dy„bC_u qaëdBÞX$õV²$u râep fpS>h„i_p M|_ A_¡ A¡_u kp\¡ k„L$mpe¡gu ìe[¼sAp¡_u QQp® L$fhpdp„\u KQu _\u Aphu flu. R>¡ëgp„ L¡$V$gp„e hjp£\u râep fpS>h„i_¡ L$p¡C epv$ `Z _lp¡sy„ L$fsy„ s¡ cygpC Q|L¡$gu Arc_¡Óu lsu. gp¡L$p¡_¡ d_ s¡ A¡L$ A¡hu rlfp¡C_ lsu, S>¡_p `f v¡$h Ap_„v$_p¡ dp¡V$p¡ c pC A_¡ qaëdr_dp®sp Q¡s_ Ap_„v$ Apafu_ \C Nep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ b„_¡ `fÎep hNf kp\¡ fl¡sp„ lsp„.

Ap eyNg rhi¡ blz Ap¡Ry>„ gMpey„ R>¡. s¡dZ¡ M|b Ap¡R>u qaëdp¡ b_phu, gNcN `p„Q¡L$ S>¡V$gu A_¡ s¡Ap¡ qaëdu `pV$}Ap¡dp„ `Z blz Aph-Å L$fsp„ _lp¡sp„. s¡Ap¡ A¡L$buÅdp„ S> gNcN Mp¡hpe¡gp„ fl¡sp„ A_¡ s¡d_p fp¡tS>v$p k„`L®$dp„ fl¡sp rdÓp¡ `Z M|b Ap¡R>p lsp. s¡Ap¡ `p¡sp_¡ Ðep„ rdÓp¡_¡ AphL$pfsp„ A_¡ \p¡X$p qX²$Þ¼k_u kp\¡ L$rhsp, fpS>L$pfZ A_¡ `yõsL$p¡ hN¡f¡_u QQp®Ap¡ \su. àgk Q¡_g_p kuCAp¡ Ards MÞ_p L$l¡ R>¡, ""s¡d_¡ Ðep„_u kp„Å¡ OZu Å¡icfu fl¡su.''

râep fpS>h„i s¡_p r`sp kp\¡ g„X$_\u cpfs Aphu lsu. ey_pCV¡$X$ _¡iÞk Üpfp s¡d_u h_k„fnL$ sfuL¡$ r_dZ|L$ L$fpC lsu. râepA¡ fp¸eg A¡L¡$X¡$du Ap¡a X²$pd¡qV$¼kdp„\u Arc_e_u spgud gu^u lsu. Q¡s_ Ap_„v$ `p¡sp_u _hu qaëd lL$uL$s dpV¡$ rlfp¡C__u sgpidp„ lsp„ A_¡ A¡L$ rdÓ_¡ Ðep„ s¡dZ¡ râep_¡ Å¡C. s¡ s¡d_¡ Ndu NC A_¡ sfs S> s¡_¡ `p¡sp_u qaëd dpV¡$ kpC_ L$fu gu^u.

""qaëdr_dp®Z v$frdep_ b„_¡ M|b Or_óW$ rdÓp¡ b_u Nep„. Q¡s_ Ap_„v$_p A¡ kde¡ R|>V$pR>¡X$p \ep lsp A_¡ râep Al] A¡L$gu lsu. s¡Ap¡ b„_¡ A¡L$gp„ lsp„ A_¡ A¡ S> hõsy_ L$pfZ¡ b„_¡ A¡L$buÅ_u h^y _ÆL$ Apìep„,'' g¡ML$ A_¡ NusL$pf lk_ L$dpg L$l¡ R>¡.

râep s¡ hMs¡ Q¡s_ L$fsp„ Jdfdp„ OZu S> _p_u lsu, `Z Ap eyNg¡ Jdf_u ¼epf¡e `$fhp L$fu _lp¡su. râep, Q¡s_ L$fsp„ huk\u `Z h^y hjp£ _p_u lsu.

