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_hu_hpC_p¡ A¡L$ qfhpS> A¡hp¡ lpëep¡ R>¡ L¡$ hffpÅ Å_ gC_¡ dp„X$h¡ Aph¡ AV$g¡ L$Þep lpf gC_¡ `^pf¡. `Z Ap„ep„ lpf `¡'fphu_¡ õhpNs L$fhp_u hps _\u. Ap„ep„ sp¡ _hu Ås_u N¡Bd lpg¡ R>¡.

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`¥kp sp¡ gNcN l„^pe qfhpS>dp„ Aph¡ S>. hf-L$Þep a¡fp afsp„ lp¡e Þep„ L$Þep_p¡ cpC Aphu QX¡$ A_¡ hffpÅ_p `N_p¡ A„N|W$p¡ `L$X$u ëe¡! Äep„ gNu dpÁep v$pd _p¡ dm¡ Þep„ gNu hffpÅ lp\dp„ _prme¡f Tpgu_¡ R>p¡ Ecp f¡'sp!

a¡fp afu gu^p A_¡ hfL$Þep dlpfpÅ õV$pBg_u Myfiuey„dp„ b¡W$p„ lp¡e Þep„ hf_u kpky„ dp¢ duWy„$ L$fphhp Aph¡. Ap hMs¡ hffpÅ kpky_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ `L$X$u ëe¡! kpkyÆ ê$r`ep Y$ugp L$f¡ _¡ S>dpCfpS> fuT¡ sp¡ S> R>¡X$p¡ d¡'g¡! bp¡gp¡, R>¡_¡ Nçds?

A_¡ l„^ue rhr^ `s¡ `R>u L$Þep_p Of¡ v¡$h-õ\p`_p L$fu lp¡e Ðep„ hf-h^| `N¡ gpNhp Åsp„ lp¡e Þep„ hf_u kpmu v$fhpS>¡ ApX$p lp\ v$C_¡ Ecu fl¡. kpmu_¡ fuThp¡ `R>u S> v¡$h_¡ `N¡ `X$p¡! `Z A¡d sp¡ `fZu_¡ Of¡ `pR>p„ Aph¡ Ðepf¡ hffpÅ_p¡ _p_p¡ cpC v$fhpS>¡ Ecp¡ S> R>¡! lh¡ d_¡ ¼epf¡ `fZphip¡ B apB_g L$fp¡ `R>u S> Ofdp„ Nfhp v$J! _p_p¡ cpC _p¡ lp¡e sp¡ _p_u bl¡_ L$p„C Sy>v$u lW$ L$f¡. `Z V|„$L$dp„ B[ÞX$epdp„ ¼ep„e `¥kp v$u^p rh_p L$p„C lpgsy„ _\u! gÁ_dp„ sp¡ v¡$hp S> `X¡$ R>¡.

ApS>L$pg_p gN_dp„ rhqX$ep¡ ap¡V$p¡N°pau B `Z ÅZ¡ qfhpS> S> \C Áep¡ R>¡. gN_ L$fph_pf dlpfpÅ¡ `Z "L¡$d¡fp-kphu' \sp Åe R>¡. cgcgu rhr^ AV$L$u Åe, Å¡ rhqX$ep¡hpmp_u gpBV$ b„^ \C Åe! l„^ue rhr^ey„ L¡$d¡fpdp„ Å¡C_¡ S> \pe R>¡. A¡L$ hpf Ad¡ Adpfp cÓuÅ_p gN_V$pZ¡ d„X$`dlzfs L$fhp b¡W¡$gp. \p¡X$u hpf¡ Ap¡ëep¡ rhqX$ep¡hpmp¡ Aphu_¡ d_¡ L$l¡, ""cpC Apd d|„Npd„sf b¡ku _p¡ f¹ep¡. \p¡X$u \p¡X$u A¡¼ku_ L$fsp f¹ep¡. Sy>Ap¡ sdpfp„ rdrkk L¡$hu _¡Qfg A¡¼ku_ L$f¡ R>¡?'' ëep¡! lh¡ Adpfp„ rdrkk iy„ A¡¼ku_ L$fsp„'sp„! sp¡ ¼e¡ kpX$u_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ hpf¡hpf¡ kfMp¡ L$fhp¡, hpm_u gV$ Mk¡X$hu, Ad\y„ Ad\y„ õdpBg L$fhy„, hÃQ¡ hÃQ¡ b¡bgu_¡ b¡ OX$u fdpX$hu, Of_p„ kæep¡_¡ L$pfZ rh_p k|Q_pAp¡ Ap`hu... Ap_¡ A¡¼ku_ L$l¡hpe!

`Z gN__u rhqX$ep¡ L¡$k¡Vy„$ `Z ApS>L$pg cpf¡ "TpTu' A¡V$g¡ L¡$ Jazzy \su Åe R>¡. A¡dp„ lh¡ sp¡ L$p¡çàeyV$f Ba¡¼V$ L$f¡gp„ ãgpHN V$pBV$gy„ Aph¡ R>¡. L„$L$p¡sfu_y„ c|„Nmy„ hmu Åe, Np¡m afu_¡ `pRy>„ M|g¡, L„$L$p¡sfu EX$su EX$su Aph¡ A_¡ v$X$p¡ b_u Åe, B v$X$p¡ V$à`p Mpsp¡ Mpsp¡ hep¡ Åe... L$p„C cpscps_u Ba¡¼Vy„$ lp¡e R>¡.

