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S>__u_p õdfZ kp\¡ S>Þdc|rd_y„ õdfZ ÅÁep rh_p L¡$d fl¡? hX$p¡v$fp\u kpsApW$ qL$gp¡duV$f v|$f Aph¡gy„, dp„X$ kpW$rkÑ¡f Of_u hkrs_y„ _p_L$Xy„$ dõsy`yfp Npd- A¡ dpfy„ hs_. A¡dp„ dy¿e hkrs `pV$uv$pf_u. b°pûZ_y„ Of sp¡ kd Mphp_y„ Adpfy„ A¡L$ S>. A¡L$pv$ hprZep_y„, ÓZQpf bpf¥ep L$p¡d_p„ A_¡ bpL$u_p„ Of dS|>qfeps hN®_p„.

Npd_u hÃQp¡hQ-rhipm Qp¡L$dp„ OV$pv$pf gudX$phpmy„ Adpfy„ Of. khpfkp„S> `„Mu_p¡ duW$p¡ L$gfh. _ftkl dl¡sp_p Dspfp S>¡hu NpdW$u r_ipm. cpNp¡m¡ cp\uÆ_p¡ Qp¡sfp¡. smph_u `pm¡ l_ydp_Æ_u v¡$fu. \p¡X¡$ v|$f _p_L$Xy„$ d„qv$f A_¡ Npdps L|$hp¡. bk, Ap Adpfy„ Npd. dpf¡ d_ õhN®\u `Z rhi¡j A¡hu Ap S>Þdc|rddp„ dpsp _d®v$pbl¡__p DR>„N¡ lz„ S>Þçep¡.

`f„sy dpfp _kubdp„ Ap hÐkg dpsp_y„ kyM TpTy„ gMpey„ _lp¡sy„! d_¡ `p„Q-R> hj®_p¡ d|L$u_¡ dps L$ped_p„ Qpgu _uL$þep„! lz„ S>¡_¡ S>¡_¡ `|R>sp¡ L¡$, ""bp ¼ep„ NC?'' s¡ kp¥ A¡L$ S> S>hpb Ap`sp„ L¡$, ""Npd NC.'' lz„ kpdp¡ `|Ry>„ L¡$, ""`pR>u ¼epf¡ Aphi¡?'' sp¡ A¡_p¡ d_¡ L$p¡C S>hpb dmsp¡ _l]. ""NC S>__u Npd s¡ _h L$v$ue `pR>u afu!''

`f„sy d_¡ bpm`Zdp„ A¡L$gp¡ d|L$u_¡ L$ped dpV¡$ "Npd' Qpgu Ne¡gu îÙpmy dpsp_u A¡L$ R>rb dpfp õd©rs`V$dp„ L$ped dpV¡$ S>X$pC NC R>¡. dpsp _plu_¡ sfs v¡$h`|Å_p Np¡Mgp ApNm `gp„W$u hpmu_¡ b¡W$u R>¡. khp¯N¡ ^p¡e¡gp„ h÷p¡ ^pfZ L$ep¯ R>¡. hpm Ry>Ë$p R>¡. L$`pm¡ Qp„ëgp¡ R>¡. îÙp\u `p¡`Qp„ Y$m¡gp„ R>¡. ^|`kmu_u kyN„^ Qp¡d¡f a¡gpC flu R>¡. `pk¡ Ou_p¡ v$uhp¡ V$dV$d bm¡ R>¡. v$uhp_p¡ âL$pi dpsp_p dyM `f A_¡ v¡$h`|Å_p Np¡Mgpdp„ f¡gpC füp¡ R>¡. A¡L$ _p_L$X$u Qp„v$u_u hpV$L$udp„ kpL$f R>¡. A¡dp„ sygkuv$g d|L¡$gy„ R>¡. lz„ X$püp¡X$dfp¡ \C_¡ `pk¡ b¡W$p¡ Ry>„. dpfu _S>f kpL$f_u hpV$L$u `f R>¡. L¡$V$guL$ hpf¡ bp_p„ îÙpY$þep„ `p¡`Qp„ EOX¡$ R>¡. cNhp__¡ kpL$f_p¡ âkpv$ ^fph¡ R>¡. lz„ âkpv$ dpV¡$ sg`p`X$ \pJ Ry>„. bp hpÐkëecey¯ [õds h¡fu_¡, "ëep¡ `fkpqv$ep cNs'- A¡d L$lu d_¡ kpL$f Ap`¡ R>¡. dpf¡ dp\¡ A_¡ hp„k¡ hlpgcep£ lp\ a¡fh¡ R>¡. lz„ kpL$f Mpsp¡ Mpsp¡ armepdp„ fdhp v$p¡X$u ÅJ Ry>„ A_¡ dpsp A¡_p OfL$pd¡ hmN¡ R>¡.

