f0 Sy>gpC_u A¡ b`p¡f¡ dp¡fbu_p L$p„rsgpg hX¡$Å _pd_p Qpmuk¡L$ hj®_p kÄS>_ `f ÅZ¡ hÇ>pOps \ep¡. A¡d_u kp¡m hj®_u `yÓu l¡sg i¡fuAp¡dp„ Qukp¡ `pX$u flu lsu : "L$p¡C bQphp¡, bQphp¡. A¡ dp...! fl¡hps„y _\u...' A¡ kp¡m hj®_u sfyZu AN_Ähpmp\u g`¡V$pC NC lsu. A„N¡A„N v$pTsy„ lsy„. L$p„rsgpg Ofdp„\u TV$ S>C_¡ Np¡v$Xy„$ gC Apìep. bmsu v$uL$fu_¡ dp\¡ Np¡v$Xy„$ _p¿ey„.

"v$uL$fu s¢ Ap lz„ L$ey¯, Aphy„ L$fhp_u ¼ep„ S>ê$f S> lsu!' L$p„rsgpg bpOp \C_¡, Qp¡^pf fX$sp„ fX$sp„ L$lu füp lsp A_¡ v$uL$fu l¡sg L$lu flu lsu, "`à`p dpf¡ gu^¡ sdpf¡ blz h¡W$hy„ `X$éy„. A¡ _fp^dp¡_p lp\¡ dfhp L$fsp„ sp¡ lz„ dpf¡ lp\¡ S> dfu ÅD„ C lpfy„.' l¡sg_p iåv$p¡ `|fp \ep Ðep„ r`sp L$p„rsgpg Quk `pX$u EW$ép, "dfhp_y„ _pd g¡su _l], v$uL$fu. spf¡ sp¡ lÆ TpT„y Æhhp_y„ R>¡.' bk. Aphp„ b¡-Qpf hp¼ep¡_u Ap`g¡ \C Ðep„ sp¡ l¡sg_p¡ Æh EX$u Nep¡.

"`R>u bpL$u iy„ flu Áey„ sy„! v$uL$fu dpfu, lp¡m hfk_u kmNu_¡ fuskf ÅZ¡ L$p¡gkp¡ S> b_u NC lsu. C L$p¡gkp_¡ v$pl v¡$hp_p¡ lsp¡. `Z S>¡Z¡ dpfu v$uL$fu_p Ap lpg L$ep® A¡_¡ kÅ dmhu S> Å¡CA¡ A¡hy„ _½$u L$fu _p¿ey„. C bQpX$u_p¡ hp„L$ iy„ lsp¡? v$uL$fu dpfu, cp¡mu QucX$p S>¡hu...' A_¡ ApV$gy„ bp¡gsp„ S> h¡v$_pcey¯ A¡L$ X|$kLy„$ L$p„rsgpg_p dp¡Ypdp„\u _uL$mu Ney„. s¡Ap¡ h^pf¡ fX$u _ i¼ep. Myfiu `f gNcN akX$pC S> Nep. X$pbp lp\\u Ql¡fp¡ Yp„L$u gu^p¡.

S>dZp lp\¡ sp¡ 䡼Qf R>¡. 18du Sy>gpCA¡, v$uL$fu_p L$dp¡s_p ApNgp qv$hk¡ S> A¡d_¡ Yp¡fdpf `X$ép¡ lsp¡.

18 Sy>gpC_p qv$hk¡ ÅNfZ lsy„. L$p„rsgpg_u v$uL$fu l¡sg s¡_p Of `pk¡ Ecu lsu. Of\u b¡ i¡fu v|$f fl¡sp¡ dy[õgd eyhp_ Aeyb Aldv$ Op„Qu s¡_p rdÓ iåbuf Bb°plud d¡dZ kp\¡ Ðep„ bpBL$ gC_¡ Apìep¡. l¡sg_p Of `pk¡ S> s¡Z¡ bpBL$ Ecy„ fp¿e„y A_¡ b¡qaL$fpC\u s¡Z¡ l¡sg_¡ L$üy„, "ApB gh ey.' l¡sg b¡ `m sp¡ l¡bspC NC `Z `R>u sfs S> s¡ cpNu_¡ Ofdp„ cfpC NC. Ofdp„ L$p„rsgpg lpS>f _lp¡sp. A¡L$pv$ L$gpL$ `R>u L$p„rsgpg Apìep A¡V$g¡ v$uL$fuA¡ Aeyb_u lfL$s rhi¡ r`sp_¡ ÅZ L$fu.

