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gH$mir CRy>Z ~¡chr Mmam`Mo H$m‘ cmdÊ`mV Amco hmoVo. Ý`mhrarÀ`m doion`ªV ~¡c Mmê$Z, AÊUm ~¡c KoD$Z Kar `m`Mm. ‘mJÀ`m nmM-gmV {XdgmnmgyZ AÊUm W§S>r VmnmZo AmOmar hmoVm,åhUyZ amÌrÀ`m amIUrMo H$m‘ ‘rH$aV hmoVmo. eoVmÀ`m amIUr gmR>r g§Ü`mH$mirM Omdo cmJo. Mma-nmM {Xdgnm{hë`mda ‘mÂ¶m Ü`mZmV Amco hmoVo H$s, AmgnmgÀ`m amIZXmarda òUmao~hþVoH$ gmaoM amIUXma WmoS>m A§YmanSo> n ªV, eoVmV WmoS>m ’o$a’$Q>H$m ‘mam`Mo,Am{U ‘J Oo AmW§ê$ZmV OmD$Z Pmonm`Mo Vo COmim Pmë`mda CR>m`Mo.Am½`mdoVmi Hw$Ry>Z òVmo Hw$R>o OmVmo `mÀ`mer Ë`m§Zm H$mhr XoUo-KoUoo Zgm`Mo.~mJoV Mmoar Pmcr Va, ‘mcH$mcm H$mhr nU gm§JyZ Q>mB‘ ‘mê$Z Ý`m`Mo.‘mcH$m§Zm nU Ë`m§À`mda OmñVrMr Omoa O~aXñVr H$aVm oV ZìhVr, H$maUË`m amIUXmam§Mm {OdmMm gdmc hmoVm. Am½`m Ë`mMm Zoh‘r gmaIm PmS>mImcyZ {ZKm`Mm. Amncr-Amncr ’o$ar Am{U Ë`m ~amo~a H$m` Am{U H$moR>ohmV ‘mam`Mm Vmo ‘mam`Mm Am{U PmS>mImcr naV òD$Z Amncm AdVmag§ndm`Mm. Vmo Am½`mdoVmi Ë`m PmS>mdaM amhVmo Aer dmVm© gmarH$So> ngacrAgë`mZo {Xdgm nU Ë`m PmS>mImcr Om`Mr H$moUmMr {hå‘V ZìhVr. VolmdU ‘{hÝ`mMo {Xdg hmoVo. nmD$g gar ‘mJyZ gar MmcyM amhm`Mm. EH$XmVmo Omo gwê$ Pmcm Vo MmanmM {Xdg Wm§~cmM Zmhr. AÊUm ‘{hZXmarZoH$m‘mda hmoVm, Ë`m‘wio Ë`mcm amoOM H$m‘mda Omdo cmJV hmoVo. nmD$g òdmoZm odmo. a nmdgmV eoVmÀ`m ~m§Ymdê$Z Jwam§Zm Mmam H$mnyZ AmUUo, OmoamÀ`mnmdmgmZo eoVmVyZ dmhmV OmUmè`m nmÊ`mZo ’w$Q>coco eoVmMo ~m§Y ~m§YUo, AgoH$m‘ H$aVm§Zm Vmo {ÔyZ-{ÔyZM AmOmar nS>cm hmoVm, åhUyZ ‘r emimgmoSy>Z Ë`mÀ`m ~Xcr H$m‘mda OmV hmoVmo. n{hë`m {Xder {Xdg âAm½`mdoVmimMr {^Vr ‘ZmV hmoVr, H$maU Á`m PmS>mda Vmo amhmV Agë`mMrAmdmB© hmoVr, Vmo PmS> ~mnyOtÀ`m eoVmÀ`m ~m§YmdaM hmoVm.‘r {Xdgâ Ë`mPmS>mH$So> Mam`cm ~¡c OmD$M {Xco Zmhr. {edoÀ`m AÜ`m© ^mJmVM ~¡cdmiV am{hcmo. g§Ü`mH$mir Kar oD$Z OodU Ho$ë`mda amÌrÀ`m amIUXmargmR>rnaV eoVmda Om`Mo hmoVo. AmOmar AÊUmZo ‘cm I~aXma Ho$co. "PmonS>rÀ`m~mhoa {~cHy$c {ZKy ZH$mo. JmoYS>rVM JwnMyn PmonyZ amhm`Mo. ÁdmarÀ`m


