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Xrnm ar¶mbrQ>r emoÀ¶m ñQ>oOda OmUma ho ‘mPo EH$‘od ñdßZ nyU©hmoUma, hr H$ënZmM ‘bm gwImdV hmoVr. ^maVr VmBªMr BÀN>m nyU© hmoUma...Ë¶m§Mr ‘wbJr Xrnm ‘moR>r Jm{¶H$m ~ZUma... ¶m H$ënZoZo ‘r Iye Pmbo hmoVo.Xrnm Ver ‘mPrhr ‘wbJr, H$maU ‘r {Vbm OÝ‘ {Xbm, {VÀ¶mda Mm§Jbog§ñH$ma KS>{dbo, {Vbm bhmZmMo ‘moR>o Ho$bo Am{U AmVm Vr ‘bm gmoSy>ZOmUma... Xrnm ‘mPr bmS>mV dmT>bobr ‘wbJr ‘mÂ¶mnmgyZ Xÿa OmVmZm ‘bmAmZ§Xhr hmoV hmoVm Va ‘Z WmoS>o CXmghr hmoV hmoVo. Xrnm OmÊ¶mÀ¶m V¶marVhmoVr. KS>çmimV XþnmaMo ~mam dmObobo ~KyZ ‘r AmdmO {Xbm, ""Xrnm, AJ§bdH$a V¶ma hmo, Vr bmoH§$ Vwbm ‘w§~B©cm KoD$Z OmÊ¶mgmR>r ¶oVrbM...''

""AJ§ hmo AmB©, ‘r Va V¶ma PmboM...'' Ago åhUyZ Xrnm ZdrZ S>ogKmbyZ ‘mÂ¶m g‘moa ¶oD$Z C^r am{hbr. Xrnmbm ~KVmM ‘ZmV Ambo H$sAJXr Amnë¶m ~m~m§da Jobr Amho. AJXr VmoM Moham, VrM earamMrR>odU... ‘r bJoM S>moù¶mVrb H$mOi ~moQ>mZo H$mTy>Z {VÀ¶m H$mZm‘mJoQ>oH$dbo. ‘mÂ¶m Xrnmbm H$moUmMr Ñï> Z bmJmo. VodT>çmV JmS>rMm hm°Z©dmObm. XrnmZo AmZ§XmZo CS>r ‘mê$Z bJoM XadmOmVyZ ~mhoa ~{KVbo Am{UAmoaS>br, ""AmB©, Mb AmQ>mon bdH$a. ‘bm AmVm {ZKm¶bm hdo. JmS>r¶oD$Z C^r am{hbr Amho.'' Ago åhUyZ Xrnm bJoM ~°J CMbyZ ~mhoa Ambr.‘r gwÜXm {VÀ¶m nmR>monmR> nyOoM§ VmQ> KoD$Z ~mhoa Ambo. gXm^mD$H$mH$m§ZrXrnmMr ~°°J JmS>rV R>odbr Am{U Xrnmbm AmodmiÊ¶mgmR>r nwT>o gabo. ‘rgwÕm {Vbm AmodmiyZ hmVmda Xhr R>odV "¶eñdr ^d' Mm Amerdm©X {Xbm.gXm^mD$H$mH$m§Zr Am{U ‘r XmoKm§Zr {‘iyZ {Vbm Odi KoVbo. bJoM

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12‘mV¥Ëd

XrnmZohr Amnë¶m H$mH$m§Zm Am{U ‘bm Z‘ñH$ma H$éZ é‘mbmZo S>moù¶m§VAmbobo nmUr {Q>nbo. ""AmB©, H$mH$m ‘r ¶oVo...'' Ago åhUyZ Xrnm JmS>rVOmD$Z ~gbr. eodQ>n¶ªV Xrnm {IS>H$sVyZ Amnbm hmV hbdV Q>mQ>m H$aVhmoVr. Vo ~KyZ ‘r Xm~yZ R>odbobm hþ§XH$m AZmda hmoD$Z ~mhoa nS>bm. Xrnm‘mÂ¶mnmgyZ H$YrM Xÿa Jobr ZìhVr. JmS>r doJmZo nwT>o Jobr. YwirMo bmoQ>CS>dV CS>dV JmS>r {XgoZmer Pmbr. na§Vw ‘r ‘mÌ Ë¶m Ywaù¶mV AS>Hy$ZJobo. H$mhr jU ñVãY hmoD$Z Ë¶m Ywaù¶mV Xrnmbm emoYy bmJbo. VmoMgXm^mD$H$mH$m§Zr ‘bm XmoÝhr Im§Úm§Zm nH$Sy>Z KamV AmUbo. ‘r bJoM ~°JoVbndyZ R>odbobm maVrVmB© Am{U YraO dmS>H$a ¶m§Mm ’$moQ>mo ~mhoa H$mTy>Z ~KybmJbo. EH$ EH$ AmR>dUr g‘wÐmÀ¶m bmQ>oà‘mUo Cgiy bmJë¶m. AmVyZ ‘Z~mobV hmoVo. ""Vw‘Mr Xrnm EH$ ‘moR>r Jm{¶H$m hmoUma... {Vbm Vw‘MmAmerdm©X hdm Amho... gmho~, Vwåhr Xrnmbm Odi Ho$br Zmhr, H$Yr {VMoVm|S> ~{KVbo Zmhr... H$m? Va... Vr EH$ ‘wbJr, åhUyZ {VMm {VañH$maHo$bmV Am{U {VÀ¶m Owù¶m ^mdmbm åhUOo {XZoebm Odi Ho$bo...H$m§?... Va Vmo EH$ ‘wbJm Amho, à°mnQ>uMm dmag Amho, d§emMm {Xdm Amho,KamÊ¶mMr Jm¶H$s MmbdUmam ImZXmZr Jm¶H$ Amho... na§Vw ‘r Vw‘À¶mXrnmbm Odi Ho$br, VihmVmÀ¶m ’$moS>mà‘mUo {Vbm Onbo, Vw‘À¶mKamÊ¶mÀ¶m Jm¶H$sbm IVnmUr KmbyZ {Vbm ’w$bdbo... Ë¶m ’w$bm§Mm J§YAmVm XadiUma Amho... ’$º$ Vw‘Mm Amerdm©X hdm Amho... ¶mAmR>dUtÀ¶m bmQ>m CgiV CgiV ‘ZmÀ¶m Jm^mè¶mbm YS>H$V hmoË¶m. Ë¶m^yVH$mimÀ¶m àdmhmV ‘r dhmV Jobo.

n§Mdrg df© Pmbr AgVrb. ‘r am{YH$m, AmB©-~m~m§À¶m nümV²‘m‘mH$S>oM bhmZmMr ‘moR>r Pmbo. KaMr J[a~ n[apñWVr åhUyZ ‘m‘rZo "‘råhUOo EH$ AmoP§' AemàH$maoM ‘bm dmJUyH$ {Xbr. ‘m‘mMr XmoZ ‘wb§ EH$‘wbJm Am{U EH$ ‘wbJr Am{U Ë¶mV ‘r hmoVo. ‘wbJr åhUOo gdmªV ‘moR>r{dO¶m. {VMo bdH$aM b¾ bmD$Z {Vbm gmgar nmR>dbr hmoVr. {dO¶mZ§VaMm {dZ¶ Am{U ‘r emioV {eH$V hmoVmo. ‘m‘m å¶w{Z{gnmbQ>r ñHy$b

13‘mV¥Ëd

‘Ü¶o ‘w»¶mÜ¶mnH$ hmoVo. Oo‘ Vo‘ ‘bm Eg².Eg².gr. n¶ªV {ejU {Xbo.‘m‘rM§ Zoh‘rM§M Qw>‘U§ Agm¶Mo H$s ""am{YH$mbm {eH$dyZ H$m¶ H$am¶Mo...?eodQ>r b¾ H$ê$Z MybM ’w§$H$m¶Mr Amho Z§...?'' ‘m‘rnwT>o ‘m‘mMo H$mhrMmbV Zgo. {dZ¶bm ì¶dpñWV {eH${dbo OmV hmoVo. {dZ¶ Am{U ‘r~amo~arÀ¶m d¶mMo hmoVmo. {dZ¶ ‘mÂ¶m~amo~aM Eg².Eg².gr. Pmbm Am{UË¶mZo H$m°boO‘Ü¶o àdoe KoVbm. ‘bm ‘mÌ KarM ~gdbo. Ë¶m‘wio KamVrbgd© H$m‘§ ‘bmM H$amdr bmJV AgV. EH$ XmoZ dfmªZr ‘m‘rbm ‘mPr H$Q>H$Q>hmoD$ bmJbr åhUyZ ‘m‘rMr ‘mÂ¶mgmR>r ñWi§ ~KÊ¶mMr gwédmV Pmbr.Ia§ åhUm¶M§ Va ‘bm b¾ Z H$aVm nwT>o {eH$m¶Mo hmoVo. ñdmdb§~r ~Zm¶MohmoVo. na§Vw ‘m‘rnwT>o ‘m‘mMo H$mhr MmbV ZìhVo {VWo ‘mPo H$m¶ MmbUma...?""am{YH$m, AmVm Vy ‘moR>r Pmbrg... VwPr O~m~Xmar Am‘À¶mda Amho.Amåhr {Od§V Agon¶ªV Am‘À¶m S>moù¶mXoIV Vy VwÂ¶m Kar Jobrg Va Amåhr‘moR>çm O~m~XmarVyZ gwQ>bmo.'' ‘m‘r Zoh‘r R>g³¶mV ~mobyZ Amnë¶m ào‘mMmXmIbm XoV Ago. na§Vw ‘r {Vbm g‘OyZ hmoVo. bhmZnUrM AmB©-~m~m ‘bmgmoSy>Z Joë¶mZo Ë¶m§ZrM ‘bm bhmZmMo ‘moR>o Ho$bo hoM Ë¶m§Mo ‘moR>o CnH$ma hmoVo‘mÂ¶mda.

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14‘mV¥Ëd

àH$aU 2

‘m‘rMr ñWi§ ~KÊ¶mMr V¶mar OmoamV Mmby hmoVr. Ë¶mV Mma-nmMñWi§ ‘m‘rZo {ZdS>br Am[U ‘bm XmI{dbr. ‘bm EH$hr ñWi ng§VZìhVo. H$maU H$moUr S>moù¶mZo MH$Um hmoVm Va H$moUmMr ZmoH$ar H$m¶‘ñdénmMr ZìhVr Va H$moUr {eH$bobm ZìhVm. ‘m‘rbm H$m¶ H$‘r IMm©Vb¾ H$go hmoB©b ¶m BamÚmZo Vr ñWi§ emoYV hmoVr. AZoH$ ñWi§ emoYyZ {VZoEH$ ñWi ng§X Ho$bo. ‘wbJm OmñV {eH$bobm ZìhVm. Ë¶m‘wio Ë¶m§À¶m‘mJÊ¶mhr Vem H$mhr {deof ZìhË¶mM. Ë¶mM AmYmao ‘m‘rZo ¶m ‘wbm{df¶r‘m‘m§Zm gm§{JVbo. ‘m‘m§Zr Oam Km~aVM ‘m‘rnwT>o Amnbm {dMma ‘m§S>bm,""AJ§, {VM§ ho d¶ Amho H$m b¾mM§...? {Vbm AOyZ nwT>o {eHy$ XoV. Vr{eH$br Va nwT>o VrM§ VrM§ ñdmdb§~r hmoD$Z b¾mMm IM© CMbob. Vy H$mEdT>r KmB© H$aVog...? Vr {eH$br Va ‘wbJmhr {eH$bobm {‘iob.{dO¶mÀ¶m ~m~VrV gwÕm Vy hoM Ho$bog. åhUyZ AmVm Vr J[a~rV {XdgH$mT>Vo Amho.'' ‘m‘m amJmZo ~mobV hmoVo.

""{VÀ¶m {ejUmgmR>r {VMm ~mn n¡emM§ S>~mob§ R>odyZ Jobm Amho Zm...n¡gm AmUm¶Mm Hw$Ry>Z...?'' ‘m‘r ‘m‘m§da IoH$gyZM åhUmbr. eodQ>r‘m‘m-‘m‘rMo dmX-{ddmX ’$ma J§ ra ñdê$nmbm OmV AgV. ho gd© ~KyZ""‘r b¾mbm V¶ma Amho'' Ago åhUyZ Ë¶m§Mo dmX-{ddmX em§V H$aV Ago.åhUOo AOyZhr g‘mOmÀ¶m ê$T>r gyú‘ ñdê$nmV na§naoZo MmbV Amboë¶mAmhoV H$s ‘wbrbm OmñV {eH$dbo Va ‘wbJm {‘iUma Zmhr. VgoM ‘wbJrOmñV {eH$br Agob Va AmOhr nm¡éfËdmMm Ah§H$ma Vo ‘mÝ¶ H$aV Zmhr.Voìhm ‘wbmnojm ‘wbJr H$‘r {eH$bobr ng§V H$aVmV. AIoa ‘m‘rZo EH$

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ñWi ng§V Ho$b§. ‘mÂ¶m ng§VrMm H$mhr àíZM Cabm ZìhVm. ‘rEg².Eg².gr. Va ‘wbJm Mm¡Xmdr hmoVm. Ë¶m‘wio XoÊ¶mKoÊ¶mÀ¶m Jmoï>rWmoS>³¶mV {‘Q>ë¶m Joë¶m hmoË¶m.

gmIanwS>m gmYmaUnUoM nma nS>bm Am{U b¾mMr VmarI R>abr. b¾Va R>abo na§Vw ‘m‘m CXmg CXmg amhmV hmoVo. Amnë¶m ^mMrbm Mm§Jbo{eH$dmdo hr BÀN>m Ë¶m§Mr nyU© hmoD$ eH$br Zmhr. Amnë¶m ~{hUrbm {XbobodMZ Vo nyU© H$ê$ eH$bo ZìhVo. Ë¶m§Mo ‘Z Ë¶m§Zm AmVyZ ImV am{hbo. "‘ram{YH$mgmRr H$mhrM Ho$bo Zmhr... AmO am{YH$mMo AmB©-~m~m AgVo Va hrdoi am{YH$mda Ambr ZgVr.' gmIanwS>çmÀ¶m Z§Va VrZ ‘{hÝ¶m§Zr ‘rb¾mÀ¶m ~mohë¶mda MT>bo. AmB©-~m~m§Mr H$‘r OmUdV hmoVr. na§Vw ‘m‘m-‘m‘r hoM ‘mPo AmB©-~m~m hmoVo. Ë¶m§Mm Amerdm©X KoD$ZM ‘r nwT>rbOrdZmMo nmD$b CMbbo hmoVo. {Zamon KoVodoir ‘m‘m§Zr AJXr J{hdê$Z ‘bmOdi KoVbo Am{U S>mo³¶mda hmV R>odyZ åhUmbo. ""gwIr ahm, Vwbm ¶mAmerdm©Xmì¶{V[aº$ ‘r H$mhrM XoD$ eH$V Zmhr. VwPm ‘m‘m Jar~ Amho...''Ago åhUyZ ‘m‘m§Zr S>moù¶mV Ambobo Aly nwgbo. ‘bmhr amhdbo Zmhr Am{UXm~yZ R>odbobm hþ§XH$m AZmda hmoD$Z ~mhoa nS>cm.

""Zmhr am{YH$m, aSy> ZH$mog. ‘r VwÂ¶m nmR>rer Amho. ‘m‘rZo Oo H$mhrHo$bo Vo R>rH$ Ho$bo Zmhr, ho ‘r g‘OVmo... H$Yrhr Vy ¶m ‘m‘mbm hmH$ ‘ma,‘r YmdV ¶oB©Z. VwÂ¶m ‘m‘rZo VwPo {H$Vr hmb Ho$bo ho ‘r OmUyZ Amho... na§Vw‘r VwÂ¶mgmR>r H$mhrM H$ê$ eH$bmo Zmhr...'' Ago åhUyZ ‘m‘m ‘mÂ¶mg‘moê$Z Xÿa OmD$Z C^o am{hbo. ‘m‘r ‘mÌ aS>ë¶mMo ZmQ>H$ H$aV hmoVr. {VÀ¶mS>moù¶m§VyZ nmÊ¶mMm EH$ W|~hr {ZWibm Zmhr. {dO¶mbm {‘R>r ‘mê$Z ‘rgdmªMm {Zamon KoVbm. ‘m‘rbm Z‘ñH$ma H$aVmM ‘m‘rZo ‘bm Im§ÚmbmnH$Sy>Z CR>{dbo Am{U nmR>rdê$Z hmV {’$adV ‘bm JmS>rH$S>o KoD$Z Jobr.àem§V ‘mPr dmQ> nmhmV C^o hmoVo. ‘r Ë¶m§À¶m~amo~a JmS>rV OmD$Z ~gbo.gdmªZm gmoSy>Z OmVmZm ‘Z AJXr OS> Pmbo hmoVo. gmga H$go Agob...?VoWrb ‘mUg§ H$er AgVrb...? Amnb§ Ë¶m§À¶mer nQ>ob H$m...? Ago

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AZoH$ {dMma ‘ZmV W¡‘mZ Kmby bmJbo hmoVo. {Xdg^amMm WH$dmhr OmUdVhmoVm. XmoZ Vmg H$go Jobo g‘OboM Zmhr. Ka Ambo. gmgy~mB© XmamVMAmaVrMo VmQ> V¶ma H$ê$Z Am‘MrM àVrjm H$aV hmoË¶m. Amåhr XmoK§JmS>rVyZ ~mhoa CVaë¶m~amo~a ~±S> dmOy bmJbm. ’$Q>m³¶m§Mm AmdmO,dmVmdaU JO~OyZ Jobo hmoVo. WmoS>çmdoimZo gmgy~mBªZr Amåhmbm AmodmiyZ‘bm Vm§XþimMo ‘mn nm¶mZo H$b§S>m¶bm gm§{JVbo. ‘r COì¶m nm¶mZoC§~aR>çmdarb Vm§XwimMo ‘mn Amobm§Sy>Z namVrV R>odboë¶m Hw§$H$dmÀ¶m nmÊ¶mVnm¶ R>odyZ bú‘rÀ¶m nmD$bmZo àdoe Ho$bm. Ë¶m doir jUmV Ago dmQ>bo H$s,""Ia§M, b¾ åhUOo ‘wbrMm Xþgam OÝ‘ AgVmo. KamU§ ~XbV§, g§~§Y~XbVmV, gmgaÀ¶m Mmbr-arVrZwgma ‘wbrMo ñd^md-g§ñH$mahr ~XbmdobmJVmV. Amnë¶m BÀN>m-AmH$m§jmhr {dgamì¶m bmJVmV. ‘mPohr H$m¶Pmbo... {eH$m¶Mr BÀNm AgyZhr ‘r Vr nwar H$ê$ eH$bo Zmhr. na§Vw gmgarVar ‘mPr BÀN>m nyU© hmoB©b H$m...? ‘mPo nVr ‘bm nwT>o {eH$m¶bm XoVrbH$m...? ‘ZmV Ag§»¶ {dMmam§Mo H$mhÿa ‘mObo hmoVo. Zì¶m n[admamVH$mdar-~mdar Pmbo hmoVo.

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17‘mV¥Ëd

àH$aU 3

b¾ hmoD$Z AmR> {Xdg Pmbo hmoVo. Zì¶m ZdarMr ZdbmB© g§nV AmbrhmoVr. KamVrb b¾mMr dèhmS>r ‘§S>ir hiy hiy Amnmnë¶m KamH$S>o naVVhmoVr. Ka AJXr gwZ§ gwZ§ dmQy> bmJbo. amoOMr H$m‘§ ‘r gamB©VnUo H$ê$bmJbo. amoOÀ¶mà‘mUo ‘r amÌr àem§VgmR>r XÿY KoD$Z é‘‘Ü¶o Jobo na§Vwàem§V é‘‘Ü¶o ZìhVo. OmVmZm gm§JyZhr Jobo ZmhrV. BWoM Hw$R>oVar JoboAgUma Aer ‘ZmMr g‘OyV KmbyZ ‘r Ë¶m§Mr dmQ> nmhmV ~gbo. amÌrMo~mam dmObo, EH$ dmObm KS>çmimMo H$mQ>o ‘mÌ nwT>o nwT>o gaH$V hmoVo,Ë¶mM~amo~a amÌhr nwT>o nwT>o OmV hmoVr. ‘mPo ‘Z Ag§»¶ {dMmam§Zr nwT>o nwT>oYmdV hmoVo. ZH$mo Ë¶m e§H$m§Zr ‘Z Koabo Jobo hmoVo. AmR> {Xdg Va Voì¶dpñWV hmoVo. àem§V ¶m§Mr dmQ> nmhVm nmhVm {Xdg^amÀ¶m WH$ì¶mZo ‘bmH$Yr S>moim bmJbm g‘OboM Zmhr. nhmQ>o Mma dmOVm ‘bm AMmZH$ OmJAmbr Am{U ~KVo Va ~mOybm àem§V AñVmì¶ñV pñWVrV Pmonbobo hmoVo.nm¶m§Vrb Mßnbhr H$mT>bobr ZìhVr. Ë¶m§À¶m Vm|S>mbm Xmê$Mm dmg ¶oVhmoVm. ho ~KyZ ‘mPo ‘Z MaH$bo. na§Vw ñdV:bm gmdaV ‘r àem§V ¶m§À¶mnm¶m§Vrb Mßnb H$mT>yZ Ë¶m§Zm ZrQ> Pmondbo. Aer ‘mÂ¶m d¡dm{hH$OrdZmMr gwédmV ~KyZ ‘bm ‘mPo ^{dî¶ {Xgy bmJbo. gmgar ¶oVmZm ‘r{H$Vr ñdßZ§ KoD$Z Ambo hmoVo, Ë¶m ñdßZm§Mr hmoUmar amIam§Jmoir nXambm~m§YyZ ‘r ZdrZ OrdZmbm gwédmV Ho$br hmoVr.

‘r gmgar Amë¶mnmgyZ ‘m‘m ‘mZ{gH$ Ñï>rZo H$‘Omoa hmoV MmbbohmoVo. hiy hiy ãbS>àoeaMm Ìmg hmoD$ bmJbm. ‘m‘rÀ¶m H$Q>H$Q>r‘wio ‘m‘mAJXr ÌñV Pmbo hmoVo. S>m°³Q>am§À¶m VnmgUrV ewJagwÕm dmT>ë¶mMo

18‘mV¥Ëd

gm§{JVbo. EdT>§ hmoD$Zhr ‘m‘rZo ‘bm H$mhr H$i{dbo ZìhVo. Va b¾Pmë¶mnmgyZ gmYr Mm¡H$ergwÕm Ho$br ZìhVr H$s "Vy H$er Amhog....?'{dZ¶ ‘bm ’$moZ H$ê$Z KaMr Iwembr H$idV Ago. àem§VÀ¶m {d{MÌdmJÊ¶mZo ‘mPrhr ‘Z:pñWVr R>rH$ ZìhVr. åhUyZ ‘rM ñdV: ‘m‘m§Zm^oQ>m¶bm åhUyZ Kar Jobo. ~KVo Va ‘m‘m§Mr emar[aH$ pñWVr IynM Iam~Pmbr hmoVr. ho ~KyZ ‘mPo S>moio nmÊ¶mZo ^ê$Z Ambo. ‘m‘m§Zr ‘mPm hmVhmVmV KoV åhUmbo ""am{YH$m, Vy H$er Amhog...? Vy EH$Q>rM Ambrg...?AJ§ OmdB©~mny§Zm ~amo~a AmUm¶Mo hmoVo. Ë¶m§À¶mer WmoS>§ ~mobbmo AgVmo.AmVm ‘mPm H$m¶ ^a§dgm...?'' Ago åhUyZ Ë¶m§Zr S>moù¶m§V Ambobo nmUré‘mbmZo nwgbo. na§Vw ‘r ‘mÌ àem§V{df¶r H$mhr H$iy {Xbo Zmhr. ‘rAmZ§XmV Amho AgoM Ë¶m§Zm ^mg{dÊ¶mMm à¶ËZ H$aV hmoVo. ‘m‘rAm¡nMm[aH$nUo Mm¡H$er H$aV hmoVr. WmoS>m doi ‘r ‘m‘m§er ~mobV ~gboVodT>oM ‘Zmbm ~ao dmQ>bo. g§Ü¶mH$miMo ghm dmObo åhUyZ ‘r OmÊ¶mg{ZKmbo. ""AJ, OoD$Z Var Om, {dO¶ ¶oB©b Vwbm gmoS>m¶bm...''

""ZH$mo ‘m‘m, ñd¶§nmH$hr ~Zdm¶Mm Amho.'' ‘r åhUmbo.""hmo@@hmo, Vy Om bdH$a, ZmhrVa gmgy~mBªZm amJ ¶oB©b, EdT>m Cera

Ho$bmg åhUyZ...'' ‘m‘r bJoM R>g³¶mV åhUmbr. ‘r CR>bo Am{U ‘m‘m-‘m‘rZm Z‘ñH$ma H$ê$Z ~mhoa nS>bo.

àem§V Kar Ambo AgVrb hr Jmoï> O‘og ZìhVrM. na§Vw gmgw~mBªMoXmoZ eãX EoHy$Z ¿¶mdo bmJVrb. ¶m V¶marVM ‘r [ajm nH$S>yZ Kar Ambo.bJoM Hy$H$a bmdyZ KamVrb AmdamAmda Ho$br. gmgw~mB© Vem amJmVMhmoË¶m. åhUyZ bdH$amV bdH$a ñd¶§nmH$ H$ê$Z gmgw~mBªZm Ë¶m§À¶mQ>mB©‘mda OodU {Xbo. àem§V AOyZ Ambobo ZìhVo. "AmO ho H$go¶oVrb...?' ¶m {dMmamZo N>mVr YS>-YS> H$ê$ bmJm¶Mr. àem§VMo amoO amÌr{nD$Z C{eam ¶oUo, eãXmeãXmbm dmX-{ddmX H$aUo, ‘mam¶bm ¶oUo ho ~KyZ‘r ‘mÂ¶m ^{dî¶mÀ¶m àíZ{MÝhmV AS>Hy$Z nS>bo hmoVo. KamVhr gmgyMo{d{jánUmMo dmJUo ‘Zmbm IQ>H$V hmoVo. Ë¶m§À¶m ‘wbmMo Ago dmJUo

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~KyZhr Ë¶m§Zr ‘mÂ¶mer ghmZw yVr XmI{dbr Zmhr. Og-Ogo {Xdg OmVhmoVo Vg-Ver gË¶ n[apñWVr g‘moa ¶oV hmoVr. àem§V ¶m§Mo ho Xwgao b¾hmoVo. n{hë¶m ~m¶H$moZo gwÕm àem§V ¶m§À¶m {d{jánUmbm H§$Q>miyZ KQ>ñ’$moQ>{Xbm hmoVm. ho Ë¶m§À¶m S>m°da‘Yrb Aë~‘dê$Z ‘bm g‘Obo. ho ~KVmMjU^a ‘mÂ¶m nm¶mImbMr O‘rZ gaH$br. åhUOo ‘m‘rZo ‘bm {~OdamÀ¶mJù¶mV Q>mH$bo hmoVo. na§Vw ‘r nwÝhm ‘mhoargwÕm OmD$ eH$V ZìhVo. BH$S>oAmS> {VH$S>o {d{ha Aer ‘mPr pñWVr Pmbr hmoVr. H$m¶ H$amdo H$mhrMg‘OV ZìhVo. Z{e~mbm Xmof XoÊ¶mì¶{V[aº$ H$mhr H$ê$ eH$V ZìhVo.Aemdoir {ejUmMo ‘hÎd H$iV hmoVo. {eH$bo AgVo Va ZmoH$ar H$éZH$erhr EH$Q>r am{hbo AgVo. hmVmV n¡go Zgë¶mZo Hw$R>bo H$m‘hr {eHy$ eH$VZìhVo. Var {ebmB© H$m‘ {eHy$Z ¿¶mdo ¶m {dMmamZo ‘r {hå‘V H$éZgmgy~mBªH$S>o ~mobbo ""AmB©, ‘r H$mhrVar {eH$m¶Mo åhUVo...''

""AJ§, KamVrb H$m‘§ H$m¶ H$‘r AmhoV H$m...? EH$Va àem§V hmAgm Am{U Ë¶mV Vy Amåhmbm AmoP§ Pmbr Amhog... Vw‘À¶mH$Sy>Z H$mhrgmoZ§ ZmU§ {‘iob ¶m {dMmamZo àem§VM§ b¾ Ho$b§. na§Vw VwÂ¶m ‘m‘rZo VaZmai Am{U ‘wbJr Am‘À¶m nXamV Q>mH$bo. Amåhr ’$gbmo. {ZXmZ VwÂ¶m‘m‘mMr eoVr-dmS>r-Ka ¶m‘Ü¶o Var VwPm {hñgm Agob Va Amåhmbm {‘iobVar... na§Vw Vmo ‘m‘m ‘aob Voìhm Z§...'' gmgy~mB© ’$UH$mè¶mVM ~mobVhmoË¶m. Ë¶m§À¶m {O^obm H$mhr hmS> Zmhr åhUm¶Mo. ‘r g‘OyZ Jobo H$sàm°nQ>ugmR>rM àem§VM ‘mÂ¶m~amo~a b¾ bmdb§. H$m¶ gm§Jmd§ ‘mPm {hñgmKoD$Z ‘bm hmH$bdyZ hr XoVrb... H$mhr {eH$m¶M§ åhQ>bo Va gmgy~mBªZrEdT>§ EoH$db§ åhUOo H$mhr Ë¶m§Zm {dMmam¶bmM ZH$mo.

M M M

20‘mV¥Ëd

àH$aU 4

‘m‘m§Mr Vã¶oV {Xdg|{Xdg ZmOyH$ hmoV hmoVr. àem§V{df¶r ‘m‘m§Zm‘mhrV Pmbo. Ë¶m‘wio ‘mÂ¶m XþX©¡dr OrdZmMm Ë¶m§Zr Ü¶mg KoVbm. åhUyZEH$ {Xdg ‘m‘m§Zr {dZ¶bm ‘mÂ¶m Kar "^oQy>Z OmÊ¶mMm' {Zamon XoÊ¶mgmR>rnmR>{dbo. bJoM ‘r gmgy~mBªZm {dMmê$Z {ZKÊ¶mMr V¶mar H$ê$ bmJbo.VodT>çmV gmgy~mB© åhUmë¶m ""{dZ¶ ~oQ>m, ~m~m§Mr Vã¶oV IynM Iam~ AmhoH$m§...? Vg§ Agob Va ‘r gwÕm ¶oVo...'' Ago åhUyZ gmgw~mB©gwÕm ‘mÂ¶m~amo~a ¶oÊ¶mg {ZKmë¶m. Kar OmVmM ‘m‘r XmamVM Cä¶m hmoË¶m. ""¶m@@¶m,Vwåhrhr AmbmV ~a§ Pmb§....'' gmgy~mBªH$S>o ~KV ‘m‘r ~mobyZ ñd¶§nmH$ImobrV Jobr. ‘r Am{U gmgy~mB© ‘m‘m§À¶m ImobrV Jobmo. ‘m‘m PmonbobohmoVo. ‘r AmdmO {Xbm... ""‘m‘m-‘m‘m, ‘r am{YH$m Vwåhmbm oQ>m¶bm AmboAmho.''

‘mPm AmdmO EoHy$Z ‘m‘m§Zr S>moio CKSy>Z ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o Am{Ugmgw~mB©µH$S>o ~KyZ hgbo. na§Vw Ë¶m§À¶m hgÊ¶mV jrUVm hmoVr. S>moio ImobJobo hmoVo. S>moù¶m§ modVr H$mir dVw©i§ Ambr hmoVr. ‘r ‘m‘m§À¶m CemerM~gbo hmoVo. ‘m‘m§Zr ‘mPm hmV hmVmV KoVbm. Ë¶m Ë¶m§À¶m ñnem©V ‘bm ào‘,‘m¶m OmUdV hmoVr. Ë¶m ñnem©VyZ ‘mÂ¶mer OUy Iyn H$mhr ~mobyZ Jobo.‘mPm hmV nH$Sy>Z ZwgVo ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o EH$Q>H$ ~KV hmoVo. Ë¶m§À¶m S>moù¶mVyZ{nV¥dmËgë¶mMo Aly dhmV hmoVo. ‘mPohr S>moio ^ê$Z Ambo. ‘m‘m åhUOo‘mPm ‘moR>m AmYma hmoVm. ‘m‘m§Zr CerImbyZ EH$ nm{H$Q> H$mT>bo Am{UåhUmbo ""am{YH$m ~oQ>m, ho Vy R>od. Vybm hmV IMm©bm Cn¶moJr nS>Vrb...''‘bm n¡emEodOr ‘m‘m§Mr OmñV JaO hmoVr. åhUyZ ‘r KoVM ZìhVo. ho ~KyZgmgy~mBªZr Bemam Ho$bm H$s ""R>odyZ Ko, Vo ào‘mZo XoV AmhoV Va Ë¶m§Mo ‘Z ‘moSy>

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ZH$mo...'' Ago åhUyZ ‘m‘m§À¶m hmVm[Vb nmH$sQ> KoD$Z ‘mÂ¶m hmVmV {Xbo.ho Ë¶m§Mo dmJUo ‘bm IQ>H$boM hmoVo. åhUOo ¶m bmoH$m§Zm ‘mUgmEodOrn¡emMr qH$‘V OmñV hmoVr. VodT>çmV ‘m‘r Mhm-nmUr KoD$Z Ambr.‘m‘rMr ZOa ‘mÂ¶m hmVmVrb nm{H$Q>mdaM hmoVr. Amåhr EH$-XrS> VmgmZoKar OmÊ¶mg {ZKmbmo. {dZ¶ Amåhmbm [ajm ñQ>±S>n¶ªV gmoS>m¶bm AmbmVoìhm åhUmbm ""VmB©, AerM AYyZ ‘YyZ ¶oV Om. åhUOo ~m~m§Zm ~aodmQ>ob. {dO¶mVmB© gwÕm Jmdr Agë¶mZo Vr Zoh‘r ¶oD$ eH$V Zmhr...''{dZ¶ ‘m‘m§À¶m diUmda Jobm hmoVm. gai gmÜ¶m ñd^mdmMm. {dZ¶ZoAmåhmbm [ajmV ~gdyZ {ZKyZ Jobm. [ajm KamnmgyZ Xÿa Joë¶mda bJoMgmgy~mB© åhUmë¶m, ""'AmU BH$S>o Vo nmH$sQ>, Vwbm H$m¶ H$am¶Mo AmhoV Von¡go...?'' Ago åhUyZ nmH$sQ> {hgH$mdyZ KoVbo. ‘ZmV {dMma Ho$bm hmoVm H$s¶m n¡emVyZ H$mhrVar {eHy$Z KoB©Z. na§Vw Vo n¡go gwÕm hmVmVyZ {ZgQy>Z Jobo.

‘mP§ d¡dm{hH$ OrdZ amoOÀ¶mà‘mUoM Mmby hmoVo. Ë¶mV H$mhr ZdrZVmZìhVr. {Xdg^a KamVbr H$m‘§ CaH$m¶Mr Am{U amÌ Pmbr H$s N>mVr YS>YS>ybmJm¶Mr. àem§VZr ‘bm H$Yr nËZr ¶m ZOaoZo ~{KVboM Zmhr. OUy H$mhrKamVbr H$m‘dmbr åhUyZ ‘mPo ñWmZ hmoVo. b¾mZ§Va ‘mÂ¶mhr H$mhr BÀN>mAgVrb Va ‘ZmÀ¶m ^mdZm AgVrb... Ë¶mÑï>rZo Ë¶m§Zr ‘mÂ¶mer H$Yrg§ mfU Ho$bo Zmhr qH$dm H$Yr Hw$R>o {’$am¶bm KoD$Z Jobo Zmhr. amÌrH$m‘mdê$Z ¶oVmZm {nD$Z bQ>nQV ¶m¶Mo Am[U nb§Jmda A§J Q>mHy$Z Úm¶Mo.Kar Amnbr ~m¶H$mo dmQ> nmhmV Agob, Vr Oodbr Amho qH$dm Zmhr... ¶mJmoï>rMr Ë¶m§Zm OmUrdM ZìhVr. WmoS>§’$ma ewÕrV Agb§ Va H$mhr Z² H$mhrH$maUmdéZ dmX-{ddmX H$ê$Z ‘manrQ> H$am¶Mr... ho gJi§ ‘bm AgøhmoV Ago. b¾mbm df© hmoV Amb§ Var nmiUm hbbm Zmhr åhUyZ gmgy~mB©MoQ>mo‘Uo {‘im¶Mo. Ë¶m§Mm ‘wbJm H$gm Amho ho ‘mhrV AgyZhr Ë¶m ‘bmM XmofXoV AgV. ho gd© {dgaÊ¶mgmR>r {da§Jwim åhUyZ Hw$R>o ~mhoa Omdo Varg§e¶mMo ^yV ‘mZJwQ>rda ~gm¶Mo. gd© ~mO§yZr ‘mPr Hw$M§~Um hmoV hmoVr.AgoM EH$ {Xdg ‘r ^mOr AmUm¶bm åhUyZ Kam~mhoa nS>bo. ^mOr KoD$Z¶oV AgVmZm ‘bm àem§V {Xgbo. Ë¶m§Zm ~KyZ ‘bm AmZ§X Pmbm. H$maU

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AmOVar n{VamO bdH$a Ambo. na§Vw WmoS>çmM doimV Ë¶m§À¶mOdi EH$n§M{derVbr EH$ ¶wdVr Ambr Am{U hmVmV hmV KmbyZ [ajmV ~gyZ XmoKohr{ZKyZ Jobr. hr Jmoï> {H$Vr jUâmV ‘mÂ¶m S>moù¶mg‘moa KS>br H$s ‘bmË¶m§Zm hmH$ ‘maÊ¶mMm Adgahr {‘imbm Zmhr. ‘ZmV Ambo H$s AOyZ ‘bmH$m¶ H$m¶ ~Kmdo bmJUma Amho ¶mMr H$ënZm gwÕm H$aVm ¶oV Zmhr...KS>boë¶m KQZo{df¶r {dMma H$aV H$aV ‘r Kar Ambo. amÌr ñd¶§nmH$ H$ê$ZË¶m§Mr ¶oÊ¶mMr dmQ> ~KV ~gbo. Zoh‘rnojm Vo WmoS>o bdH$aM Ambo hmoVo.Am‘Mr amÌrMr OodU§ CaH$br. ‘r é‘‘Ü¶o Jobo. àem§V ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o amJmZoM~KV hmoVo. ‘ZmV åhQ>bo "CbQ>m Mmoa H$moVdmbH$mo S>mQ>o..' ‘r Ë¶m§À¶mdaamJmdÊ¶mEodOr Ë¶m§ZrM ‘bm ’¡$cmda KoVbo. ""H$m¶ J§, AmO Hw$R>o JobrhmoVrg...? H$moUmbm ôQ>m¶bm Jobr hmoVrg...? Am{U añË¶mV Vmo H$moUhmoVm... H$moUmer ~mobV hmoVrg....? Vwbm H$mhr bmO-b‚mm Amho H$sZmhr?'' Ago AZoH$ ImoQ>o Amamon bmdyZ H$‘aoÀ¶m nQ²>Q>çmZo ‘mé bmJbo.Ë¶m§M§ {nVi ~mhoa nSy> Z¶o åhUyZ Ë¶m§Zr ‘mPm AmdmO ~§X Ho$bm. amÌr aS>VaS>VM Pmonbo. na§Vw Pmon H$mhr ¶oV ZìhVr. gd© A§J XþIy bmJbo hmoVo.nmR>rdaMo di Pm|~V hmoVo. ho Ag§ ‘r ghZ H$am¶bm hd§M H$m? OmD$ZOmD$Z Var Hw$R>o OmUma? ‘mhoar OmD$Z Var H$m¶ hmoUma? ‘m‘m§Mr Vã¶oVR>rH$ Zmhr Ë¶mV ‘m‘r hr Aer... ¶m {dMmamZo ‘r ¶m KamVyZ {ZKyZ Om¶MoAgo R>a{dbo. S>moio ~§X Ho$bo Var Pmon ¶oB©Zm. ¶m Hw$erH$Sy>Z Ë¶m Hw$erH$S>oAer amÌâ Vi‘iV hmoVr. nhmQ>o nhmQ>o Oam Sw>bH$s bmJbr Am[UVodT>çmV gmgy~mBªZr AmdmO {Xbm. CR>m¶bm hmoV ZìhVo. A§J OS> PmbohmoVo VargwÕm ‘r bJoM YS>nSy>Z CR>bo Am{U Vm|S> YwD$Z àem§V ¶m§À¶mS>ã¶mMr V¶mar H$ê$ bmJbo. Jwédma Agë¶mZo gmgy~mB© gH$mir XodimVOmUma ¶m H$ënZoZo ‘r Ë¶m doimV KamVyZ {ZKyZ OmÊ¶mMm {dMma H$aVhmoVo... ""AmVm ~g... AmVm ho ghZ H$am¶Mo Zmhr...'' Ago åhUyZ ‘r‘mPr gd© V¶mar H$é bmJbo. ‘mPo gd© Xm{JZo Am{U H$nS>o ~°JoV ^ê$ZR>odbo. WmoS>o’$ma n¡go hmoVo Vo KoVbo.

M M M

23‘mV¥Ëd

àH$aU 5

gmgw~mBªZr Am§Kmoi H$ê$Z XodimV KoD$Z OmÊ¶mgmR>r nyOoMo V~H$‘bm V¶ma H$aÊ¶mgmR>r gm{JVbo. Ë¶mà‘mUo ‘r nyOoMr gd© V¶mar H$éZR>odbr. ‘mPr ~°J V¶maM hmoVr. AmVm Oo H$mhr hmoB©b Vo ‘mPo Zer~M Aer‘ZmMr V¶mar Ho$br. Q>o~bmda {MÇ>r R>odÊ¶mgmR>r H$mJX Am{U noZ KoVboAm{U EdT>çmV {dZ¶Mm ’$moZ Ambm H$s ""VmB©, ~m~m§Mr Vã¶oV EH$X‘Iam~ Amho Va Vy bJoM {ZKyZ ¶o.'' ‘r H$m¶ H$aV hmoVo Am{U H$m¶ Pmbo.‘mPo Zer~hr ‘bm gmW XoV ZìhVo. ‘r bJoM VerM ~°J R>odyZ eoOmaÀ¶mH$mHy§$H$S>o {Zamon R>odyZ ‘m‘m§Zm ~Km¶bm {ZKmbo. Kar ~arM JXu {XgV hmoVr.åhUOo ‘m‘m§Mo H$mhr ~ao-dmB©Q> Va Pmbo Zmhr? ¶m H$ënZoZo ‘mPo hmV-nm¶Wa Wa H$mnm¶bm bmJbo. ‘r {hå‘V H$ê$Z ‘m‘m§Odi Jobo. OUy Vo ‘mPrMdmQ> nmhmV hmoVo. ‘r Ë¶m§À¶mOdi ~gVmM ‘m‘m§Zr ‘mPm hmV hmVmV KoVbmAm{U ß¶m¶bm nmUr ‘m{JVbo. ‘r bJoM hmV gmoS>dyZ Ë¶m§Zm KmoQ> KmoQ> nm{UnmOy bmJbo. Vo ZwgVo ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o ~KV hmoVo. Ë¶m§Zm H$mhrVar ~mobm¶Mo hmoVo.na§Vw Vo ~moby eH$V ZìhVo. Ë¶m§Zr nmUr {nD$Z nwÝhm hmV hmVmV KoVbm Am{US>moio ~§X Ho$bo. Vo H$m¶‘MoM ~§X Ho$bo. Ë¶m§Mm hmVmVbm hmV g¡b nS>bm. ‘r‘m‘m§Zm {‘R>r ‘mê$Z aSy> bmJbo. ‘m‘m§Mm ‘mÂ¶mda Iyn Ord hmoVm. ‘m‘måhUOo ‘mPm AmYma hmoVm. ‘m‘m Joë¶mZo ‘mPo Y¡¶©, ‘mPr {hå‘V jUmVg§nyZ Jobr hmoVr. ‘m‘m§Mo gd© A§Ë¶{dYr Pmbo. ~mam-n§Yam {Xdg ‘bm‘mhoarM amhmdo bmJUma hmoVo. gmgy~mB© Am{U àem§V bJoM {ZKyZ Jobo.{dO¶m ‘mÌ am{hbr hmoVr. Ë¶m ~mam {Xdgm§À¶m H$m¶m©Vhr ‘m‘rZo ‘mPm N>iH$aÊ¶mMo gmoS>bo ZìhVo. ‘mÂ¶m nmR>rM bmJbr H$s ""VwÂ¶m ZmdmMm {hñgm‘mÂ¶m Zmdmda H$a...'' åhUOo ‘m‘m ñdJ©dmgr Pmë¶mMo Xþ:I am{hbo

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~mOybm Am{U ‘mb‘ÎmoÀ¶m {hññ¶mMr {Vbm qMVm bmJbr hmoVr. ~mam{XdgmMo H$m¶©{dYr AmQ>nbo Am{U ‘r nwÝhm gmgar OmÊ¶mg {ZKmbo.‘mÂ¶m~amo~a gmgy~mB© Am{U àem§V hmoVoM. ‘r ‘m‘rÀ¶m nm¶m nS>Ê¶mgmR>rñd¶§nmH$ ImobrV Jobo Voìhm ‘m‘rZo ‘bm EH$m H$mJXmda ghr H$aÊ¶mggm§{JVbo. Ë¶m H$mJXmda ‘m‘rZoM ‘OHy$a {b{hbm hmoVm.

""‘bm ‘m‘m-‘m‘rZo bhmZmMo ‘moR>o Ho$bo. ‘mPm gm§ mi Ho$bm. åhUyZ‘r ‘mb‘ÎmoMm ‘mÂ¶m ZmdmdaMm {hñgm ñdIyerZo ‘m‘rg XoV Amho...''

Vw‘Mr am{YH$m

‘OHy$a dmMyZ ‘r ghr Ho$br. ‘mPo ‘m‘mM am{hbo Zmhr {VWo Ë¶m§À¶mn¡emgmR>r H$embm dmX-{ddmX H$amdm...? ‘bm H$emVhr AS>Hy$Z amhm¶MoZìhVo. VodT>çmV gmgy~mBªZr AmdmO {Xbm, ""AJ§, H$m¶ H$aVog? H$emdaghr H$aV hmoVrg?'' gmgy~mBªZm gd© g‘Obo hmoVo. na§Vw Ë¶m doir OmñVH$mhr ~mobë¶m Zmhr. [ajm‘Ü¶o JßnM hmoË¶m. na§Vw Kar Amë¶mda gmgy~mB©Am{U àem§V ¶m XmoKm§Zr {‘iyZ ‘bm ’¡$bmda KoVbo. ‘r g‘OyZ hmoVo H$s hrbmoH§$ ‘bm gmoS>Uma ZmhrV. eodQ>r VgoM Pmbo. ‘mPo OodU ~§X H$éZ Q>mH$bo.Omon¶ªV Vy VwPm {hñgm naV ‘mJyZ AmUV Zmhr Vmon¶ªV Vy ¶m KamV Oodm¶MoZmhr. Aer gmgw~mBªZr VmH$sX {Xbr. ‘r Ë¶m§Mo Z EoH$Vm gai VmQ> dmTy>ZOoD$Z ¿¶m¶Mo. Voìhm àem§VZo hiy hiy ‘maÊ¶mg gwédmV Ho$br. Voìhm ‘mÌ‘mPr ghZeº$s g§nbr. Voìhm g§Yr gmYyZ ‘r V¶ma Ho$bobr ~°J CMbbrAm{U {MÇ>r {bhÿZ Q>o~bmda R>odyZ Kam~mhoa nS>bo.

