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dpfu _S>f¡ vy$r_epdp„ Å¡ L$v$pQ L$p¡C klz\u h^y gpQpf dpZk lp¡e sp¡ A¡ v$uL$fu_¡ kpkqfe¡ hmphu fl¡gp¡ v$uL$fu_p¡ bp` R>¡.

Qp„v$ S>¡hp dyMX$phpmu, qv$g_p Vy$L$X$p S>¡hu v$uL$fu lSy> sp¡ L$mudp„\u awg b_¡ _ b_¡ Ðep„ sp¡ bp`¡ lksp dp¡Y¡$, _¡ fX$sp ùv$e¡ A¡_¡ `pfL$p Of_u ip¡cp b_hp dpV¡$, ÅZusp L¡$ rbgLy$g AÅÎep A¡hp dpZkp¡_p lp\dp„ kp¢`u v¡$hu `X¡$ R>¡.

d¢ `Z ApS>\u v$p¡Y$ hfk `l¡gp„ dpfu v$uL$fu "ê$dp'_p„ gÁ_ L$fu_¡ A¡_¡ kpkf¡ hmphu lsu.

A¡ hMs¡ d¢ dp\p `f_p¡ dp¡V$p¡ cpf Esfu Nep¡ lp¡e A¡hu r_fp„s sp¡ A_ychu S> lsu, `Z kp\p¡kp\ ÅZ¡ L$p¡CA¡ dpfp ùv$e `f khp dZ_p¡ cpf d|L$u v$u^p¡ lp¡e A¡hp¡ sfaX$pV$, A¡hu b¡Q¡_u `Z d¢ A_ychu lsu.

lz„ dl¡dp_p¡ A_¡ Å_¥epAp¡_u lpS>fudp„ fX$u `X$ép¡ lsp¡, `Z `R>u dpf¡ dpfp„ Ap„kyAp¡_¡ Mpmu_¡, Qp¡^pf Ap„kyA¡ fX$u fl¡gu dpfu `Ð_u _S>dp_¡ Q|` L$fhpdp„ gpNu S>hy„ `X$éy„ lsy„.

b^p„ hÃQ¡ _S>dp d_ d|L$u_¡ fX$u iL$su lsu, L$pfZ L¡$, A¡ "ê$dp'_u dp lsu, `Z lz„..., lz„ sp¡ qv$g Mp¡gu_¡ fX$ue iL$sp¡ _lp¡sp¡. L¡$d L¡$, lz„ sp¡ bp` lsp¡_¡, v$uL$fu_p¡ bp`!

v$uL$fu ê$dp_p ApNd_¡ Adpfp„ d__¡ Ap_„v$\u cfu v$u^p„ lsp„. epku_ A_¡ dp¡lku_, b¡ v$uL$fpAp¡_p S>Þd `R>u v$uL$fu ê$dp S>Þdu lsu.

Apd sp¡ dpfu dp iê$Aps\u S> L$l¡su fl¡su lsu L¡$, "v$uL$fp dpfp! v$uL$fuAp¡ sp¡ _kubv$pf_p Of¡ S> lp¡e.'

A_¡ Apd ê$dpA¡ d_¡ dp¡X¡$dp¡X¡$e _kubv$pf W¡$fìep¡ lsp¡. Å¡L¡$ `R>u\u d_¡ A¡ lL$uL$s_p¡ ¿epg Apìep¡ lsp¡ L¡$ _kubv$pf sp¡ Myv$ ê$dp lsu, A¡_p S>Þd `R>u dpfp h¡`pf-^„^pdp„ Mpõku A¡hu bfL$s \C NC lsu.

ê$dp _p_`Zdp„ Of-Of fdsu. _p_p„ _p_p„ hpkZp¡\u `p¡sp_y„ Agpevy„$ fkp¡Xy„$ kÅhsu. A¡ dpfp dpV¡$ `pZu_u Qp b_phsu, Ðepf¡ A¡_p\u Apk`pkdp„ OÏ„b^y„ Y$p¡mpsy„. _S>dp A¡_¡ Ofdp„ L$ÃQfOpZ L$fhp bv$g hY$su, Ðepf¡ lz„ ê$dp_p lp\_u b_¡gu S|>W$d|W$_u Qp V¡$k\u `usp¡.

A_¡ Ðepf¡ _S>dp R>ZL$p¡e L$fsu, "sd_¡ bp`-v$uL$fu_¡ buÅ¡ L$p¡C ^„^p¡ R>¡ L¡$ _rl ?!'

kp„cmu_¡ lz„ lksp¡. _S>dp_¡ L„$C L$l¡sp¡ _rl, `Z _S>dp_p R>ZL$p\u kl¡S> NcfpC Ne¡gu ê$dp_¡ bp\dp„ cfu_¡ d_dp„ S> bbX$sp¡, "Å cC Å! sy„ dp iy„ ÅZ¡ bp`-v$uL$fu_p â¡d_¡... ?!'

