¾¡$qX$V$ L$pX®$ A_¡ bpf-L$p¡X$_p v¡$idp„ hksp„ Adpfp„ ìlpguX$p„ cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ Nygpb_p Np¡V$p S>¡hp„ c|gL$p„h! Ap„ep„ `fQ|fZ, `phgu A_¡ Np„^uÆ_p ap¡V$phpmu gugu _p¡Vy„$_p v¡$idp„ hksp l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡_p„ sd_¡ S>¡îuL©$óZ!

Ap¡NZukp¡ _¡hy„ `R>u Ap¡ëep v$pY$uhpmp d_dp¡l_ tkl¡ Ad_¡ S>¡ Ágp¡bgpBT¡i__p fhpX¡$ QX$pehp R>¡ s¡ lÆ A¡_u L$m hmsu _\u. `pOX$u_p¡ hm QX$sp¡ S> Åe R>¡, ê$r`ep_y„ QL$X$p¡m afsy„ S> Åe R>¡, L$p¡_p lhpgp ¼ep„ `X¡$ R>¡ C ldÅsy„ S> _\u! il¡f_p¡ L$ÞT¹eydf dp\y„ M„S>hpm¡ R>¡ : `p¡s¡ L$dpZp¡ L¡$ lghpZp¡?

`Z Åhp Ûp¡ C KQp dp„egu hpsy„. ApS>¡ sd_¡ Adpfp `„Qdlpg_p "dpdp'_u hps L$fy„. `„Qdlpg\u S>¡ Apqv$hpkuAp¡ il¡fdp„ dS|>fu L$fhp Esfu Apìep lp¡e s¡d_¡ b^p "dpdp' L$l¡ R>¡. dpdp A¡V$g¡ kl¡gpC\u d|fM b_phu iL$pe s¡hp.

gp¡L$p¡_¡ cg¡ s¡Ap¡ "dpdp' gpNsp lp¡e, Ad_¡ Apqv$hpkuAp¡_u AdyL$ hpsp¡ cpf¡ KQp dp„egu gpN¡ R>¡.

Ad¡ Äepf¡ hX$p¡v$fp_u lp¡õV¡$gdp„ flu_¡ cZsp Ðepf¡ Adpfu lp¡õV¡$gdp„ A¡L$ `„Qdlpg_p¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ `Z lsp¡. A¡_p bp`yÆ Ðep„_p A¡L$ _p_L$X$p Npd_p dyMu. A¡L$ hpf A¡d_¡ \ey„ L¡$, "Qpg, Å¡d sp¡ Mfu, L¡$ R>p¡fp¡ L¡$d f¥e R>¡ _¡ lz„ cZ¡ R>¡?'

A¡ sp¡ b¡W$p V²¡$_dp„. hX$p¡v$fp õV¡$i_¡ Esfu_¡ ApMp¡ dplp¡g Å¡ep¡ Ðep„ sp¡ kph d|„TpC Nep. gp¡L$p¡_u AhfS>hf A_¡ cuX$ s¡dZ¡ tS>v$Nudp„ `l¡gu S> hpf Å¡C li¡. `Z dyMu Mfp_¡, A¡V$g¡ `pR>p _ `X$ép. blpf _uL$mu_¡ v$uL$fp_u lp¡õV¡$g_p A¡X²¡$k_y„ QuÌz„$ L$pY$u_¡ L$p¡C_¡ bspX$éy„, ""dpfp¡ R>p¡fp¡ Ap„C f¡'sp¡ R>¡. sp„ L¡$d L$fu_¡ Åhp?''

`¡gp cpCA¡ fõsp¡ kdÅìep¡ li¡. ku^p S>Å¡, X$pb¡ hmÅ¡, S>dZ¡ Ap R>¡, X$pb¡ `¡gy„ Aphi¡... `Z hX$ug_¡ kdS> _ `X$u. R>¡hV¡$ `¡gp cpCA¡ L$üy„, ""sd¡ Ap qfnpdp„ b¡ku Åh. A¡ sd_¡ `lp¢QpX$u v¡$i¡.''

R>p¡fp_p bp`yÆA¡ qfnphpmp_¡ QuÌz„$ bspìey„, ""dpfp R>p¡fp `p„l¡ g¡C Åe L¡$?''

qfnphpmp¡ cgp¡ li¡ s¡ ApX¡$Ahm¡ a¡fìep rh_p ku^p¡ lp¡õV¡$g_p v$fhpS>¡ gC Apìep¡. A_¡ cpXy„$ dpÁey„ : ê$r`ep v$k. (1973_u hps R>¡.)

dpdp L$l¡, ""A¡V$gp ê$r`ep L$d-L$d \¡C rNep?''

qfnphpmp¡ L$l¡, ""A¡V$gp S> \pe.''

dpdp sp¡ ê$r`ep Ap`hp_u ^fpf _p `pX¡$. hps h^u `X$u. õVy$X$ÞV¹$k_y„ V$p¡my„ \ey„. Ad¡ L$p¡g¡S>\u `pR>p Aphsp lsp s¡ V$p¡my„ Å¡C_¡ A„v$f O|õep. dpdp sp¡ Æv$ gC_¡ b¡W¡$gp, ""v$pl sp¡ _] Ap`p! v$pl (v$k) L$d-L$d L$fu_¡ \¡C rNep?''

