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dpfp Tp„Td¡f Npd_p gp¡L$p¡ qv$hpmu, b¡ksy„ hj® A_¡ cpCbuS>_¡ _hp qv$hkp¡ L$l¡sp. Mf¡Mf sp¡ _hfpÓ\u _hp qv$hkp¡ b¡ku Åe R>¡. Ap _hp qv$hkp¡dp„ dp_hu \p¡X$p¡ h^y ^prd®L$, h^y kpdprS>L$ A_¡ h^y dpZkrâe b_¡ R>¡. v$f¡L$ hõsy_y„ `|S>_ \sy„. sygku `|Å, lm_u `|Å, bmv$_p¡ iZNpf, Npd_p kyf^_ (`pqmep)_u `|Å A_¡ Qp¡`X$p_y„ `|S>_ \sy„. A¡L¡$A¡L$ cpfsue hp„L$p¡ hmu_¡ âZpd L$fsp¡. A¡ âZpd Npd_p byTyN® dp¡Qu, Ly„$cpf, lÅd L¡$ hpm„v$_¡ `Z L$fpsp„ lsp„. sp¡ iy„ A¡ kyhZ®eyN lsp¡?

fpÅAp¡_¡ dp_ A`psy„. cph_Nf õV¡$V$_p„ v$f¡L$ rk_¡dpN©l L¡$ _pV$L$d„qv$fdp„ `l¡gp„ cph_Nf v$fbpf_p¡ ap¡V$p¡ bsphpe. `R>u qaëd L¡$ _pV$L$ iê$ \pe. dlpfpÅ NpdX¡$ "Apìep' _l] "`^pep®' L$l¡hpe. fpÅiplu kpçehpv$, kdpS>hpv$, d|X$uhpv$, rdî kfL$pf A_¡ lh¡ rlÞvy$ fpÄe_p„ k`_p„ Å¡hpe R>¡ Ðepf¡ S>¡ rhMhpv$ ApMu vy$r_epdp„ Å¡ep¡ s¡ `R>u gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ cph_Nf õV¡$V$_p dlpfpS>_y„ fpÄe Ad_¡ sp¡ î¡›$ gpNsy„ lsy„. `f„sy s¡_p\u `Z OZp syô$ _lp¡sp. Ap dp_h_y„ d_¡ A¡hy„ R>¡ L¡$ s¡_u S>¡ lpgs R>¡ s¡_p L$fsp„ h^y kpfu A_¡ rhriô$ fpS>L$ue, Apr\®L$ A_¡ kpdprS>L$ lpgs Å¡CA¡ R>¡.

dlp_ frie_ _hgL$\pL$pf A¡ÞV$_ Q¡Mp¡h¡ bfpbf 100 hj® `l¡gp„ "\°u rkõV$k®' _pd_u _hgL$\p gMu lsu. s¡dp„ s¡dZ¡ eyV$p¡r`e_ X²$ud_u L$ë`_p L$f¡gu. dsgb L¡$ Ap S>Nsdp„ A„rsd kyM_u A¡L$ [õ\rs R>¡ S>¡_u L$ë`_p L$fu_¡ s¡_p„ hpsp®_p„ `pÓp¡_¡ k„Oj® L$fsp„ bspìep„ lsp„. f000 hj®_p A_ychdp„ Å¡hpey„ R>¡ L¡$ Aphu A„rsd kyM, L$l¡hpsp L$pedu kyM, õhN® S>¡hp `d®_ÞV$ kyM_u [õ\rs L$v$u S> gpchp_u _\u.

