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kdRf;Fk; epidTfSf;Fk; epiwaj; njhlHG ,Uf;F.
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“kdk; vd;gJ epidTfspd; njhFg;G. ~ehd;| vd;fpw czHT rjhfhyKk; vk;Ks;Ns epiwe;jpUg;gjhy;jhd; epidTfs; cUntLf;fpd;wd. fle;J nry;Yk; xt;nthU fzKk; GJg;GJ epidTfs; %isapy; gjpthfpd;wd. ~ehd;| vd;w xd;W ,y;yhky; Ngha;tpl;lhy;> mq;Nf epidTfs; Njhd;w tha;g;gpy;iy. epidTfs; Njhd;whJ vd;whd gpwF vq;Nf ,Uf;fg;NghfpwJ kdk;?"
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Nkw;gb f\;lk; tHwg;Ngh /g;nud;i]Nah> mk;kh mg;ghitNah epidr;Rf;fpNwhk;D tr;Rf;Fq;f. mJ XNjh xU tpjj;jpy Fwpg;gpl;l me;j /g;nuz;l; my;yJ ek;k mg;gh> mk;kh kdRyAk; ek;ksg; gj;jpd xU epidg;ig Vw;gLj;jpLJ. ,j ePq;f mbf;fb ,y;Nyd;dhYk; vg;NghthtJ mDgtpr;rpUg;gpq;f. ,Jf;F ,q;fpyP\;y ~nlypgjp|d;D nrhy;Ythq;f. mNk khjpupj;jhd; vijg;gj;jp ePq;f jpde;NjhWk; epidr;Rf;fpl;bUf;fPq;fNsh> cq;fis mwapõkNyNa mij neUq;fpf;fpl;bUg;gPq;f. cq;f epidg;G khjpup ePq;f epidf;fpwJ ele;Jk; tplyhk;. ~vij epidf;fpwhNah mJthfNt Mfpwha;|Dk; nrhy;Ythq;f. (re;jpuKfp khjpup!) ,JdhyjhNdh vd;dNth> ek;k jhj;jh> ghl;bkhH> ~ey;yijNa epid> ey;yNj elf;Fk;|D nrhy;yp tr;rpUf;fhq;f.
nrf;fDf;F nrf;fd; vj;jidNah epidTg; gjpTfs; ekf;Fs;s gjpQ;rhYk; ekf;Nf njupahk ~lgf;|FD ek;k fz; Kd;dhy te;J xf;fhe;Jf;fpw Qhgfj;Njhl kfpikNa jdp.
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fhjyd; jd; fhjypNahl Qhgfj;Jf;fhf NrHj;J tr;Rf;fpw tp\aq;fisg; ghj;jpq;fd;dh rpupg;G tUk;. mt jiyapy ,Ue;J cjpHe;j xU Kb> jtwp tpOe;j mtNshl nghl;L<> mt ifahy fpWf;fpd Ngg;gH> mt guprhj; je;j N\Hl;> neLe;J}uk; NghfNtz;bapUe;jJd;dh> mtfpl;l GLq;fpf;fpl;l NyQ;rp (mtNshl thrk; ,Uf;fpw NyQ;rp ifapy ,Ue;jh> mt $lNt ,Uf;fpw khjpup xU /gPypq;) mtNshl xlQ;r fhg;G> mt je;j nuz;L &gh nfhapd;D> mt if gl;lnjy;yhk; mtNdhl gpuj;jpNaf kpa+rpaj;j myq;fupf;fpw Qhgfr; rpd;dq;fs;jhd;. (filrpy mJ kl;Lk;jhd; mtDf;F kpQ;Rk;fpwJ Nyl;lhj;jhd; mtDf;F xiwf;Fk;.)
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,g;g nfhQ;r ehshg; ghj;jpq;fd;dh> Nrud;> jq;fH gr;rhd; khjpup rpy rpdpkh iluf;lHfs; (~il|ah? ~b|ah?) jq;fNshl me;jf; fhy Qhgfq;fis glkhj; je;J gzj;ij ms;spf; Ftpr;Rf;fpl;bUf;fhq;f. ,J ,Ue;J vd;d ntsq;FJ? vg;gTNk kD\d; gioa Qhgfq;fis kPl;Lg; ghf;fpwJy myhjp Mde;jg; gLwhd;fpwJjhNd?
gioa tp\aq;fis Qhgfg;gLj;JwJf;F< nguprh xU J}z;Ljy; Njitapy;iy.Nuhl;by ghz; tpj;Jf;fpl;Lg; Nghw gzp]; khkh> ,Ul;bg; NghapUf;fpw kio thdk;> gp];fl; /ngf;lupy ,Ue;J Nyrh tPRw gp];fl; thrk;> g];]{y neUf;fpf;fpl;L thw rf gpuahzpfNshl NtHit ehj;jk;> uhj;jpup gLf;ifia eidf;fpw %Z taRg; igad;> Kr;re;jpapy xilr;Rg; Nghl;bUf;fpw ke;jpupr;r g+rzpf;fhD fle;j fhyj;j Qhgfg;gLj;jpwJf;F neiwa tp\aq;fs; ,Uf;F.
,e;j Qhgf rf;jpjhd; flTs; kDrDf;Fk; kj;j capHfSf;Fk; FLj;jpUf;fpw nfhil.
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rpq;fg;g+Hq;fpw Vio kPdt ehl;il> xyfNk ghj;J gpukpf;fpw msTf;F khj;jpf; fhl;lZk;D md;dpf;fpUe;j gpujkH yP f;thd; a+ fpl;l Mokhg; gjpQ;rpUe;j vz;zk;jhd;> ,d;idf;F rpq;fg;g+iu xU g+Nyhf nrhHf;fGupah khj;jpapUf;F.
kDrd; kl;Lkpy;y> fk;gpa+l;lHfSf;Fk; epidTg; gjpTfs;jhd; capH nfhLf;FJ. mNjhl epidTfs; (nkkup) vd;idf;F mopANjh> md;dpNyUe;J mJ GJ n[d;kk; vLf;Fk; tiuf;Fk;> mjhtJ GJ nkkup fhHl; khj;Jw tiuf;Fk; mJ ntWk; [lk;jhd;. kDrDf;Fk; ,g;gpb xU nkkup rpg; ,Ue;jh vg;gpb ,Uf;Fk;?
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