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Adyg B[ÞX$ep ip¡_p r_dp®spA¡ Ardspc bÃQ__p¡ BÞV$fìey L$fhp dpV¡$ `|Å b¡v$u Bb°prld_¡ Apd„ÓZ Apàey„ Ðepf¡ s¡d_¡ ¿epg lsp¡ S> L¡$ s¡_u QQp® ÅNi¡, `Z A¡ QQp® rhhpv$dp„ a¡fhpC S>i¡ A¡hp¡ sp¡ s¡d_¡ ¿epg `Z _lp¡sp¡.

14 d¡, frhhpf¡ Ap dygpL$ps ârkÙ \hp_u lsu, `Z s¡_p bv$g¡ v$i®L$p¡_¡ k„S>e v$Ñ_p¡ S|>_p¡ BÞV$fìey S> Å¡hp dþep¡. buÅ qv$hk¡ AMbpfp¡dp„ Al¡hpgp¡ Apìep L¡$ Ardspc bÃQ_ `p¡sp_p BÞV$fìey\u Myi _lp¡sp¡ A_¡ s¡Z¡ õV$pf V$uhu_¡ s¡ BÞV$fìey fv$ L$fhp S>Zpìey„ lsy„. `|Å b¡v$uA¡ S> Ap Apn¡` L$ep£ lsp¡ A_¡ Al¡hpgdp„ A¡hy„ `Z S>Zphpey„ lsy„ L¡$ Å¡ dygpL$ps ârkÙ \i¡ sp¡ `p¡s¡ õV$pf V$uhu_p S> "L$p¡_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs' âp¡N°pddp„\u _uL$mu S>i¡ A¡hu ^dL$u `Z Ardspc bÃQ__¡ Ap`u lsu.

`|Å L$l¡ R>¡, "d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ardspc bÃQ_ `p¡sp_u Bd¡S>_u bpbsdp„ blz Qp¡½$k R>¡. s¡_¡ ¿epg Aphu Nep¡ lsp¡ L¡$ `p¡sp_p¡ BÞV$fìey kpfp¡ _\u Nep¡, A¡V$g¡ S> s¡Z¡ s¡ fv$ L$fu _pMhp_y„ rhQpe¯y li¡. dygpL$ps f¡L$p¡X®$ \C s¡_p AX$^p¡ L$gpL$dp„ S> s¡Z¡ BÞV$fìey fv$ L$fhp_y„ _½$u L$fu _p¿ey„ lsy„. Ad¡ sp¡ BÞV$fìey rhi¡ hpsp¡ L$fu_¡ lku füp lsp Ðep„ `p¡Zp bpf hpÁe¡ ap¡_ Apìep¡ L¡$ dygpL$ps ârkÙ \hp_u S> _\u. BÞV$fìey_y„ A¡qX$rV„$$N hN¡f¡ \pe s¡ `R>u Ardspc¡ rhfp¡^ L$ep£ lsp¡ sp¡ `Z lz„ dp_u iL$s, `Z `p¡õV$ âp¡X$¼i_ dpV¡$ BÞV$fìey Åe s¡ `l¡gp„ S> BÞV$fìey s¡Z¡ fv$ L$fpìep¡ s¡_p¡ dsgb L¡$ s¡_¡ L„$CL$ M|„Ãey„ lsy„.'

Ardspc bÃQ__p¡ Ap rhi¡ k„`L®$ kp^hp_u b^u L$p¡rii Akam flu lsu. Å¡L¡$ õV$pf V$uhu_p âp¡N°ptdN rhcpN_p rkr_ef hpBk â¡rkX¡$ÞV$ kduf _pef¡ S>Zpìey„ lsy„,"d¢ buÅ qv$hk¡ khpf¡ BÞV$fìey fv$ L$fhp_y„ _½$u L$e¯y lsy„ A_¡ s¡ `Z BÞV$fìey Å¡ep bpv$. `p¡Zp L$gpL$dp„ L¡$ fpÓ¡ S> s¡_¡ fv$ _lp¡sp¡ L$fhpdp„ Apìep¡. dpfp A¡ r_Z®e kp\¡ Ardspc_¡ L$iy„ gpNsy„hmNsy„ _\u. s¡dZ¡ d_¡ ap¡_ `Z L$ep£ _\u.'

