A¡ ApÝep[ÐdL$ kp^y A_¡ Nyfy_u hps kp„cmu_¡ lz„ sp¡ Apcu b_u NC lsu. d_¡ L$l¡, "Qpg `\pfudp„ `X$ép„ `X$ép„ hpsp¡ L$fuA¡.'

buÆ _hpC_u hps A¡ lsu L¡$ Ap L$l¡_pfp¡ Nyfy `pR>p¡ dpfp r`sp_p¡ rdÓ lsp¡. L$p¡g¡S> d¢ ldZp„ S> `|fu L$fu R>¡ A_¡ dp¡V$p cpN_p„ Sy>hpr_ep„_u S>¡d lh¡ Æh_dp„ iy„ L$fh„y A¡ dpV¡$ rhQpep® L$fsu lsu.

dpfp¡ rhQpf Ål¡fMbf_u vy$r_epdp„ S>hp_p¡ lsp¡ A_¡ s¡_p L$pfZ¡ S> dpfp r`spA¡ d_¡ `qfQe L$fpìep¡ lsp¡ Ap kp^y dlpfpS>_p¡, S>¡ c|sL$pmdp„ A¡X$¹hV$p®BrT„N_p n¡Ódp„ lsp¡ A_¡ `R>u k„kpf ÐepNu_¡ lh¡ kp^yÐh_¡ `pçep_p¡ v$php¡ L$fsp¡ lsp¡.

s¡_y„ _pd sp¡ buSy>„ R>¡, `Z s¡_¡ DOpX$p¡ `pX$hp_¡ bv$g¡ s¡_¡ Ap`Z¡ dqZ sfuL¡$ S> Ap¡mMuA¡. dqZ kp\¡_u dpfu `l¡gu dygpL$ps Å¡L¡$ dÅ_u flu lsu. dygpL$ps `Z A¡L$ _p_p„ NpdX$p„dp„ \C lsu, Äep„ s¡ Apîd b_phu füp¡ lsp¡. A¡ Npddp„ dpfp r`sp_u `Z S>du_ lsu A¡V$g¡ `qfQe \ep¡ lsp¡.

dqZdlpfpS> Ðep„ Apîd b_phhp dpNsp¡ lsp¡ S>¡\u rhv¡$iuAp¡ Ðep„ Aph¡ A_¡ cpfs_u `ph_ c|rd `f ip„rs_u âp[às L$fu iL¡$. dqZ_¡ Aphp dpZkp¡ dmu `Z fl¡sp li¡, L¡$d L¡$ s¡ bp¡ghpdp„ blz QpgpL$, lp¢riepf A_¡ Apd `pR>p¡ byrÙipmu R>¡.

Ap KQp¡, L$pmp¡ A_¡ `psrmep bp„^p_p¡ dqZ kss ^|d°`p_ L$ep® L$f¡. d_¡ "lpB' L$lu_¡ AphL$pfu lsu A_¡ A¡V$gu Dódp\u i¡L$l¡ÞX$ L$ep® lsp L¡$ L$gpL$p¡ ky^u dpfu l\¡mudp„\u N„^ NC _lp¡su. Å¡L¡$ hpsp¡qX$ep¡ blz lsp¡ A_¡ fk `X¡$ s¡hu hpsp¡ L$fsp¡ lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ d_¡ dÅ `X$u lsu.

Ad¡ Åscps_u hpsp¡ L$fu A_¡ kpQy„ L$lz„ sp¡ s¡_p Æh_dp„ Aph¡gp hmp„L$p¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ d_¡ rS>opkp `Z ÅNu lsu. Ål¡fMbf_u vy$r_epdp„\u s¡ AÝepÐd_p¡ Nyfy b_u Nep¡ lsp¡. A¡ `R>u sp¡ Ap¡f _pV$L$ue hmp„L$ dqZ_p Æh_dp„ Apìep¡ A_¡ Mbf dmu L¡$ Ap Nyfyc¥ep sp¡ `p¡sp_u a¡rdgu kp\¡ `pR>p il¡fdp„ `^pfu Nep R>¡.

a¡rdgu? hps A¡d lsu L¡$ dqZ s¡_p Apîddp„ fl¡su A¡L$ L$p¡dgp„Nu, â¡dpm L$Þep_p â¡ddp„ `X$u Nep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ L$Þep s¡_u L$pmu L$pep\u A_¡ r_hp®Z_u Apip\u ApL$jp®C li¡.

