H¶mw\mÄ DÃm-k-bm-{X- t]mbt¸mÄ

c−p sh¬tX-¡pIÄ¡n-S-bn sI«n-s¸m-¡nb ]pÃp taª ac-¡pSn-Â. IpSn-

ensâ ]qap-J-s¯ Itk-c-bn Nmcn-bncnbv¡p-I-bmbncp¶p Rm³. Fsâ ap¶nÂ
Imthcn¸pg BIm-i-¯n\p Xmsg aeÀ¯n-sh¨ Hcp ]SpIqä³ I®mSn t]mse-. I®m-
Sn-bn BIm-ihpw \oe¡p¶p-Ifpw Imth-co-Xocs¯ ac-§fpw. ]pg-bn Ahn-S-hn-
sS-bmbn Xes]m¡n \n¡p¶ ]md-¡-Ãp-I-fn shfp¯ ]£n-IÄ h¶n-cn-bv¡p-¶p-.
CÃn-¡m-«n \n¶p hÃ-t¸mgpw s]mgn-bp¶ Ce-IÄ shÅ-¯n-ep-−m-¡p¶ Hmf-§Ä
Hgn¨v {]]©wXs¶ \n¶p-t]m-b-Xp-t]mse tXm¶n.
]Xp-s¡-¸-Xps¡ ]cn-kcw apgp-h³ Rm³ DÄs¡m-−p. Ipd-¨-I-se- cmP]c-ta-
izcn AW-s¡-«n shÅw ]Xn-bv¡p-¶-p−v. s]m·-IÄ Xnc-Ýo-\-ambn ]d¶v Imth-cn-
bpsS amdn Bªp-sIm-¯p-¶p-−v. Ah-bpsS sIm¡n ao\p-IÄ ]nS-bp-¶p-−v.
]e-Xcw ]£n-I-fpsS i_vZ-ap-−v. Ip¶p-IÄ IS¶v t\cnb Imäp hoip-¶p-−v. Imän-
t\m-sSm¸w t\cnb XWp-¸p-w IS¶phcp¶p-−v. CÃ, {]]©w \nÝe-ambn«n-Ã.
{]kn² BÀ¡n-sSIväv \an-XvhÀ½ slKvtU-bpsS ]pg-¡-c-bn-epÅ tImt«-Pn-em-
bn-cp¶p R§Ä. _mwK-fq-cnÂ\n¶v ssakqÀ¡p t]mIpw hgn amWvUy PnÃ-bnse
alm-tZ-h-]pc F¶- Ø-e-amWv CXv. hmb-\bv¡pw a\-\-¯n\pw [ym\-¯n-\p-w hÃ-
t¸mgpapÅ BbpÀth-Z-Nn-In-Õbv¡pambn \anXv ]Wn-X-XmWv Cu hoSv. Acnbpw ]e-
hy-RvP-\-§fpw th−{X tiJ-cn-¨p-sh-¨n-«p-−v. Ipd¨p ]mepw ]¨-¡-dnbpw am{Xw I¿n-
se-Sp¯v \ap¡v Ahn-tSbv¡p sNÃmw. F´p klm-b-¯n\pw X¿m-dmbn kq£n-¸p-Im-
c³ e£vaWp−v. Irjn t\m¡p¶ sIwt] KuUbp--−v. apf-Iv, hgp-Xn\ XpS§nb
]¨-¡-dn-Isfms¡ Imbv¨p XpS-§nbn«p-−v. P−p-a-Ãn-¸q-¡Ä hym]-I-ambn ]q¯p-e-
ªp-\n¸p−v.

