flash and bones: a novel by kathy reichs (excerpt)
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E helihh fl e {yjsm: Yga kgemr ~e{ {qiialh ljy {j kgfrras,
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yga chek` mjjl{ qlias Mjhala{ lefh{( cqy ifily ~ely yj ca sqia,
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Dek`{jl ~e{ vas ygfl eli vas chek`, Eli vas( vas lasvjq{,Dek`{jl eli F ~js` js yga kjmrel ygey melena{ yga heli-
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e mel j gf{ cqh`, Dek`{jl {kemrasai eyas, F ahh flyj hfla( re-
fln eyyalyfjl e{ ca{y F kjqhi yj yga qlaval jjyfln, ^eslas eli
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Njji jijs melenamaly( nq{, Js meca fy ~e{ Mjygas Leyqsa,
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yjm qr yj rsjyaky yga {yq fl{fia,
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F SEL MV CAEM J_AS YGA FL@V MEYSFw,Yga ~gfya flkhq{fjl ~e{ qluqa{yfjlech e gqmel geli,
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sayqslai yj yga melenamaly jka, Ygjqng Dek`{jl{ hjj` {efi
gai seygas ca ah{a~gasa( ga jasai lj rsjya{y,
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cek`, a essfvai mqi-kjeyai eli ygjsjqngh {je`ai,
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El yfa-fl yj yga [raai~e:
Is, Csallel
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El kgelka fy kjqhica yga Hajlfyq{ fi: Ge~`fl{ saassai yj
e jqln ~jmel ~gji velf{gai y~j aes{ aeshfas eyas e lfngy j
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saysfava yga isqm( F rgjlai Hesecaa, Ga {efi ~gey F arakyai4 [aa
jq yjmjssj~,
[j mqkg js hjqlnfln ~fyg m key,
Ygfsy mflqya{ heyas Dek`{jl{ rsfta {ey jl rhe{yfk {gaayfln fl yga
MA vel( jjtfln mqii ~eyas eli oak`{ j sq{y, Ofva mflqya{ eyas
ygey( fy ~e{ me`fln fy{ ~e yj Kgeshjyya ehjln ~fyg yga Kecessq{
Kjqly {elirfy yaayg eli cjla{,
Jkas ^eslas a{kjsyai ma cek` yj yga flyas{yeya, Eyas ygey F
~e{ jl m j~l,
Cay~aal yga ij~lrjqs( sq{g gjqs( eli yga Seka ^aa` salt(
vagfkha{ ~asa cek`ai qr yj Mfllaerjhf{, Ojsyqleyah( ygey ~e{jrrj{fya yj m ifsakyfjl j ysevah( ygjqng ~a{ycjqli ysek ~e{
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eh{j gaev, ^gfha hqskgfln eli cse`fln m ~e yj~esi gjma( F
~jliasai ecjqy yga ras{jl ~ai dq{y sakjvasai,
E ~gjha cji: E yfngy y js e ygfsy-va-nehhjl kjlyeflas( cqyljy fmrj{{fcha, If{mamcasai resy{: F gjrai ljy, E resyfeh kjsr{a
~jqhi mael e sayqsl yj yga helihh js e {{yameyfk {aeskg,
Ygey rsj{raky ~e{ iakfiaih qlerraehfln,
Osfie rsjmf{ai e saraey j Ygqs{ie, Gjy eli {yfk` ~fyg mjsa
