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¡.

sdpfu dfÆ\u Qpgsu hpsp®_p¡ ApS>¡ fS|> L$fuA¡ R>uA¡ >Qp¡\p¡ làsp¡. ÓuÅ âL$fZ_p A„s¡ blzdsu hpQL$p¡A¡ `l¡gp rhL$ë`_¡ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ X$u.L¡$._u A¡ â`p¡Tg `k„v$ L$fu, S>¡dp„ s¡ `u.ku._¡ L$l¡ R>¡, ""sy„ lh¡ d„Sy> v¡$kpC kp\¡ gafy„ L$f!''

g¡ML$ sdpfu dfÆ dyS>b, sdpfu k„drs\u hpsp® ApNm h^pf¡ R>¡.

Qp¡\p 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¡.

hp„Qp¡ Qp¡\p¡ làsp¡ A_¡ k|Qhp¡ hpsp®_p¡ fkâv$ A„s.

L$luA¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡? (3)
L$luA¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡? (2)
L$luA¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡? (1)

L$luA¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡? (4)

X$u.L¡$.A¡ sp¡ `uku_p Mcp `f lp\ d|L$u_¡ L$lu v$u^y„ : ""sy„ A¡L$ L$pd L$f... sy„ lh¡ d„Sy> v¡$kpC kp\¡ Mf¡Mf gafy„ L$f!''

""gafy„?'' `uku lbL$ MpC Nep¡.'' A¡ bpC blz M¡`p_u R>¡. lz„ akpC S>Ci! A_¡ dpfu kpd¡ sp¡ Å¡? lz„ kyX$spguk hfk_p¡, `p¡Zp `p„Q awV$_p¡ V$prgep¡ Ry>„. d_¡ dpfu V$pg Y$p„L$u_¡ hpm Ap¡msp„ S> `„v$f rdr_V$ \pe R>¡. A_¡ lz„ gafy„ L$fy„? iu fus¡ L$fy„?''

X$u.L¡$.A¡ [õds L$ey¯. ""sy„ kdÄep¡ _l]. d„Sy>A¡ spfu kp\¡ ap¡V$p i¡_p dpV¡$ `X$pìep? spfu hpBa_¡ bspX$u_¡ s_¡ åg¡L$d¡Cg L$fhp dpV¡$. bfpbf? lh¡ spfu hpBa S> Å¡ L$p¡C_p gafpdp„ lp¡e sp¡ s¡_¡ `pR>u iu fus¡ ghpe?''

""`Z Apdp„ sp¡ -'' `uku bp¡gu EW$ép¡, ""`¡gu d„Sy>_¡ aphsy„ dmu Åe _¡?''

""g¡! A¡d sp¡ s_¡ `Z aphsy„ dmhp_y„ L¡$ _l]?'' X$u. L¡$.A¡ Ap„M rdQL$pfu.

`uku_¡ Ap ApBqX$ep Nçep¡.

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lh¡ `R>u_y„ õV¡$` rkç`g lsy„. A¡L$ byL¡$ g¡hp_p¡ lsp¡ A_¡ 201 fÐ_drZ A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV$ S>C_¡ d„Sy> v¡$kpC_¡ kp¡fu L$l¡hp_y„ lsy„. d„Sy>_p dp¢ `f õdpBg v¡$Mpe sp¡ kdS>hy„ L¡$ d„Sy>_¡ S>¡ aphsy„ dmu Ney„ R>¡ s¡_p\u apev$p¡ sp¡ Ap`Z_¡ S> \hp_p¡ R>¡.

`Z R>sp„e `uku_u R>psu ^L$^L$ \su lsu. fÐ_drZ A¡`pV®$d¡ÞV$_u _uQ¡ S> d„Sy> v¡$kpC_u L$pf lsu. D`f S>sp„ `l¡gp„ `ukuA¡ Ap hMs¡ sp¡ bphuk rdr_V$ ky^u dp\y„ Ap¡þey„. s¡ `Z d„Sy>_u L$pf_p L$pQdp„ Å¡C_¡ S>. R>sp„ `uku_p¡ Æh l¡W$p¡ _lp¡sp¡ b¡W$p¡. d„Sy> A¡_¡ ssX$phu_¡ L$pY$u d|L¡$ sp¡?

khpg A`dp__p¡ _lp¡sp¡. khpg lsp¡ L¡$ sp¡ `R>u A¡_p S>¡hp kp\¡ gafy„ L$p¡Z L$f¡?

`Z Ðep„ sp¡ `uku_y„ ùv$e A¡L$kp\¡ Qpf ^bL$pfp Q|L$u Ney„. d„Sy> v¡$kpC kpd¡\u Aphu füp„ lsp„. ågy L$gf_u riap¡__u kpX$udp„ d„Sy> Årgd gpNsu lsu. `uku NcfpC Nep¡. iy„ L$fhy„ s¡ kdS> _ `X$u. lkhp_p¡ âepk L$ep£, awgp¡_p¡ byL¡$ ApNm ^ep£, b¡ X$Ngp„ ApNm hÝep¡ Ðep„ L$pf_y„ b„`f O|„V$Zdp„ A\X$pey„. byL¡$ lp\dp„\u R>V$L$u Nep¡ A_¡ `uku `X$sp¡ `X$sp¡ bÃep¡.

d„Sy> v¡$kpC MX$MX$pV$ lku `X$u. ""lpe lpe! Mfp R>p¡ sd¡ sp¡! _l] ap¡_, _l] d¡k¡S>? ¼ep„ lsp ApV$gp qv$hk?''

""lz„... lz„...'' `uku lÆ L„$CL$ bp¡ghp Åe Ðep„ S> d„Sy>A¡ s¡_p Mc¡ ^åbp¡ dpfsp„ L$üy„, ""Qgp¡! `pZu`|fu Mphu R>¡?''

d„Sy> v¡$kpC_p¡ ^åbp¡ Mp^p `R>u `uku lh¡ L„$C `Z Mphp s¥epf lsp¡. Å¡L¡$ L$pfdp„ b¡W$p„ `R>u `uku_¡ `l¡gp¡ rhQpf A¡ Apìep¡ L¡$ v$k-`„v$f ê$r`ep_u `pZu`|fu Mphp dpV¡$ d„Sy> v¡$kpC huk-`ÃQuk ê$r`ep_y„ `¡V²$p¡g bpmsu li¡? L$pf kX$kX$pV$ S>C flu lsu. d„Sy> v¡$kpC_y„ X²$pBthN ky`b® lsy„. `uku_¡ \ey„, ""ApS>L$pg åg¡L$d¡BtgN_p ^„^pdp„ d„v$u Qpgsu li¡. _rlsf Ap d„Sy> dpfp S>¡hp õL|$V$qfep_¡ iy„ L$pd a¡fh¡?''

Ðep„ sp¡ d„Sy>A¡ L$pf_¡ AQp_L$ b°¡L$ dpfu. ""Ape lpe! Alu„ sp¡ a_-a¡f gpN¡ R>¡! Qpgp¡, S>hy„ R>¡? dÅ Aphi¡!'' `uku lÆ L„$C rhQpf¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ d„Sy> s¡_¡ OkX$u_¡ A„v$f gC NC.

a_-a¡f_„y hpsphfZ ^d^du füy„ lsy„. Qpf¡ sfa gp¡L$p¡ S> gp¡L$p¡ lsp. L$p¡C L$p¡g¡S>_p¡ a_-a¡f lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ Sy>hpr_epAp¡_u k„¿ep h^pf¡ lsu. `pZu`|fu_u sp¡ hps S> cygpC NC. d„Sy> v¡$kpC dõsudp„ Aphu_¡ b„v|$L$ hX¡$ azÁNp ap¡X$su lsu. qf„N _pMu_¡ B_pd Æssu lsu. gL$u k¡h_dp„ v$ph gNpX$su lsu. `uku rbQpfp¡ v$k-v$k ê$r`ep_u L|$`_p¡ gu^¡ fpMsp¡ lsp¡.

""Ape lpe! Ap ÅeÞV$ ìlug sp¡ Å¡?'' d„Sy>A¡ `uku_p¡ lp\ M¢Qsp„ L$üy„, ""Qgp¡ b¡khy„ R>¡?''

""_p lp¢? d_¡ sp¡ Q½$f Aph¡.'' `ukuA¡ L$üy„, ""sd¡ b¡kp¡, b¡khy„ lp¡e sp¡.''

""Aphy„ iy„ L$fp¡ R>p¡?'' d„Sy>A¡ _Mfp¡ L$fsp„ L$üy„, ""lz„ A¡L$gu L$p¡_u Å¡X¡$ b¡ky„? Qgp¡_¡, L„$`_u Ap`p¡_¡?''

""`Z d_¡ _ aph¡!'' `uku Mf¡Mf Ncfpsp¡ lsp¡.'' Ap sp¡ blz dp¡Vy„$ R>¡. d_¡, ä¡ÞL$gu L$lz„? blz buL$ gpN¡ R>¡!''

""lpe lpe! Ap sp¡ Å¡?'' d„Sy> MX$MX$pV$ lku `X$u. `R>u `uku_p Npg \`\`phu_¡ L$l¡, ""sd_¡ buL$ gpN¡ sp¡ dpfp¡ lp\ `L$X$u fpMÅ¡, bk?''

