L$pep®gedp„ A¡L$pA¡L$ S> QQp® E`X$u A_¡ Å¡sÅ¡sp„dp„ _p_L$X$p `qfk„hpv$dp„ `gV$pC NC. QQp®_p¡ rhje lsp¡. "`rs-`Ð_uA¡ `fõ`f\u L$p„C Ry>`phhy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ _l]?' dp¡V$u Jdf ky^u A`qfZus fl¡gp„ A¡L$ bl¡_¡ QQp®_p¡ âpf„c L$fsp„ õ`ô$ iåv$p¡dp„ S>Zphu v$u^y„ : "`rs A_¡ `Ð_uA¡ `fõ`f\u L$p„C L$fsp„ L$p„C Ry>`phhp_y„ lp¡e S> _l]. s¡Ap¡A¡ fS>¡fS> hps A¡L$buÅ_¡ L$fu v¡$hu S> Å¡CA¡.' Ap rh^p__p¡ sfs S> ârshpv$ \ep¡. hmsu v$gug L$f_pf bl¡_ `Z dp¡V$u Jdf ky^u Ly„$hpfp„ S> fl¡gp„ R>¡. s¡dZ¡ L$üy„ : "Apd A¡L$ qagk|au A_¡ Apv$i® `|fsu sdpfu hps bfpbf R>¡, `Z ìehlpfdp„ s¡ i¼e _\u. `rs-`Ð_uA¡ A¡L$buÅ\u OÏ„ Ry>`phhy„ `X¡$ R>¡, s¡Ap¡ Ry>`phsp„ S> lp¡e R>¡. ¼epf¡L$ v$pç`Ðe_¡ dp¡Vy„$ _yL$kp_ \sy„ AV$L$phhp dpV¡$e s¡Ap¡ A¡L$buÅ\u L¡$V$gy„L$ Ry>`ph¡ R>¡, S|>Wy„$ bp¡g¡ R>¡.'

A¡L$ `qfZus eyhsuA¡ QQp®dp„ TyL$phsp„ L$üy„ : "lz„ ÅÏ„ Ry>„ L¡$ dpfp¡ lkbÞX$ ¼epf¡L$ dpfp\u L„$CL$ Ry>`ph¡ R>¡. v$pMgp sfuL¡$ lz„ s¡_¡ `|Ry>„ L¡$ ApS>¡ sy„ blpf S>du_¡ Apìep¡ R>¡? sp¡ s¡ AQ|L$ "_p' L$l¡i¡- cg¡ s¡ Mf¡Mf blpf S>çep¡ lp¡e, `Z Å¡ lz„ s¡_¡ h^pf¡ `X$su `|R>`fR> _ L$fy„ sp¡ s¡ `p¡sp_u d¡m¡ S> L$lu v¡$i¡ L¡$ lp, s¡Z¡ ApS>¡ blpf cp¡S>_ gu^y„ lsy„.'

gNcN `Qpk hj®_u he ky^u `Z hp„Y$p fl¡gp A¡L$ `yfyj¡ L$üy„ : "Å¡ L$p¡C `rs s¡_u `Ð_u `pk¡ b^¡b^y„ S> bL$u v¡$sp¡ lp¡e sp¡ lz„ sp¡ s¡_¡ A¡L$ _„bf_p¡ b¡hL|$a S> NÏ„! `rs\u `Ð_u_¡ b^u hps L$lu iL$pe _l]. s¡Z¡ \p¡Xy„$ _l], OÏ„b^y„ Ry>`phhy„ `X¡$ R>¡ A_¡ s¡ Ry>`ph¡ s¡dp„ L$iy„ Mp¡Vy„$ _\u. s¡Ap¡_p¡ k„kpf kgpds fl¡ A¡V$g¡ `|fsy„ R>¡—!'

