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A¡. Apf. fl¡dp_ A_¡ dpfu hÃQ¡_u Ap hpsQus OZp qv$hkp¡ `l¡gp„ \e¡gu R>¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ S> S>Zphu v$J. `Z L¡$V$guL$ dygpL$psp¡ A¡hu lp¡e R>¡, S>¡_u spS>Nu L$v$u Msd \su _\u.

cpfs_p¡ Ap kp¥\u ÅZusp¡ A_¡ kp¥\u h^y `¥kp g¡sp¡ k„NusL$pf kp_ äp[ÞkõL$p¡dp„ L$pe®¾$d Ap`hp Apìep¡ lsp¡. lz„ `Z Ðep„ lpS>f lsu. A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ A¡L$ S> S>ÁepA¡, A¡L$ S> kde¡ c¡Np \C Nep lsp.

ip¡ iê$ \hp_p \p¡X$p L$gpL$p¡ `l¡gp„ lz„ fl¡dp__¡ dmu lsu. s¡Z¡ L$üy„ lsy„, "lz„ L$p¡C `Z Nus_u sfS> b_phsp„ `l¡gp„ âp\®_p L$fy„ Ry>„. s¡ `R>u lz„ dpfy„ L$ubp¡X®$, L$çàeyV$f A_¡ lpdp£r_ed gC_¡ L$pd `f b¡ky„ Ry>„.'

s¡ `R>u ip¡ iê$ \ep¡ A_¡ s¡dp„ A¡hp OZp AhpÅ¡ lsp¡ S>¡ Ap`Zp L$p_dp„ fpsqv$hk Ny„S>sp fl¡sp lp¡e R>¡. A¡k. `u. bpgpkyb°dÎed¹, A¡. lqflf_¹, Dqv$s _pfpeZ, i„L$f dlpv¡$h_¹, rQÓp, L$rhsp L©$óZd|rs® hN¡f¡... õV¡$S>_u kpd¡ MyfiuAp¡dp„ rbfpS>dp_ lsp A¡[ÞS>r_efp¡, rhop_uAp¡... A_¡ s¡ gp¡L$p¡ Qpf L$gpL$ ky^u Ðep„ b¡W$p A_¡ fl¡dp__p¡ Åvy$ s¡d_p `f R>hpC Nep¡ lsp¡.

gp¡L$p¡ rhïg¡jZ L$fsp füp... "ApS> ky^u_y„ Ap kp¥\u kfk fus¡ L$fpe¡gy„ âp¡X$¼i_ lsy„.' "Ap¡qX$eÞk `Z blz riõsbÙ füy„ lsy„.' "A_¡ lqflf_¹... A¡ k¡¼kuA¡õV$ _\u L¡$?' "Af¡ s¡_p¡ AhpS>... qav$p \C ÅJ s¡_p `f...' "sd¡ Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ Mfp, b^p S> M¡fMp„Ap¡ lÆ lpS>f R>¡. gpMp¡`rsAp¡, _hp kplrkL$p¡ A_¡ s¡d_u `Ð_uAp¡ d¡m rh_p_p lpC rlëk kp\¡...'

huApB`u lfp¡mdp„ b^p S> ÅZusp gpMp¡`rsAp¡ A_¡ L$fp¡X$`rsAp¡, BÞV$f_¡V$ NyfyAp¡ A_¡ kp¡ãV$h¡f_p r_óZpsp¡, _¡V$hqL¯$N_p bpv$iplp¡ A_¡ Åhp_p Åvy$Nfp¡ b¡W$p lsp.

s¡d_u kpd¡ õV¡$S> `f fl¡dp_¡ 57 hprS>„Óhpv$L$p¡_¡ MX$L$u v$u^p lsp. s¡ "rkça_u'_u AØg Akf `¡v$p L$fhp dpNsp¡ lsp¡. Ap¡fL¡$õV²$p_p 22 kæep¡ Þey ep¡L®$_p Ad¡qfL$_ a¡X$f¡i_ Ap¡a çeyrTrieÞkdp„\u Apìep lsp. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ `pk¡ S> hptS>Óp¡ lsp„ s¡ Å¡C_¡ sp¡ fl¡dp_ `Z QqL$s \C Nep¡ lsp¡. "ä¡ÞQ hpSy>„, Ap¡bp¡C, k¡gp¡, X$bg bpT, lp`®, k¡¼kp¡ap¡_, V²$ç`¡V$ A_¡ A¡hy„ b^y„... cpfsdp„ d_¡ Apdp„_p„ L$¡V$gp„L$ hpÛp¡ `f L$pd L$fhp_y„ dmsy„ _\u. S>bfp„ R>¡> Ap hpÛp¡.'

cpfsdp„\u `Z 35 hpv$L$p¡_y„ h©„v$ Apìey„ lsy„ A_¡ s¡dp„ `ròdu qNV$pf\u gC_¡ v$rnZ cpfsue \prhg_p¡ kdph¡i \sp¡ lsp¡. cpfsue L$gpL$pfp¡A¡ Npe¡gp v$f¡L$ Nus_¡ cph_pde ârskpv$ dþep¡ lsp¡. i„L$f dlpv¡$h_¡ qaëd `yL$pf_y„ Nus ¼ey k¡fp k¡fp Nphp_y„ iê$ L$e¯y A¡V$g¡ buÆ `¡Y$u_u L$ÞepAp¡ kuV$p¡dp„\u L|$v$u `X$u A_¡ `pR>m_u sfa _©Ðe L$fu iL$pe s¡V$gu S>Áep lsu Ðep„ S>C_¡ _pQhpL|$v$hp gpNu lsu.

