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   s;r;idn e%e$ %ue$ erijeí$Óxn k;yR sMpµ ker `er ifir. sN/*;Y a;ñ;r a;sr bes gÓIn h;¤es. int*idenr aitiq kib j;ihd h;Yd;r. AEsb a;ñ;r ai/k;'xE jue‹ q;ek es„ ibWYk a;el;cn;. mitn Ab' eb;%;rIr reYez suNdrI EN$;repÓ$;r. Eitme/*E \r; \edr EN$;repÓ$;redr b*i¼²gt siceb ¤µIt ker efelez. A%n a;er; ikzu b;n;b;r /;N/; krez. kes;&;r ¤iãµ eyobn; n;rIedr a;‡nbtI –p a;r e%;l;eml; c;lcln ede% m;q; `uer y;\Y;$; ibic] ikzu n;. an*;n* edexrà Amn kI p;ikSt;nI isi&ilY;n puilexr;\ b;N/bI jui$eY efelez. enp;lIedr kq;et; bl;E b;Ÿl*. \r; b;N/bI bdl;Y pÓit r;et. kes;&;r a;lebinY;n sm;j\ pÓec*r ey ek;n r=,xIl sm;ejr met;E. teb A%;nk;r emeYr; y; kr;r t; ker inj xherr b;Eer igeY. aep=;kOt pu•eWr s'%*; km belà ek;n ibedxI A%;nk;r emeYedr ibeY kret c;Eelà ai&&;bkr; Â;neNd r;jI heY y;n. Ak sN/*;Y mitn a;e=p ker blelnà enp;El*;r; Aet; m;EY; p$;Y ekmen? a;mr; edih p;ir n;. ArprE mitenr anusN/;n pÓi½Y; º• heY egl. duÛidenr irs;cR exeW mitn a;ib:k;r krel;à ÚemeY p$;en; AE%;en ek;n b*;p;rE n;. @;Elú&;t. tirk;$; whel;à pÓqem h;Eúh*;el; wkY; Ak$u %;itr krebn. t;rpr Ak$; m;ekRe$ wlY; y;Eebn. Ak$; e@Ós ikEµ; idebn. Arpr wkebnà cel; i@n;er y;E. b*;sà i@n;err per ibz;n;Y. es; EijÛ. AE es; Eij k;j$; a;Ýul mitn kret p;rezn n;. xt hel\ b;°;lIà \Erkm e%;l;eml; emeYedr k;ez egelE a;m;edr buk /‹f‹ kret º• ker. 

   a;m;edr jwnk bN/ur izl a;jnÎ l;ilt ait xe%r eg-;f. itin j;n;eln AE a;$ciöx bzerr jIben itin k%en;E ‡eMf
e%orkmR kern in. t;r esE ait xe%r eg-;fej;‹; pÓj;pitr met; ¤‹;l ideY Akidn p;ileY egl. isli&Y;à Ak s;ibRY;n t•,Ià t;rE shkmIR. itin emeYi$r epÓem pe‹ egeln. º/u pe‹ egeln n;à Aekb;er pe‹ igeY @ueb egeln. @ueb igey @ueb @ueb jl e%el n; hY het;à itin h;bu@ubu e%et º• kreln. emeYi$ n;n;n $;lúb;h;n; ker ker ekbl ipzl;et º• ker idel;. a;m;edr bN/ui$\ n;ez;‹b;Nd;. h;et z;E eme% sbRd; wtrI heY q;ekn. \ek /retE heb. Akidn emeYi$ blel;à tuim yid eg-;f k;e$; t;hel a;im et;m;ek cumu %;eb;. s;eq s;eq t;r eg-;f egl Zer. ikNtu emeYi$ t-;ek f-;ik idel;. blel;à a;im s;ibRY; eqek `uer a;isà t;rpr. aep=;Y bN/uberr idn y;Yà emeYi$ a;r s;ibRY; eqek ifer a;es n;. Aidek t;r a;jnÎ l;ilt ait yet« p;ilt Aet;
xe%r eg-;f h;ireY ebc;r;r pÓ;Y k-;ed; k-;ed; abSh;. 

