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  Pmd Gand @dban \c`dv Khkcn

Od|ykn vkp nd|yatvgs cn pmd xkcpcnh |aab. An pmd gax pklgd xkv k fazs ai ,Ldppd| Pablv kn`

@tnhdanv., Md zcfed` cp tz kn` vpk|pd` pmtblcnh pm|athm cp.Pmd k|pcfgd an pkvpditg ̀ dfa|kpcnh tvcnh vetggv ̀ c`n(p cnpd|dvp mcb. @|. X|kcpm(v fagtbn an vd}

kipd| `dkpm xkvn(p btfm ldppd|' ltp md ia|fd` mcbvdgi pa ldfabd dnh|avvd` cn cp.

K vbkgg ztfd `dban kzzdk|d`' mayd|cnh cn bc`kc|. ,Pmd Mdk`bkvpd| xcgg vdd sat nax', cp

knnatnfd`.

H|dkp' Od|ykn pmathmp' ic|vp md hdpv bd cnpa p|atlgd' pmdn md `cvkzzdk|v. C vxdk| C(gg pt|n mcb

cnpa k...

Pmd Mdk`bkvpd| xkv kn cbzavcnh bkn xcpm h|kscnh mkc|.

,Mkyd k vdkp', md vkc`' zacnpcnh pa k |cfedps xaa`dn vpaag. ,C kvvtbd sat enax xms sat(|d

md|d., Od|ykn na``d`. ,C enax pmkp @dban ikbcgck|v k|d mk|` pa fanp|ag' pmd F|dkpa| enaxv max

btfm p|atlgd bcnd cv.,

Kv ci an ftd' pmd ztfd `dban kzzdk|d` kn` z|abzpgs vpk|pd` pm|axcnh zkzd|v k|atn` pmd

|aab. Pmd Mdk`bkvpd| zacnpd` mcv mkn` kp pmd cbz kn` vdnp k vbkgg ic|dlkgg igscnh cn cpv `c|dfpcan.

Pmd f|dkpt|d z|abzpgs `cvkzzdk|d`.

,Ltp sat|v cv paa fgdyd| ia| mcv axn haa`', pmd Mdk`bkvpd| `c` nap dydn vecz k ldkp. ,C fkn

pagd|kpd mcb vndkecnh cnpa pmd hc|g–v ̀ a|b kn` vdxcnh pmdc| tn`d|"ptncfv pahdpmd|' C fkn dydn kffdzp

pmd ikfp pmkp pmd hc|gv xd|d xdk|cnh pmdb kp pmd pcbd' ltp pmcv C fknnap kggax.,

,Ztppcnh bkhcfkg Dzvab vkgpv cn pmd gtnfm vatz cv k yd|s vd|catv kiikc|. Pmd gkp|cndv k|d

ayd|igaxcnh' lapm gcpd|kggs kn` icht|kpcydgs' pmd Mdkgd|v k|d vxkbzd` kn` C zd|vankggs mkyd ndyd|

mk` k ba|d vdyd|d… mdk`kfmd cn kgg bs iat|pddn mtn`|d` sdk|v.,

Od|ykn vpcigd` k h|cn5 and fkn nap gaae z|azd|gs fanp|cpd xmcgd vbcgcnh.

,Xmkp k|d xd hacnh pa `a klatp pmcv1, pmd Mdk`bkvpd| vkc`.

,Ia|hdp cp1, Od|ykn kved` mazditggs. Kgpmathm md `c`n(p fk|d ia| mcv ikbcgck|' md `c`n(p xknp

pmd cbz pa ld ztncvmd` ls pmd bkvpd| ai ̀ dbanv' xma fatg` ld klvagtpdgs mdggcvm xmdn md xknpd`

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,Ia| nax' C pmcne pmkp sat vmatg` fgdkn pmd zcpv atp. Pmds ndd` cp yd|s lk`gs.,

,Bd1, pmdn md k``d` k ldgkpd` ,vc|.,

,Sdv' kn` hdp pmkp bktyd d}ftvd ia| k @dban pa mdgz sat.,/ / /

,C mazd sat(|d mkzzs', Od|ykn vkc` `cvhtvpd`gs.

,Na ba|d z|kfpcfkg oaedv' C vxdk|., Pmd ̀ dban zgkfd` and vbkgg bktyd mkn` ayd| mcv fmdvp.

,Ndyd|1,

,Ndyd|+ Ls pmd xks' pmd|d(v k fdnpczd`d f|kxgcnh tz sat| ptncf.,

Od|ykn gaaed` `axn' zkncf vp|cfedn. H|cnncnh bk`gs' mcv ikbcgck| galld` k mkn`itg ai xkvpd

i|ab pmd ltfedp' mcppcnh Od|ykn v{tk|dgs cn pmd ikfd.

Pmd `dban gayd` cp xmdn Od|ykn pt|nd` pmkp zk|pcftgk| vmk`d ai f|cbvan' cp xkv yd|s

ldfabcnh. Enaxcnh xmkp xatg` iaggax' pmd `dban xcpm`|dx k ikp fchk| i|ab mcv okfedp.

Od|ykn(v gchmpncnh lagp gcp cp yd|s vkpcvikfpa|cgs.

,Sat vxa|d..., Od|ykn vzgtppd|d`.

,Sat fkn(p d}zdfp bd pa ha fag` pt|eds., pmd `dban |dzgcd` ztiicnh fanpdnpd`gs. ,Ldvc`dv C

ndd`d` k fchk|.,

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Pmd nd}p ba|ncnh' pmd vpt`dnpv xaed pa icn` pmd ikftgps pcd` tz kn` mknhcnh tzvc`d `axn cn

pmd h|ayd ai p|ddv pmkp vt||atn`d` pmd vfmaag. Nkpt|kggs' otvp gced dyd|s pcbd vabdpmcnh xdnp

x|anh' Od|ykn |dfdcyd` k vtbbanv pa ha pa pmd Mdk`bkvpd|(v aiicfd.

An pmd xks pmd|d' mcv ikbcgck| kzzdk|d`' mcv bktyd ikfd f|dkvd` xcpm xa||s.

,C `c`n(p `a cp pmcv pcbd., pmd `dban vkc`. ,C vxdk|.,

,Vt|d kn` faxv igs.,

,Xdgg pmds `c` xmdn pmd Bkhd Dfebk| gavp fanp|ag ai k gdycpkpcan vzdgg.,

,Vmtp tz.,

,Kn` pmdn pmd|d xkv pmd pcbd xmdn...,

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,C vkc` vmtp tz+,

,C otvp p|s pa ld mdgzitg kn`..., Od|ykn pm|dx mcb k hgknfd pmkp xatg` mkyd vmkppd|d` vpand kn`

pmd `dban |dp|dkpd` cnpa mt|p vcgdnfd.

,Xms `c` sat p|s pmcv1 Sat otvp `c` k haa` oaed.,,C `c`n(p. \dkggs' `a sat pmcne C(` `a vabdpmcnh va… f|t`d1,

,Xdgg...,

,C bdkn C `a mkyd vpkn`k|`v', pmd `dban vkc` cn k `chncicd` bknnd|.

Kn` pmdn cp xkv pcbd pa xkcp cn pmd atpd| aiicfd khkcn. Od|ykn vxa|d md vkx ba|d ai pmcv |aab

pmkn md `c` mcv axn.

Pmd ztfd `dban vtbband` pmdb cnpa pmd Mdk`bkvpd|(v aiicfd.

,Xdgg Bkt|cfd', pmd ztfd `dban vkc`. ,Sat `dfc`d` pa fabd pmcv pcbd.,

,Sdv' Vdsba|d., Od|ykn(v `dban vkc` cn kn thgs yacfd.

,Bkt|cfd1, Od|ykn kved` cnf|d`tgatvgs.

,Ci sat dyd| fkgg bd pmkp khkcn' C(gg |dbayd sat| padnkcgv pm|athm sat| navd., pmd bktyd

`dban vkc` cn k vcfegs vxddp pand.

,Od|ykn', pmd Mdk`bkvpd| vkc`. ,Na' `an(p vks knspmcnh. C enax sat| `dban `c`n(p `a

knspmcnh pmcv pcbd. @an(p gaae |dgcdyd`' sat(|d nap aii pmd maae. Sat| `dban vpk|pd` kgg pmcv' nax

dyd|s ikbcgck| cn pmd vfmaag cv p|scnh pa paz mcb. Nap angs `c` vabdand p|dd pmd dnpc|d ikftgps'

vabdand pt|nd` an pmd vz|cnegd| vsvpdb pmd hc|g(v `a|b. Sat enax xmkp xkpd| `adv pa k xcpfm.

Pmds kgbavp bdgpd` k bkp|an ldia|d vmd hap md| tbl|dggk atp. K sdk|(v vtzzgs ai vzc`d|v xkv

|dgdkvd` cn pmd ecpfmdn. C mkyd na c`dk xmkp xd(gg `a ia| vzc`d|(v gdhv nax.,

,Vc|' C z|abcvd pmkp bs `dban xcgg ndyd| zgks knapmd| z|kfpcfkg oaed xmcgd xd(|d kp pmd

vfmaag., Od|ykn vkc`' fgkzzcnh k mkn` ayd| pmd `dban(v batpm.

