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=^Œ∞Ì J#∞‰õΩO@∂<Õ ^•xfl <å QÆ∞Ñ≤Ê@ ayOz "≥∞Å¡QÍ =`«∞`Î ∞« <åfl. =à◊O¡ `å "≥∞Hÿ Oõ Hõ=Ú‡‰õΩO\’Ok.

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WO`«^•HÍ ^ÕxHÀã¨O `«Ñ≤OKå<À J^Õ <å QÆ∞Ñ≤Ê@Ö’ LOk. z#flk .... ÖË`«k... J~Ú`Õ<ÕO Jk .....
J^ÕQÍ.....
"åÇπÏ! <åK≥~Úº HÍeáÈ`«∞#fl@∞ìQÍ LOk. "å_ç "≥Ú_»¤Ö’Oz <å KÕuQÆ∞O_® =à◊¡O`å ÖÏ"å
„Ѩ=Ç≤Ï™ÈÎO^À U"≥∂ – =à◊¡O`å Pq~°∞¡ Hõ=Ú‡‰õΩO\’Ok. `˘_»Å=∞^茺 `«_ç J~ÚáÈ`ÀOk. pè
áê_»∞! <Õ#∞ =∞s WO`« |i`≥yOz# ^Œ∂Å ÅO[QÍ =∂iáÈ`«∞<åfl<ÕO\©? <Õ#∞ ѨuÎ`«∞Î<ÕOQÍ#∞.
HÍÖËrÖ’ K«^Œ∞=Ù‰õΩO@∞#flѨC_Õ HÍÖËr ÖË_ôãπ "≥~Ú\˜OQ∑ ~°∂OÖ’<Õ WOw¡+¨µ ÖˇHõÛ~°~üH ˜Hõ<≥fl`«<åxfl
ã¨=∞iÊOK«∞‰õΩ#fl^•xfl. ÃÑà◊¡Ü«∂ºH,õ =∂ =∂=∞QÍiH˜ J`«ÎQÍ~°∞ÖËx Ö’@∞ ÖˉõΩO_® KÕã≤# ^•xfl.
WѨC_»∞ =∞ik ~å*Ë+πQÍ_ç`À ѨzÛ Ñ¨zÛQÍ H˘\˜ìOK«∞‰õΩO@∂ "å_»∞ K≥_»∞ u~°∞QÆ∞à◊√¡ u~°QƉõΩO_®
HÍáê_»∞`«∞#fl P^Œ~≈° QÆ$Ç≤Ï}˜x. ѨÓiÎ ã¨O™êix. WO\˜ <åÅ∞QÆ∞ QÀ_»Å=∞^躌 , QÆ∞@∞ì K«ÑC¨ _»∞H͉õΩO_®
Z=iH© UJ#∞=∂#O ~å‰õΩO_® KÕ¿ã ~°O‰õΩ <åk. "åg =~°ã¨Å∞ ZѨC_À =∞izáÈÜ«∂#∞. WHõ
áêѨcèu ÖË<ÕÖË^Œ∞. ZÖÏQÆ∂ K«KåÛHõ <å‰õΩ #~°Hõ"Õ∞. HÍ|\˜ì P ã¨fi~°æ ã¨∞MÏÖË"À WHõ¯_Õ
J#∞ÉèíqOKÕ^•Ì=∞<Õk <å Ѷ≤ÖÏã¨Ñ¶‘.
HÍh g_»∞ <å H˘_»∞‰õΩÖÏ\˜"å_»∞. H˘_»∞‰õΩÖÏO\˜"å_ÕO\˜, H˘_»∞ˆH. "å_ç`À<å? pè. áê_»∞.
|∞kÌÖËHõáÈ`Õ ã¨i!
WO`«Ö’ "å_»∞ ''T... —— Jx =¸Å∞QÆ∞`«∂ ѨH¯õ ‰õΩ uiQÍ_»∞. <Õ#∞ "å_ç =∞QÆ`<« åxfl =kÖË™ê.
"å_»∞ ÖË=ÖË^∞Œ . <ÕxHõ ÖËKå#∞. WOHÍ JHõ¯_Õ LO>Ë "å_çx K≥_Q» ˘>Ë™ì êÎ#∞. "≥àÏÌ=∞x QÆk QÆ∞=∞‡O^•HÍ
"≥àÏ¡#∞. HÍh <å =∞#ã¨∞ ÖψQ™ÈÎOk. "å_ç |∞e¡ "≥Ú_»¤ Ñ≤Å∞™ÈÎOk. =Ú^˘Ì™ÈÎOk. ^•xg∞^Œ =Ú^Œ∞Å Ì ∞
‰õΩiÑ≤Oz pˆHÜ«∂ÅxÑ≤™ÈÎOk. ѨӉõΩÖ’ `À¿ãã¨∞‰õΩx ^≥OyOK«∞HÀ"åÅxÑ≤™ÈÎOk. Jã¨Åk P
ã¨=∞Ü«∞OÖ’ ÖËz xy_çOk <åHÀã¨"Õ∞<Õ"≥∂! t=Ù_ç P[˝ÖËHõáÈ`Õ p"≥∞ÿ<å ‰õΩ@ì^ŒO\Ï~°∞. HÍHõáÈ`Õ
=∞i "Õà◊QÍx "Õà◊ ã¨∞ˆ~Y á¶È<Õq∞\˜? <Õ#∞ =KÕÛã¨iˆH "å_çkÖÏ ÖËz LO_»_»"Õ∞q∞\©? P^Õ=Ù_çfl
u@∞ì‰õΩ<åfl Hõ^•.... PÜ«∞<Õ ~åǨïÖòQÍ_ç`À Ѩ_»∞HÀ=∞x ^•i K«∂áê_Õ"≥∂?
HÀiHõÅ`À HÍyáÈ`«∞#fl â◊s~°O =∞OzK≥¿ÑÊ =∞#ã¨∞ =∂@ q#^Œ∞. W^ŒO`å ÉèQí =Æ O`«∞_ç bÖË#x
"Õ^•O`«O K≥|∞`«∂ "å_ç ^ŒQ~æÆ ‰° Ωõ `À™ÈÎOk. Ug∞ `ÕÅ∞ÛHÀÖËHõ áÈÜ«∂. P PÜ≥∂=∞Ü«∞O`À<Õ "≥#∞kiy
"å_ç =∞OK«O KÕ~å#∞. "≥∞Å¡QÍ "å_ç ѨHõ¯<Õ "å_çH˜ Jaè=ÚYOQÍ Ñ¨_»∞‰õΩ<åfl. <å‰õΩ `≥eÜ«∞‰õΩO_®<Õ
<Õ#∞ "å_çH˜ ^ŒQÆæ~°QÍ [iyáÈÜ«∂. Z<Àfl™ê~°∞¡ "å_ç ѨHõ¯# Ѩ_»∞‰õΩ<åfl. WѨÊ\˜H© "å_»∞ <å X_çÖ’
Ѩ_»∞‰õΩO\Ï_»∞. ##∞fl H“QÆeOK«∞‰õΩx QÍ~åÅ∞ áÈ`«∞O\Ï_»∞. J~Ú<å Ug∞ JxÑ≤OK«^Œ∞. HÍh D
~ÀA ZO^Œ∞H˜ÖÏ J~ÚáÈ`ÀOk?
