S>¡lpv$uAp¡_p„ ka¡v$ `pDX$f_p„ `X$uL$p„\u \f\f ^°|S>sp gp¡L$p¡_p v¡$idp„ hksp„ Adpfp„ hlpgp„ A¡_ApfApB cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ awgNygpbu c|gL$p„h! AY$pf L$fp¡X$ dykgdp_p¡_¡ A¡L$ S> cpjZ\u S>¡lpv$ L$fhp S>NpX$u iL¡$ s¡hp iplu Bdpd_p v¡$idp„\u kOmp v¡$iuAp¡_p„ S>¡îuL©$óZ!

Ap`Z¡ L$p„C dp¡V$u dp¡V$u cpf¡Md hpsy„ L$fhu _\u, `Z kp¥\u `l¡gp sd_¡ A¡L$ _p_L$X$u hpsp® L$l¡hp_u R>¡.

hps A¡d b_u L¡$ A¡L$ qv$hk A¡L$ rdep„ A_¡ A¡L$ hprZepcpC A¡L$ Npd\u buS>¡ Npd S>hp _uL$þep. hpV$ lsu gp„bu A¡V$g¡ b„_¡_u OfhpmuAp¡A¡ b`p¡f¡ S>dhp dpV¡$ cp\y„ bp„^u Ap`¡gy„. bfpbf Mfp b`p¡f Õep A¡V$g¡ A¡L$ TpX$_p¡ R>p„eX$p¡ Å¡C b„_¡ S>dhp b¡W$p. rdep„cpC_p cp\pdp„ sp¡ iy„ lp¡e? Y¡$bfp„ A_¡ Xy„$Nmu. `Z hprZepcpC_p cp\pdp„ hprZeZ¡ kfk dÅ_p gpX$hp, Xy„$Nmu-dfQp„_p„ crS>ep„ A_¡ b¡ Ås_p„ ipL$ cfu Ap`¡gp„.

Ap Å¡C_¡ rdep„cpC_p dp¢dp„ Apìey„ `pZu. C hprZep_¡ ¼e¡, ""hprZepcpC, A`_¡ v$p¡_y„ kp\ b¡W$ L¡$ Mph¢! syd bu d¡f¡ d¢ ku MpAp¡, _¡ d¦ bu sydpf¡ d¢ ku MpJ!''

hprZep¡ ipZp¡. hps sfs `pdu Nep¡. `Z Å¡ _p `pX¡$ sp¡ rdep„cpC_y„ cgy„ `|R>hy„, ¼ep„L$ TOX$p¡ L$fu b¡k¡ sp¡? A¡V$g¡ L$l¡, ""W$uL$. A¡dp„ iy„?''

b„_¡ kpdkpd¡ `p¡s`p¡sp_p„ cp\p„ Mp¡gu_¡ b¡W$p. rdep„cpC sp¡ Mphpdp„ S>bfp. dp¡V$p dp¡V$p b|L$X$p cfsp Åe _¡ Q`p¡Q` Qphsp Åe. hprZepcpC_¡ Õey„ Apdp„ Ap`Z¡ f'C Åiy„ c|¿ep. A¡V$g¡ A¡dZ¡ ey[¼s L$fu. rdep„cpC_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""sydpfp bp` ¼ep L$fsp \p?''

""hp¡? hp¡ sp¡ ap¡S> d¢ \p! bp¡s blpvy$f \p!''

""A¡d? sp¡ qaf hp¡ L¥$k¡ df Nep?'' hprZepcpCA¡ W$phL$pC\u `|R¹>ey„.

rdep„cpC sp¡ f„Ndp„ Aphu Nep. `p¡sp_p bp`_u blpvy$fu_p„ hMpZ L$fhp dp„X$ép. ""A¡L$ Ly$ B^f k¡ e|„ dpfp, _¡ v$p¡ Ly$ D^f k¡ e|„ dpfp... BõLy$ sghpf k¡ L$pV$ X$pgp _¡ DõLy$ cpg¡ k¡ dpf X$pgp...' A¡d L$fsp„ L$fsp„ rdep„cpCA¡ ApMu gX$pC_y„ hZ®_ L$fhp dp„X$éy„.

