fpdy_p Mcp `f "kÐep' S>¡hu DÐL©$ô$ L©$rs_y„ hS>_ R>¡, S>¡_p `f `p„Q-`Quk A¡hp¡X®$ MX$L$pe¡gp R>¡. "S>„Ng' s¡d_¡ A¡hu cpf¡ _l] `X¡$! lp, S>¡d "kÐep'dp„ Ny_pMp¡fu_u vy$r_ep_¡ hpõsrhL$ê$`¡ fS|> L$fu lsu, A¡ S> âdpZ¡ "S>„Ng'dp„ Ðep„_y„ hpsphfZ Apb¡lwb âõsys L$ey¯ R>¡. V¡$[¼_L$gu kpfu qaëd R>¡ A_¡ BÞV$fhg ky^u sp¡ kfk Qpg¡, bëL¡$ v$p¡X¡$ R>¡. `Z `R>u hps A¡hu Ådsu _\u. s¡\u kpfu "\pmu'dp„ R>¡ëg¡ S>dhp_p„ cps A_¡ v$pmdp„ L$Qpi flu NC lp¡e A¡hp¡ A¡lkpk \pe. (S>¡_u v$pm bNX$u A¡_y„ S>dZ bNX$éy„. A¡hu gp¡L$p¡[¼s lh¡ rk_¡dp_p k„v$c£ ky^pfu iL$pe L¡$ S>¡_y„ L$gpBd¡¼k bNX$éy„, s¡_u qV$qL$V$bpfu bNX$u!)

"S>„Ng'_p Ap v„$Ng_u hpsp® Ly$R> Bk sfl l¥. hufà`_ S>¡hp¡ A¡L$ Q„v$__p„ gpL$X$p„_u sõL$fu L$fsp¡ M|„Mpf vy$Np®âkpv$ Qp¥^fu (kyip„s) A`lfZ A_¡ lÐep S>¡hp Ny_pAp¡dp„ k„X$p¡hpe¡gp¡ Ny_¡Npf R>¡. s¡_¡ `L$X$hp ÓZ fpÄep¡_u `p¡guk L$pe®fs R>¡. õ`¡íeg V$põL$ ap¡k®_p Ap¡qakf rihfpS> (ky_ug i¡Ë$u) vy$Np®_p A¡L$ Apv$du_¡ rNfãspf L$fu g¡ R>¡. bv$gpdp„ Ópkhpv$u rNfp¡l S>„Ngdp„ afhp Aph¡gp A¡L$ Vy$qfõV$ N°y`_¡ bp_dp„ `L$X¡$ R>¡. Ap kl¡gpZuAp¡dp„ A_y (Erd®gp dpsp¢X$L$f) `Z R>¡. Aduf bp`_u M|bk|fs v$uL$fu A_y_p â¡ddp„ Nfub rkÙp\® Da£ rkÙz (afv$u_ Mp_) lp¡e R>¡. Ap bpSy> S>„Ng_u N¢Ndp„ A¡L$ k¡¼ku R>p¡L$fu (L$pídufp ipl) R>¡, S>¡ bp¡k vy$Np® `f A¡L$pr^L$pf cp¡Nhsu lp¡e R>¡, `Z A_y_u A¡ÞV²$u \sp„ rhg__y„ d_ a„V$pC Åe R>¡. s¡\u Äepf¡ kdp^p__p cpNê$`¡ `p¡sp_p dpZk_¡ R>p¡X$phhp vy$Np® bp_dp„ `L$X¡$gp_¡ R>p¡X¡$ R>¡, Ðepf¡ A_y_¡ R>p¡X$sp¡ _\u.

