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rdrlf hufpZu. Ap _pd lh¡ AÅÎey„ _\u füy„. ¼ep¢L$u kpk cu L$cu blz \u _pd_u gp¡L$râe V$uhurkqfeg_y„ Ap `pÓ gp¡L$p¡_p l¥e¡ L$¡V$gy„ hku Ney„ R>¡ s¡_p¡ _d|_p¡ ldZp„ S> Å¡hp dþep¡ lsp¡. rkqfegdp„ rdrlf d©Ðey `pd¡ R>¡ `Z QplL$p¡_p Aqs ApN°l_¡ gu^¡ s¡_¡ rkqfegdp„ `pR>p¡ gphhp¡ `X$ép¡ R>¡. rdrlf sfuL¡$ Apop„qL$s v$uL$fp, hapv$pf cpC A_¡ â¡dpm `rs_u c|qdL$p L$fsp Adf D`pÝepe¡ lh¡ rdrlfAdfl¥.L$p¡d _pd_u A¡L$ h¡bkpBV$ iê$ L$fu R>¡.

"dpfp QplL$p¡ dpV¡$ S> d¢ Ap h¡bkpBV$ iê$ L$fu R>¡.' Adf L$l¡ R>¡. "dpfp A¡L$ QplL¡$ d_¡ Ap_p rhi¡ L$üy„ A¡¡ S> Afkpdp„ kpebfkprlåk A_¡ rfãg¡¼iÞk L„$`_uAp¡A¡ `Z dpfp¡ k„`L®$ L$ep£. s¡dZ¡ d_¡ dpfu `k®_g kpBV$ iê$ L$fhp_p¡ ApBqX$ep Apàep¡ S>¡\u lz„ dpfp QplL$p¡_p kss k„`L®$dp„ flu iLy„$, s¡d_p _p_pdp„ _p_p khpg_p S>hpb Ap`u iLy„$. s¡ sp¡ bfpbf R>¡, `Z rkhpe dpfy„ _pd `Z blz A`ug L$f¡ s¡hy„ R>¡, Adf. Adf_p b¡ A\® \pe : dpfy„ _pd `Z R>¡ A_¡ buSy>„, d©Ðey\u `f lp¡e s¡.'

S>¡Ap¡ Mpk rdqlf_¡ Å¡hp dpV¡$ S> V$uhu kpd¡ Np¡W$hpC Åe R>¡ s¡d_¡ Ap kpBV$ `f\u s¡d_p a¡hqfV$ ApqV®$õV$ rhi¡ L¡$V$gue hpsp¡ ÅZhp dmi¡. Adf L¡$rdL$g A¡[ÞS>r_ef R>¡, s¡_p¡ dp_usp¡ A¡¼V$f Ardspc bÃQ_ R>¡, A_¡ s¡_¡ rhv¡$iu L$pf blz Nd¡ R>¡. Aphu sp¡ L¡$V$L¡$V$gu dprlsu Adf_u kpBV$ `f\u dmu iL$i¡. kp\¡ kp\¡ b¡L$N°pDÞX$dp„ Adf_p¡ O¡fp¡ AhpS> `Z kp„cmhp dmi¡.

Ap kpBV$ `f s¡_u b^u S> V$uhurkqfeëk_p ap¡V$p¡N°pãk A_¡ rhqX$ep¡ Å¡hp dmi¡. s¡_p A„Ns Æh__p ap¡V$p¡N°pãk, s¡_y„ bpm`Z, s¡_p gÁ_Æh_ A_¡ s¡_p `qfhpf rhi¡_u `Z AY$mL$ dprlsu dmu fl¡i¡. "X$pD_gp¡X¹$k' k¡¼i_dp„ Adf_p QplL$p¡ s¡_p„ `p¡õV$k®, õ¾$u_k¡hk® A_¡ `p¡õV$L$pX®¹$k X$pD_gp¡X$ L$fu iL$i¡ A_¡ v$f drl_¡ s¡dp„ _hp¡ _hp¡ Dd¡fp¡ \sp¡ fl¡i¡.

Adf `p¡s¡ `Z BÞV$f_¡V$_p¡ frkep¡ R>¡. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "buÆ b^u k¡g¡rb°V$uAp¡_u kpBV$ L$fsp„ dpfu kpBV$ h^pf¡ Æh„s fl¡hp_u. l„z kss dpfp QplL$p¡ kp\¡ Q¡V$ L$fsp¡ flui A_¡ s¡d_p B-d¡Bëk_p S>hpb `Z Ap`ui. dpfp QplL$p¡ dpV¡$ _hu _hu L$p¡ÞV¡õV$ `Z L$fuiy„. s¡dp„ s¡d_¡ dpfu kp\¡ \p¡X$p¡ kde Npmhp dmi¡ L¡$ `R>u Qpf L$gpL$ S>¡V$gp¡ kde s¡Ap¡ dpfu kp\¡ k¡V$ `f flu iL$i¡.'

