NFLF Lc'De Ict NFLF Lc'De Ict: HCDMJF
NFLF Lc'De Ict NFLF Lc'De Ict: HCDMJF
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                          hfáshv zbcsvfsL dtsJ sIttfm.
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                          ˆƒ swaBDv nkjG-hfBD jkef jfsu tfosh, kf ufdb bf. khcW
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                                                             dhsO-jsqj udm dbsq ˆ hfdVv j'usbv uDhb yst. zfêf hV
                          (1)                                jó j'sv stJfiVf dwdJsqsY ˆjef yfjdv rsh hst. snW zfv
   náAfshtfq yfsqv zfnsv o¬i ucsVdYt hjcstv idvhfv. shfb     dEjmk udmÈdtv yfN jvsk ifsv bf. snW stJfiVf dwsJ zfu
dhtdjsnv syfsJ-mcsJ dYt zfwfhfdlkfv …϶t zfstf. zf©mfv       bf sKsjsY mcdbN, zfv bf rsk sisvsY mfbcN.
hcsj dYt zfjfw-ucsV zfwfv nCpG. zfêfv lchGt slsrv dHksv         mfKfv Wiv shfb …sEsY. kfv dhhfr dlsk rsh. ˆj hácv nfsK
r™lsqv zfwf nht dYt. nhfvƒ LfvBf dYt, zfu dbÇyq hjct         pdlW jKf rsq zfsY. dj§Â spZkcsjv efjf spfofV jvsk rqskf
yfjdvv Jhv dbsq Osv dIvsh.                                   udm dhdÛÁ jvsk rsh.
   Y'efv stfjft ifv rsq sot. hjct jtjfkf sKsj hfdV dIsv         efbfefdbv nQnfv. zncJ-dhncJ skf zfsYƒ. ˆ nshv mfsU Ocn
ˆt. snƒ njfst shdvsq dYt Y'efv stfjfstƒ. dEjmk JfWqf         dlsq yfjdv sbWqf skf zfjfw jcncm j¬ibfv mk.
sbƒ, bfWqf sbƒ. hA²Àmq wrsvv dHV sEtsk sEtsk kfv duH            ˆj ufqofq yfjdv rsk dosq zfv rqdb. nhdjYcsk ifw j'sv
spb ðdjsq sosY. ifdbv diifnf kfv WôfLsv. yfjdvv jKf ifjf     syrfvfq sIt. lfdV-Wqftfsj yfjdv slWqf rt bf. lchGt „mfsbv
rst rqskf kfv ˆƒ diifnf zbcHCk rskf bf. kfv syrfvf htsY,     hjct kfvisv lfdV sjse sIstdYt.
kfv yfjdvv dbÇyqkf sn ifqdb. ncnQhfl dbsq sp zfbs¦lv nfsK       kfvisvW ˆj ufqofq yfjdv rWqfv mcsJ uhfh ˆt. mcndtm
hfdV sTfjf pfq, sn zfbs¦lv dyrÁ kfv mcJm×st sbƒ. kfƒ nhfƒ    hst kfsj sn yfjdv slWqf rt bf. zhwA ˆ s[sÛ hjct
kfv dbvfw mcsJv dlsj kfdjsq vƒt.                             ƒntfsmv Jfkf sKsj kfv bfmde sjse sItsk ifsvdb.
   dhtdjn …sE dosq rkfwHvf jsØ duÎfnf jvt, `Hfƒufb!             yfjdvv ubA jk ufqof sosY, jk snfnG LsvsY, sjfb It
yfjdvef rqdb hcdU?'                                          rqdb. uDhb-pcsÝ sjfb ˆjef jfu Lvsh sHshsY, kfW ifsvdb.
   hjct jfosuv Ifƒtef sedhstv …iv Y]sc V dlsq dbvfw jsØ         sjfb sjfb hác kfsj ivfmwG dlsq hstsY,
…Ùv dlt, `bf-sv shfb! nhƒ jift. ufdbn, yfjdv rt snfbfv                      `sjfb jfu sYfe bsr, bsr sn boBA,
rdvB, swfbf pfq, slJf pfq---Lvf ncjdEb.'                                      pdl ifv djYc jv uDhsbv ubA.'
   dh-ˆ ifw j'sv hjct yfjdvv ubA hù ƒ¦efvdH… dlsqsY,            dj§Â sjfb jfsu hjcstv mb WsEdb.
kfskW ifw jsvsY. dj§Â yfjdvv dbÇyqkf sn ifqdb.                  ˆj wafhsB efbf hxdó-hflt ytdYt. Osv Hfskv yft sbƒ.
   sjfKfW Ocn sysqsY. dj§Â Ocn slWqfv mk efjf zfsY sjfKfq?   zf©mf lcdÇy§Àfq dYt njft shtfq. jf…sj spb sn htsk ifvdYt
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bf. zfêf yfND. ksh isvv mcdbn Jfse bf. zfv hjct sjfbdlb          ---hfdVsk sp Hfskv yft hfV§À, kf dj kcƒ ufdbn?
mfsE pfqdb. iVfswfbfv bfsmƒ sn yfsNv jfsu bfj dn]esj ˆsnsY.      hjcstv zfêf jft dhtì bf j'sv ofmYfef rfsk dbsq si]sj
isvv yfjdv jvsk yfƒstW yfsNv sjfb jfu jvsk sn smfseƒ          mfKfq wdIsjv mfsj `ystf IcIc' hst shdvsq iVt.
vfuD bq.                                                         tÏfq hjct spb jft rsq sot. lc}sJv zwa¢sk kfv syfJ lc'de
   ok jsqjdlb sKsj dUmdUm hxdó ytsY. mfsE icsvflsm yfN        Utmt jvsk tfot. sn´rmqD shfb dhtdjnW j]fldYt. j]fldYt
ytsY. z¬i udm hst hjctslv yfN rsq sosY. ifVfv wdIjslv         njstv zHfh slsJ, …ifqrDbkf slsJ. ˆƒ dYt iaKm dlb, spdlb
zsbj udm. kfslv yfN swN rqdb. rEf{ wdIsjv mf jcstf mfKfq      kfslv zfêfsj isvv s[sk sJse Hfskv yft spfofV jvsk rsqsY.
hfdVsk iashw jvt.                                                hjct bfmfpD sYst. ksh oafm spsrkc kWrDlhflD bq, snsrkc
   hjcstv mf duÎfnf jvt, `jD hAfifv IcIc zf©mf! ˆƒ hflstv     snW záHÙÁ dhlzfkD. mnduslv ƒmfm nfsrh pchj. kfv nfsK
nfk njfst jD msb j'sv?'                                       jk jKf rq. ncsJv jKf, lc}sJv jKf. ƒmfm nfsrshvW zHfshv
   ---zfv hstf bf mf. mfsE Hvicv yfN. zfusj zfhfv tfÌcst      nQnfv. mnduslv yfjdvskƒ hf shkb jk? ˆsj zbAsj lc}sJv
mcdbNef zfsndb. kfv zncJ bfdj htsY. kfƒ zfdm htdYtfm,         jfdrbD ðdbsq msb nf§À¶bf sbq. ƒmfm nfsrh zfhfv hV iDvHÙÁ.
