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J_¶ ù\{¨ u}p{¨|d{¨Ú\{¨ N}\{¨. BN{Á\{ Am¶w{ä d{¨=ç p{¦=\¢ l¨| ztp{¨|V=o¾ i_{N{Z|ðN¢, j}Q{¨ze\{Z|ðN¢ N}p{n~td{ p²¨nN{¨p{n¨ j}Q} AN{ý=ze¦ T¶zt¨N{¨d{Ôp}\{¨. j¾o²\{¨ \{i¨× zt=f}l¨=çd{ p}\{¨. ±eÒb{ Db¾ÚQ{=o¾ Dd{Ôp}\{¨.
ù\¢ øzrl{¨=o¾ T}o| W|ÛQ{Ð_{Q} D=\}ö. T¶µtb¶b¾ zeN{\{×=b¥Q} @d{¨p{¨|d{= N{nN{¨Á=\} T²l{¨|Úö.

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@b{¬Ëzrp{q}Ð_{ª A B=ÞZ¾ L N{=ze«ÚZm+ D=b¢. b}ðN¢ B=Zm²ÔZ+ N{d²x{d+ D=b¢.
ztnün N¾zt=, ztül{¨= N¾zt= H=_{p{¨=b¢ d{¨=T¾ C-p²¨l¨o+â p{Ðzt¨=Z|l¨ p}w{äN¢.
@o|Q¶ A B=Z¡ð d{\{zeZ|ðN¢ c{d{ztül{¨= N¾zt= u}d{¨k{ªî T{ª~e=T¶ zt=Ñztn_¾d{©, p{ÚÐN{¨n_¾d{© C-p²¨l¨o+ b}ßm} DÐ_{m{Ûze_{¨ÚÐ_{m}n¨ u}Q¢Ðzt¨=Z|m{¨ p}w{§ä.

KN{u}m¢ _{d{ N{Ðm{p{Ú= Iø¨Z¾ ðÏm{l¨=T{¨N{¨d}ÔN{ KN{Á x{^= AQ{o¶b{¨ @=Vd{. p²=Zd¶ N}m{Úm{=Q{=o¾N¢ b{ªN¢=b¢.
p{¨m}ÔZ¡ d{¨=ç N{=ze«ÚZm+ P|þQ} Dd{Ôze¦Õ\{Þo| p²j+ ù¨b¢N¢ p²ýä ztp{¨|T}m{= zt=f}l¨=T{Z= p²¨¨b{o²ËZ¡=b¢.
_{d{N{¨ Dzel²©Q{ze\¶ T}Z+ ÛQ{ª*en¨ Hd¾Ô N{ð~e=T}l{¨|p²¨N¢. p²j+ ¹±tZ+â N{ª\} T}o|d¶ Dd}Ôl¨.
@ñÔ L~eÃQ} p²b¢N¢=b¢ - ÛzeïN}m{= ïm{¨ÆN{¨d¶ J\¢l{¨|n N¾zt=, p{¨|Ãm}n N¾zt=.

_¼=b{Þm¾d¶ L øzrl{¨= ztÕËzr¹p²¨=b}p²¨N¢ -
C b¶q{=o¾ p{¨¨=b{¨Q} Þf}d+ T¶zt¨N{¨ð L p{ÚÐN¢N¢ q}m¥m{N{=Q} üð T¶~td}, T²l{¨|Únð Ûzel{¨îÔ=çd} @b¢ ±eÒb{ d¶m{p{¨À_{¨=b¢. @o|Z¡ d¶m{Ñzt¨öÔ zeËZ¨N¾p{Z|ðN¢ f½÷*t l{¨=Û_}=Q{p{¨©, úx¢=T{Z|ðN¢ d}Úl{¨p{Úp{Ñu} Ip{¨|Û_{= p²d{N}\{p{¦. @=b{¨o¾d{© L #£t @o|Z¡ zeð T¶~t T{ËZ|ðN¢ b¼m{N{¨Á=\} _{~eÕ=T{¨N¾p{Z= b}b}ze¦ @zt=k{p{=.

N}iËZ¡ @b¢ N}b{¨ zeÓb{î.
p{¨|d{~tN{ ~v=µt p{¨|Ãm{=.
@b¥ AOm¢p{m{N{ª b}Þd¾ _{d{ T²l¨Ú N{d{ze\{N{¨=\}.

