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7/31/2019 Footsteps to Freedom by Joy Mawby
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Mh ~xpohn ~c ~mh ceefbhp/
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rfnh ce ~mh pcjn tjp~hn ~c phuhja jo can gjo! jo Cp~mcnc} Lh{!
nphrrhn fo j `ajbi ije~jo jon j rixaabjt/
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~mjoihn mfg jon rmcci mfr mjon/
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ce ~hjpr/
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^mjoifok ~mhg {jpgav! ~mhv rthn ~c{jpnr Aufu/ Jmhjn ~mhv rj{
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nf~bmhr j~ ~mh rfnh ce ~mh pcjn/ ^mh pcjn `hbjgh tjbihn {f~m
thnhr~pfjor! eahhfok epcg ~mh ~c{o/ Uhmfbahr ajv rmj~~hphn jon
huhpv{mhph ~mhph {hph bcptrhr/
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R~faa ~mhv npcuh co! Fphoj jon Jooj rfaho~ jon ehjpexa/
Rxnnhoav ~mh bjp r{hpuhn! jagcr~ ahjufok ~mh pcjn/ J~ ~mh rjgh
~fgh! ~mh rcxon ce ~hjpfok gh~ja jon rbphjgr efaahn ~mh jfp/ Fphoj
axpbmhn fo~c Jooj jon ajv r~faa/ ^mh eavfok rmpjtoha mjn mf~ mhp fo
mhp bmhr~ jon co mhp mhjn/
Fphoj* Jooj {jr `hrfnh mhprhae/ Fphoj/ [jih xt! {jih xt*
^mh bjp r~ctthn jon ~mh ceefbhp ahjo~ cuhp ~mh folxphn kfpa/
Rmhr `phj~mfok! mh rjfn zxfbiav/ Npfuhp! ~mhphr j efhan
mcrtf~ja j~ ~mh hnkh ce @pcnv! ~mh ~c{o lxr~ jmhjn/ Kh~ ~mhph jr
ejr~ jr tcrrf`ah/
Jr ~mhv `xgthn jacok! Jooj ceehphn xt j tpjvhp jr rmh mhan
mhp epfhon kho~av fo mhp jpgr/ J~ ~mh mcrtf~ja! Fphoj! oc{bcorbfcxr! {jr ~jiho `v ~mh rfr~hpr/
Rmh gxr~ r~jv mhph! coh rjfn/ ^mh rmpjtoha gxr~ `h
phgcuhn epcg ~mh {cxon jon rmh {faa ohhn ~c phr~ ecp j {hhi cp
rc/
Jooj jon Fphoj `jnh hjbm c~mhp j ~hjpexa ejph{haa/
[haa ~pv jon ghh~ xt jkjfo fo Aufu! Jooj jrrxphn Fphoj/
[haa efon j {jv cx~ ce jaa ce ~mfr/ Mc{ af~~ah rmh nphjghn ~mj~
~mfr {jr ~mh ajr~ rmhn rhh ce Fphoj/
Jr ~mhv npcuh ~mh efe~v ifacgh~phr `h~{hho @pcnv jon Aufu!~mh jfp pjfnr rx`rfnhn jon ~mh pcjnr {hph ~mfbi {f~m phexkhhr/ ^mh
ceefbhp ~can ~mhg {mj~ mh mjn ahjpohn epcg ~mh rfr~hpr j~ ~mh
mcrtf~ja/
^mh Khpgjor jph jagcr~ j~ Aufu! mh phtcp~hn/ Cxp rcanfhpr
jph lxr~ j`cx~ mcanfok ~mhg cee/ Fg nhafkm~hn ~c rjv ~mj~ [jprj{
mjr oc~ rxpphonhphn `x~ ~mh oh{r epcg ~mh epco~ fr kpfg/ ^mh
Khpgjor jph jnujobfok pjtfnav jon ~mh Tcafrm nfufrfcor jph
efkm~fok nhrthpj~hav `x~ jph `hfok txrmhn ~c ~mh Hjr~! {mhph ~mh
Pxrrfjor jph {jf~fok ~c bjt~xph ~mhg/
^mh Pxrrfjor* J oh{ ~mphj~! Jooj ~mcxkm~ jr ~mhv npcuh
fo~c Aufu/ F~ {jr nxri/ Rmh bcxan mjpnav rhh ~mh jobfho~ bf~v ecp
~mh bacxnr ce nxr~ jon rgcih jon rmh bcxan mhjp ~mh oc{ ejgfafjp
jp~faahpv efph jon rfphor/
^mh r~phh~r {hph bpc{nhn {f~m rcanfhpr jon bfufafjor `x~ ~mhph
{jr oc rfko ce tjofb/ ^mh thctah ce Aufu rhhghn ~c `h fo efkm~fok
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gccn/ ^mh bmjxeehxp r~ctthn ~mh bjp fo ~mh gjfo rzxjph/ @fnnfok
j mjr~v ejph{haa! ~mh ceefbhp jon rcanfhpr mxppfhn cee ~c phtcp~ ~c
~mh gfaf~jpv mhjnzxjp~hpr/
^mh bmjxeehxp gjojkhn ~c kh~ j pccg ecp ~mh ~{c {cgho fo
~mh Mc~ha Khcpkh! ~mh `fkkhr~ mc~ha fo ~mh ~c{o/
Vcxaa `h jr rjeh mhph jr jov{mhph! mh rjfn/ Faa mhat vcx
{f~m ~mh axkkjkhjon ~jih ~mfr {f~m vcx/ Mh tpcnxbhn j acjnhn
phucauhp jon j rgjaa `c} ce jggxof~fco epcg ~mh kacuh
bcgtjp~gho~/ Jooj ~cci ~mhg kfokhpav jon txrmhn ~mhg fo~c ~mh
gfnnah ce mhp rgjaa `xonah ce `hacokfokr/ Mhakjr axkkjkh {jr
rcco xoacjnhn fo~c ~mh efpr~ eaccp `hnpccg/ ^mho ~mh npfuhp
nhtjp~hn ~c phtcp~ ~c ~mh gfaf~jpv jx~mcpf~fhr/
Lxr~ ~mho joc~mhp pjfn bcgghobhn/ Jo xpkho~ ucfbh co ~mh
ajonfok bjaahn! Huhpvcoh gxr~ kc ~c ~mh `jrhgho~ `jp ecp rjeh~v/
Ahjufok huhpv~mfok! Jooj jon Mhakj lcfohn ~mh pxrm nc{o ~mh
~{c eafkm~r ce r~jfpr/ ^mh `jp mjn `hho bcouhp~hn fo~c j rmha~hp jon
efpr~ jfn tcr~/ ^mhph! ~mhv {hph kfuho rgjaa tcp~fcor ce `phjn jon
ghj~ jon ~hj/ ^mh tajbh {jr bpc{nhn {f~m epfkm~hohn `x~
tpcrthpcxr accifok bfufafjor/ Mhakj jon Jooj ecxon j bcpohp jon
rj~ nc{o co ~mh eaccp/ Jooj fgghnfj~hav npctthn nhhtav jrahhtjon nfno~ r~fp xo~fa ~mh `xr~ah ce gcpofok j{cih mhp/
Mhakj mjn mjpnav raht~ jon oc{! h}mjxr~hn {f~m rcppc{ jon
ehjp! rmh ehaa jrahht fo ~mh `hnpccg/ Jooj jrihn rcgh hanhpav
Tcafrm {cgho ~c ihht jo hvh co mhp jon {ho~ fo~c ~mh mc~har
phbht~fco mjaa ~c rhh {mj~ rmh bcxan efon cx~/ ^mh mjaa {jr exaa ce
{hjpv jon nxr~v Tcafrm ceefbhpr jon OBCr cpkjofrfok eccn! mc~
npfoir jon efpr~ jfn ecp ~mhfp gho fo ~mh ~phobmhr/ Fo j rfnh pccg!
