b„Ngp_u A„v$f _e_ dp¢rNep V¡$Þi_ kp\¡ Ad_¡ AphL$pf¡ R>¡. bfpbf A¡L$ hj® `l¡gp„ _e_ dp¢rNep_¡ Ðep„ v$uL$fp_p¡ S>Þd \ep¡ lsp¡. X²$p¡HNê$d_p A¡L$ cpN_¡ L$hf L$fu_¡ A¡fL$[ÞX$iÞX$ ê$d b_phhpdp„ Apìep¡ R>¡. A¡ ê$ddp„ Ly$Vy„$b_u L¡$V$guL$ drlgpAp¡ b¡W$u lsu. _e_¡ Ad_¡ AphL$pep® A_¡ kp¡apk¡V$ sfa Ap„Nmu Q]^u b¡khp dpV¡$ Lüy„. ê$ddp„ Qpf¡ sfa ä¡d L$f¡gp _e__p rhrh^ ap¡V$p¡N°pãk gV$L$sp lsp. v$uL$$fp_p S>Þdqv$hk_u DS>hZu Mpk ^pd^|d\u \su lp¡e A¡d gpÁey„ _l]. _e_¡ ÓZ¡L$ qv$hk\u v$pY$u L$fu _l] lp¡e A¡d gpNsy„ lsy„. ÆÞk `f kpvy$„ L$p¡V$__y„ iV®$ `l¡f¡gp _e__¡ Å¡sp„ S> gpN¡ L¡$ A¡ kMs dp_rkL$ spZdp„\u `kpf \C füp¡ R>¡.

_e__¡ d¢ L¡$V$gpL$ khpgp¡ `|R>hp v¡$hp dpV¡$ rh_„su L$fu Ðepf¡ M|b v$bpe¡gp AhpS>¡ s¡Z¡ L$üy„ L¡$ Ap sb½¡$ A¡ L$p¡C `Z rhje `f hps L$fhp dpNsp¡ _\u. ""A¡L$ hMs b^p¡ rhhpv$ idu S>hp v$p¡ `R>u lz„ sdpfu kp\¡ hps L$fui—.'' A¡Z¡ qfqX$a.L$p¡d_¡ L$üy„, ""ApS>¡ dpfp v$uL$$fp_u hj®Np„W$ R>¡. g¡V¹$k l¡h A õ_¡¼k.'' _e_¡ M|b S> _d°sp\u Ad_¡ L$üy„ A_¡ A¡L$ X$pBt_N V¡$bg sfa gC Nep¡. X$pBt_N V¡$bg `f L¡$L$, kdp¡kp„ A_¡ _põsp_u buÆ hp_NuAp¡ lsu. v$uL$fp_u â\d hj®Np„W$ Mpk TpL$Tdpm kp\¡ ES>hpsu lp¡e A¡d gpÁey„ _l]. L¡$V$gp¡L$ _põsp¡ àg¡V$dp„ Np¡W$hsp„ Ad¡ _e__¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ s¡ L¡$hu dp_rkL$ d_p¡vipdp„\u `kpf \C füp¡ R>¡? afu\u _e_¡ A¡L$ S> S>hpb Apàep¡, ""ldZp„ lz„ L„$C L$l¡hp _\u dpNsp¡, \p¡X$p qv$hk `R>u hps L$fui.''

hX$p¡v$fp_u rhÛpLy„$S> õL|$gdp„ cZu_¡ _e_ dp¢rNepA¡ A¡d.A¡k. eyr_hrk®V$u_u L$p¡dk® ipmpdp„ âh¡i gu^p¡ lsp¡. hX$p¡v$fp_u "ey\ krh®k k¡ÞV$f' `f v$ÑpÆ NpeL$hpX$_u v¡$Mf¡M l¡W$m A¡ q¾$L¡$V$ iu¿ep¡. _e__p r`sp fpdgpg dp¢rNep sbubu kp^_p¡ h¡Qhp_p¡ ìehkpe L$f¡ R>¡. Ly$$Vy„$b_u A¡L$ _ÆL$_u ìe[¼s L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ _e_¡ q¾$L¡$V$ fdhp_u iê$Aps L$fu Ðepf¡ s¡Ap¡ hX$p¡v$fp_p Ly$d¡v$p_ armepdp„ kpdpÞe Ofdp„ fl¡sp lsp A_¡ fpdgpgcpC bNgdp„ b¡N gC_¡ õL|$V$f D`f sbubu kp^_p¡ h¡Qhp dpV¡$ afsp lsp. \p¡X$p kde `R>u A¡dZ¡ N„Np¡Óu A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV$dp„ ãg¡V$ gu^p¡ lsp¡. _e__u b¡ bl¡_p¡ `fZ¡gu R>¡. dpbp`¡ `k„v$ L$f¡gu kp¥fpô²$_p h¡fphm_u sÞ_y bp\gp _pd_u `„Åbu eyhsu kp\¡ A¡Z¡ gÁ_ L$ep¯ R>¡. _e__p A¡L$ _ÆL$_p rdÓ L$l¡ R>¡, ""_e_¡ q¾$L¡$V$L$pfqL$v$}_u iê$Aps Ap¡`_f sfuL¡$ L$fu lsu. q¾$L¡$V$ fdsu hMs¡ A¡ ¼epf¡e rhhpv$dp„ `X$ép¡ _\u. A¡ AsX$p¡ fl¡hp_y„ `k„v$ L$f¡ R>¡. qv$g_p¡ A¡ Dv$pf R>¡. ¼gb sfa\u Ad¡ kp\¡ fdsp lsp Ðepf¡ ¼gbdp„ L$p¡C Nfub R>p¡L$fp `pk¡ q¾$L¡$V$_u qL$V$ _ lp¡e sp¡ `p¡sp_u qL$V$ Ap`u v¡$sp¡. iê$Apsdp„ qL$fZ dp¡f¡ kp\¡ A¡_¡ kpfp k„b„^ lsp, `f„sy d_p¡S> âcpL$f¡ Qp¡fu\u Dspf¡gu L¡$k¡V$dp„ qL$fZ¡ A¡_p rhi¡ S>¡ L$p¡d¡ÞV$ L$fu Ðepf\u _e_ qL$fZ `f M|b Nyõk¡ \ep¡ R>¡. _e_ l„d¡ip„ L$l¡sp¡ L¡$ A¡_¡ kp¥\u h^y ip¡M rbT_¡k_p¡ R>¡. A¡_¡ dpV¡$ rbT_¡k A_¡ q¾$L¡$V$ S> dlÒh_p„ R>¡.''

