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ld,fha ߧ meye je,s ;,d w;ßka fï fhdjqka fma%uh ksoyfia .,d .sfhah' foudmsh wdYS¾jdoh ,eîu;a iu. Tjqkaf.a wdorhg ;j ;j;a Ôjh ,eìKs' Tjqyq wkd.;h .ek isysk olskakg mgka .;ay' ta isysk ienE jkakehs lshd Tjqka m%d¾:kd lrkakg we;s' to;a fï fmï hqj< l¿;r fnda iñ÷g u,a mQcd lr Tjqkaf.a wdor f,dalfha ;ks fjkakg is;d l¿ .x oE, foig .uka l<y' fjkod fuka fkdj" tod udrhd Tjqka tk fmr uÕ n,d isáfhah' o;a ú<sia‌idf.k isák udrhd jfrl Tjqkag w; jekqfõh' fooef,a yefmñka .,k .Õ Èhg Wäka we;s mÈl md,u Tjqkaf.a fk; .eáKs' —wms fï md,fuka tf.dvg huq'— Tjqka fofokdf.ka tla‌ wfhl= tfia lshkakg we;s' Èk .Kkla‌ weoyef,k jeia‌fika .Õ ;rula‌ uqrKa‌vq ù we;s nj Tjqyq fkdÿgqyq' mÈl md,fï ,E,s jeia‌ig f;ó n;a ù we;s nj Tjqkag fkdjegysKs' wdorh Tjqkaj wkaO lr ;sìKs'

wdor nia‌ f;m,ñka Tjqyq fow;a w,a,df.k md,fï bÈßhg .uka l<y' wE;ska fmfkk uy uqyqfoa fukau .¿ .x fldu<shf.a o iqkaor;ajh ßis fia ú|.kakg we;s' tfy;a Tjqkag mÈl md,fuka tf.dvgg heug kï ffojh bv fkdÿkafkah'

w.,j;a; odms,sf.dv mÈxÑ ;ß÷ m%shxlrf.a;a mdkÿr w¿fndauq,af,a mÈxÑ á,aIdks uOqjka;sf.a;a oEia‌ m%:u jrg tlsfkl .egqfKa l;r.u mQcd NQñfha§h' ta mqKH NQñfha§ .egqKq oEia‌ wdorhla‌ njg fmr<S ysñ ysñka .,df.k ú;a l¿;r fnda iñ÷ wi,sska l¿ .Õg .idf.k .sfha Tjqkaf.a ixidr.; wdor l;dj muKla‌ fkdj Tjqkaf.a Ôú; l;djo iu.h' th fld;rï ffofjdam.;o@ ;yxÑ fkdue;s Tjqkaf.a fma%uhg ffojh fuf,iska ieyeis jQfha ukao@ fï wysxil fmï hqj< fuf,iska l¿ .x m;=f<a iÕjd.ekSug Tjqka lr we;s wl=i,h lsueo@ urKh fudk ;rï kï wkfmala‍Is; fohla‌o@ mKe;s ishÆ ñksiqka msgqmiska urKh fijKe,a,la‌ fia Æyqn¢k nj ienEh' tfy;a fï ;rï bla‌ukska''' wkfmala‍Is; f,i Tjqka miq mi urKh yUd wfõ wehs@

