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Vog© gm|ncmo. Am§ÐmX ‘ogÌrZ ao~oH$ C~mac| AmZr gJë¶m§Zr ‘moQ>çm Vmù¶mZ ""gm§ ’«$m§grg emdoam... ìhS>ë¶m Hw§$dam...'' Jm§d§H$ cmJco. ’«$m§grgmZ XþaJm H$S>oZ dMyZ C[aëco ’$moJoQ>çm§ ‘mamU noQ>¶co. ’$moJoQ>çm§À¶m ’$mamMoa YmH$Q>çm ^wa½¶m§Zr H$mZmMoa hmV Xdaco.

’«$m{Ýgg XþaJm H$S>oZM Jm¶V amdcmo - ""~ogm§d Kmc gm¶~m...'' VmH$m h| Jm¶Z gXm§M AmdS>Q>mc|. ""...emama Jm|À¶m...'' ‘XtM VmH$m H$ƒ H$ê$Z Jm|¶Mr dmQ> cmdnmH$ Am{¶ëë¶m Km§Q>çm§Mmo CJS>mg Omcmo AmZr Vm§H$m§ AmS>mdnmH$ Ym§dV Am¶cmo.

EHo$dQ>oZ Jm¶V ’«$m§grg ~ëH$m§dm§ H$S>oZ nmdcmo.ni¶ Omë¶ma Vo W§¶ ZmM. ’«$m§grgmZ [^¶odZ gmcm§V ZXa ‘macr. W§¶y¶ Zm{eëco. eoOmar AmZr ’$m‘rc C‘mo KoVmct. I§¶ Joco ho nmS> n{S>ëco Km§Q>r!

^m¶a ¶odZ ni¶ Omë¶ma EH$Q>mo ~mamªV {^Va gaVmcmo Vmo {XíQ>r nS>cmo. ~mam©À¶m OZocm§V ZXa ‘ma Omë¶ma gJco nm§My¶ OmU ~mamªV ~{eëco.

Am¶ gm¶~m! ’«$m§grgmMr Q>çw~cm¶Q> noQ>cr. ho Km§Q>r gXm§Mo ^eoZ H$m‘ gm|nmodZ ~mamªV gmoamo {ndnmH$ Am{¶ëco Va! ~mamªV H$moU Zm{eëë¶mZ AmZr ‘mJUt Mmcy Amgm V| nimodZ Vo Kam ’w$S>| C~o am{dëco Omd§¶o!

AOwZy¶ ~ma© H$mdÊQ>amMoa H$moU Zm{eëcmo. KaH$mÝZ gm¶~rUrH$ Am{¶ëë¶m cmoH$m§H$ CH$S>o MUo AmZr Ho$H$ dm§Q²>Q>mcr. nmS> nSy>§, ’«$m§grgmZ qMVc|. {Jam¶H$ {nS²>S>çma OmVm! nm§M OmU åhUë¶ma CUoM CUo XoS> ~mQ>cr ’o$Ur InVmgcr. Vmo ~oJr ~oJrZ ’$mQ>ë¶m Xmam§Vë¶mZ Hw$OZm§V {^Va gacmo AmZr MoS>dmH$ Ccmo ‘macmo, ""‘m[a¶m, Vy§ ~mamªV dmog AmZr V|H$m§ {H$V| Om¶ V| Xr. hm§d cmoH$m§H$ Omn H$ê$Z ¶oVm§.''

~mcVmOma ~m~, {dg|V~m~ AmZr àmogmoa ‘moam¶g C‘mo KodZ gJco ~gyZ I~amo ‘maVmco - ""nwVw©JoOm V|nma KamH$ J«rc åhUQ>mV Vo Zmgëco. AmVm§ gmoJco Mmoa ^aë¶mV... Am‘Mmo gan§M Mmoa... Am‘Mmo Am‘Xma Mmoa... ‘wIoc‘§Ìr Mmoa... gmoJco Mmoa...''

