Älp¡_u guhf_u A¡hu buL$ Å¡L¡$ Np¡rh„v$p S>¡hp L$p¡d¡X$u_u S>ÞdÅs AphX$shpmp A¡¼V$f¡ fpMhp_u _ lp¡e. `f„sy "Ly„$hpfp'dp„\u sd¡ Älp¡_u guhf_p ku_ L$pY$u _pMp¡ sp¡ lkhp S>¡hy„ L$iy„ bQ¡ Mfy„? Np¡thv$p A_¡ X¡$rhX$ ^h__u V$ud `pk¡ "Ly„$hpfp' L$fsp„ h^y kpfu qaëd_u A`¡np lp¡e. A¡ bÞ_¡_¡ `Z Älp¡_u guhf_u `uW$ `f khpf \hy„ `X¡? X¡$rhX$ ^h__u qaëddp„ hpsp®_y„ bly dlÒh lp¡sy„ _\u. R>sp„ S>¡ L„$C hpsp® sfuL¡$ fS|> \ey„ R>¡, A¡dp„ L$p¡d¡X$u_u fus¡ `Z L$p¡C Mpk L$dpg L¡$ Bh_ ^dpg `Z _\u!

hpsp®_p¡ _peL$ fpSy> (Np¡thv$p) Þey Tug¡ÞX$dp„ f¡õV$p¡fp„ Qgph¡ R>¡. Ðep„ Erd®gp (Erd®gp dpsp¢X$L$f) Å¡X¡$ s¡_u V$½$f \pe R>¡. A_¡ L$ped rlÞv$u qaëdp¡dp„ b_¡ R>¡ A¡d, bÞ_¡ `°¡ddp„ `X¡$ R>¡. Þey Tug¡ÞX$_u ba}gu OpV$uAp¡dp„ A_¡ Ðep„_p fp¡X$ `f (Np¡fp fplv$pfuAp¡_u lpS>fudp„!) Npe_ Npe R>¡. fpSy> cpfs Aph¡ R>¡ A_¡ Al] s¡_u dygpL$ps iqd®gp (_Ádp) kp\¡ \pe R>¡. s¡_p `°¡duA¡ (BÞv$fLy$dpf¡) sfR>p¡X$u v¡$sp„ ird®gp Ap`Ops L$fhp S>su lp¡e R>¡, Ðep„ fpSy> s¡_¡ bQph¡ R>¡. ird®gp `°¡Á_ÞV$ R>¡.

s¡\u s¡_p b_phV$u `rs sfuL¡$ fpSy>_¡ ird®gp `p¡sp_p `qfhpf kdn fS|> L$f¡ R>¡. Äep„ ird®gp_p r`sp bgfpS> (Ap¡d `yfu) fpSy>_¡ _p`k„v$ L$f¡ R>¡, Äepf¡ v$pv$p rhïh_p\ `°sp` tkl (L$pv$f Mp_) klp_yc|rs fpM¡ R>¡. Ap ird®gp A¡ Erd®gp_u bl¡_ R>¡! A¡ flõe `Z fpSy>-ird®gp_u Å¡X$u Ly$Vy„$bdp„ õ\peu \ep `R>u M|g¡ R>¡. `R>u sp¡ b¡ bl¡_p¡ A_¡ Ap A¡L$ Ly„$hpfp hÃQ¡_u N¡fkdÅ¡_u lpfdpmp A¡V$g¡ Ly„$hpfp _pd_u rlÞv$u qaëd. A_¡ s¡dp„_u N|„Q `pR>u v$pv$p hu.`u. tkl_p kq¾$e klL$pf\u EL$g¡. hQdp„ dp¡l_ Å¡iu A_¡ fTp dyfpv$ S>¡hp Mg_peL$p¡_p¡ `Z V²¡$L$ Qpëep L$f¡. R>¡hV¡$ V$p„Np (A\hp f\)_u f¡kdp„ fpSy> rhg_p¡_p f\_¡ `pR>m `pX$u v$C_¡ L$v$u _l] lksp s¡_p kkyf bgfpS>_¡ lksp L$f¡ R>¡. A¡V$gy„ S> _l] qaëd_¡ `|fu `Z \hp v¡$ R>¡!

"Ly„$hpfp' X¡$rhX$ ^h__u `Z qaëd _\u gpNsu A_¡ s¡ Np¡thv$p_ue _ gpN¡. gp„bp kde ky^u A¡V$g¡ L¡$ ¼epf¡L$ sp¡ `„v$f `„v$f rdr_V$ ky^u qaëd_y„ QL$fXy„$ af¡ Ðepf¡ A¡L$pv$ fk`°v$ (A\p®s¹ lpõe S>Þdph¡ A¡hp) ku_ L¡$ k„hpv$ Aph¡! qaëdu ÅN®_dp„ S>¡_¡ "N¡Ák' L$l¡hpe R>¡ A¡ `°L$pf_p VyQL$p `°dpZdp„ OZp Ap¡R>p R>¡. A¡V$g¡ hp„L$ L$pY$hp¡ lp¡e sp¡ k„hpv$ gM_pf ê$du Åafu_p¡ A_¡ õ¾$u_àg¡ fpBV$f ey_yk k¡Åhg_p¡ L$pY$u iL$pe. ÷u `pÓp¡_¡ cpN¡ ip¡cpdp„ Arch©rÙ L$fhp rkhpe_p¡ L$p¡C Mpk fp¡g _\u. s¡dp„ k¡L$ÞX$ guX$ rlfp¡B_ _Ádp_p¡ `Z kdph¡i \C Åe!

