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N¾ze= p{çÆd{ m²=\¾ m{=k{, "d}N¶=, N{¨j¶m{¨\{¨ o¶\}, B=Ûb{¨\{¨ o¶\}, ÛizvÙ o¶\}, c{m{Ù= ðnj²ËZZ|ðN¢ KN{Á¹m²d} p{¨¨=b{¨N{¨ m}m}?" @=Z· -
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A p{Úp{üm{= L N¼öN¢Á T¶m¢=b¢.

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B=N¾ d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨ p{T}Æ\{N{Á\¢N¢, "d} m{ªze=o¾ Hp{Û\} m{=k{_¾ Dd}ÔËZ!" @ð N¶N{o¶Ðztª.

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m{=k{ k{l{¨=_¾ _{d{ Û~el{¨¨\¢ N{=[{= NÀQ¢ö=T{¨N{¨ð "b¶p{_{o|m}, m{x¢=T{=\¢! Hp{\¾ m}x{zt¨\{¨ ðm}l{¨¨c{¨\¢Q} Dd{Ô d} Û~el{¨¨Ï^¡ T{=zej¾_{¨d}Ô\{¨" @ð I\¢Æ Q{ÃQ¾n¨ ±e\{¨_{¨=\{Q} -
m²=\¾ d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨ d{øß "@m{m¶, d{d¶Ô m}x{zt¨Ï^¡ T¶q}p}! k{l{¨ ze\{N{¨, ðm}l{¨¨c{¨Ï^¡ T{=zed{¨. N}p}n=Z· _{d{ N{Ðî _²T{¨ÆN¾p{¨d{¨. l{¨¨Ób{= @=Z· Hp{m{¨ Q²n¨Ðu}m¾ Hp{m{¨ T{Ðu}m¾ ðV= d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨ T{еt Ho|Q{ @ð ñN{¨ k{l{¨¹p²¨_¶ p{¨|o¾ Hp{m{¨ ðVp²© _²öµt b}N} AQ¢ @ze¦Õ\¶ l{¨¨Ób{= T¶Ðu}o¶. C o¾Q} d{¨p{¦ß m{zvu}Ún\¢Q¾, p{¨|o¾ _¶\}n¨ zem¢N¢=ç T{ªu½ _¶n¨Æ... J_¶ KN{ p{¨|Z. d} Hb{¨m{¨Q} d{¨p{¦ß p}Ï^¡ NÀQ¢ö=T{Z= d¶d{¨ k{m¢=T{o¶N{ f½_{¨d}Ô! N{d{N{ d}N{¨ Ap¶q{= p{çÆ p}Ï^¡ T{=zeN{¨=\} D=\}n=Z· d{¨p{¦ß p}\¢N¢ b{ªm{=Q} D=\{¨" - @=Z· - H=b{¨¹N²d} p{¨=çb{ð m{=k{ BÒb{m¢N¥ p{¨c{Ú b{ªm{=o¾ ðni\¢ H=_{ T{ª~td} Iù¨ _¶\} N{d{ze\{N{ òÐ_{m{f½l¨ T{ªÐzt¨=Z· -

m²=\¾ d{nN{ªim{¨\{d}Ô\{¨, "B=Ûb{¨\{¨ ze=~e_¶ d{¨p{¦ß p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\¢ _{zezt¨â T²\{Q¼ËZZ|ðN¢ p{T}Æp{¦ N{b}! p}Ï^¡ I @\¢øN¢ _¾o¶q}p{¦? p{¨c{Úo¾ ù\²N{Á\{ _{Q{¨n¨N{¨d}Ô\{¨? b¶p{N}m{Ú= T²\{¨_{¨=b{ð d¶d{¨ ñ øm{zv=_¾ T{Ðztª çp{m¢N¢ Ip{¨d}Ô N}ñ @ð p{çÆ BN{Á\¢N¢ b{ÃQ{Þm¾d¶ KN{ _¾Zo¾ ñ N¾zt= Hb{¨m{¨T{ªÐztª D=Z· d{¨øßN{Á\{ ù\¢_¾ Q{\{¨ze¦_{¨d}Ôp+! B=_{N{¨ p{¨¨=b¶ d}m{b{¨\{¨ p{çÆ "d{¨øßN{Á\{ øm{zv=o¾ p{¨¨d{¨Q{¨_{ª N{ªm{¨Æ=Z· @N{Á\²p{\¾ ño|Z¡ p}\¶ m{=k{_¾ zt¨P|n¨ @d{¨k{øÐzt¨d}Ô\{"ð T²µeÕb}N} _²÷o¶b{¨. Bze¦Õ\{¨ T²ze¦Õ - ù\{¨ Hze¦Õ\{¨ HN{Á\{ b}zem¢=T}\{¨ ñN{¨?" -
- @ð _{d{ u»b{ T²ze¦ÕN{¨=Z· Iù¨ _¾T{ð m{=k{ -
"I= T²zeÕp{¨=Z|p+?" @ð p²¨¨b{Z¡ d{nN{ªim{¨\¢ p{=N{ T{ªÐµt @_{d{¨,
"Iø¨Zo| T{ªÐzt¨d}Ôp+? Q{¨Ðm{¨o¶b} ñN{¨ - @b¢p{m{N{¨ d}m{b{¨\{d}Ô\{¨ N{b} ño|Z¡b¢ ðd{©Ô d}o|Z¡ p}\{¨ d{d{©Ô zeËZ¨N{¨ð îzeÕn¨ ±e\{_}m{ð! A p{¨|Z Bo| ðV¹p²¨=b¢. ñN¶= k{l{¨= p{Òb{¨. d¶ðze¦Õ\¶ p²ýä d} N{Ðî ïzt¨N¼çÆ ù\¢ @=_{¨ T{ªÐu}d{¨" @ð il{¨Òo¶m{j¾_{¨=Z· m²=\¾ p}\{¨,
"@=_{ f½Z¨Q}\¢¹p²_¶ Bze¦Õ\¶ m}, d} N{Ðî N{ª\} f}m¶Ðu}d{¨,ñ zt=Q{_¶ø¨Z¾ T{ªÐu}d{¨" @=Z© N{Ðî f}m¶~t p{¨Þn l{¨¨Ób}ðN¢ b¢Q{Z=_¾ BÒb{m{ª ±v©m}±v©m¥ j}üj}£v p{¨¨Ës}p{¨¨Ë£r _{nze\¢_¶ -

