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d_¡ `p„Q hj® `|fp„ \ep„ `R>u Qpf qv$hk¡ dpfu dp Ahkp_ `pdu. A¡_¡ nefp¡N \ep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ d©Ðey kde¡ A¡_u Jdf Qp¡huk hj®_u lsu.

dp klz_¡ ky„v$f gpN¡ `f„sy S>Ns_p `°dpZ\u `Z A¡ AÐe„s ky„v$f lsu. A¡_y„ _pd fkop lsy„ A_¡ blz kfk Npsu lsu. L$v$pQ i¥ihL$pg\u A¡_p k„Nus_p k„õL$pf dpfp `f `X$ép R>¡. dpfp r`sp `Z k„NusL$pf lsp A_¡ tlvy$õsp_u s\p `qòdu k„Nus b„_¡ ÅZsp lsp. A¡dZ¡ S> d_¡ ip÷ue k„Nus `°Ðe¡ `°¡ep£ R>¡.

dpfp r`sp dpfu dp_¡ blz `°¡d L$fsp lsp A¡V$g¡ A¡dZ¡ buÆ hpf gÁ_ _ L$ep¯. A¡\u d_¡ A_¡ dpfp _p_p cpC_¡ dp_u lw„a _ dmu A_¡ Adpfu v$pv$uA¡ Ad_¡ DR>¡ep® R>¡. A¡ rh^hp v$pv$uA¡ S> Adpfp QpqfÔe_y„ OX$sf L$ey¯ R>¡. A¡ kp^yQqfs A_¡ op_u bpC lsu.

dpfu dp_p d©Ðey `R>u sfs d_¡ A¡_p d©sv¡$l_p„ v$i®_ L$fhp gC Nep lsp. nefp¡Ndp„ d©Ðey `pd¡gpdp„ L$p¡C rhL©$rs v¡$Mpsu _\u A¡V$g¡ dp EgV$p_u h^pf¡ ky„v$f gpNsu lsu. d©Ðey A¡V$g¡ iy„ A¡_u d_¡ Mbf _ lsu. L$p¡C qv$hk d_¡ gu^p hNf L$i¡ S>su _ lsu R>sp„ d¢ d_ d_pìey„ L¡$ kyfs dpfp dpdp_¡ Ðep„ NC li¡ A_¡ Ðep„\u Nd¡ s¡ qv$hk¡ `pR>u Aphu S>i¡.

OZp qv$hk ky^u _ Aphu A_¡ lz„ fõsp `f `°Ðe¡L$ Op¡X$pNpX$u Aph¡ Ðepf¡ v$p¡X$u S>sp¡. A¡hp¡ dpfp¡ hgp¡`ps Å¡C_¡ dp¡V$p„Ap¡A¡ L$üy„ L¡$ A¡ sp¡ dlpv¡$hÆ `pk¡ NC R>¡ A_¡ lh¡ _rl Aph¡.

Adpfp Ofdp„ dlpv¡$h_p tgN_u õ\p`_p lsu A_¡ kukd_y„ kfk L$p¡sfL$pdhpmy„ v¡$hõ\p_ lsy„. dpfu R>psu_u hÃQ¡ blz Mpgu Mpgu gpNsy„ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ L$p¡C _ Å¡C Åe A¡d R>p_p¡dp_p¡ S>C `¡gp _p_p d„qv$f_u `pR>m A_¡ Apk`pk dp_¡ ip¡^sp¡ lsp¡ L$pfZ L¡$ _püp hNf v¡$hõ\p__¡ AX$L$pe _rl A_¡ hpf¡ hpf¡ _plhp ÅJ sp¡ dp¡V$p„ d_¡ hY¡.

