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A¡d_u BÃR>p _lp¡su, `Z d¢ bfpbf NZsfu L$fu fpMu lsu A_¡ S>¡d s¡d lp `X$phhp_p¡ A_¡ L$fu g¡hp_p¡ r_Z®e dpfp qv$gdp„ lsp¡. lz„ spfuMp¡, hjp£, S>e„suAp¡ blz epv$ fpMsp¡ _\u, `f„sy A¡L$ kpv$u NZsfu dpfp d_dp„ L$ped õ`ô$ flu R>¡ _¡ s¡ A¡ L¡$ dpfp„ `|. bp Óuk hj®_p lsp„ Ðepf¡ dpfp¡ S>Þd \e¡gp¡, dpV¡$ dpfu Jdfdp„ Óuk hjp£ Dd¡fu_¡ bp_u Jdf Aphu Åe R>¡. A_¡ dpfp kpW$ hj® `|fp„ \ep„ A¡V$g¡ bp_p„ _¡hy„ li¡ A¡V$gy„ NrZs \ey„. lh¡ _¡hy„ hj®. A¡L$ Mpõkp¡ Ap„L$X$p¡ R>¡, A_¡ _¡hy„ hj® ky^u _ufp¡Nu v¡$l A_¡ õhõ\ d_ gC_¡ `lp¢Qpe A¡ cpf¡ Myipgu R>¡, A_¡ `lp¢Q_pf sp¡ dpfp„ `|Äe _¡ hlpgp„ bp R>¡, A¡¡V$g¡ dpf¡ L„$CL$ sp¡ L$fhy„ Å¡CA¡ A_¡ L$fhy„ R>¡ A_¡ L$fui S> A¡ rhQpf dpfp d_dp„ lsp¡. dp¡V$p¡ sdpip¡ sp¡ _l] L$fuA¡ `Z _ÆL$_p„ kNp„Ap¡dp„ Mbf Ap`uA¡ A_¡ c¡Np„ \C_¡ A¡ qv$hk¡ bp_u kp\¡ Ap_„v$ dpZuA¡.

kv¹$cpÁe¡ A¡ qv$hk¡ lz„ Ðep„ lp¡Ci A¡hu Mbf d_¡ hl¡gu dmu A_¡ s¡\u Ðep„ Nep¡ Ðepf¡ sfs Ap hps d¢ bp_u ApNm d|L$u. A¡d_p¡ klS> k„L$p¡Q lsp¡. L$p¡C qv$hk L$ey¯ _\u s¡ lh¡ L¡$d L$fhp b¡kuA¡? Aphu `pV$} Np¡W$hhp_p¡ Ap`Z_¡ L$p¡C A_ych _\u, A¡dp„ iy„ Å¡CA¡ _¡ L¡$V$gy„ Å¡CA¡ _¡ L¡$d Np¡W$hpe A¡_u AphX$s d_¡ `Z _\u _¡ s_¡ `Z _\u, `R>u Aphy„ kplk L¡$d L$fpe? bfpbf _ AphX¡$ sp¡? ¼ep„L$ aS>¡su \pe sp¡? S>hp v$p¡. Ap`Z¡ A¡L$gp„ ES>huiy„, A_¡ Å¡ L$p¡C_¡ Mbf `X¡$ sp¡ cg¡ O¡f Aph¡, `Z Ap`Z¡ L$p¡C_¡ bp¡gphhp _l].

sp¡e bp_¡ hps Ndu _lp¡su A¡d sp¡ _\u. A¡d_¡ Ly$Vy„$b_¡ dpV¡$ M|b â¡d R>¡. A¡d_¡ b¡ bl¡_p¡ R>¡. A¡d_p„ v$uL$fp-v$uL$fuAp¡ _¡ hmu A¡d_p„ R>p¡L$fp„Ap¡ R>¡ A¡ kp¥_¡ dpV¡$ bp_¡ blz â¡d R>¡. A_¡ b^p„ A¡ S> il¡fdp„ fl¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ bp¡gphhp„ kl¡gp„ R>¡. Myiu\u A¡ Aphi¡. EgVy„$, qv$hk¡ _l] bp¡gphuA¡ A_¡ `pR>m\u Mbf `X¡$ sp¡ A¡d_¡ Mp¡Vy„$ gpN¡. dpV¡$ d¡mphX$p¡ kph kpv$p¡ fpMuA¡, `Z dmuA¡ sp¡ S>ê$f dmuA¡.

bp dp_u Nep„. _½$u L$ey¯ L¡$ R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ sp¡ _l] bp¡gphuA¡, L$pfZ L¡$ OZp„ \pe A_¡ Ofdp„ _ dpe A_¡ âk„N_y„ dlÒh `|fy„ `Z _ kdS>¡, `Z b¡ `¡Y$uAp¡ c¡Nu \CA¡ : bp_u `¡Y$u A_¡ dpfu `¡Y$u. dp¡V$u ÓZ bl¡_p¡, A_¡ Ad¡ b^p„ L$pL$p-dpdp_p„ v$uL$fp-v$uL$fuAp¡. `Quk¡L$ \pe. Ofdp„ kpfu fus¡ Aphu iL¡$ A¡V$gp„. kpfu hpsQus `Z Åd¡ A¡hp„. b^p„_¡ Mbf Ap`uA¡. b^p„ Aphi¡. b^p„ Apìep„.

