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hpsp®_p¡ ANpD_p¡ cpN hp„Qhp Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

s¡_¡ Ecu fpMu. ""gpBkÞk qv$MpAp¡, Qgp¡, gpBkÞk qv$MpAp¡.''

NpX$uhpmp¡ ^udp AhpS>¡ bp¡ëep¡, ""kpl¡b, gpBkÞk Of¡ flu Ney„ R>¡.''

""¼ep bp¡gp? gpBkÞk _l] l¥?'' sfs `p¡gukv$pv$pA¡ sp¡ L$pY$u lp\L$X$u. X²$pBhf_p lp\dp„ `l¡fphu v$u^u. M¢Qsp¡-M¢Qsp¡ rkÁ_g `pk¡ gC Apìep¡.

X²$pBhf L$l¡, "S>hp v$p¡, S>hp v$p¡.'

`p¡guk L$l¡, "L¥$k¡ S>hp v$p¡.'

rkÁ_g_¡ kp„L$m h]V$pmu_¡, X²$pBhf_¡ buS>¡ lp\¡ `Z lp\L$X$u `l¡fphu v$u^u.

X²$pBhf c|`s blpfhqV$ep¡ lp¡e s¡d bÅf hÃQ¡ b„^pC Nep¡.

hpl, `p¡gukv$pv$p, hpl! sd¡ V²$pqaL$ Mfp¡ k„cpþep¡.

lh¡, buÅ `p¡guk_p¡ spg Sy>Ap¡.

V²$pqaL$ `p¡guk_¡ Qp¡f `L$X$hp_y„ L$pd dþey„ A¡V$g¡ Myi Myi \C Nep¡. v„$X|$L$p_¡ Nv$p_u S>¡d Oydphhp gpÁep¡. Qpf¡L$p¡f Å¡sp¡ Åe _¡ bp¡gsp¡ Åe, ""¼ep„ R>¡ Qp¡f, ¼ep„ R>¡ Qp¡f!''

A¡_u X$éyV$u lsu Ap\®f fp¡X$_u S>¡gdp„.

S>¡g_u Qpf¡bpSy> `Õ\f_u qX$bp„N L$pmu v$uhpgp¡. gp¡M„X$_p„ qL$Q|X$ qL$Q|X$ L$dpX$p¡.

A„v$f L¡$v$uAp¡ L¡$V$gp? sp¡ L¡$ Qpfkp¡ huk. L$p¡C qMõkpL$p`y, L$p¡C NmpL$p`y. L$p¡C blpfhqV$ep¡, L$p¡C ^pX$`pXy$.

Aphp _d|_pAp¡ `f Ýep_ fpMhp_y„ L$pQp`p¡Qp_y„ L$pd _l].

Aphu S>¡gdp„ V²$pqaL$_p¡ `p¡guk O|õep¡. ""Qgp¡ Ab¡... ku^u gpB_dp„ MX$p \C ÅAp¡!'' L$lu_¡ b^p L¡$v$uAp¡_¡ b¡ L$spfdp„ kpdkpd¡ Ecp L$ep®. `p¡s¡ hÃQp¡hÃQ Ecp¡. lp\ DR>pmu_¡ L¡$v$uAp¡_u A¡L$ L$spf_¡ fp¡L$u. buÆ L$spf_¡ ApNm h^hp_p¡ Bipfp¡ L$ep£. õV$p¡`, Np¡! õV$p¡`, Np¡! Apd s¡ L¡$v$uAp¡_p¡ V²$pqaL$ k„cpmhp gpÁep¡.

S>¡ L¡$v$u X$pbp¡ V$_® dpf¡ s¡Z¡ S>dZp¡ lp\ blpf L$pY$u, Np¡m-Np¡m Oydphu_¡ rkÁ_g Ap`hp_y„. buÅ L¡$v$u_¡ Ap¡hfV¡$L$ L$fhp¡ lp¡e sp¡ dp¡Y¡$\u ""cp¢`|... cp¢`|...'' ""r`r``... r`r``...'' A¡hp AhpÅ¡ L$fhp_p.

Aphu b^u fdsdp„ A¡L$ L¡$v$u _pW$p¡. `p¡guk_¡ QX$pìep¡ ^½¡$. v$uhpg_p `Õ\f `f `N d|L$u_¡ D`f QX$u Nep¡. buÆ bpSy> W¡$L$X$p¡ dpep£. buÅ L¡$v$uAp¡ Myi \C_¡ s¡_¡ `p_p¡ QX$phhp dp„X$ép. lhpgv$pf ""_p¡ A¡ÞV²$u, _p¡ A¡ÞV²$u...'' L$lu_¡ `pR>m v$p¡X$ép¡. `Z L¡$v$u \C Nep¡ fazQ½$f!

buÅ `p¡gukp¡, S>dpv$pf, S>¡gf, kp¥ L$p¡C ^ku Apìey„. ""iy„ \ey„ ëep, iy„ \ey„?''

`p¡guk L$l¡hp gpÁep¡, ""kpl¡b, kpl¡b, `¡gp L¡$v$uA¡ rkÁ_g sp¡X$éy„. hmu v$uhpg `f _p¡ A¡ÞV²$u lsu sp¡ `Z A¡_p `f\u Nep¡. V²$pqaL$_p b¡ b¡ Ny_p L$ep®, kpl¡b.''

S>¡gf fpsp¡`ump¡ \C Nep¡, ""Å¡L$f, s¢ A¡_p `f r`õsp¡g L¡$d _l] Qgphu? L¡$d cpNu S>hp v$u^p¡?''

""qaL$f _l] L$fp¡, S>¡gfkpl¡b, _p¡V$ Vy$ hfu,'' `p¡guk¡ rMõkpdp„\u X$pefu L$pY$u_¡ S>¡gf_¡ bsphu. ""Sy>Ap¡, d¢ A¡_p¡ _„bf gC gu^p¡ R>¡! L¡$v$u _„bf A¡d.Apf.X$bëey. _pB_ Vy$ h_ h_, `„v$f qv$hkdp„ sdpfy„ gpBkÞk gC_¡ Ad_¡ Qp¡L$u `f dmhp Aphp¡.''

""Af¡ A_pX$u, s_¡ lhpgv$pf L$p¡Z¡ b_pìep¡?'' S>¡gf¡ ÓpX$ _pMu. ""sy„ spbX$sp¡b Al]ep„\u _pB_ Vy$ h_ h_ \C Å. ep_¡ L¡$ _p¥ v$p¡ Áepfl!''

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