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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of Masakím, by Andrés Pascual
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+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
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+
+Title: Masakím
+
+Author: Andrés Pascual
+
+Release Date: May 14, 2006 [EBook #18386]
+
+Language: Tagalog
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+Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MASAKÍM ***
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+</pre>
+
+
+<hr/>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 263px;">
+<a href="images/cover_b.jpg"><img src="images/cover_t.jpg" width="263" height="400" alt="Cover" title="Cover" /></a>
+</div>
+
+<hr/>
+
+<h2>Colegio "LA JUVENTUD"</h2>
+
+<h5><i>Plan de Ensenanza adecuado al del Gobierno.</i></h5>
+
+<h4>Bajo la direccion del Prof.<br/>
+<b>Perfecto del Rosario.</b>
+MORIONES, TONDO.&mdash;MANILA</h4>
+
+
+<h3 class="gap">Estudios de Primary school,<br />
+Intermediate y Secondary<br />
+y Especiales de Peritaje<br />
+Mercantil, Mecanico<br />
+y Agrimensor.</h3>
+
+<h4>Reciben internos, medio-internos<br />
+y externos.</h4>
+
+<p class="center noind">===============</p>
+
+<h2 class="gap">Ang GAWAAN NG GUITARRA</h2>
+
+<h3><i>ni Pedro Buencamino.</i></h3>
+
+<h5><i>Calle Dulumbayan Blg. 139.</i></h5>
+
+
+<h4 class="gap">Ay gumagawa &ntilde;g sarisaring instrumento<br />
+de cuerdas at nagbibili &ntilde;g<br />
+ibat ibang cuerdas sa mababang halaga.</h4>
+
+<hr/>
+
+<h5>Aklatang "HANTIK"<br />
+ni J.D. Ampil at ka.</h5>
+
+
+<h1 class="gap">&iexcl;&iexcl;&iexcl;MASAK&Iacute;M!!!</h1>
+
+<h4 class="gap">sinulat ni</h4>
+
+<h3>Andr&eacute;s Pascual</h3>
+
+
+<h4 class="gap">UNANG PAGKALIMBAG</h4>
+
+<h4 class="gap">NAVOTAS, RIZAL. K.P<br/>
+1910.</h4>
+
+<h5>Limbagan ni MANUEL MIRANDA<br/>
+Daang San Jacinto Blg. 50</h5>
+
+
+<hr/>
+
+
+<h2>"LA UNION"</h2>
+
+<div class="blocknarrow">
+<h4>SOMBRERERIA<br/>
+RELOJERIA<br/>
+AT PLATERIA</h4>
+
+<p>Mga kasankapan ukol sa mga babae at lalaki; gaya ng Tsapin, Kuello,
+Punos, Korbata at iba pa.</p>
+
+<p>Aring tunay ng kalahi.</p>
+
+<p class="right">A. RIVERA</p>
+
+<p>Rosario, blg. 81 Maynila K. F.</p>
+
+<p>May malaking pagbabawas sa pakiawan.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 150px;">
+<img class="gap" src="images/dec_cov.jpg" width="150" height="54" alt="Decorative motif" title="Decorative motif" />
+</div>
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<h2>TALAAN NG NILALAMAN</h2>
+<p class="center noind">
+<a href="#I">I</a> &mdash; <a href="#II">II</a>
+&mdash; <a href="#III">III</a> &mdash; <a href="#IV">IV</a>
+&mdash; <a href="#V">V</a> &mdash; <a href="#VI">VI</a>
+</p>
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<h2><a name="I" id="I"></a>I.</h2>
+
+<h3>SINO KA?</h3>
+
+
+<p>Hating gabi, madilim, ang mg&#771;a dahon ng&#771; halaman ay nang&#771;akayuko, ang
+mg&#771;a ibon ay di man lamang humuhuni, sa mg&#771;a hayop mula sa
+kanikanilang himlayan ay walang maririnig na kahit isang put&oacute;l na
+ung&#771;ol man lamang, ang mg&#771;a ka-awa-awang mangagaw&aacute; sa paghanap ng&#771;
+ipagtatawid gutom sa boong maghapon ay payapang payapang
+nang&#771;agpapahing&#771;alay, ang mg&#771;a hap&oacute; at ng&#771;al&aacute;y nilang bisig sa
+pag-gaw&aacute; ay inihahanap ng&#771; panibagong lak&aacute;s, lahat ay tahimik at
+waring ipinaghehele ng&#771; mg&#771;a walang patlang at malalaking patak ng&#771;
+ulan, ng&#771;unit, sino yaon?....... isang maitim na aninong naglalagos sa
+isang makipot na daan! naglalamay at sinasamantala ang gayong
+kalaliman ng&#771; gabi! sino?...... Pumasok sa isang bakuran, yumuko at
+sumoot sa silong na pantay balikat ng&#771; isang bahay na may
+pangkaraniwang laki.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_4" id="Page_4">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 4</a></span></p><p>Makaraan ang mg&#771;a ilang sandali ay huminto ang ulan, nagliwanag at
+ang lang&#771;it ay biglang nasabugan ng&#771; mg&#771;a maliliit na mata ni Bathala,
+noon mg&#771;a nag-anti-antilaw na bituing nakamamalas ng&#771; mg&#771;a lihim na
+gawa at pangyayari sa boong magdamag.</p>
+
+<p>Di kaginsa ginsay anasan ang nadinig:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Sino ka?...ang tanong na mula sa itaas.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ako ... ang sagot naman.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Sinong ikaw?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ako, ang iyong minamahal.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Peping!</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Delang!</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Bakit ka naparito?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ayaw ka bang pumarito ako?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Hindi. Ng&#771;unit baka magising sila ay ikaw din ang inaalaala ko, di
+ko matitiis ang mangyayari sakaling maramdaman ka. At bakit ka
+nagpapakapuyat ay mayroong <i>clase</i> kayo bukas?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Huag kang malakas magsalita at baka ng&#771;a sila magising, manaog ka at
+dito tayo sa halamanan mag-ulayaw, dali na, at dito mo ipalasap ang
+matatamis mong pagmamahal at gagantihin ko ng&#771; mg&#771;a sariwang ala-ala.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_5" id="Page_5">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 5</a></span></p><p>&mdash;Baka sila magising?....</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Hindi.</p>
+
+<p>Makaraan ang mg&#771;a ilang mabayanad na yatiit ng&#771; sahig ay nabuksan ang
+tabing ng&#771; pinto at sa susung&#771;aw ang ating binibini; maputi at wari'y
