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V¹$qhÞL$g kp\¡ Ad¡ hpsQus L$fu füp lsp Ðep„ AQp_L$ s¡Z¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ sd¡ d_¡ lh¡ khpgp¡ ¼epf¡ `|R>hp_p R>p¡? L$ep khpgp¡? Ad¡ kpdy„ `|R¹>ey„. V¹$qhÞL$g L$l¡, "Af¡ b^p qaëdu `ÓL$pfp¡ `|R>sp lp¡e R>¡ A¡ khpgp¡.' kp¡apdp„ `N `f `N QX$phu_¡ åëey ÆÞk A_¡ kpv$p¡ L$p¡V$__p¡ åg¡L$ iV®$ `l¡fu_¡ sdpfp sfa Y$mu_¡ b¡k¡gu V¹$qhÞL$g Ap„Mp¡ _Qphu_¡ L$l¡ R>¡. iV®$_p„ D`gp„ bV$_ Myëgp„ R>¡ S>¡dp„\u s¡_p¡... l„... Dcpf v¡$MpC Aph¡ R>¡. `Z s¡ sp¡ `fhp L$ep® rh_p Apfpd\u b¡W$u R>¡ A_¡ kpdy„ `|R>u flu R>¡ L¡$ ¼epf¡ `|R>hp_p R>p¡ `¡gp _V$MV$ khpgp¡.

s¡ Ap„NmuAp¡ `f Ap¡N®_ hNpX$su lp¡e A¡d NZphsu Åe R>¡ A_¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "v$f¡L$ qaëd `ÓL$pf `p„Q khpgp¡ S> `|R>¡ R>¡. A¡L$, ApS>L$pg sd¡ L$p¡_p Q½fdp„ R>p¡? buSy>„, ip dpV¡$ sd¡ s¡_p Q½$fdp„ R>p¡? ÓuSy>„, Ap_u `l¡gp„ S>¡_u kp\¡ sdpfy„ Q½$f lsy„ s¡_¡ sdpfp Ap _hp Q½$f\u L¡$hu gpNZu \pe R>¡? Qp¡\y„, AÐepf¡ sdpfy„ Q½$f S>¡_u kp\¡ Qpg¡ R>¡ s¡ ANpD S>¡_u kp\¡ Q½$f Qpgsy„ lsy„ s¡_p rhi¡ iy„ dp_¡ R>¡? L$p¡Z R>¡ A¡ S>¡_u kp\¡ sdpfy„ AÐepf¡ Q½$f Qpg¡ R>¡?' lz„ Ap b^y„ `Z _p¡V$byL$dp„ V$`L$phhp gpÁep¡ A¡V$g¡ L$l¡hp gpNu, Af¡! `Z sy„ Ap b^y„ _ gMui, _l] sp¡ gp¡L$p¡ _plL$_p L$l¡i¡ L¡$ d_¡ sp¡ bX$bX$ L$fhp_u Apv$s R>¡ A_¡ N„vy$„ N„vy$„ S> bp¡gsp„> AphX$¡ R>¡.

d¢ L$üy„ kpfy„, sp¡ spfp Q½$f S>¡hp iåv$_u S>ÁepA¡ lz„ N„v$p¡ iåv$ gMu _pMui. bp¡g, L¡$hy„ fl¡i¡? s¡ sp¡ ER>mu S> `X$u. _p, _p, sy„ sp¡ dfphu _pMui. _p gMui, `pNg. A¡d L$f, Q½$f_u S>ÁepA¡ L„$CL$ A¡hy„ gM L¡$... A¡d L$fu_¡ V¹$qhÞL$g gafp„ dpV¡$ kpfp¡ iåv$ ip¡^hp dNS> L$khp gpNu. L$p¡_¡ dm¡ R>¡ A¡hy„ L„$CL$ gMS>¡ A¡hy„ NZNZu. lz„ sp¡ s¡_¡ Å¡C S> füp¡. V¹$qhÞL$g A_¡ s¡_p S>¡hp buÅ raëdu gp¡L$p¡_u, õV$pf_u v$ep `Z Aphu L¡$ S>¡dZ¡ õV$pf bÞep `R>u X$püp¡ X$püp¡ v¡$Mph L$fhp¡ `X¡$ R>¡. `p¡s¡ blz k„õL$pfu A_¡ kyiug R>¡ A_¡ W$f¡g R>¡ A¡hy„ v¡$MpX$hp d\sp õV$pf_u lpgs Å¡hp S>¡hu lp¡e R>¡.

