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wm fï lshkakg ierfikafka wfma rfÜ isák ;j;a rdcH fiajlla ish ore mjq,a wu;l lr oud ;ykï fmïl meg,S ish ore mjq, o wkd; lr oeuq whqrehs' ta ;j;a rdcH fiajlfhl=f.a ìß|f.a rejg jYS ù wef.a myi ú¢kakg mgka .ekSu;a iuÕska'
;kqcd lshkafka fï jkúg lkjekaÿï jQ ;reK .eyekshla''' ta jf.au orejka fofofkl=f.a ujla' iuDoaê kshduljrfhla f,i fiajfha ksr; jQ wef.a ieñhd zzik;azz ñh hkafka lsisu úfgl;a n,dfmdfrd;a;= fkdjQ wjia;djl§hs' wef.a Ôú;h lKmsg fmrf,kakg mgka .kafka o t;eka isghs'
l=iaish foig hk ;kQcd wïud úiska idodfok ,o f;a fldamamh f.k fndkakg ieriqfKa ik;af.a u;lh;a iuÕska'zzlõo ys;=fj ik;a fï ;rï blaukg wmsj od,d hhs lsh,d' .yla" .,la jf.a ysgmq ukqiaihfk'''zz tfia mejiQ ;kQcdg tod isÿjQ ÿlanr isÿùu isyshg kefÕkakg úh'
jev weÍ f.or wd ik;a ;u ldurh fj;g .sh yeá" wk;=rej uy y~la weiS weh ldurhg Èj.sh yeá;a ta fudfydf;a ik;a mmqj w,a,df.k we| wi, jeà isáh yeá;a is;=jï fm<la fuka wehg Èiajkakg úh'
‘‘ik;a’’ ik;a weh ish ieñhd nodf.k lE.eiQ y~ h<s;a u;la fjkakg úh' th u;lhg kefÕk iEu fudfyd;la mdidu ;kQcdf.a fofk;g l÷¿ bkqfõ wehg;a fkdoekSuh' tÈk ;kQcd ik;a <Õ jeàf.k y~ kÕoa§ ta y~ weiS t;ekg wehf.a wïudo Èj tkakg jqKd'
wk;=rej ys;g oeä Yla;shla f.k ik;a <Õ ;u uj k;r lr weh wi, ksfjila fj; Èj.sfha ;%Sú,rhla f.kajdf.k Tyqj frday, fj; /f.k hdughs' bka wk;=rej weh ksfjig meñ‚fha .shdg;a jvd fõ.fhka wähg folgh' weh ta tkúg;a ik;a ;rul iqjhla ,nñkqhs isáfh'
zznhfjkak tmd ;kQcd fï mmqfj fmdä weú,s,a,la'''zz ik;a tf,i mejiqfõ ì÷Kq iajrhlsks'
ta fudfydf;a weiaj, l÷¿ mqrjd.;a ;kQcd ik;af.a mmqj msßuÈkakg jqfKa oeä fifkyilska hqla;jhs'
zzwms huq fnfy;a álla .kak' uu fyd|gu nhfj,d ysáfh ik;a' oeka ;uhs uf. weÕg f,a álla bkqfj''''zz ;kQcd tfia mejiqfõ uDÿ iajrfhka'
˜oeka ug fyd|hs''''˜ ik;a ;kQcd foi n,d wdhdifhka iskdfiñka mejiqfõ wehf.a uqyqKg <xfjñka'
tfyu lsh,d nEfka uu ;%Sú,¾ tlla l;d lrka wdfj' wms fldalg;a .syska fnfy;a .uq' tal fyd|hsfk' t;fldg nhla fjkak fohla kEfka''' wk;=rej ,l ,eyeia;s ù ;%Sú,rhg f.dvjeÿKq ik;a iy ;kQcd ksfjiska msgjqfKa ;u ujg ore fofokd n,d.ekSug ndr lrñks'
