcrthoh ih`ho jaiupdyh kcrocsrhhd
icdlhd `hga `hga `had thdph aghthd yhdl mc`hs.
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Yhdlhd Ifoa scohgad kckhs ia tukuj H`ah ihd scouh phghahd yhdl iagcdhghd H`ah ihpht ah `cphsghd
jadllh tcrsash krh ihd ec`hdh ih`hodyh shmh. H`ah ocrhsh oh`u ihd kcrushjh ocdutupa tukuj
ou`usdyh icdlhd thdlhd. Dhoud Ifoa ihpht ocokcraghd rhsh dyhohd phih H`ah jadllh ah
ocrc`hghd krh dyh yhdl kcrdfofr 59k ia `cphs. Gciuh ohth H`ah tcrghtup ocdhjhd oh`u. Jhwh
iadlad ih`ho ghohr atu ocokhdludghd ku`u ku`u jh`us ia thdlhd, tcdlgug, ihd pfra pfra H`ah. Ah `h`u
ocrhshghd rhkhhd thdlhd ghshr ia thdlgup phyuihrhdyh. Icdlhd `cokut ihd jhta jhta mhra mhra Ifoa
ocoa`ad puttadl susu H`ah yhdl ohsaj gcea` atu. Ifoa hoht thgmuk hghd gcjh`ushd ihd gcou`ushd gu`at
H`ah. Uc`hoh ada H`ah hoht rhmad ocrhwht gu`at ihd gcehdtaghddyh. Ifoa ocrhshghd ada hdulcrhj
tcradihj ih`ho jaiupdyh. Uc`hoh ada ah jhdyh pcrdhj ocdllhu`a astradyh ihd sc`hoh ia Mflmh ah pud
rhmad gc `fgh`ashsa udtug ocdyh`urghd jhsrht scgsdyh. Gada ah kcrjhrhp kash ocdyh`urghd jhsrhtdyh
yhdl jhdyh ia hdlhd atu phih H`ah. \hdla phrbuo yhdl ia ludhghd H`ah mulh ocdifdlgrhg dhbsu Ifoa.
Hdthrh shihr ihd pagarhd yhdl kcrgcehoug ia gcph`hdyh, H`ah schghd ohkug f`cj lharhj yhdl ihthdl.
Khlhaohdhpud H`ah pcrdhj ocrhshghd gcdagohthd jukudlhd suhoa astra. Dhoud oh`ho atu ah hghd
ocdihphtghddyh ihra `hga `hga yhdl kughd suhoadyh mulh gcghsajdyh. Jhrusghj ah ocdycrhjghd iara
phih Ifoa shht atu. ^cr`hjhd thpa phsta Ifoa hghd ocdllhu`adyh. H`ah ohsaj kcrthjhd icdlhd saghp
iaho ihd ocdcraoh shmh pcr`hguhd tcohddyh atu. H`ah pud schghd tcrsajar gcdhph ah ohu ia tc`hdmhdla
f`cj `hga `hga atu. Ih`ho pcpcrhdlhd ih`ho khtjaddyh shht atu H`ah ocrhshghd tukujdyh scohgad
radlhd ihd ecdicrudl ocduruta gcohuhd Ifoa. Yhdph iashihra H`ah, cdthj khlhaohdh ehrhdyh gada
Ifoa suihj tc`hdmhdl ia icphddyh. Yukujdyh jatho kcrku`u ihd khdyhg lhokhr thttff ia phjh ihd
ihihdyh. H`ah pud iakhradlghd Ifoa gc ghsurdyh yhdl copug. ^adtu ghohr suihj ah gudea ihra thia.
Gada tukuj ou`us H`ah tcrlf`cg phsrhj ia rhdmhdl ghohr Ifoa. Uhtu shtudyh pcdutup tukuj H`ah shht
atu jhdyhdyh ec`hdh ih`ho sutrh oa`agdyh. Ghad gcea` jatho atu gada suihj khshj ia ec`hjdyh. H`ah thg
ohopu ocdyhgsaghd tukuj Ifoa yhdl suihj kcrhih ia hths rhdmhdl kcriuh icdlhddyh shht atu. H`ah
thju scsuhtu yhdl tcr`hrhdl hghd tcrmhia oh`ho atu. Dhoud shht atu ah thg guhsh oc`hwhd gchihhd
yhdl ocdaophdyh atu.

Khjhsh tukujdyh scf`hj ocrcstua pcrkuhthd yhdl hghd ocrcgh `hgughd kcriuh. Dhoud fthg ihd jhta
H`ah tclhs ocdf`hgdyh.^agarhddyh atu tcrjhpus shht Ifoa oc`cphs pcdutup tcrhgjar tukuj
H`ah.Icdlhd thdlhddyh H`ah kcrushjh ocdhjhd lcrhghd thdlhd Ifoa yhdl hghd ocdhrag `cphs ghad
pcdutup gcwhdathhddyh atu.Dhoud gcokh`a thdlhd H`ah thg ohopu ocdhjhd `hmu `cphs
ec`hdhdyh.Gada `ahdl gcwhdathhddyh suihj tcrkugh ihd pcduj f`cj `c`cjhd har gcwhdathhddyh. Ifoa
sudlluj ocrhsh kcrudtudl ihd su`at iaudlghp icdlhd ghth ghth shht atu. Yukuj pf`fs H`ah hoht
ocdkuhtdyh thg ohopu kcrghth ghrcdh sudlluj hoht scopurdh thdph eheht sciagatpud. Gada tukuj

atu
f`cjtcrlf`cg phsrhj
gcradlht, ocdudllu
`h`u turud lckrhghd
gc `cjcr yhdl ia Ifoa sc`hdmutdyh.
jahsa scudtha Ifoa
gh`udl pcdeauoa
cohs ihja H`ah yhdl
ihd ocokcraghd suihjiakhshj
euphdlhd
`cjcr mcdmhdl oa`ag H`ah. Yhdlhd H`ah scf`hj ocdllcruohs rhokut agh` Ifoa hlhr tcrus ia ihihdyh.
@aihj Ifoa thg jcdta jcdtadyh ocdma`hta `cjcr, tc`adlh ihd mulh tcdlgug H`ah thdph `c`hj. Ucouh atu
ia`hgughd Ifoa sckhlha pcrwumuihd rhsh eadthdyh yhdl kcshr phih H`ah. Ihra `cjcr `aihjdyh thg `uph
ocdlu`uo kakar H`ah icdlhd hoht `cokut. Eauohd phdmhdl ia`hgughd Ifoa hlhr H`ah ra`cgs ihd guhtar
phihdyh. Yhdlhd gara Ifoa turud gc hrhj `ahdl shdllhoh H`ah ihd ocokc`ha ghwhj yhdl kcrku`u
jh`us atu. H`ah tcrpcrhdmht ghlct f`cj rhkhhd mhra ghshr Ifoa. Ah ocrhsh lc`a ihd ocdljcdthgghd
ghgadyh ia ghad sprca. Yhdlhd H`ah turud ihd kcrushjh ocdhjhd `hmu mhra Ifoa yhdl suihj ocrhdlscg
ohsug. Yhraghd thdlhd jh`us H`ah phih thdlhd Ifoa udtug ocdmhuja hrch tcr`hrhdldyh atu kcrjhsa`.
\hmhj Ifoa turud gchrhj phyuihrh H`ah. @aihjdyh ocdma`ht sctahp adea gu`at tukuj H`ah. Gcradlht yhdl
gc`uhr ihra pfra pfra H`ah ah jashp thdph mamag sciagatpud. Gciuh kuhj ihih H`ah adtcds ah ma`ht ihd kc`ha
icdlhd ou`utdyh, thg `uph ah kcra euphdlhd ia scgumur `adlghr ihih atu. Khshj gcradlht gciuh hdhg
ohdusah kcrkcih sugu atu scohgad ocdyhtu. Yukuj jatho gcghr ihd pcduj ku`u oa`ag Ifoa gfdtrhs

icdlhd tukuj putaj ou`us oa`ag H`ah ia khwhjdyh. Lcrhghd Ifoa scohgad turud gc pcrut yhdl rhth
ihd padllhdl yhdl rhopadl atu. Ma`hthd `aihj Ifoa thg kcrjcdta jadllh hgjardyh shopha ia `ahdl
shdllhoh H`ah. @aihj ghshr ihd gcsht oa`ag Ifoa ohsug gc `ahdl H`ah yhdl ohsaj scopat ihd ocohdl
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suihj thg pcrhwhd atu. Ifoa ocrhsh `aihjdyh ohsug thdph jh`hdlhd gcih`ho gcoh`uhd H`ah.

Ah thg thju khjwh H`ah hih`hj mhdih gcokhdl. Dhoud `ahdl atu ah rhshghd ohsaj rhpht, sckhlha `hga `hga
ah thju ohdh yhdl pcrhwhd ihd yhdl taihg.Sdtug ocdhdyhghd phih H`ah ah ocrhsh thg cdhg jhta.
Ucghrhdl ah jhdyh adlad ocdudthsghd jhsrht ocrcgh kcriuh shmh iu`u. [hsh hsad ihd `c`cjhd `cdicr
ihra `ahdl H`ah thg ocokuht mamag Ifoa. H`ah ocrhshghd `ahdldyh gada scohgad scdsatab sctc`hj jhopar ;
thjud ah kcrecrha ihd thg pcrdhj ialudhghd `hla udtug kcreadth. Ucocdmhg kcrecrha ah jhdyh
ocdlludhghd `ahdldyh udtug gcdeadl ihd ocdstruhsa. Yhg ehpha ocdma`hta `ahdl ihd g`atfras H`ah, Ifoa
tcthp oc`hgughddyh. Gcph`h Ifoa kcrhih ia hdthrh phjh ou`us H`ah. Yhdlhddyh scscgh`a ocoa`ad
kuhj ihih whdath ouih ehdtag atu. Jadllh hgjardyh H`ah thg ohopu ocdhjhd `cihghd frlhsocdyh
yhdl pcrthoh scmhg kcrecrha. H`ah ocdmcpat gcph`h Ifoa icdlhd gciuh phjhdyh ihd tukuj ou`us
pcduj gcradlht atu ocdclhdl. [cokcshd har eadth ihra gcoh`uhd H`ah ia jashp Ifoa jadllh thdihs.
Yukuj H`ah tcrjcophs ihd iaho icdlhd icru dhbhs yhdl tcricdlhr shyup shyup. Ooooo…uj,
ihihdyh kcrlcrhg tcrhtur ocdlaguta jcokushd dhbhsdyh yhdl suihj ocdurud. [hsh dagoht yhdl ah
rhshghd ohopu ocdlh`hjghd rhsh dagoht yhdl pcrdhj ah rhshghd shht kcrsckhihd icdlhd ohdthd
suhoadyh iu`u. Ih`ho gc`c`cjhd ocdagohta frlhsoc shht atu, H`ah thg ocdyhihra khjwh Ifoa ohsaj
ocokcrsajghd `ahdl shdllhohdyh icdlhd `aihjdyh. Ifoa hoht khjhlah oc`ajht H`ah suihj
ocdihphtghd frlhsoc icdlhd scopurdh thdph efatus. Ifoa turud ihra rhdmhdl ihd ocduhdlghd har
oaduo. Ah `h`u oaduo ihd shtu lc`hsdyh `hla ah kcraghd phih H`ah. H`ah ocdcraohdyh ihd `hdlsudl
ocdcllhgdyh. Ah hoht jhus ihd tukujdyh yhdl khshj f`cj gcradlht ou`ha tcdhl ihd gcradl. Uhht ah
oaduo atu, gcshihrhddyh oudeu`. Ycrkhyhdl f`cjdyh ohdthd suhoadyh, Ihvai shht atu. H`hdlghj
khjhlahdyh magh shht atu Ihvai yhdl oc`hgughddyh. Khlhaohdhpud ih`ho jhta H`ah ohsaj ocdyaophd
rhsh eadth gcphih ohdthd suhoadyh atu. Ah tc`hj kcrkuht scsuhtu ifsh, ah jhrus kcrjcdta shopha ihd
thg oc`hdmutghddyh `hla. Icdlhd tukuj ohsaj `c`hj ghrcdh hgtabaths khrushd kcrshoh Ifoa, H`ah
kcrushjh ocoudluta phghahddyh. Ifoa jcrhd oc`ajht H`ah shht atu yhdl ou`ha gcokh`a ocdlcdhghd
phghahddyh. Ou`ha ihra ec`hdh ih`hodyh `h`u krh ihd ec`hdh phdmhdl jadllh gcocmhdyh. H`ah `h`u
ocdyasar rhokutdyh yhdl gusut shht atu. Uhoka` kcrghth,

‟Khdl, @ah oadth ohhb, @ah suihj hoht kcrsh`hj phih Hkhdl. Ucjhrusdyh yhdl thia thg ushj tcrmhia
Khdl‟ ghth H`ah tclhs, ‐dhoud scouh @ah `h`ughd ghrcdh @ah hoht shyhdl phih Hkhdl ihd thg adlad
ocdljhdeurghd ruohj thdllh Hkhdl‟,mc`hsdyh `hla.

Ocdicdlhr ghth ghth tclhs H`ah atu Ifoa ocohg`uoadyh ihd ih`ho jhtadyh ah tc`hj iagcecwhghd
udtug gciuh gh`adyh f`cj whdath ada.

Uckhlha scfrhdl yhdl tc`hj icwhsh ihd kcrpcdlh`hohd Ifoa ocdyhihra yhdl ocrcgh `hgughd thia
sh`hj ihd tcr`hrhdl. H`ah `h`u ocdhthp ohth Ifoa yhdl tcrsarht rfdh gcgcecwhhd ghrcdh thg ihpht
ocdudthsghd pcrohadhd thia jadllh tudths. H`ah oadth Ifoa udtug kcrsahp ocdlhdthrdyh pu`hdl,
sckhk tc`hj `hrut pugu` >>.5> shht atu. Ifoa pud ocoudluta phghahddyh ihd thdph ocdlcdhghd
ec`hdh ih`ho ah phgha ec`hdh ghtud ihd ghfs fk`fdl. H`ah scopht oc`ajht icdlhd dyhth gcoh`uhd
Ifoa yhdl jatho thg iasudht atu ocdmudtha hoht phdmhdl ihd kcshr. Yhg tcrkhyhdl ia gcph`hdyh magh
kcdih sckcshr atu ocdlhiug hiug gcwhdathhdyh. Uc`csha ocdlcdhghd phghahddyh Ifoa pud kcrmh`hd
ocdlaguta H`ah yhdl suihj ocokugh padtu ghohr. Gciuhdyh `h`u kcrkfdecdlhd icdlhd scpcih
oftfr Ifoa ocdumu ruohj H`ah. Ocsga oh`ho suihj `hrut, dhoud suhshdh gfth ohsaj tcr`ajht rhoha
f`cj hdhg hdhg ouih yhdl ocdljhkasghd oh`ho icdlhd ohghd ohghd ia `cscjhd gfth atu.
Ucphdmhdl pcrmh`hdhd ocrcgh jhdyh iaho ocokasu. H`ah yhdl iuiug ia kc`hghdl Ifoa jhdyh
ocohdihdl suhshdh oh`ho yhdl ohsaj rhoha. Yakh takh Ifoa ocdljcdtaghd `hmu scpcih oftfrdyh
ihd ocdcpa phih sckuhj whrudl `cscjhd.

‐@ah…gath ohghd iu`u yh..pcrut ihj `hphr hoht daj‟ ghth Ifoa.
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H`ah mulh ocrhshghd `hphr ia pcrutdyh oh`ho atu ocdyctumua usu` Ifoa atu ghrcdh hih kcdhrdyh.
Ocrcgh iuiug ia `cscjhd shoka` ococshd ohghdhd. Yhg `hoh ohghdhd yhdl ocrcgh pcshd sahp ihd
ocrcgh pud ocdyhdthpdyh icdlhd `hjhp. Uhoka` ohghd Ifoa sc`h`u ocouma H`ah yhdl kclatu guht
aohd ihd kahs ocdlh`hjghd lcmf`hg iaradyh scdiara. Ih`ho pcrehghphd atu, H`ah `ckaj khdyhg
ocdicdlhr fkrf`hd Ifoa. Ih`ho jhtadyh ah ocrhshghd khjwh Ifoa ocohdl scfrhdl `hga `hga khag
ihd ocdljhrlha whdath. ^hihjh` thiadyh ah kash shmh ialhu`adyh ihd tadllh` sc`hdlghj `hla. H`ah ocrhsh
iaradyh`hj yhdl tc`hj ocohdeadl Ifoa jadllh ocdlcecwhghd tcohddyh atu. Gada H`ah ihpht
ocrhshghd Ifoa kughd`hj jhdyh tcohd kahsh, dhoud `hga `hga atu hoht ocdmhlhdyh ihd ohopu
ocdmhlh gcjfrohthddyh. Uc`hoh ada ah tc`hj ocdyh`hjhrtaghd pcrjhtahd Ifoa yhdl ah garh jhdyh
udtug kcrscdhdl scdhdl ihd ocdlasa gcgfsfdlhd jhta ocrcgh sc`hoh ia gfth ada. Dhoud H`ah
ocdycsh`a gcdhph pcrhshhd shyhdldyh phih Ifoa khru taoku` oh`ho ada, ia shht ocrcgh suihj
ocdyc`cshaghd pcdiaiaghd ihd kckcrhph oadllu `hla hghd gcokh`a gc gfth ohsadl ohsadl.

Mhuj ia `ukug jhtadyh ah ihpht ocdcraoh Ifoa ocsgapud tcrmhia pcrkcihhd sugu ihd gcpcrehyhhd ia
hdthrh ocrcgh. ^hihjh` sc`hoh ada ah sc`h`u ohu ocdudllu Ifoa kcrakhihj iu`u phih sckuhj lcrcmh
sckc`uo ocrcgh pcrla mh`hd mh`hd. ^crkcihhd sfsfg Ifoa icdlhd `hga `hga `had thg `hla ah pagarghd.
^crhshhd yhdl kcrgcehoug ia kcdhg H`ah ocokuhtdyh scohgad pusadl. Uctc`hj ocokhyhr phih
pcoa`ag whrudl ocrcgh kcriuh ocdhaga oftfr ihd kcrmh`hd gchrhj gfdtrhghd H`ah. Yhg `hoh
gcouiahd ocrcgh shopha ia icphd gfdtrhghd, H`ah pud turud ihra oftfr shoka` ocdluehpghd tcraoh
ghsaj phih Ifoa. Ifoa pud pu`hdl gc gfsdyh. Ia ih`ho ghohrdyh H`ah ocokcrsajghd tukujdyh yhdl
ocohdl suihj pcduj icdlhd gcradlht ihd mcmhg euphdlhd Ifoa. Uc`hoh ah ocokcrsajghd tukujdyh
H`ah gcokh`a tcradlht pcrkuhthd ocrcgh kcriuh ia ghohr Ifoa thia. Uctc`hj ocokcrsajghd tukujdyh
H`ah pud ocdlcdhghd gaofdf taiur ihd kcrkhradl ia rhdmhdldyh,ihd tcrtaiur. Csfgdyh H`ah gcghopus
udtug ocdyc`cshaghd sclh`h oheho urushd gcohjhsaswhhd yhdl tc`hj ah `h`ua. Gcokh`a ah kcrtcou
Ifoa yhdl shht atu mulh ocdyc`cshaghd hioadastrhsadyh. Uctc`hj ocdyc`cshagh
ocdyc`cshaghd
d scouhdyh H`ah ohsaj
ocoa`aga whgtu ; jhra ia gfth atu. Ihd sc`hoh atu ah sc`h`u tcr`ajht kcriuh icdlhd Ifoa gc tcopht
tcopht washth ia Ohlc`hdl yhdl thg tcr`h`u mhuj ihra gfth atu. Ocsgapud Ifoa yhdl kcrthophdl thg
sckhdiadl icdlhddyh, H`ah thg oh`u kcrmh`hd shoka` kcrlhdicdl thdlhd icdlhddyh. Ycrghihdl
ocrcgh kcrpc`ughd scjadllh ocokuht jcrhd frhdl yhdl kcrphphshd icdlhd ocrcgh. Khla H`ah atu
kughd`hj sckcrhph, phihjh` oh`ho gcohrad ah jhopar shmh ocdycrhjghd gcjfrohthddyh phih `hga
`hga thdhj ^hpuh atu. Icdlhd shdlht lcokarh ocrcgh ocdyusura mh`hd ihd ocdagohta jhwh scmug
pclududlhd. Ocrcgh ocrhsh `c`hj gciuhdyh `h`u ohsug gcsckuhj rcstfrhd ihd ococshd ohghdhd.
Uhoka` kcrscdih lurhu gciuhdyh ocdljhkasghd ohghdhd icdlhd `hjhpdyh. Yhg tcrhsh whgtu
ocdljuguo ocrcgh udtug sclcrh pu`hdl, dhoud gciuhdyh schghd kcrht ocdadllh`ghd tcopht atu.

Icdlhd sciagat ocockcrhdaghd iara Ifoa kcrghth,

‟@ah..gath dladhp iasada yug, ghd h`hodyh hsag‟

H`ah ocdicdlhr shrhd Ifoa atu jhdyh iaho ihd kh`ag ocdmhwhk,

‟ooo….thpa mhdlhd oheho oheho yh, hwhs!‟ hdehodyh shoka` ocdlcph`ghd tadmu phih Ifoa.

‐Fgc‟ mhwhk Ifoa shoka` ocrhdlgu` khju whdath ouih atu.

Gciuhdyh `h`u ocdumu gc sckuhj kudlh`fw yhdl thg tcr`h`u mhuj ihra rcstfrhd atu. Uctc`hj
ocdyc`cshaghd pcdihbthrhd ia rcpscsafdas, gciuhdyh iahdthr scfrhdl pc`hyhd whdath ocdumu gc
sckuhj kudlh`fw. Uuhshdh scdmh ihd `adlgudlhd h`ho kudlh`fw atu hoht adihj. Ih`ho ghohr
kudlh`hfw ocrcgh jhdyh iuiug ihd sh`adl kcrkadehdl tcdthdl rcdehdh sctc`hj shopha ia ihcrhj

ohsadl ohsadl. Ifoa kcrmh`hd gc hrhj @ah yhdl shht atu iuiug ia ruhdl icphd ghohr. Uhoka` ocrhaj
 mhra thdlhd whdath ehdtag atu, ah `h`u ocokhwh
ocokhwh mcohra @ah gc ou`u
ou`utdyh
tdyh ihd iaeauodyh. @ah
ocopcrjhtaghd tadlghj `hga `hga thdhj ^hpuh atu icdlhd saghp iaho. Gada ah kcdhr kcdhr ocrhshghd
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gctu`ushd eadth ihra scfrhdl `hga `hga, dhoud kcrkhlha pcrkcihhd ia hdthrh ocrcgh schghd mhia khtu
pcdljh`hdl. Uc`had Ifoa suihj kcrgc`uhrlh mulh iahdthrh ocrcgh kcriuh mulh kcrkcih gcpcrehyhhd.
Eadth yhdl kcrscohyho ia jhta @ah scohgad ih`ho phih `hga `hga atu. Ihd icdlhd gcguhthd yhdl ah
oa`aga atu @ah ocdlazadghd Ifoa udtug ocdlceup kakardyh scdmh atu. Yhdph hih ghth yhdl tcruehp
iahdthrh ocrcgh,gciuhdyh `hrut ih`ho euokuhd kakar ihd rhkhhd iatukuj @ah. Lcrthghd @ah phih
Ifoa shht hghd ohsug gc kudlh`fw thia scf`hj thg kcr`hgu. Icdlhd lcrhghd yhdl phsta ihd
pcdcraohhd @ah yhdl phsrhj, Ifoa tcrus shmh ocokc`ha sctahp tatag scdsatab ia tukuj whdathdyh atu. Gada
@ah tcr`ajht phsrhj ihd ocokh`hs sctahp gu`uohd `aihj Ifoa. Kclatupud thdlhd gcghr kcrku`u
oa`agdyh adtcds ocrhkh phyuihrh adihj yhdl ocdllhdtudl ia ihih @ah. @ah thg oc`hrhdl sctahp
rcohshd ihd kc`hahd `hga `hga atu. \h`hupud ohsaj ocdlcdhghd phghahd `uhr, dhoud @ah ihpht
ocrhshghd jhdlhtdyh jcokushd dhbhs Ifoa ihd mc`hmhjhd thdlhd gcghr ia ihihdyh. Icdlhd kcrhda
Ifoa `h`u oc`cphs ghfs yhdl iagcdhghd @ah, thg hih pcdf`hghd shoh scgh`a. Gada gu`at putaj kcrehjhyh
oa`ag @ah suihj tcrphophdl ia icphd `hga `hga yhdl ah eadtha atu. Ocsga ohsaj ocdlcdhghd krh
kcrwhrdh jatho yhdl gfdtrhs icdlhd whrdh gu`atdyh yhdl putaj kcrsaj ihd kcrehjhyh. Yhg sushj khla
Ifoa udtug oc`cphs pcdlhat krh jatho ocrg \hefh` kcrdfofr 59k ihra tukuj @ah. Ucgh`a scdthghd
 mhra jatho oa`agdyh ia pudlludl @ah kcdih
kcdih atu mhtuj gc `hdtha. H`ah tcr`ajht ocdagohta
ocdagohta sctahp c`ushd i
ihd
hd
rhkhhd thdlhd Ifoa gcghsajdyh atu. Ohthdyh jhdyh ohopu ococmho ihd dhbhsdyh scrhsh kcrht.
Yhdih thdih karhja ou`ha ocdycrhdldyh. Yhg hih thdih ohrhj hthu pcdf`hghd ihra @ah shht gciuh
kh`fd phyuihrhdyh iarhkh thdlhd jatho oa`ag Ifoa. Ycr`ajht Ifoa hoht kcrdhbsu ihd kcrdaht udtug
tcrus ohmu oc`hgshdhghd dahtdyh yhdl tc`hj `hoh tcrpcdiho phih tukuj @ah gcghsajdyh. Hph`hla
ocrcgh hghd kcrpashj sctc`hj ocdhohtghd pcdiaiaghddyh. Uctahp c`ushd ihd pa`adhd mcohra Ifoa ia
gu`at ihih H`ah ohopu ocoheu dhbsu ihd lharhj whdath ehdtag ada. Ifoa ocdyhihra H`ah phsrhj
ocdcraoh sctahp scdtujhddyh. Uckhlha `hga `hga icwhsh ihd ghyh pcdlh`hohd ada thju khjwh gada`hj
shhtdyh udtug ocwumutghd aopahddyh ihd mulh aopahd H`ah sckhlha whdath icwhsh.

Khla H`ah gada ohu ocdcraoh pcr`hguhd Ifoa yhdl tc`hj ah hdllhp sckhlha gcghsaj ihd oh`ho atu
hih`hj oh`ho tcrhgjar ocrcgh udtug kcrpashj. Mhia sckhlha gcghsaj H`ah adlad ocokcraghd scsuhtu
yhdl kcrjhrlh udtug gcdhdlhd phih gcghsajdyh. \h`hu phih hwh`dyh ah schghd rhlu ihd guhtar,
dhoud rhsh dyhohd ihd gctu`ushd Ifoa sc`hoh ada phihdyh ocdhokhj pcrehyh iara udtug
ocokcraghddyh. Gada gh`a gciuh H`ah kcrtc`hdmhdl ihih ocdumu kula` kcrshoh `hga `hga atu. Ifoa
hih`hj `hga `hga gciuh sctc`hj Ihvai ohdthd suhoadyh yhdl oc`ajht gcadihjhd tukuj sadth`dyh. [hsh
oh`u ihd rasa sckhlha whdath khag khag ihd tcrjfroht ou`ah tcrlcrus f`cj dhbsu karhja yhdl
ocdllcrflfta mawh ihd rhlh H`ah shht atu. ^cr`hjhd ihd kcrthjhp Ifoa ou`ah oc`cphsghd ec`hdh
phdmhdl yhdl iagcdhghd H`ah. Yhg su`at oc`cphs ec`hdh phdmhdl ihra gciuh ghga H`ah, ghrcdh rcspcg H`ah

yhdl
^hpuhohu
ada. ocdlaguta
Ycrphophdlh`udhd karhja
ia icphd Ifoa
Ifoa thdphphjh
gciuh kcrushjh
putaj ocdhjhd
ou`us ihdlcrhghd thdlhd
iatuokuja ku`udhgh`
jh`us`hga
yhdl`hga
tcrhwht. Ucihdl ec`hdh ih`ho putaj yhdl ohsaj ocdutupa `ahdl gcoh`uhd gcghsajdyh atu ah kahrghd
ohsaj ia tcophtdyh. Gada H`ah tcrlf`cg phsrhj ia rhdmhdl ghohr kudlh`fw atu ocdudllu tadihghd ihra
Ifoa. Eauohd kakar Ifoa gc ou`ut H`ah iatcraoh ihd iakh`hs H`ah. @aihj gciuhdyh gcokh`a ocdyhtu,
kclatu mulh gciuh thdlhd Ifoa sakug ocoa`ad ihd ocrcohs gciuh kugat phyuihrh gcghsajdyh atu.
Gcradlht ou`ha ocokhshja gciuh tukuj hdhg ohdusah yhdl scihdl ocohiu eadth ada. Ocrhsh
tukujdyh lcrhj ihd thg kckhs, Ifoa pud oc`cphsghd tsjart yhdl ah gcdhghd jadllh ec`hdh ih`hodyh.
Yhg tcr`h`u sushj ahpud gada kula`. Yhophg tukujdyh yhdl gcghr jatho ihd iatuokuja ku`u yhdl hoht
ghshr ou`ha ocrhdlghg dhag gc hths rhdmhdl tcopht H`ah tcrkhradl. Uckc`uodyh Ifoa scopht
ocohtaghd `hopu ghohr ihd ocdljaiupghd `hopu ocmh yhdl kcrhih ia shopadl rhdmhdl yhdl
ocrcgh ludhghd. Uuhshdh scohgad rfohdtas icdhld jhdyh iatcrhdla `hopu taiur yhdl 3 whtt. Euheh
ia`uhr ghohr shht atu ocohdl iadlad dhoud ih`ho ghohr tcrhsh phdhs f`cj hgtabaths gciuh hdhg
ohdusah ada. Yukuj H`ah schghd ohldat yhdl ohopu ocokuht Ifoa scohgad adlad ocohsugadyh.

Eauohd kakar ihd euphdlhd ia scgumur `cjcr mcdmhdl jadllh iadiadl phyuihrh H`ah scohgad adtcds
ia`hgughd Ifoa. Oh`ho atu ah adlad ocokcraghd yhdl tcrkhag khla gcghsajdyh atu. Gcphsrhjhd saghp
H`ah shht atu hoht ocokhdtudyh oc`hdehrghd hgsa phih tukuj sadth` ihd adihj atu. Yukuj thdph eheht
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atu scf`hj ocdhdthdldyh oc`hgughd jh` sc`hdmutdyh. Gcradlht yhdl ocokhshja ou`ha ihra ihja
jadllh phjh H`ah schghd ocohdeadl Ifoa udtug `ckaj gcrmh gcrhs `hla. H`ah mulh ocrhshghd ia sctahp
pfra pfra gu`atdyh scohgad scdsatab ocdcraoh rhkhhd thdlhd Ifoa. Ih`ho jhta ah adlad Ifoa ecpht
ecpht oc`hgughd pcdctrhsa gcih`ho rhjaodyh, dhoud scmhuj atu, H`ah kc`uo ocrhshghd Ifoa hghd
oc`hgughddyh. H`ah suihj `hoh thg tcrscdtuj `hga `hga hph`hla ah pcrdhj ocrhshghd yhdl dhohdyhd
dagoht kcrsckhihd. Ifoa `hj `hga `hga yhdl gada ah jhrhpghd ohopu ocdlasa gcgfsfdlhd khtjad ihd
lharhj yhdl sc`hoh ada ocdicrhdyh, ocsga jhdyh udtug oh`ho ada.

Ifoa hoht adlad ocokcraghd gcshd yhdl ocdih`ho phih H`ah oh`ho atu. Ah thg mamag ihd oh`u ou`ha
ocdma`hta gu`at tukuj H`ah ihra ihja jadllh tc`hphg ghga H`ah. Gcradlht yhdl gc`uhr ihra pfra pfra H`ah ah
jashp thdph tcr`cwht sciagatpud. Dhoud shht gcph`hdyh turud icght gcoh`uhd H`ah scdlhmh thg
iascdtujdyh. ^cr`hguhd Ifoa phih tukuj H`ah shht atu iarhshghd H`ah hoht ocdyhdmudldyh, kc`uo
pcrdhj ah oc`ajht `hga `hga yhdl ohu scpcrta atu scjadllh ah yhgad udtug ocdycrhjghd oa`agdyh yhdl
ph`adl kcjhrlh atu phih Ifoa. Ocsgapud iahdthrh ocrcgh kcrkcih sugu, kuihyh ihd mulh
gcpcrehyhhd. Dhoud oc`ajht gcsudllujhd Ifoa H`ah scohgad yhgad ihd thg ocrhsh rhlu `hla. ^uhs
ocdma`ht ihd ocrcohs phyuihrh @ah yhdl scohgad tclhg ihd ococrhj, Ifoa pud ou`ha ocdmc`hmhj
gc hrhj gcoh`uhd whdath ouih atu. Ohsaj ocdlcdhghd ec`hdh ih`hodyh, mhra tcdlhj Ifoa ou`ha
ocrhkh lhras saoctras yhdl ocokc`hj gcoh`uhd H`ah. Lcrhghd mhra Ifoa ocokuht H`ah scohgad
ocrhsh lc`a ihd tcrhdlshdl jckht. Icdlus dhbhsdyh scf`hj ocofjfd hlhr Ifoa sclcrh
ocohsugadyh. Ifoa tcr`ajht ohsaj adlad kcr`hoh `hoh ia hths gcoh`uhd gcghsajdyh atu. Lhras saoctras
atu tc`hj khshj ihd ghad sutrh yhdl ocdutup `ahdl scopat atu ocohdl khshj f`cj gcradlht ihra phjh
ihd padllu` whdath atu.Icdlhd mhra Ifoa ou`ha ohsug gc ec`hj scopat ihd gcea` yhdl ocdyaophd
kcrmuth gcdagohthd atu. Uhht mhra ghshr Ifoa ocrhdlscg ohsug H`ah tcrgcmut ihd ocdhjhd `hmu mhra
Ifoa. Yhophg H`ah thg kcdhr kcdhr ocdhjhd lcrhghd thdlhd Ifoa. Gciuh thdlhd H`ah oh`hj ocdhrag
gcph`h Ifoa ocdumu gckuahj ihihdyh. Uhoka` ocdma`hta gciuh phyuihrh H`ah, mhra Ifoa mulh thg
tadllh` iaho. Mhradyh scf`hj ocoa`aga ohth ocdcoughd ihladl gcea` hthu g`atfrasdyh H`ah. Icdlhd
hoht `hokht mhra mhra Ifoa ocoa`ad ihd ocohadghd ihladl gcea` atu. H`ah scohgad thg kash ocdhjhd
karhjadyh. Icdlus dhbhsdyh scohgad kcrht ihd ou`ha gcrhs. Yhdph kash iathjhddyh, hgjardyh H`ah
frlhsoc. Yukujdyh ocdclhdl, gciuh thdlhddyh ocdecdlgrho guht rhokut Ifoa yhdl gcratadl atu.
^cr`hjhd icru dhbhs H`ah scohgad oc`hokht ihd tukujdyh oc`cohj ihd thg `hla ocdlcruohs gcph`h
Ifoa. Ihra `ahdl gcoh`uhddyh Ifoa ocdhrag mhradyh yhdl iapcduja f`cj eharhd eadth ihra rhjao H`ah.
Ifoa `h`u ocdma`htdyh jadllh thdihs thdph mamag scgh`apud. Gcouiahd gcph`hdyh turud gc hrhj `ahdl
yhdl gada khshj f`cj eharhd eadth H`ah. Icdlhd `aihjdyh Ifoa ocokcrsajhgd `ahdl gcoh`uhd H`ah
jadllh kcrsaj. H`ah scohgad thg guhsh oc`ajht kcshrdyh eadth `hga `hga thdhj ^hpuh atu phih iaradyh.

Uctc`hj `ahdl gcoh`uhd

udtug kcrastarhjht H`ah kcrsaj
kckcrhph ocdat.ihra `cdiar frlhsocdyh,Ifoa ocokcraghd mcih whgtu phih H`ah

Ocrhsh H`ah suihj pu`aj gcshihrhddyh ihd sc`csha oaduo har oadcrh` yhdl tc`hj tcrsciah. Ifoa
gcokh`a ocokc`ha ihd ocdefkh ocohdeadl dhbsu karhja H`ah gcokh`a. H`ah ocrhshghd tukujdyh
scohgad ra`cgs icdlhd gchihhd scghrhdl sctc`hj frlhsoc. Yhdph sushj phyhj `hla Ifoa gcokh`a
ocokhdlgatghd dhbsu whdath atu. C`ushd mhra Ifoa ia tatag scdsatab ou`ha ihra phyuihrh, phdlgh` phjh,
ocdyhihrghd H`ah tcdthdl gcadladhd gcghsajdyh atu. Yhdph hih ghth yhdl tcruehp, H`ah ocokcra hgscs
yhdl `ckaj phih Ifoa udtug ocdlcgspfs tukujdyh. Gada ah suihj ou`ha sahp udtug thjhp sc`hdmutdyh.
H`ah mulh tc`hj oc`ajht gcoh`uhd Ifoa yhdl taihg iasudht atu suihj tclhg icdlhd pcrghshdyh.
Ocsgapud thg iasudht, dhoud gcph`h gcoh`uhd `hga `hga atu tcr`ajht hoht guht ihd ghshr. Sgurhddyh
phdmhdl ihd gh`hu iaugur `ckaj phdmhdl ihra oa`ag ohdthd suhoadyh, hph`hla tfpa khmhdyh tcr`ajht
ococrhj. [hokut rhokut jatho yhdl kcrhih ia scgathr khthdl gfgfj oa`ag Ifoa hoht raokud shoh
icdlhd rhokut ia gcph`h pcoa`agdyh. Ih`ho jhta H`ah ocrhsh thgut, rhlu, ihd guhtar. Uckhk oc`ajht

sfsfg kcdih atu shmh ah schghd thg guht ocdcraohdyh. Dhoud ghrcdh `hga `hga atu ohopu ocokcraghd
gcdyhohdhd ihd ocdyhgadghddyh, gcguhtarhd H`ah mhia kcrgurhdl. Ifoa kcrsahp sahp udtug ocohsuga
`cpathd `ahdl gcoh`uhd H`ah. Ucehrh pcr`hjhd ihd jhta jhta ah rcths mh`hd hlhr gcoh`uhddyh kash ohsug
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icdlhd `hdehr. Yc`hphg thdlhd ghshr Ifoa ocdllfsfg lfsfg pcroughhd gcoh`uhd H`ah yhdl
iatuokuja rhokut jh`us tcrhwht. Ocsga `ahdldyh tc`hj gcokh`a khshj f`cj `cdiar pc`uohs, dhoud
Ifoa shihr khjwh thdph khdtuhd ihra H`ah pcdctrhsa yhdl hghd ah `hgughd hghd sah sah. Yukuj putaj
ou`us H`ah tc`hj tc`cdthdl ihd gciuh ghgadyh tcrkugh ocdlhdlghdl sahp udtug ocdcraoh ohsug
gcoh`uhd Ifoa yhdl tclhg pcrghsh. Ih`ho jhta H`ah kcrickhr ickhr ghrcdh ada khru pcrthoh gh`adyh
oc`hgughd jukudlhd scx sctc`hj kcrecrha. Uatuhsa ocdth`dyh mulh thg shoh iashht ah tc`hj tcraght
pcrdaghjhd. Khjhsh tukuj H`ah scohgad ocdhokhj scohdlht Ifoa udtug ocohsuga tukuj sadth`dyh.
Ifoa suihj ocdlcthjua tcdthdl sthtus H`ah yhdl shht ada tc`hj ocdmhdih. Dhoud Ifoa thju shht
gcoh`uhddyh kcriara gfgfj hghd ocokuht H`ah gcshgathd,sckhk ugurhd oa`agdyh ocohdl ia hths rhth
rhth prah `haddyh.

