qfqX$a.L$p¡d `f ApNm h^pfuA¡ R>uA¡ A¡L$ sØ_ _hsf A_¡ A_p¡Mp¡ âep¡N! S>¡dp„ blzdsu hpQL$p¡_u dfÆ dyS>b hpsp® ApNm h^u flu R>¡ A_¡ hpsp®_p¡ A„s `Z sd¡ S> gphip¡.

dpÓ `p„Q âL$fZ_u Ap lpõeL$\p_y„ `l¡gy„ âL$fZ g¡ML¡$ sd_¡ `|R¹>ep rh_p g¿ey„ lsy„. gNcN 80 V$L$p hpQL$p¡A¡ buÅ làsp_p A„s¡ ÓuÅ¡ rhL$ë` A¡V$g¡ L¡$ "Nd¡ s¡d L$fu_¡ `uku_u rdrkk_¡ gafpdp„ akphp¡'hpmp¡ rhL$ë` `k„v$ L$f¡gp¡.

sp¡, grgscpC `Z A¡N°u \ep R>¡.

26 ÅÞeyApfu_p c|L„$`¡ Ap`Ï„ kdN° Q¡s_ps„Ó ^°yÅhu v$u^y„ R>¡. Ap k„Å¡Np¡dp„ Ad¡ hQ_ Apàep âdpZ¡ 27 ÅÞeyApfuA¡ ÓuÅ¡ làsp¡ Ap`u i¼ep„ _lp¡sp„.

v$f¡L$ âL$fZ `R>u `p„Qdp âL$fZdp„ hpsp®_p¡ A„s iu fus¡ gphhp¡ s¡ `Z sd¡ S> L$l¡ip¡. S>¡ hpQL¡$ k|Qh¡gp¡ A„s kp¥\u h^y fkâv$ li¡ s¡_¡ 200 ê$r`ep_u qL„$ds_y„ A¡L$ NyS>fpsu `yõsL$ B_pddp„ `Z dmi¡.

R>¡ëgp b¡ làsp\u Ad¡ ÓZ rhL$ë`p¡ Apàep lsp. ApS>¡ ÓuSy>„ âL$fZ fS|> L$fuA¡ R>uA¡ A_¡ afu ÓZ rhL$ë` Ap`uA¡ R>uA¡.

lh¡ hp„Qp¡ ÓuÅ¡ làsp¡ A_¡ S>Zphp¡ Ap`_p¡ rhL$ë` 17 a¡b°yApfu ky^udp„.

sp¡, L$lp¡, Ap ÓuÅ âL$fZ `R>u grgs gpX$ iy„ L$f¡?

L$luA¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡? (2)
L$luA¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡? (1)

L$luA¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡? (3)

d„Sy> v¡$kpC_y„ dNS> apV$apV$ \C füy„ lsy„. s¡Z¡ sfs S> dp¡bpBg D`pX$u_¡ A¡L$ _„bf Å¡X$ép¡.

""lgp¡ S>ÁNy, Ab L$p¡C _ep BgpS> L$f_p `X¡$Np!''

""Ap` lzL$d L$fp¡ d¡X$d!'' kpd¡\u AhpS> Apìep¡.

d„Sy>_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ gpgpi Esfu Aphu. s¡Z¡ L$W$p¡f AhpS>¡ L$üy„, ""S>ÁNy, syd A¡L$ L$pd L$fp¡...''

""lp¡ Åe¡Np!'' S>ÁNyA¡ sfs S> L$üy„, ""`uku L$p qL$X$_¡` L$f_¡ L$p l¥ _p?''

""_p.'' d„Sy>A¡ L$üy„.

""sp¡ qaf `uku L$u hp¡ `u` S>¥ku buhu L$p¡ DX$p g¡h¢? b¡Qpfp fp¡sp lzAp Ape¡Np!''

""_p S>ÁNy.'' d„Sy>_y„ dNS> A¡L$ Msf_pL$ ep¡S>_p OX$u füy„ lsy„. ""lh¡ Ap N¡d S>fp Sy>v$u fus¡ fdhu `X$i¡. `uku_u b¥fu_¡ bfpbf_p¡ `pW$ cZphhp¡ `X$i¡. sy„ A¡L$ L$pd L$f S>ÁNy. Nd¡ s¡d L$fu_¡ `uku_u rdrkk_¡ L$p¡C gafpdp„ akph!''

S>ÁNy_¡ lkhy„ Aphu Ney„. ""¼ep ApBqX$ep kp¡Q¡gp l¥ d¡X$d! `uku_¡ Äepf¡ Ap gafp_u Mbf `X$i¡ Ðepf¡ rbQpfp_u lpgs ^p¡bu_p L|$sfp S>¡hu \i¡- _ Of_p¡, _ OpV$_p¡!''

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S>ÁNy Q`V$u hNpX$hp gpÁep¡. Äepf¡ s¡ d|X$dp„ Aphu_¡ L$p¡C ApBqX$ep rhQpfsp¡ lp¡e Ðepf¡ s¡_¡ Q`V$u hNpX$hp_u V¡$h lsu. rhQpfsp„ rhQpfsp„ s¡_¡ ApBqX$ep dmu Åe L¡$ sfs s¡_¡ `p¡sp_u Å„O D`f spmu dpfhp_u Apv$s lsu.

