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L¡$ÞÖ_p cpf¡ DÛp¡N Mpsp_p â^p_ X$p¡. hëgc L$\uqfep gp¡L$rls dpV¡$_p„ L$pdp¡_¡ gu^¡ kpfu A¡hu _pd_p ^fph¡ R>¡. kp¥fpô²$ S> _l], lh¡ NyS>fps_p fpS>L$pfZdp„ `Z s¡d_y„ _pd ^fMd _¡spAp¡dp„ NZphp gpÁey„ R>¡. L¡$iycpC `V¡$g¡ dy¿e â^p_`v¡\u rhv$pe \hy„ `X$éy„ `R>u X$p¡. L$\uqfep_y„ _pd k„crhs dy¿e â^p_p¡_u epv$udp„ dp¡Mf¡ lsy„. L¡$iycpC `R>u lh¡ kp¥fpô²$_p `V¡$gp¡_¡ A`ug L$fu iL¡$ A¡hp s¡Ap¡ L$v$pQ A¡L$dpÓ _¡sp R>¡.
Å¡L¡$ X$p¡. L$\uqfep dy¿e â^p_`v$_p k„crhs Dd¡v$hpfp¡dp„ lSy> `Z ApNm `X$sy„ õ\p_ ^fph¡ R>¡. crhóedp„ lpCL$dpÞX$_¡ _f¡ÞÖ dp¡v$u L$v$pQ AmMpdZp gpNhp dp„X$¡ sp¡ s¡d_u `l¡gu `k„v$Nu X$p¡. L$\uqfep S> li¡ A¡hy„ fpS>L$ue hsy®mp¡dp„ OZp gp¡L$p¡ cpf`|h®L$ L$l¡ R>¡. Aph_pfp qv$hkp¡dp„ s¡d_y„ fpS>L$ue dlÒh h^¡ A¡hu i¼esp R>¡ Ðepf¡ qfqX$a.L$p¡d¡ s¡d_u kp\¡ hpsQus L$fu_¡ s¡d_p rhQpfp¡ ÅZhp_u L$p¡rii L$fu R>¡. X$p¡. hëgc L$\uqfep kp\¡_u Mpk dygpL$ps Mpk Ap`_p dpV¡$ :
NyS>fps_p„ lzëgX$p¡_p âï_¡ NyS>fps_p k„kv$kæep¡ qv$ëludp„ ep¡Áe fS|>Aps L$fu _\u i¼ep, s¡Ap¡ kpQu hps gp¡L$p¡ kdn d|L$hpdp„ r_óam füp R>¡ A¡hu A¡L$ R>p` R>¡...
NyS>fps_p k„kv$kæep¡ fS|>Aps _\u L$fu i¼ep A¡ hps kph Mp¡V$u R>¡. k¡ÞV²$g lp¡g\u k„kv$ ky^u A_¡ ìe[¼sNs fus¡ `Z Ad¡ Np¡^fp_u OV$_p A„N¡ A_¡ Ðepf `R>u_p b_php¡ rhi¡ QQp®Ap¡ L$fu R>¡, kpQu hps fS|> L$fu R>¡. NyS>fps_u âÅ_p¡ fp¡j õhe„c| S> L¡$hu fus¡ cc|L$u EW$ép¡ A¡ A„N¡ Ad¡ qv$ëludp„ krhõsf hpsp¡ L$fu R>¡. NyS>fps_u âÅ_u gpNZu_¡ Ad¡ A_¡L$ gp¡L$p¡ kdn, A_¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ A_¡ A_¡L$ àg¡V$ap¡d® `f hpQp Ap`u R>¡. k„kv$dp„ Ap rhi¡ b¡ hMs QQp® \C R>¡. Aakp¡k A¡ hps_p¡ R>¡ L¡$ dpÝedp¡A¡ kpQu hps lpBgpBV$ _\u L$fu.
NyS>fps kfL$pf Üpfp v$ffp¡S> v$f¡L$ k„kv$kæep¡_¡ NyS>fps_u OV$_pAp¡\u hpL¡$a L$fpsp lsp. fp¡S>¡fp¡S>_p b_php¡_y„ hZ®_ L$fsp¡ a¡¼k d¡k¡S> NyS>fpsdp„\u qv$ëlu dp¡L$ghpdp„ Aphsp¡ A_¡ Ðep„ s¡_u _L$g v$f¡L$ k„kv$kæep¡_¡ hl¢Qhpdp„ Aphsu. D`fp„s Sy>v$u Sy>v$u `y[õsL$p, L¡$k¡V$, `¡çag¡V$ hN¡f¡ kpdN°u k„kv$kæep¡_¡ A_¡ rdqX$ep_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ A`psu lsu. S>¡ `ÓL$pfp¡ NyS>fps_u OV$_pAp¡ rhi¡ hpf„hpf gMsp lsp A¡d_u `pk¡ `Z Ap b^u S> kpdN°u fS|> L$fhpdp„ Aphu lsu. AgN AgN râÞV$ rdqX$epdp„ Aph¡gp Al¡hpgp¡, g¡Mp¡, AN°g¡Mp¡ `Z Ad¡ v$f¡L$ k„kv$kæe ky^u `lp¢QpX$ép A_¡ R>¡L$ rhv¡$idp„_p `ÓL$pfp¡ ky^u s\p NyS>fpsuAp¡ ky^u `lp¢QpX$ép lsp.