A¡ÞV$_ Q¡Mp¡h_u hpsp®_p¡ lufp¡ L$_®g hri®r__ L$l¡ R>¡, "A¡L$ L¡$ b¡ kv$udp„ Ap S>Ns_p gp¡L$p¡ _hu Y$b¡ fl¡i¡. A¡d_u Æhhp_u sf¡l kyM¡\u Æhhp_u b_u fl¡i¡. lÅf- b¡ lÅf hj® `R>u gp¡L$p¡ A„s¡ l¡`u_¡k-h¡_¡ D`gå^ L$fi¡. Å¡L¡$ Ap`Z¡ s¡hu kyM_u L¡$X$u ip¡^pC li¡ s¡ Å¡hp Æhsp„ _l] fluA¡.' Ap L$ë`_p 100 hj® `l¡gp„_u R>¡. L$_®g hi}_u_ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "A¡L$ r_fpmu kyM_u L¡$X$u ip¡^hp Ap`Z¡ âepk L$fuA¡ R>uA¡. s¡ dpV¡$ S> ÆhuA¡ R>uA¡. s¡ dpV¡$ S> `yfyjp\® L$fuA¡ R>uA¡. s¡ kyM_u A„rsd L¡$X$u dpV¡$ S> Ap`Z¡ vy$:Mp¡ kl_ L$fuA¡ R>uA¡. Ap`Z¡ ÅZ¡ A¡L$ A¡L$ HV$ d|L$u_¡ A¡ `fd kyM_u Bdpfs QZuA¡ R>uA¡. Ap`Zp A[õsÐh_y„ A¡ S> âep¡S>_ R>¡... A_¡ Ap`Ï„ kyM i¡dp„ R>¡?... kyM A¡ hpsdp„ R>¡ L¡$ `fd kyM_u L¡$X$u dpV¡$ kss L$pd L$fsp„ fluA¡. Ap kss L$d® A¡ Ap`Ï„ kyM R>¡.'

L$_®g hri®r___u Apip `|fu \C _\u. `Z L$_®g_p rhQpfp¡ A\p®s¹ _hgL$\pL$pf A¡ÞV$_ Q¡Mp¡h_p rhQpfp¡ KX$pZ\u kdS>hp S>¡hp R>¡. Ap`Z¡ b^p S> L$_®g_u S>¡hy„ S> rhQpfuA¡ R>uA¡. Ap`Zp rhQpfp¡dp„ A_¡ L$_®g hri®r___p rhQpfp¡dp„ A¡V$gp¡ saphs R>¡ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ Ap`Zp Æh_L$pm v$frdep_ Ap eyV$p¡r`ep d¡mhu iL$uiy„ s¡hp¡ c°d k¡huA¡ R>uA¡. l„d¡ip„ kyM_u L¡$X$u Qusfsp„ Qusfsp„ Ap`Z¡ Ap vy$r_epdp„\u fhp_p \C S>hp_y„ R>¡ s¡ lL$uL$s R>¡. sd¡ dl¡_s L$fp¡ A_¡ `R>u q_fp„s¡ s¡_p„ am cp¡Nhp¡ A¡ L$v$u b_hp_y„ _\u. L$p¡C sd_¡ Aphy„ L$l¡ L¡$ s¡_¡ A„rsd kyM dþey„ R>¡ sp¡ s¡_u Cóep® L$fip¡ _l]. L$pfZ L¡$ L$p¡C dp_hu A¡d q_fp„s¡ b¡ku iL$sp¡ _\u. s¡ kss eyV$p¡r`ep_u ip¡^dp„ R>¡. A¡ ip¡^ `|fu \pe s¡ dp¡s_u bfp¡bf_u lpgs R>¡.

fpS>L$ue ×rô$A¡ Å¡CA¡ sp¡ L$pg® dp¼k® kpçehpv$ Üpfp `fd kyM_u fpS>L$ue [õ\rs L$ë`sp lsp `Z A„Ns fus¡ s¡d_¡ eyV$p¡r`ep_u hps Ndsu _l]. s¡ k„Oj®_p Æh lsp. R>sp„ gp¡L$p¡A¡ dp_u gu^y„ L¡$ kpçehpv$ A¡ `fd kyM_u V$p¡Q¡ gC S>_pfp¡ rhQpf R>¡. rlV$gf¡ rhQpf¡gy„ L¡$ eyfp¡`_¡ elwv$udy¼s L$fpe sp¡ eyfp¡`dp„ õhN® fQpe. ApS>¡ rlÞvy$Ap¡ Aphy„ ap¡NV$ õhN® L$ë`¡ R>¡. rlÞvy$fpS>_u L$ë`_p L$f¡ R>¡. _¡`pmdp„ R>¡ S>. `Z _¡`pm S>¡V$gu Nfubu ¼ep„e _\u. Apfb v¡$ip¡ A_¡ `pqL$õsp__¡ s¡d S> AaOpr_õsp__¡ Bõgpd_y„ õhN® Å¡Csy„ lsy„. dþey„? b^p S> vy$:Mudp„ vy$:Mu R>¡. elwv$uAp¡_¡ Sy>v$p¡ v¡$i dm¡ sp¡ `fd õhN® Ecy„ \pe. `Z A¡d A¡L$gp A¡L$gp vy$r_ep\u `uW$ a¡fhu_¡ kyM_u \pmu S>du iL$psu _\u. BTfpegu sdpd cp¥rsL$ kNhX$p¡ A_¡ i÷p¡ kp\¡ L„$V$pm¡gp R>¡.