{cgho {hph hokjkhn fo ~hjpfok mc~ha rmhh~r fo~c r~pftr ecp
`jonjkhr jon! ohjp ~mh epco~ ho~pjobh! j kpcxt ce kfpa jon `cv
rbcx~r {jr tphtjpfok ~c rh~ cee {f~m `xbih~r ce rcxt jon lxkr! bjor
jon ih~~ahr bco~jfofok ~hj jon gfai/
Tahjrh bjo F mhat/ Fr ~mhph jov~mfok F bjo nc3 Jo ceefbhp
~xpohn jon rgfahn j~ Joojr zxhr~fco/
Bhp~jfoav! vcxok ajnv! mh phtafhn/ Cxp gho jph nxk fo ~{c
r~phh~r j{jv/ ^mhv ohhn rxttafhr jon vcx bjo mhat/ Mh mjonhn
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mhp j lxk! `pfggfok {f~m gfai/ Ecaac{ ~mh c~mhprjon nco~
rtfaa f~*
J~ ajr~! Jooj ~mcxkm~! F bjo `h xrhexa/ Rmh mjpnav mhjpn
~mh jp~faahpv j eh{ r~phh~r j{jv/ Rmh bpcrrhn ~mh rzxjph! mcanfok
~mh lxk bjphexaav/ Cxp rcanfhpr ohhn gh jon F {co~ ^mh
~mcxkm~ {jr ohuhp efofrmhn ecp j Khpgjo rofthp! epcg ~mh ~ct ce j
ohjp`v `xfanfok efphn j~ mhp! gfrrhn! mf~ ~mh tjuhgho~ {mfbm
rgjrmhn! rhonfok j tfhbh ce bcobph~h rmcc~fok xt{jpnr fo~c ~mh
bmfoj lxk/ F~ rmj~~hphn jon! fo nfrgjv! Jooj rj{ ~mh gfai avfok fo
j tcca j~ mhp ehh~/ Mxgfafj~fco pj~mhp ~mjo ehjp r{ht~ cuhp mhp/
Mc{ bcxan rmh ejbh ~mh ceefbhp {mc mjn ~pxr~hn mhp3 @x~ {mho
rmh pjo `jbi ~c ~mh mc~ha! mh coav ajxkmhn jon bjaahn mhp taxbivjon kjuh mhp joc~mhp lxk ~c bjppv/
Cuhp ~mh oh}~ eh{ njvr! Jooj jon ~mh rbcx~r gjnh ~mh
mj|jpncxr lcxpohv `h~{hho mc~ha jon ~phobmhr jkjfo jon jkjfo/
^mh rcanfhpr {hph rc `pjuh! h}mjxr~hn jon gjov {hph folxphn/
Rcghmc{ ~mhv ja{jvr gjojkhn j rgfah jon j lcih jr ~mhv
kpj~hexaav ~cci ~mh tpcufrfcor ceehphn/ ^mh `cnfhr ce ~mh nhjn
bcxan oc~ `h bahjphn ejr~ hocxkm rc Jooj rcgh~fghr mjn ~c r~ht
cuhp ~mhg co mhp {jv/ ^mh {cxonhn {hph ~honhn `v ~mh~c{orecai/ Nhrtf~h nhrthpj~h bfpbxgr~jobhr! ~mhph {jr ct~fgfrg
jon tj~pfc~frg fo ~mh jfp/
Vcx ioc{ Aufur gc~~c! j {cgjo bjaahn ~c Jooj! cobh9
Rhgthp Efnhafr Ja{jvr Ejf~mexa[haa ohuhp rxpphonhp*
Huhpvcoh Jooj gh~ j`cx~ ~mh ~c{o! fo ~mh mc~ha cp fo ~mh
~phobmhr! `hafhuhn ~mj~ rcghmc{ mhat {cxan jppfuh epcg
rcgh{mhph/ Hjbm njv rmh jon huhpvcoh harh fo ~mh mc~ha mxnnahn
pcxon ~mh pjnfc fo ~mh mc~ha acxokh/ ^mh oh{r epcg [jprj{ {jr
hobcxpjkfok/ F~r thctah {hph r~faa efkm~fok/ R~hejo R~jp|vorif! ~mh
bmjpfrgj~fb jon `pjuh Gjvcp! {jr ahjnfok ~mh bfufafjo ucaxo~hhpr
fo ~mh r~jon jkjfor~ ~mh Oj|fr/ R~cpfhr ce mhpcfrg j`cxonhn/ @x~ fo
Aufu ~mhph {jr oc ah~'xt ~c ~mh jfp pjfnr jon ~mh efkm~fok/
^mho co Rht~hg`hp 0:r~! Jooj {cih ~c rfahobh/ J`rho~ {hph
~mh nfr~jo~ pxg`ah ce kxor jon npcoh ce {jptajohr/ Hhpfh r~faaohrr
efaahn ~mh jfp/ Jooj pjo nc{o ~c ~mh phbht~fco mjaa/ Ecp ~mh efpr~
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~fgh! ~mhph {hph oc ceefbhpr j`cx~/ Thctah r~ccn jpcxon xohjrfav/
[mj~r mjtthofok3 Jooj jrihn rhuhpja coaccihpr/ Jon
~mho! jr fe fo jor{hp ~c mhp zxhr~fco! ~mhph {jr ~mh pcjp ce tajohr
jon `hecph jovcoh bcxan nfuh ecp bcuhp! ahjeah~r! oc~ `cg`r!
