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dpfu bp_y„ _pd dp¡subpC. dpfp S>Þd `l¡gp„ L¡$V$gp„e hj£ A¡d_¡ _pk|f \e¡gy„ A_¡ kX$u_¡ _pL$ b¡ku Ne¡gy„. `Z d_¡ L$v$u bp_p Ql¡fp_u rhê$`sp epv$ S> _\u Aphu. s¡Ap¡ qv$hkdp„ ÓZ hpf b¡ku Ne¡gy„ _pL$ kpa L$fsp„. s¡ rkhpe sp¡ Qpg¡ S> _rl- kX$p_p¡ ce. `Z dpfy„ sp¡ A¡ bpSy>e L$v$u Ýep_ _\u Ney„.

blpf_p ApL$pf `f Ap^pqfs kp¦v$ep®_ych_p¡ blz TpTp¡ drldp L$fhp S>¡hy„ _\u. klS> â¡d_p õhê$` S>¡hy„ buSy>„ kp¦v$e® _\u. s¡hp¡ k„õL$pf Ap`p¡Ap` `X$ép¡ li¡.

Adpfy„ Ly$Vy„$b Nfub A_¡ bQfhpm. `p„Q bl¡_p¡ A_¡ b¡ cpCAp¡. dpfp r`spÆ NpdX$p_p dy¿e rinL$. 30-35 ê$r`ep_p¡ `Npf. A¡dp„ v$uL$fuAp¡_p„ gÁ_-ApZp„-`qfepZp„-dpd¡fp„-dp¡kpmp„ Apìep L$f¡. dp„v$Nu L¡$ dp¡S>dÅ_u sp¡ hps S> R>p¡X$p¡ `Z r`spÆ f\ M¢Ãep L$f¡, ip„scph¡. Apdp„ dpfu bp_¡ s¡d_u Å¡X$pÅ¡X$ ^|„kfuA¡ Å¡X$pe¡gu Å¡C R>¡.

r`spÆ Ofdp„ blz Ýep_ _ Ap`¡. s¡d_u r_ipm cgu A_¡ cgu Npd_u b¡W$L$. cgy„ s¡d_y„ R>p`p„ hp„Qhp_y„. s¡ S>dp_pdp„ `Z "NyS>fpsu' A_¡ "kp¥fpóV²$' s¡Ap¡ dNphsp.

Ofdp„ bp b^y„ Sy>A¡- AgbÑ, r`spÆ_¡ kdÆ gu^¡gp. L$p¡C Acph _ hfsphp v¡$.

d¢ `„v$f hj®_u he¡ Of R>p¡X$éy„ Ðep„ ky^u b¡D_u hÃQ¡ L$v$u MV$fpN \ep¡ _\u. NfubpC b^p A_\®_y„ d|m R>¡ s¡d dp¼k®hpv$udp„ hp„Ãey„ R>¡, s¡dp„ sÕe R>¡. `Z Adpfp Ofdp„ A_¡ A¡ S>dp_pdp„ Adpfp L$fsp„e¡ Nfub ApX$p¡iu`pX$p¡iuAp¡dp„ NfubpC_¡ L$pfZ¡ L„$L$pk Å¡ep _\u.

bp S>¡ Ap`¡ s¡dp„ A¡hp„ â¡d_p„ v$i®_ \pe L¡$ iy„ Apàey„ R>¡ s¡ epv$ S> _ fl¡. A_¡ S>¡ b_ph¡ s¡ õhprv$ô$ S> gpN¡.

L$p¡C L$p¡C b`p¡f¡ sp¡ c|M gpN¡ sp¡ bpS>fp_p¡ V$pY$p¡ fp¡V$gp¡, QdQu duWy„$ A_¡ `pZu S> dm¡. `Z bp_p lp\_y„ _¡!

lz„ v$k¡L$ hj®_p¡ lp¡Ci Ðepf¡ dpfp r`spÆ_¡ hj£L$qv$hk lfk_u blz `uX$p flu. A¡ S>dp_p¡ S> `uX$p kl¡hp_p¡. KV$D`pep¡ lp\hNp, A¡V$g¡ dpfp r`sp blz L$ô$pe¡gp. R> drl_p Apds¡d blpf L$pY¡$gp- R>¡hV¡$ _qX$epv$dp„ [Àõsu rdi_dp„ Ap¡`f¡i_ L$fpìey„ Ðepf¡ `uX$pdy¼s \ep.

