râe v¡$ihpku! sy„ sp¡ Ap„M Mp¡g
s¡ `„Mu_u D`f `\fp¡ a¢L$sp„, a¢L$u v$u^p¡.
a¢L$hp_u nZ¡ _\u a¢L$hp¡ A¡d \pe, _ \pe Ðep„ sp¡ `\fp¡ a¢L$pC Nep¡. d_p¡cph_u nZ_y„-sÐnZ_y„ A_¡ `òpÑp`_u `òps¹ nZp¡_y„ r_ê$`Z L$gp`u_u Ap ùv$eõ`i} L$rhspdp„ \ey„ R>¡. "a¢L$sp„'-bp¡gsp„ S>fpL$ AV$L$u S>hpe R>¡. S>¡d `Õ\f a¢L$sp„ L$rhsp_p¡ _peL$ nZp^® AV$L$u Nep¡ li¡. Ap nZ R>¡ k|ÿd, F>Sy>, k„h¡v$__u. Ap d_p¡cph R>¡ `fd AtlkL$.
A¡L$ ìe[¼sA¡ buÆ ìe[¼s_¡ Nyõkpdp„ sdpQp¡ dpep£. S>¡_¡ sdpQp¡ hpÁep¡ lsp¡ A¡ dpZk v|$f Ec¡gp A¡L$ dpZk_¡ Å¡C_¡ qv$Ád|Y$ \C Nep¡.
A¡Z¡ L$üy„, ""s¢ d_¡ sdpQp¡ dpep£ R>¡? Å¡ hpÁep¡ R>¡ `¡gp_¡.''
kpQ¡ S> v|$f Ec¡gp dpZk_p¡ Npg gpgQp¡m \C Nep¡ lsp¡. AÞe ìe[¼s_u `uX$p_¡ Apd sÐnZ A_ych_pf A¡ dpZk lsp¡ V|„$L$u hpsp®Ap¡_p¡ dlp_ kS>®L$ A¡ÞV$_ Q¡Mh. DÃQpf Q¡Mp¡h \sp¡ lp¡e L¡$ Q¡lp¡a L¡$ L„$CL$ buÅ¡; kpQp¡ DÃQpf frie_ cpjp ÅZ_pf ÅZ¡. Q¡Mh Aphp k„h¡v$_iug lsp.
Ap`Zp âpQu_p¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ cphL$_y„ rQÑ âkÞ_ (õhÃR>) v$`®Z S>¡hy„ lp¡hy„ Å¡CA¡; S>¡\u A¡dp„ sÐnZ e\p\® cph_u R>bu rTgpe. h¥óZhS>_ sp¡ s¡_¡ f¡ L$luA¡ S>¡ `uX$ `fpeu ÅZ¡ f¡.
buÅ_u ìe\p `pdhu A_¡ sÐnZ qfA¡¼V$ \hy„ A¡ dpZk_p¡ õhcph R>¡. Ap R>sp„ dpZk_u ¾|$fsp_p v$pMgpAp¡ `Z kss A_¡ kh®Ó Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡. A¡L$ r_:i÷ drlgp `f õV¡$_N_dp„\u Np¡muAp¡_u TX$u hfkphhpdp„ blpvy$fu R>¡?
d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ dpZk_¡ rhL©$s, `pNg b_phhpdp„ klz\u h^pf¡ apmp¡ ^d®_p¡ li¡. ApÐdsÒh_u Mp¡S> L$fsp, `p¡sp_p d|g_¡ Ap h¥rðL$ k„v$c®dp„ `pdhp d\sp ApÝep[ÐdL$ dlp_ycphp¡ dpV¡$ d_¡ Apv$f R>¡; `Z ^d®-k„âv$pe_u k„Ly$rQs hpX$dp„ gp¿Mp¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ bp„^u v$C, ^d®-k„âv$pe_u rdÕep ApBX¡$[ÞV$V$u Ap`_pfp ^d®NyfyAp¡, kp„âv$preL$ _¡spAp¡ d_yóeÅrs_p iÓyAp¡ R>¡. ÅrsNs, ^d®Ns, âv¡$iNs, cpjpNs rdÕep k¡ëa ApBX¡$[ÞV$V$u_p d|mdp„ L$v$pQ Akgpdsu (B_rk¼ep¡qfV$u) A_¡ ApÐdfnZ_u gpNZu li¡. ApÐdfnZ dpV¡$ ^d®Ns, ÅrsNs S|>\b„^u fQpsu li¡; `Z k„h¡v$_iug dpZk¡ dp_hue NyZp¡_p rhõspf kp\¡, Aphu ap¡ëk ApBX¡$[ÞV$V$u_¡ Ap¡mMu gC_¡ M„M¡fu _pMhu flu. A_¡ A¡_u kp\¡ k„L$mpe¡gp„ T_|_-tlkp\u dy¼s \hy„ füy„.
Apd Aphp„ hp¼ep¡ gMhp„ A¡ L¡$V$gy„ kl¡gy„ R>¡!
L$fp¡X$p¡ ê$r`ep_p„ i÷p¡_y„ DÐ`pv$_ dlpkÑpAp¡ L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ A¡_p¡ cfphp¡ \C Nep¡ lp¡e sp¡ h¡QpZ dpV¡$ b¡ rhL$ksp v¡$ip¡_¡ gX$phu dpf¡ R>¡. i÷p¡ `X$ép„ _ fl¡ dpV¡$ eyÙ!
T_|_`|h®L$_p„ M|_p¡-cep_L$ i÷p¡-eyÙp¡- Ap sp¡ Myëgu õ`ô$ ¾|$fspAp¡ R>¡, `Z Ap`Zp¡ L$p¡C L$rh, _hgL$\pL$pf L¡$ `ÓL$pf S>fpL$ Ap„M Qp¡mu_¡ Å¡i¡ sp¡ gp¿Mp¡-L$fp¡X$p¡_u kp„âv$preL$ Bdpfsp¡ L¡$ ip¡cpepÓpAp¡ `Z _fv$d ¾|$fspAp¡ S> R>¡. gp¿Mp¡-L$fp¡X$p¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ dp\¡ fnZ Ap`_pfu R>s _ lp¡e, b¡ V„$L$_y„ `ep®às `p¡jL$ cp¡S>_ _ dmsy„ lp¡e, fp¡N-v$p¡N\u `p¡jZ_p Acph¡ Nfub-Nyfbp„Ap¡ AL$pm¡ L„$spC L„$spC_¡ dfu S>sp„ lp¡e A¡hp Ap v¡$idp„ gp¿Mp¡-L$fp¡X$p¡_u ^prd®L$ Bdpfsp¡? Ap "^d®' R>¡? \p¡X$pL$ ^^y``|- (^d®^yf„^f `f`|Äe)Ap¡_u rhL©$s ApÐdõ\p`_p (k¡ëa-A¡ki®_)_p Ap kp„âv$preL$ L$uQX$dp„ L$rh-_hgL$\pL$pf-`ÓL$pf rdÓp¡_¡ NbX$u `X$sp„ A_¡ NfL$ \sp„ Å¡C AÐe„s Ágpr__p¡ A_¡ A¡L$gsp_p¡ A_ych \pe R>¡.
fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ sp¡ B[Þv$fpÆ_p A[õ\Ly„$c_¡ `Z gmugmu_¡ _d_ L$fi¡ A_¡ A¡_p epÓp-v$i®_dp„ A_¡ qv$ëlu\u gphhp-gC S>hpdp„ L$ëgpL$p¡ bfbpv$ L$fi¡. AÐe„s hfhp gpNsp lp¡e R>¡, `Z Ap gVy$X$`Vy$qX$epAp¡_¡ sp¡ Aphp speapAp¡ Üpfp hp¡V$ DOfphhp lp¡e R>¡.
`Z râe v¡$ihpku! sy„ sp¡ Ap„M Mp¡g.
Ap ^|s® Y$p¢NuAp¡_¡ sp¡ sy„ Ap¡mM. Apguip_ Bdpfsp¡dp„ b¡ksp V$ugp„-V$`L$p„hpmp kp„âv$preL$ L$p¡b°p_¡ sp¡ sy„ ÅZu g¡ A_¡ s_¡ d|M® b_phsp fpS>L$ue speapMp¡fp¡_¡ sp¡ sy„ e\ps\ Ap¡mMu g¡. ¼ep„ ky^u sy„ Apd A„^ A_¡ Aop_ flui?
ANpD_y„ d__
_hu `¡Y$u_¡ kX¡$gp¡, N„^psp¡ kdpS> Ap`u S>hp¡ R>¡?
gpci„L$f W$pL$f rgrMs "d__' rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