A¡L$ _p_L$Xy„$ L$p¥Vy„$rbL$ a„¼i_ ep¡Åey„ lsy„. v$k`„v$f dpZkp¡ c¡Np„ \e¡gp„ lsp„. A¡L$ bl¡_¡ b^p„_¡ Qp_p L$` Apàep. d¢ Qp `uhp dp„X$u. `¡gp„ bl¡_¡ dpfp¡ Arcâpe `|R¹>ep¡, "L¡$d, Qp kpfu b_u R>¡_¡?' d¢ r_Mpgk cph¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "h^y kpfu b_u iL$u lp¡s.' \C füy„! `¡gp„ bl¡__¡ dpWy„$ gpÁey„. A¡d_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ `pZu Aphu Nep„. lz„ nyå^ b_u Nep¡. d_¡ `õsphp¡ \ep¡ : d¢ hmu L$ep„ kpQp¡ Arcâpe Apàep¡? `p„Q¡L$ rdr_V$dp„ hps rhkpf¡ `X$u NC, `Z d_¡ lÆ s¡ Ahpf_hpf epv$ Aph¡ R>¡, A¡ OV$_p_¡ ÓZ¡L$ hj® husu Ne¡gp„ lp¡hp R>sp„.

b^p dpZkp¡_¡ `p¡sp_p„ hMpZ kp„cmhp„ Nd¡ R>¡. L$p¡CL$ S> s¡dp„ A`hpv$ê$` li¡. dpZk_¡ AÞep¡_¡ dyM¡ `p¡sp_u âi„kp kp„cmhu Nd¡ R>¡ A¡V$gy„ L$üp\u hps `|fu \su _\u. dpZk_¡ `p¡sp_u V$uL$p \pe s¡ `Z Ndsy„ _\u. s¡dp„e buÅ„Ap¡_u lpS>fudp„ L$p¡C `p¡sp_p L$ipL$ L$pd_u Mp¡X$ L$pY¡$ s¡ OZp gp¡L$p¡_¡ S>fp `Z Ndsy„ _\u. "sdpf¡ d_¡ S>¡ L$l¡hy„ lp¡e s¡ A¡L$p„sdp„ S>ê$f L$lp¡, `Z buÅ„Ap¡_p v¡$Msp„ sd¡ d_¡ Dspfu `pX$p¡ s¡ dpfp\u rbgLy$g kl_ _ \C iL¡$' s¡hp¡ Ap gp¡L$p¡_p¡ ârscph lp¡e R>¡.

d_yóeõhcph_u A_¡L$ dep®v$pAp¡_¡ õhuL$pfu_¡ s¡d S> s¡_u kp\¡ A_yL|$msp kp^u_¡ Ap`Z¡ hs®hy„ Å¡CA¡. D`fp¡¼s OV$_p `R>u d¢ L$p_ `L$X$ép : `¡gp„ bl¡__u L$p¡C `Z L$pdNufu_p„ lz„ hMpZ L$fui A\hp s¡ i¼e _ b_¡ sp¡ lz„ d|„Np¡ flui, `Z kpQp¡, A¡V$g¡ L¡$ V$uL$pÐdL$ Arcâpe _rl Ap`y„. bk, Ðepf\u Adpfy„ NpXy„$ `yf`pV$ Qpg¡ R>¡.

`l¡gu hps A¡ L¡$ Qp b_phhu A¡ A¡L$ A¡V$gy„ ê$V$u_ L$pd R>¡ L¡$ s¡ L$ep® `R>u "Qp L¡$hu b_u R>¡?' s¡hp¡ âï_ `|R>u S>hpbdp„ âi„kp kp„cmhp_u BÃR>p fpMhu A¡ S> dpfu ×[óV$A¡ rb_S>ê$fu lsy„. Ap rhi¡ Arcâpe `yR>pep¡ S> _ lp¡s sp¡ hps_y„ hs¡kf _ \ps.

`Z Aphp A_ychp¡ sp¡ Æh_dp„ Ap`Z_¡ hpf„hpf \sp fl¡ R>¡.

dpfp A¡L$ hep¡h©Ù L$rh rdÓ_p¡ Æh_d„Ó R>¡ : ¼epf¡e L$p¡C_u S>fp S>¡V$gue V$uL$p _ L$fhu. L$p¡CL$ L$rh_p¡ _hp¡ L$pìek„N°l âNV$ \pe A_¡ Ap rdÓ s¡ Ýep_`|h®L$ Å¡C Nep lp¡e sp¡ rdÓd„X$mudp„ s¡_u hps _uL$m¡ Ðepf¡ L$rh rdÓ `¡gp L$pìek„N°l_u cf`|f MpduAp¡ Q]^u bsph¡, `Z `R>u Å¡ AMbpf_u kprlÐe-L$V$pfdp„ A¡ L$pìek„N°l_y„ Ahgp¡L$_ gM¡ Ðepf¡ s¡dp„ s¡_p„ hMpZ rkhpe L$iy„ _ lp¡e! lz„ Apòe®`|h®L$ A¡ rhi¡ `|Ry>„ sp¡ d_¡ A¡L$ S> õVpÞXX®$ S>hpb dm¡ : "_L$pdp¡ ip dpV¡$ L$p¡C_p¡ Æh vy$cphhp¡?' Apd¡e A¡ h©Ù L$rh rdÓ Æhv$ep_p âMf `yfõL$sp® R>¡.

d¢ A¡ `Z _p¢Ýey„ R>¡ L¡$ S>¡Ap¡ L$v$u L$p¡C_u V$uL$p L$fsp _\u s¡Ap¡ `p¡sp_u V$uL$p `Z h¡W$u iL$sp _\u s¡\u s¡Ap¡ s¡hu V$uL$p_u k„cph_p_¡ V$pmsp fl¡ R>¡. Ap S> rdÓ_u hps L$fy„. hjp£\u s¡dZ¡ L$p¡C `Z kpfp kpdreL$dp„ `p¡sp_u L$rhsp âL$pi_p\£ dp¡L$ghp_y„ b„^ L$ey¯ R>¡. d¢ s¡_y„ L$pfZ `|R¹>ey„ sp¡ L$l¡, "kpcpf `fs Aphu "`R>u ip dpV¡$ dp¡L$gy„?' Ap `Z `p¡sp_u V$uL$p _ kp„cmhp_y„ A¡L$ âL$pf_y„ d_p¡hgZ S> \ey„.

b¡'L$ hj® `l¡gp„ A¡L$ _hp¡qv$s L$rhA¡ d_¡ s¡d_p â\d L$pìek„N°l_u âõsph_p gMu Ap`hp_u rh_„su L$fu. d__u L$p¡CL$ _bmu nZ¡ d¢ A¡ rh_„su_p¡ õhuL$pf L$ep£. L$rhA¡ s¡d_p L$pìek„N°l_u lõsâs d_¡ dp¡L$gu. lz„ s¡ Å¡C Nep¡. fQ_pAp¡ d_¡ A¡L„$v$f¡ blz _bmu gpNu. Mpk L$fu_¡ NTgp¡dp„ R>„v$_p„ L$ip„ W$pdW¡$L$pZp„ _lp¡sp„.

d¢ âõsph_p gMu. _hp¡qv$s L$rh dpV¡$ s¡ âp¡ÐkplL$ _uhX¡$ s¡_u d¢ Mpk L$pmÆ fpMu s¡ kp\¡ R>„v$v$p¡j âÐe¡ A„Nyrgr_v¡$®i L$ep£—. \p¡X$p hMs `R>u L$rh_p¡ dpfp `f `Ó Apìep¡. buSy>„ b^y„ sp¡ bfpbf lsy„, `Z R>„v$v$p¡j âÐe¡ d¢ S>¡ A„Nyrgr_v£$i L$ep£ lsp¡ s¡ s¡d_¡ _lp¡sp¡ fyÃep¡. s¡dZ¡ dpfu k„rnàs âõsph_p_p¡ `Z `pR>p¡ k„n¡` L$fu s¡_u _L$g d_¡ Å¡hp A_¡ s¡_¡ dpfu d„S|>fu Ap`hp dpV¡$ dp¡L$gu lsu. d¢ Å¡ey„ L¡$ R>„v$v$p¡j_p d¢ L$f¡gp A„Nyrgr_v£$i_p¡ s¡dZ¡ kph R>¡v$ sp¡ _lp¡sp¡ DX$pX$ép¡, `Z s¡_¡ Mpõkp¡ NpmuQpmu _p¿ep¡ lsp¡.

