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"Ip²© d}N{l¨_¶ _²T{¨ÆN{¨=Z·d¶ j}p{¦=Z¨=b{ð~eÐu½=b¢!"

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"ztÞm¶ f»Òb{¨d¶Ô Q¼\{p²=b{¨N{¨? p{¨d{zt¨o¾ j}c{ p²w{äQ{N{¨Á_{¨d}Ô @=_¶!"

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zeðù¨b{ N¢=b¢ @=_{Ñzt¨N¢ p²ýä=b¢ p¶¨m¥ b{ÃQ{m¢N¢. p}w{ä ~tËzt= d{¨=ç _{p{¨ ~tËztp+¨N¢ m}p{n~td{ ¹±go+ øp{m}n¨ p{¨|ÞZ|\¢ m}j¾_{¨=Z· zeN{Á N{ªÚòN¢o+ d{¨=ç ö=\} p{çÆ=b¢ "çd{Ô ~eÞo|\¢N¢ Vßm{= _{ÃQ¢=b} Bp}w{?" @=Z©.

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"@=Z·?"

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" Hp{m¢N¾ N}b{¨, p¶¨p¶¨ ùw{äð b{Ð_{_{ ïzt¨N{¨=b}p{¨d{¨N{¨=Z¨d}Ôp{¨¨!"

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"N{Ëzrp¶¨! p¶¨= h}Ëztm+ ~eÞnn N¾zt= p²ýäd{ze¦Õ\{¨ N{ª\} KN{ N{¨Z¨=ize¦ ~eÞnnÔ=b{m¢ñ D=T{¨N{¨=Z|p{¨ð T²f}Õp{¨¨. KN¶ N{¨Z¨=j}ðN¢ T²=b¢d{ ~eÞnn=_} KN¼ÁN{Ám¼N{ b¢q{Q} T²b¢m¢f½l¨ _{o¾ T¾Z| ±em{Q¶ b{¨Ñ~tî m}N{¨=\} T¶l{¨|nð p{¨| N¾m¢N{"

"@zt÷ @l¨\¢l{¨| HÞZ| _{ËZ¡=b¢ ù¨N{¨?" C p{l{¨zt¨o¾? d{øß=b¢ p¶¨m¥. "KN{ Ab¢p}m{= T{m+Æ d{¨=ç p{T}ÆN{ k¾=T¶Ðztª D=Z· H=b{¨N¾ BÞn=_} P|þQ} @ð~e=ç=b¢. b}ðÔ çd{Ô~eÞnn d{p{¦ßn_¾ ð=f}nð BÒb{m¢N¥ _¾ç=b¢."

"H=_{ p{l{¨zt¨÷ ~eÞnöN¢?" h»Z¾ T¶îo¾N¢ ïzt¨N{¨ð T{ªÐztª @\¢Q¢=b¢.
d{p{¦ßp²¨¨ün_¾ KN{ @p{¨|Ùl¨|, BÒb{m{j}×l¨n¨. _²ÞníËZ©, ñö N{w{©ä.

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p}ýäÒb{m¢N¥ p{Ðu}d{ð T²~eÕ p{T¶Æ~t=b¢Q}ñ Am¾V=_} A øzrl{¨p¶¨ p{¨d{zt¨o¾ N{b{o|\{¨_{ª D=b¢. C p{l{¨zt¨o¾ Db¾ÚQ{= T¶Ðztª p{¨¨ÃQ{¨m{¨ ~eÞnöÔ HÞZ| u}N{Q{n¨Q{¨_{¨=b¢? @=b{¨N{¨ N}p{n~td{ p{¨|d{~tN{ q}m¥m{N{ q{ÐN{¨n¨ Ap²¨N¢ HN{ÁÏ^¨=ç p{Ðzt¨d}Ôl¨? N¾m¢ d²Ðîù¨b¢N¢ C N{Ëzr= H=b{¨N{¨ _²T{¨ÆN{¨=b¢? _{d{ f}ze N{w{äÞo¾ p²¨b¢ö=b¢. Ao¾T{d{ KN{ b{m¢N¢ T¶m¶ztm¢N¢ p{¨d{zt¨ _¶öN{ze\¢=b¢.

u}l{¨=Û_{= B=Z¡N¼T}ÆN{ Z¤ T¶zt¨N{¨ð _}Q{¨_{ª únÕN¢ h½d+ T¶~t=b¢. @b¥ Bb¥ p{¨|ÞZ|\}N{ p¶¨m¥ øzrl{¨= T²~eÕ=b¢.

"ðV=Q}d}? @=_{ p{¨¨zto|p²¨N{¨ H=_{ ¹c²m{Ú=? Db¾ÚQ{= T¶Ðztª p{¨¨ÃQ{¨m¢ ~eÞnöÔ ±e=T{¨_{¨=b}?" únÕ N{ª\} Aq{Æm{Úf½l¨=b¢. "@l¨_¶ d{¨p{¦ß..." I= T²zeÕj¾_{¨=b¾ øð~e=T{¨N¾o¶b}p²¨ -

"ztm{w{Ð_{ Ib¾ @=b{ð T²ze¦_{¨=Z¡p¶! C p{¨¨zto|ø\{ Db¾ÚQ{= T¶zt¨N{¨=Z© p{¨¨ÃQ{¨m¢Ô ±e=T{Q} o¶=b¢ p{¨| @p{¨Ù B=Z¡ zeËZ¨d{ D=\¢ KN{Á f}zed{¨ T{ªzt¨N¾p{\{=  H=_{ _¶öN¾ T{ª\{¨!"

"@=_¶o¶ @N}Á!" _¶m{¨N{¨ð îze¦ÕN{¨ð @=b¢ únÕ.
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