   \AsisE aifesr wnx pÓhrI duE suNdrI a;lebinY;n n;rIà Akjenr n;m Aimenà an*jn enider. a;m;edr edexr a;imn;à n;idr;r a;lebinY;n s'¦r,. et; a;imn; n;idr;r kl*;en sN/*;r pr \Asis aifsi$ heY y;Y Aki$ emoc;k a;r esE emoc;ekr c;rp;ex &n &n ker ¤‹et q;ek as'%* emom;iz. a;m;edr 6i$ i$em em;$ 72jn kmIR. a;mr; zYjn EN$;rn*;x;n;l aifs;r a;r emeYedr b;d idel pÓ;Y i]xjn Sh;nIY pu•W kmIR. n;n;n ajuh;et \edr aenkekE ed%; y;Y ebx r;t aiÝ aifs kret. ibk;l itn$; eqek k;ifR¤ hel\ E¤An Ar a;Ei@ k;@Ri$ eyehtu k;ifR¤ p;sà AE suey;gi$ k;ej l;igeY el;k;l ezel‡el; Ak$u h;túp; eze‹ sN/*;r per b;Eer e`;r;efr; kret ebx pzNd ker. eyn dI`R bNdIjIbenr aN/k;r eqek z;‹; epeY Ak$u a;el;et ebireY a;s;. e`;r;efr; kr;r j;Yg;$;Eb; ek;q;Y? Ae¼;$ukun Ak$; xhrà h;et eg;n; keYk$; k*;ef$;irY;. yueÊ;¼r aiShr piriShitr k;re, k*;ef$;irY;‡el; etmn jem \e# in. k;ifR¤r k;re, itn$;r peret; e%;l;r pÓx«E \e# n;. sutr;' \E em;ö;r edo‹ msijd pyRNtà `uer ifer \AsisE aifs. a;mr;\ dl eb-e/ hY \AsisE aifes y;Eà n; hY j;ihd h;Yd;err b;s;Y. AE ker a;m;edr idn‡il eke$ y;eCz. 

   Akm;s p;r heY egel;. a;m;r erijeí$Óxn esN$;r ep;jr;n c;lu heY egez. ep;jr;n kes;e&;r sbeceY b‹ gÓ;m. AE a÷elr ib/BSt &Uim erk@R aifsi$ek emr;mt ker erijeí$Óxn esN$;r b;n;en; heYez. emr;metr k;ji$ kerez m;isR EN$;rn*;xn;l n;mk Aki$ Anij\. Eitme/*E a;im dui$ kim¤ini$ s&; keriz. ¤eâx* dui$ß Akà kim¤ini$ ent;edr h;et r;%;à \edr s;eq pirict h\Y;à duE hel;à kim¤ini$ il@;redr k;ej l;igeY erijeí$xn esN$;er el;k sm;gm b;‹;en;. ep;jr;enr kim¤ini$ il@;err n;m ehs;t ipr;. a;lebinY;nedr a;iteqYt; as;/;r,. ehs;etr b;i‹ eqek n; e%eY ikzuetE a;set p;rl;m n;. \r; aitiqek bel mus;ifr. Al p*;$;enRr ex;f;à t;r \pr e&‹;r c;m‹; ibz;en;. a;lebinY;n sm;ejr rIit heCz mus;ifr bseb es;f;r m;Z%;en. aqR;_ AlúAr srler%; dui$ ey%;en imilt heYez i#k es%;n$;Y. juet; ineY a;lebinY;nr; ek¤ `er e!;ek n;. a;im juet; e%;l;r se^ se^ ehs;etr S]I juet;‡el; ait yet« tuel ineY egel;. Arpr \r pirb;err sds*r;à ehs;etr duE emeY Ab' \r suNdrI S]I bs;r `err der;j;r k;ez l;En /er d-;‹;el;. Aek Aek sb;E h*;çex% krel;à kuxl;id ije+s krel;. pÓet*ekE pÓqm eqek %-ui$eY %-ui$eY skelr kq; ije+s krel;. eymn ehs;etr S]I a;m;r S]Ir kq;à sNt;enr kq;à b;b;r kq;à m;eYr kq;à &;Eúeb;nedr kq; j;net c;Eel;. AkE kq; a;b;r \r duE emeY\ Aek Aek j;net c;Eel;. ibWYi$ a;m;r k;ez h;s*kr l;gez. ikNtu A$;E a;lebinY;n sm;ejr rIit. ibx;l Ak$; eg;l i@ex a;St e&‹;r er;í$ cel Ael;. s;eq ibexW /renr •i$ a;r a;lebinY;nedr e$Ói@xn;l %;b;r buerk. buerk aenk$; a;m;edr edexr per;$;r met;à e&ter m;'esr ikm; ideY er;l kr; per;$;. ait irc %;b;r. esE s;eq ed\Y; heYez e&‹;r due/r pinrà eft;h a;r lÁ; lÁ; mircà f;f;er;in. hlud \ sbuejr m;Z;m;iZ re°r AE k;c;mirc‡el; lÁ;Y Aekk$; s;t/a;$ Ei÷à em;$;Y Aki$ Â;Sh*b;n e!resr eceY\ ebxI. f;f;er;inr ipÓp;erxn$; d;•,à h;lk; etl m;i%eY m;c;mirc‡el;ek EelišÓ$ \e&en ep;‹;en; heYez. d;•, suÂ;du e%et. skelE Ak$; i@x eqek ineY e%et º• krl;m. %;\Y;r per ehs;t \r %;m;r ed%;et c;Eel;. a;mr; y%n der;j;Y Aes d-;‹;l;mà ehs;etr S]I tt=e, a;m;r juet;ej;‹; e&tr eqek inj h;et ker Aen p;eYr k;ez r;%el;. t;ikeY edi% juet;‡el; ckck krez. buZet p;rl;mà \ º/u A‡el;ek e&tr ineY tuelE r;e% in. ait yet« bÓ;x ker\ ideYez. a;im muÔ \ ai&&Ut heY egl;m a;lebinY;nedr aitiqpr;Ynt; ede%. esE se^ AE musilm pirb;ri$r pÓit Ak$; a;itÎYt;r $;n anu&b kret º• krl;m. 

