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‘C® ngiu¢ brhšYtâš m¥go v‹d kÇahij¡ Fiw¢rš’ v‹W nguD¡F És§fÉšiy!

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“vJ¡F«kh ngh¤âa¡fhis¡ T¥ã£oU¡fh§f? ñ£Lntiy brŒath? ntiy #hÞâahÆU¡Fnk‹D mGt¿ah? ehD« Tl¥ nghnw«kh” v‹wh‹ m¥ghÉahf átdh©o.

nt©oat®fŸ To¥ ngádh®fŸ.

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“ngh¤â å£L Éy¡F; _‹wh« ehŸ Úuh£o mD¥gnwh«” v‹W mu©kid¡F nrâ brhšÈ É£lh®fŸ. xU bgÇa fšY« jahuhdJ. ngh¤â¡F #hâ¡fhŒ, #hâg¤âÇ, kha¡fhŒ, »uh«ò všyh« miu¤J¡ fy¡»a fŸis¡ Fo¡f¡ bfhL¤ jh®fŸ. “Ia‹ k£L« Fo¡fwhfns! ehkS« xUehŸ Fo¢R¥ gh¡fQ Ä©L m¡fh brhšY«” v‹W ïˤj átdh©o¡F xU bršy¡ F£L ÉGªjJ.

‘M, n#huhÆU¡F’ v‹W Tl xU Ftis nf£L th§»¡ Fo¤j ngh¤â áy ÃÄl§fËš cw§»É£lhŸ. jhah® É«kš btË¥glhkš thia òlit¤ jiy¥ghš mil¤J¡ bfhŸs FÊ¡FŸ ngh¤âia ïw¡»d®. bfhŠr« k©iz¤ jŸË fšiy it¤jd®. fšY¡F nkš k©iz¤ jŸË rkkh¡» mªj ïl¤âš nt¥g§f‹iw e£ld®.

m‹W ïunt mªj¡ FL«g« ÑH¡fiu¡F¥ nghŒÉ£lJ. #Ûªjh® fhykhdJ« âU«ã tªJ ngh¤âia¥ òij¤j ïl¤âš xU k©lg¤ij ÃWÉd®.

Rkh® ïUgJ M©LfS¡F K‹ ngh¤âia¥ nghš xU f‰áiy brŒJ it¡f k© Õl¤â‰ foÆš njh©oanghJ ngh¤âÆ‹ vY«ò¡ Til¡ f©oU¡»wh®fŸ. mij vL¤J rl§FfŸ brŒJ ml¡f« g©Â f‰áiyia ÃWÉ nfhÉš f£o F«ghãnõf« brŒâU¡ »‹wd®.

átªj g£L cL¤â jÇrd« jU»whŸ ngh¤âa«k‹. v£laòu« ÑHuj åâÆš vËikahf¡ fh£áaË¡»wJ ngh¤âa«k‹ Mya«. ngh¤â Æ‹ rªjâÆd® jh‹ ói# brŒ»wh®fŸ. ngh¤â FL«g¤ âdÇ‹ Fy bjŒtkhd Rªju_®¤âah® áiyí« m§»U¡»wJ.

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