evxy ,eizexqenl geztl cec mr i"yd dyry ze`ltp `ed ik Ð 'eke zipenr `le ipenr
dzid oiicr ,l`xyi lkl lecbd oic ziaa drawpe dkld dxnbp `ly onf lke .exq`l miwlegd
…ok dkldd drawp melyd eilr jlnd cec zekfae ,dietx dkld
mb dkfn `ed ,dkef cg` m` ,zerxe`ne zegtyn daxdl rbepc zegtyn qegi oiprl rbepa mbe
jke .ldwa `eal exiznd eze` zrck oic ziaa wqtpe dkldd xnbp didiy enr mixg`d lk
r"r .gi ,l"vf oilaeln odkd v"xl mixteq ixac) .'qgein zeidl zekfl lkei mingx ici lry ,izlaw
.(en zxaeg Ð :`i zekna `aena
gr sc
dxiibzdy zxaern
…'dliah jixv oi` dpa Ð dxiibzpy zxaern zixkp'
dpi`e ,xaerl dliren zxaernd zliah ,'en` jxi e`l Ð xaer' xaeqy in itl s`y `xnba x`ean
.elecib `ed jky meyn ,mind oial epia dvivg dedn
zliah dncw eppecipa ixdy .carica zexb ezexb ,lny iptl lahy xby o`kn giked (fn lirl) o"anxd
jxev lk oi` xaerd xeiba ezrcly ,ef di`x dgc (my sqei iwenpa `aen) d"`xd eli`e .ezlinl xaerd
.lxr l`xyi zlin `l` ,xwir lk zexb zlin dppi` clepykl ezline .dawpk `ed ixde ,dlina
ezcil zrae ,lenipyk `l` icedi oad oi` ,o"anxd zrcl ,xaerd zexb dlg izn ewlgpy x`ean ixd
`ed xaer ezeid zra xak m` xewgl mewn yie) .icedi `ed ixd ezcila xak d"`xd zrcle ,`ed ieb
oa m`d Ð dkldl dpin `wtpe .(mipexg`a 'r Ð ezcila `l` lretl z`vei zexibd oi` `ny e` ,icedi
,xiibzp lenipy zra wx ixdy ,dyxei epi`y d`xp o"anxd zrcl ;dzzin xg`l en` z` yxii df
.dpyxii Ð d"`xle .f` did ycgn clepy ohwke
dzexb onfay ixd 'en` jxi xaer' xne`d zrcl la` ,'`ed en` jxi e`l xaer'y cvd itl df lk ,mpn`
.xac lkl icedid dpa `ed ixd clepy dryay `hiyte ,dixa`n xa`k did
gikedl yi mpn` .rxken xacd oi`e ,e`l m` 'en` jxi xaer' mihwep m` mipey`xd ewlgp dkldl
:icedi `ed ixd clepy cin ,df xaery xaeqy zenewn dnkn r"eyd ixacn
.dpa z` oiln d`ad zayl ,zaya dclie dxiibzdy zxaerny (d,`ly g"e`) r"eyd oeyln rnyn .`
.dpnfa zayd z` dgecd icedi wepiz zlink `l` ef oi`y gkene .zayd z` dgec dpi` xb zlin ixde
dxiibzdy ,epiid) dyecwa mzcile dyecwa `ly mzxedy mine`z mig`y (c,hqx c"ei) r"eyd wqt .a
xeqi`a ipyd lr dxeq` cg`d zy`y ,zeixr ixeqi` oiprl daxiw mdipia yi ,(dngxa mcera mn`
.md micedi mn`n mz`va xaky o`k mb x`ean .'g` zy`'
l`xyia mgx xht llka `ed ixdy ,`ed xeka m` oeicta aiig df celiy (a,dy c"ei) r"eyd wqt .b
oeicta aiigzi `ly d`xp ,ezlin onfn wx xbk epecp m`e .dzcil zrya dzid dicedi en`y meyn
.dycg zednl didp jk xg`e ,ezcila icedi did `l ixdy
ixack `ly .en` z` yxei df oay (ai c"ei oeivl xe`) l"vf le`y `a` v"ax oe`bd wqt el` zei`x gkn
.dyxei epi`y dkldl wqty (my `aen .ckx c"ei iav xd) l"vf wpxt t"vxbd
dxe`kl ixde ,carica dliren dlinl dncwy dliahy ,lirl z`aend o"anxd zrck wqt `"nxdy s`y ,my xiaqde]
x`ean ,l"pd zenewnd dylya r"eyd ixac lr biyn epi` `"nxdy oeik ,ok it lr s` ,ezlina `l` icedi `ed oi` o"anxdl
jxi e`l' xn`c o`nn `ed ezgked lk ,o"anxde ,'en` jxi xaer'y meyn enrhy `l` .dligzn icedi oady dcen `ed mby
.['en`
.dl ze` zeaezk mixery uaew ;a,k zexrd uaew r"re
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gr sc Ð zenai
