fpÅ, dlpfpÅ A_¡ v$fbpfp¡ `p¡sp_¡ âÅ_p fM¡hpm A_¡ `pg_L$sp® sp¡ NZsp, `Z kp\p¡kp\ `p¡sp_u lL|$ds_p„ TpX$-`p„v$X$p„ A_¡ `iy, âpZu, âÅ_p lpX$dp„k_pe dprgL$ kdS>sp. âÅhÐkg NZpsp¡ fpS>hue OZu hpf S>_sp_u L$p¡C hõsy Ndu Åe Ðepf¡ R>u_hu g¡sp¡. cpV$-QpfZp¡_y„ sp¡ L$pd S> cpV$pC L$fhp_y„ A_¡ s¡d_u sp¡ ApÆrhL$p S> A¡dp„ lsu. A¡V$g¡ dp¡V$p cpN¡ sp¡ \p¡X$u kpf`_¡ dp¡X$u L$fu bsph¡ A_¡ v$d_-AÐepQpf_u V$uL$p ApX$L$sfu fus¡ S> L$f¡.

s¡_p L$pfZ¡ blz hMZpsy„ Ap`Ï„ gp¡L$kprlÐe Apd sp¡ A¡L$ sfa\u R>¡. A¡L$sfau Brslpk A¡dp„ R>¡. sp¡e L¡$V$guL$ hpsp®Ap¡ A¡hu hps L$lu S>su lp¡e R>¡ S>¡ kp_dp„ kdÅhsu lp¡e R>¡.

QpfZp¡_u hps _uL$mu R>¡ sp¡ QpfZ_u A¡L$ Op¡X$u_u A_¡ s¡_p L$pfZ¡ QpfÎe_p¡ Æh Nep¡ s¡_u hps ÅZuA¡.

Åd_Nf `f Åd_p fpS> s`¡ R>¡. B S>dp_pdp„ dykpafu_y„ kp^_ L„$C _lp¡sy„. NpXy„$ bp„^u_¡ L„$C ApO¡ S>hpe _l] A¡V$g¡ Mdsu^f gp¡L$p¡ `p¡sp_¡ Of¡ Åsh„s Aïhp¡ bp„^¡. lufp-dp¡su L$fsp„e `pZuv$pf Op¡X$u_u qL„$ds d¡gpsu A_¡ S>¡_u `pk¡ kpfu Op¡X$u lp¡e A¡_u kp¥_¡ Cóep® \su.

kpfpdp„ kpfp Aïhp¡ sp¡ fpS>-fS>hpX$p„_p Op¡X$pfdp„ lp¡e S>, `Z L¡$V$gpL$ ip¡Mu_p¡ Of¡ `Z Op¡X$p-Op¡X$u_¡ Ly$Vy„$b_y„ kæe NZu_¡ A¡hu fus¡ DR>¡fsp L¡$ s¡_p„ hMpZ Apk`pk bpf NpD a¡gpC Åe. v$fbpfp¡_¡ _S>fdp„ Aphp¡ L$p¡C Åsh„s Ås Aphu Nep¡ sp¡ `X$phu gu^p¡ S> kdÅ¡. Ðep„ s¡d_u âÅhÐkgsp Msd \C Åe.

r``qfep _pd_p Npddp„ A¡L$ QpfZ¡ Aphu fus¡ S> `p¡sp_p Op¡X$p_¡ gpX$ gX$phu_¡ s¡Ægp¡ sp¡Mpf b_pìep¡ R>¡. Npd_p gp¡L$p¡ dpV¡$ `Z A¡ A¡L$ Np¥fh g¡hp S>¡hu hps. Npddp„ d¡dp_ Aph¡ L¡$ Op¡X$p_u hpsy„ _uL$m¡ A¡V$g¡ NS> NS> R>psu azgphu_¡ ¼e¡, "Op¡X$p¡ sp¡ bpL$u R>¡ lp¡ Adpfp Npddp„. dgL$dp„ ¼ep„e A¡hp¡ Åsh„s Aïh sd¡ cpmp¡ _e.'

Op¡X$p¡ sp¡ v¡$hdqZ S>¡hp¡. b¡ L$p_ KQp L$f¡ Ðepf¡ L$p„e s¡_p ê$` A_¡ fp„Ndp„ s¡_p f„N L$p„L$ _p¡Mu cps_p A¡d gp¡L$p¡ s¡_p„ hMpZ L$f¡. L$p_kyfu sp¡ ÅZ¡ b¡ v$uhp bmsp lp¡e A¡d afL¡$. dp¢ `Z d©N_e_u S>¡hy„ _dÏ„. gp„bu gQL$v$pf X$p¡L$ `f f¡idu f¡idu L¡$ihpmu. `psmy„ `¡V$ A_¡ _uQ¡ dS>b|s `N_p \p`p. ÅZ¡ Nê$X$ EX$u S>hp sÐ`f _ lp¡e?

A¡L$ hpf Ådkpl¡b Mp_Nu h¡i¡ `p¡sp_p fpS>dp„ afhp _uL$þep R>¡. afsp„ afsp„ r``qfep ky^u `lp¢Ãep R>¡. `pv$fdp„ Npd_p¡ A¡L M¡X|$ dmu Nep¡ A¡V$g¡ fpd fpd _¡ ¼ep„ f¡hy„ _¡ ¼ep„ ÅJ A¡d hl¡hpf \ep¡ R>¡. Npddp„ L$p¡C AÅÎep¡ Aph¡ A_¡ b`p¡f_y„ V$pÏ„ lp¡e sp¡ fp¡V$gp MpC_¡ S> Åh_u kfs sp¡ L$fhu S> `X¡$. A¡ S> NpdX$p„_p k„õL$pf lsp. b`p¡fp V$pZ¡ hV¡$dpN®y_¡ L$p„e c|¿ep¡ _p Åhp v¡$hpe.

M¡X|$ dpZl¡ L„$C Ådkpl¡b_¡ Ap¡m¿ep _\u _¡ b`p¡fp„ L$fu_¡ S> _uL$mhp_p¡ ApN°l L$f¡ R>¡. `Z Ådkpl¡b ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ h¡hpfuL$ L$pd¡ _uL$þep¡ Ry>„ A_¡ TV$ Åd_Nf `lp¢Qhy„ R>¡. M¡X|$s ¼e¡ R>¡, "s¡ Åd_Ne® ¼ep„ R>¡Vy„ R>¡. A¡L$ `pV$u L$pY$p¡ Ðep„ Ap Apìey„. `pR>u Aphu Åshp_ Op¡X$u R>¡...'

Akhpf_u Op¡X$u_u QpdX$u `Z QdL$u flu R>¡ A_¡ gp„bp `„\ L$p`u_¡ Apìep lp¡e A¡d gpN¡ R>p¡ sp¡e \pL$p¡X$p_y„ _pdr_ip_ _\u. Op¡X$p_u hps _uL$mu _¡ r``qfep_p¡ S>Z Npd_p Op¡X$p_p„ hMpZ L$ep® rh_p L$p„e f¡e? õhNs ÅZ¡ bp¡gsp¡ lp¡e A¡d L$l¡ R>¡, "...`Z Op¡X$p¡ Adpfp Npd_p¡ lp¢ bpL$u. Adpfu hps dp_p¡ _e bpL$u Aphp¡ Op¡X$p¡ sp¡ Ådbp`y_u Op¡X$pe®dp„ _p¡ dm¡.'

Op¡X$p_p„ hMpZ kp„cmu_¡ Ådkpl¡b_p L$p_ Qd¼ep. Ådkpl¡b sp¡ hmu Aïhp¡_p Mpk ip¡Mu_. s¡d_p\u f¡hpey„ _e s¡ M¡X|$_u L$u^y„, "lp¡e L$p„e... A¡hp¡ sp¡ L¡$hp¡ Op¡X$p¡. Å¡hp¡ `X$i¡ Ðepf¡ sp¡.'

M¡X|$ dpZk sp¡ DÐkpl\u Akhpf_¡ gC_¡ QpfZ_¡ Mp¡fX¡$ Apìep¡ _¡ kpv$ v$u^p¡, "L$p„buApC R>¡ L¡$ L$p¡C Ofdp„...'

A„v$f\u L$p„buApCA¡ lp¢L$pfp¡ v$u^p¡. MX$L$uA¡ Aphu_¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ Npd_p¡ M¡X|$ A_¡ kp\¡ L$p¡C AÅZ Akhpf R>¡. "B sp¡ Ap hps L$fsp¡ sp¡ Ap`Zp Op¡X$p_u sp¡ ¼e¡ L¡$ sp¡ sp¡ Å¡hp¡ `X$i¡. d¢ cÎey„ L¡$ lpgp¡ Ðepf¡ sd_¡ v¡$MpX$u v$J.' M¡X|$A¡ ap¡X$ `pX$ép¡.

"Aphp¡ Aphp¡... bpf L$p„ Ecp. cZ¡_¡ Sy>Ap¡ Op¡X$p¡...' L$p„bubpCA¡ duW$p¡ AphL$pf Apàep¡ A_¡ M¡X|$ sp¡ ÅZ¡ `p¡sp_p¡ S> Op¡X$p¡ lp¡e A¡d lfM\u Op¡X$p_¡ bsph¡ R>¡.

Ådkpl¡b_u `pfMy„ _S>f¡ sfs S> Op¡X$p_¡ ÅZu gu^p¡. R>¡ sp¡ Åsh„s Aïh A_¡ Ap sp¡ fpS>Op¡X$pfdp„ S> ip¡c¡. s¡d_y„ d_ ggQpey„ R>¡. Ecp„ Ecp„ S> dpN¡ C dp¡g v$C_¡ Op¡X$p¡ gC g¡hp_u spgph¡gu \C. `Z QpfZ AÐepf¡ O¡f _\u_¡ Ap¡mM R>su L$fu_¡ Op¡X$p¡ AÐepf¡ dpNhp¡ _\u.

s¡ qv$hk sp¡ r``qfep\u Ådkpl¡b _uL$mu Nep `Z Ap Op¡X$p¡ sp¡ fpS>v$fbpfdp„ ip¡c¡ A¡d d_dp„ ENu Ney„ R>¡. Åd_Nf `lp¢Qu_¡ `R>u A„Ns dpZk_¡ bp¡gphu_¡ kfMu fus¡ hps kdÅhu. "dpN¡ A¡V$gu kp¡_pdlp¡e® v¡$S>¡. _fdpi\u hps L$fS>¡ A_¡ L$p¡C gp¡W$L$pC L$fhp_u _\u. L¡$S>¡ L$¡ bp`y_¡ Op¡X$p¡ Nçep¡ R>¡ s¡ d|g dpNu ëep¡. Å¡Å¡ A¡d_y„ d_ L$p¡QhpC A¡hy„ _e L$fsp.'

Åd_p¡ dpZk r``qfep L$p„buApC_p Of¡ Apìep¡. QpfZ lÆe Npdsf¡\u Apìep¡ _\u. Aph_pf¡ hps L$fu L¡$, "Ådbp`yA¡ dp¡L$ëep¡ R>¡. \p¡Xy„$ L$pd lsy„. `Z Ap`p ¼epf¡ Aphhp_p R>¡?'

L$p„buApCA¡ L$u^y„ L¡$, "Bd_y„ sp¡ L$p„e L¡$hpe _l]. kyhpÎe \pe sp¡ `p„Q `„v$f qv$ h^pf¡ fp¡L$pC Åe. `Z fpS>_¡ L$p„e L$pd `X$é„y sp¡ d_ dp¡my„ L$ep® rh_p L$e Ûp¡.'

"L$pd sp¡ buSy>„ iy„ lp¡e ApC, `Z Ådbp`y_¡ sdpfp¡ Op¡X$p¡ Ndu Áep¡ R>¡. bp`yA¡ dp¡L$ëep¡ R>¡ L¡$ dpÁep d|g Ap`u_¡ Op¡X$p¡ gC Aphp¡... `Z QpfÎe Of¡ _\u sp¡...'

L$p„buApC sp¡ kdSy> lsp„. fpS>_¡ Op¡X$p¡ Nçep¡ R>¡ s¡ Ap`iy„ _l] sp¡ Ap„QL$u_¡ gC S>i¡. ^Zu_p¡ sp¡ L$p¡C ^Zu _\u. Op¡X$p¡ lh¡ v$C v¡$hp¡ `X$é¡ A¡d S> R>¡ sp¡ lksp„ dyM¡ S> L¡$d _e.

L$p„buApCA¡ L$u^y„, "Bdp a¼e® L$fp¡dp„. Ådbp`y sp¡ AÞ_v$psp. s¡d_p Apif¡ sp¡ R>uA¡. B sp¡ fpS>_p ^Zu A¡d_u `pk¡\u v$pd _p¡ g¡hp_p lp¡e. Op¡X$p¡ gC Åh. Adpfp ^_cpN L¡$ bp`y_¡ Adpfp¡ Op¡X$p¡ Nçep¡.'

fpS>_p dpZk_¡ L$p„buApCA¡ Op¡X$p¡ Ap`u v$u^p¡. Ap`su hMs¡ L¡$ihpmu `f lp\ a¡fhu_¡ hpg L$fu gu^y„. d_dp„ sp¡ ÅZ¡ v$uL$fu hmphhp S>¡hy„ vy$M \psy„sy„.

Ap bpSy> Npdsf¡\u QpfZ Apìep¡ _¡ Op¡X$pf Mpgu Å¡C_¡ cX$¼ep¡. QpfÎe¡ L$üy„, "Ådbp`y_¡ Nçep¡ s¡ v$C v$u^p¡.'

"Af¡ `Z v$C v$u^p¡ A¡V$g¡. Op¡X$p¡ sp¡ dpf¡ Å¡h¡.'

hps \p¡X$u h^u `X$u A_¡ QpfZ\u b¡ h¡Z ApL$fp„ L¡$hpe Nep„. "AV$pZ¡ _¡ AV$pZ¡ Å _¡ Op¡X$p¡ `pR>p¡ gC Apìe. _l] sp¡ c¡Nu c¡Nu sy„e Å.'

L$p„buApC sp¡ ApL$fp„ h¡Z kp„cmu_¡ kdkdu Nep„. buÆ bpSy> QpfZ¡ sp¡ AÞ_S>m S> R>p¡X$u v$u^p„. Op¡Xp¡ `pR>p¡ gphhp_u fY$ gC_¡ QpfZ b¡lu Áep¡. L$p„buApC ÅZ¡ L¡$ QpfZ¡ A¡L$ hpf hps gu^u R>¡ s¡ lh¡ s„s _l] d¡g¡.

b¡A¡L$ qv$ A¡d_¡ A¡d Nep R>¡, `Z QpfZ AÞ__p¡ v$pZp¡ g¡sp¡ _\u. L$p„bubpC_p¡ Æh d„|Tpe R>¡. s¡dp„ Mbe® `X$u L¡$ fpS>_p¡ fkpgp¡ sp¡ _ÆL$dp„ dp^p`fdp„ R>¡. L$p„buApC d_p¡d_ L$p„L$ Np„W$ hpmu_¡ dp^p`f S>hp _uL$mu `X$ép„.

cmL$X¡$ lpgsp„ \e¡gp„ L$p„buApC âpNV$ hpep¡ Ðep„ dp^p`f_u kuddp„ `|Nu Nep„. Ly$$dmp qL$fZdp„ s¡d_p¡ sp„bphfZp¡ v¡$l QdL$u füp¡ R>¡. kudpX¡$ Ec¡gp b¡ rk`pCAp¡_¡ L$dÐe k|Tu _¡ díL$fu L$fu. "L$p¡_y„ L$pd R>¡ bpC?... Adpfy„ S> L$pd gpN¡ R>¡...'

L$p„buApC Nd MpC Áep„ _¡ hps L$fu L¡$ Ådbp`y_¡ dmhp Aphu R>¡. rk`pCAp¡A¡ h^pf¡ díL$fu L$fu L¡$ bp`y_¡ A¡d _¡ A¡d _p¡ dmpe. A¡L$ rk`pCA¡ lp\ `L$X$hp L$p¡rii L$fu Ðepf¡ L$p„buApC huaep¯ A_¡ AÐepf ky^u v$bpe¡gp¡ fp¡j ER>mu Apìep¡. A¡L$ sp¡ Op¡X$p¡ bp`y `X$phu Áep, D`f\u ^Zu c|¿ep¡ sfõep¡ b¡W$p¡ R>¡ A_¡ ^Zu L$pS>¡ _uL$mu R>¡ sp¡ Apbê$ `f lp\ _Mpep¡ R>¡. L$p„buApCA¡ Ås¡ S> `p¡sp_u Æc v$p„s hÃQ¡ L$Qfu _pMu_¡ Æh v$C v$u^p¡.

fpS>_p fkpgpdp„ Mbf `X$u_¡ lplpL$pf dQu Nep¡. df_pfu bpC QpfZu R>¡ A¡hu Mbf `X$u Ðepf¡ sp¡ kp¥ aaX$u Áep. Ådbp`y v$p¡X$ép Apìep _¡ rk`pCAp¡_¡ Ðep„ _¡ Ðep„ TpV$L¡$ v$u^p. `Z d_dp„ Af¡fpV$u \C NC R>¡.

`p¡s¡ Op¡X$p¡ `X$phu gu^p¡ A_¡ s¡dp„ A¡L$ QpfÎe_p¡ Æh Áep¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ \ey„ L¡$ Ap `psL$ cpe£ `X$i¡. d_p¡d_ \ey„ L¡$ Op¡X$p_¡ Apd _p¡sp¡ gC Aphhp¡. sfs _¡ sfs Op¡X$p¡ QpfZ_¡ `pR>p¡ Ap`hp fhp_p L$ep£ A_¡ Ap bpSy> L$p„buApCA¡ Æh v$u^p¡ Ðep„ ApdfZ `pk¡ L$p„buApC_y„ õdpfL$ QZpìey„.

h^y gp¡L$hpsp®Ap¡ hp„Qhp Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap hpsp® $Ap`_¡ L¡$hu gpNu?