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Pheklu Raja by Ranjan Roy
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h®el j®dÉ M¡ÏeLrZ H®m¡®j®m¡ Q®m ®gLm¤l¡j h¤Tm ®k J fb q¡Ïl®u®Rz ®Mu¡m qm h¡Ïs®a SÄ®l ®i¡N¡ h¤Ïs j¡ fb ®Q®u l®u®Rz ÏL¿º ®gLm¤ L®l L£?

HÏc®L l¡®a SÂm ®S®N E®W®R, L¡®e Bp®R e¡e¡lLj BJu¡Sz öd¤ ÏTyÏT ®f¡L¡ eu, BlJ e¡e¡lLj l¡aQl¡ föf¡ÏMl BJu¡Sz Hh¡l ®gLm¤l HLV¤ iu iu Ll®a m¡Nmz k¡u ®L¡b¡u?

qW¡v ®b®j ®Nm ph BJu¡S, Q¡ÏlÏc®L HL Aá¤a ¯exnëz

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Har®Z AåL¡l ®Q¡M M¡ÏeLV¡ p®u H®p®Rz ®gLm¤ HLV¡ ®L¡pj N¡®Rl Bs¡m ®b®L ÏLR¤ ®cM¡l S®eÉ Nm¡ h¡s¡®m¡z

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-- "HC S®ml fÏÕQjÏc®L HL®S¡s¡ lr-lr£ b¡®Lz AbÑ¡v l¡rp-l¡r¤p£z ®cÏMp ®l ®M¡L¡, hs q®uJ ®ke fÏÕQjÏc®Ll S®m k¡p e¡z' a¡®m Hl¡C ®pC lr-lr£z jl®a ®Le ®k Hm¡j? ®Le ®k h¡h¡l Lb¡ j®e fsm e¡z

Jl¡ BlJ L¡®R Bp®aC Lb¡ L¡®e Hmz

-- "q¡yE j¡yE M¡yE! j¡e¤®ol Nå f¡yE! LaÏce f®l ®N¡!'

-- "c§l n®aLM¡ÏN! HC Bc¤s S®m j¡e¤o ®L¡®›®L Bp®h? üfÀ ®cMÏRp e¡ÏL?'

-- "B®l e¡, e¡; BÏj üfÀ ®cÏM e¡z ÏeOO¡v j¡e¤®ol N¡®ul Nå! LaÏce f®l? ®pC La hRl B®N HL L¡W¤®l l¡Ù¹¡ i¤®m il p®å®a Bj¡®cl ®f®V ®Nm, j®e B®R? a¡lfl HC hRl f®e®l¡ L¡Vm öd¤ ka l¡®SÉl p¡f-hÉ¡P-Cyc¤l-h¡c¤s ®M®uz BS cÉ¡M Bh¡l ®L l¡Ù¹¡ i¤®m®R'z

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a¡q®m h¡h¡J ÏL fb i¤®m l¡r®pl ÏnL¡l q®uÏRm? Bl i¡h¡l pju ®eC, Ïae m¡®g JC l¡r¤Ïp H®p c¡yÏs®u®R Jl ®L¡pj N¡®Rl p¡j®ez Bl ÏL ÏhLV AÂiÏÂ!