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p{¨|çm}í u}øÛî

 p{¨| çd{Ôze¦Õ\{¨ p¶zt=N}n= p{çÆ=b{=Z· _{zeÕN{¨=\} _{m{p}^¡ N{¨=\{ B=ÞZ¾ p²öl{¨|öâ=b¶.  A p{¨|ZN¼Ðµt p¶zt=N}n= N}N{f½l¨d} D=\¶b{d{¨N¾=\¢.  p{¨|p{¨©n¨Q} B=ÞZ¾ D=\¶p}w·ä p{¨©\{¨_{m}np}w{§ä.  ùw{§ä Q}N{ T{¨ËZ|nª, zeN}Ánª, zem}p{¨m{ànN¼çÆd{p}w{©ä, zeðù¨b¼çÆd{p}w{©ä -- ze«Z ze«Z| zeb¢ øÐztw·ä o¶Ðu}l²©, f}îN¶ o¶Ðu}l²© Hp{m¢N²m{¨N{?  Bo|=Z¡ zem¢Ñ~t_{¨Þo¾ ze«Z ze«Z| @d{Ô= ø¨Q¢öf½p{\{=o¾ Aq{Æm{Úp¶¨ù¨o¶b{¨.  H=_{ p{¨¨Ë~r p}w{äN¶~td}, p}w{äø p{¨|Û_{= f»ËZo|, T²m{¨p{¦o|?  N}iËZ¡ _{m{p}^¡ N{¨=\¶ q{m{^Ú¹p²¨=b¢. ¹±eQ} p{¨| @p{¨Ùp{¨ÙN¢ _{m{p}^¡N¢ D=\¶ m¾Q{ðm¾c{N{ q{ÐN¢ ù¨b{ T}o| Q{¨m¢.  "@d{Ô= zem{ÛizvÙ ztßm{ªze=.  K=Z¡N¢ T{np{," @=Z© ~eÞnn=b{m¢ñ N{ªm¾Æj²ËZ¡ ø¨ËZ p{¨c}Úd{Ô= p¶w{ _{m{p}^¡ f½µtb¢.  inp{=_{= I= o¶b{¨o²=\¢.  p¶¨= N{ª\} BËzr=Q}d¶ _}Q¶p}w{ä=.

o|*t I=W³o²Þu½ p{¨=\{¨ p¶ztøo¾ Im+ N{=\¢zrd{m+ o¶ð B=ÞZ¾ N{ªm{¨Æð çd{Ôd}Z¡ ÊW|zeN}nd{¨ d²p{¨m{¨p¶zt¨N{¨=Z¨d}Ôd{¨.  (Im+ N{=\¢zrd{m+ H=b{¨N{¨ o¶b{=Z|m}?  C Bw{§ä N{ËZ¡d{ze¦Õ\{¨ @o|=Z¡p{ñÔ @d{p{ztm{= @ð~e=çd{ËZ¨d}Ôl¨, @=b{¨N{ð KN{ N{ªnm+ ±eËZ¡ Em{¨N{¨d}Ô\{¨ BÞn¨ N{ËZ¡d{ p{¨üd{¨k}p{¦\{¨.  p{¨m¢ A m¾íÞo¾ ÛzeVnN¢ H=\{ _{ËZ¨N{¨d¶ q{ÐN¢ HN{¨Áp{Q} D=\¶b¾, o¶N{ @ztn¨ A m¾íÞo¾ B=_{ H=\{n¨ D=\¶p{¦ N}p¾ d}N{¨ _²öl{¨b{¨. o¶N{f½_¶ p}w{§ä @p{¨|l{¨N{¨¹o²p{¦=\{p{T{¨Æ.  C N}nze¦ p}w{§ä p{¨m¥ _²öø ù¨m¢f½l{¨|m{¨ N}ñ, A N}nze¦ p}w{äN¢ ztp{¨ÙÞm¾ p¶\¢Q} D=\{\{= @_{Ú=_{ ztzvV=Q} @ð~e=ç D=\{p{T{¨Æ.)

@l¨_¶ C p{¨c{¨m{ zt¬Ù_{¨nð Hp{m¢_¾ ze=T{¨N¾p{\{=?  p{¨| Aø\{ ze«Ðm¢Q} zeZÔ p}zt=o¾ ±em¢Q¢=b¢.  d¶d{¨ T{b{¨p{¦N{¨d¶ m¾íÞo¾d¶ p¶¨p{¨¨ zeÞo²Z©m{¨ p{b¢o¶l{¨\{=_¾ Aø\{ @ztn¨ zeÞo²o¾ @\{¨Q{¨±eËZ|öâd{ @p{ztm{p¶¨ o¶N{f½l¨=b¢.  ¹±eQ} ±eºw³äd{zeÕZ¡ð=è @p²¨m¢N}o¾d¶ D=Z¨d}Ôp{¨l²¨Ú.  @l¨d} Ûzel{¨îÔ=ç T{ªÒb}= @ð _{d{ð ~eöç d} çd{Ôd}Z¡ p{¨¨T{ÆÞZ¨ T²zeÕ\{= Am{=ô=T}d{¨.  _{d{ m¢l{¨|x{d+ d¶d{¨ E~v=çd{b}ðN{=Z· N{ª\} b}m{¨^=Q} D=b¢.

 "Iø¨Z¤? f}~tf½l¨d{ @d{Ô= îd¶p}w}ä ù¨m{¨?"
 "f}~tf½N{¨=\} D=\{\}ðN¶ ñw{§ä f½l{¨\{=."
 "ê!  ê!  @o| ñw¾ä\{¨_{¨d{Ô @d}ÔðÔ Ho| î=Z|m{j}×!"
 "îd{m{¨.  _}Q{¨_}m{¨."
 "@d{Ô= _}Q{¨_}m} HN{Á¹\²d}?"
 "@d{Ô= N}b{¨.  _{m{p}^¡."
 "Ib¾ KN{ @d{Ô=."
 " ñN²=b{¨N{¨?  d¶d{¨ T¶~t T{ª~eÐu}Q}?  @ze¦Õ\{¨ d{¨p¶ß b}ðÔ íÛm{¨N{¨=Z© _}Q{¨_}p{¦."
 "ê!  d¶d²ze¦Õ\{© íÛm{d{¨."

p²¨¨Ð_}ðN¢ Ho|¹Q²d} _{m{p}^¡ð T¶~t Aø\{ T¶_{ _}Q¢Ðµt Q}ñ b}ð @b{¨Ø_{= _{d{N{¨ j¾c{ze\{b{ð~e=ç=b¢.  N}ñ Bb¢ d} KN{Á\¢ p{Þo| @p{¦_{¨=b}?  p{¨¨OÚ=Q} p{¨| Aø\{ b{ÃQ¢m{ð=ç ztzvN}m{= p{¨|d², Ûf½_}âzv¹p²¨d} b¼m{N{d{ze¦Õ\{¨?  d}N{¨ @=\{Q} ðöT¶=b{¨N{¨ Hp{¹m²d} N}p}nð~e=ç=b¢.  µtÔ~v_{¨nª, ztðÔ~v_{¨nª @=b{m¢ µeÞm{ª (p}ÚN{m{^ b{¬Ës}Ú "µew{§ä" @d}ö N}j¾n¨.  N}ñ A p{¨|Z=Z· d}N²ze¦Õ\{© N{ËZ³n¨ ÊW|zeN{p²¨¨Ðu}l¨.  ztm¶!  µeÞm{d¶ @=b}= -- ) îm{Q²l{¨ÚQ}, m}p{¦Q}m{ª, q{m{ÙQ}m{ª d}N{¨ _{Q¢d{ ztül{¨N{¨nð~e=ç=b¢.  H=b{¨N{=Z· p}ýäÒb{m{ª N{ª\} zeÞo²Z©Þm{o¾ ±em¢Q¢d{ p}w·ä.

_{m{p}^¡ p{¨|Z HÐ_{Q}d¶ BÒb{m{ª T}o| HºN²âZ+ @l¨f½l¨ Hze¦Õ\{¨ N}p}n=Z· @ze¦Õ\¼T¶ÆÐu}p{¨ð p}ÒQ}d}n¨ T¶q}m{¨.  KN{ q{¨k{ p{¨¨zv©Ðm}d{ p¶¨p{¨¨ p{¨¨ÃQ{¨m{= N{ªm{¨Æð _{m{p}^¡ _{l{¨|m{¨T¶µt=b{¨N{¨ N}p}öâd{ p{Ðzt¨p{¦nd{¨ W|ò_} p²l{¨Ú\{= p²¨¨b{n¨±eËZ|=.
 "T}o| ~t=~en=\¥.  N¼=T²= Q{=ì, L N{¨=\}, d}n¨Q{¨ b{j}×N{¨nª -- B=N¶= @ÂOÞm¶b{¨," @d}Ôm{¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨.
 d¶d{©, q{m{ÙQ}m{ª KN{m¢ p{¨¨P|o¼N{m{¨ T{ªzt¨N{¨d}Ô=.  çp{m¢N¢ q{m{ÙQ}m¶ @d¶q}m{¨, "JZp+¨â _{N{¨Áp¶Q}ñ @ø BN{Á\{ @=_{ _¶öÃQ} b¼m¢N¶ø N}p{¦ p{¨|Ës}m{ª," @ð.
 "@o| p{¨¨=b¶ ñm{ztze\¢f½_¶ Ho|Q{=\¥?  p{¨d{zt¨=Z· p{¨|Ãm{p{¨¨=b{d}Ôm{¨.  KN¼ÁN{ÁZ¤ ïzt¨N{¨=b}=.  p²¨¨b{Z N}p}öâ=b¢ Q{=ë.  b}=ÞZ¾ N{Ëzrp¶¨p{¨¨=b¢?"
 zeN{Ád¶ N{ªm{¨Æð @=_{p{m{N{ª p{¨|p{¨|ZnñÔ ðq{àÒi=Q} ø=Z¨d{Ô p{¨| Aø\{ zv[}Ð_{¨Q} N{öÕ=T{¨N{¨=b¢.  "Q{=V=Z· N}Zd+ èm{nN{¨ ±e\{_}m{¨ -- @b¶ N{b}?"
 "Aÿ.  @b¶," @d}Ôd¶Ôd{¨ Aø\{ zem¢ÊW|d}ðN¢ N¼=T²= Aq{Æm{Ú=Q}d{©, T}o| Ad{=b{=Q}d{©.
 "@l¨_¶ I= N{Ëzr= o¶b{¨.  @b¢ p{¨ð=ÞZ¾d¶ D=b¢."
 "D=b}?  Iø¨Z¡ Bze¦Õ\{¨=b}?"  d¶d{¨ _²Þnj¾l{¨|d{¨.
 "@m²!  H=b{¨N{=_{ Aq{Æm{Ú=?  @p{¦d{¨.  Bze¦Õ\¶ m²\¥Q} D=b¢."
 "d¶d{Ôp{¨Ùd{¨."
 Aø\{ D\{¨N{¨Á=b¢.  "@l¨_¶ T{ª~eÐu}d{¨," @ð o¶ç j²Û\{©p+¨ o¾N¢ p²ýä=b¢.  ðV= T²f»ÕÒb{ª, KN{ B#£t T¶~td{ N}Zd+ èm{ _²çÆ b}ðÔ b{¨n¨ze¦N¾p{¨=Z¨=b¶p²©d{ð d}N{¨ N¼=T²= k{l{¨=p¶~t=b¢.  B=_{o¾ Aø\{ T¶îo¾ KN{ µtÕÝ N}d+ zeËZ¨N¼çÆ p{¨| p{¨¨=b{m{ iÞn ù¨b{ [{N+ p{¨ð ±eËZ¡ øVl{¨Q{m{ß=_¾ p{¨| p{¨¨ÃQ{¨m¢ñ N{nl{¨í|~t=b¢.  N¼=ze p{¨¨ðQ¢=b¢.  d¶d{¨ @d{¨N{¨d{Ô=_} @l¨=b¢.

