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    ~e{ e ~fllfln {mfha,

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    el flely mq{yekga ygey erraesai yj ca njfln lj~gasa, E ceina

    jl gf{ kga{y {efi S, eslas,

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    Erresalyh ga kjqhily nay ygsjqng,

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    ~jqhi ca,

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    Vjq yga kjsjlas: ga e{`ai,

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    Rsjcech ijtal{ jqy ygasa,

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    Yahh ma ~gey jq jqli( {fs,

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    ~fyg nse{{,

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    gfhhjk`, Ygjqng yalyeyfva nse{{ nsaalai yga yjr( yga {fia ekfln q{

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    arj{ai {yseyfnserg,

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    yjm qr yj rsjyaky yga {yq fl{fia,

    F ysfai, Fy ~afngai e yjl,

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    Ge~`fl{ {uqeyyai( eli yjnaygas( ~a mq{khai yga isqm qrsfngy,

    Fy{ flyasfjs ~e{ hhai ~fyg e {jhfi chek` me{{,

    F haelai khj{a, [jmaygfln reha ~e{ {q{raliai fl yga ies` hh( cqyyga rsa-{yjsm nhjjm jc{kqsai ehh iayefh,

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    E gqmel geli oe{gai ~gfya fl yga ahakysfk csfhhfelka,

    If{{jhvai yj chek`,

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    F SEL MV CAEM J_AS YGA FL@V MEYSFw,Yga ~gfya flkhq{fjl ~e{ qluqa{yfjlech e gqmel geli,

    Yga hh ~e{ sjk`-gesi cqy ksqmchfln ey yga arj{ai aina{, F {q{-

    rakyai e{rgehy, Yga {fta j yga isqm {qnna{yai e ygfsy-va-nehhjl

    kerekfy,Ygfsy {akjli{ j if{kq{{fjl( eli ~a gei e rhel,

    ^eslas eli Dek`{jl ~jqhi {yeli nqesi ~gfha yga sa{y j q{

    sayqslai yj yga melenamaly jka, Ygjqng Dek`{jl{ hjj` {efi

    gai seygas ca ah{a~gasa( ga jasai lj rsjya{y,

    Yga khjqi{ cqs{y e{ Ge~`fl{( Mjhala( eli F rfk`ai jqs ~e

    cek`, a essfvai mqi-kjeyai eli ygjsjqngh {je`ai,

    Yj m if{me( y~j vagfkha{ ~efyai e {gjsy if{yelka ij~l yga

    ifsy sjei( mjyjs{ fihfln( ~fras{ {herrfln, F sakjnlftai yga isfvas

    j yga Ojsi Ojkq{,

    [jljecfykg( F {efi,

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    Sarjsyas{, F ~evai e geli fl yga ifsakyfjl j yga kes{,

    F ifily yeh` yj lj jla, F {~aes,

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    yga kjr{ yj yga MA,

    Vjqsa `fiifln,

    Fy{ Seka ^aa`, F meia lj eyyamry yj gfia m fssfyeyfjl, Emqsias ey yga [raai~e ~jqhi me`a {rhe{g gaeihfla{,

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    [aafln q{( yga sarjsyas{ amasnai sjm ygafs kes{ eli {hfr-{hfi

    yj yga kgak`rjfly, Jla ~e{ e mq{gsjjm-{gerai mel gjhifln el

    qmcsahhe, Yga jygas ~e{ e ~jmel fl e {hfk`as eli rfl` vflh cjjy{,Yga nqesi hjj`ai e uqa{yfjl fl jqs ifsakyfjl, Mjhala na{yqsai

    lj ~fyg cjyg geli{,

    Ialfai ekka{{( yga refs {gjqyai ygsjqng yga ij~lrjqs,

    Gj~ hjln ge{ yga cji caal jqy ygasa:

    F{ fy yga `fi ~gj ~aly mf{{fln sjm Ces Kesjhfle:

    El yfa-fl yj yga [raai~e:

    Is, Csallel

    F{ yga MA rhellfln yj

    Ge~`fl{( Mjhala( eli F gqssfai flyj yga jka, Yga ijjs{hemmai( kqyyfln j yga cessena j uqa{yfjl{,

