A¡ dpfu kp¥\u epv$Npf nZp¡ b_u fl¡i¡. A¡ dpfu kpd¡ Æhsp¡ÅNsp¡, lpS>fplS|>f Ecp¡ lsp¡! d¢ ¼epf¡e õhà_¡e rhQpey¯ _lp¡sy„ L¡$ A¡_¡ Apd dmhp_y„ \i¡. N¡ddp„ ApNm S>hp dm¡ L¡$ _ dm¡, B_pd d_¡ Qpl¡ _ dm¡... `fhp _\u? qfqX$a.L$p¡d kp\¡_u dygpL$psdp„ qv$ìep _pef¡ L$üy„. qv$ìepA¡ õV$pf V¡$rgrhT__p "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs?' L$pe®¾$ddp„ cpN gu^p¡ lsp¡. Ardspc bÃQ__¡ Å¡C_¡ s¡ A¡V$gu Bçâ¡k \C lsu L¡$ s¡_¡ s¡_u gpNZu ìe¼s L$fhp iåv$p¡ S>X$sp _lp¡sp. Ap L$pe®¾$ddp„ s¡ kpQp S>hpbp¡ Ap`u_¡ ê$r`ep 80,000 Æsu R>¡.

d|m Ad¡qfL$_ N¡d ip¡ "lw hp¡ÞV$¹k Vy$ bu A¡ rdrgep¡_¡f'_u 100 V$L$p _L$g "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs' R>¡. S>¡_y„ A¡ÞL$qf„N buSy>„ L$p¡C _l] `Z Myv$ Ardspc bÃQ_ L$f¡ R>¡. S>¡_p¡ v$f¡L$ A¡r`kp¡X$ ê$r`ep 15\u 17 gpM_p MQ£ s¥epf \pe R>¡. R>p¡V$p `X$v$p_p kp¥\u dp¢Op A¡hp Ap N¡Bd ip¡_p AÐepf ky^udp„ Ly$g kps A¡r`kp¡X$_y„ i|qV„$N `|fy„ \ey„ R>¡. õV$pf V$¡rgrhT__p¡ v$i®L$hN® h^pfhp dpV¡$_y„ Ap_¡ NsL$Xy„$ L$lp¡ L¡$ Tu V$uhu L¡$ kp¡_u V$uhu_u lfuapCdp„ V$p¡` D`f fl¡hp_p¡ âepk NZp¡, `Z dpÓ làspcf S|>_p A¡hp Ap N¡d ip¡A¡ bpmL$p¡\u gC_¡ v$pv$p A_¡ v$pv$uAp¡... v$f¡L$ hN®_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ bp„^u v$u^p R>¡. v¡$icfdp„ Qpf¡L$p¡f QQp®C fl¡gp¡ 46 rdr_V$_p¡ Ap ip¡ S>¡ fus¡ Å¡hpC füp¡ R>¡ s¡_p L$pfZ¡ lfua Q¡_gp¡dp„ aaX$pV$ ÅÁep¡ R>¡.

A¡L$ L$fp¡X$_p B_pdhpmp Ap N¡Bd ip¡_¡ gp¡L$râe b_phhp dpV¡$ A¡L$ hj®dp„ S> 15 L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep_y„ `[ågrkV$u bS>¡V$ õV$pf V$uhu_p L$sp®lsp®Ap¡A¡ fp¿ey„ R>¡. A¡L$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep Æshp_u gpgQ sp¡ Mfu S>, `Z Ardspd bÃQ__¡ ê$bê$ dmhp_p¡ fp¡dp„Q N¡d_p dp¡V$p cpN_p lfuap¡dp„ S>Zpep¡ lsp¡.

15 d¡\u Qpf S|>_ ky^udp„ sp¡ N¡Bddp„ cpN g¡_pfp DÐkyL$p¡_p `p„Q gpM\u h^y V¡$rgap¡_ õ`^p®_p Apep¡S>L$p¡_p Ål¡f L$fpe¡gp _„bf D`f fZ¼ep lsp. apB_g lfuap¡_u `k„v$Nu bpv$ L$pe®¾$d_p â\d A¡r`kp¡X$_y„ i|qV„$N 15du S|>_¡ qaëdrkV$u, Np¡f¡Npd [õ\s r_^p®qfs fMpe¡gy„. Å¡L¡$ R>¡ëgu OX$uA¡ huS>mu _ lp¡hp_¡ L$pfZ¡ i|qV„$N fv$ L$fpey„ _¡ s¡ buÅ qv$hk D`f Mk¡X$pey„ lsy„. båb¡ qv$hk i|qV„$N dpV¡$ ^½$p Mphp `X$ep lp¡hp R>sp„e õ`^®L$p¡ L¡$ â¡nL$p¡_¡ A¡_p¡ Aakp¡k _lp¡sp¡.

