cyS> : `l¡gp„ Ly$v$fs_p¡ dpf, lh¡ kfL$pf_p¡ dpf
drld `p„^u, cyS>
L$p¡C _Nf L¡$ Npddp„ fdMpZ \pe, sp¡ap_ \pe sp¡ A¡ _Nf L¡$ Npd_p gp¡L$p¡ `f kpd|rlL$ v„$X$ aV$L$pfhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. c|L„$`¡ sbpl L$fu _pM¡gp cyS> il¡f_p Ofbpf A_¡ ^„^pfp¡S>Npf hNf_p gp¡L$p¡ `f kfL$pf¡ "X¡$hg`d¡ÞV$ QpS>®' A_¡ "b¡V$fd¡ÞV$ QpS>®' S>¡hp b¡hX$p v„$X$ gpv$u v$u^p R>¡. ÅZ¡ c|L„$` dpV¡$ Ap gp¡L$p¡ S>hpbv$pf _ lp¡e! kfL$pf_p Ap r_Z®e_p¡ suh° rhfp¡^ iê$ \ep¡ R>¡ A_¡ ApNpdu qv$hkp¡dp„ Ap„v$p¡g_ `Z sp¡mpC füp„ R>¡.
cyS> S> _l], ^fsuL„$`dp„ S>du_v$p¡õs \C Ne¡gp L$ÃR>_p„ A„Åf, cQpD, fp`f Qpf¡Qpf il¡fdp„ Ap âL$pf_p QpS>® hk|ghp_y„ _½$u L$fpey„ R>¡.
"X¡$hg`d¡ÞV$ QpS>®' A¡V$g¡ qf-gp¡L¡$i_ kpBV$dp„ fõsp, `pZu, NV$f, huS>mu hN¡f¡ khgsp¡_p rhL$pk dpV¡$ g¡hpsp¡ h¡fp¡. L$p¡V$ rhõspf_u A„v$f Äep„ dL$p_dprgL$p¡ S|>_u S>ÁepA¡ dL$p_ b_phu fl¡hp BÃR>sp lp¡e s¡d_u `pk¡\u Aphu khgsp¡ dpV¡$ "b¡V$fd¡ÞV$ QpS>®' g¡hpi¡.
c|L„$`N°õsp¡_u kdõepAp¡_p DL¡$g dpV¡$ âh©Ñ A¡hu cyS> X¡$hg`d¡ÞV$ L$pD[Þkg¡ kfL$pf_p Ap ashp_p¡ rhfp¡^ L$ep£ R>¡. L$pD[Þkg_p _rg_ D`pÝepe¡ qfqX$a.L$p¡d_¡ S>Zpìey„ L¡$, ""Äep„ Äep„ V$pD_àgpt_N Adgdp„ Aph¡ R>¡ Ðep„ Aphp¡ QpS>® g¡hpi¡ A¡hp¡ Mygpkp¡ kfL$pf L$f¡ R>¡, `Z Mygpkp¡ R>¡sfpdZp¡ R>¡. buS>¡ b^¡ V$pD_àgpt_N \pe R>¡ Ðep„ gp¡L$p¡ fp¡S>-b-fp¡S>_y„ kpdpÞe Æh_ Æhsp lp¡e R>¡. s¡d_p„ Of A_¡ ìehkpe kgpds lp¡e R>¡. s¡dZ¡ L$p¡C Ly$v$fsu Ap`rÑdp„ õhS>_ Nydpìep„ _\u lp¡sp„. L$ÃR>dp„ sp¡ kv$u_p kp¥\u cep_L$ c|L„$`¡ b^y„ slk_lk L$fu _p¿ey„ R>¡. gp¡L$p¡A¡ fl¡W$pZ, ^„^p¡ A_¡ õhS>_p¡ Nydpìep„ R>¡. gp¡L$p¡ Aklpe bÞep R>¡ A_¡ e¡_L¡$_ âL$pf¡ NyÅfp¡ L$fu füp R>¡. s¡d_¡ klpe A_¡ kr^epfp_u S>ê$f R>¡ Ðepf¡ Aphp QpS>® gpv$hp_y„ L¡$V$gp A„i¡ hpS>bu NZpe?''
_rg_cpCA¡ A¡L$ h¡^L$ hps L$fu. kfv$pf kfp¡hf X¡$d_p rhõ\pr`sp¡_p `y_h®k_ dpV¡$ d¡^p `pV$L$f AprZ d„X$mu khp£ÃQ Av$pgs ky^u Åe R>¡. kfL$pf Aphp rhõ\pr`sp¡_¡ das S>du_ s\p AÞe kyrh^pAp¡ Ap`¡ R>¡. c|L„$``uqX$sp¡_u kfMpdZudp„ Aphp rhõ\pr`sp¡_u [õ\rs OZu kpfu NZpe, L¡$d L¡$ NpdX$p„ X|$bdp„ Åe A¡ `l¡gp„ s¡Ap¡ `p¡sp_u OfhMfu, Y$p¡fY$p„Mf hN¡f¡ bQphu gC iL¡$ R>¡. s¡d_p„ õhS>_p¡ `Z kgpds fl¡ R>¡. Äepf¡ c|L„$``uqX$sp¡ sp¡ Ap Ly$v$fsu Ap`rÑdp„ kh®õh Nydphu b¡W$p R>¡. s¡d_p `f Aphp¡ QpS>® ip dpV¡$?
