`„Mu bÞey„ v$p¡õs
A¡L$ Npd lsy„.
Npd_¡ R>¡hpX¡$ lsu kud A_¡ kuddp„ dÅ_y„ TpX$.
TpX$_¡ gugp„R>d `p„v$X$p„, f„Nu_ awgp¡ A_¡ O¡O|f OV$p. TpX$_p¡ iusm R>p„ep¡ `X¡$.
Npddp„\u kuddp„ Qfhp S>sp„ Y$p¡f TpX$ _uQ¡ `p¡fp¡ Mpe.
A¡L$ Npd\u buS>¡ Npd S>sp hV¡$dpNy®Ap¡, dykpafp¡ TpX$ _uQ¡ dykpafu_p¡ \pL$ Dspf¡, kp\¡ gph¡gy„ cpsy„ Mpe A_¡Apfpd L$fu ApNm Qpghp gpN¡.
D_pmp_u bmbmsu b`p¡f¡ sp¡ TpX$_p¡ R>p„ep¡ cpf¡ duW$p¡ gpN¡.
OV$pv$pf TpX$ `f L¡$V$gp„e `„MuAp¡A¡ dpmp bp„Ýep lsp.
\p¡X$p kdedp„ `p_Mf F>sy Aphu.
TpX$_p„ b^p„ `p_ `ump„ \C_¡ Mfhp dp„X$ép. awgp¡ L$fdpC_¡ Mfu `X$ép„. X$pmuAp¡ `f `p„v$X$p„$ `Z _l], awgp¡ `Z _l]. TpX$ kph W|„$Wy„$ \C Ney„.
lh¡ R>p„ep¡ L¡$hp¡?
`l¡gp„ TpX$ _uQ¡ rhkpdp¡ g¡hp Aphsp„ Y$p¡f, dpZkp¡ lh¡ Aphsp„ b„^ \C Nep„. `„MuAp¡ dpmp R>p¡X$u_¡ Qpëep„ Nep„. A¡L$ hMs¡ L$gbgsy„ TpX$ d|„Ny„ \C Ney„.
s¡hpdp„ A¡L$ qv$hk A¡L$ `„Mu Apìey„.
`„MuA¡ TpX$_u X$pmu `f l]QL$p¡ Mp^p¡ A_¡ `R>u k|fugp AhpS>¡ Nus Nphp gpÁey„.
\p¡X$p¡ kde NpC_¡ `pRy>„ EX$u Ney„.
buÅ rv$hk¡ afu A¡ `„Mu Apìey„. TpX$_u A¡L$ X$pm¡\u buÆ X$pm¡ EX$éy„ A_¡ Nus Nphp dp„X$éy„.
TpX$_¡ d_dp„ \sy„ L¡$ Ap `„Mu ip dpV¡$ Al] Aph¡ R>¡? ApV$gy„ ky„v$f Nus ip dpV¡$ Npe R>¡? dpf¡ sp¡ lh¡ `p„v$X$p„ _\u, awgp¡ _\u. R>p„ep¡ _\u.
ÓuS>¡ rv$hk¡ afu `„Mu Apìey„. `„Mu `p¡sp_u dõsudp„ Nphp gpÁey„.
\p¡X$u hpf `R>u EX$hp S>sy„ lsy„ Ðep„ TpX¡$ s¡_¡ fp¡¼ey„ A_¡ L$ü„y : Ap¡ _p_L$X$p `„Mu! sy„ fp¡S> Al] Aph¡ R>¡ A¡ d_¡ Nd¡ R>¡. `Z d_¡ kdÅsy„ _\u L¡$ sy„ iy„ L$pd Al] Aph¡ R>¡? dpfu `pk¡ _\u `p„v$X$p„, _\u awgp¡, _\u iusm R>p„ep¡. s_¡ lz„ L$p¡C fus¡ lw„a Ap`u iLy„$ L¡$ dv$v$ L$fu iLy„$ A¡d _\u. R>sp„ sy„ ip dpV¡$ Al] Aph¡ R>¡?