+isang tala na pang&#771;inoon ng&#771; ibang mg&#771;a bituin sa kaningning&#771;an kaya't
+walang kalulua ang di mamangha sa gayong kagandahan, at pagkapanaog sa
+isang hagdanang may limang baytang ay sinalubong na ng&#771; ating binata
+at nagyakap ang mag sing irog &iexcl;kay sarap na pagmamahalan! at
+pagkatapos maigawad ng&#771; is&aacute; at isa ang nararapat ay nang&#771;agsiupo sa
+isang bancong kawayan na nasa ilalim ng&#771; isang malabay na puno ng&#771;
+<i>acacia</i>.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Kay tamis mong magmahal&mdash;ang pauna ng&#771; binata.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;At hangang kailan mo ako lilimutin? ang tugon naman ng&#771; ating
+binibini.</p>
+
+<p>Di na nakuhang sumagot pa ang isa at isa at mg&#771;a lang&#771;itng&#771;it ng&#771;
+sahig na muli ang narinig mul&aacute; sa itaas.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;&iexcl;Nagising! &iexcl;Nagising!&mdash;ang halos panabay ng&#771; dalawa.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 6</a></span></p><p>Isinoot na dali dali ng&#771; ating binata ang kaniyang <i>capote</i> at
+nagkanlong sa puno ng&#771; kahoy na nasa gawing likuran ng&#771; kanilang
+pinagulayawan sa nasang makimatyag ng&#771; mg&#771;a mangyayari. Dahan dahang
+pumanhik ang binibini at pagkatapos ng&#771; isang tanong na: "Saan ka
+nangaling" at sagot dian po lamang sa labas ay wala nang narinig na
+ano man at ang lahat ay nanauli sa dati kaya't ang ating binata'y
+nagtuloy ng&#771; umuwi at naghintay na lamang ng&#771; kinaumagahan.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<h2><a name="II" id="II"></a>II.</h2>
+
+<h3>Walang Dios? &iexcl;Nakapang&iacute;ngilabot!</h3>
+
+
+<p>Lingo.</p>
+
+<p>Sa isang bahay-samahan sa nayon ng&#771; X ... ay nang&#771;agkakatipon na ang
+ilang mg&#771;a binata ika-tatlo pa lamang ng&#771; hapon, at palibhasay wala pa
+sa tadhanang ika-apat at sapagkat wala pa din naman sa tadhanang
+bilang ng&#771; mg&#771;a kasapi upang ipagsimula ng&#771; isang pulong kalahatang
+idadaos <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_7" id="Page_7">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 7</a></span>nila, kayat wala pa sa kaayusan ang pagtitipon, gulong gulo,
+salitaan dito, tawanan doon, biruan dito at kalabitan sa kabila
+datapua't sa lahat ng&#771; mg&#771;a gayong umpukan ay nanaig ang malakas na
+salitaan ng&#771; dalawa na nasa gawing dung&#771;awang tabing daan, kayat ang
+ilan sa mg&#771;a nang&#771;agsisipaglakad ay nang&#771;apapatigil lalo na't kung
+mapalakas ang pang&#771;ang&#771;atwiran nitong isa na tinututulang mahigpit ang
+pagkakaroon ng&#771; Dios. Lahat ng&#771; mg&#771;a salitaan ay nang&#771;apatigil, lahat
+ay di umimik, liban sa isang nagsasalaysay ng&#771; kaniyang mg&#771;a
+paniniwala.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Walang Dios&mdash;ang ulit nito&mdash;sapagkat kung mayroong Dios ay saan
+naroon ang kaniyang kapangyarihan at di igawa upang ang lahat ng&#771;
+tao'y papagpantay pantayin sa ibabaw ng&#771; lupa? Saan naroon iyang Dios
+at natitiis ang pagkakaroon ng&#771; mg&#771;a may mababa at matataas na ur&iacute; at
+kalagayan ng&#771; ta&oacute;? Iyang mg&#771;a bagay bagay sa ibabaw ng&#771; lupa na ating
+nakikita ay tinututulan kong di gawa ng&#771; iisang Dios, sapagkat
+maraming mg&#771;a halaman na tumutubo sa lupa at kung walang lupa ay wala
+noong mg&#771;a halaman samakatwid ay di dahil sa likha ng&#771; <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_8" id="Page_8">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 8</a></span>Dios, kundi
+dahil sa mayroong lup&aacute;.</p>
+
+<p>Aling&#771;aw-ng&#771;awan ang nadinig pagkatapos ng&#771; gayong pang&#771;ang&#771;atuiran at
+mg&#771;a nang&#771;ananaig na tinig ang nang&#771;ariringan ng&#771; ganitong salita:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Walang Dios?.... &iexcl;Nakapang&#771;ing&#771;ilabot!</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Dahan dahan ka po ginoong Kalihim&mdash;ang sagot naman ng&#771;
+Pang&#771;alawang-Pang&#771;ulo ng&#771; Samahan&mdash;at ipagpatawad po ninyong sabihin
+ko na kayo'y nabibigla lamang ng&#771; mg&#771;a pang&#771;ang&#771;atwiran, sapagka't ang
+Sanlibutan ay nayari sapagkat di maikakailang mayroon <i>isa</i> na
+lumikha noon, iyang kataas taasan, iyang Dios. Maraming mg&#771;a halaman
+ng&#771;a ang tumutubo sa lupa ng&#771;unit di dahil sa lupa lamang kung kaya
+sila nabubuhay sapagkat may lupa man at walang hang&#771;in, init at tubig
+ay di rin sila mang&#771;abubuhay; at sino ang lumikha ng&#771; lahat ng&#771; it&oacute;,
+gayon din ang lupang inyong binanguit? Iyang kataas taasang Dios at
+kung wala <i>nito</i> ay walang anoman, sapagkat <i>siya</i> ang lumik-ha ng&#771;
+lahat ng&#771; bagay. Ito'y di pang&#771;arap lamang ng&#771; mg&#771;a na nanambahan sa
+katotohanan kungdi siyang katunayan ng&#771;a. At kung walang Dios na
+kikilalanin ang tawo ay lalong lalala ang mg&#771;a katam<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 9</a></span>palasanan, di
+mananatile ang katahimikan, palibhasa'y walang kinatatakutang
+magpaparusa sa panahong darating. Ang mg&#771;a magnanakaw ay di kukuha ng&#771;
+ano mang di kanila kailan ma't may mg&#771;a tawo na sa kanila'y
+nagmamasid, ganiyan ang mg&#771;a tawo sa ibabaw ng&#771; lupa na kailan ma't,
+walang kinikilalang Dios ay patuloy ng&#771; patuloy ang kanilang mg&#771;a
+masasamang gawa.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Mag-iikalima na ng&#771; hapon&mdash;ang nakaputol na sal&iacute;ta ng&#771; Pang&#771;ulo sa
+kanilang mg&#771;a pag-usap.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Datapuat wala pa sa takdang bilang ng&#771; mg&#771;a dapat magsidalo&mdash;ang
+sagot naman ng&#771; isang kasanguni&mdash;lagpas na ng&#771;a sa tadhanang oras
