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ar#@N`~q?

@b`@h`~ @v|l`vk~ mA bln~ un~@n~ ohR smg sRh[v kw` krn~n.

"a#yQ"

"@l`~yr\ @k@nk~ hm|b vRN`q?"

"y`U@v`~ qn~n @l`~yr\l`@g~ @tlQ@f`~n~ nm|br\ qEn~n`. e~ h#m @k@nk~m kQyn~@n~ @k~s~ ek op~pR @vl` ivryQ kQyl`.."

"e~kw~ e@hmq?"

ohR m@g~ qQh` b#lE@v| pRqEm@yn~ v`@g~. smhr vQt m@g~ vqn~vl vR mvR @s@nhs ohRt @w~@rn~n n#wOv a#wQ.

"e~ kQyn~@n~ m@g~ am|m`t nQqhs~ @vn~n b$ kQyl`q?"

"a@n~ mn~q`.."

"r#pQyl~ lk;yk~ @qkk~ gn~n @l`~yr\ @k@nk~ apQt al~ln~nt b#rQq? sl~lQ gQy`t kmk~ n$@n~ am|m`v @b|@rnv` nm|..."

"mm e~ vQqQ@y~ ayv wmyQ tYyQ k@L~. e~w~ hRMk~ sl~lQ gn~n a$@y`~ prqQn @k~s~vlt iqQrQpw~ @vn~@n k#mwQ n$. wmn~@g~ kWr\wQyt h`nQyk~ sQq~{ @vyQ kQyl`."

e~ bv mA qn~nv`. h#@m`~m kQyn vQqQyt am|m`@g~ mQnWm#r#m @c`~qn`v op~pR @vl` ivryQ v`@g~. e~w~ ar#@N`~qt wQbRNR ekm aqhs vR@y~ @k`@h`m hrQ am|m`v @b|r`gn~n pRUvn~ kQyn ekyQ. ey asWr# ilk~kyk~ bv ohR @w~r#m| @n`gw~w` hQn~q` m@g~ yRwOkm vR@y~ ohRt uqv| krn ek.. e~ a@p~ a`qry rFkg#nW@m| mMk~ @lsQn~.

"apQ wvw~ @qyk~ krn~n o|n @n~q?"

"@m`kk~q?"

"bQAqE g#n cRtQtk~ @h`yl` b#lE@v`w~ nrkq? e~k a@p~ yRwOkmk~ @n~q?"

"@k~@h~ kQyl` @h`yn~nq? a@nk ey` am|m` g#nvw~ hQwpR g$nQ@yk~ y#."

mt eyQn~m nQhVvWmt sQqEvR@y~ ohR kW@v| s#b$vk~ vW@mn~. e~w~ bQAqE m@g~ jWvQwy g#n @h`yl` blpR @k@nk~.

"h~m|.. bQAqE mt hRMk~ a`q@ryQ. mm @m| @vl`@v| wmyQ ey`t uqv| krn~n. o|@n~. n#w~nm| ey` hQw`vQ apQ ey` g#n @h`yl` b#lE@v| n$ kQyl`."

mA e~ vQqQyt kQv|@v|, ar#@N`~qv unn~qE krvn aqhsQn~.

"mA ey`@g~ @sl~ ektw~ @k`~l~ gw~w`. @m| q#nRw~ tYyQ kL`. e~k o|f~. mtw~ mwkyQ ey` mt krpR uqv|. x`vn` krn a`r`myk @f`~n~ p`vQc|cQ krn~n b$@n~.."

e~ bv m`w~ pQLQ arn~ wQ@yn~@n~. mA m@g~ @f`~n~ e@knRw~ e~kt arA b#lEv`.

"apQ @qn~n` gM ayQnt yAq?"

m[ @v|l`vk~ qErkwn a#mwOm| lb`gw~ ar#@N`~q mt @y`~jn` kL`.

"yA.... mA s#@NkQn~m iqQrQpw~ vR@y~ ohR hQ@w~ klbl@yn~ in~n vQw~wQy qn~n hQn~q`...

apQ @qn~n` @vnq v`@g~ gM ayQ@n~ pdQ @p@L~ i[@gn gM qQyt kkOl~ q`@gn un~@n~. eyQn~vw~ ym| sQhQLk~ a@p~ hQw~vlt q#@n~vQq#yQ bln~n.

"oy`tvw~ @m`kOw~ kYmyk~ mwk~ @vn~@n~ n#q~q?"

m[ @v|l`vk~ @k`~tRvk~ gMt qmmQn~ ey kSr# g`mQn~ sQtQ ohR a#sR@v| asrN s~vx`v@yn~.

"mA e~ g#n qha@w~ kl~pn` kL`. e~w~ ar#@N`~q oy`t wrm| mt sm|bn~{km| n$@n~.."

"m`w~ asrNyQ."

"apQ @m@hm @qyk~ k@L`w~..."

"@m`kk~q?"

"@l`~yr\lt kw` kr kr in~@n~ n#wOv gQhQA ek~@k@nk~v hm|b vR@N`w~..."

"e~kw~ @h`[yQ @n~q?..." @m`kq aq @vq~qW am|m`v rQm`n~d| ekt @gnQynv`."

ohR e@hm kQyq~qW, m@g~ a#s~vl k[EU pQr#N`. am|m` @k`~mq vlv|@v| Lm`w#nW v`@g~ i[l` s`m`n& hQrk`rQ@y`~ ek~k jWvw~@vn~@n~.

"m@g~ oUvw~ krk#@vnv` v`@g~."

ar#@N`~q a@p~ am|m` @k`~mq @m|k qr`gn~@n~."

ohR @l`kO sRsRmk~ pQt @k@L~ kQyn~n pv` @qyk~ n#wQv @vn~n#wQ.

"@l`kO am|ml`t uqv| krn~n pRUvn~kmk~ wQbQl`w~ mM a#rl` in~nv`q mAq`.. adRm wrmQn~ @m| g#n @h`yl` b#lE@v|vw~ n$@n~..."

ohR kw` k@L~ @v|qn`@vn~. e~k a#w~w. smhr vQt ey`l` hQwnv` a#w~@w~ am|m` v#rqQ kL hQn~q` qVRvmk~ vQ[Qn~n o|n kQyl` @vn~n#wQ.

"ey`lw~ am|m`t qVRvm| krnv` m@g~ hQ@w~. am|m` vrqk~ kL` wmyQ. e~k mRU @l`~@km pQLQgn~nv`. e~w~ am|m` a@p~.... e~ hQn~q` ey`@g~ jWvQwy @vnR@vn~ apQ h#m@qyk~m krn~n o|n. e~k wmyQ a`qry kQyn~@n~."

an~wQ@m|qW ar#@N`~qyQ m`yQ awQn~ al~ln~ h#VRv`. e~ wrmtm apQ asrNyQ. krn~n kQyl` kQsQm @qyk~ apQ @qn~nt iwOr# @vl` n$ v`@g~.

"oy`@g~ @f`~n~ ek vqQnv`." ar#@N`~q vRvmn`@vn~ v`@g~ kQv|v`. mt e~ hV a#sR@n~w~ n$.

"@p`lWsQ@yn~..."

@n`m|bry qEtR gmn~m mA kQv`.

"h@l`~..."

"mQs~ aAXO..."

"ov|... mA klbl vRN`."

"mA kw` krn~@n~ @p`lWsQ@yn~. am|m`t hqQsQ@y~m asnWp vRn`@n~.."

"a#yQ @m`kq vR@n~."

"apQ ey`v m@h~s~wY`w~ LMt @gnQyn~n h#qE@v|." k~l`n~wyk~ a#l~lEv`. oy`l` env`q @m@h~."

m@g~ hQs k#rk#@vn~n ptn~ gw~w`.

"@m`kq... ar#@N`~q a#sR@v| klbl@yn~.."

"am|m`t asnWplE.."

"@qyQy@n~ m@g~ am|m`..."

ohR m@g~ awkQn~ wq krl` al~l` gw~w`.