Mepg fp¡d¡[ÞV$L$ lsp¡. `uku_¡ lp `pX$ép rh_p R|>V$L$p¡ _lp¡sp¡. ÅeÞV$ ìlugdp„ b¡W$p„ `l¡gp„ S> `uku_y„ d_ QL$X$p¡m¡ QX$éy„. kuV$ `f b¡W$p„ A_¡ `¡gp¡ gp¡M„X$_p¡ X„$X$p¡ W¡$kudp„ qaV$ \ep¡ L¡$ sfs S> AX$p¡AX$ b¡W¡$gu d„Sy> v¡$kpC_p õ`i£ `uku_p bÓuk¡ L$p¡W¡$ v$uhp \ep.

ÅeÞV$ ìlugdp„ lÆ kl¡gpZuAp¡ b¡ku füp lsp. QL$X$p¡m AV$L$u AV$L$u_¡ D`f S>C füy„ lsy„. Al]\u v¡$Mpsy„ ×íe Av¹$cys lsy„. ""kyà`f ìey R>¡ _„C?'' d„Sy>A¡ lku_¡ L$üy„, ""d_¡ sp¡ X$f gpN¡ R>¡.'' `uku Mp¡Vy„$ bp¡ëep¡.

""X$fp¡ R>p¡ ip_p? lz„ Ry>„ _¡?'' d„Sy>A¡ `uku_u hps kpQu dp_u_¡ L$üy„.

""sp¡ dpfp¡ lp\ `L$X$p¡ _¡?'' `uku kpQy„ bp¡ëep¡ li¡, `Z d„Sy>A¡ Mp¡Vy„$ _ gNpX$éy„. s¡Z¡ `uku_p¡ lp\ `L$X$u gu^p¡. `uku_p bÓuk¡ L$p¡W¡$ kp¡-kp¡_p bëb \ep.

`Z `R>u S>¡hy„ ÅeÞV$ ìlug Qpgy \ey„ L¡$ `uku_p lpÅ„ NNX$u Nep„. A¡_u l\¡mudp„ `fk¡hp¡ hmhp gpÁep¡. b¡ Ap„V$p `R>u sp¡ A¡_y„ dp\y„ cdhp gpÁey„. ÓuÅ Ap„V¡$ sp¡ `ukuA¡ Ap„Mp¡ S> b„^ L$fu v$u^u. X$f, NcfpV$ A_¡ Q½$f_¡ L$pfZ¡ A¡_u k|Tb|T EX$u NC.

Äepf¡ A¡_u Ap„Mp¡ M|gu Ðepf¡ d„Sy> v¡$kpC b|dp¡ `pX$u flu lsu, ""Ap¡ rdõV$f! L„$C cp_bp_ R>¡ L¡$ _l]? sd_¡ S>¡ÞV$gd¡_ kdÆ_¡ dpfu Å¡X¡$ b¡khp v$u^p A¡V$g¡?'' `uku lÆ L„$C kdS>¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ lË$pL$Ë$p dpZkp¡A¡ s¡_¡ QL$X$p¡mdp„\u M¢Qu L$pY$ép¡. d„Sy>_u QukpQuk Qpgy lsu. ""kph lgL$V$ dpZk R>¡! `l¡gp sp¡ Q½$f_¡ blp_¡ dpfp¡ lp\ `L$X$ép¡ A_¡ `R>u sp¡ Äep„ Ðep„ lp\ _pMhp dp„X$ép¡!''

`Ðey„! L$p¡g¡rS>e_ eyhp_p¡_¡ Å¡Csy„ dþey„! iê$Aps V$`guv$ph\u \C. `R>u a¢V$dbpÆ A_¡ `R>u NX$v$p`pVy$„ Qpgy \C Nep„. `uku rbQpfp¡ S>¡d S>¡d kÃQpC D`f âL$pi `pX$hp_p âepk L$fsp¡ s¡d s¡d s¡_u Ap„Mp¡ ApNm h^y _¡ h^y A„^pfp„ R>hphp gpÁep„. R>¡hV¡$ L$p¡g¡rS>e_p¡A¡ s¡_u V$]NpV$p¡mu L$fu_¡ N¡V$_u blpf a¢L$u v$u^p¡.

`ukuA¡ lp¢idp„ Apìep `R>u kp¥\u `l¡gy„ L$pd `p¡sp_p lp\-`N s`pku g¡hp_y„ L$ey¯. lp\-`N sp¡ kgpds lsp. `R>u ApSy>bpSy> Å¡ey„. lÆ s¡ N¡V$_u blpf S> lsp¡. s¡Z¡ d_p¡d_ cNhp__p¡ Apcpf dpÞep¡ L¡$ s¡ `p¡guk õV¡$i_dp„ _lp¡sp¡. Mpõky„ A„^pfy„ \C Q|¼ey„ lsy„. rMõkp„ a„ap¡ku_¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ `pL$uV$ `Z kgpds lsy„.

