Q„v$_`yf _pd_y„ A¡L$ Npd.

Npddp„ Qp¥^fu Nydp_tkl fl¡. Nydp_tkl_y„ `¡V$ Np¡mp S>¡hy„ A_¡ d|R>p¡ d|mp S>¡hX$u lsu.

Npddp„ Qp¥^fu Nydp_tkl kp¥\u h^y `¥kpv$pf lsp. Nydp_tkl_¡ ^__y„ M|b S> Arcdp_.

Nydp_tkl Of_p Ap¡V$g¡ b¡ku lz½$p¡ `uA¡ Ðepf¡ A¡d_¡ \pe L¡$, ""Q„v$_`yfdp„ dpfp S>¡hy„ buSy>„ L$p¡C R>¡ S> _l].'' Ap¡V$g¡ b¡W$p lp¡e Ðepf¡ Npd_p gp¡L$p¡ Ðep„\u _uL$m¡. s¡Ap¡ Arcdp_dp„ Npd_p gp¡L$p¡ kp\¡ bp¡g¡ `Z _l].

Qp¥^fuÆ `pk¡ bkp¡ Npep¡, `p„Qkp¡ c¢kp¡ lsu A_¡ bL$fuAp¡_u sp¡ L$p¡C NZsfu S> _l]. `p„Q bmv$NpX$u, b¡ Op¡X$pNpX$u. s¡d_p Ofdp„ v|$^, v$l], Ou, s¡g, dpMZ_u sp¡ ÅZ¡ _v$uAp¡ S> hl¡. v|$^, v$l] A_¡ dpMZ_p OX$p _¡ OX$p cep® S> lp¡e.

Nydp_tkl_p Arcdp__u Npd_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ Mbf lsu s¡\u b^p s¡d_¡ v|$f\u kgpd L$f¡. kp¥L$p¡C_¡ s¡d_u buL$ gpNsu. Apd Npd ApMpdp„ Qp¥^fuL$pL$p_u ^pL$.

A¡L$ hMs Qp¥^fuÆ s¡d_p sp_dp„ A_¡ Arcdp_dp„ Qpëep S>sp lsp.

""fpd fpd Qp¥^fuÆ'' A¡L$ M¡X|$s¡ kpd¡\u fpd fpd L$ep® A_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""blpfNpd ÅAp¡ R>p¡ Qp¥^fuÆ?''

Ðep„ sp¡ Qp¥^fuÆ spX|$¼ep, ""Ad¡ Nd¡ Ðep„ S>CA¡. Ad¡ MpX$pdp„ `X$uA¡ L¡$ TpX¡$ QX$uA¡ A¡dp„ spf¡ iu `„Qps R>¡?''

M¡X|$s _uQu dy„X$uA¡ Qpgsp¡ \ep¡.

Qp¥^fuÆ s¡d_p sp¡fdp„ KQu X$p¡L$ L$fu_¡ Qpëep S>sp lsp, Ðep„ hÃQ¡ A¡L$ V$pbqfep¡ A\X$pep¡. _p_p¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ v$X$p `pR>m v$p¡X$sp¡ lsp¡. hÃQ¡ TpX$ S>¡hp Qp¥^fuÆ Apìep, A¡_p `Ndp„ `¡gp¡ V$pbqfep¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ A\X$pep¡. R>p¡L$fp_p¡ v$X$p¡ bfpbf Qp¥^fu_p _pL$ D`f S> A\X$pep¡.

v$X$p¡ A¡V$gp Å¡f\u A\X$pep¡ L¡$ s¡d_y„ _pL$ S>¡ `p¡`V$ S>¡hy„ lsy„, s¡ QL$gu S>¡hy„ \C Ney„. Qp¥^fuA¡ R>p¡L$fp_¡ A¡L$ gpap¡ gNphu v$u^p¡, A_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""sy„ d_¡ Ap¡mM¡ R>¡? lz„ L$p¡Z?''

""`p¡`V$ S>¡hp _pL$hpmp, Qp¥^fuL$pL$p.'' A¡hy„ L$lu_¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ v$p¡X$hp gpÁep¡. Qp¥^fu R>p¡L$fp_¡ `L$X$hp `pR>m v$p¡X$ép `Z lp„au Nep. R>p¡L$fp¡ sp¡ `s„rNep_u TX$`¡ cpNu Nep¡.

