fjt[ jl;lg;gl;lJk; mhpths; nghl;L btl;oa nj';fha; \ofs; nghy ,UtUk; rl;bld;W tpyfpdh;.

 gtpj;uhtpd; glglg;g[ ToaJ. mg;ghth>

 kndh$;Fkhh; jd;id epjhdg;gLj;jpf; bfhz:lhd;. efh;e;J fjitj; jpwe;jhd;.

 btspna epd;wpUe;jJ- nghyP!;

 epd;wpUe;j fhd;!;lgps;/ kndh$;Fkhiua[k;/ gtpj;uhita[k; khwp khwpg; ghh;j;jhd;.

 ……gtpj;uh vd;gJ...>††

 ……ehd;jhd;...†† gtpj;uh Xuo Kd; te;jhs;. ……vd;d tp#ak;>††

 ……rptRe;jh; c';f g[U#d; jhdk;kh>††

 ……Mkh†† vd;W brhy;Yk; nghnj vz;zk; v';nfnah ngha; tpl;lJ. rptRe;jUf;F vd;d> Foj;Jtpl;L fhnuhl;o VjhtJ tpgj;jpy; rpf;fpf; bfhz:lhdh> caph; ngha; tpl;ljh> me;j cliy milahsk; fhl;lf; Tg;gpLfpwhh;fsh>

 ……c';fis ifnahl !;nl#Df;F Tl;ol;L tur; brhd;dhUk;kh ,d;!;bgf;lh;...††

 ……vd;d tp#ak;>†† gtpj;uh gjwpdhs;. ……VjhtJ tpgj;jh>††

 ……,y;iyk;kh. bua;L nghd vLj;Jy c';f g[U#ida[k; gpor;rpUf;fh';f. eP';f !;nl#Df;F te;J kj;j tpguj;ijf; nfl;Lf;f';fk;kh...††

 ……ehDk; Jizf;F tul;Lkh>†† vd;whd;/ kndh$;Fkhh;.

 ……ntzhk;/ kndh... mg;gh J}';fpl;oUf;fhh;. mg;g KHpr;rt[lnd eP';f mth;fpl;l brhy;ypL';f/ g;sP!;...†† gtpj;uh g[litia rhpbra;J bfhz:L g[wg;gl;lhs;.

 nghyP!; !;nl#dpd; ehw;gJ thl; gy;g[ eypt[ld; btspr;rk; rpjwoj;jJ.

 ……xU khrkh v';fSf;F hpg;nghh;l; te;jpl;oUe;jJ nklk;... rh!;jphp efh;y xU tPl;y epHyhd rkhr;rhuk; elf;FJd;D. ,d;dpf;F jpOh;D m';f bua;L nghndhk;. \q bghz:q';fisa[k;/ mt';f Tl ,Ue;jt';fisa[k; ut[z:l; mg; gz:zpndhk;. mJy lhf;lUk; xUj;jU...†† vd;whh; ,d;!;bgf;lh;.

 ……lhf;liu vdf;Fj; bjhpa[k;. ehnd ,e;j khjphp bghz:q';fis mbu!;l; gz:qk; nghJ rhd;wpjH; th';f lhf;lh; fpl;l nghwJ cz:L. ,g;g mtiuna m';f ghj;jg;g...††

 gtpj;uh jiy Fdpe;J epd;whs;.

 ……rhh; ngh;y ehd; nf!; vJt[k; ,d;Dk; vGjy. eP';f tPl;Lf;Ff; Tl;ol;Lg; nghapL';f. For;rpUf;fhU. mjdhy jdpah mDg;g Koay...††

 ……nj';f;a{ ,d;!;bgf;lh;....†† gtpj;uh g[litj; jiyg;ghy; Kfj;ij xw;wpf; bfhz:lhs;.

 rptRe;jiu beU';fpj; njhspy; bjhl;lhs;.

