bfspr_ep L$l¡sp„ rb°V$_ A_¡ AdqfL$p-L$_pX$p L$fsp„ Ad¡qfL$p-L¡$_¡X$pdp„ hksp„ Adpfp„ ìlpgp„ cpC, cpcu _¡ c|gL$p„h! lpD Xy$ ey Xy$? B[ÞX$epdp„ hu Apf Ap¡½¡$, lp¢ L¡$!

sdpf¡ Þep„\u k¡L$ÞX$ S>_f¡i__p Sy>hpr_eph Aph¡ AV$g¡ Ad_¡ A¡d L¡$ C sp¡ A„Nf¡Æ rh_p L$p„C kdS>sp S> _„B lp¡e? A¡d ÅZu_¡ Ad¡ S>¡hy„ A„N°¡Æ bp¡ghp Å„B L¡$ R>p¡L$fp„h d|„Npd„sf \C Åe! d|m hps A¡d L¡$ Adpfy„ bp¡g¡gy„ A„N°¡Æ A¡d_¡ kdÅsy„ S> _\u. (A¡d sp¡ A¡d_y„ õ`p¡L$_ H[Ági `Z Adpf¡ `ëg¡ _\u `X$sy„!)

Ad¡ NyS>fpsu v¡$iuAp¡ õ_¡¼k_¡ õ_¡B¼k L$luA¡ R>uA¡, b¸V$_¡ b¡V$ L$luA¡ R>uA¡. `lp¡mp l¡hu DÃQpfp¡ kp\¡ "\¡Þ¼ey„ lp¢?' A_¡ "kp¸fu lp¢?' bp¡guA¡. A_¡ L$p¡C Adpfy„ Ýep_ M¢Q¡ sp¡ L$luA¡, ""^¡V$ sp¡ ApB X$uX$ÞV$ _p¡, lp¢?'' NyS>fps_u L$pqW$ephpX$u, kyfsu, Qfp¡sfu A_¡ d¡lp¢Zp_u bp¡guAp¡dp„ O,c,^,l,T,W$ hN¡f¡ bfpbf cpC v$C_¡ bp¡gpe R>¡ A¡V$g¡ NyS>fpsu H[Ági O|OhpV$p\u cf`|f gpN¡ R>¡.

lz„ sp¡ NyS>fpsu rdqX$eddp„ S> cZ¡gp¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡_.ApB.X$u.dp„ Å¡X$pep¡ Ðepf¡ L$p¡Þh¡[ÞV$ey„ H[Ági kp„cmu_¡ X$OpC Ne¡gp¡. `R>u d¢ `Z A¡d_p S>¡hy„ bp¡ghp_p âepkp¡ L$fhp dp„X$ép. hfk¡L$ `R>u kyfsdp„ "NyS>fpsrdÓ'dp„ `„L$S> v¡$kpC_¡ dmhp S>hp_y„ \ey„. Al] A¡L$ ^p¡rmep¡ qfkQ® L$fhp Aph¡gp¡. dpfp¡ b¡V$p¡ NyS>fpsudp„ gMsp„ hp„Qsp„ iuMu Ne¡gp¡ A_¡ "NyS>fpsrdÓ'_u ApTpv$u `l¡gp„_u apBg L$p¡`uAp¡dp„\u L„$C A„L$p¡X$p d¡mhsp¡ lsp¡. `„L$S>¡ s¡_u Ap¡mMpZ L$fphu A¡V$g¡ lz„ s¡_u Å¡X¡$ A„N°¡Ædp„ W$p¡L$dW$p¡L$ L$fhp gpÁep¡. v$k¡L$ rdr_V$ `R>u d_¡ s¡ L$l¡, ""ey l¡h A a_u A¡¼k¡ÞV$! ä¡d ìl¡f X$uX$ ey r`L$ BV$ A`?''