Ap v$frdep_ hprZepcpC Q|`Qp` Mpsp„ Åe. rdep„cpCA¡ ApMu v$põsp_ `|fu L$ep® `R>u cp\pdp„ Å¡ey„ sp¡ X$åbp Mpgu! a¼s A¡d_p„ Qpf Y¡$bfp„ h^¡gp„. rdep„cpC kdÆ Nep L¡$ hprZep¡ d_¡ hps¡ QY$phu_¡ Mphp_y„ v$pbu Nep¡. ""W$uL$ R>¡, afu L$p¡C hpf hps R>¡.'' A¡d rhQpfu rdep„ L$p„C _ bp¡ëep.

hmu \p¡X$p qv$hk `R>u afu b„_¡_¡ kp\¡ Npdsf¡ Åhp_y„ Õey„. afu b„_¡ cp\p„ Mp¡gu_¡ kpdkpd¡ S>dhp b¡W$p. lÆ b¡ b|L$X$p Mp^p _ Mp^p Ðep„ rdep„cpC L$l¡, ""br_epcpC, syçlpfp bp` ¼ep L$fsp \p?''

""hp¡ sp¡ h¡`pf L$fsp \p.'' hprZepA¡ V|„$L$dp„ `spìey„.

A¡V$g¡ rdep„cpCA¡ hps R>¡X$u, ""sp¡ hp¡ L¥$k¡ df Nep?''

""hp¡?'' hprZepcpCA¡ dp¢ KQy„ L$ep® rh_p `V¹$ L$fsp¡ S>hpb v$C v$u^p¡ : ""hp¡ sp¡ dp„v$p `X$p, _¡ df Nep!''

ApMu hpsp®_p¡ bp¡^ Ad_¡ A¡hp¡ qiMhpX$hpdp„ Aphsp¡ L¡$ blz Ap`hX$pC L$fhpdp„ fluA¡ sp¡ ¼epf¡L$ c|¿ep fl¡hp_p¡ hpfp¡ Aph¡. `Z Å¡Å¡, Ap hpsp®_¡ _¡ AaOpr_õsp_dp„ a¢L$psp„ awX$`¡L¡$V¹$k_¡ L$p„C g¡hpv¡$hp _\u lp¢? Þep„ sp¡ S>¡lpv$ Qpg¡ R>¡.

ldZp„ B[ÞX$ep_p„ V$uhu A_¡ R>p`p„dp„ (Mpk L$fu_¡ A„N°¡Æ) cpf¡ lp¡bpmp lpëep R>¡. Adpfp a¡hqfV$ ipef L¥$au ApTdu_p„ ky`yÓu Arc_¡Óu ibp_p ApTdu ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ qv$ëlu_p iplu Bdpd_¡ B[ÞX$ep_p dykgdp_p¡ hsu bp¡ghp_p¡ L$p¡C Ar^L$pf _\u. sp¡ Bdpdkpl¡b A¡d ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ C _pQhp-Nphphpmu_¡ sp¡ lz„ NZsp¡ _\u! lh¡ Ap b„_¡ sp¡ bh KQp dp„egp dykgdp_y„ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡d_u hpsy„ A¡ ÅZ¡, Ap`Z¡ \p¡X$p Ap¡qX®$_fu dykgdp_y„_u hps L$f].

\p¡X$p„ hfkp¡ `l¡gp„ lz„ Äepf¡ A¡L$ A¡X¹$hV$p®BtTN A¡S>Þkudp„ _p¡L$fu L$fsp¡ Ðepf¡ Adpfu Ap¡qakdp„ A¡L$ dp¡B_cpC _pd¡ L$çàeyV$f Ap¡`f¡V$f lsp¡. cZ¡gp¡ dpÓ 10 Qp¡`X$u, `Z L$çàeyV$f `f Ap`Z¡ L$luA¡ A¡d aV$paV$ g¡-ApDV$ b_phu Û¡. A¡_¡ `p_p¡ QX$phhp lz„ l„d¡ip„ Adv$phpv$u dy[õgdp¡_u bp¡gudp„ hps L$fsp¡. ""elp„ku d¡V$fLy$ L$pV$ g¥ep¡ _¡ hlp„ `¡ `¡õV$ L$f v¥$ep¡. rbõduëgp bp¡g L¡$ A¡kp L$pd L$qfep¡ L¡$ Ap`Zp kp¡V$p `X$ Åh¡!''

