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wgTv‡K ewjwb Zvi DØv ‘ mgm¨vi mv‡_ Avgv‡`i mgm¨vi cv_©K¨ Av‡Q| GB †Zv †mw`b Avgvi GK eÜz wbqvR Avn‡g`, ¯yj K‡j‡Ri †gavex mncvVx| jÛb †_‡K D”PZi wWwMÖ wb‡q Gevi cvwo Rgv‡jv KvbvWvq, cvigv‡b›Uÿÿiwm‡W›Ukx‡ci Uv‡Mÿÿ| I wi‡MÖU K‡i ejwQj- Ô†`v¯— ÿÿÿÿ†Q‡o Bj¨v‡Ûi gvwU‡Z cv ivLv gvÎ eywSwb, ey‡S wQjvg ciw`b Nyg †_‡K D‡V! wK fyj Avwg K‡iwQ| cvP eQi ci †`‡k wd‡i eyS‡Z cviwQ . . G‡`k Avi Avgvi nevi bq|Õ ÔILv‡b †iwmRg mgm¨vUv Lye cÖKU ZvB bv?Õ Ô†mv Kì †iwmRg meLv‡b †bB| mgm¨vUv gvwR©bvj n‡q _vKv| jÛ‡b wKQz Kg| †`wLm bv Av‡gwiKvb evOvwjiv wK iKg DB‡K‡Û mevB mevi evmvq `j‡eu‡a `vIqvZ Avi AvÇv, kZ kZ wK‡jvwgUvi WªvBf K‡i| ZyB wK fvwem I‡`i Av‡gwiKvb mnKg©xiv DB‡K‡Û evmvq WvK‡j ev K¬v‡e Avm‡Z ej‡j Iiv wgm K‡i? Iiv Wv‡K bv AZUv| Avwg eywS me wKš‘ A‡bK †`wi n‡q †M‡Q †i| Avwg GLb †`‡k-we‡`‡k meLv‡bB AvB‡WbwUwUnxb|Õ ÔwbqvR †Zvi K_Uv A ^xKvi Kie bv| wKš‘ eÜz GKevi fve c¨v‡jmUvBwb †Kvb evj‡Ki K_v hvi Kv‡Q AZxZ-eZ©gvb-fwel¨r ej‡Z ïayB kibv_x© wkwei, Ni ej‡Z RvqMv e`jv‡bv, ¯‹zj ej‡Z GKUv åvg¨gvb evK‡evW© evwj‡Z Muv_v| hvi `v`v Zvi evev‡K wb‡q AvR †_‡K Pwjk-cÂvk eQi Av‡M Ni †Q‡o, kni †Q‡o, KvjPvi †Q‡o kibv_©x wkwe‡i Avkªq wb‡qwQj| I‡`i †P‡q wK Avwg fvj AvwQ bv| Avevi †`‡k †h †mvkvj wmwKDwiwU cÖ‡eg| Av¨R G gvBbwiwU MÖ“c Avgvi wmwKDwiwU mgm¨v AviI †ekx| Avwg ejwQbv Rv‡bi wbivcËv †m‡Ý ïay| †m Zyjbvq KvbvWvq Zzwg fvj _vKev|Õ Avwg wbqvR‡K e‡jwQjvg hv Avwg wb‡RI wek¦vm Kwi bv| †ePviv‡K nZvk Ki‡Z PvB wb| AviI GKw`b K‡jR †k‡l wgicyi G‡Ki gyw³‡hv×v gv‡K©‡U hvIqvi Rb¨ D‡V wQjvg gBby wgTvi wi·vq | cÖ_‡g j¶¨ Kwiwb, Zvi K_v‡ZB †Lqvj nj| Zv‡K A‡Mi †P‡q e„× jvM‡Q, K¬vš—I| ÔKvKz e¨vcviWv wK Kb †Zv Avgv‡i †Lvjvmv KB‡i! wgicy‡i gyw³hy×v gv‡K©U, gy³evsjv evRvi Ggb c‡`i bvg wKwmi Rwb¨?Õ †KŠZznj wb‡q wRÁvmv Kwi- ÔAvcbvi fvj jv‡M bvg¸‡jv?Õ †m wKQz¶b Pzc K‡i _v‡K| Avgvi g‡b co‡Q Pv‡qi †`vKv‡b GK †jv‡Ki gy‡L ï‡bwQjvg hy‡×i mgq wgicy‡i evOvjxivB wQj msL¨vjNy| hvi Kvi‡b †lvjB wW‡m¤‡ii ciI GLv‡b LÛ hy× P‡j, iv‡qv‡Ui gZ| Z_¨Uv mwVK wKbv Rvbv nqwb| †m †¶‡Î GKvbKvi †jv‡Ki wiqvjvB‡RkbUv nqZ GKUz †ekx| hw`I Avgv‡`i eo mgm¨v nj Ô†bkb Kb‡mÞUvBÕ †bB| Av‡Q Avc‡b euvP‡j ev‡ci bvg| fvjfv‡e evuPvi cÖ_g kZ© †h Pvicvk‡K euvwP‡h ivLv, Zv †K g‡b iv‡L| Ôbvg¸jvb fvjvB jv‡M| Zq Avgv‡Mi jvM‡jB wK| †i·v fvovi †Zv †ni‡di bvBKv|Õ GK ai‡bi †¶v‡fi mv‡_ K_v e‡j hvq gBby wgTv Avi †Rv‡o †Rv‡o c¨v‡Wj gv‡i| ÔAvMvgx nßv‡ZB, wely`evi bvMv` PB‡j hve, Cw`i Av‡MB| Wvnv kn‡i nevi jvM‡Q bv| Avm‡j Rxe‡bi gv‡b Lvwj bvB bvB, civaxb? Avc‡b †Zv gv÷i gvbyl, †jnv-cov A‡bK,

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2. Avi wK em‡ev Ggyb mvayi evRv‡i bv Rvwb †Kvb mgq wK `kv nq Avgv‡i

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3. Avj −vn nwi fRb c~Rvq gvby‡li mKj m„Rb

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