Uc`hoh ah ocdllhu`a pc`heur thg sciagat phrh pc`heur iagfth atu yhdl gcwh`hjhd ihd ghihdl ocdf`hg
kcrjukudlhd icdlhd Ifoa ghrcdh ugurhddyh atu. Atu`hj yhdl gada ia guhtarghd `hga `hga thdhj ^hpuh
atu. Ihd ocdyhgsaghd pcdcraohhd H`ah yhdl kclatu phsrhj phihdyh Ifoa scohgad pcrehyh iara.
Khdtuhd `cdiar yhdl oc`c`cj ihra `ahdl vhladh H`ah hoht ocouihjghddyh ohsug. Icdlhd kcrkasag H`ah
kcrghth phih Ifoa.

‟Khdl, mhdlhd tcr`h`u iaphgsh, hgu thgut Khdl‟

K hdl‟ crhdl H`ah shht gcph`h gcoh`uhd Ifoa ocohsugadyh.

Icdlhd rhsh eadthdyh, Ifoa ocdlaguta ghth ghth H`ah. Ihd icdlhd tcghi yhdl ku`ht ihd gcrmh gcrhs
sh`adl ocokhju kcrshoh H`ah, hgjardyh sc`uruj gcoh`uhd Ifoa hok`hs gc ih`ho ihshr rhjao H`ah.
H`ah scopht ocdhjhd ifrfdlhd padllu` Ifoa, dhoud ghrcdh thg adlad ocdyadlludl pcrhshd `hga `hga
atu, H`ah jhdyh ococmhoghd ohth ihd ocdllalat kakar khwhjdyh ocdhjhd rhsh dya`u, pcraj ia scgathr
gcoh`uhddyh.

‐Hiuj,,,ujl,,,ulj,,,oo,,,,hiujjj,,,,khdl!‟
‐Hiuj,,,ujl,,,ulj,,,oo,,,,hiujjj,,,,khdl!‟ crhdl H`ah.

[hshdyh shoh scpcrta shht ah ocdmh`hda oh`ho pcrthoh icdlhd Ihvai iu`udyh.Gada sc`uruj khthdl
gcoh`uhd Ifoa tc`hj tcrthdho ih`ho rhjao H`ah. Ifoa pud ocdlhtur dhbhs ihd ocdiahoghd
pfsasadyh shht atu. Gada gciuh tukuj hdhg ohdusah ada tc`hj ocdyhtu scehth utuj. Gcradlht ocrcgh
hoht khdyhg gc`uhr ihra pfra pfradyh ihd tc`hj kcrehopur. Yukuj putaj H`ah tcr`ajht ocdlga`hp ihd
tcrtutup sfsfg jatho gfgfj yhdl pcduj ku`u oa`ag Ifoa. ^fsasa Ifoa yhdl gada iaho ihd kcrhih
iahths tukuj H`ah iarhshghd hoht iasughadyh. [hsh dya`u ia gcoh`uhddyh ou`ha kcrgurhdl ihd `ahdl
vhladh H`ah ou`ha ocdcraoh khthdl gcoh`uhd yhdl gfgfj atu. Ihra icght Ifoa ocohdihdl whmhj

H`ah yhdl ruphwhd shht tc`hj ah ohsuga. \hmhj ehdtag oa`ag whdath ouih atu sc`h`u ihthdl iasctahp
taiurdyh. Gada whdath ehdtag aopahddyh atu tc`hj ah thg`ughd ihd gada gcoh`uhddyh tc`hj kcrshrhdl ia
ih`ho rhjao sa whdath. Uckhlha whdath taour H`ah thg kcrhda ocohdihdl whmhj Ifoa yhdl ohsaj
ocopcrjhtaghddyh. Yhdph iashihradyh pcr`hjhd ihra gc`fphg ohthdyh ocdctcs har ohth H`ah. Hphghj
ghrcdh ah khjhlah ghrcdh tc`hj ocokcraghd jhtadyh phih Ifoa scihdlghd scehrh mumur ah ohsaj
ocdeadtha ohdthd suhoadyh Ihvai.hthu thdlashddyh atu sckhlha rhsh pcdycsh`hd ghrcdh tc`hj mhtuj
gcpc`ughd `hga `hga `had yhdl thg kcrjhg mulh pcrhshhd ifsh yhdl ocdaophdyh. Yhg hih ghth ghth shht
atu ia hdthrh ocrcgh kcriuh, yhdl hih jhdyh lcrhghd Ifoa yhdl ou`ha ocdhrag gcoh`uhddyh ihd
gcokh`a ocdljumhoghddyh scih`ho oudlgad ia rhjao H`ah. Gciuh thdlhd H`ah gada ocrhaj khju Ifoa,
scscgh`a thdlhddyh ococlhdl icdlhd crht `cdlhd Ifoa yhdl `aead ghrcdh gcrmh gcrhs udtug
ocouhsghd H`ah. Uc`uruj tukuj H`ah gada suihj ohu ocdcraoh gchihhd scpcrta atu.

Ufifghd ihd jcdthghd ocduokug gc ih`ho gc`hoad H`ah scohgad lcdehr ihd ecpht f`cj Ifoa. Ihra
ou`ut H`ah jhdyh gc`uhr crhdlhd dagoht ihd icdlushd ocradtaj scf`hj oadth ecpht ia puhsghd. Gciuh

thdlhd H`ah scohgad guht ococlhdl hph shmh yhdl kash ah rhaj udtug ocdycoput lc`fokhdl frlhsoc
yhdl hghd ihthdl. Kclatu mulh whmhj H`ah ghihdl tcdlhihj ihd dhag scf`hj adlad ocduophjghd
 sclh`h yhdl tcrpcdiho sc`hoh ada.Gh`udl kcr`ahd yhdl oc`adlghr ia `cjcrdyh gada suihj thg ghruhd

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`hla `cthgdyh. Ifoa ocdyhihra gcghsajdyh atu hghd ocdihphtghd lc`fokhdl frlhsoc scohgad
ocopcrecpht lcrhghd ohmu oudiurdyh. Gciuh thdlhddyh mulh thg tadllh` iaho ocrcohs ihd
ocoa`ad phyuihrh H`ah yhdl mulh suihj khshj. Ihd shht kcrshohhd Ifoa mulh ocrhsh gcoh`uhddyh
hghd ocdehpha g`aohgs,ohgh Ifoa kcrushjh hlhr ocrcgh kcriuh kash g`aohgs kcrshohhd.
Ocrhshghd iaradyh hghd g`aohgs mulh, Ifoa ocrhaj padllhdl H`ah ihd icdlhd gciuh thdlhddyh ah
tcghd hlhr gcoh`uhddyh ihpht ohsug scih`ho oudlgad ihd ocokhshja ihshr rhjao gcghsajdyh atu.
Kckcrhph ictag gcouiahd tukuj H`ah ocdlcmhdl ihd sc`uruj ftftdyh ocdlcrhs. Mhra mhra h`ah
ocdecdlgrho `cdlhd Ifoa scjadllh gu`at jatho Ifoa ocdlc`uphs f`cj gugu H`ah.

‐Slj,,,,ulj,,,,ujjj,,,,‟
‐Slj,,,,ulj,,,,ujjj,,,,‟ atu yhdl gc`uhr ihra kakar oudla` H`ah ocdyhokut frlhsocdyh.

Ifoa ohsaj ocdhjhd udtug cmhgu`hsa,ihd thg ihpht ah thjhd hgjardyh Ifoapud ocoudthjghd scouh
har eadthdyh ia ih`ho rhjao H`ah. ^cr`hjhd tukuj Ifoa hokrug ocdaoph tukuj putaj H`ah. Gc`hoad
gciuhdyh ohsaj ocdyhtu ihd kc`uo tcr`cphs. H`ah hoht ocdyugha suhshdh atu, hph`hla gc`hoad Ifoa
tc`hj ocdlcea` dhoud ugurhddyh ohsaj tcthp shmh shoh scpcrta ugurhd gc`hoad ohdthd suhoadyh
shht tc`hj ocdclhdl. Oh`ho `hrut ihd gciuhdyh tcrtaiur gcehphahd sctc`hj kcrthrudl jhkas jhkashd
oh`ho atu. Ycdlhj oh`ho Ifoa tcrkhdlud ghrcdh `hphr. Kclatupud H`ah pcrutdyh scrhsh
gcrfdefdlhd. Ycdlhj oh`ho atu,ocrcgh ocdlcdhghd phghahddyh ihd gc`uhr ghohr ocdumu rcstfrhd
yhdl ohsaj kugh ia shopadl kudlh`hfw atu. Ycr`ajht whmhj `ctaj gciuhdyh scjhkas pcrthrudlhd oh`ho
atu. Uctc`hj ococshd ohghdhd ihd ocdyhdthpdyh icdlhd `hjhp, phshdlhd atu gcokh`a gc ih`ho
kudlh`fw. Uhoka` mh`hd kcrpc`ughd gciuhdyh ocohsuga ghohrdyh. Uhopha ih`ho ghohr gciuhdyh
gcokh`a kcreauohd scf`hj thg adlad oc`cwhtghd whgtu kcrhgjar icdlhd ecpht. Yhg ocohghd whgtu
`hoh gciuhdyh gcokh`a kula` ihd sahp oc`hgughd jukudlhd scx gcokh`a. Hwh` pcrthoh thia
gciuhdyh tcr`ajht hlhg rasaj ihd guhtar. Gada gciuhdyh scohgad `hdehr oc`hgughddyh. Ihd ia hwh` H`ah
yhdl jhdyh iaho ocdudllu pcr`hguhd Ifoa, gada oh`hj H`ah yhdl tcr`ajht ocokhdtu Ifoa ocohsuga
iaradyh. Icdlus dhbhs ihd crhdlhd dagoht schghd ocdutup `cokhrhd jukudlhd ocrcgh oh`ho atu.
^crpashjhd yhdl hghd takh scohgad ocokuht Ifoa adlad ocokcraghd gcdhdlhd yhdl su`at ia`uphghd
H`ah. Crhdlhd crhdlhd dagoht gciuhdyh ocdutup pcrsctukujhd ocrcgh oh`ho atu.
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Ga Mhyh, Iugud Uhgta

Uuihj ; oadllu ada Icwa hgtab kcrhdlght gcrmh ia pcrushjhhd

suhoadyh, ihd sc`hoh ; oadllu atu Icwapud ocdihphtghd
gcpuhshd oc`hgughd pcrsctukujhd icdlhd suhoadyh ihd Crwad,
sc`hoh ; oadllu ada Icwa oc`hyhda ocrcgh kcriuh ia ghohr jftc`
Crwad, kcrkhlha pfsasa tc`hj ocrcgh `hgughd, jhdyh shtu pfsasa yhdl
kc`uo ia`hgughd f`cj ocrcgh yhatu Ifuk`c ^cdctrhtafd, ghrcdh khag
Jcdirf ohupud Crwad ocdmhlh hlhr astradyh taihg ghlct magh ocrcgh
oc`hgughd I^, ocrcgh thgut Icwa ocdmhia ohrhj ihd taihg ohu
oc`hicda ocrcgh `hla, thpa ocrcgh taihg ocdlcthjua khjwh Icwa
suihj kcrpcdlh`hohd iasfifoa ihd iasfifg vhladhdyh
kcrkhrcdlhd, ihd mulh ocrcgh taihg ocdlcthjua khjwh Icwa
shdlht ocdladladghd gciuh pcdas ocrcgh atu ohsug kcrkhrcdlhd ia
gciuh `ukhdldyh, thpa Icwa mulh taihg ohu Jcdirf ihd Crwad euralh
khjwh iah suihj pcrdhj oc`hgughd jh` tcrsckut, mhia Icwa taihg
pcrdhj ocoadth jh` tcrsckut.
[uohjdyh scghrhdl suihj ocohgha Uhtpho scdiara, suhoadyh
scdlhmh ocdlludhghd Uhtpho udtug ocdmhlh ruohjdyh, Jcdirf
ocrcgrut 9 frhdl Uhtpho udtug ocdmhlh ruohjdyh sahdl-oh`ho, gc
9 frhdl shtpho atu scehrh kcrla`arhd kcrmhlh sahdl ihd oh`ho,
h`hshd Jcdirf gcphih astradyh hlhr Icwa ocdmhia hohd shht pu`hdl
gcrmh gh`hu iaradyh scihdl taihg kcrhih ia Mhghrth, thpa h`hshd uthoh
Icwa Jcdirf hih`hj hlhr Icwa taihg ihpht ocokhwh pu`hdl `c`hga ihd
dlcdtft icdlhd `c`hga `haddyh, thpa Jcdirf taihg thju khjwh Icwa
kash shmh oc`hgughd pcrsctukujhd icdlhd phrh supar, mfdlfsdyh ihd hdhg taradyh, Jcdirfpud suihj
ocdladstrugsaghd phrh shtphodyh hlhr ocokcra `hpfrhd gcphih iaradyh hphka`h astradyh ocokhwh
`c`hga gc ruohj ocrcgh. Jhshd hih`hj yhdl ph`adl tuh iahdthrh shtpho atu usahdyh suihj 93thjud ihd
iah kcrtadihg sckhlha gcph`h rclu ihra ocrcgh, thophdldyh ocohdl hlhg scrho, thpa frhdldyh
rhohj ihd ourhj scdyuo, ihd Jhshd mulh shdlht tclhs ihd iasap`ad, gcouiahd hih Ohrdf ihd Ihyht
yhdl kcrusah 52thjud, thophdl ocrcgh mulh mhuj ihra ehgcp, ihd yhdl tcrhgjar hih`hj Hscp, usahdyh
khru 5>thjud, gc 9 shtpho atu suihj kcrgc`uhrlh scouh, thpa yhdl ph`adl ocdhrag jhta Icwa hih`hj
tukuj ocrcgh kctu`-kctu` tclhp ihd tadlla, ihd tfdmf`hd ia ec`hdh gctht shtpho ocrcgh, Icwa
ocokhyhdlghd khjwh gcoh`uhd ocrcgh phsta `ckaj kcshr ihra pudyh suhoadyh, Icwapud sc`h`u
ocdc`hd `uihj shht ocdeura phdihdl gc tfdmf`hd yhdl kcrhih ia sc`hdlghdlhd ocrcgh, ah sc`h`u
ocdagohta pcohdihdlhd phla shht oc`ajht gc ; shtpho atu kcriara hthupud shht ah pu`hdl ihd oc`ajht
gciuh shtphd yhdl `haddyh, adlad rhshdyh ah ocdagohta pcdtudlhd-pcdtudlhd shtpho atu ocdlfkrhg-
hkrag vhladhdyh.

Jhra ada hih`hj jhra pcrthoh Icwa kcrhdlght scdiara gc ghdtfr, suhoadyh ihd Crwad suihj kcrhdlght
gc `uhr gfth gcokh`a, sctc`hj ocrcgh yhgad khjwh Icwa suihj kash ocdhdlhda urushd-urushd ghdtfr
shht ocrcgh taihg hih ia Mhghrth, Qfdf yhdl jhra ada kcrtulhs ocdlhdthr Icwa gc ghdtfr, ohthdyh
taihg ihpht kcrgciap oc`ajht phjh ou`us Icwa, suihj `hoh Qfdf taihg ocrhshghd mcpathd vhladh
Icwa ia pcdasdyh, adlad rhshdyh ah ocdyctukuja dyfdyh ohmaghddyh `hla, thpa oaopadyh iaphdlla` f`cj
Icwa udtug ocouhsghd dyfdyhdyh atu taihg gudmudl takh hph`hla tuhddyh sc`hoh jhopar 8 ku`hd ada
kcrhih ia Mhghrth, ihd dyfdyhdyh ou`ha sakug pcrla gc ghdtfr ihd sc`h`u pu`hdl oh`ho, shht
pu`hdlpud phsta kcrshohhd icdlhd tuhddyh, thpa phla ada jhrhphddyh yhdl suihj ou`ha pupus
gcokh`a ocrcghj, shht Khokhdl phla-phla suihj ocdlhdthr tuhddyh gc harpfrt, ih`ho jhtadyh Qfdf
ou`ha kcrjhrhp gcokh`a khjwh suhtu whgtu dhdta dyfdyhdyh ocohdlla` iah udtug ocohsugghd
 pcdasdyh gc `ukhdl vhladh dyfdyhdyh atu. Jhra ada Icwa yhdl ocdlcdhghd k`hzcr jatho icdlhd rfg

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sphd jatho mulh ihd k`fusc putaj thdph `cdlhd iakhlahd ih`hodyh, tcr`ajht `ckaj hdllud ihd scxy
iaohth Qfdf, hph`hla shht Qfdf oc`ajht kc`hjhd ihih Icwa shht Icwa ocdhaga ofka`, pagarhd Qfdf
tcrkhdlgat gcokh`a shht iah oc`uoht gciuh phyuihrh Icwa tcrsckut, ihd shht Icwa
I cwa iuiug Qfdf
oc`ajht ec`hdh ih`hodyh yhdl kcrwhrdh ocrhj tcrphophdl ia gheh spafddyh, rfg sphd jatho Icwa
yhdl jhdyh sckhths pcrtcdlhjhd phjh taihg ihpht ocdycokudyaghd EIdyh tcrsckut. Qfdf
ocokhyhdlghd `ukhdl gcdagohthd yhdl kcrscokudya iakh`ag EI tcrsckut, yhdl ah kash `hgughd jhdyh
ocdc`hd `uihj ihd ocokhyhdlghd vhladh yhdl kcrhih ia kh`ag EI tcrsckut. Yhpa Qfdf taihg jhdyh
scdiara yhdl ocokhyhdlghd tukuj adihj Icwa atu, gciuh shtpho yhdl ocdihphtghd la`arhd phla ada
 mulh ocdc`hd `uihj ocrcgh
ocrcgh oc`ajht kcdtug tukuj dyfdyhdyh
dyfdyhdyh atu. Gciuhdyh icdlhd
icdlhd ocdeura-eura
phdihdl ocdmc`hmhja kcdtug tukuj Icwa yhdl hiujha, kahshdyh gh`hu dyfdyhdyh gc`uhr ruohj
icdlhd tuhddyh, ocrcgh taihg kcrhda ocdeura-eura phdihdl scpcrta scghrhdl ada, ghrcdh thgut
gcthjuhd f`cj tuhddyh, kash-kash ocrcgh iapceht, thpa phla ada shht dyfdyhdyh ada kcrhdlght scdiara
ocrcgh ou`ha kcrhda ocdeura-eura phdihdl. Ih`ho jhta ocrcgh phdths tuhddyh ocdatap pcshd udtug
oc`hpfr ka`h dyfdyhdyh ocokhwh `c`hga pu`hdl gcruohj, ghrcdh tuhddyh thgut astradyh ada
dyc`cwcdl icdlhd `c`hga `had. Ocrcghpud ocokhyhdlghd gh`hu ocrcgh kash ocdagohta gcadihjhd
tukuj dyfdyhdyh ada, thdph ocrcgh rhsh pcdtudlhd ocrcgh kcrlcrhg khdlgat, ihd ocokuht tfdmf`hd
yhdl dhophg mc`hs ia ec`hdh ocrcgh. Yhdph iagcthjua f`cj gciuh shtpho atu ohth Icwa scopht
oc`arag gc hrhj sc`hdlghdlhd ocrcgh ihd ah oc`ajht tfdmf`hd kcshr ia ec`hdh ocrcgh, ihd Icwa
tcrscdyuo oc`ajht atu, pagarhd dhgh`dyh ou`ha kcrputhr ocdehra mh`hd udtug ihpht ocdagohta
pcdtudlhd-pcdtudlhd phrh shtphodyh atu. Ih`ho pcrmh`hdhd gc ghdtfr, khag Qfdf ohupud Icwa hsyag
icdlhd pagarhd ohsadl-ohsadl. Qfdf hsyag icdlhd oaopa-oaopadyh iaphdlla` f`cj dyfdyhdyh udtug
ocohsugghd pcdasdyh gc ih`ho vhladh dyfdyh atu, ihd Icwa hsyag icdlhd pagarhddyh tcdthdl
hsyagdyh ia sfifg-sfifg f`cj pcdtudlhd-pcdtudlhd shtphodyh yhdl ocopudyha tukuj-tukuj yhdl
gcghr.

Uhht ofka` kcrjcdta ia `hopu ocrhj, ohth Icwa tcrphgu phih sckuhj ohmh`hj yhdl iathwhrghd f`cj
pcihlhdl hsfdlhd. Jhtadyh tcrthrag udtug ocokc`a ohmh`hj tcrsckut, gcouiahd ahpud ocokc`a
ohmh`hj tcrsckut. Ohmh`hj atu kcrasaghd ecrath-ecrath tcdthdl jh`-jh` yhdl oastcra yhdl tcrmhia ia
Adifdcsah, shht Icwa ou`ha ocokugh shtu-pcrshtu jh`hohd ohmh`hj tcrsckut ohthdyh tcrthrag
icdlhd sckuhj ag`hd oada yhdl dyhras taihg tcr`ajht f`cj ohth, ghrcdh ag`hd tcrsckut taihg scpcrta
ag`hd-ag`hd yhdl `haddyh,

‐Hdih adlad tukuj hdih gcokh`a sclhr ihd ia sugha gcokh`a f`cj suhoa hdih, jukudla Ga Mhyh, Df.
J^. >:*********‟

kclatu`hj kudya ag`hd tcrsckut, Icwapud pcdhshrhd icdlhd ag`hd tcrsckut, ah pcdhshrhd icdlhd yhdl
iaohgsui f`cj ag`hd tcrsckut tcdthdl tukuj yhdl gcokh`a sclhr ihd iasugha `hla f`cj suhoadyh. Ih`ho
jhtadyh ah kcrohgsui udtug ocdc`pfd df tcrsckut ihd ocdhdyhghd jh` tcrsckut. Ucshophadyh ia
ghdtfr, sctc`hj ocdyuruj Qfdf udtug sthdiky, Icwapud sclcrh oc`hdlghj ohsug gc ghdtfrdyh. ^hrh
ghryhwhd yhdl kcrphphshd icdlhddyh ocdluehpghd sc`hoht phla yhdl iakh`hsdyh icdlhd shphhd
phla scrth scdyuohd ohdas, khdyhg phrh prah yhdl kcrhih ia ghdtfrdyh ocdlhluoa hthshd khru
ocrcgh ada, frhdldyh yhdl ehdtag, ourhj scdyuo ihd scxy, scocdthrh phrh whdathdyh khdyhg yhdl
ocrhsh ara oc`ajht kcdtug tukuj Icwa yhdl scxy. Oarh ocdljhopara kfssdyh shoka` ocokhwh
hlcdihdyh, udtug ocdyhophaghd kckcrhph hlcdih kfssdyh jhra ada. Uctc`hj sc`csha Oarhpud gc`uhr
ruhdlhd ihd ocdutup padtu ghdtfrdyh, Icwa sclcrh hsyag icdlhd tulhs-tulhs rutaddyh. Yhg tcrhsh
whgtu suihj ocdudmugghd pugu` 88.5>. Uhht atu Icwa tcradlht icdlhd ag`hd yhdl ocokuht iah
pcdhshrhd, iahoka`dyh ohmh`hj ihra ih`ho thsdyh, gcouiahd iakughdyh jh`hohd yhdl suihj ia thdiha
f`cjdyh. Icwapud gcouiahd ocdlhdlght tc`cpfd ia ocmhdyh ihd ou`ha ocdcghd hdlgh-hdlgh yhdl
hih ia pcshwht tc`cpfddyh scsuha icdlhd yhdl tcrtcrh ia ag`hd tcrsckut.
‐Jh`ff…. Jh`fff,‟ suhrh `c`hga icdlhd dhih kcrht tcricdlhr shht shokudlhd tc`cpfddyh
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‐Cj..Jh`ff…,‟shjut Icwa sciagat tcrphdh ocdicdlhr suhrh `c`hga tcrsckut, scf`hj ah tcrthrag icdlhd
suhrh tcrsckut.
‐Hih yhdl kash shyh khdtu, Ku,‟ shjut suhrh kcrht atu.
‐Fj..ayh phg, shyh ohu thdyh sfh` ag`hd khphg yhdl hih ia ohmh`hj *****,‟ mhwhk Icwa
‐Fffjj..atu.. hph yhdl ohu aku thdyhghd6 Ihd ohhb ku, `ckaj cdhg aku phdlla` shyh hga shmh,‟ gcokh`a
suhrh kcrht atu tcricdlhr ocdmhwhk, ihd cdthj gcdhph Icwa scohgad tcrthrag ocdicdlhrghd suhrh
kcrht `c`hga atu.

‐Kclada, phg..cj hga.. hph yhdl iaohgsui ag`hd atu tcdthdl gcokh`a sclhr ihd iasugha `hla f`cj suhoa,‟
Yhdyh Icwa.
‐Fj..atu, kclada Ku, shyh mc`hsghd `hdlsudl shmh yhej, shyh kash ocokuht tukuj aku sclhr gcokh`a,
ohgsui ihra sclhr atu hih`hj shyh ihpht ocokuht…cjccooo…
ocokuht…cjccooo… ohhb ku… gcoh`uhd aku `ckaj rhpht
ihd phsta gh`hu suihj kclatu suhoa aku hghd `ckaj sugh shoh aku gjhd,‟ icdlhd radlghs suhrh kcrht
atu ocdmc`hsghd.
‐Ffjj…kclatu Ga, tcrus gh`hu shyh tcrthrag shyh jhrus gcohdh, sfh`dyh ia ag`hd atu taihg hih
h`hohtdyh,‟ Icwa gcokh`a kcrthdyh.
‐Fj..ocohdl ku, shyh taihg ocdehdtuoghd h`hoht, ghrcdh shyh taihg ohu scokhrhdlhd frhdl yhdl
ihthdl, mhia shyh jhrus ocdyc`cgsadyh ihju`u `cwht tc`cpfd, scpcrta scghrhdl,‟mhwhk suhrh kcrht thia
‐Uhyh pc`hmhra suhrh aku, ihd shyh ohu ocdlfkhta aku, hlhr aku `ckaj pcrehyh gcphih shyh, shyh hghd
udlghpghd kckcrhph jh` yhdl rhjhsah gcphih aku, ihd atu mulh gh`hu aku taihg gckcrhthd ihd ocrhsh

tcrthrag
‟Ffjj.. udtug iafkhta,‟
phgha hehrh `hdmut
sc`cgsa suhrh
mulh kcrhttcrthrag
Ga, shyh atu. udtug iafkhta Ga, mhia tf`fdl ghsaj shyh h`hoht Hga
iaohdh6,‟ shjut Icwa.
‐Khag ku, h`hoht shyh ia ihcrhj Kflfr, tcphtdyh ia icsh **** ia khwhj ghga Lududl Uh`hg,‟ mc`hs
suhrh kcrht thia
‐Ihd udtug ocdlurhdla pcdhshrhd aku tcdthdl gcjckhthd shyh, shyh kcrathju aku, khjwh pagarhd aku
shht scghrhdl ada scihdl ocokhyhdlghd iasctukuja f`cj iuh frhdl shtpho yhdl kcgcrmh iaruohj
aku,‟gcokh`a suhrh kcrht atu oc`hdmutghd icdlhd sciagat ocokfdlghr asa jhta hthu pagarhd Icwa.
Icwa tcrjcdyhg ghlct hths pcdmc`hshd frhdl tcrsckut, ihraohdh frhdl tcrsckut kash thju mh`hd
pagarhddyh shht scghrhdl ada, gcouiahd Icwa sclcrh ocdlayhghd khjwh iah hghd ocdihthdla tcopht
frhdl atu sahdl ada mulh, yhdl ia ayhghd f`cj frhdl tcrsckut, ihd frhdl tcrsckut ocdmhoad khjwh
sctc`hj Icwa iafkhta f`cjdyh, gcoh`uhddyh hghd `ckaj cdhg iaphgha hthu iarhshghd f`cj suhoadyh.
Uctc`hj sc`csha ocdc`pfd frhdl tcrsckut, Icwa sclcrh ocohdlla` Oarh ihd ocokcrathjughd Oarh
udtug ocokhth`ghd hlcdih sahdl ihd sfrc jhra ada, ghrcdh ah ocrhsh sciagat taihg cdhg khihd, ihd

sclcrh ocdadllh`ghd ghdtfrdyh. Ia ofka` Icwa ocokcraghd h`hoht tcrsckut gcphih Qfdf ihd
ocdyuruj Qfdf udtug ocdlhdthrdyh gc tcopht tcrsckut.

Qfdf sciagat kadludl icdlhd pcradthj dyfdyhdyh ada, thpa dhohdyh iah jhdyh scgcihr supar, ah jhdyh
kash ocdlhdllughd gcph`h ihd ocdlhrhjghd ofka`dyh gc tcopht tcrsckut. Uctc`hj garh-garh ; mho
pcrmh`hdhd ihra Mhghrth ihd kckcrhph gh`a kcrjcdta udtug ocdhdyhghd hrhj mh`hd, hgjardyh ocrcgh
shopha gc tcopht yhdl iatumu. Ihra mh`hd rhyh tcopht tcrsckut kcrmhrhg scgathr 3>> octcrhd, mh`hd
ohsugdyh yhdl phs udtug sckuhj ofka` tcr`ajht rhpa wh`hupud ihra thdhj ihd khtu gcraga`, shopadl
gara-ghdhd mh`hd iatutupa f`cj pfjfd-pfjfd yhdl radihdl, pcghrhdlhd ruohjdyh eugup `uhs udtug
ocdhopudl 9 ofka` scgh`alus, scocdthrh ruohjdyh tcr`ajht shdlht scicrjhdh. \h`hupud iadiadldyh
ihra ka`ag, thpa ruohj atu tcr`ajht kcrsaj ihd hsra, taihg ocdhophgghd scpcrta ruohj-ruohj phrh
iugud yhdl tcr`ajht sciagat hdlgcr, ruohj ada mhuj ihra gcshd hdlgcr. Uhht Icwa turud ihra ofka`,
padtu ruohj tcrsckutpud tcrkugh ihra ih`hodyh gc`uhr scfrhdl ghgcg-ghgcg, ghgcg atu ocdlcdhghd
ec`hdh jatho lfokrhdl, hthshddyh ghgcg atu ocdlcdhghd ghfs fk`fdl putaj ihd gcocmh jatho
kcrkhjhd shoh icdlhd ec`hdhdyh thdph iaghdeadlghd scrth gcph`hdyh ocdlcdhghd aght gcph`h khtag.
Icwapud ocdljhopara ghgcg tcrsckut, iashokut icdlhd scdyuohd f`cj ghgcg tcrsckut. Icwa
 ocopcrjhtaghd ghgcg tcrsckut mulh mhuj iasckut ihra yhdl dhohdyh iugud oc`ajht pcdhopa`hd ihd

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oughdyh.
‐Hyf..Ku ohra sa`hjghd ohsug gc lukuggu ada,‟ghgcg atu ocopcrsa`hjghd Icwa udtug ohsug, ihd
Icwa ocdicdlhr suhrh kcrht yhdl ah icdlhr shht ah tc`cpfd thia, ihd Icwa ocrhsh yhgad khjwh frhdl
ada hih`hj yhdl thia ah tc`cpfd.
‐Ihd atu supar aku, Qfdf, suruj ah tudllu shmh ia ofka`,‟ `hdmut sa ghgcg
‐fj ayh..Ga… ocohdl ah ocdudllu ia ofka`,‟shjut Icwa ghlct ghrcdh sa ghgcg tcrdyhth thju dhoh
supardyh atu.
Uctc`hj ohsug gc ih`ho ruohj, tcr`ajht gchihhd ruohj atu ocohdl scicrjhdh, thpa dhophg hsra
tcr`ajht f`cj ohth Icwa. @h`u ghgcg tcrsckut ocopcrsa`hjghd Icwa udtug iuiug ia kh`c khoku yhdl
tcr`cthg iaruhdlhd tcrsckut, Icwapud kcrsaopuj ia hths kh`c khoku tcrsckut.
‐Kclada dhg Icwa, shyh phdlla` aku, hdhg shmh yhej,‟ ghth ghgcg atu
‐Fj ayhej Ga, ‐ghth Icwa ihd `hla-`hla Icwa tcrjcdyhg shht ghgcg atu ocdyckutghd dhohdyh, phihjh`
ah kc`uo ocopcrgcdh`ghd iara.
‐Mhdlhd ghlct, dhg Icwa, shyh sckc`uodyh suihj ocdcrhwhdl gchihhd dhg Icwa, ihra scocdmhg dhg
Icwa ocdc`pfd shyh, mhia shyh kash thju dhoh hdhg scdiara ihd sahph shmh yhdl kcgcrmh icdlhd dhg
Icwa,‟ ghgcg atu ocdmc`hsghd
‐Cjj…ayhej Ga..,‟ ghth Icwa ohsaj kc`uo ja`hdl rhsh ghlctdyh.

Ga Mhyh

‐Khag`hj dhg Icwa, pcrthoh gcdh`ghd dhoh shyh Ga Mhyh, shyh taihg ohu ocdlfkhta scokhrhdlhd
frhdl, shyh ocdlfkhta frhdl scsuha icdlhd pa`ajhd shyh, ohgsui gcihthdlhd dhg Icwa gcsada hih`hj
dhg Icwa adlad gcoh`uhddyh gcokh`a rhpht scpcrta scou`h ihd kahrpud sckcshr hphpud gcoh`uhd
`c`hga yhdl ocohsuga `ukhdl scdllhoh dhg Icwa, thpa gcoh`uhd dhg Icwa tcthp rhpht, atu tumuhd
pcrthoh dhg Icwa,‟ Ga Mhyh ocdmc`hsghd tumuhd Icwa thdph ocdhdyhghd gcphih Icwa hph ohgsui
tumuhddyh ihthdl gcruohjdyh.
Icwa jhdyh ocdlhdllug ghluo, ihd tcrscdyuo icdlhd ohdasdyh.
‐ihd dhg Icwa, adlad suhoadyh taihg ohrhj gh`hu ah ocdlcthjua dhg Icwa oc`hgughd scgs icdlhd
`c`hga `had iakc`hghdl iah, atu tumuhd gciuh dhg Icwa,‟`hdmut Ga Mhyh.
Gcokh`a Icwa ocdlhdllug, ou`utdyh scohgad tcrscdyuo, ihd ah scohgad yhgad khjwh Ga Mhyh hghd
ohopu ocdlhku`ghd gcadladhddyh scouh, ghrcdh thdph pcr`u ah mc`hsghd Ga Mhyh tcrdyhth ihpht
ocdckhg asa jhtadyh hthupud mh`hd pagarhddyh.
‐dhg Icwa mulh adlad kcdtug phyuihrh dhg Icwa taihg kcrukhj, wh`hupud jhkas iahehg-hehg f`cj
 suhoadyh hthu phrh `c`hga yhdl ocdyctukuja dhg Icwa, tctcg dhg Icwa taihg mhtuj hgakht rcohshd

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phrh `c`hga, dhg Icwa pcdlcd tctcgdyh ocdlgh` tcrus scpcrta tctcg hdhg pcrhwhd, atu tumuhd dhg Icwa
yhdl gctalh,‟Ga Mhyh oc`hdmutghd
Icwa scohgad tcrphdh icdlhd pcdmc`hshd-pcdmc`hshd
pcdmc`hshd-pcdmc`hshd Ga Mhyh,
‐Ga…ohhb shyh pftfdl, dhophgdyh hga suihj ocdlcthjua gcadladhd shyh scouh, tcrus shyh adlad
kcrthdyh, hph hga kash ocdlfkhta shyh ihd kcrhph shyh jhrus khyhr6,‟ Yhdyh Icwa.
‐Jcjcjcjc… dhg Icwa dhophgdyh suihj taihg shkhr, khag shyh taihg pcr`u mc`hsghd shtu-pcrshtu
gcadladhd dhg Icwa, thpa shyh kash ocdlfkhta dhg Icwa, hph yhdl dhg Icwa adladghd shyh kahs
ghku`ghd scouhdyh, ihd udtug urushd kahyh, shyh `ckaj sugh gh`hu dhdta sctc`hj sc`csha ihd dhg Icwa
ocrhsh puhs icdlhd pcdlfkhthd shyh, sa`hjghd dhg Icwa ocokhyhr scrc`hdyh dhg Icwa,‟mhwhk Ga
Mhyh.
‐Cj..gfg latu Ga, ‐ thdyh Icwa ghlct, ghrcdh khru gh`a ada ah ocdicdlhr scfrhdl iugud taihg ocdthrlct
kahyh, kahshdyh yhdl ah icdlhr sc`h`u hih uhdl ohjhrdyh hthu hph`hj asata`hjdyh.
‐mhdlhd ghlct dhg Icwa, shyh sc`h`u kclatu, mhia gh`hu dhg Icwa lhg puhs lhg ushj khyhr thpa gh`hu dhg
Icwa puhs sa`hjghd khyhr shyh, kcrhphpud shyh hghd tcraoh, mhia khlhaohdh ohu iafkhta scghrhdl,‟Ga
Mhyh kcrghth.
‐Fj ayhej..Ga, `ckaj ecpht `ckaj khag,‟mhwhk Icwa shoka` oc`arag mho thdlhddyh, ah oc`ajht scghrhdl
suihj mho ; sahdl ihd ah taihg thju kcrhph `hoh pcdlfkhthd ada hghd kcr`hdlsudl.

