NyS>fpsdp„ sp¡ lh¡ vy$L$pm "qX$¼g¡f' \C Nep¡ R>¡ A_¡ fplsL$pep£ `|fÅ¡idp„ Qpg¡ R>¡. Ad¡ il¡fdp„ fl¡gp kp¥ NyS>fpsuAp¡ khpf `X¡$ _¡ R>p`pdp„ vy$L$pm_p ap¡V$p Å¡CA¡ R>uA¡ A_¡ kp„S> `X¡$ QpsL$X$p¡m¡ lhpdp_ kdpQpf_p _L$ipAp¡dp„ hpv$m Np¡suA¡ R>uA¡.

A¡L$ v$u fps_p Ap¡V$g¡ MpV$gp `p\fsp„ dpfp„ bp bp¡ëep„ L¡$, "Sy>Ap¡_¡? qv$hk_p V$pZ¡ sp¡ L¡$hp„ hpv$m \pe k¡, _¡ fps `X¡$ Ðep„ sp¡ spfp v¡$Mpsp \C Åe k¡!' A¡V$g¡ bp`yÆ `V$ L$fsp„L$_¡ bp¡ëep, "qv$hk¡ hpv$m, fpÓ¡ spfp; A¡ qv$i¡ vy$L$pm_p Qpmp!'

OX$uL$ sp¡ lz„e lbL$ MpC Nep¡. Ap Qp¡dpky„e L$p¡fy„ S>hp_y„? dpfp bp`yÆ Apd sp¡ A¡[ÞS>r_ef, `Z NpdX$pNpddp„ OZp„ hfkp¡ L$pY¡gp„ A¡V$g¡ B Aphy„ b^y„ ÅZ¡. d_¡ epv$ R>¡ dpfp v$pv$p `Z Aphp„ "cX$mu hp¼ep¡' bp¡gsp.

"fps¡ bp¡g¡ L$pNX$p, v$lpX¡$ fyA¡ riepm;
sp¡ cX$mu A¡d S> L$l¡, r_ò¡ `X¡$ vy$L$pm.'

L$pNX$p sp¡ qv$hk¡ S> bp¡gsp lp¡e A_¡ riepmhp„_u gpfu fps¡ S> l„cmpsu lp¡e, `Z Å¡ A¡_p\u EgVy„$ \sy„ cpmp¡ sp¡ ÅZhy„ L¡$ lh¡ vy$L$pm S> R>¡.

"lp¡e `pZu L$míe¡ Nfd, QëguAp¡ ^|m Þlpe;
IX$pmu L$uX$u v$uk¡, sp¡ hfjp blz \pe.'

A¡V$g¡ A¡d L¡$ Å¡ gp¡V$p_y„ `pZu Nfd \C Åe, QL$guAp¡ ^|mdp„ _plsu v¡$Mpe, IX$p„hpmu L$uX$uAp¡ v¡$Mpe sp¡ ÅZhy„ L¡$ hfkpv$ kpfp¡ \pe.

Ad_¡ Õey„ L¡$ Ap cX$mu sp¡ cpf¡ ÅZsg dpZl gpN¡! AV$g¡ \p¡X$u Np¡sp-Np¡s L$fu, sp¡ ÅZhp dmey„ L¡$ cpC, rkÙ`yf `pV$Zdp„ rkÙfpS> S>etkl_p fpS>dp„ A¡L$ lzv$X$ Å¡ju _pd¡ `„qX$s \C Nep. `pV$Z_p fyÖdpg_y„ d|ls® `Z Ap lzv$X$ Å¡juA¡ S> L$pYu Ap`¡gy„. C `„qX$s_u v$uL$fu_y„ _pd cX$mu lsy„. cX$mu hp¼ep¡_u fQresp C NZpe k¡.

`Z Ap sp¡ \C NyS>fps_u hps. DÑf `°v¡$idp„ Aphp„ "Å¡X$L$Zp„'_u ¾¡qX$V$ L$_p¡S>_p hs_u OpO`„qX$s_¡ _pd¡ bp¡g¡ k¡ (kp¡mdu kv$udp„). rblpfdp„ ¼e¡ k¡ L¡$ L$p¡C cpX$`„qX$s \C Áep C Aphy„ gMu Áep'sp. sp¡ fpS>õ\p_u gp¡L$p¡ ¼e¡ k¡ L¡$ cX$mu sp¡ Adpfp dpfhpX$_u lsu. S>_d¡ iyÖ lsu, `Z iyL$_rhÛp blz ÅZsu A_¡ s¡ X„L$ _pd_p b°pûZ Äep¡rsju_¡ `fZ¡gu.

`Z S>fp KX$p Esfsp„ ÅZhp dm¡ k¡ L¡$ hpfpl rdrlf _pd_p ÅZsg R>¡. k_ `0`_p S>dp_pdp„ Aphy„ b^y„ k„õL©$sdp„ gMu Ne¡gp. hpfpl rdrlf_u b©lsk„rlsp, S>¥_pQpe® dlphufpQpe®_p¡ k„rlspN°„\, F>L$¹ Äep¡rsju_p¡ Äep¡rsj N°„\... Ap l„^pedp„ Aphy„ b^y„ k„õL©$sdp„ gMpe¡gy„. Sy>v$u Sy>v$u gp¡L$bp¡gudp„ Ap_p„ `pR>m\u ê`p„sf Õep„ lp¡hp„ Å¡CA¡.

"AjpYu kyv$ `„Qdu, Å¡ Tb|L¡$ huS>;
v$pZp h¡Qu ^_ L$fp¡, fpMp¡ bmv$ _¡ buS>.'

A¡V$g¡ L¡$ k„Of¡gy„ A_pS> h¡Qu_¡ s¡ `¥kp bmv$ A_¡ qbepfZdp„ "BÞh¡õV$' L$fp¡! `Z Å¡-

"AjpYu kyv$ `„Qdu, lp¡e hpv$m _ huS>;
h¡Qp¡ lmbmv$_¡, _u`S>¡ L$p„C _ QuS>.'

AjpY kyv$ kpsd_u ApNplu `Z lp„cmhp S>¡hu R>¡.

"kyv$u AjpYu kàsdu, iiu Å¡ r_d®m v¡$M,
Å r`ey sy„ dpmh¡, cuM dp„Nhu `¡M.'

AjpY kyv$ kpsd¡ Å¡ Q„Ö hpv$m rh_p_p¡ r_d®m lp¡e sp¡ vy$L$pm\u bQhp dpmh¡ S>C_¡ cuM dpNhp_u s¥epfu L$fp¡, `rsv¡$h! ^Zu_¡ kgpl Ap`su _pf OZp„ Å¡X$L$Zp„dp„ Å¡hp dm¡-

"kph_ hl¡ `|frhep, cpv$f `ròd Å¡f;
lmbmv$ h¡Qu_¡, L„$\ Qpgp¡ L„$C d¡f?'

Å¡ îphZdp„ `|h®_p¡ `h_ A_¡ cpv$fh¡ `qòd_p¡ `h_ Å¡fdp„ hpe sp¡ l¡ L„$\! lh¡ lmbmv$ h¡Qu_¡ ¼ep„e lpëep Å„I.

"`|fh hpey blz hl¡, rh^hp `p_ Qhpe;
A¡ gC Aph¡ _uf_¡, Ap L$p¡C k„N¡ Åe.'

`p_ Qphsu rh^hp_u hps L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ ¼ep„\u Aphu li¡? `Z L$l¡hp_u dsgb A¡d R>¡ L¡$ `|h® qv$ip_p¡ `h_ blz hpe sp¡ kdÅ¡ L¡$ hfkpv$ Aphhp_p¡ A_¡ rh^hp `p_ Qphsu v¡$Mpe sp¡ kdS>hy„ A¡ L$p¡C_u lpf¡ Qpgu S>hp_u!

