Meyebela: My Bengali Girlhood

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¢ep¡s cy¡¢s−u b¡−Le e¡¢ez h¤L VeVe L−l, ®k h¤−Ll J−j, ®k h¤−Ll c¤−d f’¡−nl jeÄ¿¹−l S¾j ®eJu¡ q¡−nj j¡j¡−L ¢a¢e h¡y¢Q−u¢R−mez f¡l¦m j¡¢j ®Q±L¡−W HL f¡, B−lL f¡ Q¡m¡ O−ll ¢py¢s−a ®l−M g¤y¢f−u L¡yc−Rez −m¡−L h−m q¡−n−jl hE fl£l ja p¤¾cl£z AåL¡−l e¡¢e ®c−Me f¡l¦m j¡¢jl N¡ ®b−L ®SÉ¡vpÀ¡ ®h−l¡−µRz hE¢V BÙ¹ HLM¡e¡ Q¡ycz Hje Q¡yc−L HMe ¢a¢e m¤−L¡−he ®L¡b¡u! O−l O¤−j¡−µR f¡l¦m j¡¢jl R'j¡−pl −j−uz pwp¡l ®g−m Hi¡−h −LE BQjL¡ q¡l¡u! AåL¡l q¡a−s ®L¡b¡u ¢a¢e M¤−y S f¡−he q¡−nj j¡j¡−L, S¡−ee e¡z e¡¢e k¤Ü L£, jq¡k¤Ü ®c−M−Re, S¡f¡¢e ®h¡j¡ f−s−R ®c−n, ¢L¿º Hi¡−h pwp¡l RœM¡e qu¢ez L¡L X¡L¡ ®i¡−l f¡l¦m j¡¢j−L ay¡l h¡−fl h¡¢s ®l−M p−‰ Q¡l ®R−m Bl HL¢V e£m fÔ¡¢ØV−Ll T¤¢s, H−p¢R−me ®j−ul h¡¢s−a, AhL¡−n, nm¡fl¡jnÑ Ll−a, ¢V−el ®Q±Q¡m¡ ®R−s c¡m¡−ez −j−ul S¡j¡C hm−me – NË¡−j QCm¡ k¡e BÇj¡, nql

¢el¡fc e¡z

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M. l¦e¤ M¡m¡l nÄöl Mhl ®f−u−Re ¢j¢mV¡¢l Bp−R −h…eh¡¢sl ¢c−L, R'¢V j¤™¤ f−s B−R ¢p¢L j¡Cm c§−l, f¡V−r−az j¤™¤ −cM−a ®m¡L ®c±−s¡−µR, Bh¡l E−ÒV¡ ¢c−LJ ®h¡yQL¡ q¡−a R¤V−R −m¡Lz Bj¡−cl, nq−ll C¢ø−cl SeÉ ¢WL qu BlJ Nqe NË¡−jl ¢c−L f¡¢m−u k¡Ju¡z −h…eh¡¢s ®b−L ®j¡−ol N¡¢s L−l Ni£l l¡−a lJe¡ ¢cC q¡ypf¤¤lz ®j¡oAm¡−L fb ®c¢M−u −eu L¡p¤, q¡p¤l i¡C L¡p¤z he h¡c¡−sl ¢Ty ¢T ¢Ty ¢T, ý‚¡ ýu¡, i¤a¤j i¤a¤−jl j−dÉ H−p ByaL¡ ®b−j k¡u ®j¡oz L¤™¢¤ m f¡L¡−a f¡L¡−a j¡'l f¡R¡l a−m −py¢d−u b¡¢Lz nl¡g j¡j¡ hm−ae AåL¡−l i§−al¡ ph ®h¢l−u B−p h¡C−l, a¡l¡ Mf L−l j¡e¤o d−l, Bl Lf L−l M¡uz i§−al ¢fÐu S¡uN¡ qm N¡−Rl jNX¡mz Bl ®j¡−ol N¡¢s c¡y¢s−u B−R Aj¡hpÉ¡l l¡−a −nJs¡ N¡−Rl a−mz pf pf L−l L¡l ®ke −qy−V Bp¡l në ö¢ez −j¡oAm¡ Q¡h¤L Lo¡e ®j¡−ol ¢f−W, ®j¡o e−s e¡z q¡V q¡V q¡V, pf¡w pf¡wz h¡ynh−el ®ial ¢c−u qW¡v ®j¡o ®c±−s¡uz RC−ul ®ial j¡b¡u j¡b¡u ®W¡Ll m¡N¡l në qu WjWj, WjWjz i¤l¦ ®eC, ®Q¡−Ml f¡a¡ ®eC, −m¡j ®eC, Q¤m ®eC, hÉ¡l¡−j ®i¡N¡ RVL¤ ¢fy ¢fy L−l Ly¡−cz Bh¡l q¡V q¡V, Bh¡l pf¡wz pf pf, pf pfz RVL¤l ¢mL¢m−L q¡a d−l l¡−M e¡¢e−L, e¡¢el q¡−a nš² L−l dl¡ fÔ¡¢ØV−Ll T¤¢sz T¤¢s−a ¢Qys¡j¤¢s …sz 14

q¡ypf¤−ll h¡¢s¢V L¡p¤l ®h¡e X¡¢m−jl nÄöl h¡¢sz h¡¢sl j¡−W h−p ®j¡oc¤−V¡ ¢S−l¡uz −j¡oAm¡Jz L¡p¤ B−N B−N q¡y−V, nq−ll C¢øl¡ L¡p¤l ®fR−e, L¡p¤ q¡y−V Bl ®fR−e a¡L¡u, q¡p¤l ®Q¡−Ml Cyc¤l L¡p¤l ®Q¡−M ®eCz

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®mM¡fs¡ S¡e¡, clc¡m¡−e b¡L¡, jVlN¡¢s Qs¡ nq−ll j¡e¤o−cl H h¡¢sl ph¡C M¡¢al L−lz ph−Q−u hs Ol¢V ®R−s −cJu¡ qu Bj¡−cl SeÉ, Bmj¡¢l M¤−m l¢Pe g¤m f¡a¡ ByL¡ L¡−Ql NÔ¡p Bl ¢Q−ej¡¢Vl b¡mh¡¢V h¡l Ll¡ quz LC j¡…−ll ®T¡m l¡yd¡ qu, X¡L fs−m Bjl¡ T¡yL ®hy−d ¢fy¢s ®f−a h¢p f¡LO−lz A¢ab M¡C−u, ®f¡m¡f¡e M¡C−u, ®ra ®gl¡ f¤l¦o−cl M¡C−u, −hm¡ g¤−l¡−m h¡¢sl ®j−ul¡ ®M−a h−pez ¢hR¡e¡u eL¢n L¡yb¡ ¢h¢R−u ®cJu¡ qu, m¡m e£m p¤−a¡u i¤−m¡ e¡ Bj¡u ®mM¡ Ju¡s m¡N¡−e¡ qu h¡¢m−nz j¡b¡ …−e h¡¢mnz j¡b¡l h¡¢mnC c¤'WÉ¡wH ®Q−f O¤−j¡C, ®L¡mh¡¢m−nl A−iÉp j−l e¡ k¤−ÜJz ü−fÀl ®ia−l i¡¢p qy¡−pl ja q¡ypf¤−ll S−m, E¢s RVL¤ Bl L¡p¤l m¡m O¤¢sl ja q¡Ju¡uz H h¡¢s−a Bj¡l hup£ ®j−ul¡ HL fÉy¡−Q n¡¢s f−l, L¡lJ L¡lJ ö¢e ¢h−uJ q−u ®N−Rz ®i¡−l E−W Jl¡ q¡yp j¤l¢Nl ®My¡u¡s ®M¡−m, Ee¤−e gy¤L¢e ®g¡y−L, jnm¡ h¡−V, ®Yy¢L f¡s ®cu, L¤−m¡u Q¡m T¡−s, J−cl ®X−L h¢m – −Mmh¡ H‚¡ ®c¡‚¡, L¤aL¤a? ö−e Jl¡ −W¡yV ¢V−f q¡−p, ®Mm−a B−p e¡z ®R−ml¡ N¡−R E−W Bj f¡−s, N¡h f¡−s, X¡h f¡−s, J−cl ja Bj¡lJ C−µR L−l N¡−R EW−az Jl¡ h−m–

®j−uj¡eol¡ N¡−R EW−m N¡R jCl¡ k¡uz

Jl¡ q¡X¤X¤ ®M−m m¤¢‰ L¡R¡ ®j−lz B¢j ®Mm−a Q¡C−m h−m– ®j−uj¡e−ol q¡X¤X¤

®Mm−a qu e¡z

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O¤¢– Es¡C−aJ e¡C? e¡, O¤¢– Es¡C−aJ e¡Cz −L LC−R e¡C? B¢j −L¡j−l c¤'q¡a ®l−M h¤L V¡e L−l c¡ys¡Cz

N¡−u L¡c¡ j¡M¡, L¡−m¡ ¢jn¢j−n, j¤M i¢aÑ qm¤c cy¡−al −R−m c¤'f¡ ®fR−e H−p h−m, LJ ®a¡ L¡Q¡ N¡h f¡L¡ N¡h L¡Q¡ N¡h f¡L¡ N¡h! M¤h a¡s¡a¡¢s LC−a qChz hm−a f¡l−m j¡R dl−a ®e−h Bn¡u h−m ®c¢M L¡Q¡N¡hf¡Q¡h¡fL¡L¡f¡f dl−el në ®h−l¡−µRz qm¤c c¡ya M¡yL M¡yL L−l q¡−pz Jl p−‰ h¡¢Ll¡J M¡yL M¡yLz Bj¡−L ®fR−e ®l−M Jl¡ Q−m k¡u ¢h−ml ¢c−Lz B¢j HL¡ c¡y¢s−u b¡¢L ®l¢X−jX éL fl¡ ný−l ®j−uz c¤f¤l−hm¡ f¤L¤−l ®e−j −j−ul¡ kMe HL p¡ya¡−l B−lL f¡−s Q−m k¡u, HL X¤−h j¡Tf¤L¤l ®b−L O¡−Vl L¡−R H−p j¡b¡ ®a¡−m, B¢j j¤‡ ®Q¡−M, O¡−V h−p, c¤'f¡ ¢i¢S−u S−m, J−cl ®c¢Mz Bj¡−L M¡¢m N¡−u ®c−M ®j−ul¡ hm¡h¢m L−l,

−Y¢‰ ®R¢sl Aq−e¡ h¤¢e E−X e¡Cz

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nl¡g j¡j¡ Mm−p j¡−R il¡ f¤L¤−l E−ÒV¡ p¡ya¡l, X¤h p¡ya¡l ¢c−u n¡fm¡ g¤m ¢Ry−s H−e f¡−s h−p b¡L¡ Bj¡−L hm−ae, p¡ya¡l ¢nM¢h? ®h¢n LCl¡ ¢fyfs¡ M¡, a¡C−m p¡ya¡l f¡l¢hz ¢fyf−s dl¡ ¢Q¢e …s ®M−u f¤L¤−l ®e−j p¡yal¡−a ®Qø¡ L−l¢R A−eL¢ce, Sm Bj¡l c¤'f¡ ®V−e f¡−L ®g−m ¢e−u k¡u S−ml a−mz q¡ypf¤l NË¡−jl eÉ¡w−V¡ −f¡m¡f¡eJ S−m T¡yf ¢c−u p¡yal¡u, ®c−M nlj m¡−N, Ha hs ¢d¢‰ ®j−u BSJ −L¡jl S−m Lm¢jma¡l ja c¡y¢s−u b¡¢Lz j−e j−e J−cl ja p¡l¡f¤L¤l p¡ya¡l L¡¢V, HL f¡s ®b−L B−lL f¡sz N¡ ®f¡s¡ c¤f−¤ l W¡™¡ S−m ®YE a¤−m p¡yal¡−e¡l ja Be¾c Bl qu e¡! j¡ Mhl f¡W¡e, f¤×L¢e−a −h¢nrZ fCl¡ b¡L−m W¡™¡ m¡CN¡ SÅl BChz ®L¡jl Sm ®b−L ný−l ®j−u−L E−W Bp−a qu X¡P¡uz X¡P¡ ®a¡ eu, BÙ¹ HL¢V Q¤−m¡z X¡P¡u A−eL L¡™ O−V h−Vz f¡”¡¢hl¡ f¤¢s−u ¢c−µR NË¡−jl h¡¢sOl, ®f¡s¡ h¡¢sl hE¢Tl¡ qy¡pf¤−ll h¡¢s h¡¢s O¤−l Lf¡m Q¡fs¡uz q¡ypf¤l bjbj L−l, −ke Hr¤¢Z ®h¡j¡ fs−h q¡ypf¤−ll Q¡y¢c−az NË¡−jl c¤−V¡ h¡¢s−a ®l¢XJ B−Rz −k h¡¢s−a ®hj‚¡ E−W¢R Bjl¡, B¢j j¡ e¡¢e RVL¤ Cu¡p¢je, ®p h¡¢s−a; B−lL¢V ®l¢XJ L¡−pj ¢nLc¡−ll h¡¢sz p−ål fl c¤'h¡¢s−a ®m¡L ¢is L−l ®l¢XJl Mhl öe−az ®l¢XJ öe−a Bp¡ ®m¡−Ll¡ E−W¡−el n£am f¡¢V−a h−p ýy−L¡ V¡−ee, ýy−L¡ ®O¡−l HL j¤M ®b−L B−lL j¤−Mz −Nm c¤'j¡p d−l V¡L j¡b¡ N¡m ®g¡m¡ ph¤S m¤¢‰ −m¡L¢V h−m Bp−Re –ü¡d£e h¡wm¡l Mh−l LC−R j¤¢š²h¡¢qe£ BCa¡−R, Bl ®c¢l

e¡Cz

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q¡j L−l a¡l¦ M¢mg¡ c£OÑnÄ¡p ®g−mez h¤−s¡ ®Q¡−M i¡m ®c−Me e¡, q¡−a h¡y−nl m¡¢W, fl−el −N¢”M¡e¡ ¢Ry−s aÉ¡e¡ aÉ¡e¡, −m¡−L h−m H h¤−s¡l M¢a−a Bp−m jÉ¡m¡ fup¡, h¤−s¡ ¢R−me ¢œn¡m h¡S¡−ll cl¢S, hy¡ ®Q¡M eø qJu¡l fl cl¢S¢N¢l ®R−s ®R−ml h¡¢s−a, q¡ypf¤−l b¡−Le, j¡−T j¡−T H h¡¢s ®b−L Ed¡J q−u k¡e, LC k¡e ®LE S¡−e e¡, j¡p ®N−m ®gla B−pez k¤Ü h¡yd¡l fl a¡l¦ M¢mg¡ q¡ypf¤l NË¡j ®R−s Bl ®L¡b¡J Ed¡J qe¢ez p−å q−m ®l¢XJ öe−a H h¡¢s−a B−pez a¡l¦ M¢mg¡ Lb¡ Lj hm¡l ®m¡L, −h¢nl i¡NC j¡b¡ X¡e L¡y−d ®g−m A−eÉl Lb¡ ®n¡−ee, fR¾c e¡ q−m ®b−L ®b−L q¡j h−me, Hlfl g¡yL ®f−m

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¢e−Sl k¡ ja a¡ …¢R−u h−mez a¡l¦ M¢mg¡l q¡j ®n¡e¡l fl ýy−L¡l Nsss Nsss në R¡s¡ Bl ¢LR¤ ®n¡e¡ k¡u e¡z V¡L j¡b¡ N¡m ®g¡m¡ ph¤S m¤¢‰l ¢fW ¢Rm a¡l¦ M¢mg¡l ¢c−L, ¢a¢e N¡ O¤¢l−u h−pez h¤−s¡ BlJ c¤'¢ae−V q¡j hm¡l fl h−me,

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q¡−al j¤¢W a¤−m ¢QvL¡l L¢lz j¡e¤o −R¡−V VÊ¡−Ll ®fRe ®fRe, Su h¡wm¡l ®fRe ®fRe, j¤¢š²l ®fRe ®fRez B¢j ®c±−s h¡¢sl ®ial Y¤¢L, j¡'−L Mhl ¢c−az j¡ S¡e¡m¡u c¡y¢s−u¢R−mez j¡ Su h¡wm¡ LJz ®cn ü¡d£e AC−Rz c¤'f¡L ®e−Q h¢mz j¡ q¡p−Re Bl N¡m ®h−u −Q¡−Ml Sm fs−R ay¡lz ByQ−m j¤R−Re Sm, Bh¡lJ Tl−Rz Bh¡lJ q¡p−Re ¢a¢ez HLC j¤−M q¡¢p, L¡æ¡ c¤−V¡Cz e¡¢el ®Q¡−Ml a¡l¡ e−s e¡z −pC L−h ®b−L f¡bl q−u B−Re ¢a¢e, f¡b−l ®V¡L¡ ¢c−m WjWj në qu, e¡¢el N¡ ®b−L ®p nëJ qu e¡z e¡¢e ®Le a¡yl f¡e M¡Ju¡ M−u¢l c¡ya ®j−m q¡p−Re e¡, je ¢L j−l B−R fÔ¡¢ØV−Ll T¤¢s¢Vl ®n¡−L, ®k¢V−L Bl ay¡l nš² L−l dl−a qu e¡, ®f−Vl ®ial f¤yV¢m L−l f¤yV¢m q−u hp−a qu e¡! l¡Ù¹¡u HMeJ SVm¡, j¡e¤o ®c±−s¡−µR, Su h¡wm¡ Su h¡wm¡ h−m c¡f¤¢eu¡ j¡b¡u a¤m−Rz L¡m ¢Rm …¢ml në, jl¡L¡æ¡, BS q¡¢p, BS Eõ¡p, BS °q °q, BS Su h¡wm¡z Su h¡wm¡ j¡−e ®LE Bl L¡lJ h¡¢s f¤s−h e¡, Bl ®LE L¡E−L …¢m Ll−h e¡, −L¡b¡J ®h¡j¡ fs−h e¡, ®LE Bl L¡E−L d−l ¢e−u k¡−h e¡ ®Q¡M ®hy−d, h¡a¡−p m¡−nl Nå i¡p−h e¡, BL¡−n ¢is Ll−h e¡ nL¤−el cm, Bjl¡ ¢g−l k¡h nq−ll h¡¢s−a, Bj¡l −g−m Bp¡ Ol¢V−a O¤−j¡h −L¡mh¡¢mn h¤−L S¢s−u, Bj¡l j¡f¤a¤m ®j−uf¤a¤m HMeJ J−cl −R¡– M¡−V O¤¢j−u B−R, ¢N−u J−cl O¤j i¡P¡hz E−šSe¡ Bj¡l ®fRe ®fRe e¡¢L B¢j a¡l ®fRe, e¡¢L E−šSe¡ Bj¡l L¡y−dl Jfl, e¡¢L B¢j a¡l L¡y−dl Jfl, e¡ h¤−TC ®c±−s k¡C Bh¡l ®pC SVm¡l ¢c−L, ¢j¢R−ml ¢c−Lz ¢j¢R−m M¡−mc−L −c¢M ph¡l p¡j−e, q¡−a h¡y−nl L¢’l Jfl h¡yd¡ fa¡L¡, ph¤−Sl j−dÉ m¡m HL −N¡õ¡, −N¡õ¡l j−dÉ −a¡hs¡−e¡ qm¤c L¡fsz M¡−m−cl ®fRe ®fRe NË¡−jl −R−m L£ ®R¡Ll¡ L£ k¤hL, phz ¢i−sl j−dÉ RVL¤l q¡−aJ ®c¢M ¢WL JlLj HL fa¡L¡z Bj¡lJ C−µR L−l HL¢V fa¡L¡ q¡−a ®f−az H H−Lh¡−l ea¤e fa¡L¡z Cú¤−m ph¤−Sl j−dÉ Q¡yc a¡l¡ ByL¡ fa¡L¡l p¡j−e c¡y¢s−u Bj¡−cl N¡C−a qa f¡L p¡l S¢je p¡c h¡cz ®R¡Vc¡ kMe ¢j¢Rm Ll−ae Bu¤h n¡¢q dÄwp ®q¡L h−m, HL¢ce ®a¡n−Ll am −b−L Q¡yc a¡l¡l ph¤S fa¡L¡¢V ¢e−u ¢N−u¢R−me q¡−a L−lz ¢j¢Rm ®b−L p−åu ¢g−l H−p −R¡Vc¡ h¡¢s−a S¡¢e−u ¢c−me, BCSL¡ ¢j¢R−m fa¡L¡ f¤s¡C¢Rz ¢j¢Rm ®no L−l l¡Ù¹¡l ¢Le¡−ll HL L¡yW¡m N¡−Rl X¡−m Q−s q¡−al fa¡L¡¢V E¢s−u M¡−mc h−me HCV¡ qCm Su h¡wm¡l fa¡L¡z HMe ®bCL¡ HCV¡C Bj¡−cl

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Bj¡l N¡ ®h−u W¡ä¡ HL¢V p¡f q¡yV¢Rm, p¡f¢V Bj¡l Nm¡ −fy¢Q−u ¢Rm, Bj¡l Lø q¢µRm ¢exnÄ¡p ¢e−a, ah¤ B¢j ¢exnÄ¡p ¢e¢µRm¡j, V−QÑl B−m¡u Bj¡l ®Q¡−Ml f¡a¡ L¡yf−a Q¡C¢Rm, ah¤ B¢j −Q¡−Ml f¡a¡ l¡M¢Rm¡j ®Q¡−Ml Jfl, RVL¤l WÉ¡w HL¢V ®a¡m¡ ¢Rm Bj¡l WÉ¡w−ul Jfl, WÉ¡w¢V−L Ji¡−hC f−s b¡L−a ¢c¢µRm¡j, Bj¡l q¡a HL¢V f−s ¢Rm Cu¡p¢j−el ®f−Vl Jfl, ®p¢V−L Cu¡p¢j−el ®f−Vl JflC f−s b¡L−a ¢c¢µRm¡j, −L¡mh¡¢mn ¢Rm Bj¡l ¢f−Wl ®fR−e, ®p¢V−L ¢f−Wl ®fR−e ¢c¢µRm¡j f−s b¡L−az h¤VS¤−a¡l ®m¡L…−m¡ c¡y¢s−u¢Rm M¡−Vl ¢Le¡−l, HL q¡−a jn¡¢l, B−lL q¡−a VQÑ Bl ®Q¡M…−m¡ ¢Si…−m¡ m¡m¡Tl¡ B…eTl¡ Bj¡l Q¤−m®Q¡−Me¡−L L¡−eNm¡uh¤−L®f−Vam−f−VEl¦−aWÉ¡−Pf¡−uz J−cl N¡ ®b−L N¢s−u W¡ä¡ p¡f psps L−l ®e−j Hm Bj¡l nl£−l, p¡l¡ nl£l −qy−V ®hs¡−m¡, ¢f−W −f−V am−f−V, ®k±e¡−‰, öyLmz p¡f Y¤−L ®Nm Bj¡l j¡w−pl ®ial, q¡−sl ®ial, l−š², j‹¡l ®ialz h¾c¤L ¢e−u, M¡¢eLV¡ e¤−u, ®k−qa¤ ay¡l j¡b¡ clS¡l j¡b¡ R¡¢s−u k¡u, M¡−mc Q−m k¡Ju¡l fl Bj¡l q¡−sl ®ial −pC W¡ä¡ p¡f¢V Bh¡l q¡y−Vz B¢j ®Q¡M M¤−m l¡¢M k¢c ®cM−a f¡C h¤V f¡−u ®LE B−p, j¡b¡u ®qm−jV fl¡ ®LE, Smf¡C l−Pl −f¡n¡L fl¡z M−sl Jj, N¡−ul L¡yb¡, ¢LR¤C Bj¡l W¡ä¡ q−u b¡L¡ nl£l−L Eo· L−l e¡z p¡f Bj¡l nl£l ®R−s e−s e¡z Ji¡−h LarZ f−s ¢Rm¡j B¢j! LarZ O¤−jl ja L−l e¡ O¤−j¡−e¡ ®j−u! j−e q−µR hRl f¡l q−µR, Jl¡ ah¤ V−QÑl B−m¡ ¢e−h¡−µR e¡, k¤N f¡l q−µR ah¤ jn¡¢l R¡s−R e¡ q¡a ®b−Lz j−e q−µR, W¡ä¡ q−u q−u B¢j j−l k¡¢µRz q¡mL¡ q−u k¡−µR pjÙ¹ nl£l, Lh¤a−ll N¡ ®b−L Tl¡ HL¢V f¡m−Ll jaz B¢j Bl O¤−j L¡c¡ RVL¤ Bl Cu¡p¢j−el j¢dÉM¡−e ®n¡u¡ ®eC, Bj¡−L Eš¤−l q¡Ju¡ H−p ¢e−u k¡−µR Q¡y−cl ®c−nz p¡j−e h¤V fl¡ ®LE Bl c¡y¢s−u ®cM−R e¡, ph¡l e¡N¡m ®R−s B¢j AeÉ HL ®c−nz Q¡y−cl h¤¢s QlL¡ L¡V−R Bl q¡a ®e−s Bj¡−L hm−R H−p¡ ®q H−p¡z J Q¡y−cl h¤¢s ®N¡ Bj¡l M¤h ®aø¡ ®f−u−R, Sm ®c−h? Sm? Q¡y−c ®a¡ Sm ®eCz L£ hm, Q¡y−c Sm ®eC! B¢j ®k a−h j−l k¡hz ®aø¡u Bj¡l h¤L −g−V k¡−µRz h¤−Vl në…−m¡ c§−l Q−m k¡−µR, H Ol ®b−L c§−l, B−lL O−lz Q¡y−cl h¤¢s h−m ®Q¡M ®M¡m ®j−u, a¤¢j O¡jR ®Le n£−al l¡−a! e¡ h¤¢s B¢j ®Q¡M M¤mh e¡, ®Q¡M M¤m−m B¢j B…e ®cMh Bl m¡m¡ ®cMh, W¡ä¡ HL¢V p¡f ®cMh Bj¡l N¡−u, B¢j ®Q¡M M¤mh e¡z ®Q¡M h¤−SC ¢Rm¡j, Cu¡p¢j−el ®f−Vl Jfl Bj¡l q¡a, Bj¡l WÉ¡w−ul Jfl RVL¤l WÉ¡wz c§l ®b−L ®i−p B−p h¡y¢nl p§l, −L h¡y¢n h¡S¡u Ha l¡−az −L Bj¡l O¤j i¡P¡−a Q¡u Apj−u, B¢j BS l¡−a Bl S¡Nh e¡, öen¡e l¡−a pL−m O¤¢j−u fs, ®Q¡M ®h¡S pL−m, O¤j−jO ®a¡j¡−cl Js¡−a Js¡−a Q¡y−cl ®c−n ¢e−u k¡−h,

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l¡SLeÉ¡z HC h¡¢s−a l¡SLeÉ¡ qC−Rz

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Q¡Lm¡c¡−ll hE−l ¢hu¡ Llhz B¢j ®f¡m¡f¡e ¢eu¡ LC k¡C!