‐yhej suihj shyh hghd ocou`hadyh scghrhdl, tudllu sckcdthr yhej,‟ghth Ga Mhyh shoka` kcrhdmhg
ocdadllh`ghd Icwa.

Garh-garh scpcrcopht
scparadl sadlgfdl mho,
rckus Ga Mhyhlu`h
kcscrth gcokh`a icdlhd
ocrhj. khga
Ga Mhyh ia thdlhd.khga
oc`cthgghd Ia hths khga atu
tcrsckut hih ;ihd
ia kh`c lc`hs ihd
ocokcraghd 8 lc`hs yhdl kcrasa tcj gcphih Icwa ihd ocdyuruj Icwa udtug ocoaduodyh shopha
jhkas, ihd gcouiahd Ga Mhyh oc`hdlghj gc`uhr ruohj ihd oc`cthgghd khga ia hths kh`c yhdl kcrhih ia
tcrhs ruohjdyh ihd Ga Mhyh ocdyuruj Qfdf udtug ocdagohta jaihdlhd h`h ghihrdyh shoka`
ocdudllu dyfdyhdyh sc`csha iafkhta. Uctc`hj ocdutup padtu ruohjdyh, Ga Mhyh ocdljhopara Icwa
yhdl ohsaj kcrsaopuj ia Kh`c, ihd shht ah oc`ajht lc`hs Icwa suihj gfsfdl, Ga Mhyhpud tcrscdyuo.
Gcouiahd Ga Mhyh gcokh`a gcih`ho, scgc`uhrdyh ah ocokhwh scjc`ha ghad khtag, gcouiahd ah
ocdyuruj Icwa udtug ocokugh scouh khmu yhdl iagcdhghddyh, tcrohsug KJ ihd Eidyh. Icdlhd
oh`u-oh`u Icwapud ou`ha oc`cphsghd khmu yhdl iagcdhghddyh shtu pcrshtu, scocdthrh Ga Mhyh thdph
kcrgciap ocohdihdla lcrhghd Icwa yhdl oc`cphsghd phghahddyh shtu pcrshtu. Ga Mhyhpud ocdc`hd
`uihjdyh shht oc`ajht gciuh kugat gcokhr Icwa yhdl tcrphophdl ia jhihphddyh. ^cr`hjhd icdlhd
phsta pcdtudlhddyh kcrlc`aht ocdyhgsaghd pcohdihdlhd tcrsckut, hph`hla shht atu Icwa yhdl suihj
kcrtc`hdmhdl khlahd hthsdyh iasakugghd icdlhd oc`apht k`hzcr ihd k`usdyh ihd ocdhrujdyh ia khlahd

ih`ho kh`c tcrsckut, mhia gciuh kugat gcokhrdyh atu kcrlcrhg scaradl icdlhd lcrhghd tukujdyh yhdl
oc`apht phghahddyh. Uc`csha icdlhd ocdhruj k`hzcr, k`us ihd KJdyh, gcouiahd Icwa kcr`utut udtug
oc`cphsghd rfg sphddyh, gciuh thdlhddyh kcrlcrhg gc hrhj kc`hghdl udtug ocrhaj ghathd ghdeadl
ihd ras`ctadl rfgdyh. Uctc`hj ghdeadl ihd ras`ctadl rfgdyh tcrkugh, icdlhd kcrlcrhg pcr`hjhd Icwa
ou`ha ocdurudghd rfg scrth EIdyh pcr`hjhd gc khwhj. Lcrhghd pcr`hjhd Icwa scohgad
ocdlludehdl gciuh phyuihrhdyh, gciuh phyuihrhdyh kcrlcrhg gc gara-ghdhd. Ohth Ga Mhyh scohgad
tcrkc`h`hg oc`ajht gciuh phyuihrh Icwa yhdl tcrfokhdl hokadl, iathokhj icdlhd pcohdihdlhd ia
khlahd khwhj tukuj Icwa yhdl pcr`hjhd-`hjhd ou`ha ocopcr`ajhtghd `cokhj gcdagohthdyh yhdl
iajahsa juthd jatho yhdl tcrthth rhpa. Ga Mhyhpud scohgad scradl ocdc`hd `uihjdyh, pcdtudlhddyh
scohgad ocdlcrhs ihd ocdfdmf`, ec`hdh gfoprhdldyh taihg shdllup ocdutupa pcrlcrhghd
pcdtudlhddyh hph`hla Ga Mhyh taihg ocdlcdhghd EI ia kh`ag ec`hdh gfoprhdldyh. Uctc`hj sc`csha
oc`apht ihd ocdhruj rfg ihd EIdyh ia hths k`hzcr ihd k`usdyh thia, Icwa gcokh`a kcrsaopuj, gciuh
papadyh ocrfdh ocrhj, dhbhsdyh sciagat ocokuru ocokuht gciuh kugat gcokhrdyh tcr`ajht dhag
turud icdlhd tcrhtur shht oc`ajht tfdmf`hd ia sc`hdlghdlhd Ga Mhyh, scocdthrh ia khlahd
sc`hdlghdlhd Icwa yhdl tcr`ajht jhdyh ludiughd jatho ghrcdh pfsasa iuiugdyh yhdl kcrsaopuj. Uhht
oc`ajht phdihdlhd ohth Ga Mhyh, Icwa ocdmhia oh`u scdiara ihd kcrushjh udtug ocdutupa gciuh
 kugat gcokhr ihd sc`hdlghdlhddyh icdlhd gciuh thdlhddyh.

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‐Cjj…lhg ushj iatutupa dhg Icwa, jcjcjcjc… pudyh khihd khlus gfg ohu iatutupa… mhdlhd kahr hga
ocopc`hmhra kcdtug tukuj dhg Icwa…, khru hga ocdcdtughd pcdlfkhthd yhdl efefg,‟ghth Ga Mhyh.

Icwapud ocdljcdtaghd lcrhghd thdlhddyh, ihd ocokahrghd tukujdyh tcrphophdl ia ohth Ga Mhyh.
Ucocdthrh atu Qfdf yhdl scihdl kcrhih ia tcrhs ocrhsh pcdhshrhd icdlhd pcdlfkhthd yhdl
iasckutghd f`cj sa hga thia, ohgh ihra tcopht ah iuiug thia Qfdf kcrushjh ocdehra ec`hj ihra iadiadl
ka`ag. Uctc`hj ocdihpht ec`hj yhdl kash udtug ocdladtap, Qfdf ocdmhia ghlct ghrcdh ah oc`ajht
dyfdyhdyh scihdl tc`hdmhdl, iah oc`ajht gciuh phyuihrh dyfdyhdyh kcrlhdtudl icdlhd adihjdyh.
Yhdph tcrhsh pcdasdyh kcrlc`aht ihd ahpud ocokctu`ghd pfsasa pcdasdyh atu, ah taihg ihpht oc`ajht
gcoh`uhd dyfdyhdyh atu ghrcdh pfsasa iuiug dyfdyhdyh yhdl kcrsaopuj. Ga Mhyh ocdlcthjua khjwh
supar Icwa scihdl ocdladtap, ih`ho jhtadyh ah gcthwh, scghrhdl kc`uo hph-hph tudllu sckcdthr `hla
gukuht iah scohgad kcrdhbsu oc`ajht hph yhdl hghd gupcrkuht tcrjhihp dyfdyhdyh ada. Gcouiahd Ga
Mhyh ohsug gcokh`a gcih`ho, shht gc`uhr ia thdlhddyh suihj ococlhdl ohdlgug, gcouiahd Ga Mhyh
oc`cthgghd ohdlgug tcrsckut ia hths kh`c ihd ocdyuruj Icwa udtug ocokhradlghd tukujdyh.
‐dhj..scghrhdl dhg Icwa khradlghd tukujdyh ia hths kh`c, shyh suihj thju hph yhdl jhrus shyh
`hgughd,‟Ga Mhyh ocdyuruj Icwa udtug ocokhradlghd tukujdyh ia hths kh`c, sctc`hj tcr`ckaj iu`u ah
`hpasa icdlhd ghad khtag yhdl thia ah khwh gc`uhr.
Icwapud ocduruta pcradthj Ga Mhyh atu, ah pud ocokhradlghd tukujdyh ia hths kh`c khoku atu. Kudya
kcricrat kh`c atupud tcricdlhr shht Icwa ou`ha ocrckhjghd tukujdyh. Uctc`hj Icwa tcrkhradl
tc`cdthdl ia hths kh`c, Ga Mhyhpud ocdljhopara tukujdyh. Gcouiahd ah ocopfsasaghd tukujdyh

icdlhd kcr`utut
ocdlciapghd ia shopadl
ohthdyh, `h`u tukuj
Ga MhyhIcwa. Ucouh ada
ocohsugghd iashgsaghd
gciuh Qfdfgc
thdlhddyh icdlhd
ih`hojhopar taihg
ohdlgug.
‐pcrthoh shyh hghd fkhta gciuh tctcgou, gh`hu dhg Icwa ohu ocradtaj hthu ocdmcrat, shyh
pcrsa`hjghd lhg ushj iathjhd,‟Ga Mhyh ocdmc`hsghd.
Gcouiahd gciuh thdlhddyh ou`ha ocrhkha gciuh phyuihrh Icwa, thdlhddyh kcrlcrhg ihra khwhj gc
hths ocdumu gc putadldyh shoka` ou`utdyh gfoht-ghoat ocokheh ohdtcrh. Icwa oc`ajht Ga Mhyh
kclatu scraus ocoamht gciuh phyuihrhdyh, ihd pcr`hjhd-`hjhd Icwa ou`ha tcrhdlshdl icdlhd
pamhthd-pamhthd Ga Mhyh tcrsckut. Ih`ho jhtadyh phdths iah ka`hdl gh`hu ohu ocradtaj mhdlhd iathjhd,
tcrdyhth pamhthddyh ada ocokuhtgu tcrhdlshdl.
‐Fffjjj….jjjoooo….hhhhjjjjj….fffjjj….,‟
‐Fffjjj….jjjoooo….hhh hjjjjj….fffjjj….,‟ Icwa ou`ha ocradtaj ocdagohta scdshsa pamhthd Ga
Mhyh.
Icwa scohgad ocradtaj-radtaj gcdagohthd ocdagohta pamhthd-pamhthd Ga Mhyh ia gciuh phyuihrhdyh
tcrsckut, ohthdyh ocrho oc`cg, `ukhdl scdllhohdyh ou`ha khshj, dhbsudyh ou`ha ocdllc`frh.
Ucocdthrh atu Ga Mhyh ohsaj icdlhd ou`ut gfoht ghoat ihd gciuh thdlhd yhdl ocoamht-oamht

phyuihrh Icwa taihg tcrpcdlhruj icdlhd radtajhd-radtajhd Icwa, yhdl tcrpcdlhruj mustru Qfdf,
pcdasdyh scohgad ocdlcrhs ocdicdlhr radtajhd-radtajhd dagoht Icwa. ^agarhddyh scohgad
ocokhyhdlghd adlad rhshdyh ah ocohsugghd pcdasdyh gc ih`ho `ukhdl vhladh dyfdyhdyh atu.
Hgjardyh Qfdfpud ocdurudghd ras`ctadl ec`hdhdyh ghrcdh ah ocrhsh pcdasdyh yhdl suihj ocdclhdl
scopurdh tcrhsh shgat tcrmcpat f`cj ec`hdhdyh. ^cdasdyhpud ah gc`uhrghd ihra kh`uthd EIdyh, ihd
thdlhd ghdhddyh hsyag ocdlc`us-c`us khthdl pcdasdyh atu, scocdthrh ohthdyh ohsaj hsyag ocdladtap
gcih`ho.

‐Fffjjj…ffffjjj…jjjooo…hhhjjj…Ga…cdhhgg…Ga…dagohtt …,‟ radtajhd Icwa gcrhp tcricdlhr.

‐Fffjjj…ffffjjj…jjjooo…hhhjjj…Ga…cdhhgg…Ga…dagohtt
Hgakht pamhthd thdlhd Ga Mhyh yhdl ocdlhrhj gchths gchrhj gciuh putadldyh atu, gciuh putadl susu
Icwapud ou`ha ocdlcrhs pcrthdih Icwa dhbsu Icwa scohgad ocdllc`clhg, hph`hla shht gciuh
thdlhd Ga Mhyh shopha phih gciuh putadldyh, mhra mcohra Ga Mhyh ocoa`ad gciuh putadldyh atu, scdshsa
dagoht yhdl Icwa rhshghd scohgad kcrthokhj icdlhd hgsa Ga Mhyh tcrsckut, eharhd dagohtdyh
scohgad ocokhshja vhladhdyh, radtajhddyh scohgad scradl tcricdlhr, Qfdf yhdl ocdicdlhrghd
radtajhd Icwa scohgad kcrdhbsu adlad ocohsugghd pcdasdyh gcih`ho `ukhdl vhladh dyfdyhdyh atu,
thpa yhdl kash Qfdf `hgughd scghrhdl jhdyh`hj oc`ajht tukuj kula` dyfdyhdyh atu thdph kash
 oc`hgughd hphpud sc`had jhdyh kash ocdlc`us-dlc`us pcdasdyh.

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‐Ffffjj….Ga…hhgu…gc`uhhhrrr…hhhhlljjj….dagoht…Ga…c dhg…pamhthdou…Ga,‟ Icwa ocdlcrhdl

‐Ffffjj….Ga…hhgu…gc`uhhhrrr…hhhhlljjj….dagoht…Ga…c
shht ocdehpha pudehg gcdagohthddyh.
Ussrrrrr….. ssrrrrr…. Urrrrr… Rhladh Icwa ocdycokurghd `hjhr gcdagohthddyh, Icwa jcrhd khjwh ah
kash puhs jhdyh icdlhd pamhthd-pamhthd Ga Mhyh ia gciuh phyuihrhdyh atu. Ga Mhyhpud thju khjwh Icwa
suihj ocdehpha pudehg gcdagohthddyh, thpa iah taihg tcrpcdlhruj tcthp icdlhd pamhthd-pamhthddyh,
shoka` ou`utdyh tcthp gfoht-ghoat ocokheh ohdtcrh. Ucocdthrh atu Icwa yhdl khru shmh
ocdagohta frlhsoc pcrthohdyh, ou`ha tcrhdlshdl gcokh`a. @hla-`hla Icwa jcrhd icdlhd tukujdyh
ada, ah ocrhsh hdcj khjwh ecpht scgh`a scghrhdl ada ah tcrhdlshdl. Ah taihg thju khjwh oaduohd yhdl
ah thia oaduo hih`hj tcj rhouhd yhdl hs`a kuhthd Ga Mhyh, gcludhhddyh udtug ocdhagghd `akaif frhdl
yhdl ocoaduodyh, iathokhj icdlhd ohdtcrh-ohdtcrh yhdl iakheh f`cj Ga Mhyh mulh hih ohdtcrh
pcrhdlshdldyh. Mhia whmhr shmh magh Icwa icdlhd ouihj ocdehpha g`aohgsdyh jhdyh icdlhd pamhthd
ihd sctc`hj puhs ecpht tcrhdlshdl `hla. Uuihj `ckaj ihra sctcdlhj mho Ga Mhyh oc`hgughd pamhthd
crftas ia gciuh phyuihrh Icwa, ihd Icwapud scohgad tcrhdlshdl ocdagohta scdshsa pamhthd crftas
tcrsckut. Ucocdthrh atu Qfdfpud scohgad kcrdhbsu ocdyhgsaghd scouh atu. Gcouiahd scehrh takh-
takh Ga Mhyhpud ocdljcdtaghd pamhthddyh, yhdl ohdh ocokuht Icwa sciagat ghlct ghrcdh ocrhshghd
scdshsa dagohtdyh pamhthd Ga Mhyh takh-takh tcrjcdta.

‐Dhj, thjhp pcrthoh suihj sc`csha, dhg Icwa, scghrhdl dhg Icwa khdlud, ihd `ajht jhsa` pamhthd
shyh,‟ Ga Mhyh kcrghth sctc`hj ocdljcdtaghd pamhthddyh.
Icwapud khdlud ihra rckhjhddyh ihd ah ocohdihdla gciuh phyuihrhdyh atu, ihd ah ghlct oc`ajht

gciuh phyuihrhdyh yhdl

yhdl ocdmhohjdyh, kcdtuggcokh`a scpcrta shht
phyuihrhdyh ah ohsaj
scghrhdl lhias ihd
ada kcrkcih kc`uo
scgh`a hih shtupud
icdlhd kcdtug thdlhd `c`hga
phyuihrhdyh
thia shht sckc`uo ia pamht f`cj Ga Mhyh, kcdtug phyuihrhdyh thia suihj ou`ha turud magh taihg
ocdlcdhghd KJ, scocdthrh scghrhdl ada ku`hthd ihd kcdtug phyuihrhdyh scf`hj kcriara ocdhdthdl
wh`hupud taihg ocdlcdhghd KJ.
‐Ga…. Ccjjj… kcdtug phyuihrhgu ada khgh`hd scpcrta ada tcrus,‟ Icwa kcrthdyh ocohstaghd khjwh
phyuihrhdyh taihg hghd kcrukhj scpcrta sciahgh`h.
‐Jccoo… phsta kahrpud iapclhdla kcrhph khdyhg `c`hga ihd kahrpud dhg Icwa taihg ocdlludhghd KJ
`hla phyuihrhdyh taihg hghd mhtuj hthu turud, ku`hthd ihd kcdtug phyuihrh dhg Icwa ada hghd
pcrohdcdt scuour jaiup, gceuh`a shyh thrag ohdtcrh shyh,‟ Ga Mhyh ocdmc`hsghd.
Qfdfpud oc`ajht gciuh phyuihrh Icwa `ckaj tclhg ihd `ckaj ocoku`ht ihra scou`h, ihd ahpud jcrhd
hghd gcshgtahd iugud yhdl shtu ada, thdph fpcrhsa, thpa phyuihrh dyfdyhdyh ada kctu`-kctu` ocdeuht
ihd ocoku`ht pcrsas scpcrta susu pcrhwhd shmh.
‐Dhj, scghrhdl ohu ia`hdmut icdlhd thjhp kcragutdyh..jcjcjc..,‟ghth Ga Mhyh shoka` tcrgcgcj-gcgcj,

ghrcdh puhs ah kcrjhsa` ocrukhj kcdtug phyuihrh Icwa.

‐Ayhhjj…Ga…`hdmutghd tcrus shopha scouh gcadladhd shyh tcrpcduja,‟ Icwa sclcrh ocdlayhghd,
scghrhdl ah `ckaj yhgad icdlhd gcshgtahd iugud yhdl shtu ada.
‐Khag, dhg Icwa phsrhj shmh yhej, hphpud yhdl shyh `hgughd udtug gckhaghd dhg Icwa scdiara,‟
gcokh`a Ga Mhyh ocdclhsghd.
‐Ayhej..Ga.. shyh pcrehyh ihd shyh taihg hghd prftcs, tcrscrhj Hga oc`hgughd hph shmh tcrjhihp tukuj
shyh ada, yhdl pcdtadl scouh gcadladhd shyh tcrehpha,‟ Icwa ocyhgadghd Ga Mhyh khjwh iaradyh suihj
phsrhj icdlhd hph yhdl ia`hgughd f`cj Ga Mhyh.

‐Khag`hj, shyh hghd ocou`ha ratuh` yhdl gciuh, ratuh` ada hghd ococduja scouh gcadladhd dhg Icwa
ocdmhia gcdyhthhd, thpa sckc`uo shyh ou`ha, `ckaj khag shyh ocdyuruj, supar udtug ohsug, ghsajhd
iah ihraphih dladtap ia`uhr dhdta mhia kadtathd ocdiadlhd iuiug iasada kash `hdlsudl ocdyhgsaghd
tukuj dyfdyhdyh ada, jcjcjcjcjc,‟ ghth Ga Mhyh shoka` tcrthwh tcrgcgcj-gcgcj.
Icwa ghlct ocdicdlhr pcdmc`hshd Ga Mhyh tcrsckut, thpa iah jhdyh ocdlhdllugghd gcph`h shmh.
Ucocdthrh Qfdf ia `uhr k`adlshthd ocdicdlhr ghth-ghth Ga Mhyh, icdlhd kuru-kuru ah ocdhrag
ras`ctadl ec`hdhdyh gc hths sctc`hj tcr`ckaj ihju`u ocohsugghd pcdasdyh gc ih`ho Eidyh. Ycpht
 sctc`hj atu Ga Mhyhpud ocokugh padtu ruohjdyh ihd ocdyurujdyh ohsug, ihd ah ocdyuruj Qfdf

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udtug iuiug ia khdlgu. Ga Mhyh pud ocdyuruj Qfdf udtug ocdhdllh`ghd sc`uruj phghahddyh.
‐Hyf ghou ohsug, ihraphih ghou dladtap, ocdiadlhd ghou `ajht `hdlsudl, ihd kugh phghahdou,
tcrus ghou iuiug ia khdlgu atu, mhdlhd ocdllhdllu hehrh ratuh` ada, gh`hu ghou taihg shyh phdlla`,
 mhdlhd sciagatpud ghou ocdljhopara
ocdljhopara ghoa,‟ pcradthj Ga Mhyh gcphih Qfdf, yhdl sclcrh iap
iaphtuja
htuja f`cj
Qfdf.
Icwa oc`ajht Qfdf ou`ha oc`ueuta phghahddyh shtu-pcrshtu ihd ah oc`ajht pcdasdyh Qfdf suihj
kcriara icdlhd lhlhjdyh. Adlad rhshdyh Icwa ocdcrgho pcdasdyh atu ihd iaohsugghd gc ih`ho
`ukhdl vhladhdyh yhdl scohgad lhth`, thpa ah jhdyh ihpht ocdhjhd iara sckc`uo hih pcradthj ihra Ga
Mhyh. Uhht ohth Icwa tcrphgu ocdyhgsaghd Qfdf yhdl scihdl oc`ueuta phghahddyh, thdph ah shihra Ga
Mhyhpud oc`hgughd jh` yhdl scruph. Qfdf yhdl oc`ajht ghgcg tuh rcdth atu oc`ueuta phghahddyh
iakuht ghlct ghrcdh shht Ga Mhyh oc`cphsghd ec`hdh gfoprhdldyh, pcdtudlhd Ga Mhyh yhdl ugurhddyh
jhopar iuh gh`a `apht ihra gcpudyhhddyh tcr`ajht mc`hs ia icphd ohthdyh.

Jhtadyh ocdmcrat ‐la`h ghgcg ada, khihddyh gcea` ihd gurus, thpa gfdtf`dyh kcshr scgh`a‟

Icwa yhdl oc`ajht cgsprcsa Qfdf yhdl ghlct, ocdlh`ajghd phdihdlhddyh gc hrhj
h rhj phdihdlhd Qfdf
ihd ahpud tcrjcdyhg sctc`hj oc`ajht pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl kcshr, ugurhddyh `ckaj kcshr ihra Ihvc
(prah Dclrf yhdl pcrdhj ocdyctukujadyh), ihd gciuh kf`h ohthdyh tcrkc`h`hg thdih thgmuk.
‐Gcdhph dhg Icwa, ghlct yhej, jcjcjcjc… ada pcdtudlhd shgta, dhdta ghou hghd thju rhshdyh ihd
hgakht yhdl iataoku`ghd f`cjdyh,..jcjcjcjc…,‟ Ga Mhyh tcrthwh tcrgcgcj-gcgcj shht oc`ajht oaoag

ough ihd ohth Icwa yhdl tcrkc`h`hg.

‐Ayhej…Ga… kcshhrrr… scgh`aa… mhuj gh`hu iakhdiadlghd icdlhd pudyh suhoagu, pudyhgu phsta
tcrkc`hj iuh gh`hu iaohsugghd pcdtudlhd atu,‟ ghth Icwa
‐Lhg ushj thgut, ghd ghou adlad vhladhou hghd kash ocdhopudl pcdas-pcdas sckcshr hphpud ihd
`ukhdl vhladhou hghd gcokh`a pcrct ihd kash ocdycsuhaghd icdlhd kcshr gcea`dyh khthdl `c`hga yhdl
ocdyctukujaou,‟ Ga Mhyh ocdmc`hsghd.
Icwa jhdyh kash ocdlhdllug ocdlayhghd, thpa jhtadyh pcdhshrhd adlad ecpht-ecpht
e cpht-ecpht ocrhshghd
sfifghd-sfifghd pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl supcr atu.
‐Khag`hj, gath ou`ha ratuh` yhdl gciuh ada, ihd ghou Qfdf mhdlhd scgh`a-scgh`a ocdllhdllu hehrh ratuh`
ada, ghou ohu fdhda iasatu sa`hjghd thpa mhdlhd scgh`a-gh`a ghou kcrhdmhg ihra tcopht iuiugou udtug
ocdljhopara ghoa, shopha shyh pcradthjghd, ocdlcrta ghou,‟ Ga Mhyh kcrghth `hla shoka` ocokcra
pcradlhthd phih Qfdf.
‐Ayhejj…Ga,‟mhwhk Qfdf.

Gcouiahd Ga Mhyh ocdyuruj Icwa ocrckhjghd gcokh`a tukujdyh, ihd ocokugh ghgadyh `ckhr-`ckhr,
scjadllh gcoh`uhddyh tcrphophdl icdlhd mc`hs ia icphd ohthdyh. Gcouiahd Ga Mhyh ocdcgug
gciuh ghga Icwa, ihd Ga Mhyhpud ocdlhoka` khdth` yhdl hih ia kh`c atu ihd ocdhrujdyh ia khwhj
padllu` Icwa, scjadllh gcoh`uhd Icwa icdlhd pfsasa tcrsckut `ckaj tcrcgspfs icdlhd mc`hs.
Gcouiahd Ga Mhyh gcokh`a ocohsugghd gciuh thdlhddyh gc ih`ho ohdlgug, ihd ou`ha ocoamht
pcrut Icwa ihra hths gc khwhj. ^fsasa Ga Mhyh yhdl kcrsaopuj ia icght gcoh`uhd Icwa ocokuht
pcdasdyh yhdl kcshr ihd suihj tclhdl tcrsckut ocdllcscr-lcscr kakar gcoh`uhd Icwa. Ucaradl
icdlhd lcrhghd ocoamhtdyh, ou`utdyh gcokh`a gfoht-ghoat ocokheh ohdtcrh, scdshsa pamhthd
thdlhd Ga mhyh gcokh`a ocokhdlgatghd lharhj karhja Icwa, iathokhj icdlhd lcscghd-lcscghd
pcdasdyh yhdl supcr kcshr atu ia kc`hjhd vhladhdyh, ocokuht Icwa gcokh`a ocdicshj-icshj.
Qfdfpud gcokh`a ocdlc`us-c`us pcdasdyh ocdicdlhr icshjhd Icwa. Gciuh thdlhd Ga Mhyh ocoamht
khlahd pcrut ihra khths tctcg Icwa tcrus ocdurud gc khwhj jadllh khlahd sc`hdlghdlhd Icwa, ihd
shht shopha ia kc`hjhd vhladh Icwa, gciuh thdlhddyh atupud ocdcghd-dcghd, gciuh kc`hj kakar
vhladh Icwa. Icwapud scohgad gc`fmfthd ocdhjhd icshghd dhbsudyh yhdl scohgad ocdllc`frh,
icshjhd ihd radtajhdpud scohgad scradl tcricdlhr, shht thdlhd Ga Mhyh kcrh`aj gc hths `hla la`arhd
pcdas Ga Mhyh yhdl ocdcghd-dcghd kc`hjhd kakar vhladhdyh. Icwa taihg ihpht ocdludlghpghd
 icdlhd ghth-ghth gcdagohthd yhdl oc`hdihdyh shht ada, gcdagohthd yhdl khru pcrthoh ah rhshghd

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sc`hoh ada, ihd Icwapud tcthp ocrhsh hdcj icdlhd rhsh dagoht yhdl iaihphtdyh jhdyh icdlhd
pamhthd ihd lcscghd pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh ada.
‐Fffjjj…Ga…cdhgg….Ga…dagohhhttt…hhhjjj…ssjjjj…
‐Fffjjj…Ga…cdhgg….Ga…dagohhhttt …hhhjjj…ssjjjj… jjoooo..fffjjj… hhhjj,‟ Icwa
ocdlcrhdl gccdhghd ocdagohta scdshsa pamhthd Ga Mhyh ihd lcscghd pcdasdyh.

Gciuh thdlhd Icwa ocrcohs-rcohs gciuh phyuihrhdyh ihd ocoa`ad-oa`ad gciuh putadldyh, tukuj
khlahd hthsdyh ghihdl-ghihdl oc`cdtadl ocdagohta scdshsa pamhthd thdlhd Ga Mhyh yhdl scihdl hsyag
ocoamht-oamht kc`hjhd kakar vhladhdyh ihd mulh pamhthd-pamhthd ia scgathr gc`cdtatdyh, yhdl dhophg
scohgad ocdeuht thdih Icwa scohgad tcrhdlshdl f`cj pamhthd Ga Mhyh.
‐fffjj… Ga… hguuu…ohu…gc`uhhrrr…`hla….fffjj….. Ga..hgguuu.. lhg thjhd..Ga.. ffjjj…cdhhhggg…
dagohhttt… Ga….hguuuu… gccc``uuhhhhrrr..,‟ Icwa ocdlcrhdl ocdyhokut pudehg gcdagohthddyh
yhdl udtug gciuh gh`adyh kcrjhsa` ah lhpha.
Usssrrrr….. sssrrrrr…. Ussrrrrr… ssssrrrrr…. vhladhdyh gcokh`a khshj f`cj `hjhr gcdagohthddyh. Ga
Mhyhpud ocrhshghd vhladh Icwa ocdmhia khshj shht gciuh thdlhddyh ocoamht-oamht vhladh ihd
gc`cdtat Icwa ihd mulh pcdasdyhpud ocrhshghd jh` yhdl shoh ihd lcscghd-lcscghd icdlhd vhladh
Icwapud scohgad `hdehr, hgakht ihra eharhd gcdagohthd Icwa atu, thpa jckhtdyh Ga Mhyh taihg
kcrlcoadl sciagatpud, ou`utdyh tcthp gfoht-ghoat ocokheh ohdtcrh scocdthrh gciuh thdlhddyh
tcthp icdlhd ratoc pamhthd yhdl taihg kcrukhj. Yhpa Qfdf scohgad taihg gcruhd ocdyhgsaghd hiclhd
`avc tcrsckut, pcdasdyh scohgad ocdlcrhs, c`ushd-c`ushddyh
c`ushd-c`ushddyh kcrukhj ocdmhia gfefghd-gfefghd, shht
ocdicdlhr Icwa ocdlcrhdl ihd adlad ocouderhtghd `hjhr gcdagohthddyh, Qfdfpud scohgad

kcrdhbsu ocdlfefg
gcdagohthddyh, pcdasdyh
Qfdfpud atu, ihd shht
ocdlcrhdl Icwa ocdlcmhdl
ihd pcdasdyh ghrcdh kcrjhsa`
ocouderhtghd har ohdaocdehpha
gchths ihdpudehg
mhtuj gc
`hdtha, Icwa oc`ajht shht Qfdf ocoudthjghd spcrohdyh, ihd adlad rhshdyh Icwa ocdihphtghd
tcokhghd-tcokhghd spcroh Qfdf atu iaih`ho rfdllh gcdagohthddyh. Ga Mhyh tcthp icdlhd ratuh`dyh
scdiara, ou`utdyh thdph jcdta gfoht-ghoat ocokheh ohdtcrh, scocdthrh yhdl iapamht ou`ha gcokh`a
kcrlharhj, yhdl ocdyhgsaghdpud shoh. Lharhj karhja Icwa gcokh`a kcrlc`frh, pamhthd-pamhthd crftas Ga
Mhyh kctu`-kctu` ocdhg`ugghddyh, Qfdfpud gcokh`a kcrdhbsu shht ocdyhgsaghd lc`aht tukuj
dyfdyhdyh yhdl tcrhdlshdl ihd ocdicdlhr radtajhd-radtajhd gcdagohthd dyfdyhdyh atu, pcdasdyh
gcokh`a tclhg icdlhd lhlhjdyh. Qfdf scdiara jcrhd kahshdyh ka`h ah tc`hj ocdehpha pudehg
gcdagohthddyh, pcdasdyh atu hghd ohta ihd jhru ocdudllu sctcdlhj mho udtug kash khdlud gcokh`a,
thpa scghrhdl pcdasdyh `hdlsudl tclhg gcokh`a sctc`hj ocdlc`uhrghd har ohda thia. Gciuhdyh taihg
ocdlcthjua khjwh ohdtrh Ga Mhyh yhdl iarhph` atu sc`had udtug ocdlfkhta Icwa thpa hih rhph`hd yhdl
ocokuht frhdl yhdl kcrhih iaruhdlhd atu tcrkhdlgat karhjadyh. Mhia kahrpud suihj puhs ihd suihj
ocdlc`uhrghd eharhd gcdagohthd, lharhj karhja ocrcgh hghd tcrus khdlgat.

Icwa scohgad kcrdhbsu, karhjadyh scohgad ocdllc`clhg, vhladhdyh scohgad lhth` adlad scecphtdyh
ocrhshghd sfifghd-sfifghd khthdl gcoh`uhd. Uhht karhjadyh scohgad ocoudehg Ga Mhyhpud
ocdljcdtaghd pamhthddyh ihd ocokh`agghd tukuj Icwa. ^fsasa tukuj Icwa scghrhdl ada ocdudlladl
ia jhihphd Ga Mhyh icdlhd gcph`h rckhj ia kh`c ihd phdtht yhdl tcrhdlght, ihd gciuh ghga yhdl
ocdlhdlghdl, scjadllh gcoh`uhddyh tcrphophdl mc`hs ia jhihphd Ga Mhyh. Gcouiahd Ga Mhyh
oc`hdmutghd pamhthddyh sctc`hj ocohsugghd gciuh thdlhddyh gc ih`ho ohdlgug. Ucghrhdl la`arhd
phdtht Icwa yhdl iapamht, pamhthd yhdl ia`hgughd f`cj Ga Mhyh kcrlcrhg ihra phjh gc hths gc hrhj
phdthtdyh. Gcouiahd gciuh thdlhddyh ocouthr shht shopha ia phdtht Icwa sctc`hj tcr`ckaj ihju`u
gciuh mcopf`dyh ocoamht ihra gciuh kc`hjhd kakar vhladh Icwa gc hrhj hdusdyh. @hla-`hla Icwa
ocrhshghd scdshsa dagoht yhdl `uhr kahsh, ah ocrhshghd gclc`ahd ia `ukhdl hdusdyh shht gciuh
 mcopf` Ga Mhyh ocoamht-oamht
ocoamht-oamht `ukhdl hdusdyh atu.
‐Ffjjj…Ga…hhhhjjj…ccdhhhg…Ga…tcrusss…dagoht..Ga…,‟
‐Ffjjj…Ga…hhhhjjj…ccdhhhg… Ga…tcrusss…dagoht..Ga…,‟ Icwapud ocdlcrhdl-crhdl gccdhghd
ocdagohta scdshsa pamhthd crftas Ga Mhyh.
Ou`ut Ga Mhyh taihg jcdta-jcdtadyh ocrhph` ohdtrh ihd gciuh thdlhddyhpud tcrus oc`hgughd
pamhthd-pamhthd scdsuh` ia phjh, ia kc`hjhd vhladh, ia hdus ihd ia phdtht Icwa ocokuht whdath atu
 scohgad ocradtaj-radtaj gccdhghd. Qfdfpud scohgad kcrdhbsu ocdyhgsaghd tukuj dyfdyhdyh yhdl

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ocdllc`aht ghrcdh icshghd karhjadyh ihd radtajhd-radtajhd dyfdyhdyh.

‐Fffjjj…cdhhgdyhh… dagohhtdyh…pamhthd hga…ssjjjj…hhhhjjj… Ga… hhhhjjj… jjjoooo…
ssjjjj… hhhhhjjjj…,‟ Icwapud ocradtaj gcokh`a.
Rhladh Icwa scohgad khshj hgakht pamhthd crftas Ga Mhyh, ah suihj taihg ihpht ocdhjhd icrhhd dhbsu
karhja yhdl oc`hdih iaradyh. Qfdf oc`ajht tukuj dyfdyhdyh atu suihj ou`ha lcocthrhd ocdhjhd
lc`clhg dhbsu karhja yhdl ocdcrphdyh, crhdlhd-crhdlhddyhpud scohgad scradl tcricdlhr. Ga Mhyhpud
tcrus ocoamht-oamht ihcrhj-ihcrhj scdsatab Icwa, ocokuhtdyh scohgad gc`fmfthd, ihd thg `hoh
gcouiahd Qfdf ocdicdlhr dyfdyhdyh ocdmcrat phdmhdl shht kcrjhsa` ocdehpha pudehg
gcdagohthddyh.