    El kgelka fy kjqhica yga Hajlfyq{ fi: Ge~`fl{ saassai yj

    e jqln ~jmel ~gji velf{gai y~j aes{ aeshfas eyas e lfngy j

    cesgjrrfln ~fyg sfali{,

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    Fhh geva yj kgak` yga sakjsi{,

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    ^a {yjrrai iqmrfln fl ygey esae fl 3221, Ygey heas( Fi {e

    heya lflayfa{ yj meca 3223,

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    Js resy{ j gas( F ygjqngy,

    ^gfha Ge~`fl{ eli Mjhala isjva e mjyjsftai kesy cek` jqy yj

    saysfava yga isqm( F rgjlai Hesecaa, Ga {efi ~gey F arakyai4 [aa

    jq yjmjssj~,

    [j mqkg js hjqlnfln ~fyg m key,

    Ygfsy mflqya{ heyas Dek`{jl{ rsfta {ey jl rhe{yfk {gaayfln fl yga

    MA vel( jjtfln mqii ~eyas eli oak`{ j sq{y, Ofva mflqya{ eyas

    ygey( fy ~e{ me`fln fy{ ~e yj Kgeshjyya ehjln ~fyg yga Kecessq{

    Kjqly {elirfy yaayg eli cjla{,

    Jkas ^eslas a{kjsyai ma cek` yj yga flyas{yeya, Eyas ygey F

    ~e{ jl m j~l,

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    vagfkha{ ~asa cek`ai qr yj Mfllaerjhf{, Ojsyqleyah( ygey ~e{jrrj{fya yj m ifsakyfjl j ysevah( ygjqng ~a{ycjqli ysek ~e{

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    eh{j gaev, ^gfha hqskgfln eli cse`fln m ~e yj~esi gjma( F

    ~jliasai ecjqy yga ras{jl ~ai dq{y sakjvasai,

    E ~gjha cji: E yfngy y js e ygfsy-va-nehhjl kjlyeflas( cqyljy fmrj{{fcha, If{mamcasai resy{: F gjrai ljy, E resyfeh kjsr{a

    ~jqhi mael e sayqsl yj yga helihh js e {{yameyfk {aeskg,

    Ygey rsj{raky ~e{ iakfiaih qlerraehfln,

    Osfie rsjmf{ai e saraey j Ygqs{ie, Gjy eli {yfk` ~fyg mjsa

    eyasljjl {yjsm{,

    ^jqhily eaky ma, Fi ca {yqk` fl yga hec ehh ie,

    Eyas e uqfk` csae`e{y j nseljhe eli jnqsy( F isjva ij~l-

    yj~l, Js qryj~l( e{ Kgeshjyyael{ rsaas,Yga Mak`halcqsn Kjqly maifkeh aemflas jkkqrfa{ jla ali j

    e aeyqsaha{{ csfk` cj ygey {raly fy{ aesh aes{ e{ e [aes{ Nesial

    Kalyas, Yga cj{ jygas ali gjq{a{ {eyahhfya jka{ j yga Kgeshjyya-

    Mak`halcqsn Rjhfka Iaresymaly, Iavjfi j eskgfyakyqseh kgesm

    {eva e {hfngy sjqlifln j yga aina{( yga cqfhifln f{ hjkeyai ey Kjh-

    hana eli Yalyg( dq{y e gefs jqy{fia yga e{gfjlecha gaesy j qryj~l,

    Ygjqng rhel{ af{y yj iavahjr yga {fya eli mjva yga ekfhfy( {j es

    yga MKMA ge{ {yeai rqy,js`{ js ma, Yga rheka f{ dq{y yal mflqya{ sjm m yj~l gjq{a,

