Npd_¡ R>¡X¡$ A¡L$ T|„`X$u lsu.

s¡dp„ A¡L$ X$p¡iu s¡_p Sy>hp_ R>p¡L$fp kp\¡ fl¡su lsu.

X$p¡iu blz v$epmy. kp¥_¡ dv$v$ê$` \pe.

A¡L$ hMs Qp¡dpkp_p qv$hkp¡ lsp. hfkpv$ ^p¡^dpf `X$sp¡ lsp¡. AX$^u fps¡ s¡_u T|„`X$u_¡ v$fhpS>¡ L$p¡CA¡ V$L$p¡fp dpep®.

X$p¡iu_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ OkOkpV$ KO¡. X$p¡iuA¡ ap_k gu^y„ A_¡ ^ud¡ ^ud¡ v$fhpS>¡ S>C Apõs¡\u v$fhpÅ¡ Mp¡ëep¡.

v$fhpS>¡ A¡L$ kp^ydlpfpS> Ecp lsp.

kp^y L$l¡, ""dpC, dpf¡ buS¡ Npd S>hy„ lsy„ s¡\u Al]\u `kpf \sp¡ lsp¡, `Z Ap hfkpv$ A_¡ fps_y„ A„^pfy„ R>¡ s¡\u d_¡ fõsp¡ k|Tsp¡ _\u. ApS>_u fps spfp Of¡ Apifp¡ Ap`.''

X$p¡iu_¡ v$ep Aphu. kp^y_¡ Ofdp„ gC Aphu. kp^y sp¡ kph c]ÅC Nep lsp.

X$p¡iuA¡ s¡_p v$uL$fp_p„ L$`X$p„ kp^y_¡ `l¡fhp Apàep„ A_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""dlpfpS>, c|¿ep \ep lip¡. lz„ ldZp„ NfdpNfd cp¡S>_ s¥epf L$fy„ Ry>„.'' A¡d L$lu X$p¡iu AX$^u fps¡ fkp¡C L$fhp b¡W$p„.

\p¡X$u hpfdp„ Nfd Nfd fp¡V$gu-ipL$ b_phu kp^ydlpfpS>_¡ S>dpX$ép. kp^y S>çep Ðep„ sp¡ X$p¡iuA¡ s¡d_u `\pfu s¥epf L$fu. kp^yA¡ \p¡X$p¡ hMs Apfpd L$ep£ Ðep„ hfkpv$ b„^ \C Nep¡. kp^yA¡ L$üy„, ""Qpgp¡, lz„ ÅJ Ry>„. dpC, spfu k¡hp\u lz„ OZp¡ âkÞ_ \ep¡ Ry>„. dpfp Apiuhp®v$ R>¡ L¡$ L$pg¡ khpf¡ S>¡ L$pd sy„ `l¡gy„ g¡i¡ s¡ `|fy„ S> _l] \pe.''

kp^y_u Aphu hps kp„cmu X$p¡iu_¡ \ey„ L¡$ Ap L¡$hp Apiuhp®v$! Ap hfv$p_ R>¡ L¡$ ip`?

`Z X$p¡iu OZu v$epmy. "li¡! d¢ ¼ep„ L$p¡C hfv$p_ d¡mhhp s¡d_u k¡hp L$fu lsu.'

buS>¡ qv$hk¡ khpf¡ X$p¡iu\u hl¡gy„ DW$pey„ _l]. s¡_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ ÅNu Nep¡ A_¡ s¡Z¡ dp_¡ DW$pX$u. ""dp, dp EW$, dpf¡ S>hp_y„ dp¡Xy„$ \pe R>¡. A_¡ lp, dpõsf_¡ au Ap`hp_u R>¡ A¡V$g¡ `¥kp L$pY$u fpMS>¡.''

X$p¡iu A¡L$v$d ^°pkL$p kp\¡ EW$u. ""dpõsf_¡ `¥kp L¡$hu fus¡ Ap`ui? S>fp Å¡hp v¡$ Ofdp„ A¡V$gp `¥kp R>¡ L¡$ _l]?''

X$p¡iu A¡L$ `p¡V$gudp„ `¥kp bp„^u_¡ fpMsu. X$p¡iuA¡ `p¡V$gu R>p¡X$u A_¡ s¡dp„ S>¡ \p¡X$p `¥kp lsp s¡ NZhp b¡W$u. X$p¡iu `¥kp NZsu Åe `Z `¥kp `|fp \pe S> _l].

X$p¡iu_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ L$l¡, ""dp, d_¡ _lphp_y„ `pZu L$fu Ap`, dp d_¡ v|$^ Ap`, dp dpfp¡ _põsp¡ Ap`.'' `Z X$p¡iu L$p„C kp„cm¡ _l]. A¡ sp¡ bk `¥kp S> NÎep L$f¡. `¥kp_p Y$Ngp \hp dp„X$ép. X$p¡iu_¡ _ c|M_y„ cp_, _ sfk_y„. bk `¥kp S> NZ NZ L$f¡.

kp„S>¡ X$p¡iu_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ Of¡ Apìep¡. `¥kp_p Y$Ngp Å¡C Apcp¡ \C Nep¡. ""Ap iy„ R>¡ b^y„? dp EW$, S>dhp_y„ b_ph. d_¡ c|M gpNu R>¡.'' `Z kp^ydlpfpS>_y„ hfv$p_! khpfdp„ `l¡gy„ gu^¡gy„ L$pd `|fy„ \pe _l]. kp„S> `X$u, k|fS> Y$þep¡. A_¡ X$p¡iu `Z \pL$u_¡ gp¡\`p¡\ \C `¥kp_p Y$Ngp `f S> KOu NC.

X$p¡iu A¡L$ qv$hkdp„ `¥kpv$pf \C NC.

hps ApMp Npddp„ a¡gpC NC. Ap hps f„cp _pd_u A¡L$ `X$p¡iZ_¡ Mbf `X$u NC.

f„cp blz Cjp®my, gyÃQu A_¡ L$`V$u. Aphp¡ QdÐL$pf L¡$hu fus¡ \ep¡ s¡ ÅZhp A¡ sp¡ `lp¢Qu NC X$p¡iu `pk¡.

X$p¡iu blz cp¡mu. b^u hps rhNs¡ s¡Z¡ f„cp_¡ L$fu.

lh¡ f„cp fp¡S> `¡gp kp^ydlpfpS>_u fpl Å¡su ÅNsu b¡k¡.

A¡L$ fps¡ s¡_u BÃR>p `|fu \C. fps¡ kp^ydlpfpS>¡ Of_y„ bpfÏ„ MV$MV$pìey„.

f„cp lp„amuap„amu v$fhpÅ¡ Mp¡ghp v$p¡X$u NC. v$p¡X$hp S>sp„ `X$u, hpÁey„ `Z s¡_u v$fL$pf L$ep® hNf s¡Z¡ v$fhpÅ¡ Mp¡ëep¡. kpd¡ kp^ydlpfpS>_¡ Å¡C s¡ Myiu_u dpfu `pNg \C NC. dlpfpS>_¡ Ofdp„ kpfpdp„ kpfp õ\p_¡ b¡kpX$ép. kpfpdp„ kpfp„ cp¡S>_ S>dpX$ép„. Apfpd L$fhp_u b^u ìehõ\p L$fu. dlpfpS> fpÆ \C_¡ S>su hMs¡ hfv$p_ v¡$sp Nep, ""dpC, L$pg¡ khpf¡ sy„ S>¡ L$pd `l¡gy„ L$fui s¡ `|fy„ S> _l] \pe.''

bk, f„cp_¡ ApV$gy„ S> Å¡Csy„ lsy„. f„cp k|su Mfu `Z s¡_¡ KO _lp¡su Aphsu. s¡ sp¡ ^_hp_ \hp_p k`_pdp„ A¡hu Mp¡hpC NC L¡$ ¼epf¡ khpf `X$éy„ s¡_u s¡_¡ Mbf _ `X$u. khpf¡ s¡_p ^ZuA¡ DW$pX$u_¡ L$üy„, ""Agu Qpg, dpf¡ M¡sf¡ S>hy„ R>¡. _phZ dpV¡$ `pZu gC Aph.'' f„cp_p¡ hf M|b Nfd õhcph_p¡. f„cp_¡ \ey„ `l¡gp s¡_¡ `pZu Ap`y„. `R>u r_fp„s¡ `¥kp NZhp b¡kui. A¡ L|$h¡ `pZu cfhp NC.

`Ðey„, khpf_y„ `l¡gy„ L$pd `pZu cfhp_y„. `pZu k]Qsu Åe A_¡ Ofdp„ `pZu W$pghsu Åe. ^ud¡ ^ud¡ Of_p„ b^p„ hpkZp¡ `pZu\u cfpC Nep„, `Z f„cp_¡ L$„C Mbf _ `X¡$. ^ud¡ ^ud¡ Of ApMpdp„ `pZu S> `pZu. `pZu_u f¡gdR>¡g. f„cp sp¡ L$p¡C_u fp¡L$u fp¡L$pe _l]. kp„S> ky^udp„ ÅZ¡ Ofdp„ `|f Apìey„ lp¡e s¡d Of_p¡ b^p¡ kpdp_ `pZudp„ sf¡. k|fS> Y$msp„ L|$hpL$p„W¡$ f„cp \pL$u_¡ `X$u A_¡ Ðep„ KOu NC. ^_hp_ \hp_p k`_pdp„ Ofdp„ S>¡ lsy„ s¡ b^y„ `Z Mp¡C b¡W$u. Cjp® A_¡ gpgQ\u L$f¡gp L$pddp„ ¼epf¡e bfL$s _ Aph¡.

hpQL$rdÓp¡, sd¡ `Z dS>¡v$pf bpmhpsp®Ap¡ dp¡L$gu iL$p¡ R>p¡.
L¡$hu fus¡? ÅZhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡.