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fvj jvMvi Abyf~wZ n‡jv ivbvi Ñ Avevi †`Lv n‡e Zvi

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wPwV|Õ

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MuvRvi g„`y MÜ †cj I|

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c‡o?Õ

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GKUv?Õ

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myivBqv, d«vwR‡qv bv‡g GK eªvwhwjqvb e¨emvqx, wg‡mm

wmgmb bv‡g GK weªwUk Uz¨wi÷ I †mwjg †gv¯—vwKg|Õ

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Av‡MB wdi‡Z cvie| wKQy Rvb‡Z cvi‡j eje Avcbv‡K|

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ivbv| †gv‡i‡ji eqm n‡j Kx n‡e, ¯^v¯’¨ Lye fvj, wL‡`I

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KgcvU©‡g‡›U me mgq Zvjv w`‡q ivL‡Z †`Lv †M‡Q Zv‡K|

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Avgiv|Õ

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n‡e| Z‡e cywjk‡K Rvbv‡bv `iKvi bv?Õ

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`yRb bvwe‡Ki m‡½ Mí Ki‡Q Pwe© I gvs‡mi wW‡cv Kvwd«

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w`‡K evwo‡q w`j Zi“Y K¬vK©| Ôwbb, mvi, GUvB Avgv‡`i

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euvUUv Avj‡Zv K‡i ¯úk© Kij GKevi|

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GKUz ciB eo GKUv Kv‡c K‡i a~gvwqZ Kwd wb‡q Gj

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Pviw`‡K †Nviv‡div Kwi, wg÷vi †c‡iiv, hw` wKQy †Pv‡L

c‡o|Õ

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gv_v SuvKvj ivbv| ÔKv‡Ri g‡a¨ KLb †Kv_vq _vwK,

Avgvi R‡b¨ wPš—v Ki‡eb bv, mi`vi| diPzbvi w`‡K j¶

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NUevi A‡c¶vq i‡q‡Q mevB| KvQvKvwQ †K †hb Mvb †M‡q

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vm|Õ

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gv_v bvoj ivbv| ÔBRiv‡qj I Avkcv‡ki Øxc¸‡jv‡K

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wb‡q| Zviv Avgv‡K Aveyhvi bv‡g GKUv RvqMvq †h‡Z e‡j

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gvBjm&?Õ

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VvÊv, kvš— cwi‡ek, bxie| GKw`‡Ki `iRv w`‡q KviI

Mv‡bi myi †f‡m Avm‡Q Ñ †`kvZ¥‡evaK Mvb, cweÎ f~wg

BRivBj‡K ¯^vaxb ivLvi Rb¨ AvZ¥Z¨v‡Mi AvnŸvb|

`iRvUv †V‡j Ly‡j †dj‡jb †jgbw¯‹| Kvgivi gvSLv‡b

†Uwe‡j e‡m `vev †Lj‡Q `yRb †jvK| Av‡iKRb e‡m Av‡Q

†`qvj †Nu‡l ivLv †Pqv‡i, †Kv‡ji Dci wMUvi|

ÔD‡V `uvovI mevB!Õ KK©k K‡É wb‡`©k w`j ivbv, nv‡Zi

A¯¿ evwM‡q a‡i Av‡Q|

Pg‡K DVj †jvK¸‡jv| Zvici gv_vi Dci nvZ Zz‡j

ax‡i ax‡i `uvovj| `yR‡bi eqm Kg, AvVv‡iv wK Ewbk| Z‡e

wMUvi †c−qv‡ii eqm n‡q‡Q, †PvL-gyL KwVb|

Ô†jd‡Ub¨v›U ivdv †Kv_vq?Õ wneª“ fvlvq Rvb‡Z PvBj

ivbv|

†KD gyL Lyjj bv| SU K‡i mvg‡b GwM‡q mve-

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†gwkbMv‡bi e¨v‡ijUv GK †QvKivi †c‡U †muwa‡q w`j ivbv|

