g¡ÞX$ Ap¡a Ap¡`p¡Ãey®q_V$udp„ hksp„ Adpfp„ hlpgp„ cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ c|gL$p„h! sd_¡ klz_¡ Adpfp Ap¡`p¡Ãey®q_V$u Ap¡a L$fài_\u R>gL$psp v¡$idp„ hksp l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡_p lpe, lgp¡ _¡ lpD Apf ey!

B[ÞX$ep_p qX$a¡Þk Mpspdp„e L$fài_ lpg¡ R>¡ A¡hp A¡L$ s¡lgL$p_¡ L$pfZ¡ kfL$pf cg¡ lgbgu NC, bpL$u l„^pe B[ÞX$e_y„ ÅZ¡ R>¡ L¡$, ""g¡, A¡dp„ _hu hps iy„ R>¡?'' `Z Ap sp¡ V$uhu D`f Å¡ey„ A¡dp„ b¡ OX$u b^p_u Ap„Mp¡ Qpf \C NC.

Adpfp hMsL$pL$p ApMp s¡lgL$p\u S>fpe Bçâ¡k _\u Õep. ""sd¡ \pmu gC_¡ `fkpv$ hl¢Qhp S> _uL$þep lp¡ Ðep„ `fkpqv$ep cNs Np¡shp \p¡X$u Åhp `X¡$? gMdu Qp„v$gp¡ L$fhp Aph¡ Ðepf¡ L$p¡C dp¡Yy„$ ^p¡hp Åsy„ li¡?''

`Z Qpf¡L$p¡f c°ô$pQpf-c°ô$pQpf_y„ lp„cmu_¡ dNS> QL$fph¡ QY$u Åe R>¡. Ap`Z¡ B[ÞX$e_p¡ L¡$d Aphp R>uA¡? hmu Ad_¡ sp¡ A¡hpe rhQpfp¡ Aph¡ R>¡ L¡$ Mf¡Mf Ap Ap`Zu huL$_¡k R>¡ L¡$ `R>u õV²¡$Þ\?

kpQy„ L$lz„? Ap`Z_¡ dp¡fpg_u hpsy„ L$fsp„ TpTu AphX¡$ _l], A¡V$g¡ bÞ_¡ bpSy>_p rhQpfp¡ Aph¡. Ad¡ Apd _¡ Apd rhQpfp¡dp„ Np¡\p„ Mpsp lsp Ðep„ Adpfu b¡bguA¡ afdpCi L$fu L¡$ `à`p, `pZu`|fu Mphu R>¡. Ad¡ L$u^y„, lpgp¡.

Äep„ `pZu`|fuhpmp¡ M|dQp¡ gC_¡ Ecp¡ fl¡ R>¡ s¡ Adpfp A¡qfep_p¡ ipL$dpfL¡$V$ S>¡hp¡ rhõspf R>¡. kp„S> `X¡$ `ÃQuk-Óuk ipL$_u gpfuey„ Aphu_¡ Ecu S> lp¡e. vy$L$p_ L$fsp„ kõsy„ dm¡ A¡V$g¡ OfpL$u L$uqX$epfp_u S>¡d Ecfpe. Ad¡ Ecp„ Ecp„ `pZu`|fu_p QV$pL$p g¡sp lsp Ðep„ Ap¡gu L$p¡f `p¡guk¡ X„$X$phpmu L$fu. A¡L$b¡ ipL$hpmp_u gpfu NbX$phu _pMu. OX$uL$ lp¡lp \C NC. `Z `p„Qv$k rdr_V$dp„ b^y„ V$pYy„$ `X$u Ney„.

\p¡X$u hpf `R>u B S> `p¡gukhpmp Adpfu _ÆL$_u gpfuey„dp„\u ipL$ g¡sp„ v¡$MpZp. lh¡ `p¡gukhpmp ipL$ iu fus¡ ëe¡ B L$l¡hp_y„ _p¡ lp¡e, R>sp„ Adpfu b¡bgu Adpfp Tæcp_u bp„e M¢Qu_¡ L$l¡, ""A¡ `à`p! Å¡ sp¡? Ap gp¡L$p¡A¡ sp¡ `¥kp S> _p¡ v$u^p!''

