A¡L$ NyÎep AX$spguk\u dp„X$u_¡ A¡L$ NyÎep AÌ$ph__p v¡$ip¡dp„ hksp„ Adpfp„ hlpgp„ NyS>fpsu cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ MZMZsp ê$r`ep S>¡hp„ ê$X$p„ c|gL$p„h! A¡L$X$p hNf_p d]X$p S>¡hp Adpfp l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡_p sd_¡ b¡ lp\ Å¡X$u_¡ S>¡îuL©$óZ!

Ap`Z¡ NyS>fpsuAp¡ L¡$V$gp d_u-dpBÞX¡$X$ R>uA¡ A¡_u Mbf NyS>fpsdp„ fü¡ fü¡ Apd _\u `X$su. `Z Äepf¡ L$p¡C _p¡_-NyS>fpsu Ap`Z_¡ L$l¡ L¡$, ""bX¡$ AÆb lp¡ syd gp¡N? S>b v¡$Mp¡ sb `¥kp¢ L$u rN_su L$fs¡ fls¡ lp¡!'' Ðepf¡ Ap`Z_¡ \pe L¡$ hps sp¡ kpQu lp¢?

NyS>fpsudp„ k¢L$X$p¡ L$l¡hsp¡ li¡, `Z bp¡gQpgdp„ S>¡_p¡ kp¥\u h^y h`fpi \sp¡ lp¡e s¡hu L$l¡hsp¡ v¡$Musu fus¡ h¡`pfu R>p`hpmu S> R>¡. ApS>L$pg ApMp NyS>fpsdp„ kp¥\u h^pf¡ h`fpsp¡ ê$qY$âep¡N R>¡- L¡$V$gp V$L$p? ""dyif®a hpS>`¡eu Å¡X¡$ hpsQus L$fhp Aph¡ A¡dp„ Ap`Z¡ L¡$V$gp V$L$p?'' ""s_¡ fuV$pX$u b'h Ndsu lp¡e A¡dp„ dpf¡ L¡$V$gp V$L$p?'' ""spf¡ Np¢^u_Nfdp¢ dp¡V$p rdguõV$f_u Ap¡fMp¡Z lp¡e A¡dp¢ dpf¡ Q¡V$gp V$L$p?''

ApS>_u NyS>fpsu S>_f¡i__u Ap `pL$u Ap¡mMpZ R>¡- "dpf¡ L¡$V$gp V$L$p?' `f„sy Ap _hy„ _\u. NyS>fpsu hfkp¡\u bp¡gQpgdp„ h¡`pf_u cpjp hp`f¡ R>¡. ""A¡_¡ ApV$gp„ dp_-`p_ Ap`hp„ Ap`Z_¡ _ `p¡kpe.'' ÅZ¡ dp_-`p_ Ap`hp_p¡ Ap`Z¡ rbT_¡k L$fsp„ lp¡CA¡!'' sy„ hpshpsdp„ qfkpC Åe sp¡ L¡$d `fhX¡$?'' ÅZ¡ â¡rdL$p_¡ d_phhpdp„ Mp¡V$ S>su lp¡e!

`Z Ap`Z¡ klS>sp\u Aphu cpjp hp`fsp„ lp¡CA¡ R>uA¡. ""dp¡l_ sp¡ dpfp¡ kps Mp¡V$_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ R>¡.'' ""A¡d_p d_dp„ S>fpe Mp¡V$ _l] lp¢?'' ""Ad¡ bp¡gphuA¡ _¡ sd¡ _p¡ Aphp¡, sp¡ Adpf¡ A¡hp Mp¡V$_p ^„^p _\u L$fhp!'' Apdp„ dl¡dp_Nrs L$fhp_p¡ dp¡L$p¡ _ dm¡ A¡_¡ Mp¡V$_p¡ ^„^p¡ L$l¡hp_u hps R>¡.

_ap_p Mepg `Z Sy>v$p R>¡. ""Adpf¡ ApMp¡ ^fd^½$p¡ \ep¡ A¡ sp¡ _apdp„!'' L$l¡_pfp gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ A¡d `Z L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, ""Ap Q„vy$cpC kp\¡ k„b„^ fpMu_¡ Ap`Z¡ iy„ L$dpep?'' D`f\u L$l¡i¡, ""g¡hp_„y NpS>f, _¡ fl¡hp_y„ lpS>f!''

