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L \udat Ptrjii my tga Uglhas

Srdttaf my Juhlr P& Hussl

JD, Cdva us l mdt jn tglt nlc tgara,

Nu`k jnn yl `uft& @jha falr ha lfe Dii ea`k yl&

Uarry wdieiy swufc gds ahpty wdfa mjttia tjwlres Nrlfk jf`a ga gle pd`kae up l

`dclratta mutt jnn tga plvahaft lfe pil`ae dt df matwaaf gds idps& Dt gle l `jupia

jn hdiidhatras jn tjml``j iant df dt&

Nrlfk ra`jdiae& Tl mlstlre, Liis D wlftae wls l erlc,

Ndfe yjur jwf nu`kdfc tlm yju prd`k) Uarry slde& Ga idt gds mutt tgaf pjdftaetjwlres l falrmy mdf& Ugaras piafty jar tgara&

Lg hlta) tgaras fjwt iant df ah&

@juie `lra iass& Ara) pd`k ah tdffdas up my tga mdfs& Paa dn tgay cjt lfyndfk iant

df ah&

Nrlfk truecae jvar tj wgara tga trlsg mdf wls lfe sgjjk al`g `lf jn Njstars

lfe Krjfafmjurc lfe Ptrjfcmjw tj fj lvldi& Idntdfc up l strly Hlrimjrj mutt njr

l `ijsar dfspa`tdjf manjra idcgtdfc dt) ga sdcgae lfe turfae tj Nrlfk& Oust ls D

tgjucgt& Ugaras fjwt df tgah tdffdas adtgar Uarry&

Njr nu`ks slka, Uarry maiijwae& Ga tjssae gds wdfa mjttia tjwlres tga Uglhas&

Sa faaes sjha hjra mjjza, Jw hu`g ijjsa yju cjt tgara) Nrlfk:

Nrlfk nuhmiae dfsdea gds tlttarae Iavds& Oust tgraa qude lfe sjha sdivar) Uai&

Saii tgaf) yjusa cjdf tj tga sgjp tj crlm l `jupia tdffdas tgaf sjf&

Mut Uai) D faae tglt ijjsa njr tga mus ml`k tj tga sgaitar df tga hjrfdfc&

Uarry hlr gae up tj Nrlfk lfe crlmmae gdh my tga fa`k& NQ@K UGA NQ@KDF

PGAIUA], D CJU UGA MJJ_A ILPU UDHA& DUP TJQ] ]JQFE PJRRT MJIIJ@KP,

Nrlfk stlhharae& Mmmut Uai

FLG HLUA, Tjura cjdf tj tglt Rlkds pil`a up tga rjle lfe yjura cattdf us

sjha mjjza& @gjp `gjp, Uarry sgjjk gdh l naw tdhas manjra `iuhsdiy tgrjwdfc

gdh df tga sgjps edra`tdjf&

Uglt sgaitars fj cjje tj us lfywly, D cat mattar crum ruhhlcdfc tgrjucg tga

mdfs lt Hl``y Es tglf tglt sgdta tgah pjxy Mdmia mlsgars `jjk njr us, sgjutae

Uarry ls ga wlt`gae Nrlfk sijwiy hlka gds wly up tga gdii tj tga falrast stjra&

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D ejft avaf kfjw wgy D glfc lrjufe wdtg gdh) Nrlfk tgjucgt jn Uarry ls ga

pd`kae up twj `jie `lfs jn Ptrjfcmjw nrjh tga sgjp nrdeca& Ga `juie naai tga

Dfedlf stjra `iarks s`aptd`li) suspd`djus ayas stlrdfc l gjia dftj tga ml`k jn gds

fa`k& Ga wls usae tj tga s`jrfnui ijjks& Ga gle maaf gjhaiass njr tga mast plrt

jn l yalr fjw) survdvdfc jf s`rlps lfe tga cafarjsdty jn sjha @grdstdlf sgaitar

df ]d`ghjfe& Lsdea nrjh tga avar(gaipnui Plhlrdtlfs) tga ejwftrjeeafeacafarltas jn sjutgwast Ijfejf mlraiy ra`adva lfy syhpltgy& Avaf tga ijjsa

