"NygR>X$u_p ¿hpbdp„ bphm b_u NC tS>v$Nu.' drk®qX$k g¡sp„ g¡sp„ V²¡$¼V$f kp\¡ V$L$fpC `X¡$gp dpZk_u Ap L$rhsp R>¡. L$lp¡ L¡$ sdpfu _¡ dpfu Ap L$rhsp R>¡. A¡L$ `Ð_u `rs_p¡ E^X$p¡ g¡su lsu, ""R>pihpf¡ L$l¡sp afp¡ R>p¡ L¡$ lz„ R>¡sfpC Nep¡- `Z epv$ L$fp¡. `l¡gp„ sd¡ dpfp¡ ap¡V$p¡ `pk L$f¡gp¡. s¡ `R>u S> Ap`Z¡ `fZ¡gp„.'' hugp dp¢A¡ `rs bp¡ëep¡, ""lz„ sp¡ kdS>¡gp¡, A¡ _¡N¡qV$h li¡...''

cpfsue `yfyj_y„ vy$:M A¡L$ S>. õhe„hfdp„ hfhu lp¡e kusp_¡, A_¡ `p¡sp_u gpeL$ps lp¡e cNhp_ fpd_p ^p¡bu S>¡V$gu.

dy„bC_u Qp¡`pV$u_p bp„L$X¡$ b¡ X$p¡kp b¡W$p lsp. A¡L$ L$l¡sp¡ lsp¡, ""Mf¡Mf, dpfu `Ð_u gpMp¡dp„ A¡L$ lsu. khpf-khpfdp„ lz„ Op¡fsp¡ lp¡J A_¡ A¡ âcprsep„ Npsu lp¡e. `R>u d„Nmp_u Apfsu \pe. `R>u dpf¡ buÅ AÝepe_p ïgp¡L$ bp¡ghp_p lp¡e. qv$hk ApMp¡ Apd _¡ Apd. W$pL$p¡fÆ_u k¡hp, lh¡gu kpfy awg N|„\hp... fps¡ rbR>p_¡ b¡ku_¡ `Z âcyõdfZ, afu A¡L$pvy„$ cS>_... `R>u A¡L$ khpf¡ s¡ âcy_¡ àepfu \C NC.'' ""L¡$d? A¡L$pA¡L$ iy„ \ey„?''

""d¢ A¡_y„ Nmy„ V|„$`u _p¿ey„.''

Aphp„ L¡$V$gp„e¡ ipfuqfL$ _¡ dp_rkL$ L$Å¡X$p„ Ap`Zu Apk`pk hk¡ R>¡.

L¡$V$gp„L$ dpZk_u `p„Q¡ Ap„NmuAp¡ Oudp„ lp¡e. Mphp Åe bNpky„ A_¡ dp¢dp„ Aphu `X¡$ `spky„. buÅ i¡fdp„ Aphp bX$cpNu_u hps R>¡. A¡L$_¡ lÆ "bpe' `Z _ L$u^y„ lp¡e A¡V$gpdp„ "lpe' L$l¡su buÆ Aphu QX¡$. ÅZ¡ iufp dp\¡ îuM„X$. k¢\u A_¡ V$pg kp\¡ dm¡? L$bf_u ip„rs A_¡ k|e®_p¡ âL$pi kp\¡ dm¡? `Z L$ë`_p_p `yó`L$ rhdp__¡ lL$uL$s_y„ NyfyÐhpL$j®Z ¼ep„\u _X¡$?

âsunp... v$kdp¡ fõsp¡... Sy>lz õL$ud_p¡ b„Ngp¡... Ap b^y„ L$ë`_pdp„ W$uL$ R>¡. `pNgMp_p_p¡ A¡L$ v$v$} L$gpL$p¡ ky^u M|Zpdp„ Nydk|d b¡W$p¡ lsp¡. L$p¡C dygpL$psuA¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""Ap_¡ iy„ \C Ney„?'' hp¡X®$_¡ kdÅìey„, L$p¡C eyhsu kp\¡ Ap_¡ â¡d lsp¡. `Z gÁ_ _ \C i¼ep„. ApOpsdp„ _¡ ApOpsdp„ Ap Nydk|d \C Nep¡. \p¡X¡$ v|$f buÅ¡ v$v$} lsp¡. A¡_u lpgs sp¡ h^pf¡ Mfpb lsu. b„^ L$p¡V$X$u_p krmepAp¡ kp\¡ hpf„hpf dp\y„ `R>pX¡$. Qukp¡ `pX¡$. dygpL$psu NcfpC Nep¡, ""Af¡f¡, Ap_¡ iy„ \ey„?'' hp¡X®$_¡ r_kpkp¡ _pMu_¡ L$üy„, ""`¡gp_¡ S>¡ _ dmu iL$u, s¡ Ap_¡ dmu NC.''

ÓuÅ i¡fdp„ iåv$_u fçds-Nçds Å¡C? `Ð_u_u BÃR>p R>¡, Ofdp„ `phf dm¡, A\p®s¹ "`p hf' dm¡. A¡V$g¡ S> hf rbQpfp¡ `p¡Zu tS>v$Nu Of_u bplf \C Åe R>¡. L$lp¡ L¡$ `p¡rZep¡ \C Åe R>¡. Op¡ dfhp_u \pe Ðepf¡ hpOfuhpX¡$ Åe. A¡ Þepe¡ `fÏ„-`fÏ„ \sp¡ A¡L$ cp¡mp¡ cpcp¡ Nep¡ Å¡iu `pk¡. Å¡iu L$l¡, `fZip¡ sp¡ b^u sL$gua_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ Aphu S>i¡. MyiMyipg \C_¡ cpcp¡ sp¡ `fZu Nep¡. R> drl_pdp„ S> rbQpfp¡ fX$dk Ql¡f¡ `pR>p¡ Apìep¡. `„qX$sÆ, D`pr^_p¡ `pf _\u. sd¡ sp¡ d_¡ c¡MX¡$ c¡fhu v$u^p¡. iy„ Å¡C_¡ L$l¡gy„ L¡$ sL$gua_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ Aphu S>i¡? Å¡iu L$l¡, ""s¡ sd¡ sL$gua_p¡ L$C bpSy>_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ kdS>¡gp?''