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l¡¢Su¡ ®hNj ®b−L c§−l −b−L Bm¡c¡ pwp¡l Ll¡ j¡'l Bl q−u J−W e¡, h¡h¡

A¡¢f−p clM¡Ù¹ L−l Bh¡l Q¡L¢ll hc¢m L¢l−u−Re, juje¢pw−qz h¡„ ®fVl¡ ¢e−u a¡C lJe¡ q−a qu f¤−l¡−e¡ nq−l, f¤−l¡−e¡ h¡¢s−az BQjL¡ d¤−m¡Ts H−p E¢s−u ®eu HL¢V a¤µR r¤â ®j−ul ¢eiªa üfÀz Hh¡l Bl e¡¢el h¡¢s−a j¡Ne¡ b¡L¡ eu, HL Q¤−m¡u l¡æ¡ qJu¡ eu, Bm¡c¡ E−W¡e, Bm¡c¡ Q¤−m¡z ph−Q−u f¤−hl E−W¡−e h¡h¡ eNc V¡L¡ ¢c−u e¡¢el L¡R ®b−L c¤−V¡ Ol ¢L−e ¢e−mez j¡, h¡h¡−L OlS¡j¡C h−m ®LE X¡L−h e¡ ®S−eJ M¤¢n−a EµRÆm qe e¡z ®ke ¢a¢e p¢aÉL¡l ®SmM¡e¡u Y¤−L−Re ¢g−l H−pz f¡he¡l ®Sm−LC ay¡l j−e q−u¢Rm ®M¡m¡ HL¢V SNaz h¡¢s−a f¡ ¢c−u ý ý L−l −Ly−c¢R−me j¡z j¡j¡ M¡m¡l¡ −i−h−Re H Be¾c¡nÐ¦z O−ll ®j−u O−l ¢g−l−R, e¡e¡ q¡yg −R−s−Rez l¦e¤ Bl T¤e¤ M¡m¡l öl¦ qm Bj¡−L ¢e−u ®m¡g¡m¤¢g ®Mm¡z B¢j q¡yV¢R Lb¡ hm¢R ®c±−s¡¢µR – H −ke Aá¤a jS¡l hÉ¡f¡lz ®ke Bj¡l ¢g−l Bp¡l Lb¡ ¢Rm, ®kje ¢N−u¢Rm¡j ®ajez h¡h¡ nq−l f¡ ¢c−uC hÉÙ¹ q−u f−se, j¡'l HL¡¢LaÅ h¡h¡l f−r Ae¤j¡e Ll¡ nš²z ay¡l pñha pjuJ ®eCz ¢a¢e −j¢X−Lm L−m−S R¡œ fs¡−e¡l Q¡L¢l ®no L−l ¢h−L−m a¡S g¡−jÑ¢p e¡−j HL¢V Jo¤−dl ®c¡L¡−el ®ia−l ®R¡– HL¢V −L¡W¡u h−p l¡a eV¡ Ah¢c −l¡N£ ®c−Mez X¡š²¡l ®mM¡ fc¡Ñ p¢l−u −L¡W¡u Y¤L−a quz R'hRl hu−p Bj¡−L ®hn A−eL¢ce ®k−a q−u−R h¡h¡l g¡−jÑ¢p−a, ®f−V Ce−SLne ¢e−az Cú¤m ®b−L ¢g−l h¡O¡ L¤L¤l¢V Bj¡−cl E−W¡−e ö−u B−R ®c−M Bdm¡ CV a¤−m L¤Ll¤ ¢V−L R¤y−s¢Rm¡jz h¡O¡¢V Hje ®Q¡−M a¡¢L−u¢Rm Bj¡l ¢c−L ®ke ¢Ry−s M¡−h, p¡l¡ N¡ O¡H il¡, −m¡j JW¡, f¡s¡l ®R−ml¡ L¤L¤l¢V−L ®cM−mC ¢Ym −R¡y−s, a¡C B¢jJ ®p¢cez ¢Ym R¤y−s q¡−al d¤−m¡ ®T−s ®kC e¡ ¢py¢s−a f¡ ®ch, h¡O¡ E−s H−p Bj¡l El¦ L¡j−s d−lz d¡l-c¡y−a ¢Ry−s ®eu n¡c¡ j¡wpz L¤L¤−ll L¡js M¡Ju¡ Bj¡−L ¢e−u k¡Ju¡ qu h¡h¡l X¡š²¡lM¡e¡uz fÐbj¢ce c¤'q¡−a c¤−V¡ Bl e¡¢il ¢Le¡−l HL¢V Ce−SLne ¢c−u ®ce h¡h¡, Hlfl fÐ¢a¢ce HL¢V L−l ®Q±Ÿ¢Vz Ce−SLne ®cJu¡l fl h¡h¡ Bj¡−L nÐ£Lªo· ¢jø¡æ i¡ä¡l ®b−L lp−N¡õ¡ ¢L−e M¡Ju¡−aez ®Qu¡−l f¡ T¤¢m−u h−p ¢f¢lQ ®b−L lp−N¡õ¡ Q¡j−Q a¤−m ®Ma¡jz ¢h−L−ml g¤lg¤−l q¡Ju¡u ¢l„¡u Q−s h¡h¡l L¡−R k¡Ju¡u Bj¡l ¢hoj Be¾c qaz p¤Cy ®g¡ys¡−e¡l hÉb¡J j−e qa ¢ea¡¿¹ ¢fyf−sl L¡jsz ü−cn£ h¡S¡−l Jo¤−dl NåAm¡ ®c¡L¡e¢V−a h−p h¡h¡l A−fr¡u ®l¡¢N−cl h−p b¡L¡ ®cMa¡j, h¡h¡−L ®cMa¡j ®l¡¢Nl e¡¢s ¢Vf−a, −l¡N£−L öC−u L¡−e em m¡¢N−u ®l¡¢Nl h¤L ®fV fl£r¡ Ll−a, L¡N−S MQMQ L−l Jo¤d ¢mM−az h¡h¡l AeÉ HL l©f Bj¡l ®cM¡ qu aMe, l¡−a O−l ®gl¡ LÓ¡¿¹ ¢hlš² AØfø A−Qe¡ j¡e¤o ee ¢a¢e Blz h¡h¡−L Bj¡l i¡mh¡p−a C−µR Llaz ¢L¿º ay¡−L i¡mh¡p¡ Bj¡−cl L¡lJ SeÉ pqS ¢Rm e¡z h¡h¡ qW¡v qW¡v ®h¢l−u B−pe ®M¡mp ®R−sz Bm¡c¡ h¡¢s−a pwp¡l p¡S¡−e¡l ¢S¢epfœ ¢L−e …¢R−u hp¡l fl j¡'®L hm−me L£ HMe M¤¢n qCR a? HMe a Bl

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–al hC−el f¤l¡ e¡j ¢L ¢c¢h ®l q¡Ns¡ N¡¢s? T¤e¤M¡m¡ L¤V¡ ¢c−u Lmf¡−sl c¢r−Zl N¡R ®b−L Bj f¡s−a f¡s−a hm−mez –e¡p¢le S¡q¡e ap¢mj¡z c¡c¡ h¤−s¡ BP¤m ®hl L−l BLZÑ ®q−p h−mez gL L−l −q−p J−We T¤e¤ M¡m¡z l¦e¤ M¡m¡ E−W¡−e h−p h¢V−a L¤¢Q L¤¢Q L−l Bj L¡V¢R−me iaÑ¡ h¡e¡−he, h−me

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Bj¡l Ha…m¡ ®R−m−j−uz ph¡C−l ¢eu¡ Bj¡−l f−b hC−a qChz Bf−e−l B¢j ®VL¡ ®n¡d LCl¡ ¢cu¡jz Bf−e HC h¡¢s Bj¡l L¡−R ¢h¢œ² LCl¡ ®cez B¢j ®VL¡ ¢L¢Ù¹−a ®n¡d Ll¡jz h¢pl¦¢Ÿe Nm¡ ®L−n hm−me –¢L¢Ù¹−a f¤o¡Ch e¡z B¢j, ¢WL B−R, Bf−e kqe LCa¡R¤Ce, B¢j h¡¢s ¢h¢œ² Ll¡j, ¢L¿º ¢L¢Ù¹−a e¡z ®VL¡ Bj¡−l HLh¡−l ¢c−a qChz e¡¢e fcÑ¡l Bs¡−m c¡y¢s−u h−me – Ha ®VL¡ HLh¡−l B¢j f¡C LC! Bj¡l ¢cLV¡ ®c−qez B¢j Apq¡u ®j−u−R−m! LuX¡ ¢ce a¡C−m pju −ce Bj¡−lz Q¡−u Q¤j¤L ¢c−u h¢pl¦¢Ÿe h−me – e¡ e¡ e¡z pju B¢j ®Lj−e −cC! pju ¢L h¡e¡−e¡ k¡u! Bõ¡q j¡Cf¡ ®k pju ®ce Bj¡−N¡ q¡−a, ®pCX¡C MlQ¡ L¢lz Bj¡−l ®VL¡ L¡Cm flöl j−dÉ ¢c−m B¢j h¡¢s ®hQ¡j, e¡C−m Bj¡−l j¡f Ll¦Cez

nl¡g j¡j¡l q¡−a ®ial Ol ®b−L f¡−el ¢M¢m f¡¢W−u ®ce h¢pl¦¢Ÿe−L, Q¡ ®M−u j¤−M f¡e f¤−l BP¤−m Q¤e a¤−m h¢pl¦¢Ÿe E−W¡−el q¡ypj¤l¢Nl ¢c−L a¡¢L−u hm−me – B¢j a¡C−m L¡Cm ¢hL¡−m Bpa¡¢Rz h¢pl¦¢Ÿe Q−m ®N−m e¡¢e fcÑ¡l Bs¡m ®b−L ®h¢l−u H−mez h¡y−nl hÉ¡wL ®i−P, Be¡−Q L¡e¡−Q ®kM¡−e ka V¡L¡ ¢Rm, h¡l L−l ®cM−me j¡œ f¡yQnz ®h¡lM¡ Q¢s−u Q−m ®N−me h¡¢sl h¡C−lz p¤−mM¡l j¡l h¡¢s, je¤l j¡, p¡q¡hE¢Ÿ−el h¡¢s O¤−l H−p l¡−a H−p Bj¡−cl O−l EW−mez h¡h¡ aMe X¡La¡lM¡e¡ ®b−L p−h ®l¡¢N ®c−M ¢g−l−Rez –Mhl f¡CR¤Ce? Hqe ¢L L¢l Lez e¡¢e hÉ¡L¤m L−˜ h−mez 37

Mhl h¡h¡ ®f−u¢R−me, h¡h¡ h¡¢s ¢gl−aC j¡ h−m−Re – h¡S¡e h¡¢s ®hCQ¡ ¢c−R h¢pl¦¢Ÿe e¡−jl HL ®m¡−Ll L¡−Rz h¡¢sl cMm mC−a BC¢Rm ®m¡−Lz j¡ LCm h¡¢s ¢LCe¡ mCh a¡l L¡R ®bCL¡z ¢L¿º ®Lj−e ¢Leh ®L S¡−ez Ha ®VL¡ j¡ f¡Ch LCz h¢pl¦¢Ÿe HLh¡−l ®VL¡ Q¡uz L¡Cm flöl j−dÉ ¢c−a qChz ¢L¿º Mhl e¡ S¡e¡ ü−l h¡h¡ hm−me – ¢L Mhl! ¢L qC−R ¢L! c¤'Se M¡−Vl c¤'¢Le¡−l hp−mez e¡¢e hm−me – h¡¢s a ®hCQ¡ ¢c−R ¢p¢Ÿ−Ll h¡−fz h¡h¡l fl−e m¤¢‰z m¤¢‰l ¢e−Q f¡ c¤m−a b¡−L h¡h¡l, hm−me – ®L¡e h¡¢s? L¡l h¡¢s? –−L¡e h¡¢s Bh¡l, HC h¡¢s! e¡¢e ¢hlš² Nm¡u h−mez –LÉ¡e, ®hQ−R LÉ¡e? h¡h¡ fÐnÀ L−lez –HCX¡ ¢L Bl B¢j S¡¢e! Bj¡−l a ¢LµR¤ Lu e¡Cz j¡e¤oV¡ BÙ¹¡ f¡Nmz h¤¢Ü p¤¢Ü e¡Cz ®VL¡…m¡ ¢L Ll−R a¡J Lu e¡z

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LCl¡ ¢cu¡jz

h¡h¡l e£lha¡u j¡ RVgV L−le, h−me – h¡S¡e ¢L HC pwp¡−ll m¡CN¡ Lj

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Lb¡ LCu¡j ®ez

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–b¡−L¡ LC? –Ha hs c¤¢eu¡u b¡L−el ¢L Ai¡h! –®mM¡fs¡ S¡−e¡? j¢el¦¢Ÿ−el gpÑ¡ j¤−M n¡c¡ q¡¢pz ®L¡eJ Ešl ®eCz h¡Eä¤−m −R−m−L pwp¡¢l Ll¡l C−µR S¡−N Cj¡−jlz O−l ay¡l h¡−l¡ hR−ll HL ®j−u B−R ¢h−ul hup£z Cj¡j a−‚ a−‚ b¡−Le j¢el¦¢Ÿe−L Mf L−l dl−he HL¢cez jp¢S−cl ®ial HL n£−al l¡−a LðmL¡yb¡ R¡s¡ q¡a f¡ …¢V−u j¢el¦¢Ÿe−L W¡ä¡ ®j−Tu ö−u b¡L−a ®c−M Cj¡j hm−me –Qm j¢el¦¢Ÿe, Bj¡l h¡¢sa ®mf B−R ¢hRe¡ B−R, O¤j¡Ch¡z j¢el¦¢Ÿe e−se e¡z –Qm j¢el¦¢Ÿe, Nlj i¡a M¡Ch¡ …p−al R¡m¤e ¢cu¡z j¢el¦¢Ÿe E−W h−pez –a¡ h¡¢s Bf−el Lac§l Cj¡j p¡Ch? j¢el¦¢Ÿe ¢S−‘p L−le Bs−j¡s¡ ®i−Pz j¢el¦¢Ÿe−L −p l¡−a h¡¢s ¢e−u …p−al R¡m¤e ¢c−u Nlj i¡a M¡C−u h¡lh¡¢sl ¢hR¡e¡u Nlj ®m−fl a−m öC−u ¢c−mez j¢el¦¢Ÿe O¤−j¡−me fl¢ce c¤f¤l Ah¢c V¡e¡z Hje Bl¡j ¢a¢e hý hRl f¡e¢ez pv j¡−ul k¿»Z¡u Ol R¡s−a q−u−R ay¡−Lz ay¡l j−e f−s ¢e−Sl j¡ ®hy−Q b¡L−a c¤di¡a M¡C−u ay¡−L Hje öC−u l¡M−aez Bs−j¡s¡ ®i−P ¢hR¡e¡ −R−s j¢el¦¢Ÿe ®c−Me E−W¡−e hc¢el f¡¢e−a Ak¤ Ll−Re Cj¡jz ay¡l h¡h¡J Hje hc¢e L¡a L−l f¡¢e Y¡m−ae f¡−uz hc¢eM¡e¡ Cj¡−jl q¡a ®b−L ¢e−u ¢e−S ¢a¢e f¡¢e Y¡m−a m¡N−me, ®ke ay¡l hý hRl e¡ ®cM¡ h¡h¡l f¡−u Y¡m−Re f¡¢ez f¡¢e Y¡m−a Y¡m−a j¢el¦¢Ÿe qW¡v ý ý L−l ®Ly−c EW−mez –L¡−¾c¡ LÉ¡e, j¢el¦¢Ÿe? L¡−¾c¡ LÉ¡e? Cj¡j Ah¡L q−u hm−mez j¢el¦¢Ÿe −L¡eJ Ešl e¡ ¢c−u c¤'q¡−a j¤M ®Y−L h¡¢s ®b−L ®h¢l−u ®N−mez fÐ¡u HLj¡p fl HL M¡yQ¡ ¢j¢ø ¢e−u Cj¡−jl h¡¢s H−p q¡p−a q¡p−a hm−me –

Cj¡j p¡Ch, M¤h i¡m ¢j¢ø, M¡Cu¡ ®c−Mez Nlj Nlj lp−N¡õ¡z L¢mL¡a¡ ®bCL¡ Be¡z

¢j¢ø Cj¡−jl h¡¢sl ph¡C ®M−mez ®M−u ®c−u Cj¡j h¡C−ll O−l hp¡ j¢el¦¢Ÿe−L hm−me Bj¡l ®j−u M¡ul¦−æp¡−l a¤¢j ¢hu¡ Llz – ¢hu¡? j¢el¦¢Ÿe Bya−L J−Wez ¢hu¡ LCl¡ hE a¤mj¤ LCz jp¢S−c? – ®pC ¢Q¿¹¡ LCl e¡z Bj¡l S¡N¡ S¢jl Ai¡h e¡Cz HLV¡ ¢LR¤ hÉhÙÛ¡ qChz Cj¡j L¡y−d q¡a ®l−M hm−me ay¡lz j¢el¦¢Ÿe je ®p¢ce g¤lg¤−lz l¡¢S q−a ®h¢n pju ¢e−me e¡z l¡a Oe qJu¡l B−NC L¡¢S ®X−L ¢h−u f¢s−u i¡a −N¡pa l¡æ¡ L−l M¡C−u c¡C−u ®m−fl a−m öC−u ®cJu¡ qm j¢el¦¢Ÿe−Lz M¡ul¦e−ep¡ S¡e−me e¡ j¢el¦¢Ÿe ®cM−a ®Lje, ay¡l üi¡h Q¢lœ ®Ljez ®mM¡fs¡ S¡e¡ ®j−u M¡ul¦e−æp¡, p§l L−l f¤y¢bJ fs−a 40

S¡−ee AbQ ¢c¢hÉ HL L Arl ®N¡j¡w−pl p−‰ ýV L−l ay¡l ¢h−u q−u ®Nm, −N¡j¡w−pl lp−N¡õ¡ ®f−V qSj qJu¡l B−NCz M¡ul¦e−ep¡l BlJ i¡m S¡j¡C S¤V−a f¡laz ¢L¿º Cj¡−jl hÜ d¡lZ¡, j¢el¦¢Ÿ−el h¡¢s Ol V¡L¡ fup¡ e¡ b¡L, hs HLM¡e¡ q©cu B−Rz Bl p¡l¡ S£h−e HC A¢i‘a¡C ¢a¢e ASÑe L−l−Re ®k q©c−ul ®Q−u hs ¢LR¤ SN−a ®eCz Cj¡−jl HL ®R−m B−R, e¡−j j¡œz ®p ®R−ml S‰−ml ®en¡z i¡lah−oÑl ph S‰m Q−o ¢nL¡l L−l ®hs¡ez h¡¢s ®g−le hR−l HLh¡l, j¡p c¤'j¡p ®b−L Bh¡l Ed¡Jz −R−ml Jfl ilp¡ q¡¢l−u j¢el¦¢Ÿ−el q¡−a pÇf¢šl ph i¡l ¢c−u nkÉ¡ ®eJu¡l fl Cj¡j h−m¢R−me a¤¢j qCm¡ Bj¡l ®R−mz j¢el¦¢Ÿe ®R−m he−a f¡−le, ¢L¿º üi¡h ®gl¡−he ¢L L−l! hRl e¡ ®k−aC Cj¡−jl B−dL S¢j¢S−la ¢h¢œ² L−l ¢i¢M¢l−cl ¢h¢m−u p¡l¡z h¡¢L ®kV¤L¤ lCm, ¢LR¤V¡ plL¡l ¢e−u ¢em Cú¤−ml ®h¡¢XÑw Ll−h h−m Bl ¢LR¤V¡−a H−p M¡ul¦e−ep¡ ¢V−el L'¢V Ol a¤−m N¡RN¡R¡¢m m¡¢N−u ¢e−Sl ®nLs N¡s−me, A−eLV¡ j¡¢V L¡j−s f−s b¡L¡l jaz hs q©c−u ®f¡o¡u e¡ Bl M¡ul¦−eep¡lz hRl hRl ®R−m ¢f−m qu, ¢r−du p¡lp f¡¢Ml h¡µQ¡l ja Jl¡ qy¡ L−l b¡−Lz h¡¢s Ol L−l e¡ qu j¡b¡ ®N¡yS¡l Wy¡C qm, ¢L¿º pwp¡−ll MlQ ®k¡N¡−h ®L! j¢el¦¢Ÿ−el ®p¢c−L −j¡−V eSl ®eC, ¢a¢e g§¢aÑ−a nql h¾cl O¤−l ®hs¡ez V¡L¡ g¤¢l−u ®N−m AhnÉ h¡¢s ®g−lez ¢g−l LC M¡ul¤e−ep¡ M¡Je ®cJz HC f¤mf¡e ®L LC BR, ph B−p¡, M¡C−a hJ h−m ¢T¢j−u b¡L¡ h¡¢s−L ¢LmO¤¢p ®j−l S¡N¡ez M¡ul¦e−ep¡ j¤M h¤−S j¢el¦¢Ÿe Bl ®R−m−j−u−cl M¡Ju¡ez ¢L¿º HLh¡lC h−m¢R−me e¡ M¡Je e¡Cz j¡'l aMe ¢ae ¢L Q¡l hRl hupz e¡e¡ Qj−L EW−me ¢L LCm¡? M¡Je e¡C? M¡ul¦e−ep¡ W¡ä¡ Q¤−m¡l f¡−n W¡ä¡ ¢fy¢s−a h−p W¡ä¡ Nm¡u hm−me e¡Cz

Q¡Cm X¡Cm ¢LµR¤ e¡Cz f¤m¡f¡e−l f¤ú¤¢e ®bCL¡ n¡fm¡ a¤Cm¡ ¢pÜ LCl¡ ¢c¢R Lu¢cez

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®hQ−hez

j¢el¦¢Ÿe h¡dÉ ®R−ml ja ®c¡L¡e −L−eez −Qu¡l ®V¢hm hp¡ez h¡h¤¢QÑ l¡−Mez ea¤e h¡S¡−ll j¢dÉM¡−e ®c¡L¡e aMe ý ý L−l Qm−Rz Cw−l−Sl Bjm aMez Cw−l−Sl Jfl ®m¡−Ll l¡N A−eLz j¢el¦¢Ÿ−el L¡lJ Jfl l¡N qu e¡z SN−al 41

ph¡C−L ay¡l hs i¡m j¡e¤o h−m j−e quz Hje ¢L ay¡l pv j¡'®LJz ®c¡L¡−e −kC ®M−a B−p, a¡−LC N¢c−a h¢p−u Nè L−le ¢a¢ez ®Q¡l RÉ¡y−Q¡lJ j¢el¦¢Ÿ−el i¡m hå¤ q−u J−Wz l¡Ù¹¡l L¤L¤l ®hs¡mJ H−p ®c¡L¡−e ¢is L−l, ¢r−d m¡N−m l¡æ¡O−l Y¤−L Hy−V¡L¡yV¡ ®M−u ®euz f¡Nm ¢i¢M¢l −X−L ®c¡L¡−e M¡C−u ®ce, L¡lJ L−øl Lb¡ öe−m LÉ¡nh¡„ M¤−m j¤−W¡ i−l V¡L¡J ¢c−u ®ce, O¡j Tl¡ ®L¡eJ q¡V¤−l−L l¡Ù¹¡u ®cM−m ®Qy¢Q−u X¡−Le, J i¡Cp¡h, −c±s¡e LC, B−qe B−qe, H–¤ ¢Ss¡Cu¡ k¡Cez q¡V¤−ll¡ ¢S¢l−u HL NÔ¡p nlhaJ j¡Ne¡ ®M−u k¡ez jeÉ¡ j¤¢¾pl HCX¡ a Bl hÉhp¡ e¡, j¤p¡¢glM¡e¡ – ®m¡−L j¿¹hÉ L−lz M¡ul¦e−ep¡ Dc¤m Ju¡l¡−L f¡W¡−ae ®c¡L¡e T¡s¤ ¢c−a, ®V¢hm ®Qu¡l p¡g Ll−az ¢p¢Ÿ−Ll ®fRe ®fRe Dc¤m Ju¡l¡ ®c¡L¡−e ®f±y−R kMe ®c¡L¡e T¡s¤ ¢c−ae, j¢el¦¢Ÿ−el p−‰ N¢c−a h−p Nlj ¢S¢m¢f ®M−ae ¢p¢ŸLz p−ål B−N −R−m ®j−u c¤'¢V−L j¡R i¡a M¡C−u j¢el¦¢Ÿe f¡¢W−u ¢c−ae h¡¢s−az ay¡l ¢e−Sl h¡¢s ¢gl−a l¡a qaz h¡¢sl ph¡C O¤¢j−u ®N−m q¡¢l−L−el B−m¡ ¢Vj¢Vj L−l ®l−M M¡ul¦e−ep¡ h−p b¡L−ae A−fr¡uz j¢el¦¢Ÿe ¢gl−m ay¡l Ah¡d L¡−jl a−m BaÈ¡ý¢a ¢c−ae, Q¡C−ae h¤−e¡ f¡¢M¢V BVL¡ fs¤L pjª¢Ü, p¿¹¡e Bl p−ñ¡−Nl HC pwp¡lM¡yQ¡uz ¢e−S ¢a¢e ®j−uj¡e¤o h−m pñh ¢Rm e¡ h¡¢sl h¡C−l ®h¢l−u hÉhp¡u eSl Ll¡z O−l h¡yn f¤−a −p h¡y−n ¢Râ L−l fup¡ ®gm−ae M¡ul¦e−ep¡z l¡−a l¡−a j¢el¦¢Ÿ−el aªç nl£−ll f¡−n L¡−m¡ Oe Q¤m R¢s−u ö−u ay¡−L ¢q−n¢h q−a fl¡jnÑ ®cez j¢el¦¢Ÿ−el V¡L¡ ®N¡Z¡l A−iÉp ®eC, V¡L¡l ¢q−nh L−le ¢a¢e j¤−W¡ d−l, …−e euz ay¡l SeÉ Bl k¡ ¢LR¤ qJu¡C pñh, ¢q−n¢h qJu¡ euz f’¡n p−e BL¡m e¡jmz BL¡−m ®Q¡−Ml p¡j−e jl−a m¡Nm j¡e¤o e¡ ®M−uz HL h¡¢V gÉ¡e Q¡C−a c¤−u¡−l c¡ys¡u j¡e¤o! j¢el¦¢Ÿe −c¡L¡−e ¢h¢œ²h¡V¡ hå L−l m‰lM¡e¡ M¤m−me, ¢e−S q¡−a Q¡−m X¡−m ph¢S−a m¡hs¡ −ly−d M¡h¡l ¢h−m¡−a m¡N−me e¡ −M−a f¡Ju¡ j¡e¤o−clz f−L−V V¡L¡ ¢e−u p¡l¡ nq−ll h¡S¡l O¤−l m‰lM¡e¡ Q¡m¡−a Q¡m M¤y−S−Re ¢Le−a, h¡S¡−l Q¡m ®eCz ¢c−nq¡l¡ q−u jp¢S−c jp¢S−c ®c±−s¡−me, ®j¡e¡S¡−al q¡a a¤−m Bõ¡ql clh¡−l – a¤¢j R¡s¡ ®L¡eJ j¡h¤c e¡C m¡ Cm¡q¡ Cõ¡õ¡q, a¤¢j R¡s¡ ®L¡eJ Bfe e¡C m¡ Cm¡q¡ Cõ¡õ¡q, h−m q¡Ej¡E L−l L¡yc−me, −Q¡−Ml f¡¢e−a ®i−p −Nm j¢e¤l¦¢Ÿ−el h¤Lz f¤−l¡ BL¡−ml hRl ¢a¢e ®Ly−c f¡l L−l−Re, E−s¡S¡q¡S −b−L Q¡m Bl ¢hm¡¢a c¤d ®gm¡ öl¦ q−m q¡¢p g¤−V¢Rm j¤−Mz M¡ul¦e−ep¡ BL¡m h¤T−a ®ce¢e, j¡Q¡u ¢LR¤ Q¡m S¢j−u ®l−M¢R−me Ai¡−h AeV−e L¡−S m¡N−h h−m, a¡C −j−f l¡yd−aez −L¡−ml h¡µQ¡ ®hy−Q¢Rm ®Lhm h¤−Ll c¤−dCz M¡ul¦e−ep¡ q¡m e¡ dl−m pwp¡l T−s E−s ®ka A−eL B−Nz j¢el¦¢Ÿe−L phV¤L¤ e¡ f¡l−mJ pwp¡−l −kje ®aje ¢V−L b¡L¡l ja j¡u¡u S¢s−u¢R−me M¡ul¦e−ep¡z iu ¢Rm, LMe e¡ Bh¡l E−s k¡u f¡¢Mz

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B¢LL¡l Evp−h ®j−a ¢Rm ph¡C, ®LE mr L−l¢e l¡æ¡O−l Q¤fQ¡f j−l ®N−Re e¡¢el j¡z e¡¢el h¡h¡ j−l k¡Ju¡l fl a¡y−L ¢e−u H−p¢R−me H h¡¢s−a e¡¢ez ¢nL¡¢l ®R−ml ®Q−u M¡ul¦e−ep¡l L¡−RC ¢a¢e b¡L−a fR¾c Ll−aez pj¡−Sl ¢eu−j AhnÉ °nn−h ¢fa¡, ®k±h−e ü¡j£, hupL¡−m f¤−œl BnÐ−u b¡L−a qu ®j−uj¡e¤−olz e¡¢el j¡'®L L¡W q−u ¢hR¡e¡u f−s b¡L−a ®c−M −j−Tu m¤¢V−u ®Ly−c¢R−me e¡e¡, ®ke ¢e−Sl j¡'®L q¡¢l−u−Re ®p¢cez pwp¡−l c¤xM B−R, Ai¡h B−R, ¢L¿º p¤MJ B−R e¡e¡ lLjz c¡−q ®h¢n¢ce L¡lJ ®f¡s¡ qu e¡, ho¡Ñl Sm H−p ph d¤−u −euz S¡em¡u c¡¢ys−u f¤L¤−ll f¡¢e−a V¤fV¤f L−l Tl¡ f¡¢el ®Mm¡ ®c−Me T¤e¤ M¡m¡z ¢V−el Q¡−m ¢lj¢Tj në qu hª¢ølz S−ml ®ial S−ml ®Mm¡, ¢lj¢Tj p¤l ph¡l je i¡m L−l ®cuz j−el ®ial ®fMj ®j−m ju§l e¡−Qz ®pC n−ël p−‰ N¡e L−le l¦e¤ M¡m¡z E−W¡−el hª¢ø−a ¢i−S −c±−s¡−c±¢s ®M−me V¤V¤j¡j¡, nl¡gj¡j¡, ®gm¤j¡j¡z ®Q±Q¡m¡ O−ll b¡−j ®qm¡e ¢c−u, BÒfe¡ ByL¡ O−ll ®j−Tu f¡a¡ Sm−Q±¢L−a h−p b¡−Le j¡'l jªaÉ−n¡L ®T−s J−W L¡e¡ j¡j¤z L¡e¡ j¡j¤, ®c−M j−e qu E−W¡−el ®l¡−cl ¢c−L a¡¢L−u, h−me –M¡¢m N¡e

N¡C−m qCh l¦e¤? e¡−Q¡z

T¤e¤ M¡m¡ fÐ¡u hm−a Q¡e Bf¢e ®a¡ Aå L¡e¡j¡j¤, e¡Q ®cM−he ®Lj−e? h−me e¡z l¦e¤ M¡m¡ ®L¡j−l ByQm …y−S f¡−u O¤P¤l f−l e¡−Qe – e£m f¡q¡−sl

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Ll¡l nM ¢Rm M¤h, pñh qu¢ez i¡m R¡œ£ h−m Cú¤−m e¡j ¢Rmz e¡e¡ Q¡C−ae ®j−u ®h¡lM¡ f−l Cú¤−m k¡Lz j¡ ®h¡lM¡ f−lC ®k−ae, ®c−M Cú¤−ml ®j−ul¡ j¤M ¢V−f q¡paz ¢h−u q−u ®Nm h−m Cú¤m R¡s−a qmz Cú¤m ®b−L ®no¢ce ¢hc¡u ®eJu¡l ¢ce j¡ØV¡ll¡ Q¤L Q¤L L−l c¤xM L−l j¡'®L h−m¢R−me al j¡b¡X¡ i¡m¡ B¢Rm, ¢hH

HjH f¡n Ll−a f¡l¢az ¢hu¡l fl ®c¢qp fs¡−mM¡ k¢c Q¡m¡Cu¡ k¡C−a f¡lpz ¢h−ul fl h¡h¡l L¡−R j¡ HL¢V Bhc¡lC Ll−me B¢j −mM¡fs¡ Ll¡jz c¡c¡−L

Cú¤−m f¡¢W−u ¢e−SJ ¢a¢e ®k−a öl¦ L−l¢R−me, h¡h¡l Bf¢š ¢Rm e¡z Bf¢š ¢Rm e¡e¡lz j¡'l ah¤ ®mM¡fs¡l nM k¡u¢ez h¡h¡ l¡Sn¡q£ fs−a ®N−m h¡¢sl L¡E−L e¡ S¡¢e−u j¡ ¢e−S Cú¤−m i¢aÑ q−mez aMe c¡c¡ f−se ®p−i−e, ¢Sm¡ Cú¤−mz jq¡L¡¢m Cú¤−m j¡J ®p−i−ez Cú¤−m j¡ØV¡ll¡ S¡e−ae j¡'l ¢h−u q−u−R, h¡µQ¡L¡µQ¡ B−Rz Mhl¢V ®N¡fe l¡M¡ qm R¡œ£−cl L¡−R ®ke j¡ ®L¡eJlLj L¤˜¡ R¡s¡C hu−p ®R¡V ®j−u−cl p−‰ pq−S ¢jn−a f¡−le, HL L¡a¡−l h−p ®mM¡fs¡ Ll−a f¡−lez LÓ¡p ®p−i−el ¯œj¡¢pL fl£r¡u ph−Q−u i¡m gm Ll−me ¢a¢ez ®N¡fe hÉ¡f¡l¢V ®no Ah¢c h¡¢s−a ®N¡fe b¡−L¢ez Mhl ®S−e h¡¢oÑL fl£r¡l B−N j¡'®L p¡gp¡g h−m ¢c−me e¡e¡, ®pC B−Nl jaC, j¡Cu¡ j¡e−ol Aa ®eL¡fs¡l clL¡l e¡Cz O−l hCp¡ f¤m¡f¡e j¡e¤o Llz h¡h¡J l¡Sn¡q£ ®b−L ¢Q¢W ¢m−M Cú¤−m k¡Ju¡ hå L−l j¡'®L ®R−m−j−u j¡e¤o Ll−a fl¡jnÑ ¢c−mez f¡−u AcªnÉ HL ®nLm f¢l−u ¢cm ®LEz j¡'l üfÀp¡d ®i−P Q¤lj¡l qm BlJ HLh¡lz j¡'l ¢hnÄ¡p qu e¡ ay¡l Lf¡m i¡mz Lf¡m i¡m q−m e¡e¡−L ®hs¡−ml ja f¡ ¢V−f ¢V−f j¡'l O−l Y¤−L B−n f¡−n ®LE B−R ¢L e¡ flM L−l f−LV ®b−L ®hl Ll−a q−u¢Rm ®Le L¡N−S ®j¡s¡−e¡ ®L±−V¡! j¡'l X¡e q¡−a ®L±−V¡¢V ®l−M BP¤m…−m¡ h¤−S ¢c−u¢R−me ¢a¢e ®ke L¡Lfr£J e¡ ®c−M! h−m¢R−me ®Le ¢S¢epV¡ m¤L¡Cu¡ l¡¢Mp, ®k−qa¤ ®cu¡−mlJ L¡e B−R, ¢gp¢gp L−l – Bl l¡C−a l¡C−a j¤−M j¡¢Mpz

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j¡'l L¡−m¡ j¤M gpÑ¡ Ll¡l Jo¤d ¢c−u ¢c−u¢R−me e¡e¡ ®ke h¡h¡l ®Q¡−M j¡ Ap¤¾cl£ e¡ ®W−Le ®ke h¡h¡ hE−R−m−j−u ®g−m Bh¡l e¡ −L¡b¡J Q−m k¡ez ®pC ®L±−V¡l Jo¤d j¡ l¡−a l¡−a j¤−M j¡M−ae, j¤−Ml lw ¢L¿º f¡ÒV¡a e¡z −Q¡M BlJ −L¡V−ll ®ia−l ®k−a b¡−L, ®Q¡−Ml ¢e−Q fs−a b¡−L L¡¢m, e¡L ®kje ®iy¡a¡, ®aje ®iy¡a¡C −b−L k¡uz l©f e¡ b¡L, …Z ®a¡ B−R ay¡l, ®pm¡C S¡−ee, l¡æ¡ S¡−ee, j¡ ¢e−S−L ü¡¿¹eÆ ¡ ®cez ¢L¿º B−c± ¢L …Zha£ ¢a¢e! j¡'l ¢hnÄ¡p ay¡l −Q−u ¢eM¤ya l¡æ¡ ®pm¡C AeÉ A−eL ®j−uC S¡−ez l©f …Z e¡ b¡L, j¡ Bh¡l ¢e−Sl L¡−yd j−e j−e Q¡fs ¢c−u ¢e−S−LC ®h¡T¡e ¢a¢e ®a¡ BÙ¹ HL¢V j¡e¤o, ®M¡ys¡ ee, Aå ee, f¡Nm eez ®p¡−q¢ml j¡'l HL ®j−u hÜ f¡Nm, paÉ ®N¡fe L−l HL ®R−ml p−‰ ¢h−u −cJu¡ q−u−R ®j−u−Lz −p f¡Nm ®j−ul ®Q−u pwp¡−l ¢eÕQu HL d¡f Jf−l j¡, ®k ka ¢e¾c¡ Ll¦L j¡'®Lz j¡ f¡Nm e¡ q−mJ j¡−T j¡−T f¡Nm f¡Nm m¡−N j¡'lz h¡h¡ kMe l¡Sn¡q£ Q¡L¢l Ll¢R−me, ¢a¢e c¡c¡−cl e¡¢el L¡−R ®l−M lJe¡ q−u¢R−me HL¡z j¡'l iu, h¡h¡ ay¡−L i¡mh¡−pe e¡z e¡e¡ lw gpÑ¡ Ll¡l Jo¤d ¢c−m j¡'l BlJ iu d−lz m¡m l−Pl éL j¡'−L Bl e£m l−Pl gS¢mM¡m¡−L kMe ¢L−e ¢c−ae e¡e¡, j¡ −MS¤l N¡−Rl a−m c¡y¢s−u L¡yc−ae HL¡ HL¡, ®pC ®R¡V−hm¡uz ¢h−ul fl h¡h¡ ay¡l SeÉ n¡¢s ¢Le−a ®N−m ®c¡L¡¢e−L hm−ae L¡−m¡ l−Pl ®j−u−L j¡e¡−h Hje n¡¢s ¢c−az n¡¢s ®f−u j¡ L¡yc−ae e¡, iu ®f−aez ®pC iu j¡'l LMeJ k¡u¢ez l¡Sn¡¢ql f−b ®k−a ®k−a h¤L g¤y−s ®p iu ®h¢l−u B−p, j¡ p¡j¡m ®cez LMeJ Hl B−N HL¡ HL¡ juje¢pwq ®R−s ®L¡b¡J k¡e¢e j¡, a¡ k¡e¢e, a¡C h−m ®Le k¡−he e¡ BS, ¢a¢e ü¡j£l L¡−R k¡−µRe, ayy¡l c¤'−R−ml h¡h¡l L¡−R, ®L¡eJ A¯hd f¤l¦−ol L¡−R k¡−µRe e¡, Lmj¡ f−s −k ®m¡L a¡y−L Lh§m L−l−Re, ay¡l L¡−R, eÉ¡kÉ c¡¢h−a k¡−µRez h¡h¡ h−me¢e ®k−a, ¢L¿º a¡yl pjÙ¹ nl£−l j−e ¢a¢e h¡h¡l L¡−R k¡Ju¡l a£hÐ BL¡wM¡ Ae¤ih Ll−Rez h¡h¡ XÊ¡j i−l Q¡m Bl q¡−a V¡L¡ fup¡ ¢c−u ®N−Re pwp¡l MlQz ¢L¿º pwp¡−l je h−p e¡ j¡'lz pwp¡−l Q¡m X¡mC ®a¡ ph eu! ¢VP¢V−P ®h¡L¡−p¡L¡ ®j−ulJ ®k je b¡−L, je Eb¡mf¡b¡m L−l, ®L ®h¡−T! h¡¢sl L¡E−L ®h¡T¡−e¡ k¡u e¡ H Lb¡z h¡h¡l hc¢ml Q¡L¢l, p¡l¡−cn O¤−l O¤−l Q¡L¢l Ll−a quz l¡Sn¡¢q H−p Ah¢c ®Qø¡ Ll−Re Bh¡l hc¢m q−u ®k−a juje¢pwqz ¢L¿º B¢f−pl h¡h¤l¡ a¡ j¡−ee e¡z Hje pju qW¡v ®c−Me hE H−p q¡¢Slz −W¡y−V Ls¡ m¡m ¢mf¢ØVL, j¤M n¡c¡ q−u B−R f¡EX¡−lz q¡−a Q¡js¡l p¤V−Lp, p¤V−L−p l¢Pe n¡¢s, e¡e¡l ®cJu¡ lw gpÑ¡ qJu¡l ®L±−V¡, Bl HLM¡e¡ ¢aîa f¡EX¡−ll ¢Xî¡z h¡h¡ i§a ®cM¡l ja Qj−L h−m¢R−me – a¤¢j HCM¡−e ®Le? ®Lj−e BpR? ®L

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–i¡m¡ B−Rz a¤¢j ®Lje BR? ¢Q¢W fšl ®cJ e¡z a¤¢j ¢L Bj¡−l i¤Cm¡ ®NR? j¡'l ül h¤−S B−pz −Q¡M RmRm L−lz h¡h¡ A¢ÙÛl f¡uQ¡¢l L−l Xƒlp ®L¡u¡V¡Ñ−ll f¤−l¡−e¡ ®m¡q¡l ®Qu¡−l h−p h−me –®a¡j¡l ¢L j¡b¡ V¡b¡ M¡l¡f qCu¡ ®N−R? ®L¡−ml h¡µQ¡ g¡m¡Cu¡ BCR? –h¡µQ¡−N¡l Ap¤¢hd¡ e¡Cz ®cM¡l j¡e¤o B−Rz h−m j¡ HL f¡ HL f¡ L−l H¢N−u B−pe h¡h¡l ¢c−Lz –V¡L¡ k¡ ¢cu¡ BC¢R, B−R ®a¡! h¡h¡ i¤l¦ L¤yQ−L ¢S−‘p L−lez –g¤l¡Cu¡ ®N−Rz h¡µQ¡−N¡l c¤d ¢LCe¡ ®ce h¡S¡e Bl ¢ju¡i¡Cz L¡−R H−p h¡h¡l ®Qu¡−ll q¡a−m q¡a ®l−M j¡ h−mez N¡ ®b−L ay¡l ¢j¢ø p¤h¡p Rs¡uz –Bj¡−l S¡e¡C−m ®a¡ B¢j V¡L¡fup¡ k¡ m¡−N ¢eu¡ k¡Ca¡j!

BN¡j£L¡mC V¡L¡ ¢eu¡ juje¢pw ¢g−l¡z

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f−l BCp¡ ¢cu¡ k¡h BlJz

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Eš−l h¡h¡ ®m−Me – fÐ¢a¢ce c¤C Bs¡C V¡L¡l ®hn£ h¡S¡l L¢lJ e¡z V¡L¡ ®no qCu¡ ®N−m je¤ ¢ju¡l ®c¡L¡e q−a h¡¢L−a ¢S¢ep ¢L¢eJz ®R−m ®j−ul kaÁ mCJz k¡q¡ k¡q¡ pc¡C L¢l−h, Sj¡ Ml−Ql M¡a¡u ¢m¢Mu¡ l¡¢M−hz

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Lb¡ LCp e¡ gS¢mz Lf¡−m Bj¡l p¤M e¡Cz

gS¢mM¡m¡ j¡'l q¡−al ¢f−W q¡a ®l−M h−me – Bõ¡ql e¡j mJz ®cM−h j−e

n¡¢¿¹ Bp−Rz c¤m¡i¡C−l hm e¡j¡S fs−az

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Mlec£−a j¡ MsL¤−V¡ ®f−me HL¢V dl¡lz lP Bõ¡ql c¡ez L¡−m¡ lP−L e¡L ¢pyV−L−m Bõ¡q−LC e¡L ¢pyV−L¡−e¡ quz Bj¡l c¤−u c¤−u Q¡l Qm−R aMeJ, fl fl c¤−V¡ ï¦Z T−l fs¡l fl j¡ Bh¡l ®f¡yu¡¢a qez h¡h¡ hc¢m qe DnÄlN”z h¡„−fVl¡ …¢R−u h¡h¡l p−‰ ¢ae ®R−m−j−u ¢e−u DnÄlN” lJe¡ q−me j¡z e¡¢e aMe p−h RVL¤l S¾j ¢c−u−Rez j¡ ®j−u H h¡¢s−a fÐ¡u HLC pju −f¡u¡¢a qez DnÄlN−” h¡h¡−L HL¢V ¢Sf ®cJu¡ qm q¡pf¡a¡m ®b−Lz ¢S−f L−l c¡c¡−cl Cú¤−m ¢c−u h¡h¡ L¡−S k¡ez Bj¡l aMeJ Cú¤−m k¡Ju¡l hup qu¢ez h¡¢s−a h−p j¡'l L¡−R k¤š²¡rl ¢n¢Mz j¡'l fÐp−hl B−N B−N h¡h¡ ¢S−f L−l juje¢pwq ¢N−u T¤e¤ M¡m¡−L ¢e−u H−me DnÄlN”z C¢Ù» Ll¡ f¡S¡j¡ S¡j¡ Bl Jse¡ f−l HLM¡e¡ p¤V−Lp ¢e−u h¡¢s−a e¡j−me T¤e¤ M¡m¡z L£ Be¾c −p¢ce ay¡l! c¡c¡−cl ¢e−u ¢a¢e N−è h−p ®N−me, ®ke R'j¡−p Ha ¢LR¤ O−V ®N−R R'hR−lJ Nè g¤−l¡−h e¡z T¤e¤M¡m¡−L fs¡−a HL ea¤e j¡ØV¡l B−pe, ®pC j¡ØV¡l ¢L L−l −h¡u¡m j¡−Rl ja qy¡ L−l a¡¢L−u b¡−Le T¤e¤M¡m¡l ¢c−L, a¡lC hZÑe¡ L−le ¢a¢e A−dÑL l¡a Ah¢cz ea¤e j¡ØV¡−ll e¡j l¡p¤z DnÄlN−” Bj¡−cl hs c¡m¡eh¡¢s¢V T¤e¤M¡m¡ H−p p¡¢S−u …¢S−u QjvL¡l h¡¢e−u ®gm−mez h¡h¡ ®c−M hm−me –a¤j¡l hCe−l ¢nM¡Cu¡ ¢cu¡ k¡CJ Ol−c¡l ¢L LCl¡ …R¡C−a quz ö−e j¡ −a−a¡ ®q−p h−me – Bj¡l ®L¡eJ

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Ll¢Rm¡jz E−šSe¡u h¤L ¢Yf¢Yf Ll¢Rm Bj¡lz T¤e¤M¡m¡ ¢Râ ®b−L ®Q¡M p¢l−u h¡lh¡lC q¡p−a q¡p−a m¡m q−u k¡¢µR−me Bl Bj¡−L hm¢R−me h¡µQ¡ ®Lj−e qu,

HCX¡ a−l LJe k¡Ch e¡z

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L lh£¾cÐe¡−bl La p−e S¾j? h¡e¡e Ll – j¤qa § zÑ L¡Sm¡ ¢c¢c L¢ha¡ L¡l ®mM¡?

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mu qÊpÉ EL¡l cz

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ph¡C, J ®Lj−e f−sz fs ®c¢M HCh¡lz

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®M¡L¡, M¤¢L, HLV¡ Lmp Hy−L −cM¡J ®a¡z

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–B−l L e¡, L¡lJ L¡−R LCa¡j e¡ az nl¡g j¡j¡ A¢ÙÛl q−u h−mez –B−N Bõ¡ql Lpj LJz Bõ¡ql Lpj hm−m Lb¡l ese Qse Ll¡l p¡qp L¡lJ ®eC, HjeC ¢hnÄ¡p Bj¡lz nl¡g j¡j¡ j¤M Nñ£l L−l h−me – ¢WL B−R, Bõ¡ql Lpjz ¢gp¢g¢p−u h¢m – j¡ ¢p−ej¡ ®cM−a ®N−Rz nl¡g j¡j¡ ö−e HaV¤L¤ QjL¡−me e¡z hm−me Jz ®ke hÉ¡f¡l¢V Hje ®L¡eJ j¡l¡aÈL eu, j¡ ®fn¡hM¡e¡u ®N−Re h¡ p¤−mM¡l j¡'l h¡¢s ®N−Re Hjez ¢p−ej¡ ®cM¡ j¡'l SeÉ Ls¡ ¢e−odz Jph ®cM−m …e¡q qu H Lb¡ h−m e¡e¡ j¡'®L ýj¢L ¢c−u−Re Bh¡l k¢c j¡Cu¡ a¤¢j h¡¢sl h¡C−l k¡J a¡C−m a¤j¡l lr¡ e¡Cz a¡lflJ ®k j¡ e¡e¡l ¢e−od Aj¡eÉ L−l ¢c¢hÉ Q−m ®N−me HlLj HL¢V −l¡jqoÑL OVe¡ ®S−eJ nl¡g j¡j¡ ®j¡−V ¢LR¤ BnwL¡ e¡ L−l hm−me – B¢jJ HLV¡ ¢p−ej¡

®cM¢R L¡CmL¡!

B¢j Ah¡L q−u h¢m – a¤¢j HLm¡ ®NR ¢p−ej¡a? nl¡g j¡j¡ ®Q¡M e¡¢Q−u h−me – qz –e¡e¡ k¢c S¡−e a¡C−m ¢L qCh? B¢j i−u i−u h¢mz –Bu HLV¡ jS¡l ¢S¢ep ®cCM¡ k¡z h−m qW¡v nl¡g j¡j¡ E−W q¡yV−a b¡−Le f¤−hl E−W¡−e c¡c¡−cl O−ll c¢r−Z H h¡¢sl −no p£j¡e¡u L¡−m¡ ¢V−el O−ll ¢c−Lz ®fR−e B¢jz Ol¢Vl p¡j−el clS¡ håz −fR−el clS¡ L¡uc¡ S¡e−m ®M¡m¡ k¡uz h¡¢s¢Vl H ¢cLV¡u ®L¡eJ ®L¡m¡qm ®eCz i§a¤−s Ù¹ìa¡z O−ll ®fRe ¢cLV¡ ®R−u B−R h¤−s¡ ¢pj N¡−R, …mÈ ma¡u, jl¡ f¡a¡uz H¢cLV¡u B¢j LMeJ B¢p e¡ p¡−fl i−u, ®R¡Vc¡ HLh¡l −Y¡ys¡ p¡f ®c−M¢R−me HC −T¡−fz nl¡g j¡j¡l ®fRe ®fRe ®q−yV ®T¡−f f¡ −gm¡l B−N h¢m nl¡g j¡j¡ HC S‰−m p¡f B−Rz – d¤l Xl¡Cp e¡z a¤C Bp−mC HLV¡ h¤Ü¤, HLV¡ ¢hm¡Cz Bu, a−l HLV¡ jS¡l ¢S¢ep ®cM¡Cu¡j, ®LE S¡−e e¡z nl¡g j¡j¡ Hje ¢e¢ÕQ−¿¹ −T¡−f N¡ X¤¢h−u ®ce ®ke ¢a¢e S¡−ee p¡f ®M¡f ph O¤¢j−u B−R N−aÑz –¢L ¢S¢ep, B−N LJz ®k−a CaÙ¹a L−l h¢mz –B−N LC−m jS¡C g¤l¡Cu¡ k¡Chz nl¡g j¡j¡ h−mez h¡C−l ®b−L BP¤m Y¤¢L−u clS¡ M¤−m nl¡g j¡j¡ ®ia−l ®Y¡−Le, HL ®c±−s −T¡f f¡l q−u B¢jJ ®fRe ®fRez jS¡l ¢S¢ep¢V ®cM−a BaÈ¡ q¡−a ¢e−u p¡−fl −T¡f f¡l q−u H−p¢R, HjeC ®m¡i Bj¡l nl¡g j¡j¡l ®N¡fe ¢S¢e−pz O−l Y¤L−aC jl¡ Cyc¤−ll Nå e¡−L m¡−Nz nëJ ö¢e Cycl ®c±−s¡−e¡lz O−ll HLf¡−n M¢s W¡p¡, B−lLf¡−n ®R¡V HL¢V ®Q±¢L f¡a¡ ®Lhmz B¢j iu f¡¢µR hm−m nl¡g j¡j¡ k¢c h−me, a¤C HLV¡ h¤Ü¤, HLV¡ ¢hm¡C, HC i−u iu ®f−uJ h¢m e¡ iu f¡¢µRz nl¡g j¡j¡l hs p¡qp, HL¡ HL¡ p¡l¡ nql O¤−l ®hs¡e, ec£l f¡−lJ Q−m 61

k¡ez ay¡l p¡q−pl ¢c−L j¤‡a¡u Bl −ia−ll iu −ia−l m¤¢L−u ¢hoj −L±a§q−m nl¡g j¡j¡−L ¢S−‘p L¢l –ec£l f¡−l ¢L g¢Vw ¢Vw B−R j¡j¡? ®Q±¢L−a f¡ T¤¢m−u h−p h−me ¢a¢e –e¡z –Bj¡−l ¢eu¡ k¡Ch¡ HL¢ce? L¡al L˜ Bj¡lz –a¤C Xl¡C¢h e¡? Bj¡l ®f−V ®M¡yQ¡ ®j−l BP¤−ml, h−mez –e¡z iu m¤¢L−u h¢mz –a¤C XElÉ¡z Xl¡C¢hz j¡b¡u Bj¡l Q¡¢V ®j−l h−me ¢a¢ez –¢hnÄ¡p Ll B¢j Xl¡Ca¡j e¡z B¢j ®a¡ hs qC¢R Hqe, Hqe B¢j Xl¡C e¡z ®T¡f f¡l q−a ®f−l¢R B¢j , B¢j ®Le iu f¡h, HlLj HL¢V ¢hnÄ¡p Ey¢L ®cu h−m h¢mz –e¡ a¤C Xl¡C¢hz nl¡g j¡j¡ ®M¡m¡ clS¡M¡e¡ f¡ ¢c−u ®W−m hå L−l h−mez nl¡g j¡j¡l q¡a R¤−y u h¢m – p¢aÉ ¢hcÉ¡ Bõ¡qlLpj, B¢j Xl¡Ca¡j e¡z – S¡uN¡V¡ i¡m¡z ®LE e¡Cz ®LE h¤Th e¡ Bjl¡ LCz nl¡g j¡j¡ h−mez ay¡l HlLj A−iÉp, qW¡v qW¡v Bs¡m q−u k¡e ph¡lz HLh¡l l¡æ¡O−ll ®fR−e Bj¡−L ®X−L ¢e−u h−m¢R−me HLV¡ jS¡l ¢S¢ep M¡C¢h? f−LV ®b−L −cnm¡C ®hl L−l HL¢V ¢QLe f¡Vöm¡l j¡b¡u B…e dl¡−mez B…−e f¡Vöm¡l j¤M SÅmm Bl nl¡g j¡j¡ ¢pN¡−lV V¡e¡l ja V¡e ¢c−u HL j¤M ®d¡yu¡ −R−s SÅm¿¹ f¡Vöm¡¢V Bj¡l q¡−a ¢c−u hm−me – M¡z B¢jJ ®d¡yu¡ ®V−e j¤−M ¢e−u gy¤ L−l ®R−s ¢cC h¡a¡−pz h−me – L¡E−l LC¢h e¡ ®a¡! ®L−n j¡b¡ e¡s−a e¡s−a – e¡ h¢mz nl¡g j¡j¡ HlLj, h¡¢sl L¡E−L ®a¡u¡‚¡ L−le e¡z k¡ Ll¡l C−µR m¤¢L−u Q¤¢L−u L−l k¡ez –e¡¢p−jl V¡L¡ ¢cu¡ ¢L LlR j¡j¡? A−eL¢c−el C−µR Bj¡l S¡e¡l, –j¡¢Vl a−m f¤yCa¡ l¡M¢Rz Bj¡−L fÐ¢a‘¡ e¡ L¢l−uC gV L−l h−m ®g−me ¢a¢ez B¢j HC p¤ep¡e S¡uN¡u, h¡¢sl ®LE S¡−e e¡ nl¡g j¡j¡ Bj¡−L Lb¡ ¢c−µRe ec£ ®cM¡−a ®e−he, hm−Re j¡¢Vl a−m f¤y−a l¡M¡ V¡L¡l NÒf, k¡ ®Lhm Bj¡−LC hm−Re ¢a¢e, Bl L¡E−L eu, ¢e−S−L Bl j¡b¡u ®N¡hl Am¡ −Y¢‰ −R¢s h−m j−e qu e¡z –L¤e j¡¢Vl a−m? HC h¡¢sl? ¢gp¢g¢p−u ¢S−‘p L¢lz –qz kqe hs qCh¡j, HC V¡L¡ ¢cu¡ HLV¡ S¡q¡S ¢Leh¡jz j¡j¡ h−mez –S¡q¡S? Bj¡−l Qs¡Ch¡? je M¤¢n−a m¡g¡uz Bj¡l ®Q¡−Ml p¡j−e aMe ¢hn¡m HL S¡q¡S, ec£ f¡l q−u p¡N−ll ¢c−L k¡−µRz B¢j S¡q¡−S ®i−p S−ml 62

®Mm¡ ®cM¢R, ®l¡−c ¢QL ¢QL Ll−R l©−f¡¢m Smz HlLj HL¢V R¢h ®c−M¢Rm¡j Jo¤d ®L¡Çf¡¢el HL LÉ¡−mä¡−ll f¡a¡uz nl¡g j¡j¡l ®Q¡−Ml a¡l¡ Bh¡l e¡−Qz q¡−a ay¡l f¡Vöm¡J ®eC, ®cnm¡CJ ®eCz f−L−V ®L¡eJ Q¤ðL B−R ¢L e¡ ®L S¡−ez Bj¡−cl Q¤ð−Ll ®Mm¡ ®cM¡−ae j¡j¡z aMeJ Q¤ðL ¢L ¢S¢ep B¢j S¡¢e e¡z k¡c¤ ®cM¢h Bu, h−m q¡−a ®m¡q¡l HL¢V n¡c¡j¡V¡ f¡a R¤x j¿¹l R¤x h−m ¢a¢e clS¡l Ls¡u, ¢VEh−u−ml X¡ä¡u, h¡m¢a−a, S¡e¡m¡l ¢n−L ®R¡yu¡−µRe Bl h−p k¡−µRz B¢j q¡y q−u j¤‡ ®Q¡−M k¡c¤ ®cM¢Rm¡jz B¢jJ nl¡g j¡j¡l ja R¤x j¿¹l R¤x h−m L¤¢s−u f¡Ju¡ HL¢V ®m¡q¡ clS¡u Ls¡u m¡N¡−a −Q−u¢Rm¡j, m¡−N¢ez nl¡g j¡j¡ Bj¡l L¡ä ®c−M q¡p−aez −Q¡−Ml h¡c¡¢j a¡l¡ e¡Q−R nl¡g j¡j¡l Bl ®Wy¡−Vl ¢Le¡−l HLlLj q¡¢p, k¡l B¢j ¢WL Ae¤h¡c S¡¢e e¡z jS¡l ¢S¢epV¡ HC h¡l a−l ®cM¡C h−m HLV¡−e Bj¡−L −Q±¢Ll Jfl öC−u ®ce j¡j¡z Bj¡l fl−e HL¢V L¤y¢QAm¡ l¢Pe q¡gfÉ¡¾V öd¤z nl¡g j¡j¡ ®p¢V−L ®V−e ¢e−Q e¡¢j−u ®cez B¢j a¡‹hz q¡gfÉ¡¾V c¤'q¡−a Jf−l ®V−e h¢m – ¢L jS¡l ¢S¢ep ®cM¡Ch¡,

®cM¡Jz Bj¡−l mÉ¡wV¡ Ll LÉ¡?

nl¡g j¡j¡ ay¡l nl£l−L q¡p−a q¡p−a Bj¡l Jf−l df¡n L−l ®g−m Bh¡l ®V−e e¡j¡e Bj¡l q¡gfÉ¡¾V Bl ¢e−Sl q¡gfÉ¡¾V M¤−m ay¡l e¤e¤ ®W−p d−le Bj¡l N¡−uz h¤−L Q¡f ®m−N Bj¡l nÄ¡p BV−L b¡−Lz ®W−m ay¡−L pl¡−a −Qø¡ L¢l Bl ®Qy¢Q−u h¢m – HCV¡ ¢L Ll, pl nl¡g j¡j¡, plz N¡−ul ph n¢š² ¢c−u ®W−m ay¡−L HLQ¤m pl¡−a f¡¢l e¡z –jS¡l ¢S¢ep ®cq¡C−a Q¡C¢Rm¡j, HCX¡C jS¡l ¢S¢epz nl¡g j¡j¡ q¡−pe Bl p¡j−el f¡¢Vl cy¡−a L¡j−s l¡−Me ay¡l ¢e−Ql ®W¡yVz –HCV¡−l ¢L Lu S¡ep, −Q¡c¡Q¤¢cz c¤¢eu¡l ph¡C ®Q¡c¡Q¤¢c L−lz al j¡ h¡f

L−l, Bj¡l j¡ h¡f L−lz

nl¡g j¡j¡l a¡yl e¤e¤ ®Wm−a b¡−Le ¢hoj ®S¡−lz Bj¡l ¢h¢µR¢l m¡−Nz nl−j −Q¡M ®Y−L l¡¢M c¤'q¡−az qW¡v Cyc¤l ®c±−s¡u O−lz n−ë nl¡g j¡j¡ m¡¢g−u e¡−jez B¢j HL ®c±−s q¡gfÉ¡¾V Jf−l ®V−e ®c±−s ®hl q−u k¡C Ol ®b−Lz ®T¡f f¡l q−a B¢j Bl p¡−fl i−u CaÙ¹a L¢l e¡z Bj¡l h¤−Ll j−dÉ ps¡a ps¡a në qu, ®ke HLn Cyc¤l ®c±−s¡−µRz nl¡g j¡j¡ ®fRe ®b−L Aá¤a Nm¡u h−me – L¡E−l LC¢h e¡z

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j¡ f¡s¡l ®R−ml¡ ¢j¢Rm ®pÔ¡N¡e ¢c−a ¢c−a hs l¡Ù¹¡ d−l k¡u ms−L ®m−‰

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®cM−m, ®p k¡l h¡¢sl g¤mC ®q¡L, ¢Ry−s ®c±−s ¢c−u H−p¢R ¢j¾V¤l h¡yd¡−e¡ Lh−lz Bj¡l j−e qa ¢j¾V¤ OË¡Z f¡−µR ®p g¤−mlz HC W¤e−L¡ f¡¢LÙ¹¡eJ i¡P−h h−m j¡'l j−e qu, ®m¡−Ll Lb¡h¡aÑ¡l dleJ j¡ ®c−Me f¡−ÒV ®N−R, Bu¤h M¡−el …¢ù a¤−m ®m¡−L hs l¡Ù¹¡l ®j¡−s c¡y¢s−u N¡m ®cuz f§hÑ f¡¢LÙ¹¡−el ü¡uaÅ n¡p−el c¡¢h a¤−m −R−ml¡ l¡Ù¹¡u e¡j−RCz f¡¢LÙ¹¡e plL¡l L'¢ce fl flC p¡l¡ ®c−n L¡l¢gE ¢c−µR, h¡C−l ®h−l¡−e¡ j¡e¡, hÔÉ¡LBEV ®O¡oZ¡ Ll−R, h¡¢sOl AåL¡l L−l h−p b¡L−a quz ph n¡p−Ll HL Q¢lœ, j¡ i¡−hez Cw−l−Sl ®Q−u f¢ÕQj f¡¢LÙ¹¡¢el¡ Lj Ae¡Q¡l Ll−R e¡! f§−hl de f¢ÕQ−j f¡Q¡l q−u k¡−µR, H ¢WL i¡l−al de Cw−lS ®kje S¡q¡S i−l ¢e−u ®N−R ¢e−S−cl ®c−nz f¡¢LÙ¹¡e ¢c−u j¡'l q−h ¢L! ®cn ®i−P BlJ V¤L−l¡ ®q¡L, −cn L¡−L M¡L, ¢Q−m ¢eL, ¢LR¤ ay¡l k¡u B−p e¡, ¢a¢e ay¡l ®R−m−cl ¢j¢R−m jl−a ¢c−a Q¡e e¡z −R−m ®j−u R¡s¡ ay¡l Bl B−R ¢L! H−cl ¢e−u cy¡s¡h¡l j¡¢V k¢c ¢a¢e f¡e, a¡C k−bøz ®mM¡fs¡ S¡e−m ¢a¢e ®L¡eJ Q¡L¢l ®f−a f¡l−ae, ®k ®L¡eJ HL¢V Q¡L¢l, a¡q−mC ¢el¦š¡f h¡h¡−L ¢a¢e j¤¢š² ¢c−ae, Abh¡ ¢e−S j¤¢š² ®f−aez ®R¡Vc¡−L ¢e−u HLh¡l ®l−m Q−s Y¡L¡ Q−m ¢N−u¢R−me Q¡L¢l M¤yS−a, Y¡L¡ nq−ll h¡a¡−p e¡¢L i§¢l i§¢l Q¡L¢l J−s, q¡a h¡s¡−mC dl¡ k¡uz Y¡L¡l HL q¡pf¡a¡−m e¡−pÑl Q¡L¢l Q¡C−m Laªf Ñ r hm−me ýV L−l ®a¡ Bl e¡−pÑl Q¡L¢l ®S¡−V e¡, BlJ ®mM¡fs¡ S¡e−a q−h, e¡¢pÑw Cú¤−ml p¡¢VÑ¢g−LV m¡N−hz j¡ ¢g−l H−m h¡h¡ ®g¡yse −L−V¢R−me – Lu e¡, p¤−M b¡L−m i¤−a ¢Lm¡u! ®R¡Vc¡−L ®Q¡−Ml Bs¡m Ll−a iu qu j¡'lz ¢j¾V¤l ja ®R¡Vc¡J k¢c …¢m ®M−u j−le HL¢ce! ¢ejf¡a¡l ®a−a¡u c¤d R¡s¡−e¡ ®R−ml SeÉ j¡"l h¤−Ll ®ial VeVe L−l j¡'lz f¡yQ R' hRl hu−pJ ®R¡Vc¡l h¤−Ll c¤d M¡Ju¡l A−iÉp k¡u¢ez e¡¢e h−m¢R−me h¤¢ea ¢ejf¡a¡ h¡CV¡ ®c, a¡C−mC ®Rs¡ h¤¢e M¡Ju¡ R¡shz a¡C L−l−Re j¡, ¢ejf¡a¡l lp −j−M ®l−M−Re ®h¡yV¡u, −ke ¢S−i ®a−a¡ ü¡c ®f−a ®f−a c¤d M¡Ju¡l nM k¡u −R−mlz −R¡Vc¡ Lb¡ h−m−ReJ ®c¢l L−l, c¤'hRl f¡l L−lJ h¡ B h¡ B Ll−ae h¡h¡ hm−a ¢N−uz LÓ¡p ¢p−„ i¢aÑ q−a ®N−m Cú¤−ml −qXj¡ØV¡l HL¢V fÐnÀC L−l¢R−me h¡e¡e Ll ®a¡ f¤lú¡l, −R¡Vc¡ f¤p f¡p f¡p, f¡p f¡p f¤p, Øf¤ Øf¡ f¤p h−m q¡y¢f−u q¡m ®R−s ¢c−u¢R−mez −qXj¡ØV¡−ll p−‰ h¡h¡l M¡¢al ¢Rm h−m ®R¡Vc¡−L i¢aÑ L−l ®ee Cú¤−mz ®R¡Vc¡−L q¡aO¢s Bl SÉ¡¢j¢a h„ ¢L−e ¢c−u h¡h¡ h−m¢R−me −mM¡fs¡u i¡m Ll−m HLV¡ p¡C−Lm f¡Ch¡z ®R¡Vc¡ q¡aO¢s q¡¢l−u ®gm−me ¢ae¢c−el ¢ce, Bl L¡yV¡LÇf¡p hÉhq¡l Ll−a m¡N−me h¡¢sl ph¡l c¡y−a BVL¡ j¡wp ®a¡m¡l L¡−Sz c¡c¡−L ®c−M ay¡lJ HL¢ce nM q−u¢Rm Bj¡l j¡ØV¡l p¡S¡lz hC M¤−m Bj¡−L hm−me

fs, ¢fys¡ ¢fys¡ LuV¡ ¢Xj HLV¡ c¤CV¡ ¢aeV¡ ¢Xjz

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c¡c¡ ö−e qy¡ q−u b¡−Lez Lf¡−m i¤l¦ a¤−m h−me HC HC ¢L fs¡p, ¢fys¡ ¢fys¡

Lp LÉ¡e, HCX¡ a ¢fyfs¡ ¢fyfs¡ LuV¡ ¢Xjz

−R¡Vc¡ mLmL L−l hs q−u k¡Ju¡l flJ j¡ ay¡−L ®L¡−ml ®R−mC j−e Ll−aez −R¡Vc¡C, j¡ BnwL¡ Ll−ae, q−he N−hV ®N¡−Rl ¢LR¤z ¢L¿º c¡c¡C q−me n¡¿¹ ¢nø, p¡a Q−s l¡ ®eCz −R¡Vc¡ E−ÒV¡z Cú¤m ®b−L e¡¢mn B−p, ®R−m ¢X¢p¢fÔe

j¡−e e¡z –¢L ®l ¢X¢p¢fÔe j¡ep e¡ öem¡j!

