7

B
jre‚ mqyqKq ÈYd jk ks,Odßkshla úÈhg jkÔù
fomd¾;fïka;=fõ m,fjks m;aùu úÈhg yïnjqfka ÿIalr
fmdf<dkakrej .ulg'
fmdf,dkakrej lsõjg fmdf,dkakrefjkq;a ;j lsf,daóg¾
16la ú;r hkak ´kd —wx.ueä,a,˜ lshk .ug' .d,af,a
bmsÈ,d yeÈ,d jeä,d fld<U úYaj úoHd,fha Wmdêh;a bjr
lr,d ldf,lg miafia ;uhs m;aùu
yeuífjkafka'fldfpdau;a .jkaukaÜ fcdí tfyufka"
fï m;aùu yïnjqkdg miafia thdg ysf;a fo.sähdjla ;snqkd
fï .uk hkjo keoao lshk tl' fudlo tA fjoa§ fhdað;
újdyhlska újdy fj,d jeä ld,hla Wfk;a kE' tAl;a
yÈiaif s hau isoao jqk újdyhla ksid jre‚g ;du yßhg
újdy ðúf;a w;a úÈkak ;rï ld,hla Wfk;a kE thdf.a
uy;a;hg wjqreÿ 3 l mqyqKq ùulg Öfka hka Wk ksid'
fudlo thd fiajh lf¾ .=jka yuqodfõ by, ;k;=rl'
we;a;u lsfjd;a fï ,xldfõ ujq-mshkaf.a fm/;a; lsÍu u;
isÿjQ ;j;a tl fhdað; újdyhla muKhs' tjka miqìul wUq-
ieñhka wd.ka;=lhska ùu iq,Nh'
fldfydñka fldfydu yß wudrefjka ys; yodf.k wjidfka
fmdf<dkakrejg tkak ;SrKh lr,d m;aùu ndr.kak ;snqk
ojig;a ojia follg l,ska jre‚ fmdf<dkakrejg wdfõ
fjk lrkak lsisu fohla ke;s ksihs'
fï tk .uka ÿIalr jqk;a leue;af;ka wdfõ jre‚ .y-
fld<g" mßirhg ;sfhk wdof¾ jf.au f,ka.;= lu ksidhs'
thdf.a hd¿fjd fï .uk .ek ys;, n,kak lsõj;a thdf.a
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;ks leue;a;g fï .uk tkak wjidfka ;SrKh lrkak;a

fya;= jqfka .yfld<g ysf;a ;snqKq wdof¾ uhs'
tod jre‚ l=reKE., weú,a, leïmia ysgmq hd¨fjlaf.a
f.or b|, fikiqrdod fmdf<dkakre hkak msg;a jqfka'
*****
—ñia fldfygo hkafka@˜
—fmdf<dkakrejg' nia tl fmdf<dkakrejg hoa§ lSh jf.a
fjkjo@˜
—fïl fldfydu;a 3 myq fjkjd ñiaææ˜
—tfyuo@ fmdf<dkakrefõ b|, wx.ueä,a,g nia
;sfhkjo@˜
—Tõ ñia' wka;su tl hkjd 6 ú;r fjoa§@˜
—wfka tfyuo@ ug fïfla .syska tAl w,a,.kak mq¿jka fõú
fkao@˜
—wfmda mq¿jka ñia' fïl fldfydu;a Bg l,ska hkjd˜
—yd tfykï lula kE˜
álÜ wrf.k jre‚ nE.a tl;a Wv /la tlg od, whsfka
iSÜ tlla jdä jqkd" jeä fik.la ysáfha ke;s ksid tA fjf,a'
tyd me;af;a iSÜ tl ysia ksid ys;ska lsh lshd ysáfha .Ekq
flfkla ljqreyß weú,a, jdä jqfkd;a fydohs lsh, fudlo
fïl meh fol ;=klg jeäh hk .ukla ksid;a' wer;a
wehf.a kdß,;d wx.-mi. g nia j, yd ÿïßh ;=, ;snq
w;aoelSï kï ^18¬& tAjd ksid;a úh' ysgf.k .sfhd;a nia
cella je§u iq,n oiqkls'thska wE hï lsis wdYajdohla
,eîugo mqreÿj isáhdh'
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úkdä 15la ú;r .shdg miafia nia tl l=reKE.,ska msg;a