yoj;a ii, lrjk fï mqj; lK jel=Kq we;eïyq mejiqfõ Tjqkaf.a fkdie,ls,su;alu ksid fujekakla‌ isÿ jQ njh' tfukau l¿;r ÿïßh md,ug iudka;rj we;s mÈl md,u ksis kv;a;=jla‌ fkdue;s fyhska fï ;reK Ôú; fol .Õg ì,s jQjdhs ;j;a wh mejiQy' tfy;a ÿïßh fomd¾;fïka;=j mjikafka fjk;a l;djls' Tjqkaf.a ks.ukhg wkqj ÿïßh md,fï tu fldgi Ndú; l< yela‌fla" ÿïßh ud¾.h kv;a;= lrk fiajlhkag muKls' ÿïßh wd{ mk;g wkqj mÈl u.sfhl=g tys .uka lsÍu o imqrd ;ykïh' tfyhska fï <dnd, fid÷re fmï hqj< .x m;=f,a ieÕj .sh ldrKh lsis úfgl;a Tjqkag wdod< fkdfõ' th ienEjla‌ úh yelsh' tfy;a wm ÿïßh fomd¾;fïka;=fjka muKla‌ fkdj" fï rfÜ wúêu;a ud¾. l<ukdlrKhg j.lsjhq;= ish,a,kaf.kau fufia úuid isáuq' fï nj okakd wh fï rfÜ fldmuKla‌ fjfi;ao@ ÿïßh fomd¾;fïka;=j fï lshk ;yku ms<sn| flfkla‌ oek.;af;a o fï isÿùfuka miqjh' tfyhska fld;k fyda jrola‌ isÿj we;s nj wms wjOdrKh lruq' fï wkjir mÈl md,fï fmïj;=ka fukau f,dl= l=vd úúO mqoa.,hka .uka lrkjd wmsÿ oel we;af;uq' th iq,n oiqkla‌ o fõ' ÿïßh n,Orhsks" ta wkjir uf.ys .uka lrkakka lS fokl=g fï jk úg ks;Sfhka oඬqjï ,nd§ ;sfío@ ÿïßh md,u wÆ;ajeähdj i|yd Ndú; lrk mÈl md,ug ksis kv;a;=jla‌ lr ;snqKd kï ;ß÷;a uOqjka;s;a ;ju;a wm w;rh' tfy;a th tfia isÿ fkdùh' fuu isÿùï fmf<ka iudchg W.; yels mdvï fndfydah' m%foaYjdiSka mjik wdldrhg fndfyda úg fuu mÈl md,fï .uka lrkafka fmïj;=kauh' ta .ufka wjodku oeka Tng f;afrkjd we;s' wdorh l< hq;=h' wdorfha ñysßhdj is;a mqrd ú|.; hq;=h' tfy;a ure lfmd,a,g f.dia‌ fodvk wdor ni lsuehs@

flfia fyda á,aIdks wn,ka md,fuka ,E,a, lvdf.k l¿ .Õg jegqKq miq ;ß÷ kshu fma%ujka;fhla‌ f,i Tyqf.a fmïj;sh fírd .ekSug l¿ .Õg mekafkah' j¾;udk iudcfha fndfyda fma%ujka;hka fuka Tyq weÕ uig f,dn n¢k ksjg kshdÆ fma%ujka;fhla‌ fkdj" fma%ïjka;sh fjkqfjka ;u Ôú;h mQcd l< wfma ld,fha l,d;=rlska olskakg ,efnk fma%ujka;fhls' Tyqf.a wjdikdjlg Tyqg ;u fmïj;sh fírd.ekSug fkdyelsh úh' fofokdu l¿ .x fldu<sh ;=ref<a wjika iqiqï fmdo c, l|gu uqod yeßhy'

fï fÄokSh l;dfõ§ l;d l< hq;= ;j;a msßila‌ isá;s' lsisfjla‌ l;d fkdlrk msßio Tjqkauh' igyk ;rula‌ È.= fõ' tfy;a fï ál;a mejish hq;=uh'

;ß÷ iy uOqjka;s fom< l¿ .Õg jegqKdhs lshk wdrxÑh l¿;r m%foaYfha wia‌ila‌ uq,a,la‌ kEr bÕs,s heu;a iu. kdúl yuqod ks,OdÍka" hqo yuqod ks,OdÍka fukau m%foaYfha ;reKfhda o tl;= ù Tjqka fidhd l¿ .fÕa lsñÿKy' yuqod ks,OdÍka fukau m%foaYjdiS ;reKhka Èk folla‌ ;=<§ tlu udkqISh fufyhqul ksr; fjñka uOqjka;sf.a fukau ;ß÷f.a o m%dKh ksreo% isisre fidhd.;ay' fï isrere folu fidhd.ekSug iu;a jQfha m%foaYfha ;reKhka fofofkls' ta 24 úhE;s fïkl iy 26 úhE;s ;j;a ;reKfhls' miq.sh Èkl wms Tjqka fidhdf.k l¿;rg .sfhuq' tfy;a wmg Tjqka fofokdju yuq fkdùh' fïkl muKla‌ wmg yuq úh'

l¿;r m,df;dg ,df.dia‌j;af;a mÈxÑ Tyq jD;a;sfhka ;%sfrdao r: ßhEÿfrls' Tyq iu. l¿ .fÕa lsñÿKq wfkla‌ ;reKhd o ,df.dia‌j;af;au mÈxÑlrefjls' Tjqkaf.a uq,a mÈxÑh l¿;r ÿïßh kej;=ïm< msgqmi j;a;h' tu m%foaYh iqkdñ wjodkï m%foaYhla‌ lsÍu;a iu. Tjqyq ,df.dia‌j;af; mÈxÑhg .shy'

