]mp-aq- HmSp-I-bmWv, ]d-p-I-bm-Wv.

\c--Xm-Sn-tcm-a- Igpn-\n-cp-]p-dpw ]Ip-v, Anp Iodn-p-nb Pq- Im-n ]dn,

sImXp-p-Im-ep-I-fn thp-th,v ssI-S--fp-bn ]d-p-I-bm-Wv.
Cubq-w-t]mse, ]pdsI B tNcn-bnse Ipn-Ifpw Ah Fdn-bp
ap-tm-Sp-Ifpw, Np-N-h-dp-I-fpw, hn-s]m-n-b- sN-cp-p-Ifpw Hgp-In-sbp-p.
]mp-aq- Agp-ptXmn, t{X-n-\p-ap-n, Idp I-\np-c-p- ]p-d-In, I-hm-p -Ip-Sn-en\p ad-hn Hfnp. B Ipn-Iv
Abm ]Ish--n Ip-g-dp Hcp-s]-cp-m-gn-bm-Wv. Ah-cpsS
kwL-n\v AwK-_-ehpw Dm-lhpw hn-p. CS-v, Ah-cpsS
Ipnw t]mepw \-sv Hcp A{I-an-kw-L-am-bn-op. ap-tmSn\pw Np-N-h-dp-Ipw ]Icw ]pXp-]p-Xp-h-kvXp- Ahp-In-n.
sshZypXn hIp-p-Imcpt]n Ifn-aI-p-I, HmS-bn\np e`n-mv apdn-I, Ip-I, hml-\- s]m-gn-n Ccp-p-Ip-n-I Cs\
Hmtcm-p-In-n-b-X-\p-k-cnv Ah Fdn-bp-Xp ey-t`-Zn-bmbn ]mp-aq cm-`n-jn--\m-hp-Ibpw \c--Xm-Sn-bn-eq-sS, Ihn-fn-eq-sS, sNn-bneqsS c-m-ep-I Ip-kw-{`-anv t_m[-lo-\-\m-hp-Ibpw sNbvXp.
Abm Hcp h-c-ns thcn Xe-h-p-a-b-n-n-S-p. "Fs Cu
thcn-I-fn-eqsS hen-s-Spv \ns Ce-Ifpw ]q-fp-amq hrta'
Fp {]mn-p--Xmbn tXmpw B InS-p-I-m. -kw-L-n-semns ih-n-\p- Nppw i]n-p-]-d-p Im-q--ambn B Ipn-I acn\p Nppw ]mp-\-S-p. HSpw ssIn tijn Bbp-[-
Abmp -t\sc Fdnv Ah s]m-bv-gn-p.
Gsdgn-p- ]mp aq Ip-Xp-d-p. Imep-I-fn a-cnv
Ib-dp-p.v s\cp-tm-Sp-Nq-Sm-nb Hcp- Iq-Sn-en-s\-p-dn--bm-tfmp.
AhnsS aN-n-bn Abm Xobn-n-p-v. Cu Ipfn-scm-p-am-dn-bm,
Cu ]-a-c-n\p Xo]n-Sn-m CXns ]gw sN- ]p-d-tm-Sn-fn
"an-\p-]-nb Hcp tImv ]mp-aq-v' Fp ]d-p- ho-Wp-In-n-bm....
C ap -am-{X-ta-bp-q.
Bscm-s-bp-m-bn-cpp?
Np-N-h-dp-InS-bn mnIv s]dpn \S amtX-h. C amtX-h
Ahs\ Gev]n-- sXm-n-km-[\w Igp-nsn ]mp-aq--cpsS hnth-Ins \ngsh--n \np-Xs HmSn-tm-btm.
Ctm ]mp aqp ImWm Ign-bpp
BZys t]meo-kp-Im-c tNcn-bn-se-p-p.
tSbv
tb-am
tSbv, Hcp ]nSn-In-m-pn Fs DtZym-K--b--n-s\-Xnsc Ipw,
Iemtimw Im-WtS \nv Hcp-]-Imcw sNbvtam.
Fm-sbm
tKm]yw. ]nSn-In-m-p-ymbn \nsm--`n-\b-n-Ww
Atm tbam
s_d-p-sX-th. \n\-m-h-iy-ap- -a-Wn- Xcmw.
tbam t]meo-k-mcv CSn-p-tam.
Rmt\p amcpw \ns sXmSm t]mIp-n-. \ns Ad-p-sN-bvXp
tIkp-]-dv aWow Xv Cu IpSn-ens ap-p- sIm-mmw
Cu ap{Z-kXyw.
tbam, AhnsS tPen-t.
tPep-v, Agn-bpv samtk-n Xtd-bp-v, tamfp-v. hey-sI-n-S-atym
am. Mpw \ns Ad-p-sN-bvXn-cn-p-p.
B ap{Z-sXm-p- sN-bvX-kXyw amdn-bn-. BgvI Ignv AtX- ]-g-bssk-n-fns ]pd-In-en-cpn ]mp-aq-sc B IpSn-ens ap-p-sIm-ndn. ssI\n-d-sb- In-nb ]pXp--W-ns aWw ]mp-aq-p kpJn-p.
t]meo-kp-Im-c Xncn-p-t]m-b-tm cm-fp-sSbpw Ip-I-fn app-aWn-I ImWm-bn.
AhnsS Hcp-_w XpS-n.