L$p„rsgpg kpdpÞe dpZk R>¡. dp¡fbu_u AfyZp¡v$e rdgdp„ _p¡L$fu L$f¡ R>¡, `Z `yÓu_u Aphu díL$fu L$p¡_p\u kl_ \pe? v$uL$fu_¡ A¡dZ¡ L$üy„, "sy„ tQsp L$fsu _l], ldZp„ s¡ Ap bpSy>\u _uL$m¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡_¡ MMX$phy„ Ry>„.' ApV$g„y L$lu, L$p„rsgpg Of_u X¡$gu `pk¡ Myfiu Ypmu_¡ b¡W$p. kp„S>_p R> hpÁep lsp. "Aeyb_p¡ A¡ fp¡S>_p¡ ¾$d lsp¡. A¡ v$ffp¡S> Ap i¡fuAp¡dp„\u bpBL$ gC_¡ `|f$TX$`¡ _uL$msp¡. fõspdp„ S>¡ R>p¡L$fu dm¡ A¡_p¡ dfp¡ S> kdÆ g¡hp_p¡,' L$p„rsgpg Ad_¡ L$l¡ R>¡. R>-khp R> hpÁep_u Apk`pk A¡ _uL$þep¡. L$p„rsgpg¡ s¡_¡ fp¡¼ep¡. L$p„rsgpg¡ s¡_¡ Mp¡Vy„$ L$fsp„ hpep£. `Z Aeyb¡ s¡d_u hps lku L$pY$u.

b¡ L$gpL$ `R>u Aeyb buÅ ÓZ rdÓp¡_¡ gC_¡ Apìep¡. lp\dp„ ^p¡L$p lsp. L$p„rsgpg_¡ A¡Z¡ Of_u blpf bp¡gpìep A_¡ s¡ Qpf¡e dp\pcpf¡ eyhp_p¡ L$p„rsgpg `f s|V$u `X$ép. Np¡W$Z_p kp„^p `f A_¡ lp\_u L$p¡Zu `f s¡Ap¡ r_ip_ spL$u_¡ ^p¡L$p dpfhp dp„X$ép. L$p„rsgpg¡ `°rsL$pf L$fhp_p `°eÐ_p¡ L$ep®. `Z ìe\®. A¡ Qpf¡e `f T_|_ khpf lsy„. L$p„rsgpg_p„ `Ð_u cNhsubl¡_ `p¡sp_p `rs_¡ R>p¡X$phhp hÃQ¡ `X$ép„ sp¡ Aeyb¡ A¡d_¡ `Z ÓZ-Qpf ^p¡L$p aV$L$pfu v$u^p. cNhsubl¡_ A¡d_p ifuf `f Äep„Ðep„ `X¡$gp„ QpW$p„ A_¡ gp¡lu Ådu Nep_p„ QL$pdp„ Ad_¡ k„L$p¡Q kp\¡ v¡$MpX$sp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "Aeyb_u ^pL$ A¡hu L¡$ dpfp A¡d_¡ (L$p„rsgpg_¡) L$p¡C R>p¡X$phhp `Z _ Apìey„. `X$M¡ Adpfp A¡L$ `X$p¡iu fl¡ R>¡. A¡d_¡ Mbf `X$u A¡V$g¡ v$p¡X$sp Apìep A_¡ Ad_¡ R>p¡X$pìep„.'

L$p„rsgpg hX¡Å_¡ spÐL$pqgL$ lp¡[õ`V$g gC S>hpdp„ Apìep. fpÓ¡ v$k¡L$ hpÁe¡ s¡dZ¡ Aeyb Aldv$ Op„Qu, apfyL$ Bb°plud d¡dZ s\p iåbuf Bb°plud s\p A¡L$ AÅÎep eyhp_ kpd¡ aqfepv$ _p¢^phu. A¡ fpÓ¡ s¡Ap¡ lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ S> lsp. R>¡L$ 19du spfuM_u fps ky^u L$p¡C Apfp¡`u _ `L$X$pep. cNhsubl¡_ hX¡$Å L$l¡ R>¡, ""fpÓ¡ b¡-AYu \ep li¡. Ad¡ k|sp„ lsp„ Ðep„ S> Of_p¡ v$fhpÅ¡ MMX$ép¡. d_¡ \ey„ L¡$ A¡d_¡ lp¡[õ`Vg¡\u fÅ Ap`u v$u^u li¡. d¢ bpfÏ„ Mp¡ëey„ sp¡ lpd¡ Aeyb A_¡ dp¡V$p¡ cpC A_hf Ecp lsp. A¡Z¡ d_¡ L$lu v$u^y„ L¡$, "spfp hf_¡ L$l¡S>¡ L¡$ L¡$k `pR>p¡ M¢Qu g¡.' lz„ L$p„C bp¡ghp ÅD„ A¡ `l¡gp„ d_¡ L$l¡ L¡$, "Q|`! gpBV$ A_¡ bpfÏ„ b„^ L$fu_¡ R>p_udp_u k|C Å, _l]sf M¡f _\u.' dpfu v$uL$fu_u lpgs Ðepf¡ Å¡hp S>¡hu lsu. `pf¡hp S>¡hu A¡ A¡hu NcfpC NC lsu L¡$ kp„S>\u A¡Z¡ A_pS>_p¡ v$pZp¡e dp¡Ypdp„ _lp¡sp¡ _p¿ep¡.''

dp¡fbu il¡f_p `p¡guk BÞõ`¡¼V$f S>¡. Apf. îuhpõsh¡ ApMp¡ L¡$k k„cpþep¡ lsp¡ `Z s¡d_¡ dprmep Npd¡ AÞe A¡L$ L¡$k bpbs¡ S>hp_y„ \ey„ A¡V$g¡ L$pe®hplu kb-BÞõ`¡¼V$f lj®v$fpe Å¡iu_¡ kp¢`sp„ Nep.

spfuM 19du_u b`p¡f_u Ap hps R>¡. b`p¡f_p bpf hpÁep lsp. ap¡S>v$pf lj®v$ Å¡iu OV$_põ\m¡ `„Q_pdy„ L$fhp dpV¡$ S>hp_u s¥epfu L$fsp lsp Ðep„ S> dp¡fbu_p¡ V$²pÞk`p¡V®$f A_¡ dp¡fbu il¡f L$p¢N°¡k_p gOydsu k¡g_p¡ `°dyM apfyL$ Bb°plud d¡dZ Ðep„ Aphu `lp¢Ãep¡. ap¡S>v$pf Å¡iu `R>u apfyL$_u S> NpX$udp„ OV$_põ\m¡ `„Q_pdy„ L$fhp Nep! L$p„rsgpg hX¡$Å L$l¡ R>¡, "Ap ×íe Å¡C_¡ S> dpfp„ Ofhpmp„ l¡bspC Nep„ lsp„. Apfp¡`uAp¡ Myv$ S> `p¡guk_¡ gC_¡ Aph¡ A¡V$g¡ Ap`Z¡ kdÆ S> g¡hp_y„ L¡$ dpdgp¡ ip¡ R>¡.'

dpfyrs L$pfdp„ b¡ku_¡ s¡Ap¡ L$p„rsgpg_p O¡f `lp¢Ãep. ap¡S>v$pf Å¡iu cNhsubl¡__¡ khpgp¡ `|R>u füp lsp A_¡ apfyL$ `p_ Qphsp¡ Qphsp¡ lku füp¡ lsp¡. cNhsubl¡_ L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfp\u fl¡hpey„ _l] A¡V$g¡ d¢ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ lkhp S>¡hy„ iy„ R>¡? lkp¡ R>p¡ sp¡ kpfp _\u gpNsp.'

