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AwKfp Hcp hon kz-ambn Hcp apdn Bpw kn-bvm t]mep-am-hn. Hmtm-tf hnhmlw Ign-p-w G-m tPmen-bm-bpw amdn-tm-b-tXmsS Ggm-a\mb F\nbvv hon kz-ambn Hcp apdn-bp-m-bn-. apI-fn-em-bn-cpp AXv. Bcpw
ISp hcn-.
hmb-\bvpw Fgp-n\pw am{X-a ]Tnn\pw GIm-X \-Xm-Wv.
taibvp apn P\ep ]mSn Fv hentb \njvjn-p. {i ]mfn-tm-hp-at{X. apn Npacp Xs thWw. ]t Ikme Xncn-bvm ]p-sav hentb
Fp-sImtm Btem-Nn-n-.
]Sn-mpw hStm-p-ambn kmam\yw hen--ap P\m-e-I-fp-m-bn-cp-p.
Rm\h aes Xpd-n-Spw.
Av at-m-Sv s\r-jn-bp-m-bn-cp-p.
]mSv Rmdp\Sepw sImbvpw \S-pw. cm{Xn tXp-]m-p- tIpw. shp-h-gnbneqsS t]mIp--h-scbpw t\mn-bn-cnbvpw. Ing-tm-p P\me hgn Icp-h-qpg
ImWmw. ac- ImWmw, ag ImWmw, shbnep ImWmw. kz]v\w Cw t]mse
ImWmw. GIm--X-bpsS kpJw Rm th-Xp-t]mse Adn Imeambn-cpp
AXv.
tPmen tXSn t_mws_-bn-se-n-b-tXmsS GIm--X-bpsS kpJw Ah-km-\np. kzw hon Bpw cmPm-hmhmw Fv "Bq-'-nse tPmk^v hnNm-cnbvp-p-v. ]t amlm-\-K-c-n \ shdpw IranIfm-Wv. hnIvtm-dnb sSan\-n hn-d-p Bpw BZyw Inp ]mTw AXp-X-s-bmWv. kz-amb CSw
FXv F{X hne-]n-Sn-p--XmWv Fv t_mws_-bn Imep-Ip-p \nanjw
apX \ Adn-bpp.
kzambn Hcp apdn k-n\pw Ap-d-am-bn-cp-p. apdn t]mbnv shs-gpXm Hcp tai t]mepw Dm-bn-cp-n-. hen-tb-s ]gb Hcp {_o^vtIkv Bbncpp Fgp-p-ta-i. tPmen Ign-p-hv thjw amdn AXv aSn-bn shv Ccn-bvpw.
Nppw Bfp-I-fp-m-hpw. iop-I-fn-bvnS-bn Ah Bphnfnbvp-p-m-hpw.
AsXm-pw Fs Fgp-ns\ XS--s-Sp-n-bn-n-. B ka-bv Fs Nppw \Sp-sXmpw Rm Adn-bmdn-. B ]cn-io-e\w sImmhmw Fgp-Xm GIm-X
thW-sav F\nbvv CXp-hsc tXmn-bn-n-. sNdnb Hcp ad-bv-Iv Ccn-bvp-Ibm-Wv. AXv km]n-I-amb ad-bm-sWp am{Xw. ]mXn Nmcn-sh Hcp apdn-bm-WXv
Fpw ]d-bmw. Hbvv tlmap-dn-bn-sems Ccpv Fgp-Xp kq{Xw C\n hiam-hp-sapw tXmp-n-.
t_mws_-tbmSv F\nbvv Xocm IS-m-Sp-v. IY-sb-gp-n F\nbvv
Fs-nepw Hcp tahn-emkaps-n AXv B \Kcw Dm-n-Xm-Wv. Iptd
IY-I-fpsS ]m-ew B alm-\-Kcw Xs-bm-bn-cp-p. \mp-p-d-p-Im-cs Iptd
A_-[mc-W-I- Agn-p-ho-W-Xv Ahn-sS-sh-mWv. t_mws_-bn Xma-kn-n-cpn-s-nepw Fgp-Xp-am-bn-cpp Fp hcmw. ]t IY-I-fpsS kz`mhw CsXmpambn-cn-bvn Xo.
t_mwt_--Y-I Nqn-mn Ac-n-X-Xz-t_m-[-amWv B IY-I-fnse
Amc Fv Nne-scms \nco-n-n-p-s-nepw t_mws_-bn Acn-XXzw
F\nbvv Xosc A\p-`-h-s-n-n-. ap-Xp-sImw aps t_mws_-bm-Wv. Imcy Iptd-sbms amdn-a-dn-n-p-mhmw Ctm.
Fm-epw t_mws_-bpsS
s]mXp-kz-`mhw Ctmgpw amdmsX \npp Fv CSbvv Ahn-tSbvp sNp-tmsgms A\p-`-h-s-Sm-dpv.
{]hoIp-am-dns\ ]cn-N-b-s-Sp-Xv t_mws_-bn shm-Wv. B ]cn-Nbw
Iqp-sI-mbn hfXpw ]SXpw hfscss-m-bn-cp-p. HSp-hn AXv ""Ccp-sam-sW-nepw \-'' F L-sa-n. Atm-gmWv Hcp Nn{X-{]-Zi-\-n-t\-p-dnv
Fgp-Xm AXns kwLm-S-I Bh-iy-s--Xv. AXmWv R Hn-s-gp-Xnb

