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sd¡ Å¡ TuZu _S>f\u h^y _ _ufMsp„ flp¡ sp¡ s¡d_¡ sd¡ îu_Nfdp„ Ap¡mMu `Z _ iL$p¡. hk„s Fsy_p ApNd__u R>V$u kdp_ il¡f_p dplp¡gdp„ A_¡ huS>mu rh_p A„^L$pfdp„ s¡_u lpS>fu rhrnàs il¡f_u kpnu kdp_ R>¡. ApL$pflu_ s¡_p¡ Ql¡fp¡ W¡$fW¡$f Å¡C iL$pe R>¡. s¡Z¡ eyr_ap¡d® `l¡ep£ R>¡, dp\¡ l¡ëd¡V$ R>¡ A_¡ 18 qL$gp¡_u b|g¡V$â|a Åmu R>psu `f `l¡fu_¡ b„v|$L$ lp\dp„ d½$dsp\u `L$X$u_¡ s¡ il¡fdp„ aep® L$f¡ R>¡. bÅfdp„, gpg Qp¡L$dp„, f¡rkX$Þku fp¡X$ `f, A¡f`p¡V®$ `f, b¡ÞL$ A_¡ kfL$pfu L$Q¡fu_u `pk¡ b^¡ S> s¡ lpS>f R>¡.

fpÓ¡ îu_NfhpkuAp¡ k|C Åe R>¡, `Z s¡ ÅNsp¡ fl¡ R>¡. KQp i|T A_¡ AY$mL$ Nfd L$`X$p„ `l¡fu_u fps_u q\Åhsu W„$X$udp„ `Z s¡ afS> `f lpS>f lp¡e R>¡. sdpfu kpd¡ s¡ lp¡hp R>sp„ s¡_u lpS>fu_u _p¢^ sd¡ g¡sp _\u, sd_¡ s¡ Q¡qL„$N dpV¡$ AV$L$ph¡ _l] Ðep„ ky^u. sd¡ L$p¡C i÷ sp¡ Ry>`pìey„ _\u A¡ ip¡^hp dpV¡$ sdpfp ifuf_¡ s¡ a„ap¡k¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ s¡_u lpS>fu sd_¡ hsp®e R>¡, `Z s¡ hMs¡ sd_¡ s¡_p dpV¡$ kMs QuY$ ÅN¡ R>¡.

N_ A_¡ eyr_ap¡d® L$pY$u _pMp¡ sp¡ A„v$f A¡ sdpfp S>¡hp¡ S> ApdApv$du R>¡. `f„sy A¡ eyr_ap¡d® A_¡ N__¡ L$pfZ¡ S> Ap il¡fdp„ A¡ sdpfp\u Sy>v$p¡ `X¡$ R>¡. Ap k¥r_L$ L$p¡C_¡ Ndsp¡ _\u. L$pídufuAp¡ dpV¡$ sp¡ s¡ S> A¡L$ cpfs R>¡! cpfs s¡d_p dpV¡$ A¡L$ k¥r_L$ R>¡.

L$pídufuAp¡ s¡_¡ Npmp¡ Ap`¡ R>¡. îp` Ap`¡ R>¡ L¡$ lh¡ `R>u Äepf¡ ^X$pL$pAp¡ \pe Ðepf¡ s¡dp„ A¡ dfu Åe sp¡ kpfy„. buÆ bpSy> s¡ S>hp_ `Z L$pídufdp„\u blpf S>hp dmsy„ lp¡e sp¡ buS>¡ ¼ep„e `Z S>hp dpV¡$ sfs S> s¥epf \C S>i¡. `Z s¡ `l¡gp„ s¡Z¡ Al] 36 drl_p L$pY$hp_p R>¡. s¡Z¡ 3,500 ê$r`ep_p `Npf_p 36 Q¡L$ g¡hp_p R>¡.

Äepf¡ sd¡ A¡_¡ dmip¡ s¡_u Mp¡gudp„, Ðepf¡ s¡ Mp_Nudp„ L$l¡i¡, "Aphy„ li¡ A¡hu sp¡ L$ë`_p S> _lp¡su. Mbf lp¡s sp¡ k¡_pdp„ Å¡X$pep¡ S> _ lp¡s.' Mp¡gudp„ rlÞv$u qaëdp¡_p„ `p¡õV$fp¡ v$uhpgp¡ ip¡cphu füp„ R>¡. ÓZ MpVguAp¡ R>¡ A_¡ b¡ rbõsfp afk `f `X$ép R>¡. "dpfp vy$íd__¡ `Z Aphu afS> bÅhhu _ `X¡$ A¡d lz„ L$lui. fp¡S> 24 L$gpL$ Ad¡ afS> `f lp¡CA¡ R>uA¡.'

