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ggyh¡, _C rbQpf^pfp qL$kL¡$ hpõs¡ QpBe¡?
"sd_¡ `Z L$ÞãeyT_ \pe R>¡?'
iy„ Ap ApMu vy$r_ep dp¡l-dpep_¡ gu^¡ V$L$u flu R>¡?
ApV$ApV$gp„ d„qv$fp¡ R>sp„ âÅ vy$:Mu L¡$d?
`yfyj ÷u_p„ L$pdp¡ L¡$d _\u L$fu iL$sp¡?
ggyh¡, qagpkpau rkqfa dpBÞX$ L$u qX$dpÞX$ l¥
ggyhp, sy„ sp¡ Æhk©rô$_u A¡L$ Ap¡qX®$_fu rgÞL$ R>¡!
op_ A¡L$ Arcip` R>¡, ggyhp!

A¡L$hukdu kv$u_p Ap qv$hkp¡dp„ fp¡S> S|>_u Ap„M¡ _hp sdpip Å¡hp_p \pe R>¡. Nfbp_u ku.X$u. blpf `X¡$ R>¡, d„qv$fp¡_u h¡bkpBV$ _S>f¡ QX¡$ R>¡. QrZep-Qp¡mu_¡ bv$g¡ ÆÞk D`f b¡L$-g¡k Qp¡gu_u a¡i_ R>¡. Sy>hp_ R>p¡L$fuAp¡ X¡$qV„$N L$f¡ R>¡, dçdu-`à`p a¡rkeg A_¡ X$pB L$f¡ R>¡. k„õL©$s cygpsu Åe R>¡, A„N°¡Æ O¡f O¡f k„cmpe R>¡. eo_u h¡v$u hfk_p hQg¡ qv$hk¡ dp„X$ Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡, L$çàeyV$fp¡ _S>f dp„X$p¡ Ðep„ v¡$Mpe R>¡.

S>dp_p¡ `qfhs®__p¡ R>¡. `Z ¼epf¡L$ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ cpfsue k„õL©$rs_p„ hmsp„ `pZu R>¡. S>s¡ v$lpX¡$ Ap`Z¡ hZ®k„L$f k„õL©$rs_p Nygpd \C S>Ciy„.

Qpf¡ sfa \sp„ kp„õL©$rsL$ d|ëep¡_p¡ l²pk Å¡C_¡ d_ rhQrgs \C EW¡$ R>¡. dÞ_y ^ N°¡V$_¡ khpg L$fhp_y„ d_ \pe R>¡ L¡ $-

`Z _p.

dÞ_y dpfu hps lku L$pY$hp_p¡ R>¡. b¡Qpf Npm v$C_¡ Aô$d¹-`ô$d¹ sL®$ hX¡$ s¡ dpfp khpgp¡_¡ S> d|mdp„\u DM¡X$u _pMhp_p¡ R>¡. ApS>¡ `l¡gu hpf `¡gu QdÐL$pfu X$pbu [õg`f A_¡ S>dZu Q„`g_u Å¡X$ `Ndp„ `l¡fhp_y„ d_ \sy„ _\u.

`f„sy d__u rhl¹hmsp `Z L¡$d¡e L$fu idsu _\u. rhv¡$iu k„õL©$rs_p Op¡X$p`|f kpd¡ Å¡ kdpS> O|„V$rZep„ V¡$L$hu v¡$i¡ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ Ap`Zu AgN `l¡Qp_ iu fus¡ V$L$phu fpMuiy„?

R>¡hV¡$ `¡gu L$Y„$Nu `NfMp„_u Å¡X$ `l¡fpC S> NC A_¡ buÆ nZ¡ dÞ_y ^u N°¡V$_p¡ _p¡ìl¡f-g¡ÞX$ _S>f kdn âNV$ \ep¡.

`Z ApS>¡ Al] hpsphfZ L„$CL$ Sy>vy„$ S> lsy„. Tmp„lmp„ õV²$uV$ gpBV$p¡ Npeb lsu. Tp„Mu`p„Mu dipgp¡ kmNsu lsu. KQp„ rhipm h©np¡ ENu _uL$þep„ lsp„. fõsp ^|rmep lsp A_¡ k|L$p„ `p„v$X$p„ `h_dp„ Apd\u s¡d v$p¡X$u füp„ lsp„.

lp, dpÓ A¡L$ hps `l¡gp„ S>¡hu lsu. qv$ipk|QL$ `pqV$ep„ `f A¡L$ `Z iåv$ _lp¡sp¡.

d¢ dÞ_y_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""Ap iy„?''

""Mpk Ly$ÃR> _l].'' dÞ_y lõep¡, ""ApS> dÝeL$pgu_ A¡V$dp¡[õaef b_pep l¥. A¥k¡ lu, Q¡ÞS>!''

