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Kv‡bB wj‡Q bv|Õ bv —v nvwRi| fvwi my¯^v`y †gvjv‡qg i“wU| fxlY cvZjv| GZUvB cvZjv †h GKw`K †_‡K Av‡iKw`K †`Lv hvq| Awfbe| bv¯—v †k‡l, Pv †L‡q wiKkv wb‡q wdwi ch©Ub †gv‡U‡j| †gv‡UjUv kni †_‡K evB‡ii w`‡K| †ek LvwbKUv ~‡i| wiKkvq Avm‡Z Avm‡Z eywS mKv‡ji wbR©bZv

Avi VvÊv evZv‡mi †Rv‡i nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z Avm‡j A‡bK `~iB P‡j wM‡qwQjvg| i“‡g wM‡q †`wL ivRb ZLbI Nygv‡”Q| NygvK| Avwg j¨vcUc wb‡q ewm| †gBj †PK Kwi| I‡i evev, GK‡kv ewÎkUv †gBj G‡m Rgv n‡q‡Q MZ yÕw`‡b| Aek¨ G¸‡jv †ewkifvMB A‡Pbv RvqMv

†_‡K Avmv bvbvb AcÖ‡qvRbxq †gBjÑ mvBevi eR© | Avi Av‡Q Avwg †h me MÖ“‡ci m`m¨ Zv‡`i wPwVÑ †m¸‡jvI bv co‡j P‡j|

Avwg †gBj wWwjU Ki‡Z Ki‡Z G‡MvBÑ †`wL ¯ú¨vg, MÖ“c Gme QvovI †dmeyK †bvwUwd‡KkbI G‡m‡Q †gjv| me wWwjU †k‡l Ae‡k‡l GMv‡ivUv †gBj G‡m †V‡K, †h¸‡jv co‡ev Avwg|

cÖ_g cÖv‡qvwiwU cv‡e Aek¨B e„wó| e„wó GLb Av‡Q wbDBq‡K©| e„wói mv‡_ †dv‡bB hv K_v nq GLb, gv‡S gv‡S wfwWI P¨vU| ï‡bwQjvg myBRvij¨vÊ †_‡K wcGBPwW

Ki‡Z Avmv GK †jv‡Ki mv‡_ bvwK †cÖg Ki‡Q| ev”PvI bvwK n‡e|

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Kzgvix gv| mvnm Av‡Q †g‡qUvi| K‡j‡R Avgv‡`i †K¬vR †d«Ê mv‡K©‡j wQ‡jv e„wó| Av”Qv, †K¬vR †d«Ê mv‡K©j Gi evsjv Kx n‡e? wbKU-eÜz ejq? bvwK wcÖq-eÜz e„Ë? Avgv‡`i MÖ“‡ci g‡a¨ wQ‡jv wZb‡U †Q‡j, Pvi‡U †g‡q| me‡PÕ QUd‡U-Sjg‡j †g‡q wQ‡jv e„wóB| B`vwbs I Aek¨ e`‡j‡Q Avg~j| evevi A‡Xj UvKvq I Avi eo n‡Z PvB‡Q bvÑ PvB‡Q wb‡Ri g‡Zv GKUv Rxeb| e„wói †gBjUv Lywj| e„wó Bswjk wgwWqv‡g c‡o‡Q| wPwVUvI Bs‡iwR‡Z †jLv| evsjv Ki‡j A‡bKUv GiKg `uvovq:

Avmv`, ZzB †Kgb AvwQm? AvR mܨvi d¬¨vB‡U AveŸy P‡j †M‡jv| Avwg wKš‘ Gqvi‡cv‡U© hvBwb| we`vq †bevi Av‡M AveŸy hLb

Avgv‡K Rwo‡q a‡i †Ku‡` †dj‡jv, AvwgI Kvbœv AvUKv‡Z cvwiwb| AveŸy ej‡jv, ZzB hLb wm×vš— wb‡q †d‡jwQm †h ev”PvUv‡K ivLweB ZLb Avi Avgvi wKQy ejevi †bB|