Å¡L¡$ V¹$qhÞL$g `R>u L$l¡ R>¡ Å¡ lz„ ¼epf¡e dpfp â¡duAp¡ rhi¡_u hps Ry>`phsu _\u. L$p¡C kp\¡ lz„ afsu lp¡J sp¡ Myëg¡Apd afy„ Ry>„. lp¡V¡$gdp„ ÅJ Ry>„, `bdp„ ÅJ Ry>„. lz„ k„b„^p¡ Ry>`phhpdp„ _\u dp_su. `Z dygpL$psdp„ lz„ iy„ bp¡gy„ s¡ dpf¡ rhQpfu_¡ L$l¡hy„ `X¡$. s_¡ sp¡ Mbf R>¡ L¡$ qaëd d¡N¡qT_p¡ L¡$hp„ lp¡e R>¡.

buÆ A¡L$ NfdpNfd L$p¡au Aphu A_¡ s¡ `usp„ `usp„ `pR>u `p¡s¡ S> L$l¡hp gpNu, "`Z A¡dp„ qaëd `ÓL$pfp¡_p¡ `Z hp„L$ _\u. s¡ `Z ApMf¡ sp¡ BÞkp_ S> R>¡_¡. A_¡ s_¡ Mbf R>¡ õV$pf ApMp¡ qv$hk k¡V$ `f iy„ L$f¡ R>¡? ApB du_, b¡ ip¡V$ hÃQ¡ OZu hpf blz kde lp¡e R>¡. s¡ blz bp¡qf„N lp¡e R>¡. A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ `Z c¡Np„ dmu_¡ Np¡qk` L$fsp„ lp¡CA¡ R>uA¡ L¡$... ApS>L$pg `¡gu_y„ `¡gp kp\¡ Qpg¡ R>¡ A_¡ `¡gp¡ Y$uL$Zu_p Q½$fdp„ R>¡ A¡hy„ b^y„. A¡¼ÃeyAgu Ad¡ `Z buÅ\u L„$C blz Sy>v$p„ _\u. Ad_¡ `Z buÅ b^p„_u S>¡d S> k¡¼k_y„ Ap¡åk¡i_ lp¡e R>¡.'

lh¡ L$ë`_p L$fp¡, k¡V$ `f õV$pf gp¡L$p¡ buÅ õV$pf_u k¡¼kgpBa rhi¡ Nyk`yk L$fu füp R>¡... _hpC gpN¡ R>¡, `Z fpls `Z \pe R>¡ L¡$ Qpgp¡ A¡ hps sp¡ L$p¡CA¡ õhuL$pfu L¡$ `ÓL$pfp¡ A_¡ Ap k¡¼ku kpBf_p¡_p QplL$p¡_u S>¡d õV$pk® `p¡s¡ `Z k¡¼k_u hpsp¡ L$fu_¡ NgNqgep„ A_ych¡ R>¡. `Z Ap `l¡gp„ L¡$d L$p¡C õV$pf¡ Aphu L$b|gps L$fu _\u? V¹$qhÞL$g¡ S> L¡$d L$üy„ L¡$ s¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡e A¡L$buÅ_p„ k¡¼ku gafp„ ÅZhpdp„ fk lp¡e R>¡?

