ATlf dpfp bQ`Z_p¡ lufp¡ lsp¡. s¡ q¾$L¡$V$dp„ Ap„sffpô²$ue õsf¡ Qd¼ep¡ A¡ S> hMs¡ Ap fds kp\¡ dpfp¡ `Z `qfQe iê$ \ep¡ lsp¡. d_¡ \pe R>¡ L¡$ dpfp¡ lufp¡ lh¡ ApÐdOpsu dpN£ ApNm h^u füp¡ R>¡. lz„ s¡_u `pk¡\u S> S>hpbp¡ d¡mhhp dpV¡$ l¥v$fpbpv$ ky^u Apìep¡ Ry>„. d¢ s¡_p rdÓp¡, kNp„Ap¡, rhfp¡^uAp¡ A_¡ `qfrQsp¡ kp\¡ hps L$fu R>¡. d¢ OZu dprlsuAp¡ A¡L$W$u L$fu R>¡. `Z d_¡ L$p¡C S>hpbp¡ dþep _\u. dpf¡ S>hpbp¡ dpV¡$ ATlf_¡ S> dmhy„ `X¡$. A¡L$ `ÓL$pf sfuL¡$ S> _l], `Z A¡L$ r_fpi \e¡gp a¡_ sfuL¡$ `Z.

s¡V$gpdp„ v$fhpÅ¡ M|ëep¡ A_¡ lz„ ATlf S>¡ dL$p_dp„ L¡$v$ \C_¡ b¡W$p¡ R>¡ s¡dp„ âh¡íep¡. qfnphpmpA¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "kpb, dpf¡ `Z ATlfcpC_¡ dmhy„ R>¡.'

NpX£$ d_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "sdpfp¡ kpdp_ Al] fpMu v$p¡.'

d¢ L$üy„ L¡$ s¡dp„ dpÓ `¥kp S> R>¡. s¡dp„ L$p¡C f¡L$p¡qX¯$N_p„ Ap^yr_L$ D`L$fZp¡ _\u A¡hy„ lz„ s¡_¡ L$l¡hp dpNsp¡ lsp¡.

A„v$f S>C_¡ lz„ _uQ¡ v$uhp_Mp_pdp„ v$pv$f_u `pk¡ b¡W$p¡. kpd¡ S> lufp¡ L$` kp\¡_u ATlf_u skhuf R>¡. k„Nusp buS>gp_u ê$ddp„ Aphu. s¡_p Ql¡fp `f dfX$pe¡gy„ lpõe lsy„. k„Nusp `umu `X$u Ne¡gu gpNsu lsu. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ A¡_¡rdL$ Ry>„, `l¡g¡\u S>. `Z gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ sL$guap¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ lz„ Aphu \C NC Ry>„.' Ap ApW$ qv$hkdp„ sd¡ S> `l¡gu ìe[¼s R>p¡ S>¡_¡ Ad¡ dmu füp„ R>uA¡ A¡d k„Nusp buS>gp_u d_¡ S>Zph¡ R>¡. "ApV$gp qv$hkp¡ Adpfp Of_u blpf ap¡V$p¡N°pafp¡ A_¡ qf`p¡V®$fp¡ kss fpl Å¡sp füp R>¡.'

`pR>m S> ATlf `Z Aph¡ R>¡. lz„ R>¡ëg¡ s¡_¡ dþep¡ `R>u L$iy„ S> bv$gpey„ _\u, d¢ rhQpe¯y. Ly$sp®-`peÅdpdp„ kÄS> ATlf¡ lp\ d¡mìep¡ A_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "hpg¡Ly$d Ak‰pd, L¥$k¡ Ap_p lzAp l¥v$fpbpv$?' dpfu sp¡ Aphu A`¡np S> _lp¡su. kubuApB_p d¡Qqa[¼k„N Al¡hpg `R>u ATlf ApV$gp¡ õhõ\ li¡ s¡_u L$ë`_p S> _lp¡su. afu A¡L$ hpf dpfp d_dp„ A¡L$ lufp¡ sfuL¡$_u s¡_u R>bu E`ku Aphu.

s¡ `R>u \p¡X$u nZp¡_u ip„rs lsu S>¡ A¡L$ eyN S>¡hu gpNu. s¡ `R>u d¢ dpfp âï_p¡ iê$ L$ep®. v„$`su dpV¡$ s¡ dyíL¡$g `mp¡ lsu A_¡ s¡ s¡d_p Ql¡fp `f v¡$Mpsy„ lsy„. dpfp dpV¡$ `Z Ap L$`fy„ L$pd lsy„. Qp A_¡ rb[õL$V$ Apìep„ A¡V$g¡ \p¡X$u fpls \C A_¡ ATlf¡ d_¡ l¥v$fpbpv$_p Ly$fLy$fp rb[õL$V$_p¡ Brslpk k„cmpìep¡.