Apìep„ A¡V$gy„ S> _l] `Z DÐkpl A_¡ dv$v$ L$fhp `Z kpd¡\u s¥epf \ep„. Ad¡ Ap gphuiy„ A_¡ Ad¡ `¡gy„ gphuiy„ A¡hu Mpsfu Ap`hp gpÁep„. sp¡e Ad_¡ \ey„ L¡$ L$p¡C_¡ sL$gua _ Ap`uA¡, A_¡ Ad¡ `p¡s¡ A¡_u s¥epfu L$fuA¡.

bp_u `pk¡ hjp£\u _ h`fpep„ lp¡e A¡hp„ dp¢Op ky„v$f Ágpk, L$`, fL$pbuAp¡ R>¡ A¡ s¡ L$pY$hp gpÁep„. lz„ Myi \C Nep¡, "d_¡ Mbf _lp¡su L¡$ ApV$gu ky„v$f hõsyAp¡ sdpfu `pk¡ lsu, bp!' A¡ L$l¡ : "lh¡ ¼ep„ âk„N Aph¡ R>¡ L¡$ A¡ L$pY$uA¡. Ap sp¡ Ap¡R>p„ fp¡S> h`fpsp„ li¡? Å¡, Ap b¡ X$T_ L$` R>¡ A¡ spfp bp`yÆ_u kp\¡ dpfp„ gÁ_ \ep„ Ðepf_p S> R>¡. Aphp¡ kpfp¡ dpg AÐepf¡ _l] dm¡. A¡ M|b ddsp\u fp¿ep R>¡. A¡L$ `Z s|V$ép¡ _\u. Ap qv$hk dpV¡$ hp`fhp_p„ lsp„ s¡_u L$ë`_p Ðepf¡ L¡$d Aphu iL¡$!

Mphp_u L¡$V$gu kpfu kpfu _p_u _p_u hp_NuAp¡ s¥epf \C! A_¡ gp„bp V¡$bg D`f A¡_u ìehõ\p A¡hu ky„v$f L$fu L¡$ s¡ Å¡ep S> L$fhp_y„ d_ \pe, A_¡ Mphp dpV¡$ `Z lp\ AX$pX$hp_u tlds _ Qpg¡. Å¡L¡$ A¡dp„ dÅ Aphu. `pV$} sp¡ dp¡V¡$fp„Ap¡_¡ dpV¡$ lsu `Z dpfp cpC_u _p_u b¡bu R>¡ A¡ L$p¡C Aph¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ Aphu, bp_u `pk¡ S>C_¡ M|b hlpg L$ey¯ A_¡ L$fpìey„, A_¡ `R>u ku^u hp_NuAp¡_p V¡$bg_u `pk¡ S>C_¡ L$p¡C `Z k„L$p¡Q hNf A¡_¡ h^pf¡ cphu A¡ hp_NuAp¡ gC gC_¡ ApMy„ `ufk¡gy„ âv$i®_ Aõsìeõs L$fu _p¿ey„, A_¡ dp¡V$p„ dl¡dp_p¡ Aph¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ klukgpds cpNu NC. A¡_y„ `fp¾$d A¡ qv$hk_p Ap_„v$dp„ A¡L$ dp¡V$p¡ Dd¡fp¡ bÞey„.

dp¡V$p„ dl¡dp_p¡ Aphhp gpÁep„. `rs-`Ð_u kp\¡ Aph¡, Ap_„v$_p„ L$`X$p„ `l¡fu_¡ Aph¡, ApL$j®L$ k|V$ A_¡ X²¡$k\u kÄS> \C_¡ Aph¡, A_¡ lp\dp„ L„$CL$ _¡ L„$CL$ gC_¡ Aph¡- bp_¡ dpV¡$ c¡V$. c¡V$ sp¡ b^u Sy>v$u `Z A¡L$ fus¡ b^u kfMu. b^p„ ÅZ¡ R>¡ L¡$ bp_¡ awg A_¡ R>p¡X$ blz Nd¡ R>¡, A_¡ Ofdp„ M|Z¡ _¡ ApMu ANpiudp„ ÅsÅs_p„ awg fpM¡, fp¡S> `pZu `pe, ìeh[õ\s L$f¡, â¡d\u DR>¡f¡ A_¡ ApMp Of_p¡ bNuQp¡ b_ph¡. A¡V$g¡ b^p„ L$p¡C _¡ L$p¡C awg gC_¡ Apìep„. awg A¡V$g¡ dp¡V$p¡ R>p¡X$ _¡ A¡dp„ Ak„¿e awg. d_¡ `Z _pd _ AphX¡$ _¡ d¢ L$v$u Å¡ep„ _ lp¡e A¡hp„ AV$`V$p„, AsX$p„, Ddv$p f„N f„N_p„ A_¡ OpV$ OpV$_p„ awgp¡ lsp„. L¡$V$gpL$ NyÃR> A¡V$gp dp¡V$p lsp L¡$ b¡ S>Z `L$X$u_¡ gph¡ sp¡ S> Aphu iL¡$. S>¡d S>¡d Aph¡ s¡d bp A¡ ApÖ® ùv$e\u õhuL$pf¡, â¡d\u Sy>A¡, v$f¡L$ awg_y„ _pd v¡$ A_¡ L$v$f L$f¡ `R>u sfs awg_¡ `pZu dm¡ A_¡ kp\¡ kp\¡ kp¥_p Ýep_dp„ Aph¡ A¡hp hpkZdp„ Np¡W$hu_¡ kpfu S>ÁepA¡ d|L¡$. awgp¡ Aphsp„ Åe A_¡ Of_p¡ bNuQp¡ h^sp¡ Åe. Of_u A„v$f rdg_ lp¡hp R>sp„ sfs L$p¡CA¡ A¡_¡ "bpN-rdg_' (NpX®$_ `pV$}) L$üy„. awgp¡_u hÃQ¡ b¡khp_p¡ A_¡fp¡ Ap_„v$ lsp¡.

