R>¡ëgu AX$^u kv$u\u dpfu dp_¡ lz„ Å¡sp¡ Apìep¡ Ry>„. s¡_p hpm ^p¡mp \C Nep R>¡. v$p„s `Z Qpëep Nep R>¡. lz„ `Z A¡V$gp¡ S> bv$gpep¡ Ry>„. dpfp hpm `Z ^p¡mp \C Nep R>¡. Æh_k„Ýep_p¡ Ap¡R>pep¡ lmh¡\u dpfp rS>õd `f `Z R>hpC füp¡ R>¡. A_¡ R>sp„e lz„ dp `f A¡V$gp¡ r_c®f Ry>„, A¡V$gp¡ Ahg„rbs Ry>„ S>¡V$gp¡ _p_`Zdp„ lsp¡. dpfu `°h©rÑAp¡dp„ A_¡L$ Dspf-QYph Apìep R>¡. Apr\®L$ rhV$„bZpAp¡ `Z Aphu R>¡. R>sp„ dp_u `°h©rÑdp„ L$p¡C saphs _\u. khpf¡ EW$u_¡ s¡ lSy>e `pZu Npmu_¡ dpV$guAp¡ cf¡ R>¡. NC L$pg¡, huk hj® `l¡gp„, Qpguk hj® `l¡gp„ _mdp„ `pZu Aph¡ s¡_u A¡ tQsp L$fsu. QL$gu Myëgu fpMu_¡ k|su. _mdp„\u `pZu Aphsp„ `l¡gp„ lhp_p rkkL$pfp_¡ AhpS>¡ s¡_u khpf `X$su. ApS>¡ A¢ku hj£ `Z s¡ A¡ rkkL$pf¡ ÅNu EW¡$ R>¡. _p_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ KOdp„ Mg¡g _ `X¡$ s¡ dpV¡$ dpfp `f Qpv$f Ap¡YpX$u v¡$su L¡$ L$dfp_y„ bpfÏ„ hpku_¡ khpf_p„ L$pdp¡ ApV$p¡`u _pMsu. ApS>¡ `Z s¡ A¡d S> L$f¡ R>¡. r_f„sf dpfu KO_u, dpfp Apfpd_u, dpfp õhpõÕe_u Alr_®i tQsp s¡_¡ R>¡.

lz„ l]QL¡$ b¡ky„ A_¡ s¡ `Z kp\¡ Aphu_¡ b¡k¡. ¼epf¡L$ lz„ ÅZ¡ ldZp„ S> S>Þçep¡ lp¡J s¡d dpfu kpd¡ Ar_d¡j Å¡su fl¡. A¡L$pA¡L$ s¡_p¡ lp\ dpfp dp\¡ d|L¡$ A_¡ ^uf¡\u L$l¡, sy„ kpQ¡ S> OfX$p¡ \C Nep¡ Ry>„. d_¡ bpmL$ sfuL¡$, s¡_u Np¡v$dp„ fdsp c|gL$p sfuL¡$ Å¡hp_u s¡_u Apv$s_y„ A¡ `qfZpd li¡ L¡$ `R>u kpQ¡ S> s¡_¡ lz„ bv$gpep¡ gpNsp¡ lp¡Ci.

_p_`Zdp„ s¡Z¡ d_¡ L¡$V$gue hpf `uV$ép¡ lsp¡. s¡_u l\¡mu A_¡ Ap„NmuAp¡_p kp¡m `Z dpf¡ bfX¡$ EW$u Aphsp. lz„ fp¡j¡ cfpsp¡, qfkpsp¡, Of_u blpf Qpgu S>sp¡. fps `X$su A_¡ dpfu `uW$ `f s¡_p¡ lp\ afsp¡. dpfp bfX$p `f_p kp¡m c|„kpsp. hpÐkëe_u W„$X$L$ dpfu `uW$ `f `°kfsu A_¡ kp¡_¡fu kp¡Zgpdp„ lz„ Mp¡hpC S>sp¡. `fuAp¡_p¡ v¡$i L¡$hp¡ lsp¡ s¡ sp¡ ApS>¡ lz„ hukfu Nep¡ Ry>„ A_¡ lh¡ Nyõk¡ \C ÅJ Ry>„. ¼epf¡L$ d¢ L$v$ue _ L$üy„ lp¡e s¡hy„ bp¡gu _pMy„ Ry>„. s¡_¡ _ Nd¡ s¡hy„ hs®_ `Z L$fu b¡ky„ Ry>„. s¡ lSy>e Nyõk¡ \pe R>¡ `l¡gp„_u S>¡d, `Z lh¡ d_¡ s¡ \à`X$ dpfu iL$su _\u. dpf¡ bfX¡$ kp¡m `Z EW$sp _\u. `l¡gp„_u S>¡d lz„ qfkpsp¡ _\u. lz„ dp¡V$p¡ \C Nep¡ Ry>„ A_¡ A¡V$g¡ "A¡ _l] kdS>¡' L$lu_¡ sX$Å¡X$ L$fu _pMy„ Ry>„. dpfp dNS>dp„ ÅZ¡ L¡$ NrZs `¡Wy„$ R>¡. hpÐkëe_¡ bv$g¡ kdS>v$pfu. AZkdS>_u dpfu ìep¿ep bv$gpC R>¡. lz„ cZsf `pçep¡ Ry>„- dp s¡hu S> R>¡. h_p®¼eygf apB_g cZ¡gu.

tS>v$Nu_p„ hjp£A¡ d_¡ fyn b_pìep¡ R>¡- k„h¡v$_iugsp_u S>Áep kl_iugspA¡ gu^u R>¡. `l¡gp„_u S>¡d "L$rS>ep¡' L$fhp_y„ lz„ c|gu Nep¡ Ry>„ A_¡ "L$rS>ep¡' _\u L$fsp¡ dpV$¡ dpfu `uW$ `f W„$X$L$ _\u hmsu. ¼epf¡L$ dp kpd¡ Å¡J Ry>„ A_¡ L$gd \„cu Åe R>¡. d_¡ OpZudp„ afsp bmv$ v¡$Mpe R>¡. Oçdfhgp¡Z¡ T|dsu A¡L$ Sy>hp_ ÷u v¡$Mpe R>¡. sp¡ ¼epf¡L$ hmu O„V$u_p `X$ `f T|L$u_¡ A¡L$ `N g„bphu_¡, O„V$u_u OffpV$u kp\¡ Nhpsy„ Nus k„cmpe R>¡.

A¡ b^y„ bv$gpey„ R>¡. L¡$fu_p YNgp `f b¡ku_¡ L¡$fu Q|khp_p¡ Ap_„v$ R>¡ëgp„ Óuk hj®dp„ ¼epf¡e dpÎep¡ _\u. OJ_p YNgp `f Of_p dprme¡\u c|kL$p dpfhp_y„e b_sy„ _\u. L¡$fu lh¡ NpX$pdp„ _\u Aphsu, \¡gudp„ Aph¡ R>¡. _„N_¡ rlkpb¡ Aph¡ R>¡. OJ_p \¡gp_¡ bv$g¡ A¡ëeyrdr_ed_p X$åbpdp„ b¡ qL$gp¡ L¡$ ÓZ qL$gp¡ OJ v$mpe R>¡. dpA¡ Ap b^u `qf[õ\rs Å¡C R>¡. s¡_p¡ s¡_¡ f„S> \sp¡ li¡! L$v$pQ \sp¡ li¡. s¡ drl_p_u R>¡ëgu spfuM¡ `Z lksu lp¡e R>¡. s¡Z¡ d_¡ S>Þd Ap`hp_y„ v$v®$ h¢Ypey¯ R>¡. lz„ kpd¡ Ry>„ s¡ S> s¡_¡ dpV¡$ bk R>¡.