S>ÁNyA¡ ÓuÆ S> rdr_V¡$ Å„O D`f spmu dpfu, ""rS>Nf! Ap L$pd dpV¡$ rS>Nf rbgLy$g qaV$ fl¡i¡!''

rS>Nf A¡d_u V$p¡mL$u_p¡ ip`® i|V$f lsp¡. L$`X$p„ õV$pBgdp„ `l¡fsp¡. L$p¡gf AÝ^f fpMsp¡, fps_p V$pBd¡ `Z Np¡Nëk `l¡fsp¡ A_¡ `p¡sp_u qfhp¡ëhf D`f `Z Bç`p¡V£$X$ k¡ÞV$ R>p„V$sp¡ lsp¡. rS>Nf_u Ap õV$pBg lsu. ""Np¡mu R>p¡X$ép `R>u rfhp¡ëhf k|„OuA¡ Ðepf¡ dõs kyN„^ Aphhu Å¡CA¡.''

Å¡L¡$ rS>Nf_¡ L$p¡C qaëdu lufp¡_p¡ hl¡d _lp¡sp¡, R>sp„ A¡L$ bpbsddp„ s¡ qaëdu lufp¡ S>¡hp¡ S> lsp¡- _lphp_u bpbsdp„. s¡_¡ Äepf¡ `Z ap¡_ L$fp¡ Ðepf¡ s¡ bp\ê$ddp„ S> lp¡e. S>ÁNyA¡ s¡_¡ ap¡_ L$ep£ Ðepf¡ `Z s¡ V$bdp„ S> lsp¡.

S>ÁNyA¡ Äepf¡ s¡_¡ ap¡_dp„ L$üy„ L¡$, ""s¡f¡ Ly$ A¡L$ fp¡d¡[ÞV$L$ L$pd L$f_¡ L$p l¥'' Ðepf¡ s¡ A¡d kdS>¡gp¡ L¡$ L$p¡C M|bk|fs R>p¡L$fu_¡ V$`L$phu _pMhp_u li¡. A¡V$g¡ _püp `R>u rS>Nf¡ båb¡ hMs k¡ÞV$ R>p„V$éy„ lsy„. `f„sy Äepf¡ S>ÁNyA¡ s¡_¡ gpL$X$p_p `u` S>¡hu ÷u_u skhuf bsphu Ðepf¡ rS>Nf_p¡ ApMp¡ d|X$ Mgpk \C Nep¡.

""epf S>ÁNy, Ap ÅX$u_u N¡d L$fhp_y„ L$pd cg¡ s_¡ fp¡d¡[ÞV$L$ gpNsy„ li¡.'' rS>Nf¡ L$üy„, ""`Z d_¡ sp¡ S>fpe fp¡d¡[ÞV$L$ _\u gpNsy„.''

""Ap_u N¡d _\u L$fhp_u.'' S>ÁNyA¡ rS>Nf_p Mcp `f lp\ d|L$u_¡ õdpBg Ap`sp„ L$üy„, ""Ap_u kp\¡ spf¡ gafy„ L$fhp_y„ R>¡!''

""iy„?'' rS>Nf cX$¼ep¡. ""epf, \p¡X$uL$ dpfu BÄS>s_p¡ sp¡ Mepg L$f? Ap kfL$k_p s„by kp\¡ gafy„ L$fsp„ d_¡ L$p¡C Å¡C S>i¡ sp¡ dpfu sp¡ Apbê$_p L$p„L$fp \C S>i¡ S>ÁNy!''

""d¡X$d_p¡ Ap¡X®$f R>¡.'' S>ÁNyA¡ W„$X$p AhpS>¡ L$üy„, ""lh¡ S>fp qX$V¡$Bg kdÆ g¡.''

d¡X$d_„y _pd `X$sp„ rS>Nf V$pY$p¡bp¡m \C Nep¡. lh¡ L„$C bp¡ghp_p¡ A\® S> _lp¡sp¡. S>ÁNyA¡ qX$V¡$Bëk Ap`u, ""KQpC khp `p„Q awV$ S>¡V$gu A¡V$g¡ L¡$ `uku L$fsp„ Qpf IQ KQu R>¡. hS>_ 112 qL$gp¡ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ `uku L$fsp„ 60 qL$gp¡ h^pf¡ hS>_v$pf R>¡. A_¡ Aæepk ApW$dp ^p¡fZ ky^u A¡V$g¡ L¡$ `uku L$fsp„ AX$^p¡ R>¡.''

""epf d_¡ A¡ _\u kdÅsy„ L¡$ b^u hpsdp„ sy„ A¡_u kfMpdZu `uku kp\¡ ip dpV¡$ L$f¡ R>¡?'' rS>Nf¡ AL$mpC_¡ `|R¹>ey„.

""A¡V$gp dpV¡$...'' S>ÁNyA¡ W„$X$L$\u L$üy„ L¡$, ""spf¡ `uku_u S>Áep g¡hp_u R>¡!''

rS>Nf sp¡ X$OpC S> Nep¡!

