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gwcmoMZmXrXtMr A{^Z`m~m~V EH$ {d{eï> Aer H$m`©nÕVr R>acocr hmoVr. {MÌnQ>mMr {ZdS> H$aÊ`mAmYr Ë`m g§nyU© H$WmZH$ dmMyZ H$mT>V AgV. AmnU gmH$maUma Agcoë`m ì`pŠVaoIog§X^m©V ^dVmcmVc§ {ZarjU gwê$ H$aV. _J {MÌrH$aUmXaå`mZ hiyhiy Ë`m§À`mVrc gwcmoMZm _mJo nS>m`Mr Am{U ^y{_Ho$V g_agyZ Om`À`m. XrXtZr _amR>rMm gwdU©H$mi, nS>PS> gJi§ H$mhr nm{hc§. _amR>r {MÌnQ>m§Mm OmUVm, H$iVm hmoV Jocoë`m àdmgmÀ`m gmjrXma Am{U dmQ>oH$ar Agë`m~m~V Ë`m gX¡d H¥$VmW© ^md ì`ŠV H$am`À`m. H$bmH$ma åhUyZ gwbmoMZm~mB© J«oQ> hmoË`m. Ë`m nS>Úmda Oem hmoË`m VemM àË`j Am`wî`mVhr. Ë`m§À`m dmËgë`mÀ`m dfm©dmV ÝhmD$Z {ZKÊ`mM§ ^m½` _bm bm^b§, `mM§ g_mYmZ dmQ>V§.
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Amåhm gd© H$bmd§Vm§À`m gwbmoMZm”XrXr§’À`m OmÊ`mZo _amR>r {gZog¥ï>rVrc EH$ dmËgë`qgYy hancr Amho. XrXtÀ`m ghdmgmVrb AZoH$ jU, XþYmdaÀ`m gm`rgmaIo Ë`m§Mo _m`oMo eãX, nmR>rdéZ {\$abobm Ë`m§Mm H$m¡VwH$mMm Am{U Amerdm©XmMm hmV Ago {H$VrVar _m¡ë`dmZ jU Ë`m§À`m OmÊ`mMo d¥Îm EoH$ë`mZ§Va _ZmV AmR>dy cmJco.
ghm XeH$m§hÿZ A{YH$ H$mi Amnë`m ghOgw§Xa A{^Z`mZo XrXtZr a{gH$_Zmda _mo{hZr KmVbr. EH$Q>r, d{hZrÀ`m ~m§JS>çm Aem nyduÀ`m _amR>r {MÌnQ>m§_Ü`o Ë`m§Zr AmB©, ~hrU Aem ^y{_H$m Ho$ë`m. Eo{Vhm{gH$ {MÌnQ>m§_YyZhr Ë`m§Zr H$m_ Ho$co. Zm{`Ho$À`m ^y{_Ho$Vhr Ë`m§Zm nm _amR>r a{gH$ àojH$m§Zr Mm§Jcr ng§Vr {Xcr hmoVr. Ë`m§À`m nS>Úmdarb A{^Z`m_wio Ë`m _hmamï´>mVrb àË`oH$ Hw$Qw>§~mÀ`m OUy EH$ gXñ` Pmë`m. Amnë`m KamVrb AmB©, d{hZr, ~{hU Aem AZoH$ énm§_Ü`o _hmamï´>mZo Ë`m§À`mda ào_ Ho$b§. _amR>r~amo~aM qhXr {MÌnQ>g¥ï>rVhr Ë`m AZoH$ AmKmS>rÀ`m Zm`H$m§Mr AmB© ~Zë`m. n¥ÏdramO H$nyanmgyZ amO H$nya, eå_r H$nya, eer H$nya `m H$nya ImZXmZmVrb Xþþgè`m {nT>r~amo~ahr Ë`m§Zr H$m_ Ho$b§. {XbrnHw$_manmgyZ A{_Vm^ ~ƒZ `m§À`mn`ªV AZoH$ Zm`H$m§Mr “_m±’ åhUyZ gwbmoMZm~mB© àË`oH$ àojH$mbm ^mdë`m. Ë`m§À`m Mohè`mdarb g_B©À`m ew^« H$ù`m§gmaIo VoOñdr ^md, gmpËdH$Vm `m_wio Amnë`mM KamVrb hr J¥{hUr Agë`mMm ^mg àË`oH$mbm Pmbm. Ë`m§À`m `m ghOgw§Xa A{^Z`m_wio qhXr Am{U _amR>r {MÌnQ>m§À`m àojH$m§Zr XrXtda _ZmnmgyZ ào_ Ho$b§. XrXr `m Iè`m AWm©Zo “_hmamï´>H$Ý`m’ hmoË`m. H$moëhmnyaOdiÀ`m IS>H$bmQ> `m N>moQ>çmem Jmdr OÝ_boë`m XrXtZr Á`m VÝ_`VoZo Am{U Á`m {Zð>oZo H$maH$sXuMm àdmg Ho$bm Vmo AM§{~V H$aUmam hmoVm. Ë`m§À`m OÝ_JmdmÀ`m ZmdmV “IS>H$’ Agbm Var XrXtÀ`m ì`º$s_ÎdmV _mÌ _m`oMm Amobmdm Am{U öX`mV dmËgë`mMm Pam hmoVm. `mMr à{MVr _r AZoH$Xm KoVbr Amho.
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