A_y_¡ dy¼s \e¡gp b„^L$p¡dp„ _l] Å¡sp„ rkÙz `p¡sp_u â¡rdL$p_¡ R>p¡X$phhp L$pd¡ gpN¡ R>¡. A_y_¡ rNfp¡l_p L$bÅdp„\u R>p¡X$phu g¡hpdp„ kam \sp rkÙz_u `pR>m vy$Np®_p Apv$duAp¡ gpN¡ R>¡. buÆ bpSy>\u rihfpS> A_¡ s¡d_p V$põL$ ap¡k®_p S>hp_p¡ `Z vy$Np®_u N¢N_¡ Ap„sf¡ R>¡. R>¡ëgu d|W$c¡X$dp„ rihfpS> A_¡ vy$Np® bÞ_¡ dpep® Åe R>¡ A_¡ rkÙz A_y_¡ R>p¡X$phu_¡ "S>„Ng'_u blpf gC Aph¡ R>¡. Mp^y„, `u^y„ _¡ fpS> ¼ey¯.

Aphu ê$Vu$_ gpNsu hpsp® `Z fpdNp¡`pg hdp®_p¡ lp\ af¡ sp¡ L¡$hu AgN b_u iL¡$ A¡ Å¡hp dpV¡$ `Z "S>„Ng' Å¡hy„ Å¡CA¡. A¡L$ A¡L$ ä¡ddp„ fpdy_p¡ õ`i® v¡$Mpe. A_¡ k„cmpe `Z. k„NusL$pf k„v$u` Qp¥V$p_p¡ `Z fpdyA¡ kpfp¡ L$k L$pY$ép¡ R>¡. Mpk L$fu_¡ b¡L$N°pDÞX$ çeyrTL$dp„. Nusp¡dp„ "`sgu L$df'_y„ r`¼QfpCT¡i_ "kÐep'_p "k`_¡ d¢ rdgsu l¥'_u epv$ A`ph¡ A¡hy„ R>¡. S>„Ng_u N¢N_p kæep¡ S>„Ngu v¡$Mph-hs®Z|L$hpmp lp¡e A¡d bsphhp v$f¡L$_¡ i¼e A¡V$gp fp¢ÃQp v¡$MpX$pep R>¡. s¡dp„ `Z N¢N_u A¡L$dpÓ drlgp kæe L$pídufp ipl_¡ N„v$u-Np¡bfu R>sp„ k¡¼ku bsphhpdp„ fpdNp¡`pg hdp®, s¡d_u Apv$s âdpZ¡, kam füp R>¡.

qaëd_u rlfp¡C_ Erd®gp_¡ cpN¡ L$p¡C X$pÞk _\u Apìep¡, A¡ _p¢^`pÓ OV$_p L$lu iL$pe. A¡[¼V„$Ndp„ fpdNp¡`pg hdp®A¡ Erd®gp `pk¡ afu A¡L$ hpf epv$Npf Arc_e L$fpìep¡ R>¡. Erd®gpA¡ "kÐep'dp„ L$f¡gu A¡[¼V„$N L$v$pQ AÐepf ky^u_p„ rQÓp¡_u s¡_u kp¥\u ArhõdfZue A¡[¼V„$N R>¡. A¡ qaëddp„ _p_u c|rdL$pdp„ `Z s¡Z¡ A¡V$gu kfk cphâhZsp v¡$MpX$u lsu L¡$ "cuMy çlpÓ¡' b_sp d_p¡S> bpS>`pB S>¡V$gy„ S> ApL$j®Z Erd®gp_y„ "kÐep'dp„ R>¡. "S>„Ng'dp„ rhg_ b_sp kyip„s_u "vy$Np®'_u c|rdL$p dpV¡$ `l¡gp„ d_p¡S> bpS>`pB_u `k„v$Nu \C lsu. `Z `pR>m\u kyip„s_p lp\dp„ A¡ c|rdL$p NC. _pV$L$p¡_u vy$r_ep_p¡ A¡L$ Ap¡f ki¼s A¡¼V$f tlv$u qaëdp¡_¡ dþep¡ R>¡.