""lp qX$ef rS>Nf!'' S>ÁNy bp¡ëep¡, ""`uku s¡_p¡ ùv$eõhpdu R>¡, s¡_p¡ `rs `fd¡ðf R>¡ A_¡ s¡_u `Ð_u `uku_¡ kgdp_ Mp_\u S>fpe L$d _\u kdS>su!''

S>ÁNyA¡ Äepf¡ `ukuA¡ L$f¡gu ap¡V$p¡-qV²$L$_u hps L$fu, A_¡ d„Sy> d¡X$d_y„ Ap ÅX$uA¡ L¡$hy„ A`ddp_ L$fu _p¿ey„ s¡_u hps L$fu Ðepf¡ rS>Nf_¡ `Z Q½$f Aphu Nep„. `f„sy S>ÁNyA¡ s¡_p¡ Mcp¡ \`\`phsp„ L$üy„, ""rS>Nf qX$ef, sy„ `Z L$p¡C kgdp_\u L$d _\u. Å as¡l L$f!''

""A¡L$ rdr_V$.'' rS>Nf¡ L$üy„, ""Ap `uku_u rdrkk_y„ _pd iy„ R>¡?''

""_pd...'' S>ÁNyA¡ OZp„ L$pNrmep„ a¢v¹$ep„ `R>u s¡ dþey„. ""_pd R>¡... d„v$pqL$_u!''

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"lpD Vy$ rh_ ä¡ÞX¹$T A¡ÞX$ BÞãgyAÞk `u`g'_p g¡ML¡$ L$üy„ R>¡ L¡$ v$f¡L$ ìe[¼s_¡ s¡_y„ _pd blz S> Ndsy„ lp¡e R>¡. kpdu ìe[¼s kp\¡ rdÓsp L$fhp dpV¡$_p¡ `pep_p¡ r_ed A¡ R>¡ L¡$ hpsQus v$frdep_ s¡_y„ _pd hpf„hpf bp¡gp¡.

`f„sy `uku_u rdrkk_¡ Ap r_ed_u Mbf S> _lp¡su.

A¡V$gp dpV¡$ L¡$ huk hfk_p gÁ_Æh_ v$fçep_ `uku ¼epf¡e s¡_y„ _pd bp¡ëep¡ S> _lp¡sp¡. ¼epf¡L$ buÅ ApNm Ap¡mMpZ L$fphhp_u lp¡e sp¡ `uku s¡_u Ap¡mMpZ "Ap`Zp„ rdrkk R>¡' A¡d L$lu_¡ S> L$fphsp¡. Af¡, s¡Ap¡ S>¡ ãg¡V$dp„ fl¡sp„ lsp„ Ðep„ `Z `uku_u rdrkk_¡ L$p¡C _pd\u _lp¡sy„ Ap¡mMsy„. iê$Apsdp„ `uku A¡L$gp¡ S> fl¡sp¡ Ðepf¡ ApMp ãg¡V$dp„ b^p s¡_¡ `uku L$lu_¡ S> bp¡gphsp, A¡V$g¡ Äepf¡ s¡ `fÎep¡ Ðepf¡ `uku_u rdrkk_y„ _pd iê$Apsdp„ sp¡ "`ukucpcu' lsy„. `Z kde S>sp„ "`ukucpcu'dp„\u "`ukudpku' L¡$ "`ukuL$pL$u' \C Ney„ lsy„. L$pfZ L¡$ `uku_¡ ãg¡V$dp„ b^p "`ukuL$pL$p' L$lu_¡ S> bp¡gphsp!

Ap sfa rS>Nf_¡e Mbf _lp¡su L¡$ `uku_u rdrkk_¡ Ap r_ed_u Mbf _l] lp¡e. A¡V$g¡ s¡Z¡ `l¡gp S> õV¡$`dp„ gp¡Qp¡ dpep£. s¡Z¡ A¡L$ kfk dÅ_p¡ awgp¡_p¡ byL¡$ MfuÛp¡ A_¡ L$pX®$dp„ g¿ey„ : "Vy$ d„v$pqL$_u,
äp¡d A ä¡ÞX$'

ãg¡V$ _uQ¡\u A¡L$ R>p¡L$fp_¡ bp¡gphu s¡_¡ Qp¡L$g¡V$ Ap`u_¡ byL¡$ kp\¡ D`f dp¡L$ëep¡. `Z \p¡X$u S> hpfdp„ s¡ _uQ¡ `pR>p¡ Apìep¡, ""A¡X²¡$k Mp¡Vy„$ gpN¡ R>¡. D`f L$p¡C d„v$pqL$_ubl¡_ _\u fl¡sp„!''

lh¡! rS>Nf_¡ \ey„, ""Å_¡-rS>Nf! dpdgp¡ fp¡dpÞk_p¡ R>¡, Ås¡ S> S>hy„ `X¡$!''

