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â¡fZp A_¡ `qfsp¡j_p gÁ_Æh__u Ap OV$_p R>¡. s¡Ap¡ k¡¼k \¡fr`õV$_¡ dmhp Apìep Ðepf¡ M|b Aõhõ\ lsp„. R>¡ëgp R> drl_p\u s¡Ap¡ k¡¼k dpZu iL$sp„ _lp¡sp„ A\hp L$lp¡ L¡$ dpZsp„ _lp¡sp„.
hps_u iê$Aps L„$CL$ Ap fus¡ \C lsu.
`qfsp¡j L¡$rdL$g BÞX$õV²$uT_u A¡L$ dp¡V$u ad®_p¡ dpL£$qV„$N d¡_¡S>f lsp¡. TX$`\u A¡¼k`pÞX$ \C fl¡gu L„$`_udp„ _hp¡khp¡ Å¡X$pep¡ lp¡hp_¡ gu^¡ `qfsp¡j_¡ M|b L$pd fl¡sy„ lsy„. s¡_p b¢Ngp¡f s\p qv$ëlu_p Ap„V$pa¡fp h^u Nep lsp. A¡L$_p¡ A¡L$ v$uL$fp¡ `„QNu_udp„ cZsp¡ lp¡hp\u hj£ b¡'L$ hpf S> s¡d_u kp\¡ fl¡hp Aphsp¡.
rbT_¡k_u v$p¡X$^pd-^dpg_¡ gu^¡ `qfsp¡j drl_¡ b¡ÓZ hpf S> `Ð_u â¡fZp_u _ÆL$ Aphsp¡. \pL$, DÅNfp, V¡$Þi_hpmy„ s¡_y„ Æh_ â¡fZp_¡ kl¡S>¡ _lp¡sy„ Ndsy„. s¡ `qfsp¡j_¡ L$l¡su `Z Mfu, `Z `qfsp¡j gpQpf lsp¡. s¡ kpfp qv$hkp¡ Aphi¡ A¡hy„ Apðpk_ Ap`u_¡ Qgpìep L$fsp¡ lsp¡.
hfk¡L$ `l¡gp„_p¡ âk„N li¡. â¡fZp_u hj®Np„W$ lsu. b„_¡ S>Z¡ v$f hj®Np„W¡$ lfhpafhp S>hp_u âZpgu `pX$u lsu. `f„sy Ap hj®Np„W¡$ s¡ `l¡gu hpf s|V$u. â¡fZpA¡ OZu fpl Å¡C `Z R>¡L$ dp¡X$u kp„S>¡ `qfsp¡j_p¡ ap¡_ Apìep¡ L¡$ s¡ hl¡gp¡ Aphu iL¡$ s¡d _\u.
s¡ fpÓ¡ `qfsp¡j M|b dp¡X$p¡ Apìep¡. â¡fZp_u hj®Np„W$_p¡ âk„N lp¡hp\u s¡Z¡ fp¡dpÞk_u Q¡ô$p L$fu Å¡C, `f„sy â¡fZp sfa\u sØ_ W„$X$p¡ AphL$pf dmhp_¡ gu^¡ s¡ X$OpC Nep¡. A¡V$gy„ S> _l], `qfsp¡j¡ Äepf¡ ifufkyM dpZhp_p¡ âepk L$ep£ Ðepf¡ â¡fZp fuskf_u R>¡X$pC `X$u A_¡ `qfsp¡j\u AgN \C NC.
Aphp S> b¡ b_php¡ L$d_kub¡ Ðepf `R>u_p drl_pdp„ qf`uV$ \ep. v$f hMs¡ A¡hy„ S> b_sy„ L¡$ `qfsp¡j k¡¼k_p¡ âepk L$fhp S>sp¡ A_¡ AL$mpe¡gu â¡fZp R>¡X$pC_¡, AgN \C_¡ A¡_¡ r_óam b_phu v¡$su.
iê$ iê$dp„ sp¡ fukpdZp_y„ L$pfZ `Z s¡ L$l¡su, `f„sy R>¡ëgp âk„N hMs¡ sp¡ `qfsp¡j_¡ L„$C Mpk L$pfZ gpÁey„ _l] A_¡ â¡fZpA¡ L$p¡C L$pfZ S>Zpìey„ `Z _l]. AgbÑ, s¡d_p¡ bpL$u_p¡ Æh_ìehlpf bfpbf Qpgsp¡ lp¡hp\u `qfsp¡j¡ Ap bpbs `f TpTy„ Ýep_ `Z _ Apàey„.
`Z R>¡ëgp âk„N `R>u `qfsp¡j_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ â¡fZp_¡ k¡¼kdp„\u fk S> EW$u Nep¡ R>¡, L¡$d L¡$ A¡ `l¡gp„_p b^p S> b_php¡dp„ â¡fZpA¡ k¡¼k dpV¡$ fuskf_p¡ _Þ_p¡ S> cÎep¡ lsp¡.
`qfsp¡j¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ â¡fZp_p _L$pf_¡ blz N„cufsp\u gu^p¡ _lp¡sp¡ `Z `pR>m\u s¡_¡ `Z fuskf_y„ dpWy„$ gpÁey„. `p¡sp_p L$p¡C hp„L$Ny_p hNf â¡fZp Ap fus¡ k¡¼k cp¡Nhhp_p¡ BÞL$pf L$fsu lp¡hp\u `qfsp¡j `Z AL$mpC EW$ép¡ lsp¡. s¡_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ â¡fZp_¡ s¡_pdp„ fk _\u füp¡.
Å¡ â¡fZp_¡ S> BÃR>p _ lp¡e sp¡ `p¡s¡ ip dpV¡$ kpd¡ Qpgu_¡ hpf„hpf k¡¼k_u dpNZu L$fu_¡ cp¢W$p `X$hy„ Å¡CA¡? ip dpV¡$ A`dpr_s \hy„ Å¡CA¡? Apd rhQpfu `qfsp¡j¡ ipfuqfL$ r_L$V$sp_p sdpd âk„Np¡ Ap¡R>p L$fu _p¿ep.
s¡_¡ Apd `Z h^y `X$sy„ L$pd sp¡ fl¡sy„ S> lsy„. Ap\u lh¡ sp¡ OZu hpf s¡ A¡hy„ L$fhp dp„X$ép¡ L¡$ â¡fZp khpf¡ kpX$p kps¡ ÅN¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ S> Ås¡ A¡L$gp¡ A¡L$gp¡ EW$u_¡, _plu^p¡C_¡, Qp-_põsp¡ `sphu_¡ _uL$mu S>sp¡ A_¡ dp¡X$u fps¡ â¡fZp KOu Åe `R>u `pR>p¡ afsp¡.
R>¡ëgp R> dql_p gNcN Apd S> husu Nep lsp. lh¡ â¡fZp S> _l], `qfsp¡j `p¡s¡ `Z _ÆL$ Aphhp_p âk„Np¡ V$pmhp dp„X$ép¡ lsp¡.
Å¡ b¡'L$ qv$hk `l¡gp„ s¡Ap¡ hÃQ¡ DN° TOX$p¡ _ \ep¡ lp¡s sp¡ s¡d_u kdõep ¼epf¡e X$p¡¼V$f ky^u `lp¢Qu S> _ lp¡s.
bÞey„ A¡hy„ L¡$ A¡L$ qv$hk hmu `qfsp¡j hl¡gp¡ Aphu QX$ép¡. S>du_¡ s¡Ap¡ X²$p¡HNê$ddp„ V$uhu Å¡sp„ b¡W$p„ lsp„. V$uhu rkqfegdp„ `rs-`Ð_u_p TOX$p rhi¡ A¡L$pv$ X$pegp¡N bp¡gpep¡, s¡_p A_yk„^p_dp„ â¡fZpA¡ L$V$pn L$ep£.
â¡fZpA¡ `qfsp¡j lh¡ bv$gpC Nep¡ R>¡ s¡hu V$L$p¡f L$fu A_¡ `qfsp¡j R>¡X$pC `X$ép¡. s¡d_u hÃQ¡ kÅ®e¡gu MpC dpV¡$ `qfsp¡j¡ â¡fZp `f dpR>gp„ ^p¡ep„ A_¡ â¡fZpA¡ kpdp Apn¡`p¡_p¡ dpfp¡ Qgpìep¡.
bfpbf b¡ L$gpL$ ky^u b„_¡ KQp AhpS>¡, DN° iåv$p¡dp„ V$`pV$`u L$fsp„ füp„. b¡ L$gpL$ S> _l], L$v$pQ Ap TOX$p¡ b¡Qpf qv$hk ky^u Qpëep¡ lp¡s, Å¡ kyiugcpC, s¡d_p a¡rdgu ä¡ÞX$ AQp_L$ Ðep„ V$`L$u _ `X$ép lp¡s.
kyiugcpC Apìep Ðepf¡ b„_¡ R>phZuAp¡dp„ ^ydpX$p EW$sp lsp. kyiugcpCA¡ S>¡ds¡d b„_¡_¡ ip„s `pX$ép„ A_¡ buS>¡ S> qv$hk¡ X$p¡¼V$f_u A¡`p¡BÞV$d¡ÞV$ g¡hX$phu v$u^u. â¡fZp-`qfsp¡j b„_¡A¡ `fpZ¡, L$d_¡ X$p¡¼V$f_¡ dmhp Aphhp `X$éy„ lsy„.
sp¡ hps Apd lsu.
