v¡$i R>p¡X$u_¡ rhv¡$idp„ S>C hk¡gp, A_¡ Mpk L$fu_¡ HÁgp„X$dp„ S>C hk¡gp Adpfp„ hlpgp„ cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ Þey S>_f¡i_ c|gL$p„h! dÅdp„ _¡?

Mpk L$fu_¡ HÁgp„X$dp„ A¡V$gp Mpsf geMy„ L¡$ Adpfp lp\dp„ S>¡ 1915dp„ R>`pe¡gu Qp¡`X$u Aphu `X$u R>¡ A¡dp„\u sd_¡ \p¡X$u HÁgp„X$_u hpsy„ l„cmphhu R>¡. `Z S>fp Mdp¡! Ap Qp¡`X$u_y„ _pd iy„ A_¡ B_p L$sp®_y„ _pd iy„ R>¡ s¡ `l¡gp L$lu v$J?

sp¡ ëep¡, Qp¡`X$u_p `l¡gp S> `p_¡ gpg Anfdp„ s¡_y„ _pd g¿ey„ R>¡, "Np¡fy„ rhgpes.' `R>u AÞX$fgpB_ L$fu_¡ bp¡ëX$ V$pB`y„dp„ g¿ey„ R>¡ : ""HNgp„X$, õL$pV$gp„X$, lpBgp„X$¹k, `pBk, dpfk¡gk, dugp_, fuhuA¡fp hN¡f¡dp„ Å¡e¡gp cphV$pAp¡_y„ Nmuey„ v$põsp_.''

g¡ML$_y„ _pd R>¡ S>lp„Nuf bl¡fpdÆ dfTbp_. _uQ¡ g¿ey„ R>¡, ""dy„bC d^¡ Åd¡ S>di¡v$ â¡kdp„ dpZ¡L$Æ _hfp¡Æ â]V$f¡ R>p`ey„ R>¡ A_¡ d¡kfk S>¡. bu. dfTbp__u L$py„.A¡ âNV$ L$u^y„ R>¡. b¡gpfX$ lpDk-1915.''

d|m hps A¡d gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$, S>lp„Nufbphp eyfp¡`_u kaf¡ Ne¡gp A_¡ s¡_y„ âhpkhZ®_ "Åd¡ S>di¡v$'dp„ làs¡ làs¡ R>`psy„ li¡. `Z hpl! iy„ âhpkhZ®_ R>¡! lpS>fplS|>f gpBh L$p¡d¡ÞV²$u v¡$sp lp¡e Aphu spS>Nu R>¡. A_¡ dpa L$fÅ¡, `Z dp¡V$p dp¡V$p Q„ÖLy„$ `pd¡gp kprlÐeL$pfp¡_p„ âhpkhZ®_ L$fsp„ Ad_¡ Ap ¼ep„e QqX$epsy„ gpN¡ R>¡, `Z C ApX$hpsy„ Åhp Ûp¡, A_¡ Ap Qp¡`X$udp„\u S> L$p„CL$ \php Ûp¡! ëep¡, Ap Sy>Ap¡, S>lp„NufbphpA¡ g„X$__u â¿eps "lp¡V$g k¡kug'_y„ L¡$hy„ hZ®_ L$u^y„ R>¡ :

blpf_p¡ v¡$Mph A_¡ \p¡X$p¡ Brslpk V$`L$pìep `R>u S>lp„Nufbphp Ap`Z_¡ lp¡V$g_u hQy®Ag rhrTV$ L$fph¡ R>¡. ""Qp¡d¡f huk¡L$ guaV$p¡ v$f rdr_V¡$ QlX$ Dsf L$fsu lsu s¡dp„_u A¡L$dp„ `¡l¡g¡ dpm¡ Nep L¡$ A¡L$kfMp Ap¡fX$p_u lpfp¡lpf A¡V$gu g„bpe¡gu L¡$ `l¡gp„ sp¡ L$C Ngudp„ S>hy„ _¡ X$pcy S>hy„ L¡$ S>dÏ„ s¡bu kdS> `X$¡ _l], `Z fdL$X$p„ S>¡hu kfh„V$ d¡X$p¡ Apd\u s¡d v$p¡X$su af¡. s¡dp„\u A¡L$pv$_¡ `|R¹>e¡ L¡$ _„bf 116 L$ep¡ sp¡ syf„s sd_¡ fõs¡ `pX$u Ap`¡. _uQ¡\u Ap`Z_¡ Ly„$Qu Ap`¡gu s¡\u Ap¡fX$p¡ DOpX$u Å¡CA¡ sp¡ Ap`Zp¡ kpdp_ ÅZ¡ Ofbpf L$fu_¡ `X$¡gp¡ sBepf. Ap¡fX$p_y„ hZ®_ L$fhp_u L$iu S>ê$f _\u. Bg¡¼ÓuL$ gpBV$p¡, apef àg¡k, OX$uApm, `usg_p `g„N, Ap¡Y$Zu, gMhp_u V¡$bg, Apfku_p sMsp, L$bpV$, MyfiuAp¡, kp¡ap, hptiN kpdN°u kOmy„ sBepf. v$ffp¡S> v$lpX$pdp„ bb¡ hpf d¡X$ Aphu_¡ kOmy„ kpa L$fu Åe. v$ffp¡S> smpC a¡fhu_¡ D`f_u _uQ¡ L$f¡, v$ffp¡S> bb¡ hpf ÓZ ÓZ hpf syhpgp¡ bv$gu Åe, A_¡ sd¡ blpf\u `pR>p afp¡ A¡V$gpdp„ sp¡ A¡hy„ W$uL$W$pL$ L$fu Åe L¡$ ÅZ¡ ApW$ dpZk gNpX$ép„ lp¡e. `Z hmu _hpC iy„ L¡$ A¡L¡$L$ R>p¡L$fu_¡ lõsL$dp„ ApW$ Aphp Ap¡fX$p! Af¡ Ap`Zp Np¡h]v$ A_¡ gndZ dkpgp¡, sd_¡ \p¡X$p \p¡X$p drl_p hplpZ cfu_¡ Ðep„ dp¡L$gu Ap`hp Å¡Ce¡!''

S>lp„Nufbphp lp¡V$g k¡kug_p h¡BV$fp¡\u Mpõkp Bçâ¡k \e¡gp gpN¡ R>¡. gM¡ R>¡ L¡$, ""h¡V$fp¡_p¡ iy„ W$õkp¡. OZp Mfp kOmp 18\u 24 hfk_u Jdf_p fpM¡gp. kh®_p `Ndp„ hpf_ui_p `ç` iyD A_¡ kuëL$ õV$pqL„$N, KQu b_pV$_p„ äpL$, L$p¡V$, hpluV$ L$pgf A_¡ _¡L$V$pC A_¡ Nmp„ D`f A_¡ bp„ep¡ D`f L$kbu auV$. bpg_¡ `pd¡V$d gNpX$u_¡ k¢V$p `pV$gu sp¡ A¡hp `pX¡$gp L¡$ ÅZ¡ ldZpS> L$]N_p Mpk Bh_u„N X$pÞkdp„ S>hp_p lp¡e. dp¡V¡$\u bp¡ghp_p¡ lzL$d _l], _d_spC A_¡ kgyL$pCdp„ d_p _l]. a¼s A¡L$ Ap„Nmu KQu L$fuA¡ sp¡ TV$ Aphu_¡ hp„L$p hmu_¡ "ek kf, ek kf' sBepf. S>fpbu sy„v$pC A\hp b¡v$fL$pf_u aep®v$ \C L¡$ A¡L$ du_uV$dp„ `¢X$p¡!''

