`Maayami'_¡ "rdepdu' A_¡ `San jose'(kp_ Ap¡T¡ A¡d bp¡gpe)_¡ "kp_ Å¡k' A_¡ `Jelopino' (l¡gp¡r`r_ep¡ A¡d bp¡gpe)_¡ "S>¡gp¡r`r_ep¡' L$l¡sp„ Ap`Zp B[ÞX$ep_p v¡$iuAp¡_¡, Al] "L$p¡çâ¡õX$ _¡Qfg N¡k (kuA¡_Æ)'_¡ "¼gu_ _¡Qfg N¡k' L$l¡sp, K^u [õhQ `pX$sp„, spmpdp„ K^u Qphu _pMsp, dpCg, epX®$, N¡g_, Ap¦k, `pDÞX$ A_¡ a¡f_rlV$_p Q½$fdp„ N|„QhpC Ne¡gp Ad¡qfL$_ v¡$iuAp¡_p TpTp L$fu_¡ fpd fpd.

grgscpC_u "B[ÞX$epdp„ cV$L$pe¡gp ^p¡rmepAp¡'_u hpsp¡ hp„Qhp_u blz dÅ Aphu NC lp¢! sd_¡ lpQy„ _„B gpN¡, `Z Al] Ad¡qfL$pdp„ `Z A¡hp OZp rhõspfp¡ R>¡ L¡$ Äep„ ^p¡rmep Å¡hp dm¡ sp¡ _hpC gpN¡. dpfp Of\u b¡ dpCg v|$f A¡L$ A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV$ L$p¡çàg¡¼k R>¡. Ðep„ Ap`Zp v¡$iuAp¡ A¡V$gp b^p R>¡ L¡$ Ðep„ ^p¡rmep Å¡hp vy$g®c \C Nep R>¡. rbQpfp ^p¡rmepAp¡ Ðep„ dpB_p¡qfV$udp„ Aphu Nep R>¡. A¡L$ v¡$iu Äep„ hõep¡ Ðep„ buÅ¡, _¡ `R>u ÓuÅ¡. A¡d L$fsp„ L$fsp„ ApMu v¡$iu k„õL©$rs MX$u L$fu v¡$. V|„$L$dp„ Ad_¡ Al] ApZ„v$ L¡$ Adv$phpv$_u Mp¡V$ _p kpg¡.

Al]_p ^p¡rmep gp¡L$p¡_¡ Ap`Zu B[ÞX$e_ ApBV$dp¡ blz cph¡. A¡dp„ `Z `l¡gp¡ _„bf kdp¡kp„_p¡ Aph¡. lh¡ sp¡ OZp Ad¡qfL$_p¡_¡ "kdp¡kp„' A¡d bp¡gsp„ `Z AphX$u Ney„ R>¡ A_¡ B[ÞX$e_ a¡[õV$hg lp¡e sp¡ qV$qL$V$ MfuÛp `R>u kp¥\u `l¡gp„ kdp¡kp„ Mfuv$hp Åe. A¡ gp¡L$p¡ Ap`Zu suMu gugu QV$Zu Mpsp„ `Z \C Nep R>¡. Vy$ lpV$, Vy$ lpV$ (Vy$ lp¡V$ Vy$ lp¡V$) A¡d bp¡gsp„ Åe A_¡ kdp¡kp„ dp¡Y$pdp„ `^fphsp„ Åe.

A¡L$ hMs dpfu Å¡b D`f Ad¡ b^pA¡ `p¡V$ gL$ `pV$} fpM¡gu. (`p¡V$ gL$dp„ v$f¡L$ ìe[¼s A¡L$ A¡L$ ApBV$d b_phu gph¡.) lz„ kdp¡kp„ gC Nep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ kp\¡ suMu A_¡ Nmu A¡d b¡ QV$Zu `Z gC Nep¡ lsp¡. lSy> sp¡ d¢ kdp¡kp„ V¡$bg D`f d|¼ep„ S> lsp„ _¡ ^p¡rmepAp¡ A¡_u D`f fuskf_p s|V$u S> `X$ép. b^p båb¡ kdp¡kp„ lp\dp„ gC_¡ b¡ku Nep. OZp_¡ kdp¡kp„ iy„ QuS> R>¡ A¡ `Z Mbf _lp¡su A¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ `Z bfpbf Tp`V$ép„. b^p ^p¡rmep A¡L$buÅ_¡ `|R>sp lsp L¡$, ""lw b°p¡V$ r^k?''

A¡dp„ A¡L$ dpZk¡ sp¡ lv$ L$fu _pMu. b¡dp„\u A¡L$ kdp¡ky„ MpC Nep¡ A_¡ buSy>„ kdp¡ky„ lp\dp„ `L$X$u fpMu_¡ dpZk¡ dpZk¡ aep£ A_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$, ""Ap L$p¡Z gpìey„ R>¡?'' b^p_¡ Mbf `X$u L¡$ kdp¡kp„ lz„ gpìep¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ b^p kdp¡kp„_u f¡rk`u dpNhp dp„X$ép. d¢ L$üy„ L¡$ d_¡ kdp¡kp„ AphX¡$ R>¡ Mfp, `Z Mpsp„. b_phsp„ _l]. dpfu hpBa¡ Ap kdp¡kp„ b_pìep„ R>¡. sp¡ b^pA¡ "f¡rk`u b^p_¡ B-d¡Bg L$fu v¡$Å¡'_p¡ v¡$L$pfp¡ L$fu d|¼ep¡. d_p¡d_ d_¡ dpfu hpBa D`f A_¡ kdp¡kp„ D`f Nh® \ep¡. lh¡ sp¡ v$f `„v$f qv$hk¡ dpfu Ap¡qakdp„\u dpfu `pk¡ kdp¡kp„_u afdpCi Aph¡ R>¡.

