ApS>¡ L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ L¡$d Ap`Zp lp¥\u dp¡V$p sl¡hpf qv$hpmu_u buÅ sl¡hpfp¡ lpe£ kfMpdZu L$fhp_y„ d_ \pe R>¡ A_¡ b¡ OX$u rhQpf Aphu Åe R>¡ L¡$ Ap qv$hpmu cpf¡ ¾y$f R>¡ lp¢ bp`ëep? L$pfZ, Ap A¡L$ S> A¡hp¡ sl¡hpf R>¡ S>¡dp„ dpZk `p¡sp_u Ås_¡ kss buÅ lpf¡ "L„$`¡f' L$fsp¡ Åe R>¡. qv$hpmu A¡L$ S> A¡hp¡ sl¡hpf R>¡ L¡$ S>¡dp„ sdpfy„ kp¡rieg õV¡$V$k R>sy„ \C Åe R>¡. bpL$u buÅ sl¡hpfp¡dp„ A¡hy„ S>fpe _l] lp¢!

Ap _hfpÓu_u S> hps ëep¡. cg¡ Ap`Z¡ 500 L¡$ 1000_u qV$qL$V$ gC_¡ `pV$}-àgp¡V$_p Nfbpdp„ dlpghp _p¡ Åsp„ lp¡CA¡, cg¡ Ap`Zu hlz-v$uL$fuAp¡ lÅf-b¡ lÅf_p„ QrZep-Qp¡mu `l¡fu_¡ dlpgsu _p¡ lp¡e A_¡ cg¡ Ap`Z¡ Ap`Zp Npddp„, dlp¡ëgpdp„ L¡$ kp¡kpeV$u_p L$p¡d_ àgp¡V$dp„ ku^p¡kpv$p¡ kpX$gp¡ L¡$ `„Åbu X²¡$k `¡'fu_¡ Vy$-B_-h_ `f hpNsu L¡$k¡V$_p spg¡ Nfbp Npsp„ lp¡CA¡ `Z Ap`Z_¡ b¡ OX$ue¡ A¡hp¡ rhQpf _p¡ Aph¡ L¡$, ""W$uL$ dpfp cpC, Adpfp„ _p¡fsp„ sdpfp„ S>¡hp„ _„C.'' Ap`Z¡ sp¡ spmuAp¡_p spg¡ T|duA¡ _¡ O|duA¡ AV$g¡ ê„$h¡ê„$h¡ \_N_pV$ ìep`u Åe! `R>u õV$uqfep¡ kpDÞX$ L¡$ apëNy_u `pW$L$ lp¡e sp¡e iy„ _¡ _ lp¡e sp¡e iy„?

A¡hy„ S> DsfpeZ_y„. Mphpdp„ iy„? sp¡ L¡$ sg`p`X$u _¡ sg_u gpXy$X$u. S>dhpdp„ iy„? sp¡ L¡$ Ap Kr^ey„ _¡ S>g¡bu. A_¡ Ce¡ lp¡e sp¡ W$uL$, _¡ _ lp¡e sp¡e W$uL$. `s„Np¡ QNphhp ^pb¡ QX$ép _¡ b¡-`p„Q L$pàep, b¡-`p„Q L$`pC Áep A¡_u S> dÅ.

Nfub Of_p„ R>p¡L$fp„_¡ cg¡ `s„N Mfuv$hp_p TpTp `¥kp _p¡ dm¡, `Z A¡V$gu b^u `s„Ny„ L$`pC L$`pC_¡ Aphsu lp¡e L¡$ L$gpL$ v$p¡X$pv$p¡X$u L$fu lp¡e sp¡ ApMp¡ qv$' QNphpe A¡V$gu `s„Ny„ `L$X$u g¡hpe! A_¡ L$p¡C A¡d \p¡Xy„$ S> L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ g¡, Ap sp¡ `L$X¡$gu `s„Ny„ QNph¡ R>¡? L$pfZ, `L$X¡$gu `s„Np¡ sp¡ NpX$uAp¡hpmp _¡ b„Ngphpmpe QNph¡ R>¡!

lp¡mu-^ym¡V$u sp¡ R>¡ S> dõsu_p sl¡hpf. L$p¡C qv$' A¡hy„ lp„cþey„ L¡$, ""cpC, sdpfu lp¡mu sp¡ bh dp¡V$u _¡ Adpfu sp¡ W$uL$, dpfp cpC?'' L$pfZ lp¡mu AV$g¡ lp¡mu. A¡dp„ _p_u iy„ _¡ dp¡V$u iy„? A_¡ ^ym¡V$udp„ Äep„ A¡L$buÅ_¡ f„Nhp _uL$þep `R>u Nfub iy„ _¡ sh„Nf iy„? l„^pe_u "f„NpC' \C S> Åhp_u!

flu hps cp„N_u sp¡ C L$p„C sh„Nf_p¡ CÅfp¡ Ap¡R>p¡ R>¡? dpfhpX$uAp¡_¡ lp¡mu L$fsp„ Sy>hp¡ sp¡ ldÅe L¡$ L¡$V$gp¡ lfM_p¡ sl¡hpf R>¡. NpdX¡$ lp¡mu L$fhp Åsp¡ dpfhpX$u NpÏ„ Npsp¡ Åe A_¡ Q„N (X$agu S>¡hy„ spghpÛ) hNpX$sp¡ Åe. `„v$f-`„v$f qv$' gNu sp¡ A¡_p„ L$`X$p„ `f_p¡ Nygpbu f„N _p¡ Åe!

f\epÓp_¡ qv$hk¡ Äepf¡ L©$óZ, bgfpd _¡ kycÖp f\dp„ b¡ku_¡ _uL$þep„ lp¡e, ApNm`pR>m AMpX$pAp¡_p M¡g lpgsp lp¡e A_¡ ApM¡ fõs¡ l¥e¡l¥ey„ v$bpe A¡hu cuX$ Ådu lp¡e C f\epÓp_p„ v$i®_ L$fhp sd¡ dpfyrs gC_¡ Åh L¡$ dp¡`¡X$ gC_¡, iy„ a¡f `X¡$ R>¡? A_¡ bpa¡gp dN _¡ `„S>fu_p¡ `fkpv$ Ap¡ëep¡ i¡qW$ep_¡ Å¡C_¡ b¡ hpf \p¡X$p¡ Ap`¡ R>¡? A¡ sp¡ sd¡ dpNp¡ A¡V$gu hpf Ap`¡! L©$óZ-bgfpd-kycÖp_u _S>fdp„ iy„ i¡qW$ep, iy„ h¡qW$ep... l„^pe kfMp!

NZ¡ip¡Ðkhdp„ sp¡ gNcN ApM¡ApMp kph®S>r_L$ sl¡hpf S>¡hy„ S> R>¡. Ofdp„ NZ`rs b¡kpX$p¡ sp¡ A¡dp„ L$p„C TpTp ccL$p L$fhp_p _ lp¡e. A_¡ Ål¡fdp„ S>¡ NZ`rs b¡kpX$ép lp¡e s¡ sp¡ klzL$p¡C_p apmp\u S> b_¡. NZ`rsrhkS>®__¡ qv$hk¡ N„Åhf L$v$_p NZ`rsAp¡_u khpfu _uL$m¡ s¡ Å¡hp dpV¡$ L$uqX$epfp_u S>¡d dpZk Ecfpe. lp, Å¡L¡$ L$p¡[ç`qV$i_ Mfu, `Z A¡V$gu S> L¡$ Adpfp A¡qfep_p NZ`rs sdpfp A¡qfep_p NZ`rs L$fsp„ KQp (L¡$ cìe). bpL$u v$p_`¡V$udp„ `p„Qkp¡-`p„Qkp¡_u _p¡Vy„$ _p¡ _pMp¡ sp¡ sd¡ L„$C L$p¡X$u_p _p¡ \C Åh.

lp, v$i¡fpdp„ hpl__u `|Å \pe A¡V$g¡ b¡ OX$u A¡hy„ gpN¡ L¡$ cpC Ap`Z¡ sp¡ õL|$V$fhpmp _¡ Ap¡ëep sp¡ L$pfhpmp. `Z A¡ sp¡ khpf_p Qp„v$gp L$fu_¡ lpfsp¡fp L$fsp„ lp¡CA¡ A¡V$gu hpf. bpL$u Mphp_p sp¡ b„_¡_¡ apaX$p-S>g¡bu S> _¡? A_¡ kp„S> `X¡$ fphZv$l_ Å¡hp _uL$þep lp¡CA¡ sp¡ kpW$-kpW$ awV$_p„ `|smp„ kpd¡ kp¥L$p¡C h¢rsep S> gpN¡.

L$l¡hp_y„ d|m A¡V$gy„ S> L¡$, sd¡ buÅ¡ L$p¡C `Z sl¡hpf ëep¡, A¡dp„ Of-Of_u L¡$ ìe[¼s-ìe[¼s_u kfMpdZu blz \psu _\u. `Z Ap qv$hpmu S> A¡L$ A¡hp¡ sl¡hpf R>¡ L¡$ X$Ng¡ _¡ `Ng¡ "L„$`¡qfT_y„' \pe.

""sd¡ L¡$V$gp qL$gp¡_p„ dqW$ep„ b_pehp„. Ad¡ sp¡ v$k qL$gp¡_p„ L$ep¯. Adpf¡ Ðep„ dl¡dp_ OZp Aph¡_¡?''

