qfqX$a.L$p¡d `f fS|> L$fuA¡ R>uA¡ A¡L$ sØ_ _hsf A_¡ A_p¡Mp¡ âep¡N! S>¡dp„ hpQL$p¡ L$l¡i¡ s¡ fus¡ hpsp® ApNm h^i¡, A_¡ hpsp®_p¡ A„s `Z hpQL$p¡ S> gphi¡.

dpÓ `p„Q âL$fZ_u Ap lpõeL$\p_y„ `l¡gy„ âL$fZ g¡ML¡$ sd_¡ `|R¹>ep rh_p g¿ey„ R>¡. `f„sy âL$fZ A¡L$ A¡hp rÓc¡V¡$ Aphu_¡ `|fy„ \pe R>¡ L¡$ Äep„\u hpsp® Nd¡ s¡ fõs¡ ApNm h^u iL¡$. `Z L$ep fõs¡?

âL$fZ_p A„s¡ ÓZ rhL$ë`p¡ Apàep R>¡, s¡dp„\u sd_¡ Ndsp rhL$ë` `f [¼gL$ L$fÅ¡. S>¡ rhL$ë` `f kp¥\u h^y hpQL$p¡A¡ [¼gL$ L$ey¯ li¡ s¡ QyL$pv$p¡ dpÞe fpMu_¡ g¡ML$Æ hpsp®_¡ ApNm h^pfi¡.

Qp¡\p âL$fZ `R>u `p„Qdp âL$fZdp„ hpsp®_p¡ A„s iu fus¡ gphhp¡ s¡ `Z sd¡ S> L$l¡ip¡. S>¡ hpQL¡$ k|Qh¡gp¡ A„s kp¥\u h^y fkâv$ li¡ s¡_¡ 200 ê$r`ep_u qL„$ds_y„ A¡L$ NyS>fpsu `yõsL$ B_pddp„ `Z dmi¡.

sp¡, iê$ L$fuA¡?

L$luA¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡? (1)

Qp¡L$ku_¡ Mbf lsu L¡$ s¡ akphp_p¡ R>¡.

`Z ApV$gu Mfpb fus¡ akphp_p¡ R>¡ s¡_p¡ s¡_¡ S>fpe A„v$pS> _lp¡sp¡. A_¡ A„v$pS> Aph¡e ¼ep„\u? ApMu hps b_u S> A¡V$gu õhpcprhL$sp\u L¡$ L$iu N„^ S> _ Aph¡.

bÞey„ A¡d L¡$, `u.ku._¡ A¡L$ g¡X$uT `k® v¡$Mpey„, bfpbf s¡_p õL|$V$f_u _uQ¡. `ukuA¡ `k® D`pX$éy„, Mp¡ëey„, A„v$f Å¡ey„.

lh¡ sd¡ S> L$lp¡, `uku_u S>ÁepA¡ sd¡ lp¡ sp¡ iy„ L$fp¡? Ap S> L$fp¡_¡? `k®dp„ b¡ rg`[õV$L$ lsu, A¡L$ ApBb°p¡ `¡[Þkg lsu, A¡L$ Qp„v$gp_y„ [õV$L$f lsy„, kp¡-kp¡_u b¡ L$X$L$X$su _p¡V$ lsu A_¡ \p¡X$p„ rhrTqV„$N L$pX®$¹k lsp„. buÅ A¡L$ Mp_pdp„ \p¡Xy„$ `fQ|fZ lsy„ A_¡ lp, kpsApW$ rhqTqV„$N L$pX®$¹k_u A¡L$ \à`u lsu. `ukuA¡ A¡ \à`u L$pY$u. kfk dÅ_p„ Nygpbu L$pX$¹®k lsp„-

d„Sy> v¡$kpC
201, fÐ_drZ A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV¹$k,
rhS>e_Nf ¾$p¡tkN `pk¡,
_pfZ`yfp, Adv$phpv$

lh¡ afu L$lp¡, `uku_u S>ÁepA¡ sd¡ lp¡ sp¡ iy„ L$fp¡? d„Sy> v¡kpC L$p¡Z li¡? L¡$hu v¡$Mpsu li¡? Ly„$hpfu li¡ L¡$ `fZ¡gu li¡? kpX$u `l¡fsu li¡ L¡$ X²¡$k? Ap rb[ëX„$Ndp„ ip dpV¡$ Aphu li¡? s¡_y„ `k® Al] L¡$d L$fsp„ `X$u Ney„ li¡?... Aphp b^p rhQpfp¡ L$fp¡?