_e_ dp¢rNep_p„ A¡L$ `X$p¡iu bl¡_ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ q¾$L¡$V$ õV$pf bÞep `R>u _e_ M|b bv$gpC Nep¡ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡, ""_e_ bpmL$ lsp¡ Ðepf\u dpf¡ s¡_u kp\¡ kpfp k„b„^ lsp. A¡ q¾$L¡$V$õV$pf b_u Nep¡ `R>u A¡L$ kdpf„cdp„ Aphhp dpV¡$ lz„ A¡_¡ Apd„ÓZ Ap`hp dpV¡$ NC Ðepf¡ A¡Z¡ aV$ v$C_¡ `|R>u gu^¡gy„ L¡$ L¡$V$gp `¥kp Ap`ip¡? A¡ b_ph `R>u lz„ kdÆ NC L¡$ lh¡ _e_ `|f¡`|fp¡ h¡`pfu b_u Q|¼ep¡ R>¡.''

Å¡L¡$ _e_ dp¢rNep_p A¡L$ S>dp_p_p rdÓ A_¡ `ÓL$pf Dv$e dy_iu L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ q¾$L¡$V$f sfuL¡$ kam \ep `R>u `Z _e__p `N S>du_ D`f S> füp R>¡. A¡L$ Dv$plfZ Ap`sp„ s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡, ""_e_ rhðL$` fdu_¡ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ A¡_¡ lp\dp„ CÅ \C lsu. ApL$pihpZuA¡ A¡_u dygpL$ps g¡hu lsu. d¢ _e__¡ L$üy„ sp¡ A¡ sfs S> s¥epf \ep¡, `f„sy A¡_p Of\u ApL$pihpZu_y„ A„sf h^y lp¡hp\u A¡Z¡ d_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, sy„ d_¡ ApL$pihpZu `f gC S>S>¡. A¡_¡ L$v$pQ A¡d li¡ L¡$ dpfu `pk¡ dp¡V$f li¡. lz„ õL|$V$f `f A¡_¡ Of¡ `lp¢Ãep¡. L$p¡C `Z Ås_p¡ rhQpf L$ep® hNf A¡ õL|$V$f_u `pR>m b¡ku_¡ dpfu kp\¡ ApL$pihpZu Aph¡gp¡.''

d¡Qqa[¼k„N_p dpdgpdp _e_ dp¢rNep_y„ _pd QÁep `R>u `Z _e_¡ kyfkpNf smph_u `pR>m Aph¡gp A¡_p r`sp_p sbubu kp^_p¡_p ip¡ê$d `f lpS>fu Ap`hp_y„ Qpgy fp¿ey„ R>¡. hX$p¡v$fp_p blzdsu gp¡L$p¡ dp_¡ R>¡ L¡$ _e_ dp¢rNep_y„ _pd d¡Qqa[¼k„N_p rhhpv$dp„ AL$pfZ _\u S> g¡hpC füy„. fpsp¡fps A¡_u bv$gpC Ne¡gu gpBaõV$pBg Å¡C_¡ OZp_¡ _hpC gpN¡ R>¡. dp¢rNep_¡ Ðep„ BÞL$dV¡$¼k_u s`pk \C flu lp¡hp_u A_¡ A¡_¡ AÞX$fhëX®$_u ^dL$uAp¡ dmu flu lp¡hp_u AahpAp¡_¡ `Z hX$p¡v$fphpkuAp¡ iufp_u S>¡d Nm¡ Dspfu füp R>¡.

L$p¡g¡S>_p¡ rhÛp\} A_¡ q¾$L¡$V$_p¡ QplL$ rS>o¡i `V¡$g L$l¡ R>¡, ""_e_ dp¢rNepA¡ hX$p¡v$fp_y„ _pd bp¡þey„ R>¡ A¡d Ad¡ dp_uA¡ R>uA¡. hX$p¡v$fpdp„\u fpô²$ue õsf¡ l„d¡ip„ dfpW$u q¾$L¡$V$fp¡ L¡$ rb_NyS>fpsu q¾$L¡$V$fp¡_u S> `k„v$Nu \pe R>¡ A_¡ NyS>fpsuAp¡_¡ kss AÞepe \pe R>¡ R>sp„ NyS>fpsuAp¡_¡ L$p¡C aqfepv$ _lp¡su. `f„sy d¡Qqa[¼k„N bpbs¡ lh¡ Ad¡ dp_uA¡ R>uA¡ L¡$ q¾$L¡$V$f hX$p¡v$fp_p¡ lp¡e L¡$ Nd¡ Ðep„_p¡, A¡_¡ L$X$L$dp„ L$X$L$ kÅ \hu S> Å¡CA¡.''

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