d¶d{©, q{m{ÙQ}m{ª Q{¨Þ\{¨ ø¨ZN{m¢Ðztª, KN{m¼ÔN{m{¨ T{ªzt¨N{¨=Z©, Q{¨ZN{n¨ ø¨=Q{¨_{ª N{ªm{¨Æd}Ô=.  @l¨_¶ m}p{¦Q}m¢ð I zt=N¾T}nª j}c¢=çd{ËZ¨ o¶p{¦.  p{¨| @=b{Þm¾N¥ Al{¨d¶ ±eÒb{p}\{p{\{= p{¨©o|d¶p²©.
 "Bb¶ø¨Z¤?" @=Z© Al{¨d{ A \{j}×ð ø=_{Q} T{ªÐztª @Z© BZ© N{b¢ö=T}m{¨.
 "ù¨m{\¢Q¢=b¶."
 "N}ñ Bb¶b¾ iËZn ù¨b{ µtÕÝ T¶µt Ëu}m{¨Æo|Q{¨=b¶?"
 "@p{¦d{¨."
 "k{o¶ W¾N{¨ p¶q}m¶!" @=Z© Al{¨d{ øm{Q{i\¢ d{p¶ßq}m{¨.

d¶d{¨ zv\}p{¦\¢Q} N{öÕ=T{¨N{¨ð, "p{¨|N}Áp}öâ=b¢ Ûb{p{ m{ªze=o¾ -- @=Z· öN¢ß\+ h}m+Ù o¾ -- D=\}ö.  Bb¢ zeðN¢ m}b{¨," @ð b}ðÔ iÞn N¢=b{N¢ _¾µtl{¨j¾l{¨|d{¨.
 p{¨| Aø\{ b}ðÔ d} T¶_{¨Þo¾=ç o|N{¨Áð, "@l¨_¶ iW|Þm¾ Ëu}m+Æ f¿\{m+ @p{¨¨Ù_}m{¨.  @b¢ _²T{¨ÆN{¨ð ñw{äo¾ N{n¨ze¦N¾=\¢," @d{Ôb¢.
 Bb¢ zgm{p}o¶b{ð~e=ç=b¢.  "HN{Á\{ b¼m{¨N{¨_{¨=b¢?" @d{\¢Q}d{¨ D_}âzv=Q}.
 "ÛQ¾ztm¥o¾ o|=Û\¥ \¢ZÈm²=Z+â D=\¶ ±tx{Þd¾."
 "Iø¨Z¤?  iËZn zti¨×ð îd{p{¨=Z|p} p{¨p{¨ÙöÔ?"  d} N¾ze= AN}q}d{Ô=Zj¾_{¨d{Ôb{ð ÛQ{~v=T}m¶p²©, q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ _¼=b{m{Q} p{¨| BÒb{m¢ p{¨|Znñ ztÒm¶q}m{¨.
 "@j¶×, Aø\{ DÒb¶q{= j¶N¢=Q+ ±tx{d+  @d{=\¥.  d¶d{¨ N{ª\} A Ëu}m+Æ ±eËZ³nd{¨ T{ªq}d{¨."
 "@i×j¶×.  C f¿\{m{ª Q¥\{m{ª N{¨b{m{p{=\¥.  q{¨Ûk{=Q} @d{Ô= p}m¢Æd{ Q{=W· p}\{b}=," @ð m}p{¦Q}m{¨ _¶öÆ T²µeÕq}m{¨.
 "@d{Ô= p}m{Æ\{p{¨=Z·?" @ð p{¨| Aø\{ c{m{Ù zt=b¶zv=.
 "@d{Ô= D\¢N}N{ ø¨Q¢öf½l¨d{ ñw{§ä f}m{j¾Ðu}= N{b}, @b{d{Ôp{¨|Z," @ð m}p{¦Q}m{¨ øp{m¢=T}m{¨.
 "ø¨Q¢öf½l¨d{ ñw·äø¨Z¡?  @d{Ô= D\¢N¶=b{¨N{¨ HðÔ ñw{§ä N}p}o¾ @d¶Ô f½Ðu}= N{b}?"

p{¨| Aø\{ ±ew{äp{Q}d¶ @p²¨m¢N} p{T¶Æ~t=b{ð T²f}Õd{¨ N{b{ª?  @p²¨m¢N} p{T}ÆN¶ _{d{¨ p{=Z T²l{¨Ú\{= p²¨¨b{n¨±eËZ¡=b{ð N{ª\} BN{Á\{ p{¨d{ø T¶zt¨N¾p}ö.  @=b{¨N¶ d¶d{¨, "ù¨ ¹m²*t N{¨N{ÁÞm{o¾ @l¨_¶ ztm¢ÃQ} N}p}öâd{ðÔ ñw{§ä N¼öç f½Ðu}m{¨Q}ñ, p{¨d{ f}_{N}n=o¾ Bp{ßñÔ HN{Á\{¨d}Ôl+¨?  Ib¾ DÈW|l¨=ze¦Q} f½µtp}w{§ä.  A f½µtb¶b¾ N}Ðzt HN{¨Áp{Q}d¶ f½Ðµt @d{Ô= p{¨|\{¨_{¨=b{d{Ô k{l{¨= o¶N{¨=\} D=\¶b¢.  N}iËZ¡ Bze¦Õ\{¨ p{¨d{= N{ª\} @o|Q¶ @d{Ô= p}m}Æö," @ð ztÕËzr zem¢T}d{¨.
 Aø\{ p{¨©î îze¦ÕN{¨=b¢.  "¹m²*t N{¨N{ÁÞm¾ HN{¨Áp{ ñw{§ä f½Ðµt @p¶ù¨ ø¨Q{np{¦.  ñw{äñÔ @l¨f½l¶¨b}N} @d{Ô= D\{¨N{¨_{ªd¶ D=Z¨=b¢.  @o| p{=\¢_¶ ù¨N{¨ p{T¶Æb¢ Q{=ë N}b{¨ , Q{¨Èí.  @=_¶."
 "_²n¨zt¨o¶.  @=b{¨N¶ p¶¨= ¹m²*t N{¨N{ÁÞm¾ p{=\{=.  p¶m¶ Q¢d²Ôo¾ p{=\{¨_}=."
 "H=b{¨N¢=_{ Ûq{p{¨?  ¹m²*t N{¨N{ÁÞm¾ @l¨_¶ H=_{ zt¨O=?  KN{ iZd+ d¼N¢Á_¶ ztm¢.  p{¨þä b}ðÔ Q{¨m¢=ç Ao¾ç=T{N{Ám{o¶b{¨.  @b¢ f»=Q{¨_¾=b¾, p{¨|\{¨_¾=b¾ @ð j²=Q{ ±eËZ¨N¾d{N{Ám{o¶b{¨."
 "Cd}\{¨ @d{Ô= p{=\{\{= N{ª\} KN{ "o|Ë*t AËm+" @l¨f½l¨=b¢," @ð ðËZ©m}Æm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.