d¢ L$üy„ L¡$d? Ad¡ L$p¡g¡S>dp„ Aphy„ S> bp¡guA¡ R>uA¡! sp¡ d_¡ L$l¡, Al]_p gp¡L$p¡ Mpõkp õ`ô$ DÃQpfp¡hpmy„ A„N°¡Æ bp¡g¡ R>¡ A_¡ A¡L$ hpf s¡_u `¡V$_® kdÄep `R>u s¡ kdS>hy„ S>fpe AOfy„ _\u. Äepf¡ sy„ sp¡ L$p¡C ÞeyTug¡ÞX$f A_¡ ApBqfid¡__p rdîZ S>¡hy„ A„N°¡Æ bp¡g¡ R>¡!

s¡ qv$hk¡ d_¡ cp_ \ey„ L¡$ S>¡hp¡ lp¡e s¡hp¡ Ap`Zp¡ `p¡sp_p¡ A¡¼k¡ÞV$ S>fpe Mp¡V$p¡ _\u! `R>u sp¡ "_dL$lgpg'dp„ Ardspc¡ `Z b¡^X$L$ lqfepZhu gl¡Ådp„ L$üy„ L¡$, ""ApB L¡$_ hpL$ B_ H[Ágk, ApB L¡$_ V$pL$ B_ H[Ágk. rbL$p¡S> H[Ágk BS> A¡ aÞ_u g¢Áh¡S>!''

A¡d sp¡ ey.`u._y„ H[Ági `Z "ApgfpBV$' R>¡ : ""rlV$ v$u bpg AN¡ÞõV$ v$u hpg!'' A¡ gp¡L$p¡ bp¸g_¡ bpg A_¡ hp¸g_¡ hpg L$l¡ R>¡. `p¸` çeyrTL$_¡ `p` çeyrS>L$ L$l¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ R>p`p„dp„ g¿ey„ lp¡e- ""V$p` Apa v$u `p`!'' kp¡qaep gp¡f¡_ dpV¡$ gM¡, "kpqaep gpfp„' A_¡ gp¸f¡Þk qX$kp¡Tp \C Åe "gpf¡Þk qX$kyÅ'!

sd¡ `„ÅbuAp¡_y„ H[Ági `Z kp„cþey„ S> li¡, ""Ap¡ `p`¡! v$u ¼hyíQ_ X$TÞV$ AfpBTp¡Þgu! ey l¥ìdpe azëg k¹`p¡V$ Æ!''

`Z kp¥\u dS>¡v$pf lp¡e R>¡ dÖpkuAp¡. Adpfu L$p¡g¡S>dp„ A¡L$ `v¹$d_pc_¹ L$fu_¡ gpBb°¡qfe_ lsp¡. Ad¡ L„$C Qusfsp„ lp¡CA¡ Ðepf¡ s¡ `pR>m Ecp¡ flu_¡ fk\u Å¡ep L$f¡ A_¡ `R>u bp¡g¡, ""hpË¡$... åeyV$awg!'' `v¹$d_pc_¹ l„d¡ip„ ka¡v$ L$`X$p„ `l¡f¡ A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ `|R>uA¡, ""`v¹$vy$, ey àg¡ q¾$L¡$V$?'' sp¡ L$l¡, ""_p¡... _p¡_p¡_p¡_p¡! ApB hp¡Þgu hpÃQ qL$fL¡$V$!'' s¡_y„ ApV$gy„ "hpÃQ qL$fL¡$V$' kp„cmhp dpV¡$ Ad¡ Aphy„ hpf„hpf `|R¹>ep L$fsp.

