AÐepf¡ sp¡ cpfsdp„ Qpf¡ bpSy>A¡ "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs?'_p¡ âï_ `yR>pC füp¡ R>¡. _p, Ap L$p¡C i¡fbÅf_p¡ dpdgp¡ _\u. Ap sp¡ V¡$rgrhT__u "õV$pf àgk' Q¡_g `f kàspldp„ Qpf qv$hk- kp¡d\u Nyfyhpf¡ fpÓ¡ _h\u v$k hpÁep ky^u fS|> \sp "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs?' _pd_p L$pe®¾$d_u hps R>¡. \p¡X$pL$ qv$hkp¡dp„ sp¡ Ap L$pe®¾$d gp¡L$râesp_¡ riMf¡ `lp¢Qu Nep¡ R>¡. s¡_p„ L$¡V$gp„L$ v¡$Musp„ L$pfZp¡ R>¡. "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs?'_y„ kp¥\u dp¡Vy„$ ApL$j®Z A¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡_y„ A¡ÞL$qf„N A¡L$ kde_p¡ d¡NpõV$pf Ardspc bÃQ_ L$f¡ R>¡. buSy>„ ApL$j®Z A¡ L¡$ s¡dp„ A¡L$ lÅf\u A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep ky^u_p„ fp¡L$X$ B_pdp¡ dmhp_u õ`^®L$p¡ dpV¡$ k„cph_p fl¡ R>¡. A_¡ AgbÑ, ÓuSy>„ ApL$j®Z R>¡, kdN° L$pe®¾$d_u "õV$pf àgk' Üpfp L$fpsu A¡L$v$d TpL$Tdpmcfu A_¡ l„Npd¡v$pf fS|>Aps. Apd sp¡ A¡ ìe[¼s_p kpdpÞe op_ (S>_fg _p¡g¡S>)_u L$kp¡V$u L$fsp¡ kp^pfZ [¼hT âp¡N°pd S> R>¡, `Z bÃQ_ A_¡ bç`f âpBrTk¡ s¡_¡ A¡¼õV²$p Ap¡qX®$_fu A_¡ s¡\u A¡L$v$d `p¡àeygf b_phu v$u^p¡ R>¡.

\p¡X$pL$ qv$hkp¡ `l¡gp„ fpÓ¡ khp v$k_¡ kydpf¡ dpfp Of_p ap¡__u O„V$X$u fZL$u. d¢ qfrkhf KQ¼ey„ A¡V$g¡ ap¡_ L$f_pf¡ `p¡sp_p„ _pd-W$pd Ap`u L$üy„ : "kpl¡b, ldZp„ S> V$uhu `f "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs?' âp¡N°pd d¢ Å¡ep¡. sd¡ `Z A¡ L$pe®¾$d Å¡sp lip¡. lz„ A_¡ dpfp rdÓp¡ BÃR>uA¡ R>uA¡ L¡$ sd¡ Ap L$pe®¾$ddp„ cpN gp¡. Ad_¡ Mpsfu R>¡ L¡$ sd¡ A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep_y„ B_pd Æsu_¡ S> Aphip¡. lz„ sdpfp¡ âi„kL$ Ry>„.'

d¢ ap¡_ L$f_pf cpC_p¡ Apcpf dp_u L$üy„ : "`Z rdÓ, d_¡ L$fp¡X$`rs b_hp_u S>fp`Z gpgkp S> _\u.'

"cg¡, R>sp„ sd¡ Ap L$pe®¾$ddp„ cpN sp¡ Ahíe gp¡. A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep dm¡ A_¡ s¡ sdpf¡ _ fpMhp lp¡e sp¡ s¡_y„ sdpfu BÃR>p A_ykpf v$p_ L$fu v¡$Å¡, `Z d_¡ Mpsfu R>¡ L¡$ sd¡ L$fp¡X$`rs b_ip¡ S>.'

dpfp d_dp„ L$ip¡ DÐkpl _ âNV$ép¡. Mfu hps sp¡ A¡ lsu L¡$ Ap ap¡_ Apìep¡ Ðep„ ky^u d¢ A¡ âp¡N°pd Å¡ep¡ S> _ lsp¡. AgbÑ, s¡_u OZu âi„kp kp„cmu lsu. R>¡hV¡$ by^hpf¡ fpÓ¡ _h\u v$k_p¡ kde apmìep¡. âp¡N°pd Å¡C_¡ `l¡gp¡ rhQpf A¡ Apìep¡ L¡$ Å¡ lz„ Ap L$pe®¾$ddp„ cpN gJ sp¡ A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ sp¡ _l], `Z huk-`Quk gpM ê$r`ep_y„ B_pd Æshp_p rbÞvy$ `e¯s sp¡ `lp¢Qu iLy„$! MpV$g¡ dp¡V$u Mp¡X$ L¡$ d_¡ A¡ fus¡ fpsp¡fps gM`rs b_u S>hp_u L$p¡C BÃR>p S> _\u! A¡ fus¡ Å¡CA¡ sp¡ ApS>_p S>dp_p_u Qpg L$fsp„ dpfu qv$ip Ahmu R>¡!

`Z d_¡ Mf¡Mfu r_fpip sp¡ Ardspc bÃQ_ rhi¡ E`Æ. h^pf¡ õ`ô$sp\u L$lz„ sp¡ d_¡ s¡_u v$ep Aphu. rlÞv$u qaëdp¡_p, b°p¡X$ õ¾$u__p A¡L$ S>dp_p_p Ap d¡NpõV$pf dlpf\u_¡ A¡L$ V$uhu âp¡N°pddp„ _ep® A¡ÞL$f `k®__u c|rdL$p cS>hhu `X¡$ s¡ sp¡ ÅZ¡ r`L$pkp¡ gpB_ bp¡X®$ Qusfhp b¡W$p¡ lp¡e s¡hy„ gpN¡!

"h¡gL$d b¡L$!' L¡$ "A¡L$ R>p¡V¡$ k¡ b°¡L$ L¡$ bpv$'_p„ `p¡`qV$ep„ hp¼ep¡ bp¡gsp rdÓ bÃQ_ A_¡ Adu_ kep_u hÃQ¡, sp¡ `R>u, a¡f L$ep„ füp¡? AgbÑ, Ardspc_u V$phqf„N `k®_prgV$u, AjpY$u hpv$m_u NS>®_p S>¡hp¡ s¡_p¡ AhpS>, ip`® â¡TÞk Ap¡a dpBÞX$ hX¡$ L$pe®¾$d_¡ Æh„s fpMhp_u s¡_u Ly$_¡l, A¡ b^y„ âi„k_ue R>¡, `Z qaëdp¡ A_¡ õV¡$S> âp¡N°pçk_p gp„bp, kd©Ù A_ych `R>u "rbN bÃQ_' ApV$gy„ sp¡ L$fu S> iL¡$ _¡! Ardspc_¡ Å¡C_¡ Mpsfu \C NC L¡$ Mf¡Mf, kde bX$p bghp_ l¥, _l] `yfyj bghp_!

`Z bpmL$p¡, qL$ip¡fp¡, sfyZp¡ dpV¡$ Ap L$pe®¾$d Æh„s `pW$ipmp A\hp r_f„sf rinZ_u NfS> Ahíe kpfu iL¡$, L¡$d L¡$ S>_fg _p¡g¡S>_p S>¡ âï_p¡ Ap L$pe®¾$ddp„ `yR>pe R>¡ A_¡ s¡_p DÑfp¡ A`pe R>¡ s¡ Ap`Zu ENsu `¡Y$u_u dprlsu-v$qfÖsp_y„ L„$CL$ r_hpfZ L$fu iL¡$.

"L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs?' L$pe®¾$d_p ei_p Mf¡Mfp cpNuv$pf sp¡ `fv$p `pR>m_p„ c¡Å„Ap¡ R>¡ S>¡Ap¡ ApMu [¼hT s¥epf L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡dp„ kfmsp A_¡ S>qV$gsp_y„ k„syg_ Åmh¡ R>¡.

"L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs?'_p A¡L$kp¡ L$fsp„ h^y A¡r`kp¡X$ `|fp \ep `R>u cpfs S>¡hp r_^®_ v¡$idp„ L¡$V$gp gp¡L$p¡ L$fp¡X$`rs b_u Q|¼ep li¡ s¡ sp¡ L$p¡Z ÅZ¡, `Z L$fp¡X$p¡_p v¡$hpdp„ akpe¡gp rlÞv$u qaëdp¡_p c|s`|h® A¡ÞN°u e„Nd¡__p„ rMõkp„ L¡$ b¡ÞL$-b¡g¡Þkdp„ \p¡X$pL$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep Dd¡fpep li¡!

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