Janamsakhi's - Vir Singh (punjabi)

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fJ; g'Eh ftu i' e[M n;K ehsk j? T[; dk t/otk fJj j? L (ƒ) tb?s tkbh ;kyh dk c'N' dk B[;yk, jk\}kpkdh B[;y/ dk gZEo d/ Skg/ dk B[;yk, i' fw;No w?ekb\ tkbk gqf;X j? s/ f;zx ;Gk bkj"o d/ gEo d/ Skg/ dk B[;yk, sq?nK dk w[ekpbk eoe/ fJj T[skok fsnko j':k j? s/ }o{oh ns/ noE Gkt dh f;Xh tkb/ ;ko/ \oe B'NK ftu dZ; fdZs/ jB. i' \oe |?o }o{oh y:kb ehs/ rJ/ jB T[j BjhI dZ;/ s/ UE/ fJpkos fJ; ftu T[j oZyh j? i' c'N' tkb/ B[;y/ ftu j?. i' ;kyhnK jk\}kpkdh B[;y/ ftu jB s/ tb?s tkb/ ftu BjhI ;B, T[j fJ; ftu gk fdZshnK jB s/ N{e ftu dZ; fdsk j?. i/ fes/ T[; s'I fJpkos bJh j? sK ph N{e ftu dZ; fdsk j?. („) gdK ~ fBy/fVnk n;K j?, s/, H , . H< . H @@nkfde fBFkB gkm dh ;[rwsk tk;s/ n;K bkJ/ jB s/ fes/ fpzdh s/ nXe ph bkJh j/ i' gkm F[ZX ;wM gt/. (…) ;fcnK dh soshp fJ; Skg/ ftu Sgh g'Eh dh nkgDh j?, c'N' d/ B[;y/ d/ ;c/ g[okD/ tjh yks/ d/ sqhe/ d/ nkwQ' ;kjwD/ ;fcnK ~ fJe gzBK wzB e/ ;Zi/ jZE d/ ;c/ s/ jB. (†) i' r[opkDh d/ Fpd Fb'e nkJ/ jB, Uj n;K ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih Bkb ;'X e/ gkm fby/ jBL feT[fI e

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r[opkDh dh F[ZXh dh Ne;kb ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih jB s/ T[; Bkb'I nF[ZX gkm SgD/ ;[ydkJh BjhI. (‡) i' pkDhnK r[o{ ih dhnK BjhI, s/ ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI uVQhnK s/ iBw ;kyhnK tkfbnK pkjo dhnK ehshnK (fiBQK ftu BkT[I r[o{ ih dk nk:k j?) fby fdZshnK jB T[BKQ dk Bw{Bk n;K nzsek ftu fdZsk j?, g'Eh ftu BjhI ofynk. ;qh r[o{ noiB d/t ih B/ fJj pkDhnK r[o{ feqs BjhI wzBhnK no phV ftu BjhI ukVQhnK. gqkD ;zrbh nkg B/ ;zrbk dhg s'I wzrkJh s/ c/o BjhI s;bhw ehsh. eJh fJe ;kX{nK cehoK B/ pkDhnK ou e/ Bkw r[o{ ih dk fgZS/ gk fdsk ;h. ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih dh phV pzBQD d/ eJh ekoBK ftu'I fJe fJj ph ;h fe fJ; rZb ~ o'e g? ikt/. i[rktbh d/ nzs g[o, no @tkfjr[o{ eh fwjBfs# s'I gfjbK fJe ;so[ fJ; iBw ;kyh ftu nkT[Idh j?, @ukbh; i[r eh fwoikdk ;zs fbyh#. fi; dk ;gFN noE j? fe fJj ukbh i[r dh wfo:kdk, i' i[rktbh ftu ejh j? fe;/ ;zs dh ouh j'Jh j?, r[o{ ih dh BjhI. fJj nzdobh T[rkjh dZ;dh j? fe i' pkDh ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI uVQh s/ ;kyhnK ftu, iK j'oE/, r[o{ BkBe d/t ih d/ Bkw s/ j?, T[j r[o{ noiB d/t ih B/ j'oBK dh feqs fBoB/ eoe/, BjhI ukVQh. ;qh r[o{ noiB d/t ih dk ;wK ;qh r[o{ BkBe d/t ih s'I e/tb ukbh gzikj toj wro'I nk:kl T[; t/b/ ;koh f;yh, ;ko/ g[okD/ f;y s/ ;kohnK fbysK T[jBK d/ jk}o ;B s/ sk}h

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gVskb jo rb dh eo b?Dh T[jBK dh ;opZrsk s'I S[ZN ph n"yh rZb BjhI ;h, go-feqs pkDh T[BQK B/ SZvh i' T[j r[o{-feqs BjhI j?. fJE'I sKJhI fe GkJh pzB' B/ i' e[S d{;oh phV ftu ukVQ fdsk, U; go Gh nkg B/ ngq;Bz sk gqrN ehsh. ;' go-feqs bzw/ohnK pkDhnK d/ Bw{B/ n]ho nzsek ftu fds/ jB s/ S'N/ ;b'e nkfde ftu/ jh ofjD fds/ jB, go j/mK N{eK ftu dZ; fdZsk j? fe fJj gkm ;qh r[o{ rzqE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI jB, fi; s'I gkmeK ~ fJ; rZb d/ ;wMD ftu ;[rwsk j' ikt/ fe mhe r[o{ ih d/ T[uko/ tke fejV/ jB, i' r[opkDh ftu ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih ftu nkJ/ jB. (ˆ) jo ;kyh T[s/ n;K Bzpo ƒH „H …H †H nkfd fdZs/ jB, n;b g'Eh ftu BjhI jB, gkmeK dh ;[y?Bsk tk;s/ jB. (‰) T[dk;h gfjbh, d{;oh nkfde i' w'N/ f;oBkt/I fdZs/ jB, T[j ph n;K fby/ jB, g'Eh ftu f;oBkt/I d/ e/ T[dk;h f;ob/y BjhI fbfynk, T[IR @fsqshnk T[dk;h T[sqkyzv eh# fJ; soQK dh fJpkos T[dk;h d/ nkozG ftu n;bh B[;y/ ftu j?. nzfwqs;o i[bkJh nr;s ƒ‹„ˆ

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» tkfjr[o{ ih eh \sj..

fJ; iBw ;kyh dh ftE:k ;qh r[o{ BkBe d/t ih dh ihtB ftE:k ~ @iBw ;kyh# nkyd/ jB. ed'I gfjbh iBw ;kyh fbyh rJh, fJ; dk ni/ sZe mhe gsk BjhI bZrk. pkb/ tkbh iBw ;kyh ftu T[; dk fbfynk ikDk gqkuhB dZf;nk j?, go T[; dk w[skb:k dZ; d/Idk j? fe T[j n?sBh g[okDh BjhI j?, T[j sK d;w/I ;fsr[oK d/ ;w/I n]ho :k osk wro'I dh ikgdh j?. GkJh wBh f;zx ih dh ;kyh, i/ pVh g[okDh ;wMh ikt/ sK ph, d;w/I gksFkj ih d/ ;w/I s'I g[okDh BjhI j' ;edh. fJj iBw ;kyh, i' nkg d/ jZE ftu j?, nkgDh nzdobh T[rkjh s'I S/t/I ;fsr[oK d/ t/b/ d/ brgr dh f;nkfDnK B/ ;jh ehsh j? (d/y' nzs ftu nzesk gfjbh dh d{ih N{e). go nZr/ uZb e/ n;hI dZ;Kr/ fe fJ; ;kyh ftu ph d;t/I gksFkj d/ ;w/I ik g?D dk fJe fJFkok w"i{d j?. i/ r[o{ nzrd ;kfjp ih d/ ;w/I ;kyhnk fbyhnK rJhnK ;B, sd T[jBK dk ni/ se gsk BjhI ubdk. fJj g[oksB otk:s j? no e"w ftu goftos j? fe n;b iBw ;kyh ~ fjzdkbhnK B/ ftrkV e/ ;kyh fbyh s/ T[; dk BkT[I pkb/ tkbh ;kyh jh goftos ehsk. T[; ;kyh d/ gVQB s'I gsk brdk j? fe fbyD tkb/ gk; fJj iBw ;kyh, fi;dh ftE:k n;hI fby oj/ jK, w"i{d ;h, feT[Ife w"i{dk pkb/ tkbh iBw ;kyh ftu

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fJ; ;kyh d/ fceo/ ns/ ;soK fwbdhnK jB, no T[sqk yzv dh sh;oh T[dk;h sK j{pj{ fJ;/ dh Beb eoe/ fbyh j?, ;' j' ;edk j? fe n;b iBw ;kyh fJj' j'tl/ fi; s'I w"i{dk pkb/ tkbh s/ j'o BebK j'JhnK, go w[wfeB j? fe fJ; s'I gfjbK e'Jh j'o iBw ;kyh ph j't/ i' fJ; dk ph w{b j't,/ fJj rb ni/ y'i dh w[Eki j?. pkb/ tkbh i' gqf;X j? ;' fJ;/ ~ ftrkV e/, :k i/ e'Jh j'o ph;h i' fwbdh BjhI- sK d'jK ~ ftrkV e/ fjzdkbhnK B/ nkgDk wsbp ;kXD bJh, fjzdkb dh T[BQK Bkb pokpoh s/ tfvnkJh d/ tke gkT[D ykso fbyh. fJj rZb pkp/ fjzdkb dh nkgDh iBw ;kyh gfVQnK ;jh j' iKdh j?. fJ; iBw ;kyh dh i' nkg d/ jZEK ftu j?, w[Ve/ goftosh fJ; soQK j'Jh fe ekbpqe Bkw/ fJe nzrqi/ a ~ fJ; dk fJe g[oksB B[;yk jE nkfJnk, T[; B/ fJj @Jh;N fJzvhnk ezgBh# ~ fdZsk, fiBQK B/ fJ; ~ @fJzvhnk nkfc; bzvB# dh bkfJpq/oh ftu ofynk. ;B ƒŠŠ… JhL ftu nzfwqs;o d/ f;ZyK B/ bcNzN rtoBo gk; fpB? ehsh fe T[jBK d/ gVQB bJh fJj iBw ;kyh fJzvhnk nkfc; s'I wzrtk fdsh ikt/. ;' @fw;No ok;# bkfJpq/ohnB dh feogk Bkb fJj ;kyh T[;/ ;kb dh ;kT[Dh o[s/ gzikp ftu xZbh rJh, sK i' bkj"o s/ nzfwqs;o ftu gVskb j' ;e/ƒ. bcNzN rtoBo iBob gk; f;ZyK tb'I fJ; dh c'N' b?D dh fJZSk gqrN j'D s/ fJ; ;kyK dh ;oekoh s'o ƒ

d/y' dhpkuk, iBw ;kyh c'N' j'Jh j'Jh dk, ƒŠŠ‡ JhL.

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s/ c'N' b? e/ e[S ekghnK c'N' fiaze'rqkch d/ sqhe/ s/ SkghnK rJhnK, s/ @;o ukob; n?fu;B bcNzN rtoBo gzikp# B/ u'Dt/I EkJhI fJj' ;[rks ti'I fdZshnK. E'V/ jh fuo fgS'I f;zx ;Gk bkj"o B/ gZEo d/ Skg/ ftu fJ; dk T[skok SgtkfJnk. fJ; ~ b'ehI tb?s tkbh iBw ;kyh nkyD bZr gJ/. ƒŠŠ‡ JhL ftu fby/ dhpku/ ftu GkJh r[ow[y f;zx ih dZ;d/ jB fe fgSb/ ;kb nkgD/ d"o/ ftu T[BKQ ~ fJe iBw ;kyh jk\iakpkd ftu jZE nkJh, fi; ~ gVskb eoB s/ T[j tb?s tkbh d/ Bkb dh jh ;kps j'Jh, e/tb fes/ fes/ nZyoK, gdK iK fcefonK dk e[S e[S \oe ;h. fJ;dk Bkw UjBK B/ @jk\iakpkd tkbh ;kyh# mfjokfJnk. fJj B[;yk wb{w j[zdk j? fe @fw;No w/ekfb\# gk; g[Zik. UBQK fJ; ~ nkgD/ you s/ r[ow[yh nZyoK ftu Sgtk:k, ftokw nkg brkJ/, Fpd tyo/ eoe/ Skg/. fJ; dh G{fwek GkJh r[ow[y f;zx ih gq'c?;o Uohn?INb ekbi B/ fbyh s/ fJj ph gZEo d/ Skg/ ftu ƒŠŠ‡ JhL ;zB ftu ƒ‡ Btzpo ~ Sg rJh. fJ; T[sko/ ~ b'ehI @w?ekbc tkbh iBw ;kyh# nkyD bZr gJ/. fJ; s'I wro'I GkJh eow f;zx ih fj;N'ohnB B/ ƒ‰‹0 dk T[skok, i' fJ;/ iBw ;kyh dk fJe B[;yk ;h, s;thoK ph fJ; ftu ;B, bkj"o fe;/ feskp co'F e'b fvZmk ;h, fco T[BKQ B/ bkj"o iBw-;EkB d/ r[od[nkohJ/ gk;, c/o cho'iag[o ftu ƒ‰Š‰ dk fJe B[;yk fvZmk ;h, fi; ftu fbfynk ;h fe ƒ‰„‰ ftu p[ojkBg[o ftu fbyh rJh iBw ;kyh dk fJj T[skok j?. fJe ekgh

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UjBK fFekog[o ftu fbyh j'Jh j?dokpkd d/yh ;h, fJe ekgh pjktbg[o d/ fJbke/ pzdJhnK d/ v/o/ t/yh ;h. podtkB dh fbyh j'Jh fJe ekgh ;zws ƒŠƒ† dh w[beoki GZb/ B/ t/yh ;h. fJ;d/ fby/ ikD d/ ;w/I dh e[S e[ gVskb (ƒ) r[o{ ih dh pkb nt;Ek d/ e"seK (;kyh …) ftu fbfynk j? fe @ip r[o{ BkBe, po;K BktK ek j'fJnk sp c/o s'oeh gVQB gkfJnk#. id'I r[o{ ih pkb nt;Ek ftu ;/, sK oki gmkDKƒ dk ;h s/ wespk ftZu cko;h gVQkT[Id/ ;h. s'oeh ukj/ cko;h ~ nkw b'e efjzd/ j'D, ukj/ cko;h noph s[oeh ;G ~ efjzd/ j'D, jo jkbs ftu gd @s[oeh# dk toskT[ :tB Gk;k tk;s/ sK jh j' ;edk j?, id'I fe s[oeK dk oki gZek j' frnk j't/ no T[BQK d/ oki ~ u'yk ;wK bzx frnk j't,/ sK s/ fJj ;kyh w[|bK d/ oki j' u[e/ s'I u'yk fuo pkd fbyh rJh. („) fJ; ;kyh ftu gzuw gksFkj d/ Fpd nkJ/ jB, fJ; eoe/ fJj ;kyh gzit/I ;fsr[oK d/ ;w/I :k wro'I fbyh rJh. |kbpB ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih dh phV d/ pkd, i' ;zws ƒˆˆƒ fpL dh rZb j?. fJ; dh p'bh s/ nZyoK dk y:kb eo e/ fJ; ~ S/thI gksFkjh d/ ;w/I dh ph eJh f;nkfDnK ;jh ehsk ;h. ƒ

gmkDK d/ oki dh ;wkgsh r[o[ ih dh i[nkB T[wo ftu j'Jh

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(…) fJ; ;kyh d/ nzdob/ gzB/ s/ fiZE/ ;kyh ;zg{oB j'Jh j?, UE/ fbfynk j? @nG[b r[o{ pkpk ih, p'bj[ tkfjr[o{ ih eh cs/ j'Jh. s/ok go Bk j?. @p'b' tkfjr[o{# dk nkw toskok GZNK d/ ;tZ:/ ouD d/ pkd j'fJnk j?. gfjb/ @tkfjr[o{# wzsq dh ;{os ftu r[gs tke ;h. ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih dh phV s'I pkd nkw F[o{ j'fJnk. fJj Gh S/tI/ ;fsr[oK d/ ;w/I d/ br gr b? iKdk j?, go T[go fbyh fJpkos ftu fJe tke j? @p'bj[ tkfjr[o{ ih eh csj j'Jh,# tkfjr[o{ ih eh cs?# fJj tke ykb;k gzE ouD tkb/ ;qh r[o{ r'fpzd f;zx ih B/ ou/ ;B. c/o Bkb @j'Jh# gd j?, fJj tX/o/ ;qh r[o{ r'fpzd f;zx ih d/ ;w/I tZb b? iKdk j?. @tkfjr[o{ ih eh csj# nzfwqs SeD ;w/I j'Jh, T[j ;zws fpqL ƒ‰‡ˆ j?. fJ; fj;kp ftu fJj ;kyh ƒ‰‡ˆ ;zws s'I wro'I dh ik ;jh j[zdh j?. go fJj ph j' ;edk j? fe iBw ;kyh g[oksB j't/ s/ tb?s tkbk B[;yk ƒ‰‡ˆ d/ pkd fbfynk frnk j't/ s/ fbykoh s'I ;fj ;[Gkt T[; t/b/ gqftos j'fJnk fcodk @tkfjr[o{ ih eh cs/# fbfynk frnk j't./ fJj Gh w[wfeB BjhI fe fJj fJpkos fJscke Bkb fbyh rJh j't,/ go jkbs ftu y'ieK dk fXnkB fJ; go iao{o you j'Dk ukjhJ/. (†) fJ;dh p'bh fBo'b g'm'jkoh BjhI, s/ Bk fBo'b bfjzd/ dh j?, fijbw d/ fJ; feBko/ :k T[; feBko/ dh p'bh Bkb w/b yKdh j?. ns/ nZyo fJ; d/ @jkj/#, @n"IeV# s/ @bb/# nkfd d/ ftuko s'I g[oksB Yzr d/ brd/ jB. fJ; dk ekoB fJ; dk g[okDk j'Dk ph j'

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;edk j?, s/ fbykoh dk T[; nZyoK dh x[zvh s'I Bktkec j'Dk ph j' ;edk j?, i' fe bkj"o nzfwqs;o d/ bkr/ ;[jDh Feb b? rJh ;h. feT[Ife jkFhJ/ dhnK bheK fw;so Bkb tkjhnK BjhI ikgdhnK, i' j[Bo fe Ud'I uzr/ ewkb s/ ;h. jkFhJ/ dhnK bheK T[xV d[xVhnK T[; d/ ubkT{ fbys j'D dh rtkjh jB s/ fJ;/ soQK fbys ph ubkT{ j' ;edh j?l fbyD tkbk e;ph fbykoh BjhI ikgdk. (‡) fJj rZb fe tb?s gj[zuk B[;yk fJ;dk n;bh eosk dk gfjbk B[;yk j?, fJ; d/ nzdo dh r[nkjh s'I oZd j' iKdk j?. fJ; B[;y/ s'I gfjb/ e'Jh j'o B[;yk ;h, fJ;dk fJj T[skok j?. c/o fJj B[;yk T[;dk mhe T[skok j? :k e[S coe g? frnk j?, fJj rZb jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ Bkb fJ; dk Nkeok eoB s'I fdZ; g?Idh j? fe d't/I T[sko/ fJe w{b d/ jB go nkg' ftu \oe eo rJ/ jB. fJ; s'I ;zGktBk j[zdh j? fe tb?s tkbk B[;yk Gh n;bh w{b s'I u'yk coe eo frnk j't/rk, fJj rZb fe fJj B[;yk fe;/ j'o dk T[skok j? n?T{I ;gFN j[zdh j?L(T) ;kyh BzL „Š ftu fbfynk j? fe @T[j d[BhnK dko ceho E/#, nrbk fgSbk gqeoD ;kc dZ;dk j? fe J/E/ gkm ukjhdk ;hL @Uj dhBdko ceho E/#l feT[Ife T[j n\;'; eodk j? fe i/ w?I dhB wzrdk sK dhB gkT[Idk, w?I d[BhnK ukjh sK d[BhnK fwbh. jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ ftu gkm j?L- @dhBdko ceho E/# i' F[X j?. fJj nF[Xh tb?sh B[;y/ dh n?;h j? fe fi; d/ nF[ZX j'D dk osk ;z;k BjhI ofj ;edk s/ fJj nF[ZXh

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jh dbhb j? T[; d/ T[sko/ j'D dh, jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ dk F[ZX gkm fJ; dbhb ~ g'qYsk d/Idk j?. (n) ;kyh Bzpo …0 ftu wodkB/ dk tke j?L- @i' s/ok njko j't? ;', w/ok j't,/ ;' w/ok njko eofj#. fJ; ftu @w/ok njko eofj# fJsB/ nZyo tkX{ jB. @;' w/ok j't?# s/ @;' w/ok njko eofj# d'tI/ fJe wsbp oyd/ jB, d'jK ftu'I fJe fpb'Vk j?, n;bh eosk nkgD/ B[;y/ ftu fJj G[Zb BjhI SZv ;edk. fJj G[Zb T[sko/ dh j?, jkL pL B[;yk fJ; dh gq'Ysk eodk j?, fi; ftu fe @;' w/ok njko eofj# gkm BjhI j?. (J) ;kyh BzL …ƒ ftu id r[o{ ih @fgSj[ oksh ;dVk# Fpd dk G'r gkT[Id/ jB sK nkyd/ jB L @pkpk ih wksk ih n;hI i' nkJ/ jK, i' efj Ek nktfjIr#/ fJ; ftu @efj Ek# gkm nF[ZX j? ukjhdk j? @efjnk Ek# fJj @nk ezB/ dk ofj ikDk T[skok eoB tkb/ dh T[ekJh j?, fJ; dh g[FNh jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ s'I j[zdh j?, fi; ftu gkm j?-@efjnk Ek#. (;) ;kyh BzL …0 ftu fJj gkm @iK fJj puB eofjI i' w/o/ eow Gh Bk phukofjI#. @w/o/ eow Gh Bk phukofjI# s'I ;kps j[zdk j? fe gfjb/ fceo/ @iK fJj puB eofjI ftu ph @Gh# gd ukjhdk ;h feT[Ife gfjb/ fJj rZb wodkBk wzr nk:k j? fe i' s/ok njko j? ;' w/ok j't,/ j[D d{;oh rZb wzrdk j? fe w/o/ eow Gh Bk phukofjI ! fJ; ftu gJh @Gh# dZ;dh j? fe gfjb/ fJe rZb j'o wzr nk:k j?, sKs/ }o{oh j' frnk fe id wodkBk efjzdk j? @iK fJj puB efojI# fJ; ftu Gh

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gd, @Gh# nkt/. jk\iakpkdh B[;yk fJ; rZb dh gq'Ysk eodk j?, feT[Ife T[; ftu J/E/ @Gh# gd j?, s/ gkm j?- @i' fJj ph puB eofj.# (j) ;kyh BzL †‡ ftu r[o{ pkp/ B/ @;T[ T[bQkw/ fdB?# e/ tkbk ;b'e d/ e/ pjktdh ~ nkfynk @eow eozr j?, UE/ jz; dk @w# BkjhI j?.# fJ; ftu ;gFN j? fe @wwk# fJeZbk e'Jh noE BjhI J/E/ d/Idk, F[ZX gkm ukjhdk j? @ezw#. n?T[I -@UE? jz; dk ezw BkjhI#. j[D fJj @ez# dk ofj ikDk dZ;dk j? fe fJj T[sko/ ftu G[Zb gJh j?. jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ ftu ;b'e s'I wro'I n?sBh fJpkos j? jh BjhI @sp pkpk p'fbnk nkfyU;[# wyd{w pjktdh eow eozr j? UE/ jz; dk @w# Bkjh j? i' UE/ pfjB#. fJj ;koh fJpkos :k sK n;bh B[;y/ ftu j? jh BjhI ;h, tb?s tkbh d/ T[skok eoB tkb/ B/ ;b'e d/ noE nkg gkJ/ j'Dr/, i' j?;h sK jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ tkb/ s'I ofj rJh j?. f;ZNk fJj j? fe fJ; tb?s tkbh ;kyh s'I gfjbK e'Jh j'o iBw ;kyh ;h, ukj/ T[j fpbe[b ftbZyD uhia ;h, ukj' fJBQK-tb?s gj[uz h s/ jk\iakpkd tkbh-d[fJ fe;/ j'o dk T[skok jB, i' ni/ se jZE BjhI nkfJnk s/ fJj T[sko/ T[; n;b Bkb'I coe eo rJ/ j'J/ ikgd/ jB.

