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]mwkp-kv\m\w "lm I≠-Xn¬°-≠X - e - o-iz-cXzw I¬]n®p \S-s∂m-Sp°w \nco-iz-c-Xz-Øn-e-Sn-™p-hoWp; \nckvX hnizm-kc- t- d-_n-b° - m¿! IpdpºpamdmØ Ipssd-jn-hc- y˛ ¿t°m-Xn-s°m-Sp-tØ≥ ]e-h´- hpw Rm≥: "Cu \nß-ƒ Iq∏pw ac-a√ - , I√˛ √,-≈mhp k¿hm-Xn-i‡ - t- \-I≥.' Ch¿°n-cpt´ {]nb-an-{X-aq-Xn˛ s°Sp-°b - m-bv, ssIØncnsIm-≠p-sN-∂m¬; an∂m-an-\p-ßn≥ sNdpXmw shfn®w t]mepw kln-°mØ Xa- n-tXtXm! Iem-hn-tijw sIme-bn∫tem{K˛ ¿°nØr-Uz-i-∑m¿s°-cn-I-≈n-fw-t]m¬; ]n-im-N¿ hwtiz-cc- n-°p-`‡ - ˛ ¿°n, Xn¬°-hn-s™¥hnth-Ia- p≈q? IjvSm-ha- m-\ß - f - n¬ hogvXn-Sp∂q ImamXntc-Im¬°p-e-\m-cn-amtc; Bcm-[y-am-cm-a-h-c-Ω-s]-߲ ∑msc∂p Im¨am-\n-h¿ I¨an-gn°m! artKm-]a- ∑ - m¿ s]cp-a° - r-jn°p \pI-߃ sh∏q, \c¿X≥ Igp-Øn¬, kK¿`y-sc-s®-∂-Sn-a-°p-Sp-°n˛ ´tßm-´p-an-tßm-´p-an-g-®n-Sp∂q ku[-߃tXmdpw ka-kr-jvSZ- px-J˛ °Æo-cp-sImt≠ ]\n-\o-scm-gp-°o, At\-I-Zp¿hr-Øn-I-sf-∏p-W¿∂p can-°b - m-Wn, pJ-tem-ep-]∑ - m¿! Ai-‡a- m-sa-∂psS lkvXs- a-ßo˛ b[x-kvYn-tXm-≤m-c-W-Ir-Xy-satßm? Bbn-cØn \m\q‰n ap∏Ønsbm∂v
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Nfn-°-I-Øm-gp-sam-cm-\-sb-t∏m-bv˛ ∏nSn®p tI‰m≥ Ipgn-bm-\X - mt\m! Icp-Ø\ - Ω - m-a\ - p, amXva\ - mY IZo-Pbpw Io¿Øy-ht- i-jc- m-bvt∏mbv; Rmt\-Is- \,≥ Np‰p-sam-sc-´p-]Ø - ˛ s√, ≥tNmc-bn¬ØrjvW hf¿∂ JUvKw!' CsXm-s°-bmhmw \n\-hm, bnc-Øn˛ ap∂q-dp-sIm-√Ø - n\p apsºm-cn-°¬, sa°m-bn-se-ss°-h-gn-sbm-∂n-eqtS \S-∂p-t]mIpw \_n-X≥ a\- n¬. "In√n-√, Rms\-∂psS tNmc-sIm-≠p˛ an≤¿Ω-kk - ysØ \\-®p-t\m°pw;' B amXr-Im-I¿j-I\ - mb IrkvXp˛ hΔ-Æa- t√m `phn sNbvXp Im´o. Ass[-cy-ta, \n≥sI-Sp-a™p hogm˛ bvI, lΩ-Zn≥ kPz-ca- mb s\©n¬; N{μm¿°-sc-s°-If - n¬ sh®p-X∂ - m¬˛ t∏mepw \ndp-Øn-√, h\n-{]-bXv\w! CØo¿∏p t]¿Øw apdp-Io, alms‚ ]mgvsNm√p Xo≠mØ ip`m-[c- Ø - n¬ Hmtcm ]cn-t¢-ih - p-ao-Zr-i∑ - m˛ ¿°pss®¿§-Xn-°p≈ Nhp-´p-I√ - mw. s]s´∂p ]m¿iz-ßf - n¬\n∂p lm, lm˛ a¨ tImcn-bn-´m¿ Nne apjvIc- ∑ - m¿, IrX-⁄s- c-¶n¬, °\-Im-`n-tjIw sNtø-≠X - m-ao-§p-cp-hn≥ inc- n¬! cP-kvXt- am-tZm-ja- I - ‰n \m´n¬˛ Øzw ]c-Øp-s∂mcp kXy-hm-t\, cP p h¿jn®p \ndwsISp-Øm˛ s\mcp-ßn-t]m¬, a¿Øy-Ipte ]nd-t∂m¿! as‰-¥p, a∂n≥\n-g¬ ]qIn N{μ≥; ]mgva™ - n-\m¬ {]mhr-Xa- mbv {]`mXw; anYym-]h - m-ZX-Øn¬ ad™p kXy˛ ahn-Zy-X≥ aqS-en-embv hnt_m[w! hn⁄m-\K - ¿`w Xncp-auen sXm´p k∑m¿K-k© - mcn ]Zwhscbv°pw ]mwkq¬°cw ]‰nb ip≤n-ams\˛ ∏m¿Øßp sXΩm-Sn-Iƒ Iq°n-bm¿Øq: "Aøø, a¨sIm-≠`- n-jn-‡\ - m-bn˛ c≠m-bn-c-Øn-]Øv
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°gn-™p-ht- √m, aX-km¿Δ-`u-a≥; apg-°p-hn≥ tl Pb-i_ - vZs- aßpw; hmg-s´, bn…mw-Xn-cp-ta\n \oWmƒ! A∂o \c-kvt\ln \a-kvIc- n®p InS-∂t- ]m-Xn, Øncp-h¶ - g- p-Øn¬ Hscm-´I - Ø - n≥ IpS¬ame Nm¿Øn˛ ∏mt\ e`n-®p≈p \ap°p `mKyw! atZm-∂X - w, as‰mcp tbip-hmao aXm-[n-cm-P-s‚-bp-ap-Ø-amwKw {ioapƒ°n-co-Sm¿∏-W-tbm-Ky-at√m; I¿Øhy-I¿a-ßf - n¬ aμ¿ \Ωƒ!' Cu≤q-fn-sImt≠m Ifn-bm-°¬sImt≠m apJm` aßm-sX-b`- w-Kk - Ø - z≥, aÆn¬°p-fn-t®mcp KPw IWt° aμw \S-∂m-flK - r-lØ - n-se-Øo. Baq¿≤-]mZw s]mSn-a¨]p-c≠ ]nXm-hn-s\-°-≠-Xn-sh-º-temsS Xm≥Xm≥ Ipfn--∏n-∏X - n-\mbv apXn¿∂q XÆo¿°p-Sw-sIm-≠, gem≠ ]p{Xo: ]nSn®ncpØn-®fn t]m°p-hm-\m-bv˛ ∏I¿∂ Ipwt`m-ZI - t- am-Sp-Iq-So, XmXs‚ Km{X-ßf - n-em-]X - n-®q, Ipam-cn-bmƒ X≥ NpSp-IÆ - o-cpw. amem¿∂p tIgpw aI-sf-Øt- em-Sn˛ s°m≠miz-kn-∏n®p kpim-¥i - o-e≥; "\n∂nNvOs\-°m-Ø-cp-fm-Xn-cn-°n˛ √≈mhp; ]mgn¬°-cb - mbvI Ipt™!'
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