dpfp A¡L$ klL$pe®L$f rdÓ_¡ ^|d°`p__u OZu Apv$s$ lsu. "Np¡V¡$ Np¡V¡$ Np¥v$p_d¹' S>¡hu S> [õ\rs! AgbÑ, ApdÞep Åmhu dpfu lpS>fudp„ s¡Ap¡ rkNpf¡V$ _ `usp, `Z \p¡X$u \p¡X$u hpf¡ blpf S>C Aph¡ A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ klz kdÆ S>sp L¡$ cpC h^y A¡L$ hpf aw„L$u Apìep! ^|d°`p__p Ap Arsf¡L$_u õhpcprhL$ fus¡ S> s¡d_p õhpõÕe `f dpW$u Akf `X$hp dp„X$u. v$p¼sf¡ s¡d_¡ ^|d°`p_ kd|mNy„ R>p¡X$u v¡$hp S>Zpìey„, rdÓ d|„Tpep. iy„ L$fhy„? A¡L$ sfa hjp£\u S>X$ Opgu Ne¡gu ^|d°`p__u V¡$h A_¡ buÆ sfa srbes! rdÓ srbes_u fnp_¡ `°pep¡qfV$u Ap`hp S>¡V$gp kdS>v$pf lsp S>. s¡dZ¡ sbub_¡ L$üy„, "kpl¡b, lz„ ApS> _¡ ApS> õdp¡qL„$N kv„$sf sp¡ _l] R>p¡X$u iLy„$, `Z lz„ Ap`_¡ hQ_ Ap`y„ Ry>„ L¡$ lz„ ^ud¡ ^ud¡ ^|d°`p_ gNcN `|f¡`|fy„ R>p¡X$u v$Ci.' v$p¼sf_¡ k„sp¡j \ep¡.

A_¡ rdÓ¡ s¡ S> qv$hk\u ^|d°`p_ OV$pX$hp_p¡ ìe[¼sNs eo Apf„æep¡. ×Y$ r_^p®fi[¼s iy„ _ L$fu iL¡$? kpQ¡kpQ s¡dZ¡ L¡$V$gpL$ kde `R>u ^|d°`p_ k„`|Z®`Z¡ R>p¡X$u v$u^y„. S>¡d S>¡d d_p¡bm L¡$mhpsy„ Ney„ s¡¡d s¡Ap¡ rkNpf¡V$_u k„¿ep OV$pX$sp Nep- gNcN i|Þe_u k`pV$u `f `lp¢Ãep. lp, gNcN i|Þe, `Z k„`|Z® Tufp¡ g¡hg _l]. blz kdÆ-rhQpfu_¡ s¡dZ¡ A¡L$ A`hpv$ fp¿ep¡- fp¡L$X$p¡ A¡L$! _½$u L$ey¯ L¡$ dpf¡ Qp¡huk L$gpL$dp„ dpÓ A¡L$ rkNpf¡V$ Ahíe `uhu! âï_ A¡ EW$¡ L¡$ sp¡ `R>u A¡L$`Z ip kpfy aw„L$hu? rdÓ_¡ L$v$pQ \ey„ li¡ L¡$ S>¡Z¡ ApV$gp„ hj® k\hpfp¡ Apàep¡ s¡_¡ Apd kv$„sf sfR>p¡X$u L¡$d iL$pe? buSy>„ L$„C _l] sp¡ âsuL$pÐdL$, V$p¡L$_ `|fsp¡e s¡_u kp\¡_p¡ k„N r_cphhp¡ Å¡CA¡! v$p¼sf_¡ `|R>èpy„, "kf, Qp¡huk L$gpL$dp„ A¡L$ rkNpf¡V$ `uJ sp¡ l¡ë\_u ×rô$A¡ L$p„C hp„^p¡ Mfp¡?' v$p¼sf¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "_p¡ âp¡åg¡d, `Z A¡L$ A¡V$g¡ A¡L$ S> lp¢! A¡L$\u b¡ _¡ b¡\u ÓZ \pe A_¡ A¡d h^su S> Åe sp¡ v$muv$mu_¡ Y$p„L$Zdp„ DOfphhp S>¡hu [õ\rs \i¡ dpV¡$-' rdÓ¡ L$üy„, "s¡_u Ap` tQsp _ L$fp¡. A¡L$ A¡V$g¡ A¡L$ S.> lz„ L$iuL$ ey[¼s ip¡^u L$pY$ui.'

v$p¼sf_¡ hQ_ sp¡ Apàey„, `Z `R>u rdÓ d|„ThZdp„ `X$ép„ : Qp¡huk L$gpL$dp„ dpÓ A¡L$ rkNpf¡V$ `uhp_u R>¡, `Z s¡ ¼epf¡ `uhu? s¡_¡ dpV¡$ L$ep¡ kde `k„v$ L$fhp¡? A¡L$ rkNpf¡V$ `usp„ blz blz sp¡ `p„Q¡L$ rdr_V$ gpN¡. Qp¡huk L$gpL$_u 1440 rdr_V$p¡dp„\u L$C `p„Q rdr_V ^|d°`p_ dpV¡$ apmhhu? KO, cp¡S>_, õ_p_, ip¥Qq¾$ep hN¡f¡ `pR>m bpf-Qp¥v$ L$gpL$ Åe sp¡ bpL$u_p v$k-bpf L$gpL$dp„\u L$C `p„Q rdr_V$ A¡L$ rkNpf¡V$ `uhp `pR>m kdr`®s L$fhu? rhL$ë`p¡ A_¡L$ lsp : khpf¡ Qp_p `l¡gp L$` A_¡ spÅ AMbpf_u Å¡X¡$ Å¡X¡$ ^|d°`p_ L$fhpdp„ h^pfp_u gl¡S>s _ Aph¡? L¡$V$gpL$ gp¡L$p¡_¡ V¡$h lp¡e R>¡ s¡ âdpZ¡ k„X$pk S>sp„ `l¡gp„ A\hp ip¥Qq¾$ep v$frdep_ A¡L$ rkNpf¡V$ `u^u lp¡e sp¡? A\hp b`p¡f¡ bpf hpÁep_p cp¡S>_ A_¡ s¡ `R>u_u `„v$f-huk rdr_V$_u hpdLy$nu_u hÃQ¡_p Npmpdp„? L¡$ `R>u Ap¡qak¡ S>hp dpV¡$ s¥epf \sp„ \sp„? A\hp dp¡X$u kp„S>¡ Ap¡qak¡\u R|>V$ép `R>u? A\hp fpÓ¡ S>çep `R>u? L$„C _½$u \C iL$sy„ _ lsy„. `Z rdÓ kdS>v$pf lsp. s¡dZ¡ A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ rhL$ë`p¡_p¡ r_L$pk L$fhp dp„X$ép¡ A_¡ R>¡hV¡$ A¡L$ dyØp `f [õ\f \ep : dpf¡ A¡L$ rkNpf¡V$ Ap¡qak-L$gpL$p¡ v$frdep_ S> `uhu. `Z sfs S> _hp âï_p¡ ^ku Apìep : Ap¡qak_y„ L$pd sp¡ ApW¡$L$ L$gpL$_y„ lp¡e R>¡. A¡dp„\u L$C `p„Q rdr_V$ dpf¡ A¡L$ rkNpf¡V$ `uhp `pR>m MQ®hu? Ap¡qak¡ S>C V¡$bg `f W$fuW$pd \C L$pd iê$ L$fsp„ `l¡gp„? b`p¡f¡ ÓZ¡L$ hpÁe¡ `X$sp Qp-_põsp_p rhfpd v$frdep_? Ap¡qak_y„ L$pd kd¡V$ép `R>u sfs? rdÓ¡ Ap b^p kfm A_¡ lp\hNp rhL$ë`p¡_¡ `Z aNphu v$u^p A_¡ A¡L$ sØ_ Ap¡abuV$ kde ^|d°`p_ dpV¡$ `k„v$ L$ep£ : _ds¡ `lp¡f¡ Qpf-Qpmuk_p¡! AaL$p¡k®, _ Qpf, _ kpX$p Qpf, _ `p¡Zp `p„Q, _ `p„Q, Qpf-Qpguk A¡V$g¡ Qpf-Qpmuk! hp¡g ¼gp¡L$dp„ L$p„V$p¡ Qpf-Ap¡NZQpmuk `f `lp¢Q¡ A¡V$g¡ rdÓ lp\dp„\u `¡_ b„^ L$fu V¡$bg `f_p L$pNmp¡_¡ hS>r_ep\u v$bphu Ap¡qak-ê$ddp„\u _uL$mu Åe Ðepf¡ OqX$epmdp„ bfpbf Qpf hpNu_¡ D`f Qpmuk rdr_V$ \C lp¡e! A_¡ Qpf-r`õspmuk L¡$ Qpf-R>¢spmuk¡ sp¡ s¡Ap¡ `pR>p ê$ddp„ âh¡iu V¡$bg `f b¡ku L$pd¡ gpNu Åe! S>hp_y„ _ A¡L$ rdr_V$ `l¡gy„, `pR>p afhp_y„ _ A¡L$ rdr_V$ dp¡Xy„$!

R>sp„ âï_p¡ sp¡ M|V¡$ S> ip_p? ìlpe Ap¡¡Þgu ap¡f-ap¡V$}? ìlpe _p¡V$ ap¡f-ap¡V$}apBh? ìlpe _p¡V$ ap¡f-\V$}? rdÓ¡ S>hpbdp„ L$üy„, "s¡_y„ L$p¡C Mpk L$pfZ lp¡e A¡hy„ lz„ _\u dp_sp¡. L$v$pQ A¡d bÞey„ L¡$ dpfp d_dp„ Qpf-Qpmuk_p¡ Ap„L$X$p¡ AV$L$u Nep¡. kde_¡ Ap`Z¡ AdyL$sdyL$ dp`\u rhcprS>s L$fhp V¡$hpe¡gp R>uA¡, `f„sy kde sp¡ ArhcpÄe R>¡. sd¡ L¡$V$guL$ V²¡_p¡_p Aphhp-S>hp_p kde Sy>Ap¡! cp¡`pg-fpS>L$p¡V$ A¡¼kâ¡k Adv$phpv$ õV¡$i_¡ khpf¡ ApW$-AX$spmuk¡ Aph¡ R>¡. ìlpe ApW$-AX$spmuk? ìlpe _p¡V$ ApW$-Óuk? ìlpe _p¡V$ ApW$-`Quk? kdedp„ fpDÞX$ qaNf L¡$ L$[Þhr_eÞV$ qaNf S>¡hy„ L$„C R>¡ S> _l]. s¡ sp¡ b^u Ap`Z¡ fQ¡gu dpepÅm R>¡. dpfp Qpf-Qpmuk_y„ `Z A¡hy„ S> R>¡! lz„ Qpf-Qpmuk¡ rkNpf¡V$ `uhp ÅJ Ry>„ A_¡ Qpf-r`õspmuk¡ A¡ L$pd `sphu_¡ `pR>p¡ afy„ Ry>„. S>õV$ apBh rdr_V$! A¡ v$frdep_ bfpbf A¡L$ rkNpf¡V$ `u iL$pe R>¡. buÆ `uhp_u _ BÃR>p \pe R>¡, _ rhQpf Aph¡ R>¡, L¡$d L¡$ d_ `f `¡gp Qpf-r`õspmuk_p Ap„L$X$p_y„ v$bpZ fl¡ R>¡! Qpf-Qpmuk¡ d_¡ Qpf-r`õspmuk ky^udp„ ^|d°`p__p¡ ApMp¡e M¡g iê$ L$fu `|fp¡ L$fhp_u S>bfv$õs d_p¡h¥opr_L$ spL$uv$ L$fu v$u^u R>¡, `qfZpd¡ Qp¡huk L$gpL$dp„ S>õV$ h_ rkNpf¡V$ `uhp_p¡ dpfp¡ r_^p®f V$L$u füp¡ R>¡ A_¡ lh¡ s¡ s|V¡$ s¡d gpNsy„ `Z _\u! lz„ Myi Ry>„ A¡ rdÓ `f! d¢ d_p¡d_ s¡_y„ _pd `pX$éy„ R>¡ : "rdõV$f ap¡f-ap¡V$}.'

