dpfy„ bQ`Z `p¡fb„v$f `pk¡_p A¡L$ _p_p NpdX$pdp„ `kpf \ey„. dpfp v$pv$p A¡ Npd_p dy¿e h¡`pfu lsp. dpfu `l¡gp„ dpfp bp`yÆ_¡ `yÓ _ lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ d_¡ OZp gpX$L$p¡X$\u DR>¡fhpdp„ Apìep¡. Of_y„ b^y„ s„Ó v$pv$p_p lp\dp„ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ dpfp v$pv$p L$l¡ A¡V$gp¡ S> kde dpfu bp d_¡ s¡X$u-fdpX$u iL$sp„! ApS>¡ bQ`Z epv$ L$fy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ d_¡ lz„ dpfp v$pv$p_p Mp¡mpdp„ b¡W¡$gp¡ S> Å¡C iLy„$ Ry>„. d_¡ dpfu bp_y„ õdfZ _\u. v$pv$p Qyõs `yrô$dpN}e h¥óZh lsp. khpfdp„ îuW$pL$p¡fÆ_u k¡hp \pe Ðepf¡ lz„ `Z bpSy>dp„ b¡W$p¡ lp¡J. d_¡ rsgL$ L$fhpdp„ Aph¡, âkpv$ dm¡ A_¡ fp¢Y$p Y$þe¡ Npd_u lh¡gudp„ S>hp dm¡! qv$hk_p¡ dp¡V$p¡ cpN lz„ v$pv$p kp\¡ fl¡sp¡ A_¡ fps¡ `Z dpfy„ k|hp_y„ v$pv$p c¡my„ S> lsy„.

bQ`Z_p S>¡ \p¡X$pL$ âk„Np¡ epv$ R>¡, s¡dp„\u ÓZ¡L$ gMy„ Ry>„. dpfp bQ`Z_u kp¥\u rhi¡j õdfZue ìe[¼s v$pv$p R>¡. ky„v$f Np¥f ku^u v¡$lerô$, ka¡v$ ApR>p„ h÷p¡, L$`pmdp„ EÝh®`y„X²$, dp\¡ `pOX$u A_¡ lp\dp„ bfpbf R> awV$_u gpL$X$u! Npd_p OZp dpZkp¡ A¡d_p\u v$bpC_¡ fl¡sp. dpfp v$pv$p_p _p_p cpC hufÆ v$pv$p `p¡fb„v$f k„õ\p__p fpZphph dlpg_p V$`¡v$pf lsp. A¡ `Z iyÙ `yrô$dpN}e h¥óZh A_¡ Arsie ê$`pmp lsp. b„_¡ cpCAp¡_p¡ A¡ `„\L$dp„ fyApb `X$sp¡. dpfp v$pv$p_¡ h¥v$L$ s\p hfkpv$ Å¡sp„ AphX$sy„ lsy„. AdyL$ rsr\A¡ Npd_u blpf S>C, Qpf¡ bpSy> dpZkp¡ c¡mp \ep lp¡e s¡d_u hÃQ¡ ^|m_u dyÌ$u cfu Ecp \C_¡ ^|m ^uf¡^uf¡ _uQ¡ k¡fh¡, ^|m L$C qv$ipdp„ EX¡$ R>¡ s¡ D`f\u hfkpv$_u ApNplu L$f¡! Npd_p `pv$fdp„ kv$p_ufp b¡ ky„v$f _v$uAp¡_p¡ k„Nd R>¡. "îuhëgc' "îuhëgc' bp¡gsp v$pv$p gpL$X$u `R>pX$sp _v$uA¡ Åe Ðepf¡ lz„ `Z kp\¡ lp¡J. d_¡ `p¡s¡ lp\¡\u _hX$phsp. Apd¡e h¥óZh lp¡hp_¡ L$pfZ¡ S>¡_¡-s¡_¡ sp¡ õ`i® \pe _l], `f„sy d_¡ Ng|qX$ep„ blz Ndsp„! lz„ Ng|qX$ep„ fdpX$hp sg`p`X$ fl¡sp¡, `Z v$pv$p_u buL¡$ AX$pe _l]! L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ L¡$d, `Z A¡L$ hMs v$pv$pA¡ R|>V$ Ap`u A_¡ `R>u sp¡ A¡V$g¡ ky^u L¡$ lz„ dpfu `\pfudp„ dpfp `pm¡gp L|$sfp_¡ gC_¡ k|sp¡! ApS>¡ `Z d_¡ kdÅsy„ _\u L¡$ A¡L$ Qyõs h¥óZh Aphy„ ¾$p[ÞsL$pfu `Ngy„ L¡$d gC i¼ep¡? buÅ¡ A¡L$ OZp¡ fp¡QL$ âk„N epv$ R>¡. _p_`Zdp„ lz„ OZp¡ ê$`pmp¡ lsp¡, Apd sp¡ dpfp„ b^p„ S> cpCcp„Xy$ ê$`pmp„ R>¡. dpfp„ v$pv$u A_¡ bp ê$`pmp„ _lp¡sp„. dpfu azCAp¡ ê$`pmu lsu. Ap L$pfZ¡ Adpfp Ofdp„ azCAp¡_y„ Qpgsy„, bp L¡$ dp¡V$p„ bp_y„ _l]. dpfp b^p S> hpm kp¡_¡fu lsp. (Ap L$pfZ¡ S> A¡ hl¡gp hl¡gp ê$`¡fu \C Nep R>¡!) b^p_¡ Ndu ÅJ A¡hp¡ lsp¡ s¡\u L¡$ L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ L¡$d A¡L$ fp¡QL$ A_ych_p¡ lz„ cp¡N b_¡gp¡! kyhphX$ `R>u S>¡ ÷u_¡ v|$^ _ Aph¡ s¡ d_¡ ^hX$phhp gC Åe! A¡hu dpÞesp lsu L¡$ `y_rdep R>p¡L$fp_¡ ^hX$phhp\u v|$^ Aph¡. dpfp¡ S>Þd h¥ipMu `|_d_p qv$hk¡ \e¡gp¡ R>¡. Aphu ÷uAp¡ d_¡ g¡hp Aph¡ Ðepf¡ kph _p_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ S>sp¡ lp¡Ci, `Z dp¡V$p¡ \ep `R>u d_¡ Ap Ópk gpNsp¡. dpfp v$pv$p d_¡ kp¢`sp _l] A¡V$g¡ Of A_¡ vy$L$p_ hÃQ¡ _h¡fu lsu s¡dp„ b¡ku_¡, dp¡V$u gpS> L$pY$u_¡ `¡gu ÷u d_¡ Mp¡mpdp„ g¡! lz„ gNcN NcfpC S>sp¡ A_¡ b¡L$ bQL$p„ ^phu_¡ cpNu R|>V$hp lp\`N `R>pX$sp¡! Qpf¡ bpSy> Ec¡gp M|b lksp, Mpk sp¡ dpfu dp¡V$u bl¡_p¡.

ÓuÅ¡ A¡L$ vy$Mv$ âk„N R>¡, S>¡ lz„ ApS>¡ `Z ky^pfu i¼ep¡ _\u; s¡ dpfu bp A_¡ bl¡_p¡ kp\¡_p¡ dpfp¡ L„$CL$ Ap¡R>p¡ d_d¡m. v$pv$p dpfu bp_¡ s\p bl¡_p¡_¡ M|b AÞepe L$fsp. dpfu dp¡V$u bl¡_ d_¡ s¡X$hp Aph¡ Ðepf¡ v$pv$p s¡_¡ fuskf_u gpL$X$u S> dpfsp! dpfu dp¡V$u bl¡__p¡ lp\_p¡ A„N|W$p¡ ApS>¡ s|V$¡gp¡ R>¡, s¡ bsphu_¡ d_¡ OZu hpf L$l¡ R>¡, "s_¡ s¡X$hp Aphu A_¡ v$pv$pA¡ gpL$X$u dpfu_¡ Ap A„N|W$p¡ sp¡X$u _p¿ep¡!' dpfu bp_u `Z Ap S> aqfepv$ R>¡. Ap gMhy„ OÏ„ AcÖ NZpi¡ L$v$pQ, `f„sy v$pv$p_u dpaL$ d_¡ `Z dpfu bp A_¡ bl¡_p¡ sfa A¡L$ Ås_p¡ AZNdp¡ lsp¡. Ad¡ ÅZ¡ R>¡L$ ky^u õ`^p®dp„ Æìep„ R>uA¡. d_¡ epv$ _\u L¡$ d¢ dpfu bp `pk¡ S>hp L$p¡C qv$hk hgMp„ dpep¯ lp¡e! EgVy„$ bp `pk¡\u cpNu_¡ v$pv$p `pk¡ v$p¡X$u Nep¡ lp¡J A¡hy„ OZu hpf bÞep_y„ õdfZ R>¡. dpfp„ qv$hk A_¡ fps v$pv$p kp\¡ S> `kpf \sp„. h¡`pf A\£ dpfp bp`yÆ â\d Åd_Nf A_¡ `R>u `p¡fb„v$f [õ\f \ep, `Z lz„ fpZpMufkfpdp„ v$pv$p kp\¡ S> füp¡ Ry>„. v$pv$p, v$pv$u A_¡ lz„- ÓZ S>Zp„ A¡L$gp„ NpdX$pdp„ fl¡sp„. cpC-cp„Xy$Ap¡ `Z bp-bp`yÆ kp\¡ fl¡sp„, `Z d_¡ L$p¡C qv$hk A¡L$gy„ gpÁey„ _\u.

fpZpMufkfpdp„ kps ^p¡fZ lsp„ s¡ `|fp„ L$fu_¡ ApW$dp ^p¡fZ dpV¡$ `p¡fb„v$f Apìep¡ A_¡ bp-bp`yÆ kp\¡ fl¡hp_y„ \ey„, `f„sy L$v$pQ A¡ S> L$pfZ¡ d¢ Aæepk R>p¡X$ép¡ A_¡ L$ped dpV¡$ v$pv$p kp\¡ fl¡hp fpZpMufkfp Aphsp¡ füp¡. ApW$dy„ ^p¡fZ R>p¡X$ép `R>u gNcN ApW¡$L$ hj® lz„ v$pv$p kp\¡ füp¡ A_¡ A¡L$ qv$hk-^_s¡fk_¡ qv$hk¡ aV$pL$X$p gC_¡ lz„ `p¡fb„v$f\u Aphy„ Ry>„, `pv$fdp„ lhpC R>p¡Xy„$ Ry>„ Ðep„ Mbf dm¡ R>¡ L¡$ "spfp v$pv$p lh¡ _\u!'

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Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?