’«$m§grgmZ ëhdyM ~m¶coÀ¶m H$mZm§V gm§JyZ {VH$m ~mamªV  ‘m[a¶mÀ¶m AmXmamH$ YmS>cr AmZr AmnyU gmcm§V Am¶cmo. EH$ ñnoec ñH$m°M {dñH$sMr ~mQ>cr CJSy>Z ^mQ>H$ma AmZr àmogmoam ‘wIma Xdacr. Vmody¶ Vm§Mo ~am~a {ndnmH$ ~gcmo. Mmoam§Mr I~a ZoQ>mZ noQ>cr. KS>¶mirH$¶ {dñH$s cmJcr Omd§¶o, dam§ Ym§dct. nmdUo Ud OmVm åhUga gJcmo cmoH$ MUo AmZr Ho$H$ ImdZ, {dñH$s AmZr W§S> {ndZ Kam dMnmH$ ^m¶a gacmo.

’«$m§grgmH$ gy Omc|. gm¶~rU ~og ~ar Omcr. VmU| gm¶~rUrMmo C‘mo KoVcmo AmZr ~mamªV Y§Xmo H$gmo McVm V| nimod§H$ Jocmo. VmMr KaH$mÝZ H$mdÊQ>amMoa ~gyZ H$m‘Xmam§H$ ‘mS>mMr ’o$Ur AmZr gmoS>m {XVmcr.

’«$m§grgmZ ‘m[aëcr ñH$m°M {dñH$s AmVm§ MS>nmH$ cmJcr. VmM| ‘Z AmVm§ ‘mod Omc|. ¶oXmoiÀ¶m H$m‘Xmam§H$ nimodZ VmH$m ‘mVe| dm¶Q> {Xgc|. ""‘m[a¶m,'' VmU| Ccmo ‘macmo. ""dM AmZr WmoS>o MmoUo hmS> Jmo.''

‘m[a¶m CH$S>o MS>o KodZ Am¶c|. ’«$m§grgmZ ˶m H$m‘Xmam§ H$S>oZ dMyZ Vm§H$m§ gm§Jc|, ""¶o h‘mam gm¶~rU H$m MmoUo. co cmo, ImAmo!''

XoS> XmoZ ~mQ>ë¶mo ’o$Ur ‘mê$Z Vo nm§My¶ ‘Zrg ~aoM Om‘ Omëco. ~{eëco W§¶Mo EH$ EH$ H$ê$Z gJco hmcV cH$V C~o amdco. AmZr XmoZy¶ hmV OmoSy>Z Vm§Ur gm¶~rUrMmo àgmX KoVcmo.

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Mapusa Mapusa!

åhmng åhmngm!

cú‘r ~grÀ¶m OZocm H$S>oZ ~{eëc|, ‘m§S>¶oa ~°J KQ²>Q> Yê$Z. Am°³Q>mo~amMmo åh¶Zmo. ~g nUOoÀ¶mZ ^m¶a g[aëcr AmZr nd©ao nmdV Am{¶ëcr. ^m¶a W§S> dmè¶mMoa PmS>m§Mt nmZm§ IoiQ>mct. nyU cú‘rM| ‘Z ^m¶ë¶m g¡‘mMoa Zmgc|. {VÀ¶m Xmì¶mZ ~{eëë¶m ‘ZemMoa Amgc|. Vrg-nñVrg dgmªMmo Amgw§¶o, ~amo Ýho{eëcmo, nwS>r a§JmM| Imo‘rg AmZr Zd|M {OÝg KmcyZ. VmMo hmV ‘m§S>¶oa Xdê$Z gwgoJmX ~{eëcmo.

