"rlÞvy$õsp_ V$pBçk'_p skhufL$pf âv$u` cpqV$ep, S>¡Ap¡ îu_Nf_p gpgQp¡L$_p bp¡çb^X$pL$pdp„ dpep® Nep R>¡. s¡d_u `Ð_u kyhZp®_¡ Äepf¡ Mbf Ap`hpdp„ Aphu L¡$ s¡d_p ap¡V$p¡N°paf-`rs îu_Nfdp„ d©Ðey `pçep R>¡ s¡ kp„cmu_¡ s¡d_u `Ð_u kyhZp® AhpL$ \C NC. s¡ _ fX$u. _ lpgu. _ Qpgu. âv$u`_p cpC _f¡i¡ qfqX$a.L$p¡d_¡ L$üy„, "kdpQpf kp„cmu_¡ kyhZp® [õ\f \C NC. A¡L$ iåv$e _ bp¡gu. Ad_¡ sp¡ X$f gpÁep¡. Adpf¡ s¡_¡ fX$phhu `X$u. s¡ õhuL$pfhp S> s¥epf _\u L¡$ âv$u` lh¡ Adpfu kp\¡ _\u.'

kyhZp® BÃR>¡ L¡$ L$p¡C A¡_¡ L$l¡ L¡$ âv$u`_p dep®_u Mbf kph Mp¡V$u R>¡. s¡ Ap kdpQpf_¡ dp_u S> _ iL$u. õhuL$pfu S> _ iL$u. s¡ L$p¡C QdÐL$pf \pe s¡ dpV¡$ âp\®_p L$f¡ R>¡. âv$u`_p„ buÅ„ Ly$Vy„$buS>_p¡ `Z Ap kdpQpf õhuL$pfu _lp¡sp„ i¼ep„.

âv$u`_p A¡L$ rdÓ¡ L$üy„, "by^hpf¡ khpf¡ âv$u` îu_Nf S>hp _uL$m¡gp¡. s¡ lp¡V¡$g b°p¡X$h¡dp„ Esf¡gp¡. A¡_¡ _ÆL$_u A¡L$ lp¡V¡$gdp„ Esfhy„ lsy„, Äep„ V$pBçk Ap¡a B[ÞX$epdp„ L$pd L$fsp¡ s¡_p¡ rdÓ Np¥sd tkl Esf¡gp¡ lsp¡. Mf¡Mf sp¡ s¡ Np¥sd_u lp¡V¡$g `f S>C füp¡ lsp¡ Äepf¡ Ap ågpõV$ \ep¡. S>¡dp„ s¡ `Z dfpep¡ A_¡ buÅ A_¡L$_p `Z Å_ Nep.'

_f¡i cpqV$ep L$l¡ R>¡, "âv$u`_u Ap¡qak¡\u Ad_¡ ap¡_ Apìep¡ A_¡ S>Zphhpdp„ Apìey„ L¡$ îu_Nfdp„ bp¡çb ågpõV$ \ep¡ R>¡, S>¡dp„ âv$u` N„cuf fus¡ Ohpep¡ R>¡. õhpcprhL$ R>¡ Ad¡ tQspdp„ `X$ép. `Z Ad¡ Aphy„ sp¡ _lp¡sy„ S> ^pey¯.'

s¡ `R>u afu ap¡_dp„ s¡d_¡ S>Zphpey„ L¡$ âv$u` Ap vy$r_epdp„ füp¡ _\u.

qv$ëlu_u A¡L$ L$p¡g¡S>dp„\u N°¡ÄeyA¡V$ \ep `R>u, Qpf hj® `l¡gp„ âv$u` rlÞvy$õsp_ V$pBçkdp„ Å¡X$pep¡ lsp¡. âv$u`_p¡ A¡L$ kp\u L$l¡ R>¡, "âv$u` blz S> DÐkplu A_¡ L$pd_¡ hapv$pf lsp¡. s¡Z¡ OZu OV$_pAp¡ A_¡ kdpQpf L$hf L$f¡gp„. ÅÞeyApfu, 1999dp„ sp¡ s¡Z¡ s¡_u skhufp¡_y„ âv$i®_ `Z Np¡W$h¡gy„. s¡_p„ R>p`p„A¡ S>¡ kpfpdp„ kpfu skhufp¡ R>p`u R>¡ s¡dp„ âv$u`_u skhufp¡e OZu R>¡. kyhZp® â¡k BÞap¡d£i_ åeyfp¡dp„ L$pd L$f¡ R>¡.

âv$u`_¡ Nphp_p¡e ip¡M lsp¡. s¡ qL$ip¡fLy$dpf_u kpfu _L$g L$fsp¡ lsp¡. "s¡ qaëdp¡_p¡ ip¡Mu_ lsp¡. Qy`L¡$ Qy`L¡$ Å¡C_¡ s¡Z¡ s¡_p v$uL$fp_y„ _pd `qfdg fpM¡gy„.' cpC _f¡i L$l¡ R>¡.

ApS>¡ âv$u`_p d©sv¡$l_¡ qv$ëlu gphhpdp„ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ âv$u`_p QplL$p¡_u A_¡ `ÓL$pfp¡_u rNv$} Ådu lsu. âv$u`_p¡ cpC L$l¡ R>¡, "Adpf¡ dS>b|s \hy„ `X$i¡. âv$u`_y„ dp¡s Adpf¡ dpV¡$ dp¡V$u Mp¡V$ R>¡, `Z kyhZp® A_¡ `qfdg Mpsf `Z Adpf¡ dS>b|s \hy„ `X$i¡. s¡d_p¡ sp¡ Ap L$`fp¡ L$pm R>¡.

cpqV$ep `p¡s¡ S> äÞV$`¡S> r`¼Qf b_u Nep

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?