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henb ZpcnXsav .
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.Imew sNtm \mnsemw Ah AdnbsncpXv HmK FXntesd
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pdp ag tImcnsmcnbm XpSn . AtXmsS \mSI\nbpsS `mhnsb kw_n
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Ahp ]Ww ISw sImSpncpp.Fm Acn ISw sImSp ]Wsampw Xs

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t]mbtm!hm\nNvI, AnmsX Cu HmKbvsns\ Pohnm\mhpw?CXpt]mse ]
ncnbm\mbncpsn Fn\p \ shdpsX Ipapn?Fs hm\nNvIm, Atbvo
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C{Xam{Xw ZpcnX Gphmm FpsXmWv Ah sNbvXXv?Fns\ AhnXp
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Ipn acnv GXm\pw BgvNItfmfw HmK hoSphnp ]

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pdnp HmaIfn apgpIn Icpw hnXpnbpw kabw Xn \on .B
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ip{iqjnp.
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nbnevtmIm XpSn . Ahsf Ihscmw thZ\np .kzw BtcmKyImcyn Ah
{inW sav D]tZinpIbpw sNbvXp. acWns k euImbnIXsbpdnv
kwkmcnv Ahsf sXv Bizknnm\pw Nne {ianp. Ahcn Hcmfmbncpp
hmknen Bt{bnv. Snthmfn F \mSI\nbn \nv Gsd AIsebmsX Hcp
XSnanpI\n \Sn hcnIbmbncpp hmknen Bt{bnv.
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hmknen Bt{bnns BmX \nd hmpI AhfpsS sNhnIfn apgn .
aqpZnhkptijw hmknen Bt{bnv HmKsb hon sNp I p.
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hmknen Bt{bnp ]d Htcm hmpIsfpdnpw t]pw t]pw Nnnp.
Ahv Hcp kXyw t_mysp, hmknen Bt{bnns\qSmsX X\nv
Pohnm\mhn F kXyw.
HmKbpw hmknen Bt{bnpw Xnep hnhmlw \Sp.
AtXmsS AhfpsS PohnXn ]pXnsbmcp Aymbn\p XpSw Ipdnsp.
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A`mhn IWpImcyfn klmbnm XpSn .t\cw ]pem Anbmhpw hsc
hmknen Bt{bnn\p kwkmcnm Hscm hnjbsa Dmbncppp XSn
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hnizknn, hjw tXmdpw ]pw Ccp]Xpw iXam\w hsc hneh\. AXpsImv
kw`hnpsXmWv?XSn\n DSaI \mnse IqpIfn \nv XSnsbSpmsX

AIsebp satmhv Pobnse IqpIfn \nv XSn hcpm XpSn .Fm

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B Znhkfn Ah ]I apgph NnnncpXv hmknen
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nSnp. Nne cm{XnIfn BImitmfw Dbcn ASpn HXpnh XSnI \nesXn
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\nncpXv XSnHs ambncpp.
hmknen Bt{bnns ]Xv\nbmbtXmsS hmknen Bt{bn
ns NnIfpw hnImcfpw HmKsb kzm[o\nm\pw IogvsSpm\pw XpSn
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hmknen Bt{bnns\map HmKbpsS PohnXw Xopw kt

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hmknen Bt{bnns\mw hontep XncnsI \Spw thfbn HmK a\n
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dbpw ,"D]tZinbmsWv IcpXcpXv mtmNvIm,Fp Xs IpdhpIfpsnepw
XmfpsS `mcytbmSp X anWw .{]tXyInv XmfpsS Ipn s\
{]Xnsbnepw. \n `mcym`mm Xnep th ]ncnp Cu PohnXw B
Ippa\ns\ F{Xam{Xw thZ\nnppmhpw".

