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dg"to\ Hof dGt wfo]j+ jf km";{bof Ono\ yLyL sy+of ljrfMt jofRjgL . Olk+ cNofv ljrfMt dWo]o\ DjfMdL db'u' x] cfkfM h'O cn] y'lk+ ofsg+ Njd+gf g+ jgL . wfOgfk+ b', Hof dGtls dg"t j“o\rfo] oM . cem yy] g+ wfO– Hof dbofM lvrfof ;“ vfM h'n . km";{bof Ono\ jOu' cNofv ljrfM Gx\ofan]+ Wj+;fTds x] h'O wofu' nf db' t/ l;h{gfTds g+ h'Odv' . lsk" gu/kflnsfof 5'+ lGx Gx\oM Rj+u' Gxfkf+u' jf]8{ j}7s+ lsk"of n“ j r'sof gf+ zxLblklgu' gfd+ 5'Ou' wsfM ofMu' lg0f{o g+ y'u' x] k|s[ltof hs+ dv'nf < zxLblklgu' gf+ Sjsof Hof ofo]u' af+dnfMu' dv';f+ yf;o\ dnft nf wof y]+ Rj+ cn] Yj lg0f{o km";{bof Ono\ lkb+u' Djfdb'u' ljrfM / erf Gx\oRo"u' knfM hs h"u'ln+ y'ls+ u'lnt gsf/fTds c;/ nfsL wsfM ljrfM ofo]dfMu' kIf g+ b' . 

zxLblklgu' gfd+ yg yL yL Hofv“ Gx\ofyf;+ h'ofRj+ . :s"n, sn]h, kfs{ cflb hs dv' zx/of gf+ gfk+ zxLbof gfd+ 5'o]u' ofM . jf:tjo\ zxLb w}u' efjgf gfk ;DjlGwt v“ vM . zxLbof xgf y'sy+ x] hs h'O wofu' db', d]d]u' sy+ g+ h'Okm' . yg yfo\ nfs x] zxLblklgu' gf+ b'?kof]u h'Ou' g+ plQs+ ;+efjgf b' . /fhgLltof Vono\ :jfy{k"lt{of lg+lt zxLbof gf+ 5\onfRjg]km' 5fo\wfM;f zxLb ;DjlGw v“ gfk hgtfof efjgf t;s+ x] ;ltgf RjgL . t/ j:t'ut 9+u+ larfM ofgf jg]u' vM w}u' h";f Gx\ofUu'+ Hof zxLbof gfd+ x] hs ofo]dfM w}u' cfu|x sf]/f efj'stf hs vM wof+ 5'+ dkfM . yg cHofMu' g+ cfkfn+ v“ b', u'u' zxLbof efjgf :jof+ Rjo\ nfO . Yj ljifoo\ tfM xfsn+ s'nf dRj+;] 5u" Gx\o;n+ Sjrfo]s]– zxLb yxf“ j+ ls /fi6« < Yj Gx\o;M lsk" gu/kflnsf b'g] x] hs dv';] gu/kflnsf+ lkg]oft g+ ;fGble{s h" . Yj lsk" gu/ kflnsfof df}lns ;f]r dv', d]u' yf;+ k|efljt vM . yHofMu' k|efj …km]zgÚof ?ko\ d]d]yfo\ g+ GogfRj+u' b' .