−R¡Vc¡l L¡−el m¢a d−l ®V−e O−l H−e ®Q¡−Ml a¡l¡l Jfl a¡l¡ ®l−M ¢S−‘p L−le h¡h¡z –j¡¢e j¡¢ez −R¡Vc¡ l¡−N pn−ë nÄ¡p ®R−s h−mez –al pÉ¡−ll¡ a¡C−m ¢jR¡ Lb¡ Lu! h¡h¡ h−mez −R¡Vc¡ ¢c¢hÉ h−m ¢c−me – qz N¡−m L−o b¡ès ®j−l h¡h¡ h−me – Cú¤−ml ®l¢XJ i¡PRp LÉ¡e? −R¡Vc¡ g¤y−p E−W h−me – B¢j ®l −l ¢XJ öea¡¢R, HL ®Rs¡ BCu¡ ®l¢XJ

L¡L¡Cs¡ mC−a Q¡C¢Rmz a¡C i¡P¢Rz –h¡ h¡, p¤¾cl k¤¢š² ¢cR! Ha p¤¾cl k¤¢š² Bj¡l ®R−ml, ®R−m−l Hqe j¡b¡u a¤Cm¡ e¡Q−a quz B¢j l¡Ca¢ce f¢lnÐj L¢l, ®R−m−j−u−cl j¡e¤o Ll¡l SÚCeÉz ®R−m−j−ul¡ ®ke ®mM¡fs¡ LCl¡ j¡e¤−ol ja j¡e¤o quz Bl Hl¡ k¢c Aj¡e¤oC qu, ¢L−pl Ha M¡V¡M¡V¢e! ®R¡Vc¡l O¡s d¡‚¡ ¢c−u fs¡l ®V¢h−m f¡¢W−u h¡h¡ h−me – j¡−ul BnL¡l¡ f¡Cu¡ ®R−mX¡ eø qCu¡ k¡Ca¡−Rz

H h¡¢s−a −LE HLh¡l j¡l ®M−m a¡l SeÉ QjvL¡l Ef−Y±Le A−fr¡ L−l b¡−Lz −R¡Vc¡ h¡h¡l q¡−al j¡l M¡Ju¡l fl¢ceC h¡h¡l L¡R ®b−L V¡L¡ ¢e−u j¡ ¢œ²−L−Vl hÉ¡V hm ¢L−e ¢c−me ®R¡Vc¡−Lz ®pC hÉ¡V AhnÉ ¢a¢e h−m j¡l¡l ®Q−u O−ll ®Qu¡l ®V¢h−m −j−l Be¾c ®f−ae ®h¢nz −R¡Vc¡l ¢j¢R−m k¡Ju¡l Mhl f¡Ju¡l fl ®b−LC j¡'l ea¤e Bhc¡l ®R−m−L ¢NV¡l ¢L−e ¢c−a q−h, N¡e h¡Se¡ ¢e−u fs−m ¢j¢Rm ¢j¢Vw ®b−L −R¡Vc¡l je EW−h, HC Bn¡z h¡h¡ HLM¡e¡ q¡Ju¡Ce ¢NV¡l ®Le¡l V¡L¡ ®ce, ¢NV¡l ¢L−e ¢NV¡−ll qm¤c HLM¡e¡ S¡j¡J ¢e−Sl q¡−a h¡¢e−u ®ce j¡z ®R¡Vc¡l fÐ¢a j¡'l Bcl c¡c¡l −Q¡−M f−s, ¢a¢e j¡'®L h−me

Bj¡−l HLV¡ ®hq¡m¡ ¢LCe¡ ¢c−a Lez –a¤C Lz al ¢L j¤−q l¡J e¡C? j¡'l ü−l ¢hl¢š²z

c¡c¡ Q¤f−p k¡ez h¡h¡l L¡−R ®hq¡m¡ Q¡Ju¡l p¡qp c¡c¡l ®eCz ¢a¢e q¡a f¡ …¢V−u O−l h−p BP¤−m −V¢hm W¤−L a¡m −ce ¢e−SC ¢e−Sl N¡−ez N¡e c¡c¡l HL¢VC, Q¡l hRl hu−p −k¢V ¢n−M¢R−me j¡'l L¡−RHLh¡l ¢hc¡u ®c j¡, O¤−l B¢pz ®R¡Vc¡ ¢NV¡−l p¡ ®l N¡ j¡ ¢n−M Qm¢a ¢p−ej¡l N¡e h¡S¡−a öl¦ L−lez fÐ¢aj¡−p ®R¡Vc¡l ¢NV¡−ll j¡ØV¡−ll ®ha−el V¡L¡l SeÉ q¡a f¡−ae j¡z fÐ¢aj¡−pC V¡L¡ −cJu¡l B−N h¡h¡ h−me – −mq¡fs¡ Lac§l Lla¡−R Mhl ¢eR? e¡¢L N¡e h¡Se¡ ¢eu¡ b¡L−m Jl S£he Qmh? ¢aeV¡ fÐ¡C−iV j¡ØV¡l l¡CM¡ ¢c¢R– 69

A−ˆl, Cw¢m−nl, p¡C−¾plz ¢WLja j¡ØV¡−ll L¡−R k¡u ¢L e¡ S¡−e¡? l¡Ca LuV¡ fkÑ¿¹ f−s? p¤−mM¡l j¡'l ®R−m…m¡ l¡Ca cnV¡ fkÑ¿¹ f−sz

¢NV¡−ll j¡ØV¡−ll V¡L¡ fÐ¢aj¡−pC h¡h¡ R¤y−s ®ce ®V¢h−m, ¢hR¡e¡u, ®j−Tuz Bl ¢ae j¡ØV¡−ll V¡L¡ j¡ØV¡l−cl h¡¢s ¢N−u ¢c−u B−pez

h¡h¡−L ¢WL h¤−T EW−a f¡−le e¡ j¡z Ha S¢Vm Q¢lœ Bl ®L¡eJ pwp¡−l B−R h−m j¡'l j−e qu e¡z HC j−e qu, pwp¡−ll SeÉC ay¡l M¡V¡M¡V¢e, p¿¹¡−el j‰−ml SeÉ ph ES¡s L−l ¢c−µRe Bh¡l j−e qu pwp¡−ll L¡lJ SeÉ ay¡l ®L¡eJ j¡u¡C ®eC, −m¡−L j¾c hm−h h−m ¢a¢e pwp¡l e¡−jl HL¢V ®m¡L ®cM¡−e¡ ¢S¢ep q¡−a ®l−M−Re, Bp−m l¡¢Su¡ ®hNj−L S£he p−yf−Re h¡h¡z Bh¡l, h¡h¡ ®k¢ce Bj¡eE−Ÿ±m¡−L j¡c¡¢leNl ®b−L H−e Bj¡−cl h¡¢s−a JW¡−me, Q−Vl b−m L−l HL ®p−ll S¡uN¡u c¤'−pl M¡¢pl j¡wp ¢e−u h¡¢s ¢gl−me, ®Qð¡l ®b−L pL¡m pL¡m ¢g−l j¡'−L hm−me – −N¡paV¡ ®h¢n LCl¡ ¢fyu¡S ¢cu¡ i¤e¡ Ll, Bl m¡En¡L l¡−å¡ ¢pj ¢cu¡, f¡CeÉ¡ X¡−ml hc−m X¡Cm QµQ¢s Ll – j¡'l j−e qm ®ke pLm M¡V¡M¡V¢e Bp−m j¡c¡¢leN−ll j¡e¤o−cl SeÉz −p l¡−a c¡c¡−cl L¡−R ®X−L h¡h¡ h−m¢R−me – ®a¡j¡−cl ®mM¡fs¡l Mhl

¢L? j¡ØV¡−ll L¡−R fs−a k¡J ¢WLja?

c¡c¡l j¡b¡ T¤−m b¡−L O¡−s, ®j−Tu h¤−s¡ BP¤m Op−a Op−a h−me – q k¡Cz –−Mm¡ ®h¢n e¡ fs¡ ®h¢n, L¤eV¡ Ll? h¡h¡ ¢S−‘p L−lez −k Ešl¢V ¢a¢e öe−a Q¡e, c¡c¡ a¡C ®n¡e¡e – fs¡z −mM¡fs¡ L−l −k, −p ¢L L−l? –N¡¢s−O¡s¡ Q−sz c¡c¡ Ešl ®ce, ®Q¡M −j−Tuz –Bl a¤¢j? −R¡Vc¡l ¢c−L ®Q¡M ®gl¡ez ®R¡Vc¡ h−me – N¡ N¡¢s−O¡s¡ Q−sz ö−e B¢j hm−a ®Q−u¢Rm¡j – h¡h¡ a ®mM¡fs¡ Ll−Rz h¡h¡ ®a¡ ®O¡s¡−aJ

Q−s e¡z jVl N¡¢s−aJ e¡z Q−s ¢l„¡uz

hm¡ qu e¡z në ¢N−m ®gm¡l üi¡h Bj¡l, ¢N−m −g¢mz – ýjz Bj¡−cl h¡¢s−a HLV¡ ea¤e ®m¡L BC−R, Bj¡e¤−Ÿ±m¡ e¡jz ®p

®a¡j¡−cl ¢L qu? L¡L¡ quz ®a¡j¡−cl ¢L qu ®p? −R¡Vc¡ O−ll b¡−j ®qm¡e ¢c−u hm−me – L¡L¡ quz –L¡L¡ qu, ¢WLz h¡h¡ ®R¡Vc¡−L −V−e p¡j−e c¡ys L¢l−u hm−me – HCi¡−h c¡ys¡C−a qu, ®p¡S¡ qCu¡z –Bl HC ®k, a¤¢j HC¢c−L B−p¡ h−m Bj¡−L X¡−Lez –a¤¢j ®a¡j¡l L¡L¡−l ®cMR? Bj¡l i¡C−l?

j¡b¡ e¡¢s B¢jz qÉy¡ ®c−M¢Rz –¢WL B−R, ph¡C fs−a hJ ¢Nu¡z i¡a l¡å¡ qC−m M¡Ch¡z L¡L¡−l mCu¡

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c¡c¡ i¡m R¡−œl ja j¡b¡ ®e−s h−me – h¤T¢Rz Bj¡e L¡L¡l SeÉ M¢sl O−ll M¢s p¢l−u ®Q±¢L Bl ®V¢hm ®Qu¡l ®f−a ¢c−me h¡h¡z ay¡−L nq−ll HL L−m−S i¢aÑ L¢l−u ¢c−u h¡h¡ h¡¢s−a S¡¢e−u ¢c−me HMe ®b−L L¡L¡ H h¡¢s−a b¡L−hez ay¡l MlQf¡¢a ph h¡h¡C ®c−hez –¢e−Sl ®R−m ®j−u B−Rz Ha MlQ f¤o¡Ch¡ ®Lj−e a¤¢j? h¡h¡l B−u¡Se ®c−M h−m¢R−me j¡z h¡h¡ h−m−Re – f¤o¡C−a qChz ¢e−Sl j¡−ul ®f−Vl i¡C kMez B¢j a Bl

i¡C−l ®gm¡Cu¡ ¢c−a f¡¢l e¡z Bl J b¡L−m a¤j¡lJ m¡i qCmz h¡S¡l pc¡CV¡ J−l ¢cu¡C Ll¡C−a f¡lh¡z –h¡S¡l pc¡C ®a¡ ®e¡j¡e L¡j¡mC, hs qC−R, Ll−a f¡−lz j¡ W¡ä¡ Nm¡u

h−mez fl¢ce j¡'l SeÉ HL¢V R¡f¡ p¤¢a n¡¢s ¢L−e B−ee h¡h¡z j¡ M−ul O−p HL¢V f¡e M¡e ®p¢cez ®W¡yV m¡m V¤LV¤L L−l, ea¤e n¡¢s¢V f−l h¡h¡l N¡ ®Oy−p ¢hR¡e¡u h−p h−me – L¡f−sl h¡CeV¡ M¤h i¡m¡z n¡¢s¢V j¡'®L −Lje j¡e¡−µR Hph Lb¡u e¡ ¢N−u h¡h¡l hÉ¡L¤m fÐnÀz –Bj¡e−l

M¡Je ¢cR?

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¢c−R, p¤−mM¡l ¢hu¡z Qm k¡Cz h¡h¡ p¡g hm−me – e¡z

j¡ f£s¡¢f¢s Ll−m ¢hlš² ü−l hm−me – ®VL¡ l¡−M¡, k¡ Efq¡l ¢Le¡l, ¢LCe¡

a¤¢j HLm¡ k¡Jz

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– l¦¢N l¦¢NCz f¤l¦o Bl ®j−u L£! h¡h¡ dj−L h−mez – ACa¡ Q¡m¡¢L B¢j h¤¢Tz l¡¢Su¡ ®hNj a¤j¡l l¦¢NC B¢Rmz B¢Rm e¡? ®ql

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N¡eV¡−a H−Lh¡−l Bj¡l j−el Lb¡ LC−Rz öeR!

−pC pL¡−m q¡pf¡a¡−m k¡Ju¡l B−N h¡h¡ ®R¡Vc¡−L ®X−L hm−me – L¤e j¡ØV¡−ll L¡−R ¢NV¡l ¢nM a¤¢j! j¡p a ®no, V¡L¡ m¡Nh e¡ j¡ØV¡−ll! La V¡L¡! h−m j¡¢ehÉ¡N M¤−m V¡L¡ ®hl L−l ¢c−me ®R¡Vc¡l q¡−az ®R¡Vc¡l p¡l¡ j¤−M Ef−Q f−s M¤¢nz h¡h¡ hm−me – i¡m LCl¡ ®mM¡fs¡ e¡ Ll−m, M¡¢m N¡e h¡Se¡

mCu¡ b¡L−m Qmh! N¡e h¡Se¡ ¢L ®a¡j¡−l M¡Je ¢ch! pL¡−m ®hÐeX¡ f¢l×L¡l b¡−Lz pL¡−m fs−a hph¡z HLV¡ l¦¢Ve LCl¡ mJz M¡Ju¡l pju M¡Ju¡z fs¡l pju fs¡z N¡e h¡Se¡l pju N¡e h¡Se¡z

®L¡b¡u HL ASf¡s¡Ny¡−ul l¡M¡m ®R−m nq−ll hs q¡pf¡a¡−ml plL¡¢l X¡š²¡l q−u ®Nm! S£h−e Ha pgm q−uJ fl¡S−ul, c¤x−Ml HC N¡e¢V h¡h¡l i¡m m¡Nm, j¡ h¤−T f¡e e¡, ®Lez j¡'l ¢q−n−h ®j−m e¡ ¢LR¤Cz j¡e¤o¢V f¡b−l Ns¡, Bh¡l j−e qu, L¡c¡uz −pl¡−a h¡h¡ h¡¢s ¢gl−m j¡ Ly¤¢Q ®L−V n¡¢s f−se, f¡e ®M−u ®Wy¡V m¡m L−l h¡h¡−L q¡af¡M¡u h¡a¡p Ll−a Ll−a, h¡h¡ kMe l¡−al M¡h¡l M¡e, Bj¡−L hm−me k¡ al e¡¢el O−l O¤j¡ ¢Nu¡z e¡¢el O−l k¡Ju¡l Lb¡u m¡¢g−u JW¡ ®j−u B¢j, j¡ a¡C S¡−eez ¢L¿º Ah¡L qe ö−e kMe hm¡l flJ B¢j J O−ll ¢c−L R¤¢V e¡z j¡ Bh¡l h−me –- k¡ al e¡¢el O−l O¤j¡C−a k¡z B¢j j¡b¡ ®e−s h¢m – e¡z j¡ Q¢L−a O¡s ®gl¡e Bj¡l ¢c−L – ¢L ®l, k¡C¢h e¡ a¤C! B¢j Øfø ü−l e¡ h¢mz –¢L qC−R al? ®LE j¡l−R? V¤V¤, nl¡g, ®gm¤ ®LE? M¡−Vl −l¢mwHl L¡W ®b−L f¤¢Xw a¤m−a a¤m−a e−M, h¢m – e¡z –e¡, a¡C−m k¡p e¡ LÉ¡? j¡ Bj¡−L clS¡l ¢c−L ®W−mez 72

B¢j clS¡l f¡õ¡ nš² L−l d−l cy¡¢s−u b¡¢Lz p¡j−e AåL¡l E−W¡ez j¡ h−me – ®R¢sX¡−l mCu¡ Bl f¡l¡ ®Nm e¡z J j¤−VC Lb¡ ö−e e¡z LC, O−l¡

hCp¡ b¡Lz e¡ h¡C−l ®Mm−h¡z p¡l¡¢ce ®Mm¡ ®Mm¡z −Mm¡l j−dÉ j¡Cl M¡Cu¡ fÉ¡efÉ¡e LCl¡ L¡−¾cz nC−m j¡wp e¡C, f¡¢Ml c¡e¡ j¤−q ®cuz R¤V−hm¡u ¢aeS−e q¡a f¡ W¡Cp¡ dCl¡ c¤d M¡Ju¡C−a qC−Rz c¤d M¡Ch e¡, ¢Xj M¡Ch e¡z ¢ce ¢ce ®hu¡Ÿh qCa¡−Rz LCa¡¢R al e¡¢el O−l ¢Nu¡ O¤j¡z k¡u e¡z ACeÉ¢ce ®a¡ M¤¢n−a m¡g ¢cu¡ ®c±s m¡N¡pz W¡u cy¡¢s−u b¡¢L clS¡u, HL f¡J e−s e¡ Bj¡lz j¡ L¡−R H−p ¢f−W q¡a h¤¢m−u elj L−˜ h−me – k¡J, j¡j¡l¡ ¢LµR¡ öe¡Ch,

k¡Jz ¢ga¡ mCu¡ k¡J, T¤e¤ a¤j¡l Q¤m h¡Cå¡ ¢chz B¢j e¢s e¡z h¡h¡ h−me – b¡L, k¡C−a kqe Q¡Ca¡−R e¡z –hs ®hu¡Ÿfz j¡ h−mez

B¢j, j¡ i¡−he, q−u¢R Aá¤az h¡¢s−a −L¡eJ A¢a¢b H−m ®c±−s ¢N−u m¤−L¡C j¡'l ®fR−ez Ha iu, Ha m‹¡, Ha ¢àd¡ Bj¡l ®L¡−›−L Hm j¡ −h¡−Te e¡z Bj¡l j¤M ¢c−u l¡ në ®h−l¡u e¡, NÒf hm−a hm−mJ në q¡as¡C, ¢L¿º öe−a ®hm¡u L¡e M¡s¡z e¡e¡ S−el e¡e¡ NÒf ö¢e, ¢L¿º ¢e−S …¢R−u NÒf hm−a f¡¢l e¡z fs−a ®hm¡uJz Hl j−dÉC hÉP l¡SL¤j¡l, W¡L¤lj¡l T¤¢m, ®p¡e¡l L¡¢W l©−f¡l L¡¢W e¡e¡lLj l©fLb¡l hC f−s p¡l¡z B¢j f¢s e¡ ®a¡, ¢N¢m, ®N¡NË¡−pz B¢j j¤M−Q¡l¡ ®N¡−Rl, j−el Lb¡ M¤−m h¢m e¡ M¤h, HC ®k e¡¢el O−l B¢j O¤−j¡−a ®Nm¡j e¡, j¡j¡−cl p−‰ ö−u ¢LµR¡ ®n¡e¡l ja ®m¡ie£u hÉ¡f¡l¢V−L ¢c¢hÉ h¡¢am L−l ¢cm¡j, ®Le, ¢L L¡lZ, a¡ j¤M g¤−V h¢m e¡z gÉ¡mgÉ¡m L−l a¡¢L−u b¡¢L djL¡−mz L¡ejm¡, …y−a¡, Qs Q¡fs p¡l¡¢ceC M¡¢µR, a¡lflJ j¤−M në ®eCz L¡y¢cJ e¡ fÐ¡Z M¤−mz l¢hEm BJu¡m j¡−pl h¡−l¡ a¡¢l−M S¾jz n¢jÑm¡l h¡¢s−a −L¡eJ M¡h¡l M¡C¢e n¢jÑm¡ ¢q¾c¤ h−m, Lf¡−m ¢q¾c¤ ®j−u−cl ja ¢VfJ fl−a Q¡C e¡, qua Bj¡l M¤h AeÉlLj qh¡l Lb¡ ¢Rm, Dj¡ec¡lz ¢L¿º Bl¢h fs−a ®N−m B¢j M¤h M¤¢n qC e¡, L¡uc¡ ¢pg¡l¡ −g−m LMe l©fLb¡l HL¢V hC q¡−a ®eh, R¢h ByLh, −c±−s ®lmm¡C−e k¡h, j¡−W ®Mmh, ®pC a¡−m b¡¢Lz La hm¡ q−u−R j¡e¤−ol R¢h By¢Lp e¡, j¡e¤−ol R¢h ByL−m …e¡q qu, j¡e¤−ol k¢c fÐ¡Z ¢c−a f¡lp, a¡C−mC ®p R¢h ByL, ah¤ j¡e¤−ol R¢h ByL¡l fÐQä Evp¡q Bj¡l j−l e¡z gS¢mM¡m¡l nÄölh¡¢s ®b−L j¡ m¡m l−P ByL¡ qkla jq¡Çj−cl S¤−a¡l R¢hl Jfl Bõ¡ql Bu¡a ®mM¡ HL¢V L¡NS, j¡ h−me e¡m n¢lg, a¡¢h−Sl ®M¡−m f¤−l AL¡lZ iu c§l Ll−a Bj¡l Nm¡u f¢l−u ®cez

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p¡f j¡e¤−ol R¢h ByL¡ f¡f ®S−eJ B¢j h¤¢T e¡ ®Le Bj¡l i¡m m¡−N j¡e¤−ol R¢h ByL−az Bj¡−L R¢h ByL−a ®cM−mC j¡ h−me – N¡Rf¡m¡ ByL, g¤m ByL , r¢a e¡Cz

j¡e¤−ol fÐ¡Z ¢c−a e¡ f¡l−m j¡e¤−ol R¢h By¢Lp e¡z HL Bõ¡q R¡s¡ j¡e¤−ol fÐ¡Z −LE ¢c−a f¡−l e¡z −p¢ce Bj¡l j¤M gp−L ®h¢l−u k¡u – N¡R ®k ByL−a LCm¡, N¡−RlJ ®a¡ fÐ¡Z B−Rz j¡ −Wy¡V−S¡s¡ j¤−Ml ®ial ®W−p V¡−pm h¡yd−a h¡yd−a Q¤−m, h−me – k¡ LC¢R, a¡C Llz −hu¡Ÿ¢f L¢lp e¡z

j¡ k¡ h−me a¡C Ll−a q−h, ®k−qa¤ j¡ h−m−Rez j¡ Bj¡−L … ®M−a hm−mJ … ®M−a q−h, hÉ¡f¡l¢V HlLjz R¢h ByL−m fÐ¡Z ®k ¢c−aC q−h Hje ¢L Lb¡! B¢j ®a¡ j¡e¤o h¡e¡¢µR e¡, ByL¢Rz c¤−V¡l j−dÉl ag¡vV¤L¤ j¡ ®h¡−Te e¡z k¤¢š²q£e Lb¡ h−me, A−eLV¡ N¡−ul ®S¡−l, e¡¢L j¡−ul ®S¡−l ®L S¡−ez ¢e−od Ll¡l flJ j¡e¤−ol R¢h B¢j Hy−L¢R ®p j¡e¤−ol R¢h ByLh h−m eu, Hy−L¢Rm¡j ®e±−L¡, ®e±−L¡l fÐ¡Z ®eC h−m ®p hÉ¡f¡−l L¡lJ ®L¡eJ Bf¢š ®eC, ¢L¿º ®c¡o q−u−R ®e±−L¡u j¡¢T h¢p−u¢Rz ®e±−L¡l ¢L ec£−a HL¡ HL¡ i¡p¡ j¡e¡u! ¯hW¡ q¡−a ®e±−L¡l Nm¤C−a HL¢V j¡¢T e¡ h¢p−u f¡¢l¢ez e¡¢eh¡¢s ®hs¡−a H−p ýj¡ul¡ ®p R¢h ®c−M ¢R ¢R L−l k¡Ju¡l fl j¡ p−å −hm¡ Bj¡l lP−fe¢pm Bl R¢h ByL¡l L¡NS ®L−s ¢e−u hm−me – ByL¡By¢L bCu¡ ®mM¡fs¡ Llz iÉ¡y L−l L¡yc¡l ®j−u B¢j eC, ¢Tj d−l h−p b¡¢Lz ®M¡m¡ S¡em¡l f¡−n ö−u N¡−ul hÔ¡ES M¤−m h¡y q¡−a h¤−Ll O¡j¡¢Q j¡−le Bl X¡e q¡−a q¡af¡M¡ e¡−se j¡z Bj¡l L¡NS ®fe¢pm ®L−s ®eJu¡V¡ j¡'l L¡−R E−W¡−el BhSÑe¡ L¤¢s−u f¡N¡−l ®gm¡l ja a¤µR OVe¡z ®S¡−l fsz fs¡ a öe¡ k¡u e¡z j¡'l dj−L ¢Tj i¡−P Bj¡lz Nm¡l ül h¤−S H−m ¢L Qs¡ ü−l fs¡ k¡u! ®p¢VJ Bj¡l à¡l¡ qu e¡z −p l¡−aC j¡ kMe j¡b¡u Bj¡l q¡a h¤¢m−u Bc¤−l Nm¡u hm−me B−p¡ j¡,

