`V$p¥X$u Mp_v$p_ A_¡ ird®gp V$pNp¡f S>¡hu dçdu R>sp„ ÓZ Mp_dp„ Ap Mp__p¡ _„bf S>gv$u Aphsp¡ _\u, `Z el qv$ëgNu `R>u s¡_y„ _pd L„$CL$ Qpëey„ lsy„. s¡_u `l¡gu qaëd lsu ApriL$ Aphfp `Z s¡dp„ Mpk L„$C v$d _lp¡sp¡. k¥a_¡ `Z el rv$ëgNu S> h^y `k„v$ R>¡, L¡$d L¡$ L$pÅ¡g kp\¡_u Ap s¡_u `l¡gu qaëd lsu. qaëd kam flu lsu. L$pÅ¡g_¡ L$pfZ¡ `Z li¡ L$v$pQ L$p¡Z ÅZ¡.

qaëdp¡dp„ cg¡ buÅ Mp_gp¡L$p¡\u `pR>m lp¡e, k¥a Agu `p¡sp_¡ _¡V$_u bpbsdp„ sp¡ v$kdp„\u _h dpL®$ Ap`u_¡ bp¡guh|X$dp„ dp¡õV$ _¡V$kpìhu dp_¡ R>¡. _¡V$ `f ¼epf¡ kqa¯N L$fhy„ s¡_p¡ L$p¡C _½$u V$pBd k¥a_p¡ _\u. kde dm¡ sp¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk _¡V$ kpd¡ b¡W$p¡ fl¡. ¼epf¡L$ L¡$V$gpe qv$hk ky^u Ap¡_gpB_ \hp _ dm¡.

Å¡L¡$ s¡_¡ fpÓ¡ kqa¯N L$fhp_y„ h^y Nd¡ R>¡. (`p½$p¡ _¡V$ kpìhu _p¡ X$pDV$) fpÓ¡ `p¡sp_¡ fk `X¡$ s¡ rhjedp„ hp„Qhp_y„ s¡_¡ Nd¡ R>¡. s¡ _¡V$ `f buÅAp¡_u S>¡d h^y Bd¡Bg dpV¡$ _\u S>sp¡, `Z fuqX„$N dpV¡$ Åe R>¡ A¡ `Z _p¡Mu hps R>¡. d¡Bg sp¡ ¼epf¡L$ ¼epf¡L$ Q¡L$ L$fu g¡. "A¡L$ hMs sp¡ lz„ kss R> L$gpL$ _¡V$ `f b¡W$p¡ lsp¡ A_¡ ka® L$fsp¡ füp¡ lsp¡,' A¡d k¥a Agu L$l¡ R>¡.

k„Nus dpV¡$ s¡_¡ _¡`õV$f.L$p¡d `k„v$ R>¡. `yõsL$p¡ dpV¡$ A¡d¡Tp¡_.L$p¡d. cpfsue kpBV¹$kdp„ s¡_¡ qfrX$a.L$p¡d A_¡ B[ÞX$epV$pBçk.L$p¡d kpfu gpN¡ R>¡. `Z s¡ rkhpe s¡_u OZu a¡hqfV$ kpBV$ R>¡ A_¡ s¡ b^u s¡_p fk_p rhjep¡_u R>¡. S>¡d_¡ b„v|$L$, Ap¡qX$ep¡ A_¡ d¡qX$rk_.

A¡L$ _p_L$Xy„$ bp¡¼k (L$çàeyV$f bpbp) sdpfp Ofdp„ lp¡e A_¡ s¡ sd_¡ ApMu vy$r_ep kp\¡ Å¡X$u v¡$sy„ lp¡e s¡ hps S> s¡_¡ a¡ÞV¡[õV$L$ gpN¡ R>¡ A_¡ _¡V$_u Ap bpbs kp¥\u `k„v$ R>¡. "lz„ sp¡ dp_y„ Ry>„ L¡$ sdpfu `pk¡ h¡rgX$ ¾¡$qX$V$ L$pX®$ lp¡e A_¡ BÞV$f_¡V$_y„ L$_¡¼i_ lp¡e sp¡ sd¡ iy„ _ L$fu iL$p¡? L$p¡C `Z bpbs sd¡ `pf `pX$u iL$p¡ R>¡. _¡V$ `f äuX$d_u gpNZu dm¡ R>¡ s¡ sp¡ S>bfu R>¡,' A¡d k¥a L$l¡ R>¡.

L$_¡¼i__u õ`uX$ s¡_¡ `Z ^udu gpN¡ R>¡. sL$ dm¡ sp¡ s¡ _¡V$_¡ apõV$ b_phu v¡$. Å¡L¡$ dp_¡ R>¡ L¡$ _hu _hu V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ Aphu flu R>¡ A¡V$g¡ õ`uX$ sp¡ h^hp_u S> R>¡.