Ly$Vy„$b_u b¡ ApMu `¡Y$uAp¡ c¡Nu \C lp¡e s¡ Ap A¡L$ S> âk„N lsp¡. leps lsp„ A¡ b^p„ Apìep„. leps _lp¡sp„ A¡_y„ õdfZ \ep S> L$fsy„. A¡ ApS>¡ Al]ep„ lp¡s... sp¡ L¡$V$gp¡ Ap_„v$ \ps! A¡hp Dv¹$Npfp¡ kl¡S> kl¡S>dp„ _uL$m¡ A_¡ Ap„Mp¡ cu_u \pe. d¢ dpfp¡ L¡$d¡fp AS>dpìep¡. S|>\ S|>\_p ap¡V$p `pX$sp¡ ÅJ, L$p¡C bpL$u _ fl¡. L$p¡C dpfp lp\dp„\u L¡$d¡fp¡ gC_¡ dpfp `Z ap¡V$p `pX¡$. bp kp¥_u kp\¡ Aph¡. bpA¡ kp¥çe i¥gu_p¡ `Z M|b fyrQhpmp¡ `p¡ipL$ `l¡f¡gp¡ lsp¡, A_¡ ka¡v$ hpm L$pmÆ\u Ap¡þep `Z lsp A¡V$g¡ A¡_u cìe â¡dpm d|rs® M|b ip¡csu, A_¡ d¢ L¡$d¡fp_u dv$v$\u A¡_p¡ `|fp¡ gpc gu^p¡. A¡ ap¡V$p fl¡i¡. iyc âk„N_y„ iyc õdfZ. A¡dp„ bp_p¡ Ql¡fp¡ A¡V$gp Nl_ Ap_„v$\u R>gL$pe R>¡ L¡$ A¡ s¡_p ^Þe Æh__p kpnuê$`¡ L$ped dpV¡$ dpfu `pk¡ fl¡i¡.

A¡L$ S> hps_p¡ d_¡ \p¡X$p¡ f„S> füp¡ lsp¡. bp_¡ dpV¡$ lz„ L$p¡C c¡V$ gpìep¡ _lp¡sp¡. lp, rdg__p¡ rhQpf dpfp¡ lsp¡, ìehõ\p dpfu lsu, dl¡_s dpfu lsu. `Z buÅ„ gphsp„ lsp„ A¡hu L$p¡C Mpk c¡V$ lz„ gpìep¡ _lp¡sp¡. hmu A¡ `p¡s¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ lz„ lh¡ A¡_u `pk¡ ÅJ A_¡ k¡hp L$fy„ A¡ A¡_¡ dpV¡$ DÑd c¡V$ R>¡, A_¡ hps kpQu R>¡. sp¡e b^p„_¡ ky„v$f awg kp\¡ Aphsp„ Å¡C_¡ d_¡ A¡ qv$hk¡ \ey„ L¡$ lz„ `Z iy„ bp_¡ dpV¡$ awg gphu iLy„$?

R>¡hV¡$ S>hpb dþep¡. lz„ awgp¡_p¡ _l] `Z iåv$p¡_p¡ dpmu Ry>„, lz„ g¡ML$ Ry>„, A_¡ g¡ML$_y„ awg L$pNm_y„ lp¡e, ka¡v$ L$pNm D`f L$pmu iplu_p dfp¡X$\u Qusf¡gy„ lp¡e, rhQpf_u E`S> lp¡e, L$gd_u L$p¡sfZu lp¡e. sp¡ lz„ A¡L$ `yõsL$ gMy„. A¡dp„ A¡d_u hpsp¡ Aph¡, A¡d_p âk„Np¡ Aph¡, A¡d_u kp\¡_p dpfp A_ychp¡ Aph¡, A_¡ A¡ lz„ A¡d_¡ A`®Z L$fy„, A¡d_¡ h„Qphy„, A¡d_¡ kdÅhy„, A_¡ L¡$d¡fp\u `pX¡$gp ap¡V$p L$fsp„ A¡d_y„ ârstbb A¡dp„ `pXy„$ A_¡ dpfu `pk¡ fpMy„ _¡ fpMu_¡ L©$sp\® \C ÅJ. bk, fõsp¡ k|Èep¡. `yõsL$ _½$u. lh¡ gMy„ A¡V$gu S> hpf. A¡d_¡ ldZp„ L$p¡C hps L$fhp_u _l].

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hfkNp„W$_u DS>hZu\u bp_¡ OZp¡ k„sp¡j \ep¡. kp¥ A¡ ky„v$f âk„N_y„ õdfZ gC_¡ Nep„ A¡ Å¡C_¡ d_¡ rhi¡j Ap_„v$ \ep¡. lz„ bp_¡ fd|S>dp„ L$l¡hp gpÁep¡ : ""Ap`Z_¡ A¡L$ kpfp¡ A_ych \ep¡ R>¡. A_¡ O¡f kp¥ kNp„Ap¡_y„ rdg_ L¡$d Np¡W$hhy„ A¡_u spgud `Z dmu R>¡; A¡V$g¡ lh¡ sdpfp„ kp¡ hfk `|fp„ \i¡ Ðepf¡ L¡$hu fus¡ `pV$} Np¡W$hhu A¡ Å¡hp A_¡ L$fhp dpV¡$ AÐepf\u gpeL$ps dmu R>¡! lh¡ v$k hfk_p¡ Npmp¡ R>¡, A¡V$gu S> hpf.''

