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s]xL ;docl3 kf6g b/jf/ If]qdf n]vs Pp6f ;Dkbfljb\;“u 3'ld/x]sf] lyof] . xfd|f] gh/ Pp6f dNnsflng sfi7snfdfly k¥of] h;df s]xL lbgcl3dfq} rk/f xfn]/ rDsfOPsf] lyof] . olQs}df pgL n]vs;“u pgn] eg]– …ca s]ldsN;n] of] sf7nfO{ leqleq} c;/ kf5{ / cGttM rf“8} lau|G5 .Ú kf6gs} gsalxndf klg a'4 hLjgL;“u ;DjlGwt b[iox? s'l8Psf] sfi7snfdf To:t} s'g} csf]{ /+u k|of]u ul/Psf] 5 . pgs} zAbdf eGbf ca Tof] klg cGttM rf“8} lau|G5 . o;/L cGttM rf“8} lju|g] pkTosfsf ;Dkbfx?sf] ;"lr tof/ kfg]{ xf] eg] ;f] ;"lr lgs} nfdf] x'g] u5{ h;n] ;Dkbfk|ltsf] xfd|f] Jojxf/ / ;Dj]bgzLntfsf] dfkg ubf{ k|foM z"Go c+lst ub{5 .

;Dkbfdf /+u nufpg]x? u}/ JolQm geP/ ;DjlGwt ;Dkbfsf lhDd]jf/ JolQmx? g} x'G5g\ t/ ;Dkbfsf] af/]df 1fg x'“b}gg\ . pgLx?sf] dfq bf]if 5}g lsgeg] cfkm"nfO{ ;+:s[ltljb\ jf ;Dkbf ljz]if1 egfp“bfx?n] g} o;nfO{ cfkQL hgfpg] ub}{g jf cf“vf lrDn]/ al;lbG5g\ . cem ltgLx? g} ;DkbfnfO{ lemNs] agfpg xf}l;Psfx?nfO{ yk xf};nf lbO6f]kN5g\ . x]bf{ ;fdfGo ultljlw b]lvPkl5 ;Dkbfsf] ;+/If0fdf o:tf] e'nn] slt c;/ k'¥ofp“5 eGg]] s'/f ;Dkbfsf] Ifltkl5dfq b]Vg kfOG5 . 
k|flrg ;Dkbfsf] gfddf xfn xfdL;“u s]xL d"lt{snf / c? gu0o ;+Vofdf 5g\ . d"lt{snfeGbf cl3 lrqsnf, sfi7snf, d[[lQsfsnf cflbsf] ljsf; x'g' w]/} ;+efjgf 5 t/ ltgLx? k|:t/sf] t'ngfdf sddfq l6sfp x'g] ePsf]n] ;'/lIt 5}gg\ . ;Dkbfsf] ;+/If0f ug]{ k|ljlw jf 1fgsf] cefjsf sf/0f o:tf] ePsf] dfGg' kb{5 . km]l/ ;Dkbf eg]sf] k'vf{sf] pkxf/ xf] / gf;f]sf] ?kdf k|fKt o;nfO{ hf]ufP/ efjL lkwLnfO{ x:tfGt/ ug'{ k5{ eGg] dfgl;stf] xfd|f k'vf{df gePsf klg a'lemG5 . a? gof“ lgdf{0f ug]{ rng lyof] . k'/fgf k'/fgf x:tlnlvt u|Gyx? ;+u|xfnox?df s]xL ;+u|lxt 5g\ eg] w]/} h;f] 3/3/df TolQs} c;'/lIft cj:yfdf 5g\ . slQn] t wd{sf s'/fx? otfptf ug'{ x'“b}g eg]/ ;f]em} gbLdf kmfNg nfg] klg ul/G5 . k'/fgf kf}efM lrqx?nfO{ afn]/ w'ksf] ?kdf k|of]u ug]{ g/fd|f] afgL t xfdL;“u plxNo}b]lv lyof] . k|flrg ;Dkbfsf] ?kdf k|flrg gu/ jf:t'snf klg lyof] t/ zx/Ls/0fsf] gfddf cGwfw'Gw gLlt lnPkl5 Tof] klg dfl;“bf] cj:yfdf 5 . o;sf] kl5Nnf] pbfx/0f kz'kltIf]qsf] k|flrg b]jkQg zx/sf] ar]v'r]sf] cjz]ifnfO{ xfn} To; If]qsf] ljsf;sf] gfddf agfOPsf] u'?of]hgf nfu" ug{ eg]/ j:tL p7fP/ ;a} 3/x? eTsfPsf] 36gf klg Ps xf] . 
k|flrg / dWosfnsf d"lt{ lgdf{tfx?n] d"lt{ agfp“bf slxNo} klg /+u nufPgg\ . /+u geP/ jf /+ufpg] 1fg geP/ To:tf] u/]sf] kSs} klg lyPg . clt g} /fd|f /fd|f kf}efM / JolQm lrq n]v]/ b]zljb]zdf Voflt sdfPsf Tolt a]nfsf snfsf/x?n] k|:t/snfdf /+u nufpg] cfjZostf g} b]v]gg\ . ;fbf k|:t/df s'lbPsf d"lt{x? hlt ;'Gb/ / cfsif{s 5g\ TolQ cfhef]ln /+ufOlbPsf d"lt{x? sbflk cfsif{s 5}gg\ . 

d"lt{x? cfkm}n] klg cfkm\gf] / tTsflng kl/j]zsf] Oltxf; af]ln/x]sf] x'G5 . lznfn]vn] g]kfnsf] Oltxf; lgs} k5fl8dfqf b]vfPklg d"lt{x?n] To;nfO{ lgs} cufl8;Dd k'¥ofPsf] b[i6fGtaf6 klg o;sf] dxTj a'em\g ;lsG5 . t/ ;a} d"lt{df Ogfd]n nufPsf] eP cWoogsf] nflu of] ;+ej x'“b}gYof] . kf6g Rof;nlx6Ll:yt uhnIdLsf] d"lt{df Ogfd]n nufP/ lemNs] agfPsf] eP ljåfg n}gl;+x afª\b]nnfO{ ;f] d"lt{sf] klxrfg / bf]>f] ztfAbLlt/sf] egL sfn lgwf{/0f ug{ d'l:sn kb{Yof] . afnfh'sf] st} hdLg d'lg k'l/P/ /x]sf] cj:yfdf e]6fOPsf] elgPsf] sfne}/jsf] d"lt{ /fhf k|tfk dNnsf] ;dodf Toxf“af6 p7fP/ xg'dfg9f]sf kl/;/df yfkgf ug{ NofPsf] lyof] . o;sf] cy{ xf], ;f] d"lt{ /fhf k|tfk dNneGbf lgs} cufl8 agfOPsf] xf] . t/ cfhef]ln Tof] e}/jsf] d"lt{nfO{{ lemNs] agfO“bf d"lt{sf] cWoogdf lgs} afwf k/]sf] 5 . o;/L /+ufpg] ubf{ Ps t d"lt{sf] cWoogdf afwf k'u]sf] 5, csf]{ /+udf /x]sf] /;fogn] To;nfO{ k|lts"n c;/ kfl//x]sf] x'G5 . 

ljleGg b]j b]jtfsf] d"lt{df 9f]Ug hfg]x?sf] dgdf ;fob}dfq d"lt{df Iflt k'¥ofpg] lgot xf]nf . t/ d"lt{x?df Iflt k'¥ofpgdf ltg} eQmhgx?sf] k|d'v xft /x]sf] x'G5 . lbgdf xhf/f}+ dfG5]n] d"lt{nfO{ 5'g] / To;dfly caL/sf] klg k|of]u x'“bf d"lt{ rf“8} lvOg' :jfefljs xf] . k|l;4 blIf0fsfnLsf] d"lt{sf] k'/fgf] / gof“ b'O{ t:jL/nfO{ ;“u} /fv]/ Pp6f klqsfdf k|sflzt ugf{ 5f]6f] ;dodf g} slt c;/ k'Ubf] /x]5 eGg] s'/f 5n{+u ePsf] 5 . d"lt{df /ftf] caL/, To;dfly anL r9fp“bfsf] /ut / k|;fb :j?k d'vdf sf]lrg] n8\8" jf cGo s]xLn] d"lt{x?nfO{ s'?k g} agfOlbg] ub{5 . snfsf/n] s'g} klg d"lt{nfO{ ;'Gb/ / cfsif{s ?kdf agfpsf] x'G5 t/ /+ufpg], lvOg] u/L 5'g] tyf cjL/ bNg] cflb sfo{n] lj?k, ljeT; / Ifltu|:t kfl/lbg] x'G5 . 

o;/L g} dlGb/ leq} w"k aflnlb}bf w'“jfn] sfnf] dfq agfPg, snfTds ;Dkbfx?df kmf]x/ klg hdfOlbof] . o:tf] w'“jfn] sltko leQ]lrqx?nfO{ klg lgld6\ofGg kfl/lbPsf] 5 . ;Dkbf ;+/If0fsf] gfddf dd{t / lh0ff]{4f/df dfq ;Lldt /xg] ;/sf/L, u}/;/sf/L lgsfo, ;DjlGwt u'7L jf BMkfMnfM -b]j b]jtfsf /vjfnf_ n] ;+/If0flt/ cfkm\gf] Wofg s]lGb|t ug'{ kb{5 . 
d"lt{df 5f]P/} 9f]Ug glbg], dlGb/sf] d"lt{df anL gr9fpg] / dlGb/leq} w"k gafNg] s'/f g]kfnL ;+:s[lt ;'xfp“bf] s'/f gePsf] ts{ ug]{x? kfOG5g\ . em§ x]bf{ k/dk/fcg';f/ pgLx?sf] s'/f hfoh klg b]lvG5 t/ ;+:s[ltsf] dd{cg's'n eg] 5}gg\ . km]l/ of] eg]sf] lgtfGt cf:yfsf] s'/f xf] . cln 6f9faf6} klg bz{g ug{ ;lsG5 . d"lt{nfO{ 5'g} kg}{ s§/tf ;+:s[ltr]t\eGbf c1fgtf xf] . a? d"n d"lt{ /x]sf] :yfgeGbf aflx/ To;s} s'g} k|lts[lt agfO{ xft}n] 5f]P/ 9f]Ug]nufotsf lqmofsnfkx? ug{ lbg ;lsG5 .