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qv$ëlu_p NqZso Ad©s lgp_¡ sp¡ ¼epf¡e L$ë`_p `Z _lp¡su Aphu L¡$ A¡L$ qv$hk `p¡s¡ g¡ML$ b_u iL$i¡. `Z ApS>¡ s¡ L$ë`_p _l] `Z lL$uL$s b_u R>¡ A_¡ ^ dp¡qV$h _pd_u B-byL$ (Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ `yõsL$) gMhpdp„ klcpNu \ep R>¡. cpfs_u Ap `l¡gu klcpNuv$pfuhpmu B-byL$ sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMphpC flu R>¡.

vyr_epcf_p A¡L$ gpM\u h^y gp¡L$p¡A¡ s¡_¡ Ap¡_gpB_ hp„Qu R>¡. ÅÞeyApfu, 2001dp„ s¡_p¡ âpf„c \ep¡ lsp¡. s¡ hMs¡ sp¡ Aphu cpNuv$pfudp„ B-byL$ gMhp_u hps `Z L¡$V$gpe_¡ dÅL$ gpNu lsu. "Ap gp¡L$p¡ BÞV$f_¡V$ `f iy„ iy„ _l] L$f¡' A¡d L¡$V$gpL$ gp¡L$p¡ L$V$pn\u L$l¡sp lsp.

ApS>¡ s¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ `p¡sp_p iåv$p¡ `pR>p M¢Qhp `X¡$ s¡hp lpg \ep R>¡. ^pep® L$fsp„ blz Å¡fv$pf ârscph Ap¡_gpB_ hpQL$p¡_p¡ dþep¡ R>¡. A¡L$ gpM b¡ lÅf `¡S>ìeyT dþep R>¡ A_¡ 13,000 gp¡L$p¡A¡ s¡_u `uX$uA¡a apBgp¡ X$pD_gp¡X$ `Z L$fu R>¡.

Ap cpNuv$pfuhpmu $B-byL$_p dy¿e g¡ML$ lsp„ spfp v¡$i`p„X¡$, S>¡dZ¡ s¡_y„ â\d âL$fZ g¿ey„. v¡$i`p„X¡$A¡ d¡lf `pN¡v$pf, aufp¡T, s¡Sy> A_¡ A¡hp„ buÅ„ L¡$V$gp„L$ `pÓp¡ kÆ®_¡ Ap¡_gpB_ d|¼ep„. s¡ `R>u hpQL$p¡_¡ Apd„ÓZ A`pey„ L¡$ sd¡ `Z b_p¡ g¡ML$. s¡ `X$L$pf D`pX$u_¡ k¢L$X$p¡ hpQL$p¡A¡ âL$fZp¡ gMhp dp„X$ép„.

Apdp„\u `k„v$Nu L$fhp dpV¡$ A¡qX$V$fp¡_u A¡L$ V$ud lsu S>¡ hpsp® ep¡Áe fus¡ ApNm h^¡ s¡ fus¡ âL$fZp¡ `k„v$ L$fhp dp„X$u.

qaëdõV$pf A_¡ qaãV$u A¡ÞX$ X$_ _pd_y„ `yõsL$ gMu Q|L¡$gp„ v¡$i`p„X¡$ L$l¡ R>¡, "Ap blz dp¡Vy„$ L$pd lsy„. bp¡X®$ Ap¡a A¡qX$V$k® lsy„ A¡V$g¡ kpfy„ \ey„ L¡$ s¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ Ap b^pdp„\u `k„v$Nu L$fhp_y„ L$`fy„ L$pd L$e¯y. d¢ gNcN 50 S>¡V$gu apB_g A¡ÞV²$u hp„Qu_¡ s¡dp„\u î¡›$ lp¡e s¡_u `k„v$Nu L$fu.'

(Ad¡ NyS>fpsu qfqX$adp„ `Z Aphp¡ _p_L$X$p¡ âep¡N L$ep£ lsp¡. A¡L$ âL$fZ Ap`u_¡ hpQL$p¡_¡ hpsp® ApNm h^pfhp L$üy„ lsy„. s¡dp„ `Z k¢L$X$p¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ cpN gu^p¡ lsp¡. Ap flu hpQL$p¡ Üpfp gMpe¡gu Ap¡_gpB_ flõeL$\p.)