M M M

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‘mPo Zer~ KoD$Z ‘r ~mhoa nS>bo hmoVo. gdmªnmgyZ Xÿa.... ~mhoa nmD$bQ>mH$bo na§Vw AmVm Hw$R>o OmUma? H$aUma H$m¶? ¶m gd© àíZm§Mr CÎmao gmnS>VZìhVr. {dMma H$aV nm¶ ñQ>oeZH$S>o dibo. {VH$sQ> Va H$mT>m¶bm hdo hmoVoåhUyZ ‘r am§JoV C^r am{hbo. ‘mPm Z§~a Ambm Var ‘bm g‘OV ZìhVo H$sHw$R>bo {VH$sQ> H$mTy>. ‘mÂ¶m nwT>À¶mZo Zm{eH$Mo {VH$sQ> H$mT>bo. VoM EoHy$Z ‘rgwÕm nQ>H$Z Zm{eH$ ~mobyZ n¡go nwT>o Ho$bo. Cabobo n¡go nm{H$Q>mV R>odVAgVmZm ‘mÂ¶m nmR>r Agbobr ~mB© ‘bm nmR>rda hmV R>odyZ åhUmbr ""VmB©,Vw‘M§ {VH$sQ> Imbr nS>b§ ~Km.'' ‘r Ë¶m ~mB©H$S>o ~KV ~KVM {VH$sQ>CMbbo. Vr ~mB© ‘mÌ nwT>o OmD$Z ßb°Q>’$m°‘©da OmD$Z C^r am{hbr. ‘r gwÕm{VÀ¶m ~mOybm OmD$Z C^r am{hbr. Vr ~mB© ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o ~KyZ Oamer hgbr.‘r gwÕm {VÀ¶mer hgyZ {Vbm {dMmabo H$s Zm{eH$ Om¶bm Q>oZ ¶mMßb°Q>’$m°‘©da ¶oB©b H$m§....?

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‘r Kam~mhoa nS>ë¶mda nwÝhm Hw$R>o Om¶Mo H$mhrM g‘OV ZìhVo. AmVmamÌ Hw$R>o H$mT>m¶Mr Agm {dMma H$aV H$aV nmdb§ CMbV hmoVo. VodT>çmVEH$ am‘‘§{Xa {Xgbo. ‘§{XamV OmD$Z ¶mdo åhUOo H$mhrVar ‘mJ© gmnS>ob.åhUyZ ‘r ‘§{XamV {eabo. Xodmbm Z‘ñH$ma H$ê$Z {VWoM AmdmamV ~gyZam{hbo. ‘Zmbm em§V dmQ>V hmoVo. JrVmMr AmR>dU Pmbr. XmoZ {Xdgm§V {VZog»¶m ~{hUrnojmhr ‘bm OmñV ‘XV Ho$br. XmoZ ào‘mMo eãX {Xbo. na§Vw OoAmnbo Amnbo åhUUmè¶m§Zr ‘mÂ¶mnmgyZ Vm|S> {’$adbo. Ë¶m§À¶m ZOaoVn¡emì¶{V[aº$ H$embmM qH$‘V ZìhVr. VodT>çmV ‘§{XamMo nwOmar ‘mÂ¶mg‘moa Ambo Am{U åhUmbo H$s AmVm ‘§{Xa ~§X H$aÊ¶mMr doi Pmbr.Vwåhmbm AmVm ‘§{XamÀ¶m AmdmamV ~|Mda ~gVm ¶oB©c. ‘wH$mQ>çmZo ‘mPr ~°JKoD$Z ‘§{XamÀ¶m JoQ>~mhoa Ambo. nwOmar ¶m§Zr JoQ> ~§X Ho$bo Am{U Vo {ZKyZJobo. ‘r AmdmamV ~|Mda ~gyZ am{hbo.

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‘r aOZr åhUyZ gm§{JVbo. ""aOZr, AmVm Vy D$R>. ZmhrVa bmoH$m§Mm‘mÂ¶m{df¶r H$mhr J¡ag‘O ìhm¶bm ZH$mo. ‘§{XamÀ¶m Zimda hmV-nm¶YwD$Z Ko... Vmon¶ªV ‘r Mhm AmUVmo.'' ‘r bJoM CRy>Z hmV-nm¶ YwD$ZXodmbm Z‘ñH$ma Ho$bm. nwOmar gwÕm Mhm KoD$Z bJoM Ambo. ‘bm Mhm XoD$Z

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Ë¶m§Zr nyOm-nmR> gwê$ Ho$bm. hiy hiy ^m{dH$ gwÕm H$mH$S> AmaVrgmR>r ¶oD$bmJbo. ‘§{XamVrb àgÞ dmVmdaUmZo ‘Zmbm em§Vr {‘iV hmoVr. VodT>çmV‘mÂ¶m Im§Úmda H$moUrVar hmV R>odbm Am{U XMHy$Z ‘r nmR>r diyZ nm{hboVa JrVm g‘moa C^r hmoVr. ""aOZrVmB© Vwåhr? Vwåhr BH$S>o H$em?''

Voìhm ‘r JrVmbm EH$m ~mOybm KoD$Z gm§{JVbo H$s Z§Va gm§JVo. H$mH$S>AmaVr Pmbr. nwOmar àgmX dmQ>V dmQ>V ‘mÂ¶m~amo~a JrVmbm ~KyZAm‘À¶mOdi Ambo Am{U åhUmbo H$s ""JrVmVmB©, Vwåhr ¶m§Zm AmoiIVmH$m§?''

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AmYma ZìhVm. Jù¶mV ¶m XmoZ ‘wbr. H$m¶ H$am¶Mo? ¶m XmoZ ‘wbtZmbhmZmMo ‘moR>o H$ê$Z Ë¶m§À¶m {ejUmMm IM© H$gm H$mT>m¶Mm hm ‘moR>m àýhmoVm. Amnë¶mbm H$moU ‘XV H$aUma? gwédmVrbm ‘r KaH$m‘ H$ê$Z KaMmbdV hmoVo. na§Vw KaH$m‘ H$ê$Z {H$Vr H$‘mdUma? åhUyZ EH$m H§$nZrVn°qH$JMo H$m‘ {‘imbo. Vo H$m‘ df© a Ho$bo. Ë¶m {R>H$mUr Amoìha Q>mB©‘H$ê$Z Oo‘-Vo‘ VrZ gmS>oVrZ hOma én¶o hmVr nS>m¶Mo. na§Vw ‘mÂ¶m ‘wbtMr’$ma Am~mi hmoD$ bmJbr. {Xdg^a ‘wbr EH$Q>çm nSy> bmJë¶m. AmOMo{Xdghr ’$ma dmB©Q> AmhoV. ‘wbtZm Ag§ EH$Q> gmoSy>Z OmU§ Ymo³¶mM§M Amho.Ë¶m‘wio ‘mPo H$m‘mdahr bj bmJV Zgo. ‘wbtMr ’$ma H$miOr dmQ>m¶Mr.‘wbr gwÕm KamV H$moUr Zgë¶mZo BH$S>o {VH$S>o ^Q>H$V amhÿ bmJë¶m. Ë¶m§M§Aä¶mgmdaM§ bjhr CSy> bmJb§. Ë¶m‘wio Aä¶mgmVhr ‘mJo nSy> bmJë¶m.H$g§ H$m¶ H$am¶Mo H$mhrM ‘mJ© {XgV ZìhVm. EH$ {Xdg AMmZH$ EH$‘mUyg Am‘À¶m Kar Ambm Am{U Ë¶mZo {dMmabo {H$ "VwåhrM JrVm Xoenm§S>oH$m?' "hmo@@ hmo, nU H$m§?' ‘r Ë¶mbm {dMmabo. "ho ~Km, Vw‘À¶m KamVH$moUr H$‘mdUma§ Zmhr. Vw‘À¶m XmoZ ‘wbtM§ {ejU. Ë¶m {ejUmMm IM©,KaMm IM© ¶m gd© Jmoï>tMm {dMma Ho$bm Va Vwåhmbm n¡emMr OmñV JaOAmho. ‘r Vwåhmbm EH$ ‘mJ© XmIdVmo. Ë¶mV Vw‘À¶m gd© AS>MUr gwQy>ZOmVrb. gwédmVrbm ‘bm Oam doJiM§ dmQ>b§. na§Vw Ë¶mZo gd© ‘m{hVr{Xë¶mda g‘Obo H$s Vmo EH$ Xbmb Amho. gamoJgrgmR>r Vmo Aem Jar~~m¶H$m§Zm gd© ‘m{hVr XoD$Z Ë¶m§Zm S>m°³Q>aH$S>o KoD$Z OmVmo. ¶m ì¶dhmamVH$mhr H${‘eZ {‘iVo. VgoM ¶m JaOy ~m¶H$m§Zm n¡gm {‘iVmo.''

‘r EoH$VM am{hbo. ‘r CËgwH$VoZo JrVmbm {dMmabo H$s ""gamoJgråhUOo H$m¶?''

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{dH$V KoD$Z åhUOo Amnbo ‘yb Ë¶m Xwgè¶m ~mB©À¶m J^m©e¶mV dmT>dVmV.‘yb OÝ‘mbm Ambo H$s Ë¶mMo {Vbm VrZ-gmS>oVrZ bmI ^mS>o åhUyZ XoVmVAm{U Vo ~mi Kar KoD$Z ¶oVmV. BWoM Ë¶m§Mm ì¶dhma g§nyZ OmVmo. na§Vw¶mdoir Omo Am¡fYm§Mm IM©, nm¡{ï>H$ AmhmamMm IM© Ë¶m nmQ>uH$Sy>Z Ho$bmOmVmo.''

""JrVm, åhUOo H$m {Zìdi ì¶dhmaM åhUm¶Mm Z§? Ë¶m J^m©bmgamoJgr ‘mVm ZD$ ‘{hZo Amnë¶m nmoQ>mV gm§ miVo Am{U àgyVr Pmë¶mdaË¶m nmQ>ubm XoD$Z Q>mH$m¶Mo åhUOo Ë¶m doir Ë¶m ‘mVobm H$mhrM dmQ>VZgob H$m§?'' ‘r {dMmabo.

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emioVyZ Ë¶m§Zm AmUUohr ‘r H$ê$ bmJbo. Ë¶m§Zm g§Ü¶mH$mir ~mJoV Va H$Yram‘ ‘§{XamV KoD$Z OmD$ bmJbo. JrVmgwÕm AdKS>bobr hmoVr åhUyZ {Vbm{VÀ¶m H$m‘mV ‘XV H$ê$ bmJbo. Ë¶m‘wio ‘mPmhr doi OmD$ bmJbm. JrVm’$º$ gmVdrn¶ªV {eH$bobr hmoVr. åhUyZ Amnë¶m ‘wbtZr Var {eH$mdo ¶mhoVyZo {VZo XmoKtZm Mm§Jë¶m B§½bre ñHy$b‘Ü¶o Q>mH$bo hmoVo. Ë¶m§À¶m{ejUmMm IM© {Z^mdÊ¶mgmR>r Vr gamoJgr H$ê$Z n¡go H$‘dV hmoVr. Ë¶mV‘r ¶oD$Z JrVmbm ^ma ~ZV hmoVo. ‘bm ‘mPm IM© Var JrVmbm Úm¶bm hdm¶m {dMmamZo ‘r AñdñW hmoV Ago. JrVmMr Vã¶oV AYyZ ‘YyZ ZmOyH$ ~ZVhmoVr. gamoJgrMm Xbmb ¶oD$Z Am¡fY nmÊ¶mMm IM© Kar ¶oD$Z XoV hmoVm.JrVm Xa ‘{hÝ¶mbm VnmgUr H$ê$Z ¶oV hmoVr. ñdV:À¶m Ordmbm Ìmg KoD$ZJrVm Amnë¶m ‘wbtZm gm§ miV hmoVr. ho ~KyZ ‘bm {VMo H$m¡VwH$ dmQ>V hmoVo.AmO Vr H$moUmnwT>ohr n¡emgmR>r hmV ngaV ZìhVr. ‘bm gwÕm Hw$R>oVar H$m‘~Km¶bm hdo ¶m {dMmamZo amoO g§Ü¶mH$mir g§Ü¶m d g{‘Ymbm KoD$Z ~mhoanS>V Ago. am‘ ‘§{XamMo nwOmar åhUOo gXm^mD$H$mH$m ¶m§ZmM ‘r AmoiIVhmoVo. Ë¶m§À¶mH$Sy>Z Var H$mhr H$m‘ {‘iob ¶m {dMmamZo ‘r ‘§{XamV OmD$Z~gV Ago. AYyZ ‘YyZ ‘§{XamV ^OZ hmoV Ago. ‘Zmbm em§Vr {‘iV hmoVr.‘{hZm hmoD$Z Jobm Var H$m‘ {‘iV ZìhVo.

AgoM EH$ {Xdg Zoh‘rà‘mUo g§Ü¶m d g{‘Ymbm KoD$Z ‘§{XamV JobohmoVo Ë¶mM~amo~a ¶oVmZm ^mOr KoD$Z Ambo. KamV nmD$b R>odVmM JrVmåhUmbr ""aOZrVmB©, AmVm XmoZ ‘mUgo ¶oD$Z H$moUr am{YH$m ZmdmMr ~mB© BWoamhVo H$m? åhUyZ {dMmaV hmoVo. ‘r Va BWo am{YH$m ZmdmMr ~mB© H$moUrhramhmV Zmhr Ago åhUyZ ‘r bJoM Xma bmD$Z KoVbo. KamH$S>o AJXr {ZaIyZ{ZaIyZ nmhmV hmoVo. JrVmZo am{YH$m Zmd KoVmM ‘r EH$X‘ XMH$bo.

""àem§V Am{U gmgy~mB©MoM ho H$m‘ AgUma. Ë¶m§ZrM ‘mÂ¶màm°nQ>uÀ¶m n¡emgmR>r ‘mÂ¶m nmR>bmJr ‘mUg§ nmR>dbr AgUma.... Vr ‘mUg§H$moUr Jw§S>bmoH$ AgVrb Va ‘bm YmoH$m Amho...'' JrVm ‘bm ImoXÿZ ImoXÿZ{dMmê$ bmJbr. Voìhm ‘rM {Vbm gm§{JVbo H$s ""Vr am{YH$m ‘rM Amho.''

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JrVm ho EoHy$Z bJoM åhUmbr ""aOZrVmB©, Vwåhr BWo am{hbmV Va Vr ‘mUg§Vwåhmbm nH$S>yZ KoD$Z OmVrb. AmVm Vwåhmbm BWo amhÊ¶mV YmoH$m Amho. ‘rVw‘Mr gXm^mD$H$mH$m§À¶m AZmWml‘mV ì¶dñWm H$aVo.'' Ago åhUyZ JrVmgXm^mD$H$mH$m§H$S>o Jobr Am{U ‘mÂ¶m{df¶r gd© gm§JyZ Ë¶m§À¶mH$Sy>ZAZmWml‘m‘Ü¶o amhÊ¶mg nadmZJr {MÇ>r {bhÿZ KoVbr. ‘r Xþgè¶m {XderMnhmQ>o {VWyZ {ZKmbo. JrVm ‘bm Eg.Q>r.ñQ>±S>da gmoS>m¶bm Ambr hmoVr.JrVmbm gmoSy>Z OmVmZm ‘mÂ¶m S>moù¶m§V nmUr C^o am{hbo. JrVmZo ‘bm Iyn‘XV Ho$br hmoVr. Zm Vr OmVrMr Zm nmVrMr. na§Vw {VZo ‘bm AmYma {XbmhmoVm. Ia§ åhUOo AmO {Vbm ‘mPr JaO hmoVr. {VÀ¶m ~mi§VnUmV {VÀ¶mXmoZ bhmZ ‘wbtZm gm§ miÊ¶mgmR>r H$moUr EH$mMr JaO hmoVr. na§Vw ‘mPmhrZmB©bmO hmoVm. JrVmZo bdH$a CRy>Z ‘mÂ¶mgmR>r nmoir-^mOrMm S>~m V¶maHo$bm hmoVm. ho {VMo CnH$ma Z {’$Q>Ê¶mgmaIo hmoVo. nyUo Eg.Q>r.bmJbr. ‘rbJoM ~°J CMbyZ Eg.Q>r.‘Ü¶o {IS>H$sOdiM S>m¶ìhaÀ¶m nmR>rM ~gbo.åhUOo CVam¶bm ~a§ nS>ob. Amåhr XmoKr Iyn ~mobV am{hbmo. EH$‘oH$mbmgmoSy>Z Om¶bm OS> Pmbo hmoVo. g§Ü¶m d g{‘Ym Pmonboë¶m hmoË¶m åhUyZ ~aoPmbo ZmhrVa Ë¶m XmoKtZr ‘bm OmD$M {Xbo ZgVo. Eg.Q>r.gwQ>m¶Mr doiPmbr Ver ‘r ng© H$mTy>Z ‘wbtgmR>r åhUyZ nmMeo én¶o JrVmÀ¶m hmVmVH$m§o~bo. H$maU ‘bm ‘mhrV hmoVo {H$ JrVm ‘mÂ¶mH$Sy>Z n¡go KoUma Zmhr. ~obdmObr Am{U Eg.Q>r. Mmby Pmbr. JrVm ‘bm eodQ>n¶ªV hmV H$aV hmoVr.hiy hiy JrVm {XgoZmer Pmbr. ‘r grQ>da gmdê$Z ~gbo. H§$S>³Q>a g‘moa¶oVmM ‘r nwÊ¶mMo {V{H$Q> H$mT>bo Am{U S>moio ~§X H$ê$Z S>moH§$ grQ>da nmR>À¶m~mOybm Q>oH$dbo. nhmQ>oÀ¶m W§S>Jma dmè¶mZo Pmon bmJyZ Jobr.

Zmï>m H$aÊ¶mgmR>r Eg.Q>r.Wm§~br Ver ‘r OmJr Pmbr. ~aoMOUImbr CVabobo hmoVo. ‘r ‘mÌ JrVmZo {Xbobr nmoir-^mOr grQ>daM ~gyZIm„r. nmUr {nD$Z {Zdm§V ~gyZ am{hbo. na§Vw ‘Z H$mhr {Zdm§V ~gy XoVZìhVo. ‘ZmV Ag§»¶ {dMma ‘Y‘mí¶m§à‘mUo Km|Jmdy bmJbo. JrVmZo¶mAmYr gwÕm gamoJgr Ho$br hmoVr. Ë¶mM n¡emZo {VZo g§Ü¶m-g{‘YmMo

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AmVmn¶ªVMo nmbZ-nmofU Ho$bo hmoVo Am{U AmVm Ë¶m§À¶m {ejUmgmR>r hrXwgar gamoJgr H$aV hmoVr. n{hë¶m Ionobm {Vbm XmoZ Owio ‘wbJo Pmbo hmoVo.na§Vw {Vbm EH$mM ‘wbmMo n¡go {‘imbo. åhUOo hr ~mOmanoR> gamoJgr‘mVm§À¶m aº$mMo {H$Vr emofU H$aVo? ‘Yë¶m ‘Yo ho Xbmb háo dmT>dyZ{H$Vr n¡go ImVmV. na§Vw ¶m ‘mVm§Zm H$m¶ {‘iVo? Oo n¡go {‘iUmao AgVmVË¶mVyZ Am¡fY-nmÊ¶mMm VgoM nm¡{ï>H$ IwamH$ ImÊ¶mMm IM© Ë¶mVyZMH$mnbm OmVmo Am{U ~mi§VnUmZ§Va earamda Pmbobo gmB©S> B’o$³Q>g² dooJioMåhUOo Aeº$nUm, ‘mZ{gH$ ñdmñÏ¶, {Zamem, AemàH$maMr bjU§ S>moH§$da H$mT>VmV. Aem emar[aH$, ‘mZ{gH$ VH«$matÀ¶m ’o$è¶mV gamoJoQ> ‘mVmAS>H$Vo Voìhm {VÀ¶mH$S>o nmhm¶bm S>m°³Q>a ZgVmo Zm hmVr n¡gm CaVmo.VargwÕm Am{W©H$ n[apñWVrÀ¶m H$maUmZo Zì¶mZo gamoJgr H$aÊ¶mg nwZ: Ë¶mV¶mahr hmoVmV. ho JrVmM§ àË¶j CXmhaU ‘mÂ¶m S>moù¶mg‘moa hmoV§. {dMmaH$aVm H$aVm H$Yr Pmon bmJbr g‘ObM Zmhr Am{U AMmZH$ YS>m‘²YS>...YS>m‘²YS> Agm AmdmO Ambm. H$m¶ Pmbo g‘OÊ¶mAmYrM ‘mPo S>moH§$S>m¶ìhaÀ¶m ~mOyÀ¶m am°S>da AmnQ>bo Am{U ‘r ~mhoa ’o$H$bo Jobo. Ë¶mZ§VaH$m¶ Pmbo ‘bm H$mhrM g‘Obo Zmhr.

‘r S>moio CKS>bo Voìhm ‘r EH$m hm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o hmoVo. ~oS>dê$Z CR>m¶Mmà¶ËZ Ho$bm. na§Vw S>mo³¶mV OmoamMr H$i Ambr. ‘mÂ¶m S>mo³¶mbm O~aXñV‘ma bmJbm hmoVm. Ë¶m‘wio S>mo³¶mbm ~±S>oO ~m§Ybobo hmoVo. ‘mÂ¶m OdiMEH$ 35-40 d¶moJQ>mVrb EH$ OmoS>n§ ~gbobo hmoVo. ‘r S>moio CKSy>ZH$mdè¶m ~mdè¶m ZOaoZo BH$S>o {VH$S>o ~Ky bmJbo. ‘r ñdV:bmM {dMmê$bmJbo "‘r BH$S>o Hw$R>o d H$er Ambo?' VodT>çmV Ë¶m OmoS>ß¶mZo gm§{JVbo.

""Vwåhr AmVm Amam‘ H$am. ñdV:bm Ìmg XoD$ ZH$m.'' Ë¶m ~mB©Zo‘mÂ¶m A§JmdaMr MmXa ZrQ> H$ê$Z åhUmbr ""Vwåhmbm nmUr dJ¡ao H$mhr hd§Amho H$m§?'' ‘r H$mhr CÎma Z XoVm Ë¶m OmoS>ß¶mH$S>o ~KV am{hbo. ¶m XmoKm§Zm‘r AmoiIV Zmhr Var ho ‘mPr EdT>r H$miOr H$m KoV AmhoV? Ago CbQ>ogwbQ>o àíZ ‘bm C^o am{hbo. VodT>çmV S>m°³Q>a Am{U EH$ Zg© ‘mÂ¶m

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~oS>Odi Ambo. Ë¶m§Zm ~KyZ ‘r CRy>Z ~gÊ¶mMm à¶ËZ H$ê$ bmJbo. na§VwA§J ’$ma XþIV hmoVo. VgoM hmVmnm¶mbmhr H$mhr H$mhr {R>H$mUr IaMQ>cobohmoVo. ""Zmhr, Zmhr. Vwåhr AmVm CRy> ZH$m. Vwåhmbm {dlm§VrMr JaO Amho.¶m XmoKm§Zr Vwåhmbm bJoM hm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o âVr Ho$bo åhUyZ Vwåhr dmMbmV.Vw‘À¶m Eg.Q>r.bm EH$m Q>H$Zo YS>H$ {Xbr. Ë¶m‘Ü¶o Vwåhr OmoamV ~mhoa’o$H$bo Joë¶m'' Ago gm§JyZ S>m°³Q>a {ZKyZ Jobo. na§Vw ¶m AnKmVm{df¶r ‘bmH$mhrM AmR>dV ZìhVo. EH$X‘ ‘bm aSy> Ambo. bJoM Ë¶m ~mB©Zo ‘bm OdiKoD$Z Yra {Xbm. WmoS>çmdoimZo Ë¶m ~mB©Zo {nedrVyZ OodUmMm S>~m H$mT>bmAm{U ‘mÂ¶mnwT>o R>odbm. ‘r MynMmnnUo OoD$Z KoVbo. AÜ¶m©EH$ VmgmZo{gñQ>aZo ¶oD$Z Jmoù¶m {Xë¶m. Ë¶m JmoirÀ¶m Jw§JrZo ‘bm H$Yr Pmon bmJbrg‘Obo Zmhr.