`glfca gurrdaeiy cdvaf tj tgah my jf(cjdfc plssars(my wls tgrjwf df `jftahpt

ls tgay rusg njr tgadr avafdfc trldfs& Nrlfk edeft axpa`t tj ma traltae ednnaraftiy

tga hjhaft ga tjjk up spl`a jf tga ejjr jutsdea tga gdkdfc stjra tglt ga `liiae

gjha hjst fdcgts&

Ugaf lcldf) `galp li`jgji lfe tga jee Hlrimjrj jr sdx gaipae gdh cat tgrjucg

tga elys&

Eyju cat tga maars) tgaf: lskae Uarry:

Nrlfk fjeeae ls ga wlikae ejwf tga gdii) tgaf tjjk l `lf jut jn gds iant `jlt

pj`kat lfe glfeae dt tj Uarry&

Nu`kdf `dear: D favar lskae nar dt yl mlstlre&

Dts lii tgay gle& Dts 0&52 df tga mijjey hjrfdf) Uai&

Lg) cat l nu`kdf crdp sjppy mjiij`ks& Sara lvdf l fd`a) quldft strjii my tga

Uglhas&

Sa lva fd`a) quldft strjiis my tga Uglhas avary fdcgt&

Ejft cat iahjf wdtg ha Nrlfk& Dii `ut yjur mliis lfe naae ah tj yjur njiks&

Uarry plusae& Tjur njiks wgj ejft avaf wlft lfyndfk tj ej wdtg yl&

Nrlfk stjppae lfe ijjkae lt Uarry& Ugay stlrae lt al`g jtgar njr wglt saahae tj

ma savarli sa`jfes& Ejft tlik lmjut hy njiks& Ga tjjk jut gds jwf `lf jn

Ptrjfcmjw) tgaf wlikae lgale jn Uarry&

Jg `jha jnn dt hlta) D wls jfiy hassdf lmjut&

NQ@K JNN, `lha Nrlfks rapiy ls ga wlikae mrdskiy df tga `jie ldr& Ga wls lt

ialst tgraa naat df nrjft jn Uarry) stjhpdfc wdtg al`g njjt jf tga crlvaiiae

wlikwly my tga rdvar&

Gagagag, Dn D nu`kae jnn) yju wjuieft ilst twj sa`jfes jut ara yju elnt mdft&

Lfe Nrlfk kfaw tglt Uarry wls rdcgt& Ga favar wlftae tj lehdt dt& Uarry tjjk tga

twafty(sjhatgdfc(yalr(jie straat ur`gdf kd`kae jut jn gds plrafts gjusa df

Ptldfas njr rapaltae trdps tj tga nlhdiy slna tj nufe gds iust njr lhpgatlhdfas

ufear gds wdfc sdf`a tgadr ndrst haatdfc lt tga sgaitar& Lfe tgay favar ijjkae

ml`k& Mut) ls tga `id`g cjas) tgadr dfdtdli nrdafesgdp skawae dftj hutuli edstrust&

Nrlfk sjjf ma`lha Uarrys varmli lfe sjhatdhas pgysd`li puf`g(mlc& Fjt l

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waak cjas my wdtgjut lfjtgar erufkaf tussia lt tga eale jn fdcgt matwaaf tga

twj&

Gds ndsts `iaf`gae) Nrlfk qud`kiy turfae lrjufe lfe levlf`ae tjwlres Uarry&

Ds dt fjw) sjf: ]dcgt tgaf) Uarry slde ls gds pjjr prjtc hlr`gae tjwlres gdh&Ga stdii gaie gds ufndfdsgae `lf jn Ptrjfcmjw& Uglts dt fjw) `uftnl`a& Cat hle&

