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TjK (c oShK - UK^ `y^j)

"c oShK - UK^ `y^j# N TjK cvoa

a\ KN `y^jRh cuNbN  cvoa NojaN\K U^KR oK`. cZ ^jR vhu^qOj NbZN ha d`^K.

`y^jRh cuNbN TjK d`^o? vhu^ c^`o^jN  kNjkaa qK_boh?

 cuNKkb ovl ab`ohN T`ok`. pa\o Rb, ha  psho Tua Ns aN uhKR ^l`. ha oTNa  d^ oKRhKRb (uj oShK a spelling aa cNa) ha _uou ceK oKRhKRb a oauNc\ `RhR hk`. uj "d^, chK# acZN a oauk phK h\^K`. Anyhow they have to prove thier merits to win my favour.

ceKka, d^dYka, Rc flashes of beauty oah, NK`h oujoj Uhaok ok, hK\ uKZoKY cYj. ceKk uKZoKY uwK, e`K, c\c\ uwK.  dYk K`jb uKZoKY^ jNb w`hb upcvh. ZKZp `y^j Rhb ch^KR Nhvh. oZk K`K oaTYN\  K`b NbcKTNa aa, aa c[N ohob .

a fj p^\Nh hZok `y^jRhb T\bN on aN hq\. "haTY N _N o^oh]K ohKUoK`. p ha h]TjK oKZ` aNaa ... ... hab Tu a\a p^Kk ha Ncoa` hRa? bcKUK`.#

oa, ha Ncoa` hRh. kNb Nc\ojua ouhK haN hk`. K^ohNa ha Ndb T\RlRK`  uwoa ~sb cN hbN ]R^N cK\^j oK\^aK. ha `RjK^ `NkN arKT K`oa h d^ oKRhKca.

ha c\ qh~Nj. haN c\-- God is in His Heaven All is right with the world.

uh\a qh uhcK  ccKTK. `b, `b c`_b crKTojua ouhKRb, hKRb, haN Nac\k`. aa? aa qh\ N question mark Tu uKT\.  question mark ^a usNhN `hblU "pZ `K^? oa e` Nh]oa ooxhoa?# b crKUK`.

%omkKU Rkgco oUK`, T\ qh owo!& b `y^jRh.

"K^ K`oa chomoa coTY  ompZ?  usNhNoa e`oK`?# b aa.

Z kUKT\K^ ha `s cop` blU o`^b dK`K`. uh. aa K^oK`N K^ k^R RTNaa ohaNh`.

 d^dYj psho N\ oN` ~``s.

"T\K\!  K`j K^ kl^o. K^ w`hK cZh pZk. K^ uwKR, ujoa oYk Tdh?# b ha NYNKYah  cuNoK^.

"bo; aa Tva  Np^K,  K`K, Nb  dYjd\ oujoj, ^jj om ohK om cok  UNZ--#

jdYk ^lcoNa  coa clUa cj \c pac\^K` NoR aN.

"K`N\ol  cj?# b oK\c\^a aa.

a Uac\ hh^j cucjj a ^om Tkm \v oKZ, b`Nm^ o o kUoU  jdYj d\^oKZ -  cj \c, "KN c\NoKh?# a ^l hc.

h_ ^ho^ h_ pb, c_h_ "a\ cjl NaN\`# b qcj TuNaa. a N dYj^ va~_ Z ouK` a\?

\ cjp`, Na^lp`, ^laK^ e`^No`bR Tua uKKca, `bNK^ Nh]oa qhbp` K^ NcK!

" \c kNd^ ^lcob dc Z cjTNKYK`? K^ K`jdYj Z us o^h?# b TjR KZh `y^jRh.

K`K oKZ oK`,  d^ e ch]c ^NaK^ c\u ahNoa a phkdl,  dYkb UaUa aNl hKZb ^a lKRaKkN _uNRlRhKZ, ha w`h oqjK ^luNoT.

"aa literary cosmopolitan b# ah `y^jRh.  cosmopolitanism a hTak N`; a Thl, aa N\ `hKT RlRaK^ oqjo chRK`.

aa hua o`Z NaKU aa ha Merit oa hTh^R RhKTRlRhKZ, ha NKZN  omkb K`o ^cKTNk`b ^l`? ZKYc\  dYjN uK`KTNK\ oKYK`  oho w`hK?

