OZu hpf d_¡ A¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ gp¡L$p¡_p„ d_ kpQhu_¡ fl¡hy„ A¡ blz dyíL¡$g L$pd R>¡. gp¡L$p¡_u hÃQ¡, gp¡L$p¡_u kp\¡ Ap`Z¡ kss fl¡hp_y„ R>¡ A_¡ gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ L¡$hp„ L¡$hp„ lp¡e! c¼s L$rh sygkuv$pkÆ_p iåv$p¡dp„ L$luA¡ sp¡ "sygku, Bk k„kpf d¢ cps cps L¡$ gp¡N.' Aphp cpsuNm gp¡L$d¡mpdp„ L$p¡C_y„ d_ _ vy$cpe A¡_u L$pmÆ fpMu_¡ fl¡hy„ A¡ Ai¼e S>¡V$gy„ L$`fy„ R>¡. S>¡Z¡ `p¡s¡ L$v$u d_vy$:M _ h¡W$éy„ lp¡e A_¡ S>¡Z¡ ¼epf¡e L$p¡C_y„ qv$g AÅZsp„e¡ _ vy$cpìey„ lp¡e A¡hp dpZkp¡ Ap vy$r_epdp„ dmhp Ai¼e S>. blz L$pmÆ fpMhp R>sp„ Ap`Zp„ hpZu L¡$ hs®_\u L$p¡C_y„ d_ vy$cpC Åe s¡hy„ L$epf¡L$ sp¡ b_hp_y„ S>. L$p¡_y„ d_ ¼epf¡, iu bpbs `f vy$cpC S>i¡ A¡_u ApNplu \C iL$su _\u.

d_¡ `Qpk\u h^y hjp£ `l¡gp„_p¡ A¡L$ A_ych kp„cf¡ R>¡. rdÓp¡_u dl¡qag Ådu lsu. rdÓp¡dp„ A¡L$ kdp_ sÒh lsy„ A_¡ s¡ A¡ L¡$ Ad_¡ b^p_¡ qaëdu Nusp¡_p¡ M|b ip¡M lsp¡. A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ Nusp¡ Nhpsp„ lsp„. Ad¡ b^p A¡ Nusp¡_p fkdp„ sfbp¡m lsp. A¡L$ Ars F>Sy>ùv$eu rdÓ¡ A¡L$ kyÞv$f Nus D`pX$éy„. A¡ Nusdp„ A¡L$ blz AOfp¡ `Z A¡V$gp¡ S> kyÞv$f Apgp` Aphsp¡ lsp¡. `¡gp rdÓ¡ A¡hp¡ sp¡ lwblw A¡ Apgp` Npep¡ L¡$ b^p MyiMyi \C Nep. lz„ `Z dpfp¡ Ap_Þv$ fp¡L$u _ i¼ep¡. dpfp A¡ `pfphpf Ap_Þv$_u Arcìe[¼s ê$`¡ lz„ MX$MX$pV$ lku `X$ép¡! \C füy„! dpfp A¡ lpõe_u L$ë`u `Z _lp¡su s¡hu dpW$u Akf `¡gp rdÓ `f `X$u! s¡Z¡ dp_u gu^y„ L¡$ s¡Z¡ Npe¡gp Nus_u W$Ì$p-díL$fu L$fhp dpV¡$ lz„ lõep¡ lsp¡! rdÓ¡ sÐL$pm Nphp_y„ b„^ L$fu v$u^y„. s¡ fX$dk \C Nep¡. s¡_p Ql¡fp `f s¡_p d_vy$:M_u õ`ô$ Akf A„L$pC NC.

