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DÐkh qaëddp„ `l¡ghl¡gu hpf v¡$Mpe¡gp¡ i¡Mf kyd_ `R>u dp¡V$p `fv¡$ blz _ v¡$Mpep¡. `f„sy v¡$M cpB v¡$M S>¡hu gp„bu Qpg¡gu L$p¡d¡X$udp„ s¡_¡ `X$sp¡ ApMX$sp¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ Å¡ep¡ A_¡ kp¡_u V$uhu `f A¡dA¡_A¡kdp„ s¡Z¡ ârkÙ ìe[¼sAp¡_¡ "`pX$u' v¡$sp kp¥A¡ Å¡ep¡.

Ap i¡Mfc¥ep_¡ BÞV$f_¡V$ `Z àepfy„ R>¡. `p¡sp_¡ _¡V$kpìhu NZphsp¡ i¡Mf fp¡S> Bd¡g Q¡L$ L$f¡ R>¡. s¡Z¡ AØg _¡V$kpìhu_u dpaL$ qfqX$ad¡Bg, lp¡V$d¡Bg, eplw OZpdp„ `p¡sp_p A¡L$pDÞV$ Mp¡gphu _p¿ep R>¡.

Vuhu dpV¡$_p kdpQpfp¡ dpV¡$ r_erds B[ÞX$e_V¡$rgrhT_ Sy>A¡ R>¡ A_¡ bp¡rgh|X$dp„ ApS>L$pg iy„ Qpgu füy„ R>¡ s¡ ÅZhp dpV¡$ qfrX$a.L$p¡dA_¡ V$pBçkAp¡aB[ÞX$ep.L$p¡ddp„ ka® L$ep® L$f¡.

i¡Mf L$l¡ R>¡ Äepf¡ `Z dp¡L$p¡ dm¡ Ðepf¡ _¡V$ `f b¡ku Åe R>¡. Å¡L¡$ kss Ap¡_gpC_ fl¡hp dmsy„ lp¡e sp¡ blz dÅ `X¡$ A¡d dp_¡ R>¡. dp¡V$p cpN¡ sp¡ s¡ `p¡sp_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ _¡V$ `f iy„ L$f¡ R>¡ s¡_p `f Ýep_ fpMsp¡ lp¡e R>¡. v$uL$fp¡ `Z bp` D`f Nep¡ R>¡ A_¡ _¡V$kpìhu R>¡. ApW$dp„ S> ^p¡fZdp„ cZ¡ R>¡, `Z ApMp¡ qv$hk d¡k¡ÞS>f `f Q¡V$ L$ep® L$f¡ R>¡. ¼epf¡e sp¡ v$uL$fp¡ bp`_¡ _¡V$_u V²$u¼k iuMh¡ R>¡.

i¡Mf kyd__¡ _¡V$ `f sd¡ A_Å_ b_u flu iL$p¡ R>¡ s¡ hps blz `k„v$ R>¡. buSy>„ s¡ blz apõV$ R>¡, Æh„s R>¡ A_¡ Ap¡_gpB_ gpBh R>¡. hp¡Ck Q¡V$ _ L$fsp lp¡ sp¡ kpd¡_u ìe[¼s L¡$V$gu TX$`\u d¡k¡ÞS>fdp„ L¡$ Q¡V$ ¼gpeÞV$dp„ V$pB` L$fs lp¡e s¡_p\u sd_¡ \p¡X$p¡ A„v$pS> Aph¡ Mfp¡.

i¡Mf_¡ _¡V$ S>¡hy„ R>¡ s¡hy„ Nd¡ R>¡. s¡dp„ s¡ L„$C bv$gph gphhp dpNsp¡ _\u. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ "_¡V$ sp¡ dpfp dpV¡$ byfMpdp„ fl¡gu R>p¡L$fu S>¡hy„ R>¡. lz„ s¡_¡ dmhp dpNy„ Ry>„ A_¡ Å¡hp dpNy„ Ry>„ L¡$ s¡ R>¡ L¡$hu. Apip fpMy„ R>¡ L¡$ s¡ ky„v$f, v¡$MphX$u li¡ A_¡ QL$p¡f `Z li¡.'

i¡Mf sp¡ rbÞ^põs L$b|g¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡ BNp¡ kqa¯N L$f¡ R>¡. `p¡sp_p S> rhi¡ _¡V$dp„ iy„ iy„ Apìey„ R>¡ s¡ ip¡Ýep L$f¡. "lz„ sp¡ dp_y„ Ry>„ L¡$ _¡V$ _prk®Td dpV¡$ b¡õV$ R>¡. `p¡sp_p¡ S> Ql¡fp¡ Afukpdp„ Å¡ep L$fhp_p¡. A¡¼V$fp¡ dpV¡$ sp¡ Mpk. sd¡ `p¡s¡ S> sdpfy„ _pd kQ® A¡[ÞS>_dp„ V$pB` L$fp¡ A_¡ sdpfp `p¡sp_p rhi¡ S> Å¡CA¡ s¡V$gu g¡V¡$õV$ dprlsu d¡mhu iL$p¡.'