J_¶ -
C B=ÞZ¾ Dd{Ô=_{ N}n= @b¢ ùn¨N}b{¨. BN{ÁÏ^¨=ç p²w{äZ=, m}p{Z= T}o| m{zvztÚ=Q}, ù¹o²d{=_{p{m{N{¨ m}Ûî p¶w{Þo¾ Vm{¨Q{¨_{l+¨. _{d{ zea{N}ðN¢ N}p{n~t=b¢ zeQ{n¨, m}Ûî N}b{¨.

B=_{o¾ @N{ÁÏ^¡=ç il{¨ZN²w·ä @p{N}q{= m}d¶ p{çÆ=b¢ -
N¼d}Ôw{ä ÛN¢_{= p{m{N{¨ A B=ÞZ¾ D=\¢ l¨ze¦Õ\{¨ L Db¾ÚQ{= T¶zt¨N{¨=Z© _{d{=_{Z _{d{¨=Z¾=b¢ L @p{¨|Ùl¨, ùd{*t. @=Vd{ A B=Z¡N¢ p²ýäd{ Jb¾ m¾í m}Ûî ùd{*t @N{Á\¢N¢ p{¨þä îm¢Q¼çÆ=b¢ - _{d{o|Q} il{¨Z¡N²w{äZ|ðN¢ Hp{¹m²d} ~tÓb{=Q} D=Z· p}w{äð ïzt¨N²w{äZ|ðN¢.

KN{Á x{^= N{ª\} Ao¾ç=T{N{¨=\} @=Vd{ p²ýä=b}p²¨_¾. Ap²¨_¾d¶ N{ö~t N¼d}Ôw{§ä D=\{b{n¨T{¨N{¨=b¢.
ùd{*t N{ª\{ @=Vd{ N{a{ øð Ap²¨ð Ûf½_{â~v=ç=b¢.
_{d{N{¨ T¶_{¹d²d{ ztül{¨= T¶Ðu}d{=b¢.

@=Vd{ N¾m¢N{ ù¨b{ Ap²¨N¢ N}m+ ܺ\²ø=Q+ d¶m¢Õ=ç=b¢ ùd{*t.
_{d{ð p{m+Á b{ÃQ{m+ b¢=ç zeQ{n=_} _{d{ N}m{¨ p}\{¨N¾p{T{Æñ, p{¨þä u}l{¨=Û_{= p{çÆ A£g*t b{ÃQ{m{ _{d{ð ~eN+ T¶zt¨N{¨=Z· T}nñ T²~eÕ=b¢.

@o| @=Vd{N¢ N}m¼çÆ=b¢. b}=_¾ N}w¼äT}Æl¨. Ap²¨ zea{N}ðN¢ m²N{Áo¼T}Æl¨.

Am¾í Db{l{¨= I\{¨=j}p{¦N¢ d{Q¶*r Hf}Ëm+p²¨=Z+ b{ÃQ{m{ f}m¢Á=Q+ o|Z+ o¾ _{d{ N}m{¨ p²d{N{ £tÞZ¾ d{N¢Á N{ªm{¨Æð D=b¢ @=Vd{.

@np}Z¨ ÛzeN}m{= I\{¨d{Ôm{N¢ [{=T{d{¨Q} il{¨Z¡N¼T}Æ\{_{d{¨.
il{¨Òo¶m}\{¨.
@_{ð N}m{ª, ¹o²±td+â ÞµeZ+ d{=im{ª, p{¨¨OÚ¹p²¨d{ Q{¨Ðm{¨nª m}zt¨N{¨=b¢ @=Vd{.
_{d{© @_{ðN¢ N¼Òb¢ b{ªm{=o¾ il{¨Òo¶m¢=b¢.

KN{p¶w{ @_{ðze¦Õ\{¨ Ap²¨ p{=N{ T{ª~td}, Ap²¨ ±eËZ¨N{¨d{Ô øQ+ p{Þn, N{w{äÒb}n p{Þn, Ap²¨ð Q{¨Ðm¢=T{Z= T}o| N{Ëzrp{¨À_{¨=b¢.
Jd} B=_{ _¼=b{Þm¾ U}d+â ïzt¨N¾b{nÆo¶b{¨ @=Vd{.
W|ÛQ{Ð_{Q} b{ªm{= d{¨=T¶ h}o¾ M_¾=b¢.

@o| p{m{ztQ} L p}m{= m¾ín¨ T¶~t=b¢.
ùN+ \¶*t o¾d{©, ùN²=\+â o¾d{© @_{ð b¢d{T{m{Ú @=_} Bze¦Õ\}p²¨N¢ N{m{_{o|p{¨nN{=.

B=N{ @_{ð Al{¨¨p{¦ zeÞZ·p¾ _²n¨zt¨N¾p}ö. @=b{¨N{¨ @_{ð Hf}Ëm+p²¨=Z+ _}w}n¨ N}p}ö.

@_{d{¨=\¶b¢ T}o| ±eÒb{ Hf}Ëm+p²¨=Z+ N}=Þ±eN+â o¾.
@=b{¨p{Þn @N{Á\{ m²=Zo+ A£gzt¨N¢ @_{d{¨ Hze¦Õ\¾Q}ð p²w{ä\{ð, ¹±eQ} @N{Á\{ zeðT¶µt p}w{§ä T}o| øzrl{¨|n¨ T{ª\}n¨â=Z¨=b¢ Q{d{N{ Ûzeî øzrl{¨|ñÔ o|Q¥ £eN¥ T{ª\{N{¨=\} T{N{T{N} ðÏm{l{¨|n¨ ïzt¨N{¨=Z|m{ñ E~v=ç=b¢ @=Vd{.
Ap²¨ Ezv ðVp¶¨ @l¨Ú=b¢!
¹c²m{Ú=Q} A A£gzt¨N¢ p²ýä d{Q¶*r _{d{ k{Ðm{ñ, m²=\{¨ m¾ín ÛN¢_{p¶¨ _{d{¨ B=\¢l{¨| d{¨=ç p{T}Æd{ð p}w{äN¢ T²~eÕ=b¢. _{d{N{ªÁ\} Hf}Ëm+p²¨=Z+N¥, p²¨l¨o+ j}N+âN¥ _}w}n¨ N}p}nð @\¢Q¢=b¢.
p}w{äN¢ @d{¨p{¨|d{= N{nN{¨Á=\} _{d{ ±eýä h½Z¾n¨ N¼ðÔ T{ª~e=ç=b¢. A h½Z¾n ù¨b{¨d{Ô \¶Z+ N{ª\} T{ª~e=ç=b¢ N}p}nd¶. @b¢ Bm{¹p² m¾ín ÛN¢_{=b¢!

p²=Zd¶ B=Z¡N¥, p²¨l¨o+ j}N+â N¥ _}w}n¨ Ap²¨ T¶îN¼T}Æl¨.
p{¨¨=b{¨Q} p²¨l¨o+ j}N+â T²N+ T¶~t=b¢.
_{m{p}_{ Hf}Ëm+p²¨=Z+o¾ Dd{Ô µezeÞm{ñÔ W|ÛQ{Ð_{Q} T{b¢ø, _{d{N¢ zeðN¼T¶Æ ztp{¨|T}m{= @=_} m}zt¨N{¨=b¢. p}\¢N¢ Ip{¨|Û_{= @d{¨p{¨|d{= m}N{¨=\} HN{Á\{ø @N{Á\{ W|ÛQ{Ð_{Q} îm¢Q¢ ±eËZ·~t=b¢.

Ëu}N+ p{¨|m²ÁZ+o¾ T}o| l{¨|ËN¢p+Q} Dd}Ô\{¨ d{Q¶*r. j}Q}d¶ zt=f}l¨=T}\{¨ N{ª\}.
J_¶ -
A T{m¢Û_{ BN{ p{¨¨Q¢~tf½j¾_¾=b¢ - A HNÀ=Z+ d{=im+, f}*tp{Ím+ @_{ðN¶ N}b{¨, p{¨m¼N{m¢N¢ N{ª\} _²n¨zt¨ðze¦Õ\{¨!

p{¨m}Ô\¶ _{d{ _¼ö @#zt= Ûzel²©Q¢=ç=b¢ @=Vd{.
@_{ð f½Ëm+h½öl²© o¾ Dd{Ô Ëu}N+nðÔZ¤Ô @p¶¨Ù~t=b¢.
A \{i¨× p²¨¨Ð_{= ±eËZ¡ L d}n¨Q{¨ N¼Ð_{ Ëu}N+n¨ N¼=b¢.

p}Z¡o¾ p{¨©\{¨ b¢p}w}N¢ ~tÓb{=Q} Dd}Ôl¨. p}Z¡ p¶nªÚ øzem¥_{=Q} ze\¢f½_¾=b¢.
d}n¨Q¾b¢ A m¾W· m¢VËo+â m}j¾_¾d{Ô L B=Zm+d²Z+ Ëu}N+!

