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    e`q- Am plon u~e{wn{p( jn rep p`l{mng ep e gl/mlwjamb Mnb{l l{ em m`hnlo dl{ {nd~pamb wl e`watnhq p~yyl{w `atah {abjwp l{ ntnm wl pynef l~w rjnmjn jaopnhd rep ta`waoasng l{ jap jlonwlrm ld Ka{oambjeo rep wn{{l{/asng- K~w Oeqp `l~mwn{ng {e`aeh gap`{aoamewalm lm jap lrm wn{op am reqpwjew jn ~mgn{pwllgep e {lhn olgnh rjl mntn{ g{emf l{ polfng( rjletlagng p`emgeh( emg rjl betn jap waon emg olmnq wl `jahg{nmp `e~pnp6ep e yheqn{ rjl nz`nhhng wj{l~bj gap`ayhamn( y{nye{ewalm( emg pe`{a`n6emg ep e oem rjl k{l~bjw Eon{a`emp wlbnwjn{ wj{l~bj wjn dl{`n ld japyn{plmehawq emg jap yeppalm dl{ wjn beon- Oeqp fmnr jap am~nm`n( ye{/wa`~he{hq lm wjn kablwp- A `jembng wjn jew{ng wl he~bjwn{( jn peag- Wewprjew A wjamf-

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    wjn lwjn{ onmaeh clkp wjew rn{n wjnm eteahekhn wl khe`f onm am wjn Pl~wj-A gagmw jetn emq jn{lnp( jn hewn{ peag( rjl dlhgng ~mgn{rne{ am e he~m/g{q- Rjahn jap p~``npp am kepnkehh `l~hg kn w{e`ng wl jap p~khaon mew~{ehpfahhp( aw rep ehpl g{atnm kq ol{n y{eboewa` `lmpagn{ewalmp- Rahhan Oeqpremwng e knwwn{ hadn dl{ jaopnhd emg jap deoahq( emg kepnkehh rep jap wa`fnwwl wjew hadn- Jap dewjn{ oegn p~{n ld aw-

    Rahhan Jlre{g Oeqp( P{-( rep kl{m am ~p`ehllpe( Ehekeoe( am 5155(rjnm olpw pl~wjn{m khe`fp rn{n [ny~kha`em( wjn ye{wq ld Noem`ayewalm-Pl jn rep meong en{ Rahhaeo Jlre{g e( wjn [ny~kha`em am wjn RjawnJl~pn- Wn `l{y~hnmw y{npagnmw rep em a{lma` meonpefn3 Rahhan Oeqppma`fmeon rep Fawwq @ew l{ c~pw @ew( e {ndn{nm`n wl jap dnhamn b{e`n emgnzyhlpatn u~a`fmnpp- Jn gag ntn{qwjamb depwwehfng depw( yheqng `e{gp depw(

    rehfng depw- K~w olpw ld ehh( jn rep `ew/u~a`f lm wjn kepnkehh nhg- Poehhemg o~p`~he{( jn gag mlw pl o~`j bhagn en{ e kehhjn yl~m`ng- Jn jeg eklrhnbbng( yabnlm/wlng rehf( e beaw wjew jap plm rl~hg amjn{aw- @ew Oeqppdewjn{( Rehwn{ Oeqp( rep e pje{n`{lyyn{ emg e mn yaw`jn{ am jap lrm {abjw(emg @ew Oeqp( gnp`{akamb jap dewjn{p wehnmw( peag( Aw rnmw d{lo jao wl onemg wl wjn wja{g bnmn{ewalm( oq lrm plm-

    Nze`whq rjnm @ew Oeqp e{{atng am wjn Ka{oambjeo e{ne l{ rawj rjloap ~m`hne{( k~w p~{nhq jn l{ jap deoahq rep h~{ng kq wjn oamnp( oahhp( emg

    d~{me`np wjew y{lg~`ng wjn teh~ekhn onwehp- K~w Ka{oambjeo jeg plon/wjamb nhpnkepnkehh-

    @loye{ng rawj wjn Ml{wj( kepnkehh emg awp y{n`~{pl{p `eon phlrhq wl wjnPl~wj- Wn beon rep {e{nhq yheqng wjn{n kndl{n wjn @atah Re{ emg gag mlwwefn {llw ~mwah en{ [n`lmpw{~`walm( rjnm {eah{legp jnhyng `{newn poehhwlrmp emg w{egamb tahhebnp- qya`ehhq em ~{kem beon( kepnkehh b{eg~/ehhq dl~mg e jlon am wjnpn pl~wjn{m `loo~mawanp( wjn wneop wjnopnhtnp

    tanrng ep pqoklhp ld y{lb{npp- Klwj rjawnp emg khe`fp yheqng( wjl~bj wjnpyl{w jeg pyn`aeh onemamb eolmb d{nng phetnp- Am wjn ylpwknhh~o Pl~wj(kepnkehh rep wjn olpw yly~he{ ntnmw ew wjn emm~eh C~mnwnnmwj *Noem/`ayewalm! `nhnk{ewalmp6 wjn `lmwnpwp( rjnm `lokamng rawj dllg( gem`amb(emg o~pa`( rn{n aok~ng rawj e jlhageq pya{aw wjew rep hewn{ ntagnmw am wjnMnb{l Hneb~np-

    Am pl~wjn{m oamamb `loo~mawanp emg pwnnh yhemwp( kepnkehh rep ehplgnpabmng wl wabjwnm wjn klmgp knwrnnm hekl{ emg oemebnonmw- Amg~pw{aehclkp oltng rl{fn{p d{lo wjn pneplmeh {jqwjop ld de{oamb wl wjn ~m`lo/y{loapamb ga`wewnp ld wjn hl`f- Wn klpp onm remwng deawjd~h noyhlqnnprjl rl~hg egjn{n wl wjna{ b{amgamb {nbaonm6 wjnq ehpl remwng wjna{ rl{f/n{p wl pj~m wjn hekl{ ~malmp rjl pl~bjw dllwjlhgp am wjnpn mnr l~wylpwp-Wew hlqehwq `l~hg mlw kn kl~bjw kq rebnp ehlmn- Wn `loyemq wlrmp jeg

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    wl y{ltagn p`jllhp( jl~pamb( jnehwj `e{n( emg {n`{newalm( emg dnr e`watawanppwa{{ng ol{n yeppalm wjem kepnkehh- Wn jlwhq lmwnpwng Amg~pw{aeh Hneb~np(am rja`j ne`j wneo rep pylmpl{ng kq em amgatag~eh `loyemq( y{lg~`ngplon ld wjn beonp knpw ne{hq yheqn{p( mlwekhq Pjlnhnpp Cln Ce`fplm- Wnhneb~np rn{n ehpl e blgpnmg dl{ wjna{ pylmpl{pe `lhhn`watn nmwn{y{apnwjew gag mlw wj{newnm oemebnonmwp jnbnolmq k~w gag {namdl{`n rl{fn{pehhnbaem`n wl wjna{ noyhlqn{p( rjl kl~bjw wjna{ ~madl{op( p`jng~hng wjna{beonp( emg `ltn{ng wjna{ nzynmpnp- Aw rep e poehh y{a`n dl{ hekl{ yne`n-

    Rjahn wjn Pl~wj ap lnm eppl`aewng rawj dllwkehh( aw rep ml e``agnmwwjew klwj @ew Oeqp emg jap plm nok{e`ng kepnkehh( rja`j rep wjn olpwaoyl{wemw {aw~eh am wjn amg~pw{aeh `loo~mawq( e``l{gamb wl wjn p`jlhe{@j{apwlyjn{ Gnem D~hhn{wlm-

    Wew {aw~eh rep ye{wa`~he{hq pya{awng am Ka{oambjeo( rjlpn Amg~pw{aehHneb~n rep `lmpagn{ng wjn he{bnpw emg olpw `loynwawatn am wjn Pl~wj- Awrep `{newng am 519>( rawj ta{w~ehhq ntn{q nmwn{y{apn jetamb awp lrm wneo-Wn pu~egp rn{n pnb{nbewng( wjn beonp eyyneh `{lppamb {e`aeh hamnp- Kq51;:( wjn{n rn{n wja{wq rjawn wneop emg nabjw khe`f( wjn hewwn{ b{l~y rawjmeonp hafn E@AY@L *Eon{a`em @epw A{lm $ Yayn @loyemq!( Pwl`fjeoTehtn( emg wjn Y{eww @awq Mamn- Plon `lmwnpwp g{nr pntn{eh wjl~pemg demp(oemq ld rjlo jeg ml yhe`n wl paw( petn em noywq jahhpagn- Wn beonp rn{n

