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eyÙ dpÓ blpvy$fu\u _\u qS>spsy„. ApS>_p S>dp_pdp„ V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ A¡V$gu dlÒh_u b_u NC R>¡ L¡$ eyÙdp„ sp¡ s¡ Æh_dfZ_p¡ âï_ kprbs \pe R>¡. Mpk sp¡ L$pfrNg S>¡hp `lpX$u rhõspfdp„ Ap^yr_L$ D`fL$fZp¡ Ar_hpe® b_u Åe R>¡. cpfs `pk¡ Å¡ dp_hfrls lhpC kh£ L$fhp dpV¡$$rhdp_p¡ lp¡s L¡$ i[¼sipmu k¡V¡$gpBV$ Bd¡tS>N a¡rkrgV$u lp¡s. sp¡... `Z A¡ hps_¡ lh¡ hj® `|fy„ \C Ney„ R>¡.
khpg A¡ R>¡ L¡$ L$pfrNg_p L$X$hp A_ych `R>u cpfsue k¡_p V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ_u bpbsdp„ L¡$V$gu kÄS> b_u R>¡. D_pmpdp„ Äep„ dpZk V$pY$\u W$fu_¡ W$uL$fy„ \C S>sp¡ lp¡e R>¡ A¡hu Ap `lpX$uAp¡ `f riepmpdp„ 18,000 awV$_u KQpCA¡ k¥r_L$p¡A¡ bfa_u hÃQ¡ fl¡hy„ `X¡$ R>¡.
Å¡L¡$ Ap k¥r_L$p¡ dpV¡$ dp¡X$¡$ dp¡X$¡$ Aph¡gp kpfp kdpQpf A¡ R>¡ L¡$ cpfsue k¡_p kflv$ `f v¡$Mf¡M fpMhp_p„ Ap^yr_L$ D`L$fZp¡ Mfuv$hp_u s¥epfu L$fu füy„ R>¡. ApW$ _„bf_u dpDÞV¡$_ qX$rhT__p L$dpÞX$f d¡S>f S>_fg dp¡rlÞv$f `yfu L$l¡ R>¡, "kh£gÞk D`L$fZp¡ d¡mhhp dpV¡ hps Qpgu flu R>¡. s¡_p L$pfZ¡ KQu `lpX$uAp¡ `f ApDV$ `p¡õV$ `f Ap¡R>p S>hp_p¡ dp¡L$ghp_u S>ê$f `X$i¡.'
Å¡L¡$ Aphsp riepmp `l¡gp„ _hp„ D`L$fZp¡ Aphu S>i¡ L¡$ L¡$d s¡_u S>_fg `yqf_¡ Mpsfu _\u, `f„sy AÞe k°p¡sp¡dp„ s`pk L$fsp„ ÅZhp dþey„ R>¡ L¡$ k¡_p AÐepf¡ Ap^yr_L$ D`L$fZp¡ Mfuv$hp dpV¡$ hpsQus L$fu flu R>¡. S>¡dp„ \d®g Bd¡tS>N qX$hpBkuT (dp_h L¡$ AÞe Dódp_p¡ k°p¡s `L$X$u `pX¡$ R>¡), rdqX$ed f¡ÞS> fX$pf, AÐep^yr_L$ N°¡_¡X$ gp¡ÞQf A_¡ dp_hfrls lhpC kh£gÞk h¡rlL$g (eyA¡hu)_p¡ kdphi¡ \pe R>¡.
ÓZ BÞaÞV²$u qX$rhT__p c|s`|h® L$dpÞX$f d¡S>f S>_fg hu. A¡k. b^hpf¡ Ap hõsyAp¡_u dpNZu s¡ hMs_p rhhpv$põ`v$ rb°N¡qX$ef kyqfÞv$f tkl¡ dpNu lsu Ðepf¡ s¡dZ¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ "k¡_p `pk¡ S>¡ hõsyAp¡ _\u s¡ dp_hfrls h¡rlL$g, lpBf¡Tp¡ëeyi_ k¡V¡$gpBV$ Bd¡tS>N A_¡ fX$pf S>¡hu hõsyAp¡ dpNu_¡ s¡Ap¡ Q„Ö_¡ ^fsu `f gphhp_u hps L$fu füp R>¡.' b^hpf_p L$dpÞX$ l¡W$m S> rb°N¡qX$ef kyqfÞv$f tkl L$pfrNg k¡¼V$f_u kflv$p¡ k„cpmsp lsp Ðepf¡ O|kZMp¡fu \C lsu.
