dpfp kp¡m¡L$ hj®_u he_p `p¥Ó A_¡ v$p¡rlÓ dpf¡ Of¡ Aph¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ `l¡gy„ L$pd V$uhu Qpgy L$fhp_y„ L$f¡ R>¡. V$uhu_u Apk`pk S> `X¡$gy„ qfdp¡V$ L$„V²$p¡g lp\dp„ gC aV$paV$ [õhQp¡ v$bphu_¡ s¡Ap¡ V$uhu Qpgy L$fu v¡$ R>¡. ApV$g¡\ue¡ s¡Ap¡ AV$L$sp _\u. rfdp¡V$ L$„V²$p¡g_¡ s¡Ap¡ kss kq¾$e fpM¡ R>¡, `qfZpd¡ V$uhu_p õ¾$u_ `f Q¡_gp¡ bv$gpep L$f¡ R>¡. `p„Q k¡L$ÞX$ "õV$pf àgk', R> k¡L$ÞX$ "Tu', Qpf k¡L$ÞX$ "Tu rk_¡dp' A¡ÞX$ kp¡ Ap¡_! ¼ep„L$ Nus NpÆ EW¡$, ¼ep„L$ k„hpv$p¡_p bfpX$p k„cmpe, hmu L$p¡CL$ kdpQpf hp„Qsy„ lp¡e... W$fuW$pd`Ï„ _rlhs¹! kss `qfhs®_ A¡ S> ÅZ¡ s¡Ap¡_p¡ Ýe¡e!

lz„ dpfp `g„N `f `X$ép¡ `X$ép¡ \p¡X$uL$ hpf sp¡ ^ufS>`|h®L$ Ap Å¡ep L$fy„ A_¡ `R>u L„$V$pmu_¡ L$lz„, ""Aëep, s_¡ L$p¡C A¡L$ Q¡_g `f_p¡ d_Ndsp¡ L$pe®¾$d [õ\f L$fu_¡ Å¡sp„ iy„ \pe R>¡? Ap fus¡ aV$paV$ Q¡_gp¡ bv$ghpdp„ s_¡ iu dÅ `X¡$ R>¡?'' `Z `p¥Ó lp¡e L¡$ v$p¡rlÓ, L$p¡C dpfu hps kp„cm¡ S> _l], A_¡ kp„cm¡ sp¡ s¡_p¡ Adg _ S> L$f¡. s¡Ap¡_u Ap„NmuAp¡ qfdp¡V$ `f `V$p`V$ \ep S> L$f¡!

ldZp„ sp¡ A¡hy„ bÞey„ L¡$ "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs?'_u qkqfegdp„ dy„bC_p¡ lj®h^®_ _hp\¡ A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep Æsu Nep¡ s¡ A¡r`kp¡X$ Å¡hp dpfp¡ v$p¡rlÓ Apìep¡. d_¡ s¡ Nçey„, L¡$d L¡$ lz„ `Z A¡ A¡r`kp¡X$ Å¡hp DÐkyL$ lsp¡. v$p¡rlÓ¡ V$uhu Qpgy L$ey¯. L$pe®¾$d iê$ \C Nep¡ lsp¡. s¡ \p¡X$p¡L$ ApNm hÝep¡ `R>u A¡ÞL$f-`fk_ Ardspc bÃQ_¡ "qaf rdgs¡ l¦ A¡L$ R>p¡V¡$ k¡ b°¡L$ L¡$ bpv$ Ål¡fps L$fu A_¡ s¡ kp\¡ iê$ \C Nep¡ Ål¡fMbf_p¡ Akü dpfp¡. Ad_¡ b^p_¡ s¡_p¡ kMs L„$V$pmp¡, A¡V$g¡ d¢ dpfp v$p¡rlÓ_¡ V$uhu_¡ "d|Np' L$fu v¡$hp S>Zpìey„, `Z v$p¡rlÓ¡ hmu Sy>v$p¡ S> M¡g L$ep£!

