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~T ~ vr Ac cF j@ ~OS BAS gU@ Zc AcrK j@v Bw AS ~aS | J  ~T Z Rv A@ j@T FST qgxv-- @ @@ AOST S o Ai@ T Ai@ Bw j@ c cAaUT cF jqv@q | T ~T jZS sgc BS   vq q WvSv  AgA @ w ia cU  |

nc qASgAAv @ c ~T A@ ~ @ AhaU | c ~T c^ R @Tf v FS cS | FS ~ vr@ ~AT sgc BAS v TA@S m j@v vvq cU s | BSq hOArAQ, Tv Bw, rAU Acv cA, ~ a BSq AA @T TBcf | ca ~^: j@v T R TA@FU ATrS @B @, AS scf AcWv A Bw R @F OUS ~Ag ~a | ~T Axv RcT T RR @U TrS ~TA@S, FS r BS, vr ~FSmArRUABmv | R A@ qASgAAv a, j@q cFO, s BAS ZS @q T jce Ac | ~B@ ~ R BSq AB, cq cr j@v TWU TWU AS, wa  T^ e Uwa, w\ rS BSF ~qAU Acr | ~TR cq SO cUT |

FS d @U, T co BS ~AT Ar@w  q aU, RZSq q mU @Aa | Te F@ @ j@v FvA cc @B @S | r wfc  Acr sTS , O gU^, AcA ~ ^ AccH, gcq ~T ~\cv @va | ~AT S gU AaUT cv A@ ~SFSF A@ A  q aU  ~T Zc j@v @ AaU S | cl ZvZv mUAr  sZS @UB gA UT ZS ~ ~T@  @ ? ZUokU ~ AmvSAmv @ cr T @vAha jTS T Rq ZU Tiq j@BS vr  ~T AO @A AU | R cc ~T , T Uq, T:mU TSK, qgv mU a, cA@ @q ~T Uv | ZUT Tv j@v S@ JO AAvS cgc ~O O, K@ TTf, T gf T T c c vUvU OZ |

T, T ~T@ cU R vr   wA  ~ A@ ~U R R@T j@v v-wq qTB cAS ASAaU, SU  q cJO TrA@U  |  sq cU T T ~ATR cI AAS, A@ s Ac UwAaU cU S -- vr cU OUU, Zc TO cgc Z ~ ASB@ Tm UAA@U TS @ | AO  S q U A  o jAw s OAaU |  ~T @a @ ATUU j@Av ATA @  |  R@ jAq OUT | RT j@AS AZ UqcA j@@S c cc OZ BU UaS | ~U R cc TpF Zc jAaU AS | gU@ @FS AaU, rfR gU sAhaU S, cR cA a  j ArAq Zcv R ~r @AS | wJ aU :Zv  j@ j@ Uq @AaU | ~AT B @q @c d @AaUT | ~m ~m R d @U ASB ~\c @, Ar@w m c Ri v@ v@ c :m qA | AS cIUT OAUA ~U aUv TSv Z S, cFcv j@v cS UR roS ~r ~a | c^L  wU ~S@v T cAUA AST T |

 cIU @@ ca @v wa, FS Z @ w\ v o ASU | ~T BSq BS @a @ ~S@ A@a ArZAa, A@ j@T Ag ~AT ZSR W FAv@FU, AAS@ cUUR , ~ R ~rcf ~qAAUmv | q co cA@a R Ac mcv A@aq Uw AaUT S | BS AAcF TB ~Aa, Ac TSq  j@v AS O@ cS sR | ~B@ AS  w w U@BS ca  ca j@ @a, j@ AcaS ha, Ac STR @a S | s AS gUc ASq j@ @ | gUc sA A s, cr ggc s s  ZUq U, TAv Sq, Ag T Sq, TfS @ AcA@ cI vS cS Sq | Zc c c @ cUT sTS A@S ~AT ZJAv gUc Acr @A, AcrA T TAB@ @ ~T BSF S | ~ @v U ~T @ATvTxv sv g AaU, gUc Acr v co AaU S | vr cq cI, jc @ SUq R j@v F@ A  cU - Ai@ ~a, ~T  Sq |

