Cky rÀõs `pk¡ A¡L$ c¼s Apìep¡. Aphsp„h¢s Cky_p `N `L$X$u gu^p.
"cNhp_, sdpfp Ql¡fp `f ip„rs R>¡ A¡ d_¡ Ap`p¡.'
CkyA¡ lku_¡ L$üy„ : "gC g¡.'
`¡gp¡ c¼s d|„TpC_¡ Å¡C füp¡. "A¡d _l], sd¡ d_¡ A¡ ip„rs Ap`p¡.'

Cky_p Ql¡fp `f A¡ S> [õds lsy„. s¡dZ¡ afu L$üy„ : "Å¡, Ap dpfp¡ Tæcp¡, Ap dpfy„ `pÓ, spf¡ S>¡ Å¡Csy„ lp¡e s¡ g¡. s_¡ dpfp Ql¡fp_u ip„rs v¡$Mpsu lp¡e sp¡ A¡ `Z gC g¡. dpf¡ iy„ L$fhu R>¡ A¡_¡? s_¡ A¡ Äep„ v¡$Mpe Ðep„\u gC g¡. lz„ _p _l] `pXy„$.'

"cNhp_, d_¡ d|„Thp¡ _l]. lz„ Ap Npd_p¡ kp¥\u îud„s dpZk Ry>„. sd¡ L$l¡ip¡ A¡ Ap`ui. dpfp¡ b^p¡ MÅ_p¡ Ap`u v$Ci. d_¡ g¡sp„ AphX¡$ A¡ sp¡ R>u_hu_¡ gC gJ Ry>„, `Z sdpfp Ql¡fp `f_u ip„rs R>u_hu iL$sp¡ _\u. A¡ sp¡ sdpf¡ S> Ap`hu `X$i¡. sd¡ L$lp¡ A¡ qL„$ds Ap`ui.'
"spfu `pk¡ ApV$gp b^p `¥kp R>¡?'
"lp.'
"sp¡ A¡L$ L$pd L$f.'
"Apop L$fp¡.'
"spfu dp_¡ gC_¡ Aph.'
"dpfu dp sp¡ d©Ðey `pdu R>¡.'
"A¡\u iy„ \ey„? sy„ sp¡ ^r_L$ R>¡. sy„ `¥kp Ap`u_¡ Mfuv$u iL¡$ R>¡. ip„rs Mfuv$hp _uL$þep¡ R>¡ sp¡ A¡L$ dp _l] Mfuv$u iL¡$?'
"lp, A¡e Mfy„.' `¡gp ^r_L¡$ rhQpey¯. A¡ A¡L$ h©Ùp `pk¡ Nep¡ : "dpÆ, sd¡ dpNp¡ A¡V$gp `¥kp Ap`y„. sd¡ dpfu dp b_p¡.'
"b¡V$p, sy„ Ap Nfub X$p¡ku_¡ `¥kp Ap`ui sp¡ spfu QpL$fu L$fui, spfp¡ ¿epg fpMui. d_¡ S>¡ AphX¡$ A¡ fp„^u v$Ci. lp, dp L$f¡ A¡ b^y„ S> L$fui.'
^r_L$ sp¡ h©Ùp_¡ gC Cky `pk¡ Apìep¡ : "ëep¡, Ap dp gC Apìep¡.'
"hpl! L¡$V$gpdp„ Mfuv$u?'
"lÆ A¡_¡ `¥kp Ap`hp_p bpL$u R>¡, `Z dpfy„ Ýep_ fpMi¡. lz„ L$lui Ðepf¡ d_¡ hlpg `Z L$fi¡.'
"cpC, s¢ `¥kp Ap`u_¡ Ap h©Ùp dpV¡$ v$uL$fp¡ MfuÛp¡ R>¡. L$pfZ L¡$ A¡ spfy„ Ýep_ fpMi¡. `Z spfp dpV¡$_u dp blpf\u L$C fus¡ Aphi¡?'
`¡gp ^r_L$_¡ kdS> _ `X$u. "cNhp_, sd¡ L$lp¡ A¡ L$fhp Ap h©Ùp_¡ kdÅhui. A¡_¡ lz„ dp L$lui. A¡ d_¡ v$uL$fp¡ L$l¡i¡. `R>u iy„?'