qfdp¡V$_¡ A¡[¼V$h b_phu_¡ afu\u Q¡_gp¡ bv$ghp dp„X$u A_¡ Äep„\u A¡L$ L$p¡gplgkcf Nus âkpqfs \sy„ lsy„ s¡ Q¡_g `f [õ\f \ep¡. \p¡Xy„$ Nus kp„cþey„ Ðep„ sp¡ "õV$pf àgk Q¡_g', `f„sy A¡X$-Ap¾$dZ `|fy„ \hp_p¡ kde _ÆL$ hsp®ep¡ A¡V$g¡ v$p¡rlÓ¡ Nus_¡ fTmsy„ d|L$u `y_: "L$p¥_ b_¡Np...' `f L|$v$L$p¡ dpep£ rfdp¡V$_u klpe\u! Aphy„ âÐe¡L$ "b°¡L$' v$frdep_ b_sy„ füy„!

lz„ dpfu L„$V$pmp_u gpNZu Ry>`phu _ i¼ep¡. d¢ L$üy„, "cpC, \p¡X$u rdr_V$ `Z sy„ [õ\f, "d|Nu' Q¡_g kl_ L$fu iL$sp¡ _\u?' `Z dpfu hps kp„cm¡ L$p¡Z? "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs'_p¡ A¡ A¡r`kp¡X$ `|fp¡ \ep¡ Ðep„ ky^u s¡ âdpZ¡ S> Qpëey„. v$p¡rlÓ hphpTp¡X$p_u S>¡d Apìep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ A¡ S> fus¡ Qpëep¡ Nep¡! d_¡ rhQpf Apìep¡, V$uhu_¡ k„b„^ R>¡ Ðep„ ky^u L$p„ qfdp¡V$_u kyrh^p fv$ \hu Å¡CA¡ A\hp V$uhu `f_u Y$Ngpb„^ Q¡_gp¡_u k„¿epdp„ dp¡V$p¡ L$p` dyL$php¡ Å¡CA¡! `f„sy lz„ bfpbf kdSy>„ Ry>„ L¡$ Apdp„_y„ L$iy„ S> i¼e _\u. V$uhu_u A^^^ Q¡_gp¡, s¡ bv$ghp dpV¡$_y„ qfdp¡V$_y„ kp^_ A_¡ A¡ kp^__p¡ r_f„sf D`ep¡N L$fhp_u bpmL$p¡, qL$ip¡fp¡, sfyZp¡_u d_p¡h©rÑ : Apdp„_y„ L$iy„ S> bv$gphp_y„ _\u.

dpfu A_¡ dpfp Ap `p¥Ó-v$p¡rlÓ_u Jdf hÃQ¡ bfpbf `Qpk hj®_y„ A„sf R>¡, `R>u Adpfp„ rhQpf-hpZu-hs®_ hÃQ¡ ¼epp„\u L$iy„ A¡ dmsp`Ï„ k„chu iL¡$? AgbÑ, lz„ `qf`¼hsp v$pMhu_¡ s¡Ap¡_y„ ×rô$tbvy$ kdS>hp_p¡ âeÐ_ Ahíe L$fu iLy„$, A_¡ L$fy„ Ry>„, bpL$u s¡Ap¡ S>¡hp V$u_A¡S>k® dpfu S>¡d rhQpf¡-hs£ s¡hu Apip-A`¡np `Z dpf¡ _ S> fpMhu Å¡CA¡.