Avevi cÖkoe Kij, Ô†Kv_vq †m?Õ

Ô†KD gyL Ly‡jv bv,Õ wb‡la Kij wMUvi †c−qvi| Ô†ewk `~i

†h‡Z cvi‡e bv Iiv|Õ

†gwkbMvbUv D‡ëv K‡i wb‡q ˆZwiB wQ‡jb †jgbw¯‹,

†jvKUv _vg‡ZB Zvi gy‡L euvU w`‡q cÖPÊ GK evwo gvi‡jb|

wcwQ‡q †Mj †m, bv‡Ki weªR †f‡O mgvb n‡q †Mj †PnvivUv,

gv_v Vy‡K †Mj †`qv‡j; bvK w`‡q nono K‡i i³ †ei“‡”Q|

†cU †P‡c aiv †QvKivi w`‡K wdi‡jb †jgbw¯‹| Zuv‡K

GK-cv G‡Mv‡Z †`‡L ZvovZvwo ejj †m, ÔwK‡P‡b, mvi|

KwiW‡ii †kl w`‡K IUv, wmuwo‡K cvk KvUv‡Z n‡e|Õ

ÔPvKi-evKiiv †Kv_vq?Õ

gv_v bvoj †QvKiv| Ôiv‡Z Zviv †KD wfjvq _v‡K bv|Õ

ÔGKUv †g‡q G‡mwQj GLv‡b| Zvi Lei e‡jv|Õ

†XvK wMjj †QvKiv| ÔK‡b©‡ji Kv‡Q Av‡Q| K‡b©j e‡j

w`‡q‡Qb Zuv‡K †hb wei³ Kiv bv nq|Õ

ÔNiUv †Kvb&w`‡K?Õ

e‡j w`j †QvKiv|

Ôme eyS‡Z cvi‡Qb †Zv?Õ †jgbw¯‹‡K wR‡Ám Kij ivbv|

ÔcÖvq me,Õ ej‡jb i“k BwÄwbqvi| ÔAvcwb †g‡qwU‡K

wb‡q Avmyb| Avwg GB wZbRb‡K †`LwQ|Õ

KwiWi a‡i nb nb K‡i G‡Mvj ivbv, wmuwoUv‡K cvk

KvUvj, euvK Ny‡i cv ivLj Av‡iKUv mi“ KwiW‡i| mvg‡bB

`iRv, Kev‡Ui Zjvq Av‡jv †`Lv hv‡”Q| nvZjUv a‡i ax‡i

ax‡i †Nvivj| `iRvi w`‡K wcQb wd‡i †÷v‡f wWg fvR‡Q

†jd‡Ub¨v›U †neib ivdv|

Ny‡i †c−UfwZ© cvDi“wUi w`‡K nvZ evwo‡q‡Q †m, ivbv‡K

†`‡L åƒ †KuvPKvj| Ô†K Zzwg? Kx Pv...Õ

ivdvi K_v ZLbI †kl nqwb, †gwkbMv‡bi euvU w`‡q Zvi

Nv‡oi cv‡k gvij ivbv| ¸wO‡q D‡V †Uwe‡j av°v †Lj

†neib ivdv| †g‡S‡Z †bwZ‡q coevi ci Avi boj bv|

gy‡Li Nvg gy‡Q Kvgiv †_‡K †ewi‡q Gj ivbv| KvQvKvwQ

†Kv_vI †_‡K A¯úó Kɯ^i †f‡m Avm‡Q| KwiWi a‡i

mveav‡b G‡Mvj I| GKUv euvK Nyij| _vgj Av‡iKUv `iRvi

mvg‡b| GB N‡iB K_v nw”Qj, †QvKiv wg‡_¨ e‡jwb| GK wK

`yÕgyn~Z© AUzU n‡q _vKj bxieZv| Zvici nVvr e¨_vq KwK‡q

DVj †KD, GKB m‡½ †n‡m DVj GKRb cyi“l| K‡b©j

B‡qwj‡Pi Mjvi AvIqvR wPb‡Z cvij ivbv|

KevU Ly‡j wfZ‡i XyKj I|

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Kv‡c©‡U| †Lvjv †d«Â DB‡Ûvi evB‡i Kv‡jv ivZ, ci`v¸‡jv

