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NpdX$p_p Ofdp„ Ap¡fX$p¡ A„^pfp¡ lp¡e R>¡. dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ Ap¡fX$p¡ s¡ Of_p¡ A„rsd M„X$ lp¡e R>¡. `Z Ap Ofdp„ A¡hy„ _\u. Ap Of sp¡ Ap¡fX$p `R>u `Z g„bpe R>¡.

A¡_p¡ A\® A¡ _\u L¡$ Ap¡fX$pdp„ A„^L$pf _\u. Aphp A¡ Of_p Ap¡fX$pdp„ A¡L$ dp¡V$u rsÅ¡fu_u `pk¡ MpV$gp¡ `p\f¡gp¡ R>¡. A_¡ s¡dp„ A¡L$ Np¡fp¡ L©$i v¡$l Ap¡Y$u_¡ k|sp¡ R>¡.

s¡_p Ap¡iuL$p `pk¡ A¡L$ _p_L$X$p¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ MpV$gp_p `p„Qdp `pep_u S>¡d Ecp¡ fl¡ R>¡. MpV$gpdp„ k|su R>¡ A¡ s¡_u dpsp R>¡. s¡_u budpfu_u R>p¡L$fp_¡ L$p„C kdS>Z `X$su _\u. `Z gp¡L$p¡_p„ V$p¡m¡V$p¡mp„ Å¡hp dpV¡$ Aph¡ R>¡.

b^p„_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ r_fpip O|„V$psu lp¡e R>¡. L$p¡CL$ ÷u sp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ `Z Mfu, ""L$pÞsp MpV$gp¡ M„M¡fu b¡W$u \pe s¡d gpNsy„ _\u.''

buÆ L$p¡CL$ ÷u bp¡g¡ R>¡, ""R>p¡L$fp¡ rbQpfp¡ _p¡^pfp¡ \C S>i¡! A¡_p¡ bp` sp¡ _p_p¡ R>¡ sp¡ afu\u `fZi¡.''

A_¡ KX$u ldv$v$}\u s¡ R>p¡L$fp_¡ dp\¡ lp\ a¡fh¡ R>¡. Ðepf¡ MpV$gpdp„ k|s¡gu ÷u R>p¡L$fp_¡ `pk¡ bp¡gphu L$l¡ R>¡, ""b¡V$p, NcfpCi _rl, cNhp__y„ _pd g¡.''

Ofdp„ v$p_`yÎe L$fhp_u hpsp¡ Qpg¡ R>¡. dp¡V$u Jdf_p `yfyjp¡ blpf Ecp Ecp Nyk`yk L$f¡ R>¡. ""A¡L$b¡ qv$hk_u dl¡dp_ R>¡... `Z Å¡Å¡ drZcpC, Ap`Zu hps c|gip¡ _rl. R>p¡L$fu sdpfp Ofdp„ ip¡ci¡ _¡ sdpfp R>p¡L$fp_¡ bfpbf kpQhi¡.''

R>p¡L$fp_u Jdf Ðepf¡ kps¡L$ hj®_u. S>_p¡C Ap`¡gu _¡ rÓL$pmk„Ýep L$f¡. Ofdp„ h¥óZhu `|Å. dpsp_¡ dp¡Y¡$ Alr_®i fV$psp¡ d„Ó s¡ `Z S>`hp gpÁep¡. "îuL©$óZ: ifZ„ dd—&' dpsp_p MpV$gp_u `pk¡ Ecp¡ Ecp¡ d_dp„ S>` L$fsp¡ Åe _¡ d|„Nu d|„Nu âp\®_p L$f¡. ""l¡ cNhp_, dpfu dp¡V$u bl¡__¡ bQphu g¡Å¡.''

s¡_u dpsp_¡ kp¥ dp¡V$u bl¡_ L$l¡hfphsp. R>p¡L$fp¡ L$p¡C _ Sy>A¡ s¡d lp¡e Ðepf¡ dpsp_¡ g`pC_¡ k|C fl¡.

L¡$V$gp gpM S>` \ep li¡ s¡_u sp¡ L$p¡C NZsfu _\u. `Z s¡_u dpsp kpÆ \C NC.