Ap hps dpÓ dpfp `p¥Ó-v$p¡rlÓ `|fsu dep®qv$s _\u. d¢ OZp„ hX$ugp¡_¡ A¡hu aqfepv$ L$fsp„ kp„cþep„ R>¡ L¡$ s¡Ap¡_p„ k„sp_p¡ gp„bp kde ky^u V$uhu Å¡ep„ L$f¡ R>¡ A¡V$gy„ S> _rl, V$uhu Å¡su hMs¡ s¡Ap¡ hpf„hpf qfdp¡V$ hX¡$ Q¡_gp¡ bv$ëep L$f¡ R>¡! s¡Ap¡_¡ Mf¡Mf iy„ Å¡hy„ R>¡ s¡ S> L$v$pQ s¡Ap¡ _½$u L$fu iL$sp„ _\u!

kÑf¡L$ hj® `l¡gp„ Adpfp Ofdp„ V$uhu Apìey„ Ðepf¡ A¡L$ sp¡ s¡ åg¡L$ A¡ÞX$ ìlpBV$ lsy„, buSy>„ s¡_p `f dpÓ "v|$fv$i®_'_u Q¡_g Aphu iL$su lsu A_¡ ÓuSy>„, Ðepf¡ L$p¡CA¡ "qfdp¡V$ L$„V²$p¡g'_y„ _pd `Z kp„cþey„ _ lsy„. d_¡ Ap ÓZ¡e bpbsp¡ OZu A_yL|$m A_¡ `k„v$ lsu, L¡$d L¡$ bpm`Z\u lz„ dpÓ åg¡L$ A¡ÞX$ ìlpBV$ qaëdp¡ S> Å¡hp V¡$hpe¡gp¡ lsp¡. ApS>¡ `Z qaëd sp¡ åg¡L$ A¡ÞX$ ìlpBV$ S> lp¡hu Å¡CA¡ A¡hu dS>b|s N°„r\ dpfp d_dp„ b„^pe¡gu R>¡. f„Nu_ qaëdp¡ `Z d¢ OZu Å¡C R>¡, `f„sy ApS>¡ s¡ f„Nu_ A_¡ íepd-^hg A¡dp„\u A¡L$ qaëd Å¡hp_u lp¡e sp¡ lz„ r_:i„L$ ð¡s-íepd qaëd Å¡hp_y„ `k„v$ L$fy„!

A¡ ×rô$A¡ lz„ `|fp¡ Sy>_hpZu A\hp c|sL$pmâ¡du Ry>„. Ap\u V$uhu Äep„ ky^u åg¡L$ A¡ÞX$ ìlpBV$ lsy„ Ðep„ ky^u s¡ Mf¡Mf dpfp râe`pÓ kdp_ lsy„. V$uhu f„Nu_ bÞey„ A_¡ dpfp d_ `f\u Esfu Ney„! s¡hy„ S> Q¡_g h¥rhÝe_y„. "v|$fv$i®_' Q¡_g_p v$i®L$ b_u_¡ d¢ V$uhu-ìeyAf sfuL¡$_u "L$pfqL$v$}' iê$ L$fu lsu. ApS>¡ Q¡_gp¡_p¡ d¡mp¡ cfpe¡gp¡ R>¡ sp¡e¡ dpfu X$u.X$u.-hapv$pfu AL$b„^ R>¡!

V$uhu Å¡hp_y„ dpfy„ kph OV$u Ney„ R>¡, `Z Äepf¡ Å¡J Ry>„ Ðepf¡ dpfu `l¡gu `k„v$Nu "v|$fv$i®_' `f Esf¡ R>¡. buSy>„ L$p„C _l] sp¡ s¡dp„ cpfsuesp_p¡ õ`i® sp¡ A_ychpe R>¡. Q¡_gp¡_p V$p¡mp kp\¡ lÆ lz„ dpfp d__p¡ d¡m `pX$u i¼ep¡ _\u. ApV$gu b^u Q¡_gp¡ ip dpV¡$ lp¡hu Å¡CA¡ A¡ âï__p¡ L$p¡C spqL®$L$ DÑf lÆ ky^u lz„ ip¡^u i¼ep¡ _\u. A¡ dpfu `Z dep®v$p lp¡C iL¡$. A_¡ Äepf¡ Ap Q¡_g-fpaX$p¡ dpf¡ Nm¡ Esfu iL$sp¡ _\u Ðepf¡ d_¡ qfdp¡V$_u D`ep¡rNsp _ kdÅe, EgVy„$ s¡ rhn¡`L$sp® gpN¡ s¡dp„ iu _hpC? ^pfy„ sp¡ lz„ lÆ åg¡L$ A¡ÞX$ ìlpBV$, Y$Ngpb„^ Q¡_gp¡ rh_p_p A_¡ qfdp¡V$g¡k V$uhueyNdp„ `pR>p¡ S>C iLy„$ s¡d Ry>„, `f„sy Ly$Vy„$buS>_p¡_u gpNZu_¡ AhNZhp S>¡V$gp¡ lz„ Agp¡L$sp„rÓL$ _\u! d¢ gNcN k„`|Z® V$uhu\u Argàs \C_¡ Apïhpk_ d¡mhu gu^y„ R>¡.

