kyfs_p L$rh, k¡¼k\¡fr`õV$ A_¡ d_p¡rQqL$ÐkL$ X$p¡. dyLy$g Qp¡L$ku_p r_hpkõ\p_¡ rdÓp¡_p¡ X$pefp¡ Åçep¡ lsp¡. rdÓp¡dp„ ârkÙ `ÓL$pfp¡ L$p[Þs cË$, rh¾$d hL$ug D`fp„s rhÜp_ rhQpfL$, h¼sp, r_b„^L$pf, L$V$pfg¡ML$ X$p¡. NyZh„s ipl, NyS>fpsu-Dv|®$ NTgL$pf d_lfgpg Qp¡L$ku, eyhp L$rh X$p¡. fCk drZepf hN¡f¡ `Z lsp„.

AgL$dgL$_u hpsp¡ Qpgu flu lsu. hpsp¡_y„ hpf„hpf rhjep„sf \sy„ lsy„. L$ip `|hp®`f k„b„^ rh_p L$p[ÞscpCA¡ A¡L$ dlÒh_u A_¡ fkâv$ hps L$fu. s¡dZ¡ L$üy„, "lz„ sp¡ Ap "õV¡$`gf'_u ip¡^ `f Apqä_ Ry>„! g¡M g¿ep `R>u gM¡gp L$pNmp¡_¡ Å¡X$hp dpV¡$ _ V$p„L$Zu_u L¡$ _ eyr`__u S>ê$fs! bk, L$pNmp¡_¡ õV¡$`gf_u hÃQ¡ d|L$u_¡ s¡ v$bphuA¡ A¡V$g¡ bÞQ s¥epf ! lz„ sp¡ Ap L$pd dpV¡$ õV¡$`gf rkhpe buSy>„ L$iy„ hp`fsp¡ S> _\u! V$p„L$Zu, r`_ hN¡f¡_u L$X$pL|$V$dp„\u L$pedu Ry>V$L$pfp¡!'

d¢ hpsdp„ T„`gpìey„. lz„ A¡L$ A¡hp¡ dpZk Ry>„ S>¡_¡ b¡ bpbsp¡dp„ L$iu S> NspNd `X$su _\u : A¡L$, Ap„L$X$p A_¡ buSy>„, e„Óp¡. _p_L$X$p `Z e„Ó kp\¡ lz„ L$pd `pX$u iL$sp¡ _\u. AgbÑ, L$pNmp¡_¡ Å¡X$hp dpV¡$ õV¡$`gf hp`fhp S>¡V$gp¡ lz„ e„Órhv$¹ Ahíe Ry>„, `f„sy A¡ õV¡$`gfdp„ r`_ L$C fus¡ Np¡W$hhu s¡ lÆ ky^u d_¡ AphX$sy„ _\u! Äepf¡ dpfp õV¡$`gfdp„ r`_ Mgpk \C Åe R>¡ Ðepf¡ lz„ AQ|L$ AÞe L$p¡C `pk¡ s¡ cfphX$phy„ Ry>„!

`Z õV¡$`gfdp„\u TuZu TuZu r`_p¡ rhi¡_p dpfp rhõde_u hps Sy>v$p S> L$pfZ¡ R>¡. d¢ hpsdp„ âh¡i L$fsp„ L$üy„, "L$p[ÞscpC, d_¡ sp¡ Apòe® A¡ hps_y„ R>¡ L¡$ õV¡$`gfdp„_u r`_ s¡dp„\u _uL$mu_¡ L$pNmdp„ âh¡íep `R>u s¡ hmu L$C fus¡ Åe R>¡ A_¡ s¡_p R>¡X$pAp¡ EgV$pC iu fus¡ S>sp li¡? Ap c¡v$ lÆ ky^u d_¡ kdÅep¡ _\u A_¡ L$v$u kdÅhp_p¡ `Z _\u.'

dpfu Ap d|„ThZ_p¡ Ðep„ L$p¡C Mygpkp¡ L$f¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ NyZh„scpCA¡¡ h^pf¡ dlÒh_u hps L$fu : "lz„ sp¡ k„X$pk_u "ãgi rkõV$d' `f blz Myi Ry>„! S>¡Z¡ A¡_u ip¡^ L$fu li¡ s¡_¡ dpfu gpM gpM kgpd! bk, A¡L$ l¡ÞX$g a¡fhuA¡ L¡$ v$b v$bphuA¡ A¡V$g¡ S>Õ\pb„^ `pZu R|>V¡$ A_¡ \p¡X$uL$ `mp¡dp„ b^y„ d¡gy„ kpa! "ãgi rkõV$d'_u ip¡^ \C _lp¡su s¡ `l¡gp„_u, k„X$pk_y„ d¡gy„ kpa L$fhp_u, s¡_¡ gC S>hp_u S>¡ â\p lsu s¡_p¡ rhQpf L$fsp„ ApS>¡ `Z d_¡ L$dL$dp„ Aphu Åe R>¡. "ãgi rkõV$d'_u âdpZdp„ _p_u A_¡ _Æhu gpNsu h¥opr_L$ ip¡^_¡ L$pfZ¡ Ap`Zp v¡$i_p OZp cpNp¡dp„\u dp\¡ d¡gy„ D`pX$hp_u Adp_yju â\p _pb|v$ \C s¡ L$p„C _p_uk|_u hps _\u!'

NyZh„scpC_u hps kp¡A¡ kp¡ V$L$p kpQu lsu. dp\¡ d¡gy„ D`pX$hp_u `pihu â\p d¢ `Z dpfu sfyZphõ\p ky^u Å¡C lsu. s¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ d¢ Ðepf¡ L¡$V$gue dp_rkL$ eps_p h¡W$u lsu. ApS>_u `¡Y$u_p„ il¡fu eyhL$-eyhsuAp¡_¡ sp¡ dp\¡ d¡gy„ D`pX$hp_u â\p A¡V$g¡ iy„ s¡ kdÅhhy„ `X¡$! Ap bpbs `|fsp„ s¡Ap¡ S>ê$f _kubv$pf g¡Mpe. L¡$V$gpL$ kde `l¡gp„ d¢ dp\¡ d¡gy„ D`pX$hp_u â\p rhi¡ A¡L$ g¡M g¿ep¡ lsp¡. s¡ hp„Qu_¡ A¡L$ sØ_ A`qfrQs, kyrirns eyhp_ dpfu `pk¡ vp¡X$u Apìep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ s¡Z¡ Alp¡cph`|h®L$ d_¡ L$üy„ lsy„, "kpl¡b, Ap`_p g¡M Üpfp S> d¢ Ap â\p rhi¡ `l¡gu hpf ÅÎey„. AÐepf ky^u Aphu L$p¡CL$ â\p Ap`Zp v¡$idp„ lsu s¡_p¡ L$ip¡ ¿epg S> _ lsp¡.'

kdpS>ky^pfp_p„ L¡$V$gp„L$ n¡Óp¡dp„ `Z rhop_ L¡$hy„ D`L$pfL$ _uhX$u iL¡$ R>¡ s¡_y„ Ap A¡L$ ×ô$p„s R>¡. Aphp„ sp¡ A_¡L$ _p_p„-dp¡V$p„ Dv$plfZp¡ Ap`Zu Apk`pk dmu fl¡ s¡d R>¡. Ap`Zp„ S|>_p„ A_¡ _hp„ fkp¡X$p„Ap¡ `f S> _S>f _pMp¡_¡! v$peL$pAp¡ `|h£ dpfu dp Q|gp `f fkp¡C L$fsu. Qp¡dpkpdp„ "gugp„' gpL$X$p„ kmNphsp„ s¡_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ `pZu Aphu S>sp„ A_¡ ðpk ^ydpX$p\u ê„$^psp¡. ApS>¡ dpfu _h hj®_u `p¥Óu `V¹$ v$C_¡ gpBV$f hX¡$ N¡k kmNphu v¡$ R>¡! `l¡gp„ dpfu dp khpf\u fps ky^udp„ Qpf hpf v|$^ E_y„ L$fsu S>¡\u s¡ bNX$u L¡$ apV$u _ Åe. `Z lh¡ Of¡Of¡ qäS> \C Nep„ R>¡. v|$^ A¡L$\u h^y hpf Nfd L$fhy„ `X$sy„ _\u. `l¡gp„ D_pmpdp„ khpf_p„ v$pm-cps fps ky^udp„ bNX$u S>sp„. lz„ \p¡X$p„L$ hj® `l¡gp„ Ad¡qfL$p Nep¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ qL$fuV$ A¡Q. ipl _pd_p A¡L$ Ap_Þv$u rdÓ¡ d_¡ blz S> Nçds `X¡$ s¡hu hps L$fu lsu. Ad¡qfL$pdp„ hksu A¡L$ NyS>fpsZ¡ s¡_p `rs_¡ fps_p cp¡S>_dp„ NfdpNfd L$Y$u `ufku. Aõkg NyS>fpsu Y$b¡ A¡ L$Y$u_p¡ kbX$L$p¡ dpfu `rsA¡ L$Y$u A_¡ `Ð_u_p„ hMpZ L$ep¯. "X$prg¯N, hpl! s¢ ApS>¡ iy„ a½$X$ L$Y$u b_phu R>¡! kp¡ V¡$õV$u! L$p¡ÞN°¡Ãeyg¡iÞk!'

`Ð_uA¡ S>fp T„MhpC S>C_¡, `Z `R>u R>V$p`|h®L$ L$üy„ : "hlpgp, Ap sp¡ "A¡[ÞV$L$ L$Y$u' R>¡!' "A¡[ÞV$L$ L$Y$u? hp¡V$? L$Y$u `Z lh¡ "A¡[ÞV$L$' lp¡e R>¡?'

"Ap¡aL$p¡k® qX$ef! Ap L$Y$u d¢ drl_pAp¡ `l¡gp„ b_phu lsu! h^¡gu L$Y$u d¢ X$u` qäS>dp„ fpMu d|L$u lsu! ApS>¡ s¡_¡ Ap¡h_dp„ Nfd L$fu_¡ s¡ d¢ sd_¡ `ufku R>¡!' `Ð_uA¡ Mygpkp¡ L$ep£.

Ap qL$õkpdp„ Arsiep¡[¼s lp¡C iL$¡, `f„sy s¡_p `f\u A¡V$gy„ sp¡ args \pe S> R>¡ L¡$ f¡qäS>f¡V$f S>¡hp„ kp^_p¡ lp\hNp„ lp¡hp_¡ L$pfZ¡ MpÛ-`¡e `v$p\p£_¡ gp„bp kde ky^u Åmhu fpMhp_u gp¡L$p¡_u ndsp A_¡ kyrh^p OZu h^u R>¡. sp¡ `R>u sd¡ v$uhpkmu A_¡ gpBV$f_u ip¡^_¡ `Z iy„ ¾$p[ÞsL$pfu _l] L$lp¡?

eodp„ A[Á_ âNV$phhp dpV¡$ AfrZ L$p›$p¡_p \sp D`ep¡N_u hps d¢ dpfp bpm`Zdp„ kp„cmu lsu. eodp„ cpN g¡_pfp b°pûZp¡ AfrZ _pd_p h©n_p gpL$X$p_p Vy$L$X$pAp¡_¡ L$gpL$p¡ ky^u A¡L$d¡L$ kp\¡ Oksp A_¡ A¡d dlpdl¡_s¡ A[Á_ âNV$phsp. L$p›$p¡ Okpe A_¡ A¡dp„\u rsMpfp `X¡$ A¡V$g¡ eo_u ÄhpmpAp¡ âNV$u EW¡$. Ap fus¡ âNV$phpe¡gp A[Á__¡ kp¥\u `rhÓ A_¡ s¡_¡ eo_¡ ep¡Áe g¡Mhpdp„ Aphsp¡.