OZocm§Vë¶mZ nd©aoMo Zdo Zdo ~§Jco AmZr {~{ëS>§Jmo {XgVmë¶mo. doJdoJù¶m a§JmMo AmZr ‘moXtMo, EH$m {d{MÌ H$mZm©dmcm ^eoZ. Zd{JaoñV cmoH$m§Zr ~m§{Xëco Vo, Xmoù¶m§Moa noO hmS>nr AmZr ‘ZmH$ drQ> ¶odnm gmaHo$. ‘Xt ‘Xt WmoS>tM AmXct gmo~rV Kam§ AmoJrM dJrM gm|erV ~gë¶m§V H$et {XgVmct.

cú‘rZ {Vaeo Xmoio H$ê$Z VmÀ¶m hmVm§Moa ZXa ‘macr. H$mù¶m H$m|Jè¶m H|$gmÀ¶m amZm§Vë¶mZ {eamo ‘ZJQ>m§VgyZ hmVm§V {O[aëë¶mo. cú‘rZ cm§~ hþñH$ma KodZ gdH$mg gmoS>cmo. hþñH$ma Ko{Vëë¶mZ {VMmo Im§X VmMo Hw$erH$ Moncmo AmZr V| ZH$iQ>m§ cOoZ Vm§~S>|M Omc|.

Vmo H$moU Om¶V? V| qMVy§H$ nS>c|. qhXÿ dm {H$[añVm§d, H$mOmar dm Am§H$dma? ~moQ>mMoa ‘wXr Zm{eëcr. nyU øm V|nma gJcoM H$mOmar I§¶ ‘wXr KmcVmV? nJmar dm ñdVmMmo Y§Xmo Mcmodnr? nJma Amgë¶ma {^am§V Zm, Y§Xmo åhUë¶ma d¶a gH$¶c OmVmM.

cú‘r åhmnem§ dVmc|. gmS>onm§Mm§ n¶ct nmdnmH$ Om¶ Am{eëc§o. W§¶ {VMr ~mnmoc^¶U Am{ZHy$¶ EH$ c½ZmMr gmo¶arH$ KodZ V¶ma Am{eëcr. hmct, cú‘rH$ c½Z H$ê$Z CS>modnmÀ¶m ~Ja ercmVmB©H$ AmZrH$ H$m§¶M H$m‘Y§Xmo Zm{eëcmo.

Agë¶mo gmo¶[aH$mo H$ê$Z c½Z OmdnmM| h| H$moU| Wmam¶c|? {VH$m ’$mog© H$ê§$H$ H$moUmH$ h³H$ Amgcmo? cú‘r Ae|M Am|PoV amdc|. Om¶M Omë¶ma hr dmQ> gmoSy>§H$ AmZr hr na§nam ‘moSy>§H$ V| eH$Vmc|M. h¶, Om¶ Omë¶ma Hw$erH$ ~{eëë¶m XmXë¶mH$ ngyZ Omn Ho$ë¶ma AmVm§À¶m AmVm§M gJc| ~Xcy§H$ OmVmc|! EH$m‘oH$m§ H$S>oZ Cc¶Vct. åhmnem§ nmdVH$M Vmo {VH$m À¶mdoH$ Amn¶Vcmo. naV Ho$ÝZm¶ ‘oiQ>ct, ‘moJm§V nS>Q>ct AmZr eodQ>mH$ c½Z OmVct, ^waJt ¶oVct. Vmo {VU|M d|MyZ H$m{S>ëcmo ‘moJr OmVcmo, VmMmo ‘moJ {VU|M Wmam¶cmo añVmo OmVcmo. AmZr EH$ Xrg, Vt I§¶ Var AetM ~grZ ^m|dVct AmZr V| VmÀ¶m ‘moJmi Im§Xma VH$cr Xdê$Z Po‘Vc|. cú‘rM| ‘Z ~grH$ ’$mQ>t gmoSy>Z ’w$S>| Ym§dV amdc|.

nyU ~gtVë¶m naH$s ‘Zem H$S>oZ CcmodnmMr hr XoI H$gcr! hcH$Q>er! Vmo {H$V| qMÎmcmo? nyU {H$˶mH$ CcmodM| Ýh¶? V| Va AmYwZrH$ AmZr CH$˶m ‘ZmM| Amgc|. ‘moQ>dr gm¶ AmZr ãcmdO KmcyZ Am{¶ëc| Amd¶M| "gmS>r Ýhog, gmS>r Ýhog' Am¶H$ZmgVZm.

KS>¶o H$gc§oM nwñVH$ dm Zo‘mi| dmMVmc| Omë¶ma Vmo C‘oXrZ {VH$m ni¶Vmgcmo, nyU Am¶O dmMy§H$¶ H$m§¶M hmSy>§H$ Zmgc|.