_S>f gpNu Åe s¡ dpV¡$ L¡$V$gpL$ kp^y AÞe gp¡L$p¡_u v¡$Msp„ S>dsp _\u. NpdX$p„dp„ hrZL$p¡ kd©rÙ_¡ Ry>`ph¡ R>¡, `f„sy R|>`¡ R|>`¡ kyM_¡ Apfp¡Nu iL$psy„ _\u. `„qX$s S>hplfgpg _l¡fyA¡ hQgp¡ rhQpf L$fu_¡ kdpS>hpv$_y„ _pXy„$ `L$X$éy„. kfv$pf `V¡$g_¡ äu dpL£$V$ eyV$p¡r`ep Å¡Csp¡ lsp¡. _l¡fy Mp¡V$p `X$ép R>¡. `u.A¡_. lL$kf _pd_p _l¡fy_p `fd rdÓ A_¡ rX$àgp¡d¡V$¡ _hu qv$ëludp„ B[ÞX$e_ L$pD[Þkg ap¡f L$ëQfg qfg¡iÞk_u A¡L$ rhQpfNp¡rô$dp„ L$l¡gy„ L¡$ _l¡fy_¡ cpMfp _p„Ng A_¡ õV$ug àgpÞV$$dp„ fk lsp¡. dp¡V$u ep¡S>_pdp„ fk lsp¡ `Z _l¡fyA¡ rinZdp„ h¡ëey-rkõV$d A\p®s¹ d|mc|s d|ëep¡_u hps_¡ rbgLy$g _S>fA„v$pS> L$fu lsu. A¡V$g¡ ApS>¡ Ap`Z¡ `ep®hfZ_u hps L$fuA¡ R>uA¡ Ðepf¡ S>„Ngp¡, lhpdp_ A_¡ M¡sfp¡_u ÅmhZu_u tQsp L$fuA¡ R>uA¡, `f„sy dp_hu_p Ap„sqfL$ `ep®hfZ_u hps L$fsp _\u. s¡ sp¡ bNX$sy„ Qpëey„ R>¡. `u.A¡_. lL$kf¡ 83 hj®_u he¡ Ap hps õhuL$pfu R>¡.

f1du kv$udp„ BÞap¡d£i_ V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ Aphu R>¡. `ep®hfZ_p TOX$p A¡hp S> R>¡. `u.A¡_. lL$kf_p L$l¡hp âdpZ¡ ApS>_p dp_hu_p Ap„sqfL$ `ep®hfZ_¡ ky^pfhp_u S>ê$f R>¡.

`f„sy A¡d \ey„ _\u A¡V$g¡ âv|$rjs d_hpmp¡ dp_hu `p¡sp_¡ rhQpfL$ dp_¡ R>¡ s¡\u S> L$gyrjs d_dp„ s¡ `p¡sp_p¡ eyV$p¡r`ep rhQpf¡ R>¡ s¡ `Z iyÙ _\u. rhðk_ue _\u. Ad¡qfL$pdp„ A_¡ cpfsdp„ rb°V$__u ip¡jZ L$f_pfu kfL$pfp¡ lsu. ApTpv$u dmu R>¡. X¡$dp¡¾$ku-gp¡L$iplu L$p„C k„`|Z® iy„ gNfuL¡$ kyM gphu _\u. dp_hu Ap¡â¡qkh-Ópkhpv$u ipkL$\u R|>V$ép¡ R>¡ `Z Sy>v$y„ S> Ap¡â¡i_ \pe R>¡. sd¡ ApS>¡ L$p¡`p£f¡V$ i[¼s ApNm gpQpf b_u ÅAp¡ R>p¡. sd¡ Ap¡â¡qkh kfL$pf\u R|>V$u_¡ `pqL$õsp_\u Ad¡qfL$p ÅAp¡. cpfs_u X¡$dp¡¾$ku_p f¡qY$epm`Zp\u L„$V$pmu_¡ `fv¡$i ÅAp¡. `f„sy dëV$u_¡i_g_p¡ cfX$p¡ sp¡ Ágp¡bg R>¡. S>Ns_p M|Z¡M|Z¡ R>¡.

