dcen ik m` ,o`k s` .edylk `zixe`c oicl mdizexfb z` mikinqn mlerle ,dxeza ezenk e`vn `ly
miwlgn okle .'liha `l epina oin' oic lr mzxfb jenql mikixv eid j` ,dpwzl daiqa i"yxl o"xd
.epin epi`ya axrzpl epina axrzp m` oia ep`
'qezd ixdy ,df z` df minilyne miwewf minrhd ipy ;xg` xaqd (b,en a"g wgvi xkf) azky in yie
.lha Ð yaia yai la` ,gla gl zaexrza `l` 'lha `l epina oin' exn` `ly ,zenewn dnka eazk
ixd j` .gla gl zaexrza `l` epi` ,epina oink oecip n"liycy ,o"xd azky mrhdy df itl `vnp
,i"yx azky enk ,ztqep dxaq dfa yiy gxkene ,(`ibeqa 'nk) yaia mb xn`p lha `l n"liycy oicd
,yaia yai zaexrza wx oekp i"yx ly df mrhy o"xd xaq mpn` .xzda eplk`z xeqi`a eplk`zy cr
,xenb xzdl jtdp xeq`d herind ,gla gl la` ,xkip epi`y `l` ,envrl enewna cner xeqi`dy
oi` yaia-yaiay ,hw c"eia z`aend `"ayxd zhiyn df welig rnynke) envr ipta miiw epi` ixdy
,ef jxc lr sqep xaqd 're) .'epina oin' cvn ,sqep mrh yiy o"xd cnl o`kne .(zg`k zaexrzd lek`l
.(r i"qeqae ,azkn d"c gn a"g xac aiyn ;y"yx r"re .h,` rny z`ixw Ð ixfr ia` xtqa
.hn mixcpa Ð srzqnae df oipra cer
bt sc
.(`t zxaeg) an zexekaa `aena 'r Ð qepibexcp` ipipra
(a"r)
dxenza miyecw `l :l`eny xn`e .oiyicwn `le oiyecw `l …dtxhe mi`lkd :xne` xfril` 'x'
dpi` m`y ,dxezd on oaxwl die`x dpi` dtxhdy o`kn rnyn Ð 'dxenz dyera oiyicwn `le
.xyk oaxw `ed dxezd ony xg` dxenz dyri `ly jk lk l"fg eliwd j`id ,opaxcn `l` dleqt
,opaxcn dleqt dtxhdy m"anxd zrca ccivy (i,a gafn ixeqi`) dpyn-sqkd ixac lr o`kn dywe
oke .cn,fq a"g qibpra x"fxbd iyecg i"tr) .'oeir jixve' .od `nlra `zknq` Ð `xnba e`aedy zeyxcde
.(`,`i dhigy Ð jlnd xrya ,zxg` `ibeqn n"qkd lr dnz
ct sc
hyta zexrd
'heicd odk g` el yie dpnl`d z` yciwy lecb odk :odilral zexeq`e odinail zexzen el`e'
m` ,meai mewna s` miiw 'ziplhw' oicy xaeqd (` 'iq) iav-mkgd ixac lr epzpynn mil`ey yi Ð
xaky xaeqd iax zhiyl ,maiizdl zxzen recn ,zny g`l d`yipyk dpnl` xak dzidy ef dy` ,ok
?dwfg `ied miinrta
odi`eyip xwiry o`k okle .da z`f milez oi` ,epl recid oeera ezzin zelzl yiy lky uxzl yie
la` ,'mxeb lfn' (:cq lirl) xn`c o`nl df lk j` .zinnd oeera ep` milezy 'ziplhw' oic oi` ,dxiara
.dzinl zirah daiq o`k yi ezhiyl ixdy ,llk el` mixacl mewn oi` dxe`kl 'mxeb oirn' xne`l
x`eanke] oi`eyipa `le cala 'yciw'a xaecn ixdy ,dyw `l `xwirn 'mxeb oirn' xne`d zrcly `l`
.`nlr ilekl yygl mewn oi` epzpynay `vnp .['mxeb oirn' xne`l ziplhw oic dfa oi`y my 'nba
j` .dilra ezne minrt dnk z`yipy ft-et oldl dpyndn xirdl `iady dna d"n b"ga y"re .c"r `"g mixyin aaec)
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ct sc Ð zenai
.('odinail zexzen' ,xzd zwqety epzpyna k"`yn ,e`ype exare zeplhwl eyg `ly zegcl yi my
dpa Ð dpey`x zixvn `ypy ipy ixvn :opgei 'x xn` inic ax `z` ikc `dl `zi` m`' (a"r)
yi Ð …'dipy zg`e dpey`x zg` zeixvn izy `ypy ipy ixvn inp ipzil ,ied ipy
