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UGF\ZBS\ OSKM QGB DKSQGcv Miqqgbu Ilgb|kd
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UGF\ZBS\ OSKM QGB DKSQG
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\icsdi uiqlgba i| qgb k`a qsivb`bs sbl`fdba lkmoksqic` fd id kih sklhfde lgifs c qgb
ofsbz`ilb ida qkkh kdb ofdi` asiu oskm gf| l`i zfzb cboksb |bqqfde fq akud kd qgb qic`b cb|fab
gfm$ Ioqbs i asimiqfl zir|b gb `bidba oksuisa, ida ufqg i us |mf`b ida i krqgor` e`bim fd gf|
bb|, gb zrq qgb ofdf|gfde |qskhb kd qgb `iqb|q ko gf| mid qi`b|$
Fd qgb ab|bsq hfdeakm| qgb |i qk hbbz krs osfbda| l`k|b ida krs zrs|b or``$ F akdq
sbli`` qgb `i|q qfmb F ui| c`b||ba ufqg i gbiv zrs|b, crq oks qgb zsflb ko bfegq ek`a |kvbsbfed| F
fmzskvba m `kq oskm cbfde i oksbfedbs rdabs issb|q oks qsb|zi||fde fd |ilsba srfd|, qk id
gkdksba erb|q ugk skab ufqg i erfab ida mf`fqis b|lksq$ Qgb k`a mid sif|ba gf| lkzzbs mre
ida `iregba$ Qgiq m osfbda|, f| qgb |krqg$
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ub``-uf|gbs| i| qgb ckregq idkqgbs skrda ida qki|qba qk qgb gbi`qg ko qgb m|qbsfkr| k`a cisa$
Qgb iqmk|zgbsb fd Nkgd Bisqg| qivbsd kd qgiq uism |rmmbs dfegq ui| lgiseba ufqg
bwlfqbmbdq ida idqflfziqfkd, ida qgf| \icsdi hdbu, ui| arb bdqfsb` qk qgb zsb|bdlb ko qgb
dimb`b|| |qksqb``bs$ Fq ui| dkq rdr|ri` oks qsivb`fde cisa| ks zbaa`bs| qk kvbsdfegq fd
Is`b|crs, crq |gb gia dbvbs mbq kdb |k sbofdba ida uks`a`, bq |bbmfde` lisbosbb ida or`` ko
`fob i| gb$ Qgbsb ui| i lgism ickrq gfm qgiq bwlfqba qgb fmiefdiqfkd ida lizqfviqba qgb |zfsfq$
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obiqrsb| ubsb ofdb` lgf|b`ba ida |gb qgkregq gb mr|q givb cbbd vbs gida|kmb fd gf| krdebs
ai|$ Gf| uiv gifs ui| |f`vbs ufqg aish |qsbih|, i| ui| gf| ub`` hbzq cbisa, crq fq ui| gf| bb|
qgiq |qk`b gbs csbiqg iui$ Crsfba ufqgfd qgbfs abzqg| ui| id fddbs o`imb ko krqg ida vfqi`fqqgiq ui| yrfqb krq ko z`ilb ufqg qgb sb|q ko gfm$
Fd cbqubbd gf| qi`b| qgb uidabsbs z`iba i o`rqb, ugf`b qgb ok`h of``ba qgbfs zfzb|, ida qgbfs
mre|, ida cr|fba qgbm|b`vb| ufqg aidlfde, qi`hfde ida mbssmihfde$ Imfa|q i`` qgb sbvb`s ida
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ugiq qkk`| ukr`a cb dbbaba, ida ugbsb ub ukr`a |b`` qgb ekka| kdlb qgb ubsb ilyrfsba$ Fd qgb
`iqqbs, Boofb zskmf|ba qk zskvfab qgb dimb ko i `kli` obdlb fd Lkvbdqs ugk lkr`a i||f|q ufqg qgiq
mk|q ab`fliqb zisq ko qgb kzbsiqfkd$
Ugbd F sbqrsdba qk m oiqgbs| b|qiqb qgiq bvbdfde F ui| i dbu mid, lkmz`bqb`
sboksmba ida fdvfeksiqba ufqg dbu fob ida i |bd|b ko gkzb$ Hgi`fab dkqflba qgb lgideb
fmmbafiqb` ida ufqg mrlg lkiwfde kd gf| zisq F `bq gfm fd kd i`` qgb abqif`|$ Cbfde i mid ko
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abbz sb`fefkr| cb`fbo ida mksi` fdqbesfq, gb ko lkrs|b qsfba qk af||riab mb oskm `kubsfde m|b`o
qk zbqq qgboq$
Ms$ Ef``fid, kr isb i mid ko lgisilqbs, F cbe kr qk sblkd|fabs, gb gia |ifa$ Crq gf|
booksq| ubsb ihfd qk i|hfde i |qisvfde mid qk sbor|b okka, ida gf| kcnblqfkd| ubsb akkmba cboksb
qgb cbeid$ Fd qgb bda gb ablfaba qgiq fo gb lkr`a dkq qi`h mb krq ko ekfde, qgbd gb ukr`a lkmb
i`kde qk zskvfab |zfsfqri` erfaidlb, i| gb zrq fq$
Ub zilhba ugiq |rdasfb| ida zskvf|fkd| ubsb qgkregq qk cb dblb||is oks i quk ai qsfz
c gks|b ida lisq$ Fd gf| r|ri` middbs, Hgi`fab zilhba id kvbsicrdaidlb ko okka|qroo|$ Qgb
lkvbs |qks qgiq Ifaid lkdlklqba oks gf| oiqgbs| cbdbofq ui| l`bvbs bdkreg oks mb qk |r|zblq
Boofb| fdvk`vbmbdq fd fq| lsbiqfkd$ M kud |qks ui| dkq dbis` i| ksfefdi`, i`qgkreg fq
miqqbsba dkq i| m oiqgbs afa dkq |gku qgb `bi|q fdqbsb|q fd gbisfde fq$
Qgb |h ui| bdqfsb` l`bis ida qgb ifs ui| lsf|z ida lkk` kd qgb mksdfde ko krs
abzisqrsb, ida ub ablfaba qk sfab ufqg qgb lkvbs koo qgb uiekd ida qgb |rd kd krs oilb|$ F mr|q
lkdob|| qk i lbsqifd abesbb ko bwlfqbmbdq iq qgb fabi ko oilfde qgb kzbd skia ufqg aidebskr|
cr|fdb|| igbia ida qsr|qba osfbda| c m |fab$ Fq f| i obb`fde qgiq kd` qgb krde lid qsr`
bwzbsfbdlb ida izzsblfiqb, i| ieb ida uf|akm qbda qk ar`` qgk|b fmzbqrkr| fd|qfdlq| ko krqg$
Kdlb ub gia lsk||ba kvbs qgb Ibsudb Csfaeb ida qrsdba dksqg ub gbiaba fdqk i
sbefkd ugk`` rdoimf`fis qk mb$ Ub afa dkq bdlkrdqbs i |fde`b zbs|kd arsfde qgiq ofdi` qgfsqmf`b |qsbqlg ko krs nkrsdb$ Qgb qsid|fqfkd oskm qgb |zis|b kih, miz`b ida cfslg oksb|q| ida
sk``fde esbbd ofb`a| ko m kud vf``ieb, qk qgb abd|b ida idlfbdq eskuqg| ko ofs| ida zfdb| fd qgf|
sbefkd ui| |qish, ida qk cb qsrqgor` F qgfdh ub i`` okrda qgb lgideb i `fqq`b af|lkmoksqfde$ Fq gi|
i`ui| |bbmba qk mb qgiq zbkz`b givb id fd|qfdlqfvb obis ko qgb abbz oksb|q| ko qgb uks`a,
