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ÉIr ÑZ ArUS¥ tÁ’}Sr zS~ cM} fÚM{SMr wSM} vS¥ PzrM}} XAô}rS ÉÚA{r \w~AA cM}¥ y\Mc èÅñ cM} yM~, ‘zZ c}Mi, ArUS?’ ArUS yM~, ‘zZ vS¥ cH }c{ \M§jvS¥ wÚ}MvS y3ÌMt} ÉMò PrS P|SeSM|Se PvZ¥ _r AtMv Pc Pc{v ÑMZMi!’

Pc{v? _Z <SZ \AvÅ yi} w} ArUS AvMj Pc{v? Y} ÅSåvÚ A{®?

wSAmñMr |SaZS} jv© KrA} ÑMr ÑMr AvMjMc PtMd ArUS¥ PÉa AvM{ñt¥ hAhñr Å}H} Aty© ~Syq©<z¥ ÑZMrS Xu©SAwcS yM~Z {ÚMd eSHH|ñ _MÉMi! Y} yZÉ? _cÌMÅ cM~j wS} cM}Ai~¥ cMy _MÉ Pe~ {u©jHyMv} rmM}dS— _Z hANMÅ} <Så? XMvc ySiSZ cM} ÅSAY AvySñhv cM} PÉ¥ _yØ SS{HÉÑcSM} wSAmñMr \wAôr ÑZ¥ ÉÚA{r tÊ} PsMc PtdSZ— aZ P|, \Av! PtMdS PrS¥... <SZ i’xÌm ~GS, {ÚMd hSw tSAY, ÉÚ©m wA}AÑr— Ak{ u}S YM~SZ ArUS rS} }Ø yÚkMr wSM} vS _yØ rS} ÉM2Ña sSMc vS, _-Z ÅSåvÚ, ÅSåvÚ A{®, }bv PdrSy PwMr PwMr vS wSaZS PiM~mS¥ rS} ÑSr-wS nSäS ÑMZ YMÉ¥ e~S cAcMZ |SZ¥ ÉÚA{r {ÚMd} AtMc rSAcMZ YMi PtMd XcS}Mq AcØyS PcSva tÁMySñu© cS}Mq PÉ A{s©S yM~, ‘Ñ<©S, {SMv \ôrS PrS a }c{Z¥ Acå _r Atv w}... _r tÊ} PsMc... a PrS tSAY }Sdr vS¥’ ÉÚA{r rS} ÑSr uM} mSMv¥ yM~, ‘hM~S¥ Y~Sw cA}MZ AtZ¥’

 ArUS AyyÅ wSMZ _MeSZ¥ _dSMv-adSMv jm~S¥ XvÚô csS, ÑSAÉ, {Mt} úSÉ z}S P¢ AvMZ PfS}SfÚA} c{ñhS}HMt}¥ ÅSåvÚ A{®} ÑSMr úSÉ¥ rSMc |S}S AfM} YMi rSMt}a¥ ÉÚA{r _AeMZ |SZ¥ wA}hZ PtZ ArUS}¥ ÅSåvÚ PhSMd PhSd }SMd, _c {ÚÑÊrñ, _yØ AvrSå XwA}Ahr <MÑA~cSZ ÉS{Sv© z(rSmÌcÌ PÉM} Xv© AtMc {v PtZ¥ cSv kS< kS< cM} ArUS}¥ PÉ {Úd AvhÌ cM} ÉM} ÉM} |SZ¥ ÉÚA{r cSMi _MÉ yM~, ‘vZ, vS?’ ArUS {SsS vSMY¥ aZSÅTM{ AeMZ Ak { P{M} yMÉ sSMc AciÌêq¥ XÉÑ© cî ÑZ rS}¥ PzS<rS <4Am {SsSZ YfSr cM} ç{Ser¥ a PhvS At~ vS Pcv?