jk ,dipye dpey`x ,zeixvn izy `ypy oey`x ixvn s` ixd ,' i p y ixvn ipzil' xn` dnl wcwcl
?zernynd on dci lr rxbe dlin siqed dnle ,dixg` mlerl mikledy inic ax itl oicd `di
,`xnegl wx edf ,m`d ixg` mikledy dfy (k,ai d`ia ixeqi`) ewqt z` m"anxd `ived o`kny d`xp
miyxtnde .dipy m`dyk mb ,ipy `di oad mlerl ,oey`x-ixvn a`dyk ,okle ,dixg` m b mikledy
iyi zia extqa `"hily xyit y"xbd) .epziibeqa x`ean exewn ,xen`dle ,m"anxd ly exewna ehagzd
iyily-ixvn oiprl o`k ezhiy aeyiae ,(gr sca) m"anxd lr wlegd i"yx zhiy xe`aa miwezn mixac my d`xe .a,en
(.dipy-zixvna xeq`y
Ð …'dpedkl dxyk Ð dxyk i`ne ,zpdk Ð e`l i`n ,'dxyk `ypy llg' :dil riiqn `nil'
zcerq :migqta xn`c ,l`xyi za `yi `l ,odk za `yil `veny onf lk odk ,ol `niiwc' :i"yx yxit
.`"ahixae mipyi 'qeza eazk el` mixacke .'odkl l`xyi za Ð zeyxd
ixeqi` 'ld m"anx) eazky `l` .zpdk `yil odk lr devny llk e`iad `l jexr-ogleyde m"anxd mpn`
.dti dler mbeeif oi`e zpdk `yil el oi` ux`d mr l`xyiy ,`qib jci`l (g,a r"d` r"ey ;`l,`k d`ia
.'l`xyil odk za' `l` (epiptl) xkfen `l ,i"yx `iady migqta `xnbay zn`ae
mr l`xyil die`x dpi`e ,`wec 'dpedkl dxyk'y ,jtdl o`k `xnbd ixac eyxti mdy xnel jixve
cinlz epi`y l`xyil `ypdl dl oi` dxyk zpdky myke ,l`xyik epic llg odky xyt`e .ux`d
dcy inexn 're .'l`ixfr iax iyecig'a xniidqclid r"xbd ecinlz jld eizeawrae ;xpl jexr) .llgl oicd `ed ,mkg
.(a"ivpl
*
'leykn ozz `l xeir iptl'
`de .`xdcfn `l `id xdfen `l `edc `kid lke ,zxdfen `id ,xdfen `edc `kid lk :`ax xn`'
Ð '?…`wtp ax xn` dcedi axcn ?`wtp `kdn
oi`y ('l`eny zpen`' z"eya) ycgl azk (y"`xd lr 'l`eny zx`tz' lra) xaepci`w l`eny iax oe`bd
.xeqi` eze`a xdfen epi` envr liyknd m` ,xeqi`a exiag zlykda 'leykn ozz `l xer iptl' xeqi`
xeqi` epi` dxiara xg` zlykd xeqi` Ð yxcnd zia iyaeg oia geexd xaqdd itk Ð xacay dxaqd
`ly mieqn xeqi`a xdfen mc`y myky 'xeir iptl'c e`la dxez dzlib `l` ,envrl cnerd ycg
in ,`linn .epyri xg` mc`y mexbl ,e n v r x e q i ` e z e ` m e y n xdfen `ed jk ,envra ezeyrl
.ezlef lr deevn epi`y xnege lw ,envrl dxdf`d llka epi`y
xdfen epi`y iptn ,'leykn' xcba xacd oi` liyknd df itlky meyn ike :oiadl yi oiicry `l`
,`nlrc zeleykn x`yn sicr `l ipgex 'leykn'y i`ce `ld ?exiag z` liykdl el xzen `di ,eilr
jk) ?df e`l meyn dxeq`y (miyecw Ð mipdk zxeza) exn` ,zpbed dpi`y dvr zpizp lr elit` `lde
.(dq wgvi xkfae f,`t b"g xfrig`a ednz
'xeir'd iptl leykn zpizp `ed cg`d ote`d ;'eke 'xeir iptl' ly mibeq ipy oia licadl yi i`ce `l`
oia ,ipgex leykna oia inyb leykna oia ,ote` lka xeq` i`ce dfe .epnn rcei exiag oi`y ,xaca
beqa `l` mikiiy mpi` l`enyÎzpen`d ixac lk .e`l m` oia ,liyknd itlk 'leykn' `edy xaca
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et-dt mitc Ð zenai
envr liyknd m`y ycig dfa .ea utge xacl rcen dldyk s` exiagl xeqi` znixb Ð `edy ,ipyd
l"pd 'wgvi xkf'l l"q dfa s`e .my xfrig`) .epyriy exiagl mexbl mb xdfen epi` ,xeqi` eze`a xdfen epi`