    Ey 7421 F res`ai fl yga {mehh yalyekha j hjy ekfln yga MKMA

    alyselka( neygasai m rqs{a( eli gaeiai js yga ijqcha nhe{{

    ijjs{, Eksj{{ Kjhhana( e geh-ijtal mal {ey js haelai jl e ~ehh

    cjsiasfln e hesna vekely hjy, Ehh ~jsa yga gjinarjina j seyy

    khjygfln ygey f{ yga qlfjsm j yga gjmaha{{,

    Cajli ygam( e chek` ~jmel ~e{ mq{khfln e {ysjhhas ehjln yga

    {fia~eh` yj~esi yga kjqly {asvfka{ cqfhifln( {ysqnnhfln ~fyg yga

    qlaval revamaly,

    Yga ~jmel {yjrrai yj yqn qr~esi jl gas yqca yjr, Gas aa{

    isfyai fl m ifsakyfjl, F ~evai, [ga ifily ~eva cek`,

    Alyasfln yga va{yfcqha( F yerrai jl e ~flij~ ecjva e kjqlyas yj

    m hay, E kgqcc ~jmel yqslai fl gas kgefs eli raasai ygsjqng

    yga nhe{{, Gas chjq{a ~e{ {gesrh rsa{{ai( gas gefs rasmai eli

    ai rsfmh fl rheka,

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    fl yga afngyfa{( ~gal fy mjvai sjm yga ce{amaly j yga jhi He~Aljskamaly Kalyas yj fy{ rsa{aly hjkeyfjl, Mjlie ygsjqng Osf-

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    ie( {ga {ksaal{ vf{fyjs{( cha{{fln {jma ~fyg alys( yqslfln jygas{

    e~e, [ga eh{j yra{ sarjsy{( jsnelfta{ ijkqmaly{( eli aar{ ysek`

    j avas {gsai j fljsmeyfjl nalaseyai ygsjqngjqy yga eleh{f{ jyga iaei,

    [mfhfln( Ms{, Ohj~as{ cqttai ma fl, Vjq ~asa e cq{ hei a{-

    yasie,

    _as( F {efi, Eljla ah{a gasa:

    Is, Hesecaa ~fhh ca fl {gjsyh, Is, [fq f{ hakyqsfln ey yga qlfvas-

    {fy, Is, Gesyfnel f{ fl Kgerah Gfhh,

    Dja:

    Njla yj kjhhaky {jma rjjs {jqh sjm e Iqmr{yas, Cha{{ gf{

    gaesy, Fy{ njlle ca eljygas gjy jla yjie, Ms{, Ohj~as{{ vj~ah{kjqhi geva heliai gas e sjha fl Njla ^fyg yga ^fli,

    F{ yga helihh cji nayyfln el eyyalyfjl:

    Meia yga Jc{asvas, Hjkeh {akyfjl, Fva el{~asai e geh-ijtal

    kehh{ ehsaei,

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    ygfln esjqli gas, Ey gas ~js`{yeyfjl( Rj{y-fy ljya{ geln auqf-

    if{yely( reras {yek`{ esa {uqesai( ral{( {yerhas{( eli {kf{{js{ esa

    {yj~ai ~gal fiha, Fy f{ el jsiashfla{{ j ~gfkg F em flkerecha,Qllaka{{esfh( {ga eidq{yai e rgjyj j gas kjk`as {relfah,

    Ij jq {yfhh geva yga reras:

    Fi hf`a fy cek`( rhae{a, [ga geliai ma gas laeyh jhiai kjr,

    Yga Cah` ei f{ njji js y~aly raskaly j jl hflal{,

    J kjqs{a,

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    avasygfln fl yga {yfl` sjjm cajsa ga hay,

    Yga ekfhfy ge{ e refs j eqyjr{ sjjm{( aekg ~fyg e {flnha

    yecha, Yga {mehhas j yga y~j ge{ {rakfeh valyfheyfjl yj kjmcey

    jqh jijs{,

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    Njji kgjfka( Ge~`fl{, Ygjqng yga {elirfy cjla{ ~jqhi ca sah-

    eyfvah esjme-saa( ygasa ~e{ lj yahhfln ecjqy yga helihh vfk, Eli

    F ~e{ qlkasyefl gj~ ca{y yj saa yga samefl{ sjm yga e{rgehy,

    Iaralifln jl ygafs kjlifyfjl( ygfln{ kjqhi nay ma{{,

    Re{{fln yga kqcfkha{ q{ai c yga iaeyg flva{yfneyjs{( F kgak`ai

    yga ase{echa cjesi jl yga cek` ~ehh, Ofva la~ essfveh{ gei caalalyasai fl chek` Menfk Mes`as, E la~cjsl jqli iaei fl gas cai,