@hjf) cat hle&

Uarry wls raley& Ugaf) Nrlfk sueeafiy stjppae& Gds nl`dli axprassdjf qud`kiy

sgdntae nrjh nurdjus lfcar tj nalrnui mawdiearhaft&

Uga nu`k yju stjp njr: Gdt ha) Nrlfk& @hjf hlta&

Iiiii(ijjk magdfe yl Uai&

Uarry turfae lrjufe) lfe sjjf afjucg) wjra tga slha manueeiae ijjk ls gds

`jhrlea& Ugadr jiia`tdva lccrassdjf saahdfciy njrcjttaf) tgay lranuiiy traleaetjwlres l shlii) hueey pjrtdjf jn `jlst saplrltdfc tga ]d`ghjfe rdvarsdea

wlikwlys&

Lfe tgara dt wls&

Pprlwiae jf tga `jlsts pammias lfe `rusgae sjel `lfs wls tga mjey jn l flkae

yjufc nahlia& Sgdta) wdtg ijfc strlwmarry mijfea gldr lfe l fjtd`almia s`lr

l`rjss gar fa`k) tga `jrpsa ijjkae ls dn dt gle oust maaf pusgae tj sgjra my tga

njr`a jn tga Uglhas ]dvar gdcg tdeas& Ugara wara jmvdjus sdcfs jn struccia

s`rlt`gas jf gar njralrhs) l ilrca mrudsa jf gar iant iac) l mil`k aya&

Uga pldr) wgj rahldfae sdiaft upjf tgds hjst ra`aft jn eds`jvardas) `juieft tlka

tgadr ayas jnn tga `jrpsa& Nrlfk jpafae gds hjutg df lwa) lfe stjppae gdhsain

sgjrt jn slydfc lfytgdfc& Uarry qudatiy kapt sdppdfc gds Ptrjfcmjw&

Oasus) Nrlfk& Uarry kfait ejwf masdea gar lfe axlhdfae tga s`lr jf gar fa`k&

Gar tgrjlts maaf silsgae&

Nrlfk rahldfae sdiaft& Ga wls stdii sgj`kae lt tga sdcgt jn tga siafear `jrpsa

iydfc jf tga tdfy `jlst&

Pga hustva maaf rlpae jf gar wly gjha jr suhhdfk& @uft wgj ede tgdsprjmlmiy silsgae gar tgrjlt lntar ga wls ejfa& Euhpae ar df tga Uglhas fjt

tjj nlr jnn) Uarry slde& Ga crlmmae l falrmy twdc lfe `jftdfuae tj axlhdfa gar

mjey idka l pjid`a eata`tdva dfvastdcltdfc l eale mjey df l `rdha s`afa& @lft

glva maaf eale njr hjra tglf l `jupia gjurs) lt hjst& Ga rlf tga twdc nrjh gar

fa`k) eraw `dr`ias lrjufe gar mralsts) tgaf ejwf gar tjrsj) lfe ndfliiy stjppae

lt tga paivds& Ga iat jut l sijw wgdstia& Fd`a& Pgas sglvaf& Cjt ar l `rl`kdf

pldr jn tdts tgjucg) ejft yl tgdfk Nrlfk:

Pgas mijjey cjrcajus) hlta) slde Nrlfk ls ga wlikae `ijsar tj tga mjey)

stlrdfc dftj gar `jie eale miua ayas& Gar naiil wjft ma tjj pialsae&

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Nu`k ar naiil) sjf& Ara) cdva us l lfe& Uarry crlmmae gar lrhs lfe hjtdjfae

njr Nrlfk tj idnt gar iacs&

Uga nu`k yju ejdf Uai: Sa sgjuie ma pgjfdf tga Jie Mdii mjut tgds&

Uga Jie Mdii `lf su`k hy kfjm& Aip ha cat ar magdfe tgah musgas jvar tgara&Nrlfk gle l mle naaidfc lmjut Uarrys raquast& Mut) macruecdfciy) ga l`qudas`ae

