k„õL©$rs `f dp¡V$p¡ âcph i¡_p¡?
L$p¡C rhQpfhpv$_p¡, BTd_p¡ âcph dp_hÆh_ `f, dp_hkdpS> `f, kæesp-k„õL©$rs `f `X$ép¡ li¡, `X$sp¡ li¡. fpS>L$ue, kpdprS>L$, kp„õL©$rsL$ ¾$p„rsAp¡ rhi¡ A¡_p AæepkuAp¡A¡ OÏ„ g¿ey„ R>¡. rhQpfhpv$_p âcph_p¡ k|ÿd, k„Ly$g A_¡ fkâv$ Brslpk Ahíe R>¡. lz„ A¡hp¡ Aæepku _\u. A¡ rhi¡ gMhp_p¡ dpfp¡ Ar^L$pf `Z _\u. `Z d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ cp¥rsL$ ip¡^, rkrÙ ÅZ¡ h^pf¡ âcphL$ R>¡. dp_hÆh__p„ d|ëep¡_¡, d_yóekdpS>_u spkuf_¡ cp¥rsL$ D`g[å^, sm¡D`f L$fu âcphL$ fus¡ _hp S> OpV$ Ap`¡ R>¡.
"dp¡V$u sL$gua Ecu \C Åe R>¡.'
"L¡$d iy„ \ey„ R>¡?'
"L$p¡C L$pd L$f_pfy„ dmsy„ _\u. sdpfp„ cpcu hp_p v$fv$_¡ L$pfZ¡ EW$-b¡k L$fu iL$sp„ _\u. Ofdp„ buÅ„ L$p¡C L$pd L$f_pfp„ _\u. dpfp¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk _p¡L$fudp„ Åe R>¡. fp¡S>¡fp¡S> A¡hu sL$gua `X¡$ R>¡! A¡L$ L$pd_p `Quk-Óuk ê$r`ep Ap`uA¡ R>uA¡ sp¡e L$pd L$f_pfp„ V$L$sp„ _\u.'
"sdpfp õhcph_¡ L$pfZ¡, L$QL$Q_¡ L$pfZ¡ A¡hy„ b_sy„ li¡.'
"_p. A¡hy„e _\u.'
"sp¡ `R>u iy„ L$pfZ R>¡?'
"Ofdp„ V$uhu _\u. lh¡ V$uhu gphu iLy„$ A¡hu Ó¡hX$ _\u dpfu. åg¡L$ A¡ÞX$ ìlpBV$ `Z _ Qpg¡. L$gf V$uhu lp¡e A¡_y„ S> L$pd bp„^hp_y„ L$pdhpmp `k„v$ L$f¡ R>¡. v$k lÅf ê$r`ep ¼ep„\u gphhp dpf¡? lh¡ A¡L$ S> hps flu R>¡ bpL$u. huk hj®_u _p¡L$fudp„ A¡L$ `¥kp¡ gp„Q-fyihs gu^u _\u. lh¡ A¡ hps R>p¡X$hu `X$i¡.'
k„hpv$ L$pë`r_L$ R>¡. A¡dp„ fl¡gy„ sÕe L$pë`r_L$ _\u.
b^y„ bfpbf lsy„. lp¡fp¡õL$p¡` `Z dmsp Aphsp lsp. R>p¡L$fp¡ cZ¡gp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ _p¡L$fu `Z L$fsp¡ lsp¡. R>p¡L$fp¡ v¡$MphX$p¡ A_¡ s„vy$fõs lsp¡. Apd R>sp„ L$ÞepA¡ "_p' `pX$u. L$pfZ Apàey„ : "sdpf¡ Ðep„ V$uhu _\u.'
lz„ h¥Û Ry>„. v$v$}_¡ bv$g¡ v$v$}_p„ dps©îu v$hp g¡hp Apìep„.
""v$v$} L¡$d _\u Apìep?'
"h¥ÛfpS>, kpQy„ L$lz„? sdpfp v$hpMp_¡\u v$hp gC O¡f `lp¢Qsp„ blz dp¡Xy„$ \C Åe R>¡. AdyL$ qv$hk¡ "_y½$X$' lp¡e R>¡, AdyL$ qv$hk¡ "byr_epv$' lp¡e R>¡, AdyL$ qv$hk¡ "îuL$p„s' lp¡e R>¡... R>p¡L$fu v$hpMp_¡ Aphhp s¥epf _\u \su. iy„ L$fy„ h¥ÛfpS>? `pR>p„ by^-iy¾$hpf¡ rk_¡dp_p„ Nusp¡ lp¡e R>¡, rQÓlpf.'
Ap sp¡ \p¡X$p„ Dv$plfZ Apàep„ R>¡. rhÛp\}Ap¡_p„ cZsf `f, v$p„`ÐeÆh_ `f V$uhu_p¡ âcph R>¡. V$uhu `f rk_¡dp lp¡e Ðepf¡ qfnpAp¡ Mpgu afsu lp¡e R>¡. ^„^p-a¡¼V$fuhpmp frhhpf¡ hl¡gy„ L$pd ApV$p¡`u kdekf O¡f `lp¢Qu S>hp_y„ `k„v$ L$f¡ R>¡.
lz„ A¡hu L$ë`_p L$fu iLy„$ Ry>„ L¡$ V$uhu `f "kpfu' qaëd lp¡e (kpfu A¡V$g¡ "dõs') s¡ kde¡ L$p¡C dp¡V$p _¡sp_u kcp lp¡e sp¡ Ap¡qX$eÞk_u lpS>fu `p„Mu fl¡. V$uhu_p âp¡N°pd_¡ L¡$ÞÖdp„ fpMu_¡ S> _p_pdp¡V$p L$pe®¾$dp¡_y„ Apep¡S>_ L$fhy„ füy„.
V$uhu_p L$pe®¾$dp¡ `Z Ap¡R>p `X¡$ R>¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡. A¡L$ L$fsp„ h^pf¡ Q¡_ëk, hmu hukuApf_u Ap¾$dL$ L|$QL$v$d. gp¿Mp¡-L$fp¡X$p¡_p MQ£ A¡L$b¡ v$iL$p `l¡gp„ b„^pe¡gp„ cìe rk_¡dpN©lp¡ S>du_v$p¡õs \C füp„ R>¡. _pV$éâh©rÑ `Z nuZ \su Åe R>¡. Mf¡Mf rhQpfhpv$ L$fsp„ _hu _hu ip¡^-rkrÙ_p¡ kæesp A_¡ k„õL©$rs `f dp¡V$p¡ âcph `X¡$ R>¡.
L$p¡C _p_p Npddp„ Nhpsp gÁ_Nus_y„ L$pë`r_L$ îhZ Ap nZ¡ \pe R>¡ :
Adpfp„ d„Sy>b¡__¡
L$gf V$uhu Å¡Ci¡, hffpÅ!
ANpD_y„ d__
ApÐdlÐep_p¡ Ar^L$pf : ApV$gu hps kpa kpa
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