Ðepf¡ `V¹$ L$fsp„L$_¡ S>hpb dm¡ L¡$ ""Þep„ L$p„C S>gkp _\u. dÞX¡$-Vy$-äpBX¡$ Y$]Y$p„ cp„Nu Åe A¡V$gu dS|>fu L$fu R>] _¡ huL$-A¡ÞX$dp„ Of_y„ L¡$V$gy„ L$pd lp¡e? L$pf-hp¸i L$fhu, ip¡t`N L$fhy„, Of_u kpak|au L$fhu, gp¡_d|hf\u NpX®$__u gp¡_ lfMu L$fhu, Of_y„ _p_y„dp¡Vy„$ qf`¡qf„N L$pd Ås¡ L$fhy„, _¡ hmu rhÞV$fdp„ sp¡ Of_¡ Ap„NZ¡ S>dp \e¡gp¡ bfa¡e Ås¡ Mk¡X$hp_p¡! _p¡ Mk¡X$ue¡ sp¡ apB_ \pe.''

Ap lp„cmu_¡ Ad¡ b¡ OX$u rhQpf L$fsp \C Å„C. `R>u ldÅe L¡$ Mfp¡ S>gkp `pV$}_p¡ v¡$i sp¡ Ap Ap`Zp¡ B[ÞX$ep S> R>¡! Ap„ep„ Ad_¡ buSy>„ L$p„C Ndsy„ lp¡e L¡$ _p¡ Ndsy„ lp¡e, `Z L$pd L$fhy„ L$p¡C_¡ _\u Ndsy„!

fpS>L$p¡V$, cph_Nf L¡$ Åd_Nfdp„ ÅAp¡ sp¡ b`p¡f \C _\u L¡$ b^u vy$L$p_y„ aV$paV$ b„^ \hp d„X¡$, vy$L$p__y„ iV$f DOpX$hp_p¡ V$pBd _½$u lp¡e L¡$ _p¡ lp¡e, iV$f `pX$hp_p¡ V$pBd _½$u! Aph¡ V$pZ¡ sd¡ vy$L$p_¡ S>C_¡ ¼ep¡ L¡$ ""cpC, b¡ L¡$X$bfu v$C Ûp¡_¡, bpbgp¡ Æv¡$ QX$ép¡ k¡.'' sp¡e vy$L$p_hpmp¡ cpC sdpfu v$ep _p¡ Mpe. iV$f_¡ spmy„ dpfsp„ L$lu S> v¡$, ""lh¡ Qpf hpÁe¡ AphÅ¡!''

kp¥fpóV²$_p„ il¡fp¡_p gÞQ V$pBd_u hps S> r_fpmu R>¡, `Z Np¡hp_p¡ gÞQ V$pBd sp¡ A¡_p\ue QY¡$. Adpfp A¡L$ cpCb„^, _pd¡ Ap_„v$cpC, Np¡hpdp„ L$p„CL$ L$pd¡ Ne¡gp. S>¡ Ap¡qak¡ L$pd lsy„ Þep„ S>C_¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ spmy„! L¡$d? sp¡ L¡$ gÞQ V$pBd! lh¡ L$fhy„ iy„? Ap_„v$cpC `pR>p hþep, `Z fõspAp¡e k|dkpd! _p¡ dm¡ qfnp L¡$ _p¡ dm¡ Op¡X$pNpX$u. Ap_„v$cpC_¡ A¡d L¡$ S>fp `N R|>V$p L$fuA¡, lpgsp S> S>CA¡, `Z spL$X¡$ S> A¡d_u L$p¡ëlp`yfu Q„`g_u `Ë$u s|V$u NC! lh¡?

`Z _kub kpfp„ L¡$ \p¡X¡$ v|$f A¡L$ TpX$ _uQ¡ A¡L$ dp¡Qu b¡W¡$gp¡ v¡$MpZp¡. Ap_„v$cpC Q„`g Y$kX$sp Þep„ S>C_¡ L$l¡, ""Ap Q„`gdp„ A¡L$ Mugu dpfu Ûp¡_¡?'' sp¡ Ap¡ëep¡ dp¡Qu L$l¡, ""A¡L$ OÞV¡$ bpv$ ApAp¡. Acu gÞQ V$pBd l¥!'' Ap_„v$cpC sp¡ X$OpC S> Áep! `Z lh¡ A¡L$ L$gpL$ gNu Aphp sX$L$pdp„ L$fhy„ iy„? A¡V$g¡ \X$_¡ V¡$L¡$ Ecp. dp¡QuA¡ sp¡ A¡_p \¡gpdp„\u a¡_u_u bp¡sg L$pY$u, X$åbpdp„\u äpe L$f¡gu dÃR>u _¡ fpBk L$pY$ép„. dS>¡\u \pmu S>dphu... Ap_„v$cpC V$Nf-V$Nf Å¡ep S> L$f¡! A¡ Å¡C_¡ `¡gp¡ dp¡Qu L$l¡, ""c|M gN¡gp l¥ d¡_? ApAp¡ Ap`y_ L¡$ kp\ b¥W$ ÅAp¡!'' sd¡ _l] dp_p¡, dp¡QuA¡ Ap_„v$cpC_¡ â¡d\u S>dpX$ép, S>çep `R>u S>fp gp„bp \C_¡ A¡L$ _]v$f spZu, `R>u ÅNu_¡ lp\-dp¢ ^p¡C_¡ ä¡i \ep `R>u, fpBV$ V$pBd A¡L$ L$gpL$ `R>u Ap_„v$cpC_u L$p¡ëlp`yfu Q„`gdp„ A¡L$ Mugu dpfu Ap`u!

