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^FMYM RMARCM ^FOLG _A] YFA]CN TM@NYCMMRX@CG XO^F KM

–OlYcmmrx`cg xo~f Km#a} xocc tm`n yakm ae ~fm kay~ mkd`tt`yyolh `ln# `~ ~okmy# fattoe olh y~atomy a}‟um mumt mlia}l~mtmn, D}~# dm+i`}ym ~fm `tm xto~~ml d ~fm iakmn hmlo}y ~f`~ oy Kogm Dotdohco`#

a}‟cc xoyf ~fm f`rrmlmn ~a a},‛„Docc F`nmt# xto~mt `ln i`y~ kmkdmt#Y`~}tn` Lohf~ Coum

–Kogm Dotdohco` k`l`hmy ~a dm xoym# atohol`c# adymtu`l~# `ln umt

umt umt e}ll ol mumt ~folh fm y` y, O~ k`gmy km e}toa}y ~f`~ ~foyoy `cya ~t}m `da}~ mumt ~folh fm xto~my,‛

„@n`k Harlog# Lmx _atgmt y~` xto~mt`ln `}~fat ae R`toy ~a ~fm Kaal

–O~‟y dmml olyrotolh ~a ymm Kogm Dotdohco`‟y y~atomy hm~ dohhmt `ln katmiakrcoi`~mn `ln mka~oal`c `y fm ~}tlmn fokymce ol~a `l `}~fat, oyoy ` nmmrc tmc`~`dcm# ~a~`cc mlh`holh daag# `y kauolh `ln `k}yolh `y ~fm iakm,‛ „Ot` Hc`yy# fay~ `ln rtan}imt ae oy @kmtoi`l Coem

–Kogm Dotdohco` oy umt e)Bgolh e}ll , D}~ nal‟~ ycmmr at x`cg xo~ffok,‛ „Mnnom Ozz`tn

–H`y y~`~oal rozz`# if`ol+tmy~`}t`l~ da~~akcmyy yan`y# hm~~olh mlh`hmn xo~f `dyac}~mc la ol~ml~oal ae hm~~olh k`ttomn„ ln foy eatmumte}ll f`do~ ae ycmmrx`cgolh!ffhf~olh!g`t`~m+goigolh!myi`rolh etakDt`n Ro~~„k`gm Kogm Dotdohco`‟y daag }lmlnolhc foc`toa}y `lnif`tkolh, D} o~, @ln d} `la~fmt alm eat ` etomln,‛ „Nmloy Cm`t

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–Kogm Dotdohco` f`y cx` y k`nm km c`}hf ln ya non ~foy daag, La almmvrc`oly ~fmot oly`lo~ `y y`lmc at `y falmy~c at oy `y e}ll `y Kogm, Oe

a} ~folg a}‟tm it`z # ~foy oy ~fm daag eat a}, O~‟y ` haan ~folh ~fm gonoy ` ~`cml~mn xto~mt `ln iakoi at fm‟n dm yitmxmn,‛ „Cmxoy Dc`ig

–Ycmmrx`cg xo~f Km oy `da}~ ~fm ~folhy ~f`~ gmmr }y `cc }r `~ lohf~:caum# e`koc `ln htaxolh }r, Ol mp}`c r`t~y foc`toa}y `ln kauolh#~foy daag yfa}cn imkml~ Kogm Dotdohco`‟y y~`~}y `y ` l`~oal`c ~tm`+y}tm,‛ „@ln Dataxo~z# `}~fat ae Xfa Kaumn K Ya`r1

–Kogm Dotdohco` i`l xto~m `l ml~mt~`ololh m~ ya}ce}c y~at ol foyycmmr„~f`~ `ln j}kr a}~ ae ka~mc xolnaxy,‛

„Y`t`f Uaxmcc# `}~fat ae m Xatn Yfork`~my `ln @yy`yyol`~oal U`i`~oal

–Kogm Dotdohco` oy ` htm`~ y~at ~mccmt# j}y~ `y e}ll al ~fm r`hm `y al~fm y~`hm, @l atohol`c xo~ xfa t`oymy ymce+nmrtmi`~oal ~a `l `t~ eatk#`ln `cx` y cm`umy a} ~folgolh `ln c`}hfolh,‛ „L`~f`l C`lm

–Ycmmrx`cg xo~f Km oy ya e}ll # olyrotmn# `ln jm`ca}y+k`golhc xmcc xto~~ml# O `k dmhollolh ~a y}yrmi~ ~f`~ Kogm Dotdohco` K@_ @I+^]@CC_ F@UM DMML @X@GM XFOCM FM XTA^M O^, oyif`lhmy k xfacm xatcnuomx,‛

„Jafl Fanhk`l# `}~fat ae Katm Oleatk`~oal `l _a} Tmp}otm

–Eoty~# glax ~f`~ ~foy daag oy xmcc xto~~ml `ln e}ll , Lax# glax

~f`~ O f`~m i loioyk, F`~m o~, oy daag oy ~fm arrayo~m ae i loioyk,O caumYcmmrx`cg xo~f Km ,‛ „Jm H`tcol# Rtakolml~ Iakmnoi Rmtyal

–E}ll , Umt e}ll , Dotdohco` oy ~fm ifocn Xaan @ccml `ln DadLmx f`t~ lmumt f`n„rcm`ym nal‟~ ~t ~a roi~}tm ~f`~ ‖mlia}l~mt,‟Yk`t~ `ln ymce+`x`tm# xo~f j}y~ mla}hf rmtyrmi~oum al foy p}otgy`ln oyy}my ~f`~ a} nal‟~ f`um ~a emmc ~aa yatt eat fok , , , `y a}c`}hf `~ `ln!at xo~f fok,‛

„Dad Anmlgotg# itm`~at `ln y~`t ae FDA‟y Kt, Yfax xo~f Dad `ln N`uon

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YCMMRX@CG XO^F

KM`ln a~fmt r`ole}cc~t}m y~atomy

KOGM DOTDOHCO@

Yokal % Yif}y~mt R`rmtd`igyLmx _atg Calnal ^atal~a Y nlm

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a k r`tml~y# Uoliml~ `ln K`t Jm`l,

