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~mnyOtMm nUVy åhUyZ _mPr H$éZ XoÊ`mV `oUmar AmoiI g_mYmZH$maH$ AgyZ _bm Am{U g_moaÀ`m \ì`ŠVrbm AmUIr Z_«hr ~Z{dVo. AWm©VM nyd©Om§À`m N>m`o_wio Amnë`mbm AmO hm gÝ_mZ {_iVmo Amho `mMm A{^_mZ dmQ>Vmo Am{U Ë`m A{^_mZmZo N>mVr \w$JyZ `oVo. _mÌ hogwÕm Iao Amho H$s, hm gÝ_mZ _r ñdV… H$_mdbobm Zmhr. EH$m _hmZ Hw$Qw>§~mV OÝ_ KoVbm åhUyZ _r `m gÝ_mZmg nmÌ R>abmo.
_mPm n[aM` H$ê$Z XoVmZm Zoh_rM XmoZXm H$ê$Z {Xbm OmVmo Am{U XmoZXm A{^dmXZhr Ho$bo OmVo. àW_ n[aM` H$ê$Z XoVmZm “ho Vwfma Jm§Yr AmhoV’ Ago gm§{JVco OmVo; Voìhm g_moaMr ì`ŠVr à{V{H«$`m XoVmZm “h°bmo’ åhUVo. nU n[aM` H$ê$Z XoUmam Xþgè`m§Xm gm§JVmo H$s, “ho Jm§YtOtMo nUVy AmhoV’ Voìhr g_moaMr VrM ì`ŠVr _mPm hmV AmUIr KÅ> Yê$Z OmoemV Am{U A{YH$ gÝ_mZmZo A{^dmXZ H$aVo. bmoH$m§Mr hr à{V{H«$`m g_mYmZH$maH$ AgyZ _bm Am{U g_moaÀ`m ì`ŠVrbm AmUIr Z_«hr ~Z{dVo. AWm©VM nyd©Om§À`m N>m`o_wio Amnë`mbm AmO hm gÝ_mZ {_iVmo Amho `mMm A{^_mZ dmQ>Vmo Am{U Ë`m A{^_mZmZo N>mVr \w$JyZ `oVo. _mÌ hogwÕm Iao Amho H$s, hm gÝ_mZ _r ñdV… H$_mdbobm Zmhr. EH$m _hmZ Hw$Qw>§~mV OÝ_ KoVbm åhUyZ _r `m gÝ_mZmg nmÌ R>abmo.
~mny§Mr (_mohZXmg H$a_M§X Jm§Yr) hË`m Pmë`mZ§Va AZoH$ dfmªZr _mPm OÝ_ Pmbm. Ë`m_wio Ë`m§À`mer _mPm àË`j g§~§Y Ambm Zmhr. _mPo AmOmo~m _{Ubmb (~mny Am{U H$ñVwa~m `m§Mo Xþgao nwÌ) hogwÕm Vmon`ªV OJ gmoSy>Z Jobo hmoVo. _mÌ _mPo bhmZnU dS>rb AéU, AmOr gwerbm Am{U AmË`m Bbm `m§À`mH$Sy>Z ~m Am{U ~mnyOtÀ`m Jmoï>r EoH$Ê`mVM Jobo. bhmZnUr H$YrH$Yr `m Jmoï>tMm _bm H§$Q>mim `oV Ago. Ë`m_wio _rhr BVa bhmZ _wbm§à_mUo narH$Wm EoH$Ê`mMm hÅ> H$am`Mmo. _mÌ AmO Ooìhm Ë`m {Xdgm§Mr AmR>dU `oVo, Voìhm Ago OmUdVo H$s, _mÂ`m ì`pŠV_ÎdmÀ`m OS>UKS>Ur_mJo Ë`m Jmoï>tMo Iyn _moR>o `moJXmZ Amho.
