QX|$fp_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ b„v|$L$ _l], `¥kp A_¡ ip„rs Å¡CA¡ R>¡
iugp cË$, QX|$fp, bX$Npd rS>ëgp¡, L$píduf
22du kàV¡$çbf_p¡ qv$hk QX|$fp Npddp„ ^dpgdõsu, Np_pbÅ_p$ A_¡ T_|__p¡ qv$hk lsp¡.
L$píduf_p bX$Npd rS>ëgp_p QX|$fpdp„ Q|„V$Zu âQpf_p Ap R>¡ëgp rv$hk¡ hpsphfZ dp¡rS>gy„ lsy„. Ap _p_L$X$p Npd_y„ DÐkplcey¯ hpsphfZ v¡$i_p buÅ cpNp¡dp„\u Aph¡gp gp¡L$p¡ dpV¡$ Apòe®_u hps NZpe.
Npd_p `Qpk\u `Z h^y v¡$MphX$p eyhp_p¡ _p_u _p_u V$p¡muAp¡dp„ _pQsp lsp A_¡ AZuv$pf _pL$hpmu, ê$`pmu eyhsuAp¡ A¡d_¡ _pQsp„ Å¡C_¡ lksu lsu A_¡ spmuAp¡ `pX$su lsu.
A¡L$ L$pídufu R>p¡L$fp¡ Y$p¡gL$ gC_¡ dp¡V¡$\u Npsp¡ lsp¡ :
"Açdp, Açdp ¼ep b_pep?'
"fpS>dp v$pg'
"Agu v$f L$p¡ `lz„Qpep Aõ`spg.' (Agu v$f ipkL$ `n _¡i_g L$p¡ÞafÞk_p Dd¡v$hpf R>¡)
buÅ R>p¡L$fpAp¡ `Z L$p¡fkdp„ Å¡X$pep.
R>p¡L$fpAp¡ _pQsp lsp, s¡d_u kp\¡ fõs¡ Ec¡gp gp¡L$p¡ A_¡ ÷uAp¡ spmu `pX$sp lsp.
Agu dp¡lçdv$ v$f NC rh^p_kcp_p kæe flu Q|¼ep R>¡ A_¡ Ap hMs¡ s¡Ap¡ afu\u _¡i_g L$p¡ÞafÞk sfa\u Q|„V$Zu gX$u füp R>¡. `Z DÐkpl¡ QX¡$gy„ V$p¡my„ s¡d_¡ L$d k¡ L$d Of¡ `lp¢QpX$u v¡$hp_p, lfphhp_p d|X$dp„ R>¡.
QX|$fp_u NguL|„$QuAp¡dp„ 7000\u `Z h^y gp¡L$p¡ c¡Np \ep R>¡ A_¡ ^ud¡ ^ud¡ s¡Ap¡ A¡L$ Myëgp d¡v$p_dp„ S>C füp R>¡.
s¡d_u kp\¡ d¡lb|bp dyãsu `p¡sp_u byg¡V$ â|a L$pfdp„ Npd_p ^|rmep A_¡ N„v$p fõspAp¡ `f\u `kpf \C füp„ lsp„.
d¡lb|bp dyãsu S>çdyL$píduf_u Ap hMs_u Q|„V$Zu_y„ õV$pf A¡V²¡$¼i_ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ `u`ëk X$¡dp¡¾¡$qV$L$ `pV$} (`uX$u`u)_p„ _¡sp R>¡.
dp\¡ õL$pa® A_¡ Abep _pd_p gp„bp NpD_ S>¡hp L$pídufu `p¡ipL$dp„ kÄS> d¡lb|bpA¡ õ`p¡V®¹$T i|T `l¡ep¯ R>¡. "dpf¡ blz Qpghp_y„ \pe R>¡. (Aps„L$hpv$_p¡ cp¡N b_¡gp) gp¡L$p¡_¡ Ðep„ L$p¡C `Z rlkpb¡ ÅJ Ry>„. cg¡ A¡d_y„ Of Nd¡ s¡V$gy„ v|$f lp¡e sp¡ `Z.' d¡lb|bp L$l¡ R>¡.