`gcf sp¡ \C Apìey„ L¡$ s¡d_¡ _Þ_p¡ gMu v$J, `Z `R>u Æhv$epcph ER>mu Apìep¡. d¢ s¡d_¡ g¿ey„ : "e\¡ÃR>rs s\p Ly$fy' A\p®s¹ sd_¡ S>¡d W$uL$ gpN¡ s¡d L$fp¡! "cNhv¹ Nusp'dp„ Å¡ îuL©$óZ¡ ASy>®__¡ R>¡hV¡$ Ap âdpZ¡ L$üy„ lp¡s sp¡ dpfy„ iy„ Ney„? L$rhrdÓ¡ s¡d_u BÃR>p dyS>b S> L$ey¯. s¡d_p `yõsL$dp„ dpfp¡ L$p_L|$Qu _pM¡gp¡ Arcâpe âNV$ L$ep£. Ap¡.L¡$. A¡V$gp `|fsp sp¡ A¡ cpC fpÆ \ep. ip÷dp„ `Z L$üy„ R>¡ L¡$ kÐe bp¡ghy„ A_¡ râe bp¡ghy„. S>¡ kÐe lp¡e `Z râe _ lp¡e s¡ _ bp¡ghy„. A_¡ ip÷p¡_¡ sp¡ õhuL$pfhp„ S> `X¡$ _¡?

dpZk dpÓ `p¡sp_u âi„kp kp„cmhp S> _\u T„Msp¡, s¡ sp¡ k„`|Z® A_¡ dpÓ âi„kp_p¡ S> cp¡Nu lp¡e R>¡. sd¡ L$p¡C_u _ìhpÏ„ V$L$p âi„kp L$fp¡ A_¡ dpÓ A¡L$ V$L$p¡ ApR>u`psmu V$uL$p L$fp¡ sp¡e sdpfu kp\¡ vy$íd_u bp„^u v¡$ s¡hp dpZkp¡ Ap`Zp klz_p A_ychdp„ Aphsp fl¡ R>¡. âi„kp A¡V$g¡ kp¡ A¡ kp¡ V$L$p âi„kp S>, A¡dp„ S>fp kfMue V$uL$p Aphhu S> ip dpV¡$ Å¡CA¡?

sd¡ L$p¡CL$_¡ Ðep„ cp¡S>_ A\£ ÅAp¡, b^u hp_NuAp¡ DÑd b_u lp¡e, `Z `p`X$ bfpbf i¡L$pep _ lp¡e sp¡ sd¡ iy„ L$fip¡? `¡gu hp_NuAp¡_u dp¢apV$ âi„kp L$fhp_u kp\p¡kp\ "b^y„ bfpbf, `Z `p`X$ L$pQp flu Nep R>¡' A¡d L$l¡ip¡ L¡$ L$pQp `p`X$_u D`¡np L$fip¡? lp¢ic¡f DÑdp¡Ñd hp_NuAp¡ b_ph_pf N©rlZu_p DÐkpl `f dpÓ `p`X$_¡ dyØ¡ W„$Xy„$ `pZu f¡X$hp_p¡ sd_¡ ip¡ Ar^L$pf R>¡? `p¡rTqV$h b_p¡ rdÓp¡! S>¡ _bmy„ R>¡ s¡_u D`¡np L$fp¡, s¡ sfa Ap„Md]QpdZp„ L$fp¡ A_¡ S>¡ kpQy„ R>¡ s¡_p„ qv$g apX$u_¡ hMpZ L$fp¡! sdpfu gp¡L$râesp h^pfhp_p¡ Ap S> fpS>dpN® R>¡.

afu\u d_¡ A¡L$ L$rh_p¡ âk„N kp„cf¡ R>¡. L$rh byTyN® A_¡ Apv$f`pÓ. NTg-kS>®_dp„ sp¡ s¡d_y„ dp¡Vy„$ _pd. ¼epf¡L$ Nusp¡ `Z gM¡. s¡d_u NTgp¡ Ars DÃQ L$np_u, `f„sy s¡_u kfMpdZudp„ Nusp¡ Esfsp„ gpN¡. s¡d_p L$pìek„N°l_u âõsph_p A¡L$ AN°Zu L$rhA¡ gMu. âõsph_pdp„ s¡dZ¡ A¡ k„N°l_u NTgp¡_u sp¡ cf`|f âk„ip L$fu, `Z Nusp¡ qa½$p„ R>¡ s¡hp¡ Arcâpe Apàep¡.