lp¡V$g k¡kug_u h¡BqV„$N gp¡ÞS>_y„ hZ®_ hp„Qp¡, ""_fd bugpX$u_p bpg S>¡hp NpguQp A_¡ kM¡ Æh Åe s¡hp kp¡ap L$p¡Qp¡, Apfpd MyfiuAp¡ A_¡ õdp¡L$]N V¡$bgp¡ sdpfu k¡hpdp„ lpS>f R>¡. lp¡V$g_p s¡d S> bpl¡f_p N¡õV$p¡, bNgdp„ dX$dfuAp¡_¡ (d¡X$dp¡_¡!) gC_¡ Al] Aphu_¡ b¡k¡... buÅ M|Zpdp„ ky„v$f b¢X$ Qpg¡gy„ S> R>¡. Ap`Z¡ duÓp¡_¡ L$p„C dyMhpk L$fphhp¡ lp¡e sp¡ Ap„Ngu JQL$u L¡$ A¡L$pv$ Nh_X$f S>_fg_p S>¡hp X²¡$khpmp¡ Aph¡gp¡ S> R>¡. a¼s ÓZ iåv$ bp¡ghp_u Mp¡V$u. ""V$u ap¡f \°u àguT.'' b¡ Qpf h¡V$fp¡ ^X$p^X$ V¡$bgp¡ gphu_¡ dyL¡$ A_¡ A¡L$ ê$`¡fu NpX$u NfNf L$fsu Aph¡. s¡dp„\u Qplp_u V$u`pV$, v|$^, Mp„X$, L¡$L$, ApBkX$ aê$V$, bV$f, b°¡X$, Åd, rbõL$uV$ hN¡f¡ `p„Q du_uV$dp„ sBepf. sdpf¡ Nd¡ s¡V$gy„ Mphp¡. v$f dpZk v$uW$ b¡ iug]N. sd_¡ gpX¡$ guX$L$p„ kyS>sp„ lp¡e _¡ sdpfp Ap¡fX$pdp„ klhpf_p Qpl¡ L¡$ L$pau Å¡CA¡ sp¡ s¡bu _p _l]. A¡L$ dp¡V$p¡ Afud ^fud S>¡hp¡ awg X²¡$khpmp¡ h¡V$f Ó¡ KQL$u gph¡ s¡dp„ Qplp `pJ_u b¡ L$pÓu A_¡ S>fp kfMy„ dpMZ s¡_p ê$. 1)-. `Z A¡d QpS>® _l] g¡ sp¡ `R>u `¡V$bu L¡$d cfpe... A¡bu L$p„C dp\¡fp_ L¡$ v¡$hgpgu_p„ lp¡V$g R>¡ L¡$ ê$. 3)dp„ ApMp v$lpX$pdp„ _h IX$p„ A_¡ _pksp D`f `pV$ cfu_¡ dpfdg¡X$ MpC Åe?''

îu Å„lp„Nuf b¡lfpdÆ dfTbp_ "Mphp' A_¡ "`uhp'_p cpf¡ ip¡Mu_ lp¡hp Å¡CA¡. A¡d_y„ Ap¡åTh£i_ bfp¡bf `pLy„$ R>¡ : ""AS>b S>¡hy„ R>¡ L¡$ HNgp„X$ v$pê$_p¡ dygL$ R>¡, OZp„ Mfp gp¡L$ R>p„V$p `pZu_p `y„Åfu R>¡ sp¡e¡ lp¡V¡$gp¡dp„ v$pê$_y„ v$pd blz S> Nfd R>¡.''

S>lp„Nufbphp dy„bC_p v¡$iuAp¡ dpV¡$ ku^p¡ rlkpb NZph¡ R>¡, ""dy„bCdp„ S>¡ huluõL$u_u bpV$gu vy$L$p_ `f\u ÓZ ê$`uA¡ dm¡ s¡ S> bpV$gu sd¡ lp¡V$gdp„ sdpfp Ap¡fX$pdp„ d„Nphp¡ sp¡ 7 ê$`uAp! A_¡ A¡L$pv$ Ngpk S>dhp_u V¡$bg D`f d„Nphp¡ sp¡ a¼s kp¡X$p_u bpV$gu_p R> Ap_p! lp¡V$ghpmp_u A¡hu NZÓu S>Zpe R>¡ L¡$ Å¡ Ap¡fX$pdp„ kksu bpV$gu Ap`e¡ sp¡ b^u `pku_S>fp¡ `p¡sp_p Ap¡fX$pdp„ sf \C_¡ Aph¡ _¡ `R>u _uQ¡ S>dhp_p Ap¡fX$pdp„ L$p¡C `uA¡ _l] sp¡ _ap¡ Ap¡R>p¡ \pe. `Z cgp Apv$duAp¡_¡ Mbf _\u L¡$, "fl¡ sp¡ Ap`k¡, _l] sp¡ Åe-' blpf dp¡lp¡gpAp¡dp„ lpfp¡lpf v$pê$_p bpf kv$p Myëgp„ R>¡ Ðep„ S>C_¡ ^uQu Aphsp„ iy„ _\u AphX$sy„ L¡$? Af¡ s¡V$gy„bu iy„ L$fhp. fõspdp„ b¡ bpV$gu h¡Qpsu gu^u L¡$ s¡ BõL$u bpL$kdp„ A¡hu sp¡ kapC\u `¡L$ L$fu_¡ sdpfp Ap¡fX$pdp„ dp¡L$gu Ap`¡ L¡$ ÅZ¡ A„v$f sugu_u b^u cf¡gu kpX$u lp¡e. `R>u bpfÏ„ b„^ L$fu_¡ guhf L$ç`g¢V$ \pe Ðep„ ky^u `uepS> L$fp¡_u. iy„ L$fe¡. sd¡ A_¡ê$ L$fp¡ sp¡ `R>u Ad¡bu ifd gpS> _¡ kÃQpC Mukpdp„ dyL$ue¡.''

""...lh¡ Ðep„_p v$pê$_p "bpfp¡'_u hps L$fy„ Ry>„. A¡L¡$L$ dp¡lp¡gpAp¡dp„ L$p„C k„¿epb„^ "bpfp¡' TgL$u fl¡gp„ v$uk¡ R>¡. dy„bC_p X$pL$V$fp¡bu lV$ép. Äep„ Sy>Ap¡ Ðep„ h¡Q_pfu R>p¡L$fuAp¡. S>¡d R>p¡L$fuAp¡ Mybkyfs A_¡ _Mfp„hpmu, S>¡d Bg¡L$ÓuL$ bsuAp¡_u ^dpg h^pf¡, s¡d `uhphpmpAp¡_u cuX$ TpTu. bpf ApNm Ecp Ecp `usp Åe A_¡ h¡Q_pfu _Mfp„bpS> `p¡fuAp¡ kp\ W$uW$uW$pW$p_p¡ kp¡v$p¡ Qpgsp¡ Åe. lz„ dp_y„ Ry>„ L¡$ g„X$_dp„ bpfdp„ R>p¡L$fuAp¡_¡ h¡Qhp\u b„^ L$fhpdp„ Aph¡ sp¡ h¡gps_p¡ v$pê$_p¡ M` `ÃQuk V$L$p Ap¡R>p¡ \C Åe.''

Å„lp„Nufbphp rb°V$__p MpZp rhi¡ iy„ L$l¡ R>¡? ""HNgp„X$_p MpZp hui¡ dp¡V$p¡ dsa¡f R>¡. L¡$V$gpL$p¡ s¡dp„ dy¿e L$fu QV$pL$p¡ A_¡ ^p_kpM L$Qy„bf_p X$bykp dpf_pfu `pfkZ i¡W$pZuAp¡ Ahpf_hpf afuApv$ L$f¡ R>¡ L¡$ Adpfp Nm¡ hugpesu MpÏ„ Dsfsy„ _\u. A_¡ OX$u OX$u dy„bC_p bpksp„D_¡ lp\_p„ `L$ph¡gp„ V$dV$dsp„ MpZp_p¡ lp„afp¡ L$f¡ R>¡. `Z A¡ sp¡ S>¡hp¡ S>¡_p¡ V¡$õV$. g„X$_dp„ A¡L$pv$ f¡kV$p¡fp„dp„ `p„Qkp¡ S>Z Mphp b¡W$p li¡ sp¡ A¡L$pv$ b¡ dp¡V$p¡ Op„V$p¡ L$lpX$u_¡ DõV$f kplpk (kp¡k) S> dpÁep L$fi¡ A_¡ v$f¡L$ X$uidp„ OQL$ OQL$ kplpk lp¡dphi¡. Ap Å¡C_¡ bpL$u_p Qpfkp¡_¡ AW$pÏ„ Mp_pfpAp¡_¡ AÅebu\u X$p¡mp apX$u_¡ dyR>dp„ lksp d¢ Å¡ep R>¡. Nd¡ s¡ lp¡e `Z HN°¡Æ MpÏ„ õhpv$dp„ kpvy„$ `Z S>fhpdp„ (`Qhpdp„) k¡l¡gy„ R>¡. S>¡V$gy„ Ap`Zu sfa_u kp„hmu _pS>_u_p¡ dQL$pfp L$f¡ R>¡ s¡V$gy„ b^y„ Mfpb _\u. bgL¡$ Ap`Zu sfa_p OZpL$ X|$Qp L$fsp„ lz„ h^pf¡ `k„v$ L$fy„ Ry>„. äp_kdp„, s¡dp„ ANÐe L$fu_¡ `pfukdp„ s¡d_p lp¡V$gdp„ õhpv$v$pf X$ui gphu_¡ dyL¡$ S>¡ v$ukhpdp„ sp¡ AÃR>u lp¡e `Z lp¡e Ðepf¡ Op¡X$p_u Æc, IX$p„ Qpfh¡gp„ S>¡hp„ v¡$Mpe `Z lp¡e Ðepf¡ v¡$X$L$p„. s¡hy„ sp¡ HNgp„X$dp„ _\u. Ðep„ Np¡õs _¡ Np¡õs S>... OZp„L$ f¡õV$p¡fp„ d¢ Å¡ep„ R>¡ Äep„ A¡L$ Np¡õs_p¡ L$V$L$p¡, A¡L$ bpa¡gp¡ dp¡V$p¡ `V¡$V$p¡ A_¡ A¡L$ `p„D a¼s R> `¡Þkdp„ sdpfu ApNm dyL$i¡. A¡V$g¡ kdS>h„y L¡$ MpdMp„ g„X$_dp„ b^y„ S> A_¡ b^¡ S> dp¡„Oy„ R>¡ A¡d kdS>hy„ _l]. `Z lh¡ `]S>¡ `]S>¡ _¡ ê$_p¡ ê$. lp¡V$gp¡_u d¢ kpfu `¡W¡$ Mbf gu^u R>¡. A_¡ sd¡ hp„Qspbu W$pL$u Nep„ lip¡. lh¡ Ap hp„Ãep `R>u sd¡ hugpes ÅAp¡ A_¡ QufpC Aphp¡ sp¡ s¡dp„ sdpfp¡ `p¡sp_p¡ L$kyf R>¡.''

ëep¡ Ðepf¡ sd¡e Adpfy„ `]S>Z hp„Qsp„ \pL$u Áep lip¡. AV$g¡ lh¡ lp„D L$fuA¡. Aphsp hMs¡ hmu L$p„C buÆ h¡gps dp„X$iy„. Å„lp„Nufbphp sp¡ L$u^¡ fpM¡, bpL$u Ap`Zp„ v$pm-cps fp¡V$gu-ipL$ L$p„C Mp¡V$p _\u lp¢? A¡V$g¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, 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¡¡