jqkd' fikiqrdod ojila ksid jeä fik.la tod nia tfla
ysáfh;a ke;s tl jre‚ f.a ys;g iykhla jqkd'
nia tl bÈßhg wefooaÈ l,amkd f,dafll ksu.ak jqfka
jre‚g;a fkdoeksu'
tA fjoa§ yiankaâ ,xldfjka .sys,a,;a i;shla ú;r jqkd'
fjäka tl wrf.k udihla j;a fokakg tlg bkak neß Wk
ksid jre‚ tA .ek ysf;a f,dl= ÿlla fkd;snqk;a fkfï' tA;a
tA yeu foau isoao fjkak ´k foaj,a fjkak we;s lsh, ys;
yod.kak W;aiy lrd' fï .uk tkak;a tl fya;=jla Wfka
fï yeu fohlau wu;l lr,d ál ld,hla ksoyfia bkak
ys;df.k' tA fjoa§ jre‚ wjqreÿ 28l kdUr jhfia ysáfha'
olsk ´kEu flfkla fomdrla yeß,d n,k ;rï rE imqjla
jre‚g ysñ fj,d ;snqkd'
tA ksid fld,a,kaf.a we,au ne,au hk hk ;ek lsis wvqjla
ke;=j jre‚g ,enqkd' fld,af,da ú;rla fkfï iuyr kdls
msßñ Wk;a jre‚ oelalu yeß,d n,kjd lsh, jre‚
okakjd' leïmia bkak ldf,a fld,af,la ysáfha ke;;a
hd¨fjda tlal fl,s fof,ka jf.au *ka tlg nr fl,af,la'
f.or bkakfldg jf.au leïmia tflaÈ;a weÕg ,iaikg
yevg wÈkak mqreÿ fj,d ysáfha'
tA;a fï hk .fï yeáhg tA jf.a w¢kak neß fõú lsh, kx
jre‚ oekf.k ysáhd fydhd .;a; f;dr;=rej, yeáhg' tA
m<d; cd;sl jfkdaoHdkhla ksid ñksiaiq f.dvla fj,djg w,s
lror j,g uQk fok ÿIalr Ôú;hla ;uhs .; lrkafka
lsh,d úia;r fydhd .kak mq¿jka jqkd' tA Wk;a tA m<df;a
f.dvla ,iaik ;eka ;sfhkjd lsh,;a jre‚ okakjd'
úfYaIfhka mrdl%u iuqøhg udhsï fj,d ;uhs wx.ueä,a,
rlaIf s ;a msysg,d ;sfhkafka'
 10

Bg wu;rj tl ueoafoka fhdao we, .,df.k hk o¾Yfka

jf.au wUka .Õ;a tAlgu fkdfoúks iqko a r;ajh;a tl;=
lrkjd lsh,d jre‚ wy, ;snqkd tl tl jd¾;d jevigyka
n,,d' tA ksid tA iqko
a r;ajh weia foflka ú¢kak wdidj ksidu
bjis,a,la ke;=j ysáfha .ukdka;hg hklïu' tA úÈhg
l,amkd f,dafla ksu.akj b|, okafku ke;=j jre‚g ksko a
.shd'
meh ;=kl ú;r fjfyi lr .uklska miafia fmdf<dkakre
fjka nyso§a fj,dj 3 myqfj,d ;snqk;a fmdf<dkakrefõ
oefkk ldYagfla ysre rYañh jre‚g t;rï myiq Wfka kE'
fï mßirhg yqre fjkak ál ld,hla hdú lsh, ;ud tA
fjf,a ys;d .;af;a' nia tflka neye, t;k ysgmq flfkla
f.ka úia;r wyf.k wx.ueä,a,g hk nia tl fydhdf.k
weú,a, nia tlg ke.a.d'
tA nia tl oelalu jre‚g f;areKd wÈka miafia ðúf;a tA
;rï myiq fjk tlla kE lsh,d' fudlo fld<U f.or jf.au
leïmia tfla Ôj;a jqkq mßirh tlal n,oa§ m;aùu jf.au
Ôúf;;a ÿIalr fjkjd lsh,d ys;=kd' ke.a. nia tl;a ,x.u
nd. nia tlla'
tA fjf,a ys;=fka mdrj,a j, ÿIalr nj ksid f,dl= nia j,g
fï mdrj,a j, hkak neßj we;s lsh,d'
nia tl iagEkaâ tflka weo, ál ál .u we;=,g hoa§
jre‚g tÉpr fj,d ysf;a ;snqKq fo.sähdj myqfj,d hkak
.;a;d iS;, yq,x fmdola nia tfla ljq¿fjka we;=,g
oefkoa§' tfyu lsf,daóg¾ ;=kla ú;r hoa§ ljq¿fjka uyd
id.rhla jf.a j;=r l| olso§ a jYS fj,d jf.a n,df.k
ysáfha jre‚ mßirhg olajk ,eÈhdj ksidu' tA ksidu
bjis,a,la ke;s Wkd fï jej fudloao lsh,d oek.kak' thdg
tyd me;af;a ysáh flkd me;a;g yeß,d weyqjd
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—wekaá' fï jej fudloao@˜