`Z Ap Q¡_g h¥rhÝe A_¡ qfdp¡V$ hX¡$ s¡_¡ kss bv$gu iL$hp_u kyrh^p A_¡ d_p¡h©rÑ A¡ b^y„, ApS>_p kde_u spkuf_¡ A_yê$` S> R>¡ A_¡ s¡\u s¡ k„v$c®dp„ s¡_p¡ õhuL$pf L$e¡® S> R|>V$L$p¡.

bpmL$p¡, qL$ip¡fp¡, sfyZp¡_p„ s¡d_u Jdf_¡ A_yê$` L¡$V$gp„L$ rhriô$ NyZp¡ A\hp gnZp¡ lp¡e R>¡. Q„Qmsp, A^ufsp, AS>„`p¡, Dsphrmep`Ï„ hN¡f¡ s¡dp„ dy¿e R>¡. eyhphõ\pdp„ `Z s¡_y„ kpsÐe dlv¹ A„i¡ S>mhpe R>¡. L¡$V$gpL$ âp¥Y$p¡ iy„, L$p¡CL$ L$p¡CL$ h©Ùp¡dp„ `Z s¡ gnZp¡ Å¡hp _\u dmsp„?

lh¡ M|Zpdp„ b¡ku fl¡sp„, "r_ipm¡\u _uL$mu S>hy„ `p„kfp O¡f' A¡ riMpdZ_y„ `pg_ L$fsp„ bpmL$p¡, rL$ip¡f-qL$ip¡fuAp¡_p¡ eyN Ap\du Nep¡ R>¡. A¡L$kfMy„, A¡L$^pfy„ Æh_ A¡ ApS>_p eyN_p dp_huAp¡_u `l¡gu `k„v$Nu flu _\u.

rhrh^sp A¡ ApS>_y„ âdyM ApL$j®Z R>¡. `qfhs®_ S> _l], Ars TX$`u `qfhs®_ A¡ ApS>_u A`¡np R>¡. dpfp¡ A¡L$ `qfrQs V$u_A¡S>f R>p¡L$fp¡ rbÞ^põs`Z¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ dp¡V$p¡ \Ci `R>u v$f b¡ hj£ hpBa bv$gsp¡ flui!' Aphsu L$pg_u Ap hpõsrhL$sp R>¡. L¡$V$gpe¡ dpZkp¡_¡ _p¡L$fu bv$ghp_u lp¡bu lp¡e R>¡. Ad¡qfL$pdp„ v$f R> drl_¡ Of bv$g_pf Ak„¿e gp¡L$p¡ dmu Aph¡! iuO° `qfhs®_ Üpfp S> âNrs i¼e R>¡ s¡hu ApS>_p eyN_u OZu ìep`L$ A_¡ v$Y$ dpÞesp R>¡. [õ\fsp_¡ lh¡ gp¡L$p¡ b„r^epf A_¡ âNrs rhfp¡^u dp_¡ R>¡. S>¡ ^°yh_¡ ÐeÆ_¡ A^°yh_y„ k¡h_ L$f¡ R>¡ s¡_y„ ^°yh _ô$ \pe R>¡' s¡hp cphp\®_p ÅZusp kycprjs_p¡ lh¡ cpÁe¡ S> L$p¡C drldp L$f¡ R>¡. lh¡ sp¡ A^°yh s¡ S> ^°yh A\p®s¹ A[õ\f s¡ S> [õ\f!