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;kyh ;qh pkp/ BkBe ih eh ;qh ;fsr[o{ ih irs[ fB;skoD e[ nkfJnk ebi[r ftu pkpk BkBe j'fJ iBfwnk gkopqjw ek fBi Grs[.. ;fsr[o{ gq;kfd..

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Fpd dhnK gfjbhnK s[eK dk Nhek d' r[zw gZfsqnK ftu frnk j? s/ jk\iakpkd tkb/ B[;y/ ftu @sp r[o{HHHs'HI HH gk:k BjhI iksk-sZe dk ;ko/ dk ;kok gkm BjhI j?. J/j ;soK @ykb;k ekbi nzfwqs;o# tkb/ B[;y/ s'I fdZshnK jB, fJBQK s'I nr/ tb?s tkbh g'Eh dk gkm uZb g?Idk j?. „ fJE'I nr/ tb?s tkbh g'Eh dk gkm uZb fgnk.

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@j/ gzvsk ! i/ fJj b/yk gfVQnk j? sK gVQ no w[M eT[ Gh gVQkfJ. Bkjh sK Bk gVQkfJ. ;[D j/ gzvsk ! ijK fJj s/ok ihT[ ikt/rk, sjK s/o/ jZE fJj gVBk Bh;kD j't/rk, s/o/ Bihe iw ekb Bk nkt/rk.# sp T[B gzvs efjnkL @J/ BkBe ! fJj pksK s?I fe;s/ gkJhnK jB < go ;[D j/ BkBe ! J/j[ i[ gow/;o ek Bkw b/s/ j?I fsB eT[ etB cb brs/ j?I <# sp r[o{ BkBe d{ih gT[Vh ejhL@fiE/ fwbfj tfvnkJhnk ;d y[Fhnk ;d ukT[. fsB w[fy fNe/ fBebfj fiB wfB ;uk BkT[.. eofw fwb? sK gkJhn? Bkjh rbh tkT[ d[nkT[..„.. sp r[o{ pkp/ BkBe efjnkL @;[fD j/ gzfvsk ! ijK J/j[ s/ok ihT[ ikt/rk sjk fJ; gow/;o f;woD ek J/j[ g[zB j't/rk i' ;dk ;dk y[FhnK, fBs fBs nBzd wjK wzrbfBXkB gokgfs j'tfj_r./ go fiBQk wfB pu eofw eoe/ f;wfonk j?. no[ T[gkfJ efo efo rbh gow/;o[ bhnk BjhI iksk.# sfp Uj[ gzfvs j?okB j'fJ ofjnk fcfo T[fB gzvs[ efjnkL @J/ BkBe ! J/j[ i' gow/;o ek Bkw[ b/s/ j?I fsB eT[ sK e'Jh Bkjh ikDsk, T[B eT[ sK o'NhnK Gh BkjhI i[fV nktshnK, no[ fJe i' gks;kjh eod/ j?fB, ;' p[fonkJhnK Gh eod/ j?fB no[ gow/;o[ th Bkjh f;wod/l ej[ d/yk UfB etB gkg ehs/ j?fB i' gks;kjh Gh vofj no[ gow/;o s' Gh Bk vofj <# sp fco r[o{ BkBe shih gT[Vh ejhL@fJfe nktfj fJfe ikfj T[fm oyhnfj Bkt ;bko.. fJfe T[gkJ/ wzrs/ fJeBk tv/ dotko.. nr/ rfJnk

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ikDhn? ftD[ B t? t?eko..…..# sp r[o{ pkp/ BkBe efjnk L @;[D j' gzvs ! fJe nkts/ j?,I fJe iks/ j?I fJe ;kj j?,I fJe gkfs;kj j?,I fJe T[Be/ nkr? fGfynk wzfr wzfr yks/ j?,I go ;[fD j/ gzfvs ! i' T{jK nkr iktfjr/, no[ i[ JhjK ;[y[ eos/ j?,I gow/;o BjhI f;wos/ T[B eT[ n?;h ;ikfJ fwb?rh, i?;h egV/ eT[ X'ph d/sk j?, no fsbK eT[ s/bh d/sk j?, no[ Boe e[zv/ fwbfjr/. no[ i' gow/;o eT[ f;wos/ j?,I no fGfynk wzfr wzfr yks/ j?,I T[B eT[ dorkj tfvnkJhnK fwbfjrhnK#. sp gzfvs j?okB j'fJ rfJnk, efjU;[L @J/j[ e'Jh tvk Grs j?#. sp fcfo gzfvs efjnkL @BkBe ! s{z n?;h pks eodk j?,I ;' feT[ eodk j?I < ni/ sK pkbe j?.I e[S wksk fgsk, fJ;sqh e[Nzp ek ;[y[ d/y, ni/ s/ok feE/ UVe j?#. sp r[o{ BkBe ih uT[Eh gT[Vh ejhL @@G? s/o? vo[ nrbk yfg yfg fSi? d/j[.. Bkt fiBK ;[bskB yKB j'd/ fvm/ y/j.. BkBe T[mh ufbnk ;fG e{V/ s[N? B/j..†..à.. fs; ek gowkoE r[o{ BkBe efjnkL@;[D j' gzfvs[ ! U;[ ;kjfp ek n?;k vo[ j? i' w/oh d/j G?wkB[ j'fJ rJh j?. i' JhjK ykB ;[bskB ejkfJd/ E/ ;' Gh wfo yke j'fJ rJ/.. fiBek nwo wBhsk EK, fiBe? vfo fgqEth G?wkB j'sh Eh ;' Gh wfo yke j'fJ rJ/. ;[D j' gzfvsk ! w?I e{Vk B/j[ fe; ;'I eoT[,I jw Gh T[fm ikfjIr./ yke dfo yke j'fJ ikfjIr,/ jw fs;eh

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pzdrh eofj_r/ i'ƒ ihn bJ/rk fcfo fJ; ;z;ko ;T[ƒ e{Vk B/j[ fenk eofj_ <# sp gzfvs j?okB j'fJ rfJnk, Bw;eko[ ehs';[, i' e'Jh g{ok j?L @i' s/o/ nksw/ nkT[Idh j? ;' efo#. sp r[o{ pkpk ih xfo nkfJe? p?m ofjnk. p'b' tkfjr[o{.

… e[VwkJh, ftnkj nkfrnk gow/Fo eh j'Jh i' feofs eS[ B eo?. i/ p?m/ sK p?mk jh oj?, iK ;'t/ sK ;'fJnk jh oj?. \ehoK Bkfb wib; eo?. pkpk ekb{ j?okB j'fJ rfJnk, efjnk ;[ @BkBe ! s{z fJt? oj? sK fe j't? <# ip r[o{ BkBe po;K BtK ek j'nk sfp fcfo „

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pkpk bZrk ;z;ko eh feos eoD, go fus fe;? Bkb bkJ/ BkjhI, xo dh ]po bJ/ BkjhI, xo d/ nkdwh nkyDL @i' nZi eb \ehoK Bkb T[m iKdk j?#. p'b' tkfjr[o{.

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Gh fdtkBk fcodk j?#. sp okfJ p[bko nkfynk, @w?I s/o/ skJhI r[Bkj pyfFnk, go s{z fJ;dk T[ikVk Go d/j# sfp BkBe[ wjhB/ fszB skJh ykt? ght? feS[ Bkjh. sp r[o{ BkBe nkfynkL @ikfJ d/yj[ UE? feS[ Bkjh T[ifVnk#. sp GZNh efjnkL @ih w/ok y/s[ T[ifVnk j?, w/ok sgkt;[ efo, Bkjh sK w?I s[oeK gk; t?Idk jK@. sp r[o{ BkBe nkfynkL @dhtkB ;bkwfs ! i/ fje[ gmk o[fVek N[fenk j't/ sK ipkp[ eoDk, go[ s[;hI nkgDk nkdwh G/fi efo d/yj[# sp okfJ p[bko nkgD/ fgnkd/ G/i/ ! i' T{jK nkdwh iktfB sK y/sh ;p{s yVh j?ƒ, fJe gmk y/sh dk T[ifVnk BkjhI sp pkp/ ;pd T[ukoD ehskL;{jh wjbk É i'rh j't/ i'rt? G'rh j't/ ykfJ.. sghnk j't? sg[ eo? shofE wfb wfb BkfJ..É.. s/ok ;dVk ;[Dhi? GkJh i/e' pj/ nbkfJ..É.. ojkT[.. i?;k phi? ;' b{D? i' yN? ;[ ykfJ.. nr? g[S B j'tJh i' ;D[ Bh;kD? ikfJ..„.. s?;' i?;k ekYhn? i?;h eko ewkfJ.. i' dw[ fufs B nktJh ;' dw[ fpoEk ikfJ..….. fJj[ sB[ t/uh p? eoh i/ e' bJ/ ftekfJ.. BkBe ezfw B nktJh fis[ sfB Bkjh ;uk BkT[..†.. sfp okfJ p[bko T[; GZNh eT[ M{mk ehsk, r[o{ BkBe[ ns? ekb{ d't? xfo nkJ?. ƒ

J/E/ tb?s tkb/ B[;y/ ftu fJe ;so fwNh j'Jh j?, fJj gKmL-y/sh ;p{s yVh j?-ykb;k ekbi d/ B[;y/ s'I bhsk j?.

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‡ fpqS dh SK Bk fcoh sfp nkfrnk gow/;o eh j'Jh, i' r[o{ BkBe d/ xfo d[fJ p/N/ j'JL/ bywhdk; s/ ;qhuzd[. go[ pkp/ dh T[dk;h fwN? BkjhI. r[o{ BkBe o[yh fpoyh ikfJ T[dk;[ oj?. sfp fJe fdB r[o{ pkpk BkBe ih ikfJ efo pkr ftu ;[sk, fcfo fdB[ bEk T[m' Bkjh. sp okfJp[bko d/t GZNh f;ekfo ufVnk Ek, nkT[Idk nkT[Idk ik pkr ftu nkt?, sK e'Jh doys j/fm ;[Zsk gfJnk j?. go iK d/y? sK j'oBK doysK dh SkfJnk ufb rJh j?, no[ fJ;[ doys dk gqSktK yVk j?. sp okfJ p[bko nkfynk, @fJ;~ irkfJj[#. ip T[mkfJnk, sK ekb{ dk g[Zsq j?. sfp okfJp[bko nkfynk, @:ko' ! eZb tkbhƒ th rfb fvmh j?, no J/j[ Gh d/yj[, J/j ykbh Bkjh#. sfp okfJp[bko GZNh xfo nkfJnk. nkfJ efo ekb{ ~ ;dkfJU;[, no[ nkfyU;[L @ekb{ ! ws[ fJ;[ g[sq B' fcN[ wko d/Idk j't,/I fJj wjKg[oy[ j?l fJ; dk ;dek w/ok ;jo[ t;dk j?. ekb{ s{z Gh fBjkb[ j'nk„, ns/ w?I Gh fBjkb[ jK, fi; d/ ;jo ftfu fJj[ g?dk j'nk j?#. sfp ekb{ nkfynk, @ih y[dkfJ dhnk y[dkfJ jh ikD?.# ekb{ xfo nkfJnk. ƒ

jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gkm @nrbh rb# j?. fJ; EKt/I jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu J/j nyoL-i' s/ok g[sq j?-j'o ph tkX{ j?B.

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ˆH y/sh, tDi, ;T[dkroh, ukeoh sp r[o{ BkBe \ehoK Bkb wibf; eo?. j'o[ fe;/ Bkfb rb eo? Bkjh. sp ;p gotko d[fynk. nkyfBL @i' J/j[ ewbk j'nk j?#. sfp r[o{ BkBe ih eh wksk nkJh T[; nkfynkL @p/Nk ! s[X \ehoK Bkb p?fmnK ;odh Bkjh, s?~ xo[ pko[ j'fJnk, XhnK g[sq j'J,/ o[}rko Gh

efo. fBs fBs Gb/ohnK rZbK

Sfv, n;K ~ b'e j;d/ j?fB, i' ekb{ dk g[sq wky[N{ j'nk j?#. iK J/j[ rZbK wksk nkyhnK, go r[o{ BkBe d/ fdfb ekJh brhnK Bkjh. fceotkB[ j'fJ efo g? ofjnk. fiT[I gfJnk, fsT[I fdjko/ ukfo r[ifo rJ/ iK wfb u[eh sK pkp/ dh fJ;sqh ;;[ gkf; nkJh. T[fB nkfynkL @;;[ ! s{ fenk p?mh j?I < fi; dk g[sqgfJnk j?, uT[Ek djkVk j'nk j?. yKdk ghIdk feS[ BkjhI. sp wksk nkJh, T[fB nkfynkL @p/Nk ! s[X gfJnK pDdh BkjhI, e[S ykfj ghT[, y/sh gsh dh ypfo ;kfo bj[, feS[ o[}rko dh ypfo bj[, s/ok ;G[ e[Nzp fdbrho j?, ns/ p/Nk i' s[X[ Bkjh GKtdk, ;[ Bk efo n;h s?~ feS[ Bjh nkyd/, s{ fceotkB feT[I j? <# sfp ekb{ ~ ypfo j'Jh, sk ekb{ nkfJnk, nkfynkL @pZuk ! s?~ n;hI fe nkyd/ jK < go o[irko ehsk Gbk j?. fi yZsohnk fdnK g[sq gkf; gzihj/ j'Id/ j?B sK o[ir a ko eod/ j?fBƒ. o[irko ehsk Gbk j?, p/Nk ! n;kvh y/sh pkjfo gZeh yVh j?, no s{ UikVBkjh, feT[I fi ftu ƒ

jkL pkL B[;y/ dk gkm j?L i' ysqhnK fdnK g[sqK gk; gihj/ j'Id/ j?B sK o[irko eod/ Bkjh<

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ybk j't?,I sK nkyfB, i' ekb{ ek g[sq Gbk j'nk. p/Nk ! y/sh y;wk ;/sh#. sK r[o{ BkBe p'fbnk, @fgsk ih ! n;K Bt/ebh y/sh tkjh j?, ;' n;hI seohƒ oyd/ jK, n;K jb[ tkfjnk j?, phT[ gkfJnk j?, tkfV ehsh j?, nm/ gfjo yV/ oyd/ jK„. fgsk ih n;hI nkgDh y/sqh ;zGkb ;zxd/ BkjhI gokJh dh ;kfo fenk ikDfj…#. sfp ekb{ j?okB j'fJ ofjnk. nkfynk;[l @t/y' b'e' fJj[ fenk nkydk j?#. sfp ekb{ nkfynkL @s? Bt/ebh y/sh efd tkjh j? < ewbhnK rZbK Sfv, nr? nr/o/ go[†, i/ s[X[ Gkt;h, sK nrbh c;bh s?~ Bt/ebh y/sh tkfj d/;K j/. fdyk s{ feT[ efo gekfJ ykft;h#. sp r[o{ BkBe nkfynkL @fgsk ih, n;K y/sh j[fD tkjh j? ns? Gbh iwh j?. fd;fD gk;fD Gbh j?#. sp ekb{ nkfynkL @pZuk ! n;K s/oh y/sh fvmh ekJh Bkjh, s{ fenk nkydk j?I <# sfp r[o{ BkBe nkfynk @fgsk ih ! n;K J/j[ y/sh tkjh j?, i' sz{ ;[D/rk <# sp pkp/ BkBe fJe[ ;pd[ T[mkfJnklokr[ ;'ofm wjbk É xo[ É.. wB[ jkbh feo;kDh eoDh ;ow[ gkDh sB[ y/s.[ . Bkw[ phi[ ;zs'y[ ;[jkrk oy[ rohph t/;[.. GkT[ eow efo izw;h ;/ xo Gkrm d/y.[ .É.. pkpk wkfJnk ;kfE B j'fJ.. fJfB wkfJnk ir[ w'fjnk ftobk p{M? e'fJ.. ojkT[.. ƒ

jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gkm @seVh# j?. gkmKsq-ofjzd/ jK. … gKBKsq-n;hI nkgDh y/sh dh ;G ;'Mh oyd/ jK, gokJh dh ;ko fenk ikDd/ jK. † @nr? nr/o/ go# J/j gd jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu BjhI jB.

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sp c/o ekb{ p'fbnk, @pZuk ! s{ jZN pj[, n;kvh Gh jZN j?#. sp c/o

r[o{ BkBe ih d{ih gT[Vh nkyhL- jkD[ jN[ efo nkoik ;u[ Bkw[ efo tE[.. ;[ofs ;'u efo GKv;kb fs;[ ftfu fs;B' oy[.. tDikfonk f;T[ tDi[ efo b? bkjk wB j;[..„.. sp fco ekb{ efjnk, pZuk, i' s{z jZN BkjhI pfj_dk, sK x'V/ b? eo ;"dkroh eo, s/oh nkswk T[dk; j?, go s{z o[iarko Gh eo, ns/ gqd/; Gh d/fy, n;hI nkyKj/ i' o[irko rfJnk j?L j[D nKtdk j?#. sp r[o BkBe ih shih gT[Vh nkyhL;[fD ;k;s ;T[dkroh ;s[ x'V/ b? ub[.. you[ pzBQ uzfrnkJhnk ws[ wB ikDfj eb[.. fBozeko e? d/f; ikfj sk ;[fy bjfj wjb[.. sp c/o ekb{ nkfynkL @BkBe s{ n;kEj[ rfJnk j?,I go s{ ikfj ukeoh eo. d"bs]kB ek w'dh s/ok pfjD'Jh j?, Uj ukeoh eodk j?, s{z Gh ikfJ i?okw Bkb ukeoh eo, ws s/ok nkswk UE? fNe?. n;K s/ok yNB Sfvnk j?. p/Nk, i/eo s{ T[dk; j'fJ eo ik;h, sK ;G e'Jh nky;h, i' ekb{ dk g[sq ceho j'fJ rfJnk, b'e w/jD/ d/;B#. sp r[o{ BkBe ih gT[Vh uT[Eh nkyhLbkfJ fus[ efo ukeoh wzfB Bkw[ efo ezw[.. pB[ pdhnk efo XktDh ske' nky? XzB[.. BkBe t/y? Bdfo efo uV? utrD tzB.[ .†..„..ƒ ƒ

sp c/o ekb{HHHs'I utrD tzB[-se jk\iakpkd tkbh g'Eh ftu tkXk j? ns/ U; s'I fgS'I tb?sh g'Eh Bkb fwb iKdh j?. fJzBhnK ;soK tb?s tkbh g'Eh ftu BjhI jB.