A‡bK eywS‡qwQ| Avi †evSv‡ev bv| wKš‘ †Kvb `iKvi n‡jB Avgv‡K †dvb Kwim, g‡b ivwLmÑ Avwg wKš‘ memgqB †Zvi evev|

wKš‘ wek¦vm Ki Avmv`Ñ Avwg †Kvbw`bI KviI mvnvh¨ †P‡q †dvb Ki‡ev bv| `iKvi n‡j g¨vK‡WvbvìÕm G AviI †ewk KvR Ki‡ev| gv‡S GKUv M¨vc †M‡Q, wKš‘ Avwg Avevi gv÷vm© ïi“ K‡iwQ| †`wLm, Avwg wVK D‡V `uvov‡evÑ GKv GKv|

MZ mßv‡n wmWvÝ myBRvij¨v‡Ê wd‡i †M‡jv| nq‡Zv Avi †KvbI w`bI †`Lv n‡e bv| Ii wKš‘ †Kvb †`vl †bB| I GK`g Avjv`v| I wcGBPwW K‡i Kx Ki‡e †K Rv‡b, Kwe n‡j gvbv‡Zv|

me `vwqZ¡B Avgvi| AvR GRb¨ Avgvi †Kvb Aciva‡eva †bB| GKUz Av‡M Avqbvi mvg‡b `uvwo‡q wb‡R‡K †`Ljvg| evB‡i †_‡K GLbI wKQy †evSv hvq bv| Avwg GLb fxlY An¼vix| gvZ…‡Z¡i †PÕ eo An¼vi †g‡q‡`i Avi Kx Av‡Q! Avgvi wcw”PUv‡K Ggbfv‡e eo Ki‡ev †hb `ywbqvi †Kvb Amy›`i I‡K Qyu‡Z bv cv‡i| ywbqvi mevB

Avgv‡K †Q‡o P‡j hvK, Avwg Avi Avgvi wcw”PUv memgqB fv‡jv _vK‡ev| GLv‡b GLb ivZ GKUv| Avgvi i“g‡gU †Rwb Nywg‡q †M‡Q| †RwbUv eÇ fv‡jv| GLv‡b I Avgvi

GKgvÎ eÜz| Lye wgUwg‡U GKUv nj‡` Av‡jv R¡j‡Q N‡ii GK †Kv‡Y| Zvi Av‡jv wM‡q co‡Q Ii †mvbvwj Pzj¸‡jv‡ZÑ †Kgb †mvbv-†mvbv is n‡q †M‡Q| Lye my›`i jvM‡Q †`L‡Z|

Avgvi N‡ii RvbvjvUv w`‡q iv¯—vi LvwbKUv †`Lv hvq| iv‡Zi †ejv mewKQy †Kgb †hb A‡Pbv jv‡M| gv‡S gv‡S GZ AevK jv‡M! GB GK eQi Av‡MI Avwg †Kv_vq wQjvg; Avi GLb KË `~‡i-KË Ab¨iKg| b~cyi, AwiwÎ, ivRb, †Zvdv¾j, AvbykKvÑ me †Kgb Av‡Q? b~cyi nq‡Zv Ic‡i Ic‡i Avgvi Ici ivM

†`Lv‡e wKš‘ ev_i“‡g wM‡q Avgvi Rb¨ fu v fu v K‡i Kuv`‡e| GË fv‡jv GKUv †g‡q! †Zv‡`i mevi K_v me mgq Lye g‡b nq| Kx mgqB bv †M‡Q Avgv‡`i! †mvbvwj w`b! GË eo wPwV Avwg Rxe‡b wjwLwb Avi| GLb †kl Kwi| ZzB wKš‘ Gi †PÕI eo K‡i wPwV wjLweÑ GZË

eo wPwV, †hb Rxe‡bI c‡o †kl bv Kiv hvq| †Zviv mevB fv‡jv _vwKm|

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wPwVUv c‡o Lvwb¶Y _g& †g‡i _vwK Avwg| e„wó e`‡j‡Q A‡bK| wKš‘ Av‡Mi g‡ZvB mvnmx Av‡Q| GKv †g‡q| GKv gv| †Zv‡K †mjvg, †`v —| wic−vB evUb Pvwc Avwg| DËi wjwL:

wcÖq e„wó, †Zvi †cUUv KZ eo n‡q‡Q †i? Avgvi n‡q †c‡Ui Ici †_‡KB wcw”PUv‡K GKUz Av`i K‡i †`|

†g‡q nevi Kx `vi“Y gRvÑ †Kgb wb‡Ri GKUv ev”Pv cvIqv hvq| GK`g wb‡Ri GKUv ev”Pv! †Zvi ev”Pvi bvg wVK K‡i ivL GLb †_‡KB| Avgvi gZ L¨vZ UvBc bvg ivwLm bv|

