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: 414 :
MmitVrc ~mH$sMt Xmohr {~hmS>| JmT> Pmont Jocr hmoVr. OmYdmmH$S>o{h {Xdm~mr H$mht
{XgV ZhVr. AU d OmB H$monmd$Z hiyM mJm ~mOyg Joct. JmoR>mVrc Jm Amnm
dmgamOdi ~gyZ, Am {H$c{H$m S>moimZr YyZ YyZ gwH$mao Q>mH$V adW H$arV hmoVr.
adt EH$m JgS>rm Q>moH$mda ~gyZ, nmR>rmJrc Xgm JgS>rcm aoccm hmoVm;...d
Amnm N>mVrdarc gmaJtVyZ AJXt gynUo âdr AmidmV ayZ Jocm hmoVm. mcm
H$emM|{h ^mZ Agcoc| {XgV ZhV|!
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^m|dVmcm gmm emVVoZ| d AUm Agm AdW hmcMmcrwi|, OmB WmoS>r JmJ$Z
AUnmgyZ H$mht nmdc| W~H$cr hmoVr. nU {Vm S>moimV ger ^rVrnojm, "Amnm
gm{mZ| AUcm mg hmoV Agoc H$m?' m H$nZoM| hV~c X:IM OmV {Xgc|!
AUZ| m nydumM ZohmZ| {VOH$S>o nmhZ, {Vcm cm~yZM "m' Ag| IwUmdc|; mwi|
{Vcm nwhm Yra oD$Z Vr{h X~H$V X~H$VM nwT>| Pmcr.
: 415 :
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CnH$mar mUg|
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H$mZmda nS>coco eX EoHy$Z, MVOu XMHy$Z ^mZmda Amcm.

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AUH$S>o nmh cmJcm;..Vm|M mcm mm mJ|M C^r Agcocr OmB {Xgcr Am{U Vmo AV
AmM{H$V hmoD$Z AUcm hUmcm, ""A@? m H$moU?''
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OmBMr d{H$cr H$$ cmJcm. ""AmO BW Amnm~amo~aM, m N>namMm m Aml KoUma
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gmmm AS>MUr Amm hUyZ MmcmBVH$ AmnmV gm Amho H$m?''
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: 416 :
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cmJV hUmcr.
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AU~amo~a Vr Mmcy cmJcr.
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AmT>ic|, m XmoKmZt dV:gmR>r gVaOr AWacr hmoVr, m WamdaM mJm ~mOyg AmUIr
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KoVm, mVrc EH$ m dam JgS>rda AWacr, d Xgar VoW| mda nmKamdmgmR>t R>odcr.
mm m gd hmcMmcr, OmB cm~yZM H$mVwH$mZ| wH$mQ>mZ|M nhmV hmoVr;..AU nwhm
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PmonoZ m gOrda.''
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CnH$mar mUg|
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""hdoV WmoS>m WmoS>m Jmadm dmT>Vmo Amho.''

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ZH$m!..AmVm am ~arM hmoV Amcr Amho.'' AUZ| {Vcm Oam dS>rcH$sm hH$r AmdmOmV
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OmB AJXt âcom XmZ| JgS>mnV Jocr, nU Vr da MT>oZm. "AmVm doi H$m?' Aem
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MT>cm d mZ| Amncm hmV nwT>| Ho$cm. OmBMr OUy H$m Ver AnojmM hmoVr, BVm MQ>H$Z
{VZ| hgV hgV AUMm hmV hmVt Yacm d Vr da MT>cr.
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AmM{H$VnU| nhmV AOyZ{h Cm Agcom AUH$S>o, AJXr oâcm {>jon Q>mHy$Z
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: 418 :
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hmoVm.
nU WmoS>m {dMma H$aVm, mm{dftMm AUMm amJ m gm$ {ZKyZ Jocm.
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mm S>moimda PmonoMr PmnS> oD$ cmJcr.
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Amnm JimnV ZrQ> KmVcocr mm AmM{H$V {H$c{H$m >rcm {Xgcr!..
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: 419 :
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: 511 :
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: 512 :
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: 513 :
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: 516 :
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mZm dgVmm Xmamet AmUyZ gmoS>c| : 588 :
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^{dVmMr, OUy EH$ Imoc XarM AmnmnwT>| gmaIr C^r Amho, Ag| dmQy>Z Vr AJXt ~o^mZ
hmoB! - {Vcm MwH$m MwH$mgmaI| dmQ>o! : 602 :
Aem n[apWVtV, EHo$ {Xdet, mhoanUmgmR>t XmXahZ R>mmg Amcocr {dR>mo~mAUmMr
~mH$mo, Owiocm ôQ>mcm hUyZ hiyM H$mUmg Amnm chmZm wcmgh Amcr. dgV,
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- Am{U Vr gmH$mit naV {ZKyZ OmVmZm, m chmZm wcmMo, dgV, Owim
XmoKmZthr nQ>mnQ> {H$VrVar wHo$ KoVco hmoVo!..{H$VrVar cmS> Ho$co hmoVo! : 603 :
200
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Vmo gJ AJXt H$m{VH$maH$M R>acm, m XmoKmm AmwmV! - d{hZr {ZKyZ Jomda,

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- Am{U {VZ|{h EH$ X:ImMm {I gwH$mam Q>mH$cm hmoVm! : 604 :
""IaM, cm EImXm AgmM Jmo{OadmUm wcJm AgVm Va?..'' Aem dgVmm mMdoir
{Vcm CoeyZ, AMmZH$ Amcom H$idimm eXmZr, Owim XMHy$Z ^mZmda Amcr hmoVr!WmoS>m doi Wm~yZ, Owim dgVmcm ghmZ^yVrm damZ| hUmcr hmoVr, ""J c H$m
H$arV Zmht Vwhm nwhm?..gwYmd{hZr Jocr - V| H$moUmm hmVM H$m hmoV? - e Vo Z
Ho$coV Zmht H$m Vwhr? - ''
mda dgVmZ| EH$ gwH$mam Q>mH$cm hmoVm; Am{U EH$XmoZ {Xdg Jomda, Vt XmoK| nwhm
KamV VerM EH$Q>r ~gct AgVm, dgVmZ| {H$Vr Var doi g{Y emoYmMm Z H$$Z, eodQ>t
AS>IiV AS>IiV {Vcm Ho$cm hmoVm,
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m mm mZ| Owim W XMH$cr! - Vr A{Ve Jm|Yicr hmoVr.
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Pmcr!.. cm jm H$a! - ''
m mm eXmwi| Owiocm AJXt ^$Z AmmgmaI| Pmc| hmoV|! : 605 :
gmao gmao {dMma, {Vm ZmV nwhm qnJm Kmcy cmJco hmoVo. dgVmm gwImMr, mm
ZohmMr, Amnm ^{dVmMr, AUm AmwmVyZ Amnmcm H$mTy>Z Komm dV:m
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mmnmgyZ gwI hmoBc? - Vg Agoc Va - VwMm {dMma cm m Amho! - ''
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dgV mdoit {H$Vr AmZ{XV Pmcm hmoVm!...
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hmoV|!...
: 606 :
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Zm Amwmg gwadmV PmmM| V| VrH$! - m eodQ>m gJmZVa EH$ {hmZVaM,
dgVmZ| AV gm Aem hmwoZo, Owiom JimV ~mYco hmoV|! : 607 :
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XmT>rm Ho$gmZm WmoS>m doi hiwdmanU| MmQy>Z - Jm|Om$Z Jocm d Vo ^wa^wa hmcco! : 608 :
""~m~mZt Amnc chmZnUmnmgyZ nmcZnmofU, {ejU, gma Ho$c! mmM hmVanUt,
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: 609 :
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AmncrM Amnmcm OmV ^r{V dmQ>V hmoVr! - mm{dft Amnmcm amJ omnojm,
AmnmM AmVmnVm EH$Xa {VagQ> dmr{dft Amnmcm amJ oV hmoVm! - ''
: 610 :
CnH$mar mUg|
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Oam ~a dmQ>V, dgV! Cm gH$mir gmoZJmdcm H$irH$S>o Omcm H$mht haH$V Zmht, cm
dmQ>V!''
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AmUIr - Am{U JM Om!''
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Ae$Vm dmQ>Vo! - nU AJXtM H$mht Z~im Pmcocmo Zmht r, dgV! - ''
: 611 :
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mAWu Vmo cm wm oD$Z ôQ>cm mAWu AU cm AmnUhZ XmoZMma {XdgmV ôQ>m{edm
amhUma Zmht.''