.(lykpa `l` liykna aygzdl xazqn oi`y
`ly x`ean epziibeqa mipey`x dnk ixacn j` ,'l`eny zpen`'d ly ezxaq zrcl ep`xd ik s`e
meyn zxdfeny dil wetiz ,ax xn` dcedi axcn dy`l xeqi` cenll jixv recn :eywdy ,eixack
yper oi` 'xeir iptl' meyny (cere `"ahixe `"ayx ,o"anxa oey`x uexiz) evxze ?ezliykny ,'xeir iptl'
ypere ihxt e`l `ed `xnba oeicde ,'zellkay e`l' lr oiwel oi`e ipllek e`l `edy meyn ,zewln
iptl' ly xeqi` dilr did ,xeqi` eze`a deevn dy`d dzidy `lel s`y mdixacn rnyn ixd .zewln
dppi` s`y xne` iziid ,zxdfen `id mb dy`dy cenild `lely uxzl siqed o"anxd mpn` .'xeir
eyxtl mb yi ik m` ,l`enyÎzpen`d ly eyecig itl eixac yxtl yi `nye .mixg` zlykd lr deevn
.(ck `"g qibpra x"fxbd iyecig ;ax b"g xteq mzg z"ey 'r) .zexg` mikxca
xnbp xak eci lry dxwn oial ,jk xg` epyri exiagy ,exiagl xeqi` zhyed oia wlgl mewn mb yie
oecipd `ed dfke .'l`eny zpen`'d xaic `l dfa `nye ,xzei xeng `peeb i`d ikay ,dzr xeqi`d
(cng icy 're .my xfrig` i"tr) .epziibeqa
dt sc
enke .ycew-mr-l`xyia ,efn dlrnl ef ,zebxcne zelrn xyr Ð 'laan elr oiqgei dxyr'
wlg lhp l`xyin cg` lke .milk zkqn yixa opzck) mdl zpzipd l`xyi ux`a yi 'zeyecw xyr' ok
mb df cbpke .(recik ,'ux` eyxi mlerl Ð miwicv mlk jnre' Ð xzeia dzegtd dbxcnay dfl mb ,ux`a
dhn-ze`av cbpk ,(f,a dxezd iceqi Ð m"anx 're .miyxcna `zi`ck) zeyecw xyr yi dlrn `ava
,l`xyi llka zebxcn xyr miiepn 'mklk meid miavp mz`' xcqa oke .`"yxdn i"tr) .l`xyi llk ody
zwcvae ,miavp Ð wicv ixta mhxty itk ,yng len yng ,zexacd zxyrl od miliawne ,yng len yng
.(onfd cnina zeyecw xyr dpn mb mye ,41 'nr ,d 'miyecw l`xyi'a r"re .lx wicvd
et Ð dt mitc
'mexzl zeyx zpzep iell d`eypd l`xyi za'
,dxf `dze .xyrna `le dnexza lk`z `l Ð iell odk za oke …odkl zqxe`n iel za' (a"r)
zpzep dpi` Ð ipzwc 'zlke` dpi`' i`n :zyy ax xn` … ?xyrna dlk` `l in dxf
mkziae mz` ,mewn lka ez` mzlk`e :`ipzde .oi` ?zeyx zpzep d`eypc llkn .mexzl zeyx
Ð 'mexzl zeyx zpzepy l`xyi za d`eyp lr cnil Ð
zeyx zpizp hwp dnl x`al yie .dlra ly xyrn mexzl ,dgelyl Ð 'zeyx zpizp' yxit i"yx
`ed heyt df xac m`e ?dlra zexita zexyrne zenexz yixtdl dzekf mvr z` hwp `le ,mexzl
ody dn lr oinxez dy`de carde xikyde oad' :m"anxd wqty enke) aezkd on cenil jkl jixv oi`e
xe` xtqa dnz el` zedinz Ð ?xg`l zeyx zpizp lr cgein cenil mikixv recn ,ok m` ,('oilke`
.'i"yx yexit itl `ibeqd oian ippi` ,xac seq' :azke ,(ai,c zenexz) gny
yixtdl dlekiy rcei iziid mpn` aezkd on cenild `lely (fl 'iq seq a"g xfrig`) yxtl azky in yi
oicl dpic zencl mewn did ik ,jk lr gily gelyl dleki `id oi` j` ,dizepefnn zexyrne zenexz
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et-dt mitc Ð zenai
,ok it lr s` ,mipexg`d ekix`dy enk ,el mikiiy eiptl miybend milk`nd oi`y it lr s`y ,gxe`
df lk mpn` .eizexit owzl zexyrn yixtdl lekiy (my 'exiae `,f i`nc dpyn 'r) inlyexia x`ean
ixack ,'oennd lra'l `l` gily zepnl zeknq oi`y ,leki epi` gily gelyl j` ,envra yixtdl
dlekie ,mnvr milrak Ð dyxtda dy`d oicy xnel mkziae mz` aezkd `a okle .oihiba 'qezd
.jk lr gily gelyl
dxez dz`yry epi` ,dlra zexitn dy`d zyxtd ly df oic xcby (o`k 'iav xd'a 'x) mixaeqd yi mpn`
.dyxtdd lr dlra ly d g i l y k ` i d i x d ` l ` , m i l r a k
dl oi` ,dgen dlra m`y dxaqd cvn d`xp ,milrak dxez dz`yry dxcbdd itl mby ,yibcdl yi
.(eh,f zexyrn) yi` oefga zehiyta azky enke .xyrl zeyx
axra zevnd on dlg yixtdl egkyy oecipa Ð 'iav xd'a azk Ð ef dl`yn zeraepd zeklydd zg`
dn Ð bbeya aeh meiae zaya yixtndy reci ixde .dlg dy`d dyixtd aeh mei zqipk xg`le ,gqt
yi ,'milra'k `idy `le 'zegily' oiprk `ed dyxtda dzekf lk m`y xnel yiy `l` .ieyr dyry
mle`e .`xwirn dliha zegilyde 'dxiar xacl gily oi`' llkd o`k lg xeqi`a dyrp xacdyky oecl
.zexyrne zenexz oiprl milrak `idy dxez dycig ixdy ,ef dl`ya oecl mewn oi` xfrig`d zrcl
mc` leki m` (`l oihib) minkge `lnb oa `"x ewlgp :(my) gny-xe`a azk `xnbd ixaca ycg yexit
zeyx zpizpa m` ik yixtdl leki oi` minkg zrcl .odkl zexiyi ,eizexitn xyrn-znexz yixtdl
i`kfy lk ,mzhiyle .iell miribnd xyrnd zexitn lhpidl dpic xyrn-znexz ixdy ,ield on
:`ziixad ixac z` yxtl yi jk ,z`f xe`l .xyrn znexz yixtdl zeyx zzl i`kf ,xyrnd zlawa
lral zeyx ozil mb dlekiy epcnl ,('mkziae mz`') zexyrn lawl ield zy` z` dxez dzkify jkn
.odkl xyrn znexz yixtdl zexitd
`l` Ð llk dzlik` oic oiprl o`k xaecn oi` ixde ,'lk`z `l' dpynd oeyl c`n zayiizn dfa
.zeyx zpizp oic ep` mirney epnny ,mkziae mz` …eze` m z l k ` e ' weqtd oeyl z` dhwpy
lawl oiicr dlekiy `xaqd cvn d`xp ,iel za `idy odk zy` ixdy ,xaca oeir mewn yiy `l`
xnel jixve .zeyx ozil dleki mby i`ce df itle .`icdl epzibeqa o"anxd azk oke .oey`x xyrn
dl oi` ,dlra zeyxl dqpkp `l cery oeiky ,iell zqxe`nd odk zal wx miqgizn zyy ax ixacy
(gtw) oycd znexza `aend `qxbd on ,`ziixad yexita eixac jnq `iadl yi .my y"e`) .zexyrna oiicr zekf
.(ixii` ikda `xwc ,di`x ef oi` j` . ' x y r n z n e x z mexzl zeyx zpzepy'
et sc
ze`xtxte mixe`a mipipr
rciedi oa xtqa Ð 'miel mipdk e`xwp zenewn drax`e mixyra :iel oa ryedi 'x xn`c' (a"r)
`ed zerh xyt`e .ytgp m` c"k `evnl dywe' .zenewn `"i `l` c"k `vn `le ytigy xird
.'qetcd zqxba
'r Ð zenewn dnka dbltd z`xedk df xtqn epivny enk ,`ed `wec e`le ieaix lr zexedl drax`e mixyr ehwp ile`e)
.(`p zekxa Ð miycg micbn ;my `"yxdne miig zxezae 'iwext drax`e oixyr …`ziiyew rax`e oixyr' ct n"a
mield mixhye :xn`py ,mield on `l` mixhey micinrn eid `l dlgza :`cqg ax xn`'
'mkiy`xa miaxd mixheye' :xn`py ,l`xyin `l` mixhey oicinrn oi` eiykr .mkiptl
dpic oipra ,miield ly mzcin `id jkc ,dxezd lbc miwdl ,mrd z` zecxl mixheyl mdy …' Ð
(i'b`l`t g"xl Ð ig lk ipir) .'lbrae ,awri za
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