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S|>_pNY rS>ëgp_p h„\gu Npddp„ A¡L$ Npe_¡ A¡L$pA¡L$ auV$ Aphu. v$pL$sfu s`pk v$fçep_ Npe_p Ap¡`f¡i__u S>êf S>Zpsp„ Ap¡`f¡i_ \ey„. `¡V$_u hpYL$p` `R>u S|>_pNY_p Å_hfp¡_p X$p¡¼V$f¡ Npe_p `¡V$dp„\u bphuk qL$gp¡ àgp[õV$L$_u L$p¡\muAp¡ A_¡ buÅ¡ Mphp_¡ Aep¡Áe NZpe s¡hp¡ `v$p\® L$pYep¡. Npedpsp_p `¡V$_p¡ AMpÛ `v$p\® A¡V$g¡ gpL$X$p_p¡ hl¡f, Mugu, fåbf_p Vy$L$X$p, _pqme¡f_p„ R>p¡sfp„ A_¡ L$`X$p_p gufp.

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Åd_Nf `pk¡ Aph¡gp Ådfphg_u A¡L$ Npe dep® `R>u Npd_p Qdpf_¡ Ðep„ `lp¢QpX$pC. Qdpf_¡ Npe_p `¡V$dp„\u YNgpb„^ àgp[õV$L$_u L$p¡\muAp¡ dmu A¡V$g¡ s¡Z¡ Apòe®klS> Ap L$p¡\mu_y„ hS>_ L$ey¯ sp¡ hS>_L$p„V$pA¡ s¡_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ AQ„bp¡ `p\fu v$u^p¡. A¡ Npe s¡_p `¡V$dp„ `Quk qL$gp¡ àgp[õV$L$ k„Ofu_¡ b¡W$u lsu.

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Aphp b¡ÓZ qL$õkp Ýep_dp„ Apìep `R>u AÐepf¡ fpS>kdqYepmpdp„ àgp[õV$L$_u L$p¡\muAp¡ hp`fhp D`f `°rsb„^ d|L$u v¡$hpdp„ Apìep¡ R>¡. lfv¡$htkl L$l¡ R>¡, "àgp[õV$L$_u L$p¡\muAp¡ bm¡ _l] Ðep„ ky^u V$L$u fl¡ R>¡. Äepf¡ L$pNm gp„bp¡ kde c¡S>hpmp hpsphfZdp„ fl¡hp\u dphp¡ b_u Åe R>¡.'

lfv¡$htkl_u hps_¡ V¡$L$p¡ v¡$sp„ fpS>L$p¡V$_p ÅZusp h¡V$fr_Vu$ X$p¡L$V$f L¡$. bu. `„X$ép L$l¡ R>¡, "Npe L$pNm S>du Åe sp¡ `Z A¡ L$pNm `¡V$dp„ dphp¡ b_u Ly$v$fsu lpS>s kde¡ R>pZ hpV¡$ _uL$mu Åe R>¡. àgp[õV$L$_p qL$õkpdp„ A¡\u EgVy$„ b_¡ R>¡. `¡V$dp„ k„Ofpe¡gy„ àgp[õV$L$ Å¡ dmdpN®dp„ Ahfp¡^ L$f¡ sp¡ Yp¡f_p¡ dmdpN® b„^ \C Åe A_¡ `R>u kpfhpf_p Acph¡ A¡ dfu `Z Åe.' X$p¡. L¡$. bu. `„X$ép L$l¡ R>¡, Ådfphg_u Npep¡_p qL$õkpdp„ s¡hy„ S> \ey„ lsy„.

Åd_Nf `p„S>fp`p¡m kp\¡ k„L$mpe¡gp cfs `p¡`V$ L$l¡ R>¡, "kp¥fpô$²dp„ L$kpChpX¡$ S>¡V$gp„ Yp¡f df¡ R>¡ s¡V$gp„ S> Yp¡f_¡ Ap`Z¡ àgp[õV$L$_u L$p¡\mu Mphp dS>b|f L$fu_¡ dpfu _pMuA¡ R>uA¡. ÅZL$pfu_p Acph_p L$pfZ¡ Ap dprlsu blpf _\u Aphsu.'

cfs `p¡`V¡$ Ådfphgdp„ àgp[õV$L$_u v$f¡L$ `°L$pf_u L$p¡\muAp¡_p¡ h`fpi b„^ L$fpìep¡ R>¡. Ap h`fpi afu\u iê _ \pe A¡_u S>hpbv$pfu Npd_p `p¡guk kb BÞõ`¡¼V$f cfs `pV$uv$pf¡ õh¥[ÃR>L$`Z¡ õhuL$pfu R>¡. `uA¡kApB cfs `pV$uv$pf L$l¡ R>¡, "Å¡ L$p¡C ìe[¼s v¡$Musu fus¡ Npe_¡ dpfu _pM¡ sp¡ rlÞvy$Ap¡_u gpNZu vy$cpe R>¡, `Z Apd ApX$L$sfp q_qdÑ b_hpdp„ rlÞvy$Ðh_¡ ¼ep„e Ap„Q L¡$d _\u Aphsu?'

cyS>_p h¡V$f_fu X$p¡¼V$f lqfòÞÖ ÅX¡$Å L$l¡ R>¡, "AÐepf¡ v$f¡L$ `p„Qdy„ `iy OpkQpfp_p Acph¡ fõs¡ fTm¡ R>¡ A_¡ àgp[õV$L$ Apfp¡Nu füy„ R>¡. àgp[õV$L$_p L$pfZ¡ L¡$V$gp„ (v|$^pmp„ Yp¡f)dp„ dp¡Yp_p A_¡ qL$X$_u_p fp¡N Of L$fu Åe R>¡. Aphp fp¡N Å¡ dpZkdp„ v¡$Mpe sp¡ cpf¡ Elp`p¡l \C Åe, `Z d|Np„ Yp¡f ¼ep„\u aqfepv$ L$f¡?'

NYiuip_u Npe_p `¡V$dp„\u r`õspguk qL$gp¡ àgp[õV$L$ L$pY_pf X$p¡. ÅX¡$Å_u k„õ\p_¡ v$p_ Ap`hp L$p¡C Æhv$ep `°¡du Aph¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ X$p¡. ÅX¡$Å s¡d_u `pk¡\u Apr\®L$ dv$v$ _\u g¡sp. X$p¡. ÅX¡$Å L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ s¡d_u `pk¡\u àgp[õV$L$ _ hp`fhp_y„ `°p¡rdk gJ Ry>„. i¼e R>¡, V$u`¡ V$u`¡ kfp¡hf cfpe.' àgp[õV$L$_p h`fpi\u `iyAp¡ D`f \sp AÐepQpf kpd¡ AÐepf¡ sp¡ L$ÃR>, L$pqW$ephpX$dp„ R|>Vy„$R>hpey„ L$pd iê \ey„ R>¡. rlÞvy$ ^d®dp„ L$l¡hpey„ R>¡ A¡ `°dpZ¡ Npe_p `¡V$dp„ s¡Óuk L$fp¡X$ cNhp__p¡ hpk R>¡. A_¡ S>¡Ap¡ Apdp„ îÙp`|h®L$ dp_¡ R>¡ s¡dZ¡ ÅZhy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ Al] sdpfp DL$fX$p_p¡ e hpk R>¡. Npedpsp_¡ L$ô$ _ `lp¢Q¡ dpV¡$ àgp[õV$L$_u L$p¡\muAp¡ L$Qfp`¡V$udp„ _pMhp_y„ b„^ L$fhy„ Å¡CA¡.

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