kpdpÞe dp_huAp¡dp„ cpf¡ DQpV$ âhs£ R>¡, L$QhpV$ v¡$Mpe R>¡. gp¡L$p¡ `|R>¡ R>¡ L¡$ rhðb¡ÞL$, A¡rie_ X¡$hg`d¡ÞV$ b¡ÞL$ s¡d S> AÞe öp¡sp¡dp„\u Aph¡gu âQ„X$ fL$dp¡ ¼ep„ NC? rhðcfdp„\u c|L„$`fpls dpV¡$ Aph¡gp„ _pZp„ L$ÃR>dp„ S> MQp®hp„ Å¡Csp„ lsp„- sp¡ ¼ep„ A_¡ L¡$d MQp®ep„ A¡ ÅZhp_p¡ L$ÃR>uAp¡_¡ Ar^L$pf R>¡.
_rg_cpCA¡ L$üy„ L¡$ kfL$pf dp¡V$p DÛp¡Np¡_¡ L$ÃR>dp„ Apd„Óu flu R>¡. s¡d_¡ rhL$rks S>du_p¡ `pZu_p d|g¡ A`pe R>¡. V¡$¼k lp¡rgX¡$ s\p AÞe khgsp¡ A`pe R>¡. c|L„$`N°õs L$ÃR>_p rhL$pk_p _pd¡ DÛp¡Np¡_¡ ApV$gu fplsp¡ A`pe R>¡, `Z c|L„$`N°õsp¡_u AhNZ_p L$fpe R>¡. Å¡ M¡X|$sp¡, DÛp¡NL$pfp¡ hN¡f¡_¡ kbrkX$u Ap`u iL$psu lp¡e sp¡ bp`X$p c|L„$`N°õsp¡_¡ L$dk¡ L$d Aphp sOgMu QpÆ®kdp„\u dy[¼s Ap`u iL$pe_¡! A¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap QpS>®_p¡ âï_ ApNpdu qv$hkp¡dp„ dp¡V$u gp¡L$gX$s_y„ r_rdÑ b_u S>i¡.
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DÛp¡Np¡_¡ "Np¡m', c|L„$`N°õsp¡_¡ "Mp¡m'!
kflv$u rhõspfdp„ hZawV¡$gp "i¡g' Æhg¡Z b_¡ R>¡
L$ÃR>_p kflv$u rhõspfdp„ Ahpf_hpf rhrh^ i÷p¡_u V$pfN¡V$ â¡[¼V$k ep¡Åsu lp¡e R>¡. â¡[¼V$k bpv$ A¡ rhõspfdp„ hZawV¡$gp bpfyv$u i¡g flu S>sp lp¡e R>¡. kpdpÞe fus¡ k¥Þedp„ hZawV¡$gp„ Np¡muAp¡ L¡$ Np¡mpAp¡ ip¡^u_¡ huZu g¡hp_u â\p lp¡e R>¡. awV¡$gp i¡g_p„ Mp¡Mp„ A_¡ hZawV¡$gp i¡g `pR>p„ S>dp L$fphhp_p„ lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ c„Npf huZhp A¡ n¡Ódp„ S>sp îdÆhuAp¡ s¡_p ApL$[õdL$ rhõap¡V$dp„ dpep® S>sp lp¡e R>¡.
\p¡X$p drl_p `l¡gp„ MphX$pdp„ fp¡S>Npfu A\£ Aph¡gp bpfpsy dS|>fp¡A¡ Aphp¡ A¡L$ i¡g Ly$s|lghi sp¡X$hp_u L$p¡rii L$fsp„ `p„Q S>Z dpep® Nep lsp. A¡ `R>u awV$ép hNf_p i¡g ip¡^u L$pY$u s¡_p¡ _pi L$fhp_y„ Arcep_ gíL$f_p r_óZpsp¡ Üpfp lp\ ^fpey„ lsy„.
awV$u Ne¡gp i¡g_p¡ ^psy_p¡ c„Npf huZhp Ne¡gp b¡ îdÆhuAp¡ kfN| Npd_u kuddp„ iy¾$hpf¡ Aphp h^y A¡L$ i¡g_p¡ cp¡N bÞep. rhõap¡V$ A¡V$gp¡ âQ„X$ lsp¡ L¡$ Ap b¡ S>Z_p ifuf_p azfQ¡azfQp EX$u Nep lsp.
apeqf„N f¡ÞS> ârsb„r^s rhõspf lp¡e R>¡, `Z i¡g_p A_¡ buÅ c„Npf_u kpfu qL„$ds dmsu lp¡hp\u îdÆhuAp¡ Å¡Md hlp¡fu_¡ `Z Ðep„ O|ku S>sp lp¡e R>¡. cyS>_u f¡ÞS>dp„ `Z Aphu vy$O®V$_pAp¡ OV$su fl¡ R>¡.
v¡$i A_¡ vy$r_ep_¡ lQdQphu v¡$_pfp cep_L$ c|„L$` rhi¡_p g¡Mp¡ A_¡ Al¡hpgp¡