hjcstv hfi pdl stso dlk, kfrst rft jfmfƒ rskf bf. zfdm        jtjfkfv ˆj iDv nfsrshv zá mcvDl dkdb. njt jfsu iDv
mcdbsNv lfm dlsq slh.                                         nfsrshv ivfmwG sbb. ncsJv nmq ˆhQ lc}sJv nmqW. zncsJ
   jKfef hstW spb wdIsjv mf tÏfq iVt. tÏfq iVt                FfÙÁfv-Jfbf pfb bf, iDvhfdV pfb. snJfsb zfsvfoA ifb. hfdV
hfdVv njst. nhsysq hV tÏf W lc}J sit hjct. sn dbdäGLfq        jvst hfdVef sjfbX lcqfvD jvshb, kfW iDv nfsrhsj ˆj jKf
hst …Et, `bf-bf, zfêf pfsh bf. skfmvf zbA jf…sj slsJf so.'    duÎfnf j'sv sbb. sYst-smsqv bfm vfsJb iDv nfsrshv …sïJ
   dj§Â kfv mf zfv nQnfsvv Jhv sofib vfJsk ifvt bf. yfstv     zbcpfqD. hfdVsk sjfb dudbn rfdvsq sost, kfv sJ]fu sbb iDv
sFsq I]fjf. zkˆh sise dJsl, mcsJ tfu sjb? sn hst …Et,         nfsrshv jfsY! dkdb msb jsvb, iDv nfsrh HCk-HdhNA{ W
`bf-bf, pfsh.'                                                zlxswAv Jhv ufsbb. iDv nfsrh dhisl nfrfpA jvfv [mkf
   hjct zfhfv sufv dlsq htt, `bf, pfsh bf.'                   vfsJb. k]fv lfhD, k]fv iDv bfdj `jfsmt iDv'.
   zf©mf htt, `kfrst kcƒ pf.'                                    ˆjdlb o¬i jvsk jvsk dkdb hjctsj hstƒ sItstb,
   ---zfdm pfh? sjb?                                          `zfidb ˆjdlb ùucv-sjhtfv jfsY pfb. zfibfv zh²¿f Jcst
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htcb. dbÇyq dkdb ˆjef pKfdhdrk hAh²¿f j'sv slshb.           yfjv, sj… sjf©ifdbv yfjv, sj… slfjfb-mfdtsjv yfjv, zfhfv
jtjfkfv hù zdIn-zflftk nìsá k]fv nmAj LfvBf zfsY.           sj… sjfb hfdVv yfjv. sp yfjv, snƒ skf yfjdv jsv. kfYfVf
sjfb ˆjef yfjdvW dkdb j'sv dlsk ifvshb. k]fv …iv Hvnf       kcdm skf sYfeJfsef pfv-kfv yfjv rsk pf¤Y bf. kcdm rsh hV
vfJst, dkdb HÙÁsj dvÙÁ vfsJb bf.'                           ùucsvv yfjv. zfsv Jfbjfv Jfdlm rWqf dj jm oshGv dhNq?
   hjct dwd[k sYst. kfv ˆ nsh dhw¶fn dYt bf. dj§Â yfjdv     zfsvf ˆjef jKf zfsY, kcdm sp ˆJfsb ùucsvv hfdVsk Jfdlm-dodv
ˆjef siskƒ rsh---ˆƒ lxP nQj¬i kfsj hù zdhw¶fnAW dhw¶fn      jvY, kf skf skfmfv slswv hfdVv sj… ufbsk ifvsY bf. kcdm
jvsk hfLA jsvsY.                                            efjf ifEfsh, hfdVv stfj sJfw rsq pfsh. skfmfsj rqskf
   ˆjdlb sn ƒmfm nfsrshv jKf mskf jtjfkfv iDvhfdV si]ZsY    duÎfnfƒ jvsh bf sp, kcdm jD yfjdv jv. zfv jvstW hstf,
sot. ƒmfm nfsrshv idvysq iDv nfsrh hjctsj zfw¶fn dlstb      jtjfkfq ˆj zdIsn yfjdv jdv. zfsv ˆefW skf ˆj iajfv
ˆhQ kfsj k]fv zfwasmƒ Kfjsk zbcmdk dlstb.                   zdIn. kfƒ bq dj?'
   ƒmfm nfsrh dIsv sostb.                                      hjct nÌDv jKfÈdt r]f j'sv ðbdYt. …ifq bf slsJ sn
   iDv nfsrhvf lcƒ Hfƒ. dikfW iDv dYstb. k]fv ilGf sbWqfv   kfskƒ vfuD rsq sot. iv dlsbv njft sKsj kfv yfjdvv uDhb
iv lcƒ Hfƒ-ƒ sJtfIk sisqsYb. ˆj nmq hV ùucv hjctsj          ðv¢ rt `ùucsvv Jfdlm' v™si.
sFsj htstb, `hjct! skfmfv yfjdvv hAh²¿f zfmvf jvdY. ˆJb
pkdlb bf skfmfv yfjdv rs¤Y, kkdlb zfmfslv hfdVv jfsu                                  (2)
nrspfdokf jv. skfmfv djYc shksbv hAh²¿f rsq pfsh.'             nflf shdt Icstv mkƒ jfedYt shdtv uDhb. zhwA kfv sysq
   hjcstv msb ia²fÀ hef hV Jfvfi sEjt. ˆjub oafucsqe sYst   sYfe shfb yfsmdt shdw nc¦lvD. zHfshv nQnfv kfslvW. zfêf
siad±eu vfJsk dosq hfi yfND rWqf nsÙ¶W yfsNv jfu jsvdb.     dlb-mucv. zf©mfW isvv hfdVsk jfu j'sv nQnfv yftfq. lflfv
ˆJb sn zsbAv hfdVsk `Jfdlm'-ˆv jfu jsv jDHfsh? sn hV        udm-ufqof zfsY, dj§Â sn hkGmfb. zf©mfv ydvÛ-slfsN lflf
ùucvsj sjfb jKf bf dlsq htt, `uD. sHsh slJh.'               kfslvsj ixKj j'sv lCsv ndvsq dlsqsY. nQnfv lc}sJv htstƒ
   vfsÛ kfv v¢m-ifeGbfsvv jfsY ianÌef kctt. v¢m-ifeGbfvW    yst. ksh shdt-yfsmdtv mb dj§Â ovDh bq. kfslv rfh-HfhW
iDv nfsrshv ˆjdbô HÙÁ W Jfdlm. sn htt, `slJ hjct. ˆefsj     hVstfjD. sise Hfk bf KfjstW sE]fse sE]feifdtw zhwAƒ Kfsj.
Jfvfi msb jvY sjb? yfjdv skf nhfƒ jsv. sj… nvjfsvv             yit yfsmdtv ˆƒ Hfh-HdÌ slsJ shfticv wrsvv ˆj iadnÝ
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dhslwD h²Ã-hAhnfqD ydïswfLG¶ siaZP kfv siasm iVt. yfsmdtvf iafq   smrmfb ˆst JfWqf-dJlmskv hAh²¿fq kfsjƒ dbpcÙÁ vfJt.
kfv slfjfb sKsjƒ jfiV-syfiV sjbfjfef jvk, sbrfk n²Àf              sYfeshtfq jcvzfb iVsk swsJdb shdt. kf swJfv ubA pchj
dlk hstƒ. dj§Â kfv iÇyfsk hAhnfqDv …sÜwA kfslv zufbf              smZthD nfsrh dbsqfo jvt. rfse-hfufsv kfsjƒ ifEfsk tfot.
dYt. ˆj hYv „slv nmq hùmCstAv ˆjde tft shbfvnD wfdV               ƒ¤Yfmk sYst zKhf smsq hác shsY sbWqfv icsvf ˆJdkqfv dlt.