S>moio CKS>bo Va g§Ü¶mH$miMo nmM dmObo hmoVo. noe§Q>Zm ôQ>Ê¶mgmR>rZmVodmB©H$m§Mr JXu dmT>V hmoVr. WmoS>çm doimV Vo OmoS>n§hr Amb§. ~arMer’$i§, {~pñH$Q>§ Am{U W‘m©g‘Ü¶o XÿY KoD$Z Ambo. Vo ‘mPr EdT>r H$mH$miOr H$aVmV? ¶m Jmoï>rM§ ‘bm amhÿZ amhÿZ Amü¶© dmQ>V hmoVo. ‘bmË¶m§Zr AbJXnUo CR>dyZ ~gdbo. ’$i§ H$mnyZ Amnë¶m hmVmZo â{dbr.½bmg^ê$Z XÿY ß¶m¶bm {Xbo. Z§Va ghOarË¶m Vo ‘mPr Mm¡H$er H$é bmJbo.

""VwPo Zmd H$m¶? Vy nwUo Eg.Q>r.Zo H$moUmH$S>o OmV hmoVrg?''na§Vw Ë¶m§À¶m àíZm§Mo EH$hr CÎma ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o ZìhVo. ""‘°S>‘, ‘bm

H$mhrM AmR>dV Zmhr. ‘r H$moU, Hw$R>br, Hw$R>o OmUma? ¶m{df¶r ‘bmH$mhrM AmR>dV Zmhr.''

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Eg.Q>r.Imbr MonyZ OmD$Z ‘¥Ë¶w‘wIr nS>bo. ‘mÌ Vy Eg.Q>r.À¶m XadmOmVyZ~mhoa ’o$H$br Jobrg åhUyZ dmMbr. Ë¶mMdoir Amåhr VoWyZ OmV hmoVmo.~oewÕ AdñWoV, S>mo³¶mÀ¶m OI‘oVyZ ~aM aº$ dhmV hmoVo, åhUyZ AmåhrbJoM Vwbm Am‘À¶m JmS>rV KoD$Z BWo hm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o A°S>{‘Q> Ho$bo.''

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‘r hm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o n§Yam-drg {Xdg hmoVo. {S>ñMmO© Z§Va Hw$R>o Om¶Mo?H$m¶ H$am¶Mo? H$mhrM g‘OV ZìhVo. ‘mPo H$mhr gm‘mZhr {XgV ZìhVo.A§Jmda hm°pñnQ>bMoM H$nS>o hmoVo. ^maVrVmB© ‘mPr Iyn godm H$arV hmoË¶m.Ë¶m§Mo CnH$ma naV’o$S> H$aÊ¶mBVnV jw„H$ ZìhVo. VodT>çmV S>m°³Q>a AmboAm{U åhUmbo ""A{^Z§XZ, CÚm Vwåhr Kar OmD$ eH$Vm.''

""na§Vw S>m°³Q>a, ‘bm ‘mPo H$mhrM AmR>dV Zmhr Va AmVm ‘r Hw$R>oOmUma?''

""‘°S>‘, Vw‘Mr ñ‘¥Vr ¶oUma. Vwåhr H$miOr H$ê$ ZH$m. S>mo³¶mbm VmUXoD$ ZH$m H$maU Vw‘À¶m S>mo³¶mbm Iyn ‘ma bmJbm Amho. S>m°³Q>a hmVmVrbn°S>da Am¡fY {bhrV åhUmbo. VodT>çmV ^maVrVmB© g‘moa Amë¶m Am{UåhUmë¶m ""S>m°³Q>a, {VMr O~m~Xmar ‘r KoVo. Omon¶ªV hr nyU©nUo ~ar hmoVZmhr Vmon¶ªV ‘mÂ¶mM Kar amhrb.''

""JwS>,'' åhUyZ hgV hgV S>m°³Q>a {ZKyZ Jobo. ^maVrVmBªZr AmUbobmCn‘m ‘bm ßboQ>‘Ü¶o H$mT>yZ {Xbm Am{U åhUmë¶m, ""CÚm ‘r H$nS>o KoD$Z¶oVo Vo KmbyZ Vy ‘mÂ¶m Kar Mb.''

^maVrVmB© Am{U Ë¶m§Mo {‘ñQ>a Ago XmoKohr ‘bm Kar ZoÊ¶mg gH$mirXhm dmOVm Ambo. ‘r V¶marZoM ~gbo hmoVo. VmB©À¶m {‘ñQ>am§Zr hm°pñnQ>bMo~rb MwH$Vo Ho$bo. S>m°³Q>am§Zr gd© Am¡fY§ {bhÿZ {Xbr. Amåhr {VKohr Ë¶m§À¶mJmS>rZo Ë¶m§À¶m ~§Jë¶mg‘moa Ambmo. dm°M‘ZZo JoQ> CKSy>Z gmho~m§Zm gbm‘Ho$bm. ‘r JmS>rVyZ Imbr CVabo. ~§Jbm AJXr Qw>‘Xma {XgV hmoVm. XwV’$m©’w$bm§Mr PmS>§M PmS> hmoVr. {hadrJma {hadi ngabr hmoVr. ^maVrVmBªÀ¶mnmR>monmR> ‘r MmbV hmoVo. XadmOmV XmoZ _moR>o B§½bre Hw$Ìo ^y-^y H$arV hmoVo.

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g‘OboM Zmhr. bJoM ‘r é‘Mm XadmOm ~§X H$ê$Z ~mWé‘‘Ü¶o Jobo. hmV-nm¶ YwD$Z ‘r ’«o$e hmoD$Z ~mhoa Ambo. WH$dm Pmë¶mgmaIo dmQ>V hmoVoåhUyZ Oam ~oS>da AmS>dr Pmbo. VodT>çmV Xmamda Q>H$. Q>H$ Pmbr. ‘r XmaCKS>bo. g‘moa am‘y OodUmMo VmQ> KoD$Z C^m hmoVm.

""Aao Vy? ‘r ~mhoa Ambo AgVo Z§.'' am‘y MynMmnnUo VmQ> Q>o~bdaR>odyZ {ZKyZ Jobm. ‘r bJoM OoD$Z KoVbo. WmoS>çm doimZo am‘y naV Ambm.Oodbobo VmQ> CMbV åhUmbm, ""‘°S>‘Zr Vwåhmbm Am¡fY KoD$Z Amam‘H$am¶bm gm§{JVbo Amho.''

^maVrVmB© ‘mPr Iyn H$miOr KoV hmoË¶m. hiyhiy ‘mÂ¶m S>mo³¶mMrOI‘hr ^ê$Z Ambr hmoVr. ‘r qhSy> {’$ê$ bmJbo. ~gyZ ~gyZ H§$Q>mim ¶oD$bmJbm H$s {H$MZ‘Ü¶o OmD$Z am‘ybm ñd¶§nmH$mV ‘XV H$ê$ bmJbo. na§Vwam‘y Zoh‘r åhUm¶Mm ""VmB©, Vwåhr H$embm Ìmg KoVm.'' ‘°S>‘Z§ ~[KVb§ Va‘bm amJmdVrb.''

""H$mhr Zmhr ao. ‘r Ë¶m§Zm gm§JoZ. Vy Ë¶mMr H$mhr H$miOr H$é ZH$mog.am‘y, ‘bm EH$ gm§J H$s ¶m§Zm H$mhr ‘yb~mi Zmhr H$m?''

""H$m¶ gm§Jm¶M§ VmB©, ‘°S>‘ Iyn Mm§Jë¶m AmhoV. Ë¶m§Zm VrZ doim{Xdg Jobo na§Vw Ë¶m§Mr ‘yb§ OJVM Zmhr. EdT>r gmar àm°nQ>u Amho na§VwË¶mbm H$moUr dmag Zmhr. Ë¶m‘wio XmoKhr Xþ:Ir AmhoV.'' am‘y H$UrH$ ‘iV‘iV ~mobV hmoVm. ‘bmhr ^maVrVmBª{df¶r EoHy$Z dmB©Q> dmQ>bo.

"B©ídamMm nU H$m¶ Ioi Amho? {OWo n¡gm Amho {VWo dmag Zmhr,{OWo dmag Amho {VWo n¡gm Zmhr.' ¶m Jmoï>rMmM ‘r {dMma H$ê$ bmJbo.VodT>çmV am‘y åhUmbm ""VmB©, Vwåhr Hw$R>ë¶m JmdÀ¶m? Vw‘Mm AnKmVPmbm ho g‘Obo ‘bm, ‘°S>‘ZrM gm§{JVbo. nwÊ¶mbm Hw$R>o OmV hmoË¶mVwåhr?''

am‘yÀ¶m ¶m àíZm§Zr ‘r J§ ra Pmbo. H$maU ‘mPr ‘r AmoiI {dgê$ZJobo hmoVo. AmO ^maVrVmBªZr ‘bm AmYma {Xbm åhUyZ ‘r Amho. ZmhrVa ‘rHw$R>o Jobo AgVo? ‘r H$m¶ Ho$bo AgVo? AnKmVmV ‘mPo gm‘mZhr Jobo. na§Vw

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^maVrVmBªZr ‘bm H$nS>çmnmgyZ S>mo³¶mdaÀ¶m N>namn¶ªV ‘bm ‘XV H$aVAmhoV. Ë¶m§Mo CnH$ma ‘r H$go ’o$Sy>? gmV OÝ‘ KoVbo Var ‘r Ë¶m§Mo CnH$ma’o$Sy> eH$V Zmhr. hiy hiy ‘mPr Vã¶oV gwYmaV hmoVr. AMmZH$ EH$ {Xdgam‘y ‘mÂ¶m é‘‘Ü¶o ¶oD$Z åhUmbm ""VmB©, Vwåhmbm ‘°S>‘Zr ~mobmdbo Amho.‘r bJoM gmS>r ZrQ> H$ê$Z Ë¶m§À¶m é‘‘Ü¶o Jobo. ‘bm ~KVmM ""¶o, ¶o, ~g.AmVm H$er Amho Vã¶oV? CÚm Amnë¶mbm hm°pñnQ>bbm Om¶Mo Amho.S>mo³¶mMo ~±S>oO gmoS>m¶Mo Amho. Am¡fY§ ~amo~a KoVog Zm? Vwbm BWo H$mhr ÌmgZmhr Z§? H$mhr hd§ ZH$mo Vo ~mobV Om. g§H$moM H$ê$ ZH$mo.'' maVrVmB© ‘mÂ¶mnmR>rdê$Z hmV {’$adV ~mobV hmoË¶m.

Aer Xþgè¶mda {H$Vr {Xdg Adb§~yZ amhUma? ¶m {dMmamZo ‘råhUmbo, ""VmB©, ‘bm BWo H$mhrM Ìmg Zmhr. ‘mPr Vwåhr {H$Vr H$miOrKoVm. AmOÀ¶m H$mimV H$moU H$moUmgmR>r EdT>§ H$aV§? Vw‘Mo ‘mÂ¶mda IynCnH$ma AmhoV. na§Vw VmB©, ‘bm Ag§ ~gyZ amhm¶bm AmdS>V Zmhr. ‘bmH$mhrVar H$m‘ hd§ Amho.''

""ho ~K, Vy AmYr nyU©nUo ~ar hmo. Z§Va AmnU ~Ky H$m¶ H$am¶Mo Vo.Vmon¶ªV Vy ñdV:Mr H$miOr Ko.'' Ago åhUyZ Ë¶m§Zr ‘mÂ¶m S>mo³¶mda hmV{’$adbm. IamoIa VmB© ‘mÂ¶mda AJXr ~{hUrà‘mUo ào‘ H$aV hmoË¶m.

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EH$Xm åhUmbo H$s ""‘°S>‘ Iyn Mm§Jë¶m AmhoV. gmho~ OmñV H$moUmer ~mobVZmhr Ë¶m‘wio Ë¶m§À¶m{df¶r H$mhr gm§JVm ¶oV Zmhr. Ë¶m§Zm gJioMKm~aVmV. Vo H$moUmerhr H$m‘mnwaV§M ~mobVmV. åhUyZ Ë¶m§Mm gdmªZm YmH$dmQ>Vmo.'' JUwH$mH$m§M§ ho ~mobU§ ‘bm ‘mÌ nQ>V hmoV§. H$maU ‘r BWoAmë¶mnmgyZ Ë¶m§Mr ‘mPr ôQ> Pmbr ZìhVr. {edm¶ ~mobU§hr Pmb§ ZìhV§.hm°[ñnQ>b‘Ü¶o gwédmVrbm Ambo hmoVo Vo VodT>oM Ë¶m§Mr ‘mPr ZOaôQ> PmbrhmoVr. na§Vw ~mobU§ ‘mÌ Pmb§ Zmhr. gH$mir bdH$a OmUma Am{U C{eam¶oUma. Ë¶m‘wio Ë¶m§À¶m ñd^mdmMo ‘moR>o JyT> dmQ>m¶Mo. Ë¶m§Zm H$Yr Ago‘moH$ionUmZo ~mobVmZm qH$dm hgVmZm ~{KVbo ZìhVo. ^maVrVmBªMo Am{UË¶m§Mo AmnmngmVrb g~§Y H$go AgVrb ¶m{df¶r e§H$m dmQ>V hmoVr. da-da Va Vo Mm§Jbo dmQ>V hmoVo. na§Vw maVrVmB© Ë¶m§À¶m YmH$mV Agë¶mgma»¶mdmQ>V hmoË¶m. H$maU gmho~ Kar Agbo H$s ^maVrVmB© Amnë¶m é‘‘Ü¶o H$YrJmUr EoH$V ~gm¶À¶m Va H$Yr [a¶mO H$aV AgV. EH$Xm Vã¶oV ~arZgë¶mZo gmho~ bdH$a Kar Ambo. Ë¶mMdoir ^maVrVmB© ¶m§À¶mV dmX{ddmXgwê$ Pmbm. H$maU Vgo jw„H$ hmVo. Mhm XoÊ¶mg am‘ybm {db§~ Pmbm Am{Uam‘yMm amJ Ë¶m§Zr ^maVrVmBªda H$mT>bm. åhUOo N>moQ>çm N>moQ>çm Jmoï>tdê$Z VoMrS>-MrS> H$aV AgV.

{Xdgm ‘mJyZ {Xdg OmV hmoVo. ‘r BWo {H$Vr {Xdg amhUma?Amnë¶mbm H$mhrVar hmbMmb H$am¶bm hdr. AmVm ‘r nyU©nUo ~ar PmbrAmho. "EH$ {Xdg ^maVrVmBªer ~mobyZ AmnU BWyZ {ZKy¶m' Agm {dMmaH$ê$Z ‘r ^maVrVmBªÀ¶m é‘‘Ü¶o Jobo Voìhm ~KVo Va ^maVrVmBªMo S>moio bmbAm{U gwOë¶mgmaIo {XgV hmoVo. OUy H$mhr Ë¶m amÌâ Iyn aS>ë¶mAgmì¶mV. Voìhm ‘r åhUmbo ""VmB©, Vw‘Mr Vã¶oV R>rH$ Zmhr H$m?''

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Ìmg XoD$ BpÀN>V Zmhr. Vwåhr ‘bm AmYma {XbmV hoM Vw‘Mo CnH$ma‘mÂ¶mda AmhoV.'' ‘r g§H$moMr hmoD$Z ~mobV hmoVo.

""AZy, Vy Va ‘bm bhmZ ~{hUrgmaIr Amhog. Ë¶mV CnH$ma H$gbo?Am{U Vy BWyZ OmUma Hw$R>o? Vwbm Va VwPr AmoiIhr AmR>dV Zmhr. Vy Hw$R>oamhUmar? nwÊ¶mbm H$moUmH$S>o Vy OmV hmoVrg? H$mhrM Vwbm AmR>dV Zmhr.Ë¶mVyZhr Vwbm BWo AOyZ amhÊ¶mg g§H$moM dmQ>V Agob Va ‘mPo EH$ H$m‘H$a. VwPo ‘mÂ¶mda CnH$ma hmoVrb.''

""'Ag§ H$moUV§ H$m‘ Amho? gm§Jm VmB© ‘bm. OoUoH$ê$Z ‘r Vw‘À¶mCnH$mamMr naV’o$S> H$ê$ eHo$Z.'' Voìhm ^maVrVmB© WmoS>mdoi eyÝ¶mVM ~KVam{hë¶m. ~moby H$s ZH$mo ¶m A{d^m©dmV ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o ~Ky bmJë¶m. "Ag§H$moUV§ H$m‘ ‘mÂ¶mH$Sy>Z H$adyZ KoUma AmhoV?' ¶m àíZmZo ‘r WmoS>mdoig§ «‘mV nS>bo. VodT>çmV JmS>rÀ¶m hm°Z©Mm AmdmO Ambm.

""bdH$a Ambo dmQ>V§?'' Ago åhUV ^maVrVmB© VmS>H$Z CRy>Z Cä¶mam{hë¶m. ‘bm ‘mÂ¶m é‘‘Ü¶o Om¶bm gm§JyZ gmho~m§gmR>r Mhm gm§JÊ¶mgam‘yH$S>o Joë¶m. JmS>r nmH©$ H$ê$Z gmho~ KamV Ambo. Ë¶m§À¶m gmo~V Ë¶m§MoH$moUr {‘Ìhr hmoVo. Vo XmoK§ gmho~m§À¶m ê$‘‘Ü¶o Joë¶mda bJoM am‘y Mhm-nmUr KoD$Z gmho~m§À¶m é‘‘Ü¶o Jobm. AYm© EH$ VmgmZo gmho~ Am{U Ë¶m§Mo{‘Ì ~mhoa OmV Agë¶mMo OmUdbo. VodT>çmV ^maVrVmBªZr ‘bm AmdmO{Xbm. ‘r bJoM é‘‘YyZ hm°c‘Ü¶o Ambo. gd©OU ‘mPr àVrjmM H$aV hmoVo.^maVrVmBªZr gmho~m§À¶m {‘ÌmMr AmoiI H$ê$Z {Xbr. ""AZy, ho S>m°.OmoerAmhoV. gmho~m§Mo ’$ma OwZo {‘Ì.'' ‘r bJoM XmoZ hmV OmoS>yZ Ë¶m§Zm Z‘ñH$maHo$bm. gmho~m§Zrhr ""hr Am‘Mr AZy'' Ago åhUyZ ‘mPr Ë¶m§Zm AmoiIH$ê$Z {Xbr. Am{U åhUmbo, ""AnKmV Pmbm hmoVm Vmo {hMmM. S>mo³¶mbmIyn ‘ma bmJbm hmoVm. Ë¶mVM [VMr ñ‘¥Vr Jobr. Vr H$moU Hw$R>br. {VMoZmd-Jmd {Vbm H$mhrM AmR>dV Zmhr.''

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^maVrVmB© gwÕm Joë¶m. ‘r bm§~yZM Ë¶m§Zm ~KV hmoVo. Vo {VKohr AmnmngmVH$mhr MMm© H$aV hmoVo. Odi Odi n§Mdrg Vo Vrg {‘{ZQ>o Vo ~mobV hmoVo.‘bm ¶m Jmoï>rMo Amü¶© dmQ>bo. H$maU ‘bm ~mobmdyZ ‘mPr AmoiI H$ê$ZXoU§ Am{U Ë¶mZ§Va AYm© Vmg ~mhoa C^o amhÿZ MMm© H$aU§ ho ‘mÂ¶m ‘ZmbmnQ>Ê¶mgmaIo ZìhVo. Var ‘r ‘ZmMo g‘mYmZ H$aV hmoVo. H$Xm{MV ‘mÂ¶mJoboë¶m ñ‘¥{V{df¶r ~mobV AgVrb Agm {dMma H$éZ ‘r ‘mÂ¶m ê$‘‘Ü¶oJobo.

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""VmB© AmO Oam W§S> W§S> hdm gwQ>br Amho, Va åhQ>b§ VmB© AmObdH$a CR>Vrb, VmBªMmhr Mhm ~Zdy ¶m.'' Ago åhUyZ am‘y hgy bmJbm.VodT>çmV JmS>©Z‘Ü¶o PmS>m§Zm nmUr Kmbm¶bm åhUyZ JUwH$mH$m gwÕm Ambo.""am‘y nmUr gmoS>Vmog Z§?'' Ago åhUyZ nm¶arda ~gbo. am‘yZo JUwH$mH$m§ZmMhm {Xbm. Am{U Vmo nmUr gmoS>m¶bm Jobm. ‘r gwÕm MhmMm H$n KoD$ZJUwH$mH$m§~amo~a JmS>©Z‘Ü¶o M¸$a ‘mam¶bm Jobo. {’$aVm {’$aVm nm¶ XþIboåhUyZ Am§ã¶mÀ¶m PmS>mImbr EH$ ‘moR>m XJS> hmoVm. Ë¶m XJS>mda OmD$Z~gbo. VodT>çmV JUyH$mH$m ‘bm AmoaS>bo.

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g§Ü¶mH$miMo nmM dmObo hmoVo. JUwH$mH$m PmS>m§Zm nmUr KmbV hmoVo.Va am‘y amÌrÀ¶m OodUmMr V¶mar H$aV hmoVm. ‘r EH$Q>rM Q>r.ìhr. bmdyZ~gbo hmoVo. ‘Zmbm {da§Jwim åhUyZ JmUr EoH$V ~gbo hmoVo. VodT>çmV^maVrVmBªMr JmS>r AmbrM. Ë¶m§À¶m JmS>rMm {d{eï> hm°Z©Mm AmdmO H$mZmdanS>VmM ‘r {Q>.ìhr ~§X H$ê$Z ‘mÂ¶m ê$‘‘Ü¶o Jobo. am‘yZo Ë¶m§À¶mgmR>r H$m§Xonmoho Am{U Mhm AmUbm. AÜ¶m©-EH$ VmgmZo am‘y ¶oD$Z gm§JyZ Jobm H$s""VmB©, Vwåhmbm ‘°S>‘Zr ~mobmdbo Amho.'' "Ë¶m§Zr AmVm H$embm ~mobmdboAgob?' ¶m {dMmamVM ‘r hm°c‘Ü¶o Ambo.

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""AZy, ‘r Vwbm bhmZ ~{hUrgmaIr ‘mZVo. Vwbm ‘mhrV Amho H$sAm‘Mr EdT>r àm°nQ>u Amho. na§Vw Ë¶mbm H$moUr dmag Zmhr. åhUyZ AmåhmbmEH$ ‘wbJm hdm Amho. ‘bm VrZ ‘wbr Pmë¶m na§Vw EH$hr OJbr Zmhr. AmVmOa ‘wbmMm {dMma Ho$bm Va ‘mÂ¶m {Odmbm YmoH$m Amho Ago S>m°³Q>aåhUmbo. H$Yr H$Yr {dMma ¶oVmo H$s YmoH$m nËH$ê$Z ¶m àm°nQ>ubm dmagAmUmdm.'' ^maVrVmB© S>moù¶m§V nmUr AmUyZ ~mobV hmoË¶m.

""Zmhr VmB©, Vw‘M§ ho ~mobU§ EoH$dV gwÕm Zmhr. Ago Agob Va VwåhrH$moUm ‘wbmbm XÎmH$ H$m Zmhr KoV?'' ‘r Ë¶m§M ~mobU§ ‘Ü¶oM Wm§~dyZ ~mobyZJobo.

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{VÀ¶m ‘mV¥ËdmMm AmH«$moe {VÀ¶m{edm¶ H$moUmbmM EoHy$ ¶oV Zgmdm.IamoIa Vr gamoJgr ‘mVm n¡emgmR>r gd© H$mhr H$aV Agob, na§Vw Vr gwÕmË¶m ~mimMr ‘mVmM R>abr Z§? Amnë¶m H$miOmÀ¶m VwH$S>çmbm Xÿa H$aVmZm{VÀ¶m ‘ZmMr {H$Vr CbmKmb hmoV Agob? ZD$ ‘{hÝ¶mÀ¶m ghdmgmVyZOwibobo ‘‘VoMo ZmOyH$ YmJo$ jUmV VmoS>bo OmVmV. ‘mVm Am{U ~mimbmdoJi§ Ho$b§ OmV§.''

‘r ‘mÂ¶m ì¶º$ Ho$boë¶m ^mdZm EoHy$Z ^maVrVmB© jU^a gwÞ Pmë¶m.""AZy, Vy Oo ~mobVog Vo Ia§ Amho. na§Vw J[a~r Aer Amho H$s ‘mUgmbmH$m¶ H$m¶ H$am¶bm bmdVo. ¶mM n¡emgmR>r ¶m gamoJgr ‘mVm EH$mgamoJgr‘YyZ ~mhoa nS>ë¶m H$s ñdV:hÿZ gamoJgrgmR>r nwÝhm S>m°³Q>ag‘moaCä¶m amhVmV.''

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gm§JVo Ë¶mMm ZrQ> {dMma H$a Am{U {dMmanyd©H$ {ZU©¶ Ko.'' ^maVrVmBªZmH$m¶ åhUm¶Mo Amho Ë¶mMr ‘bm H$ënZm Ambr. ‘ZmVyZ ‘r WmoS>r’$maXMH$boM. na§Vw Ë¶m§Mo ‘mÂ¶mda EdT>o CnH$ma hmoVo H$s ‘bm {ZU©¶ KoU§ ’$maH$R>rU hmoV§.

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""AZy, VwPm gd© IM© Amåhr H$ê$. ¶m‘Ü¶o ‘mPr VwÂ¶mda H$moUVrMO~aXñVr Zmhr. VwPm {ZU©¶ KoÊ¶mgmR>r Vy {H$Vrhr doi KoD$ eH$Vog. gd©ì¶dhma H$amanÌmZoM hmoB©b'' ^maVrVmB© åhUmë¶m. gamoJgr{df¶r ‘r {dMmaH$ê$ bmJbo. gamoJgr åhQ>ë¶mda ‘bm H$moUrVar AmR>dV Agë¶mgmaIo dmQy>bmJbo. Hw$R>oVar ¶m Jmoï>rMm ‘mÂ¶mer g§~§Y Amho Ago gmaIo gmaIo ‘Zmbm

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""¶o AZy ~g'' Ago åhUyZ Ë¶m§Zr IwMu nwT>o Ho$br. ‘bm Iyn XS>nUAmë¶mgmaIo Pmbo hmoVo. WmoS>mdoi Am‘À¶mV ñVãYVmM hmoVr. ~mobm¶bmHw$Ry>Z gwédmV H$amdr ¶m {dMmamV Amåhr XmoKrhr AS>H$bmo hmoVmo. ‘r H$mhrdoi nXamer Mmim H$aV am{hbo. ""AZy, ‘J Vy H$m¶ {ZU©¶ KoVbmg?''Ë¶mda ‘r H$mhrM ~moby eH$V ZìhVo. ""AZy, VyPm {ZU©¶ Vy ñdV§ÌnUo KoD$eH$Vog, Ago g‘Oy ZH$mo H$s Vy Zmhr åhQ>bo Va ‘r Vwbm BWyZ KmbdyZ XoB©Z.Zmhr, Vy VyPr ñ‘¥Vr ¶oB©n¶ªV BWo amhÿ eH$Vog. ¶m Jmoï>rMm VwÂ¶m amhÊ¶merH$mhrhr g§~§Y Zmhr. Vy Oa V¶ma Agerb Va S>m°.Omoer ¶m§À¶mH$S>o Om¶bmhdo. nwT>Mr Q>rQ>‘|Q> Ë¶m§À¶mH$Sy>Z ¿¶m¶bm hdr. Ë¶m§Mr AmnU Anm°BªQ>‘|Q>KoD$ ¶m. ‘r H$mhrM ~mobV Zgë¶mZo ^maVrVmB© ‘mÂ¶m CÎmambm hmoH$mamWug‘OV hmoË¶m. ‘mÂ¶m Vm|S>mVyZ "hmo' {ZKV ZìhVo qH$dm "‘r V¶ma Zmhr' Ago~mobm¶Mr {hå‘V hmoV ZìhVr. ‘mÂ¶m Z ~mobÊ¶mV ^maVrVmBªZr hmoH$mag‘OyZ bJoM ‘mo~mB©b CMbyZ S>m°.OmoetZm ’$moZ bmdyZ Anm°BªQ>‘|Q>Mr VmarIKoVbr. XmoZ {XdgmZ§VaMr VmarI R>abr hmoVr. EH§$X[aV ‘mo~mB©bda

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XmoZ {Xdgm§Zr ‘mÂ¶m gd© Q>oñQ> Ho$ë¶m Joë¶m. gamoJgrMr Q>rQ>‘|Q> MmbyPmbr hmoVr. ^maVrVmB© ‘mPr {deof H$miOr KoV hmoË¶m. gmho~ gwÕm‘mÂ¶mer Z ~mobUmao Vo gwÕm amoO ‘mÂ¶m Vã¶oVr{df¶r {dMmanyg H$aV hmooVo.‘bm H$mhr H$m‘ H$ê$ XoV ZìhVo. amoO Ho$eaM§ XÿY ß¶m¶bm {‘iV hmoVo.ImÊ¶m-{nÊ¶mMr {deof H$miOr KoVbr OmV hmoVr. EH§$XarV ‘bm àgÞR>odÊ¶mMr XmoKm§Mr YS>nS> Mmby hmoVr. na§Vw ‘r ‘mÌ Oo H$aVo Vo ¶mo½¶ Amho H$sA¶mo½¶ Amho ¶m Û§Ûm‘Ü¶o ’$gbo hmoVo. EH$ {Xdg ^maVrVmB© Am{U gmho~XmoKohr JmÊ¶mÀ¶m aoH$m°{S>ªJbm Jobo hmoVo. ‘r EH$Q>rM ~gbo hmoVo. AMmZH$‘bm ^maVrVmBªÀ¶m S>m¶arMr AmR>dU Pmbr Am{U ‘r Ë¶m§À¶m ê$‘‘Ü¶oOmD$Z Q>o~bda ~{KVbo. Ë¶m§Mr S>m¶ar Ë¶m OmJr {XgV ZìhVr. Iyn emoYboVoìhm Vr S>m¶ar Ë¶m§À¶m CerImbr gmnS>br. bJoM ‘r AY©dQ> am{hbobrnmZo CcQy> bmJbo. VgVgo ‘mPo ‘Z YS> YS> H$ê$ bmJbo. EH$-EH$ nmZdmMVm dmMVm ^maVrVmBª{df¶r ghmZw yVr dmQy> bmJbr. ‘mÌ gmho~m§Mo gË¶ñdê$n g‘moa Ambo hmoVo. Ë¶m§À¶m{df¶r EH$ K¥Um {Z‘m©U Pmbr. VoS>m°.OmoetZm Ë¶m§À¶m nmnH$‘m©V gmW XoV AgVrb Ago dmQ>V ZìhVo. ‘r nwTonwT>o S>m¶arMr nmZ§ CbQ>V Jobo. na§Vw nwT>o dmMÊ¶mMo YmS>g hmoB©Zm. EH§$XarVS>m°.Omoer JwánUo J^©{ZXmZ H$ê$Z Á¶m§Mr ‘wbJr ZH$mo Aem§Mo J^© nmSy>Z Ë¶mpñÌ¶m§Zm ‘moH$io H$aV AgV. Aem ¶m nmnH$‘m©da n¡gm H$‘dV hmoVo Am{U¶m H$m‘mV gmho~hr gm‘rb hmoVo. Ë¶m§Zm ór Om{V{df¶r K¥Um hmoVrM. na§VwË¶m {VañH$mamZo ho nmn H$aUo ‘bm {~bHy$b nQ>V ZìhVo. ‘r AmUIrZ nwT>onwT>o S>m¶arMr nmZo Mmiy bmJbo. Ë¶mV ^maVrVmBªZr Amnë¶m ñdV:~Ôb

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{b{hbo hmoVo. ""‘wbmMr dmQ> ~KVm ~KVm ‘mÂ¶m VrZ ‘wbtMm J^© nmS>bmJobm. ‘mPr Hy$g COmS> Ho$br. AmO Oa Ë¶m ‘wbr ‘moR>çm Pmë¶m AgË¶m Va‘bm "AmB©' åhUyZ Ë¶m§Zr hmH$ {Xbr AgVr. gmho~m§À¶m ór{df¶rÀ¶m{VañH$mamV ‘mÂ¶m VrZ ‘wbr ~ir nS>ë¶m. ‘mPo ‘mV¥Ëd {hamdyZ KoVbo. Ë¶m‘mV¥ËdmgmR>r ‘mPo ‘Z Amgwgbobo Amho. "AmB©' eãX EoH$Ê¶mgmR>r ho H$mZAmVwabo AmhoV. ‘bm AmB© ìhm¶Mo Amho. Omon¶ªV "AmB©' åhUyZ hmH$ ‘maUma§Zmhr Vmon¶ªV hr gmar YZXm¡bV, ho ‘moR>§ d¡ d gma§ gma§ eyÝ¶ Amho. AmVm VanwT>ohr ‘r AmB© hmoD$ eH$Uma Zmhr. AmYr ‘mVm hmoD$Zhr ‘bm ‘mV¥Ëd{‘imbo Zmhr. AmVm ‘mV¥ËdmgmR>r ‘bm ‘mPm Ord Ymo³¶mV Kmbmdm bmJob.Ord Jobm Va Ë¶m ‘mV¥ËdmMr H$m¶ qH$‘V amhUma? hrM ‘mÂ¶m OrdZmMrgdmªV ‘moR>r Xþ:ImpÝVH$m Amho. gmho~m§À¶m BÀN>o{damoYmZo bmdboë¶m b¾mMr{ejm ‘r ^moJV Amho. ‘mÂ¶m ‘mV¥ËdmÀ¶m PmoirV EH$ Var ~mi AgV§ Va‘r ‘bm ^m½¶dmZ g‘Obo AgVo. ‘mÂ¶m VrZ ‘wbtMo J^© ‘bm AmB©@ AmB©åhUyZ AmH«$moe H$aVmZm EoHy$ ¶oV AmhoV. ‘mÂ¶mH$Sy>Z Ý¶m¶ ‘mJV AmhoV.Am‘À¶mgma»¶m {Zînmn J^m©bm VwÂ¶m Hw$erV H$m OÝ‘ KoD$ {Xbm Zmhr.?Amåhr ‘wbr åhUyZ? EH$m órÀ¶m MwH$sZo gmè¶m ór OmVrbm H$b§H$? hmHw$R>bm Ý¶m¶ Amho?''

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AmS>dr Pmbo. bJoM ‘bm S>moim bmJbm. am‘yZo ‘bm AmdmO {Xbm VoìhmS>moio CKSy>Z ~KVo Va KS>çmimV g§Ü¶mH$miMo nmM dmObo hmoVo. ‘r XadmOmCKS>bm. ""‘°S>‘Zo Vwåhmbm ~mobmdbo Amho'' Ago åhUyZ {ZKyZ Jobm. ‘rHo$g ZrQ> H$ê$Z hm°c‘Ü¶o Jobo. na§Vw ‘°S>‘ {VWo ZìhË¶m åhUyZ ‘r Ë¶m§À¶mé‘‘Ü¶o Jobo. ^maVrVmB© H$mZmbm B¶a’$moZ bmD$Z JmUr EoH$V {IS>H$sVyZg§Ü¶mH$miMm gy¶m©ñV ~KV Cä¶m hmoË¶m. ‘r Xmamda Q>H$-Q>H$ Ho$bo VarË¶m§Mo bj ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o Jobo Zmhr. åhUOo Ë¶m Iyn IwerV {XgV hmoË¶m.AmVmn¶ªV Ë¶m§Zm H$Yr JmU§ EoH$V V„rZ Pmbob§ ~{KVb§ ZìhV§. ‘r nwÝhmXmamda OmoamV Q>H$-Q>H$ Ho$bo Voìhm Amnë¶m H$mZmVrb B¶a’$moZ H$mT>V‘mÂ¶mH$S>o diyZ ~KV åhUmë¶m ""AZy, Vy? gm°ar h§. ¶o. ¶o ~g, ‘r am‘ybm{dMmabo Va Vmo åhUmbm AZwVmB© Pmonboë¶m AmhoV. ‘bm dmQ>bo Vã¶oV VaR>rH$ Amho Z§? ¶m {dMmamZo ‘r Vwbm ~mobmdyZ KoVbo. ho ~K, gH$mirS>m°.OmoetZr J^©{ZXmZ MmMUr Ho$br Ë¶mV EH$ ‘wbJm Am{U EH$ ‘wbJrAmho. Am‘À¶m gmho~m§Zm ‘wbt{df¶r {VañH$ma Amho. hr Jmoï> Vwbm ‘mhrVZmhr na§§Vw AmVm ‘r Vwbm gm§JVo.'' ‘bm bJoM Ë¶m S>m¶arMr AmR>dU Pmbr.^maVrVmBªÀ¶m Vm|S>mVyZ hiy hiy ‘ZmVrb ì¶Wm ~mhoa nSy> bmJë¶m Am{UË¶m§Mm Jim ^ê$Z Ambm. S>moù¶m§VyZ Aly§À¶m Ymam dmhÿ bmJë¶m. VarS>moù¶mVrb nmUr nwgyZ Ë¶m§Zr ñdV:bm gmdê$Z KoVbo Am{U nwT>o ~mobybmJë¶m.

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‘r ^maVrVmBªÀ¶m ‘mZboë¶m ~{hUrH$S>o åhUOo CfmVmBªH$So amhÿbmJbo. Xrnm ‘moR>r hmoV hmoVr. {VMm gd© IM© ^maVrVmB©M H$aV hmoË¶m. XrnmJm{¶H$m hmoUma ¶mMr {MÝho bdH$aM {Xgy bmJbr. PmonVmZm {Vbm JmU§EoH$dyZM Pmondmdo bmJV hmoVo. {Q>.ìhr.da JmUr bmdbr H$s Xrnm hgV hgVJmUr EoH$V Ago. aS>m¶bm bmJbr H$s JmU§ bmdë¶mda bJoM Myn hmoV Ago.åhUOo Jm{¶H$s {VÀ¶m aº$mVyZM Ambr hmoVr. Xrnm WmoS>r ‘moR>r Pmë¶mdaemioV OmD$ bmJbr. CfmVmB© {Vbm JmUr JmD$Z {VÀ¶mV Jm¶ZmMr AmdS>{Z‘m©U H$aV AgV. hiy hiy {Vbm gm ao J ‘ n À¶m gágwam§Mr AmoiIH$ê$Z XoD$ bmJë¶m. {VÀ¶m g‘moa hm‘m}{Z¶‘ dmOdyZ Va H$Yr {gVmadmOdyZ Ë¶m g§JrV dmÚmMr AmoiI H$ê$Z XoD$ bmJë¶m. emioV Xrnmdm{f©H$ ñZohg§‘obZmV Jm¶ZmMo H$m¶©H«$‘ H$ê$Z gd© {ejH$m§Mr AmdS>Vr{dÚm{W©Zr åhUyZ à{gÕ hmoD$ bmJbr. AZoH$ nm[aVmo{fH§$ nQ>H$mdyZ {Vbm"qgJa' åhUyZ à{gÕr {‘iy bmJbr. EdT>çm N>moQ>çm d¶mV {VZo AmnboñWmZ ~Z{dÊ¶mg gwédmV Ho$br hmoVr. H$Yr-H$Yr CfmVmB© Amnë¶mH$m¶©H«$‘mbm XrnmbmgwÕm KoD$Z OmV AgV. Xrnm Aä¶mgmVhr hþema hmoVr.CfmVmBªÀ¶mH$S>o Xrnmbm JmÊ¶mMr Vmbr‘ {‘iV hmoVr. na§Vw CfmVmB§©ZmXå¶mMm Ìmg hmoD$ bmJë¶mZo Ë¶m {Vbm OmñV Vmbr‘ XoD$ eH$V ZìhË¶måhUyZ Ë¶m åhUmë¶m. ""AZy, ‘mPo ^mD$ gXm{ed ho Mm§Jbo JmVmV. VoË¶m§À¶m ^OZr ‘§S>imV ^OZ§ JmVmV. Ë¶m§Zr gwÕm Jm¶H$sMo YS>o KoVboAmhoV. Ë¶m§À¶mH$S>o Xrnmbm nmR>dm¶bm hdo. åhUOo WmoS>m WmoS>m [a¶mO hmoVamhrb. noQ>r, {gVma dmOdm¶bm {eHo$b.'' na§Vw Ë¶m§M§ ho ~mobU§ daÀ¶mdaM

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hmoD$Z Wm§~bo hmoVo. EH$ {Xdg CfmVmBªMm X‘m ’$maM ~imdbm Voìhm Ë¶m§ZrgXm{ed^mD$ ¶m§Mm C„oI Ho$bm. ‘bm Ë¶m§Mm ’$moZ Z§~a XoD$Z Ë¶m§Zm~mobmdyZ KoÊ¶mg gm§{JVbo. Ë¶mà‘mUo ‘r ’$moZ H$ê$Z gXm{ed^mD§$Zm~mobmdyZ KoVbo. "bJoM g§Ü¶mH$miÀ¶m JmS>rZo ¶oVmo' åhUyZ Vo åhUmbo. ‘rgwÕm ^maVrVmBªZm ’$moZ H$ê$Z ~mobmdyZ KoVbo. ^maVrVmB© {XZoebm ZAmUVmM Amboë¶m hmoË¶m. ho ~KyZ ‘r Oam ZmamO Pmbo. H$maU ~aoM ‘{hZoPmbo hmoVo. ""VmB©, {XZoebm AmUbo Zmhr?'' ‘r åhUmbo. ""AJ, CfmVmBªMrVã¶oV ~amo~a Zmhr Va ¶m Jm§oYimV Ë¶mbm H$go AmUy? nwÝhm H$Yr ¶oB©ZVoìhm Ë¶mbmhr KoD$Z ¶oB©Z. ‘r g‘Obo. ‘mPohr ‘Z Xrnmbm nmhm¶bmAmgwgbobo AgVo'' ^maVrVmB© XrnmÀ¶m S>mo³¶mdê$Z hmV Hw$admiVåhUmë¶m.

""AmVm {XZoebm H$moU gm§ miV§...?''""Amho, EH$ ~mB© R>odbr Amho. VrM gd© {XZoeMo ~KVo.'' Amåhr XmoKr

Jßnm ‘maV AgVmZmM XmamMr ~ob dmObr. CfmVmBªZr XadmOmH$S>o ~{KVboAm{U bJoM Ë¶m§À¶m Mohè¶mda Am§ZXmMr aofm C‘Q>br. ‘r OmD$Z XadmOmCKS>bm Va g‘moa EH$ YmoVa Zogbobo, S>mo³¶mda H$mir Q>monr, H$nmimdaM§XZmMm {Q>im Am{U S>mo³¶mda Mî‘m Ago J¥hñW ~KyZ ‘ZmV åhQ>bo hoMCfmVmBªMo gXm^mD$ Va ZgVrb? Agm {dMma H$aV AgVmZmM Vo ñdV:‘mÂ¶mH$S>o ~KyZ åhUmbo, ""aOZr, Vy BWo Hw$R>o?''

‘bm H$m¶ ~mobmdo H$mhrM g‘OoZm. "hr H$moU aOZr?' AemàíZ{MÝhmZo ‘r Ë¶m§À¶mH$S>o ~KVM am{hbo. VodT>çmV CfmVmB©M åhUmë¶m""{hM§ Zmd aOZr Zmhr Va AZm{‘H$m Amho. Amåhr {Vbm AZy åhUVmo.''

""Zmhr, ‘mPr ImÌr Amho H$s hr aOZrM Amho. ‘mPo S>moio ‘bm YmoH$mXoD$ eH$V Zmhr.'' Vo J¥hñW åhUmbo.

""gXm^mD$, Vwåhr AmÎmm AmbmV Oam {Zdm§V ~gyZ hmVnm¶ YwD$ZAmYr Mhm ¿¶m. ‘J AmnU ~mobyM.'' Ago åhUyZ ^maVrVmBªZr {df¶~Xbbm.

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gXm^mD§$Zr gwÕm bJoM hmVnm¶ YwD$Z EH$ ½bmg W§S> nmUr {nD$ZCfmVmBªOdi ~gbo. Ë¶m§À¶m Vã¶oVrMr {dMmanyg H$ê$ bmJbo. ""Cfm,EdT>r Vã¶oV H$er Iam~ Pmbr? S>m°³Q>am§Mr Am¡fY§ Va ~amo~a KoVog Z§?Vwbm {H$Vr doim gm§{JVbo H$s AmVm d¶ Pmbo Amho Va ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o ¶oD$Zahm. nU EoH$erb Va Z§? AmVm maVrVmB© Amboë¶m AmhoV åhUyZ ~a§ Pmb§,AmVm BWo EH$Q>r Z amhVm ‘mÂ¶m~amo~a Mb.'' gXm^mD$ åhUmbo. VodT>çmV^maVrVmBªZr Ë¶m§À¶mgmR>r Mhm ~ZdyZ AmUbm. Mhm KoV KoV Vo^maVrVmBªH$S>o ~KV åhUmbo, ""^maVr, ‘mP§ ~amo~a Amho Z§? Cfmbm ‘rZm{eH$bm KoD$Z OmVmo.''

""hmo... hmo, VodT>rM hdm nmbQ> hmoB©b Am{U Vã¶oVhr gwYmaob. hmoIaM§, Ë¶m§Zm KoD$Z Om.'' ^maVrVmB© ‘§X hgV åhUmë¶m.

""Aao gÚm, AmVm Vy Ambmg Zm? AmVm ‘bm H$mhr hmoUma Zmhr.hdm‘mZmZo hm X‘m Ìmg XoUmaM.'' Ago åhUyZ CfmVmBªZr gXm^mD§$Mog‘mYmZ Ho$bo. gXm^mD$ CfmVmBªÀ¶m Cemer {Xdg^a ~gyZ hmoVo. ^maVrVmB©Xrnmer IoiV hmoË¶m. Ë¶m Xrnmbm EH$ goH§$X gwÕm Xÿa H$aV ZìhË¶m.{H$Vrhr Pmb§ Var Ë¶m XrnmMr Iar AmB© hmoË¶m. ‘r amÌrMm ñd¶§nmH$ Ho$bm.Jßnm ‘maV ‘maV OodU§ CaH$br. amÌr PmonVmZm ^maVrVmBªZr XrnmbmAmnë¶m OdiM Pmondb§. Ë¶m‘wio ‘bm Pmon ¶oV ZìhVr. ‘ZmV Iyn gmè¶m{dMmam§Mo H$mhÿa ‘mOV hmoVo. "gXm^mD$ Oo H$mhr ~mobbo Vo Iao Agob H$m?‘r AZy ZgyZ aOZr Amho H$m? åhUOo Ë¶m§Zm ‘mPr AmoiI Agmdr. ‘bmhrCËgwH$Vm bmJyZ am{hbr H$s ‘r H$moU Amho? ‘mPo Zmd H$m¶? ‘r Hw$R>bramhUmar? ‘mPm n[adma H$moU Amho? Ë¶m§Zr ‘mPm emoY H$m Zmhr Ho$bm?'gmè¶m àíZm§Mr CÎmao gXm^mD§$H$S>o {ZpíMVM {‘iVrb. ‘bm H$Yr EH$XmgH$mi hmoVo Ago Pmbo hmoVo. VodT>çmV XrnmMm aS>ë¶mMm AmdmO Ambm.Xrnmbm ‘mPr gd¶ Pmbr Agë¶mZo ‘r ~mOybm Zmhr ho ~KyZ Xrnm aSy>bmJbr hmoVr. ^maVrVmBªZr {Vbm Myn H$aÊ¶mgmR>r Iyn à¶ËZ Ho$bo na§Vw VraS>m¶Mr H$mhr Wm§~br ZìhVr. Ooìhm ‘r Odi KoVbo Voìhm Vr em§V Pmbr.