Ad¡ kfmsp\u bp¡ëep, ""`p¡gukhpmp _p¡ Ap`¡.''

""L¡$d?'' b¡bu bp¡gu, ""`p¡guk `pk¡ `¥kp _p¡ lp¡e?''

""lp¡e b¡V$p,'' Ad¡ Np¡V$p hpþep. ""`Z Ap`¡ _l]. ipL$hpmp `Z _p¡ dpN¡.''

""L¡$d _p¡ dpN¡?''

""b¡V$p A¡hy„ R>¡,'' Ad¡ ApMu A\®ìehõ\p bpmklS> i¥gudp„ kdÅhu, ""ipL$hpmp `¥kp _p¡ dpN¡ _¡? A¡V$g¡ `p¡gukhpmp A¡d_¡ Al] Ecp fl¡hp v¡$. _rlsf X„$X$p¡ Oydphu_¡ L$l¡, Qgp¡! Al] L¡$d Ecp R>p¡? Ap gpfu Ecu fpMhp_u S>Áep R>¡? Ap sp¡ fõsp¡ R>¡! Qgp¡ Qgp¡?''

""`Z `p¡gukhpmp A¡d_¡ Al] L¡$d _p¡ Ecp fl¡hp v¡$?''

""L$pfZ L¡$ b¡V$p, L$pev$p¡ A¡hp¡ R>¡ L¡$ fõsp `pk¡ hpl_p¡_¡ AX$QZ \pe A¡ fus¡ ipL$_u gpfu _ Ecu fpMu iL$pe.''

""A¡d?'' b¡buA¡ khpg L$ep£, ""Å¡ Ap gp¡L$p¡ gpfuAp¡ gC_¡ buS>¡ S>sp„ fl¡ sp¡ `R>u `p¡gukgp¡L$p¡ ipL$ g¡hp ¼ep„ Åe?''

Ad_¡ gpÁey„ Adpfu b¡bu dpõV$f-õV²$p¡L$ dpfu v$u^p¡. ApMu `¡f¡gg A\®ìehõ\p_p¡ `pep¡ S> Ðep„ R>¡ L¡$ Äep„ S>¡ hõsy L$fhp_u R|>V$ _\u s¡ Ðep„ L$fhp v¡$hpdp„ Aph¡. A_¡ s¡_y„ hmsf g¡hpdp„ Aph¡. Ad¡ b¡bu_¡ kdÅìey„ L¡$, ""gpfuhpmp buS>¡ S>sp„ _ fl¡ A¡V$gp dpV¡$ S> `p¡gukp¡ A¡d_¡ Al] Ecp fl¡hp v¡$, A_¡ fp¡S> dasdp„ ipL$ gC Åe.''

`Z Adpfu b¡bu_¡ _hp khpgp¡ \C füp lsp. ""`p¡guk ApV$gp„ b^p„ ipL$_y„ i„y L$f¡? h¡Qu L$pY¡$?'' Ad¡ lku `X$ép. b¡bu_¡ kdÅìey„ L¡$ A¡hy„ _\u, `p¡guk_¡ Of¡ Å¡CA¡ s¡V$gy„ S> ipL$ gC Åe. `f„sy b¡bgu_¡ ¼eyfuAp¡qkV$u_p¡ Ecfp¡ Apìep¡ lsp¡. ""`p¡guk_¡ `pZu`|fu Mphu lp¡e sp¡ A¡_¡ dasdp„ Mphp dm¡?'' Ad¡ lku_¡ L$üy„, ""lp.''

""A_¡ `p¡guk_¡ b|V$ g¡hp„ lp¡e sp¡?'' b¡buA¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""sp¡ dasdp„ dm¡?''