 ……nghyhkh...>††

 ……Mkhk;/ nghndd;†† vd;W rptRe;jh; ,iue;jhd;. nghfpw nghf;fpy; nrhghit vl;o cijj;jhd;. ……ehd; vd;d btWk; bk#pdy>††

 gtpj;uh Jzp vLj;J me;j Qhy; nrhghf;fspy; bjhiyf;fhl;rpg; bgl;oapy;/ Og;ghapy; goe;jpUe;j J}irj; jl;of;bfhz:nl jpUk;gpg; ghh;j;jhs;.

 ……mJf;Fjhd; f;spd;yna xUj;jpia tr;rpUe;jP';fns fhR bfhLj;Jg; nghfw mst[f;F... ,g;g mrp';fg;gl;lJ eP';fjhd>††

 ……mrp';fk;†† rptRe;jh; tha;tpl;L ,sf;fhukhf rphpj;jhd;. ……vJ mrp';fk;> bjhlf; TlhJd;D brhy;ypl;L bghz:lhl;o mg;gd; tPl;y ngha; nfk;g; mor;rpUf;fhns/ mJ mrp';fk; ,y;ypah> vdf;F re;njh#k; bfhLj;jpl;oUe;j ,d;bdhUj;jpa[k; ehY thpy byl;lh; vGjp tr;rpl;L Xol;lhns/ mJ mrp';fk; ,y;ypah> bghk;gpis';f vd;d br";rhYk; mrp';fk; ,y;y... Mk;gpis bra;";rh mrp';fkh>††

 ……mg;ght[f;F clk;g[ rhpapy;yhjjhy jhd ehd; nghf ntz:oapUe;jJ> c';fk;khitf; bfh";r ehs; te;J ,Uf;fr; brhy;ypapUf;fyhkpy;y>††

 ……mtSk; bghk;gpis jhd> vd;idtpl kfSk;/ khg;gps;isa[k; jhd; mtSf;F Kf;fpakhk; nghapl;lh';f... tpl;Ll;L mtSk; Xol;lh...††

 ……#pth... eP';f jpwikahd lhf;lh;D ngh; th';fpdtU. Mdh bfh";r ehsh me;jg; ngU Ml;lk; fz:Lhpr;R. iel;y xnu xU bgf; tp!;fpd;D ,Ue;jg;g xG';fh ,Ue;jP';f. ,g;g Fo mjpfkhfp Fzk; nghapUr;R. ahh; nknynah ,Uf;fw nfhgj;Jf;bfy;yhk; c';fis eP';fns gHp th';fpf;fwJ Kl;lhs;jdk; ,y;ypah>††

 ……,Gj;Jl;Lg; nght[J... rPf;fpunk brj;Jg; nghaplnwd;††

 gtpj;uhtpw;F jpObud;W mtd; kPJ ghpjhgk; bgh';fpaJ. tpuf;jpapd; rhl;ilaofshy; mtd; czh;t[fs; vt;tst[ J}uk; kuj;Jg; nghapUf;fpd;wd vd;W g[hpe;jJ.

 kidtpahf ,y;yhtpl;lhYk;/ md;ghf xU bgz:zhff; Tl mtdplk; gHff; Tlhjh vd;d> vd;d ,Ue;jhYk; fGj;jpy; jhyp fl;oa cwt[ ,Uf;fpwJ. thH;f;ifia mtndhL gfph;e;J bfhs;Sk; xg;ge;jk; ,Uf;fpwJ...

 gtpj;uh mtid beU';fpdhs;. Kfthiaj; bjhl;L epkph;j;jpdhs;.

 ……ngh';f... ngha;g; ghU';f. bfh";rkhtJ bu!;l; vL';f...††

 ……fhiyy tiuf;Fk; ,Ug;gpah/ ,y;y ,g;gnt c';f tPl;Lf;Fg; nghfqkh>†† rptRe;jh; ghpjhgkhff; nfl;lhd;.