g„`y evZv‡m `yj‡Q|

cv_‡ii ˆZwi dvqvi‡c−‡mi KvQvKvwQ wWfv‡b QUdU

Ki‡Q AvBwib| Ii Rvgv-Kvco me wQu‡o bvwg‡q w`‡q‡Q

Rv‡bvqviUv †g‡S‡Z, wKš‘ wb‡Ri¸‡jv Lyjevi mgq cvqwb|

ev”Pv †g‡qwUi Dci ûgwo †L‡q i‡q‡Q K‡b©j| wb‡Ri wekvj

kixi w`‡q Zv‡K cÖvq †X‡K †i‡L‡Q, Zi“Yxi DVwZ †hŠeb

Dc‡fvM Ki‡Q mviv kix‡i nvZ eywj‡q| Avevi GKevi †n‡m

D‡V mk‡ã Pz‡gv †Lj Ii †Vuv‡U| wKjwej Ki‡Q AvBwib,

m‡i hvIqvi †Póv Ki‡Q †jvKUvi fvix †`‡ni bxP †_‡K|

nVvr GK nvZ w`‡q I‡K wWfv‡bi m‡½ †P‡c †i‡L Aci

nv‡Z c¨v‡›Ui †evZvg Lyj‡Z ïi“ Kij K‡b©j| AvZ‡¼

†g‡qwU ¸wO‡q DV‡ZB Lj Lj k‡ã nvmj †m, Ô†KvbI fq

bvB, QyKwi, e¨_v jvM‡e bv|Õ

cyi“ Kv‡c©‡Ui Dci w`‡q wbtkã cv‡q G‡Mvj ivbv, nvZ

evwo‡q †UvKv w`j Kv‡gvb¥Ë K‡b©‡ji Kuv‡a|

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SU& K‡i Nvo †divj B‡qwjP| ivbv‡K †`‡L nuv n‡q †Mj