eoVmV Am½`m Amcm Var JmoYS>rZo PmH$coco Vm|S> CKSy> ZH$mo, Ë`mcm hQ>Hy$ZH$mo, ~mhoê$Z H$moUr ~mocmdco Var JmoYS>rVyZ ~mhoa nSy> ZH$mo,Am{U H$moUmÀ`mhmHo$cm Amo, nU XoD$ ZH$mo g‘Oco Zm'? Vmo åhUmcm. "hmo AÊUm ‘r AgoMH$arZ' Ago gm§JyZ ‘r eoVmMr dmQ> Yacr. A§Yma nS>ë`mda ‘r PmonS>rVR>odcoë`m cmH$S>r nmQ²>`mda AYu JmoYS>r ngadcr Am{U AYu A§Jmdanm§Kê$Z AmS>dm nS>cmo. mdoio n ªV Eadr S>moù`mV Pmon ‘mdV Zgo, nU Ë`m{XdgmnmgyZ O§JcmV S>moù`mV ’$ŠV Am½`mM {’$am`Mm. S>moù`mcm-S>moimcmJV Zgo. Am^mimV MmoaIQ>cm S>moŠ`mda Amcm H$m ‘§J ‘mÌ Pmon Wm§~m`MrZmhr. ‘§J {~ZYmg gH$miMm COmim nSo>n`ªV Pmonm`Mmo. S>moŠ`mV EH$M{dMma Kw‘V amhm`Mm, Am½`m {ZKVmo H$gm? O{‘Zrdê$Z AmëhmX H$gmMmcV Agoc? AmYr-‘YrM Vmo N>moQ>m-N>moQ>m H$gm hmoV OmVmo? Am{U ‘§JEH$X‘ ^S>H$m H$gm nH$S>V Amgoc? Vmo H$moUË`m ~mOyZo òVmo,H$moUË`m~mOyZo OmVmo, ho gmao Amnë`mcm H$go nmhmVm oB©c Ago {dMma gmaIo ‘mÂ¶mS>moŠ`mV Kmoi KmcV amhm`Mo. ‘r JmoYS>rV nS>cmo, H$s ‘mPr ZOa Ë`mqn{àÀ`m PmS>mH$So>M amhm`Mr, AmO nU ‘mPr ZOa Ë`m PmS>mH$So>M hmoVrAm{U AMmZH$ qnàrÀ`m PmS>mImcr EH$X‘ Omi Pmcm. H$mhr doi VmoO{‘ZrdaM am{hcm. ‘J ~mJo-~mJo Vmo O{‘Zr nmgyZ AX‘mgo AYm© nyê$g daJocm Am{U {Y‘r MmcrZo nwT>o-nwT>o gaHy$ cmJcm. H$mhr eoVm§Zm digm KmcyZVmo OmimMm Jmoim naV Ë`m qn{àÀ`m PmS>mImcr Amcm. Ë`mMm hm IoiAX‘mgo AS>rM Vo VrZ K§Q>o Mmccm. qn{àÀ`m PmS>mImcr Amë`mda VmoWmoS>m doi OiV am{hcm Am{U ‘J N>moQ>o-N>moQ>o ^~Ho$ KoV ~§X Pmcm. VmoOmimMm Jmoim ’o$ar ‘maV hmoVm Voìhm, Vmo H$mhr A§Va Jocm H$s ~mJo-~mJoN>moQ>m-N>moQ>m hmoV Om`Mm Am{U ‘J EH$X‘ ^~H$m nH$Sy>Z ‘moR>m ìhm`Mm. VonmhmVm§Zm ‘cm {^Vr H$‘r nU J§‘VM OmñVrMr dmQ>m`Mr. amÌ S>moù`mVM{ZKyZ Jocr. Xwgam {Xdg gwê$ Pmcm. {Xdg aMo AmOMo H$m‘ nU H$mcÀ`mgmaIoM H$am`Mo hmoVo. COmim nS>cm ~¡c Mmam`cm gmoS>co. ~¡c MmaVm§ZmH$mcÀ`m gmaIrM I~aXmar KoV hmoVmo. qn{àÀ`m PmS>mH$So> ~¡c OmD$ Úm`MoZmhr. nU Zo‘H$s ‘cm g§S>mg cmJcr åhUyZ ‘r ÁdmarÀ`m {nH$mV Jocmo.