g¡hX$-v¡$hX$_u hps sp¡ hpf„hpf Aph¡. ""Adpf¡ Adpfp `X$p¡iu kp\¡ L„$C g¡hpv¡$hp _\u.'' ""Ap`Z¡ L„$C g¡hpv¡$hp rh_p `pfL$u `„Qpsdp„ iy„ L$pd `X$hy„?'' V|„$L$dp„ ipZp¡ NyS>fpsu kdS>¡ R>¡ L¡$ `pfL$p_¡ dv$v$ L$fhpdp„ L$p„ sp¡ L„$C "v¡$hp_y„' Aph¡ L$p„ sp¡ L„$C "g¡hp_y„' dm¡! A¡ fus¡ rlkpb `Z hpshpsdp„ Aph¡- ""A¡ rlkpb¡ Ap dpZk Mp¡V$p¡ _l].'' ""sy„ AÐepf¡ A¡d_y„ L$pd `sphu Ap`_¡, `R>u Ap`Z¡ A¡_p¡ rlkpb kdÆ gCiy„.'' Apdp„ `¥kp_u g¡hX$v¡$hX$ _ Aphsu lp¡e sp¡ `Z "rlkpb kdÆ g¡hp_p¡' lp¡e. L$pfZ L¡$ Äepf¡ dpZk_u NfS> `su Åe `R>u s¡_p¡ "rlkpb L$fu _pMhp_p¡ lp¡e' A¡V$g¡ L¡$ k„b„^p¡ `|fp L$fu _pMhp_p lp¡e!

"fpC_p cph fps¡ Nep' A¡hu A¡L$ S|>_u L$l¡hs R>¡. dsgb L¡$ A¡ sL$ sp¡ S>su flu. `Z ApS>L$pg NyS>fpsudp„ "cph' Mpõkp¡ Qpëep¡ R>¡. ""S>hp v¡$_¡, A¡ sp¡ blz cph Mpe R>¡.'' A¡V$g¡ L¡$ A¡ blz dp_ dpN¡ R>¡, A\hp Ap`Z_¡ A_yL|$m lp¡e A¡hu hps _\u L$fsp¡. ""lz„ sp¡ A¡_¡ cph S> _\u Ap`sp¡.'' ep_¡ A¡_¡ A¡V¡$ÞX$ _\u L$fsp¡, gp„bu hps _\u L$fsp¡, syÃR>L$pf`|h®L$ hsy¯ Ry>„.

L$p¡C dpZk ap¡_ `f dp„X$ dp„X$ dm¡ sp¡ dÅL$dp„ L$l¡hpe L¡$, ""iy„ R>¡, ApS>L$pg blz dp¢Op \C Nep R>p¡?'' hX$ugp¡ buÅ hX$ug_¡ dp_ Ap`hp dpV¡$ `l¡gp„ A¡hy„ bp¡gsp L¡$, ""sd¡ füp dp¢Op dpZk!'' ApS>¡ `Z Apd S> bp¡gpe R>¡, `Z S>¡hu `uW$ af¡ L¡$ sfs L$l¡i¡, ""ApS>L$pg A¡d_p¡ L$p¡C cph `Z _\u `|R>sy„!''

d|m h¡`pfu âÅ A¡V$g¡ vy$L$p__p iåv$p¡ `Z kpdpÞe hpsQusdp„ Aph¡. ""R>¡hV¡$ S>dpC ApNm _dsy„ Å¡Mhy„ `X$éy„.'' \p¡X$uL$ bp„^R>p¡X$ L$fhp_u hps lp¡e s¡dp„ `Z L$v$pQ hS>_ L$fu_¡ b„^pC Ne¡gp„ `p¡V$gp„_u bp„^R>p¡X$_p¡ k„v$c® li¡. A¡d sp¡ dpZk_y„ "hS>_ `X¡$ R>¡' A¡d L$l¡hpdp„ `Z ¼ep„L$ ÓpS>hp„_p¡ k„L¡$s Mfp¡. `Z Äepf¡ ""R>p`¡gp„ L$pV$gp„ S>¡hp _¡spAp¡'' A¡hp iåv$p¡ AMbpfp¡dp„ R>`pe Ðepf¡ Qp¡½$k hS>_ L$fhp_p„ L$pV$gp„_u kfMpdZu Aph¡ R>¡. A¡ S> fus¡ ""fsucpf a¡f _ `X¡$'', ""`pi¡fpdp„ `l¡gu `|Zu'' L¡$ ""v¡$X$L$p_u `p„Qi¡fu'' Ap b^p„ ÓpS>hp„ k„b„r^s ê$qY$âep¡Np¡ R>¡.