Cc¶ ao, åhOo H$S>oZ Cc¶. ‘Zm§Vë¶m ‘Zm§V {VU| VmH$m AmJamo Ho$cmo, {H$V|¶ Var åhU! nyU VmMo Xmoio ’w$S>co dQ>oZ Wra am{dëco. KS>¶o Vmo "Zmo ñ‘moqH$J' ~moS>m©Mmo Ia Aä¶mg H$aVmcmo. Vmody¶ qMVoñV {XgVmcmo. ~m¶c ^wa½¶mM| qMÎmmcmo Om¶V? Y§ÚmMo {dMma? ìh§H$coMo? c½Z Omcm H$m¶ Zm V| cú‘rH$ H$iy§H$ Om¶ Amgc|. nyU H$e|? Ym {‘UQ>m§ {^Va, åhmnem§ nmdMo n¶ct, ercmVmB©H$ ‘oiMo n¶ct!

gwgoJmX, gwgoJmX! Mc Xþgao ’$mdQ>t {dMmaë¶ma Omc|. nyU Xþgar ’$mdQ> Am¶crM Zm Omë¶ma? ~grMo Ja‘|V VmMo Km‘oMmo na‘i cú‘rMoa nmVùimo. {VU| Vo ZeoMmo cm§~ ñdmg KoVcmo AmZr naV {VM| ^yO VmMo Hw$erH$ V|H$c|. {VM| Am§J {ea{eac|.

nmS> nSy>§! {VH$m AgctM [ea§JmarH$ gnZodnmMr g§d¶ Am{eëcr. nw§S>crH$-ñHw$cm§Vcmo {MÌH$cm {ejH$, gmB©-{eamoS>|Mmo ~mnmoc^md, Aeof ngyZ, Vm§Joa nwOm H$anr VaZmQ>mo ^Q> - øm gJë¶m§ H$S>oZ cú‘rZ ‘moJ Ho$ëcmo AmZr c½Zy¶ Omëc|. Vm§Mo H$S>oZ EHy$¶ CVa C¶c| Zm Vr I~a gmoS>! BVco ~marH$gmUrZ gnZm§ ~m§Xÿ§H$ Joë¶ma Iè¶m§ZrM CcmodnmH$ doi I§¶ ‘oiQ>cmo!

{VU| Wmam¶c|, EH$ gmXmo àñZ {dMmaVc| - ""‘mVeo gm§Jer, åhmnem§ ’$m‘m© coãg I§¶er nS>Q>m?'' Ho$ÝZm {dMaVc|? AmVm§ nm§M goH§$S>m§ {^Va. KS>¶mirH$ ni¶c|. 5...4...3...2...1. hmoM doi! Vm|S>ma h¶ Ýh¶gmo hm§gmo hmSy>Z {VU| {dMmac§o, ""E³g³¶yO ‘r...''

VoÝZmM Vmody¶ KwdZ ~g H§$S>³Q>amH$ n¶eo {XdnmH$ hmV ’w$S>| Ho$cmo? cú‘r Jm|Xùi| AmZr AmoJr amdZ Amnco ~°J|V n¶eo gmoXÿ§H$ cmJc|. VmU| {VM| H$m§¶M Am¶Hy§$H$ Zmgc|.

cú‘r W§S> nS>c|. naV {VM| ‘Z ìhm§dy§H$ cmJc|. V| VmH$m AmdS>Q>c| H$m¶? V| AmdS>nm gmaH|$ Amgc| H$m¶? H$moUmHy$¶ AmdS>c| Omë¶ma, {H$˶mH$ AmdS>c| åhÿU g‘OwnmM|?

