f¡Mp îp¡a

khpf_p _h, kpX$p _h hpÁep_p¡ kde.

bp Ðepf¡ fkp¡X$pdp„ Q|gp `f L$X$pC d|L$u ipL$ hOpfsp„ lp¡e.

fkp¡X$pdp„ X$p¡qL$ey„ L$fu lz„ b|d dpfy„, "bp!'

bp ipL$ hOpfsp„ \„cu Åe. KQy„ Å¡C d_¡ \p¡X$uL$ nZ Å¡ep L$f¡ _¡ `R>u sfs S> bp`y_¡ b|d `pX¡$, ""sd¡ bpmL$u_¡ blz QX$phu R>¡. ¼ep„ ky^u s¡ Apd fl¡i¡?''

Ap¡kfudp„ l]QL¡$ T|gsp bp`y L$l¡i¡,

""iy„ \ey„? iy„ sp¡ap_ L$ey¯? d_¡ sp¡ L$p„C Mbf _\u.''

""sd¡ S> Sy>Ap¡_¡, iy„ \ey„ R>¡ s¡!''

""Ap¡lp¡! A¡d hps R>¡!'' bp`y dpfu `pk¡ Aphu Ecp fl¡ _¡ Mp¡V$p¡ Nyõkp¡ bsphu d_¡ ^dL$ph¡, ""L¡$d bpmp, s_¡ L$p¡Z¡ fÅ Ap`u?''

""L$p¡CA¡ _l] bp`y! dp¡V$p cpC b¡W$p _¡ `R>u _p_p cpC_p¡ hpfp¡ Apìep¡. s¡ `R>u lz„ b¡ku NC. Np¡`pgcpC_¡ L$üy„, ""_p_p cpC _¡ dp¡V$p cpC S>¡hp S> V|„$L$p hpm L$p`Å¡ lp¢! bfpbf _l] L$p`p¡ sp¡ dpfp„ bp _¡ bp`y sd_¡ hY$i¡.''

dpfp gp„bp b¡ Qp¡V$gp L$p`u Apd bp¡eL$V$dp„ ê$`p„sf L$fhp bv$g bp Np¡`pgcpC_¡ hY¡$. A¡ v$f drl_¡ khpfdp„ Adpf¡ Ðep„ Aph¡. Ap¡kfu_¡ AX$u_¡ S>¡ gp„bp¡ Ap¡V$gp¡ lsp¡ Ðep„ b¡k¡. `l¡gp„ bp`y, `R>u dp¡V$p cpC _¡ `R>u _p_p cpC A¡d b^p_p¡ hpm L$`phhp_p¡ hpfp¡ Aphu Åe; `R>u lz„ Np¡`pgcpC_u kpd¡ b¡ku ÅJ.

bp`y_¡ dpfp V|„$L$p hpm Nd¡, `Z bp_¡ S>fpe `k„v$ _l]. bbX¡$, aaX¡$, Nyõk¡ \pe- lz„ L¡$hu R>p¡L$fp S>¡hu gpNy„ Ry>„, S>fpe¡ kpfu gpNsu _\u A¡d L$L$mpV$ L$f¡. `Z d_¡ bpA¡ ¼epf¡e, L$p¡C qv$hk dpey¯ _\u. dpf Mphp¡ A¡V$g¡ iy„ A¡ Ad_¡ `p„Q¡e cpCbl¡_p¡_¡ ¼epf¡e Mbf _lp¡su `X$u. Å¡L¡$ R>sp„e Ad¡ Apop„qL$s lsp„ s¡ Sy>v$u hps.

dpfp„ ÆL$pL$u NyS>fu Nep„ Ðepf¡ A¡d_p„ `p„Q k„sp_p¡_¡ bpA¡ `p„Mdp„ gC bp`y_¡ L$üy„, ""Ap bpmL$p¡_¡ lz„ kpQhui. sd¡ bp`yÆ_¡ (dpfp bp`y_p dp¡V$p cpC) L$lp¡ L¡$ bpmL$p¡_u tQsp _ L$f¡. Ðepf¡ bp_u Jdf dp„X$ kÑf-AY$pf hj®_u li¡. A¡L$ `yÓu A_¡ Qpf `yÓp¡_¡ s¡ qv$hk\u dpfp„ bpA¡ `p¡sp_p„ NZu DR>¡ep¯, cZpìep„ _¡ `fZpìep„.