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shdpsX \np-sIm-Sp-m aXn- tNmZyw hogpw,
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Ignv hmgv-s ap{Z-bpsS kXy-ap-- ]-W-hp-ambn Ah kzw
Iqc-bn-te-p- a-S-pw.
\K-c-ns Nh-p-Ip--bm-Wn-hn-Sw.
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t]mn-\p-hn-Lm-X-ap-m--cp-X-tm.
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kzbw XpS-p-I. CsXm-s-bm-bn-cpp Ahs Dn-en-cp-v.
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cp-I-nepw anTm-bn-bp-ambn IS-hm-bn-eqsS Xp-sem-en-nv Hcp
alm-I--s\-n. "tSbv C_\v Ap-h-b-p-t]m-ep-an-tm'.
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cmP Ipn-sb Ap-h-b-p-Im-c I B t]meo-kp-Im-cs
sskn-fn-\p-]p-d-In-en-cpv anTm-bnbpw \pWv \K-c-n-te-p-t]m-bn.
BgvN-sbm-p- I-gn-npw Ap-h-b-p-Im-c IXn-cnp hn. ]mpaq--cpsS Iqp-Im-cmb Ipn-Iv Bi--bm-bn.
"\psS cmbIp-n-sbhvsS aqm'.
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Ah hopw tNmZy- tNmZn-p.
Atm-sgmw aq Htc Dcw ]d-p.
Ahsc tNmZyw tNmZn-p--Xn \npw ]nn-cn-n-m Abm {ian-p.
"Ipp-v Rmw Apw hnpw Dm-n-cmw'
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Abm-f-psS XmSn-tcm-a--fn ]nSn-p-h-en-p. aphmcn-sb-dn-p. Xpn-hp. CXp-]m-p-aq-v kln-m-hp--Xn-e-[n-I-am-bn-cp-p.
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Ctm Hcp-a-c-ns thSn.
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cmb Ipn! cmb Ipn Ntm
B apXp- acw Abm-sf-hn-gp-m XpSn.
hopw Hcp-X-n-bp-W.
tSbv,
tbam
Zmtam--cs _p-hmb cmPIp-oS ac-W-hp-ambn _-s-Spn \ns
Ad-p-sN-bvXn-cn-p-p.
Mpw. sXmn-sbSv .\S.
Atm Zqsc Hcp-]w Ipn-I hmbvm-cn-bn-Sp-p.
"cmb Ip-n-sbhvsS aqm'
"cmb Ipn-sbhvsS aqm'
Cu Ipn-Is-p--n.