dqZ_¡ Apîd_u dy[¼s R>p¡X$u_¡ k„kpf_u S>„Åmdp„ `pR>p afhy„ `X$éy„, L¡$d L¡$ L$p¡dgp„Nu L$ÞepA¡ r_hp®Z_¡ bv$g¡ dps©Ðh âpàs L$fu gu^y„ lsy„, Nyfy_u L©$`p\u. il¡fdp„ `Z s¡Ap¡ Å¡L¡$ Apfpd\u fl¡sp„ lsp„, L¡$d L¡$ L$Þep_y„ b¡ÞL$ b¡g¡Þk kpfy„ R>¡ A¡d d_¡ `pR>m\u Mbf `X$u lsu.

dpfy„ Ål¡fMbf_u vy$r_epdp„ lÆ L„$C Ådsy„ _lp¡sy„ A¡V$g¡ r`spÆA¡ L$üy„ L¡$ lÆ `Z dqZdlpfpS>_¡ dmu Å¡ A_¡ kgpl gC Å¡. A¡V$g¡ Ap hMs¡ lz„ s¡d_¡ il¡fdp„ s¡_p r_hpkõ\p_¡ dmhp dpV¡$ `lp¢Qu. L$p¡dgp„Nu L$Þep sp¡ lpS>f _lp¡su, blpfNpd NC R>¡ s¡ `R>u d_¡ ¿epg Apìep¡.

Ad¡ v$uhp_Mp_pdp„ b¡ku_¡ hpsp¡ L$fhp gpÁep„ A_¡ Ap hMs¡ `Z s¡_u kp\¡ vy$r_epcf_u hpsp¡ L$fhpdp„ dÅ Aphu. Å¡L¡$ Apîd R>p¡X$ép `R>ue s¡Z¡ `¡gp¡ ^ydpX$p¡ _lp¡sp¡ R>p¡X$ép¡ A_¡ s¡_p L$pfZ¡ d_¡ S>fpL$ N|„NmpdZ \su lsu.

Ap ^ydpX$p_u hÃQ¡ S> AQp_L$ dqZA¡ L$üy„ L¡$ Qpg_¡ `\pfudp„ `X$ép„ `X$ép„ hpsp¡ L$fuA¡.

lz„ sp¡ bpOp S>¡hu b_u NC. dpfp¡ AhpS> S> ÅZ¡ b¡ku Nep¡. dp„X$ dp„X$ bp¡gu iL$u L¡$, "_p. L¡$d? Al] S> bfpbf R>¡.'

"A¡ S> hps R>¡. W$uL$ R>¡. ip dpV¡$ ApV$gu d|„Tpe R>¡? A¡dp„ L„$C Mfpb _\u. cpfs_u _pfuAp¡ `p¡sp_u ipfuqfL$ Erd®Ap¡ dpV¡$ A¡V$gu b^u k„Ly$rQs R>¡ L¡$ hps _ L$fp¡.' dqZA¡ qagk|au_p ^ydpX$p R>p¡X$ép.

d¢ L$üy„ L¡$ `Z ApMu hps ApX$p `pV¡$ S>C flu R>¡ A_¡ Al] Apfpd\u b¡W$p„ R>uA¡ sp¡ `R>u A¡hu iu S>ê$f R>¡? dqZ L$l¡, "Ap¡L¡$ Ap¡L$¡, lz„ `p„Q rdr_V$ dpV¡$ Ap Ap¡fX$p_u blpf S>Ci. sy„ dpfu hps `f rhQpfu g¡ s¡ `R>u Ap`Z¡ s¡_p `f QQp® L$fuiy„.' A_¡ `pR>m ^ydpX$p_p Np¡V$p R>p¡X$u_¡ ê$d R>p¡X$u_¡ S>sp¡ füp¡.

dpfy„ dNS> `Z lh¡ bl¡f dpfu Ney„ lsy„, L¡$ QL$fph¡ QX$éy„ lsy„. A„v$f ÅZ¡ aV$pL$X$p awV$sp lsp. lz„ v$p¡X$u_¡ v$fhpÅ blpf cpNhp S>Ci sp¡ d|fM S> W$fui A¡d d_¡ gpÁey„, L¡$d L¡$ s¡ blpf lp¡gdp„ S> b¡W$p¡ lsp¡.

lz„ sp¡ S>X$_u S>¡d b¡W$u flu A_¡ `p„Q rdr_V$dp„ dqZ_u `y_: `^fpdZu \C. "sp¡ s¡ iy„ r_òe L$ep£?'

