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dpZk A¡_p L$pd\u _l],
A¡_u `[ågrkV$u\u Ap¡mMpe
R>¡. g¡ML$ L¡$ g¡rML$p iy„ gM¡ R>¡
A¡ hp„Qu_¡ _l], `Z A¡_u
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L¡$V$gp ap¡gp¡Ak® R>¡ A¡_p\u
A¡_u gp¡L$râesp _½$u \pe
R>¡. ApS>¡ sdpf¡ "ApÐdp_u
ip„rs'_p¡ k„v$¡ip¡ a¡gphhp¡ lp¡e
sp¡ `Z kp¡rieg rdqX$epdp„
A¡_p¡ "Op¢OpV$' \hp¡ S>ê$fu R>¡.
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spkpl¡b, `¡gp¡ dyLy„$v$ Å¡ju
dpfu vy$L$p_dp„ b¡W$p¡ b¡W$p¡
dpMp¡ dpf¡ R>¡. sd¡ epf,
L„$C L$fsp _\u.'
"A¡_p _kubdp„ dpMp¡ dpfhp_y„ g¿ey„ lp¡e
sp¡ ly„ L¡$d L$fu_¡ rdÕep L$fy„, S>¡W$pgpg?'
dpdgp¡ A¡d lsp¡ L¡$ dpfp `fdrdÓ S>¡W$pgpg¡
`p¡sp_u f¡X$ud¡X$ L$`X$p„_u vy$L$p_dp„ dyLy„$v$fpe
dl¡dv$phpv$hpmp _pd_p A¡L$ Äep¡rsju_¡ A¡L$
M|Zp¡ apmhu Apàep¡ lsp¡. S>¡W$pgpg¡ Äep¡rsj_p
^„^pdp„ cpNuv$pfu fpMu lsu. Ål¡fMbf rh_p
^„^p¡ Åd¡ _l] A¡hu ×Y$ dpÞesp ^fphsp
S>¡W$pgpg fp¡S> dpfy„ dp\y„ Mpsp lsp L¡$ L$p¡C dp¡V$u
k¡rgrb°V$u kp\¡, dyLy„$v$ dl¡dv$phpv$u kp\¡ ap¡V$p
`X$phu Ap`p¡. d¢ dpfp W$pNpW¥$ep Qpgy fp¿ep A¡V$g¡
S>¡W$pgpg AL$mpep:
"A¡d hps _p DX$php¡, çl¡spkpl¡b. Ap`Z¡
Å¡ju_u vy$L$p_ Mp¡gu Ðepf¡ sd¡ âp¡rdk L$f¡gy„ L¡$
sd¡ sdpfu _pV$L$_u gpC__u A¡L$pv$ lufp¡C__¡
gphu_¡ dyLy„$v$ kp\¡ ap¡V$p `X$phip¡.'
"lp, `Z bp¡gp¡ R>p¡ A¡V$g„y kl¡gy„ _\u.
_pV$L$_u gpC_dp„ dpfp¡ L$p¡C A¡hp¡ X„$L$p¡ _\u hpNsp¡
L¡$ ly„ L$p¡C lufp¡C__¡ S>C_¡ L$ly„ A¡V$g¡ A¡ v$p¡X$su
v$p¡X$su sdpfu vy$L$p_¡ Aphu_¡ sdpfp dyLy„$v$_u bpSy>dp„
Aphu_¡ Ecu flu Åe. gp¡L$p¡ d_¡ g¡ML$ sfuL¡$
Ap¡mM¡ R>¡. A¡dp„\u ly„ A¡L$v$d Äep¡rsj_u hps
L$fhp dp„Xy„$ sp¡ A¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ `Z _hpC gpN¡.'
"A¡ b^y„ ly„ _p kdSy>„. Ap`Z¡ ¼ep„ L$p„C A¡d_¡
L$p¡C Mfpb L$pd dpV¡$ bp¡gphhp R>¡. Ap`Z¡ sp¡ S>¡
lufp¡C_ Aph¡ A¡_y„ das crhóe Å¡C Ap`u_¡
bv$gpdp„ A¡_p ap¡V$p `X$phhp_p R>¡. dyLy„$v$ sp¡ kph
Y$ugp¡ R>¡ sd_¡ Mbf R>¡. W$uL$ lh¡, A¡ sp¡ Ap`Z¡
A¡_¡ V²¡$C_ L$fuiy„, `Z ldZp„ sp¡ sd¡ L$p¡C
lufp¡C__¡ `L$X$u gphp¡.'
