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(1) ^fd yf_p qv$hp__u `Ð_u_p¡ k„L$ë` |fp¡ L$ep£. A¡L$ hpf ^fd yf_p v$uhp__u ÷uA¡ dlpfpS>_¡ S>dhp `p¡sp_¡ O¡f

`^fph¡gp. s¡ bpC_p A„sfdp„ dlpfpS>_¡ S>dpX$hp L$fsp„e¡ dlpfpS>_u `funp L$fhp_p¡ rhi¡j cph lsp¡. s¡_¡ Å¡hy„ lsy„ L¡$ Ap cNhp_ L$l¡hpe R>¡ `Z S>dsp„ AphX¡$ R>¡ L¡$ _l] ! dlpfpS> s¡_¡ O¡f `^pep® _¡ S>dhp b¡W$p. A_¡ A¡hu QsyfpC\u S>çep L¡$ lp\ `Z bNX$hp v$u^p¡ _l] _¡ S>¡d A_y¾$d\u Np¡W$h¡g s¡d S> kh® S>çep. Ðepf¡ s¡ v$uhp__u `Ð_u_¡ d_dp„ Mp¡V$p¡ OpV$ \ep¡, Dfdp„ rhL$pf E`Äep¡. s¡_p¡ Aphp¡ drg_ Apie ÅZu dlpfpS>¡ sfs S> S>d¡gp Aß_u EgV$u L$fu _p„Mu _¡ Qpgu _uL$þep. \p¡X$p qv$hk bpv$ kp„¿eep¡Nu bpCAp¡A¡ fkp¡C Ap ¡gu. dlpfpS> õhe„ `ufkhp `^pep®. A¡ `ufksu d|rs®dp„ kp¥_p„ d_ A¡hp sp¡ sZpep„ L¡$ dlpfpS>¡ A¡L$ hpf `ufk¡gy„ `Z L$p¡C MpC i¼ep„ _l]. Ap d|rs® `¡gu v$uhp__u `Ð_uA¡ Å¡C _¡ s¡_p A„sf_p rhL$pf V$mu Nep. `R>u sp¡ L$p¡C yê$j_¡ v¡$M¡ sp¡ s¡_¡ EgV$u \pe s¡dS> S>¡ S>¡ bpCAp¡A¡ Ap v$i®_ L$ep s¡ kh£_¡ A¡d \ey„. Ap gugp_p„ `v$p¡ `f kv¹$Nyfy â¡dp_„v$ õhpduA¡ "s¡fu kp„hfu k|fs R>V$pv$pf...' A¡ ^°yh „[¼s\u b_pìep„ R>¡. (2) „Qpmpdp„ hpOfuAp¡_¡ i¡gZ S>dpX$éy„.

A¡L$hpf dlpfpS> rhQfZ L$fsp„ „Qpmp `^pep® dlpfpS> A¡V$g¡ Al]_p c¼sp¡A¡ M|b k¡hpAp¡ L$fu. dlpfpS>¡ Npddp„ Aplufp¡_¡ i¡gZ S>dpX$hp_y„ _½$u L$ey. (i¡gZ = _p^¡f_p¡ Y$ugp¡ Np¡m _¡ Qp¡Mp, s¡dp„ ^pf¡ Ou `ufkpe s¡_¡ i¡gZ L$l¡ R>¡.) fkp¡C \C _¡ dlpfpS>¡ kp¥_¡ `ufõey„ `Z Mfy„. s¡ hMs¡ dlpfpS>_u ×rô$ kpbgu _v$u_p kpd¡ L$p„W¡$ afsp dpZkp¡ `f `X$u.

dlpfpS>¡ |R¹>ey„ : " ¡gp dpZkp¡ af¡ R>¡ s¡ S>çep ?' Ðepf¡ sfs gp¡L$p¡ bp¡ëep : "dlpfpS> ! A¡ sp¡ b^p hNX$pD hpOfuAp¡ R>¡.

s¡d_¡ hmu S>dpX$hp_p lp¡e ? A¡ sp¡ Æhtlkp L$f¡ _¡ s¡ S> Mpe.' dlpfpS>¡ Ap kp„cþey„ _l] _¡ sfs S> s¡ hpOfuAp¡_¡ bp¡gphu gphhp dpZk dp¡L$ëep¡. s¡Ap¡ Apìep A¡V$g¡ `p¡s¡ õhe„ s¡d_¡ `ufkhp _uL$þep _¡ kpfu fus¡ i¡gZ-Ou `ufku_¡ s©á L$fu v$u^p. L¡$hu kd×rô$ !

\p¡X$p kde bpv$ s¡dp„_p¡ A¡L$ hpOfu dp„v$p¡ `X$ep¡. s¡Z¡ Mphp_y„ dp„Áey„ sp¡ k„b„ uAp¡A¡ Sy>hpf_p fp¡V$gp_p Vy$L$X$p c¡Np L$fu gph¡gp s¡dp„\u A¡L$ Vy$L$X$p¡ s¡_¡ Apàep¡ `Z s¡ s¡_¡ cpìep¡ _l]. s¡_¡ sp¡ `¡g„y i¡gZ epv$ Aphu Ney„. _¡ kp\¡ kp\¡ Ou_u sp„bX$u gC_¡ `ufksu dlpfpS>_u d|rs® epv$ Aphu NC. s¡_u h©rÑ dlpfpS>_p dp¡lL$

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õhê$`dp„ Qp¢V$u NC. dlpfpS>¡ s¡_¡ kpnps¹ v$i®_ v$u^p„ _¡ L$üy„ : "Qpg dpfu kp\¡.' sfs S> s¡Z¡ s_p„ kNp„Ap¡_¡ L$üy„ : " „Qpmpdp„ S>¡Z¡ d_¡ Ou `ufk¡gy„ s¡ g¡hp Apìep R>¡ s¡ lz„ ÅD Ry>„.' A¡d L$lu s¡Z¡ v¡$l R>p¡X$u v$u^p¡. Apd, Ap `ufkhp_u gugp_u õd©rsdpÓ\u `Z Aphp `p`u Æh_p¡e¡ dp¡n \C S>sp¡. (3) kpf„N yfdp„ A¡L$ c„NubpC `f L©$`p×rô$

kpf„N`yfdp„ A¡L$ c„Nu bpC îuÆdlpfpS>_p„ v$i®_ L$fsu lp\ Å¡X$u_¡ Ecu lsu. îuÆdlpfpS>_u ×rô$ NC. L$p¡CA¡ |R>ey„ : "dlpfpS> ! sd¡ s¡_p kpdy„ L$© p×rô$A¡ Å¡ey„ s¡_y„ L$pfZ iy„ ?'

îuÆdlpfpS> L$l¡ : "s¡ `|h® S>Þddp„ i¡W$pZu lsu. s¡Z¡ M|b yÎe L$ep¯ lsp. A¡L$ qv$hk Tê$M¡ b¡W$u lsu. _uQ¡ c„rNep¡ `php¡ hNpX$sp¡ _uL$þep¡, s¡_¡ \ey„ L¡$ blz kpfp¡ `php¡ hNpX¡$ R>¡ ! s¡dp„ s¡_u h©rÑ Qp¢V$u NC ! A¡V$g¡ dp¡l \C Nep¡. s¡\u s¡ Ap S>Þd¡ c„Nu bpC \C. (4) g]bX$p¡ Nþep¡ L¡$ kpL$f ?

îuÆdlpfpS>¡ A¡L$ hpf kcpdp„ âî `|R>ep¡ : "A¡L$ g]bX$p¡ O|„V$u_¡ sp„kmu cfu lp¡e A_¡ A¡L$ hpf A¡L$ kpL$f Op¡mu_¡ sp„kmu cfu lp¡e A¡dp„ L$ey„ Nþey„ ?' Ðepf¡ kp¥A¡ L$üy„ : "kpL$f.' afu dlpfpS>¡ A¡ S>$ âî |R¹>ep¡ _¡ kp¥A¡ `Z A¡ S> S>hpb Apàep¡. hps_¡ kdÅhhp dlpfpS>¡ v$k hpf Ap âî `|R¹>ep¡ `Z L$p¡C kdÆ i¼ey„ _l]. Ðepf¡ A„s¡ dlpfpS>¡ L$üy„ : "fp¡Nu_¡ g]bX$p¡ NyZ L$f¡ _¡ fp¡N Nep L¡$X¡$ kpL$f NyZ L$f¡. s¡d Adpfp„ hQ_ g]bX$p_p fk S>¡¡hp„ R>¡ `Z s¡_¡ kpL$f kd dp_ip¡ Ðepf¡ S> kyMu \ip¡.' (5) k„N Å¡C s`pku_¡ L$fhp¡.

A¡L$ qv$hk dlpfpS> `p¡sp_u Anf Ap¡fX$udp„ rhfpS>dp_ lsp. v$pv$pMpQf, kyfpMpQf, kp¡dgp MpQf, dpsfp ^p^g hN¡f¡ c¼sp¡ dlpfpS>_u kp\¡ lsp. s¡ hMs¡ dlpfpS>¡ kp¥_¡ L$ep k„s kp\¡ l¡s R>¡ s¡ |R¹>ey„ : "Ðepf¡ dpsfp ^p^g¡ L$üy„ : "dpf¡ r_rh®L$ë`p_„v$ õhpdu kp\¡ l¡s R>¡.' Äep„ dlpfpS>¡ Ap kp„cþey„, Ðep„ S> dlpfpS>¡ s¡Ap¡_¡ L$üy„ : "sdpfp¡ lp\ sp¡ kpfp cp¡S>_dp„ _l], `Z O¢idp„ `X$ép¡ R>¡. A¡_y„ S> kÐk„Ndp„ W¡$L$pÏ _\u, sp¡ k„Nu sdpfy„ iy„ kpfy„ rls L$fi¡ ? `p¡s¡ kÐk„Ndp„ [õ\f flu_¡ k„Nu_¡ fpM¡ A¡hp¡ lp¡e s¡_p¡ k„N L$fhp¡. `R>u ApNm hps L$fsp L$l¡, "l¡s kdõs k„sp¡ k„Np\¡ fpMhy„ `Z op_hpsp® kp„cmhu L¡$ k„N L$fhp¡ A¡ sp¡ Å¡C s`pku_¡ L$fÄep¡.'

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(6) v$pvp ! spf¡ L¡$hp k„s kp\¡ l¡s ? A¡L$hpf dlpfpS>¡ Anf Ap¡fX$udp„ v$pv$pMpQf_¡ |R>ey„ S>¡, "v$pv$p ! spf¡ L¡$hp

k„s kp\¡ l¡s ?.' Ðepf¡ v$pv$p¡MpQf bp¡pëep S>¡, "dlpfpS> ! dpf¡ cS>_p_„v$ õhpdu kp\¡ l¡s.' dlpfpS> L$l¡ : "Adpfu c¡mp¡ füp¡ R>¡ _¡ b„ pZp¡ Åsp¡ ¼ep„ ?' `R>u dlpfpS>¡ L¡$V$gp„L$ kpfp k„s_¡ s\p lqfS>__¡ dy¼sp_„v$ õhpdu s\p Np¡`pmp_„v$ õhpdu s\p b°ûp_„v$ õhpdu s\p r_Ðep_„v$ õhpdu A¡hp dp¡V$p kv¹Ny{$ kp\¡ l¡s fpMhp cgpdZ L$fu. (7) lqfS>_ kp\¡ ¼g¡i L$f¡ s¡ lqfc¼s _l].

A¡L$ âk„N¡ L„$CL$ AZkdS>Z\u kv¹$Ny{$ b°ûp_„v$ õhpduA¡ dy¼sp_„v$ õhpdu_¡ "S>e õhprd_pfpeZ' L$lu `N¡ gpNhp S>hp_y„ b„ L$ey lsy„. Ap hps_u ÅZ Äepf¡ îuÆdlpfpS>_¡ \C Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ b°ûp_„v$ õhpdu_¡ `Z kyùv$cph_u iuM Ap`sp„ L$üy„ : "sd¡ dy¼sdyr__u kp\¡ Abp¡gp L$ep® R>¡ A¡d Ad¡ kp„cþey„ R>¡. sp¡ Nyfy_p¡ ip¡ Acph Apìep¡ s¡ L$lp¡. sdpfu kdS>Z sp¡ blz cpf¡ R>¡. dp¡V$pdp¡V$p fpÅAp¡ `Z sd_¡ dp_sp lsp Ðepf¡ L„$Q__p¡ hfkpv$ sdpfp D`f \sp¡. L$Þep Ap`hp oprs_p gp¡L$p¡ `pR>m afsp. `f„sy kp„kpqfL$ kyM_¡ T¡f S>¡hp„ dp_u, t`X$ b°ûp„X$_¡ AkÐe kdÆ kÐk„N L$ep£ R>sp„ `Z sd_¡ rhn¡` \ep¡ s¡ Apòe®_u hps R>¡. L$pd `X¡$ Ðepf¡ s¡_¡ dp_ d¡gu_¡ _dpe _l] sp¡ _fL$dp„ `X$u Q|¼ep A¡d ÅZhy„. `v$p\® dpV¡$ lqfS>_ kp\¡ ¼g¡i L$f¡ s¡ lqfc¼s _l]... (8) dpfu dfÆ rh_p k|Ly„$ `p„v$Xy„$ `Z lpgu _ iL¡$.

îuÆdlpfpS> huk_Nf_p c¼sp¡_u D`pr^ V$pmhp A¡L$ hpf NY$X$p\u A¡L$gp S> Qpgu _uL$þep. A¡ hMs¡ d|mÆ b°ûQpfu, syfs dlpfpS> `pk¡ `lp¢Qu S>C_¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ "Ðep„_p¡ k|bp¡ sdpfp¡ Ü¡ju R>¡, D`pr^ L$fi¡ dpV¡¡$ `pR>p hmp¡.' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS> b°ûQpfu_¡ `|R>¡ R>¡ : "Ap `u`mp_p„ `p__¡ L$p¡Z lgph¡ R>¡ ?'

b°ûQpfu L$l¡ : "`h_.' dlpfpS> L$l¡ : "`h__¡ â¡f_pf L$p¡Z R>¡ ?' b°ûQpfu L$l¡ : "cNhp_' dlpfpS> L$l¡ : "Ad_¡ iy„ ÅZp¡ R>p¡. ?' b°ûQpfu L$l¡ : "cNhp_.' A¡ hMs¡ dlpfpS> L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "sd¡ tQsp iuv$ L$fp¡ R>p¡ ? dpfu dfÆ rh_p

k|Ly„$ `p„v$Xy„$ `Z lpgu _ iL¡$.'

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(9) ApS>\u spfp S>ÞddfZ_p¡ L$p„V$p¡ Ad¡ L$pY$u _p„¿ep¡. dlpâcy dp„X$hu\u c|S> S>hp _uL$þep lsp. kp\¡ ApÐdp_„v$ õhpdu A_¡

k„sp¡ `Z lsp. My‰p `N¡ S>C füp lsp. fõspdp„ dlpâcy_¡ L$p„V$p¡ hpÁep¡. dlpfpS> sp¡ _uQ¡ b¡ku Nep. dlpfpS> L$l¡, "õhpdu, lh¡ Adpfp\u _l] Qgpe. L$p„V$p¡ L$pY$hp¡ S> `X$i¡.' M|b âeÐ_ L$ep£ `Z L$p„V$p¡ _uL$þep¡ _l]. `R>u dlpfpS> L$l¡,"õhpdu, kpd¡ hpX$udp„ A¡L$ M¡X$|s R>¡. s¡_u `pk¡\u Qur`ep¡ lp¡e sp¡ L$p„V$p¡ M¢Qu L$pY$uA¡.' õhpdu M¡X|$s_¡ bp¡gphu gpìep. dlpâcyA¡ s¡_¡ hps L$fu L¡$ Å¡ Qur`ep¡ lp¡e sp¡ L$p„V$p¡ M¢Qu L$pY$uA¡. M¡X|$s L$l¡, "v$epmy ! lz„ Ap L$pddp„ lp¡qiepf Ry>„. `Z lz„ dpfp lp\¡ Ap`_p¡ L$p„V$p¡ ldZp„ S> L$pY$u Ap y„.' A¡d L$lu M¡X|$s Qur`ep¡ gC Apìep¡. dlpâcy_p QfZ `p¡sp_p Mp¡mpdp„ gu^p. L$p„V$p¡ M¢Qu Apàep¡. dlpfpS>¡ A„sf_p Apiuhp®v$ Apàep L¡$, "Å s¢ Adpfp¡ L$p„V$p¡ L$pY$ép¡, sp¡ ApS>\u spfp S>ÞddfZ_p¡ L$p„V$p¡ Ad¡ L$pY$u _p¿ep¡.' L¡$hu AY$mL$ v$ep !!! (10) dy¼sp_„võhpdu ! Ap dpR>gp„_¡ dpf_pf L$p¡Z R>¡ ?

A¡L$ hMs îuÆdlpfpS> kf^pf Npd_p smphdp„ _plu_¡ blpf _uL$þep _¡ s¡ S> hMs¡ `pZudp„ fl¡g dpR>gp„, L$pQbp S>X$ v$ipdp„ `pZu_u k`pV$u `f Aphu Nep„. L$p¡CA¡ L$üy„ L¡$ Ap b^p„ dX$p_u S>¡d sf¡ R>¡. s¡ dfu Nep„ L¡$ iy„ ? Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ L$üy„ : "A¡d_¡ kdpr^ \C R>¡ _¡ cNhp__p„ v$i®__y„ kyM g¡ R>¡.' Ðepf¡ dy¼sp_„v$ õhpduA¡ L$üy„ : "dlpfpS> Ap dpR>gp„_¡ kdmp L¡$ tkQpZp dpfu _pMi¡. dpV¡$ s¡d_¡ kdpr^dp„\u S>gv$u blpf gphp¡.' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ lku_¡ L$üy„ : "õhpdu ! dpfu BÃR>p rh_p Å¡ k|Ly„$ `p„v$Xy„$ `Z lpgu _ iL$¡ sp¡ Ap dpR>gp„_¡ L$p¡Z dpf_pf R>¡ ? lz„ S>¡_u fnpdp„ Ry>„ s¡_p¡ Ops L$p¡Z L$fu iL¡$ ?'

Ðepf¡ dy¼sp_„v$ õhpduA¡ L$üy„ : "dlpfpS> ! Ap` kh® L$sp® R>p¡ A¡ ×Y$ r_›$p Adpfp A„sfdp„ AQm fl¡ A¡hu L©$`p L$fp¡. âk„N¡ A¡ ÅZ`Ï„ _\u fl¡sy„ A¡ Mp¡V$ R>¡.

dlpfpS>¡ L$üy„ : "õhpdu ! A¡ ÅZ`Ï„ A¡ S> Anf^pd_y„ Üpf R>¡. S>¡V$gp¡ kde A¡ ÅZ`Zpdp„ sd¡ flp¡, s¡V$gp¡ kde sd¡ b°ûê$` R>p¡. dpV¡$ AM„X$ A¡ [õ\rsdp„ fl¡hpe s¡hu ×Y$sp L$fu v¡$hu.' `R>u dlpfpS>¡ dpR>gp„ sfa Å¡ey„ sfs s¡d_pdp„ Nrs Aphu. (11) A¡L$ b°ûp„X$ sp¡X$éy„ A_¡ A¡L$ b°ûp„X$ Å¡X$éy„.

A¡L$ hMs îuÆdlpfpS>¡ lp\dp„ kmu gC_¡ sp¡X$u. dlpfpS>_¡ rhj¡ qv$ìecph fpMsp dy¼sp_„v$ õhpduA¡ |R>ey„ : "Ap iy„ L$ey.

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dlpfpS> L$l¡ : "A¡L$ b°ûp„X$ sp¡X$éy„ A_¡ A¡L$ b°ûp„X$ Å¡X$éy„.' (12) sd¡ `Z Adpfp `f v$ep fpMÅ¡.

L$ÃR>dp„ kd¥ep bpv$ S>epf¡ lqfc¼sp¡ dlpfpS>_u fÅ g¡hp Nep _¡ L$üy„ ; "dlpfpS> ! Ad¡ S>BA¡. Ap` v$ep fpMÅ¡.'

dlpfpS>¡ L$üy„ : " sd¡ `Z Adpfp `f v$ep fpMÅ¡.' b^p„ Apòe® `pçep A_¡ L$pfZ |R¹>ey„. dlpfpS> L$l¡ : "sdpfp `p„Q lp\_p

ifufdp„ dyÌ$u S>¡hXy„$ ùv$e R>¡. A¡ dpfy„ Of R>¡. A¡_¡ kpa fpMÅ¡. S>¡\u A¡dp„ lz„ kyM¡\u flu iLy„$. bk ApV$gu v$ep sd¡ L$fÅ¡.' (13) Ad¡ âÐen yfyjp¡Ñd_pfpeZ R>uA¡ A¡hu hps L$fÅ¡.

A¡L$ qv$hk¡ NY$ yfdp„ hpkyv¡$h_pfpeZ_p Ap¡fX$p_u Ap¡kfuA¡ kcp L$fu_¡¡ rbfpÄep. s¡ kde¡ Av¹$cysp_„v$ õhpdu v¡$idp„\u afu_¡ Q¥sÞep_„v$ õhpdu, r_óL$pdp_„v$ õhpdu, Dv$pfp_„v$ õhpdu BÐepqv$ bpf k„sp¡ kp\¡ Apìep A_¡ dlpfpS>_p v$i®_ L$fu_¡ kcpdp„ b¡W$p. Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ Av¹$cysp_„v$ õhpdu_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ "v¡$i_p lqfc¼s ApNm cNhp__u hpsp¡ L$fp¡ R>p¡ Ðepf¡ Ad_¡ L¡$hp L$lp¡ R>p¡. ?' Ðepf¡ L$üy„ : "v$Ñ, L$r`g Apqv$L$ S>¡hp kp^yê$` L$luA¡ R>uA¡.' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ L$üy„ : "A¡d L$lp¡ R>p¡ sp¡ v¡$idp„ afhp_y„ iy„ L$pd ? S>¡d L$p¡BA¡ A^p£ d|mp¡ gB_¡ Mp^p¡ lp¡e _¡ `R>u\u cps cps_p„ `L$hp_ S>d¡ sp¡ `Z d|mp_p¡ Ap¡X$L$pf D`f Aph¡. s¡d kh®L$pfZ kpnps¹ yfyjp¡Ñd_pfpeZ A¡hp¡ lz„ sd_¡ dþep¡ Ry>„ A¡hu dpfp k„b„ u r_òe_u hps L¡$d L$fsp _\u ? ApS>\u fpÅ L¡$ f„L$ kp¥_¡ " Ad¡ âÐen yfyjp¡Ñd_pfpeZ R>uA¡.' A¡hu hps L$fÄep¡, A_¡ sd¡ `Z Ad_¡ khp¡® fu dp_Å¡.' A¡d Av¹$cysp_„v$ õhpdu_¡ dlpfpS>¡ L$üy„ lsy„.' (14) NpX$phpmp_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ A¡ h¡f kps S>Þd¡ |fy„ \ps.

îuÆdlpfpS> A¡L$hpf Qpgsp S>sp lsp. d|mÆ b°ûQpfu_p L$l¡hp\u A¡L$ NpX$phpmpA¡ s¡d_¡ NpX$pdp„ b¡kpep®. fõspdp„ b`p¡f¡ hX$_p R>p„e¡ rhkpdp¡ g¡hp b¡W¡$gp. s¡ S> hMs¡ Ðep„ AdyL$ Å_¥ep¥Ap¡ Mp¡hpe¡gp Of¡Zp„_p X$åbp_u ip¡ dp„ A¡ sfa Appìep A_¡ dlpfpS>_¡ Ap A„N¡ |R¹>ey„. dlpfpS> L$l¡ : "Ap NpX$phpmp `pk¡ R>¡.' ¡gp sp¡ s¡_¡ X„$X$p dpfhp dp„X$ép. A¡V$gpdp„ A¡ X$bp¡ buS>¡\u dmu Nep¡ s¡\u s¡Ap¡ Qpëep Nep. NpX$phpmp¡ L$l¡ "dlpfpS> sd¡ Aphy„ L¡$d L$ey ?' dlpfpS> L$l¡ : "A¡ spfp kps S>Þd_p h¡fu lsp s¡\u h¡f kps S>Þd¡ |fy„ \ps s¡ ApV$gpdp„ `sphu v$u^y„.' (15) Al„L$pf A¡ cNhp__p¡ Mp¡fpL$ R>¡.

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A¡L$ qv$hk cNhp_ õhprd_pfpeZ_¡ L$p¡BA¡ âñ |R¹>ep¡,"âcy ! dpZk_p¡ Mp¡fpL$ L¡$ `iy_p¡ Mp¡fpL$ sp¡ Ad¡ ÅZuA¡ R>uA¡, `Z cNhp_ iy„ Mpsp li¡ ? A¡d_p¡ Mp¡fpL$ iy„ li¡ ?' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS> lksp„ lksp„ L$l¡ L¡$ "Al„L$pf A¡ cNhp__p¡ Mp¡fpL$ R>¡. Al„L$pfu A_¡ Arcdp_u dpZkp¡_y„ Arcdp_ sp¡X$hy„ A¡ cNhp_ _¡ blz„ Nd¡ R>¡ A¡dp„S> A¡d_p¡ Ap_„v A_¡ A¡S> A¡d_p¡ Mp¡fpL$... (16) Ap lpf hpsy L$fi¡. Ap L$V$L$p¡ hpsy„ L$fi¡.

A¡L$hpf k„sp¡_y„ d„X$m rhQfZdp„ _uL$msp `l¡gp„ dlpfpS>_p„ v$i®_¡ Apìey„. `N¡ gpNu k„sp¡ bp¡ëep, "dlpfpS> ! Ad¡ cÎep _\u sp¡ iy„ hpsp¡ L$fuiy„ ?' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ k„sp¡_¡ lpf Apàep¡ _¡ L$ü„y, "Ap lpf hpsy„ L$fi¡.' `R>u k„sp¡ s¡ lpf gC _uL$þep. S>¡ Npddp„ Åe Ðep„ â\d L$us®_ Npe _¡ `R>u dlpfpS>_p„ âkpv$u_p„ lpf_p„ v$i®_ L$fph¡. lpf Å¡sp„ S> kp¥_¡ kdpr^ \C S>su _¡ Anf^pddp„ dlpfpS>_u d|rs®_p„ v$i®_ \sp„. `R>u kp¥ kdpr^dp„\u ÅN°s \C hs®dp_ ^pfZ L$fsp. Apd, lpf Üpfp dlpfpS>¡ kdpr^Ap¡ L$fphu lsu !

A¡L$ k„sd„X$m_¡ dlpfpS>¡ `p¡sp_p¡ âkpv$u_p¡ ê$dpg Ap ¡gp¡. s¡ ê$dpg_p„ v$i®_ L$fsp„ h¢s gp¡L$p¡_¡ kdpr^ \C S>su, A_¡ ^pd_p„ A¥ðe® A_¡ d|rs®Ap¡_p„ v$i®_ \sp„. A¡L$hpf rhQfZ dpV¡$ S>sp k„sp¡_¡ dlpfpS>¡ gpL$X$u_p¡ L$V$L$p¡ Apàep¡ _¡ L$ü„y, "ëep¡, Ap L$V$L$p¡ hpsy„ L$fi¡.' k„sp¡ s¡ L$V$L$p¡ gC_¡ Nep. k„sp¡ Npddp„ S>C L$V$L$p_y„ gpg R>¡X$phpmy„ W¡$by„ AX$pX¡$ A¡V$g¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ kdpr^ \C S>su A_¡ ^p¡mp R>¡X$phpmy„ W¡$by„ AX$pX¡$ Ðepf¡ kp¥ ÅN°s \C S>sp. Apd, `p¡sp_p qv$ìe õ`i®\u îulqf S>X$dp„ `Z A¡hy„ v¥$hs d|L$sp L¡$ s¡ Üpfp kdpr^Ap¡ \su. (17) dp„v$p kp^y_u k¡hp L$f¡ A¡_u `f blz fpÆ \pJ Ry>„.

A¡L$hpf îuÆdlpfpS> KTp `^pep® lsp. Ðep„ Npd_p smph\u DÑfqv$i¡ Esep® lsp _¡ Ðep„ kcp cfu_¡ rhfpS>dp_ \ep lsp. s¡ kde¡ Ðep„ r_Ðep_„v$õhpdu, dp¡V$p `fdp_„v$õhpdu, dlp_ycphp_„v$õhpdu Apqv$ bpf S>Zp `^pep® lsp. s¡Ap¡_¡ dlpfpS>_p„ Ap kp¥ â\dhpf v$i®_ \sp„ lsp„. s¡ hMs¡ dlpfpS>_u v„$s „[¼s Å¡C_¡ r_Ðep_„v$õhpdu_¡ d_dp„ \ey„ L¡$ "d_yóe_p v$p„s Aphp lp¡e _l]. Ap sp¡ S>ê$f cNhp_ R>¡.' s¡ `R>u s¡Ap¡_¡ dlpfpS>_p¡ r_òe \ep¡ _¡ dlpfpS>_u kp\¡ füp s¡ bpv$ d¡O yfdp„ s¡Ap¡_¡ v$unp Ap`hpdp„ Aph¡gu. Av¹$c|sp_„v$õhpdu dlpfpS>_u Ap fyrQ, âL©$rs_y„ v$i®_ L$fphsp„ gM¡ R>¡ : "îuÆdlpfpS> A¡L$ qv$hk NY$ yfdp„ kcp rhj¡ rhfpS>dp_ \ep. kh£ k„sp¡ Aphu_¡ b¡W$p. s¡d_p âÐe¡ dlpfpS>¡ A¡hu hps L$fu L¡$

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"lz„ dp„v$p kp^y_u k¡hp L$f¡ A¡_u D`f blz fpÆ \pJ Ry>„.' s¡ kde¡ Av¹$c|sp_„v$õhpduA¡ L$ü„y L¡$, "Q¥sÞep_„v$õhpdu A_¡ k[ÃQv$p_„v$õhpdu b„_¡ dp„X$h^pf \C_¡ `h®s kpg¡dpmdp„ Nep. Ðep„ k[ÃQv$p_„v$õhpdu_¡ kdpQpf dþep L¡$ "dlpfpS> NY$X¡$\u blpf Nep. s¡_¡ kp„cmsp„ S> dlpfpS>_p rhep¡N\u sÐL$pm kdpr^ \C NC. (b¡cp_ \C Nep) L$iy„ cp_ _l] fl¡hp\u A¡ `h®s_p fõspdp„ `X$ép. Ðep„ buÅ¡ L$p¡C d_yóe dm¡ _l]. Q¥sÞep_„v$õhpdu A¡L$gp lp¡hp\u `Õ\f huZu gphu_¡ c¡Np L$ep®. L¡$d L¡$ hpO_u blz buL$ lsu. Ðep„ ÓZ fprÓ-qv$hk c|M¡-sfk¡ DÅNfp¡ L$ep£. õhpdu `pk¡ S> b¡ku füp. Qp¡\¡ qv$hk¡ NY$X$pdp„ Mbf dmhp\u MpV$gp¡ dp¡L$ëep¡. s¡dp„ kyhpfu_¡ s¡Ap¡_¡ NY$X$p s¡X$u gpìep.' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ L$ü„y, "A¡ õhpdu_¡ Adpfu `pk¡ bp¡gphu gphp¡.' bp¡gphhp\u Aph¡gp Q¥sÞep_„v$õhpdu_¡ b^u lL$uL$s dlpfpS>¡ |R>u, A¡V$g¡ s¡dZ¡ hus¡gu kOmu hps L$lu. s¡ kp„cmu_¡ dlpfpS> blz fpÆ \ep _¡ bp\dp„ Opgu_¡ dþep _¡ R>psudp„ QfZpfthv$ Apàep„ _¡ k¡hL$p¡_¡ cgpdZ L$fu L¡$ "Ap õhpdu_¡ lz„ A¡L$p„sdp„ lp¡J sp¡ `Z dpfp„ v$i®__u L$p¡CA¡ b„ u L$fhu _l]. Ap fus¡ dp„v$p k„s_u k¡hp\u AÐe„s fpÆ \ep.' (18) AhNyf gu^p¡ A¡ dlpfpS>_¡ Nçey„ _l].

îuÆdlpfpS> A¡L$ hMs NY$ yfdp„ rbfpS>¡gp. Ðep„ khpf_p kde¡ kyfpMpQf Apìep. Aphu_¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ dlpfpS>_¡ kp¡dgpMpQf b¡D Þlphp Nep lsp. kyfpMpQf_¡ kp¡dgpMpQf dpV¡$ d_dp„ \ey„ L¡$ lz„ _plu_¡ Aphu Nep¡ _¡ A¡ lSy> `pZudp„ `X$ép R>¡. cNs \C_¡ Aphy„ L$f¡ A¡ kpfy„ gpN¡..?

îuÆdlpfpS> \p¡X$p _pfpS> \ep... L$ü„y, "kyfpMpQf ! Åh, d„qv$fdp„ S>C cNhp__¡ `p„Q v„$X$hs¹ L$fu Aphp¡.' kyfpMpQf_¡ kp¡dgpMpQf_p¡ õl¡S> AhNyZ Aphu Nep¡... dlpfpS>_¡ Ap _ Nçey„. iê$Aps õl¡S> AhNyZ g¡hp\u \pe... A¡d L$fsp„ L$fsp„ ApNm h^pe dpV¡$ AhNyZ sp¡ ¼epf¡e _p_p_p¡ `f _ g¡hp¡. (19) dr‚fpd AÜ¥sp_„v$ bÞep.