¼ep„L$\u Qubfu bp¡gu. `h__p kykhpV$p k„cmpep. v|$f, M|b v|$f ¼ep„L$ huS>mu NfS>su lp¡e s¡hp¡ Apcpk \ep¡. hfkpv$u dpV$u_u kyN„^ `Z Aphu. afu A¡L$ hpf kÞ_pV$p¡ R>hpep¡. lz„ õså^ b_u_¡ hpsphfZ dpZu füp¡ lsp¡.

dÞ_yA¡ `pR>m\u Aphu_¡ dpfp Mc¡ V$`gu dpfu_¡ A¡L$ \qX$ep `f b¡khp_p¡ Bipfp¡ L$ep£.

lz„ b¡W$p¡. dÞ_y A¡L$ _uQu X$pmu `f hX$hpNp¡m_u S>¡d K^p¡ gV$¼ep¡. s¡_u Ap„Mp¡ b„^ lsu.

d_¡ \ey„ L¡$ dÞ_y Apd S> KOu Nep¡ sp¡? A¡V$g¡ sfs S> âï_ L$ep£ : ""iy„ cpfsue k„õL©$rs_p¡ rh_pi \C S>i¡?''

Ap âï_ _lp¡sp¡. ApMp âï__u k`pV$u dpÓ lsu. `Z dÞ_y `pdu Nep¡. s¡_p Ql¡fp `f [õds Apìey„. s¡ T|ghp gpÁep¡. ""`lg¡ C bsp ggyh¡, C kykfu kÞk¾$urs L$p dsgb L$p lp¡h¡?''

""k„õL©$rs A¡V$g¡...'' d¢ AphX$éy„ A¡hy„ L$üy„. ""Ap Ap`Zp„ d„qv$fp¡, ip÷p¡, `yfpZp¡, ^prd®L$ qfhpÅ¡, rië`, õ\p`Ðe, L$gp...''

""B_ ipV®$ d¢ L$lp¡ qL$ cCe¡ Brslpk L$u v|$d!'' dÞ_y lkhp gpÁep¡. s¡_u Ap„Mp¡ b„^ S> lsu. ""Ab¡ ggh¡, Brslpk L$u v|$d `L$X$ L¡$ ¼e|„ fp¡ flp l¥? kÞk¾$urs Brslpk _l], â¡T¡ÞV$ d¢ lp¡su l¥!''

""â¡TÞV$dp„?'' dpfp dpV¡$ Ap _hu hps lsu.

""Ap¥f _l] sp¡ ¼ep?'' dÞ_y lhpdp„ Nygp„V$ MpC_¡ TpX$_u X$pmu `f Np¡W$hpC Nep¡. ""C dp¡l_-Å¡-X$pfp¡ ¼ep l¥? ggh¡, hp¡ Brslpk L$u v|$d l¥ Å¡ buQ d¢ L$V$ NC. Dlp„ M|v$pC L$f_¡ k¡ ldf¡ `„qX$sp¡ L$p¡ `sp Qgp L¡$ Dk S>dp_¡ d¢ Elp„ L¡$ gp¡N L$Bk¡ bfs_ d¢ Mps¡ \¡, bÃQ¡ L$p¥_ rMgp¥_¡ M¡gs¡ \¡, Ap¥fs¢ qL$k qX$ÅB_ L¡$ Nl_¡ `l_su \u Ap¥f kpf¡ klf L$p kykfp Ly$R> r`gpt_N lp¡sp \p. sp¡ C kb L$p l¥? Dk V¥$d L$u kÞk¾$urs l¥, ggh¡.''

""Dku sfl, MpSy>fplp¡ L$p l¥?'' dÞ_y afu K^¡ dp\¡ gV$¼ep¡ A_¡ T|ghp gpÁep¡. ""d„qv$f d¡ BÑ¡ kpf¡ gh L¡$ `p¡T L$p bsps¡ l¥? elu bsps¡ l¥ ggh¡, qL$ Dk âv¡$k d¢ Dk S>dp_¡ d¢ k„cp¡N Ap¥f `|Å A¡L$ g¡hg `¡ \u. ApS> sL$ MX$p lzAp hp¡ d„qv$f Dk Brslpk L$u rkfua v|$d l¥. hp¡ ldpfu ApS> L$u kÞk¾$urs _l] l¥, kdTp?''

""\p¡Xy„$ \p¡Xy„$ kdÅe R>¡.'' d¢ L$üy„.

""L$ëQf Ap¥f V²¡$qX$k_ L$p¡ Op¢Qy gp¡N rd¼k L$f fl¡ l¦.'' dÞ_y T|gsp„ T|gsp„ bp¡ëep¡, ""V²¡$qX$k_ Brslpk L$u bps l¥, L$ëQf ApS> L$u bps l¥. iyÙ NyS>fpsudp„ kdÅhy„ sp¡ _hfpÓudp„ Nfbp Nphp A¡ NyS>fps_u kp„õL©$rsL$ `f„`fp R>¡, `f„sy õV$uqfep¡ap¡r_L$ kpDÞX$ A_¡ dëV$uL$gf gpBV¹$kdp„, õ`p¡Þkfp¡ d¡mhu_¡ L$p¡dri®eg A¡ÞNg\u Nfbp Ap¡N£_pBT L$fhp A¡ ApS>_y„ L$ëQf R>¡.''