Vmo Va ‘mËgmo¶ cmJt ¶od§H$ Zmgcmo, nyU cú‘rMr Om§J VmÀ¶m Om§JS>mH$ Vo§H$Vmcr V| gm|gy§H$ Om¶Zm Omc|. {VMo gm¶oH$ AmZr nm§¶m§H$ hþZgmUer cmJcr AmZr V| ‘mVe| n¶g gac|.

cO Zm{eëc|! c½ZmMo gmo¶arH$ dVm AmZr ~gtVë¶m naH$s XmXë¶m ’$mQ>ë¶mZ ‘aVm! gmo¶arH$. Vr ercmVmB© XmI¶Vmcr Vo Ýhdao¶ VgcoM! cmoco AmZr OS²>S>o! EH$Q>mo ~amoM {XgVmcmo, nyU gmaH$mo Amå‘m ~wã~y. Xþgamo {JaoñV Am{eëcmo nyU ZmH$m§Vë¶mZ ’y§$ ’y§$ H$aVmcmo. AmZr Vmo eoQ>! VmÀ¶m H$mZm§Vë¶mZ H|$g ’w${cëco AmZr VmMo Xmoio KS>¶o KS>¶o {VÀ¶m Jù¶m gH$¶c ^m|dVmco.

KS>¶o c½Z OmdZ gwIr Zm{eëc| Omë¶ma Agë¶m åhè¶mH$ ~{eëë¶m ‘Zem H$S>oZ JwnrV ‘moJ H$ê§$ ¶oVmcmo. er er! ~§X H$a Vo§ AmVm§! nyU W§S> OmdnmMo gwdmVoa Am{ZHy$¶ CMm§~i Omc|. VmH$m KQ²>Q> d|J ‘maMrer {Xgcr, VmÀ¶m H|$gm§Vë¶mZ hmV ^m|dS>md§H$, VmÀ¶m Am|R>m§H$ Km§g ‘mê§$H$...

AH$ñ‘mV Yra KodZ V| VmMo H$S>oZ naV| Kwdc| AmZr åhUc|, ""hm¶!''

˶mM {IUmH$ añ˶m d¶ë¶m ~¡cm§H$ Ym§dS>mdnmH$ ~grZ Ho$ëcmo hmoZm©Mmo AmdmO AmZr cú‘rZ Cc{¶ëc| CVa EH$ Omc|. ~g {OIcr. V| Vm§~S>| OmdZ OZocm H$S>oZ naVc|.

Vmo Po‘nmH$ cm{Jëcmo. Yra H$ê$Z V| VmMo H$S>oZ nimodnmH$ cmJc|. VmMr Po‘ nimodZ {VMo¶ Xmoio OS> Omco. Po‘Vm§ Po‘Vm§ {VMr VH$cr ˶m XmXë¶mÀ¶m Im§Xma V|H$cr. V| Ve|M {ÝhXc|. ~g åhmnem§ nmdV Am¶cr.

""åhmngm, åhmngm, åhmngm!!!''

Vmo OmJmo Omcmo. CRy>§H$ cmJcmo. {Ýh{Xëco Mc¶oH$ CR>modnmH$ ‘mVe| dm¶Q> {XgVmc|. nyU ~g åhmnem§ ~g ñQ>°ÊS>m H$S>oZ nm{dëcr. VmU| VmH$m gdH$mg hmc¶co.

""nmdct'', VmU| H$mZm§V åhUc|.

Vmo CR>cmo. XodZ McnmH$ cmJcmo. I§¶À¶mZ dMn H$m¶? Vo Mc¶oH$ {dMmê§$H$ Om¶ Am{eëc§o - ’$m‘m© c°ãg I§¶er nS>Q>m? ‘oinmM| gmS>onm§Mm§H$ Wmam¶c|, Ym {‘UQ>m§ C[aëct. [ajm H$aMr nS>cr.

AmB©Z gm§{Jëc| ’$H$V ercmVmB©M| Ka gmoXyZ H$mS>. VmU| ~moëgm§Vë¶mZ ercmVmB©Mmo nÎmmo ~a{¶ëc| H$mJX H$mS>c| AmZr [ajm§V ~gcmo.

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Zemanuel

Po‘mÝdoc

EÁ‘oamëXm Iè¶m§ZrM {dQ>modnmH$ cm{Jëcr.

