Mf¡Mf rcMpfu L$p¡Z?
A¡L$ rcMpfu cuM dpNsp¡ b¡W$p¡ lsp¡.
Ðep„\u `kpf \sp A¡L$ dlpie¡ s¡_¡ L$üy„ : ""cpC, ApV$gu eyhp_ he¡ s_¡ cuM dpNsp„ ifd Aphhu Å¡CA¡. sy„ Aphsu L$pg\u dpfu Ap¡qakdp„ Aphu S>S>¡, lz„ s_¡ fp¡S>_p `„v$f ê$r`ep `Npf Ap`ui.''
rcMpfu bp¡ëep¡, ""dlpie! sd¡ Å¡ Al] dpfu `pk¡ b¡ku_¡ cuM dpNip¡ sp¡ lz„ sd_¡ v$ffp¡S>_p `Quk ê$r`ep Ap`ui!''
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_L$gu Q|X$u_p¡ fpT
""sd¡ lp\uv$p„s_u Q|X$uAp¡ Ap`¡gu A¡ sp¡ _L$gu lsu!''
""iy„ L$fuA¡ bl¡_! ApS>L$pg sp¡ lp\uAp¡ `Z _L$gu v$p„s fpMsp \C Nep R>¡.''
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_p, sd¡ _l] dmu iL$p¡!
""Ap`_u Ap¡qakdp„ `V$phpmp sfuL¡$ S>¡ cpC L$pd L$f¡ R>¡ s¡_p¡ lz„ kkfp¡ \pJ Ry>„... dpf¡ A¡d_¡ dmhy„ R>¡. AÐepf¡ lz„ A¡d_¡ dmu iLy„$ Mfp¡?''
""Æ _l], A¡ sp¡ ldZp„ S> sdpfu õdip_epÓpdp„ S>hp_y„ L$lu_¡ fÅ `f Qpëep Nep R>¡...!''
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A¡L$ hMs dpNu Sy>Ap¡...
A¡L$ N°plL¡$ A¡L$ dp¡V$u vy$L$p_dp„ S>C_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""sdpf¡ Ðep„ L$p¡C L$v$ê$`p¡, _pgpeL$ A_¡ _ãaV$ dpZk Aphu_¡ L$p¡C QuS> D^pf dpN¡ sp¡ sd¡ iy„ L$fp¡?''
""sd¡ A¡L$ hMs D^pf dpNu Sy>Ap¡, A¡V$g¡ Mbf `X$u S>i¡.'' vy$L$p_v$pf¡ W$phL$pC\u L$üy„.
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d_¡ sp¡ Mpsfu R>¡, sd_¡ R>¡?
""sdpfp dp\pdp„ L¡$V$gp hpm R>¡ A¡ sd¡ _p L$lu iL$p¡...''
""Æ, lz„ L$lu iLy„$ Ry>„... dpfp dp\pdp„ b¡ gpM b¡ lÅf bkp¡ bphuk hpm R>¡...''
""sd¡ Mpsfu`|h®L$ L¡$d L$lu iL$p¡?''
""d_¡ sp¡ `|fu Mpsfu R>¡. sd_¡ _p lp¡e sp¡ NZu iL$p¡ R>p¡!''
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sd¡ lÆ Ap„QL$p¡ Mdu iL$p¡ A¡d _\u
lpV®$A¡V¡$L$_p A¡L$ v$v$}_¡ v$hpMp_pdp„ v$pMg L$fhp¡ `X$ép¡ lsp¡.
kpfhpf `|fu \sp„ v$v$}A¡ X$p¡¼V$f `pk¡ rbg dpÁey„.
X$p¡¼V$f¡ L$üy„, ""cpC AW$hpqX$ep `R>u rbg g¡hp AphÅ¡... lÆ sdpfu srbes A¡V$gu b^u kpfu _\u \C L¡$ dpfp rbg_u fL$d Å¡C iL$p¡!''
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v$p„s Ap`_pf QphÏ„ Ap`i¡!
A¡L$ rcMpfu s¡_p A¡L$_p A¡L$ v$uL$fp_¡ L$lu füp¡ lsp¡, ""b¡V$p, sy„ tQsp _p L$fui. S>¡Z¡ v$p„s Apàep R>¡, A¡ Ap`Z_¡ Mphp_y„ `Z Ap`i¡ S>!''
""sp¡ bp`p, lz„ sdpfp v$p„s_p X$p¡¼V$f `pk¡ cuM dpNhp ÅJ? A¡Z¡ sdpfp v$p„s_y„ Qp¡L$Wy„$ b_phu Apàey„ lsy„ _¡!''
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buÅ_u tQsp R>p¡X$_¡ cpC!
""cpC, sy„ Ny_prls âh©rÑAp¡ L$fhp_y„ R>p¡X$u v¡$ sp¡ kpfy„. hmu, A¡d L$fhp\u s_¡ ârsóW$p dmi¡.''
""kpl¡b, b^p Ny_¡Npfp¡ Å¡ Mfpb L$pd L$fhp_y„ R>p¡X$u v¡$ sp¡ A¡d_¡ ârsóW$p sp¡ dm¡ S>, `Z `R>u ApV$gu b^u `p¡guk, ApV$gp b^p hL$ugp¡, ApV$gp S>¡gfp¡ A_¡ Ap`_p S>¡hp Þepep^uip¡ b¡L$pf \C S>i¡ A¡_y„ iy„?''
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A½$ghpmy„ L$pd L$l¡hpe!
""^pfp¡ L¡$ sdpfp D`f gÿduv¡$hu_u L©$`p \pe A_¡ R>p`fy„ apX$u_¡ gÿduÆ sdpfp Ofdp„ hfku `X¡$ sp¡ sd¡ iy„ L$fp¡!''
""kp¥\u `l¡gp„ sp¡ lz„ dpfp Of_y„ R>p`fy„ qf`¡f L$fphy„!''
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`Ð_u lp¡e sp¡ _¡...
L¡$rief¡ d¡_¡S>f_¡ L$üy„, ""kpl¡b, ldZp„ S> dpfu `Ð_u_p¡ ap¡_ lsp¡ L¡$ s¡_u srbes Mfpb R>¡, sp¡ lz„ O¡f ÅJ?''
d¡_¡S>f¡ L$üy„, ""Mp¡Vy„$ _p bp¡gip¡, ldZp„ S> sdpfu `Ð_u_p¡ ap¡_ Aph¡gp¡ A_¡ s¡Z¡ d_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ A¡ s¡_u bl¡_`Zu kp\¡ Mfuv$u L$fhp dpV¡$ bÅfdp„ Åe R>¡ s¡hp kdpQpf sd_¡ Ap`hp.''
L¡$rief Dv$pk \C Nep¡ A_¡ `p¡sp_p V¡$bg `f S>C_¡ L$pd L$fhp gpÁep¡.
s¡_u `pk¡ Aphu_¡ d¡_¡S>f¡ L$üy„, ""cpC, Mp¡Vy$„ bp¡ghp_u V¡$h Mfpb R>¡.''
L¡$rief¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, ""A¡d sp¡ kpl¡b, dpfp„ gÁ_ S> _\u \ep„, dpfu `Ð_u_p¡ ap¡_ sdpfp D`f ¼ep„\u Apìep¡ lp¡e?''
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Ap ApBqX$ep L¡$hp¡!
""sy„ Sy>Npf fdhp_y„ R>p¡X$u v¡$. Sy>Npf_u gs Mfpb R>¡. A¡dp„ sp¡ dpZk ApS>¡ Æs¡ A_¡ L$pg¡ lpf¡; `fd qv$hk¡ Æs¡ A_¡ Qp¡\¡ qv$hk¡ `pR>p¡ lpf¡! lpf-Æs_y„ Aphy„ Q½$f Qpëep S> L$fsy„ lp¡e R>¡...'' bp`¡ v$uL$fp_¡ riMpdZ Ap`u.
v$uL$fp¡ bp¡ëep¡, ""`à`p, sdpfu hps lz„ bfpbf epv$ fpMui. lh¡\u lz„ A¡L$ qv$hk Sy>Npf fdui... `R>u buÅ qv$hk¡ _l] fdy„. hmu ÓuÅ qv$hk¡ fdui A_¡ Qp¡\p qv$hk¡ _l] fdy„... Aphp¡ ¾$d Åmhui...!''
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A¡V$g¡ S> sp¡...
Q|„V$ZuâQpf L$fsp A¡L$ Dd¡v$hpf¡ A¡L$ Npddp„ S>C_¡ L$üy„, ""sdpfp¡ ds d_¡ S> Ap`Å¡.''
""`Z Ad¡ sp¡ sd_¡ Ap¡mMsp S> _\u!'' Npdgp¡L$p¡A¡ L$üy„.
""s¡\u S> sp¡ sdpfu `pk¡ ds dpNy„ Ry>„! S>¡ gp¡L$p¡ d_¡ Ap¡mM¡ R>¡ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ ds Ap`hp s¥epf _\u.''
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cg¡ sp¡ A¡V$gu dv$v$ L$fp¡...
A¡L$ rcMpfu fõsp hÃQ¡ Ecp¡ flu_¡ cuM dpNsp¡ lsp¡, ""lz„ Ap„^mp¡ Ry>„. v$ep L$fu_¡ d_¡ A¡L$ ê$r`ep¡ Ap`Å¡ dpbp`!''
A¡ fõs¡\u `kpf \sp„ A¡L$ i¡W$pZuA¡ rcMpfu kpd¡ Å¡C_¡ L$üy„, ""cpC, sy„ L$p„C kph Ap„^mp¡ _\u gpNsp¡. spfu A¡L$ Ap„M sp¡ kph kpfu R>¡!''
""cg¡, sp¡ ApW$ Ap_p_u dv$v$ L$fp¡, i¡W$pZuÆ!'' rcMpfuA¡ L$üy„.
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flõe
""X$p¡¼V$fkpl¡b! sd¡ QpdX$u_p„ v$v$p£_p X$p¡¼V$f S> ip dpV¡$ bÞep?''
""A¡dp„ ÓZ gpc R>¡. A¡L$ sp¡ QpdX$u_p v$v®$_p¡ fp¡Nu Ap fp¡N_¡ S> L$pfZ¡ L$v$u d©Ðey `pdsp¡ _\u, s¡\u A`ei dm¡ _l]! buSy>„ L$pfZ A¡ L¡$ Aphp fp¡NuAp¡ X$p¡¼V$f_¡ AX$^u fps¡ S>NpX$u_¡ `S>hsp _\u. A_¡ ÓuSy>„ L$pfZ A¡ R>¡ L¡$ Aphp fp¡Np¡ kpdpÞe fus¡ Æh_cf dV$sp _\u!''
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d_¡ L¡$d bp¡gphu?
b¡ rdÓp¡ Ofdp„ hpsp¡ L$fsp b¡W$p lsp.
A¡L$ rdÓ bp¡ëep¡, ""s_¡ Mbf R>¡, N^¡X$p¡ s¡_u `Ð_u_¡ bp¡gphhp dpV¡$ L¡$hp¡ AhpS> L$f¡ R>¡?''
""_p, d_¡ Mbf _\u.'' buÅ¡ rdÓ bp¡ëep¡.
""Å¡ lz„ k„cmphy„!'' L$lu_¡ `l¡gp rdÓ¡ rhrQÓ AhpS> L$fhp dp„X$ép.
A¡ kp„cmu_¡ s¡_u `Ð_u fkp¡X$pdp„\u v$p¡X$u Aphu_¡ bp¡gu, ""iy„ R>¡, `Z? L¡$d sd¡ ¼epf_p d_¡ bp¡gphu füp R>p¡?''
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V¡$h cygphu...
""spfp `rs_¡ v$p„s\u Ap„Nmu_p _M L$fX$hp_u V¡$h lsu s¡ V¡$h iu fus¡ cygphu v$u^u?''
""A¡d_p v$p„s_y„ Qp¡L$Wy„$ k„spX$u v$C_¡...!''
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b¡Cdp_u_p¡ S>dp_p¡!
""epf, L¡$hp¡ b¡Cdp_u_p¡ S>dp_p¡ Apìep¡ R>¡!''
""L¡$d, iy„ \ey„?''
""dpfp¡ _p¡L$f _hu L$udsu b¡N gC_¡ _pku Nep¡...''
""b¡N blz dp¢Ou li¡... L¡$V$gp ê$r`ep_u lsu?''
""qL„$ds_u sp¡ Mbf _\u. f¡gh¡ dykpafu v$frdep_ NpX$u_p X$åbpdp„\u dmu lsu.''
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klu S>hpb!
""b¡V$p, cpfsdp„ d©Ðey_p¡ v$f L¡$V$gp V$L$p R>¡?''
""kp¡ V$L$p...''
""A¡ L$¡hu fus¡?''