""rS>÷p ku cp„NX¡$ L$p `p` Apëbd r_L$ësp l¥Np, rS>÷p ku cfs_pV$éd¹ L¡$ ¼gpkuk Qës¡ l¥N¡, ep rS>÷p ku ÜpfL$p^uk L$u h¡bkpBV$ bÞsu l¥Nu... e¡ kb ApS> L$p L$ëQf l¥Np.''

""`f„sy...'' d__¡ lÆ d|„ThZ lsu, ""iy„ Ap ìep`pfuL$fZ\u k„õL©$rs_p¡ _pi _\u \sp¡?''

""kÞk¾$urs L$p L$cu rb_pk _l] lp¡sp ggh¡!'' dÞ_y b„^ Ap„Mp¡ fpMu_¡ d„v$ gedp„ T|gsp¡ lsp¡. ""¼ep¢? ¼ep¢ qL$ kÞk¾$urs L$p¡C fpS>¡-dlpfpS>¡ ep br_e¡-c°pçd_ L$u ÅNuf _l] l¥. kÞk¾$urs sp¡ kpfu `[ågL$ L$p V$p¡V$g N°y` rbl¡rhef l¥, `[ågL$ L$u Æ_¡ L$u fus l¥. ANf ld c„NX$p-Nfbp L$dk}eg L$fs¡ l¦ sp¡ L$_a¡k L$fp¡, qL$ lp„, ld A¥k¡ lu l¦!''

""dsgb?''

""dsgb C L¡$ L$dk}eg Nfbp ldL$p fpk Ap Nhp l¥, rlÞv$u qagdhp ldL$p fpk Ap Nhp l¥, ÆÞk `¥ÞV$ Ap¥f V$u-kV®$hp ldL$p fpk Ap Nhp l¥. dNf ld A¥k¡ k|r_e¡ l¥ qL$ L$_a¡k _l] L$fs¡!'' dÞ_y lhpdp„ Nygp„V$ MpC_¡ _uQ¡ Esep£. ""ld rb_p O|k rge¡ L$pd _l] L$fs¡, ld O|k rb_p qv$e¡ fl _l] kL$s¡. rb^p_kcp Ap¥f gp¡L$kcpd¢ ld] X$pLy$-NyÞX$p gp¡N L$p¡ rbW$ps¡ l¥, sp¡ L$_a¡k L$fp¡ qL$ lp„ vy$r_ephpgp¡, L$fàk_ ldfp L$ëQfhp l¥!''

""c°ô$pQpf Ap`Zu k„õL©$rs R>¡?'' lz„ X$OpC Nep¡.

""Ap¥f _l] sp¡ ¼ep?'' dÞ_y Ap hMs¡ X$pmu_u klpe rh_p lhpdp„ K^p¡ T|ghp gpÁep¡. ""rdk-d¡_¡S>d¡ÞV$ ldpfu kÞk¾$urs l¥, kp¡kZ ldpfu kÞk¾$urs l¥, Årshpv$ Ap¥f L$p¥dhpv$ ldpfu kÞk¾$urs l¥, ^fd L¡$ _pd L$p Y$p¡g `uV$_p ldpfu kÞk¾$urs l¥ Ap¥f rl`p¡¾¥$ku ep_¡ Y$p¢N sp¡ ldpfu bfkp¢ L$u kÞk¾$urs l¥.''

lh¡ lz„ Q|` \C Nep¡.

""A¡L$ bps kdS> g¡ gghp. spS>dlpg k¡ g¡L$f MS|>fplp¡ sL$ L¡$ kpf¡ d„qv$f-d[õS>v$-dL$bf¡ e¡ kb fpS>¡-dlpfpS>¡, dW$pr^`rs Ap¥f dp¥ghuAp¢ L¡$ Al„L$pf L¡$ âsuL$ l¥. L$pg L¡$ \`X$p¢d¢ elu V$uL$ Ås¡ l¥ Ap¥f ld Q|r_e¡ BÞl] L$p¡ ldpfu kÞk¾$urs L$p âsuL$ dp_ g¡s¡ l¥!''

lz„ õså^ lsp¡.

""kÞk¾$urs sp¡ blsu ^pfp l¥. hp¡ bv$gsu flsu l¥. D_ L¡$ r_kp_ ld¡kp b_s¡-rdV$s¡ fls¡ l¥. hp¡ b_p_¡hpgu cu `[ågL$ l¥ Ap¥f rdV$p_¡hpgu cu `[ågL$. Bõgue¡...'' dÞ_yA¡ dpfp Mc¡ lp\ d|¼ep¡. ""kÞk¾$urs-aÞk¾$urs c|g Å. `[ågL$ L$p rlõkp b_ Å!''

lz„ lÆ qv$Ád|Y$ lsp¡.

dÞ_yA¡ lmh¡L$\u dpfp Npg¡ A¡L$ V$`gu dpfu. buÆ S> nZ¡ lz„ dpfu kp„âs k„õL©$rsdp„ `pR>p¡ aep£.

(hp„Qsp fl¡ip¡)

qfqX$a õ`¡íeg rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