lh¡ dpB¾$p¡ap¡_ dpfu kpd¡ ^fhpdp„ Apìey„ ! b^p„A¡ DÐkyL$sp`|h®L$ `|R¹>ey„ : "sd¡ iy„ dp_p¡ R>p¡! sd¡ sdpfp„ `Ð_u\u ¼epf¡L$ L„$CL$ Ry>`php¡ R>p¡?' d¢ S>fpL$ rhQpf L$fu_¡ S>hpb Apàep¡ :
"rdÓp¡, `rs-`Ð_u `fõ`f\u L$p„C _ Ry>`ph¡, Ry>`phhp S>¡hy„ s¡Ap¡ hÃQ¡ L$p„C lp¡e S> _l] sp¡ s¡ DÑd A_¡ Apv$i® [õ\rs R>¡. s¡hp„ ÷u-`yfyj_y„ v$pç`Ðe kyMu lp¡hy„ Å¡CA¡, `f„sy vy$cp®Áe¡ ìehlpf_u c|rdL$pA¡ [õ\rs L„$CL$ Sy>v$u R>¡. ÷u A_¡ `yfyj `rs-`Ð_udp„ `qfhrs®s \pe A¡ `R>u `Z s¡Ap¡ L¡$V$g¡L$ A„i¡ õhs„Ó A¡L$d B[ÞX$`¡ÞX$ÞV$ eyr_V$_p¡ fl¡ S> R>¡, s¡Ap¡_u `p¡suL$u ìe[¼sÐhsp L$p„C `|f¡`|fu `fõ`fdp„ rhgu_ `pdsu _\u. s¡Ap¡_p„ S>¡d krlepfp„ A_¡ `p¡suL$p„ kyMvy$:Mp¡ A_¡ s¡_u r_sp„s A„Ns nZp¡ `Z lp¡e R>¡. A¡dp„ Lv$uL$ A¡hp¡ sb½$p¡e Aph¡ R>¡ Äepf¡ s¡Ap¡ `fõ`f_¡ A¡ nZp¡dp„ âh¡ihp v¡$hp_y„ `k„v$ L$fsp„ _\u. Ap_¡ L$pfZ¡ s¡Ap¡ A¡L$buÅ\u L„$CL$ Ry>`ph¡ R>¡- L$lp¡, s¡Ap¡_¡ Ry>`phhy„ `X¡$ R>¡. Ap d_yóeklS> R>¡. `rs-`Ð_u_¡ Ap`Z¡ üyd_rbHN sfuL¡$ Å¡CA¡ sp¡ Ap kdõep Ap¡R>u h¡^L$ b_¡. Apd R>sp„ `rs-`Ð_u hÃQ¡ `pfõ`qfL$ rhïhpk_p¡ A¡L$ k¡sy `Z lp¡e R>¡. A¡ k¡sy kph L$X$X$c|k \C Åe A¡V$gu lv¡$ s¡Ap¡ `fõ`f\u b^y„ Ry>`phsp„ fl¡ A_¡ kss S|>W$_p¡ Apîe g¡ sp¡ `R>u v$pç`Ðe V$L$sy„ _\u.'
A_¡ Apd Adpfp A¡ `qfk„hpv$_y„ kdp`_ \ey„.

Ald¹ d_yóe_p¡ iÓy R>¡

k„õL©$s cpjp_p ìepL$fZdp„ L$s®qf A_¡ L$d®rZ âep¡Np¡ rh¿eps R>¡. "Al„ NÃR>prd' A¡V$g¡ L¡$ "lz„ ÅJ Ry>„' A¡ ku^p¡ L$s®qf âep¡N \sp¡. A¡ S> fus¡ "Al„ Ahgp¡¼eprd' A\p®s¹ "lz„ Å¡J Ry>„.' Ap `Z ku^p¡ L$s®qf âep¡N \ep¡, Aphp„ lÅfp¡ hp¼ep¡ Ap`Z¡ Æh__p fp¡tS>v$p ìehlpfdp„ bp¡guA¡ A_¡ gMuA¡ R>uA¡, `f„sy k„õL©$s cpjp_p L$d®rZ âep¡N_u k„fQ_p Sy>v$u R>¡. v$pMgp sfuL¡$ "dep Nçe s¡' A\p®s¹ "dpfp\u S>hpe R>¡' A\hp "dpfp hX$¡ S>hpe R>¡.' Ap L$d®rZ âep¡N \ep¡. Aphp„ A_¡L$ hp¼ep¡ fQu iL$pe. S>¡d L¡$ "dep Ahgp¡L$es¡' A¡V$g¡ L¡$ "dpfp hX¡$ Å¡hpe R>¡.', "dep cyÄes¡' A\p®s¹ "dpfp\u S>dpe R>¡', "dep q¾$es¡' A¡V$g¡ L¡$ "dpfp hX¡$ L$fpe R>¡' hN¡f¡. L$d®rZ âep¡Ndp„ `fp¡ncph R>¡, L$s®qf âep¡Ndp„ âÐencph R>¡. buÅ iåv$p¡dp„ L$luA¡ sp¡ L$s®qf âep¡N A¡V$g¡ X$pef¡¼V$_¡k A_¡ L$d®rZ âep¡N A¡V$g¡ BÞX$pef¡¼V$_¡k.

Apd sp¡ ìepL$fZdp„ A_¡ Æh_dp„ X$pef¡¼V$ d¡\X$ h^pf¡ BÃR>_ue, ep¡Áe A_¡ ìehlpfy g¡Mpe. "lz„ ÅJ Ry>„', A¡d ku^¡ku^y„ L$lu v$CA¡ A¡V$g¡ s¡ kp„cm_pf ìe[¼s_¡ syf„s A_¡ ku^¡ku^p¡ bp¡^ \pe. Æh_dp„ `Z hQ¡qV$ep rh_p_p¡ ìehlpf h^pf¡ AkfL$pfL$ A_¡ amv$peu _uhX¡$. sp¡ `R>u ìepL$fZdp„ L$d®rZ âep¡N A\hp BÞX$pef¡¼V$ d¡\X$_u iu AphíeL$sp? iy„ k„õL©$s cpjp Ap L$pfZ¡ [¼gô$ _\u b_u? `Z S>fp \p¡cp¡.

