bp¡guh|X$_u A¡L$ kde_u _„bf h_ rlfp¡B_ dp^yfu v$urns i|qV„$N_u v$p¡X$^pd A_¡ `qsv¡$h_p k„Np\dp„\u `Z _¡V$ dpV¡$ kde L$pY$u g¡ R>¡.

dp^yfu dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ BÞV$f_¡V$ `f d¡Bëk Q¡L$ L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ N¡çk fd¡ R>¡. A¡d sp¡ s¡ _¡V$_u ÅZL$pf R>¡ `Z A¡ dpV¡$ dp¼k® Ap`hp_p lp¡e sp¡ `p¡sp_¡ v$kdp„\u R> dp¼k® Ap`¡ R>¡ Äepf¡ `rs îufpd_¡ s¡ v$kdp„\u v$k dp¼k® Ap`¡ R>¡.

_¡V$ `f s¡_¡ L$iy„L$ _hy„ _hy„ Mp¡msp fl¡hp_u `Z dÅ `X¡$ R>¡. s¡_¡ fp¡S>¡fp¡S> _¡V$kqa¯N L$fhp_p¡ V$pBd sp¡ lp¡sp¡ _\u `Z A¡L$ hpf L$çàeyV$f kpd¡ b¡ku Åe `R>u EW$hp_y„ _pd _ g¡. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "A¡L$ hpf lz„ L$çàeyV$f kpd¡ b¡ku ÅJ `R>u b¡-ÓZ L$gpL$ Qp¢V$u S> ÅJ.'

dp^yfu_¡ TX$`\u X$pD_gp¡X$ \pe A¡hu kpBV¹$k `fa¡¼V$ kpBV gpN¡ R>¡.

s¡_¡ çeyrTL$ kpBV¹$k blz Nd¡ R>¡, S>¡dp„ Nusp¡ X$pD_gp¡X$ L$fu iL$pe. s¡ Ap¡_gpB_ ÞeyT`¡`k® `Z Å¡su fl¡ R>¡. "Ad¡qfL$pdp„ lp¡J Ðepf¡ lz„ V$pBçk Ap¡a B[ÞX$ep Å¡J Ry>„. vy$r_ep kp\¡ d_¡ A¡ Å¡X$u fpM¡ R>¡. dpf¡ L$p¡C `Z rhje `f L„$C dprlsu Å¡Csu lp¡e Ðepf¡ _¡V$ Mp¡gu_¡ b¡ku ÅJ Ry>„.'

dp^yfu `p¡sp_p rhi¡_u kpBV¹k `Z Sy>A¡ R>¡. "dpfp rhi¡_u OZu b^u kpBV¹$k R>¡ s¡ blz dÅ_u hps R>¡. lz„ OZu hpf kpBV¹$k Å¡su lp¡J Ry>„. Mpk sp¡ dpfu qaëd rhi¡ gp¡L$p¡ iy„ L$l¡ R>¡ s¡ ÅZhp dpV¡.'

Ap¡_gpB_ ip¡t`N_y„ Å¡Md s¡ L$v$u g¡su _\u. `Z s¡_p `rs _¡V$ `f ip¡t`N L$f¡ R>¡. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "d_¡ vy$L$p_dp„ S>C_¡ Mfuv$hy„ h^pf¡ aph¡. S>¡ hõsy g¡hu lp¡e s¡ Å¡J, lp\dp„ gJ, Mpsfu L$fy„ `R>u Mfuvy„$.'

h¡b_¡ gNsy„ s¡_y„ kp¥\u a¡hqfV$ N¡S>¡V R>¡ `pd`pBgV$. `pd`pBgV$_p„ hMpZ L$fsp„ s¡ \pL$su _\u, "lz„ Äep„ ÅJ Ðep„ `pd`pBgV$ gC_¡ S> ÅJ. i|qV„$Ndp„ lp¡J L¡$ A¡f`p¡V®$ `f, `pd`pBgV$ dpfu kp\¡ S> lp¡e. dpfp g¡`V$p¡` kp\¡ X$uhuX$u àg¡ef `Z R>¡. A¡V$g¡ _hfu lp¡J Ðepf¡ qaëd Å¡C _pMy„.'

_¡V$\u Ap¡R>p `¥k¡ Of_p gp¡L$p¡ kp\¡ L$p¡ÞV¡$¼V$dp„ flu iL$pe R>¡ s¡_p\u s¡ Myi R>¡. "ap¡_ `f sp¡ sd¡ a¼s AhpS> S> kp„cmu iL$p¡, _¡V$ `f sd¡ sdpfp Ly$Vy„$buAp¡_¡ Å¡C `Z iL$p¡.' _¡V$ `f Å¡Csu dprlsu `V$ L$fsu dmu fl¡ A¡ hps `Z s¡_¡ blz `k„v$ R>¡. "sdpf¡ L$p¡C_¡ `|R>hp_u S>ê$f S> _l]_¡. _¡V$_u kp¥\u kpfu bpbs A¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡Z¡ vy$r_ep blz _p_u b_phu v$u^u R>¡.'

_¡V$_u A¡L$ hps s¡_¡ S>fpe Ndsu _\u. "A¡L$ hMs _¡V$ `f Qp¢V$u Nep `R>u sd_¡ kde_y„ cp_ S> _\u fl¡sy„. d_¡ AQp_L$ ¿epg Aph¡, Af¡ ÓZ L$gpL$ \C Nep. _¡V$_u vy$r_epdp„ sd¡ Mp¡hpC S> ÅAp¡.'

Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ L$p¡C AÅZu ìe[¼s kp\¡ Q¡V$ L$fu R>¡? "_p f¡, lz„ A¡hy„ kplk _\u L$fsu.' dp^yfu L$l¡ R>¡. `Z s¡_¡ fk¡g ¾$p¡ kp\¡ Q¡V$ L$fhp dm¡ sp¡ blz Nd¡. lp¡guh|X$_p Ap õV$pf_u s¡ S>bfu a¡_ R>¡.

_¡V$_u L$p¡C hps s¡ bv$gu iL¡$ A¡d lp¡e s¡ `l¡gy„ L$pd s¡ hprleps kpBV¹$k L$pY$u _pMhp_y„ L$f¡. bpmL$p¡ `Z Aphu kpBV¹$k Å¡C iL$¡ R>¡ A¡ hps s¡_¡ _\u Ndsu. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "bpmL$p¡ L¡$V$guL$ hõsyAp¡ kdÆ iL¡$ A¡hu kdS>Z lÆ rhL$ku _\u lp¡su A¡V$g¡ L¡$V$gp„e bpmL$p¡ Mp¡V$u `k„v$Nu L$fu _pM¡ A¡hy„ b_¡. Ap blz dlÒh_p¡ dyØp¡ R>¡. _¡V$ `f AdyL$ âL$pf_u k¡Þkfri` lp¡hu Å¡CA¡. L¡$V$guL$ kpBV¹$k sd¡ Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ sdpfy„ qv$dpN QL$fpC Åe.'

Ap hps `f\u s¡_¡ `p¡sp_p rdÓ_p r`sp_p¡ qL$õkp¡ epv$ Aph¡ R>¡. "A¡ ÞeyT Å¡hp dpV¡$ h¡bkpBV$ ka® L$fsp lsp. s¡dp„ õ`¡tgN Mp¡V$p¡ gMpC Nep¡ A_¡ `R>u sp¡ Aïgug kpBV$ M|gu NC. A¡ Op„Op S> \C Nep L¡$ Ap iy„ Aphu Ney„? kpBV$ b„^ L$fhp_u L$p¡rii L$fu `Z dp„X$ dp„X$ b„^ \C. Aphu kpBV¹$k sdpfp¡ `uR>p¡ S> _\u R>p¡X$su. `R>u R>¡hV¡$ sdpf¡ L$çàeyV$f qfõV$pV®$ S> L$fhy„ `X¡$.'

BÞV$f_¡V$ _ lp¡s sp¡? "sp¡ d_¡ blz vy$:M \ps.' dp^yfu L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ lp¡J Ry>„ Ðepf¡ _¡V$\u S> dpfp„ r`eqfep„ kp\¡ V$Qdp„ flz„ Ry>„. Al] lp¡J Ðepf¡ _¡V$\u dpfp `rs kp\¡ VQdp„ flz„ Ry>„. _¡V$ _ lp¡s sp¡ dpfp dpV¡$ blz vy$:M_u hps lp¡s.'

_¡V$ NpBX$_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ `Z hp„Qp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?