Apd sp¡ L$l¡hpe R>¡ _¡ L¡$ v$uL$fpAp¡ dphqX$ep lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ v$uL$fu bp`_¡ hlpgu lp¡e R>¡.

ê$dp d_¡ Mf¡Mf M|b S> hlpgu lsu. A_¡ hmu dpfu b¡V$u! `pR>u lsue `fpZ¡ hlpgu gpN¡ A¡hu.

A¡ õL|$g¡ S>su A_¡ õL|$gdp„ _põsp¡ hN¡f¡ dmsp¡ sp¡ A¡_p cpNdp„\u bQphu_¡ A¡ dpfp dpV¡$ \p¡X$p¡OZp¡ _põsp¡ Of¡ gC Aphsu. õL|$gdp„ A¡_¡ dmsp„ `„Qp¡s¡f-A¢ku tiNQZp_p v$pZpdp„\u Äepf¡ A¡ `p„Q-`Quk v$pZp `p¡sp_p äp¡L$_p V$Q|L$X$p rMõkpdp„ Of¡ gC Aphsu A_¡ dpfu kpd¡ ^fsu Ðepf¡ dpfp\u A¡_p L$`pm¡ A_¡ Npg¡ Y$Ngpb„^ Q|duAp¡ \C S>su.

_S>dp dp„N L$fsu L¡$, "sd¡ bp`-v$uL$fu tiNQZp MpAp¡ R>p¡ sp¡ d_¡ sp¡ \p¡X$p„ Ap`p¡...?'

"spfp\u _ Mhpe...!' ê$dp syfs S> S>hpb Ap`su, "spfp `¡V$dp„ vy$Mi¡!'

"s¡ sdpfp„ `¡V$dp„ _rl vy$M¡ ?' Nyõkp\u Ap„Mp¡ L$pY$sp„ _S>dp `|R>su, Ðepf¡ ê$dp syfs S> S>hpb Ap`su, "dpfp `¡V$dp„ vy$Mi¡ sp¡ lz„ õL|$g¡ _rl ÅJ, A_¡ `à`p_p `¡V$dp„ vy$Mi¡ sp¡ A¡e Ap¡qak¡ _rl Åe, `Z spfp `¡V$dp„ vy$Mi¡ sp¡ Of_y„ L$pd L$p¡Z L$fi¡?' L$lu_¡ A¡ dpfu kpd¡ Å¡sp„ Ap„M d]QL$pfsp„ `|R>su, "L¡$d? sdpfy„ iy„ L$l¡hy„ R>¡ `à`p...!'

"bfpbf R>¡ b¡V$p!' lz„ L$l¡sp¡ A_¡ _S>dp fukdp„ Ðep„\u Qpgu S>su. Ad_¡ bp`-v$uL$fu_¡ dÅ `X$u S>su.

ê$dp S>¡V$gu lpS>fS>hpbu _¡ lp¡riepf lsu, A¡V$gu S> `pR>u kdSy> `Z lsu.

fps_p lz„ Ap¡qak¡\u `pR>p¡ _ Aphy„ Ðep„ ky^u A¡ S>dsu _rl. lz„ A¡_¡ kdÅhhp_u L$p¡rii L$fsp¡, "ê$dp! dpf¡ L$pd lp¡e sp¡ Ap¡qak¡ dp¡Xy„$e \C Åe. sy„ dçdu _¡ cpCAp¡ kp\¡ S> S>du g¡su lp¡e sp¡...! sy„ L¡$d c|Mu fl¡ R>¡?'

"lz„ ¼ep„ c|Mu fly„ Ry>„, `à`p?' A¡ S>hpb Ap`su, "sd¡ Aphsp _\u Ðep„ ky^u d_¡ c|M S> _\u gpNsu_¡ ...!'

A_¡ lz„ L„$C bp¡gu iL$sp¡ _rl.

A¡L$hpf A¡hy„ b_¡gy„ L¡$, Ap¡qak¡\u lz„ Of¡ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ ê$dp_u Ap„Mp¡ k|S>¡gu lsu. d¢ A¡_¡ `|R¹>ey„„ lsy„, "iy„ \ey„ ê$dp... ? ApS>¡ sp¡ spfu Ap„Mp¡ k|Æ_¡ v$X$p S>¡hu \C NC R>¡ _¡? dçduA¡ s_¡ fX$phu R>¡ L¡$ iy„?'

"_p f¡ _p.' ê$dpA¡ L$l¡gy„, "A¡ sp¡ Ap„Mdp„ L$Qfp¡ `X$u Ne¡gp¡.'

A_¡ `R>u d_¡ ê$dp\u _p_p v$uL$fp qfT¹Ty `pk¡\u ÅZhp dm¡gy„ L¡$ ê$dp_¡ A¡_p bÞ_¡ dp¡V$p cpCAp¡A¡ ksphu lsu, fX$phu lsu.

buÅ qv$hk_u khpf¡ d¢ bÞ_¡ v$uL$fpAp¡_¡ Ap bv$g W$`L$p¡ Ap`hp dp„X¡$gp¡ sp¡ ê$dpA¡ d_¡ fp¡L$u gu^¡gp¡, "`à`p, `l¡gp„ d¢ S> Ap bÞ_¡_¡ ksph¡gp, A¡V$g¡ `R>u A¡ bÞ_¡ S>Zp d_¡ ksph¡ S> _¡!'

ê$dp `p¡sp_p cpCAp¡_p bQph dpV¡$ S|>Wy„$ bp¡gu flu R>¡ A¡ lz„ kdÆ S>sp¡. `Z `R>u ê$dp_¡ L„$C L$l¡sp¡ _rl. A¡_u Ap kdS>v$pfu\u lz„ Myi \sp¡.

`Z A¡ S>¡d S>¡d h^y _¡ h^y kdS>v$pf _¡ dp¡V$u \hp dp„X$u A¡d A¡d _S>dp A¡_¡ Of_p L$pdL$pS>dp„ gNphhp dp„X$u. A¡ õL|$g¡\u Aph¡ _¡ g¡k_ `sph¡ _ `sph¡ Ðep„ sp¡ _S>dp A¡_¡ fkp¡X$pdp„ L$pd kp¢`su.

d_¡ Ap Ndsy„ _rl. lz„ _S>dp_¡ V$L$p¡fsp¡, "ê$dp_¡ Of_p L$pdL$pS>dp„ _ OkX$. A¡_¡ r_fp„s¡ cZhp v¡$. A¡hy„ lp¡e sp¡ A¡L$ h^pfp_u L$pdhpmu fpMu g¡!'

"ê$dpA¡ b¡ L$pd iuM¡gp„ li¡ sp¡ A¡_¡ S> L$pddp„ gpNi¡.' _S>dp v$gug L$fsu, "A¡ L$pg dp¡V$u \C S>i¡...! `R>u A¡ kpkf¡ S>C_¡ L$fi¡ iy„?'

"A¡_u spf¡ tQsp L$fhp_u S>ê$f _\u.' lz„ L$l¡sp¡, "lz„ L$p„ sp¡ v$l¡S>dp„ ê$dp kp\¡ A¡_p kpkqfe¡ S>Ci, _¡ L$p„ sp¡ `R>u OfS>dpC S> ip¡^u gphui.'

"iy„ sd¡e s¡ kph a¢L$u v¡$hp S>¡hu hps L$fp¡ R>p¡?' _S>dp bp¡gsu.

"sp¡ sy„e iy„ kph _L$pdu hps L$f¡ R>¡?' lz„ R>„R>¡X$psp¡, "lSy> sp¡ ê$dp _p_u R>¡, A¡ dp¡V$u \pe Ðepf_u hps Ðepf¡...!'

`Z Ðepf¡ d_¡ Mbf _lp¡su L¡$ v$uL$fu_¡ dp¡V$u \sp„ hpf gpNsu _\u.

S>¡ ê$dp_¡ Y$]Ngu_u S>¡d dpfp Mp¡mpdp„ fdpX$u lsu, A¡_¡ `fu_u S>¡d Ofdp„ azv$L$su Å¡hp R>sp„ ÅZ¡ d_¡ dpfu Ap„M `f rhðpk b¡ksp¡ _lp¡sp¡. ÅZ¡ QdÐL$pf \ep¡ lsp¡. Åvy$ \ep¡ lsp¡. A¡ ¼epf¡ eyhp_ b_u NC A¡_u S> d_¡ Mbf _ `X$u. Ap„M_p `gL$pfpdp„ S> ÅZ¡ ê$dp R>p¡L$fudp„\u eyhsu b_u NC lsu.

A_¡ ...!

A_¡ `l¡gu hpf, lp, tS>v$Nudp„ `l¡gu hpf d_¡ ê$dp dpV¡$ tQsp ÅNu lsu. r_Mpgk qv$g¡ L$lz„ sp¡ d_¡ ApMue vy$r_ep_p `yfyjp¡ AQp_L$ fpnk S>¡hp cpkhp dp„X¡$gp. d_¡ buL$ gpNhp dp„X¡$gu. L$p¡C_u b|fu _S>f dpfu v$uL$fu `f `X$u S>i¡ sp¡?