WmoS>m doi cmJë`mZo ~¡c qn{àÀ`m PmS>mncrH$So> {ZKyZ Joco. PmS>mImcrAm½`m Agë`mMr {^Vr nmoQ>mV hmoVrM, Var nU ~¡c dmiyZ AmUUo ^mJhmoVo. Vmo§S>mV am‘mMo Zmd KoV hmoVmo. Ë`m PmS>mnmgyZ cm§~ A§Va R>odV, nm`m§MmAmdmO Z H$aVm hiy-hiy ‘r nwT>o-nwT>o Mmccmo hmoVmo. nU ‘r {Vaß`m ZOaoZoPmS>mH$So>M nmhmV hmoVmo. Ë`m PmS>m ImcMr ImoS>m OdiMr XrS> hmVmMrOmJm, EdT>çm nmdgmù`mV gwÜXm {~cHy$c gm’$ {~Zm {haì`m JdVmMr,{~Zm H$mS>r H$Mè`mMr hmoVr. H$maU VodT>r OmJm gmoS>cr Va {VÀ`m Mm¡’o$anm` R>odm`cm OmJm Zmhr. nmdgmim gwê$ hmoD$Z gìdm Vo XrS> ‘{hZm PmcmhmoVm. Var ’$ŠV VodT>çmM OmJoV JdV H$m CJdco ZìhVo?Ë`m {dMmamVM ‘rË`m OmJo n`ªV H$gm Jocmo Vo ‘mPo ‘cmM H$ico Zmhr. ‘r Ë`m ‘moH$i`mOmJoV C^m amhÿZ {VÀ`m AmOy-~mOyÀ`m Mm¡’o$a ^mJmMr nmhmZr H$aV hmoVmo.JdV C§M-C§M dmT>coco hmoVo, åhUyZ JdVmImcÀ`m O{‘Zrda H$m` Amho Vo{XgV ZìhVo. H$maU `m OmJoV AmJrMm Jmoim AgVm, Va Ë`mÀ`m AmJrZoJdV qH$dm H$mS>r H$Mè`mcm Ë`mMr Amg H$m cmJcr Zmhr. `mMm ‘cmCcJS>mM hmoV ZìhVm. Ë`m gm’$ OmJoV EH$m H$monè`mcm ‘mVrMm ~amM JmocAmH$mamMm ^mJ CH$ê$Z naV ‘mVr Q>mHy$Z ‘mVrMm daMm Wa ngadyZ gm’$Ho$cocm hmoVm. Ë`mÀ`m ~mOyZoM WmoS²>`m A§Vamda JdVmV ~è`mMem Oimcoë`mAmJH$mS>çm BH$So>-{VH$So> ngacoë`m hmoË`m. Ë`mÀ`mVM AÜ`m©-‘Ü`m© {nD$Z’o$H$coë`m H$mhr {~S²>`m§Mo VwH$S>o nU hmoVo. VgoM Oimcoë`m H$mnS>mMo ~marH$-~marH$ VwH$S>o nU JdVmV ngacoco hmoVo. H$moê$Z ~wOcoë`m IS²>`mda ngadcoë`m‘mVrVyZ KmgcoQ>Mm dmg òV hmoVm. ‘cm Am½`mdoVmim ~m~V OmñV H$mhr‘mhrV ZìhVo. Var EH$ gdmc ‘ZmV òD$ZM Jocm H$s Vmo Oa ^wVmIoVm§À`mgmaImM EH$ doJim ^yVM AgVmo. Va ‘J Ë`mcm H$m {~S²>`m ß`m`Mr V„’$AgVo? Ë`mcm KmgcoQ> H$m cmJVo, Vmo H$mnS> H$m OmiVmo? doVmi A§JmcmH$nS>m Jw§S>miyZ Vmo H$nS>m AmJH$mS>rZo OmiyZ A§Jmda Omi KoD$Z {’$aVAgoc? nU mcm AmJ cmdm`cm AmJnoQ>r, H$nS>çmda Q>mH$m`cm KmgcoQ>,AmoT>m`cm {~S>r m gmè`m dñVy H$moU Am{U Hw$Ry>Z AmUyZ XoVmo? H$moUr Xwgam^yV Ë`mcm gmWrXma Agoc H$m? nU ‘cm `m gmè`m gdmcm§Mo CËVa ‘mhrV


