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k}b`k sk hyk hi`k uj sbudk|| umk lmh` kdck| jn umk wj`bubl| jn fkfjyr sbum khlm

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mb|ujyr$

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djd&K{yjwkhd ek|lkdu, bd whyubl{`hy, uj i`hla Hnyblhd| smj hyk umk jybcbdh` bdmhibuhdu|

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Sjfkd bd umk wyk&ljdx{k|u ehr| bd \j{um Hnyblh mhe kdojrke h l`khy`r eknbdke

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sjfkd smj mhe `j|u umkby `kch` |uhu{| hde skyk `j|bdc umkby |jlbh` h{umjybur skyk

k}wkluke uj uhak jd cykhuky yk|wjd|bib`bur h| fkd ~hlhuke umk yk|ky~k|, dj `jdcky hi`k

uj wyj~bek njy umkby nhfb`bk|$ \j sjfkd skyk dju jd`r jwwyk||ke hde i{yekdke sbum

fjyk yk|wjd|bib`bur, umkr skyk h`|j eb|hi`ke h| umk h{umjybur hde wjsky uj y{d |jlbkubk|

sh|, bd umk |hfk Hlu, nb`lmke hshr hde wyk|ky~ke njy umk ikdknbu jn umj|k hi|kdu fkd$

Smhu sh| k~kd fjyk whyhej}blh sh| umhu smkd Hnyblhd ljff{dbubk| nbdh``r sjak

{w uj umk dkke uj njyf wj`bublh` jychdb|hubjd|, umkr ebe |j uj umk k}l`{|bjd jn umkby

sjfkd$ Sjfkd skyk dju bffkebhuk`r hde h{ujfhublh``r cyhduke fkfiky|mbw bd umk

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|{nnyhck bd umkby jychdb|hubjd|$ Hde, umyj{cmj{u umb| wkybje, k~kd umk kfkycbdc wj`bublh`

jychdb|hubjd| ykchyeke bu h| {ddhu{yh` njy sjfkd uj whyublbwhuk bd wj`bublh` sjya$

\uyhdcky |ub``, bd umk bduky~kdbdc rkhy| Hnyblhd sjfkd umkf|k`~k| skyk dju eyhsd

uj wj`bublh` b||{k|, i{u yhumky ljdlkydke umkf|k`~k| sbum ejfk|ubl hde |jlbh` b||{k|

`bak Wh||k|, ykdu|, umk lj|u jn `b~bdc hde jumky ljff{dbur fhuuky|$ H lh|k jn |k~kykljdebubjdbdc, B h||{fk$

Bu b| dj |{ywyb|k umhu umkyk |mj{`e mh~k ikkd |{lm h ykhlubjd jd umk whyu jn umk

sjfkd, njy umk|k yk|uyblubjd| hnnkluke umkby lhwhlbur uj nykk umkf|k`~k| nyjf ijum

uyhebubjdh` ijde| hde dks`r bfwj|ke yk|uyblubjd| {deky umk dks smbuk ljek jn `hs$

Dk~kyumk`k||, Hnyblhd fh`k| skyk |w{yyke jd uj njyf umkby jsd wj`bublh`

jychdb|hubjd|$ Whyur wj`bubl| sh| h dks wmkdjfkdjd h| h |r|ukf jn jychdb|bdc |jlbkur$

I{u umk hccyk||b~k hwwyjhlm jn umk dks cj~kydfkdu knu umkf dj lmjblk i{u uj hehwu

uj dks shr|$

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yk|b|uhdlk$ Umkr |jjd njyfke umkby jsd jychdb|hubjd uj nbcmu njy umkby jsd ybcmu|$ Bdumk dks`r njyfke Ihdu{ Sjfkd| @khc{k, umkr skyk `ke ir umk nkhy`k|| Lmhy`juuk

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`h{dlmke h dhubjdsbek wyjuk|u hchbd|u umk Wh|| `hs|$ Umk WHL |bfw`r bd~buke wkjw`k,

bd hd hlu jn wkhlkn{` lb~b` eb|jikebkdlk, uj wyk|kdu umkf|k`~k| jd 98 Fhylm 82>7 uj

k~kyr wj`blk |uhubjd, sbumj{u umkby Wh|| ijja|, um{| lj{yubdc hyyk|u$ Umhu uh{du sh|

kdj{cm njy umk wj`blk uj |uhyu |mjjubdc hu umk {dhyfke ekfjd|uyhujy|$ Umk h||h{`u ke

uj umk djs mb|ujybl k~kdu| adjsd h| umk \mhywk~b``k fh||hlyk$

Sbumbd h nks fbd{uk| |b}ur&dbdk wkjw`k skyk |mju ekhe$ Fjyk skyk ab``ke bd @hdch,

Lhwk Ujsd, hde bd jumky whyu| jn umk lj{duyr smkd wj`blk jwkdke nbyk jd |bfb`hy

chumkybdc| jn wkhlkn{` ekfjd|uyhujy|$ Umk dks| jn umb| fh||hlyk |wykhe hlyj|| umk

sjy`e `bak sb`enbyk, wyjfwubdc h |ujyf jn ljdekfdhubjd hchbd|u umk hwhyumkbe

cj~kydfkdu jn \j{um Hnyblh$

Bd ykhlubjd, umk cj~kydfkdu fj~ke |sbnu`r uj lyhla ejsd jd umk wj`bublh` bikyhubjd

fj~kfkdu|$ Umk WHL, HDL hde jumky jychdb|hubjd| skyk ihddke bffkebhuk`r hde h

|uhuk jn kfkyckdlr sh| ekl`hyke$ M{deyke| jn hlub~k hde dju&|j&hlub~k wj`bublbhd|

skyk hyyk|uke$

Fhdr lmj|k uj kh~k umk lj{duyr h`ujckumky, dju o{|u uj k|lhwk umk |uhuk| nkyjlbj{|uykhufkdu jn wkjw`k bd ohb`|, i{u h`|j uj |kka fb`buhyr |j`{ubjd| njy umk {d|wkhahi`k

|{nnkybdc jn i`hla wkjw`k {deky smbuk y{`k bd \j{um Hnyblh hu umk ubfk$

Bd umb| shr, fhdr wkjw`k |abwwke umk lj{duyr hde skdu bduj k}b`k, jnukd b~bdc bd

umykk jy fjyk lj{duybk| e{ybdc umkby |uhuk`k|| |joj{yd$ \jfk jn umj|k wkjw`k skyk

sjfkd smj|k k}wkybkdlk| hyk yklj{duke bd umk nj``jsbdc whck| bd |ujybk| umhu skh~k

h whuukyd jn yhlbh`, l{`u{yh` hde wj`bublh` lyb||&lyj||bdc jn umk \j{um Hnyblhd hde|lhwk$

Umkyk skyk h| fhdr whum| uj umk |j`buhyr, wkyb`j{| oj{ydkr bduj k}b`k h| umkyk hyk

ljduybi{ujy| uj umb| lj``klubjd$ Nyjf h `bnk jn wyb~b`kck jy |k~kyk mhye|mbw, nyjf

{dbdukdubjdh` k}l`{|bjd jy ljd|lbj{| k|lhwk nyjf umk `hde jn jdk| ibyum, uj h |bfw`k

eklb|bjd uj |{wwjyu h m{|ihde mkyk rj{ sb`` kdlj{duky umk smj`k chf{u jn `bnklbyl{f|uhdlk| umhu wyklbwbuhuke umk n`bcmu bduj k}b`k njy fhdr \j{um Hnyblhd sjfkd$

Bd umb| lj``klubjd, `bnk hshr nyjf mjfk b| ekwbluke sbum {deky|uhuke iyk~bur ir

umk ljduybi{ujy| smj hyk bnk`jdc, wj`bublh``r hlub~k jlujckdhybhd|$ H`jdc|bek umkf hyk

umk fjyk wky|jdh` ljduybi{ubjd| nyjf sjfkd ijyd bd k}b`k$ H`` hyk ~b~be hde h{umkdubl

yklj``klubjd| jn h bnk b~ke hwhyu nyjf umk ljfnjyu hde |{wwjyu jn nhfb`r jy ljff{dbur,

eb|`jlhuke nyjf lkyuhbdur hde w`hlk hde nyjf ik`jdcbdc$ I{|b Lmhhdk| w{u bu umb|

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Bu sh| hu umb| wjbdu umhu B nby|u nk`u smhu bu sh| ykh``r `bak dju uj ik`jdc, uj ik

ebnnkykdu, hde byyk~jlhi`r |j, hde njy fr ebnnkykdlk uj ik fhek ji~bj{| hde

wyji`kfhubl$ Umb| sh| smkd B ykh`b|ke umhu B fb||ke mjfk hde B wbdke hnuky

h `bnk umhu sh| fjyk hllkwubdc jn fk h| B sh|, ehya |abd, ibc ihla|bek, wjjy

hlhekfbl |ab` | $ $ $ hde h $

B||{k| jn bekdubur w`hc{k umk ijyd&bd&k}b`k fjyk umhd fj|u$ I{u, k~kd umb| mh| hd

{w|bek, h| @bkwj``j Wmkaj djuk|, ik|ujsbdc f{`ubw`k bekdububk| jd umj|k smj nbde

umkf|k`~k| bd umb| |bu{hubjd$ Bd _hfibh B ebedu adjs B sh| bd k}b`k, |mk |hr|, hde umhu

ik jdcbdc sh| |jfkumbdc $ $ $ uj nbcmu njy$

Hde rku, h| Iybch`bh Ihf w{u| bu, k}b`ke `bnk ljduybi{uke |j f{lm uj fr wky|jdh`cyjsum hde fhu{ybur umhu B ej dju k~kd adjs mjs uj lj{du fr i k||bdc| $ $ $ Bu sh| bd

k}b`k umhu B eb|lj~kyke, nk`` bd j~k sbum hde sh| j~ke ir umk Hnyblhd ljdubdkdu$ Fhdr

nk``js \j{um Hnyblhd| smj ebe dju mh~k fr k}wkybkdlk mh~k rku uj {deky|uhde smr

umk ljdubdkdu fhuuky| uj j{y lj{duyr$

Umk ji~bj{| hde lmbkn umkfk bd umk wbklk| b| umk bdeb~be{h`? h shr| hcjdb|bdc bd

b|j`hubjd j~ky smkumky jy dju uj cj bduj k}b`k, hde umk ekkw`r wky|jdh` ljd|kx{kdlk|

jn umhu |uhuk jn fbde$ Fr jsd |ujyr b``{|uyhuk| umk eb`kffh?

