sdpfp ap¡f¡_hpmp_y„ `Z d¡OfpÅ S>¡hy„ S> R>¡. b¡`p„Q hfk¡ sd¡ Ap„ep„ Aphp¡ Ðepf¡ sd_¡ Å¡C_¡ Ad¡ lfM`v|$X$p \C ÅI, `Z sd¡ gp¡L$p¡ ApS>L$pg_p hfkpv$_u S>¡d lmh¡ lmh¡ S> hfkp¡! Ad_¡ sp¡ A¡d lp¡e L¡$ cpC Ap`Z_¡ Å¡i¡ AV$g¡ "Ap¡lp¡lp¡lp¡lp¡! L¡$d R>p¡?' L$fu_¡ c¡V$u `X$i¡. `Z cpC sp¡ Apd lmh¡L$\u lp\ A„bph¡ _¡ `p¡qgi L$f¡gy„ õdpBg Ap`u_¡ a¼s AV$gy„ S> bp¡g¡ "lpe!'

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lh¡ sp¡ X¡$Bgu êVq$_dp„e Op¢OpV$ L$p¡W¡$ `X$u Áep¡ k¡. Adpfu kp¡kpeV$udp„ A¡L$ d„qv$f k¡. AV$g¡ lhpf-lp„S> Apfsu sp¡ Mfu S>? `Z Apfsu A¡hu \pe L¡$ Ofdp„ sd¡ V$uhue¡ _p¡ lp„cmu lL$p¡! Ap sp¡ W$uL$, `Z R>-kps kp¡kpeV$u_u Ap¡gu L$p¡f dy[õgd A¡qfep R>¡. AV$g¡ lhpf_p `p„Q hpN¡ L$dk¡ L$d ApW$ Sy>v$p„ Sy>v$p„ c|„Nmp„hdp„\u "Aëgp lp¡ AL$bf...' l„cmpe! A_¡ Aphy„ v$p'X$pdp„ `p„Q hpf!

lh¡ Ap_¡ L$pDÞV$f L$fhp Ap„ep„_p "k„õL©$rsfnL$p¡' hl¡gu khpf_p dpBL$-õ`uL$fhpmu gpfu gC_¡ `°cpsa¡fu L$fhp Aph¡ R>¡! bp¡gp¡, L$p¡_¡ S>C_¡ L¡$hy„ L¡$, "cpC OX$uL$ ip„rs fpMsp lp¡ sp¡?' `Z Aphy„ sp¡ bp¡gpe S> _l]_¡? L$pfZ L¡$ Ap b^y„ S> \pe R>¡ "Ap`Zp d__u ip„rs dpV¡$!'

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`Z kph A¡hy„e _\u L¡$ b^p v¡$iuAp¡ "fpX`pXy$' lp¡e. hÃQ¡ hÃQ¡ ¼ep„L$ ¼ep„L$ Adpfp S>¡hp M` `|fsy„ S> bp¡g_pfpe dmu Aph¡. `Z Aphp gp¡L$p¡_„y TpTy„ "kp¡rkeg õV¡$V$k' _p¡ NZpe. A¡d_u lp„d¡ b^p A¡d L$l¡ L¡$, "cpC_p¡ kcph bh ip„s gpN¡ R> _„C?' R>sp„ A¡d_u hp„l¡ A¡d S> L$l¡hp_p L¡$, "dpfp¡ b¡V$p¡ bh d]Yp¡ k¡!'

`Z lp„L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ k¡!