Zvi gyL| ci¶‡Y `ª“Z bvg‡Z †Mj weQvbv †_‡K| Zvi GKUv

KbyB a‡i nu¨vPKv Uvb w`j ivbv, kixiUv Ny‡i †h‡ZB cÖPÊ

kw³‡Z jvw_ gvij bv‡K-gy‡L| †`qv‡j wM‡q av°v †Lj

Pwe©me©¯^ kixiUv| Ny‡i `uvovj| w`kv nvwi‡q †d‡j‡Q, ey‡S

DV‡Z cvi‡Q bv Kx Ki‡e|

weQvbv †_‡K †b‡g †duvcv‡”Q AvBwib, †g‡S †_‡K Zz‡j

†Quov Kvco-†Pvco w`‡q j¾v XvKvi †Póv Ki‡Q| ivbv eySj,

†Vuv‡Ui ZvRv ¶Z †_‡K i³ Mov‡”Q, G Qvov fvjB Av‡Q

†m|

Ôfq †c‡qv bv| kvš— nI,Õ ejj ivbv, ÔGLvb †_‡K †ewi‡q

†mvRv evB‡i ivLv wR‡c wM‡q I‡Vv| ILv‡b †Zvgvi AveŸy

Av‡Qb|Õ

†PvL gyQ‡Z gyQ‡Z Kvgiv †Q‡o †ewi‡q †Mj AvBwib|

Avo‡Pv‡L j¶ †i‡LwQj ivbv K‡b©j B‡qwj‡Pi Dci, Gevi

mivmwi Zvi w`‡K †P‡q gv_v bvoj, ÔDuûu!Õ

wWfv‡bi cv‡k Kwd †Uwe‡j ivLv †Uwj‡dv‡bi Wvqvj

†Nviv‡”Q †jvKUv| ivbv Ii Zj‡c‡Ui w`‡K ZvK Kij mve-

†gwkb Mv‡bi bj|

nvZ †_‡K wiwmfvi †Q‡o w`‡q ax‡i ax‡i wm‡a n‡jv

BRiv‡qwj K‡b©j, c¨v‡›Ui †evZvg me †Lvjv, wKš‘ †Pv‡L-gy‡L

fq ev D‡Ø‡Mi wPýgvÎ †bB| Ô†Zvgvi wKš‘ †kli¶v n‡e bv,

gvmy` ivbv,Õ kvš— Mjvq ejj †m|

†jvKUvi bvfx wN‡i K‡qKUv ¸wj Kij ivbv| SuvwK †L‡Z

†L‡Z Ny‡i †Mj B‡qwjP, wQU‡K dvqvi‡c−‡mi Dci coj|

ILvb †_‡K weùvwiZ †Pv‡L †P‡q i‡q‡Q ivbvi w`‡K| gi‡Z

†jvKUv †ek mgq †b‡e, Rv‡b ivbv, Z‡e GB Ae¯’vq Zv‡K

euvPv‡bv m¤¢e bq KviI c‡¶B| †dvqvivi gZ i³ †e‡iv‡”Q|

KwiW‡i G‡mB ¸wji AvIqvR †cj ivbv| cigyn~‡Z©