"Of\u ApVg¡ v|$f sd_¡ blz A¡L$gy„ A¡L$gy„ gpN¡. sd_¡ Mphp_„y dm¡, v$hpAp¡ dm¡, kgpdsu dm¡, `Z sd_¡ A¡L$gp_¡ s¡_p\u ip¡ apev$p¡? lh¡ sp¡ [õ\rs bNX$u NC R>¡. Ap _L$pdp¡ i÷rhfpd lh¡ `pR>p¡ M¢Qu g¡hpe sp¡ kpfy„. A¡_p\u Adpfu b^u dl¡_s `pZudp„ S>su flu R>¡. L$p¡C_¡ Q¡L$ _l] L$fhp_p... L$p¡C_¡ s`pkhp_p _l].... AÐepf¡ Ap lzdgp \C füp R>¡ _¡ s¡ i÷rhfpd_¡ L$pfZ¡ S>.'

hX$p â^p_ AV$g rblpfu hpS>`¡euA¡ ki÷ v$mp¡_¡ sghpfp¡ çep_ L$fhp_y„ L$üy„ s¡ `l¡gp„ Ap k¥r_L$ fp¡S> Ap¡R>pdp„ Ap¡R>p 100 gp¡L$p¡_u sgpiu g¡sp¡ lsp¡. 13 hj®_p¡ Ap L$pd_p¡ s¡_¡ A_ych R>¡. s¡_p kp\uAp¡ s¡_u kgpdsu dpV¡$ MX¡$ `N¡ Apk`pkdp„ Ecp fl¡ Ðepf¡ s¡ aV$paV$ dp\p\u `N ky^u ìe[¼s_¡ s`pku_¡ L$iy„L$ Ry>`pìey„ lp¡e sp¡ ip¡^u L$pY$hp L$p¡rii L$f¡.

s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "NC L$pg¡ iy„ \ey„? s¡dZ¡ Adpfp D`f N°¡_¡X$ a¢L$u. dpfu X$éyV$u `|fu \C s¡ `R>u `p„Q rdr_V¡$ s¡ apV$u lsu. A¡L$_y„ d©Ðey, L¡$V$gpe Ohpep.'

"`l¡gp„ DN°hpv$uAp¡ dpV¡$ ApV$gy„ L$pd kl¡gy„ _lp¡sy„. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ gp„bu qaf_ `l¡f¡ R>¡ s¡dp„ b^y„ Ry>`phu iL$pe. s¡ cuX$dp„ sdpfu kp\¡ \C Åe A_¡ `R>u aV$ L$fsp„L$ N°¡_¡X$ ap¡X$u v¡$. sd_¡ Mbf `X¡$ s¡ `l¡gp„ dp¡V$p¡ rhõap¡V$ \pe.'

Ap k¥r_L$_p kp\uv$pfp¡ `Z Aphy„ S> dp_¡ R>¡. i÷rhfpd_¡ sp¡X$u `pX$p¡. "dpfp¡ s¡d_¡ `L$X$u `L$X$u_¡. sp¡X$u _pMp¡ s¡d_¡.' s¡d_p rdÓp¡ DN°sp\u L$l¡ R>¡. "Ap gp¡L$p¡_¡ sp¡ ^p¡L$phhp S> `X$¡. `l¡gp„ Ad¡ A¡ S> L$fsp lsp. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ N°¡_¡X$ a¢L$sp sp¡ A¡ rhõspfdp„ afu hmsp. lh¡ sp¡ Adpf¡ Ðep„ S>C_¡ lp\ Å¡X$u_¡ Ecp fl¡hp_y„.'

"Ad_¡ `l¡gp„ Ar^L$pf lsp¡ L$p¡C_u `Z sgpiu g¡hp_p¡. A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ kgpds lsp. `Z lh¡ Å¡Mddp„ R>uA¡. L$pídufuAp¡ Ad_¡ r^½$pf¡ R>¡. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ Adpfp\u aaX¡$ R>¡. A¡d S> lp¡hy„ Å¡CA¡. v$k hj® `l¡gp„ A¡hp¡ kde lsp¡ L¡$ 10 S>Z `¡V²$p¡tgNdp„ _uL$m¡ sp¡ ApW$ S> `pR>p Aphsp lsp. `Z Adpfp b¡ S>hp_p¡ Åe sp¡ s¡_u kpd¡ 20_¡ `pX$u v¡$hp_p¡ lzL$d lsp¡.'