Am¾í p{¨|m²ÁZ+ ÞN¾Vl{¨|N{ _{d{ Ëu}N+ f½Ëm+h½öl²© T{ªzt¨N{¨d{Ô d{Q¶*rN¢ p{¨¨=b{¨ Iù¨ @Ñm{= N}o¶b{¨. _{m}ß_{ N¼=T²= @Ñm{¹p²¨ N{w{§ä îm¢Q}l¨. B=N}Ðzt @Ñm{p{¨l{¨|N{ Q¼=_{¨ _{\}m¢f½l¨=b¢. E~em¢ ïzt¨N¾p{Z= N{Ëzr¹p²¨ f½l¨=b¢.
f»Òb{¨d{ d{©Z l{¨|¹k² p¶n¨d{Ôb¢ Bze¦Õ\{¨ p{¨¨º±gÖ Am{¨ p¶nN¢ ze\¢f½l¨=b¢.

ùm}p¶q{=_¾ Ûj¾N{m+N¢ h½d+ T¶q}\{_{d{¨. h½d+ ïzt¨N{¨d{Ô p}w{ä ù¨b{ øm{¨T{¨N{¨zeÍ\}\{¨.
Bo|Z¡ø p}w{äN¢ p{¨|p{¨©o¶.
p{¨¨=b{¨Q} L zeb¢ ðø¨s}n f}Z¨ ±v©Ío+o¾ D=T}m{¨. _{m{p}_{ N}µtze¦ KN{ \¢f}Ëm+p²¨=Z+ d{¨=ç p{¨m¾b}ðN¢, @N{ÁÏ^¡=ç B=N¾ b}ðN¢, p{¨þä p²¨¨b{Z¡b}ðN¢ - Bo| @Z© BZ© îf}Õm{¨.
çp{m¢N¢ L N{m{¨N{¨Q¼=_{¨ p{ÚÐN¢ ¹o²Þd¾N¼T}Æ\{¨.
f}îN¶w{§ä f½÷u}£gztm{¨Q} zeðT¶~t m¢¹Z³m{l{¨|Ú\{_{d{¨.

"p{¨| m¢N}Ím+nñÔ T²N+ T¶q}=. ñ l{¨©Vm+ J\¥, f}*tp{Ím+_¾ T¶~td{ ÛZ·\+o¶ Bø. N{d{¨N{ b¥Þd¾ p{¨| j}c{Ú_{ Iù¨ o¶b{¨" @ð T{ÞnQ} T²f}Õ\{¨.
"p{¨m¥ B=_{ Ëzt¨~e\+Q} d¶d{¨ T¶Ðu}d{ð Ho| @d{¨N{¨d}Ôm{¨ ù¨m{¨?" @ð HQ¢m¢zeÍ\}\{¨ d{Q¶*r.
@=b{¨N{¨ øo|zt=Q} d{p}ß\{_{d{¨. "p{¨| ¹±tZ+o¾ m¾íN¢ @m{ø¨öl{¨d+ ¹±eQ} Ad+¹o²d+ ÛZ·\+â Vm{¨Q{¨_{¨=Zl+¨. ùZ¡o¾ Ib¢ Ëzt¨~e\+ zed¾ Ib¢ N}b¾ ðÏm{l¨=T¶b¢ p¶¨= N}b{¨, p{¨| N{Ëztp{¨Þm¶. p}w{äN¢ N}p}öâd{ ÛZ·\+âð  ù¹o²d{=_{ _{ßm{Q} T²l{¨ÚZp¶¨ p{¨| zeð. @b¢ p¶¨= ze«Ðm¢Q} ðm{ßÐm¢=T}p{¨d¶ p{¨| d{p{¨ÙN{=" @d}Ô\{_{d{¨ N{Z¨p{¦Q}, N{m{Áq{=Q}.

Ip{¨d}o¾ _²÷N{ N¾ze=Q} h½d+ ø~tm¢N¼ËZ|\{¨ d{Q¶*r.