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BZys kwcw`w. AXp Xncn--b amXr-`qan ]{Xm-[n-] hn. B. tKmhn--\pn

R-tfmSv t_mws_ Pohn-X-t-p-dnv Hcp ^o Fgp-Xm Bh-iy-s-p. ]ns
cp sNdp-I-Y-I, Hcp t\mh-se-v. t\mhsev Fgp-Xn-bXv AIp Xma-knbvptm-gm-Wv. shpw Ippw X]mhgnbmbn-cp-p. Cs kmt-Xn-I-hn-Zy-sbmpw
Ap-m-bn-cp-n--tm. As-n Hcp ]t B kmlkw IqSp-X Imew \op\np-am-bn-cp-p. hmb-\-m-cpsS `mKyw!
Fs I-cw hfsc \-Xm-bn-cpp Fv Rm Xs ]d-bp-Xv Hcp hIbm-sW-nepw AXv kXy-am-bn-cp-p. I-cw Im s]Ip-n-I t{]anbvpw
Fv Hcp _p Av ]d-bp-I-bp-m-bn. AtX-Xm-bmepw kXy-am-bn-. I--cns `wKn In-mWv IY-I ]{Xm-[n-] {]kn-o-I-cn-bvp-Xv Fv Hscgp-pIm-c ]d-p. ktm-jn-bvtWm k-S-s-StWm Fp t]mepw \n-bn-bvm-\mhm \kyw ]d-n. \o \o Ip-I Fgp-Xp-Xv Av ioe-am-bn-cp-p.
kzw I-cw t\mn-bn-cn-bvm tXmn-bn-cp-p. ]ns-ns Is-gpv hnIe-am-hm XpS-n. Fgp-Xp--Xn-\nsS t]\ In\nv sXdn-p-t]m-bn. A-c-
tImSn. t]\ In-ep-d-bvm-Xm-b-Xm-bn-cpp Imc-Ww. Hcp \yqtdm-fPnns\ Ip.
tUm. A_vZp aPoZv AXv "ssdtgvkv {Imw]vkv' F tcmK-amsWp Ip-]n-Snp.
Iem-Im-c-mp-m-hp Akp-J-am-Wt{X. Iem-Im-c-\m-sWv Dd-m-btm Fv
ktmjnsnepw acpnm tcmK-amWv Fv tUm Adn-bntm k-Sambn.
CSs ssIsImv Fgp-Xm ]Tn-tm-fq. Iq-n Hcp Kpfn-Ibpw Xp.
AXv BnUn{]-k-v BsW--dn--tXmsS Rm icnbvpw Un{]-vUv Bbn.
acpp \nn CSt ssIbn t]\ ]nSn-np. AXv hi-ambn Fnepw Fs
kmm I--c-ns ]IpXn hSnhp t]mepw ]pXn-b-Xn\p Innbn-.
Atm-gmWv Iw]yq--dns IS-p-h-chv. Cwo-j-tm Fs `mj Fp kS-s-p-sh-nepw sshImsX AXn\p ae-bm-f-hpw hg-n-p-S-n. sF Fkv Fw
Pnv F tkm^vv shb ]Tn--tXmsS cp ssIbpw sImmbn Fgp-v. A-cv hynXzw \-s-n-cn-bvmw. Fmepw b{-ap-]-tbm-Knv Fgp-Xp--Xn-skpJw icnbvpadn-p.