`R>u sp¡ d¢ `Z V¹$qhÞL$g¡ q`hX$ph¡gu NfdpNfd L$p¡au s¡_p AX$^p Myëgp iV®$dp„\u v¡$Mpsu s¡_u R>psu A_¡ s¡_u Aphu Myëgu L$b|gps kp„cmu_¡ tlds L$fu _pMu A_¡ qaëd `ÓL$pfp¡ `Z S>¡ `|R>hp_u TV$ tlds _\u L$fsp„ A¡ `|R>u _p¿ey„, "bfpbf.. `Z.. l„d... `Z... hps L$fuA¡ sp¡... gpBL$... sy„ ApS>L$pg L$p¡_u kp\¡ f„Nf¡qgep„ L$fu flu R>¡?'

`Z Apd Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ V¹$qhÞL$g L„$C A¡V$gu Mfpb R>p¡L$fu _\u. R>p¡L$fu sp¡ lh¡ s¡ _\u flu, A¡V$g¡ Mfpb ÷u R>¡. `Z L„$C Ap`Z¡ kdÆA¡ R>uA¡ A¡hu fus¡ Mfpb ÷u _\u. V¹$qhÞL$g Apd `pR>u r_Mpgk R>¡ A_¡ d_dp„ Aph¡ s¡ L$lu _pM¡ R>¡. `Z ApMpbp¡gu R>¡ A_¡ bl¡_`ZuAp¡ kp\¡ `uhp b¡W$u lp¡e Ðepf¡ b¡ `¡N QX$pìep `R>u A¡ga¡g bp¡ghp dpV¡$ s¡ bv$_pd \C R>¡.

V¹$qhÞL$g `u^p `R>u sp¡ `p¡sp_u A„Ns bl¡_`Zu rhi¡ `Z L„$C `Z bp¡ghp gpN¡ R>¡ A¡hy„ L$l¡hpe R>¡. s¡_¡ d|M® gp¡L$p¡ S>fpe Ndsp _\u A_¡ `p¡s¡ sp¡ d|fM R>¡ S> _l].

qaëdhpmpAp¡_u ksu kprhÓu Bd¡S>dp„ s¡Z¡ `p¡sp_¡ bp„^u fpMu _\u. qaëdDÛp¡N_p fpS>L$pfZ A_¡ gafp„dp„ `X$su _\u. `p¡sp_y„ L$pd L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ qaëdp¡ L$f¡ R>¡, `Z buÅ L¡$V$gpL$ õV$pk®_u S>¡d qaëdp¡_¡ S> kh®õh NZu_¡ b¡ku _\u NC. qaëd rkhpe_u blpf_u qfeg vy$r_epdp„ `Z s¡_¡ A¡V$gp¡ S> fk R>¡.

OZu hpf sp¡ A¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ V¹$qhÞL$g \p¡Xy„$ _pd A_¡ `|fsp v$pd L$dpep `R>u Ap qaëdS>Ns R>p¡X$u_¡ S>su fl¡i¡ A_¡ `p¡sp_u fus¡ dp¡S>\u Æhi¡. R> hj® `l¡gp„ s¡Z¡ Ap DÐ`prsep qaëdS>Nsdp„ `N d|¼ep¡ lsp¡. s¡_u `l¡gu S> qaëd_p `l¡gp ip¡V$dp„ s¡_¡ kph OkpB Ne¡gu gpB_ bp¡ghp_y„ L$l¡hpey„ lsy„, "ApB gh ey.' V¹$qhÞL$g s¡ epv$ L$fsp„ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ `p¡s¡ A¡V$gu b^u NcfpC NC lsu L¡$ ^°|S>su lsu A_¡ L$iy„ S> bp¡gu iL$su _lp¡su.

