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lz„ M|bfk|fs Ry>„. ^¡V¹$k BV$! KQu `Z Ry>„. apBh àgk. dpfu dçdu `f NC Ry>„ A¡d b^p L$l¡ R>¡. dpfu dçdu `Z lÆe A¡hu S> ê$`pmu R>¡. dpfy„ qaNf `Z kpfy„ R>¡. Ap„Mp¡ N°u_. L$f_pfp dpfu Cóep® L$fu_¡ T¡fugp N°u_ \C Åe R>¡. d_¡ `fhp _\u.

lz„ åe|qV$azg Ry>„ sp¡ Ry>„. d_¡ Mbf R>¡ L¡$ gp¡L$p¡ d_¡ `pR>m\u QuX$h¡ R>¡... d_¡ A¥ïhep®_p¡ hl¡d R>¡ A¡d L$l¡ R>¡. `Z R>¡ sp¡ R>¡. lz„ ky„v$f Ry>„ A_¡ \p¡X$u A¥i_¡ dmsu Aphy„ Ry>„. Mpk sp¡ dpfu Ap„Mp¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ S> b^p d_¡ s¡_u kp\¡ kfMph¡ R>¡. `Z s¡ rkhpe s¡ dpfp¡ Ql¡fp¡ A_¡ dpfy„ qaNf `l¡g¡\u S> kpfy„ R>¡.

õL|$gdp„ `Z dpfu bl¡_`ZuAp¡ dpfu Cóep® L$fsu lsu. dpfp¡ õL|$g-X²¡$k `Z dçdu L$pmÆ\u s¥epf L$fphsu. dpfu dçdu_¡ d_¡ kfk fus¡ s¥epf L$fhp_p¡ blz ip¡M. õL|$gdp„ hpm V|„$L$p S> lsp, `Z dpfp hpm A¡V$gp kfk R>¡ L$¡ Sy>v$u Sy>v$u õV$pBgdp„ Ap¡mu iL$pe. Mcp ky^u_p S> dpfp hpmdp„ `Z lz„ A¡V$gu kfk õV$pBg L$fsu L¡$ gp„bp Qp¡V$gphpmu R>p¡L$fuAp¡ d_¡ Å¡ep L$fsu.

õL|$gdp„ R>p¡L$fpAp¡ d_¡ Tyëap¡hpmu L$l¡sp. d_¡ sp¡ `pR>m\u Mbf `X¡$gu L¡$ by^hpf¡ Adpfu õL|$gdp„ lpS>fu `|fu fl¡su. by^hpf¡ lz„ õguhg¡k X²¡$k `l¡fu_¡ S>su, õL|$g-X²¡$k_u Ry>Ë$u lp¡e A¡V$g¡. õL|$gdp„ ip dpV¡$ s¡ b^p_¡ lz„ Ndsu lsu s¡_p¡ ¿epg sp¡ d_¡ `pR>m\u L$p¡g¡S>dp„ S> Aph¡gp¡. dpfp ip¡ëX$f_p¡ i¡` blz S> `fa¡¼V$ R>¡.

gp„bu ê$`pmu Nfv$_ _uQ¡\u iê$ \sp dpfp dp„kg bplzAp¡, S>¡ \p¡X$p gp„bp `Z R>¡, R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ blz ApL$j®L$ gpNsp lsp. dpfp„ õs__p¡ Dcpf `Z `l¡g¡\u S> kpfp¡ R>¡. L$v$pQ A¡V$g¡ S> L$p¡g¡S>dp„ lz„ V$uiV®$ `l¡fsu lsu s¡ hMs¡ d_¡ h^y rkkL$pfp k„cmpsp lsp.

kpQy„ L$lz„ sp¡ d_¡ dpfp„ õs_p¡\u blz k„sp¡j _\u. \p¡X$p„ _uQ¡_u sfa Y$msp„ R>¡. iV®$_y„ bV$_ Myëgy„ flu Ney„ lp¡e sp¡ `Z [¼gh¡S> bfpbf v¡$Mpsu _lp¡su. dpfpdp„ A_¡ A¥ïhep®dp„ bk Ap S> afL$. A[Á_kpnudp„ d_ujp L$p¡Bfpgp_u S>¡d dpfu R>psu_p¡ Dcpf v¡$Mpe s¡ dpV¡$ \p¡X$u V$pBV$ A_¡ D`f_u sfa õs_p¡_¡ Dcpf¡ s¡hu b°¡qkef `l¡fhp_u L$p¡rii L$fu lsu, `Z aphsy„ _lp¡sy„.