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d¢ Äepf¡ A¡ bpbsdp„ lp `pX$u Ðepf¡ gp„bp¡
rhQpf L$ep£ _lp¡sp¡, `Z S>¡W$pgpg_u Æv$_¡ L$pfZ¡
dpf¡ A¡ rhi¡ rhQpfhy„ S> `X$éy„. S>¡d S>¡d rhQpfsp¡
Nep¡ s¡d s¡d dpfy„ A¡ L$pd L¡$V$gy„ AOfy„ R>¡ A¡_p¡
Mepg Aphsp¡ Nep¡. a¼s crhóe S> Å¡hp_u
hps lp¡e sp¡ L$v$pQ L$p¡C lufp¡C_ s¥epf \pe, `Z
Äep¡rsjdp„ A¡L$ dyíL¡$gu A¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ly„$X$mudp„ crhóe
Å¡_pfp_¡ c|sL$pm_u hpsp¡_u `Z Mbf `X¡$ R>¡.
dpfp A¡L$ rdÓ_¡ ly„ hpkyv$¡h Äep¡rsju `pk¡ gC
Ne¡gp¡ Ðepf¡ hpkyv$¡h¡ dpfp A¡ rdÓ_p„ c|sL$pm_p„
gafp„ `Z L$lu v$u^p„. A¡dp„ dpfp¡ rdÓ dpfp `f
hl¡dpep¡. d_¡ L$l¡: kpgp, s¢ S> dpfu b^u hpsp¡
Ap Å¡ju_¡ L$lu v$u^u li¡... A¡ S> fus¡ Ap
dyLy„$v$fpe `Z dpfu Ap¡mMusu lufp¡C__p¡ c|sL$pm
DM¡mhp dp„X¡$ sp¡ L$pfZ hNf lufp¡C_ ¼ep„L$ dpfu
`f bNX$u b¡k¡.
d_p¡d_ b^u S> _V$uAp¡_¡ epv$ L$fu Nep¡
Ðepf¡ rdk ky_e_p _pd_u _V$u S>¡W$pgpg_u
õL$uddp„ b„^b¡ki¡ A¡d d_¡ gpÁey„.
_pV$L$S>Nsdp„ ky_e_p rb_^põs NZpe R>¡.
A¡ L„$C b¡-ÓZ hpf `fZu Q|L$u R>¡. lpg A¡
`fZ¡gu R>¡ L¡$ `pR>u Ly„$hpfu R>¡ A¡_u d_¡ ÅZ
_\u, `f„sy _pV$L$ D`fp„s A¡ Csf âh©rÑAp¡ `Z
L$fsu lp¡e R>¡. L$p¡C L$p¡C hpf A¡ kpX$uAp¡_u
Ål¡fMbf_u dp¡X¡$g sfuL¡$ QdL¡$ R>¡. ¼epf¡L$ A¡
f„Nc|rd_¡ gNsp `qfk„hpv$p¡dp„ cpN g¡ R>¡.
V|„$L$dp„, A¡ `[ågrkV$u_u ip¡Mu_ R>¡. ldZp„
ldZp„ L$pgbpv$¡hu_u L¡$mp„hpmu _pd_p A¡L$
_pV$L$_u Ål¡fMbfdp„ A¡_p A¡hp ap¡V$p R>p`p„dp„
Aph¡gp L¡$ rdqX$epdp„ Mpõkp¡ lp¡bpmp¡ \e¡gp¡.
Ål¡fMbf L$fsp„ lp¡bpmp\u A¡ _pV$L$_¡ M|b
ârkqÙ dmu A_¡ _pV$L$ rlV$ \C Ney„. ky_e_p
Adpfp dyLy„$v$fpe dl¡dv$phpv$hpmp kp\¡ kpv$p
kæe ap¡V$p `X$phhp_p¡ hp„^p¡ _l] g¡ A¡hp¡ d_¡
rhðpk ÅÁep¡ A¡V$g¡ d¢ _pV$L$_u Ål¡fpshpmp¡
ap¡V$p¡ S>¡W$pgpg_¡ bspìep¡:
"sd¡ L$l¡sp lp¡ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ Ap ky_e_p_¡ `|R>u
Å¡CA¡, S>¡W$pgpg?'
ap¡V$p¡ Å¡C_¡ S>¡W$pgpg_u Ap„Mp¡_p X$p¡mp
Ap¸V$p¡qfnp_p„ `¥X$p„_u S>¡d Np¡m Np¡m afhp gpÁep
A_¡ A¡d_p Nmpdp„\u Ap¸V$p¡qfnp_p A¡[ÞS>_ S>¡hu
OfOfpV$u k„cmpC. qL$L$ Ap`hp\u qfnp Qpgy \pe
A¡d L$v$pQ S>¡W$pgpg_¡ ^åbp¡ dpfhp\u A¡ bp¡gu
iL$i¡ A¡d d_¡ gpÁey„ A¡V$g¡ d¢ A¡d_¡ bfX$pdp„
^åbp¡ dpep£. Ål¡fMbf_p ap¡V$pdp„ Mp¡hpC Ne¡gp
S>¡W$pgpg ^åbp\u iyqÙdp„ Apìep.
"çl¡spkpl¡b, Ap apC_g. bk, A¡_¡
S> bp¡gphp¡. Af¡ epf, Ap_¡ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ kpd¡\u
`¥kp Ap`uiy„.'
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