D^pfudp„ sp¡...!
d„qv$f_u blpf b¡W¡$gp¡ A¡L$ rcMpfu b|dp¡ dpfsp¡ lsp¡, ""bl¡_, `pC-`¥kp¡ Ap`p¡... A`„N Ry>„. dv$v$ L$fp¡.''
A¡L$ bl¡__¡ v$ep Aphu. `k® Mp¡gu_¡ Å¡ey„ `Z R|>V$p `¥kp _lp¡sp.
bl¡_¡ qv$gpkp¡ Ap`sp„ L$üy„, ""cpC, Ry>Ë$p `¥kp _\u. L$pg¡ Ap`ui...''
""Af¡ bl¡_, D^pfudp„ sp¡ d_¡ lÅfp¡ ê$r`ep_y„ _yL$kp_ ApS> ky^udp„ \C Ney„ R>¡...!''
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lz„ sp¡ Ry>„ S> _¡!
""b¡V$p, dpa L$fS>¡! dpfp¡ õhcph S> A¡hp¡ L„$S|>k R>¡ L¡$ dpfp lp\dp„\u A¡L$ `pC `Z R|>V$su _\u...!''
""L„$C hp„^p¡ _l], `à`p! sd¡ a¼s `¥kp L$dpC gphp¡ A¡V$gy„ S> `|fsy„ R>¡... bpL$u sp¡ lz„ Ry>„ S> _¡...!''
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kv$p_¡ dpV¡$ d|fM!
""epf, sy„ lk¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ sØ_ d|fM gpN¡ R>¡...''
""_¡ sy„ lk¡ R>¡_¡ Ðepf¡ v$pê$ `u^p¡ lp¡e s¡hp¡ _ipbpS> gpN¡ R>¡...!''
""cg¡, dpfp¡ _ip¡ sp¡ \p¡X$u S> hpfdp„ Esfu S>i¡... `Z sy„ sp¡ kv$p_¡ dpV¡$ d|fM S> flui _¡!''
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Q„vy$_u lp¡riepfu sp¡ Sy>Ap¡!
A¡L$ AÅÎep¡ dpZk smphdp„ X|$bu füp¡ lsp¡. A¡_¡ Å¡sp„ S> Q„vy$ QV$`V$ `pZudp„ L|$v$u `X$ép¡ A_¡ s¡_¡ blpf L$pY$ép¡.
Ap\u Npd_p gp¡L$p¡A¡ Myi \C_¡ Q„vy$_y„ kÞdp_ L$fsp„ L$üy„, ""Q„vy$cpCA¡ X|$bsp„ dpZk_¡ bQphhp S>¡ kplk L$ey¯ s¡ bv$g ^Þehpv$. Å¡L¡$ X|$b_pf dpZk_p Nm¡ v$p¡fXy„$ bp„^¡gy„ lp¡C s¡ bÃep¡ _\u s¡_u qv$gNufu R>¡.''
Q„vy$ sfs Ecp¡ \C_¡ bp¡ëep¡, ""df_pf_p Nmpdp„ v$p¡fXy„$ `l¡g¡\u _lp¡sy„. s¡_¡ d¢ `pZudp„\u blpf L$pY$ép¡ Ðepf¡ s¡ M|b cu_p¡ lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ d¢ S> s¡_¡ k|L$hhp s¡_p Nm¡ v$p¡fXy„$ bp„^u_¡ gV$L$pìep¡ lsp¡.''
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fp¡N _l], c¡V$ L$l¡hpe!
_V$MV$ _usp_¡ blz bp¡g bp¡g L$ep® L$fhp_u V¡$h lsu.
A¡L$ hMs A¡Z¡ A¡_p `à`p_¡ L$üy„, ""`à`p, õL|$gdp„ dpfp V$uQf kp\¡ lz„ M|b hpsp¡ L$fy„ Ry>„, `Z A¡ L$iy„ kp„cmsp„ S> _\u! d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ A¡d_¡ L$p__u sL$gua R>¡. s¡dZ¡ L$p__p fp¡N_u v$hp L$fphu g¡hu Å¡CA¡...!''
