dpfu hfkNp„W$ hpS>s¡-NpS>s¡ Aphu QX$u. kNp„k„b„^uAp¡A¡ "l¡`u b\® X¡$' L$l¡hp ap¡_ L$ep®, v$p¡õsp¡A¡ L$pX®$ dp¡L$ëep„, A_¡ L$bpV$dp„ kdpe _l] A¡V$gu sp¡ â¡TÞV$ dmu.

Mf¡Mf, hfkNp„W$_p¡ qv$hk A¡V$g¡ gp¡V$fu M|ghp_p¡ qv$hk.

d¢ b\®-X¡$ `pV$} fpMu A_¡ b^p v$p¡õsv$pfp¡_¡ bp¡gpìep.

ê$dpgv$ph_u fds Qpgy \C. ê$dpg gC_¡ lz„ L|„$X$pmp afs¡ cpNsp¡ lsp¡ :

^dpg ^p¡L$p¡ ^d^d \pe
`pR>m Sy>A¡ A¡_u `|„R>X$u f„Npe

Ðep„ L$p¡CA¡ Op„V$p¡ `pX$ép¡, ""A¡...C fpS>! ^d ^d ip_p¡ L$f¡ R>¡? Ap Å¡, iy„ gC Aphu Ry>„...''

Å¡ey„ sp¡ kfgpdpku lp\dp„ gpL$X$p_u `¡V$u gC_¡ Ecp„ lsp„. `|R>hp gpÁep„, ""Ap `¡V$udp„ iy„ â¡TÞV$ li¡, bp¡g? gpg _¡ gugy„ lp¡e...''

""kp`kuX$u_u fds,'' A¡L$ v$p¡õs¡ sy½$p¡ gNpìep¡.

""_p. AhpS> L$f¡ _¡ L|$v$L$p `Z dpf¡...'' kfgpdpku bp¡ëep„.

""`X$OdQu_y„ fdL$Xy„$'' L$p¡CA¡ L$üy„.

""_p bpbp _p, `]S>fpdp„ fpMhp¡ `X¡$...''

""hpO! Oyf® Oyf®...'' lz„ bp¡ëep¡.

b¡ÓZ v$p¡õsv$pfp¡ NcfpC_¡ `pR>m lV$ép.

""X$p¡ÞV$ bu rkgu,'' L$lu_¡ kfgpdpkuA¡ `¡V$u Mp¡gu _pMu.

`¡V$udp„\u L$p¡C bp¡ëey„, ""l¡`u b\® X¡$ fpS> Mp„X$!''

""lzf£... bp¡gsp¡ `p¡`V$...'' L$lu_¡ v$p¡õsgp¡L$p¡ ER>þep.

Nm¡ L$pmp¡ õL$pa® A_¡ `N¡ L$pmp„ b|V$-dp¡Å„, rgkp¡V$p S>¡hu `|„R>X$u, A_¡ QZp¡W$u kdu Qp„Q! `p¡`V$ A¡L$v$d l¡ÞX$kd lsp¡.

`]S>fy„ A¡L$\u buÅ lp\¡ afhp gpÁey„. dçdu L$l¡, ""kfgpdpku Ap_¡ gpìep„, sp¡ A¡_y„ _pd "kfgp' S> `pX$p¡.''

""`Z b¡_, Ap `p¡`V$u _\u `p¡`V$ R>¡'' kfgpdpkuA¡ `p¡sp_y„ _pd bQpìey„.

""`p¡`V$gpg fpMp¡'' L$p¡C bp¡ëey„.

""Qud_gpg fpMp¡, Qud_gpg,'' d¢ L$üy„. ""Ap`Z¡ Qud_gpg dpõsf_p hN®dp„ b„^, A_¡ Ap Qud_gpg Ap`Zp `]S>fpdp„.''

b^p bp¡ëep, Ap¡L¡$, Ap¡L¡$.

Qud_gpg `p¡`V$ ^X$p^X$ bp¡gsp„ iuMu Nep¡.

Adpfp¡ ^p¡bu Aphsp„_u kp\¡ `p¡`V$ "^p¡bu Ap...ep...'_u b|d fpNdp„ `pX¡$ R>¡. A¡L$ khpf¡ b|d kp„cmu_¡ kp¥ `p¡s`p¡sp_p„ L$`X$p„ blpf gC Apìep„. Sy>A¡ sp¡ ^p¡bu _l] Ap¥f Ly$R> cu _l]. a¼s Qud_gpg Qp„Qdp„ lksp¡ lsp¡.

õL|$gdp„ Qud_gpg dpõsf hY¡$ Ðepf¡ lz„ Of_p Qud_gpg `p¡`V$ `f v$pT L$pYy„$. lz„ Ap„L$ Np¡My„ Ðepf¡ `p¡`V$ Vy$L$ Vy$L$ L$ep® L$f¡. ""sd_¡ _l] aph¡, Qud_gpg,'' lz„ b|d `pXy„$. ""sdsdpf¡ b¡W$p„-b¡W$p„ dfQp„ MpAp¡!''

A¡L$ qv$hk `à`p_p v|$f_p dpdp L„$L$p¡sfu Ap`hp Apìep. `à`pA¡ rhh¡L$ L$ep£, ""gÁ__p kdpQpf gpìep R>p¡, sp¡ dp¡Yy„$ duWy„$ L$fsp„ ÅAp¡. bp¡gp¡ iy„ g¡ip¡, v|$^, ifbs, duW$pC...''

""dfQy„ Ap`, dfQy„ Ap`'' `]S>fpdp„\u AhpS> Apìep¡.

Apd `p¡`V$cpCA¡ `]S>fpdp„ T|gsp„ T|gsp„ kp¥_¡ Tygphhp dp„X$ép„.

`funpAp¡ Aphu `lp¢Qu A_¡ `¡V$dp„ aX$ aX$ \hp dp„X$éy„.

Ad¡ `p¡`V$_u S>¡d `V$`V$ `Y$hp gpÁep. v$p¡õsv$pfp¡ L$l¡, Mp„X$hpmp, spf¡ Of¡ c¡Np \C_¡ Ap`Z¡ Np¡MuA¡. d¢ L$üy„, S>ê$f Np¡MuA¡. Ad¡ A„v$fA„v$f khpg-S>hpb L$fhp gpÁep.

""b¡[ëS>ed_u fpS>^p_u L$C R>¡?''

""b°k¡ëk.''

""bfpbf. lgv$uOpV$_u gX$pC L$p¡_u hÃQ¡ \C?''

""fpZp âsp` A_¡ dp¡Ngp¡ hÃQ¡.''

""kpQy„. ApqäL$p_p„ S>„Ngp¡dp„ A¡L$ TpX$\u buS>¡ TpX$ gp„bu R>gp„Np¡ L$p¡Z dpf¡ R>¡, S>¡_p ifuf¡\u vy$N¯^ Aphsu lp¡e R>¡?''

""fpS> Mp„X$, fpS> Mp„X$!''

`]S>fpdp„\u L$p¡C bp¡ëey„.

dpfp¡ r`Ñp¡ ER>þep¡. s¡ fpÓ¡ d¢ dçdu_¡ L$lu v$u^y„, ""Ap Ofdp„ L$p„ sp¡ lz„, A_¡ L$p„ sp¡ Ap `p¡`V$! Qud_¡ dpfy„ A`dp_ L$ey¯ R>¡. DX$pX$u _pMp¡ A¡_¡.''

`Z dçduA¡ sp¡ ApMu hps_¡ S> lkhpdp„ DX$pX$u _pMu.

A¡V$g¡ `R>u d¢ Qud_gpg_p `]S>f¡ L$pNm Qp¢V$pX$u_¡ D`f dp¡V$p Anf¡ g¿ey„ :

`p¡`V$ h¡Qhp¡ R>¡.

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¡.