ApfsuV$pZ¡ R>p¡L$fp„h_¡ bh DÐkpl lp¡e, lÆ iê$ \psu lp¡e B `¡gp\u S> d„X¡$ Y$p¡g hNpX$hp! Ap`Z_¡ A¡d \pe L¡$ "Ap_p L$fsp„ d¡v$p_dp„ S>C_¡ fdsp lp¡ sp¡?' `Z `R>u Ap`Z_¡ S> rhQpf Aph¡ L¡$ R>p¡L$fp„h fdu fdu_¡ fd¡ iy„?

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Ad¡ _p_p lsp Ðepf¡ Adv$hpv$dp„ Ap„bphpX$u `pk¡_u "A¡g' L$p¡gp¡_udp„ fl¡sp. Of_u kp\¡ S> A¡hXy„$ dp¡Vy„$ d¡v$p_, L¡$ fp¡S> r_ipm¡ Åsp„ `l¡gp„ A_¡ r_ipm¡\u Aphu_¡ sfs... bk fd, fd _¡ fd! d¡v$p_ A¡hXy„$ dp¡Vy„$ L¡$ Ad¡ ìeh[õ\s b¡ V$udy„ `pX$u_¡ V¡$r_k bp¡g hX¡$ q¾$L¡$V$ fdsp! ApS>L$pg R>p¡L$fp„h_¡ q¾$L¡$V$ fdsp„ Å¡C_¡ d__¡ Ap_„v$ sp¡ \pe, `Z sfs rhQpf Aph¡ L¡$ "Aëep bp¡g_p¡ Op L$p„ L$f¡? bp¡tgN L$f_¡?'

dp¡V$p cpN_p„ R>p¡L$fp„h bp¡tgN _\u L$fsp, Op L$fu_¡ S> fd¡ R>¡. A_¡ rNëgu-X„$X$p fdsp„ R>p¡L$fp„_¡ Å¡e¡ sp¡ hfkp¡ \C Áep„ cpC! kph kpv$u-ku^u R>sp„ r\°g\u cf`|f fds R>¡, bk Å¡CA¡ a¼s gpL$X$u_p b¡ Vy$L$X$p! A¡L$ dp¡V$p¡, A¡L$ _p_p¡. rNëgu-X„$X$p_u fdsdp„ V$p¡ëgp dpfhpdp„ h¡fpeV$u fl¡su - tkNg V$p¡ëgp¡ A_¡ X$bg V$p¡ëgp¡! hmu `¡gu AV$`V$u fds `Z epv$ Aph¡ R>¡ - hMs, f¢V$, d|W$, _pf, QL$u, bp„L$p¡ A_¡ S>½y$!

hfkpv$ `X¡$ Ðepf¡ L$p¡QdZu fdsp. A¡L$ ku^p¡kpv$p¡ krmep¡ - ÓZ X$Ngp„ cfu_¡ cp¢edp„ L$p¡Qhp_p¡ - M|„`u Åe sp¡ buÅ„ ÓZ X$Ngp„, _ M|„`¡ sp¡ ApDV$. buÅ_p¡ hpfp¡. Apd L$fsp„ L$fsp„ S>¡_u `v|$X$u g¡hp_u lp¡e s¡_¡ dpV¡$_y„ A„sf h^sy„ Åe. b^p ApDV$ \pe `R>u `v|$X$u Ap`_pf¡ A¡L$ `N¡ g„NX$u L$fsp„ L$fsp„ Äep„\u iê$ L$ey¯ lp¡e Ðep„ `pR>p Aphhp_y„. b¡ `N¡ v$p¡X$hp_u `Z R|>V$ - `Z kp\¡ Nyçbp Mphp_u s¥epfu fpMhp_u!

Ad¡ gp¡L$p¡ L$p¡QdZu fdsp„ fdsp„ "A¡g' L$p¡gp¡_u\u R>¡L$ î¡ek ¾$p¡tkN gNu A¡V$g¡ L¡$ gNcN b¡ qL$gp¡duV$f v|$f `lp¢Qu S>sp! `Z ApS>¡ A¡V$g¡ v|$f _ `lp¢Qpe. _\u A¡V$gp¡ hfkpv$ `X$sp¡ L¡$ _ `p¡Qu cp¢e dm¡, A_¡ `pL$u kX$L$p¡ ÓZ X$Ngp„dp„ `pf _ L$fpe.