R>¡ëgp„ R> hj®\u d¡lb|bp_p¡ A¡L$ S> L$pe®¾$d füp¡ R>¡, L$pídufdp„ Aps„L$hpv$_p¡ cp¡N b_¡gp gp¡L$p¡_p Of¡ s¡d_¡ dmhp S>hy„.
L$píduf_p dp¡V¡$fpAp¡-hX$ug hN® dpV¡$ d¡lb|bp A¡V$g¡ "dyãsu_u v$uL$fu' A¡V$gy„ `|fsy„ R>¡ sp¡ eyhp_p¡ dpV¡$ s¡d_y„ L$p¡Þh¡ÞV$_y„ cZsf, s¡d_u L$pev$p_u qX$N°u A_¡ s¡d_p¡ fpS>L$pfZ bpbs_p¡ A¡qV$V$éyX$ `|fsp¡ R>¡.
Ap Q|„V$Zudp„ d¡lb|bp_p `n S>¡ A¡ÞX$ L¡$ `u`ëk X¡$dp¡¾¡$qV$L$ `pV$}_u Æs _½$u NZpe R>¡.
`n_p õ\pr_L$ Dd¡v$hpf Åh¡v$ duf¡ QX|$fp Npd¡ Ål¡f kcp ep¡Æ lsu A_¡ s¡dp„ d¡lb|bp cpN g¡hp S>C füp„ lsp„.
d¡v$p_ sfa S>C fl¡gp V$p¡mpdp„_p¡ Aprka _pd_p¡ L$p¡g¡rS>e_ L$l¡ R>¡, "v$pf_¡ L$çàeyV$f iy„ A¡_u `Z Mbf _\u. A¡ Adpfp `f ipk_ L$C fus¡ L$fu iL¡$?'
Npd_p fl¡hpku dp¡lçdv$ gsua L$l¡ R>¡, "v$pf a¼s ApW$ ^p¡fZ ky^u cÎep R>¡. lh¡ L$pídufuAp¡_¡ d¡qV²$L$ _ \e¡gp Dd¡v$hpfp¡ _\u Å¡Csp.'
gp¡L$p¡ hpsp¡ L$fhp_p d|X$dp„ R>¡.
Nygpd drgL$_y„ T_|_ A_¡ Sy>õkp¡ Å¡hp S>¡hp„ R>¡. drgL$ dp¡V¡\u L$l¡ R>¡, "tlvy$õsp_ L$p `¥kp g|V$ geu A¡_ku (_¡i_g L$p¡ÞafÞk). A¡_ku sp¡ dpfu S|>su bfpbf R>¡.'
fpÄe_p dy¿e â^p_ apfyL$ Abvyëgp_p `n _¡i_g L$p¡ÞafÞk_p¡ rhfp¡^ L$fu fl¡gp gp¡L$p¡_u Ap f¡gudp„ A¡L$ S> dyØp_u QQp® Qpg¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡ R>¡ rhL$pk_p¡ dyØp¡.
drgL$ dpfy„ L$p„Xy$„ `L$X$u_¡ dpfy„ Ýep_ `p¡sp_p `f v$p¡f¡ R>¡, "A¡_ku_p fpS>L$pfZuAp¡_¡ `|R>p¡ L¡$ L$píduf_u rh^hp ÷uAp¡_¡ sd¡ iy„ Apàey„ R>¡? L$píduf_p„ Nfub bpmL$p¡_¡ sd¡ iy„ Apàey„ R>¡? lh¡ Ad¡ c|¿ep k|hp s¥epf _\u.'
QX|$fp_p buÅ A¡L$ fl¡hpku lp\ Å¡X$u_¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "tlvy$õsp_ A_¡ `pqL$õsp_, ip„rs\u flp¡ A_¡ Adpfp `f AÐepQpf _ L$fp¡. Ad_¡ buÆ `Z OZu sL$guap¡ R>¡.'
drgL$ L$l¡ R>¡, "cpfs A_¡ `pqL$õsp__p¡ dpdgp¡ sp¡ `R>u Å¡Ciy„, `l¡gp„ Ad_¡ Adpfp dpZkp¡_¡ Å¡C g¡hp v$p¡. A¡dZ¡ L$v$u `pL$p fõsp b_pìep _\u, Ad_¡ huS>mu v$u^u _\u. s¡dZ¡ a¼s `¥kpv$pfp¡_u S> `fhp L$fu R>¡.'
gsua _pd_p¡ M¡sdS|>f L$l¡ R>¡, "apfyL$ Abvy$ëgpA¡ b¢L$dp„ s¡_u dfOu_p _pd_y„ A_¡ s¡_p IX$p_p _pd_y„ `Z Mpsy„ Mp¡gpìey„ R>¡ A_¡ b¢L$dp„\u gp¡_ gu^u R>¡. s¡d_p¡ dpZk S>çdy A¡ÞX$ L$píduf b¢L$dp„\u `¥kp Qp„D L$fu Nep¡ R>¡. Ad¡ s¡d_¡ afu L$p¡C qv$hk ds Ap`hp_p _\u. Abvy$ëgp `qfhpf dfL$T (L¡$ÞÖ kfL$pf) `pk¡ S>C_¡ Adpfu `uX$p bsph¡ R>¡, cpfs_¡ åg¡L$d¡Bg L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ L$fp¡X$p¡ ê$r`ep d¡mh¡ R>¡. `Z Ad_¡ A¡L$ `pC _\u dmsu.'
A_¡ L¡$ÞÖ kfL$pf? s¡_p dpV¡$ QX|$fp_p gp¡L$p¡ iy„ L$l¡ R>¡?
dp¡lçdv$ drgL$ L$l¡ R>¡, "Ad_¡ b„v|$L$p¡ _l], `¥kp Å¡CA¡ R>¡.'
_¡i_g L$p¡ÞafÞk dpV¡$_p gp¡L$p¡_p fp¡j_p¡, rhfp¡^_p¡ ku^p¡ apev$p¡ d¡lb|bp dyãsu A_¡ s¡d_p `n_¡ R>¡.
1996 `l¡gp„ d¡lb|bp Of¡ b¡ku fl¡hy„ `k„v$ L$fsp„ lsp„. `Z 1996\u, `p¡sp_u `l¡gu Q|„V$Zu gX$ép `R>u s¡dZ¡ `pRy>„ hmu_¡ Å¡ey„ _\u.
Ap hMs¡ d¡lb|bp Sy>õkpc¡f Q|„V$Zu âQpfdp„ gpÁep„ R>¡. R> hj®_u s¡d_u kMs dl¡_s_y„ `qfZpd dmhp_u lh¡ s¥epfu R>¡.
s¡d_p `n_¡ L¡$V$gu b¡W$L$p¡ dmhp_u i¼esp R>¡ s¡ rhi¡ `p¡s¡ sp¡ _\u L$l¡sp„ `Z s¡d_p„ `n_p„ k|Óp¡ v$php¡ L$f¡ R>¡ L¡$ `uX$u`u_¡ rh^p_kcp_u 87 b¡W$L$p¡dp„\u 20 S>¡V$gu b¡W$L$p¡ dmhp_u A`¡np R>¡.
d¡lb|bp L$l¡ R>¡, "d¢ kMs dl¡_s L$fu R>¡. lz„ dyØp_u hps S> L$fy„ Ry>„. L$pídufuAp¡_¡ Np¥fhc¡f ip„rs Å¡CA¡ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ `p¡sp_p Aps„L$hpv$uAp¡_¡ `qfhpfdp„ `pR>p kdphu g¡hp dpN¡ R>¡ `Z s¡d_p Aps„L$hpv$u R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ ""ApMf¡ sd_¡ iy„ dþey„?'' A¡hp Ahmp khpgp¡ `yR>pe s¡d _\u BÃR>sp.'