A¡d sp¡ d¢ bpm`Zdp„ QL$dL$_p _p_p `Õ\fp¡ `fõ`f kp\¡ Oku_¡ s¡dp„\u A[Á__p sZMpAp¡ `pX$hp_p¡ fp¡dp„QL$ A_ych `Z L$ep£ lsp¡. cpfsdp„ kv$uAp¡ ky^u A[Á_ âNV$phhp_u Ap S> A¡L$ klz\u h^y âQrgs fus lsu.

v$uhpkmu ip¡^pC A¡ `l¡gp„ Ap`Z¡ Ðep„ N„^L$_u kmuAp¡ hX¡$ v$uhp âNV$phpsp lsp. gp„bu, `p¡Qu, kl¡S> dp¡V$p A_¡ ÅX$p L$v$_u kmuAp¡_p„ V$p¡QL$p„ `f `ump¡ N„^L$ gNpX¡$gp¡ lp¡e. Ofdp„ A[Á_ kmN¡gp¡ lp¡e s¡dp„\u N„^L$_u A¡L$ kmu S>gphpsu A_¡ s¡_p hX¡$ A¡L$ TuZp¡ v$uhp¡ âNV$phu fMpsp¡. Äepf¡ S>ê$f `X¡$ Ðepf¡ A¡ v$uhpdp„\u N„^L$_u kmu hX¡$ buÅ v$uhpAp¡ L¡$ kNX$u A\hp Q|gp L¡$ `R>u Nfd `pZu_p b„bp_u L$pL$X$u kmNphpsu. v$uhpkmu L$fsp„ N„^L$_u kmuAp¡ kõsu `X$su A¡V$g¡ s¡_p¡ D`ep¡N Ap fus¡ dpÝed sfuL¡$ L$fpsp¡. `Z iy„ v$uhpkmu L¡$ iy„ N„^L$_u kmu, d_¡ sp¡ A¡ b„_¡_u Ars kMs A¡gÆ® R>¡! s¡_u vy$N¯^, s¡dp„ h`fpsp gpL$X$p_y„ `p¡Qp`Ï„, v$uhpkmu_p Mp¡Mp_p f„N, s¡_p L$pNm : lz„ Apdp„_y„ L$iy„ S> A¡L$ k¡L$ÞX$ dpV¡$ `Z kl_ L$fu iL$sp¡ _\u. L$p¡CL$ v$uhpkmu kmNph¡ R>¡ A_¡ lz„ s¡_u vy$N¯^ rhMfpC Åe Ðep„ ky^u dpfp ðpk AV$L$phu v$J Ry>„. L$v$uL$ d¡Q bp¡¼k_¡ AX$L$hp_p¡ âk„N Aph¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ lp\dp„ ÅZ¡ kp` L¡$ h]R>u Apìep¡ lp¡e s¡hu dpfu v$ip \C Åe R>¡! d¢ v$uhpkmu kmNphu lp¡e A¡ OV$_p_¡ sp¡ lh¡ L$v$pQ v$peL$pAp¡ husu Nep R>¡-

cg¡ _¡, v$uhpkmu_u ip¡^_¡ `Ng¡ v$u` S>gphhp_y„ L¡$ A[Á_ âNV$phhp_y„ kph kfm \C Ney„ lp¡e! Ål¡f kdpf„cp¡dp„ dpf¡ A_¡L$ hpf v$u`-âÄhg__u rhr^ L$fhu `X¡$ R>¡, `Z s¡ sp¡ r_sp„s`Z¡ ANpD\u kmNphu_¡ dpfp lp\dp„ dyL$psu duZbÑu hX¡$ S>! AgbÑ, gpBV$f_u d_¡ Aphu L$iu suh° A¡gÆ® _\u, `Z s¡ kp\¡ s¡_y„ fS> dpÓ ApL$j®Z _\u. Ap_y„ A¡L$ kpfy„ `qfZpd A¡ Apìey„ R>¡ L¡$ lz„ ^|d°`p__p ìek_dp„\u k„`|Z®`Z¡ dy¼s flu i¼ep¡ Ry>„.

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Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?