`Z qfnp L$fu_¡ O¡f Apìep `R>u h^y A¡L$ Apòe® `uku_u âsunp L$fu füy„ lsy„. `uku_p ãg¡V$_p v$fhpS>¡ spmy„ lsy„. fps_p v$k \hp Apìep lsp. `ukuL$pL$u Ap kde¡ ¼ep„ NC li¡? `uku_y„ dNS> cdu füy„ lsy„. `Z rdrkk_u fpl Å¡hp rkhpe buÅ¡ L$p¡C D`pe S> _lp¡sp¡.

R>¡L$ kpX$p v$k hpÁe¡ d„v$pqL$_u Aphu. `uku_p dNS>dp„ `Z "rdrkk'_¡ bv$g¡ "d„v$pqL$_u' S> k|T¹ey„. L$pfZ L¡$ s¡_u r`õspmuk hfk_u A^p¯rN_u d„v$pqL$_uA¡ ApR>p Nygpbu f„N_u kpX$u `l¡fu lsu, A„bp¡X$pdp„ dOdOsp„ awgp¡_u h¡Zu _pMu lsu, Ql¡fp `f_p¡ `p¡ÞX$¹k X²$ud-ãgphf V¡$ëL$_p¡ Ap¡hfX$p¡T v|$f\u QpX$u Mpsp¡ lsp¡ A_¡... `uku_y„ R>V$L$u S>hp_u s¥epfudp„ lsy„ L$pfZ L¡$... lp¡W$p¡ `f rg`¹[õV$L$ gNpX¡$gu lsu!

""¼ep„ NC lsu?'' `ukuA¡ dp„X$dp„X$ dNS> `f L$pb| fpMsp„ `|R¹>ey„.

S>hpbdp„ `ukuL$pL$u dg¼ep„, OydV$p¡ dp\¡ g¡sp„ bp¡ëep„, ""b^y„ sdp¢_ L¡$'hy„ `X$?'' spmy„ Mp¡gsp„ Mp¡gsp„ sp¡ L$pL$u lky„ lky„ \C füp„ lsp„. ""A¡L$ ri¾¡$V$ R>. AdZp¢\u _p L¡$'hpe!''

`uku_p dNS>dp„ sp¡ cX$L$p¡ \C Nep¡. rk¾¡$V$? lh¡ Mbf R>¡ spfp rk¾¡$V$_u! dpfp rk¾¡$V$_u s_¡ Mbf `X$i¡ Ðepf¡ S>gu_¡ MpL$ \C S>Ci!

""Ah bp¢eZ¡ Ãep¢ Mp¡X$C Äep? l¢X$p¡?'' `ukuL$pL$u lgL$\u bp¡ëep„, ""A_ Ap L$`X$p¢ Ãep¢ d¡gp L$fu Apep?''

""A¡ _p L$lz„ sp¡?'' `uku dfX$dp„ bp¡ëep.

""lpfy„, _p L$p¡'!'' `uku_p¡ lp\ Tpgu_¡ A„v$f M¢Qsp„ L$pL$u bp¡ëep„, ""`Z Ah Ap Dspfp¡ sp¡ Mfp?''

`uku_y„ dNS> L$pd L$fsy„ b„^ \C Ney„. rdrkk AQp_L$ ApV$gu k¡L¡$fu_ S>¡hu L¡$d_u \C NC? A_¡ lh¡ dpf¡ iy„ L$fhy„? fpÓ¡ afu `pR>u v|$^_p¡ Ágpk gC_¡ Aphi¡ A_¡ `¡gu "r_ApN°p' l\¡mudp„ d|L$u_¡ L$l¡i¡, ""Ap gC gp¡!''

d¡gp iV®$_p„ b¡ bV$_ Mp¡ëep„ Ðep„ S> rdrkk bp¡gu EW$ép„, ""lpe lpe, Ap sp¡ R>p¡gpC Äey k. A¡L$iuX$_ Õep¡ sp¡ L$ iy?''

fpÓ¡ rdrkk¡ vy$Msp ifuf `f Apep¡X¡$¼k Qp¡mu_¡ ipg Ap¡Y$pX$u Ðep„ ky^udp„ sp¡ `uku_y„ dNS> sØ_ N|„QhpC Ney„ lsy„. ""kpgy„... b¥fy„ Apd Å¡hp Åh sp¡ Mp¡Vy„$ _l]. ApV$gu k¡hp L$f¡ R>¡, Ýep_ fpM¡ R>¡... `Z... `¡gy„ "ri¾¡$V$' iy„ li¡? Qp¡½$k A¡_u L$p¡C Qpg lp¡hu Å¡CA¡!''

khpf¡ EW$ép¡ Ðepf¡ `uku_y„ ifuf lmh„yawg \C Ney„ lsy„. `Z Ofdp„ rdrkk_¡ _ Å¡ep„ A¡V$g¡ dNS> `pRy>„ QL$fph¡ QX$éy„. bfpbf _h_p V$L$p¡f¡ rdrkk lky„lky„ \sp„ Ofdp„ Apìep„. `uku L„$C `|R>¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ S> lp\ ApX$p¡ L$fsp„ bp¡ëep„, ""L$p¢e `|R>sp _„C, ri¾¡$V$ R>, L$u^y _?''

lh¡ `uku Mf¡Mf ^|„^hpC EW$ép¡. MpX$pdp„ Ney„ spfy„ rk¾¡$V$! A¡L$ qv$hk Äepf¡ lz„ spfu _S>fp¡_u kpd¡ S> d„Sy> v¡$kpC kp\¡ fl¡hp S>sp¡ flui Ðepf¡ Mbf `X$i¡!