Dkbumky lj{`e B yk|j`~k smhu fr dk}u fj~k sj{`e ik umk nj``jsbdc ehr$ B sh|

k}wklubdc fr m{|ihde, H$I$ Dcljij, uj ljfk j{u jn ohb` bd umk dk}u nks

skka| hnuky |ky~bdc mb| umykk rkhy| wyb|jd |kdukdlk bd Wykujybh$ Mk mhe ikkd

bduj ebnnkykdu wyb|jd| k~ky |bdlk umk \mhywk~b``k fh||hlyk jn 82>7$ Umkd, smhu

fh`blbj{| nhuk sj{`e umyjs fk bduj ohb` o{|u h| mk sh| ckuubdc j{u: Smhu

|wbukn{` w`ju sj{`e ljd|wbyk uj mh~k fk `kh~k fr lmb`eykd hde fr m{|ihde

bduj ubfk`k|| k}b`k: Bu sh| {dumbdahi`k$

\jfk ljduybi{ujy| |mjs umhu umkr skyk eyhsd bduj |{lm eklb|bjd| umyj{cm eknbhdlk

jn umk hwhyumkbe |kl{ybur hwwhyhu{|$ Fj|u bdk~buhi`r nhlke mhyh||fkdu, hyyk|u, ujyu{yk,

bfwyb|jdfkdu hde*jy |j`buhyr ljdnbdkfkdu$ \jfk yklj{du nby|u&mhde umkby k}wkybkdlk|

jn ijfibdc|, yhbe|, h||h||bdhubjd| hde fjyk$

\bdlk umb| b| hd hdumj`jcr jn sjfkd| sybubdc, lmb`eikhybdc, fjumkymjje hdelmb`e&ykhybdc lmh``kdck| dhu{yh``r nkhu{yk wyjfbdkdu`r, h| umk sybuky| ekuhb` umkby huukfwu|

uj fhdhck umk yj`k| jn fjumky, sbnk, eh{cmuky, |b|uky, hlub~b|u hde nybkde {deky ebnnbl{`u

ljdebubjd|$ Ih`kah Fikuk |{ffhybk| umb| k}wkybkdlk? B sj{`e mh~k uj kh~k usj ihibk|

ikmbde h |k~kdukkd&fjdum&j`e eh{cmuky hde h |jd smj sh| o{|u j~ky nb~k fjdum|

j`e$

Hdjumky ljffjd umkfk b| h cyjsbdc ykh b|hubjd, smb`k b~bdc bd k}b`k, umhu hwhyumkbe

sh| i{u jdk nhlku jn jwwyk||bjd bd umk sjy`e$ Umk ykh`bur jn sjfkd| jwwyk||bjd,

ijum hu mjfk hde k`|ksmkyk, ch`~hdb|k| fhdr uj lmhfwbjd umk lh{|k jn sjfkd|

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|uy{cc`k sh| dju jd`r hchbd|u hwhyumkbe, bu sh| hchbd|u h |r|ukf jn jwwyk||bjd hde

k}w`jbuhubjd jn smblm hwhyumkbe sh| jd`r jdk h|wklu$ Bu sh| hde ykfhbd|, bd umk kde,

hd bdukyljddkluke |uy{cc`k njy o{|ublk hde m{fhd ybcmu|$

Heo{|ubdc uj umk fbd{ubhk jn ehb`r bnk bd k}b`k sh| h n{``&ubfk hde jnukd wyklhybj{|

jll{whubjd, k~kd njy umj|k ijyd bduj bu$ Hllj{du| jn umk ~hyrbdc ekcykk| jn hllkwuhdlk

jy ykoklubjd nhlke bd umk mj|u lj{duybk| bd dkbcmij{ybdc, nyjdu`bdk |uhuk| |{lm h|

\shzb`hde, Uhdzhdbh, _bfihisk jy _hfibh, jy n{yumky djyum, uj H`ckybh, Iybuhbd, Lhdheh

hde L{ih ykhe `bak ibuuky|skku fkfjybk| jn |{y~b~h` hde bduybc{k, sbum umk k~ky&

wyk|kdu |wkluyk jn umk \j{um Hnyblhd |klyku wj`blk, hde u{ydke |wbk| bd umk fb}$ Bd

|wbuk jn ikbdc |j ~ky|ke bd fr adjs`keck jn Kdc`b|m l{ u{yk, B sh| ykh``r dju h whyu jnbu hde ykfhbdke h`shr| hd j{u|beky uj h lkyuhbd k}ukdu, HddFhybk Sj`wk ji|ky~ke$

O{ebum Famshdhzb mhe h ljduyh|ubdc k}wkybkdlk? B sh| yklkb~ke ir umk Iybub|m wkjw`k

sbum shyfum, h| lj`e h| umk lj{duyr sh|$

Njy ykh|jd| dju kh|r uj {deky|uhde, umkyk b| k~bekdlk jn umk hi{|k jn wjsky ir

umk kheky|mbw j~ky umj|k {deky umkby ljduyj`, k|wklbh``r jn rj{dc sjfkd smj |{nnkyke

|k}{h` hi{|k| ek|wbuk ik`jdcbdc uj umk |hfk |uy{cc`k$ Bd wyb~huk, rj{dc sjfkd sj{`e

ljdnbek jn umk hi{|k| wkywkuyhuke ijum ir umk kheky|mbw hde umk |j&lh``ke ljfyhek|$

Jumky hi{|k| jn kx{h`bur hyk k~bekdu$ Bu b| mhye uj ik`bk~k umhu bd umhu ihyykd

`hde|lhwk jn k}b`k, umkyk skyk ubfk| smkd smbuk k}b`k| kdojrke |wklbh` wyb~b`kck|$

Ihyihyh Ik`` esk``| jd umb| umkfk? Umkyk sh| h`|j h ebnnkykdlk jd hwhyumkbe

`bdk|$ Sbumj{u k}lkwubjd, uj fr adjs`keck, umk smbuk| skyk whyu jn umk |uhnn k`buk,

mhe wh||wjyu| hde mjfk| hde ljddklubjd| bd lj{duybk| |{lm h| Kdc`hde hde Lhdheh

hde skyk cb~kd |kwhyhuk hde wyknkykdubh` yhubjd|$

Umk |bcdbnblhdlk jn njje hde umk wybfhlr jn |mk`uky hyk h`|j ykl{yybdc umkfk| bd

umb| hdumj`jcr$ Umk ljd|uhdu lmh``kdck jn `jlhubdc, wykwhybdc, ljd|{fbdc hde |mhybdc

|{|ukdhdlk jnukd wyj~bek| ljd|lbj{| hde {dljd|lbj{| ykfkfiyhdlk| jn hde

ljddklubjd| uj mjfk$ Umk |ujyr jn |mk`uky ek|ky~k| h |kwhyhuk fkdubjd, njy bu b|

umyj{cm |kl{ybdc |jfksmkyk uj |`kkw umhu fhdr `h|ubdc h``bhdlk| skyk njycke sbum

jumky wkjw`k, ykn{ckk| hde fbcyhdu| hfjdc umkf$ Umk |khylm njy |mk`uky `khe| uj

bdukyhlubjd| sbum umk fj|u {d`bak`r |rfwhumb|ky| hde ekuyhlujy| hde jnnky| |h`{uhyr

`k||jd| bd umk yk|b`bkdlk jn umk m{fhd |wbybu$[`ubfhuk`r, umb| b| h ljduybi{ubjd uj umk ijer jn sjya jd \j{um Hnyblh| u{yi{`kdu

mb|ujyr hde yklkdu wh|u$ \jfk fhr nkk` umk k}b`k k}wkybkdlk b| j{uehuke1 jumky| fhr

nkk` umhu hd k}hfbdhubjd jn umk k}b`k| `bnk mj`e| `buu`k jn `h|ubdc ~h`{k bd h nykk hde

ekfjlyhubl dhubjd umhu b| h`fj|u uskdur rkhy| j`e$ Fikuk, mjsk~ky, |{cck|u| umhu

\j{um Hnyblh mh| rku uj n{``r hwwyklbhuk umk fkfjybk| hde ykljye| jn `bnk bd k}b`k$ Umk

oj{ydkr hlyj|| umhu ek|kyu jn k}b`k mh| mk`wke |jlbkur uj ikljfk smhu bu b| ujehr1 mh|

mk`wke uj njyf{`huk umhu |whlk smblm lhd uy{`r ik lh``ke mjfk$

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@k||jd| nyjf k}b`k

Iybch`bh M`jwmk Ihf

Iybch`bh Dujfikfm`jwmk Ihf sh| ijyd jd 98 Hwyb` 823 sbum umk Sjy`e Lj{dlb` jn Lm{ylmk| bd

Ckdk~h, \sbuzky`hde$ Mkyk, ujj, |mk sh| bd~j`~ke sbum umk Bdukydhubjdh` Njje hde H``bke

Sjyaky| H||jlbhubjd$ Bd 82>2 |mk sh| ykdekyke |uhuk`k|| smkd umk \j{um Hnyblhd cj~kydfkdu

ykn{|ke uj ykdks mky wh||wjyu$ \mk |uhrke bd k}b`k njy hdjumky dbdkukkd rkhy|$

Iybch`bh Ihf mh| ikkd hshyeke d{fkyj{| mjdjyhyr ejlujyh` ekcykk| ir \j{um Hnyblhd

hde jumky {db~ky|bubk| njy mky ~b|bjdhyr `kheky|mbw |ab``|$ \mk l{yykdu`r `b~k| bd Wykujybh hdemh| yklkdu`r ykubyke nyjf mky wj|bubjd h| lmhbywky|jd jn umk K`klujyh` Ljffb||bjd jn \j{um

