31 ÅÞeyApfu, 2003
Q|„V$Zudp„ A¡L$ Dd¡v$hpf_¡ A¡L$ `ÓL$pf¡ `|R¹>ey„ : ^pfp¡ L¡$ sd¡ Q|„V$Zudp„ Æsu Nep sp¡ iy„ L$fip¡?
Dd¡v$hpf bp¡ëep¡ : âï_ A¡ _\u L¡$ Æsu Nep `R>u lz„ iy„ L$fui... Mfp¡ âï_ sp¡ A¡ R>¡ L¡$ Å¡ lz„ Q|„V$Zudp„ lpfu S>Ci sp¡ iy„ L$fui?
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NS>b \C Nep¡!
""NC L$pg¡ sp¡ NS>b \C Nep¡...!''
""L¡$d iy„ \ey„?''
""lz„ dp¡X$u fps¡ O¡f Aphsp¡ lsp¡ Ðep„ fõspdp„ b¡ Ny„X$p dþep. dpfy„ OqX$epm, `pL$uV$, kp¡_p_u h]V$u b^y„ S> `X$phu gu^y„...''
""`Z sy„ sp¡ L$l¡sp¡ lsp¡ L¡$ sy„ spfu `pk¡ A¡L$ r`õsp¡g l„d¡ip„ fpM¡ R>¡...!''
""lp, fpMy„ S> Ry>„ _¡! NC L$pg¡ `Z lsu... `f„sy A¡V$gy„ kpfy„ \ey„ L¡$ Ny„X$pAp¡_u _S>f r`õsp¡g D`f `X$u _l]...! _l]sf A¡ `Z Ås!''
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dL$p_ `L$X$u fpMp¡!
A¡L$ ifpbu dp¡X$u fps¡ `p¡sp_p Of¡ Apìep¡. rMõkpdp„\u Qphu L$pY$u_¡ spmy„ Mp¡ghp M|b âeÐ_p¡ L$ep®, `Z _ipdp„ Q|f lp¡hp\u s¡ g\qX$ep„ Mpsp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ spmy„ Mp¡gu iL$sp¡ _lp¡sp¡.
A¡hpdp„ A¡_p A¡L$ `X$p¡iu cpC Ðep„ Apìep A_¡ bp¡ëep, ""gphp¡, sd_¡ spmy„ Mp¡ghpdp„ dv$v$ L$fy„!''
ifpbu L$l¡, ""spmy„ sp¡ Ås¡ S> Mp¡gui, `Z sd¡ dpfy„ dL$p_ `L$X$u fpMp¡ _¡! dL$p_ M|b X$p¡gu füy„ R>¡.''
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S>fp `¥kp NZu gJ
A¡L$ hl¡dugp ÅqX$ep v$v$}_¡ Ap¡`f¡i_ dpV¡$ X$p¡¼V$f¡ V¡$bg D`f k|C S>hp L$üy„.
v$v$}A¡ sfs S> rMõkpdp„\u `pL$uV$ L$pY$éy„.
X$p¡¼V$f bp¡ëep : ""A¡_u Dsphm _\u, Ap¡`f¡i_ `Ðep `R>u Ap`Å¡ _¡!''
""lz„ sd_¡ au _\u Ap`u füp¡... sd¡ d_¡ ¼gp¡fp¡ap¡d ky„OpX$p¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ dpfu `pk¡_p `¥kp NZu g¡hp dpNy„ Ry>„...!'' ÅqX$ep v$v$}A¡ L$üy„.
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cNhp__p¡ Apcpf
A¡L$ S>NpA¡ fpls a„X$ dpV¡$_u kcp Np¡W$hpC lsu. h¼spA¡ DÐkpldp„ Aphu_¡ L$üy„ : ""lh¡ lz„ \¡gu dp¡L$gy„ Ry>„. Ap` s¡dp„ i[¼s dyS>b klpe_u fL$d _pMÅ¡...!''
Äepf¡ dp¡X¡$\u \¡gu Mpgu S> `pR>u afu, Ðepf¡ h¼sp bp¡ëep : ""lz„ cNhp__p¡ Apcpf dp_y„ Ry>„ L¡$ d_¡ dpfu Mpgu \¡gu sp¡ l¡dM¡d `pR>u dmu!''
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A¡ S> sp¡ Mbf _\u `X$su
A¡L$ cpC âhQ_ lp¡gdp„\u blpf _uL$þep. s¡d_¡ L$p¡CL¡$ `|R¹>ey„, ""A„v$f L$p¡C L$pe®¾$d R>¡?''
""lp, A¡L$ _¡sp âhQ_ L$f¡ R>¡.''
""L$ep rhje D`f?''
""A¡_u S> sp¡ Mbf _\u `X$su...!'' `¡gp cpCA¡ dp¡Vy„$ bNpky„ Mpsp„ L$üy„.
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Adpf¡ v|$f_u kNpC
""sd¡ agpZp cpC_¡ Ap¡mMp¡ R>p¡?''
""lp... A¡ Adpfp v|$f_p kNp \pe R>¡. Ad¡ ApW$ cpCbl¡_ R>uA¡. lz„ `l¡gp¡ A_¡ A¡ cpC ApW$dp R>¡!''
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dL$p_ buSy>„ _l] dm¡ lp¢!
A¡L$ hMs _V$MV$ _usp cpX$p_y„ _hy„ dL$p_ Å¡hp NC. dL$p_ Å¡ep `R>u A¡Z¡ L$üy„, ""d_¡ sp¡ dL$p_ Nçey„ R>¡, `Z dpfp `rs Aphu_¡ Å¡C g¡... A_¡ A¡d_¡ Ndu Åe sp¡... _½$u L$fu gCA¡.''
""Sy>Ap¡ bl¡_, Ap S>dp_pdp„ `rs sp¡ buÅ¡ dmu S>i¡, `Z dL$p_ buSy>„ _l] dm¡, kdÄep„?''
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Np„X$p_y„ lpõe
r\e¡V$fdp„ rk_¡dp Qpgy lsy„. A¡L$ L$fyZ ku_ hMs¡ `Z A¡L$ â¡nL$ MX$MX$pV$ lksp¡ lsp¡. A¡V$g¡ bpSy>dp„ b¡W$¡gp Q„vy$ QV$`V¡$ s¡_¡ L$üy„, ""epf L$dpg R>p¡, sd¡ sp¡! L$fyZ ku_ hMs¡e sd_¡ lkhy„ Aph¡ R>¡?''
""_p f¡, lz„ L„$C ku_ Å¡C_¡ _\u lksp¡. lz„ sp¡ A¡V$g¡ lky„ Ry>„ L¡$ lz„ Np„X$p_u
lp¡[õ`V$gdp„\u cpNu_¡ Apìep¡ Ry>„ A¡ hps_u, A¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ ÅZ \i¡ Ðepf¡ s¡d_u lpgs L¡$hu \i¡!''
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Ap`_u hps `Z kpQu
A¡L$ `rs-`Ð_u R|>V$pR>¡X$p g¡hp dpNsp„ lsp„. `Ð_uA¡ L$üy„, ""dpfp `rs d_¡ M|b _afs L$f¡ R>¡. dp¡X$u fps ky^u blpf ¼gbdp„ fMX¡$ R>¡. d_¡ A¡L$ ìe[¼s sfuL¡$ S>fpe dp_ Ap`sp _\u. lz„ s¡d_u kp\¡ iu fus¡ flu iLy„$?''
kp„cm_pf¡ L$üy„, ""Ap`_u hps kpQu R>¡.''
`rsA¡ `p¡sp_u fS|>Aps L$fsp„ L$üy„, ""Mf¡Mf sp¡ dpfu `Ð_u_¡ S> dpfp dpV¡$ â¡d _\u. ApMp¡ qv$hk `pX$p¡iZp¡ kp\¡ Nà`p„ dpfsu b¡W$u lp¡e R>¡. S>dhp_p kde¡ fkp¡C L$fsu _\u A_¡ lp¡V¡$gdp„ S>hp_u lW$ L$f¡ R>¡. dpfy„ kÞdp_ S>fpe Åmhsu _\u. lz„ S> A¡_p\u Ópku Nep¡ Ry>„.''
kp„cm_pf bp¡ëep¡, ""Ap`_u hps kpQu R>¡.''
Ðep„ S> A¡L$ S>Z b¡W¡$gp¡ lsp¡ s¡ hÃQ¡ bp¡ëep¡, ""kpl¡b! b„_¡ S>Z_u hps kp„cmu_¡ Ap` L$lp¡ R>p¡ L¡$ b„_¡_u hps kpQu, `Z A¡hy„ sp¡ i¼e S> _ lp¡e... A¡ b¡dp„\u L$p¡C A¡L$ ìe[¼s sp¡ Mp¡V$u lp¡e S>...''
kp„cm_pf bp¡ëep¡, ""Ap`_u hps `Z kpQu R>¡!''