hmknen Bt{bnv satmhn \nv Xncnsnb thfbn

Gsd
ZpJtmsS
HmK
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kvanWn
t\cnSp
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\npXn Gsd thZ\n m\nShcp kvanWns ]mhw Ipns\pdnv .AXp ]
dthfbn AhfpsS IpI \ndncpp. AXn\m IqSpX ]dbmsX Xs hmknen
Bt{bnn\v AhfpsS a\p hmbndnbm\mbn. Ap cm{Xn `Wn\ptijw
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PohnXn Aphsc t\cn Innm kvanWns Ipp aI\pthn {]mnp. Hw
ssZhm\p {Klm Xpw GXm\pw Ipp ]ndncpsnsev a\ps\mv B{K
lnp.
Fm Ah sImXnXpt]mse ssZhw Ahp Ippsf \evInbn.
hnhml tijw Bdphjtfmfw hmknen Bt{bnpw HmKbpw Ippfn Fsmcp
IpdshmgnsI asm ktmjtfmSpw IqsS XfpsS ZmXyPohnXw BkzZnp.
AhcpsS PohnXw kpjvSambncpp kam[m\w \ndXpw. Fm Hcp \mfn
XSnann
\nv
hmknen
Bt{bnv
XncnsnbXv
PetZmjhpw ]\nbpambnmbncpp.sNdpXmbn XpSan AkpJw Znhkw sNpt
mdpw Ieiembnsmncpp. ]Wnse Gw \ tUmIvSamcpsS NnInQ
e`yambnpw Hcp Ipdhpw e`nmsX AkpJw XpSp. \mepamktfmfw \op
\n B tcmK Imebnfhn HmK cm]IenmsX Ddanfncpv `mhns\
ip{iqjnp. Hcp \mfn hmknen Bt{bnv tcmK\nehnv ]gb BtcmKyw hosSppsapw XpSpw AhcpsS ZmXy PohnXw ktmjIcambn aptmp
t]mIpsapw Av HmK Ddp hnizknncpp. AXn\mbn Zn\w tXmdpw
ssZhamXmhns cq]n\papn apn\nv Ah a\pcpIn {]mnp .Fm
ssZhw AhfpsS {]m\ sNhnsmn. hjpap]v Ipns\ Ahfn \nsSpv
Ahsf hn[hbmnb ssZhw hmknen Bt{bnns\bpw Ahfn \nv FSpp\on
HcnevpsS Ahsf hn[hbpsS DSbmSI AWnbnp.
hmknen Bt{bnns acWw HmKsb Acmn XIp Ifp.
`mhns ihsn Ipgnbntev FSps thfbn Nppw IqSn \n hscsbmw
thZ\bnemgvnsmv Ah lrZbw s]mncp, "Fs s]mp hmknNvm, Fs
ChnsS X\nmn Av FhnsStmIbmWv?Hcn Fs PohnX ntev
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ChnsS Dt]npISp t]mIpp?Cu temInep k \ a\pjycpw Fs i]ns .Cu
HmK A{Xam{Xw i]nshfmWv.IranIoStmfw shdpstSh".
hmknen Bt{bnns acWspSv hfsc A]qambn
am{Xta HmK sktaymhv\ hoSphop ]pdndnbpp, HpIn ]nbn t]mbn
{]mnm Amsbn `mhns IpgnamSntmbncpp Icbm. B
Znhkfn k\ymkn\nIsftmse icocw agph aqSn adbvp Idp hkv{XfmWv
Ah [cnncpXv .
