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fõÈld" rEmjdysksh riú¢kafkda úch kkaoisßj oks;s' fõÈldj fukau rEmjdysksh" iskudjg wjHdc pu;aldrhla‌ tla‌ l< fï wm%udK rx.Orhd .ek wuq;= l;d wejeis ke;' uyr.u úoHdlr úoHd,fha isiqjl= f,i mdi,a iufhys isgu rx.khg we,aula‌ oela‌ jQ úch kkaoisß m%isoaO fõÈldjg msúfikafka wurodi .=Kj¾Okhkaf.a ~úÿrÈj~ kdgHfhks' uydpd¾h tÈßùr ir;apkao%hkaf.a ~ukfï~ fõÈld kdgHfhka fma%la‍Il yoj;a ;=< ,e.=ï .;a Tyq ~isxyndyq~" ohdkkao .=Kj¾Okhkaf.a ~kß nEKd~" ~cihd yd f,kaÑkd~" ~wdkkao cjksld~" ¨Ika nq,;aisxy,f.a ~;rdfjda bÛsf,;s~" fykaß chfiakf.a ~l=fõKs~" O¾uisß nKa‌vdrkdhlf.a ~taldêm;s~ ihsuka kj.;af;a.uf.a ~iqN iy hia‌" ~rkal|~" ~r;akdj,S~ Tyq úiska ksIamdokh l< ~l=i mndj;S~" ~jDIN rdc~ ~n,af,d;a tla‌l nE~" ~u,ajvï wkjYHhs~" ~wÆ;a fydfrla‌ ´kE~" ~fohsfhd;a okafk kE~" fõÈld kdgH ;=<ska furg iyDo yoj;a ;=< fkdueflk pß;hla‌ úh' tfukau úch kkaoisßhka fõÈldj ;=< nerEreï pß;j,g idOdrKhla‌ bgq l< whqßkau Tyqg ,enqKq m%yik pß;j,g o idOdrKhla‌ bgq l< rx.Orfhls' furg m%yik l,dj ;=< tf;la‌ meje;s T,dßl rgdj ì¢ñka m%yik lsre< ;u i;= lr.;a úYsIaG rx.k Ys,amsfhls' wjidkfha furg ;reK mrmqr ye¢k isáfha úlg k¿ úch ñi" ukfï l=ureg mK ÿka úch fkdfõ' t;rïu Tyq m%yik pß; ;=<ska fma%la‍Il yoj;a jiÛhg m;a lf<ah' tfy;a wo wmj iskd .ekaùug úch ke;' oeka wmg fYaIj we;af;a Tyqf.a fid÷re u;lh wdj¾ckh lsÍu muKs' tfy;a ta rEmKfõÈhdf.a rx.k Ôú;h fkdokakd flfkla‌ ke;' wfma fï jEhu úch kkaoisß l,dlrejdf.a Ôú;fha l;d fkdflreKq me;slvla‌ újD; lsÍugh' ta l;dj oeka Tng lshkafka wm fkdj úch kkaoisß rx.k Ys,amshdf.a ifydaorfhls' Tyq bÆmamsáh uqÈhkafia,df.a iqð;a bÆmamsáhhs' úch kkaoisßf.a nd,u ifydaorhdh' jD;a;sfhka k¾;k Ys,amshl= jk Tyq fï jk úg b;d,sfha ñ,dfkda kqjr l,dh;khla‌ mj;ajdf.k hkafkah' fu;eka isg fm<.efikafka iqð;a ;u ifydaorhd .ek lshk l;djh'

wfma mjqf,a msßñ myhs' .eyeKq fokakhs' f,dl=u whshd fidauisß' B<.g wla‌ld Y%shd' oeka ta fokak;a Ôj;=ka w;r kE' úch whshd ñh hkak udi follg l,ska úch whshg nd, ksu,a whsh;a ke;s jqKd' oekg Ôj;aj bkafka ir;a whshhs" mqIamrdKs wla‌lhs" uuhs ú;rhs' wfma ;d;a;d bÆmamsáh uqÈhkafia,df.a ihsuka isxf[d' wjqreÿ 92 la‌ Ôj;a jqKd' ;d;a;d /lshdj lf<a jrdh wêldßfha' ;d;a;df.a .u .ïmy' wïudf. .u uyr.u' wïud lr,ehska fiakdër' fld<U uy bia‌msß;df, fyo ks,OdßKshla‌ úÈyg jev l<d' wïud wjqreÿ 85 la‌ Ôj;a jqKd' ta;a uf.a jeäuy,a ifydaorhkag wjqreÿ 70 iïmQ¾K lrkak neßj .shd'

