N¢X$pgpg_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ drZgpg Nyd \C Nep¡. A¡V$g¡ r`sp N¢X$pgpg¡ R>p`pdp„ Ål¡fMbf Ap`u-
"drZep, sy„ Äep„ lp¡ Ðep„\u sfs `pR>p¡ Aphsp¡ fl¡S>¡. spfu dp Mpsu-`usu _\u. Å¡ sy„ _l] Aph¡ sp¡ dpfu dpfu_¡ spfp„ lpX$L$p„ Mp¡Mfp„ L$fu _pMui, _pgpeL$...!'
L$qfephfdp„ `pZu!
AYmL$ L$qfephf Å¡C_¡ v$uL$fp_p bp`¡ L$Þep_p bp`_¡ L$üy„, "_p-_p, Ad_¡ L$iy„ S> _\u Å¡Csy„. Ad¡ sp¡ bk A¡V$gy„ S> BÃR>uA¡ R>uA¡ L¡$ sd¡ gÁ__p buÅ qv$hk\u A¡L$ hfk ky^u v$ffp¡S> `Qpk rgV$f rd_fg hp¡V$f Adpfp Of¡ dp¡L$gphsp fl¡Å¡!'
gÁ_ L¡$ dp¡s?
"sdpf¡ L¡$V$gp„ bpmL$p¡ R>¡?'
"`p„Q, Qpf leps R>¡ _¡ A¡L¡$ dpfu `fhp_Nu hNf gÁ_ L$fu gu^p„ R>¡.'
A¡L$ êr`epdp„ õhN® dm¡?
A¡L$ L„$S|>k dfu Nep¡. A¡ "D`f' `lp¢Ãep¡. edfpS>_¡ A¡Z¡ L$üy„, "d¢ ¼epf¡e L$p¡C_y„ b|fy„ _\u L$ey¯. d_¡ õhN®dp„ dp¡L$gu v$p¡.'
khpg \ep¡ : "sd¡ A¡hy„ sp¡ L$ey„ kpfy„ L$pd L$ey¯ R>¡ L¡$ õhN®dp„ S>hp_u hps L$fp¡ R>p¡?'
L„$S|>k bp¡ëep¡, "lSy> Nep AW$hpqX$e¡ d¢ A¡L$ dpZk_¡ `Qpk `¥kp Apàep lsp.'
edfpS>¡ edv|$s_¡ L$üy„, "s`pk L$fp¡.' \p¡X$uL$ hpf `R>u edv|$s¡ L$üy„ L¡$ Ap dpZk kpQy„ L$l¡ R>¡.
edfpS> bp¡ëep¡, "`Z õhN®dp„ v$pMg \hp dpV¡$ ApV$gy„ `|fsy„ _\u. lSy> L„$CL$ bsphp¡.'
"Ecp flp¡,' L„$S|>k bp¡ëep¡, "d_¡ epv$ Apìey„...kps hfk `l¡gp„ d¢ A¡L$ rcMpfu_¡ `Qpk `¥kp Apàep lsp.'
edfpS>¡ `p¡sp_p AprkõV$ÞV$ edv|$s_¡ ^uf¡\u L$üy„, "sd¡ iy„ L$lp¡ R>p¡? Ap_y„ iy„ L$fhy„ Å¡CA¡?'
edv|$s¡ L„$S|>k_¡ dp\p\u R>¡L$ `N ky^u Å¡ep¡ A_¡ bp¡ëep¡, "dpfp dp_hp `°dpZ¡ A¡_¡ A¡L$ êr`ep¡ `pR>p¡ Ap`u_¡ _fL$dp„ dp¡L$gu v¡$hp¡ Å¡CA¡!'
cpX|$Aps_¡ L¡$d cNpX$hp¡?
"sd¡ ipõÓue k„Nus_u ÅZL$pf A¡hu dpfu v$uL$fu_¡ S> L¡$d `k„v$ L$fu? iy„ sd_¡ ipõÓue k„Nus kp\¡ M|b `°¡d R>¡?'
"_p, bl¡_! hps A¡d R>¡ _¡ L¡$ Ad¡ Adpfp cpX|$Aps `pk¡ Adpfy„ dL$p_ Mpgu L$fphhp dpNuA¡ R>uA¡!'