dpfu õd©rsdp„ kv$p dpV¡$ A„qL$s \e¡gu Ap iyrQÐhcfu dpsp_u d|rs® A¡ dpfy„ dp¢Oy„ õd©rs^_ R>¡.

dpsp sp¡ NC, `Z kv¹$cpÁe¡ v$pv$udp„ lÆ b¡W$p„ lsp„. A¡dZ¡ d_¡ dpsp_u Mp¡V$ `X$hp _ v$u^u. L$l¡hs R>¡ L¡$, d|X$u L$fsp„ ìepS> hlpgy„. v$pv$udp„ `p¥Ó-`p¥ÓuAp¡ `f M|b S> hlpg fpMsp„. b^p„ cpCbl¡_p¡dp„ lz„ kp¥\u _p_p¡. A¡V$g¡ v$pv$udp_p¡ kp¥\u rhi¡j gpX$L$p¡. dps©h„v$_p_p„ Ap k„õdfZp¡dp„ kv¹$Ns dpsp_u õd©rs epv$ lsu A¡V$gu Apf„cdp„ L$lu_¡, lh¡ dpsp_y„ õ\p_ g¡_pf v$pv$udp_u S> õd©rsNp\p Apg¡Mui.

_p_`Zdp„ lz„ M|b kpÅ¡dp„v$p¡ fl¡sp¡. s¡\u AdyL$ hj®_p¡ \pJ Ðepf¡ A„bpÆ, bpbfu Dsfphhp_u hX$ugp¡A¡ bp^p fpM¡gu. dpf¡ dp\¡ dp¡V$p dp¡V$p hpm lsp. Ap\u v$pv$udp d_¡ bpbqfep¡ L$l¡sp„. dpfy„ buSy>„ _pd bpby lsy„. S>_p¡C v¡$su hMs¡ Adpfp iy¼gv¡$h¡ dpfy„ _hy„ _pd bpgdyLy$Þv$ `pX$u_¡ d_¡ rÜS> b_pìep¡. R>sp„ v$pv$udp sp¡ d_¡ bpbqfep¡ S> L$l¡sp„.

v$pv$udp_y„ d|m _pd fy[¼dZu lsy„. R>sp„ b^p„ A¡d_¡ fyMdpZubp L$l¡sp. Ad¡ bpmL$p¡ sp¡ "bp' S> L$l¡sp„. Npd_p„ _p_p„dp¡V$p„ `Z v$pv$udp_u âp¥Y$ he A_¡ dpepmy õhcph_¡ L$pfZ¡ "bp' L$lu_¡ S> bp¡gphsp„.

Adpf¡ O¡f Npe-c¢k lsu. v$pv$udp A¡d_u M|b Mpsfbfv$pk fpMsp„. Ap\u v|$^ `Z kpfy„ _uL$msy„. fp¡S> khpf¡ L$p¡Y$dp„\u Npe-c¢k_¡ v$p¡lu_¡, A¡L$ dp¡V$u r`Ñm_u _mu cfu_¡ v|$^ gC_¡ Ofdp„ Aphsp„ v$pv$udp_u d|rs® ApS>¡ `Z dpfu _S>f kdn sfhf¡ R>¡.

