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qv$ëlu_p _f¡ÞÖ hdp®_¡ A_ych \C Nep¡ R>¡ L¡$ D`fhpgp S>b cu v¡$sp, v¡$sp R>à`f apX$ L¡$. _f¡ÞÖ cpfsue V$uhu `f kp¥\u h^y B_pd d¡mhu Q|¼ep R>¡. A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep D`fp„s A¡L$ A¡ku, A¡L$ L$çàeyV$f A_¡ A¡L$ dV$uT L$pf. kp¡_u V$uhu_p Np¡thv$phpmp N¡d ip¡A¡ s¡d_¡ R>à`f apX$ L¡$ B_pdp¡ Apàep„.

qfqX$a.L$p¡d kp\¡ hps L$fsu hMs¡ `Z s¡d_u Myiu AR>p_u _\u fl¡su, "dpfu `Ð_uA¡ R>à`f apX$ L¡$dp„ cpN g¡hp dpV¡$_u Ål¡fps AMbpfp¡dp„ Å¡C lsu A_¡ b¡ qv$hk S> bpL$u lsp Ðepf¡ A¡[àgL¡$i_ dp¡L$gu lsu. Ad¡ bÞ_¡_p„ _pd¡ AfÆAp¡ dp¡L$gu lsu, s¡dp„\u dpfy„ _pd `k„v$ \ey„ Ðepf¡ `Z Myi \ep¡ lsp¡. `Z ApV$gy„ b^y„ dmi¡ A¡hu sp¡ A`¡npe _lp¡su.'

"dy„bC L$pe®¾$ddp„ cpN g¡hp_y„ Apd„ÓZ Apìey„ Ðepf¡ d_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ Ap dpfp Æh__u kp¡_¡fu sL$ R>¡.' s¡d_u `pk¡ 20 qv$hk_p¡ kde lsp¡ s¡ v$frdep_ S>_fg _p¡g¡S> s¡S> L$fhp `pR>m `|fsu dl¡_s L$fu. "dpfu `Ð_uA¡ `Z dv$v$ L$fu. dpfu kp\¡ fpÓ¡ s¡ `Z DÅNfp L$fsu lsu.'

ip¡ k„QpgL$p¡A¡ s¡d_¡ ãgpBV$_u qV$qL$V$ dp¡L$gu lsu s¡dp„ bÞ_¡ dy„bC Nep„. "Adpfp dpV¡$ sp¡ `l¡gu hpf rhdp_dp„ EX$hp_p¡ dp¡L$p¡ lsp¡ A¡ `Z õhà_ S>¡hy„ S> lsy„. EX$su hMs¡ Ad_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ lh¡ sp¡ buÅ õhà_p¡e kpL$pf \hp_p„ R>¡.' A¡d s¡d_p„ `Ð_u L$prgÞv$u L$l¡ R>¡.

dy„bCdp„ R>Ì$p qv$hk¡ ip¡dp„ cpN g¡hp_p¡ hpfp¡ Apìep¡. "lz„ sp¡ blz Ncfpsp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ ùv$e ^X$L$sy„ lsy„. `Z Np¡thv$p_p kfm ìehlpf_¡ L$pfZ¡ V¡$Þi_ Ap¡Ry>„ \ey„.'

_f¡ÞÖ hdp®A¡ Å¡L¡$ `l¡gp S> S>hpbdp„ dv$v$ g¡hu `X$u lsu. A¡ `R>u b¡ gpM ê$r`ep Æsu Nep `R>u `Z khpg AOfp¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ rdÓ_u dv$v$ gu^u lsu. A_¡ R>¡hV¡$ A¡ fus¡ A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep ky^u `lp¢Ãep. A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ dpV¡$_p¡ âï_ Å¡L¡$ kl¡gp¡ lsp¡ L¡$ kgdp_ Mp__y„ _pd â¡d L$C qaëddp„ lsy„.

s¡d_p r`sp rinL$ lsp A¡V$g¡ s¡dZ¡ Æh_dp„ k„Oj® `l¡g¡\u S> Å¡ep¡ R>¡. A¡[ÞS>r_eqf„N L$p¡g¡S>dp„ âh¡i d¡mhhp blz d\hy„ `X$éy„ lsy„. AÐepf¡ s¡Ap¡ qv$ëlu S>g bp¡X®$dp„ AprkõV$ÞV$ A¡[ÞS>r_ef sfuL¡$ _p¡L$fu L$f¡ R>¡.

