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`R>u \p¡Xy„$ kpfy„ \ey„ A¡V$g¡ lz„ cyS> Aphu afS> `f QX$ép¡ A_¡ ddsp_¡ hX$p¡v$fp gC S>hpC. W$uL$ \C füy„ R>¡ A¡hp ap¡__p rkgrkgp hÃQ¡ A¡L$ qv$hk s¡Xy„$ Apìey„, "S>gv$u Aphu ÅAp¡... srbes bNX$u flu R>¡.'

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vy$b®m b_u Ne¡gp¡ lp\ dpfp dp\p `f a¡fìep¡. dpfu _p_L$X$u bl¡_¡ d_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "S>çep? S>du gp¡...?'

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c|L„$` `R>u A¡L$ drl_¡ ddsp S>su flu... A¡_u h¡v$_p Ðep„ `|fu \C... `Z dpfp d__u h¡v$_p fp¡S> _hp¡ Ahspf ^fu d_¡ A„v$f\u L$p¡fu flu R>¡.

d¢ ¼ep„ Q|L$ L$fu? lz„ A¡_¡ ep¡Áe X$p¡¼V$f `pk¡ _ gC Nep¡? ip dpV¡$ Adv$phpv$ v$p¡X$u Nep¡? L¡$d d_¡ A¡ rhQpf _ Apìep¡ L¡$ rdrgV$fu lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ A¡_¡ gC ÅJ? ip dpV¡$ ip dpV¡$ ip dpV¡$?

lz„ AX$^u fps¡ ÅNu ÅJ Ry>„ A_¡ f¡[õ`f¡V$f_p¡ AhpS> d_¡ k„cmpe R>¡... b„_¡ `N L$`pe¡gu dpfu bl¡_ d_¡ `|R>¡ R>¡ Aphu Nep drldcpC... lh¡ S>ip¡ _l]?

ApS>¡ bpf drl_¡ ùv$e sp¡X$u_¡ gpNZu_p„ `|f blpf Aphu füp„ R>¡. cyS> NdNu_ R>¡... sdpd bÅfp¡-vy$L$p_p¡ b„^ R>¡... sdpd Ql¡fp Dv$pk R>¡... b^u Ap„Mp¡ cu_u R>¡... gp¡L$p¡ hps L$f¡ sp¡e ^udp õhf¡... fX$u iL¡$ R>¡ A¡ fX$ép R>¡... bpL$u_pA¡ Ap„ky A„v$f Dspfu v$u^p„ R>¡.

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