Bj¡l p¡−b e¡j¡−S c¡ys¡Jz

j¡'l JCV¤L¤ Öf−nÑ Bj¡l ph −r¡i E−s k¡u c¢Me¡ h¡a¡−pz j¡ HlLj, ®j−l dj−L Bh¡l ®L¡−m ¢e−u Bcl Ll−a hp−hez c¡c¡−L pL¡−m L¢’ ¢c−u ¢f¢V−u ¢fW m¡m L−l c¤f−¤ l ®p ¢f−W ¢e−Sl q¡−a p−oÑl ®am j¡¢mn L−l ¢c−u¢R−mez e¡j¡S fs−m j¡ h−me Bõ¡q ®a¡j¡−l i¡mh¡p−he, a¤¢j k¡ Q¡Ch¡ Bõ¡q

a¤j¡−l a¡C ¢c−hez

k¡ Q¡Ch a¡C Bõ¡q ®c−he, Hl ja jS¡ Bl qu e¡z j¡ JWhp L−le, ®p¢VC Ae¤plZ L−l ®j¡e¡S¡−al q¡a a¤−m ®Q¡M j¤−c j−e j−e h¢m ®k−qa¤ Bõ¡q j−e j−e 74

hm¡ Lb¡J öe−a f¡e, Bõ¡q−N¡ Bj¡−l c¤CV¡ ®f¡s¡h¡¢sl QjQj ®cJz ®j¡e¡S¡a ®no L−l ®Q¡M M¤−m ®c¢M −L¡b¡J ®f¡s¡h¡¢sl QjQj ®eCz S¡ue¡j¡−Sl a−mJ M¤y¢S, ®eCz j¡'−L f−l fÐ¡u ®Ly−c h¢m – LC k¡ Q¡C¢R Bõ¡q ®a¡ ¢cm e¡z j¡ h−me – je ¢cu¡ Q¡p e¡C, a¡C f¡p e¡Cz Hlfl fÐ¡u l¡−aC j¡'l p−‰ e¡j¡−S c¡y¢s−u je ¢c−u Bõ¡ql L¡−R e¡e¡ ¢S¢ep ®Q−u¢R –Q¡¢h ¢c−m ®O¡−l Hje N¡¢s, j¤š²¡N¡R¡l jä¡, hu¡j i¢aÑ j¡−hÑm, h¡y¢nAm¡ ®hm¤e, f¡C¢ez Hl ®Q−u ®h¢n je ¢L L−l ¢c−a qu B¢j S¡¢e e¡z ¢e−S−L Bj¡l ¢hoj HL f¡f£ j¡e¤o h−m ®h¡d q−a b¡−Lz a−h ¢L ®p¢VC Bj¡l f¡f ¢Rm ®k nl¡g j¡j¡ Bj¡−L eÉ¡w−V¡ L−l¢R−me HL¡ O−l! ®pC f¡−fl L¡l−Z ¢L Bõ¡q Bj¡−L OªZ¡ Ll−Re! q−h quaz je i−l b¡−L ¢ho¡−cz ¢ho¡c¡µRÆæ Bj¡−L j¡ −k¢ce e¡¢el O−l ¢N−u O¤−j¡−a hm−me, Bj¡l ®k−a C−µR L−l¢e, j¡j¡−cl p−‰ O¤−j¡−a Bj¡l iu quz j¡ S¡−ee e¡ Bj¡l i−ul L¡lZz Bj¡−L eÉ¡w−V¡ Ll¡l L¢ce flC Q¤ð−Ll ®Mm¡ ®cM¡−a f¤L¤l d¡−l ®X−L¢R−me ¢a¢e, k¡C¢ez j¡b¡u Bj¡l Q¡¢V ®j−l Q−m −N−Re nl¡g j¡j¡z V¤V¤ j¡j¡ O−ll clS¡ hå L−l fÐ¡u ¢h−L−mC ¢pl¡SE−Ÿ¡m¡l A¢ieu L−lez h¡¢sl ®R−m−j−ul¡ ®p O−l h−p V¤V¤ j¡j¡l k¡œ¡ ®c−M q¡a a¡¢m ®cuz clS¡u Ey¢L ¢c−u kMe ®c−M¢R Ol AåL¡l, Y¤¢L¢ez AåL¡l −L¡eJ O−l Bj¡l Y¤L−a C−µR L−l e¡z Q¡yc¢e l¡−a E−W¡−e h−p L¡e¡ j¡j¤ q¢lZ ¢nL¡l Ll−a Ll−a ¢L L−l HL¢ce ay¡l ®Q¡M Aå q−u ®Nm, ®p NÒf h−mez h¡¢sl ®m¡−Ll¡ Sm®Q±¢L−a eua n£am f¡¢V−a ö−u h−p L¡e¡ j¡j¤l ¢nL¡−ll NÒf, B¢jl q¡jS¡, ®p¡ql¡h l¦Ù¹−jl f¡m¡ ®n¡−ez B¢j ö¢e j¡'l N¡ ®Oy−p h−pz N¡ Ha ®Oy−p h¢p ®k j¡ h−me –nCm R¡Cs¡ hz Nlj m¡−Nz Bj¡l ah¤ nl£l ®Oy−p b¡¢Lz j¡ ¢e−S c§−l p−l h−pez j¡ c§−l ®N−m Bj¡l iu qu, Hr¤¢Z ®LE h¤¢T Bj¡l q¡gfÉ¡¾V d−l V¡e ®c−hz j¡ kMe Bj¡−L O−l HL¡ ®g−m ¢p−ej¡u k¡e, B¢j h¢m – j¡ k¡CJ e¡z Bj¡l

Xl m¡−Nz

j¡ djL m¡N¡e – p¡l¡ h¡¢s i¢aÑ j¡e¤o, al Xl m¡Nh LÉ¡? Bj¡−L e¡¢el O−l ®l−M ¢p−ej¡u Q−m k¡e j¡z e¡¢e p¡l¡¢ce l¡æ¡ L−lez f¡LO−ll ®Q±L¡−W je M¡l¡f L−l h−p b¡¢L, e¡¢e L¤L¤l a¡s¡−e¡l ja Bj¡−L h−me – c§l q c§l qz L¡−jl pju ®iS¡m i¡S¡Cp e¡z ®l¡c ¢e−Ql ¢py¢s−a H−m j¡ h¡¢s ¢gl−hez B¢j −l¡−cl ¢c−L a¡¢L−u b¡¢L Bl j−e j−e ®l¡c−L h¢m ®l¡c a¤C ¢e−Ql ¢py¢s e¡jz ®l¡c Ha ®c¢l L−l ¢e−Ql ¢py¢s e¡−j L£ hmh! E−W¡−e −e¢s L¤L¤l q¡y−V, L¡−m¡ −hs¡m qy¡−V, N¡−R h−p L¡ L¡ L¡ X¡−L cy¡sL¡L, f¡¢aL¡Lz clS¡u ®g¢lAm¡ q¡y−L, m¡Nh ¢nmf¡V¡ d¡l, B−p LVL¢V Am¡, f¤−l¡e S¡j¡ L¡fs S¤−a¡l hc−m LVL¢V ®cu, qy¡−L Q¤¢l¢ga¡Am¡, L¡−Wl ¢QLe h¡−„ L¡Q h¡yd¡−e¡ Y¡Le¡l ¢e−Q Q¤¢l ¢ga¡, T¤e¤ M¡m¡ ®g¢lAm¡ −cM−mC ¢ejam¡u h−p Q¤¢l ¢ga¡ ®c−Me, L¡−el c¤m ®c−Me, B−p −h−c¢el¡ j¡b¡u T¤¢s 75

¢e−u l¢Pe L¡−Ql Q¤¢ll, B−p q¡Ju¡C ¢jW¡C Am¡, ®N¡m¡¢f q¡Ju¡C ¢jW¡C j¤−M f¤l−mC q¡Ju¡, B−p i¡m¤L Am¡, i¡m¤L −Mm¡ ®cM¡u, h¡ycl Am¡, h¡ycl e¡Q¡−a e¡Q¡−a B−p, B−p m¡m l−Pl S¡j¡ fl¡, j¡b¡u mð¡ ®V¡fl fl¡ Q¡e¡Q¤lAm¡, q¡−al O¤P¤l h¡yd¡ m¡¢W T¡¢L−u N¡e N¡u Bl h−m −qC Q¡e¡Q¤l Nlllljz N¡e ö−e l¦e¤ M¡m¡ T¤e¤ M¡m¡ ®c±−s O−ll h¡l qe, ®W¡P¡u L−l Q¡e¡Q¤l ®L−eez B−p h¡c¡j Am¡, B−p T¡m¤j¢sAm¡, ®qC T¡mj¤¢sz ¢h−Lm q−mC j¡j¡ M¡m¡−cl j−dÉ d¤j f−s h¡c¡j Bl T¡mj¤¢s ®Le¡lz nl¡g j¡j¡ HL ®W¡P¡ Nlj h¡c¡j ¢e−u h¡¢s ®Y¡−Lez ®gm¤ j¡j¡l q¡−a BCp¢œ²jz ¢S−i Sm Q−m B−p ®c−Mz L¤−u¡l f¡−s Apq¡u c¡y¢s−u b¡¢Lz HL¡z qW¡v ®h−c¢e ®Y¡−L h¡¢sl ®ial, T¤¢s j¡b¡u ¢e−uz j¡j¡l¡ p¡f ®Mm¡ ®cM−hez T¤¢s e¡¢j−u h−p ®h−c¢e E−W¡−e, E−W¡e ¢O−l c¡y¢s−u b¡−L j¡j¡ M¡m¡l¡, e¡¢e l¡æ¡O−ll clS¡uz T¤¢s ®b−L p¡f ®e−j B−p L¡−m¡ p¡f, qm¤c p¡f, fcÈ−N¡Ml¡, ®e−j B−p jÙ¹ HL ASNlz ASNl p¡l¡ E−W¡e H−yL ®hy−L Q−mz Hje iuwLl, ¢hivp ¢S¢ep Hl B−N LMeJ B¢j ®c−M¢ez L¤−u¡l f¡s ®b−L ®c±−s k¡C g¤mh¡q¡¢ll L¡−R, J h−p ¢h¢s V¡e¢Rm l¡æ¡O−ll c¡Ju¡uz h¢m –J g¤mh¡q¡¢l

Bj¡l Xl m¡−Nz

g¤mh¡q¡¢l L¡−m¡ j¤−M n¡c¡ q¡¢p –Xl¡¢el ¢L B−R? HCa¡ p¡−fl ¢ho e¡Cz

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¢j−bÉ, Bp−m −p Bj¡lC c¤xüfÀ, Abh¡ L¡L¡ h¡ j¡j¡l l©f d−l Jl¡ AeÉ ®LE, ¢Rm S−¾jl nš¤l ®LE! −L Bj¡−L ®h¡h¡ L−l ®l−M¢Rm, ®N¡f−e f¤o−a h−m¢Rm ph k¿»Z¡ HL¡ HL¡! h¡¢sl ph¡C Bj¡l A¢i−k¡N−L q¡Ju¡u E¢s−u hm−h Bj¡−L ¢S−e i§−a d−l−R, Abh¡ B¢j f¡Nm, Abh¡ B¢j ¢jbÉ¤L, B¢j HLV¡ ¢fyQ−L nua¡e, Bj¡−L ®LE ®L¡−m ¢e−u Q¤j¤ M¡−h e¡ E−ÒV Qs Q¡fs m¡N¡−h HC i−u h¡ ¢àd¡u ¢L j¤M M¤¢m¢e! e¡¢L L¡E−L Bfe h−m Bj¡l j−e qa e¡, k¡l L¡−R je M¤−m L¡yc−a f¡¢l, k¡l L¡−R öl¦ ®b−L ®no Ah¢c M¤−m M¤−m hm−a f¡¢l, −cM¡−a f¡¢l ra, j¡'−LJ Hje Bfe j−e qu¢e Bj¡l ®k j¡'l ByQ−ml a−m Bj¡l SNa, −k j¡ HL¢V h−ªrl ja, k¡l R¡u¡u B¢j fÐ¡Z S¤−s¡C, ®k j¡ üµR S−ml f¤L¤l, k¡l Sm f¡e L−l B¢j h¡y¢Q, ®pC j¡'−LJ k¢c Bfe j−e e¡ qu a−h Bl L¡−L q−h! Bj¡l ®ia−l aMe c¤'Se B¢j, HL B¢j cm ®hy−d A−fe−V¡ h¡−u¡−ú¡f ®M¢m, ®N¡õ¡R¤V ®N¡m¡ffcÈ ®M¢mz B−lL B¢j Ec¡p h−p b¡¢L HL¡, f¤L¤l O¡−V, ®lmm¡C−el d¡−l, O−ll ¢py¢s−az q¡S¡l j¡e¤−ol ®L¡m¡q−m HL¡z HL¡ HC ®j−ul p−‰ −œ²¡n ®œ²¡n claÅ °a¢l qu ph¡lz ®j−u¢Vl q¡a HC c§laÅ ¢X¢P−u L¡l¦−L R¤y−a f¡−l e¡, Hje¢L j¡'−LJ eu, q¡a h¡s¡−m q¡−al ®ial j¤−W¡ j¤−W¡ n§eÉa¡ Sj¡ quz

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f£lh¡¢s 1 Eepš−ll ®no ¢c−L Bj¡−cl Q−m Bp−a qu BL¤u¡l f¡V Q¤¢L−uz Hy−c¡ N¢ml d¡−l Mm−p j¡−R il¡ f¤L¤l, a¡l f¡−n, LsC ¢ej ®MyS¤l Bl p¤f¤¢l N¡−Rl ®hs ®cJu¡ e¡¢el ®Q±Q¡m¡ Ol, E−W¡−e L¤−u¡ R¡¢s−u e¡l−Lm N¡−Rl p¡l, a¡l Jf¡−l B−lL g¡¢m E−W¡e, E−W¡−el Eš−l °hWL Ol, c¢r−Z ®n¡h¡l, ®n¡h¡l O−ll ¢py¢sl L¡−R −fn¡hM¡e¡, f¢ÕQ−j M¡h¡l Ol Bh¡l B−lL g¡¢m E−W¡e BlJ f§−h, c¡c¡−cl Bl M¢sl O−ll j¡TM¡−e, ®k Ol f−l L¡L¡l Ol q−u J−W, M¢s l¡M¡ qu °hWLO−ll f¡−n O¤j¢V O−ll ja m¡m HL¢V O−l – ph ®g−m Bjl¡, B¢j, c¡c¡, ®R¡Vc¡, h¡h¡, j¡, Cu¡p¢je E¢W H−p Bjm¡f¡s¡u ¢hn¡m h¡¢s−az h¡¢s−a −h¡a¡j ¢Vf−m h¡¢a SÅ−m, f¡M¡ ®O¡−lz hs hs Ol, jÙ¹ jÙ¹ b¡j hp¡−e¡ h¡l¡¾c¡z −ke l¡S¡l h¡¢s H¢V, l¡S¡ ®eC E¢Sl e¡¢Sl ®eC, h¡¢s M¡¢m ®f−u E−W H−p¢Rz h¡¢sl m¡m e£m qm¤c ®h…¢e L¡Q m¡N¡−e¡ S¡e¡m¡…−m¡ Bj¡l ®Q−u j¡b¡u mð¡z BV¢œn¢V ¢py¢s −e−j ®N−R Ol ®b−L E−W¡−ez j¢¾c−ll −cu¡−m ®klLj ®M¡f b¡−L, ®p lLj ®M¡−f il¡ O−ll ®cu¡mz ®M¡f…−m¡ f−l h¤−S ®g−m¢R−me h¡h¡, ¢py¢s…−m¡ ®i−PJ V¡e¡ Cú¤mO−ll ja h¡l¡¾c¡ h¡¢e−u −g−m¢R−mez Hj H L¡qq¡l e¡−j f¡s¡l HL ¢hšh¡−el h¡¢s−a h¡h¡ ®c−M−Re ®M¡fq£e ®cu¡m, V¡e¡ h¡l¡¾c¡ – B¢j Ae¤j¡e L¢l, h¡h¡ H h¡¢s¢V−LJ ®plLj Bcm ¢c−a ¢LR¤ ®V−e−Re, ¢LR¤ h¤−S−Rez hs−m¡L ®cM−m, h¡h¡−L ®c−M¢R, H−Lh¡−l ¢jC−u k¡ez ®ke hs−m¡−Ll ph i¡m, a¡−cl −hYf h¡l¡¾c¡Jz ah¤ h¡h¡ LMe ¢L Ll−he ®LE S¡−e e¡, qW¡v qua HL¢ce VÊ¡L i−l h¡m¤ Hm h¡¢s−a, ¢p−j¾V Hm, CV Hm – −c−M d¡lZ¡ qu pñha i¡P¡ Ns¡ ¢LR¤ HLV¡ OV−a k¡−µR, e¡ OV¡ Ah¢c L¡lJ p¡dÉ ®eC ®h¡T¡l L£ OV−a k¡−µRz h¡h¡l C−µRl Lb¡ L¡l p¡dÉ B−R ®h¡−T! Bj¡−cl h¡¢s¢VC f¡s¡l Bl ph h¡¢s ®b−L EyQ¤, q¡a h¡s¡−mC R¤y−a f¡¢l e£m BL¡n lLj EyQ¤z h¡¢s¢V−a Bph¡h fœ ®Y¡L¡−e¡l B−Nl l¡−a B¢j Bl ®R¡Vc¡ H−p HL l¡a ®b−L¢Rm¡j, ®R¡Vc¡ ay¡l ¢NV¡lM¡e¡ ¢e−u H−p¢R−me p−‰, A−eL l¡a Ah¢c ¢NV¡l h¡S¡−me ®R¡Vc¡, Bl B¢j ¢NV¡−ll qm¤c S¡j¡¢Vl Jfl ö−u −R¡Vc¡ h−m X¡L−m NjNj L−l p¡ah¡l ®R¡Vc¡ −n¡e¡ ®ka, a¡ ö−e¢R ®ke l¡S¡l p¡a ®R−m h¡¢sl p¡a ®cu¡−ml Bs¡−m m¤¢L−u B−R Bl Bj¡−L ®iP¢Q L¡V−R B¢j k¡ h¢m a¡C h−mz B¢j ®L¡b¡u hm−m p¡a¢V ®L¡b¡u, a¤¢j hm−m p¡a¢V a¤¢j ®i−p B−p ®L¡−›−L ®kez h¡¢s¢Vl Q¡l¢cL S¤−s e¡l−Lm Bl p¤f¤¢l N¡Rz E−W¡−e ¢a¢ln lLj g¤m g−ml N¡Rz Hje hs h¡¢s, Bj¡l ¢hnÄ¡p qu e¡, Bj¡−clz ea¤e h¡¢s−a Bp¡l fl fl fl ¢LR¤ OVe¡ O−V, HL eðl S¡em¡l ¢nL ®i−P h¡¢s−a ®Q¡l Y¤−L Nue¡N¡¢V V¡L¡ fup¡ ¢e−u k¡uz c'¤eðl h¡h¡−L HL¢ce ¢l„¡u p−‰ l¡¢Su¡ ®hNj, AmL¡ q−ml p¡j−e ¢c−u ®k−a ®c−Me j¡z ¢ae eðl c¡c¡ Bl ay¡l hå¤l¡ f¡a¡ e¡−j HL¢V f¢œL¡ ®hl L−le, L¢ha¡ NÒf d¡yd¡ ¢e−u f¡yQ¢j−n¢m f¢œL¡z ®pC f¡a¡ f¢œL¡u l¡jde¤ e¡−j HL¢V 82

L¢ha¡ ¢m−M Bj¡l e¡−j ®R−f ®ce c¡c¡z L¢ha¡l lQ¢ua¡l e¡j e¡p¢le S¡q¡e ap¢mj¡, k¢cJ ¢hcÉ¡ju£ Cú¤−m i¢aÑ qJu¡l pju Cú¤−ml M¡a¡u T¤e¤M¡m¡ M¡¢eLV¡ ®R¡V L−l Bj¡l e¡j ap¢mj¡ e¡p¢le ¢m−M¢R−mez c¡c¡ hm−me –p¡j−el pwMÉ¡u al e¡−j B−lLV¡ L¢ha¡ R¡f¡Cu¡jz jq¡e−¾c h¢m – a¡C−m B¢j ¢e−S ¢mMh¡j Bj¡l L¢ha¡! c¡c¡ gÉ¡L L−l ®q−p −g−me – k¡ k¡z a¤C Bh¡l ®mM−a f¡lp e¡¢L!

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ea¤e h¡¢s−a Bp¡l fl h¡h¡ −cs jZ JS−el HL¢V N¡−el k¿» ¢L−e Be−me S¡jÑ¡¢e ®b−L Bp¡ HL ®m¡−Ll L¡R ®b−Lz hå¤−cl ®X−L H−e k¿»¢V ®cM¡−a m¡N−me c¡c¡ Bl hm−a m¡N−me ®jCX Ce S¡jÑ¡¢ez ¢qVm¡−ll h£l−aÅ c¡c¡ phpjuC hs A¢ii§az ¢qVm¡−ll ®cn ®b−L Bp¡ ¢S¢ep ¢e−uJz hå¤l¡ c¤'®Q¡M i−l k¿» ®c−M k¡uz a¡l¡ H k¡hv ¢qS j¡ØV¡lp i−u−Sl L−ml N¡eC ®c−M−R, Hje k¿» ®c−M¢e, hs hs ¢X−ú ¢g−a m¡N¡−e¡, HL¢Vl ¢g−a B−lL¢V−a O¤−l O¤−l Sj¡ quz −c−M k¡Ju¡l fl fl e¡l¡uZ p¡eÉ¡m a¡l HLL e¡¢VL¡, ¢f¾V¤ a¡l ¢NV¡−ll h¡Se¡, j¡qh¤h a¡l Nm¡ ®R−s N¡Ju¡ eSl¦m N£¢a ¢g−ah¢¾c Ll−a B−pz ph¢LR¤C Bj¡−L ®cM−a qu clS¡l fcÑ¡ d−l c¡y¢s−u, L¡−R k¡Ju¡l −L¡eJ Ae¤j¢a B¢j f¡C¢ez c¡c¡ il¡V Nm¡u ¢e−Sl Bhª¢š Ll¡ lh£¾cÐe¡b Bl eSl¦−ml L¢ha¡J ¢g−ah¢¾c L−lez c¡c¡l l¡a¡l¡¢a e¡j q−u k¡u nq−lz ®qj¿¹ j¤−M¡f¡dÉ¡u, pa£e¡b j¤M¡¢SÑ, j¡æ¡ −cl N¡e h¡−S, c¡c¡ Bl ®R¡Vc¡ ¢c−el ®h¢nl i¡N pju h¡ce k¿»¢Vl Jfl T¤y−L b¡−Lez hs C−µR L−l R¤−y u ®cM−az c¡c¡ h−me – ¢LR¤ dl¢h e¡z c§−l c¡ys¡Cu¡

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c¡c¡ h¡¢s e¡ b¡L−m B¢j ®p k¿»J R¤y−u ®c¢Mz Cu¡p¢je R¤y−a Q¡C−m h¢m –c§−l c¡ys¡Cu¡ ®cMz ¢LR¤ dl¢h e¡z J c§−l c¡¢ys−u ®c−Mz B¢j k−¿»l c¤'¢ae−V ®h¡a¡j ¢Vf−mC N¡e h¡S−a öl¦ L−lz f¡−ul Jfl f¡ a¤−m ö−u ö−u N¡e ö¢ez Bj¡l hs c¡c¡ q−a C−µR L−lz h¡¢s−a Q¤¢l qJu¡l L¡l−Z HlLj ¢euj c¡ys¡u S¡e¡m¡ clS¡ ph hå l¡M−a q−hz ®p Nl−j N¡ ®pÜ q−mJ S¡e¡m¡ M¤−m q¡Ju¡ M¡Ju¡ Qm−h e¡z i¡P¡ S¡e¡m¡u h¡h¡ BlJ ¢ae−V L−l ¢nL m¡¢N−u ¢c−me, ®SmM¡e¡l ¢n−Ll ja, mð¡ Bl f¡b¡¢lz Ol…−m¡ AåL¡l q−u lCmz ¢c−el ®hm¡−aJ B−m¡ ®SÅ−m ®mM¡fs¡ M¡Ju¡c¡Ju¡ Ll−a quz pÉ¡ya−py−a O−l ¢e−S−cl Cc§−y ll ja j−e q−a b¡−Lz l¡¢Su¡ ®hN−jl p−‰ h¡h¡−L ¢l„¡u ®cM¡l fl ®b−L j¡ nkÉ¡ ¢e−u−Rez l¡yd¡h¡s¡, e¡Ju¡ M¡Ju¡ −R−s, öL−e¡ j¤−M p¡l¡¢ce ö−u b¡−Lez h¡h¡l Ol ®b−L 83

¢e−Sl L¡fs ®Q¡fs ¢hR¡e¡ h¡¢mn p¢l−u AeÉ O−l Y¤−L−Rez j¡'−L ®cM−m −k ®LE j−e Ll−h L¢We HL hÉ¡l¡j q−u−R j¡'lz Q¤−m ®am f−s e¡, ¢Ql¦¢e f−s e¡z O¡j¡¢Q−a N¡ i−l ®N−R, O¡−j nl£−ll L¡fs ®m−ÃV b¡−L nl£−lz p¡l¡¢ce l¡ në ®eC., h¡h¡l h¡¢s −gl¡l në öe−m ®Lhm R¤−V H−p ¢QLe Nm¡u ¢hm¡f öl¦ L−le –JC ®a¡, ®h¢Vl p¡−b p¡l¡¢ce L¡V¡Cu¡ BCm¡z h¤¢T, Ha hs h¡¢s ¢LeR, JC ®h¢V−l ¢hu¡ LCl¡ HC h¡¢s−a a¤mh¡ hCm¡z j¡'l ¢hm¡−fl ®L¡eJ Sh¡h LMeJ ®ce e¡ h¡h¡z −ke L¡lJ ®L¡eJ Lb¡ ay¡l L¡−e Y¤L−R e¡z ®ke ®LE ay¡−L E−ŸnÉ L−l ¢LR¤ hm−R e¡z ®ke ®k në…−m¡ i¡p−R O−l, ®p¢V ¢LR¤C e¡, ®hs¡−ml ¢jyu¡J ¢jyu¡J h¡ Q¤−m¡u M¢s ®f¡s¡l nëz j¡ ®k p¡j−e cy¡¢s−u B−Re, AeNÑm ®Q¢Q−u k¡−µRe, h¡h¡ ay¡l Ef¢ÙÛ¢a h¡ ül ®ke ®Vl f¡−µRe e¡ Hje Y−P q¡yV¡q¡y¢V L−le E−W¡−e O−l, h¡µQ¡−cl Q¡Llh¡Ll−cl L¤Ll¤ −hs¡−ml MhlVhl ®ee, e¡¢el h¡¢sl ®fR−el h¢Ù¹ ®b−L ¢e−u Bp¡ ea¤e L¡−Sl ®j−u j¢Z−L X¡−Le i¡a ¢c−a, i¡a ®M−u ®YL¤l a¤−m, Bue¡l p¡j−e cy¡¢s−u p−oÑl ®am j¡M¡ Q¤m ByQ−s Q−m k¡e h¡C−lz j¡ ®fR−e c¡y¢s−u h¡h¡l …¢ù a¤−m N¡m f¡−se – Bj¡l h¡h¡ X¡š²¡¢l

fs¡C−R hCm¡ X¡š²¡l qCRp, e¡C−m ®a¡ Q¡o¡l ®Rs¡ Q¡o¡C b¡L¢az ®VL¡l m¤−i ¢hu¡ Ll¢R¢m Bj¡−l, Hqe ¢e−Sl ®VL¡ qC−R, Bj¡−l g¡m¡Cu¡ B−lL ®hX¡l hE mCu¡ lPa¡j¡n¡ Llpz Bõ¡u a−l dÄwp Llh, al HC h¡h¤¢N¢l b¡Lh e¡, −cj¡N LC k¡Ch! B¢j a−l A¢in¡f ¢ca¡¢R, Bj¡l h¡−fl ¢ejL k¢c M¡Cu¡ b¡Lp, a¡C−m Bj¡−l k¿»Z¡ ®cJ−el ¢hQ¡l Bõ¡u Llhz al ®Q±Ÿ …¢ù jlh L¤ù qCu¡z

j¡'l d¡lZ¡ h¡h¡ BS l¡−a h¡ L¡m pL¡−m l¡¢Su¡ ®hNj−L ¢h−u L−l O−l a¤m−hez l¡−N g¡V¡ j¡'l p¡j−e −LE c¡ys¡h¡l p¡qp L−l e¡z Bj¡l j¤M gp−L HL¢ce ®h¢l−u k¡u –Ha ¢Qõ¡J LÉ¡? HC X¡ ®a¡ Bl BL¤u¡ f¡s¡ e¡z j¡ T−sl ja E−s H−p Bj¡l Q¤m d−l Hje ®qyQL¡ V¡e ®ce ®k B¢j ®Qu¡−l hp¡ ¢Rm¡j ®p¢V E−ÒV fsm ®fRe ¢c−L, Bl B¢j ¢N−u ®WLm¡j ®cu¡−m, j¡ Bj¡−L m¡¢V−jl ja ®O¡l¡−mez c¤'N¡−m L−o b¡ès ¢c−u LLÑn Nm¡u h−me –

q¡l¡¢jl h¡µQ¡ Lp ¢L a¤C! h¡−f L¤eJ¢ce ¢gCl¡ Q¡C−R a−N¡l ¢c−L! h¡−fl fr mp! a¡ ®a¡ mC¢hC! HL lš² ®a¡! hcj¡C®nl lš²z l¡r¤¢p j¡¢N, a¤C Bj¡−l S¾j ®bCL¡ SÅ¡m¡Ca¡Rp! aC S¾j¡Ch¡l fl ®bCL¡C Bj¡l Lf¡m f¤s−Rz a−l ®k ®L¢õN¡ B¢j R¢XO−l e¤e M¡Ju¡Cu¡ j¡Cl¡ ®gmm¡j e¡! j¡ B−rf L−le Bj¡−L ®Le mhZ M¡C−u Bya¤s O−lC j¡−le¢ez Bj¡l ®Q¡M ¢i−S k¡u S−mz j¡ ¢g−lJ a¡L¡e e¡ Bj¡l −Q¡−Ml S−ml ¢c−Lz

j¡'l i¡o¡ ¢ce ¢ce AnÔ£m q−a b¡−L, ¢ce ¢ce j¡'l N¡−u O¡j¡¢Q h¡s−a b¡−L, −Q¡−Ml ¢e−Q L¡¢m fs−a b¡−Lz ®Lhm h¡h¡−L eu, h¡¢sp¤Ü ph¡C−L pL¡m p−å N¡m¡N¡m L−lez −R−m−j−ul¡J e¡¢L ay¡l S−¾jl nš¤lz Q¡Llh¡Lll¡ c¤d Lm¡ ¢c−u ®f¡o¡ L¡mp¡fz j¢Z k¡ i¡a alL¡¢l ¢c−u k¡u j¡'l O−l a¡ b¡mp¤Ü R¤−y s j¡−le E−W¡−e BnwL¡ L'−l ®k osk¿» L−l ®LE ay¡−L ¢ho M¡Ju¡−a Q¡−µRz e¡¢el h¡¢s 84

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a¤j¡l m¡n L¤š¡ ¢cu¡ M¡Ju¡Cu¡jz

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Bõ¡ql J¢ml Lg b¤a¤J j¡b¡u ¢e−m pJu¡h q−hz

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–j¡, B¢j k¡¢µRz HC h¡¢s−a Bl HL j¤q§aÑ b¡L¡ pñh e¡ Bj¡lz Ha Afj¡e Bj¡l pqÉ qu e¡z

gS¢mM¡m¡ ®Qy¢Q−u h−mez e¡¢e ö−e E−W¡e ®b−L ®c±−s O−l ¢N−u gS¢mM¡m¡l q¡a ®b−L ®h¡lM¡ ¢R¢e−u h−me – L¡æ¡L¡¢Vl ¢L qC−R al! ¢p¢Ÿ−Ll j¤−ql m¡N¡j e¡Cz c¤'HLV¡ B−h¡m

a¡−h¡m Lb¡ Luz HC¢õN¡ al lJe¡ qC−a qCh, HC l¡C−a−hm¡? nÄölh¡¢sl j¡Ce−o M¡l¡f LChz k¡C¢h k¡, DcV¡ LCl¡ k¡z