dpfp\u iu c|g \C NC lsu s¡_u d_¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ kdS> S> _ `X$u. blz `|R>`fR> L$fu Ðepf¡ rdÓ¡ `p¡sp_p d_vy$:M_p L$pfZ_u õ`ô$sp L$fsp„ L$üy„ : "d¢ Npey„ A_¡ sd¡ lõep! sd¡ dpfu díL$fu L$fu! sd¡ Aphu fus¡ hs®ip¡ s¡d d¢ ^pey¯ _ lsy„.' lz„ õså^ \C Nep¡. rdÓ_p Nus_u r_sp„s âi„kp_p cph¡ lz„ lõep¡, `Z s¡_y„ Aphy„ A\®OV$_? d¢ blz blz MygpkpAp¡ L$ep®, hpf„hpf dpau dpNu, `Z ìe\®! rdÓ_p vy$cpe¡gp d__¡ L$m _ hmu. dl¡qag qhM¡fpC NC. d_¡ OZp¡ `õsphp¡ \ep¡. d_dp„ L¡$ rQÑdp„e¡ _l] sp¡e¡ A¡L$ hlpgp rdÓ_y„ d_ d¢ vy$cphu v$u^y„! `Z lh¡ s¡_p¡ L$ip¡ BgpS> _lp¡sp¡. R|>V¡$gp suf A_¡ DÃQpfpe¡gp iåv$_¡ `pR>p„ hpmu iL$psp„ _\u. \p¡X$p qv$hkp¡ `R>u afu\u d¥Óuk„b„^p¡ õ\`pC Nep, `Z lz„ bp¡^`pW$ iu¿ep¡. Ap`Zp cph_u Arcìe[¼s blz AgN sfu Aph¡ A¡hu, A¡L$v$d Qugp blpf_u _ lp¡hu Å¡CA¡!

Ål¡fdp„, kdyv$pedp„ hs®hp_p `Z Qp¡½$k ArgrMs r_edp¡ lp¡e R>¡. Ap`Z¡ Ap`Zp Ofdp„ õhS>_p¡_u kp\¡ S>¡ fus¡ hs}A¡ R>uA¡ s¡ fus¡ Ap¡qak_p Ap`Zp klL$d®QpfuAp¡ kp\¡ hs®sp lp¡sp _\u. Ly$Vy„$bdp„ `Z Ap`Z¡ `Ð_u kp\¡ A¡L$ fus¡, bpmL$p¡ kp\¡ buÆ fus¡, hX$ugp¡ kp\¡ hmu Sy>v$u S> fus¡ hs}A¡ R>uA¡. L$p¡CL$ tQsL¡$ L$üy„ R>¡ L¡$ L$p¡C dpZk s¡_p„ klz\u r_L$V$_p„ õhS>_p¡_u kp\¡ L$C fus¡ hs£ R>¡ s¡_p `f\u s¡_p Akg õhcph_u kpQu `fM \C iL¡$ R>¡. `X$p¡i_u ÷u kp\¡ rh_e`|h®L$ hs®sp¡ `yfyj s¡_u `Ð_u_¡ hps¡ hps¡ Dspfu _pMsp¡ lp¡e s¡ Ai¼e _\u! ê$`pmu rdÓ`Ð_u_p„ bpmL$p¡ `f L$pfZ-AL$pfZ hlpg hfkphsp¡ `yfyj `p¡sp_p„ bpmL$p¡ kp\¡ \à`X$ A_¡ Npm_u cpjp\u hs®sp¡ lp¡e s¡d b_u iL¡$!