cpfsue k„õL©$rs_p Äep¡rs^®fp¡ A_¡ k„õL©$s cpjp_p ìepL$fZ_p `„qX$sp¡_¡ Apd lmh¡ l¥e¡ g¡hp_y„, s¡Ap¡_¡ syÃR>L$pfu L$pY$hp_y„ ep¡Áe _l] g¡Mpe. lL$uL$s¡ Ap `„qX$sp¡ dlp_ v$pi®r_L$p¡ lsp. s¡Ap¡_p Ars rhfd Æh_v$i®__y„ `qfZpd s¡ Ap L$d®rZ âep¡N.

kl¡S> rhQpfuA¡.

"Al„ NÃR>prd' A\p®s¹ "lz„ ÅJ Ry>„' A¡ L$s®qf âep¡Ndp„ Ap hp¼e DÃQpf_pf_p¡ "lz„' cph âbm`Z¡ âNV$ \pe R>¡ s¡_p¡ ¿epg L$fp¡! "lz„ ÅJ Ry>„', "lz„ MpJ Ry>„', "lz„ L$fy„ Ry>„', "lz„ gMy„ Ry>„', "lz„ bp¡gy„ Ry>„', "lz„ Å¡J Ry>„'- b^p„dp„ "lz„', "lz„', "lz„'! Ap d_yóe_p Al„cph_¡ âNV$ L$f_pfp¡ hp¼e rhÞepk R>¡. Apqv$ L$rh _ftkl dl¡spA¡ g¿ey„ :

"lz„ L$fy„, lz„ L$fy„ A¡ S> Aop_sp ; iL$V$_p¡ cpf S>¡d ðp_ spZ¡.'

k„õL©$s_p "Al„', NyS>fpsu_p "lz„', A„N°¡Æ_p "ApB', Dv|®$-rlÞv$u_p "d¦', b„Npmu_p "Aprd' kh®dp„ "lz„' `v$ fl¡gy„ R>¡ S>¡ Ald_p `ep®e kdp_ R>¡. s¡dp„ X$pef¡¼V$_¡k, ku^p-kp¢kfhp`Ï„ R>¡, `Z s¡ kp\¡ "lz„'_p¡ l\p¡X$p¡ kp„cm_pf_¡ -hp„Q_pf_¡ gdZ¡ T]L$pe R>¡.

Ald¹ d_yóe_p dp¡V$pdp„ dp¡V$p iÓyAp¡dp„_p¡ A¡L$ R>¡. rhh¡L$u, op_u d_yóep¡ Æh_cf Ald¹ dy[¼s_u D`pk_p L$fsp fl¡ R>¡.

k„õL©$s ìepL$fZ_p¡ L$d®rZ âep¡N A¡ Ald¹ dy[¼s_u D`pk_p_p¡ A¡L$ ap„V$p¡ R>¡ A¡d dp_hp_y„ d_¡ d_ \pe R>¡. Ap âep¡Ndp„ âÐensp_p¡ gp¡` \pe R>¡ S>¡ Ald¹_p sp¡` ky^u `lp¢Qhp_y„ kpdÕe® ^fph¡ R>¡. "Al„ NÃR>prd' , "dep NÃR>s¡', "lz„ ÅJ Ry>„', "dpfp\u S>hpe R>¡.' lz„ S>sp¡ _\u, dpfp hX¡$ S>hpe R>¡, lz„ gMsp¡ _\u, dpfp hX¡$ gMpe R>¡. Ap âL$pf_u hp¼efQ_pdp„ "lz„' cph_p gp¡` D`fp„s L$d®cph_p_p¡ `Z gp¡` k|Qhpe R>¡. d¢ L$ey¯ _l], dpfp\u L$fpey„. k„õL©$s_p ìepL$fZ_p¡ Ap L$d®rZ âep¡N Ap`Z_¡ R>¡L$ îudv$ cNhv¹Nusp_p L$d®ep¡N_p sÒhtQs_ ky^u gC S>hp_u ndsp ^fph¡ R>¡. L$d®rZ âep¡N_¡ "L$d®Îe¡hpr^L$pfõs¡ dp ag¡—jy L$v$pQ_'_p v$i®__p s„syAp¡ ¼ep„L$ kycN fus¡ dmsp A_ychpe R>¡.

k„õL©$s_p ìepL$fZpQpep£_¡ syÃR>L$pfu _pMhp_u L$p¡C tlds L$fi¡? cpfsue k„õL©$rs_u dlp_sp Aphp sp¡ L„$CL¡$V$gp„e s¡S> õazrg„Np¡dp„ hk¡gu R>¡.

ANpD_p¡ g¡M
lksp„ lksp„ fX$u `X¡$, c¥, dpZk R>¡!

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?