bp S>ê$f lõep„ A_¡ âkÞ_ \ep„. `R>u S>fp N„cuf \C_¡ A_¡ buÅ¡ k|f L$pY$u_¡ d_¡ L$l¡hp gpÁep„ : ""Ap S>¡ L$ey¯ s¡ OZu kpfu fus¡ L$ey¯ : spfp¡ Apcpf A_¡ kp¥_p¡ Apcpf A_¡ cNhp_¡ ApV$gu L©$`p L$fu sp¡ A¡_p¡ dp¡V$pdp„ dp¡V$p¡ Apcpf. `Z lh¡ lz„ s_¡ ku^y„ L$lz„ Ry>„ : dpf¡ kp¡ hfk Æhhy„ _\u. A¡hp¡ dp¡l _\u A_¡ A¡_u BÃR>p _\u. Æh_ d¢ `|fy„ Å¡ey„ R>¡, `|fy„ Æìey„ R>¡. vy$:M `Z Å¡ey„ A_¡ kyM `Z Å¡ey„ R>¡. sd¡ b¡ cpCAp¡ _p_p lsp _¡ sdpfp bp`yÆ NyS>fu Nep Ðepf¡ dpfp D`f cpf¡ S>hpbv$pfu Aphu `X$u. A¡ S>hpbv$pfu dpfp Æh__yy„ dy¿e L$pe® b_u flu. sd¡ b¡ L¡$hu fus¡ dp¡V$p \pAp¡, ApNm ÅAp¡, kam b_p¡ A¡_u `pR>m d¢ dpfu ApMu i[¼s, byrÙ, îÙp, dsp MQ}. _¡ lh¡ dpfu S>hpbv$pfu `|fu \C R>¡. sy„ A_¡ spfp cpC b„_¡ ApNm Aphu Nep R>p¡ A_¡ b„_¡ ep¡Áe õ\p_¡ Ecp R>p¡. lh¡ dpfu L$p¡C S>ê$f flu _\u. A_¡ buÆ sfa dpfp Æh__u Arcgpjp R>¡ âcy_p„ v$i®_ `pdhp_u. qv$g lh¡ A^ufy„ \sy„ Åe R>¡. blz fpl Å¡C, blz rhg„b kl_ L$ep£. dpfu afS> lsu A¡V$g¡ Myiu\u r_cphu gu^y„. `Z lh¡ dpfp ùv$e_u BÃR>p M|b h^u NC R>¡. dpf¡ cNhp__u `pk¡ S>hy„ R>¡. A¡ dpf¡ dpV¡$ kpfy„ R>¡ A_¡ kp¥_¡ dpV¡$ kpfy„ R>¡. õ`ô$ L$lz„ Ry>„, spfp dpV¡$ lz„ lh¡ bp¡Åê$` Ry>„. dpfu h©Ùphõ\pdp„ dpfu k„cpm g¡hp spf¡ lh¡ Ahpf_hpf cpfsdp„\u Aphhy„ `X¡$ R>¡ A_¡ A¡\u s_¡ îd `X¡$ R>¡ A_¡ spfy„ L$pd h^¡ R>¡ A¡ dpfp Ýep__u blpf füy„ _\u. dpV¡$ lz„ cNhp__¡ lh¡ fp¡S> âp\®_p L$fy„ Ry>„ L¡$ A¡ d_¡ A¡_u `pk¡ gC Åe; A_¡ s_¡ `Z lh¡ L$lz„ Ry>„ L¡$ sy„ `Z cNhp__¡ dpf¡ dpV¡$ A¡ âp\®_p L$fS>¡. L$fui _¡?''

dpfp¡ S>hpb s¥epf lsp¡. ""_p, bp, _l] L$fy„. buÆ b^u fus¡ sdpfu Apop dp\¡ QX$phy„ Ry>„, `Z Ap bpbsdp„ sp¡ _l]. A¡L$ sp¡, Apeyóe_p k„b„^dp„ cNhp__¡ ep¡Áe gpN¡ A¡d A¡ L$f¡ R>¡, A_¡ hÃQ¡ `X$hp_p¡ L$p¡C A\® _\u. `Z buÆ hps R>¡. sd¡ gp„by„ Æhp¡, lÆ OZp„ h^pf¡ Æhp¡ A¡d lz„ BÃRy>„ Ry>„, A_¡ cNhp__¡ âp\®_p L$fy„ sp¡ A¡ dpV¡$ L$fy„ L¡$ sd¡ L$p¡C tQsp _¡ ìepr^ hNf Æhsp„ flp¡, b_¡ s¡V$gy„ h^y gp„by„ gp„by„ Æhp¡, A_¡ S>hp_u L$p¡C `Z Ås_u Dsphm _l] L$fp¡. A¡dp„ dpfp¡ â¡d R>¡ L¡$ õhp\® R>¡, S>¡ L$lp¡ s¡, `Z sdpfp hNf d_¡ Ndsy„ _\u, A_¡ lz„ AÐepf¡ sp¡ sdpfu `pk¡ S> Ry>„ _¡ `R>u Adv$phpv$ `pR>p¡ S>Ci Ðepf¡ v|$f lp¡Ci, `Z v|$f lp¡J L¡$ _ÆL$ lp¡J, sd¡ R>p¡ S> A_¡ dpfu fpl Sy>Ap¡ R>p¡ A_¡ `Óp¡ gMp¡ R>p¡ A_¡ afu\u dmhp_u hps L$fp¡ R>p¡ A_¡ lz„ `Z L$fy„ Ry>„ A_¡ rhQpfy„ Ry>„ A_¡ Apip fpMy„ Ry>„ A_¡ sdpfp A[õsÐh\u S> i[¼s d¡mhy„ Ry>„ A_¡ lw„a `pdy„ Ry>„. sd¡ Äepf¡ _ lip¡ Ðepf¡ dpfy„ Æh_ Sy>vy„$ S> li¡. sd¡ L$lp¡ R>p¡ L¡$ sd¡ _L$pdp„ R>p¡ A_¡ sdpfy„ L$pd `|fy„ \C Ney„ R>¡ A_¡ lh¡ a¼s bp¡Åê$` R>p¡ A¡ rbgLy$g kpQy„ _\u. sdpfy„ L$pd Qpgy R>¡ L$pfZ L¡$ sdpfp¡ â¡d Qpgy R>¡ A_¡ A¡ dpfp Æh_dp„ kp¥\u dp¢Ou d|X$u R>¡.''

