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gwnmar `m eãXmbm AZoH$ N>Q>m AmhoV. nmÊ`mbm Ogm ñdV…Mm a§J ZgVmo Am{U Á`m nXmWm©V Vo {_giob, Ë`m a§JmM§ nmUr {XgV§, Vg§M H$mhrg§ gwnmarM§ Amho. JwéOtZr {Xboë`m nyOoÀ`m gm{hË`mÀ`m `mXrV “gwnmar’ hm eãX AË`§V gmoÁdi Am{U _§Jb {XgVmo. na§Vw nona_Ü`o A§S>adëS>©À`m H$madm`m§g§~§YrÀ`m ~mV_rV hmM eãX {H$Vr IVaZmH$ dmQ>Vmo! Ia§ Va Ym{_©H$ {dYt_Ü`o gwnmarbm \$ma _moR>m _mZ Amho. XodmÀ`m _yVuEodOr gwnmarMr àmUà{Vð>m Ho$br OmVo. b¾mMr AjV XoVmZm {dS>m Zgbm, Var Ho$di gwnmar {Xbr H$s H$m_ hmoV§. gË`Zmam`UmÀ`m nyOobm nËZr gmo~V Zgob, Va H$_aobm gwnmar bmdyZ nyOobm ~gVm `oV§. b¾mÀ`m ~¡R>H$sV _wbJm {Zì`©gZr Agë`mM§ gm§JVmZm “”_wbmbm gwnmarÀ`m Im§S>mM§gwÕm ì`gZ Zmhr ~a§ H$m,” Ag§ gm§{JVb§ OmV§. Ia§ Va gwnmar ho H$mhr ì`gZ _mZb§ OmV Zmhr. Var CXmhaUmXmIb {VM§M Zmd nwT>§ Ho$b§ OmV§. ~è`mM A§er gwnmar hm eãX nm°{P{Q>ìh AWmªZrM dmnabm OmV Agbm, Var Hw$ñVrnQy>§Zm V`ma H$aVmZm Ë`m§À`m H$mZmV gwnmar R>odyZ dê$Z JwÔm _maÊ`mMr àWm Amho, Ag§ Amåhmbm bhmZnUr gm§{JVb§ Job§ hmoV§. Ia§-ImoQ>§ _mhrV Zmhr; nU VodT>§ gmoS>b§ Va gwnmar `m eãXmMr ^rVr H$Yr dmQ>br Zmhr. AWm©V, EImÚmMr “gwnmar XoU§’ hm J§^ra _m_bm Amho.
gwnmar KoD$Z ~mobUmao Am{U {b{hUmao AgVmV, hohr Amåhr Ho$di EoHy$ZM AmhmoV. `m eãXmMr Vr a§JN>Q>m àË`jmV nmhm`bm {_imbobr Zmhr. nmZgwnmarÀ`m H$m`©H«$_mnwaVmM Am_Mm gwnmarer g§~§Y Ambm. gwnmarnmgyZ ~Zdboë`m nmZ_gmë`mMr Om{hamV A{^ZoVo Am{U {H«$Ho$Q>nQy> H$arV Agbo, Var gwnmar ImUmam {H«$Ho$Q>nQy>hr Amåhmbm ^oQ>bm Zmhr. AmO _mÌ gwnmarMm g§~§Y ^bË`mM ~m~VrV EH$m {H«$Ho$Q>nQy>er OmoS>bm Jobm Am{U Amåhr ZI{eImÝV hmXabmo. H$maU gwnmarMrgwÕm “VñH$ar’ hmoVo, ho Amåhmbm ZdrZ hmoV§. gwnmar hm H$mhr bnyZ-N>nyZ {dH$Ê`mMm nXmW© Zìho. nU, VrM gwnmar Oa Hw$Obobr, gS>bobr Agob, Va _mÌ Mmoa_mJm©Z§M {dH$mdr bmJUma! AemM gS>Š`m gwnmarMr VñH$ar H$aUma§ EH$ _moR>§ a°Ho$Q> Amho Am{U lrb§Ho$Mm YS>mHo$~mO _mOr \$b§XmO gZW O`gy`m© `m a°Ho$Q>er g§~§{YV Amho, Agm g§e` ì`º$ Pmbm. ZmJnwamVë`m JmoXm_mda nS>boë`m N>mß`mV H$moQ>çdYr én`m§Mr gS>bobr gwnmar Oá H$aÊ`mV Ambr. EH$m ì`mnmè`mbm AQ>H$ Pmbr. Ë`mMr Mm¡H$er H$aVmZm Ë`mZ§ O`gy`m©M§ Zmd KoVb§. Á`mÀ`m ZmdmV “O`’ Amho Am{U “gy`©’hr Amho, Ë`mÀ`m ~m~VrV “hm gy`©, hm O`ÐW’ H$aÊ`mMr doi `mdr, hm X¡dXþ{d©bmg hmo`. nU S>m`aoŠQ>a Am°\$ aoìhoÝ`y BÝQ>o{bOÝgÀ`m A{YH$mè`m§Zr O`gy`m©Mr Mm¡H$er Ho$br, ho Ia§!
{H«$Ho$Q>Mm gm_Zm nmhVmZm Á`mZ§ H$Yr Amåhmbm _mZ Imbr Kmby {Xbr Zmhr (H$maU Vmo \$º$ CÎmw§J {gŠgaM _mam`Mm) Vmo Oa IamoIa `m a°Ho$Q>Mm ^mJ Agob, Va Ë`mbm _mÌ _mZ Imbr Kmbmdr bmJob. O`gy`m©~amo~a AmUIrhr XmoZ {H«$Ho$Q>nQy> `m a°Ho$Q>_Ü`o Agë`mMm g§e` Amho. {H«$Ho$Q>nQy> Aem àH$mao AS>MUrV `oU§ ŠbofH$maH$ AmhoM. nU Ia§ gm§Jy H$m, “gmoÝ`mMr b§H$m’ åhUyZ AmoiIë`m OmUmè`m XoemVyZ 25 Q>¸o$ XamV Hw$OH$s gwnmar `oU§ A{YH$ ŠbofH$maH$ Amho!
– {h‘m§ey Mm¡Yar