"Þeyep¡L®$ V$pBçk'dp„ A_¡ buÅ„ Ad¡qfL$_ AMbpfp¡dp„ ldZp„ A¡L$ M|__p¡ qL$õkp¡ QL$Qpf `pçep¡ R>¡. Ad¡qfL$p_u kd©rÙ_p¡ gpc g¡hp W¡$f W¡$f\u X$p¡¼V$fp¡ A_¡ BS>_¡fp¡ Åe R>¡. L¡$V$gpL$ âp¡a¡i_ëk kd©rÙ_¡ `Qphu iL$sp _\u. eyr_hrk®V$u Ap¡a L¡$rgap¡r_®ep A¡ÞX$ gp¡k A¡ÞS>gkdp„ âp¡. rhS>e Nyàsp bpep¡d¡qX$L$g A¡[ÞS>r_eqf„N Mpsp_p hX$p R>¡. s¡dZ¡ X$p¡. v$u[às _pd_u ky„v$f X$p¡¼V$f kp\¡ gÁ_ L$ep¯ lsp„. `p„Qkps hj®_p gÁ_Æh_ `R>u b„_¡ hÃQ¡ L„$L$pk \hp dp„X$ép¡. X$p¡. v$u[às Ofblpf h^y fl¡su. L$l¡su L¡$ ìehkpe_¡ L$pfZ¡ Apd L$fhy„ `X¡$ R>¡. lL$uL$sdp„ s¡_¡ s¡_p kp\uv$pf X$p¡. L¡$rh_ `p¡g A¡ÞX$fk_ kp\¡ "â¡d' \C Nep¡ lsp¡. X$p¡. v$u[às Ðepf¡ 30 hj®_p„ lsp„. b„_¡ â¡duAp¡ bpmL$p¡_p fp¡Np¡_p„ r_óZps lsp„. X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk_ `fZ¡gp¡ lsp¡. s¡_u `Ð_u l¡BX$u \L$u kps hj®_u `yÓu `Z lsu. X$p¡. v$u[às_¡ bpmL$ Å¡Csy„ lsy„.

Ap bpSy> âp¡a¡kf Nyàsp \L$u v$u[às_¡ bpmL$ \sy„ _lp¡sy„. L$v$pQ s¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ b„_¡ hÃQ¡ rhMhpv$ \ep¡ lp¡e A_¡ v$u[às s¡_p Ad¡qfL$_ X$p¡¼V$f kp\uv$pf_u r_L$V$ Aphu lp¡e. Äepf¡ X$p¡. v$u[às_y„ M|_ \ey„ A_¡ s¡ dpV¡$ s¡_p â¡du X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk_ D`f M|__p¡ iL$ Apìep¡ A_¡ X$p¡¼V$f `L$X$pep¡ Ðepf¡ gp¡k A¡ÞS>gk_u L$p¡V®$dp„ ApMp¡ â¡dqL$õkp¡ A_¡ Ad¡qfL$_ Æh__u hpõsrhL$sp blpf Aphu. X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk__u `Ð_u l¡BX$uA¡ s¡_p `rs A_¡ X$p¡. v$u[às_p k„b„^p¡_p„ "L$bpV$dp„\u OZp„ lpX$t`S>f' L$pY$ép„ s¡ ÅZhp S>¡hp„ R>¡.

l¡BX$u L$l¡ R>¡ A_¡ X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk_ `Z L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ X$p¡. v$u[às "A¡N°¡rkh rkX$¼V²¡$k' lsu. Ap Ad¡qfL$_ `qfcpjp R>¡. X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk_ ÅZ¡ R>V$L$u S>hp dpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ `p¡s¡ X$p¡. v$u[às_¡ ggQphu _lp¡su. X$p¡. v$u[às `p¡s¡ S> M|b Ap¾$dL$ â¡rdL$p lsu. `yfyj_p¡ "riL$pf' L$fhpdp„ Dõspv$ lsu. `p¡sp_„y gÁ_Æh_ cp„Áey„ A¡V$g¡ buÅ_p gÁ_ cp„Nhp_y„ s¡ ÅÎe¡AÅÎe¡ L$pd L$fsu lsu. cpfsue L¡$ L$p¡C kdpS>_p¡ Ap v$õs|f R>¡. A¡L$ v$pT¡gy„ kh®_¡ v$TpX¡$ R>¡, s¡hy„ Ap`Z¡ Ðep„e d_pe R>¡.

X$p¡. v$u[às A_¡ âp¡. rhS>e Nyàsp_¡ v$f¡L$ fus¡ kyMu lsp. b„_¡_u dmu_¡ A¡L$ drl_p_u AphL$ A¡V$gu lsu L¡$ cpfs_p L$p¡C X$p¡¼V$f_u b¡ hj®_u AphL$ lp¡e, `Z Ap kd©rÙ s¡d_¡ v$p„`ÐekyM Ap`u iL$u _\u.

X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk__u `Ð_uA¡ Qp¢L$ph_pfu hpsp¡ L$fu R>¡. ""rhS>e Nyàsp s¡_u `Ð_u_u Ap rkX$¼i_ L$fhp_u (rkX$¼i_ A¡V$g¡ L$p¡C_¡ gpgQdp„ g`¡V$hy„) V¡$h\u L„$V$pmu Nep¡ lsp¡. s¡ dpfp `rs D`f s¡_u `Ð_u_¡ X$ç` L$fsp¡ lsp¡.'' A\p®s¹ rhS>e Nyàsp ÅZu Å¡C_¡ s¡_u `Ð_u_¡ X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk__p â¡ddp„ ^L¡$gsp¡ lsp¡!

lÆ sp¡ b¡ hj® `l¡gp„ b„_¡ X$p¡¼V$fp¡ dþep„. X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk_ A_¡ X$p¡. v$u[àsA¡ dmu_¡ Å¡BÞV$ `¡[¼V$k iê$ L$fhu lsu. A¡ Å¡BÞV$ â¡[¼V$k dpV¡$ âp¡. Nyàsp `p¡s¡ S> h^y Apsyf lsp¡. Ap Å¡BÞV$ â¡[¼V$k_u hpV$pOpV$ X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk__¡ Of¡ Qpgsu lsu. X$p¡¼V$f A¡ÞX$fk__u `Ð_u s¡ hpV$pOpV$p¡ hMs¡ lpS>f lsu.

Ad¡qfL$_ ÷uAp¡ õ`ô$h¼sp lp¡e R>¡. l¡BX$u Apfp¡` d|L$sp„ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡Z¡ NyàspÆ_u lpS>fudp„ S> L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ Ap b„_¡ hÃQ¡ fp¡d¡[ÞV$L$ k„b„^ R>¡. b„_¡ Å¡BÞV$ â¡[¼V$k iê$ L$fi¡ sp¡ b„_¡_p„ Of cp„Ni¡. Ðepf¡ âp¡. NyàspA¡ bQph L$ep£ lp¡hp_y„ d_pe R>¡ L¡$, "Adpfp cpfsue gÁ_Æh__p hapv$pfu_p kp¡N„v$ A[Á__u kpnuA¡ g¡hpe R>¡. s¡\u dpfu `Ð_u D`f d_¡ k„`|Z® rhðpk R>¡.'

l¡BX$u A¡ÞX$fk_¡ sp¡ A¡V$g¡ ky^u L$p¡V®$dp„ L$üy„ L¡$, "âp¡. Nyàsp AÐepf¡ L$p¡V®$dp„ s¡_p D`f ÓpV$L$ L$fu_¡ S|>_u hpsp¡ lz„ _ DM¡my„ s¡hu ^dL$u Ap`¡ R>¡... `f„sy lz„ L$l¡hp dpNy„ Ry>„ L¡$ dpfp `rs_¡ Ap â¡ddp„ M¢Q_pfu X$p¡. v$u[às S> lsu. A_¡ s¡_¡ ^L¡$g_pf s¡_p¡ `rs lsp¡.' b„_¡_y„ Ap cpfsue gÁ_Æh_ _p¡d®g v¡$Mpsy„ lsy„, `Z L$p¡C_y„ `Z gÁ_ blpf\u kpfy„ v¡$Mpsy„ lp¡e `Z KX¡$ S>sp„ 50\u 60 V$L$p gp¡L$p¡dp gÁ_Æh_dp„ ¼ep„L$ g|Zp¡ gpÁep¡ lp¡e R>¡. X$p¡. v$u[às A_¡ âp¡. Nyàsp_p¡ k„b„^ blpf\u L$p¡C Sy>A¡ sp¡ s¡d_u NZ_p "b¡õV$ L$`g'dp„ \C iL¡$.