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ho ~KyZ ^maVrVmBªMm Moham bJoM CVabm. Amnbr ‘wbJr AgyZhrAmnë¶mH$S>o amhV Zmhr ho ~KyZ Ë¶m§Mo ‘mV¥Ëd XþImdbo Jobo. ‘bm gwÕm Xrnm‘mÂ¶m Hw${eV Amë¶mda S>moim bmJbm.

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àH$aU 16

CfmVmBªMr Vã¶oV {Xdg|{Xdg ZmOyH$ hmoV hmoVr. Ë¶m§Zm OodUhrOmB©Zmgo Pmbo. gH$minmgyZ Ë¶m§Mr Vã¶oV OmñVM Iam~ Pmbr hmoVr.gXm^mD§$Zr S>m°³Q>am§Zm ~mobmdyZ AmUbo. S>m°³Q>am§Zr hm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o âVrH$aÊ¶mg gm§{JVbo. bJoM ^maVrVmBªZr Amnë¶m JmS>rZo VmVS>rZo KmB© H$ê$ZË¶m§Zm hm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o âVr Ho$bo. S>m°³Q>a Amnmnë¶mnarZo à¶ËZ H$arV hmoVo.Ooìhm Am°p³gOZ Mmby Ho$bm Voìhm CfmVmB© em§V Pmë¶m. Ë¶m§Zm ídmgKoÊ¶mgmR>r ’$maM Ìmg hmoV hmoVm. Ë¶m AJXr Vi‘iV hmoË¶m. AmR> {Xdghm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o amhÿZ CfmVmBªMr Vã¶oV gwYmaV hmoVr. åhUyZ S>m°³Q>am§Zr Ë¶m§Zm{S>ñMmO© {Xbm Am{U Ë¶m Kar Amë¶m. na§Vw Ë¶m ’$maM Aeº$ Pmë¶mhmoË¶m. Voìhm ‘rM Ë¶m§Mo ~mW XoÊ¶mnmgyZ OodU âdÊ¶mn¶ªV gd© H$mhr~KV hmoVo. Aem n[apñWVrV Ë¶m§Zr EH$ ‘{hZm H$mT>bm. Am{U AMmZH$hm¶ ~r.nr.‘wio A°Q>°H$ ¶oD$Z CfmVmB© Amåhmbm gmoSy>Z Joë¶m. ^maVrVmBªMmgdmªV ‘moR>m AmYma Jobm. H$maU ^maVrVmB© Amnb§ gd© Xþ:I Ë¶m§À¶mH$S>o‘moH$io H$aV AgV. CfmVmB©gwÕm à{gÕ Jm{¶H$m hmoË¶m. ^maVrVmBªMr Am{UË¶m§Mr EH$m ñQw>{S>Amo‘Yrb AmoiI hmoVr. Ë¶m§Mr XmoñVr åhUOo AmnmngmVPmbob§ ~{hUrM§ ZmV§ hmoV§. CfmVmB© ñdJ©dmgr Pmë¶m na§Vw ^maVrVmB© VwQy>ZJoë¶m. H$maU gmho~m§À¶m {d{jánUmÀ¶m dmJÊ¶mZo Ë¶m EH$Q>çm nS>ë¶mhmoË¶m. Aemdoir Ë¶m§Zm CfmVmBªMmM ‘mZ{gH$ AmYma hmoVm. na§VwCfmVmBªÀ¶m A§Ë¶{dYràg§Jr gmho~ ‘mÌ AMmZH$ Ambo H$m¶ Am{U JoboH$m¶ H$mhr g‘OboM Zmhr. ¶m Jmoï>rMo ‘bm Amü¶© dmQ>bo. CfmVmBªMo {XdgH$m¶© AmQ>monë¶mda gXm^mD§$Zr nwÝhm ‘bm àíZ Ho$bm. ""aOZr, Vy BWo H$er

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Ambrg?''""Zmhr ^mD$, ‘r H$moU Amho? Hw$Ry>Z Ambo? ‘mPo ‘bmM H$mhr

AmR>dV Zmhr.''Voìhm ^maVrVmB©§Zr ‘mPr gd© H$hmUr gm§{JVbr Am{U VËnyduMr

H$hmUr gXm^mD§$Zr ^maVrVmBªZm gm§{JVbr.""åhUOo hr aOZr Amho Va!'' ^maVrVmB© åhUmë¶m.""^maVr, hr aOZr Hw$R>br H$m¶ ¶m{df¶r ‘r gwÕm OmUV Zmhr. hr

Ooìhm Am‘À¶m ‘§{XamV Ambr hmoVr Voìhm hr EH$Q>rM hmoVr. EH$ amÌ {hZo‘§{XamV H$mT>br. H$moUr AZmW g‘OyZ ‘r {hbm Amnë¶m Aml‘mMm nÎmmXoD$Z nwÊ¶mbm nmR>{dbr. Ë¶mZ§Va {hMm nÎmmM Zmhr. ~aoM {Xdg Pmbo Var{hÀ¶m{df¶r H$mhrM ‘m{hVr {‘imbr Zmhr. ‘r gwÕm {hbm AmoiIVZìhVmo.'' gXm^mD$ ^maVrVmBªZm gm§JV hmoVo Am{U ‘r ‘mPrM AmoiICËgwH$VoZo EoH$V hmoVo.

""na§Vw H$gm hm ¶moJm¶moJ? nwÝhm aOZr Vw‘À¶m g‘moa Ambr Amho.''VodT>çmV Xrnm aS>m¶bm bmJbr åhUyZ maVrVmB© Xrnmbm KoD$Z ~mhoa Joë¶m.

""åhUOo Vy XrnmMr gamoJgr AmB© Amhog Va?''""hmo, hmo, AnKmVmV ‘mPr ñ‘¥Vr Jobr Voìhm ¶m ^maVrVmBªZrM ‘bm

AmYma {Xbm. ‘bm EH$ AmoiI {Xbr. ‘r AZm{‘H$m ¶m ZmdmZo AmoiIybmJbo. ‘mPm hm Xwgam OÝ‘ Amho. n{hbo gmao ‘r {dgê$Z Jobo.'' ‘rJ{hdê$Z ~mobV hmoVo.

""AmVm Vy BWoM ahm. hm ~§Jbm Am‘MmM Amho. Vwbmhr EH$ AmYma{‘iob.'' gXm^mD$ ào‘inUo ~mobV hmoVo.

gXm^mD$ AZmWml‘mMr ì¶dñWm ~KÊ¶mgmR>r WmoS>o {Xdg nwÊ¶mbm Va‘§{XamMr XoI^mb H$aÊ¶mgmR>r Zm{eH$bm Ago OmD$Z ¶oD$Z hmoVo. Xrnmhiyhiy ‘moR>r hmoV hmoVr VgVgo CfmVmBªÀ¶m ê$‘‘Yrb drUm Va H$Yrhm‘m}{Z¶‘ dmOdm¶Mm à¶ËZ H$aV Ago. {VMo ho dmJUo ~KyZ gXm^mD$ ñdV:{Vbm Odi KoD$Z JmU§ JmV AgV. Xrnm AmVm VrZ dfm©Mr Pmbr hmoVr.

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Xrnmbm emioV Q>mH$m¶bm hdo hmoVo. ^maVrVmB© {VMm gd© IM© CMbV hmoË¶m.‘r gXm^mD§$Zm KoD$Z XrnmMo emioV A°S>{‘eZ Ho$bo. ‘mPm nyU© {XdgXrnmÀ¶m nmR>r OmV hmoVm. {VMr emioMr V¶mar H$aU§, {VMm Aä¶mg KoU§¶m‘Ü¶oM {Xdg H$gm OmV Ago g‘OV ZìhVo na§Vw amÌ Pmbr H$s AZoH$àíZ C^o amhV hmoVo. H$Yr dmQ>m¶Mo ^maVrVmBªZr ‘mÂ¶mda Iyn CnH$maHo$bobo AmhoV. Va H$Yr dmQ>m¶Mo H$s Ë¶m§Zr ‘bm dmMdyZ, ‘bm AmYmaXoD$Z Amnbm ñdmW© gmYbm hmoVm. Ë¶m§Zr nwÌàmßVrgmR>r ‘mPm Cn¶moJ H$ê$ZKoVbm. na§Vw Ë¶m§Zr ‘bm AmYma {Xbm ZgVm Va ‘mPo H$m¶ Pmbo AgVo? hmgwÕm ‘moR>m àíZ hmoVm. na§Vw AmVm ‘mPr ‘wbJr Xrnm ‘mPo gd©ñd Pmbo Amho.‘mPr ‘‘Vm XrnmH$S>o diV hmoVr. Vr ‘mPr ‘wbJr Amho, ¶m {dMmamZo H$YrH$Yr Pmon bmJV Zgo. ‘moR>r Pmë¶mda Xrnmbm ^maVrVmB© ‘mÂ¶mnmgyZ Xÿa VaZmhr H$aUma? Amnbm h¸$ Va Zmhr XmIdUma? Aem {dMmam§Mo H$mhÿa‘mOV Ago. VargwÕm ‘bm ^maVrVmBªMo ñdßZ nyU© H$am¶Mo hmoVo. Xrnmbm hiyhiy Ogo g‘Oy bmJbo Vg Vgo {VMr AmB© ‘rM Pmbo hmoVo. na§Vw ^maVrVmB©Xrnmbm ^oQ>m¶bm ¶oV AgV Voìhm Ë¶m§Mrhr ‘‘Vm "AmB©' åhUyZ hmH$EoH$m¶bm AmVya hmoV Ago. ^maVrVmB© H$Yr H$Yr {XZoebm ~amo~a KoD$Z ¶oVAgV. Voìhm Xrnm Am{U {XZoe Iye hmoV AgV. XmoK§hr Owir ^md§S> hmoVrna§Vw Xrnm {Xgm¶bm Amnë¶m d{S>bm§da Va {XZoe ^maVrVmBªda Jobm hmoVm.gmho~hr Iye hmoVo. {XZoeMm àË¶oH$ dmT>{Xdg Xadfu WmQ>m‘mQ>mV gmOamH$aV AgV. na§Vw Xrnmbm H$YrM ~mobdV ZgV. ‘mÌ ^maVrVmB© XrnmgmR>rOrd Q>mH$V hmoË¶m. hiyhiy {Xdg nwT>o OmV hmoVo Vgo Xrnm d {XZoe ‘moR>o hmoVhmoVo. gd© H$mhr gwairV Mmby hmoVo.

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àH$aU 17

EH$ {Xdg AMmZH$ gH$mir-gH$mir XmamdaMr ~ob dmObr."EdT>çm gH$mir H$moU AgUma?' Agm {dMma H$éZ ‘r Xma CKS>bo VaXmamV JUwH$mH$m C^o hmoVo. ""JUwH$mH$m Vwåhr....? gd© H$mhr R>rH$ AmhoZ§?'' ‘r WaWaË¶m AmdmOmVM JUwH$mH$m§Zm àíZmda àíZ {dMmaV hmoVo.na§Vw JUwH$mH$m H$mhr Z ~mobVm ImbÀ¶m ‘mZoZo AmV Ambo.

S>moù¶mdaMm Mî‘m H$mTy>Z Ë¶m§Zr Amnbo S>moio {Q>nV åhUmbo ""AZy,H$mb ^maVrVmB© aoH$m°{S>ªJ H$ê$Z Kar ¶oV AgVmZm Ë¶m§À¶m JmS>rbm EH$ Q>H$ZoYS>H$ {Xbr Am{U... Am{U''

""Am{U H$m¶?'' ‘r Km~ê$Z OmoamV AmoaS>bo, ""^maVrVmB© Va R>rH$AmhoV Z§?'' na§Vw JUwH$mH$m H$mhrM ~moby eH$bo Zmhr Am{U ‘r gwÕm EH$X‘S>moù¶mg‘moa H$mimoI ¶oD$Z M¸$a Amë¶mZo Imbr nS>bo. Ë¶mZ§Va H$m¶ PmboVo ‘bm H$mhrM g‘Obo Zmhr. ‘r S>moio CKS>bo Voìhm ‘r hm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o hmoVo.‘mÂ¶m S>mo³¶mbm ~±S>oO ~m§Ybobo hmoVo. ‘r M¸$a ¶oD$Z nS>ë¶mZo ‘mÂ¶mS>mo³¶mbm ‘ma bmJbobm hmoVm. ‘mÂ¶mg‘moa JUyH$mH$m, gXm^mD$, S>m°³Q>a dZg© C^o hmoVo. ‘bm ‘mÂ¶m n{hë¶m AnKmVmMr ñ‘¥Vr hiy hiy ¶oD$ bmJbr.‘r AmoaSy> bmJbo ""‘mPr ng© Hw$R>o Amho? ‘bm nwÊ¶mbm Om¶Mo Amho. JrVmHw$R>o Amho? ‘mPo gm‘mZ Hw$R>o Amho?'' Aer ‘r ~S>~S> H$ê$Z ‘mÂ¶m S>mo³¶mVH$i Amë¶mgmaIo Pmbo. ‘r S>mo³¶mbm KÅ> nH$S>yZ R>odbo. S>m°³Q>am§Zr bJoM‘bm B§Oo³eZ {Xbo. Ë¶mZo ‘mÂ¶m S>moù¶mda PmnS> Ambr. EH$ VmgmZo nwÝhm‘r OmJr Pmbo. ‘bm Oam ’«o$e dmQ>V hmoVo. ‘r gXm^mD§$Zm ~KyZ AmoiIboH$s hoM gXm^mD$H$mH$m AmhoV. S>m°³Q>am§Zr ¶oD$Z ‘bm hmVmV hmV {‘idyZ

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åhUmbo ""A{^Z§XZ, Vw‘Mr Jobobr ñ‘¥Vr naV Ambr Amho.'' ‘bmhr gd©AmR>dy bmJbo. na§Vw JrVmbm ^oQ>bobr aOZr BWn¶ªVM ‘bm AmR>dV hmoVo.Voìhm S>m°³Q>ahr åhUmbo H$s ""nmM dfm©nyduMo AmR>dUma Zmhr. ¶m nmM dfmªVOo KS>bo Vo gd© AmR>dob. S>mo³¶mbm VmU XoD$ ZH$m.'' Ago åhUyZ S>m°³Q>a{ZKyZ Jobo. gXm^mD$H$mH$m§Zr ‘mÂ¶m Im§Úmda hmV R>odyZ ‘bm Yra {Xbm.Ë¶m§À¶m Vm|S>mda AmZ§X {XgV hmoVm H$maU ‘mPr ñ‘¥Vr naV Ambr hmoVr. ‘rBH$S>o {VH$S>o ~{KVbo, ‘mPr Xrnm ‘bm {XgV ZìhVr. ‘mPr H$mdar ~mdarZOa ~KyZ gXm^mD$ åhUmbo ""Xrnm gwIê$n Amho, {Vbm ‘r emioV gmoSy>ZAmbmo. Vy BWo hmoVrg Va Xrnm aS>V hmoVr. ""AmB© Hw$R>o? AmB© Hw$R>o?'' åhUyZh¡amU Ho$b§. JUwH$mH$m§ZrM {Vbm gm§ mibr åhUyZ ~ao Pmbo. AmVm VoM{Vbm emioVyZ KoD$Z ¶oVrb. ¶m nmM dfm©Vrb ‘mÂ¶m OrdZmVrb gd© KQ>Zm‘bm AmR>dy bmJë¶m hmoË¶m. XmoZ {Xdgm§V ‘bm {S>ñMmO© {‘imbm. KarJoë¶m Joë¶m ‘r Xrnmbm Hw${eV KoVbo. {Vbm Jm|Omê$ bmJbo. ho ~KyZgXm^mD$ Am{U JUwH$mH$m§À¶m S>moù¶mV nmUr Ambo. ‘r M¸$a ¶oD$Z nS>bo ho‘bm AmR>dbo. na§Vw H$m ‘r nS>bo? M¸$a H$m Ambr? hm°pñnQ>bbm ‘bmH$moU KoD$Z Jobo ho ‘bm ZrQ>go AmR>dV ZìhVo. na§Vw JrVm ‘bm AmR>dbråhUyZ ‘r gXm^mD§$Zm {dMmabo, ""JrVm H$er Amho?''

hr AmÎmmM {dñ‘¥Vr‘YyZ ~mhoa Ambr Amho Agm {dMma H$ê$ZgXm^mD$ åhUmbo ""AZy, Vy AmVmM hm°pñnQ>b‘YyZ Ambr Amhog. Am§KmoidJ¡ao H$ê$Z OoD$Z Ko. ‘r {IMS>r ~ZdVmo. ‘J VwPr Am¡fY§ KoD$Z Amam‘H$a. Z§Va AmnU JrVm{df¶r ~moby ¶m.'' Ag§ åhUyZ gXm^mD§$Zr {df¶Q>mibm.

hiy hiy ‘mÂ¶m S>mo³¶mMr OI‘ ^aV hmoVr. n§Yam n§Yam {Xdgm§ZrS>mo³¶mMo ~±S>oO ~XbÊ¶mgmR>r hm°[ñnQ>bbm Omdo bmJV hmoVo. åhUyZ gXm^mD$XmoZ ‘{hÝ¶m§nmgyZ BWoM nwÊ¶mV hmoVo. XrnmMo gd© H$mhr VoM ~KV hmoVo.AMmZH$ ‘ZmV {dMma Ambm H$s ‘bm M¸$a ¶oÊ¶mMo H$maU H$m¶ hmoVo? ‘rhiy hiy AmR>dÊ¶mMm à¶ËZ H$ê$ bmJbo. Ë¶m {Xder JUwH$mH$m gH$mir

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gH$mir Kar Ambo hmoVo. Ë¶m§Zr ‘bm H$moUmÀ¶mVar AnKmVm{df¶r gm§{JVbo.H$moUmMm AnKmV Pmbm hmoVm? ‘r EdT>r hm°pñnQ>bbm A°S>{‘Q> AgyZhr ‘bm^maVrVmB© ~Km¶bm H$m§ Amë¶m ZmhrV? Ë¶m ¶oUma Zmhr Ago hmoD$M eH$UmaZmhr. ‘J ^maVrVmBªZm Va AnKmV Pmbm Zgmdm? ~aoM {Xdg hmoD$Zhr Ë¶mXrnmbmhr ~Km¶bm Amë¶m Zmhr. qH$dm XrnmgmR>r n¡gohr nmR>{dbo ZmhrV.''

‘r bJoM CRy>Z gXm^mD§$À¶m ê$‘‘Ü¶o Jobo Va gXm^mD$ Pmonbo hmoVo.AmVm Vo CR>ë¶mda Ë¶m§Zm JrVm Am{U ^maVrVmBª{df¶r {dMmamdo Agm {dMmaH$ê$Z ‘r ñd¶§nmH$mbm V¶margmR>r ^mOr H$mnm¶bm Jobo. nmoù¶m§gmR>rH$UrH$ {^Odbr. Vm§Xÿi {ZdSy>Z S>mi-^mVmMm Hy$H$a MT>dbm. ‘bmAmJrg‘moa Om¶Mo Zmhr åhUyZ gXm^mD$M OodU ~Zdm¶Mo. ‘r ‘mÌ V¶marH$ê$Z Úm¶Mo. n§Yam-drg {‘{ZQ>m§Zr gXm^mD$ CR>bo Am{U OodU ~Zdm¶bmgwédmV Ho$br. ""AJ§ AZy, ‘bm CR>dm¶M§ hmoV§ Zm? CJmM OodUmbm CerahmoVmo Z§? Vwbm Q>mB©‘mda OodU, Q>mB©‘mda Am¡fY§ ¿¶m¶bm hdrV.''

""Xrnm Hw$Ro Jobr?'' gXm^mD$ Amåhm XmoKtMr Iyn H$miOr H$aVAgV. Am‘Mr XþnmaMr OodU§ Pmbr. XþnmaMr dm‘Hw$jr Pmbr. Xrnmhm°c‘Ü¶o IoiV hmoVr. gXm^mD$ Amam‘IwMuV ~gyZ {dMma H$aVAgë¶mgmaIo dmQ>V hmoVo. ‘r Ë¶m§À¶mOdi OmD$Z àW‘ JrVm{df¶r{dMmabo. ""hmo... hmo gm§JVmo, ~g BWo.'' ‘r Ë¶m§À¶m ~mOybm ~gbo.

""AZy, JrVmMr ’$ma XþX¡©dr H$hmUr Amho. Vwbm ‘mhrVM Amho, VrJamoXa hmoVr. Vr ~mimbm OÝ‘ XoVodoir Iyn AmOmar nS>br. Ë¶mV Vr IynAeº$ Pmbr hmoVr. OÝ‘ {Xbobo ~mi hr H$‘r dOZmZo ‘ê$Z Jobo. Ë¶mZ§VaXmoZ {Xdgm§Zr Amnë¶m XmoZ ‘wbtZm gmoSy>Z ñdJ©dmgr Pmbr. Ë¶m doir{VÀ¶mOdi H$moUr ZìhVo. AmOy~mOyÀ¶m bmoH$m§ZrM {VMo gd© A§Ë¶{dYrHo$bo. {VMm Xhmdm ~mamdm H$am¶bmhr H$moUr ZìhVo. Voìhm Á¶m nmQ>uMo ~mihmoVo Vr nmQ>u EO§Q>H$S>o n¡emgmR>r dmX Kmby bmJbr. Amåhr Ho$bobm EdT>mIM© ’w$H$Q> Jobm. Amåhmbm Am‘Mo n¡go Var Úm ZmhrVa ~mi Úm. VoìhmEO§Q>Zo Ë¶m nmQ>ucm JrVmÀ¶m ‘wbtZm XÎmH$ KoÊ¶mg gm§{JVbo. na§Vw ‘wbJr

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Amho åhUyZ Ë¶m§Zr Ë¶m XmoÝhr ‘wbtZm ZmH$mabo. "‘wbJm AgVm Va AmåhrXÎmH$ åhUyZ KoVbo AgVo' Voìhm EO§Q>Zo Ë¶m XmoKtZm ‘r Aml‘m‘Ü¶o R>odVmoAgo åhUyZ Vmo XmoKtZm KoD$Z Jobm. Ooìhm ~aoM {Xdg JrVm ‘§{XamV AmbrZmhr qH$dm Xa Jwédmar Vr ’$im§Mm ^moJ Úm¶Mr Vmo nU Ambm Zmhr. åhUyZ‘r Mm¡H$er Ho$br Va hr JrVmMar XþX£dr H$hmUr g‘Obr. Ë¶m XmoZ ‘wbtZmAmnë¶m nwÊ¶mÀ¶m Aml‘mV R>odmdo ¶m {dMmamZo {VÀ¶m Kar Jobmo Va XmambmHw$byn hmoVo. åhUyZ AmOy~mOybm {dMmê$Z Mm¡H$er Ho$br Va Ë¶m ‘wbtZmAZmWml‘mV R>odbo Amho Ago g‘Obo. åhUyZ ~aoMgo Aml‘ ~{KVbo na§VwË¶m ‘wbr Hw$R>oM {‘imë¶m Zmhr.''

gXm^mD§$Zr Mî‘m H$mTy>Z S>moio nwgbo. ‘bm Va JXJXÿZ Ambo. g§Ü¶m dg{‘Ym ¶m {M‘wH$ë¶m ‘wbr ‘mÂ¶m S>moù¶mg‘moa {Xgy bmJë¶m. "AmVm Ë¶mHw$R>o AgVrb? Hw$R>ë¶m pñWVrV AgVrb? ¶m {dMmamZo ‘bm aSy> Ambo.‘mÂ¶m H$R>rU n[apñWVrbm JrVmZoM ‘bm AmYma {Xbm hmoVm. EH$m~{hUrgmaIr ‘mPr H$miOr KoVbr hmoVr. na§Vw {Vbm Ooìhm AmYmamMr JaOhmoVr Voìhm ‘r {VÀ¶m Cn¶moJr nS>bo Zmhr. ‘mPoM ‘Z ‘bm ImD$ bmJbohmoVo. JrVmÀ¶m AmËå¶mbm em§Vr {‘iÊ¶mgmR>r ‘r g§Ü¶m d g{‘YmMm emoYKoB©Z. JrVmZo gamoJgr H$ê$Z Xwgè¶mMr Hy$g COdbr hmoVr. Am{U Xwgè¶mIonobm ñdV:À¶mM Hw$erVrb ‘wbtZm COmS> Ho$bo hmoVo, {ZamYma Ho$bo hmoVo.'

