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Kvk‡Z‡Q| I| nuvcvwbUv †e‡o †Mj eywS? GB cvwR †ivMUv GKevi ai‡j Avi Qv‡o bv| eo †fvMvq| Zvici GKUz †_‡g bvivqYP›`ª e‡j, Lye Kó cvwZ‡Q eywS? n| e‡j mijv euv‡ki Lywu U a‡i `uvovq| VvÛv cowZ‡Q ZvB AmyLUv Rvc‡U awi‡Q| VvÛv †gŠmygB n‡jv nuvcvwbi Kvj| Zvici GKUz †_‡g ejj, M‡Ä †Zvgv‡`i gyw`i †`vKvbUv `yw`b awi eÜ †`L‡Z cvB| fvejvg, wK n‡jv †Kk‡ei? †m †`vKvb †Lv‡j bv †Kb? n| AmyL-wemy‡Li K_vB g‡b AvB‡Q Zvici| ZvB †`L‡Z Avjvg| †fZ‡i †XvKe? e‡j †m N‡ii w`‡K GwM‡q Av‡m| mijv `iRvi mvg‡b †_‡K m‡i G‡m e‡j, hvb| Avwg KzwcUv R¡vjv‡q wb‡q Avwm| †fZ‡i AÜKvi RgwZ ïiæ Kwi‡Q| gv_vi Ici w`‡q KK©k ¯^‡i WvK‡Z-WvK‡Z D‡o-hvIqv KvK¸‡jv †`L‡Z-†`L‡Z bvivqYP›`ª e‡j, n| mܨv n‡q AvBj| AvR Avevi Avgvem¨v| N‡ii `vIqvq DV‡Z wM‡q _g‡K `uvovj bvivqYP›`ª| Ic‡ii w`‡K ZvwK‡q ejj, Gn‡n| NiUvi †Zv c‡ov-c‡ov Ae¯’v| G‡Zv eQi n‡jv wkePi MÖv‡g Avwm evmv euvajv †Zvgiv| GKUv fv‡jv Ni ˆZwi Kwi wb‡Z cvijv bv G‡Zvw`‡b| M‡Äi †`vKv‡b wK †ivRMvi Kg nq AvRKvj? fv‡jvB †Zv PB‡j Avwm‡Q| Zvici †Mvqv‡ji w`‡K ZvwK‡q e‡j, `y‡aj MvBI Av‡Q `yBUv| `ya wewµ K‡iI DcvR©b nq †Zvgv‡`i| Ae¯’v Lye Lvivc nI‡bi K_v bv| mijv D‡Vv‡b bvg‡Z-bvg‡Z e‡j, †Q‡j `y‡Uv‡i gvbyl Kijvg| †g‡qUv‡i we‡q w`jvg| DcvR©‡bi UvKv I‡`i †cQ‡bB †Mj| NiUvi w`‡K nvZ †`Iqvi mgq n‡jv bv| bvivqYP›`ª nv‡Zi AvOyj ¸b‡Z-¸b‡Z e‡j, K‡Zv eQi n‡jv †Zvgiv AvwmQ wkePi, g‡b Av‡Q? cÖvq cuqZvwjøk eQi n‡e| GB G‡Zv eQ‡i N‡i wU‡bi Pvjv DV‡jv bv, G eo Zv¾‡ei e¨vcvi| Zv †Q‡j`y‡Uv kn‡i fv‡jvB †ivRMvi K‡i e‡j ïwb| UvK-cqmv cvVvq bv? mijv Pzc K‡i _v‡K| GKUv mv`v †eovj Zvi cvk w`‡q †nu‡U hvq| MiæUv Avevi nv¤^v WvK †`q| Pvwiw`K †_‡K AÜKvi gvigvi KvUKvU K‡i †`Š‡o Avm‡Z _v‡K| gv‡S-gv‡S `gKv evZvm Av‡m DËi †_‡K| nvo Kuvwc‡q w`‡q hvq, Ggb VvÛv| bvivqYP›`ª mijvi w`‡K ZvwK‡q e‡j, cvVvq bv| eyS‡Z cvwi| UvKv cvVvwj NiUvi Ggb kÖx _vK‡Zv bv| mijv wbPz ¯^‡i e‡j, I‡`i msmvi Av‡Q| Li‡Pi ci wKQy _v‡K bv g‡b nq| Kx K‡i Rv‡bv _v‡K bv? wn‡me w`‡q‡Q †Kvbw`b| †Q‡jiv AgbB| eo nwj evc-gv‡qi Lei †bq bv| G †Zv cyi‡bv K_v| Zv †g‡qUv wVKVvK Av‡Q †Zv k¦ïievwo? kvïwo wK R¡vjvq? fv‡jvB Av‡Q| gv‡S-gv‡S Av‡m| n| †g‡qiv Av‡m| evc-gv‡qi LeivLei †bq| †fv‡j bv| Zviv Av‡m| Zvici GKUz †_‡g bvivqYP›`ª e‡j, hvB †fZ‡i| †Kke‡i GKUz †`wL| _vbv m`‡i evm †_‡K †b‡g †Kke †`‡L nvmcvZv‡ji mvg‡b †QvULv‡Uv wfo| †KŠZ‚nj wb‡q †mw`‡K G‡Mvq †m| Zvi Lye Zvov †bB| KgjMÄ MÖvg GLvb †_‡K GK NÈvi nuvUv c_| wiKkv wb‡j c‡b‡iv wgwbU| Zvi nv‡Zi cyUu wz jUv Ggb wKQy fvix bv †h, wiKkv wb‡Z n‡e| †m †nu‡UB hv‡e| nvmcvZv‡ji w`‡K †h‡Z-†h‡Z †m Pvwiw`K †`‡L| bq gv‡m wKQyB e`jvqwb| K‡qKUv †`vKvb fvOv †`Lv hvq, ïay GBgvÎ cwieZ©b| Zvi cv‡q GKUv Nv n‡q‡Q, †mUv e¨_v w`‡”Q gv‡S-gv‡S| nvmcvZv‡j Ilya w`‡q e¨v‡ÛR euvav hvq wK bv, †`L‡e †m| nvmcvZv‡j AiæY bv‡g GK IqvW©eq Zvi †Pbv| †m GLb Av‡Q Kx bv †K Rv‡b| †kl †`Lv bq gvm Av‡M| †m wK nvmcvZv‡j wQj GB bq gvm, bv Ab¨‡`i m‡½ P‡j wM‡qwQj? fve‡Z-fve‡Z †Kke nvmcvZv‡ji †fZi †Xv‡K| eviv›`vq †ek K‡qKRb †nu‡U hv‡”Q, N‡ii †fZi XzK‡Q| Zv‡`i g‡a¨ AiæY †bB|

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hw` †m GiKg e¨envi K‡i, Z‡e †mUv Zv‡K Ki‡Z †`Iqv n‡e mgxPxb| GBme bKj wd‡UI gvby‡li `ywðšÍv jvNe nq, GUv ivwRqv evby Rv‡bb| wKš‘ bv, mvw`qv wdU jvMj bv| Pzc K‡i e‡m †Uwe‡ji †Kvbv LuyU‡Z jvMj| ivwRqv eyS‡Z cvi‡jb ¯§„wZ wdwi‡q Avb‡Z mvw`qvi/ Kó n‡”Q| †e`bvi ¯§„wZ †KB ev Avevi g‡b Ki‡Z Pvq? Kwe Rxebvb‡›`i GKUv jvBb Av‡Q GBme ¯§„wZi wel‡q, ivwRqv evbyi †g‡q gv‡S-gv‡S KweZvUv e‡j| wKš‘ ivwRqv evbyi c‡ÿ †mUv GLb g‡b Kiv m¤¢e bq| Gme e¨vcv‡i wZwb Avi `kRb Wv³v‡ii g‡ZvB wb‡iU| Z‡e wZwb Rvb‡Zb GB Dcm‡M© †ivMx cÖvq Zvi K‡ói eY©bv w`‡Z cv‡i bv| KviY Zvi ¯§„wZi Ic‡i Pvc c‡o| ¯§„wZ ZLb we¯§„wZi Avov‡j P‡j hvIqvi R‡b¨ cÖvYc‡Y †Póv K‡i| †hb †ivMxi K‡ói cwigvY Avi bv ev‡o| wKš‘ †ivM‡K Av`i w`‡q cy‡l ivL‡j †Zv Pj‡e bv| †ivM Zvi gw¯Í‡®‹i MnŸi †_‡K †U‡b-wnuP‡o †ei K‡i Avb‡Z n‡e| Zv‡K AvQvo †g‡i †dj‡Z n‡e Db¥y³ PvZv‡j| m‡Z¨i mgy‡L Zv‡K hvPvB-evQvB Ki‡Z n‡e| `ywe©bxZ †ivM n‡j Zv‡K gvwo‡q †dj‡Z n‡e eo PZziZvi m‡½| eo gywÝqvbvi m‡½| Zvi R‡b¨ mgq `iKvi| ˆah© †Zv Aek¨B| ivwRqv Gevi m¤ú~Y© wfbœ cÖm‡½ P‡j †M‡jb| wR‡Ám Ki‡jb, Avcbvi we‡q n‡q‡Q KZw`b Av‡M, mvw`qv? mvZ eQi n‡e, g¨vWvg| ejj mvw`qv| evev-gv‡qi cQ›`g‡Zv we‡q? ivwRqv g„`¯ y ‡^ i wR‡Ám Ki‡jb|

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