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����‰Ì��ý����‰Ì��ý����‰Ì��ý����‰Ì��ý

�ôÒò �ô��ö �Õ �ôÒ�ôÒò �ô��ö �Õ �ôÒ�ôÒò �ô��ö �Õ �ôÒ�ôÒò �ô��ö �Õ �ôÒ

����÷��� - 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

����÷��� - 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

����÷��� - 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

����÷��� - 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

����÷��� - 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

����÷��� - 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

����÷��� - 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

����÷��� - 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

����÷��� - 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

����÷��� - 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

����÷��� - 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

����÷��� - 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

����÷��� - 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

����÷��� - 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

����÷��� - 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

����÷��� - 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

����÷��� - 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

����÷��� - 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

����÷��� - 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

����÷��� - 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

����÷��� - 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

����÷��� - 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

����÷��� - 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

����÷��� - 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

����÷��� - 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

����÷��� - 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

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“5ý* .�÷? 5ó6îÍðËí�. . . ��9ò 5ó� H`wÓõ (óÐÎ(�. ���ï.

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“Gó� �)ð��� 5ÎòÐ G6ø 5Ø6NÕì18 ���ý :õ�÷ .9�

%Õì��ýÛ ��Õ. . . ”

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“5ý �í�� ��9òìÌýÛ 5Ø6NÕì��ý. Uñ��N�)�9 �í��9�. . ?”

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5ØòÐ +����V +��òÐ %ý�*�Õ �ì�õ Òò��í�V�� GÚ(��

�.öÐ ���ñÊÕó�Ð.

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ÒÕ(í��V U9÷ò6*�ý.

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.ôwYŠð �ì�ò6ø %Õó� %ñ�÷��õ �(�� 5ÎòÐ ��ø]9

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Ó�ò���Î G(÷��V (��(üÚ Uð��� �(òÐ +ðÎ, “5Š. . . (�ð ��ý

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5Øò��V÷�û ��ñ��V�� ��9��ô Ò�*��9�� �(îÍì�)�õ. ��ñ

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“5ý* ô��ôVõ. . ?”

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���.��* ��ñ 1��9�Ð. Uí�ÙìÌ 9���� �ô��* ��(ø

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“%Ð hí� ��9òìÌ 5Ø6* �)ð�÷. %ó� �)ð�÷) K) (�û

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“yõ��. . ! %ó� (@9� �Õ ��ì ���î.�? %Ð ��69�* (ñÊ. . . ”

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.ò9:���9;Ûõ �6��w�õ 56÷Pð�� �:�ì1ô ���ö, .�ò6NÕó�

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“.�÷. . . �ý9�)�ø �Õ �(� +9���. G(÷ 1ð�� �÷�Kó��*

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ŠË�ý �.�ý*�÷. “5Ðì���î .ó���õ `Š�÷ .ò9:���9;ý. . ? hí�Ùõ

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Ðô��ì1�9�Î Ð�ò6*�û. :�ý �9óÐ���ö �ý*�) ãÊð��ý. u�F

(óÐ Gô��, Gõ�� 1ð�� +w9ò��î �.�ý�*ý. G(í� 5ý�*ì

u�F�9 (��(ñ��õ. ���)�9 %ÕýÛ �.�ø]ð��í�. 5ø)�òÐìÌõ

���;õ �9õ��ý .�÷. . . ”

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“Gó�ô ���ñ�; h :ø)� ��÷ò69�?”

“��÷ò��ý .�÷. (9Í %Õ�ò�ïÍìÌû�V %Õì�)�õ. �Õ .����;î

�.�) �ðÊ �Õ ÌÎõ�ô ���ñÏ ��6 %Õó��. ”

“5ý* �)÷ nô. . ?”

" ' Eíì. . . ”

.ò9:��9;ý �6���w yeð��ý. “.ó����� �(ñ��õ. . . ��9ò��ý. ”

�.�ý9�+�õ GÎò� ��û+ì���ò 6ÕõE9 +:�Ê - �6���ý

�.ø���ý ÓÏÓÏò�Ð. _���ö :�÷óÐ ���ö �.ø����*ì ��ÐìÌ

�ð� �(ò��ý. “5Š. . . ”

“.�÷. . . :�ý ì��õ ô��ïî qY(�Š. . . ”

“�.�øÖí� qY(�Š. ”

“���Ì)õ ��)YNø %Õì18 ��9òNý Pð�� ��K9�� (�ðî

�ñÏõ�Ê 5*ìÌ %ýŠð��ý ���Îò6Õómí�. . . ”

“5Š. . . �.�øÖí�! ”

“%ô� Gó�ì ��)YN]ÕóÐ��ý ��KðÊÕì��ý. ��9ò �Õ ��ñÎ

H`wòÐìÌ Óý*�Ê��ý PðÎìÌ (ó��. . . 9���� ��ì) ���ñÎ (óÐ

ð��ô �ñWðÎô ���*�í�. . . ”

“��ì :õ��� �:�ð �ñ�í�V�. . ?”

