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bp_u kd©rs \sp„h¢s L¡$V$gp b^p âk„Np¡ _S>f kpd¡ Aphu Åe R>¡! Ap¡l, L¡$hp lsp A¡ qv$hkp¡!

bQ`Zdp„ bp_¡ lz„ M|b f„ÅX$sp¡. A¡hp„ sp¡ap_p¡ L$fsp¡ L¡$ hpS> Aphu S>C, ^p¡L$Ï„ gC, d_¡ A¡ dpfhp v$p¡X$su! cp¡NÅ¡N¡ Å¡ A¡_p lp\dp„ Aphu Nep¡ sp¡ Nyõkp_u dpfu d_¡ kMs Y$ubu _pMsu A_¡ `R>u `p¡s¡ fX$hp gpNsu! â¡d_u A¡_u Ap cpjp Ðepf¡ lz„ kdÆ _ iL$sp¡ A_¡ L„$C_p L„$C AV$L$Qpmp„ L$fu Npd_p L$rS>ep hlp¡fhp_p¡ dpfp¡ ¾$d hZ\„æep¡ Qpgy fl¡sp¡!

DÑf NyS>fps_p NpdX$pdp„ Adpfp¡ M¡su_p¡ ìehkpe. eS>dp_h©rÑ `Z Mfu. OfAp„NZ¡ Npe, bmv$ A_¡ c¢kp¡_y„ Mpõk„y A¡hy„ T|„X$! Ap\u Npec¢k_p„ Ou, v|$^ A_¡ dpMZ Apfp¡Nu ifuf âdpZdp„ d¢ sNXy„$ b_ph¡gy„ A¡V$g¡ "gX$ L¡$ gX$_pf gph' S>¡hu A¡L$ Apv$s `X¡$gu! A¡dp„ A¡L$ qv$hk Adpfu NpdW$u ipmp_p Ly„$cpf_p `yÓ¡ dpfu õg¡V$ `f gM¡gp Ap„L$ \|„L$ gNpX$u c|„ku _p¿ep! bk, \C füy„! Adpfu i¡fu hÃQ¡ d¢ A¡_¡, õg¡V$ A_¡ ä¡d_p Vy$L$X¡$Vy$L$X$p \C Nep Ðep„ gNu, T|X$é¡ fp¿ep¡!

`qfZpd¡ gp¡lugylpZ A¡hp L¡$iy_¡ gC A¡_u dp aqfepv$ L$fhp Aphu. Ðepf¡ bpA¡ dpfy„ bphXy„$ Tpgu d_¡ ApNm ^L¡$ëep¡.

""ëep¡ b¡'_, sd¡e dpfp v$uL$fp_¡ A¡hu fus¡ dpfu ëep¡! lz„ A¡L$ Anf `Z _rl bp¡gy„!''

bp S>¡hu Þeperâe A¡hp vy$hp®kp S>¡hp r`spÆ rkÙp„sr_óW$!

A¡L$ fps¡ fpkNfbp hMs¡ _pfuh©„v$ Npsy„ lsy„ :

rhÌ$g hõsf lfu Nep¡ f¡,
b¡W$p¡ L$v$d_¡ TpX$,
ìlpgd AmNp fp¡' _¡!

Ap Nusdp„ buSy>„ b^y„ sp¡ dpfp bpmdp_k_¡ kdÅey„ `Z "hõsf lfu Nep¡' A¡ _ kdÅey„. Ap\u Adpfp„ `X$p¡ihpmp„ k„sp¡L$cpcu_¡ d¢ A¡_p¡ A\® `|R¹>ep¡. A¡ V$uMmu bpCA¡ d_¡ kdÅìey„ :

""L$p¡C bpCAp¡_p„ g|NX$p„ gC_¡ sd¡ cpNu ÅAp¡ A¡hp¡ A\® \pe R>¡ A¡_p¡!''

A¡ hps dpfp d_dp„ A¡hu sp¡ W$ku NC L¡$ _ÆL$_p ^ym¡V$u_p qv$hk¡ S> d¢ A¡_p¡ âep¡N L$ep£.

