OqX$epm_p V$L$p¡f¡ EW$sp„ _¡ OqX$epm_p V$L$p¡f¡ k|C Åsp„ Adpfp„ hlpgp„ cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ c|gL$p„h_¡ Ap A„^p^|„^u, Qp¡OqX$ep„ A_¡ `X$uL$p„_p v¡$idp„ Æhsp v¡$iuAp¡_p fpd fpd!

`X$uL$p„h_u sp¡ Ad_¡ _hpC S> _\u. fdMpZ Õep„ lp¡e, `|f Apehp„ lp¡e L¡$ Ad\u-Ad\u Np„^u_Nfdp„ L$p¡L$_u kfL$pf NbX$u `X$hp_u lp¡e... `X$uL$p„h lpgsp„ S> lp¡e!

d|m, `X$uL$p„_p¡ drldp sd_¡ A¡L$ hpf kdÅC Åe `R>u `X$uL$p„\u Ncfphp_u L$p¡C S>ê$f _\u. A¡_p¡ Ap_„v$ S> g¡hp_p¡ lp¡e. ApMp¡ ApBqX$ep S> A¡d R>¡ L¡$ `X$uL$p„ hX¡$ buÅ_¡ Ncfphu dpfhp A_¡ b^p L¡$hu _pkcpN L$f¡ R>¡ C Å¡C_¡ fpÆ \phy„!

`Z ApMu hps_u dÅ C R>¡ L¡$ Myv$ `X$uL$p„ Mp¡g_pfp¡ S> `X$uLy„$ kpQy„ dp_u_¡ _pkcpN L$fhp d„X¡$ R>¡!

Adpfp, rlkpb¡ NyS>fps_y„ b¡õV$ `X$uLy„$ lp¡e sp¡ C "_„bf àg¡V$y„'hpmy„ `X$uLy„$ lsy„! ApS>\u kps-ApW$ hfk `l¡gp„ A¡hu lhp Qpg¡gu L¡$, ""õL|$V$f_u _„bf àg¡Vy„$ dp¡Ë$p-v¥$s Anf¡ _p¡ Qusf¡gu lp¡e sp¡ `p¡guk Ec¡Ec¡ v$p¡Y$kp¡-bõkp¡_p¡ v„$X$ aV$L$pfu Û¡ R>¡!'' ....fpsp¡fps NguA¡ NguA¡ `¡BÞV$fp¡ awV$u _uL$m¡gp A_¡ b¡ÓZ qv$'dp„ sp¡ A¢iu V$L$p õL|$V$fp¡ `f Y„$N^X$p hNf_p, apaX$p S>¡hp Anfp¡dp„ _„bf àg¡Vy„$ qQsfpC Ne¡gu!

Ad¡ Ap_¡ b¡õV$ `X$uLy„$ A¡V$gp dpV¡$ L$luA¡ R>uA¡ L¡$ Ap `X$uLy„$ afs„y fl¡sy„. ApS>¡ Adv$phpv$dp„ sp¡ AW$hpqX$ep `R>u fpS>L$p¡V$dp„, `„v$f qv$' `R>u hX$p¡v$fpdp„, sp¡ huk qv$' `R>u kyfsdp„! Mpõky„ v$p¡Y$b¡ drl_p gNu Ap _pV$L$ Qpëey„. `R>u R>p`pdp„ A¡L$ qv$hk A¡L$ _p_L$X$p kdpQpf R>`pep L¡$ "`p¡guk L$rdi_f_p L$l¡hp dyS>b Aphu L$p¡C Ty„b¡i S> _\u A_¡ lÆ ky^u `p¡guk_p Qp¡`X¡$ Aphp¡ L$p¡C v„$X$ \ep_p¡ L¡$k S> _\u _p¢^pep¡!'

ëep¡ L$fp¡ hps! `pRy>„ `X$uL$p_y„ gp¡rS>L$ A¡hy„ lsy„ L¡$ `„Åb_p Ópkhpv$uAp¡ NyS>fpsdp„ Aphu QX$ép R>¡ A_¡ Vy$-ìlugf `f b¡ku_¡ A„^p^|„^ Np¡muAp¡ R>p¡X$u_¡ Äepf¡ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ cpNsp„ lp¡e Ðepf¡ _„bf àg¡V$ v|$f\u h„Qpe A¡hu lp¡e sp¡ A¡d_¡ `p¡guk TV$ `L$X$u iL¡$!

lz„ sp¡ A¡ hMs¡ susuOp¡X$p S>¡hy„ dp¡`¡X$ Qgphsp¡. dpfu D`f `Z Qpf¡ sfa\u v$bpZ h^u füy„ lsy„. dpfy„ L$l¡hy„ A¡d lsy„ L$ Ópkhpv$uAp¡ dp¡`¡X$ `f b¡ku_¡ cpN¡ A¡_p L$fsp„ lpgsp„ Åe sp¡ hl¡gp R>V$L$u Åe! `Z drl_p L¡$X¡$ dpf¡ `Z apaX$p S>¡hu _„bf àg¡V$p¡ qQsfphhu S> `X$u.

"bubuku `f ÞeyT Apìep R>¡' A¡ AÐepf ky^u_y„ õV$pÞX$X®$ `X$uLy„$ NZpsy„. `Z Ap hMs¡ a¼s A¡L$ S> Apìey„. Å¡L¡$ Ap hMs¡ ApMp¡ ku_ S> A¡hp¡ lsp¡ L¡$ dpdgp¡ blz rkqfek R>¡. gp¡L$p¡ rbQpfp Adõspe c|L„$`_p X$f\u aaX$u füp lsp A¡V$g¡ `X$uL$p„bpÆ_y„ TpTy„ q\°g _lp¡sy„ füy„.

`Z `¡gp A„bpgpg `V¡$g¡ bfpbf_y„ kpVy„$ hpmu v$u^y„. cNhp_ ÅZ¡, A„bpgpg A¡hp s¡ L¡$hp âMf Äep¡rsju li¡ L¡$ Adv$phpv$_p A¡L$ blz dp¡V$p R>p`pA¡ A¡d_u ApNplu spfuM-hpf kp\¡ R>p`u : 3Æ a¡b°yApfu A_¡ 15du a¡b°yApfu!

Apd¡e r_ipmp¡ b„^, L$p¡g¡Å¡ b„^, kfL$pfu Ap¡qakp¡dp„ L$pNX$p EX¡$ A_¡ Mp_Nu Ap¡qakp¡e b„^ S>¡hu S> lsu. Ðep„ Ap A„bpgpg_y„ blp_y„ dþey„! Ad¡ Ap¡qak¡ S>hp_p R>uA¡ A¡hu Mbf `X$p¡idp„ `lp¢Qu Ðep„ sp¡ kgplp¡_p¡ ^p¡^ hR|>V$ép¡, "ApS>_p¡ qv$hk S>hp S>¡hy„ _\u.' "_l] Åh sp¡ L„$C Apc s|V$u `X$hp_y„ R>¡?' - ÅZ¡ S>Ciy„ sp¡ ^fsu apV$u `X$hp_u lp¡e!

Ap¡qak¡ `lp¢Ãep sp¡ ApMp rb[ëX„$Ndp„ kÞ_pV$p¡. buÅ_p lpg `|R>hp ap¡_ L$ep® sp¡ _p¡ rfàgpe. buÅ qv$hk_p„ R>p`p„dp„ ÅZ¡ "il¡fcfdp„ S>X$b¡kgpL$ õhe„c| b„^' lp¡e s¡hp ap¡V$p R>`pZp!

kp„S>_u Ap¡V$gp `qfjv$dp„ Ad¡ R>psu W$p¡L$u_¡ L$u^y„, ""ëep¡, Õe„y? L$p„C Õey„? _L$pdp aaX$u defp_¡ b^p!'' Ap kp„cmu dpfp A¡L$ `X$p¡iu N„cufsp\u bp¡ëep, ""S>¡ lp¡e s¡. Ap`Z¡ râL$p¡i_ g¡hp„ kpfp„!''

Ap râL$p¡i_ iåv$ kp„cmu_¡ dNS>dp„ AQp_L$ gpBV$ \C. râL$p¡i_ L$p¡Z¡ g¡hp_p„? ¼epf¡ g¡hp_p„? i¡_u kpd¡ A¡ sp¡ kdÄep, `Z L$p¡_u L$p¡_u kpd¡ g¡hp_p„? Ap`Z¡ `p„Q hfk_p¡ hluhV$ Qgphhp lpVy„$ hp¡V$ v$CA¡ R>uA¡ Ðepf¡ L$p¡C râL$p¡i_ g¡hp_p¡ "õL$p¡`' Mfp¡ dpfp cpC?

dNS> b¡ OX$u ^Mu Ney„. `Z Adpfp `X$p¡iuA¡ Ad_¡ V$pY$p `pX$ép, ""cpfs_u ApTpv$u hMs_p N°lp¡ S> A¡hp lsp L¡$ Aphy„ b^y„ Qpëep S> L$fhp_y„!''

Ad_¡ L$l¡hp_y„ d_ sp¡ \C Áey„ L¡$, ""A¡hy„ S> lp¡e sp¡ L$p¡C kpfy„ dyfs Å¡hfphu_¡ cpfs_¡ afu ApTpv$ L$fu Ûp¡ _¡?''

`Z Ad¡ A¡hy„ bp¡ëep _l], L$pfZ L¡$ N°l bv$gphp\u dpZkp¡ \p¡X$p bv$gpC Åe R>¡? A¡V$g¡ 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¡¡