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Nbn
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hv ]gb Hcp Iqp Imcnsb Ip apnbtm HmK ]dp , "AXyqjm, IqSpX ]
dnspImcyw .]p Imefnsetmse \psS \mnentm arKsf NnInQnp
coXnsb CmXmbn.\m n ]Sp]nSnp khn[ amcI tcmKpw ]nnse
ImcWhpw thsdm .Hpan AkpJfpw a\pjyp]nSns]SpXv \ Zn\w
tXmdpw IpSnp ]men \ntm AtXm \fpambn klhknp ]n, ]q, ]ip,
IpXnc XpSnb hfp arKfn \ntm BWv.AXn\m \ a\pjyv BtcmKyapmhWsan BZyta Xs \tmSp klhknp hfparKfpsS BtcmKyImcyn
\ {int nbncnpp. ]t CsXmsdnsp ^ew?Bpw CsXmpw {inm
t\canmXmbncnpp, kmcn\p Xoscbpw ".
B Znhfn Ipapp kplrptfmSpw _ptfmSpsamw
HmKbvv hm \ndsb kwkmcnm\pmbncpXv hfparKsfpdnpw AhbpsS
BtcmKyImcyn ]ment {Iasfpdnpw am{Xambncpp.
Hcp\mfn GXm\pw arKtUmIvSam kvanWns\mWm\mbn
honsen . Ahp Nmb ]Ip sImSpthfbn HmKbvv kwkmcnm\pmbncpXv
IpImenIp]nSns]Sp
IpfptcmKspdnpw
tImgnIp]nSns]Sp hk tcmKspdnpw apambncpp.Hw hfparKsf ]
cn]menp Imcyn P\ ImWnp A\msbpdnpw Ah Gsd thZ\tbmsS
kwkmcnp. Av IqpIm hoSphop]pdndnbXpw AcnitmsS HmKbpsS
Npaen ISp]nSnp sImv kvanWn ]dp, "HmKm, ]t Rm ]dnpXmWv
Adnbnm Imcysfpdnv A`n{]mbw FgpncpsXv. {]tXyInv R arK
tUmIvSam Nne {]tXyI hnjb N sNp thfbn ".
kvanWns hmpI HmKsb \t thZ\nnp.
\nanjIw AhfpsS IpI \ndp .thZ\tbmsS kvanWns\ t\mn Ah Icp ]dp,
"Fs s]mp mtmNvm, Hcnepw FtmSns\ AcnisScpXv. AXp Xmm
F\nmhn
vtmNvm.
arKsfpdnmsX
asns\pdnp
Rm
kwkmcnpw .asmns\pdnpw kwkmcnm F\ndnbn mtmNvm .Rm
Fmw adpt]mbn, Fmw ".
B Hcp \nanjw Ahsf thZ\nnXn kvanWn\pw thZ\
tXmn .XpSv AhfpsS Npaen kvt\ltmsS ssIhpsImv Abm ]dp,
"kmcan UmenMv , Rm\Xp ]dssbpp ".
kvanWns klhmkn HmK Xs ZpJsfmw adm {ianbmbncpp.
PohnXn Ahv Bscsbnepw kvt\lnt Ignbp .Ipnmew apXevs Ah
AhfpsS ]sb kvt\lnp Hw Bnsbbpw s{^v Aym ]Is\bpw.Ipns
`mcybmbtXmsS Ah Ipns\ Poh\pXpeyw kvt\lnbpw Ipns A`n{]mb kz
w
A`n{]mbfmbn
kzoIcnpIbpw
sNbvXp.Ipns
acWtmsS
hmknenBt{bnv AhfpsS PohnXns kkzhpambn .hmknen Bt{bnns
acWspSv a\pXfpt]mb Ah Aevw Bizmkw IsnbXv kvanWns