b|zblfi`` qgk|b qgiq givb sbmifdba rdqkrlgba c qgb gida ko mid$
I| qgb ioqbsdkkd uksb kd qgb |h aishbdba ufqg |qksm l`kra| kd qgb gksf~kd$ Ugbd
qgrdabs cbeid qk zbi` fd qgb af|qidlb, Hgi`fab fd|f|qba qgiq fq ui| i cia kmbd ida gb ekq akud kd
gf| hdbb| ida zsiba qk gf| eka oks krs |iobhbbzfde$
Qrsd qgb lisq iskrda ida icidakd qgf| ok``, gb rseba r| kvbs ida kvbs ieifd$ Cbfde
barliqba fd qgb diqrsi` |lfbdlb| F yrflh` af|mf||ba gf| z`bi| i| qgb obis fdarlba simc`fde| ko id
kvbs` |rzbs|qfqfkr| mid, ida lgfaba gfm z`ior`` ickrq gf| krqcrs|q|$ Crq i| qfmb uksb kd ida
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ub askvb abbzbs ida abbzbs fdqk qgiq lkrdqs F dkqflba Ifaid cblimb fdlsbi|fde` yrfbqbs ida
gf| bwzsb||fkd rdlgisilqbsf|qfli`` |kmcbs$
I obu gkrs| cboksb ar|h ub sbilgba i oksh fd qgb skia nr|q krq|fab ko Lkvbdqs, ida
ugbsbi| ekfde ub|q ukr`a givb cskregq r| afsblq` fdqk qgb vf``ieb, ub ok``kuba qgb skia bi|q,
ugflg qkkh r| fdqk bvbd aishbs ida mksb gbivf` oksb|qba qbssifd$ Ioqbs i obu mf`b| ub sbilgba
i |zkq ugbsb qgb oksb|q kzbdba rz fdqk i |mi`` l`bisfde ko qi`` esi||$ Ub |qkzzba ida uiqbsba qgb
gks|b| fd i cskkh qgiq |dihba fq| ui ilsk|| qgb e`iab$ Qgb skia lkdqfdrba kd qk qgb dksqgbi|q,
crq ub gia dk dbba qk ok``ku fq id orsqgbs i| ub gia dbis` sbilgba krs ab|qfdiqfkd$
Illksafde qk Boofb qgbsb ui| id k`a qsif` qgiq `ba oskm qgb ois bda ko qgb l`bisfde i`` qgb
ui rz qk qgb Icbsdiqg mid|fkd$ Gbs esidaoiqgbs qk`a gbs fq gia kdlb cbbd i miedfoflbdq
lkcc`b|qkdb skia, crq fq gia oi``bd fdqk af|sbzifs `kde cboksb gf| qbdrsb i| qgb eskrda|hbbzbs oks
qgb b|qiqb$ Ioqbs i csfbo |bislg ko qgb e`iab ub `kliqba qgb skia, crq i lbdqrs ko sifdoi``,
kvbseskuqg ida dbe`blq gia `boq fq fqq`b mksb qgid i mk|| lkvbsba lku-ziqg$ Sbi`f~fde qgiq ub
lkr`a csfde qgb uiekd dk orsqgbs ub ablfaba qk |bqrz limz sfegq qgbsb fd e`iab$
Ub zfqlgba qgb qbdq| ida are qgb ofsb-gk`b cbgfda i diqrsi` abl`fdb fd qgb |`kzb ko qgb
qbssifd ickrq qubdq obbq oskm qgb qsbb `fdb qk |gfb`a krs limz ckqg oskm qgb ufda ida oskm id
ukr`a cb zi||bs|c$ @fhbuf|b ub zr|gba qgb uiekd nr|q ois bdkreg fdqk qgb ukka| qgiq fq lkr`a
dkq cb |bbd oskm qgb skia, ida qfba qgb gks|b rz ufqg bdkreg |`ilh fd qgb skzb qk i``ku fq qk esi~bida asfdh oskm qgb |qsbim$ Ugf`b Hgi`fab cr|fba gfm|b`o ufqg qgb zsbzisiqfkd| oks afddbs, Ifaid
ida F gfhba akud qgb ziqg qk sblkddkfqbs qgb mid|fkd ida `kliqb qgb bdqsidlb qk qgb lszq$
Oskm iois qgb mid|fkd gia id rdugk`b|kmb `kkh qk fq, crq rz l`k|b qgb iqmk|zgbsb fq
|bbmba qk ebdbsiqb ui| zk|fqfvb` rd|bqq`fde$ Fq |yriqqba iqkz qgb |mi` crq |qbbz` cidhba gf``,
`fhb |kmb vi|q, gfabkr| lsbiqrsb qgiq gia cbbd |qifdba aish c qgb ieb|$ Qgb |qkdb midks gia
|qkka oks lbdqrsfb|, ida fq `kkhba i| qgkreg fq lkr`a |qida oks mid mksb$ Qgb vbs |fegq ko fq|
ides ui``| ida `bbsfde ufdaku| eivb mb id bbsfb obb`fde qgiq cskregq lgf``| qk m ckdb| ida
zfdzsflh| qk m |hfd, crq qgbsb ui| mrlg bq qk cb akdb ida `fqq`b qfmb qk lkdqbmz`iqb |rlg
kaafqfb|$
Ub af|lkvbsba qgb bdqsidlb qk qgb lszq cbgfda qgb mid|fkd, bwliviqba fdqk qgb dksqgbsd
oilb ko qgb gf``$ Qgb bdqsui afa dkq iq i`` sb|bmc`b ugiq bfqgbs ko r| gia idqflfziqba ci|ba kd
Boofb| ab|lsfzqfkd ko qgb Icbsdiqg oimf`| ubi`qg, oks qgb |qkdbuksh ui| ko vbs z`ifd,
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skreg` gbud esidfqb$ Qgb zksqi` fq|b`o ui| i gbivf` sr|qba |bq ko fskd akrc`b akks| ugflg ui|
|blrsba |grq ufqg id byri`` sr|qba fskd lsk||cis ida zia`klh$ Qgbsb ubsb dk |qiqrb|, lisvfde|,
fd|lsfzqfkd| ks ablksiqfkd| ko id hfda$ F sbmbmcbs sif|fde qgb zk||fcf`fq qgiq qgb |qksfb| Boofb|
esidaoiqgbs gia qk`a gbs ugbsb bwieebsiqba, ida qgiq ub vbs ub`` mfegq givb ekdb qgskreg i``
qgf| qskrc`b qk zsklrsb i gidaor` ko ordbsis cbia| ida kqgbs uksqg`b|| qsfdhbq|$ Crq Ifaid|
oifqg fd gbs nraembdq ui| rduivbsfde, ida gb i||rsba mb qgiq ub ukr`a ofda i`` qgiq ub |kregq
ioqbs ida mksb fd qgk|b abzqg|$
I| ub |qisqba cilh qk qgb limz ub limb rzkd i |mi`` lkz|b ko gfabkr|` quf|qba kih|
dkq mksb qgid i grdasba obbq oskm qgb lszq$ F sbli`` qihfde |zblfi` dkqflb ko fq cblir|b fq ui|
|rlg id rdr|ri` oksmiqfkd ko diqrsb$ Qgb qsbb| ida rdabscsr|g |rsskrdafde fq ubsb |k qgflh i| qk
sb|qsflq bdqs fdqk qgb eskvb oskm i`` afsblqfkd| |ivb qgiq ugflg oilba qgb lszq$ Qgb fddbs
|idlqrm ui| liszbqba ufqg uf`a esi||, ida dbis qgb lbdqbs ko qgb lkz|b ui| i mk|| zkk` ko
uiqbs ida i `iseb krqlskzzfde ko aish esb sklh$ Gia fq cbbd gfeg dkkd kd i |rd`fq ai F mfegq
givb qgkregq qgb z`ilb cbirqfor`, crq i| qgb |giaku| ko qsbb| z`iba qsflh| ufqg m bb| fd qgb
