eyhp_ rdÓp¡ hpsp¡ L$fu füp lsp A_¡ lz„ s¡Ap¡_p¡ îp¡sp lsp¡. ÷uAp¡A¡ L$ep„L$ blpf S>sp„ `l¡gp„ "s¥epf' \hpdp„, h¡ic|jp-d¡L$A`-kpS>iZNpf L$fhpdp„ L¡$V$gp¡ kde g¡hp¡ Å¡CA¡ A¡ s¡Ap¡_u hpsp¡_p¡ rhje lsp¡. b„_¡ Sy>hp_p¡ `fZ¡gp lsp A_¡ ÷uAp¡ blpf S>sp„ `l¡gp„ s¥epf \hpdp„ OZp¡ kde rhsph¡ s¡Ap¡ A¡_u A¡L$v$d rhfyÙ lsp. s¡Ap¡_u hpsQusdp„ A¡L$ N¡flpS>f rdÓ_u `Ð_u_p¡ hpf„hpf Dëg¡M Aphsp¡ lsp¡. ¼ep„L$ ky^u s¡Ap¡_u hps kp„cþep `R>u d¢ s¡Ap¡_¡ `|R¹>ey„ : "÷uAp¡A¡ lfhp-afhp, rk_¡dp, _pV$L$, f¡õV$p¡fp„dp„ S>sp„ `l¡gp„ Ofdp„ s¥epf \hpdp„ sdpfu ×rô$A¡ h^pf¡dp„ h^pf¡ L¡$V$gp¡ kde g¡hp¡ Å¡CA¡?' S>hpbdp„ A¡L$ eyhp_¡ L$üy„ : "v$k\u `„v$f rdr_V$'

d¢ buÅ¡ âï_ `|R¹>ep¡ : "sdpfu `¡gu rdÓ`Ð_u s¥epf \hpdp„ L¡$V$gp¡ kde g¡su li¡?'

"Ap¡R>pdp„ Ap¡R>p¡ v$p¡Y$ L$gpL$!'

"sdpfu `Ð_u A¡V$gp¡ kde g¡su lp¡e sp¡ sd¡ iy„ L$fp¡?'

"lz„' A¡ dyØ¡ s¡_¡ R|>V$pR>¡X$p Ap`u v$J!°' A¡dp„_p¡ A¡L$ rdÓ nZ_pe¡ rhgçb rh_p b¡^X$L$ bp¡gu `X$ép¡. d_¡ Mpsfu lsu L¡$ cg¡ s¡ Apd L$l¡, `Z s¡hp k„Å¡Np¡ Ecp \pe sp¡e¡ s¡ `Ð_u_¡ R|>V$pR>¡X$p Ap`hp_u lv¡$ _l] Åe. Ad¡qfL$p_u hps Sy>v$u li¡, `Z cpfs_u Av$pgsp¡ ApV$gp S> L$pfZkf L$p¡C v$ç`su_¡ L$v$pQ R|>V$pR>¡X$p Ap`¡ `Z _l]. hmu Å¡ ÷u kpS>iZNpf kS>hpdp„ blz kde g¡ R>¡ s¡ dyØp¡ `yfyjp¡_¡ ApV$gu b^u lv¡$ AL$mphsp¡ lp¡e sp¡ gNcN b^p„ S> gÁ_Æh_ R|>V$pR>¡X$pdp„ `qfZdsp„ lp¡s, L¡$d L¡$ kpS>tkNpf kS>hpdp„ sp¡ L$C ÷u h^pf¡ kde _\u g¡su?! A\hp L$dk¡ L$d v$f¡L$ Dsphmp, A^ufp `yfyj_¡ sp¡ s¡hy„ gpN¡ S> R>¡- Mpk L$fu_¡ gÁ__p„ \p¡X$p„L$ hj® huÐep„ bpv$!