Ap hMs¡ d¢ ip„rs\u L$üy„ L¡$, "_p Ap`Z¡ Al] S> b¡kuiy„ A_¡ hpsp¡ L$fuiy„.'

"Ap¡L¡$ kpfy„. sy„ S>fp Ecu \p lz„ s_¡ AptgN_ Ap`hp dpNy„ Ry>„ A_¡ s¡ `R>u sy„ d_¡ L$l¡ L¡$ L¡$hu cph_pAp¡ spfpdp„ ÅN¡ R>¡.'

dpfp dpV¡$ sp¡ Ap buÅ¡ ^X$pL$p¡ lsp¡ A_¡ lz„ L„$C rhQpfy„ s¡ `l¡gp„ s¡_p bplzAp¡ dpfp afs¡ afu hþep lsp. d¢ dpfu Ap„Mp¡ d]Qu v$u^u A_¡ epv$ Apìep„ s¡V$gp„ v$¡hu-v¡$hsp_¡ epv$ L$fhp gpNu.

"lh¡ s_¡ L¡$h„y gpNu füy„ R>¡?'

"L$iy„ S> _l].' d¢ L$üy„ A_¡ AQp_L$ d¢ Å¡ey„ L¡$ dqZdp„ L„$CL$ `qfhs®_ Apìey„. dqZA¡ dpfp Mc¡ lp\ d|¼ep¡, `Z Ap hMs¡ ÅZ¡ s¡dp„ r`s©Ðh_p¡ cpf lsp¡. "Ap¡L$¡, `Z L¡$d ApV$gu _h®k \C NC? s_¡ Mbf R>¡, dpfu L$p¡C ap¡f¡_f kMu Aph¡ _¡ Ðepf¡ Ad¡ ku^p„ `\pfu c¡Np„ S> \CA¡. Ðep„ gp„bp„ \ep„ `R>u ifuf AÐe„s lmhpi A_ych¡ R>¡.'

d¢ L$üy„, "dpf¡ lh¡ S>hy„ R>¡.'

d¢ v$fhpÅ sfa Å¡ey„. Æh_dp„ d¢ ApV$gu DÐL$V$sp\u L$p¡C BÃR>p L$fu lp¡e A¡d d_¡ _\u gpNsy„. d_¡ _\u gpNsy„ L$¡ dpfu Ap„Mp¡ s¡ qv$hk¡ v$fhpÅ sfa S>¡ Apsyfsp\u spL$u flu lsu s¡ fus¡ L$v$u L$p¡C hõsy_¡ spL$u flu lp¡e. dpfp r_hp®Z_p¡ dpN® ÅZ¡ A¡ v$fhpÅ_u blpf S> lsp¡ A_¡ lz„ Ðep„ v$p¡X$u S>hp dpNsu lsu.

dqZ_p¡ lp\ lÆe dpfp Mcp `f lsp¡ A_¡ s¡ d_¡ vp¡fu_¡ v$fhpÅ ky^u gC Apìep¡. s¡Z¡ S> dpfp r_hp®Z_p¡ A¡ v$fhpÅ¡ Mp¡gu Apàep¡. L$v$pQ v¡$hu-v¡$hspAp¡A¡ dpfu `p\®_p kp„cmu li¡ A\hp sp¡ dqZ_¡ gpÁey„ li¡ L¡$ lz„ lÆ blz _p_u, bp¡qf„N A_¡ rb_A_ychu Ry>„. hps S>¡ `Z lp¡e, dqZ_p Of_p v$fhpÅ\u blpf _uL$mu_¡ d_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ ÅZ¡ dpfy„ ApS>_y„ r_hp®Z sp¡ d_¡ dmu Ney„.

(dufp Ny\uA¡ Ap r_hp®Zâp[às `R>u r_Z®e L$ep£ R>¡ L¡$ Æh_dp„ lh¡ A¡L$`Z ApÝep[ÐdL$ Nyfy_¡ dmhp_u S>ê$f _\u.)

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