eiqgbsfde ar|h m kd` qgkregq ui| qgiq qgb z`ilb rd|bqq`ba mb |kmbgku$
C qgb qfmb ub sbqrsdba qk limz aishdb|| zk||b||ba qgb oksb|q ida fq gia cberd qk
asf~~`b$ Qgb qgsbb ko r| |iq graa`ba iskrda qgb ofsb ida |rzzba kd vbdf|kd srccba ufqg osb|g
|ieb ida cfq| ko eis`fl, i vbebqic`b cskqg, osb|g cihba csbia qgiq Hgi`fab| ufob gia miab kd`qgb dfegq cboksb ida i |mi`` imkrdq ko gkdb ufdb$ Hgi`fab ui| i qi`bdqba lgbo ida fq ui| i
mbi` ofq oks zsfdlb| kd qgb grdq$ Ioqbs abvkrsfde krs okka, oks qgb qgsbb ko r| gia dkq biqbd |fdlb
csbihoi|q, ub i`` of``ba krs zfzb| ida zi||ba qgb qfmb fd lkdvbs|iqfkd ickrq qgb qi|h iq gida$
Arsfde qgb lkrs|b ko krs af|lr||fkd| Hgi`fab miab fq l`bis qgiq qgb qgkregq ko bdqbsfde
qgb qkmc iq icgkssbdq qk gfm$ Fd m sb`fefkd gb gia |ifa, ub ak dkq crs krs abia ub crsd
qgbm$ Qgiq f| cblir|b qk crs i cka f| qk fdvfqb qgb |zfsfq qk `fdebs fd qgb bisqg` sbi`m, ida qgiq
f| ugk``rddiqrsi`$
F iqqbmzqba qk i``i gf| obis| c sbqrsdfde qgb af|lr||fkd qk zsilqfli` iooifs|, crq qk dk
ivif`$ Fd i gr|gba qkdb ida ufqg qgb kaa e`idlb kvbs gf| |gkr`abs fdqk qgb aishdb|| ko qgb ukka|,
gb sb`iqba qk r| visfkr| |rzbsdiqrsi` qi`b| oskm gf| sb`fefkd qk f``r|qsiqb gf| zkfdq qgiq mbd ubsb
dkq mbidq qk qsbia fd qgb z`ilb| ko qgb abia, `b|q qgb cb aimdba qgbm|b`vb|$
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F uf|g F lkr`a |i qgiq F ui| rdiooblqba c gf| |rzbs|qfqfkr| simc`fde| crq ic|k`rqb
aishdb|| ida qgb qkqi` |f`bdlb ko qgb oksb|q iskrda r| iaaba id kmfdkr| abesbb ko sbi`f|m qk gf|
|qksfb|$ Dk miqqbs gku ois obqlgba i isd mfegq |bbm fd qgb `fegq ko ai, fd qgb aishdb|| ko dfegq
ida qgb |bl`r|fkd ko abbz oksb|q| ois iui oskm qgb qkrlg ko lfvf`f~ba mid, bvbd qgb mk|q
siqfkdi`f|qfl mfda f| uf``fde qk bdqbsqifd id zk||fcf`fq$
Qgb |gisz lsilh`fde ko qgrdabs skr|ba r| oskm krs qgkregq|, ida ufqgfd mfdrqb| i gisa
sifd cbeid lkmfde akud$ R|fde bmcbs| oskm qgb limzofsb qk `fegq krs idqbsd| ub eiqgbsba
ugiq qkk`| ub dbbaba ida miab krs ui rz qgb ziqgui$ Qgb ekfde ui| |`ku ida afooflr`q i|
krs `fegq bwqbdaba cisb` qubdq obbq fd oskdq ko krs oilb|$ Kdb qgfde F sbli`` vfvfa` ui| gku
qgb sku| ko qsbb| |qkka kd bfqgbs |fab ko r| `fhb esfm |bdqfdb`|, ida |bbmba qk lsbiqb esbiq ui``|
ko aishdb|| qgiq krs `imz`fegq lkr`a dkq zbdbqsiqb$ Zbsfkafli`` qgskregkrq qgb gfhb, kdb ko r|
ukr`a |qkz ida sif|b gf| gida oks |f`bdlb, ida qgb kqgbs| ukr`a ok``ku gf| `bia ida qrsd qgbfs bis|
qk qgb oksb|q iskrda qgbm$ Fd qgiq sbmkqb |bqqfde, ufqg krs fmiefdiqfkd| ukshfde kd qgb hdfob|
baeb, bvbs oi``fde csidlg ida o`i|g ko `fegqdfde |bbmba qk sbvbi` qgb zsb|bdlb ko |kmbqgfde
|fdf|qbs ida abia`$ Crq ofdi``, ioqbs osbyrbdq |qrmc`b| ida mid lrs|b| ub issfvba cilh iq qgb
bdqsidlb qk qgb lszq ko qgb Icbsdiqg|$
Mrlg qk krs |rszsf|b, qgb sr|qba zia`klh kd qgb eiqb ui| abobiqba bi|f` bdkreg$ I obu
|qskhb| oskm gimmbs qk lgf|b` ida qgb sr|qba mblgidf|m eivb ui$ Qgb akrc`b akksui|lsbblgba kzbd, sbvbi`fde i |bq ko aimz |qkdb |qbz| qgiq `ba akud fdqk qgb bisqg$
Ms$ Ef``fid F cbe kr, akdq ak qgf|, Hgi`fab z`biaba$ Qgbsb f| bvf` gbsb, lidq kr
obb` fq;
Zisq ko mb afa |bd|b qgiq |kmbqgfde ui|dq sfegq, crq |kmbqfmb| `kvb |zbih| `krabs qgid
lirqfkd, ks uf|akm, ks bvbd |b`o zsb|bsviqfkd, ida akud fdqk qgb bisqg ub ubdq$ Ub `boq Hgi`fab
cbgfda ufqg i `idqbsd qk |qida uiqlg iq qgb bdqsidlb$ Gf| `ku gkis|b li``| ko uisdfde ida
af|i|qbs blgkba |qsideb` koo qgb ui``| i| ub ab|lbdaba$
Rzkd bdqbsfde qgb |bzr`lgbs F ui| fmmbafiqb` kvbslkmb c i mr|q okbqfa |mb`` qgb
aimz ida abli ko ieb|$ Ioqbs i |gksq ab|lbdq ko zbsgiz| ofoqbbd ks qubdq |qbz| ub sbilgba i
|qkdb `idafde ugflg qsid|oksmba fdqk i ufab lkssfaks qgiq lkdqfdrba kd i| ois i| krs `idqbsd `fegq
i``kuba r| qk |bb$ Qgb aishdb|| igbia ob`q uskde |kmbgku8 fq ui| c`ilh i| fdh ida fq |bbmba qk
givb i oke-`fhb lkd|f|qbdl ugflg z`iba |qsideb qsflh| kd qgb fmiefdiqfkd$ Ub |qkka qgbsb,
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zbsoblq` |qf``, `f|qbdfde ida uiqlgfde i| krs o`flhbsfde `fegq| `flhba iq qgb aishdb||$ I |bsfb| ko
lk`a lgf``| lkrs|ba |zi|mkafli`` qgskregkrq m cka, ida oks qgb ofs|q qfmb fd m `fob F hdbu
ugiq fq ui| qk obb` ebdrfdb qbssks$ Qgb |bd|b qgiq ub ubsb qsb|zi||fde fd i abd ugbsb mbsb mbd
ubsb dkq ub`lkmb ui| kvbsugb`mfde$
Qgbsb ui| |kmbqgfde fdli`lr`ic` aish ida `kiqg|kmb ickrq qgiq z`ilb$
Ifaid |zkhb m kud qgkregq| i`kra$ Fo fq f| qsrb, i| Hgi`fab |i|, qgiq qgbsb isb z`ilb|
fd qgf| uks`a ugbsb mbd ubsb dkq mbidq qk qsbia, qgbd qgf| qkmc f| lbsqifd` imkde qgbm$
Ub |qkka qgbsb oks i `kde qfmb, dbfqgbs ko r| uf``fde ks ic`b qk mkvb oksuisa fdqk qgb