10

klhmknemWv. AtXmsS kvanWns NnIfpw hnImcfpw AhfpsS Xs Nn

Ifpw hnImcfpambn . Fm B Hcp ktmjhpw Gsd \op \nn. Hcp \mfn
kvanWn AIsebp ssk_ocnbmbntev ew amdntmbn . AtXmsS
HmKbpsS PohnXn\v Bibfpw Ahpw CmXmbn .
kvanWns A`mhn kz Imcynepw hopImcynepw
HmKbvp Xosc {ibnmXmbn .Znhkw sNptmdpw AhfpsS icocw
oWnpsImtbncpp. ayhbnsepw ap]pXs sNdpns BIjWob-Xbpw
ssNX\yhpw \jvSsv AhfpsS apJv hmIyns NmepI {]Xysp. AtXmsS
HcpImev UmenMv F t]cn Ghcpw hnfnpIbpw kvt\lnbpw sNbvXncp
HmK {]mbw sNhcpsS Iqn Fsp. Av hfsc A]qambn am{Xta
Ah hoSphop ]pdndnbncppp . ap kabfn hcmbnepw
InSpapdnbnepambn Hcp PohOhw Ft]mse Ah PohnXw Xn\on .
sshIptcfn ]gb Snthmfn \mSI imebn \npbncp hmZy kwKoXhpw \So
\SmcpsS kw`mjWhpw sXpw BIjIambn Ahp tXmnbn .hmknen
Bt{bnv Pohnncp Imev AXn at\mlcambn hmWojp sNbvXp kqnncp
^WodpIfn ]eXpw sNXecnp XpSn .Hcp Imev ]qsSnI \ndp
\nncp
\Spapw
]neSpIpw
IfsSnIpw
hgnamdn.
Fm
Chbvsmw D]cnbmbn HmKbvv Hns\pdnpw Hc`n{]mbhpw ]
dbm\nmXmbn FXmbncpp AhfpsS PohnXn\p t\cn Gw henb Zpch
.Nne kabfn]nbn \nv aWnsbm tIptm hmknen Bt{bnns\
Ahtfmpw .AXv Ipdsmcpt\ctv thZ\bptSXmb Nne HaI Ahfn
DWpw \jvSnsbpw .ap Nnetm Snthmfnbn \np hmZy kwKoXw
tIptm Ah Ipns\ a\ntempw .Fm Fmw \nanj t\ctpam{Xw
.Hpw XmaknbmsX Ah ]gb \nkwKXbntephgpXn hogpw. PohnXn Fpw
Ah B{KlnncpXv kvt\lnmt]m Hcp hynsbbmbncpp .Ftmsfmw Ah
Acn Hcmsf Isntbm Atmsfmw Ah Xss ]qWambpw B
hynpap]n ASnbd shncpp .]noSv B hynbpsS NnIfpw hnImcfpw
BibfpamWv Ahsf \bnncpXv .Fm kvanWn ew amdntmbtXmsS
Acn kvt\lnm t]m Hcp hyn AhfpsS PohnXn CmXmbn Hw
PohnXs kw_n A`n{]mbfpw Ahp \jvSsp.Fm HmKbpsS PohnXw
Acnev Ahkm\nn.
Nqps]mp Hcp Pqsse amkn Hcp kymt\cw hcm
bnAekambncns Btcm hmXnen apnhnfnp i_vZw HmK tIp . hmXn
Xpd Ah IXv tZlamkIew hnbn Ipfnp\nevp kvanWns\bmWv .Hcp
\nanj t\ctv HmKbvsmpw kwkmcnm\mbn .Fm ASpsmcp \nanjw
kvanWns Npaen ssIhv Ah hnnsmn, "Fs s]mp mtmNvm, Cu ]
mhw HmKsb tXSnhcm FmWv Asb hopw t{]cnnXv?"KZvKZw ASn
Cgbp i_vZn Ah tNmZnp. kanWns XeapSnbpw XmSn tcmafpw
\cncnpXv Ah Ip .kvanWn [cnncpXv ]mf hkv{Xamsbpw.
FhnsS