s¡dp„_p ÓZ cpCAp¡ dp¡V$p \C _p¡L$fu L$fhp L$gL$Ñp Nep. Ðep„ L$p[ÞscpC_¡ àgyfku gpNy `X$ép¡. A¡ S>dp_pdp„, A¡V$g¡ L¡$ ApS>\u `Qpk-`„Qph_ hj® `l¡gp„, àgyfku_u L$p¡C AL$kuf v$hp _lp¡su. L$p[ÞscpC_¡ bpA¡ fpS>L$p¡V$ bp¡gphu gu^p. Ðepf¡ lz„ dp„X$ v$k¡L$ drl_p_u lp¡Ci. bpA¡ A¡d_u MX¡$ `N¡ QpL$fu L$fu.

Ðepf¡ b^p„ L$l¡sp„, ""S>epbl¡_, Ad¡ L$p[Þs_y„ Ýep_ fpMuA¡ R>uA¡. sdpfu bpmp lÆ blz _p_u R>¡, sd_¡ Q¡` gpNi¡ sp¡ bpmp_¡ `Z Q¡` gpNi¡. sd¡ bpmL$_p¡ sp¡ rhQpf L$fp¡!''

bp L$l¡sp„, ""Sy>Ap¡ cpC, L$p[Þs dpfp¡ S> `yÓ lp¡s sp¡ lz„ rhQpf L$fs? _¡ d¢ Äepf\u Ap cp„X$fy_¡ kpQhhp_u S>hpbv$pfu gu^u R>¡ Ðepf\u A¡ dpfp„ S> bpmL$p¡ R>¡, iy„ kdÄep?''

dpfp„ ÆL$pL$u NyS>fu Nep„ `R>u bp`yÆA¡ dNS>_y„ kdsp¡g`Ï„ Nydphu v$u^y„ lsy„. ÓZQpf drl_¡ A¡L$ hpf A¡d_y„ dNS> aV$L¡$. A¡ b|dbfpX$p `pX¡$, Qukp¡ `pX¡$, lp\dp„ S>¡ Apìey„ s¡ D`f_p Ap¡fX$pdp„\u _uQ¡ armepdp„ a¢L¡$, A¡ hMs¡ L$p¡C ìe[¼s kpd¡ Aph¡ sp¡ s¡_¡e dpf¡. bpfubpfZp„ `R>pX¡$, dpV$gp„ ap¡X$u _pM¡. Apd M|b Np„X$`Z h^u Åe Ðepf¡ L$pb|dp„ _ fl¡.

Ad_¡ bpfZp„ b„^ L$fu A„v$f_p Ap¡fX$pdp„ b¡ku fl¡hp_y„ bp`y L$l¡. _¡ `p¡s¡ bp`yÆ_¡ ip„s `pX$hp blpf _uL$m¡. `pR>m bp sp¡ lp¡e S>. bp`yÆ bp`y_¡ `L$X$u_¡ A¡d_¡e dpf¡, lp\¡, `N¡, Mcp `f bQL$p„ cf¡. `Z bp`y Nd¡ s¡d s¡d_¡ ip„s `pX¡$. v$hp Ap`¡. ip„s `pX¡$ A¡V$g¡ bp A¡d_¡ cphsu hp_Nu MhX$ph¡.

Ad¡ b„^bpfZ¡ aaX$sp Æh¡ b¡W$p„ lp¡CA¡. L$gpL¡$L$ Apd husu Åe `R>u bpfÏ„ MMX¡$. bpfÏ„ Mp¡gu Å¡CA¡ sp¡ bp`y gp¡lugylpZ lp¡e. Äep„ Äep„ Oph `X$ép lp¡e Ðep„ bp v$hp gNpX¡$. `pR>p ÓZQpf drl_p ip„rs\u `kpf \C Åe. A¡ ÓZQpf drl_p Ad¡ bpmL$p¡ bp`yÆ `pk¡ b¡ku Qp¡`pV$, BõV$p¡ hN¡f¡ fds fduA¡. bp`yÆ Ad_¡ hpsp®Ap¡ L$l¡. bp`yÆ `pk¡ ÅsÅs_p„ ApL$pf_p„ gpL$X$p_p„ gNcN v$p¡Y$kp¡ Qp¡L$W$p„ lsp„ s¡_p¡ dl¡g b_phuA¡, qL$ëgp¡ b_phuA¡ L¡$ ApMy„ il¡f Ecy„ L$fu v$CA¡. bp`yÆ Ad_¡ Qp¡L$W$p„ Np¡W$hhpdp„ `Z dv$v$ L$f¡. bp`yÆ\u X$fhp_y„ Ad_¡ bpA¡ ¼epf¡e iuMìey„ _lp¡sy„. bpmklS> Ly$s|lg\u ÆL$pL$u rhi¡ bp`yÆ_¡ L„$C `|R>u _ b¡kuA¡ A¡ S> k|Q_p Ad_¡ bp sfa\u dmsu.

lz„ gNcN bpf hj®_u lp¡Ci Ðepf_u hps. s¡ hMs¡ buÅ rhðeyÙ_¡ L$pfZ¡ L$X$L$ f¡i_ lsy„. il¡fdp„, S>¡d L¡$ dy„bC, L$gL$Ñp, qv$ëludp„, S>¡V$gy„ f¡i_- Mp„X$, Qp¡Mp, OJ, L¡$fp¡ku_- dmsy„ lsy„ s¡_p Qp¡\p cpN_y„ f¡i_ _p_p Npddp„ dmsy„ lsy„. s¡ D`fp„s fpÅ _¡ s¡_p â^p_ hufphpmp_p¡ `Z âÅ_¡ M|b Ópk h¡W$hp¡ `X$sp¡ lsp¡. Sy>gdu fpÅ _¡ s¡_p\u khpep Sy>gdu â^p__u kpd¡ Np„^ubp`yA¡ Ty„b¡i DW$phu lsu. dpfp bp`y Np„^uÆ_p A_yepeu lsp. hufphpmpA¡ cfukcp `f Op¡X$p v$p¡X$pìep, L$qX$epmu X$p„Np¡ h]Tu, `Z âÅA¡ _dsy„ Å¡¿ey„ _l].

s¡ hMs¡ dpfp bp`y kp\¡ Y¡$bfcpC, S>¡W$pgpg Å¡iu, L¡$hmfpd Å¡iu hN¡f¡ lsp.

A¡L$ fps¡ gNcN bpf hpÁe¡ Adpfp fõsp `f L$p¡gplg k„cmpep¡. D`f_p v$uhp_Mp_p_p„ bpfZp„ Mp¡gu dpfp„ bp _¡ bp`yA¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ gNcN `Qpk-kpW$ dpZkp¡_y„ V$p¡my„ lp\dp„ X$p„N, R>fp, ^pqfep„, Ly$lpX$p gC dp¡V¡$ dp¡V¡$\u b|dp¡ dpfsy„ lsy„. Adpfp gpL$X$p_p X¡$gp `f s¡Ap¡ Ap kp^_p¡\u âlpf L$fsp b|dp¡ `pX$sp lsp :

""hSy>cpC lpe lpe!''

""hSy>cpC lpe lpe!''

Ap AQp_L$ b|dbfpX$p\u Ad¡ b^p„ ÅNu Nep„. X¡$gp_u lpfdp„ S>dZu bpSy> b¡ dp¡V$p Ap¡fX$p lsp S>¡_¡ Ad¡ hMpf L$l¡sp„ lsp„. h^pfp_p¡ kpdp_, gpL$X$p„, L$p¡gkp hN¡f¡ Ðep„ cfhpdp„ Aphsy„ lsy„. dpfp bp`y _¡ bp v$pv$fp¡ Esfu hMpfdp„ Apìep„. hMpf_u apV$dp„\u Å¡ey„ sp¡ gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ap_ dQphu füp lsp _¡ X¡$gp¡ sp¡X$hp_p¡ âeÐ_ L$fsp lsp. Ad¡ Qpf¡ cpCbl¡_p¡ `Z bpbp`y_u `pR>m hMpfdp„ Apìep„ lsp„.

