Apd sp¡ Ap`Ï„ NyS>fps "X²$pe õV¡$V$' L$l¡hpe A¡V$g¡ R>p„V$p¡`pZu L$pev¡$kf _p¡ NZpe. `Z Apd Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ b^y„ lpgsy„ lp¡e R>¡. lp, il¡fp¡dp„ R>p„V$p¡`pZu_u ìehõ\p L$fhu lp¡e sp¡ S>fp àgpt_N L$fu fpMhy„ `X¡$, bpL$u NpdX$p„Ap¡dp„ kp¡dfk kl¡gpC\u dm¡ R>¡. s¡dp„e v$rnZ NyS>fps, A¡V$g¡ hp`u\u sp`udp„, `uhp bpbs¡ L$p¡C TpTp¡ R>p¡R> _l].

Adpfp A¡L$ cpCb„^ s¡_p kv¹$Ns v$pv$p_¡ epv$ L$fsp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfp¡ X$p¡lp¡-bp`p¡ AÌ$pÏ-_ìhpÏ hfl Æh¡gp¡. `Z R>¡L$ lz^u X$pê$$ `uhp Å¡CA¡. `Z A¡L$X$d rgqdV$dp„ lp„ L¡$! fp¡S> fps_p lzsp„ `¡'gp„ _hV$p„L$ gpMu_¡ lzC Åe!'

_hV$p„L$ A¡V$g¡ `pi¡f_y„ AX$^y„, A_¡ "gpMu_¡' A¡V$g¡ _pMu_¡! OZp kyfsuAp¡ sd_¡ A¡d L$l¡sp„ dm¡ L¡$, "S>dsp„ `l¡gp„ Ap`Z_¡ _hV$p„L$ gpMhp¡ `X¡$!' ApS>\u A¡L$ `¡Y$u `l¡gp„_p S>dp_p ky^u sp¡ v$rnZ NyS>fps_p„ NpdX$p„Ap¡dp„ ÷uAp¡ `Z "âk„Np¡`pÑ' v$pê$ `usu!

`Z Mfu dÅ spX$udp„ R>¡. A¡L$ hpf Ad¡ NpdX¡$ Ne¡gp Ðepf¡ Aphy„ Apd„ÓZ dþey„, "Qpgp¡, spX$u `uhp_p L¡$?' spX$u Apd sp¡ Aphp L$p¡CL$ `uW$pdp„ `Z dm¡, `Z Mfu dÅ sp¡ s¡_¡ ku^u TpX$ `f\u Dspfu_¡ `uhpdp„! Ap_p¡ ApMp¡ A¡L$ rhr^ lp¡e R>¡. MS|>fu_p TpX$ `f KQ¡ Qà`y hX¡$ R>¡v$ L$fu_¡ dpV$gp„ gV$L$ph¡gp„ lp¡e. s¡dp„ `¡gp¡ fk V$`¼ep L$f¡. k|fS>_p sX$L$p\u s¡dp„ Ap\p¡ Aph¡ A_¡ s¡ `uhp\u _ip¡ QX¡$. `Z Å¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ dpV$gy„ Dspfu gp¡ sp¡ s¡ _ufp¡ lp¡e. S>¡ NyZL$pfu NZpe R>¡.

A¡V$g¡ spX$u `uhp b`p¡f `R>u S>hp_y„ lp¡e. Adpfp cpCb„^¡ Npd_u vy$L$p_¡\u `00 N°pd i¡L¡$gu tiN_y„ `X$uLy„$ b„^pìey„. d¢ `|R¹>ey„, "Ap iy„?' sp¡ L$l¡ "QphÏ„!' QphÏ„ A¡V$g¡ d[ÞQ„N. M¡sfdp„ MS|>fu `f\u spX$u_p OX|$gp Dspfhp dS|>f_¡ QX$pìep¡. OX$p _uQ¡ Apìep sp¡ Å¡ey„ s¡dp„ Ak„¿e d„L$p¡X$p. dpfp¡ cpCb„^ L$l¡, "kpgp, d„L$p¡X$p bu `u_¡ V$p„V$ \C f¡'gp v¡$lz„!' A_¡ hps¡e Mfu. d„L$p¡X$pAp¡ _ipdp„ ^|s lsp. lpghpQpghp_p S>fp lp¡i _l].