Ap`Zu i„L$pAp¡ S> Ap`Zu vy$íd_ lp¡e R>¡. A_¡ s¡_p L$pfZ¡ Ap`Z¡ sL$ Q|L$u S>sp„ lp¡CA¡ R>uA¡. lz„ afu AQL$pep¡. iy„ dpf¡ `|R>u g¡hy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ "ATlf iy„ s¢ A¡hy„ L$e¯y lsy„? A\hp sp¡ s¡ ip dpV¡$ Aphy„ L$e¯y?' ApMf¡ d¢ `|R>u gu^y„ L¡, "s¢ kubuApB_¡ A¡ b^y„ Mf¡Mf L$üy„ lsy„?'

ATlf¡ `p¡sp_u ApNhu Y$b¡ dp\y„ lgphu_¡ L$üy„ L¡,$ "s¡dZ¡ S> khpgp¡ `|R¹>ep A_¡ s¡dZ¡ S> S>hpbp¡ Apàep.' d¢ `|R¹>ey„, "Ap¡`f¡i_ S>¡ÞV$gd¡__p v$fp¡X$p v$frdep_ spfp„ gp¡L$fp¡ Mpgu lsp„ s¡ hps kpQu?'

"s¢ Ås¡ S> spfp âï__p¡ S>hpb Ap`u v$u^p¡ R>¡.' ATlf¡ L$üy„.

"sp¡ `R>u ip dpV¡$ sy„ r_h¡v$_ blpf `pX$sp¡ _\u? spfp QplL$p¡_¡ ip dpV¡$ S>Zphsp¡ _\u?'

ATlf L$l¡ R>¡, "d¢ L$ü„y S> R>¡ L¡$ ep¡Áe kde¡ lz„ bp¡gui. AÐepf¡ dpf¡ L$iy„ L$l¡hp_y„ _\u. rdqX$ep_u c|rdL$p blz r_fpipS>_L$ flu R>¡. rdqX$ep sp¡ d_p¡f„S>L$ b_u Ney„ R>¡. fp¡S> sd¡ AMbpfp¡ Mp¡gp¡ A_¡ sd_¡ _hu fkâv$ õV$p¡fu hp„Qhp dm¡. L$p¡C lL$uL$sp¡ QL$pkhp_u L$p¡rii L$fsy„ _\u.

hpsQus v$frdep_ v„$`suA¡ L$üy„ L¡$ k„Nusp_p¡ blz ârkÙ \e¡gp¡ ap¡V$p¡ S>¡dp„ s¡ rhqX$ep¡ L¡$d¡fp gC_¡ Ecu R>¡ A_¡ bpSy>dp„ A¡L$ L$pmp¡ dpZk R>¡ S>¡_¡ lrdv$ L$prkd "b¡ÞÅ¡' NZphpep¡ R>¡ s¡ b¡ÞÅ¡ _\u. A¡ ap¡V$pdp„ S>¡ ìe[¼s R>¡ s¡ sp¡ A¡L$ q¾$L¡$V$QplL$ apTug R>¡. rhqX$ep¡ L¡$d¡fp k„Nusp_p¡ S> R>¡ A_¡ s¡ qv$hk¡ A„iydp_ NpeL$hpX$_u rh_„su\u s¡ â¡[¼V$k L$fu fl¡gu cpfsue V$ud_y„ i|qV„$N L$fu flu lsu. V$p¡fÞV$p¡dp„ klpfp L$` hMs_u Ap hps R>¡.

cpN-1 : ATlf : A¡L$ kyMv$ hpsp®_p¡ v$y$Mv$ A„s cpN-2 : ATlfyØu_ rhi¡ kp¥\u h^y ÅZ_pf QpdyÞX¡$ðf_p\ iy„ L$l¡ R>¡?

"ApS> L$pg sd¡ L$C fus¡ kde `kpf L$fp¡ R>p¡?' d¢ `|R¹>ey„. ATlf L$l¡ R>¡, "ApS>L$pg b¡W$p¡ b¡W$p¡ g¿ep L$fy„ Ry>„. S>¡ `Z d_dp„ Aph¡ s¡ gMy„ Ry>„.' k„Nusp qv$hk v$frdep_ rQÓp¡ v$p¡f¡ R>¡. cpfsue V$ud fdsu lp¡e Ðepf¡ ATlf V$uhu Sy>A¡ R>¡. ipfÅldp„ L$p¡L$p L$p¡gp L$`_u d¡Qp¡ s¡Z¡ Å¡C lsu. "kp¥fh A_¡ kQu_ ApDV$ \ep L¡$ sfs S> d_¡ \ey„ L¡$ lh¡ d¡Q `su NC. eyhfpS>¡ [õ\rs bv$gu lp¡s, `Z s¡ dyfgu_¡ fdu iL$sp¡ _\u.'