Æh_dp„ L$iy„ S> õ\peu _\u sp¡ `R>u _p¡L$fu-^„^p, Of, Æh_kp\u, Q¡_g hN¡f¡dp„ õ\peu cph ip¡^hp-Åmhhp_u gdZpTuL$ ip dpV¡$ L$fhu! "rhrh^spdp„ A¡L$sp' A¡ Å¡ cpfs_u cpsuNm cìesp NZpsu lp¡e sp¡ Æh__p„ i¼e A¡V$gp„ b^p„ n¡Óp¡dp„ rhrh^sp_u D`pk_p L¡$d _ L$fhu? Ap`Z¡ L$`X$p„, a¡i_, `NfMp„, ar_®Qf, OÏ„b^y„ bv$gsp„ fluA¡ R>uA¡ sp¡ buSy>„ `Z L¡$d _ bv$ghy„! L$`X$p„, S|>sp„ b^y„ S|>_y„, ApDV$X¡$V¡$X$ \pe R>¡, s¡_p\u DbpC S>hpe R>¡ sp¡ Æh_kp\uAp¡_¡ `fõ`f_p¡, hMs S>sp„, L„$V$pmp¡ _ Aph¡ iy„?!

lz„ R>¡ëgp„ kyX$spguk hj®\u A¡L$ S> W¡$L$pZ¡ _p¡L$fu L$fy„ Ry>„, `Z dpfp n¡Ó_p L¡$V$gpL$ eyhp_p¡_¡ d¢ v$f R> drl_¡ _p¡L$fu, A_¡ L¡$V$gpL$_¡ sp¡ gpB_ bv$gsp„ `Z Å¡ep R>¡! s¡Ap¡ L$fsp„ lz„ AphL$_u bpbsdp„ fS>dpÓ h^pf¡ k„`Þ_ _\u A¡V$gy„ lz„ Mpsfu`|h®L$ L$lu iLy„$. Å¡L¡$ d_¡ s¡_p¡ g¡idpÓ f„S> _\u s¡ Sy>v$u hps R>¡.

qfdp¡V$ L$„V²$p¡g rhð_u r_Ðe, bgL¡$ nZnZ_u `qfhs®_iugsp_y„ kp^_ê$` âsuL$ R>¡. qfdp¡V$ hX¡$ lÆ sp¡ L¡$V$guL$ ep„rÓL$ fQ_pAp¡ S> dy¿eÐh¡ bv$gpe R>¡, `f„sy crhóe¡ L$v$pQ A¡hp„ qfdp¡V$ ip¡^pi¡ L¡$ S>¡_u A¡L$ [õhQ v$bphsp„ `rs L¡$ `Ð_u bv$gu iL$pe, buÆ [õhQ hX¡$ _p¡L$fu, ÓuÆ hX¡$ dL$p_, Qp¡\u hX¡$ \pmudp„_p cp¡S>__u hp_NuAp¡, `p„Qdu hX¡$ byL$i¡ëadp„_p„ `yõsL$p¡, R>Ì$u hX¡$ L$`X$p„, kpsdu hX¡$ ar_®Qf, ApW$du hX¡$ b|V$-Q„`g... A_¡ OÏ„b^y„ `V$p`V$ bv$gu iL$pi¡! A_¡ Ðepf¡ Ap`Ï„ Æh_ kpQp A\®dp„ dëV$uQ¡_g V$uhu k¡V$ S>¡hy„ b_u S>i¡!

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