A¡ bfkps qaëd `R>u sp¡ Å¡L¡$ i¡Mf L$`|f¡ R>p¡X$u v$u^u A_¡ s¡d_u S>ÁepA¡ _hp rX$f¡¼V$f fpS>Ly$dpf k„sp¡juA¡ L$fu lsu. `¡gp¡ ip¡V$ sp¡ qaëddp„\u L$pY$u S> _Mpep¡ lsp¡. `Z `R>u sp¡ bfkps qfguT \C A_¡ kpfu Qpgu A_¡ V¹$qhÞL$g s\p bp¡bu v¡$Ap¡g_u NpX$u v$p¡X$su \C NC.

s¡ hps_¡ R> hj® \C Nep„ R>¡ A_¡ s¡ `R>u sp¡ OZu b^u qaëdp¡ Aphu NC. OZp„ b^p„ Nusp¡ s¡Z¡ qaëdp¡dp„ Npep„, `pZudp„ c]ÅC_¡ dpv$L$ _©Ðep¡ L$ep¯ A_¡ 18 hj®_u R>p¡L$fu sfuL¡$ L$qfef iê$ L$fu lsu Ðep„\u ApS>¡ 24 hj®_u ÷u b_u NC R>¡ A_¡ s¡_u R>¡ëgu qaëd Å¡fy L$p Nygpd `Z qfguT \C NC R>¡.

V¹$qhÞL$g L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡ L„$C qaëdp¡ L$fhp dpV¡$ dfu _lp¡su `X$u. A¡ sp¡ Qpgp¡ A¡ dpV¡$ `Z V²$pe L$fu Å¡CA¡ A¡d rhQpfu_¡ qaëdp¡ L$fu lsu. Å¡ Ndi¡ sp¡ ApNm h^uiy„. V¹$qhÞL$g lh¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "`Z `R>u sp¡ d_¡ qaëdp¡ L$fhu Ndhp gpÁey„. s¡_p„ `qfZpdp¡ rhi¡ lz„ `fhp _lp¡su L$fsu. buÅ gp¡L$p¡ iy„ rhQpfi¡ s¡ rhi¡ rhQpfhp S>¡hX$u dp¡V$u lz„ _lp¡su \C. ApS>¡ `Z sd¡ d_¡ Å¡fy L$p Nygpd rhi¡ `|R¹>ey„ _l] Ðep„ ky^u d_¡ ¿epg S> _lp¡sp¡.'

"d_¡ A¡V$gu Mbf lsu L¡$ Ap A¡L$ L$p¡d¡X$u qaëd R>¡ A_¡ dpfu buÆ fp¡_p^p¡_p V$pB` qaëdp¡ L$fsp„ L„$CL$ Sy>v$u R>¡. `Z d¢ A¡hy„ L$v$u _lp¡sy„ rhQpe¯y L¡$ qaëd Qpgi¡ L¡$ ãgp¡` \i¡. Ap`Z¡ b^p„ s¡_¡ blz dlÒh Ap`uA¡ R>uA¡. `p„Q hj® `R>u Ap`Z¡ ApS>_p Ap qv$hk_¡ epv$ fpMuiy„?'

V¹$qhÞL$g R>¡ S> A¡hu. s¡ L$pg_u Mp¡V$u tQsp L$fsu _\u A_¡ Å`p_u T¡__u S>¡d r_:õ`©l fus¡ Æh__p¡ Ap_„v$ dpZhpdp„ dp_¡ R>¡. s¡_u hpsp¡ `f\u A¡d S> gpN¡ L¡$ s¡ blz ip„s A_¡ W$f¡g b_u NC R>¡. iê$Aps_p„ hjp£dp„ sp¡ s¡ t^NpdõsuA¡ S> QX$u lsu.

