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AmMm`m™¿`m gd© {eÓ`mßV nŸnmXmMo `m°{JH$ gm_œ`© A{YH$ hmoVo. A_ÈamOm¿`m earamV ‡doe Ho$Î`mZßVa AmMm`m™Zm nyd© XohmMm H$mhr H$mi {dga nS>bm, VoÏhm nŸnmXmZoM À`mßZm ÒdÒdÍ$nmMo Ò_aU {Xbo d H$m_emÛmdarb J´ßW AmMm`m™Zr `w∫$sZo nŸnmXm¿`mM hmVr gmon{dbm. nŸnmX AmMm`m™Mm OUy earaajH$M hmoVm. AmMm`m™¿`m OrdZmV OodT>o {OdmdaMo ‡gßJ Ambo, nŸnmX À`mßMm ZwgVm gmjrXma ZÏhVm, Va ‡À`oH$ ‡gßJr À`mZo AmMm`m™Mo ajU Ho$bo. CJ´^°admZo OoÏhm AmMm`m™Mo {eaM ^°adXodVobm An©U H$a `mMm KmQ> KmVbm, VoÏhm nŸnmXM _ß{XamV Ymdbm d À`m¿`mV lrZ•qghmMm Am{d^m©d PmÎ`mZo CJ´^°admMmM {ea¿N>oX Pmbm. e•ßJoarbm dmÒVÏ` AgVmZm EH$m H$mnm{bH$mZohr
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lr Ï`mgmß¿`m Amko‡_mUo lr eßH$amMm`© Hw$_m[ab^≈>mßH$S>o Ambo. nU À`mßZr VwfmZbmV ‡doe H$Í$Z OrdZ`mÃm gßn{d `mMo R>a{dbo hmoVo. H$maU AmnU H$mhr H$mi B©úam{df`r AmpÒVH$ dmXmMm A^md XmI{dbm d JwÈ–moh Ho$bm, `m~‘b ÒdV: ‡m`{¸V ø`m`Mo ÂhUyZ! À`m_wio À`mß¿`mer AmMm`m™Zm emÛmW© H$aVm Ambm Zmhr. nU Hw$_m[ab^≈>mßZr gmß{JVbo, ""_JY ‡mßVmV _m{hÓ_Vr `oWo _ßS>Z{_l _mPm {eÓ` Amho. _mPr ~{hU gmjmV gaÒdVr À`mMr nÀZr Amho. À`m¿`mOdi dmX{^jm _mJm. Vmo Amnbm AZw`m`r Pmbm Va AmnÎ`m H$m`m©bm JVr `oB©b.'' lr eßH$amMm`© _m{hÓ_Vr ZJarbm Ambo. bmoH$ _ßS>Z{_lmßZm ~´˜XodmMm AdVma _mZrV hmoVo. nyd©_r_mßgoda ‡^wÀd AgUmam EH$_od {d¤mZ ÂhUyZ Vo ‡{g’ hmoVo. {d¤Œmm, VnÒ`m, A‰`mg, doXmßda Anyd© l’m, VH©$ew’ nmß{S>À`nyU© VŒdkmZna gm{hÀ`mMm boIH$ ÂhUyZ Vo {dª`mV hmoVo, H$_©H$mßS>mV ‡drU hmoVo. À`mß¿`m KamMo Zmd "{d⁄mb`' hmoVo. Ahmoamà nß{S>Vmß¿`m MMm© EoHy$Z À`mß¿`m AßJUmVrb qnOË`mVÎ`m nmonQ>-_°Zmhr VoM e„X ~mobV hmoÀ`m. AmMm`© _ßS>Z{_lmß¿`m Kar Ambo; VoÏhm "{d⁄mb`m'Mo XadmOo ~ßX hmoVo. _ßS>Z{_lmß¿`m Kar lm’ hmoVo. ÂhUyZ gß›`membm AmV Om `mg AQ>H$md Ho$bm Jobm. VoÏhm AmMm`© `moJgm_œ`m©Zo JdmjmVyZ AmV Jobo. lm’m¿`m doir
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À`mßZm KoD$Z Om`bm gmßJyZ gdm™H$Sy>Z gd© gßnŒmr bwQ>dyZ Q>mH$br Am{U gdm™g_j AmMm`m™H$Sy>Z MVwWm©l_ ÒdrH$mabm. AmMm`© À`mßZm ÂhUmbo, ""gwaoúamMm`©' hm `moJn≈> _r Vwbm XoV Amho. emÌdV gwImMr ‡m·r AmVm Vwbm Xˇa am{hbobr Zmhr.''
