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"ApV$gp„ hjp£ `R>u M¡g¥ep_¡ afu fS|> L$fhp `pR>m_y„ L$pfZ A¡ L¡$ s¡ lÆ `Z A¡V$gy„ S> ä¡i R>¡. s¡_y„ gMpZ ä¡i R>¡. A_¡ AdyL$ _pV$L$p¡_¡ Jdf S> _\u lp¡su.' f„Nc|rd_p ÅZusp L$gpL$pf-qv$Áv$i®L$ Dd¡i iy¼g L$l¡ R>¡.
dpõV$f awgdrZ, _d®v$ S>¡hp„ âqkÙ _pV$L$p¡ Ap`_pf g¡ML$-L$rh Q„ÖL$p„s ipl_y„ 21 hj® `l¡gp„ S>bfv$õs ^|d dQph_pf k„Nus _pV$L$ M¡g¥ep NyS>fpsu f„Nc|rd `f afu Æh„s \ey„ R>¡. A¡ ¼gprkL$ _pV$L$_¡ Æh„s L$fhp_y„ î¡e Dd¡i iy¼g_¡ v¡$hy„ `X¡$.
dy„bCdp„ Aphsu L$pg¡ _pV$L$_p¡ buÅ¡ ip¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ qv$Áv$i®L$ Dd¡i iy¼g M¡g¥ep_p _hp Ahspf rhi¡ A_¡ NyS>fpsu f„Nc|rd_p V¡²$ÞX$ rhi¡ `¡V$R|>V$u hpsp¡ L$f¡ R>¡.
AÐepf¡ NyS>fpsu f„Nc|rd `f a¡rdgu X²$pdp A_¡ L$p¡d¡X$u _pV$L$p¡_p¡ V²$¡ÞX$ Qpëep¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ Nusp¡hpmp„, çeyrTL$g _pV$L$_¡ gp¡L$p¡ õhuL$pfu iL$i¡?
Dd¡icpC_p AhpS>dp„ ApÐdrhðpk R>gL$pe R>¡, "d¢ l„d¡ip„ V²¡ÞX$\u Sy>v$p„ S> _pV$L$p¡ L$ep¯ R>¡. sd¡ d_¡ Ndp¡ R>p¡ _pV$L$ L$ey¯ s¡dp„ `Z Qpf`p„Q Nusp¡ R>¡. çeyrTL$g _pV$L$p¡ `Z cf`|f dpZu iL$pe R>¡. M¡g¥ep cg¡ çeyrTL$g R>¡, s¡dp„ L$p¡d¡X$u R>¡, Bdp¡iÞk R>¡.'
dy„bCdp„ Nep AW$hpqX$e¡ M¡g¥ep_p¡ `l¡gp¡ ip¡ cS>hpep¡ Ðepf¡ Dd¡icpC_p L$l¡hp âdpZ¡, _pV$L$ Å¡hp "¼gpk Ap¡qX$eÞk Aph¡gy„.' gp¡L$p¡A¡ S>bfv$õs qfõ`p¡Þk Apàep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ A¡V$g¡ S> s¡d_p¡ DÐkpl A_¡ ApÐdrhðpk hÝep R>¡.
M¡g¥ep_p¡ "`l¡gp¡ S>Þd' \ep¡ Ðepf¡ s¡dp„ `f¡i fphg, rafp¡T Mp_, Dv$e i¡Ë$u S>¡hp„ L$gpL$pfp¡ lsp„. M¡g¥ep_p "`y_S>®Þd'dp„ syjpf Å¡iu, AgufTp _pdv$pf, ifv$ idp®, rS>dus rÓh¡v$u, õ_¡lp `pf¡M, _ug¡i Å¡iu, Aprij cË$ S>¡hp-d„Åe¡gp A_¡ _hp¡rv$s L$gpL$pfp¡A¡ c|rdL$p L$fu R>¡.
k_s ìepk A¡hp L$gpL$pf R>¡ S>¡dZ¡ M¡g¥ep_p b„_¡ Ahspfp¡dp„ L$pd L$ey¯ R>¡.
