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tdÆ_p¡ A¡ h©ÙS>_ Ðep„ S> b¡W$p¡ lsp¡. s¡_u L$ped_u S>ÁepA¡. A¡L$ hj® `l¡gp„ lz„ s¡d_¡ `l¡gu hpf Al] S> dþep¡ lsp¡. r_kpkp¡ _pMsp„ s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "Ap sp¡ L$pfrNg R>¡, kp'b. cNhp_ `Z c|gu Nep¡ R>¡ Ap rhõspf_¡.'
tdÆ Npd L$pfrNg\u 13 qL$gp¡duV$f v|$f R>¡. Nep hj£ k„Oj®_y„ L¡$ÞÖ Ap tdÆ Npd füy„ lsy„ A_¡ AMbpfp¡dp„ Ap _pd ÅZusy„ \ey„ lsy„. s¡ hMs¡ tdÆ Npd r_fprîs_u R>phZudp„ a¡fhpC Ney„ lsy„. X²$pk, L$pfrNg A_¡ A¡ rkhpe_p„ Apk`pk_p„ L¡$V$gp„e Npdp¡_p gp¡L$p¡ sp¡`dpfp¡ A_¡ Np¡mubpf\u bQhp dpV¡$ tdÆ Npd¡ Aphu Nep lsp. A¡L$ A¡L$ Ofdp„ 20\u 50 gp¡L$p¡_¡ Apifp¡ Ap`hpdp„ Apìep¡ lsp¡.
ApS>¡ tdÆ afu `pRy>„ fp¡tS>v$p Æh__u Of¡X$dp„ Aphu Ney„ R>¡. AgbÑ, Ap sp¡ `lpX$u `f kflv$ _ÆL$_y„ Npd R>¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡d_u Of¡X$ `Z _p¡Mu R>¡. Apifp¡ g¡hp Aph¡gp gp¡L$p¡ `pR>p S>sp füp R>¡ A_¡ s¡ `R>u sp¡ buÅ¡ A¡L$ riepmp¡ `Z `kpf \C Nep¡ R>¡, `Z Ap hMs_p¡ riepmp¡ Al]_p fl¡hpkuAp¡dp„ r_fpip R>p¡X$sp¡ Nep¡ R>¡.
Npddp„ Nep hj£ 10,412 gp¡L$p¡_¡ Apifp¡ A`pep¡ lsp¡. s¡_u ApX$Akf Ap _p_p Npd `f \C lsu. `pZu M|V$u `X$éy„ lsy„ A_¡ sp`dp_ dpB_k 20 qX$$N°u `f `lp¢Qu Åe Ðepf¡ sp`Ï„ L$fhp dpV¡$ S>ê$fu bmsZ `Z M|V$u `X¡$gy„. huS>mu sp¡ cpÁe¡ S> Aphsu lsu. fp„^hp dpV¡$ `|fsy„ A_pS> `Z dmsy„ _lp¡sy„.
Å¡L¡$ Npdgp¡L$p¡_¡ kp¥\u dp¡V$p¡ Aakp¡k A¡ hps_p¡ R>¡ kfL$pf¡ s¡d_u L$v$f _\u L$fu. ApV$gp gp¡L$p¡_¡ s¡dZ¡ gX$pC v$frdep_ kpQìep s¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ `Z s¡d_¡ Apcpf_p¡ A¡L$ iåv$ `Z L$üp¡ _\u. tdÆ Npd_p `¡gp h©ÙS>_ L$l¡ R>¡, "s¡d_¡ kpQhhp Ad_¡ S>¡ sL$gua `X$u s¡ sp¡ D`fhpmp¡ S> ÅZ¡ R>¡, `Z Ad_¡ A¡_p¡ L„$C hp„^p¡ _lp¡sp¡. Aakp¡k A¡V$gp¡ S> L¡$ L$p¡C L$fsp„ L$p¡CA¡, S>¡_¡ kpQìep lsp s¡ r_fprîsp¡A¡ `Z Ad_¡ Apcpf_p¡ iåv$ L$üp¡ _\u.'
"_hdu d¡ frhhpf\u Aprîsp¡ Aphhp dp„X$ép lsp. s¡dp„_p L¡$V$gpL$ gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ Al] Qpf drl_p füp lsp. fpÄe kfL$pf sfa\u s¡d_¡ f¡i_ dmsy„ lsy„, `Z s¡ L„$C `|fsy„ _lp¡sy„ L¡$ Npdhpmp `f L$p¡C bp¡S> _ `X¡$.'
L¡$V$gpL gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ NcfpC_¡ A¡hp cpÁep lsp L¡$ `l¡f¡g¡ L$`X¡$ Al] Aphu Nep lsp. gp¡L$p¡ Q„`g gu^p rh_p, bl¡_p¡ vy$`Ë$p gu^p rh_p Al] Qpgu Aphu lsu. tdÆ Npd_p gp¡L$p¡A¡ b^u S> S>ê$qfeps_u hõsyAp¡ s¡d_¡ Ap`u lsu.
d¡ drl_p ky^u Aprîsp¡_¡ äu f¡i_ Ap`hpdp„ Apìey„ lsy„. s¡d_u rdgL$sp¡_¡ S>¡ _yL$kp_ \ey„ s¡ dpV¡$ `Z s¡d_¡ hmsf Ap`hpdp„ Apìey„ lsy„, `Z gp¡L$p¡A¡ Äep„ Apifp¡ gu^p¡ lsp¡ A¡ tdÆ Npd_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ sp¡ L$iy„ S> dþey„ _l]. s¡d_¡ byMpfu (lw„a d¡mhhp dpV¡$ R>psu `f fpMhpdp„ Aphsu kNX$u) dpV¡$ gpL$X$p„ `Z M|V$u `X$ép„ lsp„. tdÆ_p h©ÙS>_ L$l¡ R>¡, "Adpf¡ _p_p R>p¡X$ L$p`u_¡ bpmhp `X$ép lsp. Qgp¡, Å¡ lzAp kp¡ lzAp, `Z s¡ gp¡L$p¡ `pR>p aep® Ðepf¡ bk Apìep lsp A¡d S> S>sp füp. A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ dp„X$ép `pR>p afhp. Apcpf_p¡ A¡L$ iåv$ `Z L$üp rh_p.'
kfL$pf¡ iy„ L$e¯y? kfL$pfu v$ãsf âdpZ¡ sp¡ tdÆ Npddp„ A¡L$`Z sp¡`Np¡mp¡ `X$ép¡ _lp¡sp¡. Ap Npddp„\u L$p¡CA¡ blpf `Z S>hy„ `X$éy„ _lp¡sy„ A¡V$g¡ tdÆ Npd_¡ hmu ip_u fpls dm¡?
Aprîsp¡ `p¡sp_p Npd `pR>p aep® Ðepf¡ s¡d_p„ Of s|V$u Nep„ lsp„ A_¡ M¡sfp¡dp„ Ecp¡ `pL$ _pi `pçep¡ lsp¡. `iyAp¡ ¼ep„L$ Qpëep„ Nep„ lsp„ A_¡ L¡$V$guL$ vy$L$p_p¡ g|„V$pC NC lsu. X²$pk_p¡ dp¡lçdv$ L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ kàV¡$çbfdp„ `pR>p¡ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ dpfu vy$L$p_ MpguMd lsu.'
riepmp¡ b¡khp_u s¥epfudp„ lsp¡ A_¡ _¡i_g lpCh¡ 1A¡ b„^ \C S>hp_p¡ lsp¡. A¡V$g¡ buÅ R> drl_p ky^u h¡`pf L$fhp_u L$p¡C i¼esp _lp¡su. Ap rhõspf_p¡ riepmp¡ A¡V$gp¡ ApL$fp¡ lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ Æh_ gNcN \„cu Åe R>¡. Al]_p M¡X|$sp¡ D_pmp v$frdep_ hph¡sf L$fu_¡ A_pS> cfu g¡ R>¡. riepmpdp„ sp¡ b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ Mphp_y„ S> lp¡e R>¡.
Ap hMs¡ D_pmpdp„ sp¡ gX$pC Qpgsu lsu A¡V$g¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ `pL$ g¡hp_p¡ kde S> dþep¡ _lp¡sp¡. kv¹$cpÁe¡ kfL$pf¡ Ap rhõspf_p gNcN 37,000 S>¡V$gp gp¡L$p¡ dpV¡$ f¡i__u ìehõ\p L$fu Ap`u lsu. Ap D`fp„s `iyAp¡ dpV¡$ Qpfp¡, bmsZ Ap`hpdp„ Apìey„ lsy„. rdgL$s_¡ _yL$kp_ \ey„ s¡_y„ hmsf Q|L$hpey„ lsy„.
44 Npd_p 4,300 gp¡L$p¡_¡ fpls `lp¢QpX$hp kfL$pf¡ Qpf L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep MÃep® R>¡. dpZkvu$W$ kps qL$gp¡ Qp¡Mp A_¡ b¡ qL$gp¡ ApV$p¡ Ap`hpdp„ Apìep¡ lsp¡. A_¡ Ly$Vy„$bv$uW$ 10 rgV$f L¡$fp¡ku_. Ap D`fp„s AkfN°õs Npdp¡dp„ kfL$pf¡ bÞL$k® b_pìep„ R>¡. gNcN 2,000 _hp„ bÞL$k® b_phhpdp„ Apìep„ R>¡. dpÓ X²$pkdp„ S> 400 _hp„ bÞL$k® b_phpep„ R>¡.
Å¡L¡$ L$pfrNg rS>ëgp L$rdi_f X$p¡. dp¡lçdv$ X$u_ L$l¡ R>¡, "hmsf ¼epf¡e `|fsy„ lp¡sy„ _\u. Ap sp¡ A¡L$ dv$v$ L$fhp_u fus R>¡. bpL$u `¥kp Ap`u_¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ S>¡ Nydpìey„ lp¡e R>¡ s¡ `pRy>„ d¡mhu iL$psy„ _\u.'
L$pfrNgdp„ Å¡L¡$ Ap hMs¡ Qpf hj® `R>u Ap `l¡gp¡ D_pmp¡ A¡hp¡ R>¡ Äepf¡ ip„rs R>¡ A_¡ sp¡`_p Np¡mp il¡f `f hfksp _\u. vy$L$p_p¡ M|gu R>¡ A_¡ gp¡L$p¡ fõsp `f afsp v¡$Mpe R>¡, `Z Ap ip„rs D`f D`f_u R>¡. gp¡L$p¡ A„v$f\u aaX¡$ R>¡. ¼epf¡ afu Np¡mubpf iê$ \i¡ s¡_u s¡d_¡ Mbf _\u. L$p¡C_¡ `Z `|R>p¡ A¡V$g¡ L$l¡i¡, "L$p¡_¡ Mbf R>¡ iy„ \i¡? L$p¡C `Z kde¡ L„$C `Z \C iL¡$ R>¡.'
Ap hMs¡ Al] ipmpdp„ `funp g¡hpdp„ `Z sL$gua `X$u lsu. `funpdp„ NfbX$ L$fhp_p âepkp¡ \ep lsp. A¡hu v$gugp¡ `Z \C lsu L¡$ Ap hMs¡ s¡d_¡ cZhp_p¡ dp¡L$p¡ S> ¼ep„ dþep¡ R>¡. L$p¡g¡S>_p X$u_ L$l¡ R>¡, "rinZ_y„ ApMy„ kÓ _L$pdy„ Ney„ lsy„. L$pfrNgdp„\u ipmpAp¡_¡ kpÞLy$ A_¡ Myfbsp„N S>¡hp„ õ\mp¡A¡ gC S>hu `X$u lsu, dp¡V$p cpN_p rhÛp\}Ap¡ A¡ õ\m¡ S>C_¡ cZu i¼ep _lp¡sp. Ap hj£ `qfZpd blz Ap¡Ry>„ Aphi¡.'
Nep hj®_u gX$pC\u A¡L$ afL$ A¡ `X$ép¡ R>¡ L¡$ kfL$pf¡ L$pfrNg_¡ lh¡ rkrhg qX$a¡Þk V$pD_ Ål¡f L$fu v$u^y„ R>¡. afu\u Np¡mubpf iê$ \pe sp¡ s¡_p¡ kpd_p¡ L$fhp dpV¡$ `|fsu s¥epfuAp¡ kfL$pf¡ L$fu fpMu R>¡. gp¡L$p¡_¡ `Z Ap hps kdÅhhpdp„ Aphu flu R>¡. L$pfrNg_¡ A_¡L$ hp¡X®$dp„ hl¢Qu v¡$hpdp„ Apìey„ R>¡. v$f¡L$ hp¡X®$dp„ õhe„k¡hL$p¡ s¥epf L$fhpdp„ Apìep R>¡ S>¡d_¡ Np¡mubpf \pe Ðepf¡ iy„ L$fhy„ s¡_u spgud Ap`hpdp„ Aphu R>¡.
L$ÞV²$p¡gê$d `Z s¥epf \C füp R>¡. kpef_ `Z d|L$hpdp„ Aphu R>¡. L$pfrNgdp„ d|L$hpdp„ Aph¡gp rkrhg qX$a¡Þk Ar^L$pfuAp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Å¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ k„fnZ_u spgud Ap`hpdp„ Aph¡ sp¡ 80 V$L$p Å_lpq_ bQphu iL$pe R>¡. rkrhg qX$a¡Þk_p BÞõ`¡¼V$f S>_fg Qd_ gpg b_pg L$l¡ R>¡, "L$pfrNg_u 10 lÅf_u hkrs dpV¡$ v$k v$k õhe„k¡hL$p¡ kp\¡ rkrhg qX$a¡Þk_u ÓZ `p¡õV$ lp¡e sp¡ `Z `|fsy„ R>¡.' L$pfrNg_¡ sp¡ Ap v$fÄÅ¡ dþep¡ R>¡, `Z ApV$gu S> Np¡mubpfu_p¡ cp¡N b__pf X²$pk L¡$ diL$p¡h MuZ_¡ Ap v$fÄÅ¡ dþep¡ _\u.
L$pfrNg Ap gX$pC Mdu Ney„ R>¡ A_¡ s¡_p¡ h¡`pf bQu Nep¡ R>¡ A¡ `Z _hpC_u hps R>¡. ÓZ-ÓZ hj® ky^u sp¡`dpfp¡ Mdu_¡ `Z Al]_u Apr\®L$ âh©rÑAp¡ Qpgsu flu R>¡. Al]_u b¡ÞL$dp„ fl¡gu qX$`p¡rTV$ s¡_u Nhplu Ap`¡ R>¡. v$pMgp sfuL¡$ S>çdy A_¡ L$píduf õV¡$V$ b¡ÞL$_u X²$pk ipMpdp„ Nep hj£ b¡ lÅf Mpspdp„ 2.69 L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep S>dp lsp. Ap hj£ s¡ fL$d h^u_¡ 4.4 L$fp¡X$_u \C NC R>¡. a¼s v$k lÅf_u hkrshpmp Npddp„ ApV$gu \p`Zp¡ R>¡.
A¡L$ kfL$pfu Ar^L$pfu Ap bpbs kdÅhsp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "s¡_u `pR>m b¡ L$pfZp¡ R>¡. Al]_p gp¡L$p¡_y„ Æh_ blz S> kpvy„$ A_¡ âp\rdL$ L$np_y„ R>¡. Ap¡R>pdp„ Ap¡R>u S>êqfepsp¡\u s¡d_y„ L$pd Qpg¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ MQp® Ap¡R>p R>¡ A_¡ buSy>„, `¥kp MQ®hp_p L$p¡C fõsp `Z _\u. Al] sp¡ r\e¡V$f `Z _\u A¡V$g¡ S>¡ L„$C L$dpZu \pe R>¡ s¡ bQs Mps¡ S> Åe R>¡.'
h¾$sp A¡ R>¡ L¡$ gX$pC_¡ L$pfZ¡ õ\pr_L$ gp¡L$p¡_u L$dpZu_p„ kp^_ hÝep„ R>¡. ANpD Al]\u h^pfp_p dpZkp¡ dS|>fu L$fhp dpV¡$ g¡l L¡$ îu_Nf ky^u S>sp lsp. lh¡ s¡d_¡ Npddp„ S> L$pd dmu fl¡ R>¡. k¡_p Üpfp l¡fa¡f h^u R>¡. s¡_p dpV¡$ õ\pr_L$ V²L$p¡ A_¡ bk Å¡CA¡. Ap D`fp„s MÃQf A_¡ Op¡X$p `Z cpX¡$ g¡hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. k¡_p_¡ kpdp_ KQL$hp dpV¡$ `p¡V®$f `Z Å¡CA¡.
Ap b^p_¡ L$pfZ¡ õ\pr_L$ gp¡L$p¡_¡ ^„^p_u _hu sL$p¡ dmu R>¡. `p¡V®$fp¡_¡ lh¡ sp¡ ApW$ L$gpL$_p 80 ê$r`ep ky^u_u dS|>fu dmu Åe R>¡. gX$pC `R>u_p¡ A¡L$ riepmp¡ `pf L$fu_¡ buÅ D_pmp ky^u `lp¢Q¡gp L$pfrNg rhõspf_p gp¡L$p¡ AÐepf¡ sp¡ Nep D_pmp_¡ c|gu_¡ Æh__u Nrsrhr^Ap¡dp„ `X$u Nep R>¡, `Z s¡d_u Ap ip„rsdp„ Mg¡g _ `X¡$ sp¡ S>....
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