—ÿj' ´l mrdl%u iuqføa fka' ÿj fï me;a;g w¨;a o@˜
—wyaya Tõ' uu fï w¨;ska jkÔù tlg m;aùu wrf.k tk
.uka'˜
—tAl ;uhs' ke;a;x fï uy id.f¾ jf.a ;sfhk mrdl%u iuqføa
fkdokakd flfkla bkakjo fï fmdf,dkakrejgu' ÿ fld<U
m<df;ao@˜
—fld<U kx fkfï' .u kx .d,af,a' tA Wkdg leïmia .sfha
fld<U˜
—wyaya tAl ;uhs fï orejg fufy yqre ke;af;a' fï m,fjks
mdr fjkak we;s fï jf.a me;a;lg tkafka˜
—Tõ' fmdf<dkakrejg weú,a, ;snqkg fufyu hkafka fï
jf.a .ulg m,fjks mdrg˜
—tAl ;uhs' ÿj oeka fldfyo kj;skf
a ka@˜
—ug lsõfõ kx jkÔù tfla ksjdfia ,Eia;s lr,d fokjd
lsh,˜
—wr ;ks ksjdfia wx.ueä,af,a mdla tl <Õ ;sfhk˜
—tfyug kx okafka kE' .sys,a,u ;ud n,kak ´kd' wekaá tA
lsÜgqjo@˜
—wfmda Tõ ÿj' uu;a tA <Õu f.j,a fol ;=klg tyd bkafka˜
—wyaya tfyuo@ tfykï fydohs fka' wekaág ug mdr
fmdâvla fmkakkak mq¿jka fjhso@˜
—wfmda fudflda neß' uu tlalf.ku hkakï'˜
—wfka ;ekalaia wekaá˜
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—tA Wkdg ug kx ys;.kak wudrehs ÿj fï ÿIalf¾ fldfydu

b§úo lsh,d' wksl fï w,s .yk le,Efõ ;Üg ;kshu˜
—yaïï n,uqflda wekaá' riaidj lrkak;a ´kd fka' tA ksid
b;ska nE lsh,;a nEfka˜
—uf.a ðú; ldf,gu Th fld<U m<df;ka .Ekq oeßúfhla
fï jf.a riaidj lg wdjuo fldfyo@ msßñfhlag wefrkak
.Ekq wmsg kx Th jf.a foaj,a lrkak wudre fka˜
—tfyu lsh,;a nEfka wekaá' wms riaidjg f;areKdu ÿIalf¾
fldfydu;a iïmq¾K lrkak ´k fka˜
—Tõ' fld<U Woúhg kx b;ska fï ldYagfla fmdf<djhs j,a
w,s .yk udhsï .ïudk ;ud ÿIalr' hqoafoa ldf,a tfyka neg
lEjd' oeka b;ska fï w,s lrof¾' fufy bkak ñksii a q b;ska
ÿIalr jqk;a ,efnk fohla jjdf.k ld, î, bkakjd˜
—yaïï Tõ' tA l;dj kx we;a;' wekaáf.a <uhs fudkdo
lrkafka'˜
—f,dl= fl,s kx oeka biafldaf,a .sys,a, bjr fj,d Th gjqfï
riaidjlg hkjd' fmdä tld ;du ^10& mx;sfha' .fï
biafldaf,g hkafka' tA;a W! jeämqr lef,a mksk tl ;uhs
jefâ˜
—tfyuo@ .ïj,g myiq lï wvq fka fkao <uhskg
a bf.k
.kak Wk;a˜
—wvq fkfï orefjda' we;af;u kE' wms fï nv bßÕ= j.d jla
yß Th fudkd yß lrf.k mk flkao .eg .yf.k bkakjd'
fjk fudkd lsh,d lrkako@˜
—yaïï' wÈka miafia uu;a b;ska fï foaj,g mqreÿ fjkak ´k
fka@˜
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—ug;a mqÿu tAluhs' Th orejd fldfydu fï mßif¾ tlal