""b^y„ dasdp„ _p¡ dm¡.'' Ad¡ kdÅìey„, ""kfL$pf `p¡guk_¡ v$f drl_¡ `¥kp Ap`¡. A¡dp„\u A¡hy„ b^y„ g¡hp_y„.'' R>sp„ b¡bu_p d__y„ kdp^p_ _ \ey„. ""b|V$ L¡$d dasdp„ _p¡ dm¡? b|V$hpmp¡ `p¡guk\u _p¡ X$f¡?''

lh¡ Ad¡ S> d|„TpZp. A¡V$g¡ ""lpgp¡, `pZu`|fu MpC gu^u_¡? lh¡ O¡f Åhy„ R>¡ _¡? lpgp¡...'' A¡d L$lu_¡ hps hpmu gu^u, `Z dNS> Ap¡gu `¡f¡gg A\®ìehõ\p_p ¿epgdp„ `pRy>„ Ny„X$pÏ„. rhQpfsp„ hps A¡V$gu kdÅZu L¡$ ipL$_u gpfuAp¡ A¡ kdpS>_u S>ê$qfeps sp¡ R>¡ S>. `Z A¡d_¡ Ecp fl¡hp dpV¡$_y„ S>¡ kNhqX$ey„ dpL£$V$õ\m R>¡ Ðep„ A\hp s¡_u Apk`pk L$pev¡$kf_u S>Áep apmhhp_y„ L$p¡C rhQpfsy„ _\u. A¡V$g¡ S> Ap "c°ô$pQpf' lpg¡ R>¡. X²$pBthN gpBkÞk g¡hp_u L$X$pL|$V$ S> A¡V$gu gp„bu R>¡ L¡$ L$rdi_ A¡S>ÞV$p¡ `pk¡\u S> g¡hy„ `X¡$ R>¡. Å¡ s¡ kfmsp\u dmsy„ lp¡e sp¡ c°óV$pQpf_„y d|m S> _pb|v$ \pe R>¡. Brs rkÙd¹.

`Z Ap`Z¡ B[ÞX$e_p¡A¡ NS>b_u rkõV$dp¡ b_phu R>¡. S>¡ L$pd kfmsp\u \sy„ lp¡e s¡ \hp S> _ v¡$hy„. A_¡ `R>u s¡ S> L$pd "`sphu' Ap`hp_p `¥kp dpNhp!

lh¡ Aphy„ b^y„ b¡bgu_¡ L¡$d L$fu_¡ kdÅhhy„? Of¡ `lp¢Ãep `R>u b¡bu A¡_p g¡i__p¡ `\pfp¡ gC_¡ b¡W$u. d_¡ L$l¡, ""Sy>Ap¡ `à`p dpfy„ kyN„^u fåbX$!'' Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„ L$p¡Z¡ Apàey„? sp¡ L$l¡, ""i¡apguA¡. Sy>Ap¡ i¡apguA¡ d_¡ Ap õL¡$Q-`¡_ `Z Ap`u R>¡.''

""L¡$d? i¡apgu_¡ _\u Ndsu?'' Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„, sp¡ b¡bu L$l¡, ""A¡ sp¡ dpfu Mpk b¡_`Zu R>¡. d_¡ Qp¡L$g¡V$ `Z Ap`¡ R>¡!'' ""fp¡S>?'' ""_p lp¢? S>¡ qv$hk¡ A¡Z¡ g¡i_ _p¡ L$ey¯ lp¡e A¡ qv$hk¡!''

Ad¡ Qd¼ep. ""A¡V$g¡?'' Adpfu b¡buA¡ ApMy„ gp¡rS>L$ kdÅìey„, ""lz„ L$gpkdp„ dp¡q_V$f Ry>„. dpf¡ dpfu gpB_dp„\u A¡L$ _p¡V$ b¡__¡ bspX$hp_u lp¡e _¡? sp¡ lz„ i¡apgu_u _p¡V$ b¡__¡ _p¡ bspXy„$!''

gp¡, bp¡gp¡! V|„$L$dp„, i¡apgu_¡ V$uQf_p W$`L$pdp„\u bQphhp_p bv$gpdp„ Adpfp„ ky`yÓu Qp¡L$g¡V$_p¡ "âkpv$' g¡sp„ lsp„!

lh¡ Al] A¡hy„ gMhp_p¡ qfhpS> R>¡ L¡$ "c°ô$pQpf L¡$V$gu lv¡$ Adpfu fNfNdp„ ìep`u Nep¡ R>¡ s¡_p¡ rhQpf L$fsp„ ^°|Æ S>hpe R>¡.' `Z Adpf¡ A¡hy„ _\u gMhy„. Ad¡ sp¡ A¡d S> gMhp_p L¡$... 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¡¡