"cpC, s_¡ kdS> _ `X$u. A¡ s_¡ v$uL$fp¡ L$l¡i¡ sp¡ L$v$pQ A¡_u _S>fdp„ kpQp¡kpQ v$uL$fp¡ v$¡Mpi¡. `Z sy„ Äepf¡ A¡_¡ dp L$lui, Ðepf¡ s¢ `¥kp Ap`u_¡ Mfuv¡$gu S>Zk S> v¡$Mpi¡. spfu Ap„M dp_¡ _l] Sy>A¡. spfu Ap„M spfu k„`rÑ_p¡ `X$Op¡ Å¡ep L$fi¡. A¡ i¼e R>¡ L¡$ Ap h©Ùp_¡ v$uL$fp¡ dm¡. `Z s_¡ dp L$C fus¡ dmi¡? dp L„$C h¡Qpsu dmsu _\u. Ap ÷udp„ dp R>¡, `Z spfp `¥kp_p Al„L$pf_¡ L$pfZ¡ sy„ L¡$hm A¡_¡ Mfuv$u iL$pe A¡hu QuS> dp_¡ R>¡. dp sp¡ L¡$hm dp lp¡e R>¡.'

`¡gp¡ ^r_L$ Cky kpd¡ Å¡C füp¡. CkyA¡ `¡gu h©Ùp_¡ L$üy„, "dp, Ap dpZk sp¡ kph L„$Npm R>¡. A¡ sp¡ S|>Wy„$ bp¡gu_¡ s_¡ Al] gC Apìep¡ R>¡. A¡ s_¡ awV$u L$p¡X$ue¡ Ap`u iL¡$ s¡d _\u. sy„ A¡_u dp \C_¡ iy„ L$fui?' "L„$C _l] b¡V$p, A¡Z¡ d_¡ `¥kp Ap`hp_y„ L$üy„. lz„ A¡_u QpL$fu L$fui, A¡_y„ Ýep_ fpMui. d_¡ A_p\_¡ dp L$l¡_pfy„ L$p¡Z R>¡? v$uL$fp¡ dpÓ `¥kp _ Ap`u iL¡$ A¡V$gp dpV¡$ A¡L$ hpf A¡_¡ v$uL$fp¡ L$u^p `R>u s¡_p\u dp¢ a¡fhu gJ? Qpg b¡V$p, lz„ b¡ O¡f hpkZ dp„Æ_¡ L$dpC gphui A_¡ s_¡ fp¡V$gpc¡Np¡ L$fui.'
`¡gp ^r_L$_u Ap„M_p„ `X$m EOX$u Nep„. A¡ Ap h©Ùp_¡ `N¡ gpÁep¡ : "dp, lz„ Mf¡Mf L„$Npm Ry>„. s¢ d_¡ â¡d Apàep¡. d_¡ Þepg L$fu v$u^p¡.'

CkyA¡ A¡ dpZk_¡ L$üy„ : "lh¡ spf¡ dp Mfuv$hp_u S>ê$f _\u. ip„rs Mfuv$hu R>¡?'
Cky_p Ql¡fp kpd¡ Å¡C A¡ ^r_L$ bp¡ëep¡ : "_p, d_¡ lh¡ ip„rs `Z dmu NC.'

Ap L$\p Mf¡Mf b_u R>¡ L¡$ L¡$d A¡ Mbf _\u. `Z fp¡S>bfp¡S> b_su lp¡e R>¡. Mf¡Mfp„ dpsp`yÓ hÃQ¡ `Z b_¡ R>¡. v$uL$fp¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ dp A¡_¡ hlpg L$f¡ R>¡. v$uL$fp¡ L$dpC_¡ gph¡ R>¡, A¡V$gp dpV¡$ _l]. dp_p¡ â¡d Asp¡_ps lp¡e R>¡. `yÓ_p â¡d_¡ kudp lp¡e R>¡.

A¡L$ hpf A¡L$ dp-v$uL$fp hÃQ¡ TOX$p¡ \ep¡. v$uL$fpA¡ L$üy„ : "s¢ d_¡ dp¡V$p¡ L$ep£, A¡ spfp¡ D`L$pf. `Z A¡dp„ s¢ S>¡ L$p„C L$ey¯ A¡ b^p_p¡ bv$gp¡ lz„ Q|L$hu v$Ci. bp¡g, dpfu `pR>m s¢ L¡$V$gp¡ MfQ L$ep£? L¡$V$gp„ dpfp„ L$`X$p„ `pR>m MfÃep, L¡$V$gp dpfp S>dhp `pR>m MfÃep, L¡$V$gp v$hpv$pê$dp„ Nep, b^y„ gMph. lz„ ìepS> kp\¡ s_¡ Q|L$s¡ L$fu v$Ci. gMph...'

"gMphy„ sp¡ Mfu, v$uL$fp, `Z ¼ep„\u gMphy„?'

"L¡$d? S>Þçep¡ Ðepf\u. `l¡gp qv$hk\u.'