   a;mr; %;m;r ed%;r jn* `r eqek keYk /;p is-i‹ e&e^ enem Al;m. \r b;s; eqek epzenr idek ytdUr ec;% y;Y Ak$; ibStI,R smtl &Uim ½mx Ak$u Ak$u ker \per ¤#et ¤#et AksmY igeY imexez dUerr Aki$ p;h;‹ cU‹;Y. ehs;t j;n;el; \E p;h;e‹r cU‹; pyRNt AE ibx;l &Uimr m;ilk \. m;] ib`; p-;eck jimet kipà x;lgmà $eme$;à mirc \ gemr c;W kerezà b;kI puer; m;# %;il. Aet; suNdr nYn;i&r;m pÓkOità Aet; ibx;l f-;k; sbuj m;# ede% a;m;r ebx el;& hel;. bll;mà a;m;ek Ak $uker; jim d;\à `r b;n;eb;. \ blel;à a;im et;m;ek p-;c ehšr ideY edeb;à keb `r tuleb bel;? Akp;ex Ak$; ez;| ep;iL$Ó f;mRà h;j;r%;enk murgI a;ez \et. a;m;r &IW, ⪙ l;gel;à ¤#;n jue‹ xtxt kbuterr p;%; Z;p$;in a;r b;kb;kum ºen. \r; hYt e&eb q;keb a;im ibr¼² hiCz. t;E keykjn b*St heY egel; ¤#;n eqek kbutr‡el; t;‹;et. 

   a;j 25 emà m^lb;r. k;ifR¤r smY ikzu$; ixiql kr; heYez. itn$;r bdel A%n k;ifR¤ ibk;l c;r$; eqek. yid\ k;ifR¤r isi@¤l a;m;edr jn* etmn ek;n b*;p;r n;à k;ifR¤ cl;k;lIn smeY a;mr; Aki$ jnºn* inSt™ inZum &utue‹ xher `uer eb‹;E gl;Y k;ifR¤ p;s aqR;_ E¤AnúAr a;Ei@ k;@R ZuileY. j;ihd h;Yd;err b;i‹et a;j a;m;edr inmN],. itin t;r Aki$m;] p;e] a;m;edr jn* a;tp c;¤elr &;tà efÓ;ejn murigr #*;' a;r b-;/;kipr k;ir r;µ; kerezn. itin Ak; m;nuWà `er ePl$\ m;] Aki$. A$; a;eg e%Y;l kr; hY in. e%et bes edi% p-;cjenr jn* Aki$m;] q;l;. e%et heb Akjn ker. AEsb apÓtult; ik'b; sIm;bÊt; a;m;edr em;e$\ %;r;p l;gez n;. a;mr; eyn Akdl ¦ul p;l;en; b;lk Ak$; &Y;nk A„k;rxen Aesiz. Ak$; ipkink ipkink iqÓl anu&b kret kret a;mr; AksmY Ak$; rhs*mY ‡h;Y !uek p‹eb;. esE ‡h;r e&ter luk;en; ‡Ë/enr h;tz;in a;m;edr A„k;rxenr smSt k­;iNt dUr ker ideCz. esE ‡h; a;r ktdUr A%n ekbl A$;E a;m;edr Akm;] icNt;. 

   %;\Y;r pr ikzu=, gLp‡jb hel;. a;m;r an* itn h;¤jm*;$ b;i‹ y;b;r jn* b*;kul heY ¤#elà j;ihd h;Yd;r a;m;ek blelnà a;pin q;eknà a;mr; a;er; ikzu=, gLp kir. \r; cel egel a;mr; a;m;edr kibt;r Z;ip %uel bsl;m. sMpÓit el%; ebx ikzu kibt; \r @;YrI eqek pe‹ ex;n;eln j;ihdà a;im men men a;fes;s kret l;gl;m a;m;r kibt;r @;YrI$; iney y;Ein bel. AE xherr n;n;n rhs*mY ailúgilr gLp ex;n;eln j;ihd. \r Sh;nIY shkmIRedr eyonjIbenr sb er;m;÷kr gLp ºnet ºnet r;t pÓ;Y dx$; ebej egl. dx$; Amn ek;n r;t n;à sUyRE e@;eb A%n pÓ;Y a;$$;Y. ikNtu i&i$n;Y r;t enem y;Y ibk;l c;r$;YEà r;etr inSt™t; i`er /er AE xhrek. a;k;ex sUyR a;ez ik enE A eyn ek;n ibWYE i&i$n;b;sIr k;ez. c;r$; eqekE `er `er º• heY y;Y r;i]r skl a;eY;jn. 

   j;ihdek bll;mà a;im Ak; eyet p;reb; n;. a;m;ek AigeY idet heb. \r b;s;i$ xherr Ai„e$r mue%à Aki$ p-;ctl; d;l;nà t;r itntl;Y. a;im q;ik gÓIn h;¤ejà muri&r an* p;e‹. A%;n eqek zÛs;t imine$r h-;$;pq. j;ihd a;m;edr eceY m;s duÛeYk a;eg Ael\ A%en; g;i‹ p;Y in. p;E p;E krez. a;m;edr g;i‹‡el; &;‹; kr;à @Ó;E&;rsh Ak Aki$ g;i‹r jn* E¤An &;‹; edY pÓitidn 120 @eYxm;kR. a;m;r @Ó;E&;err n;m EeYtn h;s;inà Aki$ cm_k;r ntun m;Ee½;b;s c;l;Y es. esE m;Ee½;b;s a;im eze‹ ideYiz p-;c$;r idekE. k;ejE A%n eh-e$E eyet heb. 

   xIt cel egel\ r;etr b;t;ex h;lk; xIetr a;emj a;ez. a;m;r g;eY Ak$; hlud re°r l;E$ j*;ek$à j;ihd perez \r ijnesr j*;ek$. a;mr; a;m;edr a;Ei@‡el;ek yet;$; sÅb i&ijbl kr; y;Y esE ecê; krl;m. `u$`ue$ aN/k;rà sÅbt kO‚p= clez. b;s; eqek enem xherr pÓ/;n r;St;i$ /er Aekb;er xherr ekeNdÓr idek h-;$et º• krl;m. r;St;y jnm;nueWr ek;n ich²\ enE. i$mi$m ker xherr ekeNdÓ keYki$ b;it jBlez. dUr eqek ede% men hY in&u in&u eker;isenr b;it. peq ek;n m;nuW n; q;kel\ as'%* kukuerr pdc;r,;r ebx mu%r xherr pÓ/;n s‹ki$. men heCz AE kukur‡el; AE xherr m;nuW‡el;ek Aki$ ibexW yueÊ pr;ijt ker AEm;] xherr d%l kr;YtB kerez. ibi&µ a;kOitr kukurà ebx em;$;úes;$;à x;pR ec;e%r ikzu esEN$ h;¤çs\ ec;e% p‹el;. m;eZ m;eZE \r; e@ek ¤#ez. teb skelE eyn aitxY ¤_k,Rà ey ek;n muhUtR pr;ijt x]² ifer a;set p;er. \edr \pr Z;ipeY p‹et p;er. esE a;xé;Y \r; ait stkR&;eb cl;efr; krez. a;m;edr ede% e`¤ e`¤ ker ¤#el\ ek¤ etmn k;ez e`Wel; n;. teb \E kilj; k-;p;en; ic_k;erE a;m;edr kmÎ s;r;. a;mr; duÛjn eyn &eY duÛjnek p;rel j;pe$ /ir. 

   xherr pÓ/;n s‹k eqek A%n a;mr; ibiCzµ hl;m. Ak$; ilé er;@ pÓ/;n s‹ki$ eqek muer;i&r \perr s• ibÓejr idek
A-ekeb-ek zue$ egez. ArE @;nidek i&i$n; im¤inisp*;ili$ &bnà ey%;en j;ihd h;Yd;err aifs. inejr aifs$; ede% j;ihd ikzu$; s;hs epel\ a;im eyn AE aep=;kOt ez;$ r;St;Y e!;k;et &eY a;er; ebxI es-i/eY y;iCz. yid ikzu `e$ y;Y. Akm;s\et; hY in Aki$ d;l;n ¤e‹ eglà Aet;$; s;hs kr; eb;/ hY i#k hY in. inejr eb;k;mIr jn* inejekE itr¦;r kret º• krl;m. m;] zÛs;t imine$r pq aqc men heCz esE k%n eqek h-;$izà pq eyn a;r exW het c;Y n;. A%n a;mr; esE &;°; d;l;ni$r ed;reg;‹;Y Aes d-;i‹eYiz. \idek t;k;et &eY buk k-;pez yid\ ikNtu ekn eyn ec;% ekbl \$;r idekE y;eCzà ikzuetE ec;%ek menr kq; ex;n;et p;riz n;. j;ihd blel;à jihrà Ab;r a;im y;E. ibÓejr eg;‹;Y d-;i‹eY a;mr;. a;im j;in AE k;e#r s-;ek;i$ ep•elEà gÓIn h;¤sà \Eet; ed%; y;eCz. ikNtu mn blez a;im ikzuetE AE ibÓji$ p;r heY gÓIn h;Eej ep-oz;et p;reb; n;. bll;mà a;erk$u d-;‹;nà a;im ibÓj$; p;r hEà t;rpr a;pin y;ebn. \ blel;à celnà a;pn;ek ibÓj$; p;r ker ideYE a;is. 

   a;mr; ibÓejr i#k m;Z%;n$;Y Aesiz a;r amin ibÓejr duÛp;x eqek tIbÓ a;el; Aes a;m;edr ec;% /;i/eY idel;" esE a;el;et ed%l;mà Aekú47 ¤-iceY duÛp;x eqek aNtt i]x ciöxjn E¤As a;imR a;m;edrek km;ç krezà hL$ hL$ bel. `$n;r a;kiSÎkt;Y a;im ik'ktRb*ibmUŒ heY egel\à j;ihd a;m;ek ic_k;r ker blel;à h;t et;eln h;t et;eln. a;im \r ed%;edi% m;q;r \per h;t tuel d-;‹;l;m. duÛp;x eqek c;rjn imil$;ir $cR iney a;m;edr k;ez aigey Ael a;mr; Ex;r;Y a;m;edr a;Ei@‡el; \edr ed%;l;m. \r;; a;Ei@ prI=; ker blel;à Aet; r;et b;Eer igeyez; ekn? a;mr; `$n;r bO¼;Nt \edr b*;%*; ker eb;Z;l;m. Arpr \r; a;m;edr ¦$R ker gÓIn h;¤ej ep-oez idl Ab' j;ihdek\ anu–p&;eb ineY egl \r b;s;Y. a;m;ek b;i‹et e!;k;r mue% blel;à a;r k%en; r;et eb‹;et y;eb n;. a;im tq;Stu bel gÓIn h;Eejr el;h;r egE$ e#el e&ter !uek k;e#r der;j;r duâ;r iklú`uis m;ret º• krl;m.         

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