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cNhsuLy$dpf idp®

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Apd Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ R>¡ëgp„ `Qpk hjp£dp„ lz„ `Z L¡$V$gp¡ b^p¡ bv$gpep¡ Ry>„! `f„sy S>fpL$ k|ÿd ×rô$A¡ dpfu cusfu lepsu_y„ Ahgp¡L$_ L$fy„ Ry>„ sp¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ hus¡gp AX$^p k¥L$pdp„ lz„ L$p„C A¡V$gp¡ b^p¡ bv$gpep¡ _\u!

ApS>\u `Qpk hj® `l¡gp„ dpfu he kp¡m hj®_u lsu A_¡ A¡k.A¡k.ku._u `funp Ap`u v$kdp ^p¡fZ_p ApS>_p L$p¡C `Z rhÛp\}_u S>¡d lz„ `Z bfpbf Ap S> kdeNpmpdp„ A¡L¹$Tpd_p qfTëV$_u fpl Å¡C füp¡ lsp¡. qfTëV$ blpf `pX$hp_u Ðepf_u A_¡ ApS>_u `ÙrsAp¡ hÃQ¡_p saphs_p¡ rhQpf L$fy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ Ap AX$^u kv$udp„ kph®rÓL$ fus¡ Aph¡gp `qfhs®__p¡ L„$CL$ ¿epg Aph¡ R>¡. d_¡ bfpbf epv$ R>¡ L¡$ A¡k.A¡k.ku._u `funp_y„ dpfy„ `qfZpd d¡mhhp dpV¡$ lz„ kyfs_p v$qfepdl¡g rhõspfdp„ Aph¡gp "hapv$pf' _pd_p dy¿eÐh¡ kË$p_p Ap„L$X$pAp¡ ârkÙ L$fhp dpV¡$ ÅZusp v¥$r_L$ AMbpf_p L$pep®ge_u blpf gpN¡gu rhÛp\}Ap¡_u L$spfdp„ Ecp¡ füp¡ lsp¡. A¡ L$spf gNcN ApM¡ApMu rhÛp\}Ap¡_u S> lsu. s¡dp„ kd Mphp `|fsue¡ L$v$pQ L$p¡C rhÛpr\®_u _l] lp¡e! s¡ kde¡ \p¡X$uL$ R>p¡L$fuAp¡ d¡qV²$L$ ky^u cZsu Mfu, `Z qfTëV$ g¡hp sp¡ s¡Ap¡_p Of_p¡ L$p¡C `yfyj kv$õe S> AMbpfu L$Q¡fuA¡ Aphsp¡. S>¡ R>p¡L$fuAp¡ r_ipm¡ S>su s¡dp„_u OZuMfu_y„ gÿe "hap' A\p®s¹ h_p®¼eygf apB_g A¡V$g¡ L¡$ NyS>fpsu kps ^p¡fZ ky^u cZhp_y„ S> fl¡sy„! ApS>¡ sp¡ DÃQsd `v$huAp¡ DÐL©$ô$ NyZ krls âpàs L$fhpdp„ R>p¡L$fuAp¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡ L$fsp„ OZu ApNm _uL$msu Åe R>¡ A_¡ OZpb^p eyhp_p¡ dphp-dkpgp s\p F>[ÐhL$ fp¡i__u dp_rkL$spdp„ AV$hpC Ne¡gp gpN¡ R>¡! rinZ A_¡ ÷uAp¡_u âNrs_p k„v$c®dp„ R>¡ëgp„ `Qpk hj®dp„ Ap`Zp kdpS>dp„ Aph¡gp OZp dp¡V$p `qfhs®__p¡ Ap `Z A¡L$ dlÒh_p¡ k„L$¡s R>¡.