Avgiv Lye fv‡jv AvwQ| b~cyi Avi Ii RvgvB bZzb d¬¨v‡U D‡V‡Q| KÕw`b Av‡M wM‡qwQjvgÑ Lye gRv n‡jv| Avwg Av‡Mi g‡ZvB †jLK AvwQ| Z‡e wj‡L †Zv Avi †cU P‡j bvÑ ZvB GKUv PvKwi Ki‡Z nq| Kv‡c©v‡iU UvBc PvKwiÑ A‡bK

UvKv †eZb| Avi GLb Avgiv †Kv_vq ej †Zv? ivRkvnx! Avwg Avi ivRb| nVvr K‡iB Ggwb Ggwb| ZzB _vK‡j Avm‡Z cviwZÑ Pjb wej †`L‡Z †cwZ c‡_| †`L‡Z †cwZ iƒcmx cÙv| †L‡Z cviwZ

ingvwbqv †nv‡U‡ji UªvÝcv‡i›U i“wU| Lye wgm& Kiwj †`v¯—! Avgvi n‡q gv_vi Pzj¸‡jv G‡jv‡g‡jv K‡i †b| fv‡jv _vwKm| A‡bK| `yB R‡b|

ZZ¶‡Y ivRb †R‡M D‡V‡Q| weQvbvq ï‡q ï‡q wR‡Ám K‡i, ÔGZ mKv‡jB †b‡U emwj?Õ Ôemjvg| e„wó †gBj Ki‡Q|Õ ÔKx Lei Ii?Õ Ôfv‡jvB Av‡Q| ev”Pv n‡e| e„wó †Zv evmv †_‡K Avi UvKv †bq bv, ZvB g¨vK‡WvbvìÕm -G GKUz †ewk K‡i

LvU‡Z nB‡Z‡Q|Õ Ôdv÷©K¬vm! GKUz †ewk cwikªg Ki‡j wKQy nq bv| eis ev”PvUv R‡b¥i Av‡MB cwikªgx n‡q DV‡Z‡Q| wKš‘

†ePvix evmv †_‡K UvKv †bqv eÜ Ki‡jv K¨vb? ÔAweevwnZ Ae ’vq Ii gv nIqvUv‡K †h‡nZz Ii evmv †_‡K fv‡jvfv‡e †`L‡Z‡Q bv, ZvB I evmv †_‡K

Avi UvKv †bq bv| Ii B”Qv‡ZB ev”Pv nB‡Z‡Q, ZvB Ii DcvR©‡bB eo n‡e ev”PvUv|Õ Ôevn!Õ ÔAv”Qv ivRb, g‡b Av‡QÑ GKevi ZzB K‡j‡R _vK‡Z GKUv †UvKvB ev”Pv †Zvi Mvwoi wb‡P cowQ‡jv| ZzB

nvmcvZv‡ji cyiv LiP †kva KiwQwj GKUv †jvK‡K Lyi †`Lvq wQbZvB K‡i|Õ Ôayi| IBUv †Kvb NUbvB bv| Avwg hv KiwQjvg †mBUv †gvUv `v‡Mi Aciva| NUbvUvq iwebûW-iwebûW

fve _vK‡jI, †ewmKvwj iwebûW wKš‘ GKUv WvKvZ| Avi me WvKvZB Lvivc|Õ Ej‡Z ej‡Z ev_i“‡g hvq ivRb|