X$p¡fb¡g v$bphu. bpfÏ„ M|ëey„. d„v$pqL$_u_p„ v$i®_ \ep„. AX$^p M|g¡gp bpfZpdp„\u d„v$pqL$_u_u L$pep_p¡ `p„Qdp¡ cpN S> âNV$ \sp¡ lsp¡, `f„sy ×íe d_cph_ lsy„. L$pfZ L¡$ d„v$pqL$_uA¡ awg-awghpmu qX$TpB__y„ NpD_ `l¡fu fp¿ey„ lsy„, S>¡dp„\u ifuf_p L$p¡C hmp„L$p¡ v¡$Mpe s¡hu i¼esp S> _lp¡su. A_¡ lp, Ql¡fp¡ `Z bpfZp `pR>m\u AX$^p¡ S> X$p¡L$psp¡ lsp¡.

""Ly$_y„ L$p¡d k?'' d„v$pqL$_u_p¡ AhpS> Mpk d_cph_ _lp¡sp¡.

""d„v$pqL$_u,'' rS>Nf¡ sfs S> L$üy„, ""sd¡ S> d„v$pqL$_u R>p¡ _¡?''

""d„v$pqL$_u?'' A¡d `|R>sp„ s¡Z¡ bpfÏ„ ApMy„ Mp¡ëey„. s¡ kp\¡ S> rS>Nf_¡ v¡$MpC fl¡gp ×íe_u d_cph_sp A×íe \C NC. `ukuL$pL$u_u ApM¡ApMu L$pep Å¡sp„ rS>Nf_¡ b¡ OX$u sçdf Aphu Nep„. ""Ap_u kp\¡ fp¡dpÞk L$fhp¡ `X$i¡?'' A¡hp rhQpf¡ s¡_¡ Qusfu QX$u Aphu.

`Z `R>u s¡_¡ \ey„ L¡$ Aphu bp¡v$p S>¡hu Ndpf bpC_¡ dpfp S>¡hp¡ l¡ÞX$kd, õV$pBrgi A_¡ k¡ÞV$\u dOdOsp¡ `yfyj ¼epf¡ dmhp_p¡ lsp¡? bk, lz„ lp\ g„bphy„ A¡V$gu S> hpf R>¡; â¡d\u s¡_y„ _pd `p¡L$pfy„ A¡V$gu S> hpf R>¡.

""L¡$d? sd¡ S> sp¡ R>p¡ d„v$pqL$_u?'' rS>Nf¡ L$üy„, ""sdpfy„ _pd `Z c|gu Nep„?''

""lpe lpe bþey„, lz„e Q¡hu ky?'' d„v$pqL$_u lku. rS>Nf_¡ \ey„ Ap bpC X¡$[ÞV$õV$ `pk¡ Åe sp¡ X¡$[ÞV$õV$_u iu v$ip \pe?

`Z sfs S> rS>Nf¡ s¡ rhQpf M„M¡fu L$pY$ép¡. s¡Z¡ awgp¡_p¡ Nygv$õsp¡ ApNm ^fu_¡ L$üy„, ""sdpfp dpV¡$ Ap awgp¡ gpìep¡ Ry>„.''

""Qd?''

rS>Nf_¡ A¡hy„ gpÁey„ L¡$ kpd¡\u Np¡mu R|>V$u. b¡ OX$u s¡ L„$C bp¡gu S> _ i¼ep¡.

""Qd? awg Qd gpep kp¡?'' `ukuL$pL$uA¡ afu `|R¹>ey„.

""bk, A¡d S>. dpfp sfa\u!'' rS>Nf¡ L$üy„.

""äu dp¢ Apgp¡ kp¡?'' N©qlZu bp¡ëep„, ""L„$`_u_u [õL$d k? i¡_u Å¡X¡$ Apgp¡ kp¡? hp¡tiN `pDX$f Å¡X¡$ L¡$ i¡ç`y Å¡X¡$? dy sp¡ i¡ç`y hp`fsu S> _l]!''

""sd¡ kdÄep„ _l].'' rS>Nf_¡ Mygpkp¡ L$fhp¡ `X$ép¡, ""lz„ L$p¡C k¡ëkd¡_ _\u. lz„ sp¡- lz„ sp¡-'' rS>Nf_¡ \ey„ s¡Z¡ ku^¡ku^y„ S> L$lu v¡$hy„ Å¡CA¡ A¡V$g¡ `R>u L$lu S> v$u^y„, ""lz„ sp¡ sdpfu kp\¡ ä¡ÞX$ri` L$fhp Apìep¡ Ry>„!''

d„v$pqL$_u AQp_L$ rQÓhs¹ b_u NC.

A\hp L$lp¡ L¡$ rië` kdp_ b_u NC. L$p¡C AZOX$ rië`u dp¡V$u rigp D`f l\p¡X$p dpfsp„ L„$V$pmu Nep¡ lp¡e A_¡ s¡_¡ A^|fu R>p¡X$u_¡ ¼ep„L$ S>sp¡ füp¡ lp¡e s¡d d„v$pqL$_u s¡ EbX$MpbX$ rië` kdp_ [õ\f \C NC lsu.