qv$ìep L$l¡ R>¡, "A¡L$_¡ bv$g¡ b¡ qv$hk Ardspc bÃQ_ kp\¡ fl¡hp dþep_p¡ fp¡dp„Q Adpfp dpV¡$ bp¡_k dþep\u rhi¡j lsp¡.'

i|qV„$N a¡Bg \sp„ rbN-bu õhe„ qflk®g L$fhp_u h^pfp_u sL$ dmu lsu. â\d qv$hk¡ Ardspc k¡V$ D`f Apìep¡ s¡ `|h£ Apep¡S>L$p¡A¡ Q|`Qp` b¡W$L$ Åmhu fpMhp_u A_¡ ep¡Áe hs®Z|L$$ L$fhp_u kgpl `Z Ap`u lsu. Å¡L¡$ bÃQ_¡ k¡V$ D`f A¡ÞV²$u dpfsp„ S> lj®O¡gp \e¡gp v$i®L$p¡A¡ Ap_„v$dp„ Aphu_¡ rQrQepfu `pX$u, spmuAp¡_p NX$NX$pV$ kp\¡ s¡d_p dp_usp lufp¡_¡ h^phu gu^p¡ lsp¡ A_¡ i|qV„$N fv$ \sp„ bp¡_k dm¡gp kdedp„ s¡_u kp\¡ ap¡V$p `X$phhp_p¡ fp¡dp„Q dpÎep¡ lsp¡.

b¢Ngp¡f, Q„X$uNY$, gM_D, L$gL$Ñp, qv$ëlu A_¡ v|$fv|$f\u ip¡dp„ lpS>f fl¡gu dp¡V$p cpN_u ìe[¼s dpV¡$ N¡ddp„ ApNm h^hp L¡$ B_pd Æshp_y„ dlÒh lsy„ S>, kp\p¡kp\ bÃQ__¡ dmhp_y„e ApL$j®Z lsy„. bÃQ_ kp\¡ lp\ d¡mìep_u Myiudp„ b¢Ngp¡f\u Aph¡gu bu_p kpÆv$_u Ap„Mp¡ Myiu\u c]ÅC lsu.

qv$ìep L$l¡ R>¡, "bÃQ__p AhpS>_p Åvy$_¡ `l¡gu hpf gpBh A_ycìep¡. Af¡! s¡d_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ Ap„M `fp¡hu_¡ lz„ hps _lp¡su L$fu iL$su. bÃQ__p Ap„Æ _pMsp ìe[¼sÐh\u _h®k_¡k \hu õhpcprhL$ R>¡. Å¡L¡$ d_dp„ kss X$f lsp¡ L¡$ ¼ep„L$ dpfp\u Mp¡Vy„$ \i¡ A_¡ rbN bu_¡ qfV¡$L$ L$fhp `X$i¡ sp¡?'

ip¡ v$frdep_ dp¡V$p cpN_p õ`^®L$p¡_u d_p¡v$ip Aphu S>Zpsu lsu. Å¡L¡$ Ardspc¡ i|qV„$N `l¡gp„ cpN g¡_pfpAp¡_¡ ApÐduesp`|h®L$ dmu_¡ s¡d_p R|>`p X$f_¡ s¡d S> `p¡sp_p âcph_¡ Ap¡R>p¡ L$fhp_p \p¡X$pL$ âepkp¡ L$ep® lsp.

buÅ A¡r`kp¡X$dp„ "lp¡V$ kuV$' ky^u `lp¢Q_pf gL$u iiu i„L$f õ`^p®dp„\u `l¡gp S> fpDÞX$dp„ S> bpL$ps \C NC lp¡hp R>sp„e s¡_p¡ S>fpe Aakp¡k _\u. L$pfZ ? bÃQ_. bÃQ__u dygpL$ps A_¡ N¡d ip¡_p A_ychp¡\u lÆe DÑ¡rS>s \C S>su iiu dygpL$ps `Z _\u Ap`u iL$su. s¡_u kp\¡ ip¡dp„ lpS>f fl¡_pf `rs AfyZv$u` L$l¡ R>¡, "iiu_u S> _l], bÃQ__¡ Å¡C_¡ dpfue bp¡gsu b„^ \C Ne¡gu. bÃQ_ kp\¡ i|qV„$N L$ep®_y„ lÆe Ad_¡ õhà_ S>¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡.'