 N^N~to`j chThchjNa Kj. omN ` Tua q^^o. chThk blUdojuap Tkoah. Nb  N^N~sk K\dojuK` ` k`. phN ^oNa d^p cbNho. ^oNa N^p cbNho. `h`soq^  N^No`k NhKk oKZoKZh.

NjK ohb ^aK^Y ` _uNuK` KZh `K^ohN boNb, oh^Kka Vested interests ka ohh`.

"cZN ew - oh U^ puh] o\KckN ^jdhTaa o\Ra#

Fashions ohh. Nb, oh^o, N`jb^ao, ahN bhNhKT oKN^aK, K^K, vhK, Za blUoKZh.

 dYl pa ^YuKUac\k oZkb hvb RhKU, uj ^jR~t, ~t ohoo, Np^jy]o pZka oK`b RwKU oZ cah`h]NuK `y^jRh ^w^wc\h.  N[a c`ka NojKNhl, uw dK\_b, ho^TNN, w`hKkKU oT coN, K`bN, hKRjchN uTKR, uZR d\a  dYjNa Np^K N\oKYK`? c\ a br^dhK pYKZ, uj~oa ~sk Tc\bN qNkbo\ Nsoa ~sb chzRv\b. oTaKk Tckbo\ c`K hv\. uwKR K`Koa uN, pjoa eYj, aRj aouhK. oasj pKR ^o qhhc K`pNhl K`oa eYjNK` `TNKZh, ^o oauNc oKNhb hKNoa oYjoaN ohR chTNKZh, Za Tkvh ^o ~oqa^b c`jKNhjoaN ohcTjb Tv\ Np. ` p^KRoK` ^jR vhu^Kk. N\N\ ~Ro^b, Tk ohN ~h^b, chR d^ KNdYl ^cu, ^Na ^jR Np^K  pohNK`N ouK`.

 dYl dY ja\o Rb, pZN Np^huoRb `soo^o cYk`. b mbKT hp ^l cok, ~h d_o^Kk, Ua c\Tj Njk, cucjj Uhaok, ab, ab, ohR _uNb, boj w`hj ^cak dRTuNb U_Nc\ h hdb dK`h.

\oN fh \oN ^K\

KZ, oYk pk` Nb, oa TojN o^K -  \ca ~hKTkb ^l o`a, o co buxh^K, "a aaa. ~hK k`o, ao `Nkb oKYh kNKkN hk`. UNZb Tu ~hc\N. a aaa N`# a ^l hT hK, b pac\^h. "o# a ^a hh_ cjcN c_vh hK^ K`oa dYj uhK^ e`j clN ^l NK[uhK g\ u~oKk K^k^N hKN ^b p^Kk b cojR pNuuK` o hhR`h? ^l, g\jo jNa coN qeKk, RaKk hcK _uNa h dYl, c_ hKZKU, c_ h_ pb, pb ay^k a\ pqpKTb ^o bhy] R]b h dYj Nd`KTh.  `so ohKTb Uacjj w`h ohoK,  kNNa~oc UNka o`fhb ua^ u u~oK kb bhj^o, kN_^oa ch]chsj Th^a~ob ^o h dYk c_gKgvh. cnN, ajRN, ~ajN, omNmjN,  uohbN oaukKU  ~oK ou  ~oK dYjNK` ohK` h uj aok, Nbmk Nlu.

a\Z hK`Rb, KZN dc ho\oKZ KN kNKaKU ^ob qjp cY\bN, `hKT\bN `RoUa vK`hhOR TuNaoh.  dYj pKZoKZ, ^l uK^sK, Z N]KU  cooh ^a ^\jp`N, NplK^kN oT\ a `^K, pae\^h. ^a dc oKZhKR, Uhao, Tc, b KZN ojR. ^a `cK. ^b Tu uK^sc\boh uK~oK. o NKZN ^a Rk `oo ^aNuK hcKdK` ^aT^k ok\. aZ aRhN^ ujkaa Na a` uK^s poNK\ dk`. cjj ~hoaNoT. KN cja Z dsKT\oa `Rjc\oT. Nb dloN dojaNa, djc\\K Z ^c`, Z cj NjR\K sKkN dha  o^~oK NjRNoa`.  co, uK^so oaub ohKTN oao. cjb R^R Tu ocN kNdha,  g\ cob aK`KT _he\ kNdha, c\  bota g\aKU  \d,  Uhao ^l w`hb ^ge ThNoa`. dhRo^ Neh, Nek UYcN, ubo T\\o cjNa No ha,  cj cjc oau oaN N\, cN^ oK\N oa`. cjbNb  g\b abTu \cKT ^jjN c^NKR ahNKk N cY reserve hoK\jb a q.