tfia frday, fj; f.k .sh ik;a jeäÿr m%;sldr i|yd kj;df.k ;snq‚' Tyqf.a fï ysá yeáfhu wikSm ùu .ek ;kQcdg we;sjqfKa oeä ìhla' weh ta .ek l,amkd lrkakg jqfKa wef.a isf;a ;sfhk ÿl fõokdj isf;a ;=reÆ lr.ksñka'
ik;a tf,ig frday,gù m%;sldr .ksoaÈ Tyqg Wfoag;a" oj,ag;a" rd;%shg;a lEu /qf.k hkakg jqfk;a wehguhs' tf,i Èkm;d frday,g hk ;kQcd ffjoHjrhdf.ka wikSm ;;a;ajh ms<sn| úuid neÆjd'
tf,iska wikSm ;;a;ajh .ek úuiQ ;kQcdg ffjoHjrhd mejiQ foh weh lsisfia;au n,dfmdfrd;a;= fkdjQ fohla'
zzys; l,n, lr.kak tmd' f,vdf. ;;afj álla fyd| uÈ' fudf<a kyrj, f,a leá ysrfj,d' wmsg lrkak mq¿jka yeufoau lrkjd f,vd fjkqfjka'''zz
ta fudfydf;a wehg lrlshd.kakg lsisÿ fohla ;snqfK keye' fofkf;a l÷¿ leg uqyqK Èf.a rErd jegqfK b;du;a fYdaldl+, nj okjñka'
zzw~kak tmd' wms fyd| lr.kak n,uq' f,vdj f.dvla i;=áka ;shkak' ÿl ysf;k foaj,a tfyu lshkak tmd'''zz ffjoHjrhd ;kQcdg tfia mejiqfõ weh wiajiñka'
ffjoHjrhdf.a tu m%ldYfhka ;kQcdf.a yoj; kej;=kdla fuka jqKd' ik;a ;udf.ka wE;aù hdúfoda hk is;sú,a, wef.a isf;a fyd,auka lrkakg mgka .;af;a ta fudfydf;ah'
ik;a frdayf,a isákjd oek.;a Tyqf.a hy¿jka" kEoEhka fndfyda fofkla Èkm;du frday, fj; we£ tkakg jqfKa ik;a ldf.;a is; Èkd.;a iqyoYS,S mqoa.,fhla ksid'
ik;a tf,ig i;shla muK frdayf,a m%;sldr ,noaÈ fjkodfuka Tyqg lEu /qf.k hk ;kQcd frday, fj; hdug msg;a jqfKa oeä l,n,fhka' weh miqmiska wd h;=re meÈhla yÈisfhau wE wi,ska keje;a;=jd'
˜wd''' .%dufiajl uy;auhfk''' uu ta;a neÆjd fï lõo lsh,d'˜
˜oeka fldfyduo ik;ag@˜
˜oeka kï álla fyd|hs'˜
˜uu;a n,kak tkak ´k' ta;a fï jev;a tlal ksjdvqjla ,enqfK kE''''˜
ik;af.a wikSm ;;a;ajh ysá yeáfhu krl w;g yefrñkqhs ;snqfK' ;kQcd tÈk frday,a jdÜgqjg hk úg;a ffjoHjre ik;af. we| jgd tla /iafj,hs ysáfh'
;kQcd we| <Õg hdug W;aidy l<;a thg bvla ,enqfK keye' Ôú;h;a urKh;a w;r isá ik;a fírd .ekSug ffjoHjre fld;rï jer oerej;a th id¾:l jqfKa kE'
wjidkfha ik;a ;kQcd;a orejka fofokd;a ;kslr fkdtk .ukla hkafk Tjqkaf.a mjqf,a ieug oeä fõokdjla b;=re lrñka'