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dgVmH$S>o nmhmV, Amam IwMuda aocco! : 612 :

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dgVam@d, Wm~m Oam!''
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mXdmZ| mcm {dMmac|, ""H$mao@ wamar?''
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mcm hUmcm, ""J ~m~mMr mMr VwmH$S>o ôQ> Pmcr AgocM H$mc?''
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Pmcm.
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gm{JVc Amho, AmYt ~m~mZm ôQ>m{edm amh ZH$m AJXt!...''
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: 613 :
dgV Jomda, [aH$mm [aH$mm {XgUmm m hmc|, ~m~mgmho~ Amnm Zohtm
AmamIwMuda ~goc. S>mdm hmV Amnm mZoImct Q>mHy$Z d Amncm COdm hmV H$nmimda
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CnH$mar mUg|
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m H$nZoZ| m mZm YyZ YyZ A{Ve dmBQ> dmQ>o! : 614 :
Am{U mm {dmoJmwi|, mZm dmQ>V Agcom X:ImMo H$maU - mm gpWVrMr
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AUZ| Amnmcm XmI{dc Zmht! - hm mMm AnamY Zgoc! mMr Z:pW{VM gm Ver
Agoc! nU V| Amnc Var XXd Amho Img!''
: 615 :
""hmVmanU Pmc Amho, Var hr gmar mVmmV,...YS>nS>, AmnU H$arV Amhm|!
H$m?...H$moUmgmR>t? - nU, EH$Q>m AUZ|M Zho, Va Amnm AmwmV, AmnU Amnm
hQ>com gmm mUgmZtM, Amnmcm Ag dmJdc Amho! Zmht H$m? - ''
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AmnU W YS>nS> Ho$cr! mM H$m MrO Pmc? XmXmZr ngadcom H$mQw>{~H$ H$chmm
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PJS>cm|! nU mMr H$moUr H$Xa Ho$cr? CcQ> ym KQ>Ho$nV, Amnmcm Zmht Zmht Vo
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OrdZ!..''
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am{hco AmhoV! - ''
: 616 :
Aem H$mhtem AYdQ> gmYmZmZ|, ~m~m Amnm S>moimm Amom Pmcom H$S>m nwgV
AmhoV, BVmV wamar nwT>| Amcm d hUmcm, ""H$moUr ôQ>mcm Amco AmhoV Vwhmcm!'' ""H$moU ao?'' ~m~mZr OdiMr IwMu gmoa AmoT>rV, mmH$S>o MmH$er Ho$cr ""Zmd Zmht cm mhrV; H$mc gH$mit Amco hmoVo Zm Vo o$Q>odmco?...VoM - '' wamar
XmamV W~Hy$Z mWH$ hUmcm.
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Vo? Xo mZ nmR>dyZ AmV.''
: 617 :
Ym|S> ho ~m~mm AmoiIrMo, gmYmaU pWVtVrc gXJhW! mMm wcJm BcS>cm
OmdmMm, hUyZ mZr Amnm {S>itV H$O C^mamMr EH$ Zdr H$nZm H$mT>cr hmoVr.
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mP ~mocU H$Xm{MV Vwhmcm H$Qw> dmQ>oc! nU r Amho EH$ wcm~mimMm ggmar Zw!...VwMm
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CnH$mar mUg|
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r {Z{VnU| AmVmM Vwm hdmcr H$aVmo hUOo VwM{h H$m Pmc; mm Zmcm{h
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: 618 :
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MwH$sMrM hmoVr Va! - ''
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: 642 :
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: 643 :
mm m eXmwio, H$immdercm Amnm ~{hUrMr EH$X AmR>dU hmoD$Z, Vr{h
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AJXt AmR>dU hmoVo! - ''
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: 644 :
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~a Amnc! - ''
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: 645 :
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Jim^m|dVmcm Amnm CnamZ| hiyM Amnco S>moio nwgco! : 647 :
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hVo!..oM AmngyH$ ~mocV hVo mmnmet - ''
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gmm Jmo>r? - ''
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nU J, Vo {dMma nQ>H$Z ~mOyg gm$Z, AUZ| Km~am MohmZ| ~mmcm {dMmac|,
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