_p! L$p¡C_¡ `Z A¡d S> rhQpf Aph¡_¡ L¡$ Ap d„Sy> v¡$kpC_¡ A¡_y„ `k® `pRy>„ dmu Åe sp¡ L¡$Vgy„ kpfy„! bk sp¡ `ukuA¡ `Z A¡ S> rhQpf L$ep£. `k® d|¼ey„ X$uL$udp„ A_¡ õL|$V$f `f b¡ku_¡ rhS>e_Nf ¾$p¡tkN_u hpV$ `L$X$u. Å¡L¡$ `uku fl¡sp¡ lsp¡ R>¡L$ drZ_Nf bpSy>, A_¡ _pfZ`yfp_p¡ Ap ^½$p¡ s¡_y„ `Qpk ê$r`ep_y„ `¡V²$p¡g bpmu _pMhp_p¡ lsp¡. `Z `uku b^p_u S>¡d _lp¡sp¡ rhQpfsp¡.

B_a¡¼V$, õL|$V$f `f b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ s¡ A¡d S> rhQpf L$fsp¡ lsp¡ L¡$ Ap d„Sy> v¡$kpC L$p¡Z li¡? L¡$hu v¡$Mpsu li¡? Ly„$hpfu li¡ L¡$ `fZ¡gu li¡? kpX$u `l¡fsu li¡ L¡$ X²$¡k?

rhQpfdp„ _¡ rhQpfdp„ `u.ku. Qp¡L$ku fÐ_drZ A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV$_p 201 _„bf_p bpfZp ky^u `lp¢Qu Nep¡ lsp¡. X$p¡fb¡g v$bphhp S> S>sp¡ lsp¡ Ðep„ s¡_¡ hpm_p¡ rhQpf Apìep¡.

Qp¡L$ku_¡ dp\¡ V$pg lsu. s¡ V$pg_¡ Y$p„L$hp dpV¡$ Qp¡L$ku s¡_p dp\p_p `pR>m_p cpN_p hpm_¡ Ap¡mu_¡ A¡hu fus¡ Np¡W$hsp¡ L¡$ gNcN AX$^u V$pg Y„$L$pC Åe. Afukp kpd¡ Ecp flu Ap L¡$ic|jp L$fhpdp„ Qp¡L$ku_¡ Mpõkp¡ AX$^p¡ L$gpL$ gpNsp¡. `Z Al] sp¡ kpd¡ 201_y„ bpfÏ„ lsy„. R>sp„ Qp¡L$kuA¡ rMõkpdp„\u L$p„kL$u L$pY$u_¡ hpm Ap¡mhp dp„X$ép. bfpbf kpX$p kps rdr_V$ `R>u Qp¡L$ku äu \ep¡ `R>u s¡Z¡ X$p¡fb¡g v$bphu.

bpfÏ„ M|ëey„.

d„Sy> v¡$kpC S> li¡. "iy„ R>¡?' s¡Z¡ `|R¹>ey„.

`ukuA¡ `k® ApNm ^fsp„ L$üy„, "Ap sdpfy„ `k®...'

"Ap¡l!' d„Sy>A¡ lku_¡ `k® gC g¡sp„ L$üy„, "\¡Þ¼k! \¡Þ¼k!' A_¡ buÆ S> `m¡ ãg¡V$_p¡ v$fhpÅ¡ b„^ \C Nep¡.

`uku sp¡ kph X$OpC S> Nep¡.