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VrW©`mÃm H$arV AmMm`© lrdÑr `oWo Ambo. {VWo ‡ª`mV _r_mßgH$ ‡^mH$a amhmV hmoVo. À`mßZm n•œdrYa ZmdmMm _wbJm hmoVm. Voam dfm™Mm Pmbm Var Vmo H$mhrM ~mobV Zgo. AmMm`m™Mr ª`mVr EoHy$Z ‡^mH$a À`mß¿`m Xe©Zmg Jobm d À`mZo n•œdrYambm AmMm`m™¿`m MaUr An©U Ho$bo. d Amnbr Ï`Wmhr gmß{JVbr. n•œdrYamZo AmMm`m™Zm gmÔ>mßJ Z_ÒH$ma KmVbm. AmMm`m™Zr À`mbm {dMmabo,
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""Zmhß _ZwÓ`mo, Z M Xod`jm° & Z ~´m˜Uj{Ã`d°Ì`ey–m: & Z ~´˜Mmar Z J•hr dZÒWmo & {^jwZ© Mmhß {ZO~moYÍ$n: &&'
""_r _ZwÓ` Zmhr, Xod qH$dm `j Zmhr. _r ~´m˜U, j{Ã`, d°Ì` dm ey– Zmhr. _r ~´˜Mmar, J•hÒWml_r, dmZ‡ÒWr dm gß›`mgr Zmhr. _r Ho$di AmÀ_~moYÍ$n Amho.''
gbJ ~mam ˚cmoH$mß_‹`o À`mZo Amnbß {ZOÒdÍ$n dU©Z Ho$bß. AmMm`© CX≤>Jmabo, "Aao, `mbm Va VihmVmdarb Amd˘`m‡_mUo AmÀ_kmZ Pmbß Amho. hm hÒVm_bH$ Amho.' Am{U n•œdrYamMm hÒVm_bH$' Pmbm. À`mMo Vo ~mam ˚cmoH$ "hÒVm_bH$ÒVmoÃ' ÂhUyZ ‡{g’ AmhoV. ÒdV: AmMm`m™Zr À`mda Q>rH$m {b{hbr Amho. AmMm`m™Zm ‡^mH$amßZr nwà An©U Ho$bm AgÎ`mZo Vo À`mbm gmo~V ZoD$ bmJbo; nU n•œdrYamMr AmB© emoH$ H$Í$ bmJbr. AmMm`m™Zr {VMo gmßÀdZ H$aVmZm ÂhQ>bo, "nyd©Ò_•Vr OmJ•V H$Í$Z nmhm. hm _wbJm XmoZ dfm™Mm AgVmZm À`mbm KoD$Z VwÂhr EHo$ {Xder ÒZmZmbm `_wZoda Jobm hmoVm. VoWo `_wZm{H$Zmar EH$ `moJr ‹`mZÒW ~gbo hmoVo. VwÂhr À`m _wbmbm À`m¿`m g_rn R>odyZ bj R>odm`bm gmßJyZ ÒZmZmbm Jobm. nU _yb ZXr‡dmhmH$S>o Jobo d ‡dmhmV nSy>Z JV‡mU Pmbo. VwÂhr ÒZmZ AmQ>monyZ nwÃmMm emoY KoVmM Vo _•V PmÎ`mMo {XgyZ Ambo. Vmo _•VXoh KoD$Z VwÂhr À`m `moΩ`mnwT>o Q>mhmo \$moS>bm. Vw_¿`m hß~aS>ÁmZo Vmo –dbm. `moJ~bmZo À`mZo Amnbm Xoh gmoSy>Z À`m _•V ~mbH$m¿`m earamV ‡doe Ho$bm. _yb {OdßV Pmbo, ÂhUyZ VwÂhr AmZßXmZo Kar naVbmV. nU À`m¿`m XohmV {g’ nwÈf {d⁄_mZ AgÎ`m_wio _wbJm gßgma ‡nßMm~‘b H$mhrhr ~moboZm. Vmo _wH$m OS>_Vr Amho, Ago VwÂhmbm dmQ>bo. nU Vmo nyU© kmZr Amho. _mà VwÂhr À`mbm ‡nßMmV JwßVdy eH$Uma Zmhr. VwÂhmbm bdH$aM EH$ gwnwà hmoB©b. `mbm AmÂhr ZoVmo.'' Voam dfm™¿`m hÒVm_bH$mbm AmMm`m™Zr gß›`mgXrjm {Xbr. AmVm Vo "hÒVm_bH$mMm`©' Pmbo. ¤maHo$bm _R> ÒWmnyZ À`mßZm {VWbo ‡_wI AmMm`© Zo_bo.
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Ho$di godoZo JwÍß$Zm ‡gfi H$Í$Z KoUmam eßH$amMm`m™Mm EH$ {eÓ` hmoVm, {Jar! À`mMo Iao Zmd H$bmZmW. hm H$mer¿`m {dúZmWm‹d[aZ≤ ~´m˜UmMm nwÃ. ~w’rZo gm_m›` nU _ZmZo {Z_©i. AmMm`m™da namH$moQ>rMr ^∫$s. EH${Z>nUo À`mßMr godm H$arV Ago. AÀ`ßV {dZ_´. Vmo nd©VmgmaIm CßM hmoVm. ÂhUyZ À`mbm "{Jar' ÂhUV. Am{U gJioM À`mbm {Jar ÂhUy bmJbo. AmMm`m™Mm nmR> Vmo EH$mJ´{MŒmmZo l’mnyd©H$ EoH$V Ago.
EHo$ {Xder gH$mir AmMm`m™Mm nmR> gwÍ$ Ïhm`Mm hmoVm. {Jar AmMm`m™¿`m N>mQ>Ám Yw `mgmR>r ZXrda Jobm hmoVm. À`mbm WmoS>m Cera bmJbm. AmMm`© À`mMr dmQ> nmhmV hmoVo. nŸnmX AmMm`m™Zm ÂhUmbo, "AmnU {JarMr H$m dmQ> nmhmV AmhmV? Vmo Agbm H$m` {Z Zgbm H$m`? AmnU nmR> gwÍ$ H$amdm.' nŸnmXm_Yrb gy˙_ AhßH$mamH$S>o AmMm`m™Mo ~marH$ bj Jobo.
Vo ÒV„Y Pmbo. BVä`mV Imß⁄mda N>mQ>ÁmßMo {nio Q>mHy$Z {Jar `oVmZm {Xgbm. AmMm`m™Zr {Jarda H•$nm—Ô>r Q>mHy$Z Mmgwfr XrjoZo À`mbm kmZr Ho$bo. Vmo AmÎ`mda Vo ÂhUmbo, ""{Jar, AmOMm nmR> VyM gmßJ.'' {JarZo AmMm`m™Zm ‡{UnmV Ho$bm. "JwÈAmkm ‡_mU' _mZyZ JwÈÒVwVrna EH$m_mJyZ EH$ AmR> ÌbmoH$, Vohr aMZobm AdKS> Aem VmoQ>H$ d•ŒmmVbo EH$X_ aMyZ ÂhUy bmJbm.
""{d{XVm{IbemÛgwYmObYo _{hVmon{ZfV≤>H${WVmW© {ZYo & ˆX`o H$b`o {d_bß MaUß ^d eßH$a Xo{eH$ _o eaU_≤ &&'
`m JwÈÒVwVrVrb JyT> aMZm, ‡gfi ^mfme°br d A‹`mpÀ_H$ Ame` nmhˇZ gJio M{H$V Pmbo. À`m {XderMm nmR> À`mZoM gmß{JVbm. Vmohr VmoQ>H$ d•ŒmmV! AmMm`© CÀÒ\y$V©nUo CX≤Jmabo, ""dm! dm! VmoQ>H$mMm`©'' Am{U VoÏhmnmgyZ {Jar "VmoQ>H$mMm`©' ÂhUyZ {dª`mV Pmbo. À`mßZr {Xbobm nmR> AmOhr "Cn{ZfX≤ gmagßJ´h' ÂhUyZ ‡{g’ Amho. nŸnmXmßZr AmMm`m™Zm XßS>dV KmbyZ {Jarbm AmqbJZ {Xbo. AmMm`m™Zr nwT>o {Jarbm MVwWm©l_mMr Xrjm {Xbr d ¡`mo{V_©R>mda ‡_wI AmMm`© ÂhUyZ Zo_bo. VmoQ>H$mMm`m™Zr "VmoQ>H$-Ï`mª`m', "VmoQ>H$-ÌbmoH$', "lw{Vgma g_w’aU' B. J´ßW {b{hbo.
