`ròd_u k„õL©$rs lpe£ `X$Mp„ Okhp R>sp„e _MriM NyS>fpsu fl¡gp„ Adpfp„ hlpgp„ hlpgp„ A¡_.Apf.ApB. cpCAp¡, cpcuey„ A_¡ b¡ L$ëQfdp„ ER>f¡gp„ Nygpb_p Np¡V$p S>¡hp„ c|gL$p„h! S>¡ iu L©$óZ!

ApS>L$pg B[ÞX$epdp„ cpfsue k„õL©$rs_p fM¡hpmy„ h^u Áep R>¡ AV$g¡ R>pihpf¡ cpfsue k„õL©$rs D`f ÅZ¡ Ap¾$dÏ„e h^u Áep„ lp¡e A¡d gpN¡. b¡ OX$u Nçds Mpsf fpd_¡ Np¡Nëk `l¡f¡gp _p¡ Qusfu iL$pe, fpd sp¡ W$uL$, fphZ_¡e X$bëeyX$bëeyA¡a_p `l¡ghp_ S>¡hp¡ QusfuA¡ sp¡ OZp_p„ _pL$_p„ V$uQL$p„ QX$u Åe.

Þep„ sdpfp Ad¡qfL$pdp„ L$p¡CL¡$ NZ`rsbp`p_p ap¡V$phpmu V$p¡Bg¡V$_u kuVy„$ blpf `pX¡$gu A¡dp„ OZp¡ lp¡bpmp¡ \C Áep¡. Adpfp B[ÞX$ephpmpe L$p„C Ap¡R>p _\u. kusp_p¡ fp¡g L$f_pfu A¡¼V²¡$k Q|„V$Zudp„ Æsu Åe C sp¡ ldÄep, `Z fphZ_p¡ fp¡g L$f_pf Afthv$ rÓh¡v$ue¡ Bg¡¼i_y„ Æs¡! A_¡ C b^y„ sp¡ W$uL$ dpfp cpC, `Z Apd Ap¡hfp¡g Sy>hp¡_¡ sp¡ lpmy„ B[ÞX$ep_y„ L$ëQf bv$gpC ey¯ lp¡e A¡d gpN¡. R>p¡L$fp„h_¡ `|fp¡ NpeÓu d„Ó bp¡gsp„ _p¡ AphX¡$, C sp¡ W$uL$, "Nyfyb°®ûp'_¡ bv$g¡ "Nyfyc°çdp' bp¡g¡!

Ad¡ Aphp rhQpfp¡dp„ AV$hpZp lsp Þep„ hMsL$pL$p Aphu QX$ép. lÆ A¡dZ¡ l]QL¡$ Apk_ S>dphu_¡ R>p`y„ lp\dp„ gu^y„ Ðep„ S> Ad¡ khpg L$ep£, ""hMsL$pL$p, sd_¡ _\u gpNsy„ L¡$ Ap`Zp v¡$i_u k„õL©$rs v$p'X¡$ v$p'X¡$ hukfpsu Åe R>¡?''

hMsL$pL$p dgL$pZp. R>p`p„ NX$u L$fu_¡ bpSy>dp„ d|¼ep„ A_¡ l]QL$p_¡ lmh¡L$\u lgphsp„ d_¡ kpdp¡ khpg L$ep£, ""`l¡gp sy„ d_¡ C ¼e¡ L¡$ k„õL©$rs AV$g¡ iy„?''

d¢ aV$ gC_¡ L$u^y„, ""k„õL©$rs A¡V$g¡ Ap`Zu `f„`fp. Ap Ap`Zp„ d„qv$fp¡, ip÷p¡, `yfpZp¡, ^prd®L$ qfhpÅ¡, rië`-õ\p`ÐeL$gp...''

""V|„$L$dp„ \p¡\p„!'' hMsL$pL$p hÃQ¡ S> bp¡ëep. lz„ N|„QhpZp¡. hMsL$pL$p L$l¡, \p¡\p„ C k„õL©$rs _\u. L$p¡sf¡gp `\fp C k„õL©$rs _\u. `yfpZp¡_u L$\pJ k„õL©$rs _\u. lÅfp¡ hfk_p¡ Brslpk C k„õL©$rs _\u. C l„^pe k„õL©$rs_p kNX$ R>¡.''

""ldÅÏ„ _„C.'' Ad¡ X$p¡Ly„$ ^yZpìey„.

""dp¢l¡-Å¡-X¡$fp¡ iy„ R>¡?'' hMsL$pL$pA¡ `|R¹>ey„. `R>u Ås¡ S> S>hpb v$u^p¡. ""L$pm¾$d¡ v$V$pC Ne¡gp _Nf_p Ahi¡j R>¡. C Å¡C_¡ Ap`Z_¡ ldÅe R>¡ L¡$ C S>dp_pdp„ R>p¡L$fp„h i¡_p\u fdsp„, b¥fp„h iy„ iZNpf L$fsp„, Ofk„kpf L¡$hp„ fpQfQugp„ hX¡$ Qpgsp¡, L¡$ `R>u _Nf_u fQ_p hp„l¡ L¡$hp„ àgpt_N \psp„. V|„$L$dp„ C S>dp_pdp„ S>¡ \psy„ C_p kNX$ Ap`Z_¡ Mp¡v$L$pd L$fsp„ dþep.''

Ad¡ Adpfu ApfpdMyfiu S>fp ApNm Mk¡X$u. ""C S> fus¡.'' hMsL$pL$pA¡ l]QL$p¡ Tygpìep¡. ""MS|>fplp¡_y„ d„qv$f C S>dp_p_p kNX$ k„Ofu_¡ ApS> gNu Ecy„ R>¡. h¡v$p¡, D`r_jv$p¡, ip÷p¡, `yfpZp¡ dpe qX$ef ä¡ÞX$, C S>dp_p_p„ kp„õL©$rsL$ ¾$uA¡iÞk R>¡. S>¡_p kNX$ `¡Y$u v$f `¡Y$u ApS> gNu Esfu Apehp„ R>¡. `Z A¡_p¡ dsgb A¡d _\u L¡$ C Ap`Zu ApS>_u k„õL©$rs R>¡.''

""Ap `Z _p¡ ldÅÏ„.'' Ad¡ v$pY$uA¡ lp\ V¡$L$hsp„ bp¡ëep.

""ldS>hp_u Qphu A¡L$ S> R>¡ v$uL$fp.'' hMsL$pL$p l]QL$p¡ AV$L$phu_¡ A¡L$ A¡L$ iåv$ R|>V$p¡ `pX$u_¡ bp¡ëep, ""kp„õL©$rsL$ hpfkp¡ A_¡ k„õL©$rs b¡ AgN AgN hõsy R>¡.''

Ad¡ afu X$p¡Ly„$ ^yZpìey„.

""v$pMgp sfuL¡$,'' hMsL$pL$pA¡ `N hX¡$ l]QL$p_¡ lmhu W¡$k dpfu. ""cfs_pV$éd_p¡ X$pÞk C Ap`Zp¡ kp„õL©$rsL$ hpfkp¡ R>¡. `Z cfs_pV$éd_p L$gpky„ lp¡e A_¡ Apf„N¡Ód _pV$L$ cS>hhp_p r\e¡V$fy„dp„ \pe C Ap`Zu ApS>_u k„õL©$rs R>¡.''

""lh¡ \p¡Xy„$ \p¡Xy„$ ldÅe R>¡.'' Ad¡ L$üy„.

""buÅ¡ v$pMgp¡ g¡.'' hMsL$pL$pA¡ l]QL$p_¡ S>fp Å¡f\u W¡$k dpfu. ""_hfpÓudp„ Nfbp Nphp C Ap`Zu kp„õL©$rsL$ `f„`fp R>¡. `Z dëV$uL$gf gpBVy„$ A_¡ õV$uqfep¡ap¡r_L$ kpDÞX$dp„, qV$qL$Vy„$ fpMu_¡, õ`p¡Þkfy„ d¡mhu_¡ L$p¡dri®eg A¢Ng\u Nfbp L$fhp C Ap`Zu ApS>_u k„õL©$rs R>¡.''

""`Z L$p¡dri®egpT¡i_\u k„õL©$rs_p¡ _pi _\u \sp¡?'' Ad¡ W$phL$pC\u khpg L$ep£.

""Äep„ gNu âÅ Æhsu R>¡ Ðep„ gNu k„õL©$rs_p¡ _pi _p¡ \pe d|fMp!'' hMsL$pL$p S>fp lku `X$ép. `R>u L$l¡, ""v$uL$fp sy„ afu c¡mk¡m L$fu füp¡ R>¡. `f„`fpAp¡_u ÅmhZu C k„õL©$rs _\u, `f„`fp_y„ kpsÐe C `Z k„õL©$rs _\u. `f„`fp_p¡ bv$gph k„õL©$rs R>¡. k„õL©$rs L$p„C lÅf hfk `yfpZu QuS> _\u. C sp¡ ApS>_u Ap`Zu Æhhp_u fus R>¡. Å¡ Ap`Z¡ Nfbp_y„ L$p¡dri®egpBT¡i_ L$fuA¡ R>uA¡ sp¡ v$uL$fp, C Ap`Zu k„õL©$rs R>¡. Ap`Z¡ A¡hp R>„CA¡!''

""A¡V$g¡?''

A¡V$g¡ A¡d L¡$ Ap`Z¡ kp¥\u `l¡gp õhuL$pfu g¡hy„ Å¡I L¡$ Nfbp_y„ L$p¡dri®egpBT¡i_ Ap`Z_¡ aphu Áey„ R>¡. Ap`Zu rlÞv$u qaëdy„ Ap`Z_¡ aphu NC R>¡. `¡ÞV$, iV®$, ÆÞk A_¡ k|V$ Ap`Z_¡ aphu Áep„ R>¡. H[Ági rdqX$ed_u r_ipmy„ aphu NC R>¡ A_¡ L$p„C `Z L$pd L$fphhp lpVy„$ `¥kp v¡$hp A_¡ g¡hp Ap`Z_¡ aphu Áep R>¡.''

""A_¡ S>¡ aphu Áey„ R>¡ C-''

""C S> Ap`Zu ApS>_u k„õL©$rs R>¡ Np„X$p!'' hMsL$pL$p N„cufsp\u bp¡ëep, ""^pfpkcp L¡$ gp¡L$kcpdp„ X$pLy$Ap¡ L¡$ lÐepfp lp¡e C Ap`Zu k„õL©$rs_p¡ cpN R>¡ A_¡ c°ô$pQpfu S>egrgsp_¡ S>_sp Mp¡bg¡ Mp¡bg¡ hp¡V$ Ap`¡ R>¡ C `Z Ap`Zu S> `fÅ_y„ kp„õL©$rsL$ gnZ R>¡. a¼s L$\L$gu A_¡ cfs_pV$éd sprdg_pXy$_u Ap¡mM _\u, Ap `Z R>¡!''

Ad¡ Q|` \C Nep.

""cpC, k„õL©$rs C ApMu `fÅ_y„ kpd|rlL$ rbl¡rhef R>¡.'' hMsL$pL$pA¡ l]QL$p¡ AV$L$pìep¡. ""HÁgp„X$, Ad¡qfL$pdp„ Ap`Zp v¡$iuAp¡ rbQpfp ApMy„ huL$ dl¡_sdS|>fu L$ep® `R>u frhhpf¡ d„qv$fdp„ Åe sp¡ C lh¡ A¡d_y„ kp„õL©$rsL$ gnZ L$l¡hpe.''

""k„õL©$rs C L$p„C b„r^epf V$p„Ly„$ _\u, C sp¡ hl¡sp¡ âhpl R>¡. A_¡ âhpl hl¡sp¡ fl¡ sp¡ S> Æhsp¡ fl¡. âhpl_p `gV$php\u C L$p„C âhpl dV$u S>sp¡ _\u. A¡hy„ S> k„õL©$rs_y„ R>¡. C `gV$psu fl¡ R>¡, bv$gpsu fl¡ R>¡ A¡_p\u L$p„C A¡_p¡ _pi _\u \psp¡.''

""khpg a¼s A¡V$gp¡ S> R>¡ L¡$ A¡ âhpl L$C qv$ipdp„ S>C füp¡ R>¡?'' d¢ d_¡ AphX¡$ A¡V$gy„ X$lp`Z X$lp¡þey„.

""L$C qv$ipdp„-'' hMsL$pL$p kl¡S> lõep. `R>u lmh¡L$\u l]QL$p_¡ W¡$k dpfu, ""C _½$u L$f_pfu e¡ `fÅ S> R>¡. lz„, sy„ L¡$ L$p¡C cNhp^pfu _l]!''

hMsL$pL$p_u OZu hpsp¡ rhQpfhp S>¡hu lp¡e R>¡. hps sp¡ Ape rhQpfhp S>¡hu Mfu. `Z Åhp Ûp¡_¡, Ap„ep„ OZu `fÅ A¡hu R>¡ S>¡ lph O¡V$p„ S>¡hu R>¡. S>¡ qv$ipdp„ ^L¡$gp¡ C qv$ipdp„ Åe. lh¡ Ce¡ Apd Å¡hp Åh sp¡ `fÅ_y„ kp„õL©$rsL$ gnZ Õey„. Mfy„ L¡$ _„C?

AV$g¡ TpTu T„TV$dp„ `X$ép rh_p T]L¡$ 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¡¡