—wms bia‌ir ysgmq f.or fodÜ‌g neia‌i .uka fmakafk l¿ .Õ' mqxÑ ldf,a b|ka l¿ .Õ olsk wmsg .Õ yqremqreÿ ;ekla‌ jqKd' .Õg nyskak nh ke;s jqKd' wms jeá jeá weúÈk ldf,;a wfma wïu,d wmsj kEõfõ Th l¿ .fÕka' mqxÑ ldf,a wms fnda, .ykfldg fndaf, .Õg .shdu wms .fÕa mSk,d .syska fndaf, .;a;d' wms TÜ‌gq fi,a,ï lrkfldg .fÕa mSk,d whskaj, yex.=Kd' wka;sfï wmsg .Õ f.or jf.a jqKd' j;af;a yefudagu tfyu ;uhs' j;af;a fl,a,kag;a fyd|g .fÕa mSkkak mq¿jka' wfma wïu,d ;d;a;,dg;a tfyuhs'—

—hï;ï Wia‌ uy;a jqKyu wms jeäysáfhd;a tla‌l ud¿ w,a,kak .Õg .shd' iuyr ojia‌j,g Wfoa Trejg ke.a.yu wdhs;a f.org tkafk yjig' oji .fÕau f.ú,d .shd'—

—ojila‌ wms md<u hg ud¿ w,a, w,a, bkakfldg —cfndia‌— .d,d Yíohla‌ iu. j;=r le<UqKd' wms ys;=jd f,dl= ud¿fjla‌jo lsh,d' Yíoh wdmq me;a;g yereKd' tal mdrg fl,af,la‌ Wvg weú;a wdhs;a fkdfmkS .shd' fomdrla‌ ys;=fõ kE uu Trefjka .Õg mek,d fl,a, hg .sh ;ekg mSkqjd' ta iu.u kej; ta fl,a, Wv wdjd' flia‌ jeáfhka w,a,mka''' flia‌ jeáfhka w,a,mka lsh,d''' Trefõ ysáh udud lE.ykjd' ta fl,a, kej; Wv u;= jqKd' uu tl mdrgu flia‌ jeáfhka w,a, .;a;d' w,a,f.k Wvqne,s w;g yrjf.k Trej <Õg mSkqjd' t;fldg;a fl,a,g fyd|g j;=r fmú,d' wms Wia‌i,d Trejg odf.k Wvg f.kdjd' t;fldg;a ñksia‌iq md<u <Õ msß,d n,df.k bkakjd'—

—fl,a,j kdf.dv bia‌msß;df,g f.ksÉpd' ta áhqIka mka;s wdmq fl,af,la‌' fmd;a ál md<u Wv ;sh,d fifrmamq fol;a t;ku .,j,d ;uhs fl,a, .Õg mek,d ;snqfKa' fl,a,f.a Ôúf;a fíreKd' wmsg mia‌fi wdrxÑ jqKd ta fl,a, fld,af,la‌ tla‌l hd¿fj,d b|,d fld,a,d tl tl ;ek f.ksyska mia‌fia w;yer,d od,d lsh,d' fl,a,g tÉpr jhil=;a keye' ta fjkfldg wjqreÿ myf<djla‌ ú;rÆ fjkafka' uu ta fl,a,j fír.kakfldg ug;a fjkafk wjqreÿ oyihhs' uu uq,skau .Õg mek,d fír.;a;d flkd ta fl,a,' Bg mia‌fi;a Th md<fuka .Õg mek,d Ôú; ke;s lr .kak yomq .eyekq ;=ka y;r fofkla‌u fírf.k ;sfhkjd' .Õg mek,d uereKq whf.a isrere wms fldÉpr kï f.dvg wrka we;ao—

—fukak fï ál uy;a;fhda iudchg oek.kak lshkak ´kd' Th uefrkak .Õg mksk yefudau wka;sfï fífrkak oÕ,kjd' ysf;a we;s fjk wdfõ.g .Õg mekakg tafl nerEïlu f;afrkafk c, l| iu. TÜ‌gq fjkfldg'—