 ……,Uf;nfd;. eP';f f;spdpf; fpsk;gpg; nghdg;g[wk;/ mg;ghitg; ghh;f;fg; nghnwd;...††

 ……,d;dpf;F kl;Lkh>††

 ……,';nfna ,Uf;nfd;. Mdh...††

 ……Mdh>††

 ……vd; kdR rkhjhdkhfw tiuf;Fk; ehd; vd; +k;y gLj;Jf;fnwd;. vd;id tw;g[Wj;jhjP';f...††

 rptRe;jh; mtisna rpy fz';fs; ghh;j;Jf; bfhz:oUe;J tpl;L khonawpg; nghdhd;.

 mtrug;gl ntz:lhk; vd;W epidj;jpUg;ghd;. m';Fyk; m';Fykhfnt mtis mirf;fyhk; vd;W Kot[ bra;jpUg;ghd;.

 mtd; gLf;ifaiwf; fjt[ rhj;jg;gLk; xyp nfl;lgpd;/ gtpj;uh Rj;jk; bra;a[k; ntiyia Koj;J tpl;L jd; miwf;F efh;e;jhs;.

 vj;jid ehl;fshapw;W/ ,e;jf; Tiuf;Ff; fPH; cw';fp>

 fhh;j;jpnfad; ,y;yhky; tPnl ,g;nghJ btwpr;rpl;oUe;jjha;j; njhd;wpaJ.

 gtpj;uh bra;J itj;jpUe;j fhiy czit rhg;gpLk;nghJ ……cjtpf;F ntzh ahuhtJ ntiyf;F tr;Rf;fyhkh>†† vd;W nfl;lhd;.

 ……ntzh';f. buz:L ngUf;F rikf;fwJf;F cjtp vJf;F> ehnd rkhspr;rpL ntd;. ehd; mg;gh tPl;Lf;Fg; nghapl;L <.tpdp'; te;Jlnwd;...††

 ……neh g;uhg;sk;... ehd; yd;r; btspa rhg;gpl;Lf;fnwd;††

 rptRe;jh; g[wg;gl;lJk;/ mtSk; mtruk; mtrukhfj; jahuhdhs;.

 Va; gtp/ cz:ikiar; brhy;... cd; mg;ghitg; ghh;g;gjw;fhfth ,g;go guguf;fpwha;>

 ,y;iy vd;W btl;fj;njhL jiy Ml;odhs;.

 cdf;F kndhitg; ghf;fqk;. fbuf;l;>

 Mkhk; vd;W jdf;nf jiyairj;Jf; bfhz:lhs;.

 mts; uj;jj;jpnyna ntfk; ToapUe;jij mtshy; czu Koe;jJ. fpsk;g[k; Kd; xUKiw fz:zhoiag; ghh;j;Jf; bfhz:lnghJ mtSf;F rphpg;g[ te;jJ.

 ……fhiyy nQhl;ly;y ehd; th';fpf;bfhLj;njd;. khj;jpiubay;yhk; nghl;Lf;fpl;lhU. J}';fpl;lhU.†† vd;whd;/ kndh$;Fkhh;.

 ……me;j khj;jpiu nghl;lf;fpl;lh bfhiw";rJ \q kzp neukhtJ J}';FthU...†† vd;whs;/ gtpj;uh.

 ……c';f Q!;bgz:l;...>†† kndh$;Fkhh; ja';fp ,Gj;jhd;.

 ……tPl;Lf;F miHr;rpl;Lg; nghahr;R. ,d;Dk; bfh";rk; ehs; ehd; m';nfna ,Uf;f ntz:oapUf;Fk;/ kndh...††

 ……mJ c';f tPL... ,Uf;f ntz:oaJjhd;...†† - rphpj;jhd;.

