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qv$hpmu `R>u L$pfsL$ kyv$u ArNepfi Aph¡ Ðepf¡ ÷uAp¡ Mpk D`hpk L$f¡. s¡ qv$hk¡ sygkurhhpl \pe. cNhp_ L©$óZ_¡ i¡fX$u_p¡ kp„W$p¡ ^fhpdp„ Aph¡. sygku_p d„X$`dp„ i¡fX$u_p¡ kp„W$p¡ fMpe. `l¡gp„_p kdedp„ NyS>fps, kp¥fpô²$, dlpfpô²$ A_¡ DÑf âv¡$i_p„ M¡sfp¡dp„ NpdX$p„_u Np¡fuAp¡ i¡fX$u_p¡ kp„W$p¡ g¡hp Åe sp¡ das A`psp¡. `R>u A¡hp¡ kde Apìep¡ L¡$ NpdX$p„dp„ A_¡ il¡fp¡dp„ i¡fX$u_p¡ kp„W$p¡ 5\u 10 ê$r`epdp„ h¡Qpsp¡ g¡hp¡ `X¡$. `Z ApS>L$pg dlpfpô²$dp„ i¡fX$u_p¡ `pL$ A¡V$gp¡ b^p¡ \C Nep¡ R>¡ A_¡ Mp„X$_p„ L$pfMp_p„hpmpAp¡ i¡fX$u_¡ `ughp dpV¡$ i¡fX$u Mfuv$sp _\u A¡V$g¡ M¡X|$sp¡ rbQpfp L„$V$pmu_¡ i¡fX$u_p Ecp `pL$_¡ kmNphu v¡$hp gpÁep R>¡.
Aphp kdpQpfp¡ L$v$pQ sd¡ hp„Ãep lp¡e sp¡ i¡fX$u_p„ M¡sf_p„ M¡sf bmpe R>¡ s¡\u sdpfp qv$gdp„ L„$C bmsfp \pe R>¡? A¡L$ S>dp_p¡ lsp¡ L¡$ _fNuk, h¥S>e„sudpgp L¡$ Nusp bpgu qaëddp„ NpdX$p_u Np¡fu b_¡ sp¡ Ecu Ecu i¡fX$u_p¡ kp„W$p¡ Q|ksu Å¡hp dmsu lsu. ApS>¡ epv$ L$fp¡ L¡$ sd¡ `p¡s¡ L¡$V$gp hfk\u i¡fX$u Mp^u _\u.
sd¡ q¾$L¡$V$_p ip¡Mu_ lp¡ sp¡ h¡õV$ BÞX$uT_p L$pmp ApqäL$_ M¡gpX$uAp¡dp„ Ap`Zp rih_pfpeZ Q„Ö`p¡g A_¡ kfhZ (îhZ) q¾$L¡$V$fp¡_p„ `Z cpfsue S>¡hp„ _pdp¡ lp¡e R>¡. Ap q¾$L¡$V$fp¡_p bp`v$pv$pAp¡ A„N°¡Å¡ A_¡ X$Q gp¡L$p¡_p i¡fX$u_p àgpÞV¡$i__u i¡fX$u L$p`hp dpV¡$ h¡õV$ BÞX$uT S>sp lsp s¡ Ðep„ S> flu Nep R>¡. ApS>¡ s¡_u _hu âÅ q¾$L¡$V$f b_u R>¡. A¡d L$l¡hpe R>¡ L¡$ Þey rN_udp„\u i¡fX$u_p¡ `pL$ cpfsdp„ Apìep¡.
sd¡ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ fl¡sp lp¡ sp¡ gyrkep_p fpÄedp„ i¡fX$u blz \pe R>¡.
