spfL$ dl¡sp

gÁ_ rhi¡ lz„ L$v$u L„$C gMsp¡ _\u, L$pfZ L¡$ dpfu `Ð_u cZ¡gu R>¡ A_¡ dpfp„ b^p„ S> gMpZ A¡ hp„Qsu lp¡e R>¡. hmu v$f¡L$ kpdpÞe ÷u_u S>¡d A¡ `Z dÅL$dp„ kdS>su _\u.

`f„sy A¡L$ âk„N¡ L$gd_¡ bv$g¡ Æc Qgphhp_y„ Å¡Md M¡X$pC Ney„ A_¡ S>¡_p¡ d_¡ X$f füp L$fsp¡ A¡ S> `qf[õ\rs Ecu \C NC.

bÞey„ A¡hy„ L¡$ kpmp_p„ gÁ_ lsp„. Nmpdp„ lpf A_¡ ifuf D`f kyV$ `l¡fu Qp¡fu_p Qpf a¡fp afhp A¡ Np¡f_p lzL$d_u fpl Å¡sp b¡W$p lsp A_¡ dpfu AhmQ„X$u Æc¡ khpg L$ep£ :

"kpmpkpl¡b, sd_¡ Mbf R>¡ L¡$ ap„ku_¡ dp„QX¡$ QY$phsp„ `l¡gp„ L¡$v$u_¡ A¡_u R>¡ëgu BÃR>p iy„ R>¡, A¡d `|R>hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡?'

A¡dZ¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ i„L$piug ×rô$A¡ dpfu kpd¡ Å¡ey„. `Z A¡d_¡ Msfu lsu L¡$ lz„ khpf_p cpNdp„ sp¡ _ip¡ _ S> L$fy„ A_¡ s¡ `Z gÁ_âk„N¡ sp¡ _l] S>.

"Mbf R>¡, L¡$d?' A¡dZ¡ `|R¹>ey„.

"A¡ S> fus¡ gÁ__p¡ Nprmep¡ Nmpdp„ _pMsp„ `l¡gp„ hffpÅ_¡ `Z `|R>hy„ Å¡CA¡, L¡$ bp¡g cpC, spfu R>¡ëgu BÃR>p iy„ R>¡?'

kpmp L„$C bp¡ëep _l]. `Z A¡dZ¡ S>¡ fus¡ dpfu kpd¡ Å¡ey„ A¡ Å¡sp„ d_¡ A¡d gpÁey„ L¡$ A¡d_p L$p¥dpe®hõ\p_u R>¡ëgu BÃR>p A¡hu lsu L¡$ dpf¡ Q|` fl¡hy„.

lz„ sp¡ spÐL$prgL$ Q|` \C Nep¡. d_¡ ¿epg Aphu Nep¡ L¡$ `fZu Q|L¡$gp dpV¡$ AÞe_p„ gÁ_ cg¡ dÅL$díL$fu_p¡ âk„N lp¡e `Z `fZ_pfp dpV¡$ sp¡ A¡ N„cuf âk„N lp¡e R>¡. (Å¡L¡$ kpkqfep _pL$ M¢Q¡ Ðepf¡ hffpÅAp¡ D`f D`f\u dgL$u_¡ A¡ kp„Mu g¡ R>¡ `Z A„v$fMp_¡ Aph_pfu S>hpbv$pfu\u M|b S> cecus lp¡e R>¡.)

kpmp `pk¡ L$f¡gu V$L$p¡f afsu afsu A¡d_p„ bl¡_ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ dpfp„ ^d®`Ð_u_¡ L$p_¡ `lp¢Qu Ne¡gu. O¡f Apìep `R>u buS>¡ qv$hk¡ E_u E_u fp¡V$gu `ufksp„ A¡dZ¡ V$pY$L$\u d_¡ `|R¹>ey„ :

"L¡$d Ly„$hpfp qv$hkp¡ blz epv$ Aph¡ R>¡?'

kpmpkpl¡b `pk¡ L$f¡gu V$L$p¡f lz„ c|gu Ne¡gp¡ A¡V$g¡ `Ð_uA¡ `ufk¡gp¡ âï_ L$p¡rmep kp\¡ kdÄep hNf lz„ A„v$f Dspfu Nep¡.

d¢ r_v$p£j cph¡ L$üy„, "v$f¡L$ `fZ¡gp_¡ ¼epf¡L$ A¡_p Ly„hpfp Æh__u epv$ spÆ \pe.'

"sp¡ \C Åh Ly„$hpfp. dpfp cpC_¡ ÅZ¡ ap„ku_¡ dp„QX¡$ QY$sp¡ lp¡e s¡hy„ cX$L$phu_¡ Apìep s¡_y„ L„$C _l], A¡ sp¡ kpfp¡ R>¡ L¡$ `pL$p L$pmÅ_p¡ R>¡ A_¡ sdpfp Apgsyapgsy Vy$QL$p\u cfdpC Åe s¡hp¡ _\u. bpL$u rbQpfp¡ L$p¡C L$pQp L$pmÅ_p¡ dpZk lp¡e sp¡ `fZsp„ `l¡gp„ `gpe_ \C Åe.'

`Ð_uA¡ ap¡X$ `pX$ép¡ Ðepf¡ qv$dpNdp„ v$uhp¡ \ep¡ _¡ ¿epg Apìep¡ L¡$ L$pQy„ L$`pey„. k|X$udp„ kp¡`pfu L$p`hp S>sp„ A„N|W$p¡ L$`pC Åe s¡hy„ \ey„.

d_pdZp„ L$fhp d¢ L$üy„, "X$prg¯N.'

"bk bk. dpf¡ sdpfy„ X$prg¯Nbprg¯N _\u kp„cmhy„.'

"sp¡ kpQy„ L$lz„ L¡$ A¡ sp¡ A¡L$ dÅL$ lsu.'

"A¡hu s¡ L„$C dÅL$ lp¡su li¡?'

"v$f¡L$ `fZ¡gp„ Ly„$hpfp„Ap¡_u S>fpL$ díL$fu L$f¡. A¡d spfp L$l¡hp âdpZ¡ Å¡ Ly„$hpfpAp¡dp„ A¡ kdS>hp_p„ A_¡ `fZsp„ `l¡gp„ `gpe_ \C S>hp_p„ A½$g L¡$ tlds lp¡e sp¡ Ap`Zp¡ `p¡Zp¡ kdpS> `fÎep hNf_p¡ flu Åe.'

"Aphu _¡ Aphu hpeX$pC L$fu_¡ kNp„hlpgp„dp„, rhv|$jL$dp„ M`u Åh R>p¡ _¡ Å¡X¡$ dpfu f¡hX$u L$fp¡ R>p¡.'

"Qpgp¡ c|g \C NC, AÞ_`|Zp®, ndp L$fp¡.' L$lu lp\ ^p¡C d¢ Ap¡qak_u hpV$ gu^u.

Å¡L¡$ _hp `fZ¡gpAp¡ lp¢i¡ lp¢i¡ Op¡X¡$ QY¡$ _¡ hpÅ„ hNX$ph¡ s¡ sp¡ lÆ `Z lz„ kdÆ iLy„$ Ry>„, L$pfZ L¡$ A¡d_¡ rbQpfpAp¡_¡ Mbf _\u lp¡su L¡$ A¡L$ hpf Op¡X¡$ QY$ép `R>u bpL$u_u tS>v$Nu N^¡X$p_u `¡W¡$ h¥sfy„ L$fhp_y„ lp¡e R>¡, `Z ldZp„ ldZp„ gÁ__u fS>sS>e„su ES>h_pfpAp¡_p¡ hN® h^sp¡ Åe R>¡ A¡ d_¡ Apòe®dp„ Xy$bpX$u v¡$ R>¡. dp¡V$p cpN_p `fZ¡gpAp¡ `p¡s¡ `fZ¡gp R>¡ A¡ kss c|ghp d\sp lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ s¡dp„e A¡d_¡ `fZ¡ L¡$V$gp„ hj® \ep„ A¡ sp¡ epv$ fl¡sy„ S> _\u lp¡sy„.

`Ð_u lp¢i¡ lp¢i¡ Å¡ A¡L$pv$ khpf¡ `|R>¡ L¡$ "rdõV$f, bp¡gp¡ ApS>¡ iy„ li¡?'

sp¡ rbQpfp¡ `rs ce_p dpep£ bp¡gu EW¡$, "Af¡ lp, ApS>¡ sp¡ Ap`Zu gÁ_S>e„su, L¡$d?'

`Ð_u R>R>Zu EW¡$ A_¡ L$l¡i¡, "iy„ sd¡ `Z bpãep L$fp¡ R>p¡! ApS>¡ sp¡ sdpfu hj®Np„W$.'

"Af¡ lp, ApS>¡ sp¡ dpfu hj®Np„W$ L¡$! kfk kfk.' A_¡ Dçdf_y„ A¡L$ hj® hÝey„ A¡ epv$ L$fphhp bv$g `Ð_u D`f AL$mpe.

`fZ¡gp_u Aphu d_p¡v$ip lp¡e Ðepf¡ lp¢i¡ lp¢i¡ gÁ__p„ `Quk hj®_u DS>hZu L$fsp„ eyNgp¡_u d_¡ Mf¡Mf Av¡$MpC Aph¡ R>¡.

dpfu Ap¡qakdp„ dpfp A¡L$ rdÓ_p¡ ap¡_ Apìep¡.

"dl¡sp!'

"bp¡gp¡.'

"sdpfy„ L$pd `X$éy„ R>¡ epf.'