Hnyblh$

B lj{`e dju ik`bk~k fr krk|$ Umkyk |mk sh|, h ehya&mhbyke, smbuk sjfhd, h|abdc bn|mk lj{`e ljfk bd hde fhak {w fr yjjf$ B k~kd jjake ihlashye| bduj fr yjjfuj lmkla bn |mk sh| uh`abdc uj |jfkjdk k`|k$ B o{|u akwu |uhybdc hu mky$ \mk sh| h`|j

ljdn{|ke ir fr |u{ddke |uhyk$ Smkyk B lhfk nyjf smbuk wkjw`k ebe dju sjya$ Smbuk

fkd, rk|, |jfkubfk| ebe fhd{h` sjya$ I{u fj|u`r umkr skyk |{wky~b|jy|, shulmbdc

j~ky i`hla fkd ebccbdc h yjhe, ljffhdebdc umkf uj `hr h wbwk mkyk jy wbla {w umhu

iybla j~ky umkyk$ B mhe dk~ky k~ky |kkd smbuk sjfkd l`khdbdc$ Dju bd \j{um Hnyblh$

Njy umk nby|u ubfk B |hs smbuk wkjw`k ejbdc fkdbh` oji|$ Umkr skyk wblabdc {w y{iib|m

jd umk |uykku|, l`khdbdc sbdejs|, nb``bdc {w lhy| hu wkuyj` |uhubjd|$ Umk|k smbuk| skyk

ebnnkykdu nyjf umk smbuk| bd hwhyumkbe \j{um Hnyblh$

B h`|j ebe dju adjs umkyk skyk ebnnkykdu abde| jn smbuk wkjw`k hde umhu umkyk sh|

eb|lybfbdhubjd hfjdc smbuk|, hchbd|u jdk hdjumky1 djy ebe B adjs umhu smbuk Buh`bhd|

skyk ykchyeke h| h `jsky l`h|| bd \sbuzky`hde$ Ihla mjfk h`` smbuk| skyk umk |hfk$

Umkr skyk h`` bfwjyuhdu hde |{wkybjy uj i`hla|$ B mhe dk~ky adjsd umhu eb|lybfbdhubjd

lj{`e h`|j ik ih|ke jd l`h|| hde kumdblbur$ B sh| |jjd uj eb|lj~ky umhu k~kd umk lj`j{y

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jn smbuk wkjw`k| mhby sh| ebnnkykdu? i`jdek, h{i{yd, hde mjdkr i`jdek$ Bu |kkfke uj

fhuuky h `ju bd K{yjwk$

\ukwwbdc |ujdk|

Bu mhe uhakd fk usj smj`k rkhy| uj cku h wh||wjyu uj uyh~k` uj Ckdk~h$ B sh| jnnkyke

h oji ir umk Sjy`e Lj{dlb` jn Lm{ylmk| -SLL" bd 82>;$ @bak fhdr i`hla \j{um

Hnyblhd|, B mhe ikkd ykn{|ke h wh||wjyu ir umk \j{um Hnyblhd cj~kydfkdu$ B sh|

ykly{buke ir umk SLL uj cj hde sjya bd bu| mkhe jnnblk bd Ckdk~h, h| umk Wyjcyhf

Ebyklujy bd umk ekwhyufkdu lh``ke Lj&jwkyhubjd jn Sjfkd hde Fkd bd Nhfb`r, Lm{ylm

hde \jlbkur$ B mhe ikkd ~kyr njyu{dhuk uj sjya njy umk Rj{dc Sjfkd| Lmyb|ubhd

H||jlbhubjd -RSLH" bd \j{um Hnyblh, h`|j hd kl{fkdblh jychdb|hubjd$Umk sjy`e&hnnb`bhuke RSLH bd hwhyumkbe \j{um Hnyblh mhe cb~kd fk jychdb|hubjdh

|ab``| bd h ~kyr ebnnbl{`u sjyabdc kd~byjdfkdu$ Umk fkfiky|mbw hde umk ij||k| skyk

sjfkd, ~kyr |{wwjyub~k hde hnnbyfbdc$ Smhu h ljduyh|u bd umk SLL( Fj|u jn umk

ebyklujy| skyk smbuk fh`k|$ Jdk nk`u h`bkdhuke ikbdc shulmke bd h whuyjdb|bdc, nybkde`r

shr ir umk|k fkd$

Bu sh| umk RSLH umhu mhe nby|u cb~kd fk hd jwwjyu{dbur uj uyh~k` uj umk Fbdej`j

Kl{fkdblh` Lkduyk bd _hfibh uj whyublbwhuk bd h rj{um sjya lhfw$ Umb| sh| h sjdekyn{`

k}wkybkdlk jn sjyabdc sbum rj{dc wkjw`k nyjf h`` j~ky umk sjy`e$ Jd fr yku{yd

nyjf _hfibh h nk``js lhfwky, Ojmd J|fky| nyjf Dks _kh`hde, ~b|buke fk bd \j{um

Hnyblh$ Mk sh| |j |mjlake ir umb| lj{duyr umhu mk iklhfk hlub~k bd umk hdub&hwhyumkbe

fj~kfkdu$ Bd 8232 mk j|u mb| hyf umyj{cm h whylk` ijfi |kdu uj mbf ir hd {dadjsd

wky|jd$

Umk |kljde kl{fkdblh` k}wkybkdlk sh| umk H`` Hnyblh Rj{um Ljdnkykdlk jychdb|ke

ir umk SLL bd Dhbyjib bd 82>9$ Umk umkfk jn umk ljdnkykdlk sh| Nykkejf {deky

umk lyb|b|$ Umb| sh| hd mb|ujyblh` k~kdu, hd bdh{c{yh` ljdnkykdlk jn lm{ylmk| bd Hnyblh$

Umk rj{um ek`kchuk| ykwyk|kduke fhdr Hnyblhd lj{duybk|$ B mhe dj bekh umhu umk

ljdubdkdu mhe nbnur&umykk lj{duybk| jn wkjw`k smj, bak {|, fj|u`r |wjak umk hdc{hck|

jn umkby Nykdlm, Wjyu{c{k|k hde Kdc`b|m lj`jdbh` fh|uky|$ Umb| ljdnkykdlk sh| h

|ukwwbdc |ujdk bd fr `bnk$ Hu umk kde jn umk ljdnkykdlk, umk ek`kchuk| lmj|k ukd jn {|

uj ykwyk|kdu rj{um bd umk H`` Hnyblh Ljdnkykdlk jn Lm{ylmk| bd [chdeh$ Ey Nyhdlb|

Sb`|jd hde B skyk hfjdc umk ukd$ @buu`k ebe B adjs umhu fr sjyabdc `bnk umkykhnukysj{`e ik bd umk kl{fkdblh` hde bdukydhubjdh` nbk`e|$

@kh~bdc mjfk

B sh| k~kdu{h``r cyhduke h wh||wjyu hnuky umykk rkhy| jn mhye `jiirbdc ir Ey K{ckdk

Lhy|jd I`hak, umk Hfkyblhd ckdkyh` |klykuhyr jn umk SLL, umyj{cm mb| ljduhlu| sbumbd

umk [dbuke \uhuk|$ Mk mhe `knu dj |ujdk {du{ydke uj cku fk umb| ejl{fkdu$ Smkd umk

wh||wjyu k~kdu{h``r lhfk {dk}wkluke`r, bu sh| sbum fb}ke kfjubjd| umhu B yklkb~ke bu?

ojr, umhu B lj{`e nbdh``r uyh~k`1 |hedk||, umhu B sh| `kh~bdc fr |jd hde fr iyjumky bd

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wyb|jd hu Yjiikd B|`hde smkyk mk sh| |ky~bdc h ukd&rkhy |kdukdlk1 kfihyyh||fkdu,

iklh{|k hdrjdk cyhduke h wh||wjyu umj|k ehr| sh| ~bkske sbum cykhu |{|wblbjd ijum

hu mjfk hde bd umk k}b`k ljff{dbur$ Rj{ skyk ykchyeke h| kbumky h |wr jy h |k``&j{u

hde k~kyrjdk sj{`e sjdeky smr umk hwhyumkbe cj~kydfkdu sh| ejbdc rj{ umb| nh~j{y

jn cb~bdc rj{ h wh||wjyu$ Umk wkylkwubjd e{ybdc umj|k rkhy| sh| umhu rj{ mhe uj

|uy{cc`k uj ik uy{|uke$

B sh| dju umk nby|u bd fr nhfb`r uj cj j~ky|kh|$ Fr |b|uky, Ohdk, sh| umk nby|u$ \mk

mhe cjdk uj Kdc`hde bd 82>< hnuky ckuubdc h |lmj`hy|mbw umyj{cm umk Hdc`blhd lm{ylm

uj ykhe dk{yj`jcr njy kbcmukkd fjdum| hu J}njye [db~ky|bur$ Mjsk~ky, B sh| cjdk

njy h `jdcky wkybje jn uskdur&jdk rkhy| hde bduj k}b`k, njy umhu fhuuky$

B fb||ke fr w`hdk jd umk ehr jn fr ekwhyu{yk uj Ckdk~h bd \kwukfiky 82>3$Hnuky h`` umk wykwhyhubjd|, umk k}lbukfkdu hde hd}bkur, B lj{`e dju ik`bk~k fr|k`n, hde,

uj umb| ehr, B |ub`` nbde bu ebnnbl{`u uj ej |j$ B lmklake bd jd ubfk hde skdu hde |hu bd|bek

umk hbywjyu$ Mjsk~ky, B ebe dju ykh`b|k umhu umk hbywjyu |uhnn skyk lh``bdc fr w`hdk|

ijhyebdc ubfk$ B sh| dju {|ke uj umb| hde B ebe dju adjs umhu umkr shduke fk uj

ijhye$ Ir umk ubfk B |ujje {w uj cj uj umk chuk bu sh| l`j|ke$ Bfhcbdk umk ljdn{|bjd

hde whbd$ B |{|wklu umk ljdn{|bjd sh| umhu umkyk skyk dj |khu| njy djd&K{yjwkhd| bd

umk w`hdk$

\sbuzky`hde

B mhe ejdk `buu`k ykhebdc uj wykwhyk fr|k`n njy sjyabdc bd \sbuzky`hde$ B hyyb~ke bd

Ckdk~h umk nj``jsbdc ehr jd 87 \kwukfiky 82>3$ H`` B adks sh| umhu \sbuzky`hde sh|h lj{duyr jn fhdr ihda| hde ihdaky|( B ebe dju adjs mjs iykhumuhabdc`r ikh{ubn{`

umb| x{bku lj{duyr sh|? umk h`w| hde umk ikh{ubn{` `hak|$ L`blme h| umb| fhr |j{de, B

sh| k~kd fjyk |mjlake ir o{|u mjs lj`e \sbuzky`hde sh|, bd h`` |kd|k| jn umhu sjye$

Umk ibubdc, |djsr sbduky| skdu |uyhbcmu uj jdk| |j{ , dju o{|u umk j{uky ijer$ \jfkubfk|

B nk`u h| bn umk lmb`` sh| wkdkuyhubdc fr |abd hde k~kyr whyu jn fr ikbdc$ H`umj{cm umk

sbduky| lj{`e ik x{buk lj`e bd umk Kh|ukyd Lhwk, sk mhe shyf nbyk| uj |bu hyj{de bd

umk k~kdbdc|, hde umk sbduky |kh|jd sh| dju ~kyr `jdc$ Bd \sbuzky`hde bu `h|uke {w uj

|k~kd fjdum| jn umk rkhy$ I{u B k~kdu{h``r hll`bfhub|ke$ Jdk khcky`r shbuke njy umk

ikh{ubn{` |{ffky fjdum| smkd umk smj`k lj{duyr sh| |{eekd`r uyhd|njyfke$ Wkjw`k

lhfk j{u jn umkby |mk``|$ Umkr ujja sh`a| hyj{de umk `hak|$ Umkr sjyk dblk |abfwrl`jumk| h| bn umkr mhe umyjsd hshr umj|k m{ck ljhu|, |lhy~k| hde mhu| umhu umkr sjyk

bd sbduky$ B `j~ke umj|k |{ffky| hde umkr skyk |j ikh{ubn{`$ Khlm wh||bdc rkhy umk

sbduky| cju fjyk ikhyhi`k, i{u umk |{ffky| skyk h`shr| |jfkumbdc uj jja njyshye

uj$

Whuybhylmr b| c`jih`

@b~bdc j{u|bek \j{um Hnyblh sh| h m{ck `khydbdc l{y~k njy fk$ Khlm ehr B `khydu hde

eb|lj~kyke |jfkumbdc dks$ Umk fj|u |bcdbnblhdu jn umk|k k||jd|, smblm mh| ljdubd{ke

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umyj{cmj{u umk rkhy|, sh| nbdebdc j{u o{|u mjs c`jih`, ekkw&|khuke hde kduykdlmke

whuybhylmr sh|$ Umyj{cm fr sjya sbum sjfkd bd \j{um Hnyblh hu umk RSLH, B mhe

cyhe{h``r ji|ky~ke mjs dkchub~k`r sjfkd skyk uykhuke bd fr jsd ljff{dbur, nhfb`r

hde umk lm{ylm umhu B lhfk nyjf$ Mjsk~ky, B mhe h||{fke umhu smhu sk skdu umyj{cm

bd \j{um Hnyblh sh| djs mb|ujyr bd \sbuzky`hde hde bd umk |j&lh``ke ek~k`jwke sjy`e

bd ckdkyh`$

\k~kyh` k}hfw`k| |uhde j{u bd umb| yk|wklu$ Nby|u, sjfkd bd \sbuzky`hde skyk jd`r

cyhduke umk nkekyh` ~juk bd 8238$ Umk `h|u \sb|| lhdujd uj h``js sjfkd uj ~juk bd

`jlh` k`klubjd| ebe |j bd 8228$ Byjdblh``r, o{|u h| sk skyk eb|kdnyhdlmb|ke bd \j{um

Hnyblh |j skyk -smbuk" sjfkd bd h ~kyr ek~k jwke, fjekyd lj{duyr bak \sbuzky`hde$

\kljde, bd umk SLL bu|k`n |kdbjy wj|bubjd| skyk mk`e jd`r ir fkd$ Njy h ~kyr`jdc ubfk umb| ljdubd{ke uj ik umk uykde$ Umb| sh| h`|j ykn`kluke bd umk `kheky|mbw jn

umk SLL fkfiky lm{ylmk| smkyk umk jyebdhubjd jn sjfkd sh| umkd h ljduyj~ky|bh`

b||{k$ Khlm ubfk ek`kchuk| lhfk uj umk SLL fkkubdc|, B sh| ljd|b|ukdu`r uhakd hihla

umhu umkyk sj{`e dju ik h |bdc`k sjfhd jd fj|u, bn hdr, jn umk ek`kchubjd|$

Ey Fhek`bdk Ihyju, fr wykeklk||jy, mhe h |uyhukcr jn jychdb|bdc h sjfkd| |kfbdhy

wybjy uj hdr fhojy ljdnkykdlk jn umk SLL, smblm B nj{de ~kyr {|kn{`$ Umk|k fkkubdc|

sj{`e j~ky hw |j umhu sjfkd lj{`e whyublbwhuk bd umk fhbd ljdnkykdlk h| sk`` |bdlk

umkr skyk umkyk hdrshr$ Fj|u jn umk fkfiky lm{ylmk| ek`kchubjd| sj{`e ik

wykejfbdhdu`r fh`k$

\k} uj{yb|f sh| fr dk}u |mjla$ B mhe dk~ky k~kd mkhye jn umk ljdlkwu jy umk

wyhlublk iknjyk$ Umb| b| umk wyhlublk smkykir cyj{w| jn fkd j|ukd|bi`r cj jd i{|bdk||

uj{y| uj lkyuhbd lj{duybk| i{u |wklbnblh``r njy umk w{ywj|k jn i{rbdc hde kdojrbdc |k}

sbum sjfkd -|k} sjyaky|" bd umhu lj{duyr$ Bd |jfk lh|k|, umk fkd uyh~k` bd |fh``

cyj{w| hde h whlahck b| jychdb|ke njy umkf ir uyh~k` hckdu|$ Jd hyyb~h`, umk|k fkd hyk

`bukyh``r h``jlhuke yjjf| bd umk mjuk` hde h``jlhuke sjfkd jn umkby lmjblk$ Bd umj|k

ehr| umkr lmj|k umkf nyjf wmjujcyhwm| |kdu umyj{cm ir umk hckdu| jy nyjf h bdk&{w

jn sjfkd jd hyyb~h`$ Djshehr| umk Bdukydku b| {|ke$ Sbumj{u |j{debdc fjyh`b|ubl,

|k} uj{yb|f sh|, hde ykfhbd|, hd bdeblhujy jn umk `js |uhu{| jn sjfkd bd h |jlbkur$

Smkd B iklhfk hshyk jn umk|k ekfkhdbdc wyhlublk|, B jychdb|ke yk|j{ylk| nyjf umk

SLL| Ekwhyufkdu jd Sjfkd hde |{wwjyuke umk lm{ylm sjfkd| cyj{w| bd Umhb hde

umhu skyk k}wj|bdc |{lm wyhlublk|$ Bd heebubjd, B h`|j |{wwjyuke umk Ohwhdk|k lm{ylmsjfkd smj mhe k|uhi b|mke h ykmhib`buhubjd lkduyk njy umk rj{dc sjfkd ~blubfb|ke

ir |k} uj{yb|f$

N{yumkyfjyk, h| bn umb| sh| dju kdj{cm, B sh| hi|j`{uk`r |u{ddke uj eb|lj~ky umhu

ihir cby`| skyk ihwub|ke hu h ebnnkykdu njdu nyjf ijr| bd |jfk jn umk lm{ylmk|$

Hwwhykdu`r, bd smhu sh| l`khy`r h eb|lybfbdhujyr wyhlublk hchbd|u cby`| hu h rj{dc hck,

ijr| skyk ihwub|ke hu smhu sh| |kkd h| umk fhbd ihwub|fh` njdu smb`k cby`| mhe uj ik

hu umk ijuujf jdk$ Dhu{yh``r, B sh| mjyybnbke ir |{lm i`huhdu eb|lybfbdhubjd bd umk

lm{ylm bu|k`n$ Bu cykhu`r hnnkluke fk hde fhek fk fjyk ekukyfbdke uj nbcmu njy umk

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`bikyhubjd jn sjfkd, dju jd`r bd fr jsd lj{duyr i{u h`` j~ky umk sjy`e$ Bd |jfk

lm{ylmk| hde lj{duybk| B sh| h`|j dju h``jske uj cj uj umk h`uhy$ Umb|, ujj, cykhu`r

hnnkluke fk$ B ikchd uj |kk whyh``k`| ikuskkd umb| wyhlublk hde mjs Lmyb|ubhdbur mhe

ikkd -fb|"{|ke ir umk hwhyumkbe |uhuk uj ekdr i`hla wkjw`k umkby ybcmu|$ Uj umb| ehr, B

hf |ub`` ljfw`kuk`r |mjlake hu mjs umk eb|lybfbdhubjd jn sjfkd bd fhdr lj{duybk| b|

|ub`` mkh~b`r ih|ke jd o{|ubnblhubjd| jn l{`u{yk hde yk`bcbjd$

J~ky umk rkhy|, B sh| uj ikljfk hshyk jn hde fkku sjfkd nyjf h`` j~ky umk

sjy`e smj|k ybcmu| mhe ikkd ~bj`huke bd |{lm ~blbj{| shr|$ Njy bd|uhdlk, umk wyhlublk

jn nkfh`k ckdbuh` f{ub`hubjd, smblm b| |ub`` wyhlub|ke bd fhdr lj{duybk|, k|wklbh``r bd

Hnyblh, hnnkluke fk ekkw`r$ Umk bdd{fkyhi`k |ujybk| jn sjfkd smj|k wyjwkyur ybcmu|

mhe ikkd ~bj`huke bd umk dhfk jn l{`u{yk hu umk ekhum jn umkby |wj{|k| sh| rku hdjumkywyhlublk umhu fhek fk nkk` |j wjsky`k||, rku ekukyfbdke uj ljdubd{k he~jlhubdc

sjfkd| ybcmu|$ Umk nhlu umhu bd |jfk lj{duybk| umkyk skyk `hs| hde wj`blbk| umhu

hlu{h``r ekdbke sjfkd umkby ybcmu| sh| h`|j ekwyk||bdc$ Bu sh| umb| k}wkybkdlk umhu

fhek fk lh`` umk nby|u sjya|mjw jd yhlb|f, l`h||b|f hde |k}b|f bd Fk}blj$

Bduky|klubjd|

Bu sh| umk|k |bfb`hybubk| umhu fhek fr sjya bd umk SLL |j f{lm kh|bky hde ykshyebdc

jd umk jdk mhde, hde, jd umk jumky mhde, kdhi`ke fk uj nbde |b|ukymjje hde |j`behybur

k~kyrsmkyk B skdu$ Bu sh| umb| |b|ukymjje umhu |{|uhbdke fk dju jd`r bd Ckdk~h i{u bd

fr uyh~k`| whyubl{`hy`r hnuky fr wh||wjyu sh| uhakd hshr ir umk \j{um Hnyblhd

cj~kydfkdu hde B lj{`e dju yku{yd mjfk$ Nj``jsbdc umk SLL| hejwubjd jn h

yk|j`{ubjd hchbd|u yhlb|f hde umk |kuubdc {w jn umk Wyjcyhf uj Ljfihu Yhlb|f, umk

\j{um Hnyblhd cj~kydfkdu ekl`hyke umk SLL, bu| kfw`jrkk| hde hdrjdk h||jlbhuke

sbum buwky|jdhk djd cyhuhk$ Umkr bd~h`behuke fr wh||wjyu h| sk`` bd 82>2$ J~kydbcmu B

mhe ikljfk |uhuk`k|| hde lj{`e dj `jdcky yku{yd mjfk$

Umk nj{yum h||kfi`r jn umk SLL, smblm sh| umk nby|u jdk umhu B huukdeke, ch~k

ibyum uj umk wyjcyhffk hchbd|u yhlb|f$ Umk h||kfi`r sh| mk`e bd 82>= hu [ww|h`h bd

\skekd$ Umk Hnyblhd Hfkyblhd sybuky, Ohfk| Ih`esbd, sh| jdk jn umk akr |wkhaky|$

Mk fhek h |uhukfkdu B sb`` dk~ky njycku? B heeyk|| rj{ h| jdk jn Cje| lykhu{yk|

smjf umk Lmyb|ubhd Lm{ylm mh| fj|u ikuyhrke$ Mk skdu jd uj |hr? B sjdeky bn umkyk

b| `knu bd umk Lmyb|ubhd lb~b`b|hubjd| umk fjyh` kdkycr, umk |wbybu{h` ehybdc, uj hujdk, ujykwkdu, uj ik ijyd hchbd$ Bu sh| |uhukfkdu| bak Ih`esbd| umhu ke uj umk k|uhi`b|mfkdu

jn umk SLL| Wyjcyhf uj Ljfihu Yhlb|f$ N{yumky, bu sh| umk sjya B ebe hde fr

uyh~k`| smb`k bd k}b`k umhu k}whdeke fr mjybzjd| hde fhek fk {deky|uhde umk |uy{cc`k|

jn wjjy hde k}l`{eke wkjw`k h`` j~ky umk sjy`e$ Umyj{cm fr sjya, B iklhfk whbdn{``r

ljd|lbj{| jn umk fhdr shr| bd smblm wj`blbk| |{lm h| hwhyumkbe sjyake, cju kduykdlmke,

hde mjs, bd nhlu, umkyk skyk |j fhdr ~hybhubjd| jn umk |hfk umkfk c`jih``r$

B uyh~k``ke uj H{|uyh`bh hde |hs hu nby|u mhde mjs umk Nby|u Wkjw`k jn umb| lj{duyr

-Hijybcbdk|" skyk dju jd`r eb|lybfbdhuke hchbd|u i{u hlub~k`r iy{uh`b|ke hde b``&uykhuke$

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82, B sh| h`` |ku uj cj mjfk njy fr ~hlhubjd hu umk kde jn fr umykk&rkhy ljduyhlu$

Jdk jn umk ikdknbu| jn SLL wj`blr sh| uj whr njy hd kfw`jrkk| yku{yd uybw uj mb| jy

mky lj{duyr jn jybcbd$ Umb| sh| uj fhak |{yk umhu |uhnn fkfiky| akkw ljduhlu sbum

umkby lj{duybk|$ Umk dks| umhu B lj{`e dju yku{yd mjfk sh| ljff{dblhuke uj fk

smb`k B sh| bd Mjdc Ajdc huukdebdc hd kl{fkdblh` |kfbdhy B mhe jychdb|ke njy

lm{ylm sjfkd jn Kh|u H|bh$ B yklkb~ke h uk`kcyhf nyjf umk ckdkyh` |klykuhyr jn umk

SLL, Ey K{ckdk Lhy|jd I`hak, umhu umk \j{um Hnyblhd cj~kydfkdu mhe ihddke h``

umk SLL |uhnn fkfiky| bd \j{um Hnyblh iklh{|k jn umk SLL Lkduyh` Ljffbuukk|

eklb|bjd uj |{wwjyu umk hyfke |uy{cc`k hchbd|u hwhyumkbe$ Umk SLL wjbduke j{u umhu

fhdr sk|ukyd cj~kydfkdu| |{wwjyuke umk \j{um Hnyblhd smbuk fbdjybur ykcbfk$

B sh| ~kyr njyu{dhuk uj mh~k hd h{du, Fhychyku Fhzjdak Fkb, smj b~ke bd Iju|shdh

bd Fjlm{eb ~b``hck$ Mky mjfk iklhfk j{y |kljde mjfk$ Fr fjumky, iyjumky, |jd,

|b|uky| hde dbklk| sj{`e lyj|| j~ky uj Iju|shdh$ I{u |ub`` B fb||ke ikbdc whyu jn

nhfb`r chumkybdc| hde nhfb`r lk`kiyhubjd| bak skeebdc|$ B dk~ky umj{cmu B sj{`e fb||

n{dkyh`| hde jwwjyu{dbubk| uj fj{yd hde cybk~k sbum nybkde| hde nhfb`r$ B k~kd fb||ke

nhfb`r eb|hcykkfkdu| j~ky lmjblk| jn |lmjj`| njy lmb`eykd$ Bu b| fjfkdu| `bak umj|k

umhu ljddklu {| uj jdk hdjumky hde |uykdcumkd yk`hubjd|mbw|$

Fr |jd

B mhe umj{cmu umhu B sh| `kh~bdc fr |jd, Amskzb, sbum fr fjumky njy jd`r h |mjyuubfk$ Hnuky h``, |mk mhe yhb|ke mbf hde B mhe umj{cmu umhu bu sh| ik|u uj `ku mbf nbdb|m

|lmjj` bd \j{um Hnyblh |bdlk mk sh| h`ykher bd |kljdehyr |lmjj`$ Mjsk~ky, B k~kdu{h``r

iyj{cmu mbf j~ky|kh| hnuky mk mhe ljfw`kuke mb| fhuybl{`hubjd$ Mk sh| ljfbdc uj ej

mb| H k~k` |u{ebk| iklh{|k mk lj{`e dju kduky Kdc`b|m {db~ky|bubk| sbum h \j{um Hnyblhd

fhuybl{`hubjd lkyubnblhuk$ Mk sh| huky uj fj~k uj Ckyfhdr hde umk [dbuke \uhuk|, i{u

mb| mkh`um ekukybjyhuke$

\he`r, Amskzb wh||ke hshr bd Eklkfiky 82=; hnuky h `jdc ihuu`k sbum ibwj`hy

eb|jyeky$ B sh| nhy hshr nyjf mbf smkd mk ebke$ B i`hfke fr|k`n njy dk~ky mh~bdc

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fjumkyke mbf$ B h`shr| nj{de bu mhye uj fkyk`r w{u umk i`hfk jd k}b`k iklh{|k B nk`u

umhu B mhe dk~ky ykh``r ikkd h fjumky uj mbf$ Bu b| bd umb| ykchye umhu B |ub`` lhyyr umb|

c{b`u, umb| kfwubdk|| jn dju fjumkybdc fr |jd, k~kyr ehr$

Akkwbdc bd uj{lm

B akwu bd uj{lm sbum fr nhfb`r umyj{cm `kuuky|$ B yklkb~ke h nks nyjf fr |jd, i{u

fhdr nyjf fr fjumky, |b|uky|, iyjumky| hde fr nybkde, Ojrlk Wb`b|j&\kyjak$ Umk kuuky|

skyk ek b~kyke uj fr jnnblk heeyk||$ Dk~kyumk`k||, B dk~ky ykhe umkf bd umk jnnblk$ B

sj{`e shbu {dub` B cju mjfk$ Umkd B sj{`e mh~k h |fh`` ybu{h`$ Nby|u, B sj{`e wkylm jd

fr nh~j{ybuk |khu, |kuu`k ejsd ljfnjyuhi`r hde umkd ykhe khlm `kuuky |`js`r$ Dju

jdlk, dju usblk, i{u umyblk$ B sj{`e |h~j{y khlm fjy|k` jn dks| hde lhykn{``r fhakkhlm ji|ky~hubjd$ B h`shr| `jjake njyshye uj h`` umk|k `kuuky|$ Ojrlk, fr f{f hde fr

|b|uky, Ohdk -sbum mky |kd|k jn m{fj{y", skyk h`` wyj`bnbl `kuuky&sybuky|$ @kuuky| nyjf

fr iyjumky, Nbab`k, nyjf Yjiikd B|`hde skyk |mhyke sbum fk ir fr fjumky$ B |ub``

lhddju ik`bk~k umhu ujehr sk hyk nykk hde mhwwr m{fhd ikbdc| hnuky umb| jyekh`$

Bu sh| |j ebnnbl{`u uj wmjdk umj|k ehr|$ Sk mhe hd hyyhdckfkdu umhu fr |jd sj{`e

cj uj umk mj{|k jn |jfkjdk smj mhe h wmjdk jd h whyubl{`hy ehr$ Umkd B sj{`e lh``$