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    E mel ~e{gai e{gjsa ey Mjqlyefl F{heli He`a, E ~jmel chqi-

    najlai ~fyg e sfln rel fl gas `fykgal jl [qnes Ksaa` Sjei,

    M {elirfy sakjvas gei caal ia{fnleyai MKMA 33?-55,Ygjqng yga cjla{ eli yaayg ~asa rsjcech ygj{a j yga mf{{fln

    gjq{a~fa( ygey e{{qmryfjl kjqhi eh~e{ rsjva eh{a, Ygq{( e la~

    ke{a lqmcas ~e{ e{{fnlai,

    Yga helihh samefl{ gei caal ia{fnleyai MKMA 33>-55,

    M jka f{ fl cek`( laes ygj{a j yga ygsaa reygjhjnf{y{, Yga

    {uqesa jjyena f{ {qkg ygey( ~asa F ljy jl {ye( yga {reka mfngy

    geva caal q{ai js yga {yjsena j cqk`ay{ eli mjr{,

    Qlhjk`fln yga ijjs( F yj{{ai yga la~{reras jlyj m ia{`(

    isjrrai flyj yga kgefs( eli rhekai m rqs{a fl e ise~as, Y~j kjl-{qhy sauqa{y{ he jl yga chjyyas( cjyg {fnlai c Yfm Hesecaa,

    F {yesyai ~fyg yga Jc{asvas, Yga esyfkha ~e{ jl rena ygsaa j yga

    hjkeh {akyfjl( dq{y {f hfla{ j kjr, Yga chfla {efi Aesh Csla( yga

    mq{gsjjm nq Fi {rjyyai fl yga Ojkq{,

    M lema ~e{ malyfjlai( eli yga eky ygey samefl{ gei caal

    ysel{rjsyai sjm yga Mjsagaei Sjei helihh yj yga MA jka, F

    nqsai Csla gei {aal Ge~`fl{ eli Mjhala hjei yga isqm flyj

    yga vel, Kjmcflfln ygey ~fyg yga seifj ysel{mf{{fjl sjm ygaKjlkjsi kjr{( gai iakfiai yga {yjs ~e{ {jhfi,

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    F rqhhai e refs j jsm{ sjm rhe{yfk mflf-{gahvfln jl e hfln kec-

    flay ey m cek`( hhai fl yga ke{a lqmcas{( eli ~sjya csfa ia{ksfr-

    yfjl{ j aekg {ay j samefl{ eli yga kfskqm{yelka{ {qssjqlifln

    ygafs if{kjvasfa{, Ygal F ~aly yj yga hjk`as sjjm( kgelnai yj {qs-

    nfkeh {ksqc{( eli ksj{{ai yj yga {yfl` sjjm,

    Yga {elirfy cjla{ ~asa jl yga kjqlyas( fl yga csj~l avfialka

    cen fl ~gfkg Fi rhekai ygam,

    Yga helihh isqm {ey eyjr fy{ mqi-ke`ai {gaayfln jl e mjsnqa

    nqsla,

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    yj {yesy ygasa,

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    hal{( F ekka{{jsftai ~fyg e reras ersjl eli me{` eli {lerrai jl

    heya nhjva{, Lj meykg js yga gesi gey eli va{y( cqy yga hjj` ~e{

    ahanely fl fy{ j~l ~e,C yal-yaal F ~e{ ijla, w-se{( mae{qsamaly( eli nsj{{ eli

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    mfksj{kjrfk jc{asveyfjl savaehai ygey yga cjla{ eli yaayg ~asa

    kjmreyfcha ~fyg yga sa{y j yga {elirfy {`ahayjl, Ialyeh eleh{f{

    ~jqhi kjlsm yga lifln( cqy F ~e{ kjlialy yga resy{ Fi sakjv-asai cahjlnai yj yga mf{{fln gjq{a~fa,

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    sekyqsa{ jl aekg j fy{ ~fln{, [qkg yseqme ehmj{y eh~e{ sa{qhy{

    sjm melqeh {yselnqheyfjl,

    F ~e{ lehftfln m ljya{ ~gal yga rgjla seln fl e keialka ygey

    flifkeyai yga kehh ~e{ flyasleh,

    F geva e nalyhamel gasa ~gj ~f{ga{ yj {aa jq, Ms{, Ohj~as{

    {jqliai oq{yasai,Kely Dja iaeh ~fyg gfm:

