A¡_pfpB kuT_ B[ÞX$epdp„ b¡ fus¡ Aph¡. A¡L$ sp¡ q¾$kdk h¡L¡$i_dp„ Adpfp„ hlpgp„ NyÄSy> A¡_pfpBAp¡ hs__p hphX$ g¡hp v¡$idp„ `^pf¡ AV$g¡ A¡d_p lfhp-afhp-V|$qf„N-V²$ph¡g A_¡ ip¡t`N_u kuT_.

A_¡ buÆ A¡_pfpB dyfrsepAp¡_u QV$ d„N_u `V$ åepl S>¡hu d¡f¡S>_u kuT_.

Apd sp¡ S|>_hpZu `f„`fpdp„ A¡hy„ L¡$'hpe L¡$ L$dyfsp„ b¡ku Áep `R>u kpdu DsfpZ¡ L$p¡C iyc L$pd_u iê$Aps L$fpe _l]. 14 ÅÞeyApfu_p drl_p `l¡gp„ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ 15 qX$k¡çbf_u Apk`pk L$dyfsp„ b¡ku Áep„ NZpe. Ap A¡L$ drl_pdp„ gN__p„ dyfs _p¡ lp¡e, `Z C b^u S|>_p S>dp_p_u hpsy„ \C.

Ap`Zp A¡_pfpB dyfrsep_¡ dp„X$ `„v$f qv$'_u fÅ dmu lp¡e A¡dp„ L$ÞepJ Å¡hp_u, apB_g L$fhp_u, QV$ kNpC A_¡ aV$ gN_ L$fhp_p„, Ly$mv¡$hu_p„ v$i®_ A_¡ l_ud|__p qfhpS> `sphhp_p A_¡ qfV$_® \sp„ `l¡gp„ BrdN°ÞV$ rhTp_u A¡[àgL¡$i_y„_p„ L$pNrmep„ s¥epf L$fhp_p„... "fps \p¡X$u _¡ h¡i TpTp' S>¡hp¡ OpV$ lp¡e Þep„ `„Qp„N_p„ dyfs ¼ep„ kpQhhp„? AV$g¡ b°pûZp¡ `Z kfk dÅ_p„ kNhqX$ep„ "A¡_pfpB dyfs' ip¡^u Ap`¡ R>¡.

Ap A¡_pfpB d¡f¡S> kuT_ sp¡ lh¡ iê$ \i¡, `Z ldZp„ S>¡ Adpfu v¡$iu d¡f¡S> kuT_ NC A¡_u hpsy„ Ap Q|„V$Zu_u kuT_dp„ flu S> NC. `Z ëep¡, ApS>¡ v¡$iu d¡f¡S> kuT__u S> b¡Qpf hpsy„ L$fuA¡. Apd sp¡ sd¡e OZp„ d¡f¡Sy>„ Å¡ep„ li¡, `Z ApS>L$pg S>¡ kd|lgÁ_p¡ lpëep„ R>¡ A¡_u dÅ L„$C Ap¡f S> R>¡.

kd|lgÁ__p¡ ApMp¡ dplp¡g S> L„$C ^dpL¡$v$pf lp¡e. A¡L$ sp¡ gp„bp¡`lp¡mp¡ d„X$` b„^pZp¡ lp¡e A_¡ d„X$`dp„ ApW$ awV$ bpe ApW$ awV$_p„ X$T_b„^ "`pqV®$i_y„' lp¡e. Ap v$f¡L$ `pqV®$i_dp„ A¡L$-A¡L$ Qp¡fu lp¡e, båb¡ gpg kuV$hpmu X¡$L$p¡f¡qV$h Myfiu lp¡e, A¡L$-A¡L$ Q„v$fhp¡ A_¡ h¡hpC-h¡hpZ_u båb¡ Å¡X$ lp¡e! v$f¡L$ `pqV®$i_ `f kp¥_¡ h„Qpe A¡hp Anf¡ gM¡gu "_„bf àg¡Vy„$' lp¡e A_¡ bpSy>dp„ `|„W$p `f N¡fy A\hp gpg f„N¡ hf A_¡ L$Þep_p„ _pd gM¡gp„ lp¡e.

d„X$`_u b„_¡ bpSy>A¡ Aphp„ `pqV®$i_p¡, A_¡ hÃQ¡ Å_¥epAp¡_¡ b¡khp_u S>Áep. kpd¡ KQu ìepk`uW$ S>¡hy„ õV¡$S> lp¡e Ðep„ dy¿e b°pûZp¡ b¡W$p lp¡e. A¡d_p„ dp¢ `pk¡ dpBL$ (dpB¾$p¡ap¡_) lp¡e. Ap b°pûZp¡ gÁ__u rhr^ L$fphsp Åe A_¡ v$f¡L¡$v$f¡L$ rdr_-dp„X$h¡ A¡L$ulpe£ gN_y„ g¡hpsp„ Åe!