E{ybdc umk mj`behr| bu sh| ikuuky iklh{|k fr fjumky mhe h wmjdk bd umk l`bdbl smkyk

|mk sjyake$ \j B lj{`e |wkha sbum fr fjumky hde fr |jd$ Umk|k wmjdk lh``| skyk h``

fhek nyjf umk buu`k ujsd jn I{`sky bd Ash_{`{&Dhuh`$ K~kd umk uk kwmjdk k}lmhdck

jwkyhujy ykljcdb|ke fr ~jblk$ Umkd umkyk sh| umk hd}bkur j~ky fr dkwmks, Fhskum{,

hd hlub~b|u smj mhe uj cj {dekycyj{de$ B umj{cmu hdr ehr umk wj`blk sj{`e hyyk|u

mbf$ Smhu jn fr rj{dcky iyjumky smj|k i{|bdk||, mjfk hde uyhd|wjyu skyk n{``r

{|ke njy umk |uy{cc`k:

Ckdk~h sh| dju h m{i jn |uy{cc`k hlub~bur$ Dkbumky skyk umkyk fhdr \j{um Hnyblhd|

kbumky `kh~bdc jy k~kd ljfbdc umyj{cm njy hdrumbdc$ F{lm `huky, h| umk hdub&hwhyumkbe

fj~kfkdu cyks hde k|uhi`b|mke ljddklubjd| sbum lm{ylmk|, hde umyj{cm [dbuke

Dhubjd| hckdlbk| hde |jfk uyhek {dbjd| jy jychdb|hubjd| ih|ke bd Ckdk~h, B cju

fhdr ~b|bujy|$ B mhwwb`r hlljffjehuke fhdr \j{um Hnyblhd| hde jumky |j{umkyd

Hnyblhd `bikyhubjd fj~kfkdu hlub~b|u| bd fr hwhyufkdu hde umb| ch~k fk h |kd|k jn

ljddklubjd uj wkjw`k nyjf mjfk$ Wkjw`k `bak Kffh Fh|mbdbdb, smj sh| h uyhek

{dbjdb|u, lhfk uj |uhr sbum fk e{ybdc umk wkybje hnuky B mhe fj~ke nyjf umk SLL ujsjya njy umk Bdukydhubjdh [dbjd jn Njje hde H``bke Sjyaky|$

@jdejd sh| umk l`j|k|u m{i njy fk uj cj hde |kk fjyk \j{um Hnyblhd|$ B fhek

|{yk umhu B uyh~k``ke uj jy umyj{cm umk [dbuke Abdcejf o{|u |j B lj{`e |wkde ubfk

sbum fr |b|uky, Ohdk, smj mhe yku{ydke uj ljfk hde sjya bd @jdejd h| h umkhuyk

d{y|k$ B h`|j |wkdu h ju jn ubfk sbum Fhzb|b A{dkdk smj sh| b~bdc bd @jdejd$ Bu sh|

uj @jdejd umhu B k|lhwke njy mj`behr| `bak Lmyb|ufh| hde jumky| bd ikuskkd$ @jdejd

sh| h |j umk m{i njy k}b`k cj||bw$

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Njje, c`jybj{| njje(

Hde bu sh| uj Fhzb|b| mj{|k hde @jdejd umhu B skdu smkdk~ky B dkkeke uj khu \j{um

Hnyblhd njje$ Umk njje| umhu B mhe uhakd njy cyhduke hu mjfk h`|j ujja fhojy

|bcdbnblhdlk bd fr `bnk$ Bu sh| mhye uj cku Hnyblhd njje bd umj|k ehr| bd Ckdk~h hde

umkyk skyk dju umhu fhdr wkjw`k ljfbdc umyj{cm uj iybdc fk ib`ujdc, fdcx{|mj -ly{|mke

fhbzkfkh`", dblk ikkn hde |h{|hck|$ H nks ehr| iknjyk cjbdc uj @jdejd, B sj{`e lh``

Fhzb|b hde h|a mbf uj fhak fk hfh|b-|j{y fb`a"$ Mk sj{`e ej |j hde mbek bu bd mb|

shyeyjik( Umb| sh| bdukdeke uj wyjuklu bu nyjf jumky fhyh{ebdc \j{um Hnyblhd|

smj lj{`e wh|| umyj{cm hdr fbd{uk hde ek~j{y hfh|b shfb-fr |j{y fb`a"$ B `khydu uj

fhak fr jsd hfh|b bd |{ffky$ Umk jd`r ejsd|bek sh| B lj{`e dju |mhyk bu sbum

hdrjdk bd Ckdk~h h| umkr sj{`e mh~k dk~ky {deky|ujje smhu umb| |uyhdck&uh|ubdcrjcm{yu sh|$

B h`|j eb|lj~kyke Akdrh h| h |j{ylk jn cjje njje umhu sh| l`j|k kdj{cm uj fr

jsd \j{um Hnyblhd ljfnjyu njje$ B sj{`e yku{yd nyjf uybw| umkyk hekd sbum ~hl{{f&

whlake |h{|hck| hde ikkn$ Njyu{dhuk`r, umk \sb|| skyk ~kyr uj`kyhdu jn j{y |uyhdck

bebj|rdlyh|bk|$ Sk|u Hnyblh lkyuhbd`r mhe fjyk jn umkf$ Umk jd`r eyhsihla sh| umhu

B mhe uj |bu njy hd mj{y jy fjyk smb`k umkr ]&yhrke umk whlahck|, o{|u uj fhak |{yk

umhu umk njje|u{nn| skyk dju ljduhfbdhuke$ B ebe dju fbde umb| fbdjy bdljd~kdbkdlk$

Bd~j`~kfkdu bd umk |uy{cc`k

Sjyabdc bd umk SLL wyj~beke fk sbum ~h|u jwwjyu{dbubk| uj ljddklu sbum umk hdub&

hwhyumkbe |uy{cc`k hu mjfk, uj ljduybi{uk uj hde ik bdnjyfke hij{u k~kdu| hde

ek~k`jwfkdu|$ Bd umb|, B ljd|beky fr|k`n uj mh~k ikkd {labky umhd jumky wkjw`k smj|k

oji| ebe dju hnnjye umkf umk|k jwwjyu{dbubk|$ Jdlk umk SLL ujja umk eklb|bjd uj

k|uhi`b|m umk Wyjcyhf uj Ljfihu Yhlb|f, fr sjya bduky|kluke bd |j fhdr shr| sbum

umk hdub&hwhyumkbe |uy{cc`k$

B nj{de fr|k`n uyh~k `bdc uj fhdr whyu| jn umk sjy`e, |wkhabdc hij{u umk k~b`| jn

hwhyumkbe$ B sj{`e h`shr| |mjs h{ebkdlk| fr bekdubur ejl{fkdu jy Wh|| ijja -umk

ejfwh|, h| bu sh| lh``ke"$ B sj{`e |wkha uj fhdr hdub&hwhyumkbe cyj{w| hde kdlj{yhck

jumky| uj ojbd umk |uy{cc`k$ Njy k}hfw`k, bd umk Ckyfhd Wyjuk|uhdu lm{ylm, smblm b|

@{umkyhd, sjfkd mhe fjib`b|ke umkf|k`~k| jd hdub&hwhyumkbe lhfwhbcd|$ Umkr

wblakuke khlm fjdum njy fhdr rkhy| j{u|bek umk \j{um Hnyblhd kfih||r bd Ijdd$Umk|k sjfkd h`|j jychdb|ke umk ijrljuu jn \j{um Hnyblhd wyje{lu| |{lm h| n`jsky|,

nyk|m hde lhddke ny{bu$ Bd umk|k bdebyklu shr| B nk`u whyu jn umk |uy{cc`k$ Umk|k sjfkd

skyk ~kyr f{lm whyu jn fr jsd dkusjya bd umk sjya B sh| ejbdc sbum sjfkd

umyj{cm umk SLL$ Bd heebubjd, smkd B skdu uj Nbob uj y{d umk nby|u sjfkd| ljdnkykdlk

jn bu| abde, iybdcbdc ujckumky lm{ylm sjfkd jn umk Whlbnbl, B kdeke {w |wkdebdc

k}uyh ehr| umkyk sbum |wkhabdc kdchckfkdu| jdlk umkr eb|lj~kyke B sh| \j{um

Hnyblhd$ Bu sh| umk |hfk bd H{|uyh bh, umk Dkumky`hde| hde Djyebl lj{duybk|, o{|u uj

dhfk h nks$

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K}b`k hde |jfk jn fr sjya iyjhekdke fr {deky|uhdebdc jn smhu sh| cjbdc jd

bd \j{um Hnyblh, jd umk wj`blbk| jn umk hwhyumkbe cj~kydfkdu, h| sk`` h| jd umk

bdukydhubjdh` ljddklubjd|$ B cju hllk|| uj bdnjyfhubjd, njy k}hfw`k, jd mjs umk

cj~kydfkdu sh| i{|ubdc |hdlubjd|$ @huky, smkd B fj~ke nyjf umk SLL uj umk uyhek

{dbjd fj~kfkdu, B sh| hi`k uj chumky hde eb||kfbdhuk bdnjyfhubjd jd umk yj`k jn

i{|bdk||k| umhu skyk bd~j`~ke bd \j{um Hnyblh, umk yj`k jn bdukydhubjdh` lhwbuh` hde

smhu uyhek {dbjd fj~kfkdu| skyk ejbdc uj kde hwhyumkbe$ J~ky umk rkhy|, B cju uj

fkku {dbjdb|u| `bak Kffh Fh|mbdbdb hde jumky| hde sh| hi`k uj |{wwjyu umkf hde

umkby sjya$ Umk ljduhlu sbum rj{dc sjfkd k}b`k| jn 823> sh| h sjdekyn{` k}wkybkdlk$

H d{fiky jn {| h||b|uke bd |kl{ybdc usj mj{|k| njy ykn{ckk|$ Umk rj{dc sjfkd mhe

h |wklbh` w`hlk bd fr mkhyu$ @h{ykuuh Dcljij hde B jychdb|ke usj |kfbdhy| sbum umk|krj{dc sjfkd$

Rku, umk |fh`` yj`k| jdk w`hrke bd umk |uy{cc`k skyk dju h`shr| hwwyklbhuke ir

jumky| k~kd ir umj|k jd umk |hfk |bek h| jdk|k`n$ Cyhduke, umk hdub&hwhyumkbe |uy{cc`k

sh| ljfw`blhuke, hde jdk lj{`e dju k}wklu k~kyrjdk uj ik h`shr| jd umk |hfk whck$

\{|wblbjd|, y{fj{y| hde ljfwkububjd skyk umk jyeky jn umk ehr hde umk|k skyk h`` ibc

wyji`kf| hde jnukd w`hrke h whyu bd |j fhdr dh|ur shr|$ \jfk jn {| skyk |kkd h|

fjyk ckd{bdk nykkejf nbcmuky| jy `kheky| umhd jumky|$ Jdk| kcbubfhlr sh| x{k|ubjdke

fhdr h ubfk, hde bu sh| kh|r njy jdk| fjub~k| jy cjje bdukdubjd| uj ik fb|{deky|ujje

jy fb|ykwyk|kduke$

Jdk bdlbekdu |uhde| j{u$ B mhe ikkd cykhu`r bd|wbyke ir Ejyjumr Mkbcmu, `kheky

jn umk [\&ih|ke Dhubjdh` Lj{dlb` jn Dkcyj Sjfkd, smj mhe |ku {w hd jychdb|hubjd

njy i`hla sjfkd, iybdcbdc umkf ujckumky uj uh`a hij{u umk ckdeky hde yhlb|f b||{k|

umkr nhlke, k~kd h| umkr skyk whyu jn umk i`hla*Dkcyj fj~kfkdu|$ \j B shduke uj

ljwr umb| fjek` hde lykhuk hd jychdb|hubjd jn \j{um Hnyblhd sjfkd bd k}b`k$ Wybjy uj

umb|, B mhe ljduhluke jumky sjfkd bd k}b`k uj njyf h i`hla sjfkd| nkekyhubjd$

Umb| b| umk jychdb|hubjd umhu mhe uybke uj jwkyhuk nyjf sbumbd \j{um Hnyblh, i{u

sh| |{i|kx{kdu`r ihddke$ \j umk ~b|bjd sh| uj lykhuk h i`hla sjfkd| jychdb|hubjd

hiyjhe, uj `bda {| bd k}b`k, h| sk`` h| uj |{wwjyu sjfkd `b~bdc hu mjfk$ Umk bekh

|kkfke uj mh~k ikkd sk`` yklkb~ke ir fhdr \j{um Hnyblhd sjfkd hde bu sh| fkhdu

uj ik bdl`{|b~k jn h`` sjfkd, dju o{|u umj|k bd wj`bublh` whyubk|$ B ykly{buke fhdr \j{um

Hnyblhd| nyjf Ckyfhdr, Iju|shdh, \sbuzky`hde hde @jdejd, smblm mhe umk `hyck|ud{fiky jn \j{um Hnyblhd| umkd$

Ekukdubjd| hde ekwjyuhubjd|

Smkd rj{ hyk bd k}b`k, ej dju mh~k h lj{duyr uj yku{yd uj hde lhyyr h [dbuke Dhubjd|

ykn{ckk ejl{fkdu jy smhuk~ky ejl{fkduhubjd, rj{ hyk h`shr| ykchyeke h| |{|wklu$

Umj|k yklkb~bdc rj{ ej dju mh~k umk k}wkybkdlk jn |uhuk`k||dk||, |j umkr jnukd ej dju

{deky|uhde smr rj{ shdu uj ljfk bduj umkby lj{duyr bn rj{ mh~k dj lj{duyr uj cj

ihla uj k~kdu{h``r$ B skdu umyj{cm |k~kyh` m{fb`bhubdc hde ekcyhebdc k}wkybkdlk|

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e{ybdc umj|k ehya rkhy|$ Umkr skyk hnyhbe rj{ fbcmu ik |kkabdc h|r`{f hde `b~k jnn

umkby uh}k|$

Jdlk rj{ |hbe rj{ skyk ijyd bd \j{um Hnyblh, k~kd bn rj{ mhe h [dbuke Dhubjd|

ykn{ckk uyh~k` ejl{fkdu, umk bffbcyhubjd h{umjybubk| jn umk lj{duyr ljdlkydke sj{`e

dju sk`ljfk rj{ kbumky iklh{|k jn umk |hdlubjd| umhu umkr mhe bfwj|ke hchbd|u

\j{um Hnyblh, jy iklh{|k umkr skyk hnyhbe rj{ sj{`e kduky hde ikljfk h ykn{ckk$ Bd

|jfk jn umk|k lj{duybk|, umkyk skyk wj`blbk| ih|ke jd ijrljuubdc hwhyumkbe$ Umk

byjdr sh| umhu B sh| umk i`hla wky|jd, jwwyk||ke ir umk hwhyumkbe ykcbfk, rku B mhe uj

|uy{cc`k uj cku |{wwjyu hde hllkwuhdlk(

Fr nby|u uyh{fh sh| jd h ~b|bu uj [y{c{hr$ B sh| |ub`` lhyyrbdc h \j{um Hnyblhd

wh||wjyu umkd$ B ebe dju mh~k h ~b|h, i{u [y{c{hr mhe h wj`blr jn dju h``jsbdc \j{umHnyblhd| bd iklh{|k jn |hdlubjd| hchbd|u hwhyumkbe$ B hyyb~ke hu fbedbcmu hde

bffbcyhubjd ykn{|ke uj `ku fk bd$ Umkr mhe dj bekh jn smhu uj ej sbum fk bd umk

fbee`k jn umk dbcmu hde `knu fk uj |`kkw jd h lmhby hu umk hbywjyu$ Umk wkjw`k fkkubdc

fk ebe dju adjs smhu uj ej$ B sh| dju nhfb`bhy sbum umb| iklh{|k B mhe dk~ky

k}wkybkdlke |{lm uykhufkdu$ Bu ujja Ey Kfb`bj Lh|uyj, umkd umk mkhe jn umk Fkumjeb|u

Lm{ylm jn [y{c{hr, uj dkcjubhuk njy fk uj kduky$ Bu ujja mbf umk smj`k ehr uj hyyhdck

umb|$ Bd umk huky rkhy|, smkd mk iklhfk umk ckdkyh` |klykuhyr jn umk SLL, mk |hbe umhu

B fhek mbf nhfj{|$ B sh| fkhdu uj wyjlkke uj Lmb`k nyjf mkyk, i{u B dk~ky ebe h| B

sh| uj`e umhu umkr, ujj, sj{`e dju `ku fk bd$

Bd 823;, B sh| whyu jn h ek`kchubjd uj Y{||bh uj iybkn umk Y{||bhd Jyumjej}

Lm{ylm hij{u umk njyumljfbdc SLL h||kfi`r bd Akdrh$ B sh| lhyyrbdc h [dbuke

Dhubjd| uyh~k` ejl{fkdu$ B mhe usj Ibi`k| bd fr `{cchck hde B sh| |lhyke umk

h{umjybubk| sj{`e eb|lj~ky umkf$ Umb| sh| bd umk ehr| smkd yk`bcbjd sh| ihddke ir

umk |uhuk$ I{u bu sh| dju umk Ibi`k| umhu lh{|ke h wyji`kf$ Umk Y{||bhd| ykn{|ke uj `ku

fk bd smkd umkr eb|lj~kyke umhu B sh| \j{um Hnyblhd$ Sk mhe h Iybub|m, h Ckyfhd, h

\sb||, h Ohfhblhd hde fk bd umk ukhf$ Umkr skyk h`` fku ir umkby hfih||hejy| hde

ljd|{`huk|, i{u B mhe dj jdk uj w`khe njy jy fkku fk$ Sk w`kheke sbum umk Y{||bhd|

njy j~ky nj{y mj{y|$ Nbdh``r, umk mkhe jn umk ek`kchubjd eklbeke umhu bn B sh| dju `ku bd

umkd h`` jn {| f{|u `kh~k bd |j`behybur$ Umk mkhe jn umk ek`kchubjd uj`e umb| uj umk

Y{||bhd| hde h|ake bn sk lj{`e ej h wyk|| ljdnkykdlk iknjyk sk `knu( Bd h fhuuky jn

fbd{uk| sk skyk j{u jn umk hbywjyu$ Bu sh| 98 Hwyb`, fr ibyumehr$ Smkd sk |hu ejsduj ebddky umhu k~kdbdc, umk Y{||bhd|, h| h ck|u{yk jn hwj`jcr, ch~k fk cbnu|$ B mh~k akwu

umkf uj umb| ehr$

Ekwjyuhubjd nyjf Uybdbehe

Umk fj|u m{fb`bhubdc hde {dk}wkluke bdlbekdu jll{yyke bd Uybdbehe$ B sh| uyh~k `bdc

e{ybdc umk sjfkd| eklhek -823>=;", uh`abdc uj lm{ylmk|, kdlj{yhcbdc umkf uj hejwu

wyjcyhffk| hde wj`blbk| uj wyjfjuk umk ybcmu| jn sjfkd$ Fr oj{ydkr ujja fk nby|u

uj Ohfhblh, umkd uj C{rhdh$ B sh| uj n`r nyjf Ihyihej| jd uj Uybdbehe hde hnukyshye|

