A¡L$hukdu kv$u_u Ap¡qfrS>_g A¡qX$i_ S>¡hp v¡$ip¡dp„ hksp„ Adpfp„ ìlpgp„ A¡_ApfApB cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ Nygpb_p Np¡V$p S>¡hp c|gL$p„h! hukdu kv$u_u k¡L$ÞX$ l¡ÞX$ L$p¡`u S>¡hp B[ÞX$epdp„ hksp l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡_p sd_¡ S>¡îuL©$óZ!

ldZp„ Ap gX$pC_p hpefp lpëep R>¡ A¡dp„ A¡hu hpsy„ l„cmpe R>¡ L¡$ cpC, Aph_pfp¡ S>dp_p¡ bh Mfpb Aphhp_p¡ R>¡. ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ B[ÞX$ep_p¡ BL$p¡_p¡rdL$ N°p¡\ kps V$L$p\u OV$u_¡ lpX$p `p„Q V$L$p_p¡ \C Åhp_p¡ R>¡ A_¡ v$p'X¡$ v$p'X¡$ Ap¡Bg `|g_u Mp^ h^su S>hp_u R>¡. hmu ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ ê$r`ep¡ NNX$sp¡ S> Åi¡ _¡ S>s¡ v$p'X¡$ lw„qX$epdZ_p„ cpf¡ ^p„r^ep„ \hp_p„ R>¡.

Apdp„ Ad_¡ L$p„C TpTu ldS> `X$su _\u. Ad_¡ sp¡ A¡L$ hps ldÅe R>¡ L¡$ Ad¡ S>¡ S>dp_pdp„ ER>fu_¡ dp¡V$p Õep C S>dp_p¡ ApS> L$fsp„ bh Mfpb lsp¡!

lh¡ sd¡ L¡$'hp_p L¡$ ëep¡ grgscpC? ApX$u hps L$p„ L$fp¡? S|>_y„ A¡V$gy„ kp¡_y„. S>dp_p¡ sp¡ `¡'gp„ S>¡hp¡ f¹ep¡ S> _\u. lh¡ sp¡ B[ÞX$epdp„ l„^y„e bNX$sy„ Åe R>¡. `Z _p. kph A¡hy„ _\u. kph ip¡V®$dp„ L$J sp¡ ApS>¡ v$p¡Y$ HQ_u `¡[Þkgp¡_p¡ S>dp_p¡ _\u f'ep¡! lh¡ Ap v$p¡Y$ HQ_u `¡[Þkghpmu iy„ hps R>¡? sp¡ C e¡ L$C v$J.

Ad¡ _p_p lsp Ðepf¡ `¡[Þkgp¡ bh kpQhu kpQhu_¡ hp`fhu `X$su. kph V$Q|L$X$u \C Åe AV$g¡ A¡_p D`f S|>_u bp¡g`¡__y„ Y$p„L$Ï„ gNpX$hp_y„ AV$g¡ R>¡L$ AX$^p HQ_u \pe Ðep„ gNu h`fpe. Å¡ `¡__y„ Mp¡gy„ (Y$p„L$Ï„) Y$ugy„ `X$sy„ lp¡e sp¡ `¡[Þkg D`f v$p¡fp¡ h]V$hp_p¡!

ApV$ApV$gu L$fL$kf L¡$d L$fhu `X$su? sp¡ ¼e¡ "Ó¡hX$ ÓuÅ¡ cpC!' Adpfp bp`yÆ hpf„hpf Np„^uÆ_p¡ A¡L$ qL$õkp¡ L$lu k„cmphsp. L$l¡sp L¡$ A¡L$ hpf Np„^ubp`y_u A¡L$ _p_L$X$u `¡[Þkg Mp¡hpC NC. Np„^uÆ_¡ Q¡_ _ `X¡$. A¡d_¡ dmhp dpV¡$ L$p¡C spg¡h„s i¡W$ Apìep li¡, s¡ L$l¡, ""A¡dp„ iy„? buÆ gC ëep¡!'' `Z bp`y L$l¡, _p. dpf¡ sp¡ A¡ S> `¡[Þkg Å¡CA¡.

bp`yA¡ Apîd_p A„s¡hpkuAp¡_¡ L$pd¡ gNpX$ép. cpf¡ ip¡^pip¡^ Qpgu. R>¡hV¡$ A¡ dmu. kph v$p¡Y$ HQ_u A¡ `¡[Þkg Å¡C_¡ `¡gp i¡W$ sp¡ v„$N \C Nep. L$l¡, ""bp`y, A¡hy„ s¡ iy„ R>¡ Ap V$Q|L$X$u `¡[Þkgdp„?''