X$p¡. v$u[às_¡ bpmL$ Å¡Csy„ lsy„. 1996dp„ bpmL$ d¡mhhp OZp âepk L$ep®. ApqV®$qaíeg B_k¡rd_¡i_ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ hue®v$p_ Üpfp bpmL$ `¡v$p L$fhp_u ep¡S>_p L$fu. X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk__u `p¡sp_u `Ð_uA¡ S> L$p¡V®$dp„ buÅ¡ A¡L$ Qp¢L$ph_pfp¡ Apfp¡` d|L$sp„ L$üy„ L¡$, Äepf¡ hue®v$p_ Üpfp L©$rÓd Ncp®^p__u hps Aphu Ðepf¡ âp¡. NyàspA¡ `Ð_u_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ L©$rÓd _l] `Z _¡Qfg fõs¡\u Nc®hsu \p. Ap_p¡ iy„ A\® L$fhp¡? X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk__u `Ð_u L$p¡V®$dp„ L$l¡hp dpNsu lsu L¡$ Å¡ X$p¡. v$u[às_¡ X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk_ kp\¡ â¡d lp¡e sp¡ s¡_p\u S> Nc®hsu \p _¡? Aphu dpÞesp X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk__u `Ð_u ^fph¡ R>¡. s¡ L$v$pQ Ad¡qfL$_ Y$b_p¡ bQph lp¡e.

eyr_hrk®V$udp„ Åk|k fpMu_¡ l¡BX$u A¡ÞX$fk_¡ ÅÎey„ L¡$ âp¡. Nyàsp `Z gÁ_Æh_dp„ A¡L$ A¡åeyqTh `qs lsp¡. Mfpb hs®_ L$f_pfp¡ `rs lsp¡. L$v$pQ A¡V$g¡ S> X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk_ kp\¡ "â¡d' \ep¡ li¡. Al] Ap g¡M gMsp„ gMsp„ "â¡d' iåv$ hp`fhp¡ s¡ â¡d iåv$_y„ A`dp_ gpN¡ R>¡. ÅZ¡ â¡d_p M¡g M¡gpC füp lsp.

v$u[às `pk¡ drk®qX$k NpX$u lsu... X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk_ `pk¡ `Z dp¢Opdp„ dp¢Ou NpX$u lsu. Äepf¡ X$p¡. A¡ÞX$fk__¡ Mbf `X$u L¡$ s¡_p \L$u v$u[às Nc®hsu \C R>¡ A_¡ Å¡ s¡_¡ bpmL$ `¡v$p \i¡ sp¡ bpmL$ A_¡ X$p¡. v$u[às b„_¡_¡ `pmhp„ `X$i¡. X$p¡¼V$f A¡ÞX$fk__¡ "â¡du' L¡$d L$l¡hpe? s¡ sp¡ L$v$pQ dpÓ ^_â¡du lsp¡. s¡ X$fu Nep¡ L¡$ v$u[às_p `¡V$dp„ sp¡ `yÓ_p¡ Nc® R>¡. s¡_¡ cZphhp_p¡ M|b MQ® Aphi¡. `p¡guk_p dp_hp âdpZ¡ A¡V$g¡ v$u[às_¡ gC_¡ afhp gC S>hp_¡ blp_¡ "A¡ÞS>ëk _¡i_g ap¡f¡õV'$dp„ gC Nep¡. kp\¡ s¡Z¡ v$p¡fXy„$ gu^y„. v$uhpkmu gu^u. s¡_¡ Nm¡ V|„$`p¡ v$C_¡ dpfu _pMu_¡ `R>u `¡V²$p¡g\u kmNphu v¡$hp_u ep¡S>_p lsu. A¡ hMs¡ s¡ k¡ÞV$ ëeyL$ d¡qX$L$g k¡ÞV$fdp„ L$pd L$fsp¡ lsp¡. X$p¡¼V$f¡ v$u[às_u drk®qX$k NpX$u_¡ A¡L$ V¡$L$fu D`f\u ^L¡$gu_¡ a¢L$u v$u^u. A¡L$ S>Z Ap Å¡C Nep¡.

Ap X$p¡¼V$f A¡ÞX$fk_ Ad¡qfL$p_u lp¡hpX®$ eyr_hrk®V$udp„ d¡qX$L$g qX$N°u gC_¡ X$p¡¼V$f \ep¡ lsp¡. l¡BX$u_¡ s¡_p `rs A¡ÞX$fk_ D`f cpfp¡cpf rsfõL$pf R>¡. `Z s¡_p¡ bQph L$fhp dpN¡ R>¡ S>¡\u s¡_u `Ð_u b_u fl¡. L$v$pQ s¡_¡ A¡d li¡ L¡$ Å¡ `rs_¡ ApÆh_ L¡$v$ L¡$ ap„ku \pe sp¡ `rs_u rdgL$s cp¡Nhhp dm¡?

Ad¡qfL$p_y„ Ap L$ëQf R>¡. Al] "â¡d'_u hpsp¡ kp¥\u h^y \pe R>¡, `Z ApMf¡ sp¡ `¥kp¡ kp¥_¡ d_ Ar^L$ dlÒh_p¡ R>¡.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?