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“�ñWð��ý .�÷. ”

“%ô��� ��9ò 5í��?”

“PðÎìÌû�V. . . ”

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����÷��� ����÷��� ����÷��� ����÷��� ---- 11 11 11 11

�.øv���Yý �ÚÓ�*Nø ì��õ E��ïî qY(�Š .ü�8 ��ü8õ

��ðÊ*�÷. “.�÷. . . hí� �)ð �ñ;��� (ó�� ��(�Nø�). . . ��9ò

�Ú�ÊÔõ Pð�� +ðÎ �(?�9 ���NÎ(��V�ýÛ ���ï.õ

U�8)�NÕìÌ. . . :�ý �(Ïõ*� PðÎìÌû�V ���ö ��ì1

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“qY(�Š. . . ��9ò�9ò 6Ë÷Û ���öò��ý ��ì�Ïõ. . . G6Öõ

.ò9:���9;ý Ü� %ÕìÌõ���Ð ��ì1*�ø��ý 5ó� �Õ ���ö�9Ôõ

�.�ø]ò �ô� ÓÊ9�Ð. ”

“.�÷. . . hí� %í�� (÷8ÐìÌ Óý�* Gó� ��9ò Pð�� +ðÎ

�(?�9 ���� Ó9üK �ñW*�ø. . ?”

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�ñWÎí�. . . 5ó�ì ���;ò�� ÓýYðÎõ G(�V �(?�9 ����

G)ù �ñ;�mí�. . . ”

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“��9ò �Õ %�Vd�*�Î ��ì1ø (óÐ %8í1*�ûÛ �.�ý�í�. . .

Gó� %�Vdý 5ô�Ê %Õó��ýÛ �:�ð �ñWðËí�V�?”

“�ñWð��ý .�÷. . . (9Ð Óô�ÐìÌû. :ø) U9�õ. . . ����Nø

E��ïî ��Ê. . . ”

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“G(ý PðÎìÌû�V ���*�*�. . ?”

“%ø�). . . ��9ò�9 (�.]�)�) +ðÎðÎ U��* ���öð��ý. ”

“��ì �:õ���. . ?”

“�:�ð �ñWð��ý. ��ñÊî�. ��|Šð��wý. �Òû �.(ý �Òû

�:ý. ”

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�6��‰ �.øv����* G�;òÐì ���ñ�� “.ò6. . . ” 5ý8�ý.

“5ý*. . ?”

“1? ÜñÎìÌò 6ÕõENÕìÌ. �Ú�ÊÔõ GÐ �8óÐ ���8ÐìÌû�V

:�� Š��ð) %Õì�Ïõ. ”

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��ì��ì ��9�ñÎ ���ñ�� Eý*�ø Uð��÷ó6Õó� .ò9:���9;Y�õ

��ð��ý.

“.ò6. . . ��9ò�9 5ô�Ê Ëø �ñ;ô ����8. . . ÒñW9���Ê�9Ôõ

�ý9�)��)Ôõ ����) �ñW*Ð h���*ýÛ 5Îò� 5ÎôE�)�9 ��ð�

ÓÊ9�Ð. ��î�. 5ô�Ê 0�õEì�)�õÛ �*ÍìÌû�V 5��(Ð

" �÷ìG×ð' �ñW �(îKÕì19�. . ?”

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“��9ò�9 %ô�����ìÌô ��òÐô ��.8Ð :�ý �ðÎ��. . . hÔõ ì��õ

E��ïî qY(�nýõ ��)YìÌû�V �ñ ��8(� %Õí�. . . :�ý ��9ò

1ð�� ��KðÎ �(?�9 (óÐ �� ���� ��ðÊ*Ðõ hí� ��ñÎ

��Õõ PðÎìÌ (�í�. ”

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��Ôõ. ÒñW9���Ê�9ì ��9ò ����) �ñÏõ���Ð Gó�ì

����)�9 �:÷) ��÷ò�Ðì��* " c +ð*Š' 9�Õõ 1��9�Ð. 0*�

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1ð� %ÕìÌõ���Ð ��9ò �ôEì� ÓÊ9�Ð. . . ”

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“5ý*?”

“��ì) ���* ��9ò�9Ôõ Gó� %�Vd�*Ôõ :�� Ký* ��ðÊ .óÐ

(��ìÌõ v���)� �ñWðÎô ����*�õ %ø�)9�. . ?”

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�:�ð �ñ;�)ýÛ H�*ì1�8ý. �:�ð �ñWNÕó��ø ��9ò

��9�� PðÎìÌò 6ÕõENÕì� ��ð��. ”

“�6��‰. . . ��9ò �ý ��Nø y��� �Õ ��Š�÷ EV��* �(îÍì1ðÎ

G�ý�Ê �.9ø�ðÎì1ðÊÕì��. G(û �ðÎõ únô�)�(� %9í��).

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Gó� ��ì %�Vdý G(ÙìÌô ��÷ð*��� %Õì�)�õ. ��9ò�9 %ô�

Sð �ñW G6�Ê9� :�ý 0�õEì�ô ���18 +.���;Nø G( 5ø)�

Uñ����VÔõ �.�ø] Š��ð��ñð ���Îì�ô ���8�. . . %ó� ��ñÎ

����)��VÔõ �ñW*ÐìÌ �Õ ôV�‰��ì��Ôõ �.�ø)ô ���8�. . . ”

“��9ò ��ý �ñW* ����)ì Ìü8í��V �òÐìÌ(�ýÛ 5*ìÌò

���;�). . . ”

“�òÐì��)ý*� ���;í��Vì ��ðÊ, ��9í��Vì ��ðÊ ��9ò�9ì

��÷*÷ �ñW� �(ñÊ9Ð��ý. ”

��ì ���Ì)õ ��)YìÌû Ñ�Fó�Ð. �).�ö %ÕðÎô ��+ì

���ñÊÕó� - ���) �:� ���Ì)õ ��)Y H.ô���ö %Õó�Ð.

��ì (�ð�÷ ��íÌìÌô Eý�ì���öô ���ö .ð��ýÚ C��9�NüÚ.

��8ó6Õó� qY(�Š �(?ô�ð��÷.

�6��‰ ��ð��ý. “��9ò Pð�� +ðÎ �(?�9 �����)�9. . ?”

“%ø) .�÷. ”

“0÷ Ô ‰ä÷. . ?”

“‰ä÷ .�÷. . . :�ó� G�� �W �:��� PðÎ ��) (î. �ñ�;

5Îì��). ��9òÔõ PðÎìÌû�V %Õì18 %ý�*�Õ ���ñÏõ

�(?�9 (��(Nø�). .�ò6* ��× .�ò6* ��6�9 %ÕìÌ. . . ”

“PðÎìÌô Eý�ì� (@ y��(Ð %ÕóÐ�ô ���×Ð. . . ”

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“G��Ôõ ��òÐð��ý .�÷. . . Eý�ì�õ .�ì��� �ñÏ _ÎÐ. . . (@

5Ð×õ 1��9�Ð. Pð�� +ðÎ �(?�9 (�Ïõ*� Óý �ì���ò��ý

(ó���Ïõ. . . ”

“.. .ò6. . . h 1VõÒ. . . ��9ò�9ô ���öô ��òÐô ��KðÎ 5í�ÙìÌî

�.�� ���Î. . . (÷�8�õ. . . ”

.ò9:���9;ý Pð�� �:�ì1 :�ó��ý. %�9ò6ý ÐÊôÒ %ô���Ð

Uî.òÐìÌô ���NÕó�Ð.

" ��9òN�õ 5ô�Êô ��î�. 0�õEô�Ð. . ? �Õ �(�V ��9ò %ó�ì

����)�ÙìÌì ���; �÷ò��(�� %ø)��øÜ� %Õì�)�õ. . ! ��9ò�9

�.�ý9� ��÷ò6Õì18��V. . . G(û �.�ý* G��9�Ví�û ��9òìÌ

Gô�Ê�9 �òÐô ���18��. . !

' �.. . . ��9ò�9 %ý�8ìÌì ���)Nø :�ý yý ��÷ò��ý. . ?