S>hpbdp„ bp`y ddp®my lõep.

Ad¡ Adpfp bp`yÆ_¡ `|R>uA¡ L¡$, ""Np„^ubp`y_p lkhp_p¡ dfd ip¡? Ðepf¡ bp`yÆ L$fL$kf rhi¡ A¡L$ _p_L$Xy„$ g¡¼Qf W$p¡L¡$. hmu L$l¡ L¡$, ""Ad¡ sp¡ `pV$u-`¡_ hX¡$ S> cZ¡gp. `¡[Þkg sp¡ R>¡L$ d¡qV²$L$dp„ Apìep Ðepf¡ hp`f¡gu.''

Ad¡ Jdfdp„ _p_p A¡V$g¡ Aphy„ spZus|„ku_¡ QuÅ¡ L¡$d hp`fhu A¡_y„ cp_ _l]. hpshpsdp„ ^„|^hpC S>CA¡. Ðepf¡ bp`yÆ _hu `¡[Þkg gphu Ap`¡. A_¡ `pR>p D`f\u L$l¡, ""lz„ sp¡ M¡X|$s_p¡ v$uL$fp¡. dpf¡ iy„? `Z sy„ sp¡ A¡[ÞS>r_ef_p¡ v$uL$fp¡. spfu hps \pe?''

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`Z lh¡ Adpfu S> hps L$fy„. Adpfp¡ S>dp_p¡ bh Mfpb lsp¡. `¡[Þkgp¡ b¡ S> Ås_u dmsu. A¡L$ Mfpb A_¡ buÆ Ap¡R>u Mfpb! A_¡ fåbf sp¡ cpCkp'b sp¡bp! gM¡gy„ c|„khp Å„C sp¡ EgV$p _hp X$pOp `X¡$. A_¡ h^y Å¡f L$fu_¡ c|„kuA¡ sp¡ L$pNm S> apV$u Åe. ApS>¡ R>p¡L$fp„h_¡ dpV¡$ f„Nb¡f„Nu ÅsÅs_p„ ApL$pf_p„ fåbfp¡ _uL$þep„ R>¡. A¡L$ Sy>hp¡ _¡ buSy>„ c|gp¡. L$p¡C kkgp S>¡hy„, L$p¡C lp\u S>¡hy„ sp¡ L$p¡C Bem S>¡hy„!

Adpfp S>dp_pdp„ sp¡ L„$`pk (L„$`pk-bp¡¼k) `Z `sfp_p„! A„v$f kp^_p¡ `Z `sfp_p„! awV$`Ë$u Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ Y¢$QpqX$ep S>¡hu- A¡L$ sp¡ kõsp gpL$X$p_u, D`f rhrQÓ hpr_®i A_¡ dp`_p„ Ap„L$p ÅX$p„ Y¡$ap„ S>¡hp. ApW$X$p¡ A_¡ d]Xy„$ kfMp„ S> v¡$Mpe. hmu L„$`pkdp„ b¡ AZuv$pf QuÅ¡ Aphsu. A¡L$ `qfL$f (S>¡_¡ Ad¡ hsy®rmey„ L$l¡sp) A_¡ buSy>„ A¡hy„ S> b¡ AZuhpmy„ kp^_. A¡ b¡-AqZepmy„ kp^_ dpfpdpfu rkhpe ip L$pddp„ Aph¡ s¡ Ad_¡ L$p¡C dpõsf kdÅhu S> _lp¡sp iL$sp. A_¡ `¡gy„ `qfL$f? bp` f¡, A¡dp„ `¡[Þkg cfphhu, õ¾|$ hX¡$ V$pBV$ L$fhu A_¡ hsy®m v$p¡fhy„ A¡ gp¡Y$p_p QZp Qphhp S>¡hy„ L$pd lsy„! L$pfZ L¡$ `¡[Þkg `¡gp V$Q|L$X$p õ¾|$ hX¡$ qaV$ `L$X$pe S> _l]. A_¡ dÅ_u hps A¡ \su L¡$ Ap`Zp `qfL$fdp„ Ap`Zu L$p¡C `¡[Þkg qaV$ S> _ \su lp¡e! s¡ dpV¡$ sp¡ buÅ_u S> `¡[Þkg dpNhu `X¡$!

sd_¡ A¡d \sy„ li¡ L¡$ grgscpC _p_`Zdp„ blz QuL$pihpmp li¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡d_¡ S> Ap b^u sL$guap¡ \su li¡. `Z _p bp¡k, Ðep„ ap¡V$} àgk lp¡e A¡hp L$p¡C `Z v¡$iu_¡ `|R>u Å¡Å¡. Adpfu õL|$g gpBa blz v$epS>_L$ lsu!

a¼s õL|$g gpBa ip_u, L$p¡g¡S>dp„ `Z A¡ S> bbpgp¡ cpC! kpfu Ås_u bp¡g`¡_y„ _p¡ S> dm¡. gMsp„ gMsp„ lp\ vy$Mu Åe, Ap„NmuAp¡dp„ Ap„V$Z `X$u Åe, `Z A¡ S>dp_p_p L$p¡C BÞX$[õV²$eprgõV¡$ Adpfu v$ep _p¡ Mp^u? kpfu bp¡g`¡_ dmsu lp¡e sp¡ Ad¡ ê$r`ep¡ h^pf¡ _lp¡sp Ap`hp_p? `Z _p. bp¡g`¡_p¡ A¡hu S> dm¡. apDÞV$_`¡_p¡_y„ `Z A¡hy„ S>. `pL®$f_u `¡_ sp¡ a¼s "V$pBd' A_¡ "gpBa'dp„ S> Å¡hp dmsu (Ål¡fMbfdp„).

B[ÞX$ep_p BÞX$[õV²$eprgõV$p¡ `fÅ `f cpf¡ Sy>gd L$fsp. bÅS>_y„ A¡L$ õL|$V$f g¡hy„ lp¡e sp¡ "_p¢^phhy„' `X¡$. b¡ hfk¡, ÓZ hfk¡ sdpfy„ _kub lp¡e sp¡ S> _„bf gpN¡! s¡ hMs¡ Ad_¡ \sy„ L¡$ cpC, ApV$gu hpf L$p„ gNpX$p¡? `¥kp sp¡ Adpfu `pk¡ Ap füp, AbOX$u gC ëep¡ A_¡ AbOX$u õL|$V$f Ap`hpdp„ sd_¡ hp„^p¡ iy„ R>¡? `Z _p, AbOX$u õL|$V$f Å¡Csy„ lp¡e sp¡ A¡_p "Ap¡_' Ap`hp_p. frS>õV²¡$i_dp„ A¡_u dprgL$u L$p¡C buÅ S> _pd_u lp¡e. L$pev$p¡ A¡hp¡ L¡$ hfk gNu _hy„ õL|$V$f "h¡Qu' _ iL$pe. A¡V$g¡ sd¡ hudp¡ `Z _ Dsfphu iL$p¡.

õL|$V$f_u ApV$ApV$gu qX$dpÞX$ lp¡hp R>sp„ Adpfp dlp_ v¡$iu BÞX$[õV²$eprgõV$p¡ h^pf¡ õL|$V$f ip dpV¡$ _lp¡sp b_phsp A¡ lÆ Adpfu kdS>_u blpf R>¡. L$pfdp„ `Z A¡hy„. Ad¡ sp¡ L$v$u L$pf Mfuv$hp_p„ k`_p„ `Z _lp¡sp„ Å¡C iL$sp, `Z S>¡ gp¡L$p¡ Å¡C iL$sp lsp A¡dZ¡ `Z b¡ S> L$pf_p„ k`_p„ Å¡hp_p„- A¡çb¡k¡X$f A_¡ auApV$. A_¡ s¡ `Z "_p¢^pìep' `R>u S>!