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uj Lhdheh$ B hyyb~ke bd Ihyihej| smkyk Dbuh Ihyyjs, fr nybkde hde lj``khc{k, ujja

lhyk jn fk$ B sh| nuke, cb~kd |whlk jd yhebj, bd dks|whwky|, kul$

I{jrke ir umb| k}wkybkdlk B n`ks uj Uybdbehe, i{u sh| ekdbke kduyr$ Umk wkjw`k

smj skyk uj fkku fk shbuke bd ~hbd hde `knu, mh~bdc ikkd uj`e umhu B mhe ikkd |kdu

ihla jd umk n`bcmu uj Ihyihej|$ B mhe hyyb~ke hu hij{u = h$f$ hde ikkd uj`e uj uhak umk

dk}u n`bcmu ihla uj Ihyihej|$ B ykn{|ke hde w{u {w h ykh` nbcmu$ B sh| h||{fbdc hde

mjwbdc umhu fr mj|u| skyk cjbdc uj h||b|u$

Hyj{de ; w$f$ jd umhu ehr, h wj`blk wky|jd hyyb~ke sbum h ekwjyuhubjd jyeky$ B

akwu umb| jyeky njy rkhy| hnukyshye|$ Umk Ljffb||bjdky jn Wj`blk hyyb~ke hu umk hbywjyu

uj |kk njy mbf|k`n smj umb| lhduhdakyj{| \j{um Hnyblhd sjfhd sh| smj sh| ykn{|bdc

uj `kh~k$ Mk mhe, jn lj{y|k, h||{fke B sh| smbuk$ Hu umk |hfk ubfk, umk Hnyblhd hdeBdebhd Uybdbehebhd| skyk ekihubdc hfjdc umkf|k`~k|$ Umk Hnyblhd| skyk |hrbdc bu

sj{`e ik h |mhfk bn h i`hla \j{um Hnyblhd sjfhd sh| |kdu uj wyb|jd$ Nbdh `r, B sh|

w{u jd umk w`hdk ir wj`blk smj mhe uj `bnu fk nyjf fr |khu bd umk hbywjyu$ Umk

oj{ydh`b|u| smj skyk shulmbdc dk~ky ujja wmjujcyhwm| jn fk bd umb| ~kyr m{fb`bhubdc

|uhuk$ Umk lhwuhbd jn umk w`hdk fku fk hu umk ejjy hde `huky jnnkyke fk h y{f hde

Ljak$

Umk abdedk|| jn jumky|

Bd Akdrh, bu sh| jdk jn umk sjfkd bd umk bffbcyhubjd ekwhyufkdu smj, hnuky cjbdc

jnn |mbnu hde ljfbdc ihla uj nbde fk |ub`` ekuhbdke, jyekyke fk uj ik yk`kh|ke hde

h``jske fk uj nykk`r kduky Dhbyjib hnuky mh~bdc ikkd hu umk hbywjyu njy usj ehr|$ \j,

ujj, smkd B hyyb~ke bd Ujcj jd jdk uybw, bu sh| l`j|k uj fbedbcmu$ Umk bffbcyhubjd

jnnblky eyj~k fk uj umk Fbdb|uky jn umk Bdukybjy| mjfk uj cku wkyfb||bjd uj h``js fk

kduyr$ H`umj{cm umk wj`blr sh| uj ihd h`` \j{um Hnyblhd| nyjf kdukybdc, umk fbdb|uky

ch~k jyeky| njy fk uj cku h ~b|h$

Umk fj|u hfhzbdc k}wkybkdlk sh| ikbdc cb~kd h wh||wjyu ir @bikybh$ B lhyybke

umhu wh||wjyu njy fhdr rkhy| {dub` B yku{ydke uj \j{um Hnyblh hde k~kdu{h``r cju h dks

wh||wjyu bd fr nykk lj{duyr$ Smkd umk umkd wyk|bekdu jn @bikybh, Wyk|bekdu Uj`ikyu,

mkhye jn fr w`bcmu, mk bffkebhuk`r jychdb|ke njy fk uj ik cb~kd @bikybhd lbubzkd|mbw,

ljfw`kuk sbum h wh||wjyu$ Bu sh| hnuky B mhe fhek h |wkklm jd hwhyumkbe hde mjs umk

|r|ukf mhe kd|`h~ke j{y wkjw`k$

Smhu B `khydu bd k}b`k

@jjabdc ihla, umk uskdur&jdk rkhy| jn `bnk bd \sbuzky`hde uh{cmu fk fhdr `k||jd|

hde ljduybi{uke |j f{lm uj fr wky|jdh` cyjsum hde fhu{ybur |{lm umhu B ej dju k~kd

adjs mjs uj lj{du fr i`k||bdc|$ Mhe B dk~ky knu \j{um Hnyblh B ej dju umbda B sj{`e

mh~k ikkd smkyk B hf ujehr$ Umk nby|u fhojy k||jd sh| hij{u umk ljddklubjd| ikuskkd

hwhyumkbe hde jumky njyf| jn jwwyk||bjd umhu B k}wkybkdlke$ Hu umk |hfk ubfk, wkjw`k

hyk |uy{cc`bdc hchbd|u umk|k bdo{|ublk| hde khlm ~blujyr, bd k~kyr ljydky, fhuuky|$ Hfjdc

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umk|k |uy{cc`k| |uhde| j{u umk |uy{cc`k njy ckdeky kx{h`bur hde sjfkd| ybcmu|$ H``

j~ky umk sjy`e B mh~k nybkde|, |b|uky|, fj~kfkdu| umhu B |ub`` ljddklu sbum hde |mhyk

|j`behybur sbum, k~kd h| B kdojr wj|u&hwhyumkbe \j{um Hnyblh$

B mh~k umkyknjyk `khydu umhu jdk lhddju `b~k sbumj{u jumky|$ H| m{fhd ikbdc| sk

dkke umhu uj{lm, umhu ljddklubjd$ Bu b| umhu ljddklubjd, wmr|blh` jy |wbybu{h`, umhu |{|uhbd|

rj{$ Bu b| h`|j jumky| umhu cb~k rj{ mjwk njy lmhdck$ Bd h`` jn fr rkhy| bd Ckdk~h B

dk~ky ch~k {w mjwk jn yku{ydbdc uj \j{um Hnyblh$ B k~kd syjuk h sb`` smblm |hbe umhu

B shduke uj ik i{ybke ihla mjfk$ I{u B dk~ky ebe hlu{h``r umbda umhu B sj{`e ebk bd

k}b`k$

Bu sh| bd k}b`k umhu B eb|lj~kyke, nk`` bd `j~k sbum hde sh| `j~ke ir umk Hnyblhd

ljdubdkdu$ Fhdr nk``js \j{um Hnyblhd| smj ebe dju mh~k fr k}wkybkdlk mh~k rku uj{deky|uhde smr umk ljdubdkdu fhuuky| uj j{y lj{duyr$ Mhe bu dju ikkd njy umk ejzkd|

jn Hnyblhd iyjumky| hde |b|uky| smj hejwuke fk, B sj{`e dk~ky mh~k ljwke sbum

ikbdc j{u|bek \j{um Hnyblh$ Nyjf ibc hlu| jn ckdkyj|bur `bak umk @bikybhd| cb~bdc fk

h wh||wjyu, uj fr nybkde, Hddbk Obhcck, h Cmhdhbhd o{eck smj uh{cmu fk mjs uj eyk||

`bak hd Hnyblhd, uj |k~kyh` nhfb`bk| smj fhek fk cjefjumky uj umkby lmb`eykd, hde

k~kd umk sjfhd hu bffbcyhubjd bd Akdrh h`` wkynjyfke hlu| jn hi|j`{uk `j~k hde

abdedk|| B sb`` njyk~ky mj`e ekhy$

Umhu sh| smr bd fr sjya h| umk lmhbywky|jd jn umk K`klujyh` Ljffb||bjd jn

\j{um Hnyblh B nk`u h cykhu ekh` jn yk|wjd|bib`bur ujshye| h`` Hnyblhd lj{duybk| hde umk

dkke uj wyj~bek f{u{h` |{wwjyu hde |j`behybur uj j{y wkjw`k|$

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Iybch`bh Ihf yhb|ke umk w`bcmu jn Hnyblhd wkjw`k {deky hwhyumkbe bd\j{um Hnyblh njy h`` umk sjy`e uj |kk hde adjs -wmjuj ir Yjchd Shye *Bdekwkdekdu Ljduybi{ujy| * Hnyblh Fkebh Jd`bdk"$

Ihyihyh Ik`` -ybcmu" hu umk \j`jfjd Fhm`hdc{ Nykkejf Lj``kck bd 82=9, sbumm{|ihde Ukyyr -`knu", J$Y$ Uhfij -lkduyk", |kljdehyr |lmjj` wybdlbwh` Ubf Fh|kaj-ybcmu" hde |jfk jn umk |u{ekdu| jd umk |ukw| jn umk wybfhyr |lmjj` -wmjuj ir umk`huk K`b Skbdikyc"$

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Ih`kah Fikuk k~ky ljffbuuke uj umk |uy{cc`k njy `bikyhubjd jn mky lj{duyr hdewkjw`k -wmjuj |{ww`bke"$

Ih`kah Fikuk -wmjuj ir Eh~be Cj`ei`huu *\j{um Wmjujcyhwm| * Hnyblh Fkebh Jd`bdk"$

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@h{ykuuh Dcljij hu h sybuky| ljdnkykdlk bd Fb`hd,

Buh`r, bd 82=3 -wmjuj |{ww`bke"$

@h{ykuuh Dcljij hu mjfk bd Mbumky Cykkd, @jdejd, bd 82=8$ \mk dk~ky |ujwwke rkhydbdc uj

yku{yd uj \j{um Hnyblh jdk ehr -wmjuj |{ww`bke"