shn--f-bm\pw Iqn-tm\pw JWvUn-I-I amn
m]n-bvm\pw Hs hfsc Ffp-w. ku-cy-t_m[w Ie-i-em-bn-cp--Xn-\m ]etmgpw Hcp hmv shn-sb-gp-tXn hcp-tm B t]Pv apgp-h amn-sb-gp-Xp
"amnw' Dm-bn-cpp F\n-bvv. AXn-s\ms ]pXnb kwhn-[m\w {]Xn-hn-[nbmbn. apgp-h Xr]vXn hmte A-Sn-s-Sp-t-p. t]mbn-tmbn Ctm Iw]yq-dns\ ]ncn-n-cn-bvm hs-m-bn. AXn\p apn-en-cp-mte \me-cw tXmq
F KXn-tISp t]mep-am-bn.
AtXmsS Fgpv Gsd-psd ]c-ky-hp-am-bn. Ac-Wn Bim-t\-tmepw
ImWn-bv-cpXv Fps-nepw Bim-s\- Bpw tamWn--dn-te-bvs-np
t\mmw. Xe-bn hXpw tIdn-bm tXmp Akz-X Fm-hpw a\-n-emhn-. ap--h ]d-bp-Xv apgp-h tIm-Xn-cn-bvp-I, Btcm-sS-n-msX ipWvTn
hcnI, hnip \-s-SpI F Nnd AkvIn-X-I-sfms F\n-bvp-ap-m-hmdp-v.
Fmepw ]sm-cn-bv ae-bm-q cmaIrjW- Sn. F. Pb-N-{t\mSp ]d--Xpt]m-se--s-bmWv Fsbpw A\p-`-hw.
Fgp-Xn-bn-s-n acn-p-t]mhpw
Fsmpw F\nbvpw tXmn-bn-n-.
Fgp-Xn-gn--Xn\p tij-ap a\-v At-bw sXfn-Xmhpw. GXp
sXn\pw amp- sIm-Sp-m k-am-Wv Atm-gXv. sNdnb Hcp ssZh-ambn amdpw
Atmsgms Rm. "kr-nti-j-amb HuZmcyw' Fv Hcp IY-bn ]d-npv.
AXv GXv Fgp-p-Im-c\pw A\p-`-hn-npmhpw FmWv Fs hnizm-kw. Asn A]-\mb Fgp-p-Imc Nne-tm-sg-nepw \ a\p-jy-\mbnocp-pv
Fv Biz-kn-bv-s. Hcp]t Fgp-ns Ghpw \ hihpw AXp-X-s-bm-bncn-bv-Ww. ]t Fgp-Xn--gn--Xn A{X-tbsd Xr]vXn-bp-s-nte AX\p-`-hnbvm-\mhq. B a\--enhv A[n-I-t\cw \op-\np-I-bp-an-. Gdn-bm cp Znhkw.
IY hmbn-bvp--htm? Ahpw B a\v ]Ip-Inpw FmWv
Fs hnizm-kw. Hc]w ss\-eyw, Hc]w \. AXp ]Ip-sIm-Sp-p--Xm-

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Wv \ IY Fv Rm hniz-kn-bvp-p.
sNm-\m-sb-pw.

