"Ap fL$d 3600 R>¡ L$pdv$pf?'

Adfp hpmp s¡_u kpd¡ `X¡$gp Qp¡`X$pdp„ rlkpb Å¡sp„ Å¡sp„ A¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ \„æep R>¡ A_¡ L$pdv$pf_¡ `|R¹>ey„ R>¡.

"lp bp`y, 3600 R>¡, hfl ApMp_p...' L$pdv$pf¡ S>fpL$ X$p¡L$ gp„bu L$fu_¡ L$ep¡ rlkpb v$fbpf Sy>A¡ R>¡ s¡_u MfpC L$fu_¡ L$üy„.

Adfp hpmpA¡ lp\dp„ fl¡gu rkNf¡V$_p¡ A¡L$ KX$p¡ L$i gu^p¡. ApNm Ng hmu Nep¡ sp¡ C_¡ kfk dÅ_u OX$pChpmu A¡iV²¡dp„ W$pgìep¡.

hqX$ep Ly„$L$phph `„\L$_p \pZp v¡$hmu Npd_u v$fbpf_u X¡$guA¡ Ap b¡ S>Z b¡W$p R>¡. fpS>_p L$pfcpf_u A_¡ rlkpbqL$spb_u hps \C flu R>¡. R>Óuk HQ_p¡ kpak|\fp¡ X$Ngp¡ _¡ dp\¡ hpqZepipB V$p¡`u `l¡fu_¡ L$pdv$pf b¡W$p R>¡ A_¡ rlkpb `f Adfp hpmp_p v$õsMs gC füp R>¡.

X$pefp_p¡ kfcfp MfQ, `Npf MfQ, `kpespAp¡_p¡ MfQ, lr\epfp¡_u Mfuv$u Mps¡ ApV$gp, Op¡X$pfdp„ Opk ce¯y s¡_p ApV$gp Q|L$ìep... OfMfQ Mps¡ ApV$gp D^pep®... L$pdv$pf rlkpb kdÅhsp Åe R>¡ A_¡ Adfp hpmp ^|d°hgep¡ R>p¡X$sp„ lp¢L$pfp¡ v¡$sp Åe R>¡.

\pZp v¡$hmu_p ^Zu Adfp hpmp_u Ap„Mdp„ L¡$a R>¡ A_¡ rkNf¡V$_u dp¡S> dpZu füp R>¡ `Z s¡d_u AR>X$su _S>fdp„\u A¡L$¡e rlkpb A¡d _¡ A¡d _\u S>sp¡. 3600 ê$r`ep `f s¡d_u _S>f sfs \„cu R>¡.

Adfp hpmpA¡ R>¡ëgp¡ Li Å¡f\u M¢Ãep¡ _¡ rkNf¡V$ `|fu L$fu. fpS>fkp¡X$p_p MfQ_u kp\¡ rkNfV¡$_p¡ MQ® d„X$pe¡gp¡ Å¡ep¡ A_¡ Adfp hpmp rhQpfdp„ `X$u Nep. rkNf¡V$_p¡ MfQ Ap hfl¡ L$p„ ApV$gp¡ A¡L$pA¡L$ h^u Nep¡?

L$pdv$pf L„$CL$ KQp_uQp \pe R>¡. L„$CL$ L$l¡hy„ R>¡ `Z L¡$d L$l¡hy„ s¡_u d|„ThZ s¡d_p Ql¡fp `f Qp¡¿Mu L$mpe R>¡. "hprj®L$ MQ® R>¡, _pdv$pf.' L$pdv$pf¡ afu A¡L$ hpf hps_p¡ L„$CL$ s„sy k„^pe s¡ dpV$¡ L$üy„.

v$fbpf¡ OX$uL$ L„C bp¡ëep _l]. bpSy>dp„ `X¡$gy„ bp¡¼k DW$phu_¡ `pR>u A¡L$ rkNf¡V$ L$pY$u A_¡ kmNphu. ^uf¡\u ^ydpX$p¡ R>p¡X$ép¡, A„N|W$p_p \X$ lp¡e A¡ l\¡mu_p cpN\u dp¡V$u dp¡V$u cfphv$pf d|R>p¡_¡ S>fpL$ kdu_du L$fu_¡ Adfp hpmp bp¡ëep, "sp¡ sp¡ rkNf¡V$_p¡ MfQ blz \ep¡.'

