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lp¡d`¡S> > h^y kdpQpfp¡ > Ap„ep„b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

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hl¡gp `fp¡qY$e¡ EW$u_¡ Ap¡ëep "qX$i _¡V$hL®$'_p V$uhudp„ A\hp `k®_g L$p¡çàeyV$fdp„ BÞV$f_¡V$\u gp¡N-B_ L$fu_¡ B[ÞX$ep_u d¡Qy„_p õL$p¡f ÅZu g¡sp„ Adpfp„ hlpgp„ A¡_pfpB cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ awgNygpbu c|gL$p„h! B[ÞX$epdp„ d¡Q_p v$p'X¡$ N|V$guAp¡ dpfu_¡ Of¡ b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ L¡$ L$pdL$pS>_¡ blp_¡ blpf _uL$mu_¡ `p__¡ Nëg¡ V$p¡m¡ hmu_¡ V¡$Þi_\u d¡Qy„ Å¡sp„ l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡_p„ S>¡îuL©$óZ!


s¡ qv$' Ap¡õV²¡$rgep lp„d¡ Ap`Zp Np„NyguAp¡, kQu_p¡ _¡ k¡lhpNp¡ 125dp„ `¡h¡rge_c¡Np \C Áep C Å¡C_¡ ApMp v¡$i_u q¾$L¡$V$O¡gu `fÅ EL$mu EW$u. rbQpfp dp¡lçdv$ L¥$a_p Of¡ sp¡ `Õ\fdpfp¡ \C Áep¡! km„N ÓZ qv$ gNu "ApS> sL$' D`f õ¾$p¡g `Ë$udp„ "Y$p„L$Zudp„ `pZu gC_¡ X|$bu dfp¡' V$pB`_p k¢L$X$p¡ d¡k¡Sy>„ Aphsp füp. `Z hmu `pR>p by^hpf¡ rTçbpåh¡ lp„d¡ ^d^dpV$ Æsu Áep AV$g¡ aV$pL$X$p awV$hp gpÁep!

Adpfue¡ R>psu lfM\u NS>NS> awgu flu lsu. bpSy>_u kp¡kpeV$udp„ \su ApsibpÆ Å¡hp Of_u blpf _uL$þep Ðep„ hMsL$pL$p kpd¡ dþep. d_¡ L$l¡, ""g¡ Å¡! NC L$pg¡ Npmy„ v¡$sp'sp, ApS>¡ Y$p¡g gC_¡ _pQ¡ R>¡.''

d¢ L$üy„, ""hMsL$pL$p, q¾$L¡$V$ N¡d S> A¡hu R>¡. cgcgp_¡ O¡gp L$fu Û¡.'' sp¡ hMsL$pL$p L$l¡, ""Ap sp¡ dpf¡ duf _¡ azgpe `]Åfp A¡_p S>¡hp¡ OpV$ R>¡.

Ad¡ L$üy„, ""W$uL$, Ad¡ `]Åfp. buSy>„ L$p„C?''

hMsL$pL$p MX$MX$ lkhp gpÁep. ""L$p„? Mp¡Vy„$ gpNu Áey„?''

""_p f¡, Mp¡Vy„$ sp¡ iy„ gpN¡?'' Ad¡ bp¡ëep, ""`Z Sy>hp¡_¡, gp¡L$p¡A¡ ApV$ApV$gu dZdZ_u Å¡Mphu `R>u L¡$hp fçep Ap`Zphpmp?''

hMsL$pL$p afu lõep, ""sy„ iy„ ldS> R>? Ap gp¡L$p¡ sdpfp L$u^¡ ku^pv$p¡f \C Áep? A_¡ Ap s¡ L¡$hu O¡gR>p? Ap¡ëep ArNepf S> lpfu Åe sp¡ ÅZ¡ Apc s|V$u `X$éy„ lp¡e A¡d A¡d_p„ `f dpR>gp„ ^p¡hp dp„X$hp_p„, _¡ C S> ArNepfdp„\u b¡ÓZ S>Z Ådu Áep sp¡ Ap`Z¡ azgpC_¡ apmL$p¡ \C Åhp_y„?''

""hMsL$pL$p sd¡ ldZp„ sdpfu qagp¡kp¡au f¡'hp Ûp¡. ApS>¡ B[ÞX$ep hëX®$ L$`_u buÆ d¡Q Æsu Áey„ R>¡. OX$uL$ lfM L$fu g¡hp Ûp¡.''

hMsL$pL$p A¡ hMs¡ L$p„C _p¡ bp¡ëep.

`Z `R>u buÅ qv$hk¡ Adpf¡ Ap¡V$g¡ Aphu l]QL$p `f b¡ksp„ S> ÅZ¡ NC L$pg_u hps_y„ kp„^Z L$fsp„ lp¡e s¡d bp¡ëep, ""Ardspc bÃQ_ qaëdp¡dp„ apBqV„$N L$f¡ _¡ Ap`Z¡ spmuAp¡ `pX$uA¡, F>[ÐhL$ fp¡i_ X$pÞk L$f¡ _¡ Ap`Z¡ fpÆ \CA¡, A¥ðep® rdk hëX®$ b_¡ _¡ Ap`Z¡ lfMpC S>CA¡, AdÐe® k¡__¡ _p¡bg `yfõL$pf dm¡ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ Nfh L$fuA¡, frhi„L$f Þey ep¡L®$dp„ rkspf hNpX¡$ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ Myi \C S>CA¡, L$ë`_p Qphgp õ`¡k iV$gdp„ Åe L¡$ d_p¡S> _pBV$ íepdg_ Ap¡õL$pfdp„ _p¡rd_¡V$ \pe sp¡ Ap`Z¡ L$luA¡ L¡$ Å¡ey„? B[ÞX$e_ R>¡?''

""L¡$d? B[ÞX$e_ lp¡e sp¡ B[ÞX$e_p¡_¡ Nh® _p¡ \pe?''

""\pe. `Z Ap _L$fu lufp¡ hri®` R>¡.'' hMsL$pL$p Mpk S>ÁepA¡ Mpk A„N°¡Æ iåv$p¡ Mpk DÃQpf L$fu_¡ bp¡gsp lp¡e R>¡. ""L©$óZ gugp L$f¡ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ fpÆ A_¡ fpdQ„ÖÆ fphZ_p¡ k„lpf L$f¡ sp¡e Ap`Z¡ fpÆ.''

""Apdp„ cNhp__¡ ¼ep„ Y$kX$u gpìep?''

""L¡$d _l]?'' hMsL$pL$p bp¡ëep, ""hri®` AV$g¡ iy„? c[¼s! Afy„^su fp¡e byL$f âpBT Æsu gphu lp¡e sp¡ Ap`Z¡ azgpC_¡ apmL$p¡ \C Áep. s¡ hMs¡ Ap`Z¡ "Np¡X$ Ap¡a õdp¡g t\Ák'dp„ iy„ dp¡su `|ep¯ R>¡ C Å¡hp_ue¡ `fhp _„C L$fhp_u. `Z C S> Afy„^su NyS>fps_p„ fdMpZ hMs¡ L$p„C bp¡gu R>¡ sp¡ A¡_u Mp¡ cygphu v¡$hp_u!''

lz„ lÆ L$p„C L$l¡hp ÅJ A¡ `l¡gp„ hMsL$pL$pA¡ apõV$ ap¡fhX®$dp„ Qgphhp dp„X$u, ""Ardspc_u qaëd ãgp¡` Åe sp¡ L$l¡hp_y„ lh¡ a¢L$pC Áep¡, rd\y_ õV¡$S> `f Aphu_¡ kfMp¡ X$pÞk _p¡ L$f¡ sp¡ lwqfep¡ bp¡ghhp¡, qv$gu`Ly$dpf Ap`Z_¡ aphsy„ _p¡ bp¡g¡ sp¡ Å„rOep `l¡fu_¡ A¡_p Of ApNm speap L$fhp. d_ujp_¡ ^½¡$ QX$php¡, F>[ÐhL$_p„ `p¡õV$f bpmp¡, kQu__p„ `|smp„ bpmp¡, Np„Nygu_u W$pW$X$u L$pY$p¡... Apdp„_¡ Apdp„ Ap`Zp Np„^uÆ Np¡muA¡ v¡$hpC Áep!''

lh¡ dpfp\u _ fl¡hpey„. ""Np¡muA¡ sp¡ Ab°pld rg„L$_ `Z v¡$hpep lsp, A_¡ dpqV®$_ ëey\f qL„$N `Z v¡$hpep lsp.''

""lp, `Z Äepf¡ Np„^uÆ_p¡ W$Ì$p¡ L$fsy„ `p¡`-kp¡ÞN Aph¡ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ EL$mu `X$uA¡ R>uA¡-.''

""L¡$d _p¡ EL$mu `X$uA¡?'' Ad¡ bp¡ëep, ""A¡ gp¡L$p¡ iy„ kdS>¡ Np„^uÆ_¡?''

""bk, Ap S> fus¡!'' hMsL$pL$p dgL$pep. ""Ap S> fus¡ kQu__u V$uL$p \pe sp¡ kQu__p¡ lufp¡ hri®`f EL$mu `X¡$ R>¡. NphkL$f kpfp¡? L¡$ L$r`g kpfp¡? A¡V$gu Ad\u hpsdp„ sp¡ b¡ hri®`fp¡ bÕ\p„b\p„ L$fhp d„X$u `X$sp lp¡e! sd¡ L$p¡C_p QplL$ R>p¡, sd¡ L$p¡C_¡ lufp¡ dp_sp lp¡, sd¡ L$p¡C_p\u âcprhs \ep lp¡ C b^y„ S> bfpbf. `Z lufp¡ hri®`f AV$g¡ ApMf¡ iy„? _ep£ c[¼scph? A_¡ Ap`Zu q¾$L¡$V$O¡gu `fÅ sp¡ Ap¡gu L$l¡hs S>¡hu S> R>¡ : kp¡bs L$fsp„ ðp__u b¡ bpSy>_y„ vy$M; MuÄey„ sp¡ bQLy„$ cf¡, fuT¹ey„ QpV¡$ dyM!''

Adpfu kfMpdZu hMsL$pL$pA¡ ðp_ kp\¡ L$fu lsu A¡_p¡ Ad_¡ Mpk hp„^p¡ `Z _lp¡sp¡. A¡V$g¡ S> Ad¡ L$üy„, ""Sy>Ap¡ hMsL$pL$p, Ap sp¡ `[ågL$ R>¡. ApS>¡ dp\¡ QX$ph¡ _¡ L$pg¡ Mp„kX$p„ `Z dpf¡. `Z Ap q¾$L¡$V$fp¡_¡ `[ågL$_u gpNZu_u L$p¡C `fhp S> _ lp¡e s¡ L¡$d Qpg¡? ApMu Þey Tug¡ÞX$_u rkqfTdp„ AphX$p¡ dp¡V$p¡ ^bX$L$p¡ L$ep£ R>sp„ `[ågL¡$ ^ufS> fpMu. lh¡ hëX®$ L$`dp„ sp¡ Aphy„ _p¡ S> lpg¡ _¡? V$ud [õ`qfV$ S>¡hy„ L„$CL$ sp¡ lp¡hy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ _l]?''

""V$ud?'' hMsL$pL$p lõep A_¡ `R>u A„N°¡Ædp„ bp¡ëep : ""q¾$L¡$V$ BT _p¡V$ A¡ V$ud N¡d.''

lh¡ Ad¡ bNX$ép. ""iy„ v$u^¡ fpMp¡ R>p¡ hMsL$pL$p?''

""kdS>hp S>¡hy„ R>¡.'' hMsL$pL$pA¡ l]QL$p¡ ^udp¡ `pX$ép¡. ""q¾$L¡$V$dp„ ¼epf¡e, A¡V$ A¡ rNh_ V$pBd, b¡\u h^y M¡gpX$uAp¡ BÞhp¡ëh _\u \psp.''

Ad¡ dp\y„ M„S>hpþey„.

hMsL$pL$pA¡ ApNm Qgpìey„, ""bp¡gf gp„bp¡ f_-A` gC_¡ bp¡tgN L$fsp¡ lp¡e Ðepf¡ qaëX$fp¡A¡ iy„ L$fhp_y„? Ecp fl¡hp_y„. `R>u Äepf¡ b¡V¹$kd¡_ b¡V$ h]T¡ A_¡ bp¡g-b¡V$_p¡ k„Nd _p¡ \pe sp¡ iy„ L$fhp_y„? Ecp fl¡hp_y„. rhL¡$V$L$u`f bp¡g Tugu ëe¡ Ðepf¡ iy„ L$fhp_y„? Ecp fl¡hp_y„! ^pfp¡ L¡$ b¡V¹$kd¡_¡ aV$L$p¡ dpep£, `Z Å¡ C v$X$p¡ Ap`Zu sfa Aph¡ sp¡ S> v$p¡X$hp_y„. bpL$u iy„ L$fhp_y„? Ecp fl¡hp_y„! ApS>L$pg bpDÞX²$u gNu v$X$p¡ Åe sp¡ b¡ auëX$fy„ lpe£ v$p¡X¡$ R>¡. A¡L$ v$X$p¡ AV$L$ph¡ R>¡ _¡ buÅ¡ `L$X$u_¡ Op L$f¡ R>¡. `Z Þep„ gNu buÅ auëX$fp¡A¡ iy„ L$fhp_y„? Ecp fl¡hp_y„!

Aphy„ S> b¡qV„$Ndp„ R>¡. kpdkpd¡ R>¡X¡$\u v$p¡X$u_¡ f_ g¡hp_p lp¡e A¡dp„ S> b¡ b¡V¹$kd¡_y„_p \p¡X$p spgd¡g_u S>ê$f `X¡$. bpL$u kQu_ A¡L$gp¡ S> Ecp¡ Ecp¡ bpDÞX²$uey„ aV$L$pe£ Åe! A_¡ C hMs¡ `¡h¡rge_dp„ b¡W¡$gp buÅ M¡gpX$uA¡ iy„ L$fhp_y„? L$p„C _l], b¡ku f¡'hp_y„! ApNmhpmp lfMy„ fdu Åe sp¡ Ecpe \php_u S>ê$f _„C. lh¡ bp¡g, Apdp„ V$ud S>¡hy„ iy„ Apehy„?''

Ad¡ afu dp\y„ M„S>hpþey„.

hMsL$pL$p lku_¡ bp¡ëep, ""awV$bp¡gdp„ V$udhL®$ rh_p _p¡ lpg¡, fÁbudp„ V$udhL®$ rh_p _p¡ lpg¡, lp¡L$udp„ Äep„ gNu kpv$p d¡v$p_ `f d¡Qy„ fdpsu Ðepf¡ qX²$[åg„N L$fu_¡ a¼s A¡L$ M¡gpX$u bp¡g_¡ d¡v$p__¡ A¡L$ R>¡X¡$\u buÅ R>¡X¡$ gC S>C_¡ Np¡g aV$L$pfu iL$sp¡! `Z Äepf\u ApqV®$qarieg V$a® D`f lp¡L$u fdpsu \C s¡ qv$'\u B[ÞX$ep_u V$ud_p¡ A¡L$X$p¡ _uL$msp¡ Áep¡. A_¡ A¡V$g¡ S> sy„ Å¡, L¡$ q¾$L¡$V$dp„ cgcgp f¡L$p¡X$p£ B[ÞX$e_ q¾$L¡$V$fp¡_p _pd¡ _p¢^pe¡gp R>¡. L$r`g v¡$h A¡L$g¡ lp\¡ rTçbpåh¡ lp„d¡ 175 f_ L$f¡ _„C, _¡ hëX®$ L$` Ap`Z_¡ dm¡ _„C.''

""hps sp¡ kpQu.'' Ad¡ L$üy„, ""`Z A¡_y„ ApV$gy„ gp„by„ `]S>Z L$fhp_u iu S>ê$f lsu?''

""L$pfZ L¡$ Ap`Zu ApMu `fÅdp„ V$ud sfuL¡$ L$pd L$fhp_u d|m V¡$h _\u. A_¡ A¡_p„ L$pfZ Ap`Zp ^d®dp„ `X¡$gp„ R>¡.'' hMsL$pL$pA¡ afu l]QL$p_¡ W¡$k dpfu. ""Ap`Zp¡ ^d® õhL¡$ÞÖu R>¡. ìe[¼sgnu R>¡. cNhp_ A_¡ dpZk hÃQ¡ h_-Vy$-h_ L$p¡çeyr_L¡$i_ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ S>¡ L$p„C L$fhp_y„ R>¡ s¡ ìe[¼sA¡ Ås¡ S> L$fhp_y„ R>¡, A¡L$gpA¡ S> L$fhp_y„ R>¡. `yÎe_y„ L$pd L$ey¯ lp¡e sp¡ s¡_p¡ bv$gp¡ kdpS> _l], cNhp_ Ap`i¡. A_¡ Å¡ `p` L$ey¯ lp¡e sp¡ s¡_u dpau kdpS> ApNm _l], cNhp_ ApNm dpNhp_u R>¡. Þepe `Z Ap`Zp ^d®dp„ kdpS> _l], `Z D`fhpmp¡ S> sp¡m¡ R>¡.''

