rblpdZp vy$L$pm hÃQ¡ `Z fpS>kdqY$epmp_p„ M¡sf gugp„R>d R>¡. kp¥fpô²$_p Ap _p_L$X$p Npd¡ S>mk„Qe n¡Ó¡ A¡L$ ¾$p[ÞsL$pfu ip¡^ L$fu R>¡. rhop_, c|Np¡m, c|õsfip÷_p¡ kdÞhe kp^u s¡dZ¡ A¡hu V¡$[¼_L$ rhL$kphu R>¡ L¡$ r_óZpsp¡ `Z dp¢dp„ Ap„Nmp„ _pMu Åe. ApMp¡ v¡$i Ap `Ùrs_p¡ D`ep¡N L$f¡ sp¡ S>mkdõep OZp A„i¡ lg \C iL¡$ A¡d R>¡...

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fpS>kdqY$epmp_u ApS>_u `qf[õ\rs Å¡CA¡ sp¡ Mf¡Mf L$p¡C QdÐL$pf Å¡sp„ lp¡CA¡ A¡hy„ gpN¡. A_¡ s¡_y„ L$pfZ R>¡ "X$pB¼k A¡¼õL¡$h¡i_' _pd_u _hsf `Ùrs. ApS>¡ kp¥fpô²$ ApMy„ Q¡L$X¡$dp¡_p MX$L$gp L$fu rh_pi_p dpN£ S>C füy„ R>¡ Ðepf¡ fpS>kdqY$epmp_p kf`„Q lfv¡$htkl ÅX¡$ÅA¡ Ap ¾$p[ÞsL$pfu `Ùrs ip¡^u L$pY$u R>¡. fpS>kdqY$epmpA¡ s\p lfv¡$htkl ÅX¡$ÅA¡ Ap V¡$[¼_L$_p¡ D`ep¡N L¡$hu fus¡ L$ep£ A_¡ s¡_p„ am L¡$hp„ dþep„ A¡ ÅZsp„ `l¡gp„ Ap `Ùrs rhi¡ ÅZu g¡hy„ S>ê$fu R>¡.

"X$pB¼k A¡¼õL¡$h¡i_' A¡V$g¡ S>du_dp„ `X¡$gu rsfpX$_y„ DÐM__. `Z A¡ rsfpX$ L¡$hu lp¡e? ^fsuL„$`_¡ L$pfZ¡ S>du_dp„ lÅfp¡ awV$ `lp¡mu, lÅfp¡ awV$ gp„bu A_¡ lÅfp¡ awV$ KX$u rsfpX$p¡ `X$u iL¡$ R>¡. Aphu rsfpX$p¡ `©Õhu_p gNcN v$f¡L$ âv¡$ip¡dp„ lp¡e R>¡, `Z s¡ _fu Ap„M¡ v¡$Mpsu _\u. k¢L$X$p¡, lÅfp¡ L¡$ gpMp¡ hjp£ `l¡gp„ \e¡gp ^fsuL„$`_¡ L$pfZ¡ `X¡$gu Ap rsfpX$p¡ `f L$pm¾$d¡ ^|m, dpV$u A_¡ L$p„L$fp_y„ AphfZ `\fpC Ney„ lp¡e R>¡. Ap`Z¡ Aphu rsfpX$ `f Ecp lp¡CA¡ sp¡ `Z s¡_p¡ A„v$pS> _ Aphu iL¡$. Ap âL$pf_u rsfpX$_¡ "X$pB¼k' L$l¡hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. lh¡ L$ë`_p L$fu gp¡ L¡$ A¡L$ b¡fg R>¡, s¡dp„ Äep„Ðep„ k¢L$X$p¡ rR>Öp¡ `X¡$gp„ R>¡, s¡dp„ R>gp¡R>g `pZu cfhpdp„ Aph¡ sp¡ iy„ \pe? b¡fg_u v$k¡ qv$ipdp„\u `pZu_u r`QL$pfu R|>V$hp dpX¡$. "X$pB¼k'_y„ `Z Aphy„ S> R>¡. S>du_dp„-c|Nc®dp„ "X$pB¼k'dp„\u lÅfp¡ ipMpAp¡ awV$su lp¡e R>¡. Ap`Z¡ s¡_¡ "`pspm TfZp' sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMphu iL$uA¡. L$p¡C TfÏ„ v$rnZ sfa S>sy„ lp¡e sp¡ L$p¡C `|h® sfa S>sy„ lp¡e. V|„$L$dp„ L$luA¡ sp¡ "X$pB¼k' A¡V$g¡ c|Nc®dp„ fl¡gp¡ A¡L$ dlpL$pe X¡$d, A_¡ A¡ X¡$ddp„\u L¡$_pgp¡ `Z _uL$m¡ R>¡. `f„sy Ap "X¡$d' dp¡V$p cpN¡ k|L$p¡ lp¡e R>¡. L¡$d L¡$ "X$pB¼k'_y„ dyM dp¡V$p cpN¡ KQpZhpmp cpN `f lp¡e R>¡. `qfZpd¡ hfkpv$_y„ `pZu s¡_u A„v$f Esfsy„ S> _\u. fpS>kdqY$epmpdp„ `Z A¡hy„ S> lsy„.

fpS>kdqY$epmp_p kf`„Q lfv¡$htkl ÅX¡$ÅA¡ "X$pB¼k' rhi¡ hp„Ãey„ lsy„. A¡L$ qv$hk AQp_L$ s¡d_p qv$dpNdp„ õ`pL®$ \ep¡- "X$pB¼k'_p¡ D`ep¡N X„$L$u-L|$hp qfQprS>¯N dpV¡$ A_¡ sm kd©Ù L$fhp dpV¡$ \pe sp¡ L¡$hy„? lfv¡$htkl ÅX¡$Å Apd `Z q¾$e¡qV$h dpZk R>¡. s¡d_y„ fpS>kdqY$epmp Npd kp¥fpô²$_y„ A¡L$ Apv$i® Npd NZpe R>¡. "X$pB¼k'_p¡ D`ep¡N L$fhp dpV¡$_y„ `Z lfv¡$htkl¡ buXy„$ TX$`u gu^y„. A¡dZ¡ kp¥â\d sp¡ `p¡sp_u NpdW$u k|T hX¡$ "X$pB¼k' ip¡^hp_y„ Qpgy L$ey¯. S>du__p S>¡ cpNdp„ Aphu rsfpX$ Ry>`pe¡gu lp¡e Ðep„_p `Õ\f A¡L$v$d rhriô$ âL$pf_p lp¡e R>¡, `pfMy„ Ap„Mp¡ Ap r_ip_u_¡ Ap¡mMu iL¡$. lfv¡$htkl L$l¡ R>¡, ""X$pB¼k Ad¡ gNcN ip¡^u S> gu^u lsu, `f„sy L$pd A¡L$v$d _½$f L$fhp dpNsp lsp s¡\u Ad¡ D`N°l Üpfp fpS>kdqY$epmp_p Mpk âL$pf_p ap¡V$p¡N°pãk g¡hX$pìep. Ap skhufp¡dp„ A¡L$ "X$pBL$' õ`ô$ v¡$Mpsu lsu. S>¡_u c|Nc®dp„ g„bpC `p„Q qL$gp¡duV$f lsu, KX$pC v$p¡Y¡$L$ lÅf awV$ lsu. A¡dp„\u k¢L$X$p¡ "`pspm TfZp„' awV¡$ R>¡ A¡ `Z r`¼Qfdp„ v¡$Mpsy„ lsy„. `Z k¡V¡$gpBV$ skhufp¡dp„ v¡$Mpsu buÆ A¡L$ lL$uL$s_p L$pfZ¡ kl¡S> tQsp \C Åe A¡d lsy„. A¡ "X$pBL$'_y„ dyM Npd_p g¡hg L$fsp„ gNcN 5\u 6 duV$f KQpC `f lsy„. `Z A¡L$ kpfu hps A¡ ÅZhp dmu L¡$ Npddp„ hl¡su _v$u A_¡ "X$pBL$' hÃQ¡ a¼s ApW$v$k awV$ `lp¡mu A¡hu A¡L$ _½$f rigp lsu.''

