grgs gpX$

ApV$ApV$gp„ d„qv$fp¡ R>sp„ âÅ vy$:Mu L¡$d?
`yfyj ÷u_p„ L$pdp¡ L¡$d _\u L$fu iL$sp¡?
ggyh¡, qagpkpau rkqfa dpBÞX$ L$u qX$dpÞX$ l¥
ggyhp, sy„ sp¡ Æhk©rô$_u A¡L$ Ap¡qX®$_fu rgÞL$ R>¡!
op_ A¡L$ Arcip` R>¡, ggyhp!

d_ dp¡l-dpep_p„ Åmp„dp„ g`V$pep S> L$f¡ R>¡. dy[¼s `pdhp Nd¡ s¡V$gy„ d\¡, d_p¡d„\_p¡ `R>ue¡ b„^_dp„\u R|>V$hp_p¡ dpN® dmsp¡ _\u. Nd¡ s¡V$gp fõsp Qpsfu_¡ QpguA¡, lfuafu_¡ A„s¡ k„kpfQ¾$dp„ S> Å¡sfphy„ `X¡$ R>¡

_\u, Apdp„\u R|>V$hp_p¡ L$p¡C D`pe S> _\u? d__¡ dp¡l-dpep_p spZphpZp\u v|$f i¢ fpMhy„? khpgp¡ A_¡L$ \sp lsp, R>¡hV¡$ S>hpb ÅZhp dÞ_y `pk¡ Nep rkhpe R|>V$L$p¡ S> _lp¡sp¡.

X$pbp `Ndp„ Q„`g A_¡ S>dZp `Ndp„ õgu`f `l¡fsp„ nZ_p kpsdp cpN dpV¡$ A¡L$ rhQpf A¡hp¡ afL$u Nep¡ L¡$ kpgy„, d__¡ ¼ep„L$ dÞ_y_u sp¡ dpep _\u gpNu_¡? `Z buÆ S> nZ¡ dÞ_y ^u N°¡V$_p dpephu âv¡$idp„ `lp¢Qsp„_u kp\¡ Ap„Mp¡ QL$pQp¦^ \C NC.

X$pdf_u kX$L$p¡_p qL$_pf¡ f„Nb¡f„Nu gpBV$p¡_p„ sp¡fZ sfu füp„ lsp„. õV²$uV$ gpBV$p¡_p \p„cgp_u V$p¡Q `f\u Arhfs ApsibpÆ \C flu lsu. kpB_`p¡õV$_p„ iåv$p¡ rh_p_p„ `pqV$ep„dp„\u fp¡i_u âNV$u flu lsu. A_¡ V²$pqaL$ kL®$g_p L$pmp-ka¡v$ `Õ\fp¡ spgbÙ fus¡ A¡L$ lfp¡mdp„ Nrs L$fu füp lsp.

lÆ lz„ dpfu QL$pQp¦^ Ap„Mp¡_¡ Qp¡my„ Ðep„ sp¡ dÞ_y v¡$Mpep¡. s¡_p QL$QqL$s ka¡v$ NpD_ D`f V$p„L¡$gp Ak„¿e lufp QdL$u füp lsp. dÞ_y_u b„^ Ap„Mp¡dp„ dõsu lsu.

""iy„ hps R>¡ dÞ_y ^u N°¡V$?'' d¢ `|R¹>ey„, ""ApS>¡ sp¡ ApMp¡ dplp¥g `gV$pC Nep¡ R>¡?''

""ApS> ldpfp X¡$\ A¡r_hk®fu l¥!'' dÞ_y_u Ap„Mp¡ lÆ b„^ S> lsu.

""X¡$\ A¡r_hk®fu? dsgb L$u-'' lz„ N|„Qhpep¡. ""sdpfy„ d©Ðey \C Q|¼ey„ R>¡? ¼epf¡? Ap Nep S>Þd_u hps R>¡?''

""r`R>g¡ S>_d _l] ggh¡, ld Bku S>_d L$u bps L$f fl¡ l¦.'' dÞ_yA¡ ip„s õhfdp„ L$üy„, ""Acu sp¡ ldpfu X¥$\ lzC l¥, `y_fS>_d lp¡_p bpL$u l¥. rblpfu d¢ brsepe¢ sp¡ ld dp¥s Ap¥f S>_dhp L¡$ buQ rh^pDV$ `frdk_ O|d flp lw„.''

""L¡$V$gp„ hfk\u?'' dpfp\u A_pepk `yR>pC Ney„.

""bfk L$p rlkpb sp¡ D rQÓNyàshp L$p kL$fV$fu Å_¡, ldL$p bpf bpf kdÞk c¡S>s flp kykfp!'' dÞ_yA¡ rMgrMgpV$ lksp„ L$üy„, ""L$lsp l¥ syd _p¡-A¡ÞV²$u Ap¥f _p¡-A¡[¼TV$ Tp¡_hp L¡$ buQp¢buQ BëguNgu dyhd¥ÞV$hp L$fs lp¡!''

lz„ rhQpfdp„ `X$ép¡. _p¡-A¡ÞV²$u A_¡ _p¡-A¡[¼TV$ Tp¡__u hÃQ¡? A¡V$g¡? ""âcp¡, iy„ sd¡ gMQp¡ep®ku_p a¡fpdp„\u blpf _uL$mu Nep?'' d¢ b¡ lp\ Å¡X$u ÓuSy>„ iui _dpìey„. ""dÞ_y sd¡ dlp_ R>p¡!''

""ld dlp_-blp_ Ly$ÃR> _l] lw„.'' dÞ_yA¡ sp¡R>X$pC\u L$üy„, ""Ab aV$paV$ bsp B^f ¼e|„ Apep l¥, hf_p s¡f¡ _pd L$p cu kdÞk r_L$g Åe¡Np.''

d¢ dpfu kdõep L$lu, ""dp¡l-dpep_p„ b„^_p¡dp„\u R|>V$hy„ iu fus¡?''

ÅZ¡ dpfp¡ khpg kdÅep¡ S> _ lp¡e s¡d dÞ_y N„cuf dp¡Yy„$ fpMu_¡ Ap„Mp¡ `V$`V$phsp¡ füp¡. d¢ afu `|R¹>ey„, ""dp¡l-dpep_p„ b„^_p¡dp„\u R|>V$hy„ iu fus¡?''

L¡$V$gue¡ hpf gNu dÞ_y dpfu kpd¡ V$uL$u V$uL$u_¡ Å¡sp¡ füp¡. `R>u ^ud¡\u lõep¡, ""Ab¡ Qp¡dy, R|>V$_p ¼e|„ Qplsp l¥? A`_u lu \pgu d¢ \|„L$_p ¼e|„ Qplsp l¥? _¡Qf L¡$ ê$g k¡ T|T_p ¼e|„ Qplsp l¥?''

lh¡ lz„ Q|` \C Nep¡.

""ggh¡, dp¡l Ap¥f dpep sp¡ Ly$v$fs L$p b¡rTL$ ê$g l¥. bpv$g-buS>gu, Q„v$_-`p_u, k|fS>-^fsu, ^fsu-Q„v$p kb L$p AV¡$Qd¥ÞV$ lu sp¡ _¡Qf L$p ê$ghp _„bf h_ l¥!'' dÞ_yA¡ dpfp Mc¡ lp\ d|L$sp„ L$üy„, ""Apv$d A¡ÞX$ Bh L¡$ buQ ^¡V$ A¡`g _ lp¡sp sp¡ k©rô$ L$p âp¡k¡k b¡L$ Vy$ õ¼h¡f h_ lp¡sp. dp¡l _ lp¡sp, dpep _ lp¡su sp¡ vy$r_ep dp¡suQ|f L¡$ gÍz$ L$u sfl rbMf Åsu. `Õ\f `¡ gL$uf kdS> L¡$ rgM g¡ ggyhp, dp¡l-dpep BS> v$u bpB[ÞX„$N a¡¼V$f Apa v$u eyr_hk®!''

Af¡? Ap sp¡ kph K^u hps. iy„ Ap ApMu vy$r_ep dp¡l-dpep_¡ gu^¡ V$L$u flu R>¡?