<å "≥∞^Œ_»∞ "≥Ú^Œ∞Ì ÉÏiáÈ`ÀOk. WHõ U PÖ’K«<å ~å=_»OÖË^Œ∞. Ѩq∞@ f¿ã™ê#∞. L<åfl
ÖË#>Ëì JxÑ≤OKÕ É∫¡A`À "å_çH˜ ^ŒQÆæ~°QÍ [iQÍ. <åq ÉÏQÍ ÃÑ^ŒÌ ÃÑ^ŒÌ ã¨à◊√¡..... Kèåfg∞k#∞O_ç
P~°OQÆ∞àÏÅ Z`«∞#Î xy_ç LO\Ï~Ú. <å ã¨à√◊ ¡ "å_ç KåfH˜ `åHõ_O» `À<Õ <å â◊s~°=∞O`å XHõ¯™êiQÍ
HÍ"≥∂„^ÕHõO P=Ç≤ÏOKÕã≤Ok. JO`Õ "å_ç #_»∞O g∞^Œ HÍÖË¿ã™ê. âßs ÃÑ\©HÀ\òÅ∞ #_»∞O g∞kH˜
ÖψQ™ê. xy_ç áêO@∞ |Ü«∞>Ë =Ù#fl "å_ç "≥Ú_»¤ <å `˘_»‰õΩ `å‰õΩ`«∂ QÆ∞K«∞Û‰õΩO\’Ok. WHõ
PQÆÖËHõáÈ`«∞<åfl. "å_çx ^ŒQÆæ~°‰õΩ ǨÏ`«∞Î#∞<åfl. <å ã¨à◊¡#∞ "å_ç KåfH˜ QÆ\˜ìQÍ PxOKÕ ã¨iH˜ Jq

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J}˜y <åˆH Ñ≤K≥ÛH˜¯ã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú. WHõÃÑ·H˜ [iQÍ#∞. "å_ç `«Å#∞ <å ã¨à◊¡=∞^茺‰õΩ ÖωõΩ¯<åfl. =ÚáêÊuHõ
=O`«∞ |Ü«∞>Ë L#fl ã¨à◊¡#∞ "å_ç "≥ÚǨxH˜ "Õã≤ ~åã¨∞Î<åfl. "å_ç âßû㨠<å ã¨à◊¡‰õΩ `å‰õΩ`«∞O>Ë Jyæy
P[ºO áÈã≤#@ì=Ù`ÀOk.
"å_ç Z_»=∞ K≥~Úº JO^Œ∞‰õΩx fã≤ <å Ñ≤„~°Åg∞^Œ "Õã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl. "å_Õg∞ <å Ñ≤„~°Å∞
Ñ≤ã¨Hõ_»OÖË^Œ∞. J~Ú<åQÍh "å_ç ã¨Êˆ~≈ <å‰õΩ Ǩ~Ú Q˘Å∞ѨÙ`ÀOk. <å ѨӉõΩ ÉÁHõ¯ qáêÊ~°∞‰õΩ
áÈ`ÀOk. ~åǨïÖòQÍ_ç "≥Ú_»¤x ^Œ∂ˆ~Ûã¨∞HÀ"åÅx P~å@ Ѩ_çáÈ`ÀOk. "å_ç "≥Ú_»¤O^Œ∞‰õΩx QÆ\˜ìQÍ
#e¿Ñã¨∞Î<åfl. Hõã≤QÍ "å_ç ÃÑ^•ÅO^Œ∞‰õΩx pˆHã¨∞Î<åfl. JO`«Ö’ "å_çH˜ "≥∞ʼnõΩ= =KÕÛã≤Ok. JO`Õ
ѨuÎ`«∞ÎÖÏQÍ "å_çx HÍqeOK«∞‰õΩx x„^Œ #\˜ã¨∞Î<åfl. „H©QÆO@ "å_çx K«∂ã¨∞Î<åfl. "å_»∞ Pâ◊Û~°ºO`À
<å ã¨à◊¡h ##∂fl K«∂ã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. "å_»∞ <å ѨHõ¯Ö’ Ѩ_»∞HÀ_»O JÅ"å>Ë. HÍh WÖÏ #QÆflOQÍ .......
UOKÕÜ∂« Ö’ `ÀK«Ö^Ë "Õ ∂≥ JÖÏ LO_çáÈÜ«∂_»∞. "≥∞Å¡QÍ "å_çg∞^Œ "Õã#≤ <åHÍÅ∂ K≥~Úº `˘ÅyOz
=∞OK«O kQÍ_»∞ ÉÏ„`«∂OÖ’H˜ "≥àÏ¡_»∞. Hõ~°‡QÍe ÉÏ„`«∂OÖ’ KÕ`ÀÎ H˘@∞ì‰õΩx H͈~Ûã¨∞‰õΩx =™êÎ_®
Uq∞\˜? WHõ¯_» "å_çHÀã¨O "Õ∞#=∂=∞ ÃÑàÏ¡O ѨӉõΩ Ô~_ôQÍ LO>Ë........
"≥O@<Õ =KÕÛ™ê_»∞. áÈxÖË P WO`å "Õ_ç kOKÕã∞¨ ‰õΩx ~åÖË^∞Œ . "å_»∞ <å ѨH¯õ # ‰õÄK«∞<åfl_»∞.
H˘kÌ¿ãѨ٠ѨsHõQ∆ Í <å ã¨àh¡◊ `˘_»Åh `˘_»Å=∞^躌 ~°™êÅ∂~°∞`«∞#fl <å ѨӉõΩx K«∂™ê_»∞. <å Ѩ~∞° "åÅ∞
K«∂ã≤ HõÃãH˜¯áÈ~ÚO^Õ"≥∂ ã¨_»<£QÍ <å ѨHõ¯# Ѩ_»∞‰õΩx `«Åx ã¨à◊¡=∞^Œº‰õΩ KÕiÛ ~°∞^ÕÌÜ«∞™êQÍ_»∞.
KÕux _≥·Ô~‰õΩìQÍ <å ѨӉõΩ g∞^Œ "Õ¿ãã≤ x=∞~°™êQÍ_»∞. <å ѨӉõΩ ѨÙÅHõiOzáÈ`ÀOk. FÇπÏ! „ˆQ\ò!
"å_»∞ ##∞fl ^≥OQÍÅ#∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl_»∞. ''J=∂‡ UO\˜k `«Ñ¨C—— JO\Ï_Õ"≥∂ Jx ÉèíÜ«∞Ѩ_®¤#∞. P
Ñ≤ÖÏ¡_ç`À HÍ^ŒxÑ≤OK«∞‰õΩO>Ë, `«Ñ¨Êx K≥Ñ≤ÊOK«∞‰õΩO>Ë ZO`« J==∂#O! JO^Œ∞ˆH WO`«¿ãѨÓ
ã¨Oâ◊~Úã¨∞Î<åfl. "å_»∞ J=∂‡ J=∂‡ Jx Ñ≤Å∞ã¨∞Î<Õ ##∞fl ^≥OQÍÅx HõÅÅ∞ HõO@∞<åfl_»#fl =∂@!
=O_»~üѶ¨ÙÖò ! <ÕxHõ ѨuÎ`«∞ÎÖÏQÍ #\˜ã¨∂Î<Õ, U^À `åºQÆ=¸iÎÖÏQÍ áÈ_»∞ ÃÑ\˜ì=∞s "å_ç`À ã¨=∞‡QÍ
^≥OyOK«∞HÀ=K«∞Û.
"å_»∞ <å |eã≤# ã¨à◊¡#∞ Ô~O_»∞ KÕ`«∞Å`À JO^Œ∞‰õΩx Ñ≤ã≤ˆHÜ«∞™êQÍ_»∞. "å_ç z#fl z#fl
KÕ`«∞ÅÖ’ Uq∞ W=Ú_»∞`å~Ú <å |eã≤# ã¨à◊√¡? "å_ç"≥Ú_»¤`À <å `˘_»Å#∞ á⁄_çKÕã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. <å
=à◊¡O`å Ǩ~Ú Hõ=Ú‡‰õΩO\’Ok. `«=∞HõO`À "≥∞ÿHõO =™ÈÎOk. ~åǨïÖòQÍ_ç "≥Ú_»¤ – z<åfli "≥Ú_»¤ –
ÖËÖË`« "≥Ú_»¤ – HÍ¿ãѨ\’¡ <å ѨӉõΩÖ’ ^Œ∂iáÈ`«∞Ok. <å ѨӉõΩ ^Œ∂Å fˆ~Ûã¨∞ÎOk. Z^Œ∞~°∞ Z^Œ∞~°∞
K«∂ã≤ x~åâ◊`À xO_ç# <å‰õΩ ~°uã¨∞YO ^Œ‰õΩ¯`«∞O^Œ#fl P#O^ŒO`À ##∞fl<Õ#∞ =∞izáÈÜ«∂.
Ñ≤ÖÏ¡_»∞Hõ^• Hõã≤Hõã≤QÍ ã¨à◊√¡ Ñ≤ã≤ˆHã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. ##∞fl "≥Å¡H˜ÖÏ `Àã≤ <å g∞^Œ‰õΩ ZH˜¯áÈÜ«∂_»∞.
