rhv$pe g¡ R>¡
ê$X$u NyS>fpsu hpZu fpZu_p¡ hL$ug

Dv$e_ W$½$f

""dyëgp„ A¡ÞX$ dyëgp„dp„\u ap¡_,'' Ap¡`f¡V$f¡ gpB_ Ap`sp„ L$üy„.

dy„bC_u dp¡V¡$fu kp¡rgrkV$f `¡Y$udp„\u Ap L$p¡_p¡ ap¡_? d¢ qfrkhf `f tQspcep£ L$p_ dp„X$ép¡.

""Dv$e_cpC, lz„ S>ih„s W$½$f...'' `¡Y$u_p hqfóW$ cpNuv$pf S>¡.`u. W$½$f bp¡gsp lsp, ""Ap„^mu dp_p¡ L$pNm ¼ep„\u dm¡?''

Ap¡Ñpfu_u! Ap„^m¡ bl¡fy„ Ly$V$pey„. BÞvy$gpg Np„^uA¡ gM¡gu, s¡d_p S>dp_p_¡ fp¡hX$phu S>_pfu A¡ fQ_p, lh¡ ¼ep„\u gphhu? ApMf¡ õhfL$p¡qL$gp l¡dp„rN_u v¡$kpCA¡, V¡$rgap¡__u X$pmuA¡\u, k„cmphu :

...rgrMs„N spfu Ap„^mu dp_p
hp„QS>¡ TpTp Sy>lpf,
A¡L¡$ füy„ _\u A„N_y„ Y$p„L$Z
M|V$u R>¡ L$p¡W$uA¡ Åf
spf¡ Npd huS>mu v$uhp,
dpf¡ Ap„lu A„^pfp„ `uhp„

Apd, gMpep_p `Qpk¡L$ hfk `R>u, Ap„^mu dp_p¡ L$pNm Ad_¡ `lp¢Ãep¡ Mfp¡. S>ih„scpC_¡ Aphp¡ Ap„^mp¡ kprlÐeâ¡d.

b¡'L$ drl_p `l¡gp„ `|R>¡, L¡$d, v$uL$fu_y„ A¡kA¡kkudp„ iy„ \ey„?

""F>Qp? `pk \C NC_¡,'' d¢ L$üy„, ""R¹>ep„iu V$L$p S>¡hp Apìep.''

""k„sp¡j sp¡ R>¡_¡?''

""lp¡ìh¡,'' d¢ ggL$pey¯, ""S>„N ÆÐep¡ ÆÐep¡ f¡ dpfp¡ L$prZep¡!''

""ApNm sp¡ bp¡gp¡...''

""ApNm hmu iy„?''

""gp¡, kpnf \C_¡ ApV$gy„ _\u ÅZsp? A¡L$ L$pZp_¡ L$p¡C L$Þep v¡$sy„ _lp¡sy„. A¡V$g¡ v|$f_¡ Npd S>C, A¡ `p¡sp_y„ `pLy„$ L$fu Apìep¡. hfOp¡X$p¡ hpS>s¡NpS>s¡ _uL$þep¡. Å_¥ep d„X$ép Nphp, L¡$ S>„N ÆÐep¡ ÆÐep¡ f¡... kpd¡hpmpAp¡A¡ `Z k„cmphu v$u^y„ : S>b hlzÆ Qg¡ sb ÅrZep¡! hps A¡d lsu, L¡$ hlzÆ lsp„ g„NX$p„!''

A¡L$ hpf s¡d_¡ d¡OpZu_p L$pe®¾$d_y„ r_d„ÓZ Apàey„. `|R>¡, ""sd¡ d¡OpZucpC_¡ Å¡e¡gp L¡$? bp¡çb¡ eyr_hrk®V$udp„ cpjZ Ap`sp„-Ap`sp„ V¡$bg `f Ecp \C Ne¡gp! lp¡g_u blpf gp¡L$p¡_p„ V$p¡m¡V$p¡mp„...'' `R>u "sghpf_p¡ hpfkv$pf'_p `p¡QV$ dp¡V$pcpC A_¡ t^Np _p_pcpC_¡ epv$ L$fhp gpÁep :

c¡V¡$ T|g¡ R>¡ sghpf
hufpÆ L¡$fu c¡V¡$ T|g¡ f¡
c]s¡ T|g¡ R>¡ sghpf
bp`yÆ L¡$fu c]s¡ T|g¡ f¡...
dp¡V$p¡ k„spe kyZu iÓy_p fuqX$ep
_p_¡fp¡ Û¡ R>¡ `X$L$pf...

""Aphu Åh!'' Op„V$p¡ `pX$u_¡ s¡dZ¡ A¡L$pA¡L$ lp\ h]T¹ep¡.

""Af¡! iy„ \ey„?'' d¢ `|R¹>ey„, sp¡ L$l¡, ""d¡OpZu Apd S> bp¡gsp.''

\p¡X$p dpk bpv$, d¢ d¡OpZu-`qfhpf¡ fS|> L$f¡gu L¡$k¡V$ "`Ngp„ `pR>p„ hm¡' kp„cmu. A¡dp„ d¡OpZucpCA¡ A¡ S> iåv$ `R>u AV$L$u_¡, A¡ S> fus¡, Apl¹hp_ Apàey„ : Aphu Åh!