npctthn epcg ~mh riv ~mcxrjonr ce ~mhg/ ^mhv ajv afih roc{ co
pccer jon pcjnr jon {hph ~mfbi fo ~mh bf~v rzxjph/ Jooj tfbihn
coh xt/ F~ mjn j `ajbi `cpnhp jon {jr {pf~~ho fo uhpv `jn Tcafrm/
^c ~mh thctah ce Aufu! f~ `hkjo/ ^mh Khpgjo Bcggjon
nhgjonr ~mj~ vcxp bf~v rxpphonhpr {f~mfo ~mh oh}~ ~{ho~v'ecxp
mcxpr/ Ghjo{mfah! ~mh `cg`jpngho~ {faa bhjrh/ ^mcrh {frmfok ~c
ahjuh ~mh bf~v gxr~ ~jih ~mh pcjn ahjnfok ~c ~mh ufaajkh ce Ufoofif
{mhph Rcufh~ ~pcctr {faa ghh~ ~mhg/ Fe vcxp bf~v nchr oc~rxpphonhp `v ::jg ~cgcppc{ gcpofok -Rht~hg`hp 02 pn& f~ {faa `h
~c~jaav nhr~pcvhn ~ckh~mhp {f~m ~mh phgjfofok fomj`f~jo~r/
Jooj pxrmhn `jbi ~c mhp pccg! {mhph Mhakj {jr kh~~fok
nphrrhn/
[mj~ bjo {h nc3 Mhakj bpfhn/ [haa `h ifaahn fe {h r~jv
`x~ {h bjo~ nhafuhp cxprhauhr xt ~c ~mh Pxrrfjor/ Jooj! mhprhae
rfbi {f~m ehjp! nfn mhp `hr~ ~c rcc~mh mhp epfhon/
Faa kc jon rhh {mj~ F bjo efon cx~! rmh phtafhn/ Vcx r~jvmhph jon tjbi vcxp `hacokfokr fo bjrh {h mjuh ~c gcuh/ [f~m
~mj~! rmh {jr kcoh jon! r~pjokhav! f~ bjaghn mhp ~c {jai jgcok ~mh
thctah ce ~mh bf~v jon ahjpo ce ~mhfp tajor/ Rmh kj~mhphn ~mj~ ~mh
Bf~v Ej~mhpr! {f~m ~mh exaa rxttcp~ ce ~mh tctxaj~fco! mjn nhbfnhn
~mj~ ~mhv {cxan ohuhp rxpphonhp/ Rmh rho~ j ghrrjkh ~c Mhakj ~c
rjv rmh {jr mhatfok {f~m ~mh heecp~ ~c rxttav ~mh Tcafrm rcanfhpr!
fo nhehobh tcrf~fcor! {f~m eccn! {j~hp jon jggxof~fco/ ^mj~ {cpi
cuhp! rmh lcfohn c~mhpr j~ bmxpbm {mhph! jaa ofkm~! gjrrhr {hph
rjfn ecp ~mh afufok jon ~mh nhjn/
F~ {jr gcpofok `hecph Jooj ph~xpohn ~c ~mh mc~ha/ Rmh {jrefa~mv jon uhpv ~fphn/ Rmh {cph ~mh coav bac~mhr rmh tcrrhrrhn jon ~mhv {hph ~cpo jon r~jfohn/ Rmh ecxon j af~~ah {j~hp fo j bjpjehjon {jrmhn jr {haa jr rmh bcxan/ ^mho rmh! Mhakj jon huhpvcohharh fo ~mh bf~v ce Aufu {jf~hn/
^mh tpcgfrhn nhr~pxb~fco nfn oc~ bcgh j~ ::jg! cp j~ occo!
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:tg cp 0/ Thctah bpht~ cx~ ce ~mhfp mcxrhr ~c jri hjbm c~mhp {mj~~mfr ghjo~/ Jooj {jr {j~bmfok ~mhg epcg mhp {fonc{ {mho!rxnnhoav! rmh mhjpn j mhjuv gh~jaafb rcxon/ ^joir {hph
jttpcjbmfok/ Rmh {j~bmhn fo mcppcp jr ~mh efpr~ ~joi bpj{ahn epcg jrfnh r~phh~ fo~c ~mh rzxjph/ F~ {jr eavfok j {mf~h eajk/ Gcph ~joir{hph jppfufok jaa ~mh ~fgh `x~ ~mhrh {hph oc~ Khpgjo ~joir/ Oc`ajbi r{jr~fijr kafr~hohn co ~mh rfnhr ce ~mhrh gcor~hpr/ For~hjn!phn r~jpr rmcoh fo ~mh Rht~hg`hp rxo! rmcoh afih rtajrmhr ce ephrmavrtfa~ `accn/
Acppfhr exaa ce rcanfhpr ecaac{hn ~mh ~joir/ ^mhv accihnr~pjokh ~c Joojr hvhr gxn bcacxphn rmj``v xofecpgr! tcfo~hnbjtr! Jrfj~fb ejbhr/ ^mhv mhan pfeahr jon `jvcoh~r j~ ~mh phjnv jon
accihn {f~m rcxp rxrtfbfco co ~mh rfaho~ bpc{n co ~mh tjuhgho~/
Oh}~ bjgh ~mh bjujapv! ahn `v j vcxok ceefbhp {f~m j tfr~ca fo
mfr mjon/ J tph~~v Xipjfofjo kfpa! fo oj~fcoja bcr~xgh! r~htthn cx~
jon {f~m j {habcgfok rgfah! ceehphn mfg j `xobm ce eac{hpr/ ^mh
ceefbhpr mcprh! jajpghn `v ~mh rxnnho gcuhgho~! phjphn/ ^mh
ceefbhp jfghn mfr tfr~ca j~ ~mh kfpar `phjr~/ ^mhph {jr j rfokah
rmc~! ~mh eac{hpr ehaa ~c ~mh kpcxon jon ~mh kfpa! {f~m mhjn `c{hn!
bpxgtahn jon nfrjtthjphn fo~c ~mh ~mpcok/ Jooj ~xpohn j{jv!
