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fUfpapUe;j me;jr; Rthpy;

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cd; FLk;gj;NjhL trpj;J te;j

,sePy th;zj;jpy; ,Ue;j tPl;il

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nropj;J tsh;e;jpUe;j khkuq;fSk;

Njhil vYkpr;ir kuq;fSk;

vhpe;J fplg;gijg; ghh;f;ifapy;

me;jg; gioa tre;j epidTfis

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cd; jha; je;ijiag; Gijj;jhNa

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gpLq;fp vwpe;jijg; Nghy;

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~~Rkp! Rkp!|| mk;kh $g;gpl;l cld ehd; jpLf;fpl;Lg;Nghdd;. mr;rh fdnthd;W mepahakha;f; fiyQ;R Nghr;RJ. ~~mk;kh ehd; ,Q;ir ,Uf;fpwd;.|| vd;iu Fuiyf; Nfl;lJjhd; jhkjk;. mk;kh khkuj;jbf;F Xbte;jh. ~~cd;idj; jdpa tpl;bl;L mtsit vy;yhk; vq;ifNah tpisahlg; Nghapl;lhsit.|| ngUk; Mjq;fj;Jld; nrhy;ypf;nfhz;Nl mk;kh vd;idj; J}f;fpf;nfhz;Lte;J tPl;Lf;Fs;Ns tpl;lh. mk;khTf;F %r;R thq;fpr;RJ. ~ghtk; mk;kh| ehd; jdpa ,Uf;fpwJ mk;khTf;Fg; gpbf;fhJ. Mdh.. vdf;nfz;lhy; jdpa ,Uf;fj;jhd; tpUg;gk;. jdpa ,Uf;Nff;fjhd; Nrhf;fhd fdnty;yhk; tUk;. ,J mk;khTf;F tpsq;fhJ. vJf;nfLj;jhYk; mtTf;F moj;jhd; njhpAk;. Ntiw xd;WNk njhpahJ. Nge;Jk; ehd; fdTyfpy; rQ;rhpf;fj; njhlq;fPl;ld;. vd;ndz;L NghdNdh njhpahJ. ehd; yz;ldpy ,Uf;fpw nghpakhkh tPl;biy epf;fpwd;. gr;ir epwj;jpNy [Pd;]{k; nts;isapy gr;irf; NfhLNghl;l hPNrl;Lk;> tbthd rg;ghj;Jk; Nghl;Lf;nfhz;bUf;fpwd;. khkh vd;idg; ghh;j;Jr; nrhy;Yfpwhh;. ~Rkpf;fz;Z! a+ Yf; gpa+w;wpGy;.|

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~~vd;d vd;iu ifiaj; jl;b tpLwpNah. mt;tsT jpkpNuh cdf;F. cd;iu jpkpUf;Ff; fpilr;r jz;lid NghjhJ. NtZk; cdf;F. ,d;Dk; NtZk;. jpl;bf;nfhz;Nl mk;kh Nghapl;lh. mt jpl;bdhj; jpl;ll;Lk;. vdf;nfd;d vd;W epidr;Rf;nfhz;Nl fz;iz %bdd;. miuFiwapy tpl;l fdit KOjha;f;fz;L fspr;rplNtZnkd;w mtruk; vdf;F. Nge;Jk; mk;kh te;jpl;lh. ~~,e;jhb Rkp rhg;ghL. Rk;kh ,Ue;j ,lj;jpy epj;jpiu J}q;fhk rhg;gpl;bl;L th. te;J gL.||

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~~mf;fh! ehDk; cg;gpbg; ghthil NghlyhNk?|| mf;fh> fpl;l te;J vdJ Njhisj; jltpf;nfhz;Nl nrhd;dh. ~~Rkp! ,J vdf;F mstpy;yhkg; Nghd cld cdf;Fj;jhNd jUtd;. mg;g.. eP vd;dsTf;F tsh;e;jpLtha;.|| ,t;tsT NeuKk; vd;iu fhiyNa ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;bUe;j ehd; epkph;e;J mf;fhitg; ghh;j;jd;. mttpd;iu fz;zpiy VNjh gsgsj;jJ. ~~ghkpdp! ghkpdp!!||

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mf;fhitg; ghh;f;f vdf;F Vf;fkha; ,Ue;jJ. mtitNa itr;r fz; thq;fhk ghj;Jf;nfhz;Nl ,Ue;jd;. mf;fh Js;spf;nfhz;L Xbg;Nghapl;lh. vdf;F vq;fl gRf;fd;W epidtpy te;jJ. rl;nld;W ehd; Fok;gpg;Nghdd;. vdf;F ,e;j cyfj;jpNyNa xz;Lkpy;yhj khjphp xU epidg;G. ehd; kl;Lk; jdpa.. mk;kh vdf;Fg; gf;fj;jpy te;J ,Ue;jh.. Mjutha; vd;iu jiyiaj; jltptpl;lh. ~~Rkp! ehd; NghNff;f cd;idf; $l;bf;nfhz;L Nghwd;. vd;d?|| ehd; jiyia kl;Lk; Ml;bdd;. vdf;Ff; nfhQ;rk; jpUg;jp. nfhQ;r Neuj;jhy mk;kh fypahz tPl;Lf;Fg; Nghf ntspf;fpl;lh. vdf;Fk; yz;ldpy; ,Ue;J nghpakhkh mDg;gptpl;l mofhd rl;iliag; Nghl;Ltpl;lh. mNjhil fhg;G> rq;fpyp> Nkhjpuk; vy;yhk; Nghl;Ltpl;lh. vdf;Ff; fhw;wpy gwf;fpw khjphp re;Njh\kha; ,Ue;JJ.

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