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~RB @S ~q OA@  iUS AAS | @ @f @U ? @U ZAv@ vAcU Z BSU A cq @US | @@ Z wU S | ks ~U C cUha |  wA Ac@U | TS WBAT @@Av Ae Zc @B TSK T vAv @a | BAT ^ @ BU @JO S C U Aa @ | j@AvR TaC Sq jZS | vAcU cT @Sq Z DKl JO  gU @ Z ASUS j@c | S. @SR J OZ U S | R ASEOq  i U@ iJv Ac WTha !

 rN q AAS OT@ @US cA iS A@ | AF AvS  A M wU ASAv Y qJ | OZAv c R Tm rf Z TZTAZ !

T-av ASAv qJ OU ja cA ~ACS | AAS @M@ co @US |

A@ S, T ~RBAv qJ ZvZv S, @SR TSK @xim | @ sS @ BfcS BfcS cU @AaU | ~crF jq ST @ T U@ jZS @ ? T cc dmSf @ ATU cU | gcU, ZA@ @  | mf jq, R- TITAI @SR ~mv rN hOH @S | c@f cq @ coS @ BfcSS^ cU | @ @ ST rK cc sw @ | @ BfcS cU @ s, q ~AOS-TS-PrUB  jZS Sq |

q AcrK TAU @ TS  c@ gf  iU | fWr ac T @xi dXo  jU | AS mpA A@aq  a S |

vAcU Z @Ac ZAv ZU  \v MJa wUS q @Ac | @AS ~wq UZ a jqAv |

Tpm US AAS | rK U BfcS USS | cSU S |

A@aQH Sfc c @  d @US  mc@ - @ Awa AT ~B jq cU....

k @ ~RB g jU | Sf@xi ! @SR Sf @ @a | ~ vAcU c @ wU S | iS ST AvS wv A cq j ZUS @ Sq ! TAS a o | ApAOfS jq T ~B cr A@a@U  cAq @ | jq A@rf L@ cTf, OZ C SfU | @ @ cU R B^ P AScf j@ AwB f  | A@ jq T  @ ST o @c S !

TAS - Av J wU o of Q sAhaU | ~SF JAU av av  R@ ~SH @a |

sAR R w^cF  BS c BfcSS^ AB @US, @ s ?

TAv SfU OZ  iU | cA w, cA |

 c q ~SH@f JAU A@ A @U  | j@Av J ~SFA@ Jv UAwa | ~Fq, ~Fq jA@.... ZS @ AT ha.. | T AOl@ @ iU, gcS... gcS |

jq , jq @ximq SaS AAS | gcS @Av@ BfcS cU gcaS ! STAv @f J S TAS @SR f, cI wU S |  BS ~wR Sq  | jq Tk s F  U jq @ @ S @ TS Aa | c@ wgf B^ Aa ASZ cS | TSZ T j@ Jv gU Uw | AAS @pGOk wa A@ jAw wUS |

@AS ~wq jq wa w j@Av cU ZU @AaU | cUAv @ZSR  @ZSR a M cha ! TS  Av A WTAv ~JOha | il cUAv av Aw @pGOk c@U SZ AcJAo AU !

AS T ~BR w ArAr @ iU  | wa w j@v  cAU AUS | @pGOk wa ~SAkq cBTS mU | mU r Ur@v W | TS AcmfH mUTi | j@ BFlm jq Ti ToF T^B ATt ~mcU aAv W@ W Z ZaS AAS |

Ti W  Ac Jv @US AAS | ~S@v Jv  cF rTS U | W  qha U  |

cA   Z  wU ZA@-cU-ZAxv  |

ZA@  Z cS cU ~ T cS ZAxv Zc gc | q avcU @q R ASBS j@ W c | j@ ZU @ | cU-ZAxvR ZA@ T @  cU coS @ | c S, ATU S o  |

cU cUU,  ~T  nR BU AS cc ?