Adpf¡ Ðep„ v$f AW$hpqX$e¡ hgp¡Ï„ \sy„. v$pv$udp d_¡ ^ud¡ AhpS>¡ "g¡ bpbqfep' L$lu_¡ bp¡gphsp„ A_¡ spSy>„ spSy>„ dpMZ Ap`u d¡X¡$ dp¡L$gu v¡$sp„. lz„ d¡X¡$ S>C b^y„ dpMZ A¡L$gp¡ Q`pV$u S>sp¡. `iy^__¡ L$pfZ¡ Ofdp„ Ou-v|$^_u kpfu R|>V$ fl¡su. Ap\u ^uf¡ ^uf¡ dpfu vy$b®msp Qpgu NC A_¡ ifuf_p¡ bp„^p¡ dS>b|s bÞep¡. ApS>¡ `Z _p_``Zdp„ v$pv$udp_¡ lp\¡ Mp^¡gp„ Ou-v|$^ S>hpb v¡$ R>¡.

hgp¡Zphpf¡ Adpfy„ Of âh©rÑ\u ^d^dsy„ b_u fl¡sy„. r`Ñm_u A¡L$ dp¡V$u L$gpC L$f¡gu Np¡mudp„ Åd¡gp v$l]_u v$p¡ZuAp¡ W$ghpsu. `R>u v$pv$udp A_¡ dp¡V$u bl¡_ kpdkpd¡ _¡sfp„ `L$X$u_¡ fh¥ep¡ Oydphsp„. âcps_p „`lp¡fdp„ hgp¡Zp_p OdOd AhpS>\u Of A_¡ armey„ NpÆ fl¡sy„. lz„ sp¡ Ðep„ lpS>f lp¡J S>. dpMZ Dspfu gC_¡, Of dpV¡$ Å¡Csu spÆ R>pi fpMu_¡ bpL$u_u v$pv$udp NfubNyfbp„_¡ hl¢Qu v¡$sp„. Adpfp Of ApNm_p Myëgp Qp¡L$dp„ R>pi g¡hp dpV¡$ Npd_u NfubhN®_u bl¡_p¡ v$p¡ZuAp¡ gC_¡ lpfb„^ Np¡W$hpC S>su. k`pV$u `f dpMZ_u TuZu TuZu L$ZuAp¡ sfsu lp¡e A¡hu kfk spÆ R>pi v$pv$udp kp¥ Nfub bl¡_p¡_¡ L$ip c¡v$cph rh_p hl¢Qsp„. kp¥ bl¡_p¡ R>pi_u v$p¡Zu cfu, d|„Nu Aprij v¡$su h¡fpC S>su. Nfub bl¡_p¡_u v$p¡Zudp„ R>pi_u ^pf L$fsp„ v$epmy v$pv$udp_y„ ×íe ApS>¡ dpfu _S>f kdn MXy„$ \C d_¡ i¥ih_p cep®cep® qv$hkp¡_u epv$ spÆ L$fph¡ R>¡.

v$pv$udp M|b S> L$pdY$p„ lsp„. hl¡gp `fp¡Y¡$ EW$u S>sp„ A_¡ O„V$uA¡ v$mhp b¡ksp„. v$msp„ Åe A_¡ d^yf L„$W¡$ âcprsep„ Npsp„ Åe. lz„ s¡ k|sp¡ k|sp¡ kp„cmsp¡. "`qf¾$dp'dp„ d¢ S>¡ \p¡X$p„L$ cS>_p¡ d|¼ep„ R>¡- A¡_u fQ_pdp„ v$pv$udp_p„ Ap âcprsep_p k„õL$pf_p¡ dlÒh_p¡ apmp¡ R>¡. v$pv$udpdp„ Apmk_y„ sp¡ _pd _lp¡sy„. s¡Ap¡ A¡L$ L$l¡hs hpf„hpf L$l¡sp„ : "`fp¡qY$ep_y„ v$þey„ A_¡ Sy>hp_u_y„ fþey„' M|b S> M` gpN¡ R>¡.

bpfs¡f hj®_p¡ \ep¡ Ðep„ ky^u hÐkg v$pv$udp_u R>pep sm¡ ER>ep£- `l¡gp„ ÓZ ^p¡fZ ky^u hs__u r_ipmdp„ cÎep¡. `R>u hs__u _ÆL$_p Ly„$hfhpX$p Npd_u r_ipmdp„ Npd_p buÅ rhÛp\}Ap¡ kp\¡ S>sp¡. v$pv$udp d_¡ fp¡S> Sy>v$p¡ Sy>v$p¡ kfk spÅ¡ _põsp¡ b_phu Ap`sp„. A¡dZ¡ b_ph¡gu kyMX$u_p¡ õhpv$ sp¡ ApS>¡ `Z v$pY¡$ hmÁep¡ R>¡.

lz„ hs_dp„ füp¡ Ðep„ ky^u v$pv$udp dpfu `pk¡ S> MpV$gp¡ `\fphsp„. "bpbqfep¡ kfk MpV$gp¡ `p\f¡ R>¡' A¡d L$l¡sp„ A_¡ lz„ `p¡fkpsp¡. v$pv$udp_y„ A¡L$ Mpk `p¡Qy„ ê$A¡g Npv$gy„ lsy„. A¡_u D`f ^p¡e¡gu ka¡v$ Qpv$f M„M¡fu_¡ lz„ `p\fu v¡$sp¡. DiuLy„$ L$W$Z _ gpN¡ A¡V$gp dpV¡$ L¡$V$gp„L$ S|>_p„ kpX$gp A_¡ ^p¡rsep„_u NX$uAp¡ hpmu_¡ d|L$sp¡. `R>u ApMp MpV$gp `f v$pv$udp_¡ M|„Q¡ A¡hy„ L$iy„ _ füy„ Åe dpV¡$ lp\ a¡fhsp¡. v$pv$udp k|C Åe Ðepf¡ `|R>sp¡ L¡$, "bp MpV$gp¡ bfpbf `\fpep¡ R>¡_¡?' v$pv$udp L$l¡sp„ : "Af¡ b¡V$p! cNhp__u kyMkÄÅ S>¡hp¡ kfk `\fpep¡ R>¡!' v$pv$udp_y„ Aphy„ âdpZ`Ó d¡mhu_¡ lz„ `Z k„sp¡j\u k|hp S>sp¡.

NyS>fpsu R>Ì$p ^p¡fZ ky^u_p¡ Aæepk `|fp¡ L$fu, lz„ A„N°¡Æ Aæepk dpV¡$ hX$p¡v$fp Nep¡ A_¡ R>pÓpgedp„ fl¡hp gpÁep¡. v$pv$udp_u hÐkg R>pep\u lz„ `l¡ghl¡gp¡ h¡Nmp¡ Nep¡. fps `X¡$ _¡ v$pv$udp epv$ Aph¡. lz„ R>pÓpge_u ANpkudp„ S>sp¡. dpfp hs__p Npd_u qv$ipdp„ spL$u fl¡sp¡ A_¡ v$pv$udp_¡ epv$ L$fu_¡ R>p_p¡dp_p¡ fX$u g¡sp¡.