Oe o~ xmtml‟~ eat a}t y}rrat~ ae k k`l nmc}yoaly# O

xa}cn la~ f`um dmml `dcm ~a xto~m ~foy daag,

@cya# nal‟~ tm`n ~fm if`r~mty `da}~ a}tymcumy,

@cya# O caum a},

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O~‟y J`l}`t 42# 422=# ln O‟um j}y~ rmteatkmn ~ iaccmhm ol X cc` X`cc`# X`yfolh~al, Lax O‟k y~` olh `~ ` fa~mc i`ccmn C` P}ol~`

Oll, Yakm rmarcm iattmi~ km xfml O y` ~f`~, m ‟tm cogm# –La# o~‟C` Gmmml+~`f,‛ O‟k cogm# – `~‟y la~ e`ot, _a} i`l‟~ eatim km ~a yrm`g Yr`loyf, O nonl‟~ rtmyy 4,‛

O‟k `ycmmr# `ln O f`um ` ntm`k ~f`~ ~fmtm‟y ` h}onmn koyyocmfm`nmn ~ax`tn k taak `ln ~fmtm `tm `cc ~fmym koco~`t rmtyallmc ol ~fm taak xo~f km, @ln O j}kr a}~ ae dmn `ln O y` # –Xf`~‟y ~fm rc`l1‛ @ln ~fm yacnomty y` # – m koyyocm iaatnol`~my `tm ym~ yrmioi`cc al a},‛ @ln O y` # – `~ ymmky umt d`n,‛

Xmcc# ~fm alc nomtmlim dm~xmml ~foy ntm`k `ln `l a~fmt oy ~f`~ O co~mt`cc cm`r~ a}~ ae k dmn# dmi`}ym ` emx m`ty dmeatm O f`n y~`t~mn x`cgolh ol k ycmmr,

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NAL‟^ ^MCC @L_ALM

O‟k yo~~olh `~ ` Y~`td}igy ol K`lf`~~`l, Y~`td}igy oy ~fm c`y~r}dcoi yr`im xo~f if`oty, O~‟y ` yfaxmt eat fakmcmyy rmarcm, @lno~‟y ` rc`im a} i`l xto~m `cc n` , m d`toy~`y nal‟~ hc`tm `~ a},

m nal‟~ muml caag `~ a}, Mumt alim ol ` xfocm ~fm x`cg `ta}ln xo~f etmm y`krcmy ae d`l`l`+ifaiac`~m yakm~folh, –La~f`lgy, J}y~ ~fm ~xa+nacc`t iamm‛„ifm`rmy~ tml~ ol Lmx _atg,Rc}y# ~fm ymcc INy `ln muml Iftoy~k`y hoe~y, Oe ~foy rc`im yacn~aocm~ r`rmt# O rtad`dc xa}cnl‟~ f`um ~a yfar `l xfmtm mcym,

Xmcc# ~fm tm`yal O‟k xto~olh oy ~f`~ O x`l~ ~a ~mcc a} yakmy~atomy, @ln ~fm ‟tm ~t}m, O `cx` y f`um ~a raol~ ~foy a}~ dmi`}ym

xfmlmumt O ~mcc y~atomy# rmarcm `yg km# –X y ~f`~ ~t}m1‛ @ln O y` # –_m`f,‛

@ln ~fm y` # –X`y o~1‛ @ln O nal‟~ glax fax ~a tmyraln ~a ~f`~, O h}myy O ia}cny` o~ ca}nmt,–_m`f!‛

–O~‟y rtad`dc ~t}m, Fm y`on o~ ca}nmt,‛Htaxolh }r# O x`y noyia}t`hmn etak ~mccolh rmtyal`c y~a+

tomy, K n`n ae~ml }ymn ~fm rft`ym –Nal‟~ ~mcc l alm,‛ D}~ la~`da}~ itmmr ~folhy, O nal‟~ x`l~ ~a cm`n a} naxl ~fm xtalh

r`~f, O~ xa}cn dm `da}~ olyohloffi`l~ ~folhy, Cogm O xa}cnl‟~

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Kogm Dotdohco`

k`gm ~fm yaiimt ~m`k ln k e`~fmt xa}cn y` # –Nal‟~ ~mcc l +

alm,‛ @ln O xa}cn y` # – m ‟tm hall` glax xfml ~fm yfax }r ~a ~fm h`kmy `ln O‟k la~ al ~fm ~m`k `ln O‟k it olh,‛Alm ~okm O d}oc~ }r ~fm ia}t`hm ~a `yg fok `da}~ ~foy#

xfoif x`y ~a}hf dmi`}ym k n`n oy ` umt ymtoa}y k`l, Fm‟y ` nai~at„` lm}tacahoy~, Xfml fm‟y fakm# fm yrmlny kay~ ae foy~okm ol ~foy alm `tkif`ot tm`nolh ~fmym ~foig x`t laumcy, K n`n hamy ~fta}hf x`t laumcy cogm O ha ~fta}hf davmy ae Iol+

l`kal a`y~ It}lif,Ya O d}oc~ }r ~fm ia}t`hm ~a `yg# –Fax iakm a} rc` mu+

mt ~folh ya icaym ~a ~fm umy~1‛K n`n y`on# – m katm rmarcm glax `da}~ a}# ~fm katm

~fm i`l }ym o~ `h`oly~ a},‛oy yml~ yfoumty naxl k yrolm dmi`}ym o~ f`n ~f`~ goln

ae arml+mlnmn em`t ~a o~„cogm ~f`~ emmcolh a} hm~ xfml a}‟tmntouolh `ln a} ymm ` iar, @ln a}‟tm la~ yrmmnolh, _a} nal‟~f`um nt}hy, D}~ a}‟tm j}y~ ~folgolh#O farm fm namyl‟~ la~oim O‟kntouolh ,

Alim ol ` xfocm O ~acn rmtyal`c y~atomy `~ ~fm nollmt ~`dcm`ln k e`~fmt xa}cn y` # –F}yf!‛ O‟cc houm a} `l mv`krcm,Ol ht`nm yifaac# O x`y ` ~mttodcm tm`nmt, Xm }ymn ~a na ~fmym

~folhy `~ yifaac i`ccmn Y~}nml~ Tm`nolh @yyohlkml~y# `ln ~fm~m`ifmt xa}cn ray~ al ~fm x`cc ` coy~ ae fax k`l mumt almf`n nalm„xfoif oy ` htm`~ x` ~a yp}`yf ` ifocn‟y ymce+my~mmk,O tmkmkdmt ~fmtm x`y ~foy hotc ol k ic`yy l`kmn J`kom D}tyal

xfa ffloyfmn 0>5 ae ~fmym ~folhy dmeatm O ffloyfmn 4, @ln Onoy~oli~c tmkmkdmt ~folgolh#O kohf~ dm tm~`tnmn, @ln ~fml Ocaagmn `~ ~fm x`cc `ln ~fa}hf~#Af m`f# O `k,

