Adpfp àep¡f NyS>fpsu cpCAp¡, àep¡f NyS>fpsu cpcuAp¡ A_¡ V¡[¼_L$gu NyS>fpsu c|gL$p„h! Ap„ep„ B[ÞX$epdp„ hksp kOmp v¡$iu NyS>fpsuAp¡_u sd_¡ OZu Mçdp!

Ap`Zp NyS>fpsuAp¡ A„N°¡Æ L¡$hy„ bp¡g¡ s¡_u OZu Å¡¼k lpgu. `Z ldZp„\u sp¡ ApMp B[ÞX$epdp„ NyS>fpsuAp¡ rlÞv$u L¡$hy„ bp¡g¡ R>¡ B S> lpëey„ R>¡. Adpfp õV$pf V$uhu D`f "kpk cu L$cu blz \u' _pd_u rkqfeg Apd sp¡ NyS>fpsu `qfhpf_u S> hpfsp R>¡. `Z A¡dp„ L¡$sL$ubl¡_ v$h¡ _pd_p„ A¡¼V²¡$k S>¡ gl¡L$pdp„ "Af ff f... Adpfp S|>_pNY$dp„ sp¡ L$p¡C fusuL$L$p bu cph _„C `|R>sp!' L¡$ A¡hy„ L„$C `Z bp¡g¡ C ApMp B[ÞX$epdp„ a¡dk \C Åe R>¡.

`Z ApS>¡ sp¡ _p¡_-NyS>fpsuAp¡ L¡$hy„ NyS>fpsu bp¡g¡ R>¡ s¡_u hps L$fhu R>¡. Adpfp A¡L$ `„Åbu cpCb„^ `l¡gu hpf NyS>fpsdp„ Aphu_¡ blz N|„Qhpe¡gp. A¡L$ h¡`pfu cpCA¡ A¡d_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ ApS>¡ fps_p Adpf¡ Of¡ S> fp¡L$pC ÅAp¡. sp¡ `„Åbu `|R>¡, "ipv$uiyv$p lp¡?' Ap`Zp NySy>cpC L$l¡, "R>¡!' `„ÅbuA¡ S>fp a¡fhu_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "buhu l¥, buhu?' NySy>cpC W„$X$L$\u L$l¡, "R>¡ R>¡!' afu `|R¹>ey„, "bÃQ¡ l¦?' sp¡ L$l¡, "R>¡!'

`„Åbu gpgp A¡d S> kdÄep L$f¡ L¡$, "L$dpg l¥ Æ? buhu cu R>¡ R>¡? Ap¥f bÃQ¡ cu R>¡ R>¡?'

Ad¡ _p_p lsp Ðepf¡ `„Qdlpgdp„ lpgp¡g Npddp„ bp`yÆ_u _p¡L$fu. `X$p¡idp„ A¡L$ dÖpku Aakf fl¡. Adpf¡ s¡d_¡ Of S>¡hp¡ k„b„^. lz„ l„d¡ip„ s¡d_¡ Ðep„ S> fdsp¡ lp¡J. Nuspdpku_¡ AX$^y„`X$^y„ NyS>fpsu AphX¡$ `Z hpkZp¡_p„ _pd _ AphX¡$. d_¡ L$l¡ "Å, sdpfu dçdu_¡ bp¡gp¡ L¡$ `|fu sghp_u hpk_ Å¡C R>¡!'

lz„ `Z X$uË$p¡ hX®$-Vy$-hX®$ L$p¡`u L$fsp¡ A_¡ b^p_¡ cpf¡ Nçds `X$su. A¡L$ hpf Nuspdpku Adpfu Of¡ Aphu_¡ bp _¡ L$l¡, "sdpfu `pk¡ `¡gp R>¡? L$p¡gkphpgp? lp\hpgp? Apd a¡fhhp_p?'

bp_¡ L„$C kdÅey„ _rl A¡V$g¡ `|R¹>ey„, "Nuspbl¡_, sdpf¡ L$fhy„ R>¡ iy„?'

Nuspdpku L$l¡, "kpl¡b_p iV®$dp„ blz L$fQgp `X$u Nep R>¡ s¡ L$pY$hp_p R>¡!'

bp NcfpZp„, iV®$dp„ L$fQgp? "d_¡ bspX$p¡ Å¡C?' Nuspbl¡_¡ iV® bspX$éy„. s¡dp„ L$fQguAp¡ `X¡$gu!

A¡L$ hpf Nuspdpku Adpfp Of_y„ ipL$ QpMu_¡ L$l¡, "bp`f¡! Ap sp¡ dpfu _p¿ep gpN¡ R>¡!' bp `|R>¡, "L$p¡_¡ dpfu _p¿ep?' sp¡ Nuspdpku ipL$ bspX$u_¡ L$l¡, "Apdp„...Apdp„ sd¡ dpfu _p¿ep R>¡? `¡gp„ L$pgp„ L$pgp„? Np¡g Np¡g? Tu_p„ Tu_p„?'

V|„$L$dp„ Nuspdpku_¡ A¡d L$l¡hy„ lsy„ L¡$ Ap ipL$dp„ dfu _p¿ep„ R>¡!

