"hjp£ ky^u lz„ åeyV$u A_¡ k¡¼õeyAprgV$u_u Nygpd flu. dpfy„ Ýep_ rg`[õV$L$ A_¡ lpC rlëk_u Apk`pk afsy„ fl¡sy„ lsy„. A¡L$ qv$hk d¢ A¡ b^y„ a¢L$u v$u^y„ A_¡ dpfp dp\p `f õL$pa® h]V$u gu^p¡ A_¡ ifuf_¡ byfMp\u Y$p„L$u v$u^y„. dpfy„ Æh_ A¡L$v$d S> bv$gpC Ney„.' Ap R>¡ 32 hj®_u L¡$_¡qX$e_ dy[õgd eyhsu sprlfp A_hf_u L¡$qaes.

DÑf Ad¡qfL$p A_¡ L¡$_¡X$p_u OZu dy[õgd drlgpAp¡ ApS>L$pg sprlfp_p dpN£ ApNm h^u flu R>¡ A_¡ rlS>b (byfMp¡) A`_phu flu R>¡. `[òddp„ dÝe eyNu A_¡ Nygpdu_y„ âsuL$ NZpsp¡ `Z Bõgpd_p¡ `f„`fpNs dp_dp¡cp¡ ^fphsp¡ Ap drlgp `p¡ipL$ afu\u L¡$_¡X$p_u dy[õgd eyhsuAp¡A¡ a¡i_dp„ gphu v$u^p¡ R>¡.

rlS>b Afbu iåv$ R>¡ S>¡ lÅb `f\u Apìep¡ R>¡. lÅb A¡V$g¡ Y$p„L$hy„, _S>f kpd¡\u v|$f fpMhy„. Ap^yr_L$ S>dp_pdp„ rlS>b_p¡ A\® \pe R>¡ iqfes Üpfp dy[õgd ÷u-`yfyjp¡ Üpfp `l¡fhp_p¡ `f„`fpNs A_¡ kpv$p¡ `p¡ipL$. iqfesdp„ ÷u A_¡ `yfyjp¡_¡ M|gsp„ h÷p¡ `l¡fhp Ll¡hpey„ R>¡ A_¡ eyhp_udp„ âh¡i¡gu Ly„$hpfu R>p¡L$fu_¡ `p¡sp_y„ kdN° ifuf Y„$L$pe s¡hp¡ `p¡ipL$ `l¡fhp k|Qhpey„ R>¡, S>¡dp„ a¼s s¡_p lp\ A_¡ Ql¡fp¡ S> v¡$Mpe. `ròddp„ Äep„ a¡i_ Æh__p¡ S> A¡L$ cpN b_u NC R>¡ Ðep„ byfMp¡ `l¡fu_¡ afhy„ dyíL¡$g R>¡. s¡d R>sp„ L¡$_¡X$pdp„ L¡$V$gue dy[õgd ÷uAp¡ byfMp¡ A`_phu flu R>¡. eyhsuAp¡ dpB¾$p¡ rdr_ õL$V®$ R>p¡X$u_¡ åg¡L$ NpD_ A`_phu flu R>¡. A¡L$ L$[Þh¼i_ kp\¡ Ap drlgpAp¡A¡ byfMp¡ Ap¡Y$ép¡ R>¡.

sprlfp L$l¡ R>¡, "Bõgpd_p¡ A\® S> R>¡ L¡$ Myv$p_¡ Ap^u_ \hy„ A_¡ AëgpA¡ `eN„bf dl„dv$_¡ Ap`¡gp `eNpddp„ `yfyjp¡ A_¡ ÷uAp¡ bÞ_¡_¡ kpv$p„ A_¡ cÖ h÷p¡ `l¡fhp_y„ S>Zphpey„ R>¡. `eN„bf `p¡s¡ `Z M|gsp„ h÷p¡ `l¡fsp lsp A_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ drlgpAp¡_¡ Ål¡fdp„ _uL$msu hMs¡ `p¡sp_p„ A„Np¡ Y$p„L$u_¡ _uL$mhy„. ìe[¼sNs fus¡ sp¡ lz„ dp_y„ Ry>„ L¡$ rlS>b d_¡ ApNhu Ap¡mM Ap`¡ R>¡ A_¡ gp¡L$p¡ lz„ Mf¡Mf iy„ R>¡ s¡ fus¡ Å¡hp gpN¡ R>¡. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ a¼s dpfp ifuf_u ky„v$fsp rkhpe dpfpdp„ iy„ R>¡ s¡ Å¡sp \pe R>¡ A_¡ drlgp dpV¡$ sp¡ s¡_p\u dp¡V$u õhs„Ósp L$C lp¡C iL¡$.'

Å¡L¡$ rlS>b_p¡ dpdgp¡ kv$uAp¡\u rhhpv$põ`v$ füp¡ R>¡ A_¡ ApS>¡ `Z s¡_p `f NfdpNfd QQp® \pe R>¡. ê$qY$hpv$uAp¡ dp_¡ R>¡ L¡$ ÷uA¡ `p¡sp_p lp\ A_¡ Ql¡fp rkhpe b^y„ S> Y$p„L$u_¡ fpMhy„ Å¡CA¡, `Z Dv$pfdshpv$uAp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Bõgpddp„ rlS>b_y„ `pg_ L$fhy„ afrS>eps _\u.

`ròddp„ sp¡ rlS>b_¡ ê$qY$hpv$u A_¡ Nygpdu_p âsuL$ sfuL¡$ Å¡hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. Ap rhje `f qaëd b_ph_pf L¡$_¡X$p_p Åh¡v$ Åafu L$l¡ R>¡, "`Z A¡ hps kpQu _\u. rlS>b sp¡ ÷uAp¡ Üpfp A¡ v$ip®hhp dpV¡$ R>¡ L¡$ ÷uAp¡_u Ap¡mM dpÓ s¡d_p ifuf `|fsu dep®qv$s _\u.'

Åafu L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$,"rlS>b blz ÅZhp S>¡hp¡ rhje R>¡. dp¡V$p cpN_p rb_dy[õgdp¡_¡ A¡d R>¡ L¡$ dpÓ drlgpAp¡_¡ S> s¡d_y„ ifuf Y$p„L$u fpMhp dpV¡$ L$l¡hpey„ R>¡. s¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ A¡ Mbf _\u L¡$ dep®v$p_u hps Bõgpddp„ ÷uAp¡ A_¡ `yfyjp¡ bÞ_¡ dpV¡$ S>ZphpC R>¡.'

`p¡sp_u qaëd dpV¡$ Åh¡v$¡ Mpõkp¡ Aæepk L$ep£ lsp¡. "d¢ Å¡ey„ L¡$ OZu _p¡L$fu L$fsu drlgpAp¡ `Z rlS>b `l¡fsu lsu A_¡ s¡d_¡ L$p¡C sL$gua _lp¡su `X$su. s¡d_p dpV¡$ rlS>b dep®v$p_y„ âsuL$ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ rhðpk kp\¡ rlS>b `l¡f¡ R>¡.' Å¡L¡$ Åh¡v$¡ `p¡sp_u qaëddp„ byfMp¡ `l¡f_pfu A_¡ _ `l¡f_pfu bÞ_¡ `n_u ÷uAp¡_¡ hZu gu^u R>¡.

byfMp¡ `l¡fhp_¡ L$pfZ¡ Of¡ A_¡ L$pd_p õ\m¡ `X$su dyíL¡$guAp¡ rhi¡ OZu ÷uAp¡A¡ qaëddp„ hps L$fu R>¡. OZu ÷uAp¡A¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ s¡d_¡ AgN spfhu v¡$hpdp„ Aphsu lsu A_¡ b^p kp\¡ cmu S>sp„ `l¡gp„ Mpõky„ V¡$Þi_ cp¡Nhhy„ `X$sy„ lsy„. Å¡L¡$ b^u S> drlgpAp¡A¡ A¡L$ hps L$b|gu lsu L¡$ byfMp_¡ L$pfZ¡ s¡d_¡ A¡L$ âL$pf_u dp¡L$mpi_p¡ A_ych \pe R>¡.

Bõgpd_p ÅZL$pfp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Bõgpddp„ kp¥_¡ `p¡s`p¡sp_u `k„v$Nu_u R|>V$ Ap`hpdp„ Aphu R>¡. cg¡ L$p¡C `k„v$ bfpbf _ lp¡e, `f„sy V$p¡fp¡ÞV$p¡_p BõgprdL$ BÞap¡d£i_ A¡ÞX$ v$hpl k¡ÞV$f_p k¡Bk Ag-i¡M L$l¡ R>¡, "rlS>b A¡ Aëgp_p¡ Apv¡$i R>¡ A_¡ Ly$fp_dp„ s¡_u cgpdZ L$fhpdp„ Aphu R>¡. L$p¡C kfL$pf L¡$ _¡sp L¡$ k„õ\p_p¡ s¡ L$p¡C Apv¡$i _\u. byfMp¡ _ `l¡f_pf drlgp Bõgpd_y„ k„`|Z®`Z¡ `pg_ _\u L$fu flu.' Ag-i¡M L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ byfMp_¡ L$pfZ¡ drlgpAp¡ rhfyÙ_p Ny_pAp¡ Ap¡R>p \pe R>¡. buSy>„, s¡_p L$pfZ¡ ÷u_p ifuf_y„ rb_S>ê$fu âv$i®_ \sy„ lp¡e R>¡ s¡ `Z AV$L¡$ R>¡.

"drlgpAp¡_p¡ D`ep¡N L¡$ vy$fy`ep¡N ApS>_p D`cp¡¼sphpv$u S>dp_pdp„ \C füp¡ R>¡. `yfyjp¡ hp`fsp lp¡e s¡hu hõsyAp¡ h¡Qhp dpV¡$ `Z ÷uAp¡_p¡ S> D`ep¡N \pe R>¡. k¡¼k_p kp^_ sfuL¡$ S> s¡_¡ dp¡V$p cpN¡ Å¡hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. rlS>b drlgp_p k¡¼õeyAg lL$_u fnp L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡_u dep®v$pc„N kpd¡_p¡ Ap î¡›$ D`pe R>¡.' A¡d Ag-i¡M L$l¡ R>¡.

`f„sy byfMp¡ `l¡fhp_y„ L$pd A¡V$gy„ kfm _\u. bpmL$p¡_p„ `yõsL$p¡ gMu_¡ B_pd d¡mh_pfp„ fyL$kp_p Mp_¡ byfMp¡ `l¡fhp_y„ iê$ L$e¯y Ðepf¡ s¡dZ¡ blz S> rhfp¡^_p¡ kpd_p¡ L$fhp¡ `X$ép¡ lsp¡. s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "lpC õL|gdp„ L¡$V$gpL$ R>p¡L$fpAp¡ sp¡ dpfu dÅL$ DX$phsp lsp. ApS>¡ `Z byfMp¡ `l¡fu_¡ `ròdu kdpS>dp„ cmhy„ A¡V$gy„ kl¡gy„ _\u.'

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?