@=b{m{= Ao¾T{d{o¾ ze\¢ N¼=_{µtze¦ p{¨|ZÞo¶N{¨=\} N{ªm{¨Æd}Ô=.  izv§q{ Hp{m¢N¢ p}m¶ o¾o¾zen p}m¢N¢ Û~el{¨¹p²¨d{ ÊW|zeN}nd{¨ _{p{¦ßN{¨=Z©, p{¨þä îm¢Q¢ m}ð, m}j¾ð ìp{d{ øc}d}ðÔ _{n¨T{¨N{¨=Z¨d}Ôm{d{¨N{¨=Z|d{¨.  zv[}Ð_{¨Q} A ðq{àÒj}ðÔ k{=Q{zem{¨Ðztª m}p{¦Q}m{¨ iÞnð KN{ T{m{¨ze¦ T{m¢ç, "@U}Ç!" @d}Ôm{¨.  p¶¨p{¨=_} DöN¢Áze\¢ Al{¨d{ p{=N{ T{ªq}=.
 Al{¨d{ T}o| D_}âzv=Q} N{ð~e=T}m{¨.  "Bze¦Õ\{¨ p{¨d{= T¶Ðzt¨d{Ôb¶ø¨Z¾ _²n¨u}?" @d{\¢Q}m{¨ Q{=õm{=Q}.
 "_{m{p}^¡," @d}Ôd¶Ôd{¨.
 "N}b{¨.  DËZ¡ _{m{p}^¡ N}b{¨.  p{¨d{= T¶l{¨j¾_{¨d{Ô C _{m{p}^¡N¢ Q¼zeÕ " symbolic meaning " Dd{Ôb¢.  @b¶ø¨Z¾ _²n¨u}?"
 _²÷b{d{ÔËZ¨ _{nnªf}=.
 " Modern technology  N¢=b{ p{¨|~tf½_{¨d{Ô p{¨d{ AT}m}nd{¨ ze¦d{m{¨Óc{m¢=T{j¾_{¨d}Ô=.  zem¢Ñ~t_{¨n¨ H=_{ ÛzeîN{ªö=çd}, _²n¨Q{¨ b¶q{= p{b¢ö Hd¶Ôw{äl¨d}, H=_{ b{ªm{=o¾ Dd}Ô, p{¨d{ø¨=N} zeb{üm{^}n @T{Æ _²n¨Q{¨ òÍ\{np¶¨d{ñ, p{¨d{ _²n¨Q{¨ _{Þöð p{¨m{çf½o¶b{ñ ðm{ª~e=T{j¾_{¨d}Ô=.  @p²¨m¢N}o¾ Dd}Ô A=Ûc{_{ß= N¾o¾Õo¶b{ñ, p{¨¨N¾ÁZ¡ A=Ûc{¨nN{ª p{¨d{= Q{m{ßN}m{^p{¨ñ ]{=N} iW|l¨=ç p{¨m¥ T²Ðf}=!"
 @d{ÔËZ¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨ @\{f}b{\{f} Ip¾ m{T{d{n¨ N{ª\} p²öQ¢Ðztª=Z|m{¨ o²=\¢.  Al{¨d{ p}ÓQ}Z¡N¢ p¶¨= _{ËZ¨N¾o¶N{f½l{¨|=.  p¶¨= _²Þn p²¨¨ün¨ p¶q}p¶¨p²©, Al{¨d¶ p{¨þä @d}Ôm{¨,
 "I=? @Óm{= N}p{\{= o¶b}?  p{¨d{= C _{m{p}^¡ T²l{¨Ú\{= N¶p{n= N}nx¶ze= N¾zt= N}b{¨.  We are preserving our culture!   ø¨Q¢öf½l¨d{ @d{Ô=, Bd¶Ôw{ä _{m}ß_{ N{ª\} B=N} p{¨d{o¾ ø¨Q¢ö Dd{Ô p{¨d{ zt=zt¬Áî çzvÔ=.  b}ðÔ d}d{ p¶µt A Q{=ë p{¨d{ zt=zt¬Áî ð=\} Ûzep{~v=T¶ ìp{m{zt=.  ø¨Q¢öf½l¨d{ @d{Ô= f}\{p{N{¨=\} D=\{\}ðN¢ Ho| Q{=ëo¾ p¶Ðu}p²©, @o|Q¶ B=N} p{¨d{o¾ B=N¢f½ð _²n¨Q{¨ p}ztd{nð Bo| p{¨d{ u}=Ûzeb}l{¨|n u}m{=o¾ p¶~t ðnj²ËZ¨_{¨d}Ôp{¨d{Ôp{¨|Z."

m}p{¦Q}m¢ Dzed}Úzt= d}ù¨b}, q{m{ÙQ}m¢ù¨b} zt=ìp{ñ p{¨=Û_{=o| zeðT¶~t p{¨|o¾ N¼Ð_{ E~em¢ f½~t=b¢.  _{¨f}N¥ Q{¨=\{¨N¢ ðm{Øl{¨=Q} U}ï T{ª~e=çd{ @Þnªm¢ £t_}m}p{¨m}í|, ÛzeVnN¾zt= Ûf}^}nm¢Õ=çd{ f»ËZ¡ Ûûm}p{¨¨nQ}m{ª p{¨p{¨|Ùp{~v=çd{ËZ¨ ze¦d{Èm¥p{¦¹o²d}=.  T}zeN¢=b{ ñm{¨o| p{çÆ p{¨d{ð p{¨¨=T¶µt f}q}ÆÚÐ_{ Ûzek}p}ðN¢ o¼=Q{N{ª\{b{d¶ Ap¶q{=_¾ q{ÐN{¨n¨ ð=\¶ m{ÐN{= p{¨=\¶ Ûû Ûû Q}m¢ ¹±tðN{¨n¹p²¨ T²=Q{¨d{ o¶ç d{¨=T{¨d}Ô=.

p{¨| Aø\{ ù¨b{ p{¨|Û_{= b}ð Ûzek}p{p¶¨ù¨ Dd{ÔËZ¨o¶b{¨.  "@p{¦d{p{¦d{¨.  ¹m²*t N{¨N{ÁÞm¾ p{=\¢_¶ Q{=ë m}b{¨ N}iËZ¡ p{¨|p{¨©n¨ Q¢d²Ôo¾ p{=\}ö.  @d{Ô= f}\{p{N{¨=\} D=\¶=b{¨N{¨ m¢Û~gVm¶ZÞm¾ ±eËZN{ª\{b{¨.  _{m{p}^¡o¾ p²l{¨|Úö.  Q}m²nN¢ zeze¦Õ Þj²=\{Þm¾ m{¨ò×_¶ zt¹m²d{ m{¨ç m}b{¨ N}iËZ¡ B=\¢l{¨|d{¨=ç m{¨i¨×m¾n¨ _²~eÕ=ç p{¨m¥ m{¨j}×ö.  ù¨ cultural preservation  @=_} A\{p}w{äN{¨ _{~eÕf½l¨d{ T}N¢m¥ p{¨þä _²çƱeËZ\}ðN¶.  C N{nÆm+ p{=N{=_} A\{p}w{äð @^¡ç ±eËZ¡ D=T{\}ðN¶."

d¶d¶ @Í\{=N{¨nñ o²N{Á T¶µt Ñ~tîo¾ o¶d{¨.  "ñ p}b{=o¾ in= o¶b{¨. BN{Á\{ T}N¢m¥ @=_} p²¨¨Q{p}w·ä T¶Ðzt¨d}Ôm{¨ N}iËZ¡ I A\{p}w{©ä @^T{i\{Z= o¶b{¨," @ð q{m{ÙQ}m¢ ¹p²ze¦ îm¢Q}d{¨.  " m{=\¢ u}m+!  p{¨d{ c¶Úl{¨p¶¨ø¨Z¾ p{¨|Ës}m{¨ Q}m{¨ T²f}ÕN{ BN{ d}N{¨ AQ}nð~e=T{\{= o¶b{¨," @ð @np{¨m{o¾=ç KN{ ±eÒb{ Q¢d²Ô ïq}d{¨.
 "k¶*r" @ð p²¨T{¨ÆN{¨d}Ôm{¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨.  "D_}âzv= @=Z· @o| D=\}ö.  Ib¥, N}Ðzt Hztm{¨ ze\¶~t @d{Ô= D\¢N¶o¾Q} p{¨d{= N{¨=\}, AN{¨nª zt=f}b¢Òb}=."
 N{¨=\{ p{¨|Z ød¶ztm¢N¢ o¶Ðzt¨d{Ô q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ p{¨þä N{¨m¥Æo¾ N{ªniÍ\}m{¨.  "BN{Á\{ N{¨=\{o²N{Á\{ b¼m{¨N{¨_}l{¨=\¥?  @=_} Þf}Ë~tN{¨Á p{¨l{¨=."
 "iW|m{¨o¾ @p{¨¨Ù_}m{¨Q{b}, ceramic pots  @ð?  @ø p{¨ËZ¡_¾ T¶~td{p¶ Q{b}?"  @d{\¢Q}m{¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨.
 "@j¶×, p}ZðÔZ¡N¥ ¹±ed{ Ib¾ glaze ze«Ðu}m{¨ p{¨|Ës}m{ª.  N}iËZ¡ p{¨ËZ¡ Q{¨^}o¶ù p}Z¡N¢ ø¨Q¢n¨=\{p{¦."
 "f½ñ p²¨¨N{Án N¾zt= T¶µt pots  D=Z|l¨Q}.  p}Z¡N¶ù¨ glaze  D=\{b{¨Q}?" @d}Ôm{¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨ øzt¨Q{¨ T²=b{ð øÛN{p{¨|m{¨Á\¢o|.

A @b{¨Ø_{¹p²¨d{ Ûj²l¨d+ zep{m+ T{ª~t q{m{ÙQ}m{ª, d¶d{© çÐ_{l¨f½l{¨|=.  "k{o¶ Ao¾T{d{ Q{¨m{¨p{¦Q}m{ª.  p²=Zd¶ p²ýä N¼d{¨N¼ÁÒb}= m{=\¢.  H=b{¨N{o| d{p{¦ß_{¨d}Ôp{¦?" @ð çm}ÃQ} p{¨| Aø\{d{\¢Q}d{¨.
 Aø\{ f»ËZ zeËZ¨N{¨ð, "A f}Z+â N¢.. A f}Z+â N¢ .." @=Z© Al{¨|ztze\{u}Q¢=b¢.
 "Eÿ, Iø¨Z| f}Z+â N¢?"
 "A f}Z+â @ðÔZ¡N¥ @\{¨Q{¨d{ çÞn¨n¨=Z|l¨.  ù¨m{¨ B=_{ N{Ëzr ze\¢ T¶~td{ _{m{p}^¤ @=_} N}m¢f½_{¨=b¢," @ð T²~eÕ p{¨þä Aø\{ d{p{¦ßn=N¢=T{¨N{¨=b¢.
 "Eÿ, p{¨=ç ztp{¨µtÚ _²çƱeËZ|m¶," @ð u}o¾T{d{Q} T{ªq}m{¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨.  "f½ñ p{¨d{= KN{ pottery  ÞN}zt¨ ïzt¨N{¨ð p{¨d{N}Áp}öâd{ øc{=Q} KN{ N{¨=\{ _{l{¨|m{¨ T¶zt¨N{¨=Z·?"
 "ÛiüÙ=\{=Q} D=Z¨=b¢.  @l¨_¶ A ÞN}zt¨ Vm¢Q¢d{ðÔ p}m}nª C @d{Ô= Bo| D\{¨N{¨_{ªd¶ D=\}o|?" p{¨þä d{p{ß\{= p²¨¨b{n¨ ±eËZ¡=b¢ p{¨| Aø\{.
 "@j¶×, Bb¢ Aµe~t ÞN}zt¨nñÔ @l{¨|ÚN¶ p{¨þä p{=\{\{= p²¨¨b{n¨±e\{_}=," @d}Ôm{¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨ _¶öÃQ}.