`à`p bp¡ëep, ""b¡V$p! spfp V$uQf_¡ L$ip¡ fp¡N _\u \ep¡, A¡ sp¡ Ly$v$fsu c¡V$ dmu R>¡ A¡d L$l¡hpe!''
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A¡dp„ apev$p¡ s_¡ S> R>¡!
""Af¡, v$fÆL$pL$p! sd¡ Ap `¡ÞV$ L¡$hy„ kuhu Apàey„ R>¡? lz„ v$k hj®_p¡ Ry>„ _¡ ÅZ¡ L$p¡C huk hj®_p dpZk_¡ `l¡fhp b_pìey„ lp¡e A¡V$gy„ dp¡Vy„$ b_pìey„ R>¡!''
""A¡dp„ s_¡ apev$p¡ S> R>¡_¡, v$uL$fp! v$k hfk `R>u spf¡ _hy„ `¡ÞV$ rkhX$phhy„ _l] `X¡$!''
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`à`p bl¡fp R>¡!
""Aëep Q„vy$! s_¡ spfp `à`p dpf¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ sy„ dp¡V¡$\u L¡$d fX$sp¡ _\u?''
""fX$hp_p¡ ip¡ A\®? dpfp `à`p sp¡ bl¡fp R>¡!''
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A¡dp„ L¡$V$gu hpf gpN¡?
Q„vy$ QV$`V$_¡ Ap¡qak¡ `lp¢Qsp„ b¡ L$gpL$ dp¡Xy„$ \C Ney„.
A¡_p bp¡k Nyõk¡ \C_¡ bp¡ëep, ""L¡$d ApV$gy„ dp¡Xy„$ L$ey¯?''
""kpl¡b! kuX$u Esfsp„ lz„ `X$u Nep¡ lsp¡ s¡\u...''
""Nà`p„ _p dpfp¡...''
""kpQy„ L$lz„ Ry>„ kpl¡b, Sy>Ap¡ d_¡ ApV$gy„ b^y„ hpÁey„ `Z R>¡.''
""A¡ sp¡ W$uL$ R>¡, `Z kuX$u `f\u `X$sp„ L$p„C b¡ L$gpL$ sp¡ _ S> gpN¡ _¡!'' bp¡k¡ OyfqL$ep„ L$fsp„ L$üy„.
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kpsd¡ dpm¡ L$p¡_¡ Ðep„?
dv$_gpg lp„ampap„amp Aphu_¡ KQp dL$p__p rgãV$d¡__¡ L$l¡hp gpÁep, ""kpsdp dpm¡ gC g¡...''
""Ðep„ Ap` L$p¡_¡ dmhp S>C füp¡ R>p¡?'' rgãV$d¡_¡ `|R¹>ey„.
""spf¡ A¡_u iu `„Qps? d¢ L$üy„_¡ L¡$ sy„ d_¡ kpsdp dpm¡ gC Å...''
""`Z i¡W$! Ap rb[ëX„$N_¡ sp¡ a¼s `p„Q S> dpm R>¡!''
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V¡$h R|>V$u NC...!
""`l¡gp„ sd_¡ lp\_u Ap„NmuAp¡_p _M L$fX$hp_u S>bfu Ly$V¡$h lsu, L¡$d?''
""lp, L¡$d?''
""sp¡ A¡ Ly$V¡$h sd¡ iu fus¡ R>p¡X$u?''
""A¡ sp¡... dpfp v$p„s `X$u Nep A¡V$g¡ Ap`p¡Ap` S> R|>V$u NC.''
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_pd fp¡i_ L$fy„ Ry>„
_V$MV$ _usp `p¡sp_p Of_p v$fhpÅ blpf Ecu Ecu A¡_p `à`p_p _pd_u s¿su `pk¡ gpBV$p¡ Np¡W$hsu lsu. Ðep„ A¡_p `à`p Aphu QX$ép.
A¡dZ¡ `|R¹>ey„ : ""b¡V$p, iy„ L$f¡ R>¡?''
""sdpfp _pd_¡ fp¡i_ L$fy„ Ry>„, `à`p!'' _uspA¡ L$üy„.
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dpd|gu cpX$pdp„ L$p¡_¡ fk `X¡$?
Q„vy$ QV$`V$ ifuf¡ v|$bmp¡ lsp¡.
