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"Ap hj£ sp¡ sdpf¡ S> dpfy„ `pZu cfhp_y„ R>¡.'

Nep hj£ d_¡ `pZu cfhp v¡$hp_u bpbsdp„ âsuL¡$ A¡V$gu l¡fp_ L$fu lsu L¡$ Ap hj£ s¡_p¡ bv$gp¡ g¡hp¡ lsp¡. Å¡L¡$ A¡L$ hj® `R>u lh¡ Adpf¡ vy$íd_u flu _\u, `Z duW$p¡ bv$gp¡ sp¡ g¡hp¡ S> R>¡. Nep hj£ riepmp¡ lÆ Nep¡ _lp¡sp¡ Ðep„ S> `pZu_p¡ âp¡åg¡d- Al]_p gp¡L$p¡ s¡_¡ `pZu_u fpdpeZ L$l¡ R>¡- iê$ \C Nep¡ lsp¡. s¡dp„ âsuL¡$ d_¡ blz S> âp¡åg¡d Apàep lsp. A¡V$g¡ S> d¢ Ap hMs¡ L$üy„ L¡$ dpfy„ `pZu sdpf¡ cfhp_y„ R>¡.

dpfu hps kp„cmu_¡ s¡ ddp®my lksp¡ L$iy„ bp¡ëep rh_p ApNhu fus¡ spL$u füp¡ A¡V$g¡ d¢ `|R¹>ey„, L¡$d, "bv$gp¡ _\u hpmhp_p¡?'

"sdpfp¡ sp¡ bv$gp¡ `Z duW$p¡ gpNi¡. lz„ sp¡ A¡d L$lz„ Ry>„ L¡$ Ap sd_¡ Mbf _\u gpNsu `pZu cfhp_p¡ A\® iy„ \pe.'

"iy„ \pe?'

"Adpf¡ kp¥fpô²$dp„ `pZu sp¡ Ad¡ b¥fp_¡ cfphuA¡. A_¡ S>¡ eyhsu `pZu cf¡ A¡ `Ð_u \pe. A¡V$g¡ L¡$ L$p¡C_¡ A¡d L$luA¡ L¡$ spfu `pk¡ `pZu cfphui sp¡ A\® A¡hp¡ _uL$m¡ L¡$ s_¡ dpfp Ofdp„ b¡kpX$ui. V|„$L$dp„ dpfu hpBa b_phui.'

âsuL$¡ Mygpkp¡ L$ep£ `R>u dpf¡ sp¡ iy„ bp¡ghy„? Apd sp¡ d_ \C Ney„ lsy„ A¡hy„ L$l¡hp_y„ L¡$, kpfy„, A¡hp¡ A\® \sp¡ lp¡e sp¡. L$p¡C_¡ `pZu cfphhy„ A¡V$g¡ Ofdp„ b¡kpX$hy„. lz„ s_¡ dpfp Ofdp„ b¡kpX$hp s¥epf Ry>„. _hp S>dp_pdp„ EgV$u L$l¡hs.

âsuL$ dpfy„ `pZu cf¡ s¡ d_¡ sp¡ Nd¡. Ndu Åe s¡hp¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ R>¡. hX$p¡v$fp\u Al] Nep hj£ Aphu A_¡ buÅ qv$hk_u khpf¡ bpfudp„\u Aphsu W„$X$u lhpdp„\u ApqäL$p `pL®$_u i¡fu_¡ dp`u flu lsu Ðepf¡ S> s¡_¡ Å¡ep¡ lsp¡. Å¡tNN L$fu_¡ `pR>p¡ Aphsp¡ lsp¡ L$v$pQ.

Ap W„$X$u lhp A_¡ dõs R>p¡L$fp¡A¡ ÓuÅ qv$hk¡ blz Ópk hsp®ìep¡ lsp¡. Adpfu A¡d.A¡k. eyq_hrk®V$udp„ kp¥fpô²$_p OZp õVy$ÞX$ÞV¹$k cZhp Aph¡ R>¡. s¡ b^p blz hpsp¡ L$fsp lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ L$pqW$ephpX$ sp¡ Apd A_¡ s¡d A_¡ dl¡dp_Nrs_u sp¡ hps _ L$fp¡ A_¡ gp¡L$p¡ blz kpfp. ll. Å¡ep L¡$hp kpfp R>¡!

hpsp¡qX$ep `X$p¡iu bl¡_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ ApS>¡ kp„S>¡ `p„Q hpÁepdp„ Aphu S>Å¡ `pZu cfhy„ lp¡e sp¡. lz„ sp¡ blz NcfpC lsu, Ap¡ dpe Np¡X$, hX$p¡v$fpdp„ sp¡ Ad¡ X$p¡g `Z KQL$u _\u. A_¡ _hu _p¡L$fudp„ `p„Q hpÁe¡ fÅ dpNui sp¡? fÅ_p¡ sp¡ âp¡åg¡d _lp¡sp¡ \ep¡, "sdsdpf¡ Åh lp¢, `pZu rh_p _p¡ lpg¡. sdsdpf¡ `pZu cfu g¡Å¡ _¡ `pR>p„ _p¡ Aphsp„.'