Bb¢ _{d{ q{Û_{¨p{¦o²p{m¾ N}p}nð T¶~td{ N{¨ÛZ·, @d{¨p{¨|d{= o¶b{¨.
J_¶ - Hp{m{¨?
_{d{¨ Bze¦Õ\{¨d{Ô f»ëzrd+ o¾N¢ m}p{Z|ðN¢ T}o| p{¨=b¢ _{nn ù¨b{Q} HN}Áo¼âçÆ=b¢ - @b¢ òëd²*t ñî.
J_¶ p}w{äo¾ @=b{m{ª @o| Ao¾ç=T{Q{öQ¶ p}w{§ä N}N{f½p{T{¨Æ N{b}!
o¶N{f½_¶ , p}w³äp{m{ª N}N{¨=\} ðd{Ô p²¨¨d{Ô p{çÆd{ @=Vd{ T¶~t D=Z¨=b}?
ze«Ðm¢Q} Ao¾ç=T{N{¨=\} Ap¶q{=o¾ I¹p²¨d} üð T²l{¨|Únð @d{¨N{¨ð D=\¼T{¨Æ; @b¢ p{¨|p{¨©o¶. N}ð N¼d}Ôw{äo¾ øzrl{¨|n¨ @Ñm{¹p²¨ _{d¶ ztÒm{¨N{¨=Z¨=b{d{¨N{¨d}Ô\{¨ _{d{¨.
N}ð B=_{o¾d¶ B=_{Q} b²i× îl{¨ÚZ= @o|Z¡p}w{äN¢ u}c{Úp{¨|?

p{¨þä Ûj¾N{m+ð N}=Z|ËN+ T¶~t C m¾í _{d{ HNÀ=Z+N{¨ p{çÆd{ ÛZ·\+â I N{=ze«ÚZm+ @Û\{*t d{¨=ç p{T}Æl²© N{d{¨N{¨Ád}Ô\{¨.
I b¶q{=o¾ D=b¾ N{ª\} _²÷ð L "Hd}ðp{¨*t" ztm¥ß*t b}ßm} p²w·äl{¨Z @ø.
A øp{m}n¨ ïzt¨N{¨ð f½÷zt¨n b{ÃQ{m{N¢ zem¢Q²Ð_}\{¨ d{Q¶*r. H*g.ò.J. N¢ ze=ze¦_}p{¨d}Ôm{¨ p}w{§ä. "o¾ Ûzel{¨|m¢Z¤"o¾ ze\¶q}m{¨. b}ð p{=_{¨ m}p{Z|ðN¢ Hd}Ôw{§ä ze\{¨_{¨=b¾?

A m}Ûî ðÛb{f½o¶b{¨ d{Q¶*r.
_{d{N{¨ q{Û_{¨p{¦o²p{m{¨d}Ôm¾ p}w{ä=b{m¢ öË*t _{l{¨|m{¨T¶q}\{¨. Hp{m{¨ _{d{ f}*tp{Ím+ zt=f}l¨=T{Q{nm¾ @=T{d}n¨ p¶q}\{¨. p²¨¨Ð_{= ù¨b{ m}Û_{=_} W|Q}m{= T¶q}\{¨.

H=b{¨¹N²d} p{¨=çb{ð f»Òb{¨d¶Ô @=Vd{ N¾zt= h½d+ T¶q}\{¨.
Hp{m¾ Azem¶Zm+ h½d+ ï~t=b¢. p²¨µtW+ p{b¢Ðo¶ Hp{m¾ øð b}ðN¢ ztp{¨|c}d{= @p{ztm{= @d{¨N{¨=Z· h½d+ T¶Ðu}m{ð @_{ð d{=im+ ïzt¨N{¨=b}p²¨.
p²=Zd¶ L J\¢l{¨| p{çÆ=b{_{ðN¢.
@=Vd{N¢ p²¨µtW+ BT}Æ\¢o| - "@=Vd}! d{¨p{¦ß ðd{Ô T¶~td{ zeð d}N{¨ _²n¨zt¨. p²=Zd¶ d}N{¨ h½d+ T¶~t p{¨|ËZ|\{N{f½_¶ ðd¶Ô= T¶Ðu}d¾ d}N¶ _²÷b{¨. d{¨p{¦ß T¶~td{ C zeðN¢ ðd{¨Ô _¶öÃQ} p{b{¨Ðo|d{d{¨N¾N{¨".
A p²¨µtW+ @Èm{=Z¨Q} f½÷zt¨nN¢ @=b¢=T{i\¢=b¢. "\¼p²¨Ë~tN+ p{l²¨¨o²d+â iªÚm¾" HnËm+ T²l{¨Úi\¢=b¢.
@=Vd{_¾ C øzrl{¨= T²zeÕZ|ðN¢ p}w{§ä Ûzel{¨îÔ=T}m{¨ Q}ð Ap²¨ b¼m{N{o¶b{¨.