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Am⁄ eßH$amMm`m™Mo nŸnmXmMm`©, gwaoúamMm`©, hÒVm_bH$mMm`©, VmoQ>H$mMm`© `mß¿`m{edm` {MÀgwI, {MX≤{dbmg, ew’H$s{V©, úoV~´˜nmX, {dúJwU, kmZHß$X, g{_Ànm{U, {dÓUwJw·, ^mZw_arM, H•$ÓUXe©Z, ~w{’d•’r, {d[a®{MnmX, ew’mZßX hohr ‡_wI {eÓ` hmoVo. nU n≈>{eÓ` n{hbo Mma hmoVo, ¡`mßZm AmMm`m™Zr nrR>m{YnVr Zo_bo. d°{XH$ Y_m©Mr ‹dOm OJ^a \$S>H${dUmË`m gß›`mgr- g߇Xm`mMr gßKQ>Zm ^maVdfm©V C^r H$aVmZm Am⁄ eßH$amMm`m™Mr ^y{_H$m H$m` hmoVr, À`mßZr AmnÎ`m {eÓ`mßZm VoÏhm H$m` gmß{JVbo, Vo nmhˇ `m. AmMm`© ÂhUmbo,
""¡`m {damQ>e∫$s¿`m B¿N>oZwgma `m XohmZo O›_ KoVbm d H$m`© Ho$bo, {VMrM B¿N>m VwÂhmbm ‡oaUm XoB©b. g߇Xm`m{edm` H$moUÀ`mhr {d⁄obm dm gmYZobm ÒWm`rÍ$n ‡m· hmoV Zmhr. doXm›V gmYZoMm AmXe© gJ˘`m OJmMo gßnyU© H$Î`mU H$aUmam AmXe© Amho. Vmo `m OJmV gw‡{V{>V H$a `mgmR>r d bmoH$mß¿`m _ZmV ÈO{d `mgmR>r VwÂhr gß›`mgrgßK ÒWmnZ H$am. ^maVm¿`m Mma {XemßZm Mma _R> ÒWmnZ Pmbo nm{hOoV. nŸnmX, gwaoúa, hÒVm_bH$ d VmoQ>H$ ho _mPo Mma ‡_wI{eÓ` `m Mma _R>mßMo ‡W_
_R>mYre hmoVrb. _mPo BVa {eÓ` À`mßMo ghH$mar ÂhUyZ H$m`© H$aVrb. Vw_Mr {eÓ`naßnam [Z_m©U hmoB©b. Vr AmnmnÎ`m JwÍ$¿`m Aml`mZo d À`mß¿`m {Z`ßÃUmImbr amhrb. X{jUoV l•ßJoar_R> ÒWmnZ Pmbm Amho. À`mMo AmMm`© gwaoúa hmoVrb. npÌM_obm ¤maH$mYm_ Amho. VoWrb _R>mMo ‡W_ AmMm`© hÒVm_bH$ hmoVrb. nyd}H$S>o nwarYm_r Omo _R> ÒWmnZ hmoB©b, À`mMo ‡W_ AmMm`© nŸnmX hmoVrb d CŒmaogmR>r ¡`mo{VYm©_mV EH$m _R>mMr ÒWmnZm H$am. À`mMo AmMm`©nX VmoQ>H$mßZm Xo `mV `mdo.
""VrW© d Aml_ g߇Xm` ¤maH$m_R>m¿`m AmYrZ amhVrb. dZ d Aa `g߇Xm` nwarYm_ `oWrb JmodY©Z _R>m¿`m AZwemgZmV dmJVrb. {Jar nd©V d gmJa g߇Xm` ¡`mo{V_©R>m¿`m AZwkoV amhˇZ H$m`© H$aVrb. gaÒdVr, ^maVr, nwar g߇Xm` l•ßJoar _R>m¿`m Ï`dÒWoZwgma dmJVrb. gß›`memßMo ho Xhm g߇Xm` AemarVrZo `m Mma _R>mß¿`m AmYrZ amhˇZ AmnmnÎ`m _R>mß¿`m {Z`_mßZwgma dmJyZ d À`mß¿`m AmXoemßMo nmbZ H$Í$Z Y_m©Zw>mZ d ‡MmaH$m`© Mmb{dVrb.
