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ðW|ðN¢ DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨N{¨ k{Ðm{f½l¨d{ @N{Á _{d{ N{ª_{¨m¢_¾f}Z¨ _{d{ B=ÞZ¾ D=\{Z= Ip{¨|Û_{p{¨© d{T{Æo¶b{¨. N}ñ @_{ðN¢ _{d{ @N{Á @=Z· KN{øc{¹p²¨d{ u}d{¨k{ªî. Aø\{ k{Ðm{, @=Z· ztm¾Vp}Þw{ d}d{Ô, o|l{¨m{¨Q} T¶µtp}\{¨. _¾Z¡ o|l{¨Þm{o¾ T}o| QÀm{p{= zt=f}b¢=çd{p}\{¨. Al{¨d{ ÛiîN¢ D=\{Q} ðW|l¨ïzem{¨\{ð QÀm{p{= p{¨|Û_{= zt=f}b¢=T{Q{öQ}\{¨Q}ñ \{i¨×p{¨|Û_{= zt=f}b¢=T{o¶N{f½l{¨|\{¨. DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨N{¨ Al{¨d{ T{np{ p{Þnd¶ Þ£e\{m{¨Q{¨p{¨|Ðu} Db¾ÚQ{= b¼m¢N¢=b¢. @l¨d} B=ÞZ¾ p{=ZT¶µt A\{b¢N{¨Á o¶N{¨=\} f½p{\{=_¾ @N{ÁQ}m¢ð f½ño²p{¨Ùð _{d{_¾ D=\{ðT}Æ\{¨ DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨.

m}d{¨ m}d{© DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨N{¨ ztm¾V Ûzep{Ðm{d{ d{T{ÆN{¨=\} f½_¾=b¢. C p{¨c{Ú p{¨m¥ ztm¾V im¢_²Q¢=ç f½_¾=b¢. ÞN{j+\}d{âÞm{o|Q} iËZn¨ p¶zt¨N¾p{\{=, BËzr= p{çÆd{ÞZ¨ ~tðp{¨|n¨ ~rN}Þm{¨ îm{Q{\{=... Bp}w{ N¾Ëm{¨zeðù¨b{ N}Q¢_}n ù¨b{ zt=_{N}n¨ ±eËZ¡=T{¨N{¨=b}p{¨ð ~tðp{¨|ün¨ p¶¨d¶Vm{¨p{Òb{N{¨ p²ý_¶ ztm¾V zeN{zeN} d{p{¦ß_{ª Hp{\¾ p²¨¨Q{p²c{p{_¾ b{Èm}Q} N{ªm{¨Æð N{ªo+Û\¢=N{¨ _}Q{¨_{ª ün¨o¾ N{d{i\¢=b¢.DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨N{¨ A b{¬q{Ú= _{n¨T{¨N{¨=Z·d¶ KÞw{=_} N}m{= m}T{¨N{¨d{ÔÞZ¨Q} @l¨f½_¾=b¢. ztm¾V B=_{Q} im¢_²Q¢Ðzt¨=b{d{¨N¾o¶b{¨. @=b{¨N¶ øzrl{¨= B=Z¡N¢p²Þw{Q}d¶ _¶o²Æl{¨|Únd{¨N{¨d}Ô\{¨.

"ztm¾W|! ztm¾W|!"" B=ÞZ¾N¢ @\{¨Q{¨±e\{¨_{ªd¶ T}o| N¾ze=Q} ~eöT}\{¨ DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨.

"I= p{¨|p{¨l{¨|Ú!"" @=Z© p{çÆ=b¢ ztm¾V.

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"d} µtÔ~v_{¨\¢_¾ N{ö~t ~tðp{¨|N¢ p²Þw}d{¨" ðzrÁnÙzr=Q} T²~eÕ=b¢ ztm¾V. ¹±tN}nìo¾ òl²¨ T{b{¨p{¦_¾=b¢. zt_{Ú= T²zeÕ\{=o¾ HZ¨p{=Z¡ Q¼\{p} o¶b{ð d{ø¨Ùd{~eÞn.

DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨N{¨ øzrl{¨= @Óm{=N}o¶b{¨. @_{ð p²¨b{\{¨ @d{©T}d{=Q} p{Ðztªd{Ô KN{ ztp{¨|c}d{=N¾zt= AÛ_{=Q} Hb{¨m{¨T{ªÐu½=b¢. "@iÓb{=... @iÓb{=... @iÓb{= Ib¥? ztm¾V T²~eÕd{ øzrl{¨=o¾ @iÓb{= Ib¥?" @_{ð Þ£e\{m{¨Q{¨p{¨|Ðu} i¨Ûm{ AÛ_{=Q} Ao¾ç=T{\{= p²¨¨b{n¨±eËZ¡=b¢.

A\{~eÞn _¾Z¡ µtÔ~v_{¨ð_¾ N{ö~t ~tðp{¨|N{¨ p²Þw{\{= _{ze¦Õ. A\{~eÞn zeb¢p{¨=b¢o¾d{© ül¨Q} d{p{ß\{= _{ze¦Õ @=Z© "d{ #£t u}ß_{=Û_{Ú p{¨ãm{î"" p{¨d{¨p{¦ T²~eÕd{ zt_}ÚðN¢ p{ÛN{k}s}ÚðÔ m}zt¨N{¨d{Ô ztp{¨|W|ðN¢ T²=b¢d{p}\{¨ DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨. N}ñ @b¶ ztp{¨|V=o¾ ±em¢Q¢d{ ztm¾V C m¾í ðztâ=N¾T{=Q} ðV= T²µeÕ~t=b¢.

@b¶Q{d{N{ ztm¾V @iÓb{= T²~eÕp{¦=Z· ø¨Q¢öd{ p{Úp{üm{p{¨=_} o¾N{m¥îo¾d¶ I\{¨ze¦nª ±e\{j¼i×nª Q{=b{m{Q¾w}nª, BÞn¨N{b{nÒb{¨, @d¶ ±vT{Æm¢N{n_¾Z¡ d{\¢çf½l¶¨b¢. N}ñ ztm¾V @iÓb{= T²zeÕo¶b¶! @d¶N{ ¹p²¨Þw{b{ªm{= d{\{p}öâd{ ¹m²n¨i=\¢ zv[}Ð_{¨Q} Q{p{¨Ú=T¶m¢d{ÞZ¨Q}... zt_{Ú= T²zeÕZ=o¾ _{ze¦Õo¶b{ð d{ø¨Ùd{ ztm¾V Vm{Q}öâd{ d}ZN}ðN¢ _²m{o¶p{N{¨=\}d¶, Vl{¨p{¨=Q{w{Q¥_{= f}\¢ _²m{b¢=T¶~td{ÞZ¨Q} T¶~t=b¢.

"±em{ÞZ¾ iËZn¨ Am¶l{¨\}ðN¢ B=_{µtze¦ H=b{¨N{¨ zeËZ¡=b¶?"" @ð k}m{Úd{¨ Q{b{p{¨|l¨Ðµt, "f}\{¨Q}n=\¥, iËZnñÔ HQ{m{Q¼ËZ·~t=b¢ iËZnN{¨ ¹p²¨nl¨_¶ j}øb{ÃQ{m{ DîN¢ p{¨Þþ Am¶~t p{Ðztªd}Ô"", @ð zem{p{¨ zeîÛp{_{d{ð Ûk{ø¨=zeW·µtÞZ¨Q} @iÓb{= T²~eÕd{ k}m{Úd¶ Hm¢Q¢d{ DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨N{¨, ztm¾V T²~eÕd{ ðV= @Óm{=N}o¶b{¨. @l¨d} @b{=_} @d{p{ztm{=. ztm¾V ~tðp{¨|N¢ p²Þý=b¢. @b¥d{© KN{ p²¨¨Q{p²c{p{_¾.... DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨N{¨ zeËZo¶ð N¾ze= p{çÆ=b¢.

"i¨Ób{¨=\}ö... b{m¢Ûb{¨m}o|... BËzr=p{çÆd{ÞZ¨ ¹j²Z îm{Q{\{p¶¨Q}N{ @b¶b¾ zRd{N}m{Ú= T¶~td{ÞZ¨ ¹±eQ} T²i¨_{¨d}Ôp}?""

"p{¨|p{¨l{¨|Ú, ù¨N{¨ T²µeÕ p²Òw}p{¨d{¨N{¨d}Ôd{¨ N}ñ ù¨m¶p²© B=ÞZ¾o¶m{¨, @p¶¨Ùp²© zeN¢Á=Z¡p}Þý=Z¡N²N{Á\¢N¾ p²Þý=b¢... ¹±eQ}
Bp}Ëö_¾ @d{Ôp{¨l{¨Ú ~tðp{¨| AOm{Z @=b{¨N{d¶..."" p{¨|p{¨l{¨Ú N¾f}ðN¢ N¼=T²=Q} j²b¢m¢d{ ztm¾V p²¨ÞnQ} T²~eÕ=b¢.

"@d{Ôp{¨l²©Ú, ~ed{Ôp{¨l²©Ú... I= N}n= p{¨¨=T{¨N¼çÆ=b¶. @l¨d} ðd}Ô N}o¶ë p{¨|ð B=Z¡ zeËZ¨d{ D=\{p{¨=Z· ø=Z|p}? ¹±eQ} T{b{¨p{¦N¼ð Hp{m¢ð DÓb{m¢Òb}p{¨ð?""

"I¹p²¨=b¢?"" DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨ @m{¨ze¦n¨ øð p{=Z¡=ÞZ¾=ç ¹j²Z¡N¢ p{çÆd{ ztm¾Vp}Þw{ @p{¨Ù A_{¬_{Q} ÛzeúÔ=ç=b¢.

"Hp{\¢_¾d¾ ~tðp{¨|N{¨ p²Þý=b¢. ¹±eQ} ~tðp{¨|N{¨ p²Þw}d{ð @b¶b¾ T{=Ûb{p{¨=\{o|ðN¢ p²Þw¼T}Æd{d{Ô=_{ zt=im{=Q} T²i¨_¾=b¢. @N}Á! d¶ðb¶ AOm{¨Q} T²i¨_{¨d}Ôd{¨. b¥ðN¢ ±eÞýT¶±tl{¨Ú\{= p{¨=çb¢. T¶_{¨n¨ N}öd{ _{m}ß_{ AN{¨n¨ zeËZ¨N¼ð o|k{=o¶b{¨. d¶ðb¶ T²i¨_{¨d}Ôd{¨ m¶zeZ¨Ô=è @b¢ N}o¶ëN¢ p²Þw{\}ðN¢ ùn¨o¶b{¨. @=_¶..."" T²f}Õ\{¨ DÛQ{d{m{~t=zv§n¨.

"I=Z¡ p{¨|p{¨l{¨|Ú! @o| p{¨|ÞZ|\{_}m{¨. d¶d{¨ I= _{ze¦ÕT¶u}d{ð? Ûzeîb}ðN¥ d{d{Ôo| A\¢f½zt¨N{¨=Z|m{¨?"" ztm¾V DÛN¾zr=Q} ÛzeúÔ=ç=b¢.

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