sdpfu ÅZ blpf sd¡ dëV$u_¡i_g L„$`_uAp¡_u Qy„Npgdp„ Aphu ÅAp¡ R>p¡. Nd¡ s¡ OX$uA¡ sd¡ b¡L$pf b_u iL$p¡ R>p¡. L$p¡`p£f¡i__p¡ eyV$p¡r`ep_p¡ d„Ó iy„ R>¡? -_ap¡! _ftkl fph¡ hX$p â^p_ sfuL¡$ cpfsdp„ äu dpL£$V$ L$fu. S>M dpfu_¡ cpS>`_u kfL$pf s¡dp„ lp¡Bkp¡ lp¡Bkp¡ L$fu_¡ cmu. cpfsdp„ äu dpL£$V$ BL$p¡_p¡du_p¡ c°d S>_sp S>du flu R>¡. Ap äu dpL£$V$ `Z L$p¡C eyV$p¡r`ep _\u. dëV$u_¡i_g L¡$bg L„$`_u A¡L$ Qp„` v$bph¡ Ðep„ sd¡ sdpfp Ofdp„ V$uhu Å¡sp„ b„^ \C ÅAp¡ R>p¡. kdpS>hpv$ Ap`Zp b^pdp„ kdp_sp gphhp dpN¡ R>¡. `Z dlp_ cp¥rsL$ip÷u õV$uh_ qh_bN® L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ kdp_sp A_¡ rkrhgpBT¡i__¡ d¡m _\u. kdp_sp \L$u k„õL©$rs rhL$ku _\u. tkNp`p¡f_p gu ¼hp_ ey_p ipk__¡ S>Ns_p L¡$V$gpL$ gp¡L$p¡ î¡›$ ipk_ L$l¡ R>¡. s¡ kdp_sp_y„ ipk_ _\u. gu ¼hp_ ey L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Adpfp v¡$idp„ A_¡ S>Nsdp„ dpÓ 3\u ` V$L$p A¡qgV$ hN® R>¡ s¡ S> gp¡L$L$ëepZ_y„ L¡$ ipk__y„ L$pd L$fhp gpeL$ R>¡. bpL$u_p 97 V$L$pA¡ sp¡ "âbyÙ' (L$l¡hpsp âbyÙ) hN®_¡ A_ykfhp_y„ lp¡e R>¡. äpÞk A_¡ Å`p_dp„ Aphp A¡qgV$p¡_y„ kpd°pÄe R>¡. V$p¡qL$ep¡ eyr_hqk®V$udp„ A_¡ Å`p_dp„ dpÓ A¡L$ V$L$p¡ byrÙd„s hN® fpS> L$f¡ R>¡. s¡ `Z dpqaep_p âcphdp„ Aphu Åe R>¡.

