mt® j‹idna â£o¡ bfh©lh® : `ml K£lhŸ »Hth, mJ v¥golh x‹id khâÇ rhf¥nghw bfHtbdšyh« ïªj khâÇ á‹d¥ bgh©QfS¡»£l táakhÆLÖ§f!"

buAdh brh‹dhŸ : "vd¡F ï¥g És§FJ. mjhtJ Ú§f v‹id xU F¤j¤ij¢ brŒa¤ ö©LÖ§f?. . .?

"F¤j« ïšy. . . thŒ¥ò," v‹W mt® ïilk¿¤J¢ brh‹dij¡ fhâš th§»¡ bfhŸshkš bjhl®ªJ, "mjhtJ, r£l Énuhjkh ãuh£ngh®£ - y©l‹ nghÆ, e«k¥ g¤â ïªj ãÇ£oZ mâfhǧf t¢áU¡»w nkhrkhd mã¥ãuha¤ij Ãaha¥gL¤j¢ brhšÖ§f. ïJ ešy m¿îiu ïšy, bgÇatnu," v‹whŸ.

"ãuh£ngh®£ - 炙yhªJ. . ." v‹W âU¤âatuhŒ Jau¤njhL, "v‹ndhl btFkâia Ú§f ïªj m®¤j¤Jy vL¤J¡f¡ TlhJ" v‹wh®.

"ã‹d v¥go?"

"Õã, eh‹ ïšyhjt‹. ïUªjhY« ïªj¥ gÇr x§f mHF¡fhf¤jh‹ bfhL¤nj‹. jaî brŠR v‹ ešy kdR Kf¤Jy J¥ghâ§f. ïJ vL¤J¡f§f. ïšy, É£LL§f. å£L¡F¥ ngh§f. 炙yhªj kwªJL§f. mªj¡ f£ll¤J¡FŸs k£L« nghfhÔ§f. nghÆ x§f bfsut¤j ehr¥gL¤â¡fhÔ§f."

Mdhš mtŸ mtiu xJ¡»É£L mYtyf thÆiy neh¡» elªjhŸ. m§nf bg©fŸ K©oao¤J¡ bfh©oUªjh®fŸ. mªj¤ jho¡fhu yhyh, "bghWikah th§f. ïšy‹dh xU¤jU« cŸns nghfkh£O§f" v‹W f¤â¡ bfh©oUªjh‹.

KfkJ mÈ ã‹dhÈUªJ f¤âdh® : "m›tsî kuk©ilah ïUªjh ngh. vd¡bf‹d ngh¢R."

mtŸ âU«ã¥ gh®¡fÉšiy.

"ïJjh‹ e«k k¡fs¥ ão¢r rhg«. ViHah ïU¥gh§f. xU vHî« bjÇahkí« ïU¥gh§f. Mdh vijí« f¤J¡fî« kh£lh§f," v‹W bfhâ¤jh®.

v⮥òw« cŸs bg£o¡ filÆš ËW bfh©oUªj xU¤â, "V KfkjÈ. ïJ buh«g nkhr«. mt taR¥ gr§fs¤jh‹ gh¥gh," v‹whŸ.
m‹W KfkJ mÈ¡F ntW vªj ntiyí« XlÉšiy. öjuf thÆš mU»nyna R‰¿¢ R‰¿ tªjh®. gy jlit j‹idna â£o¡ bfh©lh®: `nghlh 炙UªJ bfH£L K©lnk. mt x§f Tl ïJ¡F nky ngr ÉU«ãnylh.‘

Mdhš mtŸ mYtyf¤âÈUªJ btËna tªjnghJ mt® ï‹D« m§nf fh¤J¡ bfh©oU¥gij¡ f©lhŸ.

"ryh«, m¿îiuthyh," v‹W mtiu tunt‰whŸ gh®¡f, rhªjkhfnt njh‹¿dhŸ. mtnuhL rkhjhdkh» É£lij¥ nghynt bj‹g£lhŸ.

KfkJmÈ mij¡f©L, "flîns, ah mšyh, ït b#Æ¢á£lh. ïªj ãÇ£oZ mâfhÇ¥ gr§f Tl ït f©g£L fiuŠR£lhD§f. 炙yhªJ¡fhd ghij ïtS¡F¤ âwªjh¢R," v‹W cŸS¡FŸ f¤âdh®.

mt® mtis¥ gh®¤J e«ã¡ifnahL KWtyˤjh®. mtS« gâY¡F vªj¤ ja¡fKÄ‹¿ KWtš ó¤jhŸ.

"ÄÞ buAdh ngf«, c‹ bt‰¿¡F v‹ kd« Ãiwªj thœ¤JfŸ, kfns" v‹wh®. mtŸ be»œ¢ánahL mtuJ iffis¤ j‹ iffËš vL¤J¡ bfh©lhŸ.

"th§f. x§f m¿îiu¡fhfî«, x§f»£l eh‹ Ku£L¤jdkh elªjJ¡fhf k‹Å¥ghfî« xU fhu g¡flh bgh£ly« th§» j®nw‹," v‹whŸ.

ã‰gfš òGâÆš òw¥gl¤ jahuhf ïUªj xU ngUªJ mUnf mt®fŸ ËW bfh©oUªjd®. TÈah£fŸ gL¡if ngh‹w bghUŸfis¥ ngUªJ Tiunkš V‰¿¡ bfh©oUªjh®fŸ. xU eilghij ÉahghÇ fhjš fijfisí« xU g¢ir kUªijí« rªnjhõ¤â‹ âwînfhš v‹W gaÂfËl« TÉ É‰W¡ bfh©oUªjh‹. ÄÞ buAdhî« KfkJmÈí« mªj¥ ngUªâ‹ K‹ g«gÇš c£fh®ªJ bfh©L fhu g¡flhit¢ Rit¤jh®fŸ. ekJ »H m¿îiu ɤjf® k»œ¢ánahL Vnjh xU áÅkh oôid bkšy A«Ä§ brŒjh®.

âLâ¥bg‹W buAdh brh‹dh®: "v§f ârajh®¤jnk v§f¥gh gh®¤J brŒjJ m¥g vd¡F x‹gJ taR. v§f¥ghî¡F v¥goahtJ v‹id¤ jŸËÉ£lhf nt©oa f£lha«. KÞjgh jhU¡F m¥gnt K¥gJ taáU¡F«. v‹ m¥gh m«kh ïwªj ã‹dho KÞjghî« ï§»yhªJ nghdhU. nghdJ« v‹id¡ T£o¡»wjh brhšÈ£L¤ jh‹ nghdhU. Mdh buh«g tUõ« MÆL¢R. v§»£l mtnuhl ngh£nlh ïU¡F. Mdh gh¡Fw¥g vd¡F mtU xU mªÃakhd MS khâÇjh‹. ngh‹y mt® FušTl vd¡F milahs« bjÇÆwâšiy."

KfkJ mÈ¡F mtŸ ï¥go¤ j‹ fijia¡ bfh£oaJ M¢rÇakhf ïUªjJ. MdhY« Mjuthf¤ jiyah£o¡ bfh©lh®. "vJ v¥goÆUªjhY« bg¤jt§f ãŸis§f e‹ik¡fhf¤jh‹ vijí« brŒth§f. mt§f xU eyy kDõd¤jhnd cd¡F¤ njoÆU¡fh§f. ï¥g ghU. mtU j‹ndhl th®¤ijia¡ fh¥gh¤â c‹id¡ T£o¡»whU. ïÅnk mtiu¤ bjÇŠá¡fî« neá¡fî« x‹ thœehŸ KG¡f xd¡F K‹dhy ïU¡FâšÈah."

MdhY« mtsJ áÇ¡F« cjLfËš be˪j fr¥ig¡ f©L mt® FH«ãdh®.

"Mdh ghòÍ, eh‹ 炙yhªJ nghnw‹D ahU brh‹dJ? Ú§f gh£L¡F Ú§fns bg®Ä£ ngh£l khâÇ ngR¿§f, v‹whŸ.
mt® m⮪J nghŒ vGªJÉ£lh®.

"Ú rªnjhõkh bjÇŠnr. mjdhyjh‹ eh‹ m¥go beid¢nr‹. k‹Å¡fD«. mt§f cd¡F g®Ä£ ïšny‹D brhšÈ£lh§fsh? v‹d M¢R?‘,

"mî§fnshl všyh nfŸÉfS¡F« j¥ò j¥ghnt gâš brh‹nd‹. ïªj¡ f‹d¤Jy ïU¡»w milahs¤j mªj¡ f‹d¤Jy ïU¡»wjh brh‹nd‹. gh¤%« xG§ifbašyh« kh¤â¢ brhšÈ£nl‹. všyh« jiyÑHh¥ nghÆL¢R."

"m¥g ï¥g v‹d brŒawJ? v¥go Ú ï§»yhªJ nghf¥ nghnw?"

"ïšy. eh‹ âU«gî« yhTU¡F, v‹ giHa ntiy¡nf nghnw‹. xU bgÇa FL«g¤Jy _Q mUikahd ãŸis§fS¡F Mahth ïU¡»nw‹. eh‹ mt§fs¥ ãÇŠR tªjJy buh«g tU¤j¥g£l¡»£oU¥gh§f."

"Mdh ïJ buh«g¡ bfhLik, buAdh eh‹ brh‹dij¡ nf¡f¢ brhšÈ mo¢R¡»£nl‹. ï¥g mJ¡F« thŒ¥ò ïšiy. ï¥g mt§f c‹ É©z¥g¤j nfh¥òy nr®¤âU¥gh§f. ehk òJrh brŠrh »uhÞ br¡y bjÇŠR nghÆL«. ngh¢R. všyh« ngh¢R. v‹ ng¢r¡ nf£oUªjh všyh« v¥ão ešygoah KoŠáU¡F«!"

"guthÆšy ghòÍ. Mdh eh‹ beid¡fy. c©ikahnt beid¡fy. Ú§f ï›tsî tU¤j¥gLɧf‹D eh‹ beid¡fy."

ngUªâš mk®ªJ, mJ òw¥g£lnghJ KfkJmÈia¥ gh®¤J ÄÞ buAdh áªâa mtSila filᥠò‹dif mtuJ Ú©l - beU¥ghd - fuLKulhd - fodkhd - fhjny fhzhj thœ¡ifÆš xU <l‰w k»œ¢á.