eyasljjl {yjsm{,
^jqhily eaky ma, Fi ca {yqk` fl yga hec ehh ie,
Eyas e uqfk` csae`e{y j nseljhe eli jnqsy( F isjva ij~l-
yj~l, Js qryj~l( e{ Kgeshjyyael{ rsaas,Yga Mak`halcqsn Kjqly maifkeh aemflas jkkqrfa{ jla ali j
e aeyqsaha{{ csfk` cj ygey {raly fy{ aesh aes{ e{ e [aes{ Nesial
Kalyas, Yga cj{ jygas ali gjq{a{ {eyahhfya jka{ j yga Kgeshjyya-
Mak`halcqsn Rjhfka Iaresymaly, Iavjfi j eskgfyakyqseh kgesm
{eva e {hfngy sjqlifln j yga aina{( yga cqfhifln f{ hjkeyai ey Kjh-
hana eli Yalyg( dq{y e gefs jqy{fia yga e{gfjlecha gaesy j qryj~l,
Ygjqng rhel{ af{y yj iavahjr yga {fya eli mjva yga ekfhfy( {j es
yga MKMA ge{ {yeai rqy,js`{ js ma, Yga rheka f{ dq{y yal mflqya{ sjm m yj~l gjq{a,
Ey 7421 F res`ai fl yga {mehh yalyekha j hjy ekfln yga MKMA
alyselka( neygasai m rqs{a( eli gaeiai js yga ijqcha nhe{{
ijjs{, Eksj{{ Kjhhana( e geh-ijtal mal {ey js haelai jl e ~ehh
cjsiasfln e hesna vekely hjy, Ehh ~jsa yga gjinarjina j seyy
khjygfln ygey f{ yga qlfjsm j yga gjmaha{{,
Cajli ygam( e chek` ~jmel ~e{ mq{khfln e {ysjhhas ehjln yga
{fia~eh` yj~esi yga kjqly {asvfka{ cqfhifln( {ysqnnhfln ~fyg yga
qlaval revamaly,
Yga ~jmel {yjrrai yj yqn qr~esi jl gas yqca yjr, Gas aa{
isfyai fl m ifsakyfjl, F ~evai, [ga ifily ~eva cek`,
Alyasfln yga va{yfcqha( F yerrai jl e ~flij~ ecjva e kjqlyas yj
m hay, E kgqcc ~jmel yqslai fl gas kgefs eli raasai ygsjqng
yga nhe{{, Gas chjq{a ~e{ {gesrh rsa{{ai( gas gefs rasmai eli
ai rsfmh fl rheka,
Aqlfka Ohj~as{ ge{ ~js`ai js yga MKMA {flka {jmayfma cek`
fl yga afngyfa{( ~gal fy mjvai sjm yga ce{amaly j yga jhi He~Aljskamaly Kalyas yj fy{ rsa{aly hjkeyfjl, Mjlie ygsjqng Osf-
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ie( {ga {ksaal{ vf{fyjs{( cha{{fln {jma ~fyg alys( yqslfln jygas{
e~e, [ga eh{j yra{ sarjsy{( jsnelfta{ ijkqmaly{( eli aar{ ysek`
j avas {gsai j fljsmeyfjl nalaseyai ygsjqngjqy yga eleh{f{ jyga iaei,
[mfhfln( Ms{, Ohj~as{ cqttai ma fl, Vjq ~asa e cq{ hei a{-
yasie,
_as( F {efi, Eljla ah{a gasa:
Is, Hesecaa ~fhh ca fl {gjsyh, Is, [fq f{ hakyqsfln ey yga qlfvas-
{fy, Is, Gesyfnel f{ fl Kgerah Gfhh,
Dja:
Njla yj kjhhaky {jma rjjs {jqh sjm e Iqmr{yas, Cha{{ gf{
gaesy, Fy{ njlle ca eljygas gjy jla yjie, Ms{, Ohj~as{{ vj~ah{kjqhi geva heliai gas e sjha fl Njla ^fyg yga ^fli,
F{ yga helihh cji nayyfln el eyyalyfjl:
Meia yga Jc{asvas, Hjkeh {akyfjl, Fva el{~asai e geh-ijtal
kehh{ ehsaei,
Ms{, Ohj~as{{ yfifla{{ flkhqia{ ljy dq{y gas ras{jl cqy avas-
ygfln esjqli gas, Ey gas ~js`{yeyfjl( Rj{y-fy ljya{ geln auqf-
if{yely( reras {yek`{ esa {uqesai( ral{( {yerhas{( eli {kf{{js{ esa