Adpfp dlp_ v¡$iu BÞX$[õV²$eprgõV$p¡ kpBL$gp¡dp„ `Z A¡hy„ L$fsp. cNhp__p¡ `pX$ dp_p¡ L¡$ kpBL$gp¡ "_p¢^phhu' _lp¡su `X$su, `f„sy dpÓ L$pmp f„N_u A_¡ b¡ S> kpBT_u kpBL$gp¡ dmsu. Ap_¡ L$pfZ¡ bpm`Zdp„ kpBL$g Qgphsp„ iuMhp_p ce„L$f eps_p`|Z® L$p¡k®dp„\u v$f¡L$ bpmL¡$ `kpf \hy„ `X$sy„. Qpgp¡ dpÞe„y L¡$ kph _p_L$X$u kpBL$g Mfuv$_pf dÝedhN® lsp¡ S> _l], `f„sy s¡ hMs¡ `Z Ad¡ v$p¡õsp¡_¡ R>psu W$p¡L$u_¡ L$l¡sp L¡$ bp¡k, lpCõL|$g A_¡ L$p¡g¡S>_p õVy$X$ÞV¹k dpV¡$ lmhp hS>__u f„Nb¡f„Nu kpBL$gp¡ bÅfdp„ d|L$p¡ sp¡ Q`p¡Q` h¡Qpe. `Z _p, Adpfp dlp_ v¡$iu DÛp¡N`rsAp¡_¡ A¡hy„ bÅf S> _lp¡sy„ v¡$Mpsy„.

AÃR>p, R>Óudp„ iy„ ^pX$ dpfhp_u lsu? A¡dp„ sp¡ L$p¡C rhv¡$iu "s[¼_L$u klpe'_u S>ê$f _lp¡su? R>sp„ R>Óu_y„ L$p`X$ sp¡ L$pmy„ S> lp¡e! _l]sf g¡X$uT R>Óu gC Åh. L¡$d cpC? ApS>¡ dy„bCdp„ _p_L$X$u gpg R>Óu gC_¡ _uL$m_pfp lÅfp¡ dy„bCNfp sd_¡ g¡X$uT gpN¡ R>¡?

`¥kp lp¡hp R>sp„ kph kpdpÞe QuS> _ dm¡ s¡_p¡ Al¡kpk Ad_¡ lp¡õV¡$gdp„ fl¡su hMs¡ \ep¡. budpf `X$ép Ðepf¡ X$p¡¼V$f¡ L$u^¡gy„, khpf-kp„S> Ágpk cfu_¡ v|$^ `uhp_y„ fpMp¡. `Z kpl¡b, v|$^_u bp¡sg g¡hp ÅAp¡ sp¡ L¡$rb_hpmp¡ L$l¡, ""f¡i_L$pX®$ R>¡? f¡i_L$pX®$ rh_p v|$^ _ dm¡!'' hX$p¡v$fp_p ApMp lp¡õV¡$g-L¡$ç`kdp„ ¼ep„e v|$^ _ dm¡. A¡ sp¡ W$uL$, L¡$ç`k\u v$p¡Y$ qL$gp¡duV$f ky^u_p rhõspfdp„ R|>V$L$ v|$^ h¡Qsu L$p¡C vy$L$p_ _ dm¡. R>¡hV¡$ Qp_u gpfuhpmp_¡ "qf¼h¡õV$' L$fp¡ sp¡ `pZuhpmy„ v|$^ Ap`¡ sp¡ Mfp¡, `Z A¡ sp¡ BdfS>Þkudp„, fp¡S> _l].

cgy„ \Å¡ X$p¡. hN}k Ly$qfe__y„ L¡$ A¡dZ¡ klL$pfu v|$^d„X$mu_p ¾$p„rsL$pfu rhQpf hX¡$ cpfsdp„ ð¡s¾$p„rs L$fu bspX$u. bpL$u Å¡ A¡dp„e Ad¡ dlp_ BÞX$[õV²$eprgõV$p¡_p cfp¡k¡ füp lp¡s sp¡ ApS>¡ `Z v|$^_y„ V$u`y„ v$p¡ügy„ lp¡s.