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sp pkpk p'fbnk, nkfyU;[L @fgsk ih ! n;kvh y/sh phih ;[Dhnk ih, fgsk ih ! n;kvh y/sh phih yoh izwh j?. n;K fJ; y/sh dk fJsBk nk;ok j?, i' jk;b[ dhtkB ek ;G[ T[so/rk sb[p e'Jh Bk eo/rk. g[sq XhnK ;[ykb/ j'tfBr/ ns/ ceho fGokT[GkJh ;Ge'Jh to[;kt?rk. fi;[ ;kjfp dh w? feo;kDh tkjh j?, ;' w/ok pj[s[ y;wkBk eodk j?. fi; fdB dh T[; d/ Bkfb pD nkJh j?, fs; fdB dk pj[s y[; ojdk jK, i' feS[ wzrdk jK, ;' d/Idk j?. fgsk

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ukok.. BkBe ;u[ ;tkoD jkok..†..É.. sp fcfo ekb{ efjnk, @J/j rbK Sfv, b'eK dk wkor[ geV[.. feofs fpBK ihtD[ E'Vk j?#. sfp fcfo pkpk BkBe u[g eo ofjnk. ekb{ T[m rfJnk, ikfJ feofs brk. nkfyU;[L @J/j[ n;kv/ ezwj[ eki'I rfJnk. go[ pkjo'I y/sh T[iV/ BKjh.# sfp wksk nkJh. nkfJ efo brh T[gd/;fB. nkfyU;[L @p/Nk ! ukfo fdfB Bkw[ ft;kfo d/fj, ns/ T[fm yVk j'j.[ egV/ bkfJ rbh e{u? fcfo, i' b'eK dk ft;kj[ j't? ;G e'Jh nky? i' ekb{ dk g[sq uzrk j'nk#. sfd pkpk p'fbnk, ;pd[ƒ

okr nk;k wjbk É..

nkyk ihtk ft;o? wfo ikT[.. nkyfD nkT[yk ;kuk BkT[.. ;ku/ Bkw eh bkr? G{y..

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okr nk;k ftu wjbk ƒ#fJsB/ nZyo J/E/ jk\iapkd tkb/ T[sko/ ftu jB s/ tb?s tkbh ftu BjhI jB.

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M[ofD, nkyfD br?, i' @tvk j?c[ j'nk, i' ekb{ dk g[sq fdtkBk j'nk@.

‰ t?d sfp pkpk BkBe[ wjhB/ fsB skJh ykt? ght? feS[ Bkjh. nzdo u[g eo g? fojkƒ. ;kok gotko[ t/dhnK ek Udfonk, ;G/ br/ nkyfDL @ekb{ s{z fenk p?mk j?,I fi;dk g[sq gfJnk j?, s{ e'Jh t?d ;fd b?, feS[ dko{ efo. fenk ikg/ ey? dk Ub? by[ j?. s/ok g[sq uzrk j't/rk. sK gzihj/ fesB/ jh j'tDr/.#sp ekb{ T[fm yVk j'nk, ikfJ eo[ t?d ;fd fxzfB nkfJnk. sfp t?d[ nkfJ yVk j'fJnk sfp r[o{ BkBe pkj[ fyzfu fxXh, gr fSfe efo Tfm p?mk, nkyfD brkL @o/ t?d ! s{z fenk eodk j? <# sfp t?d efjnkL @i' feS[ s/o/ nksw? o'r j't?, ;' t/ydk jK.# sp pkpk jf;nk, ;b'e[ fds';[L@„t?d[ p[bkfJnk t?drh, gefV YzY'b/ pKj.. G'bk t?d[ B ikDJh eoe eb/i/ wkfj..É.. …

ikfj t?dk xfo nkgD? w/oh nkfj B b/fj.. jw os/ ;fj nkgD?

s{ fe;[ dko{ d/fj.. †

t?dk t?d[ ;[ t?d[ s{ gfjbk o'r[ gSkD[.. n?;k dko{ b'fV bj[ fis[ tzR?

o'rk xkfD.. ƒ

nzdo u[g eo g? fojk# J/j gd jkL pkL g'Eh d/ jB. fJj ;b'e wbko dh tko ftu wLƒ dk j?. … fJj r[opkDh BjhI j? gkm ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI j?. † fJj ;b'e wjb/ d{;o/ dk j?. fe;/ T[sko/ tkb/ B/ G[Zb Bkb wjb/ gfjb/ ftu J/E/ gkfJnk j?.

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d[y[ bkr? dko{ xDk t?d[ yV'nk nkfJ.. ekfJnk jz;[ geko/ t?fd B

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d[y wj[ok wkoB jfo Bkw[.. f;bk ;zs'y gh;D[ jfE dkB[.. fBs fBs b/j[ B Shi? d/j.. nzsekfb iw[ wko/ m/j..É.. n?;k dko{ ykfj rtko.. fis[ ykX? s/o/ ikfj fteko..É.. ojkT[.. oki[ wkb[ i'pB[ ;G ƒ

fJj gkm ph ;qh r[o{ rzqE ;kfjp ftu BjhI j?. fJj Fpd jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu j?, go tb?s tkb/ ftu BjhI.

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Š ;[bskB g[o ~ fsnkoh sp nkfrnk gow/;o eh j'Jh i' r[o{ BkBe pkfjo nkfJnk, sK pkp/ BkBe dk pjD':k i?okw Ek, ;' Btkp dT[bs ykB dk w'dh ;k, i?okw ;[fDnKl i' BkBe[ j?okB ojAdk j?, ezw eki feS[ BjhI eodk, sfp UfB feskps fbyh, i' BkBe s{ n;K i'r[ fwb[. sfp fJj feskps r[o{ BkBe gVh sK nkfyU;[, @j't? sK i?okw i'r fwbjK.# sfp xfo fdnK nkdwhnK nkfynk, @i' fJj[ ikt/ sK Gbk j't,/ ws[ fJ;dk wB[ T{jK fNe?#. sfp r[o{ BkBe ;[bskB g[o eT[ brk gj[zuD. sfp pkpk ih T[fm ufbnk, sfp pkp/ dh fJ;sqh brh p?okr[ eoD/. nkfyU;[L @ih s{z n;K i'r[ nr/ Bkfj ;h w[fj bkfJdk, god/f; rfJnk feT[I efo nktfj_rk#. sp pkp/ nkfynk, G'bhJ/ ! n;hI fJE/ fenk eod/ nkj/ < no[ UE? fenk eojAr/ < n;hI s[jkv/ fes? ezfw Bkjh#. sfp UfB fcfo p/Bsh ehshnk;[, @i' ih s[;hI xfo p?m/ j'd/ nkj/, sk w/o/ GkD/ ;ko/ ijkB dh gkfs;kjh j'Idh nkjh, ih fJj[ ;z;ko[ w/o/ fes? ekfw Bkjh.# sfp r[o{ fwjotkB[ j'nk. nkfyU;[, @s{ fuzsk feS[ B eo, fdB[ fdB[ s/oh gkfs;kjh j't/rh#. sfp UfB efjnk, @ih w? fgS/ ojAdh Bkjh, w?~ Bkb/ b? ub[#. sfp pkp/ nkfynk, @gow/;o ehJ/ ! j[D sKƒ w?I

iKdk jK, i/ w/o/ o[irko dh ekJh

pD;h sK w?I ;dkfJ b/;K. s{z nkfrnk wzfB b?#. sfp Uj[ u[g efo ojh. sfp r[o{ BkBe GkJhnK pzXK gk;{ fpdk ƒ

@J/ j[D sK# jkL pkL B[;y/ d/ nZyo jB.

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ehskƒ @;[bskB g[o eT[ ufbnk# p'bj[ tkfjr[o{.

‹ w'dh ykBk ;zGkfbnk Gkfbnk iK GkDk sK„ ;[bskB g[o eT[ rfJnk. sp i?okw ~ fwfbnk, i?okw pj[s[ y[Fh j'nk.. nkfyU;[ @GkJh t/ ! BkBe uzrk Gbk j?#. sfp i?okw[ dopkfo rfJnk, ikfJ dT[bsykB i'r noi[ ehs';,[ nkfyU;[L @Bpkp[ ;bkws ! w/ok fJe[ ;kbk fgS'I nkfJnk j?… Bpkp i'r[ fwfbnk uKjdk j?. sfp dT[bsykB efjnk, ikfJ fxzfB nkD[#. sfp i?okw[ nkfJ efo r[o{ BkBe i'r[ fxzfB b? rfJnk. feS[ g/;e;h nkr? ofy efo fwfbnk. ykB[ pj[s[ y[;h j'fJnk, ykB efjnk, @fJ; ek BkT[ fenk j? <# sfp i?okw noi ehsh, @ih fJ; ek BkT[ BkBe nKtdk j?, w/ok ezw[ fJ;e? jtkb/ eoj[#. sfp r[o{ BkBe y[;h j'fJ eo w[;eokfJnk, ykfB f;o'gkT[ fdZsk. sp r[o{ BkBe s/ i?okw[ xfo nkJ/, br/ ezw[ eofD.. n?;k ezw[ eofB, i' ;G[ e'Jh ][Fh j't?, ;G[ b'e nkyfB i' @tkj[ tkj[ e'Jh Gbk j?#. ;G e' ykB nkr? ;[gko; eo/. ykB[ pj[s[ y[;h j'nk. no[ i' feS[ nbck† r[o{ BkBe i'r[ fwb/, ykt? ;' ykt?, j'o[ gow/;o e? nofE d/t?. ns/ fBskgqfs okfs eT[ ehosB[ j't?. fgS'I wodkBk v{w[ nkfJnk. ƒ

ehsk dh EK gkmKsq j'fJnk ph j?. @GkDk sk# J/j nZyo jkL pkL B[;y/ d/ jB. … J/E/ jK pkL B[;y/ ftu fJj ph gkm j?, pj[s y{p gfVQnk j?#. † sBykj s'I tZyoh i' o;d ykD/ bJh fwb/ ;' nb{ck. „

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sbtzvhUI nkfJ pkp/ Bkfb fNfenk. no[ i[ j'o[ fgS'I nktfBL fsBk i'r[ ykB skJh fwbkfJ eo nb{ck eokfJ d/t,/ ;G o'NhnK yktfB. r[o{ BkBe e? gq;kfd ;fG y[;h j'J./ no[ iK pkp/ dh o;'Jh j't?, sK ;G nkfJ pfjfB ns/ okfs ~ fBskgqfs ehosB[ j't?. no[ fiE? gjo[ okfs oj? fsE? pkpk dohnkfJ ikt/ fJ;BkB[ eofD. no[ iK gqGkfs j't,/ sK egV/ bkfJe? fsbe[ uVkfJ efo dopkfo dcso wBk fxzfBƒ fbyD pj?.

É0 t/JhI gqt/F fJfe fdB nkfrnk gow/;o eh j'Jh, i' fBskgqfs dfonkT[ t?dk nkjk, ;[ fJfe fdfB fJe[ fyiwfs dko[ b/efo rfJnk, egV/ bkfj fyiwfsdko e/ jtkb/ ehs/, nkfg BktfD gfJnk. fiT[I gfJnk fsT[I nkfrnk gow/;o eh Bkfb, ;/te b? rJ/ dorj gow/;o eh. ;/teK ikfJ no} ehshL @ih BkBe jkio[ j?#. sfp ;uh dorkj[ do;B[ j'nk, ;kfjp[ fwjotkB[ j'nk. sfp T[j[ fyiwsdko[ egfVnK T[s/ yVk nkjk, ;' yV yVk j[fN rfJnk. UfB nkfynk, i' @BkBe[ dohnkfJ ftu gfJnk nkjk ;' fBefbU BkjhI#. Uf; nkfJ ykB gk; no}[ ehs';[L @ykB ;bkwfs ! BkBe dohnkT[ ftu gfJnk, nkjk ;' fBefbU BjhI#. sfp ykB[ n;tko[ j'fJnk, pkjfo nkfJnk. dohnkT[ T[gfo nkfJnk, wbkj p[bkJ/, no[ ikb pzfX gtkJ/. sfp wbkj ;'fX Ee/, go[ bXk ƒ

@dopkfo dcso wBk fxzfB# dh EK jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gkm j?L-dopko c[owkD b/eo#.

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Bkjh#. sfp ykB[ pj[s fdbrho[ j'nk, fcfo n;tko[ j'nk, nkfyU;[L @BkBe[ Gbk tiho[ Ek#. ykB[ xfo nkfJnk. nkfrnk gow/;o eh j'Jh, i' BkBe Grs[ jkio[ j'nk, sK nzfwqs dk eN'ok Gfo efo nkfrnk Bkfb fwfbnk. j[ew[ j'nkL @BkBe ! fJj[ nzfwqs[ w/o/ Bkw ek fgnkbk j?, s{ ghT[#. sp r[o{ BkBe s;bhw ehsh, fgnkbk ghsk, ;kfjp[ fwjotkB[ j'nkL @BkBe[ w?I s/o/ Bkb jK. w?I s/o/ skJhI fBjkb[ ehnk j?, no[ i' s/ok BkT[ b/t/rk ;' ;G w?I fBjkb[ ehs/ j?fB. s{ ikfJ efo w/ok Bkw[ ifg, no[ b'ek EhI Gh igkfJ. no[ ;z;ko EhI fBob/g[ oj[. Bkw[, dkB[, fJ;BkB[, ;/tk, f;woB ftfu oj[. w?I s/o/ skJhI nkgDk Bkw[ dhnk j?. s{ J/jk feofs efo#. sfp r[o{ BkBe ;bkw ehsk, yVk j'nk, sfp j[ew[ nkfJnk, nkfrnk j'JhL @BkBe w/o/ Bkw dh tfvnkJh e?;h j? < ej[#. sp pkpk p'fbnk, X[zfB nBjd[ T[mhLf;oh okr[ wjbk É.. e'fN e'Nh w/oh nkoik gtD[ ghnD[ nfgnkT[.. uzd[ ;{oi[ d[fJ r[c? B d/yk ;[gB? ;T[D B EkT[.. Gh s/oh ehwsh Bk gt? jT[ e/tv[ nkyk BkT[..É.. ;kuk fBozeko[ fBi EkfJ.. ;[fD ;[fD nkyD[ nkyDk i/ Gkt? eo/ swkfJ..É.. ojkT[.. e[;k eNhnk tko tko gh;fD gh;k gkfJ.. nrh ;/sh ikbhnk G;w ;/sh ofb ikT[.. Gh s/oh ehwfs Bk gt? jT[ e/tv[ nkyk BkT[..„.. gzyh j'fJe? i/ Gtk ;? n;wkBh ikT[..

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Bdoh fe;? B nktT{ Bk feS[ ghnk B ykT[.. Gh s/oh ehwfs Bk gt? jT[ e/tv[ nkyk BkT[..…..BkBe ekrd by wDk gfV gfV ehu? GkT[.. w;{ s'fN B nktJh b/yfD gT[D[ ubkT[.. Gh s/oh ehwfs Bk gt? jT[ e/tv[ nkyk BkT[..†..„.. sfp fcfo ntki j'nkL @BkBe w/ok j[ew[, s/oh Bdoh nkfJnk j?, s{z w/o/ j[ew eh f;cfs eo[. ƒi' fe;h fenk fenk j'nk j?, ns/ w/o/ dfo ftu fenk fenk ;[fDnk pizsq rktB jko/#. sfp pkpk p'fbnk, X[fB T[mhLokr[ nk;k wL É.. ;b'e..ƒ nkfd ;u[ i[rkfd ;u[.. j?Gh ;u[ BkBe j';h Gh ;u[..É..„ ig[ ;zg{oD[ ehsk.. sfp fcfo nkfrnk nkJh, j[ew[ j'nkL @BkBe fi;[ T[gfo s/oh Bdfo, fs;[ T[gfo w/oh Bdfo.. fi;[ T[gfo s/ok eow[, fs;[ T[gfo w/ok eow[.. w/ok BkT[ gkopqjw[ gow/;o[, no s/ok BkT[,I r[o{ gow/;o[#L sp r[o{ BkBe g?oh gfJnk, f;o[gkT[ dorkj'I pkp/ ~… fwfbnk, ;pd[ ƒ

jk\iakpkd tkb/ B[;y/ d/ T[sko/ ftu @i' fe;h s'I ;b'e# dh EK gkm fJj j?L-@nih ihT[ ek nkfynk j'nk fenk j? ns/ w/oh Bdo ftu fenk nkfynk ;[fDnk ikt/ < ns/ izs s/o/ j[ew Bkb rktDjko j?#. sp pkpk p'fbnk okr nk;k ftu ig[ ehsk, wjbk ƒ ;b'e„ fJ; s'I nZr/ jk\iakpkd tkbh g'Eh ftu-@;'u? ;'fu B j'tJh i/ ;'uh bytko.. u[g? u[fg B j'tJh i/ bkfJ ojk fbtsko.. G[fynk G[y B T[soh i/ pzBk g[ohnk Gko.. ;j; f;nkDgk by j'fj s fJe B ub? Bkfb. fet ;funkok j'Jhn? fet e{V? s[N? gkfb.. j[efw oikJh ubDk BkBe fbfynk Bkfb..ƒ..# gkm fiankdk j?. … @dorkj'I pkp/ ~# jk\iakpkd tkbh g'Eh dk gkm j?.

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X[fB T[mh okr[ XBk;oh j'nk, wjbk Ƀ nkoshLrrB w? Ekb[ oft uzd[ dhge pB/ skfoek wzvb iBe w'sh.. X{g[ wbnkBb' gtD[ uto' eo/ ;rb pBokfJ c{bzs i'sh..É.. e?;h nkosh j'fJ GtyzvBk s/oh nkosh.. nBjsk ;pd tkizs G/oh..É.. ojkT[.. ;j; st B?B BB B?B j? s'fj eT[ ;j; w{ofs BBk J/e s'jh.. ;j; gd fpwb BB J/e gd rzX fpB[ ;j; st rzX fJt ubs w'jh..„.. ;G wfj i'fs i'fs j? ;'fJ.. fs;d? ukBD ;fG wfj ukBD[ j'fJ.. r[o ;kyh i'fs gorN[ j'fJ.. i' fs;[ Gkt/ ;[ nkosh j'fJ..….. jfo uoD ewb weozd b'fGs wB' nBfdB' w'fj nkjh fgnk;k.. feqgk ib[ d/fj BkBe ;kfozr eT[ j'fJ iks/ s/o? Bkfw tk;k..†..ƒ..‰..‹.. sfp nkfrnk T[BQK ;/teK B' j'Jh, i' @BkBe eT[ T[;h xkfN gj[ukfJ nktj[#. sfp r[o{ BkBe e/ sJh# sh;o/ fdfB T[;h xkfN nkfD fBekfbnk. dohnkT[ ftu fBefbnk sp b'eK fvZmk. b'eK efjnk, @:ko' fJj[ sK dohnkfJ ftfu gfJnk nkjk, J/j[ feE{ g?dk j'nk <# sfp r[o{ BkBe[ v/o/ nkfJ efo tfVnk. v/ok ;G[ b[NkfJ d{fo ehs';[. b'e[ pj[s[ i[fV rJ/, ykB[ Gh nkfJ rfJnk, nkfyU;[ @BkBe s/o/ skJh fenk j'nk j?#. sfp b'eK efjnk, @ih J/j[ dohnkT[ ftfu gfJnk nkjk, dohnkT[ ftu'I u'fN ykXh#. sfp ykB efjnk, #:ko' tvk j?c[ j'nk#. ykB fdb|ho j'fJ eo T[fm rfJnk. sp r[o{ BkBe ƒ

wjbk ƒ# jkL pkL tkb/ B[;y/ ftu'I j?.

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e/ s/fV fJek bzr'Nh ojh j'o[ ofyU;[ feS[ Bkjh. \ehoK Bkfb ikfJ p?mk. Bkb wodkBk v{w[ ikfJ p?mk.

ÉÉ ekih uouk, Bwk}, w'dh dh eko fsnkrh sfp r[o{ BkBe u[g efo ofjnk. sp fJe[ fdB r[io rfJnk. sfp nrb/ fdfB pfeƒ ybk j'fJnk, i' @Bk e'Jh fjzd{ j?, Bk e' w[;bwkB[ j?#. ip p'b?, sK fJj' ntki eo„/ . sfp b'eK ikfJ eo ykB i'r[ efjnk, @i' pkpk BkBe[ nkydk j?, i' Bk e' fjzd{ j?, Bk e' w[;bwkB j?#. sfp ykB efjnk, @fJ;e/ fynkb Bkjh gT[Dk, fJj[ \eho[ j?#. sp fJe[ B/V? ekih p?mk Ekl T[fB ekih efjnk, @ykB ih ! nip[ j?, feT[I i' nkfynk j? <-BK e' fjzd{ j?, BK e' w[;bwkB[ j?-#. sfp ykfB efjnk nkdwh skJhI, i' @p[bkfJ nkfD#. sp nkdwh nkfJe/ efjD br/… @BkBe ! s/o/ skJh ykB[ p[bkfJdk j?#. sfp

r[o{ BkBe efjnk, @w?I s/o/ ykB

dh fenk gotkfj gVh j?<# sp b'eK efjnk, @fJj ewbk fdtkBk j'nk j?#. sfp

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@peBk# d/ g[oksB gzikph ftu e/tb @p'bDk# noE j[zd/ ;B. @ip s'I eo/# se dk gkm jk\iakpkdh T[sko/ ftu'I j?. … @sp nkdwh nkfJe/ efjD br?# gkm jkL pkL B[;y/ dh j?. „

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BkBe[ t/ukok.. GfJnk ek BkBe[ pT[okBk.. jT[ jfo fpB[ nto[ B ikBk..É.. ojkT[.. sT[ d/tkBk ikDhn? ik G? d/tkBk j'fJ.. J/eh ;kfjp pkjok d{ik nto[ B ikD? e'fJ..„.. sT[ d/tkBk ikDhn? ik J/ek eko ewkfJ.. j[ew[ gSkD? y;w ek d{ih nto f;nkDg ekfJ..….. sT[ d/tkBk ikDhn? ik ;kfjp Xo/ fgnko[.. wzdk ikD? nkg eT[ nto[ Gbk ;z;ko[..†..‰.. sp fcfo pkpk u[g efo ofjnk.. ik eS[ p'b/ sK J/jh tuB ej?, i' @Bk e' fjzd{ j?, Bk e' w[;bwkB[ j?#. sfp ekih efjnkL @ykB ih ! fJj[ Gkbk j?, i' ejAdk j?-Bk e' fjzd{ j? Bk e' w[;bwkB j?#. sp ekih efjnk. @ikfJ efo BkBe ceho sKJhƒ b? nktj[#. sK fgnkd/ rJ/L UfB efjnk, @ih ykB[ p[bkfJIdk j?. ykB[ ej_dk, j?, -ni pok y[dkfJe/sKJh dhdko d/fj„. w?I s/o/ dhdko ~ ukfjdk jK-@sfp r[o{ BkBe[ T[fm ufbnk, nkfyU;[, @nfp w/o? ;kfjp ek ;Zdk nkfJnk j?, w?I iktKrk#. sfp w[sek rfb ftu gkfJ rfJnk, nkfJ eo… ykB i'r[ fwfbnk. sfp ykfB efjnk, @BkBe !d';sh y[dkfJ eh, rb'I w[sek† bkfj, ewo pzX[, s{ Gbk ceho j?I !# sfp r[o{ BkBe rb'I w[sek bkfjnk, ewo pzXh. sfp ykfB efjnk, @BkBe w/oh ƒ

gkmKsq @BkBe ceho sKJhI# jk\iakpkd tkbh g'Eh d/ T[sko/ ftu'I j?. niHHHHs'I d/fj# se dh pkL jkL tkb/ B[;y/ d/ T[sko/ ftu gkm j?L-@ni pokj y[dk J/e pko dhdko

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ewysh j?, i' s[fj i/jk tiho[ ceho[ j't?. sfp ykfB r[o{ BkBe eT[ nkgD/ gkf; pjkfbnk, no efjU;[, @o/ ekih ! ekJh pks g[Ssk j? sK g[S, BkjhI sK J/j[ pj[fV ;[yB[ eo/rk Bkjh#. sp ekih dbrho[ j'fJ eo jf;nk.

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ekih efjnk, @BkBe ! s{ i' ejdk j?,- Bk e' fjzd{ j?, Bk e' w[;bwkB[ j?-, ;' s?I fenk gkfJnk j? <# sfp pkp/ BkBe efjnk ;b'e, okr[ wkM[ ftuL;b'e wH É.. w[;bwkD[ ejktD[ w[;eb[ ik j'fJ sK w[;bwkD[ ejkt?.. ntb nT[fb dhB[ efo fwmk w[;ebwkBk wkb[ w[;kt?.. j'fJ w[;fbw[ dhB w[jkD? woD ihtD ek Gow[ u[ekt?.. op eh oikfJ wZB/ f;o T[gfo eosk wzB/ nkg[ rtkt?.. sT[ BkBe ;op ihnk fwjozwfs j'fJ s w[;bwkD[ ejkt?..É.. ;b'e wL É.. fwfjo w;hfs f;de[ w[;bk je[ jbkb[ e[okD[.. ;ow ;[zBfs ;hb[ o'ik j'j[ w[;bwkD[.. eoDh ekpk ;u[ gho[ ebwk eow fBtki.. s;ph ;k fs;[ Gkt;h BkBe oy? bki..É.. wLÉ.. je[ gokfJnk BkBek T[;[ ;{no T[;[ rkfJ. r[o[ gho[ jkwk sk Go/ ik w[odko[ B ykfJ.. rbh Gf;fs B ikJhn? S[N? ;u[ ewkfJ.. wkoD gkfj jokw wfj j'fJ jbkb[ B ikfJ.. BkBe rbh e{VhJh e{V' gb? gkfJ..„..wLÉ.. gzfi fBtkik tys gzfi gzik gzi/ BkT[.. gfjbk ;u[ jbkb[ d[fJ shik y?o y[dkfJ. uT[Eh Bhnfs okf; wB[ gzithI f;cfs ;BkfJ.. eoDh ebwk nkfye? sk w[;bwkD[ ;dkfJ.. BkBe

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i/s/ e[fVnko e{V/ e{Vh gkfJ..….. ip fJj[ ;b'e[ pkp/ fdsk, sfp ekih j?okB[ j'fJ ofjnk. sfp ykfB efjnk, @ekih, fJ; eT[ g[SD eh se;ho ojh Bkjhƒ. „sp g/;h eh fBwki ek tys[ j'fJnk, ;G T[fm efo fBwki r[ikoD nkJ/, no[ pkpk Gh Bkb rfJnk. sfp ekih ;GBk s/ nr/ yVk j'nk, fBwki brk eoD?. ip pkpk ekih eh soc d/fy efo jf;nk. sfp ekih fvmk i' BkBe j;dk j?. sfp fBwki efo nkJ/, sfp ekih efjnk @ykB ih ;bkwfs, fvm' feT[I i' w[;bwkBk dh soc (fXo)… fjzd{ d/fy d/fy j;dk j?, s{ i' nkydk j? i' BkBe[ Gbk j?#. sp ykfB efjnkL @BkBe ! ekih fenk ejdk j?, @sp pkp/ efjnk @ykB ih ! w?I ekih eh fenk gotkj goh j?, go[ ekih eh fBtki ep{b[ Bkjh gJh, w?I fJfs tk;s/ jf;nk Ek#. sfp ekih efjnkL @ykB ih ! fJB ekJh gkJh j? sK w/oh se;ho ikjo eoT[†#. sfp pkp/ efjnkL @ykB ih ! ip J/j[ fBtki T[gfo yVk Ek sfp fJB ek wB mT[V Bk Ek‡ x'Vh ;{Jh Ehl tS/oh izwh Eh, no[ tS/oh Sfv efo nkfJnk Ek. no[ t/VQ/ ftfu y{jh Eh. no fJfB efjnk, ws[ tS/oh y{jh ftu gT[Idh j't./ fJBek wB[ ƒ

gkmKsq j?-@ekih fJ; ~ g[SD/ eh se;ho j?#. tb?s tkb/ B[;y/ ftu fJ; EKt/I uoyVh dk fBFkB d/ e/ jkFhJ/ d/ pkjo fbfynk j?-@sp g/;h eh fBwkia ek#. … fJj () fBFkB n;K bkfJnk j?, @soc# dk noE j? @fXo#. † gkmKsq j?-eo/. ‡ gkmKsq @fJ;ek fJwkB mT[V Bk Ek#. „

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T{jK rfJnk nkjk, fJ;eh Bwki ep{b BjhI gVhƒ#.. sfp ekih nkfJ g?oh gfJnk. nkfyU;[ @tkj[ tkj[ ! fJ; eT[ y[dkfJ fBtki; j'Jh j?#. sfp ekih gshDk sfp pkp/ ;b'e[ fdZskLw[;bwkB[ w[;kt? nkg[.. f;de ;p{oh ebwk gke.. yVh B S/V? gVh B ykfJ.. BkBe ; w[;bwkB fG;s eT[ ikfJ„.. iK pkp/ J/j[ ;b'e[ p'fbnk, sk ;:hnd, ;/y ikd/, ekih, w[csh, ykB, yBhB, wjo, w[edw j?okB j'fJ oj?. ykB p'fbnk @ekih ! BkBe[ je[ B{ gj[sk j? nto[ g[SD eh se;ho ojh…#. fis[ tfb pkpk Bdfo eo/, fss[ tfb ;G e'Jh ;bkw[ eo/. sfp pkpk p'fbnk ;pd[Lf;oh okr[ wjbk É xo[ ….. nwb[ efo Xosh phi[ ;pd' efo ;u eh nkp fBs d/fj gkDh.. j'fJ feo;kD[ JhwkB[ izwkfJb? fG;s[ d'ie[ w{V/ J/t ikDh..É.. ws[ ikD;fj rbh gkfJnk.. wkb e? wkD? o{g eh ;'Gk fJs[ fpXh iBw[ rtkfJnk..É.. ojkT[.. n?p sfB fueV' fJj wB[ whve' ewb eh ;ko Bjh w{fb gkJh.. GT[o[ T[;skd[ fBs Gkfynk p'b? feT[ p{M? ik Bj p[MkJh..„.. nkyD[ ƒ

fJ;eh s'HI HHgVh se dk gkm jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu tZX j?. fJj gkm ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI j?, pkjo dk j?. wkb{w j[zdk j? fe @w;ebwkBk wkb[ w[;kt?# tkbk fgS/ nk u[ek ;b'e c/o J/E/ j?;h. … gkmKsq-@se;ho ojh Bkjh# ph j?. „

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;[BDk gT[D eh pkDh fJj[ wB[ osk wkfJnk.. y;w eh Bhdfo fdbfj gf;zd/ fiBh efo ;[BDk gT[D eh pkDh fJj[ wB[ osk wkfJnk.. y;w eh Bhdfo fdbfj gf;zd/ fiBh efo J/e[ fXnkfJnk..….. shj efo oy/ gzi efo ;kEh BkT[

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gkL @o'uh#.

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ozCD tkbk i/ ozC/ ;kfjp[ n?;k ozr[ B vhm..„.. fiB e/ u'b/ osV/ fgnko/ ezs[ fsBk e? gkf;.. X{fV fsBk eh i/ fwb? ih ej[ BkBe eh nodkf;..….. nkg/ ;ki/ nkg/ ozr/ nkg/ Bdfo eo/fJ.. BkBe ekwfD ezs? Gkt? nkg/ jh okt/fJ..†..ƒ..….. sfp cehoK nkfJ g?o u[w?, d;s gzik bhnk. pkp/ dh pj[sƒ[ y[;h j'Jh cehoK T[gfo, pj[s[ fwjotkB[ j'fJnk. ykB[ Gh nkfJ rfJnk. b'e fjzd{ w[;bwkB i[ e'Jh ;k ;G ;bkw efo yVk j'nk. sfp r[o{ gk;'I ftdk j'J./ ykB[ xfo nkfJnk, nkfJ efo d/y? sK e'mVhnK yikB? ehnk GohnK gJhnK j?fB.. sfp pkp/ dh y[;h j'Jh, wodkB/ ~ Bkb/ b?efo ufbdk ofjnk.

ƒ„ wodkB/ dh g{ik eokJh sfp pkpk ih T[iV eT[ ub/„ sp fes/ t;dh tV/ Bkjh. fes/ izrfb fes/ dohnkfJ, feEJh fNe/ BkjhI. ed/ i/ wodkB/ ~ G[y br?, sK pkpk nky?, @wodkfBnk G[fy bkrh jh…<# sk wodkBk nky?, @ih, s{z ;G feS[ ikDdk j?#I sfp pkp/ nkfynk, @wodkfBnk, f;X'I jh t;dh ikfJ yb'T[, nkr? T[gfb ysqh j?fB, fs;d/ xfo ikfJ yV'T,[ u[gks', UE? UfJ ytkfJ_d/ fjfBr/. wodkfBnK ! s?~ iKd? jh Bkfb e'Jh fjzd{ e'Jh w[;bwkB i' e'Jh nkfJ w[fj br/rk, ;'Jh nkfJ g?oh gt?rk. ƒ

@pj[s# gd jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu'I fbnk j?. @spHHHs'HI HHub/# gkm jkL pkL B[;y/ d/ T[sko/ dk j?. … gkmKsq-@j?<# ph j?. „

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Sshj nzfwqsqƒ nkfD nkr/ okyfBr/. e'Jh o[g:/ g:hJ/„ nkfD oyfBr/, e'Jh nkfD goekb/ oyfBr?, e'Jh g[S;hnk Gh BkjhI, i' s{z feE'I nkfJnk j?
p'fbnkL @wodkfBnK ! nKd', Gbk ehs', go[ J/j n;kv/ fes/ ezfw BKjh#.

sfp wodkB/ nkfynkL @ihT[ gkfs;kj, fe eoh <# sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @;[fN xs[#. sK wodkB/ ;fG t;s{ ;fN xshnk, gzfv ;koh. UEj[ ot/d/ oj/. sfp wodkB/ nkfynk, noi ehsh, nkfyU;[L ihT[ gkfs;kj[, fJj[ i' e'Jh s/o/ BkT[ dk ;dek wzBdk j? ns ƒ

w[okd nzfwqs s'I j?. tb?s g[i/ B[;y/ ftu J/E/ @g:hJ/# gkm o[gJ/ d/ Bkb j?, fJ; gd dh w[okd rkbpB @gzihj/ s'I j? i' o[gJ/ dk jh Bkw j?. … w[okd j?-@sfp#. „

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f;y d? w[fj gktdk j?, feS[ s?~ Gh gj[zudk j? U;dk GkT[ < ns/ w/o/ fdfb ftfu tvk fceo[ j?, i/ s{z feS[ S[jzdk BkjhI, ns/ w[fj gKtdk BkjhI, s{ fe;?ƒ Bkb? fsqgsdk j?I <# sfp r[o{ pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnk ! opkp[ tikfJ# sK wodkB/

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pkp/ ;pd[ T[mkfJnkLrT[Vh r[nko/oh wjbk †.. wksk gqhfs eo/ g[s[ ykfJ.. whB/ gqhfs GJh ifb BkfJ.. ;fsr[o gqhfs r[of;y w[fy gkfJ..É.. s/ jfoiB jfo w/bj[ jw fgnko/.. fifB fwfbnk d[y ikfj jwko/..É.. ojkT[.. fiT[ fwfb pSo/ rT{ gqhfs brkt?.. ekwfB gqhfs ik fgo[ xfo nkt?.. jfo iB gqhfs ik jfo i;[ rkt?..„.. ;kfozr gqhfs p;? ib Xkok.. Bogfs gqhfs wkfJnk d/fy g;kok.. jfoiB gqhfs ig? fBozekok..….. Bo gqkDh gqhfs wkfJnk XB[ ykN/.. r[o f;y gqhfs r[o[ fwb? rbkN/.. iB BkBe gqhfs ;kX gr ukN/..†..…..†ƒ.. sfp fcfo wodkB/ s;bhw ehsh, UEj[z ub/.

ƒ…H ;ZiD mZr iKd/ iKd/ ;/y ;iD e? xfo ikfJ fBeb/. T[;ek xo[ g?Iv/ ftu Ek. ns/ mke[o d[nkok s? w;hs efo Svh Eh. i/ e'Jh fjzd{ nkt? sK mT[o d/t?.. ns/ i/ ƒ

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w[;bwkB ikt?, sK stijƒ eo/. no[ iK okfs gt? sK nky/, @ub[ ih ;'tj[#. nzdfo b? ikt?, y{j? ftfu gkfJ efo wko/. nko[ ik ;pkj j't?, sk nk;k s;ph jkfE b? w[;bk gkfJ pj?. ifp pkpk s/ wodkBk rJ/, sK fyiwfs pj[s[ ehshU;[. ns/ nkgfDnk b'eK skJhI nkfyU;[L @i' fJ;d/ gb? pj[s[ d[Bhnk j?l go r[j_i[ j?. fi; d/ w[fj ftu n?;h GVe j? ;' ykbh BKjh, c?b[ efoe/ \eho j'fJnk j?#. ip okfs gJh sfp nkfyU;[L @T[mj[ ih ;'tj[#. sfp pkp/ nkfynk, ;ZiD/ ! fJe[ ;pd[ y[dkfJ dh pzdrh ek nkfy efo ;'tfjr/#. sfp ;/y ;ifB nkfynkL @Gbk j't? ih, nkyj[ ih„, okfs pj[s[ r[iodh iKdh j?#.

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opkp[ tikfJnk. okr[ ;{jh ehsh. r[o{ BkBe ;pd[ T[mkfJnk wL É.. okr[ ;{jh wjbk Éxo[ à.. T[ib[ e?jk fubeDk x'fNw ekbVh w;[.. X'fsnk i{fm B T[so? i/ ;T[ X'tk fs;[..É.. ;iD ;/Jh Bkfb w? ubfdnk Bkb ubzfB.. fiE? b/yk wzrhn? fsE? yV/ fd;zfBQ ..É.. ojkT[.. e'm/ wzvg wkVhnk gk;j[ fusthnkjk.. Ymhnk ezfw B nktJh ftuj[ ;yDhnkjk..„.. prk pr/ egV/ shoE wzfM t;zfBQ.. x[fN x[fN ihnk yktD/ pr/ B ejhnfBQ..….. f;wzb o[y[ ;oho[ w? w?iB d/fy G[bzfBQ.. ;/ cb ezfw B nktaBh s/ r[D w? sfB jzfB..†.. nzX[b? Gko[ T[mkfJnk ƒ

w[okd stkian, ]kfso, nkdo s'I j?. gkmKsq @nkfyU;[# ph j?.

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v{ro tkN pj[s[.. nyh b'Vh Bk bjk jT[ ufV bzxk fes[..‡.. ukeohnk uzfrnkJhnk nto f;nkDg fes[.. BkBe Bkw[ ;wkfb s{z pXk S[Nfj fis[..à..ƒ..….. sp do;B ek ;dek p[fX j'fJ nkJh. iK thuko/, sK @;G w/o/ r[Bkj ;jh j'J/ j?fB#. sfp nkfJ, T[fm efo g?oh gfJnk, g?fo uz[fwU;. nkfyU;[L @ihT[ w/o/ r[Bkj cdb[ efo.# sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @;/y ;ifB ! y[dkfJ eh dorkj d[j[ rbh r[Bkj cdb[ j'Id/ fjfB#. sfp ;/fy ;iB no}[ ehsh, nkfyU;[L @ih T[jh rb eo[, fiBh rbh r[Bkj cdb[ j'fB#. sp r[o{ BkBe[ fwjotkB[ j'fJnk, nkfyU;[L @;u[ ej[ i' s? y{B ehs/ j?fB <#ƒ sfp ;/y[ ;iB bkrk ;u' ;u[ p'bD. efjU;[L @ih pj[s[ gkg ehs/ j?#I sfp r[o{ BkBe nkfynkL @i' eS[ T[Beh p;s[ ojh j? ;' fxzfB nkT[#. sfp ;/y ;ifB j[ew[ wzfBnk, p;s[ b? nkfJnk, y[dkfJe/„ BkfJ b[NkJh. r[o{ r[o{ bkrk igfD.. BkT[ Xohe f;Zy… j'nk. gfjbh Xow;kb UE/# pZXh† p'bj[ tkfjr[o{..

ɆH r'FN F/y ;oc sfp UEj[ ot?, g?Iv/ g?Iv/ ftu gkDhgfE nkfJ fBeb?.. sfp gkDhgfE ek gho[ ;/y[ ;oc[ Ek. fs;ek w[ohd[ ;/y[ NNhjo[ Ek. Uj[ gho[ e? skJh n;sktk gkDh ƒ

jkL pkL B[L ftu @i' s?B/ ]{B fesB/ ehs? j?B < tb?s g[i/ B[;y/ dk gkm j?L-y[dkfJe/. … fJj gd jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ dk j?. † gfjbhHHHs'HI HHpZXh# se dk gkm jkL pkL B[L dk j?. „

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ek GofD nkfJnk ;k. nr? pkpk s/ wodkBk d'B'I p?m/ E/, J/fB nkfJ ;bkw[ gkfJnk. nkfyU;[L @;bkwk b/e, dot/; ! sfp r[o{ BkBe p'fbnk, nkfyU;[L @nb/y eT[ ;bkw[ j', gho e/ d;s g/; !# sfp ;/y[ NNhjo j?okB[ j'fJ rfJnk. nkfyU;[L @ni s'Vh ;bkw[ fe;/ Bkjh c/fonk. go[ j't? sK w?I nkgD/ gho ~ ypfo eoh# sfp nkfJ noi[ ehs';[, nkfyU;[L @gho ;bkwfs ! J/e[ dot/;[ ek nktki[ ;[fD efo j?okB[ Ehnk jK#. sK gho nkfynkL @ej[ d/y e;k j? <# sfp ;/y NNjho[ nkfynkL @iht? gho ;bkwfs ! w?I nk;sktk GofD rfJnk nkjk, Uj[ p?m/ nkj/ nkr?, w?I ikfJ ;bkw[ gkfJnk, nkfynk-;bkwk b/e j' dot/; !-sfp T[j[ p'fbnkL nkfyU[;-[ nb/y eT[ ;bkw[ j' gho e/ d;s g/;-#. sfp gho efjnk, puk ! fi;[ nb/y eT[ ;bkw[ ehsk j?, fs;ek dhdko d/yk j? < d/yk, feE? fvm';[ nb/y[ g[oy[ < sfp ;/y ;oc[ NNjho[ w[ohd eT[ Bkb/ b/efo nkfJnk. r[o{ BkBe gkf; nkfJnk, ntki[ p'fbnk, nkfyU;[L @nro s[ok F[nkb w/ g[o;zw nfjbk ipkp[ p[r' dot/;Lz ycBh fcokfeƒ F[wk fu }/pkfF< sfp pkp? ipkp[ fdskLgho wfs w[ohd j'fJ ojBz.. ycBh N'gh wfB ;pd[ rjBz.. pjsk dohnkT[ efo oj? po/sh.. ;jfi p?f; sjk ;[y wBksh.. joy ;'r[ ehBk nkjoz.. gfjo/ ycBh ;fG d[;N fpvkoz.. ;[zB Bro b? p;sh ojkJh.. sT[ ecBh eh i[rfs gkJh.. e[Nzp[ S/fd j{nk fJe/bk.. ƒ

jkL pL B[;y/ dk gkm j?-@fcoe? ;[wk fu wiap n;s#.