"å_ç "≥Ú_»¤x <å ѨӉõΩÖ’ kˆQ¿ãÜ«∂Åx „Ѩܫ∞uflã¨∂Î <åѨӉõΩx "≥Ú_»¤`À ‰õΩ"Õ∞‡ã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. Ñ≤Å¡
"≥^=Œè P"ÕâO◊ `«Ñʨ J#∞Éè=í OÖË^∞Œ . ÉÁHõ¯Ö’H˜ ^Œ∂~ˆ Û‰õΩO_®<Õ ‰õΩ"Õ∞‡Ü«∂Åx P~å@O. WÖÏ J~Ú`Õ
WѨC_Õ "å_»∞ <å ѨӉõΩ ÉÁHõ¯ g∞^Œ<Õ H͈~Ûã¨∞HÀ=_»O MÏÜ«∞O!
x„^Œ #@# Hõ\˜ìÃÑ\˜ì Hõà◊√¡ `≥iKå. "å_»∞ HõOQÍ~°∞ Ѩ_çáÈÜ«∂_»∞. "å_ç Hõà◊¡Ö’¡ ÉèíÜ«∞O.
x„^Œ=∞`«∞Ö Î ’<Õ L#fl@∞ìQÍ ã¨QOÆ =∞QÆ``« À =∂\Ïì_® ''`«ÑC¨ <å<åfl, WÖÏ K≥Ü∞« º‰õÄ_»^=Œ ∂‡, #∞qfiOHÍ
z#fl Ñ≤ÖÏ¡_ç==∂‡, Wk ÃÑà◊¡Ü«∂ºHõ P_»∞HÀ"åeû# P@=∂‡, ÃÑ·QÍ <Õ#∞ ÃÑ^ŒÌ^•xfl........ h

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"Õ∞#`«Îx~å....... `«Ñ¨C,—— JO@∂<Õ "å_çx JÖψQ <å g∞^Œ<Õ LOKÕã¨∞‰õΩx H“QÆeOK«∞‰õΩ<åfl. Hõà◊√¡
=¸ã¨∞‰õΩx "å_ç gѨ٠x=Ú~°∞`«∞<åfl. <Õ#∞ ''x„^ŒÖË=_»O`À—— "å_ç P"ÕâßxH˜ „ÉËH± Ѩ_çOk. ѨHõ¯‰õΩ
=KÕÛ^•Ì=∞x K«∂™ê_»∞. HÍh h`«∞Å∞ K≥|∞`«∂<Õ "å_çx <å H“yeÖ’ |Onx KÕ™ê#∞. "å_ç "≥Ú_»¤
_ôÖÏ Ñ¨_çáÈ~ÚOk. "≥ÚǨÏOÖ’ Hõã≤ ÖËkѨC_»∞. n#OQÍ "Õ_»∞HÀ™êQÍ_»∞.
''Ñ‘¡*ò! J=∂‡ XHõ¯™êˆ~! Ñ‘¡*ò! =∂ =∞g∞‡ _®_ôÅ∞ =∞Ǩ ^Œ∂ÅQÍà◊√¡. ZѨC_»∂ ѨzÛ Ñ¨zÛQÍ
`« Å ∞Ѩ Ù Öˇ · < å "Õ ã ¨ ∞ HÀ‰õ Ω O_® ...... WO\’¡ ZHõ ¯ _» | _ç ` Õ JѨ C _» ∞ "Õ à ÏáêàÏ ÖË ‰ õ Ω O_®
^≥OyOK«∞‰õΩO\Ï~°∞...... ^•O`À <å‰õΩ ZѨÊ\˜#∞OKÀ P~å@OQÍ LO^Õ. K≥Ü«∞º‰õΩO_® |`«HõÖË<Õ.——
P_»a_»¤ J^Œ$ëêìxH˜ <å Hõ_»∞Ѩ٠~°QÆ∞Å∞‰õΩ áÈ`ÀOk. <å‰õÄ L<åfl_»∞ "≥ÚQÆ∞_»∞...... J=∂ã¨HÀ
ѨÙ<åflxHÀ `«Ñʨ ÃÑàÏ¡xfl ^≥OQÍÅxÑ≤OK«x"å_»∞...... ''g∞ =∞g∞‡ JO`Õ~å ^˘OQÆÅO[! ^•x ã¨∞YO`«Ñʨ
=∞ˆ~O JHõ¯ˆ~¡^Œ∞. x#∞fl Hõ<Õã≤ <å^ŒQÆæ~° =kÖËã≤ áÈ~ÚOk.—— J<åfl#∞ JHõ¯ã¨∞QÍ
''WO\˜xO_® ÃãH±û |∞H±û.... XXX ã≤_ôÅ∞ ..... K«∂ã≤ K«∂ã≤ Ñ≤K≥ÛH˜¯áÈÜ«∂. ~ÀA‰õΩ
J~Ú^•~°∞™ê~°∞¡ KÕuѨx KÕã∞¨ ‰õΩO@∞<åfl. PQÆÖHË áõ È`«∞<åfl. Ñ‘*¡ ò XHõ¯™êÔ~<· å ^≥OQÆHõ áÈ`Õ |`«HÖ õ <Ë .Õ ....
#∞=Ùfi `«Ñ¨Ê Z=~°∞<åflˆ~ <å‰õΩ....... Ñ‘¡*ò XHõ¯™êi ^≥OQÆx=fi"Õ......
''~å^èŒ Hõ$+¨µ‚_çH˜ "Õ∞#`ÕÎQÍ.... Hõ$+¨µ‚_çHõO>Ë ÃÑ^ŒÌ^ÕQÍ.....J=∂‡ #∞=Ùfi <å ~å^èŒ"Õ! <Õ#∞ h zxfl
Hõ$+¨µ‚_ç<Õ.....—— P z#fl =Ü«∞ã¨∞Ö’ "å_ç =∂@ʼnõΩ Pâ◊Û~°ºáÈÜ«∂.
''=^Œ∞<Ì å<åfl! h‰õΩ =∞Ô~=i<≥<· å K«∂ã≤ÃÑ_»`å =∞OzQÍ F ‰õΩ„~°^•xfl "å~ÚOK«∞‰õΩO^Œ∞=ÙQÍx.
<å |∞l˚ <å<åfl! =∞# Ѩx=∞x+≤ ‰õÄ`«∞~°∞ g∞<åx K«∂™ê=ÙQÍ. "≥Úhfl =∞^èÕº ÃÑà◊¡~ÚOk. WOHÍ
HÍѨÙ~åxH˜ áÈÖË^∞Œ . á⁄\˜^ì QÕ Íh |eã≤# Ѩ~∞° "åÅ`À Ñ≤@Ñ≤@ÖÏ_çáÈ`«∞Ok. h ~¸_»∞^ÕQÍ J^Œ~Ú`Õ
h‰õΩ ÉÏQÆ∞O@∞Ok~å...... <Õ#∞ ^•xfl XÑ≤Ê™êÎ~å .... ^•xfl HÍѨÙ~åxH˜ ѨO¿Ñ=~°‰õÄ ^•xfl
"å_»∞‰õΩO^Œ∞=ÙQÍx. ##∞fl =kÖËÜü∞..... —— JO@∂ |∞[˚yã¨∂Î<Õ <å H“yex ayOKÕ™ê. "å_ç
=à◊¡O`å xq∞ˆ~ã¨∞Î<åfl...... "å_ç "≥ÚǨÏ=∞O`å =Ú^Œ∞ÌÅ∞ ‰õΩiÑ≤OKå. VÉèíÜ«∞Ѩ_ç "åeáÈ~Ú# "å_ç
"≥Ú_»¤QÍ_çx ÖËѨ_®xH˜ „Ѩܫ∞uflã¨∂Î<Õ h`«∞Å∞ =e¡ã¨∞Î<åfl. "å_ç |~°∞=Ù‰õΩ #Å∞QÆ∞`«∞#fl ã¨à◊¡‰õΩ
Ǩ~ÚQÍ ã¨=∞‡QÍ LOk. ^≥OQÆ_®xH˜ =∞QÍ_»∞ ^˘iH˜# `«$áÈÎ ÖËHõ ~åǨïÖòQÍ_»∞ Ѩã≤"å_»∞Hõ^• J#fl
HÍ~°}OQÍ<À <å P"Õâ◊O `«yæOk. "≥∞Å¡"≥∞Å¡QÍ ~°uH˜ ã≤^Œú=∞ÜÕ∞º „áœ_è»ÖÏ „Ѩ=iÎã¨∞Î<åfl.