"HmKm, Rm ]mfn \nv tPmen cmPn hp. C\n ChnsS

sbnepw
ncXmakamm
B{Klnpp.IqSmsX
aIs\
ChnsS

11

FhnsSsbnepw kvpfn tNbpw thWw .Hcn HmK ]dXpt]mse Rms\s

`mcybpambn tbmPnnsen .AXn\m Hcp hmSI hoSp tXSnbmWv Rm\nhnsS
FnbXv".
"mtmNvm, Ap `mcybpambn tbmPnnsensbdnXn Gsd
ktmjw".HmK
]dp."Rm\nXphsc
AbpsS
`mcysb
]cnNbsnn
.HmKbvp hensbmcphoSptm Asn\v asmcp hmSI hoSt\zjnpp?
`mcysbbpw Ipn s\bpw IqnhcnI .\apnhnsS Hsmcpanp Xmaknmw, ]
gbt]mse kvt\ltmsS, kam[m\tmsS ".
kvanWn\pw `mcybpw IppaI\pw hon hpXmakw XpSn
btXmsS HmKbpsS PohnXntev Ahpw Bibfpw hopw ISsn .{]tXy Inv
kmjFpt]cp kvanWns ]phbpImc aIs\tm HmKbvv A\p`hsXv
X\npP\nmsX t]mb IpmWv kmjsbmbncpp. B Hcq Nn HmKsb
kmjbntev IqSpX ASpnp. kmj Xs _me ]mT ]pkvXIw Dn
hmbntmsgmw Ah {itbmsS ASpncpp {ihnp. Zzo]v FXv shm
Nps Hcp `q{]tZiamWv Fv ]mT ]pkvXIn \nv kmj Dn hmbn
Znhkw cm{Xn apgph HmK Ddanfncpv B hmpI Dcphnp. AtXmsS
\mfXphsc Ahp \jvSsncp Bibfpw A`n{]mbfpw hopw AhfpsS PohnXn
tepISphp. kmj AhfpsS PohnXns tI{ambtXmsS Ah kXpw
kmjbneqsS
t\mnmWm
XpSn
.
`WthfIfn
kvanWnt\mSpw
`mcytbmSpw HmK ]gb Imefn Xm ]Tn Imcysfpdnpw Cv
kmbvp]Tntp A\h[nbmb Imcysfpdnpw hm tXmcmsX kwkmcnm
XpSn .
kvanWn\pw `mcybpw Xnep CWw Gsd \op\nn . kmj sslkv
qfn tNtXmsS kvanWns `mcy `mhns\bpw aIs\bpw Dt]np t]mbn .
kvanWn\mhs B Znhkfn IpImenIsf NnInQnpXn\mbn AIsebp
{Kmafntev CSbvnsS bm{X sNtnbpancpp .Acw Ahkcfn Nnetm
aqpw \mepw Znhk Ignmhpw kvanWn hon XncnspI .Acw Hcp
kmlNcyn kmj F Ipv A\pw Abvpw thmsX Hsh\mbnop
FsmcpNn
HmKbvpmbn
.Acw
HcphnNmcw
kmjbn
ISpIqSmXncnpXn\v Ah ]camh[n {inp. Ah kzbw adv kzw
Ipns\sbtmWw kmjsb ip{iqjnp.
Znhkhpw AXncmhnse DdapWv Ah kmjbvmbn {]`mX
`Wsam cppw,. Hw kmbvv kvIqfn hp Ignm\p D `Whpw.
kvqfnevtmIpXn
\v Hcp aWnqap]v HmK kmjsb Ddn \np hnfnpWpw ]ns ASpp ]
nSnncpn hbdp\ndbpthmfw ]elmcw Xonpw .kvqfntmIm aSnp
\nevp kmjsb _eambn DSpWnbnv IqsS Ahfpw Cdpw .kvqfn\Spspw
hsc Ah Ahs\ A\pKanpw .Fm kvq Iapn ImWptXmsS kmj Ahsf
t\mndbpw, "C\n F\np hgnbdnbmw .C\n Bn IqsS hc ".Fm A{]Imcw ]
dv kmj kvq eyamn HmSptmgpw Ah \nnSpXs \nevpw kmjbpsS

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Ipp cq]w kvqfns sKbvp ISv A{]Xyamhpw hsc . B \nanjw Ah kzbw