Apd A¡L$ k„Np\¡ bpf-`„v$f L¡$ bphuk Qp¡fudp„ rhr^ Qpgsu lp¡e A¡V$g¡ L$pdL$pS> S>fp ^udy„ Qpg¡. ""Qpgp¡, b^p S>dZp lp\dp„ Qp¡Mp ëep¡... A¡_p `f awg d|L$p¡... D`f L„$Ly$_p„ R>p„V$Zp„ L$fp¡ A_¡ `^fphu Ûp¡! lgp¡? lgp¡Ap¡...? `su Áey„? sp¡ lh¡ S>dZp lp\dp„ `pZu ëep¡...'' Aphy„ c|„Nmp„Ap¡dp„ hpf„hpf k„cmpsy„ fl¡. rhr^ L$fph_pf hX$ug b°pûZ sp¡ A¡L$ lp¡e `Z d„Óp¡ÃQpf L$f_pf b°pûZp¡_u k„¿ep h^pf¡ lp¡e. L$p¡fkdp„ d„Óp¡ÃQpf \pe Ðepf¡ ApMp¡ d„X$` NpS>¡! gpN¡ L¡$ lp, bfpbf_p„ gN_ g¡hpC füp„ R>¡!

`Z Ap sp¡ gÁ__u rhr^ Qpgsu lp¡e Ðepf_u hps. A¡ `l¡gp„_p„ A¡_pDÞkd¡ÞVy„$ kp„cmhp_u cpf¡ Nçds `X¡$. ""Qp¡fu _„bf Qpf_p AsygLy$dpf Aphu Áep? Qp¡fu _„bf ApW$_p ky_ugLy$dpf, lpgp¡ S>gv$u Aphu Åe. lh¡ S>fp kdÆ ëep¡, Qp¡fu _„bf kpsdp„ S>¡ AsygLy$dpf R>¡ C BX$fhpmp d|mÆcpC_p v$uL$fp R>¡ A_¡ Qp¡fu _„bf bpfdp„ S>¡ AsygLy$dpf R>¡ C NY$X$phpmp `fkp¡ÑdcpC_p v$uL$fp R>¡. bfp¡bf Np¡W$hpC Áep R>p¡ _¡?''

Qpf AsygLy$dpf, ÓZ cfsLy$dpf, `p„Q du_pbl¡_ A_¡ b¡ d_ujpbl¡_ lp¡e Ðep„ Aphp _p_p-dp¡V$p Np¡V$pmp sp¡ lpëep S> L$fhp_p! "L$Þep `^fphp¡ kph^p_'_p¡ V$pBd \pe Ðepf¡ `Z afu Ap S> Nçds lpg¡. ""lpgp¡ du_pbl¡_... Qp¡fu _„bf ArNepfhpmp„ du_pbl¡_ Aphu Áep„? Qp¡fu _„bf R>dp„ d_ujpbl¡__¡ bp¡gphp¡, dyfs_p¡ V$pBd hep¡ Åe R>¡. lp, C d_ujpbl¡_ fpS>`fphpmp fZR>p¡X$gpg_p„ ky`yÓu... lpgp¡ lh¡ dp¡Xy$„ _ L$fp¡...''