Mfy„ `|R>p¡ sp¡ Ap bpbsdp„ ÷u A_¡ `yfyj_u kfMpdZu S> Aõ\p_¡ R>¡. Of_u blpf _uL$msp„ `l¡gp„_u s¥epfudp„ MQp®sp kde A„N¡ `yfyj Å¡ ÷u_p ×rô$rbÞvy\u rhQpf¡ sp¡ s¡_¡ s¡ rhi¡ aqfepv$ L$fhp_y„ L$p¡C L$pfZ S> _ fl¡. h÷p¡, Of¡Zp„, d¡L$A` hN¡f¡ bpbsdp„ ÷u A_¡ `yfyj_u [õ\rs hÃQ¡ S>du_-Apkdp__y„ A„sf R>¡. `yfyj_¡ ÷u_p„ S>¡V$gp„ A_¡ S>¡hp„ L$`X$p„ `l¡fhp„ `X$sp„ _\u. `yfyj Of¡Zp„ sp¡ gNcN `l¡fsp¡ S> _\u. `yfyj¡ bfpbf i¡thN L$ey¯ lp¡e sp¡ s¡ S> s¡_p¡ d¡L$A`! d¡tQN_u kdõep `Z ÷uAp¡ S>¡V$gu `yfyjp¡_¡ ksphsu _\u S>. A_¡ klz\u h^pf¡ dlÒh_u hps A¡ L¡$ kyÞv$f v¡$Mphp_u ÷u S>¡V$gu `yfyjp¡_¡ _ sp¡ lp¢i lp¡e R>¡, _ AphíeL$sp! b„_¡ hÃQ¡_u Ap b^u Akdp_spAp¡_p¡ rhQpf L$fuA¡ sp¡ Ofblpf S>sp„ `l¡gp„ s¥epf \hpdp„ ÷u h^pf¡ kde rhsph¡ R>¡ s¡ rhi¡ Apòe®, AL$mpdZ L¡$ Ak„sp¡j A_ychhp_y„ `yfyj `pk¡ L$p¡C L$pfZ _ fl¡hy„ Å¡CA¡. "lz„ A¡L$\u v$k bp¡gy„ Ðep„ ky^udp„ Å¡ sy„ s¥epf \C_¡ b¡X$ê$d_u blpf _l] Aph¡ sp¡ lz„ s_¡ d|L$u_¡ A¡L$gp¡ "L$lp¡_p àepf l¥' Å¡hp Qpëep¡ S>Ci' A¡hy„ `p¡sp_u `Ð_u_¡ A[ëV$d¡V$d Ap`_pf L$p¡C `rsA¡ A¡ ^dL$u_p¡ Adg sp¡ cpÁe¡ S> L$ep£ li¡! A¡_y„ L$pfZ d_p¡h¥opr_L$ lp¡C iL¡$. `p¡sp_u `Ð_u "f¡X$u' \hpdp„ blz V$pBd g¡ R>¡ s¡hu dp¢apV$ aqfepv$ L$f_pf `rs `Z s¡_u `Ð_u ky„v$f _ v¡$Mpe, gOfhOf lp¡e s¡ [õ\rs sp¡ fS>dpÓ `k„v$ _\u `X$su!

sd¡ bpfuL$pC\u Ahgp¡L$_ L$fÅ¡ : `Ð_u b¡X$ê$d_p„ bpfZp„ A„v$f\u b„^ L$fu h÷`qf^p_, d¡L$A` hN¡f¡dp„ AL$pfZ kde h¡X$au flu R>¡ A¡d dp_u_¡ `rsfpS> Nyõkpdp„ az„Nfpsp„ A_¡ qfõV$hp¡Q `f hpf„hpf _S>f L$fsp„ blpf_p Ap¡fX$pdp„ Ap„V$p dpfu füp R>¡, "L¡$V$gu hpf? kyÅ, lÆ s_¡ L¡$V$gu hpf?'_p Op„V$p `pX¡$ R>¡, `Z `R>u kyÅsp L¡$ rhÅsp L¡$ kyjdp L¡$ Dódp "kÆ kp¡m iZNpf' S>¡hu b¡X$ê$d_u blpf Aph¡ R>¡ A_¡ kS>^S>cep® s¡_p kp¥Þv$e®_p DÅk\u M„X$ Tmp„Tmp„ \C EW¡$ R>¡ L¡$ `m hpfdp„ `rsv¡$h_p¡ Nyõkp¡, AL$mpdZ, aqfepv$, b^y„ Npeb! EgVy„$ `rsdlpie_p d_dp„ Nusp¡ Ny„S>hp dpX$¡ R>¡ : "Qp¥lv$h] L$p Qp„v$ lp¡ ep Apaspb lp¡', "s¡f¡ lzõ_ L$u ¼ep spfua L$fy„ ?', "A¥ awgp¢ L$u fp_u, blpfp¢ L$u drgL$p, s¡fp dyõLy$fp_p NS>b lp¡ Nep!' hN¡f¡. Ap\u S> eyhp_, A^ufp Dsphmp `yfyjp¡_¡ dpfp S>¡hp A¡L$ hep¡h©Ù_u hZdpNu kgpl R>¡ : Å¡ sdpfu `Ð_u _pV$L$-rk_¡dp, bpNbNuQpdp„ S>sp„ `l¡gp„ s¥epf \hpdp„ OZp¡ kde g¡su lp¡e sp¡ Nyõkp\u v$p„s L$QL$Qphhp_¡ bv$g¡ D`f g¿ep„ s¡ A_¡ s¡hp„ buÅ„ Nusp¡ Å¡fip¡f\u Nphp dp„X$Å¡! k„ch R>¡, sdpfu `Ð_u âdpZdp„ hl¡gu s¥epf \C S>i¡!

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