A¡L$ qv$hk d_¡ dp¡B_ `|R>¡, ""grgscpC, syd_¡ e¡ A`Z¡ S>¡ku Dv|®$ L$lp„ku kuMu?''

d¢ L$üy„, ""V$p¡`p, Ap Dv|®$ _\u. Ap sp¡ Adv$phpv$u dykgdp_p¡_u bp¡gu R>¡. A¡ fus¡ l¥v$fpbpv$u dy[õgdp¡_u `Z kph Sy>v$u bp¡gu R>¡, A_¡ s¡ `Z Dv|®$ _\u. lp, gM_D_p dykgdp_p¡ blz kpfy„ Dv|®$ bp¡g¡ R>¡ A¡hy„ kp„cþey„ R>¡.''

`Z `R>u d¢ A¡_¡ S>fp kpZk¡ QX$pìep¡, ""Aëep, s_¡ sp¡ Dv|®$ AphX$hy„ Å¡CA¡ _¡? dv$f¡kpdp„ Ne¡gp¡ L¡$ _l]?''

dp¡B_¡ L$p_ `L$X$u_¡ L$b|g L$ey¯ L¡$ bpm`Zdp„ \p¡Xy„$ "Arga-b¡-s¡' cZ¡gp¡, `Z ApS>¡ A¡dp„_y„ L„$C epv$ _\u. L$pfZ L¡$ Dv|®$ hp„Qhp-gMhp_u ¼epf¡e S>ê$f S> _\u `X$u. ""L¡$d?'' d¢ `|R¹>ey„, ""Ly$fp_-A¡-ifua sp¡ hp„Ãey„ li¡_¡ ¼epf¡L$?''

sp¡ L$l¡, ""hp¡ sp¡ apfku d¢ lp¡sp l¥Np!''

dpÓ dp¡B_ S> _l], lz„ A¡hp OZp dy[õgd Sy>hpr_epAp¡_¡ dþep¡ Ry>„ S>¡Ap¡ Ap Adv$phpv$u bp¡gu_¡ S> Dv|®$ kdS>¡ R>¡! A¡hy„ S> A¡L$ hMs 786_y„ \ey„. A¡L$ rQÓ v$p¡fsu hMs¡ d_¡ s¡dp„ Ap¡qfrS>_g fus¡ gMpe¡gy„ 786 Dd¡fhp_y„ S>ê$fu gpÁey„. s¡ qv$hk¡ dpfp¡ Mpk v$p¡õs dÞk|f L$p¡g¡S>dp„ Aph¡gp¡ _l], A¡V$g¡ d¢ ap¡V$p¡N°pau qX$`pV®$d¡ÞV$_p A¡L$ ÅX$guhpgp _pd_p kf_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""kf, Ap kpskp¡ R¹>ep„ku L¡$hu fus¡ gMpe?''

""k¡h_, A¡BV$, rk¼k.'' d_¡ L$l¡, ""kps, ApW$ A_¡ R> gMu v¡$hp_y„.''

""A¡d _l].'' d¢ L$u^y„, ""Ap¡qfrS>_g Afbu rgr`dp„ gM¡gy„ lp¡e R>¡_¡, qfnpAp¡-V²$L$p¡ D`f?''

ÅX$guhpgp d|„TpC Nep, Mf¡Mf d|„TpC Nep. `R>u d_¡ L$l¡, ""S>b g„Q d¢ Of ÅJNp sb `|R> L$f gpJNp!'' `pR>p Apìep Ðepf¡ rMõkpdp„\u A¡L$ QbfMu L$pY$u_¡ d_¡ Ap`u. ""Å¡ kdÆ g¡. A„N°¡Ædp„ L A Y gMuA¡ s¡dp„\u "A¡'_u ApX$u guV$u L$pY$u _pMhp_u.''

dpfp„ _kub kpfp„ L¡$ d¢ khpg `|R¹>ep¡ s¡_p¡ S>hpb d_¡ A¡L$ S> L$gpL$dp„ dmu Nep¡, `Z rbQpfp ÅX$guhpgp kf 38 hfk_p \ep Ðep„ ky^u s¡d_¡ Ap khpg S> _lp¡sp¡ \ep¡! B[ÞX$ep_p dp¡V$p cpN_p dy[õgdp¡ L$p„ sp¡ kph AcZ R>¡ A\hp sp¡ A^L$Qfp A^®rirns R>¡. `f„sy S>¡Ap¡ cZ¡gp R>¡ s¡d_p rhi¡ iy„ ds bp„^hp¡ s¡ lh¡ `R>u_p¡ qL$õkp¡ kp„cmu_¡ _½$u L$fÅ¡.

lÆ b¡ S> drl_p `l¡gp„ Ap S> L$p¡gd dpV¡$ lz„ Ap`Zu cpfsue rgr`Ap¡ rhi¡ g¡M s¥epf L$fu füp¡ lsp¡ (gM¡gy„ l„cmpe A¡_y„ _pd cpjp) Ðepf¡ d_¡ khpg \ep¡ L¡$ Dv|®$_p¡ dpdgp¡ iy„ R>¡? Adpfu L$p¡g¡S>dp„ buÅ A¡L$ kf lsp _pd¡ kyf¡i idp®. s¡ Dv|®$ kprlÐe_p KX$p Aæepky lsp, Dv|®$ hp„Qu A_¡ gMu `Z iL$sp. s¡dZ¡ d_¡ A¡L$ qv$hk kdÅh¡gy„ L¡$, ""Å¡ sd¡ Dv|®$dp„ gMpe¡gp¡ L$p¡C iåv$ ANpD kp„cþep¡ _ lp¡e sp¡ sd¡ s¡_p¡ kpQp¡ DÃQpf _ L$fu iL$p¡. L¡$d? L$pfZ L¡$ rgrMs Dv|®$dp„ v$f¡L$ Anf buÅ Anf kp\¡ Å¡X$pe¡gp¡ fpMhp_u â\p R>¡. Ap\u A¡L$ Anf Äep„ `|fp¡ \pe Ðep„\u S> buÅ¡ Anf iê$ \sp¡ lp¡e R>¡.''

Ap_¡ L$pfZ¡ hfkp¡ ky^u Dv|®$_p d|mpnfp¡ lp¡hp R>sp„ s¡_u bubp„Y$pm Anfp¡ hX¡$ R>`pC i¼e _lp¡su b_su. d_¡ A¡ `Z Mbf lsu L¡$ Ap¡ak¡V$ râ[ÞV„$N V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ Apìep `R>u, A_¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ `Z sdpd Dv|®$ AMbpfp¡-d¡N¡rT_p¡_y„ d¡V$f lp\¡, L$gd hX¡$ gMhy„ `X$sy„ lsy„. A¡V$g¡ `¡gp¡ g¡M gMsu hMs¡ d_¡ khpg \ep¡ L¡$, ""Å¡ A¡d S> lp¡e sp¡ L$çàeyV$fp¡ Apìep `R>u Dv|®$ cpjp s¡dp„ V$pB` \C iL$su li¡ L¡$ _l]? A_¡ Å¡ \su lp¡e sp¡ v$f¡L$ Anf buÅ Anf kp\¡ iu fus¡ Å¡X$pe R>¡? L¡$ `R>u R|>V$p¡ S> fl¡ R>¡?''

ApV$gy„ `|R>hp d¢ dpfp ApW$\u v$k dy[õgd v$p¡õsp¡_¡ ap¡_ L$ep®. S>¡dp„\u b¡ _pV$ég¡ML$p¡ lsp A_¡ A¡L$ hX$ug rdÓ NyS>fpsu-Vy$-H[Ági sfSy>dp_y„ L$pd L$fsp lsp. Ap sdpd rdÓp¡ d_¡ spÐL$prgL$ L$p¡C S> dprlsu Ap`u i¼ep _l]. gNcN b^p_y„ L$l¡hy„ A¡d S> lsy„ L¡$, ""lp„, L$çàeyV$f d¢ lp¡sp sp¡ l¥, dNf rgM_¡ L$p rkõV$d ¼ep l¥ hp¡ _l] `sp.'' R>-kps S>Z¡ âp¡rdk Apàey„ L¡$ Ap_u s`pk L$fu_¡ d_¡ S>ê$f ap¡_ L$fi¡. `Z ApS> qv$_ ky^u L$p¡C_p¡ ap¡_ Apìep¡ _\u.

ApS>¡ rlÞvy$õsp__p¡ lf dykgdp_ AQp_L$ khpC dykgdp_ b_u Áep¡ R>¡. `Z Ap¡ëep„ ibp_p ApTdu A_¡ iplu Bdpd S>¡hp KQp dp„egp dykgdp_y„ iy„ L$l¡hp dpN¡ R>¡ C L$p¡C Ap¡qX®$_fu dykgdp_y„ ldÆ S> _\u iL$sp. AV$g¡ b„_¡ V$pB`_p dykgdp_p¡ `p¡s`p¡sp_p„ X$]X$hpZp„ Äep„ Äep„ lpg¡ Þep„ lgph¡ fpM¡ R>¡.

- AV$g¡ lh¡ Ap`Z¡e Apd S> T]L¡$ 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¡¡