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EH$ {Xdg CfmVmBªMr ê$‘ PmS>m¶bm Jobo Voìhm ~KVoVa hm‘m}{Z¶‘,drUm, Ë¶m§À¶m JmÊ¶mÀ¶m aoH$m°S>©g² ¶m§À¶m H$ìhada Yyi O‘m Pmbr hmoVr.gXm^mD$ ~KVrb Va H$m¶ åhUVrb? Agm {dMma H$ê$Z ‘r bJoM PmSy>KoD$Z gm’$g’$mB©bm bmJbo. gd© Yyi PmSy>Z Ë¶m§Mo H$nmQ> CKS>bo. H$nmQ>mV‘mÌ Ë¶m§À¶m gd© dñVy, H$nS>o dJ¡ao ì¶dpñWV bmdyZ R>odbo hmoVo. ‘r EHo$H$dñVy H$mTy>Z ~Ky bmJbo. Voìhm ‘bm EH$ ’$moQ>moMm Aë~‘ {‘imbm.CËgwH$VoZo CKSy>Z ~{KVbm Va n{hbmM ’$moQ>mo CfmVmBªMm hmoVm. VéUnUrCfmVmB© {H$Vr gw§Xa {XgV hmoË¶m. ‘mPr ZOa Ë¶m§À¶mda {IiyZM am{hbr.‘r Vmo ’$moQ>mo CbQy>Z nwT>Mm ~{KVbm Va CfmVmBªÀ¶m ’°${‘brMm hmoVm. Ë¶mVgXm^mD$ gwÕm {XgV hmoVo. nwT>o nwT>o Ë¶m§À¶m JmÊ¶mÀ¶m àmoJ«m‘Mo ’$moQ>mo Va~aoMgo Ë¶m§Zm {‘imboë¶m nwañH$mamMo ’$moQ>mo hmoVo. Vmo Aë~‘ ~KyZ ‘r XþgamAë~‘ CMbyZ ~Km¶bm gwédmV Ho$br. n{hbmM ’$moQ>mo Ë¶m§Mm Am{UË¶m§À¶m nVrMm Agmdm. nwT>o nwT>o ~KV Jobo Va Ë¶m§À¶m {ddmhmMo ’$moQ>mo hmoVo.åhUOo CfmVmB© {ddm{hV hmoË¶m. {Vgam Aë~‘ ~{KVbm Va H$m°boO bmB©’$‘Yrb {‘Ì-‘¡{ÌUtMm Agmdm. hm ’$moQ>mo CbQ>V CbQ>V Jobo Am{U EH$’$moQ>mo ~KyZ ‘bm Y¸$mM ~gbm. XrnmÀ¶m nßnm§Zr CfmVmBªÀ¶m Jù¶mV hmVKmbyZ ’$moQ>mo H$mT>cm hmoVm. XrnmMo nßnm åhUOo ^maVrVmBªMo nVr åhUOoAm‘Mo gmho~, ¶m§Mm CfmVmBªer H$m¶ g§~§Y? AMmZH$ ‘bm ^maVrVmBªMrñ‘¥Vr Ambr. ^maVrVmBªMm ’$moQ>mo ~KyZ EH$ EH$ àg§J AmR>dy bmJbo. ‘mÂ¶mM¸$aMo H$maU hmoVo ^maVrVmBªMm Pmbobm AnKmV. na§Vw Z§Va H$m¶ Pmbo¶m{df¶r H$moUrM H$mhr ‘bm gm§{JVbo ZìhVo. ‘mÂ¶mnmgyZ bndbo hmoVo.

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gXm^mD§$ZrgwÕm ‘bm H$mhr gm§{JVbo Zmhr. ‘bm ‘mPm dV©‘mZH$mi ñnï>nUoAmR>dy bmJbm. hiy hiy Ë¶m AmR>dUrVyZ ‘r ~mhoa Ambo. Aë~‘À¶meodQ>r EH$ {MÇ>r hmoVr Vr CKSy>Z ‘r dmMy bmJbo.

{à¶ amO,AmnU H$m°coOnmgyZMo XmoñV AmhmoV. AmnU EH$‘oH$m§da Iyn ào‘

H$aVmo. XmoKm§Zr b¾ H$aÊ¶mÀ¶m enWm KoVboë¶m AmhoV. na§Vw amO, Amnbob¾ hmoUma Zmhr. Vy ‘bm g‘OyZ Ko. Vy Jar~ Amhog hrM Am‘À¶mào‘m‘Ybr ‘moR>r VQ>~§Xr Amho. Vy H$gmhr Agmo, Vy ‘bm hdm Amhog.... na§Vw‘mÂ¶m nßnm§Zm ho b¾ ‘mÝ¶ Zmhr. Ë¶m§Zr ‘bm AQ> KmVbr Amho H$s, ‘rVwÂ¶mer b¾ Ho$bo Va ‘mPr {VaS>r {ZKob ¶m KamVyZ..... nßnm§Mr EdT>r‘moR>r AQ>, AmVm VyM gm§J ‘r H$m¶ H$ê$? ‘bm j‘m H$a... amO, Vwbm‘mÂ¶mnojm Xwgar Mm§Jbr ‘wbJr {‘iob. ‘bm ‘m’$ H$a.

VwPr Cfm{MÇ>r dmMyZ ‘mPo ‘Z ^ê$Z Ambo. ‘r bJoM Xwgar {MÇ>r dmMm¶bm

KoVbr. CKS>br Va Vr amOMr hmoVr.{à¶ Cfm,VwPo ‘mÂ¶mda Iao ào‘ Agob Va Vy ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o ¶o. na§Vw VwÂ¶m nßnm§Zm

g‘OmdyZ ¶o. Vy Ambr Zmhrg Va ‘mÂ¶m ‘ZmV ór OmVrda {VañH$ma {Z‘m©UhmoB©b ho gwÕm {VVHo$M Iao Amho. ‘bm Vy hdr Amho. VwÂ¶m {dZm ‘r AYyamAmho. Cfm, ‘r VyPr dmQ> nmhrZ.''

’$º$ VwPmM, amO

CfmVmB©À¶m OrdZm{df¶r ‘bm Iyn dmB©Q> dmQ>bo. gmho~m§À¶m ór{df¶rÀ¶m {VañH$mamMo Iao H$maU AmO ‘bm g‘OV hmoVo. na§Vw ^maVrVmBªMoOrdZ {H$Vr Xþ:Ir Pmbo. ‘bm Ë¶m§Zm ^oQ>m¶bmM hdo. VodT>çmVAZmWAml‘mVyZ gXm^mD$ Ambo. hmV-nm¶ YwD$Z Ë¶m§Zr {Q>.ìhr. bmdbmAm{U Xrnmbm Amnë¶m ‘m§S>rda ~gdyZ JmUr EoH$V ~gbo. ‘r CfmVmBªMr

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é‘ ZrQ> H$ê$Z ñd¶§nmH$mgmR>r {H$MZH$S>o dibo. XþnmaMr OodU§ Pmbr. XrnmPmonyZ Joë¶mda ‘r gXm^mD§$À¶m ~mOybm OmD$Z ~gbo. Am{U hbHo$MË¶m§À¶mH$S>o ^maVrVmBªMm {df¶ H$mT>bm. ‘mÂ¶m Vm|Sy>Z ^maVrVmBªMo ZmdH$mT>VmM Vo ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o AmdmH²$ hmoD$Z nmhmV am{hbo. ""H$m§.... H$m¶ Pmbo?Vwåhr EdT>o XMH$bmV H$m?'' ‘r åhUmbo.

""Zmhr, Vg§ H$mhr Zmhr... nU Vwbm Ë¶m§Mr Aer AMmZH$ AmR>dUH$er Pmbr?'' gXm^mD$ J§ ranUo åhUmbo.

""‘bm dmQ>Vo H$s ~aoM ‘{hZo Pmbo, Ë¶m Xrnmbm ~Km¶bm H$emAmë¶m ZmhrV? VgoM XrnmgmR>r n¡go nmR>dbo ZmhrV.'' ‘r åhUmbo. na§VwË¶mda gXm^mD$ H$mhrM ~mobbo Zmhr. Vo {dMma H$ê$ bmJbo H$s {hbm^maVrVmBªÀ¶m AnKmV Am{U ‘¥Ë¶w{df¶r H$go gm§Jmdo? nwÝhm {hÀ¶mS>mo³¶mda H$mhr n[aUm‘ Pmbm Va? ¶m {dMmamZo Vo MynM hmoVo. na§Vw ho gË¶H$Yr Zm H$Yr CKS> hmoUmaM hmoVo. åhUyZ gXm^mD§$Zr {hå‘V H$ê$Z ‘bm gd©H$mhr gm§{JVbo. Vo EoHy$Z ‘mÂ¶m nm¶mImbMr O‘rZM gaH$br. ‘r aS>ybmJbo. ‘bm Ë¶m§Mo eodQ>Mo Xe©Zhr KoVm Ambo Zmhr. ¶m Jmoï>rMr ‘ZmbméIéI dmQy> bmJbr. na§Vw ‘r ñdV:bm gmdê$Z KoVbo Am{U EH$ {Xdggmho~m§Zm ^oQ>m¶bm Jobo. Ë¶m doir Vo Iyn J§ ra {XgV hmoVo. Vo AOyZhr^maVrVmBªÀ¶m ‘¥Ë¶yÀ¶m Xþ:ImVyZ ~mhoa Ambobo ZìhVo.

"‘r {XZoebm gm§ miVo' Ago åhUyZhr Ë¶m§Zr {XZoebm ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o {XboZmhr. CbQ> Vo åhUmbo H$s, ""{XZoehr ‘mÂ¶mOdi am{hbm Zmhr Va ‘rEH$Q>m H$gm amhÿ eHo$Z? ho EH$Q>onU ‘bm Im¶bm CR>ob. ^maVr hmoVr Voìhm‘r {VMo ào‘ g‘Oy eH$bmo Zmhr.'' gmho~m§Mo S>moio nmÊ¶mZo ^abo hmoVo. Ë¶m§Mmñd^md WmoS>m Za‘ nS>bm hmoVm.

^maVrVmBªÀ¶m ‘¥Ë¶wZ§Va {XZoe EH$Q>m nS>bm hmoVm. åhUyZ am‘yÀ¶m~m¶H$mobm åhUOo bú‘rbm {XZoeMr XoI^mb H$aÊ¶mgmR>r R>odyZ KoVbo hmoVo.{XZoe ‘moR>m hmoV hmoVm. gmho~ Ë¶mbm H$Yr H$Yr Amnë¶m~amo~aaoH$m°S>vJgmR>r KoD$Z OmV AgV. Omon¶ªV bhmZ hmoVm Vmon¶ªV Vmo gmho~m§À¶m

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ZOaoV hmoVm. ñHy$b‘Ü¶o OmD$ bmJbm Vg-Vgo Ë¶mÀ¶m ñd^mdmV ’$aH$ nSy>bmJbm. {OÔrnUm dmTy> bmJbm. ‘ñVrhr H$ê$ bmJbm. Ë¶mMo ~mobUo gwÕmCÕQ>nUmMo Pmbo. CbQ> CÎmao XoD$ bmJbm. Ë¶mÀ¶mda g§ñH$ma KS>dUmaoH$moUrM ZìhVo. gmho~ Zoh‘rM Ë¶mbm JmÊ¶mÀ¶m aoH$m°S>vJgmR>r KoD$Z OmD$eH$V ZìhVo. Ë¶m‘wio Vmo KamV EH$Q>m nSy> bmJbm. AmB©À¶m ‘‘VonmgyZXþamdbm Jobm. åhUVmV Z§ H$s "AmB© {dZm {^H$mar' Ver JV {XZoeMr PmbrhmoVr. Aem pñWVrV {XZoebm ~KyZ ‘mPm Ord VwQ>V hmoVm. ‘r Ë¶mbm OÝ‘{Xbm. ‘r Ë¶mMr gamoJgr AmB© Agbo Var ‘mÂ¶m ‘mV¥ËdmÀ¶m ^mdZm OmJ¥VhmoË¶m. na§Vw gmho~m§nwT>o ‘mPo H$mhr MmbÊ¶mgmaIo ZìhVo. {XZoe Ogm Ogm‘moR>m hmoD$ bmJbm Vg-Vgo Ë¶mÀ¶m dmJÊ¶mV dmømVnUm {Xgy bmJbm.Aä¶mg H$aÊ¶mEodOr {Xdg^a ‘mo~mB©b Am{U {Q>.ìhr. ¶m{edm¶ Ë¶mbmH$mhrM {XgV ZìhVo. Ë¶m‘wio ñHw$b‘Ü¶o gwÕm ‘mJo nS>V Mmbbm.gmho~m§À¶m ZOaobm gwÕm Vmo Km~aV ZìhVm. gmho~ Ë¶mbm g§{JVmH$S>odi{dÊ¶mMm à¶ËZ H$aV hmoVo. na§Vw g§{JV{df¶ Ë¶mÀ¶m OrdZmÀ¶meãXH$moemVM ZìhVm. ~mhoa Q>nmoar ‘wbm§À¶m g§JVrV amhÿZ Ë¶mÀ¶m OrdZmMr{Xem Xþgè¶mM ‘mJm©bm OmV hmoVr. embo¶ OrdZmVyZ Vmo H$m°boO‘Ü¶o Ambm.H$m°boOgmR>r nm°Ho$Q>‘Zr ‘mJyZ ì¶gZmÀ¶m AYrZ OmD$ bmJbm. gmho~m§Zm{XZoeMr qMVm dmQy> bmJbr. åhUyZ Ë¶mbm ~mo{S>ªJ‘Ü¶o R>odÊ¶mMm {dMmaHo$bm. na§Vw {XZoeZo ñnï>M gm§JyZ Q>mH$bo H$s ""‘r ~mo{S>ªJbm amhUma Zmhr.nßnm, ‘r ZH$mo AgoZ Va Vg§ gm§Jm ‘r ¶m KamVyZ {ZKyZ OmB©Z.'' {XZoeÀ¶mAem ~mobÊ¶mZo gmho~ H$mhrM H$ê$ eH$bo ZìhVo. Ë¶m‘wio Vo AmUIrZMqMVmJ«ñV Pmbo. hiy hiy Ë¶m§Zm g‘OyZ ¶oD$ bmJbo H$s Amnë¶m Ah§H$mamZo‘r {XZoeMo Am¶wî¶ Iam~ Ho$bo. na§Vw doi {ZKyZ Jobr hmoVr. H$iyZhrdiÊ¶mgmaIo ZìhVo. Ë¶m§Zm nümÎmmn hmoD$ bmJbm H$s {XZoebm bhmZAgVmZmM AZyH$S>o R>odbo AgVo Va AmO Ë¶mMr Aer JV Pmbr ZgVr.Ë¶mMr dmJUyH$ EdT>çm Wambm Jobr hmoVr H$s Ë¶mbm naV nmR>r {’$adUo ’$ma‘wíH$sb hmoVo. Kar {‘Ì-‘¡{ÌUtZm AmUyZ ZmM-JmUr-nmQ>u ¶m‘Ü¶oM Vmo

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Jw§VyZ Jobm hmoVm. ‘wbter AZ¡{VH$ g§~§Y R>ody bmJbm. hiyhiy doí¶mb¶mVOmD$Z amÌ amÌ ~mhoa H$mTy> bmJbm. hr {XZoeMr H$aVwVo ‘bm am‘yH$Sy>Zg‘OV hmoVr. AmO ^maVrVmB© AgË¶m Va {XZoeMr hr hmbV Pmbr ZgVr.Mm§Jbm ‘wbJm hmVm~mhoa Jobm ZgVm. ‘bm ho gmao ~KdV ZìhVo. na§VwAh§H$mar gmho~m§Zm g‘OmdUma H$moU? am‘y, JUwH$mH$m ¶m§ZrgwÕm Ë¶m§À¶mnwT>ohma ‘mZbr hmoVr.

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""Zmhr VmB©, Ë¶m§Mo ^m§S>U dJ¡ao Ago H$mhr Pmbo ZìhVo. nmobrgñQ>oeZdê$Z ’$moZ Ambm hmoVm H$s {XZoebm nmo{bgm§Zr nH$S>bo Amho.'' am‘yåhUmbm.

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VodT>çmV g§Ü¶m åhUmbr ""aOZr ‘mder, Vy Amåhmbm gmoSy>Z Hw$R>oJobr hmoVrg? Amåhr VwPr Iyn dmQ> ~{KVbr. AmB© Iyn AmOmar Pmbr.{VÀ¶m nmoQ>mVbo ~mi nmoQ>mVM ‘ê$Z Jobo. Am{U AmB©gwÕm Amåhmbm gmoSy>ZJobr. Amåhr EH$Q>çm nS>bmo åhUyZ EO§Q> ‘m‘mZo Vwåhmbm Aml‘mV gmoS>VmoAgo gm§JyZ eod§Vm~mB©bm {dHy$Z Q>mH$bo. Amåhr {VWyZ niyZ Om¶Mm Iynà¶ËZ Ho$bm na§Vw eod§Vm~mB©Mr ‘mUg§ Amåhmbm ‘mam¶Mr. "gmbr XmoZmo ^mJOmVr h¡& Aao Vw‘H$mo ~rg bmI ‘| IarXm h¡& n¡gm dmng Xmo ~mX ‘| ^mJOmAmo&' Ago åhUyZ Vr bmoH$ Amåhmbm H$m|Sy>Z R>odm¶Mr. AmVm Am‘Mo hoMOrdZ Amho. H$moUrM H$mhr H$ê$ eH$V Zmhr. hr bmoH§$ ’$ma H«y$a AmhoV'' AgoåhUyZ Ë¶m XmoKtZr ‘mPm hmV hmVmV KoVbm. Voìhm Ë¶m§Mr Pmbobr Xem ~KyZ‘bm JXJXÿZ Ambo. ‘mÂ¶m S>moù¶m§VyZ Aly dmhÿ bmJbo. na§Vw ‘r H$mhrMH$ê$ eH$V ZìhVo. OUy aSy>Z aSy>Z Ë¶m§À¶m S>moù¶m§Vrb Aly gwHy$Z Jobo hmoVo.^mdZm ‘ê$Z Joë¶m hmoË¶m. g‘moa Amboë¶m OrdZmÀ¶m gË¶mbm Ë¶m§ZrñdrH$mabo hmoVo. Ë¶m§Zr OmUbo hmoVo H$s Amnë¶mbm AmVm g‘mOmMo XadmOo~§X Pmbobo AmhoV. Amnbr Xþ{Z¶m doJir Amho. Oar niyZ Ë¶m g‘mOmVJobmo Var nú¶mÀ¶m {n„mà‘mUo AmnbrM bmoH$ Amnë¶mbm OJy XoUma Zmhr.åhUyZ Amåhmbm BWoM amhUo ^mJ Amho. Ë¶m XmoKtZr ‘mPm hmVmV hmVKoVbobm gmoS>bm. ‘ZmV Ambo H$s Ë¶m {M‘waS>çm ‘wbtZm n[apñWVrZo {H$Vrg‘OXma ~Z{dbo hmoVo, {H$Vr àm¡T> ~Z{dbo hmoVo. ‘mPo nm¶ O{‘Zrbm{IiyZM Jobo. BÝñno³Q>aer ~mobyZ Va ~Ky ¶m åhUyZ ‘r BÝñno³Q>aÀ¶mQ>o~bOdi Jobo. Voìhm EH$ O~aXñV AmS>Xm§S> Agm H$mù¶m dUm©Mm amJrQ>

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‘r nyU© H$aÊ¶mÀ¶m n{hë¶m Q>ßß¶mda Ambo Amho. Á¶m§Zr Xrnmbm YwËH$maboË¶m§Zm g‘Om¶bm hdo H$s ‘wbJmM d§emMm {Xdm ~ZV Zmhr Va ‘wbr gwÕmd§emMr na§nam Mmby R>ody eH$VmV. AmOgwÕm g‘mOmV ór^«yU hË¶m hmoVAmhoV. ‘wbtMo J^© nmS>yZ Mmoar Mmoar bnyZ N>nyZ ~oH$m¶Xm O{‘ZrV JmS>boOmV AmhoV. ¶m J^m©VyZM bVm ‘§JoeH$a, Amem ^mogbo Aem ‘mÝ¶daJm{`H$m§gma»`m Jm{¶H$m {Z‘m©U hmoVrb. AZoH$ nr.Q>r.Cfm, H$ënZm Mmdbm,PmerMr amUr bú‘r~mB©, gm{dÌr ’w$bo, {ZaOm ¶mgma»¶m H$V©~JmaH$V¥©Ëdembr ór¶m OÝ‘ KoVrb. na§Vw ‘mJmgboë¶m {dMmam§Zr ^aboë¶m~wÕrbm H$go Am{U H$Yr H$iUma? ‘r bJoM ^mZmda ¶oD$Z Vmo ’$moQ>mo nwÝhm~°JoV R>odbm. hm ’$moQ>mo XrnmnmgyZ bndyZ R>odbm hmoVm. VrMo Iao AmB©-~m~mH$moU AmhoV ho XrnmnmgyZ bndyZ R>odbo hmoVo. ‘rM VrMr Iar AmB© Amho hoMVrÀ¶m ~wÕrbm nQ>bo hmoVo. ‘r gamoJoQ> AmB© Agbo Var ‘r {VMr AmB© Amho.{Vbm ‘r OÝ‘hr {Xbm Am{U {VMo g§JmonZhr ‘rM Ho$bo. ho ‘r {dgê$ eH$VZmhr na§Vw ¶mo½¶ doi Amë¶mda ‘r Xrnmbm gd© gm§JoZM. AmVm ‘mPo EH$Mbú¶ Amho Vo åhUOo Xrnmbm ¶m [a¶mbrQ>r emo ‘Ü¶o JmÊ¶mMm MmÝg {‘imo.‘mÂ¶m S>moù¶mVyZ AmZ§Xmly dmhmV hmoVo. ‘mPr XmoZ Owir ‘wb§ EH$‘oH$m§À¶m{dê$Õ Q>moH$mbm hmoVr. ‘mÂ¶m ‘wbmMo Am¶wî¶ gmho~m§À¶m Ah§H$mamV CX²ÜdñVhmoV hmoVo. {XZoe ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o am{hbm AgVm Va Vmo gwÕm EH$ Jm¶H$ ~ZbmAgVm. Amnë¶m AmB©-d[S>bm§À¶m Jm¶H$sMm dmagm MmbV Ambm AgVm.na§Vw gmho~m§Zm àm°nQ>ubm dmag hdm hmoVm Vmo {‘imbm. Ë¶mÀ¶mda ¶mo½¶ Vog§ñH$ma KS>{dbo Zmhr. ‘wbJm Agmo qH$dm ‘wbJr Agmo Ë¶m§Mr nmÌVm Ë¶m§À¶mg§ñH$mamZwgmaM R>aV AgVo.

Xrnmbm ‘w§~B©bm OmD$Z ~aoM {Xdg Pmbo. {VMr ’$ma AmR>dU ¶oVhmoVr åhUyZ {VÀ¶m ’$moQ>moMm Aë~‘ H$mTy>Z ~Ky bmJbo. XrnmÀ¶m ~maemMo’$moQ>mo-^maVrVmBªMo ’$moQ>mo-{XZoeMo ’$moQ>mo ~KyZ Iyn ~a§ dmQ>V hmoV§. ’$moQ>mo~KVm ~KVm CfmVmBªÀ¶m Aë~‘Mr AmR>dU Pmbr. Ë¶m§Mmhr Aë~‘CKS>bm Am{U EH$ EH$ ’$moQ>mo CbQ>V Jobo. CfmVmBªZm ~KyZ Amü¶© dmQ>bo.

