Ofdp„\u kp¥_y„ gpX$L$hpey„ bpmL$ Nyd \C Åe Ðepf¡ `qfhpfS>_p¡_u L¡$hu [õ\rs \pe? L„$CL$ A¡hu S> lpgs AÐepf¡ rNf_pf_y„ S>„Ng k„cpmsp ap¡f¡õV$ Ar^L$pfuAp¡_u R>¡. rNf_pf_p S>„Ng_¡ NS>hsp b¡ tkl fpd A_¡ íepd \p¡X$p qv$hk\u gp`sp R>¡.

Ap b„_¡ tkl b^p_p blz gpX$L$p lsp, L$pfZ L¡$ s¡_u kp\¡ A¡L$ NS>b_u "ghõV$p¡fu' Apg¡Mpe¡gu R>¡. tkl `Z â¡d L$fu ÅZ¡ R>¡ s¡_p `yfphpAp¡ Ap b„_¡ tklp¡A¡ Apàep R>¡.

S|>_pNY$_p `pv$fdp„ _hpb¡ b„^ph¡gy„ A¡L$ kv$u S|>_y„ k½$fbpN T| Aph¡gy„ R>¡. Ap T|_p `p„S>fpdp„ b¡ tklZp¡ L¡$v$ R>¡. \p¡X$p kde ANpD A¡hy„ Å¡hp dþey„ L¡$ rNf_pfdp„\u b¡ tkl fps_p kde¡ `p„S>fpdp„ L¡$v$ s¡_u râesdpAp¡_¡ dmhp Aph¡ R>¡.

k½$fbpN T|_p sÐL$pgu_ ky`qfÞV¡$ÞX¡$ÞV$ `u.`u. fphg¡ Ap OV$_p qv$hkp¡ ky^u _fu Ap„M¡ Å¡C R>¡. `p„S>fpdp„ fl¡gu tklZ kp\¡ b„_¡ dp\y„ Oksp. Ap rhflu tklp¡_u h¡v$_p `Z OZp `ep®hfZâ¡duAp¡_¡ õ`i} NC lsu. s¡dZ¡ Ap b„_¡ tklZp¡_¡ L¡$v$dp„\u dy¼s L$fhp R>¡L$ õV¡$V$ g¡hg ky^u fS|>Apsp¡ L$fu lsu. Å¡L¡$ k½$fbpN_p `p„S>fpdp„ S>Þd¡gu tklZp¡ S>„Ngdp„ _ flu iL¡$ s¡hy„ d„sìe âpZur_óZpsp¡ `pk¡\u dmsp„ Ap â¡duAp¡_p rdg_ D`f Qp¡L$X$u dyL$pC NC lsu.

Ap â¡dL$lp_u_p L$pfZ¡ fpd A_¡ íepd dpÓ S>„Ng Ar^L$pfuAp¡dp„ S> _l], gp¡L$p¡dp„ `Z ÅZusp \C Ne¡gp. lh¡ Ap b„_¡ tkl AQp_L$ Nyd \C Nep R>¡. S>„Ngdp„ tkl_y„ dp¡s \pe sp¡ OZu hMs gp„bp¡ kde ky^u ÅZ _ \pe. `Z Ap b„_¡ tklp¡ k½$fbpNdp„ â¡rdL$p_¡ dmhp Aphsp b„^ \C S>sp„ b^p_¡ Ly$s|lg kp\¡ i„L$p \C. S>„Ngdp„ s`pk \C sp¡ b„_¡_p¡ L$p¡C `Ñp¡ _ gpÁep¡.

S|>_pNY$ il¡fdp„ `ep®hfZ dpV¡$ L$pd L$fsp _f¡ÞÖ cfpX$ L$l¡ R>¡, ""A¡L$ tkl Å¡hp _ dm¡ sp¡ kdÆ iL$pe L¡$ L$v$pQ s¡_y„ dp¡s \ey„ li¡. `Z Ap b„_¡ rdÓp¡ sp¡ fps-qv$hk kp\¡ S> fl¡sp. Ap L$pfZ¡ L„$CL$ AOqV$s bÞey„ lp¡e s¡hu i„L$p ÅN¡ s¡ õhpcprhL$ R>¡.''

