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cmcp„Mmy„ \hpdp„ lsy„.

dy„bC Npd_p L|$L$X$pAp¡ lÆ sp¡ Ap„Mp¡ Qp¡msp lsp. s¡hpdp„ A¡L$ `p¡gukv$pv$p kX$L$ `f\u _uL$þep. X$pb¡-S>dZ¡ Å¡sp Åe, _¡ V$qX„$N... V$qX„$N... v„$X|$L$p¡ `R>pX$sp Åe.

eyr_ap¡d® L¡$hp¡, sp¡ L¡$ hV$ `X$u Åe A¡hp¡! MpMu Mduk, MpMu `pV$g|_, c|fu V$p¡`u, QL$dL$sp¡ `Ë$p¡. `p¡guk lsp¡ lp¡riepf. _p¡rmep¡ kp`_¡ `L$X¡$ s¡d A¡ Qp¡f_¡ `L$X$u iL$sp¡ lsp¡.

AQp_L$ s¡ Ecp¡ flu Nep¡. kpd¡\u L$p¡C Aphsy„ gpN¡ R>¡.

Af¡, Ap sp¡ L$p¡C buÅ¡ `p¡guk! `Z A¡_p„ L$`X$p„ L¡$d Sy>v$u Ås_p„ R>¡?

MpMu `pV$g|_ `f A¡Z¡ sp¡ Qp¡¿My„ ka¡v$ Mduk QX$pìey„ R>¡. dp¡Y$pdp„ rkkp¡V$u fZL¡$ R>¡. azf®f... azf®f... hNpX$sp¡ Qpg¡ R>¡. Ap `p¡guk sp¡ V²$pqaL$_p¡!

b„_¡ `p¡guk fõsp `f kpdkpdp \C Nep.

""`p¡guk kgpd.'' `l¡gpA¡ L$üy„.

""`p¡guk kgpd.'' buÅ¡ bp¡ëep¡.

""sdpfu rkkp¡V$u sp¡ c¥ aõV®$ ¼gpk.'' `l¡gpA¡ hMpZ L$ep¯.

"sdpfp v„$X|$L$p_p¡ S>hpb _l].'' buÅA¡ L$üy„.

""iy„ hV$ R>¡ sdpfp¡!'' v„$X|$L$phpmpA¡ ipbpiu Ap`u, ""A¡L$ lp\ D`f L$fp¡ _¡ A¡L$kp¡ NpX$u Ecu flu Åe!''

""fp¡a lp¡e sp¡ v$pv$p, sdpfp¡,'' rkkp¡V$uhpmp¡ bp¡ëep¡, ""sd¡ Æ` cNphu_¡ ^p„e... ^p„e... b„v|$L$ ap¡X$sp„ _uL$mp¡ A¡V$g¡ Qp¡f `|„R>X$u v$bphsp¡ cpNu Åe. dp¡V$p `p¡guk sp¡ sd¡ L$l¡hpAp¡.''

""_p, dp¡V$p `p¡guk sp¡ sd¡.''

""_p, _p, sd¡ dp¡V$p `p¡guk!''

Apd b„_¡ `p¡guk A¡L$buÅ_¡ "sd¡ dp¡V$p-sd¡ dp¡V$p' L$fhp gpÁep.

v„$X|$L$phpmp `p¡guk_¡ A¡d gpÁey„ L¡$ rkkp¡V$u\u V²$pqaL$ k„cpmhp_y„ L$pd kp¥\u kpfy„. `Z rkkp¡V$uhpmp_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ v„$X|$L$p\u Qp¡f_¡ Y$ubhpdp„ M|b dÅ.

AQp_L$ v„$X|$L$phpmp¡ Nyõk¡ \C Nep¡, ""d_¡ Nà`pbpÅ¡ S>fpe¡ _ Nd¡. s_¡ dpfy„ L$pd blz `k„v$ lp¡e, sp¡ sy„ S> L$f_¡!''

rkkp¡V$uhpmp¡ Ap_„v$\u ER>mu `X$ép¡, ""h¡fu NyX$, h¡fu NyX$. cg¡, lz„ sdpfy„ L$pd L$fui. Qp¡f-X$pLy$_¡ `L$X$u `pX$ui. A_¡ sd¡ dpfy„ L$pd k„cpmÅ¡. V²$pqaL$ `f Ýep_ fpMÅ¡.''

""lp, lp, lz„ V²$pqaL$_¡ W¡$L$pZ¡ `pX$u v$Ci. ApS>\u S>. Abulpg. rdgpAp¡ lp\, bps `½$u. Ap`Zp b¡_y„ _½$u.''

b„_¡ `p¡guk¡ lp\ rdgpìep. `R>u b¡e bpSy>_u lp¡V¡$gdp„ Nep.

v„$X|$L$phpmp `p¡guk¡ rkkp¡V$uhpmp_p¡ eyr_ap¡d® `l¡fu gu^p¡. rkkp¡V$uhpmpA¡ v„$X|$L$phpmp_p¡ `l¡fu gu^p¡.

Qp¡f kp\¡ EW$gub¡W$gu fdhphpmp¡ `p¡guk lh¡ ka¡v$ Mduk `l¡fu_¡ V²$pqaL$-V²$pqaL$ fdhp _uL$þep¡.

Qpf fõsp c¡Np \pe A¡hp¡ A¡L$ Qp¡L$ Apìep¡. `p¡guk ^X$pL$ L$fsp¡L$_¡ õV|$g `f QX$u Nep¡. A¡_¡ V²$pqaL$_y„ Ýep_ fpMsp„ sp¡ iy„ AphX¡$? bk, Å¡fÅ¡f\u rkkp¡V$uAp¡ hNpX$hp dp„X$ép¡. azf®f... azf®f...

X$pbp¡ lp\ D`f L$ep£, azf®f... azf®f... X$pbu bpSy>_u NpX$uAp¡ AV$L$u `X$u.

S>dZp¡ lp\ KQp¡ L$ep£, azf®f... azf®f... S>dZu bpSy>_u NpX$uA¡ b°¡L$ dpfu.

lp\ kpd¡ bpSy> KQp¡ L$ep£, azf®f... azf®f... kpd¡_p MV$pfp fp¡L$pC `X$ép.

lp\ `pR>m bpSy> KQp¡ L$ep£, azf®f... azf®f... X$bgX¡$L$f bk Qfff... L$fsuL$_¡ \„cu NC.

b^u NpX$uAp¡ AV$L$u `X$u A¡V$g¡ `p¡guk_¡ Aphu NC Nçds. `Z NpX$uhpmpAp¡_¡ QX$ép¡ Nyõkp¡! Ap s¡ `p¡guk L¡$ `peÅdp¡? L¡$d A¡L¡$e NpX$u_¡ R>p¡X$sp¡ _\u?

L„$V$pmu_¡ A¡L$ S>Z¡ NpX$u \p¡X$u ApNm gu^u. Ap `p¡guk sp¡ Ny„X$pAp¡ kp\¡ gX$hphpmp¡. Akg f„Ndp„ Aphu L|$v$L$p¡ dpfu_¡ kpdp¡ ^õep¡.

""`p¡guk `pV$}_¡ sydL$p¡ fp¡L$p sp¡ cu syd cpNsp l¥? Mbfv$pf!'' `p¡guk¡ fpBag L$pY$u A_¡ lhpdp„ b¡ cX$pL$p bp¡gphu v$u^p. NpX$uhpmpAp¡ l¡bspC Nep. NpX$uAp¡ fõsp hÃQ¡ R>p¡X$u v$u^u. dyÌ$uAp¡ hpmu_¡ _pW$p.

`p¡guk azgpC Nep¡. Ap V²$pqaL$_p L$pddp„ sp¡ dÅ Aph¡ R>¡. b^p_¡ L¡$hp cNpX$ép!

v|$f\u A¡L$ NpX$u Aphsu lsu.

(hp„Qsp fl¡ip¡)

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