~U Ac @v @S Bdf v AS ~TR j@v @SArS AaU | ZS ~T TA@FU @UB, c^cf j@ j@ @ Ac  sha | vr cUU | T rf j@v @pA@ WA @ BS  | j@v c v ASAT ~FUT Uw d @  | A@ ~T ZSR Bw cU AcrK A@a Sq, FS ABv  j@ ~@vF sA ~T @l @ A | ~T T B@SF Ac SA@ @S Bc@ TFB ABmv ~A q  S - A@ OFU @m wfB Ac c, @T @ r B U S U ~eAv @S SA@ rq RiS | s U@  ~FwSAmv@, jTAS TB  @S  ~OT@ wfB Ac @S @ O  rv ~AT Oq sT - AS ~AT R T  wAa, R@ c IJA@ AS ~T g  |

j ToF ~T  j@v  c d @a, il @q US j@v @SS sc ST^ j wU | FS cUU | mUAr Ac R A@a v@ c, q ~AT Ai@ @UT R@R  Sc | R q ASTS @ rZ AaU, jq sw v S ~wT  SR sc,  A@ | vr ~S@ cS @R A@ gAwF rKv AB  wU | A@ @U AUZS Zc @ ? ~T  AS FA ~v@ wUT, Ai@ T US MJaq UT S | US-ASq@ VqvAv sT ~T aq RS  wU | ~T m j@ RJO jUqS c@ @AaUT  AAS VqvR Sq, AgR Sq, e AS JO@ BSF ~T US ~v@ | ~T  v@ cU @\U rZS@ U, nAv @ ~cmR PcO, ~ US vU ZO  T BSq | TZ @U @ vFSABv U c ~Aa jTS T AZ r c j@ cpXo jrf A ~T A@ A@ ATAv ATAv aS | OZOAZ  gU@Av  cA A cUUS, q ~T ST BB qArT, @TS ~aS ~S ? AAcF ~TA@S hOH |

~T Zrw\ @ TBB AaU S R ~c OfS S BAS j@ ~OS c  | iq sT A@ vr j@wU  ~U d @ AU | AS U@  ~U @ R T l |

q , S AT @aS ZAa | ~S TZ @S Uwa. @U ZR AS cAI ? ~TR @A Zc @ gcAaUT, sA A@a S TS @S ~S S Rq @ j@v cA | O @  gU@ cUUS |

~AT Ar@w U@,   ~T ~FxvS Z  wU | ~T cXo oH TSK Tnq o^cB | ~SF@T TH S U cq@ cB cU o SRq AS | BAS c qeB, @q ~OS U@  w  ~U BTc BSF AcZF S, j c ASEO @S TUc ~a | @Av A sc A@ AZ vr  ~wq TS^ R  RS Aa | ~wF wUT @, AZ Ov cr A@a ZR UUT BS | AcU TvS T @v  AAa A@, gU@ ~m @  cH @US, ZUT Rv cFcm AS ~wq @ AaS | gU@ Zc @T @ cUaS, gTAU  A@aq S, vrq c@c@ @ OUa | @ @ gU@ cUUS s RJ B^ ~TA@ A@ gTAU ZJAv BAS, A@v cA^ | Ri T AS Ac@ ZU j@v UcTS OT RUv c @US s ToF AS Ov @AS AgABAve @ | c@v q BB qArT ST UZ ~  r a @  ~F A-q-R @Av rg ha | ~AT OZ aSc @ ZAa ~ gc @U AhaS s U@v @@v qAmvAUmv ~c  BAUl sq @ S @S ~T @a A@ O ? j ToFq AS j@v @ AS ~T  AUS | SUT cUaS, qe UA T sA US Z qha @ c jZS @S A@a @  jq Sc ~T@ BASR | ~AT T BSF A@a @ U Zf c | S vr ZAS RJ  OU s ~ A@ |

O @ ATFcf @@, vr FS Ai j@ A@U cA AU | AF @ AT: qArT TSKAv@ ~T A@a S BSq gU Uw AwAaU | @ sS cUAaU S s OF TSK c R ~ ^  , AS  j@v H cv |  @ s@, ~U ~AT v@ A sR @vR ZS BST S | FS ArgUA AZ Av ZOA c ASB TFSB @a, jA@ vFJ@ s @ZS ZAU  ja WHQR cUAS | rAgASmv ~ @@ cU | J J O TFAS@ TS jZS RZS S @ O @a @ sA A@a v@ i  | ~AT ~S@QH c cr g gq mcv AAaUT   wq ~S | ~AT A@ R  g @ Aa S s @@ j@ v@ BAS @ @S A c | cIUT cc MdK W Uwa | ~ cUU ~AT SA@ Sqg, U@ v ATA @ cUUq gU sq, jv US, ~FUcT S, j c @JOZ@ c | TA ~a,  w  TR OUS @, MA ~c U@ SS B T AS T cS | ~c ~cfR ~a  @ Uq ~TA@S T @  | jq U@vR @S c TUc S @ sS |

j@v SR  jUS, jA@  wA Ac@U  ^F FS cU OUU | c@cA@  R TZg @ c ~a, ~AT A@ @c cI Aa S | rK ~cAo TA  @v c @UT | Ae  S q RA@ j@v  AcAvr ~F@xv TAU@xi - ATmv qArT ~SAe Ag | ~T STv BS AS ATASv q cUU - ~Sw @ j@v odS AS jq T ~ aS S A@ RJ nvA ~S  @ cUcS |

 WvSU ~T jZS gcU ~AcrF TS  | q n j@v wA j ~T jv @ U ASU | nvA gU@ qArT  Zc :Z@r @US | AS SA@ ~ US S cU QT OaS ~ cU waS s ~T S @Uq sS ~T v@ @ @  | ~T AS U U AaTaT j@v vU, MJaq BSAS@ U@ ~T AZT AB |  BTq ~ ~T TUn W MJa A dT Ag ~v ~cAo AS wU | v@ @ cUUq cq ABg @v T Sa -  v@ @ ~ qv |  Av s ~U @ jce @Sq c  ZT@ ~T v@ @ @a  gc ~AT OU AaJ UAa, vr A@ @S Ac@ Sq |

AS R WTU, ~AT @O Bw c qUT | cU sS n sA TUvTU  | ASWl ~T v @v @@S gA @ ~TA@ OUS @c ~ jq U Tv@ @S ~c rZ @a AcAn @ c | rc ~w vr@ T AAcF A AAaUT - sA A@a wwU  AT B M Tc, ~T A@ @cR S, m ST AUr ~ ~TA@S @SFUv  swsw @c | jZS s A@a  ~AT TUc ~ATR Ar@w aU |

AS @U ATmv qArT S @ BSUS s AS rv Sw UAc @ ~T BSF ~Q @cS | Bw OZ Ta Ta UAc Aw AZ j@v @H vAcU gU@ j@q c c @wB aS | q r^ TZ, AAv Fv , ~T ~ i JA cR @US |

vr  haA, @U@U @ @ A@aq S cU wU ZAS@QH | AS Am  cv SUS,  B ~T A@ A@ cUUS, qe TFS AT ASEOq gc  ha s v ToF cJArv @ ?

~AT @OA@ wUT | gU@ ~T jZS ~cAo jZAS @ @aS, ~O ~T jq FS A^o TSgc RJ cI cA@ Sq | ~Ag j@q cU |

il j@v UB ~ ~m gc ~T j@T IJA@ A wU | TU AS c d @Aa, Tr ~S TSgc AO  ~T oSF, ~T Y @p ~ qFA qFA | AS ~T AT A @M@ TrS wU cUUS, jv j@T mgAc@ | AFq  Acr AcgJ ~OS U@, w  ~U @a, ^  cq | ~U A@ BS ~T avcU Zc AAO BS TSK AaUS, JR ~A@S-~TA@S, Ai@ Tq T Z | @U T Z ~T @TS sS VFrcF@ U | jq Z R aAc |

AS q Uc RUv ZU @wU aAc ZUS | @U aAc, TS  cAS ~w U | j@ ~\cf ~A@S-~TA@S A@ Z sha, Ov ~T Tq cv | A@ ~T SB @U R  ~ @@v aAc | @Jv c R Uc Uc @v, j@U jrf U@BS, @ TZ A Sq | j@v cA w OS Amv mwS UZ, o ASw cU B rNv Z sha |

Ac 1941, jAA@Avg ~ Sc 9066 qArT cU shaS | U c ~nTH  Rq ~ ~Ssf j@ UQ @A B BAS@  cAW, O@Ac@A cA@a a qxvSTxv @F ~v@ @ AaU | jq BAS Rq jce ~TA@ AEOT @kU O@Ac@A @S, ~S@q ~TA@S SwA@, j j@BS AcdXoR OcpA TSFT ~AgswR AaUS | j BT @ AaU -AEOT @S@S i jce  BSfS c Bw | q r Rq@T j@v @F ~T B^ 1942 U | ~T cc-T sZS  AaTaT cAAv a  U@ wAUwUB S S ATAUvA v@ Aw iAaUS ZS ~AT T v |

ATmv qArT ~S  ~TA@S WpH @ @ A@ ~AS -
@@ ca  ~T a UT A@ ~T S  Acrf jv m @q TI AUS s RZS @ ~T c RiSq AS | ~T cc O@A AaU S   ~m  AaUS | T jq BS ~OS TSK ~@H @dH S U  AS Tq sS, T @ m J  ~ ~T s A@  @ BS |

qArT aAcv A@ @US |

R ST T@ ~ c AAwS, ~T S  BFASv @B @ ~ | @ j@v cA cU ~T c @ Z jAw j ~U @AaU | Rq ~T qS AAv ~r  AS U, cc AOA@l cFcm @, ~T@ mU i, T@ j@v O@A ZJB  | ~T mgAc@ BfcS AA ~S, ~SF@T j@ ~TA@ O Z | 1988 U TA@S @ew BAS ~TA@S @a @Agc QT O F@@ @A B U QAkH T @AaU | AS ~T BS A jAa, ~T av j@v AcA@ cFc ~a | sXo  BS @B ~gc Sq, ~T gU T TZ ZUT | ~ATR qeUF S rK @ j@v c @AS b@Aa | Zc cFm AaUT QAkH AS ~ sR AS c Axv q @ ~FUAB Uvv sL @ Z AAa | qArT US, jc cIU  | ~r @A T ~T jq TSF ~A  wH @c | @S @H Sq, jTASq TS U T c ~\, Acr ~v@ wa q ~ A@ |

Ri ~w AS ~T  j@v ZT A wUS s Ag r  j@v ~TA@S j Awv @ |

AS ^F ~T vT Sf o cAha, k RmvATASmv wfB ~ UTxv  ST ~U  ga | FS cUU, ~T T ToF j@v I OUAaU, ~AT HH O @AaUT @U Aa cU | Jv AT ~AT vr@ j@v  c cUT |  @TA@ Jv w c -

cA@v ~AT eQ cUAa vr FS@ AT AU, mcv @ ~w R @@ Wxv ~cUcU c@AaU  ToF Tn @@v @ Tf | j@Sc, R TS ASAaU s ~S@q o^cB A@ cq S, mfS TSK @T UR ~a | aR w w U@ ~a s @Svq S |  cU, ~ArAQ ~ ~SF o^cAB Ar@, sTS Rq @F aUT jce A@av R ASBR | Sc, o ASB@ AS gc gc R SA@ ^  a | q ASB Or,  s avq @, j@v g AS w U O |   a ~ ~S@ ~r c, cJO sw c | S ~gF c UvS @,  T o U ~T@ ~ IAU S Z Ac @ | ~T T ~rc fQ SR, TS AS, QT @ rZ ~ gAcKF A@ @S | jqgc R SA@ jZS@ OU @UO ~l, cFA@A^@, w-cJOS ASBT @  ~c | qBSFq R Acv jQAS @ U O, j@v m ~eAv ~cAo A@S Ua |
Rq c ZrTA Sq AT wU wU vr |

vr j@wU U, Qa | A@ s U@ TA  j@  Uq @ ~T cJO O @ ~ S cAU A@ @ |

(c-45, TO, 2010)

~UH: U TBT

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?