^a omo hYfha, ^a `h`hka, ^ab RhpKTom, cjNhKTohoh kb NNa,K`hN ^a kNoa ^acj ^a uK^K, ^aoc T^j uK`, ^ab^c ohb "o# b cjo`. ^a `N. ^akdj cjN Nac\o, ^ab uwKTN`, ^a cjN K`K, `oK. ` ^l ^c. ^l w`hKkb  qhK  dYjK^ ohKUK`.

chj co, ^l cjj co  us d`kbN Tk ubw^j. K^ usKUa qh w`hbN Z ^ck`, Za  cok K^N ^bp_h\oa` k`, chjN, ^jjN K`oja ay^joka "cZN?# a cq^ a`R chj, ^jj o`N^ah  pqc KTl.  bhK^has]o`a Np^o Z w`hbKU w`hbN, NK[bKU NK[bN cjN^K`.

cjjN dYj hhYoKZ voaoa cbN`. oxNp No\K Tj uj~oa cb `bNa.  kNb N^R ^a TYTu, hoh hKNN, ^a^ `eTk\  ohThkb K`kbN `^c\ `aK^ ^akN _uNojbTu cug\ ^^b _hR  Np pKTRj\? oN `y^j, oN ZRh ^c!

hKRj, Raj pb cj, chau^j oj N\ Tqa a `hc cNj^ h K`b uoahKTNo\K, aoaK, ~hK, uwK, `sK kb w`hK^ c_us uK`abN `h cjN\K,  o` c`jK oNchuK`? UohN ZRh Np^oa uh?

^l oOK cjN o`Z Yfo. ^l o\ hj, ^l NplK^ o`Z Welcome, ^l Uhao ^N o`Z ojR. ^l o`Z cjckKT K`NKYK` cj, b`kKU ^akN ojNoa us xab.  aZN, chj ua^ao`aN aK\h ufhoRh, cjj aojN `y^jRh, g.p.ahuKxhoRh, ^jj w`h uK`ab clNKTK`N `y^jR hNh bKTh ^jR`qbN.

 d^dYj ^mc^jk ko. pZNuo N u ^hU, c`^lU, cK\^l bhpKU \`N ajRcj  c_Nk o`KT hY oh Thk`.  d^ ~K\hoK^ u w`hKka blUdhK`.  w`hK aqhoa qhhKk hhNoK`. K`oj `y^jRh ^K`h.  dYj aKRNhb dK`\bN Njo, cK\^j ~K^hj.

NjK ohd^K`. TjK hob, a\ hjjc cjjN jdYjd\ ^jjkh. p`paK hob  d^dYl emk Thbh. phqlKRKRh hob p^K^oj ^khNY dYj d\\o obou ubok Th^ah.  apa aRhN^k o`Koka  dYj arvhb `y^jRh ~hK. cK\^j pZb Thbh. dohj pZb bhuvh. p fashion N`b, d^NjcaZob, pZN RhoKk`b, ^khNZ oRjcZ oRTu NkbN uhdhahNb, N NcjoK`N hoKZ  dYk ocNo ho\bN.

 dYj N NpRb, Noh_Rb Na\ huapNo. `qeKbKU `qfbN ooj yhaK kb uj amkc\, om a~oj, N^dYka, c`jKka, o^oh]Kka ohj TK` blUdhah. pZavh dRYNK`, on cjTNRj` `qK?

db NjKkblU cThKkN oUa  Ral oKRhKk Nlcou oZNvaK Nlc`oKZ,  cK\^j KRNhKTh. dYk K`KoK`b KRNhu, ~sbN\ KRNhKTl ouK`o, pZN Rhopu ^oRhoK N\ d^K`aa ~hK^ pZb uj, cjj, dohj dYjb ^uoqh. ch^KR `y^jRhN T`\ a TjK,  uj, cjj cK\^jNa Rhobhja\. Nobuj, aK\h ufhoRh "TNjo\ T`oNa o\Na oj# b on f`h cK\^l cYNb.

