i„L$f cNhp__p¡ v¡$i R>p¡X$u_¡ kpÞsp¼gp¡T_p v¡$idp„ S>C_¡ hk¡gp Adpfp„ ìlpgp„ cpCAp¡, cpcuey„ A_¡ cygL$p„h! B[ÞX$ep\u sd_¡ lfOX$u epv$ L$fsp v¡$iuAp¡_p fpd fpd!

Ap gN__u kuT_dp„ sdpfp v¡$i\u Aph¡gp NgNp¡V$p S>¡hp A¡_.Apf.ApB.ey„_¡ Å¡C Adpfu Ap„sfX$u W$f¡ R>¡. Ad_¡ \pe L¡$ lpi, l„^pe Mp^¡`u^¡ kyMu R>¡! `Z Ap kyM _pd_u QuS> cpf¡ R>¡sfpdZu R>¡. kyM_u lpe£ Ap`Z¡ d__u ip„rs_¡ Å¡X$u v$u^u R>¡ A_¡ C l„^pe_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ Ap`Z¡ W¡$W$ ApÐdp gNu AX$pX$u v$u^p¡ R>¡.

R>p`pJdp„ _¡ d¡N¡rT_y„dp„ tQs_pÐdL$ L$p¡gdy„_p fpaX$p apV$ép R>¡. ^prd®L$ âhQ_dp„ d¡v$_u Ecfpe R>¡. C sp¡ W$uL$, lh¡ sp¡ k¡V¡$gpBV$ Q¡_gy„dp„ _¡ gp¡½$g L¡$bg D`f k„shpZu_u L¡$k¡Vy„$ fp¡S> hpN¡ R>¡. Ap l„^y„e lp„cmu-hp„Qu_¡ ÅZ¡ A¡L$ S> kpf _uL$m¡ R>¡ ApS>_p dpZk_¡ ip„rs _\u.

¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ kd©rÙ `Ndp„ Apmp¡V$su lp¡hp R>sp„ Æh_¡ kyM _\u, ^__p Y$Ngp lp¡hp R>sp„ d__¡ k„sp¡j _\u A_¡ X$T_b„^ _p¡L$f lpS>f lp¡hp R>sp„ ifuf_¡ Q¡_ _\u. dpfp hp'gph l„^pe A¡d S> ¼e¡ k¡ L¡$ ^_hp_ cg¡ ^_hp_ f¹ep¡ `Z kyM Mfuv$u lL$sp¡ _\u A_¡ Nfub cg¡ T|„`X$pdp„ c|Mp¡ f¹ep¡ R>sp„e k„sp¡j_p Ap¡X$L$pf Mpe R>¡!

ëep¡ L$fp¡ hps!

hfkp¡ Õep„ `Z Adpfp c¡Ådp„ sp¡ Ap hps_y„ KV$ khmp `X$M¡ b¡ksy„ S> _\u! Aëep cpC dyÞku`pëV$u_u bkdp„ lX$k¡gp Mphp L$fsp„ `p¡sp_y„ õL|$V$f lp¡e C kyM _„C? õL|$V$fdp„ lqX$ep`Ë$u L$fhp L$fsp„ Ap`Z¡ L$pf Qgphsp„ lp¡I C kyM _„C? A_¡ Ap`Zu L$pf Ap`Zp¡ X²$pBhf Qgphsp¡ lp¡e C khpey„ kyM _„C? bmbmsp D_pmp_p kdeddp„ Of¡ A_¡ Ap¡qakdp„ båb¡ A¡fL$[ÞX$i_fy„ lp¡e C kyM _„C? N¡k_p¡ bpV$gp¡ g¡hp Ås¡ _p¡ S>hy„ `X¡$ C kyM _„C? A_pS>-L$qfepZp„_p cph Ap`Z_¡ Mbf S> _ lp¡e A¡_¡ kyM _p¡ L$l¡hpe?

kyM A¡V$g¡ iy„?

bp`ëep, "kyM'_¡ ApV$gy„ AOfy„ b_phu_¡ "cNhp_' _p¡ b_phu Ûp¡, L¡$ âpàs L$fhy„ cpf¡ `X$u Åe! (A_¡ Nyfy L$ep® h_p sp¡ `pRy>„ âpàs _p¡ \pe!)

ldZp„ gN__u Å_ ApNm awV$sp aV$pL$X$p_p ^X$pL$p lp„cmu_¡ A¡L$ hX$ug ¼e¡, ""lh¡ Ap ^X$pL$p-cX$pL$p A_¡ TpL$Tddpm\u EbL$p Aph¡ R>¡. bpm`Zdp„ V$uL$X$uAp¡ ap¡X$u_¡ S>¡ Ap_„v$ g¡sp„ s¡hp¡ Ap_„v$ _\u dmsp¡!'' Ad_¡ L$l¡hp_y„ d_ \C Ney„ L¡$ hX$ug, lÆe¡ ¼ep„ dp¡Xy„$ \ey„ R>¡? sdsdpf¡ Of_p Ap¡V$g¡ `gp„W$u hpmu_¡ V$uL$X$uey„ ap¡X$p¡_¡? L$p¡C _p `pX¡$ R>¡?