`Qpk_y„ `¡V²$p¡g bpþey„ s¡ Mpgu ApV$gp dpV¡$? Ap¡l \¡Þ¼k \¡Þ¼k, bk A¡V$gy„ S>? Aphp¡, b¡kp¡, sd¡ ApV$gu b^u sL$gua gu^u, dpfy„ kf_pdy„ iu fus¡ dýey„, Qp, L$p¡au, W„$Xy$„ L„$CL$ sp¡ gp¡... Apdp„_y„ L„$C S> _l]?

`u.ku. Qp¡L$kuA¡ dp\y„ M„S>hpþey„.

Å¡L¡$ Apd sp¡ sd¡ `Z `uku_u S>ÁepA¡ lp¡ sp¡ iy„ L$fp¡? dp\y„ S> M„S>hpmp¡_¡? sd¡ sp¡ A¡d `Z rhQpfp¡ L¡$ MpX$pdp„ NC d„Sy> v¡$kpC. Ap`Z¡ iy„? l¢? Ap`Z¡ sp¡ Ap`Zu afS> bÅhu. A¡_y„ `k® A¡_¡ `pRy>„ Apàey„. lh¡ A¡ S> L$p¡C Ås_u L$V®$ku _ bspX¡$ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ iy„? l¢? Mfpb sp¡ A¡_y„ S> v¡$Mpe R>¡_¡?

`Z `uku b^p S>¡hy„ _lp¡sp¡ rhQpfsp¡. s¡Z¡ rhQpey¯ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ rbQpfu d„Sy> v¡$kpC_¡ L$V®ku Mpsf¡e `|R>hy„ sp¡ Å¡CA¡_¡ L¡$ d¡X$d sdpfy„ `k® bfpbf R>¡_¡? A„v$f\u L„$C Ney„ _\u_¡? sd¡ Q¡L$ L$fu gp¡ sp¡ d_¡ ip„rs \pe, buSy>„ L„$C _l].

`ukuA¡ ApMp¡ k„hpv$ ÓZ hpf Np¡Mu gu^p `R>u X$p¡fb¡g v$bphhp lp\ g„bpìep¡. `Z Ðep„ sp¡ kpd¡\u S> bpfÏ„ EOX$éy„. "lpe lpe! lz„ sp¡ L¡$hu Ry>„! d¢ sd_¡ Aphp¡e _ L$üy„. Aphp¡_¡.' d„Sy> v¡$kpC rMgrMg lku flu lsu.

d„Sy>_p v$pX$d_u L$mu S>¡hp v$p„s A_¡ ê$bu cpqV$ep S>hy„ ¼gp¡T-A` õdpBg Å¡hpdp„ `uku s¡_p b^p S> Np¡M¡gp k„hpv$p¡ c|gu Nep¡.

"Aphp¡_¡? àguT!' d„Sy>A¡ ApN°l L$ep£. "dpfy„ `k® dmu Ney„ s¡_u Myiudp„ lz„ sd_¡ h¡gL$d L$fhp_y„ S> c|gu NC. kp¡fu lp¢.'

lh¡ `uku L„$C b^p S>¡hp¡ d|fM _lp¡sp¡ L¡$, "_p¡ _p¡, BV¹$k Ap¡L¡$' L$fu_¡ bpfZ¡\u S> Qpgsu `L$X¡$. `Qpk_y„ `¡V²$p¡g i¡_p dpV¡$ bpþey„ lsy„? îudp_ `u. ku. Qp¡L$kuA¡ A¡L$ Mp¢Mpfp¡ MpC_¡ L$p¡gf kfMp¡ L$fsp„ d„Sy> v¡$kpC_p ãg¡V$dp„ `N d|¼ep¡.

bk, `R>u sp¡ A¡ S> \ey„ S>¡ sd¡ `Z ^pey¯ lsy„.

Qp¡L$ku akpC Nep¡.