`Z buÆ S> nZ¡ `uku_y„ dNS> W¡$L$pZ¡ Aphu Ney„. d„Sy> v¡$kpCA¡ S> sp¡ NC L$pg¡ s¡_¡ dpf MhX$pìep¡ lsp¡! R>sp„e Å¡ rdrkk_u kp_ W¡$L$pZ¡ gphhu lp¡e sp¡ d„Sy> v¡$kpC rkhpe buÅ¡ R|>V$L$p¡ `Z _lp¡sp¡. `ukuA¡ Mp¢Mpfp¡ MpC_¡ L$üy„, ""ldZp„ dpf¡ blpf S>hp_y„ R>¡. fpÓ¡ dp¡Xy„$ \i¡. `¡gp„ d„Sy> v¡$kpC kp\¡ A¡L$ `pV$}dp„ S>hp_y„ R>¡.''

rdrkk D`f Ap hp¼ep¡_u L$p¡C Akf _ \C. `uku afu\u bp¡ëep¡, ""d„Sy> v¡$kpC kp\¡ `pV$}dp„ S>hp_y„ R>¡.'' `R>u dp¡V¡$\u bp¡ëep¡, ""X$pÞk `pV$}dp„! fpÓ¡ dp¡Xy„$ \i¡...'' lSy> dp¡V¡$\u bp¡ëep¡, ""X$pÞk `pV$}dp„!''

rdrkk dpÓ dg¼ep„. dp\p_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ kfMp¡ L$fsp„ bp¡ëep„, ""X$pÞi L$fs¡ L$fs¡ S> `X$u Äep gpNp¡ kp¡!''

`uku_¡ A¡hu v$pT QX$u NC L¡$ s¡ kX$kX$pV$ Of_u blpf _uL$mu Nep¡. Å¡L¡$ blpf _uL$þep `R>u cp_ \ey„ L¡$ lh¡ L$fhy„ iy„? Apd Mp^p`u^p hNf Of\u blpf _uL$mhp_u V¡$h S> _lp¡su. lL$uL$sdp„ sp¡ R>¡ëgp„ huk hfk\u fp¡S> _h _¡ `„Qph_¡ rdrkk¡ b_ph¡gu awgL$p fp¡V$gu Mp^p rh_p `uku Of_u blpf _uL$þep S> _lp¡sp. `Z lh¡ huk hfk S|>_u `f„`fp sp¡X$ép rkhpe buÅ¡ L$p¡C fõsp¡ S> _lp¡sp¡.

fõsp `f Aphu_¡ V¡$rgap¡_ b|\ `f\u `ukuA¡ d„Sy> v¡$kpC_¡ ap¡_ Å¡X$ép¡, ""d„Sy>bl¡_, L$p¡C dpZk_u dS>b|fu_u Aphu dÅL$ L$fhp_u?''

""lpe lpe `uku... A¡hy„ _\u!'' d„S>y v¡$kpCA¡ L$üy„, ""sdpfu N°p¡k rdkAÞX$õV¡$[ÞX„$N R>¡, N°p¡k rdkAÞX$fõV¡$[ÞX„$N!''

""N°p¡k A¡V$g¡? d¡qV²$L$ `Ùrsdp„ bp¡gp¡, rdk v¡$kpC!'' `ukuA¡ L$X$L$ AhpS>¡ L$üy„.

""sd¡ àguT A¡L$ L$pd L$fip¡?'' d„Sy>A¡ duW$X$p AhpS>¡ L$üy„, ""ldZp„ S> Of¡ Aphp¡. lz„ sd_¡ b^y„ S> kdÅhy„ Ry>„. ApMu hpsdp„ dpfp¡ L$p¡C hp„L$ S> _lp¡sp¡. A_¡ lp, sd¡ iy„ g¡ip¡? Qp L¡$ L$p¡au? kp\¡ V$p¡õV$ aphi¡ L¡$ k¡ÞX$qhQ?''