"A¡ rh_p sp¡ sd¡ ap¡__p `¥kp bNpX$p¡ S> _l].'

"Aphy„ L$l¡ R>¡ epf!'

"sd¡ ap¡_ _\u L$fsp A¡\u d_¡ L$p¡C Ås_y„ vy$:M _\u `Z sd_¡ iy„ vy$:M `X$éy„ L¡$ Ap rdÓ_¡ epv$ L$ep£ s¡ bp¡gu _pMp¡.' d¢ L$üy„.

"A¡L$ rdrd¾$u L$f_pfp¡ Å¡CA¡ R>¡.'

"rdrd¾$u L$f_pfp¡?'

"lp.'

"L$p¡_u!'

"Af¡ epf, b^p_p Qpmp `pX¡$, lkph¡. L„$C fd|Æ Vy$QL$p L$l¡ A¡hp¡ L$p¡C ApqV®$õV$ Å¡CA¡ R>¡.'

"`Z A¡L$pA¡L$ sdpf¡ A¡hu iy„ lkhp_u S>ê$f `X$u L¡$ rdrd¾$uhpmp_¡ bp¡gphp¡ R>p¡? A¡ L„$C dasdp„ _ Aph¡.'

"s¡_p¡ hp„^p¡ _l]. `¥kp Ap`Z¡ Ap`iy„.'

"`Z A¡d `¥kp Ap`u_¡ ip dpV¡$ lkhp dpNp¡ R>p¡? A„v$f A„v$f Vy$QL$p L$lu_¡ L¡$ Ngu`Qu L$fu_¡ _ lkpe?'

"Af¡ lp, lz„ s_¡ L$l¡hp_y„ S> c|gu Nep¡ cpC, Ap`Zp„ gÁ__u fS>sS>e„su ES>hhp_u R>¡.'

"Ap`Zp„?'

"A¡V$g¡ dpfp epf! Aphs¡ AW$hpqX$e¡ dlpbm¡ðfdp„ a„¼i_ fp¿ey„ R>¡; spf¡ _¡ cpcuA¡ Aphhp_y„ R>¡.'

"L¡$d R>¡L$ dlpbm¡ðfdp„?'

"spfp cpcu_u A_¡ cpCb„^p¡_u BÃR>p A¡hu R>¡ L¡$ fS>sS>e„su `Z gÁ__u `¡W¡$ ES>hpe, dpf¡ Op¡X¡$ b¡ku_¡ b¡ÞX$hpÅ„ kp\¡ A¡_¡ `fZhp S>hy„. Af¡ epf, dpfp„ R>p¡L$fp„ `Z lW$ gC_¡ b¡W$p„ R>¡ L¡$ `à`p, Adpf¡ sd_¡ Op¡X¡$ b¡W¡$gp Å¡hp R>¡. d¢ L$üy„ L¡$ cpC lz„ Op¡X¡$ b¡ky„ _¡ sd¡ Å¡C gp¡! `Z L$l¡ R>¡ _p, Adpf¡ sdpfp¡ hfOp¡X$p¡ L$pY$hp¡ S> R>¡.'

"`Z R>¡L$ dlpbm¡ðfdp„!'

"lpõsp¡, Al] dpfp¡ hfOp¡X$p¡ L$pY$p¡ sp¡ sp¡ gp¡L$p¡ spmuAp¡ `pX¡$ _¡ L$p„L$fp a¢L¡$.'

"bfp¡bf, bfp¡bf.'

"Ap`Zp b^p S> rdÓp¡ dpV¡$ A¡L$ õ`¡íeg g¼Tfu bk cpX¡$ L$fphu R>¡ A¡V$g¡ spf¡ Aphhy„ S> `X$i¡. L$p¡C `Z rdrd¾$uhpmp_¡ g¡sp¡ AphS>¡. Ap`Z¡ `¥kpb¥kp Ap`iy„.'

"cg¡. cg¡.' d¢ L$üy„. ap¡_ d|¼ep `R>u d_¡ A¡L$ ÅZusp¡ Vy$QL$p¡ epv$ Aphu Nep¡.

A¡L$ kÄS>__u gÁ__u fS>sS>e„su lsu. dpfp S>¡hp¡ A¡L$ v$p¡õs A¡_¡ Ðep„ `lp¢Ãep¡ sp¡ hffpÅ_p¡ b„Ngpdp„ `Ñp¡ _l]. `¡gp¡ v$p¡õs A¡_¡ Mp¡msp¡ Mp¡msp¡ b¡X$ê$ddp„ `lp¢Ãep¡ sp¡ hffpÅ A¡L$ A„^pfp M|Zpdp„ ìluõL$u_p¡ Ágpk gC b¡W¡$gp¡.

v$p¡õs¡ `|R¹>ey„, "Af¡ hffpÅ! blpf fp¡i_u A_¡ sd¡ A„^pfpdp„?'

hffpÅA¡ r_kpkp¡ _p¿ep¡. L$l¡, "b^p ^Mpfp R>¡ ^Mpfp.'