p}w{äo¾ zeT{Æ b{ËZ¤ Dd{Ôp}\{¨ _{d{ Û~el{¨¨\{ñ T{=Ûb{N}ø b{ËZ¤ Dd{Ôp}\{¨ m²=\¾ p}\{ñ Q{¨Ðm{¨ ±eËZ¨N{¨ð m{=k{ T{ªÐztª=\{Q} m{N{m{N}n ød}Úu}Ðo¾ H=_¾ µtze¦ f½m}\¢ BÒb{m{ª @ö~tf½l¨ T{îN¢n ze\{Q} -
m{=k{N¢ zv[}Ð_{¨Q} KN{ Ao¾T{d{ p{çÆ=b¢!

"ù¨ l{¨¨Ób{= Aze=\¢=N{! d¶d¼N{ m{zvztÚøzrl{¨= @\{Q{j¾_{¨d}Ô. b}ðÔ iËZ¡ Hp{m{¨ ðVp²© _²n¨Ðzt¨=b¢" @ð BÒb{m¥Ô ø\¢ø\¢Q} ïzt¨N²ýä,
"p{¨d{= N{w}ze«Ïm{¨\¢ øzrl{¨= I zt=b{m{Ø=o¾ p{¨|ÞZ|\{¨N{¨d}Ô=?" @ð @\¢Q¶ztm¢N¢ - m²=\¾ p}\{¨! ZN{¨Áp{¨ð ztp{¨|c}d{= T²f}Õ\{¨!

Ap²¨ @zeÕZ¡ b}N} ðV= d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨ @d{¨N{¨=Z¨d{Ô p²¨¨b{Z¡ p}\{¨ _²Þnj¾l¨ ðniÍ\}\{¨!

"@l{¨Úl²©Ú! B=b}N{Z¨Ô=ç d{¨p¶ß @ztn¨  d{nN{ªim{¨\¢p{d{¨N{¨d}Ô N{b}! Lm¢ p{¨|l{¨|ù!" @ð m²=\¾ p}\¢ b{ÃQ{m¢N¢ zem¢Q²Ðî=b¢ m{=k{ N{=Q}m{¨Q}.

p{¨üN¾ze=_¾ p}Ï^¡ @o|Õl{¨¨zr¨ÁÏ^¡ N{p{¨Ùð q{~e=T}\{¨ d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨!

m{=k{ "@zto²p{m¢ø d{¨p{¦ß? H=b{¨N¥ p¶zr= p¶q}p+?" @d{\{¨Q{¨_{¨=Z·, "Jd{ AnztÚ= T}nN{d} B=N} p}\¢_¾ p{¨|Zn¨? zeb{ f½b}=" @ð d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨ Ap²¨ð ïzt¨N{¨ð p²ýäf½l{¨|\{¨.

p{¨|l{¨|d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨ N¼=_{µtze¦ ðËZ©m{¨Ðztª ðni\¢ p{¨^¡N{=c{m{¨\¢ zeÏm{q}n ¹p²ze¦N¢ p²Ðw{§=Z· @_{d{¨ p{b¢o¶~td{ d} N{Ðîð ïzt¨N{¨ð Ad{=b{=Q} BN{Á\¢N¢ p{T}Æd¶Ôd{¨! ¹±eQ} d} Q{¨m{¨p{¦ Q}m{¨ C N{Ðîð d}N¢Ðztª b¥=_¾ d{¨p{¦ß Hp{m¢Ô T{=zej¾_}p¾ p}w{äð HzeÕZ¡¹N²d} C N{Ð_¶ T{=ze¦_{¨=b{d}Ôm{¨. d¶d{¨ b¥=_¾ N{nk}~rÏ^¡ T{=f}nd{¨N{¨d}Ô Q{d{N{ @zeÕZ¡N¢ _{~eÕ=T{¨N{¨d}Ô ..." @ð A¹±ed{ @d{Z|ðN¢ d¾Ûm}N{ b¢N{¨Án¨ T{ª\{u}Q}\{¨ p{¨^¡Ðzt=k{¨\{¨.

