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A§s\ Hcp P\Xbn ssZhZqX³ \ntbmKnX\mIp¶p. Xsâ P\Xsb ssZhnIk·mÀK¯nte¡v £Wn¡p¶p. At¸mÄ Ahcnsemcp hn`mKw At±ls¯ AwKoIcn¡pIbpw ]n´pScpIbpw sN¿p¶p. Ahtijn¡p¶hÀ ]qÀhnImNmc§fn Dd¨p\n¡p¶p. ssZhZqXsâ hntbmKm\´cw {lkztam ZoÀLtam Bb Imew Ignbp¶tXmsS At±l¯nsâ A\pbmbnIÄXs¶ ssZhnI k·mÀK¯nÂ\n¶v hyXnNen¡p¶p. ]ÞnX ]ptcmlnX·mÀ Ahcn AÔhnizmk§fpw A\mNmc§fpw hfÀ¯p¶p. Bhn[w kaqlw kXyip²amb ssZh]mXbnÂ\n¶v hyXnNen¡pt¼mÄ hoWvSpw ssZhZqX³ \ntbmKnX\mhp¶p. kaql¯nse Hcphn`mKw At±ls¯ ]n´pScpIbpw aäpÅhÀ ]gb k{¼Zmb§fnÂXs¶ \nesImÅpIbpw sN¿p¶p. AtXmsS At±ls¯ A\pKan¡p¶hÀ Hcp aXm\pbmbnIfmbpw AÃm¯hÀ asämcp aX¡mcmbpw Adnbs¸Sp¶p. bYmÀY¯n FÃm ssZhZqX·mcpw P\§sf £Wn¨Xv Htc {kjvSmhnte¡pw Ahsâ PohnXhyhØbnte¡pamWv. C{kmtbeyÀ ssZhnIk·mÀK¯nÂ\n¶v hyXnNen¨t¸mÄ Ahsc t\Àhgnbnte¡v \bn¡m³ tamsi {]hmNI³ \ntbmKnX\mbn. ]n¶oSv At±l¯nsâ A\pbmbnIÄ hgn]ng¨t¸mÄ tbip \ntbmKnX\mbn. tbiphnsâ £Ww \ncmIcn¨v X§fpsS ZpcmNmc§fnepd¨p\n¶hÀ PqX·mcmbn Adnbs¸«p. tbiphns\ ]n´pSÀ¶ph¶hÀ {InkvXym\nIfmbn¯oÀ¶p. Cuhn[w kaqlw kXy]mXbnÂ\n¶v hyXnNen¡pt¼mÄ Ahsc k·mÀK¯nte¡v \bn¡m³ \ntbmKnXcmhp¶ ]pXnb {]hmNI·msc A\p[mh\w sN¿msX ]qÀhnImNmc§sf ]n´pSÀ¶Xn\memWv temI¯v hnhn[ aX§fpw Ahbv¡nSbn `n¶Xbpw sshcp[y§fpw DWvSmbXv.

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