`Ð_u_p `phf_p¡ `pf _\u. Ofdp„ `rs_¡ "sy„' L$l¡ R>¡. OpV$u_¡ "sd¡' L$l¡ R>¡. OpV$u _pfpS> \pe sp¡ Of R>p¡X$u_¡ S>sp¡ fl¡. A¡ _ `pgh¡. `rs ¼ep„ S>hp_p¡ lsp¡?

"h¡g¡ÞV$pBÞk X¡$'_¡ qv$hk¡ gdZ¡ Y$udQy„ gC_¡ lz„ Ap¡qak¡ Nep¡. k¡¾¡$V$fuA¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""Ap iy„ \ey„, bpµk, d¢ L$üy„, L$p„C _l], L$p„C _l], A¡ sp¡ S>fp spfu cpcuA¡ Nygpb DR>pm¡gy„. k¡¾¡$V$fu L$l¡, ÅAp¡, ÅAp¡. Nygpb\u s¡ Y$udQp„ \sp„ li¡? d¢ L$üy„, Nygpb_u `pR>m `pR>m A¡d sp¡ Nygpbv$p_u `Z Aph¡gu.

¼epf¡L$ Ap`Z_¡ d|„ThZ \pe- 14 _h¡çbf "bpmqv$_' iy„ L$pd L$l¡hpsp¡ li¡? `Z A¡_y„ L$pfZ dpÓ A¡V$gy„ S> L¡$ s¡ "h¡g¡ÞV$pBÞk X¡$'_p bfpbf _h drl_p `R>u Aph¡ R>¡.

l¡fp_`f¡ip_ \e¡gp¡ L$rh Qp¡\p i¡fdp„ ApMf¡ Å¡iu_¡ ifZ¡ Åe R>¡. cpfs A¡L$ Av¹$cys v¡$i R>¡. Al]_p„ QL$gu, `p¡`V$ A_¡ bmqv$ep dpZk_y„ crhóe cpMu iL¡$ R>¡. Al]_p byrÙipmu gp¡L$p¡ Ad¡qfL$p, HÁg¡ÞX$ A_¡ dõL$s S>sp fl¡ R>¡. dpfp S>¡hp S>¡ bpL$u flu Åe R>¡ s¡d_¡ Å¡iu kgpl Ap`¡ R>¡ L¡$ b¡V$p, A¡hp v¡$idp„ ÅAp¡ Äep„ N^¡X$p_¡ hNf v$p¡X$é¡ NpS>f dmu Åe. ApV$gy„ L$lu_¡ Å¡iu (hNf v$p¡X$é¡) `p¡sp_y„ NpS>f d¡mhu g¡ R>¡. rh`yg ipl gM¡ R>¡, ""d¢ Äep¡rsjrhÛp_p ¼gpk R>p¡X$u v$u^p, Äepf¡ rcMpfZ¡ g„bph¡gp lp\dp„ ^_f¡Mp_¡ kp¥\u gp„bu Å¡C.''

L„$C `Z L$ep® hNf b^y„ d¡mhu g¡hp_u NS>b_u spgph¡gu lp¡e R>¡, dpZk_¡. dpV¡$ S> kp¥_¡ rdr_õV$f b_hy„ lp¡e R>¡.

kÝ^f ðkyf_u AÝ^f R>p¡L$fu kpfu L¡$ AÝ^f ðkyf_u kÝ^f R>p¡L$fu? KV$ kp\¡ rbgpX$u das g¡ip¡ L¡$ rbgpX$u kp\¡ KV$? gÁ_ `Z A¡L$ kp¡v$p¡ R>¡. gÁ_ A¡L$ qL„$ds R>¡ S>¡ `yfyj k¡¼k dpV¡$ Q|L$h¡ R>¡ A_¡ k¡¼k A¡L$ qL„$ds R>¡ S>¡ ÷u gÁ_ dpV¡$ Q|L$h¡ R>¡.

AÝ^f R>p¡L$fu A¡V$g¡ iy„? dascpCA¡ `p¡sp_p„ `Ð_u dp¢Oubp_¡ cgpdZ L$fu, ""sd¡ L$pmp¡ kpX$gp¡ cg¡ `l¡fp¡, `Z fpsu bp¡X®$f S>ê$f fpMÅ¡.'' dp¢OubpA¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""_p\, fpsu bp¡X®$f iy„ L$pd?'' dascpCA¡ ap¡X$ `pX$ép¡, ""kpX$u ¼ep„ `|fu \pe R>¡, A_¡ sd¡ ¼ep„\u iê$ \pAp¡ R>p¡, A¡ Mbf sp¡ `X¡$!''

hpQL$_p A_ych_¡ ku^y„ õ`i} Åe A¡ kprlÐe kam \pe. gÁ_ rhi¡_p Vy$QL$p A_¡ lpõeL$rhsp gp¡L$râe \hp_y„ Mfy„ L$pfZ Ap R>¡. v$pç`Ðe Æh_ D`f "d¡Otbvy$' Sy>Ap¡, L¡$hy„ lku g¡ R>¡-

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