""Å¡ Å¡ `¡gu, S>X$ar\ S>su, lp\Zu hpv$muAp¡,''
""c¢V¡$ L¡$hu, Sy>Nrs\qL$ f¡, `h®sp¡_¡ hmu Ap¡;!''
""L$pd¡^|fu, dv$ Tfrs lw„, L$p¡qv$ _p Qprg r^½$,''
""g¡C Ap„V$u, kf`r_ `W¡$, c¢qV$ c\®pf_¡ _.''
""Å¡ Å¡ `¡gu, Qsyf Q`mp, huS> k„cp¡NA\£,''
""EW$pX¡$R>¡, ky`rs F>sy_¡, h¼ÓL$p„su L$V$pn¡;''
""_p EW$ép¡ s¡, sS>rhS> R>s¡, splf¡ `prR> EW$u,''
""a¢L$u Å¡f¡, S>mr_ dVy$L$u, õlp¡X$ hpmu S> k|su.''
""`pk¡ lp¡e¡, hf h^y L$ê„$, Qpsyfu huS>L$Ñ®p„,''
""ip¡c¡ â¡d¡, hfh^y`Z|„, lp¡e kp\¡S> sÑ®p„;''

""qfbpK hpNu R>¡, d©vy$ qv$g rhj¡ gp¡lr_ rMgu,''
""d_¡ \pe¡ çlp¡V$u, QV$`qV$ S> L$lpf¡ flz„ rMgu.''
""_v$u Å|hp_u Ap, dv$cf`yfu ÅeS> hlu,''
""h^¡ `pZu v$p¡X¡$, Arsk NcfpV¡$ dm klu;''
""dZdp¡suhpm|„, gyNXy„$ OkX$ps|„ L$qf ^k¡,''
""d_¡ A¡h|„ L$lpf¡, frkL$ `rs_¡ lw„ dmy„ fk¡.''
""`i| `nu kh£, Myb L$qf rhlpfp¡ kyM gl¡,''
""Ahíe¡ Ap ê$s¡, kfh rS>h _pd¡ frs Ql¡;''
""kyZ|„ k„cpê„$ _¡, _S>f\qL$ Å¡K L$ed klw„,''
""Qy„\pC Åe¡ f¡, vy$MÏ„ Ars `¡V¡$ iy„ iy„ L$lw„!.''
""_h¡ Opk¡ ^pÞe¡, fdrZe bÞep„ M¡sf OZp„,''
""\ep„ s¡\u l¥X$p„, lfMlgL$p„ M¡Xy$ssZp„;''
""h_¡ d¡v$p„_¡ sp¡, s©Z D`f O¡V$p„ lfZ s¡,''
""Qf¡ R>¡ Dëlpk¡ L$ed _ dyS> Apìe|„ dfZ f¡.!''
- L$rh _d®v$

Ad¡qfL$p_p Þey S>k} il¡fdp„ lz„ b¡Qgk® ¼hpV®$k®dp„ A¡L$ kàspl A¡rie_ V$uhuhpmp A¡k.Apf. ipl_p¡ dl¡dp_ b_u_¡ füp¡. dpfu kp\¡ L¡$s_ rd÷u _pd_p eyhp_ `ÓL$pf lsp. s¡d_u _hp¡Y$p `Ð_u_¡ dy„bC d|L$u_¡ 8,000 dpCg v|$f s¡ A¡L$ kpàsprlL$_u Ad¡qfL$_ Aph©rÑ_p k„`pv$L$ sfuL¡$ A¡k.Apf. ipl_p L$d®Qpfu sfuL¡$ Aph¡gp. Þey S>k} L¡$ Þey ep¡L®$dp„ dy„bC S>¡hy„ Qp¡dpky„ lp¡sy„ _\u. R>sp„ Ðep„_p Ar_erds Qp¡dpkpdp„ rhflu l¥ep„Ap¡_¡ Sy>hp_ `Ð_u L¡$ eyhp_ `rs Mpk epv$ Aph¡ R>¡.

L$rh _d®v¡$ hjp®F>sy_p hZ®_dp„ A¡L$ _hp¡Y$p s¡_p _hp `fZ¡sf_p rhfldp„ `uX$pe R>¡ s¡_¡ D`f_u L$rhspdp„ dlÒh_y„ õ\p_ Apàey„ R>¡. vy$bC, ipfÅl, dõL$s, bl¡qf_, Þey ep¡L®$, Þey S>k} L¡$ buÅ v¡$ip¡dp„ lÅfp¡ _l] `Z gp¿Mp¡ _heyhp_p¡ s¡d_u Sy>hp_ `Ð_uAp¡_¡ A¡L$gu R>p¡X$u_¡ L$dphp Nep R>¡. A¡L$ cpC S>¡ 12 hj®\u `Ð_u_¡ Qfp¡sf fpMu_¡ `p¡s¡ Þey ep¡L®$dp„ fl¡ R>¡ s¡dZ¡ d_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ Ap 20du kv$u_p¡ ip` A¡ R>¡ L¡$ `rs-`Ð_uA¡ Apr\®L$ hpõsrhL$sp_¡ L$pfZ¡ AgN AgN v¡$idp„ T|fsp„ fl¡hy„ `X¡$ R>¡. d¢ L$üy„, Ap T|fp®V$ _hp¡ _\u. _d®v$_p hMs_p¡ R>¡. kp¥fpô²$_p dlzhp il¡fdp„ Ad¡ fl¡sp Ðepf¡ a¥bp_p¡ eyhp_ v$uL$fp¡ âpZi„L$f `fZu_¡ syf„s s¡_u Å¡b_h„su `Ð_u dy¼sp_¡ dlzhp d|L$u_¡ kyfs L$dphp Qpëep¡ Nep¡. A¡ âL$pf¡ dpfp r`sfpC cpC_u hlz_¡ Tp„Td¡f_¡ NpdX¡$>d|L$u_¡ r`sfpC cpC dge¡riep L$dphp Qpëep¡ Nep¡. d¢ A¡hu OZu cpcuAp¡_¡ 60 hj® `l¡gp„ Å¡C, S>¡d_p¡ "`fÎep¡' (`rs_¡ "`fÎep¡' L$l¡sp) `fv¡$i L$dphp Qpëep¡ Nep¡ lp¡e A_¡ cpcu T|fsu lp¡e. A¡ T|fp®V$dp„ cpcu_¡ rlõV$uqfep_p¡ ìepr^ \pe. hpf„hpf õ`i® A_¡ k¡¼k\u h„rQs fl¡hp\u lzdgp Aphsp. cpcuAp¡ b¡cp_ \C Åe. QpdX$p_u dp¡S>X$u k|„OpX$uA¡. `Z R>¡hV¡$ kyfs\u L¡$ dge¡riep\u hf `pR>p¡ Aph¡ Ðepf¡ rlõV$uqfep Ap`p¡Ap` kpfp¡ \C Åe.

L$rh _d®v$¡ `Z kyfsdp„ Aphu rhflZuAp¡_¡ Å¡C li¡. rhfl_¡ A_¡ s¡_p vy$:M_¡ L$p¡C kdeL$pm _X$sp¡ _\u. dpfp b¡ r`sfpC cpCAp¡_u `Ð_uAp¡ 60 hj® `l¡gp„ k„ey¼s Ly$Vy„$b_p S>„sfX$pdp„ r`gpsu. L„$C bp¡gu _ iL¡$. `Z ifuf, hpk_p, T„M_p A_¡ r`ey_u AbmMp L$p¡C_p bp`_u ifd fpMsu _\u. A¡ cpcuAp¡ L$rhsp gMu iL¡$ _l]. â¡d`Ó gMu iL¡$ _l]. V¡$rgap¡_ sp¡ lsp¡ S> _l], s¡\u rlõV$uqfepdp„ b¡cp_ \C_¡ rhfl ìe¼s L$fsu. Þey S>k} A_¡ Þey ep¡L®$dp„ lz„ S>¡ S>¡ rhflu eyhp_p¡ s¡d_u `Ð_u_¡ R>p¡X$u_¡ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ 8,000 dpCg R>¡V¡$ Apìep s¡dp„_p b^p S> L$l¡sp L¡$, ""L$p[ÞscpC, ApS>L$pg KO_p¡ âp¡åg¡d blz fl¡ R>¡.'' hfkpv$ `X¡$ Ðepf¡ h^y KO EX$u Åe. V¡$rgap¡__p¡ gMg|„V$ MQ® \pe. `Z Ar_Öp_p¡ fp¡N A_¡ râesdp_p¡ rhfl `¡f¡gg Qpg¡.

L$rh _d®v$_u D`f_p rhfl_p L$fyZfk A_¡ î©„Npffk_p rdîZhpmp L$pìe_u rhfrlZu A_¡ ApS>_u 21du kv$u_u rhfrlZu_p rhfl_p vy$:Mdp„ L$p¡C S> saphs `X$ép¡ _\u. `Z Aakp¡k R>¡ L¡$ ApS>_p¡ L$rh A¡ rhfrlZu_p vy$:M_¡ s¡_u L$rhspdp„ hpQp Ap`sp¡ _\u. rhflu `yfyj L¡$ rhfrlZu ÷u _d®v$_u D`f_u L$rhsp hp„Qi¡ sp¡ s¡_¡ A¡L$ Apðpk_ sp¡ dmi¡ L¡$ s¡_p¡ rhfl A¥rslprkL$ R>¡ A_¡ s¡_u `uX$pdp„ S>bfy„ L$pìesÒh R>¡.

(L$pìe`„[¼sAp¡dp„ "_d®L$rhsp' `yõsL$_u Å¡X$Zu e\phs¹ fpMu R>¡.)

ANpD_p g¡Mp¡
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dp¡kd_u f„Nu_u kp\¡ lhpdp__y„ ÓuSy>„ gp¡Q_ Å¡hp S>¡h„y lp¡e R>¡
d©Ðey : ip¡L$ _l] Æh__p fpl_u _hu ip¡^
S|>_u QuÅ¡_p„ b°pÞX$ _pdp¡_u QX$su`X$su
V¡¼_p¡gp¡Æ_p kss rhL$pk, ìep` A_¡ rhõspf\u X$fhp S>¡hy„ Mfy„?
X$u rbek® s¡_u "L$pV£$g'_u _urs R>p¡X$i¡?
ipfÅl_p q¾$L¡$V$_u Ap`husu
Qu__p Ql¡fp_¡ Ap¡mMp¡
qaÆdp„ NyS>fpsu `V¡$gp¡_u vy$L$p_p¡ g|„V$pC
dpfy„ Ad¡qfL$p_y„ rdi_ : `ÓL$pfÐh _l], `Z cË$Æ b_u_¡ eS>dp__¡ S>dpX$hp_y„
dy„bCNfp `ÓL$pf¡ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ iy„ Å¡ey„
R> drl_p\u NyS>fps kfL$pf KOsu lsu?
ApBA¡dA¡a A_¡ rhðb¡ÞL$ kpd¡ gX$_pfpAp¡
l¡Þku ¾$p¡r_e¡ A_¡ buÅ q¾$L¡$V$fp¡ R>V$L$u S>i¡...
gp¡k Ap¡a a¡Bk : dp_hu_u ifdu A_¡ b¡ifdu
Ap¸õL$pf rhS>¡sp d¸ÞX$uk : "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u'_p ÅZhp S>¡hp qv$Áv$i®L$

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?