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hj®dp„ A¡L$ S> hpf, A¡L$ drl_p dpV¡$ ep¡Åsu Adf_p\ epÓp_y„ A¡L$ AS>b ApL$j®Z R>¡. îÙp kp\¡ kplk `Z cm¡ Ðepf¡ Ap L$qW$_ epÓp_p¡ Ap_„v$, fp¡dp„Q h^u Åe R>¡. cyS>_p _hu_ Å¡juA¡ kplk A_¡ îÙp_p¡ A_ych sp¡ L$ep£ `Z s„Ó_u L¡$V$guL$ S>bfv$õs MpduAp¡ `Z Å¡C. Adf_p\ epÓp_p¡ ÅsA_ych s¡d_p S> iåv$p¡dp„ :
dy„bC_p L$ÃR>u rhqX$ep¡N°paf cfs Np¡fu s\p dp¡l_ dps„N kp\¡ Adf_p\ epÓp iê$ L$fu Ðepf¡ Apip lsu L¡$ S>çdydp„ L¡$V$gpL$ rdÓp¡_u dv$v$\u epÓp dpV¡$ S>ê$fu A¡hy„ frS>õV²$¡i_ \C S>i¡, `f„sy 20du Sy>gpC\u S> Ap L$pe®hplu kÑphpf fus¡ b„^ \C NC lp¡hp\u Adpfp X$p¡¼V$f_p„ kqV®$qaL¡$V$ A_¡ ap¡V$p Qp¢V$pX¡$gp„ AfÆ`ÓL$p¡ Adpfu `pk¡ S> flu Nep„. frS>õV²¡$i_ \C i¼ey„ _l].
Adf_p\ epÓp dpV¡$ cyS>\u `l¡gp hX$p¡v$fp Nep A_¡ Ðep„\u S>çdy `lp¢Ãep. `Z frS>õV²¡$i_ hNf ApNm S>hpe A¡d _lp¡sy„. A¡L$ dy[õgd eyhp_¡ buÅ S> fõs¡\u Adpfp Å¡Md¡ Ad_¡ Adf_p\ Nyap `lp¢QpX$hp_p¡ âõsph d|¼ep¡ Ðepf¡ d_dp„ khpgp¡ sp¡ OZp EW$ép. `Z hpõsrhL$sp ÅZhp Ad¡ eyhp__p¡ âõsph õhuL$pep£.
L$pídufdp„ DN°hpv$sfau eyhp_p¡_p b¡ cpN `X¡$gp R>¡. A¡L$ sØ_ L$Ë$f`„\u R>¡, Äepf¡ buÅ¡ `¥kp dpV¡$ b^y„ S> L$fhp s¥epf R>¡.
Ap hMs¡ S>çdy\u Q„v$_hpX$u, Äep„\u `N`pmp L¡$ Op¡X$p `f epÓp iê$ \pe R>¡, Ðep„ ky^u eprÓL$p¡_¡ l¡dM¡d `lp¢QpX$hp_u S>hpbv$pfu k¡ÞV²$g qfTh® `p¡guk ap¡k® s\p bu.A¡k.A¡a._¡ kp¢`hpdp„ Aphu R>¡.
L$V$fpdp„ V²$ph¡g A¡S>ÞkuAp¡_u Ap¡qakdp„ AX$^p¡ rv$hk b¡ksp-`pV®$V$pBd Aphy„ L$pd L$fsp AdyL$ eyhp_p¡ Myëg¡Apd eprÓL$p¡_¡ L$l¡sp lsp L¡$ Adf_p\_p„ v$i®_ dpV¡$ L$p¡C S> _p¢^Zu_u S>ê$f _\u. Å¡ tlds lp¡e A_¡ `¥kp MQ} iL$sp lp¡, s¡d S> TX$`\u Qpgu iL$sp lp¡ sp¡ Aphp¡ Adpfu kp\¡. bu.A¡k.A¡a., ku.Apf.`u.A¡a., gíL$f, A¡k.A¡k.bu. L¡$ `p¡guk Adpfy„ L$iy„ bNpX$u iL$hp_p„ _\u.
L$V$fp_u "dp chp_u V²$ph¡ëk'dp„ dmu Ne¡gp Aphp S> A¡L$ eyhp_ biuf kp\¡ Ad¡ îu_Nf-_p¥spg ê$V$ `f\u v$i®_ L$fhp S>hp_y„ _½$u L$ey¯.
S>çdy\u kÄS>X$ kgpdsu kp\¡ hl¡gu `fp¡Y¡$ epÓuAp¡_¡ gC_¡ _p_p„-dp¡V$p„ k„¿epb„^ hpl_p¡ `l¡gNpd S>hp fhp_p \pe R>¡. Ap hpl_p¡_u gp„bu gpB__u iê$Apsdp„ b¡ dp¡V$u NpX$uAp¡dp„ i÷kÄS> k¥r_L$p¡ lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ Ðepf bpv$ v$f¡L$ g¼Tfudp„ Qpf Qpf buÅ k¥r_L$p¡-`p¡gukhpmp lp¡e R>¡. Ap L$pagp¡ S>çdy R>p¡X$u_¡ \p¡X$p¡ ApNm Nep¡ Ðepf¡ Adpfp X²$pBhf¡ b¡ g¼Tfuhpmp_¡ Bipfp¡ L$ep£ s¡\u A¡L$ ApNm _uL$mu NC A_¡ Ad¡ hÃQ¡ Aphu Nep. Ap b^y„ NZsfu_u `mdp„ \ey„.
fõspdp„ A¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ bu.A¡k.A¡a._p A¡L$ Ar^L$pfuA¡ Adpfu NpX$u fp¡L$u _p¢^Zu`Ó dpÁep„ sp¡ X²$pBhf¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "`l¡gNpddp„ dpdg¡ðf d„qv$f_p„ v$i®_ dpV¡$ S>CA¡ R>uA¡. g„bp¡v$fu d„qv$f_p„ ÓZ c¼sp¡ `Z R>¡.' \p¡X$u `|R>`fR> `R>u A¡ Ar^L$pfuA¡ Ad_¡ S>hp sp¡ v$u^p, `Z hpefg¡k k¡V$ `f `l¡gNpd ÅZ L$fu v$u^u L¡$, "ka¡v$ dpfyrs h¡_ ApNm _ Åe-frS>õV²¡$i_ _\u!
Ad¡ tQspdp„ lsp Ðep„ X²$pBhf¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "hlp„ A`_¡ gp¡N l¥. tQsp ds L$fp¡.' Apd _¡ Apd Ad¡ buÅ qv$hk¡ îu_Nf `lp¢Ãep.
îu_Nf_p¡ lpCh¡ b„^ lp¡hp\u X²$pBhf¡ `l¡gNpd_p ê$V$ `f\u L$p¡C fõsp¡ ip¡Ýep¡ lsp¡, S>¡ s¡_p rlkpb¡ M|b Mfpb A_¡ MQp®m lsp¡. fps¡ `Z Adpfu NpX$u v$p¡X$su S> lsu A_¡ _hpC_u hps lsu L¡$ L$p¡CA¡ `Z ¼ep„e AV$L$phu _lp¡su.
îu_Nf `lp¢Qsp„ S> v$pg kfp¡hf_u A¡L$ lpDkbp¡V$ "kfõhsu'dp„ Ad¡ Esep®.
lSy> Ad¡ ä¡i \sp lsp Ðep„ Ap cpC `p¡sp_u kp\¡ ÓZ L$pX®$ gC_¡ Aphu Nep, S>¡dp„ Adpfp„ _pd, sbubu âdpZ`Ó, A¡X²¡$k, b^y„ S> lsy„. dpÓ v$i®__u spfuM gMhp_u A_¡ ap¡V$p Qp¢V$pX$hp_p bpL$u lsp. Ap L$pX®$ s¥epf L$fphhp_p s¡Z¡ ìe[¼sv$uW$ 300 ê$r`ep gu^p. Ap `pk sØ_ bp¡Nk lsp A_¡ s¡ Å¡C_¡ sd_¡ L$p¡C `Z kpQp ê$V$ `f\u Aphhp _ v¡$.
îu_Nf\u rS>àkudp„ fhp_p \ep Ðepf¡ biuf D`fp„s rbgpg A_¡ dp¡B_yØu_ `Z Å¡X$pep. fõspdp„ L$p¡C L$p¡C hpl_p¡ kpd¡ dmsp„ `Z b^p A¡L$buÅ\u X$fsp„ lp¡e s¡d l¡X$gpBV$ Å¡sp„ S> õ`uX$ h^pfu d|L$sp. gNcN v$k-bpf L$gpL$_u dykpafu bpv$ Adpfu NpX$u A¡L$ õ\m¡ AV$L$u Ðepf¡ `fp¡Y$_p Qpf hpÁep lsp.
"kpd¡ S>¡ `h®s v¡$Mpe R>¡ s¡_¡ Ap¡m„Nu_¡ ApNm S>ip¡ A¡V$g¡ bpgspg dpN£\u Aphsp rihc¼sp¡ v¡$Mpi¡. bp¡g bd... lf bd... Ap¡d _d: rihpe... A¡hu ^|_ L$fsp„ L$fsp„ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ kp\¡ Å¡X$pC S>Å¡. `Z Ýep_ fl¡ L¡$ `h®s Ap¡m„Nsu hMs¡ ¼ep„e V$p¡Q® Qpgy _ L$fsp, AhpS> _ L$fsp. Å¡ D`f\u ku.Apf.`u.A¡a. L¡$ bu.A¡k.A¡a.hpmp¡ Å¡C S>i¡ sp¡ ku^u Np¡mu S> dpfi¡. lh¡ Ad¡ ApNm kp\¡ _l] AphuA¡. BÞipëgp, fps¡ Al] Aphu S>Å¡...' Ap iåv$p¡ kp\¡ Ad_¡ fhp_p L$fpep.
"Ad¡ `pR>p Aphuiy„ Ðepf¡ sd¡ Al] _l] dmp¡ sp¡?' A¡hp Adpfp âï_¡ biuf_y„ dp\y„ a¡fhu _p¿ey„.
Adpfu hÃQ¡ \p¡X$u s|-s| d¦-d¦ \C A_¡ A„s¡ s¡Z¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "sd¡ `l¡gp _\u, ANpD 300 S>Z_¡ dp¡L$gu Q|¼ep¡ Ry>„.
Ad¡ A¡ `h®s `f `lp¢Qu_¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ L¡$V$gpe$ S>Z "rih drlç_'_p kd|l `pW$ kp\¡ ApNm h^sp lsp. BÞv$p¡f\u Aph¡gp A¡ N°y`_p A¡L$ hX$ug âp¡. A_yfpN¡ Ad_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$, "_uQ¡\u L$ep fõs¡ Apìep...?'
Adpfu `pk¡ riMpD S>hpb s¥epf lsp¡, "L$fhp Nep lsp...'
Äep„ Ad¡ kpQp¡ ê$V$ `L$X$ép¡ Ðep„\u `rhÓ Nyap 10 qL$gp¡duV$f v|$f lsu. fõspdp„ A¡L$ rk`pCA¡ Ad_¡ AV$L$phu_¡ `pk dpÁep A_¡ 300 ê$r`epdp„ kp¡v$p¡ L$ep£.
OqX$epm_p L$p„V¡$ L$p„V¡$ NyapA¡ `lp¢Qu v$i®_ L$ep¯ Ðepf¡ \p¡X$u r_fpip \C, bfa_y„ rihtgN A„v$pS>¡ ÓZ\u Qpf awV$_y„ S> lsy„. A_¡ lp\ Å¡X$u Ap„M d]Qhp S>¡V$gp¡ kde `Z Ðep„ A`psp¡ _l]. "ApN¡ bY$p¡... bp¡g bd... bd...'
\p¼ep`p¼ep blpf Aphu_¡ kp¥â\d sp¡ Ad¡ lgv$ufpd_p _põsp_p `¡L¡$V$ `f lp\ AS>dpìep¡. L$ÃR>dp„ dpsp_p dY$_u S>¡d Al] `Z îÙpmy c¼sp¡ L$udsu _põsp_p¡ Y$Ngp¡ L$fu_¡ b¡W$p lsp. AdfN„Npdp„ õ_p__p¡ rhQpf Apìep¡, `Z W„$X$u A_¡ kde_u `pb„v$uA¡ AV$L$pìep.
\pL$u_¡ gp¡\`p¡\ lpgsdp„ _uQ¡ Esep® sp¡ NpX$u lsu A_¡ `¡gp ÓZ¡e S>Z `Z dp¡S|>v$ lsp.
epÓp_p¡ âkpv$ s¡dZ¡ Ap„M¡-dp\¡ gNpìep¡ A_¡ `R>u Mp^p¡.
dpf dpf L$fsu NpX$u `pR>u îu_Nf sfa hmu Ðepf¡ AQL$psp„ AQL$psp„ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$, "Ad_¡ spÐL$prgL$ `pR>p hmhp_y„ ip dpV¡$ L$üy„ lsy„? Nyap_u Apk`pk sp¡ ¼ep„e L$pX®$_u s`pk \su _lp¡su....'
"L$g kybl bd aV$_¡hpg¡ l¥.' Ap V|„$L$p õ`ô$ S>hpb¡ Adpfu bp¡gsu b„^ L$fu _pMu. (buS>¡ _l] `Z ÓuS>¡ qv$hk¡ A_„s_pN A_¡ Qp¡\p qv$hk¡ b_ulpgdp„ epÓuAp¡ `f lp\Np¡mp a¢L$pep `Z Mfp.)
epÓp L$fpìep bpv$ Ap eyhp_p¡ hpshpsdp„ TOX$p¡ L$fu b¡ksp. ÓZ¡e S>Z¡ A_¡L$ hMs Ad_¡ A¡d S> L$üy„ L¡$ Ad¡ dpÓ Vy$qfõV$p¡ `f Ap^pqfs h¡`pfuAp¡ R>uA¡.
bp¡çb_u hps `|R>u sp¡ L$l¡, "L$pídufdp„ O¡f O¡f Mbf lp¡e R>¡ DN°hpv$uAp¡ ¼ep„ ÓpV$L$hp_p R>¡.'
Ap eyhp_p¡ Myv$ DN°hpv$u lp¡e L¡$ `R>u s¡d_p kd\®L$ s¡ sp¡ fpd ÅZ¡, `Z S>çdy\u fhp_p \sp„ `l¡gp„ A¡L$ ap¡_ L$fu_¡ biuf-rbgpg kp\¡ hps L$fu sp¡ ÅZhp dþey„ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ 10 _hp epÓuAp¡_¡ gC_¡ fpÓ¡ afu "Å¡Mdu epÓp' L$fphhp _uL$mu füp R>¡.
Ad¡ l¡dM¡d epÓp L$fu R>¡ s¡hy„ Ad¡ s¡d_p _hp epÓuAp¡_¡ L$luA¡ A¡hp¡ s¡dZ¡ ApN°l L$ep£.
_hy„ N°y` dlpfpóV²$ue_ rinL$p¡_y„ lsy„... s¡dp„_p A¡L$ v¡$i`p„X¡$ÆA¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ S>hp S>¡hy„ Mfy„?
Ad¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "S>fpe _l].'
_hu_ Å¡iu_p¡ Ap g¡M `Z S>ê$f hp„Qp¡
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