_¡V$ kpìhu R>¡ A¡V$g¡ õhpcprhL$ fus¡ S> X¡$qV„$N kpBV$, h¡hgu kpBV¹$k, Q¡qV„$N kpBV¹$kdp„ k¥a Agu Mp__¡ fk _\u. s¡ sp¡ BÞõV$ÞV$ d¡k¡ÞS>f `Z hp`fsp¡ _\u. k¥a Agu Mp_ L$l¡ R>¡, "A¡L$ hpf Å¡L¡$ lz„ qfqX$a_u õdp¡g õdp¡L$qaëX L$pa¡dp„ Q¡V$ dpV¡$ Nep¡ lsp¡. L$p¡C Q¡V$ ä¡ÞX$ sp¡ _ bÞep `Z OZp b^p dÅ_p dpZkp¡ Ðep„ Å¡hp dþep lsp.$'

`p¡sp_p V$pfN¡V$ Ap¡qX$eÞk_¡ D`ep¡Nu lp¡e s¡hu kpBV$_¡ s¡ Apv$i® NZ¡ R>¡. A¡L$ kpfu kpBV$ `f âp¡X$¼V$ rhi¡ dprlsu lp¡hu Å¡CA¡ A_¡ Y$Ngpb„^ qX$V¡$g lp¡hu Å¡CA¡. g¡ApDV$ `Z kl¡gp¡, ApL$j®L$ A_¡ kl¡gpC\u rgÞL$ ap¡gp¡A` L$fu iL$pe s¡hp¡ lp¡hp¡ Å¡CA¡. h¡bkpBV$ äu lp¡e sp¡ DÑd A¡d k¥a dp_¡ R>¡. qaëdp¡ dpV¡$ A¡d¡Tp¡_ `fa¡¼V$ kpBV$ R>¡ A¡d L$l¡ R>¡.

k¥a _¡V$kpìhu R>¡ A¡V$g¡ õhpcprhL$ fus¡ S> Ap¡_gpB_ ip¡t`N `Z L$f¡ R>¡. Mpk L$fu_¡ buS>¡ ¼ep„e _ dmsu b|L$ s¡ _¡V$ `f\u Mfuv¡$ R>¡. kuX$u_pDdp„\u kuX$u `Z Mfuv$¡ R>¡. sdpfp Of ky^u kuX$u_u qX$rghfu dmu Åe. lÆ ky^u L$õVçk_p¡ `Z âp¡åg¡d \ep¡ _\u A¡d k¥aAgu L$l¡ R>¡.

Å¡L¡$ s¡_p b^p A_ychp¡ kpfp `Z _\u. "A¡L$ hpf d¢ v$k rhqX$ep¡V¡$àk dNphu lsu. s¡dp„_u A¡L$ Ly$qfefdp„ Aphu Ðepf¡ sp¡ v$bpC_¡ s|V$u NC lsu.' h¡Qhp_u hps Aph¡ sp¡ k¥a `pk¡ Ap¡_gpB_ h¡Qhp_y„ OÏ„ R>¡. S|>_p„ `yõsL$p¡, qaëd, L$`X$p„, qNV$pf S>¡hu hõsy- S>¡ `Z L„$C L$pY$u _pMhp S>¡hy„ lp¡e s¡ k¥a _¡V$ `f h¡Qhp_y„ `k„v$ L$f¡.

BNp¡ kqa¯N L$fhp_u s¡_¡ dÅ Aph¡ R>¡. "dpfp rhi¡ 50 S>¡V$gp„ `¡Æk bÞep„ R>¡ s¡ Å¡C_¡ d_¡ Ap_„v$ \pe R>¡. dÅ_p r`¼Qk® lp¡e A_¡ dpfp rhi¡ dprlsu lp¡e.' `l¡gp„ sp¡ lz„ dpfp L$çàeyV$fdp„ dpfu S> skhuf A_¡ hp¡g`¡`f fpMsp¡ lsp¡. lh¡ _\u fpMsp¡. ldZp„ A¡L$ rhrQÓ V¡$Vy$ L$f¡gp dpZkp¡_p¡ ap¡V$p¡ fp¿ep¡ R>¡.

_¡V$ `f s¡_¡ rhrQÓ gpNsp¡ A_ych \ep¡ R>¡ L¡$ L¡$d? "rhrQÓ sp¡ _l] L$lz„, `Z d_¡ A¡L$ hpf kQ® L$fsp„ A¡L$ kpBV$ dmu NC lsu S>¡dp„ N¡fL$pev¡$ âh©rÑAp¡ L¡$d L$fhu s¡_u rhNsp¡ lsu. L¡$hu fus¡ bp¡çb b_phhp, \dp£ Þey¼guAf qX$hpBkuT L¡$d s¥epf \pe hN¡f¡. d_¡ sp¡ blz ApOps gpÁep¡ lsp¡.'

k¥a Agu Mp_ rhi¡ h^y rhNsp¡ Å¡Csu lp¡e sp¡ qfqX$akQ®dp„ Mp„MpMp¡mp„ L$fp¡.

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