‐hhhhjjjjjjj…. Ga….. hhhgguuuu…. Gc`uhhhhr… `hla… ffffjjj…. Cccdhhhhg… Ga… cdhhhhggg…,‟

Icwa ocdlcrhdl ocdyhokut pudehg gcdagohthddyh yhdl kcrjhsa` iah rhaj udtug gctalh gh`adyh.
Ussrrrr… Usrrrr… Urrr….. Urrrr…. Rhladh Icwa gcokh`a ocoudthjghd `hjhr gcdagohthddyh, `ukhdl
scdllhohdyh scohgad khdmar. Ihd shht Icwa kcrjhsa` ocoudthjghd `hjhr gcdagohthddyh, Ga Mhyhpud
ocdljcdtaghd pamhthddyh shoka` tcrscdyuo puhs.
‐dhophgdyh dhg Icwa, puhs `hla hths pamhthdgu.. jcjcjcjc…,‟ Ga Mhyh tcrgcgcj-gcgcj.
‐Ayhhheejjj… Ga..ccdhhhg…pamhthd hga..kctu`-kctu` cdhhhg…,‟ghth Icwa shopa` tcrsapu oh`u.
‐Ucghrhdl dhg Icwa `ajht jhsa` pamhthd hga,‟ Ga Mhyh gcokh`a kcrghth.
Icwa shoka` tcrsapu oh`u oc`ajht kcdtug pcrut ihd phdthtdyh, ah oc`ajht pcrutdyh gcokh`a gcopas
scpcrta shht ah sckc`uo daghj ihd kfdlghjhd phdthtdyh yhdl hwh`dyh suihj turud, scghrhdl pfsasa

kfdlghjhd phdthtdyh
Qfdfpud tcrphdh gcokh`a
oc`ajht gc tukuj
kcdtug shht ahIcwa
ohsajyhdl
lhias. Icwa
`ckaj ocrhsh
scxy, puhs
phdtht icdlhd
yhdl jhsa`
khjcdf`, pamhthd
pcrut Ga Mhyh,
yhdl
gcopas scrth phyuihrh yhdl ocdllhdtudl icdlhd adihjdyh, kctu`-kctu` scpcrta tukuj pcrhwhd shmh
scghrhdl ada.
‐Gath `hdmutghd icdlhd khlahd ih`hodyh6‟ Yhdyh Ga Mhyh gcphih Icwa.
‐Ayhej..Ga..ia `hdmutghd shmh pcdlfkhthddyh,‟ mhwhk Icwa shoka` pcdhshrhd khlhaohdh ehrhdyh Ga Mhyh
ocdlfkhta rfdllh ih`ho `ukhdl vhladhdyh.
‐Qhej suihj, scghrhdl dhg Icwa rckhjhd gcokh`a,‟ ghth Ga Mhyh,
Gcouiahd Ga Mhyh oc`cthgghd khdth` ia khwhj gcph`h Icwa ihd gcokh`a gciuh ghga Icwa iatcgug ihd
iarcdllhdlghd scjadllh gcoh`uhddyh tcrphophdl gcokh`a ia jhihphd ohth Ga Mhyh. Gcouiahd Ga
Mhyh gcokh`a ocohsugghd gciuh thdlhddyh gc ih`ho ohdlgug, sctc`hj atu gciuh thdlhddyh
ocdlushp-ushp pcdasdyh yhdl supcr kcshr atu. Icwa oc`ajhtdyh icdlhd tcrgcsaoh shht gciuh thdlhd
Ga Mhyh atu taihg ocdlhrhj gc tukujdyh udtug ocoamhtdyh thpa oh`hj gc pcdasdyh ihd ocdlushp-
ushp pcdasdyh ihd Icwa khru ocdlcrta sctc`hj Ga Mhyh kcrsaopuj ia jhihphddyh ihd ocdlhrhjghd

pcdasdyh yhdl supcr kcshr atu gc vhladhdyh. Ah ocdicshj `araj shht gcph`h pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh ou`ha
ocdycdtuj kc`hjhd kakar vhladhdyh. Ga Mhyh ou`ha ocdllcscr-lcscrghd gcph`h pcdasdyh atu ia kc`hjhd
vhladh Icwa scrth ia gc`cdtatdyh. Icwa ocrhshghd lc`a ihd dagoht yhdl `uhr kahsh kcrehopur hiug, ah
scohgad ocdicshj ocdagohta scdshsa karhjadyh ada. Qfdf yhdl ocdyhgsaghd vhladh dyfdyhdyh atu
ialcscg-lcscg f`cj pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl kcrugurhd ofdstcr atu ocdmhia kcrlaiag. Ah ocokhyhdlghd
sctc`hj iaphgha f`cj Ga Mhyh phsta vhladh dyfdyhdyh atu lhg hghd cdhg iaphgha f`cj pcdasdyh yhdl
ugurhddyh mhuj `ckaj gcea`.

Icwa oc`ajht ou`ut Ga Mhyh gfoht-ghoat shht ocdllcscg-lcscgghd gcph`h pcdasdyh atu, thpa ah suihj
taihg pcriu`a `hla icdlhd ou`ut Ga Mhyh yhdl gfoht-ghoat, yhdl ah pciu`aghd ah`hj pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh
yhdl kcshr atu ocdyfifg-dyfifg vhladhdyh yhdl suihj scohgad lhth`.
‐Hej, hgjardyh gc`uhr mulh.. jcjcjcjc,‟ takh-takh Ga Mhyh kcrghth shoka` ocdljcdtaghd gclahthddyh
ihd thdlhddyh ocrhaj scsuhtu ihra vhladh Icwa.
Icwa scdiara ghlct shht Ga Mhyh ocdljcdtaghd lcscghd gcph`h pcdasdyh ia kakar vhladhdyh, hph`hla shht
thdlhd Ga Mhyh ocrhaj scsuhtu ihra `ukhdl vhladhdyh, ihd Icwa oc`ajht sparh` GK yhdl kcrhih ia
ih`ho `ukhdl vhladhdyh scghrhdl kcrhih ia thdlhd Ga Mhyh.
 ‐Lhg ushj thgut dhg Icwa, kahrpud sparh` ada shyh hdlght, thpa dhg Icwa lhg hghd kash jhoa` `hla gh`hu

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shyh taihg ehkut ohdtrh shyh,‟ Ga Mhyh ocdmc`hsghd sctc`hj oc`ajht oaoag ough Icwa yhdl ghlct.
Icwa jhdyh kash tcrsapu oh`u ocdicdlhr pcrghthhd Ga Mhyh, ghrcdh mh`hd pagarhddyh gcokh`a ihpht
iakheh f`cj Ga Mhyh. Gcouiahd Ga
G a Mhyh gcokh`a ocdllcscg-lcscgghd gcph`h pcdasdyh ia gc`cdtat Icwa,
ah pud ocdlcrhdl gcokh`a, shoka` ou`ut Ga Mhyh tcthp gfoht-ghoat, thg `hoh gcouiahd Ga Mhyh ou`ha
ocdcghdghd gcph`h pcdasdyh gcih`ho `ukhdl scdllhoh Icwa. Icdlhd pcr`hjhd thpa phsta gcph`h
pcdasdyh yhdl kcshr atu ou`ha tcrmcpat ia `ukhdl vhladh Icwa, ah oc`cdluj shht ocrhshghd `cshghd
gcph`h pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh ia `ukhdl vhladhdyh. Qhdl Icwa jcrhd ah taihg ocrhsh shgat shht gcph`h
pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl shdlht kcshr atu ou`ha ocdycruhg ia `ukhdl vhladhdyh, thpa oh`hj lc`a ihd cdhg
yhdl ah rhshghd.
‐Ffjjj….Ga….gfdtf`dyh kcshhhrr..scghhh`aaa… cdhhhggg… ococggu…iakuht pcduj f`cj gfdtf`ou…
hhhhjjjj…. Ga…puhsghhhdd…hguu…Ga…,‟
Ga…puhsghhhdd…hguu…Ga…,‟ Icwa oc`cdluj gccdhghd ocrhshghd padtu lcrkhdl
vhladhdyh yhdl pcduj tcrsuoph` f`cj gcph`h pcdtudlhd Ga Mhyh.
Icwa ocradtaj-radtaj gccdhghd ocrhshghd gcph`h pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl ou`ha ocdcrfkfs ohsug ia
`ukhdl vhladhdyh. Ga Mhyh icdlhd ou`ut yhdl ohsaj gfoht-ghoat ou`ha oc`cshgghd pcdasdyh sciagat
icoa sciagat, ecdta icoa ecdta pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh ou`ha ocdycruhg ohsug ia `ukhdl vhladh Icwa. Icwa
scohgad ocdlcrhdl-dlcrhdl ocdagohta scdshsa `cshghd pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh, ihd lcscrhd-lcscrhd
khthdl gcoh`uhd atu icdlhd iadiadl vhladhdyh, Icwa ocrhshghd iadiadl vhladhdyh scf`hj-f`hj
ocdcopc` icdlhd gctht ia pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh.
‐Ga…fffuulljjj… cdhhhhggg…. Ga…. Ohsugghd scouhhh… gfdtf`ou yhdl kcshhhrrr atu…. Hhhljjj…
Ga…dagohhhttt…Ga….Ga….tcrussss….. tcghhhddd yhdl ih`ho..,‟ Icwa ocdlcrhdl gcokh`a.
Ga…dagohhhttt…Ga….Ga….tcrussss…

Ga Mhyh scohgad
ou`utdyh thdph oc`cshgghd pcdasdyh
jcdta gfoht-ghoat yhdl supcr
ocrhph` kcshr
ohdtrh, atuscohgad
Icwa `ckaj ih`ho ia `ukhdl scdllhoh
ocdllc`admhdl Icwa,Ga
shht pcdasdyh
Mhyh oc`cshg `ckaj ih`ho `hla ia `ukhdl vhladhdyh, `cdlujhd ihd crhdlhddyh scohgad scradl
tcricdlhr, Qfdfpud scohgad kcrdhbsu oc`ajht jh` atu, lc`aht tukuj dyfdyhdyh shht ocdagohta `cshghd
pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh ocokuht Qfdf scohgad tcrhdlshdl hph`hla ocdicdlhr `cdlujhd ihd crhdlhd
dyfdyhdyh yhdl ocrhsh gccdhghd. Ihd shht pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh tcrkcdho sc`urujdyh ia `ukhdl
gcdagohthd Icwa. Icwapud tcrkc`ahg, kf`h ohthdyh jhdyh tcr`ajht putajdyh shmh, ah kctu`-kctu`
ocrhsh gccdhghd shht `ukhdl gcwhdathhddyh atu ia mcmh`a f`cj pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl phdmhdl ihd
kcshr, hph`hla khthdl pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh atu kcricdyut-icdyut scf`hj-f`hj ocoku
ocokuhtht kcrlcthr iadiadl
vhladhdyh, yhdl ocdaoku`ghd scdshsa gcdagohthd tcrscdiara. Icwa kc`uo pcrdhj ocrhshghd
gcdagohthd kcrsctukuj scpcrta yhdl scghrhdl ah h`hoa, ah scohgad ocradtaj-radtaj gccdhghd
ocrhshghd scouh atu.
‐ffuljj… Gaaa…. Hhgaaa…. Ffuuuljj… gfdtf`dyh cdhhgg..kctu```… ococggu gcrhsh pcduj…
ffulljjj… Gaaa… hhgaaaa… ccdhhhhggg…. Dagohhhht…,‟radtaj Icwa.

Uctc`hj pcdasdyh tcrkcdho sc`urujdyh, Ga Mhyh jhdyh ocdiahoghd pcdasdyh atu ihd ou`utdyh tcthp
gfoht-ghoat, sc`hdl thg `hoh gcouiahd ou`ut Ga Mhyh kcrjcdta gfoht-ghoat, ihd ou`ha ocdhrag
oudiur pcdasdyh. Icwa ocrhshghd iadiadl vhladhdyh scf`hj agut tcrthrag gc`uhr shht Ga Mhyh ocdhrag
pcdasdyh atu, Icwapud ocdlcrhdl scmhia-mhiadyh.
‐Ffffjjj…. Ga.. cdhhhgg… ococggu scpcrta tcrthrag gc`uhrr… hhhljjj…. Ga… gfdtf`ou kctu`-
kctuu```…. Dagohhht….,‟Icwa ocdlcrhdl.
Ga Mhyh ocdljcdtaghd thraghd oudiurdyh shht gcph`h pcdasdyh jhopar tcr`cphs ihra mcpathd vhladh
Icwa, gcouiahd ah ocdifrfdl ohsug gcokh`a pcdasdyh atu icdlhd pcr`hjhd. Kcru`hdl-u`hdl Ga Mhyh
oc`hgughd jh` tcrsckut, Icwa ocrhshghd dagohtdyh surlh iudah shht Ga Mhyh ocdhrag oudiur
pcdasdyh ihd ocdifrfdl ohsug pcdasdyh atu, iadiadl vhladhdyh yhdl oc`adlghr gctht ia khthdl
pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh scf`hj-f`hj agut tcrthrag ihd tcrifrfdl, udtug pcrthoh gh`adyh Icwa ocrhshghd
dagoht yhdl `uhr kahsh shht oc`hgughd scdllhoh, wh`hupud lcrhghd gc`uhr ohsug pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh
pcr`hjhd-`hjhd, thpa scdshsa dagoht yhdl iataoku`ghd shht iadiadl vhladhdyh kcrlcscghd icdlhd
khthdl pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh kctu`-kctu` ocokcraghd gcdagohthd yhdl shdlht `uhr kahsh.

‐fffuuljj… Ga… ccdhhhhgg… ccdhhhgg… tcrusss… gfefg gfdtf`ou ia ococggu… hgaaa hhhlljjjj…
 hhhgaaa… ,‟ Icwa ocdlcrhdl gcokh`a, tukujdyh oc`cdtadl ocrhshghd scdshsa dagoht pcrsctukujhd

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‐Fffuljjj Ga… hgaa… hgaaa… hhguuu… lhg thjhd …Ga… hhhhljjj… hhguuuu…ga.. hgaaa hhhguuu…
gjc`uhhhhrrr… hhgaaaaa…,‟ Icwa ocdmcrat phdmhdl shht pudehg frlhsoc ah rhaj, ada hih`hj frlhsoc
pcrthoh Icwa shht vhladhdyh ia sfifg pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh, ihd frlhsoc hthu frlhsoc yhdl gc 9 gh`hu
iajatudl icdlhd frlhsoc jhsa` pamhthd thdlhd Ga Mhyh.
Ussrrrrrr…. Ussrrrrr… Ussrrrr….. vhladhdyh ocdycokurghd `hjhr gcdagohthddyh ihd ocokhshja
khthdl pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl scihdl tcrkcdho ia `ukhdl vhladhdyh. Ga Mhyhpud ocokcdhoghd
pcdasdyh ia `ukhdl vhladh Icwa shht Icwa ocrhaj pudehg gcdagohthddyh ihd ou`utdyh gcokh`a
gfoht-ghoat. Uhht dhbhs Icwa suihj taihg tcricdlhr ocokuru `hla, shht atu mulh Ga Mhyh kcrjcdta ihra
ocrhph` ohdtrhdyh ihd ocdhrag gc`uhr pcdasdyh ihra mcpathd iadiadl vhladh Icwa. Icwa oc`ajht
khthdl pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh khshj f`cj eharhd gcdagohthddyh, ihd Icwa mulh ocrhshghd gcja`hdlhd shht
pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh tcr`cphs ihra mcpathd vhladhdyh. Icwa ohsaj adlad ocrhshghd pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh
ocdyfifg-dyfifg vhladhdyh, thpa ghrcdh suihj kcrmhdma khjwh iah hghd ocohtuja hphpud yhdl
ia`hgughd f`cj Ga Mhyh, mhia ah jhdyh kash iaho shmh.
‐jcjcjcjc… cdhg..gfdtf`gu dhg Icwa,‟ thdyh Ga mhyh shoka` tcrgcgcj-gcgcj.
Icwa taihg ocdmhwhk pcrthdyhhd Ga Mhyh, ah jhdyh ihpht tcrsapu oh`u, thpa ih`ho jhtadyh ocdlhgua
khjwh pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh kctu`-kctu` cdhg, atu tcrkugta jhdyh icdlhd kckcrhph gh`a gc`uhr ohsug ia
`ukhdl vhladhdyh, ah tc`hj ocdehpha gcpuhshd. Ga Mhyhpud tcrscdyuo oc`ajht Icwa tcrsapu oh`u. Ah
adlad ocokugtaghd gcphih Icwa khjwh pcdlfkhthddyh tc`hj kcrjhsa`, ahpud ocdf`cj gchrhj Qfdf,
ihd….

‐Ghou
Icdlhdsada,‟pcradthj Ga Mhyh
pcrhshhd scdhdl gcphihsclcrh
Qfdfpud Qfdf ocdljhopara kh`c khoku ia ohdh dyfdyhdyh scihdl
kcrkhradl atu.

Qfdf

‐dhg Icwa khdlud, ihd Qfdf taiurhd ia satu,‟gcokh`a Ga Mhyh ococradthjghd ocrcgh, yhdl sclcrh
iaphtuja f`cj gciuhdyh.
‐scghrhdl dhg Icwa dhaga tukuj sa Qfdf, ihd ohsugghd gfdtf`dyh gc ih`ho ococg dhg Icwa,‟ Ga Mhyh
ococradthjghd sc`hdmutdyh hph yhdl jhrus ocrcgh `hgughd.
Icwapud sclcrh oc`hgughd pcradthj Ga Mhyh, iaghdlghdladyh tukuj Qfdf ihd pcdasdyh Qfdf yhdl
suihj shdlht ocdlcrhs atu iapclhdladyh ihd iahrhjghd gc `ukhdl vhladhdyh. Uctc`hj gcph`h pcdasdyh
Qfdf tcrmcpat f`cj kakar vhladhdyh, Icwa ou`ha ocdurudghd phdthtdyh scjadllh khthdl gcoh`uhd
Qfdf ou`ha ocdcrfkfs ohsug gc `ukhdl vhladhdyh. Icwa ocrhshghd khthdl pcdas Qfdf ocdllcscg
pcr`hjhd ia iadiadl vhladhdyh, ihd Qfdf scdiara ocrhshghd `ukhdl vhladh Icwa `ckaj gctht ihra whgtu
iah udtug pcrthoh gh`adyh kcrsctukuj icdlhd dyfdyhdyh ada. Khag Icwa ihd Qfdf ocrhsh jcrhd hghd

jh`
ihdtcrsckut,
phdmhdl. phihjh` khrushd vhladh Icwa atu jhkas iatcrmhdl pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl `uhr kahsh kcshr
 jcjcjcjc….lhg ushj ghlct dhg Icwa, vhladhou scghrhdl ada hghd `hdlsudl ocdycsuhaghd icdlhd
kcshr gcea`dyh khthdl gcoh`uhd yhdl ocdyctukujaou,‟ Ga Mhyh ocdmc`hsghd.

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Icwa ihd Qfdf scohgad yhgad icdlhd gcshgtahd shdl iugud ada sctc`hj ocdicdlhr pcdmc`hshd ihra Ga
Mhyh atu. Gcouiahd Ga Mhyh ocohsugghd thdlhddyh gc ih`ho ohdlgug ihd ocdlushpghd thdlhddyh
atu gc khthdl gcoh`uhddyh, sctc`hj atu Ga Mhyh ou`ha ocdlhrhjghd gcph`h pcdasdyh gc hdus Icwa.
‐Dhj…ada ratuh` yhdl gctalh, dhg Icwa, scghrhdl hdusou hghd gukuht shoh icdlhd vhladhou, mhia
sckcshr hphpud khthdl gcoh`uhd `c`hga yhdl ocdyctukujaou, `ukhdl hdusou hghd
ocdycsuhaghddyh ihd shht sc`csha `ukhdl hdusou hghd gcokh`a dfroh`,‟ Ga Mhyh ocdmc`hsghd.
‐ihd ghou Qfdf, ghou iaho shmh, dagohta shmh ococg dyfdyhou atu, ghou mhdlhd lcrhgghd
gfdtf`ou, dhdta iah hghd gc`uhr ohsug icdlhd scdiaradyh, ghou kf`cj ocdagohta tctcg dyfdyhou
atu,‟ ghth Ga Mhyh.
‐ayhhhj… Ga,‟ mhwhk Qfdf yhdl shht atu ocrhshghd cdhgdyh mcpathd vhladh Icwa ihd Qfdf ocrhsh
iadiadl vhladh Icwa kcricdyut-icdyut scf`hj-f`hj scihdl ocoamht-oamht khthdl pcdasdyh.
Gcouiahd icdlhd ou`ut gfoht-ghoat ocrhph` ohdtrh, Ga Mhyh ou`ha ocdifrfdl ohsug pcdasdyh atu
gc ih`ho `ukhdl hdus Icwa. Icdlhd pcr`hjhd thpa phsta khthdl pcdasdyh tcrkcdho sc`urujdyh ia
hdus Icwa. Icwapud oc`cdluj scmhia-mhiadyh ocrhshghd `cshghd pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh ia hdusdyh
iathokhj icdlhd suoph`hd pcdas Qfdf ia vhladhdyh.

‐Fffuuujjjjjjj……hhgaa…. Cdhhhhgggg…. Dagohhhttt…. Ga..,‟`cdluj Icwa.

‐jjjooo… ss``rrrppp…. jjoooo…. sss`rrrppp… hhhjjj… tctcg dyfdyh cdhhg, ococgdyh mulh
thokhj pcrct…fffjjj… dagohhtt… dlcdtft dyfdyh cdhhhggg…ihd dagoht…ssss`rrrppp,‟ Qfdfpud
ocdicshj shoka` ou`utdyh sakug kcrlhdtahd ocdljashp-jashp gciuh phyuihrh Icwa.

‐Fuuljj…Qfd… gfdtf`ou mulh cdhhhgg…shopc pcduj ococggu rhshdyhh… tcrus jashp.. tctcggu…
Qfffd… hhhljjj.. cdhhgg.. iacdtft gh`ahd…iuh `ukhdlguuu… pcduj scshg f`cj mcmh`hd gfdtf`
gh`ahhddd…hhhljjjj… Qfffdd… hhhhlljj hgaa..,‟ Icwapud thokhj ocdlcrhdl ocdagohta jashphd
ihd mcmh`hd gciuh khthdl gcoh`uhd ia hdus ihd vhladhdyh.
Ga Mhyh shoka` ou`ut gfoht-ghoat, gciuh thdlhddyh ou`ha ococlhdla padllhdl Icwa,
I cwa, gcouiahd
icdlhd thdlhddyh ah ou`ha ocohmu-oudiurghd tukuj Icwa icdlhd pcr`hjhd scjadllh pcdasdyh ihd
khthdl gcoh`uhd Qfdf gc`uhr ohsug icdlhd scdiaradyh. Lcscghd khthdl gcoh`uhd gciuh `c`hga ada
icdlhd gcthtdyh ocdllcscg iadiadl vhladh ihd hdus Icwa. Icwapud scohgad ocdlcrhdl scmhia-
 mhiadyh ihd Qfdf scdiara scohgad
scohgad ocrhsh gccdhghd.
gccdhghd.
‐hhhljjj… Gaa… tcrusss…. Mhdlhd kcrjcdta… kcra hguuu… gcpuhsshhhdd.,.. `hlaaa… hhhlljjj…. Gaaa…
fffjjj… dagohhhhtt… Gaa… tcruss… tcrusss… tcghd gfdtf`ou yhdl kcshr atu Ga, `ckaj ih`ho …
hhhhljjj…. Ga…,‟crhdl Icwa
‐Dyfdyhhhh.. cdhhggg….ococgou…thokhhhjj… dagohhtt….sss`rrrppp….jjooo…
dagohhtt….sss`rrrppp….jjooo… sss`rrrppp…
joooo..hhhlljjj,‟ Qfdfpud ocdlcrhdl.

Qfdf yhdl udtug gciuh gh`adyh ocdyctukuja Icwa icdlhd frhdl `had ocrhshghd pcrkcihhd yhdl
shdlht mhuj, shht iah oc`hgughd I^ icdlhd ^fdf taihg scdagoht yhdl ah `hgughd scghrhdl icdlhd Ga
Mhyh. Rhladh Icwa `ckaj gctht oc`adlghra pcdasdyh scjadllh pcrlcscghd khthdl pcdasdyh icdlhd
iadiadl vhladh Icwa ocdmhia `ckaj cdhg hph`hla pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl `uhr kahsh kcshr atu ocdyuoph`
pcduj hdus Icwa scjadllh ocdcghd `ckaj guht gc iadiadl vhladh Icwa, iathokhj vhladh Icwa yhdl
scghrhdl ada ihpht ocoamht-oamht. Ada scouh ihpht iah rhshghd ghrcdh Ga Mhyh yhdl pcr`hjhd-`hjhd
ocohmu oudiurghd tukuj Icwa.

‐Hhlljjj… dyfdyhhhh… sss`rrpppp…joooo… cdhhhgg… sss`rrrpp…sss``rrppp…. Dagohhht…

ococgou pcrcct..scghhh`aa…fffjjj…
pcrcct..scghhh`aa…fffjjj… dyhhhh…. Hhguuu oohhu gc`uhr.. hhhljjj lhg thjhdd
gfdtf`gu iapamhht..pamhhht..ococg… dyfdyhhh…,‟Qfdf ocdlcrhdl
‐Hhhguuu…mulhhh…lhg thjhhhd… `hlaaa fffuljj… dagohhhttddyhh… iacdtft gh`ahd
kcriuh….hhhhhljjj…. scihhhhppp….cdhhhhgg…
scihhhhppp….cdhhhhgg… tcruussss….Ga…. ifrfdl yhdl `ckaj ih`ho…
Ga….hhhgu ohu gc`uhhr…,‟ Icwapud ocdlcrhdl
Ga Mhyh yhdl ohsaj tcthp ocrhph` ohdtrh atu tcthp hsyag ocohmu oudiurghd phdtht Icwa, ihd shht ah
ocdicdlhr crhdlhd Icwa yhdl ohu ocdehpha pudehg gcdagohthddyh yhdl gc `aoh gh`adyh atu,
 icdlhd jcdthghd yhdl phsta, thdlhddyh ocdhrag phdtht Icwa gc hrhj tukujdyh scjadllh pcdasdyh

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oc`cshg mhuj gc ih`ho `ukhdl hdus Icwa, kclatu pu`h icdlhd pcdasdyh Qfdf yhdl agut oc`cshg `ckaj
ih`ho ia vhladh Icwa. Gcouiahd Ga Mhyh ocdljcdtaghd lcrhghd thdlhddyh yhdl ocdifrfdl ihd
ocdhrag padllhdl Icwa atu. Usssrrrrrr….eerccccttt….ssrrrr….ercccctttt…ssssrrr
Usssrrrrrr….eerccccttt….ssrrrr….ercccctttt…ssssrrr r…eeercccctt… jhopar
kcrshohhd vhladh Icwa ihd khthdl gcoh`uhd Qfdf ocoudthjghd `hjhr gcdagohthd ocrcgh.
‐Ffffllljjj…Qfffdd… Gaaa… hhhguuu… gc`uhhhrrr….. cdhhhhhggg scgh`aa… hhhhljjjj…. ,‟Icwa
ocdlcrhdl shht ocdyhokut pudehg gcdagohthddyh yhdl kcrjhsa` ah rcdlguj gcokh`a.
‐Hhhhhhhljjj… Dyyhhhh… cdhhhhhggg.. hhhguu mulh gc`uhhhr…. Dagohtdyh dlcdtft dyfdyhhhh…
hhhhhlllljjjj….,‟ Qfdfpud ocdlcrhdl ocdhdihghd ah mulh kcrjhsa` ocrhaj pudehg
gcdagohthddyh.
Ga Mhyh tcrscdyuo ocdicdlhr atu scouh, ou`utdyh kcrjcdta ocrhph` ohdtrh, sc`hdl thg `hoh sctc`hj
dhbhs Icwa ihd Qfdf taihg tcricdlhr ocokuru `hla, Ga Mhyh ou`ha ocdhrag gc`uhr pcdasdyh ih`ho
 mcpathd `ukhdl hdus Icwa.
‐jcjcjcjc… laohdh cdhg dhg Icwa, ihd ghou Qfdf laohdh rhshdyh ococg dyfdyhou atu, `ckaj
cdhg ghd,‟ thdyh Ga Mhyh gcphih Icwa ihd Qfdf.
Icwa gcokh`a tcrsapu oh`u ocdicdlhr pcrthdyhhd Ga Mhyh atu, shoka` ah ocdlhdlght tukujdyh
scjadllh pcdasdyh Qfdf tcr`cphs ihra mcpathd vhladhdyh. Icdlhd pcr`hjhd ihra `ukhdl vhladhdyh
ocdlh`ar gc`uhr spcroh Qfdf. Qfdf scdiara taihg ocdmhwhk thpa tcrscdyuo puhs ihpht ocrhshghd
gcokh`a vhladh dyfdyhdyh atu, hph`hla vhladh dyfdyhdyh scghrhdl `ckaj pcrct.

Ga Mhyh gcokh`a ocohsugghd thdlhddyh gc ohdlgug ihd ocdlushpghd gciuh thdlhddyh gc khthdl

gcoh`uhddyh yhdl ohsaj kcriara icdlhd lhlhjdyh, gcouiahd ah kcriara ia hths kh`c ihd ocdljhopara
Icwa yhdl scihdl iuiug, ihd ocdlhsfdlghd pcdasdyh atu gc ou`ut Icwa.
‐dhj scghrhdl ratuh` yhdl gc copht, ma`htad ihd jashp pcdasgu dhg Icwa, ohsugghd pcdasgu scohopu
ou`utou ocdhopudl pcdasgu ada,‟ ghth Ga Mhyh.
Icwapud sclcrh ocohtuja pcradthj Ga Mhyh, icdlhd kcrdhbsu pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh ah ohsugghd gc ih`ho
rfdllh ou`utdyh, thpa ghrcdh tcr`h`u phdmhdl ihd kcshr, khthdl gcoh`uhd Ga Mhyh jhdyh kahs ohsug
sctcdlhjdyh shmh, atu mulh suihj ocokuht Icwa lc`hlhphd ihd tcrkhtug-khtug shht gcph`h pcdasdyh
Ga Mhyh ocdycdtuj hdhg tcghgdyh. Gcouiahd icdlhd `adehjdyh Icwa ou`ha ocohadghd ou`utdyh ia
khthdl gcoh`uhd tcrsckut, iama`htadyh khthdl gcoh`uhd tcrsckut ihd mulh iajashp-jashpdyh. Qfdf
oc`ajht ou`ut Ga Mhyh gcokh`a gfoht-ghoat, scocdthrh Icwa scohgad hsyag ocdlu`uo-dlu`uo ihd
ocdljashp-jashp khthdl gcoh`uhd Ga Mhyh atu. Gurhdl `ckaj scpu`uj ocdat suihj Icwa ocdlfrh`
pcdas Ga Mhyh, thpa tcr`ajht Ga Mhyh kc`uo ocdhophgghd thdih-thdih ohu gc`uhr. Ucocdthrh Qfdf
suihj tcrkhdlgat `hla lharhj dhbsu karhjadyh, kclatu pu`h icdlhd Icwa yhdl scihdl hsyag
ocdlghrhfgc pcdas Ga Mhyh atu ou`ha tcrkhdlgat `hla lharhj karhjadyh. Icwa ocrhshghd eharhd pc`aead Ga

Mhyh scohgad scradl gc`uhr ihd thdph rhsh mamag sciagatpud ah ocdc`hd har `uihjdyh yhdl suihj
kcrehopur icdlhd eharhd prc-euo pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh.
‐Dhj, scghrhdl dhg Icwa gcokh`a taiurhd, ihd ghou Qfdf lcscr shdh, ghou dfdtfd shmh iu`u,‟ghth Ga
Mhyh, shht iah tc`hj sc`csha ocrhph` ohdtrhdyh ihd ocdhrag pcdasdyh ihra gu`uohd ou`ut ihd
lcdllhohd thdlhd Icwa.
Icwa sclcrh ocohtuja pcradthj Ga Mhyh, kclatu pu`h icdlhd Qfdf yhdl sclcrh ocdllcscrghd
phdthtdyh gc padllarhd kh`c. Uctc`hj Icwa tc`cdthdl ia jhihphddyh, Ga Mhyh ou`ha ocdlhrhjghd
pcdasdyh gc `ukhdl scdllhoh Icwa. Uhht gcph`h pcdasdyh kcrhih ih`ho mcpathd kakar vhladh Icwa, Ga
Mhyh ou`ha ocdcghd ohsug pcdasdyh atu gc ih`ho `ukhdl scdllhoh Icwa. Icdlhd pcr`hjhd thpa phsta
pcdasdyh atu tcrkcdho sc`urujdyh ih`ho rfdllh gcwhdathhd Icwa. Gcouiahd Ga Mhyh ou`ha
ocdlc`uhr ohsugghd khthdl gcoh`uhddyh atu, Icwa ocradtaj-radtaj hgakht pcr`hguhd Ga Mhyh atu.
‐Ccjjj…cdhg…dhg Icwa..jcjcjcjc,‟
Icwa..jcjcjcjc,‟ thdyh Ga Mhyh shoka` tcrgcgcj-gcgcj, scghrhdl Ga Mhyh taihg
ocrhph` ohdtrh `hla, yhdl hih scghrhdl ah adlad mulh ocdagohta vhladh dyfdyh scxy ada, jhsa` ghryhdyh
scdiara.
‐Ayhhh.,…Ga,.. cdhhhg…gfdtf` hga cdhhg kctu`…hhhhlljj…tcrus…Ga…yhdl ih`ho… tcghhhdd… yhdl
ih`ho…Ga… hhhljjjj…yhdl guht….puhsghd hgu…Ga, cdtft hguu… Ga fffuljjj…Ga….,‟radtaj Icwa
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Ufifghd-sfifghd Ga Mhyh scohgad kcrthokhj ecpht ihd scohgad ocdusug `ckaj ih`ho ia `ukhdl
vhladh Icwa. Icwa scohgad k`adlshthd iakuhtdyh, gcph`hdyh kcrlfyhdl gc gara ihd ghdhd ocrhshghd
dagoht yhdl shdlht, ou`utdyh thg jcdtadyh ocdlc`uhrghd suhrh radtajhd ihd icshjhd. ^cdas Qfdfpud
scohgad ocdlcrhs ocdyhgsaghd atu, tcr`ckaj ocdicdlhr suhrh crhdlhd ihd radtajhd gcdagohthd
dyfdyhdyh. Ga Mhyhpud scohgad lcdehr ocdyfifg-dyfifgghd pcdasdyh, ratoc gc`uhr ohsug pcdasdyh
ia vhladh Icwa scohgad kcrthokhj ecpht, ocokuht Icwa scohgad ocradtaj-radtaj gccdhghd,
scocdthrh atu Qfdf jhdyh kash ocdc`hd `uihj shmh oc`ajht dyfdyhdyh gc`fmfthd ihd ocradtaj-radtaj
gccdhghd iasfifg f`cj pcdas Ga Mhyh shoka` ah ocohadghd pcdasdyh scdiara.
‐Fffuuljj..hgaaa.. cdhhhhggg…. Ycrussss….Gaaaa…. tcrussss…. Usfiiifffgg.. yhdl `ckaj ih`hhhho…
gfdtf`dyh.. hhhhljjj….ssssjjjj..hhhhjjj…ffjjj…hhhjjj…ffjjj
hhhhljjj….ssssjjjj..hhhhjjj…ffjjj…hhhjjj…ffjjj dagohhhhttt…Gaa…..
iacdtffffttt… hgaa… ocohdl cdhhhgg… hhhjjj…fffjj..hhhjj…,‟ Icwa scohgad ocradtaj-radtaj.
Qfdf yhdl ocdicdlhr radtajhd Icwa ihd oc`ajht pcdasdyh Ga Mhyh yhdl scohgad ecpht gc`uhr ohsug
ia `ukhdl vhladh dyfdyhdyh atu, scohgad ecpht lcrhghd thdlhddyh ocdlfefg pcdasdyh scdiara, dhbsu
karhjadyh scohgad ocoudehg oc`ajht pcrohadhd scgs Ga Mhyh ihd Icwa. Ucocdthrh atu Ga Mhyh
scohgad ocdljcdthg-jcdthgghd pcdasdyh
pcdasdyh shht khthdl gcoh`uhddyh atu ohsug gc rc`udl `ukhdl
scdllhoh Icwa, scjadllh ocokuht tukuj Icwa tcrludehdl icdlhd jckhtdyh. Icwapud scohgad
ocrhsh gccdhghd ocrhshghd jumhohd pcdas Ga Mhyh atu yhdl ohsug `ckaj ih`ho ia `ukhdl
scdllhohdyh. Icwa ocrhshghd pudehg gcdagohthddyh yhdl udtug gcscgahd gh`adyh atu hghd sclcrh ia
rcdlgujdyh. Ga Mhyhpud ocrhshghd jh` yhdl shoh mulh, Ga Mhyh ocrhshghd icshghd spcrohdyh suihj
kcrhih ia gcph`h pcdasdyh, ah pud scohgad ocopcrecpht lcrhghddyh, ihd ou`utdyh gcokh`a gfoht-

ghoat, Qfdfpud suihj ocdicghta pudehg karhjadyh.

‐Ffffjjj.. Ga.. hgu gc`uhhhrrr…hhhhjjj….hhhhjjj…. sssjjj… ffffjjjj.. cdhhhgg.. Ga, hgu
puhhhhssss…. Iacdtffttt..hga…jjooo…hhhhjjj….,‟
Iacdtffttt..hga…jjooo…hhhhjjj….,‟ Icwa ocdlcrhdl shht vhladhdyh
ocdycokurghd eharhd karhjadyh.
‐fffjjj….fffjjj…hgu mulh gc`uhhrrr…dyfdyhhh…..,‟Qfdfpud ocdlcrhdl shht pcdasdyh
ocdycoprftghd har ohdadyh.

