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dpfy„ _pd _pNÆ. _pd\u S> Mbf `X$u NC li¡ L¡$ Apd lz„ v¡$iu dpZk. S>Þd¡ v¡$iu, DR>¡f v¡$iu, `Z rv$g dpfy„ `fv¡$iu. `fv¡$iu rhi¡_u rlÞv$u qaëdp¡ d_¡ blz Nd¡. d_¡ `Z A¡L$ `fv¡$iu \hp_y„ Nd¡, L$p¡C Np¡fu L$Þep_p¡ `fv¡$iu. `Z NpdX$p„_u Np¡fu _l] lp¡.

NpdX$p_u Np¡fu sp¡ A¡d blz Å¡C. A¡kV$udp„ fp¡S> A`X$pD_ L$fu_¡ spgyL¡$ S>sp Ðepf¡ Adpfp `R>u_p Npd¡\u ÓZ L$ÞepAp¡ ågy A_¡ ka¡v$ X²¡$k `l¡fu_¡ QX¡$. s¡dp„ A¡L$ L$ÞepA¡ hmu ApNm\u hpm L$`phu fpM¡gp A¡ S>dp_pdp„. A¡V$g¡ s¡_¡ Å¡C_¡ Ad¡ åëey d|X$dp„ Aphu S>sp. Ap åëey d|X$ iåv$ Ðepf¡ Ad_¡ Mbf _lp¡sp¡. A¡ sp¡ lh¡ L$p¡g¡S>dp„ cÎep `R>u A_¡ dy„bC_p A¡¼kgrkefdp„ A„N°¡Æ qaëdp¡ Å¡ep `R>u Mbf `X$u.

dy„bCdp„ lz„ `fv$¡iu. d_¡ A¡d \pe R>¡ v$f hMs¡ Ap raëd_p¡ lufp¡ L$píduf afhp Åe L¡$ buÅ L$p¡C AÅÎep õ\m¡ afhp Åe A_¡ Ðep„ Apqv$hpku, cgucp¡mu L$Þep_p¡ `fv¡$iu qv$gv$pf b_u Åe sp¡ il¡fdp„ L¡$d EgVy„ _ \pe? Ad¡ Ap dy„bCdp„ `fv¡$iu S> R>uA¡_¡? sp¡ Ad_¡ i¡f_u L$p¡C R>p¡X$uA¡ `k„v$ L$fhp¡ Å¡CA¡_¡?

`Z Ad¡ Å¡ey„ L¡$ Al]_u L$ÞepAp¡_¡ L„$C v¡$iu dpZk Mpk `k„v$ _\u. A¡V$g¡ Adpfp f„NY„$N `Z ^ud¡ ^ud¡ ky^pep®. A¡hu Apipdp„ L¡$ `V$g|_ `pg£_y„, iV®$ v$pv$f_y„ A_¡ i| dgpX$$_p„, `Z qv$g sp¡ v¡$iu R>¡ A¡d kdÆ_¡ L$p¡C_¡ hmu â¡ddp„ `X$hp_y„ d_ \pe sp¡ \pe.

â¡ddp„ `X$hp_u OV$_p b_u `Z Mfu. A¡L$\u h^y b_u lsu lL$uL$sdp„. `Z v$f hMs¡ lz„ A¡L$gp¡ S> â¡ddp„ `X$sp¡. A¡V$g¡ `X$u S>CA¡ Ðepf¡ Ap ApV$ApV$gp d_¡Mhpmp dy„bCdp„ L$p¡C Ecy„ `Z L$fhp _ Aph¡ lp¢.

Adpfu Þeps A¡d sp¡ dy„bCdp„ dp¡V$u. A_¡ blz hjp£\u Al] L$pd L$fhp Aphu_¡ hk¡gu. s¡dp„ L¡$V$gp Mp^¡`u^¡ kyMu \e¡gp sp¡ dprlddp„ Adpfu oprs dpV¡$_u hpX$u `Z b_ph¡gu. d_¡ sp¡ L$ë`_p S> _lp¡su L¡$ Adpfu oprs_u hpX$u s¡ hmu dprlddp„ lp¡e.

gÁ_âk„N Al] ^d^dsp S> lp¡e. _uQ¡ dp¡V$u Myëgu S>Áep A_¡ fkp¡X$y„. s¡_p D`f dp¡V$p¡ lp¡g b_ph¡gp¡ A¡V$g¡ Ðep„ gÁ_rhr^ \pe. kp¥\u D`f L$¡V$guL$ Ap¡fX$uAp¡ b_¡gu R>¡. s¡dp„ v¡$idp„\u Aphsp A¡L$gp eyhp_p¡_¡ kõsp dprkL$ cpX$pdp„ fl¡hp dm¡.