A_¡ R>sp„e s¡_u Ap„Mdp„ Mpgu`p¡ R>¡. s¡ l]QL¡$ b¡k¡ R>¡ A_¡ N|Y rhQpfdp„ `X$u Åe R>¡. s¡_u Apk`pk A¡L$gsp_u S>hr_L$p Yp¡mpe R>¡. s¡_y„ ùv$e N|„Nmpe R>¡. R>¡ëgp Qpf v$peL$p\u s¡ A¡L$gu R>¡. s¡_p L$dfpdp„ A¡L$ R>rb R>¡. dpfp r`sp_u R>rb. dpf¡ dpV¡$ A¡ R>rb_y„ A[õsÐh Ap„riL$ R>¡. ¼epf¡L$ A¡ R>rb `pk¡ lz„ ÅD„ Ry>„ A_¡ Erd®Ap¡ O¡fu hm¡ R>¡. ¼epf¡L$. d_¡ kde _\u. v$p¡X$su tS>v$Nu_u Ap NpX$u_p¡ lz„ A¡L$ b¡apd dykpaf b_u Nep¡ Ry>„. dpf¡ ¼ep„ S>hy„ R>¡. iy„ L$fhy„ R>¡, L¡$d v$p¡Xy„$ Ry>„, iy„ `L$X$hp d\y„ Ry>„. rhQpfhp_p¡ `Z kde _\u. lz„ bk v$p¡X$ép L$fy„ Ry>„.

`Z dp l]QL¡$ b¡ku_¡ dpmp L$f¡ R>¡. A¡_p Ql¡fp `f r_:õ`©lsp_p¡ A„Qmp¡ Of L$fu Nep¡ R>¡. s¡Z¡ hpõsh_p¡ õhuL$pf L$fu _p¿ep¡ R>¡. s¡_p Æh_dp„\u fp¡dp„Q Qpgu Nep¡ R>¡. `¡gu R>rb `pR>m s¡_p„ k„h¡v$_p¡ Ry>`pC Nep„ R>¡. s¡_u epv$_¡ `Z s¡Z¡ [õ\s`°o_u S>¡d k„L¡$gu _pMu R>¡. s¡ fpl Sy>A¡ R>¡. ifuf_u OqX$epm_u Qphu Esfu Åe s¡_u.

lz„ Qphu dQX$ép L$fy„ Ry>„. OqX$epm_u [õ`°„N s„N L$fsp¡ ÅJ Ry>„. dpfu dp_¡ s¡_u tQsp R>¡. s¡_p Ql¡fp `f_p¡ k„Þepk s¡ d_¡ Ap`hp d\¡ R>¡. s¡_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ dp¡rsep Aphu Nep R>¡, `Z s¡_u L$uL$uAp¡dp„_y„ dpv®$h OV$éy„ _\u. A¡ L$uL$uAp¡dp„\u Tfsy„-hfksy„ Ap¡S>k ÅZ¡AÅZ¡ dpfp `f Yp¡þep L$f¡ R>¡. s¡_u tS>v$Nu k„L¡$gpi¡ Ðepf¡ A¡ Ap„Mp¡ d]Qpi¡. Ap¡S>k Ap¡kfu S>i¡. bfX$p `f_p kp¡m sp¡ ¼epf_pe c|„kpC Nep R>¡. ÅX$u QpdX$u_u _uQ¡ Qfbu_p¡ \f gpÁep¡ R>¡.

A¡ qv$hk¡ lz„ fX$ui, ek... fX$ui A_¡ `R>u. `R>u L$p„C _l]. A¡ fãspf¡ lz„ NpX$u `L$X$hp v$p¡X$ui. d©NS>m_¡ `uhp d\ui. ¼epf¡L$ s¡_u R>rb kpd¡ Å¡Ci. dpfp bfX$p `f afu kp¡m EW$u Aph¡ s¡hu T„M_p L$fui. dpfp¡ bfX$p¡ s`¡gp¡ li¡ A_¡ Ðepf¡ kp¡m_¡ g|R>hp-c|„khp dpV¡$ l\¡mu_p¡ õ`i® T„Msp¡ flui.

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