`Z Ap sp¡ Qpmuku hV$phu Q|L¡$gp ap„v$pmp NyS>fpsuAp¡_p _p¡õV$pëÆAp! ApS>L$pg_p„ R>p¡L$fp„h iy„ fd¡ R>¡? A¡L$ sp¡ q¾$L¡$V$ fd¡ R>¡. `R>u, _¡V$ bp„Ýep rh_p b¡X$tdV_ fd¡ R>¡ A_¡... A_¡... A_¡... Ap¡L¡$? ¼ep„L$ _¡V$ bp„^u_¡ hp¡gubp¡g fd¡ R>¡. `R>u?

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Qpgp¡ dp_uA¡ L¡$ ApS>_u `¡Y$u Ap„bgu-`u`mu, ApV$p-`pV$p, L$bÍ$u, Mp¡-Mp¡ L¡$ rNëgu-X„$X$p _ fd¡. `Z sp¡ fd¡ R>¡ iy„? fd¡ R>¡, R>p¡L$fp„h OZp„ hfk gNu rhqX$ep¡-N¡Bd `pg®k®dp„ ÅsÅs_y„ fdsp„ lsp„, ldZp„ gNu `yg-Å¡BÞV¹$kdp„ `¡gu rbrgeX®$ S>¡hu "`yg N¡Bd' fdsp„ lsp„. A_¡ ldZp„\u bp¡tgN-A¡rgT M|gu R>¡. Ðep„ S>C dp¡V$p Np¡mp_p„ ÓZ L$pZp„dp„ A„N|W$p¡ A_¡ b¡ Ap„NmuAp¡ cfphu_¡ Np¡mp¡ a¢L$hp_u fds fd¡ R>¡.

lh¡ fdhp dpV¡$ Of\u v|$f, kp¡kpeV$u\u v|$f A_¡ r_ipm\u `Z v|$f S>hy„ `X¡$ R>¡. A_¡ R>p¡L$fp„h Åe R>¡. õL¡$qV„$N qf„Ndp„ Åe R>¡, q¾$L¡$V$ ¼gpkdp„ Åe R>¡. [õhqd„N-`ygdp„ Åe R>¡, V¡$r_k-L$p¡V¹$k®dp„ Åe R>¡, rS>dMp_pdp„ V¡$bg-V¡$r_k A_¡ b¡X$tdV$_ fd¡ R>¡. bV$ BV$ BT gpBL$ ^uT - ey l¡h Vy$ bu gpBL$ A âp¡.

âp¡a¡i_g M¡gpX$uAp¡_u S>¡d fp¡S> r_eqds â¡[¼V$k L$fhu, au Ap`u_¡ L$p¡Q `pk¡\u spgud g¡hu, S>¡ s¡ fds_p„ kp^_p¡_u qL$V$ hkphhu-iyT, õ_uL$k®, fuõV$-b¡ÞX¹$T A¡ÞX$ L¡$àk ey _p¡? lh¡ A¡ S>dp_p Nep L¡$ Of_p Ap¡V$g¡ b¡W$p lp¡CA¡ _¡ L„$CL$ fdhp_y„ d_ \pe A¡V$g¡ _uL$mu `X$uA¡. A_¡ fdsp„ fdsp„ s¡_p¡ ip¡M gpNu Åe.

lh¡ sp¡ ip¡M L$ëV$uh¡V$ L$fhp¡ `X¡$ R>¡. A¡dp„\u L$qfef b_phhp_u lp¡e R>¡. BÞV$f õL|$g-L$p¡g¡S> g¡hg¡, qX$[õV²$¼V$ g¡hg¡, õV¡$V$ g¡hg¡ `pV$}qk`¡V$ L$fhp_y„ lp¡e R>¡.

A_¡ Ap b^y„ rNëgu-X„$X$p S>¡V$gy„ kl¡gy„ _\u. A¡V$g¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

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