    Ga{ {yfhh jqy,

    Fm ysfln yj jkq{ jl yga{a ke{a{( F {efi,

    Yga nalyhamel {e{ ga ge{ fljsmeyfjl ygey f{ aysamah

    fmrjsyely,

    Fljsmeyfjl ecjqy ~gey:

    Yga cji sjm yga helihh,

    F kely if{kq{{ ygey ay,Ga ygfl`{ ga `lj~{ ~gj fy f{, Gq{gai cqy akfyai,

    I, C, Kjjras ge{ lehh yqslai qr: [les`( cqy Fi gaesi ygf{

    hfla mel yfma{ cajsa,

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    Is, Csallel, Ygf{ mel f{ ljy e ksek`rjy,

    ^gey me`a{ jq {j {qsa:

    Fva {aal gf{ rfkyqsa fl Rajrha menetfla,

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    ;

    NALASEYFJL: QRCSFLNFLN: GJSMJLA[: F_A LJ KHQA YGAsae{jl( cqy fl yga rsa{alka j eyysekyfva V-kgsjmj{jmas{( Ms{,

    Ohj~as{ chq{ga{ eli gas vjfka nja{ csaeyg,

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    F hjj`ai qr,[yelifln fl m ijjs~e ~e{ e kjmreky mel ~fyg flyal{a csj~l

    aa{ eli ies` chjli gefs kqy {gjsy eli kjmcai {ysefngy cek`, Ga

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    hjnj {yfykgai fl sai,

    F hefi ij~l m ral,

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    ~e{ sm cqy ljy e ya{yj{yasjla ksq{gas,

    Rhae{a geva e {aey,

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    ia{`, Nemcha isennai fy js~esi( {ey( eli rhelyai gf{ rehm{ jl

    gf{ `laa{,

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    yga rsat, ^eyas: E {jy isfl`:

    Nemcha {gjj` gf{ gaei, Lj( meem,

    Ms{, Ohj~as{ sameflai ai fl yga gehh,

    Rasger{ fy{ ca{y f jq khj{a yga ijjs( F {efi nalyh,

    Kgaa`{ oemfln( Ms{, Ohj~as{ ifi e{ sauqa{yai,^gey kel F ij js jq( Ms, Nemcha:

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    Ojs e mjmaly yga mel dq{y {yesai ey gf{ geli{, Sakjl{fiasfln:

    Kgjj{fln gf{ ~jsi{:

    F ~jliasai ey gf{ sayfkalka, Eyas ehh( gai kjma yj ma, g {qkgkeqyfjl:

    Fm yga dek`mel js [yqre`{ y-lfla kes,

    M kjlq{fjl mq{y geva caal jcvfjq{,

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    Ga{ e LE[KES isfvas,

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    Mjyjs{rjsy{, Fm jl gf{ rfy ksa~,

    Ygq{ jqs rgjyj fl Rajrha,

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    efmfln ey [eli,

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    kqha `lj~haina j LE[KES,

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    ygasa, Enefl Nemcha ga{fyeyai( jcvfjq{h qlkjmjsyecha, M

    {f{yas( Kflif( ~e{ y~j aes{ jhias ygel ma,

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    F ~efyai jqy eljygas req{a,

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    [raai~e, Fm ~jliasfln f fy kjqhi ca gas,

    ^gal ifi jqs {f{yas if{erraes:

    5667,

    Mjhala ygjqngy yga isqm gjhifln jqs Djgl*Dela Ija gei

    asjiai sjm el esae j yga helihh ekyfva ey ygey yfma, F `ary ygf{

    eky yj m{ah, Yahh ma ecjqy gas,

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    m ia{`, Ygey ~e{ ye`al dq{y e kjqrha j ~aa`{ cajsa {ga ~aly

    mf{{fln,

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    ei{, Gas yaayg ~asa rasaky( gas {`fl oe~ha{{ eli hjq{ ~fyg gaehyg,

    [ga gei e chjli rffa cjc eli ~jsa e {fhvas hjjr fl aekg aes,

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    Kflif ~elyai yj ca e LE[KES isfvas fl yga ~js{y ~e, Isjvanj-`esy{ sjm yga yfma {ga ~e{ y~ahva( mjvai qr yj hanali{,

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    Enefl( F mq{y geva hjj`ai hj{y,

