jkpo;j; Njrpaj; jP gutl;Lk;!

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fhNtup! epidj;jhNy ,dpg;gts;!

Mapuk; Mapuk; Mz;Lfs; Nghw;wpL GyNthH ngha;apyh ehtpNy jto;e;jts;!

KbAil Nte;jHfs; %tUk; NtspUk; Mz;l G+kpapy; vopy; tyk; te;jts;!

me;ehs; jkpofj;jpd; tdg;Gf;Fk;  tsj;Jf;Fk; nropg;Gf;Fk; nrOikf;Fk; ghupNa vd khup ngha;f;fhJ thup toq;fpats;!

''QhapW Nghw;WJk;!; QhapW Nghw;WJk;;!
fhtpup ehld; jpfpupNghy;> nghd;Nfhl;L
NkU tye;jpupj yhd;''

vd ve;ehSk; mopah rpyg;gjpfhuk; gilj;j ,sq;Nfh Nghw;wpg; ghbats;!

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fhkH khiy mUF mira>
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''thd; ngha;g;gpDk; jhd; ngha;ah
kiyj; jiya flw;fhtpup''

gl;bdg; ghiy ghba fbaYhH cUj;jpuq;fz;zdhH cd;id nkr;rpg; ghba tupffs; ,it. ,e;jg; ghlYf;F Nrhod; fupfhw; ngUtsj;jhd; GytUf;F gjpdhW Ehwhapuk; nghd; gupR nfhLj;J kfpo;e;jhdhk;!

''G+tpup mfd;Jiwf; fiztpirf;
fLePHf;fhtpup Ngupahw;W''

vd mfehDhW ngUkpjj;NjhL cd;idg; Nghw;WfpwJ!

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ghujpjhd; cd;id tpl;L itj;jhdh?

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fz;lNjhH itia nghUidejp-nad
Nktpa ahW gyNthlj; - jpU
Nkdp nropj;j jkpo;ehL''

vd;W ghkhiy ghb cdf;Ff; ftpkhiy #l;bdhd;!

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fhypd; te;j fUq;fwp %ilAk;
tlkiyg; gpwe;j kzpAk; nghd;Dk;
Flkiyg; gpwe;j MuKk; mfpYk;
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fq;if thupAk; fhtpupg; gaDk;
<oj;JzTk; fhofj;J Mf;fKk;""

gl;bdg;ghiy glk;gpbj;Jf; fhl;LfpwJ.  

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,g;NghJ  Jhq;fpf; fplf;Fk; jkpo;ehl;L jpiug;glg; gilg;ghspfis jl;b vOg;Gk; gzpapy; ,af;FdH jpyfk; ghujpuhrh <Lgl;bUf;fpwhH!

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fhNtupNghy; jkpo; czHTk; jkpo; ,dTzHTk; tw;wpg;Nghd jkpofj;jpy; mtw;iwj;  jl;bnaOg;g Gjpa ,uj;jk;> Gjpa KWf;F> Gjp;a nrUf;F>  Gjpa jiyik Njitg;gLfpwJ!

Nghuhbf; fisj;Jtpl;l fiyQH fUzhepjpia jkpo; kf;fs; ,dpNky; ek;gpg; gad; ,y;iy. mtuplk; ngupahupd; jd;khdKk; mz;zhtpd; ,dkhdKk; ,Ue;jpUe;jhy;  jkpo;j; Njrpaj;jpd; Kjy; vjpup n[ayypjh Ml;rpf; fl;bypy; Vwp ,Uf;f KbahJ!  

jkpo;ehl;ilj; jkpo; Ma;e;j jkpod;jhd; Ms Ntz;Lk;. te;jtHfs;  NghdtHfs; Msf; $lJ. mg;NghJjhd; fhNtup ePH kl;Lky;y jkpo; czHTk; jkpo; khdKk; jkpo; ehl;by;  gha;e;NjhLk;.

,af;FdH jpyfk; ghujpuhrh %l;btpl;l jkpo;j; Njrpaj; jP vq;Fk; gutl;Lk;. mjpy; jkpo;g; gif nte;J kbal;Lk;! xU jkpoDf;Fj;jhDk;  jPq;nfd;why; mq;nfy;yhk; ehq;fs; ,Ug;Nghk;.  ,J gpughfud; fhyk;. (Kof;fk;-xf;NjhgH 04>2002)