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PeSwv AyÇSMt Yö7 ArUS yMÉ YMi yS}S2SZ¥ É3©S ÑMZ _~¥ _ É{Z wSAd}S cÌ~SZ Px}S} YMe XMvc csS y~SyA~ cM}¥ ArUS cMv |SZ hÌwhSw¥ PÉ-AtMv} w} Arv Atv PcMm PeMi¥ ÉÚA{r Y} ÅSåvÚ} csS PrSM~Av¥ PÉ |dv YAwMÉ PyM}SZ, ArUS _MÉ tS<YSZ, ÉÚA{r rSMc Y~MrS jAYMZ hÌ{Ú dSZ¥ AyySMÑ} w} PsMc _ }c{Z ÑMZ YÉMi y}Sy}¥ ArUS, Yj PcSv ÅSmñ w}y? ArUS PtMdS PrS, _Z ZMZM~SmS} ÉMò _Z B©Sc coÌñ}ZmS |SMy? ax«x« mSZ-xSZ zSNSMe vS¥ Yj vS w}M~Z vZ¥ tSa vS _cmS {©Sh cA}MZ¥... ÉcS~ PsMc ÉÚA{Mr} jv© y©Z ÑMZ |SZ XMvcdSAv É{Z¥ PÉ zSMy, ÅSåvÚ Ac _ cS}MqZ PhvS At~ vS P| ArUS rS} XuUMv} VH? |At rSZ ÑZ, rMy rSMc T}q cA}MZ PtaZS <MZSjv— ÉÚA{r _yØ ÅSåvÚ} wt tÁ’Am} {Mu© rxSr ÉS{Sv©Z¥ _{vcH AtAN |SaZS} AyAv{MZ aZ wMt} <USy ÉÚA{Mr} cSMi Ai~¥ PÉ éÑq cM}Av¥ ArUS wSdwSdSA~} cScA~ AfM} XÑØcS}H ÑMZ aMn _yØ fM}} {Mu© PxSv PyMj aMn }SeH AhàcSM}} {MrS¥ ArUS PxSv uM} _yØ cvMr wSZ _c zS}H z}Sm S}— ArUS? ArUS? ArUS? YA{ ÅSåvÚ y~Ai...
‘Ñ<©S¥ y~¥’ ArUS É{U Xw{Sv tÁÆd _yØ XÑØcS} wSMZ} r~SZ PhMw AvT§Sw yM~, ‘ÑnSà?’
‘PrSMt} ySAY} vG} Ac hSaZS |SZ? Yj Pw~S{¥’
‘a¥ Y} AciÌ y~Ay? Y{S} cSj YMi¥’
‘}Se cM} YAiÉ, vS? SSzSAyc¥ ÉÚA{r jSMvv PrS} Y{S} PhvS YMi?’
‘PcSv {ÚMd y~y?’
‘Ay®SÉ c}, PÉ-Atv PrSMc adSMv ÑnSà PtMd YA{ AyCSå ÑMZ PeAi~S{ ¥ rÌZ |At _cyS} oScArÉ Y{SMc...’
‘Y} AciÌ y~Ay?’
‘rS iSYS PrS} SS{H ÉMò¥ ÑnSà PrS} y3Ì yM~ wA}hZ PtaZSmS crdSAv Éòr Ñr...’
ArUS ÅSåvÚMc {SkwMs sSA{MZ yM~, ‘VH} PiM~ y3Ì sScMy, SS{H} P{MZ y3Ì sScMy— _Z {|SñtSMySu _yØ btSM|ñ} AÅêS Y{SMt} YMi ÅSåvÚ¥ Y{}S XcS}q w}è}Mc ÉM2Ñ yS XAy®SÉ cA} vS¥ |Sc, PxSv cM}AiÉ yM~ uv©ySt¥ _dv }SAd P}¥’
‘}SAdÉ vS A=V! cr Atv w} PtdS Ñ~¥ _cyS} YÉAy vS? YZ¥ vS yA~É vS¥ cr Atv w}— y~ PrS!’
PtdS Ñ~¥ PtdS ÑZ¥ cH _c YZ|ñ YvM2 zM} YMi ArUS} Atv}Sr! XAr SSsñwM}} {MrS, ÉÚA{rMc PÉ YvM2} cqS{S® zSe vS AtMZ PÉ rS} vS ÑaZS vS wSaZS P<{Mc dÚ<Mj dÚ<Mj PtMd¥ cr csS yM~ rS}S— cM~Mja ÑZAv Pr{v¥ ArUS yM~, ‘AyMZ cM}AiÉ?’ ÅSåvÚ cSM~S C{} PhSMd {Mt} Yö7rS P{M~ yM~, ‘cM}Ai~S{ PrS¥ tÁ’yS}¥ Pc\ sSMc vS Y{S} ÉMò¥’
‘Pcv?’ <4 cM} \§M}} {u©yrF É{MZ ÅSåvÚMc <SqzM} PtMd PÉ¥ tSAYMr, hÌM~, PeS<Mx ÉStS }Mg} P}dS¥ PhSMd} wSMÅ Y<hY PcMmMi yZÆç{¥ ÅSåvÚ yM~—
‘PrSMc dÚ<Aj P|¥ Éy P{MZ} {Mu© PrSMc dÚ<Aj¥’
‘AÉMv{S} oSZS~e AtÉ vS ÅSåvÚ¥’