d_¡ dgpX$_u Xy„$Nfudp„ fl¡hp_y„ Apd `Z aphsy„ _lp¡sy„ A¡V$g¡ oprs_u hpX$u rhi¡ Mbf `X$u A¡V$g¡ sfs S> Ðep„ V²$õV$u_¡ dmu Aphu_¡ fl¡hp_u ìehõ\p L$fu gu^u. buÅ¡ apev$p¡ A¡ \ep¡ L¡$ Adpfu oprs_p„ gÁ_ Al] lp¡e Ðepf¡ Ad_¡ b^p_¡ `Z S>dhp_y„ Apd„ÓZ dm¡. Af¡, A¡d S>dhp_y„ das dm¡ A¡ apev$p¡ _l] epf.

d_¡ sp¡ kpfu _p¡L$fu dmu NC lsu. das_y„ Mphp_u gpgQ \pe s¡d _lp¡su. apev$p¡ A¡ \pe L¡$ Adpfu oprs_u BÃR>_ue L$ÞepAp¡ Al] S>Õ\pb„^ Å¡hp dmu Åe. oprsblpf sp¡ â¡ddp„ `X$hp_p¡ L„$C d¡m `X¡$ s¡d gpNsy„ _lp¡sy„ A_¡ hkhpV$ Al] dy„bCdp„ S> L$fhp_p¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ v$¡i_u L$Þep L$fsp„ Å¡ dy„bC_u S> oprsL$Þep_p¡ d¡m `pX$u Åe sp¡ Åd¡.

â¡ddp„ `X$hp_p¡ A_¡ dy„bC S>¡hu _Nfudp„ kp\¡ flu iL¡$ s¡hu L$Þep dmhp_p¡ b¡ Å¡N A¡L$ kp\¡ \C Åe. Ap apev$p dpV¡$ Ad¡ (dpfu kp\¡ buÅ eyhp_p¡ `Z Mfp) fÅ `pX$u_¡ `Z oprs_p gÁ__p¡ S>dZhpf lp¡e Ðepf¡ S>dhp fp¡L$pC S>sp.

lh¡ A¡L$ qv$hk _ÆL$_p A¡L$ kNp_u v$uL$fu_p„ gÁ_ _½$u \ep„. s¡dZ¡ b¡ qv$hk hpX$u cpX¡$ fpMu lsu S>¡\u hpX$udp„ S> b^u s¥epfu \C iL¡$. dpf¡ `Z b¡ qv$hk fÅ gC_¡ s¡d_u dv$v¡$ fl¡hp_y„ lsy„. OZp„ b^p„ kNpAp¡_¡ A¡L$kp\¡ A¡ fus¡ OZp hMs¡ dmhp_y„ `Z \ey„. s¡dp„ A¡L$ dl¡dp_ dpfu _S>f¡ sfs S> QX$ép.

v|$f_p L„$CL$ kNp \sp li¡. L$p¡CL¡$ Ap¡mMpZ sp¡ L$fphu `Z dpfy„ Ýep_ sp¡ s¡d_u kp\¡ Aph¡gu L$Þep `f S> lsy„. L„$CL$ _p¡Mu S> lsu s¡_u Qpg. dy„bCdp„ dp¡V$u \C lp¡e sp¡e Adpfu oprs_u R>p¡L$fuAp¡ Apd fl¡ sp¡ NpdW$u S>. Ofdp„ S> fl¡hp_y„, blz lfhpafhp_y„ _l]. L$p¡g¡S> ky^u cZph¡ `Z _l]. lh¡ Å¡L¡$ L$p¡g¡S> L$fhp_y„ kpdpÞe \ey„ R>¡, `Z huk hj® `l¡gp„_u hps Sy>v$u lsu.

`Z Ap R>p¡L$fu... s¡_y„ _pd ky_„v$p. _pd S> _p¡Mu âL$pf_y„ A_¡ lpgQpg _p¡Mp âL$pf_u. `l¡gu S> _S>f¡ Ad¡ (A¡V$g¡ L¡$ lz„ A¡L$gp¡) â¡ddp„ `X$u Nep„. s¡_¡ AÅÎey„ sp¡ S>fpe gpN¡ S> _l]. Adpfu Ap¡mMpZ _uL$mu A¡V$g¡ sfs S> L$l¡, "ApV$gp kde\u dy„bCdp„ R>p¡_¡ Of¡ A¡L¡$e hpf Apìep _l]. sd¡ sp¡ dp¡V$p dpZk \C_¡ S> dy„bC Apìep gpNp¡ R>p¡.'

Ad¡ L„$C A¡V$gp _ÆL$_p kNp _lp¡sp L¡$ A¡d ku^p Of¡ S>C iL$uA¡. d_dp„ bp¡ëep L¡$, "sd_¡ Å¡e¡gp _l]_¡... _l] sp¡ L„$C `Z blp_y„ L$pY$u_¡ `lp¢Ãep S> lp¡s...' `Z Ål¡fdp„ sp¡ A¡V$gy„ S> L$üy„, "_p f¡ _p. sdpfp¡ `qfQe ¼ep„ \ep¡ lsp¡. lh¡ Aphui„y, sd¡ L$üy„ R>¡ sp¡. bp¡gp¡ ¼epf¡ AphuA¡?'

Adpfu L$l¡hp_u fusdp„ R>¡X$R>pX$ lsu. `Z s¡_¡ L„$C dpWy„$ gpÁey„ _l]. "ldZp„ S> d¡L$-A` bp¡¼k g¡hp S>hp_p¡ R>¡. c|gu NC Ry>„. Qpgp¡ dpfu kp\¡ S>.' d_¡ sp¡ A¡d L¡$ dÅL$ L$fsu li¡, Adpfu S>¡hu r_v$p£j ip[åv$L$ díL$fu. `Z A¡ sp¡ Mf¡Mf d_¡ gC_¡ E`X$u. S>¡_p„ gÁ_ lsp„ s¡ s¡_u bl¡_`Zu dpV¡$ `Z L¡$V$guL$ _p_u-dp¡V$u Mfuv$u L$fhp_u lsu.

v$pv$f_u bÅfdp„ Ad¡ V¡$¼kudp„ OZy„ aep¯. ky_„v$pA¡ vy$L$p_¡ vy$L$p_¡ afu_¡ hõsyAp¡ ip¡^u ip¡^u_¡ Mfuv$u. lz„ sp¡ `pR>m `pR>m afu_¡ \pL$u Ne¡gp¡, `Z Aphu dÅ. kpQy„ L$lz„ sp¡ s¡Z¡ iy„ iy„ MfuÛy„ s¡ d_¡ Mbf S> _\u. lz„ sp¡ s¡_¡ S> Å¡ep L$fsp¡. s¡ vy$L$p_v$pf `pk¡\u S>¡ fus¡ `p¡sp_u `k„v$Nu_u hõsy L$Y$phsu lsu s¡dp„ d_¡ sp¡ L„$CL$ Av¹$cys Av¹$cys gpNsy„ lsy„.

OZu ÷uAp¡ A¡d sp¡ Mfuv$u L$fhpdp„ lp¢riepf lp¡e R>¡. `Z Ap sp¡ `l¡gu _S>f¡ `k„v$ `X$u Ne¡gu ky_„v$p A_¡ `l¡gu dygpL$ps¡ S> d_¡ kp\¡ gC_¡ bÅfdp„ afsu ky_„v$p lsu. v$pv$f_u cuX$ d_¡ sp¡ Qp¡dpkp `R>u ENu Ne¡gp„ hNX$p_p„ gugp„R>d KQp„ KQp„ v¡$iu Opk S>¡hu gpNsu lsu.

"lh¡ sdpf¡ Of¡ _\u S>hp_y„,' d¢ `|R¹>ey„? "S>Ciy„. sd_¡ L¡$d Dsphm R>¡ dpfp Of¡ Aphhp_u A¡V$gu. dy„bCdp„ ApV$gp¡ kde füp _¡ X$p¡L$pep `Z _\u A_¡ lh¡...' ky_„v$p duW$p¡ W$`L$p¡ Ap`su lsu. d_¡ sp¡ lufp¡ A_¡ qlfp¡C_ hÃQ¡ â\d dygpL$ps¡ TOX$p¡ \pe s¡hy„ L„$CL$ gpNu füy„ lsy„.

lz„ sp¡ d_p¡d_ ApMp¡ ku_ s¥epf L$fhp gpÁep¡ lsp¡. "d_¡ Of¡ S>hy„ R>¡ A¡d L$lu_¡ Al] v$pv$f_u bÅfdp„ Ap hõsyAp¡ KQL$hp gC Aphu R>¡? iy„ kdS>¡ R>¡, lz„ spfu `pRm `pR>m aep® L$fy„ A¡d?' Aphp¡ L„$CL$ "ku_ _pMhp_p¡'_u L$ë`_p S> L$fsp¡ füp¡. L$ë`_p L$ë`_p S> flu A_¡ ky_„v$p A_¡ lz„ V¡$¼kudp„ dprld `pR>p„ aep¯ Ðep„ sp¡ kp„S> `X$u NC lsu.