"ä¡ÞX$ri`' iåv$ kdS>sp„ s¡_¡ S>fp hpf gpNu. `Z S>¡hp¡ iåv$ kdÅep¡ L¡$ sfs S> "L$p¡W$u' awV$u :

""lpmp hp¢v$fp! L$p¢e ifd-bfd R> L$ _„C? ä¡ÞX$ri` L$fhp Apep¡ R>? bp'f _¢L$m!! L$D Ry>„ bp'f _¢L$m!!''

`ukuL$pL$u_p¡ hS>_v$pf `„Å¡ rS>Nf_u R>psu `f A\X$pep¡, rS>Nf lX$k¡gpep¡ A_¡ ^X$pd¹ L$fsp¡ v$fhpÅ¡ b„^ \C Nep¡!

awgp¡_p¡ Nygv$õsp¡ gC_¡ Ec¡gp¡ rS>Nf lh¡ Mf¡Mf d|„TpC Nep¡ lsp¡. ""ANf e¡ ApNpT l¥ sp¡ A„Åd ¼ep lp¡Np?''

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""lp¡sp l¥, lp¡sp l¥.'' S>ÁNy rS>Nf_¡ Apðpk_ Ap`u füp¡ lsp¡. ""L$cu L$cu A¥kp lp¡sp l¥. `_ sy õdpV®$ l¥Np, l¡ÞX$kd l¥Np, s¡fp ap¡Vy$ Dk Ap¡fs L¡$ dpBÞX$ d¢ R>` Ne¡gp l¥. hp¡ s¡f¡ Ly$ epv$ S>ê$f L$f f¥gu lp¡Nu. Acu sy A¡L$ L$pd L$fu. Dk L$p¡ Of `¡ _rl, qL$^f bplf rdg.''

S>ÁNy_u hpsdp„ v$d lsp¡. `ukuL$pL$u Nd¡ s¡hu lp¡e, R>¡hV¡$ sp¡ A¡L$ Ap¡fs S> R>¡_¡? A¡_p qv$gdp„ `Z Afdp_ sp¡ li¡ S> _¡? huk huk hfk ky^u k|s¡gp Afdp_ AQp_L$ TbL$u_¡ ÅN¡ sp¡ iê$Apsdp„ Aphy„ S> \pe _¡? rS>Nf_¡ \ey„, s¡Z¡ S>ÁNy_y„ kS>¡i_ V²$pe L$fhy„ Å¡CA¡. Ofdp„ cg¡_¡ `ukuL$pL$u cX$L$u, blpf sp¡ d„v$pqL$_u S>ê$f `gmu S>i¡.

rS>Nf s¡_u d„v$pqL$_u_u fpl Å¡sp¡ ipL$dpfL¡$V$ `pk¡ Ecp¡ lsp¡. v|$f\u d„v$pqL$_u Aphsu v¡$MpC. lp\dp„ ipL$_u \¡gu lsu. gugp L$gf_u kpX$u A_¡ c|fp L$gf_y„ ågpDT lsy„. s¡g _pMu_¡ A„bp¡X$p¡ hpm¡gp¡ lsp¡. L$v$pQ ^|m EX$su li¡, `Z rS>Nf_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ d„v$pqL$_uA¡ `pDX$f `Z gNpX$ép¡ lsp¡.

rS>Nf¡ Np¡Nëk kfMp„ L$ep¯. L$p¡gf_u AZuAp¡ b¡ lp\¡ Ecu L$fu_¡ s¡ ApNm hÝep¡. ku^p¡ d„v$pqL$_u kpd¡ S>C_¡ Ecp¡ füp¡. ""dpf¡ s_¡ A¡L$ S> hps L$l¡hu R>¡. sd¡- sd¡ Mf¡Mf åe|qV$azg R>p¡!''

Ap kp„cmsp„_u kp\¡ S> d„v$pqL$_u_p lp¡W$ kl¡S> ^°|Æ EW$ép. l\¡mudp„ `fk¡hp¡ hmu Apìep¡. kpX$u_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ kfMp¡ L$fsp„ d„v$pqL$_u ^°|S>sp AhpS>¡ bp¡gu, ""Al] S> Ecp fl¡Å¡! lz„ Aphy„ Ry>„.''

TX$`u X$Ngp„ cfsu d„v$pqL$_u Qpgu NC. rS>Nf_¡ âsunp_u nZp¡ dpZhp_y„ d_ \ey„. s¡ Ðep„ S> Ecp¡ füp¡.

\p¡X$u hpf¡ d„v$pqL$_u `pR>u Aphu Ðepf¡ s¡_u kp\¡ `p„Q-kps dpZkp¡_y„ V$p¡my„ lsy„. _ÆL$ Aphu_¡ s¡Z¡ rS>Nf sfa Ap„Nmu Q]^u_¡ L$üy„, ""Sy>Ap¡, Ap füp¡!''

""L¡$d Aëep? blz h¼ep£ R>¡?'' A¡L$ L$pL$pA¡ bp„ep¡ QX$phsp„ `|R¹>ey„, ""bpC dpZk_u díL$fu L$f¡ R>¡?''

""_p _p! lz„ sp¡ L„$C bp¡ëep¡ S> _\u?'' rS>Nf sfs S> R|>V$u `X$ép¡.