;kQcdf.a ta Ôú; l;dj wehg uq, isg w. olajdu isyshg keÕ=fKa ta wdldrfhka' ta fudfydf;a wehf.a fofk;ska .,d.sh l÷<e,s weh ol=K;ska msioeïfï ik;af.a urKh kej;;a iaurKh lrñka'
ik;a fiajh lf<a iuDoaê kshduljrfhla úÈhg' Tyqf.a urKfhka miq úY%du jegqma iEu uilu ;kQcdf.a w;g ,enqKd' kuq;a ta uqo, orejka fofokdg;a" wehg;a" wïudg;a Ôj;aùug m%udKj;a jqfKa keye' <uhskaf.a mdi,a .ukg;a" f.or wjYH øjH ñ,§ .ekSug;a uqo,a udiam;du jehjqKd' Tjqka Ôj;a jqfK;a l=,S f.orl'
ta ish,a, tfia isÿfjoaÈ ik;af.a ur‚ka miqj .fï .%du fiajl jQ iqks,a ;kQcdg fndfyda fihska l=¿mÕ jqKd' mdr f;dfÜ yuqjQ úgo ÿl iem fidhd n,kak wu;l lf<a keye'
iqks,a tlaore msfhla' Tyqf.a ìßh k.rfh wOHdmk ld¾hd,hl fiajh l< ,smsldßkshla' ìß| ks;r rdcldßhg lemù isá ksid iqks,a hïlsis md¿jlska" ;kslñka ;uhs ysáfh'
iqks,a ;kQcdg fnfyúka we¿ï lf<a wef.a rEm iajNdjhg' orejka fofofkl=f.a ujl jqjo ;kQcdf.a rEmh;a YÍr ú,dih;a wújdyl ;re‚hlf.a ú,dihla fmkakqï l<d'
tfia Èk" i;s" udi .Kka .;fjoaÈ iqks,a wE .ek fidhd n,d wef.a ksfjig hkak;a mqreÿ fj,hs ysáfh' Tyqf.a Woõ Wmldr weh uq,§ m%;slafIam l<;a miqj tfia fkdlrkakg fya;= jqfKa iqks,af. fm/;a;h ksid'
iqks,af.a fï ie,ls,a, ksid ;kQcdf.a f.or w.ysÕlï ÿreù uqo,aj,g wu;rj yd,a" fmd,a" t<j¿ lsisu wvqjlska f;drj ,efnkakg jqKd' Tyqf.a fï fyd| .;s.=Kj,g;a" mß;Hd.YS,S;ajhg;a ;kQcdf.a is; Tyq fj;g ldkaoula fuka we§ .syskqhs ;snqfK' weh Tyqg f.dvla ióm jqKd fia oefkkakg jqKd' weh ljodj;au ik;af.ka miqj fjk msßñfhla foi neÆfj keye'
újdylhl= jQ iqks,a flf¾ wef.a is; ;Èka ne÷fK wehsoehs lshkakg;a weh iu;ajqfKa keye' wehf.a is; iqks,ag fmïlrkakg jqfKa wehg;a fydfrka'
ik;af.a wdorh wysñjQ ;kQcdf.a Ôú;hg iqks,af.a meñŒu f,dl= wiajeis,a,la jqKd' weh Tyqg f.dvla weÆï l<d' Tyq;a wehg tfiau weÆï lrkakg jqKd' Tjqkaf.a in|;d tf,i jeäÈhqKq fjoaÈ fofokdgu Tjqka tlsfkld ke;sj bkak neßjqKd'
wjidkfha fofokd Tjqfkdjqkag fma%u lrkakg mgka .;a;d' ;ykï wdorfha iqj ú¢kakg jqfKa ta w;rjdfrÈ' ik;af.a úfhdafjka wehg ,enqKq ÿla.skak ;rula fyda iukh jqfKa iqks,a ;udg <x jQ miqj nj wehgu oefkkag jqKd' ;ud fï lrkafk je/qoaola nj is;kakg ;rï wehg nqoaêhla ;snqfK keye'
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