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bZy sK vheoh *eZmh BhA j[zdh. fJjsK o[gJhJ/ B/. doysK Bz{ E'V', bZrd/ n?. id'A woIh p/oK
tKr{z s'Vb/ pzdk. fJjdhnK rZbK dh ;{Jh sK eo'VK *s/ fcodh n?. w/ok sK fiT[Dk gfjbK Jh d[ZGo
ehsk fgn?. fJj T[FZs'A dh j'o w[ZSD Bz{ fcodh n?. p[Ykgk th o'bsk. c/o w/oh eh bZrdh n?, G"Aedh
fco/. i/ fJjB{z w/oh gotkj BhA, w?A eh fJjs'A XkoK b?DhnK B/. fijV/^fejV/ fdB w?A d/y/ B/, w?Bz{ Jh
gs? iK oZp Bz{. fJjBz{ c/o th c[ZbK tKr{z oZfyn?. fJjd/ fuZsVK d/ fJe :kd BhA. n"j wkodh n? jo/e
rZb B{z trkje/. w?A fes/ G[Zbi{z. few/A sVe/ Jh T[FZmdh B/ X{seVk gkfJnk. nKYh^r[nkYhA ezXK Bkb
bZr^bZre/ ;[Dd/ B/. j[D sK nzdo nk e/ th BhA e'Jh jNkT[Adk, fJjBz{ G"edh B{z. nrb/ B/ nktdh
fJZis bjkT[Dh n?. Bkb/ ehjd/ e'b NkfJw n?A GekJh ;[DB dk. fJjdk sK o'I dk fJjh feZs?. n?B/
fpBK o'Nh jIw Bh nkT[Adh fJjd/. fJjd/ fYZv nkbhnK pfjpsK Bz{ w?A Jh ;wMdh nK. j[D BhA fJ;
e[bZSDh dh c/N *u nkT[Adh.
nZi e'Jh rZb ;h! ne/ 'ftjV/ *u w/o/ w{jo/ yVQe/ bZr frnk Xob^Xob eoB. go/Q woik
r[;byakB/ *u.'
wfynKHHHH ;[Zsk T[fmnk ;h. ezX nkb/ BkodkB/ ezBh w{zj eoe/ p?mk ;h, yVQk BhA. s?Bz{ dZ; eh
fd; frnk Ujdk. Bkb/ s/oh fBrkj fJjd/ *u Jh ;h fe o'NhnK gekT[D *u. sz{ nktdk ezw eo.'
fJjBz{ t/ye/ Jh BhA iodh. jo t/b/ N/Yk^N/Yk Mke{. dZ; eh ftrkVsK fJjB/ s/ok. jo t/b/ gkgK d/
gZEo wkodh nA?. n?v/^n?v/ Xo'j ewkT[ABh n?. fes/ Y'Jh BhA fwbDh. e'Jh rZb ejK, fNZu ;wMdh n?.
xo d/ XzdkbK Bz{ p'udh fJe s[oh fcodh dhAjdh nK fJjBz{. nZuoK bkT[D *s'A fpBQK e'J h ezw BhA
fJjdk. fvZrK^YZmK e'Jh gotkj BhA. Bk G'ok dod n?. Pow BhA wzBdh tZv/^S'N/ dh. G;V^G;V p'bhA
ikT{. n;b ejK 'u'o dh wK e'mh *u w{zj.' w?A t/y goye/ Jh ;j/Vh ;h. ph, ok;/ i/ xo dh Xh n?.