‘a PrS _cmÌ a }c{Z Ai~¥ jSAvÉ PrS?’
‘PrSMt} PÉ-Atv AciÌZ ÑZAv? YA{ Ay®SÉ cA} vS¥’
‘rÌZ Y{SMc PcSvaAtv Ay®SÉ cA}ÉAv¥ Ñ<©S¥ PÉ-Atv Y{SMt} AciÌ ÑMZAi~¥ Acå rÌZ hM~ |SaZS} w}¥ rÌZ hM~ PeA~ Pcv? sScA~ vS Pcv?’
‘AwrOMÅSMc} {Mu© a-Éy? Ai Ai! YA{ zSyMra wSA} vS¥’
‘YA{a wSA} vS¥ rÌZ Ac jSAvÉ vS ArUS, ÑrSÅS, Av}Sv2, Xw{Sv, êÌuS— _Z ÉyZ cSM{S±HwvS} cS}c? zS}Mr} jvÉØd©S _ cS}MqZ PrS AyM0S}c¥’
‘YyS} AyMZ c} ÅSåvÚ¥’
‘rÌZ c}Ay ArUS?’
‘XySUy csS yA~É vS¥’
‘Pcv? rÌZ Ac ÉÚA{rMc zS~ySAÉÉ?’
‘ySAÉ¥’
‘Y{S} PhMZ PyAÅ a PrSMc hSZ?’
‘PÉ YA{ cH jSAv?’
‘a PrS PrSMc Pw~¥ PrM}S yi}¥ _ yS} Y{S} cSMi YZ¥’
‘ÅSåvÚ, PrS} ÉMò PrS Y{S} PtdSZ Ñr vS¥ rÌZ rdv cH c}ArÉ?’
‘cH jSAv! Y{S} {Mv Ñr YAÅ yi} yZMÉ PrS} PtdS wSy¥ ÑZMrS _cZ 2ÅSMv Y{SMt} {}MtÑ wMY YMi wSÅSwSAÅ¥ cwS~ zS~ hANMÅZ PtdS Ñ~¥ _McySM} jHAyr XyôSZ¥ cr P| dÚ<MjAi PrSMc!’
‘ÅSåvÚ, Y{S} PrSMc {Mv wYr¥ PrSMc SMs PtdrS{¥ Éy XSSzSAyc Ss¥ rÌZ wSe~ ÑMZ PeAiÉ, {SrS~ ÑMZ PeAiÉ¥ ÅSåvÚ, YA{ ÜAmMÅ pÌcMr w|ñå wSA} vS! <h¢ cî ÑZ!’
‘ArUS, h~ PrSMc AvMZ wSA~MZ |SZ¥’

Atv |SZ¥ ArUS PiM~Mc PtdMr |SZ¥ cM~Mj wYSZ¥ ÉÚA{Mr} ÅSmñ PyMi PtZ¥ ÉÚA{rMc jAYMZ fÚM{SZ¥ Y} ÉS}Sêq ÅSåvÚ} csS zSMy¥ _c YuÚ}S P<{ rSMc AtMZ |Swv cA}MZ PvZ K&r jHyv¥ A{s©ShSM}} jv© PeSwvHZrS} jv© rS} Xw}Su PySu ÑZ¥ Acå _ _{v _c jeà, _{v AvAyY a P{SÑ{Z, P|v \ôS}Mq} ÉMò ÉMò ÑSA}MZ P|Mr wSM}— _{vZ rS} {Mv ÑZ¥ ZtSvHØ, ÉÚA{Mr} tS<Mr rS} êMZ} e3 ~SMe¥ rS} Å}H}hhSñMc, ÉcS~My~SZ y©U cM} PrS~SMc {Mv ÑZ SSsñw}rS¥ rS} èÅñ Éy YvM2} awS} ÑMZ PeMi¥ rS ÑM~ Ac PÉ Y} ÉÚA{rMc zS~ySMÉ vS? ÅSåvÚ} j8Atv cSMiZ¥ PÉ ÅSmñ \wÑS} PtMy yM~ _cAm yÙÑà PtScSMv <MyÅ cM}¥ eS\ vH~ }Mg} AyAyu ÅSmñ PtdMr PtdMr dÚ<jMr dÚ<jMr ÑnSà ÉÚA{Mr} jv© rS} yY cî ÑMr sSMc¥ ÉÚA{r _tZySv, Éà, P<{ySv— PÉ PrS ÉÚMd Ai~ ÉÚA{Mr} ÉMò¥ ryÚa Pcv ÅSåvÚ} jv© _{v \sS~wSsS~ ÑZ? rS} cS7S PwMZ |SZ¥ ÅSmñ ySiSZ c}Mr c}Mr PeSwMv PÉ PhSd {ÚMi PvZ¥ _yØ eS\ vH~ }Mg} tÁ’dSAv ÅSmñ PcMv _cZ }c{¥ _cAm ÅSåvÚ}, Xv©Am ÉÚA{Mr}¥ ÉMò ÉÚA{Mr} jv© _cAm cSM~S rS<Mr} wSbSAy¥

