Adpfp„ hlpgp„ v¡$iu Ad¡qfL$_, v¡$iu H[Ági A_¡ v¡$iu L¡$_¡qX$e_ cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ c|gL$p„h! L¡$d R>p¡? dÅdp„? Ap„ep„ B[ÞX$epdp„ l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡ Ad_¡ AphX¡$ A¡hu dÅ L$fu_¡ Ap¡gfpBV$dp„ R>CA¡.

Ad¡ _p_p lsp Ðepf¡ A¡L$ gpcyL$pL$p lsp. C hpf¡ hpf¡ bp¡gsp, ""...Ðep„ S> B[ÞX$ep dpf MpC Åe R>¡ _¡?'' Adpfu s¡ hMs¡ TpTu kdS>Z _„C A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ A¡d S> dp_sp L¡$ B[ÞX$ep_¡ fp¡S> L$p¡L$ dpf¡ R>¡! A¡L$ hpf sp¡ Ad¡ gpcyL$pL$p_¡ L$u^¡gy„e Mfy„ L¡$, ""sd¡ B[ÞX$ep_¡ ¼ep¡_¡ L¡$ dpf i¡_p¡ Mp R>? lp„du b¡ v$C v¡$ _¡?''

sp¡ gpcyL$pL$p L$l¡, ""B[ÞX$ep_¡ lp„dp¡ Op L$fsp„ _\ AphX$sy„ Ðep„ S> sp¡ B[ÞX$ep dpf MpC Åe R>¡ _¡?''

`R>u S>fp dp¡V$p \ep Ðepf¡ kdÅÏ„ L¡$ B[ÞX$ep A¡ L$p¡C A¡L$ dpZk _\u. C sp¡ kp„CW$rkÑ¡f L$fp¡X$ dpZk R>¡! Å¡ L¡$ s¡ hMs¡e Ad¡ A¡V$gp b^p kdS>Zp sp¡ _l] S>. A¡V$g¡ hmu d_dp„ \psy„ L¡$ "kpgy„, Ap`Z¡ ApV$gp b^p S>Z R>uA¡ sp¡e L¡$d dpf MpC S>CA¡ R>uA¡?'

`R>u \p¡X$pOZp kdS>Zp \ep Ðepf¡ Ad_¡ L$p¡CA¡ kdÅh¡gy„ L¡$, ""Ap`Z¡ ApV$gp b^p R>uA¡ A¡V$g¡ S> dpf MpCA¡ R>uA¡. Ap¡R>p lp¡s sp¡ ApV$gp¡ dpf _ Mpsp lp¡s!''

Apdp„ sp¡ d|„ThZ Ap¡f h^u! A¡V$g¡ afu gpcyL$pL$p_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$, ""gpcyL$pL$p, Ap`Ï„ B[ÞX$ep ¼ep„ dpf Mpe R>¡?''

gpcyL$pL$p N„cuf Ql¡fp¡ L$fu_¡ Adpfp Mc¡ lp\ d|L$u_¡ r_:ïhpk _pMsp„ bp¡g¡gp, ""v$uL$fp, B[ÞX$ep Apd sp¡ b^pdp„ ApNm R>¡, `Z kpeÞkdp„ dpf MpC Åe R>¡!''

kpQy„ L$lz„ Ry>„, s¡ hMs¡ Ad_¡ r_ipm_y„ kpeÞk A¡V$gy„ b^y„ AOfy„ gpNsy„ L¡$ Ad_¡ gpcyL$pL$p_u hps hpS>bu gpN¡gu. Ad¡ gpcyL$pL$p_¡ kr^epfp¡ Ap`sp„ lp¡e A¡d bp¡g¡gp, ""iy„ \pe? kpeÞk R>¡ S> A¡hy„. bpL$u B[ÞX$ep_¡ NyS>fpsudp„ L$p¡C _p¡ `lp¢Q¡!''

Ap sp¡ b¡ OX$u Nçds_u hps \C, `Z L$ÃR>dp„ ^fsuL„$` \ep¡ A¡ `R>u Adpfp gpcyL$pL$p_p¡ khpg R>p`¡ QX$u_¡ NpÆ füp¡ lsp¡ L¡$, ""B[ÞX$ep ¼ep„ dpf Mpe R>¡?'' L$p¡C L$l¡ L¡$ B[ÞX$ep qX$TpõV$f d¡_¡S>d¡ÞV$dp„ dpf Mpe R>¡, sp¡ L$p¡C L$l¡ L¡$ B[ÞX$ep àgpt_Ndp„ dpf Mpe R>¡, `Z b^p_p L$l¡hp_p¡ k|f A¡hp¡ sp¡ lsp¡ S> L¡$ B[ÞX$ep kpeÞkdp„ dpf Mpe R>¡.

iy„ B[ÞX$ep Mf¡Mf kpeÞkdp„ dpf Mpe R>¡? Mfy„ `|R>p¡ sp¡ B[ÞX$ep kpeÞkdp„ dpf Mpsy„ S> _\u, rbQpfy„ kpeÞk S> B[ÞX$epdp„ dpf MpC Åe R>¡!

