the name of the blade: darkness hidden by zoe marriott - first chapter
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]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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Ge okvgel fafkry ki Mcvgm Fcrrgktt.
Wku wara cowcys thara ikr fa.G jekw ykuoo cowcys da wgth fa.
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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^ T A Y G K Q R O W G E
] H A E C F A K I ] H A D O C M A ] T G O K L W
G
e sacrbh ki tha pariabt bkstufa ikr tha iceby-mrass
pcrty shas cttaemgel wgth dast irgaem @cbj, Fgk Wcfctk
stacos c prgbaoass cetgqua jctcec irkf har icfgoys cttgb.
]hgs tures kut tk da c dgl fgstcja. ^crcekgc cem fke-
strkus vgsgkes masbaem ke har, bcusgel har tk rue getk
trciigb. \hgoa uebkesbgkus, sha mracfs ki c dacutgiuo wcr-
rgkr dky iglhtgel c egea-tcgoam bct-mafke c Eajkfctc.
Ce axpoksgke ki pkwar irkf tha swkrm hacos Fgk, dut shags spkkjam cem trgas tk put tha jctcec dcbj ge gts dkx ge
tha cttgb. Rha bcet. ]rygel tk wcoj cwcy irkf tha swkrm
fcjas har physgbcooy goo.
\hae tha Eajkfctc irkf Fgks mracf cppacrs cem
trgas tk tcja tha jctcec, keoy tha crrgvco ki tha mracf
wcrrgkr dky scvas har cem @cbj irkf tha fkestarsbocws. Citar thay asbcpa, thay oacre thct thagr fystarg-
kus scvgkur, Rhgekdu, hcs daae trcppam ge tha jctcec
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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ikr igva huemram yacrs.
Ikgoam, tha Eajkfctc jgmecps Tcbhao, @cbjs komarsgstar. Rhgekdu bcoos ikr haop irkf tha Jgtsuea, gffkr-
tco spgrgt ikxas whk kwa hgf c icvkur. Fgk, @cbj cem
Rhgekdu trcvao tk tha spgrgt racof wgth c irgaemoy ikx
lugma Hgjcru cem faat wgth tha pkwariuo Jgtsuea
Jgel. Fgk bkevgebas tha ikx spgrgts tk iglht tha Eajkfctc
wgth har, dut ge tha prkbass racogzas tha mcelar ki thajctcecs gebramgdoa pkwars.
Ct tha fkestars ocgr ge tha fkrtco racof, thay aetar
getk c masparcta dcttoa. Rhgekdu scbrgigbas hgfsaoi tk scva
Tcbhao, cem Fgk lgvas getk rcla, dkemgel wgth tha swkrm
tk mastrky tha Eajkfctc. Keba tha bct-mafke gs macm,
Rhgekdus wkuems fgrcbuokusoy mgscppacr, cem ha wcjas
up. Fgk cem har irgaems oacva tha sgta ki tha dcttoa trguf-
phcet, dut jekwgel thagr iglht ikr bketrko ki tha jctcec
hcs keoy `ust dalue
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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B H C ^ ] A T 3
ICTA\AOOR
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ha Jgtsuea wara baoadrctgel.
]hagr bkurt c fcssgva ecturco cfphgthactra, hgmmae
maap uemarlrkuem abhkam wgth wgom fusgb cem lgmmy
oculhtar. Gffkrtco ikx spgrgts ge dkth hufce cem cegfco
ikrf wcemaram up cem mkwe tha lrcssy tarrcbas cem
mcebam crkuem tha hula lkomae traas thct rgelam tha
staap acrthae dkwo. ]hay hcm daae actgel, mrgejgel cem
fcjgel farry ikr hkurs. Rkfa ki thaf wara fcjgel skfarry thct gt wcs jgem ki hcrm tk jekw whara tk okkj.
]hay cra raogavam, tha jgel scgm. Hgs ykuel-skuemgel
vkgba mrgitam mkwe tk whara G stkkm wgth Rhgekdu cem
Hgjcru ct tha dkttkf ki tha Jgtsuea thrkea, c okw lraae
hgoo ct tha baetra ki tha cfphgthactra. Maspgta hgs lrcva
tkea, G thkulht G scw c hget ki pacroy icels c ikxy lrge`ust twgtbhgel hgs whgsjars cs ha okkjam ct hgs sud`abts
cbtgel ogja jgms ke tha igrst mcy ki tha suffar hkogmcys.
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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Gt hcs daae c okel tgfa sgeba cey ki kur pakpoa fcrbham
getk dcttoa. Rkfa iacram thct vgbtkry kvar tha Eajkfctcbkuom keoy da dkulht wgth kur skrrkw.
G fat hgs cbgm-lraae ayas ikr c ircbtgke ki c sabkem.
]ha shaar waglht ki cebgaet pkwar thara fcma fy spgea
lk okksa cem `aooy-ogja. Ge gts eaw, igeaoy brcitam oacthar
hcreass ke fy dcbj, tha jctcec lcva c suooae duzz. Wku
shut up,G krmaram gt. ]ha ocst thgel G eaamam rglht ekwwcs tha swkrm getariargel clcge. G trcesiarram fy lcza tk
tha jgels pcws cem stcram ct thaf matarfgeamoy.
C icget saesctgke ki wcrfth ge tha pgt ki fy stkfcbh
tkom fa thct Rhgekdu, whk stkkm c ogttoa wcy kii tk fy
oait, wcs stcrgel ct fa wgth tha scfa bkebaetrctgke G wcs
lgvgel tk tha jgels iaat. C pcrt ki fa eaamam tk faat thct
okkj yacream tk, tha wcy thct yku yacre tk rast whae
ykura tgram kr act whae ykura huelry. Dut G bkuomet.
\hae wa crrgvam dcbj ge tha Jgtsuea Jgelmkf wa wara
sapcrctam cofkst strcglht cwcy, cem dy tha tgfa wa scw
acbh kthar clcge coo tha kom cwjwcrmeass cem skfaeaw, axtrc cwjwcrmeass ikr lkkm facsura hcm skfa-
hkw spruel up datwaae us.
\hct wcs suppksam tk hcppae eaxt;
\ara wa lkgel kut ekw;
Mgm pakpoa avae lk kut wgth acbh kthar igva huemram
yacrs clk;Ha hcmet axcbtoy csjam kr ceythgel. Dut ha hcm
jgssam fa, sk fcyda thct bkuetam
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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Cem why mgm cey ki thct fcttar tk fa whae ha fcma
fa iaao tha wcy ha mgm; Ham ikulht ikr fa, mgam ikr fa,cem Gm thkulht ha wcs okst ikravar dut thae ha bcfa
dcbj, `ust ogja c fgrcboa. G iogebham irkf tha fafkry
ki tha sbciikomgel pkoa dracjgel thrkulh hgs bhast, tha
dokkm lushgel up crkuem gt ogja c ram iokwar
]ha lraae docma i ocshas mkwe ge tha ram oglht
G iogebham.Hgjcru boacram hgs thrkct bkespgbukusoy ct fy aodkw.
Gm oat tha sgoaeba mrcl ke tkk okel. ]ha jgel wcs wcgtgel.
G ruddam ct duregel ayas wgth tha pcof ki kea hcem cem
trgam tk ikrba fy soaap-maprgvam drcge tk whgrr getk lacr.
Getar-mgfaesgkeco mgpokfcby ekw. Iracj-kut octar.
]ha Jgtsuea Jgelmkf shkuom da prkum, Wkur
Fc`asty, G scgm, igecooy. Wkur pakpoa fcrbham rglht up
tk tha lctawcy ki Wkfg wgth us. Gi gt waraet ikr thaf,
wam eavar hcva fcma gt ge thara. ]hay wara gebramgdoa.
Aspabgcooy Hgjcru.
Hgjcru shuiioam ge pocba, hgs icba sokwoy ioushgel muooram.
C tgey sgzzoa ki doua-whgta oglhtegel pcssam datwaae
twk ki tha jgels egea tcgos. ]ha ice-ogja spracm, kea ikr
acbh ki tha huemram yacrs thct ha hcm ogvam up tk tha
cla ki kea thkuscem, fcrjam hgf cs tha fkst cebgaet ki
tha gffkrtcos hara. Dut avae wgth fy dast wcrrgkrs ctykur mgspksco, gt wcs yku whk soaw tha Eajkfctc, swkrm-
dacrar. Cokea. ]hkulh gts pkwars wara daykem ceythgel
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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fy Crcjg-sce hcm saae ge coo har okel ogia.
Ha wcs fcjgel gt skuem ogja G wcs c hark, whgbh wcsoculhcdoy icr irkf trua. Hgjcru, Crcjg, Rhgekdu, Hgrk
cem @cbj hcm mkea cfczgel thgels. G hcm fassam
up clcge cem oat tha swkrm tcja fa kvar. Oat gt tcja
fy hufce celar cem twgst gt getk ce gehufce masgra
tk jgoo cem mastrky. ]ha dcttoa wgth tha Eajkfctc hcm
daae kvar vary qugbjoy citar thct. Cem gi G hcmet fce-clam tk jgoo gt sk qugbjoy, G wcset sura whct wkuom hcva
hcppaeam tk fa. @ust c iaw fgeutas okelar, cem G fglht
ekt hcva daae cdoa tk rasgst tha swkrms dalugogel vkgba
ge fy fgem whae gt kiiaram fa pkwar ge rature ikr gts
iraamkf, avae thkulh avary gestgebt G hcm tkom fa thct
tha swkrms gmac ki dagel iraa wcs fkst maigegtaoy ekt c
lkkm thgel ikr fa kr tha wkrom.
Dut thgs wcset tha tgfa tk jgbj fy kwe dutt kvar
thct. Kr tha pocba, agthar. G hcm tk jaap gt tklathar cem
lat us hkfa.
\aoo, gt wcset axcbtoy ogja thct, G fufdoam. Dut thcejs.
]hara wcs c pcusa. Gt iaot sglegigbcet. G trgam tk iglura
kut whct aosa G shkuom hcva scgm.
Rwkrm-dacrar. ]ha jgels vkgba rcel ogja tha tkoo ki c
wcregel daoo. Wku hcva ekt yat csjam ikr tha icvkur thct
wcs prkfgsam yku.Kh. G dogejam c bkupoa ki tgfas ge fy dawgomar-
faet cem aemam up okkjgel tha jgel ge tha icba clcge dy
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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cbbgmaet mcfe daikra G fceclam tk loua fy lcza tk
hgs acr.Citar wam oait tha cdcemkeam pkwar stctgke ct Dcttarsac,
tha ikx spgrgts hcm hustoam us strcglht dcbj thrkulh c rup-
tura ge tha vago datwaae tha fkrtco racof cem tha spgrgt
wkrom. \am wcsham ge stacfgel, kpco-lraae hkt-sprgels
uemar tha traas whgoa tha Jgtsuea drkulht us maogbgkus
ikkm cem fgegstaram tk us wgth strcela pktgkes cem kget-faets thct fclgbcooy eufdam tha pcge ki kur vcrgkus
ge`urgas. Gm tcjae tha druet ki tha Eajkfctcs cttcbj ocst
eglht, cem citar kur ogttoa mgsclraafaet ke whk wcs lkgel
tk da wgaomgel whkf, tha swkrm hcm shkwe ek sgles ki
dagel wgoogel tk haco fa tha wcy gt hcm whae G hcm tha bcr
cbbgmaet, sk Gm racooy cpprabgctam thksa pktgkes. Keba wa
wara iam cem igxam up, tha Jgtsuea lcva us boace bokthas
tk rapocba tha shrammam, dokkm-bkvaram keas wam ikulht
ge. G hcm eaw oacthar dkkts thct igttam fa cs gi thaym daae
hcem-tcgokram ikr fy iaat, cem c eaw dcbj hcreass ikr tha
jctcec. ]ha pocge wcjgzcshg cem jctcec thct Rhgekdu hcmdkrrkwam ikr tha dcttoa wara tcjae cwcy cem rapocbam dy
c fubh igear pcgr wgth sgovar wrcppgels cem c scyc geocgm
wgth fkthar ki pacro.
]ha Jgtsuea hcm ocvgsham pcrtgbuocr bcra ke Tcbhao,
cem dy axtaesgke @cbj, sgeba @cbj wkuomet oacva har sgstars
sgma avae gi Tcbhao hcm daae wgoogel tk oat lk ki @cbjshcem. Dagel jgmecppam cem haom bcptgva dy c psybhktgb
bct-mafke hcm coracmy pusham har tk tha ogfgt. @cbjs
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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cem fy fkstoy ueamgtam bkeiassgke ki `ust whct hcm daae
lkgel ke daikra cem murgel har krmaco swkrms ki fcssmastrubtgke, trcppam wcrrgkr spgrgts, gffkrtco crfgas cem
coo hcm daae tkk fubh. Tcbhao wcs cofkst bctctkegb wgth
shkbj dy tha tgfa Hgjcru hcm bcrrgam har getk tha spgrgt
racof. Dut tha ocst tgfa Gm bhabjam, @cbj cem Tcbhao wara
tubjam uemar c traa ogstaegel tk skkthgel fusgb cem mrgej-
gel wcrf mrgejs, wgth Tcbhao `ust ekmmgel kii ke @cbjsshkuomar. ]haym dkth okkjam fubh dattar.
]ha spgrgt ikxas hcm tractam us ogja tracsuram faf-
dars ki thagr kwe icfgoy whk hcm ratuream irkf skfa
oalaemcry quast. Cem sgeba ek kea hcm faetgkeam tha
icvkur thct tha jgel hcm prkfgsam fa clcge, Gm skrt ki
cssufam thgs tractfaet wcs thagr wcy ki pcygel us dcbj
ikr tcjgel tha Eajkfctc kut whgoa fceclgel tk drgel
Hgjcru cem coo tha kthar skomgars dcbj cogva.
Wku shkuom eavar cssufa ceythgel whae macogel wgth
suparecturco bracturas. G kulht tk hcva oacream thct dy
ekw.Gf skrry, Wkur Fc`asty. G hcmet ikrlkttae, dut G
thkulht G lasturam ct fysaoi cem thae ct Rhgekdu.
G thkulht thct ykur jgem cttaetgke tk us wcs pcyfaet
aekulh ikr cey sarvgba thct wa uf fglht hcva par-
ikrfam ikr yku.
]hara wcs cekthar lrkwogel sgoaeba. Hgjcru rkooamhgs ayas ct fa. Hgs doush hcm icmam tk oacva hgf taesa
cem pcoa.
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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Brcp. \hct mgm G scy; \hct mgmetG scy;
Rhgekdu tkkj c stap boksar, hgs ocrla ircfa uefgstcj-cdoy shgaomgel fgea. Fy hcem drusham clcgest hgs soaava,
cem summaeoy, ralcrmoass ki avarythgel aosa thct wcs hcp-
paegel, G hcmtk okkj ct hgf.
]hksa aemoassoy mcrj ayas wara wcgtgel tk faat fgea.
Kur lczas bkeeabtam wgth ce cofkst physgbco shkbj,
cem tha strcela bkeeabtgke datwaae us oacpt up, cogvacem mcelarkus, ogja tha crbs ki aoabtrgbgty thct mcebam
datwaae tha jgels iceeam tcgos. G stkppam dracthgel cs G
hacrm Rhgekdus shcrp getcja ki dracth.
]hara yku cra, tha yacregel pcrt ki fa whgsparam,
maap gesgma. Gva lkt yku. G wket oat lk.
Kea ki Rhgekdus ayadrkws qugrjam axpabtcetoy. Wku
bce mk thgs. Lk ke.
G fcma fysaoi stcrt dracthgel clcge cem raoubtcetoy
tuream fy cttaetgke dcbj tk tha gffkrtco ruoar stawgel
ge irket ki fa.Coo rglht, has rglht. G bcemk thgs. Ikbus.
Gi tha kiiar ki c icvkur irkf Wkur Fc`asty stgoo stcems,G dalce, wkuom gt da pkssgdoa ikr fa tk hkom gt ge rasarva
ikr ekw; G wkuomet wcet tk wcsta subh c c prabgkus
thgel dy icgogel tk bkesgmar gt prkparoy.
Hgjcru oat kut c ogttoa sglh, cem hgs tcgo mrkkpam ge
whct okkjam ogja raogai. ]ha jgel gebogeam hgs hacm
ralcooy. C vary wgsa raquast, Wcfctk-mkek. ]ha Jgtsueashcoo stcem racmy tk sarva yku.
]hcej Lkm.
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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Ekw thct coo fcttars ki dusgeass hcva daae mgs-
bussam, G thkulht yku wkuom wgsh tk rature hkfa. \ashcoo suffke ykur kthar bkfpcegkes irkf thagr rast,
cem c eaw ruptura irkf fy thrkea tk ykur pocba ki rasg-
maeba ge tha fkrtco racof wgoo da racmgam.
Ge kthar wkrms0 Lat okst, hufces.Igea dy fa.
Wkur Fc`asty gs vary thkulhtiuo, G scgm. ]hcej yku
clcge.]ha jgel gebogeam hgs hacm keba, stkkm, cem wcs lkea.
G dogejam. Agthar ha wcs vary, vary icst, kr ham `ust lkea
gevgsgdoa. Rkfathgel tk dacr ge fgem ikr tha iutura
]hae G scw @cbj cem Tcbhao hacmgel mkwe tha lraae
tarrcbas tkwcrms us cem Tcbhao wcs wcojgel uemar har
kwe pkwar, wgthkut hcelgel ketk @cbj. Okel, mcfp hcgr
iaoo crkuem har icba ge thgbj buros thct tha wkrom eavar
usucooy lkt tk saa. ]hara wcs c icget ioush ge har lkomae-
drkwe bhaajs, cem tha docej stcra irkf acrogar wcs lkea.
Rha okkjam dattar thce @cbj avae, sgeba @cbj stgoo hcm c
docbj aya. Taogai drkulht c hula lrge tk fy icba. ]ha ikxspgrgts famgbgea cem fusgb hcm mkea ce cfczgel `kd.
Hgyc, Rha-Tc! @cbj bcooam bhaargoy, mkmlgel crkuem
c bkupoa ki lgllogel Jgtsuea.
Hay! G rce tk faat thaf. Hkw cra yku
]ha wkrms bhkjam kii cs tha sglht ki Tcbhaos eabj hgt
fa ogja c hcffar tk tha lut.]ha Jgtsuea hcm lgvae har skfa mcrj trkusars cem c
boace whgta shgrt. ]ha ocst tgfa G scw har, tha shgrt hcm
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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Ha shrullam, iocshgel hgs iay sfgoa ct har. Ek dgllga.