hX$p¡v$fp\u L„$C dpfy„ hs_ v|$f _lp¡sy„. hpfsl¡hpf¡ lz„ hs_dp„ S>sp¡ A_¡ v$pv$udp_p lp\_u õhpqv$ô$ fkp¡C S>dsp¡ A_¡ fps¡ cph\u MpV$gp¡ `p\fu Ap`sp¡. lp¡mu D`f sp¡ lz„ v$pv$udp_p lp\_u k¡h Mphp Mpk S>sp¡. v$pv$udp Nfd Nfd k¡h `ufksp„, D`f Ou_u ^pf L$fsp„ A_¡ A¡_u D`f d|W$u cfu_¡ v$m¡gu kpL$f ccfphsp„. A¡ fus¡ v$f¡L$ sl¡hpf_u õhpqv$ô$ hp_Nu QpMhp lz„ hs_dp„ `lp¢Qu S>sp¡. S>Þdpô$du_p qv$hk¡ Adpfy„ Npd L©$óZc[¼s_p rlgp¡m¡ QX$sy„. Npd_p d„qv$fdp„ Ap¡ÃR>h \sp¡ A_¡ fpÓ¡ bpf hpÁe¡ L©$óZS>Þd `R>u `„QpÆfu_p¡ âkpv$ gC_¡ kp¥ O¡f S>sp„. v$pv$udp fpÓ¡ bpf hpÁe¡ Adpf¡ dpV¡$ NfdpNfd v$pm-cps, gpXy$, ipL$ s¥epf fpMsp„ A_¡ Ad¡ kp¥ d^fps¡ v$pv$udp_p lp\_u õhpqv$ô$ fkp¡C S>dsp„. sl¡hpf_u fÅ dpZu lz„ `pR>p¡ hX$p¡v$fp S>sp¡, Ðepf¡ bp Ou_u bfZu cfu Ap`sp„. kp\¡ kyMX$u, dNv$m_p gpXy$, A¡hy„ A¡hy„ sp¡ lp¡e S>. riepmpdp„ v$pv$udp hkpZp sfuL¡$ d¡\u_p gpXy$ A_¡ AX$qv$ep b_phsp„. d_¡ s¡ blz cphsp.

v$pv$udp S>dsu hMs¡ `ufkhpdp„ M|b ApN°lu lsp„. kpdp_¡ kpfu fus¡ S>dpX¡$ A_¡ `p¡s¡ `Z S>d¡. A¡d_¡ L$Y$u `Z M|b cphsu. duW$p¡ gudX$p¡ hN¡f¡ _pMu_¡ M|b õhpqv$ô$ L$Y$u b_phsp„. Ofdp„ R>]L$pR>]L$ dQu Åe A¡hp¡ hOpf L$fsp„. v$pv$udp_p lp\_u h¡Y$du Mphu A¡ A¡L$ glphp¡ lsp¡. A¡L$ S> h¡Y$du MpC_¡ V¢$ \C S>CA¡. \pmu cfpC Åe A¡hu h¡Y$du b_phsp„. kp\¡ hpV$L$u cfu_¡ Ou Ap`¡. Å¡ h^y h¡Y$du _ MpCA¡ sp¡ v$pv$udp Nyõk¡ \C S>sp„ : "dpfp fp¡ep, Mphp b¡W$p¡ R>¡ L¡$ díL$fu L$fhp?' A¡d L$lu_¡ buÆ Nfd Nfd h¡Y$du \pmudp„ d|L$u v¡$sp„. v$pv$udp d_¡ S>dsp„ `l¡gp„ S> fL$pbu cfu_¡ `|fZ Ap`¡.

v$pv$udp A\pZp„ kfk b_phsp„. dyfåbp¡, R|>„v$p¡, fpesu, d¡r\ep„, L$V$L$u L¡$fu D`fp„s A¡L$ dp¡V$p¡ Np¡mp¡ cfu_¡ ApMu L¡$fuAp¡ duW$p_p `pZudp„ _pMsp„- S>¡ ApMy„ hfk A¡hu _¡ A¡hu S> fl¡su. cpv$fhpdp„ Npddp„ O¡fO¡f dp„v$Nu_p MpV$gp Y$m¡ A_¡ sph_¡ L$pfZ¡ dp¢ b¡õhpv$ \C Åe Ðepf¡ Aphp dp„v$p gp¡L$p¡ Adpf¡ Ðep„\u Ap "Np¡mp-L¡$fu' gC S>sp A_¡ Mpsp. Npddp„ v$pv$udp_u Ap Np¡mp-L¡$fu â¿eps lsu. v$pv$udp `Z Aphp budpfp¡ dpV¡$ S> Mpk s¡ L¡$fu Agpev$u fpMsp„.

hX$p¡v$fp lpCõL|$g_p¡ Aæepk `|fp¡ L$fu lz„ krh®k_u ip¡^dp„ Adv$phpv$ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ dpf¡ v$pv$udp„\u h^pf¡ h¡Nmp fl¡hp_y„ Apìey„ s¡\u A¡d_¡ gpNu Apìey„. hX$p¡v$fp lsp¡ Ðep„ ky^u sp¡ hpf„hpf dõsy`yfp S>sp¡ A_¡ hpfsl¡hpf¡ fÅAp¡dp„ bp `pk¡ fl¡sp¡.

