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a¡gp¡_p ^ hp¸rge¡ÞV$ gp¸ek® âp¡S>¡¼V$_p„ A¸dp Ap rhi¡ h^y âL$pi `pX$sp„
L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ g¡bf V²$pqaqL„$N_u kdõep Adpf¡ Ðep„ h^y R>¡. Al] rdëL$ X¡$fu,
A¸`g apd®, âp¡X$¼i_ L„$`_u h^y lp¡hp_¡ L$pfZ¡ kss g¡bf-dS|>fp¡_u S>ê$f
`X¡$ R>¡. gp¡L$p¡ Al] k¡ÞV²$g Ad¡qfL$p, d¡[¼kL$p¡\u L$pd dpV¡$ Aph¡ R>¡. A¡d_p
X$p¡¼eyd¡ÞV¹$k Å¡ bfpbf _ lp¡e L¡$ A¡çàgp¡ef-A¡S>ÞV$_¡ Ap`u v$u^p lp¡e sp¡
A¡dZ¡ A¡ afrS>eps S>¡ L$l¡ A¡ L$pd L$fhy„ `X¡$. Al] g¡bf V²$pqaqL„$N_u kdõep
Mf¡Mf rhjd R>¡. Ap¡Ry>„ cZ¡gp, cpjp_u kdõep, Nfubu S>¡hu A_¡L$
sL$guap¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ ApMue tS>v$Nu Ap gp¡L$p¡ kbX$sp fl¡ R>¡.
Ap kdõep_p¡ N„cuf`|h®L$ r_h¡X$p¡ gphhp dpV¡$ ba¡gp¡dp„ lh¡ g¡bf
k¡ãV$u k¡ÞV$f Qpg¡ R>¡, S>¡ Ap sdpd frS>õV$X®$ g¡bf_y„ Ýep_ fpM¡ R>¡. Ðep„
ApDV$qfQ qX$`pV®$d¡ÞV$ `Z R>¡, S>¡ g¡bf_p„ bpmL$p¡_¡ cZphhp_y„ L$pd L$f¡ R>¡.
g¡bf-îrdL$_¡ L$p¡C `Z âL$pf_p¡ AÞepe \sp¡ lp¡e A¡hy„ gpN¡ sp¡ A¡ Þey
ep¡L®$dp„ Aph¡gp hL®$k® CÞS>[õV$k k¡ÞV$fdp„ aqfepv$ L$fu iL¡$ R>¡.
Ad¡qfL$pdp„ Å¡ L¡$ Of¡ L$pd L$fsp„ _p¡L$f-_p¡L$fpZu-kh®ÞV¹$k_¡ \sp
AÐepQpf S>¡hp qL$õkp cpÁe¡ S> Å¡hp-kp„cmhp dm¡. A¸dp L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$
Ad¡qfL$_ Ofp¡dp„ X$p¡d¡[õV$L$-l¡ë` dp¡V$p cpN¡ _\u lp¡su A_¡ Å¡ L$p¡C lp¡e sp¡
Ap b^p S> kh®ÞV¹$k `pk¡ rgNg Vy$qfõV$ rhTp lp¡e R>¡.
Ad¡qfL$p_p eyV$pl fpÄe_p kp¸ëV$ g¡L$ rkV$udp„ ApS>\u 16 hj® `l¡gp„
A¡L$ A¡hp¡ qL$õkp¡ b_u Nep¡, S>¡_¡ ApS> ky^u L$p¡C c|gu _\u i¼ey„. A¡X$
õdpV®$_p Ly$Vy„$b_u b¡ v$uL$fudp„\u dp¡V$u v$uL$fu 14 hj} A¡rgTpb¡\_y„ A¡L$ fps¡
A¡_p Ofdp„\u A`lfZ \ey„. kp¸ëV$ g¡L$ rkV$udp„ Aphy„ `l¡ghl¡gu hpf bÞey„
lsy„. õdpV®$`qfhpf¡ v$uL$fu_¡ ip¡^hp L$„C bpL$u _ fp¿ey„. ApW$ drl_p bpv$ A¡d_¡
gpk h¡Npk\u A¡rgTpb¡\_u cpm dmu. V²$pqaL$k®_¡ `p¡guk¡ `L$X$u `pX$ép. Ap
ApW$ drl_pdp„ A¡rgTpb¡\ `f dp_rkL$, ipfuqfL$ ip¡jZ \ey„ lp¡hp R>sp„
õdpV®$`qfhpf¡ A¡rgTpb¡\_¡ a|g_u S>¡d kpQhu. kp¸ëV$ g¡L$ rkV$udp„ flu_¡ S>
A¡X$ õdpV£$ A¡rgTpb¡\ õdpV®$ apDÞX¡$i_ iê$ L$ey¯. v$k¡L$ hj® L$p¡V®$dp„ V²$peg
Qpgu. il¡f_p OZp gp¡L$p¡A¡ õdpV®$`qfhpf_p¡ rhfp¡^ `Z L$ep£ s¡d R>sp„
õdpV®$`qfhpf¡ `p¡sp_p apDÞX¡$i_ Üpfp kdpS>dp„ Ap âL$pf_u Ny_pMp¡fu rhfyÙ
v$pMgp¡ b¡kpX$hp_y„ L$pe® Qpgy fp¿ey„.
A¡rgTpb¡\¡ \p¡X$p„L$ hjp£ bpv$ `p¡sp_u husL$L$\p Ðep„_p„ kdpS>-k„õ\pdp„
L$l¡hp_u iê$Aps L$fu. r`sp A¡X$ õdpV®$ Ap rhi¡ rQÓg¡Mp_¡ L$l¡ R>¡:
"Ap hpõsrhL$sp R>¡ A_¡ hpõsrhL$sp ¾|$f S> lp¡hp_u. dpfu v$uL$fu `f S>¡
huÐey„ A¡ kdpS>dp„ buÅ `f _ hus¡ A¡ dpV¡$ sL¡$v$pfu g¡hp_y„ buXy„$ d¢ TX$àey„
R>¡. A¡ dpV¡$ dpfp\u \pe A¡ b^p S> âepk ly„ A_¡ dpfu v$uL$fu L$fsp„ fl¡hp_p„
R>uA¡. õL|$g-L$p¸g¡S>, hN¡f¡ S>ÁepA¡ Ad¡ bpmL$p¡ kp\¡ hpsp¡ L$fuA¡ R>uA¡.
ApSy>bpSy> r_funZ L$fsp„ fl¡hy„, AÅÎep kp\¡ hps _ L$fhu, hN¡f¡ rhi¡
kdÅhsp„ fluA¡ R>uA¡.'
ApS>¡ A¡rgTpb¡\ `fZu Q|L$u R>¡ A_¡ b¡ bpmL$_u dçdu `Z b_u NC
R>¡. s¡d R>sp„ A¡rgTpb¡\ õdpV®$ apDÞX¡$i_ kq¾$e R>¡. Ap D`fp„s, Ap il¡fdp„
bpmL$p¡ dpV¡$_u L$p¡V®$ R>¡, S>¡_¡ UCASA (eyV$pl L$p¡A¡g¡i_ AN¡CÞõV$
k¡¼õeyAg Akp¡ëV$) _pdL$ k„õ\p k„cpm¡ R>¡. Ad¡qfL$_ kfL$pf sfa\u a„X$
d¡mh_pfu Ap k„õ\pdp„ k¡¼õeyAg Akp¡ëV$, hpep¡gÞk, f¡` ¾$pCrkk
âp¡N°pçk, rh[¼V$d A¸X¹$hp¡L¡$V$_¡ dv$v$ê$` b_¡ A¡hp„ L$pe®-âp¡N°pd_y„ Apep¡S>_
\pe R>¡.
...A¡rgTpb¡\_p A`lfZ `R>u kdN° Ad¡qfL$p Mmcmu EW$éy„ lsy„... A_¡L$ eps_p kl_ L$ep® bpv$ A¡rgTpb¡\ dmu Aphu.
`R>u A¡_p `qfhpf¡ Ap âL$pf_p `uqX$sp¡_u klpe dpV¡$ klpesp L¡$ÞÖ `Z iê$ L$ey¯...
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