\an-¯nsâ Ic-hn-cpXv FÃm-bn-S¯pw F¯n-bn-cnbv¡p¶p. Ihp-§n³X-SnsIm-

−p-−m-¡nb ac-¡p-Sn-enÂ, Hä-¡-Ãn XoÀ¯ Du¬ta-i-bnÂ, Ahn-S-hnsS \«p-h-
fÀ¯nb apf-¦q-«-§fnÂ, Ah XW hncnbv¡p¶ ]p¯In-SnI-fnÂ, \S-¸m-X-bnÂ
hncn¨ Icn-¦Â¸m-fn-I-fnÂ, F´n\v Ahbv¡nS-bn ]mhnb shÅm-c-¦-ÃpIfn hsc
\an-¯nsâ IhnX hnXdn¡n-S-¡p¶p. Hä-t\m-«-¯n XnI¨pw A{i²w F¶p tXm¶n-
bv¡p¶ hn\ym-k-§Ä. F¶m FÃmw X½n¯-½n CW-§n-\n¡p¶p. Ah-bn-
em-hs« hne-]n-Sn-¨-sXm¶pw CÃ. Bh-iy-an-söp IcpXn \½Ä hen-s¨-dnbp¶ km[-
\-§Ä¡mWv \an¯nsâ hnc-ep-IÄ im]-tam£w \ÂIn-bn-cn-bv¡p-¶-Xv.
`wKn Bkz-Zn¨p \n¡m³ th−{X kabw In«n-bn-Ã. R§Ä F¯n-b-t¸mÄ
sshIp-t¶cw A©p-aWn Ign-ªn-cp-¶p. Imth-cn-¸p-g-bnse kqcy³ AkvXanbv¡m-
\pÅ X¿m-sd-Sp-¸n-em-bn-cp-¶p. ]cn-kcw ]cn-N-b-s¸«p hcp-¶tX D−m-bn-cp-¶p-Åp.
F{XthKw t\c-an-cp−p! e£va-¬ aq¶mep I¼n-dm-´-ep-IÄ sImfp¯ns¡m−ph-¶v
Ahn-S-hn-sS-bpÅ ac¨nÃI-fn Xq¡nbn«p. Hgp-In-\-S-¡p¶ tImS-aªn Ah
{Inkvakv hnf-¡p-IÄ t]mse {]Imiw XqIn.
{InkvaÊÃ. Zo]m-h-en-bm-bn-cp-¶p. _mwK-fq-cnse H¨-¸m-Sp-I-fnÂ\n¶v Hgnhp-
tXSn F¯n-b-Xm-bn-cp¶p R§Ä. I¿n ]S-¡-§-fpap-−mbn-cp-¶p. ]t£ Ahn-Ss¯
A´-co£w ]S-¡-§Ä s]m«n-bv¡p¶-XnÂ\n¶v R§sf hne-¡n. Ipd¨p I¼n-¯n-cn-
bpw tai-¸qhpw \ne-¨-{Ihpw sImfp-¯nbXpXs¶ Ipä-t_m-[-t¯m-sS-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
{]mb-Ýn¯ambn AXnsâ Ah-in-ã-§Ä R§ÄXs¶ ASn¨phmcn-sb-Sp¯v Hcp Dd-
bn-em¡n hml-\-¯n shbv¡pIbpw sNbvXp.

cm{Xn A[nIw ]pd-¯n-d§n \S-t¡− F¶v \anXv ap¶-dn-bn¸p X¶ncp¶p.

apų]-¶n-I-fp-−m-hpw. ]pg-bn-en-d-§n-¡p-fn-bv¡m³ t\m¡− F¶pw ]d-ªn-cp-¶p.
hndIpIq«n Xobn«v R§Ä XWp-¸-I-än. AXnsâ shfn-¨-¯n NpäpapÅ ac-s_-©n-
en-cp-¶v A¯mgw Ign-¨p.
s]®p-§Ä¡pd§m³ hoSnsâ kpc-£n-X-amb apIį-«p-−m-bn-cp-¶p. InS-¡-
Ifpw I¼n-fn-¸p-X-¸p-Ifpw th−-{X. BWp-§Ä AÂ]w kml-kn-IX \pW-bm³

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th−n ac-¡pSnen tNt¡dn-. I¼n-dm-´-ensâ Ac− shfn¨w Dd¡w sISp-¯ptam
F¶p t]Sn-¨p-sh-¦nepw Rm³ thKw Dd-§n-t¸m-bn.

]mXn-cm-{Xn-bvs¡-s¸mtgm DWÀ¶p. ]pd-¯n-d§n t\m¡nb-t¸mÄ BsI Hcp

shfp-¸p-\ndw am{Xw. tImS-a-ªp-sIm−v ]cn-kcw apgp-h³ aqSn-bn-cn-bv¡-p¶p. BIm-i-
ta-Xv `qan-tbXv F¶ Øe-Pe - -hn-{`-a¯
- nÂs¸-«v kvXw`n-¨p-\n¶p AÂ]-t\cw. At¸mÄ
]pg-bpsS i_vZw tI«p. Rm³ ChnsS Ct¸m-gp-ap-s−-¶-dn-bn-bv¡m³ Imthcn ]mSpI-
bmWv. Bizm-k-t¯msS ho−pw Dd-§m³t]mbn.