dpfu åe|V$u dpfu bp¡X$u R>¡. ApB aug l¡à`u AbpDV$ BV$. bk A¡ S>. d_¡ buÅ¡ L$p¡C fk _\u. lz„ A¥ïhep® S>¡hu v¡$MpJ Ry>„, `Z dpf¡ L„$C åe|V$u L$p¡ÞV¡õV$dp„ cpN _\u g¡hp¡. d_¡ L„$C õV¡$S> `f QX$u_¡ ip¡ L$fhp_p¡ ip¡M _\u. ¼epf¡e lsp¡ `Z _l]. d_¡ Å¡_pfp Sy>A¡ R>¡. Ly$v$fs `pk¡\u Aphp¡ ky„v$f v¡$l (kpfu l¡ë\ `Z Mfu) dþep¡ R>¡ s¡_p¡ A¡L$ Ap_„v$ R>¡. dpf¡ dp¡X¡$g `Z _\u b_hy„ A_¡ huS>¡ `Z _\u \h„y.

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dpfu dçdu Apd sp¡ X²¡$k qX$TpB_f S>¡hu R>¡. lz„ L$p¡g¡S>dp„ NC `R>u dpfp dpV¡$ s¡ A¡V$gp„ ky„v$f h÷p¡ `k„v$ L$fu Aphsu L¡$ dpfu bp¡X$u_¡ bfpbf b„^b¡k¡. lz„ dpfp L$p¡g¡S>_u A_Ap¡qaíeg õV$pf lsu. A¡d sp¡ buÆ `Z OZu åe|V$uT lsu L$p¡g¡S>dp„, `Z lz„ L¡$V$gpe_u a¡hqfV$ lsu.

d_¡ Ap AV¡$Þi_ Ndsy„ lsy„. s¡dp„ hp„^p¡ `Z iy„? ip dpV¡$ _l]? eyhL$p¡ kp\¡ S> dpfu v$p¡õsu h^y lsu A_¡ d_¡ `Z s¡d_u L„$`_u Ndsu lsu. d_¡ lÆe Ap hps L$v$u kdÅsu _\u L¡$ ip dpV¡$ gp¡L$p¡ d_¡ Qpgy L$l¡sp lsp?

d¢ L¡$V$gpL$ R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ L$uk L$fhp ky^u_u R|>V$$ Ap`u lsu. Mpk sp¡ Ards A_¡ _ufh_¡ A_¡ _p, _pd _\u g¡hp„, `Z buÅ b¡A¡L$_¡. Ards sp¡ blz Mfpb lsp¡. S>„Ngu dpfp Nmp `f S> A¡V$gu Å¡f\u L$uk L$fsp¡ L¡$ gpg X$pO `X$u S>sp¡ lsp¡. rhg_. dpfy„ gp¡lu `u S>hp dpNsp¡ _ lp¡e s¡d.

_ufh_¡ dpfp ip¡ëX$f blz Ndsp lsp. s¡Z¡ S> d_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ sy„ `pR>m\u blz S> k¡¼ku gpN¡ R>¡. `ukuA¡kA¡Q. `uR>¡ k¡ AÃR>u l¦ A¡hy„ R>p¡L$fpAp¡ L$l¡sp. A¡d sp¡ õL|$gdp„ `Z d_¡ L$l¡sp lsp buA¡Qbubu... bX$u lp¡L¡$ bp¡çb b_¡Nu. _ufh¡ d_¡ L$üy„ Ðepf¡ S> d_¡ õL|$gdp„ dpfp¡ õguhg¡k X²¡$k L¡$d b^p_¡ Ndsp¡ lsp¡ s¡ kdÅey„ lsy„.

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kpgpAp¡. õVy$r`X$. BqX$eV$. dpfu dõsu L$fhp_y„ R>p¡X¡$ _l]. dpfu l\¡muAp¡ blz dygped gpN¡. dp¡L$p¡ dm¡ A¡V$g¡ d_¡ b\ cfu g¡. `pR>m\u Qpgy L$l¡. d_¡ `Z R>p¡L$fpAp¡_p¡ õ`i® Ndsp¡ lsp¡. _ufh `pR>m\u dpfp bÞ_¡ Mcp `L$X$u_¡ dpfp Nmp `f s¡_y„ _pL$ fNX¡$ sp¡ s¡ d_¡ blz Ndsy„ lsy„. `Z s¡dp„ lz„ L¡$hu fus¡ Qpgy NZpC NC?

`Z `R>u sp¡ blz dp¡X$y„ \C Ney„ lsy„. L$v$pQ lp, L$v$pQ _p. \p¡Xy„$ dpf¡ rkg¡[¼V$h b_hp_u S>ê$f lsu. ifuf_u A¡L$ dÅ R>¡, s¡_p¡ A¡L$ fp¡dp„Q R>¡, `Z Ly$v$fs¡ kS>£gp Ap rhõdeL$pfu Æh„s diu_dp„ `pRy>„ Ly$v$fs¡ S> k¡sp_u qv$dpN d|¼ey„ R>¡.

d_¡ A¡ hps sp¡ gpBb°¡qfe__p¡ L$p¡k® L$fhp NC Ðepf¡ S> kdÅey„ lsy„. Ap L$p¡k® v$frdep_ dpfy„ hp„Q_ OÏ„ h^u Ney„ lsy„. s¡ `l¡gp„ `Z hp„Q__p¡ ip¡M \p¡X$p¡>lsp¡ S>. Al] `Z S>bfy„ \sy„ lsy„. dpfu v¡$lerô$ `|fu fus¡ lh¡ Mugu lsu A_¡ lz„ gpBb°¡fudp„ ^uf¡ ^uf¡ Q½$f dpfsu Ðepf¡ dp¥_ b_u_¡ Ðep„ hp„Qhp A¡L$W$p \e¡gp gp¡L$p¡_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ S>åbf L$p¡gplg dQu S>sp¡ lsp¡.

dp¡fprgV$u rhi¡ OÏ„ hp„Ãey„. dpfu ipfuqfL$ R>¡X$R>pX$ dpV¡$_u R|>V$$ d_¡ L„$CL$ Sy>v$u fus¡ kdÅC. `|fy„ _\u kdÅey„, `Z \p¡X$p¡ \p¡X$p¡ ¿epg Aphhp gpÁep¡ lsp¡. bpL$u_y„ rdg_¡ OÏ„ kdÅìey„. rdg_ Al] gpBb°¡fudp„ S> dmu Nep¡ lsp¡.

s¡Z¡ `Z d_¡ L$üy„ S> lsy„ L¡$ sy„ blz S> M|bk|fs R>p¡. `Z s¡Z¡ Dd¡e¯y lsy„, "sy„ d_\u `Z A¡V$gu S> ky„v$f R>¡.' gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ d_¡ h÷p¡dp„\u h]^u_¡ Å¡sp lsp. dpfu L$df A_¡ dpfu R>psu_¡ dpfp„ ApR>p„ h÷p¡dp„\u Å¡sp lsp. rdg_¡ d_¡ dpfu ÐhQp_u A„v$f\u Å¡C. s¡ dpfu kp¢kfhp¡ _uL$mu Nep¡.

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dpfu L¡$fg¡k_¡k, ìlpe L¡$fg¡k_¡k? lz„ dy¼s d_¡, cpf rh_p õhpcprhL$ fus¡ fl¡su lsu. `Z iy„ buÅ gp¡L$p¡ s¡_¡ kdÄep _lp¡sp. r_v$p£j Ap_„v$ A¡hp¡ iåv$ L$v$pQ cpÁe¡ S> L$p¡C_¡ kdÅsp¡ li¡. rdg_ `Z A¡hy„ S> L$l¡ R>¡.

d¢ dpfp õhcph_¡ L$pfZ¡ kpfp rdÓp¡ Nydpìep lsp? d_¡ Qpgy NZu_¡ kpfp R>p¡L$fpAp¡ dpfp\u v|$f S> füp lsp? _p, rdg_ dþep `R>u lh¡ d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ dpfp A¡ õhcph_¡ L$pfZ¡ S> rdg_ S>¡hp¡ `rs d_¡ dmu i¼ep¡ R>¡.

b¡A¡L$ dygpL$ps `R>u rdg_¡ `Z d_¡ õ`i® L$ep£ lsp¡, `Z L„$CL$ afL$ lsp¡. dpfp Mcp_¡ ApV$gp¡ dygped õ`i® ¼epf¡e _lp¡sp¡ \ep¡. s¡Z¡ d_¡ lmh¡L$\u S>fp Ap bpSy> Mku Å A¡d L$lu_¡ bÞ_¡ Mcp\u d_¡ `L$X$u lsu s¡dp„ blz Dódp lsu.

rdg__p õ`i®dp„ buÅ `yfyjõ`i® L$fsp„ L„$CL$ Sy>vy„$$ lsy„ s¡ lz„ `pdu iL$u lsu A_¡ A¡V$g¡ S> d_¡ lh¡ lz„ L$p¡g¡S>dp„ Qpgy NZpC NC lsu s¡_p¡ Aakp¡k _\u. d_¡ d_Ndsp¡ `yfyj dmu Nep¡ R>¡. lh¡ lz„ b°¡rkef_u `k„v$Nu L$fsu hMs¡ A¡hy„ rhQpfsu `Z _\u L¡$ s¡_p\u dpfp„ õs_ h^pf¡ ApL$j®L$ gpNi¡ L¡$ L¡$d. dpfp V²¡$qX$i_g `„Åbu X²¡$kdp„ [¼gh¡S> v¡$MpX$hp_u d_¡ lh¡ BÃR>p S> _\u \su.

d_¡ Å¡_pfp¡ d_¡ Sy>A¡ R>¡ A_¡ ^¡V¹$k BV$.

Ap rhcpN Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?