    `ltn{ng kq mnrpyeyn{p( y{npagng ltn{ kq `loyemq l`aehp( emg jabj/habjwng kq oe{`jamb kemgp emg c~kahnn pambn{p- Am plon `epnp( rl{fn{prn{n ja{ng pw{a`whq dl{ wjna{ wehnmwp lm wjn gaeolmg emg {nre{gng wj{l~bjjabjn{ rebnp emg klm~pnp ep rnhh ep habjwn{ rl{f p`jng~hnp-

    Wn knpw rjawn yheqn{p rnmw lm wl yheq am l{bemasng kepnkehh( emg en{51;9( wjn mnpw khe`f ewjhnwnp `l~hg b{eg~ewn wl wjn Mnb{l Hneb~np- K~wntnm wjn y{ldnppalmeh khe`f yheqn{p gagmw mn`nppe{ahq oefn ol{n olmnqwjem wjna{ ynn{p am wjn Amg~pw{aeh Hneb~np- Wn khe`f y{ldnppalmeh wneop

    wqya`ehhq {n`natng e yn{`nmwebn ld wjn bewn {n`naywp( rja`j rn{n n{{ewa` ewknpw( emg ne{mambp rn{n ehpl {ng~`ng kq w{etnh nzynmpnp-Wn knmnwp ld jawwamb emg `ew`jamb e kepnkehh rn{n mlw hlpw lm @ew

    Oeqp- Olpw ld wjn oamamb emg oahh clkp rn{n gembn{l~p( k~w pwe{wamb ep eql~mb oem( yn{jeyp ntnm kndl{n jn rep wrnmwq( Oeqp prnyw ll{p am @Apra{n oahh am Dea{nhg( mamn oahnp pl~wjrnpw ld Ka{oambjeo( emg yheqngkepnkehh dl{ wjn Dea{nhg Ra{n Oahh wneo- Prnnyamb ll{p rep e {nre{gdl{ jap ewjhnwa` y{lrnpp( e knmabm wepf wjew ehhlrng jao wl hnetn rl{f ew ;-- emg jneg dl{ wjn kehh nhg- Wn oahh yeag jao ';-49 e geq( k~w wjn rl{frepmw pwnegq- Wn B{new Gny{nppalm wj{lwwhng Ka{oambjeowjn rl{pw/jaw `awq am wjn `l~mw{q( e``l{gamb wl wjn [llpntnhw egoamapw{ewalm- Pl @ewOeqp p`{eyng kq ep e famg ld kepnkehh d{nn ebnmw( pnhhamb jaopnhd wl wjnjabjnpw kaggn{ *wl em Amg~pw{aeh Hneb~n wneo l{ wl lmn wjew ke{mpwl{ong

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    wj{l~bj wjn Pl~wj!- A oegn aw g~{amb wjn Gny{nppalm( jn hewn{ peag( kqyheqamb dl{ emqklgq rjlg batn ql~ olmnq- Kn`e~pn ntn{q waon plon/klgq lon wl bnw on wl yheq kepnkehh( Ag peq( A emw bl( oemA blw plon/wjamb wl gl- Emg jng peq( @lon lm( oem( Ahh batn ql~ ';->9- Plonwaonprjnm wjambp rep keg( ql~g jetn wl bl dl{ wnm `nmw e beon- Emg dl{ wjewolmnq( ql~ hne{mngkepnkehh-

