qX$k¡çbf 1999dp„ L¡$fm_u dilwf L$hqeÓu dp^hLy$Ë$u Da£ L$dgp v$pk¡ dy[õgd ^d® A„NuL$pf L$ep£ lsp¡. L$dgp v$pk L$dgp kp¡fpep bÞep„ s¡_p Qpf drl_p `R>u kp¥\u h^y Anfop_ ^fphsp Ap fpÄedp„ byqÙÆhuAp¡, ^prd®L$ _¡spAp¡, g¡ML$p¡ A_¡ ApdApv$duAp¡dp„ `Z ^d® bv$ghp_u lhp Qpgu R>¡.

ÅÞeyApfudp„ kp¡fpep_p A¡L$ QplL$ A_¡ dgepgd_p ÅZusp L$rh bpgpQ„Ö_ Qygu½$$X¡$ bp¥Ù ^d® A`_pìep¡. ldZp„ S> buÅ A¡L$ _hp¡qv$s g¡ML$ `gp½$p¡X¡$ L¡$. lk__u ApN¡hp_u l¡W$m R> dy[õgd _¡spAp¡A¡ A_¡ b¡ rÀõsu _pNqfL$p¡A¡ tlvy$ ^d® A`_pìep¡.

_hp ^d®dp„ `p¡sp_¡ kyL|$_, ip„rs A_¡ k„sp¡j dþep„ R>¡ A¡hp¡ v$php¡ Ap ^d®`qfhs®_ L$f_pfpAp¡ L$f¡ R>¡. rÀõsu QQ®_p _¡spAp¡ Ll¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap ^d®`qfhs®_p¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ rhð tlvy$ `qfjv$ Üpfp ^dp¯sf AV$L$phhp_p S>¡ âepkp¡ \pe R>¡ s¡_¡ dp¡V$p¡ ^½$p¡ `lp¢Ãep¡ R>¡. buÆ bpSy> V$uL$pL$pfp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap sp¡ ârkqÙ d¡mhhp_p¡ A¡L$ kõsp¡ _ykMp¡ R>¡. kdpS>ip÷uAp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ kdpS>dp„ ^dp¯sf_p¡ Ap _hp¡ âhpl Qpëep¡ R>¡ s¡_¡ Ýep_\u kdS>hp S>¡hp¡ R>¡. A¡kp¡rke¡V$ A¡qX$V$f Äep¡S>® ApB`¡ byqÙÆhuAp¡, ^prd®L$ _¡spAp¡, fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ A_¡ kpdpÞe gp¡L$p¡_¡ dmu_¡ L¡$fmdp„ ip dpV¡$ gp¡L$p¡ ^d® bvgu füp R>¡ s¡ kdS>hp_u L$p¡rii L$fu R>¡.

L¡$fm_p„ ÅZusp„ L$hqeÓu L$dgp v$pk¡ dy[õgd ^d® A„NuL$pf L$ep£ A¡ `R>u L¡$fmdp„ ^d®`qfhs®__p¡ hpefp¡ Qpëep¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡_p L$pfZ¡ Ap cZ¡gpNZ¡gp fpÄedp„ lgQg dQ¡gu R>¡.

"tlvy$ v¡$hspAp¡ L$v$u dpa _\u L$fsp. s¡Ap¡ a¼s kÅ S> Ap`¡ R>¡'

ApS>L$pg L$dgp kp¡fpep L$¡fm L$fsp„ h^y AMps_p v¡$ip¡dp„ lp¡e R>¡. _hp„-_hp„ dy[õgd b_¡gp„ L$dgp v$pk Da£ L$dgp kp¡fpep BõgprdL$ hëX®$_¡ L$pìede cpjpdp„ `p¡sp_u gpNZuAp¡ kdÅhu füp„ R>¡. s¡_p bv$gpdp„ dy[õgd ^prd®L$ _¡spAp¡ s¡d_¡ ^d®_y„ op_ Ap`¡ R>¡. Nep qX$k¡çbf drl_pdp„ L$hqeÓu dp^hLy$Ë$udp„\u L$dgp kp¡fpep bÞep„ s¡ `R>u dpÓ s¡d_p A„Ns Æh_dp„ S> `qfhs®_ Apìey„ R>¡ s¡hy„ _\u, Ap ^dp¯sf_¡ L$pfZ¡ s¡d_p„ gMpZp¡dp„ `Z `qfhs®_ Apìey„ R>¡. L$dgp kp¡fpep AÐepf¡ Aëgp A_¡ Bõgpd A¡ rhje `f A¡L$ î¡Zu gMu füp„ R>¡. lh¡ s¡Ap¡ dp_¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_u L$rhsp L¡$ rQÓp¡ `pR>m Aëgp_u â¡fZp R>¡.

Ap ^d®`qfhs®__p `h__¡ L$pfZ¡ kdN° kdpS> `f s¡_u Akf \C flu R>¡. tlvy$Ap¡ dy[õgd b_u füp R>¡, dy[õgdp¡ tlvy$ b_u füp R>¡, rÀõsuAp¡ tlvy$ b_u füp R>¡. ApdApv$du ^d® bv$gu füp¡ R>¡. byqÙÆhu ^d® bv$gu füp¡ R>¡. kdpS>_p _¡spAp¡ A_¡ ^prd®L$ _¡spAp¡ `Z _hp¡ dpN® A`_phu füp R>¡. dy[õgd kdpS>ky^pfL$ sfuL¡$ ÅZusp flud a¥Tu L$l¡ R>¡, ""L$rhAp¡ A_¡ byqÙÆhuAp¡ îÙp_¡ L$pfZ¡ `p¡sp_p ^d® rhi¡ kcp_ _\u \hp gpÁep, Ap sp¡ kõsu ârkqÙ d¡mhhp dpV¡$_p âepkp¡ R>¡.'' Ap¡qfkpdp„ Apqv$hpkuAp¡ hÃQ¡ L$pd L$f_pf N°¡lpd õV¡$B__u lÐep \C s¡_p¡ Dëg¡M L$fsp„ s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, ""L¡$fmdp„ L$p¡C DÃQ l¡sy dpV¡$ L¡$ k¡hp dpV¡$ gp¡L$p¡ ^d® _\u bv$gu füp, Ap sp¡ A¡L$ a¡i_ \C `X$u R>¡.''

L¡$V$gpL$ gp¡L$p¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ L$rh bpgpQ„Ö_ Qygu½$$X$ L$dgp v$pk_p QplL$ lsp A¡V$g¡ s¡d_p dpN£ Qpghp bp¥Ù bÞep R>¡. bpgpQ„Ö_ `Z s¡ hps õhuL$pfsp„ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_¡ L$dgp v$pkdp„\u ^d® bv$ghp_u â¡fZp dmu lsu. L¡$kqfep rbN°¡X$ Üpfp L$dgp v$pk_¡ bv$_pd L$fhp_u S>¡ `¡fhu \C lsu s¡_p\u lz„ rhQrgs \C Nep¡ lsp¡ A¡d s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡. bpgpQ„Ö_ L$l¡ R>¡, ""d¢ ^d®`qfhs®_ L$e¯y R>¡ A¡d _ L$l] iL$pe, L¡$d L¡$ lz„ sp¡ _p[õsL$ lsp¡. A¡V$g¡ d¢ sp¡ bp¥Ù ^d® A`_pìep¡ R>¡.'' Nep a¡b°yApfudp„ bp¥ÙNep S>C_¡ bp¥Ù b_¡gp bpgpQ„Ö_ k¡äp¡_ qb°N¡X$ `f bfpbf bNX¡$gp R>¡. s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡, ""tlvy$ ^d®_u kdõep A¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡dp„ KQ_uQ_p c¡v$cph R>¡. sd¡ L$ep Ly$Vy„$bdp„ S>Þçep R>p¡ s¡_y„ blz dlÒh lp¡e R>¡.'' bpgpQ„Ö_ X$pb¡fuAp¡_u V$uL$p L$fhp_y„ `Z Q|L$sp _\u. ""X$pb¡fu `np¡ L„$C Nfub gp¡L$p¡_u dv$v$ L$fhp dpV¡$ _\u. s¡Ap¡ sp¡ `p¡sp_¡ S> dv$v$ L$f¡ R>¡.''

Å¡L¡$ kp¡fpep A_¡ bpgpQ„Ö_ b„_¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡Ap¡A¡ ApÐdp_p AhpS>\u ^dp¯sf L$e¯y R>¡ A_¡ s¡ L$p¡C AQp_L$ g¡hpe¡gp¡ r_Z®e _\u. R>¡ëgp„ L¡$V$gp„e hjp£\u Ap âL$pf_p¡ rhQpf d_dp„ O|dfpep L$fsp¡ lsp¡. dy[õgd b_sp„ `l¡gp„ L$dgp kp¡fpep dy[õgd _¡spAp¡_¡ A_¡ dy[õgd drlgpAp¡_¡ `Z dþep„ lsp„. bpgpQ„Ö_¡ `Z bp¥Ù kp^yAp¡ kp\¡ OZp¡ kde Npþep¡ lsp¡.

L$dgp v$pk A_¡ bpgpQ„Ö_ Üpfp ^dp¯sf \hp\u tlvy$hpv$uAp¡_¡ Akf \C R>¡ Mfu? tlvy$hpv$uAp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap ^dp¯sf L„$C îÙp\u _\u \ep„. L¡$fm rhïh tlvy$ `qfjv$_p _¡sp X$p¡. `u. fpdQ„Ö_ L$l¡ R>¡, ""L$rhAp¡ sp¡ Apd `Z ^|_u lp¡e R>¡. rhrl` A_¡ s¡_p„ k„NW$_p¡ `f âlpf L$fhp dpV¡$ s¡Ap¡A¡ ^dp¯sf_p¡ dpN® A`_pìep¡ R>¡. tlvy$Ap¡_¡ s¡_p\u L$p¡C tQsp _\u. b^p S> ÅZ¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ ârkqÙc|¿ep R>¡.''

X$p¡. fpdQ„Ö__p S>Zpìep A_ykpf L$dgp v$pk¡ tlvy$ v¡$hu-v¡$hspAp¡_y„ A`dp_ L$e¯y lsy„ A¡V$g¡ L¡$V$gpL$ tlvy$ _¡spAp¡A¡ s¡d_u V$uL$p L$fu lsu. dy[õgd bÞep `R>u L$dgp kp¡fpepA¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$, ""tlvy$Ap¡A¡ d_¡ Npmp¡ Ap`u lsu A_¡ l¡fp_ L$fu lsu. s¡Ap¡A¡ dpfy„ _pd MfX$hp_u L$p¡rii L$fu R>¡. lz„ tlvy$ ^d®dp„ rhïhpk fpMu iL$su _\u, L¡$d L¡$ tlvy$ v¡$hspAp¡ ¼epf¡e dpa _\u L$fsp, dpÓ kÅ L$f¡ R>¡.'' s¡_u kpd¡ fpdQ„Ö_ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, ""L$p¡C_¡ `Z `p¡s¡ S>¡ ^d® R>p¡X$u v¡$ s¡_u V$uL$p L$fhp_p¡ A_¡ Npmp¡ v¡$hp_p¡ Ar^L$pf _\u. L$dgp v$pk¡ A¡ S> L$e¯y lsy„. s¡d_¡ Bõgpd_u L¡$V$gu kdS> R>¡ A¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡ Mbf.''

rhïg¡jL$p¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ ^dp¯sf_p¡ dyØp¡ lh¡ fpS>L$ue f„N `L$X$u füp¡ R>¡. _hp¡qv$s dy[õgd g¡ML$ `gp½$p¡X¡$ L¡$. lk_ A_¡ s¡d_p kp\uv$pfp¡A¡ qihk¡_p_u rhQpfkfZu\u âcprhs \C_¡ tlvy$ ^d® A`_pìep¡ R>¡. 30 hj®_p lk_ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ ^prd®L$ âL$pi_p¡dp„ r_erds gM¡ R>¡. s¡d_y„ _hy„ _pd L$dg lk_ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ A¡ _pd s¡d_¡ blz Nd¡ R>¡. ""OZp„ hjp£\u lz„ tlvy$ b_hp rhQpfsp¡ lsp¡, `f„sy dy[õgd kdpS>dp„ A¡ hps kl¡gu _lp¡su. qihk¡_p_p _¡spAp¡A¡ d_¡ tlds Ap`u.'' L¡$fm qihk¡_p_p âdyM cyh_Q„Ö_ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ L$dgp v$pk A_¡ bpgpQ„Ö_¡ ^dp¯sf L$e¯y s¡_p¡ Ap S>hpb R>¡. L¡$fmdp„ tlvy$Ap¡_¡ rÀõsu A_¡ dy[õgd b_phhp_u Ty„b¡i Qpgsu lsu, `Z lh¡ d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ h^y _¡ h^y gp¡L$p¡ tlvy$ ^d® A`_phhp dpN¡ R>¡ A¡d cyh_Q„Ö_ L$l¡ R>¡.

L¡$fm h¼a bp¡X®$_p Q¡fd¡_ A_¡ dy[õgd ky^pfL$ ApN¡hp_ L¡$. A¡. S>rgg L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ ^dp¯sf_p¡ lpg_p¡ Ap âhpl rhrQÓ R>¡. ""ANpD cpÁe¡ S> dy[õgddp„\u L$p¡C tlvy$ bÞey„ R>¡. Ap gp¡L$p¡ ^d® bpbsdp„ _hÅN©rs_u hps L$l¡hp dpN¡ R>¡, `Z d_¡ s¡ lÆ ky^u bfpbf kdÅC _\u.'' Å¡L¡$ Ap fus¡ NÎepNp„W$ép L$rh, g¡ML$p¡, byqÙÆhuAp¡_p ^d®`qfhs®_\u L„$C kpdprS>L$ lgQg dQu S>hp_u _\u A¡d `Z s¡Ap¡ dp_¡ R>¡.

Å¡L¡$ ^dp¯sf_¡ hMpZ_pfpe R>¡. L¡$\rgL$ kpàsprlL$$ "kÐev$u`d¹'_p A¡qX$V$f A_¡ rÀõsu rhQpfL$ ap^f `p¡g \¡gp½$V$ L$l¡ R>¡, ""Ap ^dp¯sf\u A¡ kprbs \pe R>¡ L¡$ Ap`Zp¡ kdpS> dy¼s R>¡. DÑf cpfs_u S>¡d Al] sd¡ ^d® bv$gp¡ sp¡ gp¡L$p¡ sd_¡ dpfu _\u _pMsp. gp¡L$p¡ `p¡sp_u `k„v$Nu_p¡ ^d® `pmhp dpV¡$ Al] ApTpv$ R>¡.'' ap^f \¡gp½$V$ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap ^dp¯sfp¡\u dpÓ cpS>` A_¡ s¡_p kp\u `np¡ S> _pfpS> \C füp R>¡. R>¡ëgp„ b¡ hj®\u s¡Ap¡ rÀõsu L$p¡d_u `pR>m `X$u Nep R>¡. L¡$fm_p¡ cÖ kdpS> ^dp¯sf L$fu füp¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ Ap gp¡L$p¡ ¼ep„ lsp?''

L¡$fmdp„ ApS>L$pg ^dp¯sf_p dyØ¡ `p¡õV$f eyÙ `Z Qpgu füy„ R>¡. Sy>v$p„ Sy>v$p„ W¡$L$pZ¡ Aphp„ `p¡õV$f dpf¡gp„ R>¡- L$dgp v$pk_¡ ap„ku Ap`p¡, Qygu½$X$ Y$p¢Nu A_¡ ^yspfp¡ R>¡, rhrl` lpe lpe, QQ®kdpS>_p¡ vy$íd_ R>¡.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?