X$p¡¼V$f¡ Äepf¡ dp„X$u_¡ b¡D_u hps kp„cmu Ðepf¡ s¡_p¡ kpf L„$CL$ Aphp¡ S>Zpep¡. `qfsp¡j_u aqfepv$ lsu L¡$ â¡fZp_¡ k¡¼kdp„\u kd|mNp¡ S> fk EW$u Nep¡ lsp¡. k¡¼k_u hps Aphsp„ S> A¡ R>„R>¡X$pC S>su lsu.
â¡fZp_u aqfepv$ lsu L¡$ `qfsp¡j_¡ lh¡ L¡$hm k¡¼kdp„ S> fk füp¡ R>¡. s¡_¡ `p¡sp_p dpV¡$ S>fpe â¡d, gpNZu L¡$ Dódp S>¡hy„ bÃey„ _\u. dpÓ ifuf_u c|M k„sp¡jhp dpV¡$ `qfsp¡j ¼epf¡L$ s¡_u _ÆL$ Aphhp_p¡ X$p¡m L$f¡ R>¡. `f„sy lh¡ sp¡ s¡ `Z _\u L$fsp¡.
â¡fZp-`qfsp¡j hÃQ¡ A¡L$ suh° rhQpfc¡v$, A¡L$ S>bfv$õs dX$pNp„W$ kÅ®C lsu. b¡D AÐepf_u Argàssp_u [õ\rs dpV¡$ A¡L$buÅ_¡ v$p¡ju W¡$fhsp„ lsp„ A_¡ kl¡S>¡e _dsy„ Å¡Mhp s¥epf _lp¡sp„.
d|m hps A¡ lsu L¡$ s¡Ap¡ ApL$[õdL$ fus¡ A¡L$ rhjQ¾$_p¡ cp¡N bÞep„ lsp„. ÷u_u A_¡ `yfyj_u Åsuespdp„ S>¡ A¡L$ âpL©$rsL$ c¡v$ âhs£ R>¡ s¡_u Ap„V$uO|„V$u_p¡ s¡Ap¡ cp¡N bÞep„ lsp„ A_¡ Aphp¡ cp¡N â¡fZp-`qfsp¡j S> _l], OZp„ eyNgp¡ b_sp„ lp¡e R>¡.
÷u_p Æh_dp„ âZe `l¡gp„ lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ k¡¼k `R>u. OZuMfu ÷uAp¡ k¡¼k_u kpd¡ â¡d_¡ âpep¡qfV$u Ap`su lp¡e R>¡. `rs ifufk„b„^ _ bp„^¡ sp¡ Qpg¡ `Z s¡ Å¡ gpX$ _ L$f¡, B[ÞV$dku _ v$ip®h¡, â¡dpm hp¼ep¡ _ bp¡g¡ sp¡ s¡d_¡ Qpgsy„ lp¡sy„ _\u. A¡V$g¡ L¡$ gpNZu_p k|ÿd ìehlpfp¡ ÷uAp¡ dpV¡$ k¡¼k_u `|h®ifs lp¡e R>¡. s¡_u kpd¡ OZp `yfyjp¡ sØ_ kpdp R>¡X$p_u A¡qV$V$éyX$ ^fphsp Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡. Aphp `yfyjp¡_p Æh_dp„ k¡¼k `l¡gp„ lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ â¡d `R>u Aph¡ R>¡. s¡d_¡ gpX$, àepf L¡$ gpNZuiugsp L$fsp„ ifufk„b„^dp„ h^pf¡ fk `X¡$ R>¡.
A¡V$g¡ Aphp„ `fõ`f rhfp¡^u hgZp¡ ^fphsp„ v„$`sudp„ ÷u_y„ L$l¡hy„ lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ "Å¡ sd¡ d_¡ â¡d _l] L$fp¡ sp¡ d_¡ k¡¼k dpZhpdp„ fk _\u' A_¡ A¡_u kpd¡ `yfyj_y„ L$l¡hy„ lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ "Å¡ sy„ d_¡ k¡¼k _l] L$fhp v¡$ sp¡ lz„ â¡d L$fhpdp„ L$ip¡ Ap_„v$ A_ychsp¡ _\u.' ÷u L$l¡ R>¡ "_p¡ gh, _p¡ k¡¼k.' Äepf¡ `yfyj L$l¡ R>¡, "_p¡ k¡¼k, _p¡ gh.'
Ap dsc¡v$ ÷u-`yfyjdp„ fl¡gp Ar_hpe® c¡v$ sp¡ v$ip®h¡ S> R>¡ `Z kp\p¡kp\ s¡ v|$f L$fhp_u Qphu `Z v$ip®h¡ R>¡. "gh A¡ÞX$ k¡¼k iyX$ Ap¡gh¡T Np¡ Vy$N¡^f.'
(Ap g¡M ÅZusp kpBL$uA¡qV²$õV$ A_¡ k¡¼k \¡fr`õV$ X$p¡. dyLy$g Qp¡L$ku_p "A„Ns A„Ns `yõsL$dp„\u g¡hpdp„ Apìep¡ R>¡.)
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