;[Gkn dk eh gsk bZrd?. j[D id'A e?Auh tKr i[pkB ubkT[Adh n?, ;Zu dZ;K w/ok sK ;kj oZ[eD bZr
iKd?.
fJe fdB id'A Bk jh jNh, w?E'A th nZeh s'A w{zj'A fBZeb frnkHHH ‘ikj trik nktd/ fgU nkbh
jt/bh *u fijVh fgzv SZsh p?m? s/o/ tk;s/.' NZpo dh wZs fes/ pIko'A pdb fbnktK s/o/ ykso. ;G
ewb/^owb/ w?Bz{ sK e[b d[BhnK s'A fgnko/ B/. e[S fdB sK mzYh ojh. c/o 'Ujh pjK Ujh e[jkVh.'
rZb^pkjoh rZb *s/ pj[eo yVQh oZydh n?. w[zv/ Bz{ sK c[ZNh nZy xo/ t/yD B{z fsnko BhA. d' ;kb j'r/
fJjdh ;skJh w?A fgzv tr rJh. wfynK, Bkb/ sK iawhB d/ m/e/^m{e/ dh rZb eo nkT[A, d' fdB nkj
itke th ;"y/ eZY nkT{.
rjK fgzv u b'eK dk X;w'b fgnk^fgnk ;h. fe;kB w'ou/ u o'I NokbhnK Go^Go ikJhA iKd/
;h. nkj N[ZNV/ w'dh B/ b'eK dk BZe u dw fbnksk. ;wM Bh nkT[Adh ;h eh wB u pks fpmkJh p?mk
;h. gfjb/ jZb/ B'N pzd eos/. ne/ Bt/A ubkT{A. p?eK w{jo/ b'eK dhnK bkfJBK bZr^*rhnK. fsZb
f;ZND Bz{ fes/ EK Bk fd;/. T[Zs'A mzY d/ fdB. b'eK Bz{ j'o Jh ezw bksk i? yD/ d/ B/. s{z T[jBK Bz{ cV
fijV/ fsikUohnK sK eh ewo/ th GohA p?m/ B/. rohpK dh sK o'Nh w;K s[odh n?. fejVk ;[Dd?.
ubd/ g[oia/ nkgDh g{zih iwQK eotkr/. rohp^r[opk ofj frnk ;VeK *s/ XZe/ ykD Bz{. w/o/ e'b fijVh
wkVh w'Nh r'Mh ;h. fJjBK d/ fBrQk^uVQrh. fdBK *u fJjBK ftrfVnK d/ fYZvK *u tVrh. Uj
woikDk fNfenk c/o BhA, c/o iawhBK ezBhA Bz{ g? frnk. ne/ Bt/A eBz{B pDkT{A. b'e nZe/ gJ/ ;h. fgzv
dk ;G ihn^izs ik p?fmnk fdZbh pkvoK *s/.
T[;/ w'ou/ *u'A fgzv'A NokbhnK ikDhnK ;h. wz[fvnK Bz{ iKfdnK t/ye/ r[Zv{ fiZd g? frnk. ne/,
'w?A th ikT{.' w/ok eZb/ Bz{ G/iD dk i/ok Bk gt/. nyho pzsk fijVk ;kvh iawhB m/e/ *s/ tj[zdk^phid? ,
efjD bZfrnk, ‘p[VhnK th ikDrhnK skJhHHHHHH s{z th Bkb uZbHHHH Bkb/ w[zv/ dh fiZd g{oh j'i{HHHH s/oh
;/tk bZri{HHHHHH s{z th IwhB dh wkbe n?A.'
‘wB *u nkt/, ;/tk sK w?Bz{ gs?, fijVh bZrh iKdh n?. w?A nkg th fJjBz{ fes/ pkjo Bh
eZfYnk. Bk w[zfvnK *u pkjo G/fin?. w/ok ihn th ehsk. uZb fdZbh d/y nktKr/ wK^g[Zs. w?A b?rh
Bkb. fszB fdB oj/. fJj NokbhnK e'b fJXo^T[Xo s[fonk fcodk fojk eo/. tE/oh yabes p?mh
;h. p/^Ekj *eZm, nkT[Ad/^ w[Vd/ ofjzd/ b'e. bzro^gkDh dh e'Jh s'N BhA ;h. ;N/Ik s'A johnK gZrK
gofBnK tkb/ bhvo ;kok^;kok fdB GkPB eod/ ofjzd/. b'e g{oh r"Aj Bkb ;[Dd/. Bkno/ g{o/ Pfjo Bz{
rz{iD bk fdzd/.
id'A pZp{ wkB iK e[Vs/^ukdo/ *u f;ZXh ih gZr s/ y[Zbh dkVh nkbk ezto ro/tkb rkT[Ad/ sh,
w[zfvnK Bkb fJj th BZuD bZr iKdk. pzsk w/o/ e'b nk e/ efjzdk ‘feUA skJh` s{z sK fJjBz{ xo'A BhA
eZYdh ;h. eZYhA iKd? Bk tZN, po'po d{i/ w[zfvnK d/. w?A ;[De/, t/ye/ nzdo'A pkr'^pkr j'rh.
r[o{ ehnK bkvbhnK c"iK th p?mhnK ;ihnK UE/. T[jBK B/ x'fVnK d/ eosZt ftykJ/. UE'A d/
b'e t/y^t/y j?okB j'JhA ikD. BtK d/P j? fdZbh. fejVk t/y/ ;h. fezBhnK ukbK x'fVnK dhnK t/yhnK,
fJZe sK w[jobhnK d't/A bZsK uZe e/ fgSbhnK s/ GZi/, gZeh ;Ve s/ g"V mZe^mZe tZiD. p[Ved/ s'A n?A
vo bZr/ ekmh s/ p?m/ Bfjzr B{z j/mk f;ZN{. c/o fJZe x'Vh fbca^fbca e/ GZidh n?A bzxh fit/A uhsk iKdk
j't/. wikb n? wkVk ikj th jM'ek g?i/. GKt/A gkDh nkbk SzBk fgnk j't/ Sbe BhA ;h ;edk.w'dh dk
wZY{ ikj rzi/ f;o nkbk wzsoh th o'I whfNzrK p[bke/ n?JhA ukbK y/vd? UE/ dZ;D. w'ou/ nkb/ th ;G
;wMhA yVQ/ ;h T[jdhnK ukbK. p?m/ ;h brkwK e;hA uko/ gkf;UA.
u"E/ fdB n;hA fgzv nkr/. UE'A fes/ fJj Mzvk b? nkfJnk. jok s/ fuZNk ezBh nkbk. nkT[D
;ko SZs *s/ ik ufVQnk. tkXo/ tkb/ T[Zu/ pB/o/ d/ yz{i/ *u vzvk yVQke/ pzBhA ikt/. T[FZuh^T[FZuh p'bhA ikt/,
d[Zeh fsZeh sZe fdnKr/, fjZe s/ Mzd/ rZd fdnKr/.*
fJj fes/ j/mK ftjV/ *u s[oh fcodh ;h. fSVgh, 'fJj pfDnk eh fcod?. w?Bz{ t/ye/ efjzd?,
‘rZd fdnKr/HHH rZd fdnKr/HHHH.' fJjsK fJE/ wzvh ofjzdk wkB BhA ;h. s{z fJjBz{ ftjb/ pfjVe/ Bz{ fdZbh
dh jtk btkn fbnkJh.* wfynK, BhA ekbh ihG nkbhJ/HHHHH fijVk rzd s/o/ nzdo foZMh iKd?, fJjBz{
YZe oZy. HHH;ko/ itke phjhnK u rkT[Ad/ fcod/ B/. fJjd/ p'bD Bkb s/o/ eh nzdo fwouK bVrhnK.
s{z Bk T{AiK bk fJ; dot/; s/. UE/ fdZbh ;kok d/P rkJhA iKd?. e[S oZp dk vo wzfBnk eo. ;dk BhA
fJe' okj cVhAdk jz[dk.* Bk feE/HHHHH 'nky/, w/o/ u'A fBrQk BhA eZYdk. tZv/ Bz{ fejk t/ fJjBz{ wkVk w'Nk
BZE gk, feUA xo'A eZYD/ ehs/ nK, fJj G{sBh B/.* ;[De/ ezB tb/Ne/ pkjo Bz{ s[o frnk.