Adyg B[ÞX$ep ip¡_y„ r_dp®Z L$fsu L„$`_u V$uhu 18_p„ dy„bC åeyfp¡ Qua h„v$_p drgL$ `Z _pef_u hps_¡ V¡$L$p¡ Ap`¡ R>¡. "Ardspc¡ BÞV$fìey fv$ L$fpìep¡ s¡ hps sØ_ Mp¡V$u R>¡. A¡L$ dygpL$ps_¡ L$pfZ¡ Akgpdsu A_ychhp_y„ s¡d_¡ dpV¡$ L$p¡C L$pfZ _\u. s¡dZ¡ sp¡ Aphp OZp BÞV$fìey Apàep R>¡, `f„sy `|Å b¡v$uA¡ kdN° BÞV$fìey v$frdep_ s¡d_u dÅL$ DX$pX$hp_u L$p¡rii L$fu lsu. Adyg B[ÞX$ep ip¡_p¡ A¡L$ ¼gpk R>¡ A_¡ Apbê$ R>¡ s\p `|Å_p¡ ArcNd s¡_¡ A_yê$` _lp¡sp¡. Adpfp ip¡dp„ A¡ÞL$f sfuL¡$ k„S>_p L$`|f A_¡ d¡O_p NygTpf flu Q|¼ep„ R>¡. `|Å b¡v$u s¡ ¼gpkdp„ _\u Aphsu. s¡Z¡ BÞV$fìey_u L$mp lÆ iuMhp_u R>¡.'

AgbÑ, `|Å Ap hps kp\¡ klds \su _\u. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "BÞV$fìey A¡L$v$d lmhpicep£ fpMhp_p¡ lsp¡. r_dp®spA¡ S> d_¡ L¡$hp âï_p¡ `|R>hp s¡_y„ rgõV$ Apàey„ lsy„. Ardspc `pk¡ `Z s¡_u A¡L$ _L$g lsu, `Z d_¡ L$p¡C `ÓL$pf_u S>¡d ku^pkpv$p khpgp¡ `|R>hp_y„ _ apìey„ A¡V$g¡ khpgp¡ `|R>hpdp„ d¢ iåv$p¡ a¡fhu _p¿ep lsp. S>¡\u BÞV$fìey \p¡X$p¡ h^y lmhp¡ A_¡ dÅqL$ep¡ b_¡. âï_p¡ `Z ku^pkpv$p lsp. d¢ s¡d_¡ L$p¡C õL¡$ÞX$g rhi¡ _lp¡sy„ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ s¡d_p„ gafp„Ap¡ rhi¡ _lp¡sy„ `|R¹>ey„.'

"A¡L$ khpg S>¡ rgõV$dp„ _lp¡sp¡ s¡ lsp¡ s¡d_p hpm_¡ X$pe L$fhp rhi¡_p¡. d_¡ s¡ ÅZhpdp„ blz fk lsp¡. s¡Ap¡ dÅL$_p õhfdp„ S>hpb Ap`u i¼ep lp¡s L¡$ lz„ sp¡ A¡L$ _hp¡ V²¡$ÞX$ iê$ L$fu füp¡ Ry>„ L¡$ lz„ sp¡ afu _p_p¡ b_u füp¡ Ry>„, `Z s¡_p bv$g¡ s¡ A¡L$v$d bQph L$fhp gpNu Nep. d_¡ sp¡ Ardspc_u v$ep Aph¡ R>¡. hjp£ ky^u õ`p¡V$gpBV$dp„ füp `R>u lh¡ s¡ A¡L$v$d ApL$mp b_u Nep R>¡. ip dpV¡$ \p¡Xy„$ lku_¡ qfg¡¼k \C iL$sp _\u? vy$r_epcfdp„ s¡ aep® R>¡, `Z s¡d_pdp„ S>fpe N°¡k _\u. Ap sp¡ blz Mfpb L$l¡hpe.'

