qfqX$a.L$p¡d_p„ f¡Áeygf rhrTV$f L¡$_¡X$p_p V$p¡fÞV$p¡ il¡f_p„ rdrkk aprsdpbl¡_ L$prkd¡ C-d¡Bg L$fu_¡ Ad_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "iy„ ÷uAp¡_u dpaL$ `yfyj L$v$u gpQpf A_¡ dS>b|f _\u b_sp¡?'

Ad¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "hlpgp„ bl¡_, `yfyj sp¡ rbQpfp¡ l„d¡ip„ gpQpf A_¡ dS>b|f S> lp¡e R>¡. gÁ_ `l¡gp„ blpf cV$L$sp„-cV$L$sp„ \pL$u_¡ gÁ_ L$fhp dpV¡$ A¡ dS>b|f b_¡ R>¡. A_¡ gÁ_ L$ep® `R>u Of R>p¡X$u_¡ blpf cV$L$hp dpV¡$ dS>b|f b_¡ R>¡.'

iy„ Mf¡Mf âp¡åg¡d cpjp_p¡ lsp¡?

â¡du : "bNuQpdp„ `¡gp¡ _¡`pgu s_¡ Qy„b_ L$fu füp¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ s¢ rhfp¡^ L¡$d _ L$ep£?'

"L$C fus¡ rhfp¡^ L$fy„? d_¡ _¡`pgu cpjp `Z AphX$hu Å¡CA¡ _¡!'

d„S|>fu S>ê$fu R>¡...

â¡rdL$p : "kpQ¡kpQy„ L$lp¡, sd¡ dpfu kp\¡ ¼epf¡ gÁ_ L$fip¡?'

â¡du : "bk, lz„ S>fp dpfp `qfhpfhpmpAp¡_¡ d_phu gJ.'

â¡rdL$p : "`Z sdpfp `qfhpfdp„ L$p¡Z L$p¡Z R>¡ S>¡ Ap`Zp„ gÁ_ dpV¡$ fpÆ _\u?'

"dpfu `Ð_u A_¡ b¡ bpmL$p¡!' â¡duA¡ Mygpkp¡ L$ep£.

`rs dpV¡$ ip¡t`N : `Ð_u M|b S> tQrss!

`Ð_uA¡ dyõLy$fpsp„ `p¡sp_p `rs_¡ L$üy„, "qX$ef, L$pg¡ Ap`Z¡ ip¡t`N L$fhp S>Ciy„. sdpfp dpV¡$ A¡L$ ê$dpg Mfuv$hp_p¡ R>¡!'

`rsA¡ Apòe®\u `|R¹>e„y, "hlpgu! dpfp dpV¡$ ApV$gu b^u gpNZu? `Z Ap`Z¡ A¡L$ ê$dpg dpV¡$ ip¡t`N L$fhp S>hp_u ¼ep„ S>ê$f R>¡?'

"sd_¡ L$v$pQ Mbf _\u. ê$`pgu rkëL$ õV$p¡k®hpmp b¡ kpX$uAp¡_u Mfuv$u `f A¡L$ ê$dpg dasdp„ Ap`¡ R>¡!'

rh_p `Npf¡ S>!

fdZgpgi¡W$ AQp_L$ Ap¡qak_y„ L$pdL$pS> Å¡hp-s`pkhp dpV¡$ Aphu Nep. S>¡ kde¡ fdZgpg Ap¡qakdp„ Apìep s¡ kde¡ d¡_¡S>f _V$hf `p¡sp_u Sy>hp_ k¡¾¡$V$fu rdk dpgsu_¡ Qy„b_ L$fu füp¡ lsp¡.

Ap Å¡C fdZgpg A¡L$v$d Nyõk¡ \C_¡ bp¡ëep : "lz„ Ap iy„ Å¡C füp¡ Ry>„. iy„ lz„ s_¡ ApV$gp dpV¡$ `Npf Ap`y„ Ry>„?'

"_p, kpl¡b, _p! Ap sp¡ lz„ hNf `Npf¡ L$fy„ Ry>„.' _V$hf¡ rdk dpgsu\u R|>V$p `X$sp„ S>hpb Apàep¡.

rlçds_p¡ `yfphp¡!

kfL$kdp„ cfsu \hp Aph¡gp Qd__¡ d¡_¡S>f¡ `|R¹>ey„, "lz„ L¡$hu fus¡ dp_u gJ L¡$ sd¡ tkl-hpO S>¡hp Msf_pL$ Å_hfp¡\u X$fsp _\u?'

"kpl¡b, sdpf¡ rhðpk L$fhp¡ S> Å¡CA¡, L$pfZ L¡$ Äepf¡ lz„ dpfu `Ð_u\u _\u X$fsp¡, sp¡ `R>u Ap Å_hfp¡\u X$fhp_p¡ khpg S> `¡v$p _\u \sp¡!' Qd_¡ dyõLy$fpsp„ S>hpb Apàep¡.