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flõe kdÅC Ney„!
A¡L$ `ÓL$pf A¡L$ DÛp¡N`rs_u dygpL$ps¡ Nep. `ÓL$pf¡ khpg L$ep£, "sd¡ iê$Apsdp„ sp¡ kph kp^pfZ [õ\rs_p lsp, s¡dp„\u ApV$gp dp¡V$p DÛp¡N`rs A_¡ L$fp¡X$`rs iu fus¡ b_u i¼ep?'
"cpC, A¡ hps `pR>m A¡L$ gp„bu L$lp_u R>¡. A¡ L$lp_u L$l¡sp„ L$gpL$-v$p¡Y$ L$gpL$ husu S>i¡... Ðep„ ky^u Ap gpBV$_u S>ê$f _\u... dpV¡$ Aphp¡, Ap`Z¡ gpBV$ b„^ L$fu_¡ S> hps L$fuA¡...!'
"fl¡hp v$p¡ kpl¡b, sdpfu A¡ gp„bu L$lp_u_p¡ kpfp„i lz„ rbgLy$g kdÆ Nep¡ Ry>„.' `ÓL$pf¡ L$üy„.
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h^y _l], a¼s kp¡ ê$r`ep!
"dçdu, sy„ L$pg¡ `pX$p¡iZ_¡ L$l¡su lsu L¡$ dpfp¡ v$uL$fp¡ sp¡ gpM ê$r`ep_p¡ R>¡...'
"lp, s¡ A¡ sp¡ sy„ R>¡ S> _¡!'
"sp¡ dçdu, A¡dp„\u d_¡ AÐepf¡ kp¡ ê$r`ep Ap`_¡!'
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sd¡ b„^ L$fp¡ sp¡ kpfy„!
A¡L$ cpC s¡d_p L$p¡C õhS>__u `pV$}dp„ Ne¡gp. Ðep„ r`ep_p¡ `f ¼ep„e ky^u ÅsÅs_u sS>® hNpX$sp füp.
dl¡dp_p¡ Ópku Nep.
blz hpf ky^u r`ep_p¡ `f lp\ AS>dpìep `R>u `¡gp cpCA¡ dl¡dp_p¡_¡ L$üy„$, "sd¡ AÐepf ky^u dpfp¡ r`ep_p¡ kp„cþep¡ s¡ D`f\u sd_¡ ¿epg Aphu Nep¡ li¡ L¡ lz„ L$p¡C `Z sS>® hNpX$u iLy„$ Ry>„ A_¡ r`ep_p¡ rhi¡ L$„C `Z L$lu iLy„$ Ry>„... sdpf¡ d_¡ r`ep_p¡ rhi¡ L$p¡C khpg `|R>hp¡ R>¡?'
"sd¡ r`ep_p¡ hNpX$hp_y„ b„^ L$fu iL$p¡?' A¡L$ S>Z¡ `|R¹>ey„.
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L$p„C kdÄep¡?
A¡L$ dlpie A¡L$ lp¡V¡$gdp„ Nep A_¡ Ðep„_p h¡BV$f_¡ huk ê$r`ep_u _p¡V$ Ap`u_¡ L$üy„ : ApS>¡ kp„S>¡ lz„ dpfu `Ð_u kp\¡ Ap lp¡V¡$gdp„ Aphy„ Ðepf¡ spf¡ dpfy„ A¡L$ L$pd L$fhp_y„ R>¡.
huk ê$r`ep_u _p¡V$ rMõkpdp„ kfL$phsp„ h¡BV$f¡ L$üy„ : kdÆ Nep¡, i¡W$! Ap`_p dpV¡$ A¡L$ V¡$bg Mpgu fpMui.
dlpie¡ L$üy„ : _p, _p! spf¡ blpf Aphu_¡ Ad_¡ L$lu v¡$hp_y„ L¡$, ""kp¡fu i¡W$! ApS>¡ L$p¡C V¡$bg Mpgu _\u,'' kdÄep¡?
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`Ð_u_¡ `|R>hy„ `X$i¡
""kpl¡b! dpfu `Ð_uA¡ L$üy„ R>¡ L¡$ sdpfp bp¡k `pk¡ `Npfh^pfp_u dpNZu L$fÅ¡... sd¡ d_¡ `Npf h^pfu Ap`ip¡ _¡?''
