f Ap¡¼V$p¡bf. Np„^uÆ_u S>ÞdS>e„su ES>hpsu Å¡C_¡ L$rh Dv$e_ W$½$f¡ A¡d_u spÆ gM¡gu L$p¡gd Ad_¡ dp¡L$gu R>¡.
riõs_u kp„L$m sp¡X$u _pMp¡
riô$pQpf_¡ _¡h¡ d|L$p¡
`np„sf_¡ `p` _ kdÅ¡
L$l¡hp `|fsu A¡L$sp dpV¡$
k„NW$_dp„ \]NX$p„ kp„^u
Qpgp¡ fduA¡ Np„^u Np„^u
\p¡X$u M¢QpspZ L$fu gp¡
i[¼s_y„ r_dp®Z L$fu gp¡
_¡ cìe Å¡X$pZ L$fu gp¡
A¡L$_u v$pm _¡ A¡L$_p Qp¡Mp
c¡mk¡m_u MuQX$u fp„^u
Qpgp¡ fduA¡ Np„^u Np„^u
^pfpkæe `pV$gu bv$g¡
ìercQpfu MpV$gu bv$g¡
_¡ `u_pfp¡ bpV$gu bv$g¡
A¡dp„ L„$C `Z v$p¡j _ Å¡ip¡
Ap„M¡ b¡hX$ `pV$p bp„^u
Qpgp¡ fduA¡ Np„^u Np„^u
dp¢Ohpfu_u b|dp¡ `pX$p¡
rdr_õV$f_u W$pW$X$u bpmp¡
bpfdy„-s¡fdy„ Qp¡L$dp„ fpMp¡
a„X$ dm¡ sp¡ gpXy$ L$fuA¡
_rlsf kpv$u MuQX$u fp„^u
Qpgp¡ fduA¡ Np„^u Np„^u
(Mgug ^_s¡S>hu_u fQ_p_p¡ A„i)
afu A¡L$ hpf Np„^uS>e„su Aphu. Qpgp¡, Np„^u_¡ epv$ L$fu_¡ afu c|gu S>CA¡.
ApS> bp`y_p¡ S>_dqv$_
Äepf\u kfL$pf `pm¡ R>¡ fÅ
Ðepf\u L¡$d¡e cygpsp¡ _\u...
(lfuÞÖ v$h¡)
Of-Of fdsp bpmL$dp„ A_¡ Np„^u-Np„^u fdsp _¡spdp„ afL$ A¡V$gp¡ S>, L¡$ bpmL$ ApS>¡ _rl sp¡ Aphsu L$pg¡ kdS>Ï„ \i¡. iesp_ kv$p bpBbg_u cpjpdp„ hps L$f¡ A_¡ _¡sp kv$p Np„^u_u cpjpdp„. _¡spAp¡_¡ sd¡ "kõsp fpS>L$pfZu' _l] L$lu iL$p¡ s¡Ap¡ sp¡ Ap`Z_¡ blz dp¢Op `X$ép R>¡. l¡_fu qL$tkS>f v$pY$dp„ bp¡g¡ R>¡, "Aakp¡k, a¼s _hpÏ„ V$L$p fpS>L$pfZuAp¡_¡ gu^¡ bpL$u_p A¡L$ V$L$p_y„ _pd bNX¡$ R>¡.'
`np„sf L$fu L$fu_¡ fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ \C Nep fuY$p. d|ëep¡ bÞep„ hZ®k„L$f. MpV$gu bv$gsp ìercQpfu A_¡ `pV$gu bv$gsp ^pfpkæedp„ Mgug ^_s¡S>hu saphs Å¡sp _\u. S>NÞ_p\ fpS>NyfyA¡ L$l¡hy„ `X$éy„ L¡$ Qp¡L$X$u dpfu d¢ S>¡_p _pd `f, gp¡L$ipludp„ A¡ Q|„V$pC Nep¡.
v$f¡L$ il¡fdp„ "dlpÐdp Np„^u dpN®' fMpe R>¡ S>¡\u L$lu iL$pe L¡$ Ad¡ Np„^u-dpN£ QpguA¡ R>uA¡. `„Qpes\u `pg®d¡ÞV$ S>sp dpN®_¡ Ap`Z¡ "dlpÐdp Np„^u dpN®' L$luA¡ sp¡?
L¡$hp¡ sy„ L$udsu lsp¡, kõsp¡ b_u Nep¡
b_hy„ lsy„ _l] _¡ rifõsp¡ b_u Nep¡
Np„^u, s_¡ Mbf R>¡ L¡$ spfy„ \ey„ R>¡ iy„?