"ñN{¨ V=N¶= @N{ÁÞm¶b{¨. Ho| Vm{Q}o¾ @o| Vm{¨Q{¨_{¨=b¢ o¶!" @=b¢ N{nk}~r^¡ ¹c²m{Ú=Q}.
"øp¶N{p{=_{¨m}öø Q{d{N{ @o| @d{Q{öQ}p+! ztm¶ Q}ð, p{¨m¢ ñ N{a¶ø¨Z¾ T²ze¦Õ. ðd{¨Ô p{b¢o¶~t d¶d{¨ f}m¢f½l{¨|N{ HN{Á\{ p²b¢N¢d} N{d{ze\{o¶b{¨ d{¨p{¦ß! Ip{¨l{¨|Úp+, Ho| p{¨|l{¨p{¨l{¨|Úp+?" @d{\¢Q}\{¨ p{¨^¡Ðzt=k{¨\{¨.

d{øß=b¢ N{nk}~r^¡, "d} N{a{=_} d{¨p¶ß T²µeÕq}p+! B=N{ d¶d{¨ T²f}Õöâ=b¢ Ip{¨¨=b¢?" @=Z©!

"A d{nN{ªim{¨\{¨ d{d{¨Ô T{ª~e=T{p{¨ð ðd{¨Ô o|N¼ÁÐzt¨=Z· ù¨N{¨ Hb{¨m{¨ zeÍ\{ m{=k{ Hp{m¾ N}b{¨, d¶d¶!
ðd{¨Ô ø\¢~e=ç @_{ðÔ ïzt¨N²ýä @_{Ðd¾ N¼=_{µtze¦ m{îÛN¥\{n¨ u}Q¢=T}. B=_{o¾ @ztn¨ m{=k{ @N{Á\¢N¢ m}p{Z=, Ap²¨_¾ f½ÞZ|\¢ çp{m¢N¢ il{¨Zze\¢ N{Ðî p¶Z¨_¾ T{T¶Æ q}ze= _²T{¨ÆN¾p{Z= @ñÔ d{¨p¶ß T²µeÕq}p+!" @ð T²~eÕ=b¢ N{nk}~r^¡ @=b{m¥Ô Aq{Æm{Ú=o¾ p{¨¨=T{¨_{ª!

"@o|d}! p{¨m¢ m{=k{Q} p{¨|m¶ q{ÐN¢ ñN²o| p{çÆ=b¢?" @d{\¢Q}\{¨ p{¨^¡Ðzt=k{¨\{¨ d{p{¨Ùo¶N{ f½_{ª!
"@b¢ d}m{b{¨\¢çÆd{ p{m{=. ë=N{ Hb{¨m¼çÆ m{=k{ d{nN{ªim{¨\¢ p²=Z p²w{äN{¨=\} AQ{Z=_¾ Bb¶ ztp{¨l{¨p{¨d{¨N{¨ð d¶d{¨ Ap²¨ m{ªze=o¾ @_{ðÔ b{N¢Á=T{¨N{¨d}Ôd{¨. f}ze=, A d}m{b{¨n p}m{¨ N{ª\{ d} p²¨¨zv= T{ª~t d¶d²p{m¾Ô il{¨Z±eËZN{¨=\} p²ýäf½l{¨|m{¨. ... çp{m¢N¢ Ho|Q{ª q}ze= m}d¶ p{çÆ=b¢ Q{d{N{ @b¶b¾ C b¶ø b{ÃQ{m¶ @d{¨k{øÒb}p{¨ð BN{Á\¢N¼T}Æðze¦Õ\{¨. ù¨ Q{¨m{¨p{¦ Q}m¢ p{¨|Z ðV= N}p{Z|ðN¶d¶p²© d{¨p{«ß d¶d{© N{ª\} BN{Á\¢N¶ T¶m}=!" @d{Ôb¢ N{nk}~r^¡ _{Þd¾ _{d{¨ p{¨|ËZ|\{¨N{¨=Z¨d{ÔËZ¨!

@=_{o¾d¶ Ap²¨N¢ p{¨m¾ øzrl{¨= Q{¨Ðm¼çÆ=b¢.
b}Ðd¾ f}Z¨ KN{ ±eÒb{ ðËZ©m{¨Õ N{ª\{ il{¨Z¡N¼çÆ=b¢.
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