V|„$L$dp„ _h _¡ `„Qph_¡ Ou Qp¡`X¡$gu awgL$p fp¡V$gu Mp_pfp `uku _h _¡ r`õspguk¡ L$p¡au kp\¡ QuT rN°ëX$ h¡rS>V¡$bg k¡ÞX$rhQ MpC füp lsp. d„Sy> v¡$kpCA¡ s¡d_¡ L$ÞhuÞk L$fu v$u^p lsp L¡$ Q½$f Aphhp_¡ L$pfZ¡ `uku L$p¡C buÅ S> bl¡_ D`f NbX$u `X$ép lsp A_¡ QukpQuk L$f_pfp„ A¡ bl¡__¡ L$pfZ¡ S> `uku_¡ dpf `X$ép¡ lsp¡. Apd sp¡ `uku L$ÞhuÞk _ \ps, `f„sy d„Sy> v¡$kpCA¡ s¡d_u bpSy>dp„ b¡ku_¡ X¡$dp¡ÞõV²¡$i_ Ap`u_¡ bspX$éy„ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ L¡$hu fus¡ s¡d_p¡ lp\ `L$X$u_¡ b¡W$p„ lsp„ A_¡ Q½$f_¡ L$pfZ¡ `uku_y„ ifuf L¡$V$gy„ b^y„ s¡d_u sfa Y$mu Ney„ lsy„, hN¡f¡.

Ap X¡$dp¡ÞõV²¡$i_ `R>u `uku_p d_ `f\u i„L$p_p„ sdpd hpv$mp„ v|$f \C Nep„. hpv$mp„ v|$f \sp„ S> d„Sy> v¡$kpCA¡ L|$Zp sX$L$p S>¡hu â`p¡Tg d|L$u, ""A„bpÆ Aphhy„ R>¡?''

Apd sp¡ `uku X$T_¡L$ hMs A„bpÆ Nep li¡. `Z Ap hMs_u hps õ`¡íeg lsu. A¡L$ sp¡ v$f hMs_u S>¡d MMX$^S> A¡k.V$u. bkdp„ _l] `Z dõs dÅ_u L$pfdp„ S>hp_y„ lsy„. v$f hMs_u S>¡d L$p¡C apgsy ^d®ipmpdp„ _l] `Z L$p¡C kpfu qX$kÞV$ lp¡V¡$gdp„ Esfhp_y„ lsy„. A_¡ Mpk sp¡ v$f hMs_u S>¡d v$i®_ L$fu_¡ buÅ qv$hk¡ `pR>p _lp¡sp Aphu fl¡hp_y„, Ap hMs¡ sp¡ S>¡hp¡ d|X$...

`ukuA¡ NZsfu L$fu fpMu lsu. `¡V²$p¡g, _põsp`pZu, lp¡V¡$g... Ap b^y„ dmu_¡ kps-ApW$ lÅf_p¡ MQ® \pe A¡hy„ lsy„. R>sp„ `ukuA¡ b¡ÞL$dp„\u `Qpk lÅf D`pX$ép. rdrkk_¡ v¡$Mpe A¡ fus¡ L$bpV$dp„ \à`uAp¡ d|L$u.

hmu khpf_p S>hp_¡ bv$g¡ fpÓ¡ _uL$mhp_y„ Np¡W$ìey„ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk `ukuA¡ A¡ _p¡V$p¡_u \à`uAp¡ Al]\u sl] a¡fìep L$fu. R>sp„ rdrkk L„$C bp¡gsp„ S> _lp¡sp„. fpÓ¡ ip`® khp v$k hpÁe¡ d„Sy> v$¡kpC_p Of¡ V$Q \hp_y„ lsy„, R>sp„e R>¡L$ ApW$ hpÁep\u `uku L$`X$p„_u b¡N DOpX$b„^ L$ep® L$fsp lsp. rdrkk_p v¡$Msp„ S> L$`X$p„ `f k¡ÞV$ R>p„V$éy„, ÓZ hpf dp\y„ Ap¡þey„, `p„Q hMs _p¡V$p¡ d|L$hp_u S>ÁepAp¡ bv$gu R>sp„e rdrkk_p Ql¡fp `f_y„ [õds AL$b„^ lsy„.

""A„bpÆ ÅJ Ry>„. d„Sy> v¡$kpC kp\¡.'' `uku ApW$du hpf bp¡ëep, A_¡ Ap hMs¡ _hy„ hp¼e Dd¡ey¯, ""`pR>p Aphhp_y„ L„$C _½$u _\u. S>¡hp¡ d|X$...''

""A¡d?'' rdrkk AV$¼ep„. sfs L$bpV$dp„\u b¡ `peÅdp L$pY$u_¡ Ap`sp„ bp¡ëep„, ""sp¡ b¡ `peÅdp h^pfp_p g¡sp Åh. Ðep¢ Ãep¢ L$`X$p¢ ^p¡hfphip¡?''

`R>u _ÆL$ Aphu_¡ ^udp kpv¡$ bp¡ëep„, ""`Z L$D Ry>, `„v$fduA¡ `pR>p ApB S>Å¡. `„v$fk lp¡m _¡ lÑf... Mpgu Ap s¥Z spfuM lpQhhp_u R>¡!'' rdrkk_p Npg¡ ifd_p i¡fX$p `X$u füp lsp. ""lpQhip¡ _?''

