k¡¼kp¡ap¡_ S>¡hu bp¡gu bp¡gsp v¡$idp„ hk¡gp„ Adpfp„ ìlpgp„ cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ ê$`p_u O„V$X$u S>¡hp„ c|gL$p„h! chpC_u c|„Nm S>¡hu bp¡gu bp¡gsp Adpfp l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡_p„ sd_¡ TpTp L$fu_¡ fpd fpd!

bpf NpDA¡ bp¡gu bv$gpe A¡d L$u^y„ R>¡, `Z sd¡ sp¡ kps kd„v$f v|$f S>C_¡ hk¡gp A¡V$g¡ Þep„_u bp¡gu_y„ sp¡ `|R>hy„ S> iy„? `Z fpZu rh¼V$p¡qfep_p ^p¡rmeph¡ sp¡ B[ÞX$epdp„ cpf¡ L$fu. Ap`Zp„ l„^p„e v¡$iu _pdp¡_u v$C _pMu! hX$p¡v$fp_y„ bfp¡X$p L$fu _p¿ey„ _¡ cê$Q_y„ b°p¡Q. dy„bC_y„ bp¡çb¡ A_¡ L$p¡gL$sp_y„ ¼M¡g¼MV$p! A_¡ B b^p„ sp¡ ldÄep„ L¡$ A¡d_u Æc¡ _p¡ QX$ép„, `Z N„Np S>¡hy„ N„Np bp¡gsp„ _p¡ AphX$éy„ s¡ N¡ÞÆk L$fu _peMy„?

Ad_¡ sp¡ lÆe X$pDV$ R>¡ L¡$ `|h®dp„ Adpfy„ _pNpg¡ÞX$ _pd_y„ õV¡$V$ R>¡ B d|m¡ sp¡ _pNv¡$i li¡. `Z Ap ^p¡rmeph¡ A¡d_¡ lph-

lh¡ Åhp Ûp¡. Ad¡ A¡L$ hpf Adpf¡ NpdX¡$ S>C_¡ Adpfp v$pv$p_¡ L$u^¡gy„ L¡$ Adpfu r_ipmdp„ sp¡ Ad¡ A¡L$ qv$' _pNpg¡ÞX$_p X$pÞk Å¡e¡gp. Ap lp„cmu_¡ v$pv$p sp¡ fpX$ `pX$u Áep! Adpfp bp`yÆ_¡ ¼e¡, ""Ap spfp¡ gprgep¡ lph h„W$u Áep¡ R>! NgY¡$fp„h_u lp„d¡ L¡$d bp¡gpe A¡_y„ L$p„C cp_ S> _\?''

lh¡ bp`yÆ v$pv$p_¡ L¡$d L$fu_¡ ldÅh¡ L¡$ Apdp„ d|m sp¡ Ap¡ëep ^p¡rmeph_p„ L$phsfp„ R>¡?

`Z bQpX$p ^p¡rmeph `Z iy„ L$f¡? A¡d_u Æc S> _p¡ hm¡ Ðep„? Adpfp b_pkL$p„W$p rS>ëgpdp„ b¡ õ`¡r_i ^p¡rmeph NyS>fpsu iuMsp'sp. A¡_u hpsp¡ sd_¡ `l¡gp„ L$f¡gu _¡? A¡d_u Æc¡ "\' TV$ QX¡$ S> _l]. \pmu_¡ ¼e¡ "W$p...gu!' Adpfp W$½$fkpl¡b¡ kdÅìey„ L¡$, ""\... A¡T B_ \ua, \... A¡T B_ \V$}... \V$} V$u-A¡Q... \!'' Ðepf¡ dp„X$ kdÄep. `Z ^p¡rmep S>fp v$p¡Y$X$püp, s¡ kpbfL$p„W$p A_¡ b_pkL$p„W$p ¼ep„L$ kf_pdp„dp„ Aph¡ sp¡ hp„Q¡, ""kpbfL„$\p A¡ÞX$ b¡_pkL„$\p!''

^p¡rmeph kpbfdsu_¡ "kpbf-dpV$u' L$l¡. NyS>fpsu L$rhAp¡ kp„cmu_¡ Myi \pe. ""hpl, L¡$hy„ kfk b„Npmu S>¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡? kpbpf...dpV$u!'' A¡_¡ L$luA¡, kpbpf-dpV$udp„ ¼ep„e dpV$u S> _\u, b^u f¡su S> R>¡!

Adpfp A¡_ApfApB cpCb„^p¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap„ep„ ^p¡rmeph `pk¡ Adpfp _pd_p¡ kpQp¡ DÃQpf L$fphsp„ _pL¡$ v$d Aphu Åe R>¡. `„L$S>_¡ "ap_-L$pS>' L$fu _pM¡ L¡$ `f¡i_¡ "apf-A¡i' L$fu _pM¡ A¡ sp¡ kdÄep, `Z `ygqL$s_¡ "awg-L$uV$' A_¡ `yrg__¡ "awg-B_' L$l¡ s¡ L¡$hy„ gpN¡?

A¡L$ ^p¡rmep bp¡k¡ _hp„ _hp„ Å¡C_ \e¡gp„ `p¥gp¡du _pd_p„ bl¡__¡ lzL$d_p k|fdp„ L$u^y„ li¡ L¡$, ""ey, ap¥gp¡du!'' sp¡ `p¥gp¡dubl¡_¡ sfs S> fp¡L$Xy„$ `fMph¡gy„ L¡$, ""_¡V$ A¡hfuìl¡f!''

Adpfp bfp¡X$p apB_ ApV¹®$kdp„ `Z A¡L$ ^p¡rmep¡ cZhp Aph¡gp¡. s¡ `„Qdlpg_¡ "apÞQdlpg' L$l¡ A_¡ `V¡$g_¡ "apV¡$g' L$l¡. lh¡ hps A¡d b_¡gu L¡$ L$p¡g¡S>_p õL$ë`Qf rhcpNdp„ `usp„bf `V¡$g _pd_p¡ A¡L$ õVy$X$ÞV$. A_¡ A¡ ^p¡rmep¡ `Z õL$ë`Qfdp„ S> qX$N°u L$p¡k® L$f¡. ^p¡rmep¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk s¡_¡ "qaV$pçbpf apV¡$g' L$lu_¡ bp¡gph¡ s¡dp„ rbQpfp `usp„bf_y„ _pd `X$u Ney„. ApMu L$p¡g¡S> rbQpfp_¡ qaV$pçbpf apV¡$g S> L$l¡!

`Z A¡L$ qv$hk `usp„bf¡ Ap_p¡ D`pe ip¡^u S> L$pY$ép¡. s¡ A¡L$ NZ`rs_u d|rs® gC Apìep¡. ^p¡rmep¡ L$l¡, ""hpD! lz BT r^k!'' `usp„bf L$l¡, ""r^k BT Np¡X$ Ap¡a õL$ë`Qf ApV®$. ey hp¡ÞV$ Vy$ rbL$d N°¡V$ õL$ë`V$f? ^¡_ bp¡ Vy$ rld A¡hfuX¡$ A¡ÞX$ k¡ Ap¡... ""Ap¡ dpe NZ`rs!''

""k¡ hp¡V$?'' ^p¡rmepA¡ `|R¹>ey„.

A_¡ `usp„bf¡ bfpbf Np¡Mpìey„, ""Ap¡... dpe NZ`rs!''

bk, `R>u fp¡S> `usp„bf b^p_u lpS>fudp„ ^p¡rmep_¡ NZ`rs_u d|rs® bspX$u_¡ `|R>¡, ""lz BT r^k?'' ^p¡rmep¡ s¡_p DÃQpfdp„ S>¡ S>hpb Ap`¡ s¡ kp„cmu_¡ Ad¡ fp¡S> v$p„s L$pY$sp!