Qp¥^fuÆ `p¡sp_y„ _pL$ `„`pmsp kdkdu_¡ b¡ku füp. _pL$ Mf¡Mf k|Tu Ney„ lsy„. KQ¡ Å¡hpe _l] L¡$ _uQ¡ Å¡hpe _l], dp„X$ dp„X$ b¡W$p \C Qp¥^fuÆ Apds¡d Å¡ep hNf _pL$_u v$p„X$uA¡ KQu X$p¡L$ fpMu ku^¡ku^p Qpghp gpÁep. _pL$ M|b vy$Msy„ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ _uQy„ sp¡ Qp¥^fu\u Å¡hpe _l].

AQp_L$ fõspdp„ A¡L$ MpX$p¡ Apìep¡. Qp¡dpky„ ldZp„ S> Ne¡gy„ lp¡hp\u, MpX$pdp„ M|b `pZu, L$pv$h A_¡ TpX$uTp„Mfp„ lsp„. Qp¥^fuÆ _uQy„ Å¡sp _ lsp s¡\u s¡d_¡ MpX$p¡ v¡$Mpep¡ _l]. s¡Ap¡ MpX$pdp„ NbX$u `X$ép. MpX$pdp„\u `pZu blpf EX$éy„. MpX$pdp„ sp¡ v¡$X$L$p OZp. v¡$X$L$p Qp¥^fuÆ_u ap„v$ D`f v$p¡X$pv$p¡X$u L$f¡. ifuf A¡V$gy„ cpf¡ L¡$ dl¡_s L$fhp R>sp„ blpf _uL$mu S> i¼ep.

"bQphp¡... bQphp¡...'_u b|dp¡ `pX$hp gpÁep. Ðep„ fõspdp„ `¡gp¡ M¡X|$s _uL$þep¡. s¡_¡ Å¡C_¡ Qp¥^fuL$pL$pA¡ L$üy„, ""cpC d_¡ blpf _uL$mhpdp„ dv$v$ L$f, spfp¡ D`L$pf lz„ L$v$u _l] c|gy„.''

`¡gp M¡X|$s¡ k„cmphu v$u^y„, ""lz„ sp¡ bp`y sdpfy„ L$üy„ bfpbf dp_y„ Ry>„. ldZp„ S> sp¡ sd¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ Ad¡ MpX$pdp„ `X$uA¡ L¡$ TpX¡$ QX$uA¡ A¡dp„ spf¡ iu `„Qps! lh¡ lz„ ip dpV¡$ sd_¡ blpf L$pYy„$? lz„ sp¡ Ap Qpëep¡.'' _¡ M¡X|$s Qp¥^fuÆ_u hps kp„cþep rh_p Qpgsp¡ \ep¡. Qp¥^fuÆ dp¢ hL$pku_¡ s¡_¡ S>sp Å¡C füp.

fõs¡ S>sp NpX$phpmpAp¡A¡ A_¡ M¡X|$sp¡A¡ Å¡ey„ L¡$ Qp¥^fu Nydp_tkl MpX$pdp„ `X$ép R>¡, `f„sy L$p¡C A¡_¡ bQphhp Åe _l].

Qp¥^fu_u Ap„Mp¡, _pL$, L$p_ A_¡ dp¡Y$pdp„ L$pv$h O|ku Nep¡. dp\p `f\u `pOX$u _uL$mu NC. s¡d_p hpm L$pv$h\u MfX$pC Nep. s¡d_p„ L$`X$p„ N„v$p„ \C Nep„, s¡d_y„ dp¡Yy„$ L$pv$hhpmy„ \C Ney„. gpX$hp Mphp dp¢ apX$u_¡ b¡W$p lp¡e s¡d dp¡Yy„$ Myëgy„ \C Ney„ lsy„ s¡ dp¡Y$pdp„ L$pv$h cfpC Nep¡.

\|... \|... L$fsp Åe _¡ "bQphp¡ bQphp¡'_u b|dp¡ `pX$sp Åe.