""`m Mma _R>mß¿`m AmYmao Mma doXmßMrhr {d^mJUr H$er amhrb, Vo gmßJVmo. ¤maH$m_R>mV gm_doXmMo, JmodY©Z _R>mV F$ΩdoXmMo, ¡`mo{V_©R>mV AWd©doXmMo d l•ßJoar_R>mV `Owd}XmMo ‡mYm›` amhrb. VX≤Zwgma ho Mma _R> H´$_e: "VŒd_{g', "‡kmZß ~´˜', "A`_mÀ_m ~´˜', "Ahß ~´˜mpÒ_' `m _hmdmä`mßZm AmYma^yV _mZyZ AmnmnÎ`m gmYZm Mmb{dVrb.''
(AmMm`©‡{UV _R>mÂZm`, eofmÂZm` d _hmZwemgZ `m J´ßWm¿`m eofmßemdÍ$Z.)
AmMm`© eßH$amßMo _R> AZwemgZ ~’ hmoVo. À`m À`m _R>mßV À`m À`m doXmMo A‹``Z H$aUo, À`m À`m _hmdmä`mMo qMVZ H$aUo, Y_©ajU H$aUo, bmoH$mßZm CnXoe H$Í$Z À`mß¿`mV JwUmoÀH$fm©{df`r, Zr{V{df`r ‡r{V {Z_m©U H$aUo, À`mß¿`mH$Sy>Z À`mßZm {‡` AgUmË`m XodVoMr CnmgZm H$Í$Z KoUo, `moJm‰`mgmbm `moΩ` Vr {Xem XmI{dUo, ‡dMZo, ^mÓ`o, gßdmX B. ¤mam bmoH$mßMo g_mYmZ H$aUo- hr _R>dm{g`mßMr {ZÀ`H$_} Va hmoVrM; nU AmnÎ`m AmMaUmZo, Mm[aÕ`mZo bmoH$mßZm gX≤dV©ZmMm ‹`mg KoD$Z gX≤dV©Z H$amdo, ZrVrMr hÀ`m H$Í$ Z`o ÂhUyZ _R>dm{g`mßZr AmnÎ`m AmXe© OrdZmV {Vi_mÃhr CUrd R>ody Z`o, Aer AmMm`m™Mr ‡Ia Amkm hmoVr.
AmMm`m™¿`m _mJ©Xe©ZmZwgma "gmYmaU' gßdÀgamV _mK ewäb g·_rbm ¤maH$mnrR>mMr ÒWmnZm Pmbr. hÒVm_bH$mMm`© n{hbo A{YnVr. "amjg' gßdÀgamV nm°f ew’ nm°{U©_obm ¡`mo{V_©R>mMr {h_mb`mV ÒWmnZm Pmbr. VmoQ>H$mMm`© n{hbo
A{YnVr. "Zb' gßdÀgamV d°emI ew’ Xe_rbm OJfimWnwarbm JmodY©Z_R>mMr ÒWmnZm Pmbr. nŸnmXmMm`© n{hbo A{YnVr. "qnJb' gßdÀgamV nm°f nm°{U©_obm e•ßJoar _R>mMr ÒWmnZm Pmbr. gwaoúamMm`© n{hbo _R>m{YnVr. Am{U "{g’mWu' gßdÀgamV d°emI nm°{U©_obm H$mßMrbm H$m_H$moQ>r nrR>mMr ÒWmnZm Pmbr. {VMo n{hbo AmMm`© ÒdV: Am⁄ eßH$amMm`© hmoVo.
AmMm`m™Mo Mma CŒm_ {eÓ` nwT>o, CŒm_ AmMm`© Pmbo. AmMm`© "OJX≤JwÈ' hmo `mV `m Mma {eÓ`moŒm_mßMm _mobmMm dmQ>m Amho. EH$Xm VrW©`mÃoMr AZwkm _mJUmË`m nŸnmXmbm AmMm`m™Zr Omo CnXoe Ho$bm, VmoM JmoS> Kmg AmnUhr AßVr godZ H$È`m. AmMm`© ÂhUmbo, ""dÀgm, JwÈgmhM`© hrM Iar VrW©`mÃm Amho. JwÈMaUm_•V hoM Iao VrWm}XH$ Amho. JwÍß$¿`m R>m`r BÔ> X°dV nmhUo hoM Iao XodXe©Z Amho. JwÍß$Odi amhˇZ À`mßMr godm H$aUo ÂhUOo gd©VrW©godmM Amho!''
gm°. gwZßXm AmZßX em{iJ´m_ gm°. gwZßXm AmZßX em{iJ´m_gm°. gwZßXm AmZßX em{iJ´m_