`uku_¡ Ap spfuMp¡_u hpsdp„ TpTu N¡X$ _ `X$u. A¡ sp¡ A¡ S> Å¡C füp lsp L¡$ Ap `Qpk lÅf ê$r`ep, A„bpÆ, d„Sy> v¡$kpC, k¡ÞV$... Ap b^p_u rdrkk `f L$p¡C Akf \pe R>¡ L¡$ _l]? `Z rdrkk_y„ S>mL$dmhs¹ hs®_ Å¡C_¡ `uku d_dp„ bbX$ép, ""lh¡ ApMu bpÆ lp\dp„\u S>su fl¡i¡ Ðepf¡ Mbf `X$i¡!''

V$Zudp„ _¡ V$Zudp„ `uku b¡N D`pX$u_¡ ãg¡V$_p¡ v$pv$fp¡ Esfu Nep. bpëL$_udp„ rdrkk AphÅ¡ L$fhp Aph¡gp„ s¡_u kpd¡ `Z _ Å¡ey„. kpd¡_u awV$`p\ `pk¡ Ec¡gu qfnpdp„ b¡ku_¡ lzL$d L$ep£, ""rhS>e_Nf ¾$p¡tkN. S>fp S>gv$u.''

""ip¡V®$ L$V$ d¢ g¡ gy„?'' qfnphpmpA¡ `|R¹>ey„. `ukuA¡ OqX$epmdp„ Å¡ey„. _h _¡ `„Qph_ \C lsu. rdrkk ApNm fp¡gp dpfhpdp„ V$pBd bNpX$ép¡ lsp¡. lh¡ khp v$k¡ V$Q \hy„ S>ê$fu lsu. `ukuA¡ L$üy„, ""g¡ gp¡ ip¡V®$ L$V$ d¢.''

qfnp d¡B_ fp¡X$ `f\u Ngudp„ hmu. `R>u buÆ Ngudp„ hmu. `R>u ÓuÆ, `R>u Qp¡\u. V¡$Þi_dp„ `uku_¡ `Z cp_ _lp¡sy„ L¡$ NguAp¡ h^y _¡ h^y kp„L$X$u \su Åe R>¡. AQp_L$ A¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ Ngu_p kpdp R>¡X¡$ c]s Aphu NC! qfnphpmpA¡ b°¡L$ dpfu.

""¼ep lzAp?'' `ukuA¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""fpõsp c|g Ne¡ ¼ep?''

qfnphpmp¡ Esfu_¡ ip„rs\u bp¡ëep¡, ""A`y_ Ly$R> cu _l] c|gsp l¥ rQfLy$V$!'' buÆ S> nZ¡ `uku_¡ V$pg `f A¡L$ l¡ÞX$g T]L$pey„.

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`uku Äepf¡ cp_dp„ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ b¡ S> QuÅ¡ Npeb lsu. A¡L$ `¡gu qfnp A_¡ buÆ `¡gu b¡N.

buSy>„ b^y„ S> kgpds lsy„. OqX$epm `Z. `ukuA¡ OrX$epmdp„ Å¡ey„, `p¡Zp ArNepf hpÁep lsp. rMõkpdp„ `pL$uV$ `Z kgpds lsy„. `ukuA¡ `pL$uV$dp„ Å¡ey„, kÑf ê$r`ep `Qpk `¥kp lsp. `uku_¡ \ey„ kp¥\u `l¡gp sp¡ d„Sy>_¡ ap¡_ L$fhp¡ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ âp¡N°pd `p¡õV$`p¡_ L$fhp¡ `X$i¡.

`Z Al] ap¡_ ¼ep„ li¡? A„^pfu NguAp¡dp„\u A\X$psp-L|$V$psp `uku Äepf¡ d¡B_ fp¡X$ `f Apìep Ðepf¡ Tmp„lmp„ õV²$uV$ gpBV$_u fp¡i_udp„ s¡dZ¡ S>¡ ×íe Å¡ey„ s¡_p\u s¡d_p V$p„qV$ep lQdQu Nep!

`ukuL$pL$u ky„v$f h÷p¡ ^pfZ L$fu, dp\pdp„ h¡Zu _pMu_¡ k|dkpd kX$L$ D`f A¡L$gp„ S>C füp„ lsp„!