dpfp Æh__p¡ A¡L$ dp¡V$pdp„ dp¡V$p¡ Aakp¡k A¡ R>¡ L¡$ L$p¡-A¡ÄeyL¡$i_ - klrinZ_p¡ glphp¡ d_¡ rbgLy$g dþep¡ S> _l]! dþep¡ lp¡s sp¡ lz„ h^pf¡ kpfp¡ L$rh Ahíe bÞep¡ lp¡s! A¡ kde¡ âp\rdL$ A_¡ dpÝerdL$ ipmpAp¡dp„ klrinZ gNcN _lp¡sy„. bu.A¡. sp¡ lz„ A¡¼õV$_®g `funpAp¡ Ap`u_¡ \ep¡ A¡V$g¡ klrinZ_p¡ âï_ S> _ füp¡. ApS>¡ sp¡ bpmL$ _k®fu\u eyr_hrk®V$u ky^u L$p¡-A¡ÄeyL¡$i_dp„ S> ðk¡ R>¡, Ap\u rhÅsue k„kN® A„N¡_u Adpfp kde_u A_¡ ApS>_u `qfL$ë`_pdp„ åg¡L$ A¡ÞX$ hpBV$ s\p BõV$d¡_ L$gf_p„ dyhuT S>¡V$gp¡ saphs hsp®e s¡ õhpcprhL$ R>¡.

d¢ Äepf¡ A¡k.A¡k.ku._u `funp Ap`u s¡ kdeNpmpdp„ `funpdp„ DÑuZ® \_pfpAp¡_p„ _pd, _„bf A_¡ dpL®¹k `Z AMbpfp¡dp„ R>`psp„! `funp\}Ap¡_u k„¿ep Ðepf¡ Ap¡R>u A_¡ R>p`p„Ap¡dp„ S>Áep OZu b^u s¡\u `qfZpd_u ârkqÙ `fÐh¡ ApV$gu b^u dp¡L$mpi`|Z® g¼Tfu apmhhp_y„ AMbpfp¡_¡ `fhX$sy„ li¡? lh¡ sp¡ gpMp¡_u k„¿epdp„ Ap `funpdp„ R>p¡L$fp-R>p¡L$fuAp¡ b¡k¡ R>¡ s¡\u s¡Ap¡_p„ _pd iy„, _„bfp¡ R>p`hp_y„e AMbpfp¡ V$pm¡ R>¡. ky`¡f¡ õdfZ R>¡ L¡$ lz„ A¡k.A¡k.ku.dp„ DÑuZ® \ep¡ A¡V$g¡ R>p`pdp„ dpfy„ _pd R>`pey„ lsy„ : idp® bu. A¡Q., kp\¡ b¡W$L$_„bf A_¡ Ly$g dpL®¹$k_p Ap„L$X$p. tS>v$Nudp„ kph¡kph `l¡gu hpf ¼ep„e `Z dpfy„ _pd R>`pey„ lp¡e sp¡ s¡ A¡k.A¡k.ku._p qfTëV$_u A¡ L$p¡gddp„! cg¡ V|„$L$pnfu, `Z _pd sp¡ dpfy„ S> lsy„ : idp® bu. A¡Q. Ðepf¡ õhà_¡e ¿epg _lp¡sp¡ L¡$ A¡ `R>u_p„ hjp£dp„ `¡gp "idp® bu. A¡Q.'dp„\u "cNhsuLy$dpf idp®' A¡ gp„by„gQL$ _pd E`khp_y„ lsy„ A_¡ A¡ _pd AMbpfp¡, kpdreL$p¡, `yõsL$p¡dp„ OZu hpf R>`php_y„ lsy„! A¡ hps_p¡ d_¡ õhà_¡e ¿epg _lp¡sp¡ L$pfZ L¡$ "idp® bu. A¡Q.'dp„\u "cNhsuLy$dpf idp®' b_hp_u dpfu L$iu S> kyrhQpqfs ep¡S>_p _ lsu. b^y„ AZ^pey¯, A_`¡rns b_sy„ Ney„. "idp® bu. A¡Q.'hpmy„ `¡gy„ R>p`y„ d¢ W$uL$W$uL$ hjp£ ky^u Of_p L$p¡L$ M|Z¡ kpQhu fp¿ey„ lsy„, `Z `R>u L$pNrmep„Ap¡_p âQ„X$ âhpldp„ s¡ sZpC Ney„. kp\¡ sZpsp¡ Nep¡ kp¡m hj®_u he_p¡ `¡gp¡ idp® bu. A¡Q.! "idp® bu. A¡Q.'dp„\u "cNhsuLy$dpf idp®'_u Dо$p„rs A¡ iy„ dpfp ìe[¼sNs Æh_dp„ R>¡ëgp AX$^p k¥L$pdp„ Aph¡gy„ dp¡V$pdp„ dp¡Vy„$ `qfhs®_ _\u! ^pfp¡ L¡$ A¡ "idp® bu. A¡Q.' ApS>¡ d_¡ c¡v$u Åe sp¡ lz„ s¡_¡ r_rdÑdpÓdp„ Ap¡mMu iLy„$ Mfp¡? L¡$ AQ|L$ Ap¡mMu gJ? ApS>¡ dpf¡ dp\¡ NÎepNp„W$ép hpm R>¡ A_¡ s¡e ka¡v$. L$çdf¡\u lz„ S>fpL$ T|L$u Nep¡ Ry>„ A_¡ R>p„kW$ hj®_u Jdf_p¡ bp¡S> dpfp ifuf `f `X¡$gp¡ Å¡C iL$pe R>¡. ApS>\u `Qpk hj® `l¡gp„_p idp® bu. A¡Q._¡ rif¡ cfphv$pf hpm lsp A_¡ qv$gu`Ly$dpf_p "A„v$pT'dp„ L$`pm `f hpm_u b¡-ÓZ gV$ Tygphhp_p¡ lz„ dfrZep âeÐ_p¡ L$fsp¡ lsp¡! A¡ qL$ip¡f AY$mL$ Nusp¡ Npsp¡, hp„kmu, lpdp£r_ed, Y$p¡gL$, bygbygsf„N bÅhsp¡, Ak„¿e rQÓp¡ v$p¡fsp¡, dyÁ^ â¡d_p L$ë`_p-sf„Np¡dp„ Nmpb|X$ fl¡sp¡! ¼$ep„ Nep¡ A¡ idp® bu. A¡Q.? L¡$ ¼ep„e Nep¡ S> _\u? ApS>_p cNhsuLy$dpf idp®dp„ S> ¼$ep„L$ s¡ V|„$qV$ey„ hpmu_¡ `X¡$gp¡ R>¡? gÅdZu_p R>p¡X$ L$fsp„e¡ Ar^L$ ifdpm`Ï„, dp¡fr`ÃR> iu dygped âL©$rs, AX$pbuX$ gOyspN°„r\, õh[à_g Erd®de : idp® bu. A¡Q.dp„ S>¡ lsy„ s¡ cNhsuLy$dpf idp®_u cusf `Z lÆ Mpõky„ AL$b„^ füy„ _\u iy„? A¡ idp® bu. A¡Q._u byr_epv$ `f sp¡ ApS>_p Ap cNhsuLy$dpf idp®_u lepsu V$L¡$gu R>¡! Äepf¡ dpfpdp„\u idp® bu. A¡Q. k„`|Z®`Z¡ _pdi¡j \i¡ Ðepf¡ cNhsuLy$dpf idp® `Z ¼ep„\u V$L$i¡? `qfhs®_p¡_p Ap ^kdksp â`ps_u hÃQ¡e L$iuL$ cusfu rdfps S>gL$dghs¹ flu iL$u R>¡ s¡ ^Þesp_p¡ A_ych R>¡.