Ap k¥r_L¡$ ANpD fpS>õ\p_dp„ afS> bÅhu R>¡. `R>u Ap„^° âv¡$i, S>çdy A_¡ Apkpddp„ `Z. `Z L$píduf kp¥\u h^y Msf_pL$ R>¡. "Cip_ cpfs L$fsp„e Msf_pL$ R>¡. Apkpddp„ fõsp `f sdpfu `f L$p¡C lzdgp¡ _\u L$fsy„. Al] sp¡ ^p¡m¡ v$lpX¡$ Ål¡f fõsp `f sdpfp `f lzdgp¡ \pe.'

L$pídufuAp¡ cpfsue k¡_p_u Vy$L$X$uAp¡ `f AÐepQpf L$fhp_p Apn¡`p¡ d|L¡$ R>¡. õ\pr_L$ `p¡guk L¡$ k¡_p L$fsp„e A^®gíL$fu Vy$L$X$u `f kp¥\u h^y Ópk a¡gphhp_u aqfepv$ R>¡. s¡dp„ L¡$V$gu hps kpQu? A^®gíL$fu v$m_p¡ A¡L$ k¥r_L$ L$l¡ R>¡, "Ad¡ b^p L$fsp„ s¥epf R>uA¡, `Z k¡_p_p gp¡L$p¡ L$p¡X®_ A_¡ kQ® dpV¡$ Åe R>¡ s¡dp„ sp¡ L$pídufu_u `Ð_u_y„ `Z dp¡s \C Åe.'

"lp, Adpfpdp„_p L¡$V$gpL$ blz Mfpb fus¡ hs£ R>¡, `Z L$pídufuAp¡ Adpfp âÐe¡ S>¡ ¾|$fsp v$pMh¡ R>¡ s¡_p¡ Ap S> ep¡Áe bv$gp¡ R>¡. Ad¡ s¡d_y„ iy„ bNpX$éy„ R>¡ L¡$ Adpfp `f s¡ N°¡_¡X$ a¢L¡$ R>¡?'

s¡Z¡ b¡ hpf _p¡L$fu R>p¡X$u v$u^u lsu, `Z s¡_p kpl¡b¡ d_phu gu^p¡, L¡$d L¡$ hl¡gu _p¡L$fu R>p¡X$hp\u s¡_¡ Apr\®L$ _yL$kp_u \ps A_¡ `¡Þi_dp„ _yL$kp_u \pe. "Of_p sp¡ b^p L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ `pR>p Aphsp flp¡. lz„ s¡d_u kp\¡ ap¡_ `f hps L$fsp¡ flz„ Ry>„. Ad¡ b^p bk A¡ fus¡ ap¡_ L$fu_¡ k„sp¡j dp_u g¡sp„ lp¡CA¡ R>uA¡. drl_¡ lz„ 1,000 ê$r`ep_p ap¡_ L$fsp¡ lp¡Ci.'

"_p. Of_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ Mbf _\u Al] L¡$hu lpgs R>¡. sd¡ \p¡X$u A¡hu hps s¡d_¡ L$fp¡? sd_¡ Mbf R>¡ dpfy„ hS>_ v$k qL$gp¡ Esfu Ney„ R>¡. Ap v$fhpÅ_u blpf sd¡ _uL$mp¡ `R>u Æhsp„ `pR>p Aphip¡ L$¡ L¡$d s¡_u L$p¡C Mpsfu _\u lp¡su.' buÅ¡ k¥r_L$ L$l¡ R>¡.

Å¡L¡$ ApS>¡ s¡ âdpZdp„ Myi R>¡. L¡$d L¡$ V|„$L$u fÅ gC_¡ kNcp® `Ð_u_¡ dmhp S>C füp¡ R>¡. ÓZ qv$hk¡ V²¡$_dp„ Of¡ `lp¢Qi¡ A_¡ s¡ dpV¡$ s¡_¡ qfTh£i_ `Z dþey„ _\u. "A¡ sL$gua L$p„C _\u. L$dk¡ L$d ApNpdu v$k qv$hk ky^u lz„ Æhsp¡ sp¡ lp¡Ci A¡hu Mpsfu R>¡.'

Ap R>¡ L$pídufdp„ afS> bÅhsp A¡L$ k¥r_L$_y„ Æh_. tS>v$Nu R>¡, `Z tS>v$Nu Æhhp_u Ap s¡ L¡$hu qL„$ds Q|L$hhp_u?

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?