Ap `yõsL$_y„ âL$pi_ `Z bpv$dp„ Å¡L¡$ L$fhpdp„ Apìey„ lsy„. s¡_p âL$piL$ lsp aõV®$ A¡ÞX$ k¡¼ÞX$.L$p¡d$. rhS>¡sp_u `k„v$Nu v¡$i`p„X¡$A¡ S> L$fu lsu, `Z _hgL$\p_¡ ApMfu ê$` A_¡ `pÓp¡_u `k„v$Nu âL$piL$ kp\¡ dmu_¡ L$fhpdp„ Aphu lsu.

aõV®$ A¡ÞX$ k¡L$ÞX$_p kuBAp¡ Æ.bu.A¡k. rbÞÖp L$l¡ R>¡, "B-byL$ õV$p¡f_p V$pN£V$ Ap¡qX$eÞkdp„ S> spfp v¡$i`p„X¡$_p¡ `Z kdph¡i \C Åe R>¡. Ap `yõsL$ Apv$p_âv$p_ rhi¡_y„ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ A¡hp g¡ML$_u `k„v$Nu L$fhp BÃR>sp lsp S>¡ Adpfp V$pN£V$ Ap¡qX$eÞk kp\¡ ApÐdkps¹ \C iL¡$. v¡$i`p„X$¡ s¡dp„ b„^b¡ksp„ lsp„.'

rbÞÖp `Z Ap B-byL$_¡ dm¡gp ârscph\u blz DÐkprls R>¡. Ap `yõsL$_y„ L$pd `|fy„ \pe A¡V$g¡ s¡Ap¡ lh¡ `|Z®L$np_p¡ B-byL$õV$p¡f Mp¡ghp ^pf¡ R>¡. "Ad¡ V|„$L$ kdedp„ S> L¡$V$guL$ B-byL$ qfguT L$fhp_p R>uA¡. Adpfp¡ Bfpv$p¡ Ap rhQpf_¡ gp¡L$râe b_phhp_p¡ d„Q Ecp¡ L$fhp_p¡ R>¡. `l¡gp S> âL$fZ_¡ A¡L$ gpM\u h^y gp¡L$p¡A¡ hp„Ãey„ lsy„. lz„ sp¡ dp_y„ Ry>„ Ap^yr_L$ cpfsue kprlÐedp„ L$p¡C `yõsL$_¡ dm¡gp¡ Ap kp¥\u kpfp¡ ârskpv$ li¡.'

Å¡L¡$ B-byL$_¡ L$pfZ¡ Ap`Zp„ râe L$pNm-`|„W$p_p„ lpX$-dp„k S>¡hp„ `yõsL$p¡ v|$f \C S>i¡ L¡$ iy„ A¡hp¡ khpg \pe R>¡. v¡$i`p„X¡$ L¡$ rbÞÖp A¡hy„ _\u dp_sp„ L¡$ Ap A¡L$ _hu_sp S>¡hy„ R>¡ S>¡ \p¡X$p kdedp„ Ap¡kfu S>i¡. s¡d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ B-byL$_y„ crhóe DÄÄhm R>¡. B-byL$ kõsp„, kfmsp\u Nd¡ Ðep„ hp„Qu iL$pe s¡hp„ A_¡ kl¡gpC\u D`gå^ R>¡ A¡d s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡.

rbÞÖp L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ `yõsL$ âL$pi__p¡ MQ® B-byL$_p L$pfZ¡ Ap¡R>p¡ \C iL¡$ R>¡. Å¡L¡$ _¡V$ `f gp„bp„ gp„bp„ `yõsL$p¡ hp„Qhp_u Apv$s lÆ sp¡ L$p¡C_¡ `X$u _\u. kl¡gpC\u D`gå^ A¡ fus¡ Mfp„ L¡$ sd¡ Ap¡_gpB_ \ph A¡V$g¡ hp„Qhp dm¡. `Z Ap`Z¡ Ðep„ ¼ep„ L$_¡¼i_ A¡V$gp apõV$ lÆ \ep„ R>¡. hmu _¡V$ lÆ dp¢Oy„ `X¡$ R>¡. buSy>„, bNuQp_p bp„L$X¡$ L¡$ Qpgy V²¡$_¡ `yõsL$p¡ hp„Qhp S>¡hu dÅ B-byL$dp„\u \p¡X$u dmhp_u R>¡?

qfqX$a.L$p¡d_p hpQL$p¡dp„ `Z Ad¡ Ap rhi¡ kh£ L$ep£ sp¡ blzdsuA¡ S>Zpìey„ R>¡ L¡$ R>`pe¡gp„ `yõsL$p¡_y„ õ\p_ L„$B B-byL$ gC g¡i¡ _l]. sd¡ `Z sdpfp¡ ds Ap`p¡. Ap D`fp„s h^y hp„Q_ A_¡ dprlsu dpV¡$ _uQ¡_u rgÞ¼k `Z Å¡C iL$p¡ R>p¡.

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