Å¡L¡$ d„Sy> v¡$kpC A¡hu ê$`pmu `Z _lp¡su. Qpguk_u Apk`pk Jdf li¡. kl¡S> ÅX$u `Z lsu. `Z Nygpbu riap¡_ kpX$u A_¡ d¡tQN rg`[õV$L$dp„ s¡ dp¡lL$ gpNsu lsu. bp¡gsu hMs¡ s¡ kss lõep S> L$fsu lsu A_¡ `l¡gp„ L$üy„ s¡hp ê$bu cpqV$ep õV$pBg_p ¼gp¡T-A` õdpBg_¡ L$pfZ¡ `uku k„`|Z®`Z¡ k„dp¡rls \C Nep¡ lsp¡.

Ap S> k„dp¡l__u Akf l¡W$m s¡Z¡ `pZu `u^y„, afu `pZu `u^y„, L$p¡ëX$ L$p¡au `u^u, afu `pZu `u^y„, hrfepmu Mp^u, afu hqfepmu Mp^u. ApMf¡ s¡ gNcN TbL$u_¡ ÅÁep¡, L$pfZ L¡$ d„Sy> s¡_p¡ Mcp¡ lgphu_¡ `|R>u flu lsu, "sp¡ sd¡ Aphip¡_¡?'

"l¢?' `uku N|„Qhpep¡.

"l¢ iy„? L$pg¡ dpfp¡ b\® X¡$ R>¡. sd¡ Aphip¡_¡?'

"Ap¡... lp lp! íep¡f íep¡f.' L$fsp¡ Qp¡L$ku Ecp¡ \ep¡.

lh¡ Qp¡L$ku h^pf¡ akpep¡. d„Sy> v¡$kpC dpV¡$ b\® X¡$ rNãV$ iy„ gC S>hu? s¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk Ap¡qakdp„ d|„Tpsp¡ füp¡. R>¡hV¡$ s¡Z¡ X$uL¡$_¡ `|R¹>ey„. X$u.L¡$. `V¡$g Dõspv$ lsp¡. s¡Z¡ `uku_¡ h^pf¡ akpìep¡, "dpd|gu rNãV$ gC_¡ S>Ci sp¡ bpOp¡ gpNui. Qg, lz„ s_¡ dõs rNãV$ A`phy„. kp\¡ ãgphk®-byL¡$ `Z gC S>S>¡. A_¡ V$p¡`p, L$pg¡ Ne¡gp¡ A¡d Qp¡mpe¡gp¡-h]Mpe¡gp¡ _ S>Ci. S>fp k¡ÞV$ b¡ÞV$ R>p„V$u_¡ S>S>¡.'

`Npf `Z s¡ S> rv$hk¡ lp\dp„ Aph¡gp¡, A¡V$g¡ Qp¡L$kuA¡ sp¡ L$`X$p„ `Z _hp„ MfuÛp„. S|>_p„ L$`X$p„ X$uL$udp„ Mp¡ku, k¡ÞV$ R>p„V$u, byL¡$ hÑp khp `p„Qkp¡_u rNãV$ gC_¡ Qp¡L$kuA¡ rhS>e_Nf ¾$p¡rk„N sfa õL|$V$f l„L$pey¯.

201, fÐ_drZ A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV$_u X$p¡fb¡g hNpX$sp„ `l¡gp„ `ukuA¡ qMõkpdp„\u L$p„kL$u L$pY$u_¡ M|b S> L$pmÆ`|h®L$ L¡$ic|jp iê$ L$fu. bfpbf kÑf rdr_V$ `R>u `uku_¡ k„sp¡j \ep¡ `R>u S> s¡Z¡ X$p¡fb¡g v$bphu.

`Z bpfÏ„ _ M|ëey„.

buÆ hpf, ÓuÆ hpf, Qp¡\u hpf X$p¡fb¡g v$bpìep `R>u `uku_y„ Ýep_ Ney„. v$fhpS>¡ spmy„ gV$L$sy„ lsy„.

lh¡? `uku A¡d rl„ds lpf¡ s¡hp¡ _lp¡sp¡. s¡Z¡ bpSy>_p ãg¡V$_u X$p¡fb¡g hNpX$u_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "Ap d„Sy> v¡$kpC blpf Nep„ R>¡?'

"lp, A¡ sp¡ fps¡ Aphi¡. kpX$p _h `R>u.' S>hpb kp\¡ S> v$fhpÅ¡ b„^ \ep¡.

kpX$p _h ky^u `ukuA¡ dÖpku f¡õV$p¡fp„dp„ Y$p¡kp¡ NmQu_¡ V$pBd`pk L$ep£. kpX$p _h¡ `pR>p¡ 201, fÐ_drZ `f. `Z v$fhpS>¡ spmy„. `p¡Zp v$k¡, afu hpf spmy„. v$k hpÁe¡, A¡ S> spmy„. khp v$k¡, rgãV$dp„ S> d„Sy> v¡$kpC dmu NC. "Ap¡lp¡! sd¡? L¡$d dpfp b\® X¡$dp„ _p Apìep? A_¡ R>¡L$ AÐepf¡ kp¡fu L$l¡hp Apìep? lpD õhuV$?'

"_p. A¡¼Ãeygu sp¡-' `uku dp„X$ dp„X$ bp¡ëep¡, "b\® X¡$ dpV¡$ S>. Sy>Ap¡_¡ Ap rNãV$ `Z gpìep¡ Ry>„.'

"Ap¡ hpD!' d„Sy> rMgrMg lku. "`Z lp¡V¡$g `f S> Aphhy„ lsy„_¡? d¢ sd_¡ A¡X²¡$k kdÅh¡gy„. L¡$ `R>u S>X$éy„ S> _l]? sd¡ Ðep„ Apìep lp¡s sp¡ blz S> dÅ `X$s. kfk `pV$} lsu.'

V|$„L$dp„, `ukuA¡ NC L$pg¡ k„dp¡rls Ahõ\pdp„ d„Sy>_y„ Apd„ÓZ Ýep_\u kp„cýey„ S> _lp¡sy„. b\® X¡$ `pV$} lp¡V¡$gdp„ lsu? L$C lp¡V¡$gdp„?

AÐepf¡ `Z `pRy>„ A¡ S> k„dp¡l_ Qpëey„. `l¡gp `pZu, afu `pZu, `R>u L$p¡au, `R>u `pZu, `R>u hqfepmu, afu hqfepmu... A¡dp„ ArNepf ¼epf¡ hpNu Nep s¡_u Mbf S> _ `X$u.

R>¡L$ `p¡Zp bpf¡ `uku s¡d_p dqZ_Nf_p S>gL$dg A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV$_p v$fhpS>¡ `lp¢Ãep Ðepf¡ ^|„hp„`|„hp„ \su s¡d_u `Ð_uA¡ õhpNs L$fsp„ `|R¹>ey„ , "L„$C cp_bp_ R>¡? ApS>¡ L$C spfuM R>¡?'

L$d_kub¡, `uku_u `Ð_u_p¡ `Z A¡ S> qv$hk¡ b\® X¡$ lsp¡.

M¡f `R>u sp¡ A¡ S> \ey„ S>¡ sd¡ `Z ^pey¯ lsy„.

`Z buÅ rv$hk¡ Mf¡Mf AZ^pey¯ bÞey„.

X$u. L¡$. `V¡$g s¡_u `pk¡ lp„amp¡ap„amp¡ \sp¡ Apìep¡ A_¡ s¡_p L$p_ `pk¡ dp¢ gphsp„ cpf¡ AhpS>¡ bp¡ëep¡, "Aëep `uku, sy„ dfu S>hp_p¡ R>¡! s_¡ L„$C cp_ R>¡, `¡gu d„Sy> v$¡kpC Mf¡Mf L$p¡Z R>¡?'

"L$p¡Z R>¡?' `uku_y„ ùv$e b¡ ^bL$pfp Q|L$u Ney„.

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lh¡ sd¡ S> L$lp¡, d„Sy> v$¡kpC L$p¡Z R>¡?

Ap hpsp®_y„ A_¡ `u. ku. Qp¡L$ku_y„ cprh sdpfp lp\dp„ R>¡. _uQ¡ Ap`¡gp ÓZ rhL$ë`p¡dp„\u L$p¡C A¡L$ `f [¼gL$ L$fp¡.