Q¡s_kp'b¡ qaëdCÞX$õV²$u_¡ s¡_u Ap¡mMpZ L$fphu. râep k„`|Z®`Z¡ A¡_¡ kdr`®s lsu. s¡d_u hÃQ¡_p k„b„^p¡_u b^p_¡ ÅZ lsu A_¡ Ad¡ b^pA¡ A¡ õhuL$pfu `Z gu^p lsp. Ad¡ A¡ bpbs rhi¡ ¼epf¡e rhQpf `Z _lp¡sp¡ ¼ep£. s¡Ap¡ râep_p kgplL$pf lsp. s¡d_p k„b„^p¡ M|b rhh¡L$u lsp A_¡ s¡Ap¡ b„_¡ A¡L$buÅ_¡ M|b `k„v$ L$fsp„ lsp„,'' lk_ L$dpg L$l¡ R>¡.

""râep A_¡ Q¡s__p k„„b„^p¡ M|b kpfp lsp. râep M|b dmsphX$u lsu A_¡ Q¡s_ l„d¡ip„ dp¥_ fl¡sp A¡d R>sp„ b„_¡ A¡L$buÅ_¡ M|b `k„v$ L$fsp„ lsp„ A_¡ râep k„`|Z® fus¡ Q¡s__¡ hapv$pf lsu,'' Ards MÞ_p râep_¡ epv$ L$fsp„ L$l¡ R>¡.

râep dpÓ dp_rkL$ A_¡ cph_pÐdL$ fus¡ S> Q¡s_ Ap_„v$ `f Ahg„rbs _lp¡su, bëL¡$ Apr\®L$fus¡ `Z lsu.'' lk_ L$dpg L$l¡ R>¡, ""lp, Äepf¡ Q¡s_kp'b Æhsp lsp Ðepf¡ A¡dZ¡ A¡_u kpfpdp„ kpfu fus¡ v¡$Mcpm fpMu lsu. s¡Ap¡ s¡_¡ `fÎep lp¡s sp¡ ApS>¡ L$v$pQ `qf[õ\qs Sy>v$u lp¡s, L$pfZ L¡$ A¡hy„ lp¡s sp¡ râep_¡ h^pf¡ L$p_|_u fnZ dþey„ lp¡s.''

râep A_¡ Q¡s_¡ gÁ__p¡ rhQpf ¼epf¡e L$ep£ S> _lp¡sp¡ A\hp L$v$pQ s¡dZ¡ L$ep£ lp¡e, `Z A¡ hMs¡ A¡d_p k„b„^p¡ `f ¼epf¡e Akf `X$u _lp¡su. rh_p gÁ_¡ `Z s¡Ap¡ A¡L$buÅ kp\¡ M|b Myi lsp„. ""râep A_¡ Q¡s_ kp'b¡ ¼epf¡e `p¡sp_p k„b„^p¡ rhi¡ QQp® L$fu _lp¡su. s¡dZ¡ gÁ_ ip dpV¡$ _ L$ep¯ s¡_u d_¡ Mbf _\u A_¡ kpQy„ L$lz„ sp¡ d_¡ A¡ bpbs¡ ¼epf¡e A¡d_¡ `|R>hp S>¡hy„ gpÁey„ _lp¡sy„. A¡_p¡ L$p¡C dsgb S> _lp¡sp¡,'' Aqds MÞ_p L$l¡ R>¡.

""Äep„ ky^u lz„ ÅÏ„ Ry>„, râep S>¡ fus¡ fl¡su lsu, s¡dp„ S> Myi lsu. A_¡ s¡Z¡ ¼epf¡e gÁ__u bpbs rhi¡ L$„C `Z DÃQpey¯ _lp¡sy„. Q¡s_kp'b gÁ_ L$fhp dpNsp _lp¡sp, L$v$pQ s¡d_p b¡ `yÓp¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ A_¡ ApNgp gÁ__p L$X$hp A_ych_¡ L$pfZ¡, ""L$dpg¡ v$gug L$fsp„ L$üy„.