†`Lj MvW© i“g †_‡K wcQy n‡U †ewi‡q Avm‡Qb †jgbw¯‹, ¸wj

Ki‡Qb †Kvg‡ii cvk †_‡K| avc¸‡jv GKm‡½ Uc‡K bx‡P

bvgj Iiv, †`Š‡o wM‡q D‡V coj wR‡c| GiBg‡a¨ wcQ‡b

D‡V c‡o‡Q AvBwib, cv‡k e‡m ev‡ci gv_vq nvZ eyjv‡”Q|

BwÄb ÷vU© w`‡q wRc †Q‡o w`j ivbv|

WªvBfI‡qi euvKUv Nyi‡ZB †`Lv †Mj I‡`i w`‡K Qy‡U

Avm‡Q †mw›Uª| w¯úW evwo‡q w`j ivbv, ûBjUv Gw`K Iw`K

†Nviv‡”Q Nb Nb| GKUv ¸wj Ki‡jb †jgbw¯‹| jvd w`‡q

evMv‡b wM‡q coj †jvKUv|

†MU w`‡q †ewi‡q Avmevi ci i“k wgmvBj BwÄwbqvi‡K

ivbv wR‡Ám Kij, ÔKx n‡qwQj ILv‡b?Õ

kªvM Ki‡jb K‡b©j †jgbw¯‹| ÔwMUvi-†c−qvi GKUv PvÝ

wb‡q †`Lj Avi Kx| jvd w`‡q Mvbi¨v‡Ki Kv‡Q †cuŠ‡Q GKUv

ivB‡dj bvgv‡Z hvw”Qj| B‡qwj‡Pi Lei Kx?Õ

ÔLye ev‡R GKUv A¨vw·‡W›U K‡i‡Q| g‡b nq euvP‡e bv|Õ

wcQb †_‡K ivbvi KuvaUv GKevi Quy‡jv AvBwib| ÔAvgvi

gv_vq wKQy XyK‡Q bv| G-me Avm‡j Kx n‡”Q, fvBqv?Õ

ÔGLb e¨vL¨v Kivi mgq †bB,Õ ejj ivbv| ÔZvgvboevq D‡V

Av‡M †Lvjv mvM‡i †e‡ivB, ZLb ï‡bv|Õ

Ô†evUUv Avgiv †diZ cve?Õ `g AvU‡K Rvb‡Z PvBj

AvBwib|

Ô†Póv †Zv KieB, †`Lv hvK Kx nq| fvj K_v, Bwb

wbwKZv †jgbw¯‹| `yM© †_‡K GKm‡½ †ewi‡qwQ Avgiv|Õ

N¨vP K‡i †RwUi cv‡k †eªK Kij ivbv, Zvici jvd w`‡q

bx‡P bvgj|

mvMi †_‡K D‡V Avmv Kzqvkv GLb A‡bK Mvp| nviev‡i,

cÂvk MR `~‡i, †bvOi †djv n‡q‡Q †gvUi μzhvi Zvgvboevi|

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ivbv‡K †MÖU‡Kv‡Ui †evZvg Lyj‡Z †`‡L †jgbw¯‹ wR‡Ám

Ki‡jb, ÔmuvZ‡i hv‡eb?Õ

ÔwWw½ cve †Kv_vq?Õ ejj ivbv| ÔZv Qvov, †ev‡U GKRb

MvW© Av‡Q, †h‡Z n‡e wbtk‡ã|Õ

VvÊv cvwb‡Z mveav‡b bvgj ivbv| Wye muvZvi w`‡q

G‡Mv‡”Q| `g †bIqvi Rb¨ gvÎ GKevi gv_v Zzj‡Z n‡jv,

†`o wgwb‡U †cuŠ‡Q †Mj †ev‡Ui K‡qK dz‡Ui g‡a¨| GB mgq

`y‡M©i P~ovq Avðh© GKUv Kvboevi AvIqvR ïi“ n‡jv, KLbI

evo‡Q, KLbI Kg‡Q| mvB‡ib evwR‡q mZK© Kiv n‡”Q

ˆmwbK‡`i|

kã ï‡b Zvgvboevi †Kweb †_‡K †ewi‡q Gj MvW©, `ª“Z

†nu‡U Avm‡Q †iBwjs-Gi w`‡K| eo K‡i k¦vm wb‡q Avevi Wye

w`j ivbv, †ev‡Ui Zjv w`‡q muvZ‡i Aciw`‡K P‡j G‡m gv_v

Zzjj Dc‡i, †QvÆ WvBwfs gBUvi cv‡k| avc †e‡q `ª“Z D‡V

coj I| wbtkã cv‡q †W‡Ki Dci w`‡q G‡Mvj| wcQb

†_‡K †Rvi‡m GKUv av°v w`‡ZB †iBj Uc‡K cvwb‡Z c‡o

†Mj wbi¯¿ MvW©|

÷vb©-G P‡j Gj ivbv, †U‡b Zzj‡e †bvOiUv| GB mgq

gyL Zz‡j ZvKv‡ZB †`L‡Z †cj WvOvq biK G‡Kev‡i †f‡O

c‡o‡Q|

`y‡M©i wfZiUv GLb Av‡jvwKZ| cÖKvÊ †MU Ly‡j †`qv

n‡q‡Q, wfZi †_‡K jvBb w`‡q †ewi‡q Avm‡Q †ek K‡qKUv

mvgwiK hvb| iv‡Zi evZvm GZUv `~‡iI e‡q wb‡q Avm‡Q

ˆmwbK‡`i nBPB|

mn‡RB cvwb †_‡K D‡V Gj †bvOiUv| †mUv‡K †W‡K †d‡j

`ª“Z ûBjnvD‡m P‡j †Mj ivbv| ÷vU©vi-G Pvc w`‡Z cÖ ‡g

wKQyB NUj bv| Gici gwiqv n‡q †evZvgUv †P‡c a‡i ivLj|

nVvr LKLK Kij, Zvici cy‡ivcywi R¨vš— n‡q DVj BwÄb|

†RwU‡Z wfo‡Q Zvgvboev, iv¯—v †_‡K euvK wb‡q ˆmK‡Zi

w`‡K Ny‡i †Mj `y‡Uv wgwjUvwi wRc| †iBwjs Uc‡K jvd w`‡q

†ev‡U coj AvBwib, Zvici wm‡a n‡q K‡b©j †jgbw¯‹‡K

mvnvh¨ Kij| `yRb aivawi K‡i †ev‡U bvgvj †gvj−v

eLwZqvi‡K| me‡k‡l †jgbw¯‹ bvg‡Qb| Avi †`wi bv K‡i

†evU †Q‡o w`j ivbv, w¯úW evov‡”Q|

P¨v‡b‡j XyK‡Q †evU, ûBjnvD‡m ivbvi cv‡k G‡m

`uvov‡jb †jgbw¯‹| ÔIiv wK Avgv‡`i wcQy †b‡e?Õ Rvb‡Z

PvB‡jb wZwb|

gv_v bvoj ivbv| Ônviev‡i Ggb wKQy †bB †hUv Avgv‡`i

GB †ev‡Ui †P‡q †ewk w¯úW Zyj‡Z cvi‡e| wPš—v KiwQ

P¨v‡b‡ji gy‡L, †nWj¨v‡Û, I‡`i wcj-e·Uv‡K wb‡q| IUvq

hw` †jvKRb _v‡K, wec‡` coe Avgiv|Õ

Ô†gvj−v Avi Zvi †g‡q‡K †Kwe‡b †i‡L Avwm Avwg,Õ

ej‡jb †jgbw¯‹| Ôcvëv dvqvi K‡i †`L‡Z n‡e wec`Uv

Kwg‡q Avbv hvq wK bv|Õ ûBjnvDm †_‡K †ewi‡q †M‡jb

wZwb|

Kzqvkvi wfZi Kx Av‡Q †`Levi Rb¨ †PvL †KuvPKvj

ivbv| evg w`‡K `yM©, IUv‡K cvk KvwU‡q G‡m‡Q Iiv|

†`L‡Z †cj Zxi †_‡K mvM‡i †ewi‡q G‡m‡Q Mvp I wb‡iU

`k©b †nWj¨vÛ| nVvr I‡`i Wvbw`‡K AÜKvi wP‡i iwOb

†mªv‡Zi gZ GK SuvK †Uªmvi QyUj|

Ô†nwf-†gwkbMvb,Õ ûBjnvD‡m †XvKvi mgq †PuwP‡q

DV‡jb †jgbw¯‹| ÔAvcwb †evU Pvjvb| I‡`i‡K Avwg

mvgjvw”Q|Õ

_i_i K‡i †Ku‡c DVj †evU, †Lv‡j GK SuvK ey‡jU

†j‡M‡Q| cv‡ki Rvbvjv w`‡q mve-†gwkbMv‡bi e¨v‡ij †ei

K‡i w`‡q cvëv ¸wj ïi“ Ki‡jb †jgbw¯‹| AviI wKQy¶Y

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Uv‡M©U cÖ¨vKwUm Pvwj‡q †Mj BRiv‡qwjiv, Zvici jvf n‡”Q