+ng&#771;unit kaypalay wala ng&#771; darating&mdash;ang ulit pa&mdash;iyan ang masamang
+hilig ng&#771; ating mg&#771;a binata ng&#771;ayon, isang sakit na kung di
+malulunasay, pagkakatandaan at isang kapintasan na naman sa ating
+lahi.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ang mabuti'y magkaroon ng&#771; kadalaan ang ating mg&#771;a kasapi. Tayo na.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Tayo na&mdash;ang panabayan naman ng&#771; lahat at nang&#771;ag-alisan.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 10</a></span></p>
+
+<h2><a name="III" id="III"></a>III.</h2>
+
+<h3>&iexcl;PANGAHAS!</h3>
+
+
+<p>Sa isang bahay na malaki na nasa kabilang daan ng&#771; kinatatayuan ng&#771;
+Bahay-Samahan ay maraming tawo at buhat sa malayo'y walang madidinig
+kundi ang mg&#771;a tawanan at mg&#771;a paputol putol na salitaan, lahat ay
+masaya at gayon na lamang ang mg&#771;a pinagpala ni Bathala sa kalupaan
+palibhasay ang mg&#771;a gayon nilang pagtitipon ay nahihiyasan ng&#771; mg&#771;a
+tuksuhan at biruan ng&#771; mg&#771;a magkakasama.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ang akala ko po'y may pulong kayo, natapos na pu ba?&mdash;ang isang
+ting&#771;ig binibining nakapagpahinto sa kanilang mg&#771;a pagkakatua.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Hindi po natuloy ah.....sapagkat tang&#771;i sa lumagpas na sa tadhanang
+oras ay wala pa rin sa takdang bilang ng&#771; mg&#771;a kasaping dapat
+magsidalo&mdash;ang sagot naman ng&#771; ating kalihim.</p>
+
+<p>Kindatan, kalabitan at ng&#771;itian na naman sa kabilang panig.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Sumagot na ang ating <i>candidato</i>&mdash;ang pasalising naibulong nitong
+isa sa kaniyang katabi.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_11" id="Page_11">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 11</a></span></p><p>At pagkaraan ng&#771; mg&#771;a ilan pang sandaling pag-uusap ay
+nang&#771;agpaalaman na ang lahat, tang&#771;i ang ating binatang di man lamang
+natigatig sa kaniyang pagkakaupo maliban sa isang tugong "mauna na
+kayo."</p>
+
+<p>Nang&#771;ag panaugan ang lahat at naiwan si Peping sa harapan ng&#771; kaniyang
+pinipintuho, niyaong tala sa madaling araw, niyang di man dahil sa
+kaniyang mg&#771;a pahiyas ay sapat ng&#771; makatunaw ng&#771; isang pusong bato,
+yumuko ang ating binata di makabata sa mg&#771;a pasaning idinudulot sa
+kaniya ni Pag-ibig, ng&#771;unit pinakapilit ding paglabanan ang lahat ng&#771;
+ito, itinaas ang mg&#771;a mata at nagsalita:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Hangang kailan pu kaya titiisin ninyo ako sa pagbabata ng&#771; mg&#771;a
+ganitong kahirapan at kulang pa pu ba ang mg&#771;a katunayang naipamalas
+ko na?&mdash;tuloy dinampot ang kamay ng&#771; kaniyang sinusuyo't ginawaran ng&#771;
+isang piping bulong; ipinitlag ng&#771; binibini ang kaniyang kamay ng&#771;unit
+na huli sa panahon.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;&iexcl;Pang&#771;ahas!...&iquest;Bakit ka malikot?&mdash;ang pabiglang nasabi ng&#771; binibini
+na salamat at di nakapukaw sa pagkakatua naman ng&#771; mg&#771;a matatan<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 12</a></span>dang
+nasa kabilang panig ng&#771; bahay at pagkasabi'y nalaglag ang dalawang
+butil ng&#771; <i>perlas</i> mula sa mg&#771;a mapanhalinang mata ng&#771; binibini at
+nagulap iyang maaliwalas na lang&#771;it ng&#771; ating binata.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Parusahan pu ninyo ako, kung ako'y nagkasala&mdash;ang patuloy ni
+Peping&mdash;sapagka't ang mg&#771;a yao'y di kinusa ng&#771; aking sarile kundi ng&#771;
+isang pusong inudyukan ng&#771; nagpipighating damdamin.</p>
+
+<p>Ang ating binibini'y di kumikibo kaya't sinamantala ni Peping ang
+panahon.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Kung inaakala pu ninyo na ang buhay ko'y katumbas na ng&#771; nagawang
+kapang&#771;ahasan narito at iniaalay ko po sa ikasisiya ng&#771; inyong
+naghihigpit na kalooban, at palibhasay wal&aacute; din lamang namang
+kabuluhan ito kailan mat api sa pag-irog, kailan mat walang aasahang
+balang araw ay kaisa sa lalong mataas na kapalaran, kaya't, inihandog
+ko na upang una'y ng&#771; wala ng&#771; Peping na gagambala pa at ikalawa'y ng&#771;
+wala na namang Peping na nag babata pa ng&#771; mg&#771;a kahirapan.</p>
+
+<p>Halos madurog ang puso ng&#771; binibini sa ga<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 13</a></span>nitong mg&#771;a pag mamaka-amo
+ng&#771; binata, kayat napilitan ding itaas ang kaniyang mg&#771;a matang
+pinapung&#771;ay ng&#771; dalamhati at nagbigkas:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Kayo po'y maka-aasa na at wala ng&#771; maghahari sa aking puso kung di
+kayo. Biglang nahawi ang dilim ng&#771; pag-aalapaap, nawaldas ang
+nakalilibid na tali ng&#771; pagpipighati sa puso ng&#771; binata, natapos ang
+kaniyang mg&#771;a kalungkutan, at sa kagahaman sa pag lasap ng&#771; ligaya'y
+pabiglang tumugon ng&#771;:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Hangang kailan, aking lang&#771;it?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Hangang libing........at di pa natatapos ay sia ng&#771; pagpasok ng&#771;
+isang matandang babae, iyang <i>ali</i> na nag alaga at nagpalaki sa ating
+binibini na kaniyang kinatitirhan.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Magandang gabi po&mdash;ang unang bati ng&#771; binata sa dumating.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Magandang gabi po naman&mdash;ang sagot naman.</p>
+
+<p>At pagkaraan ng&#771; ilan pang mg&#771;a kumustahan at pag sasalitaan ng&#771; iba't
+iba pang mg&#771;a bagay ay siyang pagtugtog ng&#771; walong "ting" ng&#771; isang
+orasang nakasabit sa isang haligi na nasa gawing kaliwa ng&#771; binata.
