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"š®‹ š¯Š¬" Aw®±Ýq®Ù œµ²Š® …ºuµ. BzÀð›w® H©åŠ® N®o±Ø w®w®Ý îµ±°Œµ. œµ²°T w®w®Ý N®±YÁ îµ±°Œµ N®±¢qµ. Cºs¯ Kºu®± N®±YÁS¯T AuµÇ®±Ô N¯vuµÛ w¯w®±! cqµSµ° š®ºu®ý®Áw®NµÊ Cw¯ãŠ®w®Ý œ®±l®±N®±î®¼u®± Hº… š®î®±šµã‡®±² N¯l®œ®rÙq®±. ‡®¾¯‹u¯Ûе? BŒµ²°Yš®±q¯Ù N®±¢qµ. š®œµ²°uµ²ã°T‡µ²…à …ºu®±"DS® î®› †› w¯w®±.. …º„¯g¯T ›Œµ„µä°g¬ ¯lµ²°o N®nµ²° š®ºbµ †°Š¬ y®„¬ w®ªå"Hw®±Ýq¯Ù œµ²Š®Sµ œµ²°u®. †°‹w® wµw®y¯u®uµÛ° q®l® q®Œµ X®±Š®±N¯‰±q®± wµ²°m. s®hÔwµ œµ²¡µ‰±q®± œµš®Š®± -ïc‡®± î®±©ã ! l®‡®±Œ¬ ¯muµ..

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" w®w®Sµ ïj®ÕŒ¬ î®±©ãŠ®u®±Û y®‹X®‡®± š¯Š¬. Aµ²iÔSµ î®±±ªÊ uµ°î®š¯Úw®NµÊ …ºu¯S® xî®±âw®±Ý wµ²°mu®±Û. 77Š®ªå xî®±â y®£®u®ªåuµÛ. Bîµ±°Œµ НcO°‡®± †h±Ô†gµÔ š¯Š¬.."y®¼w®: Ay®Þh š®q®ã AxÝš®±î®ºs¯ Cwµ²Ýu®± 𮱡®±ë œµ°¢uµ.
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"w®w®Ý š®ºu®ý®Áw® xî®±â …SµSµ š¯Š¬.. cw®q¯ y®£®u® šµ°‹u® …SµSµ.. Auµ°wµ²° Š®ox°r Cgµ²Êºlµ° x°î®¼ cw®q¯ y®£® šµ°‹u®±Û Aºq® cw® r¡µ²Êºmu¯Šµ š¯Š¬. Auµ° N¯Š®o x⠚®ºu®ý®Áw® w®î®±Sµ …œ®¡® î®±±Qã š¯Š¬ " î®±©ãŠ®w®Ý š®æ©Þ îµ±°Œµ CgµÔ. "Š®o x°r T°r Iw®² C©å.. cw®Š® šµ°îµ ¯lµ² Aî®N¯ý® Iw¯Š® Cuµ‡®¾¯ Aºq® wµ²°l¯Ù CuµÛ. š®±…äî®±oã š¯æï± N®Šµu®±ä œµ²°T šµ°‹uµ AǵÔ.." î®±©ã w®S®±q®ÙŒµ° œµ°¢u®±ä. î®±©ãŠ®± y®¼l¯‹ w®Sµ‡®±w®±Ý AuµÇ®±Ô „µ°S® Š®²mÛNµ²mu¯Ûе Hx›q®± w®w®Sµ. 

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"œµS®lµ‡®±î®Š®± Bþ°î®ÁX®w® ¯mu¯Ûе Aºq® î®q®Á¯w® ›OÊq®±. œ¹u¯?" ‡®¾¯Nµ²° î®±©ãŠ®± œµS®lµ‡®±î®Š® wµŠ®¡®± Aw®±Ýî® S®±î®¾¯x w®w®Sµ. Nµ°¢‡µ±°†gµÔ. 

"œµS®lµ ‡®¾¯î¯S®©² w®w®Ýw®Ý „µw®±Ý q®iÔu®î®Šµ. w®w®Ý НcO°‡®±u® S®±Š®± A®±. œ®±ý¯‹©å wµ²°m, œ¯Sµ œµX®±Ï ¯q¯mš® œµ²°S®ª©å." y®N¯Ê y®¼l¯‹‡®¾¯T î®±©ãŠ®± „µ¡µvu¯Ûе Aw®±Ýu®± vh±q®± w®w®Sµ. ‡®¾¯î®¼uµ° y®äýµÝSµ Eq®ÙŠ® œµ°¡®uµ Eq®Ù‹š®…©åŠ®±! 

"N®±u®±Šµ c²c± î®±q®±Ù НcO°‡®± xî®±â y®äN¯Š® C®l®Š®ªå š¯î®±ãqµ As®î¯ î®ãq¯ãš® - ‡®¾¯î®¼u®± œµX®±Ï?" î®±©ãŠ® CrÙ°XµTw® HŠ®l®± œ®î¯ãš®S®¡®w®±Ý q®N®Êm‡®±ªågµÔ.
"š¯î®±ãqµ Cuµ. CŒ¯åºq®©å.. Bu®Šµ î®ãq¯ãš¯wµ° b¯›Ù." î®±©ãŠ®± q®±š®± AŒµ²°Y› Eq®Ù‹›u®Š®±.
"š®æ©Þ ï› œµ°¢Ù°Š¯ š¯Š¬" S¯¢ œ¯Ouµ w¯w®±.

"wµ²°m, N®±u®±Šµ е°›w®ªå HÇ®±Ô N®±u®±Šµ „¯S®î®Ÿš®±rÙu¯Ûîµ Aºq® îµ²u®Œµ° r¢vŠ®±qµÙ. НcO°‡®±u®ªå š®ÞvÃÁS®¡µÇ®±Ô cw® Awµ²Ý°uµ° r¢‡µ²°v©å. îµ±°Œ¯T N®±u®±Šµ е°›w®ªå Kºu®± šµ²°©±î® N®±u®±Šµ Cwµ²Ýºu®± šµ²°©±î® N®±u®±ŠµSµ š®œ¯‡®± ¯m Sµ©±åî® N®±u®±ŠµSµ ON¬ Nµ²l®±î® œ¯T©å wµ²°m.." î®±©ãŠ®± B¡®î¯u® Au®㇮±w® ¯mŠ®„µ°N®±..
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