Å¡L¡$ dpÓ kyqfÞv$f tkl¡ S> eyA¡hu_u dpNZu L$fu lsu A¡hy„ _\u. lr\epfp¡ ip¡^u L$pY$sp„ fX$pfp¡ krls_p„ Ap^yr_L$ D`L$fZp¡_u kp\¡ eyA¡hu Mfuv$hp dpV¡$ gp„bp kde\u k„fnZ d„Ópgedp„ rhQpfZp Qpgu flu lsu. L$pfrNg_u OV$_p `R>u s¡dp„ TX$` Aphu R>¡. k¡_p_p„ Ap^pfc|s k|Óp¡_p S>Zpìep A_ykpf A¡ OV$_p `R>u "cpfsue k¡_pA¡ S>çdy k¡¼V$fdp„ eyA¡hu_p qaëX$ V¡$õV$ L$ep® R>¡.'
1997dp„ cpfs¡ BTfpeg `pk¡\u 16 eyA¡hu MfuÛp„ lsp„. A¡L$ AbS> ê$r`epdp„ Ap Mfuv$u \C lsu A_¡ s¡dp„ Ap "`„MuAp¡'_p r_e„ÓZ dpV¡$_p„ b¡ V$phf_p¡ MQ® `Z kpd¡g lsp¡. Å¡L¡$ Ap eyA¡hu 10 lÅf awV$ L¡$ s¡_p\u Ap¡R>u KQpC `f S> DX$pX$u iL$pe R>¡ A¡V$g¡ L$pfrNg dpV¡$ s¡ D`ep¡Nu _\u. A¡L$ AL$mpe¡gp k¥Þe Ar^L$pfu L$l¡ R>¡, "`pqL$õsp_ A_¡ Qu_ kp\¡_u kflv¡$ Ap eyA¡hu_p¡ D`ep¡N L$fhp_p¡ lsp¡ Äep„ `lpX$uAp¡ blz KQu R>¡. 10 lÅf awV$\u h^y KQ¡ EX$u _ iL¡$ s¡hp eyA¡hu Mfuv$hp dpV¡$ L$p¡Z S>hpbv$pf R>¡?'
cpfs¡ lh¡ BTfpeg_p¡ _hp„ Ap^yr_L$ eyA¡hu dpV¡$ k„`L®$ kpÝep¡ R>¡. k¥ÞeAr^L$pfu L$l¡ R>¡ s¡ âdpZ¡ cpfs_¡ 15,000\u 18,000 awV$_u KQpCA¡ EX¡$ s¡hp„ eyA¡hu Å¡CA¡ R>¡. `pqL$õsp_ ¼epf_y„e eyA¡hu_p¡ D`ep¡N L$fu füy„ R>¡. 1997dp„ cpfsue hpeyv$m_¡ fpS>õ\p_ kflv¡$ 16 `pqL$õsp_u eyA¡hu Å¡hp dþep„ lsp„.
A¡L$ hj® `l¡gp„ cpfs¡ 208 \d®g Bd¡tS>N rkõV$d Mfuv$u R>¡. Ap D`fp„s BTfpeg `pk¡\u 56 fX$pf MfuÛp„ R>¡. ApW$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep_¡ MQ£ Ap Mfuv$u \C lsu. Mfuv$u L$fsu hMs¡ V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ V²$pÞkaf_u `Z ifs lsu, `f„sy k¡_p_¡ lh¡ S>Zphhpdp„ Apìey„ R>¡ L¡$ cpfs_¡ V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ dmhpdp„ lÆ kde gpNi¡.
cpfs h^y 160 Bd¡tS>N rkõV$d d¡mhhp äpÞk_u \p¡dk kuA¡kA¡a L„$`_u kp\¡ hpV$pOpV$p¡ L$fu füy„ R>¡. Ap D`L$fZ Üpfp L¡$V$gpe qL$gp¡rdV$f v|$f fl¡gu ìe[¼s_u lpS>fu s¡_p ifuf_u Dódp_¡ Ap^pf¡ `L$X$u iL$pe R>¡. Å¡L¡$ A¡L$ Ar^L$pfu L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ "s¡_u qL„ds blz S> ApL$fu R>¡. gNcN Qpf L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep.'
Å¡L¡$ eyA¡hu, fX$pf A_¡ Bd¡tS>N L$fsp„ `Z h^y D`ep¡Nu R>¡ k¡V¡$gpBV$ Bd¡tS>N. kp¥â\d Ad¡qfL$p A_¡ bpv$dp„ kp¡rhe¡s k„O Üpfp Ap rkõV$d_p¡ D`ep¡N \sp¡ lsp¡. AÐepf¡ ApL$pidp„ `yóL$m Åk|ku D`N°lp¡ O|du füp R>¡. 1970\u 1980 v$frdep_ Qu_¡ bpf Åk|ku D`N°l R>p¡X$ép lp¡hp_y„ dp_hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. Apdp„_p L¡$V$gpL$ D`N°lp¡ `f lfsuafsu hõsyAp¡_¡ TX$`u g¡hp_u ndsp `Z R>¡. Ap D`L$fZp¡ AdyL$ rhõspf `f kss _S>f fp¿ep L$f¡ R>¡. s¡dp„ S>¡ hõsy_u lgQg _ \su lp¡e s¡_u s¡ AhNZ_p L$f¡ R>¡, `Z L$p¡C lgQg \pe sp¡ sfs s¡_u _p¢^ g¡ R>¡.