+Nagtindig si Peping at nagpa<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 14</a></span>alam sa mag-ali. Isang ting&#771;ing
+naglalagkit ng&#771; binibini ang ipinabaon sa binata at ito namay isang
+mapung&#771;ay na titig at nanaog.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<h2><a name="IV" id="IV"></a>IV</h2>
+
+<h3>WALANG HIYA PALA.....!</h3>
+
+
+<p>Daang N..... isang makipot na landasing patung&#771;o kina Delang; dito
+naglalacad ng&#771; totoong mabanayad ang ating Peping, nakatung&#771;o iyang
+mapalad na binata na waring inaalaala ang mg&#771;a nagdaan niang gabi sa
+pook na yaon. Di kaginsaginsa'y isang binata ang sa darating: si
+Amado, iyang Pang&#771;alawang Pang-ulo ng&#771; Samahan, iyang nakatalo niya
+noong lingo ng&#771; hapon; pagdakay tinapik siya sa balikat at sinabi:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Bakit mabanayad ang lakad mo, saan ka paparoon?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Dian&mdash;ang sagot naman ng&#771; tinanong.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ano ba ang lagay mo kaibigan kay Anchang? iniwan ka pa namin noong
+gabi ah.....</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Mabuti. Akoy nagtagumpay Amado; ang <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 15</a></span>kaniya raw puso ay akin at wala
+ng&#771; sino pa mang makapaghahari&mdash;ang maligayang tugon nito.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Mapalad ka kung gayon&mdash;hangang dito na lamang ang naisagot at siya
+nilang pagpasok sa bakuran ng&#771; bahay na kanilang sadya.</p>
+
+<p>Napa-tao-po ang dalawa at sa isang sagot na "Magtuloy kayo" ay nang&#771;ag
+sipanhik at pagkatapos maigawad ng&#771; isa at isa ang nang&#771;ararapat na
+pag-galang ay naup&oacute; si Amado sa isang luklukang yantok na kinaharap
+ang mg&#771;a magulang ni Delang at si Peping nama'y ang ating binibini.
+Kanikaniyang mg&#771;a pag-uusap ayon sa kanikanilang mg&#771;a nasa.</p>
+
+<p>Ang dalaway pagsaglitsaglit na sinasariwa ang mg&#771;a nagdaan nilang gabi
+sa halamanan na di naman mailakas sa pagkat nasa kabilang dako lamang
+ang isa namang umpukan.</p>
+
+<p>Napahinto ang salitaan ng&#771; dalawa dahil sa isang mariing "hindi" ng&#771;
+ama ng&#771; binibini at si Peping na mahiligin sa mg&#771;a pakikipagtalo ay
+nakimatyag sa mg&#771;a sagot at paliwanag ng&#771; kaniyang kaibigan at
+pagkatapos ng&#771; mg&#771;a ilan pang tugon ng&#771; matanda at mg&#771;a pagpapakilala
+ni <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 16</a></span>Amado ay napilitang sumagot ang ating binata ng&#771; boong paggalang:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ako poy makatutugon sa inyong mg&#771;a usapan baga man di ako kasali,
+sapagkat ang matanda po'y may mg&#771;a malalakas na katwirang
+pinanghahawakan at ang isang katunayan po'y gaya ng&#771;a ng&#771; sinasabi ni
+<i>P. Rossi</i> sa caniyang "<i>Ang Pangarap</i>" na aniya'y: "Isang
+paglapastang&#771;an lamang sa kalayaan ng&#771; bawat isa ang pagtatag ng&#771;
+ating Pamahalaan niyang mg&#771;a batas na nagbabawal sa lalaki ng&#771;
+kalayaan upang mag-asawa ng&#771; dalawa, tatlo &oacute; kung ilan ang kaniyang
+ibigin." At sapagkat ang tauo po ay talagang likas sa pagkamalaya,
+kayat pilit ding hinahanap iyang kalayaang iyan kahit pinuputol ng&#771;
+mg&#771;a may kapangyarihan kaya't siyang nagiging dahil ng&#771; mg&#771;a
+kahirapang tinitiis ng&#771; isang taong dapat maging malaya.</p>
+
+<p>Isang "phse" at ting&#771;ing pairap ni Delang ang natanaw ng&#771; binata na
+siang ikinapahinto ng&#771; kaniyang mg&#771;a pang&#771;ang&#771;atwiran kayat di na muli
+pang umimik ito palibhasay kinamuhian ng&#771; kaniyang irog ang mg&#771;a gayon
+niang pag mamatwid.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 17</a></span></p><p>Sumagot naman si Amado sa mg&#771;a salaysay na natapos:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Isang katiwaliang malaki ang mg&#771;a pagmamatwid ng&#771; kaibigan kong
+Peping sapagkat ang mg&#771;a bat&aacute;s na yao'y di upang putulan ng&#771; kalayaan
+ang bawat isa kungdi upang tangkilikin ang kapayapaan at pananahimik
+ng&#771; mg&#771;a mamamay&aacute;n. Ang kalayaan ay di sa paggawa ng&#771; masama kungdi
+ng&#771; mabuti. Ang <i>moral</i> ay nababatay sa kaugalian ng&#771; bawat lahi at
+sapagkat iyan ay di ugali sa ating bayan kaya iya'y laban sa <i>moral</i>.</p>
+
+<p>Ninanasa pa sana ng&#771; ating Peping na mang&#771;atwiran ng&#771;uni't natatakot
+naman siyang makagalitan ng&#771; kaniyang Delang na nakikinig ng&#771; mg&#771;a
+usapan nila kaya't sinasamantala ni Amado ang gayong di pagimik ng&#771;
+kaniyang kausap.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Isa pa, kung babayaan naman na ang bawat isa ay makapag aasawa ng&#771;
+dalawa, tatlo &oacute; apat ay di malayo na sa pagitan niang mg&#771;a babaeng
+iyan ay magkaroon ng&#771; mg&#771;a pagkakaingitan na siang magiging dahil ng&#771;
+pagkakaalit-alit at ito'y magbubung&#771;a ng&#771; lalong mg&#771;a masasaklap na
+pangyayari sa mg&#771;a babae pa <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 18</a></span>naman ng&#771; ating lahi, sa katunayan ay
+nakik&iacute;ta natin na ang isang lalaking may asawa at maka&iacute;sip ng&#771; isang
+masamang nasa sa ibang babe dito ay nagpapasimula na ang panaghilian:
+ang isa'y naiinip sa isa at ang isa namay napopoot sa isa.</p>
+
+<p>Dito na lamang napahinto ang mg&#771;a pagmamatwiranan sapagkat ang
+kaniyang mg&#771;a katalo'y di na umiimik. Natapos ang mg&#771;a ilang sandali
+sa gayong di "pag iimikan ng&#771; isa at isa at sa di kawasang
+paglulungati ni Peping ng&#771; pag sagot dang&#771;an ng&#771;a lamang at naroon ang
+sa kania'y mapopoot, ay maibuka na lamang sa bibig ang mg&#771;a
+salitang:&mdash;Nagpapaalam na po ako sa inyong lahat&mdash;Dios po ang
+sumama&mdash;ang tugon ng&#771; may bahay.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Akoy iwan mo na&mdash;and kay Amado naman: at nanaog ang ating binata.</p>
+
+<p>Pagkaraan ng&#771; mg&#771;a ilan pang salitaan hing&#771;il sa natapos na pag-uusap
+ay nang&#771;ag labasan ang mg&#771;a magulang ng&#771; binibini upang ihanda ang
+hapunan nila. Natira si Delang at si Amado so loob.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Kailan ka pa ba magtatang&#771;i ng&#771; isa sa mg&#771;a <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_19" id="Page_19">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 19</a></span>nang&#771;agsisiparito sa
+inyo?&mdash;ang pabirong salita ng&#771; binata&mdash;naunahan ka pa ng&#771; kapatid mo.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Sino, si Anchang? Kanino?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Kanino daw? Sa aming kalihim, kay Peping&mdash;isang dagok itong halos
+nakapag pahinto ng&#771; mg&#771;a tibok ng&#771; puso ni Delang.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Malabo ka. Iya'y hindi totoo.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Aba! ayaw palang maniwala, sinabi sa akin ng&#771; totoo ng&#771; aking
+kaibigang Peping ah ...kanina lamang.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Walang hiya pala!&mdash;ang isang talipandas na salitang nabigkas agad
+ng&#771; binibini.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Sino, si Anchang?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;...............</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Si Peping?</p>
+
+<p>Isang buntong hining&#771;ang malalim ang naging tugon.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Parito na't kumain&mdash;ang mula sa labas na nakaputol ng&#771; salitaan ng&#771;
+dalawa.</p>
+
+<p>Nang&#771;agsilabas: si Dela'y tinung&#771;o ang pagkain at si Amado'y ang
+hagdanan pagkatapos ng&#771; mg&#771;a pagpapa-alamanan.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 20</a></span></p>
+
+<h2><a name="V" id="V"></a>V</h2>
+
+<h3>MGA PATAK NG LUHA</h3>
+
+
+<p>Isang batong mabigat ang nakapataw ng&#771;ayon sa puso ng&#771; binibini, isang
+suliraning pinaglalahuan ng&#771; matwid ang di makaya kayang dalhin ng&#771;
+isang pusong mahina, niang isang pusong mararamdamin, palibhasay
+ng&#771;ayon lamang nagtikim ng&#771; hirap, ng&#771;ayon lamang nasubo sa larang&#771;an
+ng&#771; pagbabata, sapagkat ang mg&#771;a nagdaan niang panaho'y pawang aliw,
+pawang mg&#771;a kaligayahang lalo nat sa piling ng&#771; kaniyang giliw. Buhat
+kagabi, kagabing tangapin niya ang mg&#771;a nakapagng&#771;ing&#771;itng&#771;it na
+balita'y di na sia mapalagay, di makakain,lahat ay mapait, di
+makatulog, kaya't lahat ng&#771; mg&#771;a nangyari ng&#771; gabing nagdaan ay walang
+naling&#771;id sa kaniya at bawat hihip ng&#771; hang&#771;ing kaniyang masamyo ay
+isa isang pinaghahabilinan ng&#771; kaniyang mg&#771;a panaghoy. "Kay saklap
+lasapin ng&#771; mg&#771;a panahong itong idinudulot ng&#771; katalagahan" ang
+madalas masabi sa sarile pagkatapos ng&#771; mg&#771;a <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 21</a></span>ilang patak na luha.
+Kung minsay pinapag tatalo ang sarile hinahanapan ng&#771; lalong mg&#771;a
+matutwid na paraan upang sia'y maalis sa silo ng&#771; kapanglawan,
+ng&#771;uni't waring isinusurot sa kanya ng&#771; isang maitim na aninong
+nakaguhit sa kaniyang ala-ala ang mg&#771;a kasaliwaang palad na kaniyang
+sasapitin at ang lalong mg&#771;a mahahayap na pula ng&#771; marami. &iexcl;Oh, ang
+larawan ng&#771; isang nilalasog ng&#771; dalamhati....! An&oacute; ang aking gagawin?