    Ew plon ylamw ep e wnnmebn{( @ew Oeqp onw e phnmgn{ ql~mb rloemmeong Emman Pewwn{rjawn- Kl{m am [emglhyj @l~mwq am nepwn{m Ehekeoe*`l{m( rjnew( `lwwlm!( Emman rep lmn ld pntnm `jahg{nm *lmn pakhamb jeggang ql~mb!- Wn deoahq oltng wl Rnpwnhg( em ehh/khe`f tahhebn rjlpnjl~pnp rn{n lrmng kq @A emg rjlpn {npagnmwp rl{fng am wjn egce`nmwoahhp am Dea{nhg- Emman rep em nz`nywalmeh jabj p`jllh ewjhnwn am klwj

    w{e`f emg kepfnwkehh- Wn y{am`ayeh( N- C- Lhatn{( hewn{ peag wjew Emman repwjn wqyn ld ql~mb yn{plm ql~ hafn wl gneh rawj( kn`e~pn pjn pllm kn`eonfmlrhngbnekhn ekl~w rjew wjn teh~np rn{n am hadn-

    Hawwhn ap fmlrm ld wjn {nhewalmpjay knwrnnm @ew Oeqp emg Emman Pewwn{/rjawn( k~w lm Oeq 4( 5105( wjna{ plm rep kl{mRahhan Jlre{g Oeqp( C{-Emman rep tn{q habjw( rja`j betn wjn kekqp pfam e `ammeolm wamw- E``l{g/amb wl lmn e``l~mw( yn{jeyp eyl`{qyjeh( wjn gl`wl{ rjl gnhatn{ng wjnklq nz`heaong( Oq Blg( hllf ew wjlpn jemgp% Wnq pnnong wl nzwnmg

    ga{n`whq d{lo jap dl{ne{op( rawj ml weyn{amb dl{ jap r{apwp-Rahhanp wnnmebn ye{nmwpEmman rep pazwnnm( @ew( mamnwnnmmntn{

    oe{{ang ne`j lwjn{( pl wjnq de`ng wjn u~npwalm ld rjn{n wjn kekq rl~hghatn- B{emgye{nmwp( lnm nmhapwng am p~`j `a{`~opwem`np( rn{n mlw emlywalm- Emmanp olwjn{ jeg gang pntn{eh qne{p ne{han{( emg jn{ dewjn{ jegekemglmng wjn deoahq6 kq lmn e``l~mw( jn {lgn l~w ld wlrm lm e ka`q/`hn- Rjew jeyynmng wl @ewp ye{nmwp rep ehpl ~mfmlrm( ew hnepw wl Rah/han- Am em noyhlqonmw dl{o dl{ wjn Y~hhoem @loyemq( @ew agnmwang jap

    olwjn{ ep P~pan Poawj( k~w jn mntn{ wlhg Rahhan emqwjamb ekl~w jap yewn{/meh b{emgye{nmwp- Hafn jap oewn{meh b{emgye{nmwp( wjnq rn{n y{np~oekhqwjn `jahg{nm l{ b{emg`jahg{nm ld d{nng phetnp- Mnawjn{ ld Rahhanp ye{nmwpntn{ pje{ng wjew ye{wa`~he{ japwl{q-

    Rahhan Oeqp ehreqp {n`ehhng jap `jahgjllg ep e clql~p( p~mhaw waon p~{/{l~mgng kq hltamb d{anmgp emg deoahq rjl nm`l~{ebng jap g{neop emgpjnhwn{ng jao d{lo je{gpjay- Wlpn `jnn{d~h onol{anp jetn knnm `lm/{ong( gn`egnp hewn{( kq wjlpn rjl b{nr ~y rawj jao- K~w aw ap ehpl w{~nwjew Rahhanp `jahgjllg jeg oemq oltamb ye{wp( rawj e he{bn( pjaamb `lm/pwnhhewalm ld {nhewatnp( e d{e`w~{ng aoongaewn deoahq( wjn je{{lramb gnewjld e hltng lmn( e yjqpa`eh `lmd{lmwewalm rawj jap pwnydewjn{( emg wjn pyn`/wn{ ld ekemglmonmw- K{lfnm deoahanp( ye{wa`~he{hq g~{amb wjn Gny{nppalm(

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    rn{n mlw ~m~p~eh am wjn Pl~wj dl{ rjawn deoahanp ep rnhh ep khe`f- Qnw Rah/hanp `jahgjllg rep am ml req wqya`eh-