d{Q¶*r @ztzvd{= ±em¢Q¢f½_¾=b¢. Bb¢ _{d{N{¨ j¾o²\{=_{ d{Ëzrp¶¨ N}b{¨, T¶~t=b²p{m¾ _²÷N{f½p{Z= _{d{ _²öø_¶ZnN¶ Q¼Í\{ö±eËZ¨.
I\¢=Z¡N¶ Hf}Ëm+p²¨=Z+ N}=Þ±eN+â m²=Zo+ A£g*t N²w}ä\{¨. @zeÕZ¡N¢ p}ýä=N} _²m{p{o¶b{¨. _¼ø¨Ùb¢ÃQ}ð _²m{p{m{¨.
A£gzt¨N¢ il{¨Òo¶m}\{¨, u}l{¨=Û_{= p}w{ä_¾ p{¨|ËZ|\¼T{¨Æd{d{¨N{¨ð.
@o|N}N{¨=\} p}w{§ä _²m¢T¶p{m{N{¨ AQ¢p{¦=Z·d} - C N{a{ p{¨m¾ p{¨n¨ze¦ îm¢Q{¨=\¶b¢!

A£g*t N²w}ä\{¨ d{Q¶*r. Ëu}N+ p{¨|m²ÁZ+ L±ed{l¨=b{zeÕZ¡N¶. _{d{ f½Ëm+h½öl²© T{ªzt¨N{¨d}Ô\{¨. d}n¨Q{¨ Ëu}N{¨Þo¾ KN{Z¡ ðd{Ô d}n¨Q{¨ \}nÞm{¨d{Ôb¢ Bp¶w{ d{n¹k² ±t=ÞZN¢ ze\¢f½l¨=b¢. p²¨¨Ð_{= f½Ëm+h½öl²© øn¨p{ ze=c¼ø¨Ùb¢ p¶nN¢ b¢Q{W|m¢=b¢. b}=_¾ @_{ð d²Ð_{¨m{¨ D\{¨N²Ðîf½l¨=b¢. I= T²l{¨|Úo¾ _²öl{¨ð @ztül{¨_{ ~eT²ÆN¢ÁÐu½=b{_{ðÔ.

@_{ð Q{Þm+ Û±g=\+ ztªVd+ N{ª\{ @_{Ðd¾ f}Z· zeðT¶Ðu½=b¢. p{¨d{q}à=îQ} D=Z¨=b{ð N}µtze¦ p{¨|ËZ|Í\}ðN¢ Ap²¨ b{ÃQ{m¢N¢ p²w}ä\{¨.

"H=b{¨N{o| ñm{zt=Q} Dd}Ôp{"ð zenN{m¢=ç=b¢ ztªVd+.
p{¨¨=b{¨ N}Ðzt p²¨¨zvp{¨|Z zeÍ\}\{¨ Q}ð _{m}ß_{ p²¨¨b{o²ËZ·ztm¢N¢ AQ{N{¨=\} øzrl{¨p{¨=_} il{¨Z¡N¼T¶Æ~t=b¢. @o|Z¡ zem¢Ñ~tî o¾d{© @=Vd{ øzrl{¨=Q}ð _{d{N{¨ ±ew{äl¨=b{d{Ô zt=Q{î Q}ñ il{¨Z¡N¢ m}N{¨=\} T}o| W|ÛQ{Ð_{ zeÍ\}\{¨.

@=_} øð @d{¨p{¨|d{=Q} T{ª~t=b¢ ztªVd+.
Ap²¨N¢ @b{=_} L N{ËZ¨N{a{o| N{d{i\¢=b¢.
d¶Q¥ T}o| AÃm{¹d²W+\+Q} D=Z|\{ñ, @ðÔ øzrl{¨|Þo¾d{© H=_¾ W|ÛQ{Ð_{Q} p{Úp{zvm¢Ðu}\{ñ Ap²¨N¢ _²n¨zt¨.
@=b{¨N¶ B=_{Q} @_{d²Ôp{m¾ p²©zt= T¶~t D=Z|m{=Z· d{p{¨ÙN{= N{nQ{o¶b}p²¨N{¨.
C N{a{ p²d{N{ I¹b²d} zed}ÔQ{= D=b} @ð Ao¾T{d{o¾ ze\¢f½l¨=b}p²¨.

"Bo| Hp{m{¨ T¶~t D=Z|m{ð ñ @d{¨p{¨|d{=?" @ð @\¢Q¢=b{_{ðÔ.
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