NyS>fpsdp„ L$p¡du lzëgX$p¡_u OV$_pAp¡ A„N¡ blpf_p gp¡L$p¡_p dp_kdp„, qv$ëlu_p gp¡L$p¡dp„ L¡$hu R>p` `X$u R>¡?
b¡ âL$pf_p„ dp_k b„^pep„ R>¡ : cZ¡gpNZ¡gp rirns gp¡L$p¡ qÜ^pdp„ R>¡ L¡$ Mf¡Mf Aphy„ bÞey„ li¡! Ad¡ s¡d_u kdn kpQu hps fS|> L$fuA¡ R>uA¡ Ðepf¡ s¡Ap¡ A„N°¡Æ rdqX$ep_p Ly$âQpf\u ¾$p¡r^s \C EW¡$ R>¡. NyS>fps âÐe¡_p¡ A„N°¡Æ dpÝedp¡_p¡ Ü¡jcph DOpX$p¡ `X$u Nep¡ R>¡.
buÅ âL$pf_y„ dp_k A¡hy„ b„^pey„ R>¡ L¡$ A¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ `l¡g¡\u S> dpÝedp¡_u hps õhuL$pfu _\u. Np¡^fp_u AÐe„s `pihu OV$_p A¡d_p dp_k `f A¡V$gp¡ KX$p¡ âcph R>p¡X$u NC R>¡, s¡d_¡ A¡V$gp¡ Å¡fv$pf ApOps Ap`u NC R>¡ L¡$ s¡_p ârscphdp„ g¡hpe¡gy„ L$p¡C `Z `Ngy„ s¡d_¡ hpS>bu gpN¡ R>¡.
qv$ëludp„, L¡$ÞÖ kfL$pfdp„ NyS>fps_p k„kv$kæep¡_y„ Mpk hS>_ _\u `X$sy„ A¡hu dpÞesp R>¡... NyS>fps_p k„kv$kæe k„kv$dp„ `Z cpÁe¡ S> L$p¡C hpf bp¡gsp lp¡e R>¡...
k„kv$dp„ bp¡ghy„ A_¡ L$pd L$fhy„ A¡ bÞ_¡ AgN bpbs R>¡. blz kpfp¡ h¼sp _bmp¡ ipkL$ lp¡C iL¡$ A_¡ DÑd kÑp^ui h¼sìe_u bpbsdp„ r_`yZ _ lp¡e A¡ i¼e R>¡. kde¡ kde¡ NyS>fps_p k„kv$kæep¡ k„kv$dp„ bp¡gsp S> füp R>¡. R>¡ëgp„ ÓZ hj®\u sp¡ A¡_y„ âdpZ hÝey„ R>¡. sd¡ f¡L$p¡X®$ QL$pku Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ ¿epg Aphi¡ L¡$ R>¡ëgp„ ÓZ hj®dp„ NyS>fps_p k„kv$kæep¡ k„kv$dp„ L¡$V$gu hMs bp¡ëep R>¡.
A¡_p\u `Z h^y A¡L$ hps L$ly„ sp¡, NyS>fps cpS>`_p âÐe¡L$ k„kv$kæep¡ v$f AW$hpqX$e¡ A¡L$ hMs qv$ëludp„ A¡L$W$p \pe R>¡. s¡Ap¡ A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ A¡d NyS>fps_p âï_p¡ lp\dp„ g¡sp Åe R>¡. s¡Ap¡ rhrh^ â^p_p¡ ky^u A_¡ S>ê$f `X¡$ sp¡ R>¡L$ hX$p â^p_ ky^u Ap âï_p¡ `lp¢QpX¡$ R>¡, A_¡ A¡ âï_p¡_p r_fpL$fZ ky^u s¡_y„ ap¡gp¡-A` `Z L$f¡ R>¡. L$ÃR>_p c|L„$`dp„ Ap`hp_u fpls A„N¡_u hps lp¡e, f¡gh¡ b°p¡X$N¡S> L$ÞhT®__u, õ`¡rieg BL$p¡_p¡du Tp¡__u L¡$ `R>u _d®v$p b„^ A„N¡_u, sdpd hpsp¡ S>¡ s¡ Mpsp ky^u Ad¡ `lp¢QpX$uA¡ R>uA¡.