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Ë¶m VéUnUr {H$Vr gw§Xa {XgV hmoË¶m BV³¶m H$s AmoiIm¶bm gwÕm ¶oVZìhË¶m. åhUyZM gmho~ Ë¶m§À¶mda {’$Xm Pmbo hmoVo. na§Vw VmBªMo {‘ñQ>aJmS>rÀ¶m AnKmVmV b¾mÀ¶m EH$ ‘{hÝ¶mVM {ZYZ nmdbo. CfmVmB© EH$Q>çmnS>ë¶m. Voìhm Ë¶m gdmªnmgyZ doJù¶m Pmë¶m Am{U Amnbm ñdV§Ì ~§JbmKoD$Z amhÿ bmJë¶m. Voìhm Ë¶m§Zr amOMr åhUOo YraO dmS>H$a ¶m§À¶merôQ>Ê¶mMm à¶ËZ Ho$bm. na§Vw XþX¡©dmZo Ë¶m§Mr ôQ> hmoD$ eH$br Zmhr. Ë¶m doirCfmVmBªZm {hå‘V XoUmè¶m ^maVrVmB©M EImÚm ~{hUrà‘mUo nmR>rer Cä¶mhmoË¶m. åhUyZM ^maVrVmBªÀ¶m b¾mV CfmVmBªZrM nwT>mH$ma KoVbm hmoVm.^maVrVmBªMo ¶O‘mZ amObm ~KyZ CfmVmB© hmXaë¶mM Var Ë¶m§Zr ñdV:bmgmdab§. Ë¶m§Zr H$YrM XmIdbo Zmhr H$s ‘r amOda ào‘ H$aVo. b¾mZ§Va Ë¶mH$YrM amOg‘moa Amë¶m ZmhrV qH$dm amOhr Ë¶m§À¶mg‘moa Ambo Zmhr. ¶mgd© Jmoï>r ‘bm Ë¶m§À¶m ImOJr S>m¶arVyZ g‘Oë¶m. Vo VmBªÀ¶m g‘moa AmboVo Ë¶m§À¶m A§Ë¶{dYrg‘¶r. Ë¶mdoir Ë¶m§À¶m S>moù¶m§V nmUrgwÕm Ambo hmoVo.VodT>çmV XmamdaÀ¶m ~obZo ‘r JmoS> AmR>dUrVyZ OmJr Pmbo. "gXm^mD$Aml‘mVyZ Ambo dmQ>V§?' Ago åhUV ‘r XadmOm CKS>bm. gXm^mD$ AmVAmbo Am{U Amam‘IwMuV ~gbo.

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’$moZ {hgH$mdyZ KoVbm.""g{‘Ym Vy H$er Amhog? Hw$R>o Amhog? ‘r VwPr aOZr ‘mder ~mobV

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""h°bmo, h°bmo... ‘mder Vy BWo H$er? Vwbm ‘r nmobrg ñQ>oeZbm~{KVbo hmoVo. Voìhm ‘r VwÂ¶mer ~moby eH$bo Zmhr... AmVm ‘r ‘w§~B©bmAmho. ‘r CÚmM Vwbm d {XZoebm ^oQ>m¶bm ¶oVo...'' Ago åhUyZ g{‘YmZo’$moZ R>odyZ {Xbm. ‘r H$mhr Z ~mobVm {VWyZ {ZgQ>Ê¶mMm à¶ËZ H$aV hmoVo.na§Vw {XZoeZo ‘bm amoIyZ ~gm¶bm gm§{JVbo. ‘r Oo ~moby Z¶o Vo ~mobyZ JobohmoVo. Ë¶mÀ¶mnmgyZ drg df} Oo gË¶ ‘r bndyZ R>odbo hmoVo Vo CKS> PmbohmoVo.

""AmOn¶ªV ‘r VwbmM AmB© g‘OV Ambmo Am{U AmOrhr g‘OVAmbmo. na§Vw hr g{‘Ym ‘mPr AmB© H$er hmoD$ eHo$b? g{‘YmMm MohoamAm{U ‘mÂ¶m AmB©-~m~m§À¶m ’$moQ>moVrb AmB©Mm Mohoam ¶m‘Ü¶o {H$Vr ’$aH$Amho... AmB©, hr H$moUr ~ZmdQ> ~mB© Agob... gmdY ahm... CJmMH$moUmbmhr BWo ~mobdyZ ‘mPr AmB© ~Zdy ZH$mog... ‘r {VMm AmB© åhUyZñdrH$ma H$aUma Zmhr...'' {XZoe amJmZo ~mobV hmoVm. Ë¶mMo ~mobU§ EoHy$Z‘bmhr g§ «‘ nS>bm. {XZoe H$m¶ ~mobVmo ¶m~Ôb ‘bm H$mhrM g‘OboZmhr. ‘r ’$moZda {OÀ¶mer ~mobV hmoVo Vr g{‘YmM hmoVr. ‘J B§½b§S>bmPmboë¶m àmoJ«°‘‘Ybr Vr g{‘Ym dmS>H$a {Xgm¶bm doJir H$er AgyeHo$b?... H$Xm{MV gma»¶m ZmdmMr gma»¶m AmdmOmMr Xþgar ~mB© gwÕmAgy eHo$b. àm°nQ>uda Amnbm h³H$ {‘idÊ¶mgmR>r gwÕm H$moUr {XZoeMrAmB© åhUyZ ¶oV Agmdr... H$mhr H$iV ZìhVo... Var {XZoe Amnë¶mAmB©{df¶r OmUÊ¶mg CËgwH$ hmoVm. åhUyZ ‘r gwÕm g{‘Ym{df¶r VgoM

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‘mÂ¶m{df¶r gwÕm gd© H$mhr gm§{JVbo. g{‘YmÀ¶m bhmZnUmnmgyZ Vo{XZoebm OÝ‘ XoÊ¶mBVn¶ªV åhUOo g{‘YmMr ‘§{Xam hmoÊ¶mg H$moUH$moUVrn[apñWVr {Vbm H$maUr^yV R>abr ¶m{df¶r gd© g‘OyZ gm§{JVbo. Va ‘raOZrnmgyZ AZy ~ZÊ¶mMo ‘mPo AVrV gm§JyZ Q>mH$bo. na§Vw aOZr nyduMoOrdZ AOyZn¶ªV ‘bm AmR>dboM Zmhr. hm B{Vhmg EoHy$Z {XZoeÀ¶mS>moù¶m§V nmUr Ambo... AmOrZogwÕm ‘mÂ¶mgmR>r Am{U ¶m KamgmR>r AmnboñdV:Mo OrdZ g‘{n©V Ho$bo. gamoJgr AmB© H$m hmoB©Zm na§Vw {VZo Amnë¶m‘‘VoZo ‘mÂ¶m XrnmAmË¶mbm gm§ mibo. {VMo OrdZ gmdabo. AmO ‘bmhrgm§ miVo... ‘mPr AmB© ZìhVr Var {VZo ‘mÂ¶m OrdZmbm {Xem {Xbr...g‘mOmV ‘bm EH$ loð> ñWmZ {Xbo... hoM Oa ‘mÂ¶m AmB©bm ‘mV¥Ëd bm^b§AgV§ Va Vr H$YrM ‘§{Xam ~Zbr ZgVr... ¶m ‘mV¥ËdmÀ¶m gmdbrV hrN>moQ>r amonQ>r {H$Vr gwa{jV amhmVmV... na§Vw hr gmdbr {ZKyZ OmVo Va VrMamonQ>r CÝhm‘Ü¶o OiyZ ^ñ‘ hmoVmV. Ogo ‘mÂ¶m AmB©-~m~m§Mo Pmbo... AmO‘bm OmUdVo H$s ‘mV¥ËdmM§ H$m¶ _mob Amho... ‘r AmB©bm H$YrM Xmof XoUmaZmhr...'' {XZoebm Amnë¶m AmB©{df¶r H$éUm dmQy> bmJbr. na§Vw g{‘YmdmS>H$a hrM ‘mPr AmB© ho {gÕ ìhm¶bm hdo. ‘r Oê$a {VMm ñdrH$maH$arZ...'' {XZoe Amnë¶m ^mdZm ‘mÂ¶mg‘moa ì¶³V H$aV hmoVm.

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Xþgè¶m {XderM g{‘Ym Amnë¶m ‘wbmbm ^oQ>m¶bm nwÊ¶mbm {ZKmbr.na§Vw ‘ZmV EH$ ^rVrhr hmoVr. nßnm ‘bm KamV KoVrb H$m?... Vo ‘mÂ¶mer~mobVrb H$m§?... OS> ‘ZmZoM g{‘Ym ~§Jë¶mÀ¶m JoQ>n¶ªV Ambr. bJoMdm°M‘ZZo {dMmabo, ""Vwåhr H$moU?... Vw‘M§ Zmd H$m¶?... N>moQ>o gmho~m§ZmVw‘Mo H$m¶ Zmd gm§Jy?...'' g{‘Ymbm àíZ nS>bm. g{‘Ym Zmd gm§{JVbo Vanßnm AmoiIUma Zmhr. Ë¶m§À¶mg‘moa Va ‘r ‘§{Xam hmoVo. na§Vw ‘§{Xam ZmdmZo‘bm AmV àdoe {‘im¶Mm Zmhr. åhUyZ g{‘Ym Zmd gm§JUo ¶mo½¶ R>aob. {VZobJoM "g{‘Ym' Zmd gm§{JVbo. dm°M‘ZZo ’$moZ H$ê$Z ""g{‘Ym ZmdmMr H$moUr~mB© Ambr Amho...'' Ago gm§{JVbo. ‘r bJoM ""AmV nmR>d'' åhUyZgm§{JVbo. Xma CKSy>Z {Vbm AmV KoVbo. ~KVo Va Vr g{‘Ym ZìhVr. g{‘YmZmdmMr H$moUr XþgarM ~mB© hmoVr. {Vbm gmoâ¶mda ~gdyZ {XZoebm hmH$‘mabr. {XZoe Ambm Am{U XmoKm§Zr EH$‘oH$m§Zm ~KyZ hmV OmoSy>Z Z‘ñH$maHo$bm. g{‘Ym H$mdè¶m~mdè¶m ZOaoZo BH$S>o-{VH$S>o ~Ky bmJbr. VodT>çmV‘r åhUmbo, ""H$m¶ KoUma? Mhm ~Zdy H$s H$moëS> qS>H$ AmUy?''

""ZH$mo aOZr ‘mder, AmYr ‘bm gm§J H$s Vy BWo H$er H$m¶? Ooìhm‘r {XZoe~amo~a b¾ H$ê$Z Ambo Voìhm Va Vy BWo ZìhVr. Ë¶mnydu ‘r Vwbmnmobrg ñQ>oeZbm ~{KVbo hmoVo. na§Vw Ë¶m doir ‘r H$mhr ~moby eH$bo Zmhr.''g{‘YmÀ¶m ~mobÊ¶mdê$Z hr g{‘YmM Agë¶mMo dmQ>V hmoVo. na§Vw {hMmMohoam doJim H$gm? ho JyT> CH$bV ZìhVo. VodT>çmV g{‘YmM åhUmbr H$s‘mPm Mohoam ~KyZ Vwåhmbm e§H$m ¶oV Agob Z§? hr EH$ ‘moR>r H$hmUr Amho.Var ‘mPm Am{U g§Ü¶mMm ’$moQ>mo ‘mÂ¶mH$S>o Amho, Ë¶mdê$Z Vw‘Mr ImÌr

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hmoB©b H$s ‘r g{‘YmM Amho'' Ago åhUyZ g{‘YmZo ng©‘YyZ ’$moQ>mo H$mTy>ZAmåhmbm XmIdbm Voìhm Am‘Mr ImÌr Pmbr H$s hr g{‘YmM Amho.g{‘Ym nwT>o ~mobV hmoVr.

""‘mder, Á¶mdoir ‘r {XZoebm JoQ>da gmoSy>Z Jobo Voìhm Hw$R>o Om¶MoH$mhrM g‘OV ZìhVo. Á¶mdoir hm°Q>ob‘YyZ ni H$mT>bm Ë¶mdoir {VWë¶mMEH$m ‘wgb‘mZ ‘wbrZo Amåhmbm ‘XV Ho$br. {VZo Amnbo H$mio XmoZ ~waIoAmåhmbm {Xbo. VoM ~waIo KmbyZ Amåhr {VWyZ ni H$mT>bm. H$maU ‘mÂ¶m‘wbmbm hr bmoH$ H$m¶ H$aVrb gm§JVm ¶oV ZìhV§. VgoM ‘mÂ¶m ‘wbmMo^{dVì¶ Mm§Jbo KS>mdo ¶m hoVyZo Amåhr XmoKr {ZKmbmo. àW‘ ‘mÂ¶m ~mimbmVw‘À¶m JoQ>Odi EH$ {MÇ>r {bhÿZ R>odyZ {Xbo. {VWyZ ‘w§~B©Mr JmS>r nH$Sy>Z‘w§~B©bm Jobmo. hmVmV ’$³V XmoZ hOma én¶o hmoVo, VoM nwadyZ IM© H$am¶MohmoVo. ‘w§~B©bm amhmÊ¶mMr gmo¶ ZìhVr. Ë¶m‘wio ‘r d g§Ü¶m AgoM ^Q>H$Vam{hbmo. Iyn ^yH$ bmJbr hmoVr åhUyZ Amåhr EH$m PmS>mImbr ~gbmo.g§Ü¶m dS>mnmd AmUÊ¶mgmR>r JmS>rda Jobr. ‘r {Zdm§V ~gyZ {dMma H$aVhmoVo H$s ¶mnwT>o H$m¶ H$am¶Mo? H$mhr Pmb§ Var nwÝhm Ë¶m KmUoaS>çm OmJrOm¶Mo Zmhr. H$S>H$ CÝhm‘wio Am{U Ë¶m H$mù¶m ~wa»¶m‘wio Iyn Ja‘ hmoVhmoVo åhUyZ ‘r WmoS>m doi ~waIm ‘mJo Ho$bm. Oam hdm bmJbr Voìhm ~aodmQ>bo. g§Ü¶m dS>mnmd KoD$Z Ambr. Amåhr XmoKr dS>mnmd ImD$Z CR>UmaVmoM EH$ H$mim amH$Q> ‘mUyg ‘mÂ¶m {XeoZo Ambm Am{U ‘mÂ¶m Vm|S>mdaH$mhrVar ’o$H$bo. Ë¶m~amo~a Mohoè¶mMr AmJ hmoD$ bmJbr. ‘r ~oewÕ Pmbo.Ooìhm ‘r ewÕrda Ambo Voìhm ‘r hm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o hmoVo. g§Ü¶m Am{U XmoZBÝñno³Q>a ‘mÂ¶m ~mOybmM ~gbobo hmoVo. BÝñno³Q>aZo ‘mÂ¶mH$Sy>Z Mm¡H$erH$ê$Z gd© ‘m{hVr {bhÿZ KoVbr. ‘mÂ¶m Mohoè¶mda A°{gS> Q>mH$bo hmoVo. ‘rn~‘YyZ nimbo åhUyZ Ë¶m§Zr ‘mPm MohoamM {dÐÿn H$ê$Z Q>mH$bm hmoVm.Mohoè¶mMr EH$ ~mOy nyU© Oimbr hmoVr. EH$ ‘{hZm ‘r hm°pñnQ>b‘Ü¶o hmoVo.Ooìhm {S>ñMmO© {‘imbm Voìhm BÝñno³Q>aZoM ‘mUwgH$sÀ¶m ZmË¶mZo Amnë¶m~§X âb°Q>‘Ü¶o Am‘Mr amhmÊ¶mMr ì¶dñWm Ho$br. ‘mÂ¶m Mohoè¶mda A°{gS>

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CS>{dUmè¶m ‘mUgmbmhr Ë¶mZo nH$S>bo hmoVo. Ë¶m ‘mUgmH$Sy>Z nwÊ¶mÀ¶mn~{df¶r gd© ‘m{hVr {‘imbr, Voìhm Ë¶m n~bm grb H$ê$Z ~è¶mM‘wbtMr gwQ>H$m Pmbr. Ë¶m BÝñno³Q>aZo Amåhmbm Iyn ‘XV Ho$br. ‘bmgaH$maH$Sy>Z ‘XVhr {‘idyZ {Xbr. Ë¶m n¡emVyZ ‘r Mohoè¶mMr ßb°ñQ>rH$gO©ar H$ê$Z KoVbr. Ë¶mV ‘mPr Am{U g§Ü¶mMr gmoÝ¶mMr gmIir {dH$mdrbmJbr. WmoS>o H$O© KoD$Z ‘r ‘mPm Mohoam ZrQ> H$ê$Z KoVbm. ZmhrVa ‘bmH$moUr H$m‘M {Xbo ZgVo. ‘r ‘§{XamMr nwÝhm g{‘Ym Pmbo. ‘§{XamMr AmoiInyU©V: {‘Qy>Z Jobr hmoVr. ‘r EH$m Zì¶m AmoiIrZo Zì¶m OrdZmbm gwédmVHo$br. H$m‘ emoYy bmJbo Voìhm ¶m g§JrV H$bm{ZHo$VZ da ZOa nS>br. {VWoOmD$Z Mm¡H$er Ho$br. ‘mPo Z¥Ë¶ ~KyZ ‘mPr {ZdS> Pmbr. {VWo ‘bm ghm‘{hZo AmUIr Q>oqZJ XoD$Z V¶ma Ho$bo. AZoH$ {R>H$mUr ‘mPo àmoJ«måg hmoD$bmJbo. ‘mPo Zmd Pmbo. Z§Va naXoemVhr Am‘À¶m g§JrV H$bm{ZHo$VZbmMmÝg {‘iy bmJbm. EH$sH$S>o g§Ü¶m Am{U BÝñno³Q>a {dnwb ho XmoKoEH$‘oH$m§Odi ¶oD$ bmJbo hmoVo. XmoKm§Mo ào‘ ~KyZ ‘r ñdV: nwT>mH$ma KoD$ZË¶m§Mo b¾ bmdyZ {Xbo. g§Ü¶mbm AmVm EH$ ‘wbJr Amho. Vr gwÕm ’$maC{eam Pmbr. {VMo Zmd ñ‘¥Vr R>odbo Amho. g§Ü¶m AmVm gwaVbm amhmVo.åhUOo {dnwbMr Oer ~Xbr hmoVo Vgo Ë¶m§Zm Ë¶m {R>H$mUr OmD$Z amhmdobmJVo. na§Vw g§Ü¶m AmVm {ZYm©ñV Amho H$maU ZdamM BÝñno³Q>a Amho ‘J{VÀ¶m dmQ>obm OmÊ¶mMr H$moUmMr {hå‘V hmoUma?

""g{‘Ym Vy Iyn gmogbog J§? AmVm gd© gmoSy>Z Vy BWo ¶o. Amnë¶mh³H$mÀ¶m Kar amhm.'' ‘r {Vbm Odi KoV åhUmbo.

""‘mder, nßnm§Zm AmdS>ob H$m§?... Ë¶m§Mm ‘wbJm ‘mÂ¶m‘wio JobmåhUyZ Ë¶m§Zm ‘mÂ¶mda amJ Amho Zm§?'' g{‘Ym S>moù¶m§Vrb nmUr nwgV nwgVåhUmbr.

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Pmbm hmoVm. AmÎmm Vo AgVo Var Ë¶m§Zr Vwbm j‘m Ho$br AgVr... {XZoeJoë¶mnmgyZ Vo ‘ZmZo hido Pmbo hmoVo. VgoM Ë¶m§À¶m ‘ZmV Á¶m Á¶m e§H$mhmoË¶m Ë¶m ‘r gmoS>dyZ Ë¶m§À¶m ‘Zmbm ‘moH$io Ho$bo hmoVo. VwÂ¶m ~m~VrVgwÕm g{‘YmMr ‘§{Xam H$er Pmbr ho ‘r Ë¶m§Zm nQ>dyZ {Xbo AgVo.''{XZoebmhr Amnë¶m AmB©Mr AdñWm ~KdV ZìhVr. Ë¶mZo AmB©bm OdiKoD$Z {VMo g‘mYmZ Ho$bo. g{‘YmZo gwÕm {XZoebm Amnë¶m N>mVrer KoD$ZH$dQ>mibo. drg dfmªZ§Va AmB©-‘wbmMo ‘rbZ ~KyZ ‘mÂ¶m S>moù¶m§VyZAmZ§Xmly dmhÿ bmJbo. drg df} Xm~yZ R>odbobm ‘mV¥ËdmMm C‘mim AmO~mhoa nS>bm hmoVm. g{‘YmÀ¶m S>moù¶mVrb nmÊ¶mÀ¶m Ymam Wm§~V ZìhË¶m.‘bm JrVmMr AmR>dU Pmbr. {ZXmZ AmVm Var {VÀ¶m AmËå¶mbm em§Vr{‘imbr Agmdr...

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g{‘Ym ’$moZda g§Ü¶mer ~mobV hmoVr. g{‘Ym BWbm gmam d¥Îmm§Vg§Ü¶mbm gm§JV hmoVr. Ë¶mdoir {VÀ¶m Mohoè¶mda àgÝZVoMo nS>gmX ñnï>{XgV hmoVo. g§Ü¶mMo Zmd EoH$VmM ‘r ’$moZ {hgH$mdyZ KoVbm. ""g§Ü¶m, H$erAmhog J§? AmVm Vwåhr {VKo OU BH$S>o AmR> {Xdg amhm¶bm ¶m...''

""hmo, hmo ‘mder, Amåhr AmVm Vw‘À¶mH$S>o Z³H$sM ¶oD$. Vy Am{U{XZoe H$go AmhmV? g{‘YmÀ¶m {XZoebm ~Km¶Mr ‘bm Iyn BÀN>m Amho.g{‘YmH$Sy>Z nßnm§{df¶r g‘Obo. ’$ma dmB©Q> dmQ>bo. AmVm AmnU àË¶j^oQy>ZM ~moby...'' Ago åhUyZ g§Ü¶mZo ’$moZ R>odbm.

g{‘Ym AYyZ-‘YyZ Z¥Ë¶mMo àmoJ«m‘ H$aV hmoVr. ‘r {VMr gmgyhr hmoVoVa ‘mderhr hmoVo. na§Vw JrVmMr ‘wbJr åhUyZ g§Ü¶m d g{‘Ym ‘bm ‘mÂ¶m‘wbrM hmoË¶m... n[adma nwÝhm dmT>V hmoVm. gXm^mD$ gwÕm d¶mo‘mZmZo WH$bohmoVo. Ë¶m§Zr Zm{eH$Mo ‘§{Xa Xþgè¶m n§{S>Vmbm Mmbdm¶bm {Xbo hmoVo.CfmVmBªMm ~§Jbm ^mS>çmZo {Xbm hmoVm. AZmWml‘ nwÊ¶mVM Agë¶mZo VoñdV:M ¶oD$ZM OmD$Z Ë¶mMr ì¶dñWm nmhmV hmoVo. Vo gwÕm Am‘À¶mH$S>oamhmV hmoVoo. Ka nwÝhm ^aë¶mgmaIo Pmbo åhUyZ ‘Zmbm àgÝZ dmQ>V hmoVo.AMmZH$ g§Ü¶mMm nwÝhm ’$moZ Ambm.

""h§ ~mob g§Ü¶m.''""‘mder Vwbm gm§Jm¶MM amhÿZ Job§. nmM gßQ>|~abm ‘mÂ¶m ñ‘¥VrMm

nmMdm dmT>{Xdg Amho. Var Vwåhr gdmªZr Am‘À¶m Kar ¶m¶Mo Amho. ‘mPogmgao gwÕm ¶oUma AmhoV. ‘mder ¶oUma Zm§? ‘mÂ¶mH$Sy>Z Vw‘À¶m{edm¶H$moUrM Zmhr...''

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