d}N¢b¶= d{T{Æo¶b{¨.  "@o| p{Òb{¨ p{¨|Ës}m{ª.  Bp}ßw{ zt=N{öÕ=T}p{¨¨ Q{b}.  Bp}ßw· b¥ð @=_{¨ T{ª\}ö.  f½ñ p¶¨p{¨¨ N¢=b{Z¡ u}m¢ p²¨N¢âN¾ p²ýäd{ze¦Õ\{¨ KN{ N{ªW| o|=Z¡b¢ N¼d}Ô=.  @b¢ p}\¼T{Æd{¨N{¨=Z|d{¨.  b}ðN¢ C ÞQ¶í|, Q¥í| Iù¨ o¶b{¨. p{¨d{ b¶q{=o¾ T¶µt p}Z¡o|Q}d¶ D=Z¨=b¢," @ð b}ðÔ _²T¶Æ=b{¨N{¨ o¶T}d{¨.
 "Aÿ, @b¢ p{¨=ç J\¢l{¨|," @d}Ôm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ N{ª\} D_}âzv=Q}.
 N}ñ p{¨| Aø\{ N²p{¦ßp{¨=b¢.  "B=N} d{l{¨=.  b}=ÞZ¾ lead  D=Z¨=b¢.  @=b{¨o¾ p¶zt¨N{¨d{Ôb¶¹b²d} î=Z· lead poisoning  p{Ðzt¨=b¢.  @b¢ p{¨|Û_{= p}\{N{=\¢," @ð Ab¶ú=ç=b¢.

p{¨|N¶= T¶l{¨|o¾ f}n¨f½o¶b{¨.  L zeN{Ád¶p²© p²¨¨b{n¨ ±eËZ¡d{ zeðð ze«Ðm¢T¶l{¨nd¶ Am}Z=.  p{¨m¾ zeN{Á p²¨¨=\¢zeËZ¨ ze\¢_¶ I= p{¨¨=T{¨N¼Ðzt¨=b¾ @d¶ k{l{¨=.  "KN{p¶w{ A p²¨N¢âN{d+ N{ªW|o¾ N}Ðu½ N{ªÐu½ lead  D=b{d¶ @d{¨N{¨=b}=.  _{m{p}^¡ p{¨~vp{¨ p{¨¨=b{m{ @b¢ ðnp{Q{nb}?" @ð d¶d{¨ ViÒm{Уt T¶l{¨j¾l{¨|d{¨.
 "N{\¢p²\{¨ f}no¾ KN{Á T{¨N{Á øzr= Dd}Ô @=_} øzrp{¨À_{¨=b{=Z|m{¨.  H=b{¨N{¨o²=\¢ @d{p{ztm{=Q}," @ð ïm¶Æq}m{¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨.
 "p{¨¹m²_¶..?"
 "Ip{¨¨=b¢?  L N}m¢Ô=Q+ p¶m+ Q¢d²Ô p}\¶Òb}=.  @b¥ ceramic  I Q{b}?  zeðN¼Ðzt¨=b¢ o²=\¢," @ð q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ ïm}Ùð=T¶q}m{¨.
 "ztm¶. p{¨m¢ b{j}×N{¨n¨?" @d}Ôd¶Ôd{¨ W|m¢f½_{¨d{Ô D_}âüðÔ p{¨þä _²T{¨ÆN{¨=Z©.
 "@ztn¨ C b¶q{=o¾ b{i× T²ÞZ¨=Z|l{¨|?" @ð c{m{Ù zt=b¶zv= p²öi¨T}Æm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.
 "b¼Þ\¾ ðp{¨ÙT²ËZ¨ ±eËZ¨N{¨ð p{¨þä b{i× T²ËZ¨ð p²_{¨N¾Áp{\{p²¨=b{¨N{¨?" @d}Ôm{¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨.
 "ðp{¨|ÙN{¨n¨ zeðN¼Ðu}l{¨|?" @d}Ôd{¨ d¶d{¨ zt=N¾çÐztª.
 "ðx¶ze=o| zeðN¼Ðztl+¨.  @l¨d} ù¨ ðp{¨ÙN}l{¨nd{¨ T{ª~t @=b{m{ª b{i×N}l{¨nð Ho|Q{ª Ûk{p{¨ze\{¨_{¨d}Ôm{¨.  BN{ Ao¾T{d{ H=b{¨N{¨?"

p{¨| ðp{¨ÙN}l{¨n¨ N}Ðzt ±eÒb{ ¹±tío¾ D=Z|l¨ o²=\¢.  p}Z¡ð p²¨¨b{Z¡ u}m¢ T{ª~td{ Ûzeî p}w{©ä @ø ðV=Q} b{i×N}l{¨nð p{¨|_¾ µeè p²¨¨b{n¨±e\{_}m{¨.  N}b{¨, ðp{¨ÙN}l{¨o¶d{ð p}w{äd{¨ d{ø¨Ù=T¶=b{¨N{¨ p¶¨= T}o| N{Ëzrze\}o¼âÐzt¨=b¢.

p²¨¨Ð_{= ù¨b{ Ho|¹Q²_¶d²=, KN{ N}m¢Ô=Q+ p¶m+ Q¢d¶Ô, zeb¢ ðp{¨|ÙN{¨nª _²T{¨ÆN{¨ð Q{ËZ¨ù¨b{ ~tÓb{=Q} ±eËZ¨N{¨d}Ô=.  @d{Ô= D\{N{Q}d¶ b}ðÔ A N}m¢Ô=Q+ p¶m+ Q¢d²Ôo¾N¢ p}m}Æ=.  N¼=T²= T{Þo|m{ðçÆ @=b{¨o¾ ðp{¨|ÙN{¨n¨ p¶q}=.
 "Bze¦Õ\¶ø¨Z¡ d²ËN+â ˱t*e" @d}Ôd{¨ d¶d{¨ AÛ_{=Q}.
 "B=N¶ù¨ o¶b{¨.  @b¢ ze¦öµt=_{p{m{N{ª @o| p{b¢o¶l{¨\{p¶¨," @d}Ôm{¨ m}p{¦ Q}m{¨.  "N{ñzt= m¶f»ÕÒb{¨Z¡ p{m{N{ª b}ð p²¨¨zv= T{ª\{d{N{Ám{o¶b{¨."
 "m¶zeZ¡ p{m{N{ª AQ}o|?" f}ze= _{m{p}^¤ð p²=Zd¶ _}Q¶Òb}p{¨d{¨N{¨d{Ô q{m{ÙQ}m¢ p²¨¨zv=o¾ Aq}k{=Q{= ztÕËzr=Q} N{ð~e=ç=b¢.
 Ho|Q¾ p{¨d{zt¨nN¢ d{T{ÆT²ze¦ÕN{¨ð, p{¨| Aq{nñÔ m¶zeZ¡ù¨b{ N¶=Ûb¥N{m¢=ç, Aze«ZN¢ p{¨|p{¨©n¨ ø=b{¨ k¾Vd{=_¾ (@b¶ o²=\¢, f}Ëm¥ k¾Vd{=_¾) ztm¢±eËZ¨N{¨d}Ô=.

p{¨m}ÔZ¡ u}l{¨=N}n= b}N} A _{m{p}^¤ Q¢d²Ôð N{b{ze\{=Q}ñ, p{¨©_{ïl{¨\{=Q}ñ T²l{¨Úd{ð d}T¶_{ KËZ¨ p¶l¨=T{¨N{¨ð m}p{¦Q}m{¨ "Q{¨\+ ¹d²Z+" T²~eÕ B=Z¡N¢ p²w}äm{¨.  m¶ze¦ u}l{¨=N}np{¨p{Q}d¶ _{m{p}^¡ Ëu}Z*t _{d{N¢ p²=Zd¶ h½d+ T¶~t T²Ðf}d{ð d}b{ÃQ¢m{ p}ÒQ}d{= ze¦T{¨ÆN{¨ð p²w{äo¶N{ p²w{äo¶N{ p²w}äm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.

@l¨_¶ A p{¨m}Ô\{¨ d¶d{¨ p{¨¨=b{¨ h½d+ T¶~t=b¢ m}p{¦Q}m¢N¢.  "p{¨|Ës}m{ª, b¥ð p}ztd{ T{ªÐµt I= ze¦ö~td{ËZð~e=T{\{=o¶b{¨.  ¹±eQ} T}o| çN{ÁQ} N{ª\} Dd{ÔËZ¨=b¢.  _{m{p}^¤ @=Z· zenÆQ} ÞQ}zt¨o¾ _}Q¶ZËZ¨Q} D=Z¨=b¢ N{b}?  N¼ðÔ ñw{§ä f»l{¨Úp{¨=Z|m}?" @ð zt=b¶zv= p²öi¨T}Æd{¨.
 "KÒb¼Òb{¨.  Bze¦Õ\¶ ñw{§ä f½Ðµt Q{=ë ze¦np{b{¨.  BN{Á\{ "ܺ\² £vZ+" N{b}.  @=b{¨N{ð p{¨d{¹p²ze=_{ _¼=b{m{Q} ze¦np{b{¨.  B=N¾ m¾W¾ m²=\{¨ m¾ío¾ AQ¢ T{ªÒb}=.  A _{m}ß_{ N}p}n=Z· ñw{§ä f½zt¨N¾p{T{¨Æ," @ð Ab¶ú=T}m{¨ m}p{¦Q}m{¨.  ztm¶.  @ñÔ _²ö~td{ p{¨ð~r b¥ð j}c{Ú_{ d²Ðîù¨b{N²N¢Á=T{¨N{¨=Z¨=Z· p{¨c{Úo¾ d¶d²=b{¨N{¨ @Í\{¨ T²zeÕ\{=?  @o|Q¶ @ð, C øT}m{ p}Ðm{ q{m{ÙQ}m¢ T²ød{ p¶q}d{¨.
 "Iø¨Z¤?  B=N} m²=\{¨ m¾ín AQ}o|?  p{¨m¢ @ze¦Õ\{¨ ùN+ p{¨c{Úo¾ m}p{\{= d}N{¨ N{¨b{m{b¶!" @ð ðm{¨_}âzvze\¢f½l{¨|m{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.  C o|*t I=Vo²Þu½ b{ªm}n¨ BN{Á\{¨d{Ô p}w{ä=b{m¢N¥ k}m}o¶.  KN{Á Û±g=\{¨ð T{ª\}nd{¨N{¨=Z· KN{ ze«Z=_} Ûzel{¨|^= T²l{¨|Úö.
 "zgm{p}o¶b{¨.  p{T¶Æ ùN²=\+ BN{Á\{N¢ p{T¶Æl{¨=\¢," @ð Al{¨ðÔ Lb}m{Æj¾l{¨|d{¨.
 "@zeÕZ¡N¢ @b¢ N}Ðu} f}¹\²f½b{ª?" @d}Ôm{¨ Al{¨d{ @d{¨p{¨|d{=Q}.
 "_{m{p}^¡ f}\{p{\{p¶¨ø¨Z=\¥?  @ztnb¢ f}\{p{b{d¶b¶ N{b} b}ð p{¨©n ztªÛ_{=?" @d}Ôd{¨ d{T{ÆT²i¨_{ª.
 "Ip²©, H=b{¨¹N²d} p{¨=çb¢.  @b¢ ztm¢ÃQ} ze¦ö~td{ _{m}ß_{ b}ðÔ N}Ðzt m²Û~gVm¶ZÞm¾ ±eËZ¡ D=T{=\¢," @ð Ûf}c¶l{¨zeÍ\}m{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.

b{¨m{b{¬Ëzrp{q}Ð_{ª C zt=k}zr^=_} £tÕN{m+ h½d+ ù¨b{ Vm{Q{\{=_¾ C p{¨¨N{Á p{¨| Aø\{ T²ød{ i\{\{=, Aø\{ N¢zt¨N{¨Áp{¨ð Q{b¢o¾=ç f}m¢f½p{\{= p²=Z p²=Zd¶ Vm¢Q¢f½l{¨|l¨.  @b{¬Ëzrp{q}Ð_{ª q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ Bo|=Z¡p¶ù zeËZ¡=T{¨N{¨d¶ Ñ~tîo¾ o¶m{¨.  _{m{p}^¤ _{l{¨|m{p{Q}d¶ b}ðÔ m²Û~gVm¶ZÞm¾ ±eËZ|öâ=b{ð p{¨þä p{¨þä T²~eÕ çp{m{N¢ j}c{Q}d¶ h½d{¨ ±eËZ·q}m{¨.

A p{¨m}Ô\{¨ _{m{p}^¤ Q¢d²Ôo¾N¢ _¼=Q¢ T{ªq}d{¨ N}ñ p{¨©_{ îl{¨Úo¶b{¨.  zem¢Ñ~tîo¾ Iù¨ p{¨|m{¨Õd{ËZ¨ d}N{¨ _¾T{o¶b{¨.  "Al{¨d{ m²=\{¨m¾ín¨ AQ{p{¨d}Ôm{¨ N{b}.  Em¢N¶ b}ðÔ T{ªÐztª N{ªm{¨Æ=Z· @b¢ _¼=b{m{Q} ze¦n¨Ðzt¨=b} I¹p²¨d}d}? " @d{Ô p{¨| Aø\{ ±vT{Æm¢N{ øð Q{iQ{j} Bp{_{nN¢ p{T¶Æq}d{¨.  "A watched pot never boils"  @ð B=ÞQ¥zr¨o¾ u}p²¨_{ Dd{Ôb¢ N{b}.  @o|Q¶ "A watched _{m{p}^¡  pot never sours"  @ð N{ª\} T²zeÕT¶Æp²©, d¶d{¨ b}ð ¹p²µe T{ªÐztª=Z· @b¢ HzeÕZ¡N¥ ze¦np{b¶p²©d{ð k{l{¨= p¶~t=b¢.  @l¨d} B=N¼N{Á m¾W·N{b} @ð ztm¢±eËZ¨N{¨d}Ôd{¨.
 A p{¨m}Ô\{¨ d¶d{¨ A£gzt¨d{¨=ç B=Z¡N¼T¶Æztm¢N¢ p{¨| Aø\{ A _{m{p}^¤ Q¢d²Ô ¹p²µe T{ªÐztª, b}ð p{¨©_{ îl{¨Új¾l¶¨ b}ðo| T²l²¨ÚÐî N{ð~e=ç=b¢.
 "Aÿ, Aÿ, I= T¶Ðzt¨d}Ôp{¦?" @=Z© m{ÿl¨Úp{¨ð b{ªzt¨N¼T¶Æq}d{¨.  Aø\{ p²d{N¢Á Vm¢Q¢=b¢.  "Iù¨ T²l{¨ÚZ= o¶b{¨ N}ñ, b¥ðN¶b¾ @l¨d{ËZ¨=b¢," @d{Ôb¢.
 "ze¦ö~t=b}?" @ð d¶d{¨ D_}âzv=Q} _¼=Q¢ T{ªq}d{¨.  p²¨¨b{Z¡m¾íN¥ BzeÕZ¡N¥ d}N¶ù¨ _¶\} N{ð~e=T{o¶b{¨.  "Ip{¨¨=b¥?" @d}Ôd{¨ @l²©p{¨l{¨=Q}.
 p{¨| Aø\{ p¶n¨ _{m{p}^¡N¢ @m{=Q{¨w{= ¹±ed{ N{b{o|\¢=b¢.  "Bb¢Q¾.  Bb¶ø¨Z¤?  BN{Á\} .. BN{Á\} .."
 Aø\{ p¶n¨ p²=Zd¶ T{N{T{N} d} T{ªze¦n¨ N{ª\} KN¼ÁN{Á ðp{¨|ÙN{¨ ¹p²ze¦ Ûzeztm¢=T}l¨.  KN¾Á AN{¨ T{¨ËZ© d{ÞnQ} £eT{¨Þo|=Z¡ø Ip¾ .. _²ÞnZ¡ _{m{p}^¡o¾ b¢Ë~r T{¨N{ÁÞo|, p{¨| Aq{nð ðÒm}x¢^Ú=Q} d{ö~ep¶Ðzt¨d{Ô N}n ~eq}T}no|Q} ...
 "Iø¨Z=Z|p{¦ @b¥?" @d{\¢Q}d{¨, d} d¾Z¡_¾ d¶d{¨ @d{o¶N{.
 Aø\{ Ip{¨|Û_{= p²¨¨zvp{¨|Z= o¶N{¨=\}, "iªí. N{b}?" @ð KN{Á p{¨¨N{Áo¾ _¶o¶Æ~t=b¢.
 "@o|Q¶ D=b¢ p{¨m¢," @d}Ôd¶Ôd{¨ ñw{§ä d{p{¨¨n¨_{ª.
 p¶¨ø¨Òb{m{= KN{w{ä p²¨¨üo¼N{m{¨ Ûzeq}ÔÓm{N{=Q} T{ªzt¨N{¨d}Ô=.
 d¶d{¨ D=\{iËZo¶N{ p{¨©_{ ï~t Q¢d²Ôo¾ p²¨¨zv= ±eËZj¾l{¨|d{¨.  Q{¨ze¦Õp{¨d{Ô p}ztd{N¢ p{¨| Aø\{ [{N{¨Áp{¨ð p{¨©_{ p{¨þä ±eËZ·~t=b¢.
 p{^¨N{¨_{¨d{Ô T¶_{¨n_¾ m}p{¦Q}m¢N¢ h½d{¨ T¶q}d{¨.  C p}Ðm{ ød}ÔN{ KN{ m²=\{¨ ðp{¨¨s}n¨ Al{¨d{ ðq{àÒi=Q} D=\¢f½l{¨|m{¨.  "zvo¾ .. Dd}Ôm} @N{Á\{?" @d{\¢Q}d{¨ N{=Q}m{¨Q}.
 "Aÿ, Dd}Ôd{¨d}Ôd{¨.  H=b{¨N¢o| @l¨=b} @ð Ao¾çÐzt¨d}Ôd{¨ @=_¶.  KN{p¶w{ p{¨d{= @=b{¨o¾ Dze¦Õ p¶~t D=\}öâ=b¶p²©?"
 "_{m{p}^¡o¾ Dze¦Õ p¶Ðu}m}?" @d}Ôd{¨ Aq{Æm{Ú=Q}.
 "@b¶ Q{¨Ðm{¨ m}p{\{= o¶b{¨.  p{¨| @p{¨Ùp²©Ù p{¨|p²©Ù Bеt _}Q¶l{¨\{p¶¨ _{zeÕ p}w{§ä b}ðÔ Ho| _{l{¨|m{¨ T¶µtp}w¾ä d¶d²ze¦Õ\{© T{ª\{o¶b{¨.  d}N{¨ _²ö~t=b{Þo| p}w{§ä @ze¦Õ\{ze¦Õ\{¨ ø¨Q¢öf½l¨d{ @d}ÔðÔ A _{m{p}^¡ N{¨=\{o¾ p²l{¨Ú\{p¶¨.  N}ñ T{ª\{j¾_¶ B=b{¨o¾ p{¨d{N¢ _²öl{¨ð îm{N}µtb¾ D=b{ð~eÐu½=b¢."
 "p{¨m{l¨_¶ Bze¦Õ\¶= T¶Òb}=?"
 "BN{ T¶µtb¶p{¨¨=b¢?  A _{m{p}^¡N¢ îo¾b{N}n¨ BT¶Æl{¨\{p¶¨."
 "@=_¶d{=Z|m}?" @d}Ôd{¨ ñm{¨Q}m¢f½_{ª.
 "@=_¶ p{¨m¢."