"Å¡ hfk¡ cfZu, sp¡ _pf d¡g¡ `fZu.'

cfZu _nÓ (S>¡ f6 A¡q`°g_u Apk`pk b¡k¡ R>¡ s¡)dp„ hfkpv$ `X¡$ sp¡ ce„L$f vy$L$pm `X¡$ L¡$ Myv$ õhpdu õÓu_¡ ÐeÆ_¡ S>sp¡ fl¡.

"d©Nrif hpey _ hpe f¡, s`¡ _ fp¡lZu S>¡W$;
huZ¡ Np¥fu L$p„L$fp, MX$u M¡S>X$u l¡W$.'

d©Nrij® _nÓdp„ `h_ _ hpe (7 S|>_ `R>u) A_¡ S>¡W$ drl_pdp„ fp¡qlZu _nÓ v$fçep_ sp` _ `X¡$ (f4 d¡ `R>u) sp¡ õÓuAp¡ _hfu b¡W$u MuS>X$p_p TpX$ sm¡ L$p„L$fp huZ¡ s¡hp¡ vy$L$pm `X$i¡.

"`l¡gu fp¡lZ S>g lf¡, buÆ blp¡sf Mpe,
ÓuÆ fp¡lZ s©Z lf¡, Qp¡\u kd„v$f Åe.'

cX$muv$pv$p fp¡rlZu _nÓ_p Qpf QfZ (cpN) `pX$u s¡ v$f¡L$dp„ \su hjp®_y„ AgN AgN am bsph¡ R>¡. fp¡rlZu A¡V$g¡ f4 d¡\u 7 S|>_. A¡ `MhpqX$ep_p Qpf cpN kdÆ_¡ Qpgp¡ sp¡ `l¡gp QfZdp„ hfkpv$ `X¡$ sp¡ S>g lf¡ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ `pZu OV¡$ ; buÅ QfZdp„ `X¡$gp¡ hfkpv$ s¡ `R>u_p bp¢s¡f qv$hk ky^u_u dyv$s Mpe, ÓuÅ QfZ_p¡ hfkpv$ Opk_u AR>s L$fph¡ A_¡ Qp¡\p QfZdp„ (A¡V$g¡ L¡$ 4\u 7 S|>_ v$fçep_) hfkpv$ Aph¡ sp¡ A¡V$gy„ kpfy„ Qp¡dpky„ \pe L¡$ _v$u_p„ `pZu R>¡L$ kdyÖ ky^u Åe-

Ad¡ sp¡ Aphy„ b^y„ Qp¡`qX$ey„dp„\u Np¡su Np¡su_¡ g¿ey„, bpL$u Adpfp v$pv$p Ad_¡ fpÓ¡ Ap b^p„ _nÓp¡_u Ap¡mM L$fphsp "Å¡ Ap¡ëep¡ h]Ry>X$p¡, Å¡ Ap¡gu lfZu!' s¡ hMs¡ Adpfp Npddp„ Adpk_u A„^pfu fps¡e spfgp_p¡ A„S>hpk Å¡hp dmsp¡. ApS>¡ sp¡ il¡fp¡dp„ sp¡ W$uL$, NpdX$pdp„e gpBVy„$ Aphu NC A¡V$g¡ fps_p spfp TpTp Å¡hp _p¡ dm¡.

-_¡ R>p¡L$fp„h sp¡ lh¡ V$uhu `f "spfp' (_hu NyS>fpsu Q¡_g) Å¡hp_p A¡V$g¡ v$pv$p ^pb¡ QYu_¡ kàsrj® _¡ ^°yh_p¡ spfp¡ bspX¡$ sp¡e L$p¡Z Å¡hp_y„?