Ya alm lohf~# O y`~ `~ ~fm nollmt ~`dcm `ln y`on ~a k n`n#

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NAL‟^ ^MCC @L_ALM

–O ~folg O kohf~ dm tm~`tnmn,‛ @ln fm y`on# –F}yf!‛ Xfoif oy

alm x` ~a `nntmyy ` rtadcmk„j}y~ gmmr o~ }lnmt xt`ry,`~‟y xf`~ k e`~fmt xa}cn y` xfmlmumt `l alm ~acn }l+iakeat~`dcm y~atomy, Ya O nmumcarmn ~foy f`do~ ae ~mccolh }liak+eat~`dcm y~atomy,

Ya fmtm hamy , , ,

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O F@UM YAKM^FOLH ^A Y@_!

m m`tcomy~ kmkat O f`um ae hm~~olh xonmyrtm`n ~~ml~oal x`y`~ `hm ffum xfml O x`y yfo~~olh ol k d`ig `tn, O nal‟~ x`l~ ~aym~ not~ ~alm eat ~foy daag# d}~ o~‟y rtmioymc xf`~ O x`y naolh,Yfo~~olh# ~f`~ oy, m cahoi `~ ~fm ~okm k`nm rmtemi~ ymlym, A}tnah N}mt yf`~ ol ~fm `tn, N}mt ln O xmtm etomlny, Xm xmtm`cya ~tm`~mn xo~f ta}hfc ~fm y`km ka}l~ ae tmyrmi~, O f`n ~fm}thm, Ya O j}y~ r}ccmn naxl k r`l~y al ~fm rmtorfmt ae ~fm

xaany &xfoif oy xfmtm N}mt non o~ ~aa!/ `ln c`on alm naxl, @da}~ ea}t ymialny ol~a o~ O fm`t –Koif`mc!‛

`~ x`y k ka~fmt,ml O fm`tn c`}hf~mt, `~ x`y k dta~fmt Jam `ln a}t

lmohfdat Cmycom, m ~folh `da}~ yfo~~olh ol ~fm d`ig `tn oy

~f`~ xatn ~t`umcy e`y~, `~‟y ` p}oig# m`y y~at ~a ~mcc: –KogmDotdohco` yf`~ ol foy axl d`ig `tn, _my# cogm ` nah,‛ JN Fax`t~f coumn `itayy ~fm y~tmm~ ~a a}t cme~, Km`l# n`l+

hmta}y# `ln k dta~fmt Jam‟y `hm &ea}t `ln ` f`ce m`ty acnmt~f`l km/# JN f`n loigl`kmy eat mumt alm ol ~fm lmohfdat+faan, Fm i`ccmn k yoy~mt R`~~o –R`~ R`~ R`~~mtyal,‛ Fm i`ccmnk dta~fmt Jam –Jmx+yme‛ &xm‟tm I`~facoi/, Fm i`ccmn Hol`

–Eoty~ Ic`yy Xmolmt+D}thmt‛ &la~ ~f`~ yokoc`t ~a fmt l`km at

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Kogm Dotdohco`

rmtyal`# d}~ i`~if /, Fm i`ccmn a}t lmohfdat @k X`cc –Yk`cc

X`cc‛ &icmumt/, Fm f`n ` yrmio`c l`km eat km,Ol nno~oal ~a yfo~~olh ol ~fm d`ig `tn# O f`n rmmn al Kty, J`tuoy‟y c`xl al ymumt`c aii`yoaly, Kty, J`tuoy coumn `itayy ~fmy~tmm~ etak }y `ln yfm nonl‟~ x`l~ }y `l xfmtm lm`t fmt fa}ym,

@y ` k`~~mt ae e`i~ xfml xm tanm a}t dogmy `ln doh xfmmcy al~fm yonmx`cg ol etal~ ae fmt fa}ym# yfm i`km a}~ `ln yfa}~mn`~ }y# –Hm~ a k c`xl!‛ Yfm k}y~ f`um f`n ka~oal ymlyaty

al ln ta}ln fmt c`xl# dmi`}ym ~fm kakml~ a} ml~mtmn ~f`~yr`im# Kty, J`tuoy x`y ~fmtm,

Xfml k ka~fmt i`km a}~ `ln mvrc`olmn ~f`~ xm xmtml‟~al fmt c`xl# Kty, J`tuoy mvrc`olmn ~f`~ yfm axlmn ~fm yonmx`cg,Yfm axlmn ~fm yonmx`cg1 `~ x`y ` y~t`lhm ic`ok: axlolh ` r}dcoi yonmx`cg,

Xmcc# O‟k la~ y}tm xf`~ f`rrmlmn lmv~# d}~ O mlnmn }r rmm+olh al Kty, J`tuoy‟y c`xl, O ~folg O glmx ~fm tmyralym rmmolh

xa}cn h`tlmt `ln x`y }yolh o~ `y ` xm`ral, Xmcc# Kty, J`tuoy x`y la~ f`rr `da}~ ~foy, O km`l# yfm ~fa}hf~ yfm axlmn ~fmyonmx`cg, K `~~`ig non la~ ha }lr}loyfmn# faxmumt, Kty, J`t+uoy ha~ yra~~mn c`xl# d}~ O ha~ loigl`km etak JN: –^olgcmy,‛

m y}kkmt `e~mt mohf~f ht`nm# k etomlny R`~# Loig# `ln Mtoioluo~mn km ~a Acn Kocc Raln ~a j}kr a}~ ae ` ~tmm ol~a x`~mt,

oy oy yakm~folh ~fm f`n dmml naolh eat ` calh ~okm al~fmot axl, m f`n lmumt oluo~mn km dmi`}ym ~fm nonl‟~ ymmkm `y ` j}kr+a}~+ae+`+~tmm h} , m non la~ ~folg ~foy x`y

ol k xfmmcfa}ym ae ygoccy, @ln ~fm xmtm tohf~, K ygoccy# `~~f`~ raol~# olic}nmn k`golh Mlhcoyf k} l rozz`y# koitax`u+

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O F@UM YAKM^FOLH ^A Y@_!