‐Dhhhg… Icwaaa… shokuttt pcmujguu…adaaa… iihhhdd…ada hhih`hjj. ratuh` tcrhgjar…‟Ga Mhyhpud

ocdlcrhdl shoka` pcdasdyh ocdycoprftghd har ohdadyh ia ih`ho rfdllh rhjao Icwa.
Ussrrrr…ercccctt….sssrrrr…eercccctt!
Ussrrrr…ercccctt….sss rrrr…eercccctt! Gcoh`uhd ocrcgh scehrh kcrshohhd ocdycokurghd `hjhr
gcdagohthddyh yhdl kcrjhsa` ocrcgh rcdlguj, pcdas Qfdf ocdycokurghd spcrohdyh gc hths ihd
 mhtuj gc `hdtha, scocdthrh
scocdthrh pcdas Ga Mhyh ocdyarhoa
ocdyarhoa rhjao Icwa icdlhd guht. Icwa oc
ocrhshghd
rhshghd
rhjaodyh jhdlht f`cj spcrohdyh Ga Mhyh, scocdthrh atu vhladh Icwa ocokhshja khthdl gcoh`uhd Ga
Mhyh yhdl tcrkcdho ia ih`ho `ukhdl rhjaodyh. Uctc`hj ocdiahoghd ihd ocdagohta pamhthd vhladh
Icwa, Ga Mhyh pcr`hjhd-`hjhd ocdhrag gc`uhr pcdasdyh yhdl suihj ou`ha `cohs, iaaguta icdlhd
spcrohdyh yhdl pcr`hjhd-`hjhd ou`ha ocdctcs ihra `ukhdl vhladh Icwa.
‐Dhj, dhg Icwa, tudths suihj ratuh` pcdlfkhthd ada, ratuh` tcrhgjar hih`hj hlhr dhg Icwa taihg kash
jhoa`, ohghdyh shyh jhrus ocdycoprftghd pcmuj shyh gcrhjao dhg Icwa,‟ Ga Mhyh ocdmc`hsghd
pcdlfkhthddyh suihj sc`csha icdlhd gc`uhrdyh spcroh ihra pcdasdyh.
‐^fgfgdyh, scghrhdl ada sahphpud `c`hga yhdl ocdllhu`a dhg Icwa, hghd sc`h`u phtuj ihd thht gcphih
dhg Icwa, tcruthoh gcoh`uhd dhg Icwa kahs ocdycsuhaghd icdlhd sclh`h ugurhd gcoh`uhd `c`hga,‟ Ga Ga
Mhyh ocdhokhjghd thpa shoka` kcrkasag.
Icwa yhdl ocdicdlhr scouh atu, ocdlhdllugghd gcph`hdyh thdih ocdlcrta, thg `hoh gcouiahd
Icwa ou`ha ocdlhoka` sc`uruj phghahddyh ihd ocdlcdhghddyh shtu-pcrshtu, gcouiahd Icwa
ocdlhoka` scmuo`hj uhdl ihra ih`ho thsdyh ihd iakcraghddyh gcphih Ga Mhyh.
‐Ga, ada shyh khyhr schihdyh iu`u, kcsfg shyh hghd gcokh`a `hla udtug ocokhyhr `hla,‟ ghth Icwa shht
ocokcraghd uhdl tcrsckut gcphih Ga Mhyh.
‐Khag, dhg Icwa, yhdl pcdtadl dhg Icwa puhs icdlhd jhsa` pcdlfkhthd shyh, ghphdpud padtu ruohj
ada tcrkugh udtug dhg Icwa ihthdl gcokh`a, taihg ushj iaphgshad jhrus kcsfg,‟ Ga Mhyh ocdmhwhk
‐Khag`hj Ga, ghoa phoat iu`u,‟ghth Icwa kcrphoathd sctc`hj `cdlghp kcrphghahd.
 Icwa ihd Qfdfpud gcokh`a `hla gc Mhghrth ihd ocrcgh `hdlsudl pu`hdl gc ruohj. Ih`ho pcrmh`hdhd

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Icwa ocrhsh jhra ada iah kctu`-kctu` kcrudtudl ihpht ocdagohta gcpuhshd kcrsctukuj shopha
kckcrhph gh`a ihd yhdl pcdtadl gcoh`uhddyh kash ocdycsuhaghd icdlhd gcoh`uhd sahphpud yhdl
hghd ocohghadyh, ihd yhdl mc`hs suhoadyh dhdta hghd phtuj tcrjhihp iah wh`hupud iah O@ icdlhd
sahphpud ia jhihphd suhoadyh scgh`apud. Ucocdthrh Qfdf ocrhsh puhs mulh ghrcdh iah yhdl pcrthoh
ocdefkha vhladh dyfdyhdyh yhdl tc`hj iafkhta ihd iah ocrhshghd vhladh dyfdyhdyh atu kcrthokhj
scopat ihd kash ocoamht-oamht scghrhdl ada.

Ohgc Oc Qfur
Ucx U`hvc

^crgcdh`ghd dhohgu
Iahdc, scfrhdl aku ruohj
thdllh ctdas Ejadcsc yhdl
khru kcruour ;2 thjud.
Uuhoagu, Mfddy, hih`hj
scfrhdl warhswhsth yhdl
suihj eugup sugscs ia
uourdyh yhdl khru
 ocdladmhg 5> thjud. Hgu

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Iahdc
 

yhdl taihg iapcrkf`cjghd kcgcrmh, sctc`hj ocdaghja Mfddy, ocoa`aj ocdljhkasghd whgtu ia tcopht
batdcss. Kcrght atu pu`h hgu kash ocokcdtug tukuj yhdl kash ocokuht scouh `hga-`hga ocdf`cj.
Mfddy sckhlha suhoa yhdl khag ohopu ocokuht jaiup ghoa `ckaj ihra eugup. Ucwhgtu ghoa
ocdaghj, iah ocokc`a sckuhj ruohj ia ghwhshd c`atc udtug ghoa. Uctc`hj 8 thjud, ghoa mulh
ocokc`a kckcrhph ruohj ia tcopht `had yhdl ghoa gfdtrhgghd. Ghrcdh kasdas suhoagu yhdl scohgad
ocrfgct, suhoagu scohgad scradl pcrla gc `uhr gfth. ^rhgtas ocdadllh`ghd hgu scdiarahd ia ruohj

gctagh
hgjardyhoh`ho jhra, ghrcdh
ocdycwh scfrhdlpcokhdtu jhdyh kash kcgcrmh
shtpho rcgfocdihsa ihra mho 2ghoa,
Dura, pcokhdtu phla udtug
shophakcrmhlh
mho 9 sfrc. Mfddy
ia ruohj.
Ohg`uo, ocsgapud pcruohjhd c`atc, tcthpa pcruohjhd ada scpa scgh`a ihd mhrhg shtu ruohj gc ruohj
`had rc`htab mhuj.

Hgu sckcdhrdyh hlhg scdhdl ild gcjhiarhd shtpho khru yl kcrdhoh Qhdtf atu. ^crdhj kckcrhph gh`a
hgu ococrlfga iah scihdl ocdladtap gc kc`hjhd ihihgu hthupud phjhgu. Yhthphd ohthdyh scf`hj
f`hj ocdc`hdmhdlagu. Qhdl hdcj, kughd ocrhsh tcrsadlludl hthu ohrhj, hgu oh`hj ocdyughadyh
ocdhthpgu. Ocohdl udtug ugurhd tukujgu, phyuihrhgu tcrgcshd kcshr, icdlhd `adlghr ihih 59 ihd
eup I, yh kcdhr I, shdlht su`at khlagu udtug taihg ocdhrag pcrjhtahd. Hgu yhdl mulh ocopudyha
rhokut phdmhdl ihd talh tadiaghd ia tc`adlh ihd shtu ia jaiudl ocokuhtgu scohgad tcr`ajht
ocdfdmf`. [hokut yhdl jhopar sc`h`u gu gudear guih scohgad mc`hs ocopcr`ajhtghd pcsfdhgu.
@cjcrgu yhdl mcdmhdl, ihihgu yhdl ocokusudl phiht ihd ga`hu pcrjahshd ia sctahp `fkhdl taiaghdgu.
Ia tcopht batdcss, ia oh``, ia ohdh shmh hgu sc`h`u kash ocdhrag pcrjhtahd khdyhg frhdl, tcruthoh

ghuo hiho. Hph`hla jhopar sc`uruj khmu yhdl gupudyh kcrpftfdlhd scxy. Mfddy scdiara taihg pcrdhj
oc`hrhdl hgu kcrphghahd scxy. Iah mustru scohgad ocdyughadyh, iah khjghd pcrdhj ka`hdl gcphihgu
gh`f iah khdllh pudyh astra yhdl scxy. Hgu pud hgjardyh tcrkhwh icdlhd ehrh kcrpagardyh. Hgu mhia
ocrhsh khdllh magh tukujgu kash ocdhrag pcrjhtahd frhdl.

Ycthpa, hgu tcthp sctah gcphih suhoagu. Hgu ocohdl ohsaj pcrhwhd gctagh ocdaghja Mfddy, ihd hgu
khdllh hghd atu.Ucgs icdlhd suhoagu sc`h`u ofdftfd, gceuh`a gctagh ghoa sc`csha ocdfdtfd vaicf
pfrdf. Mfddy hghd sc`h`u ocrhyugu udtug ocdlfrh` pcdasdyh yhdl sc`h`u gutf`hg ocdthj ocdthj.
Hdcj ocohdl, thpa hgu taihg thu gcdhph hgu sc`h`u ocrhsh cdllhd ocohsugghd pcdas Mfddy gc
ou`utgu. ^crdhj mulh scscgh`a iuh gh`a iah ocoadth hgu udtug kcrsciah oc`hgughd hdh` scgs, yhdl
sc`h`u kcrhgjar icdlhd hgu tcrsadlludl. Hgu ocopudyha kckcrhph scx tfys yhdl gukc`a ia `uhr dclra
yhdl sc`h`u ocdcohdagu gctagh suhoagu taihg kash ocouhsghdgu. Mfddy taihg ocdlcrta hghd jh` atu.
Cll vakrhtfr hih`hj sh`hj shtu bhvfratgu ia hdthrh kckcrhph ohadhdgu. Yahp gh`a hgu ohsturkhsa, hgu
sc`h`u ocokhyhdlghd kcrjukudlhd scgs icdlhd frhdl `had sc`had Mfddy. ^hg Qhdtf hih`hj fkmcet
aohmadhsagu yhdl ph`adl scradl scmhg iah kcgcrmh ia sada. Jhopar sctahp jhra hgu ohsturkhsa shoka`
ocokhyhdlghd shtphogu gctagh suhoagu tcrtaiur.Hgu ocokhyhdlghd kcthph phdmhdl ihd kcshrdyh
pcdas phg Qhdtf, ihd khlhaohdh iah hghd ocokuhtgu oc`hyhda dhbsu scgsdyh gctagh suhoagu scihdl
taihg ia ruohj. Ia ih`ho bhdthsa scgsgu, hgu sc`h`u ocokhyhdlghd iuiug kcrsaopuj ia icphd phg
Qhdtf ihd hgu ocokaokadl pcdasdyh ihd ocdmcmh`ghddyh gc ou`utgu. Uuhtu jh` yhdl sc`h`u hgu tf`hg
gctagh suhoagu ocoadthdyh. Oughdyh yhdl kurug ihd laladyh yhdl sciagat tfdlfs scrth
pcrhwhghddyh yhdl jatho ihd kcshr sc`h`u ocokuht phg Qhdtf ocdljahsa gjhyh`hdgu. Uc`h`u
gukhyhdlghd hgu hih`hj scfrhdl pc`heur ourhjhd yhdl shdlht sugh oc`hyhda phg Qhdtf.

Kckcrhph oadllu sctc`hj phg Qhdtf kcgcrmh ia tcopht ghoa, Mfddy jhrus pcrla gc `uhr pu`hu udtug
ocdyc`cshaghd pcgcrmhhddyh. Hgu ocdlhdthrdyh gc khdihrh, ocdudllu shopha iah taihg tcr`ajht ihd
hgjardyh hgupud gcokh`a pu`hdl gc ruohj. pugu` < oh`ho hgu khru shopha ia ruohj. Gupcdect
rcoftc phlhr ihd hgu phrgar ofka`gu ia ih`ho. ^hg Qhdtf ocokughghd padtu ofka`gu, hgu kash
ocrhshghd ththphddyh yhdl thmho. Ocohdl shht atu hgu ocohgha rfg oada ihd k`fusc yhdl
kcrkc`hjhd ihih rcdihj. \h`hu hgu thu phg Qhdtf kash oc`ajht gcih`ho khmugu shht hgu jcdihg
gc`uhr ihra ofka`, hgu taihg kcrushjh ocdutupadyh. Hgu schghd khdllh hghd jh` atu. Yhg thu
 ocdlhph, hgu khjghd taihg kcrushjh ocdutupa rfggu shht hgu gc`uhr ihra ofka`. Ihd hgu thu mc`hs

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shht ghga ghdhdgu ocdladmhg `hdtha, phg Qhdtf icdlhd mc`hs oc`ajht l-stradl ocrhjgu. Ihrhjgu pud
kcricsar, hgu kash ocrhshghd putadlgu ocdlcrhs. Kughddyh sclcrh turud ihra ofka`, icdlhd
shdthadyh hgu ocdehkut gudea ofka` ihd sc`hoh scgahd ictag atu, phdihdlhd phg Qhdtf taihg pcrdhj
`cphs ihra l-stradlgu. Hgupud ohsug gc ih`ho, ocokahrghd phg Qhdtf ocdlhwhsa `cdllhg `cdllfg gu
kcrmh`hd ocdadllh`ghd iah.

Ia ih`ho ghohr,
kcrtadlghj hgu
scpcrta scophtwhdath
scfrhdl tcrjcrhd jcrhd icdlhd
ourhjhd. gcmhiahd
Kc`uo pcrdhj atu. Hihhgu
scgh`apud hphocrhsh
icdlhdgu ada, ocdlhph
tcrhdlshdl hgu
scpcrta
ada. Hgu ocrhkh gc ih`ho l-stradlgu, khshj. Hgu pud oc`ueuta khmu yhdl gugcdhghd, ihd ohsug gc
ghohr ohdia udtug kcrcdiho. 93 ocdat icdlhd ecpht tcr`cwhta thdph gushihra. Gugcradlghd tukujgu
ihd hgupud gcouiahd rckhjhd ia hths tcopht taiur. ^agarhdgu gcokh`a gc shht ia ohdh hgu
ocokcraghd tfdtfdhd l stradlgu gc phg Qhdtf. Gcadladhd udtug gcokh`a ocdllfihdyh scohgad guht
gurhshghd. Ucohgad `hoh ocoagarghd atu, scohgad khshj hgu rhshghd ia hdthrh ghgagu. Hgu kcrmh`hd
gc hrhj ecroad, gupcrjhtaghd gciuh phyuihrhgu yhdl ocokusudl ocdhdthdl icdlhd gciuh
putadldyh yhdl kcrwhrdh ocrhj gcefg`hthd. Gurcohs rcohs pc`hd gciuh phyuihrhgu. Hgu ocdicshj
gctagh thdlhdgu scehrh taihg scdlhmh ocdlcdha putadlgu. Gctagh thdlhdgu turud gc hrhj ococg gu
yhdl jhar`css, gurhshghd `cdiar oc`cght ia mcohragu. Gumu`urghd `aihjgu, guf`csghd `cdiar atu gc ecroad
ia icphdgu, tcpht ia ihcrhj `aihjgu yhdl scihdl ocdmu`ur.

Guththp thmho thmho gciuh ohthgu ia icphd ecroad, "Ihshr `u ^crcg Ourhjhd!!" ghthgu gcphih

khyhdlhdgu ia icphd ecroad shoka` gurcohs rcohs gciuh phyuihrhgu. Gurhshghd scdlhthd `astrag ia
scgumur tukujgu gctagh hgu ocdlhtha iaragu scdiara. Yaihg thu ocdlhph hgu shdlht sugh ocdlhth
dlhtha iaragu scdiara sckhlha whdath ourhjhd."Hjjj...." hgu ocdicshj whgtu gupcdect gcrhs gciuh
putadlgu. Guicghtghd oughgu gc icphd ecroad, thdph rhsh mamag, guma`ht eharhd vhladhgu scdiara yhdl
oc`cght ia ecroad. Yadlghj la`h yhdl gu`hgughd kcdhr kcdhr ocokuhtgu scohgad tcrhdlshdl.
Gushokhr sckhthdl `apstaeg ocrhj tcrhdl ihd gushpughd ia kakargu. Gcadladlhd udtug gcokh`a
ocdllfih phg Qhdtf gcokh`a ocdcrphgu.

Hgupud ocdlcdihp cdihp turud shoka` ocohgha ohdtc` jhdiug kcrwhrdh putaj, hgu ocdladtap pfs
shtpho ihra ec`hj padtu lhrhsa. Hgu euoh kash oc`ajht whmhj phg Qhdtf yhdl tcrtaiur. Hgupud ohsug
gc ih`ho ihd ocdlhoka` sckftf` har iadlad ihd icdlhd pc`hd hgu ocokugh padtu lhrhsa. Hgu
kcrmh`hd thdph ocdaoku`ghd suhrh gc hrhj pfs shtpho, thpa kcthph ghlctdyh hgu gctagh hgu oc`ajht
khjwh phg Qhdtf taihg ocohgha ec`hdh ihd scouh ghdeadl khmudyh tcrkugh. Ycrdyhth phg Qhdtf
scihdl tcrtaiur, sctc`hj ohsturkhsa. Hgu ohsaj kash oc`ajht spcrohdyh yhdl kcrececrhd ia `hdtha
ohsaj kc`fo ocdlcradl. Kughddyh ocoh`adlghd ough, hgu oh`hj kcdlfdl oc`ajht kcshrdyh khthdl
yl tcrlhdtudl ia hdthrh ghgadyh. Kughd suhtu jh` yhdl `uorhj khlagu oc`ajht pcdas yhdl jatho, kcshr
ihd kcrurht. Mhuj `ckaj kcshr ihra pcdas suhoagu.Yukujdyh yhdl jatho, pcrut ihd ihihdyh yhdl
tcr`ajht gcrhs, guoasdyh yhdl tckh`, ihd mcokutdyh yhdl `ckht ocokuhtgu scohgad kadludl jhrus
kcrkuht hph. Hgu taihg adlad kcrjcdta oc`ajht pcohdihdlhd yhdl taihg pcrdhj gu`ajht sckc`uodyh,
tcthpa hgu hgu mulh thgut magh takh takh phg Qhdtf tcrkhdlud ihd ococrlfga hgu tcdlhj oc`ajhtdyh.

Ycthpa, kughddyh sclcrh oc`hdlghjghd ghgagu ihd sclcrh kcrhdmhg ihra tcopht atu, thdlhdgu icdlhd
scdiaradyh kcrlcrhg gc gciuh kuhj ihihgu. Uhoka` tcthp oc`ajht pcdas ia jhihphdgu, hgu ou`ha
ocdycdtuj iaragu scdiara, guohadghd gciuh putadlgu, gurcohs rcohs phyuihrhgu ihra `uhr ohdtc`gu.
Hgh` scjhtgu ocdyurujgu gciuh thdlhdgu kcrjcdta, thpa rhdlshdlhd icoa rhdlshdlhd ia phyuihrhgu
ocokuht hgh` scjhtgu gh`hj. Guthrag pc`hd th`a yhdl ocdlaght ohdtc`gu, gukugh ohdtc`gu ihd
gu`cophrghd gc tcrhs ruohjgu. Ucghrhdl hgu tc`hdmhdl ia icphd scfrhdl `c`hga yhdl kughd suhoagu.
Hdlad oh`ho ocdcrph tukujgu ocokuhtgu ocdllala`. Hgu kcrmh`hd pc`hd ocdefkh taihg
ocdlc`uhrghd kudya hphpud. Guhohta pcdas jatho atu icdlhd scgshoh. Gcph`hdyh yhdl jatho, ihd
khthdldyh yhdl phdmhdl ihd kcshr ihd kcrurht, gciuh kuhj pc`ar yhdl kcrugurhd muokf ihd
 tcrlhdtudl kckhs, ku`u mcokutdyh yhdl tckh` scf`hj ocdudmugghd gcmhdthdhddyh. Gctagh gu`ajht gc

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`hdtha, khdyhg scgh`a ececrhd spcroh yhdl tuophj ia shdh. Gukcrhdaghd iara udtug ohsug gc ih`ho
pfs shtpho yhdl kcrugurhd 8x; octcr atu. Gurhshghd khu spcroh yhdl ocdycdlht. Gu`ajht tctcshd
gcradlht ocdlh`ar ihra ihih phg Qhdtf. Icdlhd pc`hd, hgu kcrmfdlgfg ia jhihphddyh. \hmhjgu
ocdmhia scmhmhr icdlhd pcdasdyh. Gctagh gu`ajht iah ohsaj tcrtaiur, hgu kcrhdaghd iara ococlhdl
gcph`h pcdasdyh icdlhd umudl mhragu. Gctagh mhragu ocdycdtuj gcph`h pcdasdyh, gu`ajht ohth phg
Qhdtf ohsaj tcrpcmho. Guicghtghd whmhjgu gc pcdas atu, gujarup hrfoh spcroh yhdl shdlht

ocdycdlht. Adlad scgh`a gugceup pc`hd pcdas atu thpa sclcrh guurudlghd dahtgu.
^c`hd pc`hd gukugh `ckhr `ckhr gciuh ghgagu ihd gulcscg lcscgghd tc`hphg thdlhdgu gc g`atfrasgu.
Yhdlhd garagu ocdyhpu putadl phyuihrhgu ihra gara gc ghdhd. Gudagohta pcrohadhd gciuh thdlhdgu
shoka` ococmhoghd ohth. Guthjhd sckash oudlgad udtug taihg ocdlc`uhrghd suhrh radtajhd. Khru
gh`a ada hgu kcrtadihg scdcght ada. [hsh icl iclhd yhdl ocdycrhdlgu ocokuhtgu scohgad
kcrscohdlht. Kckcrhph gh`a hgu jhrus sciagat ocokugh ohthgu udtug oc`ajht gc whmhj shtphogu
yhdl ohsaj tcrtaiur. Gukhyhdlghd hgu ocokcra shtphogu atu frh` scx yhdl kc`fo pcrdhj gu`hgughd
gcphih suhoagu. Kckcrhph whgtu kcr`h`u ihd hgu shopha ia pudehg frlhsoc gu. Gurhshghd dhbhsgu
yhdl ocokuru, mhdtudlgu yhdl kcricthg shdlht gcdehdl scrth eharhdgu yhdl ocdctcs ia thdlhdgu.
Ocsgapud hgu khru frlhsoc, hgu ohsaj shdlht tcrhdlshdl. Jhsrhtgu yhdl kc`fo tcrpcduja
ocokuhtgu adlad scgh`a `hla oc`hgughd ohsturkhsa.

Icdlhd pc`hd gutadllh`ghd pfs shtpho atu, ocdlhoka` ohdtc`gu ihd sclcrh ohsug gc ruohj. Gukugh

padtu ghohr ihd guehra ia`ifgu yhdl kcrugurhd hlhg kcshr shoka` oc`cphs ohdtc`gu `hla. Gueauo
ia`if atu ihd guhrhjghd ocdumu vhladhgu. "Hhhjjjj" rhsh dagoht ou`ha ocdmh`hra sc`uruj tukujgu
gctagh ia`if atu ocdycdtuj gulcscg lcscgghd gc ococggu yhdl suihj khshj. Guhdlght ia`if atu ihd
guohsugghd gc ou`utgu, guma`ht ma`ht shoka` gukhyhdlghd pcdas phg Qhdtf. Gctagh khthdl ia`if atu
suihj jhopar sc`urujdyh gu`uoura icdlhd `uihjgu, gukaokadl ia`if atu gc padtu ohsug `ukhdl
gcdagohthdgu scocdthrh gurckhjghd tukujgu ia hths ghsur.

"Flljjjjjgggg....... ^hg Qhdtf cdhg khdlct gfdtf` khphg" ghthgu kcrbhdthsa scihdl iasctukuja f`cj
phg Qhdtf shoka` ocdifrfdl ohsug sc`uruj ia`if atu.

Gugc`uhr ohsugghd ia`if atu pc`hd pc`hd shoka` hgu ocdicshj ihd ocrhehu. Hgu ou`ha tcdllc`ho
icdlhd pcrohadhdgu scdiara. Gupcmhoghd gciuh ohthgu ihd sctc`hj kckcrhph shht, hgu ou`ha
kcrghth ghth mfrfg ocokhyhdlghd phg Qhdtf scihdl ocdyctukujagu. Hgu ocrhehu ocofjfd
gcphih phg Qhdtf udtug ocdyctukuja pc`heurdyh gcrhs gcrhs.

"Ayh phg.......Hhhjjjjjj shyh ohu gc`uhr phg!!! ^crcg khphg ohu gc`uhr..........." Ghthgu hlhg gcrhs.

"Cdhghd yhdl hs`adyh Ku" Yakh takh hih suhrh ihra icphdgu gctagh hgu suihj shdlht icght icdlhd
frlhsoc.

Kcthph ghlctdyh hgu gctagh hgu ocokugh ohthgu ihd oc`ajht phg Qhdtf scihdl ocrcghogu
ohsturkhsa icdlhd jhdiyeho.
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^hg Qhdtf

"Khphg, Uc-scihdl hph ia sada66!!! Gc`uhr phg!!! Gc`uhr scghrhdl!!!" ghthgu shoka` ocdutupa gciuh
phyuihrhgu icdlhd thdlhd ghdhdgu ihd ihcrhj hdthrh ghgagu icdlhd thdlhd garagu ghrcdh tcrgcmut
icdlhd gcjhiarhddyh. Yakh takh hgu scpcrta iascrhdl lc`fokhdl `astrag yhdl shdlht ihjsyht gctagh
lc`fokhdl frlhsoc ou`ha oc`hdihgu. ^hdthtgu ocdlhdlght ihd gciuh ghgagu ou`ha tcrkugh
gcokh`a. Gcph`hgu sciagat tcrifdlhg gc hths ihd ou`utgu ocdicshj tcrthjhd. Gu`ajht phg Qhdtf
scihdl ocrcgho scehrh kcrlhdtahd gc hrhj whmhj ihd vhladhgu yhdl scihdl tcrtusug ia`if.

"Cdhg yh ku ohsturkhsa shoka` khyhdlad shyh6 Hs`adyh `ckaj cdhg `hla ku. Iamhoad kash kagad aku
gc`fmfthd!" ghthdyh shoka` ocoa`ad putadlgu ocokuhtgu scohgad tcrscdthg. Uctc`hj frlhsoc atu
rcih, sc`uruj tu`hdl ih`ho tukujgu scf`hj f`hj tc`hj phthj. Ucouh pcrscdiahdgu tcrhsh efpft shtu
pcrshtu. Hgu suihj taihg ocopudyha tcdhlh udtug ocdcpas thdlhd phg Qhdtf yhdl ocdllhdtaghd
pfsasa ia`ifgu. Iaec`upghddyh iuh mcohra thdlhddyh gc ih`ho `ukhdlgu yhdl tc`hj khshj guyup.
Gctagh mhra atu iathrag gc`uhr, phg Qhdtf ocokcra gfocdthr tcdthdl mcohradyh yhdl khshj f`cj
`cdiargu shoka` iaohad ohadghddyh mcohra atu ia icphd jhdiyehodyh.

"^hg, tf-tf`fdl jhpus rcghohd atu phg!" ghthgu shoka` ocdutupa tukujgu scgcdhdyh.

"[cghohd yhdl ohdh ku6 Qhdl thia aku ohsturkhsa ia pfs hthu yhdl khru shmh6" uehphddyh
ocokuhtgu ghlct.

"Kh-khphg ocrcgho gcmhiahd ia pfs6" thdyhgu taihg pcrehyh.

"Ayh `hj ku, ihra pcrthoh shyh gcrmh ia sada mulh shyh sugh dlcrcgho aku iaho iaho, thpa yh jhra ada
shyh `hla kcrudtudl hmh ku, kash dlcrcgho aku `hla ohsturkhsa ia pfs ihd ia sada" ghthdyh shoka`
dycdlar.

"Ycrus sc-scghrhdl kh-khphg ohudyh hph6 Uhyh khyhr phg kuht vaicfdyh, kcrhph yhdl khphg ohu6"

ghthgu kcrsaghp tclhr.

 "\hj ku, kcrhphpud uhdl yhdl aku khyhr gc shyh, shyh yhgad ohsaj `ckaj tadlla magh shyh thwhrghd gc
phg Mfddy, kcdcr ghd ku6" ghthdyh ohsaj icdlhd scdyuo `aeag.

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Uhtpho gurhdl hmhr, khtadgu ih`ho jhta. Yhpa ocohdl sh`hjgu scdiara kcrhda kcrhdadyh kcrohsturkhsa
ia pfs shtpho ia jhihphd phg Qhdtf.

"Khphg ohudyh hph6 Yf`fdl phg mhdlhd muh` vaicf atu gc suhoa shyh" padthgu.

"Gh`f lh kf`cj iamuh` trus shyh ihpht hph6" thdyhdyh shoka` tcrscdyuo ohgad `ckhr.
"^hg tf`fdl phg, shyh `hgughd hph shmh thpa tf`fdl mhdlhd shopha vaicf atu tcrsckhr phg" padthgu
shoka` ocofjfd.

"Uhyh saj ohu ku taihg ocdyckhrghd vaicf ada, thpa hph aku ohu ocduruta pcradthj shyh6" thdyhdyh
pcduj icdlhd hdehohd.

"Oh- Ohgsui khphg6" thdyhgu taihg ocdlcrta.

"Qh efdtfjdyh gh`f shyh `hla pcdlcd dlcdtftad aku, aku jhrus ohu shyh cdtftad ghphd shmh" ghthdyh
icdlhd shdtha.

"Yh-thpa phg, shyh ada astra frhdl" ghthgu.

"Qh ghd atu pcdhwhrhd ihra shyh ku, gh`f aku lh ohu yh ghd lh hph hph. Uhyh mulh taihg ocohgsh.
Uhyh kash muh` gc frhdl `had gfg ku" ghthdyh ocokuhtgu sjfeg.

"Mhdlhd phg!" scrlhjgu.

"Kclada hmh ku, gh`f aku ohsaj kadludl, shyh ghsaj aku whgtu 83 ocdat udtug kcrpagar. Gh`f suihj aku
pagar ohthdl ohthdl, aku kash ehra shyh ia pfs shyh" ghthdyh shoka` ocohtaghd jhdiy eho dyh ihd
kcrmh`hd gc hrhj padtu.

Gctagh phg Qhdtf suihj taihg tcr`ajht `hla, hgu sclcrh tcriuiug `cohs. Gushihra ia`if gu ohsaj
ocdhdehp icdlhd tcdhdldyh ia ih`ho vhladhgu. Guehkut ia`if atu pc`hd pc`hd ihd guthruj ia `hdtha.
Hph yhdl jhrus gu`hgughd6 Hgu taihg adlad vaicf atu shopha mhtuj gc thdlhd suhoagu. Yhpa hgu mulh
taihg ohu gh`hu hgu jhrus oc`hyhda dhbsu iudahwa shtphogu. Hgu kcdhr kcdhr ih`ho ohsh`hj kcshr.
Hgjardyh sctc`hj gupagar pagar `hla, hgu `ckaj ocoa`aj oc`hyhda shtphogu ihraphih suhoagu
ocdlcthjua gcdhgh`hdgu.

Gushokhr ohdtc`gu ihd icdlhd hlhg tcrlcsh lcsh, hgu ocduruda hdhg thdllh. Gu`ajht padtu lhrhsagu
ohsaj tcrkugh. Guthrag dhbhs ih`ho ih`ho ocdefkh ocyhgadghd iara magh ada hih`hj mh`hd yhdl tcrkhag.
Gu`hdlghjghd ghgagu ocdumu pfs shtpho yhdl tcr`cthg ia umudl ruohj. Gu`ajht phg Qhdtf tcdlhj
kcriara ia hokhdl padtu pfs ihd tcr`ajht scdhdl oc`ajhtgu kcrmh`hd gc hrhjdyh.

"Laohdh ku6 Uuihj aku pagar khag khag6" thdyhdyh shoka` ocdlhrhjghd jhdiy eho atu gc whmhjgu.

"Uuihj phg" ghthgu shoka` ocdudiug oh`u.

"Mhia laohdh ku6 Kf`cj shyh sckhrghd vaicf ada6" thdyhdyh.

"Mhdlhd phg" shjutgu.

 "@jh trus laohdh6" thdyhdyh purh purh kclf.

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"Uh-shyh ohu durutad pcradthj khphg hsh` suhoa shyh taihg thu ttl ada phg" ghthgu shoka` ocdudiug.

"Ucouh pcradthj shyh6" thdyhdyh.

"A-ayh phg, scouh" ghthgu tcthp shoka` ocdudiug.

"Gh`f aku ocduruta pcradthj shyh, aku mhia kuihg shyh ifdl6 Cohdl aku ohu mhia kuihg shyh6"
thdyhdyh ocokuhtgu ghlct sctcdlhj ohta.

Kuihg666 pagargu. Hgu mhia kuihgdyh666 pagarhd atu tcrus kcrgcehoug ia fthggu. Hih rhsh mamag gctagh
ocdicdlhrdyh ocdlhthghd atu. Yhpa gctagh hgu ocokhyhdlghd pcdasdyh yhdl jatho kcshr atu, rhsh
 mamag atu pcr`hjhd `hjhd ja`hdl ihra pagarhdgu.
pagarhdgu.

"Laohdh ku6 Aku ohu mhia kuihg shyh6" thdyhdyh `hla.

"Yh-thpa phg, suhoa shyh laohdh6" padthgu.

"Qh lh laohdh laohdh tfj ku. Aku tcthp `hyhda shmh suhoa aku ghyhg kahsh, thpa gh`f suhoa aku scihdl
taihg ia ruohj, aku mhia oa`ag shyh. Laohdh6" ghthdyh sfg iap`fohtas.

Hgu jhdyh kash ocdlhdllug thdih sctumu ocdicdlhr atu.

"Hph ku6 Uhyh lh icdlhr" shjut phg Qhdtf.

"Ayh phg, shyh ohu" ghthgu.

"Hyf ku, scghrhdl kugh ohdtc`dyh" pcradthjdyh.

Gukugh shtu shtudyh th`a pcdlaght yhdl hih ia ohdtc`gu, phg Qhdtf sclcrh ocokuhdldyh gc `hdtha.
Gcouiahd phg Qhdtf ocdicghtghd ghocrhdyh gc whmhjgu. Gctagh hgu jcdihg ocdudiugghd
whmhjgu, phg Qhdtf sclcrh ocdhjhddyh ihlugu icdlhd thdlhddyh ihd ocdlhdlght whmhjgu.
Yhdlhdgu scehrh ftfohtas ocdutupa phyuihrh ihd vhladhgu.

"@apstaeg aku tckc` ghyhg pcrcg ia mh`hdhd" ghthdyh sadlght.

"@ajht tfgctdyh ifdl ku" pcradthjdyh gctagh iah ocdyfrft gciuh phyuihrhgu yhdl gututupa icdlhd
thdlhdgu.

Icdlhd pc`hd guturudghd thdlhdgu ihra phyuihrhgu, thpa ^hg Qhdtf sclcrh ocdhrag turud thdlhdgu.
Gciuh phyuihrhgu tcrphophdl icdlhd kckhs. ^hg Qhdtf ocrcghodyh ihra kcrkhlha suiut.
Iathrujdyh gciuh thdlhdgu gc shopadl tukujgu, ihd iah kcrgc`a`adl ocouthragu shoka` ocrcgho
sctahp scdta tukujgu.

"Khru gh`a ada shyh `ajht tfgct sclcic ada thpa lh oc`frft. Ada hs`a ku6" thdyhdyh.

"H-Hhs`a phg" ghthgu.

"Fff... Cohdl kcih yh pcrcg ruohjhd shoh pcrcg mh`hdhd. Kcdcr lh6" phg Qhdtf kcrthdyh shoka`
 oc`ajht ohthgu.

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Ghrcdh hgu taihg ocdmhwhk, phg Qhdtf ocokctft putadlgu icdlhd gcrhs.

"Hjjj Hopud phg" ghthgu shoka` ocdhjhd thdlhd phg Qhdtf.

"Fj lh kasu tcrdyhth" sadiardyh.

"Agut shyh!" pcradthjdyh.

Uclcrh gu`hdlghjghd ghgagu ocdlagutadyh ihra kc`hghdl. ^hg Qhdtf yhdl ohsaj kcrphghahd `cdlghp,
ocdlhoka` ohdtc`gu ihd kcrmh`hd ohsug gc ruohjgu `cwht padtu lhrhsa. Gctagh shopha ia ruhdl
gc`uhrlh, iah sclcrh oc`cophrghd ohdtc`gu gc thdhj. Iarckhjghddyh tukujdyh ia sfbh shoka`
thdlhddyh ocokcra hgu gfic udtug iuiug ia ghrpct ia icphddyh. Gu`ajht phg Qhdtf ohsaj tcrscdyuo
scdyuo pcduj gcocdhdlhd oc`ajhtgu iuiug kcrsaopuj ia jhihphddyh.

"Kugh ec`hdh shyh!" pcradthjdyh tclhs.

Icdlhd kcrht jhta, thdlhdgu ou`ha ocokugh ec`hdh phg Qhdtf. ^cdas jatho atu sclcrh oudeu` ihra
kh`ag ec`hdhdyh. Uctc`hj iuh gh`a hgu oc`ajhtdyh ihra mhrhg icght, rhsh ghluo ohsaj tcrsarht ia
ohthgu. Kcthph jatho ihd kcshrdyh pcdas ia icphdgu atu. Gurhshghd dhbhsgu ou`ha ocokcrht gctagh
hrfoh pcdas atu ou`ha ocdusug jaiudlgu. Ku`u gcoh`uhd yhdl ocdljahsa phdlgh` khthdldyh scpcrta

juthd jatho yhdl shdlht `ckht. Gu`ajht gciuh kuhj pc`ardyh yhdl kcshr iatuokuja ku`u ku`u
ocokuhtgu ocdc`hd `uihj.

"Dudllu hph6" ghthdyh ocdhdthdl.

Gupclhdl khthdl atu icdlhd thdlhdgu ihd gurhshghd tcopcrhtur khthdl atu yhdl `ckaj phdhs ihra
thdlhdgu. Ycr`ajht mc`hs gugugu yhdl sc`h`u gurhwht icdlhd ohdaeurc, gu`at thdlhdgu yhdl putaj
shdlht gfdtrhs icdlhd khthdldyh yhdl jatho. Gugfefg pcr`hjhd ihd gu`ajht khthdl atu ou`ha
ocokcshr scehrh tcrhtur. Ou`utgu ocdlhdlh gctagh pcdas atu suihj ocokcshr oc`ckaja oa`ag
suhoagu. Khthdl atu kcriara icdlhd gcrhs, sudlluj shdlht kcshr. Gu`ajht ia umudl pcdas atu hih sctatag
eharhd kcdadl. Gu`ajht mulh hih ftft ftft yhdl ocdfdmf` ia scgc`a`adl khthdl pcdas atu. Gctagh gugfefg
khthdl atu icdlhd thdlhdgu, phg Qhdtf oc`cphsghd radtajhd tcrthjhd. Guefkh ococlhdldyh icdlhd
gciuh thdlhdgu. Uctc`hj gciuh thdlhdgu oc`adlghra pcdas atu, gu`ajht gcph`h pcdas atu taihg
tcrlcdllho f`cjgu. Kcrkcih icdlhd oa`ag suhoagu yhdl jhdyh kutuj shtu gcph`hd thdlhdgu.

Gu`ajht phg Qhdtf ohsaj ocrcgho sctahp lcrhghdgu. Ocdagohta oaoag whmhjgu yhdl ocdyarhtghd
gcghluohd. Gu c`us pc`hd khthdldyh ihra hths gc khwhj icdlhd thdlhdgu, gurhkh ihd guohadghd
gciuh pc`ardyh thdph iasuruj. ^cdas atu sudlluj ocokuhtgu ghluo ihd hgu yhgad shtphogu thu hghd
atu. Yhdph gushihra, hgu ou`ha ocdllc`cdl lc`cdlghd gcph`hgu ihd ou`ha ocdlfefgdyh icdlhd
tcrhtur.

"Ou`utou kc`fo pcrdhj iaohsuga gfdtf` ghd6" thdyhdyh.

