ApS>_p„ S>y>hpr_epAp¡_u hpsp¡dp„ A¡L$ _pd AQ|L$ Aphi¡, L$fu_p L$`|f_y„. lÆ sp¡ qaëd DÛp¡Ndp„ dp„X$ X$Ngy„ cey¯ Ðep„ L$fu_p R>hpC NC R>¡.
A¡dp„e kycpj OpC_u qaëd epv¢$\u s¡ gpBdgpBV$dp„ Aphu NC R>¡. A_¡ sd¡ _l] dp_p¡, lÆ A¡ 20 S> hj®_u R>¡.
qfqX$a.L$p¡d_p rbÅ¡e h¡ÏNp¡`pg kp\¡_u hpsQusdp„ L$fu_pA¡ `p¡sp_p rhi¡, `p¡sp_u dlÒhpL$p„npAp¡ rhi¡ A_¡ qX$f¡¼V$f kycpj OpC rhi¡ `¡V$R|>V$u hpsp¡ L$fu.
sd¡ `Z A¡ hpsQusdp„ kpd¡g \pAp¡.
sy„ kycpj OpC kp\¡ L$pd L$f¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ s¡Ap¡ spfy„ `Z _pd bv$gu _pMi¡ L¡$d? (A¡d_u Apv$s R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_u qaëddp„ L$pd L$f_pf_y„ _pd "d' `f\u `pX$hy„.) d_¡ sp¡ dfu_p _pd epv$ Aph¡ R>¡...
_p, _p S>fpe _l]!
sy„ A¡hp¡ ApN°l fpM¡ R>¡ L¡$ s_¡ õV$pf sfuL¡$ _l], A¡¼V²¡$k sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMhpdp„ Aph¡. ip dpV¡$?
lz„ Al] A¡[¼V„$N L$fhp Aphu Ry>„, _l] L¡$ a¼s õV$pf b_hp. Ap gpB_dp„ A¡[¼V„$N L$fhp_u lp¡e R>¡, õV$pf sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMphp_y„ dlÒh_y„ _\u. fpS> L$`|f_¡ kp¥\u `l¡gp„ A¡¼V$f sfuL¡$ S> Ap¡mMhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡.
spfp `qfhpfdp„ gNcN b^p ârscpipmu R>¡. s_¡ A¡_p\u X$f _\u gpNsp¡?
_p. dpfy„ Ly$Vy„$b sp¡ dpfp dpV¡$ A¡L$ õL|$g S>¡hy„ R>¡. lz„ s¡d_u qaëdp¡ Å¡J Ry>„ A_¡ s¡dp„\u iuMy„ Ry>„. Aphy„ Ly$Vy„$b dþey„ s¡_p¡ d_¡ Nh® R>¡. lz„ s¡d_¡ ¼epf¡e _uQy„ Å¡hy„ `X¡$ A¡hy„ _l] L$fy„.
sy„ L¡$V$gpL$ ÅZusp qX$f¡¼V$k®_¡ S> `k„v$ L$f¡ R>¡. A¡_u `pR>m iy„ L$pfZ R>¡-?
A¡V$g¡ L¡$ lz„ s¡d_u kp\¡ L$pd _\u L$fsu A¡d?
_p, sy„ A¡d_u kp\¡ S> L$pd L$f¡ R>¡...
d_¡ Mbf _\u. d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ dpfu `l¡gu S> qaëd f¡ãeyÆdp„ d_¡ dpfu V¡$g¡ÞV$ bsphu v¡$hp_p¡ dp¡L$p¡ dþep¡ lsp¡. b^u R>p¡L$fuAp¡_¡ L„$C `p¡sp_u `l¡gu S> qaëddp„ A¡[¼V„$N L$fu bsphhp_u sL$ _\u dmsu. A¡V$g¡ S> sp¡ d¢ ÅZuÅ¡C_¡ bp¡guh|X$dp„ âh¡ihp dpV¡$ f¡ãeyÆ õhuL$pfu.
A_¡ A¡_y„ `qfZpd kpd¡ R>¡. L$pfZ L¡$ qaëdd¡L$k®_¡ `Z gpÁey„ L¡$ Ap R>p¡L$fudp„ V¡$g¡ÞV$ R>¡ A_¡ s¡ A¡[¼V„$N L$fu iL¡$ R>¡.
kycpj OpC kp\¡ L$pd L$fhp_u d_¡ `l¡g¡\u S> BÃR>p lsu. lz„ d_¡ S>¡ gpN¡ s¡ L$lu v$J A¡hu Ry>„. A_¡ d_¡ gpN¡ L¡$ Ap qX$f¡¼V$f kp\¡ dpf¡ L$pd L$fhy„ R>¡ sp¡ lz„ kpd¡\u S>C_¡ s¡d_¡ hps L$fy„ L¡$ dpf¡ sdpfu kp\¡ L$pd L$fhy„ R>¡. A¡hu S> fus¡ lz„ L$f_ Å¡lf A_¡ k|fS> (bX$ÅÐep) `pk¡ `Z NC lsu L¡$ lz„ sdpfu kp\¡ L$pd L$fhp dpNy„ Ry>„.
sy„ d½$d rhQpfp¡_u R>¡ A¡hy„ spfp dpV¡$ L$l¡hpe R>¡. A¡ d½$dsp ¼ep„\u Aphu?
(lk¡ R>¡.) L$v$pQ lz„ hNp£ Ry>„ A¡V$g¡. lz„ `fa¡¼ir_õV$ Ry>„. S>¡d \hy„ Å¡CA¡ A¡d S> \hy„ Å¡CA¡. A¡dp„ S>fpe bp„^R>p¡X$ _l].
sy„ ¼epf¡e spZ A_ych¡ R>¡?
Ap¡aL$p¡k®! kph cp„Nu `Xy„$ Ry>„. lz„ blz Bdp¡i_g Ry>„ A_¡ v$f¡L$ hõsy_¡ blz k„h¡v$_iug fus¡, N„cufsp\u gJ Ry>„. A¡_p\u d_¡ blz dp_rkL$ spZ gpN¡ R>¡. lz„ lpB`fA¡[¼V$h Ry>„ A¡V$g¡ A¡ sp¡ \hp_y„ S>.
s_¡ iy„ gpN¡ R>¡? huk hj®_u Jdf¡ s¢ lÆ qL$ip¡fphõ\p `pf L$fu R>¡ L¡$ `R>u s_¡ spfu Åsdp„ cfp¡kp¡ Aphu Nep¡ R>¡?
d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ lz„ d¡Ãep¡f \C NC Ry>„. dpfp r_Z®ep¡ lz„ Ås¡ S> gJ R>y„.
huk hj®_u D„df¡ dp¡V$p cpN_p gp¡L$p¡ lÆ vyr_ep_¡ Ap¡mMsp \pe R>¡. `Z spfp qL$õkpdp„ vy$r_epA¡ s_¡ Ap¡mMu gu^u R>¡. s_¡ blz S>gv$u b^y„ dmu Ney„ A¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡?
lz„ dpfu Ås_¡ _kubv$pf dp_y„ Ry>„. _kub dpfp `f dl¡fbp_ R>¡.
sy„ _kubdp„ dp_¡ R>¡?
lp...
sy„ cNhp_dp„ `Z dp_¡ R>¡?
Ap¡aL$p¡k®, `Z X$f\u dp_y„ Ry>„.
f¡ãeyÆ `R>u epv¢$dp„ `Z L$p¡C Mpk hps R>¡?
epv¢$ blz Bdp¡i_g qaëd R>¡. dpfp¡ fp¡g M|b d¡Ãep¡f R>¡. lz„ S>¡L$u (îp¡a)_u v$uL$fu b_y„ Ry>„. Ap qaëddp„ b^p_p¡ `fap¡d®Þk Å¡hp S>¡hp¡ R>¡.
f¡ãeyÆ A_¡ epv¢$-b„_¡ A¡L$buÅ\u kph Sy>v$u S> qaëdp¡ R>¡ A¡ hps kpQu?
lp, kph S> Sy>v$u. f¡ãeyÆdp„ d¢ b„Ngpv¡$iu R>p¡L$fu_p¡ fp¡g L$ep£ lsp¡. epv¢$dp„ lz„ Ap^yr_L$ eyhsu b_y„ Ry>„.
s_¡ Ap b¡dp„\u L$ep¡ fp¡g h^y Nd¡ R>¡?
f¡ãeyÆdp„ dpfp fp¡gdp„ dpfy„ ìe[¼sÐh rTgpey„ lsy„, lp, `|f¡`|fy„ _l] L$pfZ L¡$ lz„ b„Ngpv¡$iu _\u, `Z b„_¡ qaëdp¡_p„ `pÓp¡dp„ kpv$pC R>¡ A_¡ Ap b¡ fp¡gdp„ A¡ S> kpçe R>¡.
`Z d_¡ epv¢$ h^y Nd¡ R>¡.
S>¡L$u kp\¡ L$pd L$fhp_p¡ A_ych L¡$hp¡ füp¡?
lz„ s¡d_u S>åbf QplL$ Ry>„. s¡d_u kp\¡ L$pd L$fhpdp„ d_¡ M|b dÅ Aphu. A¡ A¡V$gp v¡$MphX$p R>¡, d_¡ sp¡ S>¡L$u S>¡hp R>p¡L$fp kp\¡ gÁ_ L$fhp_y„ d_ R>¡.
kycpj OpC kp\¡ L$pd L$fhp_y„ L¡$hy„ gpÁey„?
M|b dÅ Aphu. î¡›$ L$np_p qX$f¡¼V$k®dp„ A¡d_p S>¡hy„ L$p¡C \ey„ _\u A_¡ \i¡ `Z _l]. s¡d_u kp\¡ L$pd L$fhp_y„ dpfy„ ¼epf_y„e k`_y„ lsy„.
lh¡ A¡ k`_y„ sy„ crhóedp„ `Z Å¡Ci?
Ap¡aL$p¡k®, dpf¡ s¡d_u kp\¡ afu L$pd L$fhy„ R>¡ A_¡ s¡d_¡ A¡_u Mbf `Z R>¡. A¡d_u qaëddp„ A¡ buÆ L$p¡C qaëdõV$pf_¡ g¡i¡ sp¡ d_¡ M|b ApOps gpNi¡. (lk¡ R>¡.)
s¢ L¡$qfef_u iê$Aps\u S> Sy>v$p Sy>v$p fp¡g `k„v$ L$ep® R>¡. A¡_p\u sy„ "fp¡ëk' qaëdõV$pf _l] b_u Åe? s_¡ iy„ gpN¡ R>¡?
lz„ A¡d S> BÃRy>„ Ry>„. qX$f¡¼V$f A¡ ÅZsp lp¡e sp¡ `R>u Å¡ fp¡gdp„ v$d _ lp¡e sp¡ A¡ d_¡ dmu_¡ dpfp¡ A_¡ A¡d_p¡ V$pBd h¡õV$ _l] L$f¡.
sy„ A¡hp S> fp¡g L$fhp dpN¡ R>¡?
lp...
L$v$pQ s¢ A¡ L$pfZ¡ S> L¡$V$gpe fp¡ëk_u _p `pX$u v$u^u li¡. A¡_y„ `rfZpd L$v$pQ Aph¡ L¡$ sL$ spfu `pk¡ _ Aph¡, spf¡¡ sL$_¡ ip¡^hu `X$¡.
L$v$pQ A¡_p\u EgVy„$ `Z b_¡...
Aip¡L -^ N°¡V$ qaëd dpV¡$ sy„ iy„ L$l¡ R>¡? k„sp¡j rkh_ kp\¡ L$pd L$fhp_y„ L¡$hy„ gpÁey„?
A¡ dpZk Akp^pfZ R>¡. cNhp_ R>¡. lz„ A¡d_¡ cNhp_ S> L$lz„ Ry>„. dpfp ds¡ sp¡ Cðf¡ qaëd DÛp¡N_¡ A¡d_p ê$`dp„ dp¡V$u c¡V$ Ap`u R>¡.
L¡$d A¡d_¡ cNhp_ L$l¡ R>¡?
L$pfZ L¡$ A¡ Åvy$Nf R>¡. qaëddp„ A¡dZ¡ d_¡ S>¡ fus¡ v$ip®hu R>¡ s¡ sp¡ dp_hpdp„ _ Aph¡. k„sp¡j_¡ gu^¡ S> gp¡L$p¡ qaëd dpV¡$ Np„X$p \hp_p.
qaëd L¡$hu R>¡?
A¡ r`qfeX$ qaëd R>¡. lz„ S>„Ng_u R>p¡L$fu_p¡ fp¡g L$fy„ Ry>„.
f¡ãeyÆ_u õV$p¡fu kpQu tS>v$Nudp„ b_¡ sp¡ sy„ iy„ L$f¡? cpfs A_¡ `pqL$õsp_ hÃQ¡_p k„b„^p¡ ky^f¡ sp¡ sy„ kflv$`pf_u qaëdp¡dp„ L$pd L$f¡? sy„ Å¡Md g¡hpdp„ dp_¡ R>¡?
_p! lz„ S>fpe Å¡Md g¡su _\u. A¡dp„ blz v$v®$ R>¡, Ópk R>¡. lz„ A¡_p\u v|$f cpNy„ Ry>„.
L$v$pQ qaëd DÛp¡Ndp„ A¡ hps s_¡ _X¡$ A¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡?
d_¡ sp¡ A¡hy„ _\u gpNsy„.
spfp dpV¡$ A¡hp¡X®$¹k dlÒh_p R>¡?
lp. sd¡ kMs dl¡_s L$fp¡ A_¡ s¡_u L$v$f \pe s¡ sd_¡ Nd¡ S>.
sy„ L$p¡_pdp„\u â¡fZp g¡ R>¡?
dpfu bl¡_dp„\u.