fpÓ¡ dp¡X$¡ ky^u kp¥ ÅÁep lsp. Aphsu L$pg¡ Aph_pfu Å__u s¥epfuAp¡ \su lsu. ky_„v$p bp¡ghpdp„ `Z lp¢riepf lsu. Sy>Ap¡_¡ L$p¡C_u kp\¡ AÅÎey„ gpN¡ R>¡. b^p kp\¡ L¡$hu kfk kfk hpsp¡ L$f¡ R>¡. dy„bCdp„ sp¡ Aphu S> R>p¡L$fu Å¡CA¡. Aphu S> R>p¡L$fu `Ð_u sfuL¡$ dm¡ sp¡ Æh_ ky^fu Åe.

`Z v¡$idp„ S>hp_„y \pe Ðepf¡? dy„bC_u bNX¡$gu R>p¡L$fu R>¡ A¡d S>fpe gpN¡ sp¡ Ly$$Vy„$b_¡ L„$C `k„v$ `X¡$ _l]. dpfy„ d_ ky_„v$p_p v¡$iu NyZp¡ `Z ip¡^hpdp„ gpNu Ney„ lsy„. L$pd¡L$pS>¡ `Z lp¢riepf R>¡. il¡f_u R>¡ `Z S>fpe _pSy>L$ _\u. Sy>Ap¡_¡ khpf_u Aphu Ðepf_u v$p¡X$pv$p¡X$ L$f¡ R>¡, `Z \pL$u _\u. A_¡ AÐepf¡ Ap dl¡dp_p¡... L¡$V$gp li¡? 19 S>¡V$gp sp¡ Mfp S>... fkp¡X$pdp„ ky_„v$p S> kp¥\u h^y L$pd L$fsu... kp¥_¡ S>dpX$ép `Z s¡Z¡ S>.

v¡$idp„ gÁ_âk„N¡ Nep lp¡CA¡ A_¡ L$pdL$pS> L$fhp_y„ dp\¡ Aph¡ sp¡ ky_„v$p_¡ cpf¡ `X$u _l]. ky_„v$p v¡$Mphdp„ ky„v$f. ky_„v$p bp¡ghpdp„ duW$u. ky_„v$p Mfuv$u L$fhpdp„ Q`m. ky_„v$p L$pd¡L$pS>¡ s¥epf. ky_„v$p_¡ hX$ugp¡_u ApdÞep Åmhsp„ AphX¡$. ky_„v$p_¡ dy„bCdp„ fl¡sp„ AphX¡$. ky_„v$p_¡ dpfp kL®$gdp„ cmu S>sp„ AphX¡$. ky_„v$p dpfu â¡rdL$p b_u iL¡$. ky_„v$p_¡ dpfu `Ð_u b_sp„ `Z AphX¡$. ky_„v$p d_¡ `Z `k„v$, rdÓp¡_¡ `Z `k„v$, Ly$Vy„$b_¡ `Z `k„v$. dpfu ApMu fps_p DÅNfp_y„ D`f âdpZ¡ spfZ _uL$þey„. khpf¡ sp¡ lz„ A¡L$v$d N„cuf \C Nep¡ lsp¡. ky_„v$p L¡$V$gu QpgpL$? s¡Z¡ dpfu N„cufsp_¡ `Z dp`u gu^u lsu. 19 S>Z_u Qp s¡Z¡ S> b_phu lsu A_¡ d_¡ àepgp¡ Ap`su hMs¡ L¡$hy„ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$, "gp¡. Qp `uhp¡ A¡V$g¡ d|X$ Aphu S>i¡ A_¡ `R>u fkp¡X$pdp„ S>C_¡ Sy>Ap¡ dlpfpS>_u s¥epfu b^u bfpbf R>¡ L¡$ _l].'

"Af¡ ky_„v$p... dpfp d|X$_u s_¡ iy„ hps L$fy„?' d_p¡d_ bbX$ép¡ lsp¡. Å_ Aphu, gÁ_ \ep„, S>dZhpf \ep¡, Å_¥ep_¡ S>dpX$ép. ¼epf¡ iy„ \ey„ Mbf S> _ `X$u. d_¡ sp¡ fkp¡X$pdp„ Ýep_ fpMhp b¡kpX$pep¡ lsp¡, `Z hpf¡hpf¡ blpf _uL$mu S>sp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ ky_„v$p_¡ ip¡Ýep L$fsp¡ lsp¡. `Z s¡_¡ ¼ep„ azfkv$ lsu. L$Þep_u kNhX$sp kpQhhp_p¡ cpf s¡_p dp\¡$ S> lsp¡ ÅZ¡. sp¡e hÃQ¡ dpfu kp\¡ V$lzL$p¡ L$fu g¡su lsu A_¡ sfs S> epv$ L$fphu_¡ d_¡ `pR>u fkp¡X$pdp„ ^L¡$gu v¡$su lsu.