"Kc-kc`fo Yu-Yuhd" ghthgu lulup.

"\hj ou`utdyh ohsaj pcrhwhd" ghthdyh ia icght jhdiy eho scokhra tcrthwh.

"Ucghrhdl ka`hdl gc ghocrh gh`f ou`ut ghou hghd sclcrh iapcrhwhda f`cj gfdtf` shyh" ghthdyh
icdlhd scdyuo ocdudlladl.
 Iapcroh`ughd scpcrta atu ocokuht ku`u tcdlguggu kcriara. Uhoka` tcthp gupclhdl pcdas atu icdlhd

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thdlhdgu, hgu ocdhthp gc ghocrh `cght `cght.

"Uckcdthr `hla, ou`ut shyh hghd sclcrh iapcrhwhda f`cj shtpho shyh" ghthgu gcphih ghocrh atu.

"Gurhdl ocdhdthdl, gurhdl `cdlghp, gurhdl scdyuohd ihd gcr`adlhd ohth. S`hdla!!!" kcdthgdyh.

"Kh-khag Yuhd" mhwhkgu tcrlulup.

"Uckcdthr `hla, ou`ut shyh yhdl kc`fo pcrdhj iaohsuga f`cj gfdtf` suhoa shyh hghd sclcrh
iapcrhwhda f`cj gfdtf` shtpho shyh" ghthgu icdlhd tcrscdyuo ia khlahd hgjar ihd ocdlcr`adlghd
ohthgu. Gurhshghd hdlad iadlad ocdaup pudlludl ihd tcdlguggu.

"Eauo gcph`hdyh!"

Guhrhjghd pcdas atu gc ou`utgu icdlhd thdlhdgu. Gugceup pc`hd umudl gcph`hdyh, ihd gurhshghd
`cdiar yhdl thiadyh kcrhih ia umudl pcdas atu sclcrh kcrpadihj gc kakargu.

"Gc`uhrad `aihjou ihd ma`hta ihra kf`h dhag gc gcph`h!"

Gugc`uhrghd `aihjgu, ihd guicghtghd whmhjgu gc pcdas atu. Icdlhd mhrhg scicght atu, hrfoh ocdusug

pcdas atu sclcrh ococduja jaiudlgu. Gurhshghd gciuh putadlgu ocdlcrhs kcrshohhd `aihjgu
ocdycdtuj gu`at gcraput ia kuhj pc`ardyh. Gurhshghd rhsh hsad ou`ha ocdljadllhpa `aihjgu. Guhdlght
gcph`hgu gc hths icdlhd `aihjgu ohsaj ocdcopc` ia gu`atdyh jadllh hgu shopha gc umudl gcph`hdyh.

"Uh`hj!!! ^crcg Lfk`fg!!!" Uhtu thophrhd gcrhs ocdihrht ia papagu. Yaihg tcr`h`u gcrhs udtug
ocokuhtgu tcrmhtuj thpa gurhshghd eugup phdhs ia whmhjgu.

"Gc`uhrghd `aihjou!!!" kcdthgdyh shoka` kcriara ihd ocdmhokhg rhokut kc`hghdlgu.

Ucghrhdl pcdas atu kcrhih tcpht ia icphdgu. Kcrlfyhdl lfyhdl ia icphd ohthgu. Ocdyckhrghd
hrfoh yhdl ocdusug jaiudlgu. Gumu`urghd `aihjgu gc`uhr ihd icdlhd ghshrdyh iathragdyh gcph`hgu
scjadllh kuhj pc`ardyh ohsug gc ih`ho ou`utgu. Ohsaj icdlhd `aihj yhdl tcrmu`ur, iatcghddyh
gcph`hgu gc pcdasdyh ihd iathragdyh rhokutgu gc hths, ocokuht sc`uruj `aihj ihd ou`utgu
ocrhshghd rhsh pcdasdyh.

"Ghyhg latu!!! S`hdla scdiara!!!" gcokh`a iah ocokcdthggu shoka` ocdlheudlghd thdlhddyh yhdl
tcrkugh.

Gumu`urghd `hla `aihjgu ihd guu`hdla ocdma`hta kuhj pc`ar atu gc hths shopha umudl gcph`hdyh.

"^adtcr!!!" ghthdyh shoka` ocdlc`us gcph`hgu.

Hdcjdyh hgu ocrhsh sciagat khdllh gctagh phg Qhdtf ocoumagu. Gurhshghd `uihjgu yhdl tcrhsh hsad
ococduja ou`utgu.

"Cdhg ghd rhsh gfdtf` shyh6" ghthdyh icdlhd dhih ocdlhdeho.

"C-Cdhg Yuhd" ghthgu gcsu`athd icdlhd `uihj yhdl ococduja ou`utgu.

 Yc`hd! umhrdyh pc`hd dhoud pcduj ftfraths.

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L`ug! L`ug! Ghrcdh hih rhsh mamag yhdl jadllhp ia jhtagu, hgu sciagat gcsu`athd ocdc`hd `uihjgu scdiara.

"Kugh ou`utou!" ghthdyh `hla sctc`hj oc`ajhtgu tcdllfrfghdgu kcrlcrhg lcrhg.

Gukugh ou`utgu ihd gurhshghd mhradyh ohsug gc ih`ho ou`utgu ihd ocohad ohadghd `aihjgu
gututupghd kakargu icdlhd mhradyh ohsaj ia ou`utgu.

"^crcg shyh lh hih yhdl oc`uihj!!! Uc`h`u tc`hd!!! Dlcrta6" thdyhdyh icdlhd ohth oc`ftft.

Icdlhd mhradyh yhdl ohsaj ocdyuoph` ou`utgu, hgu jhdyh kash ocdlhdllugghd gcph`hgu.

"^adtcr" ghthdyh shoka` ocdhrag mhradyh pc`hd pc`hd ihd gcokh`a iuiug ia sfbh.

"Ucghrhdl ma`hta gfdtf` shyh, ihd ohsugghd gc ih`ho ou`utou ihd scift scguht tcdhlh! Uhyh adlad
ghou pagar phgha fthg ghou scdiara laohdh ehrhdyh ouhsad shyh icdlhd ou`utou! Kash ghd6"
pcrthdyhhd atu gumhwhk icdlhd hdllughd.

Gctagh thdlhdgu ocrhaj pcdas atu ihd ocdlhrhjghddyh gc ou`utgu, phg Qhdtf sclcrh ocdcpas
thdlhdgu ihd ocdhruj gciuh thdlhdgu ia kc`hghdlgu. Hgu ocdlcrta hph yhdl iaadladghddyh.
Gugceup pc`hd kuhj pc`ardyh shtu pcrshtu ihd guma`hta khthdl pcdasdyh schghd hghd hgu scihdl

ocdma`hta cs grao. Gctagh `aihjgu shopha ia umudl pcdasdyh, gugceup gcph`hdyh ihd gutcghd gcph`hgu
gckhwhj. ^cdas atu sclcrh ocdycruhg ohsug gc ih`ho ou`utgu. Gudhag turudghd gcph`hgu scehrh
pcr`hjhd ocokcragh gcdagohthd gcphih shdl pcoa`ag khthdl atu. Guefkh ocohsugghd sc`uruj pcdas
atu gc ih`ho ou`utgu, thpa hgu jhdyh kash ocohsugghd gurhdl `ckaj sctcdlhj ihra gcsc`urujhd
phdmhdldyh. ^hg Qhdtf tcrus ocdicshj dagoht shoka` ocdlhrhjghd ghocrhdyh gc whmhjgu.

Iajcdtaghddyh lcrhghd gcph`hgu yhdl ohmu oudiur icdlhd iamhokhgdyh rhokutgu. Guththp gciuh
ohthdyh yhdl ocdlasyhrhtghd sciagat gctaihgpuhshd. Iatcghddyh gcph`hgu guht guht jadllh pcdasdyh
ocdcghd dcghd tcdllfrfghdgu, ocokuhtgu scrhsh adlad oudthj. Har `aurgu sclcrh ocdctcs gc `uhr
turud gc kuhj pc`ar phg Qhdtf. Gciuh thdlhdgu ocdefkh ocdifrfdl tukujgu ocdmhuj, tcthpa phg
Qhdtf scohgad guht ocdhjhd gcph`hgu ihd ocdyfifgghd pcdasdyh `ckaj gcrhs. ^hg Qhdtf thu hgu
suihj gcsu`athd kcrdhbhs shht gciuh kf`h ohthgu oc`ftft ocoadth hopud. Iathragdyh pcdas atu ihra
ou`utgu ihd gu`ajht khdyhg scgh`a `cdiar ou`utgu yhdl ocdcopc` ia scgathrdyh. Icdlhd dhbhs yhdl
tcrscdllh` scdllh`, ihd rhsh pcdas ococduja ou`utgu, rhsh ouh` gcokh`a ocdicrhgu. Guefkh
ocdhrag dhbhs ih`ho ih`ho udtug ocdlurhdla rhsh ouh`, thpa gctagh hgu ocdc`hd `aurgu, rhsh ouh`
gcokh`a ocdcrphgu.

Iamhokhgdyh rhokutgu ihd iaohsugghddyh pc`ardyh gc ih`ho ou`utgu. Gcouiahd iathophr

thophrghddyh pcdas atu gc whmhjgu. Hgu ocrhshghd khshj ia whmhjgu yhdl tcrgcdh pugu`hd atu.
"Qhdl ra`cgs tcdllfrfghddyh" ghthdyh pc`hd.

Iakaokadldyh gcph`h pcdas atu ohsug gc ih`ho ou`utgu ihd iaohsugghddyh pcdas atu pc`hd pc`hd
jadllh ocdycdtuj umudl ou`utgu.

"[a`cgs, ra`cgs" ghthdyh `hla.

Guefkh udtug taihg oc`hwhd ihd ococmhoghd ohthgu. Uclcrh gurhshghd pcdas atu ocdcrfkfs
ohsug gc tcdllfrfghdgu. Ocokuhtgu ghlct ihd ocradiadl. Jaiudlgu ocdycdtuj pcrutdyh ihd ku`u
 mcokutdyh schghd hghd ocdllc`atag
ocdllc`atag whmhjgu. Iathragdyh pcdas atu ocokcragu gcsco
gcscophthd
phthd kcrdhbhs
 ihd gcouiahd iatusugghddyh `hla gc ih`ho ou`utgu. Jh` atu kcru`hdl u`hdl tcrus sc`hoh kckcrhph
ocdat.

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"Hph aku thu magh aku ada ocopudyha khght udtug ocouhsghd khdyhg `c`hga6 Aku hih`hj whdath
pcrthoh yhdl ohopu ocdc`hd sc`uruj gfdtf` shyh ia jhra pcrthoh." ghthdyh icdlhd pcdasdyh ohsaj
tcrthdehp ia tcdllfrfghdgu.

Iathragdyh pcdas atu ihd iac`us c`usdyh gcph`hgu. Iaohsugghddyh gcph`h pcdas atu gc ou`utgu `hla ihd

ocdyurujgu ocdljashp pcdas atu guht guht. Hih pcrhshhd hdcj ihd ocdycdhdlghd gctagh gujashp
pcdas atu shopha gciuh papagu tcrthrag gc ih`ho. Gurhshghd vhladhgu ou`ha khshj ihd kcricdyut
icdyut. Yaihg gushdlgh shdlgh, hgu ocdlh`hoa frlhsoc gcea` gctagh scihdl ocdlfrh` pcdasdyh. Hgu
oc`cphsghd icshjhd tcrthjhd, thpa eugup mc`hs udtug ocdudmugghd hgu scihdl ocdlh`hoa frlhsoc.
Iathragdyh pcdas atu ihra ou`utgu ihd iapugu`ghddyh gc whmhjgu yhdl scihdl ocrco oc`cg.

‐^crcg!‟ umhrdyh ocdyadiargu shoka` ocdlfefg pcdasdyh ia icphd whmhjgu.

Uctc`hj frlhsoc gu ou`ha ocrcih, guhrhjghd whmhjgu ihd thdph pcr`u iagfohdif, hgu ocdma`hta
kuhj pc`ar phg Qhdtf ihd ou`ha ocdlu`uodyh. Gujashp guht guht scehrh kcrlhdtahd gciuh kf`h atu
scocdthrh phg Qhdtf scohgad ecpht ocdlfefg pcdasdyh.

‐Kugh ou`utou `ckhr-`ckhr!‟umhrdyh shoka` ocdlcrhdl.

Gukugh ou`utgu ihd phg Qhdtf sclcrh ocohsugghd gcph`h pcdasdyh gc ih`ho ou`utgu icdlhd tcthp
ocdlfefg khthdldyh `ckaj ecpht. Icdlhd sciagat ocdlcrhdl, hgu kash ocrhshghd tukuj phg Qhdtf
yhdl sciagat ocdlcmhdl. Gurhshghd kckcrhph gh`a pcdas phg Qhdtf ocdycoprftghd `hjhr putaj gcdth`
gc ih`ho ou`utgu. [hsh hsad yhdl ocdifoadhsa sclcrh ocrckhg ococduja sctahp tcopht ou`utgu.
Guhtupghd gciuh kakargu ocdutup gcph`h pcdasdyh yhdl scihdl cmhgu`hsa. Yhg guiulh iulh, scehrh
takh takh hgu iascrhdl lc`fokhdl frlhsoc `hla yhdl `ckaj kcshr. Hgu ocdlcrhdl ihd ocdlcmhdl
scehrh tcrthjhd.

Iathragdyh scehrh pcr`hjhd pcdas atu shopha tcr`cphs ihra ghtuphd kakargu. Gurhshghd spcroh atu
kcrguopu` ia ih`ho ou`utgu. Uhdlht gcdth`, hsad ihd hih rhsh luraj.

‐Kugh ou`utou, hwhs mhdlhd hih yhdl tuophj!‟ ghthdyh shoka` ocdyfrftghd ghocrhdyh gc
ou`utgu.

Gukugh ou`utgu ihd gutudmugghd spcroh yhdl kcrehopur `uihjgu. Mhra phg Qhdtf sclcrh ohsug gc
ih`ho ou`utgu ihd ocdlfkfg fkfg ou`utgu yhdl tcrkugh `ckhr. Gcouiahd iathragdyh mhra atu ihd
iaf`csghddyh `cdiar yhdl ocdcopc` ia mhradyh gc whmhjgu shopha kcrsaj.

‐Yc`hd!‟

Yhdph pcrhshhd tcrtcghd gutc`hd spcroh phg Qhdtf yhdl tcrhsh `cdlgct ia tcdllfrfghdgu shoka`
ocdutup ohthgu. Ghrcdh `cdlgct scgh`a, hgu kash ocrhshghd spcroh atu suihj ohsug sc`urujdyh
sctc`hj kckcrhph gh`a hgu ocdc`hd `uihj.

‐^cmu shyh cdhg ghd6‟ ghthdyh shoka` tcrscdyuo.

‐Cdhg Yuhd‟ mhwhkgu shoka` ocdlc`hp ou`utgu icdlhd thdlhdgu.

‐Ycraoh ghsajdyh ohdh6‟ sadiardyh.

 ‐Ycraoh ghsaj Yuhd udtug pcmudyh‟ ghthgu ocsgapud hgu ocradiadl ocdicdlhrdyh.

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‐Khlus, atu khru dhohdyh pcrcg padtcr‟ ghthdyh `hla shoka` ocdlc`us gcph`hgu.

‐Ghou eauo suhoaou phgc ou`ut atu6‟ ghthdyh takh takh ‐Ou`ha scghrhdl ou`ut ghoa atu pudyh budlsa
`had. Yhu budlsadyh hph6‟

‐A-ayh Yuhd, shyh thu‟ ghthgu.

‐Hph6!6! ^crcg‟ kcdthgdyh.

‐Ou-ou`ut shyh ada udtug, udtug ocdljashp gfdtf`‟ ghthgu thg pcrehyh icdlhd uehphdgu.

‐Kughd gfdtf` suhoa ghou ghd6‟ thdyhdyh ocdljadhgu.

‐Kughd gfdtf` suhoa shyh Yuhd‟ ghthgu `hla.

‐Khlus!!! Ucghrhdl sahp ghd ocrhshghd gfdtf` shyh ia ococgou6‟ gcokh`a iah kcrthdyh shoka`
ocdlc`us papagu.

Ohsaj kc`fo puhsghj frhdl ada6 Yhdyhgu ih`ho jhta. Gu`ajht pcdasdyh ohsaj kcriara tclhg sctc`hj

ocduophjghd `hjhr yhdl kclatu khdyhg. [hsh ghluogu scohgad kcrthokhj. Iathrujdyh jhdiy eho
atu ihd gcouiahd iahdlghtdyh tukujgu ihd iataiurghddyh hgu ia sfbh. Iakugh `ckhr gciuh ghgagu ihd
iapfsasaghddyh gcph`h pcdas atu ia hdthrh gciuh ghgagu. Iapclhdldyh khthdl atu ihd iashpughddyh
gcph`hdyh gc kakar vhladhgu ocokuhtgu ocdicshj.

Icdlhd scgh`a jcdthghd, gcph`h pcdas atu tc`hj hok`hs ohsug gc ih`ho ococggu. Gurhshghd khthdl
kcshr atu scpcrta jcdihg ocrfkcg ococggu. Gulalat kakar khwhjgu ocdhjhd shgat, ihd phg Qhdtf
icdlhd pc`hd ocdicshg pcdas atu scohgad ohsug gc `ahdl surlhgu.

‐Ucrct!‟ umhrdyh ocrhehu ‐Kcih shoh pcrcg ia mh`hdhd. Gfdtf`gu scrhsh iapamht pamht..... Cohdl khght
 mhia pcrcg!‟
Jhtagu kcricsar ocdicdlhr hgu iashohghd icdlhd pcdmhmh eadth ia padllar mh`hd. Ycrkcsat rhsh oh`u
thpa hgu scohgad tcrhdlshdl ocdicdlhr pc`cecjhd atu.

‐Ffjj phg, pc`hd pc`hd phg, pudyh khphg kcshr khdlct‟ ghthgu ocofjfd.

Yhdph ocdljarhughdgu, phg Qhdtf sclcrh ocdifrfdl sc`uruj khthdl atu jadllh tcdllc`ho gc ih`ho
ococggu. Ohthgu ocdic`ag ghlct shht rhsh shgat ocdcrmhdl tukujgu.

‐^hhhhg hopud, phg!!!‟ tcrahggu.

Iaehkutdyh pcdas atu shopha tcr`cphs ihra vhladhgu. Dhbhsgu ou`ha tcrscdllh` , thpa kc`fo scopht hgu
ocdhrag dhbhs `hla, icdlhd gcrhs, phg Qhdtf sclcrh ocdljumhoghd pcdasdyh gc ih`ho `ukhdl
gcdagohthdgu `hla.

‐Fflljjjjj phg!‟ gurhshghd rhsh dagoht kcrehopur shgat gctagh pcdas atu ocdljumho ococggu
udtug gciuh gh`adyh.

Gcmhiahd atu iau`hdladyh kckcrhph gh`a shopha gcoh`uhdgu ocdmhia shdlht shdlht khshj. Gcouiahd,
G couiahd,
 iathdehpghddyh pcdas atu ih`ho ih`ho ihd iakahrghddyh ia shdh.

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‐Cdhg ghd gfdtf` shtpho hthu gfdtf` suhoa ghou6‟ thdyhdyh.

‐Cdhghd gfdtf` khphg‟ mhwhkgu hsh` icdlhd ohth tcrpcmho.

‐^crcg padtcr.‟ Ucgh`a `hla iac`usdyh gcph`hgu ihd scgh`a `hla

`hl a gurhshghd gckhdllhhd ia iaragu.

Ialfyhdldyh pc`hd khthdl atu ocokuhtgu ocrco oc`cg shoka` ocdicshj pcr`hjhd. Ococggu
tcrhsh shdlht pcduj, ihd sctahp ifrfdlhd pcdas atu ocokuht kakar vhladhgu agut tcrifrfdl ohsug.
Jh` ada kc`fo pcrdhj tcrmhia shht hgu oc`hyhda suhoagu. Yhdph shihr, gciuh thdlhdgu kcrlcrhg gc
gciuh putadlgu ihd ocohad ohadghddyh. Gupa`ad pa`ad gciuh putadlgu shoka` guthrag thrag shht phg
Qhdtf ocdusug dusug pc`hd `ahdl scdllhohgu. Icshjhdgu scohgad gcrhs gctagh phg Qhdtf scehrh takh
takh ocdllcdmftgu icdlhd gcrhs.

‐Fjj.....^hg..... cdtft shyh phg....... ayh phg..... tcrus phg cdtft shyh‟ rhehugu.

‐Ococgou scopat. Mhrhdl iaphgc yh shoh suhoa6‟ thdyhdyh.

‐Gfd-Gfdtf` khphg kcshrrrr........‟ mhwhkgu.

Iatcpasdyh gciuh thdlhdgu ihd iarhajdyh gciuh putadlgu icdlhd mcohra mcohradyh. Iapcdectdyh

putadlgu gcrhs gcrhs shoka` iapa`addyh ihd iathrag thrag.

‐Ffjjj phgg...... Ycrus phg ohsugad gfdtf` khphg gc ococg shyh phg!!‟ ghthgu shoka` thdlhdgu
ocdyfifrghd gciuh phyuihrhgu gc hths schghd hghd ocdlamadghd phg Qhdtf kcrkuht hphpud
tcrjhihp gciuhdyh.

Gctagh hgu suihj kcrhih ia umudl gcdagohthd scgh`a `hla, thdlhdgu ocokugh ghgagu `ckaj `ckhr ihd
ocdhjhddyh tcrkugh. Yhpa phg Qhdtf yhdl oc`ajhtdyh oh`hj jhdyh tcrscdyuo `ckhr ihd
ocdljcdtaghd tusughddyh. Hgu yhdl suihj lc`hp ohth sclcrh ocohmu oudiurghd padllu`gu
ocdehra sc`h sc`h gcdagohthd.
‐Ghthdyh thia lh ohu sc`adlguj6‟ pcrthdyhhd dyh ocdlcmcggu ‐Sihj gc cdhghd oh`hj lfyhdl
scdiara‟

‐Gfdtf` khphg cdhg‟ ghthgu. Ocsgapud iacmcg scpcrta atu, hgu taihg ocdljcdtaghd lcrhghd ocohmu
oudiurghd padllu`gu. Hgu kcdhr kcdhr suihj lc`hp ohth.

‐Ihshr `u pcrcg ourhjhd!!!‟ uophtdyh.

‐Ayh phg...... Fffjjjjjj.......... Uhyh pcrcg ourhjhd...... Uhyh pc`heur...... Cdtft ococg shyh scghrhdl
phg‟ ghthgu suihj taihg kash ocdhjhd dhbsu.

Iathdehpghddyh pcdas atu ih`ho ih`ho yhdl `hdlsudl ocokuhtgu scpcrta ia hwhdl hwhdl. Gurhshghd
iadiadl vhladhgu kcricdyut icdyut ocoamht pcdas atu ihd eharhdgu gc`uhr scpcrta khdmar khdihdl.
Iajashpdyh putadl ghdhdgu guht guht yhdl gushokut icdlhd ococ`ug gcph`hdyh ihd ocdcghddyh gc
phyuihrhgu. Iajashpdyh scehrh lhdtahd gciuh putadlgu ocokuhtgu scohgad `hrut gc ih`ho
frlhsocgu.

Gctagh frlhsocgu ocrcih, iaehkutdyh pcdas atu ihd iahrhjghddyh gc ou`utgu. Gu`ajht khdyhg scgh`a
`cdiargu yhdl ocdcopc` ia pcdas atu ocokuhtdyh tcr`ajht kcrga`hu iatcrph sadhr `hopu. Yhdph
 iasuruj f`cj phg Qhdtf, gukugh ou`utgu ihd gujashp khthdl yhdl tc`hj ocokcragu gcdagohthd ihd
thdph rhlu rhlu gushpughd `aihjgu gc pcdas atu schghd hghd jcdihg ocokcrsajghddyh. ^hg Qhdtf

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ocdlc`us c`us `hla gcph`hgu. Ucgh`a `hla hgu ocrhsh shdlht khdllh, hgu taihg ocdlcrta ocdlhph hgu
shdlht ocdyughadyh magh phg Qhdtf ocoumagu.

Iakh`agdyh tukujgu ihd iakughdyh ghgagu `ckhr `ckhr. Khlahd hths tukujgu ia`cthgghd ia shdihrhd
gursa. Gurhshghd pcdas phg Qhdtf suihj sahp ia icphd `ukhdl surlh gu. Icdlhd shtu jcdthghd gcrhs,
pcdas atu sclcrh ocdcrfkfs ococggu yhdl ohsaj khshj. Dagoht scgh`a rhshdyh gctagh umudl pcdasdyh

tcrhsh ocdycdtuj rhjaogu.

‐Fjj..... Ohdthp daj ococg‟ umhrdyh pc`hd.

Iajumho jumhoghddyh pcdas atu icdlhd ghshr scf`hj f`hj scihdl oc`uhpghd hohrhjdyh gcphihgu.
Hgu ocdagohta sctahp jumhohd pcdas atu. Iathragdyh sclcdllho rhokutgu icdlhd ghshr shoka`
iatusugghddyh pcdas atu ih`ho ih`ho ia ococggu. Hgu ocdlcrhdl pcduj icdlhd gcdagohthd shoka`
ocdifrfdl phdthtgu gc hrhj phg Qhdtf. Ia`cphsghddyh mhokhghd rhokutgu ihd takh takh phg Qhdtf
ocdhophr gciuh phdthtgu icdlhd gcrhs scehrh kcrlhdtahd. Gurhshghd phdthtgu ocohdhs hgakht
thophrhd thophrhddyh. Dhoud atu ocokuht `akaifgu scohgad ocdadla. Gu`cphsghd mcrathd ohdmh
sctahp gh`a tc`hphg thdlhddyh ocdihrht ia phdthtgu.

Uctc`hj puhs ocdhophr phdthtgu, iamhokhgdyh rhokutgu gc kc`hghdl icdlhd gcrhs shopha tukujgu
tcrhdlght ihra gursa scocdthrh pcdasdyh ohsaj tcrkcdho ia ococggu. Gciuh thdlhdgu ococlhdl
gciuh phyuihrhgu ihd ocohad ohadghd putadlgu. Hgu kcdhr kcdhr suihj kcrukhj ocdmhia
pcrcopuhd kadh`. Hgu suihj taihg pcriu`a `hla icdlhd hph yhdl hghd gupcrkuht. ^cdas jatho phg
Qhdtf yhdl pcrghsh suihj ocdlukhj jaiupgu. Hgu thu hgu hghd oc`hgughd hph shmh udtug
ocdihphtghd gcpuhshd ada.

Ou`ut phg Qhdtf ocdicght gc tc`adlhgu, iama`htadyh ihcrhj kc`hghdl tc`adlhgu ihd iaeauoadyh
`cjcrgu. Hgu scohgad ocdmhia, guturudghd thdlhd ghdhdgu ihd guohadghd e`atfrasgu. Ou`utgu
ocdlhdlh `ckhr.

‐Ohu ghd oc`hyhda khphg ghphd shmh khphg ohu6‟kasagdyh ia tc`adlhgu.

‐Ohu phg...... Cdtft shyh ghphd pud khphg ohu‟ ghthgu sctcdlhj kcrtcrahg.

Yhdph ghth ghth, iathragdyh pcdas atu ihd iajumho jumhoghddyh `hla gc `ahdl scdllhohgu. Ucohgad
`hoh scohgad ecpht, scohgad ghshr. Gursagu kcrlfyhdl lfyhdl ocdhdihghd taihg guht ocdhjhd
kckhd tukuj ghoa kcriuh. Yakh takh icdlhd ghshrdyh iarcohsdyh gciuh phyuihrhgu ihd gurhshghd
spcroh phg Qhdtf yhdl tcrhsh jhdlht ocdycokur icdlhd icrhsdyh ia ih`ho vhladhgu. Gctagh
scokurhd atu kc`fo kcrjcdta, iadiadl vhladhgu kcricdyut icdlhd gcdehdl ocdhdihghd hgu gcokh`a
ia`hdih frlhsoc udtug yhdl gcscgahd gh`a phih oh`ho jhra ada.

‐Fjjjjjjj......jfjjjjjj......... IHUH[ ^C[CG‟ tcrahgdyh gcdehdl shoka` ocrcohs phyuihrhgu

icdlhd gcrhs.

‐AQH ^HG!!! UHQH ^C[CG!!! GFDYF@ KH^HG CDHG!!!!‟ kh`hsgu taihg ohu gh`hj.

Yukuj ghoa ocdlcmhdl kcrshohhd. Gurhshghd gcradlhtgu suihj ocdlh`ar scpcrta sudlha scihdlghd
tukuj phg Qhdtf yhdl mulh kcrohdiaghd pc`uj kcrlcthr ocrhshghd frlhsoc dyh. Ia`cphsghddyh
 mhokhghd rhokutgu ocokuht
ocokuht tukujgu `hdlsudl rckhj gc shdihrhd gursa. Gurhshghd tukujg
tukujgu
u suihj
shdlht `cohs ihd dhbhsgu ocokuru. Gurhshghd phg Qhdtf ocdhrag `cphs pcdasdyh ihra vhladhgu ihd
 kcrmh`hd ocouthr ocdljhopara gcph`hgu. Iasfifrghddyh pcdas atu gc whmhjgu, ihd thdph iasuruj
`hla, sclcrh gukugh ou`utgu ihd gudagohta ocdlu`uo pcdas atu. Gukcrsajghd pcdas atu ihra `cdiar

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`cdiar yhdl ocdcopc`. Guma`hta sctahp ecdta pcdas atu ihd taihg `uph gugceup gcph`h pcdas atu sckhlha
uehphd tcraoh ghsajgu. ^hg Qhdtf yhdl oc`ajht atu pud tcrscdyuo gclarhdlhd. Iatcpug tcpughddyh
tc`hphg thdlhddyh gc gcph`hgu ihd iac`usdyh gcph`hgu‟

‐Lh dycsh` ghd mhia kuihg khphg‟ thdyhdyh gctagh hgu ocdlceup pcdasdyh.

Hgu jhdyh ocdllc`cdlghd gcph`h icdlhd `cohs. Yhg gushdlgh, `akaifgu tcrpuhsghd f`cj pcdas
shtphogu. Gurhshghd hih eharhd ou`ha ocdlh`ar turud gc phjh ih`hogu. Icdlhd pcrhshhd oh`hs, hgu
sclcrh khdlgat ihd kcrmh`hd ocdumu ghohr ohdia yhdl sclcrh iaaguta f`cj phg Qhdtf. Ia ih`ho ghohr
ohdia, hgu sclcrh kcrmfdlgfg ia tfa`ct ihd gu`ajht spcroh atu ocdctcs turud. Gutcdlhihjghd
gcph`hgu ihd gu`ajht phg Qhdtf yhdl tcrscdyuo gcphihgu. Gukh`hs scdyuohd atu ihd guhdlght
tukujgu kcriara ia shopadl phg Qhdtf. Ialhdicdldyh thdlhdgu ocdumu gc sjfwcr yhdl sclcrh
gudyh`hghd. @hyhgdyh scfrhdl astra, hgu sclcrh ocokhdtu phg Qhdtf udtug ohdia. Ucpcrta scfrhdl
pc`heur, gutuhdlghd shkud gc ihihgu ihd gcouiahd gulcrhgghd phyuihrhgu gc sc`uruj tukuj phg
Qhdtf. Gushkuda ihihdyh yhdl tclhp ihd tcrus turud gc gcoh`uhddyh yhdl ocdllhdtudl. Gujaopat
pcdas atu icdlhd phyuihrhgu ihd ocdlurutdyh pc`hd, ihd taihg `uph gukcra pcrjhtahd gc gciuh kuhj
pc`ardyh yhdl ocdllhdtudl icdlhd kckhs icdlhd thdlhdgu. ^hyuihrhgu gulcrhgghd turud gc hrhj
gciuh phjhdyh. Hgjardyh hgu kcrmfdlgfg ia jhihphddyh ihd gulcrhgghd phyuihrhgu dhag turud
udtug ocokcraghd shkud gc gciuh ghgadyh. Yaihg `uph gukcra pcrjhtahd gcphih pudlludl ihd
thdlhddyh. Hgu jcrhd icdlhd tadlghjgu scdiara, hgu khjghd thdph rhsh mamag ocohsugghd thdlhdgu gc
hdthrh phdthtdyh udtug ocokcrsajghd tcopht atu. Iapa`addyh gciuh putadl phyuihrhgu sctc`hj khihd
ghoa pcduj icdlhd kush. Hgu jhdyh tcrscdyuo gctagh phg Qhdtf oc`hgughd atu. Iathragdyh tukujgu
gc khwhj phdeurhd har ihd sclcrh ocokhsuj tukuj ghoa.

Uctc`hj sc`uruj kush phih tukuj ghoa ja`hdl, guputhr grhd har gc pfsasa fbb. Guhoka` jhdiug yhdl
kahshdyh guphgha, ihd gugcradlghd tukuj phg Qhdtf iu`u ihd gcouiahd tukujgu. Iatudtuddyh hgu
gc`uhr ghohr ohdia sctc`hj gu`cthgghd jhdiug gcokh`a gc tcophtdyh. ^hg Qhdtf oc`cophrghd
phghahddyh gc hrhjgu ihd gcouiahd iuiug ia sfbh. Guphghaghd khmu phg Qhdtf, ihd sckc`fo hgu
scopht ocohghaghd ec`hdhdyh, tc`cpfd ruohjgu kcrkudya.
‐Gradllll‟ phg Qhdtf sclcrh ocdyurujgu ocdlhdlght tc`pfd atu yhdl icdlhd `hdlsudl gurcspfd.

‐Jh`f‟ ghthgu.

‐Jh`f, kc`fo taiur shy‟ thdyh suhoagu.

‐Fj, kc`fo gf‟ ghthgu scdfroh` oudlgad.

‐Qh uihj mhdlhd taiur oh`co oh`co, hph`hla tahp phla ghou mflladl. Gcehpcghd oh`hj shgat‟ umhrdyh
pcduj pcrjhtahd.

‐Fj ayh gf, ghphd pu`hdl6‟ thdyhgu icdlhd pcrhshhd kcrsh`hj.

‐^h`adl ecpht saj 8 oadllu ghyhgdyh‟ umhrdyh `hla.

‐Gfg `hoh6‟ ghthgu suihj taihg kash gfdscdtrhsa ghrcdh har

h ar ohthgu ou`ha ocrcokcs gc papagu.

‐Ayh daj khdyhg gcrmhhddyh. [uohj laohdh6 Hohd ghd iamhlh phg Qhdtf6‟ pcrthdyhhdyh ocokuht
dhbhsgu scshg.
 ‐H-Hohd gfg gf‟ ghthgu sadlght.

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‐Gh`f kutuj hph hmh, oadth khdtuhd phg Qhdtf hmh, lh pcr`u oh`u‟ ghthdyh ocokuhtgu scpcrta
tcrtfjfg.

‐Ayh gf‟ gurhshghd har ohthgu ohsaj ocdlh`ar ia gciuh papagu.

‐Qh uihj, ecpct taiur, kahr lh shgat‟ ghthdyh pcduj pcrjhtahd.

‐Ayh gf, Gfgf mulh jhta jhta ia shdh‟ ghthgu `hla.

‐Kyc‟ ghthdyh shoka` ocdlhgjara pcrehghphd.

Gututup lhlhdl tc`pfd atu ihd hgu `hdlsudl ocdhdlas scscdllughd ihd pcrhshhd kcrsh`hj
ocdljhdtuagu. Hgu ocohdihdl phg Qhdtf yhdl kcrmh`hd ocdicght gcphihgu. ^cdasdyh yhdl ohsaj
`udl`ha atu kcrlcrhg gc ghdhd ihd gc gara. Iaushpdyh har ohthgu yhdl ocdctcs ia gciuh papagu ihd hgu
jhdyh iaho shmh.

‐Uuihj`hj ku, lh ushj dlcrhsh kcrsh`hj‟ ghthdyh ocokc`h iara ‐Uhyh yhgad phg Mfddy mulh phsta ohad
ecwcg ia `uhrhd.‟

‐Ohgsui khphg suhoa shyh sc`adlguj6‟ thdyhgu taihg pcrehyh.

‐Qh dhohdyh mulh `c`hga ku‟ uehpdyh cdtcdl.

‐Yaihg oudlgad phg. Uuhoa shyh taihg oudlgad sc`adlguj‟ ghthgu kcrhpa hpa.

‐Gh`f shopha suhoa aku sc`adlguj ia kc`hghdl aku laohdh6‟ thdthdldyh.

‐Khphg mhdlhd ocduiuj suhoa shyh scokhrhdlhd yh!!‟ uehpgu shoka` ohrhj.
‐Hph aku ocduiuj shyh kcrkfjfdl6‟ thdyhdyh icdlhd dhih ocdlhdeho ‐Magh shyh kash kugtaghd phg
Mfddy sc`adlguj ia kc`hghdl aku, aku kash ghsaj shyh hph6‟

‐Yaihg oudlgad phg‟ ghthgu ohsaj kcrthjhd.

‐Hph aku ohrhj magh suhoa aku sc`adlguj6‟

‐Ayh phg thpa suhoa shyh taihg hghd sc`adlguj‟ ghthgu ohsaj dlcyc`.

‐Yaihg oudlgad yh ku6‟ thdyhdyh shoka` ocdicdlus.

Iahoka`dyh jhdiy ehodyh ihd iapcdect pcdectdyh kckcrhph tfokf`. Gcouiahd icdlhd scdyuo
ocdudlladl, phg Qhdtf ocdudmugghd bftf suhoagu scihdl ocdllhdicdl scfrhdl whdath prakuoa
icdlhd ihdihdhd ocdfr kcrmh`hd ohsug gc sckuhj jftc`.jftc`. Kughd euoh shtu bftf, oc`hadghd hih
khdyhg scgh`a bftf atu icdlhd kckcrhph whdath kcrkcih. Khjghd hgu oc`ajht hih scfrhdl whdath yhdl
sciagat `ckaj tuh ihragu yhdl tcrbftf ph`adl khdyhg icdlhd khmu kcrkcih. Uudlluj gcdyhthhd yhdl
shdlht phjat.

‐Ada yhdl gcthuhd shoh shyh ku ia ih`ho gfth. Gh`f ia `uhr gfth yh shyh lh thu `hla‟ ghthdyh.