A¡L$ M¡X|$s¡ tlds L$fu_¡ `|R>u S> _p¿ey„, ""L¡$d Qp¥^fuÆ ^ym¡V$u Aphu L¡$ iy„? sd¡ ^ym¡V$udp„ M|b fçep gpNp¡ R>p¡ _l]?''

Qp¥^fuÆ MpX$pdp„ `X$ép `X$ép rMÅe.

b^p Qp¥^fuÆ_u b|dp¡ kp„cm¡ `f„sy L$p¡C A¡_¡ bQphhp ApNm _ Aph¡.

S>¡ gp¡L$p¡ Ðep„\u _uL$msp lsp s¡ b^p dp¡Yy„$ Ry>`phu_¡ lksp Åe... `f„sy L$p¡C Ap Arcdp_u Qp¥^fu `pk¡ Aph¡ _l]. d_p¡d_ bp¡g¡, ""A¡ S> gpN_p R>¡. blz Arcdp_ L$f¡ R>¡. Arcdp_ sp¡ fpÅ fphZ_y„ `Z füy„ _\u.''

S>¡ R>p¡L$fp_¡ A¡dZ¡ sdpQp¡ dpep£ lsp¡, s¡ s¡_p cpCb„^p¡_u V$p¡mu_¡ gC_¡ Ðep„ fdhp Apìep¡. s¡Z¡ "bQphp¡ bQphp¡'_u b|dp¡ kp„cmu. V$pbqfepA¡ S>C_¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ Qp¥^fuL$pL$p MpX$pdp„ `X$u Nep lsp.

R>p¡L$fp¡ O¡f S>C v$p¡fXy„$ gC Apìep¡ A_¡ buÅ cpCb„^p¡_¡ bp¡gphu gpìep¡. v$p¡fXy„$ bp„^u_¡ Qp¥^fuÆ_¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡A¡ M¢Qu_¡ blpf L$pY$ép.

R>p¡L$fpAp¡ bp¡ëep, ""Qp¥^fuL$pL$p fpd fpd.''

Qp¥^fuÆ ifdpC_¡ bp¡ëep, ""fpd, fpd.'' Qp¥^fuÆA¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡_p¡ Apcpf dpÞep¡. R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ O¡f gC S>C NfdpNfd NygpbÅ„by MhX$pìep„. Qp¥^fuÆA¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ L$üy„, ""lh¡ sd¡ dpfp bNuQpdp„ fdhp AphÅ¡.''

R>p¡L$fpAp¡ sp¡ fpÆ fpÆ \C Nep. fp¡S> Qp¥^fuÆ_p bNuQpdp„ l]QL$p Mpe, gkf`Ë$u `f g`k¡. QL$fX$udp„ b¡k¡. Qp¥^fuÆ Ås¡ TpX$_¡ `pZu `psp„ `psp„ R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ `p¡sp_p bNuQpdp„ fdsp„ Å¡C_¡ fpÆ \pe. s¡d_p¡ bNuQp¡ k|_p¡ gpNsp¡ lsp¡ s¡ lh¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡_u cuX$\u cep£ cep£ gpNhp dp„X$ép¡.

Äepf¡ `Z R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ fõspdp„ Qp¥^fuÆ dm¡ Ðepf¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡ `Z lksp„ Åe _¡ bp¡gsp„ Åe, ""Qp¥^fuL$pL$p fpd fpd, Qp¥^fuL$pL$p fpd fpd.''

Qp¥^fuL$pL$p `Z bp¡g¡, ""b¡V$p, fpd fpd.'' _¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ Qp¡L$g¡V$ Ap`¡.

Qp¥^fu Nydp_tkl_¡ lh¡ kdÅey„ L¡$ lz„ Nd¡ s¡V$gp¡ `¥kpv$pf lp¡J L¡$ Nd¡ s¡V$gp¡ bmhp_ lp¡J, Npddp„ L$p¡C_¡ lz„ S>fpe Ndsp¡ _\u. dpV¡$ dpf¡ _p_pdp¡V$p_p¡ c¡v$ R>p¡X$u kp¥ kp\¡ lmudmu_¡ fl¡hy„ Å¡CA¡.

s¡ qv$hk\u Qp¥^fuÆ Npddp„ _p_p-dp¡V$p kp¥ kp\¡ lmudmu_¡ â¡d\u hpsp¡ L$fhp gpÁep.

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¡.