"ky_„v$p lh¡ dÅL$ _\u L$fhp_u. Å¡ lz„ rkqfek Ry>„...' dpfy„ dp¢ Mf¡Mf L¡$V$gy„ rkqfek li¡ L¡$ d_¡ OZp„ kNp„Ap¡ \p¡X$u \p¡X$u hpf¡ `|R>sp„ lsp„ s¡ epv$ R>¡. "L¡$d _pNÆ? bfpbf Qpg¡ R>¡ b^y„?' "lp, lp. cps buÆ hpf dyL$phu v$u^p R>¡ A_¡ `p`X$ lh¡ _l] OV¡$...' lz„ L„$CL$ cmsp S> S>hpbp¡ Ap`sp¡ lsp¡.

Å_ hmphhp_u s¥epfu \C A_¡ ky_„v$p `Z S>hp_u s¥epfudp„ lsu A¡d gpÁey„. A¡V$g¡ lz„ sp¡ lh¡ hpkZp¡ NZu_¡ hpX$udp„ `pR>p„ Ap`hp_p„ lsp„ s¡ S>hpbv$pfu `X$su d|L$u_¡ L„$CL$ blp_y„ L$pY$u_¡ ky_„v$p `pk¡ `lp¢Qu Nep¡.

L„$C `Z L$pfZ rh_p `|R¹>ey„, "ky_„v$p sy„ cZu L¡$d _l] ApNm?' d_¡ A¡d L¡$ L„$CL$ A„Ns hps L$pYy„$, `Z Ap_p\u rhi¡j d_¡ L„$C k|T¹ey„ _l].

"A¡ahpe sp¡ L$e¯y...'

"Af¡ `Z spf¡ sp¡ L$p¡g¡S> `|fu L$fhu Å¡CA¡. L¡$d `à`p _p `pX$hp_p lsp...'

"`à`p L„$C _p _ `pX¡$. `Z A¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ blz BÃR>p _lp¡su d_¡ h^pf¡ cZphhp_u... iy„ S>ê$f R>¡ A¡d L$l¡sp lsp...'

"A¡ gp¡L$p¡ L$p¡Z?'

"dpfp kpkfphpmp...'

"gÁ_ _ \pe Ðep„ ky^u sp¡ cZu iL$pe. A¡dp„ iy„?...' dpfp õhfdp„ _pd_y„e Apòe® _ Aph¡ s¡hu L$pmÆ kp\¡ d¢ Aphy„ L„$CL$ L$üy„ lsy„. A¡ `R>u sfs S> hpkZp¡ NZhp dpV¡ fkp¡X$pdp„ S>sp¡ füp¡. L$pmÆ`|h®L$ b¡ hpf hpkZp¡ NÎep„ lsp„. c|g _ \pe s¡ dpV¡$.

ApS>¡ `Z b¡ hpf hpkZp¡ NZhp_u dpfu V¡$h NC _\u. c|g _ \C Åe s¡ dpV¡$ ApS>¡e Adpfu oprs_u hpX$u_p õV$p¡fL$u`f sfuL¡$ b¡ hpf hpkZp¡ NÏ„ Ry>„. L¡$d L¡$ ApS>¡e Adpfu oprs_u Ap hpX$udp„ gÁ_âk„N ep¡Åe Ðepf¡ d_¡ ky_„v$pAp¡ v¡$Mpep L$f¡ R>¡.

Ap dy„bC `Z Mfy„ R>¡. dpZk_¡ D`f D`f\u blz bv$gu _pM¡. Adpfu oprs_u kyMbpC_¡ `Z ky_„v$p b_phu v¡$. dy„bC_u ky_„v$p `fZu_¡ v¡$idp„ `Z S>su fl¡ A_¡ lz„ Al] ky_„v$pAp¡ ip¡Ýep L$fy„ Ry>„. d_¡ L$p¡C A¡ kdÅhhphpmy„ _\u dþey„ L¡$ s_¡ `Z dy„bCA¡ D`f D`f\u S> bv$ëep¡ R>¡ A_¡ A„v$f sp¡ v¡$iu S> R>p¡. Al] dy„bCdp„ `fv¡$iu \C_¡ fl¡ R>¡. ky_„v$p ip¡^¡ sp¡ `Z ¼ep„\u dm¡...

Ap rhcpN Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?