Ad¡ ApMu hpsdp„ N|„Qhpep A¡V$g¡ bp¡gu EW$ép, ""hMsL$pL$p, sd¡ b^u hpsdp„ Äep„\u _¡ Ðep„\u ^d®_¡ iy„ L$pd OkX$u gphp¡ R>p¡?''

hMsL$pL$p MX$MX$ lku `X$ép, ""lpgp¡, ^d®_¡ Åhp Ûp¡. `p¡rgqV$¼k_u hps L$fuA¡. Å¡, fpS>L$pfZdp„e Aphy„ S> R>¡. `fÅ _¡sp_¡ rS>spX¡$ Ðepf¡ Mc¡ b¡kpX$u_¡ Npd¡Npd awg¡L$p„ L$pY¡$, _¡ `R>u AL$mpe A¡V$g¡ `\fphpmu L$f¡, kX¡$gp„ V$pd¡V$p„ dpf¡. S|>sp„_p lpf `l¡fph¡ A_¡ b„NX$uey„_p„ `¡L¡$Vy„$ dp¡L$g¡. Myëg¡Apd A¡_p R>prS>ep„ ëe¡, W$pW$X$u L$pY¡$ A_¡ gpN Aph¡ sp¡ O¡fu hmu_¡ L$`X$p„e apX$u _pM¡.''

""`Z A¡ S> gp¡L$iplu R>¡ _¡?'' Ad¡ bp¡ëep, ""âÅ_p lp\dp„ R>¡hV$_u v$p¡f R>¡. A¡ S> rS>spX¡$ A_¡ A¡ S> lfph¡.''

""bk, Ðep„ S> c]s c|g¡ R>¡ sy„!''

""L¡$d?''

""fpS>L$pfZ A¡ qaëd L¡$ q¾$L¡$V$_u S>¡d d_p¡f„S>_ _\u. A¡dp„ `fÅ_u fp¡V$u R>¡, fp¡Æ R>¡, c|M R>¡, crhóe R>¡, ApS>_u `¡Y$u A_¡ Aph_pf `¡Y$u_p„ k`_p„ A_¡ ApL$p„npAp¡ R>¡. Ap L$p„C fds _\u. A_¡ R>sp„ `fÅ A¡d kdS>¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ agpZp _¡ Y$]L$Zp _¡sp_¡ lfphu v$u^p¡. v¡$ spmu! `Z lL$uL$s A¡ R>¡ L¡$ `fÅ L$v$u Æssu S> _\u.''

""`fÅ Æssu S> _\u?''

""lp.'' hMspL$pL$p dd®cey¯ bp¡ëep, ""A¡L$ fpS>L$pfZu_¡ lfphp¡ A¡dp„ âÅ ¼ep„ Æsu? ÆÐep¡ sp¡ Ap¡ëep¡ buÅ¡ fpS>L$pfZu!''

lz„ b¡ OX$u rhQpf L$fsp¡ füp¡. `R>u R>¡hV¡$ hMsL$pL$p_¡ S> khpg L$ep£, ""ApMu hps_p¡ kpf iy„ hMsL$pL$p?''

""kpf L¡$hp¡ Np„X$p?'' hMsL$pL$p lku `X$ép. ""S>¡_¡ c[¼s S> L$fhu R>¡, lufp¡ hri®` S> L$fhu R>¡ A¡_¡ dpV¡$ sp¡ Ap k„kpf ApMp¡ Akpf R>¡. kpf `Z Ap`Z_¡ Ap`Zp¡ lufp¡ S> L$pY$u Ap`¡, `R>u C kp„cmu_¡ Ap`Z¡ fpÆ \„I! buSy>„ iy„?''

OZu hpf Ad_¡ hMsL$pL$p_u hpsy„ ldÅsu _\u. A_¡ OZu hpf A¡d \pe R>¡ L¡$ A¡dp„ L$p„C ldS>hp S>¡hy„ R>¡ S> _„C. AV$g¡ sdsdpf¡ T]¼e¡ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

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