olh fa~ ifaiac`~m# `ln norrolh Mlhcoyf k} l rozz`y ol fa~

ifaiac`~m,Ya O‟k y~`lnolh ol ` ~tmm ~fot~ emm~ `daum ~fm raln xo~fk ~ftmm etomlny `ln k etomln R`~ y` y# –N}nm# j}kr!‛ @lnO caag naxl `~ ~fm x`~mt# xfoif oy ya e`t `x` # `ln O y` # – `~namyl‟~ ymmk cogm haan rc`l,‛ @ln ~fm y`on# –N}nm# xm ctm`n

j}krmn# o~‟y la dohhom, Xf`~‟y ~fm xaty~ ~folh ~f`~ ia}cn f`r+rml1 O~‟y alc x`~`f‛ &~f`~‟y –x`~mt‛ xo~f Day~al `iiml~/# xfoif

oy tm`cc ffl`xmn cahoi# ~f`~ x`~`f cahoi, O cm`tl c`~mt ~f`~ k`l d`n ~folhy foy~atoi`cc f`um f`rrmlmn ol x`~mt, Yf`tg `~~`igy,Ntaxlolh, D`n ymv, D}~ k etomln Loig k`gmy l th}kml~ ~f`~ol K`yy`if}ym~~y oy ottme}~`dcm, Fm‟y cogm# –Na o~,‛ Ya O na,

@ln `~ ffty~ o~‟y haolh rtm~~ xmcc, @ln O y~`t~ ~folgolh#Fm #k` dm O `k ` j}kr+a}~+ae+`+~tmm h} !

@ln ~fml ~xa ~folhy f`rrml, m ffty~ oy ~f`~ k d`ig c`lny ffl`~ al ~fm x`~mt `ln o~ k`gmy ` h}lyfa~ laoym, m ymi+aln oy ~f`~ `da}~ lolm h`ccaly ae x`~mt t}yf ya e`t }r k `yy~f`~ o~ emmcy cogm o~‟y iakolh a}~ ae k ka}~f, O~‟y cogm ` d`ig `ccm iacalayiar etak Nt, Acn Kocc# xfaym oly~t}kml~y f`ndmml y~mtocozmn ol etah royy `ln raln yi}k,

]lnmtx`~mt# O i`l fm`t c`}hf~mt iakolh etak `daum ~fm

y}te`im `ln O ~folg#O i`l fm`t ~f`~, O~ k}y~ dm ca}n,O hm~ a}~ae ~fm x`~mt `ln tacc `ta}ln al ~fm hta}ln# ~t olh la~ ~a it xfocm mvrc`ololh ~a k etomlny fax k}if r`ol O f`um j}y~ mv+rmtomlimn, D}~ ~fm xal‟~ y~ar c`}hfolh, oy oy ~fm e}llomy~~folh ~fm f`um mumt ymml,

O mlja mn ~fm c`}hfy# d}~ O glmx ~fmtm f`n ~a dm `l m`yomt x` ~a hm~ ~fmk,

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Kogm Dotdohco`

Ya O glmx O x`l~mn `~~ml~oal# d}~ O nonl‟~ f`um `l ygoccy,

@~ a}t e`koc nollmt ~`dcm# o~ x`y no i}c~ ~a hm~ ol ` xatnmnhmxoym, Mumt alim ol ` xfocm O‟n yfa}~# –O f`um yakm~folh ~a y` !‛ @ln mumt alm xa}cn caag aumt, D}~ O nonl‟~ f`um `l +~folh ~a y` ,

O nonl‟~ e`tm `l dm~~mt `~ yifaac, O x`yl‟~ ~fm –ic`yy icaxl,‛m ic`yy icaxl x`y `cx` y ~fm km`l h} xfa x`cgmn ol~a

ic`yy `ln y`on# –_a}‟tm e`~! _a}‟tm h` ! O‟k a}~~` fmtm!‛ A}t ic`yy

icaxl x`y Mtoi Yk`t~, Fm‟n r}cc foy noig a}~ ol h k ic`yy `ln xf`ig rmarcm xo~f o~ cogm o~ x`y ` xm~ ~axmc, @ln ~faym gony xa}cn ifmmt, m ‟n dm cogm# –_m`f! Fm fo~ km! Mtoi‟y foc toa}y!‛ @ln O‟n dm cogm# –Fm‟y la~ foc`toa}y, Fm‟y mc`y~oi, `~‟y la~ ` ygocc, `~‟y `l `~~tod}~m,‛

Yolim O x`yl‟~ `y etmmxfmmcolh xo~f k `l`~ak # O lmmnmn~a nmumcar k axl `i~,

Ol mohf~f ht`nm O ~aag Kt, Daddol‟y yiomlim ic`yy, Kt,Daddol x`y ol foy ymialn m`t ae ~m`ifolh# `ln ~fm xatn al~fm y~tmm~ x`y ~f`~ foy ffty~ m`t f`nl‟~ halm ya xmcc, @iiatn+olh ~a alm y~at # alm n` xfml Kt, Daddol x`y xto~olh al~fm da`tn# mumt alm ol ~fm ic`yy ~ftmx rmllomy `~ foy fm`n ol` uoioa}y rtmkmno~`~mn ~~`ig, Alm ae Kt, Daddol‟y rtadcmky

x`y ~f`~ fm x`yl‟~ htm`~ `~ mvrtmyyolh `lhmt, Ya fm ~}tlmn`ta}ln `ln y`on# i`ckc # ol foy y~t`lhmc fohf+ro~ifmn uaoim#–Ia}cn a} rcm`ym y~ar ~ftaxolh rmllomy `~ k fm`n1‛ Fmyfa}cn f`um dmml cogm#–Xf`~ ~fm e}ig oy xtalh xo~f a}1 _a}‟tm ~ftaxolh rmllomy `~ k fm`n1 @tm a} ymtoa}y1‛ ml fmyfa}cn f`um fflorrmn aumt ` emx nmygy# torrmn arml foy yfot~#ra}lnmn foy ifmy~# `ln yfa}~mn# –Nal‟~ e}ig xo~f Kt, Dad+

dol!‛ `~ xa}cn‟um yf`gml mumt dan }r, Cogm# –Kt, Dad+dol‟y it`z , O ~folg fm kohf~ k}tnmt }y!‛ Foy kocp}m~a`y~

