_V$MV$gpg : L$pg¡ lz„ k`_pdp„ v$kbpf R>p¡L$fuAp¡ kp\¡ r`L$r_L$ `f Nep¡ lsp¡.
NfbX$gpg : hpl! sp¡ sp¡ s_¡ M|b dÅ `X$u li¡?
_V$MV$gpg : _p, epf, dÅ iy„ Aphhp_u. k`_pdp„ lz„ `Z R>p¡L$fu S> lsp¡.
kpfy„ \ey„ hpO dep£
`rs_¡ riL$pf_p¡ S>¡V$gp¡ ip¡M lsp¡, `Ð_u_¡ A¡_p\u A¡V$gu S> QuX$ lsu. A¡L$ qv$hk riL$pf¡\u `pR>p afu_¡ `rsA¡ L$üy„, "ApS>¡ sp¡ A¡hy„ gpNu füy„ lsy„ L¡$ L$p„ sp¡ lz„ dpep£ S>Ci A_¡ L$p„ sp¡ hpO!'
"kpfy„ \ey„ hpO dfu Nep¡,' `Ð_uA¡ L$üy„, "_rlsf sdpfy„ QpdXy„$ iy„ L$pddp„ Aphs?'
Apdp„ dfv$ L$p¡Z?
A¡L$ i¡W¡$ A¡_p _p¡L$f_¡ fX$sp¡ Å¡C_¡ Nyõkpdp„ `|R¹>ey„, "Aëep, ApV$gp¡ b^p¡ fX¡$ R>¡ L¡$d?'
_p¡L$f¡ lubL$p„ g¡sp„ g¡sp„ L$üy„, "dpfu i¡W$pZuA¡ d_¡ M|b dpep£!'
"s¡\u Apd bpegp_u dpaL$ `p¡L$ d|L$hp_u lp¡e? dfv$ R>¡ L¡$ L$p¡Z R>¡? Ap dpfu kpd¡ Å¡! s¢ d_¡ L$v$u fX$sp„ Å¡ep¡ R>¡?' i¡W¡$ L$üy„.
lh¡ dpfy„ iy„ \i¡?
fp^p : d_¡ A¡L$ `Qpk ê$r`ep D^pf Ap`p¡_¡!
_hu `X$p¡iZ : bl¡_, lz„ sp¡ lÆ Al] fl¡hp Aphu A¡_¡ ApW$ S> qv$hk \ep R>¡. lz„ sp¡ sd_¡ lÆ kpfu fus¡ Ap¡mMsu `Z _\u. `R>u D^pf L$C fus¡ Ap`y„?
"sd¡ gp¡L$p¡ L$C V$pB`_p `pX$p¡iu R>p¡? S>¡ gp¡L$p¡ d_¡ Ap¡mM¡ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ d_¡ D^pf Ap`sp _\u. A_¡ S>¡ gp¡L$p¡ _\u Ap¡mMsp A¡ `Z Å¡ d_¡ D^pf _rl Ap`¡, sp¡ `R>u lz„ L$p¡_u `pk¡ D^pf gCi?'
÷u v$fv$u A_¡ qX$krdk!
dy„bC_p¡ ÅZusp¡ X$p¡¼V$f ÷u v$fv$u_p L$dfpdp„ Nep¡ A_¡ \p¡X$u hpf `R>u blpf Aphu_¡ A¡Z¡ L$psf dpNu. `p„Q rdr_V$ `R>u A¡ afu blpf Apìep¡ A_¡ A¡Z¡ qX$krdk dpÁey„. \p¡X$u hpf `R>u afu blpf Apìep¡ A_¡ A¡Z¡ l\p¡X$u dpNu.
"X$p¡¼V$fkpl¡b, ApMf¡ dpfu `Ð_u_¡ iy„ \ey„ R>¡?' ÷u_p `rsA¡ `|R¹>ey„.