S>ih„scpC tS>v$Nu_¡ lksu Ap„M¡ Å¡sp. s¡d_p„ hpsQus, âhQ_p¡, gMpZp¡ _d®-dd®\u fkpe¡gp„. R> v$peL$p_u hL$ugps_p âk„Np¡dp„\u s¡dZ¡ L$l¡gp A¡L$-b¡ epv$ Aph¡ R>¡ :

A¡L$ Akug_p L$pX®$ `f gM¡gy„, "gp¡X®$ AdfuL$ tkO.'

""cpC AdfuL$ tkO,'' S>ih„scpCA¡ hL$ugklS> EgV$s`pk gu^u, ""sd¡ gp¡X®$ ¼ep„\u \ep?''

""W$½$fkp'b, `pqV®$i_ L¡$ `lg¡ ld gplp¡f d¢ \¡, g¡ÞX$-gp¡X®$,'' AdfuL$ tkO¡ ap¡X$ `pX$ép¡, ""Ab g¡ÞX$ DW¡$ füp¡ A_¡ gp¡X®$ AW¡$ Apep¡.''

s¡d_u L$pfqL$v$}_u iê$Aps rÓL$dv$pk ÜpfL$pv$pk kp\¡. L$p¡C Akug_p„ dpsyîu_y„ r_^_ \sp„ îu rÓL$dv$pk¡ Akg ¼huÞk-H[Ágidp„, Akug_¡ kp„Ðh_-`Ó g¿ep¡, ""kv¹$Ns AÅeb ìe[¼s lsp„. s¡Ap¡ dpsp lsp„, _ L¡$hm sdpfp„, `Z dpfp„, A_¡ s¡d_p k„`L®$dp„ Aph_pf âÐe¡L$_p„.''

A¡L$ ApqV®$L$ëX$ ¼gpL£$ Ap _d|_pê$` `Ó, `p¡sp_u X$pefudp„ dyÁ^cph¡ V$`L$phu gu^p¡. k„Å¡Nhips¹, V|„$L$ kdedp„, AÞe L$p¡C Akug_p„ `Ð_u_y„ Ahkp_ \ey„. `¡gp ¼gpL£$, DÐkpldp„ _¡ DÐkpldp„, S|>_p¡ `Ó `pW$hu v$u^p¡, "dpsp'_¡ õ\p_¡ "`Ð_u' d|L$u_¡....

cpf¡ Ly$Vy„$bhÐkg lsp S>ih„scpC. fpÓ¡ X$pBt_N V¡$bg `f Ly$Vy„$buS>_p¡ kp\¡ r_s_hu fdsp¡ fd¡. `Ð_u _qg_ubl¡_ kyrirns, kdpS>dp„ s¡d_p¡ dp¡cp¡e OZp¡. R>sp„ S>ih„scpC V$uMm L$fu b¡k¡, ""_rg_u, s_¡ _l] kdÅe. sy„ bu.A¡. (rh\ Nfbp) R>¡!''

õV$p¡L$b°p¡L$f Aip¡L$ L$l¡ R>¡, ""Adpfp `qfhpf `f S>ih„sL$pL$p_u L$ë`h©n S>¡hu R>p„eX$u.'' cÓuÅ_y„ õ\|m ifuf Å¡C_¡ L$l¡sp, ""Aip¡L$, sy„ D`hpk L$f, A_¡ D`hpk_¡ v$lpX¡$ dpf¡ O¡f Aph.''

""L¡$d A¡ v$lpX¡$ L$pL$p?''

""Adpfy„ A_pS> sp¡ _ bNX¡$!''

Ap¡NõV$dp„ S>ih„scpC Nep.

V|„$L$ kdedp„ ep¡Å_pfu kcpdp„, dy„bC lpCL$p¡V®$_p hX$p Þeped|rs®, dlpfpô²$_p A¡X¹$hp¡L¡$V$ S>_fg, A_¡ bpf A¡kp¡rke¡i__p âdyM, s¡d_¡ A„S>rg Ap`i¡. AÞe L$pe®¾$dp¡dp„ L$p¡L¡$ L$üy„ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ buA¡kBA¡k, kuA¡V$, dyL„$v$ S>¡hu huk¡L$ `[ågL$ rgrdV¡$X$ L„$`_uAp¡dp„ qX$f¡¼V$f lsp, L¡$ B[ÞX$e_ dQ®ÞV¹$k Q¡çbf_p âdyM lsp.

q¾$L¡$V$rhv$¹ hk„s fpeÆA¡ õdfZ L$ey¯ L¡$ dy„bC_u fZÆ V²$p¡au V$uddp„ rhL¡$V$L$u`f-b¡V¹$kd¡_ sfuL¡$ õ\p_ d¡mhu iL¡$ A¡hu s¡d_u ârscp lsu. hL$ug A_¡ kp¡rgrkV$f_u `funpdp„ â\d ¾$dp„L$ d¡mìep_y„ L$p¡CA¡ epv$ L$ey¯, A¡L$ bplp¡i A_¡ kam hL$ug_u Sy>v$u Sy>v$u hps, Sy>v$p Sy>v$p gp¡L$p¡A¡ L$fu.

S>ih„scpC! sd¡ iy„ L$l¡s¡, `p¡sp_¡ rhi¡, L$v$pQ, L$rh v$g`sfpd_p iåv$p¡dp„, ApV$gy„ S> :

õhv¡$i ky^pfhp_u kcp_p¡ Ry>„ kcpkv$,
ê$X$u NyS>fpsu hpZu fpZu_p¡ hL$ug Ry>„.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?