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26 hj®_p„ Ly$fÆsL$p¥f Adv$phpv$\u 40 qL$gp¡duV$f v|$f Aph¡gp L$gp¡g Mps¡ fl¡ R>¡. L$p¡V$p\u Aph¡gp„ kNp„ kp\¡ Anf^pd d„qv$f_p v$i®_¡ Apìep„ lsp„. Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡A¡ L$f¡gp lzdgpdp„ Ly$fÆsL$p¥f krls s¡d_p„ õhS>_p¡ fpSy> v$ÁNp A_¡ kphguL$p¥f `Z N„cuf fus¡ Ohpep„ R>¡. Ly$fÆs L$l¡ R>¡, ""Of¡ dl¡dp_p¡ Apìep A¡V$g¡ A¡d_¡ Anf^pd v¡$MpX$hp S>¡hy„ ^prd®L$ õ\m lp¡hp\u v$i®_¡ gpìep„, `f„sy Ap b^y„ b_u Nep `R>u d_dp„\u lÆ X$f v|$f \sp¡ _\u.''
dl¡kpZp\u d„qv$f¡ Mpk v$i®_ dpV¡$ Aph¡gp„ kyrdÓpbl¡_ Qp¥lpZ `p¡s¡ sp¡ lzdgpdp„ bQu Nep„ R>¡, `f„sy A¡d_u kp\¡ S> Ne¡gu ÓZ hj®_u v$uL$fu râep A_¡ A¡L$ hj®_p¡ `yÓ qQÞVy$ d©Ðey `pçep„ R>¡. Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡A¡ N°¡_¡X$\u L$f¡gp lzdgp_¡ L$pfZ¡ b„_¡ bpmL$p¡_p ifufdp„ N°¡_¡X$_p R>fp O|ku Nep lsp. kyrdÓpbl¡__¡ `Z lp\¡`N¡ CÅAp¡ \C R>¡. b„_¡ hlpgkp¡ep„ bpmL$p¡_¡ Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡_p lzdgpdp„ Nydpìep_p ApOpsdp„\u s¡Ap¡ blpf Aphu iL$sp„ _\u. Ap gM_pf kp\¡ hps L$fsu hMs¡ `Z s¡d_u Ap„M kss hfksu lsu.
dp¡V$¡fp„ OV$_p_p¡ ApOps klu _\u i¼ep„ sp¡ bpmL$p¡_p d_ `f Ap OV$_p_u L¡$hu cep_L$ Akf \C li¡ s¡_u L$ë`_p S> L$fhu flu.
kps hj®_p rdrlf A_¡ `p„Q hj®_p d©Zpg_p dpk|d Ql¡fp `f lÆ `Z X$f v¡$Mpe R>¡. rdrlf A_¡ d©Zpg r`sfpC cpCAp¡ R>¡. Anf^pddp„ Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡A¡ M¡g¡gp dp¡s_p Aps„L$dp„\u s¡Ap¡ bQu Nep `Z `p¡sp_p„ v$pv$p-v$pv$u A_¡ hlpgp cpC_¡ _S>f kpd¡ dfsp„ A¡dZ¡ Å¡ep R>¡.
rdrlf-d©Zpg_p A¡L$ hX$ug L$l¡ R>¡, ""S>¡ fus¡ b„_¡ bpmL$p¡A¡ Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡_u Np¡muAp¡\u A¡d_p„ v$pv$p-v$pv$u A_¡ cpC_¡ d©Ðey `pdsp„ Å¡ep„ R>¡ A¡_¡ kdS>hp dpV¡$ lÆ A¡d_u Jdf M|b _p_u R>¡, `f„sy A¡dZ¡ Å¡e¡gp„ cep_L$ ×íep¡_u Akf A¡d_p Ly$dmp dNS> `f\u v|$f \sp„ OZp¡ gp„bp¡ kde gpNi¡.''
dy„bC\u Aph¡gp dl¡dp_ "L$p¡W$pfuL$pL$p'_¡ gC_¡ Np„^u_Nf fl¡sp rdrlf, s¡_p Adv$phpv$ fl¡sp r`sfpC cpCAp¡-d©Zpg A_¡ ÓZ hj®_p dp¥rgL$ kp\¡ v$pv$p `„yX$qfL$cpC lp\u A_¡ v$pv$u ljp®bl¡_ `l¡gp„ sp¡ by^hpf¡ kp„S>¡ Anf^pd d„qv$f Å¡hp S>hp_p„ lsp„.
ljp®bl¡_ A_¡ `„yX$qfL$cpC NyS>fps_p ÅZusp d_p¡rQrL$ÐkL$ A_¡ L$p¡grdõV$ d©N¡i h¥ï_h_p„ bl¡_-b_¡hu \pe. `Z s¡d_p dl¡dp_ b_¡gp ey. A¡g. L$p¡W$pfu_¡ by^hpf¡ dy„bC `pR>p afhp_y„ lp¡hp\u Anf^pd Å¡hp_p¡ L$pe®¾$d d„Nmhpf¡ Np¡W$hpep¡.
`„yX$qfL$cpC A_¡ ljp®bl¡_ s¡d_p v$uL$fp F>rj (d©Zpg A_¡ dp¥rgL$_p r`sp) kp\¡ Adv$phpv$ fl¡sp„ lsp„. A¡d_p buÅ v$uL$fp fpL¡$i (rdqlf_p q`sp) Np„^u_Nf fl¡ R>¡. v$pv$p-v$pv$u rdÓ L$p¡W$pfu A_¡ `p¥Óp¡ d©Zpg-dp¥rgL$_¡ gC_¡ V¡$¼ku L$fu Y$msu b`p¡f¡ Adv$phpv$\u _uL$þep„ lsp„.
Np„^u_Nf\u buÅ¡ `p¥Ó rdrlf `Z A¡d_u kp\¡ Å¡X$pep¡ A_¡ kp¥ MyiMyipg d|X$dp„ Anf^pd d„qv$f `lp¢Ãep„. Ðep„ âv$i®_ lp¡gdp„ Nep„ A_¡ âv$i®_ Å¡hp_u iê$Aps L$fsp„ lsp„ Ðep„ S> Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡A¡ Np¡mubpf A_¡ bp¡çb^X$pL$p Qpgy L$ep®. T_|_u Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡_u Np¡mu_p¡ cp¡N b_¡gp„ `y„X$qfL$cpC, ljp®bl¡_, dp¥rgL$ A_¡ L$p¡W$pfu õ\m `f S> d©Ðey `pçep„. Qpf¡ sfa cpNv$p¡X$ dQu NC. dfZQukp¡ A_¡ bQphp¡... bQphp¡..._u b|dp¡ `X$u flu lsu, Ðepf¡ r_v$p£j d©Zpg_¡ \ey„ L¡$ qaëd_p„ ×íep¡dp„ b_¡ R>¡ A¡d ldZp„ S> v$pv$p-v$pv$u afu\u Ecp„ \C S>i¡, `f„sy v$pv$p-v$pv$u_p ifufdp„\u gp¡lu _uL$msy„ Å¡C_¡ d©Zpg Ncfpep¡.
blpf_u sfa cpNu fl¡gp„ gp¡L$p¡_p„ V$p¡mp„_u kp\¡ A¡ `Z cpÁep¡. A¡_¡ A¡V$gu Mbf lsu L¡$ Adv$phpv$\u Aph¡gu cpX$p_u B[ÞX$L$p L$pf ¼ep„ Ecu R>¡. L$pf `pk¡ S>C d©Zpg¡ X²$pBhf_¡ A¡_u cpjpdp„ A„v$f b_u Ne¡gu OV$_p rhi¡ L$üy„. b_ph_u N„cufsp kdÆ Ne¡gp X²$pBhf¡ sfs S> d©Zpg_¡ dp¡V$fdp„ b¡kpX$u v$u^p¡. d©Zpg_¡ Of_p¡ ap¡_ _„bf epv$ lp¡hp\u A¡Z¡ X²$pBhf_¡ ap¡_ _„bf Apàep¡. X²$pBhf¡ Of¡ ap¡_ L$fu F>rjcpC_¡ ÅZ L$fu A_¡ A¡_¡ Of ky^u `lp¢QpX$ép¡.
buÆ bpSy>, blpf_u sfa cpN¡gp¡ rdrlf d©Zpg\u Sy>v$p¡ `X$u Nep¡, `f„sy kdek|QL$sp hp`fu_¡ A¡ `kpf \su A¡L$ qfnpdp„ b¡ku Nep¡. ApMu OV$_p ÅZu qfnphpmp¡ A¡_¡ `p¡guk õV¡$i_ gC Nep¡. rdrlf_¡ `Z A¡_p Np„^u_Nf_p Of_p¡ ap¡_ _„bf Mbf lsp¡. `p¡guk¡ A¡_p Of¡ ap¡_ gNphhp_u M|b L$p¡rii L$fu, `f„sy Of_p¡ ap¡_ gpÁep¡ _l]. kv$¹_kub¡ rdrlf_¡ Anf`yfyjp¡Ñd d„qv$f\u Of_p¡ fõsp¡ Mbf lp¡hp\u qfnphpmpA¡ A¡_¡ klukgpds Of¡ `lp¢QpX$ép¡.
Adv$phpv$_p `pgX$u rhõspfdp„ fl¡sp l¡d¡ÞÖcpC `V¡$g `p¡sp_p rdÓ kp\¡ Anf^pd Nep lsp. Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡A¡ ApX¡$^X$ L$f¡gp Np¡mubpfdp„ l¡d¡ÞÖcpC `Z AL$pm¡ d©Ðey `pçep.
Adv$phpv$-Np„^u_Nf_u rkrhg lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ kpfhpf gC fl¡gp v$i®_p\}Ap¡ A_¡ A¡d_p„ Ly$Vy„$buAp¡_p¡ A¡L$ S> rQÐL$pf kp„cmhp dm¡ R>¡ : Ad¡ A¡d_y„ (Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡_y„) iy„ bNpX$éy„ lsy„? cNhp__p ^pddp„ `Z Adpfu kgpdsu _l]? Adpf¡ L„$C _\u Å¡Csy„, Adpfp Å_ kgpds fl¡ A¡hy„ sp¡ L„$CL$ L$fp¡!
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