Ap dpZk_u gp¡L$râesp L¡$V$gu R>¡ A¡ Å¡hy„ R>¡? Adf L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfu kpBV$ A`gp¡X$ \hp_p kdpQpf Apìep s¡_p b¡ S> rvhkdp„ 6000 gp¡L$p¡A¡ frS>õV²¡$i_ L$fphu gu^y„ lsy„.'

buÆ b^u h¡bkpBV$_u S>¡d Adf_u Ap kpBV$ `¥kp fmhp dpV¡$ iê$ L$fpC _\u. "Ap_p Üpfp S>¡ `Z `¥kp Aphi¡ s¡dp„\u hluhV$u MQp£ bpv$ L$fu_¡ bpL$u_p lz„ L$p¡C Q¡qfV¡$bg k„õ\p_¡ Ap`u v$Ci.' Adf L$l¡ R>¡.

kpBV$_p rX$TpB_f A_¡ kpBV$_¡ rhL$kphhpdp„ dv$v$ L$f_pf de|f ipl L$l¡ R>¡, "Ad¡ L„$C `¥kp L$dphp dpV¡$ Ap kpBV$ iê$ _\u L$fu. Ad¡ sp¡ Adf_¡ s¡_p QplL$p¡ kp\¡ L$çeyr_L¡$V$ L$fhpdp„ dv$v$ L$fhp dpNuA¡ R>uA¡. Ad¡ lÆ ky^u AphL$ dpV¡$ L$p¡C àgp_ rhQpep® _\u L¡$ `¥kp ¼ep„\u Aphi¡ A¡ `Z rhQpey¯ _\u.'

de|f_¡ rhðpk R>¡ L¡$ Adf Ap kpBV$_p dpÝed\u s¡_p b^p QplL$p¡ ky^u `lp¢Qu iL$i¡. de|f L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfu _S>f kpd¡ sp¡ A¡hy„ rQÓ Aph¡ R>¡ ÅZ¡ A¡L$ dp `p¡sp_u _¡V$_u ÅZL$pf v$uL$fu_¡ L$lu flu R>¡ L¡$ Adf_¡ dpfu `Z iyc¡ÃR>pAp¡ dp¡L$g_¡. L¡$ `R>u bpmL$p¡ `Z lp¢i¡ lp¢i¡ `p¡sp_p Ap dp_usp lufp¡_¡ â¡dcep® k„v¡$ip dp¡L$gu füp„ R>¡. V$u_A¡S> R>p¡L$fuAp¡ A_¡ ÷uAp¡_u sp¡ hps S> S>hp v$p¡. frS>õV$f \e¡gp gp¡L$p¡dp„ 65 V$L$p sp¡ ÷uAp¡> R>¡.'

Adf `p¡s¡ `Z _¡V$_p¡ ÅZL$pf R>¡ A¡V$g¡ s¡ Ap kpBV$ Apkp_u\u Qgphu iL$¡ s¡d R>¡. s¡ lku_¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "d_¡ Q¡V$ L$fhp_y„, kra¯N L$fhp_y„ Nd¡ R>¡. lz„ blz rbTu flz„ Ry>„ A¡V$g¡ lh¡ dp¡X$u fps `R>u S> _¡V$kqa¯N L$fu iLy„$ Ry>„. d_p¡f„S>_, L$pf A_¡ ip¡t`N A¡ dpfu a¡hqfV$ kpBV$¹k R>¡. d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ `ÓL$pfp¡ L$fsp„ sp¡ _¡V$ h^pf¡ kpfy„, d¥Óucey¯ dpÝed R>¡.'

Ap sp¡ lÆ iê$Aps R>¡. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "d¢ Äepf¡ v¡$M cpC v¡$M rkqfegdp„ L$pd L$ey¯ Ðepf¡ gp¡L$p¡ d_¡ krggQpQy sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMsp. ApS>¡ lz„ rdrlf sfuL¡$ `p¡àeygf Ry>,„ `Z A¡L$ qv$hk A¡hp¡ Aphi¡ Äepf¡ rdrlf `Z _l] fl¡ A_¡ gp¡L$p¡ d_¡ Adf sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMi¡.'

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?