ñm{zt=Q} h½d{¨ ±eËZ·q}d{¨.  d}N¶ Bo| D=Z· BN{ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ I¹p²¨f½_}m¾? f}ze= _{m{p}^¡ ù¨b{ T}o| Aq{n¨ ±eËZ¨N{¨d}Ôm{¨.  Al{¨d{N¢ C øs}b{ p}Ðm{ Ho| T²f}Õo¾ d}N{Ñm{= N}o¶b{¨.  B=_{o¾ d} Q{¨=\² m{XÞn¨ p{¨d¶o| h½d{¨ p²©Q¢=b¢.  l{¨|=ÛîN{=Q} b}ðÔ îl{¨Új¾l¨ p{¨þä T²l¨Ú p²d{N¢Á o|Q¶zt¨N{¨d}Ôd{¨.  KN{p¶w{ A ~en¨Ðzt¨d{Ôb¢ q{m{ÙQ}¹m²_¶?  B=_{o¾ h½d{¨ p²©_{ AQ¢f½l¨=b¢.  d¶d{¨ ðËZ©m¢Æ N}Ðzt N{¨b{¨Zi\¶ o¾zen p{¨| Aø\{ N}Ím+o²*t h½d{¨_¾ d} p{¨¨=b{m{ ðni\¢ Dd{Ôb¢.
 "q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.  _{m{p}^¡ _{l{¨|m{l¨=b} @d{\{¨Q{¨_{¨d}Ôm{¨," @d{Ôb¢ N¼=T²= Q¼=_{¨ _{ÃQ¢=ç.
 d} Q{¨=\² p{¨þä Q{¨k¶n¨ p{¨=b¢.  "d{¨p¶ß T²µeÕ±tl+¨" @d}Ôd{¨ m{zvztÚ=Q}.
 "d¶d²=b{¨N{ª p{¨c{Ú?" @ð Aø\{ inp{=_{=Q} h½d{¨ d} T¶îo¾ Bm¢N¢=ç p²ýäf½l¨=b¢.
 BN{ _{µeÕb¢o¶b{ð h½d{¨ ïzt¨N{¨ð, "Aÿ, zvo¾ q{m{ÙQ}m{ª," @d}Ôd{¨ Q¼=_{¨ð p{¨|p{¨©n¨Q} c{ßð=zeT¶µt=b{¨N{¨ Ûzel{¨îÔÐztª.
 "Aÿ, T²zeÕ=\¢ u}m+.  @=_} _{l{¨|m¶d}?  q{¨ÛN{p}m{= p{T¶Æl{¨p{¨|?" @d{\¢Q}m{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ D_}âzv=Q}.
 zv_¾~tÙ.  "q{¨ÛN{p}m{p{¨|?  ÛZ|~gN+ HN{¨Áp{Q} D=Z¨=b¶p²©," @d}Ôd{¨ Iù¨ _¾T{N{.
 "@j¶× zgm{p}o¶b{¨o²=\¢.  "AnztÚ= @p{¨¬_{= øzr=" @d}Ôm{¨ N{b} ±eÒb{n¨.  @ztn¨ q{¨ÛN{p}m{= p{m{N{ª N{ª\} AQ}nð~e=T{\{= o¶b{¨."
 "Aÿ, zgm{p}o¶b{¨, q{¨ÛN{p}m{= m}Ûî p{T¶Æl{¨=\¢.  B=N} m²=\{¨ m¾ío¶Q}," @d}Ôd{¨ N{=Q}m{¨Q}.
 "ðVp¶¨ o²=\¢.  B=_{N¥ b}ðÔ m¢Û~gVm¶ZÞm¾ ±eËZ|m}?"
 "Bb¢Q¾ Bze¦Õ\¶ ±e\{¨_{¨d}Ô," @ð _{m{p}^¤ Q¢d²Ôð m¢Û~gVm¶ZÞm¾ ±eËZ·q}d{¨ zvm¢q{Æ=Ûb{¨\¢o|.
 "p²m¥ Q{¨\+" @=Z© q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ h½d{¨ ±eËZ·q}m{¨.

d}N¶ù¨ f}n¨f½o¶b{¨.  BzeÕZ¡N²o|Q¾ p{¨|Z b{N¢Á=T{¨N{¨d}Ô q{¨ÛN{p}m{= I= T¶µtËZ¨?

d} Ao¾T{d{ HZ© _¶nN{¨=\}d¶ q{¨ÛN{p}m{= p{T¶Æ~t=b¢.  C o¾zen m²=\{¨ p{¨©\{¨ u}Þm{¨ p{¨| Aø\{ A _{m{p}^¤ Q¢d²Ôð N{\¢Q¶l{¨j¾_¶ p{Òb{ð p}m¢=T{\{= ø¨d{ü d¶d{¨ b}ð Q{¨m¢=ç p¶m¶ Ûzel{¨_}Ôo¶ù¨ T¶l{¨o¶b{¨.  B=_{o¾ q{m{ÙQ}m{ª, Al{¨d{ k}m}Ú o¾zeöN¢ @\{¨Q{¨ ±eËZ·q}m{¨ N{ª\}.  @=_{ÚðËzrªm{= N{=Z· Ab¢ðËzrªm{= p¶¨nð d¶d{¨ N{¨q{n Ûzeq{Ôn¨ N{ª\} p¶l{¨N{¨=\},
"p²m¥ u}m¥ q{m{ÙQ}m{ª, A _{m{p}^¤ iªí zeËZ¡f½l¨=b¢," @ð N{¨=\{ iÒb{n¨ N¼ËZ·q}d{¨.

q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ N¼l{¨Új}m¢d{˺Z³f½l{¨|m{¨.  d¾Z p{¨|Z m}p{Z= o¶b{¨.  ðn¨p{¦Q{¨Þ\{¨ ze\¢f½l{¨|l¨.  T¶Ëzrn¨ b{N¢Ád{p}\¢o|Q} N}nª T²l¨|Ú A\{N{ m²zeÕf}Z¨ o¶N{¨=\} p{¨p{¨Ùo¶Ô T{ªÐzt¨d{Ô Al{¨d{ p}nN{= T{ª~t p¶¨p{¨=_} N{=Q}m{¨ ze\¢f½l¨ d²p{¨Ùb¢Q} N{ªm¾Æ±eËZ¡ ¹q²_¾ÚzeT}m}n¨ T¶q}=.  N¼ðÔ ðp{¨¨s}nN{¨ Al{¨d{ N¼=T²= _¶m{¨N{¨d}Ôm{¨.
"Iø¨Z¡?  Ho| Vm¢Q¢=b¢?  m¢Û~gVm¶ZÞm¾ .. ?" @ð Ûzeq{Ôn¨ Q{¨~eÕ=T¶Ðztª=Z· p{¨þä Q{¨N{Á îze¦ÕN¾o¶N{f½_}m¶p²©d{ð k{l{¨ze\¢ d¶d{¨ @Í\¼T}Æd{¨.
"m¢Û~gVm¶ZÞm¾ ±eËZN{ p{¨¨=b¶ iªí zeËZ·~t=b{=\¥.  KN{p¶w{ Dze¦Õ p²l{¨ÚN{f½p{\{= p{Þnd¶p²© @ð m}p{¦Q}m{¨ @d}Ôm{¨," @ð m²=\{¨ p{¨¨N{ÁÞo¾ _¶o¶Æq}d{¨.
b¥ðN¢ q{m{ÙQ}m¶ù¨ ztp{¨|c}d{= T²zeÕo¶N{ f½l{¨|m{¨.  Ip{¨=Z· I= p{¨¨=T{¨N¼Ðzt¨=b¾d{ð p¶¨= p{¨¨ÃQ{¨m{= N{ª\} ðq{àÒi=Q} N{ªm{¨Æd}Ô=.  çp{m{N¢ Al{¨d{ b¥Äm{=Q} ðËZ©m¢Æ _{o²Ð_}m{¨.  "ztm¶.  I= T¶Òb}=?  p{¨d{N¢ Ûf}Ðze= o¶b{d{¨N¾p}ö.  @=_¶."
Al{¨d{ ði×m}ðÔ d¶d{¨ p²¨T{¨ÆN¾o¶N{¨=\} D=\{o¶N{ f½l{¨|d{¨.  "ù¨m¢=_{ ¹c²m{Ú=Q} D=Z|m{d{¨N¾o¶b{=\¥," @d}Ôd{¨ @ôp{¨|d{=Q}.
ìp{= o¶ð d{p¼ßN{Z¡ d{p}ßm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.  "AËZ· p²¨T{¨ÆN¾N{=\¢ p{¨|Ës}m{ª.  Bb¢ p¶¨N{f½_{¨ Q}=õm{Úp¶¨p²© Hp{m¢N¢ _²n¨zt¨?  A _{m{p}^¤ Q{¨m¢=ç HðÔ N{nn¨ N{d}Ôd¾," @ð p{¨þä ðËZ©m}Æm{¨.
"ðVp¶¨.  d¶d{¨ p{¨|Û_{=?"
"@ztn¨ _{m{p}^¤ N{d}Ô N{ª\} _{m{p}^¡ T}m{¨ îd}nð d}N²=_¾ N¾m¢N{."
@=_{p{m{N{ª Iù¨ N{öÕ=T{¨N¾ð p{¨| Aø\{ AztÐN¢Q}, "_{m{p}^¤ T}m¶ø¨Z¡?" @d{\¢Q¢=b¢.
"@b¶.  Bo| p}m¢Æd{ Q{=ëo¾=ç _¶Z ï~t b}=ÞZ¾ f½ze« @b¥ ±eËZ¡ T}m{¨ T¶Ðu}m{¨.  H=_{ N{p{¨ÙQ} D=Z¨=b¾," @d}Ôd{¨ d¾ÞZ¾ Em{¨_{¨d{Ô ñw{äd{¨ p{¨þä ø¨=Q¶Ðztª.
"@=b{¨o¾ p{¨¨N{Án¨ N{ª\} p¶Ðu}m}?" @d{\¢Q¢=b¢ p{¨| Aø\{ N{¨_{ªzvn=Q}.
"@j¶×, p{¨¨N{Án¨ p¶Ðµt b}ð m{¨T¶ f½_{¨=b¢."
"L±v©.  @=Z· "I\¢T}m{"d{Ôp{¨|Z," @ð p{¨| Aø\{ p{¨¨~tp{¨¨~t d{p{¦ßn¨ d{øß=b¢.
A p{¨|Zd{¨ Aø\{N{¨ d¶m¢Õ=b¢ d¶d¶ N}iËZ¡ b}ðÔ Ax¶~e=T{o¶N{, "I= N}b{¨.  I\¢T}m{¨ N{=Z· Hd¾Ô m²ÞZ¨ j}Q{¨=Z¨=b¢," @ð b{j}l¨=T¶q}d{¨.
q{m{ÙQ}m¢b¶ù¨ zeËZ¡=T{¨N¾N{¨=\}, "f½ñ m²\¥ p¶¨\+ Q{=ë HN{Á¹\²d} b¼m{¨N{¨_¶ j}Q{¨=Z¨=b¢. b}ðÔ T}m{¨ T¶zt¨N¾p{T{¨Æ," @d}Ôm{¨ Aq{Q} T{ªÐztª.
"Al{¨d{¨=Z· p{¨=Q{o²=b{¨N{d{ÔËZ¨, @o|=Z¡b¶ D=Z· p{¨d{N¥ @p{ÐztnñÔ H=b{¨N{¨?" @d}Ôd¶Ôd{¨.
p{¨þä N}µtâze¦ p{¨Àd{=Q} Q{\¢ç=b¢.  p}_}p{m{^}ðÔ N}Ðzt _¶öN{ T¶µt DÒb¶q{=_¾, "I¹p²¨d} Û\¢=N+ ze¦T{¨ÆN{¨=Z|m}?" @d{\¢Q}d{¨.
"Û\¢=N}?" @=Z© q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ d} p{¨|Zn¨ @Óm{= N}d{ËZ¨ T{ªq}m{¨.  @=_{o¾ Al{¨d{ N{w{äo¾ KN{ p²¨m{¨ze¦ p²¨m¢~t=b¢.  p{¨¨=b{¨N{¨ p{=Q¢, "Ip{¨¨d}Ôl+¨?" @d}Ôm{¨ AÛ_{=Q}.
"óm{¨, u}ÁT+, N¾N+," @d}Ôd¶ÔÔd{¨.
Al{¨d{ d{p{¦ß_{ªd¶ _{n @Í\{=Q} E~e, "d}N}Áp}öâ=b¢ ù¨ b{ÃQ¢m{ o¶b{¨," @d}Ôm{¨.
"I= N}p}ö ù¨N{¨?  f½ñ p²ýä N¼d{¨N¼ÁÒb}=," @d}Ôd{¨ Ho|¹Q²d} Al{¨ðÔ zt=_{¬Ð~e zem{¨Òb}p{¨ð.
"_{m{p}^¡," @d}Ôm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.  k{Q{p{=_{¨\}!  Cl{¨d{ p{¨þä C c¾m{^¡N¼T}Æ\¶ø¨Z¤? @ð d¶d{¨ _{nzeËZ¨N¾j¾_{ª=Z·, Al{¨d{ T²=Q{¨d{ o¶ç d{¨=T{¨ð, "m{=\¢, p²ýä N¼d{¨N¼ÁÒb}=," @d}Ôm{¨.
d¶d{¨ _²Þnj¾l¨ T{ªq}d{¨.  "_{m{p}^¤ N¼d{¨N¼ÁÒb}p{¨|?"  @d}Ôd{¨ @î N{Ëzr= ù¨b{.