L$p_ apX$u _pM¡ s¡hp bfpX$p, ""hSy>cpC lpe lpe! hSy>cpC lpe lpe'' _¡ Ly$lpX$p, L$p¡v$pmu_p âlpf\u b^p„ NcfpC Nep„ lsp„. r_:i„L$ A¡ Ny„X$pAp¡ lsp- fpÅ_p fp¡L¡$gp.

hMpf_y„ bpfÏ„ Mp¡gu bp`yA¡ blpf Ap¡V$gp `f S>hp_p¡ âeÐ_ L$ep£.

dpfp„ bpA¡ s¡d_¡ fp¡L$u L$üy„, ""sd_¡ `N¡ gpNy„, sd¡ blpf _l] S>sp. Ap sp¡ap_u V$p¡my„ sd_¡ dpfu _pMi¡. T_|_¡ QX¡$gp V$p¡mp_p¡ cfp¡kp¡ _l].''

b|dpb|d _¡ sp¡ap_ h^sp„ Qpëep„. ldZp„ X¡$gp¡ s|V$u S>i¡ _¡ lzXy$Xy$ L$fsy„ V$p¡my„ A„v$f Aphu b^p„_¡ dpfu _pMi¡ A¡d gpNsy„ lsy„.

_¡ L$p¡C Sy>A¡, ÅZ¡, kdS>¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ dpfp„ bp hMpf_y„ bpfÏ„ Mp¡gu Ap¡V$gp `f Ecp„ füp„. bp`y_¡ L$l¡ : ""sd¡ bpfÏ„ b„^ L$fu v$p¡. dpfu tQsp _ L$fp¡.''

bp`y bpfÏ„ A^Mp¡gy„ fpMu Ðep„ S> Ecp füp. Ap¡V$gp `f bp`y_¡ Å¡hp_¡ bv$g¡ A¡L$ ÷u_¡ tldsc¡f Ecu fl¡gu Å¡C V$p¡my„ Mpdp¡i \C Ney„.

dpfp„ bpA¡ b|d dpfu L$üy„, ""bp¡gp¡, bp¡gp¡, lÆ h^pf¡ Å¡f\u bp¡gp¡. d_¡ Mbf _l] L¡$ sd_¡ b^p„_¡ `Z ApV$gy„ b^y„ vy$:M gpÁey„ R>¡. dpfp Sy>hp_Å¡^ v$uL$fp_¡ dfu Nep_¡ lÆ `„v$f S> qv$hk \ep R>¡. fX$p¡, fX$p¡, lÆ Å¡f\u fX$p¡. lz„ `Z kpv$ `yfphui. `Z sd¡ A¡_y„ _pd c|gu Nep R>p¡. A¡_y„ _pd kyf¡i lsy„.''

gpL$X$u, ^pqfep„, R>fp, Ly$lpX$p ^ud¡ ^ud¡ _uQp„ \C Nep„. DNpd¡gp lp\ gV$L$u füp. õdip_hs¹ ip„rs `\fpC NC. `Ngp„_p¡ `Z AhpS> _ \pe A¡hu fus¡ ^ud¡ ^ud¡ V$p¡my„ Ngudp„\u A×íe \C Ney„.

A^Mp¡gp bpfZpdp„ Ec¡gp bp`y _¡ Ad¡ Qpf cpCbl¡_p¡ õså^ b_u S>X$hs¹ Ecp„ füp„ lsp„. bpA¡ fX$sp„ fX$sp„ A„v$f Aphu ^ud¡\u bpfÏ„ b„^ L$fu v$u^y„.

Nd¡ s¡hp vy$:Mdp„e õhõ\ rQÑ¡ L$V$p¡L$V$u_p¡ kpd_p¡ L$fhp_p¡ `pW$ dpfp„ bpA¡ Ad_¡ Nm\|\udp„ S> ÅZ¡ r`hX$pìep¡ lsp¡.

bp`y kp\¡ Mc¡Mcp rdgphu bpA¡ gX$sdp„ `Z kp\ Apàep¡, S>¡gdp„ Nep„, Qp hNf Qpg¡ _l], b¡cp_ \C Åe sp¡e¡ dpau dpNu _l]; bl¡_p¡_u S>¡gdp„ b^p„_¡ MV$pfpdp„ b¡kpX$u Op¡X$p_p `¡X$p¡L$dp„ gC S>hp_u hps Aphu Ðepf¡ s¡_p¡ rhfp¡^ L$fu, bl¡_p¡_¡ kdÅhu Al] Ap S>¡gdp„ S> fluiy„ L$lu AX$^u fps¡ "B[ÞL$gpb rTÞv$pbpv$', "`¡X$p¡L$dp„ Ad¡ _l] S>CA¡, _l] S>CA¡'_p Å¡fÅ¡f\u _pfp gNphu c]s ApX¡$ Aph¡gu bpSy>_u cpCAp¡_u S>¡g ky^u AhpS> `lp¢QpX$ép¡ A_¡ S>¡ghpku bl¡_p¡_u fnp L$fu. S>¡gf_¡ _dsy„ Å¡Mhy„ `X$éy„.

OfAp„NZ¡ `Z ApX$p¡i`pX$p¡idp„ L$p¡C dp„vy„$ lp¡e L¡$ L$p„C `Z dyíL¡$gu lp¡e sp¡ bp Ðep„ dv$v$ dpV¡$ v$p¡X$u S>sp„. L$p¡C_¡ Ap„Mdp„ Tp¡L$p¡ gpÁep¡ lp¡e s¡ Dspfhp¡ lp¡e, `N dfX$pC Nep¡ lp¡e s¡ dV$pX$hp¡ lp¡e L¡$ `¡QyV$u Mku NC lp¡e sp¡ `¡V$_p¡ _¡ L$df_¡ vy$:Mphp¡ dV$pX$hp¡ lp¡e, L$p¡C_¡ kyMvy$:M_u hpsp¡ L$fhu lp¡e, l¥ep_p¡ cpf lmhp¡ L$fhp¡ lp¡e L¡$ kNpC-gN_ rhi¡ kgpl g¡hu lp¡e- dpfp„ bp `pk¡ v$p¡X$u Aphsp„.

`p¡sp_p râesd `rsA¡ `l¡gu L$dpZudp„\u Mfuv$u_¡ S>¡ `l¡gu kpX$u- kfk f¡idu, QdL$su _¡ byË$p„hpmu- Ap`u lsu s¡ Np„^uÆ_u "õhv¡$iu A`_php¡'_u Ty„b¡idp„ õhlõs¡ lp¡mudp„ `^fphu v¡$hp_u bpA¡ L$C fus¡ lpd cuX$u li¡?

f¡i__p gpg OJ, ÅX$p Qp¡Mp, Mp„X$ hNf_u Qp bpA¡ L$C fus¡ Nm¡ Dspep¯ li¡? AQp_L$ f¢L$X$uhpmp L¡$ a¡¼V$fuhpmp_u lX$spm `X¡$, A¡ Nfub gp¡L$p¡_u fp¡Æ b„^ \pe Ðepf¡ dpfp„ _p_udp, L$pL$u, cpcu _¡ `pX$p¡iu bl¡_p¡¡_¡ c¡Np„ L$fu, sb¡gpdp„ dp¡V$p¡ Q|gp¡ `¡V$phu bkp¡\u `p„Qkp¡ L$pfuNfp¡_¡ fp¡V$gp _¡ ipL$ dpfp„ bpA¡ L$C fus¡ `ufõep„ li¡? Apr\®L$ dyíL¡$gu_u c]kdp„e¡ Ad k„sp_p¡_u L$pmÆ fpMu L$C fus¡ cZpìep„ li¡?