ÖrhX$ v¡$i_p¡ d‚ufpd. ipfv$pv¡$hu_p¡ D`pkL$. b^p_¡ S>„Ó d„Ó L$fu_¡ hi L$fu g¡sp¡. gugp TpX$_¡ k|L$hu _p„M¡, `Ð\f_p¡ hfkpv$ hfkph¡. Aphp lÅf S>¡V$gp rióep¡_p Nyfy b_¡gp d‚ufpd_¡ Äepf¡ `p¡sp_u c|g kdÅC _¡ dp¡n_u kpQu c|M ÅNu Ðepf¡ buÅ S> qv$hk¡ _plu ^p¡C_¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ dlpfpS> `pk¡ `lp¢Qu Nep¡. A_¡ k„sp¡_p fkp¡C_p hpkZ Okhp gpÁep¡. `R>u dlpfpS Äepf¡ kcp L$fu_¡ rhfpS>dp_ \ep Ðepf¡ Aphu_¡ `N¡ gpÁep¡ _¡ L$l¡, "d_¡ sdpfp¡ kp^y L$fp¡.' A¡V$g¡

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dlpfpS>¡ A¡_u `funp g¡hp dpV¡$ L$ü„y, L¡$ `l¡gp„ sdpf¡ sdpfu v$pY$u A_¡ S>V$p dy„X$phhu `X$i¡. S>¡\u L$fu_¡ Adpfp k„sp¡ A¡_p `f Qpgu iL¡$. d‚ufpd¡ A¡ âdpZ¡ L$ey. `R>u dlpfpS>¡ k„sp¡_¡ Apop L$fu L¡$ Ap_¡ S>dhp_y„ Ap`p¡. S>dhp_y„ Apàey„. buÅ k„sp¡_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ A¡_¡ W¡$by dpfu_¡ Dcp¡ L$fp¡ A_¡ k„sp¡A¡ A¡d L$ey R>sp„ d‚ufpd A¡L$ S> hp¼e L$l¡, "cg¡ bp`p !' buÆ S>ÁepA¡ b¡k¡ R>¡, Ðep„ `Z buÅ k„s¡ lp„L dpfu_¡ L$ü„y L¡$ Al] L¡$d b¡W$p¡ ? Qpg Dcp¡ \p Ðep„ b¡k. A¡d L$ü„y A¡V$g¡ d‚ufpd buÆ S>ÁepA¡ S>C_¡ b¡W$p¡ sp¡ `Z kl¡S>¡ Nyõkp¡ _l] `Z kfm`Z¡ A¡L$ S> hp¼e bp¡g¡..."cg¡ bp`p !' Ap`Z¡ L$v$pQ A¡_u S>ÁepA¡ lp¡CA¡ sp¡ ? AphuA¡ S> _l], L$v$pQ AphuA¡ sp¡ `Z `p¡sp_u dp¡V$` dyL$pe _l] A_¡ "cg¡ bp`p !' L$l¡hpe S> _l]. Ap b^y d‚ufpd L$fu i¼ep¡ A¡_y„ iy„ L$pfZ ? A¡L$ S> ×rô$ \C Ne¡gu yfyjp¡Ñd _pfpeZ_p ApL$pf¡. îuÆdlpfpS>_p Aë` kb„ hpmp_y„ `p¡s¡ Ndsy„ L$fu gu y„.

`p¡sp_p A[õsÐh_p¡ âge L$fu_¡ kfm \C_¡ hs®hy„ A¡ L$p„C$ _p_u k|_u hps _\u. AÅ¡X$ L$pe® L$fu v$u y„. dlpfpS> Ap b^y Å¡C fpÆ fpÆ \C Nep. "ApV$gu b^u kfmsp ? sd¡ AÜ¥s L$pe® L$ey R>¡. sd_¡ ApS>\u kp^y L$fhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡ A_¡ sdpfy„ _pd AÜ¥sp_„v$õhpdu `pX$hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. (20) ldufMpQf_¡ cNhp__p¡ r_òe \ep¡.

bp¡V$pv$_p ldufMpQf A_¡ v$plpMpQf L„$CL$ L$pd A„N¡ NY$X$p Apìep lsp. Ðep„ b^p MpQf v$fbpfp¡ h¡`pfu_u vy$L$p_¡ _prme¡f g¡hp c¡Np \e¡gp. s¡d_¡ Å¡C_¡ lduf MpQf¡ `|R¹>e„y, "cp ! ApS>¡ iy„ R>¡ s¡ _prme¡f g¡hp `X$p`X$u L$fp¡ R>p¡ ?' Ðepf¡ kp¡dgpMpQf¡ L$ü„y, "cp ! v$pv$pMpQf_p v$fbpfdp„ klÅ_„v$õhpdu cNhp_ Apìep R>¡ s¡d_p¡ ApS>¡ âpNV$éqv$_ R>¡, s¡d_¡ `N¡ gpNhp _prme¡f kpL$f gC S>hp„ R>¡.' Ðepf¡ s¡dZ¡ |R¹>ey„, "iy„ A¡ A¡hp cNhp_ R>¡ ?' Ðepf¡ kp¡dgp MpQf¡ L$üy„, "A¡ sp¡ Ås¡ Aphu_¡ Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ Mbf `X¡$.' Ðepf¡ s¡dZ¡ h¡ pfu_¡ L$ü„y L¡$, "dpfu `pk¡ ¥kp _\u. sy„ A¡L$ _L$pdy„ _prme¡f Ap`u v¡$. õhprd_pfpeZ cNhp_ li¡ sp¡ s¡ `Z kpQy„ \C S>i¡.' hprZepA¡ Ap`¡g A¡L$ hj® S|>_y„ `pZu hNf_y„ _prme¡f gC ldufMpQf A_¡ v$plpMpQf `Z kcp kp\¡ Äep„ îuÆdlpfpS> v$pv$pMpQf_p v$fbpfdp„ g]bysê$ _uQ¡ Y$p¡rgep `f rbfpS>dp_ lsp Ðep„ Apìep. b^p `N¡ gpNu dlpfpS> `pk¡ _prme¡f d|L¡$, s¡ A¡L$ c¼s ap¡X$u s¡_u âkpv$u `pR>u Ap`¡. ldufMpQf¡ _prme¡f L$p_ `pk¡ MMX$pìe„y sp¡ bp¡vy$ bp¡ëey„. s¡ Å¡C_¡ dlpfpS> bp¡ëep, "Ap`p ! A¡ _prme¡f lh¡

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kpQy„ \C Ney„. Al] Aphp¡.' A¡ iåv$p¡ kp„cmu_¡ ldufMpQf¡ _prme¡f afu L$p_ `pk¡ MMX$pìe„y sp¡ `pZuhpmy„ cpf¡ gpNhp dp„X$é„y. A¡ kp\¡ Ap âNV$ `fQp\u s¡ sp¡ th^pC Nep. sfs dlpâcy `pk¡ Aphu QfZdp„ îuam d|¼e„y. îuÆdlpfpS>¡ cNyÆ_¡ L$ü„y, "Ap îuam_y„ `pZu `pÓdp„ Tugu, Npmu_¡ gphp¡.' s¡dp„\u A¡L$ àepgp¡ R>gp¡R>g `pZu _uL$þey„, s¡ âkpv$u_y„ L$fu dlpfpS>¡ ldufMpQf_¡ Ap`sp„ s¡d_u drg_ hpk_p _ô$ \sp„ lmhp awg b_u Nep. s¡dZ¡ âkpv$u_y„ S>m v$plpMpQf_¡ Ap`sp„ s¡ `Z Ap_„v$dp„ T|ghp gpÁep. b„_¡ L„$W$u b„ phu kÐk„Nu bÞep. hpf„hpf dlpâcy_p QfZp¡dp„ _dõL$pf L$fu ^Þe b_u Nep. dlpâcy `pk¡ L$f¡g Aë`h„v$_p `Z L$ëepZL$pfu b_u NC. (21) k„b„ ¡ L$uX$udp„\u d_yóe \e¡gp R> _V$_¡ âkpv$u Ap`u.

îuÆ dlpfpS> A¡L$ hMs kpf„N yf `^pf¡gp. Ðep„ dp¡s¥ep gpXy$ b_phX$pìep _¡ Npd ApMpdp„ kpv$ `X$pìep¡ L¡$ kp¥_¡ õhprd_pfpeZ cNhp_ ApS>¡ gpXy$_u âkpv$u hl¢Qu füp R>¡. s¡ kp„cmu ApMy„ Npd DdV$éy„. dlpfpS> ÆhpMpQf_p v$fbpfdp„ b¡ku b^p_¡ M|b â¡d\u b¡-b¡ gpXy$ Ap`sp Åe _¡ kp¥_¡ `p¡sp_p qv$ìe Anf^pd_p¡ hf Ap`sp Åe. A¡hpdp„ Npd blpf ^pdp _pM¡gp _V$ gp¡L$p¡dp„_p R> S>Z `Z Ap kdpQpf ÅZu âkpv$u g¡hp Apìep. dlpfpS>¡ A¡d_¡ `Z A¡hp S> Apiuhp®v$ kp\¡ gpXy$ Apàep, îuÆ dlpfpS> sp¡ Ås-Ly$Ås Å¡hp S> ¼ep„ Apìep lsp ? kp¥_¡ Þepg L$fhp sp¡ `p¡s¡ `^pep® lsp !

dp„ kdp_ kv¹$Nyfy îu dy¼sp_„v$õhpduA¡ dlpfpS>_¡ |R¹>e„y, "dlpfpS>, Ap fMX$su oprs_p _V$ A¡d_p A¡hp„ ¼ep„ dp¡V$p„ cpÁe L¡$ A¡d_¡ Ap`_p qv$ìe lõs¡ lp\p¡ lp\ âkpv$u dmu ?' dlpfpS> L$l¡, "õhpdu, Ap`Zp Nyfy fpdp_„v$õhpdu A¡L$ Npddp„ Ne¡gp. Ðep„ kp¥_¡ A¡d_p lp\¡ kpL$f_u âkpv$u hl¢Qsp lsp A_¡ A¡ kde¡ R> L$uX$uAp¡ õhpdu_u âkpv$u `pd¡gu, A¡ cpÁe¡ L$fu Ap a¡f¡ Ap gpXy$_u âkpv$u_¡ `pçep. bk, Adpfp Nyfy_p Aë` k„b„ hpmp_¡e Ad¡ bpL$u _\u fl¡hp v¡$hp_p... lh¡ Ap a¡f¡ A¡ R >A¡ _V$ dp¡ncpNu \C Q|¼ep..!' (22) hõspMpQf_¡ 100 Npd_p c¼sp¡_p v$i®_¡ dp¡L$ëep.

A¡L$ hMs dlpfpS> NY$ yf S>sp„ fõspdp„ L$pqfepZu `^pep®. hõspMpQf_¡ Apd„ÓZ Apàey„ L¡$ NY$X$p kd¥ep¡ R>¡ sp¡ S>ê$f `^pfÅ¡. hõspMpQf_¡ \ey„ L¡$ dlpfpS> ¡ Apd„ÓZ sp¡ Apàey„ `Z kd¥epdp„ cuX$p¡ M|b lp¡e s¡\u _ v$i®__y„ kyM Aph¡ L¡$ _ kdpNd_y„ kyM Aph¡, dpV¡$ lz„ kd¥ep¡ `Ðep `R>u S>Ci _¡ AW$hpqX$ey„ flu Aphui.

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Aphy„ rhQpfu hõspMpQf kd¥ep¡ `Ðep `R>u Apìep. dlpfpS>¡ L$ü„y, "hõspMpQf, lh¡ A¡L$ L$pd L$fp¡. sdp¡ 100 Npd_p S>¡ S>¡ lqfc¼sp¡ Aph¡gp s¡ b^p_p - s¡ kp¥_p Npdp¡Npd S>C v$i®_ L$fu Aphp¡' hõspMpQf L$l¡, "dlpfpS>, A¡hy„ sp¡ L¡$d i¼e b_¡ ?' dlpfpS> L$l¡, "hõspMpQf, bk Ðepf¡ Ap b^p Npdp¡Npd_p lqfc¼sp¡ kd¥epdp„ Aph¡ A¡ kp¥_p„ v$i®_ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ Adpfp k„b„ hpmp_p„ v$i®_ A¡ Adpfp v$i®_ syëe R>¡. dpV¡$ lh¡\u Aphy„ L$v$u _ L$fip¡. A¡ kp¥dp„ Adpfp õhê$`_p v$i®_ L$fsp \ip¡ Ðepf¡ sd_¡ Adpfp¡ e\p\® drldp kdÅep¡ NZpi¡. (23) kyfs_p lqfc¼sp¡ `f fpÆ \C_¡ Of¡Of `^fpdZu L$fu.

dlpfpS> hX$spg d„qv$f_u ârs›$p hMs¡ hX$spg `^pf¡gp lsp. kv¹$Nyfy b°ûp_„v$õhpduA¡ Å¡b_`Nu A_¡ buÅ A¡d_p kp\uv$pfp¡_u dv$v$\u _h riMfp¡_y„ cìe L$gpÐdL$ d„qv$f b_phX$pìe„y lsy„. d„qv$f_y„ L$pdL$pS> |fy„ \ey„ lsy„. A¡V$g¡ dlpfpS> k„sp¡ lqfc¼sp¡ kp\¡ ârs›$p L$fhp hX$spg `^pep® lsp. b^u DR>hZuAp¡ S>¡d L¡$ d|rs®Ap¡_u, r`spçbf ^pfZ L$fphp_u, lpf `l¡fhp_u, \pm_u, dyMhpk_u, L„$W$u_u, S>_p¡C_u, S>m hN¡f¡_u `su NC lsu. `Z ^Å QX$phhp_u DR>hZudp„ hX$p¡v$fp_p lqfc¼sp¡ A_¡ kyfs_p lqfc¼sp¡dp„ M|b fkpL$ku Ådu lsu. b^p _„v$ k„sp¡ `Z Dcp \C Nep L¡$ lh¡ iy„ \i¡ ? A¡V$g¡ `R>u dlpfpS>¡ Dcp \C_¡ Ål¡fps L$fu L¡$ AÐepf¡ Al]ep„ DR>hZu bp¡ghp_p¡ A„s gphi¡ s¡_p `f Ad¡ M|b fpÆ \Ciy„. Å¡ hX$p¡v$fphpmp lqfc¼sp¡ kfm \C S>i¡ sp¡ Ad¡ O¡f O¡f hX$p¡v$fpdp„ lqfc¼sp¡_¡ Ðep„ `^fpdZu L$fuiy„ A_¡ kyM Ap`uiy„. A_¡ Å¡ hX$p¡v$fphpmp ^Å QY$phi¡ sp¡ kyfs_p lqfc¼sp¡_¡ O¡f O¡f `^fpdZu L$fuiy„. A_¡ Ål¡fps `R>u kyfs_p lqfcL$sp¡A¡ ^Å QY$phhp_p W$fph_¡ `X$sp¡ d|L$u_¡ dlpfpS>_u ApNm kfm \C Nep A_¡ hX$p¡v$fp_p lqfc¼sp¡ kfm _ \C i¼ep. Ap`Z¡ L$p¡C_p¡ AhNyZ g¡hp_u S>ê$f _\u _¡ A¡_p dpV¡$ kph^p_ fl¡hp_u S>ê$f R>¡. kyfs_p lqfc¼sp¡ `f fpÆ`p¡ \C Nep¡ _¡ dlpfpS> kyfs `^pep® _¡ O¡f O¡f lqfc¼sp¡_¡ Ðep„ `^fpdZu L$fu_¡ b^p_¡ M|b kyM Apàey„. (24) v$pÆcpC-kp y \hy„ R>¡ L¡$ Ad¡ L$luA¡ A¡d L$fhy„ R>¡ ?

A¡L$ Av¹$c|s `pÓ kdp Åd_Nf Ɖp_p Ag¥epdp¡X$p_p v$pÆcpC S>¡Ap¡ oprsA¡ v$fbpf lsp A_¡ kv$Nyfy k[ÃQv$p_„v$õhpdu_p |hp®îd_p cpC lsp. v$pÆcpCA¡ kv¹$Nyfy NyZpsusp_„v$õhpdu_p kdpNd\u `p¡sp_¡ k„kpf Akpf ÅÎep¡ A_¡ kpQp¡ fpl `L$X$hp dpV¡$ O¡f\u fÅ gC `p¡s¡ dlpfpS> `pk¡ hX$spg Apìep A_¡ v„$X$hs¹ v$i®_ L$fu dlpfpS>_p Mp¡mpdp„ dp\y„ d|L$u_¡ âp\®_p L$f¡ R>¡..."v$epmy„ ! dpf¡

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Ap`_u `pk¡ fl¡hy„ R>¡ A_¡ kp^y \hy„ R>¡. dlpfpS> ! v$epmy„ dpfp¡ õhuL$pf L$fp¡ A_¡ Ap`_u k¡hpdp„ fpMp¡.'

dlpfpS>¡ L$kp¡V$u_p A¡fZ¡ QY$pìep. dlpfpS> L$l¡, "kp^y \hy„ R>¡ L¡$ Ad¡ L$luA¡ A¡d L$fhy„ R>¡ ?' dlpfpS>, Ap` L$lp¡ A¡d L$fhy„ R>¡.