…irfv dlt yfsmdtsj. yfsmdt ymsj …sE htt, `ˆ skf dhsqv             …sÜwA ˆjefƒ, `jfsvf nfsK Ose skf Ose pfj, ise skf ise pfj,
wfdV! ˆv lfm slWqfv [mkfW zfmfslv sbƒ.'                           zfv dhbf isB dhsqef tfso skf stso pfj.'
   hAhnfqD htt, `skfmfslv bf KfjstW skfmfv zfsY.'                    r]Af, hù mfbcNƒ ˆmb zfsY, pfslv zHfsh öHfh bó rq.
   zk}iv nvfndv dhsqv ia²fÀ h dlsq sItt sn. yfsmdt mf-hfhfv       zsbsj sEtfq isVƒ sTtfq nftfm jsv. lfdvsûAv Ist ³bdkjkf
jfsY ufbfst kfvf ˆ ncspfo rfkYfVf jvt bf. pdlW yfsmdt vfpD        Hcst pfq. zbesbv dhVìbfq zflwGycAk rq. [cLfv u¶ftfq LmG
dYt bf. jfvB, stfjdev ˆk hqn. öslsw kfv idvhfv-n§Àfb              idvhkGb jsv. zHfshv kfVbfq ydvÛ bó jsv. sisev …bcb
zfsY. nckvfQ ˆ iY¦l dbOGfk zbAfq YfVf zfv jD? khcW spsrkc         Hvsk „mfsbv ofY jfse.
dhhfsr sjfb spZkcj tfosh bf. kfv …iv nQnfsvv efbW rqskf              oafsmv ˆj dhLhf zfsY. snW ˆj zHfdobD. dhhfsrv jsqj
hAhnfqD ufmfƒ efbsh. kfƒ smsqsj hcdUsq-idVsq vfpD jvt             hYsvv msLAƒ öfmD kfsj lc}sJv nfosv Hfdnsq sosY. hùmcJD hAKf
kfvf. lcƒ jbAflfsqv Hfv zsLGjef tfOh rt.                          kfvW.
   rsqW sot dhhfr. yfsmdtv slr-msb hn§À ˆt.                          zsbj zHfof uDhsbv hAKf Hctsk mfljûhA snhb jsv. dw[f
   shdt hV rsqW zbCPf Kfjt. hV zfƒhcsVf Kfjsk sYfev dhsq          ifq sjfb mfkfstv jfY sKsjƒ. dj§Â ‰ zHfdobD hAKf Hctfv
rst, hVv dhsq rsk jó rq. ifÛis[v ns¦lr rq. nckvfQ iB              WNcL drnfsh sJ]fu sisqdYt zbA ˆj h²Âv. zfv kf rt hA²Àkf.
YfVf shdtv dhsqv sjfb jKfƒ sbƒ.                                   kfv hÙÁhA rt, jcdy§Àf, lcdÇy§Àf W ifi sKsj h]fysk sjfb ³hL
   lcdÇy§Àfq mf-hfhfv Ocm zfsn bf. pdlW ufmfƒ hstsY, `hv          jfsu hA²À rsk dwJ. dpdjv jv, jcvzfb iV, hcpcoGslv dJlmk
slJcb, dhsqv Jvy zfdm slh.' khcW smfef efjfv isBv jKf skf         jv. sn ˆƒ zfLAfdk¹j iKA tfH jsvdYt ˆj lvshswv dbje
zfv kfsj htf pfsh bf.                                             sKsj. snƒ kfsj sldJsqdYt jtjfkfv iDvhfdV. spJfsb dosq
   shdtv mf zbcv™i zfsvf ˆjde ncspfo J]u  c dYt. zfv snƒ ubAƒ     iDvhfdVv mdrtfslv nfsK dmsw zsbj lc}J-hAKf Hctf pfq.
pchjslv nfsK sJftfsmtf dmwsk ncspfo dlsk tfot. sjfb pchj          ùucvslv dJlmk j'sv bfdj zsbj nWqfh rfdnt jvf pfq.
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   zhwA jtjfkfq lCv n©isjGv kfv ˆj HfƒW Kfsj. sn                   ---Hft ufqof rst sjb ifvh bf?
snJfsb hAhnf jsv. sn jtjfkf sost iaKsm Hfƒsqv hfdVsk               ---pfnX skf ùucvslvsj hth, skfv ˆjef hvW dEj j'sv slsh.
WsE. HfhD svsÆfbfv jfsY lc-ˆjdlb jfdesq kfviv iDvhfdVsk            ---dEj zfsY. zfmfsj zfv ˆƒ slfpsJ Kfjsk Hft tfso bf.
pfq msbv wfd§À dbsk. dj ufdb, snJfsb wfd§Àv sJ]fsu sn sjfb jó      iafƒsHe pfvf iVfq, kfslv zdLjfQw Hft YfÛDv siasm isV,
ifq dj bf?                                                      kfsj dhsqW jsv. shdtv iafƒsHe jcvzfb mfófvW dj snƒv™i?
   ðLc dbsuvƒ bq, zsbj mfbcsNv hAKf-shlbf sn dbsuv              shdt snefƒ ivD[f jvfv ubA zfusj ianÌ kcst htt, `zfdm
iÝdksk smfyb jvfv syóf jsv. zdLjfQw mfbcN jfsk iVst             jtjfkf yst pfh. snJfsb ùucvslv dJlmk jvhāāāāāā.'
iDsvv bfm sbq. zfv snƒ ncspfo hAhrfv jsv bIcvf. ˆmbdj              ---jtjfkf? ùucvslv dJlmk? dj§Â kcdm skf pchkD smsq.
jfsvf otfq mfsYv j]fef dh]Lst kfsjW dbsq pfq snƒ iDsvv jfsY!       ---kf rtfm skf jD? yfyD htsY, …bfvf hfsiv mskf. iaskAj
   hfdVsk dhLhf ˆjfdjbD Kfsj. shdtƒ mfsU mfsU kfv hfdVsk        mdrtf mcvDl k]fslv shdev mskf.
dosq hfn jsv, vfk jfefq, msbv jKf Jcst hst. ˆj náAfq shdt          ---`mskf' htstƒ skf n©ijG jfsqm rsq pfq bf. zfnst skf
kfsj kfv zsbjÈdt lcdÇy§Àfv jKf htdYt. kfv nfsK ˆ jKfW           bq. zfv wrsv kcdm Jfvfi rsq pfsh.
hst sItt sp, mf kfsj Jfvfi jvsk yfq. sjfb vjm hfdV sKsj            ---oafsmƒ hf jD Hft zfdY htcb? sk]kctsOftf jifst dj zfv
dhlfq jvsk yfq. ˆdlsj hqnW skf sKsm Kfsj bf.                    ncJ zfsY? Hfnmfb kvDv mk sHsn zfdY. zufbf-zsybf isKv
   dhLhf bIcvfW zsbj msbv jKf kfsj hst. n©isjG yfyD rstW        zsi[fq dlb ifv rsq pfs¤Y.
sn kfv ˆj iajfv hácv mk. bIcvf htt, `smZthD nfsrh skfsj            ---zfïfrv jfsY yfW. mfU nmcsû skfmfv ˆƒ Hfnmfb kvDsj
Hfthfsnb bf?'                                                   sjfb Hft jcst dHdVsq slshb. zf¤Yf, skfmfslv ufmfƒ sjfb ifÛ
   shdt ntÏ srsn htt, `sjb hfnshb? Hft HfNf htstƒ dj            spfofV jvsk ifvsY bf?
zfv Hfthfnf rq? dkdb dj ˆƒ ovDh rkHfoDsj oarB jvshb?'              ---ifsÛv dj zHfh zfsY htcb? mb yfƒ, iB yfƒ.
   ---jKfq hcUsk ifdvn bf?                                         sndlbjfv zfstfybfq shdt hcUt, kfv smZthD nfsrshv mb
   ---³j bf.                                                    isedb. nckvfQ sn kfv iDvHÙÁ yfyDsj sn jKf ufdbsq jtjfkf
   ---zfdm mfsU mfsU jtjfkfq sKsj zfdn. kcƒ snJfsb pfdh?        pfWqfv ia²Âdk dbsk tfot.
Kfjsk ifvdh?                                                       shdt rfskv jfu ufsb. wfd§Àdbsjksbv wfdVsk Ict jsv,
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sJucv ifkfv yfefƒ shfsb. snƒ …ifuGb sKsj dedjsev iqnf           mDtfl hf sjfb dhhfsrv nmq ilGfv h]fLb zsbjef dwdKt rsq pfq;
spfofV rst ˆjdlb ‰ yfyDv nfsK jtjfkfq dosq iDvhfdVsk            dhswN j'sv snƒ mdrtfslv msb, pfvf ilGfsj dbYj `zhsvfL
…id²¿k rt.                                                      iaKf' hst msb jsv. kfYfVf Jfdlmfvf ilGf jvsk zfdló bq. kfvf
   ùucv nfsrhslv ik´DoB shdtv v™i, idv¤Yâkf, rfdn-JcwD          hfufsv pfq shilGf rsqƒ. ilGf dhdhslv ubA mfsjGe j'sv zfsb
smufu W dmdó dmdó jKf slsJ Jch n§Âó W iaDk rstb. sn ˆJfsb       shilGf Jfdlmfvf. zfv hfƒsv dosq sj sjfKfq jfv nfsK jKf htsY,
k]fslv dJlmsk Kfjsh susb hV JcwD rstb.                          kfv Jhv sj vfsJ?
   náAfq shdtv rfsk hfbfsbf yf ifb jvt njst. zk}iv                 icv¢N mrst hjcstv bfm dYt. dwd[k, dhbqD W Hû sYst.
icvsbf Jfdlmf iDvhfdVv njt jfu kfsj hcdUsq dlt, ˆƒ lvufv        Icstv snZvH ofsYv idvm×stv msLAƒ nDmfhÝ Kfsj bf. pkef
‰ ifwef icv¢Nslv. ‰ ifsw pfWqf dbsNL. ˆƒ ufqofq zfmvf           ifsv, YdVsq pfq. hjcstv snZvHW mdrtf mrtsj ncvdHk j'sv
zfnsk ifdv bf. ˆJfsb sjht ùucv W k]fv ²ÃD zfsnb. ˆef            sIstdYt. zfv snJfb sKsjƒ shdtv zfjfd£[k msb kfv siam
ùucsvv mcvfj¶fhf (LAfb) v¢m. ˆef shF v¢m, ˆef Jfhfv v¢m, ˆef    hfnf sh]sL dbt.
djsyb. ˆef mdrtfslv Jfn hfKv¢m. ˆef hV ùucsvv zfm lvhfv.                     `mfbcN mfbcsNv jfsY, zsybf Hfsh zfsn,
ˆef sYfe ùucsvv zfm lvhfv. ˆJfsb …]yc wsè jKf htf dbsNL.                      ydvsÛv ÈsB mfbcN nhfv syfsJ hfsn.'
WJfsb …]dj slWqf dbsNL. ùucvslv nfmsb sOfmef sesb Kfjsk            kfsj ˆj buv slJfv nfL msb ufot. zfv syóf Kfjstƒ
rsh. ƒkAfdl ƒkAfdl.                                             …ifq rq. ˆjdlb hV ùucvsj yf dlsk dosq sn nfL dmse sot.
   pfhkDq jmG W jkGhA hcsU sbWqfv iv Hfdv msb rstW nfsKv           kfsj siasmv iqofm slWqfv ƒ¤Yf ufot. ˆJfsb skf rfsk
nfKD vsqsY susb nruHfsh hvB j'sv dbt. rqskf sn msb msb          softfi Ict Ldvsq slWqf pfq bf. kfƒ softfsiv ifidVv mk
odhGkf dYt ˆƒ hst sp, zfu sKsj sn lc-lcsef ùucsvv Jfn Jfdlmf.   vfMf sE]fsev dmdó rfdn lCv sKsj …irfv dlsq kfv siam-Hchsb
ˆJfsb iDsvv dJlmk j'sv kfv dhVdìk uDhsbv pdl sjfb drsï rq.      hjctsj `öfokm' ufbft.
                                                                   hjctW nflf shdtv snZvH sisq soZvshv nfsK kfv sjdt zfvý
                           (3)                                  jvt. iDvhfdV rt skf dj? pchj-pchkD skf.
  pkƒ ilGf hfdV srfj, hfdVv yfjv-yfjvfbDv sjfb I]fsj               …Hsqv msb dbuGsb nf[f{-hfnbf iaht rsq …Et. sn hfnbfW
ˆjdÛk rsq pfWqfef zöfHfdhj bq. dhswN j'sv „l, …vn,              iCvB rt ˆjdlb ifsbv slfjfsb. dIvfv odt isK spsk spsk
  nflf lc'de Ict                                       15     16                                     nflf lc'de Ict
hjct tÏf sHsÌ duÎfnf jvt, `kcdmƒ dj shdt?'                      busvv hAfifvef ùucvvf sj… ufbsk ifsvb, kfrst nkAƒ hV
   ˆj buv kfdjsq zbA dlsj mcJ j'sv shdt htt, `uD.'              dhil rsh. dhVft dwjfv jvsk dosq hfO dwjfsvv sJnfvk dlsk
   ---sjmb zfY kcdm.                                            rsh.
   ---Hftƒ zfdY. zfidbƒ skf hjct? kfƒ bf?                          hjcstv msb kcIfb zfsn. jJsbf Hfsh, sn dj shdtv siam-
   ---hf}! zfmfsj slsJ sIstY hcdU.                              ufst I]fnt? ˆjub lfnDv nfsK ˆjub oafucsqe sjb siam
   ---zfidb hV rAfbXnfm.                                        jvsh?
   ---kcdmW hV ±mfeG.                                              ---kcƒW skf lfn. pAfqnb jf kAfqnb, ð]edj jf hAfqob.
   ---ilGfv zfVft sKsj zfibfv zfWqfu Jch ðbsk ifƒ.                 ---sn dj dwd[kf?
   ---zfdmW skfmfv zfWqfu swfbfv ubA jfb sisk Kfdj.                ---bfƒ hf rt. stJfiVf skf ufsb. nhfvƒ dj nhdlj ifWqf
   ---sjb?                                                      pfq?
   ---ufdb bf sjb. kcdm dj sFdt ˆƒ nmq ifb dbsk zfsnf              dy§Àf hfsV, vfk sYfe rq. sjZkCrt hxdÝ ifq, Ocm stfi ifq.
shdt?                                                           zfwf ufso, zufbf zmÌstv zfwËf mbsj dbvfw j'sv skfst.
   ---sFdt bq, ksh shom nfsrhf ifEfb mfsU mfsU.                 zsi[fv OdV tìf rq. zfhfv jJb slJf rsh? zfhfv jJb
   rEf{ iK swN, jKfW swN. hjcstv dlsj zfvW ˆjhfv lxdó           nf[fsk zsbj zufbf dhNq ufbsk ifvsh?
dIvfstf shdt, kfviv z¦lv mrst yst sot.                             lc'dlb iv---dEj spb lc'hYv iv hjct ifsbv slfjfsb slJsk
   kfv ivsb dYt nhcu swstfqfv-jfdmn, mfKfq jift sOsn WVbf.      sit shdtsj. zfsho nQhvB jvsk bf sisv slfjfblfsvv
ncöf²¿AhkD, nc¦lvD. so]sqf smsq rstW wùsv ±efƒst jKf. ytfv      nfmsbƒ duÎfnf j'sv hnt, `sjmb zfY shdt?'