ApMu L¡$k¡V$dp„ hpf„hpf hfL$Þep_p ¼gp¡TA`y„ Sy>v$u Sy>v$u õV$pBgdp„ Aph¡ S> fpM¡. OX$uL$ lpV®$-i¡`dp„\u _uL$m¡ sp¡ OX$uL$ Of¡Zp„dp„\u _uL$m¡, sp¡ OX$uL$ hmu hfL$Þep X$bg fp¡gdp„ Aphu Åe. Af¡! Qpf-Qpf, `p„Q-`p„Q a¡ky„ dyhd¡ÞV$ L$fsp„ v¡$Mpe!

hmu hÃQ¡ hÃQ¡ qaëdu Npe_y„ lpg¡. B Npe__p bp¡g âdpZ¡ lpe£ Ba¡¼Vy„$ lpg¡. "s¡fu Q|_qfep qv$g g¡ NC!' A¡hy„ Npe_ lp¡e sp¡ Q|_qfep EX¡$, hffpÅ_p qv$g `pk¡ Aph¡ A_¡ dp„e\u qv$g L$pY$u_¡ gC Åe!

Aphu rhqX$ep¡ ap¡V$p¡N°pau L$fu v$¡_pfp A¡L$ qv$hk_p b¡\u Qpf lÅf ê$r`ep QpS>® L$f¡ R>¡. hmu õV$ug ap¡V$p¡N°pau A¡V$g¡ L¡$ Apgbddp„ Qp¢V$pX$hp_p ap¡V$p_p¡ 13\u 15 ê$r`ep `f L$p¡`u_p¡ cph lpg¡ R>¡. lh¡ sp¡ Apgbdp¡e b¡ Ås_p„- A¡L$ Ap¡V$p¡-[õV$L$, S>¡dp„ ap¡V$p A¡_u d¡m¡ Qp¢V$u Åe. buSy>„ `¡[õV„$N, S>¡dp„ õVy$qX$ep¡hpmp lp\¡\u ap¡V$p_¡ Qp¢V$pX$u_¡ gNcN v$f¡L$ `p_¡ QusfpdZ L$fu_¡ X¡$L$p¡f¡i_ L$fu Û¡. Aphp„ Apgbdy„ 18 ê$r`e¡ ap¡V$p_p cph¡ `X¡$ R>¡.

lh¡ sp¡ hf_p¡ dp„X$hp¡ lp¡e L¡$ L$Þep_p¡, A¡L$pv$ qv$hk çeyrTL$ `pV$} bp¡gphu_¡ Nfbp fdhp_p¡ qfhpS> \C Nep¡ R>¡. `Z rhqX$ep¡ Dspf_pfp¡ Adpfp¡ A¡L$ cpCb„^ ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ _ps¡ _ps¡ rkõV$d bv$gpe. `V¡$gp¡_p„ gN_ aV$paV$ lpg¡ A_¡ V$pBdkf `su Åe. hprZepAp¡_p„ gN_dp„ kpfpdp„ kpfp¡ MfQp¡ Å¡hp dm¡; Mphp_y„, d„X$`, X¡$L$p¡f¡i_- l„^y„e V$u`V$p¡` lp¡e. `Z kp¥\u h^y Nçds b°pûZp¡_p„ gN_dp„ `X¡$. L„$L$p¡sfudp„ g¿ey„ lp¡e lõsd¡mp` 12:39 L$gpL¡$. `Z v$p¡Y$ hpÁep ky^u rhr^Ap¡ S> Qpgsu lp¡e! b°pûZp¡_p„ gN_p¡dp„ rhr^Ap¡ cpf¡. Ap`Z¡ `|R>uA¡ L¡$ dyfs sp¡ Ap lpëey„. sp¡ L$l¡i¡ ÓZ hpÁep ky^u kpfy„ R>¡! ÓZ¡e hpNu Åe. `R>u Ap`Z¡ `|R>uA¡ L¡$ lh¡? sp¡ L$l¡i¡ NZ¡i-õ\p`_p kpfp dyfsdp„ L$fu lsu A¡V$g¡ hp„^p¡ _l]!

`l¡gp„_p S>dp_pdp„ Äep„ ky^u "hpÅ„hptS>Ó kph^p_!' A¡hp¡ DÃQpf _ \pe Ðep„ ky^u L$p¡C S>dhp b¡ksy„ _l]. gN_ gpNu Åe A¡V$g¡ Å_¥epAp¡ fuskf_u v$p¡V$ d|L$sp! L¡$d? L$pfZ buÆÓuÆ `„Nsdp„ v$pm W„$X$u lp¡e, cps M|V$u `X¡ hN¡f¡...!

`Z lh¡ A¡hy„ _\u. lh¡ L$p¡çeyr_V$u lp¡gp¡dp„ hffpÅ_u Å_ `^pf¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ S> L$Þep`n_p dl¡dp_p¡ b|a¡-S>dZ D`f s|V$u `X¡$ R>¡. OZu hpf A¡hy„ \pe R>¡ L¡$ Å_¥epAp¡ S>dhp Aph¡ Ðepf¡ \pmu-hpV$L$p A_¡ àepgpAp¡ Okpsp„ lp¡e, kpa \sp„ lp¡e A_¡ `uhp_y„ W„$Xy„$ `pZu sp¡ kapQV$ \C Áey„ lp¡e!

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