A_y`d M¡f_u qX$f¡¼V$f sfuL¡$ `l¡gu qaëd Ap¡d S>e S>Nv$ui bp¡¼k Ap¡qak `f blz Ådu _l] `Z afv$u_ Mp__¡ A¡_u blz tQsp _\u.

afv$u_ L$l¡ R>¡, "(Ap v$fçep_) lz„ dy„bCdp„ blz füp¡ _\u `Z gp¡L$p¡_¡ dpfy„ L$pd Nçey„ R>¡. dpfy„ L$pd s¡dZ¡ hMpÎey„ R>¡ s¡_p\u d_¡ blz kpfy„ gpN¡ R>¡. lz„ dpfu L¡$qfef, dpfp L$pd, dpfp Æh_\u Myi Ry>„.'

afv$u__u R>¡ëgu b¡ qaëdp¡-àepf s|_¡ ¼ep qL$ep A_¡ Ly$R> syd L$lp¡ Ly$R> ld L$l¢dp„ s¡_p Arc_edp„ Mpõkp¡ afL$ `X$ép¡ R>¡ A_¡ lh¡ Ap¡d S>e S>Nv$uidp„ `Z s¡_y„ L$pd hMZpey„ R>¡ s¡ Å¡sp„ afv$u_ Myi lp¡e sp¡ s¡dp„ _hpC _\u.

"lz„ dpfu b¡e qaëdp¡\u Myi Ry>„.' afv$u_ L$l¡ R>¡, "Ly$R> syd L$lp¡...dp„ d¢ A¡hp¡ fp¡g L$ep£ lsp¡ S>¡ d¢ `l¡gp„ L$v$u cS>ìep¡ _lp¡sp¡. iê$Apsdp„ d_¡ qaëd_u õV$p¡fu blz ku^ukpv$u gpNu lsu A¡V$g¡ L$pd L$fsp„ AQL$psp¡ lsp¡. `Z i|qV„$N iê$ \ey„ `R>u d_¡ dÅ `X$hp gpNu. A_¡ õ¾$u_ `f A¡ v¡$MpC Apìey„.'

Ap¡d S>e S>Nv$ui raëddp„ afv$u_ A¡_ApfApC eyhp__u c|rdL$p L$f¡ R>¡. s¡ `p¡sp_p `qfhpf âÐe¡_u S>hpbv$pfu A_¡ dlÒhpL$p„np-b¡dp„\u i¡_u `k„v$Nu L$fhu s¡_u d|„ThZdp„ lp¡e R>¡.

afv$u_ rdqX$ep kp\¡ TpTy„ lmsp¡cmsp¡ _\u. `Z Ap¡d S>e S>Nv$ui_u hps L$fsp„ s¡ M|g¡ R>¡, "d_¡ b^p kp\¡ L$pd L$fhp_u M|b dÅ Aphu. Mpk sp¡ Arcj¡L$ bÃQ_ kp\¡. d¢ A¡_¡ L$üy„ `Z L¡$ lz„ s_¡ v$ÑL$ g¡hp dpNy„ Ry>„.' afv$u_ Å¡f\u lksp„ L$l¡ R>¡.