]hayra racmygel c wcy dcbj tk tha fkrtco racof ikr ykuekw. Gt shkuomet da okel. Ha hasgtctam, hgs tcgo swgshgel
thrkulh tha cgr ge c wgma bgrboa. Rk uf fcyda G bkuom
yku jekw, citar ykura sattoam dcbj ge, G bkuom bkfa cem
vgsgt bhabj ge, `ust tk saa hkw thgels cra lkgel;
Wach. Tglht. @cbj ekmmam. Wach. \a wa eaam tk
tcoj, mket wa;Kh, ikr Lkms scja, Tcbhao futtaram.
Rha tuream cwcy ge cppcraet mgslust, dut tha vuoear-
cdoa shcpa ki har dcbj cs sha huebham kvar har ikomam
crfs saet c shcrp stcd ki lugot cem scmeass thrkulh fa.
G stappam tkwcrms har ekt sura gi G bkuom rapcgr tha
mcfcla Gm coracmy bcusam, dut matarfgeam tk try cem
dufpam getk Rhgekdu.
Rkrry, G mgmet
Ha dcbjam cwcy hcstgoy. Gt wcs fy icuot, Fgk-mkek.
\a dkth stcram cwjwcrmoy ct tha spcba datwaae us.
]hgs japt hcppaegel. Gt wcs ogja wam ikrlkttae hkwtk da acsy wgth acbh kthar. Avary tgfa G thkulht wam lkt
thct saesa ki ki rglhteassdcbj, gt vcegsham cem oait fa
boksgel fy hcems ke sfkja.
Daikra G bkuom racbh kut tk agthar Tcbhao kr Rhgekdu,
kr `ust icoo ke tha iokkr cem hcva c sbracfgel tcetruf
whgbh wcs pratty tafptgel ct thct pkget c icfgogcrvkgba scgm fy ecfa. Gt wcs Crcjg, tha jgels crbhar cem
parskeco sarvcet. Rha stkkm dabjkegel tk us ct tha dcsa
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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ki tha jgels thrkea ge har hufce ikrf. ]ha jgel hgfsaoi
wcs stgoo ekwhara tk da saae.G thgej thcts kur bua, G scgm tk tha kthars wgth fy
dast cttafpt ct oglhteass. Tacmy tk dokw thgs pkpsgboa
stcem;
G wcs racmy ce hkur clk, Tcbhao scgm cs sha stkfpam
ikrwcrm.
@cbj fkvam pcst fa wgth Hgjcru. ]hay waraet okkj-gel ct acbh kthar, cem Hgjcrus axprassgke wcs ikrokre.
Rhgekdu cem G ikookwam, wcojgel sgma dy sgma dut wgth c
bcraiuo mgstceba datwaae us.
\ara coo pcthatgb.
G bkuom saa tha rgit getk tha fkrtco racof tcjgel shcpa
ke tha lrcssy sgma ki tha ogttoa hgoo. Okel stracfars ki doua
oglhtegel doaw kut ki tha acrth, mcebgel ge tha cgr cem
thae bctbhgel hkom ki kthars cs thay afarlam, aetwgegel
tk ikrf c lokwgel wracth. \hae tha rgel ki aoabtrgbgty
wcs bkfpoata, tha lrcss gt aebgrboam icmam kut ki axgs-
taeba, oacvgel c lcpgel docbj hkoa ge tha sokpa.Tcbhao wcojam rglht getk tha rgit, oacvgel tha drglht
oglht ki tha spgrgt racof ikr tha mcrjeass ki Datwaae wgth-
kut c dcbjwcrm loceba.
@cbj dgt har ogp. ]hgs eavar lats cey acsgar. G wgsh G
bkuom fcja fy kwe ikx oglhts.
Wkura ekt tha keoy kea, Hgjcru whgsparam, sk okwthct G thkulht keoy G hacrm hgf.
Mgm ha face thct ha wgsham @cbj wcs c ikx spgrgt,
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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ogja hgf; Kr `ust thct ha wgsham ha wara komar cem fkra
pkwariuo, cdoa tk bketrko hgs oglhtegel tha wcy tha ktharsmgm; G hcm ek wcy ki jekwgel, cem skfahkw G mgmet
thgej ham cpprabgcta dagel csjam.
@cbj ekmmam c raspabtiuo lkkmdya tk Crcjg, squcram
har shkuomars, cem stappam citar Tcbhao. G fkvam ikrwcrm,
hypar-bkesbgkus ki Rhgekdu sgoaetoy shcmkwgel fa. Fy
gestgebts wara dallgel fa tk seacj c qugbj okkj ct hgsaxprassgke, dut tha rast ki fa shgam cwcy ge shaar afdcr-
rcssfaet. G bkuomet uemarstcem why thgs wcs skhcrm.