Hcfhp hscsbnepw F\n-bvXp

Fgp-Xn-smn-cn-bvp-tm AXnse IYm-]m-{Xfmbn amdm-dp-t{X

temln-X-Zm-kv. Ah Ic-bp-tm Hw Ic-bp-I, Nncn-bvp-tm Hw Nncn-bvpI, t{]an-bvp-tm Hw t{]an-bvp-I, A-s\-b-s\.
Ac-sam-c-\p-`hw
F\nbvv CXp-hsc Dmbn-n-.
Fgp-Xp-Xv \nw-K-am-bn--sbmWv.
AXnhnImcw Hcp Xc-nepw Fs _m[n-bvm-dn-. ]t Nne IYm-]m-{X-
Nne-tm-sg-nepw _m[n-n-p-v. I-h-tcm-sSms Nne-tc-p-dnv {]kw-Kn-bvp-I.
Ahv apjn-bp-ptm Fp t]mepw t\mm-sX. "dntl-gvk Iymv' F
t\mh-ens cN-\-bn-emWv AXv Ah-km-\n--Xv. Fp-sIm--tmfw B IYm-]m-{X Fs Hw Dm-bn-cp-p. B t\mh Fgp-Xn-o-tXmsS Fs Dnse
Ahcpw Rm\pw th]n-cnp.
{]tNm-Z\w Fp-am-hmw. A\p-`hw BWv ]t Ghpw {]_-e-amb {]tNm-Z\w. \ Hcp IY hmbn-mepw aXn. AXv Nne-tm Hcp ]I-hym-[n- t]m-se-bmWv. H. hn. hnP-bs \mep IY-I hmbn-m B `mj hp-Xp-S-pw. hmbn-bvpXv Fw. Sn.sb BsW-n `mj AXm-hpw. AXp-sImv Acw _m[-I-sfms
Hgnp Fv Ddp hcpw-hsc Fgp-Xm-Xn-cn-bvm {ian-bvm-dp-v.
Fgp-Xp--Xn\v ka-bhpw k`-hp-an-. cm{Xn Dd--sam-gn-n-cpv Fgp-Xsempw CXp-hsc Dm-bn-n-. cmhnse t\s Fgp-tv Fgp-Xn-bn-pv ]e-tmgpw. AsXms Fs-nepw Xom-\p _-m-Sns-m am{Xw. As\
henb Fgp-smpw CXp-hsc Dm-bn-n-. h-tmgpw Hcp IY. As-n Hcp
Ipdn-v. Fmepw Bfp-I Ipiew tNmZnbvpw: FmWv Ctm ]Wn-p-c-bn?
shdpw ]pc am{X-ta-bpp Fv adp-]Sn ]d-bpw. Hcp ]Wnbpw \S-p-n-. Fgp-pIm-c Fv Ft-p-dnp ]d-bmXs F\nbvp \mW-am-Wv. AXm-sWv Xosc
hniz-kn-bvp-p-an-. Fsm-stbm Ipd-s-gpXn Fp am{Xw. AtX-k-abw FgpXn-b-sXmpw A{X tami-am-bn-cp-n F B-hn-izm-k-app Xm\pw. AXp-a-Xn.
CsXms [mcm-f-am-Wv. Aln-bvp--Xnepw A[nIw Inn--gn-p.
Rm Ft-s A\p-I-cn-bvp-ptm? Bcpw AXv ]d-n-n-s-nepw
F\nbvp kwibw tXmn-p-S-n. AXn\pw Hcp ImcWapv. Fs Hcp IY
hmbn-nv Hcp _p ]d-p: hmbn-p-Xp-S-p-tm BcmWv Fgp-Xn-bXv Fp
{in-n-. ]t Hcp ]mc-{Km^v Ign--tm a\-n-embn AXp \ns IY-bm-sWv. A\p-tam-Z-\-am-bmWv Ah AXp ]d--sX-nepw F\nbvp ktm-j-a
tXmn-bXv. Rm Fs-s A\p-I-cn-bvp-Itbm Bhn-bvp-Itbm sNpI-bt Fp t]Sn-bmbn F\n-bvv. ]ns ]pXnb ssienbvpw `mjbvpw thn
Iptd-Imew Fgp-Xm-Xn-cp-p. Am-ev at\m-ca HmW--Xn-n-tebvv IY Bh-iys aWImSv amXyp-hn-t\mSv Cu Bi ]p-sh-p. Atlw Fs Bizkn-npsImv Hcp Is-gp-Xn. B HmW--Xn-n-tebvv IY-sb-gp-Xp-Ibpw sNbvXp.
Am-ev am[-hn-p-n-bpsS IY-I hopw hmbn-bvm-\n-S-bm-bn. Atm-gmWv
F\nbvp a\-n-em-b-Xv. B henb Fgp-p-Im-cnsb Acw thh-em-Xn-I-sfmpw
_m[n-n-n-. ]dbm-\p-Xv t\tc sNms ]d-bp-Xp Xs-bmWv AXns `wKn.
Ipd-p-Iq-Sn-sbms FgpXmw F ss[cyw tXmp-Ibpw sNbvXp.
Fmepw Fgpv Ipd-pIpd-p hp. k-Po-hnXw X\nbvv A[n-IImew Dm-bn-n Fv kn. B ]c-ta-iz-c ]d-np-v. Fs IYbpw AXp-Xs-bm-Wv. Hcp ]p-sImw \op-\n-n-p-m-hmw. ]ns-ns IY-Isfmpw
tXmm-Xm-bn. Xe Gsd-psd iq\y-am-bn. Cu Irjn A[n-I-Imew XpS-cm-\m-hp-X Fv F\nbvp t_m[y-am-bn. sRn--gp-n-bvt--X-tm IY. ]W-n-\pthn Fgp-Xm F\n-bvnXv D]-Po-h-\-am-hp-a-.
t_mws_-bn Hcp sNdnb Bo-kn-em-bn-cpp ]Wn.
taemhn Fm
sImhpw hntZ-i-]-cy-S-\-n\p t]mhpw. Hcp amkw \op-\npw AXv. ]ns
Bo-kn Hcp--h-am-Wv. tPmenbvp tNv cm-as sIm-amWv F\nbvp
kq{Xw a\-n-em-b-Xv. cmhnse Ipdp hc-bn IS-em-p-ambn Fpw Rm Bo-kn-