cpfs_p il¡f_p gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ L$p¡C gpfudp„ i¡fX$u_p¡ k„Qp¡ Qpgsp¡ lp¡e Ðep„ i¡fX$u_p¡ fk `uh¡ s¡ `|fsu S> i¡fX$u_¡ ÅZ¡ R>¡. Ad¡ _p_p lsp Ðepf¡ i¡fX$u_u dp¡kd Adpf¡ dpV¡$ A¡L$ qaõV$ S>¡hu dp¡kd b_u S>su lsu. i¡fX$u DNpX$u lp¡e s¡ M¡sf_¡ i¡fX$u_p¡ "hpY$' L$l¡ R>¡. A¡ hpY$ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ i¡fX$u_p¡ `pL$ _h¡çbf_p A„s, qX$k¡çbf L¡$ ÅÞeyApfu ky^u S> Ecp¡ lp¡e. bpmL$p¡ dpV¡$ A¡ i¡fX$u Q|khp_u dp¡kd lp¡e. kp¥fpô²$_u õL|$gp¡dp„ riepmpdp„ Npd_p¡ M¡X|$s r_ipmdp„ Aphu_¡ rinL$_¡ _p¡sfy„ Ap`¡ L¡$, ""ApS>¡ sdpfu r_ipmdp„ fÅ `pX$Å¡ A_¡ R>p¡L$fp„h kp\¡ Adpfp¡ hpY$ r`gpe Ðep„ i¡fX$u Mphp, i¡fX$u_p¡ fk `uhp A_¡ E_p¡ E_p¡ Np¡m Mphp AphÅ¡.''
i¡fX$u_p¡ hpY$ r`gpe L¡$ i¡fX$u `ughp dpV¡$ Qpf bmv$ Å¡X¡$gp¡ rQQp¡X$p¡ Qpg¡ s¡ Å¡hp_u dÅ R>¡. ApS>¡ NpdX$p„dp„ rQQp¡X$p Å¡hp _\u dmsp. M¡X|$sp¡_u b^u S> i¡fX$u L$pfMp_p„dp„ r`gphp Åe R>¡. A¡ i¡fX$u_u ku^u Mp„X$ \C Åe R>¡. AdyL$ i¡fX$u_p fk_p¡ Np¡m \pe R>¡ `Z s¡dp„ fkpeZp¡ _pMu_¡ Np¡m_p Akg õhpv$, ê$` A_¡ f„N_¡ dpfu _Mpe R>¡.
Ap`Zp Ap¥j^ip÷ L¡$ Apeyh£v$ L¡$ X$p¡iudp_p h¥v$pdp„ i¡fX$u_p¡ fk, i¡fX$u_p `p_, Np¡m A_¡ Np¡m_u fku_y„ cpf¡ dlÒh R>¡. Ap¥Ûp¡rNL$ ¾$p„rs Apìep `R>u i¡fX$udp„\u A_¡ Mp„X$dp„\u 10,000\u h^y Ap¥Ûp¡rNL$ QuÅ¡ b_¡ R>¡. bpmL$ dpV¡$ i¡fX$u Q|ku_¡ Mphp_y„ dlÒh lsy„. ApS>¡ DÛp¡Np¡dp„ Ap rbQpfu i¡fX$u A_¡L$ fus¡ d|„Nu d|„Nu k¡hp L$f¡ R>¡. Ap gMy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ i¡fX$u_u cf`|f dp¡kd R>¡. sdpfp v$p„s _bmp lp¡e sp¡ L$Zp®V$L$ L¡$ Ap„^°_u L$pmp f„N_u i¡fX$u lh¡ R>¡L$ cph_Nf ky^u A_¡ dy„bCdp„ Aph¡ R>¡ s¡ k„cpmu_¡ v$p„s\u sp¡X$u_¡ S>ê$f Mphp g¡Å¡. s¡_p\u v$p„s-`¡Y$p„ dS>b|s \i¡. `pep¡qfep Ap¡R>p¡ \i¡. sdpLy$ Mphp_u V¡$h R|>V$i¡.
A„N°¡Ædp„ i¡fX$u_p R>p¡X$_y„ bp¡V$r_L$g _pd k¡L¡$ê$d¹ Ap¡qaku_pê$d R>¡. k„õL©$sdp„ i¡fX$u_¡ CM, dfpW$udp„ Dk, rlÞv$udp„ NÞ_p, Dv|®$dp„ _¡ipL$f, L$Þ_X$dp„ L$åby, s¡gyNydp„ Q¡fyLy$, srdmdp„ L$fyçby A_¡ dgepgudp„ L$efyçby L$l¡ R>¡. i¡fX$u_p fkdp„ L$pbp£lpBX²¡$V$, ap¡õa¡V¹$k, rhV$prd_ A¡, bu, r_L$p¡qV$_ A¡rkX$ A_¡ A¡rkX$ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ sd¡ drl_p ky^u i¡fX$u D`f Æhu iL$p¡ R>¡.
A¡L$ S>dp_pdp„ A¡hu i¡fX$u \su L¡$ d^dpMu_u dv$v$ hNf s¡dp„\u d^ b_sy„. Mf¡Mf s¡ k|fS>_p sp`dp„ DL$pm¡gp¡ Np¡m S> lsp¡. N°uk_p d¡N¡õ\q_k¡ A¡ Ly$v$fsu d^_y„ flõe ip¡^hp dl¡_s L$fu `Z ApMf¡ s¡_¡ Np¡m dm¡gp¡. i¡fX$u_u cpfsdp„ A_¡L$ Åsp¡ Aphsu lsu. L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ L$v$pQ cNhp_ L©$óZ i¡fX$u_p ip¡Mu_ li¡ A¡V$g¡ S>¡ âv¡$idp„ S>sp Ðep„ s¡d_¡ _hu Ås_u i¡fX$u Mphp dmsu. s¡_p\u i¡fX$u_p„ k„õL©$s _pdp¡ `R>u\u `X¡$gp„ : \p¦X³$L$, cufyL$, h„iL$, ishp¡fL$, L$p„spf, sp`k, Cny, L$p„X¡$ny, _¥`pg, _ug`p¡f, d_p¡Nyàsp hN¡f¡ A_¡L$ i¡fX$u_u Ås lsu.
Ap`Zu _hu il¡f_u âÅ_¡ M¡suhpX$u\u OÏ„ R>¡Vy„$ \C Ney„ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ i¡fX$u_y„ hph¡sf iåv$ OZp `ÓL$pfp¡ hp`f¡ R>¡ s¡ iåv$ Mp¡V$p¡ R>¡. bpS>fp¡ A_¡ dNamu hhpe R>¡. OJ R>„V$pe R>¡. fS>L$p A_¡ sp„v$mÅ_p„ buS> ¼epfpdp„ R>„V$pe R>¡. X$p„Nf, i¡fX$u fp¡`pe R>¡. i¡fX$u_p v$f¡L$ L$rsL$p (L$V$L$p)dp„ sd¡ A¡L$ Ap„M S>¡hp¡ ApL$pf Å¡ip¡. i¡fX$u_y„ s¡ B_-rbëV rbepfZ R>¡. i¡fX$u_p¡ L$rsL$p¡ L$p`u_¡ M¡X|$sp¡ hfkpv$ Aph¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ s¡ L$rsL$p_¡ M¡sfdp„ `N hX¡$ Å¡f\u dpfu_¡ s¡_p¡ rbepfZhpmp¡ (Ap„M S>¡hy„ bu) cpN S>du_dp„ v$pV¡$ R>¡, A¡_¡ i¡fX$u fp¡`u L$l¡hpe R>¡.
âpQu_ kdedp„ BõgpduAp¡ A_¡ qÀõsuAp¡ hÃQ¡ eyÙ \sp„ Ðepf¡ rÀõsuAp¡ lp\dp„ sghpf A_¡ i¡fX$u_p„ kp„W$p gC_¡ v$p¡X$sp. A¡ âq¾$epdp„ kukugu V$p`y A_¡ kpeâkdp„ i¡fX$u Aphu. dg¡riep_u i¡fX$u Ðep„_p hfkpv$_¡ L$pfZ¡ õhpv$dp„ dp¡mu R>¡. \pBg¡ÞX$ A_¡ Qu__u i¡fX$u_u duW$pi cpfs A_¡ `pqL$õsp__u i¡fX$u_¡ `lp¢Qu iL$su _\u. Ap b^p v¡$ip¡_u i¡fX$u d¢ QpMu R>¡. s¡dp„ dlpfpô²$_u i¡fX$u kp¥\u Nmu R>¡.
"d¡qX$rk_g rk¾¡$V¹$k Ap¡a ep¡f awX$' _pd_p `yõsL$dp„ l¥v$fpbpv$_p X$p¡. Açdp_¡ g¿ey„ R>¡ L¡$ spÅ¡ i¡fX$u_p¡ fk, S>¡ lp\k„Qp L¡$ bmv¡$ Qgph¡gp k„Qp\u L$pY$ép¡ lp¡e s¡ guhf, qL$X$_u A_¡ Åsue i[¼s dpV¡$ kpfp¡ R>¡. i¡fX$u Qphu_¡ Mphp\u `¡Y$p„ dS>b|s \pe R>¡. ðpk_u vy$N¯^ Qpgu Åe R>¡. i¡fX$u_p fkdp„ Apvy„$ A_¡ g]by _pMhp\u s¡ ky`pÃe b_¡ R>¡. `¡ipb AV$L$u_¡ Aphsp¡ lp¡e L¡$ âp¡õV¡$V$ Ág¡ÞX$ h^u Nep lp¡e sp¡ h¥Ûp¡ i¡fX$u_p¡ fk `uhp_y„ L$l¡sp lsp. `¡V$_p Aëkfhpmp_¡ i¡fX$u_p¡ fk `uhp_y„ L$l¡sp. S>¡ ÷u Nc®hsu lp¡e A_¡ _hdp drl_p `R>u bpmL$ Ahsfsy„ _ lp¡e s¡_¡ i¡fX$u Q|khp_y„ L$l¡hpdp„ Aphsy„ lsy„.
i¡fX$u_p¡ ApMp¡ R>p¡X$ Ap¥Ûp¡rNL$ ×rô$A¡ D`ep¡Nu R>¡, `Z s¡_p„ gp„bp„ `p„v$X$p„ `Z ey_p_u lL$udp¡ v$hpê$`¡ L$pddp„ g¡sp. i¡fX$u_p„ gp„bp„ `p„v$X$p„ D`f S>¡ TpL$m_p„ tbvy$ hl¡gu khpf¡ Åd¡ s¡ A¡L$W$p„ L$fu_¡ _bmu Ap„Mhpmp_u Ap„Mdp„ L¡$ bmsu Ap„Mdp„ V$u`p„ _pMu_¡ BgpS> L$fpsp¡ lsp¡. `Z ApS>¡ i¡fX$u D`f lpr_L$pfL$ v$hpAp¡ R>„V$pe R>¡ A¡V$g¡ Ap âep¡N L$fhp S>¡hp¡ _\u.
i¡fX$udp„\u kp¥\u d|ëehp_ hõsy Mp„X$ L$fsp„ dpfu ×rô$A¡ v¡$iu Np¡m R>¡. Np¡m b_phsu hMs¡ fkpeZp¡ _ _p¿ep„ lp¡e s¡hp¡ v¡$iu Y$ugp¡ A_¡ L$pmpi `X$sp f„N_p¡ Np¡m ApS>¡ vy$g®c R>¡. `|_p `pk¡_p DfyguL$p„Q__p r_kNp£`Qpf Apîddp„ 50 hj®\u spX$_p Np¡m A_¡ lh¡ i¡fX$u_p v¡$iu Np¡m_u fku v|$^ L¡$ OJ_¡ c|„S>¡gu L$p¡audp„ q`hpe R>¡.
i¡fX$u_p¡ hpY$ r`gpsp¡ lp¡e Ðepf¡ Adpfu bp M¡sf¡\u i¡fX$u_p¡ fk bfZudp„ cfu_¡ gphhp_y„ L$l¡sp„. `R>u s¡ fk_p Nþep `|X$gp b_phpsp lsp. dlpfpô²$dp„ sp¡ k|L$p¡ d¡hp¡, v|$^ A_¡ i¡fX$u_p fkdp„ Qp¡Mp DL$pmu_¡ DÑd rdô$ `v$p\® b_phpe R>¡. Np¡m dp`kf Mhpe sp¡ ùv$e_¡ `yô$ L$f¡ R>¡. v¡$iu Np¡m-Ou b„_¡ 60 hj®_u D`f_p gp¡L$p¡A¡ dp`kf Mphp Å¡CA¡. L$`X$p„\u Qpm¡gp OJ_p gp¡V$dp„ \p¡X$p¡ Np¡m A_¡ v|$^ _pMu_¡ s¡_¡ Q|gp D`f lgphu_¡ s¡_u `p¡ëV$uk AX$^p `pL¡$gp N|dX$p„ D`f fpÓ¡ bp„^u v$¡hpdp„ Aph¡ A¡V$g¡ khpf¡ N|dXy„$ `pL$u S>sy„ A_¡ fku _uL$mu S>su. Adpfp N|dX$p_p¡ BgpS> dpfp„ aBbp Ap Np¡m_u `p¡ëV$uk\u S> L$fsp„ lsp„.
lz„ dg¡riep lsp¡ Ðepf¡ Ðep„ bp¥Ù^d} X$p¡¼V$f_¡ Ðep„ qaõV$ \su. A¡ hMs¡ _prme¡f_p v|$^ A_¡ v¡$iu Np¡mhpmu Qp¡Mp_u Muf Ad_¡ Mphp dmsu lsu.
NpdX$p„dp„ i¡fX$u_p¡ hpY$ r`gpe A_¡ `R>u dp¡V$u L$X$pCdp„ i¡fX$u_p¡ fk EL$msp¡ lp¡e Ðepf¡ s¡ L$X$pCdp„ Ad¡ v$p¡fp bp„^¡gu hpgp¡m A_¡ `p`X$u d|L$sp. s¡ `p`X$u EL$msp fkdp„ `pL$u Åe `R>u Mphpdp„ õhpqv$ô$ gpNsu lsu.
ApS>¡ i¡fX$u_p hpY$, rQQp¡X$p, Np¡m_u L$X$pCAp¡ A_¡ Nfd Nfd Np¡m_p„ bV$L$p„_¡ dpÓ epv$ S> L$fhp_p„ fl¡ R>¡. lh¡ i¡fX$u_p¡ BÞX$[õV²$eg D`ep¡N h^u Nep¡ R>¡. i¡fX$u diu_dp„ r`gpe `R>u R>p¡sfp„ _uL$m¡ R>¡ s¡ rQL$_ lpDkdp„ L¡$ L$pfMp_p„dp„ bmsZ sfuL¡$ h`fpe R>¡. apBbf_p„ hp¡gbp¡X®$ b_phhpdp„ i¡fX$u_p L|$Qp h`fpe R>¡. D`fp„s AdyL$ i¡fX$u_p L|$Qpdp„\u L$pNm `Z b_¡ R>¡. sd¡ S>¡ DÑd L$pNmhpmp„ AMbpfp¡ hp„Qp¡ R>p¡ s¡ L$pNm i¡fX$u_p L|$Qpdp„\u b_¡ R>¡. i¡fX$udp„\u Np¡m L¡$ Mp„X$ bÞep `R>u dp¡gprkk A¡V$g¡ L¡$ fku _uL$m¡ R>¡. Ap Np¡m_u fku L¡$rdL$g DÛp¡Ndp„ L$pd gpN¡ R>¡. aqV®$gpBTf, QpfL$p¡g, afd¡ÞV¡$i_ dpV¡$_p„ dpÝedp¡, kpBqV²$L$ A¡rkX$, A¡rkV$p¡_, byqV$g ApëL$p¡lp¡g, fd _pd_p¡ v$pê$ hN¡f¡ A_¡L$ QuÅ¡-fpkperZL$ QuÅ¡ i¡fX$u_p fkdp„\u b_¡ R>¡.
R>¡ëg¡, d¢ dg¡riep_p r`_p„N il¡fdp„ byqÙõV$ A_¡ r\ep¡kp¡qaõV$ X$p¡¼V$f_¡ Of¡ Qp¡Mp A_¡ Np¡m_u Muf Mp^u s¡ sd¡ S>ê$f Of¡ b_phu Å¡Å¡.
_prme¡f_y„ v|$^ (Npe L¡$ c¢i_y„ v|$^ _l]) s¥epf L$fhy„. A¡V$g¡ L¡$ _prme¡f_¡ ap¡X$u_¡ s¡_p L$V$L$p L$fu_¡ rd¼kfdp„ v|$^ L$pY$hy„. lp\R>X$_p b°pD_ fpBk A¡V$g¡ c|Mfp Qp¡Mp_¡ v$¡iu Np¡m_p `pZudp„ _pMu_¡ L|$L$fdp„ `L$phu _pMhp. `R>u \pmudp„ `ufku_¡ s¡ ep¡Áe dpÓpdp„ _prme¡f_p v|$^ kp\¡ Mphp. dg¡riep_p X$p¡. Qp_ Ad_¡ L$l¡sp L¡$ Ap k¡¼k dpV¡$_y„ V$p¡r_L$ R>¡!
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