`„Mu bp¡ëey„ : Af¡ v$p¡õs, cg¡ ApS>¡ sdpfp„ `p_ _\u füp„, awgp¡ _\u, OV$p _\u. sp¡ iy„ \C Ney„? ApV$gp¡ hMs sd¡ b^p_¡ lw„a Ap`u, R>p„ep¡ Apàep¡, Apifp¡ Apàep¡. kuddp„ Qfhp S>sp„ Y$p¡f sdpfp \X$ `pk¡ Apfpd L$fsp„, Aphsp S>sp„ dpZkp¡ `Z b`p¡f Al] qhsphsp. `Z lh¡...?
`„MuA¡ r_kpkp¡ _p¿ep¡.
afu bp¡ëey„ : A¡ L$p¡C lh¡ Al] _\u Aphsp. L$p¡C sdpfu kpd¡ _S>f `Z _pMsy„ _\u. ApMp¡ qv$hk sd¡ A¡L$gp _¡ A¡L$gp. A„^pfy„ \pe Ðepf¡ `Z sd¡ sp¡ A¡L$gpAV|$gp Ecp lp¡. A¡hp hMs¡ sd_¡ sdpfp„ `p„v$X$p„, awgp¡ epv$ Aphsp„ li¡. d_¡ \pe L¡$ lz„ \p¡Xy„$ Nus NpJ sp¡ sd_¡ Ap_„v$ dm¡ A_¡ sdpfu A¡L$gsp cp„N¡. sd¡ Ad S>¡hp„ `„MuAp¡_¡ dpmp bp„^hp v$p¡, Adpfp„ bÃQp„_y„ Ýep_ fpMp¡, sp¡ iy„ lz„ A¡V$gy„ `Z _ L$fu iLy„$? afu hk„s F>sy Aphi¡ A¡V$g¡ sd_¡ _hp„ `p_ awV$i¡, awgp¡ Aphi¡. Ðepf¡ afu b^p Aphhp gpNi¡. `Z lz„ A¡V$gy„ õhp\} _\u. lz„ sp¡ `p_Mfdp„ `Z sdpfu `pk¡ Aphui A_¡ sd_¡ dÅ_p„ Nusp¡ k„cmphui.
TpX$ M|b Myi \C Ney„. Qpgp¡ A¡L$ v$p¡õs dmu Nep¡.
\p¡X$p rv$hkdp„ b„_¡ hÃQ¡ `pL$u v$p¡õsu \C NC.
hk„s F>sy Aphu A_¡ TpX$_¡ _hp„ `p„v$X$p„ awV$ép„. awgp¡ gQu `X$ép„. TpX$_u OV$p O¡fu b_u.
Å_hfp¡ A_¡ hV¡$dpNy®Ap¡ TpX$ _uQ¡ rhkpdp¡ Mphp fp¡L$php gpÁep„. `„MuAp¡A¡ dpmp bp„Ýep. TpX$_u Apk`pk Qlg`lg h^hp gpNu.
v$f hMs¡ TpX$_¡ `p_Mf F>sy_p¡ X$f gpNsp¡ L¡$, "Af¡, `p_Mf Aphi¡ A_¡ d_¡ DÄS>X$ b_phu v¡$i¡. `R>u dpfu `pk¡ L$p¡C _l] Aph¡. `„MuAp¡ `Z dpmp d|L$u_¡ S>sp„ fl¡i¡. lw„ k|_y„ \C S>Ci.'
`Z lh¡ `p_Mf Aph¡ sp¡ TpX$_¡ L$ip¡ X$f _lp¡sp¡. A¡_¡ `¡gy„ `„Mu dmu Ney„ lsy„. `p_Mfdp„ cg¡ buSy>„ L$p¡C Aph¡ L¡$ _ Aph¡, `¡gy„ _p_L$Xy„$ `„Mu fp¡S> Aph¡ A_¡ A¡_¡ duW$p„ duW$p„ Nusp¡ k„cmph¡.
hpQL$rdÓp¡, sd¡ `Z dS>¡v$pf bpmhpsp®Ap¡ dp¡L$gu iL$p¡ R>p¡.
L¡$hu fus¡? ÅZhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡.