A¡L$ vu Adpfp lp\dp„ g„X$_\u `°NV$ \sy„ R>p`y„ Aphu Áey„. Ad¡ Adpfp `pX$p¡iu hMsL$pL$p_¡ bspX$éy„, sp¡ ¼e¡, "Ap g¡g¡g¡, Þep„ fC_¡ AphXy„$ dp¡Vy„$ _¡ Aphy„ ê`pmy„ Qp¡`Xy„$ R>pe`y„ k¡?' Ad¡ L$u^y„ L¡$ Aphy„ ê`pmy„ d¡N¡rT_ sp¡ C gp¡L$p¡ v$f AW$hpqX$e¡ L$pY¡ k¡. hMsL$pL$p sp¡ dp¢dp„ Ap„Nmp„ _pMu Áep. "cpf¡ L$fu cpC?'

`R>u `p_p„ D\gphsp„ A¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ AV$L$u_¡ d_¡ A¡L$ Ål¡fMbf bspX$u_¡ `|R>¡, "cpC, Ap ãe|_fg kfqhk A¡V$g¡ ly„?'

d¢ hMsL$pL$p_¡ ldÅehy„ L¡$ Þep„ L$p¡C Ap`Zphpmp dfu Åe sp¡ C_u ipõÓp¡¼s rlÞvy$ rhr^ `fdpZ¡ C gp¡L$p¡ l„^ue ìehõ\p Ap`Z_¡ L$fu v¡$. OZp ãe|_fg kfqhkhpmp sp¡ ir_-frh_p rhL$-A¡ÞX$dp„ kp¥ `lp¢Qu iL¡$ A¡hp V$pBd¡ `Z ãe|_fg L$fu Ap`¡. Apsdp cg¡ `fdpsdp_u `p„l¡ hep¡ Áep¡ lp¡e `Z L$p¡L$_¡ `p¡sp_p õhS>__p `pr\®h v¡$l_¡ B[ÞX$epdp„ W¡$W$ A¡d_p hs_ gNu gC Åhp¡ lp¡e sp¡ C l„^ue ìehõ\p Ap ãe|_fg kfqhkhpmp L$fu Ap`¡.

hMsL$pL$p OX$u b¡ OX$usp¡ rhQpfp¡dp„ Mp¡hpC Áep. `R>u cpf¡ AhpS>¡ ApV$gy„ bp¡ëep, "ky^f¡gp v¡$i_p gp¡L$p¡ L$f¡ A¡V$gy„ Ap¡Ry>„ cpC, bpL$u Ap„ep„ B[ÞX$epdp„ dfsp„ `¡'gp„ lM¡\u Æhhp v¡$ sp¡e OÏ„ k¡.'

hMsL$pL$p sp¡ ApXy„$ S> bp¡g¡, bpL$u B[ÞX$epdp„ b¡W¡$gp v¡$iuAp¡_¡ `fv¡$idp„ hk¡gp gp¡L$p¡_u `uX$p L¡$d L$fu_¡ ldÅe? `pfL$p v¡$idp„ õhS>_ df¡ A¡_u `uX$p cpf¡ lp¡e R>¡.

bpL$u Ap„ep„ B[ÞX$epdp„ sp¡ l„^pe Ap¡gfpBV$ fus¡ df¡ k¡! dy„bC_p„ R>p`p„Ap¡dp„ dfZ_p¡^y„e A¡ hX$u gp„bu gp„bu R>`pe k¡ L¡$ lpmy„ df¡gy„e g¡M¡ gpN¡! "dy„bC kdpQpf'dp„ sp¡ dfZ_p¢^_y„ ApMy„ cf¡gy„ `p_y„ fp¡S> Aph¡ k¡. Cdp„ `pR>p ìeh[õ\s rhcpNy„ lp¡e. "rlÞvy dfZ, S>¥_ dfZ, `pfku dfZ, dy[õgd dfZ...

A_¡ v$f¡L$ dfZ_p d\pmp _uQ¡ kØNs_u Þeps qX$V¡$gdp„ gM¡gu lp¡e - BX$f Qp¥v$iu s`p¡^_ b°pûZ, lpgpC cpqV$ep, L$ÃR>u cp_yipgu, kp¡fqW$ep b°ûnqÓe, _p^¡f v$ip îudpmu hrZL$, Op¡Opfu dp¡Y hrZL$, Ap¥qv$Ãe klk° Np¡fhpg b°pûZ, rklp¡f k„`°v$pe Ap¥qv$Ãe A. b°pûZ, dÃRy>L$p„W$p rhip îudpmu S>¥_, TpgphpX$u hu. îu. d|rs®`|S>L$ S>¥_... Ap¡ lp¡ lp¡ lp¡...

`pRy>„ df_pf_u lNpC Qpf¡L$p¡f\u gM¡gu lp¡e L¡$ agpZp_p„ ^d®`Ð_u, s¡ Yu„L$Zp_p `yÓu, s¡ Apd_p cpcu, s¡ Ap¡d_p b_¡hu, s¡ Ap Ap Ap Ap _p„ b¡_... agpZu spfuM¡ agpZp Npd dÝe¡ fpdifZ `pd¡g R>¡. hmu L$p¡L$dp„ g¿ey„ lp¡e L¡$ Qnyv$p_ L$f¡g R>¡. L$p¡L$dp„ gM¡ L¡$ gp¥qL$L$ ìehlpf s\p kpv$X$u `°\p b„^ R>¡. W$pd-W¡$L$pÏ„ - kf_pdy„-kde l„^y„e g¿ey„ lp¡e.

