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@m|{`vW : sQw`r` pvQwY`nQ mlvra`rc|cQ
lRsQn` : smqr` a`rQyvAX
h#dg#n~vWm : wrAg` sm|m`nQ @h~v`pwQrN
C`y`r$p : sjQw~ jy@s~kr

18 v#nQ @k`ts

mm ahpR @q~t lEsQn` @g`w ghn~n ptn~ gw~w`. bQm bl`@gn kkO@l~ mh pt a#MQl~@ln~ bQm h`rnv`. y@mkOt ym| @k@nkO@gn~ ymk~ q#n g#nWmt avX& nm| ohR @h`~ a#y pQLQb[ vQX~v`sy whvRr# krgw yRwOyQ. e~ m` vQX~v`s kL @qykQ. e~ nQs` m` lEsQn`t a`qr@yn~ kr#N`@vn~ kw` kL`. mt avX& vR@n~ lEsQn`w~ m`w~ awr vQX~v`sy whvRr# kr g#nWmtyQ.

"a#yQ lEsQn` mt @b`r# krn~@n~. mm lEsQnt @m`n wrm| kr#N`vn~wq? mm kQyn~nq? lEsQn` kdmn~dQyt gQ@y~ n#h#."

"gQy` kOm`rQh`mQ"

"n#h# n#h# lEsQn` gQ@y~ p`lE k`mr p#w~wt. mt @b`r# krn~n hqn~n ep`. en~n apQ q#n~ yA e~ p#w~wt".

""a@n~ mt b`l vRnw~ @m| aw~ @qk us~sl` v[Qn~nm| kOm`rQh`mQ. e~ p#w~wt nm| yn~n b#h#. @l`kO h`mR mhw~wy` q#ngw~@w`w~ nm| mh` gQnQvQj~jRm|bryk~ @vn~@n~."

"e~ @m`kq? e~ p#w~wt gQy`m @m`kq @vn~@n~. mm wnQym hrQ ynv`. mt @p~n~@n~ lEsQn` mt @m`nv hrQ @qyk~ hAgnv`." e@s~ kQv| m` e p#w~wt y$mt s#rsR@nmQ.

"a@n~ wnQym nm| e~ p#w~wt yn~n ep` kOm`rQ h`mQ. @l`kOh`mR mhw~wy` q#ngw~@w`w~ mtyQ k@sn~ wln~@n~."

"hrQ lEsQn` qn~nv` mm lEsQnt @m`nwrm| a`q@r\q kQyl`. e~ vRn`t m`v vQX~v`s n#h# @n~q?"

"a@n~ e@hm @q~kt @n@myQ kOm`rQh`mQ. h` h` @h`[yQ. e@hnm| mm kQyn~nm|. mm kQv|vyQ kQyl` kt @h@lv|@v`w~nm| @l`kO h`mR m`v mrl` hAgyQ."

"pQs~sRq lEsQn` mm e@hm @qyk~ @vn~n id wQ@ynvq?"

m@g~ kw`@vn~ lEsQn@g~ bQy s$@hn qErt n#wQvRn`. m`v vQX~v`s kL`. p#k~trQ@y~ @m;Qn~ vgyk~ sRq~{ krn~n wQ@ynv` kQyl` eq` ap~pc|cQ q`vQn~vw~ ek~k@gn gQhQn~wQbRN.` e~ nQs` by @vn~n kQsQm @h~wOvk~ wQbR@n~ n$.

"kOm`rQh`mQ ... kOm`rQh`mQ "mm kl~pn` @l`vk awrmA @vl`. lEsQn@g~ hdQn~ m`v g#s~sRn`.

"a`... a`... a#yQ lEsQn`

kOm`rQh`mQ @m| @m| cQrAw ap~@p`@g~ am|m`. Lm` w#nW vlv|@vn~ gQy` kQyn~@n~ @b`r#. @m| vlv|@v|myQ in~@n~"

lEsQn@g~ kw`v ahpR mt @m`kvw~ hQw`gn~n b#rQvRn`. hrQyt m`v kvR@q` krkvl` awa#rQy` v@g~. mt kw` krgn~n b#rQ vRn`. e~w~ @m| kw`v q#ngn~n mt is~p`sRvk~ n#wQvRn`. a`y`s@yn~ mm vcn glpgw~w`.

