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B=Ûb{¨\{¨ N{ª\}, "MdÀd{¨. @=b{¨N¶ ðd{ÔN{Á\{ D=T}d{¨" @ð p²=Zd¶ m{=k{d{¨ ~eö~e=T}\{¨. "m{=k}! A _{zezt¨â T¶Ðu½=b¢ Hp{m¾ Q}ð d} m}VÚ= N¾zt¹p²¨d} @l{¨¨=\¼T{¨Æ. Q¾m{=_{ Anu}ÚðN¢ N¼=\{=_{ d{Ëzr= m}p¼T{Æ=Z|m{¨. Bo|Z¡ zed{¨nN¢ @zeâm{ztn¨ j}Q} zeðN¼Ðu}m{¨. p}w{äo¾d{© ñN{¨d{Ô zeð_{d{= B=N²p{m¢N¥ o¶b{¨. N{d{N{ d{¨p{¦ß p²=Zd¶ p²ýä A ze¦öo|Z¡ p{¨¨ðð p{¨d{Ùa{¨\¢N¢ ë=N{Q} T²l{¨|Úö. il{¨Òo¶m{¨" @ð AÊW|~e=T}\{¨ B=Ûb{¨\{¨.

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m{=k{ N{ª\{ N¼Ð_{Q} p{çÆd{ o|p{^Ú=, b}ðN¢ _¾\{¨ Q¼zeÕ @n=N}m}Ðo¾ p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\¢ b{ÃQ{m¢N¢ il{¨Òo¶m{Z= d¶d{¨ T{ªq}. C f}Z¡N¢ @_{ð _{f½k{ªø¨N¢ T¶m¢ D=\¼T{¨Æ" @ð _{d{¨ T{ª~td{ b}ðÔ øp{m¢=ç=b¢ çnN{.

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@b¶ ztp{¨l{¨=o¾ -
p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\¢ _{f½p{d{=o¾ -
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N}ð Ûzel{¨_{Ô= T²l{¨ÚN{ _{zeÕb{¨. B=Ûb{¨\¢ AÊV!

p{d{øüm{= p²¨¨b{o²ËZ|m{¨ - Dl{¨|ÚnnªQ{¨_{ª, A\{¨_{ª, f}\{¨_{ª, zem¢üu}o|\{¨_{ª!
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p}w{ä m¼b{ @_{ð T²p{¦Þo¾N¢ b{ªm¢=b¢.
Ap²¨ m{ªze= @_{ð N{w{äo¾N¢ W¼m{i\¢=b¢.
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Bb¶ ztp{¨l{¨= @ð p{¨d{Ùa{¨\{¨ BÒb{m¢ ù¨b} øzem¥_{=Q} j}^}n¨ N{¨m¢~e=T¶q}\{¨.
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"A\{¨N¾p{Z|ðN¢" @=b¢ m{=k{ @_{ðÔ Em¢Ðztª.
"@iÓb{=! d{¨p{¦ß p{çÆ=b¢ d}N¾ztp¶¨! Md}?"
çm{¨d{p¶ß Ap²¨ ztp{¨|c}d{¹p²¨=b¢.
N¼=Q{¨zeËZ¨N{¨ o|Q{Z= @_{ð p{=¹_²=b¢.
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m{=k} p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨n¨ b{ÃQ{Þm¾ Dd{Ô f»b{m¢=Z¡N¢ T¶m¢ m{îÛN¥\{Þo¾N¢ b¢Q}m{¨.

@b¶ ztp{¨l{¨=o¾
BN{Á\{ b}ßm{N{o¾ -
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Ap²¨ B=N} Aq{Æm{Úze\{¨_{ª @_{ðÔ f»Q¢\¢, "ù¨m{¨ ðV=Q} p{¨üd{¨k}p{¦n¨! p{¨| B=ÞZ¾ L m²=\{¨ m¾ín¨=\¢ p²w{ä=\¢" @ð Ûf}c¶l{¨ze\¢=b¢.
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N{nk}~r^¡N¢ Ho|¹Q²d} d{nN{ªim{¨Ï^¡ N{np}nd¶ N¾m¢N{ ±em¢Q¢f½_¾=b¢!
@\¢Q¥ @\{Q{d{ËZ¨Q} @_{d{Ô\¢Q¢=b¢ - "p{¨m¢ p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\{¨ p{¨þä _{zezt¨â p²¨¨b{o²ËZ|\} o¶N{ B=N} m{=k{_¾d¶ Dd}Ô\}? KN{Áu}m¢ T{ª~t T²zeÕm{ª?"
"_{zeztªâ o¶b{¨ Q¢zeztªâ o¶b{¨. m{=k{ NÀQ¢o¶ c}Úd{=" @=Z© @=_{o¾d¶ T²p{¦n¨ ðN{Áj¼\{¨T{¨N{¨ð W|ÛQ{Ð_{Q} øð, "Lm¥Ô, l¨| p¶q{Ún¨ H=_{¹N²d} _{Q{¨b{¨m{¨ zt¨p{¨|!" @ð zeQ{ni\¢ d{p{ßZ= p²¨¨b{o²ËZ|\{¨ p{¨^¡Ðzt=k{¨\{¨.
"Iø¨Z·ø¨Z¡? I=Vm¢Q¢=b¢?" @d{\¢Q¢=b¢ N{nk}~r^¡.
"I= T²zeÕp{¨=Z|p+! d{p{ßo¶N{ T{Ðzt¨d}Ôd{¨.@_{ð _{zezt¨d{ÞZ| T²\{Q¼ËZ¡ _{m}ß_{ m{=k{ I= T¶~t=b¾ T{ªq}p}? p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\¢_¾ m{îÛN¥\{o¾ D=\{Q} "d¶d{ö~tf½l{¨|d{¨, BN{ T}n¨m} d{nN{ªim}!" @ð p{¨©öQ¢=b¢ zem{p{q{=_¾. p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\{¨ f}ze= p{¨d{zt¨ çp{¦N{¨Áp{¨ð p²ýäf½l{¨|\{¨".
"Aÿ! m{=k{ p{¨|Û_{= I= T¶Ðzt¨=b¢o¶! d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨ Ap²¨ð @=_{ Ûµep{¨Q} T{ªzt¨N{¨=Z|\{d{Ô p{¨|Z! .. B=_{N{ª p{¨m¢ Bze¦Õ\{¨ d{nN{ªim{¨\²N{Á\{¨d}Ô\¾?"
"MdÀd{¨. ñN{¨ p{¨¨OÚ¹p²¨=b¢ @b¶ N{b}! D=\{¨ T{ª\{ñ! _{d{¨ zeN{Ád{¨=Z· m{=k{ p²ýä _{zezt¨â T²\{Q¼ËZo¶b{¨, b}ð p{Þn B=Ûb{¨\¢N¢ N¾ze= p{Ðzt¨=b{ð A d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨ Bze¦Õ\{¨ p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\¢ _{f½p{d}ðN¢ b{ÃQ{Þm¾d¶ KN{ _¾Zo¾ T²ËZ¨N¢=b{ Dd}Ô\{¨....
@_{ð ù¨b{ zem}N{¨_¾ d{¨øß=N¶= f}\{¨_}p{¦ Q}ð BN{ d¶ p²w¼äÐu}d{¨" @ð Ûzel{¨|^= N{ËZ|\{¨ p{¨^¡Ðzt=k{¨\{¨.

k¾m{¨p{¨=b¢ N{nk}~r^¡!
"d{ðÔo| d{ËZ·ÞZ¾ p{¨¨=ç p²w¼äÒb{¨. Ho|¹Q²d} ztm¶ C m¾W·, Bze¦Õ\¶, d¶d{¨ @_{ð b{ÃQ{m¢N¢ T¶m}ö. ù¨m{¨ _{zeÕ d}N{¨ b¢N{¨Á o¶m{¨"
"ù¹o²_¶ T²l{¨Úd}? N}ñ - @b¢ b{ÃQ{m} b}f}? p{¨| Q{¨m{¨p{¦Q}m{¨ H=_¾ T{N{ÁQ} úx{^ BçÆd{ C ~t=üð¹N²d} d}n¨ÃQ{\¢l{¨n¨ ze\{¨_{¨=b¶!
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B=N{ N{nk}~r^¡ ðnp{o¶N{ f½l¨=b¢.
"@l{¨|Ú! p{ËZ¡ p{¨|ZÐo¾ zeðVm{Q{b{¨. Ho|¹Q²d} d{d{¨Ô ù¨m{¨ @_{ð b{ÃQ{m¢N¢ T¶m}Æöâ=b¶! Jd}, Hp{m¶p{¨d{¨N{¨=Z· ù¨o|Z¡ p{¨ü_{¨ÙnN¢ I= _{N{¨ÁpÀ_{¨=b¢!" @=Z© N}w}ä p¶w}ä i\¢=b¢. @îN{Ëzr= ù¨b{ Kze¦ÕN{¨d}Ô\{_{d{¨.
p{¨¨=b{¨Q} _{d{¨ ~t=zv= ù¨b{ HN}Á\{¨.
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"ù¨ @d{¨ÛQ{zv= @l¨=b¢. @b¶ T}n¨. ù¨m²o| T²l{¨Úp{¨=Z· @o| T¶Ðu}" @=Z© _{d{© HN¢Á=b¢ N{nk}~r^¡.
"a¶!" @ð @b¢ö=T{Z=_¾Z· ~t=zv= @p{¨|=_{= @N}q}ðN²Q¢m¢ p¶Q{=Q} zem¢Q²Ðî=b¢.
N¼=_{ b{ªm{= p²w}äm{¨.

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Hp{m¾ N}b{¨, p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\¢ _{zezt¨â T²\{Q¼ËZZ|ðN¢ m{=k{_¾ p²ýäd{ T²n¨n¨!
p{¨^¡Ðzt=k{¨\¢N¢ p}w{ä_¾ N{i¨Þm{¨ N{nf}nð~e=ç=b¢.
"Bb¶ø¨Z¡ ù¨ T²öð p{b¢o¶~t ù¨m¶ b¶p{o¾N}ðN¢ îm¢Q²Ðw{§d}Ôm{¨? Aø\{ p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\¢_¾ B=N¼d}Ôw{§ä Q{\{zej¾_¾=b}?"
"B=N²N{Á\¢ p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\{¨? Ip{¨l{¨|Ú\¾, HZ¨ f½l{¨|\¾! Bze¦Õ\{¨ m{=k{ d{nN{ªim{¨\¢_¾ ül¨Q} D=b¢ - A _¾Zo¾d¶! Bd}Ôw{§ä øm{zv=o¾ Dd{Ô p}w{äð ø\{b¢l{¨ÚZ= BËzr= o¶N{ p¶¨p¶¨ p²ýäf½_{¨d}Ô=".
_{¨Ûm{¨p{¨d}Ôm{¨ p}w{§ä, "N{öN}n= N}N{f½_¶ A óm{V\{n W¾Q¢N¥ C @=b}n j¼p{¨ÙN¥ W¾\¶ø¨Z¾! Ap²¨ð T{ªq}m}, ztßÃm{=o¾ KN{Á ðp{¨¨zr= D=Z· T}n¨ b¶p{_}øZ¨n=b{m¥Ô KN}Z A\¢=T¶ËZ¨=b¢!" @ð i¨ÃQ{n¨ d¼N{¨ÁN{¨=Z©.

~tÓb{¨\¢N¢ @Ñm{¹p²¨f½l¨=b¢ f»m{f}Z¨ Vm¢Q¢=b{ð.
Bze¦Õ\{¨ p}w{§ä T²~eÕ=b¢ N{nk}~r^¡N¢ b{¨m}ßÐm¶!
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"@b²o|Q{?"
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KN{Áu}m¢ _{n¹±eN²Ðî T{ª~t ZN{¨Áp{¨ð ðöçf½l¨=b¢ ~t=zv=!
p{¨¨=b{¨N{¨ d{\¢~e=T{Z|ðN¢ @_{d{¨ m{N{m{N}n Ûzel{¨_}Ôn¨ T¶q}\{¨ Q}ð _¾N{îze¦Õ_{ª p²d{N{\{¨Q¶ _{zeÕ p{¨¨=b{\{¨Q{¨ p²l{¨Úb¶!
N{nk}~r^¡N¢ N{=Q}m²Ðîf½l¨=b¢.
"I¹p²¨=b¶¹p²¨=b{"ð @m¢ç=b¢ k{l{¨=Q}!
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"d{¨øßN{Á\¶ D=\{¨. d¶ p²ýä ze«n¨ N¾zt¨N¼Ðu}d{¨" @ð zeN{Ád{¨d{Ô ze«n_¾Zo¾N¢ zem¢Q²Ð_}\{¨ ~tÓb{¨\{¨.

@l²©p{¨l{¨=Q} b¢N{¨Án¨ T{ªÐztª ðni\¢=b¢ N{nk}~r^¡.
zv[}Ð_{¨Q} -
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Ap²¨o¾ øzem¥_{¹p²¨d{ A=b¾w{d{!
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zv\}p{¦\¢Q} p{¨|ÞZ|\¶Ðu½=b}p²¨.

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