rhv¡$idp„ b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ qfqX$adp„ kqa¯N L$fsp Adpfp hlpgp NyS>fpsu cpCAp¡, \p¡Xy„$ kqa¯N A_¡ Y$Ngpb„^ fp¡V$gu L$fsu Adpfu hlpgu cpcuey„ A_¡ dçdu-`à`p L$p„C X$pD_gp¡X$ L$fu gph¡gy„ NyS>fpsu dV$uqfeg hp„Qu l„cmphsp„ lp¡e Ðepf¡ d_dp„ b¡ OX$u dgL$pC g¡sp„ Adpfp„ hlpgp„ c|gL$p„h!

Ap„ep„ NyS>fps ApMy„ _hfpÓu_p spg¡ T|du f'ey„ R>¡. fps_p v$k-khpv$k Õep _\u L¡$ kp¡kpeV$udp„ dpBLy„$ `f "l¡gph... dpBL$ V¡$[õV„$N l¡gph...' Qpgy \C Åe R>¡. ArNepf-kpX$pArNepf¡ r^°bp„N r^°bp„N Y$p¡g A_¡ V¢$Z¢ Z¢Z¢ L¡$rkep¡ lpf¡ Nfbp Qpgy \C Åe k¡ s¡ R>¡L$ b¡-AY$u-ÓZ hpN¡ dp„X$dp„X$ b^y„ V$pYy„$ `X¡$ R>¡.

Apd sp¡, `l¡gp„ kp¡kpeV$u-kp¡kpeV$uA¡ A¡L$ gpBV$_p¡ Np¡mp¡ _¡ b¡ Y$p¡g hX¡$ hNf dpBL$_p S>¡ Nfbp \psp C sp¡ ¼epf_p b„^ \C Áep. lh¡ sp¡ b^u kp¡kpeV$uey„dp„ Nfbp \pspe _\u. `Z Äep„ \pe R>¡ Þep„ A¡hp \pe R>¡ L¡$ v¡$L$pfp¡ bp¡gu Åe!

Sy>hpr_eph _hfpÓu_p `„v$f v$u' `l¡gp„ O¡f O¡f DOfpÏ„ L$fhp Aphu Åe R>¡, "fpW$p¡X$L$pL$p A¡L$kp¡ A¡L$ph_ sp¡ v¡$hp S> `X$i¡, Ap a¡fu _hp„ õ`uL$fy„ gphhp„ k¡!' b¡-ÓZ dp¡V$p Y$p¡g, A¡L$ X²$d k¡V$ A_¡ A¡L$ L¡$rkep¡- ApV$gy„ sp¡ õV$pÞX$X®$ \C Áey„!

buSy>„e OÏ„ õV$pÞX$X®$ R>¡. kp¡kpeV$u_u drlgpAp¡ dp\¡ Ap¡Y$u_¡ c[¼scph¡ Apfsu Dspfsu lp¡e Ðepf¡ qiMpD R>p¡L$fpAp¡ Y$p¡g-X²$d A_¡ L¡$rkep¡ hNpX$u_¡ b¡-spg spg `yfph¡ C õV$pÞX$X®$ R>¡! Apfsu \C Nep `R>u A^p£`p¡Zp¡ L$gpL$ gNu d¡v$p_dp„ _p_L$X$u R>p¡X$uey„ ê$`pmp„ dTp_p„ QrZep-Qp¡mu `l¡fu_¡ Al]-sl] v$p¡X$pv$p¡X$u L$fsu lp¡e A_¡ bpL$u_p b^pA¡ b¡ku fl¡hy„ õV$pÞX$X®$ R>¡. `R>u dp„X$ dp„X$ Nfbp iê$ L$fhp dpV¡$ dpBL$ D`f\u "kp¡kpeV$u_p„ cpCAp¡ s\p bl¡_p¡_¡ rh_„su L¡$ Nfbpdp„ Å¡X$pC Åe'hpmp„ A¡_pDÞkd¡ÞV$ õV$pÞX$X®$ R>¡.

`Z hfkp¡\u _hfpÓu_u A¡L$ õV$pÞX$X®$ ApBV$d lp¡e sp¡ s¡ "_prN_' qaëddp„ L$ëepZÆcpCA¡ hNpX¡$gu bu__u V$éy_ R>¡! Nfbp lpdp£r_ed D`f Nhpsp A¡ S>dp_pdp„ `Z Nfbp¡ "Qgsu'dp„ Aphu Åe A¡V$g¡ Ap V$éy_ sp¡ hpN¡, hpN¡ _¡ hpN¡ S>! ldZp„\u cp„NX$p qf^d õV$pÞX$X®$ \su Åe R>¡. fps_p v$p¡Y$-b¡ hpN¡ l„^pe_¡ v¡$ic[¼s epv$ Aph¡ R>¡, "e¡ v¡$i l¡ huf S>hp_p¢ L$p Agb¡gp¢ L$p dõsp_p¢ L$p...' blz hfkp¡\u õV$pÞX$X®$ fl¡gu "^_ ^s|X$u `s|X$u, ^_ ^s|X$u `s|X$u' rh\ a¡fazv$fX$u ¼epf¡L$ ¼epf¡L$ epv$ Aphu Åe R>¡.

_hfpÓudp„ ëlpZu L$fhu A¡hy„ Mpk õV$pÞX$X®$ _lp¡sy„ `Z ldZp„\u kp¡kpeV$uAp¡dp„ apmp_p `¥kpdp„\u fpÓ¡ _põsp¡ L$fhp¡ õV$pÞX$X®$ \sy„ Åe R>¡. A_¡ gpõV$ bV$ _p¡V$ ^ rgõV$... b^p rhM¡fpC_¡ Ofc¡Np \C Åe `R>ue¡ R>-kps Sy>hpr_ep A¡L$pv$ L$gpL$ ky^u Ad\p Ad\p Y$p¡g V$uÃe¡ fpM¡ C õV$pÞX$X®$ l„^ue¡ kp¡kpeV$uey„dp„ S>mhpC füy„ R>¡!