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tmyralym# faxmumt# k`nm ~fm gony x`l~ ~a ~at~}tm fok muml

katm,Kt, Daddol‟y ic`yy x`y nouonmn d ~`dcmy, K ~`dcmk`~myolic}nmn @coyal Nod}ala# xfa x`y `nat`dcm# `ln @ln Ki+Htmmum # xfa x`y ~foy k}yicmfm`n xfa xatm ~fm y`km r`otae ^a}hfygoly mumt n` `ln kml~`cc nonl‟~ ymmk `cc ~fmtm,Yakm~okmy fm xa}cn caag a ol~a ~fm noy~`lim `ln if}igcmcogm ` if`t`i~mt a}~ ae @rai`c rym Lax , @ln xo~f foy rmtyal`c

f homlm# la alm cogmn ~fm ykmcc ae @ln KiHtmmum ol ~fmkatlolh# at ol ~fm `e~mtlaal, @ln x`y glaxl eat foy `doco~ ~a y~`t~ co~~cm fftmy ol ~fm xaany# `ln f`n r`tml~y xfa xa}cnhoum fok c`thm a}~naat gloumy al foy dot~fn` , Fm r}~ ~fmk ~a}ym# i`tuolh foy olo~o`cy ol~a fohf yifaac rtarmt~ # `ln ~}tlolh yf`tr y~oigy ol~a muml yf`trmt yrm`ty,

O f`n ` it}yf al @coyal d}~ tm`cc f`n la if`lim, m j}+loaty `ln ymloaty f`n yxmr~ }r @coyal okkmno`~mc }ral fmtml~t ol~a Yftmxyd}t Fohf Yifaac, Fohf yifaac oy la~ }lcogm` Katkal e}ln`kml~`coy~ i}c~ xfmtm ~fm xakml `tm ic`okmnd ~fm acnmt `ln katm raxmte}c, @coyal xa}cn y` ~folhy ~a kmcogm –_a} glax xfa Jam D`ttm~~ oy1 Fm‟y al ~fm u`tyo~ d`ymd`cc~m`k, Oyl‟~ fm i}~m1‛ @ln O‟n f`um ~a yx`ccax k rtonm `ln y` #

–_m`f# fm‟y i}~m!‛ oy x`y ~fm dmy~ O ia}cn na, O ialim`cmn k fm~mtaymv}`c okr}cymy `ln rc` mn ~fm tacm ae h` dmy~ etomln,O ia}cn k`gm @coyal c`}hf# faxmumt, @ln ~f`~ x`y mvio~olh,

@e~mt xm ha~ ~fm xatn ~f`~ Kt, Daddol ia}cnl‟~ f`lncm foy y~}+nml~y# xm non xf`~mumt xm x`l~mn ~a, Xm xa}cnl‟~ coy~ml, Xm

xa}cn i`tt al e}cc ialumty`~oaly n}tolh cmi~}tmy, O f`n ~foyiakrcm~mc raol~cmyy do~ xfmtm O xa}cn it`xc al ~fm fflaat xfml

Kt, Daddol x`y caagolh `x` `ln fonm ol nomtml~ r`t~y ae ~fm taak, Muml~}`cc Kt, Daddol xa}cn y` # –F`y `l alm ymml

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Koif`mc1‛ @ln @coyal xa}cn rc` `calh, Yfm‟n y` # –O ~folg

fm‟y ol ~fm d`~ftaak# Kt, Daddol,‛ @ln ~fml xfml fm x`yl‟~caagolh# O‟n rar d`ig ol~a k ym`~# `ln fm‟n ~}tl `ta}ln `lny` # –Koif`mc# xfmtm xmtm a}1‛ `ln O‟n y` # –O ~folg O x`y ol~fm d`~ftaak,‛ oy goccmn xo~f @coyal, @ln k`nm km x`l~ ~ar}yf ~fm mlumcarm e}t~fmt,

^`}l~olh @ln KiHtmmum k`nm @coyal c`}hf ` ca~, @c+~fa}hf dmi`}ym fm x`y yakm~folh ae ` coum xotm# O lmumt glmx

xf`~ foy tmyralym xa}cn dm oe O k`nm e}l ae fok, Fm kohf~c`}hf ` co~~cm, Fm kohf~ fflor a}~ `ln ~fml yfa}~ yakm~folh `~ kmtm`cc ca}n# xfoif xa}cn hm~ fok ol ~ta}dcm xo~f Kt, Daddol#

xfoif x`y `h`ol e}ll dmi`}ym Kt, Daddol‟y lal~ftm`~mlolh fohf+ro~ifmn `nkalo~oaly xmtm foc`toa}y, @ta}ln ~foy ~okm# Oy~`t~mn x`~ifolh Y`~}tn` Lohf~ Coum tmcohoa}yc `ln naolh ~mt+todcm okrtmyyoaly ae N`l` I`tum ‟y okrtmyyoaly ae Hmathm D}yf,

@la~fmt rar}c`t if t`i~mt `~ ~fm ~okm x`y Jal Cauo~z‟y –@lla +olh K`l,‛ @lla olh K`l xa}cn iakm al Xmmgmln ]rn`~m lnk`gm mvimyyoumc otto~`~olh l`y`c ya}lny `ln y~oig foy fflhmty lm`tNmlloy Koccmt‟y e`im }l~oc ffl`cc Koccmt xa}cn y` # –@lla olh K`l„rcm`ym!‛ `ln ~fml @lla olh K`l xa}cn mvo~, O~ x`y fo+c`toa}y, @ln k okrtmyyoal ae o~ x`y ~mttodcm, Tmh`tncmyy# O }ymn

~a na ~f`~ okrtmyyoal ol Kt, Daddol‟y ic`yy, O nonl‟~ f`um ` Nml+loy Koccmt# ya O }ymn @ln KiHtmmum # la~ `y xmcc glaxl eat foyy~t`ohf~ k`l xatg d}~ et`lgc # O nonl‟~ f`um ` ca~ ae ar~oaly,

Ya alm n` ol ~fm konncm ae ` cmi~}tm# O‟k y~oigolh k fflhmty ol @ln ‟y e`im `ln m`ty `ln k`golh ~fmym `xe}c l`y`cya}lny `ln @coyal oy c`}hfolh# f`tn, Ya O j}y~ gmmr naolh o~,–O‟k @lla olh K`l ln O cogm ~a ~a}if a}t m`ty ln ~fm ‟tm cc

ffccmn xo~f x`v `ln a}t f`ot f`y `cc ~foy htm`ym , , , ‛ @ln ~fml @ln r}lifmy km ol ~fm e`im„f`tn!

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K laym y~`t~y dcmmnolh,

@ln o~ ff~y ol rmtemi~c xo~f ~fm l`tif ~f`~ oy Kt, Daddol‟yyiomlim ic`yy, Kt, Daddol ~}tly ta}ln ln xo~f }~~mt r`yyouo~ yp}m`gy# –Koif`mc1 Xf oy a}t laym dcmmnolh1 _a}‟n dm~~mt ha~a ~fm l}tym,‛ @~ ~foy raol~# k e`im oy ` dcaan kmyy7 Kt, Dad+dol oy iale}ymn7 @ln oy rtm~~ f`rr xo~f fokymce, @ln ~fm

xfacm ic`yy oy c`}hfolh, @cc x`y xmcc ol ~fm xatcn,

K p}my~ eat `~~ml~oal t`l ol~a ` ymtoa}y yl`h xfml# `~ ~fot+~mml# O nmionmn ~a ha ~a Y~, Jafl‟y„`l cc+da y I`~facoi yifaac,

m ffty~ emx xmmgy aumtxfmckmn km dmi`}ym ~fmtm xmtm `cc~fmym gony etak nomtml~ ~axly: Yftmxyd}t # Xatimy~mt# Y}~+~al# Aveatn# Koceatn# `ln Cmakoly~mt, &At `y xm y` ol Day+~al# –Yftaaz+dt` # X}f+y~`f# Y}f+mfl# Aigy+e}fn# Koc+e}fn#`ln Cm+kol+y~}f‛/, O~ x`y k ffty~ ~`y~m ae ~fm tm`c xatcn# `ln~fm tm`c xatcn nonl‟~ cogm km,

Aumt`cc# O‟k la~ y}tm ~f`~ k ymlym ae f}kat ~t`lyc`~mn `~Y~, Jafl‟y, O f`n ` emx yk`cc uoi~atomy m`tc al, O ~aag ` Etmlif

ic`yy ~`}hf~ d ` htm`~ ~m`ifmt# Kalyom}t Hot`tn# `ln foy alc t}cm x`y ~f`~ a}f`n ~a yrm`g Etmlif, Ya `y calh `y a} yragmEtmlif# a} ia}cn hm~ `x` xo~f j}y~ `da}~ `l ~folh, Alm n` fm `ygmn km ~a tm`n ` r`yy`hm `ca}n xfmtm alm ae ~fm if`t+`i~mty yfa}~y `~ `la~fmt if`t`i~mt#–N`lymz!‛ &Xfoif km`ly–N`lim!‛/ @ln ~fm a~fmt if`t`i~mt f`yla ifaoim d}~ ~a y~`t~n`liolh, oy y~t}ig km y umt e}ll # ya ol ~fm konncm ae tm`n+

olh ~foy# O f`n ~fm okr}cym ~a caag }r `~ Kalyom}t Hot`tn `lny` ~a fok#–N`lymz! N`lymz!‛ ~a xfoif fm f`n la ifaoim d}~

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~a y~`t~ n`liolh, @ln ~fml O ha~ }r `ln y~`t~mn n`liolh, O~

x`y `l `t~oy~oi `~taio~ d}~ ` e}ll dtm`~fmt ol ~fm konncm ae ` datolh n` ,O y~`t~mn ~a yfa}~–N`lymz!‛ tmh}c`tc ol ~fm konncm ae ic`yy#

`ln Kalyom}t Hot`tn# ` haan yrat~ `da}~ ~foy# oln}chmn kmeat ` xfocm, @~ ` imt~`ol raol~# faxmumt# o~ dmi`km la~ e}ll `l katm, D}~ ~f`~ nonl‟~ y~ar km, O i`ttomn al, @ln O la~oimn~f`~ yakm~okmy o~ xa}cn dm e}ll h`ol, O dmh`l ~a mvrmtokml~

xo~f N`uon Cm~~mtk`l‟y tf ~fk ae y` olh yakm~folh ya k`l ~okmy ~f`~ o~‟y e}ll # ~fml la~ e}ll # ~fml e}llomt dmi`}ym ae ~fm yf`tmn mvrmtomlim ae o~y la~ dmolh e}ll , ]c~ok`~mc # O nonag` ol Etmlif, K iakmn # ~f`~ oy,

O p}oigc noyiaumtmn# faxmumt# ~f`~ ol ~fm `~fcm~oi iakk}+lo~ # `dy}tnoy~ iakmn nonl‟~ tm`cc ffl , Hmlmt`cc ~fm –_a}‟tme`~! _a}‟tm h` !‛ am}utm ae f}kat rtmu`ocmn, @ln oly~m`n ae ffhf~olh o~# `e~mt ` xfocm O h`um ol `ln ~tomn k f`ln `~ o~,

K emccax yaiimt rc` mty `ln O ialy~`l~c i`ccmn m`if a~fmth` , @ iakkal ialumty`~oal xa}cn dm cogm –_a+}f h` ,‛ –La#

a}`f,‛ –La# a}`f,‛`~ xa}cn c`y~ `l fa}t# `ln xa}cn rtauonm `~ cm`y~ ffum

kol}~my ae c`}hfy, Mumt n` # `y xm x`cgmn naxl ~fm focc ~a

yaiimt rt`i~oim# xm‟n f`um ` d`ig+`ln+eat~f dm~xmml ~fm yaiimt`ln eaa~d`cc ~m`ky ~f`~ ~fm a~fmt ~m`k x`y h` , Ya xf`~ nmumc+armn x`y ~foy `cc+a}~ – a+}f h` ‛ x`t, O c`~mt ea}ln ~f`~ alm ae k – a+}f h` ‛ html`nmy c`lnmn al ` h} l`kmn Jam Htohoa,Lax# O nonl‟~ glax Jam Htohoa, O y~occ nal‟~, D}~ fm x`y etak

Xatimy~mt, Fm x`y ~a}hf, Cogmn ~a ffhf~, Fm x`y cogm ` itayydm~xmml ` xfo~m @ccml Oumtyal `ln ` umcaiot`r~at,

Ya alm n` O‟k x`cgolh naxl ~fm focc ~a yaiimt rt`i~oim`ln O‟k fo~ d xf`~ emmcy cogm ` taig al ~fm d`ig ae k fm`n,

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O c`~mt ea}ln a}~ o~ x`y ` ffy~, &O eatha~ ~a kml~oal: Jam Htohoa

f`n taigcogm ffy~y,/ @ln ~fm okr`i~ ae ~fm fo~ glaigy km ~a ~fmhta}ln okkmno`~mc , Ya O‟k al ~fm hta}ln# dmolh fo~ d ~fmtaig+ffy~y `h`ol `ln `h`ol# }l~oc ffl`cc O‟k cogm#O lmmn ~a t}l`x` , O nal‟~ muml ialyonmt ffhf~olh d`ig, O‟k j}y~ cogm#O f`um ~acm`um fmtm , , , oy oy haolh ~mttodc , , , oy oy ~fm xaty~ x`cg mumt ,

Ya fm fo~y km ea}t at ffum ~okmy, Koln a}# fm‟y ol e}cceaa~d`cc hm`t `ln O `k ol l cal yfat~y `ln yfol h}`tny, Oe fm

f`n x`l~mn ~a dm`~ ~fm it`r a}~ ae k yfoly# la noim# d}~ tm`cc `l xfmtm mcym al k dan x`y e`ot h`km, Ya O t}l naxl ~fmfocc, @ln fm yfa}~y# –Lax xfa‟y h` 1‛

@~ ~foy raol~ o~ aii}ty ~a km ~f`~ Jam Htohoa `i~}`cc i tmn~f`~ yakmalm i`ccmn fok h` , O~ lmumt aii}ttmn ~a km ~f`~ i`cc+olh yakmalm h` f`n `l km`lolh, Xm i`ccmn mumt ~folh h` :~fm eaa~d`cc ~m`k# yakm ae a}t ~m`ifmty# ~fm x`~mt ea}l~`oly#hmakm~t &ol e`otlmyy# hmakm~t oy alm ae ~fm h` mt k`~fy/,

Ya O ~t ~a ha al xo~f d}yolmyy `y }y}`c# d}~ ~f`~ n` # ol~fm konncm ae yrtol~y `~ rt`i~oim# O y~`t~ it olh, @ln xfml ~fmia`if `ygy km xf`~ f`rrmlmn# O ~mcc fok, Ya fm ~`cgy ~a ~fmeaa~d`cc ia`if, @ln `~ ~foy raol~# O `yy}km Jam Htohoa xoccdm r}loyfmn ol yakm x` „k` dm mvrmccmn# y}yrmlnmn, D}~

fm oyl‟~, Fm‟y y}yrmlnmn eat alm eaa~d`cc h`km, O x`y yfaigmn,m i`}hf~ ~fm h} xfa `~~mkr~mn ~a yk`yf k dt`oly ol#`ln ~fm xmtm cogm# –Af# nal‟~ xatt `da}~ acn Jam # xm‟tmr}~~olh fok `x` eat ` calh ~okm„eat~ +mohf~ kol}~my ~a dmmv`i~# rc}y f`ce~okm,‛

Ya Jam hm~y alm cmyy h`km ae eaa~d`cc# xfoif O ~fa}hf~ x`yla~folh, @rr`tml~c Jam nonl‟~ emmc ~f`~ x` , Ya fm yml~ yakm

ae foy emccax umcaiot`r~aty `e~mt km,Alm n` O‟k `~ k caigmt `ln ~foy h} Docc K}trf y` y#

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–Fm Kogm#‛ `ln O caag aumt `ln fm r}lifmy km ol ~fm e`im,

La~ tm`cc f`tn d}~ mla}hf ~f`~ o~ k`gmy ~fm r}lif+ol+~fm+e`imlaoym `ln fm y` y# – `~‟y eat Jam Htohoa,‛ O x`y ~fm uoi~ok ae ` x`cg+d r}lifolh# ~fm a}lhmt dta~fmt ae ~fm ntoum+d yfaa~+olh, O x`y y~}llmn, O ~fa}hf~#X`o~ ` kol}~m, oy h} ‟y yk`ccmt ~f`l km, @ln O nonl‟~ muml ffhf~ d`ig, O j}y~ ~fa}hf~#O h}myy ~foy oy xf`~ k coem oy haolh ~a dm cogm lax ,

m lmv~ n` O‟k ol ~fm iakr}~mt c`d xto~olh `l `t~oicm eat

~fm yifaac r`rmt `da}~ ~fm `uo`~oal ic}d `ln ~foy h} x`cgyol `ln fm y` y# –N`um H`tyal‟y caagolh eat a} `ln fm‟y la~f`rr ,‛ @ln O‟k cogm# –O nal‟~ muml glax xfa N`um H`tyaloy,‛ oy oy k yo~}`~oal, O‟k ~fm goln ae rmtyal# xfa# eat e}l#

xto~my `t~oicmy i`ccmn –@uo`~oal Ic}d Ya`ty ol~a Atdo~!‛ `ln `l}lf`rr d}cc O‟um lmumt fm`tn ae oy ymlnolh a}~mlua y ,

@ nm~`oc ~f`~ k`nm ~foy ml~otmc y~t`lhm x`y ~f`~ n}tolh `cc~foy uoacmlim mumt alm x`y xm`tolh ` ia`~ `ln ~om, `~ x`y~fm ntmyy ianm, Ya ~fmym d}ccomy xmtm rtm~~ ntmyymn }r, m caagmn cogm cax+tml~ ifocn kady~mty yml~ ol ~a ~ftm`~ml rmarcmal e`}c~ ca`ly,

Xmcc# O k`nm o~ ~fta}hf ~fm xol~mt `ln O nmionmn ~f`~ O x`y haolh ~a y~oig o~ a}~, Cogm `cc htm`~ }lnmtnahy# O f`n dmml

glaigmn naxl d}~ O x`y haolh ~a k`gm ` rc`im eat k ymce, YaO t`l eat ic`yy rtmyonml~, @ln O cay~„d`nc , O i`km ol lol~fa}~ ae ~ml, La~ tm`n ~a ~ftax ol ~fm ~axmc# O ~tomn a}~ eat ~fm~mlloy ~m`k, @ln O nonl‟~ k`gm o~, Y~, Jafl‟y j}y~ nonl‟~ x`l~ ~ar`t~oior`~m ol k coem, @ln ya `~ ~fm mln ae ~fm m`t# O iakm }r

xo~f ` nomtml~ rc`l, Xfoif x`y ~a p}o~,O t`l ~foy d `cc ~fm `n}c~y ol k coem: r`tml~y# ~m`ifmty# k

h}on`lim ia}lymcat, @ln xf`~‟y y}trtoyolh oy ~f`~ la~ alm ae ~fmk}ymn ~faym icoifïy ~fm y` ol `e~mtyifaac yrmio`cy: –Nal‟~ na o~#‛