"@m`n v` lEsQ n`" mt ok~@k`~tm is~@sl~l` @b`n~n vwOr ekk~ @qn~n lEsQn`.

lEsQn` @gn a` vwOr vWqEr#v ekhRs~mt bQv|v mm vWqEr#v adQ@y~ iwQrQv wQbRN vwOr s~vl~py mRhR@N~ wvr` gw~w`. eyQn~ m@g~ sQwt @p`dQ shnyk~ q#nRn`. sQylE @q~ shsRq~@qn~ q#n g#nWmt nm| sQw klbl kr @n`@gn @@{r\@yn~ sQtQy yRwOyQ.

"@m|k ahl` kOm`rQ h`mQ by vRn`q"

"n#h# n#h# lEsQn` a@p`~ n#h#. e~k @n@myQ. ar qvsk~ rH a@p~ k`mr@y~ @qrt g#hR@v|" "kvRq"

"e~ wmyQ a@p~ lm`w#nW." kOm`rQh`mQ. e@s~ kQyw~m lEsQn`@g~ q$@s~ kqElE pQ@rnR mm qEtR@vmQ. cQrAw@g~ mvt a#y @m`nwrm| @s@nhsk~ qk~vn~@n~ q#yQ eyQn~m mt sQw`gw h#kQyQ.

~ @m|k mh shghn apr`{yk~@n~

m@g~ kth@d| @v|gvw~ bvt lEsQn` bQyt pw~ vQy.

"oy oy kOm`rQh`mQ q#m|mm klbl @vnv@n~."

"n#h# n#h# lEsQn` mt v`v gn~n b#rQvRn`. @m|k @m`n wrm| apr`{yk~q? k`m@r\k hQr krl` wQyl` wQ@yn~@n~

@qyQy@n~ a#yQ iwQn~ e@hm vR@n~ aq nvWn vQq&`@vw~ @m`n wrm| @q~vl~ krgn~n pRUvn~. h#m @q~ktm @b@hw~ wQ@ynv`. "

"e~k@n~ kQyn~@n~ kOm`rQh`mQ a@p~ gm|pl`@ww~ in~nv` @h`[ @vq mhw~vr#."

"e~k a#w~w wmyQ lEsQn`. @m| e~k @n@myQ. cQrAw ap~@p`~ @m|v` qn~@n~ n#q~q?"

"@m`@k`~ @n`qn~@n~. qn~nv`. qn~nv`. e~ vRn`t cQrAw ap~@p`~ @l`k h`mRt pQtQn~ @m`kvw~ krn~@n~ n#h# e~ wrm| byyQ"

"ew@k`t Lm`w#nW @k`wnq in~@n~ apQ yA bln~n."

"ar @k`rQ@d`~@rt eh` wQ@yn k`m@r\ in~@n~. mm aq gQ@y~ Lm` w#nWv n`vn~n. k$mw~ ewntm gQhQn~ @qnv`. a@p`~ bRqE sn~@w`~ @m|v` mm kQv|v` bv cQrAw ap~@p`tvw~ kQyn~n ep`.mm @m|v` kQv|v` kQyl` q`vQw` q#ngw~@w`ww~ @l`kO h`mRt kQyl` m`v pNpQtQn~ hm gs~svyQ q`vQw` mh asmj~j`wQ ek`. @k~lm`."

hrQ hrQ lEsQn`. apQ @m|v` k`tvw~ kQyn~n o|@n~ n$. apQ @k`@h`m hrQQ Lm`w#nWv @g`d gmR. mWt ps~@s~ lEsQn` h#mq`m u@q~t @k`L k#[ @k`~p~pyk~ gQhQn~ @qn~n."

"@h`[myQ kOm`rQh`mQ"

" lEsQn` apQ k`w kr kr hQtQy` mQsk~ @k`~ q#n~ ymR apQ Lm` w#nWv bln~n"

"kOm`rQh`mQ apQ @m| @vl`@v| e~ p#w~wt yn ek nm| ec|cr a#Mt gON n#h#. aq hvs~ vRn` v#dQyQ. @l`kO h`mRl` en @vl`v."

"e~kw~ a#w~w wmyQ lEsQn`."