Adpfp„ hlpgp„ A¡_.Apf.ApB. cpey„, cpcuey„ _¡ c|gL$p„h! Þep„ f¡'sp sdpfp l„^pe Ap¡mMusp-`pmMusp_¡ L¡$'Å¡ L¡$ B[ÞX$ep_p v¡$iuAp¡ sd_¡ bh epv$ L$f¡ R>¡!

Þep„\u Aphsp Adpfp cpCb„^y„ Ad_¡ ¼e¡ L¡$ Þep„ ^p¡rmeph lpf¡ TV$ Ap¡mMpZ _p¡ \pe. hfkp¡ gNu lpe£ L$pd L$fsp lp¡e sp¡e Apd, A¡L$ qX$õV$Þk S> fpM¡. `Z Adpf¡ B[ÞX$epdp„ A¡hy„ S>fpe _l]!

Ap`Zp cph_Nf_u S> hps L$fp¡ _¡? Ad¡ A¡L$ hpf cph_Nfdp„ L$p¡L$_¡ dmhp Áep'sp. v$pY$u h^u Ne¡gu s¡ \ey„, i¡h L$fphu_¡ `R>u S> S>CA¡. lÅd_u vy$L$p_¡ b¡W$p, sp¡ v$pY$u L$fsp„ L$fsp„ C cpC L$l¡, ""Ap¡mMpZ _p¡ `X$u!'' d¢ L$u^y„ Adv$phpv$\u Aphy„ Ry>„. sp¡ sfs S> bp¡ëep, ""l„! A¡V$g¡! bpL$u, cph_Nfdp„ lz„ L$p¡C_¡ _p¡ Ap¡mMy„ A¡d b_¡ S> _„C!''

d_¡ A¡d L¡$ li¡, A¡d_y„ l¡fL$qV„$N kg|_ blz a¡dk li¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡ b^p_¡ Ap¡mMsp li¡. `Z `R>u qfnp L$fhp Nep¡ Ðep„ `Z Aphy„ S> \ey„.

qfnphpmp cpC S>fp V$p„qV$ep g„bphu_¡ Apfpd L$fsp li¡. S>fp lgphu_¡ d¢ `|R¹>ey„, ""Åhy„ R>¡?''

""¼ep„?'' õhpcprhL$ R>¡, qfnphpmp¡ `|R>¡ S>.

""kycpj_Nf.'' d¢ S>hpb v$u^p¡.

""kycpj_Nfdp„ ¼ep„?''

""qf„N fp¡X$, qf„N fp¡X$.'' lz„ sfs S> bp¡ëep¡. `Z cpC Mpk lëep _l]. A¡V$g¡ d¢ afu `|R¹>e„y. ""qf„N fp¡X$ _\u Åhy„?''

""qf„N fp¡X$ sp¡ ldÄep, `Z Ðep„ ¼ep„?'' cpCA¡ h^pf¡ qX$V¡$g dpNu. d¢ sfs Ap`u, ""rÓgp¡Q_ kp¡kpeV$u. Ap¡gu Mp„Qpdp„ hmuA¡ L¡$ sfs Aph¡ R>¡ _¡? A¡.''

""C sp¡ Å¡C k¡.'' qfnphpmp cpC bp¡ëep. ""`Z rÓgp¡Q_ kp¡kpeV$udp„ L$p¡_¡ Ðep„ Åhy„ R>¡?'' lh¡ iy„ L$l¡hy„? R>sp„e L$u^y„, ""lfuicpC_¡ Ðep„. lfuicpC rÓh¡v$u.''

""Ap¡lp¡lp¡! A¡d ¼ep¡ _¡? lfuicpC_¡ sp¡ lz„ Ap¡mMy„ Ry>„!'' A¡d bp¡gsp„ cpC b¡W$p„ \C_¡ qfnp Qpgy L$fsp„ bp¡ëep, ""Ap¡ëep A¡g.ApB.ku.dp„ _p¡L$fu L$f¡ R>¡ C S> _¡?'' lh¡ Ap hps_u d_¡e Mbf _lp¡su R>sp„e lp `pX$u.

qfnp Qgphsp„ A¡ cpCA¡ lfuicpC_u S>¡ hpsp¡ L$fu s¡ dpfp lfuicpC kp\¡ d¡m Mpsu _lp¡su, R>sp„ d¢ "l„ l„' L$e£ fp¿ey„. \p¡X¡$L$ Nep Ðep„ b¡ bl¡_p¡A¡ lp\ L$ep£, ""cpC, S>fp qf„N fp¡X$ Åhy„ R>¡.'' qfnphpmpA¡ s¡d_¡ sfs b¡kpX$ép„.

bl¡_p¡ S>fp hS>_dp„ cpf¡ lsp„. d_¡ k„L$X$pi `X$su lsu R>sp„ ApdÞep Åmhu_¡ b¡ku füp¡. bÞ_¡ bl¡_p¡ hpsp¡qX$eZ lsp„. qfnphpmp_¡ L$l¡hp gpÁep, ""dpfp„ v¡$fpZu R>¡ _¡, Ap¡gu kp¡kpeV$udp„, Þep„ Åhy„ R>¡. b`p¡f¡ ap¡_ Apehp¡'sp¡ L¡$ lp¡[õ`V$g¡\u Of¡ gepehp„ R>¡, sp¡ b¡ OX$u dmu S>Å¡.''

""W$uL$.'' qfnphpmp¡ bp¡ëep¡.