Adv$phpv$dp„ âepk L$fsp„ d_¡ rcny AM„X$ Ap_„v$_p kõsy„ kprlÐeh^®L$ L$pep®gedp„ _p¡L$fu dmu OC. s¡ `R>u `l¡gu hpf lz„ Adv$phpv$\u dõsy`yfp Nep¡ Ðepf¡ v$pv$udpA¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "cpC, agpZ¡ qv$hk¡ d_¡ dp¡V$p dmkL¡$ k`_y„ Apìey„ lsy„ L¡$, sy„ ÅZ¡ Myfiu-V¡$bg `f b¡W$p¡ b¡W$p¡ gM¡ R>¡ A_¡ spf¡ dp\¡ `„Mp¡ af¡ R>¡. dmkL$p_p„ k`_p„ kpQp„ `X¡$ R>¡. cpC! iy„ s_¡ _p¡L$fu dmu NC? d¢ L$üy„ : "lp bp, sdpfy„ k`_y„ kpQy„ R>¡. d_¡ _p¡L$fu dmu NC A_¡ s¡ `Z sd_¡ k`_y„ Apìey„ A¡ S> qv$hk¡!' v$pv$udp_p A„sfdp„ dpfp cgp dpV¡$ L¡$V$gu spgph¡gu lsu!

v$pv$udp_¡ s`Muf_y„ ìek_ lsy„. s¡\u lz„ Äepf¡ Äepf¡ Adv$phpv$\u dõsy`yfp S>sp¡ Ðepf¡ L¡$hX$p_p `pk_u Mpk s`Muf A_¡ TuZu k¡h A¡d_¡ dpV¡$ gC S>sp¡. bp M|b âkÞ_ \sp„ A_¡ L$l¡sp„ : "dpfp bpbqfep rh_p dpf¡ dpV¡$ Mpk epv$ fpMu_¡ Aphy„ L$p¡Z gph¡?' `R>u bp dpf¡ dp\¡ A_¡ hp„k¡ lp\ a¡fhsp„ A_¡ L$l¡sp„ : "cpC, ApV$gp¡ b^p¡ L¡$d kyL$pC Nep¡?'

v$pv$udp Of_u hlzAp¡_¡ v$uL$fu_u S>¡d fpMsp„- ¼epf¡e kpky`Ï„ L$fsp„ _l]. Ap\u hlzAp¡_y„ dp¡Yy„$ `Z "bp bp' L$fsp„ kyL$psy„ _l].

lz„ rh^yf \ep¡ Ðepf¡ bp_¡ M|b S> vy$:M \ey„. afu `fZhp_u dpfu BÃR>p _\u A¡d bpA¡ Äepf¡ ÅÎey„ Ðepf¡ d_¡ bp¡gphu_¡ L$üy„ : "cpC, spf¡ afu `fZhy„ _ lp¡e sp¡ d_¡ \p¡Xy„$ AauZ gphu Ap`. A¡ Op¡mu_¡ lz„ kv$p_¡ dpV¡$ k|C ÅJ S>¡\u dpf¡ spfy„ vy$:M Å¡hy„ dV¡$.' l¥ey„ h]^u _pM¡ A¡hp bp_p Ap bp¡g\u lz„ `uNþep¡ A_¡ buÆ hpf gÁ_ L$fhp bp_¡ hQ_ Apàey„.