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Yj dÚy ÉcS~ ÉcS~ PyM}SMr ÑMy ÉÚA{rMc¥ _c AyMÅÇa t~ AvMZ P|Mr ÑMy tÊM}, c~cSrS} ySZM}¥ <sM{ YAwÉ |SMy, PÉdSv PsMc AÉAvZ} zSZÉ P<AÉMo* _yØ Y}a tÁ’jv _Z AyMÅÇa tM~} ÉMò |SMyv¥

rSYSdMYS c}Mi ÉÚA{r¥ BÌ Ajv«É wM}Mi¥ dÚ<rdÚ<r c}Mi ÅSmñ AvMZ¥ PcSvmS wA} yM~S PrS? _Z vrÌvmS wA}? eS\ vH~ ÅSmñdSAv ÑSMr PvZ PÉ¥ Awv`M~S dÚM~ tSa ArUS¥ aÆ, ÅSMmñ _r Awv Pcv P| PtZ!... ArUS er ÑSMr Awv PdSM~¥ Ax}Mr }Sr ÑMy Ac vS PjMv PvZ¥ _yØ ÉÚA{r YAwMÉ PwR@Mi rSMc PÉ~MxSMv oSMc¥ ÑS ÑS cM} PÑMÉ yM~, ‘jSMvS, Yj cH cS¢ ÑMZMi?’
‘cH?’ ArUS jSvMr hSZ¥ ÉÚA{r yM~, ‘PrS{S} zÌ~ ÅSåvÚ A{® Y} YA{ _McySM} _c P!É P{M} XAxMÉ _MÉAi¥’
‘ãH!’ ArUS} e~SZ Å@ AimMc aMn¥ _yØ PÉ ÉS{M~ PvaZS} PhîS cM}, ‘PÉ PrS ÑMrZ wSM}¥ }ØmS PrS dÚyZ c{v!’
‘cuÚ }Ø? PzrM} ÑS~cS ëSZw XA@ _c¥ ÑSÆ ÑS! _McySM} Z\Avx{ñ ÑMZ PeMi¥ cS}q, YA{a Yj Ajv«É wM}Ai¥ Y} \Av PrS Ajv«ÉZ PyAÅ wM}v¥ ArUS, _cmS ÉAr© csS y~My?’
‘cH? cH ÉAr©? YA{ PrS{S} cSMi A{Ms© yA~?’

AciÌ Atv Ñ~, PiM~Mc _cmS PcSva hScA}Mr pÌAcMZ PtaZS} XvÚM}Su cM}Mi¥ Acå _ Éy AciÌZ PrS{SMc yA~Av¥ rÌA{ PrS jSMvS Éy¥ Y{SMc Ay®SÉa cM}S¥ ryÚ yA~Av Pcv? jSAv vS Pcv, ÅSåvÚ A{®Mc PtdM~Z {vdS}Sw ÑMZ |SMö¥ YöS ArUS, AciÌ {Mv PcSM}S vS! rÌA{ PrS Y{S} zS~ySÉS} vtH¥ Y{SMc ê{S cM} AtMZS¥ rSYS YMi¥ iSY~S{¥’