""d_¡ epv$ R>¡, Ad¡ gp¡L$p¡ râep_¡ L$l¡sp L¡$ s¡Z¡ `p¡sp_p¡ L$„CL$ rhQpf L$fhp¡ Å¡CA¡ A_¡ `p¡s¡ S>¡ dpZk_¡ â¡d L$fsu lp¡e s¡_pdp„ ApV$gu lv¡$ Ap¡sâp¡s _ \hy„ Å¡CA¡. A¡ k„`|Z® fus¡ A¡d_¡ kdr`®s lsu A_¡ Å¡L¡$ gÁ_ L$fhp„ _ L$fhp„ s¡ bpbs_u QQp®_p¡ L$p¡C dsgb S> _lp¡sp¡, L$pfZ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ b„_¡ `rs A_¡ `Ð_u_u S>¡d S> hs®_ L$fsp„ lsp„. dpÓ s¡d_p„ D`f "`fZ¡gp lp¡hp_y„' g¡bg gpÁey„ _lp¡sy„. Ad¡ `Z Ap õhuL$pfu gu^y„ lsy„ A_¡ A¡d_p k„b„^p¡dp„ A¡\u rhi¡j Ad_¡ ¼epf¡e L$„C gpÁey„ _lp¡sy„,'' lk_ L$dpg L$l¡ R>¡.

s¡d_u hÃQ¡_p„ TOX$p A_¡ v$gugp¡ kpdpÞe S> lsp„. S>¡hp„ L$p¡C `Z v„`sudp„ Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡ râep AgN fl¡su lsu. `l¡gp„ s¡_p¡ `p¡sp_p¡ L$pgydg A¡õV¡$V$dp„ ãg¡V$ lsp¡ A_¡ `R>u d„Ng qL$fZdp„ dp¡Vy„$ Of lsy„. s¡ b`p¡f¡ S>dhp A_¡ kp„S>¡ ÓZ L¡$ Qpf L$gpL$ Npmhp - A¡d qv$hkdp„ b¡hpf Q¡s_ Ap_„v$_p O¡f S>su.''

""A¡ kde¡ s¡ Ad_¡ ap¡_ L$fsu A_¡ Ad_¡ qX²„$¼k dpV¡$ Apd„ÓZ Ap`su A_¡ \p¡X$uL$ hpsp¡ \su. s¡Ap¡ b„_¡ L$p¡C`Z `qfZus eyNg_u S>¡d S> hs®_ L$fsp„. s¡d_u `p¡sp_u gX$pCAp¡ A_¡ v$gugp¡ \su s¡Ap¡ `p¡sp_u Ndsu-AZNdsu bpbsp¡_u QQp® `Z L$fsp„. Ad_¡ A¡dp„ L$„C S> _p¡My„ gpNsy„ _lp¡sy„, L$pfZ L¡$ Ad¡ s¡d_¡ v„$`su sfuL¡$ õhuL$pfu gu^p„ lsp„,'' L$dpg L$l¡ R>¡.

s¡d_y„ A¡L$buÅ âÐe¡_y„ kd`®Z A¡V$gy„ b^y„ lsy„ L¡$ râepA¡ ¼epf¡e buÆ ìe[¼s_u qaëddp„ L$pd L$fhp_p¡ rhQpf kyÝ^p„ _ L$ep£ A_¡ s¡_¡ dy¿e c|rdL$pdp„ fpMu_¡ S> Q¡s_ Ap_„v¡$ qaëdp¡ b_phu. s¡_¡ L$v$pQ Ap¡afp¡ dmu lsu, `Z s¡Z¡ s¡ b^u S> Wy$L$fphu v$u^u. A¡Z¡ A¡hy„ ip dpV¡$ L$ey¯ s¡_y„ ¼epf¡e L$pfZ `Z Apàey„ _l].''

""râepA¡ d_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ s¡_¡ L¡$V$guL$ Ap¡afp¡ dmu lsu, `Z s¡Z¡ A¡ bpbs d_¡ ¼epf¡e _ kdÅìey„ L¡$ A¡ b^u s¡Z¡ ip dpV¡$ Wy$L$fphu L$v$pQ Q¡s_kp'b s¡_¡ L$pd L$fhp v¡$hp dpNsp _lp¡sp A\hp s¡_¡ `p¡sp_¡ L$pd L$fhp S>¡hy„ _l] gpÁey„ lp¡e. lL$uL$s A¡ R>¡ L¡$ Q¡s_kp'b_u qaëd_p v$f¡L$ `pkp kp\¡ s¡ k„L$mpe¡gu fl¡su. `V$L$\p\u dp„X$u_¡ L$\p, Nus A_¡ qaëdr_dp®Z `R>u_u S>hpbv$pfuAp¡dp„ `Z, A¡hy„ _\u L¡$ A¡_u `pk¡ L$pd L$fhp dpV¡$ L$p„C _lp¡sy„. s¡Z¡ A„Ns A_¡ ìephkpreL$ fus¡ OÏ„ âv$p_ L$ey¯,'' L$dpg L$l¡ R>¡.

