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“H$Yr `oUma VwPm {_Ì?” àíZ Ambm Am{U _mPr V§Ðr _moSbr. nmdgmim gwê$ ìhm`À`m AmYrMr doi. CÝhmMr VbIr, _i^, _YyZM gwQ>Umam dmam.... gJi§ EH$mH$s, EH$Q>§ dmQ>m`bm bmdUma§. Aí`mV _r {dÚmnrR>mV XwnmaÀ`m doiobm ~gñQ>m°nda C^r hmoVo Am{U `oUmar àË`oH$ ~g gmoS>V hmoVo. àíZH$Ë`m© AmdmOmMm _mbH$ ~hþVoH$ {dÚmWu Agmdm S>m°ŠQ>aoQ>Mm. Ë`m{edm` H$m _o _{hÝ`mÀ`m eodQ>r eodQ>r {dÚmnrR>mV Ambm` hm. “{_Ì?” _mPm àíZ “`oUmar àË`oH$ ~g gmoS>V, CÝhmMr BWo C^r {Xgbrg Jobm Vmg {XS> Vmg.. Voìhm {_ÌM AgUma !” _r hmo-ZmhrÀ`m _Yb§M hgbo. “gm§Jy ZH$mog. haH$V Zmhr. nU _bm ~mobmdg§ dmQ>b§ åhUyZ Ambmo.” gm§Jmd§ H$m `mbm... _r BWo EH$m {d^mJmV {eH$dVo. pìh{OQ>tJ \°$H$ëQ>r Amho Am{U nona Vnmgm`bm Ambo hmoVo. hmoV§ Ag§. AOyZVar H$Yr H$Yr _r {ejH$ Z dmQ>Vm {dÚmWu dmQ>Vo. ~a§` Zm... H$embm \$moS>m \w$Jm! “_r g_moaÀ`m {S>nmQ>©_|Q>Mm {dÚmWu. S>m°ŠQ>aoQ> H$aVmo`.” h§@@ dmQ>b§M! “H§$Q>mim Ambm` gVV H$m_ H$am`Mm. hiyhiy `m {dÚmnrR>mÀ`m ~mhoaM§ OJM _m{hV Zmhrg§ hmoUmao S>m°ŠQ>aoQ> nyU© hmoB©Vmo Aer ^r{V dmQ>m`bm bmJbr`o. J¡ag_O H$ê$Z KoD$ ZH$mog nU Vy _mÂ`m amoOÀ`m _mhm¡bÀ`m ~mhoaMr dmQ>brg Ë`m_wio ~mobmdg§ dmQ>b§.” Am_Mm ZmQ>ç{d^mJM {dÚmnrR>mÀ`m e¡j{UH$ _mhm¡bnojm doJim hmoVm. “H$mhr haH$V Zmhr. _r Zmhr J¡ag_O H$ê$Z KoUma.”

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