ATlf¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡,$ "dpfp rdÓp¡A¡ s_¡ dpfp rhi¡ iy„ L$üy„?' d¢ L$üy„ L¡$ b^p gp¡L$p¡ k„Nusp_¡ v$p¡j v¡$ R>¡. s¡_p L$pfZ¡ S> v$p¡õsudp„ c„NpZ `X$éy„ R>¡ A¡d L$l¡ R>¡. ATlf¡ k„Nusp kpd¡ Å¡C_¡ lku_¡ L$üy„, "d¢ s¡d_u kp\¡ v$p¡õsu sp¡X$u _ lp¡s sp¡ iy„ \ey„ lp¡s rhQpf. lz„ sp¡ Ap¡f akpC Nep¡ lp¡s.'

d¢ ku^y„ S> `|R¹>ey„, "sy„ ¼epf¡e d¡Qqa[¼k„Ndp„ k„X$p¡hpep¡ R>¡?' "kb Ngs bps l¥. Ly$R> _l] qL$ep d¦_¡. dpf¡ A„X$fhëX®$ kp\¡ L$p¡C k„b„^ _\u. L$p¡C dpfu skhufp¡ g¡sy„ lp¡e Ðepf¡ dpfu kp\¡ L$p¡Z R>¡ s¡_u d_¡ L¡$d Mbf `X¡$. Aëgp bv$_pdu Ap`¡ R>¡ sp¡ s¡ S> bQph¡ `Z R>¡. s| v¡$M_p.'

Ap`Z¡ S>¡ dp_hy„ lp¡CA¡ s¡ S> dp_sp„ lp¡CA¡ R>uA¡. A¡V$g¡ A¡ nZ¡ d_¡ ATlf_u hpsdp„ rhïhpk L$fhp_y„ d_ \ey„. b¡ L$gpL$_u hpsQus v$frdep_ Ad¡ q¾$L¡$V$_¡ gNsu buÆ bpbsp¡_u `Z QQp® L$fu. "d¢ v$rnZ ApqäL$p kpd¡ kv$u L$fu Ðepf¡ gp¡L$p¡ L$l¡sp lsp L¡$ lz„ ApDV$ \C S>hp dpNsp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ A¡V$g¡ S> kp¡ f_ \ep...' "d¢ S> A¡L$ hpf h¡õV$ BÞX$uT_p âhpk hMs¡ V$ud d¡_¡S>d¡ÞV$_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ dpfu srbes W$uL$ _ lp¡hp\u d_¡ A¡L$ d¡Qdp„\u `X$sp¡ d|L$p¡. d¢ l„d¡ip„ i¼e A¡V$gu fus¡ V$ud_¡ dv$v$ L$fhp_u L$p¡rii L$fu R>¡. d¢ dv$_gpg_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ lz„ qa[ëX„$N_u X²$ug k„cpmu gCi. Å¡ d_¡ sd¡ BÞhp¡ëh fpMhp dpNsp¡ lp¡ sp¡ d_¡ S>hpbv$pfu kp¢`p¡. `R>u s¡ lz„ `pf _ `pXy$„ sp¡ d_¡ S>hpbv$pf NZhp_p¡. '

L¡$àV$_ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ ATlf AsX$p¡ R>¡ A¡d L$l¡hpsy„ lsy„. A¡L$ kp\u q¾$L¡$V$f L$l¡ R>¡, "ATlf Adpfp\u L¡$V$gpe S>_f¡i_ ApNm lsp¡. s¡ Adpfu Apk`pk lp¡e sp¡ Ad_¡ d„|Tpfp¡ \sp¡.' ATlf L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ l„d¡ip„ ApOp¡ fl¡sp¡ L¡$d L¡$ d_¡ \sy„ lsy„ L¡$ dpfu lpS>fu\u R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ dÅ _l] Aph¡. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ eyhp_p¡ lsp A_¡ dÅ L$fhp dpNsp lsp. lz„ ip dpV¡ f„Ndp„ c„N `pXy„?'

sd¡ ¼epf¡e A¡dL¡$ Nyàsp, byL$u_¡ dþep R>p¡ Mfp? s¡_p¡ L$p¡C S>hpb ATlf `pk¡ _\u.

"AphL$h¡fp Ar^L$pfuAp¡ dpfy„ apd® lpDk R>¡ s¡ rhi¡ ÅZhp dpNsp lsp. lz„ `Z ÅZhp dpNsp¡ lsp¡ L¡$ dpfy„ apd® lpDk il¡f_p kudpX¡$ ¼ep„ R>¡. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ d_dp„ Aph¡ s¡hy„ bp¡gu füp R>¡.'

A¡L$ _ÆL$_p¡ rdÓ L$l¡ R>¡, "hmsy„ Ap¾$dZ iê$ \C Ney„ R>¡. fdsNds d„Ópgedp„\u A¡k. A¡k. t^X$kp_¡ L$pY$u dyL$pep s¡ s¡_p¡ `yfphp¡ R>¡.' d¢ ATlf_u rhv$pe gu^u Ðepf¡ s¡_p v$uL$fpAp¡ aV$pL$X$p ap¡X$u füp lsp. s¡d_¡ AåbpÅ__u sL$guap¡_u Mbf _lp¡su. lz„ A¡d _l] L$lz„ L¡$ ATlf_u r_v$p£jsp_p¡ v$php¡ d¢ kpQp¡ dp_u gu^p¡ R>¡. `Z d_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ `|fy„ kÐe lÆ blpf Apìey„ _\u. ATlf_u õV$p¡fu A^|fu R>¡.

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