""Apv$du L$p¡ Ap¡fs k¡ dp¡l _ lp¡sp sp¡ hp¡ kpv$u _ L$fsp. kpv$u _ lp¡su, kdpS> _ lp¡sp. kdpS> _ lp¡sp, fpS> _ lp¡sp. fpS> _ lp¡sp, fpÅ _ lp¡sp. k¡¼k, k„`rÑ Ap¥f kÑp L$p dp¡l _ lp¡sp sp¡ ÆhdpÓ Adubp k¡ Apv$d sL$ L$u Dо$p„rs _ L$fsp.''

lh¡ AX$^y„ dpfp dp\p D`f\u S>hp gpÁey„.

""NyS>fpsudp„ L$luA¡ sp¡ îudp_ gëgy, k„kpf_p v$f¡L$ Æh_¡, Qpl¡ s¡ h_õ`rs lp¡e L¡$ ÆhS>„sy L¡$ Qpf `N_y„ âpZu, kh® L$p¡C_¡ õ_¡l, k„Np\ A_¡ klL$pf_u dpep R>¡. d_yóe_¡ sp¡ L$v$f, L$urs® A_¡ L$gv$pf_p¡ `Z dp¡l R>¡. S>fp L$ë`_p L$f d|fM, L¡$ Å¡ `yfyj-÷u hÃQ¡ dp¡l-dpep_p¡ Ny„v$f _ fl¡ sp¡ sp¡ `rs-`Ð_u_p k„b„^ _ fl¡, r`sp-`yÓu_p L¡$ dpsp-`yÓ_p k„b„^ _ fl¡. cpC-bl¡__u rkõV$d _ fl¡, bmpÐL$pf sp¡ R>p¡X$ Qídui, k„cp¡N dpÓ_p¡ k„b„^ _ fl¡.''

dpfy„ dNS> lh¡ Mf¡Mf QL$fph¡ QX$éy„.

""C A`_p q¾$k_ cNhp_ cu v¡$Mp¡.'' dÞ_y lksp„ lksp„ bp¡ëep¡, ""A¡L$ sfa hl Np¡r`ep¢ L¡$ k„N fpkgugp fQp L$f dpep L$p BgyT_ fQpsp l¥ Ap¥f v|$kfu sfa AfSy>_ L$p¡ D`v¡$k v¡$sp l¥ L¡$ cCe¡ dpep k¡ v|$f frlep¡! Akg d¢ sp¡ åepkÆ _pdL¡$ BíV$p¡fu fpBV$f_¡ lu Bs_p bX$p d¡Np-ågp¡L$-bõV$f BíV$p¡fu rgM X$pg¡gp l¥!''

dÞ_yA¡ r_fp„s¡ X$pdf_u kX$L$ `f g„bpìey„, ""Ap¥f qaf, BíV$p¡fu ¼ep l¥? BgyT_ l¥, dpep l¥. fpdpeZ dlpcpfs L$u qL$spb k¡ g¡ L$f _pV$L$ kr_dp V$uhu f¡qX$ep¡ C kb BgyT_ lu sp¡ l¥. `f kykfu Bku dpep L$p sp¡ dÅ l¥. Bku BgyT_ L$p sp¡ A„V$fV¥$_dÞV$ l¥.'' dÞ_y s¡_p b„_¡ lp\ dp\p _uQ¡ Np¡W$hsp„ bp¡ëep¡, ""epv$ l¥ ggh¡? ld_¡ L$lp \p qL$ qagpkpau cu A„V$fV¥$_dÞV$ l¥?'

""lp„ L$lp \p.'' d_¡ epv$ Apìey„.

""sp¡ ggh¡, BõL$p dsgb L$p lzAp?'' dÞ_yA¡ dõsudp„ k|sp„ k|sp„ `N D`f `N QX$pìep.

""dsgb sp¡...'' lz„ N|„Qhpsp¡ lsp¡.

""dsgb C lzhp ggyh¡, qL$ C kykfu ragpkpau cu dpep l¥!'' dÞ_yA¡ dpfu kpd¡ Å¡C Ap„M d]QL$pfu.

d_¡ lÆ kdS> _ `X$u.

dÞ_yA¡ afu Ap„M d]QL$pfu, ÓuÆ nZ¡ s¡ Agp¡` \ep¡.

(hp„Qsp fl¡ip¡)

qfqX$a õ`¡íeg rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