{yj~ai ~gal fiha, Fy f{ el jsiashfla{{ j ~gfkg F em flkerecha,Qllaka{{esfh( {ga eidq{yai e rgjyj j gas kjk`as {relfah,
Ij jq {yfhh geva yga reras:
Fi hf`a fy cek`( rhae{a, [ga geliai ma gas laeyh jhiai kjr,
Yga Cah` ei f{ njji js y~aly raskaly j jl hflal{,
J kjqs{a,
Yga kjl{qhy sauqa{y{ esa jl jqs ia{`, F cahfava Dja rhekai
avasygfln fl yga {yfl` sjjm cajsa ga hay,
Yga ekfhfy ge{ e refs j eqyjr{ sjjm{( aekg ~fyg e {flnha
yecha, Yga {mehhas j yga y~j ge{ {rakfeh valyfheyfjl yj kjmcey
jqh jijs{,
Ojs iakjmr{ eli ojeyas{, M `fli j ke{a{,
Njji kgjfka( Ge~`fl{, Ygjqng yga {elirfy cjla{ ~jqhi ca sah-
eyfvah esjme-saa( ygasa ~e{ lj yahhfln ecjqy yga helihh vfk, Eli
F ~e{ qlkasyefl gj~ ca{y yj saa yga samefl{ sjm yga e{rgehy,
Iaralifln jl ygafs kjlifyfjl( ygfln{ kjqhi nay ma{{,
Re{{fln yga kqcfkha{ q{ai c yga iaeyg flva{yfneyjs{( F kgak`ai
yga ase{echa cjesi jl yga cek` ~ehh, Ofva la~ essfveh{ gei caalalyasai fl chek` Menfk Mes`as, E la~cjsl jqli iaei fl gas cai,
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E mel ~e{gai e{gjsa ey Mjqlyefl F{heli He`a, E ~jmel chqi-
najlai ~fyg e sfln rel fl gas `fykgal jl [qnes Ksaa` Sjei,
M {elirfy sakjvas gei caal ia{fnleyai MKMA 33?-55,Ygjqng yga cjla{ eli yaayg ~asa rsjcech ygj{a j yga mf{{fln
gjq{a~fa( ygey e{{qmryfjl kjqhi eh~e{ rsjva eh{a, Ygq{( e la~
ke{a lqmcas ~e{ e{{fnlai,
Yga helihh samefl{ gei caal ia{fnleyai MKMA 33>-55,
M jka f{ fl cek`( laes ygj{a j yga ygsaa reygjhjnf{y{, Yga
{uqesa jjyena f{ {qkg ygey( ~asa F ljy jl {ye( yga {reka mfngy
geva caal q{ai js yga {yjsena j cqk`ay{ eli mjr{,
Qlhjk`fln yga ijjs( F yj{{ai yga la~{reras jlyj m ia{`(
isjrrai flyj yga kgefs( eli rhekai m rqs{a fl e ise~as, Y~j kjl-{qhy sauqa{y{ he jl yga chjyyas( cjyg {fnlai c Yfm Hesecaa,
F {yesyai ~fyg yga Jc{asvas, Yga esyfkha ~e{ jl rena ygsaa j yga
hjkeh {akyfjl( dq{y {f hfla{ j kjr, Yga chfla {efi Aesh Csla( yga
mq{gsjjm nq Fi {rjyyai fl yga Ojkq{,
M lema ~e{ malyfjlai( eli yga eky ygey samefl{ gei caal
ysel{rjsyai sjm yga Mjsagaei Sjei helihh yj yga MA jka, F
nqsai Csla gei {aal Ge~`fl{ eli Mjhala hjei yga isqm flyj
yga vel, Kjmcflfln ygey ~fyg yga seifj ysel{mf{{fjl sjm ygaKjlkjsi kjr{( gai iakfiai yga {yjs ~e{ {jhfi,
Oefs aljqng, Meca arj{qsa ~jqhi gahr ~fyg el FI,
F rqhhai e refs j jsm{ sjm rhe{yfk mflf-{gahvfln jl e hfln kec-
flay ey m cek`( hhai fl yga ke{a lqmcas{( eli ~sjya csfa ia{ksfr-
yfjl{ j aekg {ay j samefl{ eli yga kfskqm{yelka{ {qssjqlifln
ygafs if{kjvasfa{, Ygal F ~aly yj yga hjk`as sjjm( kgelnai yj {qs-
nfkeh {ksqc{( eli ksj{{ai yj yga {yfl` sjjm,
Yga {elirfy cjla{ ~asa jl yga kjqlyas( fl yga csj~l avfialka
cen fl ~gfkg Fi rhekai ygam,
Yga helihh isqm {ey eyjr fy{ mqi-ke`ai {gaayfln jl e mjsnqa
nqsla,
[flka yga mf{{fln gjq{a~fa ~e{ gfngas qr yga uqaqa( F iakfiai
yj {yesy ygasa,
Eyas e{{amchfln kemase( kehfras{( khfrcjesi( eli e menlffln
hal{( F ekka{{jsftai ~fyg e reras ersjl eli me{` eli {lerrai jl
heya nhjva{, Lj meykg js yga gesi gey eli va{y( cqy yga hjj` ~e{
ahanely fl fy{ j~l ~e,C yal-yaal F ~e{ ijla, w-se{( mae{qsamaly( eli nsj{{ eli
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mfksj{kjrfk jc{asveyfjl savaehai ygey yga cjla{ eli yaayg ~asa
kjmreyfcha ~fyg yga sa{y j yga {elirfy {`ahayjl, Ialyeh eleh{f{
~jqhi kjlsm yga lifln( cqy F ~e{ kjlialy yga resy{ Fi sakjv-asai cahjlnai yj yga mf{{fln gjq{a~fa,
Eli ygey {ga gei fliaai caal mqsiasai,
Yga gjfi( e iahfkeya Q-{gerai cjla sjm gas ygsjey( {gj~ai
sekyqsa{ jl aekg j fy{ ~fln{, [qkg yseqme ehmj{y eh~e{ sa{qhy{
sjm melqeh {yselnqheyfjl,
F ~e{ lehftfln m ljya{ ~gal yga rgjla seln fl e keialka ygey
flifkeyai yga kehh ~e{ flyasleh,
F geva e nalyhamel gasa ~gj ~f{ga{ yj {aa jq, Ms{, Ohj~as{
{jqliai oq{yasai,Kely Dja iaeh ~fyg gfm:
Ga{ {yfhh jqy,
Fm ysfln yj jkq{ jl yga{a ke{a{( F {efi,
Yga nalyhamel {e{ ga ge{ fljsmeyfjl ygey f{ aysamah
fmrjsyely,
Fljsmeyfjl ecjqy ~gey:
Yga cji sjm yga helihh,
F kely if{kq{{ ygey ay,Ga ygfl`{ ga `lj~{ ~gj fy f{, Gq{gai cqy akfyai,
I, C, Kjjras ge{ lehh yqslai qr: [les`( cqy Fi gaesi ygf{
hfla mel yfma{ cajsa,
Ygasa ~e{ e mjmaly j rsfm {fhalka,
Is, Csallel, Ygf{ mel f{ ljy e ksek`rjy,
^gey me`a{ jq {j {qsa:
Fva {aal gf{ rfkyqsa fl Rajrha menetfla,
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NALASEYFJL: QRCSFLNFLN: GJSMJLA[: F_A LJ KHQA YGAsae{jl( cqy fl yga rsa{alka j eyysekyfva V-kgsjmj{jmas{( Ms{,
Ohj~as{ chq{ga{ eli gas vjfka nja{ csaeyg,
Is, Csallel( Fi hf`a yj rsa{aly ^ela Nemcha,
F hjj`ai qr,[yelifln fl m ijjs~e ~e{ e kjmreky mel ~fyg flyal{a csj~l
aa{ eli ies` chjli gefs kqy {gjsy eli kjmcai {ysefngy cek`, Ga
~jsa dael{ eli e chek` `lfy rjhj ~fyg e Gfhiasmel Mjyjs{rjsy{
hjnj {yfykgai fl sai,
F hefi ij~l m ral,
Nemcha {yarrai flyj yga jka eli gahi jqy e geli, Gf{ nsfr
~e{ sm cqy ljy e ya{yj{yasjla ksq{gas,
Rhae{a geva e {aey,
F na{yqsai ey e kgefs jl yga es ~ehh, Maelfln {f aay sjm m
ia{`, Nemcha isennai fy js~esi( {ey( eli rhelyai gf{ rehm{ jl
gf{ `laa{,
Kel F nay jq elygfln: Mesfhl ksjjlfln cfsygie ~f{ga{ yj
yga rsat, ^eyas: E {jy isfl`:
Nemcha {gjj` gf{ gaei, Lj( meem,
Ms{, Ohj~as{ sameflai ai fl yga gehh,
Rasger{ fy{ ca{y f jq khj{a yga ijjs( F {efi nalyh,
Kgaa`{ oemfln( Ms{, Ohj~as{ ifi e{ sauqa{yai,^gey kel F ij js jq( Ms, Nemcha:
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Ojs e mjmaly yga mel dq{y {yesai ey gf{ geli{, Sakjl{fiasfln:
Kgjj{fln gf{ ~jsi{:
F ~jliasai ey gf{ sayfkalka, Eyas ehh( gai kjma yj ma, g {qkgkeqyfjl:
Fm yga dek`mel js [yqre`{ y-lfla kes,
M kjlq{fjl mq{y geva caal jcvfjq{,
Yga [rsfly Kqr [asfa{: [eli [yqre`: ga {efi,
Ga{ e LE[KES isfvas,
[jss, Vaeg, [yqre` isfva{ yga y-lfla Kgav js Gfhiasmel
Mjyjs{rjsy{, Fm jl gf{ rfy ksa~,
Ygq{ jqs rgjyj fl Rajrha,
Nemcha neva e {ah-iarsakeyfln nsfl, Yga ifi e {rsaei jl sek-fln eli F njy keqngy fl {jma j yga {gjy{, Yga rgjyjnsergas ~e{
efmfln ey [eli,
Vjqsa fl yj~l js yga Kjke-Kjhe ?22: Oheqlyfln m mflq{-
kqha `lj~haina j LE[KES,
Vaeg, Ekyqehh( F hfva fl @ellerjhf{( dq{y ij~l yga sjei, Sef{ai
ygasa, Enefl Nemcha ga{fyeyai( jcvfjq{h qlkjmjsyecha, M
{f{yas( Kflif( ~e{ y~j aes{ jhias ygel ma,
Yga vasc yal{a khqai ma ~gasa ygf{ ~e{ njfln,Kflif ~aly mf{{fln gas {alfjs aes j gfng {kgjjh,
F ~efyai jqy eljygas req{a,
F saei fl yga reras jq jqli e cji fl yga iqmr jqy c yga
[raai~e, Fm ~jliasfln f fy kjqhi ca gas,
^gal ifi jqs {f{yas if{erraes:
5667,
Mjhala ygjqngy yga isqm gjhifln jqs Djgl*Dela Ija gei
asjiai sjm el esae j yga helihh ekyfva ey ygey yfma, F `ary ygf{
eky yj m{ah, Yahh ma ecjqy gas,
Nemcha rqhhai e {ler{gjy sjm gf{ rjk`ay eli ofrrai fy jlyj
m ia{`, Ygey ~e{ ye`al dq{y e kjqrha j ~aa`{ cajsa {ga ~aly
mf{{fln,
Kflif Nemcha hjj`ai hf`a {ga kjqhi geva mjiahai js jnqsy
ei{, Gas yaayg ~asa rasaky( gas {`fl oe~ha{{ eli hjq{ ~fyg gaehyg,
[ga gei e chjli rffa cjc eli ~jsa e {fhvas hjjr fl aekg aes,
Esa ygj{a kes{ jl gas aessfln{: Sayqslfln yga rgjyj,
Kflif ~elyai yj ca e LE[KES isfvas fl yga ~js{y ~e, Isjvanj-`esy{ sjm yga yfma {ga ~e{ y~ahva( mjvai qr yj hanali{,
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Enefl( F mq{y geva hjj`ai hj{y,
Hfyyha {flnha-{aey kes{ js canfllas{, Hanali{ isfvfln ysefl{ `fi{
{j yga kel eivelka yj saeh {gjsy-kjqs{a sekfln,F ljiiai( ljy saehh qlias{yelifln,
Nemcha ifily {aa, Gf{ aa{ ~asa jl yga rgjyj {yfhh fl gf{ geli,
Oqll gj~ hfa yqsl{ jqy, Fl gfng {kgjjh F ~e{ ehh ecjqy jjy-
cehh eli caas, Kflif gqln ~fyg yga {kfalka naa`{, Hjvai kes{ eli
alnfla{, LE[KES ~e{ gas isaem( ljy mfla,
Ygjqng elfjq{ js Nemcha yj nay jl ~fyg gf{ {yjs( F ifily
flyassqry,
Yga {qmmas cajsa gas {alfjs aes( Kflif {yesyai ieyfln
eljygas ~elleca isfvas( e nq lemai Keha Hjvayya, Ygey ehh(Kflif eli Keha cjyg velf{gai, Celn, Njla ~fygjqy e yseka, Lj
jla{ {aal ygam {flka,
Nemcha{ aa{ may mfla, Fl ygam F {e~ errsagal{fjl, Eli sa{-