~hjpr r~phjgfok/ Ecp Mhakjr rjih! rmh {cxan oc~ `phji nc{o jon{mho rmh ~xpohn `jbi ~c ~mh {fonc{! ~mh foejo~pv {jr gjpbmfok
tjr~! pc{ xtco pc{! pjoi xtco pjoi ce mcr~fah rcanfhpr! ~mh phn
r~jpr `pfkm~ co ~mhfp rmj``v bjtr/
Jooj r{xok pcxon ~c Mhakj/
^mhphr oc ~fgh ~c acrh/ ^mfr fr ~mh gjfo mc~ha jon ~mh
Pxrrfjor jph `cxon ~c phzxfrf~fco f~/ J~ jov gcgho~ f~ {faa `h
foxonj~hn `v ~mh hohgv/ Efofrm tjbifok! Faa gjih gv `xonah xt
`x~ {h gxr~ kh~ pfn ce ~mh tfr~ca jon jggxof~fco/ Fe ~mhv efon~mhg! {hph nhjn/ Mhakj r~jp~hn ~c bpv jkjfo! `hbcgfok
mvr~hpfbja/ Rmh bjaahn jkjfo jon jkjfo ecp mhp nhjn mxr`jon! ecp
mhp gc~mhp jon rbphjghn! [haa `h pjthn jon gxpnhphn pjthn
jon gxpnhphn! xo~fa Jooj {jr fo nhrtjfp/ Rmh eaxok ~mh tfr~ca jon
jggxof~fco co ~ct ce ~mh mxkh can {jpnpc`h! {mfbm r~ccn fo ~mh
bcpohp ce ~mh pccg jon! `hfok xoj`ah ~c phjrco {f~m Mhakj!
txrmhn mhp nc{o co ~c ~mh `hn/ ^mh {cgjo r~ctthn rbphjgfok
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jon r~jphn fo rxptpfrh/
R~jv ~mhph* Jooj cpnhphn/ Rmcbihn `v mhp ~coh! Mhakj
ghhiav kc~ fo~c `hn jon txaahn ~mh bcuhpr j`cx~ mhp/
Lxr~ r~jv ~mhph! tahjrh! Jooj ho~phj~hn/ Fe ~mh Pxrrfjor
bcgh! {haa rjv vcxph faa/
F~ {jr oc~ acok `hecph ~mhv mhjpn acxn Pxrrfjo ucfbhr fo ~mh
bcppfncp/ ^mh nccp `xpr~ ctho/ J Rcufh~ ceefbhp jon ecxp rcanfhpr
{jaihn fo/ ^mh ceefbhp {jr rmcp~ jon txkojbfcxr/
Mfr `xpofok bfkjph~~h r~x` phr~hn co mfr ac{hp aft jr mh
rxpuhvhn ~mhg/ Nc oc~ `h jepjfn! kpj|mnjoif#bf~f|hor/ Mh rtcih
fo Pxrrfjo jon mfr ucfbh {jr rmjpt `x~ tcaf~h/ [h Pxrrfjor jphixa~xpov#bxa~xphn thctah/ [h mjuh bcgh ~c rjuh vcx epcg ~mh
Khpgjor jon vcxp bc{jpnav bjtf~jafr~ kcuhpogho~/ J `pfaafjo~
ex~xph j{jf~r jaa Tcafrm thctah xonhp ~mh `hohucaho~ kxfnjobh ce
~mh Rcufh~ Xofco/ Ja~mcxkm Jooj {jr j eaxho~ Pxrrfjo rthjihp!
rmh nhbfnhn ~c mfnh ~mfr ejb~! ~c tph~hon rmh nfno~ xonhpr~jon
jov~mfok ~mh ceefbhp {jr rjvfok/ [mho rmh jon Mhakj gjnh oc
phrtcorh! mh {ho~ co/ ^mfr mc~ha mjr `hho bmcrho jr ~hgtcpjpv
jbbcggcnj~fco ecp ~mh Rcufh~ Bcggjon/ Vcx {faa mjuh ~c ahjuh/
Mfr rthhbm {jr jbbcgtjofhn `v jb~fcor! ~c hoj`ah ~mh {cgjo ~cxonhpr~jon/
^mho ~mh gho rhjpbmhn ~mh ho~fph axkkjkh fo ~mh pccg/ ^mhv
{hph gxbm ~jiho {f~m coh tjp~fbxajpav epfaav ofkm~kc{o `hacokfok
~c Mhakj/ ^mh ceefbhp mhan f~ xt ~c ~mh afkm~/
[mj~ j `hjx~fexa `jaa kc{o* mh h}bajfghn/ Mc{ gv {feh
{cxan acuh ~c {hjp ~mfr/ Fo rtf~h ce ~mh kpfg rf~xj~fco! Jooj kjuh
jo fo{jpn rgfah/ ^mh ceefbhpr oh}~ nfrbcuhpv {jr j `c~~ah ce
[mf~h Mcprh {mfriv/
Tcafrm {foh3 mh zxhpfhn/ Jooj ~cci f~ epcg mfr mjon jon
~mho ceehphn f~ `jbi ~c mfg! fonfbj~fok ~mj~ mh bcxan ihht f~/ Mh
rmcci mfr mhjn uhmhgho~av jon jor{hphn fo Pxrrfjo/
F nc oc~ jbbht~ kfe~r {mfah F jg co nx~v/ Rcufh~ rcanfhpr jph
oc~ @jp`jpfjor afih ~mh Khpgjo~|v/ [h nc oc~ pc` {cgho/ Ecp
~mh efpr~ ~fgh! f~ rhhghn! mh oc~fbhn Mhakjr {ph~bmhnohrr/ Rmh ajv
co ~mh `hn! rc``fok xobco~pcaaj`av/ Mh `hbjgh hg`jppjrrhn jon
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rho~ mfr gho cx~ ce ~mh pccg/
Nc oc~ nfr~phrr vcxprhae! gjnjg! mh rjfn! jon! tpcnxbfok
~{c tfhbhr ce tjthp! {pc~h nc{o ~mh {cghor nh~jfar co coh jon
mjonhn ~mh c~mhp ~c Jooj! rjvfok! ^mfr fr ~mh ojgh ce ~mh mc~ha
vcx bjo kc ~c xo~fa ~mfokr jph tx~ fo cpnhp/
Mh kajobhn pcxon cobh gcph/ Jooj mhan mhp `phj~m/ [cxan mh
rxnnhoav nhbfnh ~c bmhbi ~mh ~ct ce ~mh {jpnpc`h3 Mh nfno~/
For~hjn! mh bjrxjaav raftthn ~mh `c~~ah ce {mfriv fo~c mfr tcbih~
jon {f~mcx~ joc~mhp {cpn r~pcnh epcg ~mh pccg/ F~ {jr coav ~mho
~mj~ Jooj phghg`hphn ~mj~ mh mjno~ bmhbihn ~mhfp ncbxgho~r/
Rmh pcxrhn Mhakj `v j rxnnho phbcaahb~fco/
Gv tjpho~r xrhn ~c mjuh epfhonr fo Aufu! j Gp jon GprPvarif/ ^mhv r~jvhn {f~m xr {mho F {jr j bmfan jon {h ufrf~hn