"`l¡gp qv$hk¡ s_¡ d¢ R>psuA¡ hmNpX$u_¡ v|$^ `pey„'sy„ A_¡ `R>u Mp¡mpdp„ gC spfu kpd¡ Å¡C lfM_p„ Ap„ky hlpìep„ lsp„. bp¡g, A¡ v|$^ L¡$V$gp ê$r`e¡ rgV$f gMui? A_¡ A¡ Ap„ky_p„ V$u`p„_u L$ep L$p¡çàeyV$f `f NZsfu L$fui A_¡ âÐe¡L$ V$u`p dpV¡$ L¡$V$gp rk½$p Ap`ui?'

`yÓ_p¡ b^p¡ S> fp¡j Esfu Nep¡. A¡Z¡ dpsp_p Mc¡ dp\y„ d|L$u v$u^y„ A_¡ ^°ykL¡$ ^°ykL¡$ fXsp„ L$üy„ : "d_¡ dpa L$f dp, dpfp\u Nyõkpdp„ bp¡gpC Ney„.'

Ap`Z¡ L$gpL$p¡_p L$gpL$p¡ Æh__u, ìehkpe_u, Cðf_u, AÝepÐd_u hpsp¡ L$ep® L$fuA¡ R>uA¡. L$p¡C nZ¡ dp rhi¡ A_pepk hps L$fuA¡ Ðepf¡ A¡ `rhÓ OX$u Aph¡ R>¡- dp_p¡ ge hpsQusdp„ cm¡ Ðepf¡ A¡ hps Ad©sÐh `pd¡ R>¡. dp iåv$ DÃQpfpe A_¡ A¡L$ DÅk `\fpe R>¡. dp_p¡ Mepg Aph¡ L¡$ rQÑ d„ÅC_¡ Tmp„lmp„ \C EW¡$ R>¡. QdÐL$pf_p A_ych dpV¡$ blz v|$f S>hp_u S>ê$f _\u. "dp' iåv$ DÃQpfuA¡ A_¡ QdÐL$pf \pe R>¡.

vy$r_ep_p A¡L¡$A¡L$ dpZk_p Æh_dp„ Ap QdÐL$pf b_¡ R>¡. kS>®L$p¡, L$gpL$pfp¡, h¥opr_L$p¡, fpS>`yfyjp¡ L¡$ tQsL$p¡ Ap QdÐL$pf_¡ `p¡sp_u fus¡ `pd¡ R>¡. Ap kp¥ dp_u hps L$f¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ `p¡sp_p b^p S> A„Qmp Dspfu v¡$ R>¡. dp kÐe_p¡ k|e® R>¡. s¡_u kpd¡ D`fR>ëgy„ TpL$m V$L$u fl¡sy„ _\u. dp iåv$ S> AphfZ_p„ b^p„ `X$ DM¡mu _pM¡ R>¡. dp_p¡ rhQpf Ap`Z_¡ "A¡¼k-f¡'_u dpaL$ Apf`pf Å¡C iL¡$ R>¡. kdN°_¡ b¡_L$pb L$fu v¡$ R>¡.

dp iåv$ L$p¡C kS>®L$_p ùv$edp„ EN¡ Ðepf¡ fQpsp¡ L„$` L$pNm `f Anf `pX¡$ R>¡. Ðepf¡, Ap QdÐL$pf [õ\fsp `pd¡ R>¡. Ap QdÐL$pf ¼epf¡L$ iåv$dp„ [õ\f \pe R>¡ sp¡ ¼epf¡L$ f¡MpAp¡dp„. L$p¡C k„NusL$pf kyfphgudp„ dp_u õd©rs_¡ dY¡$ sp¡ A¡_p AhpS>dp„ L¡$ gedp„ `Z QdÐL$pf Å¡C iL$pe R>¡. L$p¡C _©ÐeL$pf_¡ _©Ðe_u nZ¡ dp_y„ õdfZ \pe sp¡ s¡_u Nrsdp„ `Z QdÐL$pf Å¡C iL$pe R>¡.

dp A¡V$g¡ S>Þdv$psp dp sp¡ Mfu S>. `Z S>¡_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ Ad©s v¡$Mpe A¡ sdpd dp R>¡. dp âÐe¡L$ _pfudp„ L$p¡C Ad©snZ¡ ÅNu EW¡$ R>¡. dp L$v$u dfsu _\u. dp_p¡ v¡$l _ lp¡e Ðepf¡ A¡_y„ hlpg lhp_p L$ZL$Zdp„ rhM¡fpC_¡ AptgN_ Ap`¡ R>¡. S>¡_¡ `Ó _ g¿ep¡ lp¡e R>sp„ S>¡_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ gMhp ^pf¡gp `Ó_p¡ â¡dpm S>hpb h„Qpe s¡ dp.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?