Ap R>p¡L$fp¡ s¡ lz„. bp_¡ ApS>¡ sp¡ bp¢s¡f hj® \ep„ R>¡. lz„ âL©$rs\u `|f¡`|fp¡ _p[õsL$ flu i¼ep¡ _\u s¡_p„ d|m L$v$pQ Al] R>¡. Ap[õsL$ lp¡hp_¡ L$p¡C L$pfZ _\u A_¡ R>sp„ lz„ ApS>¡ `Z _p[õsL$ sp¡ _\u S>.

bp_¡ Äepf¡ epv$ L$fy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ A¡L$ d„qv$f v¡$Mpe R>¡. S>¡dp„ v$uhpAp¡ Tmlm¡ R>¡ _¡ Apfsu_u O„V$X$uAp¡ fZL¡$ R>¡. R>¡ëgp„ huk¡L$ hj®\u sp¡ bp_u Ofdp„ lpS>fu dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ sp¡ v¡$hk¡hp_u Ap¡fX$udp„ S> lp¡e R>¡.

A¡L$ hpf bp`yÆ D_pmpdp„ sp` Ap¡R>p¡ gpN¡ s¡ dpV¡$ Of_p bpfZp_p dp`_u Mkhpmu V$Ë$u gpìep. `Z bpA¡ sp¡ L$üy„, ""D_pmpdp„ W$pL$p¡fÆ_¡ OZp¡ `qfîd `X¡$ R>¡.'' _¡ s¡dZ¡ MkV$Ë$u v¡$hk¡hp_u Ap¡fX$u ApNm bp„^u v$u^u. L$p¡C iy„ bp¡gu iL¡$? A¡V$gu bp_u c[¼s R>¡.

`Z bp v¡$hk¡hp_u Ap¡fX$udp„ _\u lp¡su Ðepf¡ `|fsu ìehlpfv$n _¡ L$pe®Ly$im R>¡. s¡_u L$pd L$fhp_u õa|rs® _¡ AphX$s Ähëg¡ S> Å¡hp dm¡. dpfp Ofdp„ sp¡ buÅ L$p¡Cdp„ s¡ _\u. s¡Z¡ Ad_¡ b^p„Ap¡_¡ Mpõkp„ âdpv$u b_phu v$u^p„ R>¡.

bpm`Zdp„ bp_¡ L„$W¡$ kp„cm¡g NyS>fps_p kyfv$pk âusd_y„ cS>_ "Np¡`uS>__p f¡ âpZ çlpfp âcyÆ_u `pk¡...' A_¡ "d^yh__p f¡'hpku' lÆ `Z c|gu i¼ep¡ _\u. s¡dp„ L„$W$_u d^yfsp L$pfZc|s _lp¡su `Z A„sf_u c[¼s lsu. s¡\u S> L$v$pQ d_¡ c[¼sNusp¡ Nd¡ R>¡. kde dm¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ cS>_p¡ NpC Ap_„v$ gJ Ry>„.

bp L$p„C blz cZu _\u. `fpZ¡ hp„Qu iL¡$ R>¡. `Z Nusp_p¡ r_erds `pW$ L$f¡ R>¡, AgbÑ NyS>fpsu A_yhpv$. Nusp_p¡ A\® bp_¡ ¼ep„\u kdÅe? `Z A¡_¡ dpV¡$ sp¡ iåv$ S> dlÒh_p¡ R>¡. "îucNhp_ DhpQ' s¡dp„ R>¡ _¡? îucNhp_¡ DÃQpf¡gp iåv$_p¡ A¡ `y_:DÃQpf L$f¡ R>¡.

bp sfa\u d_¡ b¡ hõsy Mpk hpfkpdp„ dmu R>¡ S>¡ lz„ L$v$u c|gu iL$sp¡ _\u. A¡L$ sp¡ Dv$f-fp¡N A_¡ buÅ¡ k„h¡v$_iug õhcph. Apd sp¡ dpfp Ql¡fpdp„ `Z bp_y„ dpv®$h rhi¡j Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡. `Z bp_u âL©$rs A¡V$gu kp¥çe L¡$ s¡_p¡ A¡L$pv$ A„i `Z `p¡sp_pdp„ lp¡e sp¡ buÅAp¡_¡ s¡ dpZk Nd¡. bp_p A¡hp A_¡L$ âk„Np¡ epv$ Aph¡ R>¡, S>¡ dpfp d_ `f AduV$ R>p` d|L$u Nep R>¡.

D_pmp_u A¡L$ fps lsu. Ofdp„ lz„ A_¡ bp A¡L$gp„. v$pv$pÆ A_¡ _p¡L$f Mfp, `Z s¡Ap¡ L$v$u Ofdp„ k|A¡ _rl. v$pv$pÆ sp¡ dfZ âk„N¡ kMs budpf \ep Ðepf¡ S> Ofdp„ k|sp. s¡ rh_p Ofblpf M¡sfdp„, `pk¡_p dlpv¡$h_p d„qv$fdp„ L¡$ Of_p Ap¡V$gp `f fprÓr_Öp g¡sp.

Of_p kps M„X$, s¡dp„ b¡ âh¡i_p„ bpfZp„, b„_¡ sfa Qp¡L$. lz„ A_¡ bp buÆ sfa_p Qp¡L$dp„ k|s¡gp„. N°uód dpV¡$ L$prgv$pk L$l¡ R>¡ : qv$hkp: `qfZpdfdrZep:—& s¡d s¡_u kp„S> \p¡X$u ipspv$peL$ gpN¡. A_¡ fpÓ¡ Qp¡L$dp„ kpfp¡ `h_ Aph¡.

i¡fu_u hÃQ¡ Adpfy„ Of Apìey„ R>¡. s¡\u Mpk ce S>¡hy„ _lp¡sy„ `Z fpÓ¡ dL$p__p R>p`fp `f_p„ _rmep„ MMX$sp„ bpA¡ kp„cþep„. s¡Z¡ _S>f v$p¡X$phu. L$p¡CL$ dpZk_¡ Ðep„ afsp¡ Å¡ep¡.

Å¡ A¡ A¡L$v$d d_¡ S>NpX¡$ sp¡ R>p`fp `f_p¡ dpZk s¡ ÅZu Åe A_¡ L$p„CL$ ASy>Nsy„ b_u Åe. bpA¡ `pk¡ `X¡$gu L$p¡CL$ hõsy dpfp `f _pMu. dpfu Ap„M M|gu NC. sfs bpA¡ `p¡sp_p _pL$ `f Ap„Nmu d|L$u d_¡ _ bp¡ghp k|Q_ L$ey¯ _¡ Ap„Nmu_p Bipfp\u R>p`fp `f_p¡ dpZk bspìep¡.

dpfu Jdf Ðepf¡ dp„X$ v$k-bpf hj®_u li¡. R>p`fp `f_p¡ dpZk Qp¡f rh_p buÅ¡ lp¡C _ iL¡$. Adpfp dpV¡$ A¡ L$V$p¡L$V$u_u `m lsu. iy„ L$fhy„ s¡ kdÅsy„ _lp¡sy„. sfs bpA¡ dpN® Q]Ýep¡ : ""b^p„ bpfZp„ Mp¡gu _pMp¡.''

hps kpQu lsu. bpfZp„ M|gu S>sp„ buÆ sfa k|s¡gp v$pv$pÆ A_¡ Ap sfa i¡fudp„ k|s¡gp `X$p¡iuAp¡ kp\¡ k„`L®$_p¡ v$p¡f õ\`pe. Ad¡ A¡L$gp„ _ fluA¡. d¢ bp_p k|Q__p¡ Adg L$ep£. Of_u b„_¡ sfa_p„ bpfZp„ Mp¡gu v$u^p„. i¡fudp„ k|s¡gp `X$p¡iuAp¡ A_¡ v$pv$p b^p ÅNu Nep A_¡ Qp¡f _pku Nep¡.

bp_u KO A¡hu L¡$ kl¡S> `Z AhpS> \sp„ ÅNu Åe. d_¡ `Z A¡hu ïhp_r_Öp hpfkpdp„ dmu R>¡. OZu hpf sp¡ buÅAp¡_¡ Nd¡ Ðep„, Nd¡ s¡hu ANhX$p¡_u hÃQ¡ OkOkpV$ KOsp„ Å¡J Ry>„ Ðepf¡ d_¡ s¡d_p kyM_u Cóep® Aph¡ R>¡.