"Mbf _\u,' X$p¡¼V$f¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "lz„ sp¡ lÆ dpfu b¡N Mp¡gy„ Ry>„.'
Ü„ÜeyÙ_p Apf„c `l¡gp„
_qV$ep¡ : `à`p, gÁ_d„X$`dp„ hfL$Þep A¡L$buÅ_p¡ lp\ L¡$d `L$X¡$ R>¡?
r`sp : qfhpS> R>¡, S>¡d b¡ `l¡ghp_ gX$sp `l¡gp„ lp\ rdgph¡ R>¡.
`p`¡, vy$r_ep Np¡g l¥!
gëgy A_¡ bëgy qv$ëlu_p L$p¡_p¡V$ àg¡k D`f Ap„V$p dpfu füp lsp. Ðep„ S> kpd¡\u Aphsu b¡ eyhsuAp¡_¡ Å¡C gëgy Qd¼ep¡. gëgy bëgy_¡ A¡L$ bpSy M¢Qu_¡ M|Zpdp„ gC Nep¡.
gëgy_p AQp_L$ Aphp hs®_\u bëgy QdL$u_¡ bp¡gu EW$ép¡, "gëgy, Apd AQp_L$ iy„ \ey„?'
"Af¡, epf, ldZp„ lz„ akpC Ås. dpf¡ dpf Mphp¡ `X$s. Ap kpd¡\u b¡ M|bk|fs ÷uAp¡ Aph¡ R>¡_¡ A¡dp„ A¡L$ dpfu `Ð_u R>¡ A_¡ buSy>„ dpfy„ gafy„ R>¡,' gëgyA¡ lp„asp lp„asp S>hpb Apàep¡.
bëgy A¡L$v$d `|R>u b¡W$p¡, "¼ep„ R>¡?' M|Zpdp„\u gëgyA¡ bspìey„ A¡ sfa bbgyA¡ Tp„Mu_¡ Å¡ey„. bëgy `Z A¡L$v$d QdL$u Nep¡ A_¡ bp¡gu `X$ép¡, "cpN gëgy, cpN! spfu hps kpQu R>¡, dpf¡ `Z A¡ S> sL$gua R>¡!'
qaëdip¡Mu_ `Ð_u!
F>[ÐhL$ fp¡i__u qaëd "L$lp¡_p àepf l¥' M|b S> lpDkazg S>su lsu. `„v$f qv$hk ANpD\u qV$qL$V$ byL$ L$fphhu `X$su. A¡hp A¡L$ r\e¡V$fdp„ Äepf¡ A¡L$ ky„v$f eyhsu_u bpSy>_u kuV$ Mpgu Å¡C A¡V$g¡ BÞV$fhgdp„ bpSy>hpmp¡ â¡nL$ `|R>u b¡W$p¡, "dpa L$fÅ¡ bp_y, `Z Ap kuV$ D`f L$p¡C Aphhp_y„ _\u?'
"dpfp `rs Aphhp_p lsp, `Z lh¡ A¡ _\u Aphhp_p.'
"L¡$d?!'
"A¡ NyS>fu Nep R>¡.'
"Ap¡l! dpa L$fÅ¡, lz„ M|b S> qv$gNuf Ry>„. `Z L$p¡C kNy„hlpgy„ sp¡ Aphu i¼ey„ lp¡s_¡?'
"lp, `Z A¡ b^p„ õdip_¡ Nep„ R>¡!'
d_p¡f„S>_ dpV¡!
A¡L$ lp¡[õ`V$g_p Ap¡`f¡i_ r\e¡V$f_y„ Dv¹$OpV$_ L$fu_¡, `R>u ^pfpkæe N¢X$pgpg¡ cpjZ L$fsp„ L$üy„, "lz„ BÃRy>„ Ry>„ L¡$ v$fv$uAp¡_p d_p¡f„S>_ dpV¡$ Aphp„ r\e¡V$f v$f¡L$ _p_udp¡V$u lp¡[õ`V$gp¡dp„ Mp¡ghpdp„ Aph¡.'