hfkpv$u `pZu_¡ X$pBL$_u A„v$f Dspfhy„ lp¡e sp¡ _v$u_p g¡hg L$fsp„ X$pBL$_y„ g¡hg _uQy„ lp¡hy„ Å¡CA¡. fpS>kdqY$epmp_u âÅA¡ A_¡ lfv¡$htkl ÅX¡$ÅA¡ X$pBL$_y„ g¡hg _uQy„ gphhp dpV¡$ îdeo Apf„c L$ep£. _v$u A_¡ X$pBL$ hÃQ¡ fl¡gu _½$f rigp_¡ `Z sp¡X$hp_u lsu. N°pdS>_p¡A¡ ÓZ drl_p ky^u L$W$p¡f dl¡_s L$fu. 1997_p A„s cpNdp„ lfv¡$htkl ÅX¡$ÅA¡ Ap A„N¡_u L$pdNufu iê$ L$fu lsu A_¡ 1998_p Qp¡dpkp ANpD _v$u A_¡ X$pBL$ hÃQ¡_p _½$f MX$L$_p Q|fp \C Nep lsp, X$pBL$_y„ g¡hg _v$u_p g¡hg L$fsp„ _uQ¡ Aphu Ney„ lsy„, X$pBL$_y„ dyM M|gu Ney„ lsy„ A_¡ L$v$pQ fpS>kdqY$epmp krls Apk`pk_p„ Npdp¡_y„ qL$õds `Z M|gu Ney„ lsy„.

Qp¡dpky„ d„X$pey„. fpS>kdqY$epmp_u _v$udp„ OÏ„ `pZu Apìey„. b^y„ `pZu kX$kX$pV$ X$pBL$dp„ Esfhp gpÁey„. X$pBL$dp„\u awV$sp„ k|L$p„ TfZp„Ap¡dp„ `pZu `lp¢Ãey„ A_¡ Apk`pk_p Npd_p L|$hpAp¡dp„ A¡ kfhpZuê$`¡ `lp¢Qu Ney„. Qp¡dpky„ Esep® `R>u `Z Qpf-R> drl_p ky^u Ap Npdp¡_p L|$hpAp¡ fp¡S> R>gL$psp lsp. L|$hp afs¡ fl¡gu `pmu L|$v$u `pZu fõspAp¡ `f hl¡sy„ lsy„. sm A¡V$gu lv¡$ kpÅ„ \C Nep„ L¡$ `pZu_u ÅZ¡ f¡gdR>¡g \C NC. "X$pB¼k A¡¼õ¼h¡i_' âep¡N ky`frlV$ `yfhpf \ep¡. lfv¡$htkl ÅX¡$Å L$l¡ R>¡, ""A¡ kde¡ Adpfp Ap_„v$_u L$p¡C kudp _lp¡su. L|$hp qfQprS>¯N, X„$L$u qfQprS>¯N A_¡ Q¡L$X¡$dp¡_u r_f\®L$ ep¡S>_pAp¡\u Ad¡ \pL$u Nep lsp. lz„ L$iy„L$ A¡hy„ L$fhp dpNsp¡ lsp¡ S>¡dp„\u S>mkdõep_p¡ L$pedu DL¡$g dmu Åe. ApS>¡ lh¡ d_¡ A¡ dmu Nep¡ R>¡. L$d_kub¡ Nep hj£ sp¡ kf¡fpi hfkpv$_p¡ `Quk V$L$p hfkpv$ `Z _\u \ep¡, `Z Ap hj£ Å¡ hfkpv$ kpfp¡ \pe sp¡ sd¡ riepmpdp„ Nd¡ Ðepf¡ AphÅ¡. lz„ Q¡g¡ÞS> Ap`u_¡ L$lz„ Ry>„ L¡$ S>du_dp„ sd¡ rÓL$d_p a¼s Qpf Op dpfip¡ L¡$ sd_¡ `pZu v¡$Mpi¡. Adpfp Npddp„ dpZk v$k awV$_y„ Mp¡v$pZ L$f¡ L¡$ `pZu _uL$mhy„ Å¡CA¡ A¡hu Adpfu BÃR>p lsu, k`_y„ lsy„. Aphp vy$L$prmep hj®dp„ `Z `pZuâï_¡ dpfy„ Npd õhphg„bu füy„ R>¡. kp¥fpô²$_p v$f¡L$ Npddp„ `pZu `|fy„ `pX$hp dpV¡$ V¡$ÞL$f dp¡L$ghpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. lz„ dpfp Npddp„ V¡$ÞL$f_¡ âh¡ihp `Z v¡$sp¡ _\u. dpfp `p¡sp_p L|$hpdp„\u Npd_¡ v$ffp¡S> v$k lÅf rgV$f `pZu `|fy„ `pXy„$ Ry>„. bpL$u_p `pZu_p¡ `Z Adpfu `pk¡ õV$p¡L$ R>¡. Npddp„ `pZu_y„ V¡$ÞL$f Aph¡ A¡ sp¡ Adpfy„ A`dp_ L$l¡hpe.''

lfv¡$htkl ÅX¡$Å_u Aphu Mydpfu_p L$pfZ¡ S> "X$pB¼k A¡¼õL¡$h¡i_'_p¡ dyíL¡$g âp¡S>¡¼V$ kamsp`|h®L$ `pf `X$ép¡ R>¡. Ap L$pe® `pf `pX$hp_y„ kpdpÞe gp¡L$p¡_y„ NSy>„ _lp¡sy„. Ap âp¡S>¡¼V$_¡ L$C L¡$V¡$Nfu l¡W$m _pZpL$ue klpe Ap`hu A¡ `Z Np„^u_Nf_p S>mk„`rÑ rhcpN_p Ar^L$pfuAp¡_¡ kdÅsy„ _lp¡sy„. Ap`Z¡ Ðep„ S>¡_¡ Of¡X$ âdpZ¡_y„ ê$V$u_ L$pe® L$fhy„ lp¡e s¡_¡ sp¡ kfL$pfu klpe dmu fl¡ R>¡, `Z Ap L$pe® dpV¡$ kfL$pfu v$õsph¡Å¡ `f L$p¡C Å¡NhpC S> _lp¡su. lfv¡$htkl L$l¡ R>¡, ""Np„^u_Nfdp„ d¢ OZp Ar^L$pfuAp¡_¡ Ap rhi¡ kdÅìey„. L$p¡C S> dpfu hps kdÆ iL$sp _lp¡sp. v¡$idp„ Ap âL$pf_p¡ âep¡N ANpD L$p¡CA¡ L$ep£ _lp¡sp¡. L$p¡CA¡ L$ey¯ _ lp¡e A¡hy„ _hsf L$pe® A¡L$ _p_L$X$p Npd_p¡ kf`„Q L$fu iL¡$ A¡hy„ s¡Ap¡ õhuL$pfhp s¥epf _lp¡sp. A„s¡ rS>ëgp N°pd rhL$pk A¡S>Þku_p Ar^L$ krQh Aip¡L$ _pfpeZ_¡ Nm¡ dpfu hps Esfu NC. s¡dZ¡ fpS>L$p¡V$_u L$Q¡fu `f A¡L$ Mpk `Ó `pW$hu, `p¡sp_u S>hpbv$pfu `f Ad_¡ _pZpL$ue klpe Ap`hp_p¡ lzL$d L$ep£. `pZu`yfhW$p bp¡X®$_p Ar^L$ dy¿e krQh fp^pL$p„s rÓ`pW$u s\p c|sm S>mk„`rÑ r_Nd_p A¡d.A¡Q. `V¡$g¡ Ad_¡ ApMp âp¡S>¡¼V$dp„ M|b klpe L$fu. L$p¡C dp¡Vy„$ _pZpL$ue Å¡Md _lp¡sy„ `Z khpg Adpfu V¡$[¼_L$, r_óW$p A_¡ Apbê$_p¡ lsp¡. A_¡ A„s¡ Ad¡ A¡ L$pe® L$fu bspìey„.'' Ad¡ fpS>kdqY$epmp Npd_u dygpL$ps gu^u Ðepf¡ _ÆL$_p AqZepfp _pd_p Npd¡\u rihpcpC AL$bfu _pd_p kÄS>_ lfv¡$htkl_¡ dmhp Apìep lsp. ArZepfp Npd `Z Aphu ep¡S>_p L$fhp dpN¡ R>¡. rihpcpC AL$bfu hjp£\u S>mk„Qe_u âh©rÑ kp\¡ k„L$mpe¡gp R>¡, `Z "X$pB¼k A¡¼õL¡$h¡i_' s¡d_¡ kp¥\u L$pfNs `Ùrs gpN¡ R>¡. rihpcpC L$l¡ R>¡, ""bp`y (lfv¡$htkl)A¡ S>mk„Qe_u qv$ipdp„ A¡L$ _hp¡ S> dpN® Q]Ýep¡ R>¡. A¡d_u Ap ep¡S>_p_¡ L$pfZ¡ Adpfp Npd_p„ sm `Z kd©Ù b_u Nep„ R>¡.''

ApMy„ kp¥fpô²$ lh¡ "bp`yQ]Ýep' dpN£ Qpg¡ sp¡ S>mkdõep r_d|®m \C Åe A¡hy„ L$l¡hpdp„ Arsiep¡[¼s _l] NZpe! lfv¡$htkl L$l¡ R>¡, ""Q¡L$X¡$d `pR>m L$fp¡X$p¡ ê$r`ep MQp®ep R>¡, MQp®C füp R>¡. L|$hp qfQprS>¯N, X„$L$u qfQprS>¯N_u `f„`fpNs `Ùrs gNcN r_óam \hp `pdu R>¡. _d®v$p ep¡S>_p ¼epf¡ kpL$pf \pe A¡_p¡ sp¡ Myv$ kfL$pf_¡ `Z ¿epg _\u. L$ë`kf ep¡S>_p A¡L$ L$ë`_pdpÓ R>¡. s¡dp„ sL®$ rbgLy$g _\u. Q¡L$X¡$d\u L$ëepZ \hp_y„ _\u. Q¡L$X¡$d b_phhp dpV¡$ cp¥Np¡rgL$ `qf[õ\rs_p¡ Aæepk L$fhp¡ `X¡$. ApX¡$^X$ b„^pe¡gp Q¡L$X¡$d Å¡Mdu `yfhpf \C iL¡$ R>¡. kfL$pf AÐepf¡ kph Mp¡V$u qv$ipA¡ S>C flu R>¡. kX$p¡ S>dZp lp\dp„ lp¡e A_¡ X$p¡¼V$f X$pbp¡ lp\ L$p`u _pM¡ sp¡? kfL$pf_y„ A¡hy„ S> R>¡. "X$pB¼k A¡¼õL¡$h¡i_'_u ep¡S>_p `pR>m Ad_¡ Ly$g `p¡Zp Qpf gpM êr`ep_p¡ MQ® Apìep¡. ApV$gp dpd|gu MQ£ ApS>¡ Adpfp Npd_u s\p Apk`pk_p„ OZp„b^p„ Npdp¡_u S>mkdõep DL¡$gpC NC R>¡. _d®v$p ep¡S>_p_p Ly$g MQ®_u a¼s AX$^u fL$d apmhhpdp„ Aph¡ sp¡ `Z lz„ v¡$i_p„ dp¡V$p cpN_p„ Npdp¡_¡ Ap V¡$[¼_L$ \L$u Apbpv$ L$fu iLy„$.''

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