A¡L$ hps epv$ Aph¡ R>¡ : S>¡gdp„ sp¡ dpfp„ bp_¡ Qp _lp¡su dmsu. S>¡gdp„\u R|>V$su hMs¡ bpA¡ L$l¡hX$pìey„ L¡$, ""dpfp dpV¡$ s`¡gy„ cfu_¡ Qp DL$pmu fpMÅ¡. kp\¡ dfQp„ _¡ L¡$mp„ sp¡ gphu S> fpMÅ¡.'' bp_¡ Ap cphsu hp_Nu.

bp lksp„ lksp„ Ad_¡ L$l¡sp„ L¡$, ""lz„ dfu ÅJ sp¡ _ps S>dpX$sp„ _l]. _¡ S>dpX$hu `X¡$ sp¡ b^p„_¡, Qp, hOpf¡gp„ L¡$ cf¡gp„ dfQp„ _¡ L¡$mp„ S> MhX$phÅ¡. d_¡ dmu S>i¡.'' rh_p¡v$ A_¡ L$V$pn bp hpsp¡hpsp¡dp„ L$fu iL$sp„.

bp_p„ gN_ \ep„ Ðepf¡ A¡ dp„X$ _h hj®_p„ li¡. Ad_¡ gN_ hMs_u hps L$fu M|b lkphsp„.

L$l¡, ""dpfp„ gN_ \ep„ Ðepf¡ d_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ gN_ A¡V$g¡ ÅsÅs_u duW$pC Mphp_u _¡ kpfp„ kpfp„ L$`X$p„ `l¡fhp_p„. A¡L$ Ap¡fX$udp„ duW$pC_p \pm_p \pm cf¡gp lp¡e. D`f kp„L$m QX$ph¡gu lp¡e. d_¡ c|M gpN¡ _¡ s¡ `Z duW$pC_u. lz„ _p_u A¡V$g¡ kp„L$m_u L$X$u ky^u `lp¢Qpe _l]. ApSy>bpSy> _S>f _pMy„. Ðep„ Th¡fcpC v¡$Mpe. Th¡fcpC dpfp S>¡W$ \pe. `Z A¡hu kdS>Z L$p¡_¡? lz„ L$lz„ : ""Th¡fcpC Ap kp„L$m DOpX$u Ap`p¡ _¡! dpf¡ duW$pC Mphu R>¡.'' Th¡fcpC lksp„ lksp„ kp„L$m Mp¡gu_¡ Ap¡fX$u_y„ bpfÏ„ Mp¡gu Ap`¡ _¡ Ap`Z¡ sp¡ cpC by„v$u_p gpXy$, dNS>, dp¡l_\pm...''

Ad_¡ bp_u Ap hps `f blz lkhy„ Aph¡.

L¡$fuhpmp¡ _uL$m¡ sp¡ bp `|R>¡, ""sdpfp L$p¡Cdp„ lpd R>¡ Ap„bp Mphp_u! Ad¡ sp¡ Åd_Nfdp„ Ap„bp MpCA¡.'' Åd_Nfdp„ L¡$fu_¡ Ap„bp L$l¡sp. bp Nd¡ s¡V$gp„ NdNu_ lp¡e `Z Ad¡ dp„v$p„ lp¡CA¡ L¡$ `funpdp„ Ap¡R>p dp¼k® dþep lp¡e sp¡ Ad_¡ lkphu iL$sp„. d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ A¡\u S> lz„ kfmsp\u lpõeg¡Mp¡ gMu iLy„$ Ry>„. blpvy$fu`|h®L$ Ncfpep hNf, dyíL¡$gu_p¡ kpd_p¡ lksp„ lksp„ L$fsp„ dpfp„ bpA¡ S> Ad_¡ iuMìey„ R>¡.

bp_u L¡$V$L¡$V$gu hpsp¡ gMy„! `p_p„ _¡ `p_p„ cfpC Åe A¡V$gp b^p âk„Np¡ R>¡. lÆe¡ bp epv$ Aphsp„ lz„ hpm L$`phhp b¡ku S>su _p_u bpmL$u b_u ÅJ Ry>„.

dpfp„ bp dpfu kp\¡ S> R>¡. Al] S> R>¡, Al] S> R>¡.