 ……Mdh.. vdf;F xU fpshi!f;Tl kp!; gz:z ,#:lkpy;iy. jpdk; ,e;j laj;Jf;Ff; bfsk;gp te;Juyhk;D ,Uf;nfd;/ kndh...††

 kndh$;Fkhh; g[d;difj;jhd;. ……,d;dp f;shi! vg;g Muk;gpf;fyhk;>††

 ……,g;gnt... fP nghh;L... c';f +k;y...†† vd;whs;.

 mtd; miwf;Fs; EiHa[k; nghJ tHf;fk; nghy; mts; cly; rpyph;;j;jJ. ,ay;ghf ,Uf;fntz:Lk; vd;gnj xU glglg;ghfp tpl;lJ.

 fP nghh;od; kPJ xU bts;isj; jhspy; ftpij xd;W vGjg;gl;oUe;jJ.

 ……Va;... vd;d ,J>††

 ……,e;jf; ftpijf;F xU oa{d; nghlr; brhy;yp xU o.tp. jahhpg;ghsh; bfhLj;jpUf;fhU. ftpijiag; gor;Rg; ghU';fnsd;/ ml;lfhrkh ,Uf;F vGjpdJ r';fPjhd;D xU bgz: ftp"h;

 gtpj;uh me;jf; ftpijiag; goj;jhs;.

 jdpikapd; bksdj;jpw;Fs;

 ,iur;riyj; njLfpnwd;...

 kdpj

 r";rhu';fSf;fpilapy;

 eprg;jk; ehLfpnwd;.

 Jf;fggltpy;iy ehd;ƒ

 thH;e;J tpl;nld;/

 bghGJfis

 fy;yiwapy; bghwpj;jhYk;

 fhyk; kwe;J tpLk;.

 nja;fpd;w btz:zpyh

 njlyhkh milahs';fs;>

 gtpj;uh mtid epkph;e;J ghh;j;jhs;. me;jf; ftpij Mapuk; mh;j;jk; brhd;dJ.

 ……ftpij ml;lfhrkh ,Uf;F/ kndh... c';f ,irj; jpwikf;F xU milahskh ,e;j rp#:ia vd;bwd;iwf;Fk; ,Ug;ngd;/ kndh...††

 ……,g;go xU khztp fpilf;f bfhLj;J tr;rpUf;fqk;†† vd;W tha;tpl;L rphpj;jhd;/ kndh$;Fkhh;.

 ……gtpj;uh.. xU tp#ak; brhd;dh eP';f Mr;rhpag;gLtP';f...††

 ……vd;d>††

 ……vdf;F ,Ujaj;Jy gpuhg;sk;/ thH;ehs; vz:zg; gLJd;D bjhp";r nghJ ehd; gag;glnt ,y;iy. kuzj;ijg; gj;jpf; ftiyg;glnt ,y;iy. ,Uf;Fk; tiuf;Fk; $hypah/ ey;ytdh/ vy;yhh;f;Fk; gpor;rtdh re;njh#kh ,Ue;Jl;Lg; nghyhk;Djhd; beidr;rpUe;njd;. Mdh c';fisg; ghj;jg;g[wk;... ,g;g vdf;F thHqk;D xU Mir te;JUr;rp/ gtpj;uh...††

 vg;nghJk; rphpj;Jf; bfhz:oUf;Fk; kndh$;Fkhhpd; fz:fspy; <ukh> gtpj;uh gjwpg; nghdhs;.

 ……kndh... eP';f rhf khl;O';f. c';fis ehd; rhf tplkhl;nld;...††

 mtid ,Gj;Jj; jd; be";Rld; mizj;Jf; bfhz:lhs;/ gtpj;uh. fP nghh;L rpy !;tu';fis btspapl;lJ.

 mtd; \r;ir ,Gj;Jg; gpog;gJ mtshy; czu Koe;jJ. mtd; bkypjhfj; ja';fptpl;L mtisj jd; iffshy; tisj;jhd;. bky;y bky;y xU g{itg; nghy; fPnH rhpj;jhd;.

 gtpj;uh mtndhL if nfhh;j;J xU bts;sj;jpw;Fs; gha;tJ nghy; czh;e;jhs;.

 Mde;jk;/ Mde;jk;/ Mde;jk;.