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mjpfhiy NtiyapNyNa ~iel;N`hf;| my;Nyhyfy;Nyhyg;gl;Lf;nfhz;bUe;jJ. Jg;ghf;fp xd;W Njhl;lhit ckpo;e;j Xir mq;F jq;fpapUe;jth;fisj; J}f;fj;jpypUe;J cRg;gp vOg;gpapUe;jJ.~ahuhtJ nfhy;yg;gl;lhh;fsh? nfhy;yg;gl;bUe;jhy; nfhiyahsp ahh;?| Nghd;w Nfs;tpfs; vy;Nyhh; kdjpYk; vOe;jhYk;> gaj;jpdhy; miwfSf;Fs;NsNa Klq;fpf; nfhz;lhh;fs;.

~];l;nur;rhpy;| itj;J xUtiu kUj;Jtg; gzpahh;fs; mk;Gyd;]{f;Ff; nfhz;Lte;jhh;fs;. mJ nla;]p! mts; ,we;J NghapUf;ftpy;iy. tyJ Njhspy; Njhl;lh xd;W Mokhfg; gjpe;jpUe;jJ. Vuhskhd ,uj;jk; ntspNawpg; NghapUe;jjhy; kaq;fpa epiyapy; fple;jhs; mts;.

Nlt;]d; epiyjLkhwpg; NghapUe;jhh;. ,uz;L khjq;fshfg; gpur;rpidapy;yhky; thbf;ifahsh;fisf; fth;e;jpj;J te;j mtuJ n`hl;Nlypy; kWgbAk; rpf;fy; Muk;gpj;Jtpl;lNj! jiyia ,UiffshYk; jhq;fpf;nfhz;L Nrhh;e;JNgha; ,Ue;jthpd; Njhspy; Mjuthff; ifitj;jhd; mtuJ cjtpahsd; khh;\;.

~~kp];lh; Nlt;]d; ele;j mrk;ghtpjk; vkJ n`hl;NlYf;Fg; gpur;rpidia Vw;gLj;jf;$Lk; vdpDk; xU nfhiy jLf;fg;gl;bUf;fpwJ!|| vd;w khh;i\ Nfs;tpf;FwpAld; ghh;j;jhh; Nlt;]d;.mtd; njhlh;e;jhd;. ~Ie;jhk; ,yf;f miwapy; jq;fpapUe;jth; xU rp.I.b. ,d;];ngf;lh;. ahuhtJ ehd;fhk; vz; miwapy; jq;Ftjw;F te;jhy; jdf;F mwptpf;Fk;gb vd;dplk;$wpapUe;jhh;. ekJ n`hl;Nlypy; eilngw;w nfhiyfs; gw;wpj; Jg;gwpaNt mth; ,q;F te;jpUf;fpwhh;||

~~kp];lh; [f;]Dk; kidtpAk; miwf;Fr; nrd;wJk; ehd; ,d;];ngf;lUf;F mwptpj;Njd;. mth;> mth;fisj; njhlh;e;J fz;fhzpj;J te;jpUf;fpwhh;. ahuhtJ mth;fisf; nfhiy nra;a Kaw;rpj;jhy; gpbj;Jtplyhk; vd;gNj mtuJ vz;zkhf ,Ue;jJ||

~~Mdhy; fztdplk; jpUg;jpahd Rfj;ij mDgtpf;f Kbahj nla;]p tpuf;jpapy; fztidNa jPh;j;Jf;fl;l epidj;jpUf;fpwhs;. jiyaizahy; mKf;fp J}f;fj;jpypUe;j [f;]idf; nfhiy nra;a Kad;wNghJ ,d;];ngf;lh; Jg;ghf;fpahy; mtisr; Rl;Lf; fhag;gLj;jpapUf;fpwhh;||

khh;\; nrhy;yr;nrhy;y Nlt;]dpd; Kfj;jpy; xU njspT njhpe;jJ. khh;\; NkYk; $wpdhd;.~~Kd;ida nfhiyfSf;fhd fhuzfh;j;jhf;fisf; fz;Lgpbf;fNt ,d;];ngf;lh; ekJ n`hl;Nlypy; jq;fpapUe;jhh;. Mdhy;> miw vz; ehd;fpy; ele;j kh;kf;nfhiyfisg; gad;gLj;jp mtw;wpd; Nghh;itapNyNa jdJ fztidAk; nfhiy nra;a Kad;w nla;]p rpf;fpf;nfhz;lhs;||

jdf;Fj; njhpe;j cz;ikfisf; $wpKbj;jhd; mtd;.Mdhy; ,d;Dk; Kd;dh; ele;j nfhiyfSf;fhd fhuzq;fNsh nfhiyahspfNsh milahsk; fhzg;gltpy;iy! vJ ele;jhYk; e\;lk; ekJ n`hl;NlYf;Fj;jhNd?|| vd;whh; Nlt;]d; ajhh;j;jkhf.