qfqX$aQ¡V$_p Sy>v$p Sy>v$p ê$ddp„ S>C_¡ sd¡ vy$r_epcf_p gp¡L$p¡ kp\¡ Nà`pNp¡ô$u L$fsp„ lip¡. BÞV$f_¡V$_u kp¥\u BÞV$f¡[õV„$N QuS> Ap S> R>¡. gpBh Q¡V$. ¼ep„ ¼ep„_p gp¡L$p¡ Q¡V$ê$ddp„ lp¡e A_¡ r_s_hp rhjep¡_u a¢L$pa¢L$ Qpgsu lp¡e. Q¡V$ Sy>hpr_epAp¡_¡ h^y Nd¡ R>¡, L¡$d L¡$ s¡d_p V¡$ç`fpd¡ÞV$ S>¡hy„ A¡ lp¡e R>¡ - Æh„s, ^bL$sy„, apõV$, äuL$, a¡ÞV¡$ku, vy$r_epv$pfu_u sdp rh_p_y„.

Q¡V$ê$ddp„ L¡$V$gpL$ rkqfek gp¡L$p¡ `Z lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ N„cuf N„cuf QQp®Ap¡ `Z L$fsp„ lp¡e R>¡. Q¡V$dp„ sp¡ eyTk® `p¡sp_p ê$d `Z ¾$uA¡V$ L$fu iL¡$ R>¡ A_¡ Ðep„ `p¡sp_p d¡m_p A_¡ õhcph_p gp¡L$p¡ kp\¡ QQp® dp„X$u iL¡$ R>¡.

Apd R>sp„ Q¡V$ê$d A¡ L$p¡C `Z cuX$cep¯ cpfsue f¡gh¡ õV¡$i_ S>¡hp„ lp¡e R>¡. S>Nscf_p¡ d¡mp¡ Al] cfpep¡ lp¡e A_¡ cpscps_p _d|_p Aphu QX$ép lp¡e. ^½$pdy½$u, ^dpg, lp¡lp-Np¡L$ufp¡ kl_ L$fhp¡ S> `X¡$. Q¡V$ê$ddp„ `Z Aphy„ \sy„ lp¡e R>¡.

L¡$V$gpL$ gp¡L$p¡_¡ L„$C QQp® L$fhpdp„ fk _\u lp¡sp¡. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ Q¡V$ê$ddp„ t^Npdõsu S> L$fhp Apìep lp¡e R>¡. s¡d_¡ A_¡ QQp®_¡ A_¡ rhjv$¹ R>ZphV$_¡ Apd `Z bpf NpD_y„ R>¡Vy$„ lp¡e R>¡. Ap gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ `¡gp `p__p Nëg¡ b¡W¡$gp R>¡gbV$pD R>p¡L$fp_u S>¡d L$pfZ rh_p_u a¢L$pa¢L$ S> L$fsp lp¡e R>¡.

Q¡V$ê$ddp„ L¡$hp L¡$hp _d|_p lp¡e R>¡ A¡ sp¡ sd¡ Q¡V$dp„ S>C_¡ Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ S> kpQp¡ ¿epg Aphi¡. Al] lz„ sd_¡ _d|_p Ap`ui sp¡ dÅ _l] Aph¡. A¡ `pNg... `¡gp¡ N^¡X$p¡.... ghNg® ghgu R>¡... k¡ÞX$u k¡¼ku kõspdp„ D`gå^... dmp¡ ep L|$v$u `X$p¡... Aphy„ `p¡s`p¡sp_u cpjpdp„ kp¥ v¡$ dpf L$fsp„ lp¡e R>¡. L¡$V$gpL$ gp¡L$p¡ ApMp õ¾$u__¡ Bd¡S>\u cfu v$C_¡ MX$MX$pV$$ lksp„ lp¡e R>¡, _¡V$_u cpjpdp„.