A_¡ dlpfpS> Apop L$f¡ R>¡, "v$pÆcpC, AÐepf¡ S> sd¡ bp¡QpkZ ÅAp¡ A_¡ Ðep„ Adpfp lqfc¼s L$piuv$pk `V¡$g R>¡. s¡d_¡ kp„su lp„L$_pf kp\u_u M|b S>ê$f R>¡ A_¡ Äep„ ky u Ad¡ bp¡gphuA¡ _l] Ðep„ ky u Adpfp v$i®_ kdpNd dpV¡$ Aphhp_y„ _l].' cg¡ v$epmy„ L$lu lp\ Å¡X$u_¡ v$pÆcpC bp¡QpkZ S>C L$piuv$pk `V¡$g_p O¡f kp„su lp„L$hp_u k¡hp Qpgy„ L$fu v$u^u.

L$piuv$pk `V¡$g_¡ Mbf _\u L¡$ S>¡ kp\u sfuL¡$ s¡d_y„ kp„su lp„L¡$ R>¡ s¡_p Of¡ 2-5 kp\u L$pd L$f¡ R>¡ A¡hp dp¡V$p M¡X|$s R>¡. v$pÆcpC_p Aphhp\u L$piuv$pk_¡ dlpfpS>_p v$i®_ kdpNd_p¡ dpN® dp¡L$mp¡ \C Nep¡ R>¡. dlpfpS> `pk¡\u Apìep `R>u dlpfpS>_p gugp QqfÓ_y„ hZ®_ v$pÆcpC_¡ L$f¡ R>¡ _¡ v$pÆcpC_p l¥e¡ lfM Dcfpe R>¡. dfdpmp_u d|rs®dp„ gu_ b_u Åe R>¡. R>sp„e k„L$ë` _\u DW$sp¡ L¡$ dpf¡ Al]ep„ M¡sf_y„ L$pd L$fhp_y„ A_¡ L$piuv$pk_¡ kdpNd L$fhp_p¡ ? `pRy>„ dpf¡ v$i®_¡ `Z _l] S>hp_y„ ? Ap`Z¡ lp¡CA¡ sp¡ sfs vy$:Mu vy$:Mu \C S>CA¡. v$pÆcpC_¡ k„L$ë` _ DW$ép¡ L¡$ O¡f `Z lz„ M¡su sp¡ L$fsp¡ S> lsp¡. dpfp _p¡L$f QpL$f lsp A¡ b^y d|L$u_¡ sp¡ Apìep¡ Ry>„ s¡ R>sp„ dlpfpS>¡ Aphu L¡$d Apop L$fu ? A¡hp¡ k„L$ë` S> _ DW$hp v$u^p¡. ^Zu S>¡ L$f¡ R>¡, A¡ dpfp ê„$X$p dpV¡$ S> L$f¡ R>¡. d_¡ brmep¡ L$fhp dpV¡$ S> Aphu Apop L$fu R>¡. _¡ Apd _¡ Apd 12-12 hj® husu Nep R>¡. Ap bpSy> b°ûp_„v$õhpduA¡ hX$spg d„qv$f_y„ bp„ L$pd |fy„ \sp„ d„qv$f_u ârs›$p_u s¥epfu L$fu füp R>¡. k„sp¡ lqfcL$sp¡_¡ ÅZ \sp„ S>¡d _v$u kdyÖ_¡ dmhp h¡Nh„su b_¡ s¡d ârs›$p_p kd¥epdp„ kp¥ ^kdksp `|f_u dpaL$ Aphhp gpÁep A_¡ dlpâcyÆ `p¡sp_u L$kp¡V$udp„\u kpf^pf `pf Dsf¡gp c¼sfpS> v$pÆcpC_¡ s¡X$hp bp¡QpkZ dpZk dp¡L$g¡ R>¡ A_¡ 12-12 hj®_p rhfl_p¡ AQp_L$ A„s Apìep¡ A_¡ dlpâcy_p âÐen v$i®_¡ dlpâepZ Apv$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ ârs›$p_p ApNgp qv$hk¡ `lp¢Q¡ R>¡ A_¡ A¡ S> qv$hk¡ dlpfpS> A¡d_¡ cpNhsu v$unp Ap ¡ R>¡. A_¡ Anfp_„v$õhpdu _pd `pX$éy„ R>¡ A_¡ buÅ qv$hk¡ ârs›$p \C A_¡ A¡ qv$hk¡ dp¡V$p dp¡V$p k„sp¡-lqfc¼sp¡_u rhipm kcpdp„ Ål¡fps \pe R>¡ L¡$ dlpfpS> S>¡_¡ `p¡sp_u âkpv$u_p¡ lpf `l¡fphi¡ A¡ hX$spg d„qv$f_p dl„s \i¡. A_¡ dlpfpS>¡ b^p dp¡V$p dp¡V$p _„v$

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k„sp¡_p v¡$Msp NCL$pg¡ S> S>¡_¡ qv$np Ap`u R>¡ A¡hp Anfp_„v$õhpdu_¡ dlpfpS> `p¡sp_p L„$W$dp„\u lpf L$pY$u_¡ `l¡fph¡ R>¡ A_¡ L$l¡ R>¡ ApS>\u Ap hX$spg d„qv$f_p dl„s R>¡. L¡$V$gp¡ b^p¡ A_lv$ fpÆ`p¡ L$dpC Nep Anfp_„v$õhpdu ! dl„s bÞep s¡ fpÆ`p¡ _\u. `f„sy dlpfpS>_p Ndsp `pÓ \ep s¡ fpÆ`p¡ R>¡. L¡$d L¡$ 12-12 hj® ky u dlpfpS>_p Ndspdp„ füp. `p¡sp_y„ Ndsy„ d|L$u v$u^y„, v$pk \C_¡ hÐep®, `p¡sp_u dp¡V$pC d|L$u v$u^u. _uQ¡ V¡$g_u k¡hp L$fu lsu. (25) Ly$k„N¡ L$fu_¡ rv$_p_p\ cË$_¡ dlpfpS> rhj¡ dy_óecph \ep¡.

kv¹$Nyfy îu Np¡`pmp_„v$õhpduîu A¡L$ Npd\u buS>¡ Npd Qpëep Ðepf¡ `p¡sp_p rióep¡_¡ L$üy„ S>¡ yõsL¡$ duZuep„ bp„ Å¡, `Z hpv$my„ _rl lp¡hp\u A¡ hQ_ dpÞey _rl. `R>udpN®dp„ hfkpv$ \ep¡ _¡ yõsL$ `gmu Nep„. dp¡V$p yfyj_u hpsdp„ kfm _ \ep. ApL$pidp„ _S>f v$p¡X$phu. hpv$mp„ _\u. byrÙ\u hps_¡ sp¡mu. L$v$pQ bp„Ýep... _¡ hfkpv$ _ Apìep¡ sp¡ ?

îuÆdlpfpS>¡ N°„\ gMphsu hMs¡ v$u_p_p\ cË$ `pk¡ gMpZ gMpìe„y... `R>u buS>¡ qv$hk¡ dlpfpS> L$l¡, Adpfu c|g \C NC... Apd _l]... Aphy„ gMp¡... A¡d L$lu afu gMpìe„y... Apd... ÓZ ÓZ hMs... L$e®y„. Ðep„ v$u_p_p\ cË$_¡ Ap QqfÓdp„ k„ie \ep¡. ÆhkÑpA¡ dp¡V$`_p¡ õhuL$pf _lp¡sp¡. Ap\u k„L$ë` DW$ép¡... L¡$ dlpfpS>¡ Ap L$ey s¡ W$uL$ _ L$ey... cNhp__u hmu c|g \pe ? A¡ `Z ÓZ ÓZ hMs..? `p¡sp_u i„L$p_y„ kdp^p_ L$fhp Nep r_rh®L$ë`p_„v$õhpdu `pk¡... A_¡ L¡$hm dpreL$ ×rô$\u Å¡_pf r_rh®L$ë`p_„v$khpduA¡ dlpfpS>_¡ rhj¡ d_yóecph_p lgL$p iåv$ bp¡gu v$u_p_p\ cË$_p Æhdp„ Acph Opgu v$u^p¡. A_¡ kÐk„Ndp„\u `pX$ép„...

kp^y lsp. Å¡X¡$ fl¡sp lsp. `Z cNhp__¡ cNhp_ _lp¡sp ÅÎep. Ap õhê$` Ap gp¡L$_y„ _\u, dpreL$ _\u, d_yóe S>¡hp _\u A¡ hps_p¡, A¡ kdS>Z_p¡ ×Y$ph _lp¡sp¡ L$ep£. `p¡s¡ S> L$p¡fp lsp s¡ buÅ_¡ Ap¡sâp¡s L¡$hu fus¡ L$fu iL¡$ ?

A_¡ dlpbyrÙipmu NZpsp v$u_p_p\ cË$ L¡$ S>¡dZ¡ cpNhs_p 18000 ïgp¡L$p¡ dp¡Y¡$ lsp. s¡ cNhp__¡ rhj¡ byrÙ_p âv$p¡j¡ L$fu d_yóecph gC kÐk„Ndp„\u `X$u Nep. v$uL$fu_¡ b°ûfpnk hmÁep¡. l¡fp_ l¡fp_ \C Nep. A„s¡ îuÆdlpfpS>_p ifZ¡ Aphhy„ `X$éy„. (26) X$p„Nfpdp„ Mudp`V¡$g_p¡ k„L$ë` `|fp¡ L$ep£.

A¡L$hpf îuÆdlpfpS> X$p„Nfp `^pf¡gp. Ðep„ Mudp `V¡$g_¡ O¡f Esep®. s¡Z¡ îuÆdlpfpS> dpV¡$ s¡_u amudp„ `u`f lsu s¡ D`f tlX$p¡mp¡ bp„ u fp¿ep¡ lsp¡. s¡_p¡

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k„L$ë` lsp¡ L¡$ dlpfpS>_¡ dpf¡ Al] Tygphu qv$ìe gpc g¡hp¡. s¡_p Ap k„L$ë`_¡ ÅZu îuÆdlpfpS> `Z O¡gp _v$udp„ S>m¾$uX$p L$fu, Mudp `V¡$g_p O¡f Aphu ku^p S> tlX$p¡mp `f rbfpÆ Nep _¡ L$üy„ : "`V$¡g ! tlX$p¡mp¡ W$uL$ bp„ u v$u^p¡. Ad_¡ tlX$p¡m¡ T|ghp_p¡ k„L$ë` lsp¡ s¡ sd¡ `|fp¡ L$ep£.' Mudp¡ `V¡$g Ap L©$`p\u Nv¹$Nv$ \C Nep _¡ bp¡ëep : "âcy ! Ap`_¡ sp¡ A¡hp L„$C k„L$ë` _ lp¡e.' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ L$üy„ : "`V¡$g ! Adpf¡¡¡¡ `Z sdpfp S>¡hp c¼sp¡_p d_p¡f\p¡ |fp L$fhp_p k„L$ë` sp¡ lp¡e S>. A¡ dpV$¡ sp¡ Adpfp¡ S>Þd R>¡.' (27) `u`mph_p âcpi„L$fcpC Å_ AV$L$phu dlpfpS> `pk¡ `lp¢Qu

Nep. `u`gph_p âcpi„L$f..g‚ L$fhp _uL$þep R>¡. Å_ gC Op¡X$¡¡ b¡ku S>C

füp R>¡. Ðep„ fõspdp„ M¡r`ep Üpfp lp\dp„ îuÆdlpfpS>_u rQqÌ$ Aphu L¡$ "îuÆdlpfpS> sd_¡ NY$`yf bp¡gph¡ R>¡.' bk ApV$gy„ hp„Qsp S> Ðep„ S> Ecp flu Nep. Å_ AV$L$phu. r`spÆ_¡ L$üy„, "lz„ NY$ yf ÅJ Ry>„. dpfp cNhp_ îuÆdlpfpS>, dpfy„ kh®õh d_¡ bp¡gph¡ R>¡.' ""`Z v$uLfp.... Ap sy„ Å¡ sp¡ Mfp¡... g‚ L$fhp _uL$þep¡ Ry>„. ApV$gp b^p dpZkp¡_¡ gC Å_dp„ _uL$ýep¡ Ry>„. s¡ g‚ `sphu `R>u S>S>¡ _¡...!''

"_p... r`spÆ... _p... dpfp _¡ sdpfp kp¥_pe Ap^pf îuÆdlpfpS> R>¡. s¡d_¡ gC_¡ Ap`Z¡ R>uA¡. s¡d_y„ hQ_ l¡Wy„$ _ `X$hp v¡$hpe.. lz„ `l¡gp„ îuÆdlpfpS> `pk¡ S>Ci, `R>u g‚ L$fhp S>Ci.'

"`Z v$uL$fp Aphy„ Np„X$`Z _ L$fpe. Ap Å__y„ iy„ ? kpd¡ dp„X$hphpmp_y„ iy„....? A¡ sp¡ rhQpf.'

"r`spÆ, ApS> ky u A_„s S>Þdp¡ Np„X$`Z S> L$ey R>¡, gp¡L$p¡_y„ kdpS>_y„ S> kpQìey„ R>¡. cNhp_ _¡ kÐ yfyj_y„ _\u kpQìey„. lh¡ sp¡ dpf¡ cNhp__y„ kpQhhy„ R>¡. `l¡gp dpfp cNhp_ `R>u buSy>„ b^y„. dpV¡$ fpÆ fl¡Å¡. lz„ sp¡ ÅJ Ry>„ NY$ yf... L$pd `sphu_¡ `pR>p¡ Aphui.' ApV$gy„ L$lu A¡dZ¡ sp¡ NY$`yf_u hpV$ `L$X$u. b^p sp¡ Å¡sp„ S> flu Nep.

NY$ yf Apìep. îuÆdlpfpS>_p„ v$i®_ Lep. "bp¡gp¡ dpfp âpZp^pf, Ap k¡hL$_¡ L¡$d epv$ L$ep£..?'

îuÆdlpfpS>¡ lp\dp„ d]Y$m Å¡ey„. kdÆ Nep. Apop L$fu Åh, `l¡gp„ g‚ L$fu Aphp¡. `R>u AphÅ¡. "cg¡ dlpfpS>.' ApV$gy„ S> L$lu D`X$ép `pR>p g‚

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L$fhp. buÅ¡ L$p¡C rhQpf S> _rl. L$p¡C sL®$ rhsL®$ _lu„ L$p¡C byqÙ gNphhp_u hps S> _l]. bk dpfp dlpfpS>_y„ Ndsy„ S>¡ lp¡e s¡ L$fu _p„Mhp_y„. s¡dp„ rhQpf _rl L$fhp_p¡.

g‚ L$fu b„_¡ `rs-`Ð_u R>¡X$pR>¡X$u R>p¡X$hp îuÆdlpfpS> `pk¡ Apìep. îuÆdlpfpS>_p„ v$i®_ Lep. dlpâcyA¡ b„_¡_¡ v$i®_ Apàep„. A_¡ kpd¡ Å¡C A¡V$gy„ S> |R¹>ey„ : "b„_¡ cpC-bl¡_ gpNp¡ R>p¡ L¡$ iy„ ?'

g‚ L$fu ku^p S> Apìep R>¡ lSy> R>¡X$pe _\u R>p¡X$ép. Ap Å¡C îuÆdlpfpS>_¡ iy„ ¿epg _l] Apìep¡ lp¡e L¡$ Ap `rs-`Ð_u R>¡ L¡$ cpC-bl¡_...? `Z Ðep„ Ap`Zu byqÙ _ `lp¢Q¡. Ap`Zu L$np blpf_u hps R>¡. cNhp__p A_¡ kÐ yfyj_p A„sN®s Arcâpe A_¡ fyrQ_y„ cp_ sp¡ S>¡_¡ Ndspdp„ _¡ fpÆ`pdp„ hs®hp_u fyQu lp¡e, gN_u lp¡e s¡_¡ S> `X¡$.

âcpi„L$f Ap kp„cmu l¡bspC _ Nep. `Z sfs dlpfpS>_u fyrQ kdÆ Nep. b„_¡ `rs-`Ð_uA¡ A¡L$ nZ dpV¡$ A¡L$buÅ_u kpd¡ Å¡C gu y„ A_¡ fyrQdp„ fpÆ`pdp„ hs®hp_p¡ r_^p®f L$fu gu^p¡. k„drs Ap`u v$u^u.

A_¡ âcpi„L$f¡ rh_p k„L$p¡Q¡ dlpfpS>_¡ lp\ Å¡X$u L$lu v$u^y„. "lp dlpfpS>...b„_¡ cpC-bl¡_ R>uA¡.'

b„_¡ `rs-`Ð_u ApÆh_ cpC-bl¡__u S>¡d füp. îuÆdlpfpS>_y„ Ars ìlpgy„ b°ûQe®h°s `pmhy„ L¡$V$gu Ndspdp„ fl¡hp_u sÐ`fsp....!! (28) c¼s_u c[¼s L$fhu A¡ fus A_pqv$_u R>¡.