—Tkak tl ojila‌ ldka;djla‌ .Õg mekak lsh,d lE.eys,a,la‌ wdjd' wms ysáfha .Õ whsfka' t;k ysáh fld,af,da y;r mia‌ fokdu we|f.k ysáh we÷ï .,j,d od,d hg we÷u msáka .Õg mekakd' ta .eyeksh fomdrla‌u Wvg weú;a wdhs;a hg .shd' ;=ka fjks mdr Wvg tkfldg uu flia‌j,af,ka w,a, .;a;d' Wvqne,s w;g yrjf.k ysóg ysóg tf.dvg wrf.k wdjd' ta wla‌lg fyd|g j;=r fmú,d' Wv ysgmq wh ta fõ,dfõu kdf.dv bia‌msß;df,g f.ksÉpd' ta ldka;djg tÉpr wudrejla‌ fj,d keye' todu bia‌msß;df,ka álÜ‌ lm,d ;snqKd' ta fõ,dfju ta wla‌ld fl,skau weú;a ;snqfK wfma f.org' weú;a thdj fírd.;a;d lsh,d wfma y;auq;= mrïmrdjgu mska ÿkakd' wf;a ;snqKq uqoao .,j,d uf.a w;g §,d lsõjd —u,a,s ug fjk fokak fohla‌ keye fïl ;shd.kak— lsh,d' uu .;af;a keye uy;a;fhda' uefrkak hk flfkla‌f. mK fírf.k ;E.s uqo,a .kak mq¿jkao@ wms ;E.s n,dfmdfrd;a;=fjka fkfuhs .Õg ì,s fjkak hk Ôú; fír.kafk' wms okak fohska iudchg hï fiajhla‌ lrkakhs' ;E.s fnda. .;af;d;a tal .kqfokqjla‌ fjkjd' i,a,s fydhkak ´kd kï l=,shla‌ lrkjd' uefrkak hk ñksia‌iqkaj fírf.k i,a,s .kak ;rï wms my;a ;;a;ajhg jeá,d keye' wfma j;af;a yeu fld,af,la‌u tfyu ;uhs'—

—ta wla‌ld .Õg mkskak fya;=j thd jevg .syska tkfldg thdf.a lido ukqia‌ihd th,df.a f.oru fjk;a .Eksfhla‌ tla‌l tlg bkakjd oel,d' thdg mqxÑ orefjda fokafkl=;a bkakjÆ' b;ska''' wms weyqjd orefjda fokakd .ekj;a ys;kafk ke;=j wehs Ôúf;a ke;s lr.kak yeÿfõ lsh,d' t;fldg thd lsõjd uuhs yïn lr,d ñksyj;a Ôj;a lrjkafka' uu tfyu lrkfldg ta ñksyg ;j;a .Ekq .kakjd' ug lsisu fohla‌ ys;d .kak neßj .shd' uf.a ys; lsõfõ WU ;j;a Ôj;a fj,d jevla‌ keye Ôúf;a ke;s lr .ksx lsh,d' ug orefjda fokak .ek ys;=fka keye' uu nia‌ tllg ke.,d l¿;rg wdjd' fndaêhg weú;a mඬqrla‌ od,d álla‌ fj,d fndaêh Èyd n,df.k b|,d md<u me;a;g weú;a .Õg mekak— lsõjd' .Õ .,kakdla‌ fuka fïklf.a yඬ o tfia .,d .sfhah'

flfkl=f.a is;g ord.ekSug fkdyels f,i is;a fõokdjla‌ we;s jQ úg Tyqf.a fyda wehf.a ukfia we;s jk jHdl+, ;;a;ajh fld;rï nrm;,fõo lsjfyd;a .Õl uqyqog mek" ji úila‌ YÍr.; lrf.k fyda f., je<,df.k ishÈú kid.ekSug m%h;ak oeÍug ;rï th m%n, fõ' tjeks mqoa.,hkaf.a Ôú; fíreKo Tyq ks;Sh bÈßfha jrolrefjls' tfukau ;u Ôú;h úkdY lr.ekSu fukau" m%h;ak oeÍu o wd;au .Kklg ukqIH wd;auhla‌ fkd,efnk wl=i, l¾uhla‌ o fõ' tfyhskau Tn úiska fldamh md,kh l< hq;=jd ñi fldamh úiska Tn md,kh lsÍug bv fkdÈh hq;=h' ñksia‌iq jk wmg wfma Ôú;h ms<sn| w;suy;a j.lSula‌ we;s nj;a f;areï.; hq;=h'

—.Õg flfkla‌j jefgkafk fndfydau l,d;=rlska uy;a;fhda' tla‌flda .Õg mkskak ´kd' ke;s kï ljqreyß .Õg ;,aÆ lrkak ´kd' tfyu;a ke;s kï .Õg odkak ´kd' mqxÑ <uhskaj Th wïu,d .Õg úislr,d hkjd' Th ;ß÷,dj jeá,d ;sfhk mÈl md<fuka wfma j;af;a fl,af,da fo;=ka fofkla‌u jeá,d ;snqKd' ta fl,af,da kï mSk,d f.dvg weú;a ;snqKd'—

—jysk ojia‌j,g .Õ m;=f,a lsisu fohla‌ fmkafk keye' ÿUqreu ÿUqre mdghs' t;fldg wms lrkafk .Õ m;=f,a w;a ;sh ;shd w; ..d n,kjd' tfyu fydh,d ;uhs ;ß÷hs uOqjka;sf.a isrere fydhd.;af;a' yenehs ÆKq j;=r tk fldg .Õ fyd|g meyeÈ,sshs' iuyr wh lshkjÆ l¿ .fÕa l¿;r md<u <Õ ure je,a jf.a Èh je,a" Èh iq<s ;sfhkjd lsh,d' tajd fndre l;d uy;a;fhda' tfyu Èh je,a keye' Wvyd .x j;=r .,k fldg .Õ fõ.fhka .,d hkjd' tfyu ke;sj Th lshk iq<s keye' mSkkak mq¿jka whg mSkkak mq¿jka'— fïkl tfia lSfõh'

wms fkdÿgq" lsisu Èkl oel .ekSug;a fkdyels l¿ .x m;=< fln÷ oehs wid oek.ekSug is;=ko fïklf.a uqúka .,d hk l;djg ndOd lsÍug uf.a is; ug bv fkdÿKs' fudfyd;la‌ wmf.a l;dj k;r úh' l¿ .x m;=f,a ia‌jNdjh .ek úuiSug iqÿiqu wjia‌:dj fuh hEhs is;+ uu wm w;r ;snQ flá ksyeçhdjg ;s; ;eìKs'

—.Õ m;=f,a frdka uv jf.a je,a,la‌ ;sfhkafka' ta jf.au ;eks;,djla‌ lsh,d ;ekla‌ keye' yeu ;eku f.dve,s f.dve,s wd.dO ;sfhkafk' .Õ meyeÈ<s ojia‌j,g ta f.dve,s olsk fldg kï nh ysf;kjd'— fïklf.a uqúka .,d hk y~;a iu. weys neñ mjd by<g tfiùfuka lshd mEfõ l¿ .x m;=f,a fr!o% njhs'

fï Èkj, weoyef,k j¾Idj;a iu. l¿ .x fldu<sh ;rula‌ uqrKa‌vq ù we;s fiah' c, l| o Wia‌ ù fmfka' tfyhskau .x m;=f,a ieÕù .sh u< isrerla‌ fiùu f,fyis myiq lghq;a;la‌ fkdfõ' tfukau lsñÿï we÷ï o weÕ,d fkdf.k .x m;=<g ls|d neiSu fudk;rï kï wjodkï .ukla‌o@ tjeks wjodku;a ;=re¿ lrf.k fïkl,d .Õ iu. TÜ‌gq fjhs'

—we;a;gu fmdä wjodkula‌ ;sfhkjd ;uhs' ta;a wmsg nhla‌ ysf;kafk keye' wmsg tf.dv fuf.dv mSkkak mq¿jka' Èh u; mdfjù ál fj,djla‌ bkak mq¿jka' tfyu yelshdjka ;sfhoa§ ukqIH Ôú;hla‌ .Õg ì,s fjkak bv § n,df.k bkak mq¿jkao@ neyefka'—

Tjqkaf.a ùr;ajh muKla‌ fkdj" wúysxil;ajh w;ßka tl È.g .,d .sh uyd ñksia‌lul iqj| o fïkl f;m¨ ta joka w;f¾ .eíj ;sfnk nj wmg ksn|ju mila‌ úh' Tyqg uy f,dl= wOHdmk iqÿiqlï fkdue;s jqjo" Wm;skau fmdÈ ne|f.k wd iyc ola‍I;d Tyq i;=h' ta .fÕa" uqyqfoa msyskd heu fukau lsñ§fï ola‍I;djhhs' .Õ iu. Ôj;a jk Tyq muKla‌ fkdj" Tyqf.a wi,ajeis ;reKfhdao .Õ Èfha msyskd heug ola‍Ifhdah' tfia kï Tjqkaf.a ola‍I;d ;j ;j;a jeä ÈhqKq lr.ekSug bv ,ndÿkfyd;a th rgg lS¾;shla‌ jk ;j;a uÕla‌ úh fkdyelo@

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