Æg¡V$_p„ f¡Tf hX¡$ i¡h L$fsp Adpfp ìlpgp cpCAp¡, f¡hgp¡__u qg`õV$uLy„$ gNpX$su Adpfu cpcuey„ A_¡ dpfh¡g L$p¡rd¼k hp„Qsp„ Adpfp„ ìlpgp„ c|gL$p„h! B[ÞX$ep_p lb®g i¡ç`| hX¡$ dp\y„ ^p¡sp l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡_p kp¥_¡ TpTp L$fu_¡ fpd fpd!

ldZp„ \p¡X$p qv$' `l¡gp„ frhhpf_p "V$pBçk Ap¡a B[ÞX$ep'dp„ A¡hu qgX$ õV$p¡fu Aph¡gu L¡$ cpC dëV$u_¡i_g L„$`_uey„ lh¡ v¡$iu OfpL$p¡_y„ cpf¡ Ýep_ fpMsu Åe R>¡! hps lph lpQu R>¡ L$pfZ Adv$phpv$dp„ d¡L$X$p¡_pëX$_u lpV$X$udp„ L$p„v$p-gkZ rh_p_p S>¥_ bN®fy„ dm¡ R>¡ A_¡ Ap„ep„_p OfpL$_u d¡ÞVprgV$u_¡ Ýep_dp„ fpMu_¡ A¡dZ¡ d¡_ydp„\u l„^ue _p¡_-h¡S> ApBV$dy„ L¡$Þkg L$fu _pMu R>¡!

lh¡ L$p¡gN¡V$_u S> hps ëep¡_¡? ldZp„ B gp¡L$p¡A¡ lb®g V|$\`¡õV$ L$pY$u R>¡. ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ dpe gthN _¡ awv$u_p S>¡hu S>X$ubyqVey„ R>¡! Älp¡Þk_ A¡ÞX$ Älp¡Þk_hpmpAp¡¡A¡ Op fyTphhp_u b¡ÞX$-A¡BX$ `Ë$uey„dp„ lmv$f hp`fhp_y„ iê$ L$ey¯ R>¡!

`Z Apd Å¡hp ÅAp¡ sp¡ dëV$u_¡i_g L„$`_uey„ dp¡X$u dp¡X$u ÅNu L$l¡hpe. lmv$f A_¡ Q„v$__p rdîZ_p¡ D`ep¡N L$fu_¡ "rhL$p¡ V$d®fuL$' Apeyh£qv$L$ q¾$d hfkp¡\u Mpõkp¡ dp¡V$p¡ ^„^p¡ L$f¡ R>¡, "rhL$p¡ hÇ>v„$su' V|$\`¡õV$dp„ Apeyh£qv$L$ S>X$ubyË$uAp¡_p¡ D`ep¡N \pe R>¡ A_¡ A¡ `Z huk-`ÃQuk hfk_u "A_ychu' âp¡X$¼V$ R>¡.

hfkp¡_p„ hfk `l¡gp„ Aprbv$ kyfsu_u A¡L$ _hgL$\pdp„ A¡L$ `pÓ Apeyh£qv$L$ v$hpAp¡_¡ V¡$åg¡V$-L¡$àõeyg ap¡d®dp„ d¡Þeya¡¼Qf L$fu_¡ bÅfdp„ d|L$hp dpV¡$ A\pL$ âeÐ_p¡ L$f¡ R>¡ s¡hy„ A¡L$ õhà_ lsy„. L$v$pQ Ap õhà_ Aprbv$cpC_y„ `p¡sp_y„ S> lp¡e. ApS>¡ A¡ kpL$pf \C Q|¼ey„ R>¡.

ldZp„\u sp¡ L$p¡õd¡qV$¼k_p bÅfdp„ lb®g_u S>bfu bp¡gbpgp R>¡. lb®g i¡ç`|Ap¡dp„ L¡$V$gu b^u h¡fpeV$u? Ap„bmp, qiL$pL$pC, bv$pd, _ud (gudX$p¡)... ldZp„ hmu "d¡íhpL$' _pd_u V|$\`¡õV$ _uL$mu R>¡. dpfp b¡V$ph, A¡X$dp„ ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ Apdp„ sp¡ BL$p¡s¡f NyZ R>¡! B b^y„ sp¡ W$uL$, `Z A¡ gp¡L$p¡ L$l¡hp A¡d dpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ cpC, Ap V|$\`¡õV$ Ap`Zp Akgu bphm_p v$psZ S>¡hu S> kdÅ¡!

Ad¡ V²$peg Mpsf "d¡íhpL$' gC Apehp R>uA¡. BL$p¡s¡f NyZ_u Mbf sp¡ cpC `X¡$ Ðepf¡ lpQu, `Z ldZp„ A¡V$gy„ ldÅe R>¡ L¡$ b°i L$fsu h¡mp Ap¡ëep v$psZ S>¡hu \p¡X$uOZu dl¡L$ A_¡ \p¡X$p¡OZp¡ õhpv$ gpN¡ R>¡ Mfp¡!

d¢ hMsL$pL$p_¡ Ap V|$\`¡õV$ bspX$u sp¡ L$l¡, "g¡, `Z Ap_p L$fsp„ v$psZ lz„ Mp¡Vy„$?'

d¢ L$u^y„ L¡$, "v$psZ dm¡ R>¡ S> ¼ep„?'

hMsL$pL$p_ue bp¡gsu b„^ \C NC. L$pfZ, lh¡ `l¡gp„_u S>¡d ipL$-dpfL¡$V$dp„ v$psZ_u T|qX$ey„ gC_¡ L$p¡C b¡ksy„ _\u. blz Np¡sp¡ sp¡ dp„X$ ¼ep„L$\u dmu Aph¡. `Z s¡e hpku A_¡ Qudmpe¡gp„.