+ang ulit ulit na itinatanong sa sarile; at pagkatapos ng&#771; mg&#771;a ilang
+biling sa kaniyang hihigan, ay mg&#771;a patak ng&#771; luha ang nagiging tugon
+at sa kagaganito na lamang inumaga ang ating kaawa-awang binibini.</p>
+
+<p>Umagang umaga pa'y nanaog na; nakabihis ng&#771; kaniyang pangkaraniwang
+soot, at di pa nakalalayo ng&#771; mg&#771;a ilang hakbang, ay muling nagbalik,
+pumanhik at naupo sa isang likmuan na tutop ang noo at iniisip ang
+kaniyang mg&#771;a gagawin; di kaginsa ginsa'y nagkagising na ang
+sambahayan at ng&#771; mamulatan ng&#771; ina'y tinanong sia kung bakit.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Sumasakit po lamang ang ulo ko&mdash;ang isinagot at pagdaka'y tumindig
+at nagpa-alam <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 22</a></span>na sasaglit muna siya kina Anchang.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ang sabi moy sumasakit ang ulo mo at saka maglalakad ka pa.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Wala na po naman eh ...</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Pagka-agahan na ang ulit naman ng&#771; inang di na nahalata ang mg&#771;a
+sagot na gawagawaan lamang ng&#771; kaniyang anak.</p>
+
+<p>Ang binibini, taglay ng&#771; pagkamasunuring anak, ay napahinuhod ng&#771;unit
+wari ay isang maitim at malaking kamay ang pumipisil sa kaniyang puso,
+nanglalata at madalas mapahinto sa ano man niyang ginagawa. Nag
+agahan, at ng&#771; maluat na'y nag paalam na muli; ang ina na mapag
+palayaw at mairugin ay di makatangi pinahintulutan siya, kaya't itoy
+lumakad na nakatalukbong ng&#771; paniyong sutla at sapagka't di naman
+lubhang malayo ang bahay ng&#771; kaniyang ali ay agad na narating, walang
+pang&#771;iming pumanhik at nagtuloy palibhasay isang bahay na lagi niang
+pinaparoonan, pumasok sa loob at dinatnan ang kaniyang tia Enciang na
+nananahi.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ano po iyang ginagawa ninyo&mdash;ang unang bati ng&#771; dumating.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_23" id="Page_23">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 23</a></span></p><p>&mdash;Eh, ito bang saya tinatabi kot magagamit pa din naman eh ...</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Bakit po kayo, si Anchang po saan naruroon?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Nar&iacute;yan sa silid at mayroon yatang ginagawa; pasukin mo.</p>
+
+<p>Nagtuloy ang ating binibini at ng&#771; nasa pintuan na'y agad tiniklop ng&#771;
+dinatnan ang kaniyang sulat na ginagawa at sinalubong na nakang&#771;iti
+ang kaniyang kapatid.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Bakit ng&#771;ayon ka lamang naparito? kahapon pa kita ina-antay&mdash;ang
+maligayang tanong ni Anchang.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;May kailang&#771;an ka ba sa akin&mdash;at napatak na naman ang luha sa pagka
+ala-ala niya ng&#771; kaniyang nabalitaan kagabi, bakit ang isa pang
+nakapag padalamhating lalo sa kaniya'y ang pagkamalas sa liham na
+dinatnan niyang sinusulat na siyang nagpasok sa kaniyang ala-ala ng&#771;
+kung ano ano nang mg&#771;a bagay.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;May dinaramdam ka ba?&mdash;ang maamong tanong naman ng&#771; kaniyang kapatid
+na napaluha rin&mdash;ano ba ang ibig mong inumin?&mdash;at umakmang lalabas,
+ng&#771;unit pinigilan ni Delang sa <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_24" id="Page_24">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 24</a></span>nasang huag ng&#771; maalaman ng&#771; kanilang
+tia Enciang ang kaniyang mg&#771;a nasasaloob at tumugon na lamang ng&#771;:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Huag ka ng&#771; mabahala may na ala-ala lamang akong isang kalunos lunos
+na mapagsasapit.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Nino?...an&oacute; yaon?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;..........................</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;An&oacute; lamang yaon eh&mdash;ang patampo ng&#771; salita ni Anchang.</p>
+
+<p>Iniisip ng&#771; ating binibini kung ano ang kaniyang gagawin, siya'y nasa
+isang malawak na dagat ng&#771; nag-aalinlang&#771;ang di niya matarok ang
+magiging hanga. "Ipagtapat ko &oacute; huag" ang di niya malutas, na
+palaisipan sa kaniyang mg&#771;a pagbabaka at namalisbis na naman ang luha
+sa kaniyang mg&#771;a mata at nagiyakan na lamang ang magkapatid. &iexcl;Kay pait
+lunukin ng&#771; mg&#771;a kapighatiang ito! nagparaan ng&#771; mg&#771;a ilang simbuyo
+ng&#771; kahirapan ang dalawa at muli na namang nag-usap.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Bakit lamang? Ako'y tutulong sa mg&#771;a pinapasan mong dalamhati, ayaw
+ka ba&mdash;ang ulit nanaman ng&#771; bunso.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_25" id="Page_25">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 25</a></span></p><p>Ninanasa na sanang magtapat ni Delang ng&#771;unit pinigil siya ng&#771;
+malaking kahihiyan sapagkat siya'y isang kapatid na matandang dapat
+kunang uliran sa kabutihan.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;&iexcl;Delang! &iexcl;Delang!&mdash;ang mg&#771;a tawag na mula sa labas&mdash;ipinatatawag ka
+ng&#771; nanay mo kayat dalidali niyang pinapahid ang mg&#771;a luha at bago pa
+lumabas.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Bakit namumugto iyang mg&#771;a mata mo? Bakit ka umiiyak?&mdash;ang sunod
+sunod na tanong ng&#771; matanda pagka kita kay Delang.</p>
+
+<p>Maluat na di nakaimik ang ating binibini at pagkaraa'y sinabing:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Nakagat po ng&#771; langam ang sulok ng&#771; mata ko.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Huag mong pagkukusutin; tina tawag ka daw ng&#771; nanay mo.</p>
+
+<p>Nagpa-alam ang ating binibini at tinung&#771;o ang kanilang tahanan.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_26" id="Page_26">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 26</a></span></p>
+
+<h2><a name="VI" id="VI"></a>VI</h2>
+
+<h3>&iexcl;PATAWAD!</h3>
+
+
+<p>Si Anchang ay naiwan sa pag-iisa, ang kaniyang silid na dati'y masaya
+ng&#771;ayon ay mapanglaw, di niya mapagkuro ang mg&#771;a ibig sabihin ng&#771;
+kaniyang kapatid kung minsay isipin niyang ang kaniyang sarile ang
+sasapit sa isang kalagayang kalunos lunos gaya ng sinabi, ng&#771;unit siya
+rin ang kusang nagmamatuid na aniya'y di ko sasapitin yaon sapagkat
+sino ang lalapastang&#771;an sa akin? Si Peping ay tapat ang pagibig at sa
+kaniya'y wala akong paniwalang mapapariwara lamang ang pag-asa ko,
+wala akong nalalamang itinatang&#771;i siyang iba at di ko naman iniisip na
+siya'y magtatang&#771;i pa sapagkat naniniwala ako sa kaniyang mg&#771;a
+pang&#771;ako at di naman niya sasayang&#771;in ang mg&#771;a pagmamahal ko. Ako ang
+tinatang&#771;isan ng aking kapatid?.... Hindi, sapagkat an&oacute; ang dapat
+niyang ikalungkot sa akin? Ang kaniyang sarile ang iniiyakan? Ewan ko,
+ng&#771;unit ano naman <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_27" id="Page_27">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 27</a></span>ang dapat niang ikalumbay? Wala akong maala-ala.
