Ap hMs¡ hps afdpBiu Npe_p¡_u L$fhu R>¡. sd¡ Ap„ep„ lsp A_¡ f¡qX$ep¡ rkgp¡_ `f afdpBiu Npe_y„ L$p_¡ f¡qX$ep¡ v$C_¡ lp„cmsp, C S>dp_p¡ sp¡ Áep¡. `Z lh¡ sp¡ L¡$bg-V$uhu `f afdpBiu Npe__p `°p¡N°pdy„ Aph¡ R>¡!

Adpfp A¡qfep_p¡ L¡$bghpmp¡ sp¡ ApMp¡ qv$' Aphu båb¡ Q¡_gy„ _p¡_õV$p¡` lgph¡ R>¡. Apdp„ Ad_¡ `l¡gp„ _hpC C hps_u gpNsu L¡$ afdpBi L$fhp lpVy„$ ap¡_ sp¡ gNpX$hp_p¡ `Z hps _„C L$fhp_u! l„^„ye L$pd ap¡__u Qp„`y„ v$pbhp\u S> \pe!

Adpfp hMsL$pL$p_¡ Ap îphrZep Tfdf_u rkT_dp„ "Aplp qfdrTd L¡$ e¡ àepf¡ àepf¡ Nus rge¡' lp„cmhy„ 'sy„ (A¡d ¼ep¡_¡ L¡$ Å¡hy„ sy„!). d_¡ L$l¡, "ap¡_ gNpX$u_¡ Ap Npe_ l„cmphu v¡$!'

d¢ L$u^y„ "Å¡CA¡, A¡d_u `pk¡ A¡ Npe_ li¡ L¡$ L¡$d!' sp¡ L$pL$p L$l¡, "g¡? C sp¡ lp¡hy„ S> Å¡I _¡?' `Z _kubÅ¡N¡ A¡ Npe_ L¡$bg_u b¡ÞL$dp„ _lp¡sy„.

sp¡e hMsL$pL$pA¡ OZu hpf gNu Ap afdpBi_u Q¡_g Å¡e¡ fpMu. `R>u L$l¡, "lpmu, Apdp„ iu dTp Aph¡? `X$v$p `f qv$gu`Ly$dpf v¡$Mpe sp¡ d^ybpgp _p¡ v¡$Mpe, A_¡ d^ybpgp_p¡ ApMp¡ a¡k lp¡e sp¡ AX$^p D`f sp¡ Ap¡gu `Ë$uey„ gV$L$su lp¡e!' hMsL$pL$p_u hps kpQu R>¡. ApNgp Npe__u afdpBi_p Ap¡ài_ dpV¡$ kss õ¾u_ D`f ÅsÅs_p„ d¡_y gV$¼ep„ S> L$fsp„ lp¡e R>¡.

afdpBiu Nusp¡_u Akgu dTp sp¡ `¡gp f¡qX$ep¡ rkgp¡__p S>dp_dp„ lsu. `Z lh¡ sp¡ s¡_p¡ rkspfp¡ Ap\du Nep¡. lh¡ f¡qX$ep¡ `f rhrh^ cpfsu_y„ fpS> Qpg¡ R>¡. A_¡ rhrh^ cpfsuhpmp L$p¡Z ÅZ¡, kfL$pfu \C Áep L¡$ A¡v$u \C Áep, ApM¡ApMp afdpBiu `°p¡N°pd_u V¡$` afu afu_¡ C _u C S> hNpX¡$ fpM¡ R>¡! cNhp_ ÅZ¡, rhrh^ cpfsu `f Mf¡Mf L$p¡C afdpBiy„ dp¡L$gsy„e li¡ L¡$ L¡$d?

`Z ldZp„ gp¡L$g rhrh^ cpfsu `°p¡N°pddp„ ap¡_-afdpBi Qpgy \C R>¡. A¡dp„ cpf¡ Nçds `X¡$ R>¡. A¡L$ sp¡ afdpBi l„cmph_pfp„ b¡_ A¡hy„ Qp„`g„y Qp„`gy„ bp¡g¡ L¡$ ÅZ¡ b¡bgu_u bp b¡bgu_¡ ldÅhsu _p¡ lp¡e? "A¡d! Qp¡L$g¡V$ Mphu R>¡? L$C Qp¡L$g¡V$ Mphu R>¡? A¡ Qp¡L$g¡V$ s_¡ blz cph¡ R>¡? L¡$d cph¡ R>¡? lz„ ÅJ Ry>„ lp¢? NZ¡i qL$fpZpdp„ A¡ Qp¡L$g¡V$ li¡_¡, sp¡ s_¡ S>êf gphu v$Ci lp¢? `Z sy„ Qp¡L$g¡V$ dpNsu fl¡S>¡ lp¢?'

buÆ Nçds_u hps C L¡$ f¡qX$ep¡hpmp„ b¡__p¡ AhpS> bfp¡bf l„cmpe `Z ap¡_ L$f_pfp fpXy„$ `pX$u_¡ hps L$fsp lp¡e sp¡e A¡d_p¡ AhpS> ^udp¡ S> lp¡e! A_¡ ÓuÆ Nçds_u hps C L¡$ Aphp ap¡_y„ Nçd¡ Ðepf¡ _p¡ L$fpe. A¡_p AW$hpqX$epdp„ b¡ qv$hk qa¼k R>¡ A_¡ s¡e A¡L$ L$gpL$ dpV¡$ S>. A¡ qv$hk ¼ep R>¡ C ÅZhp lpVy„$ `°p¡N°pd lp„cmsp f¹ep¡, L$p¡L$ qv$' A¡_pDÞkd¡ÞV$ AX$a¡V¡$ QX$ue¡ Åe!

`Z afdpBi_u Mfu dTp sp¡ Ad_¡ hX$p¡v$fpdp„ `X$su. hfkp¡ `l¡gp„ õV¡$i_ kpd¡ A¡L$ "N¡gp¡X®$' f¡õV$p¡fp„ lsu. (ApS>¡ `Z R>¡, dpB_k afdpBi.) A¡_p dprgL$ `pk¡ f¡L$p¡X$p£_y„ S>bfv$õs L$g¡¼i_. A_¡ `p¡s¡ `Z k„Nus_p¡ S>bfp¡ fqkep¡. a¼s Qpf Ap_p Ap`u_¡ sd¡ L$lp¡ L¡$ "epf? A¡L$ r`¼Qfdp„ içdu L$`|f lp\dp„ k¡¼kp¡ap¡_ gC_¡ A¡L$ Npe_ Npe R>¡... bk A¡V$gy„ S> epv$ R>¡. Npe__p bp¡g-qaëd_y„ _pd L„$C S> epv$ _\u...'

sp¡ i¡W$ W„$X$L$\u L$l¡sp, "b¡kp¡, k„cmphy„.' A_¡ \p¡X$u S> hpfdp„ "L$píduf L$u L$gu'_y„ "Dku_¡ l¥ g|V$p dTp tT>v$NuL$p...' kp„cmhp dm¡! Aphp„ sp¡ k¢L$X$p¡ Npe_p¡ A¡_¡ dp¡Y¡. kph Tp„Mu`p„Mu rlÞV$ Ap`p¡ sp¡e Q`V$udp„ ip¡^u_¡ k„cmph¡!

Ap`Z_¡ Ndsy„ Npe_ Ap`Z_¡ S>¡ OX$uA¡ Ap`Z_¡ suh°sp`|h®L$ epv$ Aph¡ A_¡ A¡ S> OX$uA¡ L$p¡C Ap`Z_¡ A¡ Npe_ k„cmphu iL¡$, A¡_y„ _pd Mfu afdpBi!

`Z A¡hy„ sp¡ iu fus¡ b_¡?

b_¡, A¡L$ fus¡ b_¡. Å¡ L$p¡C dpC_p¡ gpg ap¡_ rkõV$d_p¡ kvy$`ep¡N L$fu bspX¡$ sp¡ b_¡. ApS>¡ vy$r_ep_p gpMp¡ gp¡L$p¡ ApW$-v$k Ap„L$X$p_p¡ _„bf X$peg L$fu_¡ L$p¡C AÅZu ÷uAp¡_p AhpS>dp„ \su N„v$u-Np¡bfu hpsp¡ (ap¡_-k¡¼k) kp„cmu_¡ R>¡sfpdZp¡ Ap_„v$ d¡mhhp_p„ ap„ap„ dpf¡ R>¡. A¡_p L$fsp„ cpC, ap¡_ `f Npe_y„ kp„cmhp dm¡ A¡hy„ L$p„CL$ L$fp¡_¡?

`R>u sp¡ A¡hy„ b_¡ L¡$ sd¡ L$p¡C iy¾hpf_u dp¡X$u kp„S>¡ Å¡b `f\u \p¼ep`p¼ep Of¡ Aphu füp lp¡, hpsphfZdp„ A¡L$ cpf hsp®sp¡ lp¡e, kss X$²pBthN\u sd¡ \p¼ep lp¡ A_¡ Ðepf¡ sd¡ ap¡_ D`pX$u_¡ ApW$-v$k Ap„L$X$p_p¡ A¡L$ _„bf X$peg L$fu_¡ L$lp¡ L¡$ "v$p¡õs, dyL¡$i_p„ A¡L$-b¡ v$v$}gp„ Nusp¡ k„cmphu v$p¡!'

buÆ S> nZ¡ ap¡_dp„\u "qv$g Y|„Ysp l¥ klpf¡ klpf¡...' f¡gphp gpN¡ sp¡ L¡$hy„ gpN¡?

lh¡ Ap b^y„ sp¡ \pe Ðepf_u hps. ldZp„ sp¡ lp„L¡$ fpMp¡, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