afv$u_ qaëdp¡ `k„v$ L$fhpdp„ blz sL¡$v$pfu fpM¡ R>¡. r`sp qafp¡T Mp_ Å„_i] _pd_u qaëd b_phu füp R>¡ A_¡ s¡dp„ bp`v$uL$fp¡ kpdkpd¡ Aph¡ R>¡. qafp¡T Mp_ s¡dp„ rhg_ b_¡ R>¡. "Adpfu hÃQ¡ L$p¡C A¡L$ R>p¡L$fu_¡ gC_¡ TOX$p¡ _\u \sp¡,' afv$u_ dgL$psp¡ dgL$psp¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "X¡$X$uA¡ gpS>®f ^¡_ gpBa L¡$f¡¼V$f cS>ìey„ R>¡. cg¡ dp¡V$p L$gpL$pf kpd¡ lz„ L$v$pQ Y„$L$pC ÅJ A¡d b_¡ `Z d_¡ dpfu c|rdL$p L$p¡C dp¡V$p L$gpL$pf_p _¡Å l¡W$m cS>hhu Nd¡ R>¡. Å„_i]dp„ X¡$X$u_u _hu S> Bd¡S> Å¡hp dmi¡. d_¡ Mpsfu R>¡ L¡$ gp¡L$p¡ A¡d_¡ S> Å¡i¡. `Z A¡_p¡ hp„^p¡ _\u. dpfp fp¡g L$fsp„ ApMu qaëd dpV¡$ L$iy„L$ kpfy„ \sy„ lp¡e A¡ fus¡ lz„ L$pd L$fui.'

k|e® _pd_p _hp qX$f¡¼V$f_u raëd Myiu_u hps L$fsp„ afv$u_ DÐkpldp„ Aphu Åe R>¡. qaëddp„ s¡_u rlfp¡B_ L$fu_p L$`|f R>¡. L$fu_p_u hps L$fsp„ afv$u_ L$l¡ R>¡, "s¡ blz S> ky„v$f R>¡ A_¡ s¡_u kp\¡ L$pd L$fhp_u `Z dÅ Aph¡ R>¡. Ad¡ OZu bpbsp¡dp„ kfMp„ R>uA¡. qaëd Adpfu ApSy>bpSy> S> af¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ Adpfu hÃQ¡ ApÐduesp \hu blz S>ê$fu lsu.'

Nep hj£ afv$u_ Mp__u L$p¡L¡$__p k¡h_ bv$g ^f`L$X$ \C lsu. A¡_u hps L$fsp„ S> s¡_p Ql¡fp `f\u lpõe EX$u Åe R>¡. "A¡hu OV$_p sdpfu ApMu tS>v$Nu bv$gu _pM¡ R>¡. sd_¡ tS>v$Nu_u, sdpfp Ly$Vy„$buAp¡_u qL„$ds kdÅe R>¡. lz„ A¡dp„\u l¡dM¡d blpf Apìep¡ s¡_p\u dpfu A¡L$ v$uL$fp sfuL¡$_u, kpdprS>L$ âpZu sfuL¡$_u A_¡ k¡rgrb°V$u sfuL¡$_u S>hpbv$pfu b_¡ R>¡. dpfp `qfhpf¡ d_¡ S>¡ k`p¡V®$ Apàep¡ s¡_u L$p¡C rL„$ds Ap„L$u iL$pe A¡d _\u. A¡ gp¡L$p¡ _ lp¡s sp¡ lz„ Ap OV$_pdp„\u ApV$gp¡ kl¡gpC\u blpf _ Apìep¡ lp¡s.'

"lz„ l„d¡ip S>hpbv$pf ìe[¼s füp¡ Ry>„.' afv$u_ ApNm L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfy„ Æh_ Myëgu qL$spb R>¡. dpfp Æh__p¡ A¡ A¡L$ S> Mfpb A_ych lsp¡. `Z lh¡ lz„ bv$gpep¡ Ry>„. dpfp¡ DÐ`pqsep¡ õhcph ky^ep£ R>¡.'

afv$u_ Ng®ä¡ÞX$ fylu_ S>eõhpg kp\¡ gÁ_ L$fhp rhQpf¡ R>¡? "_p f¡, lz„ AÐepf¡ sp¡ dpfu L¡$qfefdp„ BÞhp¡ëh Ry>„. lz„ gÁ__p¡ rhfp¡^u _\u. `p¡sp_p¡ `rfhpf lp¡e A¡ L$p¡_¡ _ Nd¡! `Z lz„ gÁ_Æh_dp„ `|fsy„ Ýep_ v¡$hp, gÁ_k„b„^_¡ ep¡Áe dp_ v¡$hp dpNy„ Ry>„.'