S>dp_p¡ C-d¡Bg _¡ BÞV$f_¡V$ gNu `|Nu Áep¡, Cdp„ f¡qX$ep¡ sp¡ ÅZ¡ lph cygpC S> Áep¡ k¡. AÐepf¡ B[ÞX$epdp„ S>¡d V$uhu_y„ fpS> R>hpC Áey„ k¡ A¡d A¡L$ S>dp_pdp„ f¡qX$ep¡_y„ fpS> lsy„! bp¡gp¡, lsy„ L¡$ _„C?

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Adpfp NpdX$pNpddp„ sp¡ f¡qX$ep¡ L$p¡Z¡ cpþep¡ lp¡e? `Z Adpfp _p_pL$pL$p cpf¡ ip¡Mu_. L$kb¡ cZhp Åsp s¡ v$u_p¡ A¡d_¡ f¡qX$ep_p¡ QkL$p¡ gpN¡gp¡. A¡k. V$u. õV¡$ÞX$_u lp„d¡_u lp¡V$g¡ f¡qX$ep¡ hpN¡ s¡ lp„cmhp lpVy„$ O¡f\u A¡L$ L$gpL$ hl¡gp lpgu _uL$msp!

Npddp„ huS>mu Aphu A¡_p buÅ S> drl_¡ _p_pL$pL$p f¡qX$ep¡ gC Apehp! _¡ fp¡S> L$p„C cuX$ Åd¡? aqmep_p sp¡ W$uL$ ApSy>bpSy>_p„ Npd_p gp¡L$p¡e L$p¥syL$ lp„cmhp lpVy„$ V$p¡m¡ hmsp! C S>dp_pdp„ f¡qX$ep L$p„C Qp¡huk¡ L$gpL$ sp¡ hpNsp _„C, sp¡e L$pL$p f¡qX$ep¡ Qpgy L$f¡ _¡, "Of¡f¡f¡ Of¡f¡f¡' AhpS> lp„cmu_¡ b^p v„$N \C Åsp!

Ad¡ ldS>Zp Õep Ðepf¡ f¡qX$ep¡ rkgp¡__p¡ S>dp_p¡ lsp¡. v$f by^hpf¡ rb_pL$p Nusdpgp lp„cmhp Myfqiey„ gC_¡ b¡lu Åsp! Adu_ kep_u bp¡g¡, "ANgu `pv$p_ `f...' _¡ Ad¡ ldÆe¡, "ANgu bpv$pd `f!'

f¡qX$ep¡ rkgp¡_ `f afdpCiu `°p¡N°pdy„dp„ hpf¡ OX$ue¡ T|dfusg¥ep_y„ _pd lp„cmu_¡ Ad_¡ cpf¡ AQfS> \psy„. "lpmy„ Ap ApMy„ Npd f¡qX$ep `pR>m O¡gy„ Õey„ li¡?' `pR>m\u ¼ep„L$ hp„Q¡gy„ L¡$ v$rnZ dlpfpô$²_y„ T|dfusg¥ep Npd Mf¡Mf f¡qX$ep¡O¡gy„ S> lsy„! A¡ Npddp„ ÓZ\u Qpf X$T_ "f¡qX$ep¡ rgk_k® ¼gb' lsu!

lp, A¡ S>dp_pdp„ Npd¡Npd f¡qX$ep¡ rgk_k® ¼gbp¡ b_su! apmp¡ DOfphu armep hÃQ¡ A¡L$ f¡qX$ep¡ gpehp lp¡e, f¡qX$ep_¡ kfk dTp_p f¡qX$ep¡-L¡$kdp„ Np¡W$ìep¡ lp¡e, kpd¡ X$T_ b¡ X$T_ ap¡[ëX„$N Myfqiey„ lp¡e, bpSy>dp„ af af lhp a¢L$sp¡ V¡$bg a¡_ lp¡e A_¡ _ÆL$dp„ Qp_u gpfu lp¡e! ¼gb_p d¡çbfp¡_y„ L$pd iy„! sp¡ L¢$ f¡qX$ep¡ lp„cmhp_p¡ _¡ afdpCiy„ gMhp_u!

V$²p[ÞTõV$f f¡qX$ep¡_y„ '70_p v$peL$pdp„ ApNd_ \ey„ `R>u dp¡V$p v¥$s f¡qX$ep¡_p S>dp_p Nep. A¡qfeg_u S>ap NC. V$éybgpBV$_p Qp¡L$_p L$pfZ¡ f¡qX$ep¡dp„ \sp¡ "Of®Of®' AhpS> `Z Nep¡! f¡qX$ep¡ Ofdp„\u _uL$mu_¡ d¡v$p_p¡dp„, M¡sfp¡dp„, f¡gh¡õV¡$i_p¡ A_¡ A¡k. V$u. õV¡$ÞX$p¡ `f Aphu Nep¡. dlpgÿdu_p d¡mpdp„ NpdqX$epAp¡ Mc¡ V$²p[ÞTõV$f gC_¡ dlpgsp Å¡hp dmsp!