`Z spfu bl¡_¡ kph Sy>v$p¡ S> dpN® gu^p¡ lsp¡...
A¡ sp¡ v$k hj® `l¡gp„_u hps R>¡. ApS>¡ A¡ Sy>v$u R>¡.
sdpfu b„_¡_u Jdfdp„ OZp¡ afL$ R>¡. sdpfu hÃQ¡ L$p¡C lfuapC R>¡?
Adpfu hÃQ¡ R> hj®_p¡ a¡f R>¡. `Z lz„ L„$C `Z \pe sp¡ s¡_u `pk¡ S> ÅJ Ry>„. A¡ dpfu â¡fZp R>¡. lfuapC_y„ sp¡ lz„ L$v$u rhQpfu `Z _ iLy„$.
sy„ qaëdp¡ Sy>A¡ R>¡?
lp, blz qaëdp¡ Å¡J Ry>„.
spfp ds¡ AÐepf_p¡ L$ep¡ A¡¼V$f î¡›$ R>¡?
dpfp ds¡? dpfp ds¡ sp¡ iplfyM Mp_ A_¡ F>[ÐhL$.
s_¡ L$ep A¡¼V$f S>¡hp b_hy„ Nd¡?
_frNk, d^ybpgp A_¡ du_pLy$dpfu dpV¡$ d_¡ M|b dp_ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ blz V¡$g¡ÞV¡$X$ lsp„, A¡ rgS>¡ÞX¹ b_u Nep„ R>¡.
sy„ raëd L¡$hu fus¡ `k„v$ L$f¡ R>¡?
lz„ fp¡g A_¡ qX$f¡¼V$f Å¡C_¡ qaëd `k„v$ L$fy„ Ry>„. qX$f¡¼V$f kpfp¡ lp¡e sp¡ `R>u qaëd ip dpV¡$ _ õhuL$pfhu?
Aphsp„ `p„Q hj®dp„ sy„ ¼ep„ lp¡Ci?
L$p„ sp¡ qaëdp¡dp„ L$pd L$fsu lp¡Ci A\hp sp¡ gÁ_ L$fu_¡ kyMu lp¡Ci.
gÁ_? spf¡ L¡$qfef _\u b_phhu?
lp, `Z L¡$qfef sd_¡ ¼ep„ gC Åe s¡ Mbf _\u `X$su.
spfp„ Ly$Vy„$buAp¡ s_¡ gÁ_ L$fu_¡ kyMu Å¡hp BÃR>¡ L¡$ dp¡V$u õV$pf sfuL¡ Å¡hp_y„ `k„v$ L$f¡?
b„_¡. `l¡gp„ sp¡ A¡L$ kpfu Arc_¡Óu A_¡ `R>u dp¡V$u õV$pf sfuL¡$. A_¡ A¡ `R>u d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ kpdpÞe Æh_dp„ Np¡W$hpC ÅJ s¡.
s¢ X¡$rhX$ ^h_ rhfyÙ L$p¡d¡ÞV$ L$fu lsu s¡ `R>u iy„ \ey„?
Ad¡ b„_¡ kp\¡ dmu_¡ Aphsp hj£ A¡L$ raëd L$fhp_p R>uA¡. Ad¡ A¡ rhi¡ hps `Z L$fu gu^u R>¡. d_¡ A¡ _\u kdÅsy„ L¡$ gp¡L$p¡ ip dpV¡$ Aphy„ L$l¡ R>¡? lz„ L$v$u L$p¡C `Z âL$pf_u qaëd_u t_v$p _ L$fy„.
sp¡... epv¢$_p¡ A¡ÞX$ L¡$hp¡, Myiu_p¡ R>¡?
lp.
AÃR>p, sp¡ A¡ L$l¡ L¡$ epv¢$dp„ R>¡ëg¡ iy„ \pe R>¡?
(lk¡ R>¡) _p, lz„ _l] L$lz„. A¡ dpV¡$ sdpf¡ qaëd Å¡hu flu.
Ap g¡Mp¡ `Z hp„Qhp Ap`_¡ S>ê$f Ndi¡.
S>¡L$u îp¡a : b_hy„ lsy„ fkp¡Cep¡, b_u Nep¡ lufp¡!
"epv¢$'_p„ Nus-k„Nus S>gv$u cygpi¡ _l]!
Ap dygpL$ps Ap`_¡ L¡$hu gpNu?