Ap b^p Npmpdp„ dpfu bpA¡ Of L¡$d Qgpìey„ li¡ s¡_u ApS>¡ L$ë`_p L$fy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ Ap„M cu_u \pe R>¡. `Z Ðepf¡ sp¡ Ad_¡ cp„X$fX$p„_¡ Acph_p¡ AZkpfp¡ _lp¡sp¡ Aphhp v$u^p¡. Ad_¡ A¡L$ S> L$pdNufu Ap`¡gu. r`spÆ_¡ blz `uX$p \pe Ðepf¡ cS>_ Nphp_u. Ap¡`f¡i_ L$fphu_¡ r`spÆ `pR>p Apìep. Mbf sp¡ Ap`¡gp _rl, V$`pg gMhp-gMphhp_p¡ qfhpS> S> Ap¡R>p¡. NpdTp„`¡ s¡d_¡ Aphsp„ Å¡C Adpfp `pX$p¡iu b¡QfpÆ_p cNs Qfdprmep v$p¡X$sp„ v$p¡X$sp„ Mbf gpìep : ""dp¡sub¡'_, dpõsf'kpb Aph¡ R>¡- Aphu `lp¢Ãep.''

Ðepf¡ bpA¡ lfMO¡gp„, Ap„kycu_p„ \C `p¡sp_p Nmp_u sygkudpmp A¡_¡ Ap`u v$u^¡gu s¡ ×íe ly„ c|ëep¡ _\u. Ap L$ô$de hjp£dp„ s¡dZ¡ Ad_¡ OZu hpsp®Ap¡ L$l¡gu. Adõsp `Z L$l¡sp„. gp¡L$hpsp®Ap¡, `f„`qfs Nusp¡, Ap¡W$p„, b^y„ Æc¡. ^uf¡ ^uf¡ hl¡sp TfZp_u S>¡d hpsp®Ap¡ L$l¡, A_¡ cNhp_ `f_u îÙp N„W$ph¡.

dpfp„ bp hp„Qhp_p„ `Z cpf¡ ip¡Mu_-ìek_u S>. L$pd\u `fhpfu_¡ S>¡ dm¡ s¡ Qp¡`X$udp„ sëgu_ \C Åe. `R>u A¡ tkv$bpv$_u kaf lp¡e L¡ cpNhs L¡$ Af¡rbe_ _pBV$¹k lp¡e. lz„ Aæepk A^|fp¡ d|L$u_¡ _dL$ kÐepN°ldp„ Nep¡ Ðepf¡ L¡$V$gp„L$ Ly$Vy„$buS>_p¡ _pfpS> \e¡gp„. L$pfZ L¡$ lz„ b¡ cpCdp„ dp¡V$p¡, A_¡ cÎe¡NÎe¡ L$p„CL$ W$uL$ lsp¡.

`Z bp`yÆ L¡$ bp L$p¡C _pfpS> _rl, bpA¡ sp¡ lz„ Nep¡ A¡V$g¡ sfs dp¡V$p¡ f¡„qV$ep¡ dNpìep¡, L$p„shp_y„ iê$ L$ey¯. lz„ `pR>p¡ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ s¡_y„ hZph¡gy„ h¡Sy>„ d_¡ bspìey„.

dpfp r`spÆA¡ rÀõsu B[õ`spgdp„ Ap¡`f¡i_ L$fpìey„ Ðepf¡ _d®v$p_u ÅÓp L$fu B[õ`spgdp„ S>¡ L$p„C hV$pm hmN¡g lp¡e s¡ ^p¡C _pMhp_p¡ k„L$ë` L$f¡gp¡. Ap s¡d_u gp„bpdp„ gp„bu ÅÓp. hmsu hMs¡ L$p¡CL$ õV¡$i_¡ ApBk¾$ud Å¡B dpfp„ bp_¡ Mphp_y„ d_ \ey„. Qpf Ap_p_u àg¡V$. dpfp r`sp_¡ L$üy„, ""ApBk¾$ud gB Ûp¡ _¡.'' r`spÆ L$l¡, ""Ap`Z_¡ A¡hp Qpf Ap_p _pMu v¡$hp _ `p¡kpe.''

