AXy$qL$ep¡-v$Xy$qL$ep¡ A_¡ AprNep¡ c|s
cpN-14
g¡ML$ : Æhfpd Å¡ju
AXy$qL$ep-v$Xy$qL$ep_u ANpD_u hpsp® `Z hp„Qp¡
hpsp®_p¡ ANpD_p¡ cpN hp„Qhp Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡
`pZu_p¡ kpNf afu hþep¡. s¡dp„ Qp„v$dl¡g_u V¡$L$fu X|$bu NC.
fpÅ-fpZu, fpS>Ly„$hfu A_¡ b^p„ `pZudp„ X|$åep„. bQhp dpV¡$ OZu dl¡_s L$fu, `Z Qp„v$dl¡g_u V$p¡Q `pZudp„ X|$bu lsu. fpÅfpZu A_¡ buÅ„ b^p„ sZpC Nep„. s¡d_p„ dX$v$p„ `Z dþep„ _l]. A¡L$ fpS>Ly„$hfu_y„ dX$vy„$ dþey„.
hfkpv$_p„ `|f Esfu Nep„. Qp„v$dl¡g lh¡ v¡$Mpep¡.
gp¡L$p¡dp„ hpsp¡ \hp dp„X$u L¡$ fpÅfpZu_¡ `p` gpÁey„. s¡_y„ Ap am dþey„.
i¡W$_p¡ Qp„v$dl¡g Mpgu \ep¡ `Z i¡W$ Ðep„ fl¡hp _ Nep. Ðepf\u Qp„v$dl¡g DÄS>X$ `X$u füp¡. L$p¡C Qp„v$dl¡g_u V¡$L$fu `pk¡e S>sy„ _\u.
gp¡L$p¡ A¡d dp_hp gpÁep L¡$ A¡ V¡$L$fu lÐepfu R>¡. fpÅfpZu A_¡ Ly„$hfu_p Æh gu^p.
S>¡ `¡gp¡ dpZk i¡W$_¡ Ap„bp_u Np¡V$gu Ap`u Nep¡ lsp¡ s¡ `p„Q hfk `R>u R>Ì¡$ hfk¡ Apìep¡.
s¡Z¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ V¡$L$fu `f Qp„v$dl¡g MpguMd `X$ép¡ R>¡. Ðep„ L$p¡C fl¡sy„ _\u. Äep„ Ap„bp¡ hpìep¡ lsp¡ Ðep„ s¡Z¡ Å¡ey„.
lp, Ap„bp¡ EÁep¡ li¡ A¡d v¡$Mpey„, `Z d|mdp„\u Ap„bp¡ EMX$u `X$ép¡ li¡ A¡d gpÁey„.
A¡ dpZk kpd¡ qL$_pf¡ Nep¡. s¡Z¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ hps `|R>u. gp¡L$p¡A¡ b^u hps L$lu.
s¡ _Nfdp„ Nep¡ A_¡ i¡W$_¡ dþep¡.
i¡W$ fX$u `X$ép A_¡ bp¡ëep, "sdpfu Np¡V$gudp„\u õhN®_p bpN_y„ L$ë`sfy lp¡e A¡hp¡ ê$`pmp¡ Ap„bp¡ \ep¡ lsp¡. ÓuÅ hfk¡ s¡_¡ A¡L$ S> L¡$fu b¡W$u. kp¡_¡fu QL$gu `Z Aphhp dp„X$u. `Z A¡L$ qv$hk¡ A¡L$ X$p¡kp S>¡hp dpZk¡ Aphu_¡ dp¡su S>¡hp v$pZp _p¿ep. s¡ QZhp NC L¡$ X$p¡kpA¡ `L$X$u gu^u A_¡ cpÁep¡. dpfu v$uL$fu NyZphrg s¡_u `pR>m v$p¡X$u L¡$ s¡Z¡ A¡L$ QdL$sp¡ lufp¡ L$pY$ép¡ A_¡ dpfu NyZphrg kpd¡ ^fu v$u^p¡. s¡ lufp_p s¡S>\u dpfu v$uL$fu Ap„^mu b_u NC.'
s¡ dpZk bp¡gu EW$ép¡, "Afff! sdpfu v¡$hL$Þep S>¡hu v$uL$fu_¡ A¡ `p`uA¡ Ap„^mu L$fu v$u^u? lz„ Ap¡mMu Nep¡. A¡ dpfp¡ NyfycpC dlu^f lsp¡. QL$gu dpV¡$ dp¡suQp¡Mp g¡hp lz„ rldpgedp„ Nep¡ lsp¡. dpfp¡ A¡ NyfycpC dlu^f Ap b^u hps R|>`u fus¡ ÅZu Nep¡ li¡. s¡Z¡ dp¡suQp¡Mp d¡mhu gu^p li¡. s¡ hl¡gp¡ Aphu Nep¡ A_¡ kp¡_¡fu QL$gu gC Nep¡.'
i¡W$ bp¡ëep, "kp¡_¡fu QL$gu cg¡ gC Nep¡, `Z dpfu v$uL$fu_¡ Ap„^mu iuv$ L$fsp¡ Nep¡?'
`¡gp dpZk¡ L$üy„, "Ncfpip¡ _l]. lz„ s¡ `p`u dlu^f `pk¡\u QL$gu A_¡ lufp¡ gC Aphui. Ðepf¡ sdpfu NyZphrg_u Ap„Mp¡ `pR>u lsu s¡hu \C S>i¡.'
i¡W$ bp¡ëep, "sp¡ sp¡ sd¡ L$lp¡ s¡ Ap`y„. `Z TV$ A¡ gC Aphp¡ A_¡ dpfu v$uL$fu_¡ v¡$Msu L$fp¡.'
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ApV$gu hps L$lu_¡ `¡gp v$pv$p Q|` \C Nep.
Ap hps A¡L$ X$p¡kp v$pv$p L$l¡ R>¡ A_¡ AXy$qL$ep¡, v$Xy$qL$ep¡ s\p bVy$L$ kp„cm¡ R>¡.
v$Xy$qL$ep¡ bp¡ëep¡, "L$lp¡ L$lp¡, `R>u iy„ \ey„?'
s¡ v$pv$p bp¡ëep, "L¡$fu_u Np¡V$gu hphhp Aph_pf s¡ lz„ `p¡s¡ lsp¡. dpfy„ s¡ kde_y„ _pd bX$p Nyfy lsy„.'
v$Xy$qL$ep¡ _hpC\u bp¡gu EW$ép¡, "sd¡ lsp? `R>u sd¡ kp¡_¡fu QL$gu A_¡ lufp¡ gC Apìep? i¡W$_u v$uL$fu_¡ v¡$Msu L$fu v$u^u?'
(hp„Qsp fl¡ip¡)
hpQL$rdÓp¡, sd¡ `Z dS>¡v$pf bpmhpsp®Ap¡ dp¡L$gu iL$p¡ R>p¡.
L¡$hu fus¡? ÅZhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡.