eidiy xyt`c rnyn' :'`xnb ilra ,dpyn ilra ,`xwn ilra eqpki' my exn`y dn lr g a"a y"yxd zedbda r"r
`lce .zipy ile` aey edl`y `xw `lc mxnr oa ozpei iax eaiydyk oke .`xwn ilra `le `xnb ilra e` dpyn ilra
`aena 'r Ð `xwn cenil lr cer .'`xwna k"k ci mdl oi`e miwqete q"ya epipnf ilecb zvwn lr fea oikteyy oze`k
.(gk zekxaa
bv
sc
i`nl Ð miaeh minie zezay el` Ð minid lk jiwl` 'd z` d`xil cnlz ornl :`ipzc'
Ð '…`zkld
cnlz ornl 'ek jiwl` 'd iptl zlk`e xyrn zlik`a aezky dna l"f ipwf ixen itn izrny'
.zay zlik`a `ed oke ,d`xi icil mc`d `ian dyecwa devn zlik` ik dfn cnlp Ð d`xil
d`xpe .'eke 'cnlz ornl' l"pd weqta zenai 'nba l"fx efnx oky ,eita zn`e .eixac o`k cr
zelik`d lkl dyecwe d`xi `ian milyexia 'd iptl lk`py xyrny enk ik ,y"nk fnxd
iptl xy` oglyd df' mdilr xn`py miaeh minie zezay zlik` ok enk …zenewnd lkay
.onfd zpigaa dfe mewn zpigaa df .minid lk zelik`l dyecwe d`xi `ian ''d
iniae ,oitqena zepaxwd xikfdl aeh meie zay zlitza l"fg epwzy mrhd dfy xnel okzie
dyrnd inia zepaxwd yxey xxerl gk oi`y meyn Ð oicinzd dlitza oixikfn oi` dyrnd
(l"vf oilaeln odkd wecv 'x ixtqa zeax minrt `vnp a"eike .`"pxz ,ev Ð zn` zty) .'zaya enk
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lr opgzne cner `ede ,el oi` oae eini inca bxdpy xega melga eil` dlbpy ,l"vf oiel dix` iaxa dyrn
dy`d d`ae ,mixacd ezn`zd xexia xg`l .zxg` dpicna `ypil zcnerd ezy`l dvilg xcql eytp
.xg`l d`yipe dzpicnl dxfg okn xg`l wxe ,dnail dvlge dvx`
:xinz l`eny c"erl dix` 'x ly eazknn rhw dpd
ly iriaya ,ziyilyd mrtd ef xy`k ,il gexie ixrv z` dgiy` iaed` icici dzre …'
il xqen l"f iwqahq mdxa` yecwd z` inelga izi`xe izncxp ,dlild zevg xg` gqt
xeq`e bg meidy el izxn` .`exwle geztl ipnn ywane dery ly mzega mezg azkn
m` ipnn l`ye ,dt-lra il cibiy epnn izywae izxn`e ,ytp gewit dfy il xn`e .rexwl
azknd gwl .bga genyl devn ,daxc` ,xeq`y gha :el izxn` ?bga zekal xzen
.`xwe ogleydn
xzen axra :ipnn l`ye .xeq` ik el izxn` ?aeh meia zeyrl xzen dvilg :l`ye cer xfge
…xtqa oiirl jixv ip` df lr ik izayde ?jxcd hxi ik zeyrl
eixed z` izxwa `ly izaeg ici iz`vi `l ile` ,jeap jk lk ippd ?icici jl xne` dn
dpebr `idy caln ik ,yecwd ly eig`l uelgz dpnl`d ezy`y ote` dfi`a elczyiy
,c`n mirp `l l"f yecwd gepndl mby `l` ,c`n dlecb dlyknde ,uelgzy cr ozgzdln
.el dceb` `idy miyecwd mixtqa `aenk
eizi`xy mrt lka ik .mixvwe mi`l ixace azek ip`y drya zecrex ici ik icici il oin`z
.dprha il` `a mrt lka ik uiwda ilr rityd melga
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fv-ev mitc Ð zenai
oeilrd mlera gex zgpa xacd xenbl mipte`d lka elczyiy eixed ala ozie mgxi z"iyd
(222 'nr 'did wicv yi`' jezn) .l"f mpal
s`e mdiiga mixiq` mxbqnn `ivedl ,miznd mre miigd mr cqg lenbl wicv eze`l dlblbzp dlecb zekf
.mzzin xg`l 'mixiq`'
ev
sc
`l m` ip` dinz ,xn` ,`nqiw oa iqei iax my dide ,oznga dxez xtq rxwpy …' (a"r)
'ded oke ,miakek zcear ef zqpkd zia didi
ecbpk dpiky oi` eli`k qrekd lk mixcpa exn`y enk ,zqpkd zian dpikyd wgec qrkdy Ð
(`"yxdn i"tr) …miwl` oi` …et` dabk ryx xn`py
`veik mixace zerxe`n ea mixveie mewnd lr mirityn ,mieqn mewna mieedd zerxe`ndy ixd Ð
lbeqne xwie jkefn mewnd dyrpe ,yecwe gv xie` mixvei devn ixac Ð daeh dcna oke .mda
.(dnx hlx bkx `rw Ð wicvd zwcv :r"re .eqz 'nr ux`d ixt i"tr) .miaeh mixacl
fv sc
eitn dreny xac mixne`y mkg cinlz lk :i`gei xa oerny iax meyn opgei iax xn`c'
Ð 'xawa zeaaec eizezty ,dfd mlera
exn`y in xagzne ,eitn dreny xac mixne` xy`ke ,dzin da jiiy `l dxezd ik :yexit'
eiztyy cr miigd el `ian jkle ,miig `idy dxezd ici lr ,miigd l` enyn dkldd
.'eke dzin ea jiiy oi`y xaca miigd l` xeaig el yi ixdy ,xawa zeaaec
dnka gkeny enke ,ixacd gk lr wx ,znd seb on miztyd md 'zeaaec eizty' yexit oi`e
iyecig) .'miiw x`yp ixacd ytp jk miiw ytpdy enke ,ytpd gk `ed ixacd gk ik zenewn
(b`xtn l"xdnl zecb`
.ezlefl aihdle ritydl miiga ekxck ,miiga dxeyw mkg cinlze wicvd ytp cinz ik' Ð
,enyn dkld xac exn`i xy`k cegiae minkg icinlza waczdl ecxtp `l mzena s` jkle
mlv `edy dpeilr dxeva lkye ,ilkya gexe ,gexa zwaczn xawa zx`ypd miigd ytp f`
.'zaaec miwl`
jkle …my zcnere micnela my zyalzn wicvd znyp f` eitn dreny xac mixne`yk' Ð
dreny xac mixne`d micnela mlerd dfae ,igvpd mler ;zenler ipya xcc opixn` xity
(fh f yac zexri) .'inxbc `lada xawa seba zyalzn mbe .eitn
ytp zpiga yi ,zenewn dnka l"fgn d`xpd itk ik ,yxtl xyt` eheyta elit` dpde …' Ð
l"fgy epivny dfe .sebd did myy mewna ,xawa dwec`y ('zindad' e` 'zipeigd') dpezgzd
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