""sd¡ dlpbm¡ðf Áep'sp? Ad¡ sp¡ L$p¡X$pBL¡$_pg afu Apehp. Å¡hp S>¡hy„ R>¡ lp¢?''

""sd¡ Q|_p¡ L$fpehp¡? Ad¡ sp¡ Ap hMs¡ qX$õV¡$ç`f L$fphu _peMp¡!''

""lÆ sp¡ L¡$V$gu Mfuv$u L$fhp_u bpL$u R>¡, sd¡ L$p„C Mfuv$u L$fu L¡$ _„C?''

ApMp¡ qfhpS> S> A¡hp¡ L¡$ _hp hfk_¡ qv$hk¡ kp¥A¡ _hp„ L$`X$p„ `l¡fu_¡ _uL$mhp_y„. AV$g¡ S>¡_u `lp¢Q _ lp¡e Ce¡ spZus|„ku_¡ _hp„ L$`X$p„ kuhfph¡. R>p¡L$fp„h_¡ Of_u lpgs_u Mbf _ lp¡e AV$g¡ Æv$ L$f¡, ""d_¡ ÆÞk g¡hfphu Û¡, _hp„ b|V$ g¡hfphu Û¡!'' aV$pL$X$p sp¡ dp¢Op _¡ dp¢Op S> \psp Åe R>¡, R>sp„ R>p¡L$fp„_¡ fpÆ fpMhp g¡hp `X¡$.

A_¡ Ap DsfpeZ Ap¡R>u S> R>¡ L¡$ buÅ_p _p¡ awV¡$gp aV$pL$X$p Ap`Z¡ ap¡X$u iL$uA¡? blz blz sp¡ A¡d L$l¡hpe L¡$, ""Å¡ Ap¡ëep qv$gu`L$pL$p L$p¡qW$ey„ ap¡X¡$, Å S>gv$u Å, Å¡hp Å!''

aV$pL$X$p, L$p¡W$u, lhpC A_¡ spfpd„X$m. A¡L$ ap¡X¡$ _¡ buÅA¡ Å¡hp_y„. R>p¡L$fp„ sp¡ Å¡CÅ¡C_¡ lfMpe, `Z dpbp` d_dp„ ÅZ¡ L¡$ L¡$V$gu huk¡ kp¡ \pe R>¡. lh¡ sp¡ bp¡Zu d¡mh_pf hN®dp„e kfMpdZu \psu lp¡e R>¡. ""sdpfp cpC sp¡ V¡$rgap¡_ Mpspdp„ Mfp_¡, AV$g¡ bpfkp¡-`„v$fkp¡_u bp¡Zu sp¡ `p½$u lp¢?''

sd¡ kp¥ sp¡ Ap ^|rmep v¡$i_¡ R>p¡X$u_¡ L$QL$X$p_p v¡$idp„ hku Nep. iyc qv$hkp¡dp„ rlÞvy$ V¡$ç`gdp„ S>C_¡ kfk dÅ_p„ L$`X$p„ `l¡fu, kfk dÅ_u duW$pCAp¡ A_¡ kfk dÅ_p rdÓp¡ kp\¡ kfk dÅ_u qv$hpmu ES>hip¡. `Z Ap`Zp B[ÞX$epdp„ lÆe¡ gp¿Mp¡ _l] `Z L$fp¡X$p¡ A¡hp `qfhpfp¡ R>¡ S>¡_¡ Ap qv$hpmu_p sl¡hpfp¡dp„ `lp¢Q _ lp¡e sp¡ `Z M¢Qphy„ `X¡$ R>¡. b¡ OX$u A¡hp gp¡L$p¡_¡ epv$ L$fÅ¡ A_¡ `R>u gÿduÆ_p Apiuhp®v$ dpNÅ¡.

Ad¡ sp¡ Ap g¿ey„ A_¡ sd¡ hp„Qip¡ AV$g¡ A¡hy„ L$fip¡e Mfp. `Z Ap„ep„ sp¡ S>¡_u S>hpbv$pfu Nfubp¡_¡ epv$ L$fhp_u R>¡ Ce¡ c|gu Áep R>¡, AV$g¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

grgs gpX$_p qv$hpmu rhi¡_p Ap g¡Mp¡ `Z hp„Qp¡
Ap qv$hpmudp„ B[ÞX$ep_¡ "rdk' _p¡ L$fsp!
_h¡ _pL¡$ qv$hpmu
s_L$spfp A_¡ Qp„v$rgep

ANpD_p¡ grgs gpX$_p¡ `Ó
hs_dp„ qv$hpmu L$p¡Z L$f¡ R>¡?

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