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A¡L$ hj® `l¡gp„ fQhpdp„ Aph¡gp DÑf âv¡$i Np¥k¡hp Apep¡N_p A¡L$ kæe S>¡dZ¡ lh¡ `„Qdp„\u fpÆ_pdy„ Ap`u v$u^y„ R>¡ s¡Ap¡ Ll¡ R>¡, "cpfsue S>_sp `n Np¥fnp_p _pd¡ dpÓ hpsp¡ S> L$f¡ R>¡.'

1964 b¡Q_p r_h©Ñ ApB`uA¡k Ar^L$pfu Apf. ku. v$urns_¡ d¡, 1999dp„ DÑf âv¡$i Np¥k¡hp Apep¡N_p k¡¾¡$V$fu `v¡$ _udhpdp„ Apìep lsp. s¡dZ¡ bfpbf A¡L$ hj® L$pd L$fu_¡ fpÆ_pdy„ Ap`u v$u^y„ R>¡. r_fpi \e¡gp v$urns L$l¡ R>¡, "`n_p L¡$V$gpL$ dlÒh_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ kpfu S>ÁepA¡ b¡kpX$u iL$pe A¡V$gp DØ¡i\u S> Ap `„Q_u fQ_p \C lsu A¡d d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡.'

qfqX$a.L$p¡d kp\¡ hps L$fsp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "d_¡ Nep hj£ d„Óu sfuL¡$ `k„v$ L$fhpdp„ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ Ap_„v$ \ep¡ lsp¡ L¡$ Qpgp¡ S>¡_u L$p¡C `fhp L$fsy„ _\u, S>¡_p sfa d_¡ _p_`Z\u S> gNph R>¡ A¡ Npep¡_u k¡hp L$fhp_p¡ d_¡ dp¡L$p¡ dþep¡ R>¡ `f„sy 28 kæep¡_p Ap `„Qdp„ A¡L$ hj® L$pd L$fu_¡ d_¡ Mpsfu \C NC R>¡ L¡$ cpS>`_¡ Np¥fnp dpV¡$ hpsp¡ L$fhp rkhpe L$ipdp„ S> fk _\u.'

fpÄe kfL$pf sfa\u Np¥fnp dpV¡$ S>¡ Dv$pku v$pMhpC R>¡ s¡_p\u _pfpS> v$urns L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ `p¡s¡ lp¡Øp¡ k„cpþep¡ Ðepf\u S> `n_p¡ Np¥fnp_p¡ v$php¡ L¡$V$gp¡ Mp¡Mgp¡ R>¡ s¡_p¡ ¿epg Aphu Nep¡ lsp¡. Apd R>sp„ lz„ Np¥fnp_p dyØp_¡ hmNu füp¡ L¡$d L¡$ cpS>`¡ l„d¡ip„ Npe_u k¡hp dpV¡$ dp¡V$u dp¡V$u hpsp¡ L$fu lsu A_¡ d_¡ Apip lsu L¡$ ^ud¡ ^ud¡ [õ\rs ky^fi¡.

1997dp„ qX$f¡¼V$f S>_fg Ap¡a `p¡guk_p lp¡Øp `f\u r_h©Ñ \e¡gp v$urns bmp`p¡ L$pY$sp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "Np¥fnp_y„ L$pd S>¡d_¡ kp¢`pey„ R>¡ s¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ dgpC MpC S>hpdp„ S> fk R>¡. kæep¡ Üpfp Sy>v$p Sy>v$p MQ®_p„ rbgp¡ `pk L$fhpdp„ S> dpfy„ ApMy„ hj® Ney„. Ap kæep¡ sp¡ `p¡sp_p¡ b^p¡ S> MQ® `„Q_p Mps¡ _pMu v¡$hp_p¡ S>ÞdrkÙ Ar^L$pf kdS>¡ R>¡.'

v$urns `l¡g¡\u S> L$X$L$ Ar^L$pfu sfuL¡$ ÅZusp R>¡. s¡dZ¡ S> dpephsu dy¿e â^p_ lsp„ Ðepf¡ s¡d_¡ k„X$p¡hsy„ 60 gpM ê$r`ep_y„ `„`_y„ L$p¥cp„X$ `L$X$u `pX$éy„ lsy„. `p¡sp_y„ L$X$L$ hgZ s¡dZ¡ `„Qdp„ `Z R>p¡X$éy„ _lp¡sy„ A_¡ A¡L$ kcpkv¡$ 40 lÅf ê$r`ep_y„ V²$ph¡tgN rbg `„Qdp„ d|¼ey„ s¡_¡ `pk _lp¡sy„ L$e¯y. v$urns L$l¡ R>¡, "lÆ sp¡ `„Q_y„ L$pd `Z iê$ \ey„ _\u A_¡ s¡_u ep¡S>_p kfL$pf `pk¡ d„S|>fu dpV¡$ dp¡L$gpC R>¡ Ðepf¡ 40 lÅf ê$r`ep_y„ rbg ip_y„?'

Np¥k¡hp Apep¡N_¡ dpÓ i¡fuAp¡dp„ cV$L$su Npep¡ S> _l], kfL$pfu A_¡ Mp_Nu dprgL$p¡ `pk¡ fl¡su Npep¡_p L$ëepZ dpV¡$_u ep¡S>_pAp¡ s¥epf L$fhp_y„ L$pd kp¢`pey„ lsy„. A¡L$ DØ¡i A¡hp¡ `Z lsp¡ L¡$ `„Q¡ Opk bÅfdp„\u Mfuv$hy„ A_¡ vy$L$pm `X¡$ Ðepf¡ fpls cph¡ s¡ `iy`pgL$p¡_¡ Ap`hy„. Ap D`fp„s kpfu _kg_u Ap¥gpv$ s¥epf \pe A_¡ X¡$fu DÛp¡N Mug¡ s¡ dpV¡$ `Z `„Q_¡ L„$CL$ L$fhy„ lsy„.

`„Q_¡ A¡L$ hj® \hp Apìey„ R>¡, `Z Apdp„_p A¡L$ `Z DØ¡i dpV¡$ L$pd \ey„ _\u A¡d v$urns L$l¡ R>¡. kfL$pf ApMu hps_u S>¡ fus¡ D`¡np L$fu flu R>¡ s¡_p\u `Z s¡Ap¡ _pfpS> R>¡. s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "`„Q_u õ\p`_ d|X$u sfuL¡$ 20 gpM ê$r`ep_y„ a„X$ `Z kfL$pf¡ Apàey„ _\u. Np¥fnp_p L$pe® dpV¡$ L$p¡C Ås_u `l¡g \C _\u.'

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?