"L¡$d?'

"`l¡gp„ b¡X$ê$d_y„ bpfÏ„ b„^ L$f `R>u L$lz„. ¼ep„L$ spfu cpcu kp„cmu S>i¡ sp¡ blpf _¡ A„v$f b^¡ A„^pfy„ L$fu _pMi¡.'

v$p¡õs¡ v$fhpÅ¡ b„^ L$ep£.

`R>u hffpÅA¡ ìluõL$u_p¡ dp¡V$p¡ O|„V$X$p¡ cep£ A_¡ L$üy„, "Å¡ v$p¡õs, Adpfp„ gÁ__¡ Äepf¡ v$k hj® `|fp„ \ep„ Ðepf¡ lz„ dpfu b¥fu\u A¡V$gp¡ L„$V$pmu Ne¡gp¡ L¡$ d¢ A¡_y„ M|_ L$fhp_p¡ rhQpf L$f¡gp¡, A¡V$gu lv¡$ L¡$ A¡ bpbsdp„ d¢ dpfp hL$ug rdÓ_u kgpl gu^¡gu. hL$ug¡ L$üy„ L¡$ sd¡ Aph¡idp„ M|_ L$fu b¡W$p A¡d `yfhpf \pe A_¡ sdpfu S>¡gdp„ hs®Z|L$ kpfu S>Zpe sp¡ sd¡ v$k¡L$ hj®dp„ S>¡gdp„\u R|>V$u Åh.'

"s¡_y„ AÐepf¡ iy„ R>¡?' v$p¡õs¡ `|R¹>ey„.

"Af¡ epf, Ðepf¡ Å¡ d¢ rlçds L$fu_¡ M|_ L$fu _p¿ey„ lp¡s sp¡ ApS>\u `p„Q hj® `l¡gp„ lz„ R|>V$u Nep¡ lp¡s s¡_¡ bv$g¡ dpfu sp¡ Ap S>ÞdV$u` Qpgy R>¡. L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ ¼epf¡ Ry>V$pi¡!' L$lu hffpÅ ìluõL$u NV$NV$phu Nep.

A_¡ d_¡ ap¡_ L$f_pfp dpfp rdÓ d_kyMgpg epv$ Apìep. lh¡ flu flu_¡ `pR>p Op¡X¡$ QY$hp_p lsp s¡ `Z `p¡sp_u S> `Ð_u_¡ `fZhp. d_¡ L„$C A¡d_p hfOp¡X$pdp„ dlpbm¡ïhf ky^u gp„bp \hp_p¡ DÐkpl _lp¡sp¡ `Z kp„S>¡ îudsuÆ_¡ hps L$fu sp¡ A¡ Adv$phpv$_u Ap¡V$p¡qfnp_u `¡W¡$ ER>mhp gpÁep„.

"d_kyMgpg_¡ MQ£ dlpbm¡ïhf_u dp¡S> dpZhpdp„ hp„^p¡ iy„ R>¡? sd¡ A¡L$ v$p'X$p_u fÅ gC g¡Å¡.'

îudsuÆ_p hV$lzL$d_p¡ A_pv$f L$fhp¡ A¡ B[Þv$fp Np„^u_u rhfyÙ `X$hp S>¡V$gy„ Å¡MdL$pfL$ S>Zpey„.

Ad¡ g¼Tfudp„ gÁ__p„ Nusp¡ Npsp„ dlpbm¡ðf `lp¢Ãep„. Å¡L¡$ hffpÅ sp¡ `Ð_u A_¡ A¡d_p bpmNp¡`pm_¡ gC_¡ A¡d_u dp¡V$fdp„ ANpD\u `lp¢Qu Nep lsp.

dlpbm¡ðfdp„ b¡ b„Ngp cpX¡$ fpMhpdp„ Apìep lsp. hÃQ¡ gNcN AX$^p dpCg_y„ A„sf fpMhpdp„ Aph¡gy„ L¡$ S>¡\u hfOp¡X$p¡ S>fp ^pd^|d\u S>C iL¡$. A¡L$ b„Ngpdp„ hffpÅ d_kyMgpg, A¡d_p rdÓp¡, A¡d_p¡ `yÓ, `yÓh^|, _hu `fZ¡gu v$uL$fu A_¡ S>dpC s\p A¡L$ s¡f hj®_p¡ `yÓ. A¡ gp¡L$p¡ hfOp¡X$pdp„ r`sp kp\¡ Å¡X$php dpNsp„ lsp„. buÅ b„Ngpdp„ d_kyMgpg_p„ `Ð_u kNyZpbl¡_, A¡d_u L¡$V$guL$ kpl¡guAp¡, A¡d_p `rsv¡$hp¡ s¡d S> kNyZpbl¡__p„ dpsp-r`sp A_¡ kNp„k„b„^u lsp„.

õ`¡íeg bk R>¡L$ hffpÅ_p b„Ngpdp„ S>C_¡ Ecu flu, d_kyMgpg_p¡ L$bugp¡ Tp„`pdp„ Adpfp õhpNs dpV¡$ Ecp¡ lsp¡ `Z d_kyMgpg_p¡ `Ñp¡ _ lsp¡. d¢ Esfsp„h¢s A¡d_u `yÓu_¡ `|R¹>ey„ :

"`à`p L¡$d v¡$Mpsp _\u?'

`à`p_¡ NC L$pg¡ dy„bC\u dlpbm¡ðf dp¡V$fdp„ Apìep s¡ S>fp lpX$dpfu\u gp¡ â¡if S>¡hy„ gpNsy„ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ Apfpd L$f¡ R>¡.'

kp„cmu_¡ Å_¥epAp¡_y„ `Z â¡if gp¡ \hp dp„X$éy„.

"`R>u X$p¡¼V$f_¡ bp¡gpìep L¡$ _l]?'

"A¡d sp¡ `à`p v$hpAp¡ kp\¡ S> fpM¡ R>¡.'

"dçdu ¼ep„ R>¡?' Adpfp„ îudsuÆA¡ `|R¹>ey„.

"A¡d_p¡ Dspfp¡ buÅ b„Ngpdp„ R>¡ _¡! A¡ sp¡ rbQpfp„ `à`p dpV¡$ Aphhp dpNsp„ lsp„ `Z Ad¡ S> L$üy„ L¡$ gÁ_ \C Åe `R>u AphÅ¡.'

A¡V$gpdp„ Adpfp Å_¥ep d„X$mdp„\u A¡L$ S>Z L$l¡, "Af¡, tQsp iy„ L$fp¡ R>p¡! Ap`Zu `pk¡ gp¡ ågX$ â¡if_p¡ AL$kuf BgpS> R>¡. ldZp„ L$gpL$dp„ sp¡ sdpfp `à`p R>gp„Np¡ dpfhp dp„X$i¡!'

"A¡hu L$C v$hp R>¡?' A¡L$ S>Z¡ `|R¹>ey„.

"A¡ sd_¡ _p L$l¡hpe.' bp¡gsp„ `¡gp kÄS>_ fdZuL$gpg `p¡s¡ S> R>gp„Np¡ dpfsp„ b„Ngpdp„ O|õep.

"`à`p_¡ W$uL$ \C Åe sp¡ kpfy„. ldZp„ b¡ L$gpL$ `R>u sp¡ qX$_f R>¡.'

Ad¡ Å¡ey„ L¡$ b„Ngp_p bNuQpdp„ Myfiu-V¡$bgp¡ Np¡W$hpsp„ lsp„. rhipm b„Ngpdp„ Å_¥epAp¡_¡ AgN AgN L$dfpAp¡dp„ Np¡W$hhpdp„ Apìep. fS>sS>e„su_¡ blp_¡ dlpbm¡ðf_u kl¡g Mphp dmu A¡V$g¡ dp¡V$p cpN_p Å_¥epAp¡ N¡gdp„ lsp. L¡$V$gpL$ L$dfpAp¡dp„\u gÁ_Nusp¡_p¡ NZNZpV$ k„cmpsp¡ lsp¡. lz„ `¡V$u A_¡ `Ð_u_¡ A¡L$ Ap¡fX$pdp„ Np¡W$hu ku^p¡ d_kyMgpg_u Mbf L$pY$hp Nep¡ sp¡ fdZuL$gpg Ðep„ `lp¢Qu Nep lsp A_¡ Mp¡Mpdp„\u Äepf¡ A¡dZ¡ v$hp_p¡ dp¡V$u kpBT_p¡ iuip¡ blpf L$pY$ép¡ Ðepf¡ d_¡ cp_ \ey„ L¡$ A¡ gp¡ ågX$â¡if_¡ A¡L$v$d lpC L$fu _pM¡ s¡hu ìluõL$u lsu.

d_¡ Å¡C_¡ h^pf¡ f„Ndp„ Aphu S>sp„ fdZuL$gpg L$l¡, "Å¡C iy„ füp R>p¡? Å¡X$pC Åh, dl¡sp.' d¢ L$üy„, "Ap`Z_¡ â¡if_u sL$gua _\u fdZuL$gpg.'

"sdpfu S>e„su \i¡ Ðepf¡ sdpfy„ `Z â¡if _uQy„ S>sy„ fl¡i¡. dpV¡$ â¡[¼V$k `pX$p¡.'

d_kyMgpg dp„v$p Jv$f S>¡hp `p¡V$gy„ \C_¡ `X$ép lsp. bpV$gu Å¡C_¡ L$l¡, "fdZuL$gpg, ApS>¡ S>hp v$p¡ epf. ApV$gp b^p dpZkp¡dp„...'

