HÁg¡ÞX$, Ad¡¡qfL$p A_¡ L¡$_¡X$pdp„ hksp„ Adpfp„ hlpgp„ NyS>fpsu cpCAp¡, cpcuey„ A_¡ Nygpb_p Np¡V$p S>¡hp c|gL$p„h! Ad¡ Apd Mpgu HÁg¡ÞX$, Ad¡qfL$p _¡ L¡$_¡X$p_p„ _pd gMuA¡ R>uA¡ A¡dp„ L$p¡'L$ hpf Ap¡õV²¡$rgep, ÞeyTug¡ÞX$, Å`p_ A_¡ ApqäL$pdp„ hksp NyS>fpsuAp¡_¡ Mp¡Vy„$ gpNu Åe R>¡. `Z Adpfp dpV¡$ sp¡ lfM_u hps R>¡ L¡$ Adpfy„ qfqX$qa vy$r_ep_p l„^pe NyS>fpsuAp¡_p„ L$çàeyV$fp¡ gNu `lp¢Q¡ R>¡.

S>¡d ^p¡rmephdp„ `Z Sy>v$u Sy>v$u Ås lp¡e A¡d Ap`Zp NyS>fpsuAp¡dp„e AgN AgN ¼hp¡rgV$u dm¡ R>¡. kyfsu, Qfp¡sfu, dl¡kpZu, Adv$phpv$u, bçb¥ep A_¡ L$pqW$ephpX$u. Apdp„ L$pqW$ephpX$uAp¡_y„ Å¡f TpTy„. L$pfZ iy„? sp¡ ¼e¡ L$pqW$ephpX$u bp¡gh¡ `pR>p¡ _p¡ `X¡$!

hgkpX$ rS>ëgpdp„ dpfp OZp v$p¡õsp¡ R>¡. Ðep„ gp„bp kde fl¡hp_y„ `Z \ey„ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡d_¡ _ÆL$\u Ap¡mMy„. dpfp A¡L$ v$p¡õs_u L$ped_u aqfepv$ : ""***, sd¡ L$pqW$ephpX$u gp¡L$ bp¡' KQu KQu gpM¡!''

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""S>hp v¡$ _], ***! hpsdp„ L„$C dpg _] dg¡-'' v$p¡õs bp¡gsp„ bp¡gsp„ AV$L$u Nep¡. d¢ blz ApN°l L$ep£ Ðepf¡ d_¡ kp¥fpô²$_y„ A¡L$ R>p`y„ bspX$u_¡ L$l¡, ""***, hfkpv$ sp¡ su ap S> `X$sp¡ Ap¡l¡! Ap ap sp¡ ÅZ¡ R>p„V$p S>, L¡$d?'' (su ap A¡V$g¡ s¡ sfa, Ap ap A¡V$g¡ Ap sfa.)

R>p`p_u l¡X$gpB_ Å¡C_¡ `Z v$p¡õs_u AL$mpdZ_y„ L$pfZ _ kdÅey„. lp, l¡X$gpB_ S>fp Ag„L$pqfL$ lsu L¡$ : "NN_ ÅZ¡ v$qfep¡ b_u R>gL$pey„'. d¢ hp„Qu_¡ L$üy„, ""g¡, A¡dp„ iy„ R>¡?''

S>hpbdp„ d_¡ A¡L$ A¡L$ _p_L$X$u hps L$lu. d_¡ L$l¡ L¡$, ""spfp S>¡hp S> A¡L$ L$pqW$ephpX$u ä¡ÞX¡$ d_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ sdpf¡ Ðep„ blz hfkpv$ `X¡$? sp¡ d¢ Apd, ip„rs\u L$üy„ L¡$, lp, Sy>Ap¡_¡ dpfy„ S>¡ hs__y„ NpdXy„$ R>¡ Ðep„ S>sp„ hÃQ¡ A¡L$ _v$u Aph¡ R>¡. A¡_p D`f A¡L$ _uQp g¡hg_p¡ `yg R>¡. Äepf¡ Äepf¡ h^pf¡ hfkpv$ Aph¡ Ðepf¡ A¡ `yg_u v$k¡L$ awV$ D`f S>¡V$gp¡ `pZu_p¡ âhpl lp¡e. v$f¡L$ Qp¡dpkpdp„ Adpfy„ Npd Ap fus¡ b¡ÓZ hpf L$V$-Ap¡a \C Åe.''