`Ð_u lh¡ bQL$p„ cf¡ R>¡ Mfu?

fdZgpg : "iy„ sdpfu `Ð_u lh¡ `Z M|b DÑ¡rS>s \C Åe R>¡ Ðepf¡ bQL$p„ cfhp„ dp„X¡$ R>¡?'

hk„sgpg : "_l] sp¡.''

fdZgpg : "sp¡ A¡_u V¡$h L¡$hu fus¡ S>su flu?'

hk„sgpg : "A¡_u V¡$h _\u S>su flu. A¡_p v$p„s S>sp füp R>¡!'

`pV$gubv$gy _¡spÆ_u âp\®_p!

A¡L$ `pV$gubv$gy _¡spÆ âp\®_p L$fsp„ cNhp__¡ L$lu füp lsp, "l¡ cNhp_! Ap hMs¡ d_¡ d„Óu`v$ A`phu v¡$Å¡, _l]sf, _l]sf lz„ buÅ cNhp__¡ cS>hp gpNui!'

`X$Op lSy> hpÁep L$f¡ R>¡!

lpdp£r_ed_p AhpS>\u L„$V$pm¡gp Qy_ugpg `X$p¡iu_p Of¡ Aphu QY$ép A_¡ L$üy„, "Å¡ sd¡ ldZp„ _¡ ldZp„ lpdp£r_ed hNpX$hp_y„ b„^ _l] L$fp¡ sp¡ lz„ `pNg \C S>Ci.'

k„NusL$pf kyfk¡_ MX$MX$pV$ lku `X$ép A_¡ bp¡ëep, "cpCkpl¡b, d¢ sp¡ A¡L$ L$gpL$\u lpdp£r_ed b„^ L$fu_¡ bpSy>A¡ d|L$u v$u^y„ R>¡!'

L$çàeyV$f_u sp¡g¡ sd¡ Aphu iL$p¡ Mfp?!

dphÆA¡ `p¡sp_p rdÓ ghÆ_¡, S>¡ A¡L$pDÞV$_u bpbsdp„ blz X$]N A_¡ bX$pip¡ dpfsp¡ lsp¡ A¡_p¡ _ip¡ Dspfhp L$üy„, "rlkpb-qL$spb_u bpbsdp„ L$çàeyV$f_u sp¡g¡ _ Aphu iL¡$.'

ghÆA¡ L$üy„, "spfu hps cg¡ kpQu lp¡e, `Z A¡L$ hpsdp„ sp¡ lz„ L$çàeyV$f_u bfpbfu L$fu iLy„$ Ry>„.'

dphÆA¡ Qp¢L$uA¡ `|R¹>ey„, "L$C bpbsdp„?!'

ghÆA¡ i¡Mu dpfsp„ L$üy„, "Bg¡[¼V²$rkV$u Nyg \C Åe R>¡ Ðepf¡ _ sp¡ L$çàeyV$f L„$C L$pd L$fu iL¡$ R>¡, _ sp¡ lz„ L„$C L$pd L$fu iLy„$ Ry>„!'

â¡d L„$C A¡d _¡ A¡d Ap¡R>p¡ \pe R>¡?!

`rs-`Ð_u r\e¡V$fdp„ b¡W$p„ lsp„. lufp¡-rlfp¡B__p â¡d_y„ ×íe Å¡C_¡ `Ð_uA¡ `rs_¡ L$üy„, "L$pi! sd¡ `Z d_¡ A¡V$gp¡ â¡d L$fsp...!'

"Np„X$u \C NC R>¡, lufp¡_¡ sp¡ rlfp¡B__¡ â¡d L$fhp dpV¡$ `¥kp dm¡ R>¡.' `rsA¡ L$üy„.

kpQp kde¡ Mp¡V$p dpZk Aph¡ R>¡!

NfbX$gpg¡ `p¡sp_p rdÓ N¢X$pgpg_¡ aqfepv$ L$fsp„ L$üy„, "epf, d_¡ L„$C kdS> `X$su _\u. dpfp g¡Zv$pfp¡ `Z l„d¡ip„ Mp¡V$p kde¡ Aph¡ R>¡.'

"Mp¡V$p kde¡ A¡V$g¡? d_¡ L„$C kdS> `X$u _l].' N¢X$pgpg¡ Apòe® kp\¡ `|R¹>ey„.

"A¡V$g¡ lz„ O¡f lp¡J Ðepf¡ S> g¡Zv$pfp¡_¡ Of¡ Aphhp_y„ L¡$d k|Tsy„ li¡?' NfbX$gpg¡ Mygpkp¡ L$fsp„ L$üy„.

Np¡gubpf_p„ lkNyëgp„ rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?