��÷ì���ø ���NÕó��ø %ô�Ê�9�Õ G(Š��ìÌû Kì1NÕì�

��ð��ý. ��9ò�9 �Õ ����)��9�öô EÊòÐì ���Îì�(� %ò��*

(Õwõ �@òÐô ��÷ò��ý?'

(]ì18 �*�.�Î ��9òNý PðÎô �Ê ye*�ý .ò9:��9;ý.

��× .�ò6NÕó�Ð. ��ø)ò �ðÊ*�ý.

“���ì. . . ���ì. . . ”

�òÐ +:�Ê�Ùì�ô E8Ì �ì�(�ðÊø %Õó� �Õ Ke9 �ý*ø

.Ð���öò 68ó�Ð. Ð÷ì��+ý Ó�õ vE��õ ���ð� ��6 �?î�.ýÚ

��ó�Ð. �)÷ó�Ð.

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“_. . . hí�V� .�÷. . . (�í� .�÷. . . ��9ò G�� �W �:�òÐìÌ Óó6��ý

(ó��. . ! ” �.�ø]ì ���ñ�� �(� �(���ö (óÐ ��úô���V +)ì1ì

���(ò 68óÐ+ð��û.

.ò9:���9;ý Uû�V Ñ�Fó��ý. Ð÷ì�� �����(ýÚ ����÷óÐ

��K*�û.

“%ýYìÌ ��9òìÌ CÐ(ò6 +9����õ ���õ� �øÖ .�÷. à���

:��)ïÍ y9�×ìÌô ���Nð��V�õ. . . ”

“Gô�Ê9�. . ?”

“Uð��Õí� .�÷. . . G( Ì?îÍðÊÕì��. %ô� (óÐÎ(�. ”

.ò9:���9;ý Uð��÷ó��ý.

“:�ý (óÐðÎô ���*��ô �ò6 �.�ý�í�V� Ð÷ì��?”

“�.�ø)��� %Õô��*�. . . hí� G(Ùì��� �(�) ��÷òÐ �(îKÕì18

+w9ò��î �.�ý�*ý. ���õ�×õ .ó���wô�ð��. . . ”

“Ð÷ì��. . . �Õ +w9õ Uí�1ð�� ��ð�)���?”

“5ý*. . . ��Ùí�. ”

“��9ò ��ì)���* (ó��í�. . ?”

“0��. . . ”

“GÐ 9����� ��ì. . ?”

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“����ýÌ������ ��ì. . . %ó� ���Ì)õ ��)YNø �ì�òÐò ��Õ+ø

%Õì��÷. ��9ò �Šnýì��� `ñð 1ð�� %Õì18 �Š Š��ô) �(Nð

�ñWì1ðÎ %Õó��V�õ. ����ýÌ��÷ Gó� (@9� ��ì) (ó�(÷

��9ò�9ô ��÷òÐðÎ ]ôð ���Îò6Õì��÷. 0��. . . G(í� ��ñÎ

����Ôõ hí� 5ó� %�òÐ) ��÷òmí�. . ?”

Ð÷ì�� ��ðÎì ���ñÊÕìÌõ����� Uû�V �Õ G�8ì��× 68ì�ô�Îõ

.ò�Óõ G��ò ����÷óÐ, “GÐ 9�÷ Ð÷ì��?” 5ý18 ��ñ Ì�Öõ

��ð�Ð Ð÷ì�� Uû�V 5ðÊô ��÷òÐì Ì�ø ���Îò��û.

“(� ��9ò. . . ̀ Š�÷ .ò9:���9;ý (ó6Õì��÷. . . ”

:��î .ò�õ ��ð�Ð. .ò9:���9;ý G�8ì ���(�9 ��÷òÐì

���ñÊÕì�. . . Ì?ò� s�ò��)ìÌ �(�)î Íüe9�Ê�9 Gó� %Võ

��ñ �(?ô�ð��û.

ÓüeÖõ Ò69 Ó�õ.

.ò9:���9;ý G6÷óÐ ���öò �ýYî�.9�ö :�ü��]�9 +ðÎ

5Øó��ý. Ð÷ì���(ì ÌFô���öô ��÷ò��ý.

“:�ý ��9ò�9ô ��÷ì� (ó��ý. . . ”

“%(��ý ��9ò. . . ”

“CÐ(ò6 +ì18 ��9ò. . ?”

“:�ý��ý. . . ” 5ý8�û ��9ò.

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.ò9:���9;ÛìÌ Óý��ö (óÐ Hý8�û. G(û U�õÒìÌ U��9�ò�

�.�ôÒ (�.�* .ò9:��9;ý Ó�ò6ø ���69Ð. Ì�ø 6;e9Ð.

“h. . . h. . . hí���ý ��9ò9�. . ?”

“0��. . . %Ð) Uí�ÙìÌ 5ý* ÌFô�õ?”

“�. . . �. . . �ñÏ`ø�). . . :�ý (. . . (÷�8ý. . ! ”

.ò9:���9;ý �.�ø]ì ���ñ�� �(���ö :�� Ó9). . . Gó� ��9ò

G�ð�)�öì ÜôEð��û.

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.ò9:���9;ý Hý8�ý.

“5ý*. . . ��ñÎ ���ñÏí� �Y9� %Õì��í�. . . ��]9� ���ï. �:�õ

��KðÎ ���ûÙ +ðÎðÎô ���)�õÛ (ómí�V�. . ? 5*ìÌ hí�

�(�) ��òÐ �(îKÕìuí�V���. . ? Ð÷ì�� �.�ý*Ð�� :�ý

Uw���Nð��ý. ��ì18ÐìÌ Ënñ�� %Õìuí�. . . 5Ðì��� %ó�ô

���öÔõ Ò�ðÎõ? :�ý :�Ö ��Õ Íò6 CÐ(ò6 +ì18 ��ñ��ý.

��*ò�� +ì18 ���ñÏ 1��9�Ð. . . ”

Gó� ��9ò U‰;��* (�÷ò����V U��9�1òÐô �ð��Íî .���ö

�(ÊòÐì ���ñÊÕì�. . . ���)Nø ��÷ò� ��9ò 5Ø�Ð 5õ.5õ.

GV+ø +9�EòÐì ��ì��]òÐî KòÐì ���ñÊÕó��û.

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����÷��� ����÷��� ����÷��� ����÷��� ---- 12 12 12 12

.ò69:���9;ý 6��òÐò 6;eì ���ñÊÕì�, ��9ò ���� U‰;õ

�W9��ø ���ó��û. “:�ý P6 P69�ô ���ö �ù�(�Õ

PðÎô�Ê9� ye CÐ(ò6 +ì18(��ý. 0*� ��*ò�� +ì18(

1��9�Ð. ”

“nô. . . ”

“5ý* nô. . . U�Kô ��òÐðÎ %( �:ÕôÒýÛ ��ï.Ð�� nô

��ðÎðÎ :Ø+�)�õÛ ��÷ò69�? :�ý %ó� +w9ò��ô ���zÍìÌì

���ñÎ���ö. . . . ” 0�(.���ô ��. Ó9ý8 ��9ò�9î .ð��ýÚ

���9 U9÷ò6 G�÷ò6*�ý.

“%��� ��Õí� ��9ò. . . Uñ�� H�) ��9�� hí� ��ðÎìÌò

��Ú��8� ��KðÎô ���8Ð ���ï.õ Ü� :ø)�Nø�). hí� ���zÍìÌô

����ô E9ô�ð�� ���zûn %�� H`wõ ÜôE�×õ :�ý �9�÷. ”

�.�ý* .ò69:���9;ý PðÎìÌ �(?�9 (óÐ 5ðÊô ��÷òÐ (�ð�÷

��íÌìÌô EýÒ8õ ��8(�ö HýeÕó� �6��w�ìÌõ qY(�nýìÌõ

�.�� ��ðÊ (Õõ�Êî �.�ý*�ý. G(÷�û (�ð�÷ ��íì

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%ô���Ð 6��ò��û.

.ò69:���9;�*ì ÌFô���öô ��÷ì� G(ý Òý*���9�Î �.�ý*�ý.

“%Y��ø hí� " nô' �.�ø) �(ñÊNÕìÌõ. ”

�6��w�õ qY(�nýõ PðÎô �Ê�9e Uû�V (ó��÷�û. �6��‰

��ð��ý. “5ý* .ò6. . . ��÷ðÊ Ìü8ò�� �òÐì���ò ����Ú

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“�6��‰. . . :�ý ���)Nø ��÷ò� ��9ò %(í� 1��9�Ð. Gó�

��9ò �(8. . . %ó�ì ��9ò �(8. . . ”

“h 5ý* �.�ø�8 .ò6. . ?”

“�6��‰. . . �û? :�ð�?ø 5ý�*�Î �Êî. ��9ò %(í� 1��9�Ð.

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