S>dp_p¡ gp„bu gp„bu gpB_p¡_p¡ lsp¡. ¼ep„L$\u EX$su EX$su Mbf Aphsu L¡$ "f¡i__u vy$L$p_¡ Mp„X$ Aphu R>¡' L¡$ sfs S> dpfp„ dçdu `l¡f¡g¡ g|NX¡$ `Ndp„ Q„`g _pMu lp\dp„ \¡gu A_¡ f¡i_L$pX®$ gC lpgu _uL$msp„. cf sX$L$pdp„ Qpf L$gpL$ sàep `R>u b¡ qL$gp¡ Mp„X$ _kub \su. A_pS>_u gpB_, L¡$fp¡ku__u gpB_, s¡g_u gpB_, A¡k.V$u. bk_u gpB_, õVy$X$ÞV$ L$Þk¡i_ `pk_u gpB_... AÐepf¡ Ap gMsp„ Ap„Mdp„ `pZu Aphu Åe R>¡ L¡$ Adpfp hX$ugp¡A¡ Ad_¡ DR>¡fhp dpV¡$ tS>v$Nu_p¡ L¡$V$gp¡ cpN gpB_p¡dp„ Oku _p¿ep¡ li¡.

Ad_¡ sp¡ gpB_p¡_p¡ kpQL$gp¡ ApOps Ðepf¡ S> gpN¡gp¡ Äepf¡ r`¼Qf_u qV$qL$V$ dpV¡$ gpB_dp„ Ecy„ fl¡hy„ `X$sy„. kpgy„, Ap`Z¡ ÅZ¡ rcMpfu L¡$ Å_hf lp¡CA¡ s¡d r\e¡V$fhpmp hsp®h L$f¡. gpgp¡ X„$X$p dpf¡, qV$qL$V$bpfuhpmp¡ Npmp¡ bp¡g¡, L$pmpbÅf L$f_pfpAp¡ b¡apd cph dpN¡... R>¡hV¡$ r\e¡V$fdp„ O|ku_¡ kuV$ D`f b¡kuA¡ Ðepf¡ lpi \pe! `Z _p, BÞV$fhg `X¡$ Ðepf¡ V$p¡Bg¡V$dp„ S>hp dpV¡$ sp¡ `pRy>„ gpB_dp„ S> Ecp fl¡hp_y„!

V$uhu_¡ gu^¡ dpfp b¡V$p r\e¡V$fy„hpmp sp¡ ku^p \C Áep, `Z sp¡e ir_-frhdp„ lÆ gpB_p¡ gpN¡ R>¡ Mfu. A¡d sp¡ ApS>¡ f¡gh¡ qfTh£i_ lpVy„$ gp„bu gp„bu gpB_y„ gpN¡ R>¡. `p¡sp_u S> b¡ÞL$dp„ `p¡sp_p `¥kp g¡hp lpVy„$ gpB_dp„ Åhy„ `X¡$ R>¡. R>p¡L$fp„h_p A¡X¹$rdi_ lpVy„$ `à`pAp¡ gp„bu gpB_p¡dp„ ApS>¡ `Z Ecp f'e¡ R>¡. A_¡ C b^y„ sp¡ W$uL$, `Z frhhpf_u kp„S>¡ Å¡ sd¡ ¼ep„L$ blpf S>C_¡ "qX$_f' g¡hp_y„ rhQpfp¡ sp¡ Þep„ `Z AX$^p`p¡Zp L$gpL$_y„ h¡BqV„$N sp¡ NZu S> g¡hp_y„!

OZu hpf Ad_¡ A¡hp¡ rhQpf Aph¡ R>¡ L¡$ lpmy„, B[ÞX$ep_y„ "qX$dpÞX$ A_¡ kàgpe'_y„ ApM¡ApMy„ NrZs S> kph Mp¡Vy„$ R>¡. _l]sf Ap¡qfkp_p vy$L$pmdp„ A¡L$ bpSy> gp¡L$p¡ c|Mdfp\u dfu Åe A_¡ buÆ bpSy> kfL$pfu Np¡X$pD_p¡dp„ gpMp¡ V$_ A_pS> `X$éy„ `X$éy„ kX$u Åe, A¡hy„ b_¡ Mfy„?

b_¡, A¡hy„ b_¡. S>dp_p¡ v$p¡Y$ HQ_u `¡[Þkg_p¡ lp¡e L¡$ \°p¡-Ah¡ bp¡g`¡__p¡ lp¡e, B[ÞX$epdp„ l„^y„e b_¡. AV$g¡ TpTu tQsp L$fp¡ dp, bk T]L¡$ 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¡¡