kpdpÞe fus¡ tkl_p dp¡s_u OV$_pdp„ s¡_p d©sv¡$l_y„ `p¡õV$dp¡V®$d \pe R>¡. dp¡s_y„ L$pfZ ÅZhp Ap„sffpô²$ue L$np_p„ `funZp¡ \pe R>¡. `Z Ap b„_¡_p sp¡ d©sv¡$lp¡ `Z _\u dþep. sp¡ `R>u Ap b„_¡ tkl ¼ep„ Nep? rNf_pf_y„ S>„Ng S>¡d_u lL|$ds l¡W$m Aph¡ R>¡ s¡ X$u.A¡a.Ap¡. (qX$[õV²$¼V$ ap¡f¡õV$ Ap¡qakf) X$u.bu. ApÞÖ¡ L$l¡ R>¡, ""lp, A¡ hps kpQu R>¡ L¡$ Ap b¡ tkl \p¡X$p kde\u Å¡hp _\u dþep. Ad¡ s¡_¡ ip¡^uA¡ R>uA¡. tkl OZu hMs "dpBN°¡V$' \pe R>¡. rNf_pf_p S>„Ng\u kpkZ-Nuf_y„ S>„Ng _ÆL$ R>¡. b_hpÅ¡N R>¡ L¡$ s¡ rNf_pf_p S>„Ngdp„\u Nuf_p S>„Ngdp„ Qpëep Nep lp¡e. \p¡X$p S> rv$hkp¡dp„ Ad¡ kpQu rhNsp¡ ip¡^u gCiy„. `Z AphX$p dp¡V$p S>„Ngdp„ tkl_u cpm d¡mhhu kl¡gu _\u.''

kpkZ-Nuf_p X¡$àeyV$u L$ÞTh£V$f Ap¡a ap¡f¡õV$ dl¡i tkl L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ ""A¡riep_y„ A¡L$dpÓ A¡riepqV$L$ gpe__y„ AcepfÎe, kpkZ-Nuf_y„ S>„Ng 1,412 (A¡L$ lÅf Qpfkp¡ _¡ bpf) Qp¡fk qL$gp¡duV$fdp„ `\fpe¡gy„ R>¡. rNf_pf_p S>„Ng_p¡ Apdp„ kdph¡i \sp¡ _\u. rNf_pf_y„ S>„Ng 170 (A¡L$kp¡ rkÑ¡f) Qp¡fk qL$gp¡duV$f_y„ R>¡. rNf_pf_p S>„Ngdp„ kp¡m S>¡V$gp tkl R>¡. R>¡ëgu hkrsNZsfu dyS>b Nuf A_¡ rNf_pf_p dmu_¡ Ly$g tklp¡_u k„¿ep 304 (ÓZkp¡ Qpf)_u lsu.'' X$p¡. dl¡i tkl_p ds dyS>b tklp¡_u hkrsdp„ \p¡X$p¡ h^pfp¡ \ep¡ lp¡e s¡hp¡ A„v$pS> R>¡.

tklp¡_u hkrsNZsfu v$f Qpf hj£ \pe R>¡. ApNpdu d¡ drl_pdp„ afu\u tklp¡_u hkrsNZsfu \i¡. S>„Ng_p¡ M|Z¡M|Zp¡ h]Mu A¡L$-A¡L$ tkl_u NZsfu \pe R>¡. X¡$àeyV$u L$ÞTh£V$f Ap¡a ap¡f¡õV$ dl¡i tkl L$l¡ R>¡, ""ApMf¡ Ap hkrsNZsfu hMs¡ sp¡ Mbf `X$u S>i¡ L¡$, fpd A_¡ íepd ¼ep„ R>¡. hkrsNZsfu hMs¡ s¡ Qp¡½$k dmu Aphi¡.''

AgbÑ Å¡ Æhsp li¡ sp¡... bpL$u L$p¡CA¡ riL$pf L$ep£ R>¡ L¡$ L¡$d? s¡ sp¡ L„$CL$ kyfpN dm¡ Ðepf¡ S> Mbf `X¡$. AÐepf¡ sp¡ fpd A_¡ íepd_p¡ rhfl k½$fbpN_u b„_¡ tklZp¡ krls b^p hpBëX$gpBa â¡duAp¡_¡ ksph¡ R>¡.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?