wfma uy f.j,a ;sfhkafk uyr.u' wms mdi,a .sfha uyr.u úoHdlr úoHd,hg' úch whshd mqxÑ ldf,a b|,d mdi,a fõÈldfõ ckm%sh pß;hla‌' ta jf.au mqxÑ ldf,a b|,d úch whshf.a jev yßu ms<sfj<hs' fmd; mf;a jev jqK;a yßu ms<sfj<hs' bia‌fldaf,§ l%Svdjg;a ola‍Ihs' lefváka lr,d àï ,Sv¾ fj,d ysáhd' thd l,djg iïnkaO fkdfjkak wksjd¾fhkau wdrla‍Il wxYhg iïnkaO fjkak bv ;snqKd' ta jf.au úch whshd Wiia‌ fm< úNd.h ,sh,d m%;sM, tklïj;a f.or ysáfha kE' thd¾ ,xld flgßka i¾úia‌ tfla fcdí tlgg .shd' t;ek jev lrf.k bkakfldg úch whshg à' î' b,x.r;ak uy;a;hdj uqK.eys,d l;dny lr,d ;snqKd' mia‌fi ojil b,x.r;ak uy;a;hd thdf.a ~ux.,d Ñ;%mghg~ rÛmdkak leu;so lsh,d whshf.ka wy,d ;snqKd' whshd ta fudfydf;au Ñ;%mgfha rÛmdkak leu;s fj,d' ta ú;rla‌ fkfuhs ria‌idjg wdhqfndajka lsh,d *q,a ghsï Ñ;%mghg iïnkaO fj,d ;snqKd' t;ekska ;uhs úch whshd l,d Ôú;h wdrïN lrkafk' ta;a ta ldf,a lsisu ojil úch whshd f.org kdgH wrf.k wdfõ kE' l,d lghq;= .ek f.or jeäh l;dny lf<;a kE' f.or .; lf<a b;du;au úfõlS Ôú;hla‌'

whshd IQáka bjr fj,d weú,a,d ughs" pQá wla‌lghs lsh,d thdf.a TÆj uidþ lr .kakjd' TÆj uidþ lrkjg wms fokakg i; mkyla‌ fokjd' TÆj uidþ lrkak .;a;u meh lSho lsh,d kE' thd we;s lshklï wms TÆj uidþ lrkjd' fldÉpr TÆj w; .Ej;a uÈ' ~;j pqÜ‌gla‌ lrkjd''' ;j pqÜ‌gla‌ lrkjd'''~ ta lshkafk;a fndfydau wdorfhka' yenehs TÆfõ tl flia‌ .yla‌ yß .e,jqfKd;a" ßÿfKd;a wr i; mky fokafk kE lshkjd' b;sx wms i; mky .kak ´kd ksid fndfydau mßia‌iñka ;uhs TÆj uidþ lrkafk' pqÜ‌gla‌j;a TÆj ßÿfkd;a i; mky fokafk kE' ta;a Bg myqfjksod Wfoa f.oßka hkfldg wksjd¾fhkau u;la‌ lr,d ~wd pqá''' wla‌l;a tla‌l fnod .kak~ lsh,d uf.a w;g remsh,la‌ §,d hkjd' t;fldg uuhs" pQá wla‌lhs f.dvla‌ mqxÑhs'

mqxÑ ldf, b|,d úch whshd wmsj yskia‌ikjd' wfma Y%shd wla‌l;a l,djg yßu ola‍Ihs' whshhs" wla‌lhs fokak tla‌l wmsj fyd|g yskia‌ikjd' Y%shd wla‌ld l%Svdjg;a yßu ola‍Ihs' fkÜ‌fnda,a" fjd,sfnda,a l%Svdj,ska iuia‌; ,xld peïmshka fj,d ;sfhkjd' ta ldf,a m;a;rj, wla‌lf.a ola‍I;d .ek m< lr,d ;snqfKa ~isßl; mrok isß,l Y%shd~ lsh,d' ta;a wla‌ld l,djg fyda l%Svdjg iïnkaO jqfKa kE' wfma mjq,g l,d yelshdj ,eì,d ;sfhkafk ;d;a;df.ka lsh,hs ug ysf;kafk' ;d;a;d b;du ksyඬ" ldreKsl pß;hla‌' ta;a wïudj flaka;s .ia‌jkak ;d;a;d yßu ola‍Ihs' ;d;a;d ta foj,a lrkafk weÛg fkdoekS" fndfydu ksyඬj' ta jf.au ;uhs whsh;a lsisu úgl fma%la‍Ilhkaj i;=gq lrkak wiNH jpk l;d lf<a kE' fndfydau iqkaor úÈyg whshd fma%la‍Ilhkaj i;=gq l<d'

úch whshd yevreúkq;a ;d;a;d jf. iqÿhs" yevhs' ta ksid wms f.org lshkafk iqÿ whshd lsh,d' ;d;a;d jf.au úch whsh;a fndfydau ksyඬ pß;hla‌' wïud" ;d;a;d ke;s fjÉp ojfia b|,d wfma mjq,g mshd jqfKa úch whshd' thdg fudk rdcldßh ;snqK;a wms .ek ks;ru fydhd neÆjd' úch whshd wmsg fyd| ifydaorfhla‌ jf.au iudchg hym;a mqoa.,fhla‌' lsisu flfkl=g ;<d fm<d l;d lr,d kE' ljqreyß nekak;a yskd fjkjd' ldgj;a ys; ßfokak l;d lrkafk kE'

úch whshhs" foaúld wla‌lhs hd¿ jqfKa iqo¾YS Yd,dfõ kdgH mqyqKqùïj,g .sh w;r;=r' úch whshd ta ldf,a udj;a vdkaiska mqreÿ lrkak iqo¾YShg tla‌lrf.k .shd' oek ye¢kak .;a; ldf, b|,d foaúld wla‌l;a ug yßu wdofrhs' wog;a tfyuhs' ta ldf, b|,d wfma wïuhs" ;d;a;;a foaúld wla‌ldg f.dvla‌ wdofrhs' ta jf.au wfma wïud" ;d;a;d ~wrl lrkak tmd''' fïl lrkak tmd~ lsh,d wms ldgj;a n,mEï lr,d kE' ~Th,d .kak ;SrKj, m%;sM, ú¢kafk;a Thd,uhs' mka;s hkak i,a,s úhoï lrkjd' fyd|g bf.k.kak' Th,d yß ;SrK .kak'''~ wïud wmsg ks;ru lsõfõ tfyuhs'

wms yefudau wmg .e,fmk iylrejd wmsu fydhd .;a;d' wms y;a fokdgu wïuhs ;d;a;dhs f.dvla‌ wdorh l<d' úch whshg wïud jeäfhka wdorh l<d lsh,d ug ysf;kjd' Y%shd wla‌l;a tfyuhs' mqxÑ ldf,a b|,d wla‌ld úch whshg mqÿu wdorhla‌ ;snqfKa' úch whsh;a wla‌lg yß wdofrhs' wfma uyf.orhs' f,dl= wla‌lf. f.orhs tl <Û ;sfhkafk' f.j,a foflau l=ia‌is fol ;sfhkafk uqyqKg" uqyqK,d' úch whshd f.or l=ia‌isfhka n;a tl fnodf.k ySka iEf¾ wla‌l,df. l=ia‌ishg ßx.kjd' wïud ri fndcqka yeÿj;a úch whshg wla‌ldf.a lEu álla‌ lkaku ´kd' ~wla‌lf. lEu lEfõ ke;s kï fuhdf.a fndla‌l msfrkafk kEfk'''~ lsh,d wïud yskd fjkjd' tal okak ksid f,dl= wla‌l;a úch whshg fjku n;a tlla‌ fnod ;sfhkjd' whshd .sfh ke;s kï wla‌l;a ~iqÿ u,a,s lEjo'''~ lsh,d fidaÈis lrkjd' ta fokakf.a mqÿu ne£ula‌ ;snqfKa' Y%shd wla‌ld ke;s fjÉp ojfi úch whshd f.dvla‌ ÿla‌ jqKd' wla‌lf. ñksh lk;a;g f.kshklï úch whshd ñksh <Ûg fj,d ysáhd' whshdf.a uq,au kdgHh jk ~l=i mndj;S~ fõÈld kdgHhg fiÜ‌ tl yo,d ÿkafk;a Y%shd wla‌ld' ta kdgH uq,skau hqfrdamfha ixpdrh flfrõfõ uuhs' ta yeu foalgu úhoï lf<a Y%shd wla‌ld' mdf¾ nia‌ tfla IQáka hkfldg whshg uq,skau fudag¾ nhsla‌ tlla‌ wrka ÿkafk uia‌iskd' rÛmdkak wrf.k ál ojila‌ hkfldg whshd jEka tlla‌ .;a;d'