fp¡Å_y„ qv$g l¥ R>p¡V$p kp, R>p¡V$u ku Apip A¡ Nus¡ sp¡ â¡nL$p¡_¡ `pNg S> L$fu v$u^p lsp. Ap S> Nus_y„ Ap¡qfS>_g srdm Nus QuÞ_p QuÞ_p ApkpA¡¡ S> fl¡dp__¡ gp¡L$râe b_phu v$u^p¡ lsp¡. fl¡dp__p¡ L$p¡C `Z L$pe®¾$d lp¡e, Ap Nus s¡dp„ lp¡e S>.

fl¡dp_¡ L$üy„ lsy„, "fp¡Ådp„ k„Nus Üpfp lz„ k„õL©$rs A_¡ cpjp_u ApX$ip¡_¡ Ap¡m„Nu S>hp dpNsp¡ lsp¡. lz„ dp_y„ Ry>„ L¡$ v$f¡L$ âL$pf_p k„Nus kp\¡ âep¡Np¡ L$fhp S>ê$fu R>¡. v$pMgp sfuL¡$, d¢ qv$g l¥ R>p¡V$p kpdp„ f¡N¡_p¡ âep¡N L$ep£ lsp¡, fy[¼dZu fy[¼dZudp„ b¡L$N°pDÞX$dp„ ApqäL$_ ^|_ lsu.'

fl¡dp_ dqZfÐ_d¹ S>¡hp rXf¡¼V$fp¡_¡ ¾¡$qX$V$ Ap`¡ R>¡ L¡$ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ dkpgp qaëdp¡_p dplp¡gdp„ sØ_ _hy„ L$fhp_u R|>V$$$Ap`sp lp¡e R>¡. hjp£\u A¡hy„ S> d_psy„ lsy„ L¡$ drlgp NpeL$_p¡ AhpS> gsp L¡$ Apip S>¡hp¡ lp¡hp¡ Å¡CA¡. s¡_u S>ÁepA¡ fl¡dp_¡ _hp S> Nmp„Ap¡_¡ dp¡L$p¡ Apàep¡ R>¡.

fl¡dp_ Ll¡ R>¡ L¡$, "s¡ l„d¡ip Sy>v$p Sy>v$p NpeL$p¡_¡ ip¡^sp¡ fl¡sp¡ lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ s¡_p Nmp_¡ b„^b¡k¡ A¡hy„ Nus b_phsp¡ lp¡e R>¡. Q„Ög¡Mp qaëddp„ (r\fyv$p r\fyv$p Nus Np_pf) A_y`dp Aphu fus¡ S> dmu Aphu lsu.'

fl¡dp__p A¡ L$pe®¾$d dpV¡$ s¥epfuAp¡ blz dp¡V$p `pe¡ \C lsu. Ap L$pe®¾$d ep¡S>_pf f¡`p¡ Ágp¡bg Bh¡ÞV¹$k_p v$u`L$ NV$pZuA¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ Qpf V²$L$ cfpe A¡V$gp¡ õV¡$S>_p¡ kpdp_ lsp¡. fl¡dp_ kp\¡ 120 dpZkp¡ lsp. "Þey ep¡L®$dp„ Ad¡ A¡f `p¡V®$ l¢Nf b¡ qv$hk cpX¡$ gu^y„ lsy„ A_¡ s¡dp„ _d|_p_y„ õV¡$S> b_pìey„ lsy„.'

KQu qL„ds_u qV$qL$V$ MQ}_¡ ip¡ Å¡hp Aph¡gp gp¡L$p¡ kpd¡ L$pe®¾$d Ap`hp¡ A¡ AOfy„ L$pd lp¡e R>¡. "`l¡gu hpf sp¡ lz„ NpC S> i¼ep¡ _lp¡sp¡. A¡V$gp¡ _h®k \C Nep¡ lsp¡! lz„ L$pe®¾$d L¡$d L$fui A¡_u S> d_¡ Mbf _lp¡su Ðepf¡ lz„ `p¡s¡ sp¡ L¡$d NpC iLy„$? ' A¡d fl¡dp_ L$l¡ R>¡. Þey ep¡L®$dp„ `l¡gp„ ip¡dp„ Aphy„ \ey„ lsy„, Äep„ L$gpL$pfp¡ R>¡ëgu OX$uA¡ S> `lp¢Ãep lsp.

Nep hj£ fl¡dp_¡ S>d®_u_p çeyr_L$dp„ BÞV$f_¡i_g Q¡qfV$u L$p¡ÞkV®$dp„ dpBL$g S>¡¼k__u kp\¡ A¡L$d¹ kÐed¹ _pd_y„ Nus k„õL©$sdp„ Npey„ lsy„. s¡ L$pe®¾$ddp„ gyrkep_p¡ `phpfp¡V$u A_¡ õV$uh hÞX$f S>¡hp L$gpL$pfp¡ `Z lsp.

d¢ fl¡dp__¡ `|R¹>ey„ lsy„,"b°p¡X$h¡ `f sd_¡ `fap¡d® L$fhp_u BÃR>p _\u?' fl¡dp_¡ s¡_p k„erds lpõe kp\¡ L$üy„ lsy„, "A¡ `Z ¼epf¡L$ i¼e b_i¡. `Z lz„ Myi Ry>„, cpfsdp„ R>¡ëgp„ ApW$ hj®\u lz„ S>¡ L$„B L$fu füp¡ Ry>„ s¡_p\u gp¡L$p¡ Myi R>¡.'

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