A_¡ d¢ A¡_p dpV¡$ hf_u ip¡^ iê$ L$fu v$u^¡gu.

ê$dp dpV¡$ OZp„ kpfp„ kpfp„ dp„Np„ Aph¡gp„ A_¡ _kub_u hps sp¡ Sy>Ap¡ L¡$ R>¡ëg¡ S>¡ dp„Ny„ Apìey„ A¡_p dpV¡$ dpf¡ L$p¡C rhQpfhp_p¡ âï_ _lp¡sp¡ L¡$ "_p' `pX$hp_p¡ khpg _lp¡sp¡.

Adpfpdp„ L$pL$p-dpdp_p„ bpmL$p¡ hÃQ¡ gÁ_ \C iL¡$ R>¡, A_¡ Ap eyhp_, ê$dp_p dpdp_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ lsp¡. _S>dp_p dp¡V$p cpC_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ lsp¡, "_S>dpawC'_p¡ gpX$L$hpep¡ cÓuÅ¡ lsp¡. A¡ Adpfu `pk¡ _p_¡\u dp¡V$p¡ \ep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ Adpfu kpd¡ S> ER>ep£ lsp¡.

hfkp¡\u Ad¡ A¡L$buÅ_¡ M|b S> kpfu `¡W¡$ Ap¡mMsp„ lsp„.

A_¡ A¡V$g¡ d¢ dpfp kpmp_p A¡ v$uL$fp qfThp_ R>p¡V$pZu kp\¡ ê$dp_p„ gÁ_ L$fphu v$u^p„.

ê$dp AÐepf¡ A¡_p kpkf¡ kyMu R>¡.

kpkf¡\u A¡_p S>¡V$gp ap¡_ Of¡ A¡_u dçdu _S>dp_¡ _\u S>sp, A¡V$gp ap¡_ A¡ d_¡ Ap¡qak¡ L$f¡ R>¡. hmu A¡ S>, fpb¡sp dyS>b A¡ ap¡_ `f d_¡ MMX$ph¡ `Z R>¡. dpfu v$uL$fu _rl, `Z v$pv$u lp¡e A¡d d_¡ kgpl-k|Q_p¡ _¡ qiMpdZp¡e Ap`¡ R>¡. "srbes kpQhÅ¡.' "dp¡X¡$ ky^u L$pd _ L$fsp.' "hl¡gp Of¡ Qpëep S>Å¡.' "ågX$â¡if_u v$hp g¡hp_y„ c|gsp _rl.'

"lp b¡V$p, lp b¡V$p!' L$l¡sp„ lz„ A¡_u Aphu b^u hpsp¡ kp„cmy„ Ry>„ A_¡ `R>u A¡_¡ `|Ry>„ Ry>„ L¡$, "L„$C dp¡L$gphy„ ? L„$C Å¡CA¡...'

Ðepf¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ _p S> `pX¡$ R>¡, `R>u lz„ blz„ L$lz„, `|Ry>„ Ðepf¡ A¡ A¡V$gy„ S> L$l¡ R>¡, "kpfy„ Ðepf¡, \p¡X$p„ MdZ _¡ `psfp„ dp¡L$gÅ¡. sdpfp S>dpC_¡ M|b S> cph¡ R>¡.'

A_¡ Äepf¡ lz„ dpfp dpZk kp\¡ A¡_¡ Aphu hõsy dp¡L$gy„ Ðepf¡ A¡ dpfp dpZk_¡ Mpgu lp\¡ `pR>p¡ dp¡L$gsu _\u. A¡ dpfp dpZk_u kp\¡ `p¡s¡ b_ph¡gu L$p¡C _¡ L$p¡C hp_Nu dpfp dpV¡$ S>ê$f dp¡L$g¡ R>¡.

A_¡ A¡L$ hpf d¢ dp¡L$gph¡gp„ kafS>__u kpd¡ Äepf¡ A¡Z¡ d_¡ _põsp bp¡¼kdp„ tiNQZp dp¡L$g¡gp„ Ðepf¡ lz„ M|b S> fX¡$gp¡.

dpfu kpd¡ õL|$g¡\u tiNQZp gC Aphsu hfkp¡ `l¡gp„_u _p_L$X$u ê$dp sfhfu EW¡$gu A_¡ dpfp\u ÅÎe¡-AÅÎe¡ r_ðpk _MpC Ne¡gp¡, "d_¡ R>p¡X$u_¡ kpkqfe¡ L¡$d Qpgu NC, v$uL$fu...!'

Å¡L¡$, A¡dp„ rbQpfu A¡_u A¡L$gu_p¡e ¼ep„ hp„L$ R>¡ ? v$l¡S>dp„ lz„e s¡ A¡_u kp\¡ ¼ep„ S>C i¼ep¡ Ry>„?

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?