d¡lb|bp L$l¡ R>¡, "L$pídufuAp¡ ip„rs T„M¡ R>¡. Adpfy„ Np¥fh S>mhpC fl¡ A¡ fus¡ Ap gp¡rlepm `qf[õ\rsdp„\u blpf L¡$hu fus¡ _uL$mhy„ A¡ Adpfp¡ Q|„V$Zu dyØp¡ R>¡. buSy>„, Ad¡ rhL$pk_u hps L$fuA¡ R>uA¡. lz„ B[Þv$fp Aphpk ep¡S>_p (Nfubp¡_¡ Of Ap`hp_u L¡$ÞÖ kfL$pf_u ep¡S>_p) A_¡ Nfubuf¡Mp\u _uQ¡ Æhsp gp¡L$p¡_¡ AÞ_ `|fy„ `pX$hp_u ep¡S>_p_u hps L$fy„ Ry>„. Al]_p Nfub L$pídufuAp¡ `pk¡ Apdp„_y„ L$iy„ _\u.'
d¡lb|bp_p `n_p¡ _pfp¡ R>¡, "N°¡_¡X$ k¡ _p Np¡gu g¡, bps b_¡Nu bp¡gu (d„ÓZp\u) k¡.'
r_funL$p¡_p¡ v$php¡ R>¡ L¡$ d¡lb|bp A_¡ Ap¡df Abvyëgp hÃQ¡ OZu kdp_sp R>¡. Ap¡df ÅZL$pf fpS>L$pfZu R>¡ A_¡ dy¿e â^p_`v$_p v$ph¡v$pf R>¡.
d¡lb|bp `p¡sp_u Ål¡f kcpdp„ ipkL$ `n A¡_ku, Ap¡df A_¡ s¡d_p r`sp apfyL$ Abvy$ëgp_u W¡$L$X$u L$fu_¡ gp¡L$p¡_y„ d_p¡f„S>_ L$f¡ R>¡.
L$„N_ Npddp„ s¡dZ¡ `p¡sp_p cpjZdp„ L$üy„$, "apfyL$ sdpfu `pk¡ ds g¡hp Aphi¡. `R>u A¡ Æsu_¡ Np¡ísbp (dp„k_u L$pídufu hp_Nu) b_phi¡ A_¡ `p¡sp_p v$uL$fp_¡ `ufki¡. `Z L$p¡C rh^hp s¡d_u `pk¡ _p¡L$fu dpNhp S>i¡ sp¡ s¡Ap¡ L$l¡i¡ L¡$ s¡d_u `pk¡ `¥kp _\u. `p¡sp_p v$uL$fp_¡ (`n_p) hX$p b_pìep s¡_p kdpf„cdp„ s¡dZ¡ 15 L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep MQ} _p¿ep. ApV$gp `¥kp s¡d_u `pk¡ Apìep ¼ep„\u? Ap sdpfp `¥kp R>¡.'
"Ap kfL$pf 14du Ap¡¼V$p¡bf `R>u kÑp `f _ Aph¡ s¡_y„ Ýep_ fpMÅ¡.' d¡lb|bp L$l¡ R>¡.
ÓZ hj® `l¡gp„ d¡lb|bp_p r`sp A_¡ c|s`|h® N©l â^p_ dyãsu dp¡lçdv$ kBv¡$ `uX$u`u_u õ\p`_p L$fu lsu.
`uX$u`u_y„ L$p¡C dpmMy„ _\u, `n_p lp¡Ø¡v$pf L¡$ dp¡hX$uAp¡ _\u L¡$ _\u s¡d_u `pk¡ `|fsp Dd¡v$hpfp¡. `Z gp¡L$p¡dp„ ipkL$ `n kpd¡_p¡ S>¡ fp¡j EL$m¡ R>¡ s¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ s¡d_p sfa M¢Qu füp¡ R>¡.
"sd_¡ kamsp A_¡ kÑp _ÆL$ gpN¡ R>¡?'
S>hpbdp„ õdpV®$ d¡lb|bp L$l¡ R>¡, "d_¡ sp¡ ip„rs blz _ÆL$dp„ gpN¡ R>¡.'
L$píduf rhi¡_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ A_¡ Al¡hpgp¡