{VMr Am§H$dma ^¶U gm|në¶ma EH$ dg© Omëc|. AmVm§ Vr EH$crM amdVmcr. Ver Vr EH$cr¶ Zmgcr. gwUmo dm§JS>m Amgcmo. am§XnmM| {VU| gmo{S>ëc|M. KamMmo EñVmX¶ nimodnmMmo Zm{eëcmo. Am»»¶m hUOwʶm Jm§dMmo Ywëc øm Kam§V Xm{Q>ëcmo Ae| åhUë¶ma OmVmc|. Kam§V EHy$M dñV {Zdi {XgVmcr Vr gwʶmcr OodUm ~er. Vr ˶m Ywëc ^[aëë¶m Hw$OZm§V EH$m H$moZemH$ MH$MH$Vmcr.

Kam§V am§XnmMo gwdmVoa Á¶wñV OodUm doima Eë‘oamëXm eoOmè¶m§Joa dVmcr. Vr EÁ‘oamëXmMr H$mHw$iQ> H$ê$Z {VH$m OodU {XVmct. nyU Cnam§V {V§dy¶ ~oOma OmdZ {VH$m n¶g H$ê§$H$ cmJct. hmct ’$H$V ‘maJmarX {VH$m cmJt H$aVmc|.

Vgmo nUOoÀ¶mZ ‘m[a¶mo Ho$ÝZm¶ I~aoH$ ¶oVmcmo. ‘m[a¶mo åhUë¶ma {VÀ¶m ^mdmMmo ZmVy. ’$m|Vm¶Ý¶e dmS>çma Vm§Mo§ ìhS>c| Ka. ‘m[a¶mo ñdVmH$ EH$ coIH$ åhÿU g‘OVmcmo. Ho$ÝZm¶ Var EH$ "~°ñQ>goca' ~amodZ ’$m‘mX OmVcmo åhÿU AmeoVmcmo.

EÁ‘oamëXm ^m¶a ‘m[a¶moH$ AmZrH$ EH$ OmÊQ>r AmOr Am{eëcr, Hw$S>Q>ao amdVmcr. {VMo¶ I~aoH$ dVmcmo. ’$m{‘crMmo EH$cmoM ZmVy Am{eëë¶mZ ho O~m~XmarH$ cmJyZ Ho$ÝZm¶ ~oOmaVmcmo. nyU ’$m¶Xmo¶ Am{eëcmo! hUOwU| AmZr Hw$S>Q>aoMt Kam§ VmH$mM ‘oinmMt Am{eëct. ˶m Kam§M| nmS> nS>n ‘m[a¶moH$ ZmH$m Amgc|. JaO nS>cr Omë¶ma Vm§Mr XþéñVr H$aVmcmo.

Vê$¶ EÁ‘oamëXmÀ¶m KamMr dmQ> cm[JëcrM. Kam d¶a ‘mS> ~mJdëco AmZr ~m|S>çm§Mmo nmdg nSy>Z Iy~eo Zio ’w${Q>ëco. Kam Hw$erH$ H$emH$gmo¶ dm{S>ëcmo Am§~mo dUQ>rH$ Ym|J{eVmcmo. ’w${Q>ëë¶m Zù¶mÀ¶m ~waH$m§Vë¶mZ gw¶m© Xrg^a Xmoimo KmcyZ ho dÊQ>t gmdZ Vo dÊQ>rMoa COdmS>mMmo PmoV ^m|dS>m¶Vmcmo. AmZr VmÀ¶m nmdcma nmdc Yê$Z {‘Jy©¶ {^Va ganmH$ AmeoZ amdVmcmo.

{^Vaco Hw$S>tMmo ¶oñVmX VmÀ¶m ’w$S>cmo. gmcm§Vë¶m AmëVmamMoa, {ÝhXnmMo Hw$S>tV, H$moR>¶o Hw$S>tV, Hw$OZm§Vë¶m ~mQ>ë¶m§Moa AmZr H$i‘oëë¶m cmVm§Moa YwëcmZ AmnUmc| {~N>mZo gmo{S>ëc|. ˶m Kam§V doi ~§X n{S>ëcmo.

Po‘mÝdocmMr H$mV H$moiem gmaH$s Amgcr. VmMr OmV gm§JnmH$ H$R>rU. e§~a doJù¶m H$mñVm§Mmo Amg§w¶o. AmZr XoIwZyM {OdmZ gUgUrV AmZr ^m|H$nmH$ H$S>H$. Ho$ÝZm¶ ‘wS>m§V Am¶ë¶ma EÁ‘oamëXm VmH$m ""~m~ OwPo ‘mÝdoc'' åhÿU Anwa~m¶oZ Amn¶Vmcr. gwʶmH$ g‘Oy§ Zm g‘Oy§, Vr dam§Mt dam§ nwVw©JoO ^meoZ VmMo H$S>oZ Pm§H$Vmcr.

Pmo‘mÝdoc Kam§V amdVmcmo. XþH$am§ AmZr Hw$H$S>m§ nmoagm§V ^m|dVmct. XmoU KmcnmÀ¶m doima Vm§M| KwaKwan AmZr IwQ>IyQ>n AmZr H$mdù¶m§M| H$m§H$m§ EH$R>m§¶ OmdZ EH$ ~ogya OwJc~§Xr OmVmcr.

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""~oJrZ Kmam ¶mo'' EH$ Xrg ‘maJmarXmZ ‘m[a¶moH$ ’$moZ Ho$cmo.

""nmoagm§V XþH$moa ‘ocm AmZr Am»»¶m dmS>çma KmU gwQ>ë¶m!''

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""‘maJmarX ’$moQ>r ‘maVm!''

¶oÝZm åhUë¶ma ‘maJmarX W§¶ nmdc|.

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nyU EÁ‘oamëXm Kam§Vcr ^m¶a ganmH$ H$erM V¶ma Zm{eëcr.

OodUm doima ‘maJmarXmJoa dMnmM| {VU| gmoS>c| Zm. ImdnmH$ ‘oiQ>mc| V| MS>e| gwU|M {JiQ>mc|. Po‘mÝdoc ‘moQ>mo Omëcmo, VmMr ëh§d dVm§V {VH${VH$Vmcr. ^m|H$n ngyZ H$S>H$ {XgVmc|. I§¶À¶m¶ eoOmè¶mZ {VH$m {H$V|¶ åhUc| Omë¶ma KwaKwê$Z Xm§V XmI¶Vmcmo.

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EH$ Xrg ‘maJmarXmÀ¶m KmodmH$ OodU CU| nS>c| AmZr VmU| ‘maJmarXmH$ ~a|M WmnQ>m¶c|.

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dmgwXod {VH$m ’w$gcm¶V amdcmo, nyU Vr ~Xcr Zm.

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‘m[a¶moZ Kam§Vë¶mZ nmg¶ ‘macr. H$gcr¶ ‘mocmMr dñV hm§Jm Xdê§$H$ CnH$maM| Zmgc§o. EHo$ Hw$S>tV ImQ>r d¶a e§~aoH$ ßcm{ñQ>H$mÀ¶mo nmoV¶mo Am{eëë¶mo. I§¶À¶mZ Am¶ë¶mo AmZr I§¶À¶m H$mimd¶ë¶mo XodmH$ I~a. Xþgao Amc‘matV drg dm Vrg gm~m§d CH$Vo H$[aZmgVZm VeoM n{S>ëco. ‘m[a¶moZ EH$m H$moZem§Vco§ Q´>§H$ C³V| Ho$c|. EH$ doJimoM na‘i gwQ>cmo. {ìhñVrX, ‘oH$-An, ~m¶cm§Mt A§Vd©ñÌm§. EH$m doJù¶mM H$mimMr. ‘m[a¶mo Jm|Xùimo. VmU| ~oJr~oJrZ Q´>§H$ Ym§ncmo. qMVoñV ‘ZmZ ^m¶a Am¶cmo. EÁ‘oamëXmH$ nimodZ J§^raVm¶oZ Cc¶cmo.