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R>odV XmXm åhUmco. Ë`m§À`m AmdmOmZo ‘r ^mZmda Amcmo. Ë`m AmYr H$moUH$m` ~mocco, Vo ‘r EoH$co ZìhVo. "H$m` Pmco XmXm? ‘r g‘Ocmo Zmhr'."Aao Á`m nmM n¡emgmR>r Vy EdT>m ì`mHy$i hmoVmo Amho, Vo {‘imcoV, VwÂ`mnm{H$Q>m§À`m ~§S>cmVM AS>H$coco hmoVo, ho Ko. Vy Á`m AmË‘{dídmgmZo {hemo~~amo~a Agë`mMo gm§JV hmoVm, Ë`mMoM Amåhr H$m¡VwH$ H$aV AmhmoV. n{hë`m{XdgmnmgyZM Ë`m nmM n¡em§À`m {Z{‘ÎmmZo, g§nyU©© Am°{’$gÀ`m H$‘©Mmè¶m§Mm‘mÂ¶mda {dídmg ~gcm. Xwgè`m {Xdgm nmgyZ ‘cm N>Q>mB©Mo H$m‘ XoÊ`mVòUma homVo. ‘r gH$mirM Am{’$gmV cdH$a Amcmo. nR>mU gmho~ ‘mÂ¶mhrAmYr òD$Z ~gco hmoVo. "XoI JmoqdXm, Vy ~hþV Jar~ KaH$m cS>H$m h¡, ‘yPo~Vm`m J`m h¡ H$s, Vy ‘Owar H$aVo-H$aVo AmYm H$m‘ N>moS>Ho$ Z§Xya~maH$moAm`m h¡. ò gM h¡ Zm'? "hm± gm~ ò gM h¡,coH$sZ ò AmnH$mo H¡$go nVmMcm'? ‘r {dMmaco. "Aao Voar qhXr Vmo ~hþV gm’$ h¡', ‘mPo qhXrVco mfUEoHy$Z Vo åhUmco. "Or ga ‘¡Zo amîQ>^mfm g^m nwUo H$s n§S>rVH$s BåVhmZ nmg{H$`m hÿ±'. ‘r åhUmcmoo, "coH$sZ ga AmnZo ~Vm`m Zhr H$s, AmnH$mo ‘oao~mao‘o {H$gZo ~Vm`m? AmnH$mo H¡$go nVm Mcm'? ‘r {dMmaco. "Aao ^mB©amVH$mo ‘¡ Q>ocrJ«m’$ H$m§CQ>aH$mo coQ> ’$s S²>`yQ>r H$m H$m‘ H$aZo AmVm hÿ±, V~Hy$gy§~mgo §S>mar ZmZmH$m ’$moZ Am`m Wm. CÝhmoZo ‘yPo ~Vm`m, Vy n¡XmB©gr H$hmH$m h¡, Hy$gy§~m Vy‘ H¡$go Amò, Voar nT>mB© {H$g Vahgo hÿB©, nT>mB© H$aVo-H$aVoVy Š`m-Š`m H$m‘ H$aVm Wm, Hy$gy§~o ‘o Voar Š`m h¡gr`V h¡,ò g~ CÝhmoZo~Vm`m, CÝhmoZo Voam ’$m‘© H¡$go âm, Voam Z§~a H¡$go cJm ò ^r ~Vm`m, Am¡aò Vmo ò, Voar ‘m§° ^r ‘yPgo ~mocr, amoVo-amoVo ~mV H$a ahr Wr, CZH$s ê$cmB©‘o CZH$s ~mV {R>H$go g‘P‘o Zhro Am ahr Wr& ‘¡ g~ g‘P J`m, A~ ‘¢~mocVm hy±, do ~mVo Ü`mZ‘o aI. Voao mB© m§oZo Am¡a ‘m°§ Zo Vmo CZH$m H$m‘ {H$`mh¡, A~ Voar {Oå‘oXmar h¡, H$s CZH$s Voaogo Omo Amg cJr h¡, Vy CZH$mo Am°§MZ AmZo Xo, {’$a CgHo$ crò VyPo {H$VZr ^r VH$cr’$ Š`m| Zm CR>mZr nSo>& ‘¡Voao gmW hy±, ‘¡ h‘oem Voao Cna ZOa aIy§Jm, Mmho Vy H$hr ^r hmo& Š`m|H$s^§S>mar ZmZmZo ò {Oå‘oXmar ‘yPna N>moS>r h¡ & do ‘oao Jwê$ h¡ & Am¡a hm§° ‘¡ Voaogo^r ~hþV J`m JwOam Wm, ‘oao VwcZm ‘o, Vy ‘yPgo H$B© JyZm AÀN>m cS>H$m h¡&


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