]ntä¶v Hmtcm-cp-¯-cmbn DWÀ¶ph¶p. tImS Cd-§n-b-Xp-sIm−v kqtcym-

Zbw ImWm³ Ign-ªn-Ã. Imth-cn- At¸mgpw i_vZ-cq-]-nbmWv. cmhnes¯ Nmb
IpSn-¨-Xn\p tijw FÃm-hcpw kz´w kz´w temI-t¯bv¡p ]n³hm§n. NneÀ AW-
s¡«p ImWm³ t]mbn. AW-s¡-«n-\-¸pdw Xe-X-Ãn-sbm-gp-Ip¶ Imth-cn-bn NneÀ
Ipfn-¨p. aäp NneÀ ]£n-Isf ImWm³ Cd-§n. C\nbpw NneÀ ASp-¯pÅ Icn-¼n³-
]m-S-§Ä tXSnt¸mbn.
ImämSn ac-§Ä¡p Xmsg ac-s_-©n Imepw \o«n aeÀ¶pIn-S¶v Nn´n-bv¡p-
I-bm-bn-cp¶p Rm³.
DÃm-k-bm-{X-IÄ F¶ k{¼-Zmbw Hcp Ime¯v tIc-f-¯n Xosc D−m-bn-cp-
¶n-Ã. \ap¡p Npäpw ]pg-Ifpw ]mS-§fpw ]pÂta-Sp-Ifpw [mcmfw D−m-bn-cp-¶-Xp-
sIm−mhmw. k¼-¯n-tâbpw kuI-cy-¯n-tâbpw Ipd-hp-sIm-−p-am-hmw. hÃ-t¸mgpw
kvIqfnÂ\n¶v sIm−p-t]m-hp-t¼mÄ ImgvN-_w-K-fmthm ]o¨ntbm Is−-¦n-em-bn. ]«-
W-§ÄXs¶ A¶p henb ImgvN-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
F¬]-Xp-I-fnemWv DÃm-k-bm{X F¶ k{¼-Zm-b-¯nsâ XpS-¡-ap-−m-b-Xv.
hoSp-I-fnÂ\n¶p am{X-a-Ã, kvIqfpIfnÂ\n¶pw B¸o-kp-I-fnÂ\n¶pw ¢ºp-I-fnÂ\n-
¶p-sams¡ "Sqdp t]mhp-¶Xv' Hcp ]pXnb Iogvhg-¡-am-bn. Atim-I³ Ncp-hn-ensâ
"sXm½³Icn-bn-tebv¡v Hcp t_m«p-bm{X' F¶ IY-bn ISpw-Im-S³ tZh-Zmkv F¶
bqWn-b³ {]hÀ¯-I³ ]d-bp-¶Xp tIÄ¡pI: ""CXp-am-Xncn tÌPv−m¡n, Ac§v
sI«n Ae-¦-cn¨v Hd-s¡m-gn¨v ]¸Sw Im¨-tW-sem¶pw HcÀ°-ey. C¿ cm{ãobw tI«p-
tI«p aSp-¯p. Imew amdn. C¸-gs¯ Ime¯v Fh-sS-s¡-¦nepw Sqdv ]pÆem bqWn-b-
\p-Ifv sN¿-Wv. ImgvN-Ifv ImWmw. temI-hn-h-cw-−m-hpw.'' "\n§-sfs¶ I½yq-Wn-
Ìm¡n' F¶ \mSIw Ifn-bv¡p-¶-Xn\p ]I-c-amWv sXm½³Icn-bn-Ât¸mbn t_m«p-I-fn-
bv¡p-¶Xv.
DÃm-k-bm-{X-IÄ \m«p-\-S-¸m-b-tXmsS AXp-hsc ImWm¯ DÃm-k-tI-{µ-§Ä
I−p-]n-Sn-bv¡-s¸-«p. Ahn-tSbv¡p t]mhm³ hml-\-§Ä F{X thW-sa-¦nepw In«p-sa-
¶m-bn. c−p-Zn-hkw apS-¡p-In-«n-bm ho«n-en-cn-bv¡p-¶Xv ISp¯ A]-cm[w t]mep-am-
bn.
Bcpw tI«n«p-t]m-ep-anÃm-Xn-cp¶ AXn-c-¸nÅnbpw hmg-¨mepw C¶v kµÀi-I-
cpsS Xnc-¡p-sIm−v hoÀ¸p-ap-«p-I-bm-Wv. ("]p¶-ssK-a-¶³' F¶ kn\n-abv¡p tij-
am-Wt{X AhnsS A§-s\-sbmcp shÅ-¨m-«-ap-s−¶v \½Ä Adnª-Xv.) AXn-c-¸nÅn
am{X-a-Ã, tIc-f-¯nse shÅ-¨m-«-amb shÅ-¨m-«-sams¡ sImfw-_-Êp-amÀ Is−-Sp-
¯p. ac-§Ä sh«n-amän _m¡nh¶ ImSp-IÄ NnI-sª-Sp¯p. ]pg-Ifpw ae-Ifpw
IS-ep-Ifpw I−p-]n-Sn-¨p. ]ns¶ Ahn-tS-bvs¡ms¡ kwLw-kw-L-ambn bm{Xt]mbn.
Nne e£y-§Ä F¶-Xn-\-¸pdw AsXms¡ \ap¡p ImgvN-I-fmtbm? kwi-b-am-
Wv. \n§Ä Fhn-tS-bvs¡-¦nepw ]pd-s¸-«m DSs\ tNmZyw hcpw: AhnsS F´m-Wp-
ÅXv ImWm³? ImgvN F¶m ImgvN-_w-K-fmthm Pe-{Io-Um-tI-{µ-tam arK-im-etbm
Bh-W-sa-¶nà F¶p ]d-ªm AhÀ¡p a\-Ên-em-hnÃ. {]IrXn apgp-h-\pw ImgvN-
bm-Wv F¶v Ah-tcmSp ]d-b-W-sa-¶p−v. ae-ta-Sp-I-fm-bm-epw acp-`q-an-bm-bmepw alm-
k-ap-{Z-am-bmepw. bm{X F¶m A\p-`-h-am-sW¶v Ahsc ]d-ªp-a-\-Ên-em-¡Wsa-
¶p-−v. kqcy-\p-Zn-bv¡p-¶Xpw AkvX-an-bv¡p-¶Xpw \nemhp ]c-¡p-¶Xpw shÅw Hgp-
Ip-¶Xpw FÃmw FÃmw A\p-`-h-§-fmWv.

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 B A\p-`-h-§Ä tXSn-bmtWm \½psS bm{X? AXpw kwi-b-am-Wv. bm{X
t]mhp-t¼mÄ hgn-h-¡s¯ ImgvN-IÄt]mepw \½Ä ImWp-¶n-Ã. hml-\-¯n Ib-
dn-bm XpS-§p-I-bmbn A´m-£cn. AsÃ-¦n ASn-s]mfnkn\n-a. Cubn-sSbp-−mb
Hcp bm{X-bpsS Ah-km\w C§s\ Hcp kn\nasIm−v Aet¦m-e-am-bn. \qän-
¸Xnaq¶m-as¯ Xh-W-bm-bn-cp¶p bm{X-¡mÀ B\-µ-Xp-µn-e-cmbn B kn_nsF¸Sw
ImWp-¶-Xv. asäm-cn-bv¡Â hb-\m-«nse ap¯-§-bn-eqsS cm{Xn IS-¶p-t]m-hp-t¼mÄ
DÃm-k-bm-{X-¡mÀ¡v AXym-h-iy-ambn kn\na ImW-Ww. AXpw _Êns\ CSn-¨p-s]m-fn-
bv¡p-¶{X D¨-¯nÂ. hml-\-¯nsâ tlm¬ ASn-bv¡p¶Xp t]mepw \ntcm-[n-¨n-cn-
bv¡p¶ {]tZ-i-¯p-Iq-Sn-bm-bn-cp¶p R§-fpsS bm{X F¶-dn-bp-I.
ISpw-Im-S³ tZh-Zmkv ]d-ª-Xp-t]mse \mSIw Ifn-bv¡p-¶-Xn\p ]Icw
am{Xa-à \½Ä bm{X t]mhp-¶Xv. AÂ]w hn{i-aw. \K-c-¯nse Xnc-¡nÂ\n¶v
im´X. \nXy-Po-hn-X-¯nse ]ncn-ap-dp-¡-¯nÂ\n¶v Hc-b-hv.

]t£ Cu bm{X-IÄsIm−v \½-fXp t\Sp-¶pt−m? ]pg-Ifpw ae-Ifpw

Xm−p-t¼mÄ FhnsS hn{iaw? sNÃp-t¶-S-s¯Ãmw \K-c-¯n-ep-Å-Xn-t\-¡mÄ Xn¡pw
Xnc-¡p-am-hp-t¼mÄ FhnsS im´X? FÃm-hÀ¡pw "ASn-¨p-s]mfn'bmWv C¯cw
bm{X-IÄ. th−Xne-[nIw `£-WhpambmWv bm{X ]pd-s¸-Sp-I. BWp-§Ä aZyhpw
A\p-km-cn-Ifpw th−{X Icp-Xn-bn-«p-−m-hpw. FhnsSs¨¶mepw DSs\ aZy-¡p¸n
Xpd¡pI-bm-bn. s]®p-§Ä IS-I-fmb IS-I-fn Ib-dn-bn-d§n ImgvN-¡q-«nÂ
shbv¡m-\pÅ km[-\-§Ä hm§n-¡q«pw. Ìw]p-Ifpw _mäpw ]´pw Icp-Xn-h¶ Ip«n-
IÄ Fhn-sS-sb-¦nepw Øe-ap-−m¡n {In¡äv Ifn-bv¡pw. apXnÀ¶-hÀ h«-an-«n-cp¶v
io«p \nc-¯pw. sshIn-bp-d§p¶Xp-sIm−v DW-cp-t¼m-tgbv¡pw kqcy³ DZn-¨p-bÀ¶n-
«p-−m-hpw. Xte-¶s¯ sIs«m-gn-bm¯ Xe-bpw kÔn-th-Z-\bpw Dd¡£oW-hp-ambn
Ah-inã-§Ä s]dp¡ns¡«p-¶p. Fhn-tS-bv¡mWv h¶-sX¶p t]mepw ad-¶p-sIm-
−pÅ aS-¡-bm-{X. At¸mÄ Fhn-sS-bmWv ]ncn-ap-dp-¡-¯n\v Abhv?

bm{X-bpsS _m¡n-]-{X-§tfm? DÃm-k-bm-{X-¡msc I¯nsh-bv¡m³ I¨-h-S-

¡mÀ X½nepÅ aÕ-c-w, kµÀi-I-cpsS i_vZ-tLmj-§Ä, ¹mÌnIv Ah-inã-§Ä
Ipan-ª ]cn-kcw. ta¡-g¸pw aSp¸pam-b-ÃmsX DÃm-k-bm-{X-I-gnªv aS-§m³ A[n-
IamÀ¡p-am-hm-dn-Ã. aS-§n-sb-¯n-bm ]ecpw InS-¸p-am-hpw.