ÅZusp k„NusL$pf fS>s ^p¡mqL$epA¡ M¡g¥ep_y„ Nusk„Nus Apàey„ lsy„. s¡d_¡ kp\¡ fpMu_¡, s¡d_u `fhp_Nu gC_¡ kQu_ k„OhuA¡ AÐepf_u S>ê$qfeps âdpZ¡ \p¡X$p a¡fapfp¡ `Z L$ep® R>¡, b¡ ÓZ rk¼hÞk, aV$pZp„ `Z Dd¡ep¯ R>¡. kQu_ k„Ohu ANpD "S>gkp L$fp¡ S>e„sugpg' A_¡ "Adõsp Adõsp' S>¡hp„ _pV$L$p¡dp„ k„Nus Ap`u Q|¼ep„ R>¡. `l¡gp„ Äepf¡ M¡g¥ep cS>hpey„ lsy„ Ðepf¡ L$gpL$pfp¡ gpBh Npsp lsp A_¡ k„Nus `Z gpBh lsy„ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ kptS>v$pAp¡ `Z õV¡$S> `f b¡ku_¡ S> k|f `yfphsp. AÐepf¡ cS>hpC fl¡gp M¡g¥epdp„ Nusp¡_y„ k„Nus f¡L$p¡X®$ L$fu g¡hpey„ R>¡ A_¡ L$gpL$pfp¡ s¡_u kp\¡ sMsp `f gpBh Npe R>¡.
Dd¡icpC L$l¡ R>¡, "Ad¡ _pV$L$_y„ qflkg® sp¡ L$fsp S>. `Z ÓZ ÓZ L$gpL$ çeyrTL$ rflk®g `Z L$fsp. L$gpL$pfp¡A¡ kMs dl¡_s L$fu A_¡ s¡_y„ qfTëV$ `Z kfk dþey„ R>¡.'
"lp A¡L$ hps_p¡ X$f lsp¡.' Dd¡icpC L$l¡ R>¡, "_pV$L$ qfhpBh sp¡ L$ey¯ `Z d|m _pV$L$ kp\¡ kfMpdZu \i¡ s¡_p¡ X$f lsp¡.'
`Z A¡ X$f DÐkpldp„ a¡fhpC Nep¡. _pV$L$_p `l¡gp S> ip¡dp„ Ap¡qX$eÞk_p¡ S>¡ qfõ`p¡Þk dþep¡ s¡ Å¡C_¡ M¡g¥ep_p L$gpL$pfp¡_p¡ ApÐdrhðpk hÝep¡. d|m M¡g¥ep_u S|>_u V$ud_p„, ÅZusp„ Arc_¡Óu õhê$` k„`V$ A_¡ buÅ„ L$gpL$pfp¡A¡ _pV$L$ Å¡ey„ A_¡ hMpÎey„.
M¡g¥ep `R>u ip¡ àgp_ R>¡?
Dd¡icpC L$l¡ R>¡, "fp¡d¡[ÞV$L$ r\°gf L$fhy„ R>¡. a¡rdgu X²$pdp, v¡$fpZuS>¡W$pZu_p TOX$p blz \C Nep.'
NyS>fpsu kprlÐe_u ¼gprkL$ L©$rsAp¡_¡ _pV$éê$` Ap`hp dpV¡$ L¡$d L$p¡C ApNm _\u Aphsy„? s¡_p S>hpbdp„ Dd¡icpC \p¡X$u lspip kp\¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfu BÃR>p d¡OpZu_u L¡$V$guL$ L©$rsAp¡ `f\u _pV$L$ b_phhp_u R>¡. s¡d_u "hlz A_¡ Op¡X$p¡' L$\p `f\u _pV$L$ b_phhy„ R>¡ `Z L$p¡`ufpBV¹$k_p¡ âp¡åg¡d R>¡. kl¡gpC\u dmsp _\u.'