+Mg&#771;a sandali itong punong puno ng&#771; mg&#771;a pagkukuro sa isip ni Anchang.
+At si Delang an&oacute; naman ang ginagawa? Ah ... siya nama'y nananang&#771;is sa
+kanilang silid di makalabas kahit tinatawag kaniyang mapag arugang ina
+at hangang sa siya'y mahalata sa pamamanglaw.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Bakit? ang marahang tanong ng&#771; ina pagkamasid sa mg&#771;a matang
+binabalung&#771;an ng&#771; luha ng&#771; kaniyang anak.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Wala po&mdash;ang sagot naman na ipinakalilihim pa ring pilit ang
+kaniyang mg&#771;a dalita palibhasay nahihiya siyang mabuksan ang mg&#771;a
+aklat ng&#771; pag-ibig na nakatago sa kaniyang puso, ng&#771;unit sa kapipilit
+ng&#771; ina ay nagsabing: "Ako po'y sawing palad" hangang dito na lamang
+ang mg&#771;a naipagtapat ni Delang hangang sa sapitan sila ng&#771;
+kinagabihan.</p>
+
+<hr style="width: 15%;" />
+
+<p>Si Peping ay walang malay sa mg&#771;a nangyayari, payapang payapang
+ginugunita ang napakasarap niyang buhay. "Magkapatid ang nasa kamay
+ko" ang ulit ulit na sinasabi &iexcl;kay tamis ng&#771; aking kapalaran na
+pinag-aagawan ng&#771; <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_28" id="Page_28">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 28</a></span>dalawang magagandang binibini! Ang aking pag-ibig
+ay dalawang puso ang sumasariwa, siyang nagdidilig pagdating ng&#771; oras,
+an&oacute; pang ligaya ng&#771; buhay ang hahanapin?"</p>
+
+<p>Ikalabing isang oras na ng&#771; gabi. Mapamaya maya'y nanaog, lumakad at
+pagkatapat sa silid ng&#771; isang bahay na malaki ay luming&#771;on sa
+magkabikabilang panig at ng&#771; walang matamulawang tawo ay
+tuming&#771;ating&#771;ala at tumawag:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;&iexcl;Anchang!....&iexcl;Anchang!</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;.......................</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;&iexcl;Anchang!&mdash;ang mariin niang tawag na tumaos hangang sa puso ng&#771;
+binibini, kaya't agad nagbalikuas ito't ipinuang ng&#771; kaunti ang
+durung&#771;awan.</p>
+
+<p>Nakaramdam ng&#771; panibagong init ng&#771; katawan ang binata, lumukso ang
+puso sa galak sa pagkasung&#771;aw ng&#771; isang <i>diosa</i> ng&#771; kagandahan.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ako'y naririto&mdash;ang ulit pa.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Bakit ka napaparito ng&#771; ganitong oras? Baka may makakita sa iyo ay
+pagbintang&#771;an kang masamang tawo: umalis ka dian sa tapat ng&#771; bintana.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;&iquest;Saan ako paparoon, Anchang?</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_29" id="Page_29">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 29</a></span></p><p>&mdash;Umuwi ka na at akoy di maka papanaog, sapagkat malalim na ang gabi.</p>
+
+<p>Mayroon lamang akong isang mahalagang babagay na sasabihin sa iyo;
+natatakot ka ba? sasalubung&#771;in kita sa hagdanan.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Sabihin mo na.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Ayaw ako. Ang ibig koy ibulong at ng&#771; walang makarinig: ni ang mg&#771;a
+halaman, ni ang mg&#771;a panggabing ibon.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Sa ibang araw na &oacute; bukas kaya pagparito mo.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Sa isang maliit ko kayang kahiling&#771;ang ito'y ipahahalata mo na ang
+kawalan mo ng&#771; pagmamahal sa akin? Anchang, talastas mong ako'y
+nagpakapuyat; diyata't, pawawalan mo ng&#771; halaga ang aking mg&#771;a
+pagtitiis.</p>
+
+<p>Nagdalang habag ang binibini; nalunos sa mg&#771;a ipinagturing ng&#771; binata
+kaya't malubay na tumugon.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Paano ang gagawin kong pagpanaog?</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Kailan ma't iibigi'y madali ang alin mang bagay.</p>
+
+<p>Dahan dahang lumabas, ib&iacute;nukas, ang nakalapat na pintuan, at
+palibhasa'y kahoy ang <span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_30" id="Page_30">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 30</a></span>sahig at hagdanan, kaya't, walang kalatis
+siyang nakapanaog. Pumasok ang ating binata sa looban at sinalubong
+ang kaniyang irog, ng&#771;uni't sa kaniyang pagpasog ay namalas pala naman
+agad siya ng&#771; isang babaeng putos na putos ng&#771; itim, nakatalukbong at
+agad na sumunod sa binata at ng&#771; kasalukuyang sapupo ni Peping ang
+malantik na baywang ng&#771; kaniyang Anchang ay siyang pagdating ng&#771;
+binibini na sa dagok ng&#771; pighati sa kaligayaligayang buhay ng&#771; dalawa
+at sa kahapishapis niyang kapalaran ay hinawakang mahigpit ang
+kaniyang sundang patakbong lumapit at itinarak sa dibdib ng&#771; binata
+kasabay ang mg&#771;a nang&#771;ang&#771;atal niyang salitang:</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;&iexcl;&iexcl;&iexcl;Masakim!!!....&iexcl;&iexcl;&iexcl;Masakim!!!</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;Bakit? Bakit?&mdash;ang sigaw ni Anchang at sinapupo ang kaniyang irog.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;&iexcl;Patawad!&mdash;ang kalunos lunos na taghoy ni Peping at nabual na di
+napigilan ni Anchang.</p>
+