    Hfyyha {flnha-{aey kes{ js canfllas{, Hanali{ isfvfln ysefl{ `fi{

    {j yga kel eivelka yj saeh {gjsy-kjqs{a sekfln,F ljiiai( ljy saehh qlias{yelifln,

    Nemcha ifily {aa, Gf{ aa{ ~asa jl yga rgjyj {yfhh fl gf{ geli,

    Oqll gj~ hfa yqsl{ jqy, Fl gfng {kgjjh F ~e{ ehh ecjqy jjy-

    cehh eli caas, Kflif gqln ~fyg yga {kfalka naa`{, Hjvai kes{ eli

    alnfla{, LE[KES ~e{ gas isaem( ljy mfla,

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    flyassqry,

    Yga {qmmas cajsa gas {alfjs aes( Kflif {yesyai ieyfln

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    qssakyai refl,

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    cayyas rheka yj ij ygey ygel Kgeshjyya: g ~jqhi {ga dq{y rfk` qr

    eli haeva: Eli {ga{ lavas yqslai qr el~gasa ah{a,

    Ygasa ~e{ el flva{yfneyfjl:

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    iakfiai Kflif eli Keha yjj` j yj nay messfai, [ga ~e{ yjj jqln

    yj ij ygey ~fygjqy resalyeh errsjveh,

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    rsayy sjqng ksj~i,

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    ifa{ mfngy ca flvjhvai, Cqy ~gey ~jqhi yga geva enefl{y Kflif: F

    ijly `lj~ ~gey yj ygfl`,

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    {f{yas, Fm ecjqy yj canfl m eleh{f{, F jqhh haeva kjlyeky fljs-

    meyfjl( Fhh fljsm jq ~gal Fva lf{gai,

    F re{{ai eksj{{ ral eli reras, Nemcha {ksfcchai {jmaygfln eli

    geliai ygam cek`,

    [gjqhi fy rsjva laka{{es( kjqhi jq jcyefl Kflif{ ialyeh

    sakjsi{:

    Vaeg,

    ^jqhi jq js eljygas meyasleh saheyfva ca ~fhhfln yj rsjvfiae ILE {emrha:

    Fy{ dq{y ma lj~,

    ^gey ecjqy Hjvayya:

    F ygfl` Keha{ eygas {yfhh hfva{ esjqli gasa, F F kel li e hf{y-

    fln( Fhh nfva gfm e kehh,

    Nemcha njy yj gf{ aay,

    F sj{a eli jralai yga ijjs,

    Fm ysqh {jss js jqs hj{{( F {efi,F dq{y `aar raiehfln yj {ye jqy sjly,

    ^fyg ygey jii kjmmaly( ga {ysjia ij~l yga gehh,

    F {yjji e mjmaly( ysfln yj sakehh la~{ {yjsfa{ ecjqy Kflif

    Nemcha eli Keha Hjvayya, Yga if{erraeselka j e {avalyaal-aes-

    jhi `fi {gjqhi geva nalaseyai e gaeihfla js y~j, Elnah Hajlfyq{

    kasyeflh gei,

    F kjqhi ljy samamcas {aafln elygfln jl Nemcha,

    _j~fln yj sa{aeskg yga ke{a( F gaeiai cek` yj yga {yfl` sjjm,

    Yga helihh isqm ~e{ e{ Fi hay fy, F ~e{ kfskhfln yga nqsla(

    kjl{fiasfln jryfjl{( ~gal Yfm Hesecaa rq{gai ygsjqng yga ijjs

    ~aesfln {ysaay khjyga{,

    Mak`halcqsn Kjqly{ kgfa maifkeh aemflas f{ e sqllas, Ljy

    yga gaehyg ljk`-jqy-ygsaa-mfha{-fl-yga-lafngcjsgjji vesfay cqy

    yga ysefl-js-e-meseygjl-fl-yga-Njcf-Ia{asy taehjy, Eli fy {gj~{,

    Hesecaa{ cji f{ {fla~ eli gf{ kgaa`{ esa neqly,

    Jg cj, Hesecaa{ iaar-{ay aa{ ~asa rjflyai ey yga nqsla,

    Js nfsh( F {efi, Ye`a e hjj`, F flifkeyai yga jral ali j ygaisqm,

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    Hesecaa ksj{{ai yj fy eli raasai ey yga geli, El fiae gj~

    mqkg mjsa f{ fl ygasa:

    F {gjj` m gaei, Kely -se cakeq{a j yga mayeh eli yga ial-{fy j yga hh,

    ^gey{ jqs ye`a:

    [jmajla {yj~ai e cji js cji resy{( ygal hhai yga isqm

    ~fyg e{rgehy, Yga geli ~e{ qr yjr eli cakema vf{fcha ~gal yga

    hfi kema j eli yga e{rgehy asjiai,

    Yfngy y js el eiqhy( cqy Fva {aal fy ijla, El ieya{ jl yga

    {akyjs ~gasa yga jqli ygf{ ygfln:

    E helihh ~js`as {efi ygey esae j yga iqmr khj{ai fl 3221,

    [j fy{ ljy Hajlfyq{,Lj, [ga{ yjj sakaly,

    E{ j Mjlie( ~a njy q{ eljygas MR, Mel kema sjm Eyhelye

    yj Kgeshjyya js Seka ^aa`, ^fa sarjsyai gfm mf{{fln, Hesecaa

    ~e{ {yqifln yga isqm, Gj~ ~fhh jq nay fy jqy:

    Gj~ ~fhh Fnay fy jqy:

    Nsaey,

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    kjsr{a{ sjm kamaly, Fl aekg ke{a( cakeq{a ey{ sjm yga {qsekayf{{qa{ gei ksaeyai e ljlcflifln {qseka( e {mehh vjfi gei {qs-

    sjqliai yga cji, F elyfkfreyai e {fmfhes {fyqeyfjl gasa,

    Yga isqm f{ lj rsjcham, ahh kqy ygsjqng ygey, Yga e{rgehy

    f{ ysfk`fas, Jla jryfjl f{ yj {e~ ey gjsftjlyeh eli heyaseh rhela{

    yj yga chjk`( ygal q{a el efs gemmas yj ksaeya rsjreneyfjl

    ksek`{,

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    ^gey `fli j {jhvaly:

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    ieml ~ahh e{ {aehely{( {j ygasa mfngy ca sa{g yf{{qa rsa{asvai fl

    ygasa, Nj ~fyg Rhel E, Dja kel gahr,

    Dja{ jqy jl e kehh,

    Ga dq{y njy cek`, Hesecaa kgelnai yga {qcdaky, Geva jq

    aemflai yga la~ {elirfy cjla{:Avasygfln f{ kjl{f{yaly ~fyg yga sa{y j yga {`ahayjl,

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    Mq{fk yj m aes{, Hesecaa kgfl-kjk`ai yga isqm, Hay ma

    `lj~ gj~ fy nja{,

    F ~e{ ye`fln rgjyj{ ~gal Ge~`fl{ alyasai yga eqyjr{ sjjmeli {ysjia yj yga nqsla,

    Keievas-ygfl( ~fyg ies` kfskha{ qlias rq hj~as hfi{( cq{g

    csj~{( eli iai chek` gefs kjmcai {ysefngy cek` sjm gf{ eka(

    Dja Ge~`fl{ hjj`{ hf`a el jhias eli gefsfas vas{fjl j Hesecaa,

    Gj~ ~a njfln yj ksek` ygf{ {qk`as: Ge~`fl{ serrai nleshai

    `lqk`ha{ jl yga isqm,

    F arheflai Rhel E,

    ^fygjqy e ~jsi( Ge~`fl{ ~aly fl {aeskg j yga laka{{es yjjh{,

    F ~e{ lf{gfln ~fyg jvasvfa~ {gjy{ ~gal ga sayqslai( isa{{ai flchqa {qsnfkeh {ksqc{ fialyfkeh yj mfla,

    Ge~`fl{ eli F ijllai njnnha{( ygal ga fl{asyai e cheia( rhqnnai

    fl( eli savvai yga geligahi rj~as {e~,

    Yga sjjm hhai ~fyg yga ~gfla j mayeh jl mayeh eli yga eksfi

    {mahh j gjy {yaah, Sq{y resyfkha{ eskai eli isjrrai yj yga nqsla,

    Ofva mflqya{ j kqyyfln( ygal Ge~`fl{ hefi ij~l yga {e~ eli

    yqnnai eli y~f{yai ~fyg gf{ geli{, Yga {anmaly kema saa,

    Mjsa kqyyfln, Mjsa yqnnfln,Avalyqehh e chek` hqmr he jl yga nqsla( eli el aj{`ahayjl

    j yjsl mayeh he jl yga ojjs,

    Dja fhhai yga {e~, Sef{fln m njnnha{ yj m jsagaei( F {yarrai

    js~esi,

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    sfjs, Jcdaky{ nsetai fy{ {qseka( reha eli ngj{yh e{ mjsnqa oa{g,