_¡V$ `f L$iyL$ h¡Qhp_u sL$ dm¡ sp¡ i¡Mf Al] `Z üydf, lpõe, L$p¡d¡X$u S> h¡Q¡. Ap vy$r_epdp„ lpõe_u blz S>ê$f R>¡ A¡d i¡Mf L$l¡ R>¡. i¡Mf L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Å¡ C-b¡ `f L$p¡C `p¡sp_p¡ ApÐdp h¡Qu iL$sp¡ lp¡e sp¡ `p¡s¡ `Z _¡V$ `f lpõe h¡Qu iL¡$ R>¡.

s¡_p dpV¡$ a_u kpBV$ A¡V$g¡ `fa¡¼V$ h¡bkpBV$. "d_¡ sp¡ s¡ S> aph¡. QbfpL$, dÅL$uey„ A_¡ `¥kp hk|g... S>¡_¡ `p¡sp_p¡ fp¡S>¡fp¡S>_p lpõe_p¡ ¼hp¡V$p¡ Å¡sp¡ lp¡e s¡ dpV¡$ lpS>f.'

dp¡V$p cpNu_u k¡rgrb°V$u AÅÎep kp\¡ Q¡V$ L$fsp„ lÆ X$f¡ R>¡. i¡Mf kyd__¡ A¡hp¡ L$p¡C X$f _\u. s¡ OZu hpf AÅZu ìe[¼s kp\¡ `Z Q¡V$ L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡dp„ s¡_¡ Ap_„v$ `Z Aph¡ R>¡. d_¡ s¡dp„ OZu Y¡$Mp„mp„ dm¡ s¡ `Z õhuL$pfu gJ Ry>„ lksp„ lksp„. L$v$pQ dpfp¡ `X$p¡iu `Z li¡ L¡$ dpfp¡ L$p¡C vy$íd_ li¡ S>¡ d_¡ _¡V$ `f Q¡V$dp„ k„cmphu v¡$sp¡ li¡. iy„ Mbf `X¡$?

Å¡L¡$ OZu hpf Mp¡Vu Ap¡mM Ecu L$fu_¡ gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ b¡X$ê$ddp„ O|ku S>hp s¥epf lp¡e R>¡ A¡d i¡Mf L$l¡ R>¡. d_¡ sp¡ L¡$V$gpL$¡ A¡hy„ `Z `|R>¡gy„ L¡$ "sy„ L¡$kp_p¡hp R>p¡ L¡$? spfu Ng®ä¡ÞX¹$k rhi¡ spfu `Ð_u iy„ dp_¡ R>¡..' lh¡ Ap_p¡ S>hpb Ap`sp¡ dyíL¡$g R>¡ cpC.

gp¡L$p¡ L¡$V$gp Bd¡Bg L$fu iL¡$ R>¡ s¡ ÅZu_¡ i¡Mf_¡ blz Apòe® \pe R>¡. A¡L$ hpf sp¡ kp¡_u V$uhu_u h¡bkpBV$ `f A¡L$ S> kp„S>¡ 5000 Bd¡Bg Aphu Nep lsp. sd_¡ L$ë`_p `Z _ lp¡e s¡hu dprlsu sdpfp rhi¡ gp¡L$p¡ dpNsp lp¡e R>¡. "iy„ sd¡ l„d¡ip ApV$gy„ S> TX$`\u bp¡gp¡ R>p¡? A\hp sp¡ sdpfp ip¡dp ip dpV¡$ sd¡ R>p¡L$fuAp¡_¡ S> L$uk L$fp¡ R>p¡?' Aphp sp¡ lÅfp¡ khpgp¡ _¡V$ `f Aphu QX¡$ R>¡.

i¡Mf kyd_ bp¡ghpdp„ \pL¡$ s¡d _\u s¡d Q¡V$ L$fsp„e \pL¡$ _l]. L$p¡_u kp\¡ Q¡V$ L$fhp_y„ Nd¡ s¡d `|R>p¡ sp¡ L$l¡i¡ L¡$ Ag `ku_p¡, X¡$du d|f, dpBL$g S>¡¼k_.. Af¡ cB ip dpV¡$ A¡L$pv$ b¡ a¡hqfV$ fpMhp.. gp„by„ rgõV$ R>¡...

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