−h¡lM¡M¡e¡ e¡¢el q¡a ®b−L HL TVL¡u ®V−e N¡−u fl−a fl−a gS¢mM¡m¡ h−me – Bl HL j¤q§aÑ e¡z B¢j ¢L n−M B¢p HM¡−ez h¡¢s−a Ha ®m¡−Ll n−ë

Bj¡l j¡b¡hÉb¡ qu, ®p L¡l−ZC −a¡ B¢pz H−m k¢c i¡Cl¡ Afj¡e L−l, a¡q−m Bl ®Le! −i−h¢Rm¡j h¡−fl h¡¢s−a Dc Llhz a¡J qm e¡z ýj¡ul¡l Bî¡−L ¢e−u Lb¡ hmm ¢ju¡i¡Cz Ee¡l ja f¢hœ j¡e¤o c¤¢eu¡−a Bl LSe B−R!

e¡¢e ®hy−d l¡M−a f¡−le e¡ gS¢mM¡m¡−Lz ¢a¢e k¡−heCz q¡−njj¡j¡ k¡e gS¢mM¡m¡−L nÄölh¡¢s fkÑ¿¹ H¢N−u ¢c−az h¡¢s¢V bjbj L−l ®p l¡−al SeÉz B¢j e£l−h h−p BL¡−nl Q¡y−cl ¢c−L Ah¡L a¡¢L−u i¡¢h ¢L L−l Q¡y−c j¡e¤o ®Nm, JC V¤L¤e ®R¡V Q¡y−cz j¡ hm−ae Q¡y−c HL h¤¢s B−R, Q¡y−cl h¤¢s, J h−p QlL¡ L¡V−Rz ¢L¿º hsj¡j¡ h−me Q¡y−c ®L¡eJ h¤¢s V¤¢s ®eC, N¡Rf¡m¡ ®eC, f¡¢e ®eCz Q¡y−cl ¢c−L a¡L¡−m JC −k h¤¢sl ja ®cM−a, Bp−m J AeÉ ¢LR¤, N−aÑl R¡u¡z Q¡yc ®kjeC ®q¡L, Q¡y−cl p−‰ Bj¡l ®N¡fe pMÉ N−s J−Wz B¢j ®kM¡−e k¡C, BL¡−nl ®qy−V Q¡yc¢VJ k¡u ®pM¡−ez B¢j M¡e¡M−¾c q¡y¢V, f¤L¤lO¡−V c¡ys¡C, ®pJ q¡y−V, c¡ys¡uz e¡¢el E−W¡−e M¡¢eL ¢S−l¡C, ®pJ ¢S−l¡uz n¢jÑm¡−cl h¡¢s ®b−L ¢c¢hÉ H h¡¢s−a Q−m Hmz e¡¢el E−W¡e ®b−L Bj¡l ®fRe ®fRe Bj¡−cl E−W¡−eJz hy¡nT¡−s ®N−m JM¡−eJz D−cl pL¡−m Lmf¡−s HL HL L−l h¡¢sl ph¡C m¡m Lp−L¡ p¡h¡e −j−M W¡ä¡ S−m ®N¡pm p¡−lez Bj¡−L ea¤e S¡j¡ S¤−a¡ f¢l−u ®cJu¡ qu, m¡m ¢g−au Q¤m ®hy−d −cJu¡ qu, N¡−u Bal ®j−M L¡−e Ba−ll a¤−m¡ …y−S ®cJu¡ quz h¡¢sl ®R−ml¡ n¡c¡ f¡S¡j¡ f¡”¡¢h Bl j¡b¡u V¤¢f f−l ®eez ay¡−cl L¡−eJ Ba−ll a¤−m¡z p¡l¡ h¡¢s p¤N−å ®R−u k¡uz h¡¢sl f¤l¦o−cl p−‰ B¢jJ lJe¡ ¢cC D−cl j¡−Wz ®p ¢L ¢hn¡m j¡W! hs hs ¢hR¡e¡l Q¡cl O¡−p ¢h¢R−u e¡j¡−S c¡ys¡e h¡h¡, c¡c¡ ®R¡Vc¡, Bl ph j¡j¡l¡, hs j¡j¡ R¡s¡z j¡−W j¡e¤o ¢NS ¢NS Ll−Rz e¡j¡S öl¦ q−m kMe ph¡C Eh¤ qe, c¡y¢s−u j¤‡ ®Q¡−M −c¢M ®pC cªnÉz A−eLV¡ Bj¡−cl Cú¤−ml H−pð¢m−a ¢f¢V Ll¡l ja, Eh¤ q−u f¡−ul BP¤m R¤yC kMe, HlLj m¡−N qua ®cM−az e¡j¡S ®p−l h¡h¡l¡ −Qe¡ j¡e¤−ol p−‰ ®L¡m¡L¤¢m L−lez ®L¡m¡L¤¢m Ll¡l ¢euj −Lhm ®R−m−clz h¡¢s ¢g−l j¡'®L h−m¢Rm¡j Qm D−cl −L¡m¡L¤¢m L¢lz j¡ j¡b¡ ®e−s h−m−Re ®j−u−cl Ll−a qu e¡z LÉ¡e Ll−a qu e¡? fÐnÀ Ll−m h−m−Re ¢euj e¡Cz ®Le ¢euj ®eC? fÐnÀ¢V Q¤mh¤m L−l j−ez j¡−W Nl¦ −L¡lh¡¢e 107

−cJu¡l B−u¡Se öl¦ quz ¢ae ¢ce B−Nl ®Le¡ L¡−m¡ o¡ys¢V h¡yd¡ LsCN¡−R, L¡−m¡ ®Q¡M c¤−V¡ ®b−L Sm Ns¡−µRz ®c−M h¤−Ll ®ial ý ý L−l J−W Bj¡l, L£ S£h¿¹ HL¢V fÐ¡Z£ S¡hl L¡V−R ®mS e¡s−R, Bl ¢LR¤rZ flC q−u EW−h h¡m¢a h¡m¢a j¡w−pl V¤L−l¡z LsC N¡−Rl ®N¡s¡u h−p R¤¢l d¡l¡e jp¢S−cl Cj¡jz q¡−nj j¡j¡ h¡yn ®k¡N¡s L−l B−eez h¡h¡ f¡¢V ¢h¢R−u ®ce E−W¡−e, h−p j¡wp L¡V¡ q−hz R¤¢l d¡¢l−u j¡W ®b−L q¡yL ¢c−me Cj¡jz HL q¡y−LC q¡−nj j¡j¡, h¡h¡ Bl f¡s¡l ¢LR¤ ®m¡L o¡ys−L c¢s−a ®hy−d h¡y−n BV−L f¡−u −qy¡QV M¡C−u j¡¢V−a ®gm−me, o¡ys q¡ð¡ ®X−L L¡yc¢Rmz j¡ Bl M¡m¡l¡ S¡e¡m¡u c¡y¢s−u−Re −L¡lh¡¢e ®cM−az Be−¾c e¡Q−R ph¡l ®Q¡−Mz m¤¢‰ fl¡, N¡−u Bal e¡ j¡M¡ hs j¡j¡ j¡−Wl HL ®L¡Z¡u c¡y¢s−u hm−me HCi¡−h eªnwp i¡−h HLV¡ ®h¡h¡ S£h−l j¡Cl¡ g¡ma¡−R,

Bl j¡e¤o ¢L e¡ HCph ®cCM¡ jS¡ f¡u, Bl Bõ¡qJ e¡¢L M¤¢n qu! cu¡ j¡u¡ hm−a L¡lJ ¢LR¤ e¡C Bp−mz ®L¡lh¡¢el ¢hivpa¡ ®b−L p−l k¡e hs j¡j¡z B¢j c¡y¢s−uC b¡¢Lz q¡a f¡ R¤y−s o¡ys L¡y−cz p¡a p¡a¢V a¡Ns¡ ®m¡L−L ®g−m o¡ys E−W c¡ys¡u, Bh¡lJ a¡−L f¡−u ®qy¡QV M¡C−u ®gm¡ quz ®g−mC Cj¡j ay¡l d¡l¡−m¡ R¤¢l¢V Bõ¡ý BLhl h−m h¢p−u ®ce o¡y−sl Nm¡uz ¢ge¢L ¢c−u lš² ®R¡−Vz BdM¡e¡ Nm¡ L¡V¡ fs−mJ o¡ys q¡a f¡ R¤y−s ¢QvL¡l L−lz h¤−Ll −ial Bj¡l ¢Qe¢Qe L−l HLlLj hÉb¡ q−a b¡−Lz HV¤L¤ c¡¢uaÅC Bj¡l ¢Rm, c¡y¢s−u ®L¡lh¡¢e ®cM¡, j¡ a¡C h−m¢R−me, h−me fÐ¢a ®L¡lh¡¢el D−cl pL¡−mz Cj¡j kMe Q¡js¡ R¡s¡¢µR−me, aMeJ o¡y−sl ®Q¡M il¡ Smz nl¡g j¡j¡ Bl ®gm¤ j¡j¡ cªnÉ¢Vl f¡n ®b−L ®j¡−V pl−a Q¡e e¡z B¢j Q−m k¡C je¤¢ju¡l ®c¡L¡−e h¡y¢n−hm¤e ¢Le−az Nl¦l j¡wpl p¡a¢V i¡N quz ¢ae i¡N e¡¢e−cl, ¢ae i¡N Bj¡−cl, HL i¡N ¢h−m¡−e¡ qu ¢i¢M¢l Bl f¡s¡ fs¢n−clz D−cl ¢c−el jS¡ HC, h¡h¡ p¡l¡¢ceC ®j¡m¡−uj ü−l Lb¡ h−me, fs−a hp−a h−me e¡, j¡l−d¡l L−le e¡z p¡l¡¢ce ®pj¡C ScÑ¡ ®M−u, ®f¡m¡J ®L¡lj¡ ®M−u °q °q L−l ®hs¡−e¡ qu, p¡a M¤e j¡g ®p¢cez p¡l¡¢ce j¡wp L¡V¡ Q−mz hs hs Q¤−m¡u hs hs f¡¢a−m Nl¦l j¡wp l¡æ¡ q−a b¡−L, ¢h−L−m l¡æ¡h¡æ¡ ®p−l ®N¡pm ®p−l j¡ Bl e¡¢e D−cl n¡¢s f−lez l¦e¤ M¡m¡ Bl T¤e¤ M¡m¡ ®p−S…−S g¡yL ®M¡y−Se h¡åh£−cl h¡¢s ®hs¡−a k¡Ju¡lz h¡¢s−a A¢a¢b Bp−a b¡−Lz hs j¡j¡ m¤¢‰ Bl f¤−l¡−e¡ HL n¡VÑ f−l f¡s¡ O¤−l H−p h−me – p¡l¡ f¡s¡ l−š²

i¡Cp¡ ®N−Rz La…m¡ ®k Nl¦ j¡l¡ qCm, ¢qn¡h e¡Cz HC Nl¦N¤m¡ LªoL−c−l ¢cu¡ ¢c−m a Q¡oh¡p LCl¡ Qm−a f¡laz La Lªo−Ll Nl¦ e¡Cz j¡e¤o Ha l¡rp ®Le, h¤Tm¡j e¡z f¤l¡ Nl¦ j¡Cl¡ HL f¢lh¡l M¡Ch ®N¡paz HC¢c−L La j¡e¤o i¡aC f¡u e¡z

hs j¡j¡−L ®N¡pm L−l D−cl S¡j¡ L¡fs fl−a a¡N¡c¡ ¢c−u m¡i ®eCz q¡m ®R−s e¡¢e h−me – Dc a Ll¢m e¡z Hõ¡ M¡C¢hJ e¡! M¡Cu¡ mz – e¡ M¡Ju¡l ¢L B−R, M¡Je ®cez Nl¦l ®N¡pa R¡s¡ ACeÉ ¢LR¤ b¡L−m ®cez hs j¡j¡ mð¡ nÄ¡p ®g−m h−mez 108

−Q¡−M Sm Sj¢Rm e¡¢elz hsj¡j¡ −L¡lh¡¢el D−c Nl¦l j¡wp M¡−he e¡, H ¢a¢e ¢L L−l pC−he! e¡¢e ByQ−m ®Q¡M ®j¡−Re HC fZ L−l ®k ¢a¢eJ j¡wp ®R¡y−he e¡z ®R−ml j¤−M e¡ ¢c−u j¡−ul¡ Bh¡l M¡u ¢L L−l ¢LR¤! hs j¡j¡l j¡wp e¡ M¡Ju¡l Mhl R¢s−u fsm h¡¢s−az öl¦ qm hs−cl j−dÉ HLdl−el Aü¢Ù¹z j¡ Bj¡−cl f¡−a M¡h¡l ®h−s ¢c−a ¢c−a h−me – ¢ju¡h¡C

D−cl ®N¡pa e¡ M¡Cu¡ Y¡L¡u ¢gCl¡ k¡Chz Nl¦ S−h¡ Ll¡ e¡¢L a¡l pqÉ qu e¡Cz Nl¦l ®N¡pa ®k h¡S¡l ®bCL¡ ¢LCe¡ M¡Ju¡ qu, ®qC ®N¡pa ¢L Nl¦ e¡ j¡Cl¡ qu! Dc ®no q−m Bh¡l B−Nl S£h−e ¢gl−a qu Bj¡−Lz nl¡g j¡j¡ Bj¡l p¡j−el p¡¢l−a c¡ya ®eC h−m N¡−u ®M¡yQ¡ ®j−l hm−a b¡−Le

c¡ya fs¡ Be¡lp … M¡u ¢ae Lmpz

c¡ya fs−m j¡ Cyc¤−ll N−aÑ ®p c¡ya ®g−m h−m−Re

C¾c¤l ®l C¾c¤l Bj¡l fyQ¡ c¡ya ®e, al p¤¾cl c¡ya ®cz

Cyc¤l a¡l c¡ya ka¢ce Bj¡−L e¡ ¢c−µR, aa¢ce Bj¡−L nl¡g j¡j¡l c¡ya¡m q¡¢p ®cM−a q−hz l¦e¤ M¡m¡ AhnÉ h−me – … e¡ M¡C−m c¡ya E−W e¡z … ®cM−mC Bj¡l ¢hh¢jo¡ quz f¡uM¡e¡u h−p ¢e−Ql ¢c−L Q¡C−mC … Ef−Q fs¡ Q¡¢l¢V ®cM−a qu, e£m j¡¢R ie ie L−l J−s Q¡¢ll Q¡lf¡−nz e¡L j¤M hå L−l ka Lj pju b¡L¡ k¡u, b¡¢Lz c¡c¡ AhnÉ f¡uM¡e¡u −N−m c¤' O¾V¡l B−N ®h−l¡e e¡z L£ L−l −k Aa c£OÑ pju JM¡−e ¢V−L b¡−Le c¡c¡! H¢c−L h¡¢s−a ®jbl H−mJ e¡L ®Q−f O−l h−p b¡¢L Bl b¤a¤ ®g¢m E−W¡−ez −jbl j¡−p HLh¡l H−p Q¡¢ll … p¢l−u ®euz e¡¢e ¢c¢hÉ ®jb−ll p−‰ clc¡j L−l fup¡ ®ce q¡−az l¦e¤ M¡m¡l Lb¡u Bj¡l l¡N d−l, … Bh¡l M¡Ju¡ k¡u e¡¢L! h−m¢Rm¡j – ®a¡j¡l

a c¡ya B−Rz a¤¢jJ ¢L … M¡CR l¦e¤ M¡m¡! l¦e¤ M¡m¡ ¢c¢hÉ h−m ®g−me – q M¡C¢Rz R¤V −hm¡uz

nl¡g j¡j¡ Bj¡l ®Q−u BlJ HL L¡¢W Jf−lz i¡−al b¡m¡ ®g−m ®ce Ef¤s L−l k¢c ®M−a h−p ®c−Me E−W¡−e j¤l¢N q¡N−R h¡ ®LE EµQ¡lZ Ll−R … në¢Vz nl¡g j¡j¡ ®M−a hp−m HL¢ce i¡m j¡e¤−ol ja h−m¢Rm¡j … e¡ M¡C−m e¡¢L c¡ya J−W e¡ nl¡g j¡j¡, S¡−e¡? hÉp, R¤−V H−p d¤Çj¤l L−l HL ¢Lm hp¡−me ¢f−W Bl i¡a p¤Ü b¡m¡ C−Vl V¤L−l¡l ja R¤−y s ¢c−me E−W¡−ez Bj¡−L … M¡u ¢ae Lmp hm−m B¢j nl¡g j¡j¡l ¢f−W ¢Lm hp¡−a f¡¢l e¡z ¢a¢e Bj¡l hs h−mz hs−cl N¡−u q¡a a¤m−a qu e¡z hsl¡ Bj¡−L kMe M¤¢n eÉ¡w−V¡ L−l ®p Lb¡ L¡E−L e¡ hm−a hm−m ®p Lb¡ hm¡J k¡u e¡z hsl¡C qua, hsl¡ −k ®L¡eJ HL je M¡l¡f Ll¡ ¢h−L−m ®L¡eJ HL p¤ep¡e O−l ®R¡V−cl eÉ¡w−V¡ L−l, ¢hnÄ¡p Ll−h e¡z j¡TM¡e ®b−L ¢LmQs ®M−a q−h Bj¡−LCz hs−cl 109

¢LmQs−L l¦−M c¡ys¡−e¡J k¡u e¡, j¡b¡ e¤−u −j−e ¢e−a qu hsl¡ k¡ ®ce, n¡¢Ù¹ q−m n¡¢Ù¹, ®p¡q¡N q−m ®p¡q¡Nz hsl¡ k¡ L−le i¡ml SeÉC, hsl¡ ¢n¢M−u−Rez …¢Z H−p V¤V¤j¡j¡ Bl nl¡g j¡j¡l e¤e¤l BN¡ ®L−V j¤pmj¡¢e L¢l−u k¡Ju¡l fl ea¤e m¤¢‰ f¢l−u Jy−cl h¢p−u l¡M¡ q−u¢Rm O−l, q¡yV−m Jyl¡ m¤¢‰l p¡j−eV¡ BP¤−m EyQ¤ L−l f¡ g¡yL L−l q¡yV−ae ®ke L¡yV¡ e¤e−a hÉb¡ e¡ m¡−N, −c−M q¡¢p ®f−m c¤'SeC ¢L−m¡−ae Bj¡−Lz Bj¡l q¡p−a j¡e¡, Hje¢L Jy−cl m¤¢‰l ¢c−L, q¡yV¡l ¢c−L a¡L¡−e¡J j¡e¡z hsl¡, Q¡C−mC Hy−L ¢c−a f¡−le Bj¡l j¡e¡ e¡ j¡e¡l

p£j¡e¡z

−ph¡l D−cl R¤¢V−a hs j¡j¡ A−eL¢ce ¢R−mez fÐ¡u p¡l¡¢ceC ö−u ö−u hC f−s−Re, ¢h−L−m E−W¡−e Msj f¡−u ®qy−V−Rez LMeJ LMeJ l¡−a h¡h¡l p−‰ NÒf Ll−a H−p−Re Bj¡−cl O−lz hsj¡j¡ d£−l Lb¡ h−me, ®Qy¢Q−u euz L¡lJ ®QyQ¡−e¡ öe−m ¢a¢e ¢S−i Q¤ Q¤ në L−lez q¡−njj¡j¡ qW¡v qW¡v ®Qy¢Q−u J−We, fCs¡ ®Nm¡j fCs¡ ®Nm¡jz ¢QvL¡l ö−e h¡¢sl ph¡C R¤−V H−p ®c−Me q¡−nj j¡j¡l nl£l L¤−u¡l ®ia−l T¤m−Rz e¡¢e dj−L h−me – HC pîe¡n¡ ®Mm¡ h¡c ®c q¡−njz

HL¢ce ¢WLC fCs¡ k¡C¢h!

q¡−nj j¡j¡ q¡p−a q¡p−a E−W B−pez hs j¡j¡ ®h¡L¡ ®Q¡−M a¡¢L−u b¡−Le q¡−nj j¡j¡l ¢c−Lz qy¡ j¤−M në E−W B−p – HCV¡ ¢L dl−el ®Mm¡? HC ®Mm¡l

jS¡V¡ ¢L h¤Tm¡j e¡ a! q¡−nj ¢L f¡Nm qCu¡ ®Nm e¡¢L!

q¡−nj j¡j¡ BlJ HL¢V L¡S L−le, Bj¡−L h¡ ®gm¤ j¡j¡−L j¡−T j¡−TC L¤−u¡l ®ial Ef¤s L−l d−l h−me g¡m¡Cu¡ ¢cm¡j g¡m¡Cu¡ ¢cm¡jz Bj¡l Nm¡ g¡V¡ ¢QvL¡l ö−e Ol ®b−L ®m¡L h¡l q−u q¡−nj j¡j¡l L¡ä ®c−Mz hs j¡j¡ HLC lLj ®h¡L¡ ®Q¡−M a¡¢L−u b¡−Lez gS¢mM¡m¡ Hl j−dÉC HL¢ce B−pe, ®S−eC B−pe ®k hs j¡j¡ h¡¢s B−Rez H−pC, L¡E−L ¢L Mhl ®Lje BR hm¡V¤L¤J ®eC, hs j¡j¡−L – −a¡j¡l p−‰

Bj¡l Lb¡ B−Rz

hs j¡j¡ ö−e gS¢mM¡m¡l L¡y−d q¡a ®l−M −q−p h−me, al Ha l¡N LÉ¡e? Hlj a B−N B¢R¢m e¡! ®h¡lM¡ ®V¡lM¡ M¤m, hz a¡lfl Lb¡ Lz gS¢mM¡m¡ q¡−al e¡N¡m ®b−L L¡yd p¢l−u h−me – e¡, HC h¡¢s−a B¢j hp−a B¢p e¡Cz k¡ hm¡l h−m Q−m k¡hz

®h¡lM¡l j¡b¡V¤L¤ M¤−m M¡−V f¡ T¤¢m−u h−p ®k Lb¡ hm−a H−p−Re ¢a¢e, h−me, – a¤¢j ®k ®p¢ce hm−m Bõ¡qa¡u¡m¡ h−m−Re f¤l¦−ol¡ c¡p£l p−‰ pqh¡p Ll−a

f¡−lz ®L¡e Bu¡−a a¤¢j ®f−uR! i¤m i¤mz Bõ¡qa¡u¡m¡ c¡p£l Lb¡ h−me¢ez ®L¡l¡−e Øfø ®mM¡ B−R, œ²£ac¡p£l Lb¡z œ²£ac¡p£l p−‰ pÇfLÑ °hdz ¢L¿º, HMe ®a¡ Bl œ²£ac¡p£ ®eC! Bjl¡ a Bl L¡−Sl ®m¡L−L fup¡ ¢c−u ¢L−e ¢eC e¡! h−m ¢a¢e q¡−pez ¢h−Sa¡l q¡¢pz hs j¡j¡ M¡−V f¡ a¤−m Bpe L−l ®L¡−ml Jfl h¡¢mn −Q−f h−me – J HC

Lb¡! HCX¡ L¤−e¡ Sl¦¢l Lb¡ qCm ®k a¤C ®h¡lM¡ M¤m¢h e¡, W¡ä¡ qCu¡ hC¢h e¡, 110

Lb¡ LCu¡C QCm¡ k¡C¢hz a¡ L a ®c¢M c¡pfÐb¡ Hqe e¡C ®Le! f¡l¢h LC−a! c¡pfÐb¡X¡ a¤mm ®L? al Bõ¡u? e¡¢L al lp¤−m? a¤m−R j¡e¤−o, h¤T¢m! fÐb¡X¡ j¡e¤−o e¡ a¤m−m, L£ RÉ¡c¡hÉ¡c¡ L¡lh¡l ACa, L? Bl, ¢Q¿¹¡ Ll, œ²£ac¡p£ ®q¡L c¡p£ ®q¡L, Bõ¡q ¢L LCl¡ HC ¢hd¡e ®cu ®k .. Lb¡ ®no e¡ q−aC gS¢mM¡m¡ Nm¡ Qs¡e – ®pC pj−ul SeÉ Bõ¡q ¢m−M−Rez ®pC pj−u ®j−u−cl ¢el¡fš¡ ¢Rm e¡z œ²£ac¡p£l Bl ®L¡b¡u k¡Ju¡l S¡uN¡ ¢Rm e¡z a¡C Bõ¡qa¡u¡m¡ .. Hh¡l, g¤m¢mM¡m¡l j¤−Ml Lb¡ ®L−s ¢e−u hs j¡j¡ h−me – k¢c j−e Llp, ®L¡l¡e ®pC pj−ul SeÉ ®mM¡, i¡m Lb¡z a¡C−m −L¡l¡e ®pC pj−ul SeÉC l¡CMÉ¡ ®c, HC pj−u HCX¡ mCu¡ e¡Q−el j¡−e ¢L! Bl Bõ¡q M¡¢m ®pC pj−ul Lb¡ LC−Re LÉ¡e! HCX¡J HLV¡ fÐnÀz Bõ¡q Aa£−al Lb¡ S¡−ee, i¢hoÉ−al Lb¡ S¡−ee, ph ®c−Me, ph ®h¡−Te a¡C−m i¢hoÉ−a ®k c¡pfÐb¡ b¡Lh e¡, HCX¡ ¢mM−me e¡ LÉ¡e! c¤¢eu¡−a ¢hS¢mh¡¢š BCh, ®j¡Vl N¡¢s, E−s¡S¡q¡S, l−LV – l−L−V LCl¡ Q¡y−c k¡J−el MhlV¡J ¢mM−a f¡l−aez HC k¤−N −kCX¡ Q−m e¡, ®pCX¡ mCu¡ j¡a¡j¡¢al L¡lZX¡ ¢L B¢j h¤¢T e¡z a−N¡l XlV¡ H–¤ ®h¢nz j¤M L¡−m¡ L−l E−W f−se gS¢mM¡m¡z −h¡lM¡l j¡b¡V¤L¤ q¡−a ¢e−u h−me a¤¢j Ha ¢e−Q −e−jR ¢ju¡i¡Cz ¢R ¢R ¢Rz ®a¡j¡l j¤M ®cM¡J Bj¡l f¡fz e¡¢el ®Q±Q¡m¡ Ol ®b−L ®h¢l−u Bj¡−cl −n¡h¡l O−l H−p hsh¤ HC O−l HLV¤ O¤j¡h B¢j, M¤h j¡b¡ hÉb¡ Ll−R h−m pV¡e ö−u fs−mez j¡ gS¢mM¡m¡l SeÉ f¡LO−l l¡yd−a

Q−m ®N−mez ¢hl¦C Q¡−ml i¡−al p−‰ Lh¤a−ll ®l¡ØVz

h¡h¡l p−‰ hs j¡j¡l ®h¢nl i¡N Bm¡f qu S¢j ¢e−uz hs j¡j¡ h−me –

Y¡L¡u HLV¡ S¢j ¢LCe¡ g¡m¡J lSh Bm£z pÙ¹¡u f¡Ju¡ k¡−µRz HC c¡−j f−l Bl f¡Ch¡ e¡z h¡h¡ j¡b¡ ®e−s h−me – −c¢M ®c¢Mz ¢Lehz

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a¡L¡−me j¤‡ ®Q¡−M hsj¡j¡l ¢c−Lz Bl¢h S¡e¡ j¡−eC ®a¡ hs Dj¡ec¡l qJu¡z k¢cJ hsj¡j¡ öœ²h¡−lJ S¤Çj¡ fs−a jp¢S−c k¡e e¡, D−cl e¡j¡−SJ e¡z H−a L¡lJ −L¡eJ Bf¢š ®eCz hs j¡j¡ hm−me – ¢L Ll¢h HC L¡NS−l! j¡'l ByQm d−l, M¡¢eLV¡ il ®l−M, nl£−ll e¡ ®q¡L, j−el, hmm¡j – Q¤j¡

¢cu¡ f¤ú¤¢ea g¡m¡Cu¡ ¢cu¡jz

hs j¡j¡ R¤−y s ®g−m ¢c−u L¡NS¢V, hm−me – HC ®mM¡−l Q¤j¡ ¢ca¡Rp? ¢L ®mM¡ B−R S¡ep H−a! ®mM¡ B−R q¡m¡l f¤, al j¡−u−l Q¤¢cz

j¡'l j¤M j¤q−§ aÑ m¡m q−u ®Nm nl−jz ay¡l −iS¡ L¡fs f−s b¡−L L¡y−d, c¢s−a e¡s¡ qu e¡z g¤mh¡q¡¢l f¡¢e il¡ Lmp ¢e−u Lmf¡s ®b−L k¡−µR O−ll ¢c−L, bj−L c¡ys¡uz e¡¢e j¢lQ N¡−R f¡¢e Y¡m−Re, q¡a ®b−L hc¢e f−s E−W¡e ¢i−S k¡uz B¢j hs j¡j¡l ¢c−L c¤'f¡ H¢N−u, ®Q¡−M Af¡l ¢hpÈu, h¢m – hs j¡j¡,

Bl¢h e¡ Bõ¡ql i¡o¡? HC i¡o¡u N¡¢mN¡m¡SJ ®mM¡ qu!

hs j¡j¡ Msj f¡−u WLWL n−ë q¡y−Ve Bl h−me – qCh e¡ LÉ¡e! Bl¢h Blh−N¡l i¡o¡z Bl−hl¡ jc M¡u, M¡l¡f L¡S L−l, j¡e¤o M¤e L−lz N¡¢mN¡m¡S L−lz f¤l¦o m¤−Ll¡ ®Q±ŸV¡ ¢hu¡ L−lz ®LE ®LE HLnV¡J L−lz e¡¢e h−me – ¢p¢ŸL b¡j az

e¡¢el hs ®R−m, ee£V¡ R¡e¡V¡ M¡C−u j¡e¤o L−l−Re, j¡âp¡u fs¡, Bl¢h S¡e¡, b¡−jez hsj¡j¡l ¢c−L M¤h p−¾cq-®Q¡−M a¡¢L−u b¡−Le j¡z ay¡l ¢hnÄ¡p q−a Q¡u e¡ HC j¡e¤o¢Vl p−‰ HLc¡ ¢a¢e ®h−s E−W−Re HC h¡¢s−a, HC E−W¡−e, LsCN¡Ram¡uz Cú¤m ®b−L ¢g−l −L¡eJlLj e¡−L j¤−M ¢LR¤ i¡a ¢c−u ®c±−s c¤'Se Q−m ®k−ae e¡¢pl¡h¡c j¡â¡p¡l f¤L¤−lz p¡l¡ ¢h−Lm p¡ya−l kMe Sm ®b−L EW−ae, ®Q¡M m¡mz m¡m ®Q¡−M h¡¢s ®N−m e¡¢el j¡l ®M−a q−h HC ®i−h c¤'S−e O¡−Vl ¢py¢s−a h−p LQ¤f¡a¡u j¿»-ja f−s ®Q¡−M h¤−m¡−ae −ke n¡c¡ quz −Q¡M n¡c¡ L−l i¡mj¡e¤o ®p−S h¡¢s ¢gl−aez l¡Ù¹¡u aMe c¤'HL¢V ®O¡s¡l N¡¢s Qma ®Lhmz N¢ml ®j¡−s H−p j¡ M¡¢eL c¡ys¡−ae, ®j¡−sl ®c¡am¡ h¡¢s−a HL ®jjp¡−qh b¡L−ae, ay¡−L ®cM−az ¢h−L−m h¡l¡¾c¡u h−p Q¡ ®M−a ®M−a ®jjp¡−qh q¡p−ae, dhm f¡ ®S¡s¡J ®jjp¡−q−hl q¡¢pl p−‰ q¡paz hs j¡j¡ j¡'l éL d−l ®V−e N¢m−a ®Y¡L¡−ae Bl hm−ae – Jl¡ ¢MËØV¡e, J−N¡l ¢c−L Ha Q¡Cu¡ b¡L−m Bõ¡q …e¡q ¢chz hs j¡j¡l ®mM¡fs¡l SeÉ ®V¢hm ®Qu¡l Hm h¡¢s−a, j¡'l SeÉ Hm e¡z hsj¡j¡l SeÉ ®N¡f−e BP¤l Be−ae e¡e¡, Ljm¡ Be−aez fs¡l ®V¢h−ml XÊu¡−l ®l−M −l−M Jph ®M−ae ¢a¢e, HL¢V BP¤−ll c¡e¡J j¡'®L ®ce¢e LMeJz −pC L¤Q−¤ V ®R−m¢Vl hCM¡a¡, S¡j¡ L¡fs …¢R−u l¡M¡l c¡¢uaÅ ¢Rm j¡'l Jflz ®V¢h−m ®L¡b¡J L¡¢ml c¡N fsm ¢L ¢LR¤ H¢cL J¢cL qm, d¤jd¤j ¢Lm hp¡−ae j¡'l ¢f−Wz qW¡v LMe ®k hs j¡j¡ hs q−u ®N−me, hs q−a q−a BL¡n ØfnÑ Ll−Re ¢a¢e Bl ®k j¡¢V−a ¢R−me j¡, ®p j¡¢V−aC l−u ®N−mez j¡'l BSJ DoÑ¡ qu, ¢L¿º DoÑ¡ 112

¢L HC j¡e¤o¢Vl fÐ¢a! j¡'l j−e qu, H j¡e¤o¢V−L, k¡−L ¢a¢e ¢ju¡h¡C h−m X¡−Le, Bc−fC ®Q−ee e¡z

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q−h ph ®j−u−clz Q¤m hs Ll¡ k¡−h e¡z Q¤m q−h ®R−m−cl ®j−u−cl, h¡h¢l R¡Vz

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n¡¢s fl−m …e¡q qChz

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¢L p¤¾cl Q¤m…m¡ L¡CV¡ i§a h¡e¡CRpz al Q¤m B¢j −am f¡¢e ¢cu¡ L£ kaÁC e¡ Ll¢Rm¡j!