"å_»∞ <å "≥ÚǨÏ=∞O`å =Ú^Œ∞ÌÅ∞ ÃÑ@ì_»O "≥Ú^ŒÖˇ\Ïì_»∞. J_»∞¤ K≥ѨÊÖË^Œ∞. <å ÃÑ^•Åg∞^Œ
ã¨Oâ◊Ü«∞OQÍ "≥∞Å¡QÍ =Ú^Œ∞Ì ÃÑ\Ïì_»∞. <å `«#∞=٠ѨÙÅHõiOz áÈ`ÀOk. <å z<åfli ~åǨïÖòQÍ_»∞
<å‰õΩ ÃÑ\˜ì# `˘e=Ú^Œ∞Ì! "å_ç `«e¡HõO>Ë Ô~O_Õà◊√¡ ÃÑ^ŒÌ^•#fl~Ú# <Õ#∞ P z#fl Ñ≤ÖÏ¡_ç =Ú^Œ∞ÌH˜
Ѩ~°=tOzáÈÜ«∂. =à◊√¡ [Å^ŒiOzáÈ~ÚOk. "Õ_≥H˜¯áÈ`ÀOk. WHõ PQÆÖËHõ áÈÜ«∂#∞ "å_ç <À\˜x
<å <À\˜`À =¸¿ãã≤ QÆ\˜ìQÍ "å_ç #∞#∞ ÖË`« ÃÑ^•Å#∞ HõizѨ\˜ì, "å_ç J^èŒ~å=∞$`åxfl
A„ˆ~ã¨∞HÀ™êQÍ#∞. "å_»∞ WHõ |e¡ÖÏQÍ <å‰õΩ J`«∞‰õΩ¯ áÈÜ«∂_»∞. <å `˘_»Å=∞^茺# "åeáÈ~Ú#
"å_ç |∞e¡ "≥Ú_»¤ TÑ≤~°∞Å∞ áÈã¨∞‰õΩO@∂ xQÆ∞_»∞`ÀOk.
"å_ç K Õ ` « Hõ ã ≤ H õ ã ≤ Q Í Ñ≤ ã ≤ H ˜ O KÕ ã ¨ ∞ HÀ"åÅx <å 㨠à ◊ √ ¡ `« Ç ¨ Ï `« Ç ¨ Ï ÖÏ_ç áê`« ∞ <åfl~Ú.
a~°∞ÃãH˜¯áÈÜ«∂~Ú. xѨÙÖòû xHõ¯ÉÁ_»∞K«∞‰õΩ áÈÜ«∂~Ú. JO^Œ∞Hõx "å_çx <å g∞k#∞Oz ѨHõ¯‰õΩ

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uáêÊ#∞. "å_»∞ <Õ#∞ ÖËz "≥o¡áÈ`«∞<åfl#x J#∞‰õΩ<åfl_»#∞‰õΩO\Ï. . ''Ñ‘¡*ò J=∂‡ XHõ¯™êˆ~...<å‰õΩ
Z=~°∂ =^Œ∞Ì. #∞"ÕfiHÍ"åe..... #∞=Ùfi XHõ¯^•x"Õ HÍ"åe....... XHõ¯™êi ^≥OQÆx=fi"Õ..... Ñ‘¡*ò J=∂‡
x#∞fl ^≥OQƉõΩO_® |`«HõÖË<Õ.... K«zÛáÈ`å<Õ....——
''Kè«! UO\Ï =∂@Å∞.... `«Ñ¨C ZѨC_»∂ JÖÏ J#‰õΩ. hˆH"≥∞ÿ<å J~Ú`Õ `«@∞ìHÀÖË#∞.......
㨈~..... ~å.... UOKÕ™êÎO....... ~å ..... ~å ~å <å Hõ<åfl! WHõ h~Ú+¨ìO =zÛ#@∞ì "å~ÚOK«∞HÀ ...
`«áÈÊ XáÈÊ........ U"≥∞ÿ`Õ HÍh D J=∞‡#∞ h‰õΩ "≥∂A fˆ~=~°‰õÄ "å~ÚOK«∞HÀ..... ~å ~å <å zxfl
Hõ$+¨Üì ∂« º ~å! WHõ D ~å^è=Œ ∞‡ Ѩ~∞° "åÅ∞ h"Õ ~å..... `«xqf~å "å~ÚOK«∞HÀ~å......."å~ÚOK«∞HÀ.......
KÕuѨx KÕã¨∞HÀ=∂‰õΩ.——
WHõ ^˘OQÆ <å@HÍÖÏ_»_»O =∂<Õ™ê#∞. HõÃãH˜¯ H˘@∞ì‰õΩO@∞#fl „Ѩ|O^èŒ <å~ÚH˜ÖÏ =∂i
áÈÜ«∂#∞. ~åǨïÖòQÍ_ç =O\˜g∞^Œ q∞yÅ∞#fl <≥·\ò áêO\òx Ñ‘H˜ áêˆ~™ê. "å_çx Hõã≤QÍ #eÑ≤
áêˆ~ã¨∞Î<åfl. ã¨à◊¡`À "å_ç Kåfx ‰õΩq∞‡ áêˆ~™ê..... <å‰õΩ Ñ≤K≥ÛH˜¯áÈ~Ú#@∞ì J=Ù`ÀOk. Hõã≤ Hõã≤ Hõã≤
..... P z#fl Ñ≤ÖÏ¡_xç <åÖ’ Hõe¿Ñã¨∞HÀ"åÅ#fl Hõã.≤ ... "å_ç`À ‰õΩu f~å ^≥OyOK«∞HÀ"åÅ#fl P~å@O.
"å_ç =à◊¡O`å #eÑ≤ #eÑ≤ áêˆ~™ê. =Ú^Œ∞ÌÅ∞ ‰õΩiÑ≤OKå...... "å_çx <å g∞kH˜ ÖψQã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl....
"å_çH˜ UOKÕÜ«∞_®xH© J=HÍâ◊"Õ∞ W=fi_»O ÖË^Œ∞. <å P"Õâ◊O`À Hõã≤`À "å_»∞ xâıÛ+¨µì_≥· áÈÜ«∂_À
U"≥∂ Ug∞ =∂\Ï¡_»_»O ÖË^Œ∞.
''~å*Ï! <å z<åfli ~å*Ï! <å |∞l˚Hõ<åfl! WHõ h ~Ú+¨ìO ~å .... D J=∞‡#∞ h ~Ú+¨ìO
=zÛ#@∞ì ^≥OQÆ∞HÀ~å......Hõ=∂<£ ~å*Ï, <å z<åfl ##∞fl #eÑ≤ áêˆ~Ü«∞~å.... WkQÀ ~å .... h J=∞‡
ÃÑ^ŒÌ ÃÑ^ŒÌ ã¨à◊√¡ ..... D ~ÀA#∞Oz h"Õ... h ã¨fiO`«"Õ∞ .... ^• Ô~O_»∂ Ѩ@∞ì‰õΩx Ñ≤ã≤H˜
áêˆ~Ü«∞~å.....H˘~°∞‰õΩ¯x u<ÕÜ«∞~å......... P Jn QÆ\˜ìQÍ ...... WOHÍ QÆ\˜ìQÍ Ñ≤ã≤ÔHÜü∞ ....
™êQÆn¿ãÜü∞~å...... <åq g∞ =∞g∞‡ ã¨à◊¡ÖÏQÍ z#flqHÍ=Ù~å..... WOuO`« ÃÑ^ŒÌQÍ L<åfl~ÚQÍ h‰õΩ
#K«∞Û`åÜ≥∂ ÖË^À....——
''J=∂‡ hq Ñ≤K≥ÛH˜¯OKÕÛ ã¨àı¡. Ѩq∞@ H˜Ok#∞O_ç K«∂ã¨∞ÎO>Ë<Õ <å "≥Ú_»¤ ÖËz áÈ`«∞O^Õ....
<å‰õΩ h ã¨à◊¡<åfl |eã≤# h Ñ≤„~°Å<åfl `˘_»Å<åfl Ñ≤zÛ ~Ú+¨ì"Õ∞... Ô~O_»∞KÕ`«∞֒ΠѨ@∞ì‰õΩx Hõã≤QÍ
Ñ≤ã≤ˆHÜ«∂ÖË h ã¨à◊¡x...——
''=∞iOˆHO ~å, JO^Œ∞HÀ—— JO@∂ "å_ç Ô~O_»∞ KÕ`«∞Å#∂ Z_»=∞ ã¨#∞flg∞^Œ "Õã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl.
"≥Ú^Œà◊¡ ^ŒQÆæ~°#∞O_ç Ô~O_»∞ KÕ`«∞Å`À "≥Ú`«ÎO ã¨#∞flx Ѩ@∞ì‰õΩx Ñ≤ã¨∞‰õΩ`«∞<åfl_»∞. <åq 42 Ãã·AÅ∞.
|~°∞=ÙH˜ H˘kÌQÍ "åÖÏÜÕ∞ `«Ñ¨Ê, U=∂„`«O ¿+Ñπ HÀÖ’ÊÖË^Œ∞. ayã¨_»ÅÖË^Œ∞. <åˆH Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ
LO@∞Ok. <å ã¨à◊¡ ã¨OѨ^Œ#∞ K«∂ã≤. Ô~O_»∞ KÕ`«∞Å`À Ѩ\˜ì Ѩã≤ˆHã¨∞ÎO>Ë xѨÙÖò =∞K«Û WOHÍ
qã¨ÎiOz a~°∞ÃãH˜¯ áÈ~ÚOk..
''Hõ=∂<£ z<åfl JÖÏ Ñ≤ã¨∞‰õΩ`«∂ xѨÙÖò <À\’¡ ÃÑ@∞ì‰õΩx pÔHÜ«∞º~å.... Jn JO`Õ. ÉèíÖË
LOk~å! Ñ≤O_ÕÜ∞ü .... P..... P.... P.... Jn... JO`.Õ Ñ≤O_Õã∂¨ Î pˆHÜ«∞~å..... J^Œ∞ƒù`O« QÍ LOk~å....
z<åfl WHõ P xѨÙÖòH˜ "≥∞Å¡QÍ <åÅ∞Hõ`À \˜H˜¡OQ∑ W=Ùfi..... Jn... "åÇπÏ ÉèíÖË Ç¨~ÚQÍ LOk~å P...
P.,,.——

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 ''"å_»∞ ~Ô O_»∞ KÕ`∞« Å`À <å Z_»=∞ ã¨#∞flx QÆ\Qì˜ Í Ñ≤O_Õã∞¨ <Î åfl_»∞. ã¨#∞fl ÉÏQÍ <˘Ñ≤Ê ÃÑ_»∞`ÀOk.
J~Ú<å Éèíiã¨∞Î<åfl..... ÃÑ^ŒÌ =∞QÍ_»∞ #eÑ≤#@∞ì ##∞fl "å_»∞ #eÑ≤ áêˆ~ã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. Z<åflà◊¡#∞O_ç <å
g∞^Œ HõÃãH˜¯ L<åfl_À U"≥∂! JO`«Ö’ "å_»∞ pHõ_O» =∂x <å xѨÙÖòx Ѩà`¡◊ À "≥∞Å¡QÍ H˘~°∞‰õ™êQÍ_»∞.
#~åÅ∞ l=Ùfi# ™êQÆ∞`«∞<åfl~Ú. â◊s~°=∞O`å ™êQÆ nã≤# fQÆÖÏQÍ J~ÚáÈ`ÀOk. U Hõ∆}Ï<≥·<å <Õ#∞
ÉÏ¡ãπì J~ÚáÈÜÕ∞@∞ìQÍ JxÑ≤™ÈÎOk. J|ƒ UO ã¨∞YO......
WHõ Ô~O_À ã¨#∞fl g∞^Œ Ѩ_®¤_»∞. <Õ#∞ WHõ PQÆÖË#∞ `å~°™ê÷~ÚH˜ KÕiáÈÜ«∂. <å=Å¡HÍ^Œ∞.
^Œ∂ˆ~Ûã¨∞‰õΩx ã¨=∞‡QÍ ^≥OyOK«∞HÀ"åeûO^Õ.
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~å......h J`«Î ѨӉõΩ Ñ≤Å∞™ÈÎOk~å ~å ~å....h ˆ~=u ѨӉõΩ Ñ≤Å∞™ÈÎOk ~å ~å!—— HõÅ=iã¨∞Î<åfl.——
"å_çHõ D Ö’HõOÖ’H˜ =KåÛ_»∞. ''J=∂‡ =KÕÛã¨∞<Î åfl<Õ. =KÕÛã¨∞<Î åfl. ^≥OQˆ ™êÎ<.Õ ^≥OQˆ ™êÎ....J=∂‡
h |eã≤# ѨӉõΩÖ’ "≥Ú_»¤ ÃÑ\˜ì ^≥OÔQ™êÎ.... J=∂‡ <å "≥Ú_»¤‰õΩ #∞"Õfi ѨӉõΩ „áêã¨# KÕ~ÚOKåÖË.
JO^Œ∞HÀ"Õ ..... <å "≥Ú_»¤x JO^Œ∞‰õΩx `À¿ãã¨∞HÀ"Õ h ѨӉõΩÖ’H˜. J=∂‡ h ѨӉõΩ K«∂_®Åx
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<å ~å^è•, <å ˆ~=f.... ˆ~=f.... ˆ~=f <å =∞^Œ=f ~å ..... <å ~°f^Õg HÍ=∞ã¨∞O^Œs ~å.... ~å
ÃÑ@∞ìHÀ ÃÑ>Ëìã¨∞HÀ ........ ѨӉõΩÖ’H˜ `Àã¨∞‰õΩx <å "≥Ú_»¤‰õΩ „áê~°OÉè’`«û=O K≥Ü«∞º"Õ......—— <å`À
ã¨=∂#OQÍ |∂`«∞Å∞ =∂\Ïì_Õã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. áÈ~üfl e@ˆ~K«~ü, =¸gãπ =∞ǨÏ`«ºO!
"å_»∞ <åp~å ÃÑ\©HÀ\ò ѨÓiÎQÍ ÃÑ·H˜ ÖψQ™ê_»∞. <å ѨӉõΩx #eÑ≤ áêˆ~ã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. ѨӉõΩ
™êÜ«∞O„`«O #∞OKÕ TiáÈ`ÀOk. WѨC_»k xO_çáÈ~Ú Ñ¨Ó‰õΩ ~°™êÅ∞ á⁄i¡ áÈ`«∞<åfl~Ú. P
|OHõÖ’#∞OKÕ "å_»∞ <å ѨӉõΩ#∞ #eÑ≤ áêˆ~ã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. ѨӉõΩ ÃÑ·ÃÑ^•Å#∞ yÅ∞¡`«∞<åfl_»∞. ѨӉõΩ
ÉÁHõ¯x "≥`«∞‰õΩ¯O@∂ ѨӉõΩ c@∞x ÔHeˆHã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. FÇπÏ! J^Œ∞ƒù`«OQÍ LOk. z#fl Ñ≤ÖÏ¡_ç`À U^À
Hõ‰õΩ¯iÎ – J#∞‰õΩ<åfl HÍh g_»∞ =∞Ǩ ~°ã≤‰õΩ_çÖÏQÍ L<åfl_»∞. H˘kÌQÍ JÅ"å>ˇÿ`Õ WHõ <å k=∞‡
uq∞‡i kyáÈÜÕ∞ÖÏ "å~ÚOKÕ¿ã@∞ì<åfl_»∞.
"å_ç #Å∞ѨÙ_çH˜ <å ѨӉõΩ <˘Ñ≤Ê ÃÑ_»∞`ÀOk J~Ú<å ã¨=∞‡QÍ LOk. ÃÑ·# ã¨à◊¡#∞ F KÕ`ÀÎ
=∂iÛ =∂iÛ #e¿Ñã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. =∞^茺 =∞^茺֒ Hõã≤H˜¯# H˘iˆHã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. "å_çH˜ <å Ѩ~°∞"åÅxfl\˜h
XˆH™êi q∞OˆQÜ«∞_»O ZÖÏQÀ J~°úO HÍ=_»O ÖË^Œ#∞‰õΩO\Ï ......... xÅHõ_»ÖˉõΩO_® Hõ^ŒeáÈ`«∂
##∞fl #eÑ≤ áêˆ~ã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. <Õ#∞ "å_ç Ñ≤ã¨∞‰õΩ_»∞, #Å∞ѨÙà◊¡ Ǩ~Úx J#∞Éèíqã¨∞Î<åfl......... "å_çx
JOk# KÀ@ "≥∞Å¡QÍ HõiKÕã¨∞Î<åfl. <ÕxHõ PQÆÖË#∞. <å =Å¡HÍ^Œ∞. ^Œ∞ˆ~Ûã¨∞HÀ"åeûO^Õ!
ÉÏQÍ xy_ç áÈ~Ú# "å_ç "≥Ú_»¤ `˘_»Å‰õΩ `å‰õΩ`«∞O>Ë #~åÅ∞ l=Ùfi=∞x ÖψQã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú.