`Z v$f¡L$ dÖpku_p¡ A¡rkX$ V¡$õV$ g¡hp¡ lp¡e sp¡ s¡_¡ "rdr_dd'_p¡ õ`¡tgN `|R>p¡. s¡ L$l¡i¡, e¡d,epB,e¡_,epB,e¡d,ey,e¡d!''

b„NpmuAp¡ s¡d_u b„Npmudp„ sp¡ "h' bp¡gsp„ S> _\u, "b' S> W$W$pX¡$ R>¡. `Z b¢Np¡gu A„N°¡Ædp„ dÅ blz `X¡$, ""ìlpfÃeyApgu A¡ìlpfu ìl¡f ^¡f BT ìl¡fu rbN fp¡i ap¡f fp¡ip¡Nyëgp!''

cZ¡gp rblpfuAp¡ sp¡ kdÄep, `Z AcZ NpdqX$ep rblpfuAp¡ b¡^X$L$ A„N°¡Æ A`_phu füp R>¡. S>¡d L¡$, ""ld sp¡ bX¡$ L$_awÆep Ne¡.'' ap¡__¡ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ aw_hp L$l¡ R>¡ A_¡ lh¡ sp¡ s¡_y„ q¾$ep`v$ `Z b_u Ney„ R>¡, ""ld S>fp awr_ep L¡$ Apsp lw„.''

Al] q¾$ròe_p¡ bpm`Z\u S> cmsy„kmsy„ A„N°¡Æ bp¡gsp„ lp¡e R>¡. dpfp¡ A¡L$ v$p¡õs "S>¡ \hp_y„ lp¡e s¡ \C_¡ S> fl¡i¡' A¡hy„ L$l¡hp dpV¡$ bp¡gsp¡ L¡$ ""hp¡Ë¡$hfug l¡à`_ug l¡à`_ug l¡à`_p¡Þgu!'' (hp¸V¡$hf rhg l¡`_, rhg l¡`_ Ap¡Þgu- Apdp„ A¡L$ "l¡à`_ug' h^pf¡ Aphsy„.)

Ad¡ Al] b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ ku.A¡_.A¡_._y„ Ad¡qfL$_ H[Ági kp„cmuA¡ R>uA¡ sp¡ iåv¡$iåv kdÅe R>¡, bu.bu.ku._y„ A„N°¡Æ `Z bp-L$pev$p `ëg¡ `X¡$ R>¡. Af¡, Adpfp v|$fv$i®__p A„N°¡Æ kdpQpf `Z rbgLy$g õ`ô$ kdÅsp lsp. `Z Äepf\u Adpfy„ õV$pf ÞeyT Qpgy \ey„ R>¡ Ðepf\u Ad¡ Nd¡ A¡V$gp L$p_ M¢Qu_¡ kp„cmuA¡, AX$^y„ lhpdp„ S> Åe R>¡. ""v¹$ A¡X$rdÞõV²¡$i_ rhël¡ìVy$bu dp¡�V²$pÞõ`¡f¡ÞV$.'' A¡V$g¡ iy„? ""dp¡�A¡Þdp¡�r``gpf ¾¡$rh_¹ ap¡�^¡�a¡hqfV$ õV$p�!'' iy„ L$üy„?

L$gpL$p¡ ky^u Ýep_\u kp„cþep `R>u kdÅey„ L¡$ õV$pf ÞeyT_p Ap ÞeyTfuX$fp¡ b^p iåv$p¡ A¡L$buÅ kp\¡ Å¡X$u v¡$ R>¡ A_¡ "f'_p¡ sp¡ DÃQpf S> _\u L$fsp! Ap A„N°¡Æ ¼ep„\u Apìey„? L$p¡Þh¡ÞV$ õL|$g_p v¡$iu q¾$ròe_p¡ `pk¡\u? rhël¡à`_ug l¡à`_p¡Þgu?

L$v$pQ Adpfp L¡$ç`k_p„ H[Ági rdqX$ed R>p¡L$fp-R>p¡L$fuAp¡ v¡$iu `lp¡mp DÃQpfp¡ _ L$fu b¡khp_p X$f\u b^y„ `p¡Qy„-L$pQy„ A_¡ Np¡m-fpDÞX¡$X$ bp¡gsp„ \C Nep„ R>¡.

hp¡V¡$hfuV$ d¡buepf, ìlpe V¡$L$ `„NpT? Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