yemafmkafka lsh,d˜
—uu;a .ia j,g i;a;=kg
a tfyu f.dvl leu;s' tAlhs fufyu
.ukla wdfj;a˜
—tfyuo@˜
—n,kakflda fï .u fldÉpr ,iaiko lsh,d' jeõ neïu Èf.a
nia tl hoa§ iS;, yq<Õ tlal oefkk ikSfm˜
—Th b;ska fkdakdg fïjd w¨;a ksid' wmsg kx b;ska fïjfha
b|,u ´jd .dkla kE˜
—tAl ;uhs' ;j fldÉpr fj,d hkjo wekaá nysk ;ekg
hkak˜
—fï neïu bjr fj,d lsf,daóg¾ 3la jf.a hkak ;sfhkafka˜
—yd tfyuo@ ;j fj,d fufyu hkak ;snqk kx ure˜
—fkdfkg wdi ys;s,d jf.a jefõ yq,x jÈkak˜
—yaïï Tõ' fufyu fohla m,fjks mdrg fka˜
—tAl ;uhs' álla yqre jqkdu fï me;a;g tkak neßhd b;ska
fkdakg' jkÔù tfla jdyfka tfyu ;sfhkjd fka˜
—fufy jkÔù tfla lÜáh fldfyduo@ .fï wh uo bkafka@˜
—Tõ' f.dvla .fï u wh ;uhs bkafka' f,dl= uy;a;h kx msg
m<d;l ufha ysf;a˜
—tfyuo@ ug b;ska mqreÿ kEfka' .fï wh tlal tfyu jev
lr,d˜
—kE .ï j, ñksii
a q fydohs fkdafka' tfyu jeroaola lrkafka
kE' wksl fï .ïj, ñksii a qkg
a fjk fjk foaj,a fydhka
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fj,djla kEfka' Ôúf;a .eg .y.kak fudkdyß lrkjd

wefrkak˜
—tAl ;uhs fkao@˜
—huq fkdafka' oeka nysk ;ek lsÜgqhs'˜
—tfyuo@ fj,dj hkjd oekqfka kEfka@˜
—fkdafka b;ska mßif¾ ú| ú| fka wdfõ˜
—wïfuda Tõ' ug fufyka kx hkak ysf;k tlla ke;s fõú'
fmdf,dkakrej gjqka tl jf.a fkfï fka oeka' m<d;u fld<
mdáka msß,d' .ia jfÜgu'˜
—Th fkdafka ;du fïl oelal ú;rfka' ál ojila hkak ´kd
b;sk˜a
—lula kE' wms n,uqflda' tl fkfï wekaáf.a ku fudloao@
uu jre‚˜
—ug .fï yefudau lshkafka isßhd lsh,d' ku kx isßhdj;S˜
—yd' ux tfykï wekaáu lshkakïfld˜
—fkdakf.a leue;a;la˜
—jkÔù tfla uy;a;h okkajo wo fkdakd tkjd lsh,d˜
—Tõ wekaá' uu flda,a lr,d lsõjd wo tkjd lsh,d' tl f,ais
ksid' ojila folla l,ska wdfõ mßif¾g yqre fjkak tlal˜
—yd tAl fydohs' fkdakd tfykau .sys,a, l;d lr,d tkak' uu
f.org .sys,a,d fï nvq uqÜgq ál ;sh,d ksjdfia me;a;g
tkakï˜
—wfka wekaá f,dl= Woõjla lf¾˜
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—wfka ´l fudloao orefjda' m<d;g w¨;ska wdmq orefjla fka'