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AH$ñ‘mV Po‘mÝdoc CS>H$s ‘mê$Z Vm§Mo ‘Xt gacmo AmZr KwaKwaV ‘m[a¶moH$ Km§g ‘manm gmaHo$ Xm§V XmI¶co. ‘m[a¶mo ’$mQ>t gacmo. Vmo BVco ’$mdQ>t Kam Am{¶ëcmo nyU gwUmo VmMoa Ho$ÝZmM Agmo Am§Jma ¶od§H$  Zmgcmo.

""’$sH$ H$mcmX, Po‘mÝdoc! ìh| Am H$s, {nHo$Z²'' EÁ‘oamëXmZ gwʶmH$ Anwa~m¶oZ Vmn¶cmo. Po‘mÝdoc {VMo åhè¶m§V ~gcmo, nyU ‘m[a¶moMoa Xmoimo XdarV amdcmo.

‘m[a¶mo hmëcmogmo OmdZ ~ëH$m§dm§Vcmo ^m¶a dMyZ dmgwXodm åhè¶m§V C~mo amdcmo. dmgwXodmZy¶ àñZmH$ ‘Z cm{¶ëc|. KamM| H$m‘ ~oJrZ gwê$ H$anmH$ Om¶ Am{eëc|. Qw>[añQ> ¶odnmH$ cm{Jëco. H$m°ÊQ´>°³Q>mMo ^m¶a Qw>[añQ>m§Moê$¶ H${‘eZ...

""~m~, Am‘r EH$ H$m‘ H$a¶m'' VmU| åhUc|. ""Vr gwʶmMmo CnmQ> ‘moJ H$aVm. VmH$m OodU {XV., Vr d¶Vm W§¶ Vmo doVm. VmH$mM n¶g Ho$ë¶ma Am‘M| H$m‘ gm|n| OmVco§.''

""ZmH$m gm¶~m, {H$V| Cc¶Vm Vy§, dmgy!'' ‘m[a¶mo {PS>ncmo. VmMo H$S>oZy¶ VrZ gwUt Amgct, nUOo Kam§V, AmZr Vm§Mr Vmo ^anya Anwa~m¶ H$aVmcmo. nyU ’w$S>| ¶od{Oë¶ma, dmgy åhUQ>mcmo V|dy§¶ gmaH|$ Amgc|. gwʶm ZoQ>ma EÁ‘oamëXm CS>Q>mcr.

""VmH$m A°{Z‘c eoëQ>am§V XdanmH$ OmdM| Zm?'' ‘m[a¶moZ {dMmac|.

""Vy§ H$m§¶M {^¶oZmH$m¶ ‘m[a¶mo~m~. Vr gJcr V¶mar hm§d H$aVm§'' dmgwXodmZ VmH$m Im§Xma WmnQ>rV gm§Jc|.

""er er! åhmH$m AmZr ˶m gwʶmM| H$m§¶M nS>c|Zm'' ‘m[a¶moZ øm {de¶mMoa hmV Yw¶co. ¶oXZm åhUë¶ma amV Omëcr AmZr Vo XmoJy¶ Kam dMnmH$ ^m¶a gaco. EÁ‘oamëXm AmZr Po‘mÝdoc {^Va Joct. XmamH$ {Iir nS>cr.

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Xþgè¶m {Xgm XZnmaÀ¶m doima dmgwXod AmZr OmH$s, ˶m dmS>çmd¶cmo H$mgmXmoa, EÁ‘oamëXmÀ¶m KamH$S>oZ Joco. Am»Imo Jm§d XZnmaMr Po‘ H$mS>Q>m AmgVZm Vo Hw$OZmÀ¶m ’$mQ>ë¶m Xmam§Vë¶mZ {^Va gaco. {Ýh{Xëcmo Po‘mÝdoc CR²>R>mgVZmM OmH$sZ ’$ma gmoS>cmo. Am‘mªVcr Jwir gwʶmMo VH$coH$ Vmoncr. dUQ>rMoa aJV qedac|.

gwUmo H$S>H$S>cmo AmZr OodUmMo ~eo H$S>oZM H$mogùimo. OodZ ëh|dZ MH$MH$sV Ho$ëcr Ydr ~er JmS> Vm§~S>r Om¶V amdcr.

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