lsk" yf}+Gxo\ hs gL:j+u' Gx"u'' j:tL dv' . yf}+ gu/kflnsf vM;f lDxuM uf+of ?ko\ emL;+ :o" . t/ cfkfMl;g+ ;L dv' lsk"of bhf{ dWosfno\ x] gu/kflnsfof Nofvo\ nfM . Oltxf; :jo]ano\ lsk"of :yfkgf lnR5ljsflng h'h' lzjb]j låtLo+ ofMu' y]+ Rjg]km' t/ pDx h'h'+ nf yg 5' 5'+ ;'wf/ hs ofMu' vM . lsk" y]+ x] Yjof lns lns Rj+u' guf+, kf+uf, efh+ufM, rf]efM, tf}bx nfuf cflb, y'lk+ km'Ss k|flrg j:tLt yf}+sGxo\ lsk" gu/kflnsf b'g] nfM . d]nDrLof nM sf7df8f}+ pkTosfo\ xo]of lg+lt Hof h'ofRj+u' emL;+ :o" cn] 5'+ b“ lnkf d]nDrLof nM yg YogL . y'lsof cy{ Yj dv' ls Yjof+ Gx\oM Yj pkTosfo\ cfjfbL x] dv' cyjf bM;f+ nM x] dTj+;] dg"t DjfgfRj+u' vM . ;' k|wfgdGqLof kfno\ d]nDrLof nM YogL j x] k|wfgdGqL+ sf7df8f}+ pkTosfo\ dfgj ;Eotfof :yfkgf ofMu' g+ h'Odv' . kfo\l5 Yj x] pbfx/0f lsk"of lg+lt g+ nfu" h'O . Oltxf;of piffsfno\ x] cl:tTjo\ b'u' lsk"of k|flrgtf lsk"ldto\u' hs ;Dkbf dv' . cy] x] ;Dkbf w}u' k'vf{+ TjMtf ys"u' h'Oj+ plsoft emL oYy] ofo]bO dv' 5fo\wfM;f Yj nf …gf;f]Ú hs vM . Yj gf;f] sGxo\of k':tfoft nMNxfo]u' bfloTj+ emL d'Qm dv' . NogfRj+u' ;Dkbfoft y'lndl5 dxTj 5fo\lao]dfMu' wfo]ano\ NogfRj+u' ;Dkbf+ emLu' x] Oltxf; sgfRjgL . ;Dkbf+ emLu' ctLtof af/] hfgsf/L aL cn] emLu' eljio lgwf{/0f ofo]t Ujfxfln ofgfRjgL . 5'+ g+ k'nf+u' j:tLof gf+, TjfM, jxfM, jxL, glg, r's, k'v", b]uM kMvf, Wjfvf cflb emLu' Oltxf; cWoogof >f]t h'ofRjgL . k'v"of cl:tTj dbo] w'+s";f+ plsof gf+ hs NogfRjg wfM;f+ plsof cfwf/o\ ttMw+u' v“ dfn]s'n] ofo] km' . lsk"of x/]s v“ g+ y'sy+ dxTj+ hfM . yHofMu' v“oft x'ofM zxLblklgu' gfd+ Gx"u' gf+ 5'o]u' w}u' ckmuflg:tfgof jfldofgo\ tflnjfgto\;+ a'4d"lt{ Wji6 ofMy]+ hs h'O . 

Rj;' AjAj+ jgLano\ Rjldln;]+ c;xdtlk+;+ ygyfo\ kmL dkmofM KjfSs Gog] km'u' Gx\o;M vM– cy] vM;f k'vf{of …gf;f]Ú so]Rofgf Rjg]t x] hs emL kfo\l5 h'n nf < emL yMlk;+ 5'+ lgdf{0f ofo] DjfMnf < y'sy+ AjngLu' Gx\o;M x] l;h{gfof d'xfg vM . l;h{gfTds u'0f bofM g+ cg's"n jftfj/0fof sf/0f 5\on] dkmofRj+lk+s] hs AjngLu' Gx\o;M vM Yj . y'lsof ln;M ;/n h" . ln;M vM– cy] vM;f vfnL yf;o\ Gx"u' ljsf; lgdf{0fof Hof z'? ofo]u' . 

lsk'lnO hs dv';] b]o\Go+s+ ofo] dflgu' Hof cfkfn+ b' . lDxuMof cfjZostfoft Wofgo\ tofM ofgftMu' ljsf; lgdf{0f yf}+ ckof{Kt h'Ow'+sn . yHofMu' Ono\ Gx" lgdf{0f cTofjZos, dv' w}u' h";f pls+ bL3{sflng c;/ nflsu' cjZo+efjL vM . ljsf; lgdf{0fo\ Wofg dtM;] k'nf+u' v“o\ hs xo]e'gf Rjg]u' j plsO x] Kof y]+ yfgfRjg]u' l;h{gzLntf dv' . yDx+ 5'+ l;h{gf dofo]u' j k'vf{of ;DklQ :o+sfM Rjg]u' w}u' kfo\l5 cy] x] vM uy], yDx+ 5]“ bgfgo] efM dvgf afM afHoflk;+ bgftMu' 5]“ bfh'lshf by'O efu+yl5 c+zj08f ofo]u' gfdo\ wln+ Ogf sfo]u' cn] dufM dl5+ wsfM Njfgfxfnf Rjg]u' . 

yf}+ lsk" gu/ kflnsfoft lgu" b[li6sf]0f+ :jo]dfM, 5u" P]ltxfl;s Pj+ ;f“:s[lts dxTj b'u' k|flrg j:tLt j d]u' jt{dfg O{of lgdf{0f . k|flrg j:tLO ofo]u' Hof w}u' k'glgdf{0f, hL0ff]{4f/ j dlh dufMyfo\ hs Gx"u' t/ k'nf+u'oft c;/ dnfOsy+of lgdf{0f . cy] x] k|flrg j:tL+ lkg] yf}+oft NjMu' sy+ Gx"u' ljsf; lgdf{0fof Hof Gx\ofsf og] Ho" . u'lnv] yf;o\ n“ x] db' . b'yfo\ g+ gf+ dfqof hs . Tjg]u' nMof g+ plQs+ cefj . kfs{of cjwf/0f lDxuM dbo]km', cy] wfo]j+ Yjoft yf}+of kl/j]zo\ c:jLsfo ofo] kmOdv' . yHofu' km'Ss v“o\ Wofg laof Gx\ofs]u' x] Gx"u' ljsf; lgdf{0f vM . a? yHofMu' ljsf; lgdf{0fo\ gf+ 5'Ot yf}+of dg"t :jtGq h'O . zxLbof gf+ Sjsof hs dv', O{JoM sy+ ofo]Ho" . 

lsk" gu/kflnsf+ n“ j r'sof Gx" gf+ 5'Ou' wfMu' v“ pln k|i6 dh" . n“ Gx\ofyfo\ g+ bM;f+ r's w}u' k|flrg j:tLO hs bO . cy] wfo]ano\ gu/kflnsfof nIo w}u' k|flrg j:tLO g+ h'n . gu/kflnsfof b[li6bf]if w}u' Yj x] vM . gu/kflnsfofs] yf}+sGxo\ hs dv';] Yj :jof+ Gx\oM g+ yMu' If]qof Oltxf;, snf, ;+:s[lt y]+ HofMu' 1fgof sdL vg] b' . Gxfkfof sfo{sfno\ g+ y'sy+ x] cfkfn+ ;+:s[lt xGtfM h'Ou' Hof h"u' vM;f cfM g+ cHofMu' x] lg0f{o h'ofRjlgu' w}u' uNtLoft lg/Gt/tf laofRjg]u' hs h'O . 

P]ltxfl;s, k'/ftflTjs j ;f“:s[lts dxTjof ;Dkbfk|lt Ro"tfM to]u' bfloTj lnlvt j sfg"gL ?k+ :yflgo lgsfoto\t ljoftMu' b' . cy] h'of ;Dkbfof ;+/If0f ofo]t :yflgo lgsfot Gx\ofan]+ Gx\olrn]dfM . t/ y'lk+ lgsfoto\;+ knfM å+sn wfM;f :yflgo hgtf+ s'nf aL dfM . t/ :yflgo lgsfo hs dv';] 1fgof cefjo\ >L % of ;/sf/+ g+ knfM å+sfM Rjg]u' ofM . 5'lsoft ;Dkbf wfo]u' j 5'lsoft dwfo]u' wsfM ltkm\ofo] dkmofM Rj+u' cj:yf g+ n" . cfw'lgsLs/0fof gfdo\ dg"t dtfxf lsl; y]+ Ajf“o\ jgfRj+u' b' . lsk" gu/kflnsf b'g]of yL yL n“ j r'sof k'nf+u' lxn]u' wsfM ofMu' lg0f{o g+ dtfxfM lsl; Ajf“o\ j+ y]+ x] hs vM . Yj k|j[lQ ofsg+ TjMt]dfM . olb dv' w}u' h";f sGxo\ xfsg+ 5sM x" jOano\ ygof cfh'BM -af3e}/j_ b]uM, SjfMRjM b]uM, lrn+Rj, rf]efMof cflbgfy b]uM, u0f]BM cflb ;Dkbfoft g+ zxLbof gf+ SjsofM Gx"u' gf+ 5'Ou' lg0f{o dofO wsfM wfo]dkm' .