""lÆ sp¡ lz„ A¡_¡ L$l¡hp S>sp¡ lsp¡ L¡$ Äepf¡ Äepf¡ hfkpv$_u l¡gu QX$u lp¡e Ðepf¡ R>-kps, ¼epf¡L$ sp¡ v$k¡L$ qv$hk k|fS> Å¡hp _ dm¡- Ðep„ sp¡ A¡ L$pqW$ephpX$u A¡_p Npd_u hps gC b¡W$p¡- Adpf¡ Þep„ sp¡ _v$udp„ `|f Aph¡ AV$g¡ Apd Op¡X$p`yf Aph¡!! A¡hy„ ^kdksy„ `pZu Aph¡ L¡$ dp¡V$u c¢íey„ sZpC Åe!! L$p„W¡$ Ecu_¡ sd¡ Å¡sp„ lp¡ sp¡ sçdf Aphu Åe A¡hy„ Op¡X$p`yf lp¢?''

d_¡ lkhy„ Aphu Ney„.

`Z dpfp¡ kyfsu v$p¡õs rkqfek lsp¡, ""d_¡ Mbf R>¡ L¡$ NyS>fps_p L$p¡C Brslpk L¡$ c|Np¡m_p Qp¡`X$pdp„ kp¥fpô²$_u _v$uAp¡dp„ Aphp Op¡X$p`yf_u hps S> Aphsu _\u. `Z Ap sp¡- kph v$u^¡ S> fpMhp_u?''

kyfsugpgp¡ Ap_p `R>u X$T_-b¡ X$T_ awv$X$uAp¡ (*) hX¡$ gMu iL$pe A¡hp iåv$p¡ bbX$sp¡ füp¡. lz„ d_dp„ lku füp¡ lsp¡ L¡$ kyfsugpgp, Ap„ep„ S> sp¡ L$pqW$ephpX$u bpÆ dpfu Åe R>¡ _¡?

Ap hfkpv$_u S> hps ëep¡. kyfs, hgkpX$, hp`u_p„ R>p`p„ hp„Qp¡ sp¡ blz blz sp¡ A¡d g¿ey„ lp¡e L¡$, "hfkpv$\u Aph¡gp `yfdp„ ÓZ sZpep' L¡$ `R>u "hp`udp„ 24 L$gpL$dp„ 12 HQ hfkpv$' A\hp "A„rbL$p _v$u_p `yfdp„ _hkpfu `pk¡ 10 T|„`X$p„ sZpep„' ...Aphy„ b^y„.

W$uL$ dpfp cpC, Ap_¡ s¡ L$p„C l¡X$gpB_y„ L¡$'hpsu l¥i¡? l¡X$gpB_y„ sp¡ sdpf¡ kp¥fpô²$_p„ R>p`p„dp„ hp„Qhu... "kpkZdp„ iplu íepd_u khpfu', "bpf¡ d¡O Mp„Np \ep', "d¡Ogp¡ kp„b¡gp^pf hfõep¡', "kOmy„ S>mb„bp¡m', "dp¡kd R>gL¡$ d_Xy„$ dgL¡$', "d¡lzrgep¡ d_ d|L$u_¡ hfõep¡', "kfhp kp¡fW$dp„ kQfpQf', "Adf¡gu_¡ AgM_u A_yc|rs', "lpgpf `f lqf_y„ l¡s', "`p¡fb„v$f `f âcy_u â¡dhjp®', "h¡fphm `f hp'gp¡ hfõep¡'...