A¡L$ L$ÞV¡$ÞV$ L„$`_u_p hpBk â¡rkX¡$ÞV$ Apv$i® r_Nd L$l¡ R>¡, "d_¡ sp¡ N„v$p d¡k¡S> dþep S> L$f¡ L¡$ dpfp„ ÞeyX$ r`¼Qk® Å¡hp„ lp¡e sp¡ agpZu kpBV$ `f Åh. ÅZ¡ L¡$d _¡V$ `f Aph_pfp b^p_¡ k¡¼ku gg_pAp¡_¡ _Á_ Å¡hp rkhpe L„$C L$pd S> _ lp¡e.'

h¡b L$Þk[ëV„$N_y„ L$pd L$fsp rhh¡L$ îuhpõsh `Z klds \sp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "Q¡V$ê$ddp„ L¡$V$gpL$ sp¡ A¡hp lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ buÅ_¡ qX$õV$fb® L$fhp S> Apìep lp¡e R>¡. dp¡V$p cpN¡ sp¡ R>p¡L$fuAp¡_y„ Ýep_ M¢Qhp dl¡_s L$fsp„ lp¡e R>¡.'

Apd sp¡ Ap ^dpgdõsu fd|Æ gpNsu lp¡e R>¡, `Z ¼epf¡L$ `R>u h^y `X$su NfbX$ \pe Ðepf¡ dÅ _\u Aphsu A¡d Apv$i® L$l¡ R>¡. dÅL$dõsu dep®v$pdp„ lp¡e sp¡ kpfy„ A¡d Apv$i®_¡ \pe R>¡.

_¡V$ `f Q¡V$dp„ dõsuMp¡f ip dpV¡$ Aphy„ L$fsp„ lp¡e R>¡? s¡ dpV¡$ dp_kip÷uAp¡_¡ `Z dmhp_u S>ê$f _\u. dpZk_p¡ õhcph S> R>¡ `p¡sp_p sfa A¡V¡$Þi_ d¡mhhp_p¡. A¡V$g¡ L$p¡C Q¡V$ê$ddp„ v$p¡Y$kp¡ S>Z QV$f`V$f L$fsp„ lp¡e A_¡ sd¡ X$püp X$püp d¡k¡S> dp¡L$gsp lp¡ sp¡ L$p¡Z sdpfp¡ cph `|R>¡? A¡V$g¡ sp¡ap_uAp¡ Ýep_ M¢Qhp dpV¡$ cX$L$v$pf L$gf A_¡ dp¡V$u kpBT_p ap¡ÞV$dp„ `p¡sp_p d¡k¡rS>k_p¡ dpfp¡ Qgph¡.

dpÓ Sy>hpr_epAp¡ S> Aphy„ L$f¡ R>¡ A¡d _ dp_ip¡. Np¡Vy$kL$f S>¡hu rhrQÓ ApBX$u (ApBX$u L¡$hu L¡$hu lp¡e A¡ sp¡ hmu _p¡Mp¡ S> rhje R>¡.) ^fphsp A¡L$ rkr_ef A¡[¼T¼eyqV$h_¡ `Z Aphu Apv$s R>¡. Ap kp¡ãV$h¡f A¡[ÞS>r_ef Lb|g¡ R>¡, "d_¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ N„v$p„ d¡k¡rS>k dp¡L$ghp_p¡ QkL$p¡ R>¡. s¡_p L$pfZ¡ 200 Q¡V$ eyTk®dp„ `Z dpfy„ eyTf _¡d sfs b^p_¡ Ýep_¡ QX$u Åe.'

N„v$p A_¡ k¡¼k_p BS>__p d¡k¡S>_p¡ L$¡hp¡ dpfp¡ Qpg¡ R>¡ s¡_p¡ ÅsA_ych L$fhp¡ lp¡e sp¡ eyhsu_y„ _pd gpN¡ s¡hu ApBX$u b_phu_¡ Q¡V$ê$ddp„ S>hp_y„. `R>u Sy>Ap¡ L¡$hp L¡$hp gp¡L$p¡ sdpfu `pR>m `X$u Åe R>¡.

h¡bkpBV$dp„ g¡Mp¡ gMhp_y„ L$pd L$fsp kpqf_p qX$d¡gp¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ r_erds Q¡V$ê$ddp„ _\u S>su, `Z Äep„ `Z ÅJ Ðep„ Ap _¡V$ `¡õV$ lpS>f S> lp¡e R>¡. A¡L$ hpf sp¡ A¡L$ S>Z_¡ ¿epg Aphu Nep¡ L¡$ lz„ ÷u Ry>„ A¡V$g¡ dpfu `pR>m S> `X$u Nep¡ A_¡ d_¡ `p¡sp_u skhuf A_¡ ap¡_ _„bf `Z Bd¡Bgdp„ dp¡L$ghp gpÁep¡.'

Aphy„ \pe Ðepf¡ Nyõkp¡ Aph¡? AL$mpdZ \pe? kpqf_p L$l¡ R>¡, "_p f¡ _p. d¢ sp¡ rdÓp¡ b_phhp dpV¡$ dpfu A¡/A¡k/A¡g (A¡S>/k¡¼k/gp¡L¡$i_) Ap`u lsu. s¡dp„ Ap hÃQ¡ L|$v$u `X$ép¡. s¡_p d¡k¡S> \p¡X$p h^y hëNf lsp A¡V$g¡ `R>u d¢ s¡_u ApBX$u ågp¡L$ L$fu v$u^u.'

ek, Å¡ sd¡ _¡V$ `f Q¡V$dp„ _hp lp¡ sp¡ Ap blz L$pd_u QuS> R>¡. L$p¡C sd_¡ AZNdsp d¡k¡S> dp¡L$ëep L$f¡ sp¡ s¡ eyTk®_¡ sd¡ ågp¡L$ L$fu iL$p¡ R>p¡. l¡ë` hp„Qip¡ A¡V$g¡ ¿epg Aphi¡. buSy>„, OZu kpBV$ `f qaëd qaëV$k® `Z lp¡e R>¡. A¡V$g¡ L¡$ N„v$p iåv$âep¡Np¡_¡ Ap`p¡Ap` qX$rgV$ L$fu _pMhp_u ìehõ\p lp¡e R>¡.

kpebf L$pa¡dp„ ka® L$fsp„ lp¡ Ðep„ sp¡ W$uL$ R>¡, `Z Of¡ L¡$ Ap¡qak¡ Q¡V$ L$fsu hMs¡ \p¡X$u L$pmÆ fpMhu S>ê$fu R>¡. Mpk sp¡ `¡gp d¡k¡rS>k_¡ [¼gL$ L$fsp„ `l¡gp„, S>¡dp„ `p¡sp_p¡ âp¡apBg Å¡hp L¡$ L$p¡C D`ep¡Nu L¡$ fkâv$ kpBV$ Å¡hp dpV¡$_u rgÞL$ Ap`¡gu lp¡e. Aphu rgÞL$ R>¡sfpdZu lp¡C iL¡$ R>¡. vy$bC_u Ap¡Bg L„$`_udp„ _p¡L$fu Å¡Csu lp¡e sp¡ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡ s¡hu rgÞL$ `f [¼gL$ L$fp¡ sp¡ L$p¡C `p¡_® kpBV$ `Z M|gu Åe. ¼epf¡L$ Aphu rgÞL$ L$fp¡ A¡V$g¡ hpBfk sdpfp L$çàeyV$fdp„ `Z O|ku Åe.

Apv$i® L$l¡ R>¡, "A¡L$ hpf d_¡ `k®_g d¡k¡S> dþep¡ L¡$ `pqL$õsp__¡ r^½$pfsu L$p¡rdL$ rkqfT ãg¡idp„ b_u R>¡ S>¡ Å¡hu lp¡e sp¡ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡. d¢ hmu [¼gL$ L$fhp_u c|g L$fu A_¡ iy„ \ey„ Mbf? A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ ApW `p¡_p£ kpBV$ M|gu NC. sd¡ b„^ L$fp¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ buÆ M|ghp dp„X¡$. Ap kpBV$p¡_¡ ¼gp¡T L$fsp„ v$d _uL$mu Åe. A_¡ `pR>m afu_¡ d¢ Å¡ey„ sp¡? `pR>m S> dpfp bp¡k Ecp lsp..... l„dddd.'

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