_hpC_u hps R>¡ L¡$ A\®ip÷_p _p¡b¡g âpBT rhS>¡sp X$p¡. AdÐe® k¡_¡ L$l¡hy„ `X¡$gy„ L¡$ qX$¼V¡$V$f A_¡ X¡$dp¡¾¡$ku bÞ_¡ kfMp„ `qfZpdp¡ gphu iL¡$ R>¡. dsgb L¡$ L$p¡C fpS>L$ue eyV$p¡r`ep dpV¡$_p¡ Apv$i® L$p¡C Apv$i® ipkL$ _½$u L$fu iL$sy„ _\u. OZu hMs cpfsdp„ cZ¡gp gp¡L$p¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ T|„`X$`Ë$u A_¡ NpdX$p„_p¡ Ndpf AcZ A_¡ Nfub hN® dsv$p_ L$f¡ R>¡ s¡ Mp¡V$p gp¡L$p¡_¡ kÑp `f b¡kpX¡$ R>¡. õV$uh_ rh_bN® L$l¡ R>¡, "iy„ cZ¡gp¡NZ¡gp¡ N°¡ÄeyA¡V$ hN® S> dsv$psp lp¡e sp¡ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ õhN® gphi¡? `ÓL$pf A_¡ s„Óu A¡d. S>¡. AL$bf fpS>L$pfZdp„ `X$ép. L$p¢N°¡ku \ep. L„$C L$fu i¼ep? Ardspc L„$C L$fu i¼ep¡? ApS>¡ AfyZ S>¡V$gu A_¡ AfyZ ip¥fu S>¡hp byrÙd„sp¡ lpg_u kfL$pfdp„ R>¡. AfyZ ip¥fu L$çàeyV$f_u V¡$[¼_L$g spgud Ap`su k„õ\p_¡ b„^ \su bQphu iL$sp _\u. byrÙd„sp¡ sp¡ ipk_dp„ Aphsp„ h^y byrÙd„s Ndpf b_u Åe R>¡. h„W¡$gp¡ cÖhN} b_u Åe R>¡.

õV$uh_ rh_bN® L$l¡ R>¡, "L$l¡hpsp¡ ky^f¡gp¡, Ap^yr_L$ DÃQ hN® sp¡ h^y X²$p¡b¡L$hpmp¡ R>¡- Mpdu hpmp¡ R>¡.'

A¡g¡¼kuk 'v$ V$p¡L$h¡g _pd_p äpÞk_p dilwf `p¡rgqV$L$g kpe[ÞV$õV$ (180`-18`9) L$l¡ R>¡, "Å¡ sd¡ byrÙd„s gp¡L$p¡_p lp\dp„ kÑp Ap`ip¡ sp¡ s¡ sd_¡ b^p_¡ bpmL$ S> kdS>i¡. s¡ kss L$l¡i¡, "b¡k b¡k, s_¡ iy„ Mbf `X¡$.' cpS>`dp„ A_¡ rhð rlÞvy$ `qfjv$dp„ S>¡ A¡qgV$ hN® R>¡ s¡ Aphp¡ Od„X$u A_¡ DÙs R>¡ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ cZ¡gpAp¡ S> ds Ap`u iL¡$ A_¡ byrÙd„sp¡ kfL$pf Qgph¡ s¡hp âõsph D`f rhðpk d|L$u _ iL$pe. A¡g¡¼kuk V$p¡L$h¡g¡ äp„kdp byrÙipmu fpÅ_¡ V¡$L$p¡ Apàep¡. `Z A¡ fpÅ L$p¡C kdp_sp gphu i¼ep¡ _l]. b^p S> byrÙd„sp¡ DÙs L¡$ Od„X$u L¡$ Arcdp_u _\u. `Z A¡g¡¼kuk L$l¡ R>¡ s¡d, "v$f¡L$ dp¼k® Ap¡f¡rgek S>¡hp rhÜp__u `uW$ `pR>m s¡_p¡ L$p¡C kNp¡ `X$R>pepdp„ Ecp¡ lp¡e R>¡. s¡ Ap¡f¡rgek_¡ _pd¡ S>_sp_y„ gp¡lu `uA¡ R>¡.' ApS>_u Ap`Zu cNhu kfL$pfdp„ Ap`Z¡ Aphy„ Å¡ey„ R>¡¡.

Ap g¡M_u iê$Aps L$fu Ðepf¡ Ap`Z¡ ApÝep[ÐdL$ ×rô$A¡ L$p¡C eyV$p¡r`ep- A„rsd kyM_u [õ\rs R>¡ L¡$ _l] s¡_u ip¡^ dpV¡$ Ap rhQpf_p¡ ìepepd iê$ L$ep£ lsp¡. `Z AÐepf¡ L$p¡C Qp¡½$k fpS>L$ue ìehõ\p `fd kyM gphu iL¡$ L¡$ _l] s¡_u QQp® L$fhu S>ê$fu R>¡. AÝepÐd, ^d® A_¡ fpS>L$pfZ_p¡ A„v$fA„v$f k„b„^ R>¡.

Ap`_¡ Ap g¡M L$¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?