""cg¡, lz„ dpfu `Ð_u_¡ `|R>u_¡ Aphsu L$pg¡ sd_¡ S>hpb Ap`ui!''
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L$g L$u bps
""_usp, sy„ S>çep `R>u dp¢ L¡$d kpa _\u L$fsu? spfp dp¢ D`f Å¡C_¡ L$lu iL$pe L¡$ sy„ ApS>¡ v$l]hX$p„ MpC_¡ Aphu R>¡...!''
""Mp¡Vy„$...''
""sp¡ s¢ v$l]hX$p„ _\u Mp^p„?''
""_p! A¡ sp¡ d¢ NC L$pg¡ Mp^p„ lsp„!'' _usp _V$MV$ bp¡gu.
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h^y A¡L$ sL$ v¡$hu lsu_¡!
""sd¡ Ap`Zp X²$pBhf_¡ R|>V$p¡ L$fu v$u^p¡?''
""lp...''
""L¡$d?''
""ldZp„ ldZp„\u A¡ A¡V$gy„ Mfpb X²$pBthN L$fsp¡ lsp¡ L¡$... `p„Q hMs sp¡ lz„ dfsp„ dfsp„ dp„X$ bÃep¡ Ry>„...!''
""Ap¡l X$prg¯N...! A¡dp„ iy„? rbQpfp_¡ A¡L$ sL$ h^y Ap`hu lsu_¡?''
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L$v$u A¡V$gy„ lõep¡ R>¡ L¡$...
""bp¡g Q„vy$, sy„ L$v$ue A¡V$gy„ b^y„ lõep¡ R>¡ Mfp¡ L¡$ spfu Ap„Mp¡dp„\u Ap„ky EcfpC Apìep„ lp¡e...?''
""lp...''
""¼epf¡?''
""A¡L$ hMs dpfp c|Np¡m_p rinL$ V¡$bg D`f QX¡$gp A_¡ `R>u A¡L$pA¡L$ NbX$u `X$ép... A¡ Å¡C_¡ lz„ MX$MX$pV$ lku `X$ép¡. dpfp rinL$ d_¡ lksp¡ Å¡C Nep... _¡ `R>u A¡dZ¡ dpfu Ap„Mp¡dp„\u Ap„ky R>gL$phu v$u^¡gp„!''
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d|„ThZ sp¡ buÆ R>¡...!
A¡L$ cygL$Zp âp¡a¡kf f¡gh¡dp„ dykpafu L$fsp lsp.
fõspdp„ qV$qL$V$Q¡L$f Apìep¡. âp¡a¡kf¡ `p¡sp_p„ rMõkp„ a„ap¡khp dp„X$ép„, `Z qV$qL$V$ _ dmu.
qV$qL$V$Q¡L$f_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ âp¡a¡kf R>¡ sp¡ kÄS>_... qV$qL$V$ ApX$uAhmu ¼ep„e dyL$pC NC gpN¡ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ A¡Z¡ gpNZu\u L$üy„, ""L„$C hp„^p¡ _l]. `R>u_y„ õV¡$i_ Aphi¡ Ðepf¡ lz„ sdpfu qV$qL$V$ Q¡L$ L$fhp Aphui. Ðep„ ky^u ip¡^u fpMÅ¡...''
""Af¡, kpl¡b! dpfu d|„ThZ sp¡ buÆ R>¡...! qV$qL$V$ _l] S>X¡$ sp¡ dpf¡ L$ep Npd¡ S>hp_y„ R>¡ A¡ d_¡ L$p¡Z epv$ L$fphi¡...?''
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bpgbÃQp„ L¡$d R>¡?
""Ap¡lp¡, d_lfcpC! sdpfp„ bpgbÃQp„ L¡$d R>¡...?''
""bpg dpfp dp\pdp„ R>¡, _¡ bÃQp„ A¡d_p dpdp_¡ O¡f Nep„ R>¡...''
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`l¡gp„ õ`ô$ L$fp¡...
""bp¡g Q„vy$, A¡L$ ìeq¼s_p¡ S>Þd 1945dp„ \ep¡ lsp¡, sp¡ AÐepf¡ A¡_u Jdf L¡$V$gu \C NZpe?''
""kpl¡b, `l¡gp„ A¡ sp¡ õ`ô$ L$fp¡ L¡$ ìe[¼s ÷u R>¡ L¡$ `yfyj?''
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ANpD_u Å¡¼k
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„...!