BfcSS^ S Av S wU ZUS |  j@v  cUUS, S ~B @ |

 cA A@  OUUS AAS | sc T ~gFcr cUUS, ZA@ ^ STa, W j |

ZA@ cUU, sq  |

S, UZAv  gcS wgf@ @r @ AS | @Ac ~Am ToF @SR qAOS Sq | Zcq wU T Uwa OSAv | j sS cFAw T F ! ASAcrK  RiAS | j@Av Av rN a ~ A@a Sq j | @AcAv @pAm  i ~R A@a T Uwc | j AAv OH g A c ~HAc@ rA |

A@ @f cU OS AAS ? @AcAv TkU @f c ? AS SSS @T@  ^F STa | c AZ W A wa | jc U mpAT^S | AUA UZ ~BS   jqc |

jq TI Av UqS b@ U - OU s rCS TW, ~ ~JAZ s woAU T wUA ACS, /  ~AT AZAa A n - m - @AS |

j @Ac c@U ~w UZ | il jZS @S s OHAv W @ UwU A@aq cI US S AAS |

cA b@ ZA@ ZU  BSU A ~U@ A@ | @ BU dAU BFlm | wa  J@ BSA@ AIUATU | sAR Rq A@  OZ A@ pA A wa k @R |

ZA@ T-@ cUU  @ | T rSU  AT w\ | J@ SA@ f AaU | BFlm J@ A AS s f | g ~U J@ R s ArAr gB SAU oSQ ~U ! J AcaS aS @ dAOAS, Uc, jUO |

T cUU,  @R ~TS f a...

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q ~i ca c cBTS @UB @ T Acgw ~q j r @c  cArU aAaUS BfcSS^ | AAr A ~c Pp@ Agv A jaS | ~crF j ToF ASAT @U@-cArU s OU AaU |

aS A@ @U m Av gw Z S BfcSS^ - T avcU, s kL ~q j r ~cAo ~  q d  wa ccU |

avcU TSq T cc | T @T@Tf r  mgc@Ac | ~S @Ac AUZS | ATrq j cUUS, jZAS cQ|cf BSF @Ac Oq,  i c... U@ JA..

T Z @UT AS ^W b@US | @ZSR ZA^ Sa, @ZSR @UT | sS AOAi AUZaS | c j@v i@a S @R |

a c  UZ  ~c@ Uw | ~R ~c@ Uw sZS T @Ac @ cU i - ~T r c q aU @c ? / @ S c  @B c c |/ TZ A c@ cU, B g TS / TSK q c jq s H |

sAS T AaUS, Acr  ATZ Ac Ri, ~BR  TS  | @Ac g oAS - Sf OU ~RB - ~BR @S cB |

cS qmU @pf anf @T@Tf jxv^ fQ A SAS,  ~wq Ac  s |

T ~rK Ag | s c gkAT@ J R AO AaU, e ~cXo   vgkAT AAS SAS | A@ U A@ c, AUoH T ha gkAT@ AZaS, cQ| AAU  i  |

cc FS^ r ~ j@ ~oH TSK | e s U TSK cU , q ~cS, Bw  Ri scf To jce Q J AaU | A@ AAS mha ca ASaS ArQ@ - cBTS mU @f oS ArQ@ | S A @f cU ~Sw J !

T T  jZSR sS S R s cc q @ -- ATU, gcU OU sR s@...

BfcSS^, ~r@S^ q gq BS Rq @ TT | cc R BS@ AS cdcS | sR c cq @S | @S c ca ca cq | AF @ BFAAcS, @cF @ wAH c AcKq cc ~w | @R gU A@a U Z v@ ~ScS -- aU  c |

T-cc q ~gF jZSR  wa |

~q j r @c q sS il d  wU ccU | @U@ AA^ @UB qeAB ~S AS sZS Ac j  shaS, ZA@ @ av ZS | -ca c | q ZA@ jZS Krf OA !  jZS mofS ~^US Zc rS !

qAToF, wA^AB cArU r c W waS | cArU ccq gATA , wA^AB W sc   ~R ca |

AS @f  OU s !