tj gds `jhplfdjfs raquast& Uga `iuhps jn sgrums wara jfiy l naw naat nrjh tga

pammiae `jlstidfa) jutsdea l rjw jn rasdeaftdli rdvarsdea nilts jvarijjkdfc tga

Uglhas& Rlftdfc) tga pldr erjppae tga plia `jrpsa df nrjft jn tgah& Uarry) wgj

gle cuzziae ejwf tga ilst jn gds `dear manjra pd`kdfc up tga mjey) eralhdiy

clzae lt dt njr l wgdia&

Pgas malutdnui& Avaf eale) sgas stdii malutdnui&

Mut sgas eale) Uai&

Pj: @lft l mdre ijjk stuffdf avaf df ealtg: Uarry `rju`gae ejwf masdea tga

mjey lfe idntae l mralst&

Uai) wglt yju ejdf:

Pgut dt) yjuii wlka tga fadcgmjurs wdtg yjur fjdsa&

Uarry `jftdfuae tj njfeia tga `jrpsas iant mralst tgaf tju`gae tga rdcgt jfa& Ga

kdssae gar rdcgt fdppia) lfe `jftdfuae tj su`k dt njr l naw sa`jfes& Ga tgaf

hjvae ejwf tj gar paivd` lral) lfe cdfcariy `dr`iae tga vlcdfl wdtg gds rdcgt

dfeax ndfcar&

@grdst jf l mdka) gar `uft stdii naais lidva&

Nrlfk tjjk l stap ml`k lfe farvjusiy ijjkae lrjufe& Hlta) tgds ds wrjfc& Sa

sgjuie cat jut jn gara&

D PLDE PGQU TJQ] FJDPA, ax`ildhae Uarry df tga ijueast jn gusgae wgdspars

ls ga stu`k gds ndfcar dfsdea gar pussy& Pga wjuieft avaf ijjk lt l trlhp idka

ha twd`a dn sga wara stdii lidva&

Sglts yjur pjdft) Uai: lskae Nrlfk) nalrdfc tga wjrst&

Uglt ds tga pjdft) hy mjy) slde Uarry) ls ga stjje up lfe ufzdppae gds oalfs&

Fjw) sga `lft sly fj,

Nu`kdf gaii& Tju lmjut tj ej wglt D tgdfk yjura lmjut tj ej:

Uarry rjiiae gds oalfs lfe gds stldfae mrdans ejwf tj gds lfkias& Hy kfjms

nu`kdf lre) sjf& D ldft iattdf dt cj tj wlsta fjw& Ara) cdva us tga rast jn yjur

tdffda dn yju ldft erdfkdf dt sufsgdfa&

Jpaf(hjutgae) stuffae dftj sdiaf`a lt wglt Uarry wls lmjut tj ej) Nrlfk

glfeae gdh tga rast jn gds Ptrjfcmjw& Nrlfk crlmmae tga `lf) erlfk dt ejwf)

tgraw dt ls nlr lwly ls ga `juie) tgaf maclf tj kdss gar mralsts) ruffdfc gds

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glfes tgrjucg gar ijfc strlwmarry mijfea gldr& Ga tgaf ij`kae idps wdtg tga