dy¿e rlfp¡B_ Erd®gp dpsp¢X$L$f qaëd_p cpfs_p `°k„Np¡dp„ `°h¡i¡ R>¡, `R>u sp¡ rbQpfu _Ádp (A¡V$g¡ L¡$ Lrhsp) lpBLy$ b_u_¡ flu Åe R>¡. Erd®gp_p¡ fp¡g h^pf¡ dp¡V$p¡ R>¡, _¡Qfgu. `Z Ap qaëddp„ s¡_u A¡[¼V„$N L$fsp„ s¡_p„ L$`X$p„ h^pf¡ Å¡hp S>¡hp„ R>¡. A¡L$-A¡L$ X²¡$k A¡V$gp sp¡ ApL$j®L$ b_phpep R>¡ L¡$ Erd®gp R>¡ s¡_p L$fsp„ A_¡L$NZu M|bk|fs gpN¡ R>¡. A_¡ epv$ fl¡, ¼ep„e A¡L$`Z "L$V$' hëNf _\u. kpd¡ `n¡ Np¡thv$p_p„ L$`X$p„ h¡g, Np¡thv$p S>¡hp„ S> R>¡! gpg `¡ÞV$ A_¡ gugy„ iV®$, A„v$f c|fu b„X$u A_¡ `ump¡ õL$pa®. Ap sp¡ ÅZ¡ s¡_u ê$V$u_ f„Np¡mu lp¡e R>¡ S> (A_¡ s¡ `Z "d|m f„N'dp„ S>... ¼ep„e d¡mhZuhpmp ApR>p- gpBV$ L$gf S> _l]!), `f„sy "Ly„$hpfp'dp„ sp¡ L$`X$p„_u g„bpC_u (L¡$ V|„$L$pC_u?!) `Z Np¡thv$pA¡ lv$ L$f v$u! s¡_p„ iV®$ A¡V$gp„ sp¡ V|„$L$u kpBT_p„ R>¡ L¡$ Å¡ fp¡S>bfp¡S>_u tS>v$Nudp„ L$p¡C v$fÆ ApV$gp„ Mfpb dp`_p„ kuh¡ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ s¡_p...s¡_p...s¡_p... V¡$cp sp¡X$u _pMuA¡. Np¡thv$pA¡ `°Å_¡ lkphhp_y„ buXy„$ TX$àey„ R>¡ A¡ Mfy„. `Z s¡ dpV¡$ ApV$gp„ lpõepõ`v$ h÷p¡ ^pfZ L$fhp_u `Z S>ê$f _\u. (Ad¡ sp¡ qaëddp„_p„ L$p¡C `Z X$pegp¡N L¡$ rkÃeyA¡i_ L$fsp„ h^pf¡ Np¡thv$p_p„ iV®$ Å¡C_¡ lõep!)

Np¡thv$p dpV¡$ X$pÞk A¡L$ blz dp¡Vy„$ i÷ R>¡, `Z "Ly„$hpfp'dp„ hp¡ hpgu bps _\u. h^pf¡ v$p¡j A¡dp„ k„Nus_p¡ `Z L$l¡hpe. Apv¡$i îuhpõsh¡ h¡W$ Dspfu lp¡e A¡d A¡L$dpÓ "Blz Ly$X$u Qprle¡' rkhpe_p L$p¡C Nusdp„ _pQNp_p klS> fus¡ L$fhp_y„ d_ \pe A¡hy„ _\u. Np¡thv$p_u A¡[¼V„$N `Z d¡mpdp„ Esfsp crS>ep„_p OpZ S>¡hu R>¡. lL$uL$sdp„ sp¡ "Ly„$hpfp' ApMu qaëd S> "gp¡V$, `pZu _¡ gpL$X$p„'_u r\efudp„ b_sp„ crS>ep„ S>¡hu A\hp sp¡ "v¡$ v$pdp¡v$f, v$pmdp„ `pZu'_p k|Ó\u b_phpsu v$pm S>¡hu R>¡!

_p¡V$u ìey!
[õdsp S>eL$f S>¡hu s¿sp A_¡ V$uhu_u ki¼s Arc_¡Óu "Ly„$hpfp'dp„ AY$u k„hpv$ bp¡g¡ R>¡ L¡$ kpX$p ÓZ A¡ _½$u \C iL$sy„ _\u. A¡ Qp¡½$k NZhp qaëd afu Å¡hu `X¡$ A_¡ A¡hy„ Å¡Md gC iL$pe _l]... A¡ khpg "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs'dp„ `yR>php_p¡ lp¡e sp¡ `Z!

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