Ap ^fsuL„$`_u ApNpluAp¡_u S> hps ëep¡ _¡? Ap¡ëep c|õsfip÷uAp¡ hfkp¡\u Np¡m Np¡m bp¡ëe¡ fpM¡ L¡$ L$ÃR> rhõspf "c|L„$`-k„cph_p-Tp¡_ _„bf-apBh R>¡' Ðep„ Nd¡ Ðepf¡ ^fsuL„` \C iL¡$ R>¡. Aëep cpC, Nd¡ Ðepf¡ A¡V$g¡ iy„? Adpfp qgqgep Npd_p Ap¡ëep Äep¡rsju_u S>¡d L$p¡CA¡ R>psu W$p¡L$u_¡ L$u^y„ L¡$ 26duA¡ c|L„$` \pi¡? kpeÞk Ðep„ S> dpf MpC Åe R>¡ _¡!

C `R>u sp¡ A„bpgpg `V¡$g _pd_p A¡L$ Äep¡rsjuA¡ spfuMp¡ Ap`u : 3Æ a¡b°yApfu, 15 a¡b°yApfu... A_¡ Sy>Ap¡ Äep¡rsj_p¡ T`pV$p¡! Npd¡Npd kÞ_pV$p¡ R>hpC Nep¡! b^p A¡L$buÅ_¡ `|R>¡, ""Apìep¡? Ap„QL$p¡ Apìep¡? Adpf¡ sp¡ Apìep¡, sdpf¡ Apìep¡?''

lÆ sp¡ _hu spfuMp¡ Aphu flu R>¡. `fd qv$hk¡ Adpk R>¡, A¡_p `R>u_p drl_¡ AdyL$ N°lp¡_u eyrs \pe R>¡... V|„$L$dp„ B[ÞX$epdp„ Äep¡rsj dpf Mpsy„ S> _\u. A_¡ kpl¡bp¡, A¡_p„ Qp¡½$k L$pfZp¡ R>¡.

kp¥\u dp¡Vy„$ L$pfZ sp¡ A¡ R>¡ L¡$ kpeÞk N¡f„V$u _\u Ap`u iL$sy„. Mpk L$fu_¡ B[ÞX$epdp„. kpeÞk_p r_ed\u Ry>L$-Ry>L$$ NpX$u Qpg¡ C lpQy„, `Z Ry>L$$-Ry>L$$ NpX$u õV¡$i_ `f V$pBdkf Aph¡ A¡_u L$p¡C N¡f„V$u Mfu? ÆAp¡gp¡Æ qX$`pV®$d¡ÞV$dp„ b^p„ kp^_p¡ kpeÞk_p r_ed dyS>b Qpg¡ C Mfy„, `Z ^fsuL„$` Aph¡ Ðepf¡ b^p„ kp^_p¡ Qpgy L$[ÞX$i_dp„ lp¡e A¡_u L$p¡C N¡f„V$u?

X$p¡¼V$f kpX$pbpf_u A¡`p¡BÞV$d¡ÞV$ Ap`¡ A¡V$g¡ sdpf¡ khp bpf¡ `lp¢Qu S>hp_y„. `lp¢Ãep `R>u Mbf `X¡$ L¡$ kpl¡b Ap¡`f¡i_dp„ R>¡. _hu A¡`p¡BÞV$d¡ÞV$ _ dm¡. v$p¡Y$ hpÁep ky^u fpl Sy>Ap¡. kpl¡b bp¡gphi¡.

""sdpfy„ L$pd kp¡ V$L$p \C S>i¡'' A¡hy„ L$p¡C _\u L$l¡sy„. ""_ìhpÏ„ V$L$p sp¡ \C S> S>i¡'' A¡d L$l¡hpe A\hp ""A¡L$kp¡ _¡ A¡L$ V$L$p \C S> Áey„ ldÅ¡_¡?'' A¡d L$l¡hpe. `Z kp¡ V$L$p_u N¡f„V$u L$p¡C _p¡ Ap`¡. kfL$pfu Ap¡qakp¡ sp¡ âÅ_p„ _kub D`f S> lpg¡ R>¡. âÅ_p„ _kub lp¡e sp¡ A¡d_p„ L$pd \pe `Z Mfp„ A_¡ _ `Z \pe.

kyfsdp„ Å¡ sd¡ qkV$u bk_u fpl Å¡sp„ bk-õV$p¡`¡ Ecp lp¡ Ðepf¡ L$p¡C Aphsp„-S>sp„_¡ `|R>u Å¡Å¡. ""cpC, Al] bk Aphi¡ _¡?'' sfs S> S>hpb dmi¡, ""Aph¡ lp¡ Mfu!''

lh¡ sd¡ S> ¼ep¡, Aphu L„$qX$i_dp„ v¡$iu dpZk iy„ Lf¡? hpf Sy>A¡, rsr\ Sy>A¡, Qp¡OqX$ey„ Sy>A¡, iyL$_ A_¡ A`iyL$_ Sy>A¡, L„y$X$mu Sy>A¡ A_¡ R>p`p„dp„ fpricrhóe Sy>A¡. lh¡ Apdp„ kpeÞk sp¡ dpf S> MpC Åe _¡?

Å¡L¡$ Apd Å¡hp Åh sp¡ Äep¡rsj `Z A¡L$ Ås_y„ kpeÞk R>¡. `Z S>hp Ûp¡, Äep¡rsj_¡ kpe[ÞV$qaL$ b_phhp Åiy„ sp¡ `pRy>„ s¡ B[ÞX$epdp„ S> dpf MpC S>i¡! A¡V$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¡¡