"S>„Ng'dp„ ky_ug i¡Ë$u_¡ afu A¡L$ hpf "V$põL$ ap¡k®' S>¡hp A^®gíL$fu v$m_p Ap¡qakf_u c|rdL$pdp„ Å¡sp„ gpN¡ L¡$ ky_ug_¡ eyr_ap¡d® Qp¢V$u Nep¡ R>¡. "bp¡X®$f' `R>u "f¡ãeyÆ' A_¡ lh¡ Ap "S>„Ng', A¡d gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ S>¡d Bãs¡Mpf_¡ `p¡guk Mpsp_p dpZkp¡ k¡ëeyV$ W$p¡L$u v¡$sp lsp A¡hu kgpd `¡fprdqgV$fu ap¡k®_p¡ L$p¡C "S>hp_' ky_ug i¡Ë$u_¡ L$fu v¡$i¡ sp¡ lh¡ _hpC _l] gpN¡.

afv$u_ Mp_ dpV¡$ "â¡d AN_' `R>u_u Ap buÆ sL$ lsu, `Z s¡_¡ lÆ h^y dl¡_s L$fhu `X$i¡. Ap rQÓdp„ sp¡ "lufp¡' afv$u_ _l] S>„Ng R>¡! v$f¡L$ "Mp_' A¡[¼V„$N_u MpZ S> lp¡e A¡hu du\ iplfyM, kgdp_ A_¡ Apqdf_u rÓ`yV$u_p¡ Arc_e Å¡C_¡ Ecu \C lp¡e sp¡ afv$u_ A¡ dpÞesp_¡ dS>b|s _\u \hp v¡$sp¡! L$gpL$pfp¡dp„ N¢N_p rdÅÆ kæe sfuL¡$ fpS>`pg epv$h Apòe® kS>£ R>¡. "kÐep'dp„ d|m¡ hL$ug_y„ `pÓ L$f_pf dL$fÞv$ v¡$i`pÞX¡$ s¡_u d|R>p¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ _pV$L$p¡_u vy$r_epdp„ "hufà`_' sfuL¡$ `Z Ap¡mMpe R>¡. "S>„Ng'_p¡ rhg_ "hufà`_' S>¡hp¡ Q„v$_Qp¡f lp¡C dL$fÞv$ kp\¡ ApBX¡$[ÞV$qaL¡$i_ \pe R>¡. `Z A¡ i[¼sipmu L$gpL$pf_¡ fpdy hdp®A¡ ¼epf¡e s¡_u spL$ps_u c|rdL$p Ap`u _\u A_¡ "S>„Ng' s¡dp„ A`hpv$ _\u.

"S>„Ng'dp„ L¡$d¡fpd¡_ rhS>e Afp¡fpA¡ h^y dl¡_s L$fu lp¡s sp¡ V$¡[¼_L$gu h^pf¡ â¡nZue \ps. A¡V$rgõV$ fpdNp¡`pg hdp®_p X$pef¡¼i__¡ d¡Q \pe A¡hy„ sp¡ L¡$d¡fp hL®$ _\u gpNsy„. A¡L„$v$f¡ "S>„Ng'dp„ A¡L$pv$ hpf gV$pf dpfhp S>C iL$pe. afu afu S>hp_y„ d_ \pe A¡hp„ sÒhp¡ Ap¡R>p„ R>¡.

"S>„Ng'_y„ gp¡L¡$i_ v$rnZ cpfs lp¡e sp¡ rhg_ s¡_u N¢N DÑf_u NpdW$u rlÞv$u L¡$d bp¡g¡ R>¡? A_¡ Å¡ DÑf cpfsdp„ A¡ S>„Ng lp¡e sp¡ Q„v$__p„ gpL$X$p„ ¼ep„\u Apìep„? `pZudp„\u `p¡fp L$pY$sp rhh¡QL$p¡_¡ fpdy hdp® iy„ L$l¡i¡? "Np¡gu dpf c¡S>¡ d¢'!!

_p¡V$u ìey!
"S>„Ng'_y„ gp¡L¡$i_ v$rnZ cpfs lp¡e sp¡ rhg_ s¡_u N¢N DÑf_u NpdW$u rlÞv$u L¡$d bp¡g¡ R>¡? A_¡ Å¡ DÑf cpfsdp„ A¡ S>„Ng lp¡e sp¡ Q„v$__p„ gpL$X$p„ ¼ep„\u Apìep„? `pZudp„\u `p¡fp L$pY$sp rhh¡QL$p¡_¡ fpdy hdp® iy„ L$l¡i¡? "Np¡gu dpf c¡S>¡ d¢'!!

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