"¼ep„ L$p¡C `pfL$p R>¡, d_ycpC! sd¡ sdpf¡ A¡L$ X$p¡T dpfu v$p¡, `l¡gu hpf `fZsp lp¡ s¡hp¡ d|X$ Aphu S>i¡.'

fdZuL$gpg_p ApN°l kpd¡ V$L$hp_u d_kyMgpgdp„ i[¼s S> _ lsu. lz„ `Z S>fp X$p¡T dpfhp ggQpep¡. `Z Ðep„ sp¡ Adpfp„ ^d®`Ð_u_¡ rhipm b„Ngpdp„ lz„ c|gp¡ `X$ép¡ lp¡Ci A¡hu apm `X$u li¡ A¡V$g¡ A„v$f X$p¡qL$ey„ L$ey¯ A_¡ iuip_¡ Å¡C_¡ A¡dZ¡ Ql¡fp D`f S>¡ cph ìe¼s L$ep® s¡ Å¡sp„ d_¡ dl¡qagdp„ Å¡X$phpdp„ Å¡Md S>Zpey„.

d¢ L$üy„, "d_kyMgpg, lz„ Al] Ådu S>Ci sp¡ `¡gp¡ rdrd¾$u ApqV®õV$ qv$_y l]Nhpmp A¡L$gp¡ `X$u S>i¡ _¡ A¡_¡ Mfpb gpNi¡, hmu, ApS>_p âp¡N°pd dpV¡$ A¡_u Å¡X¡$ qX$kL$k `Z L$fhp_y„ R>¡.' L$lu_¡ lz„ R>V$¼ep¡.

L$gpL$dp„ sp¡ qX$_f dpV¡$ lpL$g `X$u. Ad¡ bNuQpdp„ Apìep Ðepf¡ d_¡ fdZuL$gpg_u ApNplu kpQu `X$su gpNu. d_kyMgpg QL$QqL$s V¡$f¡gu__p kyV$dp„ Ecp Ecp Å¡fÅ¡f\u dl¡dp_p¡_¡ AphL$pfsp lsp. d¢ Äepf¡ qv$_y l]Nhpmp_u Ap¡mMpZ L$fphu Ðepf¡ d_kyMgpg L$l¡ L¡$, "bk, ApS>¡ sd¡ d_¡ rdrd¾$u L$fsp„ iuMhpX$p¡.' qv$_yA¡ d|„TpC_¡ dpfu kpd¡ Å¡ey„. d¢ L$üy„ L¡$ "lp, lp, S>çep `R>u Ap`Z¡ b^p S> qv$_y `pk¡\u rdrd¾$u L$fsp„ iuMuiy„.''

"sp¡ `R>u sd¡ A¡_pDÞk L$fu v$p¡ L¡$ ApS>¡ L$p¡CA¡ k|C S>hp_y„ _\u. b^pA¡ rdrd¾$u iuMhp_u R>¡.'

"A¡_pDÞkd¡ÞV$_u iu S>ê$f R>¡? b^p Al] S> fl¡hp_p R>¡ _¡!'

"_p, _p. A¡d _p Qpg¡. ApqV®$õV$_u L$v$f \hu Å¡CA¡. Ecp flp¡, lz„ S> A¡_pDÞkd¡ÞV$ L$fy„ Ry>„.' L$lu d_kyMgpg A¡_p `yÓ sfa aep®, "v$uL$fp, ApS>¡ dpB¾$p¡ap¡_ _\u dNpìey„?'

"ApV$gp dpZkp¡dp„ dpB¾$p¡ap¡__u iu S>ê$f `à`p?' Ncfpsp„ Ncfpsp„ dp¡V$p v$uL$fpA¡ S>hpb Apàep¡.

"L„$C _l]. L„$C _l]. dpfp¡ AhpS> gpDX$õ`uL$f S>¡hp¡ S> R>¡.' hpsQus Qpgsu lsu s¡ v$frdep_dp„ rdÓd„X$mu k`qfhpf Np¡W$hpC NC lsu.

"R>p¡L$fp„Ap¡, sd¡ `Z b¡ku Åh, lz„ A¡L$gp¡ S> ApS>¡ b^y„ d¡_¡S> L$fui.' `à`p_p¡ d|X$ _ bNX¡$ s¡ dpV¡$ A¡d_p„ R>p¡L$fp„Ap¡ d|Np„ d|Np„ Np¡W$hpC Nep„.

`R>u d_kyMgpg¡ õV|$g dNpìey„. b¡ _p¡L$fp¡_u dv$v$\u A¡ õV|$g `f QY$ép. _p¡L$fp¡_¡ Mc¡ lp\ d|L$u A¡dZ¡ cpjZ L$ey¯. kp¥\u `l¡gp sp¡ fdZuL$gpg_p¡ AL$kuf v$hp Ap`hp bv$g Apcpf dpÞep¡. `R>u qv$_y l]Nhpmp_¡ gphhp bv$g dpfp¡ Apcpf dpÞep¡. `R>u A¡dZ¡ `p¡sp_p `yÓp¡, `yÓu, S>dpC, `yÓh^|_p¡ Apcpf dpÞep¡. Ðep„ s¡d_¡ `Ð_u kp„cep¯ A¡V$g¡ A¡dZ¡ qMõkpdp„\u ê$dpg L$pY$u Ap„Mp¡ g|R>u. _pL$ _ku¼ey„. v$frdep_dp„ b¡Qpf hpf `X$u S>sp„ A¡d_¡ _p¡L$fp¡A¡ AV$L$pìep. d_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ L$v$pQ A¡ h^pf¡ fX$hp `f QY$u S>i¡ sp¡ f„Ndp„ c„N `X$i¡. Apd¡ A¡ õV|$g `f S>¡ fus¡ Ecp lsp s¡ fus¡ b^p_¡ kss ce gpNsp¡ lsp¡ L¡$ A¡ Nd¡ Ðepf¡ `X$u S>i¡ A¡V$g¡ L$p¡C ip„rs\u S>du iL$sy„ _ lsy„. d¢ kdek|QL$sp hp`fu Ål¡fps L$fu L¡$ lh¡ qv$_ycpC A¡d_p¡ L$pe®¾$d Ap`i¡. qv$_ycpC `qf[õ\rs L$mu Nep A_¡ Ecp \C Nep. d_kyMcpC_¡ `Z gpÁey„ L¡$ dl¡dp_p¡_¡ d_p¡f„S>__u S>ê$f R>¡.

^„^pv$pfu rdrd¾$u L$gpL$pf qv$_ycpCA¡ `pV$}_p¡ d|X$ `gV$phu _p¿ep¡. d_kyMgpg `p¡s¡ A¡hp f„Ndp„ Aphu Nep L¡$ Å¡fÅ¡f\u spmuAp¡ `pX$hp dp„X$ép. buS>¡ qv$hk¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ hfOp¡X$p¡ lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ b^p_u BÃR>p hl¡gp k|C S>hp_u lsu. `Z d_kyMgpg ApMu fps dl¡qag Qgphhp_p d|X$dp„ lsp. `Z `R>u qv$_ycpCA¡ A¡L$ Vy$QL$p¡ A¡hp¡ L$lu _p¿ep¡ L¡$ S>¡\u d_kyMgpg `pR>p A`k¡V$ \C Nep. qv$_ycpCA¡ L$üy„.

"gp„bp kyMu gÁ_Æh_ `R>u A¡L$ ÷u rh^hp \C. `p¡sp_p õhN®õ\ `rs_p d©Ðey bpv$ iy„ \ey„ li¡ A¡ ÅZhp_u A¡_¡ kss tQsp. A¡V$g¡ A¡L$ qv$hk A¡ c|hp `pk¡ NC A_¡ L$üy„, "dpfp `rs_p ApÐdp kp\¡ hps L$fhu R>¡.' c|hpA¡ ÅsÅs_p cX$L$p L$fu, d„Óp¡ bp¡gu `¡gu rh^hp_p `rs_p d©spÐdp_¡ bp¡gpìep¡. rh^hpA¡ `|R¹>ey„, "kp„cmp¡ R>p¡?'

`¡gpA¡ `|R¹>ey„, "lÆ k„cmphhp_y„ iy„ bpL$u R>¡?'

"dpf¡ ÅZhy„ R>¡ L¡$ sd¡ kyMu R>p¡ L¡$ _l]?'

"OZp¡ kyMu Ry>„.'

"Al] lsp s¡_p\ue h^pf¡ kyMu R>p¡?'

`¡gpA¡ L$üy„, "s¡_p L$fsp„ A_¡L$NZp¡ h^pf¡ kyMu Ry>„.'

sp¡ sp¡ d_¡ L$lp¡_¡ L¡$ õhN® L¡$hy„ R>¡?'

"õhN®dp„ L$p¡Z Ney„ S> R>¡! lz„ sp¡ _fL$dp„ Nep¡ Ry>„ `Z Ðep„ lsp¡ s¡_p L$fsp„ h^pf¡ kyMu Ry>„.'

kp„cmu_¡ d_kyMgpg_p¡ `pR>p¡ d|X$ ApDV$ \C Nep¡. "fdZuL$gpg, epf sdpfu v$hp Å¡Ci¡.' fdZuL$gpg rhdpkZdp„ `X$ép. `Z d_kyMgpg_¡ _p `pX$hp_u A¡d_u rlçds _ lsu. fdZuL$gpg d_kyMgpg_¡ gC_¡ Nep A_¡ d„X$mu V$`p¡V$` `p¡sp_p L$dfpAp¡ c¡Nu \C NC. cp¢W$p `X¡$gp qv$_y_¡ d¢ Apðpk_ Apàey„.

fpÓ¡ iy„ \ey„ s¡ Mbf _\u. `Z hl¡gu khpf¡ d_kyMcpCA¡ s¥epf \hp_y„ lsy„, `Z A¡ rbR>p_pdp„\u Ecp \C iL¡$ s¡d _ lsp. b¡ÞX$hpÅ„_p Op¢OpV$\u A¡d_u KO sp¡ EX$u NC `Z A¡d_¡ kyV$ `l¡fphsp„ Ad_¡ b^p_¡ AX$^p¡ L$gpL$ gpÁep¡. A¡ sp¡ a¼s "kp¡fu' "kp¡fu' A¡d S> bp¡ëep L$fsp lsp. `R>u R>p¡L$fp„Ap¡A¡ s¡d_¡ lpfsp¡fp L$ep®. rhv¡$iu AÑfp¡_p¡ R>„V$L$ph L$ep£. A¡_p\u d_kyMgpgdp„ spS>Nu Aphu. A¡V$g¡ A¡ L$p¡C_u `Z dv$v$ hNf Qpgu_¡ b„Ngp_p v$fhpS>¡ `lp¢Ãep. A¡d_¡ dpV¡$ Mpk iZNpf¡gp¡ Op¡X$p¡ A¡d_u fpl Å¡sp¡ \_N_sp¡ lsp¡.

Op¡X$p D`f `p¡sp_p d¡m¡ sp¡ A¡ khpf \C iL¡$ s¡d lsp S> _l] A¡V$g¡ A¡d_¡ dpV¡$ Mpk Myfiu gphhpdp„ Aphu. Op¡X$p D`f khpf \hp dpV¡$ s¡ `l¡gp„ Myfiu `f QY$ép. `R>u Op¡X$phpmp_u dv$v$\u A¡L$ Ap„QL$p kp\¡ Op¡X$p D`f khpf sp¡ \ep. A¡L$ k¡L$ÞX$ A¡ [õ\f füp _¡ buÆ S> nZ¡ A¡ Op¡X$p_u buÆ sfa Y$þep. buÆ bpSy> Ec¡gp Op¡X$phpmpA¡ A¡d_¡ Tuëep A_¡ `R>u V$V$pf L$ep®, Ðep„ `pR>p A¡ buÆ sfa Y$þep.

\p¡X$p¡ hMs b„_¡ bpSy> Op¡X$phpmpAp¡ d_kyMgpg_¡ A¡L$buÅ_u sfa ^L¡$gsp lp¡e s¡hy„ ×íe Qpëey„. Adpfpdp„_p b¡Qpf S>Z¡ R>¡hV¡$ A¡d_¡ `L$X$ép A_¡ A¡d_p `yÓ¡ A¡d_p lp\dp„ _prme¡f `L$X$pìey„ A_¡ b¡ÞX$ Å¡fÅ¡f\u hpNhy„ iê$ \ey„ A¡V$g¡ kdSy> Op¡X$p¡ ApNm hÝep¡. d_kyMgpg `pR>m Y$msp Nep. A¡d_p lp\dp„_y„ _prme¡f Ahpf_hpf R>V$L$sy„ lsy„.

AÝ^f Æh¡ AX$^p¡ dpCg L$p`u Ad¡ h¡hpC_p dyL$pd¡ `lp¢Ãep. d_kyMgpg_u V$p„NpV$p¡mu L$fu Ad¡ Dspep®. `Z lÆ `p¡s¡ Op¡X$p `f b¡W$p lp¡e A¡ fus¡ S> `N `lp¡mp fpMu s¡ Ecp füp.

Q„`L$gpg L$l¡, "Ap d|fM d_yA¡ fpÓ¡ ìluõL$u D`f KOhp_u Np¡mu gu^¡gu s¡dp„ ¼epf_p¡ T|ëep L$f¡ R>¡.'

d_kyMcpC_u lpgs A¡hu lsu L¡$ bpfZpdp„ A¡ [õ\f Ecp flu iL$sp _ lsp, kpky_¡ Qp„ëgp¡ L$fsp„ v$k rdr_V$ gpNu.

Qp¡fudp„ `Z A¡ Tp¡L$p„ Mpsp füp. hpsphfZ A¡hy„ \C Ney„ L¡$ ¼epf¡ gÁ_ `s¡ A_¡ dy„bCc¡Np„ \C S>CA¡. gÁ_ `Ðep„. S>dZ `Ðey„. A¡_u kp\¡ b^pA¡ kX$kX$pV$ dyL$pd¡ S>C kpdp_ DW$phu bk `L$X$u.

`Z Ad¡ A¡ qv$hk¡ A¡V$gu Np„W$ hpmu L¡$ dpf¡ afu L$v$u Op¡X¡$ QY$hp_p¡ rhQpf _ L$fhp¡.