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–Y~oig o~ a}~#‛ –Nal‟~ cm~ ‟mk hm~ ~fm dmy~ ae a},‛ m glmx ~fm

dmy~ ae km x`y a ~fm ~`dcm, Mumt alm glmx o~, Yakmfax O f`ndmiakm ~fm e`cc h} eat ~fm ml~otm lol~f+ht`nm ic`yy, O y kdacozmn` imt~`ol goln ae gon# ~fm goln ae gonmumt alm f`~my , Ya O cme~,

@~ k lmx yifaac# xm f`n ~faym ffty~ emx xmmgy xfmtm mu+mt alm‟y hm~~olh ~a glax m`if a~fmt: –Xfmtm a} etak1‛ –Xf`~

x`y a}t c`y~ yifaac cogm1‛ @ln O nmionmn ~a ako~ ~fm e`i~ ~f`~`~ k rtmuoa}y yifaac O f`n dmml roigmn al ya d`nc ~f`~ O cme~

~fm yifaac, @ln a} glax xf`~1 m lmumt ea}ln a}~, Fmtm‟y` ~t}~f `da}~ coem ~f`~ ~fm lmumt ~mcc a} ol ~faym `e~mtyifaacyrmio`cy: t}llolh `x` xatgy„eat ` xfocm,

Eoe~mml m`ty c`~mt# O‟k al y~`hm `~ ~fm Kafmh`l Y}l I`yola,O‟k ` rtaemyyoal`c iakmno`l `ln O‟k rmteatkolh eat `l `}no+mlim ae rtaemyyoal`c nt}lgy, O~‟y `i~}`cc haolh rtm~~ xmcc# `cc~folhy ialyonmtmn, D}~ ~fmtm oy ` ea}t+~ar ol ~fm etal~ tax ~f`~

xal‟~ y~ar ~`cgolh, O~‟y ~xa ~a}hf+caagolh h} y `ln ~fmot n`~my, @ln ~fm ‟tm ~`cgolh `y ~fa}hf ~fmtm‟y la goln ae yfax haolh al`~ `cc, E}cc uac}km, @ckay~ noy~t`i~mn d k rmyg kalacah}m

xfml ~t olh ~a k`gm gm ialumty`~oal raol~y, Ya O raco~mc y` #–Fm h} y# oe a} x`l~ ~a ~`cg# k` dm ha ol ~fm a~fmt taak,‛oy oy k ~ roi`c y~t`~mh eat rmarcm xfa nal‟~ }lnmty~`ln ~fm

m~op}m~~m ae x`~ifolh ` y~`ln}r iakmn yfax, O yat~ ae kml+~oal o~ af`lnmnc `y ~fa}hf o~‟y ` koy}lnmty~`lnolh,

Xmcc# ~fm nonl‟~ roig }r al ~foy yaio`c i}m `ln ~fm ial+~ol}mn ~`cgolh, @ln O ~tomn ~a ial~ol}m d}~ mumt emx jagmy O‟n

ha ~a fo~ ` r}lif colm `ln alm ae ~fm h} y‟ uaoimy xa}cn rm`g `ln ~fm `}nomlim xa}cn fm`t yakm iakdol`~oal ae k uaoim

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Kogm Dotdohco`

`ln ~foy h} ‟y uaoim# ` yat~ ae }lol~mlnmn na}ifm d`h n}m~, Ya

ffl`cc O ha~ et}y~t`~mn `ln O okrcomn ~f`~ ~fm kohf~ x`l~ ~acm`um ~fm yfax `c~ahm~fmt xo~f ~fmot n`~my# xfa O okrcomn xmtmfaagmty, D okrcomn# O km`l O ~acn ~fmk ~a cm`um ~fm yfax xo~f~fmot faagmty,

@~ ~foy raol~# alm ae ~fm hml~cmkml caagmn km ol ~fm m m`ln y`on# –O‟k haolh ~a e}igolh gocc a},‛

@ln O‟k caagolh ol~a ~foy h} ‟y n`tg# y~mtl m my `ln tm+

`cozolh d ~fm ymtoa}ylmyy ae foy ~alm `ln ~fm ycoiglmyy ae foya}~ff~ ~f`~ fm oy rayyodc ol ~fm kad at ol~a yakm goln ae ath`+lozmn itokm `i~ouo~ , O~ ~`gmy ` imt~`ol ~ rm ae rmtyal ~a ~ftm`~ml

a}t coem ol ` i}y~ak+~`ocatmn y}o~, Eat~}l`~mc # `~ ~foy raol~#~fm naatk`l ol~mtumlmy `ln `ygy ~fmym eacgy ~a cm`um, Itoyoy`umt~mn, O nal‟~ f`um ~a tmyraln ~a ~foy hml~cmk`l‟y y~`~mkml~tmh`tnolh k nm`~f,

C`~mt ~f`~ lohf~# O‟k xo~f k dta~fmt Jam f`uolh ntolgy `~~fm i`yola d`t,

Fm‟y yiacnolh km eat xf`~ O y`on aly~`hm, –_a} i`l‟~ j}y~ i`ccrmarcm‟y xoumy `ln hotcetomlny faagmty#‛ fm y`on,

O y`on# –O glax# Jam, D}~ yakm~okmy O‟k }r ~fmtm ln O i`l‟~ial~tac xf`~ iakmy a}~ ae k ka}~f,‛

Tohf~ ~fml ` ia}rcm ae xakml iakm }r ~a }y `ln y` # –_a}h} y caagol‟ eat n`~my1‛ Xm caag }r `ln tm`cozm ~f`~ ~fm xmtm~fm kady~mt n`~my etak ~fm yfax,

m xmtm faagmty, @ln o~‟y la~ a}~yonm ~fm tm`ck ae rayyodoco~ ~f`~ ~fm kml

ol ~faym loim ~`ocatmn y}o~yf`n ~fa}hf~ `da}~ goccolh km `lnf`n ~fm km`ly ~a na o~, Ol tm~tayrmi~# O rtad`dc yfa}cnl‟~ f`um

i`ccmn ~faym h} y‟ n`~my faagmty# d}~ O f`n yakm~folh ~a y` ,