    Ep e kekq( jn rep batnm wl jap olwjn{p wrl ql~mbn{ papwn{p( wja{wnnm/qne{/lhg Pe{ej emg mamn/qne{/lhg N{mnpwamn( rjl rn{n jap y{am`ayeh `e{n/wefn{p emg rjl `ehhng jao C~mal{- Wnq amawaehhq hatng am Rnpwnhg( rawjPe{ej ep wjn olpw aoyl{wemw dnoehn b~{n am wjn klqp hadn( e {lhn pjnyheqng ntnm en{ Rahhan hn Ehekeoe wl yheq dl{ wjn Baemwp- @ew rep ehpl e`lmpwemw y{npnm`n( y{ltagamb dl{ jap plm mem`aehhq ep rnhh ep nolwalmehhq-K~w jn hatng nhpnrjn{n( emg jap clkpam wjn oahh( lm wjn kepnkehh wneop(emg hewn{ lm wjn {eah{legonemw hlmb ekpnm`np d{lo jlon- Wn oefn/pja deoahq nzyemgng wl am`h~gn wrl ol{n `jahg{nm kl{m l~w ld rnghl`f(lmn d{lo Pe{ej emg lmn d{lo N{mnpwamn- Klwj rlonm ehpl oe{{ang- Pe{ej

    oe{{ang @ewp `l~pam Ngbe{ Oeq( rjl ew plon ylamw hlpw wjn p lm jap hepwmeon- *L{ yn{jeyp @ew Oeqpp deoahq eggng wjn p-! Pe{ej Oeq nmgng ~y{eapamb jn{ papwn{p plm rjahn oe{{ang wl jap dewjn{p `l~pam-

    Wn deoahq pw{~bbhng am wjn ne{hq qne{p- Rjahn @ew Oeqpp n`lmloa` dl{/w~mnp hewn{ aoy{ltng( jn jeg hawwhn olmnq rjnm Rahhan rep e kekq- Rnpw/nhg rep e wqya`eh `loyemq wlrm( {abaghq `lmw{lhhng kq @A( rja`j yeagnoyhlqnnp am p`{ay dl{ ~pn ew wjn `loyemq pwl{n- Rahhan rep {eapng am eph~oyamb d{eon jl~pn( rawj wj{nn kng{llop emg e faw`jnm( e `leh pwltn(

    e rllg/k~{mamb {nyhe`n( emg e y{atq- Wn deoahq rep pl gnpyn{ewn wjewaw `l~hg mlw el{g e `em ld oahf dl{ wj{nn `nmwp- Rn gagmw fmlr rjew wlgl( N{mnpwamn {n`ehhng- K~w e hegq mnzw gll{( pjn jeg e kekq wjn ebn ldRahhan- Rng bl ltn{--- emg wefn C~mal{ ltn{ emg wnhh O{p- Clpnyjamn( emgpjn rl~hg hnw jao m~{pn jn{ k{nepw- Pl wjew req jn rl~hg bnw plon d{npjoahf( prnnw oahf-

    @ew Oeqp `heaong jn mntn{ dl{`ng jap plm wl yheq kepnkehh- Hllf rjew

    jeyynmng wl Cln Hl~ap- Clnp olwjn{ p~yylpnghq kl~bjw jao e kemcl( emgjn nmgng ~y am wjn klzamb {amb% Pl @ew gag mlw `loynh Rahhan wl yheq wjnbeon emg gag mlw k~q jao e bhltn ~mwah jn epfng dl{ lmn- K~w oefn mloapwefn3 @ew remwng jap plm wl yheq kepnkehh emg wl yheq aw knwwn{ wjem emq/lmn nhpn- Jn nzylpng Rahhan wl wjn pyl{w ep ne{hq ep ylppakhn( emg wjn b{eta/wewalmeh y~hh rep a{{npapwakhn-

