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lp¡d`¡S> > h^y kdpQpfp¡ > Ap„ep„b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

bp`y A¡V$g¡ L$pqW$ephpX$u Å¡¼k_p bpv$ipl !

31 d¡, 2003

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CÞV$f_¡V$ `f kØpd A_¡ byi_u Aph_hu "Å¡¼ky„' A¡L$buÅ_¡ ap¡fhX®$ L$fsp Adpfp ìlpgp A¡_pfpC cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ qMgrMg lksp„ c|gL$p„h ! C[ÞX$epdp„ _hfp b¡W$p sX$pL$p dpfsp A_¡ S|>_u Okpe¡gu Å¡¼ky„ A¡L$buÅ_¡ v$k v$k hpf l„cmphsp l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡_p„ S>¡îuL©$óZ !


Å¡¼k_u vy$r_epdp„ S>¡d kfv$pfÆ_y„ õ\p_ A¡hfN°u_ _„bf h_ `f S> lp¡e R>¡ A¡d L$pqW$ephpX$u_p bp`y_ue Y$$Ngpb„^ Å¡¼ky„ lpëep L$fsu lp¡e R>¡. Ad¡e R>¡ëgp Qpf-`p„Q AW$hpqX$ep\u L$ÃQf`Ë$u, awV$`p\, R>L$X$p _¡ `õsu_u hpsy„ gMu gMu_¡ L„$V$pþep R>¦e¡ AV$g¡ Õey„ L¡$ gphp¡, Ap hMs¡ bp`y_u \p¡X$u Å¡¼ky„ \php v„$C.

Apd sp¡ dp¡V$p cpN_u bp`y-Å¡¼kdp„ bp`y_u S> W¡$L$X$u \psu lp¡e `Z Myv$ bp`yAp¡_u k¡Þk Ap¡a üydf cpf¡ KQu lp¡e R>¡. Ap Å¡L$ _\u `Z kpQu hps R>¡. OZp hfk¡ Adpfp A¡L$ bp`y cpCb„^ dþep A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„, "L$p„ bp`y,sd¡ sp¡ `l¡gp„ kfk dÅ_u d|R>p¡ fpMsp lsp _¡? L$pY$u L¡$d _pMu?'

bp`y L$l¡, "Åhp Ûp¡_¡, L¡$fp¡ku__u gpC_dp„ Ecp f¡'hy„ _¡ d|R> iy„ fpMhu?'

Ap S> bp`yA¡ Ad_¡ Aphp¡ A¡L$ qL$õkp¡ L$u^¡gp¡. hps A¡d b_u L¡$ kp„S>_p V$pZ¡ R>-kps S>hpr_ep Qp_u L$uV$guA¡ b¡W¡$gp. Þep„ Qpf `p„Q KQp `X$R>„v$ S>Z Apehp _¡ `|R>hp gpÁep, "Aëep, sdpfpdp„\u Q„vy$ L$p¡Z R>¡?'

Ap _hfp S>hpr_epdp„ A¡L$ v$fbpf lsp¡. C R>psu L$pY$u_¡ L$l¡, lz„ Ry>„ Q„vy$, L¡$d?'

`¡gp gp¡L$p¡A¡ buSy>„ L$p„C `|R¹>epNpR¹>ep rh_p Ap_¡ ^p¡C _p¿ep¡. b¡-`p„Q rd_uV$dp„ Sy>hp__p„ lpX$L$p„ Mp¡Mfp„ L$fu_¡ Ap¡ëep hep Áep ! b^p v$fbpf_¡ `|R>¡, " Aëep spfy„ _pd sp¡ hS>¡k„N R>¡. `R>u Q„vy$ Ry>„ A¡d L¡$'hp_u iu S>ê$f lsu?'

hS>¡k„N L$l¡, "g¡? Ap`Z¡ ÅZhy„ sp¡ Å¢C_¡, A¡hX$ph_¡ Q„vy$_y„ iy„ L$pd lsy„?'

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ëep¡ lh¡ hNf CÞV$_¡V¡$ DX$su DX$su Aph¡gu bp`y_u Å¡¼ky„ lp„cmp¡. A¡L$ hpf bp`y aX$pL$p dpfsp bp¡ëep, "L$pg¡ sp¡ lz„ kuddp„ Áep¡ sp¡, Þep„ A¡L$ kphS> dpfu lp„d¡ Aphu Áep¡ !'

"A¡d `R>u?'

"dpfp¡ b¡V$p¡ dpfu lp„d¡ Å¡C_¡ O|fL$hp gpÁep¡, d¢ L$u^y„ lpgsu_p¡ \p, _„Csf A¡L$ Ahmp¡ lp\ v$Ci _¡ sp¡ ... !'

"A¡d `R>u?'

"C _p¡ dpÞep¡, lp„d¡ S> Mp¡X$pC f¹ep¡ !'

"`R>u?'

"`R>u sp¡ d¢ bfp¡bf M¢Qu_¡ Ahmp¡ lp\ v$C v$u^p¡ !'

"A¡d? `R>u iy„ Õey„?'

"`R>u iy„?' bp`y bp¡ëep "W„|$W$p lp\¡ lz„ `pR>p¡ Aphu Áep¡ !'

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bp`yAp¡_¡ `p¡guk_u _p¡L$fudp„ kpfy„ aph¡. Ap`Zp hS>¡k„N bp`y `p¡guk L$p¡ÞõV¡$bg b_u Ne¡gp. A¡L$ hpf A¡d_p CÞõ`¡¼V$f kpl¡b ApMu `p¡guk`pV$} gC_¡ A¡L$ NqWep_p¡ `uR>p¡ L$fhp _uL$þep. cpm dmu L¡$ NqWep¡ kpd¡_p Ahphê$ dL$p_dp„ k„spZp¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ CÞõ`¡¼V$f¡ Apv¡$i Apàep¡, "hS>¡k„N bp`y, C dL$p_dp„\u blpf _uL$mhp_p sdpd v$fhpÅ b„^ L$fphu Ûp¡ !'

hS>¡k„N_y„ L$pd A¡V$g¡ `pLy„$. buSy>„ L$p„C L¡$'hy„ _ `X¡$. \p¡X$uhpf¡ `p¡guk`pV$} gC_¡ CÞõ`¡¼V$f dL$p_dp„ Nep. `Z ApMp dL$p_dp„ ¼ep„e `¡gp¡ NqWep¡ _ v¡$Mpep¡. CÞõ`¡¼V$f L$l¡, "Apd L¡$d Õey? sd¡ blpf S>hp_p sdpd v$fhpÅ b„^ _p¡'sp L$fpehp?'

"L$fpehp'sp _¡ !' hS>¡k„N bp¡ëep, "`Z NqWep¡ A„v$f Aphhp_p v$fhpS>¡\u hep¡ Áep¡ gpN¡ R>¡ !'

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bp`y A¡d_p A¡L$ Ap¡mMusp_¡ dmhp fpS>L$p¡V$ Nep. `¡gp cpC L$l¡, "bp`y ApV$gp hMs¡ dþep R>p¡ sp¡ lpgp¡ L$p¡C kfk dÅ_u f¡õV$p¡fÞV$dp„ _põsp¡ L$fuA¡.' bp`yA¡ blz _p `pX$u `Z `¡gp cpC _ dpÞep. ApN°l L$fu_¡ A¡L$ dÖpku f¡õV$p¡fÞV$dp„ gC Nep.

A¡dZ¡ b¡ dkpgp Y$p¡kp dNpìep. bp`yA¡ A„v$f_y„ bV¡$V$p_y„ ipL$ MpC gu^y„ `R>u h¡CV$f_¡ L$l¡, "Ap bpL$u_y„ `pRy>„ gC Å.'

cpCA¡ `|R¹>ey, "bp`y Apd L¡$d L$ey¯?'

bp`y L$l¡, "sy„ ÅZ¡ R>¡, lz„ blpf_y„ L$p„C Mpsp¡¡ _\u !'

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A¡L$ bp`y Npd_p kf`„Q lsp. N°pd `„Qpes_u Ap¡qak¡ A¡L$ hpf hõsu NZsfuhpmp Apìep. bp`y_¡ `|R>¡, "Al] sdpfp Npddp„ d©Ðey v$f iy„ R>¡?'

bp`y L$l¡, "kp¡ V$L$p.'

"kp¡ V$L$p?' `¡gp _hpC `pçep. "L$ep rlkpb¡?'

"ku^p¡ rlkpb R>¡.' bp`yA¡ L$üy„, "S>¡ S>Þd¡ R>¡ C R>¡hV¡$ dfu S> Åe R>¡ !'

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A¡L$ hpf Npddp„ L$p„CL$ kfh¡ L$fhp b¡ ap¡f_f Apehp. bp`y Npd_p kf`„Q A¡V$g¡ A¡d_u blz ApNspõhpNsp L$fu. `¡gp ^p¡rmeph `Z Myi Myi \C Nep. Ad¡qfL$p Nep `R>u A¡d_¡ \ey„ L¡$ bp`y_¡ L„$CL$ kpfu Å¡C_¡ rNãV$ dp¡L$ghu Å¡CA¡. A¡V$g¡ A¡dZ¡ A¡L$ kfk dÅ_y„ ka…N bp¡X®$ ãõV®$¼gpk fus¡ `¡L$]N L$fphu_¡ bpe-A¡f dp¡L$gphu Apàey„.