Njoqa Nhc[b o`l N`ldN^cK`N` cK\^jN. oZva ZKZ dYl, ~sb KRNhKT\o NNK\, oZNuK h`j Tua hoNj, ~t bhh c`ol uNhKTh. am `bNuo `hTvoKZh uKuh]ksj.  oulom ` d^ c`^jN joYc\ Kk ~K^hKR oahRb, pm ^lRdhK ^h^,  N^^hKoh K^ ^^^ pZb KRNhKU RhpKU ojchU, uhvhR bjc\^hb, K^ocNkb TjKfZ om %K k~Kk`  Nhl, oulomb ahNoKZ&h.

TuK\Ra  hoNj c`omh `Rl uNhKU ^o oK`Zoh clNa oh^a, N^oYj^ cjN^h, UaUa ohj^. pmN `Rl hToK` pmb R^R chrlKU, N\N\ u^K^K, halZ oK`,  ~Rb N_hKU, pco NhNjha ohol U^NNZ, oh  `RbN bhpvh. `R  N\ `a u^K^c dN\jdha ^bN NhKk R^jko. uj  N^NhN sK oK\` N^ohj ^N\K.  d^oh dcNK, aoh_ ohN Rhobol. dohj clN oYl ph Rhpu Z? ph cK\^kah c\.

 pKR h ~sNRb, dYjNRb, oKRhKk vaK h\k` haZN. kNoK^ uwoa ~s oZ\^ah, huah. RZR d^` cYNb om\a c_Nk, TK``h ^Rdo\K oj ~sb R_kN hhKTNah. cuNj OhRN, RKNhj dK\^b olTh. UohN h\hzoh N\, om uwc RK^Nj^ uwoa ~sb oZ\N ^cK`N`. Nb,  p`jhjah, c_ obs NuK h\oa h pqp`jhj,  democratic c uKuj, po^K oh oZ\b, hKNb, N^N Nm, NKc~sa p`hjca ou h`^ah. d^ oKRhK cha ^h. KN  dYj dohjp, ujp, cjjpRa blUdhah. "ph ^No oh, p oxj N dYj Tj# ah aZ uj o\o ^j Tcj puh^h. ujb vKNKR aa^ Th\bN ohN RK\j ko. uN\ om cho^K`. Nb dYjo^K ZR ]Rhd^ah.

a\ dohjN, ujN c^NK dYj Oh`, Nj Oh`. Nolu cK\^k Nh huK` KNhN hKNNK\ dK\^K TcNa `Kj huNoKZh.

ZU cjjN. om NKNok, Oh` TcNakh, Tcl puhakh. omN bhhK Nol, `Nkb om NaN. dYl pKUa K`j, cjj w`hjN a~ojN `Rha dYj, Nj us^ pZb cah`hKTojua R^K Nac\N doT.

Nb, ` K^ vK?

K^oKU dc cZa, d^UK^Nh cT\kb, \k ajj oha chomK, N^ UK^Nh cT\N h`.  chomK c^NK. oK`j Nj` mk h\, dhK`dR, oZ ohZ oja blUa  dYj^ uhap hhYK NsK. a\ g.p.ahuKxhoRh hua, oZb NboK`j m ohuaRb, d^ Winek oK\ Superior flavour oZN cY`.

K`oj c\ ThojuK `pYKZ,  oKRhaK^ ^jR vhu^Kk Nlcoh\K. `bN ~K^hK TcRj RK\oaom a\kh, `y^jRh NK[^ Nsoj. Nb,  ocN, ^wo, dYj K`bN `hclNa ha w`hK, ohN ouK`, on hRbN KN `y^j c\^^c! caha hNK\ Thjb ha K^ ch_KUa haN ` ^c`. haoKZoh hRhRbN _hR _hR ouho^a oKZh  kNbN.

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