A¡L$ R>p¡L$fp¡ cpf¡ lp¡riepf.

Npd_p b^p gp¡L$p¡ s¡_¡ Q„vy$ QbfpL$_p _pd\u Ap¡mM¡.

Q„vy$_y„ Of _p_L$Xy„$ lsy„. Of_u ApSy>bpSy> dp¡Vy„$ armey„. armepdp„ OZp„ TpX$ lsp„. gudX$p¡, Apkp¡`pgh, b¡ dp¡V$u bp¡fkgu_p„ TpX$. Å„byX$p¡ M|b apg¡gp¡. Qp¡dpkp_u F>sydp„ s¡ Å„by\u gQu `X$sp¡. Q„vy$_p cpCb„^p¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk Å„byX$p Mphp Aphsp.

gudX$p_u A¡L$ KQu X$pm¡ l]QL$p_y„ v$p¡fXy„$ bp„^¡gy„. Q„vy$ KQp KQp l]QL$p Mpsp¡. Ðepf¡ S>fp `Z buL$ gpNsu _l]. Q„vy$_p armep_p TpX$ D`f Ahpf_hpf hp„v$fpAp¡_y„ V$p¡my„ Aphsy„. kp\¡ OZp„ bÃQp„ `Z lp¡e.

Q„vy$_¡ hp„v$fp Å¡hp M|b Ndsp. Q„vy$ R>p_p¡dp_p¡ QÍ$u_p rMõkpdp„ dNamu cfu gphu hp„v$fp_¡ MhX$phsp¡. b^p hp„v$fpAp¡ TpX$_u A¡L$ X$pm\u buÆ X$pm¡ L|$v$pL|$v$ L$fsp. TpX$_p„ L|$Zp„ L|$Zp„ `p„v$X$p„ sp¡X$u Mpsp„, bp¡fkgu_p„ am sp¡ Mpe s¡_p L$fsp„ h^y bNpX¡$.

Q„vy$_u dpA¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ armepdp„ hpkuvy„$ hpmu Of_y„ Ap„NÏ„ Qp¡¿My„QZL$ L$ey¯ lp¡e `Z hp„v$fpAp¡ TpX$_p„ `p„v$X$p„ M¡fhu Ap„NÏ„ DL$fX$p S>¡hy„ L$fu d|L¡$. A¡V$g¡ Q„vy$_u dp hp„v$fpAp¡ D`f Nyõk¡ \C hp„v$fpAp¡_¡ cNpX$u d|L$hp b|dpb|d L$fsu.

hp„v$fpAp¡ buL$_p dpep® cpNu S>sp `Z A¡L$ hp„v$fp¡ TpX$_u V$p¡Q¡ S>C b¡ksp¡. s¡ \p¡X$u hpf¡ afu Q„vy$ `pk¡ _uQ¡ Aphu `lp¢Qsp¡.

Q„vy$ afu rMõkpdp„\u dyÌ$u cfu dNamu L$pY$u hp„v$fp_¡ MhX$phsp¡.

hp„v$fp¡ `Z Å„byX$p_p TpX$ `f QX$u OZp b^p Å„byX$p Q„vy$ dpV¡$ _uQ¡ `pX$sp¡.

Q„vy$ `¡V$ cfu Å„byX$p Mpsp¡, `p¡sp_p cpCb„^p¡_¡ MhX$phsp¡.

frhhpf_p¡ qv$hk lsp¡.

ipmpdp„ b¡ qv$hk_u fÅ lsu.

fÅ_p qv$hk¡ Q„vy$ dp¡X$p¡ EW$ép¡. Q„vy$_p v$pv$pA¡ L$üy„, "Q„vy$ fp¡S> sp¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ ipmpA¡ S>hp_u Dsphmdp„ v$p„s¡ S>¡ds¡d b°i Oku _pM¡ R>¡ `Z ApS>¡ sy„ v$psZ L$f. v$psZ L$fhp\u v$p„s dS>b|s \pe R>¡.'

Q„vy$A¡ sfs S> L$üy„, "v$pv$pÆ, lh¡ d_¡ Mbf `X$u NC L¡$ sdpfp dp¢dp„ v$p„s L¡$d _\u? sd¡ `Z dpfu S>¡d v$psZ L$fsp _lp¡sp s¡\u S> sdpfp v$p„s `X$u Nep A_¡ sd¡ bp¡Mp \C Nep R>p¡. dpf¡ sdpfu S>¡d bp¡Mp _\u \hy„ dpV¡$ lz„ v$psZ L$fu gJ Ry>„ lp¡ v$pv$pÆ!' Q„vy$A¡ v$psZ L$fu v|$^ `u^y„.