`Z Aphu gp„bu gp„bu dfZ_p¡„^y„ Adv$phpv$, hX$p¡v$fp, fpS>L$p¡V$ L¡$ kyfs_p„ R>p`p„dp„ _p¡ Å¡hp dm¡. Þep„ sp¡ V|„$L$u _¡ V$Q! OX$uL$ khpg \pe Ap`Z_¡ L¡$ dy„bC_p„ R>p`p„Ap¡dp„ S> L¡$d AphX$u dp¡V$u dp¡V$u dfZ_p¢^y„?

sp¡ hps ÅZ¡ A¡d R>¡ L¡$ dy„bC A¡V$g¡ Apd Å¡hp Åh sp¡ `fv¡$i S>¡hy„ S> k¡! L$p¡L$ kNp ¼ep„ fl¡sp lp¡e _¡ L$p¡L$ kNp ¼ep„. dy„bC_p A¡L$ R>¡X¡$\u buÅ R>¡X¡$ `|Nhy„ lp¡e sp¡e Mpõkp Qpf L$ëgpL$ \C Åe! bpL$u Adv$phpv$-fpS>L$p¡V$ sp¡ A¡hp„ Mp¡bp S>¡hX$p„ k¡ L¡$ õL|$V$f_u qL$L$ dpfu _\u L¡$ OX$uL$dp„ `p¢L$u Å„C! Adpfp„ A¡L$ cpcu dy„bCdp„ f¹e¡ k¡ B ¼e¡, "sdpfp cpC sp¡ lhpf_p EW$sp„ h¡„s l„^ue dfZ_p¢^y„ `f _S>f a¡fhu ëe¡, `R>u S> _p'hp Åe!'

d|m cph_p iy„? L¡$ kpfp-_fkp `fk„N¡ l„^pe_u lpe£ f¡'hy„! sd_¡ A¡d \psy„ li¡ L¡$ Ap Aphu dfhp_u hpsy„ ¼ep„ dp„X$u? `Z cpC, dp¡s_¡ lksp„ lksp„ c¡V$p¡ A¡_y„ _pd S> lpQu rS>„v$Nu!

Ap`Zp NyS>fpsdp„ lÆe AdyL$ L$p¡dp¡dp„ Å¡ hX$ug `|fu rS>„v$Nu Æhu_¡ NyS>fu Áep lp¡e sp¡ dkpZdp„ S> v$pê `uhfphhp_p¡ qfhpS> k¡! bpfdp_¡ vu$ gpX$hp_y„ S>dZ sp¡ Mfy„ S>, `Z fp¡S> lp„S>¡ Of_p Ap¡V$g¡ kfk dS>p_u cS>_d„X$mu b¡W$u lp¡e A_¡ fps `X¡$ \p¡X$p¡ R>p„V$p¡-`pZu \pe!

Adpfp A¡L$ kpYycpC_p„ bp _¡hy„_u D`f `lp¢Qu Ne¡gp„, S>J S>J \pe. bpSy>_p S> Ofdp„ _p_pcpC_p v$uL$fp_p„ gN_ gu^¡gp„ _¡ Ap Ofdp„ dpÆ_p R>¡ëgp ïhpk NZpe. dpÆ ¼e¡ "dpf¡ gu^¡ bQyX$p_p„ gN_ _p¡ AV$L$phsp„!' `Z spL$X¡$ S> dpÆ_p fpd fdu Áep. Ap bpSy> Å_ Åhp_u s¥epfu _¡ Ap¡gu bpSy> dpÆ fpdifZ! lh¡?

kpYycpCA¡ sp¡ lD_¡ Ap¡fX$pdp„\u bp'f L$pYu d|¼ep. "dpÆ_¡ bh d|„Tpfp¡ \pe k¡, bp'f _uL$mp¡ b^p!' L$p¡C_¡ Mbf _p¡ `X$hp v$u^u. hpS>s¡NpS>s¡ bQyX$p_u Å_ gC_¡ Áep, f„N¡-Q„N¡ `fZu_¡ `pR>p Apehp `R>u S> L$u^y„ L¡$ "dpÆ sp¡ fpdifZ \C Áep„.' b¡ÞX$hpÅ„hpmp_¡ L$u^y„ OX$uL$ MdÅ¡. `R>u C S> b¡ÞX$hpÅ„_¡ gC_¡ dpÆ_u kdip_epÓp `Z hpS>s¡NpS>s¡ L$pYu! gp¡, bp¡gp¡!

`Z lh¡ sp¡ B[ÞX$epdp„e Bg¡[¼V$²L$ ídip_y„ _uL$þep„ k¡! L$gpL$-b¡ L$gpL$dp„ sp¡ a¢kgp¡ \C Åe. çeyr_rk`prgV$udp„ ap¡_ L$fu Ûp¡ A¡V$g¡ "ibhprl_u' (van$) Aphu Åe, kNp„-hlpgp„ L$pf-õL|$V$fdp„ lX$u L$pYsp„ kdip_¡ `lp¢Qu Åe. A[Á_v$pl_u Qp„` v$bpe A¡V$g¡ rbTu gp¡L$p¡ W$phL$p„ dp¢ L$fu_¡ R|>V$p `X$hp d„X¡$!

V|„$L$dp„, lh¡ "Þep„' dfp¡ L¡$ "Ap„ep„', Apd Å¡hp Åh sp¡ lh¡ l„^y„e lfMy„ S> \psy„ Åe k¡! T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ B[ÞX$epdp„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ k¡!