ArUS PÉ~MxSv Y<cMY yMÉ sSMc¥ _yØ {ÚMnS} {Mu©Z cS<wv rÌM~ Px} PyMj aMn |0Am¥ ÅSåvÚ¥ PÉ yM~, ‘jSAvÉ Yj tSAYmS PcMm Px~~S{¥ rÌZ PÉ-Atv y~AiA~ PrS} zS~ ~SMe vS¥’ ArUS yM~, ‘PyÅ cM}AiÉ¥ PrSMc ÉAr© {SvSZ vS amS¥’
‘ArUS!’ ÅSåvÚ eS\ SM} yM~, ‘XAyc~ _cZ }c{ ÅSmñ y}Mca AtMZAiÉ? _cmS ÅSmñ {S®, rS-a Y{SMc Y~StS cM} AtMr wS}A~ vS?’
‘a-zSMy PtdAiÉ Pcv?’
‘cHzSMy Ptdy? ArUS, Yj Y{}S XMvc tÊM} |Sy¥ _cmS Am{ AvMZ¥’
‘jSAv¥’
‘u}, eSAYmS X©ScAÉMo* c}~...’
‘cH |S-rS y~AiÉ!’
‘u} c}~¥ zeySv PrSMc _cAm{S® jHyv AtMr hSZ~¥ rÌZ cSMc hSZAy?’
‘ySMj csS iSY ÅSåvÚ¥ cSMj |S¥’
‘Y{S} PrS AciÌZ Ai~ vS P} ArUS¥ cuÚ cSj Ai~¥ PrSMc |At vS-Z wSy, _ zSMy PtdS Ñ~ Pcv?’
‘ÅSåvÚ...’
‘Y{SMc hSZAy vS ArUS?’

ArUS csS yM~ vS¥ rS} PzrM} cS<wv uM} |SZ¥ rS} Å}H} dS}Sw ~SMe¥ cM~Mj |SaZS} jv© KrA} ÑMZa P|Mr wSM} vS Y}¥ Am Az PdSM~, y3 cM}¥ PdMr yMÉ, PdMr wSM} vS¥ _cmÌ fÚM{SMy yM~ PÅSZ, fÚ{ YMÉ vS¥ _cAm vrÌv wA®cS} wSrS aÑSZ, wYMr wSM} vS _c wSrSa¥ AyMc~ fvSM~ èSAåMr rS} PhSd yÚMj YMÉ¥ _yØ, XAvyS|ñ AvZAr} zSÇ©cS} ÅSåvÚ— _{r <ArwM7 fMm |SZ X©ScAÉMo*! ÉÚA{r a ÅSåvÚ} XAxÉ PsMc dy} YMÉ ~©SäMxSMv¥ èSå )U ArUS _ <r©SÅS cM}Av¥ ÉS}S Atv PÉ Pcy~ ArvAm _tZ AvMZ wHAYr ÑMZAi~¥ cSMv PhMw }SdS PmA~MxSMv} S} ÉØySt wA}MyÅMv} ZArcrñy© PÉM} hM~— ÉT wÚ}MvS AÉj Ai~¥ vHMh vtH¥ eSAY AÉj PsMc vtHMr¥...

ArUS zZ wSZ¥ <4 c}Mr zZ wSZ, YM}SÑH |S}S Ai~, rS}S Pc{v YMi! <y~ cS<wÚAv YMÉ Å}H} jÂMY¥ cS} cSMi P|v cMvAi~, {SvÚÇAm y~Miv, y\{S, Kc {SimS }AÉMZ P}<MuS¥ PÅÇ dSaZS PdMZ AvZ¥ Aty© {SvÚÇ, vSZM~v, PdM~v, fÚM{SM~v— Y} \nM~v vS!... rS} cSMv cî ÑZ¥ PÉ A}AÉzS} Xv© cSMv PvZ¥ S} yM~— Y{}S }avS AtAö¥ wÚA~Å ôSvHZ P~SMc} ÉSÑSM|© P{SmS{ÚAm ÉySZMc \$S} cM}Mi, rMy...

ArUS ÉS}S Ay®MjSYS ‘rMy’-} {Mu© d{AY PdMZ wMY...

‘csS y~S} XyôS PvZ cS}a¥ !SZzS} èm Poo¥ Y} _c jv, BÌ ÅSmñ, vH~ Ajv«É, PhvS |SMö vS, AyµH zSMy YmMc YMi eSAY} r~SZ¥ ÑSx oÌMy YMi¥ yS} c}S |SMö vS...’
‘_cmS BÌ ÅSmñ? X<©S? BÌ ÅSmñ?’

A}AÉzS} dMÉ |SZ¥ XyÅ ArUSa sw cM} dMÉ wMY P{MkMr¥ dS{Mh uM} AvMjMc AvMjZ¥ É3©S} vH~ X3cSM} ÑS ÑS cS7SèOî PÉ zSMy a Pc? a Pc? yÚkMr wSM} vS cH hSZMr ÑZ! _dv!  

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