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Apv$d R>½$X$ MpC Åe s¡ õhpcprhL$ R>¡. A¡ sp¡ Nep¡ kS>®_lpf `pk¡. "âcy, sd¡ tkl S>¡hp tkl_¡ L$prsg v$p„s A_¡ _lp¡f Apàep. lp\u_¡ sp¡ hmu Mpkp gp„bp lp\uv$p„s Apàep. lfZ_¡ Q`m `N Apàep, L$pQbp_¡ `uW$ D`f dS>b|s b¿sf Ap¡Y$pX$éy„, `nuAp¡_¡ `p„Mp¡ Ap`u. `Z R>¡hV¡$ sd¡ Ad_¡ d_yóep¡_¡ byqÙ Ap`u sp¡ lz„ Adpfu L$p¡d_p dlp`yfyjp¡_¡ ifZ¡ Nep¡. d_¡ A¡d L¡$ Ad¡ _h¡kf\u ApS>_p k„kpfdp„ kyMu \Ciy„ `Z Al] sp¡ `iy`nuAp¡ L$fsp„ h^pf¡ TOX$p R>¡. âcy, A¡hu vy$v®$ip L$fhu lsu sp¡ sd¡ d_¡ kÄep£ iy„ L$pd?'

"s_¡ d¢ `¡v$p L$ep£ A¡ S> dpfu dp¡V$pdp„ dp¡V$u c|g R>¡. `iy-`nuAp¡ sp¡ dpfp„ fdL$X$p„ lsp„ `Z `R>u d_¡ `iyAp¡dp„ byqÙ _pd_u b¡V$fu d|L$u_¡ fdhp_u gpgQ \C NC, A¡dp„ b^p gp¡Qp hm¡ R>¡. dpfu S> d|L¡$gu b¡V$fu_p Å¡f¡ sy„ dpfu kpd¡ b|dpb|d L$f¡ R>¡. lh¡ A¡L$ hps kdÆ g¡. `iy-`nu-S>„sy b^y„ sp¡ d¢ spfu `l¡gp„ b_ph¡gy„ A¡V$g¡ s_¡ Myi L$fhp_¡ dpV¡$ L„$C A¡ b^p„_y„ r_L„$v$_ _ L$Y$pe.'

"A¡d_u hps S>hp v$p¡, Ap L$p¢N°¡k, S>_sp v$m, cpS>` apS>`... A¡ b^p dpfu kp\¡ kp¡v$p¡ L$fhp dpN¡ R>¡.'

"s_¡ d¢ dpZk b_pìep¡, iy„ L$pd? S>¡\u d_¡ L„$C Apfpd dm¡, sp¡ sy„ dpfy„ gp¡lu `uA¡ R>¡. S>¡V$gu hpf spfu kp\¡ lz„ hps L$fy„ Ry>„ A¡V$gu hpf d_¡ dpfp kS>£gp Nv®$c _pd_p `iy dpV¡$ ddsp h^su Åe R>¡. Å¡, lh¡ A¡L$ dyØp_u hps sy„ kdÆ g¡. d¢ dpfp d_p¡f„S>_ dpV¡$ ApMu k©rô$ fQ¡gu `Z c°ô$pQpf_¡ L$pfZ¡ b^y„ dpfp L„$V²$p¡g blpf _uL$mu Ney„ R>¡.'

"`Z âcy, Ap b^y„ dpfp\u kl_ \sy„ _\u!'

"sp¡ dpfp\u kl_ \pe R>¡ A¡hy„ L$p¡Z¡ L$üy„?' âcy Nyõk¡ \ep.

"sp¡ `R>u sd¡ L¡$hu fus¡ kl_ L$fp¡ R>p¡?'

"k¡Þk Ap¡a üydf.'

"l¢?'

"rh_p¡v$h©rÑ.'

"fd|S>h©rÑ.'

"Ap¡l! S>Ns_u Aphu lpgs \C R>¡ A_¡ sd¡ lkp¡ R>p¡?'

"lky„ _l] sp¡ iy„ L$fy„? X|$bu dfy„? lz„ X|$bu dfui sp¡ sd¡ lkip¡. A¡_p L$fsp„ sd¡ dpZkp¡ dfp¡ A_¡ lz„ lky„ A¡ h^pf¡ kpfy„ R>¡. kpQy„ L$lz„ sp¡ lh¡ Cðf \hp_p¡ Ópk R>¡. dpÓ fd|S>h©rÑ_¡ L$pfZ¡ lz„ kl_ L$fy„ Ry>„.'

Ap `©Õhu D`f â\d `yfyj Apv$d lsp¡.

L$p¡Z Å¡hp Ney„ R>¡?

L$p¡C L$l¡ R>¡, Ap`Zp hX$hpAp¡ hp„v$fpAp¡ lsp sp¡ hmu h^pf¡ X$püp rhop_uAp¡ L$l¡ R>¡, hp„v$fpAp¡_p hX$hpAp¡ dpR>gp„Ap¡ lsp„.

V|$„L$pZdp„ Ap`Zu d_yóeÅs_p c|sL$pmdp„ OZp NfbX$Np¡V$pmp-gp¡Qpgp`ku R>¡. hp„v$fpAp¡_y„ sp¡ kdÄep L¡$ S>¡ fus¡ Ap`Zp _¡spAp¡ A¡L$ `ndp„\u buÅ `ndp„ L|$v¡$ R>¡ s¡ Å¡C_¡ ApS>_p hp„v$fpAp¡ A¡d_p„ bÃQp„Ap¡_¡ Ap`Z¡ S>¡d Ap`Zp„ bÃQp„Ap¡_¡ âpZubpN Å¡hp gC S>CA¡ R>uA¡ s¡d k„kv$_p bNuQpAp¡dp„ gC Aphu_¡ h©n `f b¡W¡$ b¡W¡$ v¡$MpX¡$ R>¡. R>gp„N dpfsp„ Al] iuMp¡. lh¡ hp„v$fpAp¡ L$l¡sp \C Nep R>¡ Ap`Zp hX$hpAp¡ dpZk lsp.

Ap `qf[õ\rsdp„ Apv$d Å¡ Ap`Z¡ Ðep„ AfÆ L$f¡ L¡$ lz„ â\d `yfyj lsp¡ sp¡ blz dp¡V$p¡ lp¡bpmp¡ iê$ \C Åe.

Apv$d Apqv$`yfyj A¡V$g¡ L¡$ Apqv$hpku lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ õhpcprhL$ R>¡ L¡$ A¡_p D`f hu.`u. tkl_p¡ S> v$php¡ lp¡e. Apv$d_¡ fpô²$`rs b_phhp¡ Å¡CA¡. (Äepf¡ fpô²$ S>¡hu L$p¡C QuS> _lp¡su Ðepf¡ Apv$d Ch_p¡ `rs \C Nep¡ lsp¡. Å¡L¡$ A¡d_¡ L$pev¡$kf `fZph_pf d_yóe leps _lp¡sp¡, s¡\u A¡d_p k„b„^p¡_¡ d¥ÓuL$fpf S>¡hy„ L$p¡C g¡bg Ap`hy„ Å¡CA¡. ApS>¡ sp¡ Äep„ Äep„ L$fpf L$fhp_u hps R>¡ Ðep„ Ðep„ sL$fpf R>¡. Äep„ Äep„ sL$fpf R>¡ Ðep„ Ðep„ L$fpf dpV¡$ L$pNpfp¡m R>¡.)

L$p¢N°¡k dpV¡$ Ap L$p¡C L$p¡eX$p¡ _\u. A¡dZ¡ sp¡ Apv$d_¡ bp¡gphu_¡ A¡L$ S> Ap¡af L$fhp_u R>¡. sy„ `yfyjbyfyj_u hps R>p¡X$. A¡ L$p¡C `n _\u. sy„ A¡V$gy„ S> Ål¡f L$f, lz„ L$p¢N°¡ku Ry>„ sp¡ `R>u s_¡ Ad¡ W$¡L$pZ¡ `pX$u v$Ciy„. bpL$u sy„ ifuf D`f _pd_y„ L$`Xy„$ `l¡fu_¡ O|çep L$fui s¡dp„ spfy„ L„$C hmi¡ _l], L$pfZ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ Ðep„ dp¡V$p cpN_p dpZkp¡ `pk¡ spfp S>¡V$gu g„Np¡V$u `Z _\u. A¡dp„e Å¡ sy„ Adpfp "bp¡guhyX$$' sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMpsu qagdgpB_dp„ S>C_¡ Aphp¡ v$php¡ L$fui_¡ sp¡ spf¡ cmsukmsu R>p¡L$fuAp¡ kp\¡ _pQhp_p¡ hMs Aphi¡. s¡dp„ Å¡ Ch s_¡ `L$X$u `pX$i¡ sp¡ spfp„ b^p„ `p„kmp„ sp¡X$u _pMi¡.

cpS>`dp„ sp¡ ku^p¡ S> khpg \pe. Apqv$ L¡$ A_pqv$ A¡ b^y„ Ad¡ _½$u L$fuiy„. s_¡ ^d®dp„ kdS> _ `X¡$. Apv$d Apv$d _ L$f gëgy, spfy„ _pd d_y lsy„. spfp _pd `f\u Ad¡ dp_h A_¡ d_yóe A_¡ A¡hu b^u hpsp®Ap¡ gMu _pMu R>¡. d_yõd©rs _pd_u A¡L$ `p¡\u `Z gMu _pMu R>¡. lh¡ sy„ _½$u L$f, cpS>`dp„ Å¡X$pCi sp¡ Ad¡ s_¡ d_y L$luiy„ A_¡ dp¡V$p lp¡Øp `f b¡kpX$uiy„. Adpfp cpS>`dp„ b^p _¡spAp¡ MMX$u Nep R>¡. dykgdp_p¡ Ad_¡ Æhsp fpM¡ R>¡. spf¡ a¼s A¡V$gu S> Ål¡fps L$fhp_u, lz„ â\d `yfyj d_y tlvy$ lsp¡. bk, `R>u Ad¡ Apv$d_¡ v$a_phu v$Ciy„...