dpZk Mphp dpV¡$ L$pd L$f¡ R>¡ L¡$ L$pd L$fhp dpV¡$ Mpe R>¡? A¡ khpg_p¡ kpÃQp¡ S>hpb B[ÞX$epdp„ S> dm¡! ê$r`ep Ad_¡ hlpgp sp¡ gpN¡, `Z Ad_¡ B[ÞX$e_y„_¡ kp¥\u hlpgu gpN¡ fÅ! `pfku gp¡L$_u `s¡su Aphu? sp¡ gphp¡ fÅ! tk^u cpey„_p Q¡V$u-Qp„v$ Apehp? sp¡ A¡_ue fÅ! dy[õgdp¡ sprS>ep L$pY$hp_p k¡? sp¡ C Å¡hp lpVy„$ fÅ sp¡ Å¢C S> _¡? A_¡ NyX$ äpBX¡$_y„ dp'sd iy„ R>¡ C MpX$pdp„ Áey„, Ap`Z¡ sp¡ äpBX$¡-k¡V$fX¡$-kÞX¡$_u c¡Nu fÅey„ \C NC_¡?

Adv$phpv$dp„ DsfpZ _¡ hpku DsfpZ A¡d båb¡ v$p'X$p l„^p„e bÅf S>X$b¡kgpL$ b„^ fe¡. _hfpÓu_p _h¡ v$p'X$p NyS>fpsdp„ fÅ S>¡hy„ S> lp¡e. lÆ v$i¡fp Áep _\u Þep„ ^_s¡fk\u gpc`p„Qd gNu l„^y„e b„^! Ap`Zp `p¡sp_p sl¡hpfp¡ sp¡ W$uL$, lh¡ sp¡ q¾$kdkdp„e Ad¡ v¡$iuAp¡ S>gkp `pV$} L$fhp_y„ bp'_y„ Np¡su gCA¡! A_¡ S>fp b¡-`p„Q hfl Mdu ÅAp¡ B[ÞX$epdp„ h¡g¡ÞV$pB_-X¡$_u fÅ _p¡ `X¡$ sp¡ Ad_¡ L¡$'Å¡!

ap¡f¡_\u Adpfp cpCb„^p¡ Ap„ep„ Aph¡ C ¼e¡ L¡$ ""dpfp b¡V$p ^p¡rmeph huL$-A¡ÞX$dp„ bh S>gkp L$f¡. buQ `f Åe, rhÞX$ kqa¯N L$f¡, `¡fpi|V$ S>[ç`„N L$f¡, bÞÆ S>[ç`„N L$f¡, lp¡k®-fpBqX„$N L$f¡, `lpX$p¡ `f dpDÞV¡$r_eqf„N L$f¡, v$qfepdp„ X$u`-ku X$pBthN L$f¡, S>„Ngp¡dp„ V²¡$qL„$N L$f¡...'' Ap b^y„ lp„cmu_¡ Ad_¡ sp¡ ^°yÅfu QX$u Åe! Ad_¡ d_dp„ \pe L¡$ ""cpC fÅ `X$u k¡ sp¡ OX$uL$ S>„`u _¡ f¡'sp lp¡ sp¡? Apd Äep„ _¡ Þep„ ^ybpL$p iuv$_¡ g¡sp lCi¡?''

`Z C sp¡ S>¡hp v¡$i A¡hp h¡i. Ap„ep„ B[ÞX$epdp„ sp¡ fÅ dpZhp_u A¡L$ S> fus R>¡- dp¡X$p EW$hy„, dp¡X$p _lphy„, L$Y$u-cps _¡ riM„X$ v$pbu_¡ b`p¡f¡ lzC Åhy„, lp„S>¡ Qp lpe£ MpMfp Mphp, b¡ OX$u `p__¡ Nëg¡ S>C dkpgp Qphhp, fpÓ¡ gpfuep¡ `f S>C `|fu-`L$p¡X$u L¡$ BX$gu-Y$p¢kp Mphp„ _¡ `R>u rOf¡ Aphu_¡ L¡$bg-V$uhu `f rl„v$u r`¼Qf Å¡sp„ Å¡sp„ lzC Åhy„!

T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ B[ÞX$epdp„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ k¡!