rkNpf¡V$, ifpb, Qp, `p_, dphp¡, NyV$Mp hN¡f¡ R>p¡X$hp A„N¡ OZp dpZkp¡ âeÐ_p¡ L$f¡ R>¡. s¡dp„\u \p¡X$pL$ kam \pe R>¡, \p¡X$pL$_u kamsp A^L$Qfu A_¡ Aë`Æhu lp¡e R>¡, L¡$V$gpL$ kv„$sf r_óam _uhX¡$ R>¡. dpfp¡ A¡L$ Sy>hp_ rdÓ v$f AW$hpqX$e¡ ^|d°`p_ R>p¡X$hp_u cuód ârsop L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ Ap rkgrkgp¡ R>¡ëgp„ L¡$V$gp„L$ hjp£\u Qpëep¡ Aph¡ R>¡! Arsie ^|d°`p_¡ Ap rdÓ_p õhpõÕe `f buÆ iu Akf L$fu R>¡ s¡_u sp¡ d_¡ ÅZ _\u, `f„sy s¡d_p L$üp\u A¡V$gy„ lz„ ÅÏ„ Ry>„ L¡$ ^|d°`p__¡ `qfZpd¡ S> lh¡ s¡d_p dp¡Y$pdp„ dpÓ kps v$p„s kgpds füp R>¡! rdÓ¡ lÆ ^|d°`p_ R>p¡X$éy„ _\u A¡V$g¡ s¡d_¡ îÙp R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_p bpL$u_p kps v$p„s `Z V|„$L$ kdedp„ Ap`Ops L$fi¡ A_¡ cfeyhp_ he¡ rdÓ_¡ v$p„s_y„ Qp¡L$Wy„$ `l¡fhp_p¡ ëlphp¡ dmi¡!

v$p„s_u S> hps _uL$mu R>¡ sp¡ AÞe A¡L$ rdÓ_u `Z hps L$fu gJ. rdÓ `|fu f„Nu_ srbes_p. R>]L$Zu k|„O¡, rkNpf¡V$ `uA¡, sdpLy$-Q|_p¡ l\¡mudp„ dkmu_¡ Mpe A_¡ dp¡Y$pdp„ `p_ sp¡ A¡hy„ S>dph¡ L¡$ L$gpL$p¡ ky^u A¡_p¡ fk Q|õep S> L$f¡. A¡_u dõsu_p L¡$adp„ sp¡ Nmpb|X$ fl¡. `p__p„, dp¡Y$pdp„ _¡ S>dphhp_u `p¡sp_u L$mp_p„, `p_dp„\u Tfsp Ad©sfk_u ApõhpÛsp_p„ hMpZ L$fsp„ sp¡ s¡Ap¡ L$v$u _ \pL¡$! `Z sdpLy$-`p_ hN¡f¡ `p¡sp_p¡ cpN cS>ìep rh_p fl¡? rdÓ_¡ `p¡sp_p AY$pf v$p„s `X$phhp `X$ép A_¡ eyhp_udp„ _L$gu v$p„sp¡ dyMdp„ b„^phhp_p¡ kde Apìep¡. s¡ `R>u s¡d_¡ dyM¡ d¢ `p__u S>dphV$_u `p¡sp_u b¡_d|_ L$mp_u âi„kp _\u kp„cmu.

ldZp„ S> A¡L$ hps ÅZhp dmu : A¡hu Qp ip¡^pC R>¡ A_¡ bÅfdp„ dm¡ `Z R>¡ L¡$ S>¡ Qp lp¡hp R>sp„ Qp _\u! dsgb L¡$ A¡ Qp sd¡ `uAp¡ sp¡ Qp_p¡ õhpv$ Aph¡, `Z Qpdp„ S>¡ _yL$kp_L$pfL$ sÒh R>¡ s¡ s¡dp„ _\u!

A_¡ R>¡ëg¡ Ap i¡f :
lkp¡ R>p¡ Ap` sp¡ awgp¡ cf¡ R>¡ ðpk lp¡W$p¡dp„,
kmNsp fZkdu Ecfpe dpfu àepk lp¡W$p¡dp„.

"Ap`Z¡ klz' rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ hp„Qhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?