V¹$qhÞL$g L$l¡ R>¡, "lp, lz„ lh¡ h^y ip„s b_u Ry>„. QY$ph-Dspf_¡ õhuL$pfsp„ iuMu Ry>„. lÆe ¼epf¡L$ tQsp \pe, `Z `l¡gp„_u S>¡d lQdQu _\u S>su.' Å¡L¡$ `p¡s¡ õL|$gdp„ `Z Aphu S> lsu A¡d V¹$qhÞL$g L$l¡ R>¡. "lz„ L„$C `Z lp¡e, cZhp_y„ L¡$ fdhp_y„ L¡$ `funp- Å¡i\u L$fy„ A_¡ `R>u L$pd `|fy„ \C Åe A¡V$g¡ lpi L$fu_¡ b¡ku ÅJ. `funp_p¡ ApNgp¡ qv$hk lp¡e L¡$ qaëd qfguT \hp_p¡ qv$hk lp¡e, d_¡ L$p¡C õV²¡$k _ lp¡e.'

Aphp¡ _qaL$fp¡ õhcph s¡_u dçdu qX$ç`gdp„\u Apìep¡ li¡? V¹$qhÞL$g L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ sp¡ rbgLy$g dpfu dçdu `f NC Ry>„. lz„ sp¡ blz sp¡ap_u lsu. _p_u lsu Ðepf¡ ip¡af X²$uh_ L$pfdp„ õL|$$g¡ ÅJ A_¡ b^p `f fp¡a R>p„Vy„$. fp¡S>¡fp¡S> dpf¡ åg¡L$ L$fÞV$ L¡$L$ Mphp Å¡CA¡. Apd S> Qpëey„ lp¡s sp¡ lz„ ApS>¡ `Z `¡gp õV$pf_p„ bNX¡$gp„ k„sp_p¡ S>¡hu lp¡s. `Z d_¡ L|$`f õL|$gdp„\u DW$pX$u_¡ `„QN_udp„ Bfp bp¡qX¯$N õL|$gdp„ dp¡L$gu v¡$hpdp„ Aphu. s¡_p\u dpfy„ Æh_ bQu Ney„. lz„ sp¡ L$lz„ Ry>„ v$f¡L$ bpmL$_¡ b¡ hj® dpV¡$ sp¡ bp¡qX¯$N õL|$gdp„ dp¡L$ghy„ S> Å¡CA¡. Ðep„ sd¡ ku^p„ \C ÅAp¡ R>p¡.'

Ap ku^u kfm R>p¡L$fu_¡ R> hj® `R>u lh¡ qaëdu vy$r_ep L¡$hu gpN¡ R>¡? V¹$qhÞL$g L$p¡C c°ddp„ _\u. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap R> hj®dp„ s¡_¡ A¡L$ S> kpfp¡ rdÓ qaëdS>Nsdp„\u dþep¡ R>¡. bk A¡L$ S>, NZu_¡.

`Z A¡ rdÓ R>¡ L$p¡Z? "d¡gp'dp„ s¡_u kp\¡ lsp¡ s¡ Aprdf Mp_ L¡$? lp L$l¡su hMs¡ V¹$qhÞL$g_y„ dp¢ S>fp h„L$pe R>¡, "`Z A¡hu L$p¡C hps _\u. d_¡ Mbf R>¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ hÃQ¡ Adpfu hps QNphu lsu. lz„ dpfp k„b„^p¡ L$v$u _\u Ry>`phsu. Aprdf Mf¡Mf kpfp¡ v$p¡õs R>¡. s¡ S> A¡L$ A¡hp¡ R>¡ S>¡_u kp\¡ lz„ qv$g Mp¡gu_¡ hps L$fu iLy„$. s¡ Al] dpfu A_¡ dpfp bp¡eä¡ÞX$ kp\¡ S>dhp `Z Apìep¡ lsp¡.'

V¹$qhÞL$g_p¡ A¡ bp¡eä¡ÞX$ Ane Ly$dpf lsp¡ L¡$ L$p¡Z A¡ `|R>hp_p¡ L$p¡C A\® _lp¡sp¡ L¡$d L¡$ afu `¡gp `p„Q khpghpmu hps Aphu Ås. s¡_¡ `|R>hp_¡ bv$g¡ lz„ s¡_¡ Å¡C füp¡. Mcp ky^u_p hpmdp„ s¡ blz ky„v$f gpNsu lsu. k¡¼ku `Z Mfu. dpÓ ipfuqfL$ fus¡ k¡¼ku _l], `Z A¡qV$V$éyX$dp„ `Z s¡ k¡¼ku S>Zpe Aph¡ R>¡. qaëdp¡ L$fsp„e h^y L$d_ue AÐepf¡ s¡ gpN¡ R>¡.

s¡ Mphp_u ip¡Mu_ R>¡ A_¡ Mp Mp L$ep® L$f¡ R>¡, `Z L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ ifuf_¡ Qyõs A_¡ ApL$j®L$ fpMhp L$kfs `Z L$f¡ R>¡. qaëdu _©Ðep¡ s¡_¡ Nd¡ R>¡. Np¡thv$p kp\¡ sp¡ blz S> dÅ Aphu. s¡ blz kpfp¡ X$pÞkf R>¡ A¡d s¡ L$l¡ R>¡. A_¡ ApS>L$pg s¡ iy„ L$fu flu R>¡ Mbf R>¡? bpmhpsp®Ap¡ gMu flu R>¡.

s¡_u A¡L$ Å¡fv$pf BÃR>p R>¡ b¡Nrbõsfp gC_¡ eyfp¡edp„ afhp S>hp_u. i|qV„$N L$fhp S>CA¡ Ðepf¡ sp¡ V$pBd S> _\u dmsp¡ A¡d s¡ L$l¡ R>¡. "lp¡V¡$gdp„\u gp¡L¡$i_ `f A_¡ gp¡L¡$i_ `f\u lp¡V¡$gdp„. d_¡ sp¡ blpf fMX$hp_y„ Nd¡. rdÓp¡ lp¡e, buQ `f S>C_¡ k|C fl¡hp_y„ A_¡ ^dpg L$fhp_u.'

V¹$qhÞL$g_u dçdu A_¡ bl¡_ ^prd®L$ R>¡, `Z V¹$qhÞL$g_¡ s¡dp„ fk _\u `X$sp¡. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "sd¡ kpfp lp¡ A_¡ buÅ sfa kpfp flp¡, bk A¡V$gy„ S> S>ê$fu R>¡. d„qv$fdp„ S>C_¡ s¡ hps sdpf¡ cNhp_ `pk¡ kprbs _\u L$fhp_u lp¡su.'

`[ågrkV$u_p¡ s¡_¡ ip¡M _\u. s¡_p¡ Ap BÞV$fìey g¡hp dpV¡$ `Z s¡_u bl¡__¡ d_phhu `X$u lsu. 29 rX$k¡çbf¡ s¡ 27 hj®_u \hp_u R>¡. s¡_¡ cfsN|„\Z Nd¡ R>¡. kpfy„ ar_®Qf Mfuv$hy„ Nd¡. L$`X$p„ A_¡ Of¡Zp„_p¡ `Z ip¡M R>¡. gÁ_ L$fhp_p„ R>¡ L¡$ _l]? ldZp„ sp¡ L$p¡C àgp_ _\u. V¹$qhÞL$g L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfp¡ DR>¡f S>¡ fus¡ \ep¡ R>¡ s¡dp„ gÁ__¡ âp¡ep¡qfV$u _\u. `Z Å¡Ciy„, L$p¡C qv$hk rhQpfuiy„.' kpfy„, kpfy„. spfp gÁ__u Adpf¡e Dsphm _\u. ldZp„ sp¡ _ `fZsu A_¡ qaëdp¡ L$fS>¡ A_¡ V¹$qhÞL$g spfu Ap„Mdp„ `¡gu QdL$ R>¡_¡, V¹$qhÞL$g R>¡_¡ s¡_¡ A¡d S> fpMS>¡.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?