HdÌmf tfnAmqD. syfsJv lxdó zfjNGBDq. nxdóbfw jvf dmdó rfdn. ˆ      shdt …Ùv dlt bf. jfvB, shdt kfv idvBfm ufbk. dj§Â
nh dmst shdtv nf[f{ hAfjct j'sv kctt hjctsj. zfjNGB hfVt        dIvfv isK snƒ odtsk sn hjctsj htt, `zfidb stfsjv nfmsb
z¦lv mrstv dlsj. jfsu zmsbfspfdokf nxdó rt. waÝfv Jfdksvƒ       zfmfv nfsK jKf htfv syóf jvsYb sjb?'
sn shom nfsrhfslvsj sjfbdlb slJfv syófW jsvdb. dj§Â ˆJb sn         ---dbsNL zfsY hcdU?
iafq zdb¤Yf nsÙ¶W slJsk ifq. ˆjubsj ƒ¤Yf j'sv slJsk dosq           ---zhwAƒ. shom nfsrhf hstsYb, `sjfb shef sYstv nfsK
zbAub sofysv ˆsn pfq. kfsk kfv HqW rq. pdl ˆƒ syfvf             jKf htsh bf.' ufbsk ifvst ufsbb skf jD rsh?
  nflf lc'de Ict                                        17     18                                      nflf lc'de Ict
  ---jD rsh ðdb?                                                 zfw¶fn ifq. kfv zfso snƒ odt isK slJf rstW zsbj nmq
  ---yfjdv yst pfsh.                                             stfsjv nfmsb htf pfq bf. kfYfVf iDvhfdVv sjfb mfbcsNv
  ---kcdm skf yst pfsh bf. shdt! skfmfv nfsK zfmfv jKf dYt.      lxdósofyv rWqfvW Hq zfsY.
  ---jD jKf? Jch tìf hcdU?                                           LDsv LDsv „slv nmq ˆsn sot. jcvhfbDv „l. shdtsj dbsk
  ---r]Af. skfmfv hfdV hLGmfb skf? kcdm „sl hfdV pfsh bf?        ˆt kfv snƒ yfyD bIcvf. …Et kfv Hfƒsqv Osv. náAfq shdtsj
  ---pfh.                                                        dbsq hfnfq dIvt. sjfb iajfsv kf sev sisq hjct kfslv diYb
  ---kfrst ˆjƒ seºsb pfh. zfv kJbƒ hth.                          Lsv hfnf dysb dbt. ˆwfv iv sn snƒ d±eºse sOfVfdIvf jvsk
  ---zfmfsj ˆjf spsk slsh bf. nsÌ zfmfv yfyD Kfjsh.              tfot. Wdlsj yfyDW shdtv zfyvsB znfLfvB yfÑtA t[A jvt.
  ---Kfjcj bf. zncdhLf jD?                                       rEf{ slJt, hfƒsv shv rsq ˆj pchsjv nfsK jKf htsY. diYsb
  ---zbA djYc Hfhsh.                                             dosq l]fdVsqƒ iaw´ jvt, `sYstef sj?'
  ---sn slJf pfsh.                                                   sYst dbsuƒ hst …Et, `nftfm zftfƒjcm yfyD! zfdm hjct.
  vf²Àf Icdvsq sot, zftfisbv ofYdeW mcdVsq sot. hjct zLDv        ùucsvv hfdVsk zfdmW Jfdlm zfdY. zfdm shdtsj dusÎn
zfoasr zsi[f jvsk tfot „l zfomsbv.                               jvdYtfm, zfibfvf jft njfst sjfbX seºsb pfshb?
                                                                     ---lfbficsv. sjb?
                             (4)                                     ---zfdmW hfdV pfh. zfmfv hfdVW hLGmfb sutfq.
   mfbcN spJfsb zfwfv hfnf h]fsL, snJfsb sn rfvsk yfq bf, lmsk       shdtv zdLjfv sbƒ. khcW sbrfkƒ Hfthfnfv efsb htt,
yfq bf. hjcstv msb zfu lc-lcsef zfwf, lc-lcsef zbfok zfb¦l.      `dHksv zfnshb bf.'
   hV ùucv jKf dlsqsYb, dkdb kfv yfjdvv hAh²¿f zdk wDOaƒ             jKfef hstƒ sn yfyDv mcsJv dlsj kfdjsq spb zbcmdk iafKGbf
j'sv slshb.                                                      jvt.
   shdtv zfyvB kfsj iadkwa¢dk dlsqsY, sn kfsj Hfthfsn. mcJ           ---r]Af, ˆn, Wvf zfhfv hfnfq sbƒ, mfsjGse sosY.
Icse sj… jf…sj htsk bf ifvstW Ict-yfif zfb¦l kfslv                   Hfƒ-HfhDv dhbf zbcmdksk bIcvf hjctsj dHksv dbsq ˆt.
msbv mdBsjfEfq mrf zfs¦lftb nxdó jsvsY.                          Hfht, kfslv zfnfv zfsoƒ djYc[sBv msLA dhlfq sbsh.
   lcƒ zfbs¦lv jKf ˆjdehfv shdtsj ufbfsk ifvst kfv msb               syqfsv hnsk ƒdÌk j'sv shdtsj htt, `ˆjec yf j'sv sl skf
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      19     20                                     nflf lc'de Ict
mf!'                                                              seºsbv efƒm rWqfv hù zfso sKsj rfWVf s±ewsb si]ZsY hsn
   hjct hA²Àkf sldJsq htt, `bf-bf yfyD! zfdm yf Jfh bf. slvD   zfsY hjct. yfyDv nfsK shdt ˆsn si]ZYst hjct hAdkhA²À rsq
rsq pfsh. ùucv zfhfv zfmfsj J]u
                              c shb.'                          …Et. `yf Jfshb yfyD? swfbifidV Jfshb yfyD?' …sÜwA dj§Â yfyD
   ˆ hfnfv shdt dj§Â snƒ ùucsvv hfnfv shdt bq. sn dYt J]fyfv   bq. khcW yfyDv mbsj kcó bf jvsk ifvst shdtv nfsK
hd¦l ifJD. zfv ˆ spb …¦mcÙÁ hfofsb mcÙÁ mqbf. ˆJfsb mfKfq      dbdvdhdtsk jKf rsh bf sp.
jfiV sbƒ. hcsjv …iv WVbfefW dIvdIsv ifktf. yfyDv syfsJ            yfyD oýDvHfsh htt, `bf-bf. Wnh ˆJb bf. dedje sjse
Hft sEjdYt bf. dj§Â ˆjef nlA idvdyk stfsjv nfmsb kfsj          zfsbf.'
djYc htskW ifvt bf.                                               djYc[sBv msLA seºb i½feIsmG iashw jvt. zfsoHfso hjct
   shdtv syfsJ-mcsJ zfbs¦lv ±ió Yfi dYt. WôfLsv dYt mxlc-      …sE dne lJt jvt. ufbftfv Lfsv mcsJfmcdJ dne dbt hjct-shdt.
mLcv rfdnv dUdtj. snsjst mdrtfvW hcUsk zhdwó Kfjt bf sp,       yfyD hnt shdtv ifsw. ifsw bq, khcW zfjfd£[k Lbsj ˆk
ˆslv …Hsqv mfsU zfjNGB zfsY, Hfthfnf zfsY. nckvfQ ˆ jKf        jfsY ifWqfv zfb¦l jm bq.
sn jKf htsk htsk hstƒ sItt, `kcdm dIsv pfW. ùucv nfsrh            lc'usbvƒ msb zsbj iaw´ zfsY, zsbj zufbf ufbfv
zfhfv vfo jvshb.'                                              iasqfub zfsY. jDHfsh ðv¢ jvf pfq? seºb YcedYt lchGfv odksk,
   `r]Af pfƒ' hst zfsvf ˆjhfv oHDvHfsh shdtv dlsj dbdbGsmN     zfib tfƒsb. dj§Â hjct-shdtv mb YcedYt znDm odksk,
kfdjsq mcydj rfdn dhdbmq j'sv shv rsq sot. lvufv jfsY hst      shtfƒsb. shtcV, hfdt s±ewb zdkÛÁm j'sv sot seºb. hjcstv
sot, `zfdn kfrst. jft seºsb slJf rsh.'                         mb shdtv s±ewsb si]ZYsk ifvt bf. bDvsh hsndYt, zfv kfv
   lvuf há j'sv dlsq yfyD shdtsj iaw´ j'sv hnt, `ùucvslv       mcJ¤Ydhv dlsj dbdbGsmN kfdjsq sjfb sbwfq spb zfsmu oarB
hfdVv dHksv skfslv slJf-nf[f{ rskf bfdj?'                      jvdYt.
   shdt zhfj lxdósk yfyDv dlsj kfdjsq htt, `bf-bf. ‰ ifb          ˆmb nmq bDvhkf HÌ jvt yfyD. Hftƒ rt. rEf{ hst …Et,
zfbsk dosq ˆjhfv slJf rsqdYt.'                                 `shdtsj kfVfkfdV yst zfnsk rsh. hV shom nfsrhf hstsYb.
   yfyD dhw¶fn bf jsvƒ htt, `sldJnX zfhfv, ifJ-mfvfv Osv       zfdm hstdY, jcvhfbDv kxkDq dlsb yst zfnsh.'
yfmdyjfv hfnf jdvnX bf.'                                          shdt htt, `kfƒ rsh. hjct! zfidb jsh zfnshb?'