_mPo AmOr-AmOmo~m X{jU Am{\«$Ho$V amhV hmoVo. VoWo Vo “\$s{ZŠg goQ>b_|Q>’ (Jm§YrOtZr dgdbobr dñVr) gm§^miV hmoVo Am{U ~mny§Zr gwê$ Ho$bobo gmám{hH$ “B§{S>`Z Amo{n{Z`Z’ àH$m{eV H$arV AgV. dS>rb AéU Am{U Ë`m§À`m XmoZ ~{hUr grVm Am{U Bbm `m§Mm OÝ_ \$s{ZŠg `oWoM Pmbm hmoVm Am{U Ë`m XmoKtMo gwédmVrMo {ejUhr VoWoM Pmbo. doiH$mimZwgma ~m Am{U ~mn§ygmo~V Am_Mo Hw$Qw>§~ ^maVmV `oV Ago. _mPo dS>rb Am{U Ë`m§Mr ~hrU Bbm `m§Zr godmJ«m_ Aml_mV ~m Am{U ~mny `m§À`m ghdmV XrK©H$mi Kmb{dbm. Ë`m§Zr _bm gm§{JVbobo AZoH$ {H$ñgo Ë`mdoioMoM hmoVo. _mÂ`m _ZmV Á`m XmoZ Jmoï>tZr Ka Ho$bo Amho, Ë`m _mPo dS>rb Am{U AmË`m Bbm `m§À`mer g§~§{YV Amho.
godmJ«m_ Aml_mV amhV AgVmZm ~mnyM Ë`m XmoKm§Mo {ejH$ hmoVo. ~mny `m§À`m emioV _wbm§Zm Aä`mg H$aÊ`mgmR>r Omo H$mJX {Xbm OmV hmoVm, Vmo ~mny§Zm `oUmè`m nÌm§daMm H$mhr [aH$m_m am{hbobm H$moam H$mJX Ago. Ë`mda {b{hÊ`mgmR>r ~mnyM nopÝgb XoV AgV. ~mny XaamoO J¥hnmR> XoV AgV Am{U J¥hnmR> VnmgyZ Ë`mV gwYmaUmhr H$arV AgV. `mo½` CÎmam§gmo~V ewÕ Am{U gw§Xa hñVmja ~mny§Zm AmdS>V Ago.
EH$Xm _mPo dS>rb B§Mm-B§MmMr nopÝgb dmnê$Z dmnê$Z H§$Q>mibo hmoVo. Ë`m_wio Zì`m nopÝgbrgmR>r Ë`m§Zr ~mny§H$S>o hÅ> Yabm. _mÌ ~mny§Zr Ë`mg ZH$ma XoV Ago g_OmdyZ gm§{JVbo H$s, `m nopÝgbrZo Vy AmUIr AmR>dS>m^a {bhÿ eH$Vmog. _mÌ H$mhr {Xdgm§Z§Va Zdr nopÝgb {_iob `m AmeoZo d{S>bm§Zr Vr nopÝgb \o$Hy$Z {Xbr. Ooìhm ~mny§Zr OwÝ`m nopÝgbr{df`r Ë`m§Zm {dMmabo Voìhm Ë`m§Zr Ia§ Ia§ gm§{JVbo. ~mny§Zr Ë`m§Zm nopÝgb emoYÊ`mg gm§{JVbo. AÜ`m© VmgmZ§Va Vo Ooìhm nopÝgb emoYy eH$bo ZmhrV Voìhm ~mny ñdV… Vr nopÝgb emoYm`bm bmJbo. Odinmg EH$m VmgmZ§Va Vr nopÝgb “~mny Hw$Q>ra’ (Jm§YrOtMr PmonS>r)À`m _mJo PmS>mPwS>nmV gmnS>br. ~mny§Zr Vr nopÝgb Ë`m§Zm XoV åhQ>bo H$s, AmUIr H$mhr {Xdg hr nopÝgbM dmna.
AmR> dfmªMm {Zame Pmbobm _wbJm Amnë`m AmOmo~m§À`m `m H¥$Vrbm g_Oy eH$bm Zmhr. g§Ü`mH$mir ~mny§Zr Ë`mg g_OmdyZ gm§{JVbo H$s, “AéU, Vwbm _mhrV Amho H$m, H$s nopÝgb H$er ~Zdbr OmVo?’ Ë`mÀ`m ZH$mamWu CÎmamda ~mny g_OmdÊ`mÀ`m gwamV gm§Jy bmJbo H$s, “{bS>’ åhUOoM {ego emoYÊ`mgmR>r O_rZ ImoXbr OmVo Am{U bmH$S>mgmR>r PmS>§ H$mnbr OmVmV. Oa OJ^amVrb _wbm§Zr Amnbr AYu nopÝgb AerM \o$H$m`bm gwédmV Ho$br Va {dMma H$a, gdmªÀ`m JaOm nyU© H$aÊ`mgmR>r {H$Vr ImUr ImoXmì`m bmJVrb Am{U {H$Vr PmS>§ VmoS>mdr bmJVrb.’ hr {eH$dU _mÂ`m d{S>bm§~amo~aM _mÂ`mgmR>rhr CX²~moYH$ Amho. Z¡g{J©H$ g§gmYZm§Mm Anì“ H$gm Q>micm nm{hOo, `mMr {eH$dU ~mny§Zr Ë`m àg§JmVyZ KmcyZ {Xcr.
Xþgar Jmoï> _mPr AmË`m Bbm `m§À`mer g§~§{YV Amho. Vr ghm dfmªMr AgVmZm godmJ«m_ Aml_mV ~mny§gmo~V amhm`bm Ambr hmoVr. Odinmg EH$m AmR>dS>çmZ§Va g§Ü`mH$miÀ`m àmW©ZoZ§Va Aml_dmgtZm Amnbo åhUUo _m§S>Ê`mMr g§Yr {_imbr Voìhm Bbm amJmV ~moby bmJbr H$s, “~mnyOr, `m Aml_mMo Zmd “godmJ«m_’ ~XbyZ “H$ÔÿJ«m_’ R>odm`bm nm{hOo.’ `m_mJMo H$maU {dMmaë`mda Vr åhUmbr, “gmV {Xdgm§nmgyZ _r `oWo Amho Am{U _bm àË`oH$doir n§JVrV {eir MnmVr Am{U CH$S>bobo “H$Ôÿ’ (^monim) dmTy>Z {Xbo OmVo.
`mnyduM ~mny§Zr {eOdbobo AÞ ImÊ`mMm Ë`mJ Ho$bm hmoVm, Ë`m_wio Ë`m§Zm `m~m~V H$mhr _m{hVr ZìhVo. ñd`§nmH$ ~ZdUmè`m§Zm `m~m~V {dMmaë`mZ§Va bjmV Ambo H$s, Aml_mV Ho$di ^monimM CJdbm OmVmo. ~mny§Zr _mirbm `m~m~V {dMmabo AgVm CÎma {_imbo H$s, Amåhr VoM ImVmo, Oo Aml_mÀ`m O{_ZrV {nH$Vo. gÜ`m ^monù`mMo CËnmXZ hmoV Agë`m_wio OodUmV ^monimM Im`bm {Xbm OmV Amho. Voìhm ~mny§Zr Ë`mcm g_OmdyZ gm§{JVbo H$s, “Aml_mÀ`m O{_ZrV Ho$di ^monimM `oD$ eH$Vmo Aer hr _mVr Zmhr. ^monù`mMo CËnmXZ KoUo ho H$mhr AdKS> H$m_ Zmhr. _mVrV H$moR>ohr {~`m Q>mH$ë`m Var ^monim `oVmoM. _mÌ, Q>mo_°Q>mo, H$mo~r, _Q>ma qH$dm BVa {haì`m ^mÁ`m§Mo CËnmXZ ¿`m`Mo Agob Va VogwÕm `m _mVrV `oD$ eH$Vo. _mÌ `m ^mÁ`m§Mo CËnmXZ KoÊ`mgmR>r Iyn H$ï> H$amdo bmJVmV.’
hr Jmoï> gmYr dmQ>V Agbr Var `mV _moR>m AW© XS>bobm Amho. H$maU EImXo H$m_ H$am`bm KoVë`mg Amnë`mVrb AZoH$ bmoH$ gmonm _mJ© {ZdS>VmV Am{U Amnë`m gd© j_Vm§Mm Am{U gd© JwUm§Mm dmna H$arV ZmhrV. _mÌ Oo YmoŠ`m§Zm Vm|S> XoÊ`mMo YmS>g XmIdVmV, {ZpíMVM Ë`m§À`m hmVyZ M_ËH$ma KSy> eH$Vmo.
bhmZnUr AmOr ~m H$Sy>Z n[admamÀ`m dmaem~m~V _bm Ago g_Omdbo hmoVo H$s, “Vwfma, Vy Ë`m A§Hw$amgmaIm Amho, Omo _moR>çm d¥jmÀ`m N>m`oV dmT>V Amho. Ë`m gmdbr_wio VwPo H$mhr ZwH$gmZhr hmoD$ eH$Vo, _mÌ Ë`mg Vy daXmZ g_OyZ Mmb’ AmO Ago åhUUo MwH$sMo R>aUma Zmhr H$s, ~mny§À`m gmdbrV _r nyU©nUo Iwbbmo Amho. Jm§Yr `m AmS>Zmdmgmo~V _moR>o hmoUo ^bohr gmono Agob, _mÌ _r hoM _mPo ^m½` g_OVmo.
– Vwfma Jm§Yr