d„L$p¡X$p_¡ v|$f L$ep® `R>u spX$u `uhp dpV¡$ s¥epf lsu. `Z `uhp_y„ i¡_p\u? sp¡ L$l¡ MpMfp_p `p„v$X$p\u! MpMfp_p `p__¡ b¡ R>¡X¡$\u Q`V$uAp¡ hX¡$ `L$X$u_¡ dp¡Y¡$ dp„X$hp_y„, A_¡ sdpfp eS>dp_ s¡dp„ spX$u f¡X$sp„ Åe s¡ OV$L$ OV$L$ `usp„ S>hp_y„! spX$u_p¡ _ip¡ QX¡$ s¡ dpV¡$ s¡ OZu ¼hp¡[ÞV$V$udp„ `uhu `X¡$. b¡ÓZ Ágpk S>¡V$gu spX$u_u Mpk Akf _ \pe.

Apd hpfpafsu b^p OV$L$ OV$L$ `usp„ Åe. hÃQ¡ hÃQ¡ `¡gy„ i¡L¡$gu tiN_y„ d[ÞQ„N. `Z d[ÞQ„N R>¡L$ ky^u Qpgu fl¡ s¡ dpV¡$ A¡L$ _hu V¡$[¼_L$ Å¡hp dmu. tiNp¡_¡ cp¢e `f rhM¡fu _pMhp_u! Apd L$fhp\u R>¡L$ R>¡ëgp¡ O|„V$ `uAp¡ Ðep„ gNu S>du_ `f\u ¼ep„L$ ¼ep„L$ `¡gu tiN dmu Aph¡! Apd¡e spX$u h^pf¡ `uhp_u lp¡e A¡Vg¡ QphÏ„ S>¡V$gy„ Ap¡Ry>„ Mph s¡V$gy„ kpfy„!

Aphu ä¡i spX$u_p¡ _ip¡ d^yf lp¡e R>¡. lmhp¡ L¡$a fl¡ A_¡ R>sp„ dpdgp¡ L„$V²$p¡gdp„ lp¡e s¡d gpN¡! Ad¡ Of¡ `lp¢Ãep Ðepf¡ Ad_¡ A¡d L¡$ L$p¡C_¡ ¿epg _l] Aph¡ `Z Adpfu X$p¡gsu Qpg Å¡C_¡ Of_u ÷uAp¡ `Z lksp„ lksp„ bp¡gu EW$u, "hpX$uA¡ spX$u `uhp N¡Bgp L¡$?'

v$rnZ NyS>fps_p„ Npdp¡dp„ spX$u `uhu A¡ L„$C blz dp¡V$p¡ vy$Ny®Z _\u NZpsp¡. Ad¡ Ne¡gp s¡ A„sqfepm Npd¡ qv$hkdp„ Qpf A¡k.V$u. bk Aphsu A_¡ s¡ N¡S> Npd¡ S>C_¡ `pR>u afsu. Ap N¡S> Npd_u spX$u blz hMZpe. A¡L$ hpf Ad¡ bk_u fpl Å¡sp„ Ec¡gp. _ÆL$dp„ b¡ÓZ X$p¡iuAp¡ `Z fpl Å¡su b¡W¡$gu.

\p¡X$u hpf¡ ^|m DX$pX$su bk Aphu A_¡ N¡S> Npd sfa Qpgu. `¡gu X$p¡iuAp¡ L„$X$¼V$f_¡ KQ¡ kpv¡$ L$l¡, "`pR>p¡ hl¡gp¡ AphS>¡ r`fp! N¡S>dp„ spX$u `uhp _] b¡lu S>sp¡!' L„$X$¼V$f `Z gl¡fu. s¡ L$l¡, "spX$u sp¡ `uhp_p¡ S>! Qpg X$p¡lu sy Aph¡ sp¡ s_¡ lp¡ q`hX$phy„!'

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Ap¡d `fdpÐdp s\p `p„Xy$f„NÆ_p k„âv$pep¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ OZp gp¡L$p¡A¡ lh¡ dÛ`p__p¡ ÐepN L$ep£ R>¡. Aphp b^p gp¡L$p¡ "cNs' L$l¡hpe! `Z Aphp cNs gp¡L$p¡_u k„¿ep Ap¡R>u R>¡ A_¡ "k„kpfuAp¡' lÆ blzdsudp„ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