hprZepAp¡_p¡ NyS>fpsu cpjp D`f blz dp¡V$p¡ âcph li¡, L$pfZ L¡$ "QM`gb' A\p®s¹ "Qp¡Mp `pgu b¡' A¡d hprZep_p Qp¡`X$pdp„ gMpsy„ s¡ ApS>¡ g¡rMs NyS>fpsu cpjp_p¡ S|>_pdp„ S|>_p¡ âep¡N NZpe R>¡. hrZL$p¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ ""hprZep_y„ ìepS> A_¡ h^su L$Þep- L$p¡C_p¡ cfp¡kp¡ _l]'' A¡hu L$l¡hs Aphu li¡. _ftkl dl¡spA¡ `Z h¡`pfu cpjpdp„ Npey„ L¡$, ""dpfu lz„X$u õhuL$pfp¡ dlpfpS> f¡, ipdmp rNf^pfu...'' bp¡gQpgdp„ `Z Apìey„ L¡$, ""kp¡m Ap_p kpQu hps'', ""ApW$ Ap_u `pL$ Esf¡ A¡d gpN¡ R>¡'', ""A¡_u sp¡ `phgu QkL$u NC R>¡''.

S|>_p h¡`pfuAp¡_u hps R>p¡X$p¡, ApS>¡ `yõsL$p¡_p âL$piL$p¡ `Z Qp¡`X$uAp¡_¡ "dpg' S> L$l¡ R>¡. ""A¡ cpC, kyf¡ÞÖ_Nf_u gpBb°¡fu_p¡ dpg dp¡L$gu v$u^p¡?'' L$p¡C kfk `yõsL$ dpV¡$ L$l¡hpe L¡$, ""Ap sp¡ gNX$u ApBV$d R>¡!'' `„Qp„N Mp¡gu_¡ hp„Qp¡ sp¡ Äep¡rsju `Z h¡`pfu_u cpjp gM¡ R>¡- "d¡j fpri_u AphL$-ÅhL$', "hfk_y„ kfh¥ey„', "L$pdL$pS>dp„ s¡Æ fl¡'. `yõsL$_y„ rhh¡Q_ L$fsp„ rhÜp_îu gM¡ R>¡, ""kbm L$\phõsy A¡ Ap `yõsL$_y„ S>dp `pky„ R>¡!''

ApMu `p¡mdp„ A¡L$pv$ d„v$byrÙ bpbpcpC sp¡ lp¡e S>. A¡_¡ "_yL$kp_u ApBV$d' L$l¡hpe! Nd¡ s¡d L$fu_¡ L$pd `sphhp_y„ lp¡e sp¡ L$l¡i¡, ""Y$L¡$g `„Qp v$p¡Y$kp¡!'' h¡`pfuAp¡ cg¡ hV$ph L$p`u_¡ fL$d `pR>u Ap`sp li¡, `Z ApS>_p S>dp_pdp„ L$p¡C dp¡V$p Ny„X$p A\hp fpS>L$pfZu_y„ "_pd hV$phu Mphy„' A¡ kpdpÞe hps \C NC R>¡.

NyS>fpsuAp¡ NZsfubpS> âÅ Mfu_¡, A¡V$g¡ NZsfu sp¡ hpshpsdp„ Aph¡. ""L$p¡C_u NZsfu kpQu `X¡''$, ""L$p¡C_u tS>v$Nu_p„ NrZs Mp¡V$p„ `X¡$''. fd¡icpC dyL¡$icpC_¡ L$l¡, ""sd¡ sp¡ NZÓudp„ S> _ Aphp¡.'' kpd¡ dyL¡$icpC L$l¡, ""lz„ sp¡ sd_¡ NZsp¡ S> _\u.'' blz S|>_u L$l¡hs R>¡ L¡$, ""cZ¡ s¡ NZ¡ A_¡ bp„Ýep¡ c|M¡ df¡.'' ApS>¡ k„õL©$s ÅZ_pfp gp¡L$p¡ "Ap„Nmu_¡ h¡Y¡$ NZpe A¡V$gp' S> flu Nep R>¡, `Z "`p„Qdp„ `yR>pe A¡hp' gp¡L$p¡ Npd¡Npd lpS>f R>¡. Apd \p¡X$u "c|gQ|L$ g¡huv¡$hu' NZp¡ sp¡ "kfhpm¡ b^y„ A¡L$_y„ A¡L$ S>' R>¡!