Ap hps dpfu bpA¡ d_¡ L$l¡gu A_¡ dpfu R>psu h]^pC Ne¡gu.

hjp£ `R>u v$rnZpd|rs®dp„ drl_¡ kpX$p bpf êr`ep_p `Npf¡ Å¡X$pep¡. `l¡gp¡ `Npf dmsp„ s¡ gC_¡ hY$hpZ E`X$ép¡. õV¡$i_¡\u Esfu_¡ ku^p¡ ApBk¾$udhpmp_¡ Ðep„. ApMp¡ k„Qp¡ cfu ApBk¾$ud gu^p¡, s¡ v$u sp¡ s¡_p¡ v$p¡Y$ êr`ep¡ b¡k¡.

k„Qp¡ gC_¡ Ofdp„ v$pMg \ep¡- ""bp ApBk¾$ud gpìep¡ Ry>„.''

r`spÆ L$l¡, ""ApV$gp¡ b^p¡?''

Ad¡ dp-v$uL$fp¡ S> kdÆA¡.

r`spÆ NyS>fu Nep Ðepf¡ Ofdp„ cpÁe¡ S> huk-`Quk êr`ep fp¡L$X$p li¡. lz„ drl_¡ v$k-bpf dp¡L$gsp¡ \ep¡ sp¡`Z blp¡mp¡ k„kpf-cpZ¡S>-cp„X$fX$p„hpmp¡ L¡$d Qgpìep¡ li¡ s¡ sp¡ Cïhf S> ÅZ¡, `Z s¡ hMs¡e dpfu bpA¡ L$iy„ dpÁey„ _rl. R> drl_pdp„ dp¡v$u L¡$ v|$^hpmp_y„ QyL$hÏ„ L$fu, lmhp„ \C Ne¡gp„.

r`spÆ Nep A_¡ \p¡X$p hMs¡ dpfu b¡ Sy>hp_ bl¡_p¡ AL$pm¡ rh^hp \C NC. A¡L$_p `rs sp¡ c|`s kp\¡_p ^]NpZpdp„ hufd©Ðey `pd¡gp. Y¡$bfcpC, frkL$cpC, Ad¡ kp¥ kp\uv$pfp¡ ùv$e_u Np„W¡$ b„^pe¡gp, A¡V$g¡ A¡ bl¡__¡ sp¡ kp¥fpóV²$ fpÄe Dv$pfsp\u dv$v$ê$` \ey„, `Z buÆ bl¡_, r`spÆA¡ sp¡ Nfub b°pûZ_¡ `fZph¡gu. lz„ sp¡ ^°|Æ EW$ép¡, A¡_¡ A_¡ A¡_p„ _p_p„ bpmL$p¡_¡ Å¡C_¡.

Ål¡fÆh_ R>p¡X$u_¡ lz„ `ÓL$pfÐh, k„kv$ue fpS>L$pfZ L¡$ buÅ L$p¡C ìehkpedp„ S>C iL$ep¡ lp¡s, `Z s¡ sp¡ L¡$d b_¡? k„õ\p `Z ìe[¼sNs ^p¡fZ¡ `Npf h^pfhp_y„ rhQpfu _ iL¡$.

A¡ _p_u rh^hp bl¡__¡ dpfu dpspA¡ `X$Mpdp„ gu^u. A¡_p„ ÓZ¡ R>p¡L$fp„_¡ Ap¡\ Ap`u. d¢ sp¡ dpfp\u ApR>u`psmu dv$v$ \C s¡ L$fu.

`Z Mfu dv$v$ sp¡ `X$Mpdp„ gC h¥^ìe_p ApOps A_¡ cprh_p A„^L$pf_¡ lV$phhp_u lsu. s¡ sp¡ dpfp\u _ \ey„, dpfu bp\u S> \ey„. Æh_cf ApR>p`psmp\u S>¡d Qgpìey„ lsy„ s¡d Qgpìey„.

Ål¡f k¡hp A¡ AZuv$pf Mugp `f_u `\pfu R>¡ s¡ d¢ s¡ kde¡ A_ycìey„.

A¡ Afkpdp„ S> hmu dpfp _p_p cpC_p„ hlz NyS>fu Nep„. A¡_p kp¥\u _p_p `yÓ_¡ `Z dpfu bpA¡ Mp¡mpdp„ gu^p¡. dp¡V$p¡ L$ep£. Adpfp\u A¡ _ bÞey„. Aphp„ s¡ bpf¡L$ hj® huÐep„ `Z d_¡ L$p„C hfsphp _ v$u^y„, L¡$ _ dpfp NÅblpf_u fL$d_u s¡dZ¡ A`¡np fpMu. ""cpC v¡$ik¡hp L$f¡ R>¡. Ap`Zp\u \p¡Xy„$ S> A¡hy„ \C iL¡$ R>¡? A¡_¡ _ d|„Thpe. rhS>epe dp„v$u fl¡ R>¡, Ap`Z¡ iy„ vy$:M R>¡!''