Pohn-X-¯n A\p-jvTn-bvt¡− Zn\-N-cytb-¸än ssIam-dn-¡n-«nb Hcp Cþ-sa-

bn ktµ-i-¯n CubnsS hmbn-¨n-cp-¶p. AXn H¶mWv ]¯p an\n-s«-¦nepw
\½Ä X\n-¨n-cn-bv¡-W-sa-¶Xv. At¸m-gmWv Btem-Nn-¨Xv: Ft¸m-gmWv \½Ä X\n¨n-
cn-bv¡p-¶Xv? Ft¸mgpw \½psS IqsS Snhnbpw skÂt^mWpw Iw]yq-«dpw CâÀs\-äp-
atÃ? CXn-\n-S-bn Ipd-¨p-t\cancp¶v kz]v\w ImWm³ Ign-bm-dpt−m? C¯ncn ]m«p-
tIÄ¡m³ Ign-bm-dpt−m? c−-£cw hmbn-bv¡m³ Ign-bm-dpt−m? (Ac aWn-¡qÀ
kzØ-am-bn-cp¶v hÃXpw hmbn-bv¡-W-sa-¦n tSmbvse-änt\mfw ]änb Øew thsd-
bn-söv Hcn-bv¡Â Ihn ]meqcv ]d-ªXv F{X icn-bmWv!)
AsÃ-¦n \n§Ä H¶m-tem-Nn¨p t\m¡q. ASp¯ Ime-s¯-§m\pw Hgnª
Hcp Øe-¯n-cp¶v Hcp I¸p Nmb IpSn-bv¡m³ \n§Ä¡p Ignªn-«pt−m? kocn-b-
ep-IÄ¡p ap¼n-e-ÃmsX A¯mgw Ign-bv¡m³ km[n-¨n-«pt−m? hnf¡p sISp¯n
Ipd-¨p-t\cw hoSn\p ]pd-¯n-cnbv¡m³ ]än-bn-«pt−m? apä¯p h¶p-ho-gp¶ \nemhp
I−n-«pt−m? Cubn-sSsb-§m\pw kqcy³ DZn-¨p-h-cp-¶Xp I−n-«pt−m?
\an-¯nsâ Imth-co-Xo-cs¯ hkXn DÃm-k-bm-{Xtb¡p-dn-¨pÅ Fsâ
k¦Â]-§Ä apgp-h\pw km£m¡-cn¨p. {]Ir-XnbpsS kvt\l-em-f\w, ]pgbnse
ap§n¡pfn, h«-t¯m-Wn-bnse Imthcobm{X, ]e-Xcw ]£n-IÄ, ac-§Ä, Icn-
¼n³tXm«§Ä, tNmf-¸m-S-§Ä. `qan-bn-semcp kzÀ¤-ap-s−-¦n AXn-hn-sS-bm-Wv, Chn-
sS-bmWv F¶v hnfn-¨p-Iq-hm³ tXm¶n.
Imth-cn-tbmSp bm{X ]d-bm-\pÅ ka-bam-bn. \K-c-¯nse bm{Xm-¡p-cp-¡p-I-fn-
tebv¡pw Zo]m-h-en-bpsS i_vZ-tLm-j-§-fn-tebv¡pw aS-§m-dm-bn. R§-fpsS ]mIw
t\m¡nb e£va-tWmSpw sIwt] KuU-tbmSpw \µn ]d-ªp. FÃm bm-{X-IÄ¡pw aS-
¡-ap-−v F¶v Adn-bm-sX-bÃ. F¶mepw h−n-bn Ib-dp-t¼mÄ R§Ä FÃm-hcpw
aqI-cm-bn--cp-¶p.

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 h−n \an-¯nsâ ]mÀ¸nSw hn«v ]pd-¯p-I-S-¶p. P−p-a-Ãn-¸q-¡Ä hncn-ªp-
\n¡p¶ ]mSw IS-¶p-t]m-hpt¼m-gmWv B ]m«v HmÀ½ h¶-Xv. ""H¶mw\mÄ DÃm-k-
bm-{X-t]m-b-t¸mÄ Hcp Ipªm-ä-¡n-fnsb R§Ä I−p, c−mw\mÄ DÃm-k-bm{X
t]mb-t¸mÄ c−p P−p-aÃn, Hcp Ipªm-ä-¡n-fnsb R§Ä I−p, aq¶mw\mÄ DÃm-
k-bm{X t]mb-t¸mÄ aq¶p ap¡pän, c−p P−p-aÃn, Hcp Ipªm-ä-¡n-fnsb R§Ä
I−p ....''

R§Ä I−p F¶p ]d-ªXp icn. ]t£ Bsc¦n-ep-apt−m ]¯mw \mfn-

se¯n FÃmw I−-hÀ? Ipªm-ä-¡n-fnbv¡pw P−p-a-Ãnbv¡pw ap¡p-änbv¡pw ]pdta
\mc-§bpw a©m-Snbpw Xmdmhpw G¯-bv¡bpw s]m«n-¡bpw A¼-g-§bpw h¯-
bv¡bpw I−-hÀ?
Ifhp ]d-b-cp-Xv. FÃm ImgvN-Ifpw I−- Ip«n-IÄ ssIs]m-¡p-hn³!

(Aã-aqÀ¯n)

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