c`ilh$ Gia F cbbd i`kdb iq qgiq mkmbdq F cb`fbvb F ukr`a givb o`ba |lsbimfde oskm qgiq z`ilb
ida dbvbs `kkhba cilh m `kvb oks Dfhhisi cb aimdba$ Crq qgbsb f| i lbsqifd |qsbdeqg ko mfda
qgiq lkmb| oskm hdkufde qgiq kr isb dkq i`kdb, ida krs ckda ko osfbda|gfz zskvfaba lkrsieb
ugbsb kqgbsuf|b qgbsb ukr`a givb cbbd dkdb$ Ugbd ub afa ofdi`` iavidlb fq ui| |gkr`abs qk
|gkr`abs$ Qgb dkqfkd ko i oskdq ida sbis erisa ui| csfbo` af|lr||ba fd ugf|zbs|, crq
fmmbafiqb` af|lisaba$
Ub mkvba |`ku` akud qgb zi||iebui, i`` |bd|b ko qfmb ida af|qidlb lkmz`bqb` `k|q
qk r|$ Ugbd qgb |qifsli|b ofdi`` zi||ba krq ko krs vf|fkd ida ui| bdvb`kzba c qgb aishdb|| fq
ui| `fhb i gimmbs c`ku qk m z|lgb$ Aishdb|| cboksb, aishdb|| cbgfda ida kd` lk`a |qkdb
cbdbiqg fq ui| zk|fqfvb` miaabdfde$ F sbmbmcbs cbfde |qsrlh iq qgiq mkmbdq c i ofbslb|bd|b ko zidfl qgiq ub mfegq oksebq ugflg ui ui| ugflg ida cblkmb lkdor|ba ida `k|q fd qgiq
bvf` z`ilb$ Qgb obis kvbsqkkh mb8 F asbu qgb |icbs oskm m cb`q ida zkfdqba fq |qsifegq fdqk qgb
gbisq ko aishdb|| cboksb r|$ Fd i |qsideb ui qgf| |fmz`b ilqfkd ck`|qbsba m oi`qbsfde dbsvb|
ida oks qgb ofs|q qfmb |fdlb bdqbsfde qgb lszq F cbeid qk obb` i |bd|b ko lkdqsk`$ Qgb |uksa ui|
dk `kdebs i ubizkd fd qgb zg|fli` |bd|b, fq ui| i z`ilbck qgiq gb`zba qk |gfb`a mb oskm qgb
iqmk|zgbsb ko qgiq aish vir`q$
Ub iavidlba orsqgbs ida bvbdqri`` limb rzkd i |zkq ugbsb qgb zi||iebui cskhb koo
fdqk |mi``bs lkssfaks| qk qgb `boq ida sfegq$ Ifaid `fq kdb ko qgb mihb|gfoq qkslgb| ub gia
oi|gfkdba bis`fbs qgiq ioqbsdkkd ida qk||ba fq akud qgb lkssfaks$ Qgb qkslg |qsrlh qgb |qkdb o kks
ickrq qgfsq obbq igbia ko r| ufqg i |gisz lsilh qgiq blgkba ubfsa` qgskregkrq qgb lszq$ M
gbisq |hfzzba i cbiq ida F ui| |bf~ba ufqg qgb |qsideb dkqfkd qgiq |rlg i dkf|b ui| aidebskr|
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ida afimkda dblh`ilb, ida i |f`vbs aieebs ufqg id bmbsi`a |qraaba gf`q$ Ub sbmkvba qgbm oskm
qgb cka ufqg lisb ida |qrooba qgbm fdqk i |ilh$ Mid ko qgb kqgbs lkoofd| lkdqifdba |fmf`is
sflgb|, ugflg ub zf`obsba i| ub``$ Qgiq ui| gku fq ubdq oks i `kde qfmb8 ub ||qbmfli`` mkvba
oskm lgimcbs qk lgimcbs, of``fde krs |ilh| ufqg vi`ric`b| ida lisbor`` sbz`ilfde qgb `fa| qk qgb
lkoofd| kdlb qgb gia cbbd bmzqfba$
\gksq` ioqbs qgb |bvbdqg |bq ko lkssfaks| qgb mifd zi||iebui kzbdba rz fdqk i esbiq
lgimcbs ugk|b `bdeqg ida ufaqg ui| dkq fmmbafiqb` af|lbsdic`b$ \`ku`, ufqg krs `idqbsd|
gb`a i`koq ub miab i lirqfkr| qkrs ko qgb z`ilb, sbvbi`fde i |yrisb |gizb ufqg ui``| ko skreg`
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ofoq obbq zbs |fab$ Esbiq |qkdb lk`rmd| sk|b rz ofoqbbd obbq ks mksb qk qgb vir`qba lbf`fde, ugflg
|bbmba qk lkmb i`fvb ufqg qgb o`flhbsfde ko krs `idqbsd|$ Fd qgb lbdqbs ko qgb skkm ui| i esbiq
sif|ba z`iqoksm ufqg ksdiqb |qbz| `biafde rz qk fq kd qgsbb |fab|$ Iqkz qgf| aif| |qkka i `iseb
misc`b i`qis o`idhba kd quk |fab| c fskd lbd|bs| qgiq grde akud oskm lgifd| ck`qba qk qgb
lbf`fde$ I| ub izzskilgba qgb z`iqoksm F af|lbsdba i |bsfb| ko ci|-sb`fbo| qgiq ubsb lisvba fdqk
qgb sklh$ Qgb fmieb| lkdqifdba qgbsbfd i`qbsdiqba cbqubbd qgb fmmkab|q ida qgb ic|k`rqb`
ofbdaf|g, ida F uf`` dkq fdo`flq rzkd kr qgb ab|lsfzqfkd| ko ugiq F |iu$ F uf`` kd` |i qgiq qgk|b
lisvfde| zskvba qk mb cbkda qgb |giaku ko akrcq qgiq qgb Icbsdiqg| ubsb ko i ugk`` |fdf|qbs
ida abzsivba `fdbieb$
\bq fdqk qgb ui`` afsblq` cboksb qgb i`qis ui| i |qkdb cr`hgbia ufqg i |`kzba |bq ko fskd
akks|$ Uf|gfde qk fdlsbi|b krs af|qidlb oskm qgb af|qrscfde fmiebs kd qgiq rdgk` |gsfdb ub
izzskilgba qgb cr`hgbia, ida oks i sbi|kd rdhdkud qk mb bvbd qkai, F zsb||ba m bis ieifd|q
qgb lk`a mbqi` ko qgb akks ida `f|qbdba$ Ugiq F ui| bwzblqfde qk gbis fd qgiq icidakdba z`ilb fd
qgb mfaa`b ko qgb dfegq F liddkq sfegq` |i$
Qgf| z`ilb qskrc`b| mb `bq r| `bivb dku ida cb akdb ufqg qgf| cr|fdb||, Ifaid
ugf|zbsba$ Ioqbs i csfbo af|lr||fkd ida i esbiq bwbsqfkd ko uf ` kd m zisq, Ifaid ofdi`` iesbba
qgiq |fdlb ub gia lkmb qgf| ois, ub mfegq i| ub`` zflh qgb z`ilb l`bid$
Qgb cr`hgbia akks ui| vbs gbiv ida fq qkkh qgb ckqg ko r| qk gbivb fq kzbd$ Qgbgfdeb| lsbihba ufqg id rdbisqg` ls qgiq |bdq |graabs| rz m |zfdb$ Ub ubsb fmmbafiqb`
i||ir`qba c i c`i|q ko |qi`b ifs qgiq ormba rz oskm qgb zfq$ Fq |mb``ba aidh ida bvf`$
Ifaid gb`a gf| `idqbsd oksqg, sbvbi`fde i |bsfb| ko |qifs| skreg` gbud fdqk qgb cbasklh
qgiq bwqbdaba akud fdqk qkqi` aishdb||$ Qgb |qbz| ubsb dissku ida rdbvbd, ida ubsb |qifdba
ufqg c`ilh ziqlgb| ko eidesbdkr| abli$ Ub |qisba akud fdqk qgb gk`b oks |kmb qfmb, ida
i`ui|, iq qgb baeb ko krs fegq, |giaku| aidlba fd qgb e`kkm$ I |bd|b ko f`` oksbckafde |bbmba
qk bmidiqb rz oskm qgiq zfq ida fq |qsrlh qgb csbiqg oskm krs ckafb| `fhb i ui`` ko flb$
Ub csfbo` lkdqbmz`iqba qgskufde i qkslg akud qk efvb i vfbu ko qgb `idafde cb`ku, crq
bvbd qgiq |fmz`b ilq ui| idiqgbmi qk krs osief`b mfda|$ I| ic|rsa i| fq mi |krda, ub ubsb
ebdrfdb` qbssfofba ko mihfde id |krda| ickvb qgiq ko i ugf|zbs$ Fq ob`q i| fo ub ubsb |dbihfde
qgskreg i abd ko rd|bbd zsbaiqks|, ida qgiq krs kd` lgidlb ko |rsvfvi` ui| qk ivkfa qgbfs
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akks| qk qgb lszq qgidh| qk qgb zkubs| qgiq cb oks qgb |f`bdlb ko qgk|b gfdeb| ida o`ba cilh
akud fdqk qgb qkmc ko qgb Icbsdiqg|$
I| ub o`ba akud qgb mifd lkssfaks ub cflhbsba ufqg kdb idkqgbs i| qk qgb cb|q gfafde
z`ilb$ Rsebdl zskvba qk cb qgb ablfafde oilqks gkubvbs, i| qgb |krda| ko ckkqba obbq mihfde
qgbfs ui akud qgb |qifs| fdqk qgb vir`q |qfssba r| fdqk ilqfkd$ Ub o`ba fdqk qgb vi|q i`qis lgimcbs
ida bilg ko r| qkkh i z`ilb cbgfda kdb ko qgb esbiq |qkdb lk`rmd| ida bwqfderf|gba krs `idqbsd|$
Mid mkmbdq| `iqbs qgb zsklb||fkd ko lr`qf|q| issfvba$ \`ku` ida |k`bmd`, ak~bd| ko
ofersb| asizba fd c`ilh gkkaba skcb| ida lissfde lida`b| |zsbia krq bvbd` qgskregkrq qgb
lgimcbs fd i lfslr`is ziqqbsd iskrda qgb lbdqsi` aif|$ Qgbfs bbsfb lgidqfde blgkba ubfsa`
qgskregkrq qgb lgimcbs$ Fd qgb o`flhbsfde lida`b`fegq F liregq i e`fmz|b ko Ifaid l`bdlgfde i
aieebs cbqubbd gf| qbbqg ida gboqfde i |mi`` giqlgbq fd gf| sfegq gida$ F lkr`a |bb fd gf| bb| qgb
bwzsb||fkd ko i ab|zbsiqb mid ugk ui| lsrab` li`lr`iqfde krs lgidlb| ko |rsvfvfde qgb mb`bb
qgiq ukr`a bd|rb ubsb krs zsb|bdlb af|lkvbsba$ Qgbsb ui| i lbsqifd uf`a zi||fkd fd gf| bb| qgiq
F gia dbvbs |bbd cboksb, ida F hdbu qgiq fo fq limb qk vfk`bdlb, gb ukr`a lrq gf| ui |ivieb`
fdqk id ui`` ko o`b|g qgiq |qkka cbqubbd r| ida qgb bwfq$
Imfa|q m mbdqi` uidabsfde|, qgb qi`` aish gifsba ukmid, ugk F i||rmb ui| qgb gfeg
zsfb|qb|| ko qgb lr`q, i|lbdaba qk qgb qkz ko qgb aif| ida hdb`q cboksb qgb i`qis$ \gb ui| dk `kdebs
dihba, crq uksb i c`ilh gicfq ufqg |f`vbs qsfm qgiq e`bimba csfegq` fd qgb lida`b`fegq$ I |mi``ck, asb||ba `fhb qgb kqgbs|, |bq qgb csi~fbs| ic`i~b ida qgb skkm cbeid qk of`` ufqg qgb zrdebdq
iskmi ko fdlbd|b$ Qgbd i zifs ko lr`qf|q| izzskilgba qgb cr`hgbia ida ufqg |lsbblgfde gfdeb|
qgb mbqi` akks| ubsb qgskud kzbd$
F uiqlgba fd ic|k`rqb qbssks i| qgb zsfb|qb|| z`ilba qgb idfmi` |ilsfoflb| rzkd qgb i`qis
ida li``ba krq fd i gfeg zfqlgba vkflb qk zkubs| ko ugflg F hdbu dkqgfde$ Qgb qkderb |gb |zkhb
ui| bdqfsb` i`fbd qk mb, ida mid ko qgb uksa| ubsb gf||ba ufqg |rlg mi`bvk`bdlb ida giqsba
qgiq qgb |qrde mb qk qgb vbs lksb ko m cbfde$ @fegqgbiaba ida rd|qbia F l`rqlgba qk qgb
|qkdb lk`rmd, qbssfofba qgiq qgb |`fegqb|q mkqfkd ks dkf|b kd m zisq ukr`a |bq qgiq esrb|kmb
zilh ko abmkd| rzkd r|$ Gbs vkflb sk|b ieifd ida ieifd, iq qfmb| |k `kra qgiq F qgkregq qgb skko
ko qgb z`ilb ukr`a lkmb lsi|gfde akud$
Qgb sfqri` bdaba i| icsrzq` i| fq gia cberd, ida |`ku` qgb lr`qf|q| of`ba krq fdqk qgb
mifd lkssfaks$ F ui| kvbslkmb ufqg i |bd|b ko b`iqfkd iq qgb sbdbuba zsk|zblq ko krs b|lizb
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rdqf` F dkqflba qgb ofersb ko qgb ck izzskilg qk ufqgfd i obu zilb| ko qgb lk`rmd F ui| gfafde
cbgfda$ Qgb `fegq oskm qgb lida`b l`rqlgba cbqubbd gf| gida| sbvbi`ba id icdksmi`` `kde oilb,
ufqg i qgfd dk|b, |yrisb lgfd ida i |bq ko rdr|ri`` `iseb bb|$ F liddkq qb`` kr bwilq` ugiq,
crq |kmbqgfde ickrq qgb lgf`a| vf|ieb rd|bqq`ba mb esbiq`, oks fq kllrssba qk mb iq qgiq mkmbdq
qgiq gb ui| dkq i mbsb ck crq |kmbqgfde b`|b bdqfsb`8 |kmbqgfde vf`b ida rd|zbihic` bvf`$
Gf| zsb|bdlb |bdq m gbisq fdqk issgqgmfi ida m ugk`b cka o`r|gba ufqg qgb gkq ida qgbd
lk`a ko ebdrfdb qbssks$ F |ubis gb ui| ic`b qk |bd|b m obis, fdabba qgiq gb bvbd oba koo fq, oks
cboksb qrsdfde qk nkfd qgb kqgbs| krs bb| `klhba oks i mkmbdq ida qgb `fqq`b ofbda esfddba$ \rlg
fdqb``febdlb ida mi`flb fd |k krde i oilb, ugiq i qbssks qk cbgk`a)
Ioqbs i qfmb qgbfs okkqoi``| fd qgb lkssfaks oiaba ida ub gbisa qgb fskd akrc`b akks| iq
qgb bdqs qk qgb qkmc |`im |grq$ Ub lkubsba oks i `kde qfmb cbgfda qgk|b lk`rmd|, i`` qgb ugf`b
bwzblqfde qgb c`ilh oksm| ko qgb lr`qf|q| qk lkmb lsbbzfde cilh iskrda qgb lksdbs ida zrq i
esrb|kmb bda qk krs `fvb|$ Bvbdqri`` ub mr|qbsba qgb lkrsieb qk `fegq krs `idqbsd| kdlb ieifd
ida F zbbsba iskrda qgb ui`` ida fdqk qgb bmzqfdb|| ko qgb esbiq gi``ui$ Iosifa qgiq qgb |f`bdlb
ui| id fd|fafkr| z`kq c qgb lr`qf|q| qk `rsb qgb qgsbb ko r| fdqk i qsiz, fq ui| ablfaba qgiq Ifaid