+<hr style="width: 15%;" />
+
+<p>At ng&#771; makita ni Delang ang kaawa-awang bangkay ni Peping ay
+napasigaw.</p>
+
+<p>&mdash;&iexcl;Dios ko! &iexcl;an&oacute; itong aking nagawa?...Nagsisi, nanang&#771;is,
+nanaghoy....</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_31" id="Page_31">P&aacute;hin&aacute; 31</a></span></p><p>&mdash;Pep&iacute;ng, patawarin mo ako; akoy nagkasala sa iyo: di ko nalalaman
+ang aking nagawa. &iexcl;Ay Peping sino ng&#771;ayon ang kikilalaning ama ng&#771;
+sangol na balang araw ay ilulual ko sa maliwanag? &iexcl;Dios ko! &iquest;an&oacute; ang
+aking nagawa?</p>
+
+<p class="center noind gap">WAKAS</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 120px;">
+<img class="gap" src="images/032.jpg" width="120" height="58" alt="Decorative motif" title="Decorative motif" />
+</div>
+
+
+<hr/>
+
+<h2>Sombreria Internacional</h2>
+
+<h4>Calle Jolo No. 271</h4>
+
+<div class="blocknarrow">
+<p>Ditoy nag bibile ng mga sambalilong
+gaya ng buntan, calasiaw, baliwag, sabutan
+at ibpa., gayon din tumatangap ng
+pagpapaputi at pag papaayos sa mababang
+halaga.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 120px;">
+<img class="gap" src="images/032.jpg" width="120" height="58" alt="Decorative motif" title="Decorative motif" />
+</div>
+
+<h2 class="gap">"EL ARNES"</h2>
+
+<div class="blocknarrow">
+<p>Ang tindahang ito'y nag bibili ng
+guarniciones at ibat iba pa na kagamitan
+sa kabayo at tumatangap din ng
+pag papakumpuni sa mababang halaga.</p>
+
+<p class="right">CALLE JOLO No. 271</p>
+</div>
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<h2>SASTRERIA</h2>
+<h4>DE</h4>
+<h2>PATRICIO REYES</h2>
+
+<h3>RECIBE TODA CLASE DE TRABAJOS<br />
+A PRECIOS MODICOS</h3>
+
+<h5>Azcarraga (frente al Ferro-carril.) Tondo-Manila.</h5>
+
+<p class="center noind">===============</p>
+
+<h2 class="gap">"El vicio del Mundo"</h2>
+<h4>FABRICA DE TABACOS</h4>
+
+<p class="center noind"><i>Dali'y sa Daang Faspia at ngayon ay sa<br />
+Daang Morga, blg. 35 Tondo.</i><br />
+Aring tunay ng Kalahi</p>
+
+<div class="blocknarrow">
+<p class="right cap"><i>Doroteo Nico.</i></p>
+</div>
+
+<p class="center noind">===============</p>
+
+<h2 class="gap">BERNABE STUDIO</h2>
+
+<p class="center noind">Rumeretrato araw araw mula sa ika<br />
+9 ng&#771; umaga hangang ika 4 ng&#771; hapon</p>
+
+<p class="center noind"><b><i>Peinadora Gratis</i></b></p>
+
+<p class="center noind">Malinis, mahusay, at madaling<br />
+gumawa.</p>
+
+<p class="center noind">Tumatangap ng&#771; ano mang na<br />
+uuk&ograve;l sa Fotografia.</p>
+
+<p class="center noind"><b>Gral. Izquierdo blg. 379, Trozo P.O.B. 973</b></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<div class="blocknarrow">
+<p class="noind"><b>Mga Binata:</b></p>
+
+<p>Ibig ninyong huag limutin ng inyong
+mga minamahal?</p>
+
+<p>Bigian ninyo sila ng uliran pabasahin
+ninyo ng novelang <i><b>"Ang Pagibig"</b></i>
+ni Ag. Pascual upang makilala
+nila kung sino si Sening at kung ano
+ang ugali ni Sening sa pag-ibig.</p>
+</div>
+
+<p class="center noind"><b>Ipinagbibili sa lahat ng Aklatan.</b></p>
+
+<p class="center noind">===============</p>
+
+<h2 class="gap">"SINAG==TALA"</h2>
+
+<h3>SOMBRERIA<br />
+NI<br />
+ARCADIO BACHO</h3>
+
+<h5>Haya 3-4-Tundo. Maynila.</h5>
+
+<p class="center noind">===============</p>
+
+<h2 class="gap">LIMBAGAN AT LIBRUHAN</h2>
+
+<h3>ni MIRANDA at Ka.</h3>
+
+<div class="blocknarrow">
+<p class="right"><i>Daang San Jacinto Blg. 50</i></p>
+
+<p><b>Tumatangap ng&#771; sari-saring
+limbagin, libruhin, mga anyaya
+sa kasal, binyag, esquela, at ibat
+iba pa.</b></p>
+</div>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+<h2>ARMERIA AT CERRAJERIA</h2>
+<h3>ni Martin G. Lontok.</h3>
+
+<h5>Crespo Blg. 60, Quiapo&mdash;at&mdash;S. Pedro Blg. 73.<br />
+Sta. Cruz.&mdash;Maynila, K. P.</h5>
+
+<p class="center noind">Tumatangap ng&#771; mga gawain sa<br />
+pag-aayos ng&#771; mga kaban ng&#771; salapi,<br />
+maquina sa pagsulat at<br />
+pananahi, mga bicicleta at nag<br />
+eempayona ng&#771; mg&#771;a bakal at patalim.</p>
+
+<p class="center noind">===============</p>
+
+<h2 class="gap">SASTRERIA<br />
+DE<br />
+ROSENDO ESCOBAR</h2>
+
+<p class="center noind">Recibe toda clase de trabajos<br />
+concernientes al ramo.</p>
+
+<div class="blocknarrow">
+<p class="right"><i>Azcarraga (frente al Teatro Rizal)<br />
+Tondo-Manila.</i></p>
+</div>
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+
+<h2>AGUA MINERAL</h2>
+
+<h4>SA</h4>
+
+<h3>LOS BA&Ntilde;OS</h3>
+
+<h4>BINUBUHAY NG PUHUNANG PILIPINO</h4>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 120px;">
+<img src="images/dec_end1.jpg" width="120" height="26" alt="Decorative motif" title="Decorative motif" />
+</div>
+
+<h2 class="gap">MAKILING</h2>
+
+<div class="blocknarrow">
+<h4>Mabuting inumin para sa sikmura.</h4>
+
+<h4>Ipinagbibili sa lahat ng almacen.</h4>
+
+<p class="center noind">Sanga sa Maynila<br/>
+Acu&ntilde;a, blg. 19-San Nicolas</p>
+
+<p>Telefono 3633.</p>
+</div>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/dec_end2.jpg" width="250" height="26" alt="Decorative motif" title="Decorative motif" />
+</div>
+
+<hr style="width: 30%;" />
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<pre>
+
+
+
+
+
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