`Z OZu hpf hps A¡V$gu kl¡gu _\u lp¡su. V$uL$X$u lp¡e sp¡ Ap¡V$gp¡ _ lp¡e A_¡ Ap¡V$gp¡ lp¡e sp¡ V$uL$X$u _ lp¡e. A_¡ b„_¡ lp¡e R>sp„ bpmL$ S>¡hu dyÁ^sp _ lp¡e. (A_¡ ldZp„ `¡gp k„s V$p`iu `|fi¡ L¡$ dyÁ^sp bÅfdp„ h¡Qpsu _\u dmsu!)

Aphu d|„ThZp¡ lpëep S> L$fsu lp¡e. ldZp„ A¡L$ qv$hk lz„ A_¡ hMsL$pL$p v$pmhX$p_u gpfu `pk¡ b¡ÞQ D`f b¡ku_¡ QV$pL$p¡ L$fsp lsp. Ðep„ dpfu _S>f `X$uL$p_p R>p`pdp„ `X$u. A¡dp„ gM¡gy„ L¡$ A¡L$ kh£ dyS>b ApMu vy$r_epdp„ cpfsuep¡ kp¥\u h^y kyMu R>¡ A_¡ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ kp¥\u h^y kd©rÙ lp¡hp R>sp„ `p¡Zp cpN\u h^y Ad¡qfL$_p¡ `p¡sp_¡ kyMu _\u dp_sp. d¢ hMsL$pL$p_¡ L$üy„, ""Sy>Ap¡, Ap hp„Qp¡!''

hMsL$pL$p d_¡ ip„rs\u L$l¡, ""`l¡gp„ v$pmhX$p„ MpC g¡!''

d¢ MpC gu^p„. hMsL$pL$pA¡ R>p`p_p X|$Qp hX¡$ Ap„NmuAp¡ g|R>u_¡ khpg L$ep£, ""kh£ A¡V$g¡ iy„?'' d¢ L$üy„, ""Ap gp¡L$p¡A¡ b^p_¡ `|R¹>ey„ li¡. b¡ lÅf, `p„Q lÅf, `ÃQuk lÅf gp¡L$p¡_¡-''

hMsL$pL$pA¡ lp\ KQp¡ L$fu d_¡ AV$L$pìep¡. `R>u L$l¡, ""Ýep_\u lp„cmS>¡. dy„bCdp„ A¡L$ Apguip_ ãg¡V$dp„ A¡L$ NgNp¡V$p S>¡hp¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ f¹e¡ R>¡. A_¡ C S> ãg¡V$_u _uQ¡ T|„`X$`Ë$udp„, buÅ¡ A¡L$ A¡_u S> Jdf_p¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ f¹e¡ R>¡.

C T|„`X$`Ë$uhpmp¡ lhpf_p dp¡X$p¡ dp¡X$p¡ EW¡$ R>¡, f¡gh¡_p `pV¡$ S>C qv$_Qep® `sph¡ R>¡, d_ \pe sp¡ dyÞku`pëV$u_p _m _uQ¡ Þlpe R>¡, r_ipm¡ cZhp Åsp¡ _\u. ApMp¡ qv$' f¡gh¡_p epX®$dp„ rNëgu-X„$X$p fd¡ R>¡, cdfX$p a¡fh¡ R>¡, fMX$`Ë$u L$f¡ R>¡, ãg¡V$_p A¢W$hpX$dp„\u h^¡gu b°¡X$ Np¡su_¡ MpC Åe R>¡, Åd_u bp¡V$gdp„ `pZu f¡X$u `u Åe R>¡, `p__p Nëg¡ hpNsu V¡$`_p qf^d D`f cpCb„^y„ lpf¡ kX$L$ `f X$pÞk L$f¡ R>¡.

ApMp¡ qv$' Apd `kpf L$ep® `R>u C fpÓ¡ L$p¡C awV$`p\ D`f `p_p„ V$uQ¡ R>¡, _¡ d_dp„ Aph¡ sp¡ Þep„ S> KOu Åe R>¡.''

""sp¡?'' d¢ `|R¹>ey„. hMsL$pL$pA¡ lp\ KQp¡ L$fu d_¡ afu AV$L$pìep¡. `R>u buÅ R>p¡L$fp_u hps dp„X$u. ""ãg¡V$dp„ f¡'sp¡ Ap¡ëep¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ lhpf¡ R> hpN¡ EW$u Åe R>¡. `p¡sp_u kpBL$g gC_¡ _ÆL$_p NpX®$_dp„ Å¡tNN L$fhp Åe R>¡. L$gpL$ `R>u `pR>p¡ Aphu_¡ b°¡X$-bV$f A_¡ bp¡BëX$ A¡N_p¡ _põsp¡ L$f¡ R>¡. X¡$X$u_p¡ X²$pBhf C_¡ L$pfdp„ b¡lpfu_¡ õL|$g¡ d|L$u Åe R>¡. õL|$gdp„ C ApMp¡ qv$' cZ¡ R>¡, lp„S>¡ Aphu_¡ C L$p¡çàeyV$f_p ¼gpkdp„ Åe R>¡, ¼gpk_u R>¡ëgu v$k rdr_V$dp„ C L$p¡dçàeyV$f lpf¡ N¡d fd¡ R>¡, Of¡ Aphu_¡ S>d¡ R>¡, V$uhu Sy>h¡ R>¡, g¡k_ L$f¡ R>¡. Aphsu L$pg¡ C_¡ L¡$[ç`„Ndp„ S>hp_y„ R>¡, `Z C_p¡ _p¡L$f l¡hpk¡L$_p¡ s|V¡$gp¡ `Ë$p¡ k„^php_y„ c|gu Nep¡ lsp¡ AV$g¡ C R>p¡L$fp¡ ÅÑ¡ àgp[õV$L$_u v$p¡fu kp¡edp„ `fp¡hu_¡ `Ë$p¡ kp„^u f¹ep¡ R>¡.''

""lh¡ spfu kh£_u hps.'' hMsL$pL$p bp¡ëep, ""Ap ãg¡V$hpmp R>p¡L$fp_¡ S>C_¡ sy„ `|R> L¡$ Apf ey l¡à`u? sp¡ L¡$'i¡, ¼ep„_p¡ l¡à`u? ApS>¡ lz„ L$p¡çàeyV$f lpf¡ N¡Bd lpfu Áep¡, ¼gpkdp„ V$uQf¡ d_¡ b¡ dpL®$ Ap¡R>p v$u^p A_¡ lh¡ Ap k¡L$_p¡ `Ë$p¡ dpf¡ Ås¡ kp„^hp¡ `X¡$ R>¡! A¡d ApB l¡à`u? _p¡, ApB A¡d _p¡V$!''

lz„ sp¡ Q|`Qp` kp„cmu S> füp¡. hMsL$pL$pA¡ `¡gp T|„`X$`Ë$uhpmp R>p¡L$fp_u hps L$pY$u L¡$, ""lh¡ Þep„ Ap¡ëep awV$`p\ `f k|s¡gp R>p¡L$fp_¡ DW$pX$u_¡ sy„ `|R> L¡$ Apf ey l¡à`u? sy„ Myi R>p¡? dÅdp„ R>p¡? kyMu R>p¡? sp¡ C R>p¡L$fp¡ s_¡ rbÞv$pk S>hpb v¡$i¡- lp!''

dpf¡ sp¡ L$p„C bp¡ghp_y„ füy„ S> _l], hMsL$pL$p S> bp¡ëep, ""v$uL$fp, kh£_y„ Aphy„ R>¡.'' `R>u buÅ bõkp¡ N°pd v$pmhX$p„_p¡ Ap¡X®$f Ap`u ÅZ¡ r_kpkp¡ _pMsp„ lp¡e s¡d bp¡ëep, ""Xy$½$fp¡_¡ DL$fX$pdp„ S> Apmp¡V$hp_u dÅ `X$su lp¡e A_¡ Åshp_ Op¡X$pAp¡_¡ tS>v$Nucf v$p¡X$ép S> L$fhp_y„ lp¡e A¡dp„ L$p¡C iy„ L$f¡?''

hMsL$pL$p_u OZu hpsy„ d_¡e _\u ldÅsu, AV$g¡ sd¡e TpTu dp\pL|$V$dp„ _p¡ `X$sp. Ap`Z¡ S>¡ L$fsp„ lp¡e C L$e£ fpMhy„. 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¡¡