L$fÆkZdp„ îuÆdlpfpS>¡ S>Þdpô$du ES>hu Ðepf¡ k„sp¡-c¼sp¡_¡ s¡X$ph¡gp. k„sp¡_p k„O Apd„ÓZ dmsp„ Aphhp dp„X$ép. `Z s¡dp„ b°ûp_„v$õhpdu A_¡ r_Ðep_„v$õhpdu v¡$Mpep _l]. s¡\u k„sp¡_p k„O Å¡C_¡ dlpfpS>¡ |R¹>ey„ : "b°ûp_„v$õhpdu, r_Ðep_„v$õhpdu hN¡f¡ L¡$d _\u Apìep ?' A¡V$gy„ L$lu_¡ `R>u `p¡s¡ S> bp¡ëep, "Aphsp S> li¡, kdpQpf dm¡ Ðepf¡ _uL$m¡ _¡ !' k„sp¡_u Qpl_p_y„ L¡$hy„ v$i®_ R>¡ Ap !

\p¡X$p qv$hk bpv$ S>Þdpô$du_p¡ qv$hk Aphu `lp¢Ãep¡. dlpfpS>_¡ kp¥A¡ L$gpÐdL$ tlX$p¡mp¡dp„ `^fpìep. dlpfpS> kcpdp„ hps L$fsp lsp. s¡V$gpdp„ S> b°ûp_„v$ õhpdu, r_Ðep_„v$ õhpdu hN¡f¡ k„sp¡ Aphsp„ v¡$Mpep. dlpfpS>_¡ Lp¡CL¡$ L$üy„ s¡\u dlpfpS>¡ s¡ qv$ipdp„ Å¡ey„ A_¡ sfs S> Ecp \C Nep. k„sp¡_u kÞdyM Qpëep A_¡ fõsp D`f S> s¡d_¡ v„$X$hs¹ L$fhp gpÁep. s¡ Å¡C k„sp¡ v$p¡X$ép A_¡ dlpfpS>_¡

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v„$X$hs¹ fMpìep. dlpfpS> k„sp¡_¡ c¡V$u `X$ép. Ðepf¡ b°ûp_„v$ õhpduA¡ L$üy„, "dlpfpS>, Ap` Ad_¡ v„$X$hs¹ L$fp¡ sp¡ Ad_¡ v|jZ gpN¡.' dlpfpS>¡ ¼üy„, "c¼s_u c[¼s L$fhu A¡ fus A_pqv$_u R>¡. cNhp__u s¡dp„ dp¡V$` R>¡. Np¡`uAp¡_p¡ cNhp_¡ ÐepN L$ep¡® Ðepf¡ s¡dZ¡ cNhp__¡ d¡Ï„ dpey¯ L¡$, "cS>sp_¡ S>¡ _\u cS>sp s¡ NyfyÖp¡lu, hQ_Öp¡lu R>¡.' Ap kp„cmu b°ûp_„v$ õhpduA¡ L$üy„, "A¡ sp¡ dyÁ^p_p„ hQ_ R>¡.' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS> bp¡ëep, "sd¡e L$p¡C hMs dyÁ^p b_u ÅAp¡ sp¡ !' dlpfpS>_u Ap hpZu kp„cmu kp¥ M|b lõep_¡ dlpfpS> k„sp¡_¡ gC kcpdp„ `^pep®, Ðepf¡ c¼shÐkg îuÆ_u Ap â¡dpm âL©$rs_y„ v$i®_ L$fu S>Þdpô$du `Z ^Þe \C NC li¡.

(29) bp¡V$pv$_p cNpi¡W$_¡ _hÆh_ bÿey„.. A¡L$ hMs îuÆdlpfpS> NY$ yfdp„ rbfpS>¡gp _¡ dlpfpS>_¡ kdpQpf dýep

L¡$ bp¡V$pv$dp„ cNpi¡W$ A„sAhõ\p `f R>¡; _¡ R>¡‰p ðpk gC füp R>¡. dpV¡$ Ap` v$i®_ v¡$hp `^pfp¡.

îuÆdlpfpS>¡ _pÅ Å¡Nuep_¡ bp¡gphu ^p¡X$u s¥epf L$fhp_y„ L$üy„... b¡ Qpf dp¡V¡$fp k„sp¡ _¡ lqfc¼sp¡_¡ `Z s¥epf L$ep®; _¡ dlpfpS> dpZL$u `f Akhpf \C _uL$þep `Z Mfp. dlpfpS> AX$^¡L$ fõs¡ li¡, Ðep„ A¡L$ Op¡X¡$khpf lqfc¼s kpd¡ bp¡V$pv$ bpSy>\u Aphsp¡ lsp¡ s¡ kpdp¡ dþep¡ A_¡¡ dlpfpS>_¡ v„$X$hs¹ L$fu cpf¡ l¥e¡ kdpQpf Apàep L¡$ "l¡ dlpfpS>, bp¡V$pv$dp„ cNpi¡W$ ^pddp„ rk^phu Nep R>¡ dpV$¡ Ap` v$i®_ v¡$hp S>sp lp¡ sp¡ `pR>p hmp¡.'

Ðepf¡ îuÆdlpfpS> bp¡ëep L¡$, " Mp¡V$u hps R>¡, cNpi¡W$ Adpfp R>¡. Adpfp rkhpe A¡d_¡ ^pddp„ gC S>_pf buÅ¡ R>¡ L$p¡Z ? dpV$¡ Ad¡ sp¡ bp¡V$pv$ AphuA¡ S> R>uA¡...' Aph_pf ApN„syL$ L$l¡, "dlpfpS>, cNpi¡W$¡ R>¡‰p¡ ðpk d|¼ep `R>u `pk¡ b¡W¡$gp h¥v¡$ _pX$u Å¡C Lüy„ L¡$ lh¡ cNpi¡W¡$ v¡$l R>p¡X$u v$u^p¡... Ðepfbpv$ _uQ¡ g]`Z _¡ Qp¡L$p¡ L$fu A¡dp„ cNpi¡W$_p v¡$l_¡ kyhpX$u, dp\¡ Ap¡Y$pX$u_¡ `R>u lz„ _uL$þep¡ Ry>„. R>sp„ dlpfpS>, Ap`_u S>¡d dfÆ lp¡e A¡d L$fp¡..'

kp\¡ fl¡gp k„sp¡-c¼sp¡ L$l¡,"dlpfpS> ! sp¡ sp¡ lh¡ bp¡V$pv$ S>hp_p¡ L$p¡C A\® _\u.. Ap`Z¡ `pR>p hmuA¡ A¡ S> h^y ep¡Áe NZpi¡.' R>sp„ îuÆdlpfpS> sp¡

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A¡L$ S> hps DÃQpfsp füp... L¡$ cNp i¡W$ lSy> Æh¡ R>¡, A_¡ Ap`Z¡ v$i®_ v¡$hp S>hy„ R>¡...

Apd, îuÆdlpfpS>_¡ k„sp¡-c¼sp¡ klz„ bp¡Vpv$ cNpi¡W$_¡ O¡f `lp¢Ãep. Ðep„ sp¡ b^¡ fp¡½$m Qpg¡ R>¡... i¡W$_p ^pddp„ Nep_p rhfldp„ kp¥ NdNu_ b_u_¡ b¡W$¡gp.

îuÆdlpfpS>_u dpZL$u Äep„ i¡fudp„ Aphu, Ðep„ L¡$V$gpL$ kÐk„NuAp¡_¡ s¡d_p k„b„ uAp¡ dlpfpS>_¡ Qp¢V$u `X$ép _¡ L$üy„ L¡$, dlpfpS>, Ap` dp¡X$p `X$ép _¡ cNp i¡W$ sp¡ _ðf v¡$l R>p¡X$u Anf^pd_¡ rk^phu Nep..'

îuÆdlpfpS> L$l¡, "Qpgp¡... Adpfu kp\¡, sd¡ L$lp¡ R>p¡ A¡ b^u Mp¡V$u hps R>¡. cNpi¡W$ Mpgu k|sp R>¡. L$pfZL¡$ Adpfp rh_p s¡d_¡ Anf^pddp„ gC S>_pf buÅ¡ R>¡ L$p¡Z ?' A¡d L$lu dlpfpS> cNp i¡W$_p Of ApNm `lp„¡Qu dpZL$u `f\u _uQ¡ Esep® _¡ kX$kX$pV$ kp¥ ê$v$_ L$fsp kNp-k„b„ uAp¡ _¡ h]^sp S>¡ õ\p_¡ cNpi¡W$_¡ dp\¡ Ap¡Y$pX$u kyhpX¡$gp Ðep„ `lp¢Qu Nep, _¡ `pk¡ b¡ku bp¡ëep. "cNpi¡W$.. Ap¡ cNpi¡W$.. Ap Sy>Ap¡ Ad¡ sdpfp O¡f Apìep. EW$p¡ sp¡ Mfp. L$ep„ ky u dp¡Y¡$ Ap¡Y$u_¡ k|C fl¡ip¡ ?'

Apd S>ep„ dlpfpS>¡ cNpi¡W$_¡ kpv$ L$ep® Ðep„ sp¡ k¢L$X$p¡ kÐk„NuAp¡_¡ k„b„ uAp¡_p v¡$Msp„ cNpi¡W$ dp\¡ Ap¡Y¡$gy„ h÷ `p¡sp_p S> lp\\u Mk¡X$éy„ _¡ b¡W$p \C dlpfpS>_p v$i®_ L$fhp dp„X$ép.. (30) NyZpsusp_„v$õhpdu, dpf¡ fl¡hp_y„ ^pd R>¡.

NY$X$p_p rkÙp_„v$õhpdu_p rióe L©$óZQfZv$pk byqÙipmu lsp. s¡dZ¡ iyL$õhpdu_¡ hX$spgdp„ |R>¡gy„ L¡$ dpfp Ny{$, NyZpsusp_„v$õhpdu_p drldp_p¡ r_j¡ L$f¡ R>¡. sp¡ dpf¡ L¡$d kdS>hy„ ?

Ðepf¡ iyL$õhpdu L$l¡ : "L$ep„ NyZpsusp_„v$ õhpdu _¡ L$ep„ qkÙp_„v$ õhpdu ?' NyZpsusp_„v$ õhpdu_p¡ drldp sp¡ îuÆdlpfpS>¡ `p¡s¡ îudyM¡ dpfp kp„cmsp„ L$l¡g s¡ L$lz„ : "A¡L$ hMs¡ îuÆdlpfpS>¡ dp¡V$p dp¡V$p kv¹$Nyfy_u Np¡hpm d„X$mu L$fu `p¡s¡ hÃQ¡ flu `ufksp lsp. s¡ hMs¡ b°ûp_„v$ õhpdu_¡ dlpfpS> L$l¡ : "Ap NyZpsusp_„v$ õhpdu S>d¡ R>¡ s¡d S>dsp„ iuMp¡¡.' Ðepf¡ b°ûp_„v$ õhpdu L$l¡ : "W$uL$, S>d_pfp R>¡. A¡d L$lu dd® L$ep£.' Ðepf¡ îuÆdlpfpS> L$l¡, "A¡d _rl, S>¡d L$p¡W$udp„ v$pZp cf¡ s¡d Aß S>d¡ R>¡ _¡ õhpv$ sp¡ dpfu d|rs®_p¡ g¡ R>¡.' sp¡ b^p L$l¡, "lp,

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dlpfpS> ! A¡d_p S>¡hy„ \hy„ L$W$Z R>¡.' sp¡ dlpfpS> L$l¡, "AM„X$ ÓZ Ahõ\pdp„ Ad_¡ ^fu füp R>¡ _¡ dpf¡ fl¡hp_y„ ^pd R>¡.' (31) NyZpsusp_„v$õhpdu, Np¡v$X$uAp¡ ^p¡sp.

A¡L$ hMs¡ õhpdu_¡ îuÆdlpfpS>¡ dp„v$p kp^y_u k¡hpdp„ fp¿ep lsp. Ðepf¡ dp„v$p_u Np¡v$X$uAp¡ ^p¡hp S>sp„ buÅ kpfp kp^yAp¡A¡ `Z õhpdu_¡ k¡hp L$f_pf ÅZu (Np¡v$X$uAp¡ ^p¡hp) Ap`u lsu. s¡d_u AY$pf Np¡v$X$u ^p¡C Np¡dsu\u Aphsp„ ÓZ v$fhpÅ `pk¡ õhpdu Apìep. _¡ dlpfpS> kyspf_¡¡ O¡f S>du_¡ Apìep. s¡ l_ydp__p v$fhpÅ blpf õhpduA¡ v$uW$p _¡ õhpdu_u h©rÑ `fp¡hpC A¡V$g¡ dlpfpS> Ecp füp _¡ õhpdu Apìep Ðepf¡ L$l¡ : "S>CA¡ ?' Ðepf¡ L$l¡ : "Åh.' `R>u lqfd„X$`dp„ S>C_¡ cNyÆ_¡ L$l¡ : "A¡ kp^yA¡ Np¡v$X$uAp¡ Adpfu `f ^fu R>¡. sp¡ s¡ D`pX$u gphp¡.' `R>u b¡ `pmp S>C_¡ D`pX$u gpìep. `R>u õhpdu_¡ L$l¡ : "S>¡_u lp¡e s¡ Np¡v$X$uAp¡ gC Åe.' `R>u dp„v$p kp^y lsp s¡ gC Nep `Z kpÅ sp¡ ifdpep. s¡ v$i (kp^y) Np¡v$X$u g¡hp _ Apìep. Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ kcp L$fu_¡ b°ûp_„v$ õhpdu_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "Ap` Ap kp^y_¡ Ap¡mMp¡ R>p¡ ?' sp¡ L$l¡ : "lp, blz L$us®_ bp¡g¡. blz k¡hp L$f¡ _¡ ÐepNu r_ò¡ k„ |Z® R>¡.' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS> Ll¡, "A¡d _rl, A¡ sp¡ AM„X$ Adpfu d|rs® ÓZ Ahõ\pdp„ ^pfu füp R>¡. _¡ ApS> S>¡V$gp dpZk dpfu hp„k¡ af¡ R>¡ s¡V$gp dpZk A¡d_u `pR>m afi¡. _¡ Adpfp S>¡hu dp¡V$` \i¡ _¡ Adpfy„ khp£ fu op_ s¡ âhsp®hi¡.' (32) hl¡hpf A_¡ L$ëepZ b„_¡ iuMhy„ lp¡e sp¡ NyZpsusp_„v$õhpdu_p¡

kdpNd L$fÅ¡. Np¡`pmp_„v$ õhpduA¡ v¡$l d|L$su hMs¡ `p¡sp_p l¡shpmp lqfc¼sp¡

bp¡V$pv$_p iuhgpgcpC s\p hkp¡_p Adu_ hpOÆcpC s\p dlzhp_p âpNÆcpC cNs Ð\p ipdÆcpC s\p d_Æ W$½$f s\p ÅNp cNs s\p Ddf¡W$_p lqfL©$óZ cË$, ApZ„v$_p ÆcpC k¡gs s\p M„cps_p kv$piuh s\p kpf„N yf_p S>kp¡Np¡f hN¡f¡_¡ `p¡s¡ Mpk õhpdu_p¡ drldp L$lu_¡ õhpdu_p¡ kdpNd L$fhp cgpdZ L$fu lsu. s¡dp„ iuhgpgcpCA¡ õhpdu_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ "õhpdu, sdp¡ Dv$pk \ep. s¡ Adpf¡ L¡$d L$fhy„ ?' Ðepf¡ Np¡ pmõhpdu L$l¡ : "spf¡ iy„ L$fhy„ R>¡ ? h¡hpf L$fhp¡ R>¡ L¡$ L$ëepZ iuMhy„ R>¡ ? Å¡ h¡hpf iuMhp¡ lp¡e sp¡ (ky„v$qfepZp) yÅ i¡W$_¡ |R>Å¡ _¡ Å¡ L$ëepZ _¡ h¡hpf bß¡ iuMhp„ lp¡e sp¡ NyZpsusp_„v$ õhpdu_p S>¡hp¡ h¡hpf L$p¡C_¡

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AphX$sp¡ _\u, _¡ s¡d_p S>¡hy„ L$ëepZ L$fsp„ L$p¡C_¡ AphX$sy„ _\u. sp¡ Ap` Sy>_pNY$ S>Å¡ A_¡¡ õhpdu_p¡ kdpNd L$fÅ¡. (33) NyZpsusp_„v$õhpdu sfa _S>f R>¡.

Np¡`pmp_„v$ õhpdu k„hs¹ 1908_p h¥ipM kyv$ 5_¡ qv$hk¡, v¡$l d|L$hp ANpD b¡ qv$hk, hX$p¡v$fp_p lqfS>_p¡ Apìep _ s¡dZ¡ õhpdu Myiudp„ lsp s¡\u õsyrs L$fu, Ðepf¡ õhpdu L$l¡ : "L$p¡Z R>p¡ ?' sp¡ L$l¡ : "Adp¡ hX$p¡v$fp_p lqfS>_p¡ R>uA¡. dpV¡$ Adpfp hX$p¡v$fp sfa ×rô$ fpMÅ¡.' sp¡ õhpdu L$l¡ : "Ap V$pZ¡ hX$p¡v$fp ? hX$p¡v$fp kpdu L$p„C ×rô$ lp¡e L¡$ Sy>_pNY$_p Å¡Nu Anf^pd NyZpsusp_„v$ õhpdu rbfpS>¡ R>¡ s¡ kpdu _S>f lp¡e.' (34) Adv$phpv$_p¡ rhâ dlpfpS>_p k„L$ë`¡ kÆh_ \ep¡.