""kpl¡b, S>¡V$gp gp¡L$p¡ S>Þd¡ R>¡, s¡ b^pe hl¡gpdp¡X$p d©Ðey sp¡ `pd¡ S> R>¡_¡!''
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dNS>dp„ c|ky„
b¡ rdÓp¡ TOX$u füp lsp.
A¡L$ rdÓ¡ Nyõk¡ \C_¡ L$üy„, ""Af¡ epf, sy„ dpfu hps kdS>sp¡ L¡$d _\u? d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ spfp dNS>dp„ c|ky„ (Opk) cfpe¡gy„ R>¡.''
buÅ rdÓ¡ ip„rs\u L$üy„, ""dpfp dNS>dp„ c|ky„ cfpe¡gy„ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ S> sp¡ sy„ ¼epf_p¡ dpfy„ dNS> Mp^p L$f¡ R>¡.''
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Ofdp„ kÑp L$p¡_u?
""L$lz„ Ry>„ kp„cmp¡ R>p¡? ApS>L$pg f¡it_N_u Mp„X$ D`f `Z L$p` dyL$pC Nep¡... lh¡ Qpdp„ AX$^u QdQu Mp„X$ sd_¡ Ap¡R>u dmi¡. kdÄep?'' â^p_`Ð_uA¡ L$üy„.
""Af¡, Mp„X$_p¡ ¼hp¡V$p _½$u L$fhp_u kÑp s_¡ L$p¡Z¡ Ap`u? sy„ L„$C rdr_õV$f _\u. kdÆ?'' â^p_ NÄep®.
""A¡B rdõV$f, Ap Ap`Zy„ Of R>¡, krQhpge _\u lp¢...''
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OfpL$ `Z dp\p_p¡ _uL$þep¡
""Af¡ cpC, Ap Vy$hpg_u qL„$ds L¡$V$gu R>¡?''
""`„v$f ê$r`ep...''
""v$k ê$r`epdp„ Ap`hp¡ R>¡?''
""_p f¡, bpf ê$r`e¡ sp¡ Ofdp„ `X¡$ R>¡...!'' h¡`pfu bp¡ëep¡.
""sp¡ lz„ sdpfp O¡f Aphu_¡ gC S>Ci.''
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kl¡gp¡ _¡ kË$ D`pe
""sy„ dpfu b^u V$`pgp¡ ap¡X$u_¡ hp„Q¡ R>¡ A¡ V¡$h Mfpb L$l¡hpe.''
""A¡dp„ d_¡ iy„ L$pd gX$p¡ R>p¡? sd_¡ `Ó gM_pfpAp¡_¡ L$lu v$p¡_¡ L¡$ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ sd_¡ `p¡õV$L$pX®$ S> gM¡!''
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V¡$gqf„N_u V²¡$t_N
_V$MV$ _usp L$`X$p„ kuhhp_y„ iuMsu lsu. V$¡gqf„N_u V²¡$t_N g¡su lsu.
A¡L$ hMs A¡_u dçduA¡ `|R¹>ey„ : b¡V$p, s_¡ ¼ep„ ky^u_y„ L$pd AphX$éy„?
_uspA¡ L$üy„ : dçdu, d_¡ rMõky„ L$p`sp„ sp¡ AphX$u Ney„ R>¡, lh¡ Nmy„ L$p`sp„ iuMu flu Ry>„.
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Q„vy$ QV$`V$ _hy„ dL$p_ cpX¡$\u ip¡^sp¡ lsp¡. A¡L$ dL$p_ s¡_¡ dmu Ney„.
dL$p_dprgL$ kpd¡ Q„vy$A¡ `p¡sp_u dlÑp bsphhp L$üy„, "sd_¡ iu hps L$fy„? d¢ R>¡ëg¡ S>¡ Of R>p¡X$éy„ s¡_p¡ dL$p_dprgL$ dpfu rhv$pe hMs¡ M|b M|b fX$ép¡ lsp¡...'
Q„vy$_¡ hÃQ¡\u S> AV$L$phsp„ dL$p_dprgL¡$ L$üy„, "dpf¡ A¡ fus¡ fX$hy„ _l] `X¡$. L$pfZ L$¡ lz„ sp¡ R> R> drl_p_y„ cpXy„$ A¡X$hpÞkdp„ S> gC gCi-.'
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(Ap Å¡¼k bu_p ipl_u "lkp¡ A_¡ lkphp¡' `y[õsL$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„...!