Ad¡ b¡ÓZ rdÓp¡ s¡d_u hps `f\u kdÆ Nep L¡$ Ap Ap`Zp cpCb„^_p ap^f R>¡. A¡d_¡ kdÅìey„ L¡$, ""L$pL$p, bfpbf R>¡. Ap`u v$p¡.'' `Z dp_¡ S> _l].

""A¡V$gp ê$r`ep L$d-L$d L$fu_¡ \¡C rNep?'' A¡dZ¡ `pLy„$ gp¡rS>L$ kdÅìey„, ""Agp, `¡gp¡ Ry>L$Ry>L$NpX$uhpfp¡ dy_¡ R>¡L$ R>p¡V$pDv¡$`yf\u A„B hX$p¡v$f¡ b¡lpX$u gpehp¡ s¡ Mpgu Qpf ê$r`ep gu^p! A_¡ Ap sp¡ sp„\u ApV$g¡ S> gpehp¡ s¡_p v$pl ê$r`ep L$d-L$d L$fu_¡ \¡C rNep? d¢ sp¡ _] Ap`p!''

Ad¡ L$üy„ L¡$ L$pL$p Ap`u v$p¡ _¡? `Z A¡d_y„ sp¡ A¡ S> fV$Z, ""d¢ sp¡ _] Ap`p. L$d-L$d L$fu_¡ \¡C rNep A¡hX$p ê$r`ep?''

R>¡hV¡$ Ad¡ qfnphpmp_¡ Q|L$hu v$u^p. `Z Adpfp cpCb„^_p Apqv$hpku bp`yÆ_u hps c¡Ådp„\u Mku _l]. lÆe¡ dNS>dp„ Qp¢V$u S> flu R>¡ : L$d-L$d L$fu_¡ \¡C rNep A¡hX$p ê$r`ep?

b¡ S> v$pMgp Ap`y„. ApS>¡ sd¡ Al] L$p¡\mu_y„ v|$^ g¡hp Åh sp¡ 13 ê$r`e¡ rgV$f `X¡$. A_¡ 1 rgV$f `pZu_u bp¡V$g_p \pe 12 ê$r`ep! L$d-L$d L$fu_¡ \¡C rNep A¡hX$p ê$r`ep? lh¡ C S> kpv$p `pZudp„ S>fuL$ f„N A_¡ S>fuL$ õhpv$ Dd¡fu_¡ kp¡ãV$-qX²$ÞL$ ^fu Û¡, sp¡ 750 rdgu._p dpN¡ 12 ê$r`ep. AV$g¡ 18 ê$r`e¡ rgV$f! Aëep, L$d-L$d L$fu_¡...?

A¡L$ L„$`_u_u h¡ak® ëep¡ sp¡ 20 ê$r`ep_u 200 N°pd, buÆ L„$`_u_u ëep¡ sp¡ 10 ê$r`ep_u 40 N°pd A_¡ ÓuÆ L„$`_u_u ëep¡ sp¡ 20 ê$r`ep_u 28 N°pd! C S> ¼hp¡rgV$u C S> õhpv$ `Z A¡L$ 100 ê$r`e¡ qL$gp¡, buÆ 250 ê$r`e¡ A_¡ ÓuÆ sp¡ 700 ê$r`e¡ qL$gp¡!

Ap L„$C apBh õV$pf lp¡V¡$g_u Qp _\u L¡$ A¡fL$[ÞX$iÞX$, QL$pQL$ BÞV$uqfef A_¡ ES>mp bNgp S>¡hp„ h¡BV$f_p„ L$`X$p„_p¡ QpS>® `Z Qp D`f gpN¡! Ap sp¡ A¡L$ S> vy$L$p_dp„ dmsu b¡ QuS> R>¡. sp¡e?

`Z Aphy„ X$]X$hpÏ„ lh¡ b^¡e lpëey„ R>¡. Adpfp au_pÞk rdr_õV$fp¡ õL¡$ÞX$gy„_p Mygpkp Ap`hpdp„\u _hfp _\u `X$sp A_¡ Adpfp BL$p¡_p¡rdõV$p¡ A¡d ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap sp¡ Ad¡qfL$_ dp¡X¡$g_u BL$p¡_p¡du R>¡. AV$g¡ Ap„ep„ sp¡ W$uL$ R>¡, `Z Þep„ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ sp¡ Aphu Aphu b'h ^yà`gp¡ lpg¡ R>¡!

iy„ ¼ep¡ R>p¡? Ap lpQu hps R>¡?

hps lpQu lp¡e L¡$ Mp¡V$u, T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, L$pfZ, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

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