"Ap„L$X$p¡ S> ¼e¡ bp`y.'

"drl_¡ 300 ê$r`ep \ep.'

"lp A¡V$gp S> kdÅ¡_¡.'

"s¡ lz„ A¡V$gu rkNf¡V$ `u ÅJ Ry>„?' Adfp hpmpA¡ S>fpL$ dgL$pC_¡ `|R¹>ey„ A_¡ rkNf¡V$_u fpM_¡ afu M„M¡fu.

L$pdv$pf¡ `Z S>fpL$ lmhpi A_ychu A_¡ S>fpL$ V$Ë$pf \C_¡ L$p¡V$_¡ W$uL$W$pL$ L$fsp„ L$üy„, "Ap`_p¡ MQ® sp¡ L„$C _\u bp`y. dpZk `„X$é¡ sp¡ `u-`u_¡ L¡$V$gu `uh¡ hmu. A_¡ Ap sp¡ `pR>u rhv¡$iu b°pÞX$_ue fe_¡ bp`y A¡V$g¡ S>fpL$ dp¢Oue Mfu.'

"sp¡ `R>u sdpfp¡ Ap„L$X$p¡ AphX$p¡ dp¡V$p¡ L$p„ v¡$Mpe L$pdv$pf?'

"kp¥ `uA¡ bp`y. v$fbpf_u hp„l¡ kp¥ `uA¡. L„$C v$fbpfuAp¡_¡ _p L¡$hpe R>¡.'

"A¡d L¡$?'

"lp bp`y, fpS>_p fkp¡X¡$ S>d¡ _¡ `R>u dp\¡ rkNf¡V$. sdpfp¡ MQ® sp¡ bp`y ëep¡ L$h_¡ 100 ê$r`ep drl_¡ dp„X$ li¡, `Z Ap fkp¡X¡$ S>d_pfp ÅÅ R>¡ _¡...'

"hps sp¡ W$uL$ R>¡, L$pdv$pf `Z MfQ h^pf¡ sp¡ L¡$hpe S>.'

L$pdv$pf_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ lh¡ bp`yA¡ S> hps L$pY$u R>¡ sp¡ L$lu v¡$hpdp„ hp„^p¡ _\u. Qídp„_¡ Dspfu_¡ ^p¡qsep_p R>¡X$p\u g|R¹>ep„ _¡ `R>u `pR>p„ `¡ep¯_¡ AV$gu hpf d_dp„ iåv$p¡ Np¡W$hu v$u^p.

"bp`y \p¡X$p¡ MfQ Ap`Z¡ bQphu iL$uA¡ A¡d R>uA¡.'

"sp¡ L$p„L$ D`pe L$fp¡_¡. d_¡ sp¡ lp bv$lTdu f¡e R>¡_¡ lh¡ sp¡ Apv$s \C NC R>¡. rkNf¡V$ hNf lph _e lpg¡.'

"cg¡ _¡ `uhp¡ v$fbpf. A¡V$gy„ sp¡ fpS>_u rsÅ¡fu Md¡ S> _¡. Ap sp¡ buÆ fus¡ L$fL$kf L$fu gCA¡. sdpf¡ R>p¡X$hue _ `X¡$ A_¡ EgVp_p¡ MfQ Ap¡R>p¡ \pe.'

L$pdv$pf¡ rlkpb NZphhp dp„X$ép¡, "Ap`Zp fpS> fkp¡X¡$ _e _e sp¡e fp¡S> v$p¡Y$kp¡ dpZk S>dsy„ li¡.'

"fpÆ`p¡ Å¡C_¡ kp¥ Aph¡. fpS>_y„ fkp¡Xy„$ R>¡. Åey„ cpey„ Aph¡ _¡ S>d¡ Bsp¡. ArcepNs buS>¡ ¼ep„ Åe?'

"sdpfu hps gpM¡Zu v$fbpf. `Z L$luA¡ sp¡ L¡$hpe L¡$ Bdp„_p L¡$V$gpL$ sp¡ `R>u fpS>_¡ fkp¡X¡$ S> `X$u f¡e R>¡. d¡dp_Nrs sp¡ `R>u L¡$V$gp v$pX$p_u? L¡$V$gpL$ sp¡ kph A¡v$u R>¡ A_¡ sfÏ„ sp¡X$u_¡e Ap`¡ s¡hp _\u. _e _e sp¡e `Qp-kpBW$ sp¡ kph S> S>dps_u S>¡d S>d_pfp R>¡.'

L$pdv$pf¡ `p¡fp¡ Mp^p¡ A_¡ Adfp hpmp iy„ L¡$e R>¡ s¡ kp„cmhp fpl Å¡C, `Z Adfp hpmp sp¡ rkNf¡V$_u L$k M¢Qsp lsp. A¡V$g¡ ApNm hps h^pfu, "bp`y Ap b^p_¡ S>fpL$ kdÅhu v$CA¡ sp¡ fkp¡X¡$ `Qpk_p¡ cpf fp¡S>_p¡ Ap¡R>p¡ \pe. rkNf¡V$ sp¡ Ap`p¡Ap` S> OV$u Åe. L$p¡W$pf_p¡ MfQ EgV$p_p¡ Ap¡R>p¡ \pe. sdpfu rkNf¡V$ sp¡ A¡dp„ S> NZpC Åe.'

"s¡ L$pdv$pf sd¡ A¡d_¡ kdÅhu_¡ ¼ep„ L$pY$ip¡?'

"B sp¡ Np¡su ëe¡ L$pd^„^p¡ _¡ Apifp¡. Ap`Z¡ das_y„ L¡$V$gy„L$ Nv$fphuiy„. fpS> lpV¡$ L$p„e dp\p„ v$u^p„ R>¡?'

Adfp hpmpA¡ rkNf¡V$ TX$`\u `|fu L$fu A_¡ L$pdv$pf kpd¡ spL$u_¡ bp¡ëep, "L$pdv$pf, fpS> sp¡ dphsf R>¡. Al] Apif¡ `X$ép R>¡. Bd_¡ L$p„e ^½$p v¡$hpi¡. B Mpe Mpe _¡ L¡$V$gy„ Mpe Ål¡?'

Adfp hpmp Ecp \C Nep R>¡. d¡X$u `f A¡L$b¡ Apds¡d Ap„V$p dpfu_¡ L$pdv$pf kpd¡ Ecp füp. "sdsdpf¡ b¡a¼e® flp¡ L$pdv$pf, rkNf¡V$_p¡ MQ® sdpfp¡ OV$u Ål¡.'

L$pdv$pf `Z Ecp \C Nep. s¡d_¡ kdÅey„ _l] L¡$ v$fbpf¡ iy„ L$fhp ^pe¯y R>¡. Adfp hpmpA¡ rkNf¡V$_y„ bp¡¼k_¡ bpL$k DW$pìep„ _¡ L$pdv$pf_p lp\dp„ v$C v$u^p„.

"ëep¡ L$pdv$pf, Ap_¡e lh¡ L$p¡W$pfdp„ S>dp L$fu Ûp¡. lh¡ Ap_u S>ê$f _\u. _¡ fkp¡X¡$ kp¥_¡ L¡$Å¡ L¡$ bp`yA¡ rkNf¡V$ `X$su d¡ëeu R>¡. `Z L$p¡C_¡ rkNf¡V$_ue _p `pX$ip¡ dp. L¡$ Å¡ sd_¡ lp¥_¡ R|>V$ R>¡ `uhu lp¡e sp¡.'

L$pdv$pf_¡ sp¡ _hpC gpNu. bp`y_¡ b¡ hj®\u gpN¡gu Ap gs Apd R|>V$i¡ A¡_p¡ lÆe cfp¡kp¡ b¡W$p¡ _\u. "`Z bp`y, sd_¡ L¡$d_y„ aphi¡? A_¡ sdpfp¡ MfQ ¼ep„ dp\¡ `X¡$ R>¡. Ap sp¡... d¢ L$u^y„ L¡$...'

"_p L$pdv$pf,' Adfp hpmp_p iåv$p¡ d½$d lsp, "ApV$guL$ Ad\u rkNf¡V$ R>p¡X$hu Bdp„ s¡ ¼$ey„ dp¡Vy„$ L$pd R>¡. _¡ sdpfu MfQ_u tQsp V$mu NC_¡? bp`y _e `usp„ lp¡e sp¡ fkp¡X¡$e L$p¡Z lh¡ rkNf¡V$ `uhp_y„ R>¡?'

fS|>Aps : k„v$u` A„^pqfep

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

Ap rhcpN Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?