   ---jD sp hst yfyD. ˆmdb idvyq zfv dj?                          ---zfdmW yst zfnh.
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      21     22                                      nflf lc'de Ict
   yfyD duÎfnf jvt, `skfmfv hfdVsk sj sj zfsY? mf-hfi          nfsK kfsj ucsV slq, LbDsj ovDh zfv ovDhsj LbD j'sv slq,
zfsY?'                                                         ˆsk skf mfbcsNv rfk sbƒ.
   hjct ˆhfv dbsuv idvyq shdtsj slWqfv ncspfo sisq sot.           shdtv z§Àv sIse shdvsq zfnf jKfÈdt hjcstv HfÌf z§Àsv
sn htsk ðv¢ jvt, `r]Af, mf-hfi zfsY. ˆjde shfb zfsY. kfv       dosq o]fKt. sn mcydj srsn htt, `HfoA, Hfo W sHfo skf dEjƒ
dhsq dlsk rsh. zfdm dh-ˆ ifw, ksh dhsqsk ifw jdvdb. ˆjde       zfsY. khcW mfbcNsj syóf W klhDv j'sv spsk rsh. uDhsbv
yfjdvv sJ]fsu jtjfkfq ùucsvv dJlmsk spfo dlsqdY. pdl k]fv      nfsK tVfƒ j'sv dbsuv Hfosj nc¦lv j'sv dbsk rsh.'
znDtf W hvjsk ˆjde yfjdv sisq pfƒ, kfrst Ov h]fLfv öi´            ---sn skf icv¢Nvf ifvsh. dj§Â smsqvf jD jsv htcb? dw[f bf
slJh.'                                                         Kfjst zKhf ovDh znrfq rst jDHfsh tVfƒ tVsh htcb?
   ---ifsh. zhwAƒ ifsh. ùucsvv hcpdc oG Jch. k]fv jfsY sp sp      ---HfsoA Kfjst sn tVfƒsqv nfKD ifsh.
zfwf dbsq zfsn, sn Jfdt rfsk dIsv pfq bf.                         ---kfrst skf snƒ HfsoAv jKfskƒ ˆstb.
   jKfef zbA dlsj yst pfs¤Y slsJ hjct zfhfv jKfv smfV             jKf htsk htsk jJb hLGmfb s±ewb yst ˆt. ˆJfsb
Ocdvsq dlt. ksh ˆJbW nvfndv shdtsj sjfb iaw´ jvfv nfrn rt      zsbj[B seºb Kfmsh. shdt skf db}ns¦lsr hcUsk sisvsY sp,
bf kfv. yfyDsjƒ iaw´ jvt, `shdtsj zfidb dbsk ˆsnsYb. shdt      hjct kfsj Hftshsn sIstsY. dj§Â shdt kfsj HftshsnsY dj bf,
zfibfv sj rq? Wv dj sj… sbƒ?'                                  kf zufbf sKsjƒ sot. hjct kfsj dhsq jvsk yfq. zfv ˆƒ
   ---zfsY. mf-hfi zfsY. Wv sKsj sYfe ˆjde shfb zfsY, kfv      nmq sn pdl jKfef htsk bf ifsv ˆhQ hfdV sost pdl kfv hfdVv
dhsq rsq sosY. mf-hfi snvjm yftfj-ykcv bq. wrsv sjfbdlb        stfj zbAÛ dhsq dEj j'sv sIst, kfrst kfsj iYs¦lv dudbn
zfsndb skf. zfdm Wslv ifswv hfdVv ˆjtf mfbcN kfƒ.              rfvfsk rsh.
   ---zf¤Yf! kfrst shdtvW hcdU dhsq rsq sosY?                     nckvfQ ncspfo rfkYfVf bf j'sv sn dmdrlfbf sjbfv ubA
   ---bf-bf. zfnst pfv spmb HfoA. Wsj ˆjub iY¦l j'sv           i½feIsmG bfmt. ˆjec sOfvfdIvf j'sv yfyDsj zfVft j'sv sn
dhsq jsvsY. Wvf zfnst ovDh mfbcN skf.                          syfsJv ƒwfvfq shdtsj sbsm zfnsk htt. shdtW yfyDv jfsY
   jKfef hstƒ Hct jsvsY hst msb rt yfyDsj. ˆhfsv pfv jKf       hfdVv ubA dmdrlfbf zfbfv Ytbf j'sv seºb sKsj sbsm sot.
swfbfv zsi[f dYt, sn mcJ Jcst htsk tfot, `ovDh bf rst dj          hjct kfsj ˆj I]fjf ufqofq dbsq dosq dmdrlfbf sJsk htt.
jtjfkfq zfdn? mfbcsNv HfoA mfbcNsj sjfKfq dbsq pfq, jfv        shdt `bf' jvst sn jKf kctt. `slJ shdt! zfdm skfmfsj
  nflf lc'de Ict                                        23     24                                     nflf lc'de Ict
Hftshsn sIstdY. zfdm skfmfsj dhsq jvsk yfƒ.'                       jKfde hstƒ shdt rfnt. kfviv htt, `Kfmcb! zfdm zfso
   shdt jD htsh djYc J]sc u sit bf. mcydj rfdnv ymj dlsq mcJ     …sE dosq hdn.'
bfdmsq dbt. zfswifsw idvdyk sj… slJsY hf ðbsY dj bf, kf            hjct zhfj rsq htt, `hfêf}! ˆk Hq? kfƒ pfW nc¦lvD.'
sJqft jvsk tfot.                                                   ifsw hnst yfyD duÎfnf jvt, `hjct jƒ?'
   hjct htt, `jƒ djYc htY bf sp? kcdm jD zfmfsj Hfthfsnf           shdt bf ufbfv Hfb j'sv htt, `jD ufdb? seºb YfVst dEj
bf?'                                                             …sE zfnsh.'
   ---hfdn. dj§Â zfibfv zfso yfjdvef srfj. zfibfv hfdVsk jKf       ---zfv dmdrlfbf?
htcb. zfmfv hfdV-Ov idvshw slJcb, kfviv Ifqnftf sbshb.             ---Jch lfm htsY.
   ---sn kcdm sjfb dy§Àf jsvf bf. zfmfv yfjdv rst zfdm skfmfsj     seºb sYsV dlt. hjct ˆsn hnt. zfv ˆj s±ewb isvƒ kfsj
Jch zfvfsm vfJh. zfmfv hfdVv stfjsj zfdm vfpD jdvsq sbh. zfv     sbsm spsk rsh. sn yfyDv …sÜswA htt, `yfyD! ˆhfv skf zfmfsj
zfdm skfmfsj slsJƒ pJb mb dlsq sIstdY, kJb skfmfv zbA djYc       bfmsk rsh. zfmfslv hfdV shVfsk ytcb. jft njfst
slJfv jD iasqfub zfsY? jKf lfW zfmfsj.                           zfibfslvsj vfmicvrfe stfjft Ldvsq slh.'