Q¡s_ Ap_„v$_p Ly$Vy„$b¡ `Z s¡_¡ õhuL$pfu gu^u lsu, S>¡dp„ s¡_p b„_¡ cpCAp¡ A_¡ s¡d_p Ly$Vy„$buS>_p¡ s\p s¡_p b¡ `yÓp¡_p¡ kdph¡i \pe R>¡.

`p¡sp_p\u ApV$gu dp¡V$u Jdf_u ìe[¼s kp\¡ k„L$mpC lp¡hp R>sp„ râepA¡ ¼epf¡e `p¡sp_p rhi¡ rhQpey¯ _lp¡sy„. s¡Z¡ A¡ `Z rhQpey¯ _lp¡sy„ L¡$ s¡_u `p¡sp_u AphL$_y„ L$p¡C kp^_ lp¡hy„ Å¡CA¡. L$p¡C `Z ìe[¼s sL®$ L$fu iL¡$ L¡$ Q¡s_ Ap_„v$ `R>u `p¡sp_u tS>v$Nu_y„ iy„ \i¡. A¡_p rhi¡ s¡Z¡ ¼epf¡e rhQpf L$ep£ _l] lp¡e A_¡ L$v$pQ A¡ S> L$pfZ lsy„ L¡$ A¡d_p d©Ðey `R>u A¡ kph S> A¡L$gu `X$u NC lsu.

Aqds MÞ_p_p ds âdpZ¡ s¡ A¡L$gu `X$u NC lsu, `Z s¡_y„ `p¡sp_y„ ApNhy„ rdÓhsy®m lsy„, S>¡d_p k„`L®$dp„ s¡ fl¡su lsu. lk_ L$dpg L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡ M|b A¡L$gu `X$u NC lsu. ""Q¡s_kp'b Æhsp lsp„ s¡ hMs¡ S>¡ rdÓp¡ s¡d_¡ dmhp Aphsp s¡dZ¡ s¡d_p d©Ðey `R>u Aphhp_y„ Ap¡Ry>„ L$fu _p¿ey„. Ad¡ ¼epf¡L$ S>sp, `Z Aphhp-S>hp_y„ Ap¡Ry>„ \C Ney„ lsy„. s¡_¡ Q„X$$uNY$ `pR>p S>hy„ Ndsy„ _lp¡sy„, L$pfZ L¡$ s¡_¡ A¡hy„ gpNsy„ lsy„ L¡$ Q¡s_kp'b Nep `R>u s¡_u `pk¡ L$p¡C S> füy„ _\u Ðep„ A¡_p¡ ky„v$f b„Ngp¡ R>¡ A_¡ A¡_¡ Ðep„ õ\peu `Z \hy„ lsy„. `Z Ad¡ A¡_¡ A¡d L$lu_¡ V$pmsp„ L¡$ Ðep„ A¡_y„ L$p¡C _\u A_¡ A¡ Ðep„ M|b A¡L$gu `X$u S>i¡. Al] Ap¡R>pdp„ Ap¡R>p Ad¡ rdÓp¡ R>uA¡ S>¡d_¡ s¡ ap¡_ L$fu iL¡$ A_¡ S>ê$f `X¡$ Ðepf¡ hpsp¡ L$fu iL¡$.''

s¡Z¡ buÆ L$p¡C qaëdp¡dp„ L$pd L$ey¯ _lp¡sy„ L¡$ Q¡s_ Ap_„v$_p d©Ðey `R>u L$pd L$fhp_y„ `Z rhQpey¯ _lp¡sy„ A¡V$g¡ râep_u Apr\®L$ [õ\rs `Z kpfu _lp¡su. L$dpg L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡ b„Ngp¡ h¡Qhp dpNsu lsu L$pfZ L¡$ s¡Z¡ A¡hy„ rhQpey¯ lsy„ L¡$ bpL$u_u tS>v$Nu ip„rs\u Npmu iL$pe A¡V$gu fL$d sp¡ dmu S> fl¡i¡.

""s¡Z¡ A¡L$hpf r_v£$i L$ep£ lsp¡ L¡$ Q¡s_ kp'b_p `yÓp¡ kp\¡ k„`rÑ bpbs¡ s¡_¡ v$gugp¡ \C lsu, `Z s¡Z¡ A¡ hps Ad_¡ A¡hu fus¡ L$lu lsu L¡$ Ad_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ Ap sp¡ L$p¡C kpdpÞe bpbs li¡ A_¡ \p¡X$p hMsdp„ EL$gu S>i¡. Ad¡ ¼epf¡e L$ë`_p L$fu _lp¡su L¡$ Ap bpbs ApV$gp¡ _pV$L$ue A_¡ OpsL$u hmp„L$ g¡i¡,'' L$dpg L$l¡ R>¡.

L$dpg ApNm S>Zph¡ R>¡, ""s¡ AdyL$ bpbsp¡ A¡hu fus¡ v$ip®hsu L¡$ Ad¡ dp_sp L¡$ Aphy„ b^y„ sp¡ b^¡ S> b_sy„ lp¡e. A¡Z¡ Ad_¡ ¼epf¡e `p¡sp_u [õ\rs rhi¡ N„cufsp\u rhQpfhp_u sL$ Ap`u S> _l]. S>¡d L¡$ s¡ L$l¡su L¡$ A¡_u _p¡L$fpZu A¡_u kp\¡ Mfpb hs®_ L$f¡ R>¡, `Z afu\u Ad¡ sp¡ A¡hy„ S> dp_sp L¡$ Aphy„ b^y„ sp¡ kpdpÞe L$l¡hpe.''

râep `p¡sp_p dp¡cp A_¡ õV$pCg dpV¡$ qaëdCÞX$õV²$udp„ ÅZusu lsu. s¡ M|b ipgu_ A_¡ kæe ìe[¼s NZpsu. ""s¡Z¡ ¼epf¡e L$p¡C `Z ìe[¼s rhi¡ L$X$hp iåv$p¡ L$üp _\u L¡$ ¼epf¡e L$p¡C kp\¡ ê$nsp\u hs®_ L$ey¯ _\u A¡V$g¡ s¡_p d©Ðey\u d_¡ M|b Ap„QL$p¡ gpÁep¡ A_¡ râep_¡ S>¡ ÅZ¡ R>¡, s¡ b^p„_¡ Ap„QL$p¡ gpÁep¡ R>¡.''

râep_y„ M|_ b„Ngpdp„ \ey„ lsy„ A_¡ Ny_¡Npf sfuL¡$ i„L$p_u Ap„Nmu Q¡s_ Ap_„v$_p `yÓp¡ L¡$s_ A_¡ rhh¡L$ sfa Q]^pe R>¡. `p¡guk¡ s¡\u s¡d_u ^f`L$X$ L$fu R>¡. ""Ap ApMu `qf[õ\rs\u d_¡ N|„QhZ Ecu \C R>¡, L$pfZ L¡$ lz„ A¡ b„_¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ kpfu fus¡ Ap¡mMy„ Ry>„ A_¡ sL®$ip÷ d_¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap„M¡ S>¡ v¡$Mpe R>¡, s¡_p L$fsp„ Apdp„ OÏ„ b^y„ KXy„$ R>¡. b„_¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡ Aphu d|Mp®du L$fu S> _ iL¡$,'' Ards MÞ_p L$l¡ R>¡.

`Z L$dpg L„$CL$ Sy>vy„$ S> L$l¡ R>¡, ""dpfu `pk¡ A¡hy„ _ dp_hp dpV¡$ L$p¡C S> L$pfZ _\u. lz„ sp¡ A¡V$gu S> CÃR>p fpMy„ Ry>„ L¡$ Ap bpbs_u N„cufsp d_¡ kdÅC lp¡s sp¡ kpfy„ \ps. râep_¡ Ap fus¡ dfhy„ `X$éy„ s¡ M|b S> vy$:Mv$ bpbs R>¡. s¡ dpfu `Ð_u A_¡ `yÓu_u h^y _ÆL$ lsu. v$f hj£ s¡ Cv$_p qv$hk¡ dpf¡ Ðep„ qX$_f `f Aphsu. s¡ d_¡ L$l¡su L¡$ "lk_ kp'b, Å¡ Ap Of h¡QpC Åe sp¡ lz„ õ\peu \C ÅJ.' lh¡ s¡ dfu NC R>¡ A¡V$g¡ b^y„ X|$bu Ney„ R>¡.''

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?