Ap hps kp\¡ `Z ip¡_p r_dp®sp klds _\u. drgL$ L$l¡ R>¡, "A¡hy„ S>fpe bÞey„ _lp¡sy„. Ardspc_¡ s¡_p L$pmp hpm A_¡ ^p¡mu v$pY$u rhi¡ `|R>hpdp„ Apìey„ Ðepf¡ s¡dZ¡ lmhpi\u S> S>hpb Apàep¡ lsp¡.' `|Å L$l¡ R>¡, "Äepf¡ A¡ `R>u d¢ s¡d_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ ip dpV¡$ s¡dZ¡ "L$p¡_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs' L$pe®¾$d õhuL$pep£ sp¡ s¡dZ¡ L$üy„ L¡$ d_¡ s¡ gp¡L$p¡¡(õV$pf V$uhu_p k„QpgL$p¡)A¡ L$üy„ A¡V$g¡. s¡d_p S>hpbp¡ _ufk lsp¡. L$v$pQ dÅqL$ep gp¡L$p¡ kp\¡ fl¡hp_u s¡d_¡ Apv$s _l] lp¡e.'

$ `|Å b¡v$u_¡ õV$pf V$uhu sfa\u lh¡ A¡L$ `Ó `Z dmu Nep¡ R>¡, S>¡dp„ S>Zphpey„ R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_p¡ BÞV$fìey A¡L$v$d _hp r_iprmep S>¡hp¡ A_¡ QugpQpgy lsp¡. _pef L$l¡ R>¡, "R> hj®\u Adpfp ip¡ dpV¡$ L$pd L$fsu d¡O_p NygTpf lpS>f _lp¡su. s¡_u S>ÁepA¡ Ad¡ L$p¡C_¡ ip¡^u füp lsp. V$uhu 18A¡ `|Å b¡v$u_¡ s¡_u S>ÁepA¡ gu^u, `Z Ad¡ BÞV$fìey Å¡ep¡ Ðepf¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ d¡O_p S>¡hy„ L$pd s¡ L$fu iL¡$ _l]. Ad_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ s¡ `p¡s¡ S> A¡L$v$d hprleps gpNsu lsu.'

buÆ bpSy>, Ap bpbsp¡_u `fhp L$ep® rh_p `|Å AÐepf¡ sp¡ s¡Z¡ Ardspc `f gM¡gp `Ó_¡ L$pfZ¡ S>¡ ârskpv$ dþep¡ R>¡ s¡_p\u MyiMyipg R>¡. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfp D`f L¡$V$gpe ap¡_ Apìep R>¡ A_¡ b^p d_¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ d¢ blz kpfy„ L$e¯y. buN bu kpd¡ \hp bv$g dp¡V$p cpN_p gp¡L$p¡A¡ d_¡ Arc_„v$_ Apàep„ R>¡. dsgb L¡$ lz„ A¡L$gu _\u S>¡ Ardspc_p õhcph\u _pfpS> lp¡e. s¡d_p Ap õhcph\u sp¡ lz„ AÅZu S> lsu. `p¡sp_y„ ^pe¯y ApS> ky^u s¡dZ¡ L$fpìey„ R>¡. lz„ sp¡ s¡d_¡ A¡g¡NÞV$, hpL$¹Qsyf, kp¡qa[õV$L¡$V¡$X$ dp_su lsu, `Z d_¡ sp¡ Sy>v$p¡ S> A_ych \ep¡. L¡$hu ifd_u hps!'

`|Å L$l¡ R>¡, "d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ V$uhu dpV¡$ sp¡ A¡ A¡L$ Å¡fv$pf BÞV$fìey lsp¡. V$uhu 18 d_¡ gC_¡ `õsphp¡ L$fsy„ li¡. d¢ s¡d_¡ sL$guadp„ d|L$hp bv$g dpau `Z dpNu R>¡, `Z A¡ hps epv$ fpMhu Å¡CA¡ L¡$ Ardspc S>¡hu ìe[¼s V$uhu BÞV$fìeydp„ N¢N¡a¢a¡ \C NC lp¡e s¡hy„ cpÁe¡ S> b_sy„ lp¡e R>¡. A¡hy„ S> \ey„ lsy„ A_¡ A¡ hps b^p_¡ Å¡hp v¡$hu Å¡Csu lsu.'

hp„Qp¡ `|Å b¡v$uA¡ Ardspc_¡ gM¡gp¡ `Ó

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?