Q|„V$Zu`„Q_p r_Z®e\u _½$u \C Ney„ R>¡ L¡$ NyS>fpsdp„ lh¡ Q|„V$ZuAp¡ spÐL$prgL$ sp¡ _l] ep¡Åe, Aphp k„Å¡Np¡dp„ cpS>`_¡ fpÄedp„ _yL$kp_ \i¡ A¡hy„ sd_¡ _\u gpNsy„?
NyS>fps_u âÅA¡ A¡L$ Np„W$ hpmu gu^u R>¡ L¡$ NyS>fps_u gpNZu_¡, NyS>fpsuAp¡_p ×qô$L$p¡Z_¡ kpfu fus¡ S>¡Ap¡ kdS>i¡ s¡d_¡ S> s¡Ap¡ ds Ap`i¡. NyS>fps_p S>Mdp¡ `f S>¡dZ¡ _dL$ ccfpìey„ R>¡ s¡d_p âÐe¡ sp¡ s¡d_¡ fp¡j lsp¡ S>, lh¡ Bg¡¼i_ L$rdi_¡ bpL$u_u L$kf `|fu L$fu R>¡. rhfp¡^ `np¡, Q|„V$Zu`„Q A_¡ v„$cu rb_kp„âv$preL$p¡ Q|„V$Zu âÐe¡ S>¡V$gp _¡N¡qV$h b_i¡ A¡V$gp¡ S> cpS>`_¡ h^y gpc \hp_p¡ R>¡. NyS>fps_¡ Mfpb Qusfhp_p âepkp¡ cpS>` dpV¡$ gpcv$peL$ _uhX$i¡.
dsv$pfp¡ a¼s dp¡L$p¡ dmhp_u fpl Å¡C_¡ b¡W$p R>¡. ds`¡V$u M|gi¡ Ðepf¡ A¡d_p¡ Ap¾$p¡i s¡dp„\u Ecfpsp¡ sd¡ Å¡C iL$ip¡. Q|„V$ZuAp¡ kàV¡$çbfdp„ \pe, _h¡çbfdp„ ep¡Åe L¡$ `R>u a¡b°yApfudp„ Aph¡ A¡ hps Np¥Z R>¡. '95_p MS|>fplp¡L$p„X$ `R>u '98dp„ ep¡Åe¡gu Q|„V$ZuAp¡dp„ âÅA¡ S>¡ S>_QyL$pv$p¡ Apàep¡ lsp¡, s¡_p L$fsp„ `Z h^pf¡ kÄS>X$ ârscph s¡Ap¡ Ap hMs¡ Ap`i¡ A¡ gMu fpMÅ¡.
lpg_u `qf[õ\rs Å¡sp„ kp¥fpô²$dp„ Q|„V$ZuAp¡dp„ cpS>`_¡ L¡$huL$ sL$ R>¡?
R>¡ëgp„ v$k-v$k hj®\u cpS>` dpV¡$ kp¥fpô²$ rhõspf A¡L$ NY$ S>¡hp¡ füp¡ R>¡. iê$Apsdp„ il¡fu gp¡L$p¡_u `pV$} NZpsp¡ cpS>` ApS>¡ R>¡hpX$p_p N°pduZ rhõspf ky^u `lp¢Qu Nep¡ R>¡. M¡X|$s, dpR>udpfp¡\u gC_¡ R>¡L$ S> _uQgp hN®_p gp¡L$p¡ ky^u s¡_p¡ ìep` \ep¡ R>¡. kp¥fpô²$dp„ `Z v$f¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ cpS>` dS>b|s R>¡. eyhp `¡Y$u A_¡ drlgpAp¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ cpS>`_p¡ dsv$pf hN® cpf¡ õV²$p¢N, knd bÞep¡ R>¡. lz„ sp¡ L$lz„ Ry>„ L¡$ gp¡L$p¡_p d_dp„ L$dm L$p¡sfpC Q|¼ey„ R>¡. lz„ dp_y„ Ry>„ L¡$ ApNpdu Q|„V$Zudp„ cpS>` ANpD L$fsp„ `Z h^pf¡ kuV$ d¡mhi¡.
`Z vy$óL$pm_u kdõep_p L$pfZ¡ Q|„V$Zudp„ cpS>`_¡ N¡fgpc _l] \pe?
vy$óL$pm_u A¡V$gu Mfpb [õ\rs Ecu _l] \pe A¡hu d_¡ Apip R>¡. M¡su_¡ \e¡gp _yL$kp__u cf`pC L$v$pQ hfkpv$ S> L$fu Ap`i¡. hmu, vy$óL$pm_p kdedp„ ANpD `Z cpS>`¡ `yóL$m L$pd L$ep¯ R>¡. lz„ sd_¡ L$lz„, cpS>` b¡rTL$gu k¡hpL$ue k„NW$_ R>¡. S>_k„O A_¡ k„O_p `pepdp„ S> k¡hpL$pep£_y„ ApNhy„ dlÒh füy„ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ S> Äepf¡ vy$óL$pm Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ cpS>`_p gp¡L$p¡A¡ s¡_¡ k¡hp L$fhp_u sL$ kdÆ_¡ `X$L$pf D`pX$u gu^p¡ R>¡. crhóedp„ Aphu [õ\rs Ecu \i¡ sp¡ cpS>`_p L$pe®L$fp¡ s¡_p¡ kpd_p¡ L$fi¡ A_¡ gp¡L$p¡_p d_dp„ cpS>`_u R>bu h^y ES>mu \i¡.
`Z kp¥fpô²$dp„ cpS>`_¡ L¡$iycpC `V¡$g_y„ `qfdpZ Akf L$f¡ A¡hy„ _\u gpNsy„? A¡d_¡ S>¡ fus¡ L$pY$u d|L$hpdp„ Apìep R>¡ s¡_p\u kp¥fpô²$_p gp¡L$p¡dp„, Qp¡½$k hN®dp„ M|b S> _pfpS>Nu âhs} flu R>¡...
L¡$iycpC_¡ NyS>fps_u Q|„V$Zudp„ kq¾$e flu_¡ rh^p_kcp rS>spX$hp_u dp¡V$u S>hpbv$pfu kp¢`hpdp„ Aphu R>¡. ¼ep„e L$p¡C Ak„sp¡j _\u. L¡$iycpC, _f¡ÞÖ dp¡v$u A_¡ fpS>¡ÞÖtkl fpZp_p dpN®v$i®_ l¡W$m kdN° NyS>fpsdp„ Q|„V$Zu gX$pi¡ A_¡ cpS>`_p¡ s¡dp„ rhS>e \i¡ A¡_u d_¡ Mpsfu R>¡.
NyS>fps rh^p_kcp_¡ blz hl¡gu bfMpõs L$fu v¡$hpdp„ Aphu lp¡e A¡hy„ sd_¡ _\u gpNsy„? Q|„V$ZuAp¡ dp¡X$u ep¡S>hp_p Q|„V$Zu`„Q_p r_Z®e `R>u Ap hps kprbs \C lp¡e A¡hy„ sd_¡ gpN¡ R>¡?
rbgLy$g _l]. Np¡^fp_p b_ph `R>u S>¡ L„$C b_ph bÞep A¡ A„N¡ A_¡L$ N¡fkdS>Zp¡ âhs} flu lsu. rhfp¡^ `np¡ kfL$pf_y„ fpÆ_pdy„ dp„Nsp lsp. Å¡ A¡hy„ \ey„ lp¡s sp¡ `Z Q|„V$ZuAp¡ Aphu S> lp¡s. `Z ApS>¡ A¡ S> rh`np¡ Q|„V$Zu_p¡ rhfp¡^ L$fu füp R>¡. rhfp¡^ `np¡_u A_¡ rhfp¡^uAp¡_u Mp¡V$u dpNZu_¡ spb¡ \hp_¡ bv$g¡ cpS>`¡ gp¡L$p¡ kdn S> S>hp_y„ _½$u L$ey¯. gp¡L$ipludp„ âÅ S> khp£`fu, kh£khp® lp¡e R>¡. `p¡sp_p ârsr_r^ Q|„V$hp_p¡ lL$ `Z âÅ `pk¡ R>¡. v¡$i-vy$r_epdp„ h^y N¡fkdS> _ a¡gpe A¡ dpV¡$ gp¡L$QyL$pv$p¡ A¡L$dpÓ kp¡ëeyi_ NZpe.
L¡$iycpC `V¡$g_¡ kÑp `f\u Dspfu d|L$hpdp„ Apìep A¡ kde¡ sdpfy„ _pd k„crhs dy¿e â^p_ sfuL¡$ M|b bp¡gpsy„ lsy„. NyS>fpsdp„ Aph_pfp qv$hkp¡dp„ sd_¡ Aphu S>hpbv$pfu kp¢`pe sp¡?
lz„ L¡$ÞÖue â^p_ Ry>„. L¡$ÞÖdp„ S>C_¡ S> h^y k¡hp Ap`hp BÃRy>„ Ry>„, R>sp„ `Z `pV$}_p¡ _d° k¡hL$ Ry>„. A_¡ AÐepf¡ S>¡ âdpZ¡ `pV$}dp„ _hQ¡s_ gphhp_y„ L$pd Qpgu füy„ R>¡, A¡ Å¡sp„ S>¡ L„$C S>hpbv$pfu d_¡ kp¢`pe A¡ L$fhp_u dpfu _d° dp_rkL$sp fl¡i¡.