Myfku ky^u S>hp_p¡ sy„ fõsp¡ b_u Nep¡
(i¡Mpv$d Apbyhpgp)
ApS>_u dp¢Ohpfudp„ Qp„v$_¡ Å¡CA¡ sp¡ fp¡V$gu epv$ Aph¡. dp¢OhpfuA¡ sp¡ bpmL$p¡_¡ `Z W$phL$p„ L$fu v$u^p„ - kdkdu_¡ b¡W$p„ R>¡. lh¡ Æv$ _\u L$fsp„. S>¡_¡ rif¡ khpf_p rifpdZ_u `Z tQsp lp¡e s¡ kprlÐe, k„õL©$rs A_¡ AÝepÐd_y„ rhQpfi¡?
i¥g Qsyh£v$u_u Ap L$rhsp kp„cmp¡ - fkp¡COfdp„ `¡ku_¡ cp¡S>_ dpNsp c|¿ep L$rh_¡ `Ð_u k„cmph¡ R>¡, "S>fp sdpfu L$rhsp_u X$pefu Ap`ip¡? Ap„kyAp¡dp„ smu gJ Ry>„. dy¼sL$ bpmL$p¡ MpC S>i¡, Nus lz„ MpC S>Ci, A_¡ NTg sd¡ MpC S>Å¡.' "s_¡ sp¡ b^u hpsdp„ bk dpfp¡ S> hp„L$ v¡$Mpe,' L$rhA¡ L$üy„, A_¡ `Ð_u R>¡X$pC `X$u,
"syçlu sp¡ Akgu budpfu lp¡
Ap¥f ipv$uiyv$p lp¡ L$f cu AV$g rblpfu lp¡!
L$rhsp d¢ bX¡$ bX¡$ Apv$i® TpX$s¡ lp¡
g¡qL$_ L$hreÓuep¢ L$p¡ A¥k¡ spL$s¡ lp¡
S>¥k¡ c|Mp fp¡V$u L$p¡
_„Np g„Np¡V$u L$p¡
byY$p`p S>hp_u L$p¡
Ap¥f N„Å Qp¡V$u L$p¡ spL¡$.'
`Z i¥gÆ Np„Äep Åe? kpd¡ i¡Mu L$fhp dp„X$ép L¡$ lz„ L$rhk„d¡g__p¡ Ap¡`t_N b¡V¹$kd¡_ Ry>„. s¢Xy$gL$f_u S>¡d R>½$p `f R>½$p dpfy„ Ry>„. a¼s s_¡ Å¡C_¡... îu_p\ \C ÅJ Ry>„. îudsuÆA¡ N|Ngu a¢¼ep¡ :
"îu_p\ bpv$d¢ b__p
`lg¡ _p\ b_L$f qv$MpCe¡
Ap¥f Ck Of L$p¡ A_p\ lp¡_¡k¡ bQpCe¡'
i¥gÆA¡ ANÐõe_p¡ hpev$p¡ L$ep£,
"kpfp BÞs¡Åd lp¡ Åe¡Np
A¡L$ qv$_ syçlpfp `rs cu L$fp¡X$`rs L$lgpe¡Np'
îudsuA¡ L$üy„,
"el bps dyT¡ _l]
fkp¡COf L$p¡ bspCe¡
rS>k¡ `rs _l]
h_õ`rs Qprle¡!'
`p¡sp_u lÐep_¡ dpV¡$ Np„^uÆ `p¡s¡ S> S>hpbv$pf lsp. A¡d_¡ Å¡Mdu V¡$h `X$u Ne¡gu - kpQy„ bp¡ghp_u. rhr`_ `fuM r_Mpgk A¡L$fpf L$f¡ R>¡ : A¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ Cky_¡ Mugp W$p¡L$u W$p¡L$u dpep£. A¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ kp¡¾¡$qV$k_¡ T¡f `pC_¡ dpep£. A¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ Np„^u_¡ Np¡mu\u h]^u _p¿ep¡. `Z A¡ gp¡L$p¡ d_¡ _l] dpfu iL¡$. L$pfZ L¡$... lz„ kpQy„ bp¡ghp_p¡ ApN°l _\u fpMsp¡.
s„vy$fõs dpZk `p¡sp_p `f lku iL¡$ R>¡.
BÞL$dV¡$¼k_p¡ L¡$k `sphhp lz„ Äepf¡ "L$hf' kfL$phy„ Ry>„, Ðepf¡ "l¡ fpd' bp¡gu_¡ dpfp¡ Cdp_ Y$mu `X¡$ R>¡.
_¡sp Nd¡ s¡hp¡ lp¡e, Ap`Zp¡ S> ârsr_r^ R>¡. L$p¥fhp¡ A_¡ `p„X$hp¡_p¡ h„i ¼ep„ Sy>v$p¡ lsp¡?
râe hpQL$, `p`u_u D`f `\fp¡ a¢L$sp„ `l¡gp„ S>fp rhQpfS>¡. Äepf¡ _ftklfph A_¡ byV$p tkl_¡ kÅ \pe, Ðepf¡ \p¡X$u kÅ s_¡ \pe R>¡ A_¡ \p¡X$u d_¡ `Z.
d¢e AÝepe ¼ep„ Nusp_p hp„Q hp„Q L$ep®?
NZsfubpS> füp¡, b¡ A_¡ b¡ `p„Q L$ep®
S>fpL$ lp¡s Å¡ dp¡L$p¡, sp¡ dp¡V$p¡ v$ph ls¡
lz„e _fk¦ep¡ dV$u_¡ _ftklfph ls¡!
Np„^uÆ rhi¡_p AÞe g¡Mp¡
v$p¡õsp¡, Np„^uÆ_¡ V²$pe L$fu Sy>Ap¡
Np„^uÆ_u R>qb A¡ L$p„C Np„^uÆ _\u
Dv$e_ W$½$frgrMs lkpefp¡ rhcpN l¡W$m_p g¡Mp¡
Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?