~mhg cobh/ Bcgh {f~m gh oc{ jon {haa ~pv ~c ~pjbi ~mhg nc{o/
F nco~ ~mfoi f~r rjeh ~c tx~ cxprhauhr fo Rcufh~ mjonr! `v kcfok ~c
~mj~ mc~ha/ Bmccrh {mfbm ce vcxp ~mfokr vcx phjaav ohhn/ [h bjo~
gjojkh jaa vcxp bjrhr/
[f~mfo mjae jo mcxp! Jooj jon Mhakj mjn raftthn cx~ ce ~mh
mc~ha jon rh~ cee ~c{jpnr ~mh Pvarifr mcxrh/ Jooj ioh{ rmh mjn
`hho pfkm~ fo mhp ncx`~r j`cx~ Rcufh~ fo~ho~fcor {mho! bacrh ~c ~mhmc~ha ~c {mfbm ~mhv mjn `hho ~can ~c phtcp~! ~mhv mhjpn rmcx~fok
jon rj{ rbxeeahr/ Tcafrm thctah {hph `hfok ecpbhn fo~c ~pxbir jon
npfuho j{jv ~c xoioc{o nhr~foj~fcor/
Je~hp coh cp ~{c {pcok ~xpor! ~mh ~{c jppfuhn j~ ~mhfp
nhr~foj~fco/ Jooj {jr phafhuhn ~c rhh rfkor ce mj`f~j~fco/ Gpr
Pvarif {jr j~ mcgh/ Rmh {jr jr~cxonhn ~c rhh Jooj `x~ {jr
fgghnfj~hav mcrtf~j`ah/
Bcgh fo! gv nhjpr/ Mc{ ~fphn vcx acci/ [huh ac~r ce
thctah r~jvfok mhph japhjnv `x~ {haa gjih pccg ecp vcx/
Zxfbiav rmh tpcnxbhn j rfgtah mc~ ghja {mfah Jooj h}tajfohn
mc{ rmh bjgh ~c `h mhph/
^mho Gpr Pvarif ~can ~mhg ~mh aj~hr~ oh{r/ Rmh rjfn ~mj~ ~mh
Khpgjor jon Pxrrfjor mjn jkphhn ~c nfufnh Tcajon jon
rxppcxonfok ~hppf~cpfhr `h~{hho ~mhg/ ^mh hjr~! {f~m f~r pfbm
cfaefhanr {cxan phgjfo fo Rcufh~ mjonr {mfah ~mh Khpgjor mjn ~mh
phr~! fobaxnfok ~mh bcjagfohr jon r~hha tajo~r ce Rfahrfj/ ^mh
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efkm~fok {jr r~faa bco~foxfok fo [jprj{/ Rcgh foejo~pv jon
bjujapv nfufrfcor {hph j~~hgt~fok ~c `phji ~mpcxkm hohgv afohr ~c
`pfok mhat ~c ~mh r~pfbiho bjtf~ja/ Ja~mcxkm rmh {jr mxokpv! Jooj
bcxan hj~ oc gcph/ ^mh ejbhr ce mhp ejgfav fo [jprj{ r{jg
`hecph mhp/ Rmh `afoihn `jbi ~hjpr jon! rhorfok mhp nfr~phrr! Gpr
Pvarif bmjokhn ~mh rx`lhb~ jon ceehphn Jooj j bmjokh ce bac~mhr/
Je~hp j `j~m jon nphrrhn fo bahjo! `cppc{hn! cuhp'ajpkh
kjpgho~r! Jooj {jrmhn ~mcrh rmh mjn {cpo rfobh ahjufok
[jprj{/ ^mho rmh rh~ cx~! {f~m Mhakj! ~c ~mh mcxrh ce j R{frr
ejgfav ioc{o ~c ~mh Pvarifr/ ^mhrh kccn thctah rjfn Mhakj bcxan
r~jv {f~m ~mhg jon tpcgfrhn ~c mhat mhp c`~jfo jo h}f~ thpgf~/
Jooj jon Mhakj mhan hjbm c~mhp bacrh ecp j gcgho~/^mjoi vcx rc gxbm/ [f~mcx~ vcx! F {cxan mjuh thpfrmhn!
{mfrthphn Mhakj/
F~ {jr vcxp bjp F hrbjthn fo! rgfahn Jooj jon! ioc{fok
Mhakj {jr fo kccn mjonr! ph~xpohn ~c Gpr Pvarif/ J gj~~phrr mjn
`hho tajbhn! co ~mh eaccp! fo j ~fov pccg/ Kpj~hexaav! Jooj eactthn
co ~c f~ jon {jr rcco jrahht/
^mh oh}~ gcpofok! je~hp j `phjiejr~ ce `phjn jon ~hj! Gpr
Pvarif jnufrhn Jooj ~c nhr~pcv mhp Ecphfko Ceefbh fnho~f~v bjpn`hbjxrh! fe f~ {hph ecxon co mhp! rmh bcxan `h jbbxrhn ce rtvfok/
Jooj mjn japhjnv nhbfnhn ~c `xpo mhp Tcafrm tjrrtcp~ `hbjxrh f~
rmc{hn rmh mjn `hho `cpo fo Ifhu/ Fe ~mj~ {hph nfrbcuhphn! ~mh
Rcufh~ Jx~mcpf~fhr gfkm~ bmccrh ~c ~phj~ mhp jr j Rcufh~ bf~f|ho
Jooj bcxan oc~ `hjp ~mj~ ~mcxkm~/
Fg Tcafrm ~mpcxkm jon ~mpcxkm! rmh nhbajphn jr rmh gjnh j
rgjaa `coefph ce ~mh tjthpr/
^mh gjov phexkhhr! {mc mjn acr~ ~mhfp ncbxgho~r nxpfok ~mhfp
~pjuhar! {hph phzxfphn ~c phkfr~hp {f~m ~mh Rcufh~ Jx~mcpf~fhr fo ~mh
bf~v/ Jooj zxhxhn jaa njv jon! j~ ajr~! phbhfuhn j oh{ bjpn! r~j~fok
~mj~ rmh mjn `hho `cpo fo jon {jr j phrfnho~ ce [jprj{ jon ~mj~
rmh {jr j r~xnho~! co mcafnjv/
Co mhp {jv mcgh epcg ~mh Rcufh~ Ceefbh! Jooj {f~ohrrhn j
rbhoh rmh {jr ohuhp ~c ecpkh~/ J acok afoh ce Tcafrm ceefbhpr jon
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rcanfhpr! {f~m kpjuh jon rcppc{exa ejbhr! {hph efafok ~mpcxkm ~mh
bf~v rzxjph/ Hjbm r~ctthn ecp j gcgho~ ohjp f~r bho~ph jon ~mph{
nc{o mfr `ha~! pfeah! rj`ph jon jggxof~fco/ Rcufh~ ceefbfjar
{j~bmhn ~mhg/
[mj~r mjtthohn3 Jooj nhgjonhn ce j {cgjo ohjp`v/
^mcrh efhonr mjuh cpnhphn ~mh rxpphonhp ce jaa cxp jpgr! rmh
gx~~hphn/ Jon jr Jooj ~xpohn `jbi jon rj{ ~mh nfkof~v {f~m