−pC j¡, ®Q¡−Ml p¡j−e hc−m ®N−mez M¡h¡l −V¢h−m h−p ph¡C M¡−µR, j¡ b¡m¡u M¡h¡l −h−s ®V¢hm ®R−s ®j−Tu h−p, eua ¢hR¡e¡u, q¡−a b¡m, M¡ez ®Le, L£ hÉ¡f¡l? j¡ h−me – ®V¢hm ®Qu¡−l hCp¡ M¡Ju¡ q¡l¡jz Cý¢c e¡R¡l¡l¡ ®V¢hm

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j¡'l ®W¡yV e−s, ap¢hq …e−Rez Bj¡l fÐ−nÀl ®L¡eJ Sh¡h −ce e¡z B¢j c¤'f¡ H¢N−u H−p Bh¡l h¢m – LJ j¡, ®c¡k−M e¡ ®h−qp−a? j¡ h−me – ®p k¢c j¤pmj¡e qu, Dj¡e B−e, a¡C−m ®h−qp−az a¡ e¡ qC−m

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j¡'l ®k q¡−a ap¢hq ¢Rm, ®p q¡−aC Mf L−l d−l Bj¡−L HL TVL¡u L¡−R H−e Q¤m j¤¢W d−l ®qyQL¡ V¡e m¡¢N−u h−me – Bõ¡q ¢eu¡ Lb¡ Lp! La hs p¡qp

al! L¡l L¡−R ¢nMRp HCph! Bl k¢c HL¢ce ö¢e Bõ¡q lp¤m ¢eu¡ h¡−S Lb¡ LC−a, a−l B¢j Nm¡ ¢VCf¡ j¡Cl¡ g¡m¡Cu¡jz B¢j S¾j ¢c¢R, al ja c¤oje−l Bj¡l j¡Cl¡ ®gm¡l A¢dL¡l B−Rz Hje f¡f£−l j¡l−m Bj¡l BlJ pJu¡h qChz B¢j ¢WL h¤−T f¡C e¡ Bõ¡q lp¤−ml Lb¡ B¢j j¾c ¢L h−m¢Rz ®Lhm j¡'®L ®h¡T¡−a ®Q−u¢Rm¡j HL¢V ¢nöl ¢pÜ¡¿¹ −eJu¡l rja¡ ®eC ®L¡e O−l ®p S¾j ®e−h, ®L¡e djÑ ®p hlZ Ll−hz −k−qa¤ Bõ¡qa¡u¡m¡C ¢pÜ¡¿¹¢V ®ee, c¡¢uaÅ¢V ay¡lz

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Bõ¡ql Jfl ®L¡eJlLj S¢Vm c¡¢uaÅ ¢c−a fR¾c L−le e¡ j¡z j¡'l AfR−¾cl f¢lpl Ha â¦a h¡s−a b¡−L, ®k B¢j k¡ ¢LR¤C L¢l, j¡ h−me …e¡q Ll¢Rz ¢VEh−um ®b−L NÔ¡−p Sm i−l M¡¢µR, j¡ hm−me –M¡sCu¡ f¡¢e M¡p LÉ¡e?

M¡sCu¡ f¡¢e M¡C−m nua¡−el j¤a M¡Ju¡ quz

−fn¡hM¡e¡ −b−L H−m q¡a fl£r¡ L−le ®iS¡ ¢L e¡, e¡ ®iS¡ b¡L−m – j¤Ca¡

f¡¢e mCRp? ¢q¾c¤l¡ j¤Ca¡ f¡¢e mu e¡z L¡−g−ll HLj¡œ ÙÛ¡e ®c¡kMz

f¤−hl S¡e¡m¡ ®O−p q¡pe¤−qe¡ N¡R, p¡l¡l¡a g¤m g¤−V p¤N−å i−l b¡−L Olz S¡e¡m¡l ¢c−L j¡b¡ −l−M kMeC öC, j¡ ®a−s B−pe –f¢ÕQj ¢c−L f¡ ¢cu¡ öCRp

LÉ¡? S¡ep e¡ f¢ÕQ−j L¡h¡ n¢lg? …e¡q qChz f¢ÕQ−j j¡b¡ ¢cu¡ nz

Bj¡l aMe ¢c−Ll d¡lZ¡ q−u−R, f¡s¡l f¢ÕQj ¢c−L HL¢V j¢¾clJ B−R S¡¢ez j¡'−L hm−m j¡ nua¡−el ®c¡pl h−m N¡m ®c−he, ¢f−W ¢LmJ qua ®c−he d¤j¤l d¤j¤l, HC i−u f¡ p¢l−u l¡¢Mz −hQ¡l¡ f¡ c¤'M¡e¡ k¢cJ j‚¡l L¡h¡ n¢lg ®b−L q¡S¡l j¡Cm c§−l ¢Rm, j¡TM¡−e M¡m ¢hm f¡q¡s fhÑa, f¡uM¡e¡, ®fn¡hM¡e¡, j¢¾cl ¢NSÑ¡ phC ¢Rmz B¢j k¤¢š² M¤y¤−S f¡C e¡ j¡'l d−jÑlz fÐnÀ L−l ®k j¡j¤¢m Ešl…−m¡ ®j−m, a¡ HlLj, Bõ¡q j¡¢V ¢c−u j¡e¤o h¡¢e−u−Re Bl B…e ¢c−u h¡¢e−u−Re ¢SÅez q¡n−ll juc¡−e ¢hQ¡l q−h Cep¡e Hhw ¢S−elz ¢Se ®L¡b¡u B−R, B−R h¡a¡−p h¡a¡−p, Bjl¡ ®cM−a f¡C e¡z Bõ¡q ®L¡b¡u B−Re, Bõ¡q q−µRe e§l, Bõ¡q−LJ ®cM−a f¡Ju¡ k¡u e¡, Bõ¡q Jf−l b¡−Le, j¡−e BL¡−nl ®L¡b¡Jz Bõ¡q ®kM¡−eC b¡L¤e ph ®cM−a f¡e, ph öe−a f¡ez Bh¡l n−hhl¡−al l¡−a l¦¢V ®pj¡C ®ly−d p¡l¡l¡a e¡j¡S fs¡l B−u¡Se L−l j¡ h−me – BS Bõ¡q p¡a Bpj¡−el ¢e−Q e¡Cj¡ BC−Re, HCM¡e ®bCL¡ i¡m

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f£l B¢jl¦õ¡q−L B¢j ¢WL HC h¡LÉ…−m¡C hm−a ö−e¢Rz j¡'−L jue¡ f¡¢Ml ja j−e quz e¡¢eh¡¢sl M¡yQ¡u h−p b¡L¡ jue¡ f¡¢M¢V h¡¢s−a −LE Y¤L−mC hma – ®jj¡e BC−R, M¡Je ®cJz l¦e¤M¡m¡ ¢n¢M−u¢R−me hm−az hÉp, ¢n−M Ah¢c jue¡ ¢e−Sl h¤¢m i¤−m, ®Lhm a¡ BJs¡az f£lh¡¢s ®b−L j¡ k¡ ¢n−M B−pe, ®Lhm ®k BJs¡e a¡, a¡ eu, Bj¡l Jfl, ¢h−no L−l Bj¡lC Jfl, a¡l ¢hl¡jq£j QQÑ¡ Q−mz Bj¡−L pwœ²¡¢ja Ll−a j¡ j¢lu¡ q−u J−We, k¢cJ pju pju h−me – al¡ ¢e−Sl fb ¢e−S ®cMz Bj¡l

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®LE ¢L S¡e¡C¢Rm Bj¡l Lb¡, aMe e¡ Ll−a f¡l¢h? Bp−m Bõ¡q lp¤−ml Lb¡ B¢j ®k h¢m, a¡ Bõ¡q Bj¡−l ¢cu¡ a−N¡−l hm¡Ca¡−Rez B¢j E¢Rm¡ j¡œz ®ia−ll O−l h−p j¡ Hhw h¡l¡¾c¡u h−p p¤ma¡e JÙ¹¡cS£ Bj¡−L L−mj¡

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jq¡Çj¡c¡e Bhc¤ý Ju¡ l¡p¤m¤ýz ¢e¢hÑL¡l, ®ke BJs¡¢µR g¤m f−s f¡a¡ e−s, ®k B¢j g¤mJ ¢Q¢e e¡, f¡a¡J e¡z

j¡'l j¤−M q¡¢p ®g¡−Vz fÐp¡¢la ®W¡yV pwL¤¢Qa q−a j¡'l pju −eu¢e ®k¢ce h−m¢Rm¡j – a¤¢j ®k hm Bõ¡q j¡¢V ¢cu¡ j¡e¤o h¡e¡C−R, j¡ öd−l ¢c−u¢R−me – h¡e¡C−R e¡ h¡e¡C−Rez –h¡e¡C−Re, a¡C−m Bj−N¡l nC−m j¡¢V LC! B−R Q¡js¡, Q¡js¡l a−m j¡wp,

j¡w−pl a−m q¡¢—!

j¡ ay¡l L¡−m¡ ®W¡yV BlJ L¡−m¡ L−l B−ee Ly¤Q−L, −j¡m¡−uj ül ¢j¢m−u ¢N−u T¡yS ®Lhm – Bõ¡ql j¡¢V ¢L i¡hRp ®kC ®pC j¡¢V! c¤¢eu¡l j¡¢V? nl¡g j¡j¡ fÐ¡uC N¡−ul Q¡js¡l Jfl e−Ml ByQs −L−V n¡c¡ c¡N L−l hm−ae –HC®k ®cM j¡¢Vz Bõ¡q Bj−N¡−l j¡¢V ¢cu¡ h¡e¡C−Rz B¢j M¡¢eLV¡ c−j k¡C, q−h qua, Bõ¡ql j¡¢V ®k c¤¢eu¡l j¡¢Vl ja, Hl ®L¡eJ j¡−e ®eCz p¡a Bpj¡−el Jfl qua AeÉlLj j¡¢V f¡Ju¡ k¡uz Bj¡−L N¡−m q¡a ¢c−u i¡h−a ®c−M j¡ h−me –Bõ¡ql L¤cl−al ®L¡eJ p£j¡ e¡Cz phl Ll¢h Bõ¡ql L¡−Rz HC ®k dl X¡−hl j−dÉ, M¡¢eL ®b−j, E−W¡−e e¡l−Lm N¡R…−m¡l ¢c−L ¢hqÆm-®Q¡−M a¡¢L−u Bh¡l öl¦ L−le – Bõ¡q ¢L p¤ü¡c¤ f¡¢e

¢c−Rez j¡e¤−ol n¢š² B−R X¡−hl j−dÉ f¡¢e ¢c−a? E−Ml Lb¡ dl, Bõ¡ql ¢L L¤cla, m¡¢Xl j−dÉ nlha! j¡'l j¤‡ cª¢ø e¡l−Lm N¡R R¡¢s−u E−W¡−el BlJ N¡−Rl Jfl R¢s−u k¡uz – a¡lfl qCm ¢Nu¡ L¡yW¡m, ®Lj−e ®L¡u¡ ®L¡u¡ LCl¡ Bõ¡q hp¡Cu¡ ¢c−Re!

−L¡e j¡e¤−ol n¢š² B−R L¡yW¡m h¡e¡C−a! Bõ¡ql L¡−R phl Llz Ha gmgm¡¢¿¹ ¢c−Re h¡¾c¡−cl M¡C−az X¡¢mj N¡−Rl Jfl ®Q¡M ®g−m – X¡¢m−jl Lb¡C dlz L£ LCl¡ c¡e¡…m¡l j−dÉ Bõ¡q ¢Q¢e iCl¡ ¢c−Re! Bõ¡q R¡s¡ L¡l rja¡ B−R h¡e¡¢el! Bj¡−L L¡h¤ L−l ®g−m j¡'l hZÑe¡z L¡h¤ q−m j¡ ¢ÙÛl qez c¤'®Q¡−M jja¡ Ef−Q J−Wz

L¡−m¡ ®h¡lM¡u p¡l¡ nl£l ®Y−L j¡ lJe¡ q¢µR−me f£lh¡¢s−a, qW¡vC, j¡'l HL f¡ kMe ¢py¢s−a, B−lL f¡ j¡−W, h¢m – j¡, −j−u−cl ®h¡lM¡ fl−a qu ®Le? 116

j¡ h−me, j¡'l ®Q¡−M p¤jÑ¡, j¡−Wl f¡'¢V−L ¢py¢s−a −gl E¢W−u – BhÐ¦ lr¡ Ll¡l m¡CNÉ¡z Bõ¡q LC−Re ®j−u−cl nl£l ®ke h¡C−ll j¡e−o e¡ ®c−Mz ®cM−m …e¡q qChz ¢py¢sl c¤'d¡f ®e−j H−p fÐnÀ L¢l – Bõ¡q ®R−m−cl ®h¡lM¡ fl−a Le e¡C LÉ¡e? a¡−cl nl£m k¢c h¡C−ll j¡e−o ®c−M? j¡'l R¡ClP¡ ®Q¡Mc¤−V¡ Ee¤−el ja SÅ−m J−W – Bõ¡q k¡ B−cn Ll−Re a¡C j¡e−a qChz ®R−m−cl ®h¡lM¡ fl¡l B−cn L−le e¡C, ®j−u−cl ®h¡lM¡ fl−a LC−Rez j¤M h¤CS¡ j¡e−a qCh Bõ¡ql B−cnz fÐnÀ Ll−m …e¡q qChz

…e¡q …e¡q …e¡qz ¢ae d¡f ¢f¢R−u c¡ys¡Cz X¡−e ¢gl−m …e¡qz h¡−j O¤l−m …e¡qz fÐnÀ Ll−m …e¡qz …e¡q Ll−m Bõ¡q ®c¡k−M R¤ys−hez −c¡k−M p¡−f L¡js¡−h, ¢hµR¤ L¡js¡−hz p¡f ¢hµR¤−L Bj¡l i£oZ iuz ¢L¿¹¤ J¢c−L ®k Cú¤−m A−ˆl j¡ØV¡l Aˆ HL¢V ®h¡−XÑ ¢m−MC h−me ®L¡eJ fÐnÀ b¡L−m Llz fÐnÀ ®k L−l

e¡, ®p Aˆ ®h¡−T e¡z

k¡‚¤j N¡−Rl gm M¡Ju¡−he Bõ¡q, ®p HL iuwLl ¢S¢ep, −M−m ®f−Vl e¡¢si¤¢s EN−m B−pz e¡e¡l j¤−M k¡‚¤j N¡−Rl e¡j B¢j fÐbj ö¢ez

J e¡e¡ k¡‚¤j N¡R ¢L lLj ®cM−a! M¡¢m L¡yV¡! L¡yV¡l Ef−l L¡yV¡! e¡e¡ N¡ T¡yL¤¢e ®ce i−uz g¢Zjep¡l ja! pñhaz

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Lf¡m i¡mz

B¢j f¡ R¢s−u ®j−Tu hp¡ f¤yQ−L, hs−cl Lb¡l j−dÉ e¡L N¢m−u h¢m – k¡l¡ M¡l¡f L¡S L−l, j¡e¤o M¤e L−l, −k f¤¢mn…m¡ ¢j¾V¤−l j¡Cl¡ ®gm−R …¢m LCl¡, ph¡l …e¡q j¡f LCl¡ ®ce Bõ¡q? e¡e¡ f¤yQ−Ll fÐ−nÀl Eš−l h−me – qz ph …e¡qz 117

j¡ hm−ae …e¡q A−eL lLjz L¢hl¡ …e¡q ph−Q−u M¡l¡fz HC …e¡ql ®L¡eJ j¡f e¡Cz – L¢hl¡ N¤e¡J? ¢S−‘p L¢l

e¡e¡ Hh¡l Bl f¤yQ−L−L Ešl ®ce e¡z e¡e¡−L ¢O−l b¡L¡ hªš ®b−L E−W fy¤Q−Ll h¡ý d−l ®V−e Lmf¡−s ¢e−u AM¤¢n j¡ g¤mh¡q¡¢l h¡m¢a−a f¡¢e iCl¡ l¡M−R Lqe, …pm Ll, h−mez h¡m¢a ®b−L ®m¡V¡ i−l W¡ä¡ ¢VEh−u−ml f¡¢e j¡b¡u Y¡m−a b¡¢L, HM¡−e c¡y¢s−uC h¡¢sl −R−m h¤−s¡ e¡¢al ®N¡pm p¡l−a quz e¡¢e Bl ay¡l X¡Pl ®j−ul¡ L−le −N¡pmM¡e¡u, J¢V Bh¡l ®fn¡hM¡e¡Jz j¡b¡l Jfl ®M¡m¡, p¡−s ¢aeM¡e¡ ®cu¡m, BdM¡e¡u fcÑ¡ T¤¢m−u ®cJu¡z Bj¡−cl E−W¡−el HL ¢Le¡−lJ HlLj HL¢V j¡b¡ ®M¡m¡ clS¡ glS¡ ®eC ®N¡pm−fn¡hM¡e¡ B−R, j¤−al qm¤c c¡N f−s ®N−R ®j−Tuz ¢VEh−um e¡¢el E−W¡−e h−m HM¡−eC Bjl¡ ®N¡pm p¡¢lz h¡h¡ AhnÉ c¡N fs¡ ®N¡pmM¡e¡u p¡−lez M¤h ®i¡−l g¤mh¡q¡¢l h¡m¢a i−l ¢c−u B−p f¡¢ez −h¢n¢ce qu¢e e¡¢el E−W¡−e ¢VEh−um h−p−R, B−N L¡fs −d¡u¡l, ®N¡pm Ll¡l Hje¢L M¡Ju¡l f¡¢eJ L¤−u¡ ®b−L −eJu¡ qaz l¡Ù¹¡u plL¡¢l Lm hp−m −pC Lm ®b−L L¡−Sl ®h¢V f¡¢W−u Lm¢p i−l M¡Ju¡l f¡¢e ¢e−u Bp¡ qaz j¡ kMe ®R¡V, M¡Ju¡ qa f¤L¤−ll f¡¢e, f¤L¤−l aMe −N¡pm Ll¡, L¡fs ®d¡u¡ ¢Rm ¢e−odz j¡'l Bj−ml Bl Bj¡l Bj−ml ¢c−el j−dÉ ¢hÙ¹l ag¡v, j−e j−e i¡¢hz Lmf¡−l h−p ®N¡pm Ll−a Ll−a, N¡−u Nå-p¡h¡e j¡M−a j¡M−a p¡h¡−el N−ål ®Q−u e¡−L m¡−N L¡yW¡−ml Nåz e¡¢el N¡−R L¡yW¡m f¡L−R Nl−jz L¡W¡y−ml N−å Bj¡l Nm¡l ®ia−l p¤lp¤l L−l Q−m k¡u ¢f¢µRm ¢LR¤z fÐbj Ly¡W¡m ®M−a ¢N−u Nm¡u Bj¡l BV−L ¢N−u¢Rm lp¡−m¡ ®L¡u¡, Ju¡L L−l Bd ®Nm¡ −L¡u¡ ¢g¢l−u H−e¢Rm¡jz Hlfl ®b−L j¡ L¡yW¡m ¢Q−f lp h¡¢e−u c¤d j¤¢sl p−‰ ®M−a ®ce, J−a Nm¡u BVL¡u e¡ ¢WL, ¢L¾a¤ Nå pu e¡ Bj¡lz j¡ h−me, HL q¡−a e¡L ¢QCf¡ dl, B−lL q¡−a M¡z ö−e q¡¢p, H ¢WL M¡V¡ f¡uM¡e¡u q¡N¡l ja, Q¡¢l−a … f−s, …Hl Nå ®WL¡−a HL q¡−a e¡L −Q−f l¡M−a quz N¡−u p¡h¡e j¡M−a j¡M−a E−W¡−e h−p ¢Si ®hl L−l q¡yf¡−a b¡L¡ L¤L¤l¢V−L h¢m – HC L¤š¡, L¡Xm Bl …Hl lPJ a HLlLj, p¢aÉ e¡? L¤L¤−ll m¡m ¢SiM¡e¡ ®h¢l−uC b¡−L, Ešl ®eCz HC L¤L¤l¢Vl hs c¤e¡Ñj f¡s¡uz f¡LO−l Y¤−L f¡¢a−m j¤M ®cu, j¡wp j¤−M ¢e−u −mS a¤−m −cu ®c±sz f¡s¡l ®R−ml¡ H−L ®cM−mC ¢Ym ®R¡y−sz p¡h¡e ®j−M −m¡V¡ i−l f¡¢e ¢e−u N¡−u Y¡¢m, Bl L¤Ll¢V−L h¢m – q−SÅ

k¡C¢h? al p¡a M¤e j¡f qChz L¢hl¡ …e¡Jz

L¤L¤−ll N¡−u Bj¡l ®N¡p−ml f¡¢e ¢RV−L f−s, −p ®L¡eJlLj −OE−OEH e¡ ¢N−u i¡mj¡e¤−ol ja N¡ ®T−s Q−m k¡uz O−l aMe e¡e¡ j‚¡ ®b−L Be¡ SjS−jl f¡¢e ¢c−µRe ®M−a hª−šl fÐ−aÉL−Lz e¡¢e −c±−s ®N−Re f¡LO−l ¢QaC ¢fW¡ h¡e¡−az e¡e¡ ¢QaC ¢fW¡ ®M−a hs i¡mh¡−pez 118

−k j¡−p e¡e¡ j‚¡ ®b−L ¢gl−me, ®p j¡−pC hsj¡j¡ ®N−me ¢h−cn, E−s¡S¡q¡−S L−l, Ll¡¢Qz Ll¡¢Q ®b−L g−V¡ f¡¢W−u−Re ®O¡s¡u Qs¡, j¡b¡u qÉ¡V, N¡−u p¤ÉVz e¡¢e R¢h¢V h¡y¢d−u, V¡¢P−u ®l−M−Re O−l, h¡−ynl hÉ¡w−Ll f¡−nz ¢h−c−n b¡L¡ ®R−ml g−V¡ ®cM−aJ fs¢nl¡ H h¡¢s B−pez p¤−mM¡l j¡ e¡¢el f¡−el h¡V¡ −b−L f¡e h¡¢e−u j¤−M f¤−l, HL ¢Qj¢V n¡c¡ f¡a¡ Bl BP¤−m Q¤e a¤−m ¢S−i m¡¢N−u, E−W¡−e ¢fQ L−l fÐbj ¢fQ¢L ®g−m H−p H¢cL J¢cL ®c−M, O−l kMe ®LE ®eC, h−m−Re e¡¢el L¡−el L¡−R j¤M ¢e−u, ®O¡jV¡M¡e¡ j¡b¡u ®V−e ¢c−u BlJ, X¡e q¡−al h¡¢L ph BP¤−m Q¤−el BP¤m R¡s¡, ®p¢V M¡s¡ – ¢p¢Ÿ−L ö¢e

Lj¤¢eØV qC−Rz ¢h−c−nl Q¡L¢lX¡J Lj¤¢e¢ØVlz

f£lh¡¢s−a ¢eu¢ja k¡Ju¡ öl¦ Ll¡l B−N j¡ ®c¡k−Ml p¡f ¢hµR¤l Lb¡ Ha hm−ae e¡z e¡j¡SJ â¦a p¡l−ae, h¡¢s−a h¡h¡l −gl¡l, c¡c¡l-®R¡Vc¡l Bp¡l, f¡LO−l ¢Q−ej¡¢Vl b¡m i¡P¡l në q−mJ j¡ e¡j¡−Sl glS f−s p¤æa Bl fs−ae e¡, S¡ue¡j¡S …¢V−u E−W fs−aez Bl HMe h¡¢s−a a¤g¡e h−u ®N−mJ j¡ dÉ¡−e h−p b¡−Le, p¤æa e¡ fs−mJ Q−m ¢L¿º j¡'l fs¡ Q¡Cz ®j¡e¡S¡a aarZ Ll¡ Q¡C, karZ e¡ j¡'l j−e qu ¢a¢e fÐ¡Z je ph ®Y−m ¢c−a ®f−l−Re, Hhw BÙÛ¡ qu ®k Bõ¡q ay¡l ®j¡e¡S¡a Lh¤m Ll−he, p¡f ¢hµR¤l L¡js ®b−L h¡yQ¡−hez p¡f ¢hµR¤l hÉ¡f¡l¢V Bj¡l j¡b¡u ¢Lm¢hm L−l, ®c¡kM j¡−e q−µR ¢hn¡m HL NaÑ, N−aÑ B…e SÅm−R, p¡f ¢hµR¤ L¡js¡−µR j¡e¤o−cl, Bl Bõ¡qa¡u¡m¡ n¡c¡ j¤M, n¡c¡ c¡¢s, n¡c¡ f¡S¡j¡ f¡”¡¢h V¤¢f f−l R¢s q¡−a c¡y¢s−u ®cM−Re Jfl ®b−L Bl M¤¢n−a q¡ q¡ L−l q¡p−Re, ¢p−ej¡l M¡l¡f ®m¡L−cl jaz Hl j−dÉ Bj¡l Bh¡l L¤yQ hlZ LeÉ¡, ®hým¡, l©fh¡e ¢p−ej¡…−m¡ ®cM¡ q−u−Rz j¡ p−‰ L−l ¢e−u ®N−Re L'¢cez Cú¤m ®b−L ®c¢M−u−R cnÑe Bl L¡h¤¢mJu¡m¡z ¢p−ej¡u M¡l¡f ®m¡−Ll¡ j¡e¤o−L Lø ¢c−u Bl¡j f¡u, ®c−M¢Rz j¡'−L p¡qp qu e¡ hm−a ®k Bõ¡q ¢eÕQu M¡l¡f ®m¡L, e¡ q−m j¡e¤o−L Lø ®cJu¡l Lb¡ Ha h−me ®Le! a−h BP¤−m a¤¢s h¡¢S−u h¢m – ®c¡k−M k¢c JT¡l¡ k¡u, a¡C−m a ph p¡f…m¡−l hn LCl¡ g¡m¡Chz

p¡f ®Mm¡ ®cM e¡C? JT¡ k¡ Lu, p¡f a¡C ®n¡−e!

B¢j H pju h¡wm¡ Cw−l¢S ¢h‘¡e fs¡, fl£r¡u i¡m eðl ®f−u ala¢l−u LÓ¡p ¢X−P¡®e¡, c¡c¡−cl h¡¢m−nl a−m l¡M¡ hs−cl N−Òfl hCJ ®N¡NË¡−p f−s ®gm¡ ®j−uz j¡ e¡j¡S fs−a B−cn Ll−m, Lmf¡−s h−p Ak¤ L−l, L¡f−s j¡b¡ ®Y−L, j¡b¡ ®qyV L−l c¡y¢s−u, q¡yV¤ ®i−P, h−p, ¢hs¢hs L−l k¡ hm−a qu Bl¢h i¡o¡u, ®k−qa¤ a¡l AbÑ LMeJ h¤¢T¢e, j¡'−L h¢m – Cú¤−m j¡ØV¡ll¡ h−m e¡ h¤CT¡ ®L¡eJ

¢LR¤C j¤MÙ¹ Ll−a e¡C, N¡d¡ R¡œ£l¡ j¤MÙ¹¢hcÉ¡ BJs¡u, Bl i¡m R¡œ£l¡ h¤CT¡ f−s, fCs¡ ¢e−Sl i¡o¡u ®m−Mz dl, Bl¢h−a e¡ fCs¡ h¡wm¡u e¡j¡S fs−m Ap¤¢hd¡ ¢L, Bõ¡q ¢L h¡wm¡i¡o¡ S¡−e e¡?

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j¡ g¤−y p E−W h−me – Ha Lb¡ LC¢h e¡z a¤C Bj¡−l B−l SÅ¡m¡Cp e¡z La Bn¡ ¢Rm ®j−u HLV¡ f¢hœ ¢c−e S¾j¡C−R, ®j−u e¡j¡S ®l¡S¡ Llhz Dj¡ec¡l qChz

j¡ H¢s−u k¡e fÐnÀz ¢a¢e AåL¡l HLm¡ O−l Bõ¡ý Bõ¡ý h−m X¡−e h¡−u j¡b¡ T¡y¢L−u ¢S¢Ll Ll−a e¡j−Re Cc¡e£wz ül Be−a qu Lmh ®b−L, Nm¡l ü−l Qm−h e¡z O¾V¡ ®f¢l−u k¡−h, Bõ¡ý b¡j−h e¡z Bõ¡ý Qm−hCz Bõ¡ý Bõ¡ýz p¡l¡ Ol ®Ly−f EW−h n−ëz O−ll ®hs¡m i−ul ®Q¡−V HL ®c±−s f¡¢yQ−ml Jfl ¢N−u h−p b¡L−hz ®pC Aá¤a n−ë ®f¡o¡ L¤L¤l ®OE ®OE lh a¤m−hz j¡ ah¤ b¡j−he e¡, L¡lZ ¢S¢Ll ky¡l¡ L−le, ay¡−cl L¡yd ®b−L f¡M¡ NS¡u, ay¡l¡ HC SNa ®b−L E−s B−lL SN−a ®f±y−R k¡e, ®p SN−a ®Lhm HL Bõ¡q B−Re, Bl B−Re ¢S¢LlAm¡, p¡a Bpj¡−el Jflz Bõ¡q a¡yl ¢S¢L¢l h¡¾c¡l ¢Qh¤L EyQ¤ L−l d−l −W¡y−V N¡t Q¤j¤ M¡e, ®c−M h¡¾c¡ j¤RÑ¡ k¡e j¤q−§ aÑz Bõ¡q−L ®cM−a B¢jl¦õ¡ql ja m¡−N, LMeJ −R¡V−hm¡l S¡u¢Nl j¡ØV¡−ll ja, LMeJ h¡ mð¡ BmM¡õ¡ fl¡ p¤ma¡e JÙ¹¡c¢Sl jaz j¡ j¡b¡ T¡yL¡e −S¡−l, e¡ Bõ¡qa¡u¡m¡ eJjq−ml q¤S¤l h¡ A−ˆl j¡ØV¡l h¡ p¤ma¡e JÙ¹¡c¢Sl ja qJu¡l Lb¡ eu, Bõ¡ql ®L¡eJ BL¡l b¡L−a ®eC, Bõ¡q ¢el¡L¡lz Bõ¡q BL¡l q−u ka ®cM¡ ®ce, ¢a¢e aa j¡b¡ T¡y¢L−u j−el i§a a¡s¡ez ®hs¡m h−pC b¡−L f¡y¢Q−ml Jflz h¡h¡, j¡'l ¢S¢Ll Ll¡l pj−u, HL ¢h−L−m Apj−u h¡¢s ¢g−l, H¢cL J¢cL Evp M¤S y −a M¤yS−a n−ël, på¡e f¡ez −k h¡h¡ Bj¡l O−l H−p R¡œ¡Z¡j AdÉuew af, pwúªa ®nÔ¡L e¡ BJ−s ay¡l h¡Z£ öl¦ L−le e¡, ¢a¢e ®p¢ce h−me, HL q¡a ®L¡j−l, B−lL q¡a fÉ¡−¾Vl f−L−V – al j¡ ¢L f¡Nm qCu¡ ®Nm e¡¢L! HCph ¢L L−l? B¢j lh£¾cÐe¡−bl X¡LOl hC¢V i¤−N¡m hC ®j−m Bs¡m L−l, ®Q¡M ®l−M h−‰¡fp¡N−l, h¢m – j¡ ¢S¢Ll Lla¡−Rz – −h−qp−al SeÉ j¡e¤oV¡ ®hýyn qCu¡ ®N−Rz pj¡S pwp¡l g¡m¡Cu¡ Bõ¡q−l

X¡L−m ®L LC−R Bõ¡q M¤¢n qu? L¢h hCm¡ −N−Re ®L¡b¡u üNÑ ®L¡b¡u elL, ®L h−m a¡ hýc§l, j¡e¤−ol j¡−T üNÑ elL, j¡e¤−o−a p§l¡p¤lz

h¡h¡ Bj¡l fs¡l ®V¢h−ml ¢c−L c¤'f¡ H¢N−u B−pez Jf−ll hCM¡e¡ c¤q¡−a ®Q−f l¡¢M ®ke Bh¡l a−ml¢V −L¡eJ g¡yL −g¡Ll ¢c−u h¡h¡l ®Q¡−M e¡ f−sz –®mM¡fs¡ je ¢cu¡ Llz S£h−el HCV¡C pðmz −a¡j¡l pðm a¤¢j Bj¡−l ¢cu¡

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ÚHLV¡ g¤−ml ®b−L B−lL g¤−ml p¤h¡p ¢iæz f¡a¡…m¡ q−lL lLj q−lL N¡−Rz HLV¡ ®b−L B−lLV¡ g−ml ü¡c ¢iæz L£ Ap£j rja¡ Bõ¡qa¡u¡m¡lz

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®kCM¡−eC b¡L, J−c−l h¡yQ¡J Bõ¡qz

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q¡l¡jS¡¢c j¡N£, nC−mÉ¡ al ®am h¡Cs¡ ®N−R, e¤e R¡s¡ l¡Cå¡ bp, Bh¡l L¡CSÉ¡ Llp! hm−a hm−a ¢f−W ®f−V j¤−M m¡¢b j¡l−R ®p ®Nya¤l j¡'l, Q¤−m¡l

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¢cm¡j j¡N£, HL a¡m¡L, c¤C a¡m¡L, ¢ae a¡m¡L, h¡Ce a¡m¡Lz

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®Vq¡¢V ®cCe M¡m¡z j¡ h−me – La hs p¡qp al ®ha−el ®Vq¡ c¡¢h Llp! a¤C Bj¡l h¡pe ¢LCe¡ ®c, i¡PRp ®kC¢Xz al ®ha−el Sj¡ ®Vq¡ ¢cu¡ Bj¡l h¡pe ¢Le−a AChz c§l Az c§l A Bj¡l ®Q¡−‚l p¡j−e−bz

j¢Z c§l qu f¤yV¢m hN−m L−lz c¤'hR−l H h¡¢s ®b−L a¡l ASÑe c¤−V¡ ®Rys¡ S¡j¡ Bl HL−S¡s¡ L¡m ¢g−al ®p−ämz j¢Z a¡l j¡−ul L¡−R k¡−h, j¡ a¡−L AeÉ ®L¡eJ h¡¢s−a L¡−S ®c−h Bh¡l f¡yQ V¡L¡ j¡−pz j¢Z Bh¡l üfÀ ®cM−hz B¢j h¡l¡¾c¡l b¡−j ®qm¡e ¢c−u j¢Zl Q−m k¡Ju¡ ®c¢Mz J ¢j¢m−u −k−a b¡−L AåL¡−lz J−L ®fRe ¢gl−a ®c¢M e¡z g¤mh¡q¡¢lJ HlLj Q−m ¢N−u¢Rm HL¢ce ®M¡ys¡−a ®M¡ys¡−a, ®fRe ®g−l¢ez p−å ®b−L ¢Ty¢Ty X¡L−Rz L¤u¡n¡u ¢i−S ®k−a b¡−L O¡p j¡¢V, ¢iS−a b¡¢L B¢jz −Q¡−Ml f¡f¢s…−m¡u ¢n¢nl S−j Bj¡lz fÐg¤õ−cl h¡¢s ®b−L ¢nE¢m g¤−ml Nå H−p Bj¡−cl B¢Pe¡ i−l k¡uz j¡ c¤¢eu¡ c¡¢l ®R−s ¢c−a Q¡e, ¢L¿º q¡y−s j‹¡l c¤¢eu¡c¡¢l a¡y−L ®R−s ®L¡b¡J k¡u e¡z ¢Q−ej¡¢Vl b¡m h¡¢V Bl L¡−Ql NÔ¡−pl SeÉ j¡ HjeC L¡al qe ®k j¡N−l−hl e¡j¡−SJ ¢a¢e je hp¡−a f¡−le e¡z h¡l¡¾c¡u h−p L¤y L¤y L−l L¡yc−a b¡−L l−LVz j¡ S¡ue¡j¡−S h−p ®QyQ¡e –

L¤š¡X¡−l c§l Llz L¤š¡ b¡L−m h¡¢sa ®g−lpa¡ B−u e¡z

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N¡m ®Maz Bl l−LV ®c¢M j¡e¤−ol ja Bl¡j Q¡uz N¡−u q¡a h¤¢m−u ¢c−m ®mS e¡−s M¤¢n−az ¢L¿º j¡ h−m ®ce – L¤L¤l qCm e¡f¡L ¢S¢ep, e¡f¡L ¢S¢ep−l c§−l l¡Mz hÉp l−L−Vl O−l Bp¡ hå, h¡l¡¾c¡u O¤−j¡−h ¢c−e, l¡−a ®nLm ®Ry−s ®cJu¡ q−h, ®Q¡l a¡s¡−hz l−LV ®Q¡−Ml Bs¡−m b¡−L ¢c−el ®hm¡, ¢V−el O−ll h¡l¡¾c¡u, ®L k¡u J¢c−L! q¡¢hS¡¢h ¢S¢epfœ b¡−L J O−lz p¡l¡¢ce Hje qu l−L−Vl g¤−V¡ ¢V−el b¡m¡ M¡¢m f−s b¡−Lz j¡ i¤−m k¡e l−LV−L M¡h¡l ¢c−az l¡−a L¤y L¤y n−ë L¡y−c l−LVz Cú¤m ®b−L ¢g−l B¢j fÐ¡uC ¢S−‘p L¢l – l−LV−l M¡Ju¡ ¢cR? j¡ h−me – ¢c¢Rz – Lqe ¢cR? j−e qu ¢rc¡ m¡N−R l−L−Vl, Bh¡l ®cJz Bj¡l e¡fa¡¢e−a j¡ l¡−Nez – al Ha ®M¡yS mJu¡ m¡Nh e¡ Lqe ¢c¢Rz L¤š¡

Lqe ¢L M¡Ch e¡ M¡Ch a¡ B¢j h¤Th¡jz

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Ef−l M¡C−m L¤š¡l nC−ml m¤j fCs¡ k¡Chz Aa clc b¡L−m ¢e−S l¡C¾c¡ M¡Ju¡CJz

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−cJu¡ ¢WL e¡z

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LlRp L¡lJ h¡¢sa?

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hsl ¢f¢l¢a h¡¢ml hy¡d r−Z q¡−a c¢s, r−Z Q¡ycz

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Hy−c¡ N¢m ®b−L f¡−u f¡−u −qy−V H−p AåL¡l Y¤−L f−s e¡¢el h¡¢sl E−W¡−ez f¤L¤®ll S−m BdM¡e¡ Q¡yc LQ¤¢lf¡e¡l Lðm j¤−s O¤−j¡uz ®Nya¤l j¡'l −f¡s¡ q¡aM¡e¡ O¤−j¡u ®Rys¡ ByQ−ml a−mz T¤e¤ M¡m¡l C−µR L−l e¡ −L¡b¡J ®k−az C−µR L−l f¤L¤l O¡−V, h¡yL¡ −MS¤l N¡−Rl HC am¡u ¢a¢e h−p b¡L−he p¡l¡l¡a Bl V¤f V¤f L−l ay¡l SV¡ Q¤−m ¢n¢nl fs−hz ¢n¢nl ®iS¡ O¡p ®b−L ¢a¢e Bl ByQm i−l ®i¡l−hm¡ ¢nE¢m L¤−s¡−he e¡z Bl L¡lJ SeÉ j¡m¡ N¡yb¡l ay¡l clL¡l ®eCz Bl L¡lJ SeÉ ¢h−L−m m¡m ¢g−au Lm¡−h¢Z L−l ®Q¡−M L¡Sm f−l A−fr¡ Ll¡l clL¡l ®eCz T¤e¤ M¡m¡l hs M¡¢m M¡¢m m¡−Nz ¢a¢e HL ®c±−s Ol ®b−L HL T¤¢s L¡NS ¢e−u B−pe, l¡p¤l ®mM¡ ¢Q¢W, ®efb¢m−el Nå Am¡ ¢Q¢W, ¢V−el VÊ¡w−L L¡fs ®Q¡f−sl ®ial ¢Q¢W…−m¡ −l−M ¢R−me ¢a¢e, pka−ez BdM¡e¡ Q¡yc kMe O¤−j¡−µR Bl −MyS¤l N¡−R h¡c¤−ll ja T¤m−R AåL¡l, T¤e¤ M¡m¡ B…e dl¡e ¢Q¢W…−m¡uz – Qm ®Nya¤l j¡, B…e a¡f¡Cz n£a fsa¡−Rz B…−e −f¡s¡ ¢Q¢Wl R¡C E−s H−p T¤e¤M¡m¡l SV¡ Q¤−m f−sz −Nya¤l j¡l j¤MM¡e¡ m¡m q−a b¡−L B…−e, B…e −cM−m a¡l C−µR L−l i¡a g¤−V¡−a, q¡y¢sl L¡−R j¤M ¢e−u hmL f¡s¡ i¡−al Nå öyL−a C−µR L−l M¤hz ®Nya¤l j¡l j¡b¡l Jfl AåL¡−ll h¡c¤lM¡e¡ Tf L−l f−sz – HL h¡a L¡f−sl m¡CN¡, ®Nya¤l j¡ h−m, ®hX¡C−el m¡¢› …a¡ M¡Cu¡ fCs¡

b¡¢qz Bj−N¡ ®f−X¡ ¢rc¡, ®f−X¡ ¢rc¡ b¡L−m je f‚£l m¡q¡e ECs¡ k¡uz je ®cJu¡ ®eJu¡ L¢l e¡C L¤−e¡¢cez −qCa¡ hsm¤−L−lC j¡e¡uz je e¡C, Bj−N¡l M¡¢m SÅm¡El¡ ®fV B−Rz −k i¡a ®cu, ®q−lC i¡a¡l LCz 185

T¤e¤M¡m¡l i¡m m¡−N e¡ ®Nya¤l j¡'l ¢r−dl Nè öe−az ay¡l L¢ce d−l ¢r−cC f¡u e¡z j¤−M i¡−al ®m¡Lj¡ a¤m−mC h¢j-ja m¡−Nz h¤−Ll j−dÉ j−e qu ¢hl¡e HL Ql f−s−Rz l¡p¤l p−‰ N¡−Rl am¡uJ ¢a¢e S£he L¡V¡−a f¡l−ae, l¡p¤l −Q¡−Ml ¢c−L a¡L¡−m T¤e¤M¡m¡ ¢r−d aªo·¡ ph i¤−m −k−ae, l¡p¤l p−‰ S−m X¤−h jl−mJ ay¡l p¤M qaz −no ¢Q¢W¢V, B−dL f¤−s B…e ¢e−h k¡uz T¤e¤ M¡m¡ Bd−f¡s¡ ¢Q¢W q¡−a ¢e−u h−p b¡−Le AåL¡−lz ay¡l M¤h fs−a C−µR L−l ¢Q¢W¢Vz H¢V pñha ®pC ¢Q¢W, ¢a¢e i¡−he, ®k ¢Q¢W−a l¡p¤ ¢m−M¢R®me T¤e¤M¡m¡−L ¢a¢e fÐ¡−Zl ®Q−uJ ®h¢n i¡mh¡−pez Y¡L¡ Q−m k¡Ju¡l B−N B−N T¤e¤ M¡m¡, B¢j Bl T¤e¤M¡m¡C ®Lhm S¡¢e, S¤h¢mO¡−Vl qm¤c HL¢V ®c¡am¡ h¡¢sl p¡j−e, h¡¢sl N¡−u X¡L h¡w−m¡ ®mM¡, ¢l„¡ ®b−L ®e−j¢R−me, ®fRe ®fRe B¢jz X¡L h¡w−m¡l h¡−l¡ eðl O−l kMe ®V¡L¡ ¢c¢µR−me, T¤e¤M¡m¡l e¡−Ll XN¡u ®c−M¢Rm¡j −g¡yV¡ ®g¡yV¡ O¡jz Ol ®b−L ®h¢l−u H−p¢Rm HL ¢Vw¢V−P, ¢Qh¤L Ah¢c mð¡ ®j¡QAm¡, ®cM−a −N−R¡ i§a Hl ja, e¡¢el h¡¢sl c¤'h¡¢s ®fR−el h¡¢sl ®m¡L, c¤'HL¢ce ®c−M¢R, S¡gl CLh¡m e¡jz T¤e¤M¡m¡−L Ol¢V−a Y¤¢L−u c¤−u¡l Hy−V¢Rm ®p ®m¡L, Bl B¢j c¡y¢s−u¢Rm¡j h¡l¡¾c¡u, hÐþf¤−œl ¢c−L a¡¢L−u, Bj¡l ¢h−Lm f¡l qu hÐþf¤−œl −YE i¡P¡ ¢Tm¢jm Sm ®cM−a ®cM−a Bl −p S−ml Jfl ®cM−a ®cM−a i¡¢Vu¡¢m N¡e ®N−u ®N−u j¡¢T−cl −e±−L¡ h¡Ju¡z f¢ÕQ−jl BL¡n m¡m L−l ¢X−jl L¤p¤−jl ja p§kÑ kMe X¤h¢Rm hÐþf¤−œl S−m, B¢j p−Çj¡¢q−al ja, JM¡−eC, ®kM¡−e c¡y¢s−u b¡L−a h−m¢R−me T¤e¤M¡m¡, ¢Rm¡jz p§kÑ X¤hm Bl T¤e¤ M¡m¡ c¤−u¡l ByV¡ Ol ®b−L ®h¢l−u H−p Bj¡l N¡−m q¡−al ®a−m¡u Bcl L−l hm−me – ®n¡e, −LE k¢c ¢SN¡u LC ®N¢R¢m, hm¢h T¤e¤M¡m¡l

HL h¡åh£l h¡p¡uz

h¡w−m¡ ®b−L ®h¢l−u ¢l„¡u EW−a EW−a T¤e¤ M¡m¡ Bh¡l h−me – k¢c ¢SN¡u

L£ e¡j ®pC h¡åh£V¡l, h¡¢s ®L¡e S¡uN¡u?

T¤e¤M¡m¡l j¤−Ml ¢c−L i¡h−mnq£e a¡¢L−u Eš−ll A−fr¡ L¢lz ¢a¢e h−me – LC¢h g¡−aj¡, b¡−L qCa¡−R L¡¢mh¡¢sz e¡ e¡ L¡¢mh¡¢s e¡, LC¢h hÐ¡þfõ£z

¢WL B−R?

¢WL B−R ¢L ¢WL ®eC ¢LR¤C T¤e¤M¡m¡−L B¢j h¢m e¡z pñha ¢a¢e h¤−T ®ee, ¢a¢e hm¤e Bl e¡ hm¤e Bj¡l j¤−Ml Lf¡V pq−S ®k−qa¤ ®M¡−m e¡, M¤m−h e¡z

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¢h−u Ll−h, a¡C ®j−u−L ®q¡−ØV−m f¡W¡−u ¢c−Rz phC q−µR osk¾œz h¡¢s ¢h¢œ² LCl¡ ¢cu¡ ea¤e hE ¢eu¡ ®p Bm¡c¡ h¡¢s−a b¡L−hz HMe ®j−u−L Bj¡l L¡−R ¢cu¡ ®ce, c¤C ®R−ml ®LEC L¡−R e¡C, ®j−u h¡¢s−a b¡L−h, −c¢M L£ LCl¡ a¡l h¡f h¡¢s ¢h¢œ² L−l, L£ LCl¡ ¢h−u L−l B−lLV¡z p¤f¡−ll je j¡'l L¡æ¡u Nmmz −j−u ¢c−u ¢c−me j¡−ul L¡−Rz Q¡l j¡p fl h¡¢s ®g−l ®j−uz Cu¡p¢je−LJ ®gla Be¡ q−u−R ¢jSÑ¡f¤l ®b−Lz c¤'®j−u−L c¤'f¡−n ¢e−u h−p b¡−Le j¡z p¿»Ùz¹ h¡h¡ h¡¢s Y¤−L Bj¡−cl ®c−M i§a ®cM¡l ja Qj−L J−Wez h¡h¡l ®Q¡M m¡m q−a b¡−Lz ®Q¡u¡m nš² q−a b¡−Lz c¡y−a m¡N−a b¡−L c¡yaz i−u ¢jC−u b¡¢L B¢j, Cu¡p¢je j¡'l ¢f−Wl ®fR−e m¤−L¡−a ®Qø¡ L−l j¤Mz ®j−u−c−l a, j¡ ¢je¢je L−l h−me S¾j B¢j ¢c¢Rz H−cl Efl Bj¡l

A¢dL¡l e¡C e¡¢L!

Lb¡¢V j¡ R¤−y s ®ce h¡a¡−p, k¡l N¡−u m¡−N m¡…Lz h¡h¡ V¤y në Ll−me e¡z h¡¢s−a M¡h¡l f¡W¡−e¡ hå L−l ¢c−mez e¡e¡l −c¡L¡e ®b−L −W¡P¡ L−l M¡h¡l H−e Bj¡−cl ®M−a ®ce Bl në R¤ys−a b¡−Le fÐ¢a¢ce h¡a¡−p – ¢hu¡ Ll¡l M¡−un qC−Rz −j−uc¤CV¡−l c§l LCl¡ ¢hu¡ Llhz HC nua¡¢e

B¢j h¡yCQ¡ b¡L−a qC−a ¢ch e¡z −hX¡ f¤CmÉ¡ ®Ma¡ mCu¡ nq−l BC¢Rm, Bj¡l h¡−f ®hX¡−l ®VL¡ fCp¡ ¢cu¡ h¡Q¡C−Rz

j¡ q¡yV−a q¡yV−a në ®R¡y−se h¡a¡−pz h¡a¡−p, ®c−M a¡C j−e qu, Bp−m ®R¡y−se h¡h¡l E−Ÿ−nz p¡j−e c¡y¢s−u ®Q¡−M ®Q¡M ®l−M eu, h¡h¡ ®k O−l h−p B−Re, a¡l f¡−nl Ol Bl h¡l¡¾c¡ ®b−L EyQü ¤ −l, Hje EyQ¤ü−l ®ke L¡e M¡s¡ e¡ L−lC h¡h¡ öe−a f¡ez Cú¤−m k¡Ju¡l ¢l„¡ i¡s¡ −cJu¡J hå L−l ¢c−me h¡h¡z hå lCm Cú¤−m k¡Ju¡z j¡ h−me ®c¢M Lu¢ce ®mM¡fs¡l MlQ e¡ ¢cu¡ f¡−l! j¡'l ¢hnÄ¡p H hÉ¡f¡−l A¢ij¡e h¡ l¡N ®c¢M−u ®h¢n¢ce b¡L¡ pñh eu h¡h¡lz ¢ae¢ce Cú¤−m e¡ k¡Ju¡ mr L−l h¡h¡ ®no fkÑ¿¹ ¢e−SC ay¡l e£lha¡ i¡−Pez −i¡l−hm¡ W¡ä¡ f¡¢e−a ®N¡pm L−l L¡fs ®Q¡fs f−l °a¢l q−u Bj¡−L ®X−L Nm¡ ®L−n, ®ke Nm¡l a−m Lg S−j B−R, h−me – ¢L ®mM¡fs¡ Ll¡l Bl clL¡l

e¡C!

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®mM¡fs¡ Ll¡l Bj¡l clL¡l B−R ¢L ®eC, a¡ h¡h¡C ¢pÜ¡¿¹ ®eez Bj¡l ¢pÜ¡−¿¹l ®L¡eJ fÐ¡−u¡Se qu e¡z k¢c clL¡l e¡ b¡−L, h¡h¡ h−me −Q¡M L¢sL¡−W ®l−M, a¡C−m −p¡S¡p¤¢S hCm¡

®cJz Bj¡lJ Bl ¢Q¿¹¡ Ll¡l clL¡l e¡Cz a¤j¡l i¡C−ul¡ a hCm¡ ¢c−R Bj¡−lz hCm¡ ¢c−R a¡l¡ ®mM¡fs¡ Ll−h e¡z j¡p j¡p V¡L¡ f¡W¡C ®e¡j¡e−l, J Lu HCh¡l e¡¢L fl£r¡ ¢ch e¡, ¢ch f−ll h¡lz Bl a¤j¡l B−lL i¡C, a¡l S£he a −noCz a¤jl¡J JC f−b k¡C−a Q¡C−m LJ, a¡C−m Bl V¡L¡ fup¡ MlQ¡ LCl¡ a¤j¡−c−l Cú¤−m fs¡¢el L¤−e¡ j¡−e e¡Cz

B¢j Ec¡p cª¢ø R¤y−s ¢cC E−W¡−el hs q−u k¡Ju¡ O¡−p, nÉ¡Jm¡ fs¡ Lmam¡u, ®fu¡l¡ N¡−Rl X¡−m h−p b¡L¡ HL¢V f¡¢aL¡−Ll ®m−Sz h¡h¡l p¡j−e j¤M M¤−m Bj¡l A−iÉp ®eCz ka ¢ehÑ¡L qC, aa j‰mz ka ¢eÕQm qC, aa h¡h¡ ¢e¢ÕQ¿¹ qez HlLjC ¢euj ®k, h¡h¡ k¡ M¤¢n h−m k¡−he, j¡b¡ ¢eQ¤ L−l, ®Q¡M e¡¢j−u a¡ ¢exn−ë ö−e ®k−a q−hz C−µR Ll−m N¡−u q¡a h¤¢m−u Bcl Ll−he Abh¡ Qs Lo¡−he N¡−m, j¡b¡ ®f−a phC NËqZ Ll−a q−h Bj¡−Lz h¡h¡ HC ®k hm−me ®R¡Vc¡l f−b ®k−a Q¡C−m B¢j ®ke a¡−L h¢m, ¢a¢e Bj¡−L ®k−a ®c−hez Bp−m H ®eq¡aC Lb¡l Lb¡z k¢c p¢aÉC h¢m B¢j ®R¡Vc¡l ja q−a Q¡C, Cú¤−m ¢Vú¤−m Bl k¡h e¡, ¢a¢e ¢LR¤−aC a¡ q−a ®c−he e¡, hlw ¢f¢V−u ¢f−Wl Q¡js¡ a¤m−he Bj¡lz – Cú¤−m k¡p e¡ LÉ¡e! h¡h¡ XÊ¡j ®fV¡−e¡ ü−l h−mez qW¡v Hje ¢hLV BJu¡−S Bj¡l Bf¡cjÙ¹L ®Ly−f J−Wz ®Q¡M e¡¢j−u B¢e f¡¢aL¡−Ll ®mS ®b−Lz fÐnÀ¢Vl Ešl Bp−mC h¡h¡ S¡e−a Q¡C−Re, N−SÑ E−W ®h¡T¡ez Ešl¢V ¢a¢e S¡−ee, ah¤ ay¡l S¡e¡ Ešl¢VC ay¡−L Bh¡l ea¤e L−l S¡e¡−a q−h Bj¡−Lz B¢j ®k S¡¢e Bj¡l AeÉ¡−ul SeÉ c¡¢u ¢a¢e, B¢j eC, a¡ S¡e¡h¡l SeÉ ay¡−L h¢m, kaV¡ ül ay¡l p¡j−e JW¡−e¡ pñh – ¢l„¡i¡s¡ e¡Cz – ¢l„¡i¡s¡ e¡C LÉ¡e? j¡−ul AØVL¡¢X qCRp! al j¡−u j¤−M a¤Cm¡

M¡Ju¡Ca¡−Rz ¢l„¡i¡s¡ −k¡N¡s Ll−a f¡−l e¡!

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−Nya¤ j−l k¡Ju¡l ¢ce f¡y−QL fl Bh¡l ¢S−el h¡a¡p m¡Nm W¡ä¡l h¡−fl Jflz ¢S¢m¢fl ®c¡L¡e hå L−l W¡ä¡l h¡f f−s lC−me ¢hR¡e¡uz L¡¢nl p−‰ −h−l¡−a m¡Nm cm¡ cm¡ lš²z −j±m¢h H−p j¡−T p¡−T g¤y ¢c−u k¡u, n¢oÑe¡l f£−ll L¡R ®b−L fs¡ f¡¢e H−e M¡Ju¡−e¡ qm W¡ä¡l h¡f−Lz lš² Tl¡ b¡−j¢e ah¤Jz ¢S−el h¡a¡p m¡N−m ®m¡L h¡y−Q e¡, a¡C h¡yQ¡l Bn¡ ®R−s ¢c−u W¡ä¡ q−u h−p lCm W¡ä¡l h¡−fl BaÈ£ul¡z Mhl ®f−u h¡h¡ HL¢ce ¢e−S h¢Ù¹−a ¢N−u q¡¢Sl, ¢L hÉ¡f¡l ®c¢M L£ qC−R h−m W¡ä¡l h¡−fl e¡¢s ¢V−f, ®Q¡−Ml f¡a¡ ®V−e e¡¢j−u, ¢Si ®hl Ll−a h−m L£ ph ®cM−me, Hlfl W¡ä¡−L hm−me −c¡L¡e ®b−L kr¡l Jo¤d ¢L−e Be−az Jo¤d ®M−u ®p−l ®N−me W¡ä¡l h¡fz H L£ L¡ä, ¢S−el h¡a¡p m¡N¡ ®m¡L ®c¢M ¢c¢hÉ a¡S¡z pç¡qJ ®f−l¡m e¡, W¡ä¡l h¡f Bh¡l ¢S¢m¢fl ®c¡L¡e M¤−m ¢h¢œ²h¡V¡ öl¦ Ll−mez ®Q¡−Ml p¡j−e HC hÉ¡f¡l¢V O−V k¡Ju¡l fl Bj¡l ¢S−el h¡a¡p−L ®j¡−VJ j¡l¡aÈL ¢LR¤ h−m j−e qm e¡z h¡h¡−LJ ®c¢M W¡ä¡l h¡f ®hy−Q EWm h−m ®j¡−V Ah¡L q−me e¡, ®ke ay¡l h¡yQ¡lC Lb¡ ¢Rmz h¡h¡, Bj¡l ¢hnÄ¡p qu, Q¡C−m ®Nya¤−LJ h¡yQ¡−a f¡l−aez 210

pÇf−LÑ g¤mh¡q¡¢ll ma¡u f¡a¡u j¡j¡ qe W¡ä¡l h¡fz AhnÉ g¤mh¡q¡¢l h¡ a¡l j¡ pÇf−LÑl c¡¢h Ll−m W¡ä¡l h¡f ü£L¡l L−le e¡ ®k ¢a¢e B−c± H−cl BaÈ£uz g¤mh¡q¡¢l ¢e−S ¢h¢s ®M−a ®M−a Bj¡−L hmm HL¢ce –c¤q¡e B−R a¡l, fCp¡

AC−Rz Aqe Bl ü£L¡l k¡u e¡ Bjl¡ ®k ®ql BaÈ£u, j¡Ce−ol h¡¢sa h¡¢¾c¢N¢l L¢l ®k, ®qC¢mN¡z N¢l−hl j−dÉJ EQ¡ ¢eQ¡ B−Rz

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j¡Ce−o Lu, h¡a¡p m¡N−m e¡¢q h¡−Q e¡z LC h¡Qm az

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B¢Rm e¡ ®h¢Vlz dfdf¡Cu¡ q¡yVaz SÅ−l i¤CN¡ ®ke HC ®h¢V j−l Bõ¡qz

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L¡¢¾c e¡z L¡C¾c¡ L£ m¡iz L¡e−m ¢L Bj¡l g¤mh¡q¡¢l ¢gCl¡ BCh! Bõ¡uC ¢hQ¡l Llhz

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