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ApS>¡ b¢Ngp¡f il¡fdp„ fpsp¡fps ky`fõV$pf b_¡gp¡ F>[ÐhL$ fp¡i_ s¡_u `p„Q hj® S|>_u â¡rdL$p_¡ `fZu Nep¡.
L$Þep_p r`sp k„S>e Mp_¡ b¢Ngp¡f_u blpf Np¡ëX$_ `pd qfkp¡V¹®$kdp„ bpfpsuAp¡_y„ õhpNs L$ey¯ lsy„. blpf S>åbf rk¼eyqfV$u lsu. fp¡i_ A_¡ Mp_ Mp_v$p__p gNcN 70 Å_¥ep A_¡ d„X$` `n_p gp¡L$p¡ lpS>f lsp. dy¿e dl¡dp_p¡dp„ qX$ç`g L$p`qX$ep, qfiu L$`|f A_¡ fZ^uf L$`|f s¡d S> rS>s¡ÞÖ lpS>f lsp. Ap Sy>hp_ l¥ep„_p„ frS>õV$X®$ gÁ_ \i¡ A_¡ `R>u _heyNg eyfp¡`dp„ l_ud|_ dpV¡$ S>i¡. F>[ÐhL$ fp¡i_ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, ""lÆ l_ud|__y„ õ\m _½$u \ey„ _\u.''
ÅÞeyApfu 2001dp„ bp¡guh|X$dp„ A¡L$ cìe qfk¡ài_ fpMhpdp„ Aphi¡. F>[ÐhL$_p„ kpky Tfu_ Mp_ blz DÐkpldp„ lsp„. s¡dZ¡ qfqX$a_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, ""lz„ sp¡ Ap S>dpC S>Þçep¡ Ðepf\u s¡_¡ ÅZsu lsu. b„_¡ S>Z "L$lp¡_p àepf l¥'_u hpsp®_u dpaL$ A¡L$ V²$pqaL$ rkÁ_g$ `pk¡ b„_¡_u L$pf AV$L$u Ðepf¡ â¡ddp„ `X¡$gp„. A¡ `R>u b„_¡ _ÆL$ Aphsp„ Nep„. ÓZ¡L$ hj® `l¡gp„ F>[ÐhL¡$ gÁ__u v$fMpõs L$fu. Tfu_ Mp_ `p¡s¡ `Z qaëdu a¡rdgudp„ `fZu R>¡. kyTp_¡ BÞV$uqfef qX$TpB_f_u qX$N°u Ad¡qfL$pdp„ d¡mhu R>¡. l_ud|_ `R>u s¡ qX$TpBt_N_y„ L$pd Qpgy fpMi¡.
Tfu_ Mp__¡ OZp `|R>¡ R>¡ L¡$ F>[ÐhL$ `pR>m OZu R>p¡L$fuAp¡ A_¡ A¡¼V²¡$kp¡ `pNg R>¡ sp¡ X$f gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$? Tfu_ L$l¡ L¡$, ""s¡_u kyTp__¡ L$p¡C qaL$f _\u. kyTp_ blz S> ApÐdrhðpkhpmu R>p¡L$fu R>¡. qaëdõV$pf `pR>m ÷uAp¡ Np„X$u lp¡e S>. Æh__p¡ s¡ A¡L$ cpN R>¡. hmu qaëdu vy$r_epdp„ A_¡ blpf_p gp¡L$p¡dp„ Äepf¡ L$p¡C qaëdõV$pf `Ð_u_¡ hapv$pf lp¡e R>¡ s¡_u kpfu R>p` `X¡$ R>¡.''
kyTp_ S>Þdu Ðepf\u b^p_¡ gpX$L$u lsu. bQ`Z\u S> b^p D`f Åvy$ L$fsu. kyTp_ ^prd®L$ S> _l] `Z ApÝep[ÐdL$ `Z R>¡. buÅ D`f rhðpk fpM_pfu A_¡ kp¥_¡ dpa L$f_pfu R>¡. kyTp_ s¡_p _hp vy$ëlp rhi¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡ A_¡ F>[ÐhL$ `p„Q hj®\u rdÓ R>¡. b„_¡_p ip¡M kfMp R>¡. b„_¡ kp\¡ ìepepd L$f¡ R>¡. kfMu hp_Nu cph¡ R>¡. b„_¡ s„vy$fõsu Åmhhpdp„ dp_¡ R>¡. b„_¡ hS>__¡ L„$V²$p¡g L$f¡ R>¡. b„_¡ S>Z vy$r_ep_p sdpd rhje_u QQp® L$f¡ R>¡. kyTp_, F>[ÐhL$_¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "spfu L$urs®\u blz QNu S>sp¡ _l].' kyTp__¡ rhðpk R>¡ L¡$ s¡ L$v$u S> Arcdp_u _l] b_¡.''
`p¡sp_p hffpÅ-`yÓ dpV¡$ F>[ÐhL$_p„ dpsp t`L$u fp¡i_ L$l¡ R>¡, ""bQ`Z\u S> dpfp¡ `yÓ b^y„ S> rhQpfu_¡ L$f¡ R>¡. qaëdõV$pf sfuL¡$ s¡ `p¡sp_p L$pd_¡ hf¡gp¡ fl¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡ M|b S> dl¡_sy R>¡. `Z OZu hMs dpf¡ s¡_¡ L$l¡hy„ `X¡$ R>¡ L¡$ ApV$gu b^u `|Z®sp dpV¡$ dp\pL|$V$ _ L$f. \p¡X$p¡ qfg¡¼k \p. s¡_¡ `p¡sp_p Arc_e\u L$v$u S> k„sp¡j dmsp¡ _\u. bpmL$ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ s¡ ApL$pi kpd¡ spL$u_¡ spfp A_¡ N°lp¡ rhi¡ `|R>sp¡. "Q„Ö Ðep„ _ lp¡e A_¡ `©Õhu D`f lp¡e sp¡?' Aphp âï_p¡ s¡ `|R>sp¡. s¡_u S>ÞdLy„$X$mudp„ s¡_¡ `pZu dpV¡$ ce bspìep¡ R>¡. `f„sy `pZu\u O¡fpe¡gu bp¡V$dp„ "L$lp¡_p àepf l¥'dp„ s¡Z¡ L$pd L$ey¯ R>¡.''
t`L$u fp¡i_ L$l¡ R>¡, ""qaTp_p¡ s¡_p¡ Arc_e d_¡ M|b S> Nçep¡ lsp¡. V²¡$_dp„ v¡$MpX$pe¡gu tlkp_y„ ×íe d_¡ M|b S> õ`i} Ne¡gy„.''
F>[ÐhL$_p r`sp fpL¡$i fp¡i_ `yÓ rhi¡ L$l¡ R>¡, ""d¢ L$v$u S> F>[ÐhL$_¡ Arc_¡sp sfuL¡$ L$ëàep¡ S> _lp¡sp¡. d_¡ BÃR>p lsu L¡$ s¡ buÅ L$p¡C kgpds ìehkpedp„ Åe. `Z âpfå^ s¡_¡ Al] qaëdp¡dp„ gC Apìey„ R>¡. bpmL$ sfuL¡$ `Z s¡ M|b _pQsp¡. Mp_Nu dl¡dp_p¡_u `pV$}dp„ s¡ _pQsp¡. b^p s¡_¡ afdpei L$fsp A_¡ s¡_p¡ _pQ Å¡C spmu `pX$sp. dpfp kkfp S>¡. Ap¡dâL$pi¡ s¡_¡ s¡_u qaëd "cNhp_v$pv$p'dp„ QpBëX$ ApqV®$õV$ sfuL¡$ gu^¡gp¡. `f„sy lz„ s¡_p Aphp fp¡g\u A¡V$gp¡ _h®k lsp¡ L¡$ s¡ `p¡sp_u Ås_¡ d|fM _ W$fph¡. `f„sy F>[ÐhL$ M|b rS>Øu bpmL$ R>¡. s¡Z¡ fp¡g cS>ìep¡ Mfp¡. s¡ d__y„ ^pey¯ L$e£ S> R|>V$L$p¡ L$f¡ R>¡. D`fp„s s¡ `fa¡¼V¹$k$r_õV$ R>¡. v$f¡L$ hpsdp„ `|Z®sp T„M¡ R>¡. s¡_¡ A¡L$p„s `Z Nd¡ R>¡. kpBL$tgN_p¡ ip¡Mu_ R>¡. kpBL$g `f M¡g L$f¡ R>¡. bQ`Zdp„ dpfp\u s¡ blz X$fsp¡ _l]. d¢ dpÓ A¡L$ hMs S> s¡_¡ ^p¡g^`pV$ L$f¡gu. A¡ M|b fX$ép¡ lsp¡. `R>u d¢ _½$u L$f¡gy„ L¡$ L$v$u s¡_¡ dpfhp¡ _l].''
fpL¡$i fp¡i_¡ h^ydp„ L$üy„ L¡$, ""F>[ÐhL$ l„d¡ip„ k„Nus_p¡ ip¡Mu_ füp¡ R>¡. s¡ lpdp£r_ed hNpX¡$ R>¡ A_¡ Npe `Z R>¡. s¡ dp_hâ¡du R>¡ A_¡ buÅ âÐe¡ klp_yc|rs fpMu iL¡$ R>¡. OZp¡ S> L$p¡dm ùv$e_p¡ R>¡. V$u_¡S>fp¡ F>[ÐhL$ `pR>m `pNg \pe s¡ kdS>hp S>¡hy„ R>¡, `Z b¡ hj®_p„ bpmL$ `Z s¡_¡ "F>rsL$' L$lu_¡ Ap¡mMu Åe R>¡ Ðepf¡ M|b S> _hpC gpN¡ R>¡. Ad¡ dy¼s b_u s¡_u kamsp ES>hu iL$sp _\u L¡$ `pV$} `Z _\u fpMu iL$sp.''
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