"v¡$M¡gp' S> _l], "lf qv$g Å¡ àepf L$f¡Np'dp„ dp¡V$p cpN_p„ X$pBgp¡N- `pÓp¡_p„ _pdp¡ "ky_¡gp' `Z gpNi¡! V$pBV$g "k„Nd' qaëd_p Nus_u âpf„rcL$ `„[¼sAp¡dp„ kp„cm¡gy„ R>¡ A_¡ R>¡ëg¡ kgdp_ A_¡ iplfyM "k„Nd'_p fpS> L$`|f_u S> S>¡d A¡L$p¡qX®$e_ gC_¡ A¡ S> `p¡T Ap`sp Å¡hp dmu iL$i¡. "k„Nd'\u "kpS>_' A_¡ W¡$W$ "Ly„$hpfp' ky^u_p âZerÓL$p¡Z epv$ L$fp¡ sp¡ "lf qv$g...'dp„ L$iy„ A¡hy„ _ gpN¡, S>¡ ANpD Å¡hpey„ _ lp¡e L¡$ k„cmpey„ _ lp¡e.

`pÓp¡_p„ _pd S> gp¡. kgdp__y„ _pd "fpS>' A\hp "fpSy>' L¡$V$gue qaëdp¡dp„ kp„cþey„ R>¡. fpS> L$`|f\u dp„X$u_¡ iplfyM ky^u_p L¡$V$gpe S>¡ÞV$gd¡_ "fpSy>' bÞep li¡. fp_u dyM$fÆ "`|Å' A_¡ dl¡dp_ L$gpL$pf iplfyM "fplyg'... gpN¡ R>¡_¡ "qv$g sp¡ `pNg l¥'dp„ "ky_¡gp' _pdp¡? qâV$u rTÞV$p_y„ _pd qaëddp„ "Ål¹_hu' R>¡. qv$dpN_¡ L$kp¡ sp¡ epv$ Aphi¡ L¡$ "Sy>v$pC'dp„ Erd®gp_y„ _pd "Ål¹_hu' lsy„. (S>¡ `R>u îuv¡$huA¡ `p¡sp_u â\d v$uL$fu_p _pdL$fZ hMs¡ hp`ey¯ lsy„... lh¡ buSy>„ k„sp_ Ap¡¼V$p¡bf-_h¡çbfdp„ A`¡rns R>¡. îuv¡$hu iy„ _pd fpMi¡ s¡_y„?... "`|Å' L¡$ "fplyg'?!)

A¡ S> fus¡ kgdp__¡ sd¡ DOpX$p bv$_¡ L¡$V$gu hpf Å¡ep¡ R>¡? lh¡ sp¡ Ap¡qX$eÞk_¡ s¡_p A¡L$ A¡L$ dkëk dp¡Y¡$$ \C Nep li¡. iê$Aps_p„ Nusp¡dp„ Å¡sp„ sp¡ A¡d S> buL$ gpÁep L$f¡ L¡$ ApMp r`¼Qfdp„ kgdp_ QÍ$u^pfu S> fl¡i¡ L¡$ iy„? ^ud¡ ^ud¡ A¡ br_ep_ `Z ^pfZ L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ \p¡X$p hMs `R>u â¡nL$p¡ `f v$ep MpC_¡ iV®$-`¡ÞV$ `Z `l¡f¡ R>¡.

qaëd_u hpsp® kp„cm¡gu A¡V$g¡ L¡$ ldZp„ ldZp„ S> "ky_¡gu' gpNi¡. b¡ AW$hpqX$ep„ `l¡gp„ Aph¡gu "Ly„$hpfp'dp„ `Z dfhp `X¡$gu qlfp¡B__¡ bQphhp S>sp„ lufp¡_¡ s¡_p b_phV$u `qs b_u_¡ rlfp¡B__p Ofdp„ fl¡hp_y„ \pe R>¡. \p¡X$p hMs `R>u bl¡__y„ `fv¡$i\u ApNd_ \pe A_¡ iê$ \pe ÓZ M|Zp_p¡ âd¡e... kp¡fu âZe! qX$Ë$p¡ rkÃeyA¡i_ "lf qv$g Å¡ àepf L$f¡Np'dp„. afL$ dpÓ A¡V$gp¡ L¡$ fp_u dyMfÆ L$p¡dpdp„ kfu `X$sp„ rTÞv$p gpi b_u Åe R>¡, Äepf¡ "Ly„$hpfp'dp„ _Ádp lufp¡ kp\¡ _Ády„ (Npe_) Npe R>¡. (Å¡L¡$ "Ly„$hpfp'dp„ `Z Æhsu gpi_p¡ ku_ R>¡, S>¡_¡ Älp¡_u rghf `p¡sp_u L$p¡d¡X$u\u epv$Npf b_ph¡ R>¡.)

"lf qv$g Å¡ àepf L$f¡Np'dp„ kNu bl¡_p¡\u bY$L$f kl¡guAp¡ R>¡. S>¡ "kpS>_'dp„ cpCAp¡ S>¡hp kgdp_-k„S>e v$Ñ_u epv$ spÆ L$fph¡ A_¡ R>¡ëg¡ b¡D„ A¡L$buÅ_u Myiu dpV¡$ `p¡sp_p¡ "àepf' Ly$fbp_ L$fhp s¥epf lp¡e. R>¡hV¡$ S>¡_¡ dpV¡$ S>¡ "Mp_' r_rd®s lp¡e R>¡, (_ftkl dl¡sp_p iåv$p¡dp„ L$luA¡ sp¡, "S>¡l_p cpÁedp„ S>¡ kde¡ S>¡ g¿ey„...) s¡l_¡ s¡ S> `lp¢Q¡' R>¡!

A¡V$g¡ "lf qv$g...'dp„ L$iy„ _hy„ _\u A_¡ R>sp„ Å¡ qaëd Å¡C iL$psu lp¡e sp¡ s¡_p ÓZ¡e dy¿e L$gpL$pfp¡_¡ gu^¡. kgdp_ Mp__¡ s¡_p dS>b|s v¡$Mpsp Mcp D`f kÑf-AY$pf fug_p„ X$bgp„ gC_¡ v$p¡X$hp_y„ R>¡ A_¡ A¡ `p¡sp_u fus¡ v$p¡X¡$ R>¡. V$u_ A¡S>k® kgdp__¡ S>¡ L$„C L$fsp¡ Å¡hp dpN¡ R>¡ A¡ b^y„ qv$Áv$i®L fpS> L„$hf¡ L$fpìey„ R>¡. ¼epf¡L$ sp¡ A¡d gpN¡ L¡$ X$pef¡¼V$f ip„rs\u A¡L$ M|Zpdp„ b¡ku Nep li¡. `Z "lf qv$g...' fp_u dyM$fÆ A_¡ râV$u rTÞV$p_u A¡[¼V„N\u `Z A¡V$gu S> Mug¡gu gpN¡ R>¡. Ap bÞ_¡ R>p¡L$fuAp¡ "õV$pf f¡k'dp„ Ap r`¼Qf\u `p¡sp_y„ õ\p_ h^pf¡ dS>b|s fus¡ â\d lfp¡mdp„ d|L$i¡.

Mpk L$fu_¡ fp_u dyM$fÆ_¡ cpN¡ AX$^p¡ kde Myëgu Ap„M¡ R>s_¡ spL$u fl¡hp_y„ Apìey„ lp¡hp R>sp„ sdpf¡ A¡_u _p¢^ g¡hu S> `X¡$ A¡hp¡ s¡_p¡ Arc_e R>¡. L$p¡dpdp„\u blpf Apìep `R>u fp_u S>¡V$gu `Z ä¡ddp„ v¡$Mpe R>¡, Ðep„ spTNu S> spTNu a¡gph¡ R>¡. kpd¡ râV$u qTÞV$p `Z S>ê$f lp¡e Ðep„ Npgdp„ M„S>_ `pX$u_¡ dõsu L$fsu lp¡C ApMu qaëd_¡ kss ä¡i gyL$ dmsp¡ fl¡ R>¡. (râV$u `p¡sp_p Npgdp„ MpX$p `X$sp„ Ap„Mp¡ A¡hu L$f¡ R>¡ L¡$ sd_¡ gpN¡ L¡$ s¡Z¡ Ap„M dpfu. Npg\u Ap„M dpfu iL$su A¡ rhïh_u A¡L$dpÓ rlfp¡B_ li¡! ird®gp V$pNp¡f epv$ lp¡hp R>sp„ Ap râV$u âL$pf_p„ M„S>_ dpV¡$ "v¡$M¡gp l¥' _\u L$l¡hpe A¡hy„!)

s¡\u "lf qv$g Å¡ àepf L$f¡Np' A¡ "ApQ}k' A_¡ "lp¡gdpL®$'_p„ L$pX®$ gM_pfu `¡Y$u_¡ A\hp "d¡¼X$p¡¡_pëX$' A_¡ "X¡$fu X¡$_'_¡ OfpL$u L$fph_pf _heyhp_ R>p¡L$fp-R>p¡L$fuAp¡_¡ V$pfN¡V$ L$f¡gu dyhu R>¡, S>¡d_¡ fp_u A_¡ râV$u Ndhp_p„ R>¡. s¡\u qaëd_¡ `Z W$uL$ W$uL$ OfpL$u \hp_p QpÞk fl¡i¡. k„Nus_u ×rô$A¡ A_y drgL$ `pk¡ OZu kpfu sL$p¡ lsu, L¡$d L¡$ lufp¡ NpeL$ b_hp Np¡hp\u dy„bC Aph¡ R>¡. `Z S>¡V$gp¡ gpc L¡$d¡fpd¡_ A_¡ X²$¡kqX$TpB_f Np¡hp_p gp¡L¡$i__p¡, qbQ_p¡, rbqL$_u_p¡ A_¡ A^®_Á_ kgdp__p¡ gC i¼ep A¡V$gp¡ gpc çeyrTL$ X$pef¡¼V$f _\u gC i¼ep. A¡L$dpÓ V$pBV$g Nus kp„cmhy„ Nd¡ A¡hy„ R>¡.

bpL$u qaëd Ap¡`_ S>¡ Nus\u \pe R>¡ A¡ S> qaëd_u V²u$V$d¡ÞV$ L¡$hu li¡ s¡_p¡ "rkÁ_g' Ap`u v¡$ R>¡. (qaëddp„ _peL$ v$f¡L$ _p_udp¡V$u OV$_pdp„ Ly$v$fs_p¡ k„L¡$s-rkÁ_g ip¡^u iL$sp¡ lp¡e sp¡ â¡nL$p¡_¡ `Z V$pBV$g `X$sp„dp„ S> Aphsp Nus\u Cipfp¡ kdS>hp_u R>|V$$ lp¡e_¡? "ld qv$g v¡$ Q|L¡$ k_d'dp„ v$f¡L$ dp¡V$u OV$_p hMs¡ ApL$pi kp\¡ hpsp¡ L$fsp¡ kgdp_ `Z Al] qfr`V$ R>¡.) lufp¡ A¡ Nusdp„ Npe R>¡... "Nfd Qpe L$u àepgu lp¡, DkL$p¡ r`gp_¡hpgu lp¡, Qpl¡ Np¡fu lp¡ ep L$pgu lp¡, ku_¡ k¡ gNp_¡hpgu lp¡!' X$pef¡¼V$f fpS> L„$hf `Z iy„ L$f¡ rbQpfp? Npe__p iåv$p¡dp„ S> "ku_¡ k¡ gNp_¡hpgu' A¡d gMpey„ lp¡e sp¡ `R>u kgdp__p¡ `yfyjp¡_¡ Bóep® \pe A¡hp¡ cfphv$pf (A_¡ l¡fqfdyhf\u kpa L$f¡gp¡) ku_p¡ S> v¡$MpX¡$_¡?

Å¡L¡$ fpS> L„$hf A¡L$ hps¡ Arc_„v$__p Ar^L$pfu S>ê$f R>¡. s¡dZ¡ ApMu qaëd_¡ dp¡X_® gyL$ Ap`sp V$Q kpfp Apàep R>¡. A¡L$ ×íedp„ kgdp_ A_¡ `f¡i fphg kp\¡ Ap¡V$p¡d¡qVL$ b„^ \su rgãV$_¡ `Z klpeL$ c|rdL$pdp„ gu^u R>¡. qaëddp„ ¼gpBd¡¼k_y„ flõe fp_u A_¡ qâV$u_p dp¡bpBg ap¡_ bv$gpC S>hp\u M|g¡ R>¡. Å¡L¡$ dp¡bpBg ap¡__p¡ D`ep¡N A_¡ s¡ `Z ¼gpBd¡¼kdp„ S> ANpD "L$lp¡_p àepf l¥'dp„ fpL¡$i fp¡i_ "kfÆ' A¡ L$ep£ S> lp¡C A¡ M¡g `Z "v¡$M¡gp¡' S> NZpe!

V|„$L$dp„ Nus-k„Nus lp¡e L¡$ hpsp®-k„hpv$p¡ lp¡e, b^y„ S> `funp `l¡gp„_p qfqhT_ S>¡hy„ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ "lf qv$g Å¡ àepf L$f¡Np' Å¡hp S>hy„ lp¡e sp¡ "v¡$M¡gp l¥', "ky_¡gp l¥' A¡hy„ L$l¡hp_u sL$ AY$pfdp„\u kÑf fugdp„ fl¡i¡ A¡ s¥epfu kp\¡ S>hy„.

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