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†dmeyK †LvjvB wQ‡jv| nVvr †`wL †dmey‡Ki P¨vUe‡· DuwK gvi‡Q ˆPZx| Av‡i evn! Avgvi A‡`Lv †cÖwgKv †`LwQ! I †j‡L, ÔZzwg fv‡jv Av‡Q †Zv?Õ Ôfv‡jv AvwQ| AviI fv‡jv AvwQ KviY Avgvi †`v‡¯—i ev”Pv n‡e|Õ Ô†Kvb †`v —?Õ Ôe„wó|Õ Ôevn&! I‡K KbMÖvPz‡jkvÝ RvwbI| Av”Qv, I Kx †dmey‡K Av‡QÑ Zvn‡j A¨vW KiZvg|Õ Ôbvn&| Ii mgq KBÑ ivZw`b KvR Ki‡Z n‡”Q †Zv|Õ Ô†Kb?Õ Ô†m A‡bK Mí| c‡i †kvbv‡ev|Õ ÔwVK Av‡Q| †Zv, Kx Ki‡Qv?Õ ÔwK”Qy bv, wcÖqv|Õ ÔwcÖqv?Õ Ô†Kb wcÖqvq †`vl Kx?Õ Ô†`vl bvB; wKš‘ Zzwg †Zv Avgv‡K †P‡bvB bv, A_P wcÖqv WvK‡Qv?Õ ÔRM‡Z †KB ev Kv‡K †P‡b?Õ Ôgv‡b? wdjmwd?Õ Ôbvn&| Z‡e jvjb e‡j: Av‡Q hvi g‡bi gvbyl g‡b †Zvjv, †m wK R‡c gvjv, AwZ wbR©‡b †m e‡m e‡m

†`L‡Q †Ljv; hvK&, DwV GLb|Õ Ô†Kv_vq hv‡”Qv?Õ ÔPvcvBbeveMÄ| ILv‡b c_Uv av‡c av‡c Dc‡i D‡V hvq| Awek¦vm¨ my›`i|Õ Ôcvnvo bvwK?Õ Ôbvn&, e‡i› ª GjvKv|Õ Ôgv‡b?Õ Ôgv‡b, cvnvo bvÑ GK`g Ab¨iKg|Õ Ô†Kgb?Õ ÔAv‡kcv‡ki AÂj †_‡K †ek LvwbKUv DPz GB RvqMvUv| †Kv_vI †Kv_vI †ek DPz| cv‡ki mgZjf~wg

†`L‡j cvnv‡oi gZB †`Lvq| eb¨vi mgqI cvwb R‡g bv GLv‡b...wKš‘ AvR Avi K_v bq Rv‡bgvb...we`vq...¸W evB, Wvwj©s...¸W evB wKm&?Õ

Ô†bv I‡q!Õ ÔwVK n¨vq, c‡i n‡e!Õ Ô†`Lv hvK!Õ Avwg D‡V cwo| ivRbI ZZ¶‡Y †iwW| Avgiv †ewi‡q cwo| P‰iewZ| P‰iewZ|

wZb I †Kb R¡vjvq N‡i Amf¨ Av‡jv, g„ y, jvj

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Avwg wK eywS bv fv‡ev wKQyB eywS bv fv‡ev †Kb Ii Aš—e©vm¸wj Ggb iwOY n‡jv †Kb I D×Zfv‡e †m¸wj‡K †g‡j †`q

eviv›`vi Zv‡i Avgv‡KI k¨vgj`v wPwV †`q Dˇii A‡c¶vq B¯‹zj-†diZv c‡_ uvovq

cÖZ¨n Avwg Zv‡K Kx wjL‡ev AvgviI †Zv e‡qm n‡q‡Q, f~‡Mvjw` e‡Kb

Zey KvgPUKv DcØxc †Kv_vq Zv Avwg †Kb Rvb‡Z hv‡ev? Avgvi Kx? Avwg Rvwb f~‡Mvjw`i ev”Pv n‡e, e¨m& cvV¨ eB‡qi wKQy gv_vq †Xv‡K bv AvR `yÕw`w`iB we‡q evwK Avgvi †Zv Qvi.... co‡Z em‡jB Zey †`L‡Z cvB mvg‡bi

evwoi †eŠ ÑcÖm~b e‡›`vcva¨vq

b~cyi Avi ivqnv‡bi cwiPq, cwiYq †mB wek¦we`¨vj‡qi cÖ_g †_‡KB| b~cyi‡`i †h mvZR‡bi

mv‡K©j wQ‡jv ivqnvb Zvi g‡a¨ wQ‡jv bv, wKš‘ wKfv‡e †hb Zviv Lye fv‡jv eÜz n‡q I‡V| A‡bK mgq eÜz-e„‡Ëi g‡a¨i Kv‡iv †cÖg n‡j †m MÖ“c †_‡K wew”Qbœ n‡q c‡o| b~cy‡ii †¶‡Î †Zgb nqwb| ivqnvb wb‡R GB MÖ“‡c †mfv‡e XyK‡Z †Póv K‡iwb, Z‡e b~cy‡ii eÜz‡`i mv‡_ mym¤ú‡K© †i‡L‡Q|

evwYR¨ wefvM †_‡K cvk K‡i †ewkw`b A‡c¶v Ki‡Z nqwb `yÕR‡bi KvD‡KB| b~cyi PvKwi †c‡q hvq GKUv bvwg gv‡K©U wimvP© dv‡g© Avi ivqnvb †emiKvwi GK e¨vs‡K|

K¨vwiqvi wb‡q wPš—vi Aemvb NU‡j cvwievwiK †hvMv‡hvM N‡U| b~cy‡ii MÖv‡gi evwo gv¸iv| Lye Ae¯’vm¤úbœ bv n‡jI h‡_ó mvg_©evb| ivqnv‡bi evev miKvwi

PvKwi Ki‡Zb ga¨g c‡`; mr wQ‡jb, ZvB A_©weË Lye †ewk nqwb| wiUvqvi‡gÈ Gi c‡i Rgv‡bv me UvKv w`‡q mvfv‡i Rwg wK‡b GKUv †`vZvjv evwo K‡i‡Qb| †`vZvjvq _v‡Kb, GKZjv fvov|

we‡q n‡q hvq| PgrKvi `yB wQgQvg ga¨weË cwiev‡ii gayi wgjb Kvwnbx †hb| we‡qi Av‡M b~cyi gwnjv †nv‡÷‡j †_‡K PvKwi Ki‡Zv| Avi ivqnvb mvfvi †_‡K ev‡m †P‡c

gwZwS‡j G‡m Awdm ai‡Zv| we‡qi ci welqUv Lye KwVb n‡q `uvov‡jvÑ we‡kl K‡i b~cy‡ii Rb¨| mvfvi †_‡K Avmv-hvIqv K‡i PvKwi Kiv Lye KóKi n‡q uvov‡jv Ii Rb¨|

ivqnv‡bi evev-gv AvaywbK gvbyl| Zuviv †g‡q‡`i Kv‡Ri c‡¶| wVK nq b~cyi Avi ivqnvb XvKvq GKUv †QvÆ evwo fvov †b‡e| Zv‡Z K‡i KvR KivUv mnR n‡e `yÕR‡biB|

XvKvi jvjgvwUqvq GKUv †QvÆ evwo‡Z ixwZg‡Zv bZzb K‡i msmvi ïi“ K‡i b~cyi Avi ivqnvb| KÕw`b Lye Drmvn wb‡q evwo mvRvq `yÕRb wg‡j| bZzb nuvwo-cvwZj †K‡b| †K‡b Pvi wm‡Ui †QvÆ GK‡mU †mvdv| †W¯‹Uc †ewk RvqMv †bq e‡j j¨vcUc| eviv›`vq †Svjv‡bv nq DBÊPvBg|

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hLb DBÊPvBgUv iv‡Zi †ejv Uzs-Uvs kã K‡i ev‡R ZLb ixwZg‡Zv ¯^‡cœi g‡Zv jv‡M `yÕR‡bi| Kx my›`i! wb‡R‡`i msmvi! Ni! bvbvb e¨ —Zvq †mfv‡e nvwbgy‡b hvIqv nqwb Av‡M, Gevi me ¸wQ‡q Awdm †_‡K QywU †bq Iiv| mvMi `k©‡b hv‡e Iiv| K·evRvi| wUwKU †K‡U †d‡j Iiv| evm Qvo‡jv iv‡Z| †cuŠQv‡e mKv‡j| evm G‡Mvq| †mvwWqvg evwZ¸‡jv Vvq uvwo‡q cÖni †Mv‡Y| Kzwgj−v-‡dYxi SK&S‡K iv —vi yÕcv‡ki MvQ¸‡jv eo n‡Z n‡Z Szu‡K c‡o‡QÑ †hb †ZviY ˆZwi K‡i‡Q| AuvKvevKv iv¯—v| GKUz ci ci ˆ`‡Z¨i g‡Zv R¡jR‡j †Pv‡Li gZ †nWjvBU †R¡‡j †a‡q Av‡m Mvwo| c‡_ nvBI‡q †i‡ —viv| wekvj †i‡¯—viv| Pviw`K weivbÑ gv‡S †R‡M Av‡Q Lvevi NiwU| b~cyi †Nvi jvMv Mjvq e‡j, ÔGLv‡b †Zv ivZ-w`b bvB| Mfxi iv‡ZI ixwZgZ nB-nƇMvj| GZ iv‡Z

Pviw`‡K GZ Auvavi Avi bxieZv g‡a¨ †Kgb Ab¨iKg|Õ ivqnvb nii wm‡bgvi †cvKv| †m b~cy‡ii nvZUv k³ K‡i a‡i nv‡m| e‡j, Ôc‡_i av‡i Ggb †nv‡Uj wb‡q KZ †h f‡qi Mí Avi wm‡bgv Av‡Q we‡`‡k| GBme RvqMv‡ZB R‡g

I‡V Mv QgQ‡g f~‡Zi Mí!Õ Ôa~i, †Zvgvi H Mv wNbwN‡b f~‡Zi wm‡bgvi K_v ZzB‡jv bv †Zv GB iv‡Z|Õ ÔKx †h e‡jv bv b~cyi,Õ nv‡m ivqnvb, ÔMZ mßv‡nB †Zv †`Ljvg d«g Wv¯‹ wUj Wb&; Ggb GKUv nvBI‡q

†nv‡U‡jB †Zv R‡g DV‡jv NUbv|Õ ÔNUbv bv KPz! KZ¸jv AvRe †Pnvivi f~Z †ei n‡q Avm‡jv, Avi Zvi Av‡M mvjgv nv‡qK Kvco-†Pvco

Ly‡j bvP‡jvÑ HUvB †Zv †Zvgv‡`i †Q‡j‡`i fvj −vM‡e|Õ Ômvjgv nv‡qK jvM‡e bv, Avgvi b~cyi nv‡qK-B Kg hvq wK‡m!Õ †PvL gU‡K e‡j ivqnvb| ÔAmf¨,Õ wLjwLwj‡q nv‡m b~cyi| Mfxi iv‡Z Mig Mig civUv Avi fybv gvsm Lvq `yÕRb wg‡j| Zvici Mig Pv‡q wRf cywo‡q Avevi D‡V e‡m ev‡m| GK`g †fvi‡ejv evm wM‡q †cuŠQvq K·evRv‡ii KjvZjx‡Z| ILvbUvq mvi w`‡q M‡o D‡VQ A‡bK¸‡jv

†nv‡Uj| bZzb GKUv †nv‡U‡j I‡V Iiv| wRwbmcvwZ †i‡L, †Mvmj-bv —v †m‡i †e‡ivq Iiv| b~cyi Av‡M mgy ª †`‡Lwb| ZvB ivqnvb GKUz ï‡q Mov‡Z PvB‡jI b~cy‡ii †hb Avi Zi mq bv| Iiv †e‡ivq mvMi `k©‡b| mvM‡ii KvQvKvwQ Avm‡ZB I‡`i †Qu‡K a‡i d‡UvMÖvdv‡ii `jÑ Iiv ågYKvix‡`i Qwe Zz‡j †`q| gvbylI

Qwe †Zv‡j ni`g; wb‡Ri ¯§„wZ‡K a‡i ivL‡Z Pvq cÖvq mevB| AviI GZ †Zv mwZ¨, cy‡iv‡bv Qwe †`L‡jB gb †Kgb K‡i I‡V| GLvbKvi †Zvjv †KvbI Qwe wb‡q GK M„wnYx nq‡Zv evmvq hvq, A‡bK eQi Avi †e‡iv‡bv nq bv msmv‡ii bvbvb RwUjZvq; ZLb †Zv H QweB m¤^j|

÷zwWI¸‡jvi mvg‡b G‡m uvovq Iiv| bgybv wnmv‡e †`qv‡j muvUv KZ-kZ Qwe|

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Ô†nWg¨vb gv‡b?Õ kãUv AcwiwPZ jv‡M ivR‡bi Kv‡Q| Ôcve©Z¨ PÆMÖv‡gi ixwZ Abyhvqx ILvbKvi cÖwZUv †gŠRvi GKRb K‡i †nWg¨vb _v‡K| †nWg¨vb H †gŠRvi

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fvjB AvMvw”Q‡jv K¬vm| g‡Wj †U÷¸‡jv‡ZI fv‡jv KiwQ‡jv †m| Ggb mgq GKw`b eÜz üw` ej‡jv, Ô†`v —, Avwg Pvi“Kjvq fwZ© n‡ev| ZzBI Avgvi mv‡_ Pvi“Kjv fwZ©

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