mq¿ mq¿jka úÈhg wms Woõ lrkak ´k fka˜
—fndfydu ia;=;s wekaá' ux tfykï oeka hkakï l;d lr,d
tkak˜
—yß fkdafka' uu ñks;a;= 15lska ksjdfia me;a;g tkakï'˜
—yd yß wekaá˜
isßh .shdg miafia jre‚ jkÔù tfla ld¾hdf,a me;a;g
mshjr ukskk
a .;a;d f.aÜgqj werf.k' tod fikiqrdo ojila
ksid ld¾hdf,a jeäh ljqre;a fmakk
a ysáfha kE' T*sia tl
,Õg hoa§ we;=f,a ljqo l;d fjk ioaohla weyqkd' tA ksid
fodr ,Õg .sys,a, jre‚
—tlaia lshqia ó ñiag¾ wßhjxY˜
tfyu l;d lrdu we;=f,a ysáh fokak tl mdrg fodr Èyd
ne¨fõ fï fj,dfõ lõo ,iaik .Ekq lgy~la weyqfka
lsh,d
—Tõ' uu ;uhs' tkak we;=,g'˜
jre‚ T*sia tl we;=,g .sys,a, yEkaâ nE.a tflka ,shï
q
ljrhla wrf.k ÿkak' tA ,shï
q lshj, ñiag¾ wßhjxY
—wyaya fï wfma w¨;a m;aùu yïn jqkq flkdfka' ku jre‚
Wfoakls d lsõjd fkao@˜
—Tõ i¾' Bfha ux flda,a lf¾˜
—Tõ Tõ' ug u;lhs' uu ys;=fõ ;j mrlal= fõú lsh,d
.d,af,a b|ka tk ksid˜
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—kE i¾' Bfha l=reKE., hd¨fjla f.a f.or b|, Wfokau

wdfõ'˜
—wyaya tAl ;uhs' tAl;a fydohs' uykais;a we;s fkao nia tfla
weú,a,' fufy kx b;ska .d,a, fld<U jf.a fkfï' ÿIalr
fiajfha ;ud b;sk˜a
—wfka tAlg kx lula kE' uu;a leue;af;ka fka wdfõ˜
—yß' tfykï Thd oeka ksjdfig .sys,a, friaÜ lrkak' ux
mq¿jka úÈhg tAl kx wia mia flfrõjd' t;a b;ska .Ekq
flfkla kx ldf,lska tfla b|, ke;s ksid ñia jre‚g
fldfydu fõúo okafka kE'˜
—fudkd lrkako i¾' bkak fjkjd fka' uu .sys,a, n,kakï˜
—yß' fï bkafka úu,isß' fuhd ;uhs ud;a tlal fufy jev
lrkafka' Thdf.a weisiagkaÜ úÈhg jev lrkafk;a fuhd
;uhs' úuf,a tfykï w¨;a ñiaj ksjdfig tlal f.k .sys,a,
tA ál fmdâvla ,Eia;s lr, tkak'˜
—yd yß i¾˜
jre‚ úu,isß Èyd n,, yskd jqkdu úu,aiß s ;a jre‚ Èyd
n,, yskd jqkd' tA Wk;a ñksyf.a weia fol .sys,a, k;r Wfka
jre‚ f.a mshhqre Èyd' jre‚ tA fjf,a we|,d ysáfha iqÿ mdg
à I¾Ü tlla' tAl iafg%ÜÉ jf.a ksid ;ka fol fydog msïì,d
jf.a fmkqkd' ;ka fol fldfydu;a 36 jf.a ksid ´k
flkalaf.a weia weú,a, k;r fjkjd fï jf.a we|,d bkak
fj,djg' tAl jre‚ oelal;a fkdoelal jf.a wyl n,d.;a;d
,eÊcdjg' úu,isß fmkqfuka kx wjqreÿ 50 mekmq ;,;=kd
flfkla'
—huq ñia tfykï' flda fokakflda Th nE.a tl'˜
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tfyu lsh, ksjdfia h;=r;a wrf.k úu,isß biair jqkdu