Ad_¡ epv$ R>¡, Ad¡ armepdp„ g„NX$u fdsp Ðepf¡ Of_p Ap¡V$g¡ V$²p[ÞTõV$f d|L$u_¡ fdsp! A_¡ fps_p KOsu h¡mp _p_L$X$p V$²p[ÞTõV$f_¡ Ap¡riL¡$ fpMu_¡ ^udp AhpS>¡ R>¡L$ kpX$p ArNepf gNu Npe_y„ lp„cmsp!

fp¡S> fpÓ¡ v$k hpÁe¡ rhrh^ cpfsu `f "R>pepNus' Aphsy„ A_¡ A¡ `R>u afdpCiu Npe_p¡. v$k\u kpX$p ArNepf A¡V$g¡ duW$p„d^|fp„ Nusp¡_p¡ V$pCd! "e¡ rhrh^ cpfsu l¥, ApL$pihpZu L$p `„Qf„Nu `°p¡N°pd.' A¡hy„ f¡qX$ep¡ A¡_pDÞkfp¡ bp¡gsp, `Z `R>u f¡qX$ep¡ rkgp¡_(îug„L$p)_u lfuapCdp„ rhrh^ cpfsu_u L$p¡dri®eg krh®k Qpgy \C. "e¡ rhrh^ cpfsu L$u rhop`_ `°kpfZ k¡hp l¥' A_¡ bk, Ðepf\u f¡qX$ep_p¡ v$pV$ hmhp¡ Qpgy Õep¡.

îp¡spAp¡_u k¡hp L$fhp_¡ bv$g¡ f¡qX$ep¡ rhop`_ `°kpfZ_u S> k¡hp L$fsp¡ \ep¡. `°p¡N°pdp¡dp„ cguhpf _ füp, afdpCiu `°p¡N°pd_u A¡L$_u A¡L$ L¡$k¡V$p¡ hpf„hpf hpNsu. hQdp„ sp¡ fpd ÅZ¡ C gp¡L$p¡_¡ qL$ip¡fLy$dpf lpe£ lz„ hp„Ly„$ `X¡$gy„ s¡ ApW$-v$l drl_p gNu f¡qX$ep¡ `f qL$ip¡fLy$dpf_y„ A¡L¡$e Npe_ ^fpf _p¡ hNpX¡$!

`R>u f¡qX$ep_u lfuapCdp„ V¡$`-f¡L$p¡X®$f Apehp„. sp¡e lÆ f¡qX$ep¡ lp„cmhp¡ Ndsp¡, `Z Äepf\u V$uhu Apehy„ Ðepf\u ldÅ¡_¡ L¡$ f¡qX$ep¡ Mp¡hpZp¡!

ldZp„ ldZp„ hmu FM õV¡$i_y„ Qpgy Õep„ k¡. dpfy„ b¡Vy„$, [õV$qfep¡ rkõV$ddp„ _p¡ l„cmpe A¡hy„ ¼guef l„cmpe k¡! `Z L$p¡Z ÅZ¡, V$uhu_p¡ Q¡` gpÁep¡ k¡ L¡$ lz„, s¡ A¡L¡$e Npe_ `|fy„ hpNhp S> _\u v¡$sp! lh¡ A¡d_¡ L¡$d L$fu ldÅhhy„ L¡$ f¡qX$ep¡ "V$p¡Ë$g Ap¡qX$ep¡' rdqX$ed k¡. C_u Mfu dÅ S> V$p¡Ë$g `fap¡d®Þkdp„ R>¡!

f¡qX$ep¡_p¡ Akgu fp¡dpÞk s¡_u flõede "A_r`°qX$¼V¡$qbqgV$u'dp„ fl¡gp¡ R>¡. L¡$k¡V$ L¡$ kuX$udp„ sd_¡ Mbf R>¡ L¡$ lh¡ Qp„` v$bphiy„ A¡V$g¡ bpbp kl¡Ng fpXy„$ `pX$hp dp„X$i¡, `Z f¡qX$ep¡dp„ L$C OX$u sgs dl¡d|v$ Aphu Åe _¡ L$C OX$u ky^p dëlp¡Óp_y„ A¡L$pv$ "f¡f' Npe_ Aphu QX¡$... C S> Mfu r\°g R>¡!

f¡qX$ep_u Ad_¡ bh epv$ Aphu A¡V$g¡ Ad¡e A¡L$ kfk dTp_p¡ _p_L$X$p¡ FM f¡qX$ep¡ gC Apehp R>uA¡, `Z lpQy„ L$lz„? lp„cmhp_p¡ V$pCd S> _\u dmsp¡!

V$uhudp„ fp¡S> L$p¡d¡X$u rkqfeg_p„ f¡L$p¡X¡$®X$ gpãV$fy„ l„cmpsp„ lp¡e, lp¡ff-ip¡_p„ "Y¡$_V¡$_ Y¡$$_V¡$_' çeyqTL$y„ hpNsp„ lp¡e, Yui|d Yui|d r`¼Qfy„ lpgsp„ lp¡e... A¡hp Op¢OpV$dp„ f¡qX$ep¡ lp„cmhp¡ iu fus¡?

`Z T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ B[ÞX$epdp„ b^p Ap¡gfpCV$ R>¡!