`f„sy `funpAp¡_p„ `qfZpdp¡_u L$\p A^hÃQ¡ R>p¡X$u v¡$hp S>¡hu _\u lp¢—!

A¡k.A¡k.ku. `kpf L$ep® `R>u Qp¡\¡ hj£ lz„ `ÓL$pf bÞep¡. AMbpfp¡dp„ `funp_p„ `qfZpdp¡ L¡$hu fus¡ A`psp„ lsp„ s¡_p âÐen `qfQedp„ lz„ Apìep¡. `qfZpd-ârkqÙ_u A¡L$ `Ùrs sp¡ Ars rhrQÓ A_¡ M|b dl¡_s dpNu g¡ s¡hu lsu. d¢ L$üy„ _¡? Ðepf¡ R>p`p„dp„ kam `funp\}Ap¡_p„ _pd `Z A`psp„. `|fy„ qfTëV$ AMbpfu L$pep®gedp„ `lp¢Q¡ s¡ `R>u DÑuZ® `funp\}Ap¡_p„ _pd kp\¡_y„ `qfZpd âNV$ L$fhp_y„ sp¡ kdedep®v$p_¡ L$pfZ¡ Ai¼e b_¡, Ap\u AMbpfp¡A¡ A¡L$ Sy>v$u `Ùrs A`_ph¡gu. A¡k.A¡k.ku. bp¡X®$ sfa\u sdpd Dd¡v$hpfp¡_p„ _pd-_„bf kp\¡_p¡ A¡L$ v$mv$pf Qp¡`X$p¡ AMbpfu L$pep®gep¡_¡ ANpD\u dp¡L$gu A`psp¡. S>¡ L¡$ÞÖp¡_y„ `qfZpd âNV$ L$fhp_y„ lp¡e s¡ L¡$ÞÖp¡_p b^¡b^p Dd¡v$hpfp¡_p„ _pd-_„bf Ad¡ L$ç`p¡T L$fphu, â|a ky^pfu s¡_p„ N¡gu-â|a s¥epf fpMsp. `qfZpd S>¡hy„ Ad_¡ dm¡ L¡$ sfs Ad¡ s¡_¡ Ap^pf¡ `¡gp„ N¡gu-â|adp„\u _p`pk Dd¡v$hpfp¡_p„ _pd-_„bf `f R>¡L$p dpfu v¡$sp! l¡ÞX$L$ç`p¡T L$f_pfp L$ç`p¡rTV$fp¡ A¡ N¡gu-â|adp„ Å¡C_¡ d|m L$ç`p¡Tdp„\u R>¡L¡$gp„ _pd-_„bf_y„ L$ç`p¡T DX$phu v¡$sp A_¡ _hp„ â|a Ad_¡ Ap`sp! Ad¡ A¡ d„S|>f L$fuA¡ A¡V$g¡ R>p`pdp„ R>p`hp dpV¡$_y„ qfTëV$ s¥epf! Apd A¡k.A¡k.ku._y„ `qfZpd AMbpfdp„ R>p`sp„ `|h£ Adpfu qv$hkp¡ ky^u Ap„Map¡X$ dl¡_s Qpgsu! A¡L$ "idp® bu. A¡Q.' R>`pe s¡_u `pR>m sp¡ L¡$V$gp frmepdZp lp\_p¡ îd Ðepf¡ MQp®sp¡! `f„sy A¡ îd_p¡ Qp¡½$k Ap_„v$kcf drldp lsp¡.

`R>u ^ud¡ ^ud¡ b^y„ bv$gpsy„, ky^fsy„ Ney„, s¡dp„\u dp_hîd_y„ sÒh OV$sy„ Ney„ A_¡ e„Óp¡_p¡ âcph h^sp¡ Nep¡. Ad¡e s¿sp_u dÝedp„\u _¡`Õedp„ ^L¡$gpC Nep. ApS>¡ sp¡ rõ\rs A¡hu R>¡ L¡$ `funpAp¡_p„ qfTëV$ BÞV$f_¡V$_u h¡bkpBV$ `f Ap„M_p `gL$pfpdp„ dmu Åe R>¡. "Ap„M¢ M|gu sp¡ v¡$Mp qL$ vy$r_ep bv$g NC!' `Qpk hj® `l¡gp„_p¡ idp® bu. A¡Q. cg¡ "hapv$pf' v¥$r_L$_p L$pep®ge_u blpf L$spfdp„ Ecp¡ flu_¡ A¡k.A¡k.ku._y„ `qfZpd gC Apìep¡ lsp¡, `Z cNhsuLy$dpf idp®_p¡ `p¥Ó AÜ¥s A_¡ v$p¡rlÓ cp¥rsL$ s¡Ap¡_u v$kdp ^p¡fZ_u A¡L¹$Tpd_y„ qfTëV$ Aphsu sp. `l¡gu S|>_¡ L$v$pQ BÞV$f_¡V$_u h¡bkpBV$ `f\u d¡mhu iL$i¡! AX$^u nZdp„ Aph¡gy„ Ap `qfZpd L$p„C _p_y„k|_y„ _l] lp¡e.

