f¡¡[ÞX$ef k„Qprgs DX$_ MV$p¡gpdp„ rhQfsp `¡gp gpg X$Ngphpmp v$pY$u^pfu X$p¡kp_p¡ DÐkh d_phu_¡ `fhpf¡gp Adpfp ìlpgp A¡_ApfApB cpCAp¡, cpcuey„ A_¡ c|gL$p„h! dTpdp„? B[ÞX$ep_p sdpd v¡$iuAp¡_p S>¡îuL©$óZ!

Ap r¾$kdk_p¡ sl¡hpf B[ÞX$epdp„ Äepf¡ Äepf¡ DS>hpe R>¡ Ðepf¡ Adpfp dNS>dp„ _p_L$X$u D\g`p\g Qpgy \C Åe R>¡. R>p`p„hdp„ il¡f_u ê$X$uê$`pmu lp¡V$gy„_u Ål¡fMbfy„ R>`pe R>¡ L¡$ Adpfu lp¡V$gy„dp„ X$pÞk _¡ qX$_f L$fhp AphÅ¡! hmu A¡hpe qf`p¡V¯$y R>`pe R>¡ L¡$ Ap hfk¡ lp¡V$gy„dp„ ApV$gu V$L$}ey„_p Ap¡X®$f Apehp R>¡. bÅfdp„ Äep„ ÅH Þep„ cpXy$su gpg X$Ngp¡ A_¡ b_phV$u v$pY$u gNpX¡$gp kpÞsp ¼gp¡T V$pbqfep„h_¡ kõsu Qp¡L$g¡Vy„$ hl¢Qsp Å¡hp dm¡!

C sp¡ W$uL$, Ap hMs¡ Adpfu b¡bguA¡ Æv$ L$fu L¡$ sd¡ kpÞsp ¼gp¡T_¡ ¼ep¡ L¡$ d_¡ q¾$kdk rNãV$dp„ bpb} X$p¡g S> Ap`¡! lh¡ bpb} X$p¡g lpVy„$ b¡ÓZ gugu _p¡Vy„$ bpmhu `X$u A¡V$g¡ L¡$ L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ L¡$d Adpfp¡ Æh S>fp MpV$p¡ \C Nep¡.

Ad¡ hMsL$pL$p ApNm Aphu_¡ bmp`p¡ L$pY$ép¡, "Ap Ap`Zp v¡$iuAp¡ rhv¡$iuAp¡_u Ap„^mu _L$g L$f¡ R>¡. sd¡ S> L$l¡Å¡ hMsL$pL$p, q¾$kdk_u DS>hZu Ap`Z¡ ip dpV¡$ L$fuA¡ R>uA¡? R>p„V$p¡`pZu A_¡ X$p[Þk„N dpV¡$ S>_¡?'

hMsL$pL$p L$l¡, "A¡dp„ s_¡ hp„^p¡ iy„ R>¡?'

"Ap b^y„ Ap`Zu k„õL©$rs_u rhfyÙ_y„ R>¡.' Ad¡ v$gug L$fu.

"L$p¡Z¡ L$üy„?' hMsL$pL$pA¡ sfs S> kpdy„ `|R¹>ey„. "R>p„V$p¡`pZu A_¡ X$p[Þk„N Ap`Zu k„õL©$rsdp„ _\u A¡hy„ s_¡ L$p¡Z¡ L$u^y„?'

"iy„ hps L$fp¡ R>p¡ hMsL$pL$p?' Ad¡ S>fp Qd¼ep.

"L¡$d? Ap dlpqihfpÓu iy„ R>¡?' hMsL$pL$p bp¡ëep, "C v$p'X¡$ R>p„V$p¡`pZu A¡gpDX$ R>¡ L¡$ _„C?'