fJjB/ nZv sgkJh gJh nK, i/ fJj fe;/ eow dk jz[dk ;kok s'o{nk mhe Bk s[fonk iKdk.
fJjd/ pkg B/ fJjd/ bZSD t/yb/ ;h. fJ;/ eoe/ sK fgzv SZfvnk. Ujdh ;'u ;h fgzv'A fJjBz{ eZYbK,
Nzvbh *u ofbnk fcodk ofjzd?. pkoK eo frnk. y/sh fJjs'A j'Dh BhA. wzvh j?r/ B/ w/o/ ikD{. fe;/
Bkb ;KMk ezw eotk fdT{. Bkb/ w?A j?rk. bkfbnK dh eko sK fdB/^fdB/ ;zd/jK d' xzN/ T[rokjh tk;s/
b? e/ ikBK. U; s'A pknd ;kok fdB g?No'b gzg *s/ p?mk ofjzBk ftjbk. s/b nkbh N?Aeh jcs/A wro'A
gfNnkb/ s/b vhg{ *u'A Gotke/ fbT[ABk. Bkb/ w/oh fgzv nkT[D dh GekJh th w[Ze{ o'ia^o'ia dh. fNee/
p?mKr/ wzvh *u. nkT[AfdnK B/ gfjbK fJ;/ tZv/ Bz{ N?Ag{ b?e/ fdZsk. e[S Bed s/ pkeh uko bZy p?Ae s'A b?
fbnk. go feE/ ;{s nkT[D nkbk ;h.
fit/A efjzd/ j[zd/ B/ ‘jz[dhnK Bk wB wEhnK, bZrd/ BhA Gkr gokJ/.* oks Bz{ r/Vk bke/ w[fVnk
nkT[Adk ;h, vZe/ B/ N?Ag{ Nkjbh *u wkfonk. ;Zih pKj s/ u{bk s[Vtkb/. Sh wjhB/ wzi/ *u fgnk fojk.
d' wjhB/ sK gb;so BhA fbjk ;h pKj dk. j;gskbK dh b[ZN nZv. j[D pZi'^pZsk j'fJnk s[fonk
fcod?.fJ;/ p/ wZs/ d/ iZG^ykfBnK B/ sK y[zrb ehs/ gJ/ nK. p?Ae dhnK fePsK nZv BhA b'N
nkT[AdhnK. Bkb/ xo d/ you/ fBZs gZp uekJhA oZyd/ B/. T[FZs'A fijVh nZr ;[nkj yKd?, T[jB/ fe;/
eow dk BhA SZfvnk. nkj xzN/ d'A xzfNnK Bz{ ozrK *u j' e/ nki{.
fJjd/ uZiK dk wkfonk fJjdk fgU s[o frnk. BjhA fes/ ikD nkbk ;h. wzvh fbnkfJnk sK
n?A ;h, ph ;[Zy G'rKr/. fijV/ T[jBz{ n;s^n;s eod/ ;h. NbD bZrr//. wz{j fdykT[D i'rk Bk
SZfvnk. fJ;/ tZv/ d/ ekfonK B/. dw/A Bkb BhA T[jBz{ e[P j[zdk ;h, nzdobh Bw'Ph d/ x[D B/ yk fbnk.
xo/ e'Jh fojk Bk vzv/ nkbk gho fJ;/ eoe/ fJj uKGbh fcodh n?. fJe w?A nK, G[rsh ikBh nK, wZE/
dhnK fbyhnK Bz{. fJjd/ sK fuZs *u G'ok T[dk;h BhA t/yh. ;r'A jZ;^jZ; rZbK eo{. fJe tkoh BhA :kd
ehsk fJ; shwhA B/ fiZd/ dk frn?.HHH
n?t/A nkyK fgzv nkb/ fJjBK d/ skJ/ eow ;{zn B/ tZfvnK nkbh edo oZyh. fJjBK dk skfJnk
;kX fposh dk pzdk ;h. rqfj;s *u BhA fgnk, ;kok fdB r[od[nko/ ;/tk eodk. id'A T[jdk GkJh w[Ze
frnk, G'r *s/ efjzdk, i' GkDk tos frnk w[Vdk BhA. itkeK d/ f;o *s/ jZE w?A oZyz{. gfjbK w?A th
ed/ fpBK ezw s'A pj[sk p[bkfJnk BhA ;h. w?A th efjsk, ';kv/ e'b wzvh ofj.' gfjbK^gfjb sK wzfBnK
Bk, ny/ ojz{ sK w?A fgzv, fdB/ r/Vk wkfonk eoz{. wfynK, fJE/ tD^tD dh bZeV n?. itkeK Bz{
oks^ poks/ fe;/ t/b/ th b'V g? ;edh n?, xo d/ pzd/ s'A fpBK eh pDd?. tE/ok SZs frnk s/ok GkJh.
w{jobhnK p?meK ykbh B/, U[E/ vkj bhA nktdk wzik.
fJj oekB UjBz{ th e'f;nk eo/. ne/, nkj j'o BtK p/Qd bk fbnk. gfjb/ dhnK ebca
nkbhnK e'bhnK s/ p[oP g?oK *u tZid/ fcod/ ofjzd/ ;h. e[Vs/ d/ ekboK *s/ bZrh wD^wD ekb; o'I
bjz[dh d/ jZE fSZb/ iKd/. ukdo/ *s/ nZv s/b d/ dkr bkj/ Bk bfjzd/. j[D fJjd/ u'b/^eZSfjo/ X'Jh ikU.
wfynk, 'BhA fJjB/ sK GkJh ed/ nktd/ p;so Bh fdZs/ X'D Bz{.'
'w?A d/ydh ofjzBh nK ;kok fdB w/oh fBrkj *u Jh n?, fijV/ p;so fJj o'I X'Ad?.'
w?A jkoe/ u[Zg eorh, fJjs'A sK i' woIh ejkb'. nktd/ nkbh IwhB dk m/ek fJjBK *s/
bkT[Adk. sK fes/ ike/ fJj fNeh. eZbk ikB dh ikB ;h. Bkb/ fJe o'Nh dk t?b ;h T[jBz{. fezB/ ;kb
;kb fojk. T[; pzd/ B/ th w/o/ wz{j dh BhA w'Vh. nktd/ nkb/ gzi/ feZb/ fJjBK d'jK GkJhnK d/ Bkn
eotk frnk.
w?A fejk, 'fgzv nkb/ fJjBK d/ uku/ j[ew/A d/ w[zv/ Bz{ th ftZu oZyb?, efjzdkHHH 's{z Bk p'b.' w?A
fgU pkjfonK Bz{ fdT{A. Ujd/ e'b ;G e[S n?, Bkb/ B"eoh eod?HHH jK, i/ uj[zBhA n?A, s/o/ BKn eotk
fdzBk ;koh.' wfynK w?A eh eoBh n?HHH s/o/ GkJh nkbh th shi/ fjZ;/ dh w/o/ BKn n?HHHH.'
eh gsk ;h nkj eo'Bk uzdok eh^eh uzd uVkT{. fiZd/ gfjbhnK *u Jh T[j e[zYhnK ihnK w[ZSk
nkbk gZe/ i/ ozr dk nzpo;o ezBhA dk okrh fJ;/ eo'Bk dh sebhca Bkb wo frnk. nkED/ yapoK ;[D
e/ pj[s o'fJnk. efjzdk, ‘feZv/ gkgh B/ b'e ;Zu yzv sZe fezBh ehosB dh ;/tk eodk fojk. ftuko/ Bz{
d' rI IwhB BhA fdZsh, x[wzvh b'eK B/. fejVk oZp! j[D sK pzd/ jh oZp ejkT[Ad/ B/. rZb eodk fJjBz{
bzxdh t/ye/ efjzdk, GkJh gqhsHHH 'pzphjk nzfwqs t/b/ p'fbnk' Ppd sK s[;h th ;[fDnk j'T{HHH fJjB/
Byao/b' B/ wkVk ikj g?o wfbnKHHH 'Bk skfJnk n?Bk feZE/ N?Aw n?.' w/o/ wB *u nkt/ s{z{ nktdk ftobkg
eob?, feE/ w?; w{jo/ phB tikT[D bZr fgnk.
go n?A eh gsk ;h. fJ;/ eo'Bk d/ efjo B/ s/oh th d[BhnK S[vkn d/Dh nA?.
eow ;z{n t/b/ sK g{ok cD c?bkJh fcodk ;h N[ZNVk eo'Bk. d[PN B/ n?;k efjo Ykfjnk,
nkyaoh tyas th Bk fe;/ Bz{ p[bkfJnk frnk, Bk e'Jh nkfJnk. w;K fwZNh ;w/Nh dot/P dh. fJjB/
oekB B/ sK ;ZEo th Bh ftSkT[D fdZsk. ne/, r[nKYh nkT[Dr/. e'Jh j'o nk gj[zfunk fJE/ fJj bkr
dh fpwkoh n?, ;kBz{ th b? e/ pfji{. wfynK nkgK xod/ sK o'I *eZm/ o'Nh ykB/ nK. nkgK sK ;'r
wBkJhJ/HHH wkoe/ Skb n"j rJh. efjzdh ‘fJj p[Vk sK s[o frnk, w?A E'V' woB?. wfynK, ‘id'A B'N
frD b?Adh ;h, G[brh feXo/.*
fJj rZbK :kd eoe/ wB fJjs'A d{o j'fJnk fgn?. tE/o/ ;oc/ ehs/ B/ fJjd/. fe;/ dh edo
BhA gkJh. fJe bZs *s/ iKdh n?, nktdk wsbp eZYe/. fizBk woIh efjb'. eodh nktd/ wB nkJh
n?.
HHHnkj id'A nrb/ ewfonK dhnK SZsK s/ NkfJbK dk caoP btkfJnkHHHH fw;soh wid{oK Bkb
fwmko^fwmko rZbK wkfonk eo/. ukj nkbk iZr s/ frbk; oZye/ ;[ZEBh ih fybkoe/ w{jo/ pfj ikfJnk
eo/ ezw nkfbnK d/. wzvh d/ wid{o uNeko/ bJhA ikfJnk eoB. UjsK o'I xo^xo fcoB nkb/ jz[ d/
B/. fJjhnK fijhnK Bz{ sK ukje/ b?Ad/ B/HHHH ikDe/, jK ihHHHHH jK ihHHHHHeoh ikfJnk eoB. wro'A
w[;eVhJ/ jZf;nk eoB. fw;soh th fejVk x[fwnkoK dk wz[v?, GZmhnK nkbh p;sh u'A fuDkJh dk ezw
f;Zy frnk fes/, BjhA sK rfXnK wro G"Aedk fcodk j'Dk ;h. nkED/ ikD bZfrnk jZE g?o X'e/ fJjd/
Bkb wVke/ wkoh ikfJnk eo/. eZb fJj eoKr/HHH nkj eoKr/. eoBk eZsoBk eh ;h.
fJe fdB nZeh B/ w?A efjsk, ‘fdB fSgd?, uVQdk BhA. Bkb/ fJj Bz{ th s'o . nkED dh o'Nh dk
eohJ/. sVe/ c/o nkT[Dr/, eZb Bz{ ;bkjK eobhA. fijVk th e[S eotkT[D/.* w/oh rZb ;[De/ ;[Zph tKr{z
tZN ykrh. d' fdB BhA p'bh w/o/ Bkb. fw;soh th w?Bz{ t/ye/ ezB i/ GzfBnk eo/. Ujh x[fwnko ejK
fe fw;soh eJh fdBK wro'A *bzx/ iKd/ pZrV i/ B/ fJjBz{ p?mh Bz{ t/y fbnk. pko u nk e/ ;kfJeb
yVQke/ NZbh wkohA ikt/.'w?A sK n?A o[Ze frnk, ph e'Jh fBZek w'Nk ezw j'fJnk eoi{z. eZb G[Zbo v/noh
nkfbnK dh SZs gke/ jN/ nK. d'^uko fdB ftjb/ nK.' nzdo'A p?mh B/ w?A fejk, 'n;hA sK GkJh e'Jh
;[B/jk BhA fdZsk.' ezB i/ MkVdk s[o frnk. fJjBz{ fijVhnK fwouK bZrhnK, w?A ;G ikDdh nK.
G[Vee/ p'bh s{z fe;/ Bz{ rZb th BhA eoB fdzdh, T[FZsb/ pB/o/ dh Nhg ofjzdh n?. w?A u[Zg ojh. go w/o/
*s/ fJjdhnK frZdV GZwehnK s/ ukbK dk e'Jh n;o BhA. r[Zv{ dot/P pzBh t/ye/ wB iao{o n"yk j[zd?.
T[jBz{ jo t/b/ d[oeko{.
id'A g'sk izfwnK r[Zv{ s'A ukn uZfenk Bk ikt/. fBzw pzBDk ;h. efjzdk, w?A fbUBk v/o/ uA'
s'Ve/. w?A wkVk ikj f;o fjbkfJnk. f;o^w[ZX GZfink frnk. w[V/ nkT[Ad/ B{z t/fynk, nZXk vkjDk uZeh
nkt/. fPnkw'A wok;D s/ yVQhnK r[nkYDK jZ;^jZ; d{johnK j'JhA ikD. Gshi/ dk ukn n?Bk j'Dk
ukjhd?. e'Jh j'o p{Nh wzrtkT[Dh n? sK, nzdo gJh wBgqhs B{z g[Sb'. jB{zwkB tKr{z ;kok gjkV jh Bk
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goQK wkfonk. T[j ftukok fpN^fpN Mke/. w?A g[ZfSnk, Bh eh j' frnk.
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j'Jh eVedh g{o/ w[jZb/ *u ;[D/.
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iKdh e"D i[zw/tko ;hHHH. s/ok eh n?HHH UE'A feXo B{z s[oi/. t/y itke d/ p{NK *s/ few/A wD^wD fwZN
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wD^wD fwZNh *u o[bh. s{z sK nktd/ pzBhUA e'Jh e;o BhA SZvhHH.
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fB;ekoe/ d/r nzdo bzxkn bJh.
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sK oktDF *u BhA ;h. j[D id'A e;/ rJ/ g/u uko/ gkf;UA, fcodh n? wro w{jo/ w/o/. wfynK t/y ;jh
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ykD bZrh fwzN BhA bkT[Adh BukoK tkr{z.
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fJjdhnK nVtkJhnK B/ w/ok wB io{o yokp ehs?.
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s[o iKd?. fJjB{z UE'A dh j[D uzrh u/Ne bZrh n?. BjhA sK ;kok fdB w/o/ f;okjD/ p?mk ofjzd?. n?Bk
fuo sK Uj th yVQdk BhA fes/.
fgSb/ ewo/ dk pko yVQed?. fes/ fpZbh Bk tVrh j't/ nzdo. u"e;h Bkb n"jbdh t/ydh nK.
fJj sK fJjh fpZb' n?! f;o s'A nkgDk Pkb ikj ;{s eodh nk ojh n?.nkj eh! wro/ r[Zv{ gIkwk b'N
eodk w{zj *s/ jZE c/odk s[fonk nkT[Ad?.
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