Aphu buÆ afdpCi lp„X$hp_u Aph¡ R>¡. A¡L$ hpf A¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ dpfu `pk¡\u lp„X$hp¡ Qp¿ep¡ Ðepf\u A¡_p¡ õhpv$ A¡d_u v$pY$dp„ flu Nep¡ R>¡. lh¡ sp¡ dpfu Ap¡qakdp„ ^p¡rmepAp¡ suMy„ Mpsp„ \C Nep R>¡. rkkL$pfp bp¡gphsp„ Åe, `fk¡hp¡ `fk¡hp¡ \C Nep¡ lp¡e sp¡ `Z Nfd Nfd kdp¡kp„ Mpsp„ Åe. A_¡ R>pihpf¡ dpfu `pk¡\u dNS>, dp¡l_\pm, L$pSy> L$sfu hN¡f¡ Mpe R>¡ A¡ sp¡ AgN S>.

Al] gp¡L$p¡_¡, A¡dp„ `Z Mpk L$fu_¡ ^p¡rmepAp¡_¡ Ap`Zu rlÞv$u qaëd Å¡hp_p¡ ldZp„ ldZp„ QkL$p¡ gpÁep¡ R>¡. "dp¡_k|_ h¡qX„$N' b^p_¡ blz Ndu A_¡ AÐepf¡ "b¡ÞX$ BV$ gpBL$ b¡L$l¡d' bfpbf E`X$u R>¡. d¢ OZp b^p_¡ "v¡$hv$pk' f¡L$d¡ÞX$ L$fu lsu. Ap qaëd Ap`Zu Ap„Mdp„ `pZu gphu v¡$ s¡hu lsu. `Z d¢ r\e¡V$fdp„ ^p¡rmepAp¡_¡ `Z fX$sp„ A_¡ qV$íey `¡`f hX¡$ Ap„ky g|R>sp„ Å¡ep lsp. kbV$pBV$ëk hp„Qsp„ Åe, dyhu Å¡sp„ Åe A_¡ `k®dp„\u A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ qV$íey `¡`f L$pY$u_¡ Ap„ky g|R>sp„ Åe. "v¡$hv$pk'_p L$p¡õÃeyçk, Ap¡_p®d¡ÞV¹$k A_¡ k¡V¹$k Å¡C_¡ A¡d_p dp¡Y$pdp„\u rkkL$pfp _uL$mu S>sp lsp. "v¡$hv$pk'_u cìesp Å¡C_¡ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ Mf¡Mf Apcp S> \C S>sp lsp. L$p¡C Ad¡qfL$_ B[ÞX$e__u L$p¡C `Z hõsy_p„ hMpZ L$f¡ A¡V$g¡ dpfu R>psu NS> NS> awg¡.

Ap`Zu buÆ A¡L$ hps\u ^p¡rmepAp¡_¡ blz Apòe® \pe R>¡. A¡ R>¡ Ap`Zu gÁ__u rhr^, gÁ_dp„ R>p¡L$fu S>¡ `p_¡sf `l¡f¡ R>¡ s¡ A_¡ Ap`Zp„ gÁ_ A_¡ qfk¡ài_dp„ lÅfp¡_u k„¿epdp„ dpZkp¡_¡ BÞhpBV$ L$fuA¡ R>uA¡ s¡_u `Z s¡d_¡ blz _hpC gpN¡ R>¡. Al]_p gp¡L$p¡_p gÁ_dp„ õV$pÞX$X®$ b°pBX$g X²¡$k lp¡e R>¡, dyfrsep¡ kyV$ L¡$ V¡$[¼kX$p¡dp„ kÄS> lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ dp„X$ bkp¡ dpZkp¡_¡ BÞhpBV$ L$ep® lp¡e R>¡. Ap`Zu S>¡d lÅf-b¡ lÅf dpZkp¡_¡ BÞhpBV$ L$f¡ sp¡ hf-L$Þep gÁ__p buÅ qv$hk¡ S> b¡ÞL$fàku apBg L$fu v¡$.

lh¡ Al] Ad¡qfL$pdp„ v¡$iuAp¡ dpV¡$ _hfpÓu A_¡ qv$hpmu_u kuT_ Aphhp_u A_¡ A¡ b¡ drl_p Qpghp_u. `R>u sp¡ kuT__p¡ A¡ Nfdphp¡ õ_p¡ `X$i¡ Ðepf¡ S> W„$X$p¡ `X$i¡. kp\¡ kp\¡ l¡gp¡B_, \¡Þ¼k rNthN, q¾$õdk A_¡ Þey ef_u `Z dÅ dpZuiy„. ëep¡ Ðepf¡, B[ÞX$ep_u Nfdu_¡ bpe bpe L$l¡sp B[ÞX$e_ v¡$iuAp¡_¡, Al] Ad¡qfL$pdp„ Ap hfk_p kdf_¡ bpe bpe L$l¡sp Ad¡qfL$_ v¡$iuAp¡_p fpd fpd.

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