bp bQ`Zdp„ A¡L$ hp¼e hpf„hpf L$üp L$f¡, ""kp¡_p_u L$V$pfu L¡$X¡$ b„^pe `Z `¡V$dp„ Mp¡kuA¡ sp¡ dfu S>hpe.'' s¡d_y„ Ap hp¼e s¡Ap¡ Anfi: `pmsp„. v$k hj® ky^u sp¡ lz„ A¡d_p¡ A¡L$_p¡ A¡L$ gpX$L$p¡ v$uL$fp¡ lsp¡ `Z dpfu L$iuL$ Q|L$ lp¡e sp¡ S>ê$f v$„X$ dmsp¡.

Adpfp M¡sfdp„ A¡L$ dp¡V$u Ap„bgu lsu. s¡_u F>sydp„ s¡_p `f L$psfp b¡k¡. M¡X|$s h¡X$u_¡ s¡ O¡f gph¡. A¡L$ hpf Aphp b¡ L$p¡\mp cfu_¡ Ap„bgu M¡sfdp„\u Aph¡gu. _p_p R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ L$psfp cph¡. dpfy„ `Z A¡d S> lsy„. L$p¡C _ Sy>A¡ s¡d b¡ NS>hp„ cfu L$psfp gu^¡gp _¡ _p¡L$f¡ bp_¡ L$lu v$u^y„.

bp gX$hp dp„X$u. ""ApV$gp b^p L$psfp Mpi¡ sp¡ Mk \i¡.'' A¡_¡ dpfu `pk¡\u L$psfp `X$phu g¡hp A_¡ d_¡ sp¡ ÅZ¡ L¡$ MÅ_p¡ g|„V$pC S>sp¡ lp¡e s¡d A¡ R>p¡X$hp_„y d_ _ \pe. bpA¡ dpfu_¡ rMõkp„ Mpgu L$fphu v$u^p„ A_¡ Ofdp„\u L$pY$u d|¼ep¡. Ofdp„\u L$pY$u d|L¡$ sp¡ ¼ep„ S>hy„ s¡ sp¡ lz„ ÅZsp¡ _lp¡sp¡. \p¡X$p¡L$ kde cpCb„^p¡_u kp\¡ aep£. s¡d_¡ dpfu L$\_u L$lu. cpCb„^p¡A¡ A¡dp„\u dpN® L$pY$sp„ L$üy„, ""ApS>¡ A¡L$ S>Z_¡ Ðep„ kÐe_pfpeZ_u L$\p R>¡. Ad_¡ b^p_¡ S>¡ âkpv$ dmi¡ s¡ s_¡ Ap`u v$Ciy„. hmu sy„ b°pûZ_p¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ s_¡ `¥kp `Z Ap`i¡. s¡dp„\u Mphp_y„ gphuiy„. A¡V$gp\u spfy„ `¡V$ cfpC S>i¡. A_¡ sy„ dpfp O¡f k|C fl¡¡S>¡.''

Ap L$l¡_pf R>p¡L$fp¡ W$pL$p¡f L$p¡d_p¡ lsp¡. s¡ d_¡ b°pûZ_p v$uL$fp_¡ `p¡sp_¡ O¡f S>dpX$u iL¡$ s¡d sp¡ lsy„ S> _rl. A¡d L$f¡ sp¡ sp¡ k_ps_ tlvy$ ^d®_u ìehõ\p_p¡ gp¡` \C Åe. ApS>¡ lz„ s¡_¡ epv$ L$fy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ d_ L©$sosp\u cfpC Åe R>¡.

`f„sy lz„ fpÓ¡ s¡_p O¡f k|C _ füp¡. bpm`Zdp„ dpf¡ A¡L$ buSy>„ Apîeõ\p_ lsy„ dpfp Ly$Vy„$b_p„ A¡L$ h©Ù A¡L$pL$u rh^hp dpsp_y„ Of. d¡_p„bp A¡d_y„ _pd. A¡d L$lu iL$pe L¡$ dpfy„ bQ`Z AX$^y„ A¡d_¡ O¡f huÐey„ R>¡. lz„ A¡d_p O¡f Nep¡ _¡ L$üy„, ""d_¡ Ofdp„\u L$pY$u d|¼ep¡ R>¡.''

d¡_p„bpA¡ Apðpk_ Ap`sp„ L$üy„, ""A¡ gp¡L$p¡ s_¡ dpf¡ A¡V$g¡ iy„ kdS>¡ R>¡ A¡d_p d_dp„? Ap`Z¡ A¡d_p O¡f S>hy„ S> _\u. spf¡ lh¡ Al] S> fl¡hp_y„.''

lz„ fpÆ \C Nep¡. _¡ MpC-`u d¡_p„bp_u kp\¡ s¡d_p MpV$gdp„ k|C füp¡.