v$pv$udp_y„ r`ef `pv$fp spgyL$p_y„ L$ëepZL$p¡C Npd lsy„. s¡Ap¡ kp¥ cpCbl¡_p¡dp„ dp¡V$p„ lp¡hp\u b^p„ A¡d_¡ "dp¡V$u' L$lu_¡ bp¡gphsp„. L$ëepZL$p¡C\u Äepf¡ A¡d_p cpC (dpfp r`sp_p dpdp) dõsy`yfp dmhp Aphsp Ðepf¡ "dp¡...V$u DOpX$Å¡' L$lu bpfÏ„ MMX$phsp. cpC_p¡ kpv$ kp„cmu_¡ lpS>f L$pd `X$sp„ d|L$u bp bpfÏ„ DOpX$hp v$p¡X$u S>sp„. A¡ b„_¡ âp¥Y$he_p„ cpCbl¡__y„ rdg_ Å¡hp S>¡hy„ lsy„. ApV$gu Jdf¡ `Z Of_u A_¡ Npd_u TuZu TuZu hpsp¡A¡ s¡Ap¡ hmNsp„. bp armep_p, AX$p¡iu`X$p¡iu_p MbfA„sf `|R>sp„ A_¡ cpC b^u hps rhNs¡ "dp¡V$u'_¡ L$fsp. ¼epf¡L$ A¡dp„ i¥ih_p„ õdfZp¡ `Z lp¡e. b¡ h©ÙS>_p¡ ÅZ¡ Jdf c|gu S>sp„ A_¡ bpmL$ b_u S>sp„. dpdp Ad bpmL$p¡ dpV¡$ bp¡f L¡$ fpeZ gphsp A_¡ Ad¡ s¡ NS>hp„ cfu_¡ Mpsp A_¡ dpdp ApNm gpX$ L$fsp.

v$pv$udpA¡ A¡L$kp¡ kps hj®_y„ v$uOp®eyj cp¡Nh¡gy„. s¡Ap¡ ÓZQpf `¡Y$u_p kpnu lsp. _¡hy„-`„QpÏ„ hj®_u Jdf ky^u s¡Ap¡ Ofdp„ lfsp„afsp„. `p¡sp_u d¡m¡ _phrZepdp„ S>sp„. _plu_¡ s¡Ap¡ MpV$gpdp„ b¡ku_¡ dpmp a¡fhsp„ A_¡ cNhv¹$-õdfZ L$fsp„. s`Muf_u X$åbu A_¡ dpmp s¡Ap¡ L$ped DiuL$p _uQ¡ S> d|L$u fpMsp„. S>dhp_p¡ kde \pe Ðepf¡ ^ud¡^ud¡ fkp¡X$pdp„ Aphsp„. cpZpdp„ MuQX$u, cps hN¡f¡ S>¡ `ufkpey„ lp¡e s¡dp„ `|fsy„ Ou R>¡ L¡$ _l] s¡ lp\ a¡fhu_¡ Å¡sp„ A_¡ Ap¡Ry>„ gpN¡ sp¡ Qp„Nmy„ cfu_¡ buSy>„ g¡sp„. A¡d_p¡ L$p¡W$p¡ S> Ou-v|$^_p¡ lsp¡.

S>du_¡ bp k|C S>sp„. ÅNu Åe Ðepf¡ L$p„ sp¡ s`Muf k|„Osp„ L$p„ sp¡ dpmp a¡fhsp„ lp¡e.

Ad¡ bp_¡ S|>_u hpsp¡ `|R>uA¡ Ðepf¡ L$l¡sp„ L¡$, "Ap¡lp¡lp¡, blz blz Å¡ey„!' Adpfp Npd_u _ÆL$ cugy`yf ApNm gX$pC \e¡gu Ðepf¡ dõsy`yfp_u cpNp¡m¡ \C_¡ gíL$f_p Op¡X$p S>sp A¡ bpA¡ Å¡e¡gp. Npd_p OZpMfp gp¡L$p¡_u b¡-ÓZ `¡Y$u_p„ _pd s¡Ap¡ ÅZsp„.