-bk, Äepf\u ka…N bp¡X®$ dþey„ R>¡ Ðepf\u bp`y ApMp `„\L$dp„ L$p¡CL$ Y$p¡mphhpmy„ smph Np¡s¡ R>¡ !'

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A¡L$ Npddp„ b¡ bp`y. A¡L$ Nydp_k„N _¡ buÅ Mdufk„N. A¡L$ qv$hk Nydp_k„N bp`y il¡fdp„\u kfk dÅ_u A¡L$ Op¡X$u gC Apehp. fp¡S> kp„S>¡ Nydp_k„N Npddp„ Op¡X$u `f khpfu L$fu_¡ afhp _uL$m¡ _¡ Mdufk„N_p¡ Æh bmu Åe. A¡L$ qv$hk A¡dZ¡ Nydp_k„N_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "sd¡ Ap Op¡X$u L¡$V$gpdp„ gu^u?'

Nydp_k„N L$l¡, "ê$r`ep `p„Qkp¡ v$u^p R>¡, fp¡L$X$p !'

Mdufk„N L$l¡, "Ap`Z¡ sd_¡ R>õkp¡ ê$r`ep v$u^p, Op¡X$u Ad_¡ Ap`u Ûp¡.' Nydp_k„N_¡ sp¡ b¡ Qpf qv$hkdp„ S> kp¡ ê$r`ep dmsp v¡$MpZp A¡V$g¡ A¡dZ¡ Op¡X$u R>õkp¡dp„ Ap`u v$u^u.

lh¡ Mdufk„N Op¡X$u gC_¡ fp¡S> kp„S>¡ bÅfdp„ afhp _uL$m¡ A_¡ Nydp_k„N_p¡ Æh bmu Åe. R>¡hV¡$ A¡dZ¡ Mdufk„N_¡ L$u^y„, "kpskp¡ ê$r`ep gC ëep¡, `Z Op¡X$u Ad_¡ Ap`u Ûp¡.'

Mdufk„N¡ kpskp¡ gC_¡ Op¡X$u Ap`u v$u^u. `Z `R>u Nydp_k„N Npddp„ Op¡X$u gC_¡ afhp _uL$m¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡d_p\u _p Å¡ey„ Åe A¡dZ¡ ApW$kp¡ ê$r`ep ^fu v$u^p A_¡ Op¡X$u Mfuv$u gu^u, `Z Ap sp¡ b¡ Qpf qv$hk.

hmu Nydp_k„N _hkp¡ ê$r`ep fp¡L$X$p gC_¡ Apìep A_¡ Op¡X$u gC Áep. Apd _¡ Apd v$k qv$hk Qpgsy„ füy„. `Z A¡L$ qv$hk Npddp„ A¡L$ Afbu Op¡X$p_p¡ h¡`pfu Apìep¡. s¡Z¡ Nydp_k„N_¡ `|fp b¡ lÅf Ap`u_¡ Op¡X$u Mfuv$u gu^u A_¡ S>sp¡ füp¡.

Ap kp„cmu_¡ Mdufk„N v$p¡X$sp Apìep, "Ap sd¡ iy„ L$ey¯? Ap_p L$fsp sp¡ Ap`Z¡ bÞ_¡ kpfp¡ _ap¡ L$fsp'sp !'

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A¡L$hpf A¡hy„ \ey„ L¡$ Nydp_k„N A_¡ Mdufk„N bÞ_¡ A¡L$ A¡L$ Op¡X$p¡ gepehp. `Z Mdufk„N_¡ A¡d S> \ep L$f¡ L¡$, "lpmy„... dpfp¡ Op¡X$p¡ A_¡ A¡_p¡ Op¡X$p¡ kfMp S> v¡$Mpe R>¡. Apdp„ Ap`Zu L$p„C õ`¡rieg ApCX¡$ÞV$uV$u _\u f¡'su.'

A¡V$g¡ A¡dZ¡ `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_p¡ A¡L$ L$p_ L$p`u _p¿ep¡.