A_¡ R>sp„ Ap v¡$ik¡hp A¡ L$pm¡ L¡$hu L$`fu `funp Ad S>¡hp dpV¡$ lsu s¡_p¡ ApS> ¿epg Aphhp¡ `Z dyíL¡$g R>¡.

L$l¡hpsu rh`ygsp_p, õhL¡$ÞÖue`Zp_p Ap kdedp„ cpÁe¡ S> L$p¡C Ap dp_¡. dpfu bp_¡ _pk|f lsy„, hjp£_y„. s¡d_¡ L$p¡CL¡$ L$l¡gy„ L¡$ dy„bCdp„ A¡_u L$p„CL$ kpfhpf \pe R>¡.

õhfpS> `|h£_p„ hjp£. A¡ hMs¡ d_¡ L$l¡, ""d_lf, sy„ d_¡ dy„bC gC S>C L$p¡CL$ kpfp v$p¼sf_¡ bsph_¡.''

d¢ L$üy„, ""bp, dpfy„ NSy>„ fpS>L$p¡V$ ky^u_y„. sd¡ L$lp¡ sp¡ Ðep„ L$p¡C_¡ bsphuA¡.''

dp r_kpkp¡ d|L$u_¡ L$l¡, ""Ap sp¡ dy„bCdp„ Apdp„ L$p„CL$ W$uL$ \pe s¡d L$p¡CL$ L$l¡sy„ lsy„.''

ApS>¡ d_¡e Ap kp„cfsp„ L$ô$ \pe R¡, `Z s¡ L$pm¡ Ad kp¥ dpV¡$ Aphy„ S> lsy„. õhfpS> `R>u `Z. dpfp„ `Ð_u k„N°lZu_p„ v$fv$u. b¡ÓZ cpf¡ lzdgp Aph¡gp. k„N°lZu sp¡ v$fv$u_u ^ufS> MyV$pX¡$ s¡hp¡ QuL$Zp¡ fp¡N.

Ad¡ Óp`S> lhpa¡f dpV¡$ Nep„ lsp„. A¡L$ kÄS>_ h¥ÛfpS> v$hp L$f¡. fp¡S>_u bpf Ap_p au.

A¡L$pv$ AW$hpqX$ey„ Qgpìey„, `R>u `Ð_uA¡ L$üy„, ""Ap sp¡ _ `p¡kpe, fp¡S>_p bpf Ap_p Ap`Zp NÅblpf_y„ NZpe.''

L$v$pQ dpfu bp `pk¡\u Ap âpàs L$ey¯ li¡. L$v$pQ Apîd_u spgud lp¡e. `Z dpfp„ bp gp„by„ Æìep„ A_¡ kv¹$cpÁe¡ R>¡hV$_p„ hjp£ ip„rsdp„ Nep„. s¡d_¡ L$piu_u ÅÓp `Z lz„ L$fphu i¼ep¡. R>¡hV$ ky^u hp„Qsp„-kp„^sp„-kuhsp„, AL$b„^ Ap„M¡ füp„. buÅ„_u `pk¡\u L$pd gu^p rh_p Æìep„.

Nep„ Ðepf¡ `Z lz„ _lp¡sp¡, S>¡. `u. Å¡X¡$ A¡L$ kcpdp„ lsp¡. kcp_u hÃQ¡ S> Mbf Apìep `Z S>¡. `u._y„ ìep¿ep_ Qpgsy„ lsy„, iy„ \pe?

bp_¡ rhv$pe Ap`hp O¡f Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ sp¡ s¡Ap¡ Ap`d¡m¡ õdpip_¡ `lp¢Qu Nep„ lsp„. "d_lf_¡ iy„ L$pd sL$gua Ap`hu! s¡_p S>¡hu v¡$ik¡hp Ap`Zp\u \p¡X$u S> \pe R>¡!' s¡hy„ dpÞey„ li¡. d„¡ ndõh-ndõh d_dp„ fV$ép L$ey¯.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?