Ap`Z¡ klz Ap¡R>¡h^s¡ A„i¡ fpNÜ¡j_p„ `|smp„ S>¡hp dpZkp¡ R>uA¡. hlpgp„-v$hgp„_p hgZ_¡ Ap`Z¡ khp¯i¡ ÐeÆ iL$sp _\u. L$p¡CL$ Ap`Z_¡ Nd¡ R>¡, L$p¡CL$ _\u Ndsy„. L$iy„L$ Ap`Z_¡ Nd¡ R>¡, L$iy„L$ _\u Ndsy„. âeÐ_p¡ L$fhp R>sp„ Ap`Z¡ Ap`Zp Ndp-AZNdp `|f¡`|fp Ry>`phu `Z iL$sp _\u. Ly$v$fs_p¡ L„$CL$ AL$m r_ed R>¡ L¡$ dpZk_¡ S>¡ ìe[¼s Nd¡ R>¡ s¡_y„ b^y„ S> Nd¡ R>¡, S>¡ _\u Ndsu s¡_y„ L$iy„ S> _\u Ndsy„! _bmpC, dep®v$p, i[¼s, NyZ- b^y„ b^pdp„ lp¡e S>, `f„sy A¡L$ hpf Ndp-AZNdp_u v$uhpgp¡ b„^pC Åe `R>u rhh¡L$byqÙ Ly„$qW$s \su Åe R>¡.

d_Ndsu ìe[¼s_u dep®v$pAp¡ sfa Ap`Z¡ Ap„M ApX$p L$p_ L$fuA¡ R>uA¡ A_¡ AZNdsu ìe[¼s_p fpC S>¡hX$p v$p¡j_¡ `h®s_y„ ê$` Ap`u v$CA¡ R>uA¡. Ap Ap`Zp ArcN°lp¡ A_¡ `|h®N°lp¡ R>¡. s¡dp„\u `n`ps, c¡v$cph, "S>dZp¡ lp\ dp¢ cZu hm¡' S>¡hy„ hgZ `¡v$p \pe R>¡. `n`ps AÞepe_¡ S>Þd Ap`¡ R>¡. hpf„hpf_p AÞepep¡ rhfp¡^cph âNV$ph¡ R>¡. suh° rhfp¡^cph iÓysp_y„ kS>®_ L$f¡ R>¡. Äep„ iÓycph O|„V$pe Ðep„\u bp`X$u d¥Óu dyÌ$uAp¡ hpmu_¡ _pku R|>V¡$ R>¡. d¥Óu rh_p_y„ d_yóeÆh_ A¡V$g¡ kyN„^ rh_p_y„ `yó`.

Ap_p¡ A\® A¡ L¡$ dpZk¡ buÆ ìe[¼sAp¡ âÐe¡ blz suh° fpNÜ¡j _ k¡hhp A_¡ L$v$prQs d_dp„ fpNÜ¡j b„^pep lp¡e sp¡ s¡_¡ Ap¡Npmu _pMhp d\hy„. R>sp„ Å¡ fpNÜ¡j _ id¡ sp¡ L$ddp„ L$d s¡ hpZuhs®_dp„ _ Esf¡ s¡_u i¼e A¡V$gu L$pmÆ fpMhu. Apd L$fhp S>sp„ L$v$uL$ v„$c ApQfhp¡ `X¡$ sp¡ s¡_¡ kü A_¡ nçe g¡Mhp¡. L¡$d L¡$ AZNdp_u Arcìe[¼s L$fsp„ \p¡X$p¡ \p¡X$p¡ v„$c ApQfu gC hps_y„ hs¡kf \sy„ AV$pL$phhy„ kpfy„.

vy$r_epdp„ Apìep R>uA¡ A_¡ dpZkp¡_u hÃQ¡ ÆhuA¡ R>uA¡. ¼epf¡L$ _¡ ¼epf¡L$ AÅZsp„e L$p¡CL$_y„ d_ vy$cphu v¡$hpdp„\u A_¡ L$p¡CL$¡ Ap`Zp vy$cph¡gp d__u `uX$pdp„\u k„`|Z®`Z¡ Argàs fl¡hy„ s¡ sp¡ Ai¼e S> R>¡. Ap_p„ bp¡S>, X$„$M A_¡ h¡v$_p_p¡ A¡L$ S> D`pe R>¡ : Ars ìep`L$ A_¡ kpQqv$g ndpcph.

"Ap`Z¡ klz' rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ hp„Qhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?