\p¡X$u hpf \C A¡V$g¡ `¡gp„ bl¡_ `|R>¡, ""Ap cpC_¡ ¼ep„ Åhy„ R>¡?''

""rÓgp¡Q_ kp¡kpeV$udp„.''

""W$uL$.'' bl¡_ d_¡ `|R>¡, ""rÓgp¡Q_ kp¡kpeV$udp„ L$p¡_¡ Ðep„?''

lÆ lz„ L„$C bp¡gy„ A¡ `l¡gp„ S> qfnphpmpA¡ L$üy„, ""lfuicpC R>¡ _¡ Ap¡ëep A¡g.ApB.ku.hpmp? A¡d_¡ Ðep„?''

""W$uL$.'' bl¡_p¡ bp¡ëep„. `pR>p„ A¡d_u hpsp¡dp„ N|„\pep„. A¡d_¡ Esfhp_y„ Apìey„ A¡V$g¡ qfnp Ecu fpMu. `Z `R>u A¡dZ¡ qfnphpmp_¡ `¥kp Apàep A¡V$g¡ lz„ Qd¼ep¡. qfnphpmpA¡ b¡ ê$r`ep h^pf¡ dpÁep A¡V$g¡ lz„ N|„Qhpep¡. A¡d_u hÃQ¡ Mpõku fL$TL$ Qpgu A¡V$g¡ sp¡ lz„ Mf¡Mf d|„Tpep¡!

R>¡hV¡$ qfnphpmpA¡ s¡_p ^pf¡gp `¥kp gC_¡ qfnp D`pX$u Ðepf¡ dpfp\u _ fl¡hpey„. ""Ap sdpfp„ Ap¡mMusp„ _lp¡sp„?''

""Ap¡mM] _¡? bh kpfu fus¡ Ap¡mM]. Ap„ep„ ipL$dpfL¡$V$dp„ fp¡S> ipL$ g¡hp Aph¡ R>¡, OZu hpf Å¡ep„ R>¡!''

gp¡, bp¡gp¡! qfnphpmp dpV¡$ sp¡ A¡ `¡k¡ÞS>f S> lsp„. `Z "Ap¡mMusp„'! cph_Nfdp„ v$k qv$hk fp¡L$php_y„ \ey„ A¡dp„ A¢iu V$L$p qfnphpmpAp¡_¡ ""¼ep„ Åhy„?''_p S>hpbdp„ R>¡L$ lfuicpC ky^u_u rhNs Ap`hu S> `X$su lsu!

lfuicpC `Z Mfp, L$p„C L$pd¡ kp\¡ _uL$þep lp¡CA¡ sp¡ bÅfdp„ L$qfepZp_u vy$L$p_ `pk¡ Ad_¡ Ecp fpM¡. ""Aphp¡ Ap¡mMpZ L$fphy„.'' A¡d L$lu_¡ dpfu gp„bu gp„bu Ap¡mMpZ Ap`¡. `R>u d_¡ `¡gp L$qfepZphpmp_u Ap¡mMpZ L$fph¡. s¡dp„ s¡d_p bp`v$pv$p iy„ L$fsp, s¡d_¡ L¡$V$gp vu$L$fp R>¡, iy„ cZ¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡d_¡ L$rhsp s\p _hgL$\p_u Qp¡`X$uAp¡_p¡ L¡$V$gp¡ ip¡M R>¡ s¡_u sdpd hpsp¡ Aph¡.

Ap b^y„ `s¡ L¡$ sfs lfuicpC L$qfepZphpmp kp\¡ bpMX$hp d„X¡$. ""Ap¡gp¡ Np¡m sp¡ kph Mfpb _uL$þep¡! A_¡ s¡g_p¡ X$åbp¡ bv$gphu Åhp_p lsp A¡_y„ iy„ Õey„? OJ L¡$d Ap hMs¡ Aphp dp¡L$ëep R>¡?'' kpd¡ `¡gp¡ vy$L$p_hpmp¡ `Z bpMX¡$, ""lh¡ `¥kp_y„ `sphp¡ lfuicpC, R>-R> drl_p_y„ M¢Qpsy„ Aph¡ R>¡.'' hN¡f¡ hN¡f¡.

AX$^p¡ L$gpL$_u gdZpT]L$ `R>u R|>V$p `X$su hMs¡ L$qfepZphpmp cpC d_¡ L$l¡, ""sd_¡ dmu blz Ap_„v$ Õep¡.''

ApMu hpsdp„ d_¡ A¡ S> _ kdÅe L¡$ lfuicpCA¡ dpfu Ap¡mMpZ iy„ L$pd L$fphu?

`Z Ap ÓZ¡e hpsp¡ cph_Nf_u L$fu A¡V$g¡ cph_NfhpmpAp¡¡A¡ blz `p¡fkpC S>hp_u S>ê$f _\u. ApMy„ kp¥fpô²$ Aphy„ S> R>¡! A„N°¡S> gp¡L$p¡ cg¡ Ap_¡ "õdp¡g V$pD_ d¡ÞV$pqgV$u' L$l¡sp, `Z Ad_¡ A¡ aphu NC R>¡.

sd¡ _l] dp_p¡, `Z Ad¡ sp¡ kp¡r_ep Np„^u_¡e Ap¡mM] R>]! Ap¡ëep„ BV$pgudp„ f¡'sp„ sp„ C S> _¡?

ëep¡ Ðepf¡ 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¡¡