Ap`Zp¡ ^d®, Ap`Zp¡ kdpS> ¾|$f R>¡
ldZp„ v$v$} sfuL¡$ [¼gr_L$ `f Aph¡gp„ A¡L$ `R>psÅrs_u bl¡_¡ hpsQusdp„ "L$d®'_u hps L$fu. A¡L$ S>Þddp„ L$f¡gp„ L$d® dpZk¡ buÅ S>Þddp„ cp¡Nhhp„ `X¡$ R>¡.
d¢ A¡d_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ gp¿Mp¡ `R>psp¡dp„\u L$p¡CL¡$ sp¡ `|h®S>Þddp„ `yÎe L$ey¯ li¡ L¡$ _l]? L$p¡C v$rgs rdgdprgL$ lp¡e sp¡ bsphp¡. Af¡ L$p¡C Mp_Nu ^„^pdp„ v$rgs dp¡V$u `p¡õV$ D`f lp¡e A¡hp¡ v$pMgp¡ `Z dmi¡ _l].
L$d®hpv$_¡ Ad¡ õ`ô$`Z¡ "s|s' dp_uA¡ R>uA¡. Ap s|s L¡$V$gu lv¡$ a¡gpe¡gy„ R>¡! âÅ_p rQÑdp„ L¡$ L$QX$pe¡gp v$rgs-`uqX$s gp¡L$p¡ `Z `p¡sp_p [õ\rs_p L$pfZ sfuL¡$ `|h®S>Þd_p„ "L$d®'_¡ NZph¡ R>¡! khZ® kyMu gp¡L$p¡ kp\¡ hpsQus L$fsp„ `Z OZu hpf L$d®hpv$_u õVy$r`X$ v$gug kp„cmhp dm¡ R>¡ : ""Ap`Z¡ iy„ L$fuA¡? `p¡s`p¡sp_p„ L$d® dpZk¡ cp¡Nhhp„ `X¡$ R>¡.''
gp¿Mp¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ b¡ V„$L$ AÞ_ dmsy„ _\u. `uhp_y„ Qp¡¿My„ `pZu dmsy„ _\u. F>syAp¡ kpd¡ fnZ Ap`¡ s¡hy„ dp\¡ R>Ó _\u. fp¡Np¡ kpd¡ fnZ Ap`_pfu v$hpAp¡ S>¡d_¡ dmsu _\u s\p S>¡d_¡ Ap "nf' Æh__¡ kdÆ A¡_¡ AÞep¡\u ip¡jpsy„ AV$L$phhp dpV¡$_y„ "Anfop_' `Z dmsy„ _\u s¡_y„ L$pfZ "L$d®'_y„ syÃR> V|„$`Ï„ _\u. s¡_y„ ku^y„ _¡ õ`ô$ L$pfZ Ap`Zu fpS>L$ue, kpdprS>L$, Apr\®L$ Æh_fQ_pAp¡ R>¡.
`f„`fp\u Ap`Z¡ A¡hu Æh_fQ_pAp¡ Qgpìe¡ fpMu R>¡ L¡$ S>¡_¡ gu^¡ A¡L$ dp¡V$p hN®_y„ kss ip¡jZ \sy„ fl¡. Ap Æh_fQ_pAp¡dp„ d|mNpdu `qfhs®_ gpìep rh_p A¡ dp¡V$p hN®_y„ ip¡jZ AV$L$i¡ _l]. AÞ_ b°û R>¡. AÞ_ âpZuAp¡_p âpZ R>¡. AÞ_ Æh__p¡ dy¿e õs„c R>¡. Aphu hpsp¡ Ap`Zp `|h®Å¡A¡ L$fu R>¡; `Z AÞ_b°û\u, AÞ_âpZ\u h„rQs, r_fp^pf gp¿Mp¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ Æh_fnL$, Æh_`p¡jL$ k`pV$u `f gC Aphhp dpV¡$ A¡L$ kdpS> sfuL¡$ Ap`Z¡ iy„ L$ey¯?
^d®-k„âv$pep¡_p L$fp¡X$p¡_p ^ydpX$pdp„ Ap`Z¡ "BÞhp¡ëh' \C iL$uA¡ R>uA¡ `Z A^®c|¿ep (`|fp c|¿ep)_p "âpZ' (AÞ_)âï_ `fÐh¡ Ap`Z¡ kph b¡sdp R>uA¡.
Ap`Zp ^d®-k„âv$pep¡, Ap`Zp¡ kdpS>, Ap`Ï„ fpS>L$pfZ kss Ad_¡ "¾|$f' gpN¡ R>¡. "lqf BÃR>p bmhp_ R>¡', A¡hy„ L$l¡_pf A_¡ "cNhs¹ L©$`p'_u hpsp¡ L$f_pf ApS>_p„ õ\pr`s rlsp¡ kp\¡_p spgd¡gdp„ Np¡W$hpC Ne¡gp¡ `¥k¡V$L¡$ kyMu dpZk v„$cu lp¡C iL¡$ L¡$ c°p„s lp¡C iL¡$.
A¡ S>¡ lp¡e s¡; `Z A¡ "¾|$f' sp¡ Ahíe R>¡. h„rQsp¡ sfa A¡L$ Ap„M dp„X$sp¡ _\u. T|„`X$`Ë$uAp¡, awV$`p\p¡dp„ kbX$sp gp¡L$p¡ sfa A¡ _S>f _p¿ep rh_p `kpf \C Åe R>¡. Aphu S>ÁepAp¡_¡ A_¡ Aphp c|¿ep cuMd„NpAp¡_¡ A¡ "ÞeykÞk' L$lu_¡ dp¢ a¡fhu g¡ R>¡. vy$L$p_ b„^ L$fu ÓZ hMs spmy„ MMX$phu A¡ `N¡ gpN¡ R>¡. L$p¡C fnL$ sÒh A¡_u vy$L$p_dp„ `X¡$gu k„`rÑ_y„ fnZ L$f¡ A¡hu îÙp\u A¡ Apd L$fu füp R>¡. L$p¡C d_yóe¡sf âcy A¡_u k„`rÑ_y„ fnZ _\u L$fsp¡. A¡_u k„`rÑ_y„ fnZ fpÄe, L$pev$p¡, Þepe L$f¡ R>¡. õ\pr`s rls_p fnZ dpV¡$ S> A¡ fQpep„ R>¡.
L$p¡V®$_p ANr\ep-`Nr\ep_p A½$f-Q½$fdp„ S>hp_u L$p¡C Nfub_u l¡rkes R>¡? Nfub l„d¡i_p¡ Ny_¡Npf R>¡. Ny_¡Npf sfuL¡$ S> A¡_¡ L$p¡V®$dp„ S>hp_y„ lp¡e R>¡. A¡ S> fus¡ A¡ X$p¡¼V$f_p âpBh¡V$ [¼gr_L$ ky^u `lp¢Qu iL$sp¡ _\u. rinZk„õ\pAp¡\u A_¡ dl¡gpsp¡ S>¡hp„ d„qv$fp¡\u `Z A¡ v|$f R>¡. fpÄe, L$p¡V®$, X$p¡¼V$f, rinL$, ^d®õ\p_ Ap b^p„ A¡L$ ip¡jL$ kdpS>_p rlõk¡v$pfp¡ A_¡ k„fnL$p¡ R>¡. Ap b^p„ S> õV²$¼Qk® d|mdp„\u `qfhs®_ dpN¡ R>¡.
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