ëep¡ bp¡gp¡! kyfs-hgkpX$_p„ NpdX$p„dp„ cg¡ v$k-v$k qv$hk ky^u kss hfkpv$ `X$ép S> L$f¡, `Z lpQy„ L¡$'Å¡ k|`X$p^pf, A_fp^pf, kp„b¡gp^pf A_¡ dyim^pf S>¡hp iåv$p¡ L$pqW$ephpX$_u _u`S> _\u gpNsp? kyfsu gp¡L$p¡ L$lu L$lu_¡ iy„ L$l¡? ""***, bp¡'... hflpv$ `CX$p¡!''

V|„$L$dp„, Æ dÅ L$pqW$ephpX$udp„ R>¡ C L$p¡C buÆ bp¡gudp„ _„C! gp¡L$Nusy„? sp¡ L¡$' kp¥fpô²$_p„. vy$lpAp¡? R>„v$? Nfbp? fpk? l„^pedp„ kp¥fpô²$_p¡ hV$. hpsp®J? gp¡L$L$\pJ? v„$sL$\pJ? C e¡ Þep„_u S>! blpfhqV$epJ? k„sp¡? ksuAp¡? A¡dp„e kp¥fpô²$_p¡ Å¡V$p¡ _„C.

`Z lpmy„...? Åhp Ûp¡, OX$uL$ Ad_¡ A¡hp¡ rhQpf Aph¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap fpÅ-fS>hpX$p„, k„sp¡-ksuAp¡, blpfhqV$ep A_¡ cX$hufp¡_u S>¡ hpsy„ R>¡ C l„^ue Mpgu-Ad\u hpsy„ sp¡ _„C lp¡e _¡?

L¡$ cpC, _v$udp„ dp„X$ A¡L$ `pZu_p¡ f¡gp¡ v¡$MpZp¡ Ðep„ L¡$'i¡ L¡$ Op¡X$p`yf Aphu Áep„! L¡$ dp„X$ b¡ HQ hfkpv$ `X$ép¡ Ðep„ L¡$'i¡ L¡$ bpf¡ d¢O Mp„Np Õep! lpmy„, Aphy„ S> Ap¡gu gp¡L$L$\pAp¡_y„ sp¡ _l] lp¡e _¡? L¡$ dp„X$ A¡L$ OkfL$p¡ `X$ép¡ lp¡e Ðep„ L¡$'i¡ L¡$ S>_p¡ChY$ Op \C Áep¡. A_¡ A¡L$ AX$bp¡\ hpNsp„dp„ fpdifZ \C Nep lp¡e sp¡e L$l¡hp_y„ s¡ A¡d L¡$ cpC ^]NpZpdp„ M`u Áep!

Ap rlkpb¡ Adpfp Th¡fQ„v$ d¡OpZuA¡ NpdX¡$ NpdX¡$ afu_¡ S>¡ gp¡L$L$\pAp¡ A¡L$W$u L$fu (kp¡fpô²$_u fk^pf) A¡ b^u_p¡ Mf¡Mf L$p¡C Ap^pf S> _l] lp¡e? A_¡ lp¡e sp¡ `Z kph X$]V$hp S>¡hp¡ li¡? iy„ A¡ b^u hV$-hQ_ A_¡ hufsp_u hpsp¡ _fu Arsiep¡[¼sAp¡ li¡?

cgy„ `|R>hy„!

dpfp¡ kyfsu v$p¡õs hpf„hpf L$l¡ R>¡, ""***, sdpfp L$pqW$ephpX$u gp¡L$_u _¡hy„ V$L$p hps qX$õL$pDÞV$dp„ S> L$pY$u gpMhp_u!''

`Z dpfu hps dp_p¡, a¼s L$pqW$ephpX$ S> _l], ApMp B[ÞX$ep_u hps L$fy„ sp¡ Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! (A_¡ Ap hpsdp„ A¡L$ V$L$p¡ `Z qX$õL$pDÞV$ _\u.)

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