"kgdp_ sp¡ `¥kphpmp¡ R>¡, R|>V$u S>C iL¡$...'
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Abvy$ëgp i¡M A_¡ dp¡lçdv$ dy[õgd dy„bC_u cpcp lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ kpfhpf gC füp R>¡. qaëdõV$pf kgdp_ Mp__u NpX$u_u V$½$f hpNsp„ b„_¡ N„cuf Opeg \C Nep lsp. Å¡L¡$ b„_¡_¡ kgdp_ kpd¡ L¡$k L$fhpdp„ fk _\u.
ir_hpf¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ A¡¼V$f kgdp_ Mp__u g¡ÞX$¾y$BTf NpX$u dy„bC_p bp„v$fp rhõspfdp„ awV$`p\ `f QX$u NC A_¡ A¡L$ S>Z_y„ dp¡s \ey„ Äepf¡ buÅ b¡ S>Z i¡M A_¡ dy[õgd Opeg \C Nep.
"kgdp_ Mp_ sp¡ A¡L$ dpZk_¡ dpfu _p¿ep¡ sp¡e kpX$p _hkp¡ ê$r`ep v$C_¡ Ådu_ `f R|>V$u Nep¡. lz„ hmsf dpV¡$ v$php¡ dp„X$ui sp¡ A¡_¡ L„$C afL$ `X$i¡ A¡d sd_¡ gpN¡ R>¡?' cpcp lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ kpfhpf gC fl¡gp¡ i¡M `|R>¡ R>¡.
kgdp_ Mp__p Ly$Vy„$bdp„\u L$p¡CA¡ s¡d_u Mbf Å¡hp Aphhp_u `Z `fhp L$fu _\u.
dy[õgd_¡ kp\m_p lpX$L$pdp„ 䡼Qf \ey„ R>¡ A_¡ i¡M_¡ S>dZp `N¡ 䡼Qf \ey„ R>¡. b„_¡_p Ap¡`f¡i__p¡ MQp£ AÐepf¡ sp¡ b©lÞdy„bC çeyr_rk`g L$p¡`p£¡f¡i_¡ cp¡Nhu füy„ R>¡.
"lp¡[õ`V$g `pk¡ Nfub gp¡L$p¡ dpV¡$_y„ a„X$ R>¡. s¡ _pZp„dp„\u Ad¡ Aphp„ Ap¡`f¡iÞk L$fuA¡ R>uA¡.' `p¡sp_y„ _pd _ Ap`hp_u ifs¡ A¡L$ rkr_ef X$p¡¼V$f¡ L$üy„.
dy[õgd Opeg \ep¡ R>¡ s¡_p kdpQpf dmsp„ S> s¡_p r`sp dy„bC Aphu `lp¢Ãep R>¡. Abvy$ëgp_p dy„bCdp„ fl¡sp L$pL$p s¡_y„ Ýep_ fpM¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ s¡_p `qfhpfdp„\u L$p¡C _\u Apìey„.
dy[õgd DÑf âv¡$i_p Np¢X$p\u L$pd_u ip¡^dp„ b¡ drl_p `l¡gp„ S> dy„bC Apìep¡ R>¡, s¡ L$dpC_¡ `p¡sp_p„ dpbp`_¡ `¥kp dp¡L$ghp dpNsp¡ lsp¡. Abvy$ëgp `Z Np¢X$p_p¡ S> R>¡ A_¡ s¡ `p¡sp_u `Ð_u A_¡ b¡ bpmL$p¡ dpV¡$ L$dphp v$k drl_p `l¡gp„ dy„bC Apìep¡ lsp¡.
"ly„ Nfub dpZk Ry>„, dpfu `pk¡ Mphp_p `¥kp _\u. lz„ L¡$k gX$hp_p `¥kp ¼ep„\u gphy„?' dy[õgd L$l¡ R>¡.
"kgdp_ `¥kphpmp¡ dpZk R>¡ A_¡ A¡ R|>V$u S>C iL¡$... lz„ sp¡ A¡V$gy„ S> BÃRy>„ Ry>„ L¡$ TV$ kpÅ¡ \C ÅJ A_¡ dpfp Ly$Vy„b dpV¡$ L$dphp dp„Xy„$.' Abvy$ëgp L$l¡ R>¡.
`l¡gp„ b„_¡ L$pd L$fsp lsp s¡ Ad¡qfL$_ b¡L$fudp„ s¡d_¡ afu\u L$pd¡ fMpi¡ L¡$ L¡$d s¡_u tQsp dy[õgd A_¡ Abvy$ëgp_¡ ksphu flu R>¡.
Ap¡`f¡i_ `R>u_p MQp®_u tQsp `Z Ecu S> R>¡. dy[õgd L$l¡ R>¡, "Ad_¡ L$l¡hpdp„ Apìey„ R>¡ L¡$ A¡L$ hj® ky^u Adpf¡ r_erds fus¡ v$hp g¡hp_u R>¡. `Z Al]\u qX$õQpS>® dþep `R>u lz„ v$hp Mfuvu iL$ui L¡$ L¡$d A¡_u d_¡ `p¡sp_¡ Mbf _\u.'
"sd_¡ Nyõkp¡ _\u Aphsp¡?' "Nyõk¡ \C_¡ L„$C dmhp_y„ R>¡?'Abvy$ëgp kpd¡ `|R>¡ R>¡, "Nfubp¡ dpV¡$ Þepe _\u A¡ hpõsrhL$sp R>¡. d¢ Aphy„ L$ey¯ lp¡s sp¡ lz„ S>¡gdp„ r`kpsp¡ lp¡s. `p¡guk¡ d_¡ L¡$V$gpe khpgp¡ L$ep® lp¡s A_¡ l¡fp_ L$ep£ lp¡s. `Z kgdp_ b¡ S> L$gpL$dp„ Ådu_ `f R|>V$u Nep¡.'
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