âõsph_p Aphu, hp„Qu A¡V$g¡ `¡gp byTyN®, Apv$fZue L$rh sp¡ vy$:Mu vy$:Mu \C Nep. s¡dZ¡ d_¡ âõsph_p hp„Qhp Ap`u. s¡ hp„Qu_¡ d¢ L$üy„, "sdpfu NTgp¡_p„ sp¡ cf`¡V$ hMpZ R>¡.' dpfp Ap iåv$p¡ L$p_¡ ^ep® rh_p s¡dZ¡ L$üy„, "`Z Nusp¡_p„ R>p¡X$p„ apX$ép„ R>¡ s¡_y„ iy„? `R>u Dd¡ey¯, "Nusp¡_u V$uL$phpmp¡ cpN L$pY$u _pMy„?' d¢ k„L$p¡Q`|h®L$ L$üy„, "s¡ kpfy„ _rl gpN¡. S>¡dZ¡ âõsph_p gMu R>¡ s¡ d|^®Þe L$rh _pfpS> \C S>i¡.' byTyN® L$rh dpfp¡ dyØp¡ kdÄep. s¡dZ¡ âõsph_p kp\¡ L$iu R>¡X$R>pX$ _ L$fu.

âi„kp d¡mhhu, hMpZ DOfphhp„, AÞep¡_¡ hMpZu_¡ `p¡s¡ kv¹$cph d¡mhhp¡ A¡ d_yóe Års_y„ A¡L$ rhðìep`u gnZ R>¡.

\p¡X$p„L$ hj® `l¡gp„ õhfrQs L$rhspAp¡_y„ `W$_ L$fhp s\p kprlÐerhjeL$ ìep¿ep_p¡ Ap`hp dpV¡$ dpf¡ Ad¡qfL$p S>hp_y„ \ey„ lsy„. Þey S>k}dp„ A¡L$ âMf kprlÐefrkL$ kÄS>__¡ Ðep„ lz„ A_¡ dpfu `Ð_u Äep¡rs Esep¯ lsp„.

A¡L$ _dsu kp„S>¡ s¡dZ¡ s¡d_p r_hpkõ\p_¡ S> dpfy„ L$pìe`W$_ Np¡W$ìey„ lsy„. huk`ÃQuk L$pìefrkL$p¡ c¡Np \hp_p lsp. Ad_¡ k|hp-b¡khp dpV¡$ A¡L$ Agpev$p¡ Ap¡fX$p¡ A`pep¡ lsp¡. A¡ S> Adpfp¡ X²¡$tkNê$d lsp¡. L$pìe`W$__p¡ kde \ep¡ A¡V$g¡ lz„ A_¡ dpfp„ `Ð_u L$`X$p„ bv$gu _uQ¡_p X²$p¡HNê$ddp„ Nep„. d¢ _hp„ L$a_u-`peÅdp¡ `l¡ep¯ lsp„. `Ð_uA¡ _hu kpX$u `qf^p_ L$fu lsu.

A¡dp„ _p¢^`pÓ L$iy„ S> _lp¡sy„. `Z Ad¡ S>¡hp„ _uQ¡ Nep„ L¡$ `l¡gp„ Adpfp eS>dp_¡ A_¡ `R>u eS>dp_ `Ð_uA¡ dpfu L$a_u_p„ A_¡ dpfu `Ð_u_u kpX$u_p„ hMpZ iê$ L$ep¯! Adpf¡ dpV¡$ A¡ Apòe® `pdhp_p¡ kde lsp¡. `R>u îp¡spAp¡ Aphhp dp„X$ép. s¡dp„_p L¡$V$gpL¡$ `Z Adpfp„ h÷p¡_u âi„kp iê$ L$fu v$u^u. nZcf sp¡ d_¡ i„L$p `X$u L¡$ d¢ L$iy„L$ rQÓrhrQÓ sp¡ _\u `l¡ey®¯ _¡? d¢ eS>dp__¡ bpSy>A¡ gC S>C_¡ ^ud¡ kpv¡$ `|R¹>ey„, "iu hps R>¡ kpl¡b? Ap` b^p„ dpfp„, `Ð_u_p„ h÷p¡_p„ L¡$d ApV$gp„ hMpZ L$fp¡ R>p¡?' eS>dp_¡ lku_¡ L$üy„, "A¡hp¡ Al]_p¡ qfhpS> R>¡!'

Å¡L¡$ dpf¡ L$l¡hy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ A¡ b^p„ rdÓp¡A¡ L$pìe`W$_ `R>u dpfp„ L$pìep¡_p„ `Z hMpZ L$ep®¯ lsp„. kpQp„ L¡$ Mp¡V$p„ s¡ sp¡ s¡Ap¡ ÅZ¡!

"Ap`Z¡ klz' rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ hp„Qhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?