bp_u R>¡ëgu dp„v$Nu hMs¡ d_¡ s¡X$hp dõsy`yfp\u dpZk Aph¡gp¡. d_¡ apm `X$u! lz„ sfs s¡_u kp\¡ Nep¡. bp iyrÙdp„ lsp„. L$p¡CL¡$ L$p_dp„ dp¡V¡$\u L$üy„ L¡$, "bp, Adv$phpv$\u cpC Apìep R>¡.' bpA¡ kl¡S> Ap„M DOpX$u dpfu kpd¡ Å¡ey„ A_¡ `pR>p„ O¡_dp„ `X$u Nep„. lz„ Ðep„ \p¡X$p qv$hk füp¡ A_¡ bp_u M|b k¡hp L$fu. `Z dp„v$Nu W$uL$W$uL$ g„bpC. Of_p„A¡ d_¡ L$üy„ : "cpC, lh¡ sy„ Å. bp_u s_¡ dmhp_u BÃR>p lsu s¡ dmu gu^y„. A¡d_¡ k„sp¡j \C Nep¡. Ad¡ s_¡ `Ó\u bp_u srbes_p kdpQpf Apàep L$fuiy„.' bp\u v|$f Mkhp_¡ dpfy„ d_ _lp¡sy„ dp_sy„. lz„ ÅZsp¡ lsp¡ L¡$, bp_u Ap R>¡ëgu dp„v$Nu R>¡. afu s¡Ap¡ dm¡ L¡$ _e¡ dm¡! lz„ ¼ep„e ky^u bp_p MpV$gp `f b¡W$p¡ A_¡ _S>f cfu_¡ s¡d_p„ v$i®_ L$ep¯. dpfu Ap„Mdp„ TmTrmep„ lsp„! A¡L$kpdV$p„ A_¡L$ õdfZp¡ Æh„s \ep„. bp_p¡ MpV$gp¡ dpfp\u L¡$d¡e R|>V$sp¡ _lp¡sp¡. buÆ bpSy> dp„X$ _hukhu _p¡L$fu dmu lsu s¡ `Z kpQhhp_u lsu. A¡V$g¡ A„rsd dps©h„v$_p L$fu, _pR|>V$L¡$, cpf¡ `Ng¡ lz„ Adv$phpv$ Apìep¡. A_¡ \p¡X$p qv$hkdp„ S> v$pv$udp_u rQfrhv$pe_p¡ `Ó dþep¡! lz„ A¡d_u DÑfq¾$epdp„ Nep¡ Ðepf¡ bp rh_p_p¡ k|_p¡ Ap¡fX$p¡ A_¡ c]s¡ Ecp¡ L$f¡gp¡ A¡d_p¡ MpV$gp¡ Å¡C Ry>Ë$¡ dp¢A¡ fX$ép¡. bpA¡ `|fp„ A¡L$kp¡ kps hj®_y„ v$uOp®eyj cp¡Nh¡gy„. lh¡ v$pv$udp L„$C afu Ap¡R>p„ dmhp_p„ lsp„?... DÑfq¾$ep `sphu_¡ lz„ Adv$phpv$ Apìep¡. `Z bp_p¡ k|_p¡ Ap¡fX$p¡ L¡$d¡e d_dp„\u Mksp¡ _lp¡sp¡. R>¡hV¡$ "v$pv$udp_p¡ Ap¡fX$p¡'A¡ kp¡_¡V$ fQu_¡ lz„ L„$CL$ lmhp¡ \ep¡.

"A_¡L$ kyMvy$:M_p õdfZ_p `V$pfp kdp¡,
k|_p¡ cfMhp ^k¡ All A¡ S> Ap Ap¡fX$p¡.'

_p_`Zdp„ d_¡ A¡L$gp¡ d|L$u_¡ Qpëep„ Ne¡gp„ îÙpmy dpsp A_¡ A¡ dpsp_u Mp¡V$ `|f_pf khpep„ hÐkg v$pv$udp- b„_¡_¡ Al] d_p¡d_ h„v$_p L$fu_¡ rhfdy„ Ry>„.

dps©h„v$_p rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ hp„Qhp Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?