Ap`Zp qfqX$a.L$p¡d_p `p½$p hpQL$ dge cË¡$ ãgp¡qfX$p\u Aphu S> Nçdsy„ gMu dp¡L$gu R>¡. ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ Adpfp A¡L$ Np¡l¡gbp`y lsp, s¡ A¡_¡ sp¡ b^pe Ap¡qakdp„ `Go-Hell' (Np¡-l¡g) S> L$l¡sp. bp`y blz fd|Æ, lkhpdp„ L$pY$u _pM¡. `Z Np¡`ubl¡__¡ `Go-pee' Ðepf¡ sL$gua \C Åe! dgecpC gM¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ Ðep„ `|Å _pd L¡$V$gy„ c[¼scph\u cf`|f gpN¡ R>¡? `Z Ap„ep„ `Poo' A¡V$g¡ R>uR>u. lh¡ ¼ep¡ ëep¡, `|Åbl¡__¡ Ap„ep„ Æhhp_y„ L¡$d?

dgecpC_¡ Nçdsy„ Np¡ssu Aphsu gpN¡ R>¡. gM¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap„ep„ Ap`Zp A¡L$ cpC_¡ A¡L$ r_ipmdp„\u râ[Þk`pg¡ ap¡_ L$ep£ L¡$ sdpfp R>p¡L$fp_y„ _pd bv$gphp¡ sp¡ kpfy„. L$p„? sp¡ ¼e¡ R>¡ L¡$ _pddp„ A`iåv$ Aph¡ R>¡ A_¡ buÅ R>p¡L$fp„h_p„ dp-bp` aqfepv$ L$f¡ R>¡. hps A¡d lsu L¡$ bpbp_y„ _pd lsy„ r_ius. A¡_p _pd_p R>¡ëgp Qpf A„N°¡Æ Anf gC_¡ buÅ R>p¡L$fp„h A¡_¡ QuX$h¡!

AdyL$ kpD\ B[ÞX$e_ _pdp¡dp„ sp¡ ^p¡rmeph_u Æc_p„ N|„Qmp„ hmu Åsp„ li¡. A¡Qh_bu rhTp `f Aph¡gp¡ rihfpdi„L$f dyÕ\yLy$Ë$u_u hps ëep¡. Aphsp„h¢s `ÃQuk S>ÁepA¡ ap¡d® cfhp_p„ lp¡e A_¡ Al] OÏ„ L$pd ap¡_ `f \pe. lh¡ dgecpCA¡ L$ë`_p L$f¡gp¡ Ap k„hpv$ kp„cmp¡ :

^p¡rmep¡ : ""kf, Vy$X¡$ hu rhg õV$pV®$ rh\ autgN ApBV$ ^ aõV®$ ad®. V¡$g du ep¡f _¡d àguT.''

dyÕ\y : ""rihfpdi„L$fp dyÕ\yLy$Ë$u.''

""`pX$®_ du? hyX$ ey àguT qf`uV$ ^¡V$?''

""rihp... fpdp... i„L$fp... dyÕ\y... Ly$Ë$u...''

""ApB A¡d kp¡fu kf, bV$ hyX$ ey õ`¡g BV$ ap¡f du?''

""e¡õk, l¡Q, epB ìeu...''

""hp¡V$ hp¡T ^ gpõV$ g¡V$f ey k¡BX$? CC?''

""_p¡... BV¹$k ìeu... ìeu...''

""B A¡T B_ A¡rgTpb¡\?''

""_p¡, ìeu... ìeu... ìeu A¡T B_ ìeu¼V$f!''

""Ap¡l ApB ku...''

Apd gNcN kps rdr_V$dp„ Ap¡ëep ap¡d®_y„ A¡L$ Mp_y„ cfpe! W$uL$ R>¡ Ðepf¡, ^p¡rmeph_¡ `Z L$p¡C dp\p_p¡ dyÕ\yLy$Ë$u dþep¡ Mfp¡. Aphy„ b^y„ ÅZu_¡ Ad¡ sp¡ _½$u S> L$ey¯ R>¡ L¡$ cpC Ad¡ sp¡ B[ÞX$epdp„ S> kpfp. Ap„ep„ sp¡ Ad_¡ b^p gpX$kpl¡b_u S>¡d fpM¡ R>¡. bh ìlpg Aph¡ sp¡ gpX$ L$f¡ R>¡. `Z Þep„ AphuA¡ sp¡ ^p¡rmeph Ad_¡ _p_p L$uL$gpdp„ S> NZu L$pY¡$_¡? Lad?

AV$g¡ T]L¡$ 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¡¡