A¡L$ qv$hk s¡ bkdp„ dykpafu L$fsp¡ lsp¡. A¡_u `pk¡ A¡L$ ÅqX$ep¡ dpZk Aphu_¡ b¡W$p¡.
\p¡X$u \p¡X$u hpf¡ ÅqX$ep¡ KOsp„ KOsp„ Q„vy$ D`f `X$sp¡ lsp¡.
AL$mpC_¡ Q„vy$ bp¡ëep¡, ""bkdp„ dpZk_p hS>_ âdpZ¡ qV$qL$V$_p v$f fpMhp Å¡CA¡.''
""A¡d lp¡s sp¡ spfp S>¡hp v|$bmp dpV¡$ bk Ecu S> _ fl¡su lp¡s... L$pfZ L¡$ A¡hp dpd|gu cpX$pdp„ L$p¡_¡ fk `X¡$?'' ÅqX$ep¡ bp¡ëep¡.
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sp¡ W$uL$, L$pfZ$...
""kf! sd¡ d_¡ A¡_p dpV¡$ `Z kÅ L$fip¡, S>¡ d¢ L$ey¯ S> _ lp¡e?''
""_p f¡, A¡hy„ s¡ hmu L$fpsy„ li¡?''
""sp¡ W$uL$, L$pfZ L¡$ ApS>¡ lz„ lp¡dhL®$ _\u L$fu gpìep¡.''
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iy„ A¡d_¡ Mbf _l] lp¡e?
Q„vy$ QV$`V$ _p_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ A¡_p `à`p Å¡X¡$ _pV$L$ Å¡hp Ne¡gp¡.
s¡_u ApNm_u gpB_dp„ A¡L$ V$prgep¡ dpZk b¡W$p¡ lsp¡.
Q„vy$ bp¡ëep¡, ""Sy>Ap¡, `à`p! Ap`Zu ApNmhpmp cpC_p dp\pdp„ A¡L$`Z hpm _\u!''
""^ud¡ bp¡g, A¡ cpC kp„cmu S>i¡...'' `à`pA¡ L$üy„.
""sp¡ iy„, A¡ cpC_¡ Mbf _l] lp¡e, `à`p?'' cp¡mp Q„vy$A¡ `|R¹>ey„.
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A¡ sp¡ b¢L$ kpa L$f¡ R>¡!
""spfp `rs ¼ep„ _p¡L$fu L$f¡ R>¡?''
""A¡ sp¡ b¢L$ kpa L$f¡ R>¡.''
""s¡ spfp `rs TpXy$hpmp R>¡ L¡$ `R>u d¡_¡tS>N qX$f¡¼V$f R>¡?''
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c¡V$_y„ flõe
îudsu : ApS>¡ lz„ sdpfp dpV¡$ A¡L$ kfk _¡[àL$_ gphu Ry>„!
îudp_ : hpl f¡ hpl! ApS>¡ s_¡ A¡L$pA¡L$ dpfp D`f ApV$gy„ b^y„ hlpg L¡$d Aphu Ney„?
îudsu : kpX$uAp¡_u A¡L$ vy$L$p_dp„ lz„ Ne¡gu. Ðep„ Qpf kpX$uAp¡ Mfuv$_pf_¡ A¡L$ _¡[àL$_ das dmsp¡ lsp¡, A¡V$g¡...!
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dpf¡ âp\®_p_u S>ê$f _\u!
""sd¡ S>dhp_y„ iê$ L$fp¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ Cðf_u õsyrs L$fp¡ R>p¡ Mfp...?''
""Æ _p... dpf¡ A¡_u S>ê$f S> _\u. dpfu `Ð_u kpfu fkp¡C L$f¡ R>¡ lp¡...!''
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Å¡¼k, h^y Å¡¼k
(Ap Å¡¼k bu_p ipl_u "lkp¡ A_¡ lkphp¡' `y[õsL$pdp„\u g¡hpdp„ Apìep R>¡. s¡ dpV¡$ Ad¡ g¡rML$p A_¡ _hcpfs kprlÐe d„qv$f_p Apcpfu R>uA¡.)
ANpD_u h^y Å¡¼k
ApS> ky^u_u Å¡L$
Np¡gubpf_p„ lkNyëgp„...!