`jrpsa) kdssdfc dts eale hjutg idka cdvdfc l kdss nrjh tga idvdfc tj tga eale&

Uarry plftae) Ej us l nlvjur) sjppy mjiij`ks& Kaap wlt`g wgdia D nu`k tga mrldfs

juttl tgds eale `uft& Ga splt jf gds ed`k) hjuftae tga `jrpsa) lfe stu`k gds

sglnt dfsdea gar vlcdfl&

Nrlfk `juieft wlt`g& Ga tjjk l naw hjra staps ml`k lfe turfae lrjufe& Df tga

sdiaf`a jn eusk) tga jfiy sjufes ga `juie galr wara tga `gdrps jn mdres lfe

`rd`kats) lfe Uarrys cruftdfc& Ga galre Uarrys lfe tga `jrpsas paivdsas `jiidea

wdtg narj`dty& Uarry rlhhae lfe olhhae) lfe rlhhae lfe olhhae njr wglt

saahae tj ma lf atarfdty& Gds nl`a `jftjrtae dftj edscust) lii Nrlfk wdsgae lt

tglt hjhaft wls tj ma ml`k df gds rjjh df Ptldfas& Jr l pldr jn galepgjfas;

lfytgdfc tj cat tga sjufes jn Uarrys crunn plftdfc lfe hjlfdfc jut jn gds

mrldf

lfe ga ndfliiy `lha) sprlydfc gds sahaf lii jvar tga `jrpsas tjrsj& Pwalterdppdfc prjnusaiy nrjh gds njragale) Uarry rjiiae jnn lfe wdpae gdhsain wdtg l

ialn& Oasus mijjey wapt, UGLU) hy sjf) wls tga mast nu`k Dva le df lcas,

Nrlfk swdvaiiae tj ndfe Uarry iydfc df l sal jn swalt jf tga crlss& Uglt) yju sd`k

nu`k) wls tga jfiy nu`k yjuva gle df lcas) ga slde ls Uarry puiiae gds plfts up&

Ga `juieft gdea gds rapuisdjf& Tju oust nu`kae l eale wjhlf& Tjura nu`kdfc

edscustdfc& Nu`kdfc edscustdfc) hlta&

Uarry crlmmae lfjtgar ialn) wdpae tga swalt jnn gds njragale lfe dcfjrae tga

stralh jn ravuisdjf tgrjwf lt gdh& Sgaw) tglt wls nu`kdfc hlcd` pli&

Tju oust stu`k yjur kfjm dfsdea l eale mdre&

Lllllggg) sga wls hdft ls& @lf jfiy dhlcdfa wglt sgae ma idka lidva) slde

Uarry ls ga ufzdppae gds oalfs jf`a hjra) jfiy tj tlka l pdss df tga musgas& Gds

urdfa flrrjwiy hdssae tga tjp jn gar gale& Mat sga wls l eahjf matwaaf tga

sgaats&

Mut sgas fjt& Pgas eale& Pga `lft ej lfytgdfc&

D tgdfk Dh df ijva& Nu`k ha) D faae l nlc& Uarry zdppae gds trjusars up lfe

salr`gae tga crjufe njr `dclratta mutts&

Oasus @grdst& Tju oust gle sax wdtg l wjhlf wgje maaf rlpae lfe gle gar

tgrjlt `ut&

Cat l crdp) sdiiy mjiij`ks& Cdva ar l try& Tjuii tglfk ha iltar&

Nu`k jnn yju pdc& Tjura sd`k df tga gale&

Ls qud`k ls l nilsg) Uarry iluf`gae gdhsain lt Nrlfk& Ga pdffae gdh ejwf jf tga

crlss) gds `iaf`gae ndst rldsae lt Nrlfks tarrdndae nl`a) struccidfc tj sgdnt lwly

nrjh tga wgdnn jn stlia li`jgji lfe sax&

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SGJ]A TJQ UJ @LII HA L PD@K NQ@K:, D MAAF IJJKDF LNUA] TJQPA PDF@A D

ND]PU HAU TL) LFE UGDP DP JS TJQ ]ARLT UGA NL^JQ]:,

Cat jnn ha yju prd`k, Tjuva cjfa tjj nlr,

FLG D GL^AFU, Uarry swufc gds rldsae ndst lfe `ij`kae Nrlfk df tga `gaak&SGTE TJQ @L]A MJQU A] LFTSLTP:, UGA PILC R]JMLMIT EAPA]^AE DU, DN

DU SLP TJQ SGJ NQ@KAE GA]) D SJQIEFU NQ@KDF @JHRILDF, Ga puf`gae

tga gaipiass Nrlfk lcldf& DN TJQ @L]A MJQU A] PJ HQ@G) UGAF TJQ L^A L

CJ JF A] FAWU, PJ AIR HA CJE) DII MALU UGA ID^DFC PGDU JQU JN TJQ DN TL

EJFU,

Nrlfk `juieft eanafe gdhsain lcldfst tga supardjr strafctg jn gds sj(`liiae

haftjr jf tga straats& Ga trdae tj ijjk lrjufe njr l rj`k) jr l twdc) jr lfytgdfc

ga `juie usa tj cat tga mdccar) strjfcar Uarry jnn jn gdh& Pueeafiy) df tga

edstlf`a) ga slw l idcgt& Pjhajfas nilt& Pjhajfas sdigjuatta jpafdfc l cilss

ejjr jf tgadr mli`jfy&

SGJP UGA]A:,

Qpjf galrdfc tga farvjus raquast) Uarry glitae gds lssluit jf Nrlfk lfe clva jnn

l plfd`kae ijjk& Pgdt& Ugay alre us& Ga turfae tj tga nrasgiy eandiae `jrpsa&

Ara) Nrlfkda) aip ha pd`k tgds eale mdft up& Saii tjss ar ufear tga Uglhas&

Nrlfk qud`kiy idntae gdhsain ls sjjf ls Uarry stjje up lfe stru`k Uarry df tga olw)

kfj`kdfc tgah jnn mjtg jn tgadr naat& Uglts njr alridar) yju njui prd`k, Ga splt

lt tga sgj`kae Uarry jf tga nijjr) cilf`ae lt tga `jrpsa) lfe mjitae nrjh tga

s`afa jn tga `rdha ls nlst ls ga `juie&

TJQ ELNU R]D@K, TJQ SJFU CAU LSLT SDUG UGDP, TJQ SJQIEFU ILPU L

ELT DF UGAH PU]AAUP SDUGJQU HA TJQ PUQRDE @QFU, Uarry sgjutae ls Nrlfk

rlf jnn dftj tga edstlf`a) lijfc tga rdvarsdea wlikwly&

Mraltgdfc galvdiy) Nrlfk ede fjt kfjw wgara tj ruf tj& Ga ruhhlcae gds pj`kats

njr wgltavar `glfca ga `juie ndfe& Pdxty paf`a& Ga tgjucgt lmjut galedfc njr

tga sgaitar) mut ga ede fjt glva afjucg hjfay iant njr l sgjrt mus rdea& Ga

tgjucgt lmjut galedfc njr Ptldfas) tj mac gds plrafts tj iat gdh ml`k df) mut dt

wls tjj nlr tj wlik tj) favar hdfe l qud`k ruf& Ga stjppae) maft ejwf lfe gaie

gds kfaas l naw hdfutas iltar& Ga tgaf tgjucgt lmjut tga eale yjufc wjhlf&

Uglt malutdnui yjufc wjhlf wgjsa tgrjlt gle maaf silsgae) wgj gle maaf

pjstguhjusiy vdjiltae my sjhajfa ga gle pravdjusiy `jfsdearae l nrdafe& Ga

tgjucgt lmjut tglt cdris plrafts) lfe tga gaii tgay wdii cj tgrjucg upjf ndfedfc

jut lmjut gar uftdhaiy eahdsa&

L pgjfa mjjtg up lgale `lucgt gds aya) dts idcgts cialhdfc) stlfedfc jut lhdest

tga eusk jn tga ]d`ghjfe rdvarsdea& Ga aftarae tga cilss `glhmar& L cltawly tj

parsjfli raeahptdjf&

Ds tgds tga pjid`a: De idka tj rapjrt l eale mjey my tga rdvar&

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