`Z buÆ bpSy>\u rhQpfy„ Ry>„ sp¡ õ`ô$`Z¡ A_ychu iL$pe R>¡ L¡$ A¡k.A¡k.ku._p qfTëV$ kp\¡ hZpe¡gp„ DÑ¡S>_p A_¡ s_phdp„ lÆe¡ L$p„C S>du_-Apkdp__p¡ afL$ `X$ép¡ _\u. EgVy„$ ApS>_p„ dpsp-r`spAp¡_u `p¡sp_p„ k„sp_p¡_u L$pfqL$v$} rhi¡ h^¡gu dlÒhpL$p„np A_¡ õ`^p®ÐdL$ eyN_p b¡lv$ âcph_¡ L$pfZ¡ A¡ DÑ¡S>_p A_¡ s_ph A_¡L$NZp„ hÝep„ R>¡. Nep dpQ® drl_p_u A¡L$ hps L$fy„. `p¥Ó AÜ¥s_u A¡k.A¡k.ku._u `funp s>¡ qv$hk\u iê$ \C flu lsu. gpNZuddsp A_¡ Ly$s|lg\u â¡fpC_¡ lz„ s¡_p `funpL¡$ÞÖ `f `lp¢Ãep¡ Ðepf¡ Ðep„ dp_hd¡mp¡ EdV$ép¡ lsp¡. `funp Ap`_pfp„ `„v$f-kp¡m hj®_u he_p„ R>p¡L$fp-R>p¡L$fuAp¡, s¡Ap¡_p„ eyhp_-âp¥Y$ dçdu-`à`pAp¡ A_¡ h©Ù v$pv$p-v$pv$uAp¡_u cuX$\u hpsphfZ R>gL$psy„-c]kpsy„ lsy„. lz„ `Qpk hj® `l¡gp„_p Asusdp„ kfu `X$ép¡. d¢e Ðepf¡ Ap S> fus¡ buÅ R>p¡L$fpAp¡ kp\¡ "dpV$guap¡X$'_u `funp Ap`u lsu, `Z `funp L¡$ÞÖ ky^u d_¡ hmphhp dpfp„ Ap¡Ry>„ cZ¡gp„ dp-bp` dpfu kp\¡ kp\¡ Apìep„ _lp¡sp„. gNcN L$p¡C_p„ S> dpsp-r`sp Ðep„ afL$sp„ _lp¡sp„. dp Of¡ b¡ku_¡ âcy`°p\®_p L$ep® L$fsu : "dpfp bLy$_¡ `pk L$fÅ¡!' _ Äeyk_p Ágpk, _ ApBk¾$ud_u qX$i, _ Qp_p„ \dp£k, b^y„ Q|`Qp`, L$ip v¡MpX$p rh_p iê$ \sy„ A_¡ `|fy„ \C S>sy„. ApS>¡ sp¡ Ap`Zp„ lfMO¡gp„ gp¡L$p¡A¡ v$kdp-bpfdp_u `funp_¡ `Z gÁ_-rhhpl S>¡hp Ahkf_y„ V$pÏ„ b_phu v$u^y„ R>¡! `funp iê$ \hp_u lp¡e s¡_p qv$hkp¡ `|h£\u kNp„-õ_¡luAp¡_u ap¡S>_u ap¡S> `funp\}Ap¡_¡ rhi L$fhp, byL¡$ Ap`hp, rNãV$$ ApqV®$L$ëk A`®Z L$fhp, _põsp-`pZu Tp`V$hp, `funp\}Ap¡_p¡ kde bNpX$hp, fp¡L$X$ fL$d_p„ L$hf Ap`hp A_¡ A¡ fus¡ `p¡sp_u dp¡V$pC_y„ R>uR>fy„ âv$i®_ L$fhp A¡L$ Of¡\u buS>¡ Of¡, A¡L$ ãg¡V$ `f\u buS>¡ ãg¡V$ v$p¡X$pv$p¡X$u L$fsu fl¡ R>¡! Ap_¡ Ap`Z¡ NyZpÐdL$ `qfhs®_ L$luiy„ L¡$ v„$cu_u L$hpes?

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