úch whsh,df.a f.or jeämqru .sh wdfõ uuhs" fmdä wla‌lhs' ljqre .sh;a foaúld wla‌ld lEu álla‌ fkd§ kï tjkafk kE' ta jf.au wla‌lhs" whshhs fokaku f.org ljqreyß hkjd kï yßu leu;shs' ta fokak hd¿fjÉp ojfi b|,d yßu wdofrka ysáfha' mq;hs" ÿj;a tfyuhs' orefjd fokakgu fyd|g bf.kakqjd' orefjd fokakg fyd|g W.kajkak ´k ksidu wla‌ld rÛmEï lghq;=j,ska bj;a jqKd' wla‌ld rÛmEfuka bj;a jqKd lsh,d mdvqjla‌ jqfKa kE' ÿjhs" mq;hs fokaku fyd|g bf.k.;a;d' ÿj ne|,d Tia‌fÜ%,shdfõ' mq;d wefußldfõ bf.k.;af;a' oeka ,xldjg weú;a bkakjd'

úch whshd ke;s fjkak udi follg by; b|,d i;shg ojia‌ fol" ;=kla‌ ug l;d l<d' uefrkak ojia‌ ;=klg WvÈ uu l;d l<d' f*dka tl Wia‌i,d ~u,a,s uu IQáka tll bkafk' ;j úkdä mylska uu .kakï~ lsh,d f*dka tl ;sínd' Iqáka bjr fj,d whshd jhsn¾ yryd fmdfgda tlla‌ tj,d ug l;d l<d' ta f*dfgda tl ;uhs whshdf.a Ôúf;a wka;su IQáka tl'

úch whshd ;reK ldf, b|,d YÍr fi!LH" rEmh .ek ys;=jd' uyf.or bkak ldf,a whshd Wfoag fldfya .sh;a fyd|g odäh odkak j;a; msáh w;=.dkjd' lido ne|,d f.oßka hklï whsh ;uhs f.j,a ñÿ,a w;=.Efõ' thd lsõfj tl weÛg fyd| jHdhduhla‌ lsh,d' 1999 wjqreoafo ojil yd¾Ü‌ wegEla‌ tl yefoklï whshg fldf,dia‌gfrda,a ;snqKd lsh,d oekf.k b|,d kE' ta wjqreoafou whshg nhs*dia‌ tlla‌ l<d' t;fldg uu b;d,sfh ysáfha' Tmf¾Ika tflka mia‌fi foaúld wla‌ld whshj mqÿu úÈyg mßia‌iï l<d' whshd fldfya .sh;a" foaúld wla‌ld lEu tl yo,d fokjd' j;=r fnda;,h mjd f.oßka f.kshkafk' mdá tll" uÛq,a f.orlg .sh;a wla‌ld lEu tl yodf.k f,kaiqfjka ´;df.k hkjd' lEu fïfika wla‌ld lEu fnodf.k fÜn,a tlg weú;a ldgj;a fkdf;afrkak f.oßka wrf.k .sh lEu tl whshg fokjd' uyf.org tkfldg;a foaúld wla‌ld whshg lEu yodf.k tkjd' wjqreoaog ifydaorfhda fiaru tl;= fjk ksid wïud yefudau leu;s lEu yo,d ;sfhkjd' ta;a foaúld wla‌ld lEu fïfia§ thd yodf.k wdmq lEu tl ldgj;a fkdoefkkak whshg fokjd' tal wïug f;afrkjd' ~foaúld fufyu lrkafk mq;dg ;sfhk wdorhg lsh,d'''~ wïud fkdokakjd jf. ysáhd' ta;a úch whshd ys;mq úÈy je/Èhs' whshd ys;=fõ ks;r weúÈk ksid tal weÛg jHdhduhla‌ lsh,d' tfyu kE' wms jHdhdu lrkak ´k weÛ we;=<g' YdÍr l+vqjg' úch whshf.a weg lgqj,g jHdhdu flrefKa kE' whshf.a Ôú;h fj,d ;snqfKa fõÈldj' uq¿ rgu yskia‌i,d wmsj yj,d whshd hkak .shd''''

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