q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ zeQ{ni\¢ d{p{¦ß_{ª, "@p{¦d{¨.  ztßU{ǹp²¨d{, _¶Z ï~td{, ze¦np{ j²ËZ¡d{ _{m{p}^¤.  m{=\¢, p²Òw}=!" @d}Ôm{¨.
Cl{¨d{N¢ p{¨îj¾l¨=b¶ø¨Z| @ð d¶d{¨ k{l{¨zeÍ\}d{¨.  f}ze= _{m{p}^¤ ~eçÆ ðV¹p²¨d{ ~eçÆo¾N¢ b¢=~e=b¢.
d} @p{Ñzt T{ª~t q{m{ÙQ}m¶ p{¨þä @d}Ôm{¨,"Iø¨Z¡ @Óm{= N}p{Z=o¶b}?  u}N² @=\¥, u}N²!"
"u}N² Iø¨Z¡?" @d{Ôb¢ p{¨| Aø\{ øçÛ_{=Q} T{ªÐztª.

d¶d{¨ N¼=T²= _²zeÕm¢Þö, "@b¼N{ Vzeñ*t ¹p²d{¨o¶.  N}ñ .. " @=Z© AQ¢f½l{¨|d{¨.
"DËZ¡ ¹p²d{¨ N}b{¨. ¹m²*t ¹p²d+!  u}N² HÞZ| _{l{¨|m{¨ T¶Ðu}m¾ ù¨N{¨ _²÷b}?  Q{=ëð ze¦np{j²ËZ¡ T¶Ðu}m{¨!" @d}Ôm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.
"ðV=Q} Q{=ë p}\{_}m}?" @d{\¢Q¢=b¢ p{¨| Aø\{ N{¨_{ªzvn=Q}. d¶d{© zt=b¶zv=Q}d¶ T{ªq}d{¨.
"f½ñ Q{=ëo|=Z¡b¶b¾.  @=_{N{d}Ô _{m{p}^¡N¢ b{ÃQ¢m{ zeb}Óm{= p{¨d{N{¨ b¼m{N{b{¨ o²=\¢," @d}Ôm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.
"N}ñ .. " @ð d¶ð=N} d{zt¨Q{¨_{¨=Z· q{m{ÙQ}m{d}Ôm{¨,
"T}m{¨ ±eËZ¨N{¨=b}=," @ð.

HËZN¶nN{¨ d}N{¨ ÊW|d¾b{l{¨= @l¨=b¢.  "Ûòöl²¨=Z+!  @ËZÞm¥ Ûòöl²¨=Z+!" @=Z© q{m{ÙQ}m¢ð NÀQ{ö=T{¨N{¨d{Ô=_{ zeð T¶q}d{¨.  "@d{Ô= p{=\{N{ÁÞm¶b{¨, p}m{ÆN{ÁÞm¶b{¨ --"
"@b¢ ze¦öµt=b{¨N{¨ p¶ç D=\{N{Ám{o¶b{¨," @ð @=b¢=T}m{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.
"zeb{=\¢ p²Òw}=!" @ð d¶d{¨ D_}âzv=Q} T²ze¦Õn¨ _¼\{¨N{¨Ád}Ôd{¨.  "p¶¨= p{T¶ÆZzeÕZ¡N¢ N¼=T²= @d{Ô= p{=\¢ ±eËZ¡ ~tÓb{=Q} D=T{=\¢," @ð p{¨| Aø\{ N¼N{ m¢N²ßË*t ze\¶~t il{¨Òo¶m}=.

p¶¨= îm¢Q¢p{T¶ÆZzeÕZ¡N¢ @d{Ôp¶¨ N}N{ f}ze= p{¨| Aø\{ zeze«Õ, m²=\{¨ N{ªm{nª, ze¦n¨ztª N{ª\} T¶~t D=ç=b¢.  "BN{ _{ze¦ÕN¾=\¢," @ð p{¨| BÒb{m¢ k}m{Únd{© @p{_{nN¢ ze=~e=ç f½ze¦ u}p{¨|d{¨nN¾zt= p²_{N{u}Q}d{¨.  C zv\}p{¦\¢ T{ª~t p{¨| Aø\{ p{¨þä p{=Z¡=ÞZ¾N¢ p{çÆ=b¢.
"I= N}p}ö?"
"b¥=ÞZ¾N¢ N¼=T²= T}m{¨ f»\¥, f½ze« p²l{¨|Úö."
Aø\{ @p{ñÔ ï~tçÆ @N{Á\¶ ðni\¢=b¢.  q{m{ÙQ}m¢ k}m{Ú N{ª\} N{¨_{ªzvn=Q} p{¨| Aø\{ zeN{Ád¶ d{¨=T{¨ð p¶¨p¶¨= T¶Ðzt¨d{Ôb¥ Ûq{Ób{Q} Q{p{¨ð=T{u}Q}m{¨.
"N¼=T²= N{m¢p¶f}N{¨ D=Z· j}Q{¨=Z¨=b¢," @d}Ôm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨.
@b¢N{ª\} T¶îN¼çÆ=b¢.

zeb¢ ðp{¨¨s}Þo¾ zR¨p{¨zR¨p{¨o|\¶ _{m{p}^¡ T}m{¨ _{l{¨|¹m²=b¢.  C o¾zen p{¨| Aø\{ iÞn ù¨b{ k¾Vd}nN¢ @ñÔ ~tÓb{= T¶µt~t=b¢.  q{m{ÙQ}m{ª, d¶d{© N{ª\} p{¨¨=b{m{ T}m{¨ N{n¨ze¦N{¨d}Ô=.  p{¨| AÛ_{= T{ª~t p{¨| k}m{ÚöÒb{m{ª d{p}ßze¦N¾o¶N{f½l{¨|m{¨.  p²¨¨b{Z¡ p{¨¨Òb{ m{¨çT{ª\{Q}d¶ @Ûzel{¨_{Ô=Q} d} d¾ÞZ¾=ç "@b{¨Ø_{=!" @ð p²n¨p{\¢=b¢.
"@ðm{ßT{ñl{¨=!" @d}Ôm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ ztQ{= p{¨©~td{ N{w{ä_¾ Ip¾ b¢p{Ú o¾N}nd{¨ @d{¨k{øÐztª.
p{¨| f}m{p{q{Ú=ð=ç N¼=T²= _¶m{¨N{¨ð, "d{¨p{¦ß N{ª\} N{n¨ze¦N¾," @ð p{¨| Aø\{N¢ T}m{¨ p{Í\¢=T{j¾l{¨|d{¨.
"@j¶×, H=b{¨N{ª, d¶d{¨ ze¦n¨zt¨ f½zt¨N{¨=Z|d{¨," @=Z© Aø\{ ÞµeZ¨ð=\} ze¦n¨zt¨ ð=µezt¨N{¨=b¢.
"f½ñ N¼=T²= m{¨ç T{ª\{¨, N{ze¦Õo¾ f½~t Bp{ßd}?" @d}Ôd{¨ d{T{ÆT²i¨_{ª.
"@p{¦d{=\¥, @ztn¨ @d{Ô=o¾ N{n¨ze¦N{¨d{Ôze¦Õ\{¨ N{=Z· b}ðÔ ø\¢Q} _}Q¢d{ze¦Õ\¶ b}ð @ztn¨ m{¨çð ze«Ðm¢Q} Au}ßb¢=T{p{T{¨Æ," @d}Ôm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ N{ø_{ßc¾m{^¡o¾.

N}ñ Aø\{ T{ö=T{o¶b{¨.  "ù¨m¢Òb{m{ª N{Ëzrze\¢ T¶zt¨N{¨d}Ôm{¨ N{b}, ù¨m¶ _{d{ø ïm} îd{=\¢," @ð _{~eÕ=T¶~t=b¢.  q{m{ÙQ}m¢ k}m{Ú N{ª\} _{m{p}^¤ T}m{¨ð p{Òb{d¶q}m{¨.
"b¶ð¹N²d} ±eËZ¡ ze¦ËZ|n=\¥ p{¨|Ës}m{ª," @d}Ôm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ ÞµeÞZ¾ ø¨Q¢öf½l¨d{ T}m{¨ð íÛm{¨_{ª.
"@=_¶N}b{¨ o²=\¢.  @ztn¨ A=Ûc} N{nÆm+ m{ÐN{=o¾ D=\}ö," @d}Ôd{¨ p{¨| Aø\{d{¨ D\¢N¢=T¶=b{¨N{¨.
N}ñ Aø\{ @b¶= zeËZ¡=T{¨N¾N{¨=\}, "@d{ÔËZ¨ m}p{¦ Q}m¢ð ~eöç T²Ðf}m} ù¨ T}m{¨ Q{¨m¢=ç?  p{¨m¢ ù¨m{¨ u}N²_¾ b¥ðÔ _{l{¨|m{¨ T¶q}m{=Z· ù¨ cultural preservation  @=_} Q¾ø=b}d¶ N{b}?" @ð d{øß=b¢.
q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ Q{=õm{=Q}, "I=N}b{¨.  @zt¹o²d{ cultural preservation  C zeÓc{îo¾d¶ D=b¢," @d}Ôm{¨.
"@b²o|?" @d}Ôd{¨ d¶d{¨ _²Þnj¾l¨.
"@p{¦d{¨ p{¨m¢.  p{¨d{= N¢=b{Z¡ u}m¢ T¶~td{ f»m{j}Z·ø¨Z=Z·, p{¨d{ çd{ÔzeÕZ¡ ÊW|zeN}ðÔ p{¨þä @d{¨k{ø=T}nd{¨N¾p{\{=.  ÊW|zeN}n¨ N{nno|=Z¡ø.  @p²ze¦Õ\{© @x{m}o| ðV= N}p{¦.  ðV= T²l{¨|Únð Ûzel{¨îÔеt p{¨d{N{¨ ø¨Q¢o¶b¢ Aq}k{=Q{p¶¨.  m²=\{p{ f»m{j}Z¨ p{¨d{ø¨=N} çd{Ô~eÞnn= N}p{¨ð Q{¨Ðm¢=T{N{f½p{Z=."
"@b¶ø¨Z¡?" @d}Ôd¶Ôd{¨ @Óm{= N}N{.
"@=Z· -- p{¨d{ çd{Ôze¦Õ\{¨ T¶~td{ËZ¨ Bze¦Õ\{¨ I zeñ p{¨d{= T¶l{¨\{= o¶b{¨.  d} çd{Ôze¦Õ\{¨ f»Òb{¨d¶Ô o¶ç N{çÆN{_¾ zew{§ä _¾p{¨¨N{¨ð, ±em{ÞZ¾ N{ËZ³n f»l¨Ú ù¨b{ N}Q{¨o¾ N}çd{ p¶ñÔw{§ä Q{=Q}w{=o¾N¢ _¼öç u}Ôd{= T¶µtp}Ï^¡.  _{m}ß_{ p{=Z¡=ÞZ¾ d¶n ù¨b{ N{ªm{¨Æð N{=T{=o¾ T{Òb{d{Ô= ±eËZ¨N{¨ð îd¶p}Ï^¡ .." @=Z¨=Z· p{¨| Aø\{ @Í\¼çÆ @d{Ôb¢,
"ù¨m{¨ zeÞo²Z©m¢o¾ ±em¢Q}m{¨ N}iËZ¡ @p{ñÔ T¶q}m{¨.  d¶d{¨ çd{Ôze¦Õ\{¨ N{ª\} Ûiázrª, µeËzt¨_¾d¶ zew{§ä _¾p{¨¨N{¨d¶ b}ðÔ.  Q¥VÞm¾=ç p{T¶Æ p¶Ï^¤w{ä_¾d¶ u}Ôd{=T¶µtb}ðÔ ..."
Cu}m¢ q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ @Í\¼çÆ, "N}ñ A Q¥Vm¥Ôw{§ä ù¨m{¨ iN²ÁËZ¨o¾ zeËZ¨N{¨ð u}Ôd{= T¶µtp}m{¨ N{b}?" @d{\¢Q}m{¨.
"@l¨_¶?" @=b¢ p{¨| Aø\{ p{¨¨O= çÞZ¡Ðztª.
"@b¶ d¶d{¨ T²µeÕb¢.  Bze¦Õ\{¨ p{¨| @p¶¨Ù Q}*t Ëztp+ ù¨b{ Û±ezrm+ N{¨N{Ám+ o¶N{¨=\} p{=Z T²l{¨Úb{¨ .  ù¨m{¨ N{ª\} p{¨d{= k¾=T¶~td{ _{m}ß_{ C Q¢d²Ônª ÞµeÞZ© dishwasher  o¶N{¨=\} N{\{Q{m{¨.  d¶d{¨ T²µeÕb¶ø¨Z=Z·, b¶q{ N}n zem¢Ñ~t_{¨nðiËZ¡ c{m}Ùn¨ p{¨|m{_}l{¨ð p{¨d{ p}w³äze¦Õ\¾ T²f}Õm{¨.  N}ñ p{¨d{= p{¨|Û_{= zem¢Ñ~t_{¨n¨ p{¨|m¢d{ N¼Òb¥ B=N} A f}_{ zeÓc{_{¨nð zeËZ¨N{¨ p¶w}ä\}nñ, f}_{ m¾ínð ðnj²ËZ|nñ @d{p{ztm{=Q} Ûq{p{¨ze\{_}=.  @=b{¨N¶ Aq}k{=Q}n¨ _{zeÕp{¦.  @b¢ Vm¢Q¶ zeð N}b{ð Hze¦Õ¹\²_¶ ÛQ{~v=ç p{¨d{ zeÓc{_{¨nð p{¨|m{¨ÆN{¨=Z|p²© @ze¦Õ\{¨ p{¨d{N{¨ øVl{¨= nôÐzt¨=b¢.  Bze¦Õ\{¨ p{¨d{N¶p{¨l¨=b¢?  p{¨d{= Q{=ì, N{¨=\}, b{j}×N{¨nª @ð N¼ËZ¨N{¨d{Ô=b{¨N{¨ p{çÆd{ zgö_{p¶¨ø¨Z¡?  iªí!  N}ñ p{¨d{ N¾m¢N{o¾ð @ztn¨ ztªx}ÙðÔ Q{¨Ðm¢=ç, p{¨d{= Dd{Ô T¾Z b¼m¢N¶ p{Ðzt¨p{¦n_¾ b}ðÔ T¶l{¨b{n¨ÆN{¨d{Ôze¦Õ\{¨ u}c¢=T}=," @=Z© p{¨þä T}m{¨ N{n¨ze¦N{¨d}Ôm{¨.

p{¨| Aø\{ zeËZ¨ p{b{nb{n¨ÆN¾d{ËZ¨, "ù¨m{¨ Q{=ë ib{¨n¨ u}N² p}\¢_¶ B=N} cultural preservation  Ip{¨¨=b¥?  @b¶b¾ T}N¢m¥ _{~eÕ=T{¨N{¨d¶=b{¨N¶," @ð ïm}Ùð=ç=b¢.
"ðVp¶¨.  Bb¢ cultural preservation  N}b{¨.  cultural evolution!   N}ñ I N{nÆm+¹N²d} Vm¢Q¶b¢b¶.  @p{ztm}ðÔiËZ¡  p{¨|m{ð I N{nƹm²d} d{ú=çf½N{_{zeÕb{¨," @ð q{m{ÙQ}m{¨ p{¨©\¾u}m¢ T}m{¨ N{n¨ze¦N{¨d}Ôm{¨.
"q{k}*r" @d}Ôd¶Ôd{¨ D_}âzv= zeËZo¶N{.  "ÛiüÙ=\{=Q} T²f}Õm{=\¥, q{m{ÙQ}m{ª!  ù¨ b{ÃQ¢m{ úzr¨Ú\¢Q} T¶m¢ Dzeb¶q{= f»=b}nð~eÐu½=b¢. ù¨m¢b{=_} N¢=b{Z¡ p}m{p¶¨ H=b{¨N{¨ T²zeÕo¶b{¨?"
"Ip²© @ze¦Õ\{¨ _{ËZo¶b{¨."
"Al{¨d{ Bze¦Õ\{¨ ìp{m{zt= ib{¨n¨ u½p{¨m{zt= _}Q{¨_{¨d}Ôm{¨ N{b}, @=b{¨N{ð," @=b¢ p{¨| Aø\{ p{¨¨~tp{¨¨~t d{p{¦ßn¨ d{p{¦ß_{ª.

zv[}Ð_{¨Q} B=\¢l{¨d+ N{nÆm+ Q{¨m¢=ç Aø\{N¢ B=_{ zem¢ÊW|d{= Ho| p{çÆ=b} @ð d¶d{¨ b¢p²¨Ùm{f½l¨ T{ªq}d{¨.
"Aÿ, d¶d{d{¨N{¨=Z¨d¶ Dd}Ôd{¨, Bb¢ _{nN²N{ÁN{¨=\} D=\{b{ð.  BN{ T}m{¨ N{n¨ze¦N¾N{=\¢, p{¨þä T}o| b{ªm{= ܺ\²p+ T²l{¨|Úö," @d}Ôm{¨ q{m{ÙQ}m¢ k}m{Ú N{=Q}m{¨Q}.
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Al{¨d{N{ª d}N{ª N{ª\} N{ze¦ÕÞo¾ T}m{¨f½~tT}Æd{¨.  BÒb{m{= H\{=T¶Ð_¾ N{ze¦Õo²ÔÐî, "êm+â" @=Z© Ad{=b{=Q} _{m{p}^¡ T}m{¨ð _}Q}=.
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