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A¡L$ lsy„ `Qf„Nu il¡f.

A¡dp„ `p„Q-`p„Q Ås_p gp¡L$p¡ L$f¡ gl¡f. dfpW$u, NyS>fpsu, c¥ep, rÀõsu _¡ dÖpku. b^p Ap il¡f_p fl¡hpku. Qpf S>Zp dp¢ Mp¡g¡, sp¡ `p„Q Ås_y„ bp¡g¡.

""L$pe lp¡ `plzZ¡, L$kL$pe bf¡ Apl¡_p?'' A¡d `|R>sp„ dp^hfph_¡ dp^h__p¡ S>hpb dm¡ L¡$ ""A¥e¥ep¡, _pfNy„X¡$ Aëgà`p¡, õhpdu!''

dv$_dp¡l_ L$l¡, ""fpdgugp v¡$M_¡ L$p¡ Aphs lp¡ L$p bpby?'' A_¡ d¡_¡Tuk _hpC `pdu Åe, ""ìlp¡V$? ey dõV$ bu Å¡qL„$N d¡_...''

Aphy„ _hu_hpC_y„ il¡f.

il¡fdp„ OZpMfp gp¡L$p¡_¡ A¡L$ vy$:M. A„N°¡Æ hp„Qsp„ AphX¡$ _l]. A„N°¡Æ bp¡gsp„ aph¡ _l].

il¡fdp„ dp¡V$u dp¡V$u vy$L$p_p¡. b^u vy$L$p_p¡_p„ `pqV$ep„ g¿ep„ lp¡e A„N°¡Ædp„.

gp¡L$p¡ X$p¡mp apX$u_¡ Å¡ep L$f¡. iy„ g¿ey„ R>¡ s¡ kdÅe _l]. Ap„^m¡ bl¡fy„ Ly$V$pe.

L$p¡C A` Vy$ X¡$V$ vy$L$p_ `f A„N°¡Ædp„ g¿ey„ lp¡e : eyr_e_ b¡ÞL$ Ap¡a B[ÞX$ep.

MpMu QÍ$uhpmp¡ N„Ny A„N°¡Æ iy„ kdS>¡? `¥kp L$Y$phhp dpZkp¡_u L$spf gpNu lp¡e, A¡_¡ Opkg¡V$_u gpB_ kdÆ_¡ X$bgy„ Tygphsp¡ Ecp¡ flu Åe, A_¡ L¡$rief_¡ L$l¡, "AX$^p¡ rgV$f Opkg¡V$ gpe. Å¡ `pR>p¡ c¡mk¡m L$fsp¡!'

d„Ópge_u blpf `Z A„N°¡Æ `pqV$ey„. Qpf¡ bpSy> lqfepmp bNuQpAp¡ Å¡C_¡ kprhÓubpC_¡ \pe L¡$ W$uL$, Al] ipL$cpÆ dmsu li¡. â^p__p M„X$dp„ S>C_¡ `|R>¡, "A¡gp cpC, c]X$p L¡$d Apëep?'

"qfNg rk_¡dp' A¡hy„ A„N°¡Æ _pd DL¡$gpe _l]. A¡V$g¡ qV$qL$V$bpfu `f Aphu_¡ L$p¡C L$p„Sy>f dpN®_u qfV$_® qV$qL$V$ dpN¡.

Apd R>bfX$pAp¡ \pe.

ApMf¡ v¡$iu gp¡L$p¡ L„$V$pþep. L$l¡ L¡$ lh¡ A„N°¡Æ _l] Qpg¡! b^u vy$L$p_p¡ `f v¡$iu `pqV$ep„ dpfhp„ `X$i¡! a¼s A„N°¡Æ `pqV$ey„ fpMip¡, sp¡ Mbfv$pf, Ad¡ A¡_¡ X$pdf Qp¡`X$u v$Ciy„.

vy$L$p_v$pfp¡ V¢$ \C Nep.

lh¡ iy„ \i¡? Ap`Zu c`L$pv$pf vy$L$p_p¡ `f X$pdf? _p Qpg¡, c¥ _p Qpg¡. A¡dZ¡ aV$paV$ v¡$iu _pdp¡ gMhp dp„X$ép„. D`f A„N°¡Æ _pd. _uQ¡ v¡$iu _pd.

S>gv$u S>gv$u gMhpdp„ L$pQy„ L$`pey„. R>p¡L$fuAp¡_u L$p¡g¡S>_u bpSy>dp„ A¡L$ dL$p_ lsy„ : Ladies Old Hostel. s¡_u _uQ¡, "drlgpAp¡_u S|>_u lp¡õV¡$g'_¡ bv$g¡ gMpC Ney„, "by–$u drlgpAp¡_u lp¡õV¡$g'.

A¡L$ lp¡V¡$g_y„ _pd lsy„ Lady May Guesthouse. Ðep„ QusfpC Ney„, "g¡X$u d¢ N¡õV$lpDk'.

X$pdfhpmp cpN„cpN Aphsp lsp. A„N°¡Æ _pd v¡$Mpe Ðep„ gNph `]Ry>„.

A¡L$ fplv$pfuA¡ s¡d_¡ fp¡¼ep. "AëepAp¡, sdpfp X$pdf_p `u` `f Ap iy„ g¿ey„ R>¡?'

`u` `f a¼s ApV$gy„ S> g¡bg lsy„ : TAR.

A¡L$ R>p¡L$fp¡ aV$aqV$ep `f dpf„dpf Apìep¡. X$pdfhpmp_¡ L$l¡, "v$pv$p, aV$aqV$ep_p¡ _„bf A„N°¡Ædp„ R>¡-`]Ry>„ gNphp¡!'

"L¡$d cpC, kpd¡\u k`X$php dpN¡ R>¡?' X$pdfhpmpA¡ `|R¹>ey„.

R>p¡L$fp¡ lku_¡ bp¡ëep¡, "X$pdf gpNu Åe `R>u _„bf ¼ep„\u g¡i¡ lhpgv$pf?'

lh¡ sp¡ OZuMfu vy$L$p_p¡ `f v¡$iu `pqV$ep„ T|g¡ R>¡. `Z v¡$iu gp¡L$p¡_¡ k„sp¡j \ep¡ _\u.

s¡d_y„ L$l¡hy„ R>¡ L¡$ lp¡riepfu dpfhp OZp gp¡L$p¡ ^X$... ^X$... ^X$... diu_N_ dpaL$ A„N°¡Æ bp¡gu Åe R>¡. kpd¡hpmp¡ bpOpd„X$m_u S>¡d Å¡sp¡ flu Åe R>¡. iy„ kdÄep sp¡ L¡$ L$iy„ _l]. Aphy„ Qgphu g¡hpe? _ Qgphu g¡hpe! A„N°¡Æ bp¡ghy„ lp¡e sp¡ bp¡gp¡. `Z sfs s¡ hp¼e `pRy>„ v¡$iu cpjpdp„ bp¡gp¡. A_¡ Å¡ _l] bp¡gp¡ sp¡... X$pdfhpmp sdpfp dp¡Y¡$ NfdpNfd X$pdf Qp¡`X$u v¡$i¡!

I told you this secret because you are a friend. Beware of the Tarwallahs.

sd_¡ v$p¡õsudp„ L$lu v$J Ry>„, X$pdfhpmpAp¡\u Q¡sÅ¡. syçlu dpT¡ rdÓ Aplps çlZ|_ kp„Nsp¡ Apl¡ L$u X$p„bfhpëep`pk|_ kph^ flp!

Ap hpsp® sd_¡ Ndu?