""Ly$Z L¡$'k¡ _l] bp¡ëep¡?'' `ukuL$pL$u bp¡gu EW$ép„, ""Mbf k Ap d_ iy L¡$'sp¡ sp¡? d_ AphX$p¡ Ap L¡$'k L$ sy bD byV$uawg R>!''

Ap kp„cmu_¡ `¡gp gp¡L$p¡ D`f kph Sy>v$u S> Akf \C. b¡ÓZ k¡L$ÞX$ ky^u sp¡ b^p s¡_¡ A_¡ rS>Nf_¡ hpfpafsu Å¡sp„ füp. `R>u b^p Ýep_\u `ukuL$pL$u_¡ D`f\u _uQ¡ gNu Å¡hp gpÁep. A_¡ `R>u L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ L¡$d b^p d|R>dp„ dgL$psp„ dgL$psp„ rhMfphp gpÁep!

A¡L$ cpC S>fp h^pf¡ kdS>Zp li¡, s¡ rS>Nf_¡ Mc¡ lp\ d|L$u_¡ bp¡ëep, ""cpC, Ap„Mdp„ L„$C sL$gua lp¡e sp¡ L$p¡C X$p¡¼V$f_¡ bspX$p¡_¡? _L$pdp L$p¡L$ qv$hk l¡fp_ \ip¡!''

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lh¡ S>ÁNy dp\¡ lp\ v$C_¡ b¡W$p¡ lsp¡.

ApM¡ApMp¡ rS>Nf ip`®i|V$f a¡Bg Nep¡ lsp¡. A_¡ D`f\u d¡X$d d„Sy> v¡$kpCA¡ S>ÁNy_¡ MMX$phu _p¿ep¡ lsp¡, ""S>ÁNy, sy„ A¡L$ _„bf_p¡ BqX$eV$ R>¡! r`õspmuk hfk_p„ `u` S>¡hp„ b¥fp_¡ `V$phhp rS>Nf S>¡hp l¡ÞX$kd dp¡L$gpsp„ li¡? S>fpL$ sp¡ hyd_ kpBL$p¡gp¡Æ_p¡ rhQpf L$f? hp¡V$ X$T A hyd_ hp¡ÞV$?''

A_¡ S>ÁNy dpV¡$ Ap S> dp¡V$pdp„ dp¡V$u kdõep lsu- hp¡V$ X$T A hyd_ hp¡ÞV$? huk huk hfk_p„ gÁ_Æh_ `R>u A¡L$ 112 qL$gp¡ hS>_ ^fphsu r`õspmuk hfk_u rdX$g ¼gpk ÷u_¡ L¡$hu Ås_p `yfyjdp„ fk `X¡$?

S>ÁNyA¡ Q`V$u hNpX$hp_u iê$ L$fu, `Z sfs S> b„^ L$fu, ""b¥fp„Ap¡_¡ iy„ Nd¡? s¡Z¡ `p¡sp_u b¥fu_p¡ rhQpf L$ep£, ""^pfp¡ L¡$ dpfy„ b¥fy„ gafy„ L$f¡ sp¡ L$p¡_u kp\¡ L$f¡?'' Å¡L¡$ Ap rhQpf s¡_¡ AÐe„s O©Zpõ`v$ gpÁep¡. `Z kp\¡ kp\¡ s¡_¡ A¡d `Z \ey„ L¡$ Å¡ dpfy„ b¥fy„ Mf¡Mf L$p¡C kp\¡ gafpdp„ `X¡$ sp¡ Ap Jdf¡ s¡_u `p¡sp_u iu v$ip \C Åe?

S>ÁNy `p¡s¡ `Z r`õspmuk hfk_p¡ lsp¡. A„X$fhëX®$_u Ap vy$r_epdp„ ApV$gp„ hfkp¡ L$pY$ép„ `R>u `Z s¡_¡ fpÓ¡ `p¡sp_p Of_p `g„N rkhpe buS>¡ ¼ep„e KO _lp¡su Aphsu. A_¡ A¡hy„ `Z _lp¡sy„ L¡$ s¡_u `Ð_u L$p¡C dp¡V$u f„cp lsu, A_¡ lh¡ sp¡ R>p¡L$fp„ `Z dp¡V$p„ \C Nep„ lsp„ A¡V$g¡ A¡ b^u hpsp¡_y„ L„$C dlÒh `Z _lp¡sy„... R>sp„e Ap Jdf¡ s¡_u `Ð_u L$p¡C buÅ kp\¡ _pku Åe sp¡? A\hp sp¡ _pku S>hp_u R>¡ A¡hu s¡_¡ Mbf `X¡$ sp¡? A_¡ A¡ rlkpb¡ Å¡ rhQpf L$fuA¡ sp¡ `¡gp `uku_u iy„ lpgs \pe?

ek! lh¡ S>ÁNy_u Q`V$u hpNhp gpNu. s¡_p qv$dpNdp„ ApBqX$ep Aphhp gpÁep. R>¡hV¡$ s¡Z¡ `p¡sp_u Å„O D`f kË$pL$ L$fsu A¡L$ spmu dpfu.

s¡ Afukp kpd¡ S>C_¡ b¡W$p¡. `p¡sp_u kpd¡ ^pfu^pfu_¡ Å¡ey„. s¡_u L$pep b¡W$u v$X$u_u lsu. `¡V$ blpf Aphu Ne¡gy„ lsy„. Ql¡fp `f v$pY$u lsu A_¡ dp\p `f QL$QL$su V$pg lsu. `p¡sp_u Ap„NmuAp¡ hX¡$ s¡Z¡ V$pg D`f "rsfL$uV$ ^p' hNpX$éy„ A_¡ Ecp¡ \ep¡. V¡$bg D`f Ap¡f¡ÞS> L$gf_y„ L$`Xy„$ `p\f¡gy„ lsy„, s¡ L$pY$u_¡ `p¡sp_p ifuf¡ Ap¡Y$éy„. afu_¡ Afukp kpd¡ Å¡ey„. `l¡gp„ \ey„ L¡$ V$pg Y$p„L$hp dpV¡$ S>V$p_u rhN gNpX¡$, `Z `R>u gpÁey„ L¡$ L$`pmdp„ gp„by„ rsgL$ S> W$uL$ fl¡i¡.

S>ÁNy_p Ql¡fp `f lh¡ A¡L$ Óp„ky„ õdpBg âNV$éy„. s¡ Afukp kpd¡ Å¡C_¡ bp¡ëep¡, ""hp¡V$ X$T A hyd_ hp¡ÞV$?''

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S>ÁNy_y„ lp¡dhL®$ `pLy„$ lsy„. s¡Z¡ d¡mh¡gu BÞap¡d£i_ dyS>b `uku_u rdrkrk `uku_¡ fp¡S> khpf¡ bfpbf _h _¡ `„Qph_¡ NfdpNfd awgL$p fp¡V$gu kp\¡_y„ cp¡S>_ S>dpX$ép bpv$ s¡_¡ bpëL$_udp„\u Ap¡qak¡ S>sp¡ Å¡C gu^p bpv$ bfpbf v$k _¡ v$k¡ _ÆL$_p A¡L$ d„qv$f¡ dlpv¡$hÆ_p„ v$i®_ L$fhp S>su lsu. dlpv¡$hÆ_p„ v$i®_ `R>u S> AÞ__p¡ L$p¡rmep¡ dp¢dp„ d|L$hp_p¡ `ukuL$pL$u_p¡ r_ed lsp¡.

S>ÁNy AÐepf¡ A¡ S> dlpv¡$hÆ_p d„qv$f_p Ap¡V$g¡ bphp¡ b_u_¡ b¡W$p¡ lsp¡. cNhp„ ^pfZ L$ep¯ `R>u L$`pm¡ gp„by„ rsgL$ L$fhp\u s¡ bphp¡ sp¡ gpNsp¡ S> lsp¡, `Z s¡_u QdL$su V$pg_¡ L$pfZ¡ op_u `Z gpNsp¡ lsp¡.

`ukuL$pL$u_¡ `p¡sp_u sfa ApL$j®hp_u V¡$[¼_L$ `Z s¡Z¡ ip¡^u L$pY$u lsu. `ukuL$pL$u v$i®_ L$fu_¡ `pR>u hmu flu lsu Ðepf¡ s¡Z¡ kl¡S> Mp¢Mpfp¡ MpC_¡ `|R¹>ey„ lsy„, ""Ry>Ë$p Å¡CA¡ R>¡ b¡_, v$k_p?''

`ukuL$pL$u_p `N \„cu Nep lsp!

ÓZQpf qv$hk Ap fus¡ MZMZsp fp¡L$X$p rk½$p Ap`hp S>¡V$gu Ap¡mMpZ b„^pC A¡V$g¡ A¡L$ qv$hk S>ÁNyA¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""fp¡S> A¡L$gp„ S> Aphp¡ R>p¡?''

""lpõsp¡.'' `ukuL$pL$uA¡ L$üy„, ""Bd_¡ sp¡ _p¡L$fu f'C _?''

""A¡d _l],'' S>Ndp¡l_bpbp b_¡gp S>ÁNyA¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""bpbp-b¡bu_¡ kp\¡ _\u gphsp„ L$p¡C hpf?''

bfpbf vy$Msu _k `f Ap„Nmu v$bpC NC. `ukuL$pL$uA¡ kl¡S> r_ðpk _pMu_¡ L$üy„, ""_\u.''

""D`pe R>¡. Å¡ sd_¡ rhðpk `X$sp¡ lp¡e sp¡ S> lp¢?'' S>ÁNyA¡ kÄS>_sp`|h®L$ L$üy„, ""a¼s khp drl_p_p¡ D`pe R>¡. lh¡ buSy>„ sp¡ iy„ L$lz„? cNhp__u L©$`p R>¡, OZp_p„ Ofdp„ Op¡qX$ep„ b„^pep„ R>¡, lz„ sp¡ A¡L$ _hp¡ `¥kp¡ `Z g¡sp¡ _\u. cNhp_¡ Q]^¡gy„ L$pd L$fy„ Ry>„. A_¡ s¡e b¡ÓZ drl_¡ A¡L$ S> L$pd L$fhp_p¡ r_ed R>¡. Å¡ sd_¡ rhðpk `X$sp¡ lp¡e sp¡ S> ApNm hps L$fy„. _l]sf-''

""_p _p.'' `uku_p„ rdrkk sfs bp¡ëep„, ""L$lp¡_¡? iy„ L$fhp_y„ R>¡?''