    Yga kqsva j e de~: Yga aina j e jjy: F kjqhily ca {qsa,

    Ge~`fl{ {~fykgai yj yga efs gemmas eli( ~fyg {jma ifsakyfjl

    sjm ma( canel ~js`fln ij~l~esi yj~esi yga cji resy{, E{

    ksek`{ jsmai( F saai kgql`{ j e{rgehy eli rhekai ygam jl yga

    kjqlyas, Heyas F ~jqhi aemfla aekg eli ye`a {emrha{ {j kgamf{y{

    kjqhi iayasmfla ygafs ahamalyeh kjmrj{fyfjl,

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    ~gey ~jqhi heyas rsjva {fnlfkely,

    [hj~h( yga kjqlyas hhai,

    Jla gql`, Ygsaa, Lfla, Ofyaal,

    E{ yga ke{y {gsel`( fy{ kjlyjqs kgelnai, E jsm yjj` {gera( hf`ae nqsa amasnfln sjm e chjk` j mescha cafln {kqhryai,

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    Yga yjr j e gaei, El ahcj~, Yga kqsva j e gfr,

    Ey m {fnleh( Dja {ay ij~l yga kgf{ah, Q{fln geli yjjh{( F ~aly

    ey yga sameflfln e{rgehy,Ojsy mflqya{ heyas e le`ai cji he kqshai jl yga {yeflha{{ {yaah,

    Yga han{ ~asa oaai ~fyg yga ygfng{ yfngy yj yga kga{y, Yga gaei

    ~e{ ij~l( yga jsagaei rsa{{ai yj yga qrsef{ai `laa{, Yga aay

    rjflyai fl jrrj{fya ifsakyfjl{( yja{ {rsaei ey fmrj{{fcha elnha{,

    Jla esm Hai cek`~esi, Yga jygas {ysaykgai gfng( lnas{ {rsaei

    e{ ygjqng khe~fln js a{kera,

    E {~aay( ayfi jijs lj~ sjia yga efs, Lj {qsrsf{a,

    Ygjqng {gsfvahai eli if{kjhjsai( jvasehh( yga keievas ~e{ sae-

    {jlech ~ahh rsa{asvai,Cqy ygey ~e{ kgelnfln e{y,

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    3>;

    Osjm yga Ojsal{fk Ofha{

    jo Is, @eygv Safkg{

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    j e{rgehy fl e iqmr lawy yj yga Kgeshjyya Mjyjs [raai~e( eli

    kgesekyas{ sjm yga sekfln ~jshi cakjma fmrhfkeyai fl yga iseme,

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    nsaeyh,

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    Qlfyai [yeya{, Yai @ektl{`f( yga Qlecjmcas0 Yfmjyg Mk_afng

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    isfva sjm Kgeshjyya, F ~jliasai ~gj ah{a mfngy ca gfifln fl yga~jji{ eli cek` sjei{ j m {yeya, Fl Ohe{g eli Cjla{( F fmenfla e

    nsjqr j rajrha ~gj kjma sjm yga awysama mjhi j Asfk Sqijhrg

    eli gf{ lessj~-mfliai csaygsal,

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    rgfhj{jrg eli iakfrgas ygafs kjia j kjliqky fl jsias yj iayas-

    mfla ygafs sjha fl e kjhi ke{a ygey if{yqsc{ gas nsaeyh,

    9, Jvas yga kjqs{a jOhe{g eli Cjla{( Yamra iavahjr{ e ofsye-

    yfjq{ saheyfjl{gfr ~fyg Kjyyjl Nehfmjsa( yga gaei j {akqsfy ey

    yga Kgeshjyya Mjyjs [raai~e, Gas jhi oema Hfaqyalely-iyakyfva

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    gahh,

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    j {jqska{,

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