A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ ÆÐep `R>u L¡$hy„ gpÁey„ lsy„? "L$iy„ S> _l], lz„ sp¡ b^y„ S> c|gu Nep¡ lsp¡.' s¡ `p¡sp_p rdÓp¡_¡ A_¡ kNp_¡ ap¡_ L$fu_¡ Mbf Ap`hp dpNsp lsp, `Z kp¡_uA¡ s¡d_¡ A¡ dpV¡$ d„S|>fu _lp¡su Ap`u. s¡d_¡ buÆ dpQ® ky^u Ap Mbf Ål¡f L$fhp_p _lp¡sp. s¡ qv$hk¡ `ÓL$pf `qfjv$ bp¡gphp_u A_¡ kp¡_uA¡ `p¡sp_p ip¡_p A¡L$ L$fp¡X$_p â\d rhS>¡sp_u Ål¡fps L$fu lsu.

õhpcprhL$ fus¡ S> s¡d_¡ gp¡L$p¡ `|R>u füp R>¡ L¡$ L¡$buku_p A¡L$ L$fp¡X$_p rhS>¡sp_u S>¡d s¡ `Z dp¡X¡$tgN L$fhp_p R>¡. "d¢ L$p¡C Ap¡àiÞk b„^ L$fu v$u^p„ _\u,' A¡d s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡.

s¡d_¡ `p„Q hj®_p¡ lj® A_¡ 3 hj®_u v$uL$fu k„õL©$rs R>¡. L$prgÞv$u L$l¡ R>¡, "A¡L$ L$pf sp¡ Adpf¡ Nd¡ s¡d L$fu_¡ Æshu lsu. `Z lh¡ sp¡ Adpfp„ b^p„ S> k`_p„ `|fp„ \i¡. Adpfp rdÓp¡ A_¡ kNp„Ap¡ `Z blz Myi R>¡. `l¡gp„ S>¡ gp¡L$p¡ Ad_¡ dp¡Yy„$ S> _lp¡sp v¡$MpX$sp s¡ `Z lh¡ sp¡ ApÐduesp v¡$MpX$hp gpÁep R>¡.'

Å¡L¡$ `¥kp_p¡ D`ep¡N L$¡hu fus¡ L$fhp¡ s¡ rhi¡ rhQpey¯ _\u, "bpmL$p¡ Adpfu âpep¡qfV$u R>¡. lz„ s¡d_¡ lh¡ kpfu õL|$gdp„ d|L$hp dpNy„ Ry>„.AÐepf ky^u Ad_¡ s¡ `fhX$sy„ _lp¡sy„.'

_f¡ÞÖ hdp®_¡ sp¡ A¡L$ õ`p¡V¹$k® L$p¡çàg¡¼k b_phhp_u `Z BÃR>p R>¡, S>¡_p L$pfZ¡ v¡$idp„ Ap¡rg[ç`L$dp„\u d¡X$g gph¡ s¡hp M¡gpX$uAp¡ s¥epf \pe. Å¡L¡$ AphL$h¡fp¡ L$`pep `R>u s¡d_p lp\dp„ 52 gpM ê$r`ep Aphi¡ s¡dp„\u A¡ L$pd sp¡ \C iL¡$ s¡d _\u.

sp¡ iy„ h^y B_pd d¡mhhp lÆ `Z N¡d ip¡dp„ cpN g¡sp„ fl¡i¡? "lpõsp¡, L¡$d _l]' hdp® v„$`su Ap„Mdp„ QdL$ kp\¡ L$l¡ R>¡.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?