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se-n. `mKy-n\v ae-bm-fn-I Bcp-an Bo-kn. Bcpw Fn-p-t\m-n-.

]p aWn apX sshIp-tcw Ap- aWn hsc Fgp-tmsSgpp-X-s. As\-bmWv "dntl-gvk Iymv' F t\mh ]pd-p-h--Xv. t\mh-emWv Fgp-Xp-sX--dn kl-{]-h-I ]dp: ""Hmlv, bq B F ssd! tkm bq
hn_n ]n-jnv _pIvkv BUv annMv aWn!'' Pohn-bvm CXpsImsmpw
Bhn Fv Ahsc Fs\ ]dp a\-n-em-m-\m-Wv. Rm shdp-sX Nncn-p.
FgppsImv F\n-bvp-mb kmZyw ]Wa. ]cn-N-bmcm-Wv.
t\cnpw Ip hgnbpw t^m hgnbpw s^bvkv _pv hgnbpw Ah Hw Pohnbvp-p. As-n Cu Pohn-X-n Hcn-bvepw Ip-ap-p-Itbm ]cn-N-b-s-SpItbm Dmhns-p-d-p F{X t]sc-bmWv F\nbvp Iqp-Im-cmbn Inn-bXv! Cu
Nn-d- Irjn shdp-sX-bm-bn Fv Ah FtmSp hopw hopw ]d-bp-p.

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