Ap hMs¡ fpS>L$p¡V$_u dsv$pfepv$udp„ cpf¡ Np¡V$pmp Õep R>¡. 16-17 hfk_p„ R>p¡L$fp„h_u Jdf 22-25_u \C NC R>¡ A_¡ L„$CL¡$V$gpe (500\u h^y) dsv$pfp¡_u Jdf 100\u 150 hfk bp¡g¡ R>¡. lÆ ApV$gy„ Ap¡Ry>„ lp¡e A¡d A¡L$ cNhp_ÆcpC 548 hfk_p _p¢^pZp R>¡, A¡L$ ÆhZcpC 456 hfk_p R>¡, _¡ A¡L$ ip„rscpC 360 hfk_p R>¡! `Z Aphu ^yà`gy„ lpgsu S> f¡'hp_u. BV$ l¡à`Þk Ap¡Þgu B_ B[ÞX$ep!

A¡d sp¡ Þep„ sdpfp Ad¡qfL$pdp„e â¡rkX¡$[Þieg Bg¡¼i_dp„ ^yà`gy„ _p¡'su lpgu? AdyL$ A¡qfep_p ds`ÓL$dp„ lp¡g `pX$ép `R>u C hp¡V$ L$p¡_¡ dþep¡ A¡_u S> Mbf _p¡ `X¡$. A_¡ Mfu dÅ sp¡ C Aphu L¡$ sdpfu KQu dp„egu L$p¡V£$ a¢kgp¡ v$C v$u^p¡ R>¡ L¡$ lh¡ dpZky„ b¡kpX$u_¡ lp\ hX¡$ A¡L$-A¡L$ ds NZhp_y„ f¡'hp Ûp¡, byicpC Æsu Áep L¡$'hpe.

Å¡L¡$ Ap hMs¡ NyS>fpsdp„ sp¡ l„^p„e b|\ `f Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ hp¡qV„$N diu_y„ b¡lpfhp_p„ R>¡ AV$g¡ 12duA¡ hp¡qV„$N, 15duA¡ NZsfu _¡ 15duA¡ S> qfTëV$ Aphu Åhp_p„ R>¡. NpdX$p„_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ Aphy„ Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ hp¡qV„$N L¡$d L$fhy„ C iuMhpX$hy„ lp¡e sp¡ bÅfdp„ 350 ê$r`ep_p cph¡ X$du hp¡qV„$N diu_y„ _uL$þep„ R>¡.

Ap hMs_u Q|„V$Zudp„ fps \p¡X$u _¡ h¡i TpTp S>¡hp¡ OpV$ \php_p¡ R>¡. L$pfZ V$pBd bh Ap¡R>p¡ R>¡. A¡dp„ S>¡V$gp¡ âQpf \pe A¡V$gp¡ L$fu g¡hp_p¡ R>¡. A_¡ âQpfkpdN°u dpV¡$ Ap hMs¡ Adv$phpv$dp„ f¡X$ud¡X$ âQpfkpdN°u_p õV$p¡g awV$u _uL$þep R>¡. cpS>` A_¡ L$p¢N°¡k_u d¡B_ Ap¡qakp¡_u kpd¡ fp¡X$ `f `„X$pg _pMu_¡ R>-kps vy$L$p_p¡ M|gu NC R>¡. Al] âQpf_u sdpd kpdN°u dm¡ R>¡. cpS>`_u Ap¡qak kpd¡ cpS>`_p¡ dpg A_¡ L$p¢N°¡k_u Ap¡qak kpd¡ L$p¢N°¡k_p¡ dpg.

Ad¡ Ad\u A¡L$b¡ ApBV$d_p cph `|R¹>ep sp¡ S>hpb rlÞv$udp„ dþep.

Ad¡ sfs L$üy„, ""ey`u k¡ Ape¡ lp¡?''

sp¡ L$l¡, ""lp„, gM_D k¡ Ape¡ l¦.''

Ad¡ L$üy„, ""W$uL$, sb sp¡ e¡ kpfp kpdp_ ey`u d¢ Å¡ afhfu d¢ Bg¡¼i_ lzhp sb L$p bQp lzhp l¥!''

vy$L$p_hpmp¡ L$l¡, hps sdpfu kpQu R>¡, `Z kph A¡hy„ _\u. Ad¡ sp¡ b^u Q|„V$ZuAp¡dp„ Aphu vy$L$p_p¡ Mp¡gu_¡ b¡ku S>CA¡ R>uA¡. ""R>l drl_¡ `lg¡ ey`u (DÑf âv¡$i) d¢ lzhp, ApS> NyS>fps d¢ l¥, Qpf drl_¡ bpv$ A¡d.`u. (dÝe âv¡$i) d¢ lp¡Np.''

`f„sy NyS>fpsdp„ Ap h¡`pfuAp¡ Ap hMs¡ `l¡gu S> hpf Apìep R>¡. A¡d_u `pk¡ S>¡ hfpeV$u R>¡ s¡ Å¡C_¡ AQ„bpdp„ `X$u S>hpe s¡hy„ R>¡.

f¡X$ud¡X$ T„X$p R> kpBTdp„ dm¡ R>¡. 12''#18''_p T„X$p 150 ê$q`epdp„ kp¡ dm¡. Ðep„\u dp„X$u_¡ 36''#54''_p T„X$p 1600 ê$r`ep_p kp¡ dm¡. b¡_f Å¡CA¡ R>¡? sdpfp¡ ap¡V$p¡ Ap`p¡, sdpfy„ _pd Ap`p¡. 50 ê$r`ep_p _„N_p cph¡ rdr_dd 500 b¡_f 24 L$gpL$dp„ dmi¡.

54''_p `_p_p b¡ duV$f gp„bp b¡_f_p _d|_p `f kp¡r_ep_p¡ ap¡V$p¡, `„Å¡, õgp¡N_ hN¡f¡ R>p`¡gp„ S> lsp„. kpd¡_p ap¡V$p_u S>Áep Mpgu.

Ad¡ L$üy„, ""gp¡ Æ, kp¡r_epÆ L$p¡ sp¡ R>p` L¡$ s¥epf cu f¿M¡ lp¡?''

sp¡ h¡`pfu L$l¡, ""Ap` L$l¢ sp¡ kp¡r_epÆ L$p¡ r_L$pg L¡$ bp`y L$p¡ gNp v¢$N¡! ep qaf v$p¡_p¢ ap¡Vy$ L$[ÞX$X¡$V$ L$u gNhp v¢$N¡.''

Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ cpC Ap b^y„ ¼ep„ R>`php¡ R>p¡, sp¡ L$l¡ s¥epf dpg sp¡ b^p¡ qv$ëludp„ R>`pep¡ R>¡. `Z Aphy„ d¡BX$ Vy$ Ap¡X®$f Ad¡ Adv$phpv$dp„ S> L$fphu Ap`uA¡. `Z lp, Ap fdÅ__¡ L$pfZ¡ L$pfuNfp¡_u sL$gua R>¡. bpL$u Ap S> b¡_f 40 ê$r`ep_p cph¡ Ad¡ Ap`u iL$sp lp¡s.

L$p¢N°¡k A_¡ cpS>`_u `p¡sp_u Ap¡qakp¡dp„\u `Z OZp¡ kpdp_ A`pC füp¡ R>¡. `f„sy s¡dp„ ApV$gu b^u hfpeV$u _\u. Al] kpv$u L¡$` 2.50 ê$r`ep_u, kpV$u_ apBbf_u L¡$` 3.50 ê$r`ep_u A_¡ Åmuhpmu kpV$u_ apBbf L¡$` 7 ê$r`ep_u dm¡.

M¡k g¡hp R>¡? kpv$p L$p¡V$__p 6 ê$r`epdp„, kpV$u__p awghpmp 25 ê$r`epdp„ gC gp¡. L$pe®L$fp¡ dp\¡ `Ë$u bp„^u_¡ âQpf L$fhp _uL$mu `X¡$ R>¡. Aphu `Ë$u 2\u 2.50 ê$r`e¡ dm¡. lh¡ sp¡ õ`p¡V¹®$kd¡_p¡ `l¡f¡ s¡hp qfõV$-b¡ÞX$ `Z dm¡ R>¡, dpÓ khp ê$r`e¡ _„N.

`f„sy Ap b^p„ rkhpe Al] ÅsÅs_u a¡Þku ApBV$dp¡ h¡Qphp Aphu R>¡. hpS>`¡eu A\hp kp¡r_ep_p ap¡V$phpmu QmL$su L$u-Q¡B_ ÓZ-ÓZ ê$r`epdp„ dm¡ R>¡. dpÓ `n_p âsuL$hpmu Qpgy L$u-Q¡B_ ê$r`ep-khp ê$r`ep_u R>¡. hmu Mpk Q|„V$Zudp„ L$pd Aph¡ s¡hu L$u-Q¡B_p¡ R>¡. S>¡dp„ AX$^p HQ bpe khp HQ_p àgp[õV$L$ bp¡¼kdp„ X$pefu R>¡! Apdp„ _pd-kf_pdy„ s\p ap¡_ _„bf_u S>Áep Ap`¡gu R>¡. S>¡ L$pe®L$f_¡ S>¡_y„ L$pd `X$hp_y„ lp¡e, s¡Z¡ `p¡sp_u L$u-Q¡B_ X$pefudp„ S> V$`L$phu g¡hp_y„! Aphu "L$pX®$ L$u-Q¡B_' b¡ Ås_u R>¡ : 4.50_u A_¡ 7 ê$r`ep_u.

âQpfL$p¡ s¡d_p _¡spAp¡_u c[¼s L¡$V$gu L$f¡ R>¡ s¡ iu fus¡ Mbf `X¡$? sp¡ gp¡, drlgp âQpfL$p¡ dpV¡$ `n_p âsuL$_u [õV$L$f tbv$uAp¡ R>¡- L$`pm¡ gNpX$u _uL$mu `X$p¡! 14 ê$r`ep_u 1,000 tbv$u.

`yfyjp¡ Aphp„ [õV$L$f `p¡sp_p iV®$_p bV$_ `f gNpX¡$ R>¡. eyr_k¡¼k h]V$uAp¡ `Z R>¡-kp¡_¡fu QmL$pV$hpmu QL$pQL$ L$dm A\hp `„Å_p„ f„Nb¡f„Nu âsuL$p¡ kp\¡_u h]V$u dpÓ v$p¡Y$ ê$r`e¡ _„N!

AÃR>p, râe _¡sp_p ap¡V$p Nm¡ gV$L$pX$u iL$pe A¡hu T½$pk Q¡B_ Å¡CA¡ R>¡? A¡dp„ sdpd hfpeV$u R>¡ : hpS>`¡eu, kp¡r_ep, AX$hpZu, râe„L$p dpÓ `p„Q-`p„Q ê$r`epdp„! A¡d sp¡ L$p„X$p `f Q¡B_ gV$L$phhu lp¡e A_¡ s¡dp„ L$dm L¡$ `„Å_y„ âsuL$ Å¡Csy„ lp¡e sp¡ ÓZ-ÓZ ê$r`ep_u dm¡ R>¡. bl¡_p¡ kpX$u_p `pgh_u NX$u hpmu_¡ D`f gNpX$u iL¡$ s¡hp„ b°p¡Q `Z R>¡- `p„Q\u v$k ê$r`ep_p„. sdpfp `n_¡ sd¡ qv$g\u Qplp¡ R>p¡ s¡ bspX$hp lpV®$ i¡B`_p àgp[õV$L$_p azÁNp `Z R>¡ : qL„$ds dpÓ 7 ê$r`ep. Np¡m HX$p ApL$pf_p dp¡V$p àgp[õV$L$_p azÁNp 10 ê$r`ep_p R>¡ A_¡ kpv$p fbf_p azÁNp 125 ê$r`ep\u dp„X$u_¡ 500 ê$r`ep_p lÅf dm¡ R>¡. R>p¡L$fp„h R>p¡ fdsp„!

àgpeh|X$dp„\u L$dm_p¡ L$V$-ApDV$ L$fhpdp„ h^pf¡ dS|>fu \pe R>¡ R>sp„ `„Å A_¡ L$dm_p¡ cph kfMp¡ R>¡- 30 ê$r`e¡ _„N. hmu s¡dp„ f„Nu_ gpBVy„$_u rkqfT b¡kpX$hp Åh sp¡e L$dmdp„ h^pf¡ A_¡ `„Ådp„ Ap¡R>u h`fpe R>¡. `Z cph k¡Bd R>¡- 100 ê$r`e¡ _„N.

L$pe®L$fp¡_¡ `¡_p¡ hl¢Qhu lp¡e sp¡ L$dm A\hp `„Å_p âsuL$hpmu kõsu `¡_ khp ê$r`ep_u, kl¡S> kpfu b¡ ê$r`ep_u A_¡ S>fp QmL$su d¡V$ghpmu 10 ê$r`ep_u. bl¡_p¡_¡ Q|„V$ZuâsuL$hpmp„ `k®_u glpZu L$fhu lp¡e sp¡ R> ê$q`e¡ _„N dmi¡. _¡sp_p ap¡V$phpmp„ L¡$g¡ÞX$fp¡ sp¡ Ofdp„ L$p¡Z gV$L$pX¡$? R>sp„ kp¡ãV$ `p¡rg\urg_ `f R>p`¡gp„ kp¡r_ep, hpS>`¡eu, AX$hpZu_p„ L¡$g¡ÞX$fp¡ 30-30 ê$r`epdp„ dm¡ R>¡. (dpfp b¡V$pAp¡A¡ _d|_pdp„ spfuMp¡ S> _\u R>p`u. L¡$d? L$pfZ L¡$ hfk bv$gpC Åe R>sp„ dpg `X$ép¡ fl¡ sp¡?)

Aphp„ kp¡ãV$ `p¡rg\urg__¡ vy$L$p_hpmp "ap¡d' L$l¡ R>¡. A¡hy„ A¡L$ kp¡r_epÆ_y„ b¡_f Å¡C Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„ Ap_p¡ iy„ cph R>¡? sp¡ k¡ëkd¡_ dprgL$_¡ `|R>hp gpÁep¡, ""e¡ MX$u kp¡r_ep ¼ep cph l¥!'' Ad¡ lku `X$ép.

vy$L$p__p dprgL$ L$l¡, Ap Adpfu ^„^pv$pfu V$d® R>¡. MX$u kp¡r_ep, MX$p hpS>`¡eu...

Ap h¡`pfuAp¡ qv$ëlu_p R>¡ R>sp„ NyS>fps_u Q|„V$Zu_¡ Ýep_dp„ fpMu_¡ s¡dZ¡ _f¡ÞÖ dp¡v$u_p ap¡V$phpmp„ L¡$g¡ÞX$fp¡ `Z b_phu fp¿ep„ R>¡. AdyL$ `„X$pgdp„ NyS>fpsudp„ R>`pe¡gu kpdN°u `Z lsu. dp¡V$p„ Np¡m [õV$L$fp¡ lsp„ S>¡dp„ AX$hpZu-hpS>`¡eu_p ap¡V$p lsp. A¡hp„ dp¡v$u_p ap¡V$phpmp„ [õV$L$fp¡ `Z lsp„.

Ad¡ cph `|R¹>ep¡ sp¡ L$l¡, ""AX$hpZu-hpS>`¡eu su_ su_ ê$`e¡, dp¡v$u Qpf ê$`e¡!''

Ad¡ Adõ\p `|R¹>ey„ L¡$, ""L¡$d cpC? dp¡v$u_p¡ cph s¢Óuk V$L$p h^pf¡?''

sp¡ L$l¡, ""kpb, AX$hpZu-hpS>`¡eu sp¡ L$l] cu rbL$ Åe¢N¡, dNf dp¡v$u L$p cph NyS>fps L¡$ bplf L$p¥_ `|R>¡Np?''

Ap h¡`pfu gM_p¥_p lsp. Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""OfpL$u L¡$hu R>¡?'' sp¡ L$l¡, ""kdS> d¢ _l] Apsp. ld elp„ _p¥ spfuM¡ k¡ `„X$pg gNpe¡ b¥W¡$ l¦. Ab v$p¡-su_ qv$_ k¡ Ly$R> L$õV$df Ap fl¡ l¦.''

Ad¡ L$üy„ L¡$ cpC qV$qL$V$ L$p¡_¡ dmhp_u R>¡ s¡ apB_g \ep rh_p Mfuv$u L$p¡Z L$f¡?

`Z Ap h¡`pfuA¡ A¡L$ _hpC gpN¡ s¡hu hps L$fu, ""kplb, Bs_¡ qv$_ lzh¡, A¡L$ cu L$[ÞX$X¡$V$ ldfu vy$L$p_ `f _l] Apep. hL®$f gp¡N Aps¡ l¦ Ap¥f k¡ç`g g¡ Ås¡ l¦. hlp„ ey`u, A¡d`u, rblpf d¢ A¥kp _l] lp¡sp. hlp„ sp¡ L$[ÞX$X¡$V$ Myv$ Ap L¡$ kpfp kpdp_ EW$hp g¡sp l¥.''

Ad¡ L$üy„ L¡$ Al]_p Dd¡v$hpfp¡ blz kÝ^f `pV$} lp¡e R>¡ A¡V$g¡ L$v$pQ awV$`p\ `f Ecp flu_¡ b¡_f_p cph_u fL$TL$ L$fhpdp„ A¡d_u BÄS>s S>su fl¡su li¡. `Z h¡`pfu L$l¡, ""ld L$p¡ sp¡ gNsp l¥ `pV$} d¢ cu hL®$f gp¡N L$rdk_ Mps¡ lp¢N¡. ld k¡ Mfuv$ L$f L$[ÞX$X¡$V$ L$p¡ kàgpe L$f¢N¡!'' Ad¡ lku `X$ép. cpC Bg¡¼i_ `Z A¡L$ kuT_g ^„^p¡ S> R>¡_¡?

Adpfu _S>f A¡L$kfMp dÅ_p kpV$u__p ãg¡N `f `X$u. r`Ñm_u v$„X$u hX¡$ L$pf A\hp Æ` D`f gNpX$u iL$pe A¡hp¡ hu.ApB.`u. õV$pBg_p¡ ãg¡N lsp¡. qL„$ds dpÓ 50 ê$r`ep. `Z h¡`pfu L$l¡, ""dpa L$f_p, dNf elp„ L$p¡C A`_u NpX$u `¡ T„X$u ¼e|„ _l] gNpsp? ldpf¡ elp„ sp¡ kb L$pfhpg¡ `pV$} L$u T„X$u gNp L$f O|ds¡ l¦.'' d¢ L$üy„, ""bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ sp¡ b„_¡ `pV$}_¡ `¥kp v¡$hp `X¡$ R>¡. T„X$u L$p¡_u gNpX$hu?''

Ap kp„cmu A¡d_u Ap„M QdL$u. ""bps sp¡ klu gNu l¥. ¼e|„qL$ ld_¡ Qpf`p„Q A¥k¡ gp¡Np¢ L$p¡ v¡$Mp l¥ Å¡ ldpfu L$p„N°¡k hpgu vy$L$p_ `f cu Aps¡ l¦ Ap¥f e¡ cpS>` hpgu vy$L$p_ `f cu Aps¡ l¦!''

Å¡L¡$ Ap sdpd h¡`pfuAp¡ `l¡gu S> hpf NyS>fpsdp„ Aphp¡ ^„^p¡ L$fhp Apìep R>¡ A¡V$g¡ OZu Ap„V$uO|„V$uAp¡_u kdS> A¡d_¡ dp¡X$udp¡X$u `X$i¡. `f„sy NyS>fpsu h¡`pfuh©rÑ_p¡ `qfQe Al] `Z A¡d_¡ sfs S> \C Nep¡. A¡L$ vy$L$p_ `f A¡L$ NyS>fpsu L$pL$p b¡W$p lsp. dpg b^u vy$L$p_ S>¡hp¡ S> lsp¡ R>sp„ L$l¡sp lsp L¡$, ""Ap`Z¡ b^y„ Al]ep„ S> L$fphuA¡ R>uA¡. qv$ëluhpmp_p dpg L$fsp„ Ap`Zp¡ dpg h^pf¡ kpfp¡ R>¡ A_¡ cph A¡ S> R>¡. buÆ b^u a¡Þku ApBV$dp¡ sp¡ dy„bCdp„ dpfp cpC_u a¡¼V$fudp„ S> b_¡ R>¡!''

V|„$L$dp„, lpëey„ R>¡ Ap Q|„V$ZuAp¡_y„ NpXy„$. D`f_u _pZpL$p¡\muey„ R|>V$u dyL$pi¡ sp¡ `Z hÃQ¡ QpmZp OZp R>¡! AV$g¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

ANpD_p¡ grgs gpX$_p¡ `Ó
B[ÞX$e_ BL$p¡_p¡dudp„ kfL$pf dpC-bp`_p L¡$V$gp V$L$p?

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