bpf-`„v$f gÁ_ kp\¡ g¡hpsp„ lp¡e Ðep„ sp¡ lÆ kdÄep `Z Äep„ Qpguk-r`õspmuk_p R>¡X$pR>¡X$u bp„^hp_p„ lp¡e Ðep„ sp¡ Å¡hp S>¡hp¡ ku_ lp¡e! hmu ApV$gp„ b^p„ gÁ_ kp\¡ lp¡e A¡V$g¡ Å_¥epAp¡dp„ `Z X$bg kNpC A_¡ qV²$bg kNpChpmp X$T_b„^_u k„¿epdp„ lp¡e. Qp¡fu _„bf Qpfdp„ L$Þepv$p_ L$fhp b¡W¡$gp h¡hpC Qp¡fu _„bf kps_p dyfrsep_p L$pL$p \sp lp¡e A_¡ kp\¡ kp\¡ Qp¡fu _„bf bpf_u L$Þep_p dpkpkkfp `Z \hp_p lp¡e! ""Ap¡ëep¡ AY$pf _„bf_p d„X$`dp„ S>¡ ap¡V$p `pX¡$ R>¡ _¡, C R>p¡L$fp¡ Ap`Zp kps _„bf_p d„X$`_u L$Þep_p h¡hpC_p kpYy$_p S>dpC_p¡ kpmp¡ \pe lp¢?'' Aphu sp¡ L„$CL¡$V$gue¡ kNpCAp¡ _uL$m¡.

Aphp„ dëV$u-d¡f¡S> a„¼i_dp„ S>Áep Ap¡R>u `X¡$ A¡V$g¡ hffpÅ_u Å_dp„ Aph¡gp„ b¥fp„ A_¡ L$Þep`n_p„ b¥fp„ hÃQ¡ gÁ_Nusp¡ A_¡ aV$pZp„bpÆ_u fdTV$ Ådsu lp¡e A¡_p¡ d¡m _ `X¡$. a¼s c|„Nmp„Ap¡dp„\u dp¡V$p AhpS>¡ qaëdu Npe_p¡ hpNsp„ lp¡e.

A¡hy„ S> hffpÅ_u Å__y„. kpdV$p båb¡ X$T_ hfOp¡X$p iu fus¡ L$pY$hp? `Z lp, hffpÅAp¡ dp„X$h¡ Aph¡ Ðepf¡ v$f¡L$_u `p¡s`p¡sp_u kpkyAp¡ s¡d_¡ `p¢Mhp dpV¡$ S>ê$f Aphu Åe! kp¡gp¡ d¡f¡S>, kp¡fu tkNg d¡f¡S>_p OZp qfhpÅ¡_p¡ Qpd® dëV$u-d¡f¡S>dp„ S>sp¡ fl¡ R>¡ A¡ Mfy„, `Z kp\¡ kp\¡ ApV$ApV$gp„ gÁ_p¡ A¡L$kp\¡ \sp„ lp¡e s¡_p¡ DÞdpv$ `Z NS>b_p¡ lp¡e R>¡.

Aphp„ kd|lgÁ_p¡dp„ oprs_p dp¡V$p cpN_p ApN¡hp_p¡_u lpS>fu `Z lp¡e S>, A¡V$g¡ d„X$`_u blpf sp¡ L$pfp¡_u gpB_p¡ gpNu lp¡e. hmu Sy>v$p„ Sy>v$p„ NpdX¡$\u "L$çbpB_' Å_¥epAp¡_¡ gph_pfu g¼Tfu bkp¡_p¡ `Z dp¡V$p¡ Td¡gp¡ lp¡e. bpL$u füy„ s¡ V¡$rZep„-d¡rZep„_¡ ggQphhp, fX$phhp A_¡ Æv$ L$fphhp azÁNphpmp A_¡ fdL$X$p„hpmp `Z lpS>f \C Nep lp¡e.

`l¡gp„ sp¡ gÁ_ \C _ Åe Ðep„ ky^u Å_¥ep S>dhp b¡ksp„ _l]. A_¡ b^p Å_¥ep S>du _ g¡ Ðep„ gNu L$Þep`n_p„ kNp„hlpgp„ MX¡$ `N¡ lpS>f fl¡sp„. `Z lh¡ A¡hy„ L„$C füy„ _\u. cgy„ lp¡e sp¡ Å_ Aph¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ S> L$Þep_p„ kNp„Ap¡ b^u fkp¡C kapQV$ L$fu Nep„ lp¡e!