Advphpv$_p¡ A¡L$ rhâ âpZh‰c r_Ðe õhprd_pfpeZ cS>_ L$fsp¡. A¡L$hpf k„O kp\¡ s¡ Np¡v$phfu _v$udp„ õ_p_ L$fhp Nep¡. A¡ hMs¡ dfL$u (àg¡N) fp¡Ndp„ s¡ dp„v$p¡ `X$ép¡. A_¡ \p¡X$p S> hMsdp„ s¡Z¡ v¡$lÐepN L$ep£. s¡ kde¡ õhe„ îuÆdlpfpS> s¡_¡ g¡hp Apìep. dlpfpS>¡ s¡_¡ |R¹>ey„ : "spf¡ L$p¡C BÃR>p flu Åe R>¡ ?'

Ðepf¡ rhâ¡ L$üy„ : "dlpfpS>, b^p gp¡L$p¡ A¡d S> dp_i¡ L¡$ AÞe_u S>¡d Ap `Z dfL$u_¡ gu ¡ dfu_¡ Akv¹$Nrs `pçep¡ R>¡. `Z lz„ sp¡ õhprd_pfpeZ cS>__p âsp ¡ Ap`_u kp\¡ Ap`_p ^pddp„ S>J Ry>„, A¡ L$p¡C kdS>i¡ _l].' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS> L$üy„ : "sy„ `pR>p¡ v¡$ldp„ Å A_¡ Ap hps gp¡L$p¡_¡ kdÅh.'

y_: Äepf¡¡ v¡$ldp„ âpZ Apìep¡, Ðepf¡ A¡_y„ ifuf sp¡ rQsp `f Np¡W$hpC Ney„. AQp_L$ ifuf kmhmsp„ gp¡L$p¡_¡ rhõde \ey„. Ðepf¡ s¡ qÜS>¡ kp¥_¡ kdÅìey„ : "d_¡ sp¡ õhe„ îulqf A¡d_p ^pddp„ s¡X$u Nep'sp, `Z Ap sp¡ sd_¡ kp¥_¡ kdÅhhp `pR>p¡ Apìep¡ Ry>„. lpg L$pm_p¡ h¡N cpf¡ R>¡. dpV¡$ Å¡ A¡_p\u bQhy„ lp¡e _¡ A„s¡ cNhp__y„ ^pd `pdhy„ lp¡e sp¡ õhprd_pfpeZ d„Ó_y„ cS>_ L$fp¡.' A¡d L$lu `p¡s¡ kp¥_¡ spmu `pX$u_¡ õhprd_pfpeZ d„Ó_u ^|_ rTgphu `R>u v¡$lÐepN L$ep£. (35) yhp Npd_p âpZ_p\_p r`spîu `fd Nrs_¡ `pçep.

^yhp Npd_p âpZ_p\ _pd¡ gylpf c¼s lsp. s¡d_p r`sp L¡$kfcpC cNhp_dp„ dp_sp _l]. EgVy„$, rhr^-r_j¡ _y„, su\®_y„, h°s_y„ s¡dS> Ahspfp¡_y„ M„X$_ L$fsp. s¡ `p`_¡ gu^¡$ d©Ðey bpv$ s¡Ap¡ c|s \ep. A_¡ `p¡sp_u `Ð_u_p v¡$ldp„ Aphu_¡ fl¡sp `Z `p¡sp_p S> yÓ âpZ_p\_p L„$W$dp„\u S>¡hp¡ A¡dZ¡

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"õhprd_pfpeZ' d„Ó_p¡ Å` kp„cþep¡ L¡$ sfs S> L¡$kfcpC kh® `p` \L$u dy¼s \C c|s_p s__p¡ ÐepN L$fu_¡ `fd Nrs `pçep. S>¡ hps A¡dZ¡ S>sp„ S>sp„ `p¡sp_u `Ð_udp„ flu_¡ L$fu :

"kyZu A¡_p dyM_y„ cS>_, ss® R|>V$ép¡ lz„ cys_y„ s_; lh¡ ÅJ Ry>„ lqf_¡ ^pd, kyZu õhprd_pfpeZ _pd.'

(36) kyfpMpQf_p¡ õhpv$ L$pY$ép¡. kyfpMpQf A¡hp cpf¡ õhpqv$ep. S>dhp b¡k¡ Ðepf¡ b¡ Ås_p„ kpfp kpfp

ipL$ Å¡CA¡. L$Qy„bf Å¡CA¡. L„$CL$ _¡ L„$CL$ Nþey„ Å¡CA¡. dkpgp ìeh[õ\s Å¡CA¡. Apd QV$pL¡$v$pf õhpqv$ô$ fkp¡C Å¡CA¡. A_¡ Å¡ A¡dp„ L„$C a¡f lp¡e sp¡ sfs Ofdp„ T^X$p¡ \pe. kyfpMpQf_p `Ð_u ip„spbpC Ap kfcfpdp„\u KQp Aph¡ S> _l]. A_¡ L$\phpsp® kp„cmhp S>C iL¡$ _l].

A¡L$ qv$hk îuÆdlpfpS>¡ ip„spbpC_¡ |R¹>ey„ L¡$ L$\pdp„ L¡$d Aphsp„ _\u A_¡ Aphp¡ Ðepf¡ `Z dp¡Xy„$ \pe R>¡ ? ip„spbpC L$l¡, "dlpfpS>, iy„ L$fy„ ? sdpfp cNs_¡ Mphpdp„ QV$L$p¡ h^pf¡ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ A¡dp„\u kde dmsp¡ _\u _¡ L$\pdp„ Ahpsy„ _\u.'

dlpfpS>_¡ sp¡ Aphp¡ õhpv$_p¡ QV$L$p¡ Nd¡ S> _l] A_¡ s¡dp„e kyfpMpQf sp¡ `p¡sp_p lsp. A_¡ `p¡sp_p lp¡e s¡dp„ sgdpÓ L$kf fl¡hp v¡$hu _\u, A¡hp¡ îuÆdlpfpS>_p¡ k„L$ë` R>¡. Ap\u îuÆdlpfpS>¡ kyfpMpQf_p¡ õhpv$ V$pmhp dpV¡$ ×Y$ k„L$ë` L$ep£. A_¡ s¡ dpV¡$ ip„spbpC_¡ A¡hp¡ r_ed Apàep¡ L¡$ sdpf¡ fp¡S> lh¡ fkp¡Cdp„ fp¡V$gp¡ _¡ R>pi S> b_phhy„. ÅsÅs_u hp_NuAp¡ _ Ap`hu. A_¡ kyfpMpQf_¡ A¡hp¡ r_ed Apàep¡ L¡$ sdpf¡ S>dsu hMs¡ L„$C _ bp¡ghy„. A_¡ S>çep `R>u `Z fkp¡C bpbs L„$C S> bp¡ghp_y„ _l]. kyfpMpQf S>dhp b¡W$p _¡ \pmudp„ fp¡V$gp¡ _¡ R>pi Å¡C kdÆ Nep L¡$ dpfp¡ ìlpgp¡ Al] `lp¢Qu Nep¡ R>¡. lz„ õhpv$ fpMy„ R>y„ _¡ dpfp âpZ Ap^pf_¡ Ndsy„ _\u. Å¡ A¡d_¡ _ Ndsy„ lp¡e sp¡ A¡ _l] fpMhp_y„. A_¡ kyfpMpQf Æhdp„\u kfm \C Nep. L$Ë$ v$C_¡ hmu Nep. r_dp®_u`Z¡ A¡dZ¡ îuÆdlpfpS>_u fyrQ_¡ õhuL$pfu. S>dhp V$pZ¡ S>¡ dm¡ s¡ S>du_¡ Ecp \C S>sp. S>çep `R>u A¡ bpbs¡ L„$C S> _ L$l¡sp. R> drl_p Apd Qpëey„. R> drl_p ky u kyfpMpQf L„$C S> bp¡ëep hNf S>dhp V$pZ¡ S>¡ dm¡ s¡ cNhp__¡ k„cpfu S>du g¡sp. A„sfdp„ Ap_„v$ fl¡sp¡ L¡$ dpfp fkpõhpv$_¡ V$pmhp dpV¡$ îuÆdlpfpS>¡ dpfu `f L¡$V$gu v$ep L$fu R>¡...! (37) Æhp `V¡$g dlpfpS>_p hQ_¡ 108dZ_p¡ `Õ\f NpX$pdp„ gpìep.

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kyf¡ÞÖ_Nf rS>‰p_p A„L¡$hpqX$ep Npd_p Æhp `V$¡g lsp. A_Þe r_›$php_ lsp. M|b rhðpky lsp. dlpfpS>_p¡ Apifp¡ Arsi¡ ×Y$ lsp¡. A¡L$ hMs dlpfpS>_¡ 108 dZ_p¡ `Õ\f ^°p„N^°p\u Adv$phpv$ gC S>hp_p¡ lsp¡. A¡ hMs¡ AÐepf_u S>¡d e„ÓeyN _ lsp¡ L¡$ hpl__u ìehõ\p L$fu_¡ `Õ\f Adv$phpv$ `lp¢Q¡.

A¡ hMs¡ A„L¡$hpqX$ep_p Æhp cNs_¡ Apop L$fu L¡$, "cNs, Ad¡ L$luA¡ s¡d L$fip¡ ?'

Ðepf¡ Æhp`V¡$g bp¡ëep, "dlpfpS>, Ap` S>¡d L$lp¡ s¡d lz„ L$fhp s¥epf Ry„. Apop L$fp¡.' Ap kp„cmu dlpfpS> bp¡ëep, "cNs, sdpfp bmv$NpX$pdp„ 108 dZ_p¡ `Õ\f ^°p„N^°p„\u Adv$phpv$ gC S>hp_p¡ R>¡.'

S>¡Z¡ kh® L$sp®-lsp® õhe„ OZu_¡ L$ep® R>¡. A¡hp Æhp`V¡$g bp¡ëep, "dlpfpS> ! Ap` S>¡d Apop L$fp¡ s¡d lz„ L$fhp s¥epf Ry>„. dpf¡ L$ep„ `Õ\f D`pX$hp_p¡ R>¡ ? lz„ sp¡ Ap`_p¡ k¡hL$ Ry>„. dpf¡ sp¡ õhpdu L$l¡ s¡d L$fhp_y„. L$sp®-lsp® sp¡ Ap` S> R>p¡.' Aphp bmcep® hQ_ kp„cmu_¡ dlpfpS> cNs D`f fpÆ \C Nep. `R>u îuÆdlpfpS>¡ Apop L$fu L¡$, "Ap 108 dZ_p¡ `Õ\f R>¡ s¡ Æhp cNs_p NpX$pdp„ d|L$p¡.' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>_u Apop\u OZp c¼sp¡A¡ c¡Np dmu_¡ `Õ\f_¡ sp¡ NpX$pdp„ QX$pìep¡ `Z b^p_¡ k„L$ë`p¡ \ep, L¡$ Ap `Õ\f L¡$hu fus¡ Adv$phpv$ `lp¢Qi¡ ? sp¡ `Z ÆhpcNs k„L$ë` rhL$ë` frls \C_¡ Ecp lsp. dlpfpS>¡ Apop L$fu, "NpX$y Qgphp¡.' `R>u dlpfpS>_u Apop \sp„ Æhp cNs¡ NpXy„$ D`pX$éy„. Å¡ey„ sp¡ NpXy„$ Äepf¡ Qpgsy„ Ðepf¡ NpX$p\u `Õ\f A¡L$ h¢s KQp¡ lsp¡. A¡hu fus¡ `Õ\f Adv$phpv$ Apìep¡. (38) Ap„bgudp„ Apkr¼s lsu s¡\u L$\p L¡$ v$i®_dp„ kyM _ Apìey„.

v¡$hÆ c¼s A_¡ X$püp¡ `Z d„qv$fdp„ `p¡sp_p MQ®_y„ S>dsp A_¡ dlpfpS>_p¡ kdpNd L$fsp. dlpfpS>¡ v¡$hÆ cNs_¡ `|R>¡gy„ L¡$ "sd¡ L¡$V$gp qv$hk fp¡L$php_p R>p¡ ?' Ðepf¡ v¡$hÆ cNs¡ L$l¡gy„ L¡$ Ad¡ A¡L$ drl_p¡ fp¡L$php_p R>uA¡. qv$hkp¡ `kpf \sp Nep. A¡d L$fsp„ 15 qv$hk \C Nep. Ðep„ A¡L$ qv$hk v¡$hÆ c¼s A_¡ A¡d_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ X$püp¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ `p¡sp_u |Å_p¡ kpdp_ gC_¡, dlpfpS>_p„ v$i®_ L$fhp„ Apìep. v$i®_ L$fhp dlpfpS>_u `pk¡ Åe R>¡ Ðepf¡ dlpfpS> L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "L$ep„ S>hy„ R>¡ ?'

Ðepf¡ v¡$hÆ c¼s L$l¡, "dlpfpS>, fpS>L$p¡V$\u kdpQpf Apìep R>¡ L¡$ O¡f dyíL¡$gu R>¡. s¡\u Ad_¡ spÐL$prgL$ bp¡gpìep R>¡. A¡V$g¡ Adpf¡ S>hy„ `X¡$ A¡hy„ R>¡. s¡\u

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Ad¡ _uL$þep R>uA¡.' dlpfpS> sp¡ A„sep®du lsp. dlpfpS>¡ X$püp_¡ |R¹>ey„, "X$püp, drl_p¡ fp¡L$php Aph¡gp A_¡ A¡L$v$d O¡f S>hp L¡$d _uL$þep ?'

Ap X$püp¡ _p_p¡ lsp¡. r_v$p£jcph¡ XpüpA¡ dlpfpS>_¡ L$lu v$u^y„, "dlpfpS>, Mf¡Mf L$pfZ sp¡ Sy>vy„$ R>¡. Äepf¡ Ad¡ O¡f\u Aph¡gp Ðepf¡ ku^ykpdp__u Å¡X¡$ Ap„bgu gph¡gp. `Z 15 qv$hk \sp„ Ap„bgu |fu \C NC. ApMp NY$ yf_u bÅfdp„ s`pk L$fu `Z L$ep„e Ap„bgu _ dmu. dpfp bp`p_¡ Ap„bgu hNf Qpgsy„ _\u. A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ O¡f S>hp _uL$þep R>uA¡.'

dlpfpS>_u Å¡X¡$ fl¡sp lsp `Z Ap„bgudp„ Apk[¼s lsu. s¡\u L$\phpsp®_y„ kyM _ Apìey„. (39) MV$fkdp„ füp _¡ S>g¡budp„ Nep.

A¡L$hpf îuÆdlpfpS>¡ k„sp¡_¡ MV$fk_p„ hs®dp_ Apàep„. \p¡X$p qv$hkp¡ `R>u A¡L$ â¡du lqfc¼s¡, îuÆdlpfpS>_¡ `p„Qkp¡ k„sp¡_¡ S>g¡bu_u fkp¡C Ap`u, A_¡ k„sp¡_¡ M|b ApN°l |h®L$ S>dpX$hp_y„ L$üy„. îuÆdlpfpS>¡ Ap_„v$ õhpdu_¡ bp¡gphu `p„Qkp¡ k„sp¡ dpV¡$ S>g¡bu_u fkp¡C s¥epf L$fphhp_u Apop L$fu. Ðepf¡ Ap_„v$ õhpdu L$l¡, "dlpfpS>, Ap ¡ k„sp¡_¡ MV$fk_p hs®dp_ Apàep„ R>¡ s¡_y„ L¡$d L$fuiy„ ? Ðepf¡ dlpfpS> L$l¡, "A¡L$ qv$hk dpV¡$ Ry>Ë$u R>¡.'

b^p k„sp¡_¡ Apop \sp„ b^p S>dhp Apìep, `f„sy A¡L$ k„s gudX$p_u _uQ¡ Ýep_ L$fsp lsp. s¡\u lqfc¼s¡ dlpfpS>_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "dlpfpS> ! A¡L$ k„s lSy> S>çep _\u. s¡\u dpfp¡ k„L$ë` A^|fp¡ füp¡ R>¡.' s¡\u dlpfpS>¡ s¡ k„s_¡ bp¡gphu L$üy„ L¡$, "ApS>¡ S>du ëep¡.' `f„sy s¡ k„s¡ L$üy„ L¡$ "l¡ dlpfpS> ! Ap ¡ MV$fk_p hs®dp__u Apop L$fu s¡ L¡$d gp¡ y„ ?' Apd s¡ dlpfpS>_u fyrQ _ kdÆ iL$ep. s¡\u dlpfpS> bp¡ëep L¡$, "MV$fkdp„ füp A_¡ S>g¡budp„ Nep.' V$pZ¡ fyrQ _ Ap¡mMpe sp¡ s`_y„ am S>¡ dlpfpS>_p¡ fpÆ`p¡ s¡ _ L$dphpe. (40) Op¡X$p `pZuhpmp¡ bpS>fp¡ S>d¡ A_¡ sd¡ L$p¡fp¡ S>dp¡ s¡dp„ L$p„C a¡f Mfp¡

? A¡L$ k„s dpÓ A¡L$ dyÌ$u bpS>fp¡ (L$p¡fp¡) S>du Qpsydp®k ^pfZp `pfZp h°s

gC r_eddp„ füp. \p¡X$pL$ rv$hk bpL$u füp Ðepf¡ îuÆdlpfpS>¡ s¡d_¡ h°s_u kdprá L$fhp L$üy„. Ðepf¡ s¡ k„s L$l¡, "dlpfpS> ! lh¡ \p¡X$pL$ qv$hk dpV¡$ h°s A^|fy„ L¡$d fMpe ?' Ðepf¡ dlpfpS> L$l¡, "Ad¡ sd_¡ Qpf¡e dpk_p ^pfZp-`pfZp_y„ am Ap`uA¡ ! Af¡, ApMp hj®_y„ am Ap`uA¡ ! `f„sy dlpfpS>_u fyrQ k„s kdÆ _ iL$ep. Ðepf¡

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dlpfpS> L$l¡, "kp^yfpd ! Op¡X$p `pZuhpmp¡ bpS>fp¡ S>d¡ R>¡ A_¡ sd¡ L$p¡fp¡ S>dp¡ R>p¡ s¡dp„ L$p¡C a¡f Mfp¡ ?' (41) L$_uS>_p cNs¡ `p`_u L$b|gps L$fu.