Hmpw PohnXn Xm kmjsb kvt\lnpXpt]mse ] sbtbm,Ipns\tbm,
hmknen Bt{bnns\tbm kvt\lnnnmsbv. kmj F _me AhfpsS
PohnXns kkzhpambn amdpIbmbncpp.
kmjsb kvqfnhnv XncnsI \Spw thfbn AhfpsS a\n apgph
\ndp\nevpI
kmjsbpdnp
NnIfmhpw.
kmjbpsS
kwkmc
coXn,
kmjbvp]Tnm\p hnjb, kmjbpsS IqpIm Ans\ ]eXpw.Ccn
kmjsbpdnp NnIfn kzbw adv \Sp\optmgmhmw ]gb ]cnNb
mcnemscsbnepw
Ipapm\nSbmhpI
.
AhtcmsSmw
kwkmcnm
HmKbvv Hscm hnjbw am{Xsa Dmbncppp Av IpnIp ]Tntnbncp
FSpM smm{X `mcap H\h[nbmb ]T\ hnjbsfpdnv. Nbn hv ]dn
hSmct\mSpw ao IhSmct\mSpsamw Ah ]dbpw, " ]dnsp ^ew! B
psamp]dm a\nemhn Cv F{Xam{XamWv kmjsbtmep IpnIv
sslkvpfn ]TntnhcpsXv. ]sms \ ]Tnncp Imev ]pw ]{psams hbspw hsc Hscm ]mT ]pkvXIamWv IpnI ]TnncpsXn Cv
AXns m\v KWnXw, kmlnXyw, imkv{Xw Fns\ ]pw ]{pw hnjbfpw
AXn\Sp ]pkvXIfpamWv Ahp ]Tnm\pXv.Fs A`n{]mbn Hcp ]p
hbpImc Ipnsb kw_nnStmfw X\nv Xmm hpXntesd henb `mcamWv
]T\w F t]cn AhcpsS ta hpsImSppXv, Xpnsbsmp IsSpnpw
t]mse.Fm AXn ]qWambpw Bscbpw sXp]dbm\pw h. Acnsems Ah
anSpmcmbn
]Tnp
aptdnbm
am{Xsa
henb
tUmIvSdpw
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Aym]IcpsS KpWsfbpw IpdhpIsfbpw Ipdnmhpw. Fmw kmjbn \nv tI
t]mse AsX]Sn BhnpIbmbncpp Ah .
kvq hnv kmj Xncnsptm HmK `Wsamcpn
Imncnpmhpw. aqpaWnv Ah Hcpanncpp `Ww Ignpw .kmj Krl ]mTw
]Tnp thfbn Ah ASpncpp tIpw. HSphn kjsb Inen sImpt]mbnnSn Ahs s\nbnepw tZlpw \qdp \qdp IpcnipI hcv Ahs\
ssZhns kwcWbnteevnv Ah Ddm\mbn kzw apdnbntep t]mIpw.
Ddm\mbnnSmepw Ipdsmcp t\ctv Ahv Ddw hcn . Atmsgmw
Ah NnnpI kmj ]Tnp hepXmbn Hcp tUmIvStdm Fn\obtdm Bbnocp
hnZqc Imespdnmhpw. Acn Nnnp InSs Ah sas DdntephgpXn
hogpw. Ddn CSbvnsS t]Sn kz]v\w Iv Ah sRnbpWcpw . kmjbpsS A
XncnsI hv kmjsb Xn \np ths]Spnsmpt]mIpXmbnmhpw Ah ]
etmgpw kz]v\w ImWpI. Acn kz]v\w Iv sRnbpWv a\p thZ\np
InSptmgmhpw hmXnen app tIpI. B \nanjw AhfpsS lrZbw inbmbn
anSnpw .Bcmbncnmw hmXnen apn hnfnpXv ? Ah kzbw
tNmZnpw.Hcp ]t kmjbpsS A kmjsb XncnsI sImpt]mIm\mbn Bsf
AbXmhptam?{]kvXpX Nn AhfpsS a\p XIpw. Fm Fsd a\p thZ\nv
hndbvp IctfmsS hmXn Xpdp thfbn Ah apn ImWpI Zqcbm{X
sNbvXv Xfp Xncnsnbncnp kvanWns cq]amhpw. XpSv Xm
`bs t]msempw kw`hnns ktmjtmsS Xs InSdbntep XncnsI

13

\Sptm AhfpsS a\n apgph \ndp \nevpI kmjbmhpw , sXmSp

apdnbnnSv Iqw henpdp kmj .CSbvv kmj Ddn DWv Dn
hnfnp ]dbpw, "Cu Bnv Hpw Adnbn, Hpw ".

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