ÃÑ>Ëìã¨∞HÀ"åÅx P~å@ Ѩ_ç áÈ`«∞<åfl. P‰õÄ Ñ¨Ó‰õΩ `≥eÜ«∞x ‰õΩ„~°"≥^èŒ=‰õΩ ÖËx P~å@O <åHÍ Jx
ã≤QÆ∞æѨ_ç JO`«^•HÍ x„QÆÇ≤ÏOK«∞‰õΩ<åfl. WHõ <å=Å¡HÍ^Œ∞.
''z<åfl .... <å z<åfl ÃÑ>Ëìã¨∞‰õΩO^•O~å.... J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩ PQÆÖË#O@∞Ok~å ... <å h "≥Ú_»¤x
^Œ∂ˆ~Ûã¨∞HÀ=∞O\’Ok~å.... Hõ=∂<£ J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩÖ’ "≥Ú_»¤ kÔQÜ«∞º~å kÔQ~Úº.... PQÆÖË„<å .....
`«fi~°QÍ ^≥OQÆ~å ^≥OQÆ~å...... J=∞‡Ñ¨Ó‰õΩ ziˆQÖÏ ^≥OQÆ~å.——

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 ''<Õ#∂ PQÆÖË<Õ. WHõ¯_ç H˘zÛ#ѨÊ\˜#∞O_ô #∞=Ùfi Hõ#|_ç`Õ KåÖË "≥Ú_»¤ ÖËz áÈ`ÀOk. x#∞fl
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J=∂‡. hg∞^Œ ZH˜¯áÈ`å...... <å "≥Ú_»¤x h ѨӉõΩÖ’H˜ `˘Ü«∞º‰õΩO_® WOHÍ LO_»ÖË<Õ. WkQÀ
=KÕÛã¨∞Î<åfl...—— JO@∂ "å_»∞ <å g∞kH˜ =KåÛ_»∞.
HÍà◊√¡ "≥_»O KÕ™ê... `˘_»Å∞ ÉÏQÍ "≥_»O KÕ™ê ~åǨïÖòQÍ_ç "≥Ú_»¤ kQÆ_®xH˜ gÅ∞QÍ Ñ¨Ó‰õΩ
`≥~°∞K«∞‰õΩx K«∂ã¨∞Î<åfl..... "å_»∞ P"Õâ◊O`À Œ "≥Ú_»¤`À ѨӉõΩx QÆ∞^ÕÌã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞ ^≥|ƒ ^≥|ƒù‰õΩ
HõÅ∞‰õΩ¯=∞O@∞Ok. qѨs`«"≥∞ÿ# <˘Ñ≤Ê ......
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z=i^•HÍ .....Hõ=∂<£ WHõ "≥Ú^ŒÖˇ@ì~å h J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩ ™êfis.......——
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LO^Õ"Õ∞? h ѨӉõΩÖ’H˜ "≥Ú`«ÎO "≥Ú_»¤x ‰õΩˆH¯ã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl#∞. h ѨӉõΩ ÉÁHõ¯ <å "≥Ú_»¤H˜ ã¨iQÍæ
ã¨iáÈ~ÚO^Õ . J=∂‡ WHõ |Ü«∞@H˜ uÜ«∞º#∞. ZѨC_»∞ WÖÏ h ÉÁHõ¯Ö’<Õ LOKÕã¨∞HÀ. J=∂‡ h
ã¨à◊¡ÖψQ h ѨӉõΩ ‰õÄ_® ÉèíÖË |eã≤O^Õ. WHõ =^ŒÖËfl h ѨӉõΩx .... hѨӉõΩ WHõ <å‰õΩ `«Ñ¨Ê =∞Ô~=iH©
W=fiˆH. JO‰õΩÖò WO`« HÍÅO ^≥OQÍ_»∞QÍ WHõ ZHõ¯x=fi‰õΩ.....
''"≥∞Å¡QÍ fã≤ Hõã≤H˜¯# kÔQÜ«∞º~å... P Jn .... J"£∞=∂..... P....P...P....J"£∞=∂...
JO`Õ~å...<å z<åfl J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩx ÉèíÖË ^≥OQÆ∞`«∞<åfl=Ù~å. ˆ~Üü∞ WÖÏ ^≥OyOK«∞‰õΩO@∂ J=∂‡
JO@∞O>Ë ÉÏQÀÖË^Œ∞~å.....##∞fl J`åÎ J<À PO\© J<À J#~å——
''ÖË^Õ J=∂‡. JÖψQ Ñ≤Å∞™êÎ. <å‰õΩ HÍ"åeûOk <å J=∞‡Ñ¨ÓˆH. <Õ≥#∞ ^≥OQÍÅx HõÅÅ∞
QÆO@∞#fln J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩ<Õ. #∞=Ùfi Éè’*˺â◊√ =∂`«q =∂„`«"Õ∞ HÍ^Õ, â◊Ü«∞<Õâ◊√ =∂`«q ‰õΩ_®. WÖÏ

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|eã≤# ÃÑ^ŒÌ ÃÑ^ŒÌ ã¨à◊¡`À, `«e¡ÖÏQÍ ÖÏeã¨∂ΠѨ~°∞"åÅ#∞ H˘ã¨i H˘ã¨i =_ç¤ã¨∂Î ^≥OyOK«∞‰õΩ<Õ^Õ
<å‰õΩ HÍ"åe. JO^Œ∞ˆH h QÆ∞iOz HõÅÅ∞ HõO@∞<åfl..... =^ŒÌ#‰õΩ Ñ‘¡*!ò #∞=Ùfi‰õÄ_® H˘_»∞HÍ! Jx
Ñ≤Å∞ã¨∂Î Ô~zÛáÈ~Ú ^≥OQÆ"Õ...... Ñ‘¡*ò HÍ^Œ#‰õΩ.——
W<£ã≤ãπì Hõ^äŒÅ∞ ÉÏQÍ K«kq#@∞ì<åfl_»∞, J=∂‡ Jx Ñ≤Å∞ã¨∂Î Ñ≤K≥ÛH˜¯áÈ`«∞<åfl_»∞. H˘_»∞HÍ
J#fl Ñ≤Å∞Ѩ٠"å_çH˜ P#O^ŒOQÍ LO@∞Ok. <Õ<≥ѨC_À hu `«Ñ≤Ê#^•xfl. Ñ≤Å∞ѨÙÖ’ U=ÚOk? <å
|∞l˚Hõ#fl HÀi#@∞ì `«e¡ÖÏ "å_çx ÖÏeã¨∂Î, "å_»∞ J_çQÆ#^ŒÖÏ¡ JOk™êÎ "å_»∞ ZÖÏ HÍ"åÅO>Ë
JÖÏ H˘\˜ìOK«∞‰õΩO\Ï. ...... x[OQÍ â◊Ü«∞<Õâ◊√ =∂`«<Õ J=Ù`å#∞.
''J=∂‡ Hõ=∂<£ H˜Ok#∞Oz ѨӉõΩ ZQƈ~ã≤ ^≥OQÆ"Õ... . <å =Å¡HÍ^Õ ... <Õ#∞ ^≥Oy`Õ J~ÚáÈ^ÕÌ
....... hH˘_»∞‰õΩ "≥Ú_»¤x ѨӉõΩ`À QÆ∞kÌQÆ∞kÌ ^≥OQÆ"Õ ^≥OQÆ∞! J=∂‡ ##∞fl Hõã≤ Hõã≤QÍ ^≥OQÆ"Õ.........——
<Õ#∞ "å_»∞ K≥Ñ≤Ê#>Ëì "å_ç #_»∞O Ѩ@∞ì‰õΩx <å ѨӉõΩ ÃÑ·ÔHQƈ~ã¨∂Î ^≥OQÆ_»O "≥Ú^ŒÖˇ\Ïì. <å
"≥ÚÅg∞^Œ ‰õÄK«∞x "å_»∞ Hõà◊√¡ =¸ã¨∞‰õΩx <å ^≥OQÆ∞_»∞ ã¨∞MÏxfl J#∞Éèíqã¨∂Î HÍiáȉõΩO_®
HõO„\’Öò KÕã¨∞O@∞<åfl_»∞.
''ˆ~Üü∞ H˘_»∞HÍ! <å H˘_»∞HÍ! J=∞‡#∞ ^≥OQÆ∞`«∞#fl H˘_»∞HÍ! ZÖÏ LOk~å J=∞‡ ^≥OˆQ
^≥OQÆ∞_»∞?''
''J"£∞=∂......P... P....P.... Ñ≤KÛ≥ H˜¯áÈ`ÀOk P=∂‡ h ^≥OQÆ∞_çH.˜ h ѨӉõO`å xO_çáÈ"åÅx
LO^Õ. J_»∞QÆ∞‰õΩ `åˆHÖÏ kˆQÃãÜ«∂ºÅx LO^Õ. J=∂‡ h ѨӉõΩÖ’H˜ "≥Ú_»¤ kQÆ∞`«∞O>Ë ÉèíÖË
LO^Õ. ~å"Õ J=∂‡~å ##∞fl ѨÓiÎQÍ h ÉÁHõ¯Ö’H˜ `À¿ãã¨∞HÀ. ZѨÊ\˜H© h ÉÁHõ¯Ö’<Õ LO_çáÈ`å. h
ѨӉõΩ ~°™êÅ∞ `åy |`«∞‰õΩ`å.... h ѨӉõΩÖ’ J@∞ W@∂ u~°∞QÆ∞`«∂ ZѨC_»∞ x#∞fl ^≥OQÆ∞`«∂<Õ
LO\Ï. h QÆ~°ƒùã¨OzÖ’H˜ ^Œ∂i Ѩ_»∞‰õΩO\Ï.........——
''ˆ~Üü∞. <Õ#∞ ^≥OQÆ∞`«∞<åflQÍ. #∞qfiHõ TQƉΩõ |∞kÌQÍ ã¨à√◊ ¡ Ñ≤ã∞¨ HÀ¯. K«∂_»~å ^≥OQÆ∞`«∞#flѨC_»∞
h J=∞‡ ã¨à◊√¡ ZÖÏ TyáÈ`«∞<åflÜ≥∂ K«∂_»~å! HõÃãH˜¯áÈ=@ÖË¡^Œ∂?——
J=Ù<Õ Ñ≤K≥ÛH˜¯áÈ`ÀO^Õ h TˆQ ã¨à◊√¡ K«∂¿ãÎ H˘~°∞‰õΩ¯ u<ÕÜ«∂ÅxÑ≤™ÈÎO^Õ. ^≥OQÆ_»O HÍã¨Î
PѨ"Õ. h ã¨à◊¡#∞ u<Õ™êÎ, `åˆQ™êÎ.....
''=^Œ∞Ì PѨ‰õΩ~å ...##∞fl PѨ‰õΩ. <å ѨӉõΩ ^Œ∂Å f~°x~Úº. ^≥OyOK«∞‰õΩO@∂<Õ
Ñ≤ã¨∞HÀ¯...H˘~°∞HÀ¯ pHÀ¯..... Hõ=∂<£ =OQÆ∞ .... JO^Œ∞HÀ J=∞‡ ã¨à◊√.¡ Ñ≤ã≤H˜ áêˆ~„Ü«∂ ™êyáÈÜÕ∞@∞ìQÍ
#e¿Ñ„Ü«∂. K«∂_»~å <å ã¨à◊√¡ ZÖÏ ayã¨_»Å‰õΩO_® xeKåÜ≥∂. hHÀã¨"Õ∞~å. Hõ=∂<£ <å Hõ<åfl
J=∞‡ ã¨à◊¡#∞ =∞iÌOKÕÜ«∞~å.....
''P...J=∂‡...P.... Jn JO`Õ .... J"≥∂‡... P.... P... <˘Ñ≤Ê... JO`« QÆ\˜ìQÍ<å... 㨈~ JÖψQ
Ñ≤ã≤ˆHÜü∞.... Ñ≤ã¨∞‰õÄ... ™êQÆn¿ãÜü∞!—— JO@∂ <Õ#∞ g~° ^≥OQÆ∞_»∞ ^≥OQÆ∞`«∞<åfl. PÜ«∂ã¨O =™ÈÎOk.
~˘Ñ¨C`«∞<å.fl J~Ú<å PѨ_»O ÖË^Œ∞. "å_»∞ U^À Ö’HõOÖ’H˜ "≥o¡ áÈ~Ú#@∞ì<åfl_»∞. <å =∂@Å∞
qO@∞#fl>Ëì ÖË_»∞.
——~åǨïÖò <å =Ú^Œ∞ÌÅ H˘_»∞HÍ D J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩ ZÖÏ LOk~å..... K≥ѨÊ"å... <å ѨӉõΩ ÉÁHõ¯
#zÛO^•... J=∞‡ ^≥OQÆ∞_»∞ #zÛO^•? T...T..T...—— T¿Ñã¨∂Î<Õ ^≥OQÆ∞`«∂<Õ J_çQÍ#∞.

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 ''ˆ~Üü∞! ~åǨïÖò <å=Ú^Œ∞Å Ì H˘_»∞HÍ <å ã¨à√◊ ¡ TQÆ∞`«∞O>Ë ÉÏQÆ∞O\ÏÜ«∞<åfl=ÙQÍ <Õ#∞ ÃÑ·HÔ H˜¯
^≥OQÆ<å.... WOHÍ TyáÈ`å~Ú. K«∂™êÎ"å.......——
''F „ˆQ\ò! J=∂‡ JÖÏ <å‰õΩ Jhfl K«∂Ñ≤OK«"Õ Hõ=∂<£ <åg∞^≥H˜¯áÈ"Õ. J=∂‡ <åg∞^≥H˜¯
WOHÍ Hõã≤QÍ ^≥OQÆ∞ .... PQÆ∞ PQÆ∞ ##∞fl HÍ¿ãѨ٠^≥OQÆx=Ùfi... J=∂‡ K«∂ã¨∞HÀ h H˘_»∞‰õΩ ^≥|ƒ. h
ѨӉõΩ JkiáÈkÌ.——
''JO`«Hõ<åfl UOHÍ"åe~å. ^≥OQÆ∞! <å ѨӉõΩ `«∞ѨC =kÖËÖÏ ^≥OQÆ∞... ..."å~ÚOK«∞ ~å*Ï
"å~ÚOK«∞ <å ÉÁHõ¯ zxˆQÖÏ "å~ÚOK«∞.... Hõ=∂<£ H˘_»∞HÍ J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩ k=∞‡ uiˆQÖÏ ^≥OQÆ~å.....——
"å_»∞ ^≥OˆQ ^≥OQÆ∞_çH˜ <Õ#∞ ѨÓiÎQÍ ÔH·ÃÑH˜¯áÈÜ«∂#∞ "å_»∞ TyáÈ`«∂ Hõã≤Hõã≤QÍ ##∞fl
^≥OˆQã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. "å_ç |∞e¡ "≥Ú_»¤`À <å ѨӉõΩ Ö’`«∞ H˘eKÕã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. WOHÍ WOHÍ Ö’Ñ¨eH˜
kˆQ¿ãÜ«∂Åx Hõã≤Hõã≤QÍ Jkq∞Ѩ\˜ì ^≥OˆQã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. zxfl "≥Ú_»¤, ã¨#fl\˜ "≥Ú_»¤ J#∞‰õΩ<åfl. HÍh <å
ѨӉõΩ ^Œ∂Å fˆ~ÖÏ J^Œ~° ^≥OˆQã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. WHõ <Õ#∞ ÃÑ·ÔHH˜¯ ^≥OˆQ^≥Hõ¯_». "å_»∞ ‰õÄ_® Hõ¡~Ú=∂H±ûH˜
KÕiáÈ~Ú#>Ëì L<åfl_»∞.
''T.... T....T......T.,....T....—— <å ÉÁHõ¯Ö’H˜ Ѩà◊√¡ ay|\˜ì kˆQ¿ãã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞.
g~å"Õâ◊O`À ^≥OQÆ∞`«∞#fl P ^≥OQÆ∞_çH˜ <å ѨӉõΩ Ѩ~°=tOz áÈ`ÀOk. ѨӉõΩ k=∞‡ "≥Ú`«ÎO
#eyáÈ`ÀOk. JkiáÈ`ÀOk. ֒֒Ѩe#∞Oz ѨӉõΩ ~°™êÅ∞ LaH˜ LaH˜ =KÕÛã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú. H˜OkH˜,
`˘_»Åg∞kH˜ HÍiáÈ`«∞<åfl~Ú. =à◊O¡ `å =∞`«∞Î Hõ=Ú‡‰õΩO\’Ok. `åѨO K«ÖÏ¡iáÈ`ÀOk. ~°uã¨∞YO`À
<å <À\˜"≥O@ =¸Å∞QÆ∞Å∞ =KÕÛã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú.
''J"£∞=∂... P....P....P...J"£∞ =∂.....—— QÆk =∂ =¸Å∞QÆ∞Å`À ^≥|ƒÅ K«Ñ¨C_»∞`À =∂~°∞
"≥∂yáÈ`ÀOk. <ÕxHõ PQÆÖËHõ áÈ`«∞<åfl. <Õ#∂ H˜Ok#∞O_ç ѨӉõΩ ZQƈ~ã¨∂Î "å_çH˜ Z^Œ∞~°∞ =ã¨∞Î<åfl.
W^ŒÌ~°O XˆH™êi ^≥OQÆ∞`«∞O_»_»O`À ѨӉõΩ g∞^Œ WOHÍ Z‰õΩ¯= =uÎ_ç. |~°∞=Ù. <˘Ñ≤Ê....."åÇπÏ ZO`«
J^Œ∞ƒù`«OQÍ ^≥OQÆ∞`«∞<åfl_»∞ <å z<åfli ~åǨïÖòQÍ_»∞. WHõ <å‰õΩ U kQÆ∞Å∂ ÖË^Œ∞. <å ^Œ∂Å
f~°Û_®xH˜ "å_»∞ KåÅ∞.
''P......P.....P....P......P..... J"£∞=∂..... J^Œ~° ^≥OQÆ∞`«∞<åfl=ÙHõ^~Œ å H˘_»∞HÍ! HÍxÜü∞ JÖψQ
TÑ≤ TÑ≤ h J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩx z`«∞Î KÕ¿ãÜü∞.——
''J=∂‡ #zÛO^•, J=∂‡ <å ^≥OQÆ∞_»∞ #zÛO^•... T...T....T.....T ....J=∂‡ h H˘_»∞H˜¯
~°u~°Ç¨Ï™êºÅ∞ <ÕiÊ ÉÏQÍ ^≥OyOK«∞HÀ"Õ. T...T....T.....T ..... h ѨӉõΩx ~å„f ѨQÆÅ∂ `Õ_®
ÖˉõΩO_® W~°"≥· <åÅ∞QÆ∞ QÆO@Å∞ ^≥OQÆ∞`«∂<Õ LO\Ï. T...T....T.....T—— "å_»∞ ~˘Ñ¨Ê`«∂<Õ
^≥OQÆ∞`«∂<Õ =∂\Ïì_»∞`«∞<åfl_»∞.
P <å<£™êìÑπ ^≥OQÆ∞_»∞ J^Œ∞ƒù`«OQÍ LOk. WHõ "å_»∞ PQÆÖË_»∞. H͈~Û™êÎ_»∞. J~Ú<å "å_çx
PѨÖË^Œ∞. <Õ#∂ Hõ¡~Ú=∂H±ûH˜ KÕiáÈÜ«∂QÍ... <å‰õΩ P~åæ[O ^ŒQÆæ~°‰õΩ =KÕÛ™ÈÎOk.... Jk <å‰õΩ
`≥Å∞™ÈÎOk. WÖψQ HÍiÊOKÕã¨∞‰õΩO\Ï.
<Õ#∂ uiy H˜Ok#∞O_ç T¿Ñã¨∞Î<åfl .... =∂ =¸Å∞QÆ∞Å`À ~˘Ñ¨CÅ`À ^≥|ƒÅ K«Ñ¨Ê_»∞`À
QÆk =∞m¡ =∂~°∞ "≥∂yáÈ`ÀOk. <Õ#∞ H͈~Ûã≤# =∞^Œ# ~°™êÅ =∞^ŒÑ¨Ù "åã¨#`À QÆ^ŒO`å Ѷ¨∂@∞QÍ

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=∞`«∞ÎQÍ =∂iáÈ~ÚOk. W^ŒÌ~°O ~˘Ñ¨C`«∞<åflO. K«=∞@Å∞ Ѩ>Ëìã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú. Ǩ~Ú Hõ=Ú‡‰õΩO\’Ok.
P"Õâ◊O Hõ@ìÅ∞ `≥OK«∞‰õΩO\’Ok. WHõ =∂@Å∞ |O^£ J~ÚáÈÜ«∂~Ú. ^≥OQÆ∞ÖÏ>Ë ^≥OQÆ∞ÖÏ@.
''T.... T....T......T.,....T....——
''J"£∞=∂... P....P....P...J"£∞ =∂.....——
''T.... T....T......T.,....T....——
''J"£∞=∂... P....P....P...J"£∞ =∂.....——
''T.... T....T......T.,....T....——
''J"£∞=∂... P....P....P...J"£∞ =∂.....——
''J=∂‡ <åˆH"≥∂ J~ÚáÈ`ÀO^Õ.... P... P....P.....——
''UOÖË^Œ∞~å Ñ≤zÛ<å<åfl! h "≥Ú_»¤QÍ_»∞ <å ѨӉõΩ ÉÁHõ¯Ö’ HõˆH¯™êÎ#O@∞<åfl_»∞~å. JO`Õ
JÖÏ TѨÙ`«∂<Õ H͈~ÛÜ«∞~å....h "≥Ú_»¤ ~°™êÅ`À J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩx xOÃÑÜ«∞º~å... ~å Hõ<å!fl Hõ=∂<£
^≥OQÆ∞.... ^≥OQÆ∞... ^≥OQÆ∞... ^≥OQÆ∞. .^≥OQÆ∂......JÖψQ ^≥OQÆ~å...... <å Ѩx ‰õÄ_® J~ÚáÈ`ÀOk~å.——
''T.... T....T......T.,....T....J~ÚáÈ`«∞O^Õ J=∂‡——
''J"£∞=∂... P....P....P...J"£∞ =∂.... J~ÚáÈxÜ«∞º~å ... HÍxÜü∞ H͈~ÛÜü∞. UOHÍ^Œ∞. WHõ
h‰õΩ J_Õ¤=ÚOk. ZѨC_»∞ HÍ"åÅO>Ë JѨC_»∞ ^≥OyOK«∞HÀ_®xH˜ <å ѨӉõΩOkQÍ. ÖËz# "≥O@<Õ
=∞m¡ <å ѨӉõΩÖ’ kˆQã≤ ^≥OQÆ∞‰õΩO^Œ∞=ÙQÍx Hõ=∂<£ H͈~Ûã¨∞HÀ~å H˘_»∞HÍ J=∞‡ ѨӉõΩÖ’ H͈~Û¿ãÜü∞.——
''T....T....T......T.....T....H͈~Ûã¨∞<Î åfl<Õ J=∂.‡... J... P... HÍiáÈ~ÚO^Õ HÍiáÈ~ÚOk.——
=¸_»∞ [~°∞¯ezÛ "å_ç "≥Ú_»¤ H͈~Ûã¨∞‰õΩOk, ™ÈeáÈ~Ú Hõ∆}OÖ’ |∞e¡kQÍ, Ѩã≤Ñ≤ÖÏ¡_ç
ã¨∞e¡ÖÏQÍ =∂iáÈ~ÚOk. "å_»∞ <å g∞^Œ "åeáÈÜ«∂_»∞. "å_ç K«=∞@Å∞ `«∞_»∞ã¨∂Î, "å_çx
=Ú^•Ì_»∞`«∂ <Õ#∂ P~åæ[O‰õΩ KÕiáÈÜ«∂. ÃÑ^ŒÌ P~åæ[O. =à◊¡O`å [Å^ŒiOѨ٠=}∞‰õΩ =Hõ¯™êiQÍ
=O\˜Ö’x "Õ_»O`å kyáÈÜ«∂Hõ =KÕÛ xã¨û`«∞Î=.... =à◊√¡ `ÕeHõQÍ ^Œ∂k Ñ≤O[ÖÏ =∂iáÈ~ÚOk.
`«$Ñ≤Î ã¨O`«$Ñ≤Î! Ǩ~Ú ~°uÖ’x Ǩ~Ú! ã¨O`À+¨O <å ÔHO`À „Ñ≤Ü«∞"≥∞ÿ# <å z<åfli ~åǨïÖòQÍ_ç`À
`«xqf~å ^≥OyOK«∞‰õΩ#fl ã¨O`À+¨O! JÖψQ "å_çx <å g∞^Õ Ñ¨_»∞HÀ ɡ@∞ì‰õΩx, "å_ç "≥Ú_»¤x
ѨӉõΩÖ’ <å# ɡ@∞ì‰õΩO@∂ Ѩ_»∞‰õΩ<åfl.

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