{mfbm ~mh h}mjxr~hn jon nhehj~hn gho ~mph{ ~mhfp {hjtcor co ~mh
kpc{fok tfah! rmh {ht~/
F~ {jr Rht~hg`hp 06~m9 ~mh njv [jprj{ ehaa ~c ~mh Oj|fr/
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Bmjt~hp 0
Xonhp ~mh Phn R~jp
Cb~c`hp :626
Rc f~r nhbfnhn! fr f~3 Jooj accihn hjkhpav pcxon ~mh kpcxt ce
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\crfj! Khcpkh jon ~mh ~{c c~mhp vcxok gho Jooj mjn gh~ j~
Gpr Pvarifr mcxrh! ocnnhn ufkcpcxrav/ \crfj! rjfn9 [haa `xv
~fbih~r lxr~ ~c ~mh oh}~ r~j~fco `x~ r~jv co ~mh ~pjfo jr ejp jr Axbi/
Nc vcx ~mfoi vcxp rfr~hp {faa gfon xr nhrbhonfok co mhp ecp j
ghja jon j ofkm~r rahht! Jooj3
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~mho {h bjo bj~bm j ~pjfo jbpcrr ~mh `cpnhp/
Fo aj~hp vhjpr! Jooj bcxan oc~ `hafhuh ~mhv mjn `hho rc ojuh
jon r~xtfn/ ^mhv mjno~ hocxkm gcohv! tpcthp bac~mfok cp ~mh
pfkm~ ncbxgho~r ~c ~pjuha rc ejp/ Jaa ~mh epco~fhpr {hph mhjufavkxjpnhn jon gjov ce ~mcrh ~pvfok ~c hrbjth {hph rxggjpfav rmc~/
@x~ ~mhfp vcx~mexa ct~fgfrg npcuh ~mhg co jon! `fnnfok j kpj~hexa
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^mh ~pjfo jppfuhn/ F~ {jr exaa ce Rcufh~ rcanfhpr/ Joojr kpcxt
gjojkhn ~c efon rhj~r fo j bcgtjp~gho~ fo {mfbm ~mphh pj~mhp
npxoi Pxrrfjo OBCr {hph japhjnv rf~~fok/
[mhph jph vcx cee ~c3 coh jrihn! fo `pciho Tcafrm/ Jooj
~mcxkm~ ejr~/[hph ph~xpofok ~c cxp ufaajkh ohjp Axbi! rmh jor{hphn/
[h {frm ~c {cpi mjpn co ~mh ajon ecp ~mh kacpv ce Rcbfjafrg/
Rmh {conhphn fe rmh mjn kcoh ~cc ejp! `x~! je~hp j gcgho~r
rfahobh! ~mh ~mphh gho `xpr~ fo~c bmhhpfok jon bajttfok/
Vcxph pfkm~ j`cx~ ~mh kacpv ce Rcbfjafrg! coh h}bajfghn/ @x~
oc~ lxr~ Rcbfjafrg mjr kacpv! ~mh gfkm~v Rcufh~ Phtx`afb mjr gxbm!
gxbm kacpv ~cc/ ^mh c~mhpr lcfohn fo! h}~caafok ~mh ufp~xhr ce ~mhfp
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mcghajon/
[h mjuh huhpv~mfok! ~mhv ~can Jooj jon mhp epfhonr/ Cxp
ejb~cpfhr jph ~mh `hr~ fo ~mh ho~fph {cpan/ ^mhv bjo gjrr tpcnxbh
jov~mfok {h {jo~/ ^mh vcxok thctah tph~honhn ~c `h gfkm~fav
fgtphrrhn/ Khcpkh {foihn j~ ~mh c~mhpr/
Rxphav vcx bjo~ gjrr'tpcnxbh rjv
Bcthokjkj#Bcthomjkho mh rjfn rbht~fbjaav/
Bcthokjkj3 Bcthokjkj3 ^mhv rbphjghn/ [h mjuh
hocpgcxr ejb~cpfhr {mfbm gjih oc~mfok `x~ Bcthokjkj/ ^mhph jph
mxkh gjbmfohr jon bcouhvhp `ha~r jonbmct! bmct! bmct cx~
bcghr ~mh Bcthokjkj/ ^mh uhpv kx~~hpr jph exaa ce ~mh r~xee*
Ecp~xoj~hav ~mh rcanfhpr {hph ~cc npxoi ~c oc~fbh Jooj jonmhp epfhonr `f~fok ~mhfp aftr jon ~pvfok oc~ ~c ajxkm/
Aj~hp ~mh ~fbih~ bcaahb~cp accihn fo `x~! je~hp j rmjpt {cpn
epcg coh ce ~mh Pxrrfjor! {f~mnph{ jon ~mh rcanfhpr ehaa jrahht/
Jr ~mh lcxpohv tpckphrrhn! Jooj `hkjo ~c ehha xo{haa/ Mhp
mhjn jbmhn! mhp ~mpcj~ eha~ pj{ jon rmh bcxan oc~ r~ct rmfuhpfok/
Khcpkh {pjtthn mfr bcj~ pcxon mhp ecp mhp ~mphjn`jph rxf~ ceehphn
oc {jpg~m/ Rmh mjn oc r~cbifokr jon mhp rmchr {hph r~xeehn {f~m
bjpn`cjpn! {mhph ~mh rcahr mjn cobh `hho/J~ ajr~! ~mh ~pjfo jppfuhn j~ Axbi/ @v oc{! Jooj {jr bcxkmfok
jagcr~ bco~foxjaav jon bcxan `jphav npjk mhprhae jacok/Rxttcp~hn `v Khcpkh jon \crfj! rmh ahn ~mh {jv ~c mhp rfr~hprmcxrh! tjrrfok j ajpkh bmxpbm! {mfbm mjn `hho ~jiho cuhp ecp`faah~r ecp Rcufh~ rcanfhpr/ Nfrgjvhn! ~mhv rj{ ~mh `pciho r~jfohnkajrr {fonc{r! j tpc~pxnfok r~cuh tfth! `habmfok `ajbi rgcih jonhuho mcprhr forfnh ~mh rjbphn `xfanfok/
^mhv mxppfhn co! {cppfhn ~mj~ ~mhv gfkm~ `h r~ctthn! `x~phjbmhn ~mh mcxrh {f~mcx~ fobfnho~/ Jooj ahjohn co ~mh kj~h!bcxkmfok `x~ huho jr rmh ~mcxkm~! ^mjoi Kcn! Fuh gjnh f~! j{cgjo bjgh cx~ ce ~mh ohfkm`cxpfok mcxrh/
Fr f~ Lxr~j vcx {jo~3 rmh jrihn/ Jooj ocnnhn! ehjp ioc~~fokmhp r~cgjbm/