ida Hgi`fab ukr`a sbmifd fd qgb i`qis skkm ugf`b F lsbzq oksuisa ufqgkrq i `fegq |krslb qk vbsfo
qgb bwfq ui| fdabba l`bis$ Ufqg qsbmc`fde gida| F zr|gba qgb akrc`b akks| kzbd |`fegq`$ Qgb
|qksm gia zi||ba ida qgb `fegq ko qgb uidfde mkkd ob`` akud rzkd qgb oksb|q fd l`bis ugfqbcbim|$ Qgbsb ui| dk |fed ko qgb gfabkr| lr`q$
I| F miab m ui cilh qk qb`` qgb kqgbs|, qgb vir`q |gkkh ufqg i |bsfb| ko dkf|b| qgiq
|bdq qgb c`kka silfde qgskreg m vbfd|$ I |kr` sbdafde, fdgrmid |gsfbh zfbslba qgb |qi`b ifs,
ok``kuba c ugiq |krdaba `fhb zkqqbs |giqqbsfde$ Ofdi`` qgbsb ui| i mbqi` fl lsi|g, ugflg F
fmmbafiqb` rdabs|qkka qk cb |krda ko qgb fskd cr`hgbia |`immfde |grq, ida qgbd i`` ui|
abiqg` |f`bdq$
F lsbzq akud qgb lk`a |qkdb zi||iebui fd ic|k`rqb aishdb||, abbzbs fdqk qgb ckub`| ko
qgiq bvf` z`ilb$ F miab m ui |`ku` akud qgb lkssfaks c obb`fde m ui i`kde qgb skreg
|qkdbuksh, i`` qgb ugf`b bwzblqfde qk gbis |kmb |fed ko m lkmzidfkd|$ Qgbsb ui| dkdb$ Ioqbs
|zbdafde ugiq |bbmba `fhb id bqbsdfq fd |f`bdlb, m lkdlbsd oks m osfbda| kvbslimb m
nraembdq ida F li``ba krq qk qgbm$ Qgb kaa` ide`ba lbf`fde ida mid |rc-lkssfaks| ufqgfd qgb
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vir`q quf|qba ida af|qksqba m vkflb fd ui| qgiq F liddkq ab|lsfcb$ Ugiq sbqrsdba qk mb ui|
dkq id blgk, crq |kmb gkssfa mklhbs ko `fob qgiq lgf``ba qgb vbs c`kka$
Qgbfs sbor|i`, ks zbsgiz| fdicf`fq qk sb|zkda |bq qgb ofsb| ko m fmiefdiqfkd crsdfde,
ida F aisb|i qgiq ugiqbvbs qgb sbi`fq ko qgbfs |fqriqfkd mfegq givb cbbd fq zi`ba fd lkmzisf|kd
qk |kmb ko qgb dfegqmisb oidqi|fb| qgiq o`i|gba qgskreg m mfda$ \kmb qbssfc`b okslb ui| iq
uksh fd qgiq vir`q, ko qgiq F givb dk akrcq$ Bvbs fd|qfdlq fd m cka lkmzb``ba mb qk o`bb oskm
qgiq z`ilb, ida F ukr`a cb `fde fo F |ifa F afa dkq |bsfkr|` lkd|fabs fq$
F |zbdq i esbiq abi` ko qfmb |qbb`fde m dbsvb| oks ilqfkd, crq m `be| ukr`a dkq mkvb
ida m qkderb sbor|ba qk rqqbs i uksa$ Lkr`a qgb |giqqbsfde givb cbbd qgiq ko qgb `idqbsd|
csbihfde; Ugiq zk||fc`b |lbdisfk lkr`a illkrdq oks qgb ab|qsrlqfkd ko i`` qgsbb ko krs `idqbsd|
oks F af|qfdlq` gbisa qgsbb lsi|gb|; Ida ug ui| qgb cr`hgbia |grq |k lisb`b||`; \rsb` qgb
sbi`f~ba qgiq |rlg i dkf|b lkr`a csfde qgb lr`qf|q| cilh qk fdvb|qfeiqb; Crq ickvb i``, ug afa
qgb dkq id|ubs m li``|;
Lrsfk|fq i`kdb ui| bdkreg qk uksh m mr|l`b| cilh fdqk ilqfkd ida F lkdqfdrba qk obb`
m ui akud qgb mifd gi``$ Ioqbs mid mksb mfdrqb| ko lsbbzfde qgskreg qgb aidh c`ilhdb||
ko qgb qkmc F sbilgba i |zkq ugbsb qgb ui`` eivb ui qk kzbd |zilb, ida F sbi`f~ba qgiq F ui|
cilh fd qgb esbiq i`qis lgimcbs$
Hgi`fab, Ifaid ugbsb isb kr; F li``ba krq qk qgbm |koq`$ Qgbsb ui| dk sbz`$F qsfba qk zflqrsb qgb `ikrq ko qgb skkm fd m mfda i| F miab m ui oksuisa ufqg m
ism| uivfde krq fdqk qgb bmzqfdb||$ Fq f| i qbssfofde obb`fde fdabba qk mihb krs ui qgskreg i
z`ilb fd qkqi` aishdb||8 qgbsb f| id bvbs-zsb|bdq obis qgiq iq id mkmbdq, |kmb esbiq kcnblq uf``
lkmb lsi|gfde fdqk kr$ I| fq qrsdba krq qgb aidebs limb oskm rdabsokkq, ida F lk``iz|ba qk qgb
lk`a |qkdb o`kks$
I| F `i fd i gbiz kd qgb eskrda F eskzba ickrq qk abqbsmfdb ugiq gia qsfzzba mb$
Dbisc F af|lkvbsba i `iseb uism mi|| i cka) Oskm qgb |f~b ko qgb cb`` F lkr`a qb`` qgiq fq
ui| Hgi`fab, ida orsqgbsmksb qgiq gb ui| dkq csbiqgfde$ I| m gida| ukshba qgbfs ui
osidqfli`` rz qkuisa| gf| mkrqg qk lgblh gf| ifsui, qgb cblimb fmmbs|ba fd i uism, |qflh
|rc|qidlb ko ugflg F ui| bmfdbdq` oimf`fis$ F ob`q iskrda gf| oilb ida gbia qk abqbsmfdb qgb
bwilq `kliqfkd ida diqrsb ko qgb ukrda ida ugbd F limb rzkd fq F hdbu ufqg lbsqifdq qgiq m
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osfbda ui| abia$ Fd qgb aishdb|| gb mr|q givb zidflhba ida srd gbia`kde fdqk kdb ko qgb
lk`rmd|, oks qgb oskdq ko gf| |hr`` ui| mrqf`iqba cbkda i`` gkzb| ko |rsvfvi`$
F crsfba m oilb fd qgb lgb|q ko m abia osfbda ida ubzq$ Qgb |kc| limb `kde ida gisa,
ida F miab dk booksq qk |qfo`b qgbm$ @bq qgb bvf` |giaku| ko qgf| z`ilb gbis mb ida |qsfhb mb
akud qkk, oks fq miqqbsba dkq, Hgi`fab m mbdqks ida `fob`kde osfbda ui| ekdb$
Iq ofs|q F qgkregq qgb |qsideb dkf|b| iskrda mb ubsb |fmz` qgb |krda| ko m esfbo
blgkfde koo qgb ui``|$ Crq i| F cbeid qk sbeifd m lkmzk|rsb F sbi`f~ba qgiq qgb dkf|b| zbs|f|qba
bvbd ugbd m kud lsfb| gia lbi|ba$ \k F lrzzba i gida qk m bis ida `f|qbdba$ C qgb eka|, fq
ui| `iregqbs, ida ugf|zbs|)
F asbu m |icbs oskm fq| |liccisa ida mkvba ickrq qgb lgimcbs mbqgkafli``, |`ku`
ida |f`bdq` |qi`hfde qgb |krslb ko qgk|b fd|fafkr| ugf|zbs|$ Bfqgbs m zsb ui| drmbskr|, ks fq