B[ÞX$epdp„ V|$\`¡õV$_y„ L$ëQfg Ap¾$dZ \ey„ Ðepf¡ S|>_u `¡YuA¡ OZu T]L$ Tugu. dpfp bp`yÆ L„$CL¡$V$gp„e hfk gNu ¼ep„L$ ¼ep„L$\u Ap fus¡ v$psZ Np¡su gphsp. àgp[õV$L$_u L$p¡\mudp„ g`¡V$u_¡ `prZepf¡ kpQhu fpMsp. qäS> Apehy„ `R>u v$psZ qäS>dp„ d|L$sp. `Z d|m v$psZ dmhpdp„ S> cpf¡ dyíL¡$gu. A_¡ dm¡ s¡e kph Qudmpe¡gp„. ApMf¡ \pL$u-L„$V$pmu_¡ bp`yÆ "_p¡Nu'_y„ b„v$fR>p` L$pgp v„$sd„S>_ hp`fsp \C Nep. `Z V|$\`¡õV$ A¡d_¡ _ aphu s¡ _ S> aphu.

Adpfp hMsL$pL$p sp¡ b°i hp`fsp \C Nep. L$pfZ, v$p„s `X$u Nep A¡V$g¡ Qp¡L$W$p `f iy„ Ok¡? v„$sd„S>_? `Z hMsL$pL$pA¡ A¡L$ _hp¡ ddfp¡ d|¼ep¡. B ¼e¡, "Ap gp¡L$p¡ spÅ„ v$psZ_y„ dpL£$qV„$N L¡$d _\u L$fsp?'

d¢ L$u^y„, "v$psZ kX$u _p¡ Åe?'

sp¡ ¼e¡, "g¡ L$f hps? v|$^ S>¡hy„ v|$^ Ap`Z¡ ¼ep„\u ¼ep„ gNu spS>¡spSy>„ fpMu_¡ O¡fO¡f `p¢L$pX$u R>], sp¡ v$psZdp„ iy„ dp¡V$p dp¡f dpfhp'sp?'

hps Å¡L¡$ lpQu. Ad¡ lp¡õV¡$gdp„ cZsp Ðepf¡ v|$^_p„ cpf¡ ap„ap„. Qp `uhu lp¡e sp¡ dmu Åe `Z v|$^ sp¡ `¥kp v¡$sp„e _p¡ dm¡. s¡ S>dp_pdp„ v|$^_p„e L$pX®$ lsp„! L$pX®$dp„ `„Q L$fphu_¡ b¡ bpV$gu-ÓZ bpV$gu, S>¡hp a¡rdgu d¡çbf, A¡hy„ v|$^ dmsy„. lh¡ sp¡ v|$^_u N„Np hl¡ R>¡ A¡d L$luA¡ sp¡ Qpg¡.

`Z d|m hps A¡d b_u L¡$ Ap`Zu S>ê$qfepsp¡_y„ L$p¡õd¡V$uL$fZ \C Ney„ R>¡. v$psZ _rl, v$psZ_u ãg¡hfhpmu V|$\`¡õV$. lmv$f-Q„v$_ _rl, lëv$u Ap¥f Q„v$_ L¡$ NyZhpgu åeyV$u q¾$d!

\p¡X$p V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Ædp„ `Z `pR>m `X$uA¡ R>uA¡, sp¡ \p¡X$p dpL£$qV„Ndp„. `p„Q¡L$ hfk `l¡gp„ kp„cm¡gy„ L¡$ dÖpk_u A¡L$ L„$`_uA¡ aõV®$¼gpk Y$p¡kp b_phsy„ h¡[ÞX„$N diu_ b_pìey„ R>¡ A_¡ s¡ ApMp cpfsdp„ ä¡ÞQpBT ApDV$g¡V¹$k Mp¡ghp dpN¡ R>¡. `Z `R>u L„$C Apìey„ _rl.

BÞv$p¡f_u A¡L$ L„$`_u R>pi_p¡ `phX$f b_phhp d\u flu R>¡. A¡L$ Ágpk `pZu gp¡, A¡dp„ b¡ QdQu `phX$f _pMp¡, lgphp¡ A¡V$g¡ kfk dTp_u R>pi s¥epf! L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ âp¡X$¼V$ s¥epf R>¡ `Z dpL£$qV„Ndp„ qfõL$ dp¡V$p„ R>¡.

dpfp A¡L$ apdp®L$p¡gp¡rS>õV$ rdÓ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ i¡fX$u_p¡ fk, L¡$fu_p¡ fk, QuLy$_p¡ fk Ap b^p_¡ õV¡$rbgpBT L$fhp_u kdõep R>¡. `Z L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ _prme¡f`pZudp„ cf`|f i¼espAp¡ R>¡!

lh¡ Ap sp¡ b^y„ \pe Ðepf¡ kpQy„. ldZp„ sp¡ Ad¡ "d¡íhpL$' hX¡$ v$psZ_y„ Apðpk_ gCA¡ R>uA¡.' sp¡ T]L¡$ 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¡¡