Äepf¡ 24 hj}e q¾$õV¡$b¡gp g¡hp¡L$pl_¡ sp¡ Ap N¡d ip¡A¡ rhM|V$p `X¡$gp rdÓp¡ `pR>p d¡mhu Apàep R>¡. A\pL$ âepkp¡ bpv$ N¡Bd ip¡dp„ apB_g fpDÞX$ ky^u `lp¢Q¡gu q¾$õV¡$b¡gp_u â\d fpDÞX$dp„ S> bpv$bpL$u \C Ne¡gu. sNXy„$ B_pd Æshp_u s¡_u d„ip bf _ Aphu. R>sp„e d¡NpõV$pf Ardspc kp\¡ ap¡V$p¡ `X$phhp_y„ r\°g s¡ lÆe A_ychu flu R>¡. rbN bu_p lõspnf g¡hp_y„ c|gu NC lp¡hp\u q¾$õV¡$b¡gp afu `pR>u N¡Bd ip¡dp„ S>hp DÐkyL$ R>¡.

ÓuÅ A¡r`kp¡X$dp„ v$k õ`^®L$p¡dp„_p¡ A¡L$ 27 hj}e, L$p¡õd¡V$p¡gp¡rS>õV$ A¡d. L$p¡V$hpg "lp¡V$kuV$' ky^u `lp¢Qu i¼ep¡ _lp¡sp¡. dpÓ B_pd\u ApL$jp®C_¡ ep L$pe®¾$ddp„ cpN g¡hp Ne¡gp L$p¡V$hpg_¡ qaëdu lufp¡_y„ ApL$j®Z _\u R>sp„e Ardspc_u AÐe„s kp¥S>Þeiug hs®Z|L$ Ndu. L$p¡V$hpg L$l¡ R>¡, "v$f¡L$¡v$f¡L$_¡ AÐe„s BTu aug L$fphp_p bÃQ__p âepkp¡ Mf¡Mf AphL$pe® NZpe.'

â\d ÓZ A¡r`kp¡X$dp„ cg¡ ê$r`ep 80 lÅf\u h^y B_pd L$p¡C Æsu _lp¡sy„ i¼ey„, `Z õV$pf V$uhu_p hpBk â¡rkX$¡ÞV$ kduf _pef S>Zph¡ R>¡ L¡$, "AÐepf ky^udp„ â\d sb½$p_p„ `|fp„ L$fpe¡gp„ i|qV„$N v$frdep_ Ly$g 50 gpM ê$r`ep_p„ B_pdp¡ A`pep„ R>¡. S>¡dp„\u A¡L$ _kubv$pf rhS>¡spA¡ sp¡ 25 gpM ê$r`ep ÆÐep R>¡.'

DÑ¡S>_p, DÐL„$W$p, flõe, fp¡dp„Qkcf Ap _pV$qL$ep¡ N¡d ip¡_p¡ k¡V$ ApV®$ qX$f¡¼V$f _usu_ v¡$kpCA¡ s¥epf L$ep¡® R>¡. Np¡f¡Npd[õ\s qaëdrkV$u Mps¡ gNpX$pe¡gp Ap N¡d ip¡_u qX$TpB_ Akg Ad¡qfL$_ ip¡ S>¡hu R>¡ A¡d S>Zphsp„ _usu_ v¡$kpC Dd¡f¡ R>¡ L¡$, "AgbÑ, cpfsue L$pfuNfp¡_u L$pfuNfu kp\¡_p¡ cpfsue V$Q A`pe¡gp¡ Ap k¡V$ dy¿eÐh¡ õV$ug, _V$ A¡ÞX$ bp¡ëV$¹k\u b_phpe¡gp¡ R>¡. s¡ A¡V$gp¡ ãg¡[¼kbg R>¡ L¡$ s¡_¡ v¡$i_p L$p¡C `Z M|Z¡ gC S>hp¡ i¼e R>¡ s¡d S> s¡_¡ kps qv$hkdp„ Ecp¡ L$fu iL$pe R>¡.' N¡Bd ip¡_p õVy$qX$ep¡_p k¡V$ S>¡V$gp¡ Ág¡dfk k¡V$ õVy$qX$ep¡_u blpf `Z b_phpep¡ R>¡. A¡\r_L$ B[ÞX$e_ ApV®$_u kp\p¡kp\ rh¿eps rQÓL$pf rhÞk¡V$ hp_ Np¡N_p„ `¡B[ÞV„$Ák_u _L$gp¡ hX¡$ Al] b_¡gp `¡qfk L$pa¡_u kÅhV$ L$fpC R>¡. k¡V$_u blpf_p L¡$ç`k_¡ `Z A¡hp¡ v¡$Mph A`pep¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ðep„ âh¡isp„ S> L$fp¡X$`rs b_hp_u BÃR>p õ`^®L$p¡dp„ bmL$V$ b_¡.

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