`Z Ap dëV$u-d¡f¡S>dp„ sp¡ dp¡V$p cpN_p X$bg kNpChpmp lp¡e A¡V$g¡ L$iue¡ ap¡dp®rgV$u L$ep® rh_p klz Tp`V$hp gpNu Åe. _hu "\pmu-bya¡ rkõV$d' dyS>b kp¥A¡ `p¡s`p¡sp_u \pmu cfu_¡ `p¡s`p¡sp_u MyfiuAp¡_p„ Ly„$X$pmp„dp„ S>dphu v¡$hp_u. bpmL$p¡_¡ `Z `p¡sp_u \pmudp„\u S>dpX$sp„ S>hp_y„ A_¡ `rsv¡$hp¡A¡ `p¡sp_u `Ð_uAp¡ dpV¡$ (A_¡ hpBkp-hkp®) M|V$su-Å¡Csu hp_NuAp¡ gphsp„ S>hp_y„. `R>u A¢W$u \pmuAp¡ A¡L$ sfa Y$Ngp¡ \su Åe, buÆ sfa A¡ DV$L$psu Åe A_¡ ÓuÆ sfa ^p¡hpC-g|R>pC_¡ afu bya¡-V¡$bg `f lpS>f \su Åe.

hf-L$Þep_p„ _ÆL$_p„ kNp„Ap¡_u lpS>fudp„ gÁ__u rhr^ Qpgsu fl¡. R>¡hV¡$ "hpÅ„-hptS>Ó kph^p_!' bp¡gpep `R>u R>¡ëgp d¡rS>L$d„Ó_y„ dpBL$dp„ DÃQpfZ \pe A¡V$g¡ A¡L$kp\¡ ifZpC-Y$p¡g, b¡ÞX$hpÅ„, Npe_p¡_u L¡$k¡V$p¡ (lh¡ kuX$u) A_¡ aV$pL$X$p NpÆ EW¡$! sd¡ lÆ h¡rS>V¡$bg `ygph kp\¡ L$Y$u_p¡ kbX$L$p¡ dpfsp„ lp¡ Ðep„ ApMp¡ d„X$` NpS>hp gpN¡. ""gp¡ bp¡k, `su Ney„? ApV$gy„ S>gv$u?''

kd|lgÁ_dp„ OÏ„b^y„ A¡L$kp\¡ `su Åe R>¡. X$T_b„^ h¡hpC-h¡hpZp¡_¡ dp\¡\u âk„N_p¡ cpf Esfu Åe R>¡. A_¡ s¡ `Z OZu kfmsp\u. d„X$` L$p¡d_, bya¡-cp¡S>_ L$p¡d_, dpBL$ L$p¡d_, b°pûZp¡ L$p¡d_. A_¡ dl¡dp_p¡ `Z L$p¡d_ A¡V$g¡ OZp¡b^p¡ MQ® bQu Åe R>¡. OZpb^p gp¡L$p¡_p V$pBd bQu Åe R>¡. lp, Qp„ëgp A_¡ L$Þepv$p__p„ V¡$bgp¡ OZp„ lp¡e A_¡ Ap`Zu X$bg-qV²$bg kNpC _uL$mu lp¡e A¡V$g¡ b¡Qpf V¡$bg¡ "gMphhpdp„' \p¡X$p¡ V$pBd Åe, bpL$u kfhpm¡ b^y„ kpfy„ `X¡$ R>¡.

A¡L$ S>dp_pdp„ Aphp„ kd|lgÁ_p¡ Nfubp¡ dpV¡$_y„ kNhqX$ep„ kp¡ëeyi_ NZpsp„ lsp„, `Z lh¡ A¡hy„ _\u füy„. lh¡ ^ud¡ ^ud¡ s¡ oprs_p¡ DÐkh NZpsp„ Åe R>¡. OZu oprsAp¡_p¡ dÝedhN® A_¡ DÃQ dÝedhN® lh¡ kd|lgÁ_p¡_u sfa¡Z L$fsp¡ \ep¡ R>¡.

`Z Ad¡ sp¡ lh¡ A¡ qv$hk_u fpl Å¡C füp R>uA¡ Äepf¡ qX$k¡çbf drl_pdp„ A¡_pfpB kd|lgÁ_p¡ Ap¡N£_pBT \sp„ li¡! L$pfZ L¡$ b^y„ kfk fus¡ Ap¡N£_pBT L$fsp„ sd_¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ blz kpfy„ AphX¡$. bpL$u Ad¡ gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ A„^p^|„^u_p S> A¡¼k`V$p£ R>uA¡! A¡V$g¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

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