Q„vy$ sp¡ `s„N A_¡ qafL$u lp\dp„ gC_¡ `à`p_y„ Ýep_ _ `X¡$ s¡hp¡ gpN Å¡hp gpÁep¡. s¡_p `à`p R>p`y„ hp„Qhp b¡W$p A¡V$g¡ Q„vy$ Of_u `pR>m Aph¡gp d¡v$p_ sfa S>hp gpÁep¡.

Ðep„ s¡_¡ AhpS> k„cmpep¡. "A¡e Q„vy$, ¼ep„ Åe R>¡?'

Q„vy$ S>hpb Ap`¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ Q„vy$_p `à`pA¡ R>p`pdp„\u X$p¡qL$ey„ L$fu `pRy>„ hpmu Å¡ey„. Q„vy$_p lp\dp„ qafL$u A_¡ `s„N Å¡C_¡ s¡Ap¡ Nyõk¡ \sp„ bp¡ëep, "b¡V$p, _püp rh_p ¼ep„ fMX$hp Qpëep¡? Afukpdp„ Å¡, spfp dp\¡ L¡$hX$p¡ T„X$p¡ R>¡?'

Q„vy$ L$l¡, "T„X$p¡ cg¡ füp¡ `à`p! A¡ dpf¡ `s„N `L$X$hp L$pd Aphi¡.'

`à`p `Z Q„vy$_p¡ S>hpb kp„cmu lku `X$ép. `Z s¡_u dpA¡ L$üy„, "b¡V$p A¡ sp¡ spf¡ dp\¡ hpm h^u Nep R>¡ s¡_¡ spfp `à`p T„X$p¡ L$l¡ R>¡.'

dpA¡ Q„vy$_p `à`p_¡ L$üy„, "Q„vy$_¡ ApS>¡ fÅ R>¡. A¡_p dp\p_p hpm_p¡ T„X$p¡ kfMp¡ L$fphu Aphp¡. Å Q„vy$, ApS>¡ hpm L$`phu g¡, L$pg¡ spfp¡ S>Þdqv$hk R>¡.'

Q„vy$_p `à`pA¡ R>p`y„ d|L$u õL|$V$f_¡ qL$L$ dpfu, "Qpg Q„vy$, b¡ku Å `pR>m.' s¡Ap¡ Q„vy$_¡ gC_¡ hpm„v$_u vy$L$p_¡ Nep. `à`pA¡ Ås¡ Ecp flu Q„vy$_p hpm MkMrkep V$L$p S>¡hp V|„$L$p L$fu _pMhp L$üy„.

Q„vy$ bp¡ghp gpÁep¡, "dpf¡ V$L$p S>¡hp hpm _\u L$fhp. lz„ fp¡S> dçdu_¡ s¡g _pMu_¡ dp\y„ Ap¡mhp v$Ci. bk `à`p! `Z hpm V$L$p S>¡hp _\u L$fhp.'

Q„vy$ bp¡ëep L$f¡! `Z s¡_y„ kp„cm¡ L$p¡Z? Ap sp¡ `à`pÆ_p¡ lzL$d. hpm„v¡$ `à`pA¡ L$u^p A¡hp MkMrkep hpm L$p`u Apàep. Q„vy$ fX$sp¡ fX$sp¡, dp¡Yy„$ QX$phu `pR>p¡ O¡f Apìep¡ A_¡ _plu_¡ qafL$u gC blpf _uL$mu Nep¡. b^p v$p¡õsp¡A¡ Q„vy$_p dp\¡ V$`gu dpfu MuS>hhp dp„X$éy„. "Q„vy$ V$L$gp¡, Q„vy$ V$L$gp¡...' L$p¡C dp¡V¡$ AhpS>¡ Npsp„ L$l¡, "Q„vy$ Qp¡V$u dp\¡ gp¡V$u, V$L$p¡ d|„X$p¡ V$p...J... V$pJ...'

buS>¡ qv$hk¡ khpf¡ Q„vy$ Ap_„v$dp„ lsp¡. ApS>¡ s¡_p¡ S>Þdqv$hk lsp¡.

dp L$l¡, "Ap`Z¡ S>Þdqv$hk L¡$hu fus¡ ES>huiy„?'

Q„vy$ L$l¡, "d_¡ rhqX$ep¡N¡d gC Ap`p¡.'

`à`p L$l¡, "kpfy„, lz„ bÅfdp„ ÅJ Ry>„. spfp dpV¡$ b¡V$fu\u Qpg¡ s¡hu _p_u N¡Bd g¡sp¡ Aphy„ Ry>„.'

Q„vy$ v$pv$udp, dp-bp`_¡ `N¡ gpÁep¡. `R>u dçdu kp\¡ cNhp__p d„qv$f¡ `N¡ gpNhp Nep¡. O¡f Aphu Ofdp„ azÁNp gV$L$pìep. `à`p f„Nu_ L$pNm gNpX¡$gy„ A¡L$ bp¡¼k gC O¡f Apìep. Q„vy$A¡ TV$`V$ bp¡¼k Mp¡ëey„ sp¡ s¡dp„\u f„Nb¡f„Nu `yõsL$p¡ _uL$þep„.

Q„vy$ sp¡ Ap `yõsL$p¡ Å¡C_¡ fpÆ fpÆ \C Nep¡. s¡Z¡ `à`p_¡ L$üy„, "kpfy„ \ey„ sd¡ rhqX$ep¡N¡d_¡ bv$g¡ `yõsL$p¡ gpìep. \¡ÞL$ ey `à`p, d_¡ hpsp®_p„ `yõsL$p¡ hp„Qhp\u op_ kp\¡ Nçds dmi¡.'

Q„vy$A¡ s¡_p cpCb„^p¡_¡ kp„S>¡ S>dhp bp¡gpìep lsp. Q„vy$ _hp„ L$`X$p„ `l¡fu s¥epf \C Nep¡. L¡$L$ Aphu NC lsu. Q„vy$_¡ d_dp„ \ey„, ¼epf¡ v$p¡õsp¡ _¡ kNp„k„b„^uAp¡ Aph¡ _¡ c¡V$kp¡Npv$p¡_p„ `¡L¡$V$ Ap`¡, `R>u lz„ s¡ `¡L¡$V$p¡ Mp¡gy„.

kp„S>¡ Q„vy$_p cpCb„^p¡_u V$p¡mu Aphu. Q„vy$_p `à`pA¡ b^p v$p¡õsp¡_¡ r``|X$p„ Apàep. dp\¡ `l¡fhp_u V$p¡`u Ap`u. b^p R>p¡L$fp V$p¡`u `l¡fu Ap_„v$\u _pQsp r``|X$p„ hNpX$hp dp„X$ép. i¡fu ApMu r``|X$p„_p AhpS>\u NpÆ EW$u.

Ðep„ V$u_y V¡$rZep¡ bp¡gu EW$ép¡, "Q„vy$ hp„v$fp¡, Q„vy$ hp„v$fp¡.'

Q„vy$ L$l¡, "A¡e, dpfy„ _pd bNpX$ _l]. lz„ hp„v$fp¡ _\u. `l¡gp„ sd¡ b^p Q„vy$ V$L$gp¡, Q„vy$ V$L$gp¡ L$l¡sp lsp _¡ lh¡ sy„...'

V$u_y V¡$rZep¡ sfs bp¡ëep¡, "Q„vy$, lz„ s_¡ hp„v$fp¡ _\u L$l¡sp¡, sy„ spfu `pR>m Å¡, Mf¡Mf spfu `pR>m hp„v$fp¡ R>¡.'

Q„vy$ L$l¡, "blpf TpX$ D`f hp„v$fp lp¡e A¡dp„ Ap`Z¡ iy„?'

V$u_y V¡$rZep¡ L$l¡, "TpX$ D`f _l]; Ap Of_u bpfudp„ hp„v$fp¡ b¡W$p¡ R>¡.'

V¡$rZep¡ hp„v$fp_u `pk¡ Nep¡.

Q„vy$ L$l¡, "A¡e, V$u_y sy„ s¡_p\u v|$f fl¡, hp„v$fp¡ s_¡ bV$Ly„$ cfi¡.'

V$u_y V¡$rZep¡ b¡ lp\ KQp L$fsp„ bp¡ëep¡, "lz„ s¡_p\u _ buJ, lz„ sp¡ i[¼sdp_ Ry>„.'

buÅ b^p R>p¡L$fpAp¡ `Z bpfu `pk¡ Aphu Nep.

hp„v$fp¡ b^p_p¡ cpCb„^ lp¡e s¡d b^p_¡ Å¡hp gpÁep¡. díL$fu L$fsp„ V$u_y V$¡rZep¡ L$l¡, "Q„vy$, hp„v$fp¡ spfp S>Þdqv$hk_u `pV$}dp„ Apìep¡ R>¡. s¡_¡ `Z S>dhp_y„ Ap`.'

Q„vy$A¡ Mf¡Mf hp„v$fp_¡ Ap¡V$gp `f Mphp_y„ _p¿ey„. Mphp_y„ TV$`V$ MpC_¡ hp„v$fp¡ `pR>p¡ TpX$ `f QX$u Nep¡. b^p R>p¡L$fpAp¡ blpf armepdp„ v$p¡X$u Apìep. L$p¡C r``|Xy„$ hNpX¡$, L$p¡C V$p¡`u `l¡fu _pQ¡.

V$u_y V¡$rZepA¡ r``|Xy„$ hp„v$fp sfa a¢¼ey„. V$p¡`u a¢L$u. hp„v$fpA¡ V$p¡`u _¡ r``|Xy„$ gC gu^p„. hp„v$fp¡ `Z b^p c¡Np¡ _pQsp¡ lp¡e s¡d TpX$_u A¡L$ X$pmuA¡\u buÆ X$pmuA¡ Of_p Ap¡V$gp `f L|$v$pL|$v$ L$fhp gpÁep¡.

buS>¡ qv$hk¡ Q„vy$ ANpiu `f `s„N QNphhp Nep¡. `à`p_¡ v$p¡fu_u qafL$u `L$X$hp Ap`u. A¡hpdp„ ANpiu_p kpd¡_p TpX$dp„ Q„vy$_p¡ gpg Y$pg `s„N akpC Nep¡. M|b Å¡f L$fu_¡ M¢Q¡ sp¡ `s„N apV$u Åe.

Q„vy$A¡ lp\ gp„bp¡ L$fu `s„N g¡hp M|b dl¡_s L$fu `Z s¡_p lp\dp„ `s„N _ Aphu. Q„vy$ T„X$p¡ gC_¡ `s„N g¡hp v$p¡X$ép¡, `Z akpe¡gp¡ `s„N _ _uL$þep¡ s¡ _ S> _uL$þep¡.

Q„vy$ _p_p¡ A¡V$g¡ KQ¡ TpX$ `f `s„N `pk¡ `lp¢Qu _ iL¡$ A_¡ s¡_p `à`p ÅqX$ep A¡V$g¡ TpX$ `f QX$sp„ _ aph¡. b„_¡dp„\u L$p¡C TpX$ `f QY$u_¡ `s„N gphu iL¡$ s¡d _lp¡sp. "d_¡ s¡ gpg Y$pg `s„N gphu Ap`p¡' L$lu_¡ Q„vy$ qfkpep¡. b¡ lp\ hÃQ¡ dp¢ fpMu b¡ku Nep¡.

`à`pA¡ L$üy„, "lh¡ s¡ Y$pg `s„N lp\dp„ _l] Aph¡. sy„ buÅ¡ `s„N QNph.'

Ðep„ AQp_L$ hp„v$fp¡ Apìep¡. s¡ R>gp„N dpfu TpX$ `f QY$u Nep¡ A_¡ gpg Y$pg `s„N_¡ lp\dp„ gC lhpdp„ _uQ¡ R>p¡X$u d|¼ep¡. Q„vy$A¡ v$p¡fu M¢Qu A_¡ `s„N QY$ép¡ KQ¡ ApL$pi¡!

s¡_p `à`p bp¡ëep, "hpl! cpC hpl! Q„vy$, A„s¡ s_¡ spfp¡ râe `s„N dmu Nep¡.'

`R>u hp„v$fpA¡ TpX$ `f cfpe¡gp buÅ OZp b^p `s„Np¡ L$pY$u L$pY$u _uQ¡ _pMhp dp„X$ép. Q„vy$A¡ s¡ b^p `s„Np¡ c¡Np L$fu gC gu^p. Q„vy$_¡ DX$phhp dpV¡$ Y$Ngp¡ `s„N dmu Nep.

Q„vy$A¡ hp„v$fp_¡ L$üy„, "hp„v$fpcpC, sd¡ d_¡ kfk dÅ_u S>Þdqv$hk_u c¡V$ Ap`u. "Apcpf sdpfp¡.'

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¡.