Ap Å¡C_¡ Nydp_k„N¡ `Z `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_p¡ L$p_ L$p`u _p¿ep¡. Mdufk„N¡ afu ApCV¡$ÞV$uV$u ¾$pCkukdp„ Aphu_¡ `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_p¡ buÅ¡ L$p_ L$p`u _p¿ep¡. sp¡ Nydp_k„N¡ buÅ S> qv$hk¡ `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_p¡ `Z buÅ¡ L$p`u _p¿ep¡ !

`R>u Qpëey„. A¡L$ bp`yA¡ `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_u `|„R>X$u L$p`u _pMu sp¡ buÅA¡ `Z `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_u `|„R>X$u L$p`u _pMu. A¡L$ bp`yA¡ `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_u Ap„M ap¡X$u _pMu sp¡ buÅA¡ `Z ap¡X$u _pMu. A¡L$ bp`yA¡ `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_p¡ A¡L$ `N cp„Nu _p¿ep¡ sp¡ `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_p¡ X$uË$p¡ A¡ S> `N cp„Nu _p¿ep¡.

R>¡hV¡$ Mdufk„N_¡ \ey„ L¡$ lh¡ kdp^p_ L$fu g¡hy„ Å¡CA¡. A¡V$g¡ A¡dZ¡ L$üy„, "Nydp_k„N, Ap`Z¡ A¡d fpMp¡ L¡$ S>¡ Op¡X$p¡ L$pmp¡ R>¡. C sdpfp¡ A_¡ S>¡ ^p¡mp¡ R>¡ C dpfp¡ !'

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A¡L$ bp`y L$qfepZp_u vy$L$p_¡\u k]Ns¡g_p b¡ X$åbp D^pf gC Apìep. `Z `¥kp_u spZ A¡V$g¡ bpL$u fp¿ep. drl_p `R>u L$qfepZphpmp¡ DOfpZu L$fhp Apìep¡. "bp`y b¡ X$åbp_p sdpf¡ AY$pfkp¡ v¡$hp_p \pe R>¡.'

bp`y L$l¡, "X$åbp_p _hkp¡ ê$r`ep? bh L¡$'hpe S>fp Ap¡Ry>„ L$f sp¡ `„v$f qv$'dp„ v$C v$J.'

L$qfepZphpmp¡ L$l¡, "sp¡ W$uL$ R>¡, sd¡ kpX$u ApW$kp¡_p rlkpb¡ Ap`Å¡.'

`Z bp`yA¡ ApS>L$pg L$fsp buÅ b¡ drl_p L$pY$u _p¿ep. L$qfepZphpmp¡ L$l¡, "bp`y A¡ ê$r`ep ¼epf¡ Ap`p¡ R>p¡?'

bp`y L$l¡, sdpfp¡ cph bh KQp¡ R>¡. kpX$u ApW$kp¡ s¡ L„$C lp¡sp li¡? S>fp Ap¡R>p L$f sp¡ NC v$J.'

L$qfepZphpmpA¡ ApW$kp¡ ê$r`ep_p¡ cph L$u^p¡. A¡ `R>u e¡ buÅ b¡ drl_p \C Nep `Z bp`yA¡ `¥kp _p¡ v$u^p. L$qfepZphpmp¡ DOfpZu L$fhp Aph¡ A¡V$g¡ bp`y„ A¡L$ S> hps L$f¡, "ApV$gp b^p cph s¡ L„$C lp¡sp li¡? S>fp Ap¡R>p L$f sp¡ v$C v$J.'

Apd L$fsp L$fsp bp`yA¡ hfk L$pY$u _p¿ey„. Ap Å¡C_¡ bp`y_p `X$p¡iuA¡ bp`y_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "bp`y, ly„ ÅÏ„ Ry>„ L¡$ sd¡ L$qfepZphpmp_¡ A¡L$ ê$r`ep¡ e v¡$hp_p _\u.sp¡ ApV$gp cphspg L¡$d L$e£ fpMp¡ R>p¡?'

bp`y L$l¡, cpC, A¡_¡ Ap¡R>pdp„ Ap¡R>u Mp¡V$ Åe C Å¡hp_u dpfu afS> Mfu L¡$ _„C?'

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ëep¡, sd_¡ Aphu L$p¡C bp`y-Å¡¼ky„ epv$ Aphsu lp¡e sp¡ "râe qfqX$a'dp„ ap¡fhX®$ L$fÅ¡. bpL$u Ap Nfdudp„ sp¡ bp`ëep v$p„$s L$pY$hp dp¡Yy„$ Mp¡guA¡ R>uA¡ Þep„ sp¡ T` g¡sy„L$_¡ k|L$pC Åe R>¡. A¡V$g¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep b^p Ap¡gfpCV$ R>¡.

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