    Ntnm kndl{n Rahhan `l~hg rehf( @ew betn jao e wrl/dllw/hlmb pwa`f emge {~kkn{ kehh( emg wjn d~w~{n jlon {~m `jeoyalm( pawwamb lm jap gaeyn{ngk~ww( rje`fng wjn kehh emg `{erhng en{ aw- l bnw wjn `jahg rehfamb( @ewhnemng jao ebeampw e `jea{( {lhhng e kehh e`{lpp wjn ll{( emg qnhhng( Pnnwjn kehh% Pnn wjn kehh% Jn wjnm w~{mng Rahhan hllpn-

    @ew hewn{ peag( A fmnr jn rep blmme kn pyn`aeh ep pllm ep jn pwe{wngrehfamb( {abjw e{l~mg wjn waon jn blw wl kn lmn qne{ lhg- Jnp lmn qne{

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    lhg( emg A kl~bjw jao e kab {l~mg kehh- Rahhan rl~hg jlhg wjew kab {l~mgkehh emg kl~m`n emg `jepn aw- Ad aw ntn{ blw ereq d{lo jao( jng pwe{w wl `{q-Ql~ l~hgmw knhantn jlr bllg Rahhan rep( lmn qne{ lhg( jepamb glrm wjewkab {l~mg kehh- Hawwhn kaw ld e wjamb( k~w ntnm wjnm jap jemgp rn{n p~{n emgpw{lmb- Ao wnhhamb ql~ wjn w{~wj- [abjw wjnm( rjnm jn rep lmn qne{ lhg( Afmnr jng kn e b{new lmn- Jn eggng( A rep y{nwwq bllg( k~w oq jemgp e{n{nb~he{ pasn- Rahhan bnwp wjlpn kab jemgp d{lo jap olwjn{-

    Kq wjn waon Rahhan rep tn( @ew rep wj{lramb wjn kehh wl jao l~wpagn(qnhhamb( @ew`j aw% Wnq hatng mne{ e `l{mnhg emg `lr yepw~{n( rja`j repehpl ~png ep e kehh nhg- Wnq rnmw l~w am wjn en{mllm( plonwaonp am wjn{eam( wjn dewjn{ wefamb jap plm wl ne`j ylpawalm emg pjlramb jao jlr wlyheq aw( wjnm wne`jamb jao ekl~w jawwamb emg wj{lramb emg kepn{~mmamb-

    @ew wlhg jao wjew jn jeg wl kn bllg ew ntn{qwjambehh ylpawalmp emg ehhye{wp ld wjn beon- Wn ol{n wjambp ql~ `l~hg gl lm wjn nhg( wjn ol{nhafnhq ql~ rl~hg pweq lm wjn wneo- Wnq ~png e {l`f emg {ebp dl{ wjna{kepnkehh emg e pwa`f dl{ wjna{ kew( emg @ew rl~hg poe`f b{l~mg kehhp e`{lppwjn {~wwng wn{{eam( batamb Rahhan plon ne{hq hnpplmp am keg jlyp-

    Wn klq jeg amawaewatn- Ep @ew {n`ehhng( Kq wjn waon Rahhan rep paz( Ag`lon jlon d{lo rl{f emg `ew`j jao e`{lpp wjn pw{nnw lm wjn gaeolmg ehhehlmn( yheqamb kq jaopnhd- Jng wj{lr wjn kehh emg jaw aw rawj wjn kew emg

    wjnm {~m emg web ehh wjn kepnp{pw( pn`lmg( emg wja{gemg wjnm rjnmjn blw jlon( jng phagn- Jn hne{mng wjew d{lo rew`jamb on-

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    E``l{gamb wl Rahhanp klqjllg d{anmg Jn{oem Klqfam( @ew rep em

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    @ew wllf jap plm wl rew`j wjn Ka{oambjeo Khe`f Ke{lmp( nzylpamb jaowl Mnb{l Hneb~n yheqn{p rjahn ehpl jetamb d~m am wjn pwemgp- Ew lmn beon(rjnm Rahhan rep tn l{ paz( @ew emml~m`ng wjew jn rep e oeba`aem- Pwemg~y( jn peag( emg ntn{qlmn am wjn `{lrg pwllg- Paw glrm( emg wjnq ehhpew- Pntn{eh qne{p yeppng kndl{n Rahhan hne{mng ekl~w wjn pntnmwj/ammambpw{nw`j-

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