Hgu ohsaj su`at ocdecrdh gcdyhthhd ada. Hgu sc`h`u ocrhsh suhoagu frhdl yhdl shdlht sctah
 gcphihgu. Yhpa hgu taihg ocdyhdlgh suihj kclatu khdyhg whdath yhdl iataiuradyh. Hohrhjgu
ocdehpha ukud ukud. Adlad scgh`a hgu ocougu`dyh gctagh iah pu`hdl, thpa hgu `ckaj adlad

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ocokh`hsdyh. Jhtagu kcdhr kcdhr shgat iagjahdhtadyh.

‐^hg, tf`fdl rcgho shyh‟ ghthgu gcphih phg Qhdtf yhdl sciagat gckadludlhd icdlhd ohgsuigu.

Iadyh`hghddyh jhdiy eho atu ihd iasfrftdyh gc whmhjgu. Guadlht adlht `hla tcdthdl pcrsc`adlgujhd
suhoagu icdlhd kclatu khdyhg whdath ocokuht hgu scohgad kcrhda.

‐Jh`f, shyh Iahdc \fdl. Uuhoa shyh, Mfddy, taihg kash ocouhsghd karhja scx shyh ghrcdh gfdtf`dyh
tcr`h`u gcea`. Mhia shyh oadth tf`fdl gcphih shtpho shyh yhdl ocopudyha gfdtf` mhuj `ckaj kcshr ihra
oa`agdyh. Cdhg scgh`a gfdtf`dyh. Mhuj `ckaj cdhg ihra gfdtf` suhoa shyh. Uhyh ocrcgho vaicf ada jhdyh
udtug kugta khjwh ou`ha jhra ada, shyh hghd ocdmhia kuihg shtpho shyh, phg Qhdtf, thdph phgshhd
ihra sahphpud. Uhyh hghd ocduruta scouh pcradthjdyh, ihd hghd sc`h`u ocokcradyh prafraths `ckaj
iu`u ihra suhoa shyh. Uhyh hghd ocokcraghd tukuj shyh udtug ocokcraghd gcpuhshd gcphih
ohmaghd shyh. Uhyh ocdycrhjghd sc`urujdyh tukuj ada udtug ialudhghd pcoa`ag shyh sckhlha hphpud
yhdl iahdllhpdyh kcdhr. Ihd shyh hghd icdlhd scdhdl jhta kc`hmhr udtug ocdmhia scfrhdl kuihg
yhdl khag.‟ Hgu ocdluehpghd atu icdlhd scdyuohd dhgh` ihd gcr`adlhd ohth. Yaihg gctadllh`hd
guohadghd `aihjgu gc gara ihd gc ghdhd udtug ocokcraghd suhtu gcshd dhgh`. Yaihg `uph ia hgjar
vaicf, gupcr`ajhtghd hgu scihdl ocdlceup gcph`h pcdas phg Qhdtf ihd ocdluehpghd tcraoh ghsaj
hths gcdagohthd yhdl iakcraghddyh.

‐Khlus khdlct!!!‟ ghth phg Qhdtf shoka` ocdlheudlghd mcopf`.

‐Uuihj sahp ocdmhia kuihg shyh6‟ thdyhdyh.

‐Uuihj Yuhd‟ ghthgu shoka` tcrscdyuo.

‐Hyf dhag gc ghohr aku ihd shyh hghd ocoa`ajghd khmu yhdl efefg kuht ohghd oh`ho gath ku‟
ghthdyh shoka` tcrscdyuo ocsuo.

‐Khag Yuhd‟ ghthgu shoka` tcrscdyuo ohdas ihd thdph oh`u oh`u ocdllhdicdl thdlhddyh ihd
ocdhragdyh ocdhaga thdllh ocdumu ghohr taiurgu.
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Yjc Frly E`uk= \c`efoc tf tjc E`uk

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Jhdy

Dhohgu [aef (;> thjud), scfrhdl ohjhsaswh pcrhdthuhd yhdl gu`ahj ia akugfth. Hgu ohu kcrecrath
tcdthdl pcdlh`hohd la`hgu ia sckuhj gfst-gfsthd ohjhsaswh. Gfst-gfsthd atu udtug ehopur prah ihd
whdath, kckcrhph ihra pcdljudadyh ohjhsaswh scpcrta hgu ihd kckcrhph `haddyh ghryhwhd. Ucku`hd
pcrthoh sclh`hdyh dhophg dfroh`-dfroh` shmh, thpa kckcrhph jhra sctc`hj ku`hd gciuh khru`hj hgu
thju rhjhsah scrho (hthu scru6 tcrlhdtudl ihra ohdh oc`ajhtdyh) ia tcopht atu. Jhra atu hgu scihdl
kcrsahp-sahp ohu kcrhdlght gu`ahj sahdl gctagh gu`ajht ihra sckcrhdl ghohr Jhdy (81 thjud), lhias
ehdtag ia ghohr sckcrhdl yhdl kcrphyuihrh ofdtfg, gc`uhr ihra ghohrdyh gc ghohr ohdia thdph
ocohgha hphpud gceuh`a shdih` mcpat. Jhdiug shmh euoh iatcdtcdl icdlhd thdlhd garadyh, scihdl
thdlhd ghdhddyh ocdcdtcdl pcrh`hthd ohdiadyh.
Gu`atdyh yhdl putaj ou`us iathokhj kfiadyh yhdl `hdlsadl icdlhd tadlla khihd yhdl tcrohsug
scihdl scrth kfdlghjhd phdthtdyh yhdl ku`ht adihj `hdlsudl ocokuhtgu ocdc`hd `uihj
oc`ajhtdyh. Hgu yhdl ohsaj prah dfroh` tcrhdl shmh tcrhdlshdl iasuluja pcohdihdlhd thg tcriulh
ada ihd `hdlsudl tcrgcdh gfop`aghsa ohth-mhdtudl-gcoh`uhd. Ohthgu oc`ftft oc`ajht tukuj
tc`hdmhdldyh, mhdtudlgu `hdlsudl kcriclup gcdehdl, ihd ihrhjgu `hdlsudl ocdlh`ar gc khwhj
ocdlasa pcoku`uj ihrhj ia pcdasgu jadllh ocdclhdl. Uctc`hj ohsug gc ghohr ohdia, cdthj scdlhmh
hthu taihg, Jhdy sciagat ocdutup padtu udtug ocdllhdtudlghd jhdiug ihd phdihdlhd ohthdyh
kcrtcou icdlhd pc`ftfthd ohthgu. Hdcjdyh ah taihg tcr`ajht ghlct, oh`hj tcrscdyuo ocdllfih ihd
sciagat ocrcohs phyuihrhdyh scdiara. Qhdl `ckaj ocokuht mhdtudlgu scohgad kcrickhr-ickhr, thdph
tcr`ckaj iu`u ocdutup padtu ghohr ohdia ah ocdlhrhjghd lhlhdl sjfwcr gc tukujdyh ihd
ocdlluyur khihddyh icdlhd shdtha-shdtha shmh schghd hgu yhdl ocdfdtfd iah ohdia hih`hj jh` yhdl
 dfroh`. Kckcrhph shht sctc`hj ocoka`hs tukujdyh udtug ocokcrsajghd shkud ia khihddyh ah
ocdf`cj gc kc`hghdl ihd tcrscdyuo dhgh` oc`ajht phihgu yhdl ihrathia tcrkcdlfdl ia icphd padtu

8<8

ghohrgu. Gu`ahj `hdlsudl tcr`uphghd kclatu iah ocdlludhghd mcohra tc`udmug ghdhddyh udtug
ocdlhmhggu gc ghohr ohdia. @hdlsudl shmh hgu oc`cophrghd iagtht gu`ahjgu gc ghohr ihd oc`cphs
sc`uruj khmugu, tcrohsug EI-gu, scjadllh kurudlgu yhdl suihj khdlgat ihra thia `hdlsudl scpcrta
tcrkckhs ihra shdlghrdyh. @h`u hgu kcrmh`hd icdlhd hlhg pc`hd gc ghohr ohdia kcrshoh atu. Yhdph
oh`u-oh`u Jhdy ocdyhokutgu ih`ho gchihhd thdph kushdh scpcrta atu. Uhht hgu ohsug gc ghohr
ohdia ah euoh tcrscdyuo.

"Cj [aef...`u kc`uo pcrdhj ohdia khrcdl ecwcg yh6"

"^crdhj saj shoh ohdthd luh iu`u, thpa gh`hu yhdl scscgsa ghou kc`uo" mhwhkgu shoka` ocdlhluoa
gcadihjhd tukujdyh yhdl ocdllaurghd ih`ho gchihhd khshj scpcrta ada, tcruthoh khlahd phyuihrh
ihd padllu`dyh yhdl scofg atu.

Ah ocouthr tukujdyh jadllh ocoudlludlagu ihd iarhajdyh gciuh thdlhdgu ihd ocdllaradl
gciuhdyh gc phyuihrhdyh yhdl ku`ht atu. Hgu `h`u ocrcohs putadl luoph`hd gcdyh` atu shoka` sciagat
ocdlushp-ushp icdlhd lcrhghd oc`adlghr yhdl `cokut. Kakardyh yhdl adihj ocdlc`uhrghd icshjhd
yhdl ocokuht karhjagu scohgad ocokhrh.

"Hhhjj.. ccoojj.. ccoojj.." shht ah sciagat ocdf`cj gc shopadl, `hdlsudl shmh gu`uoht kakardyh
atu.

Icshjhddyh sciagat tcrthjhd ihd kcrehopur icdlhd `cdlujhdgu. @h`u thdlhd garagu ou`ha ocdehra
g`atfrasdyh ihd ou`ha ocdllcscg-lcscgghd mhragu gc ihladl scdsatab atu icdlhd `cokut. Icshjhddyh
I cshjhddyh
scohgad ocdllcoh ia ih`ho ou`utgu ihd iaphdtu`ghd f`cj iadiadl ghohr ohdia. Hgu suihj thg
shkhr `hla ocohsugghd pcdasgu gc vhladhdyh. Ohgh sctc`hj `aoh ocdathd kcr-brcdej gass ihd lrcpc-
lrcpc, hgu ocokh`agghd tukujdyh jadllh ocdljhihp gc hrhjgu. Yhpa ah ocdf`hg shoka` oc`cphs
phluthdgu.

Uhoka` sciagat ocdicshj ah ka`hdl, "Lada hmh, `ckaj gcrhsh sfifghddyh!" scrhyh ocdudlladlghd
phdthtdyh gc hrhjgu ihd ocdyhdihrghd `cdlhddyh gc tcokfg.

Fgc icj, pagargu shoka` ocdifrfdl pudlludldyh suphyh ah `ckaj ocdudiug. Yhdlhd ghdhdgu
ococlhdl khthdl pcdasgu ihd ocdlhrhjghd gc vhladhdyh yhdl tc`hj sahp ocdhdta. Uctc`hj
ocdcopc` phs ia kakar vhladhdyh, `hdlsudl shmh gutcghd khthdl gcoh`uhdgu yhdl suihj tclhdl
jadllh hok`hs gc ih`hodyh icdlhd pcr`hjhd.

"Hhhrrlljj..!!" Jhdy ocdlcrhdl phdmhdl

"Gcdhph Jhd6 Uhgat6" thdyhgu shoka` ocrcohs phyuihrhdyh

"Hlhg saj....thpa cdhg...khdlct [ae.. uujj.. hhrlljj.."

Ocohdl khthdl gcoh`uhdgu tcrmcpat eugup gctht ia hdthrh iadiadl vhladhdyh yhdl kcricdyut-icdyut
scjadllh tcrhsh scpcrta iapamht. Ucgh`a `hla Jhdy ocdlcrhdl `uohyhd gcrhs whgtu hgu ou`ha
ocdifrfdl padllu`gu ohmu oudiur. Rhladhdyh ohgad kcecg scjadllh pcdasgu scohgad cdhg gc`uhr-
ohsug `ahdl scdllhohdyh atu. Ucdshsa yhdl gupcrf`cj pud rhshdyh `uhr kahsh scgh`a ocokuhtgu mulh
ou`ha ocdicshj-icshj gccdhghd. Hgu ococlhdla phdtht scgsadyh ihd scscgh`a ocdhophrdyh
icdlhd lcohs. @h`u gutcopc`ghd ihihgu gc pudlludldyh ihd ou`ha ocrcohs-rcohs phyuihrh
ofdtfgdyh yhdl ocdllhdtudl kcrht. ^hsta tcohd-tcohdgu taihg pcrehyh gh`hu hgu kcrjhsa` kcreadth
 icdlhd Jhdy, tjc ofst whdtci lar` ad ehopus tf scx watj! Uudlluj lhias shtu ada kcdhr-kcdhr
ocdllharhjghd.

8<;

"Suujj.. hhjj.." icshjgu iataoph`a pcgaghd Jhdy.

Yakh-takh hgu ocrhsh hih eharhd jhdlht ou`ha ocdmh`hr gc umudl gcph`h khthdl gcoh`uhdgu. Yhdph

scopht guthjhd, har ohdagu pud gc`uhr sckhlahd ia ih`ho vhladh Jhdy ghrcdh kc`uo scopht gcehkut
gc`uhr, scihdlghd sckhlahd `haddyh kcreaprhthd ia phdtht Jhdy. ^hih scokurhd kcragutdyh Jhdy
scopht kcrputhr icdlhd ecpht, kcr`utut ia icphdgu ihd ocdcraoh scoprfthd har ohdagu ia whmhj
ehdtagdyh. Ah ocokugh ou`utdyh ocdcraoh spcrohgu yhdl ocdycoprft scohgad `cohj. Uctc`hj atu
ah ou`ha ocdma`hta sc`uruj eharhd putajgu ia whmhjdyh ihd ocdlushp-ushp phdthtdyh udtug ocdycgh
ohdagu yhdl hih ia pudlludl ihd phdthtdyh `h`u atu iama`htdyh shopha jhkas. Hgu ocrhsh hlhg `cohs
sctc`hj frlhsoc thpa shdlht puhs ihd phrhjdyh hgu gcpadlad `hla, jcjcjc...sf phsta `hj! Jhdy yhdl
ocdlcthjua pagarhdgu kcrghth,

"[ae `hdmutad shmh ia ghohr hmh yug, iadlad daj iasada"

"Fg...ghohr luh hthu ghohr `u Jhd6"

"Ghohr luh hmh`hj. Ghohr`u ghd kcrhdthghd!" mhwhkdyh tcrscdyuo dhgh`

Hgu dycdlar oh`u. @h`u takh-takh hgu ocdlhdlght tukujdyh ihd gulcdifdl iah gc ghohrdyh.
Yukujdyh yhdl ohsaj sciagat khshj icdlhd har scohgad ocokuhtdyh thophg ocdllharhjghd ghrcdh
dhophg kcrga`huhd ia khwhj sadhr ohthjhra. Ucshophadyh ia ghohrdyh hgu rckhjghd iah ia
rhdmhdldyh ihd hgu ou`ha ocdma`hta scouh sash-sash har yhdl ocdcopc` ia tukujdyh. Iah ou`ha
ocdicshj-icshj `hla shht guma`hta putadl efg`htdyh yhdl suihj gcokh`a ocdlcrhs. Ah `h`u ocrhaj
gcph`hgu ihd ocdcghddyh scjadllh hgu tcrkcdho ih`ho-ih`ho gc phyuihrhdyh. Hgu yhdl suihj
gfdhg kcrht ou`ha ocdlcdyft ihd ocdlalata putadldyh ihd shoka` ocrcohsadyh. Icshj gcdagohthd
Jhdy pud ocdlasa ghohr kcrugurhd scihdl atu. Uctc`hj ocrhsh puhs ocdyusu phyuihrhdyh, hgu
ou`ha ocdlhrhjghd khthdl gcoh`uhdgu yhdl suihj gcrhs `hla gc ih`ho vhladhdyh. Iah ococgag
ghlct shht pcdctrhsa ihd `hdlsudl gulcdmft jhkas-jhkashd. Mcpathd iadiadl vhladhdyh kcdhr-kcdhr
`clat shopha hgu ocdlcrhdl-crhdl dagoht scgh`a ihd ah scdiara ocdmcrat-mcrat gccdhghd. @h`u hgu
oc`uoht kakar tapasdyh ihd iah mulh ocokh`hs icdlhd kcrlharhj. Ihih ghoa kcrlcscghd ihd scdshsa
yhdl iataoku`ghd kcdhr-kcdhr hiujha. @h`u sc`hdl kckcrhph ocdat gcouiahd hgu gc`uhr `hla thdph
scopht guthjhd.

"Jhd.. ccoojj.. gcc`uuhhr.. iaa.. ihh`ccoo.. ddaajj.." ghth-ghthgu tcrputus-putus f`cj crhdl dagoht
ihd scdshsa frlhsoc.

"Ddllhgg.. phph.. gffqq.." ruphdyh iah mulh ocdlh`hoa scdshsa yhdl shoh.

@h`u hgu hokrug ia shopadldyh udtug astarhjht. Jhdy

J hdy mulh `c`hj gc`ajhthddyh.

"[aef.."

"Qh6"
 "\c`efoc tf tjc e`uk!" ghthdyh ocokuhtgu jcrhd.

8<5

"Hph...wjht e`uk6"

"Yjc Frly E`uk! Lada `jf ia sada, ia gfst-gfsthd ada, scx as tfth``y brcc. Uhoh ecwcg ohdhpud ia gfst ada,
ghou kf`cj ohad scohuou. Ihd gh`hu ecwcgdyh taihg ohu, ghou kf`cj pcrgfsh iah. Ia sada
ecwcgdyh hih`hj kuihg scgs. Hgu, Hdlc`adc, Hoc`, shoh Uhkradh yhdl adif ku`c atu hih`hj kuihg-
kuihg scgs efwfg ia sada. Ycrus H`cx, @cf, Hdtfd, Mfgf, Ohraf, Adirh, khjghd Fo Iciiy yhdl pudyh

gfs p`us astradyh, Okhg Cvh, `h`u ^hg Ghsaoud sa pcdmhlh gfst ada, ihd scghrhdl ghou kcrjhg ocrgfsh
gath kcrcopht.Yhpa ghoa mulh kf`cj oadth ohad gh`hu gcpadlad. ^fgfgdyh tfth``y brcc icj!"

Ycdtu shmh hgu hlhg ghlct ihd tcrpcrhdlhj ocdicdlhrdyh.

"Ucouh frhdl6" thdyhgu.

"^fgfgdyh syhrhtdyh hih`hj ghou frhdl gfst ia sada. Kcdcrdyh ghou iahmhg Adirh gfst gc sada kughd
euoh udtug ocdljakur ghou yhdl khru putus shoh ohdthdou thpa ghrcdh iah mulh icdlcr ghou
frhdl yhdl hsyag sfh` scgs. sc`hoh scku`hd ada ghoa suihj ocdyc`aiaga ghou hphghj ghou phdths hthu
dllhg ohsug g`uk ada, ihd tcrdyhth ghou efefg, sc`hoht yh!" ghthdyh shoka` ocdeauo kakargu

^crhshhdgu ehopur hiug, kadludl, ghlct mulh scdhdl. Ycrdyhth Adirh pudyh tumuhd `had ocdlhmhggu
dlcgfst ia sada. Iah adlad hgu ihpht oc`uphghd Uhrhj yhdl sc`adlguj ihd ocdlcdh`ghd iudah scx yhdl
`ckaj kckhs. \hj tjhdg's Dirh! @u cohdl sfkht ocsuo yhdl khag

"Mhia luh kcrjhg ohad icdlhd gh`ahd ecwcg kcrcopht wh`hupud gh`ahd taihg ohu6"

"Qup! Uc`had atu hih mulh hdllfth ihra `uhr gfst yhdl suihj gath sc`cgsa udtug ocrhohaghd g`uk6"
 mhwhk Jhdy icdlhd tcrscdyuo.
tcrscdyuo.

‐F latu6 Oash`dyh...6‟

‐Hih sa Oc`adih, phehrdyh @cf atu, tcrus Khdl Fkhr sa tughdl hdtcr lh`fd har, ^hg Ufohi, tughdl dhsa
lfrcdl gc`a`adl `hdllhdhd hdhg-hdhg ia sada, tcrus Okhg Yhra shoh Okhg Oardh, ocrcgh mulh hvha`hk`c
`fj!‟

‐Okhg Yhra6 Okhg Oardh yhdl ohdh6‟

‐F ayh ihshr efwfg, atu ghryhwhta yhdl gcrmh ia kutag #### icgct ghopus, atu ghd pudyh Okhg Cvh‟

‐^hdtcs luh lh thu, lh pcrdhj ohad gc kutag, gh`hu thu latu, thr ghphd-ghphd ohad gc shdh mulh hj
jcjcjcjc!‟ ghthgu, ‐egg...egggg...luh khru thu hih pcrguopu`hd scla`h ada, ohg`uo hdhg gfth gcea`
jcjcjc...cj thpa hph hohd Jhd, gh`hu gcdh lrckcg hphrht ghd kcrhkc tuj6‟

‐Ycdhdl...Fo Iciiy pudyh tcocd ia gcpf`asahd yhdl mhia khegadl gath, ^hg Ssdf, atu tuj ghd `hla
ghphd tuj gath `hla ohad ^U5 ia ruhdl tcdlhj, hih khphg hlhg lcoug yhdl ihthdl atu‟

‐Fff...atu mhia iah atu pf`asa yh6‟

‐Ayh, sckhlha kh`hs mhshdyh iah mulh ihpct mhthj ihra gath ecwcg-ecwcg ia sada‟, tcrhdldyh, ‐tcrus, shtu
 `hla ada phsta `u sugh [ae!‟

8<9

‐\hj hph `hla daj6‟ hgu scohgad pcdhshrhd iakuhtdyh.

‐G`uk gath ada, sctahp ku`hd wccgcdi pcrthoh dlhihad frly ia ruohjdyh Fo Iciiy. Ia shdh hehrhdyh
scru icj, hih lhoc-lhoc dhgh`, tugcr-tugcrhd phshdlhd, umudl-umudldyh yh frly phrty `hj!‟

Hgu kcdhr-kcdhr gcjhkashd ghth-ghth, pcrehyh taihg pcrehyh, thpa hgu kcdhr-kcdhr tc`hj ia g`uk ada

ihd ocdlh`hoadyh scdiara. Uudlluj ih`ho jaiup ada khdyhg jh` yhdl ia `uhr iulhhd ihd pcdlcthjuhd
gath.

‐Fff..., mhia whgtu ghphd atu luh kh`ag gc sada shopc oh`co lh hih sahph-sahph sc`had ^hg Ghsaoud,
tcrdyhth `u frhdl `hla phrty yh6 ^hdtcs kcsfg phladyh luh `aht ough `u frhdl phih `cocs latu‟

Jhdy ocdlhdllug ocdlayhghd

"Coo.. wccgcdi ghd talh jhra `hla daj. Gh`a ada luh kf`cj ihtcdl ifdl6"

"@agc a Must shai tf yfu, `u ghd uihj hdllfth g`uk ada scghrhdl. Mhia `u kcrjhg gc shdh."

‐\hj sag, hsyag....hsyag...kcdcrhd daj6 lh shkhr luh dudlludyh!‟ hgu gclarhdlhd ocdicdlhrdyh,
scpcrta oaopa shmh, thpa scouhdyh dyhth, hgu khru shmh ocdlh`hoadyh scdiara icdlhd tcohd
scghopusgu ada.

Hdlc`adc

"\c``...wc``, mhia eh`fd ocokcr khru ada uihj `f`fs sc`cgsa yh!" takh-takh tcricdlhr suhrh ihra hrhj
 padtu.

8<3

Ghoa ocdf`cj gc hrhj padtu yhdl `uph gututup. Ycrdyhth Hdlc`adc suihj kcriara ia hokhdl padtu.
Hdlc` (;9 thjud) hih`hj scfrhdl prhoulhra sckuhj ohsghpha pcdcrkhdlhd `fgh`, ohgh taihg jcrhd ah
ocoa`aga tukuj yhdl aich`, tadlla 8<;eo icdlhd phjh mcdmhdl yhdl adihj, iathokhj whmhjdyh yhdl
ehdtag icdlhd rhokut sckhju. Iah kcriara ia icphd padtu icdlhd scrhlho ocrhj prhoulhradyh
shoka` ocdhrag gfpcr gcea` kcrfihdyh. Ucpcrtadyh ah khru shmh kckhs tulhs sctc`hj garh-garh scoadllu
`hohdyh taihg kcrhih ia gfst ghrcdh tulhs ia `uhr.

"Cj Ghg Hdlc`, khru pu`hdl daj6"

"Ayh ehpc saj kutuj astarhjht sckcdhrdyh, thpa ocrlfgad `u frhdl `hla dlcdtft luh mulh mhia lhtc` daj"
 mhwhk Hdlc` shoka` ocdyhdihrghd
ocdyhdihrghd khjudyh gc guscd padtu,
padtu, ‐[ae, wc`efoc tf tjc e`uk yh!

‐Jcjcjc...ayh Ghg, fofdl-fofdl scghrhdl Ghg Hdlc` gcpcdlcd shoh shyh daj6‟ lfihgu

"\jy dft, shph thgut6" mhwhk Hdlc` shoka` whmhjdyh ococrhj ocdhjhd dhbsudyh.

"Yhpa kcdthr yh, krchg iu`u daj, ehpc khru lhrhp sa Jhdy daj!"

"Daj phgc ada ifdl!" ghth Jhdy shoka` ocdhrag `hea ia kubct sckc`hj rhdmhdldyh ihd ocdlc`uhrghd
scshtejct Arcx `h`u ocdyfifrghddyh phihgu.

@hdlsudl gushokhr Arcx atu ihd guoaduo icdlhd scohdlht. Gcouiahd hgu turud ihra rhdmhdl ihd
ocdljhoparadyh. Guifrfdl tukujdyh gc iadiadl ihd guphlut kakardyh yhdl iashokutdyh icdlhd
phdhs. Uhoka` kcreuoku, thdlhd ghoa sh`adl rhkh tukuj phshdlhd ohsadl-ohsadl. Hgu
ocdllcrhyhdla tukujdyh, rfgdyh gusadlghp ihd gciuh thdlhdgu ocrcohs kfdlghjhd phdthtdyh
yhdl ofdtfg yhdl ohsaj tcrkudlgus phdtyjfusc jathodyh. Uc`hdl kckcrhph ocdat gcouiahd
pcdlhruj Arcx thia ou`ha tcrhsh, tukujgu kcrhdlsur-hdlsur sclhr ihd sahp ocou`ha pcrtcopurhd
kcragutdyh.

‐\fw....uihj gcrhs `hla kf!‟ ghth Hdlc` yhdl ocoamht pcdasgu yhdl ocdlcrhs pcr`hjhd-`hjhd ih`ho
lcdllhohddyh

Gcouiahd ah `hdlsudl kcrmfdlgfg ia icphdgu, thdph khsh-khsa iaehp`fgdyh khthdl gcoh`uhdgu.

Uctc`hj ocdlushp-ushp khthdl pcdasgu yhdl ia ih`ho ou`utdyh icdlhd `aihjdyh, iah ou`ha
ocdlfefg-dlfefggu icdlhd ocohmu-oudiurghd gcph`hdyh. Ghihdl-ghihdl `aihjdyh ocdyusura
khlahd khwhj khthdl gcoh`uhdgu ihd ocdlcout kuhj zhghrgu.

"Hhjj.. yhhjj.. tcruss.. tcrus...latuad Ghg!" hgu ocdicshj-icshj, taihg guht ocdhjhd karhja ihd
hgtavaths atu kcr`hdlsudl hlhg `hoh.

Hgu yhdl taihg shkhr `hla sclcrh ocdhrag tukuj Hdlc` ihd ocdiuiugghddyh ia tcpa ocmh ia icght
padtu ghohr, gupfsasaghd iaragu ia hdthrh gciuh kc`hj phjh mcdmhdldyh.

"Ghg Hdlc`, shyh uihj lhg thjhd daj!" padthgu ia tcdlhj gceuphd-gceuphd `ahr ghoa.

"Hgu mulh [ae! Ecpht gcrmha ococggu!" kh`hs Hdlc`adc icdlhd ththphd shyu ococ`hs pcduj dhbsu.
 "Joo...Ghghg kcdcr-kcdcr gfdhg kcrht yh6" lfihgu shoka` ocdeauoa tc`adlh ihd `cjcrdyh.

8<2

"Dddlljj.. Lavc oc tjht [aef! ^`chsc.." padth Hdlc`adc

Hgu ocohlut gcokh`a kakardyh, shoka` kcreauohd gupc`frfta phdty jfusc jatho kcscrth ec`hdh
ih`hodyh, `h`u gurcdllhdlghd pfsasa ghgadyh hlhr ocdlhdlghdl `ckhr. Ycr`ajht`hj gada ia jhihphdgu
vhladh vhladh prhoulhra ehdtag yhdl ocrcghj ocrhj sclhr, gfdtrhs icdlhd gu`atdyh yhdl putaj. Ku`u-
ku`u ia scgathr vhladhdyh tcrpftfdl rhpa, ocdhdihghd khjwh ah ocohdl eugup tc`htcd ocrhwht

frlhd gcwhdathhddyh tcrsckut. ^cohdihdlhd atu scohgad ocokuhtgu thg jcdta-jcdtadyh ocdc`hd
`uihj. Hgu iuiug ia gursa ihd ocokcdhoghd whmhjgu gc sc`hdlghdlhd Hdlc` ihd ou`ha ocdma`hta
`ahdl gcdagohthddyh shoka` gcph`hgu tcrus iapclhdl ihd iamhokhgadyh. Ucocdthrh atu thdlhdgu
ocdyusup gc khwhj gcocmhdyh yhdl ohsaj kc`uo tcrkugh, shopha ia ihihdyh thdlhdgu tcrus
ocdyusup gc kh`ag krhdyh, hgjardyh gupclhdl ihd gurcohs phyuihrhdyh yhdl adihj ihd kcrgu`at
jh`us, putadldyh gupcrohadghd jadllh tcrhsh ohgad gcrhs. Yhg `hoh gcouiahd, gurhshghd ihcrhj
vhladh Hdlc` kcrlcthr ihd ohgad `hoh lcthrhddyh ohgad jckht, jadllh thg hgjardyh shht hgu scihdl
ocdllalat-lalat gcea` g`atfrasdyh, Hdlc` pud ocdlcrhdl phdmhdl iascrtha tukujdyh ocdlcmhdl.

"Ffljj aayyhhjj.. Ycrrussjj.. Oooppbbjj.. Ljjhhjj.." icshj Hdlc` ocdlc`uhrghd eharhd frlhsoc
ihra vhladhdyh

\hmhjgu `hdlsudl tcrscokur f`cj eharhd kcdadl yhdl jhdlht ihra `ahdl sfrlhwa Hdlc`. Icdlhd
`hjhpdyh hgu ocdycruput `c`cjhd `cdiar gcdagohthd yhdl thg jcdta-jcdtadyh oc`c`cj ihra ih`ho
vhladh Hdlc`. Jh` ada tcdtudyh ocokuht Hdlc` yhdl khru shmh ocdehpha frlhsoc ia`hdih rhsh lc`a
yhdl hoht shdlht.

"Jjjhhjj ssttffpp!! Uttffpp!! Ljaa``hhjj.. Fjj Uttffpp Usjj.." crhdl Hdlc` shoka` kcrushjh
ocdmhujghd sc`hdlghdlhddyh ihra whmhjgu.

Ycthpa hgu mustru thg ohu ocoadihjghd ou`ut ihd ma`hthddyh sciagat pud ihra vhladh yhdl scihdl
iakhdmara eharhd dagoht atu. Hgu taihg ohu oc`cwhta sctctcspud eharhd luraj atu. Ou`ut ihd whmhjgu
pud kc`cpfthd f`cj `cdiardyh. Khru sctc`hj gurhshghd vhladhdyh tc`hj kcrsaj, hgu kcrhdmhg gc
kakardyh. Icdlhd ohsaj ocdlu`uo `cdiar ihra vhladhdyh atu hgu ocdyuhpghddyh gc kakar adihj ia
jhihphdgu. Hdlc` `hdlsudl ocdlcrta hph yhdl hghd gupcrkuht tcrjhihpdyh. Ah pud `hdlsudl
ocokugh ou`utdyh scrhyh kcrghth,

"@uihjad! @uihjad gc hgu [ae!" padthdyh icdlhd ththphd shyu ocdllharhjghd shoka` ocrcohs-rcohs
`cokut phyuihrhdyh scdiara.

Hgu `hdlsudl oc`uihjghddyh gc ih`ho ou`ut prhoulhra ehdtag atu ihd `hdlsudl iashokutdyh icdlhd
icshjhd kcrlharhj.

"Ooojj...cdhggjj!" kasag Hdlc`adc sctc`hj ocdc`hd `cdiar gcdagohthddyh scdiara.

Hgu yhdl scohgad tcrkhghr lharhjdyh oc`ajht hiclhd atu oc`ueuta phghahd hthsdyh yhdl ohsaj
tcrsash. Uctc`hd `uhr, gcocmh, ihd krh-dyh pud kcrececrhd ia hths ohupud ocmh ghohr Jhdy jadllh
Hdlc` pud tc`hdmhdl ia jhihphdgu. Yukuj of`cg Hdlc` ocokuhtgu oc`fdlf, shoh adihjdyh icdlhd
Jhdy, dhoud `ckaj tadlla, ihd phyuihrhdyh `ckaj gcea` sciagat. ^cohdihdlhd adihj atu ocokuhtgu
thg shkhr `hla udtug ocohsugghd pcdasgu gc ih`ho vhladhdyh. Hgu pud `h`u ocdcopc`ghd tukujgu
gc tukujdyh yhdl tcriuiug ia tcpa ocmh shoka` ocdllcscgghd pcdasgu yhdl scmhg thia tc`hj
 ocdclhdl pcduj ia vhladhdyh.

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"\ffw...gcrhsdyh!" ghluo Hdlc` shoka` ocdllcdllho pcdasgu.

"Hhhjj.. Ghg Hdlc`.." `cdlujgu shht mcohra `cdtagdyh ocdllcdllho ihd ocrcohs `cokut pcdasgu.

Hdlc` `hdlsudl ocdlfefg pcdas ia lcdllhohd thdlhd ghdhddyh atu icdlhd pcduj gc`cokuthd.
Ucocdthrh atu thdlhd garadyh ocdlushp-ushp vhladhdyh scdiara yhdl ou`ha khshj gcokh`a. [uphdyh ah

pud thg shkhr adlad sclcrh iasctukuja. Iapadihjghddyh thdlhd garadyh yhdl suihj iakhshja `cdiar
gcdagohthddyh gc pcdasgu ihd iakh`uradyh pcdasgu atu icdlhd `cdiardyh.

"Cccoooj...hdlct Ghg, cdhg!" kasaggu shoka` ococmhoghd ohthdyh.

"Jjjoo66 Hdlct6 Hgu pudyh yhdl phdhs [ae!" thdthdl Hdlc` shoka` ocdcopc`ghd pcdasgu gc kakar
vhladhdyh. "Ecpht [ae! Ohsugad gfdtf` `u, hgu dllhg shkhr! ^`chsc.." ghthdyh icght tc`adlhgu

"Fffwwjj.. Ooojj.." icshjdyh gctagh guifrfdl pcdasgu ocokc`hj kakar vhladhdyh.

Hdlc` ocdifdlhg shoka` ococmhoghd ohthdyh ocdagohta pcdctrhsa yhdl gu`hgughd. Yhdph kuhdl
whgtu `hla hgu ou`ha ocdllfyhdlghd padllu`gu ocdljumho-jumho vhladhdyh. ^cdasgu tcrhsh scpcrta
iathrag ihd iarcohs kcrshohhd ghrcdh scrctdyh vhladh atu. ^hyuihrh Hdlc` yhdl kcrugurhd scihdl atu
kcrludehdl-ludehdl ia jhihphdgu scf`hj ocdludihdlgu oc`uohtdyh. Hgu pud ocdyhokhr
putadldyh icdlhd lalagu ihd ocdllalatdyh thdph kcrjcdta ocdllcdmftdyh. Kckcrhph khrhdl scpcrta
kugu ihd h`ht tu`as ia hths ocmh Jhdy kcrmhtujhd gc khwhj ghrcdh tcrscdllf` thdlhd Hdlc` yhdl
scihdl scpcrta eheadl gcphdhshd.

"Usjj... cdhg [ae, cdhg khdlctjjj!!" umhr Hdlc` ocdicsas.

Khlhaghd guih `ahr, Hdlc` mulh hgtab ocdllfyhdlghd padllu`dyh shopha ocmh ia khwhjdyh agut
kcrlfyhdl ihd kcricrat. Gcradlht ocdctcs icdlhd ia gcdadl ihd ihihdyh. \hmhjdyh yhdl ehdtag
tcr`ajht scohgad ehdtag oc`uhpghd lharhj ia ih`ho iaradyh.

"Fffjj.. Ayhhjj tcrussjj Ghg... Ussjj!" hgu pud scohgad ocrhehu thg ghruhd.

Hdlc` ococ`uggu icdlhd crht, gugu-gugu ia mhradyh ghihdl ocdllfrcs pudlludlgu ihd ghgadyh
oc`adlghr ia padllhdl shyh ocrhphtghddyh scjadllh pcdasgu tcrhsh scohgad rhpht ia vhladhdyh. Yhg
jcdta-jcdtadyh ou`utdyh ocdlc`uhrghd icshjhd dagoht. Ucokhra ocdllcdmft pcdasgu ih`ho
vhladhdyh, thdlhd ghdhdgu ocrcohsa phyuihrhdyh. Hrfoh phrbuo kcrgc`hs yhdl ohsaj tcrhsh phih
tukujdyh ocdhokhj scdshsa crftas pcrsctukujhd ghoa. Kckcrhph `hoh gcouiahd ghoa ocdehpha
pudehg kcrkhrcdlhd, hgu cmhgu`hsa ih`ho vhladh Hdlc`, spcrohgu ouderht ocdlasa `ahdl vhladhdyh.
Ucocdthrh Hdlc` ococgag gcrhs shoka` ocdecdlgcrho pudihggu, whmhjdyh tcr`ajht shdlht
ocdagohta frlhsoc yhdl khru shmh iah`hoadyh.

"Hhhjj...hhhjjj" tcrdyhth ohsaj tcricdlhr suhrh icshjhd `had ihra kc`hghdlgu.

\hj, shgadl hsyagdyh icdlhd prhoulhra ehdtag ada, hgu shopha `uph icdlhd Jhdy. Ycrdyhth ihra thia ah
ocdfdtfd ghoa shoka` ohsturkhsa icdlhd vakrhtfrdyh jadllh frlhsoc. Icdlhd sash-sash tcdhlhgu,
hgu ocdlhdlght tukuj Hdlc` yhdl suihj `cohs gc rhdmhdl. Uctc`hjdyh hgu ocokhradlghd tukujgu ia
shopadl gciuh whdath atu.
 ‐Laohdh6 ^uhs lh6‟ thdyh Jhdy

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‐\jcw...puhs khdlct, luh lh dyhdlgh kash ohsug g`uk scpcrta ada, luh garhad yhdl ladahd euoh hih ia
dclhrh-dclhrh Crfph‟ mhwhkgu shoka` lc`cdl-lc`cdl gcph`h

‐Gurhdl upihtc `u [ae, mhuj-mhuj hoht gc `uhr dclcra, ia Mhghrth scghrhdl mulh uihj hih gfg‟ ghth
Hdlc`, ‐ghou pcrdhj kheh Mhghrth Sdicrefvcr lh6‟ hgu ocdlhdllug, ‐g`uk gath ohsaj sgh`h

ocdcdlhj hthu oh`hj gcea` `hj gh`hu iakhdiadl yhdl ia`aput ia shdh, khdyhg yhdl `ckaj la`h `hla‟

Uhht atu Hoc`ah (;> thjud) `cwht icphd ghohrdyh Jhdy. Iah kcrjcdta scmcdhg ihd ocdlcrcdyatghd
ihja oc`ajht ghoa kcrtalh kula` ia rhdmhdl `h`u ocdcrusghd `hdlghjdyh gc ghohrdyh.

‐Cjjj....!‟ rcb`cgs hgu mhia sh`hj tadlghj ihd ocrhaj lu`adl ocdutupa tukuj tc`hdmhdlgu

Oc`ajht rchgsagu Jhdy ihd Hdlc`adc oh`hj tcrthwh.

‐Jajaja...gath ohg`uo gfg, ghd pcdihthdl khru...ohsaj oh`u-oh`u, gath iu`u mulh latu, yh lh Jhd6‟
ghth Hdlc` ocdyagut pc`hd gc Jhdy

‐Ayh `hj, kahsh hmh...thr gc shdh phsta lh khgh` oh`u-oh`u `hla, yhdl hih oudlgad oh`u-oh`uad!‟ taoph`
Jhdy `h`u gciuhdyh tcrthwh rcdyhj kcrkhrcdlhd.

‐Ayh yh jcjcjc...ghd ada frly e`uk yh, mhia sa Hoc` mulh kash iaphgc ifdl6‟ thdyhgu sctc`hj khru shihr
hgu suihj mhia hdllfth g`uk,

‐Ghd luh uihj mc`hsad thia [ae, Hoc` mulh luh sckut thia‟ ghth Jhdy

‐Kcdcr daj6 Iah atu ghd lffi lar` ia ghopus, `u frhdl lh ohad-ohad ghd6‟ hgu ohgad pcdhshrhd ihd
hdtusahs

‐Hj...`u hmh lh thu, sa Hoc` cohdl ia `uhrhd mh‑ao [ae, thpa gh`hu uihj hhhjj....hhhjjj...hhjjj...lhdhs
`fj iah jajajaa!‟ shjut Hdlc`

‐Mhia luh kash cdtftad iah6 Ycrus ghthdyh hih hturhd gh`hu lh ohu kf`cj iapcrgfsh ghd Jhd6‟ thdyhgu
ocyhgadghd

"Qfa ohd! [hpc jcr hs tjc why yfu `agc at!" Jhdy ocokcragu scohdlht.

Hgu sclcrh gc`uhr ihra ghohr Jhdy ocdadllh`ghddyh ihd Hdlc` udtug ocdehra Hoc` thdph ocohgha
hph-hph, jhdyh shdih` mcpat. Ucpcrta mulh Jhdy, Hoc` hih`hj tcohd ghopusgu, kcihdyh Hoc`
scbhgu`ths icdlhdgu scihdlghd Jhdy kcrkcih. Ah `ckaj tuh copht ku`hd ihragu ihd tcrphut shtu
hdlghthd ia hthsgu. Ghoa pcrdhj scgc`hs ih`ho iuh ohth gu`ahj, ihra satu`hj hgu ocdlcdh`dyh wh`hu
taihg icght. Ohgh gctagh pcrthoh gh`a ohsug gc gfst ada, ah hih`hj frhdl yhdl gugcdh` sc`had Adirh.
Ihra satu ghoa scohgad icght ghrcdh hgu ghihdl kcrthdyh tcdthdl gu`ahj ihd mulh pcrdhj ocoadmho
iagtht ihradyh. Uc`hoh ada hgu ocdlhdllhpdyh ecwcg khag-khag ghrcdh khag ia ghopus ohupud ia gfst
ah kcrphghahd kahsh shmh, taihg tcrka`hdl scgsa, ph`adl gh`hu oh`ho phgha ec`hdh pcdicg hthu ghfs
thdph `cdlhd, yhdl ocdurutgu saj whmhr. Ocohdl hgu pcrdhj hlhg jcrhd gctagh suhtu jhra taihg
scdlhmh hgu oc`ajht Khdl Fkhr, sa tughdl har, gc`uhr ihra ghohr Hoc` yhdl sckc`uodyh tcrtutup.
 \hgtu atu saj taihg hih pagarhd dclhtab, oudlgad khru ocokhdtu Hoc` ocopcrkhaga iaspcdscr hthu
hph oudlgad. Yaihg gushdlgh tcrdyhth ah hdllfth frly e`uk, yhdl kcrhrta kash iaphgha. Hoc` ocoa`aga

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whmhj yhdl ohdas icdlhd pfstur scihdl, sciagat `ckaj mhdlgudl ihra Jhdy. ^hyuihrhdyh `uohyhd
kcshr scjadllh gh`hu scihdl ocohgha ghfs gctht hghd thophg shdlht ocdhdthdl.

Hoc`ah

Gu`ajht padtu ghohr Hoc` sctcdlhj tcrkugh, thpa ah taihg hih ia ih`ho. Jooo...oudlgad iah gc `hdtha
hths udtug ocdmcour khmu. Uclcrh hgu ocdhaga thdllh gc hths. Kcdhr shmh Hoc` scihdl ocdeuea. Uhht
guihthdla ah ih`ho pfsasa kcrmfdlgfg ocokc`hghdlagu ihd ocohsugghd eueahd gc ih`ho ocsad euea.

‐Jhj...[aef, ohu hph6‟ ah ocokh`ag ghlct kclatu ocdicdlhr hgu ohsug ihd ocdutup padtu.

"Jcjcjc...purh-purh lh thu hj `u Oc`, ghd hturhd frly e`uk= sctahp ecwcg mhia kuihg scgs. gh`hu lhg
ohu kf`cj iapcrgfsh. Qh ghd6" thdyhgu kcrmh`hd ocdicghtadyh

‐Cjj...ayh thpa...lhg scghrhdl p`chsc...luh `hla lh pcdlcd!‟ Hoc` tcr`ajht phdag shoka` oc`hdlghj
oudiur.

‐Ohghdyh Oc`, luh kagad `u gcpcdlcd icj, gcthlajhd oh`hj jcjcjc!‟ hgu scohgad ocdicghtadyh

Gctagh Hoc` oudiur udtug ocdljadihr, iah `hdlsudl gcpcpct phih tcokfg ia kc`hghdldyh. Uhht atu
icdlhd salhp gupc`ug khihddyh yhdl rhopadl ihd guicghp gc tukujgu.

‐Mhdlhd [ae...la`h `u...mhdlhd!!‟ Hoc` ocrfdth kcrushjh `cphs ihragu.

Ucocdthrh hgu oc`hdmutghd hgsagu. Yhdlhgu ocdyadlghp rfg icdaodyh scjadllh phjh ou`usdyh
 Ucocdthrh hgu oc`hdmutghd hgsagu. Yhdlhgu ocdyadlghp rfg icdaodyh scjadllh phjh ou`usdyh
tcrcgspfs, gurhkh ihd gurhshghd gcou`ushddyh jadllh hgjardyh thdlhdgu ocdycdtuj wa`hyhj
sclatalh cohsdyh yhdl ohsaj tcrkudlgus ec`hdh ih`ho. Mhragu icdlhd `ahr ocdlc`us-c`us wa`hyhj

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scdsatab atu, sckcdthr shmh suihj tcrhsh khshj ocdcokus ec`hdh ih`hodyh.

"Gfg phdag Oc`6 @u mulh ghd hdllfth g`uk. Kuihg scgs ifdl hrtadyh!" ghthgu ocdllfihdyh.

"Cjj...thpa...cccooo" kc`uo scopht gh`aohtdyh sc`csha kakardyh suihj gu`uoht.

Iah ocdllc`cdl-lc`cdlghd gcph`h kcrushjh oc`cphsghd kakargu ihra kakardyh ihd ocdmhujghd
thdlhdgu ihra tukujdyh dhoud taihg kcrjhsa` ghrcdh hgu `ckaj guht. Guicshg iah gc iadiadl shoka`
tcrus oc`uoht kakardyh, ou`utdyh ohsaj tcrghtup kc`uo ohu ocokugh. Iah ocokcrfdthg ihd
scehrh takh-takh iah kcrjhsa` `cphs ihra ecdlgcrhohdgu. Dhoud icdlhd salhp hgu kcrjhsa` ocrhaj
pcrlc`hdlhd thdlhddyh, guifrfdl ihd gujaopat iah gc hrhj ocsad euea.

‐Hhhwww...shgat!!‟ crhdldyh shht gutc`agudl thdlhddyh gc kc`hghdl.

Yhdlhdgu yhdl shtu ocdyusup `cwht khlahd hths ec`hdh ih`hodyh ihd ou`ha ocdlfkfg-fkfg ia
ih`hodyh. Hgu ocrhshghd ku`u-ku`u gcoh`uhddyh yhdl shdlht `ckht, ia hdthrh gcraokudhd ku`udyh
 mhragu sclcrh ocdlhrhj gc kc`hjhddyh
kc`hjhddyh ihd ocdycruhg ohsug.

‐Hhhjjj [ae!!‟ crhdldyh gctagh gulcscg-lcscgghd mhragu phih kakar vhladhdyh yhdl suihj kcecg.

Guadtcdsabghd scrhdlhd mhragu phih vhladhdyh udtug ocdmadhgghddyh. Yukujdyh ocdllc`aht-lc`aht

ocdhjhd scdshsa atu. Kckcrhph shht gcouiahd sctc`hj ocrhsh ah taihg tcr`h`u ocokcrfdthg `hla, hgu
oc`cphsghd thdlhddyh ihd kcrh`aj ocdyadlghp ghfsdyh scjadllh gc`ajhthd ihih ofdtfgdyh yhdl
ohsaj tcrtutup krh kcrwhrdh padg kcrlcrhg dhag turud ocdlaguta arhoh dhbhsdyh. Gcouiahd guthrag
gc hths eup krhdyh ihd tcrphophdl`hj gciuh lududl gcokhr Hoc` yhdl adihj icdlhd putadldyh
yhdl gcocrhjhd tclhdl dhag turud icdlhd ecpht ghrcdh dhbhsdyh suihj yhdl taihg tcrhtur.

‐Oc`, luh cdtft scghrhdl yh, uihj khshj lada, `u mulh gfdhg ghd whghgh!‟ shjutgu shoka` ococ`frfta
ec`hdh ih`hodyh jadllh gc `utut ihd gutcopc`ghd gcph`h pcdasgu gc kakar vhladhdyh.

"Fffjj.., ffjj.., mhhdllhhdd.., mhhddllhhdd!" tf`hgdyh dhoud icdlhd suhrh ocdicshj

"Usttt...mhdlhd rakut Oc`...thr gcicdlcrhd frhdl ia `uhr, gath `hla futiffr `fj, ocdiadlhd cdmfy oy
efeg, wctjcr yfu `agc at fr dft!"

‐Hhhhhjj!‟ sckuhj icshjhd phdmhdl tcr`fdthr ihra ou`utdyh shht gutcghd pcdasgu jadllh hok`hs gc
vhladhdyh.

Uctc`hj scohgad `hoh scohgad pcdasgu scohgad `hdehr gc`uhr ohsug gc vhladhdyh ghrcdh ihcrhj atu
scohgad kcr`cdiar. Hgu ihpht ocrhshghd pcdasgu ohsug jadllh ocdycdtuj gc ih`ho rhjaodyh. Hgu
ocdyctukujadyh icdlhd tcopf scihdl shoka` ocokcraghd scdtujhd-scdtujhd
scdtujhd-scdtujhd crftas phih tukujdyh
icdlhd `cokut. @hoh-`hoh iah pud tcrjhdyut ih`ho pcrohadhd yhdl gupaopad ihd ou`ha ocdlaguta
arhohdyh. Gciuh putadl phyuihrhdyh gupa`ad-pa`ad shopha tcrhsh scohgad gcrhs ia thdlhdgu.
Gupcrjhtaghd rfohd whmhjdyh yhdl ohdas atu scohgad ocrhj ihd scohgad ocdllharhjghd gh`hu `hla
jfrdy kclatu.
 Fffjj.. Ooojj.. icshj Hoc` ocdlaradla pcrsctukujhd ghoa.

"Oc`... Ussjj...hsfy Oc`!!" `cdlujgu, ‐`u sugh ghd iacdtftad lada6‟

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"Dlhef...sahph yhdl cdmfy6" shjut Hoc` scwft

Jjjooo...ohsaj mhao mulh daj ecwcg, hghd gugcrmha iah shopha thg`ug. Ohgh ia tcdlhj lcdmfthd takh-
takh hgu kcrjcdta ihd guehkut pcr`hjhd pcdasgu.

‐@fj gfg6‟ Hoc` ocokh`ag ihd ocdhthpgu jcrhd, tcr`ajht scgh`a ah ocrhsh gcgcecwh ihd thdlludl,
ah phsta ohsaj ocdladladghd pcdasgu kcrhih ih`ho rc`udl gcwhdathhddyh ihd ocdlfkfg-fkfgdyh
icdlhd lhdhs.

‐@fj gfg hph Oc`, ghd ghthdyh sahph yhdl cdmfy6‟ ghthgu icdlhd scdyuo ocdllfih

Guphdihdla whmhj gcecwh Hoc` shoka` tcthp ocrcohs-rcohs phyuihrhdyh.

"^`chsc...[ae!" uehpdyh pc`hd.

‐^`chsc hph6 Dlfofdl ifdl!‟ ghthgu tcrus ocdllfihdyh.

Mhradyh kcrlcrhg ocdllhdtaghd pcdasgu kcrohad ia scgathr gcoh`uhddyh. Ialfsfg-lfsfgdyh vhladhdyh

yhdl suihj kcdhr-kcdhr kcecg atu. Ah kcdhr-kcdhr ocdladladghd pcdas gu tcrus ocdlfkfg-fkfg
vhladhdyh. Uhoka` ocdlc`us-c`us ihd ocdlc`uhr ohsugghd mhra thdlhd ghdhddyh gc ih`ho vhladhdyh,
ah ocdllc`admhdl ihd ocradtaj. Ucocdthrh atu thdlhd garadyh ou`ha ocrcohs-rcohs phyuihrhdyh
scdiara.

"^`chsc...pcrgfsh luhh...cdtft luh...hhjjj...pcr`hgughd hgu scsughou [ae! " rhehu Hoc` thdph oh`u-
oh`u `hla.

Yaihg pcrdhj gushdlgh Hoc` yhdl tcr`ajht scpcrta lhias h`ao atu kash ocofjfd scpcrta frhdl jhus
scgs scpcrta ada. ^cdhopa`hd ocohdl scradlgh`a ocdapu. Hgu ohsaj tcrus ocdllfihdyh, gupclhdl
sc`hdlghdlhddyh ihd mhragu kcrlcrhg ocdlfefga vhladhdyh ocdyckhkghd ah scohgad tcrkhghr karhja
ihd scohgad ocdicsas-icsas scrth ocdllc`aht thg ghruhd. Guhdlght ihludyh `h`u hgu ou`ha ocdeauo
ou`utdyh, guohadghd `aihjdyh. Uhoka` tcrus kcreauohd ihd ocdicghp tukujdyh, hgu ocdurudghd
tukujgu jadllh tcriuiug ia sckc`hj ocsad euea ihd kcrshdihr gc tcokfg scocdthrh Hoc` gada ia
phdlguhdgu. Ou`utgu turud gc ihihdyh ihd ocdeauoa phyuihrhdyh, gugcdyft-gcdyft gciuh
phyuihrhdyh kcrlhdtahd shopha khshj guyup ghrcdh gcradlht ihd mulh har `aurgu.

‐Dhag sada Oc`!‟ ghthgu shoka` ococlhdl pcdasgu.

Yhdph kuhdl-kuhdl whgtu, Hoc` pud ocdhaga khthdl gcmhdthdhdgu jadllh kcdih atu tcrkcdho ih`ho
vhladhdyh.

"Hhjj.. hhjj..!" crhdlhddyh ocdhjhd dagoht.

Hoc` ou`ha ocdhag-turudghd tukujdyh ihra tcopf `hokht kcrhdlsur-hdlsur dhag ihd ecpht scgh`a
 shopha tcricdlhr suhrh kcecg scaradl icdlhd suhrh kcdturhd h`ht gc`hoad ghoa. U`cp.. s`cp...ep`fg..
ep`fg...icoagahd garh-garh kudyadyh.Cgsprcsa whmhjdyh yhdl scihdl ocdagohta lcdmfthd pcdasgu
ih`ho vhladhdyh kcdhr-kcdhr scgsa. Gciuh phyuihrhdyh yhdl kcrlfyhdl-lfyhdl ia icphd whmhjgu

8:;

gcokh`a gujashp scgh`alus gujarup hrfoh tukujdyh yhdl kcrgcradlht kcrehopur whdla phrbuodyh,
ocokuht lharhjgu kcrthokhj. \hmhj Hoc` ocdcdlhihj gc hths shoka` tcrus ocdicshj, `cjcr
 mcdmhdldyh khshj icdlhd gcradlht.
gcradlht. Lcrhghd padllu` dyh scohgad
scohgad thg kcrhturhd, ghihdl kcrputhr
kcrputhr
ghihdl dhag-turud. ^cdasgu pud ohgad khshj f`cj eharhd yhdl gc`uhr ihra `ahdl gcoh`uhddyh. Uhoka`
tcrus kcrlcrhg dhag-turud, ah ocrcohsa rhokutgu ihd ocdcghd whmhjgu gc phyuihrhdyh

‐Ascpad [ae, ascp yhdl guht....hhjjj cdhg!!‟ icshjdyh `araj.

Hgupud ocdlcdyft phyuihrhdyh scohgad `ahr, thdlhdgu mulh tcrus ocdllcrhdla khlahd tukuj
`haddyh.

Yhg `hoh gcouiahd Hoc` ocradtaj, "Ffj...[ae, luh ohu gc`uhr...uujjjjj...".

Icdlhd ocdhjhd scguht tcdhlh hlhr taihg frlhsoc iu`uhd, hgu yhdl thiadyh phsab, gada
ocdllcrhgghd padllu` ocdyhokut lcdmfthd ih`ho vhladhdyh. Ihd....

"Hrrllljjj....gc`uhr [ae!!", Hoc` ocdicshj phdmhdl scpcrta oc`cphsghd suhtu kckhd kcrht ih`ho
iaradyh.

Ucihdlghd hgu jhdyh kash ocdhokhj ;-5 scdthghd `hla sckc`uo guthrag gc`uhr pcdasgu. Hgu adlad
gc`uhr ia ou`utdyh ihd ocrhshghd tcgdag frh`dyh.

‐Ascpad Oc`!‟ ghthgu scrhyh ocdurudghd iah ihra phdlguhdgu

Hgu `h`u kcriara scocdthrh Hoc` kcr`utut ia jhihphdgu ocrhaj pcdasgu yhdl suihj khshj.
khshj. Ah
ocokugh ou`utdyh ihd ocdlhrhjghd scdmhthgu gc shdh, ihd....

"Hhhggjj.." crhdlgu shht ah ou`ha ocdlu`uo gcph`h pcdasgu.

"Cccoooo.....oojjj"
"Cccoooo.....oojjj" luoho Hoc` shht ocdlu`uo pcdasgu

Yhdlhddyh taihg iaho shmh, ghihdl ocdlfefg, ghihdl ocokc`ha `cokut khthdl pcdasgu. Ohthgu
sctcdlhj tcrpcmho ocdagohta pc`hyhdhd ou`ut Hoc` tcrjhihp pcdasgu. Hoc` pud gc`ajhthddyh
shdlht ocdagohta ocdlfrh` pcdasgu. Ucdshsa yhdl iataoku`ghd hgakht shpuhd `aihjdyh phih gcph`h
pcdasgu ocokuhtgu tclhdl scjadllh thdlhdgu ocrcohs rhokut Hoc`. Yhdlhd ghdhdgu ocrhaj
phyuihrhdyh ihd ocoamhtadyh `cokut, scocdthrh thdlhd garagu ocdlc`usa gcph`hdyh. Yaihg shopha
`aoh ocdat gcouiahd, spcrohgu ouderht ia ih`ho ou`utdyh. Hoc` scopht ghlct gctagh pcdasgu
ocoudthjghd `hjhr putajdyh ghrcdh hgu taihg ocokcradyh pcradlhthd, thpa sc`hdmutdyh ah ihpht
ocdluhsha scoprfthd-scoprfthd atu, taihg tcr`h`u khdyhg ocohdl ghrcdh suihj tcrgurhs sckhlahd
gctagh kcrshoh Jhdy ihd Hdlc`adc sckc`uodyh. Ou`utdyh khru `cphs gctagh pcdasgu kcrjcdta
cmhgu`hsa ihd ocdyusut. Uctc`hj atu ah ocdc`hd scouh spcroh yhdl tcrsash ia ou`utdyh.

Uctc`hj sc`csha, Hoc` khdlgat, ah ocoudlut krh ihd ec`hdh ih`hodyh yhdl kcrececrhd `h`u iaphghadyh
gcokh`a ihd ocrhpaghd ghfs scrth rfgdyh yhdl tc`hj tcrsadlghp gc hths. Ah `h`u ocokcraghd gceuphd
radlhd ia kakargu
 ^uhs6 thdyhdyh
Hgu jhdyh ocdllhdlug gcouiahd ococ`ugdyh.

8:5

‐Sihj hj! Ucghrhdl khdtuad luh hmh!‟ shjutdyh oc`cphsghd iara ihra icghphdgu.

Hgu ocokhdtudyh ocohsugghd eueahd ih`ho cokcr gc ocsad euea shoka` dlfkrf`-dlfkrf` shdtha
ocdlja`hdlghd gcehdlludlhd iahdthrh gath. Iah kcrecrath tcdthdl hwh`dyh ohsug gfst ‚la`h‑ ada,
tcrdyhth ghsusdyh oarap icdlhdgu, phehrdyh iaho-iaho ocdiuhghddyh icdlhd lhias `had sctc`hj
kcrjhsa` ocrckut gcpcrhwhdhddyh. Ucfrhdl ghghg gc`hs, yhdl iu`u pcrdhj gfst iasada thpa suihj
gc`uhr sctc`hj `u`us, yhdl ocdlhmhgdyh gc sada. Ia gfst/ g`uk frly ada Hoc` mulh ihpht oc`hopahsghd
sasa `ahr ih`ho iaradyh, iaohdh ah ocrhsh mcduj icdlhd aocm ecwcg h`ao hthu ohjhsaswa tc`hihd.
Uthtus ecwcg h`ao tcrsckut mulh ocokcradyh da`ha `ckaj ghrcdh `ckaj ocwhrdha gcjaiuphd scgs ia g`uk
ada. Ah mulh ocdlhgu shdlht cdmfy ocdmhia kuihg scgs ia g`uk ada, sctaihgdyh udtug shht ada. La`hhh....!!
Iudah ada ohgad hdcj hmh.

‐Mumur hmh luh `ckaj sugh iapcrgfsh, `hdlsudl spfdthd latu ihraphih iaghsaj rhyuhd-rhyuhd lfokh`,
sfg lcdt`c gc luh yhdl umudl-umudldyh dlhmhg O@ mulh‟ icoagahd pcdlhguhd Hoc` phihgu, ‐ia g`uk
ada `hj luh kash ocdmhia iara luh yhdl `had sc`had scjhra-jhra yhdl ocokfshdghd atu‟

Uctc`hj ocohsugghd scouh eueahd gc ocsad euea `h`u ocdyh`hghddyh shoka` dlfkrf` kckcrhph tfpag
yhdl dllhg mc`hs, hgu ocdlhmhg Hoc` ohghd khrcdl ghrcdh ocohdl suihj whgtudyh ohghd sahdl
ihd hgu ohsaj kc`uo ohghd scmhg khdlud thia, tcdtu pcrut gcrfdefdlhd hph`hla tcdhlh tcrgurhs
ocdllhrhp talh whdath.

‐Aj...flhj!‟ ghthdyh shoka` ocdlcrdyatghd ihja ihd ocohdihdlgu, ‐dthr luh iagarh ohghd shoh
frhdl la`h lh phgc khmu ghyh lada!‟ `hdmutdyh shoka` ocrcohs pcdasgu ihd tcrscdyuo.

‐Ccjjcjc....yh luh phgc khmu iu`u `hj, yug turud!‟ hmhggu ecdlcdlcshd

Khdl Fkhr

Hgjardyh gath turud khrcdl. Ia khwhj, shyup-shyup tcricdlhr suhrh crhdlhd ihra ghohr Hdlc`adc yhdl
tcr`cthg icght thdllh, padtudyh taihg tcrtutup kcdhr scjadllh suhrh atu scohgad tcricdlhr gctagh
ghoa ohgad ocdicghtadyh.

‐\hj Ghg Hdlc` gc`ahthddyh `hla hsyag tuj Oc`, phihjh` khru pu`hdl iah!‟ ghthgu

‐@aht hmh gh`hu ohu, lh ushj oh`u-oh`u latu!‟ ghth Hoc` shoka` icdlhd shdthadyh ocdifrfdl padtu
 ghohr Hdlc`adc jadllh tcrkugh.

Hgu `hdlsudl tcrphdh oc`ajht hiclhd ia hths rhdmhdl iaohdh Hdlc` scihdl kcriflac-sty`c icdlhd
Khdl Fkhr, sa tughdl har, shoka` ocdma`hta vhladh Jhdy yhdl iuiug kcrshdihr phih gcph`h rhdmhdl

8:9

icdlhd ocdlhghdlghd gciuh ghgadyh. Gctalhdyh jhdyh ocdf`cj sckcdthr gc hrhj padtu ihd
oc`hdmutghd pcrluou`hd ocrcgh gctagh oc`ajht yhdl ihthdl hih`hj ghoa.

‐Ihj kahsh gfg ia sada, hsh` `aht satuhsa hmh‟ ghth Hoc`, ‐`u frhdl ohu tatap hph lh6 Gath ohu gc`uhr
ohghd daj‟ thdyhdyh phih Jhdy ihd Hdlc` yhdl scihdl hsyag kcrtjrccsfoc

‐Cohdl ohu phih gcohdh daj6 Ccccoooj!‟ thdyh Jhdy yhdl scihdl ocdagohta ma`hthd Hdlc` phih
vhladhdyh.

‐^h`adl gc pumhscrh sckcrhdl whrdct atu Jhd‟ mhwhkgu

‐Gh`f latu...tatap pcopcg yh...hhjj....iuh ghph` sc`ho kcshr, yhdl pcics...hhhjjj....ayhj Ghg, ma`ht `ckaj
ih`ho!‟ icshjdyh shoka` ocrcohs rhokut Hdlc`

Ucocdthrh atu Hdlc` ohsaj iatudllhdla f`cj Khdl Fkhr yhdl tcrus ocofoph `ukhdl vhladhdyh
icdlhd tusughd-tusughd yhdl gcrhs scjadllh tukuj tc`hdmhdldyh tcrscdthg-scdthg ihd tcrghihdl
kakar `uhr gcoh`uhddyh agut oc`cshg ohsug ghrcdh gcecphthd sfifghd pcdas prah atu, iathokhj `hla
ugurhddyh `uohyhd kcshr. ^hyuihrh Hdlc` yhdl adihj atupud thg `cphs ihra shshrhd Khdl Fkhr, gciuh
ihladl gcdyh` atu iarcohs icdlhd pcduj dhbsu f`cj sa pcdlhdthr har tcrsckut ihra kc`hghdl scokhra
scscgh`a ocrcohs ihd ocdhophr phdthtdyh.

‐Cdhg ghd Dfd Hdlc`6 uihj `hoh lhg gctcou, Hkhdl ghdlcd khdlct daj‟ shjur Khdl Fkhr, ‐Hyf
aguthd hmh sada ihraphih kcdlfdl latu!‟ hmhgdyh phih ghoa.

‐Dllh hj, `hpcr, ehpc, `hlahd ia ih`co uihj scopat latu!‟ mhwhk Hoc` icdlhd shdtha, ‐laj...`u phgc
khmu iu`u [ae!‟ ah ocdyhpughd phdihdlhd

‐Fghy....tudllu yh Oc`!‟

^hg Ghsaoud
 Hgu kuru-kuru gc ghohr udtug sclcrh kcrphghahd. Uctc`hj ocohgha khmu ihd ec`hdh guphstaghd J^

8:3

ihd ifopct suihj ohsug gc ec`hdh, `h`u hgu ohsug gc ghohr ohdia ia ghohrgu udtug papas ihd
ocrhpaghd rhokut. Ocrhsh suihj eugup kcrkcdhj iara, hgu pud sahp kcrhdlght. Yhpa sckc`uo hgu
oc`hdlghjghd ghga gc`uhr ghohr hgu suihj tcrecght oc`ajht ^hg Ghsaoud tcdlhj ocdicghp tukuj
Hoc` ihra kc`hghdl shoka` ocdeauoa `cjcr mcdmhdldyh. Ohth Hoc` sctcdlhj tcrpcmho ocdagohta
kc`hahd ^hg Ghsaoud phih tukujdyh, thdlhddyh tcr`ajht ocdlc`us-c`us sc`hdlghdlhd sa pcdmhlh gfst
atu ihra `uhr ec`hdhdyh. Ucocdthrh thdlhd ^hg Ghsaoud ocdyadlghp rfg icdaodyh ihd ocdlc`usa
phjh ou`usdyh, thdlhd shtudyh ocdyadlghp ghfs Hoc` jadllh krh-dyh tcr`ajht `h`u icdlhd `adehj
ocdyusup gc kh`ag eup krh atu. ^cdhshrhd ihd dhbsu, hgu ocdudih gc`uhr ihd tcrus ocdladtap ihra
 mcdic`h ghohrgu.

‐Cccddlljj!‟ Hoc` ocdicshj `ckaj gcrhs gctagh thdlhd ^hg Ghsaoud ohsug gc kh`ag ec`hdh ih`hodyh
ihd ocdlfkfg-fkfg ia shdh, ‐mhdlhd scghrhdl ^hg, ohu gc`uhr iu`u daj!‟ crhdldyh `araj.

‐Uckcdthr hmh Dfd, ghd Icd [aef dyh mulh ohsaj kcrcs-kcrcs ia ghohr tuj‟ mhwhk prah atu shoka`
oc`arag gc ghohrgu, dhoud taihg oc`ajhtgu ghrcdh hgu ocdladtap oc`h`ua ec`hj hdthrh tarha yhdl
ocdutupa mcdic`h ghohr.

Hgu tcrhdlshdl ihd pcdhshrhd udtug oc`ajht tadihghd ocrcgh kcriuh `ckaj mhuj thpa taihg thju
gcdhph, gfg shht atu hih rhsh ecokuru ih`ho iaragu oc`ajht Hoc` iapcr`hgughd scpcrta atu, f`cj
pcdmhlh gfst kcrthophdl ia khwhj sthdihr atu pu`h. Hphghj ou`ha taoku` rhsh sugh phih Hoc` ih`ho
jhtagu6 ^hihjh` sc`hoh ada hgu taihg pcrdhj ocdhruj pcrhshhd tcrsckut tcrjhihpdyh wh`hu ocohdl
guhgua gcehdtaghd ihd prcsthsadyh yhdl eugup `uohyhd ia ghopus. Dhoud shht ada hgu ocoutusghd
udtug tcrus ocdyhgsaghd ocrcgh thdph kcrushjh ocdljcdtaghddyh. ^hg Ghsaoud ocdifrfdl tukuj
Hoc` jadllh tcrjaopat phih tcokfg ia sckc`hj padtu ghohr Hdlc`adc, gcouiahd thdlhddyh icdlhd
`adehj ocdurudghd ec`hdh ih`ho Hoc` jadllh gc `utut ihd ghgadyh ocdllcscr sciagat gciuh ghga
Hoc` hlhr `ckaj ocokugh. Uctc`hjdyh, prah atu icdlhd kuru-kuru ocokugh rcs`ctadl ec`hdhdyh ihd
ocdlc`uhrghd pcdasdyh. \hj kcdih atu `uohyhd lcic mulh ihd ohsaj dlhecdl.

"Fljj.." guicdlhr `cdlujhd ^hg Ghsaoud shht umudl pcdasdyh oc`cshg gc vhladh Hoc`.

"Jgg.. Jj.. Ujj.. Fuejj" Hoc` mulh ocdicsas tcrecght.

^hg Ghsaoud scpcrtadyh hlhg gcsu`athd ocdifrfdl pcdasdyh ohsug gc ih`ho `ahdl vhladh Hoc` yhdl
`uohyhd pcrct atu. Kcrgh`a-gh`a ah tcrus ocdifrfdl khthdl pcdasdyh. Hoc` pud agut ocokhdtudyh
icdlhd ocdllcscr phdthtdyh jadllh pcdas prah atu tcrifrfdl ohsug. Yukujgu lcocthr ghrcdh
tcrhdlshdl ocdfdtfd hiclhd ocrcgh

"Fuejj.. Jjhjj.." icshjhd Hoc` scohgad dyhradl tcricdlhr

Icdlhd pc`hd ^hg Ghsaoud gcokh`a ocdhrag pcdasdyh ihra `ahdl vhladh Hoc` `h`u iaifrfdldyh `hla
jadllh kcrthokhj ih`ho khthdl atu ocdcrfkfs ohsug gc ih`ho vhladh Hoc` yhdl suihj ou`ha kash
kcrhihpthsa. Gada ou`ha`hj sa pcdmhlh gfst atu kcrlcrhg ohmu oudiur icdlhd ecpht. Yhdlhd ^hg
Ghsaoud yhdl thiadyh kcrpclhdlhd phih gciuh sasa padllu` Hoc` ou`ha ocdyusup gc kh`ag krhdyh
yhdl suihj tcrsadlghp ihd kcrlcrhg ocrcohs gciuh phyuihrhdyh. Yukuj Hoc` ocdllc`admhdl shht
ocdagohta sfifghd ^hg Ghsaoud icdlhd tcopf ecpht atu iathokhj rcohshd phih phyuihrhdyh.
Uudlluj pcohdihdlhd yhdl scxy. ^fsasa kcrsctukujdyh pcrsas scpcrta gctagh icdlhdgu ia tcopht
  mcourhd thia. Uctc`hj gurhdl `ckaj
`ckaj `aoh ocdat ocdyhgsaghd
ocdyhgsaghd hiclhd yhdl ocdickhrghd at
atu,
u,
pcrhshhdgu sudlluj ehopur hiug hdthrh jfrdy ihd mulh ecokuru.

8:2

"Hhuw..hhhuww...uihj ohu ^hg!" crhdl Hoc` shoka` ocdifdlhgghd gcph`hdyh,

‐Khphg mulh Dfd...uuujj cdhgdyh ococg Dfd!‟ shjut ^hg Ghsaoud shoka` ocopcrecpht gfefghd
pcdasdyh

Yhg `hoh gcouiahd thophg tukuj Hoc` ocdlcmhdl iaaradla crhdlhd phdmhdldyh "Hhjj.. hhggjj..
ffjj gc`uhhr ^hg!" ohthdyh ocokc`ahg-kc`ahg ihd ou`utdyh tcrkugh ocdlhdlh `ckhr.

Gada hgu pud gc`uhr ihra pcdladthahd ocdljhopara ocrcgh. Gu`ajht ocrcgh scpcrtadyh kahsh shmh
gupcrlfga ih`ho gchihhd scpcrta atu,

"Ffppss...Icd [aef" shph ^hg Ghsaoud "sc`hoht yhj Icd, hgjardyh ohsug mhia hdllfth mulh" ghthdyh.

‐Suujj...`hoh hoht saj, mhia hmh luh gckuru iacdtft shoh ^hg Ghsaoud tuj‟ Hoc` sciagat ocdlfoc`
shoka` ocrhpaghd gcokh`a phghahddyh, ‐Qug kuruhd, luh `hpcr daj!‟

Ia ih`ho ghohr shdh, pcrluou`hd phdhs ohsaj kcr`hdmut, gada Jhdy scihdl dhag turud ia hths pcdas
Khdl Fkhr scocdthrh Hdlc` kcr`utut ia hths whmhj sa pcdlhdthr har atu kcrjhihphd icdlhd Jhdy,
gciuhdyh kcrpc`ughd sh`adl kcrphluthd kakar ihd sh`adl rhkh tukuj ohsadl-ohsadl. Khdl Fkhr yhdl
kcrkhradl tc`cdthdl ia khwhj gciuh whdath atu scpcrtadyh cdmfy khdlct oc`uoht ihd ocdlfrcg-
dlfrcg vhladh Hdlc` shoka` ocdagohta pcdasdyh iagfefg-gfefg f`cj vhladh Jhdy. Hiclhd sc`hdmutdyh
tcrputus ghrcdh Hoc` ocdutup padtu ghohr atu ihd ocdhrag `cdlhdgu hlhr sclcrh kcrhdmhg ihra satu.

‐Dthr oh`co yhj Dfd! Jcjcjc...khphg tudllu daj!‟ lfih ^hg Ghsaoud shoka` ocrcohs phdtht Hoc`.

‐Qhj, hsh` shyh uihj sc`csha kagad tulhs gu`ahj icj‟ mhwhk Hoc` hsh`

Gurhaj thdlhd Hoc` ihd kcr`h`u ihra satu. Uhht gulcdllho thdlhddyh gurhshghd mhdtudlgu kcricluk
`ckaj ecpht, hphghj ocohdl kcdhr ou`ha taoku` rhsh sugh phih Hoc`6 Hgu kc`uo kash ocdmhwhkdyh,
kahr`hj scouh kcrmh`hd scehrh h`hoa shmh. Qhdl phsta scghrhdl ada hgu adlad ohghd iu`u ocdlasa pcrut
ihd ocrc`fhi tcdhlhgu sckc`uo ecrath ada kcr`hdmut.