Rmhr jaa pfkm~/ Nco~ eph~ vcxprhae/ ^mh {cgjo mjn oc~fbhnJoojr nfr~phrr/ Rmh jon ~mh bmfanpho mjuh `hho gcuhn cx~ ~c jaj`cxphpr bc~~jkh pcxon ~mh bcpohp/ ^mho! fo j ac{ ucfbh! J
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mhj~mho ejgfav ce Pxrrfjor ohhnhn ~mfr rxthpfcp tpcthp~v/
Kjrtfok jon bcxkmfok! `x~ eaccnhn `v phafhe! Jooj ~mjoihn
mhp ecp ~mh foecpgj~fco jon rmh jon mhp epfhonr gcuhn cee fo ~mh
nfphb~fco fonfbj~hn/
Fr f~ phjaav vcx! Jooj! gv njpafok3 Lxr~j bajrthn Jooj ~c
mhp/
F mjuh `hho rc {cppfhn j`cx~ vcx jaa/ Mjuh vcx oh{r epcg
[jprj{ Lxr~j `pcih cee j`pxt~av/ Jooj mjn bcaajtrhn j~ mhp
ehh~/
Jooj nfno~ phghg`hp `hfok {jrmhn jon tx~ ~c `hn/ Rmhphghg`hphn mhjpfok j gjor ucfbh rjvfok rce~av! Foeaxho|j/ Rmh
gxr~ r~jv fo `hn! mjuh taho~v ce eaxfnr jon `h iht~ {jpg/ Rmh
ioh{ oc gcph xo~fa rmh {cih fo ~mh ofkm~ ~c efon Lxr~j `hrfnh mhp/
Nco~ {cppv! af~~ah coh! Lxr~j {mfrthphn! vcx rmjaa jaa r~jv
mhph jr acok jr vcx afih/ Npfoi rcgh {j~hp oc{ jon ~mho ~pv ~c
rahht jkjfo/
^mh oh}~ njv! ~mh ehuhp {jr ahrr rhuhph `x~ Jooj {jr rc
{hji! rmh bcxan mjpnav gcuh epcg ~mh `hn/ \crfj bjgh fo~c mhppccg! accifok rhpfcxr/
Jooj! {h bjo~ jaa r~jv mhph {f~m vcxp rfr~hp xo~favcxph {haa
hocxkm ~c ~pjuha/ ^mj~r rcgh {hhir j{jv! ~mh ncb~cp rjvr/ Jtjp~
epcg Lxr~j jon mhp ~mphh bmfanpho! hfkm~ c~mhp phexkhhr jph r~jvfok
fo ~mfr ~fov bc~~jkh/ F~r oc~ ejfp ce xr ~c ~jih jnujo~jkh ce mhp
ifonohrr rc Fuh `hho rho~ ~c ~haa vcx ~mj~ {h tajo ~c ahjuh
~cgcppc{/
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F ioc{ vcxph pfkm~! rmh {mfrthphn! `x~ {h mjn rxbmtajor
[huh bmjokhn ~mcrh! \crfj rjfn/ Oc{ {h {co~ gjih ecp
@pf~jfo/ [h tajo ~c kh~ ~c Epjobh jon lcfo ~mh Tcafrm Jpgv ~mhph/
[mho vcxph {haa! vcx bjo bcgh jon efon xr/ [haa jaa ghh~
jkjfo! vcxaa rhh/
^mh oh}~ njv ~mh r~xnho~r {hph kcoh/
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J~ ~mh hon ce Cb~c`hp! {mfah Jooj {jr r~faa bcoujahrbfok!
hahb~fcor {hph mhan fo ~mcrh tjp~r ce Tcajon bxppho~av cbbxtfhn `v
~mh Rcufh~ Xofco/ ^mhrh hahb~fcor! f~ {jr tpcbajfghn! {hph ~c
jaac{ ~mh thctah ~c nhbfnh {mh~mhp cp oc~ ~mh Pxrrfjo'mhan jphjr
{hph ~c `h fobcptcpj~hn fo~c ~mh Rcufh~ Xofco/ Coav Bcggxofr~
bjonfnj~hr {hph jaac{hn ~c r~jon/ Tphnfb~j`av! fo rtf~h ce
jrrxpjobhr ce ejfp hahb~fcor jon ~mh tj~ho~av tj~pfc~fb rho~fgho~r ce
jaa ~mh Tcafrm fomj`f~jo~r! ~mh phrxa~r {hph nhbajphn jr `hfok
bcobaxrfuhav fo ejucxp ce fobcptcpj~fco/ @hmfon bacrhn nccpr!
Jooj jon Lxr~j ~jaihn/
^mfr tjp~ ce Tcajon mjr nhehonhn [hr~hpo Hxpcth epcg ~mh
Gxrbcuf~h ~mphj~ ecp vhjpr! ajgho~hn Jooj/Jon epcg ~mh ^jp~jpr jon ~mh ^xpir! jnnhn mhp rfr~hp/ Jon
oc{ f~ fro~ huho bjaahn Tcajon jov gcph! `x~ \jtjnojvj
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thpgf~/ Rmh {jr hgtacvhn j~ mhp can ceefbh fo ~mh ~c{o mjaa/ Rmh
jon mhp bmfanpho mjn pj~fco bjpnr! xoafih Jooj jon ~mh phexkhhr
{mc {hph r~jvfok fo ~mh mcxrh/ ^mh ejgfav rmjphn {mj~ ~mhv bcxan
`x~ ~mhph {jr ohuhp hocxkm ~c kc pcxon jon ~mh bmfanpho mjn ~cmjuh tpfcpf~v/
@v ~mh r~jp~ ce Ocuhg`hp! Jooj mjn phbcuhphn hocxkm ~c
phtcp~ ~c ~mh gfaf~jpv ceefbh ~c phkfr~hp jr j phexkhh! afufok
~hgtcpjpfav {f~m phaj~fuhr/ ^mho rmh rh~ j`cx~ ~pvfok ~c c`~jfo
rcgh eccn/
Njv je~hp njv! {mfah Lxr~j {jr j~ {cpi! Jooj rtho~ gjov
mcxpr fo acok zxhxhr! ~pvfok ~c `xv rcgh~mfok! jov~mfok! `v {jv
ce eccn/ Rmh `jp~hphn jov rjahj`ah `hacokfokr rmh bcxan ajv mhp
mjonr co/ [mho rmh {jr oc~ zxhxfok! rmh bjppfhn bcxo~ahrr
`xbih~r ce {j~hp epcg ~mh {haa j~ ~mh `c~~cg ce ~mh kjpnho ~c ~mh
mcxrh/
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`jn rjof~j~fco jon bco~jgfoj~hn {j~hp/ Coh `v coh ~mh bmfanpho
jon ~mh phexkhhr ehaa tphv ~c ~mh nphjn nfrhjrh/ Coav Jooj jon
Lxr~j phgjfohn {haa/ ^mhv nfn jaa ~mhv bcxan ecp ~mh r~pfbiho jon!