`ukuA¡ lh¡ rdrkk_p¡ `uR>p¡ L$fhp_y„ _½$u L$ey¯. kpgy„, lh¡ kdÅey„ L¡$ rdrkk_p `¡V$_y„ `pZu L¡$d _lp¡sy„ lgsy„! v$bpsp„ `Ng¡ `uku rdrkk_p¡ `uR>p¡ L$fsp füp. R>¡hV¡$ rdrkk A¡L$ d„qv$f `pk¡ `lp¢Ãep„. Al] A¡L$ b¡W$u v$X$u_p¡ V$prgep¡ `yfyj s¡_u fpl Å¡sp¡ Ecp¡ lsp¡. bÞ_¡A¡ ^udp AhpS>¡ \p¡X$u hpsp¡ L$fu. `R>u bÞ_¡ TX$`\u Qpghp gÁep„. `yfyj ApNm Qpgsp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ `uku_u rdrkk s¡_u gNp¡gN `pR>m Qpgsu lsu. `ukuA¡ `Z \p¡Xy„$ A„sf fpMu s¡d_p„ `Ngp„ Qp„`hp_y„ iê$ L$ey¯.

`¡gp gp¡L$p¡ X$pbu bpSy> hþep„. \p¡X$u hpf `R>u afu X$pbu bpSy> hþep„, `„v$f-huk X$Ngp„ Qpgu afu `pR>p„ X$pbu bpSy> hþep„, buÅ„ huk-`ÃQuk X$Ngp„ Qpëep„ Ðep„ sp¡ afu X$pbu bpSy> hþep„! `uku_¡ \ey„ Ap gp¡L$p¡ Åe R>¡ ¼ep„? X$pbu bpSy> S> hm hm L$f¡ R>¡?

`uku_¡ blz dp¡X¡$ dp¡X¡$ cp_ \ey„ L¡$ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ d„qv$f_u âv$rnZp L$fu füp„ lsp„! `uku v$p¡X$ép¡, d„qv$f_u Qpf¡ bpSy> afu hþep¡. `Z lh¡ Ðep„ L$p¡C _lp¡sy„!

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hl¡gu khpf¡ X$u.L¡$._p Of_p¡ v$fhpÅ¡ MMX$ép¡. X$u.L¡$. Ap„Mp¡ Qp¡msp¡ blpf Apìep¡, ""Af¡ `uku sy„? AÐepf¡?... iy„ \ey„?''

`uku_u lpgs AÐe„s Mfpb lsu. s¡_u Ap„Mp¡ DÅNfp\u gpgQp¡m lsu, hpm rhMfpe¡gp lsp, NpÓp¡ rir\g lsp„ A_¡ s¡_y„ ApMy„ ifuf ^udy„ ^udy„ ^°|Æ füy„ lsy„.

X$u.L¡$._¡ Å¡sp„ S> `uku s¡_u R>psudp„ dp\y„ Mp¡ku_¡ ^°ykL¡$ ^°ykL¡$ fX$u `X$ép¡. ""X$u.L¡$., lz„ bfbpv$ \C Nep¡! dpfu rdrkk ApMu fps Of_u blpf lsu!''

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v$p¡õsp¡, Qp¡\y„ âL$fZ Al] `|fy„ \pe R>¡. lh¡ `p„Qdp âL$fZdp„ hpsp® `|fu L$fhp_u R>¡. A_¡ Ap L$pd sdpf¡ L$fhp_y„ R>¡.

Apif¡ 100/125 iåv$p¡dp„ (A¡_p\u Ap¡R>p lp¡e sp¡ `Z Qpg¡) Ad_¡ gMu S>Zphp¡ L¡$ lh¡ iy„ b_hy„ Å¡CA¡ A_¡ hpsp®_p¡ A„s iu fus¡ Aphhp¡ Å¡CA¡!

V|„$L$dp„, `uku_p„ bpf¡ hlpZ X|$bhp„ Å¡CA¡? L¡$ "`ukuA¡ Mp^y„, `u^y„ _¡ fpS> L$ey¯.' \hy„ Å¡CA¡?

î¡óW$ rhL$ë` k|Qh_pf hpQL$ B_pd_p lL$v$pf \i¡. AÞe fkâv$ rhL$ë`p¡ `Z kp¥_p dpV¡$ h¡bkpBV$ `f d|L$iy„.

A_¡ Ap b^y„ hp„Qu gu^p `R>u grgs gpX$ `Z A¡_u fus¡ R>¡ëgy„ âL$fZ gMi¡. s¡ hp„Qu_¡ A¡d _ L$l¡sp L¡$, ""L$luA¡ sp¡ L$p¡_¡?''

Ad_¡ S> L$l¡Å¡, A_¡ b¡^X$L$ L$l¡Å¡!

Ap`¡ Ap`_p¡ Arcâpe 3 dpQ® ky^udp„ S>Zphhp_p¡ fl¡i¡. hpsp®_y„ R>¡ëgy„ A¡V$g¡ L$¡$ `p„Qdy„ âL$fZ Ap`_¡ hp„Qhp dmi¡ 10 dpQ®, 2001_p ir_hpf¡. hpsp®_p„ sdpd `pÓp¡_u Mbf L$pY$hp S>ê$f AphÅ¡!

grgs gpX$_p klcpNu \hp bv$g Apcpf.

Ap rhcpN Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?