Adpfu Ap¡qakdp„ A¡L$ qv$gu` v$Ñp lsp. A¡d_¡ Årsdp„ l„d¡ip„ gp¡Qp `X¡$. "gp¡ grgscpC, sdpfu ap¡_ Aphu!' Ad¡ L$luA¡ qv$gu`cpC, ap¡_ Apìep¡ L$l¡hpe. A¡V$g¡ afu Äepf¡ ap¡__u qf„N hpN¡ sp¡ qv$gu`cpC L$l¡, "gp¡! ap¡__p¡ qf„N Apìep¡!'

Ap`Z¡ qv$gu`cpC_¡ L$luA¡ L¡$, "S>fp L¡$g¡ÞX$fdp„ Sy>Ap¡_¡ L$pg¡ L¡$hX$p ÓuS> R>¡?' sp¡ qv$gu`cpC Å¡ep rh_p S> `|R>¡, "L¡$d? L¡$g¡ÞX$fdp„ dp` gM¡gp R>¡?' Ap`Z¡ L$luA¡, "L¡$hy„ dp`?' sp¡ L$l¡, "sd¡ S> `|R¹>ep_¡? suS> L¡$hX$p R>¡, _p_p L¡$ dp¡V$p?'

A¡L$ hpf qv$gu`cpC L$l¡, "ApS>¡ õV¡$i_ `f kpX$u g¡hp S>hp_y„ R>¡?' b^p `|R>¡, "õV¡$i_ `f kpX$u?' sp¡ L$l¡, "lp, Adpfp L$gL$Ñp\u Aphhp_u R>¡.' b^p_¡ A¡d L¡$ b„Npmu kpX$uAp¡ d„Nphu li¡ f¡gh¡ `pk®gdp„, A¡V$g¡ afdpCi L$fu L¡$ "v$Ñp kpl¡b, Ad_¡ `Z Ap`Å¡ A¡L$b¡ kpX$u' sp¡ v$Ñp kpl¡b L$l¡ "¼ep„\u Ap`y„? A¡L$ S> kpX$u R>¡!'

lh¡ b^p N|„Qhpep. "A¡L$ S> kpX$u? f¡gh¡dp„ Aphhp_u R>¡?' `R>u kdÅey„ L¡$ v$Ñp kpl¡b_u kpmu Aphhp_u lsu L$gL$Ñp\u!

NyS>fpsu A_¡ dfpW$u rkhpe_u B[ÞX$e_ cpjpAp¡dp„ "m' _\u A¡V$g¡ Ap`Z¡ bp„Npgu _¡ b„Npmu L$luA¡ Ðepf¡ v$Ñp kpl¡b blz qQX$pe. `R>u dp„X$ dp„X$ kdÅhuA¡ L¡$ NyS>fpsudp„ OZp b^p iåv$p¡dp„ "m' Aph¡ R>¡.

Apdp„ sp¡ v$Ñp kpl¡b¡ _hp gp¡Qp dpep®. A¡L$ qv$hk õV$padp„_p L$p¡C cpCA¡ _hy„ Of L$f¡gy„ s¡ hpõsy fpM¡gy„. ApMp¡ õV$pa S>dZhpf `R>u hrfepmu Mpsp¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ v$Ñp kpl¡b L$l¡ "Å¡jucpC, sdpf¡ cpcu_¡ fkp¡X$pdp„ bpmu _pMhp Å¡CA¡!'

Å¡jucpC sp¡ cX$¼ep. "L¡$d L¡$d? sdpfp cpcu_p¡ L$p„C hp„L$Ny_p¡?'

sp¡ qv$gu`cpC L$l¡ "_p _p sd¡ bpmu d|L$ip¡ sp¡ fkp¡X$pdp„\u ^ydpX$p _uL$gu S>k¡!' b¡ rdr_V$ `R>u kdÅey„ L¡$ v$Ñp kpl¡b bpmu _p„Mhp_u _rl `Z bpfu _pMhp_u hps L$fsp lsp!

`Z A¡d sp¡ Ap`Zp NyS>fpsuAp¡ `Z L$p„C Ap¡R>p _\u. ap¡f¡_dp„ S>C Apehp `R>u A¡d_¡ "kyÙ' NyS>fpsu bp¡ghp_p hpefp QX¡$ R>¡. Adpfp Npddp„ A¡L$ cpC Aph¡gp s¡ S>çep `R>u Ad_¡ ¼e¡ "dpf¡ k|„Ohy„ R>¡.' Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„ "lz„ k|„Ohy„ R>¡ cpC?' sp¡ L$l¡ "MpV$gp¡ ¼ep„ R>¡, dpf¡ k|„Ohy„ R>¡.'

A¡ cpC_¡ KOhy„ lsy„! `Z "kyÙ' NyS>fpsudp„ KOhy„ _¡ k|„Ohy„ L¡$'sp. Af¡ B sp¡ L|$sfp„_¡ e "lX¡$ lX¡$' L$fhp_¡ bv$g¡ "kX¡$ ! kX¡$!' L$fsp'sp! `Z lp„L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p„ Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