qssakyai refl,
M jh`{ ~aly kset, Rj{yai oas{ ehh jvas yj~l, Geliai ygam
jqy fl mehh{, Ljygfln, Nemcha ~frai gf{ rehm{ jl gf{ dael{, Fva
njy yj `lj~, Kjqhi ygey cji ca m {f{yas:
^gey me`a{ jq ygfl` Kflif f{ iaei:Yga rjhfka {efi yga y~j j ygam hay yj~l yjnaygas, Cqy Kflif{
~gjha hfa ~e{ LE[KES, F mael( {ga ~e{ jl sa yj isfva, ^gey
cayyas rheka yj ij ygey ygel Kgeshjyya: g ~jqhi {ga dq{y rfk` qr
eli haeva: Eli {ga{ lavas yqslai qr el~gasa ah{a,
Ygasa ~e{ el flva{yfneyfjl:
Nemcha {ljsyai fl if{nq{y, Yga kjr{ rj`ai esjqli js e ~gfha(
iakfiai Kflif eli Keha yjj` j yj nay messfai, [ga ~e{ yjj jqln
yj ij ygey ~fygjqy resalyeh errsjveh,
Vjq ijqcy ygey ygajs:
Nemcha{ {gjqhias{ sj{a( ahh, Gahh( F ijly `lj~ ~gey yj
cahfava, Kflif ifily kjlia fl ma, Cqy Fm {qsa m jh`{ ~jqhi
lavas geva ensaai yj gas messfln Keha,
^g:
[ga ~e{ {avalyaal, Ga ~e{ y~aly-jqs, Eli sjhhai ~fyg e
rsayy sjqng ksj~i,
Sjqng:
^gfya-{qrsamekf{y yra{, Geyai chek`{( Da~{( fmmfnsely{,Geyai yga njvaslmaly, Cek` ygal F {q{rakyai Keha{ sekf{y cqi-
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ifa{ mfngy ca flvjhvai, Cqy ~gey ~jqhi yga geva enefl{y Kflif: F
ijly `lj~ ~gey yj ygfl`,
Nemcha {gjvai yga rgjyj cek` fl gf{ rjk`ay,Ms, Nemcha( fy{ qlhf`ah ygey yga ras{jl ~a sakjvasai f{ jqs
{f{yas, Fm ecjqy yj canfl m eleh{f{, F jqhh haeva kjlyeky fljs-
meyfjl( Fhh fljsm jq ~gal Fva lf{gai,
F re{{ai eksj{{ ral eli reras, Nemcha {ksfcchai {jmaygfln eli
geliai ygam cek`,
[gjqhi fy rsjva laka{{es( kjqhi jq jcyefl Kflif{ ialyeh
sakjsi{:
Vaeg,
^jqhi jq js eljygas meyasleh saheyfva ca ~fhhfln yj rsjvfiae ILE {emrha:
Fy{ dq{y ma lj~,
^gey ecjqy Hjvayya:
F ygfl` Keha{ eygas {yfhh hfva{ esjqli gasa, F F kel li e hf{y-
fln( Fhh nfva gfm e kehh,
Nemcha njy yj gf{ aay,
F sj{a eli jralai yga ijjs,
Fm ysqh {jss js jqs hj{{( F {efi,F dq{y `aar raiehfln yj {ye jqy sjly,
^fyg ygey jii kjmmaly( ga {ysjia ij~l yga gehh,
F {yjji e mjmaly( ysfln yj sakehh la~{ {yjsfa{ ecjqy Kflif
Nemcha eli Keha Hjvayya, Yga if{erraeselka j e {avalyaal-aes-
jhi `fi {gjqhi geva nalaseyai e gaeihfla js y~j, Elnah Hajlfyq{
kasyeflh gei,
F kjqhi ljy samamcas {aafln elygfln jl Nemcha,
_j~fln yj sa{aeskg yga ke{a( F gaeiai cek` yj yga {yfl` sjjm,
Yga helihh isqm ~e{ e{ Fi hay fy, F ~e{ kfskhfln yga nqsla(
kjl{fiasfln jryfjl{( ~gal Yfm Hesecaa rq{gai ygsjqng yga ijjs
~aesfln {ysaay khjyga{,
Mak`halcqsn Kjqly{ kgfa maifkeh aemflas f{ e sqllas, Ljy
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j yjsl mayeh he jl yga ojjs,
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