`f„sy Of_p¡ A¡L$_p¡ A¡L$ R>p¡L$fp¡ fpÓ¡ O¡f _ lp¡e sp¡ Of_p„_¡ KO iu fus¡ Aph¡? dpfu blz s`pk L$fhu `X¡$ s¡d lsy„ _rl. kp¥ ÅZsp„ lsp„ L¡$ lz„ d¡_p„bp_¡ O¡f S> lp¡Ci. `l¡gp„ _p¡L$f s¡X$hp dpV¡$ Apìep¡. d¡_p„bpA¡ gX$u_¡ s¡_¡ L$pY$u d|¼ep¡. ""Å, L$lu v¡$S>¡ _rl Aph¡. AphX$p _M S>¡hX$p R>p¡L$fp_¡ dpfp¡ R>p¡ _¡ `pR>p L$pY$u d|L$p¡ R>p¡ s¡ iy„ L$fhp sdpf¡ O¡f Aph¡?''

A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ Of_p„ kp¥ lp\dp„ ap_k `L$X$u d_¡ s¡X$hp dpV¡$ Aphsp„ Nep„. v$pv$pÆ Apìep, bp`yÆ Apìep, _¡ R>¡hV¡$ bp Aphu. bp L$iy„ bp¡gu _rl. dpÓ dpfu kpd¡ Å¡sp„ s¡_u Ap„Mp¡ cu_u \C Aphu lsu. lz„ bp_¡ fX$su Å¡C iL$sp¡ _lp¡sp¡. d¡„ d¡_p„bp_u fÅ gu^u : ""bp lz„ ÅJ?''

d¡_p„bpA¡ fÅ Ap`u _¡ bp_u Ap„NmuA¡ hmNu lz„ O¡f `pR>p¡ Nep¡.

bp_¡ lp\¡ dpf Mp^p¡ lp¡e s¡hp TpTp âk„Np¡ _\u. L$pfZ L¡$ dpf¡ s¡hp„ buÅ„ hX$ugp¡ lsp„ S>. `Z bp dpf¡ `Z Mfu. lz„ ApS>¡ `Z A¡ hps õhuL$pfy„ Ry>„ L¡$ dpfhp\u L$iy„ bNX$u S>sy„ _\u. dpf Mp_pf_p ùv$edp„ `Z A¡hu L$iu N°„r\ b„^pC S>su _\u. A¡d lp¡s sp¡ d_¡ dpfp„ hX$ugp¡ âÐe¡ S>ê$f N°„r\ b„^pC lp¡s. `Z s¡hy„ L$iy„ \ey„ _\u. bp âÐe¡ s¡d S> bp`yÆ hN¡f¡ âÐe¡ d_dp„ A¡V$gp¡ S> Apv$f A_¡ kv¹$cph R>¡.

bpA¡ `p¡sp_p v¡$ldp„\u dpfy„ Ap ifuf OX$éy„ R>¡. k„õL$pfp¡_y„ tkQ_ L$fu dpfp ApÐdp_¡ DÞ_s b_pìep¡ R>¡. A_¡ â¡d_u A¡hu A¡L$ `f„`fp_p„ v$i®_ L$fpìep„ R>¡ L¡$ kdN° S>Ns âÐe¡ ùv$edp„ L¡$hm â¡d S> lp¡e. lz„ Ap `f„`fp_u hÃQ¡ ER>ep£ lp¡hp R>sp„ AÐepf¡ lz„ ¼ep„ Ry>„ s¡ sp¡ lz„ ÅZsp¡ _\u, `Z d_¡ rhðpk R>¡ L¡$ Ap â¡fZp d_¡ S>ê$f bm Ap`i¡ A_¡ [õ\f b_phi¡.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?