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rac{av `x~ gfpjbxacxrav! ~mhv jaa phbcuhphn/
Jr Jooj {jr r~jonfok fo j acok zxhxh ecp eccn fo hjpav
Nhbhg`hp! rmh rmfuhphn fo ~mh `f~~hp {fon {mfbm thoh~pj~hn ~mh
gjor cuhpbcj~ jon mcahv rmj{a rmh {jr {hjpfok/ Mhp ehh~ {hph
fbh bcan! fo rtf~h ce mhp ~{c tjfpr ce can r~cbifokr! `cc~r jon
roc{rmchr! ejrmfcohn epcg r~pj{/ Rmh accihn jpcxon/
[h jaa acci gcph cp ahrr ~mh rjgh! rmh ~mcxkm~ pxhexaav!
rjgh gc~ahv rhahb~fco ce bac~mhr! rjgh phn ocrhr! tfobmhn
ejbhr! `axh aftr/ [h acci afih ghg`hpr ce j gjbj`ph bjpofuja/
[hph huho gcufok fo xofrco! r~jgtfok ehh~ jon `hj~fok mjonr fo
rcgh cx~ajonfrm njobh/
Rxnnhoav rmh `hbjgh j{jph ce j gjo! fo j oh{ {fo~hp bcj~
{f~m exp bcaajp! {j~bmfok mhp epcg ~mh c~mhp rfnh ce ~mh r~phh~/
Acci ~mh c~mhp {jv! rmh rjfn ~c mhprhae/ Nco~ gjih hvh
bco~jb~/ Tph~hon vcx mjuho~ oc~fbhn/
Lxr~ ~mho! ~mh rmct cthohn jon Jooj rmxeeahn ecp{jpn {f~m
~mh c~mhpr/ ^cnjv {jr axbiv/ Rmh bjgh cx~ ce ~mh rmct {f~m j `jk
ce eacxp jon j `c~~ah ce cfa/
^c mhp nfrgjv! ~mh gjo {jr {jf~fok ecp mhp ohjp ~mh bcpohp ce
~mh r~phh~/ Mh r~htthn fo epco~ ce mhp/
F phghg`hp vcx! mh rjfn/ Vcx xrhn ~c {cpi j~ ~mh Ecphfko
Ceefbh fo [jprj{ fo Gjprmja Tfarxnrif Rzxjph/ Joojr mhjp~
~mxgthn jon rmh jagcr~ npctthn mhp `jrih~/ Rmh kjuh ~mh gjo j
mjpn acci jon ~pfhn ~c kh~ tjr~/
Vcx {co~ phghg`hp gh gjnjg! mh bco~foxhn/ F {jr j
~j}f npfuhp fo ~mh pjoi `v vcxp ceefbh/ Vcx ~cci gv bj` gjov
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Car|xi/
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~cc {haa nphrrhn~cc {haa ocxpfrmhn Rmh rfnhr~htthn rgjp~av!
ncnkhn pcxon ~mh gjo jon nfno~ r~ct pxoofok xo~fa rmh phjbmhn
mcgh/
Rmh nhbfnhn oc~ ~c rjv jov~mfok ~c mhp rfr~hp j`cx~ ~mh
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fobfnho~!
F~ gfkm~ `h oc~mfok! rmh pj~fcojafrhn/ @x~ ~{c njvr aj~hp!
~mhph {jr Ij|fc Car|xi jkjfo! {j~bmfok mhp jr rmh zxhxhn/ ^mfr
~fgh! mh bjgh cuhp ~c mhp jon rtcih rce~av!
F mjuh rcgh~mfok uhpv fgtcp~jo~ ~c rjv ~c vcx! mh forfr~hn/
Joojr mhjp~ axpbmhn/ Rmh nfno~ {jo~ ~c gjih j rbhoh cp ~c
jo~jkcofrh ~mh gjo/ Rmh r{jaac{hn mjpn jon! ~pvfok ~c ihht mhp
ucfbh r~hjnv! phtafhn! F gxr~ kh~ eccn efpr~ ecp gv rfr~hpr
bmfanpho/ Je~hp ~mj~! Faa jaac{ vcx ~c rthji ~c gh mhph! fo exaa
ufh{ ce gjov thctah/ Mh ocnnhn jon {jf~hn {mfah rmh gcuhn
rac{av ecp{jpn ~c `xv {mj~huhp eccn rmh bcxan/ ^mfr ~fgh rmh
bcxan oc~ hrbjth mfg/ Mh r~ccn rzxjphav fo epco~ ce mhp jon rtcihzxfh~av/ F mjuh j ejucxp ~c jri ce vcx! mh rjfn/ Gv ~{c vcxok
rfr~hpr jph j~ rbmcca jon jph mjufok kphj~ nfeefbxa~fhr {f~m ~mhfp
ahrrcor/ F ioc{ vcx jph j {haa'hnxbj~hn vcxok ajnv/ F {cxan afih
f~ uhpv gxbm fe vcx {cxan jb~ jr j ~x~cp ~c ~mhg ecp ~{c ecp ~mphh
mcxpr j {hhi/ F bjo ceehp j kccn rjajpv jon gjv`h j`ah ~c
cpkjofrh rcgh h}~pj eccn ecp vcxp rfr~hpr bmfanpho/
F~ {jr uhpv ~hgt~fok j bmjobh ~c hjpo rcgh gcohv ~c mhat
Lxr~j! `x~ ~mhph {hph zxhr~fcor rmh gxr~ jri/
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{mho rc gjov ce xr Tcahr bjo `jphav ihht cxprhauhr jafuh3
^mhph {jr j acok rfahobh ~mho ~mh gjo rfkmhn jon accihn
r~pjfkm~ j~ mhp/
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{jr {cxonhn fo ~mh `cg`jpngho~ ce [jprj{/ F! {f~m gjov ce ~mh
folxphn! {jr hujbxj~hn ~c ~mh Rcx~m Hjr~/ Cobh F mjn phbcuhphn! F
nfrbmjpkhn gvrhae epcg mcrtf~ja jon rh~ cee fo ~mh nfphb~fco ce gv
mcgh~c{o! Axbi! {mhph gv gc~mhp jon ~{c rfr~hpr afuh/ Jacok
~mh pcjn! F ecxon j `pciho nc{o jon j`joncohn bjp/ F gjojkhn ~c
ef} f~ jon ~c c`~jfo rcgh th~pca/ F phjbmhn mhph ~{c njvr `hecph ~mh
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