""lz„ `„v$f hfk_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ sdpfp Apiuhp®v$ gC_¡ A_¡ N©lÐepN L$fu_¡ k„Odp„ Å¡X$pep¡. \p¡X$p„ hfk `R>u cpfsdp„ Apìep¡. A¡V$g¡ sdpfu k¡hp L$fhp_u sL$ d_¡ dmu _lp¡su. bp`yÆ_p Nep `R>u dp¡V$p cpCA¡ sdpfu DÑd k¡hp L$fu R>¡ A¡ lz„ ÅÏ„ Ry>„ A_¡ A¡ hps_p¡ Nh® A_¡ k„sp¡j R>¡. `f„sy dpfu A„Ns k¡hp _lp¡su A¡_p¡ f„S> `Z lsp¡. _¡ lh¡ cNhp_¡ A¡hp k„ep¡Np¡ Ecp L$ep® R>¡ L¡$ A¡dp„ sd_¡ dpfu S>ê$f R>¡ A_¡ d_¡ sdpfu `pk¡ Aphhp_u R|>V$ R>¡. A¡L$ sfa sp¡ dp¡V$p cpCA¡ R>¡hV¡$ gÁ_ L$ep¯ A¡V$g¡ A¡_y„ Ýep_ AÐepf¡ `p¡sp_p Ly$Vy„$b dpV¡$ R>¡, A_¡ buÆ sfa lz„ L$p¡g¡S>dp„ cZphhpdp„\u Jdf_p Å¡f¡ r_h©Ñ \ep¡ Ry>„, A_¡ gMhp_y„ L$pd sp¡ Qpgy S> R>¡, `Z A¡ Adv$phpv$_u dpfu ê$ddp„ `Z L$fu iLy„$ A_¡ sdpfu `pk¡ b¡ku_¡ `Z L$fu iLy„$ A¡V$g¡ dpfp L$pddp„ Mg¡g _ `X¡$. A_¡ sdpfu h©Ùphõ\pdp„ lz„ Ås¡ sdpfu âÐen k¡hp L$fu iLy„$ A¡_u d_¡ L¡$V$gu ^Þesp gpN¡ A¡ lz„ L¡$d hZ®hu iLy„$? sdpfu OZu ^ufS> R>¡, OZu i[¼s R>¡, kl_ L$fhp_p¡ sdpfp¡ v$uO® dlphfp¡ R>¡, A_¡ A¡L$gp„ A¡L$gp„ gp„by„ Qgphu iL$p¡ A_¡ Æh_ Æhu iL$p¡; sp¡e lz„ sdpfu `pk¡ lp¡J Ðepf¡ sd_¡ L¡$V$gy„ Nd¡ A_¡ L¡$V$gu kNhX$ `X¡$ A¡ lz„ `p¡s¡ _S>f¡ Å¡J Ry>„. iy„, sd¡ `p¡s¡ d_¡ A¡L$ hMs _lp¡sy„ L$üy„ L¡$, v$uL$fp, sy„ Al]ep„ R>¡ Ðepf¡ d_¡ L¡$V$gu fpls R>¡! A¡ dpfy„ âdpZ`Ó R>¡. lz„ ÅÏ„ Ry>„ L¡$ lz„ `pk¡ lp¡J Ðepf¡ sd_¡ fpls, kNhX$, lw„a fl¡, sdpfu tQsp dV$u Åe A_¡ sdpfp„ _p_p„ dp¡V$p„ L$pep£ L$fhpdp„ kfmsp Aphu Åe R>¡. A_¡ EgVy„$, lz„ rhQpf L$fy„ Ry>„ L¡$ sd¡ A¡L$gp„ lip¡ Ðepf¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk L¡$d `kpf L$fsp„ lip¡ A_¡ fp¡S>_p„ _p_p„ dp¡V$p„ L$pep£ L¡$d A¡L$gp„ L$fsp„ lip¡! lp, _p¡L$fp¡ R>¡ A_¡ kpfp R>¡, `Z v$uL$fp¡ sp¡ Sy>v$p¡ R>¡_¡!''

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bp L$l¡ : ""cNhp__u BÃR>p li¡ s¡ \i¡. `Z lz„ lh¡ S>gv$u L$fhp_u hps _l] L$fy„. spfu Å¡X¡$ blz Nd¡ R>¡, b¡V$p.''

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d¢ bp_¡ buÆ hps L$fu : dpsp_u Nd¡ s¡V$gu Jdf lp¡e sp¡e v$uL$fp_p Æh_ D`f_p¡ A¡_p¡ d„Nm âcph L$v$ue `|fp¡ \sp¡ _\u. s¡\u dpsp S>¡d gp„by„ Æh¡ s¡d v$uL$fp_¡ dpV¡$ kpfy„ R>¡.

dpsp_u iyc Akf k„õL$pfp¡ Üpfp, OX$sf Üpfp, `¡V$dp„_p _h drl_p Üpfp, Ofdp„ kS>£gp hpsphfZ Üpfp, fp¡S>_p k„hpv$ Üpfp, Ly$Vy„$bdp„ õhuL$pf¡gp„ d|ëep¡ Üpfp `pg_`p¡jZ Üpfp S> \su fl¡ R>¡. `Z kp¥\u rhi¡j â¡d Üpfp rkÙ \pe R>¡. dp_hu_p rhL$pk dpV¡$ S>¡d v¡$l_¡ Mp¡fpL$_u S>ê$f R>¡ s¡d ùv$e_¡ lw„a_u `Z S>ê$f R>¡. â¡d Mp¡fpL$ R>¡, v$hp R>¡, âpZhpey R>¡; A_¡ DÐL©$ô$ â¡d sp¡ dpsp_p¡ S> â¡d R>¡. dpV¡$ A¡ tS>v$Nu_y„ kp¥\u dp¢Oy„ Ap¥j^ R>¡.

A¡ hps_y„ flõe ldZp„ ldZp„ dp_kip÷uAp¡_p„ `yõsL$p¡ hp„Qu_¡ lz„ L„$CL$ kpfu fus¡ kdS>sp¡ \ep¡ Ry>„, A¡V$g¡ A¡ õ`ô$ L$fhp dpNy„ Ry>„. L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ dpZk_p Ap„rsfL$ rhL$pk dpV¡$, ApÐdrhðpk A_¡ r_S> L$v$f dpV¡$, dp_rkL$ kgpdsu A_¡ Erd®s„Ó_u [õ\fsp dpV¡$ â¡d_p¡, _¡ A¡dp„e L$p¡C `Z ifs hNf dm¡gp Nl_ v$uO® â¡d_p¡ A_ych AphíeL$ R>¡. dpZk_¡ Mpsfu \pe L¡$ L$p¡C d_¡ Qpl¡ R>¡, L$p¡C `Z ifs hNf Qpl¡ R>¡, lz„ lz„ Ry>„ A¡V$g¡ dpV¡$ S> Qpl¡ R>¡, A_¡ lz„ Nd¡ s¡ L$fy„ sp¡e d_¡ Qpl¡ R>¡- A¡ d__p ×Y$ OX$sf_p¡ AphíeL$ `pep¡ R>¡. â¡d _ lp¡e sp¡ dpZk hl¡du, A[õ\f, AsX$p¡, A^|fp¡, `p„Nmp¡ fl¡. A_¡ â¡d lp¡e `Z ifsu lp¡e sp¡ A¡_u iyc Akf sp¡ L$fu _ iL¡$. Å¡ sd¡ Apd L$fip¡ sp¡ lz„ sd_¡ Qplui, Å¡ sd¡ dpfp D`f â¡d L$fip¡ sp¡ lz„ sdpfp D`f L$fui, Å¡ sd¡ dpfu Apop âdpZ¡ hs®ip¡ sp¡ lz„ gpNZu bsphui- A¡ b^p ifsu â¡d R>¡, A¡V$g¡ L¡$ â¡d S> _\u. A_¡ sp¡e vy$r_ep_p OZpMfp k„b„^p¡ A¡ S> Ås_p R>¡. L$p¡C A`¡np, L$p¡C b„^_, L$p¡C kp¡v$p¡, L$p¡C h¡`pf. Ap`p¡ A¡V$g¡ Ap`ui, Qplp¡ A¡V$g¡ Qplui, â¡d R>¡ `Z ifs D`f R>¡. A¡hp â¡ddp„ d__¡ [õ\fsp, ip„rs, ^Þesp A`phhp_u i[¼s _\u. dpsp_p â¡ddp„ R>¡. lz„ Nd¡ s¡hp¡ lp¡J A_¡ Nd¡ s¡hy„ L$fy„ sp¡e dpfu dp d_¡ Qpli¡ A¡ Akg Acev$p_ ApÐdp_p L$ëepZ_p¡ ipðs `pep¡ R>¡.

dpfu d_p¡v$ip sp¡ Sy>v$u Sy>v$u lp¡e R>¡; L$p¡C qv$hk Ap_„v$ R>¡ _¡ L$p¡C qv$hk Dv$pku_sp R>¡. buÅ„Ap¡_u ApNm L„$CL$ dlp¡fy„ `l¡fu_¡ bp¡ghp_y„ A¡V$g¡ kpfy„ kpfy„ bp¡guA¡ A_¡ kpfp kpfp v¡$MpCA¡. `Z sdpfu ApNm, bp, S>¡hp¡ Ry>„ s¡hp¡ v¡$MpJ Ry>„. dpfp¡ Akg, ku^p¡, R>Ñp¡, _Á_ rdÅS>. Nyõk¡ `Z \pJ A_¡ b|dp¡ `Z `pXy„$. sd_¡ dpfy„ hs®_ _ `Z Nd¡, A_¡ A¡hy„ L$lp¡ R>p¡ `Z Mfp„. sp¡e A¡hu fus¡ L$lp¡ R>p¡ L¡$ sdpfp¡ â¡d Qpgy S> R>¡ A_¡ g¡idpÓ Ap¡R>p¡ \ep¡ _\u A¡_u âsurs Ap`p¡Ap` \C Aph¡ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ qv$g_¡ kpfy„ gpN¡ R>¡. d_ õhõ\ \pe R>¡. L$p¡C d_¡ Qpl¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ lz„ L„$CL$ Ry>„ A¡_y„ cp_ \pe R>¡. ApÐdrhðpk b„^pe. õhdp_ ×Y$ \C Åe.

L$p¡C h©Ù ìe[¼s _ dp_¡ L¡$ A¡_y„ Æh_ _L$pdy„ R>¡, L¡$ A¡ lh¡ L„$C L$fu iL$su _\u. â¡d L$fu iL¡$ R>¡, gpNZu bsphu iL¡$ R>¡, lw„a Ap`u iL¡$ R>¡. A¡ d|X$u Of_u blpf _l] dm¡. A¡_u kp¥_¡ S>ê$f R>¡.

lÆ buÆ fus¡ Ap hps L$lz„. Æh_dp„ Mfu L$kp¡V$u A_¡ A„rsd r_fpip Ðepf¡ Aph¡ R>¡ L¡$ Äepf¡ dpZk ùv$e_p KX$pZdp„\u Dv¹$Npf L$pY$u_¡ bp¡g¡ R>¡ : dpfy„ L$p¡C _\u! Ak„¿e dpZkp¡ R>¡, Apk`pk O|d¡ R>¡ A_¡ fp¡S> dm¡ R>¡, `f„sy ùv$e_p kÐedp„, d__u ApÐduespdp„ L$p¡C S> _\u lp¡sy„. Ðepf¡ v$v®$ gpN¡ A_¡ qv$g bp¡g¡; dpfy„ L$p¡C _\u! L$l¡hpsp rdÓp¡ `Z rdÓp¡ _\u A_¡ gp¡lu_p„ kNp„ sp¡ õhp\®_p„ kNp„ R>¡. `pk¡, KX¡$, hÃQ¡ kNpdp„ L$p¡C _\u A_¡ rdÓp¡dp„ L$p¡C _\u. A_¡ dpZk A¡ Sy>A¡ A_¡ A_ych¡ Ðepf¡ cp„Nu `X¡$ A_¡ ApNm Æhhp_y„ d_ Mp¡C b¡k¡. dpfy„ L$p¡C _\u, `R>u Æhhp_p¡ ip¡ A\®?