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BkBe gfjfo ecBh GfJnk ;[j/bkƒ..„.. sfp fcfo ;/y ;oc g[fSnk, @nro s[ok ;[nkb w/ g[o;z, nfjbk ipkp[ p[r' dot/;,z e[ghB F[wk fu iap/ kfF#. sfp pkp? ipkp[ fdZskLr[o{ ;pfd dhfynk wfj„ ;fji rjBz.. gzu fJzdqh fdfb nNb ojBz….. fd;fN pzfX Gowsk ojhnz.. d; jh d[nko/ skb/ uVhnz.. nm ;fm jkN skV eoBz.. bkfJ bzr'Nh iok Bk woBz.. gjfo bzr'Nh oj? fJe/bk.. T[bfN bfp ek ght? T[tk ibk.. fpbzd wfs r[o fjfo S'Nh.. fJj[ i[rfs BkBe gfjfop' bzr'Nhƒ..….. sp fcfo ;/y ;oc g[fSnkL @nro s[ok ;[nkb w/ g[o;z, nfjbk, ipkp[ p[r' dot/;.z gkT[g'F fsnkr† fu ia/pkfF. sfp r[o{ BkBe itkp[ fdZskL;op frnkB nfjfB; vhsz.. gkte gB‡ ikfs wfB ehsz.. XofB soto eh ojs ojBz.. ekNB[ yZdB[ wB wfj ;jBz.. dohnkT[ ;?b/ ohs pkSz.. GkfJ GkfJ T[j[ eo? jkSz.. J/j[ wEB[ wfE e? oj/ T[gqkBzˆ.. ;T[ ;jfi gT[g'F j'fJ pqjw[‰.. fpB[ pqjw uhB? gkT[g'; fsnkr/.. ej? BkBe Uj[ fsfV Bk ƒ

J/j Fpd ;qh r[o{ rzqE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI jB. gkmKsq @wB# ph j?. … @fdb nNb ojBz# dh EK gkmKsq @b? nfbgs ojBz# ph j?. † gkmKsq @F[wk# j?. ‡ gkmKsq @g"D# ph j?. ˆ gkmKsq @T[XkoD# ph j?. ‰ @si gks g'F j'fJ pqjw# gkmKsq j?. „

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bkr?ƒ..†.. sfp fcfo ;/y ;oc g[fSnk, @nro s[ok ;[nkb w/ g[o;z, nfjbk ipkp[ p[r' dot/;,z ;ck fdb dot/;z nwb dkokJ/#„. sfp pkp? ipkp[ fdZsk, nkfyU;[L wodkfBnk ! opkp[ tikfJ# sk wodkB? opkp tikfJnkLokr d/trzXkoh wL É.. ihtsk wo/ ikrs c[fB ;'t?.. ikBs nkg[ w[;kt?.. ;cB ;ck j'fJ fwb? ykbe eT[ sT[ dot/;[ ejkt?..É.. s/ok iB[ j? e' n?;k fdfb dot/;[.. ;kdh rwh swe Bjh r[;k y[dh fjo;[ Bjh fJ;[.. ojkT[.. ezuB[ yke[ pokpfo d/y? je[ jbkb[ gSkD?.. nkJh sbp ;kfjp eh wkB? nto sbp Bkjh ikB?..„.. rrB wzvb wfj nk;fD p?m/ nBjd[ Bkd tikt?.. ej[ BkBe ;kX eh wjwk p/d e[okB[ B gkt?… ..….. sfp ;/y ;oc nkfynk, @tkj[ tkj[ y[dkfJ fdnk ;jh eofD tkfbnK dk fenk ;jh ehu?, T[Bek dhdko[ jh pj[s j?.# sfp nkfJ d;sg';h ehshU;[, ns/ †g?o u[fwU;[, v/ok eT[ j'nk. sfp‡ pkpk s/ wodkBk otd/ oj/. ƒ

sT[ BkBe T[j' ofsB B bkr?# gkmKsq j?. gkmKsq j?-@nwb uok n?;#. ikgdk j? fe gfjb/ B[;y/ ftu n?T[I j't/rk. ;ck fdb dot/F ok nwb fuj n;s#. … fJj Fpd ph ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI j?. † @ns/# jkL pkL B[;y/ dk gkm j?. ‡ @sfp# jkL pkL B[;y/ dk gkm j?. „

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ɇ fdZbh jkEh jkEh w'fJnk fitkfJnk nkfJ fdZbh fBeb/. sp fdZbh ek gks;kj[ ;[bskB pqjw[pr / ƒ Ek. T{jK ikfJ okfs oj? wjkts ftfu, nfB fyiwfs pj[s ehsh. sfp fJe[ jkEh gkf; w{nk gfJnk Ek, b'e[„ fgNd/ o'Id/ nj/. sfp pkp/ g[fSnkL @s[;hI feT[I o'd I / j' <# sK T[BQK noi[ ehsh, @ih n;hI jkEh d/ fgS/ o'Id/ jK#. sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @jkEh fe; dk Ek <# sfp wjktfs efjnk, @jkEh gkfs;kj dk Ek, fJe[ ][dkfJ dk Ek#. sfp pkp/ efjnkL @s[;hI feT[I o'Id/ jT[ <# sk T[Bk nkfynk, @ih n;kvk o[irko Ek#. sK pkp/ nkfynk L @j'o[ o[irko eoj[#. sfp UBk efjnkL @ih ! pDh Eh, Npo ;[ykb/ gJ/ yKd/ ;/#. sfp pkp/ w/jo ehsh, nkfyU;[L @i' J/j jkEh iht? sk o'tj Bkjh <# sfp T[Bk nkfynk, @ih w[J/ feEj[ iht? j?fB… <# sfp pkp/ nkfynk, @ikfJ eo fJ;d/ w[fj T[gfo jE[ c/oj[, tkfjr[o{ nkyj[#. sfp UfB nkfrnk wkBh, ikfJ jZE[ c/fonk, sK jkEh T[fm yVk j':k. sfp noi gkfs;kj[ eT[ gj[zukJh, nkfy ;[DkJh. sfp ;[bskB pqjw p/r[ jkEh wzrkfJnk. ufV efo dhdko ~ nkfJnk, nkfJ p?mk. nkfyU;[L @J/ dot/; ! J/j[ jkEh s[;hI ihtkfJnk j? <# sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @wkofB ihtkbD tkbk y[dkfJ j?, ns/ d[nkfJ cehoK ojw[ nbkj j?#. sT[ fcfo ƒ

gkmksq j? @fJpqkjhw p/r#. gkmKsq @Uj#. … gkmksq j? #ihtB#. „

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gkfs;kj[ nkfynkL @wkfo fdykb[#. sK pkpk p'fbnkL;b'e.. wko? ihtkb? ;'Jh.. BkBe J/e;[ fpB nto[ Bk e'Jhƒ..ƒ.. sfp jkEh wfo rfJnk. pj[fV gks;kfj nkfynkL @ihtkb[# sp pkp/ efjnk, @jiofs ! b'jk nZr ftfu sfg bkb[ j'Idk j?, go Uj[ osh jE T[gfo fNe? Bkjh, ns/ nzfrnko[ e'Jh osh oj?„ feT[I < y[dkfJ d/ ftfu ceho bkb[ j'J/ j?fB, ns/ y[dkfJ eh ;Nh Uj[ T[mkfJ b?fJfB, go[ T[Beh ;Nh T[mD{I ojh#. sfp gkfs;kj[ ;wfM efo, pj[s y[;h j'nk. sfp nkfyU;[l @ih, eS[ ep{b eo[#. sfp pkpk p'fbnkL ;b'e[.. BkBe G[y y[dkfJ eh fpnk p/gotkjh.. n;K sbp dhdko eh fpnk sbp B ekJh….. sfp gkfs;kj[ ;wfM efo T[fm rfJnk. pkpk otdk ofjnk. ƒ

J/j ;b'e ;qh r[o{ rzqE ;kfjp ftu BjhI j?. ns/ nzfrnkoHHHHs'HI HHoj?#I se gkm jk\ikpkdh B[;y/ ftu BjhI j?. … J/j ;b'e ph ;qh r[o{ rzqE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI j?. „

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gfjbh T[dk;h ƒˆH gfjbh T[dk;h dk gfjoktk, F/y pihdL

;qh ;fsr[o gq;kfd. fgqEw? T[dk;h ehsh g{op eh. fss[ T[dk;h Bkfb wodkBk opkph Ek. sdj[ e[ gT[D[ njko[ ehnk. gfjoktk pkp/ ekLJ/e[ p;so[ nzp'nk J/e[ p;so[ fuZNk. J/e[ g?fo i[sh, J/e[ g?fo yzT[;ƒ, rfb ycBh, f;fo N'gh ebzdoh, wkbk jvK eh, wE? fsbe[ e/;o ek. sdj[ okj ftfu ;/y[ pihd[ ;Jh:d[„ fwfbnk. ;[ygkb ftfu ufVnk iKdk nkjk. fs;e/ befVnK Bkfb fSnk ejko[ E/. sfp Uj[ ikfJ T[sfonk J/e doys sb?. sK Uj[ bkr/ fueD… ns/ MbfD†. sfp wodkB/ nkfynkL @ih ! y[dkfJ J/e[ j?, feT[I <# sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @j/ wodkfBnk ! y[dkfJ J/e[ j?#. sp wodkB/ noi ehsh, nkfyU;[L @ih gkfs;kj ! Uj[ fe; eh g?dkfJ; j?, ns/ Uj[ fe;eh g?dkfJ; j? i' ;[ygkfb ftfu ufVnk nkfJnk j? < ns/ T[j[ g?oK s/ T[g'jkD/ Gh j?fBl ns/ fgzv/ BKr/l eKX/ JhE/ s/ b'Jh nkfJ j?Ir,/ ns/ T[j p?m/ fued/ fjfB#. sfp pkpk p'fbnkLƒ

yT[I;, e";-yVktK. fpBK y{Nh gT{nk. jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gkm j?L fJe g?o g?Iiko, fJe g?o i[sh. @;Jh:d#-gkm jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu BjhI j?. … dpkB, x[ZND. † gZyk MZbD. „

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;b'e.. g{op iBw e/ sghJ/ gkb/ ;fjnk vzr.[ .# sfp e/ Ee/ BkBek nfp wzvktfB nzrƒ[ ..É.. sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnk ! sg s/ oki[ j?, oki s/ Boe[ j?. ns/ i' e'Jh nkfJnk j? wksk d/ g/IN s/, BKrk nkfJnk j?, ns/ ;[y[ d[y[ fgSbk b/y[ ufbnk ikfJ#. sp wodkBk g?oh gfJnk.

ƒ‰H pBko; ftu us[o dk; UEj[ ub/, pBkof; nkJ/. sfp nkJ/ ukT[e/ ftu p?m./ sfp pBko; ek gzfvs us[odk; Ek. ;' fJ;BkB eT[ nkfJnk Ek, nkfJ okw okw ehshU;[. G/fy d/fye? p?fm rfJnk, nkfyU[;[L @J/ Grfs ! s/o? ;kbfrokw Bkjh s[b;h eh wkbk Bkjh, ;kbfrokw Bkjh„, f;woDh Bkjh, r'gh uzdB ek fNek Bkjh„, ns/ s{z Grfs ejktdk j?,I ;' s[w fenk Grfs gkJh j? <# sp pkp/ B/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnk ! opkp[ tikfJ#. sK wodkB/ opkp[ tikfJnk. okr[ p;zs[ ehsk. pkp/ ;pd[ T[mkfJnk. wLÉ wjbk É p;zs[ fjzv'b xo[ „ ;kbrqkw fpg g{fi wBktj[ ;[feqs s[b;h wkbk.. okw[ Bkw[ ifg p/Vk pKXj[ dfJnk eoj[ dfJnkbk..É.. ekj/ ebok f;zuj[ iBw[ rtktj[.. ekuh Yjfr fdtkb ekj? ru[ bktj[..É.. ojkT[.. ƒ

fJj ;b'e ;qh r[o{ rzqE ;kfjp ftu BjhI j?. fJj d't/I bx[ tke jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu BjhI jB.

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sfp fcfo gzfvs efjnkL @j' Grs[ ! J/j p;s[ sk ebo e' ;zuD j'fJnk, go[ T[j[ p;s[ eT[D j? fi; Bkfb Xosh ;zuhn? < ns/ gow/;o[ fwb?# < sfp pkp/ d{ih gT[Vh nkyhLekw e'qX[ d[fJ eoj[ p;'b/ r'vj[ Xosh GkJh..fiT[ r'vj[ fsT[ s[w ;[y gktj[ feos[ B w/fNnk ikJh..„.. sfp fcfo gzfvs g[fSnkL @J/ Grs ! Xosh sK y'dh go f;zu/ fpBk feT[I efo joh j't? < ns/ wkbh fefs fpfX nkgDk efo ikD? <# sfG pkp/ gT[Vh shih nkyhLeo jfojN wkb fNzv go'tj[ fs;[ Ghsfo wB[ i'tj[.. nzfwqs[ f;zuj[ Goj[ fenko/ sT[ wkbh e/ j'tj[..….. sfp us[odk; gzvs efjnkL @ih, s[w gow/;o e/ gowjz; j', ns/ ih n;kvh wfs fJzdqhnK eh fish j'Jh wbhD[ j?, pr[b/ eh fBnkJhI# sfp pkp/ gT[Vh uT[Eh nkyhLpr[b/ s/ c[fB jz;[bk j't? i/ s{ eofj dfJnkbk. gqtBs BkBe[ dk;fB dk;k dfJnk eoj[ dfJnkbk..†.É..‹.. sfp fcfo gzvs p'fbnk, nkfyU;{L @ih s[w gow/;o e/ Grs j', go ih, fJ; Broh eT[ Gh gfts[ eo[, e[S fJ;ek Gh r[B b/tj[#. sfG r[o{ BkBe g[fSnkL @fs;ek r[B e?;k j?<# sp gzfvs efjnkL @ih, fJ;ek r[B[ ftfdnk j?l fi;[ gVQ/ s/ fofX nkfJ oj?, ns? ijK p?mj[ sjK ;z;ko wkB?, ns/ fJ; ws/ bkJh s/ wjzs j'tj[#. sfp pkpk G'fbnkL ;pd[ p;zs ftuL-

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p;zfs fjzv'b wjbk É.. okik pkbe[ Broh ekuh d[;Nk Bkfb fgnko'.. d[fJ wkJh d[fJ pkgk gVhnfj gzfvs eoj[ phuko'..É.. ;[nkwh gzfvsk s[w d/j[ wsh.. feB fpfX gktj[ gqkB gsh..É..ojkT[.. Ghsfo nrfB pBk;gfs wT[bh ;kro[ gzv? gkfJnk.. uzd[ ;{oi{ d[fJ xo jh Ghsfo n?;k frnkB[ B gkfJnk..„.. okw otzsk ikDhn? fJe wkJh G'r[ eo/fJ.. ske/ byD ikDhnfj fywk XB[ ;zrqj/fJ..….. efjnk ;[Dfj B ykfJnk wkBfj fsBQkjh ;/sh t;k.. gqDtfs BkBe[ dk;fB dk;k fyB[ s'bk fyB[ wk;k..†..…..ƒƒ.. sfp fcfo us[o dk; gzvs p/Bsh ehsh, nkfyU;[L @ih, J/j[ i' n;hI ;z;ko e/ skJhI gVkts/ j?,I n;hI gVs/ j?,I e[S gqkgfs j'tr / k gow/Fo ek BkT[ <# sfp r[o{ BkBe g[fSnkL @J/ ;[nkwh ! s[w fenk gVs/ j' < no[ etB[ t;s[ ;z;ko i'r[ gVkfJd/ j' < no fenk ftfdnk gVQktd/ j'ƒ ukNfVnk i'r[ <# sp gzfvs efjnkL @ih, tuB gkopqjw e/ f;T[, gjbh gNh gVktT[ ;z;ko i'r[#. sfp pkpk p'fbnkL okwebh wjbk É dyDh Unzeko. Unzekfo pqjwk T[sgfs.. Unzeko ehnk fifB fufs.. Unzekfo ;?b i[r GJ/.. Unzekfo G/d fBowJ/.. Unzekfo ;pfd T[Xo/.. Unzekfo r[ow[fy so/.. UBw nyo ;[Dj[ phuko[.. UBw nyo[ fsqGtD ;ko[ ƒ

no fenk ftfdnk gVktd/ j'# jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu'I j?.

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..É.. ;[D gkv/ fenk fbyj[ izikbk.. fby[ okw Bkw r[ow[fy r'gkbk..É.. ojkT[.. sfp gT[VhnK uT[ozij ‡† Unzeko[ j'fJnk.. sfp gzfvs[ nkfJ g?oh gfJnk, BkT[ Xohe j'nk, r[o{ r[o{ brk igfD. sp pkpk ih T[Ej[ otd/ oj/.

ÉŠH BkBe ws/ f;ZXK Bkb r'FN spƒ BkBe ws/ nkfJ fBeb/. sp fJe;[ pVQ e/. sb/ ikfJ p?m„/ , T[j pV[ ;[ek yVk Ek eJh po;K ek UE/ X{zJh gkJh, sp Uj[ jfonk j'nk, f;XK fvmk, nkfJ p?m./ sfp f;ZXK g[fSnk @j/ pkbe/ ! s{ fe;ek f;y j?I < dhfynk s?I fe;s/ bJh j? <# sfp r[o{ pkp/ ;pd[ T[mkfJnk okr[ ;{jh ftfuL;{jh wjbk É xo[ ‰.. eT[D[ sokih etD[ s[bk s/ok etD[ ;okc[ p[bktk.. eT[D r[o{ e? gfj dhfynk b/tk e? gfj w[b[ eoktk..É.. w/o' bkb ihT[ s/ok nzs[ B ikDk.. s{z ib Efb wjhnfb Gfo g[fo bhDk s{z nkg/ ;op ;wkDk..É.. ojkT[.. wB[ skokih fus[ s[bk s/oh ;/t ;okc[ ewktk.. xN jh Ghsfo ;' ;j[ s'bh fJBQ fpfX fus[ ojktk..„.. nkg/ ezvk s'b[ sokih nkg/ s'bDjkok.. nkg/ d/y/ nkg/ p{M? nkg/ j? tDikok..….. nzX[bk Bhu ikfs god/;h fyB[ nkt? fsb[ ikt?. skeh ;zrfs BkBe ojdk feT[ efo w{Vk gkt?..†..„..‹.. ƒ

@sfp# jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu'I j?. fJj tke jkL pkL B[;y/ dk j?.

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sfp f;XK nkfynkL @pkbe/ ! s{z i'rh j'fJ do;B[ G/y[ b/T[#. sfp pkp/ ;pd T[mkfJnk okr[ ;{jh bkbskƒ ftuL;{jh wjbk É xo[ ‰.. i'r[ B fyzEk i'r[ B vzv? i'r[ B G;w uVkJhn?.. i'r[ B w[zdh w{zfv w[vkfJn? i'r[ B f;zCh tkJhn?.. nziB wkfj fBozifB ojhn? i'r i[rfs fJt gkJhn?..É.. rbh

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ƒ‹H tDikfonK d/ NKv/ fJes[ NKv?ƒ nkfJ fBeb? tDikfonk e/, sfp BkfJe e/ pkfo nkfJ p?m./ T[; d/ xfo g[sq j'nk Ek, ns? b'e pj[s[ w[pkoyh d/tfD nktfB, e'Jh nkfJ nbsk„ gkt?l e'Jh by n;h;K d/t?. sp wodkBk p?mk swk;k d/y?. ik bj[Vk fdB[ j'fJnk, sk Ufj T[fm rfJnk xfo, ypo bhshnk Bjh. sp wodkB/ ~ G[y bZrh yoh pj{s[…, nkfyU;[ L @iht? gksFkj ! fJ; sK n;kvh ypo feS[ B bJh, J/; d/ xfo ni[ g[sq j'nk j? nkgDh j{fJ jtkfJ Bkfb T[fm rfJnk. go[ ih ! i/ w?~ j[ew[ j't? sK fJ; d/ xfo iktk. fJj g[sq dh tXkJh wzrfsnK b'eK ~ d/Idk j?, e[S w?I Gh b? nktK.# sfp pkpk jf;nk, nkfyU;[L @wodkfBnK ! fJ; d/ xo g[sq BjhI j'nk, fJ; d/ xfo J/e[ eoikJh nkfJnk j?. u[gksk oj[† okfs oj/rkl Gbe/ T[fm ikt?rk. go[ s/o/ wfB nkJh j?, sK ikfj. go[ n;h; d/jhJh Bkjh, u[gksk ikfJ yVk j'T[#.. sk wodkB/ nkfynkL @Gbk j't/ ih, ikfJ d/yK#. sfp wodkBk rfJnk, ikfJ yV'sk u[gksk, ypo fe;/ Bk bhsh, T[fm nkfJnk, sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnk ! opkp tikfJ#. sK wodkB? opkp tikfJnk, okr[ ;qh okr[ ehsk, r[o{ pkp/ ;pd[ T[mkfJnkLƒ

gkmKsq @NKv?# dh EK @v/o?# j?. r[bkbh dh fe;w dh F?. … @yoh pj[s# gkm jkL pkL B[L ftu BjhI j?. † @u[gksk oj[# dh EK gkmKsq j?-@uko gjo#. „

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f;oh okr[ gjo/ wjbk É xo[ É.. gfjb? gjo? o?fD e? tDikfonk fwsqk j[efw gfJnk roGkf;.. T[oX sg[ nzsfo eo/ tDikfonk fwsqk y;w ;/sh nodkf;.. y;w ;/sh nodkf; tykD? T[oX fXnkfB fbt bkrk.. Bkwoikd[ nkfJnk efb Ghsfo pkj[fV ik;h Bkrk.. i?;h ebw t[Vh j? w;sfe s?;h ihnV/ gkf;.. ej[ BkBe gqkDh gfjb? gjo? j[efw gfJnk roGkf;..É.. d{i? gfjo? o?fD e? tDikfonk fwsqk ft;fo rfJnk fXnkB[.. jE' jfE BukJhn? tDikfonk fwsqk fiT[ i;[dk xfo ekB.. jE' jfE BukJhn? gqkDh wks ej? ;[s[ w/ok.. u/fs nu/s w{V wB w/o/ nzfs Bjh eS[ s/ok. fifB ofu ofunk fs;fj B ikD? wB Ghsfo Xfo frnkB[.. ej[ BkBe gqkDh d{i? gjo? ft;fo rfJnk fXnkB[..„.. shi? gjo? o?fD e? tDikfonk fwsqk XB i'pB f;T[ fus[.. jfo ek Bkw[ B u/sjh tDikfonk fwsqk pXk S[Nfj fis[.. jfo ek Bkw[ B u/s? gqkDh fpe[b GfJnk ;zfr wkfJnk.. XB f;T[ osk i'pfB wsk nfjbk iBw[ rtkfJnk.. Xow ;/sh tkgko[ B ehs' eow[ B ehs' fws[.. ej[ BkBe shi? gjo? gqkDh XB i'pB f;T[ fus[..….. uT[E? gjo? o?fD e? tDikfonk fwsqk bkth nkfJnk y/s[.. ik ifw gefV ubkfJnk tDikfonk fwsqk fe;? B fwfbnk G/s[.. G/s[ u/s[ jfo fe;? B fwfbU ik ifw gefV ubkfJnk.. M{mk o[dB[ j'nk d[nkb? fyB wfj GfJnk gokfJnk.. ;kJh t;s[ gokgfs j'Jh fi;[ f;T[ bkfJnk j/s[.. ej[ BkBe

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gqkDh uT[E? gjo? bkth b[fDnk y/s[..†..ƒ.. ifp Gbe[ j'nk, sK Uj[ bfVek ufbnk, sK o'Id/ fgNd/ fBeb/. sk wodkB/ noi ehshl nkfyU;[L @ih fJ;d/ pkfp fenk tosh < efb nbsk gJ/Id/ nkj/, j;d/ E/, y/vd/ E/# sfp pkp/ ;b'e[ fdZskL;b'e[.. fis[ w[fj fwbfB w[pkoyh by by fwb? nk;h;.. s/ wj[ fcfo fgNkJhnB wB[ sB[ ;j/ e;h;.. fJe w[J/ fJe dfpnk fJe fds/ Bdh tjkfJ.. rfJnk w[pkoyh BkBek Gh ;u/ ~ ;kbkj..ƒ..ƒ sfp pkpk wodkBk UEj[ ub/.

„0H gkbh ~ gksFkjh sfp okj ftu fJe uzfDnK dh tkVh nkJhU;[ ! sfp gkbh T[;„ ek brk j'bK eofD ! sfp wodkB/ e/ ihn nkJh @i' pkpk ub? sk d[fJe p{N? b?fj#. sfp pkpk w[;ekfJnk, ikfJ p?m…/ ! sp T[; gkbh j'bI/ nr/ nkfD oy?. sp pkp/ wodkB/ ~ d/s'. sK T[; bVe? d/ ihn nkJh, -i[ feS[ xfo s/ b? nktK, f\ehoK d/ w[fj gktD sKJh-. sfp Uj[ T[fm ufbnk, sK pkp/ g[fSnk ! sK nkfyU;[L @ih e[S[ xo'I b? nktK, s/o/ w[j gktD skJhI ! sK r[o{ BkBe ;b'e fdZskl;b'e.. ;Eo[ s/ok b/c[ fBjkbh GkT[ s/ok getkB[.. ƒ

fJj ;b'e ph ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI j?. @T[;# gd jkL pkL tkbh ;kyh dk j?. … jkL pkL tkb/ B[;y/ ftu fbfynk j? fe @sd pkpk s/ wodkBk# d't/I T[E/ p?m rJ/#. „

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BkBe f;csh fsqgfsnk pj[ o/ ;[bskB..ƒ..ƒ sfp gkfs;kjh fwbh ufDnK dh w[fm dk ;dek. sfp pkpk T[Ej[z otdk ofjnk.

„ƒH w'joK d/ e'b/ s/ ;{bh dh ;{b sp wodkB/ nkfynkL @ih feEkT{ p?mhn? uT[wk;k. sfp pkp? nkfynkL @Gbk j't/rk, i/ e'Jh rkT[I nkt/ sjK p?mDk# sfp ;jo s/ e'; J/e T[gfo nkfJ p?m/ rkT[ ftfu. sfp T[; rkT[ ftfu J/e;[ ysqh dh br„ nkjh. T[j[ fJe fdfB nkfJ do;fB d/yD nkfJnk. do;B[ d/yD/ Bkb fBskgqfs nkt? ;/tk eofB. sfp fJe fdB/ B/w[ ehs';[, i' do;B fpBk b?Bk feS[ Bkjh ib[ gkB[. sfp J/efB gk;b/ jNtkDhJ/ g[fSnkL @i/ GkJh ih s{z fBskgqfs, feT[I iKdk j?I rkT[I < nkr? fes? ;zi'r gkfJ iKdk ;fj…. sK T[fB f;y nkfynkL @GkJh ih ! fJe ;kX{ nkfJ ofjnk j?, T[; e/ do;fB iKdk jK#. sfp T[; efjnkL @ih, T[;ek do;B[ w?~ Gh eokfJ#. sfp T[; f;y fejkL @ih, s[;hI ph eoj[†#. sfp fJe fdB T[j Gh Bkb nkfJnk. nKtfdnK nKtfdnK fJe bzT[vh ;kfE nNfenk. sfp fBskgqfs xfo s/ fJem/ nktB, sK ƒ

fJj ;b'e ph ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI j?. jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gkm j? @bkr# gZEo d/ Skg/ ftu @brB#. … @;fj# gkm jkL pkL B[L dk j?. † @spHHHs'HI HHeoj[# se jkL pkL B[L dk gkm j?. „

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T[j[ ikt? b'bhykB/ƒ ns/ T[j[ i' nkr? nKtdk nkjk, ;' nkt? r[o gow/;o eh ;/tk eofD. sfp fJe fdB T[; efjnkL @GkJh ih ! w?I iKdk jK fteow eoD, ns/ s{ iKdk j? ;kX{ dh ;/tk eofB. ni[ s/ok ns/ w/ok eoko[ j?, i' d/yK s?~ fenk gokgfs j't? ns/ w?~ fenk fwb/rk#. sp T[jBK fJe fNekDk w[eoo ehsk, sK nkfyUB[„. @i/ s{ nkr/ nktfj sk Jhjk p?mDk ns/ i/ w?I nktk sK nkfJ p?mDk… nki[ fJem/ j'fJ efo ubDk#. ip T[j[ ikt? sk bzT[Ivh v/o/ Bkjh. sfp T[j[ dbrho[ j'fJ efo T[fm nkfJnk. nkfJ efo fNekD/ T[gfo nkfJ p?mk. fcefo Bkfb brk Xosh y'dfD. iK d/y?, sK fJe[ w[jo j?. sp S[oh efY efo brk y'dfB. i/ d/y?, sK e'b/ j?fB wN[ Gfonk j'fJnk. sp Uj[† r[o{ gk;' f;y[ g?oh g?fJ efo ufbnk, sK do s/ pkjfo ezvk u[fGU;[. sK egV/ ;kfE g?o[ pzfB efo nkfJnk, fJe i[sh uVQh, fJe[ i[sh GzBh. sfp T[; g[fSnkL GkJh ih ! i[sh uVkfJ b/fj#. sfp T[; efjnkL @GkJh ih ! w/o/ g?fo ezvk u[fGnk j?#. sfp T[; efjnk, @GkJh ih ! ni w?I gkJh w[jo, ns/ s?~ u[fGnk ezvk, J/j pks g[Sh ukjhn?, i' s{ ikt/I r[o{ eh ;/tk eofB, ns/ w?I iktK gkg ewktfB#. sfp d't? nkJ/, nkfJ efo p/Bsh ƒ

jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gkm @bzT[vh e/# j?. @spHHHs'HI HHnkfyUB[# sZe dk gkm jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu'I j?. … jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gkm j?L @J/E/ jh p?mKr/#. † Gkt Uj[ i' f;y ;h, Gbk g[oy. „

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ehsh, jehes nkfy ;[DkJh. sfp r[o{ p'fbnkL @u[g efo oj[, c'b' ekJh BjhIƒ#. sK UfB nkfynkL @ih pjoh„ ehu? #. sfp pkpk p'fbnk, nkfyU;[L @Uj' i' wN[ e'fbnK dk Ek, ;' ;G w[joK EhnK. fgSb/ iBw ek phfink j?, fJe w[jo[

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Bkfb ehshnk;[.. fiT[ fiT[ B/V? nkt?, fsT[ fsT[ xNdk ikt?. sfp wB[y ek ;o{g eoe/ nkfJnkƒ. jfE i'V eo yVk j'nk. sfp pkp/ g[fSnkL @GkJh s{z e"D j?I <# sfp T[B nkfynkL @ih ! w?~ s{z Bkjh ikDdk < w?I efbi[r jK, no s/o/ fwbB/ ~ nkfJnk jK, s{z eos/ g[oy ek tiho j?#I . sfp pkp/ ~ fBw;eko ehsh„ nkfyU;[L @ih feS[ w?s? b/j[, w/o? tofB ub[#. sfp r[o{ pkp/ g[fSnkL @s?I gkf; fenk j? <# sK efbi[r nkfynkL w/o? gk; ;G[ feS[ j?, i/ nkyj[ sK w'shnK d/ wzdo T[;koj ns/ osBK ek bkbK dk iVkT[ eoktK, nro uzdB ek b/g[ d/tK#. sfp r[o{ p'fbnk, ;pd okr[ ;qh okr[ ftuLokr[ f;oh okr[ wjbk gfjbk xo[ ƒ.. w'sh s wzdo T{;ofj osBh s j'fj iVkT[.. e;s{fo e[zr{ nrfo uzdB bhfg nkt? ukT[.. ws[ d/fy G{bk th;o? s/ok fufs B nkt? BkT[..ƒ.. jfo fpB[ ihT[ ifb pfb ikT[.. w? nkgDk r[o[ g{fS d/fynk nto[ Bkjh EkT[..ƒ.. ojkT[.. sfp fcfo efbi[r nkfynkL @i' ih it/joK dh Xosh eoK, no[ bkbK dk iVkT[ eojK, fJzdo dhnK w'jDhnK b? nktK.# sfp r[o{ ih gT[Vh d{ih nkyhLXosh s jho/ bkb iVsh gbfx bkb iVkT[.. w'jDh w[fy wDh ;'j? eo/ ozfr g;kT[.. ws[ d/fy G{bk th;o? s/ok fufs B nkt? BkT[..„.. ƒ

wB[yHHHs'HI HHnkfJnk# se dk gkm jkL pkL B[L dk j?. @sp pkp/HHHs'HI HHfBw;eko ehsh# se dk gkm jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ dk j?.

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sfp ebi[fr efjnkL @i' ih J/j[ ph Bkjh b?Idk sK f;fX b? i' fofX nkt?, ns/ r[gs Xosh ftfu ub[, no[ jiko e'jK ikfJ gqrfN j'fJ#. sfp r[o{ gT[Vh shih nkyhLf;X[ j'tk f;fX bkJh fofX nkyk nkT[.. r[gs gorN[ j'fJ p?;k b'e[ oky? GkT[.. ws[ d/fy G{bk th;o? s/ok fufs B nkt? BkT[..….. sfp efbi[fr nkfynk, @e[S b/tj[, ;[bskB j'tj[L oki[ eoj[# sfp r[o{ uT[Eh gT[Vh ejhL;[bskB j'tk w/fb b;eo syfs okyk gkT[.. j[ew[ jk;b[ eoh p?mk BkBek ;G tkT[.. ws[ d/fy G{bk th;o? s/ok fufs B nkt? BkT[..†..ƒ.. sfp ebi[r godZyDk ehsh, nkfJ g?oh gfJnk. nkfyU;[L @ih w/oh rfs feT[I efo j't?<# sfp r[o{ BkBe nkfynk @w/ok f;Zy[ e'N wX? e'Jh j't?rkl fs;dk ;dek s/oh rfs j't?rh.# sfp efbi[r g?oh gfJnk.. pkp? ftdk ehsk.. p'bj[ tkfjr[o{.

„‡H ehV Bro r[o{ ns/ wodkBk otd/ oj?, nkfJ ehV Bro gqrN/. ik d/y? sK o[y[ fpoy ;G[ f;nkj[ Bdfo nkt?, Xosh ;koh. sfp wodkBk pj[s G?wkB[ j'nk, d/fy efo nkfyU;L @ih fJE'I ubhJ/, J/vk ekbk n;K ed/ Bkjh fvmk, fJ;[ ekb/ s/ ukb[#. sfp r[o{ pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnk ! fJB eh gkfs;kjh j?, Gkt? e'Jh ;T[ izrb ftfu ikT[, i/ e'Jh ikBto dk pZuk g?dk j't/ sK ykfJ

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iktB, ns/ i/ fe;/ ;g dk nKvk g?dk j't? sK ykfJ iktfB, go s/o/ B/V? e'Jh Bkjh nKtdk#. sfp wodkB/ noi ehsh, nkfyU;[ @ih ed? fJE? e'Jh nkfJnk Gh j?<# sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnK ! fJe fdfB fJe[ okik ufVnk Ek, pkBt? y{jDh b;efo b?efo, fJe oki T[go ufVnk Ek, ;' fJs Xosh nkfJ fBefbnk, sfp fJe ehVh ikfJ fwbh, sK nkfyU;[- j' okik ! fJs[ okfj ukb[ BkjhI ns/ i/ ubdk j?I sK w/oh oikfJ ftfu ukb[-, sp[ oki/ g[fSnk-s/oh fenk oikfJ j? <-. sp[ ehVh efjnk-j/ okik ! w/oh J/j oikfJ j?, i/ w/oh o'Nh ykfJ efo ikfj-. sfp oki/ efjnk- w?I pktfB y{jDh ek okik jK, w?I s/oh o'Nh feT[ efo yktK-. sfp ehVh efjnk, -j' okik BkjhI sK i[X[ efoe? ikj?-. sfp okik i[X[ brk eofD pktfB y{jDh b/efo ehVh ;kfE. sp fJeB ehVh j[ew ehsk ehVhnK skJhI-ikfJ efo fpy b/nktj[-. sfp ehVhnK rJhnK, fgnkb[ƒ s/ fpy[ w[j[ Gfo b? nkJhnK. fi; eT[ bkfJB ;" ;'nj[„ j'fJ ikfJ. j' wodkfBnK ! pktB y{jDh b;eo[ ;G' w[nk, gow/;o eh nkfrnk ;kE, sfp fJe' okik ofjnk. sfp Uj[ ehVh rJh, nkfyU;[-j' okik ! pks ;[B[, nfp w/oh o'Nh wBfjrk <-. sfp okik jfE i'V yVk j'nk. nkfyU;[-Gbk j't? ih-. sfp T[f; ehVh j[ew ehsk ehVhnK i'r[-ikj[ nzfwqs[ b? nktj[.. ns/ ;s e[vz h nzfwqs e/ j?B gkskb fpy?, ns/ ;s e[zv fpy e/ j?I gskb fpy?-. sfp Uj[ ehVhnK rJhnK, ikfJ efo nzfwqs[ w[y[ Gfo b? nkJhnK, fi; ƒ

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eT[ T[j[ bktfB ;'Jh T[fm yVk j't./ sfp pktB y{jDh b;eo[ T[fm yVk j'nk, gow/;fo eh nkfrnk Bkfb sfp okik T[fm eo o'Nh yktfD rfJnk pktB y{jDh ;kfE. ifp o'Nh fwbh sK mzYh, ns/ iK x'fVnK B' xk;[ fwfbnk sK fGzBk j'nkl ns/ dkDk fwfbnk ;' fufEnk j'nk. sfp oki/ g[fSnkL-n?;h o'Nh mzYh feT[I fwbh< ns/ xk;[ fGzBk, dkDk fufEnk <-sfp ehVh efjnkL- j' okik ! nr? fJe[ okik nkfJnk Ek fs; feT[ w?I o'Nh ehsh nkjh, fs;s/ i' ofjnk Ek ;' w?I s/o/ b;eo eT[ go'f;nk j?, ns/ i' T[;fdnK x'fVnk dk dkDk pfunk Ek ;' s/fonK x'fVnK eT[ fdsk ns/ i' T[;fdnK x'fVnK dk xk;[ ofjnk Ek, ;' fsfonK x'fVnK skJhI gfJnk-. ifp okik ikfJ eo d/y? sK eJh npko jh Go/ gfJ j?fB. sfp oki? ek nfGwkB[ d{o j'nk. nkfyU;[L-n?;/ oki/ tos/ j?B-. sfp okik fco xfo nkfJnk# sfp pkpk p'fbnkL;b'e wL É.. ;hjk pkik uork e[jhnk J/Bk ytkb/ xkj.. xkj[ ykfB fsBK wk;[ ytkb? J/fj ubkJ/ okj.. Bdhnk ftfu fNp/ d/ykb/ Ebh eo/ n;rkj.. ehVk Ekfg d/fJ gkfs;kjh b;eo eo/ ;[nkj.. i/s/ ihn ihtfj b? ;kjk ihtkb/ sk fe n;kj.. BkBe fiT[ fiT[ ;u/ Gkt/ fsT[ fsT[ d/fJ frokj..É.. sp wodkBk g?oh gfJnk. p'bj[ tkfjr[o{..

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fJj gkm GkJh pzB' ;kfjp tkbh phV ftu'I j?. gkmKsq @eosk#.

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eofj#. sfp pkp/ ;pd ehsk okr[ wbko ftfu wLÉykDk ghDk j;Dk ;T[Dk ft;fo rfJnk j? woDk.. y;w[ ft;kfo y[nkoh ehBh fXqr[ ihtD[ Bjh ojDk..É.. gqkDh J/e' Bkw[ fXnktj[.. ngBh gfs ;/sh xfo iktj[.. ojkT[.. s[XB' ;/tfj s[M[ fenk d/tfj wKrfj b/tfj ojfj Bjh.. s{ dksk ihnk ;GBk ek ihnk nzdfo ihT[ s[jh..„.. r[ow[fy fXnktfj f; nzfwqs[ gktfj ;/Jh ;{u/ j'jh.. nfjfBf; Bkw[ igj[ o/ gqkDh w?b/ jS/ j'jh..….. i/jh o[fs ekfJnk ;[y[ s/jk s/j' i/jh d/jh.. BkBe o[fs ;[jkth ;kJh fpB[ Bkt? o[fs e/jh..†..ƒ..

„ŠH nk;k d/F, F/y cohd Bkb r'FN sfp fcfo nk;k d/; eT[ nkfJnk. nkr/ ;/y cohd p'fbnkL @nbj[ nbk dot/;#L sfp r[o{ pkp/ ipkp[ fdsk ntk}{ L @nbj, cohd }[jdh, jw/; nkT[ ;/y cohd }[jdh, nbj nbj#. sp d;s gzik b/eo pfj rfJnk. sfp ;/y[ cohd[ pkp/ dk o{g[ d/fy eo p'fbnk, r';fN ehshnk ;[, ;/y cohdƒ pkp/ ~ g[fSnk ƒ

fJj ;ZiD F/y cohd ;kBh jh ikgdk j?, fi; dk Bkw F/y pqjw eoe/ ;kyhnK ftu nkT[Idk j?. nZr/ uZb e/ ;kyh …„ thI fJ;/ F/y pqjw Bkb j'Jh j?. i/ d't/I ;kyhnK fJe' cohd Bkb j'JhnK jB sK b/ye B/ ;kyhnK ftu ftZE G[Zb e/ gkJh j?, d'fJ fJe m"o ukjhdhnK ;B. :k d{;oh ;kyh gfjbh w[bkeks dk cb d/yD bJh ;h, i?;k fe GkJh wBh f;zx ih dh ;kyh ftu d[fJ w[bkeksK F/y pqjw Bkb dZ;hnK jB, no d{;oh w[bkeks d/ gfjb/ fbfynk j?L- pkp/ efjnkl @wodkfBnK, gND n;K B/ iktDk j?, feT[Ife F/y pqjw ~ T[gd/F ehsk ;h ;' d/yk T[;~ T[gd/F fus j? fe ft;o frnk j?#. fJj th w[wfeB j? fe j'o ceho nk;k d/; ftu cohd bep tkbk j't/ s/ Uj gfjb/ cohd dh pkDh dk ikD{ j't./ fJj fynkb eoBk fe fJ; iBw ;kyh d/ eosk ~ F/y cohd d/ gfjb/ j' r[iaoB dh ]po BjhI ;h, G[b j't/rh, feT[Ife ;kyh …„ ftu T[j ;k\ fbydk j? fe-@gND ek gho ;/y[ cohd Ek, fs;e? syfs ;/y[ fpqjw Ek#.;' eosk ih ~ mhe gsk ;h fe F/] cohd gfjbk wo u[ek j?, s/ rdh s/ F/y fpqjw (\ohd ;kBh) j?, ;' J/E/ T[; dh w[okd ed/ ;/] cohd gfjb/ s' BjhI j' ;edh.

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sp ;/y[ cohd[ p'fbnk ;pd[ okr[ nk;k ftfuLfdbj[ w[jpfs fizB ;/Jh ;funk.. fiB wfB j'o[ w[fy j'o[ f; eKY/ efunk..ƒ.. os/ fJ;e y[dkfJ ozfr dhdko e/.. ft;fonk fiB Bkw s/ G[fJ Gko[ EhJ/..ƒ.. ojkT[.. nkfg bhJ/ bfV bkfJ do dot/; ;/.. fsBQ XzB[ iD/dh wkT[ nkJ/ ;cb[ ;/..„.. gotdrko ngko nrw p/nzs s{.. fiBk gSksk ;u[ uz[wk g?o w{.z .….. s/oh gBj y[dkfJ s{ py;zdrh.. ;/y cohd? y?o[ dhi? pzdrh..†..ƒ.. sfp pkpk p'fbnk ;pd[ okr[ ;{jh ftfu wLƒ;[uih.. ik s{ sk w? ;G[ e' s{ ;kfjp[ w/oh okf; ihT[.. s[X[ nzsfo jT[ ;[fy t;k s{ nzsfo ;kpkf; ihT[.. GkD? syfs tvkJhnk GkD? Ghy T[dkf; ihT[.. GkD? Eb f;fo ;o[ tj? ewb[ c[b? nkek; ihT[.. GkD/ Gtib[ bzxhn? GkD? wzfM Gohnkf; ihT[.. GkD? ;' ;j[ ozrbk f;cfs osk r[Dskf; ihT[.. GkD? ;j[ Ghjktbk jT[ nktfD ikfD w[Jhnkf; ihT[.. s{ ;j[ nrw ns'btk jT[ efj efj Yfj gJhnkf; ihT[.. fenk wkrT[ fenk efj ;[Dh w? do;B G{y fgnk; ihT[.. r[o ;pdh ;j[ gkfJnk ;u[ BkBe eh nodkf; ihT[..„.. sfp pkpk ns? ;/y cohd[ d[fJ J/e oks fJem/ oj/ izrb ftu.. sfp fJe[ pzdk y[dkfJ dk nkfJ fBefbnk.. T[j d/fy efo xfo T[fm rfJnk.. sp J/e spbpkiƒ d[X ek Go e/ b/ nkfJnk, ftfu ukfo ƒ

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sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnK ! jT[I s?~ nkJh fpBkƒ wofD Bkjh d/Idk, T[;hnko[„ j'j[#. sfp wodkB/ nkfyU;[L @ih jT[ feT[I efo T[;hnko[ j'tK < jT[ wodk jK, ihtD? dh rfb ojh#. sp wodkB/ nkfynkL @ih w?~ d[y B d/fJ…#. sK pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnK ! fJ; o[y[ d/ cb ykfj, go[ ofi e? ykfj, fisB/ ykfJ ;edk j?,I go j'o[ gb? pzfB BkjhI#. sfp wodkB/ nkfynkL @ih Gbk j't#/ . sK wodkBk brk ykfD, cbK ek ;[nkd nkfJU;[ nky?†L @j't? sK ;G? ykfJ bJh, fcfo jfE nktfB fe Bk nktB. e[S gb? Gh pzfB b/Jh, ws[ jfE nktfB fe Bk nktB. sfp wodkB/ nkfynkL @G[y br?rh sK yktKrk. wodkB/ gb? Gh pzfB bJ/. iKd/ iKd/‡ wodkB/ fcoˆ G[y brh sK nkfyU;[L @e[S[ yktK#. iK w[fj gkJ/ sK T[s? t/b? Yfj gfJnk. sd pkp/ nkfynkL @fenk j'nk t/ wodkfBnk <# @ihT[ gkfs;kj ! s[X[ nkfynk ;h i' ykfj ;' ykfj, tXd/ gb? pzfB Bkjh, w?I nkfynk e[S gb? Gh pzfB bJh, ws jfE nktfB fe Bk nktfB, ;' w?I w[fj gkJ/ f;fB, w/ok J/j jtkb[ j'fJ rfJnk#. sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnk ! ƒ

jkL pkL B[ ftu @nkJh fpBK# dh EK gkm j?-@fJT[#I jkL pkL B[L ftu gkmKsq @j[f;nko# j?. … sp wodkB/ nkfynk ih w?~ d[y Bk d/fJ# jkL pkL B[L dk gkm j?. † @nky?# dh EK jkL pkL B[L ftu @ikD?# gkm j?. ‡ @iKd/ iKd/# gkm jkL pkL B[L dk j?. ˆ jkL pkL B[L dk @fcfo# gkm j?. „

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s[X[ p[ok ehsk ;h i' w[fj gkJ/ ;fB, J/j[ fpy cb ;fB, go puB eoe? nzfwqs cb j'fJ ;B#. sp pkp? wE? T[gfo g?o[ ofynk, sp uzrk Gbk j'nk, T[fm p?mk. sfp wodkB/ nkfynkL @;[jkD[ s/oh Grfs ~ ns? s/oh ewkJh ~ n;h sK v{fw wzfr fgfB ykXk b"VjK. s{z nshs[ wjKg[oy[ ykfj ghtfj feS[ Bkjh, ns? t;dh tV? Bkjh, jT[I feT[I efo s[X[ Bkfb ojK < n;K ~ ftdk efo#. sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnK ! w/oh pj[s y[;h j? s[X[ T[gfo s{z feT[I ftdk wzrdk j? w?Ektj[#. sfp wodkB/ nkfynkL @;[jkD[ s/oh y[;h ~ go[ w/oh ftdk efo, jT[ nkgD/ xfo iktK#. sp pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnK ! fet?I oj?I Gh <# wodkB? nkfynkL @jT[ sK ojK i/ w/oh G[y rtktfj, i' s/ok njko[ j't?, ;' w/ok j't?, ;' w/ok njko eofjƒ. i' s{ J/jk ezw[ eofj sK s/o/ Bkfb ojK. iK J/j[„ puB eofj, i' w/o/ eow Gh Bk phukofj sK jT[ s/o? Bkb/ ojK, i/ fJj[ s{ ezw[ eo/ BkjhI sK w?~ ftdk efo#. sfp r[o{ pkp/ nkfynkL @ikfj t/ wodkfBnK ! s{z dhB d[Bhnk fBjkb[ j'nk#. sfp wodkBk T[Gfo g?ohI gfJnk, r[o{ pkp/ fJsBhnK t;s{ fdZshnK, wZEk u[efdnK… Bkfb nrw fBrw eh ;'Mh j'fJ nkJh, sK wodkBk pkp/ Bkfb brk fcofD. sp T[dk;h eoe/ xo nkJ/†. ƒ

@;' w/ok njko eofjz# jkL pkL B[L ftu j? BjhI. iK J/j# dh EK jkL pkL B[L ftu gkm @i' fJj Gh# j?. … jkL pkL B[L ftu gkm j? @N/efdnK#. † @sp nkJ/# jkL pkL B[;y/ dk gkm j?. „

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…ƒH wksk fgsk ih Bkb w/b ifp T[dk;h efoe/ nkJ/ pkojhI po;hI sfp nkfJ efo fsbtzvh s/ e'; d[fJ pkjfo nkfJ p?m/ T[ikfVftfu. sfp xVh fJe[ ;;skfJ efo wodkB? noi[ ehsh i' @w?~ j[ew j't? sK xfo iktK, xfo eh ypfo b? nktK, fdyK n;kv/ nkdwh feT[I efo j?fB, e'Jh ofjnk j? fe e'Jh BkjhI ofjnk# sfp pkpk jf;nk, jf; efo efjnkL @wodkfBnK ! s/o/ nkdwh wo/Ir/ s{ ;z;ko[ feT[I efo oyfjrkƒ < go s/o/ nksw? nktdh j? sK s{z ikfj, fwfb nkT[, go[ s[os[ nkJhI ns? ekb{„ d/ xfo Gh… ikt?, n;kvk BkT[I bJh Bkjh#. sfp wodkBk g?ohI g?fJ efo rfJnk. sbtzvh nkfJnk, ikfJ xfo tfonk, sfp b'e[ pj[s[ i[fV rJ/, ;G e'Jh nkfJ g?oh gt?, ns? ;G b'e nkfyfBL i' wodkBk v{w j?†, go[ BkBe ek ;kfJnk j?, J/j[ Uj[ BkjhI, ;z;ko s/ tfX j'nk j?#. i' nKtdk j? ;' nkfJ g?ohI gtdk j?. sp wodkB? xo[ pko[ d/fy efo ekb{ d/ t/V/ ftu rfJnk, ikfJ p?mk, sp pkp/ dh wksk ƒ

jkL pkL B[L ftu gkm j? @sk n;hI ;z;ko feT[I eo oy/r I #/ . J/E/ @ekb{# fBok efjDk, ;fseko dh ewh ikgdh j?, go fJj T[ekJh b/ye dh j?l feT[Ife id J/;/ EK p?fmnK ~ pkpk ekb{ r[o{ ih ~ nk fwfbnk sK r[o{ ih B/ T[me/ nkgD/ fgsk ~ wZEk N/fenk fJ;/ ;kyh ftu fbfynk j?. ;' i' eoBh ftu n?Bk ;fseko fgsk dk eod/ ;B, T[j efjDh ftu ed e;o oZy ;ed/ ;B. … jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ ftu @Gh# j? BjhI s/ @go# tkX{ j?. n?T[I j? gkmKL @xo ikt? go n;kvk BkT[I bJhI BkjhI# fi; dk noE fJj j? fe i/ s{z ekb{ d/ xo ikt/ sK. † jkL pkL B[L ftu j? @nkfJnk j?.# „

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nkgDk w[j[ ftykfbU#. sp pkpk wksk ek j/s[ d/fy efo r[dr[dƒ j'fJ rfJnk. brk p?okr[ eofD, p?okr efoe? jf;nk, sK pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnk ! opkp[ tikfJ# sK wodkB/ opkp[ tikfJnk, pkp/ ;pd[ ehskLokr[ tvjz;[ wjbk ƒ xo[ ƒ.. nwbh nwb[ B nzpV? wSh Bho[ B j'fJ.. i' os/ ;fj nkgD? fsB Gkt? ;G[ e'fJ..ƒ.. jT[ tkoh tzRk yzBhn? tzRk st[ ;kfjp e? Bkt?..ƒ.. ojkT[.. ;kfjp[ ;cfbU o[yVk nzfwqs ikek BkT[.. fifB ghnk s/ fsqgfs GJ/ jT[ fsB pfbjko? ikT[..„.. w?eh Bdfo B nktjh t;fj jGhnK Bkfb.. fsyk fsjkfJnk feT[ bj? ik ;o Ghsfo gkfb.. BkBe[ s/ok pkDhnk s{ ;kfjp[ w? okf;.. wB s/ X'yk sk bj? ik f;cfs eoh nodkf;..†..ƒ.. sp fcfo wksk egV/ fwfmnkJh nkr? oyh. sfp wksk nkfynkL @puk ! s{ ykfj#. sK pkp/ nkfynkL @wksk jT[ ofinK jK#. sK wksk nkfynk L @p/Nk ! s{z fes[ ykX? ofink j?I <# sp ;qh r[o{ pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnK ! opkp[ tikfJ@ sK wodkB/ opkp[ tikfJnk, pkp/ ;pd[ ehsk okr[ f;oh okr[ ftu wL ƒL;fG of; fwm/ wzfBn? ;kb'D./ . yN s[o;h w[fy p'bDk wkoD Bkd ehJ/.. Sshj nzfwqs GkT[ J/e[ ikeT[ Bdfo eo/fJ..ƒ.. pkpk j'o[ ykDk y[;h ƒ

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Bhsk.. jT[ pfbjkoh ;kiBk whsk ntohskƒ..„.. r[Dk ek j't? tk;[bk efY tk;[ bJhi?.. i/ r[D j'tfB ;kiBk fwfb ;kM eohi?.. ;kM eohi? r[Dj e/oh S'fv ntrD ubhn?.. gfjo/ gNzpo efo nvzpo nkgDk fgV[ wbhn?.. fiE? ikfJ pjhn? Gbk ejhn? M'fb nzfwqs[ ghi?.. r[Dk ek j't? tk;[bk efY tk;[ bJhi?..….. nkfg eo/ fe;[ nkyhn? j'o[ eo/ B e'Jh.. nkyD skeT[ ikJhn? i/ G{bVk j'Jh.. i/ j'fJ G{bk ikfJ ejhn? nkfg eosk feT[ G[b?.. ;[D/ d/y/ pkM[ efjn? dkB[ nDwzfrnk fdt?.. dkB[ d/fJ dksk ifr fpXksk BkBek ;u[ ;'Jh.. nkfg eo/ fe; nkyhn? j'o[ eo/ B e'Jh..†..ƒ..†.. sp pkp? nkfynk L @fgsk ih ! wksk ih ! Uj[ fpXksk g[oy[ j?, Uj[ G[bD? ftfu BkjhI. i/ Uf; ;zi'r ehsk j?, ;' Gbk ehsk j?#. sK wksk nkfynkL @pZuk ! s{ T[fm ukb[, ntkJhnk S'v,[ fcfo fenk ;zi'r pD?rk, fis[ fcfo fwbfjrk#. sK pkp/ Fpd[ ehsk okr[ wko{ wL ƒ.. ;pd.. fgSj[ oksh ;dVk Bkw[ y;w ek b/fj.. y/w/ Ssq ;okfJu/ fd;fB oE ghV/.. fiBh s/ok Bkw[ fXnkfJnk ƒ

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fsB eT[ ;fd fwb/..ƒ.. pkpk w? eowjhD e{fVnko.. Bkw[ B gkfJnk s/ok nzXk Gofw G{bk wB[ w/ok..ƒ.. ojkT[.. ;kd ehs/ d[y goc[V/ g{ofp fby/ wkfJ.. ;[y E'V/ d[y nrb/ d{y/ d{fy ftjkfJ..„.. ftS[fVnk ek fenK ftS[V/ fwfbnk ek fenk w/b[. ;kfjp[ ;' ;kbkjhn? fifB efo d/fynk y/b[..….. ;zi'rh w/bktVk fJfB sfB ehs/ G'r.. fti'rh fwfb ftS[V? BkBe Gh ;zi'r..†..ƒ.. sp pkp/ nkfynkl @pkpk ih ! wksk ih ! n;hI i' nkJ/ jK, i' efjnkƒ Ek nktkfj_r,/ go s[;hI j[fD nkfrnk wzfB b?j[.. n;hI ni/„ T[dk; jK. sp wksk efjnkL @p/Nk ! w/o/ wfB ;zs'y[ feT[ efo j't?rkl i' s{ pj[sh toQh…I T[dk;h efoe/ nkfJnk j?#I sfp pkp/ efjnkL @wksk ! s{ puB wzB[, s?~ ;zs'y nkt?rk#. sK wksk u[g efo ojh.

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@s/# gkm jkL pkL B[L dk j?. @;' ghoHHHs'HI HHrfJnk Ek# se dh EK jkL pkL tkb/ B[;y/ ftu n?T[I j?L- @Gbk ceho Ek, y[dkfJ ek ]podko Ek#. … jkL pkL B[L ftu gkm j?-@izrb ftu#. † @r';N ;/y fpqjw pkp/ Bkb ehsh jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu j? BjhI. ‡ J/E/ jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gkm j?-@;[fD eo ewkb nkfJ rfJnk, nr/ nkt/ s/ d/y/ sk pkpk ns/ wodkBk p?m/ j?B nkfJ eo f;o fBtkfJe? pfj rfJnk# s/ @sfp beVhnK S'fv eo nkfJ rfJnk# fJsBk gkm j? BjhI. ˆ fJ; dk noE j? @T[; B/ ezm eo bhsk#, jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gkm j? @f;y bhsk#. „

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w[okd j? @;bkw eo e/ N[o frnk#. @gho nkfynkHHHs'HI HHe/jk j?<# se dk gkm jkL pkL B[;y/ dk j?, fJ; d/ noE jBL gVQ e/ ;[DkfJ i' fej' fijk j?. … @eohnk jB# dh EK @Gh g[SK j?# jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ dk gkm j?. „

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nb/ew. sfp r[o{ pkp? efjnk, @nb/yw n;bkw, gho ih ;bkwfs ! nkJhn?, ][dkfJ n;k~ fwjotkB[ j'nk, s[;kvk dhdko[ gkfJnk#. sp fJB' T[B'ƒ d;sg';h eo pfj rJ/. sp gho g[SDk ehshL @i' BkBe ! s/ok fJe[ p?s[ ;[fD efo j?okB[ j'nk jK, n;K nkfynk fi;[ J/j[ p?s[ nkfynk j? fs;dk dhdko[ d/yk j?„#. sfp pkp/ nkfynkL @ihT n;k~ fBtkiF j'Jh j?, i' s[;kvk dhdko gkfJnk#. sp gho efjnkL @BkBe ! fJ; p?s[ dk p/nkB[ d/fj, s{z i' nkydk j?-I fje j? BkBe d{ik ekj? e{z < -# go[ J/e[ ;kfjp s? d[fJ jdh. e/jVk ;/th s/ e/jVk odh < s{ nkydk j? fje i' fJe[ fje[ j?, go fjzd{ nkyd/ jBL i' n;K ftu ;jh j?, ns/ w[;bwkB nkyd/ jB i' n;K jh ftfu ;jh j?. nky[ t/yK fe;[ ftfu ;jh eo/jK < no[ fe; ftfu nD;jh eo/jK <# sp pkp/ BkBe efjnkL ih, fje' ;kfjp[ fjek jfd. fje' ;/ft s/ d{ik ofd….# ;b'e..;dk ;dk i' ;/thn? i' ;G wfj oj? ;wkfJ.. nto d{ik feT[ ;/thn? izw? s? wfo ikfJ†.. ip fJj[ ;b'e[ pkp/ fdsk, sp gho[ g[SZ Dk ehskLƒ

sp fJB' T[B#' dh EK gkmKsq @sp rb/ fwb eo# Gh j?. @d/yk j?# w[okd @d/yKj/ = d/yhJ/#. fJ;dk noE @fvZmk j? BjhI#. jk\iakpkdh B{;y/ ftu gkm ph @fdykj/#

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cohdk gkfV gN'bk Xi eoh ezpbVh gfjo/T[.. fiBh t/;h ;j[ fwb? ;/Jh t/; eo/T[..ƒ0….. sp fcfo r[o{ pkp/ ipkp[ fdskLekfJ gN'bk gkVsh ezpbVh gfjo/fJ.. BkBe xo jh p?fmnk ;j[ fwb? i/ Bhnfs okf; eo/fJƒ..ƒ0†.. xo jh w[zfX ftd/f; fgo[ fBs M{o/ ;zwkb/.. fwbfdnk fYb B j'tJh i/ Bhnfs okf; eo/..ƒ.. ik J/j[ ipkp[ pkp/ fdsk sk gho g[SDk ehskL;b'e[.. cohdk BzYh ezs B okftU tvh Eh w[Jhnk;[.. XB e{e/Idh r'o w?I s? ;j Bk fwbhnk;[..‡†..

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;jhnK S'fv efo ezfs fs;h gfj j'fJƒ.. iK pkp/ fJj[ ipkp[ fdsk, sK fcfo gho nkfynkL @BkBe ! w?~ J/e[ eksh b'VhIdh j?, Uj[ eksh w?~ d/fj, fi; dk e[mk nkdwh jbkb[ j't?. fJj i' eksh j?, fs; d/ Bkfb iBkto[ e[;d/ j?I ns/ nkdwh d/ rfb tj? sK jbkb[ j't? w?~ Uj[ eksh d/fJ, fi;dk e[mk wkD{ jbkb[„ j't?#. sp pkp/ itkp[ fdskL @gho ih bJhn?#L;b'e[.. ;u eh eksh ;u[ ;G[ ;ko[.. xkVs fs;eh ngo ngko.. ;pd/ ;kD oykJh bkfJ.. r[D eh E/e? ftfu ;wkfJ.. fs;dk e[mk j't? ;/y[.. b'j{ bp[ fBeEk t/y[.. j'fJ jbkb[ br? jfe ikfJ.. BkBe dfo dhdko ;wkfJ..„..

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J/j d' s[eK ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp dhnK BjhI jB. @jbkb# dh EK jKL pkL B[;y/ ftu @w[odko# gkm j?. … jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ ftu gkm-@c/fonk#. † @][dkfJ ;jh eoD? tkbk j?# fJj gkm jk\iakpkdh B[;y/ dk j?. ‡ BkBe ! y[dkfJHHHs'HI HHw[fj rzX[# se dk gkm jkL pkL B[L ftu'I bhsk j?. „

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jkL pkL B[;y/ ftu gd @fJE/ pkpo# fJE/ j? BjhI ns/ fJj Gh p/b'Vk Gk;dk j?. fJj Fpd ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih s'I pkjo dk j?, r[opkDh BjhI j?.

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y[dkfJ Bdfo nKtdk j?#. sp b'e fjzd{ w[;bwkB ;G ;bkwK br/ eofD. sK gkfs;kj nkfynkL @J/ dot/; e[S ep{b eo[#. sK pkp? nkfynkL @n;kv/ ezw e[S[ BkjhI, go[ J/j i' pzfd j'Jh ;?dg[o eh, ;' S'fv d/fj, ns? fJBk ek eS[ rfJnk j? ;' fcfo d/fj#. sfp pkpfo gkfs;kj j[ew[ ehskL i' pzd j?, ;' S'v d/j[, ns/ t;s[ fcfo d/j[#. sK ;?dg[o eh pzfd do'p;s[ S'fv fdsh. sp pkp/ fpBK iktfB BKjhI. sp pkpk sh;o? fdfB ;?dg[o fcfo nkfJnk. iK nkfJ efo fdy? sK eh t/y? ;G esbkw gJ/ j?fB. sp pkp? nkfynk L @wodkfBnK ! fJj fenk tosh <# sK wodkB/ nkfynk L @ih gkfs;kj ! i' s[X[ GkDK ;kJh tosh#. sp pkp? nkfynkL @wodkfBnK ! opkp[ tikfJ#. wodkB? opkp[ tikfJnk okr[ nk;k ehsk, pkp? ;pd[ T[mkfJnk wLƒ.. ejk ;[ y/b sp/bk x'V/ ejk G/oh ;jBkJh.. ejk ;[ s/r pzd rkv/ofV ejk ;[ bkb etkJh.. ejk ;[ nko;hnk w[j pze? n?E/ fd;fj Bkjh..ƒ.. fJj[ ir[ s/ok s{ r';kJh.. J/e xVh wfj Ekfg T[Ekg? io[ tzfv d/tfj GkJh..ƒ.. ojkT[..ejK ;[ xo do wzvg wjbk ejk ;[ pze ;okJh.. ejK ;[ ;/i ;[ykbhekwfD t/fy Bhd Bk gkJh.. ejk ;[ gkB szp'bh jowk j'Jhnk SkJh wkJh..„.. fi;[ ifo ekofD xDh ftr[sh fJfB io xDh y[nkJh.. gkgk pkMj[ j't? Bkjh w[fJnk ;kfE B ikJh.. fi;B' nkfg y[nkJ/ eosk y[f; bJ/ uzfrnkJh..….. e'Nh j{ gho tofi ojkJ/ ik who ;[fDnk XkfJnk.. EkB w[ekw ib/ fpi

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@g{oh jzJh s'HI HHnkfJnk# sZe dk gkm jkL pkL B[L dk j?. tb?sh g'Eh ftu J/; dh EK gkm e/tb J/j j? @goh j'Jh#. „ fJj Fpd gzuw gkfs;kfj ih dk j?, fbykoh dh :k eosk dh G[Zb j?.

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;s[ phi[ efo n;h feo; ewktj[.. sK tkgkoh ikDhnfj bkjk b? iktj[..Š.. eow[ j't? ;fsr[o[ fwb? p{M? phukok.. Bkw[ tykD? ;[D/ Bkw[ Bkw? fpT[jkok..‹.. fiT[ bkjk s'Nk fst? tkN ubdh nkJh.. i' fs;[ Gkt? BkBek ;kJh tfvnkJh..ƒ0..ƒ….. sp fJe fdfB wodkB? noi[ ehsk, nkfyU;[L @ih fJj sK fJe;? ftrkfVnk, ns? fJsB/ feT[ wko/ <# sp r[o{ pkp? nkfynkL @wodkfBnk ! U; doys sb? ikfJ ;T[,I iK T[mfjrk sK ipkp[ d/jr/.# sfp wodkBk ikfJ ;[sk. sK J/e p{zd fueDkJh ehgJh Eh ;hB/ T[gfo, o'Nh yKfdnk. fiT[ ;[sk Ek, fsT[ ehVhnK nkfJ brhnK. fJe i' ehVh bVh ;[s/ j'J/ ~ sK jfE Bkb ;G/ wfb ;Nhnk. sK pkp/ nkfynkL @fenk ehs' t/ wodkfBnK <# sK wodkB/ nkfynk L @ih e'Jh fje i/ bVh ;G/ wfo rJhnk#. sK pkpk jf;nkƒ, nkfyU;[L @wodkfBnK ! fJt/I jh wodh nkJhƒ fJe; dk ;dek#. sK wodkBk nkfJ g?ohI gfJnk. sp ;?dg[o ek b'e[ pj[s[ BkT[I Xohe f;y„ j'nk. sp MkV{ ebkb[ pzfd ftfu Ek, UfB fbfy bfJnk, yoV ykB g[o ek Ek go[ ;zrfs ftfu rftnkSDh, st ek T[dk;h j'nk.. sdj[ pkpk UEj[z ƒ

pkpk ih d/ @j;D# s'I s/ @wodh nkJh# nkfd gdK s'I ;gFN j? fe r[o{ ih fJ; irs dk nkw toskok dZ; oj/ jB, i' G[Zb tkbk j?, s/ fJ;~ wy"b eo oj/ jB, oZph ek~B fJ; ~ BjhI dZ; oj/. „ @f;Zy# gkm jkL pkL B[;y/ dk j?.

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sp MkV{HHHs' otdk ofjnk dh EK jkL pkL B[L ftu n?T[I bzwh ;kyh fbyh j?L- sp fco fgS'I ikfJ bFeo ftu tfVnk. who pkpo i' Ek, ;/ ebzdo Ek. fdB eT[ gksFkjh eodk Ek no oks eT[ g?ohI ;zrb xZs eo f;o sbtkfJnk pzdrh eodk Ek. fgSbh oks ofjzdh T[me/ pj[s pzdrh eodk Ek, no ik ;[pkj j't? sk T[m eo fBwki eo/. sqhj/ f;gko/ e[okB e/ gV/ sK fco fgS? Gzr ykt/. ik pkpk bFeo ftu tfVnk sK bZrk Fpd rktDh. pzdhtkB Gh gk;/ j'tD. pzdhtkBK tb'I t/y eo pkpk pj[s nkiia j't./ sK pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnK opkp[ tikfJ#. sK pkp/ Fpd ehsk okr nk;k ftuL-nk;k wjbk ƒ y[ok;kB y;wkBk ehnk fjzd[;skB[ vokfJnk.. nkg? d';[ B d/Jh eosk iw[ efo w[rb uVkfJnk.. J/sh wko gJh eobkD? s?I eh dod[ B nkfJnk..ƒ.. eosk s{z ;GBk ek ;'Jh.. i/ ;esk ;es/ eT[ wko? sK wfB o';[ B j'Jh..ƒ.. ojkT[.. ;esk ;hj[ wko/ g? tr? y;w? ;k g[o;kJh.. osB ftrkfV ftr'J/ e[sh w[fJnk ;ko B ekJh.. nkg/ i'fV ftS'V/ nkg/ t/y[ s/oh tfvnkJh..„.. i/ e' BkT[ XokJ/ tvk ;kd eo/ wfB GkD/ y;w/ Bdoh ehVk nkt? i/s/ u[r? dkD/.. wfo wfo iht? sk feS[ gkJ/ BkBe Bkw[ tykD?..„..‡..…‹.. ik fJj Fpd who pkpo ;[fDnk, sK nkfyU;[. @:ko' ! fJ; ceho eT[ b? nktj[#.. sK nkdwh rJ/, pkp/ eT[ b?eo jkio ehsk. sp pkpo efjnkL @\eho ih ! fJj i' ntki ehnk j?, i' c/o eo'#. sp pkp/ c/o Uj ;pd ;[DkfJnk. sK pkpo e/ egkN y[bQ rJ/. sp pkpo efjnkL @:ko' ! fJj \eho Gbk j?#. sp swkuk Gzr ek y'fbnk, pkp/ e/ nr? ofyU;[ efjU;[L @ceho ih Gzr ykfj. sp pkp? efjnkL-@whoih ! w?I Gzr ykJh j?, w?I n?;h Gzr ykJh j?, fs;ek nwb ed/ BkjhI T[sodk# sp pkpo efjnkL @ih T[j nwb eT[D j?, fi;ek nwb ed/ BkjhI T[sosk sp pkp/ efjnkL @wodkfBnK, opkp tikfJ#. sK pkp/ Fpd ehsk fsbzr ftuLfsbzr wjbk ƒ xo[ „.. GT[ s/ok Gkr ybVh w/ok uhs[.. w? d/tkBk GfJnk nshs.. eo ek;k do;B eh G{y.. w? dfo wkrT[ Bhsk Bhs..ƒ.. sT[ do;B eh eoT[ ;wkfJ.. w? dfo wkrs[ Ghfynk gkfJ..ƒ.. ojkT[.. e/;fo e[;w fwor w? joDk ;op ;ohoh uVDk.. uzdB Grsk i'fs fJB/jh ;op/ gowb[ eoDk..„.. fxngN GKvk ej? B e'fJ.. n?;k Grs[ toB wfj j'fJ.. s/o? Bkfw fBt/ oj/ fbt bkfJ.. BkBe fsB dfo Ghfynk gkfJ..…..ƒ..„.. ip J/j ;pd pkp? efjnk, sk who pkpo pj[s y[;kb j'fJnk, efjU;[L @ceho ih ! w/o/ ;kE ub#. sK pkp/ efjnkL @who ih ! J/e fdB s/o? gk; ojKrk. sK c/o pkpo efjnkL ih fszB fdB oj/#. sK pkp/ efjnkL @ojKrk#. go pkpk pzdhtkBK tb'I d/y e/ pj[s |w ykt/. sK pkp/ nkfynkL @wodkfBnK, opkp tikfJ#. sK wodkB/ opkp pikfJnk, pkp/ ;pd p'fbnk okr nk;k ftu. sK J/j Fpd p'fbnk (J/E/ e'Jh Fpd BjhI fdsk, go Gkt fgSb/ Fpd s'I gqshs j[zdk j?, fi; dh gfjbh s[e @y[ok;kB y;wkBk# j?. ;zgkfde) sK jkbs ftu nkfJ rfJnk. pkpk g? ofjnk sK pkpo nkfJ T[go yVk j'nk, nkfyU;[L @ceho eT[ fenk j{nk <# sK b'eK efjnkL @ih fJj ceho dodtzd j?, y[dkfJ dk |ip d/y e/ jkbs ftu nkfJnk j?#. sK pkpo efjnkL @:ko', y[dk nr? jZE i'Vj[ i' fJj \eho yVk j't?# sp pkpk T[m p?mk. pkp/ d/ T[mD/ Bkb n?;k ukBDk j'nk nkyhn? eJh jiako ;{oi uV/ j?B, sK pkpo ;bkw ehsk, nkfyU;[L @ih s{z w/jopkB[ j'j[#. sK pkp/ efjnkL @who ih, i' s{z w/jo ukj[sk j?,I sK pzdhtkB S'v d/j#. sK pkpo efjnkL @ih fJe noi j? i' j[ew j't/ sK ejk#. sK pkp/ efjnk L @ej' ih. efjnk @ihl fJe puB[ d/j[ sK S'vK#. sK pkp/ efjnkL @feS[ s{z wzr# sK pkpo efjnkL @ih w?I J/jh wzrdk jK, i/ w/oh gksFkjh e[o;h pe[o;h ubh ikfJ#. sK pkp/ efjnk. @s/oh gksFkjh fuo skJhI ub/rh# sK pkpo ;bkw ehsk. ;rb/ pzdhtkB gfjokfJe? S'v dhJ/. sK pkpk pj[s y[;h j'fJnk. sK pkpk BkBe pkpo Bkb'I ftfdnk j'fJnk. sdj[ pkpk T[Ej[ otdk ofjnk. p'b' tkfjr[o{L

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…ˆH r'FN whnK fwZmk g;o{fo ftud' wh:/ fwm/ d/ e'Nb/ ftu nkfJ fBeb/ e'; nX T[gfo. T[E? pkr ftfu ikfJ p?m./ sp whJ/ fwm/ ~ nrkj j'Jh, nkgfDnK, w[ohdK ftfu nkfyU;[L @i' BkBe[ Gbk ceho[ j? go i' nk;kB' fwb?rk ƒsK fJT[I skfo„ b?fj_fr fiT[I d[X T[goj[ wbkJh skfo bJhdh j?#. sp pkp? nkfynk L wodkfBnK ! ;[fD, fwmk… fenk nkfynk j?# sK wodkB/ nkfynkL @ih s/ok izs[ j? tikfJnk tidk j?#. sp r[o{ pkpk p'fbnkL @wodkfBnK ! iK fwZmk n;k~ fwb/rk, sK fJT[I fBu'fV b?fj_r/ fiT[I fBzp{ ftuj[ o;[ fBu'fV bhudk j?#. sp whnK fwmk T[fm yVk j'nk, nkfyU;[L ukbj[ :ko' ! BkBe dk dhdko[ oj/ jK#. sK w[ohdK nkfynkL @s[;K nr/ ntki[ ehsk nkjk, i' BkBe[ n;k~ @fwb?rk, sK fJT[I skfo b?fj_r/ fiT[ d[X[ T[gojz[ wbkJh skfo bJhdh j?#. sK whnK fwmk p'fbnkL i' T[Ej[z ntki[ nkfJnk j?-fiT[ fBzp{ ftuj[z o;[ fBu'fV bhudk j? fsT[,I iK fwb?rk sK fJT[ fBu'fV b?fj_r-/ . sK d[X ek e[S B ikt?rk wbkJh T[soh ns/ fBzp{ fBu'fVnK c'r[ j't?rk#. sp whnK fwmk dhdko[ d/yfD nkfJnk, nkfJ d[nkfJ ;bkw efoe? p?fm rfJnk, r';fN wjbk ƒ.. sp whnK fwmk p'fbnkL;b'e.. ntb BkT[ y[dkfJ ek d{ik Bph o;{b[ ƒ

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BkBe ebwk i/ gVfj sK dorj gtfj ep{bƒ. sp pkp/ ipkp[ fdskLntb BkT[ y[dkfJ ek dfo dotkB o;{b[.. ;/yk Bhns okf; efo sK dorfj gtfj ekp{b[„..ƒ.. sK pkp? nkfynk L @;/y fwmk ! T[; do d[fJ dh mT[V BkjhI, i' e'Jh ofj_dk j?, ;' fje' j'nk oj_dk j?#. sK ;/fy fwm/ nkfynkL @i' BkBe ! fpB[ s/b[ dhtk ibdk j? <# ;b'e.. f;oh okr[ wjbk ƒ xo[ ‡.. nSb SbkJh Bj Sb? Bj xkT[ eNkok efo ;e?.. fiT[ ;kfjp[ oky? fsT[ oj? fJ;[ b'Gh ek ihT[ Nbgb?..ƒ.. fpB[ s/b dhtk feT[ ib?..ƒ.. ojkT[..… sp pkp/ ipkp[ fdsk, ;b'eLg'Eh g[okD ewkJhn?.. GT[ tNh fJs[ sfB gkJhn?.. ;u[ p{MD[ nkfD ibkJhn?..„.. fJj[ s/b[ dhtk fJT[ ib?.. efo ukBD[ ;kfjp sT[ fwb?..ƒ.. ojkT[.. fJs[ fsB bkr? pkDhnk.. ;[y[ j't? ;/t ewkDhnk.. ;G d[Bhnk nktD ikDhnk..….. ftfu ƒ

fJj ;b'e ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;kfjp ih ftu BjhI j?, whJ/I fwZm/ dk eEB j?. fJj ph r[opkDh BjhI j?, ;qh r[o{ rzqE ;kfjp ih ftu (wkM eh tko ftu) n??T[I gkm j?L-BkBe BkT[ y[d fJ ek fdfb jS? w[fy b/j[.. ntfo fdtki/ d[Bh e/ M{m/ nwb eo/j[.. … fJj gqFB dhnK s[eK whJ/ fwm/ dhnK ofus BjhI jB. i' gqFB j? ;' Gh r[o{ ih B/ nkg Fpd ftu nkfynk j?. r[o{ ih ne;o r'FN d/ pkd ;tkb itkp nkg Fpd ftu ou e/ T[; ~ fbfynk eod/ ;/. fi; soQK f;X r'FN s'I ;kc gqrN j?. „

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fJj ;kyh ph ;koh jk\iakpkd tkb/ B[;y/ ftu'I gkJh j?, tb?s gj[zuh ;kyh ftu j? BjhI. fi; soQK nZi eb ejhdk j?-nzr gkb, T[j w[okd j? fe w/oh rohph sZe e/ nkgDh fwjo dk nzr gkb. Gkt e[S dki d/D tk;s/ fdU. „

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fwfbnk, nkfyU;[L @w?~ fJsBhnK t;s{ b'VhdhnK j?B, w?~ nkD d/fj#. sp T[B pkDhJ/ efjnkL @nZi oj[, Gbe/ ~ ;G/ t;s{ j'fJ nktDrhnK#. sK GrhoE nkfynkL @w?I ikDk j?, ofj_dk Bkjh#. sK T[B pkDhJ/ nkfynkL @i' t;s{ ;G j'tDrhnK, go fJe u{Vk Bk j';hnk, u{V/ uhohd/ ozrhd/ oks gt/rh. nZi s{z oj[ GkrhoEk !# GrhoE nkfynkL @w?I sqJhekb ojK BkjhI#. pkDhJ/ nkfynkL @nZi oj/ pkM ezw j'Idk BjhI#. sp T[B pkDhJ/ nkfynkL @s{z ;kw ;kw oj[ i/ ezw u{V? dk s?I eoDk j?#. sK GrhoE efjnkL @i' ni ezw BkjhI ;T[odkl ns/ j[ew f;o Bk ikt/ sK w/ok iBw ftrV/rk#. sK T[B pkDhJ/ nkfynkL @GkJh fe;h ek ;kfjp j'Idk j? eoVk sK T[j ukeo efjzdk j?, i'-w/ok ;kfjp fyM/rk, w/ok tij[ eN?rk-s{z i' efjzdk j?,I -i' j[ew f;o Bk ikt?Irk sK w/ok iBw ftrV/rk-, ;' s/ok ;kfjp e?;k j?, fi; e/ e'g s/ s/ok iBw ftrV/rk <# sK GrhoE efjnkL @w/ok ;kfjp r[o{ j?. i/ jT[I T[; d/ j[ew f;o Bk iktK sK w/ok iBw ftrV?#. sK T[B pkDhJ/ efjnkL @GkJh nZi ebh ekb e/ r[o{ fenk j?B, fiBe/ ej/ s/ok iBw ftrV/ <# sK GkrhoE nkfynk, @i' w/ok ;kfjp r[o{ wjK g[oy j?#. sK T[B pkDhJ/ efjnk i' @o/ xo p{v/ ! ebhekb wfj wjK g[oy ejK j? <# sp nkfynkL @BK ih, w/ok r[o{ wjK g[oy g{oB j?, wjK g[oy j?, fBoziB o{g j?# sp T[B pkDhJ/ efjnkL @ub jT[ s/o/ ;kE ubdk jK. fJe u{Vk j? w/o/ xo ozfrnk j'nk, s{z nkgD/ gk; rqj pzX oZy. jT[ s/ok r[o{ wjK g[oy

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nk;D[ gkt?. ;fu Bkfw skVh fus[ bkt?..„.. BkBe[ p'b? nzfwqs pkDh.. ;[fD wkfSzdqk nT[X{ Bh;kDh.. nk;k wkfj fBok;[ tbkJ/.. fBjuT[ BkBe eos/ gkJ/..….. gqDtfs BkBe[ nrw[ ;[DkJ/. r[o u/b/ eh ;zfX fwbkJ/.. dhfynk dko{ G'iB[ ykfJ.. fSn do;B eh ;'Mh gkfJ..†..‡.. sp r'oy BkE p/Bsh ehshl nkfyU;[L @ih r[o ghohƒ s[;kvh oj[okf; j?. nkfd i[rkfd„ ubh nkJh j?.# sp pkp/ nkfynk, @etB r[o{ eoj r'oy BkfE <# sp r'oyBkfE nkfynk, @ihT[ n?;k eT[D[ j? < i' s[wko? wZE? jE[ oy?. go[ Uj[ Jh s[wok r[o{, i' s[wko/ nzr s? g?dk j't?…#. sp pkp? nkfynkL @Gbk j't?#. sdj[ pkpk otdk ofjnk. r';fN wfSzdq Bkfb ;zg{oB j'Jh. pkDh ;?d' iN iks x/j' fbyh†. p'bj[ tkfjr[o{.

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