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rNJhts vtxejle ‘Íuz¥ Mþhûtt

ÇË;ÃËJo ø\n«"tl rNJhts vtrxjle Íuz fuxudhele Mþhûtt vtAe FukatJtle Au yuJt Fch mtkCégt vAe rcatht rNJhtsCtEle ntj; cdze dE n;e ! yubtk J¤e yuf Vtul ytÔgtu...

‘‘yu... g! rNJhts ? ;uhe Íuz Mþhûtt ;tu yc dE lt ?¥¥ ftuEyu fhzt yJtsbtk bòfltu MËh ftZ;tk ÃËATGþk.

‘ntk... Jtu ;tu...¥

‘;tu Mþl rNJhts ! bik yuf yt;kfJt’e øþ{v ft fbtLzh ctuj;t nwk...¥

‘‘ctv hu !¥¥ rNJhts vtrxjlt nt:btk:e btuctRj Axfe dgtu.

yz"tu fjtf vAe Vhe:e yu s btKmltu Vtul ytÔgtu & ‘‘yu rNJhts ! yCe Vtul Xef mu vfzlt !¥¥

‘‘S... S¥¥

‘‘ytih Mþl, ;uhe Íuz Mþhûtt fe ct; fhlt nwk ! bik yuf F;hltf yt;kfJt’e øþ{v ft fbtLzh nwk ! mbÍt fu lkE ?¥¥

‘‘n... nn... nnnn...¥¥ rNJhts vtrxjlu nuzfe aze dE. nuzfe:e btuctRj yuJtu WAégtu fu vAtz;tle mt:u s ðËxe dgtu !

A;tk yz"tu fjtf vAe rNJhtsCtWlt ceò btuctRj vh Vtul ytÔgtu ‘‘yug ! bik Jtune fbtLzh ctuj;t nwk !¥¥

rNJhts vtrxj cuntuN :E dgt !

ntuNbtk ytÔgt vAe yuKu vnuÕþk ftb ve. ra’Bchblu Vtul fhJtLþk fGþO. ra’Bchb ;tu yuf’b ‘fwj¥ xtRv Au, yubKu fÌtwk, ‘‘vnujtk yule Jt; ;tu ÃËhe mtkC¤e jtu ?¥¥

‘‘ytu. fu.¥¥

fjtf vAe yu s yt;kfJt’eltu Vtul ytÔgtu, ‘‘rNJhtsCtE, ;bu Íuz Mþhûtt nxe sJtle shtg rak;t lt fh;t, ;bthe Mþhûtt nJu ybu fhe~þk ! Ftºte htFòu, ;bthtu Jt¤ vK Jtkftu lrn :tg !¥¥

‘‘nuk ?¥¥ rNJhts vtrxjlu lJtE jtde, ‘‘vK ;bu blu b’’ fub fhe hÌtt Atu ?¥¥

‘‘yhm-vhm Au ctum !¥¥ yt;kfJt’eyu feæþk, ‘‘;bu ßgthu ø\n«"tl n;t ðgthu ;bu ybthtu Jt¤ vK ¾âtk Jtkftu :Jt ’e"tu n;tu ?¥¥

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