A„^pfpdp„ gMsp„ AphX¡$ R>¡?
bÞV$u : `à`p! sd_¡ A„^pfpdp„ gMsp„ AphX¡$ R>¡?
r`sp : lp lp, b¡V$p, lz„ Nd¡ s¡hp A„^pfpdp„ `Z gMu iLy„$ Ry>„.
bÞV$u : sp¡ S>fpL$ A¡L$ rdr_V$ gpBV$ b„^ L$fu_¡ dpfp Ap âNrs`ÓL$dp„ klu L$fu Ap`p¡_¡!
`Ð_u L$fsp„ _p¡L$fpZu h^y kpfu!
dyL¡$i : sy„ Adpfu S>¡d `fk¡hp¡ `pX$u_¡ dl¡_s L$fu Å¡ sp¡ s_¡ Mbf `X¡$ L¡$ `¥kp L¡$hu fus¡ Aph¡ R>¡?
Q„`p : A_¡ Äepf¡ sdpf¡ dpfu S>ÁepA¡ Q|gp¡ aw„L$hp dpV¡$ _p¡L$fpZu fpMhu `X$i¡ sp¡ Mbf `X$i¡ L¡$ A¡_p¡ `Npf dpfp MfQ L$fsp„ h^pf¡ R>¡.
dyL¡$i : R>sp„e spfp L$fsp„ _p¡L$fpZu fpMhu kpfu.
Q„`p : "sp¡ fpMu gp¡!' `Ð_uA¡ hpkZ _uQ¡ a¢L$sp„ L$üy„, "A_¡ S>fp A¡_¡ lp\ gNphu_¡ `Z Å¡Å¡, A¡V$g¡ Mbf `X$u S>i¡ L¡$ sdpfu L¡$hu lpgs \pe R>¡.'
Y$p„L$Zp_u fpdpeZ!
v$fv$u : X$p¡¼V$fkpl¡b, d_¡ kl¡S> `Z apev$p¡ _\u.
X$p¡¼V$f : d¡„ sd_¡ v$hp gMu Ap`u lsu A¡ kdekf `uAp¡ R>p¡?
v$fv$u : _p, kpl¡b, A¡ bpV$gu `f sp¡ A¡hy„ g¿ey„ R>¡ L¡$ Y$p„L$Ï„ l„d¡ip„ b„^ fpMp¡. A¡V$g¡ d¢ sp¡ lÆ ky^u Y$p„L$Ï„ Mp¡ëey„ S> _\u.
X$p¡¼V$f A_¡ dp_hsp?
X$p¡¼V$f : kpfy„, lh¡ A¡ bsphp¡ L¡$ dpfu L$C Ap„M _L$gu R>¡?
v$fv$u : X$pbu.
X$p¡¼V$f¡ Apòe® `pdu_¡ `|R¹>ey„ : sd_¡ L¡$hu fus¡ Mbf `X$u?
v$fv$u : L$pfZ L¡$ A¡dp„ \p¡X$uL$ dp_hsp v¡$Mpe R>¡.
`p„Q `N_p¡ lp\u!
bÞV$u : `à`p...! lz„ `funpdp„ `l¡gp _„bf¡ Apìep¡. A_¡ rirnL$p Üpfp A¡ khpg `|R>hpdp„ Apìep¡ lsp¡ L¡$ lp\u_p L¡$V$gp `N R>¡?
`à`p : sp¡ `R>u s¢ ip¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, bÞV$u?
bÞV$u : `p„Q!
"`p„Q `N L$üp R>sp„e sy„ `l¡gp _„bf¡ Apìep¡?' `à`pA¡ _hpC\u `|R¹>ey„.
"lp...!' bÞV$uA¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "bpL$u b^pA¡ R> `N L$üp lsp.'
Np¡gubpf_p„ lkNyëgp„ rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡
Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?