A¡L$ buSy>„ õ\m `Z A¡_¡ ip¡^hp dpV¡$_y„ lsy„. lz„ S>Þçep¡ Ðepf¡ dpfu dp Ap¡NZuk hj®_u S> lsu. A_¡ fdrsepm lsu A¡V$g¡ lz„ ÓZ¡L$ hj®_p¡ \ep¡ A¡V$g¡ dpfu kp\¡ k„spL|$L$X$u fdsu lsu. hX$p¡v$fpdp„ Adpfp Of_y„ R>Sy>„ gp„by„ lsy„ A_¡ R>Å_¡ A¡L$ R>¡X¡$ MpV$gp, i¡sf„Æ hN¡f¡ fMpsy„ lsy„ A¡\u R>Å_p¡ A¡ cpN blpf\u _ v¡$Mpsp¡. dp Ðep„ k„spC S>su. lz„ _uQ¡ ApMp Ofdp„ bphfp¡ \C_¡ ip¡^sp¡. `R>u blpf S>su flu li¡ A¡d ^pfu_¡ fõsp `f ÅJ A_¡ fX$hp dp„Xy„$ Ðepf¡ dpfu dp "lw`' L$fu_¡ R>Ådp„ `¡gu i¡sf„Æ `pR>m\u lksu lksu _uL$msu. A¡_¡ Å¡C_¡ lz„ blz Myi \sp¡ A_¡ fõsp `f _pQhp dp„X$sp¡ Ðepf¡ A¡ v$pv$fp `f\u v$p¡X$u Aphu_¡ d_¡ s¡X$u g¡su A_¡ dpfp Ap„kycf¡gp Ql¡fp `f M|b Qy„b_ L$fsu.

A¡_p d©Ðey `R>u buÅ„ b^p„ lp¡hp R>sp„ ApMy„ Of blz k|_y„ k|_y„ gpNsy„. L$v$pQ d_¡ QuX$hhp `pR>u R>Ådp„ `¡gu i¡sf„Æ `pR>m Ry>`pC li¡ A¡hu Apip fpMu_¡ Ðep„ S>sp¡. Ðep„ S>sp¡ Ðep„ ky^u ldZp„ _uL$mi¡ L$fu_¡ dpfy„ ùv$e ^X$L$ ^X$L$ L$fsy„, `Z Ðep„ `lp¢Qu_¡ dpfu R>psu_y„ Mpgu`Ï„ A_¡ R>Å_u i|Þesp A¡L$ \C S>su. lÆ `Z A¡ Mpgu`Ï„ Mp¡C i¼ep¡ _\u.

dpfu dp_¡ lz„ "cucu' L$l¡sp¡ lsp¡. A¡ d_¡ blz àepf L$fsu lsu. dpfp r`spA¡ d_¡ ÓZ hj£ rL$ÞX$fNpV®$_dp„ cZhp d|¼ep¡ lsp¡. Ðep„ bpC kp\¡ Nep¡ Ðepf¡ L„$C `°p\®_p Qpgsu lsu A_¡ dp¡V¡$\u lpdp£r_ed hpNsy„ lsy„. d_¡ _p_`Z\u lpdp£r_ed_p¡ AhpS> Ndsp¡ _\u A¡V$g¡ A¡_p¡ AhpS> kp„cmu_¡ d_¡ OZp¡ X$f gpÁep¡ A_¡ d¢ A„v$f S>hp_u _p `pX$u. bpC d_¡ `pR>u O¡f gC Aphu Ðepf¡ dpfp r`sp dpfp `f Nyõk¡ \ep A_¡ `pR>p¡ dp¡L$ëep¡. lpdp£r_ed_p¡ fpnk S>¡hp¡ AhpS> epv$ L$fu_¡ X$f_p dpep® d_¡ QÍ$udp„ dmÐepN \C Nep¡ A¡V$g¡ "cucu' dpfp r`sp `f blz rQX$pC A_¡ d_¡ s¡ qv$hk¡ sp¡ qL$ÞX$fNpV®$_dp„\u bQphu gu^p¡.

\p¡X$p qv$hk `R>u, A¡ dpfu kp\¡ Aphsu A¡V$g¡ lz„ ^uf¡ ^uf¡ rL$ÞX$fNpV®$_ kl_ L$fsp¡ \ep¡. Apd sp¡ riô$ Of_p„ b¥fp„ blpf _ _uL$mu iL¡$ `Z dpfu dp Ap^yr_L$ lsu. hX$p¡v$fpdp„ ÷uAp¡_u ¼gb lsu s¡dp„ b¡X$rdÞV$_ fdsu. a¡i_¡bg Å¡X$p A_¡ L$`X$p„ `l¡fsu. Ap lz„ 1918_u hps L$fy„ Ry>„. A¡_p dMdgu, bV$_hpmp Å¡X$p d¢ gp„bp¡ hMs kpQhu fp¿ep lsp.