""`rs\u Nyàs fpMhy„ `X$i¡. `Z dpÓ khp drl_p dpV¡$.'' S>Ndp¡l_bpbpA¡ d^yf [õds L$fu_¡ L$üy„, ""`R>u sp¡ Mbf `X$hp_u S> R>¡_¡!''

`uku_u rdrkk_p Ql¡fp D`f `Z [õds f¡gpey„. s¡Z¡ kpX$u_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ dp\¡ gC_¡ S>Ndp¡l_bpbp ApNm iui _dpìey„.

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`„v$f S> qv$hk `R>u `uku_u lpgs Mfpb \C NC lsu.

s¡ s¡_u Ap¡qakdp„ L$pd L$fsp X$u.L¡$. `V¡$g ApNm fX$hp S>¡hp¡ \C Nep¡ lsp¡. ""X$u.L¡$., dpfu rdrkk... lh¡ s_¡ iy„ L$lz„?''

""iy„ \ey„ spfu rdrkk_¡?'' X$u.L¡$.A¡ `|R¹>ey„.

""epf, dpfu rdrkk L$p¡C gafpdp„ akpC gpN¡ R>¡.''

""Å Å lh¡! A¡hy„ s_¡ i¡_p D`f\u gpN¡ R>¡?''

`uku fX$dk \C Nep¡. ""epf X$u.L¡$., A¡ fp¡S> ¼ep„L$ Åe R>¡. AQp_L$ A¡Z¡ kpfu-kpfu kpX$uAp¡ `l¡fhp L$pY$u R>¡. khpf¡ EW$sp„_u kp\¡ dp\y„ Ap¡mhp b¡ku Åe R>¡. A_¡- A_¡ dpfu kp\¡- hpsp¡ L$f¡ R>¡!''

""iy„ hpsp¡ L$f¡?'' X$u.L¡$. lõep¡. ""g¡, hpsp¡ sp¡ L$f¡ S> _¡? `rs kp\¡ `Ð_u hpsp¡ _ L$f¡?''

""_p, `l¡gp„ _lp¡su L$fsu!'' `ukuA¡ L$üy„, ""ApS>L$pg sp¡ A¡ dpfp Of¡ `lp¢Qhp_p V$pBd¡ s¥epf \C_¡ bpëL$_udp„ Ecu fl¡ R>¡. lz„ b¡g hNpXy„$ A¡ `l¡gp„ bpfÏ„ Mp¡gu _pM¡ R>¡. epf, s_¡ lh¡ iy„ L$lz„?'' `uku_u Ap„Mdp„ Ap„ky Aphu füp„ lsp„, ""ApS>L$pg A¡ dpfu fp¡V$gudp„ X$åbg Ou Qp¡`X¡$ R>¡!''

lh¡ X$u.L¡$._¡ `Z _hpC gpNu.

""kpQy„ L$lz„ Ry>„ X$u.L¡$. S>ê$f L$p¡C dp¡V$p¡ gp¡Qp¡ R>¡?'' `uku_u Ap„Mp¡ R>gL$pC flu lsu. ""_l]sf R>¡L$ riepmp¡ Esfhp Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ lh¡ bv$pd`pL$ b_phhp_u iu S>ê$f?''

X$u.L¡$._¡ iy„ L$l¡hy„ s¡ _ kdÅey„.

""A_¡ L$pg¡ sp¡ lv$ \C NC.'' `ukuA¡ ApSy>bpSy> Å¡C_¡ Mpsfu L$fu gu^p `R>u X$u.L¡$._¡ _ÆL$ bp¡gphu_¡ ^udp AhpS>¡ L$üy„, ""fps_p d_¡ v|$^_p Ágpk kp\¡ `¡gu- _hu Np¡mu _uL$mu R>¡_¡, r_ApN°p? s¡ Ap`u_¡ L$l¡ Ap gC gp¡!''

X$u.L¡$. lh¡ Mf¡Mf v„$N \C Nep¡.

`uku ^°ykL¡$ ^°ykL¡$ fX$u füp¡ lsp¡. Af¡f¡, rbQpfp_u iy„ lpgs \C NC lsu? `Z X$u.L¡$.A¡ _½$u L$ey¯ L¡$ lh¡ Nd¡ s¡ \pe s¡_p v$p¡õs_¡ dykubsdp„\u bQphhp¡ S> füp¡.

X$u.L¡$.A¡ `uku_p Mcp `f lp\ d|L$u_¡ L$üy„, ""sy„ A¡L$ L$pd L$f...''

lh¡ sd¡ S> L$lp¡, X$u.L¡$.A¡ `uku_¡ iy„ kgpl Ap`hu Å¡CA¡?

_uQ¡ Ap`¡gp ÓZ rhL$ë`p¡dp„\u L$p¡C A¡L$ D`f [¼gL$ L$fp¡.