Ap¡N£_pBT¹X$ NfbpAp¡dp„ Aphy„ b^y„ _\u \psy„ `Z Þep„ A¡L$ S> Ópk R>¡- A¡L$buÅ lpe£ hpsy„ L$fhu lp¡e sp¡ \psu _\u! Ap¡gu lpB-apB kpDÞX$ rkõV$dy„ A¡hp¡ L$p_apXy$ v¡$L$pfp¡ L$f¡ R>¡ L¡$ `|R>p¡ dp.

`Z bp¡gp¡, lÆe¡ Adv$phpv$dp„ A¡L$ A¡hu ê$X$u-ê$`pmu S>Áep R>¡ Äep„ kfk dTp_p V²¡$qX$i_g Nfbp \pe R>¡ A_¡ â¡nL$p¡ sp¡ W$uL$, Nfbp fd_pfp M¡g¥ep `Z A¡L$buÅ lpe£ hpsy„ L$fu iL¡$ A¡hy„ hpsphfZ lp¡e R>¡. Ap L$C S>Áep R>¡? sp¡ L¡$' A¡_.ApB.X$u.!

Al] lqfepmu dTp_u gp¡_ R>¡, M¡g¥epAp¡ b|V$-Q„`g-dp¡S>X$u Dspfu_¡ S> Nfbp fd¡ R>¡. dTp_u hps A¡ R>¡ L¡$ A¡_.ApB.X$u.dp„ v¡$icfdp„\u õVy$X$ÞV¹$k Aph¡ R>¡, v$f hfk¡ rkr_efp¡ R>p¡X$u Åe R>¡, Sy>r_efp¡ Å¡X$pe R>¡, `Z dplp¡g lÆ A¡_p¡ A¡ S> R>¡. M¡g¥epAp¡ b„Npmu R>¡, dfpW$u R>¡, `„Åbu R>¡, dÖpku, _¡`pmu, lqfepZhu, fpS>õ\p_u R>¡, `Z dpfp b¡V$p l„^pe v¡$iu iZNpf kÆ_¡ Aphu Åe R>¡. A_¡ R>p¡X$uey„? õhN®_u AàkfpJ Å¡C ëep¡ ÅZ¡!

Al] A¡_pDÞkd¡ÞV¹$k A„N°¡Ædp„ \pe R>¡ "hu Apf õV$pqV¯$N ^ Nfbp _ph, àguT Å¡B_ A¡V$ ep¡f äu rhg!', "^p¡T lz rhi Vy$ X$pÞk ^u qfhk® õV¡$àk, àguT ap¡d® A_^f kL®$g B_kpBX$!' fpk iê$ L$fsp„ `l¡gp„ kp¥_¡ v$p„qX$ep gC g¡hp_u rh_„su L$fhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡, "hu Apf õV$pqV¯$N ^ fpk _ph, àguT L$g¡¼V$ ep¡f X$p„qX$epT!'

fpk_p„ õV¡$àk b^p_p„ kfMp„ Aph¡ s¡ dpV¡$ Y$p¡g_p spg¡ A¡_pDÞkd¡ÞV$ \sy„ lp¡e, "^p¡T lz Apf V²$pHN Vy$ g_®, àguT ap¡gp¡ dpe õV¡$àk... h_... Vy$ \°u ap¡f A¡_ apBh! h_...'

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A¡L$ gM_D_u A_¡ A¡L$ L$gL$Ñp_u R>p¡L$fuAp¡_¡ Nphp_p¡ A¡V$gp¡ ip¡M L¡$ s¡dZ¡ v¡$h_pNfu rgq`dp„ Nfbp Dspfu gu^¡gp. Y$p¡g_u qf^ddp„ lÆ ãg¡hfp¡ bv$gpsu fl¡ R>¡- ¼epf¡L$ dfpW$u sp¡ ¼epf¡ v$rnZ cpfsue- S>¡hp õVy$X$ÞV$p¡! `Z A¡L$ Nfbp¡ A¡_.ApB.X$u.dp„ `fd¡_¡ÞV$gu lp¡V$-a¡hqfV$ R>¡- "sd¡ Ap¡gy„ gphÅ¡, `¡gy„ gphÅ¡, `p_-kp¡`pfu, `p__p„ buX$p„, L$QL$X$p_u b„NX$u gphÅ¡ f¡... lp¡ dpfhpX$p!'

dp¡X$u fpÓ¡ "qv$ep-X$pÞk' \pe R>¡. õVy$X$ÞV$ hp¡g¡[ÞV$ek® s¡g `|f¡gp L$p¡qX$epdp„ v$uhp kmNphu kp¥_p lp\dp„ Ap`¡ R>¡. gpBV$p¡ b„^ L$fhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡ A_¡ Y$p¡g_p spg¡ ^udp-kyfugp AhpS>¡ Nfbp Nhpe R>¡. A_¡ lp, Nfb¡ O|dsp„ Å¡ sdpfp¡ v$uhp¡ Ap¡ghpe Åe sp¡ blpf _uL$mu Aphhp_u S>ê$f _\u, hp¡g¡[ÞV$ek® duZbÑuAp¡ gC_¡ Ecp lp¡e R>¡!

Aphy„ d_p¡lf ×íe Å¡C_¡ d_dp„ \pe R>¡ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ Ap`Zu kp¡kpeV$uey„dp„ Aphy„ ky„v$f hpsphfZ L¡$d _\u kfÆ i¼sp? `Z T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