ApS>\u `„v$f¡L$ hfk `l¡gp„ NpdX$pdp„ M¡gpsu lp¡mu-^ym¡V$u_p¡ AÐepf_u âÅ_¡ ¿epg Aph¡ A¡d _\u! Ofdp„ L$p¡C_p b¡X$p_„y `pZu kgpds _ fl¡sy„! khpf\u ^ym¡V$u fdhp_u iê$Aps \pe s¡ kp„S> Y$mhp Aph¡ Ðep„ gNu ^dpQL$X$u Qpg¡! `R>u f„Npe¡gp„ A_¡ fNv$p¡mpe¡gp„ kp¥ hp„Op `f_p ^fp `f _plhp dpV¡$ Åe. A¡dp„ eyhp_ ÷u hN®_u S>Áep AgN lp¡e. Ap b„v$p d__u `¡gu ^|_ `|fu L$fhp S>C `lp¢Ãep S>_p_p S>ÁepA¡!

^fp_u KQu ^pf `f L$p¡fp„ g|NX$p„ fpMu, b^u Np¡`uAp¡ _uQ¡ ^fpdp„ dy¼s`Z¡ R>bR>rbep„ L$fsu lsu. gpN Å¡C b„v$pA¡ b^p„_p„ h÷p¡ Di¡V$ép„ A_¡ v$p¡V$ d|L$u! L$p¡C Ap Å¡C Ney„ A¡V$g¡ A¡Z¡ b|d dpfu :

""Agu Ap¡, Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ Mfu! Ap`Zp„ g|NX$p„ gC rhWy$cC cpN¡ R>¡!''

b¡ Apd\u v$p¡X$u, b¡ s¡d\u! Ap\u R>¡hV¡$ r_fy`pe¡ "hõsflfZ' L$fhp„ d|L$u v$C, d¢ `pR>p hmu ^fp_p `pZudp„ A¡_p¡ Op L$ep£! `R>u dyÌ$uAp¡ hpmu_¡ _pW$p¡!

`f„sy dpfu Ap lfL$s_u hps dpfp `l¡gp„ dpf¡ O¡f `lp¢Qu NC lsu! bp`yÆ Ðepf¡ O¡f lsp. ÅZ¡ dpfu S> fpl Å¡C_¡ b¡W$p lsp! A¡dZ¡ d_¡ bÞ_¡ `N¡\u bp„Ýep¡ A_¡ K^¡ dõsL¡$ KQ¡ `pV$X$uA¡ gV$L$pìep¡!

bp A¡d_u ApNm L$fNfu d_¡ R>p¡X$hhp OÏ„ d\u. `Z bp`yÆ _ dpÞep. D`f\u A¡dZ¡ dpfu _uQ¡ k|L$p„ dfQp„_u ^|Zu L$fu!

bp`yÆA¡ bp_u rh_„suAp¡ A_¡ fyv$_ âÐe¡ gn _ v$u^y„ A¡V$g¡ bpA¡ Ðep„\u `kpf \su A¡L$ Ap^¡X$ fbpfZ_¡ bp¡gphu :

""gugucpcu, Apd_¡ L„$C L$lp¡ A_¡ dpfp rhÌ$g_¡ R>p¡X$php¡ _rl sp¡ Apd S> A¡ dfu S>i¡!''

gugubpC bp`yÆ kpd¡ Mp¡mp¡ `p\fu b¡ku Nep„. ""dpfp¡ v$uL$fp¡ R>¡ kdÆ A¡_¡ R>p¡X$p¡, dp'fpS>! afu hpf A¡hy„ A¡ _rl L$f¡!''

gugubpC_u ghpv$u\u bp`yÆA¡ d_¡ R>p¡X$ép¡. `Z d_¡ lÆe¡ epv$ R>¡ : A¡ fps¡ `¡V$ cfu_¡ d¢ sp¡ Mp^y„'sy„, `Z bp rbQpfu c|Mu _¡ c|Mu k|C NC'su!

