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^yqnXa `m§Mm X_Xma Am{U AZmoIm AmdmO VgoM AmJirdoJir Jm`Ze¡br a{gH$m§À`m H$m`_ ñ_aUmV amhrb. _oar AmdmO hr nhMmZ h¡, Ja `mX aho… `m Ë`m§ZrM Jm{`boë`m Amoir Ë`m§À`m H$[aAaMo MnIb dU©Z H$aUmè`m AmhoV. CËH¥$ï> JPb Am{U ^mdnyU© JmÊ`m§gmR>r Vo AmoiIbo OmVmV. {H$gr ZOa H$mo Voam B§VOma AmO ^r h¡, EH$ AHo$bm Bg eha _| Aer EH$go ~T>H$a EH$ JmUr H$moU {dgê$ eHo$b? Ë`m§À`m gwdU©H$mimVrb AmR>dUr gm§JVmZm Vo åhUV, H$s Ë`mdoir JrVH$ma, g§JrVH$ma ho {MÌnQ>m§_Ü`o JPb gmXa H$aÊ`mgmR>r g§Yr Am{U `mo½` OmJm emoYV AgV Am{U {X½Xe©H$mbm Aer n[apñWVr {Z_m©U H$aÊ`mg gm§JVhr AgV. Ago dmVmdaU nS>Úmda {Z_m©U Ho$ë`m_wioM EoV~ma {MÌnQ>mVrb {H$gr ZOa H$mo… gma»`m JPb CR>mdXma Pmë`m. AmOH$mb {MÌnQ>g¥ï>rV IynM ZmdmObobo Am{U à{V^mg§nÞ g§JrVH$ma AmhoV. na§Vw JPbgmR>r nydugmaIr g§Yr emoYbr OmV Zmhr, `m~Ôb ^yqnXa `m§Zm I§V dmQ>V Ago.
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Joë`m H$mhr {Xdgm§nmgyZ ^yqnXa qgh AmOmar hmoVo. Ë`m§Zm é½Umb`mV ^Vu H$aÊ`mV Ambo hmoVo. gmo_dmar amÌr C{eam Ë`m§Zr AIoaMm ídmg KoVbm. `m ^aXma AmdmOmÀ`m Jm`H$mbm _XZ _mohZ `m§Zr _w§~B©bm ~mobmdyZ Ooìhm n{hë`m§Xm g§Yr {Xbr, Ë`mZ§Va Ë`m§Zm EH$m nmR>monmR> EH$ g§Yr {_iVM Joë`m. Ë`m§Zm H$ma{H$XuÀ`m gwédmVrÀ`m H$mimVM _moh§_X a\$s, VbV _h_yX Am{U _Þm S>o Aem {X½JO Jm`H$m§~amo~a Jm`Mr g§Yr {_imbr hmoVr. Ë`mZ§Va Ë`m§Zr _mJo diyZ nm{hboM Zmhr Am{U JPbm§gh Ame`KZ JmÊ`m§Mm _moR>m I{OZm a{gH$m§gmR>r _mJo R>odyZ Ë`m§Zr `m OJmMm am_am_ KoVbm.
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