Icrawaoo, swkrm-dacrar, tha jgel scgm, cppacrgel
clcge KJ, thct wcs lattgel iracjy ke tha brkwe ki
tha hgoo kvarhacm. G wgsh yku lkkm ikrtuea, cem kiiar c
pgaba ki cmvgba. Jaap c boksa aya ke ykur irgaems sgstar.
Rha fcy hcva trygel tgfas chacm ki har.
Daikra G bkuom csj whct ha wcs lattgel ct, tha jgels
hacm secppam up. C maap shummar wkrjam thrkulh hgs
dkmy, fcjgel hgs vcst ice ki tcgos ocsh tha cgr: thagr whgta
tgps doczam getk `cllam doua bkeas ki oglhtegel. Crcjgtkkj c stap dcbj, kea hcem ioygel up tk bkvar har fkuth.
Lrcemicthar; Hgjcru dalce uebartcgeoy.
Fy jctcec shrgooam c igarba, hglh-pgtbham tkea thct
vgdrctam cokel fy vartadrca. \gthkut thgejgel, G racbham
dcbj tk lrcd tha hgot, racmy tk mrcw tha docma. Fy dokkm
tgeloam cem fy hacrtdact surlam cs fy pcof fcma bke-tcbt wgth tha sgoj wrcppgels. ]hae G irkza. \hct cf G
mkgel; G whgppam fy hcem cwcy cem stcram ct gt ikr c
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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fkfaet cs G ioaxam fy igelars tk bkeigrf thct thay wara
uemar fy bketrko.]ha lrkuem ufpam uemar fy iaat. Daykem Crcjg, tha
kthar sgma ki tha thrkea aruptam wgth aoabtrgbgty. C eaw
ruptura. C sfcoo brkwm ki Jgtsuea ikur ki thaf, ekea
komar thce c twk-tcgos stufdoam kut. ]hay wara cshae-
icbam cem bkvaram ge mgrt: kea ki thaf, spocttaram wgth
dokkm, wcs boutbhgel ct har crf. Rha bkoocpsam icba-igrstgetk tha lrcss cem ocy thara, lcspgel ikr cgr cem shcjgel
wgth whct okkjam ogja clkey. ]ha kthars hcstgoy mraw
cwcy irkf har.
Crcjg mcrtam ikrwcrm, icoogel tk har jeaas dasgma tha
Jgtsuea lgro. G scw wgth hkrrkr thct tha lgros twge tcgos
wara wgthargel, tha oush rammgsh iur turegel pkwmary
lray cem shrammgel kii daikra kur ayas. Hkrrkr tuream tk
mgsdaogai whae tha mglegigam Crcjg thraw dcbj har hacm
cem oat kut c tarrgdoa wcgo.
]ha Jgtsuea whk hcm bkfa thrkulh tha ruptura wgth
tha ge`uram ikx spgrgt pgbjam up tha ekta, thagr vkgbas`kgegel getk c okw, wcvargel jaae ki skrrkw. ]ha ekgsa
spracm thrkulh tha cfphgthactra, baoadrctgkes mygel
cwcy cs tha whkoa cssafdoy ki ikx spgrgts iaoo stgoo ge tha
cbhgel skel ki lrgai.
\hcts hcppaegel tk har; G brgam kut kvar tha wcgo-
gel. Bcet skfakea haop har;Hgjcru mgmet avae okkj ct fa. Ha ogitam hgs icba tk
tha bcekpy ki traas cdkva cem hkwoam.
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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G iaot Rhgekdus hcem lrcspgel fgea, trygel tk puoo
fa tkwcrms tha rgit. G shkkj fy hacm, ycejgel iraa. Gbkuomet oacva. ]hay eaamam haop!
]ha jgels tcgos iogbjam ge fy mgrabtgke. Gt wcs cs gi c
fcssgva hcem hcm sbkkpam fa up cem tkssam fa strcglht
ct tha wcgtgel docbjeass ki tha kpae ruptura. G tufdoam
gesgma. Rhgekdu ocemam hcoi ke tkp ki fa wgth ce Kki.
\cgt! G shkutam, strullogel tk lat up.Gt wcs tkk octa. ]ha oglht hcm vcegsham cem tha rup-
tura boksam.
]ha Jgtsuea Jgelmkf wcs lkea.
Jocrc \kzegcj puooam tha ogttoa bokth bcp kii har hacm ge c
puii ki iokur cem stuiiam gt getk har okbjar wgth kea hcem,
swgitoy uemkgel har tglht Iraebh pocgt wgth tha kthar. Okel,
burogel strcems ki mcrj hcgr iaoo crkuem har icba, cem sha
shkkj thaf kut, sglhgel wgth raogai.
Wku thgej ykura ge c shcfpkk cmvart kr skfathgel;
Rhcrke, tha kthar dcjars cssgstcet, seaaram cs sha wcojam
getk tha dcbj rkkf.
Rhcrkes dokema hcgr wcs cdkut thraa gebhas okel,
rcllam-okkjgel, cem tgppam wgth krcela citar ce goo-ictam
hkfa-myagel cttafpt. Jocrc jeaw Rhcrke wcs `ust `acokus
cem ge c dcm fkkm dabcusa sha hcm daae sbkomam ikr
fassgel up tha gbam dues sk sha mgmet dkthar tk rapoy.Ektgfa ikr dcm thkulhts tkmcy, sha rafgemam harsaoi, bhcel-
gel kut ki tha whgta dcjars kvarcoos cem dcbj getk har usuco
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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uegikrf ki `aces, ]-shgrt cem `cbjat.
Har dkyirgaem hcm fceclam tk lat c bkupoa ki mcys kiiirkf hgs `kd ct tha wcrahkusa, cem Jocrc hcm tha eaxt twk
mcys iraa tkk. Rha wcetam tk ae`ky tha tgfa tk tha iuooast. Gi
sha jeaw Rtaphae, ham da fcjgel har dracjicst ge thagr
tgey ioct rglht ekw. Rha bkuom iaao tha sgooy sfgoa ke har kwe
icba cs sha rafafdaram har twaety-igrst dgrthmcy, whae
ham prasaetam har wgth sbrcfdoam alls, tkcst cem c pgej
rksa ge c `cf-`cr.
Rha wrcppam har sbcri c prasaet har dcdc hcm saet
irkf ^kocem ikr thct scfa dgrthmcy crkuem har eabj.
Rha igelaram tha aems ki tha drglhtoy bkokuram sbcri ikr
c fkfaet, rafafdargel tha oattar sha hcm lkt irkf har
lrcemfkthar tha mcy daikra. ]ha kom ocmy wcs lattgel
abbaetrgb. Dcdc bocgfam tk da hcvgel dcm mracfs cdkut
Jocrc, cem cbtucooy dallam har tk bkfa hkfa, cs gi sha
racooy thkulht Jocrc wcs lkgel tk up cem oacva har whkoa ogia
`ust dabcusa ki kea ki Dcdcs sgooy prafkegtgkes! Dcdc wcs
icfkus ge Jocrcs vgoocla ikr har sk-bcooam sgxth saesa, dut
Jocrc cem har icthar hcm eavar sat cey stkra dy gt. Aspabgcooy
sgeba Dcdc bocgfam Jocrc hcm c ogttoa ki tha lgit tkk. ]hct
cowcys fcma har oculh. Rham eavar hcm c vgsgke kr saae c
spgrgt ge har ogia.
Rtgoo sfgogel, Jocrc socffam har okbjar shut cem sbkktam
kut ki tha dcjarys racr mkkr getk tha sfcoo dcbj straat thadusgeass shcram wgth c dkkj/bkiiaa shkp cem c pud. Gt wcs
irksty bkom, dut tha sjy Jocrc bkuom saa datwaae tha rkkis
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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wcs prgfrksa yaookw, tgelam wgth dcdy doua. Gt wcs lkgel tk
da c dacutgiuo mcy. Avae tha strkel sfaoo ki duregel cem rktge tha cgr prkdcdoy irkf tha sjgp bkuomet ruge har fkkm.
Hay, Jocrc! Rhcrke shkutam, shkvgel tha mkkr kpae
`ust cs Jocrc wcs cdkut tk sogp pcst tha sjgp cem kut ketk tha
fcge rkcm. Wku mgmet wgpa mkwe gts ykur ture.
Ek, gt gs ekt. Jocrc tuream dcbj raoubtcetoy. Gt gs ykurs.
G mgm gt yastarmcy.
Wkura cowcys sjgvgel kii, Rhcrke whgeam wgthkut,
Jocrc ektam, dkthargel tk maey gt.
Wku wkuom lat ykur kwe wkrj mkea icstar gi yku spaet
oass tgfa wkrrygel cdkut fgea, Jocrc scgm igrfoy. Rha wcs
coracmy racbhgel getk har pkbjat ikr har fkdgoa. Rtaphae
wkuom da wcgtgel.
Rhcrke futtaram skfathgel ecsty cdkut gffglrcets
uemar har dracth. Jocrc hasgtctam ust ikr c sabkem, tha urla
tk raspkem rgsgel up ogja dgoa ge tha dcbj ki har thrkct. Rha
dgt gt dcbj. Rhas ekt wkrth gt. Rhas ekt wkrth gt
]ha cooay waet mcrj, cs gi c bokum hcm pcssam kvar tha
sue. C summae lust ki thct cwiuo rkt-cem-duregel sbaet
stgrram Jocrcs hcgr, igoogel har acrs wgth tha aarga skuem ki
macm oacvas sbcttargel kvar bkebrata. Dut thara wara ek
oacvas ke tha lrkuem. Gestgebtgvaoy, sha locebam up.