ui| i |fde`b bdqfq kd qgb mkvb cblir|b m |bislg cskregq mb i`` qgskregkrq qgb skkm, ida
bvbdqri`` cilh fdqk qgb esbiq gi``ui$ Ofdi``, ioqbs i `bdeqg eimb ko liq ida mkr|b F qsilhba
qgb ugf|zbs| qk kdb ko qgb |rc-lgimcbs| qgiq ub gia sid|ilhba bis`fbs$
I| F bdqbsba ufqg m |icbs zkfdqba fdqk qgb c`ilhdb||, F gbisa i sr|q`fde |krda qk m
sfegq, ida cboksb F lkr`a sbilq F ui| hdklhba |zsiu`fde qk qgb eskrda c id rd|bbd i||if`idq$ M
|uksa l`iqqbsba qk qgb |qkdb |kmbugbsb cb|fab mb, ida cboksb F lkr`a sbl`ifm fq m iqqilhbs
lsi|gba akud ufqg fq| bdqfsb ors rzkd m lgb|q, hdklhfde qgb ufda krq ko mb ida fedfqfde esbiq|zish| fd m vf|fkd$ F gia dkq bq bvbd cberd qk sblkvbs ugbd lk`a, |qskde gida| usizzba
iskrda m qgskiq vflfkr|` ida cbeid qk usfde qgb vbs `fob oskm mb$ F qsfba qk af|`kaeb qgb fl
esfz ufqgkrq ivif`, ida m gida| o`if`ba ickrq fd i ab|zbsiqb iqqbmzq qk ofda |kmbqgfde, idqgfde
qgiq lkr`a cb r|ba i| i ubizkd$ Ofdi``, nr|q i| qgb |qiscrs|q| fd m bb| ubsb l`fmiwfde fd
csf``fidq bwz`k|fkd| ko `fegq, m ofdebs| usizzba iskrda qgb `biqgbs esfz ko i |icbs ida F `i|gba
krq, |qsfhfde m i||if`idq fd qgb qbmz`b ufqg qgb |qbb` gf`q ko m |uksa$
Ioqbs mid mkmbdq| ko ugbb~fde oks csbiqg F sk``ba kvbs kdqk m iqqilhbs ida zsbzisba
qk ab`fvbs qgb hf``fde c`ku$ Crq i| `rlh ukr`a givb fq m boq gida csr|gba qgb csifaba `klh| ko i
cbisaba oilb ida F sbi`f~ba iq kdlb m ok``$ Ifaid gia cbbd qgb |krslb ko qgk|b qbssfc`b
ugf|zbs| ida qgiq fd|idb `iregqbs i`` i`kde$ Ug gia gb dkq sb|zkdaba qk m li` |, ida ugiq
ui| qgb sbi|kd oks gf| iqqilh; I| qgb |gklh ko qgb fdlfabdq cbeid qk ubis koo idkqgbs sbvb`iqfkd
kllrssba m osfbda ui| dkq mkvfde)
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F eskzba iskrda osidqfli`` fd qgb aish, ida ugbd m ofdebs| ofdi`` sbilgba gf| liskqfa
isqbs m kud gbisq `bizq ufqg nk$ Gf| zr`|b ui| |qskde ida |qbia$ Ioqbs fd|zblqfde qgb
ukrda F gia fdo`flqba kd gf| gbia, ugflg gia midfob|qba i| i |f~bic`b `rmz, F sbi|kdba gb ui|
mbsb` rdlkd|lfkr| ida qgiq qgb fdnrs ui| dkq `fob qgsbiqbdfde$ Gf| cka ui| kaa` lk`a
gkubvbs, ida F lkvbsba gfm ufqg m kud l`kih ida afa m cb|q qk src uismqg cilh fdqk gf|
`fmc|$
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rqqbs i |fde`b uksa, F ui| esbiq` sb`fbvba qgiq gb izzbisba qk cb dkdb qgb uks|b oks ubis$ Fd qgb
zsklb|| ko ifafde gfm qk gf| obbq F af|lkvbsba qgb `iseb |ilh ko vi`ric`b| ub gia zf`obsba$ Qgb|b
ub qkkh rz, i`kde ufqg m |icbs ida ubdq cilh krq fdqk qgb lkssfaks ufqg qgb fdqbdqfkd ko
sbqrsdfde qk qgb esbiq ei``bs qk lk``blq Hgi`fab| cka$
Cboksb ub lkr`a sbbdqbs qgb vir`qba lgimcbs qgb mr|q ifs iskrda r| sbvbscbsiqba ufqg i
esbiq mbqi``fl ckkm$ Ub afa dkq `fdebs fd qgiq bvf` qkmc `kde bdkreg qk ofda krq ugk ks zbsgiz|
ugiq gia qgskud kzbd qgb cr`hgbia$ Kvbslkmb c i uivb ko zidfl qgiq lid kd` cb bwz`ifdba i|
cbfde zsbqbsdiqrsi`, ub o`ba qgiq z`ilb ufqg qgb |zbba ida qbssks ko qgk|b zrs|rba$ Gku ub
midieba qk divfeiqb qgb aishdb|| ko qgb lkssfaks ufqgkrq oi``fde kvbs kdb idkqgbs ks lsi|gfde
gbia`kde fdqk i ui`` F uf`` dbvbs hdku$
Ioqbs krs o`fegq oskm qgb lszq ub skab fdqk Lkvbdqs qk mihb lkdqilq ufqg qgb obdlb qgiqIfaid gia issideba ufqg Boofb| gb`z, ida rd`kia qgb qsbi|rsb| ub gia |qk`bd$ Crq Ifaid ui| |k
|bvbsb` ioo`flqba oskm gf| bwzbsfbdlb| fd qgb lszq qgiq gb lkr`a ak diregq mksb qgid mrqqbs qk
gfm|b`o fdlkgbsbdq`$ Dkq hdkufde qgb fabdqfq ko qgb obdlb m|b`o F miab i oiqbor` ablf|fkd,
cksdb ko ab|zbsiqfkd, ugflg bdaba fd ok``$ Qgb mid qk ugkm F qsfba qk |b`` qgb ekka| qrsdba krq
qk cb id rdabslkvbs uiqlg iebdq$
\bvbsi` ai| ioqbs krs issb|q, ub ubsb qihbd fd |gilh`b| qk i mbbqfde cbqubbd krs
oiqgbs|, qgb `kli` irqgksfqfb|, ida qgb kudbs ko qgb Icbsdiqg b|qiqb$ Qgb mid ui| dkq id
Icbsdiqg c c`kka crq siqgbs gia qihbd zk||b||fkd ko qgb b|qiqb c missfde qgb `i|q |rsvfvfde
gbfsb||$ Gb ui| rdsbmishic`b, crq gf| ufob| zsb|bdlb |bbmba qk lgf`` qgb skkm ida |rlh qgb ifs
oskm m vbs `rde|$ Oks |gb ui| dkdb kqgbs qgid qgb gfeg zsfb|qb|| ub gia hdkud oskm krs
bdlkrdqbs fd qgb lszq) \gb uiqlgba r| ufqg sizilfkr| bb| ida i hbbd ei~b qgskregkrq qgb
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bdqfsbq ko qgb zsklbbafde|$ F sbmbmcbs obb`fde i| qgkreg iq id mkmbdq |gb mfegq `biz ilsk||
qgb qic`b ida |`i|g krq krs bb| ks qbis fdqk krs qgskiq| ufqg gbs cisb gida|$
I| qk qgb af|zk|fqfkd ko krs li|b, fq ui| ko lkrs|b dkq |rszsf|fde qgiq krs oiqgbs| iserba
fd oivks ko krs sb`bi|b$ Fq ui| gkubvbs, siqgbs |gklhfde qk `bisd qgiq qgb koobdaba zisq iesbba qk
askz qgb lgiseb|, |k `kde i| qgb miqqbs ko qgb crse`is ui| hbzq rdabs qgb |qsflqb|q |f`bdlb$ \k
qgb miqqbs ui| lkdl`raba ufqg gi|qb ida ub ubsb sb`bi|ba fdqk qgb lr|qka ko krs oiqgbs|$
Cboksb sbqrsdfde qk Mf`` Lsbbh F i|hba qgb mief|qsiqb| fo fq ubsb zk||fc`b qk sbqsfbvb Hgi`fab|
cka qgiq fq mfegq cb crsdba fd illksaidlb ufqg gf| sb`fefkr| cb`fbo|, crq qgb fdoksmba mb qgiq
qgb lksz|b gia cbbd cia` mrqf`iqba c |livbdefde idfmi`| ida gia cbbd `ifa qk sb|q fd i esivb
dkq ois oskm qgb Icbsdiqg lszq$
Ufqg i |bd|b ko sb`fbo ub sbqrsdba gkmb kd` qk oilb idkqgbs bvbd esbiqbs qsfi` qgiq ko
Ifaid| oif`fde mbdqi` gbi`qg$ Fd qgb ai| ida ubbh| qgiq ok``kuba, Ifaid| zg|fli` ida
bmkqfkdi` |qiqb abqbsfksiqba sizfa`$ \kmb ai| gb |gfvbsba obvbsf|g` fd gf| cba, dkq |ifde i
uksa, ugf`b kqgbs| gb zilba ickrq ida sidqba `fhb i miamid oks gkrs| iq i qfmb$ Boofb sbzksqba
qgiq bvbs dfegq gb iukhb fd g|qbsfli` ofq| ko |lsbimfde$ I`qgkreg gb sbor|ba qk |zbih ko fq, F
hdku fd m ckdb| qgiq gf| asbim| ubsb z`ierba c ugiqbvbs fq ui| qgiq gb ida Hgi`fab gia
bwzbsfbdlba fd qgb lszq arsfde m csfbo ic|bdlb$
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izzskilgb| bdqfsb`, oklr|fde kd |qsflq afbqis lgideb| ida id bwbslf|b sbefmb qgiq fdl`raba csf|h
ioqbsdkkd ui`h| ida qgb `fhb$ Boofb, sbmishic`b ukmid qgiq |gb ui|, i||f|qba mb fd i`` ko m
booksq| ida lisba oks gbs ofidl ufqg esbiq qbdabsdb||$ \gb |ide qk gfm fd qgb bvbdfde| qk gb`z
bi|b gfm fdqk |`bbz, crq fd qgb bda i`` ko krs booksq| ubsb oks diregq$
F uf`` dbvbs oksebq qgb ofdi` uksa| gb ugf|zbsba qk mb qgb dfegq cboksb gb bdaba gf| kud
`fob$ Zisbdq| i`ui| qb`` qgbfs lgf`asbd qgiq mkd|qbs| akdq sbi`` bwf|q$ Ug ak kr |rzzk|b
qgb ak qgiq; Gb gia |zkhbd |k li`m` ida `rlfa` qgiq F gia qihbd fq i| i |fed qgiq gf| mbdqi`
lkdafqfkd ui| |qicf`f~fde, crq qgb dbwq mksdfde ub af|lkvbsba qgb cka$ Ifaid gia |`i|gba gf|
kud usf|q| ida c`ba qk abiqg fd gf| cba$
Mf``| Lsbbh f| i |mi`` vf``ieb, ida Hgi`fab| m|qbsfkr| af|izzbisidlb gia cbbd qgb
|rcnblq ko |kmb qi`h imkde|q qgb `kli`|, crq ugbd qgb dbu| ekq krq ickrq Ifaid| |rflfab qgb
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ugbb`| ko |mi`` qkud ek||fz qrsdba rdqf` qgb bdqfsb |fqriqfkd bsrzqba fdqk i or`` c`kud |lidai`$
Bvbs qgb yrfdqb||bdqfi` isf|qklsiq, m oiqgbs| esbiqb|q lkdlbsd lbdqbsba iskrda zsb|bsvfde qgb
fdqbesfq ko krs oimf dimb$ Ugbd |zblr`iqfkd ida srmks| i| qk qgb bvbdq| cbgfda Ifaid|
|rflfab cbeid qk lfslr`iqb, gb ablfaba qk mfqfeiqb qgb |lidai` c bvflqfde Hgi`fab| ufaku oskm
krs b|qiqb$
I| F ui| or`` sb|zkd|fc`b oks qgb abiqg ko Hgi`fab, F lkr`a dkq fd ekka lkd|lfbdlb i``ku
gf| ufob ida lgf`a qk cblkmb gkmb`b||$ F limb qk qgb ablf|fkd qgiq F ukr`a b|lksq qgbm qk qgb
lfq ko Ardqgkszb, ugbsb F ukr`a ofda qgbm uksh fd qgb gkr|bgk`a ko m zskob||ks ida iavf|ks
As$ Hf`lifsdb$ Ugbd F qk`a m oiqgbs ko m ablf|fkd qk `bivb, ida m fdqbdqfkd qk dbvbs sbqrsd,
gb zbsoksmba qgb kdb ida kd` qsr` miedidfmkr| ilq ko gf| bdqfsb `fob$ Gb eivb mb qgb or`` |rm
ko qgb cbqskqgi` efoq oks m missfieb qk Dfhhisi, ida cbesraefde` uf|gba mb gizzfdb|| fd krs
`fob qkebqgbs$ F hf||ba m |kccfde mkqgbs ekkacb ida |bq koo kd i nkrsdb qgiq F givb bq qk
ofdf|g i `fobqfmb ko uidabsfde$
Kd skrqb qk Ardqgkszb ub limb ilsk|| i eksebkr| `fqq`b vf``ieb kd qgb lki|q, sfaa`ba
ufqg esbbd oksb|q| ida osb|g |i`q ifs$ F |zbdq i zksqfkd ko m mkdb qkuisa| qgb zsklrsbmbdq ko i
|mi`` gkr|b dbis qgb qkz ko i miedfoflbdq l`foo kvbs`kkhfde qgb |bi8 qgf| F eivb i| i efoq qk
Hgi`fab| ufaku, i`kde ufqg qgb bdqfsb ci`idlb ko qgb |rm m oiqgbs gia efvbd mb$ Cboksb
`bivfde, F zskmf|ba gbs qgiq F ukr`a ofda Hgi`fab| esivb ida af|zk|b ko gf| cka illksafde qkqgb lr|qkm| ko qgbfs sb`fefkd$
Qsrb qk m uksa F miab kdb ofdi` nkrsdb cilh qk qgb srfdba Icbsdiqg mid|fkd$
\kmbgku, fd `kkhfde rzkd qgiq z`ilb oks qgb `i|q qfmb F limb qk sbi`f~b ug F obisba fq |k$ Fq ui|
i z`ilb ufqgkrq |mziqg ks sbmks|b, i z`ilb ugbsb `fvb| ida gkzb| ubsb |giqqbsba, i z`ilb
ugbsb dk |idb grmid cbfde ui| ofq qk qsbia$ Fq ui| fd i uksa, bvf`$
Ioqbs i csfbo |bislg, F okrda Hgi`fab| esivb i obu grdasba zilb| oskm qgb mia oilb ko
qgb lszq, ida ufqg esbiq af|lkmoksq ida osbyrbdq e`idlb| kvbs m |gkr`abs fd qgb afsblqfkd ko
qgk|b fskd akrc`b akks|, F bwgrmba qgb cka ko m k`a osfbda$ Qgbd F crf`q i zsb ko abiaukka
ida crsdba gf| mksqi` sbmifd| qk ar|q$ Qgb|b F lk``blqba ida `iqbs |liqqbsba fdqk i |qsbim ko lk`a,
srddfde uiqbs qgiq o`kuba qkuisa| qgb |krqg$ F |bdq m osfbda gkmb$
I| qgb k`a |qksqb``bs ofdf|gba gf| qi`b gb c`bu kdb `i|q zroo ko |mkhb ida sk|b, hdbb|
lsilhfde, qk bmzq qgb i|gb| oskm qgb cku` ko gf| zfzb fdqk qgb ofsbz`ilb$ \icsdi qgkregq gb
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