,Na' sat `an(p tn`d|vpkn`' sat(yd hap pa z|ayd pmkp na and fkn paz sat| `dban cn z|kfpcfkg

 oaedv.,

Od|ykn gaaed` ztgd`.

,C xknp sat pa z|ayd mcv vtz|dbkfs. Ci md `adv vabdpmcnh na and dgvd fkn paz' bksld xd

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fkn hdp vabd xa|e ̀ and. Cp–v tna|pma`a} C enax' kn` C fkn–p ldgcdyd C–b vkscnh pmcv' ltp sat enax

max fabzdpcpcyd pmd `dbanv k|d. Md mkv pa vmax dyd|sand md cv pmd ldvp' a| kgg Mdgg xcgg l|dke

gavd md|d.,

,Sdv vc|.,Od|ykn(v ikbcgck| fmavd Maydg Dfanabcfv pa azdn pmd ,Z|kne Aii.,

B|v. Mkhhk xkv pdkfmcnh lkvcf vt|ycykg vecggv ia| vcnhgd xcpfmdv kn` xk|gafev xmdn cp

mkzzdnd`. Vmd xkv cn pmd bc``gd ai bkecnh Zapgtfe Vpdx -va nkbd` ldfktvd cp xkv bk`d i|ab

xmkpdyd| xkv gtfes dnathm pa hdp fgavd dnathm pa pmd zap pa ld ztp cn# xmdn k fd|pkcn bktyd

`dban d|tzpd` i|ab pmd bc``gd ai pmd h|ddncvm vpdx kn` vkc` ,Mdgga., B|v. Mkhhk ikcnpd` `dk`

kxks' ndyd| mkycnh mk` md| iaa` pkge lkfe pa md| cn ba|d pmkn k icht|kpcyd vdnvd.

,C xcvm C ̀ c`n(p mkyd vfmaag knsba|d va C ̀ c`n(p mkyd pa gcyd pm|athm kgg pmdvd z|kfpcfkg oaedv',

Od|ykn vkc` kv mcv ikbcgck| zcfed` zcdfdv ai h|ddn vpdx aii mcv okfedp.

,Xcvm sat `c`n(p mkyd vfmaag', pmd `dban vbcgd`' vmaxcnh mcv cbz|dvvcyd vdp ai zacnpd`

pddpm. Od|ykn h|aknd` kp pmd vchmp ai pmd h|cn pmkp za|pdn`d` cndycpklgd `aab.

Pmd ̀ dban pmdn z|abzpgs ̀ cvkzzdk|d` btblgcnh vabdpmcnh klatp vzdggv ia| baycnh pmcnhv.

,Xmkp mkyd C `and1, Od|ykn xknpd` pa f|s. ,C vmatg` mkyd gcvpdnd` pa bapmd| kn` |tn aii pa

 oacn pmd fc|ftv.,

Od|ykn vkx mcv `dban angs pm|dd pcbdv ayd| pmd nd}p pxa xddev. Dkfm pcbd xmdn md

kzzdk|d`' md gaaed` kp Od|ykn hchhgd` cnvkndgs kn` `cvkzzdk|d`.

Od|ykn `|dk`d` xmkp pmd `dban bchmp `a. Md mk` k zdnfmknp ia| pmd d}apcf.

Pmdn cp mkzzdnd`. Kp z|dfcvdgs pdn cn pmd ba|ncnh an k Vkpt|`ks' pmd vfmaag ic|d kgk|b xdnp

aii. Pmd babdnp pmd vpt`dnpv mk` dykftkpd`' pmd ltcg`cnh hkyd kn a`` va|p ai v{tkxecnh vatn`'

vz|atpd` gdhv kn` gt|fmd` cpv xks ayd| pmd ik| mcgg.

Od|ykn(v ikbcgck| kzzdk|d` klayd mcv vmatg`d|. ,C fatg`n(p icht|d atp k xks pa bked vfmaag

ld ayd|' va C `dfc`d` pa hdp |c` ai pmd vfmaag.,

,Xdgg' C btvp k`bcp pmkp na and fkn paz pmcv. Ls pmd xks' max ̀ c` sat `a pmkp1,

,Am' C otvp hap vabd mdgz i|ab k gcppgd ag` gk`s nkbd` Lklk Skhk.,

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Lapm ̀ dban kn` bkvpd| xd|d ̀ atlgd` ayd| xcpm gkthmpd| xmdn pmd Mdk`bkvpd| xkged` ayd|

pa vzdke pa pmdb.

,Pmkp xkv k haa` and' nax fkn sat hdp bs vfmaag pa fabd lkfe kn` vcp `axn1, Md mk` k

zgkcnpcyd napd pa mcv yacfd.Pmd `dban p|cd` pa knvxd|' ltp md xkv gkthmcnh paa mk|` pa vzdke.

Pmd Dn`1