oicd xewn (i"yxa o`k `aen) ixtqa x`ean Ð 'mler xeqi` oxeqi`e ,oixeq` oipizpe oixfnn' (a"r)
mlerl xeq` ipenry myk ,ipenrn xfnn ixiyr Ð ixiyr dey-dxfbn ,mler cr xeq` xfnny
ldwa el `ai `l ixiyr xec mb `l` yexta xn`p `l aezka mpn`e .xfnnd mb jk ,yexta aezkk
?ipenrae xfnna xn`pd ,'ixiyr xec'a aezkd zpeek idn zn`a oiadl yie .'d
exn`y enk .mecwd xecd ly ezrtyde egek lha zexec dxyr ixg`y zenewn dnkn cenll ozip
jk xg`y rnyn .'dinw d`nx` dfaz `l ixc dxyr cr Ð `xeib :iypi` ixn`c epiid' (cv oixcdpq)
,mdxa` cr gpne gp cr mc`ny zexec dxyr oipr dfe .oey`xd eia`l zekiiy el oi` xaky ,xzen
.mipey`xd zexiarn ea oi`y ixnbl ycg xecl did jixvy
oey`xd xecd ly mzndef dwqty xg`l mb ,epiid ,`eai `l ixiyr xec s`y dxez dazk mrhd dfn
(iy 'nr ,dpei dlr) .mler xeqi` Ð oxeqi`y ip` rney `linne ,ldwa `eal xeq`
iax xn` ?mler xeqi` oxeqi`e oixeq` oixfnn :opz op` `de .iig `l `xfnn :`ped ax xn` oke…'
rici `le ricic ,iig `l Ð rici `lc ,iig Ð ricic ,dcedi axc dipin il `yxtn icicl :`xif
ly ze`ivn zkiiyy zenewn dnkn gikedl yiy it lr s` Ð 'iig `l ith ,iig ixc `zlz cr Ð
daege zekfa ielz xacdy xyt` Ð (a,a r"d` r"ey :`i oileg .gp a"a .er oiyeciw oiir) dreci dpi`y zexfnn
xen`k ,ixyt` izla xacd oi` `ld `iyew i`ne ,'opz op` `de' `xnba el`yy dne .xecd lye ely
`l drc dze` itl ,ig epi` reci-xfnn meyy oizrc-`wlqc dn itl `wec `xnbd zl`yy xyt` Ð
.daege zekfa xacd ielz ,drinh yyg meyn lkdy wiqny dn itl la` ,daege zekfa ielz did
mze` lkae .'rici `l' llka df oi` aey ,xfnn ezeid lr mirceid micr ipy yi m`y ,xnel xyt` cer
(cl,` r"d` yi` oefg) .mirceid miyp` my-i` yiy xnel yi zenewn
,cal le`y lr wx ctqd mey `xwna epivn `lc ab lr s`' Ð 'dkldk ctqp `ly Ð le`y l`'
zn`ae .mpexxkf od od mdixac Ð miwicvl ytp oiyer oi` (f"d milwyc a"t) inlyexia epivnc xnel yi
gqepn dlgzd df dide .(ak dinxi) eced iede oec` ied ,zeg` iede ig` ied wx ctqd mey `xwna epivn `l
,zcgein dpiw cec eilr opiwc ,le`yae .menig zrya ika xxerl ,mrd oend ita zlbxen zg` dpiw
.le`y ly eceaka leflf dfe .excrda ytpd zelrtzde zeybxzd eilr exab `le eaiygd `lc gken
(zeig u"xdn iyecig) .xexa dfe .zcgein dpiw eilr opiwy dna ,dkldk ctqp `ly dfa epeeke
mipcy mewna :i"yx Ð 'elrt my ehtyn xy`a Ð elrt ehtyn xy` ,ux` iepr lk 'd z` eywa
.eizewcv lret oixikfn my ,mc`d
mr cgia l-` ixxdk jzwcv ,dwcvdd zcin mr d`ae dkexk `ed jexa yecwd ly htynd zcin
mb ok lre .ehtyn mb yiy minrt ,elret xy`a Ð `qib jci`l xacd `ed oke .dax medz jihtyn
.oicd meine htynd zni`n `xil el yi ,zeax zeiekf lrae wicv mc`
zyxcke ,'d riyez dndae mc` …jihtyn …jzwcv :ze`xwnd jynda daezkd `id ,dverid dvrde
oicd on lvip zeltiyde deprd ici lr Ð dndak mnvr miniyne zrca minexrd mc` ipa el` :l"fx
wcv eywa Ð elrt ehtyn xy` ux`d iepr lk 'd z` eywa :oey`xd `xwna oke .htynay dywd
.'d s` meia exzqz ile` , d e p r e y w a
xqen zegiy)
.oic ly ewnern 'd s` meia xzqdl Ð deprd zcin lr dcear Ð mikxcd zg` idef
(b"lyz ,gk xn`n (uial`eny)
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