Ap`Z¡ bNpkp„ MpCA¡ R>uA¡, R>]L$ MpCA¡ R>uA¡, Mp„ku MpCA¡ R>uA¡, Ap¡X$L$pf MpCA¡ R>uA¡, \pL$ MpCA¡ R>uA¡, `f„sy Mf¡Mf Ap`Z¡ bNpkp„, R>]L$, Mp„ku, Ap¡X$L$pf, \pL$ A¡ b^y„ "MpCA¡' R>uA¡ Mfp? L¡$ `R>u A¡ Ap`Zu bp¡ghp_u dpÓ gY$Z S> R>¡?

KO Aph¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ Ap`Z¡ bNpkp„ MpCA¡ R>uA¡. ¼epf¡L$ c|M_¡ L$pfZ¡ `¡V$dp„ rbgpX$p„ bp¡gsp„ lp¡e R>¡ Ðepf¡e Ap`Z¡ bNpkp„ MpCA¡ R>uA¡, `Z s¡\u Ap`Zp `¡V$_u c|M idsu _\u. L„$V$pmp¡ `Z Ap`Z¡ bNpkp„ MpC_¡ ìe¼s L$fuA¡ R>uA¡, `f„sy s¡\u L„$V$pmp¡ OV¡$ R>¡ Mfp¡? L$p¡Z ÅZ¡—! bNpkp„ "Q¡`u' `Z d_pe R>¡. A¡L$ S>Z bNpky„ Mpe A¡V$g¡ buÅ¡ `Z bNpky„ Mphp â¡fpe R>¡. r_óZpsp¡ A¡d L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ ifuf âpZhpey_u BÃR>p bNpkp„ Üpfp âNV$ L$f¡ R>¡. h^y `X$sp„ bNpkp„ A¡ A¡L$ âL$pf_p¡ fp¡N R>¡. AÝepÐd_u Qfd kudpA¡ `lp¢Q¡gp ep¡NuAp¡_¡ `Z bNpkp„ sp¡ Aphsp„ S> li¡!

Ars s„vy$fõs dpZk `Z qv$hkdp„ Qpf-`p„Q R>]L$ MpC iL¡$. dpZk_¡ âdpZkf_u R>]L$ Aph¡ s¡ s¡_u s„vy$fõsu_u r_ip_u R>¡. ifv$uN°õs _pL$_u hps AgN R>¡! d_¡ A¡L$ OV$_p kp„cf¡ R>¡. bpf¡L$ hj® `l¡gp„ "v|$fv$i®_'_p Adv$phpv$ L¡$ÞÖ `f\u L¡$V$gpL$ kprlÐeL$pfp¡_u dygpL$ps_p¡ L$pe®¾$d Np¡W$hpep¡ lsp¡. s¡dp„ hep¡h©Ù qhÜp_ _Nu_v$pk `pf¡M, fOyhuf Qp¥^fu, lz„ hN¡f¡ cpN g¡hp_p lsp. fOyhuf Qp¥^fuA¡ dpfp¡ BÞV$fìey gu^p¡. `R>u _Nu_v$pk cpC_p¡ hpfp¡ Apìep¡. L¡$d¡fp, dpBL$, b^y„ kpbvy„$ \ey„. _Nu_v$pk `pf¡M A¡L$-b¡ bp¡ëep, `Z `R>u s¡d_p `f R>]L$p¡_y„ S>bfv$õs Ap¾$dZ \ey„. s¡_¡ fp¡L$hp_p blz âeÐ_p¡ \ep, \p¡X$pL$ rhfpdp¡ `pX$ép, `Z ¼ep„e$ ky^u R>]L$p¡ kss Aphsu S> flu. R>¡hV¡$ L$pe®¾$d_p¡ A¡V$gp¡ cpN fv$ L$fhp¡ `X$ép¡.

sÄop¡ R>]L$_¡ A¡L$ AphíeL$ bpep¡gp¡rS>L$g rhõap¡V$ dp_¡ R>¡. b^p„ `iy-`„MuAp¡_¡ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ R>]L$ Mpsp„ ¼ep„\u Å¡C L¡$ kp„cmu iL$uA¡? `f„sy rbgpX$u_¡ bNpkp„, R>]L$ A_¡ Apmk Mpsu Å¡hu A¡ cpf¡ fd|S>â¡fL$ A_ych R>¡. tkl A_¡ hpO_p„ bNpkp„-R>]L$ ApMp S>„Ng_¡ ^°yÅhsp„ li¡—! L$rh L$buf¡ L$üy„ L¡$ L$uX$u_p `Ndp„_p Tp„Tf_p¡ fh `Z D`fhpmp¡ kp„cm¡ R>¡. dpÓ Tp„Tf_p¡ ip dpV¡$, L$uX$u_u R>]L$_p¡ fh `Z D`fhpmp¡ kp„cmsp¡ S> li¡!

dpZk¡ dpZk¡ R>]L$ Mphp_u S>¡ Sy>v$u Sy>v$u `ÙrsAp¡ R>¡ s¡_p h¥rhÝe_p¡ rhQpf L$fsp„ v„$N \C S>hpe A¡d R>¡. dpfp„ b¡ klL$pe®L$f bl¡_p¡dp„\u A¡L$ bl¡_ R>]L$ Mpe R>¡ Ðepf¡ dp¡V$p¡ aV$pL$X$p¡ awV$ép¡ lp¡e s¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡. buÅ„ bl¡_ A¡V$gu d„v$ d„v$, _pSy>L$ R>]L$ Mpe R>¡ L¡$ ÅZ¡ d¡Qbp¡¼k `f S>fpL$ v$uhpkmu OkpC! dpfp A¡L$ L$rhrdÓ l„d¡ip„ A¡L$kp\¡ b¡ R>]L$ Mpe R>¡, `l¡gu dp¡V¡$\u, buÆ ^ud¡\u, Ðepf¡ v$X$p_u r`Q `X$u lp¡e A¡hy„ gpN¡!

Ap¡X$L$pf Mphpdp„ sp¡ dpfp„ kpW$ hj® S|>_p„ A¡L$ `X$p¡iZ kÞ_pfu_¡ rb_lfua NZhp„ `X¡$! s¡Ap¡ ApNNpX$u_p A¡[ÞS>__u [ìlkg S>¡hp¡ dp¡V$p¡ A_¡ kpef_ S>¡hp¡ gp„bp¡ Ap¡X$L$pf Mpsp„! kpW$ hj® `R>ue¡ dpfp îhZs„Ódp„ s¡_p `X$Op kQhpe¡gp R>¡!

bNpkp„, R>]L$, Ap¡X$L$pf, A¡ b^y„ kâdpZ lp¡e sp¡ s¡ s„v$yfõsu_u A_¡ âdpZ blpf Åe sp¡ A_pfp¡Áe_u r_ip_u R>¡. ifuf kh® âL$pf_p¡ L$Qfp¡ blpf L$pY$hp kv¥$h sÐ`f A_¡ L$pe®fs fl¡ R>¡. dm-d|Ó_u S>¡d bNpkp„, R>]L$, Ap¡X$L$pf `Z A¡L$ âL$pf_u DÐkN®-q¾$ep R>¡.

`Z d|m hps sp¡ dpf¡ bp¡gu_u gY$Zp¡ rhi¡ L$fhu R>¡. R>]L$, bNpkp„, Ap¡X$L$pf, Mp„ku hN¡f¡ q¾$epAp¡ L$fsu hMs¡ Ap`Z¡ lL$uL$s¡ L$iy„ "Mpsp' _\u, `Z ifufdp„\u L„$CL$ blpf L$pY$uA¡ R>uA¡.

Ap`Z¡ Äepf¡ L$p„C `Z MpCA¡ L¡$ QphuA¡ R>uA¡ Ðepf¡ dyM hpV¡$ L$p¡CL$ `v$p\® ifuf_u A„v$f Dspfsp„ lp¡CA¡ R>uA¡. A¡\u EgVy„$ bNpky„, R>]L$, Ap¡X$L$pf, Af¡, Apmk kyÙp„ ifufdp„\u L$iy„L$ blpf L$pY$hp_u, DÐkN®_u q¾$epAp¡ R>¡. dpZk bNpky„ Mpe R>¡ Ðepf¡ â\d \p¡X$pL$ ðpk A„v$f g¡ R>¡ A_¡ `R>u dyM hpV¡$ hpey_p¡ dp¡V$p¡ S>Õ\p¡ blpf L$pY¡$ R>¡. R>]L$dp„ `Z S>fpL$ ðpk A„v$f A_¡ `R>u _prkL$p-rhõap¡V$! Ap¡X$L$pf sp¡ k„`|Z®`Z¡ hpey_p DÐkN®_u q¾$ep R>¡. sp¡ `R>u Ap`Z¡ bNpky„, Ap¡X$L$pf, Apmk, "b^y„ MpCA¡ R>uA¡' L¡$d? cpjp_u A\® hNf_u gY$Zp¡, buSy>„ iy„!

rhh¡L$ L$pZ¡ hX$p¡v$fp_p eyhp NyS>fpsu NTgL$pf R>¡, `Z s¡d_u dps©cpjp dfpW$u R>¡. spS>¡sfdp„ s¡d_¡ dmhp_y„ \ey„ Ðepf¡ hpshpsdp„ Ap bNpkp„ âL$fZ _uL$þey„. s¡dZ¡ L$üy„ : "Ap`Z¡ NyS>fpsudp„ "bNpky„ Mp^y„' A¡d L$luA¡ R>uA¡, `Z dfpW$udp„ "S>„cB qv$gu' A¡d bp¡gpe R>¡ A\p®s¹ "bNpky„ v$u^y„.' dfpW$udp„ "bNpkp'_¡ "S>„cC' L$l¡ R>¡. Mf¡Mf ipfuqfL$ q¾$ep_p¡ ¿epg L$fsp„ "bNpky„ Mp^y„' L$fsp„ "S>„cB qv$gu' h^pf¡ hpõsrhL$ gpN¡ R>¡.

epv$ fl¡ L¡$ rlÞv$udp„ "bNpkp'_p¡ `ep®ehpQL$ iåv$ R>¡ "S>dylpB', "d¦_¡ S>dylpB gu' A¡d bp¡gpe - gMpe R>¡. "S>dylpB' `f\u dfpW$u iåv$ "S>„cB' Esfu Apìep¡ lp¡C iL¡$. NyS>fpsu "bNpky„' _pÞesf Års_p¡ iåv$ R>¡. "S>dylpB' A_¡ "S>„cB' A¡ b„_¡ iåv$p¡ _pfuÅrs_p R>¡. rlÞv$udp„ sp¡ _pÞesf Års_p iåv$p¡ S> _\u.

Ap "bNpky„' A\hp "S>„cB' k„v$c£ rhh¡L$ L$pZ¡A¡ s¡d_p„ v$pv$udp_¡ gNsu A¡L$ fp¡QL$ hps L$fu. Ars ^prd®L$ h©rÑ_p„ dfpW$u cpju v$pv$udpA¡ A¡ qv$hk¡ _L$p¡fX$p¡ D`hpk L$ep£ lsp¡. s¡Ap¡ Ap¡V$g¡ b¡W$p„ lsp„. s¡dZ¡ bNpky„ Mp^y„. Å¡Np_yÅ¡N A¡ S> nZ¡ Ðep„\u s¡d_p¡ L$p¡L$ NyS>fpsu `qfrQs S>Z _uL$þep¡. v$pv$udp_¡ bNpky„ Mpsp„ Å¡C s¡Z¡ Adõsy„ S> L$üy„ : "L¡$d, dpÆ, ApS>¡ sd¡ bNpkp„ MpAp¡ R>p¡?' v$pv$udp sp¡ lp„amp„ap„amp„ \C Nep„! Af¡, ApS>¡ dpf¡ _L$p¡fX$p¡ D`hpk _¡ Ap dpZk A¡d L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ d¢ L$iy„L$ "Mp^y„'!

lpe! lpe! dpfp¡ D`hpk cp„Áep¡! Ly$Vy„$buS>_p¡ v$p¡X$u Apìep„. DÐkyL$sp`|Z® `©ÃR>pdp„ v$pv$udpA¡ `p¡s¡ sp¡ dpÓ "S>„cB qv$gu'_p¡ Mygpkp¡ L$ep£ A_¡ b^p„ lku `X$ép„! "bNpky„ Mp^y„'_p iåv$âep¡N_¡ L$pfZ¡ \e¡gu A¡L$ k|ÿd lp¡_pfs `R>u V$mu NC!

kyo hpQL$, sy„ bNpkp„ Mphp dp„X¡$ s¡ `l¡gp„ lz„ AV$Ly„$!

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