lh¡ sd¡ R>p¡, bp, Ðep„ ky^u L$v$u L$lu iL$hp_p¡ _\u L¡$, dpfy„ L$p¡C _\u. A¡V$g¡ A¡ r_fpip_p„ `|f dpfp ùv$e D`f afu afhp_p„ _l]. A_¡ S>¡_u dpsp Æhsu lp¡e, kpQu kNu â¡dpm dpsp Æhsu lp¡e A¡ dpZk_¡ L$p¡C qv$hk `©Õhu D`f A¡L$gy„ _l] gpN¡. dpsp_y„ A[õsÐh S> A¡_p¡ Ap^pf R>¡.

A¡V$g¡ sdpfy„ L$pd `|fy„ \ey„ _\u, bp. lp, A¡ hps kpQu R>¡ L¡$ dpfp L¡$V$gpL$ kpQp rdÓp¡ R>¡ A_¡ dpfp Æh_dp„ gpNZu_u dpÓp KQu R>¡ A¡_y„ cp_ d_¡ R>¡ A_¡ A¡_p¡ gpc kcp_`Z¡ gJ Ry>„. `Z A¡ b^p õsyÐe k„b„^p¡dp„ sdpfp¡ k„b„^ `l¡gp¡ R>¡. sdpfp D`f _c¡ R>¡. dpfu gpNZu_¡ ep¡Áe `p¡jZ dmsy„ fl¡ A¡ Ap_„v$u Æh dpV¡$ ANÐe_y„ R>¡, A_¡ dpfu kd©Ù rhrh^ gpNZuAp¡_p L¡$ÞÖdp„ sdpfp âÐe¡_u A_¡ sdpfp sfa\u `pd¡gu gpNZu R>¡, dpV¡$ A¡ âbm fl¡ sp¡ dpfy„ Erd®s„Ó bfpbf Qpg¡. sdpfy„ L$pd S>ê$f Qpgy R>¡, bp, A_¡ sd¡ _ lip¡ Ðepf¡ dpfy„ Erd®Æh_ L¡$d Np¡W$hpi¡ A¡_p¡ rhQpf sp¡ lh¡ L$fhp kd\® _\u. sd¡ R>p¡ A_¡ A¡_p¡ Ap_„v$ d_¡ R>¡ A¡ lL$uL$s R>¡. sp¡ d_¡ Ap_„v$ Ap`sp„ flp¡ A¡ dpfp qv$g_u ApÖ® BÃR>p A_¡ rh_„su R>¡.

d¢ Aphu v$gugp¡ õ`ô$ fus¡ A_¡ cpf v$C_¡ bp_u ApNm Qgphu. dpfu `p¡sp_u hpsp¡ A¡_u ApNm L$fhu d_¡ blz Nd¡ R>¡, A_¡ Aphu â¡d_u hpsp¡ sp¡ rhi¡j. A_¡ lz„ A¡hu hpsp¡ L$fy„ A¡ A¡_¡ `Z M|b Nd¡ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ b^y„ kp„cþey„, d_dp„ Esfhp v$u^y„, dp¥_\u k„drs v$ip®hu. A_¡ rhi¡j k„drs sp¡ buÆ fus¡ v$ip®hu : afu A¡L$¡ hpf `Z A¡dZ¡ L$üy„ _l] L¡$, dpfy„ Æh_ _L$pdy„ R>¡.

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dpfp¡ A¡L$ k„L$ë` R>¡. Mfy„ Å¡sp„ dpfp¡ Ap A¡L$ S> k„L$ë` R>¡, A_¡ buSy>„ b^y„ dpfu tS>v$Nudp„ Np¥Z S> R>¡. lp, A_¡L$ L$pd R>¡, A_¡L$ ep¡S>_pAp¡ R>¡, k¢L$X$p¡ âh©rÑAp¡ R>¡ A_¡ rhrh^ S>hpbv$pfuAp¡ R>¡. W$uL$ R>¡. L$fy„ Ry>„. L$fsp¡ flui. `Z dpf¡ d_ A¡_y„ dlÒh _\u. ApS>¡ L$fy„ A_¡ L$pg¡ d|L$u v$J. Ap dpfp„ `yõsL$p¡ R>¡. gMy„ S> Ry>„. lÆ OZp„ gMhp„ R>¡. A¡L$ gMy„ A¡dp„ b¡_p„ buS> d_dp„ Aph¡, A¡V$g¡ A¡_p¡ A„s _l] Aph¡ A¡d gpN¡ R>¡. sp¡e ApS>¡ S> Å¡ L$gd d|L$hp_u \pe A_¡ d__u A„v$f_p„ b^p„ `yõsL$p¡ d__u A„v$f S> flu Åe sp¡ lz„ A¡_p¡ hkhkp¡ _l] L$fy„. OÏ„ g¿ey„. L¡$V$gy„ lÆ gMhp_yy„ R>¡? gMpi¡ sp¡ gMuiy„. A_¡ `|Z®rhfpd Aph¡ sp¡ `|Z®rhfpd d|L$uiy„ A¡V$gu S> hps R>¡.

gp„by„ Æhhp_p¡ d_¡ dp¡l `Z _\u. dfhy„ sp¡ Ndsy„ _\u, L$pfZ L¡$ Æh_dp„ d_¡ dÅ Aph¡ R>¡. `Z E`X$hp_u Apop Aph¡ Ðepf¡ aqfepv$ _l] L$fy„. `|fy„ Æh_ Æìep¡. kpQp¡ Ap_„v$ dpÎep¡. lh¡ ApNm buÅ¡ L$p¡C DÐL©$ô$ A_¡ KQu Ås_p¡ Ap_„v$ dpZhp s¥epf. Qpgp¡ ApNm S>CA¡.

`Z A¡dp„ A¡L$ S>fuL$ hps Aph¡ R>¡ A_¡ dpfp¡ `¡gp¡ A¡L$_p¡ A¡L$ k„L$ë` `Z Aphu Åe R>¡. d_¡ dfhpdp„ L$p¡C hp„^p¡ _\u; s¥epfu S> R>¡. d_¡ dp¡s_p¡ X$f _\u A_¡ Ap Ahõ\p_p¡ `qfN°l _\u. cNhp__¡ L$lz„ Ry>„ L¡$ d_¡ Nd¡ Ðepf¡ bp¡gphhp_u A¡_¡ R|>V$ R>¡. Å¡L¡$ lz„ _ L$lz„ sp¡e A¡_¡ R|>V$ R>¡, A_¡ R>¡hV¡$ d_¡ `|R¹>ep hNf Al]\u D`pX$i¡. sp¡e L$lz„ Ry>„ A_¡ A¡_¡ dpV¡$ fõsp¡ dp¡L$mp¡ b_phu Ap`y„ Ry>„. A_¡ Ðepf¡ kp\¡ kp\¡ cNhp__¡ A¡L$ rh_„su L$fu gJ Ry>„. ""cNhp_, d_¡ Nd¡ Ðepf¡ gC g¡Å¡, Nd¡ s¡ k„ep¡Np¡dp„ Nd¡ s¡ L$pm¡ gC g¡Å¡. sdpfu BÃR>p AÐepf\u dp\¡ QX$phy„ Ry>„ A_¡ dpfu k„drs AÐepf\u Ap`u v$J Ry>„. `Z A¡L$ rh_„su R>¡ : dpfp„ bp Åe, `R>u Nd¡ Ðepf¡ lz„ ÅJ : `Z s¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ _l]. bp_p„ _¡hy„ hj® `|fp„ \ep„, _¡ lÆ, õhpõÕe R>¡ A_¡ OÏ„ Æhu iL¡$ A¡d R>¡ A_¡ lz„ BÃRy>„ Ry>„ L¡$ s¡ OÏ„ Æh¡, kpfu s„vy$fõsu kp\¡ Æh¡, `|fp k„sp¡j kp\¡ gp„by„ gp„by„ Æh¡. A_¡ lz„ kp\¡ S> Æhy„. A¡_u k¡hp L$fsp¡ flz„. A¡_¡ kp\ Ap`sp¡ flz„. A¡_¡ lw„a Ap`sp¡ flz„. A¡_u `pk¡ S> flz„. A¡ lÆ Æh¡ A_¡ lz„ dfu ÅJ sp¡ A¡_¡ L¡$V$gy„ vy$:M \pe, cNhp_? dpV¡$ A¡hy„ c|g¡Q|L¡$ \hp _l] v$p¡, d¢ Å¡ L$p¡C `yÎe L$ep¯ lp¡e sp¡ A¡_p¡ iyc bv$gp¡ Ap Ap`p¡ : A_¡ dpfp `yÎe rkhpe sdpfu v$ep R>¡ A¡_¡ Ap^pf¡ Ap âp\®_p L$fy„ Ry>„. bp gp„by„ Æh¡, A_¡ lz„ A¡V$gy„ sp¡ Æhy„, `R>u E`X$hp s¥epf. ApV$gu âp\®_p R>¡. tS>v$Nu_p¡ dpfp¡ ApV$gp¡ kpQp¡ KX$p¡ ApÖ® k„L$ë` R>¡.''

Ap lz„ L$p„C gMhp Mpsf sp¡ _\u gMsp¡. Ap A_ychdpmp L„$CL$ cÖ fus¡ `|fu L$fhp dpV¡$ `Z _\u gMsp¡. Mfy„ L$lz„ sp¡ Ap gMh„y kl¡gy„ _\u. ùv$e_u r_Æ hps R>¡. A¡ L$pNm D`f R>su L$fsp„ d__¡ L$ô$ `X¡$ R>¡. A¡ L$fhp dpV¡$ tlds `Z Å¡CA¡. `Z L$fy„ Ry>„, L$pfZ L¡$ A¡ dpfp¡ A„sfsd cph R>¡, A_¡ A¡ hNf Ap L$\p A`|Z® fl¡ A_¡ d_¡ k„sp¡j _l] \pe.

Ap hps Ål¡f L$fu_¡ cNhp__¡ bp„^hp dpNy„ Ry>„ A¡d `Z _\u. cNhp_ dy¼s S> R>¡. A¡_¡ ep¡Áe gpNi¡ s¡d L$fi¡. `Z lz„ `Z dpfu hps L$fhp dy¼s Ry>„, A_¡ A¡ _uX$fsp\u A_¡ _d°sp\u L$fu R>¡. L$ep® bpv$ lh¡ qv$gdp„ fpls A_ychy„ Ry>„. ApV$gu S> tQsp lsu s¡ d|L$u v$u^u. lh¡ a¼s A¡L$ L$pd bpL$u R>¡. Ap hpsp¡ d¢ NyS>fpsudp„ gMu R>¡ _¡ A¡_y„ bp¡gsy„ cpjp„sf L$fu_¡ `|. bp_¡ dpf¡ lh¡ hp„Qu k„cmphhu R>¡. b^u hpsp¡ L$fui. dpfp qv$gdp„ S>¡ S>¡ R>¡ A_¡ S>¡hy„ R>¡ A¡ b^y„ A¡d_¡ Å¡hp v$p¡. A¡ `Z A¡d_u k¡hp R>¡.

("h©Ù dpsp_u k¡hpdp„'\u k„L$rgs)

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

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?