O¡f M¡su, dp¡V$p cpC dy„bC A_¡ bp`yÆ kyõs õhcph_p A¡V$g¡ bp_¡ dp\¡ S> dl¡_s_p¡ h^y bp¡S>! hl¡gu EW$u_¡ v$mhp b¡k¡, Npec¢k_u i¡X$ L$pY¡$, `R>u Qpf g¡hp (Opk hpY$hp) Adpf¡ M¡sf¡ Åe. Ðep„\u Aphu, õ_p_pqv$ ApV$p¡`u, fp„^hp_u s¥epfu L$f¡. Apd ApMp¡ v$u L$pdL$pS>dp„ ìeõs fl¡. A¡ kdedp„ Adpfu dprgL$u_p„ Ap„bpdlzX$p_p„ `Qpk¡L$ TpX$. A¡dp„ "kp¡_uhpmu' _pd¡ dlzX$u_p„ dlzX$p„ A¡hp„ fkcep¯ A_¡ duW$p„ L¡$ Npd_p Qp¡fV$pAp¡ hl¡gp `fp¡qY$e¡ Aphu_¡ huZu Åe. bp`yÆ sp¡ "k|e®h„iu' A¡V$g¡ qv$hk ENsp„ `l¡gp„ L$v$u EW¡$ _rl. Ap\u `¡gp Qp¡fV$pAp¡¡_¡ `X$L$pfhp_p¡ bpA¡ r_Z®e L$ep£. tldsbpS> `Z A¡hu L¡$ A^} fps¡ Adpfp M¡sf¡ Åhy„ lp¡e sp¡ kp¡qX$epdp„ _p_y„ ^pqfey„ Ry>`phu b¡^X$L$ Qpgu Åe! `Õ\f_p¡ Op L$fuA¡ A¡V$gy„ R>¡Vy„$ A¡_y„ r`ef A¡V$g¡ Npd_u A¡ v$uL$fu NZpe. A¡ qv$hk¡ dp¡V$p `fp¡qY$e¡ bp A¡hu fus¡ lp\dp„ ^pqfey„ gC _uL$mu `X$u!

bp`v$pv$p_p kde_u MMX$^S> KQu A_¡ Qpf¡ bpSy> a¡gpe¡gu "kp¡_uhpmu' dlzX$u_y„ \X$ A¡V$gy„ ÅXy„$ L¡$ Qpf dpZkp¡ lp\ `kpfu A¡_¡ bp\dp„ g¡ sp¡e¡ _ `lp¢Q¡! A„^pfpdp„ S>C, \X$ Ap¡\¡ g`pC bp b¡W$u lsu Ðep„ k|L$p„ `p„v$X$p„dp„ `Nfh \ep_y„ ÅÎey„. Å¡ey„ sp¡ b¡ S>Zp Aphu_¡ Apd s¡d X$paqfep„ dpfu, k|„X$gp gC V$`p¡V$` `X$sp„ dlzX$p„ huZhp b¡ku Nep. dlzX$p„ Q|ksp„ Åe A_¡ k|„X$gpdp„ _pMsp„e¡ Åe. bpA¡ \p¡X$u hpf ky^u spg Å¡ep L$ep£. `R>u Op„V$p¡ `pX$u, ^pqfey„ DNpdu A¡hu MpbL$u L¡$ `¡gp b¡D S>Z k|„X$gp g¡hpe¡ _ Ecp A_¡ dyÌ$uAp¡ hpmu cpÁep!

bp A¡ b¡D_¡ Ap¡mMu NC. `pR>gu i¡fudp„ fl¡sp b¡ fS>`|s Sy>hpr_ep lsp. kp„S>_¡ hMs¡ bp A¡d_¡ `¡gp k|„X$gp v¡$hp NC, sp¡ ÆhpcpC _pd¡ A¡dp„_p¡ A¡L$ S>Z sp¡ bp_¡ `N¡ `X$ép¡ :

""d¡_p„by_, ApS> `R>u sdpfu dlyX$u _uQ¡ Åe A¡ b¡ bp`_p¡! sd¡ sp¡ Adpfp lp„Å NNX$phu v$u^p'sp lp¢!''

Aphu tldshpmu, hpOZ S>¡hu bp_y„ õhpõÕe _p_u bl¡__p S>Þd `R>u L$\mhp dp„X$éy„ lsy„. hp_p fp¡N\u A¡ `uX$pC flu lsu. bl¡_ ^ud¡ ^ud¡ A¡_¡ L$pddp„ lp\ v¡$su \C lsu R>sp„ bp \pL$u S>su. A¡ kdedp„ lz„ dy„bC Aæepk L$fhp Aphu Nep¡ lsp¡. `f„sy fÅAp¡dp„ O¡f S>sp¡ Ðepf¡, bp âÐe¡_u ddsp_¡ L$pfZ¡ Mc¡ lp„X$p¡ s\p lp\dp„ bpgV$u gC, Npd_p `pv$fdp„ Aph¡gp L|$h¡\u `pZu cfu gphsp¡. bp O„V$uA¡ b¡ksu sp¡ A¡_¡ dv$v$ L$fhp kpd¡ b¡ku S>sp¡. bp Ðepf¡ L$l¡su :

""sy„ cC, Apd v$mhp b¡ku Åe R>¡ A_¡ L$p¡C Aphu_¡ Sy>A¡ sp¡ L¡$hy„ gpN¡?''

Ap\u d¢ `R>u L$p¡C_¡ L$iy„ _ gpN¡ A¡ dpV¡$ ApNgp¡ v$fhpÅ¡ b„^ L$fu_¡ bp_u kpd¡ b¡khp dp„X$éy„!

`R>u_p qv$hkp¡dp„ sp¡ A¡ A¡V$gu Ai¼s \su NC L¡$ O„V$ue¡ A¡_p\u `l¡gp„_u S>¡d M¢Qu iL$psu _rl! Ap\u fÅAp¡dp„ Aphsp¡ Ðepf¡ Of_„y Üpf b„^ fpMu A¡L$gp¡ lz„ S> O„V$u M¢Qhp b¡ku S>sp¡! bp Ðepf¡ _p_u MpV$gudp„ `X$u `X$u d_¡ Å¡ep L$fsu. A¡ _S>fdp„ R>gL$psp¡ â¡d ApS>¡ AÐepf¡ `Z ly„ A_ychu iLy„$ Ry>„!

bp`yÆ NyS>fu Nep lsp. cpCcpcu_¡ Apif¡ bp fl¡su lsu. `f„sy A¡L$ hMs_u ÅS>fdp_, hpOZ S>¡hu bp ifuf A_¡ d_\u L¡$hu gpQpf b_u NC lsu! dy„bC\u O¡f ÅJ sp¡ A¡ MpV$gp `f b¡W$u lp¡e A_¡ lz„ _p_p bpmL$_u S>¡d A¡_p Mp¡mpdp„ dp\y„ fpMu \p¡X$u hpf k|C S>sp¡. A¡_¡ L$l¡sp¡ :

""dpfp dp\pdp„ spfp„ Ap„Nmp„ a¡fh, bp, d_¡ A¡\u kpfy„ gpN¡ R>¡!''

b¡D cpCAp¡ k„kpf dp„X$u Sy>v$p \ep sp¡e¡, O¡f Äepf¡ `Z S>hp_y„ \pe, dpfp¡ qv$hk_p¡ h^ydp„ h^y kde cpC_¡ O¡f bp `pk¡ Åe. dy„bC Aphhp_„y \pe Ðepf¡, Å¡X¡$ `Ð_u s\p dpfp„ bpmL$p¡ lp¡e sp¡e¡, bp_p rhÅ¡N\u lz„ fX$hp gpNy„!

ApS>¡ ApV$gp„ hfkp¡ `R>u, A¡ b^u õd©rsAp¡ Apg¡Mhp b¡W$p¡ Ry>„ Ðepf¡, bp_u epv$ spÆ \sp„, Ap„Mp¡dp„ V$ifp¡ awV$u Aph¡ R>¡. "krhsp' hpsp® lfuapCdp„ â\d Aphu d¢ kyhZ®Q„ÖL$ d¡mh¡gp¡. O¡f S>C bp_p lp\dp„ A¡ d|¼ep¡, sp¡ bp bp¡g¡gu :

""Aphp buÅe¡ Qp„v$ d¡mhS>¡, v$uL$fp!''

ApS>¡ sp¡ A¡hu hÐkg dpsp leps _\u `Z A¡_p S> Apiuhp®v$\u `Qpk¡L$ `yõsL$p¡ gMu i¼ep¡ Ry>„ A¡ b^p„ dpf¡ d_ Q„ÖL$p¡ S> R>¡!

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?