dpfp r`sp_y„ _pd _pN¡ÞÖ lsy„. s¡d_¡ lz„ "cpC' L$l¡sp¡ lsp¡. A¡L$ qv$hk cpC d_¡ v¡$iurlkpb iuMhhp b¡W$p. A¡d_p¡ `p¡sp_p¡ S> NrZsdp„ dp¡V$p¡ ^bX$L$p¡ lsp¡ A_¡ dpfp dNS>dp„ `Z L$p„C O|ksy„ _ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ cpC dpfp `f MuS>hpC Nep A_¡ v¡$iurlkpb apX$u_¡ fõsp `f a¢L$u v$u^p¡. lz„ Apcp¡ b_u Nep¡. dpfu dp dpfp r`sp_p Ap L$pe® `f A¡V$gu b^u _pfpS> \C L¡$ A¡_¡ rlõV$uqfep_p¡ kMs lzdgp¡ Apìep¡.

d_¡ A¡ ku_ bfp¡bf epv$ R>¡. lz„ dp_¡ sfaX$su Å¡C_¡ OZp¡ NcfpC Nep¡ lsp¡. dpfp r`sp s¡ qv$hk `R>u dpfp `f Æh_cf L$v$u Nyõk¡ \ep _\u A_¡ l„d¡ip„ rdÓ S>¡d S> hÐep® R>¡ `Z dpfu dp_¡ gNcN A¡L$ hj® ky^u rlõV$uqfep_p¡ fp¡N gpNy `X$u Nep¡ lsp¡.

ìe[¼sNs fus¡ dpsp A_¡ r`sp cg¡ dÐe® lp¡e `f„sy dps©Ðh A_¡ r`s©Ðh ipïhs R>¡. d_yóe_p ìe[¼sÐhdp„ dp A¡V$g¡ d_ R>¡ A_¡ r`sp A¡V$g¡ byrÙ R>¡. d_¡ dþep„ R>¡ A¡hp„ d_ A_¡ byrÙ Ap`u_¡ dpfp„ dpspr`spA¡ dpfp D`f A_lv$ D`L$pf L$ep£ R>¡. `°¡d `Z M|b Apàep¡ R>¡. buSy>„ iy„ Å¡CA¡? ipïhs dps©Ðh_p¡ ìep`L$ A_ych d_¡ Äep„ Ðep„ \ep S> L$ep£ R>¡.

v$pMgp sfuL¡$, lz„ k„Nusr_v£$iL$ \ep¡ s¡ `|h£ qaëdn¡Ódp„ `pïh®NpeL$ lsp¡. `Þ_pgpg `V¡$g_u "dm¡gp Æh' `f\u rlÞv$udp„ A¡_. Apf. ApQpe® "DgT_' _pd¡ qQÓ`V$ b_phsp lsp s¡dp„ _peL$_p„ Nusp¡ Npsp¡ A_¡ Æhu_p `pÓdp„ s¡ hMs_p„ rh¿eps Arc_¡Óu kfv$pf A¿sf `p¡s¡ S> Npsp„. Adpfp„ OZp„ eyNgNp_ lsp„. d_¡ L$dmp¡ \ep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ dpfu Apr\®L$ [õ\rs A¡ hMs¡ _bmu lsu. kfv$pf A¿sf_¡ Mbf `X$u A¡V$g¡ õVy$qX$ep¡dp„ buÅ qv$hk\u dpf¡ dpV¡$ bpg} hp¡V$f Ås¡ b_phu_¡ bpV$gp cfu gphsp„.

dpfu dp_p„ Mpk k„cpfZp„dp„ klz\u rhi¡j A¡_p¡ `pgh d_¡ epv$ R>¡. lz„ _p_L$X$p¡ A¡_¡ c¡Vy„$ Ðepf¡ A¡_p¡ ky„hpmp¡ ky„hpmp¡ `pgh dpfp dyM `f Aph¡ s¡_p¡ õ`i® lÆ A¡hp¡ S> epv$ R>¡.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?