`Z `pZu cfhpdp„ S>bfp¡ âp¡åg¡d \ep¡ lsp¡. A¡L$ S> qv$hkdp„ L$pqW$ephpX$uAp¡_u cgd_kpC_y„ `pZu Esfu Ney„. kp¡fW$u rdÓp¡_u hps kp„cmu_¡ Aphy„ L„$CL$ kp„cmhp_u s¥epfu lsu, "bpfNpd\u Aprhep„ R>p¡ A¡d? lpfy„ lpfy„ lp¢. bl¡_. cfu ëep¡ sdsdpf¡. `pZu rh_p L$p„e \p¡Xy„$ lpg¡ R>¡.'

s¡_p bv$g¡ Ap sp¡ QgL$QgpÏ„ S>¡hy„ \ey„. "sd¡ `¡gp õV¡$ÞX$ `p¡õV$ `f Åh.' "Ap„e _e lp¢. Ap„e Ad¡ L¡$V$L¡$V$gp_¡ ldphuA¡. Al] hpfp `|fp \C Nep R>¡. Ap¡ëep õV¡$ÞX$¡ Ap¡R>p cfhphpmp R>¡. Þep„ L$Z¡ Åh.' fZQ„X$uAp¡ sp¡ L$pqW$ephpX$dp„ Å¡C. L¡$V$gpL$ `yfyjp¡ `Z s¡dp„ cþep A_¡ `¡gp¡ khpf¡ Å¡tNN L$fu_¡ Aphsp¡ lsp¡ s¡ Al] Ap õV¡$ÞX$ `f sp¡ L$p¡C_p h^y hpfp _l] \hp v$J A¡hu blpvy$fu v¡$MpX$sp¡ lsp¡. Ad¡ L¡$V$gp_¡ Al] kdpìep R>¡ A¡hu hmu Dv$pfsp_u hps L$fsp¡ lsp¡.

d_¡ sp¡ _fu ApX$p¡X$pC (Al] lz„ L¡$V$gpL$ _hp¡ iåv$p¡ iuMu Ry>„ s¡dp„_p¡ A¡L$) gpNu s¡dp„. dpe awV$. lz„ L„$C sdpfp S>¡hu gX$hphpmu _\u A¡d L$lu_¡ d¢ sp¡ `pZu cfhp_y„ S> dp„X$u hpþey„. `¥kp Ap`u_¡ b„^phu gCi L$p¡C_¡. dpfu A¡L$gu_¡ L¡$V$gy„ `pZu Å¡CA¡? \p¡X$p `pZu dpV¡$ dpf¡ gX$pC L$fhu _\u. lz„ L„$C L$pqW$ephpX$u _\u. b¡ bL¡$V$ `pZu dpV¡$ kpf` _ R>p¡X$uA¡, Op¡þey„ (h^y A¡L$ iuM¡gp¡ iåv$) `pZu _ dm¡ sp¡. hX$p¡v$fpdp„ Aphu fus¡ Ad¡ _p gX$uA¡.

Å¡L¡$ \p¡X$p qv$hkdp„ âsuL¡$ L$p¡CL$ fus¡ ÅZu gu^y„ (Mfp R>¡ Ap fpS>L$p¡V$hpkuAp¡) L¡$ lz„ sp¡ `uhp_p `pZu dpV¡$ rd_fg bp¡V$g\u S> Qgphy„ R>¡. OZp hMs `R>u (lh¡ d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡ fpl Å¡sp¡ li¡ L¡$ lz„ S>C_¡ `pZu cfhp v¡$hp dpV¡$ rh_hZu L$fui) A¡L$ qv$hk d_¡ kp„S>¡ `pL®$_p _pL¡$ S> Ecu fpMu_¡ L$l¡, "`uhp_y„ `pZu sd¡ cfsp„ _\u?'

"dpZk sfk¡ dfu S>hp Aph¡ sp¡ `Z sd¡ gp¡L$p¡ L„$C cfhp v$p¡ s¡hp _\u.. L¡$V$gp_¡ `pZu q`hX$phhy„ bfpbf_¡?' dpfp ApL$fp S>hpb\u riep„rhep„ \C Nep¡ lsp¡. A¡L$v$d S> X$püp¡X$dfp¡ \C Nep¡. Ap `pZu_u fpdpeZ... (fpdpeZ!) A¡hu R>¡ L¡$ R>¡ëgp„ \p¡X$p„ hjp£\u blz sL$gua R>¡ A¡hy„ OÏ„b^y„ d_¡ kdÅìey„. rd_fg bp¡V$g\u L¡$V$gy„ Qgphip¡? hp`fhp_p `pZu_p sp¡ `¥kp v¡hp S> `X¡$ R>¡. sd¡ lh¡ cfhp Aphu S>Å¡.

âsuL$ R>¡ëg¡ R>¡ëg¡ sp¡ blz D`ep¡Nu `Z \ep¡ lsp¡. s¡_u dçdu_y„ Ýep_ _ lp¡e sp¡ dpfp Of_p `Nr\ep ky^u hS>_v$pf L¡$_ `Z d|L$u Ap`¡. `Z \p¡X$p qv$hkdp„ sp¡ hfkpv$ `Z Aphu Nep¡ A¡V$g¡ `pZu_u lpi \C. `R>u sp¡ A¡ dpfp¡ fpS>L$p¡V$_p¡ A_Ap¡qarieg NpBX$ \C Nep¡ lsp¡. fpS>L$p¡V$dp„ Ap dpfp¡ buÅ¡ D_pmp¡ iê$ \ep¡ R>¡ A_¡ `pZu_p¡ âp¡åg¡d... fpdpeZ A¡_u A¡ S> Aphu_¡ Ecu R>¡. _d®v$p_y„ `pZu Apìey A¡hy„ L$l¡ R>¡ `Z Ad¡ sp¡ Å¡ey„ _\u. A¡V$g¡ S> âsuL$_¡ d¢ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ Ap hMs¡ "dpfy„ `pZu sdpf¡ S> cfhp_y„ R>¡.'

d_dp„ sp¡ d¢ A¡d `Z L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$, "Ap hMs¡ sdpfu dçdu_y„ Ýep_ lp¡e sp¡ `Z L¡$_ Al] ky^u d|L$hp_y„.' A_¡ d_p¡d_ lku `Z lsu. L$pqW$ephpX$uAp¡ Mfp R>¡, Apd eyhsuAp¡ `pk¡ `pZu `pZu \C Åe `Z buÅ_u kpd¡ `yfyjhV$ _ R>p¡X¡$.

âsuL¡$ `pZu cfhp_p¡ A\® kdÅìep¡ A¡V$g¡ sp¡ d_¡ h^y lkhy„ Apìey„. rkqfekgu, d_¡ âsuL$ dpfy„ `pZu cf¡ sp¡ Nd¡. L$lp¡_¡ L¡$ âsuL$ Ndhp gpÁep¡ R>¡. L$l¡sp¡ lsp¡ Adpfpdp„ `yfyjp¡ L$v$u `pZu _ cf¡, `Z iy„ \pe. S>dp_p¡ bv$gpep¡ R>¡ A_¡ [õ\rs A¡hu \C R>¡ fpS>L$p¡V$dp„ cgcgp `pZu cfsp„ \C Nep R>¡. d_¡ sp¡ Aphp¡ ãg¡[¼kbg eyhp_ Nd¡.

Adpfu A¡d.A¡k. eyr_hrk®V$udp„ eyhp_p¡ sp¡ blz Å¡ep, `p¡sp_¡ dp¡X$_® L$l¡hX$ph¡, `Z L¡$V$gp B_ãg¡[¼kbg. A„v$f\u A¡hp _¡ A¡hp L$p¡fp. kpQu Ap^yr_L$sp sp¡ A¡ S> S>¡dp„ sd¡ qkÃeyA¡i_ âdpZ¡ bv$gp¡. âsuL$ `Z L„$C Ap¡R>p¡ õV$pBrgõV$ _\u. `Z `pZu cfhy„ `X¡$ sp¡... _p¡ âp¡åg¡d.

d_¡ fpS>L$p¡V$_p¡ Ap D_pmp¡ lh¡ sp¡ Ndi¡. âsuL$ dpfy„ `pZu cfi¡ A_¡ lz„... lp, d¢ lÆ âsuL$_¡ L$üy„ _\u. d¢ L$üy„ _\u L¡$ sy„ d_¡ Nd¡ R>¡. Ap D_pm¡ dp¡L$p¡ dmi¡ sp¡ L$lu v$Ci. `pZu_p¡ hpfp¡ li¡ Ðepf¡ Ap¡qak¡\u TX$`\u Aphu S>Ci A_¡ õV¡$ÞX$ `p¡õV$ `f `lp¢Qu S>Ci. âsuL$_u kp\¡ dmu_¡ `pZu cfuiy„. ApMp¡ D_pmp¡ `X$ép¡ R>¡. `pZu cfsp„ cfsp„ dp¡L$p¡ dm¡ A¡V$gu S> hpf R>¡. õ_¡l\u âsuL$_¡ c]S>hu v¡$hp¡ R>¡.

Ap rhcpN Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?