Ac j r @c  @U@ AcrAcFU @ jT j |   OUU ~qS  | ~qS v ~ rK @ AS |

FAS  AA^ cAe-j @ T, TI TI ~AO^F  cA S | ZR  O-@vUv-@cc | @cc c  |

@\UU  @AU@UT | ZSR c U BfcSS^ r @Ac |  b@ r @  UZ An@ wA TA ~@ @Ar U | @ BS - cXoc c ~ ~AB@T  | Rq An@R a U  @Ac |

@Ac Ac TSF  d @aS AAS | jq c U  T @Ac cq IU@ | @Ac cq cf-  cBS @US |

A@aAS ~wq j@ cU IU@ @Ac A AaUS - TPTnf c f - HF g  | kB Wxv ATAra AK STB   | ~A@  d  s ~BS cU TI | TBS  oASAv wwS wwS cB...

Zcq oH UwU UZAv | F^S, TAUU, SBdU gc m | AAr A j jTS @Ac ~ gU Uw S |

@AcAv  @Tf ~AZU AB @AaU, ~AS @f gwcS Acr @S ?

BfcSS^ cUAaUS, S Dr Acr Sq, c TSK SfAco ~a |

jq SfAco @q  AAv @UB an r JAAaUS | c ~cA@ an Ai@ @AaU mf B @c | A@ AAv @UB s OU q cQ| j@rS qAv ~fc wJ,  TkAkB Acof | anR Q ia - B @cq | @UB OL j@r OA\Ur o BA U | Rq jU@ OBS cAr j@n R OUc S | an f^S S SpL ~qS ~TSF d @U | ~^US kn gKO^ c @UB j an  @ cU wUS |

an Q AS BfcSS^ @Tf -j@BS@ cUAaUS, R sZS j@v ~S^ @ O, R @, QA @f ?

Zc MJa wU RRU @a |

an Fw ATv wU j@AS | A@ BfcSS^ O@A @ cZm US |

q @ :T d | ZUS cwv @UB T AS@ BSF ~oFS @c  A@aAS c@ |  AA\U Tsr @UB OT @Av OU jUS cArU |

cA U@BS Fw Acc R U  | mf UcHF @Ac AS TS lf S | R ~w eA@ mhaU AS |

Ac j@ ca T T B^U |

cArU ~c  Z Z JO ca  OUU, c JAnr aJq aJq, j@Av O@A BvU S | TIZS a cJv OUS c cFc @cS gcAaUS, AS | cfT @AS jBxv @B @cR AaU | vR rK ~cAo U S |

jZS @UcU Tm @wB ZJAv ZS AAS | O@A AcS ZUq ~cSn AUZ c sS |

@ZSR   OU s O@A ~cS AUZ | AUZ AUZ ~cS gK TZm  wa | ~S@ T @A ~oF@ ~ U@O Av  ZAU @U Av BSFq ~cS BSS | gK ~R AcSf  s -  v Tq ~FA@rS  F mv ~ ~FAmvxv , ~q cw v mvv Fv q ~q ~FT Sv @SA  Fv mv, ~q ~FT A v ~F@v F mv ~ ~ U@O qS qR q^AvAvv | ~ Ac mvvTxv ~ Tq @AUA@rS ~F @A ~ ~ A vAmvTASU ~ jS AqS |

c  ~crF jTS s S | ~S@  @Ac ~ | @Ac oS cU sha | cSU S @AcAv TI ToF S | UZAv jZSR sS Ai@i@ U S | @AcAv Uq aJ aJ UqS T j s - T TS @ AaU A@ @R ? @S s c ~w AT OU sR... | A  S A@ US ~Q AUZ sS AAS | ~B@U w\R T ~a | ~M  w\ ha @f S @ BS ! UZ  UA@ Z S Z |

j@  cAT ZT g AOAi jU | cBTS @UB qeAB Acgw ~oF@ O@A a  |

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~c j@AS rS wU BfcS BfcS @ |

j ~w sc jTS a F@c Z wa ~SF @SR @@ AAS ASB ST cU gcaS | ~BR TS A@a c | @ ~ jZS BfcS cU @c @ ? UZ Z TS AUS AAS | Ac@U @UB @ A cwS wU wa AOs  qABO c UZ ZAv ZUS | j  SS ~gF |

@UT  ASq @ sS ~c  ST o @U | @ximAv AcAOn - Sf S dK cI wU S | AAS @S Z @ ~RBAv @pA cIc O @US |

wv ZU cq ZUS ~TkUFcc JA | mvTmv ~TkUFcc O cQ|TB ~Os T - j@TZ  A, T OUR c  |

TS  ~TkUFcc A@a cU OS |

AB OZ @q, ~TkUFcc j@Av TZ c^ SfU ZT AUS BfcSS^  |

BfcSS^ cUUS, ~AS @S @ @ ~c....

A@  @ rK S q ~TkUFcc aS A Uc  Jv UwUS |

A@aQH Sfc JA @ ZTAv ZUUS BfcSS^ |

cXoc AOAi ja | cXoc-T^ @Ac An@ cr SB @a c | j T eZF BfcSS^ j@Av @Ac cAa - TpF ~w |

cXoc BSha, cf^S jq @Ac  AUZaS, BfcSS^ r AOnT @AcAv ~T@ ~S^ Aa | jq  An@ AXf eZF BSFR UZ i ~So BASa  |

@f ~EOs ! cf^S  UZ re @aS | j ~w IU@ cqAv AAS AiAaUS @Acd@ | TS @SR  SAS |

j@c  @Ac  cf^S AUZAaUS, T @AcL rA ~a  ^ Tn Sq | A@ gK gpA AS BcAm @ @S cI A S...

TSZ  AwAaU AS | ~B @Ac ~S^ c Zc TS gU  wU | il TS U ~TkUFccq cf^S | cA c j ~rfcHf A wUS ! jTS m SS UZ H R s |

BfcSS^ qABO cUS | @Ac Z ZU j- -  MJa wUS q OHAv - rK U BfcS USS | cSU S |

O ca o UZAv AS gc OUaS, jZSR ToS MJaS wU S | Z TABS g ia SSS v@ UZ | A@a T^cFR UZ ~rr |

~U @Ac UZ  B, S  ~c | ~c @ @ cU j U gwF cF - il @TS @ sS j@Av UqS j s | @ ~SH @ cf UqSAU | jq  ToFq AF ~a | c, SS ~oFS ~Ag @AcTS@ Xo @ AS U,  TS cr j@v wb ^S  |

@AcAv ~cc @\S @c O @US AAS | ~TkUFcc TZ g iU | TSKAv A@a ~Xg - a oSFc S  q  UUS | ~O TS AhaU TSKAv  TZTAZ c A@a cU OS, BSFq jaS | F@ TSKq co j@BS TZTAZ cc TS TSK ZJB | AAS ASBR  ZJBaS | j@BS@ AaUS A@  ~B @ ?

~Am UwAaU | sfA m cA US BfcSS^ | c , @UB   ~ ATrS |

sA@ R shaS, q A@q BfcSS^ cA | AASR R  Jv UwUS |

cA TZ jq @Ac aAcv j wU | av Aw vAcU cUS AAS |

@UT  ASq AUZUS, B ca o ~AT  JAvAa pAcf ...

T cFA cIS BSF T mc@ b@ U @@Av AA@ ST -- AeU T, AcAc, Acg Sw |

TSK OUa |  rA^  O, TZTAZ c O q AO^S TScf  |

AXf mc@ q FTf cSU  ~g R wU |

 OZ rA^ ~a | OZ @TS  ? Z TABS UZ AaU AZ-Sf-OZ | A@ jTS TcXo  cZ Uwa | j sS ArU ~TBA vU Z U Ar@ wJ AS v@ @cc ! j A TScf ~m-of OZ TUc B gfAv va S |

ce B @ UZ s@ - AZ Sf T OZ U Sv cSU S | rK mc@Av ~SF Av US  j wU | AS rK, c C ASg wU, cq  BfcS @p@T AccHf ZU A TSKAv TZTAZ c O | j AASR OaS | ~TkUF mvTmvR OqUS | j ToF  @Ac q ~A cfBAv  wU - rK U BfcS USS | cSU S |

@AcAv UZ rK U sZS, T wS oaS |

 @Ac @TS gcU j rK U | A@ i@ gcq  AAS  ~Jo AUZAaUS jq @Ac |

( c 46, vc, 2010)

~UH : SfUS c

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?