cpfs `pk¡ blz S> âp\rdL$ L$np_u V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ R>¡. cpfs¡ B_k¡V$ A_¡ qfdp¡V$ k¡[Þk„N D`N°lp¡ R>p¡X$ép R>¡, s¡dp„\u qfdp¡V$ k¡[Þk„N î¡Zu_p D`N°lp¡dp„ S> ^fsu `f_u skhufp¡ g¡hp_u ndsp R>¡. s¡_p L¡$d¡fp_u ndsp 5.8 duV$f_u R>¡, S>¡_p¡ A\® A¡ \ep¡ L¡$ 5.8 duV$f\u _p_u hõsyAp¡ skhufdp„ bfpbf v¡$Mpe _l]. A¡L$ Ar^L$pfu L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfyqs hp_\u _p_u L$p¡C hõsy lp¡e sp¡ s¡_u skhuf gC iL$pe _l].' L$p¡C ìe[¼s_u qlgQpg Ap L¡$d¡fp\u `L$X$u iL$pe _l].
Ap_u kpd¡ Ad¡qfL$_ D`N°lp¡_p L¡$d¡fp_u Å¡C iL$hp_u ndsp A¡L$ duV$f_u R>¡. cpfs lh¡ Ad¡qfL$p `pk¡\u skhufp¡ Mfuv$hp_y„ `Z rhQpfu füy„ R>¡. `pqL$õsp_¡ sp¡ Ap fus¡ skhufp¡ Mfuv$hp_y„ iê$ L$fu v$u^y„ lp¡hp_y„ d_pe R>¡. Å¡L¡$ rkÁ_g Ap¡qakf L$dp[ÞX„$N B_ Qua g¡ãV$_ÞV$ S>_fg âL$pi Np¡L$_® L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Aphsp„ Qpf hj®dp„ cpfs_u k¡_p `pk¡ `p¡sp_p AgN k¡V¡$gpBV$ li¡. lpgdp„ k¡_pA¡ B_k¡V$ 3budp„ _h V²$pÞk`p¡ÞX$k® `p¡sp_p dpV¡$ AgN fp¿ep„ R>¡. AÞe A¡L$ Ar^L$pfu L$l¡ R>¡, "V²$pÞk`p¡ÞX$k®_u k„¿ep Ad¡ h^pfu_¡ 17_u L$fu v¡$hp dpNuA¡ R>uA¡. Adpfp `p¡sp_p k¡V¡$gpCV$ `R>u Ap hps i¼e b_i¡.'
L$pfrNg qfìey L$rdV$uA¡ V$uL$p L$fu lsu L¡$ cpfs¡ A`|fsu k„v¡$iìehlpf `Ùrs hÃQ¡ L$pfrNg_y„ eyÙ gX$éy„ lsy„. Ap\u k¡_p lh¡ B_k¡V$ 3bu_p¡ D`ep¡N L$fu_¡ 400 dp¡bpBg k¡V¡$gpBV$ L$çeyr_L¡$i_ rkõV$çk `Z rhL$kphhp dpN¡ R>¡.
Å¡L¡$ Nd¡ s¡hu V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ `R>ue kflv$ f¡Y$u d|L$u iL$pe _l] A¡d S>_fg `yfu L$l¡ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "vy$íd_ L$p¡C lfL$s L$f¡ sp¡ s¡_¡ cNpX$u d|L$hp k¥r_L$p¡ S> Å¡CA¡. A¡ dpV¡$ KQpC `f gX$u iL¡$ s¡hu ndsphpmp„ v$mp¡ s¥epf L$fhp„ `X¡$. 16,000 L¡$ 17,000 awV$_u KQpC gX$u iL¡$ s¡ fus¡ v$mp¡_¡ s¥epf L$fhp S>ê$fu R>¡.'
s¡_p¡ A¡L$ rhL$ë` A¡ R>¡ L¡$ cpfs¡ h^y Ap^yr_L$ V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ d¡mhhu `X¡$. A¡hp„ dp_hfrls rhdp_p¡ d¡mhhp„ `X¡$ S>¡ qfdp¡V$ L$ÞV²$p¡g\u EX¡$ A_¡ bp¡çbdpfp¡ L$f¡, `Z lpg_u [õ\rsdp„ sp¡ A¡hu Apip fpMhu Q„Ö_¡ ^fsu `f gphhp bfpbf R>¡.
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