Ap`Zu S|>_u L$l¡hps R>¡ L¡$, ""_pZp„ hNf_p¡ _pr\ep¡ A_¡ _pZ¡ _p\pgpg' A¡V$g¡ S> ApS>¡ Äep„ Sy>Ap¡ Ðep„ "rMõkp„ Mpgu A_¡ ccL$p„ cpfu' R>¡!

gpM ê$r`ep A¡ NyS>fpsuAp¡_y„ õV$pÞX$X®$ R>¡. kpX$u g¡hp Ne¡gp„ b¥fp„Ap¡ L$l¡i¡, ""b¡ i¡gp„ gu^p„ R>¡ sp¡ A¡L$ kpëgp¡ `Z gC gp¡_¡? gpM c¡Np khp gpM!'' blz kpfp¡ dpZk lp¡e sp¡ s¡ "gpM ê$r`ep_y„ dpZk' L$l¡hpe, _l]sf "kph D^pf dpZk' L$l¡hpe. cgcgp dpZk_y„ A`dp_ L$fu_¡ sd¡ s¡_¡ "L$p¡X$u_p¡ L$fu _pMu' iL$p¡. `Z gpM ê$r`ep_u hps S> r_fpmu R>¡. ""Æhsp¡ lp\u gpM_p¡, d|Ap¡ sp¡ khp gpM_p¡'', ""bp„^u dyÌ$u gpM_u'', ""rlkpb L$p¡X$u_p¡ `Z brnk gpM_u''.

A¡d sp¡ L$pqW$ephpX$dp„ sd_¡ kp„cmhp dm¡ L¡$, ""b¡ bv$pd_p dpZl lpe£ TpTu gà`_R>à`_ _p¡ L$fhu. A¡dp„ Ap`Zu L$p„C h¡ëey _p¡ f¹e¡.'' h¡ëey sp¡ ApS>L$pg ApMp NyS>fps_p¡ râe iåv$ R>¡. `Z Adv$phpv$uAp¡ A¡ S> dsgb_p NyS>fpsu iåv$_¡ `Z kpfu fus¡ hp`fu ÅZ¡ R>¡. ""kpl¡b¡ sp¡ rNfuigpg_u qL„$ds L$fu _pMu!'' A¡V$g¡ L¡$ s¡_¡ s¡_u Ap¥L$ps bspX$u v$u^u.

Adv$phpv$uAp¡ A¡L$ buÅ¡ `Z Av¹$cys ê$qY$âep¡N hp`f¡ R>¡. ""hNf das_u dp\pL|$V$ _p L$f!'' das_u sp¡ kdÄep L¡$ ap¡NV$_u, A¡L$ `¥kp_u qL„$ds _ lp¡e s¡hu. `Z "hNf' das_u A¡V$g¡? rbTu Adv$phpv$uAp¡ dpV¡$ A¡hy„ `Z L$l¡hpe R>¡ L¡$, ""`pC_u `¡v$pi _l], _¡ OX$u_u _hfpi _l]!''

NyS>fpsuAp¡_u hpsdp„ fp¡L$X$p A_¡ ê$r`ep sp¡ Aph¡ S>. ""d¢ sp¡ fp¡L$Xy„$ S> `fMpìey„'' (sp¡R>X$p¡ S>hpb Apàep¡), ""bp¡gp¡, fp¡L$X$p ê$r`ep S>¡hu hps R>¡ _¡?'' (Qp¡¿Mu hps R>¡ _¡?), ""ldZp„ A¡ Mp¡V$p ê$r`ep_u S>¡d `pR>p¡ Aphi¡'' (L$pd L$ep® rh_p `pR>p¡ Aphi¡), ""Ap`Zp¡ êr`ep¡ S> Mp¡V$p¡ lp¡e Ðep„ iy„ \pe?'' (Ap`Zp dpZk_p¡ S> hp„L$ lp¡e Ðep„ iy„ \pe.)

ê$r`ep sp¡ W$uL$, Ap`Z_¡ `fQ|fZ `Z Å¡CA¡ S>. ""\p¡X$u `fQ|fZ hpsp¡ L$ep® `R>u s¡ dyØp D`f Apìep¡''. ""Al] ApV$gp b^p `fQ|fZ gp¡L$p¡_y„ iy„ L$pd R>¡?'' ApS>¡ äu R>uA¡ sp¡ \p¡X$p„ `fQ|fZ L$pdp¡ `sphu v$CA¡.''

ëep¡, ApV$gu b^u `¥kp_¡ gNsu hpsy„ L$fu, `Z Ap`Z¡ S> Ap`Zu NyS>fpsu dpV¡$ L$l¡hs b_ph¡gu C L$p„ c|gu Áep? ""iy„-ip„ `¥kp Qpf!'' W$uL$ dpfp cpC, Ap`Z¡ füp ipZp NyS>fpsu AV$g¡ bh Mp¡Vy„$ _p¡ gpN¡. Ap`Z¡ sp¡ A¡L$ S> hps ldÆ„ : ""gÿdu Qp„ëgp¡ L$fhp Aph¡ Ðepf¡ dp¢ ^p¡hp _p¡ Åhy„!''

iy„ qL$ep¡ R>p¡? ëep¡ Ðepf¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