Apbpv$ S>hpb!
"sd¡ sp¡ L$l¡sp lsp _¡ L¡$, Adpfu lp¡V¡$gdp„ dÃR>fp¡ _\u.' _Vy$A¡ X$²udg¡ÞX$ lp¡V¡$g_p dprgL$_¡ dÃR>f bsphsp„ L$üy„.
lp¡V¡$gdprgL¡$ dgL$pC_¡ L$üy„, "kpl¡b! A¡ bpSy>_u lp¡V¡$g_p R>¡, A¡ sp¡ Al] Ap„V$p¡a¡fp¡ L$fhp Apìep li¡.'
Mpsfu L$fu ëep¡!
L$p¡C `ÓL$pf BÞV$fìey g¡sp¡ lp¡e A¡hu Av$p kp\¡ _Vy$A¡ NVy$_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "L$p¡C dpZk bl¡fp¡ R>¡ L¡$ _l] A¡_u Mbf L¡$hu fus¡ `X¡$?'
`°^p__u S>¡d VpYL$\u NVy$A¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "Npm Ap`u_¡ Å¡C g¡ _¡!'
KO A_¡ A¡gpd®!
d¡_¡S>f : "sy„ v$ffp¡S> Ap¡qakdp„ dp¡X$p¡ L¡$d Aph¡ R>¡? spfu `pk¡ A¡gpd® OqX$epm _\u?'
"kpl¡b, dpfu `pk¡ OqX$epm sp¡ R>¡, `Z A¡_y„ A¡gpd® Ðepf¡ S> hpN¡ R>¡ Äepf¡ lz„ k|sp¡ lp¡J Ry>„!'
A¡_¡õ\¡rkep!
`°ep¡Nipmpdp„ A¡L$ v¡$X$L$p_¡ b¡lp¡i L$fhp_p¡ lsp¡ A_¡ L$p¡C vhp dmsu _lp¡su. Qd_¡ L$üy„, "kf, sd¡ Ap_¡ dpfp„ d¡gp„ dp¡Å k|„OpX$u v$p¡. A¡ b¡lp¡i \C S>i¡.'
"L¡$hu hps L$f¡ R>¡? rinL¡$ Nyõk¡ \sp„ L$üy„, "dpf¡ v¡$X$L$p_¡ b¡lp¡i L$fhp_p¡ R>¡, dpfu _pMhp_p¡ _\u.'
b^y„ S> aph¡ R>¡!
_p_p NpdX$p_u ipmp_p rQÓL$pd_p rinL$_u _p¡L$fu dpV¡$ d_kyM BÞV$fìey Ap`hp Nep¡¡. kqV®$qaL¡$V$_u QL$pkZu-s`pkZu `R>u dp¥rML$ BÞV$fìey g¡hpep¡. BÞV$fìeydp„ `pk \ep `R>u L$rdVu$_p A¡L$ kæe¡ d_kyM_¡ R>¡ëgp¡ khpg `|R¹>ep¡, "Ap`_¡ H[Ági sp¡ aph¡ R>¡ _¡?' d_kyM sp¡ dp¡dp„ gpm V$`L$phsp„ bp¡ëep¡, "H[Ági sp¡ kdÄep, kpl¡b, v¡$iu \¡gu_p¡ A_¡ dlyX$p_p¡ v$pê lp¡e sp¡ A¡ `Z aph¡ R>¡!'
bQph!
Þepep^ui¡ L$üy„, "sdpfp `f A¡hp¡ Apfp¡` R>¡ L¡$ sd¡ sdpfu `Ð_u_¡ A¡L$gu R>p¡X$u_¡ cpNu Nep lsp. iy„ sd¡ sdpfp bQphdp„ L„$C L$l¡hp dpNp¡ R>p¡?'
"bQphdp„?' Apfp¡`u bp¡ëep¡, "Å¡ lz„ dpfp¡ bQph L$fu iL$s sp¡ `R>u lz„ cpNs iy„ L$pd?'
ANpD_p„ lkNyëgp„
kpQy„ bp¡g...!
`p__p¡ ip¡Mu_!
Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?