i¾g ia;=;s lr,d jre‚ úu,isß f.a miafika .shd' ál ÿrla
hoa§ úu,isß l;d lrkak mgka .;a;d
—ñia fï m,fjks m;a ùuo@˜
—Tõ' fï m,fjks fcdí tl˜
—tfyuo@ tfykï ñiag ÿIalru yïn fj,d fka fkao@˜
—Tõ' uu b;ska fjkia lr.kak W;aiy lfr;a kE' w;aoelSï
.kak fldfydu;a fï jf.a m<d;l bkak fjkjd fka˜
—tAl kx tfyu ;uhs' ke;a;x jkÔù tfla ysáh lsh,;a
jevla kEfka˜
—tlfka' úu,isß oeka fldÉpr l,ao fufy jev lrkak
wrf.k@˜
—wfmda oeka wjqreÿ 10lg jeä ñia˜
—wyaya tfykï f,dl= ld,hla fka˜
—Tõ' uf.a .u;a b;ska fufyu fka' tA ksid fjk fldfyj;a
hkak ´k kE' f,ai;
s a tlal fka˜
—tAl ;uhs fkao@˜
fokak l;dfjka l;dfjka ksjdfia ,Õg toa§ isßhd wekaá
bkakjd f.aÜgqj ,Õg fj,d'
—wyaya wekaá wdjo@˜
—Tyaya ñia isßhj okakjo@˜
—kE úu,isß' tfyu okafka kE' ux nia tfla toa§ wekaá ;uhs
udj fu;k nyskak ´k lsh, mdr lsõfõ' th;a fï ,Õu
lsõjd bkafka˜
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—tl ñilald' uu tA;a ne¨jd okafka fldfyduo lsh,d' tAl;a

fydohs' isßh WU tfykï ñiag fmdâvla Woõ lrmx f.a
fmdâvla wia mia lr.kak˜
—yß úuf,a whsfha' ud;a wdfõ tAlhs ;lyksfhu fkdakdg
m<d; yqre ke;s ksid˜
—tAl fydohs' wo boka b;ska fkdakd fïjg yqre fjkak;a ´k
fka˜
—Tõ' tAl ;uhs' n,uqflda˜
úu,isß ksjdfia fodr wer,d fokakg Tlafldu fmkak, h;=r
§, hkak .shd' jre‚g ksjdfia oelalu fïfla bkafka
fldfyduo lsh, ys;=k;a lrkak fohla ke;s ksid wjidfka
ys; yod.;a; ksjdfia wia mia lr,d nvq ál ,eia;s lr,d
bjr fj,d isßh hoa§ 5;a myqjqkd'
wo f.oßka lEu álla tjkakï lsh,d isßhd .shdg miafia
jre‚ fjdIa tlla odf.k weú,a,d wef|a we,jqkd uykaih
s g'
tA tlalu jf.a f*daka tl ßx.a fjkak .;a; ksid ke.sg,d
yEkaâ nE.a tflka f*daka tl wrf.k wdfha we|g weú,a,
l;d lf¾
—yf,da Yd,sld' ux WUg ? fj,d flda,a tlla .kak ysáfha˜
—uu fï .;af;a WU mßiaiñka wdjo n,kak˜
—Tõ nx' fYama tfla wdjd' ;ek fydhd.kak;a .fï wekaá
flfklau fiÜ jqkd nia tfla§'˜
—wyaya tAl fydohs tfykï' fldfyduo m<d;˜
—ÿIalr kx ;uhs nx' j,a w,s tfyu;a bkakjd fka'˜
—Tõ Tõ mßiaiñka b|mka' WUj oelalu j,a w,s ú;rla
fkfï yS,E w,s;a l=¨mamq fõú˜
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—wfka m,hka hkak'˜

—WU nnd fka'˜
—fudflda WU;a kslkau fka bkafka˜
—ke;=j ke;=j' fï jhig ke;s l=,mamj
q kdls fj,d fudkd
lrkako@˜
—fï tAl fkfï udr jevla Wkdfka nx˜
—tA fudloao tA@˜
—ux T*sia tlg hoa§ f,dlalhs ;j kdls fmdrl=hs ysáfha' ux
b;ska f,dlalg l;d lr,d bjr Wkdu ñksyd udj wr wks;a
kdls fmdrg wÿkaj, ÿkakd' ñksy tlal¨ ug jev lrkafka
;sfhkafka' uf.a weisig
a kaÜ ¨˜
—b;sx ´l uyf,dl= fohlao nx' lef,a fka bkafka' tA jf.a Wka
tlal ;uhs jev lrkak fjkafka˜
—tAl fkfï nx l;dj' fï kdlsh ud;a tlal yskd fj,d
fl,skua ne¨fõ uf.a l=lal= fol Èydfka' weia wylg .kafka
ke;=ju úkdähla ú;r n,x ysáhd˜
—kEyaya tAl;a tfyuo@ tA lshkafka wdmq .uka kdls ne,aula o
jegqfka˜
—wfka m,hka nx hkak' f;da kx uyd j,a˜
—wfka fï WU nnd fka' yq;a;s˜
—m, m, yq;a;s hkak'˜
—WUf.a f.ä fol oelalu ´k tflla n,kjd b;ska f.ä
fol Èyd' wksl WU wo we|ka .sh tlg f,dl=fj,d fmakj;a
tlalfka' fndid ne¨fõ keoao@˜
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—wfka ñksy kx tfyu iSka tlla kx oeïfï kE' wr kdlsh

;uhs ne¨fõ lkak jf.a˜
—yß yß tfykï' oeka biairyg W! wksñi f,dapfka lrdú
f.ä fol Èydu n,df.k˜
—tAl ;uhs ud;a l,amkd lf¾ nx' fïld tlal fka jev lrkak
fjkjd lsõfõ˜
—Tkak Tfya fmdâvla fuda,a lrmka nx' fudflda ne¨j lsh,d
fudkj;a wvq fjkjd lsh,o@˜
—WU kx lshhs' fï ;Üg ;kshu bkak uu fudkd lsh,
lrkako@˜
—yß nx' ;du wdj ú;rfka' b|, n,mka fudlo fjkafka
lsh,d' wksl Th wysxil uQk odf.ku bkak hkak tmd'
okakjd fka .ïj, bkak Wkaf.a yeá' tA ksid l,amkdfjka
ysgmx˜
—Tõ tAl ;uhs'˜
—yenhs b;ska fiÜ jqfkd;a kdls ml Wk;a fudflda fjkafka'
ñksy;a wjqreÿ 3 lg tkafka kEfka@˜
—wfka ux lsõjd lshd,d ys;d.kska uQi,s˜
—yß yß wms n,uqflda kx.s' fudflda ´jd y÷kal+re bá mkaoï
fkfïfka'˜
—f;da kx uyd j,a fõisfhla'˜
—wfka WU fydo fõis fka˜
—jre‚ ñia'''jre‚ ñia'''˜
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tA l;dj hk w;f¾ ljqo weú,a, l;d lrkjd weyqk ksid

jre‚ miafia flda,a tlla .kakï lsh,d t,shg weú,a,
ne¨jd' t,shg wdj oelal fmdä fld,af,la bkakjd wjqreÿ
14-15l ú;r fodrlvg fj,d nE.a tll=;a ;shdf.k' tA fjoa§
ìï l¿jr jeá,d m<d;u l¿jr fj,d ;snqfka'
—ljqo fï mq;d@˜
—wïu lsõjd ñiag fï lEu tl fokak lsh,d˜
—wyaya fï isßhd kekaof.a mq;do@˜
—Tõ ñia'˜
—tkak mq;d we;=,g' uu okafka kEfka ljqo lsh,d˜
tfyu lsh, fld,a,g we;=,g tkak lsõjd' fmdä tl;a
nfhka nfhka jf.a we;=,g weú,a, lEu tl jre‚g ÿkakd'
—fudloao mq;df.a ku˜
—iuka ñia˜
—wyaya fydohs' wïu kx lsõjd Thd biafldaf,g jvd lef,a
;uhs bkafka lsh,d' we;a;o tA@˜
—wfka tfyu kE ñia'˜
—tfykï lula kE' tA Wkdg Th jhig bf.k .kak ´kd'
lef,a mek,d yßhkafka kE iuka˜
tfyu lsõju fld,a, T¨j likak .;a;d'
—uu hkakï ñia tfykï˜
—yß iuka' wïug ux ia;=;s lrd lshkak' fyg Wfoag ux fïjd
f.k,a, fokakï˜
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—yd ñia' ux hkakï tfykï˜

—yß mßiaiñka hkak˜
iuka .shdg miafia we;=,g weú,a, fodr jy, wdfha we|g
jegqkd' ? fjkak fjkak ksyeähdj jeä fjoa§ tl tl i;a;=
lE.yk ioao jf.au w,s l=kapkdo lrkjd wefyoa§ jre‚
f.a ys;g f,dl= nhl=;a oekqkd lk ,Õu ioafoa wefykjd
jf.a' tA ksid blaukgu ld, ksod .kakjd lsh,d ys;d f.k
wef|ka neye, .shd.