bv †`‡L †_‡g †Mj ey‡jUe„wó|

K‡qK wgwbU ci †gvUi μzhvi Zvgvboev †ewi‡q †Mj †Lvjv

mvM‡i| QyU‡Q dzj w¯ú‡W|

†Pv‡Ïv

cyevwj evZvm †ZwR n‡q IVvq †XD‡qi gv_vq mv`v †dbv I

eyØy` †`Lv hv‡”Q| `ª“Z m‡i hv‡”Q Kzqvkv, cÖwZ gyn~‡Z© evo‡Q

`„wómxgv| gvSvwi GKUv †g‡Ni Avovj †_‡K †ewi‡q Gj

Puv`Uv|

Pv‡U© GKevi †PvL eywj‡q †Kvm© mvgvb¨ e`j Ki‡Q ivbv,

GB mgq wfZ‡i XyK‡jb K‡b©j †jgbw¯‹| Ôbx‡P Kx Ki‡Q

Iiv?Õ wR‡Ám Kij I|

ÔGLbI Ávb †d‡iwb K¨vc‡Ub eLwZqv‡ii,Õ ej‡jb

†jgbw¯‹| ÔAvBwib Zuvi †`Lv‡kvbv Ki‡Q|Õ

Ô†ev‡Ui †KvbI ¶wZ?Õ

ÔPviw`‡K ey‡j‡Ui MZ© †`Lv hv‡”Q| fvwM¨m ï‡q c‡owQj

†g‡qwU, Zv bv n‡j gviv †h‡Z cviZ|Õ Pv‡U©i w`‡K ZvKv‡jb

†jgbw¯‹| Ô†Kv_vq P‡jwQ Avgiv?Õ

Ôm¨vjv‡gm e›`i,Õ ejj ivbv| wRwg †gv‡ij m¤ú‡K© hZ

kxwNÖ m¤¢e me K_v Rvbv‡bv `iKvi wg÷vi †gb‡`‡im‡K|Õ

Ôdz‡qj?Õ

Ônv‡g©vwb e›`i Qvovi Av‡M U¨v¼¸‡jv fiv n‡qwQj, Zv‡Z

mvZ‡kv gvBj cvwo †`qv hvq|Õ

ÔPgrKvi,Õ ej‡jb †jgbw¯‹| ÔAvgvi †Mvmj `iKvi, Avi

c‡b‡iv NÈvi R‡b¨ GKUv weQvbv|Õ

Ôwb‡R‡K wb‡q †KvbI `ywðš—v †bB?Õ

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Pjyb, †mLvbKvi i“k `~Zvev‡m DVe Avwg| Mí †kl|Õ

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ÔAwfÁZv Av‡Q?Õ

ÔAv‡Q|Õ

ÔGLb hvb, Nywg‡q co–b| wZb NÈv ci Avm‡eb|Õ

†jgbw¯‹ P‡j hvIqvi ci †`qvj †_‡K GKUv †Pqvi

bvwg‡q emj ivbv| nvZ evwo‡q GKUv Rvbvjv Ly‡j w`j I,

ZvRv evZvm fij dzmdz‡m| AÜKvi mvM‡ii w`‡K ZvKv‡ZB

Avevi cy‡ivUv `„wóc_ Ry‡o nvwRi n‡jv m‡¤§vnbx †mŠ›`h© wb‡q

†mB wcÖq gyL|

ÔmyivBqv,Õ weoweo Kij ivbv, Abyfe Kij cÖwZ‡kv‡ai

Av¸bUv GLbI †mB Av‡Mi gZB `vD `vD R¡j‡Q wfZ‡i|

`iRv †Lvjvi kã n‡jv, wfZ‡i Xy‡K Avevi eÜ Kij

†KD| Nvo bv wdwi‡qI AvBwi‡bi Dcw¯’wZ †Ui †cj ivbv|

ÔKwd Pj‡e †Zv, fvBqv?Õ wR‡Ám Kij †m, GKUv †Pqvi

bvwg‡q emj|

nvwmgy‡L gMUv wb‡q PzgyK w`j ivbv| Ôab¨ev`| †Zvgvi

AveŸy †Kgb Av‡Qb?Õ

ÔwVK n‡q hv‡e| KvD‡K ej‡eb bv, GiKg Av‡MI `yBGKevi

n‡q‡Q|Õ

ÔGfv‡e g` †L‡j gvbyl gvivI †h‡Z cv‡i|Õ

Ôgviv †Zv gvbyl AviI A‡bK Kvi‡YB †h‡Z cv‡i,Õ ¤−vb

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my‡i ejj AvBwib| ÔGB †hgb, Kx GK AÁvZ Kvi‡Y

wec‡`i g‡a¨ Suvwc‡q c‡o gviv hvw”Q‡jb Avcwb| †Kb,

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m¨vjv‡gm e›`‡i wdiwQ|Õ

LvwbK ci GKUv `xN©k¦vm †P‡c †Pqvi Qvoj AvBwib|

Ô†`wL AveŸy †Kgb Av‡Q|Õ

ivZ GKUvq ûBj ai‡Z G‡jb †jgbw¯‹|

†Kwe‡b Xy‡K ivbv †`Lj †gvjv− eLwZqvi GLbI †eûuk

n‡q c‡o Av‡Q| nv‡Zi Dci gv_v †i‡L Zvi cv‡k Nygv‡”Q

AvBwib| †¯úqvi ev‡¼ D‡V ï‡q coj I| Nyg P‡j Gj cÖvq

m‡½ m‡½|

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jvM‡e bv Avcbvi| ILv‡b †`Lv n‡e|Õ

gv_v KvZ Kij Kvwd« mi`vi|

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