apfyL¡$ Å¡iukpl¡b_u lpS>fudp„ S> d_¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "sd_¡ aqfepv$ _p¢^phsp„ hpf gpNi¡ `Z d_¡ A¡ b^p_¡ R>p¡X$phsp„ hpf _l] gpN¡.' Ad¡ ap¡S>v$pf Å¡iu kpd¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ A¡ L$p„C bp¡ëep _l]. A¡_u lpS>fudp„ S> apfyL$ ApV$gy„ b^y„ bp¡ëep¡ lp¡hp R>sp„. Adpfp Of_p Ap ApMue fds kdÆ Nep. A¡V$g¡ S> Ad_¡ aX$L$ b¡ku NC.'

19 spfuM_u fps ky^u A¡L$`Z Apfp¡`u `L$X$pep¡ _l]. f0du spfuM_u khpf¡ Apfp¡`uAp¡ Aeyb d¡dZ, DÑd _pfZ A_¡ Aip¡L$ `yfyjp¡Ñd_u `p¡guk¡ ^f`L$X$ L$fu `R>u s¡Ap¡ Ådu_ `f R|>V$u Nep lsp. L$p„rsgpg_¡ sp¡ A¡ qv$hk¡ h^y kpfhpf dpV¡$ fpS>L$p¡V$ gphhpdp„ Apìep lsp. b`p¡f_p kpX$p Qpf hpÁe¡ L$p„rsgpg dp¡fbu `pR>p aep®. Apfp¡`u Ådu_ `f R|>V$ép R>¡ A¡hu Ofdp„ ÅZ \C. Ap kdpQpf\u v$uL$fu l¡sg aaX$u EW$u.

fpS>L$p¡V$ kpfhpf gC_¡ `pR>p af¡gp r`sp L$p„rsgpg `pk¡ l¡sg Qp¡^pf Ap„kyA¡ fX$hp dp„X$u. L$p„rsgpg L$l¡ R>¡, "A¡ fX$su fX$su L$l¡su lsu L¡$ `à`p, sdpf¡ dpfp gu^¡ dpf Mphp¡ `X$ép¡, Aeyb `Z R|>V$u Áep¡ R>¡. A¡ d_¡ kyM¡\u Æhhp _l] v¡$. dpf¡ dfu Åhy„ R>¡...'

d¢ A¡_¡ kdÅhu L¡$, "b¡V$p, A¡hy„ _ rhQpfhp_y„ lp¡e, \hp L$pm lsy„ A¡ \C Áey„. A¡ `R>u hps buÆ sfa hpmhp d¢ A¡_¡ Qp b_phhp_y„ L$u^y„ A_¡ Ad¡ b^pA¡ Qp `u^u.' `X$p¡iu du_pbl¡_ `Z L$p„rsgpg_p Ofdp„ S> b¡W$p„ lsp„. l¡sg¡ du_pbl¡__y„ qV$qa_ s¡d_p Ofdp„ d|L$u Aphhp du_pbl¡_ `pk¡\u s¡d_p Of_u Qphu dpNu. Ðep„ S>C s¡Z¡ sp¡ L¡$fp¡ku__y„ ApM„y L¡$_ `p¡sp_p A„N D`f f¡X$u v$u^y„ A_¡ v$uhpkmu Qp„`u v$u^u.

QpdX$u bmhp_u h¡v$_p kl_ _ \C A¡V$g¡ `R>u A¡ bQphp¡... bQphp¡ L$fsu i¡fudp„ v$p¡X$hp dp„X$u. Ap ApMu hps L$p„rsgpg dp„X$dp„X$ Ad_¡ L$lu i¼ep. L$p„rsgpg¡ v$uL$fu_¡ bQphhp dpV¡$ L$p¡rii L$fu `Z l¡sg _ bQu.

l¡sg_p d©Ðey `R>u ApMu OV$_pdp„ buÅ„ OZp„ b^p„ `qfdpZp¡ Dd¡fpC Nep„ R>¡. Aeyb d¡dZ A_¡ apfyL$ Bb°plud AÐepf¡ `p¡guk qfdpÞX$ `f R>¡. s¡d_p `f l¡sg ApÐdlÐep L$fhp `°¡fpe A¡hp k„Å¡Np¡ Ecp L$fhp_p¡ Ny_p¡ _p¢^pep¡ R>¡.

l¡sg_¡ s\p s¡_p `qfhpf_¡ Þepe A`phhp_p l¡sykf dp¡fbu rhïh tlvy$ `qfjv¡$ A¡L$ S>„Nu f¡gu L$pY$u lsu. dp¡fbu gOydsu k¡g_p apfyL$ Bb°plud L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "cpS>` A_¡ s¡_u kp\u k„õ\pAp¡ OV$_p_¡ L$p¡dhpv$_y„ õhê$` Ap`u flu R>¡.' Äepf¡ kpdp `n¡ dp¡fbu rhïh tlvy$ `qfjv$_p `°dyM fpd_pfpeZ v$h¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "OV$_pdp„ L$p¡dhpv$_y„ sÒh Dd¡fhp_u iê$Aps apfyL¡ L$fu. `p¡guk A_¡ Apfp¡`u_p dpdgpdp„ s¡Z¡ v$MgNufu L$fhp_u L¡$ ap¡S>v$pf Å¡iu_u kp\¡ L$p„rsgpg_¡ Of¡ S>hp_u S>ê$f iu lsu?'

ap¡S>v$pf Å¡iu_¡ kõ`¡ÞX$ L$fu _pMhpdp„ Apìep R>¡. Apfp¡`u Aeyb d¡dZ¡ b¡ `°¡d`Óp¡ fS|> L$ep® R>¡ A_¡ l¡sg_u A¡L$ skhuf `Z fS|> L$fu R>¡. qfqX$a.L$p¡d kp\¡_u hpsQusdp„ Aeyb L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "l¡sg A_¡ lz„ R>¡ëgp A¡L$pv$ hj®\u `°¡ddp„ lsp. A¡ `Óp¡ `Z A¡Z¡ S> d_¡ g¿ep R>¡ A_¡ ap¡V$p¡ `Z A¡Z¡ S> d_¡ Apàep¡ R>¡.' Äepf¡ L$p„rsgpg L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "A¡ ap¡V$p¡N°pa Adpfp armep_p ê$ddp„ ANpD cpX¡$ fl¡sp L$p¡X$u_pf_p A¡L$ eyhp_¡ Aeyb_¡ `lp¢QpX$ép lsp. A¡ eyhp_ `pk¡ L¡$d¡fp lsp¡ A_¡ Ahpf_hpf, L$p¡C `°k„N lp¡e Ðepf¡ Adpfp Ofdp„ A¡ ap¡V$p `pX$sp¡ lsp¡.'

dp¡fbu_p `p¡guk BÞõ`¡¼V$f S>¡. Apf. îuhpõsh qfqX$a.L$p¡d_¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "`°¡d`Óp¡_u hps D`Åhu L$pY¡$gu gpN¡ R>¡. ap¡V$p¡N°padp„ sp¡ l¡sg `p¡sp_p fkp¡X$pdp„ fkp¡C L$fu flu lp¡e A¡hu skhuf R>¡. kpdpÞe fus¡ L$p¡C eyhsu `p¡sp_p `°¡du_¡ Aphu skhuf _ Ap`¡. Ap skhuf L$p¡CA¡ R|>`u fus¡ Aeyb_¡ `lp¢QpX$u lp¡e A¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡.'

M¡f, L$pev$p_u Ap„V$uO„|V$uAp¡dp„\u `pf Esfu_¡ l¡sg_¡ Ap`Ops L$fhp sfa v$p¡fu S>_pfpAp¡_¡ kÅ \i¡ sp¡ S> L$p„rscpC_¡ A_¡ dp¡fbudp„ Ap OV$_p\u DíL¡$fpe¡gu `°Å_¡ Q¡_ dmi¡.

skhuf :
l¡sg : Ncfy bpmpA¡ Å_ Mp¡ep¡
L$p„rsgpg : L$d_kub r`sp Þepe dpN¡ R>¡
Aeyb d¡dZ : Apfp¡`u

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?