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gjpiy vjpnuypaplk; Nfl;ftpl;L ghiwfs; kPJ xU xg;ghup. ,J fhtpak; my;y tpgr;rhuk;. ghrprghHgd ,e;J ntwpf;F xU epahag;gLj;jy;.
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jPHT itf;fj; Njitapy;iy vd;w thjk; xU NkhrbahFk;. ,ijr; nrhy;y KidgtHfs; xU cz;ikia kiwf;fpd;wdH. ,jd; %yk; kzpuj;jpdj;jpd; ghrprg; ghHg;gd ,e;J ntwp mk;gykhfhky; ,ij murpay; thjpapd; Ntiy vd;Wk; Gul;btpLfpd;whH. Mdhy; kzpuj;jpdk; mij Vw;fhjJ kl;Lk; ,d;wp jdJ r%f mbg;gilapy; jPHT itj;Js;shH. Mdhy; ,d;W tpkHrdk; vOJk; gj;jpupiffs; kzpuj;jpdj;jpw;F jpUj;jpf; nfhLj;Jk;> jkJ r%fj;jpw; Nfw;g glj;ij jpupG gLj;jpAk;> Gfo; ghbAk; cs;sdH. ,J Njit jhd? Kjypy; glj;jpd; cz;ikiaAk;> ele;j ele;j rk;gtj;ijAk; xg;gpl;L tpkHrpf;f Ntz;Lk;. ajhHj;jj;ij ajhHj;jkhf ntspapy; $wTk;> tpkHrpf;fTk; Ntz;Lk;.
mLj;J murpay; thjp> fiyQ;Qd;> njhopyhsp vd;w NtW ghL ePbf;Fk; tiu xU NrhryPr r%fk; $l ePbf;f KbahJ. ,tHfSf;Fs; cs;s ,ilntsp ,y;yhJ NghFk; NghJ jhd; r%fk; xU Nrhrypr r%fj;ij fl;b vOg;g KbAk;. ,J Nrhtpaj;> rPdhtpy; ele;jitfSf;F xU gbg;gpidahFk;. xU kdpjd; murpay;thjp> fiyQ;Qd;> njhopyhsp vd vy;ytpjkhfTk; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;. ,ij kWg;gJ ,Uf;Fk; ,d;iwa gpw;Nghf;f r%f epiyg;ghl;il NgZtjhFk;.
,g;gj;jpupifapy; rpdpkh njhlHghf ,uz;L tpkHrdq;fis ehk; gpuRupj;Js;Nshk;. ,t;tpuz;L tpkHrdq;fSk; ,d;W rpdpkhtpd; rPuopTg; ghijia njspthff; fhl;b epw;fpd;wJ. rpdpkh vdg;gLtJ kf;fSf;F ,yFtpy; jk; vLj;j tpilaj;ij tpsq;fg;gLj;jf; $ba xU fiytbtNk. Mdhy; ,t;tbtk; ,d;W gzk; rk;ghjpg;gjw;fh jkJ fw;gidfspy; cUthFk; Gjpa rPuope;j fyhr;rhuq;fisAk;> kdpjdhy; ,ayhj tpilaq;fisAk; (xUtH gyiu xNu Neuj;jpy; me;juj;jpy; gha;e;J gha;J mbg;gJ) kw;Wk; ghypay; gyhj;fhuf; fhl;rpfisAk; fhl;LtjDlhf ngz;fspd; ghypay; cWg;Gf;fis miuFiwahf fhl;b urpfHfis jkJ gzg;ngl;bia epug;gptUfpd;wdH. ,t;thW rpuope;J nry;Yk; glq;fis jahupg;gjd; %yk; jhk; gadiltJld; urpfHfis xH fw;gid cyif Nehf;fp efHj;jp mtHfspd; tho;ifia rPuopg;gJ gw;wp ,U fl;LiuAk; ntspg;gilahfj; njuptpf;fpd;wd.