M¡X$p rS>‰pdp„ dl¡dv$phpv$ `pk¡ L$_uS> _pd_y„ Npd R>¡. Ðep„_p A¡L$ lqfc¼s lsp„. S>¡d_p\u kp^_ v$ipdp„ v¡$lcph_¡ ep¡N¡ L$fu_¡ hs®dp_ gp¡ pC Ney„. _¡ ApMp Npddp„ hps Ål¡f \C NC. s¡\u NpdhpmpAp¡A¡ s¡d_¡ _ps blpf L$ep®. s¡d_¡ d„rv$fdp„ Aphhp_u d_pC L$fu v$u^u. Npd_p lqfc¼sp¡ s\p Npd gp¡Lp¡ b^p ÅZ¡ `Z Ap cpC lsp \p¡X$p dp_u, A¡V$g¡ NyÞlp¡ L$b|g _ L$f¡. `Z `p¡sp_p d_dp„ A¡hy„ dp_¡ L¡$ dlpfpS> Aphi¡ A¡V$g¡ l„z L$lu v$Ci A¡d hps L$f¡.

A¡L$ qv$hk îuÆdlpfpS> Npddp„ `^pep®. Ap lqfc¼s `l¡gp S> S>C_¡ A¡L$p„sdp„ dlpfpS>_¡ hps L$fu L¡$, "dlpfpS>, lz„ kph r_v$p£¡j Ry>„, _¡ lqfc¼sp¡_¡ Npd_p gp¡L$p¡ dpfu D`f Mp¡V$p¡ ìl¡d _p„M¡ R>¡. d_¡ Mp¡V$p¡ _ps blpf L$ep£ R>¡. d_¡ d„qv$fdp„ ¡khp v¡$sp _\u. sd¡ v$ep L$fp¡.' Aphu âp\®_p L$fhp gpÁep¡.

îuÆdlpfpS> sp¡ A„sep®du lsp. b^y ÅZsp lsp `Z dlpfpS>¡ gugp L$fu _¡ A¡_u c¡Np cþep. dlpfpS> L$l¡, "kpfy„ Ad¡ b^p lqfc¼sp¡_¡ hps L$fuiy„ _¡ sd_¡ `pR>p kÐk„Ndp„ gC gCiy„.' `R>u Äepf¡ kcp cfpC Ðepf¡ dlpfpS>¡ kcp hÃQ¡ b^p_¡ k„bp¡ u_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "Ap lqfc¼s r_v$p£j R>¡. A¡ kpQp¡ R>¡. sd¡ b^p Sy>Ì$p R>p¡, dpV¡$ ApS>\u A¡d_¡ d„qv$fdp„ Aphhp v¡$Å¡....' b^p lqfc¼sp¡_¡ k„L$ë` \ep¡ L¡$ dlpfpS> sp¡ A„sep®du R>¡. b^y„ ÅZ¡ R>¡, R>sp„ L¡$d Apd gugp L$f¡ R>¡ ? R>sp„ dlpfpS> S>¡ L$fsp„ li¡ s¡ ep¡Áe S> li¡. A¡d rhQpfu_¡ kp¥A¡ õhuL$pfu gu^y„. `f„sy hs®dp_ gp¡ ¡g lqfc¼s fpÆ \ep„. `R>u îuÆdlpfpS>¡ s¡d_¡ A¡L$ rQÌ$u gMu Ap`u _¡ dl¡dv$phpv$ S>C A¡L$ lqfc¼s_¡ Ap`u Aphhp_y„ L$üy„.

Ap cNs sp¡ L$l¡, "lp dlpfpS>, ldZp„ S> Ap`u Aphy„.' A¡d L$lu syfs S> D`X$ép. fõspdp„ S>sp„ A¡L$ _¡rmey„ Apìey„. _¡ _¡rmepdp„ A¡L$ kf`p¡guey„ v¡$Mhpdp„ Apìey„. fõspdp„ `X¡$gp kf`p¡guep_¡ kp„W$u AX$pX$u, Ðep„ S> kf`p¡guepdp„\u rhL$fpm fpnku ApL©$rs MX$u \C. ce„L$f fpnku ApL©$rs Å¡sp„ S> cNs sp¡ bu Nep. `fk¡h¡ f¡bS>¡b \C Nep. A¡ sp¡ cpÁep. fpnk¡ `pR>m v$p¡V$ d|L$u. cNs sp¡ b|dp¡ `pX¡$. "dpfu _p¿ep¡.' L$fu cpÁep `p¡sp_p Of sfa. M|b S> TX$`\u v$p¡X$hp gpÁep. `pR>m fpnk¡ `Z v$p¡V$ d|L$u.. cNs sp¡ Æh gC_¡ _pW$p...

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fpnk¡ hps L$fu "Qpg d„qv$f sfa Å. kpgp Sy>Ì$p¡ Ry>„. cNhp_ ApNm gyÃQpC L$f¡ R>¡. cNhp_ ApNm L$`V$ fpM¡ R>¡. Qpg Å, d„qv$fdp„ S>C kcp hÃQ¡ spfp `p`_u L$b|gps L$f.. _l] sp¡ spfu hps R>¡. cNs sp¡ kdÆ Nep.. "lp bp`p ÅJ Ry>„. khpf¡ S>C_¡ hps L$fu v$Ci.' "_p, AÐepf¡ S> Å. kcp hÃQ¡ hps L$f, L$b|gps L$f.. dpau dp„N _l] sp¡ Å¡ep S>¡hu \i¡.'

`R>u s¡ v$p¡X$sp v$p¡X$sp Npd_p Tp„ pdp„ S> `p¡sp_y„ Of lsy„. Ofdp„ `¡ku Nep. Ofdp„ Np¡v$X$u Ap¡Y$u_¡ k|sp lsp. Ðep„ sp¡ fpnk `Z Np¡v$X$udp„ kp¢kfp¡ v¡$Mpep¡. Aphu_¡ L$l¡, "Qpg kpgp Ofdp„ ¡W$p¡ ? Qpg kcpdp„ _l]sf dpfu _pMy„.' Ofdp„\u DW$pX$u_¡ gpìep kcpdp„.

`pR>m fpnk v¡$Mpe s¡\u cNs¡ kcp hÃQ¡ L$b|gps L$fu. "dlpfpS>, lz„ SyÌ$p¡ Ry>„, dlp`p`u Ry>„. lz„ A^d} Ry>„. d¢ Aphy„ `p` L$ey R>¡. d_¡ dpa L$fp¡. dpfp `f fpÆ \ph.' Apd kcp hÃQ¡ L$b|gps L$fu_¡ kcp hÃQ¡ dpau dp„Nu. `R>u s¡ `p„Q hMs õhprd_pfpeZ õhprd_pfpeZ bp¡ëep¡, s¡\u fpnk v¡$Mpsp¡ b„ \C Nep¡. s¡ cpNu Nep¡. (42) S>¡sg yf_p ApiÆcpC v$uL$fp_¡ d|L$u k„s_u k¡hpdp„ `lp¢Ãep.

S>¡sg yf_p ApiÆcpC lsp. s¡Ap¡ h¥vy„$ ÅZsp lsp _¡ îuÆdlpfpS>_¡ k„sp¡_p¡ M|b drldp ÅZsp lsp. s¡d_¡ S> kpQp Nyfy dpÞep lsp. Nd¡ Ðepf¡ d„qv$fdp„\u, Nd¡ s¡_p dpV¡$ kdpQpf Aph¡ Ðepf¡ ApiÆcpC k¡hp L$fhp dpV¡$ s¥epf S> lp¡e.

A¡L$ hMs ApiÆcpC_p¡ A¡L$_p¡ A¡L$ v$uL$fp¡ M|b rbdpf `X¡$gp¡. _¡ v$uL$fp_u kpfhpf `p¡s¡ L$fsp. `p¡s¡ h¥vy„$ L$fsp lsp. A¡V$g¡ ep¡Áe v$hp Ap`sp, kpfhpf L$fsp _¡ L$pmÆ fpMsp. `f„sy s¡dZ¡ "cNhp_ S>¡d fpM¡ s¡d fl¡hy„ _¡ v¡$MpX¡$ s¡d Å¡hy„.' s¡¡hu kdS>Z sp¡ Æhdp„ gÿep\® Lf¡gu. `f„sy v$uL$fp¡ kpÅ¡ \ep¡ _l]. s¡ L„$W$âpZ lsp¡.

A¡ S> hMs¡ d„qv$fdp„\u kdpQpf Apìep L¡$ A¡L$ k„s M|b dp„v$p R>¡ _¡ sd_¡ s¡d_u kpfhpf dpV¡$ bp¡gpìep R>¡. Ap kp„cmsp„ S> ApiÆcpC d„qv$f¡ S>hp s¥epf \ep. O¡f `p¡sp_p¡ A¡L$_p¡ A¡L$ v$uL$fp¡ L„$W$âpZ lsp¡. R>sp„ `l¡gp dpfp k„sp¡ `R>u v$uL$fp¡. `R>u s¡ `p¡sp_p¡ v$hp_p¡ kpdp_ gC, d„qv$f S>hp s¥epf \ep.

Ðepf¡ Of_p k„b„ uA¡ L$üy„, "ApiÆcpC, Ap sdpfp¡ A¡L$_p¡ A¡L$ v$uL$fp¡ L„$W$âpZ R>¡. s¡_¡ d|L$u_¡ AÐepf¡ _ S>hpe. õhpdu dpV¡$ buÅ L$p¡C_u ìehõ\p \C

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S>i¡. `Z Aphp kde¡ sdpfp v$uL$fp_u kpfhpf d|L$u_¡ buÅ_u kpfhpf dpV¡$ S>hy„ A¡ sdpfp dpV¡$ ep¡Áe _\u.

Apd ApiÆcpC_¡ fp¡L$hp kp¥¥A¡ OZp¡ âeÐ_ L$ep£. `f„sy S>¡_¡ v¡$l_p k„b„ u L$fsp„ cNhp_ A_¡ cNhp__p„ k„s h^y hlpgp lp¡e _¡ S>¡Z¡ v¡$l_p k„b„ u L$fs$p„ cNhp_ A_¡ k„sdp„ h^y ApÐdbyqÙ lp¡e s¡ k„s_u k¡hp R>p¡X$u_¡ v$uLfp_u k¡hp L$fhp L¡$d fp¡L$pe ? A_¡ Aphu kdS>Z lp¡e s¡_¡ S> cNhp__p¡ kpQp¡ fpÆ`p¡ dm¡. (43) bpmlW$, ÷ulW$, Å¡NulW$ A_¡ cNhp_lW$ (^_)

îuÆdlpfpS> NY$ yfdp„ kcp L$fu rbfpS>dp_ R>¡. s¡ kde¡ r_óLy$mp_„v$ õhpdu Apìep. Ðepf¡ îuÆdlpfpS>¡ dyÌ$u hpmu L$üy„, "ëep¡ Å¡Nu, âkpv$.' Ðepf¡ õhpdu L$l¡, "dlpfpS> ! dyÌ$u Mp¡gp¡ sp¡ âkpv$ gJ.' Ðepf¡ îuÆdlpfpS> L$l¡, "Adpfpdp„ rhðpk _\u ? iy„ Adp¡ T¡f Ap`uiy„ ?' Ðepf¡ õhpduA¡ ApN°l |h®L$ L$üy„, "dyÌ$u Mp¡gp¡ sp¡ âkpv$ gJ.'

A¡V$gpdp„ dy¼sp_„v$ õhpdu Apìep. îuÆdlpfpS> L$l¡, "õhpdu, Ap r_óLy$mp_„v$ õhpdu dyÌ$udp„ âkpv$ R>¡ s¡ g¡sp _\u. A_¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ dyÌ$u Mp¡gp¡ sp¡ S> âkpv$ gJ.' Ðepf¡ dy¼sp_„v$ õhpdu bp¡ëep, "l¡ dlpfpS> ! bpmlW$ kp„cmu R>¡. ÷ulW$ kp„cmu R>¡. Å¡NulW$ kp„cmu R>¡. `Z L$ep„e cNhp_ lW$ sp¡ kp„cmu _\u. dpV¡$ Ap` dyÌ$u Mp¡gu_¡ âkpv$ Ap`p¡ sp¡ ip¡ a¡f `X¡$ ?' Ðepf¡ îuÆdlpfpS> L$l¡, "õhpdu ! sd¡ `Z sdpfu _ps_y„ fp¿ey„.' A¡d L$lu dyÌ$u Mp¡gsp„ kp¡_pdlp¡f _uL$mu.'

`R>u îuÆdlpfpS> L$l¡, "ApS>¡ Ad_¡ Å¡NuA¡ ÆÐep. Ad¡ OZu L$kp¡V$u L$fu `Z r_ed fpMhpdp„ _ X$Áep.' Ðepf¡ r_óLy$mp_„v$ õhpdu L$l¡, "dlpfpS>, A^p¡Cdp„ Öìe `f gOy L$fph¡g s¡ L¡$d cygu iL$pe ? A_¡ fZdp„ Å¡X$pdp„\u Öìe_p¡ ÐepN L$fphu r_óL„$Q_ L$f¡g s¡ `Z L¡$d hukfpe ?' õhpdu_u Aphu ×Y$sp A_¡ h¥fpÁe_u Mydpfu\u îuÆdlpfpS> s¡d_p D`f M|b fpÆ \ep. (44) Np¡ pmp_„v$õhpdu-k„sp¡ sd_¡ Adpfpdp„ L¡$hy„ l¡s ?

kv¹$. Np¡ pmp_„v$ õhpduA¡ A¡L$ hMs khpfdp„ hpf„hpf 2-3 hMs `p¡sp_p„ k„sp¡_¡, A¡L$ S> âñ |R¹>ep¡ L¡$, "k„sp¡, sd_¡ Adpfpdp„ L¡$hy„ l¡s ?' Ðepf¡ k„sp¡ v$f hMs¡ A¡L$ S> S>hpb Ap ¡, "õhpdu, blz l¡s.' lh¡, A¡ S> qv$hk¡ bfpbf D_pmp_u ^p¡d^Msu Nfdudp„, b`p¡f¡ W$pL$p¡fÆ S>dpX$u_¡ k„sp¡_¡ kv¹$.Np¡`pmp_„v$ õhpdu rhQfZdp„ _uL$þep. ApNm Qpgsp„ k„sp¡ sfõep \ep. A¡V$g¡ AdyL$ k„sp¡ L|$hp¡ ip¡ sp ApNm _uL$mu Nep. ApNm S>sp„, L|$hp¡ dmsp„ kp¥A¡ sy„bX$u_¡ v$p¡fu\u `pZu

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L$pY$u, `pZu ^fphhp dp„X$éy„. b^p„ k„sp¡ sp¡ Dsphm¡ ApNm `lp¢Qu Ne¡gp _¡ `pZu ^fphu v$u^¡gy„. õhpduîu Ahõ\p_p cphp¡_¡ gC ^ud¡ ^ud¡ `pR>m S>sp'sp A¡V$g¡ R>¡‰¡ `lp¢Ãep„, k„sp¡A¡ õhpdu_¡ S>m Apàey„. A¡V$g¡ õhpduîuA¡ ^uf¡ flu, k„sp¡_¡ khpf_p âñy„ y_fphs®_ L$fsp„ |R¹>ey„, "k„sp¡, Adpfpdp„ L¡$hy„ l¡s ?' Ðep„ S> k„sp¡_¡ gpCV$ \C... `p¡sp_u c|g Ap¡mMpC A_¡ bp¡ëep, "õhpdu, Ap Å¡ey„ A¡hy„ l¡s.' (45) cNhp__y„ kyM bpSy> `f d|L$u_¡ „Qrhje_p kyM_¡ cp¡Nh¡ R>¡.

îuÆdlpfpS> A¡L$ hMs L$pqfepZu `^pep®. hõspMpQf_p _p_L$X$p v$uL$fp Å¡CspMpQf¡ Nmpdp„ kp¡_p_u Dsfu (L„$v$p¡fp¡) `l¡f¡gu. îuÆdlpfpS>¡ A¡L$ lp\dp„ L¡$fu gC s¡_¡ Ap`hp dp„X$u L¡$ "g¡ Å¡CspMpQf, Ap L¡$fu. "Å¡CspMpQf¡ Äep„ lp\ gp„bp¡ L$ep£, Ðep„ dlpfpS>¡ lp\ `pR>p¡ gC L$üy„ L¡$, "spfp Nmpdp„\u Ap Dsfu Ap` sp¡ L¡$fu Ap y„.' s¡ kp„cmu s¡Z¡ sp¡ V$` v$C Dsfu L$pY$u Ap`u _¡ L¡$fu gC gu^u.

îuÆdlpfpS> kcpS>_p¡_¡ k„bp¡ u_¡ bp¡ëep S>¡ Ap Æh_y„ `Z Aphy„ R>¡, cNhp__p kyM_¡ d¡mhhp_y„ bpSy>`f dyL$u_¡ `„Qrhje_p kyM_¡ cp¡Nh¡ R>¡. L$pfZL¡$ A¡_¡ cNhp__p dlpÐçe_u Mbf _\u. (46) N„Npfpd d‰_¡ v$uL$fp âÐe¡_p fpN_¡ L$pfZ¡ Acph Apìep¡.

îuÆdlpfpS> d_yóeê$ ¡ Ap gp¡L$dp„\u A„sÝep®_ \ep `R>u_u Ap hps R>¡. îuÆdlpfpS>_¡ `p¡sp_p O¡f OZp kde ky u fpMu, fpÆ`p¡ gu^¡gp¡, A¡hp c|S>_p N„Npfpd d‰_p¡ Ap âk„N R>¡. Ap N„Npfpd d‰_¡ A¡d_p v$uL$fp_p _p_p v$uL$fp dp¡rsep kp\¡ Arsi¡ NpY$ âurs lsu. S>¡\u N„Npfpd A¡_¡ Äep„ Åe Ðep„, kp\¡ _¡ kp\¡ fpM¡. Þlphp b¡k¡ sp¡e kp\¡, S>dhp b¡k¡ sp¡e kp\¡ _¡ d„qv$fdp„ Aph¡ sp¡e kp\¡. hmu "dpfp¡ dp¡rsep¡' dpfp¡ dp¡rsep¡...' A¡d AM„X$ L$e£ fpM¡. Ap hps c|S>_p k„sp¡-lqfc¼sp¡ b^pe ÅZ¡, Sy>A¡ `Z A¡d_u d‰ âL©rs A¡V$g¡ M|bu ¾p¡ u õhcph. A¡V$g¡ L$p¡C A¡d_¡ Ap c|g Ap¡mMphhp s¥epf _ \pe.

`Z .. A¡L$ hMs kv¹$.r_Ðep_„v$ õhpdu c|S> `^pf¡gp. s¡d_¡, k„sp¡A¡ Ap hps L$fu. õhpdu sp¡ bly õ`ô$h¼sp lsp. s¡\u hpsdp„\u hps L$pY$u, â¡d\u N„Npfpd d‰_¡ L$üy„ S>¡ "N„NpfpdcpC, sd¡ dlpfpS>_u kh£ fus¡ k¡hp L$fu fpÆ`p¡ L$dpep R>p¡.. `Z Ap dp¡rsepdp„ ApV$gy„ b^y„ l¡s fpMp¡ s¡ W$uL$ \sy„ _\u.' Apd ApV$gy„ Äep„ L$üy„ Ðep„ sp¡ N„Npfpd d‰ A¡L$v$d Ecp \C Nep. Ap V$L$p¡f lpX$p¡lpX$ gpNu NC. qfkpC_¡ Qpëep Nep. A¡V$gy„ S> _l].. `Z õhpdu_p¡ A„sfdp„ AhNyZ Aphu Nep¡. s¡\u õhpdu Äep„ ky u c|S>dp„ füp Ðep„ ky u v$i®_¡ `Z _ Apìep.

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(47) dlpfpS>_u Apop \sp v$pv$pMpQf AX$^u lÅds¡ Apìep. A¡L$ hMs îuÆdlpfpS>¡ L$p¡CL$_¡ v$pv$pMpQf_¡ bp¡gphhp dp¡L$ëep. s¡dZ¡

S>C_¡ v$pv$pMpQf_¡ kdpQpf Apàep. "v$pv$pMpQf, sd_¡ dlpfpS> bp¡gph¡ R>¡.' v$pv$pMpQf A¡ hMs¡ lÅd `pk¡ lÅds L$fphhp b¡W¡$gp. AX$^u lÅds \e¡gu _¡ AX$^u lÅds bpL$u lsu. A¡ S> hMs¡ Aphp kdpQpf dþep. S>¡dZ¡ L$epf¡e dlpfpS>_y„ hQ_ _uQ¡ `X$hp _l] v$u^¡gy„ A¡hp v$pv$pMpQf¡ hpm„v$_¡ L$üy„, "Ecp¡ fl¡, lh¡ b„ fpM, îuÆdlpfpS> `pk¡ S>C Aphy„. `R>u bpL$u_u lÅds L$fS>¡.' "Af¡ v$fbpf.. `Z.. `Z.. S>ëv$u `sphu v$J. `R>u S> Åh _¡ !' lÅd bp¡gsp¡ füp¡ _¡ v$pv$pMpQf sp¡ EW$u Nep. `R>u `lp¢Qu Nep kcpdp„, "dlpfpS>, bp¡gp¡ iy„ Apop R>¡ ?' dlpfpS>¡ v$pv$pMpQf kpdy„ Å¡ey„ A_¡ bp¡ëep, "Af¡ v$pv$pMpQf, Ap iy„ ? iy„ L$fsp lsp ?' "dlpfpS>, lÅd `pk¡ lÅds L$fphhp b¡W¡gp¡.' "`Z... lÅds sp¡ `sphu v¡$hX$phhu lsu !' dlpfpS> S>fp W$`L$p¡ Ap`sp bp¡ëep. Ðepf¡ v$pv$pMpQf bp¡ëep, "dlpfpS>, `l¡gp„ sdpfu Apop `R>u buSy>„ b^y„.' kcp ApMu õså^ b_u NC. dlpfpS>¡ L$l¡ "Åh.. Åh... lÅds `sphu_¡ Aphp¡.'' "cg¡ dlpfpS>, Ap` Apop Ap`p¡ sp¡ S>C Aphy„.' `R>u dlpfpS>_u Apop \sp„ s¡Ap¡ S>C, A^|fu lÅds `sphu Apìep. (48) r_óLy$mp_„v$õhpdu_u L$kp¡V$u.

kv¹$Nyfy r_óLy$mp_„v$ õhpdu ÐepN-h¥fpÁe_u d|rs® lsp. |hp®îddp„ õhpduîu i¡M`pV$dp„ fl¡sp A_¡ gpgÆ ky\pf sfuL¡$ ârkÙ lsp. fpdp_„v$ õhpdu_p Å¡N¡ h¥fpÁe_y„ A„N \sp„ `p¡sp_u, k„kpf âÐe¡, AfyrQ v$ip®hu lsu. îuÆdlpfpS> kp\¡ l¡s_u l¡gu Ecfpsu lsu. s¡ A„sfdp„ h¥fpÁe_¡ yô$ L$fsu lsu. _p_`Zdp„ cpv$fp_p d|mÆ idp®_u rdÓspA¡ `yfyjp¡Ñd_¡ `pdhp_u A_¡ s¡d_p kyM¡ kyrMep \hp_u DÐL$V$ Arcàkp kv$pe fl¡su lsu.

A¡L$hpf îuÆdlpfpS> L$ÃR>dp„ S>sp„ cp¡rdep sfuL¡$ s¡d_¡ kp\¡ gu^p. s¡dZ¡ fõspdp„ îuÆdlpfpS> dpV¡$ `pZu_u bsL$ A_¡ Å¡X$pdp„ v$k L$p¡fu fpM¡gu. `pZu lsy„ s¡ fõspdp„ A¡L$ sfõep d_yóe_¡, îuÆdlpfpS>¡, A`phu v$u y„, s¡dS> Qp¡f dþep s¡d_¡ L$p¡fu `Z bsphu v$C r_[óL„$Q_ L$ep®. `R>u A^p¡C Npd¡ îuÆdlpfpS>¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "L„$C S>dhp_y„ gphu v$p¡.' Ðepf¡ gpgÆ ky\pf¡ L$üy„ L¡$,"s¡ dpV¡$ S> L$p¡fuAp¡ fpMu lsu s¡ sp¡ A`phu v$u^u.' Ðepf¡ îuÆdlpfpS> L$üy„, "Ap Npddp„\u rcnp dp„Nu gphp¡.' Ðepf¡ gpgÆ ky\pf L$l¡,"Ap sp¡ dpfu kpkfu_y„ Npd R>¡. d_¡ sp¡ b^p

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Ap¡mM¡.' Ðepf¡ îuÆdlpfpS>¡ L$kp¡V$u L$fu L$üy„,"sp¡ sp¡ sd_¡ _ Ap¡mM¡ A¡hp L$fu v$CA¡.' Apd L$lu hpm L$`phu cNhp„ h÷ `l¡fpìep„. s¡dZ¡ îuÆdlpfpS>dp„ ArhQm r_›$p A_¡ k„ |Z® drldp_u Np„W$ hpmu v$u^¡gu. s¡\u Apop rifp¡dpÞe L$fu gu^u. `p¡sp_¡ kpkf¡ S>C "õhprd_pfpeZ lf¡ ! k[ÃQv$p_„v$ âcp¡ !' L$lu rcnp dp„Nu. s¡d_p„ kpky, `Ð_u hN¡f¡ k„b„ uA¡ OZu fus¡ kdÅìep `f„sy AX$N flu, rcnp gC_¡ îuÆdlpfpS> `pk¡ Apìep„.

îuÆdlpfpS> s¡d_p h¥fpÁe_u ×Y$sp_¡ M|b hMpZu "r_óLy$mp_„v$' _pd `pX$éy„. îuÆdlpfpS>¡ s¡d_u L$kp¡V$u L$fhp s¡ S> Npddp„ flu kÐk„N L$fphhp L$üy„. s¡ s¡dZ¡ AOp¡Cdp„ S> flu kÐk„N L$fphu_¡ r_óLy$mp_„v$ _pd_¡ kp\®L$ L$ey. s¡d_p„ Ly$Vy„$buAp¡ blz L$õep Ðepf¡ L$us®_ b_phu L$üy„ L¡$, "d¦ lz„ Apqv$ A_prv$ Ap sp¡ kh£ D`pr^, kv¹$Nyfy rdrgep A_pqv$ rdV$ NC kh£ D`pr^' (49) Ap X$Ngudp„ sp¡ l¡s_p V¡$cp cep® R>¡.

kyfs_p ApÐdpfpd v$fÆ_¡ dlpâcy_¡ rhj¡ A_lv$ â¡d. dlpfpS>_y„ _pd `X¡$ Ðep„ sp¡ _pQhp _¡ Ly$v$hp dp„X¡$. S>epf¡ dlpâcy_u qv$ìed|rs® _S>f kdn sfu Aph¡ Ðepf¡ sp¡ s¡d_p¡ â¡d `fpL$p›$pA¡ `lp¢Qu Åe.

A¡L$hpf ApÐdpfpd¡ _½$u L$ey L¡$ dpf¡¡ dlpfpS> dpV¡$ ky„v$f X$Ngu s¥epf \pe A¡V$g¡ NY$X$p S>C_¡ dlpfpS>_¡ `l¡fphy„. A_¡ Alplplp...! A¡ X$gNu `l¡f¡gp dlpfpS> L¡$hp ip¡ci¡ ? Av¹$cys !

A¡hp A_¡fp k„L$ë`\u, s¡dZ¡ X$Ngu_y„ L$pd `X$sp„ d|L$u_¡ lp\dp„ X$Ngu gC g¡ A_¡ d„X$u `X¡$ V¡$cp cfhp. A¡L$ A¡L$ V¡$cpA¡ â¡d_p¡ V¡$cp¡ b_u füp¡ ! A¡L$ qv$hk X$Ngu |fu \C. kd¥ep¡ _ÆL$ Aphu Nep¡ lsp¡. ApÐdpfpd kd¥epdp„ X$Ngu gC_¡ Åe R>¡. dp¡V$u rhipm kcp cfpC_¡ b¡W$u R>¡. Ðep„ `p¡s¡ dlpâcy `pk¡ Aphu v„$X$hs¹ v$i®_ L$fu, dlpfpS>_¡ X$Ngu A ®Z L$fu.

kcp hÃQ¡ dlpfpS>¡ X$Ngu a¡fhu a¡fhu_¡ Å¡C. A¡L$ hMs, b¡ hMs... A¡d `p„Q `pQ„ hMs X$Ngu Å¡C. dlpfpS> M|b fpÆ \ep.

dlpfpS> L$l¡, "ApÐdpfpd, s¢ sp¡ L$dpg L$fu R>¡ ! _\u Apdp„ L$p¡C kp„ p¡ v¡$Mpsp¡ L¡$ _\u v$p¡fp¡ v¡$Mpsp¡. Ap_¡ kuhu L¡$hu fus¡ ? Å ApÐdpfpd, Ap X$Ngu gC_¡ cph_Nf_p v$fbpf `pk¡ Å. s¡d_¡ Ap X$Ngu bsphu Aph.' `R>u dlpfpS>_u Apop\u ApÐdpfpd sp¡ `lp¢Ãep¡ cph_Nf v$fbpf `pk¡. v$fbpf_¡ kcp hÃQ¡ `p¡sp_u L$gp-L$pfuNfuhpmu X$Ngu bsphu.

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cph_Nf _f¡i `Z X$Ngu Å¡C_¡ rhQpfdp„ `X$u Nep. "ipbpi, ApÐdpfpd ipbpi ! ^Þehpv$ R>¡ spfu L$mp_¡.. Apdp„ _\u L$ep„e v$p¡fp¡ L¡$ _\u L$ep„e V¡$cp¡. Ap X$Ngu Ad_¡ Ap`u v$¡. A_¡ A¡_p bv$gpdp„ sy„ A¡L$ Npd, b¡ Npd, `p„Q Npd S>¡ dp„N¡ s¡ Ap`u v$J.'

`R>u ApÐdpfpd lõep. v$fbpf L$l¡, "bp`y, Ap X$Ngu_p bv$gpdp„ sp¡ dpf¡ Anf^pd g¡hp_y„ R>¡, Anf^pd. bp¡gp¡, sd¡ Ap`u iL$ip¡ ?' v$fbpf iy„ bp¡g¡ ? b¡-`p„Q `ÃQuk Npd_u, A¡_u ApNm iu NZsfu ? v$fbpf bp¡ëep, "ApÐdpfpd, cg¡ Ap _ Ap ¡ sp¡ L$p„C _l], `Z Aphu S> buÆ A¡L$ X$Ngu Adpfp dpV$¡ sy„ Lfu Ap`.'

Ðepf¡ ApÐdpfpd L$l¡, "bp y, Apdp„ v$p¡fp_p V¡$cp _\u cep® Apdp„ sp¡ â¡d_p V¡$cp cep® R>¡. A¡hp¡ â¡d_p¡ Ecfp¡ sp¡ Anf^pd_p Ar^`rs, dpfp râesd cNhp_ õhprd_pfpeZ rh_p buÅ dpV¡$ sp¡ L¡$hu fus¡ Aph¡ ? Aphu X$Ngu buÆ _ S> b_u iL¡$.' (50) _©tklp_„v$õhpdu d|rs®dp„ Å¡X$pC Nep.

kv¹$. _©rk„lp_„v$ õhpdu cZsp lsp. s¡d_¡ dlpâcydp„ Arsi¡ õ_¡l lsp¡. Jdf `Z _p_u lsu. riepmp_u W„$X$u_u F>sy lsu. õhpdu cZsp lsp. A¡ hMs¡ buÅ k„sp¡ sp`sp lsp. v$frdep_ A¡L$hpf _©tklp_„v$ õhpdu `Z M|b W„$X$u lp¡C sp`hp dpV¡$ Aphu_¡ b¡W$p. s¡ hMs¡ sp`sp„ sp`sp„ d|rs®dp„ h©rÑ Å¡X$pC NC. lõsdp„ fl¡gp lõsrgrMs `p_p„ b^p kmNu Nep. Ap dlpâcyA¡ Å¡ey„. dlpfpS> bp¡ëep, "õhpdu, Ap iy„ L$fp¡ R>p¡ ? Ýep_ sp¡ fpMp¡.' `R>u õhpdu bp¡ëep, "v$epmy, sdpfu d|rs®dp„ h©rÑ Å¡X$pC NC.'

Ðepf¡ dlpfpS> Arsi¡ fpÆ \pe. dlpfpS> L$l¡,"õhpdu, lh¡ sdpf¡ L„$C L$fhp_u S>ê$f _\u. cZhp_u `Z L$p„C S>ê$f _\u.'

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