C lract fgsshcpae thgel wcs brkubham ke tha rkki
cdkva har, tcokes mgllgel getk tha wcoo ki tha dcjary. Gtsfkestrkus wgels dokbjam kut tha sjy.
Jocrcs jeaas lcva wcy cem sha hgt tha lrkuem eaxt tk
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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tha sjgp, hcrm. ]ha fkdgoa ioaw irkf har hcem cs sha iouel
har crfs up kvar har hacm.Ek. Gt wcs gfpkssgdoa. Gt bkuomet da raco. ]hara wcs ek
subh thgel cs fkestars. Ek subh thgel.
\hct cra yku mkgel, iracjshkw; Rhcrke mafcemam.
Auw whcts thct sfaoo;
Jocrc racogzam thct tha kthar wkfce hcmet saaegt. Rha
wcs bkfgel boksar. Gmgktc!
Rhut up! Jocrc fceclam tk bhkja kut. ]ha rgsgel
staebh ki macth, sgelam hcgr cem mabcygel ioash fcma har
lcl. Lat mkwe! Lat gesgma!
Gt wcs coracmy tkk octa. Mcrjeass cem mry bhgttargel
igooam tha cooay cs tha thgel swkkpam. Rhcrke oat kut c shrgoo,
tarrgigam sbracf thae waet sgoaet.
Jocrc mgmet hcva tha bhceba tk sbracf ct coo.
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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@cpceasa fythkokly faats urdce cwaskfaeass (cem
c swkke-wkrthy rkfceba!). ]ha Eglht Gtsaoibcptgvctam fa.
O. C. \actharoy, cuthkr ki tha Celao ]rgokly
Fgk gs c wkemariuo harkgea whk rafgemam fa ki skfa
ki fy icvkurgta suparhark bhcrcbtars, cem har bkeeabtgke
wgth Rhgekdu gs tkubhgel cem daogavcdoa. ]ha @cpceasa
fythkokly wcs rairashgel, cem G cdskoutaoy bceekt wcgt ikr
tha eaxt dkkj ge tha sargas!
Jcrae Fchkeay, cuthkr ki tha Grke \gtbh ]rgokly
cemIcoogel tk Csh
C dacutgiuo, cwa-gespgrgel rgma thrkulh ce gbkegb
Okemke ocemsbcpa hcrdkurgel axtrafaoy mcelarkus sabrats.
]ha Eglht Gtsaoigs c icetcstgb doaem ki @cpceasa ikoj tcoa cem
twaety-igrst-baetury thrgooar, pkpuoctam dy bhcrcbtars yku wgoo
da rkktgel ikr ct avary dracthoass stap.
Jcty Fkrce, cuthkr ki Hgmmae Cfkel Qs
G iaoo ge okva wgth scssy, bkurclakus, wgsa-brcbjgel
Fgk irkf pcla kea.
Tuth \crdurtke, cuthkr ki tha \getar ]rgokly
^ T C G R A I K T
] H A E C F A K I ] H A D O C M A D K K J 3
]axt 4>3= Pk Fcrrgktt
Bkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
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]hgs gs c wkrj ki ffibtgke. Ecfas, bhcrcbtars, pocbas cem gebgmaetscra agthar tha prkmubt ki tha cuthkrs gfclgectgke kr, gi raco, cra usamffibtgtgkusoy. Coo stctafaets, cbtgvgtgas, stuets, masbrgptgkes, geikrfctgke
cem fctargco ki cey kthar jgem bketcgeam harage cra geboumam ikraetartcgefaet purpksas keoy cem shkuom ekt da raogam ke ikr
cbburcby kr rapogbctam cs thay fcy rasuot ge ge`ury.
Igrst pudogsham 4>3= dy \cojar Dkkjs Otm8< Ycuxhcoo \coj, Okemke RA33 1H@
4 = 9 8 3> 7 < 1 2 3
]axt 4>3= Pk FcrrgkttBkvar gooustrctgke 4>3= Ocrry Tkstcet
]ha rglht ki Pk Fcrrgktt tk da gmaetgffiam cs cuthkr ki thgs wkrj hcsdaae cssartam dy har ge cbbkrmceba wgth tha Bkpyrglht,
Masgles cem ^ctaets Cbt 3788
]hgs dkkj hcs daae typasat ge Darjaoay
^rgetam cem dkuem ge Lract Drgtcge dy Bocys Otm, Rt Gvas pob
Coo rglhts rasarvam. Ek pcrt ki thgs dkkj fcy da raprkmubam, trcesfgttamkr stkram ge ce geikrfctgke ratrgavco systaf ge cey ikrf kr dy cey faces,
lrcphgb, aoabtrkegb kr fabhcegbco, geboumgel phktkbkpygel, tcpgel cem rabkrmgel,wgthkut prgkr wrgttae parfgssgke irkf tha pudogshar.
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