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DwbI Bs‡iwR-evsjv-PvBwbR wgwk‡q mgv‡b I‡`i ¸wó D×vi

Ki‡Qb| gykwKj n‡q‡Q wK Rv‡bb, hw` g‡i hvb GB f‡q

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Avcbvi mvnv‡h¨ Iui gyL †Lvjvevi c−¨vb K‡i‡Q|Õ

ÔZvB eywS?Õ

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K‡i‡Q|Õ

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n‡jv gvbm, QvMj`vwo †gvPov‡”Q|

ÔIiv Avcbvi K_v Rv‡b bv| ïay Avgvi K_v Rv‡b|Õ

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c‡_ wVK †Kv_vq AvwQ Avwg|Õ

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ivbv|

DuPz-wbPz c_| R½j †Kv_vI Lye Nb, Avevi †Kv_vI

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G‡Kev‡i nvjKv| gv‡S g‡a¨B cv_y‡i DuPz wUjv‡K cvk

KvUv‡”Q ivbvi †cvk©| μgk cvnvox GjvKvq XyK‡Q Iiv|

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Kij, W±i bvw`iv‡K wKWb¨vc K‡i wb‡q hv‡e, Zvici

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Zuv‡K w`‡q wb‡R‡`i Rb¨ GKUv `yiš— CMj ˆZwi Kiv‡e|

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bv|

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ivnvZ Lvb|

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mdj n‡Z PvIqvUvB †h-†KvbI fvj G‡R‡›Ui me‡P‡q eo

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