"Af¡ `Z-'

"A¡d sp¡ S>Þdpô$du_p sl¡hpfdp„ N¡çbtgN `Z A¡gph R>¡!' hMsL$pL$p d|X$dp„ Aphu Nep. "bp¡g R>¡ L¡$ _„C? A_¡ N¡çbtgN_u lpe£ \p¡Xy„$ qX²$[ÞL„$N-d[ÞQ„N A¡gph Mfy„ L¡$ _„C?'

"`Z hMsL$pL$p-'

"A_¡ X$p[Þk„N_p¡ sp¡ Ap`Zp¡ _h v$p'X$p_p¡ ApMp¡ a¡[õV$hg R>¡-_hfpÓu.' hMsL$pL$p f„Ndp„ lsp. L$l¡ , "A_¡ lh¡ sp¡ _hfpÓudp„ \p¡Xy„$ ãgqV¯$N `Z A¡gph Mfy„ L¡$ _„C?'

Ad¡ L$p„C bp¡ëep _l]. A¡V$g¡ hMsL$pL$p L$l¡, "Ad\p¡ Ad\p¡ k„õL©$rs-k„õL©rs_u Mp„X$ép _p¡ L$fsp¡ lp¡e sp¡?'

b¡ OX$u Ad_¡ iy„ bp¡ghy„ s¡ kdÅey„ _l]. `R>u Ad¡e _hp¡ `p¡BÞV$ d|¼ep¡, "Ap b^p L$pfZ rh_p_p rNãV$ v¡$hp_p qfhpS> h^sp Åe R>¡. ApS>¡ d^k® X¡$ _¡ L$pg¡ ap^k® X¡$, hmu h¡g¡ÞV$pB_ X¡$ A_¡ l¡`u b\®X¡$ _¡ A¡hy„ b^y„. Ap sp¡ b^u ip¡t`N A_¡ dpL¡$qV¯N_u rNrd¼k R>¡. v¡$Mpv¡$Mudp„ rNãV$p¡ Ap`hu `X¡$ A¡V$g¡ Mfuv$u sp¡ L$fhu S> `X¡$_¡?'

"s¡ rNãVy„$e Ap`Zu k„õL©$rsdp„ R>¡.' hMsL$pL$pA¡ ^X$pL$p¡ L$ep£. Ad¡ lh¡ Mf¡Mf lQdQu Nep. "Nd¡ A¡d v$u^¡ _p¡ fpMp¡ hMsL$pL$p, rNãV$p¡ L$e¡ qv$hk¡ Ap`Zu k„õL©$rsdp„ lsu?'

"A¡d?' hMsL$pL$p L$l¡, "sp¡ `R>u Ap gN_ iy„ R>¡? `l¡fpdZudp„ ApV$ApV$gu kpX$uAp¡ _¡ `¡ÞV$`ukp¡ _¡ ^p¡suÅ¡V$p _¡ ipgy„ i¡_u d|L$hu `X¡$ R>¡? dpdp dpd¡fy„ gC_¡ Aph¡ C iy„ R>¡? qNãV$ L¡$ buSy>„ L$p„C? L$Þepv$p_dp„ kpX$u, h]V$u, AR>p¡X$p¡, Of¡Zp„, hpkZ, fpQfQugy„ b^y„ v$CA¡ R>uA¡ C iy„ R>¡? qNãV$ _„C?'

Ad¡ lh¡ d|„Npd„sf \C Nep.

hMsL$pL$p L$l¡, "Ap L$qfephf A_¡ v$l¡S>_p¡ qfhpS> A¡L$ ApMy„ dpL£$qV„$N_y„ rNrdL$ R>¡ A¡d L$p¡C L¡$d _\ L¡$'sy„?'

Ad_¡ A¡d L¡$ hMsL$pL$p Nfd \C Áep li¡. `Z _p, C sp¡ lksp lksp ¼e¡, "dpfp cpC, DÐkh A¡V$g¡ S> MpZu`pZu _¡ Mfuv$u! ^fd_y„ sp¡ _p_L$Xy„$ Ad\y„ g¡bg lp¡e, _pd_y„! bpL$u Ap b^p d¡mp lz„ R>¡? C l„^pe ip¡q`„N a¡õV$uhgy„ R>¡. Aphp¡ Aphp¡, ApS>¡ cud ArNepfk_¡ k`fd¡ v$p'X¡$ dlpv¡$hÆ_p„ v$fi_ L$fp¡ _¡ `R>u d¡mpdp„ ip¡t`N L$fp¡. QL$X$p¡mdp„ fpBX$ ëep¡, dv$pfu_p¡ d¡rS>L$ ip¡ Sy>Ap¡, Y$p¡g_Npfp„ _¡ X$p„qX$ep gC_¡ X$p[Þk„N L$fp¡, d_Ndsu R>p¡X$u lpe£ X¡$qV„$N L$fp¡ _¡ cprh Æh_kp\u_u `k„v$Nu L$fp¡!'

hMsL$pL$p Apd TpTy„ A„N°¡Æ _p¡ bp¡g¡. `Z Äepf¡ Aphy„ A„N°¡Æ bp¡g¡ Ðepf¡ iåv$p¡_p kOmp A\® k„õL©$rs_p„ kps `X$ apX$u_¡ âNV$ \sp lp¡e s¡d gpN¡. Ad¡ hMsL$pL$p ApNm lp\ Å¡X$ép. L$p_ `L$X$ép. A_¡ `R>u dp\y„ ^yZphsp„ bp¡ëep, "sd_¡ _p¡ `lp¢Qpe. `Z Ap V$uhu `f b^u Ål¡fMbfy„ Å¡C_¡ dpZk Mfuv$u L$fhp ggQpC Åe R>¡ A¡_y„ iy„? A_¡ A¡ sp¡ W$uL$, `Z kde S>sp„ õV¡$V$k Mpsf¡e AdyL$ hõsyAp¡ hkphhu `X¡$ R>¡ A¡_y„ iy„?'

hMsL$pL$p b¡ OX$u L$p„C _ bp¡ëep. Ap„M b„^ L$fu_¡ b¡ku füp. `R>u L$l¡, "Ap`Zp _ps_p S>dZhpf iy„ lsp?kdpS>¡ ap¡k® L$fu_¡ W$p¡L$u b¡kpX¡$gp õV¡$V$k rkçbp¡g L¡$ buSy>„ L$p„C? dp dfu NC? _ps S>dpX$p¡. gN_ gu^p„? sp¡ _ps S>dpX$p¡. ApZy„$, rTepÏ„, Mp¡mp¡... kOmp âk„N¡ MQ®Mfuv$u D`fp„s S>dZhpf sp¡ lp¡e S>. rbQpfp Nfub dpZk_¡ Aphp„ õV$¡V$k rkçbp¡gy„ `pR>m OkX$php rkhpe buÅ¡ D`pe _lp¡sp¡.'

Ad¡ afu hpf L$p_ `L$X$ép. sp¡ hMsL$pL$p lku_¡ L$l¡, "Mfu L$p_ `L$X$hphpmu hps sp¡ lh¡ Aph¡ R>¡. C S>dp_pdp„ b°pûZ A¡X$hV$p®BqT„N L$fsp¡ A_¡ hprZep¡ dpL£$qV„$N L$fsp¡!'

b¡ lp\ Å¡X$u, ÓuSy>„ dp\y„ _dphu Ad¡ ÓuÆ hpf L$p_ `L$X$ép L¡$ Ap sp¡ R>p`p„dp„ rhrl` A_¡ cpS>`_p _¡spAp¡_p„ cpjZp¡ hp„Qu_¡ Ad¡ b¡ OX$u KQp_uQp \C S>CA¡ R>uA¡. bpL$u Ap v¡$idp„ lÆ buÅ b¡ X$T_ _hp a¡[õV$hg_p¡ õL$p¡` R>¡.

ëep¡ Ðepf¡, T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, 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¡¡