   ˆƒ hst hjct kfv Ffb rfkde shdtv dlsj hfdVsq dlt. dj§Â           yfyD JcwDv nfsKƒ htt, `bf hfhf! hfdVsk shdtv mf-hfi dy§Àf
shdt dbu rfk hfdVsq mcnfIfrfr j'sv zÌDjfv jvsk nfrn sit          jvsh.'
bf. jD ufdb kf tÏfq, bfdj zÌDjfvhÝ bf rWqfv ƒ¤Yfq?                 pKf nmsq njstƒ dbu dbu hfdV dIsv sot.
zhwA hjct hcUt kf tÏfq. idvswsN sn dbsuƒ kfv rfkJfdb
sesb dbsq nsufsv yfi dlsq Lsv htt, `Wqflf?'                                                (5)
   shdt mcJ dbyc jsvƒ htt, `Wqflf.'                                 hfdV dIsv ˆsn shdt isvv dlb mfsqv nfsK mfmfv-hfdV yst
   ---LbAhfl shdt! W, zfv ˆjde jKf, „slv kxkDq dlb spb           sot. isvv dlb mf dIsv ˆt. shdt snJfsbƒ „l jvt. mfmfv-
zhwAƒ zfeefv stfjfst ˆsn ˆƒ s±ewsb zsi[f jsvf.                   hfdVsk zfèfv ifq. snJfsb Kfjsk sn hÖ Hfthfsn.
   ---shw. ˆhfsv ytcb. seºb sYsV slsh. yfyD Jfvfi Hfhsh.            ziv dlsj hjcstv dlb jfse bf. shdtsj slJfv ubA kfv mb
   ---zfsv skfmfv yfyDsj v]fdy ifdEsq lfW.                       yÑt rsq WsE. hfdVv stfj kfsj dHâ mfbcN v™si t[A jsv.
   ---yfyD skf ifot rqdb. ifotfdm zfibfsj LsvsY.                 jtjfkf pfWqfv zfsov hjct zfv sbƒ. shfb spb snƒ
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`Hfƒufb'sj rfdvsq sIstsY. ƒmfm nfsrshv mfLAsm hfdVv stfj           ---ˆj WqfrfhD smZthD nfsrh htdYstb, ˆ nh bfdj dwjG.
dhsqv iqofmW dlsqsY. dj§Â sn hstsY, `yfjdv ifWqfv zfso             ---zfsv WqfrfhDslv jKf hfl lfW. FfÙÁfv-Ov pfWqf, mfbcsNv
dhsqƒ jvsh bf.'                                                  ³kdv WNcL JfWqf dwjG bq, zfv iDv-Ov pfWqf, kfhDp sbWqf
   ˆjdlb ƒmfm nfsrh EfÕf jsvƒ htstb, `jD nfsrh! dhsqv            dwjG. zfWdtqfsq sjvfmslv iadk Wslv sjfb zflh sbƒ hcUstb.
hqn skf rsq sosY. dhsq jvshb bf sjb? jtjfkfv smsq iY¦l           ùucv pdl bf dlsqsYb, zfdm dtsJ slh, sbshb? zfdm sp kfhDp
jsvsYb bfdj?'                                                    slh, kfsk shjfsvv yfjdv rsh, hAhnfqDv tfH rsh, mfmtfq duk
   ---jD sp hstb ƒmfm nfsrh! wùsv smsq jD `o]fƒqf' sYst          rshāāāāāā.
iY¦l jsv? wùsv sYstvfƒ so]sqf sYst slsJ bfj dn]ejfq.               ---mf wfzfïfr! ˆskf mrfwdÙÁv zfLfv slJdY.
kfrst sjfb smsq dj iY¦l jvsk ifsv htsYb?                           ---dj, dhw¶fn rq bf?
   ---zfsv mwfq! nh djYc hAhrfsv. `o]fƒqf' hst jfsvf ofsq          ---zdhw¶fsnv jD zfsY. dj§Â jk tfosh?
stJf Kfsj bf, so]sqfv sjfb oáW sbƒ. kfrst sp J]fde sn mfdev        ---pf Hft msb jsvb, slshb. wdÙÁwftD kfhDp skf.
OsvW J]fde, ifjf OsvW J]fde.                                       ---zfibfvf mwfq Jch mufsk zfsYb. jD nc¦lv pKfnmsq ifsk
   ---snef skf zfidb htsYb. dj§Â zrQjfvD wùsvvf skf kf           Hfk yst zfsn!
hst bf.                                                            ---r]Af, pKfnmsq Hfk zfsn, tfKW zfsn. oafsmv i]fyub
   ---pfjX so. zfibfv yfjdvv Jhv ðbfb.                           zfmfv jKfq yst bf, zfmfsj i]fyusbv jKfq ytsk rq. ˆ
   ---jƒ, ùucv sjhtf skf ˆJbW ipG§À djYc jvsk ifvstb bf.         yfjdvv drQnf jvfv mskf bq nfsrh. kfYfVf shkb jm. zfv
zsi[fq zfdY.                                                     kfv ubAƒ sntfƒ smdwb, kfhDp, mDtfl zfmfslv mskf mfbcNslv
   ---zfsv rsq pfsh, rsq pfsh. mbsj nclPx jv¢b, ˆjDb vfJcb,      …ifuGsbv zbA ˆj iK. ˆƒ kfhDp-mDtflsj dwjG-dhlfk hst
ùucsvv …iv Hvnf vfJcb, rsq pfsh. ùucv zfibfsj sjfb kfhDp-        WqfrfhDvf zfmfslv sise tfdK mfvsk yfq.
efhDp slbdb?                                                       ---zfibfslv sise tfdK smsv kfslv tfH jD? sn pfƒ srfj,
   ---bf skf. kfhDp hAhrfv jvstW dj yfjdv rsh?                   ˆmb sjfb kfhDp sbƒ, pf dlsq smsq iefsbf pfq?
   ---zfsv `dhw¶fsn dmtfq h²Â, ksjG hù lCv. mb yfÌf skf sjsefq     ---zfsv! zfsY zfsY. ˆmb kfhDp zfsY, kf rfsk sh]sL vfJst
oÌf.'                                                            smsq zfibfv siYsb siYsb Ycesh! jD? jf…sj iefsk rsh
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bfdj?                                                                                  (6)
   ---zfnst zfdm ˆjubsj sisk yfƒ, dj§Â msb rq, sn zfmfsj        sndlb iChG iadkwa¢dk smfkfshj njft sKsjƒ hjct hsn zfsY
yfq bf. zfdm pk jfsY pfƒ, sn kk lCsv yst pfq.                hLGmfsbv yfv bìv i½feIsmG. ˆƒ i½feIsmGƒ shdtv seºb ˆsn
   ---sj sn? slJcb Hfƒ! ùucvslv hfdVv sjfb mdrtfv iadk       Kfmsh. dj§Â dhw¶HfvkD ifv rsq sot, zfsvf ˆjef seºb ifv rsq
zfidb buv slshb bf, kfrst L¶Qn rsq pfshb.                    sot, jƒ shdt ˆt bf.
   ---zfsv bf-bf! zfwaqlfkfv zfdwak rsq hfn j'sv kfvƒ           sjb ˆt bf sn? bfbf lcdÇy§Àf hjcstv mfKfq ˆsn kfsj hAfjct
Hf×fsv rfk slWqf sbmjrfvfdm W sJqfbk rsh sp. sp y]fl         W hAoa j'sv kctt. kfv dj zncJ rt? bfdj zbA djYc? pfv msb
zfjfsw Kfsj, kfsj dj zfv Lvf pfq. sndlsj rfk hfVfsbf         Hfthfnf zfsY, sn skf nmq rWqfv zfsoƒ iadkwa¢k ²¿fsb ˆsn
shfjfdm ³hdj? kfv dn´Ê zfstfsk ixdKhDv zájfsv swfHf zfsn,    zsi[f jsv. kfrst dj shdtv msb kfv iadk Hfthfnfv snƒ
nmcsû sufqfv zfsn dEjƒ, dj§Â …Hsqv mfsU dhwft lCvk¶ƒ         zfjNGB nxdó rqdb? sp siasmv iakD[fq vfk ifv rsq njft rsk
öfHfdhj. zfdm zfmfv mskf sjfb ˆj smsqv jKf htdY. pfsj        yfq bf ˆhQ dlb ifv rsq náAf rsk yfq bf, snƒ siam dj shdtv
zfdm zfmfv ˆjf§À zfib j'sv sisk yfƒ.                         hftcysvv mskf r™lsq nxdó rqdb? Hfthfnfv sp snZvsH mb
   ---kfrst zfhfv kfhDp djsnv ubA. zfmfsj htcb, sn sj,       mfskfqfvf rq, snƒ snZvH dj shdt-Icst ²¿fb ifqdb?
sjfKfjfv? kfv hfhfv jfsY dhsqv iqofm dbsq yst pfƒ.              zhswsN shdt ˆt, ksh nfsrhoÓ stfjfst. kJb shtf iafq
   ---bf Kfj, sn isv rsh. j]fyf It sJsk dosq bó rsq pfsh.    ˆjef. sHshdYt sn shdtv iadk msb usm WEf vfo sUsV slsh,
   ---zfv ifjst zfibf-zfidb mfdesk iVsh.                     dj§Â pJb slJt shdt ˆjf---kfv nsÌ sj… sbƒ, kJb zfbs¦l
   ivdlb njfst hjct oafsmv dwjGD idvshw-iaHfdhk zfyvB nflf   njt vfo ifdb rsq sot. i½feIsmG buv iVskƒ Ycse kfv jfsY
msb oarB jvt. mrfwdÙÁwftD lcƒ kfhDp hfùsk LfvB j'sv yfjdv    dosq htt, `shdt! ˆk slvD sjb? yfyD zfsndb? kcdm dj ˆjf
W h…sqv zsi[fq dlb Èbsk tfot.                                ˆst?'
   jD ufdb, shdt ‰ kfvDsJ zfnsh dj bf? nsÌ yfyD zfnsh dj        shdt srsn htt, `zfidb dj yfb bf sp, zfdm ˆjf zfdn?'
bf? yfyD YfVf zbA sj… ˆst skf zfsvf mcwdjt. sn yfq j]fyf        ---zhwAƒ. snefƒ skf yfd¤Ytfm. dj§Â ˆk slvD sjb?
siam ifjf jvsk, siasmv ƒse Ov oVsk.                             ---ðsbbdb ùucv-hfdVsk mfsU mfsU dr¦lD Ffqto swfbf pfq,
                                                             `slv zfsq lcv¢²À zfsq.'
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   ---dEj hstY. kf hst dj ufbsk ifdv bf, sjb slvD rt?             ---sj slJfsh?
   ---zfmfv öfmDsj hcdUsq zfnsk slvD rsq sot.                     ---yt, zfu skfmfsj jtjfkf slJfh. ðsbY, ifkft-svt
   jKfde hstƒ shdt Ice§À softfsiv mk srsn …Et. hjct htt,       yftc rsqsY?
`mufj jvY? zfmfv mk Hft öfmD zfv kcdm ifsh bf.'                   ---ðsbdY. dj§Â slvD rsq sost pdl ùucvvf djYc msb jsvb?
   o¬i jvsk jvsk kfvf smb tfƒsbv stfjfst dosq hnt.                ---zfsv bf-bf. k]fvf ufbsk ifvshb bf.
hjcstv msbv msLA yvm ictj, yvm zfb¦l. ksh shdtv mb                ---zfmfv mf hst, ùucvslv nh mftcm zfsY. k]fvf nh sofib
öfHfdhj. sn msbv blDsk sjfb …¤Y¶fn sbƒ, sjfb …Ùft kvÌ          Jhv htsk ifsvb.
sbƒ. khcW hjcstv kvs̃ kfv mbW i½fdhk. rfhcFhc c sJsk             ---Lc{! ˆk hV zádhw¶fdnbD rsqf bf.
tfot …Hsqv mb. hfƒsv sKsj pfvf slsJ, kfvf msb jsv, Wvf            iDsvv Jfdlsmv iDVfiDdVsk dhtfn-dhrfsv spsk Jfdlmf vfpD rsq
hcdU bh idvBDk hv-hLC. htsb yvm zfsho, yfrdbsk yvm             sot. rfWVf s±ewsb sbsm ofdV Lsv kfvf snfuf yst sot LmGktfq.
zfjNGB, ifw-sO]sn hnfsk yvm ictj.                              snJfsb ifkft-svstv s±ewsb bfmsk ytmfb dn]dV zfsY. shdt
   hjct shdtv rfkef dbsuv ufsÌv …iv sesb dbsq jKf              htt, `zfidb Wsk bfmcb. zfdm nfLfvB dn]dV shsq bfdm.'
htdYt. rEf{ slJt, shdtv rfsk ˆjde ösBGv zfQde. iaw´ jvt,          hjct htt, `Hq sbƒ. nfsK zfdY bf? nfsK bfmh, nfsK yfih.'
`ˆef djbst?'                                                      zk}iv shdtv lcƒ hfùsk Lsv …Hsq yVt snƒ dn]dVsk. msbv
   shdt dmdó srsn htt, `hác dlsqsY. zfv ˆefv ubAƒ slvD rsq     ictsj shdtW spb …lfn rsq pfd¤Yt. i½feIsmG jk zLGbo´ nc¦lv-
sot. jKf dYt, dhw¶HfvkD seºsb dlsq pfsh. dj§Â sjfb jfvsB snƒ   nc¦lvD. dedH ytsY, kfsk ytsY svfmfd¦ej Ydh. kfslv syfsJ zfu
slvD j'sv dlt.'                                                nh djYcƒ spb svfmfd¦ej. mxdÙjf-osHG zfstfq nfufsbf ˆ spb
   ---skfmfv hcdU hác zfsY?                                    mb-mfkfsbf idvshw.
   ---jk zfsY? dkb-yfvse smsq zfmfv hác.                          hjct htt, `yt zfmvf ˆj ufqofq hsn o¬i jdv.'
   ---snƒ Hft.                                                    dj§Â shdtv msb Hq zfsY. sn wrsv È×fslv jKf ðsbsY ˆhQ
   seºb YcedYt. seºsbƒ kfvf jtf ƒkAfdl sJsq lcisc vv Jfhfsvv   Ydhsk slsJsY. nckvfQ snƒ Hq iajfw j'sv htt, `bf-bf, zbA
jfu nfvt. hjct ia²fÀ h vfJt, `shdt! kcdm dj jtjfkfv sjfb       sjfKfW yt.'
slJfv dudbn slsJY?'                                               ifkft svst ysV kfvf ifjG d±eºse dosq bfmt.
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   hjct htt, `yt, dHsÅfdvqf smsmfdvqft rstv ifsjG pfƒ zKhf       jvf nru rsq pfq.
ƒsFb ofsFGsb pfƒ.'                                                 zfv hjct pdlW slswv hfdVsk bfmfp isV, khcW shdtv nfsK
   shdt htt, `náAf rsq zfnsY, ùucsvv hfdV dIvsk vfk rst          shVfsbfv Ist sndlb nfvfdlb sjfb bfmfp isVdb. dEjƒ skf, vfm
W]vf ns¦lr jvshb.'                                               htf zfv Lcdk skftf---ˆjƒ nfsK dj nfsu? yfjdvv lvJf²À sn
   ---shdw bq. nfmfbA [B. ˆjec hsn o¬i j'sv yst zfnh.            zfïfrv jfsY slq bf, jfvB kfv lvJf²À kfv LfvBf msk zfïfrv
   dHsÅfdvqf smsmfdvqft rstv yk¶sv sp nh ifjG zfsY, kfv sjfb     Jfn WtDsj dlsq svsJsY. zfv HvnfW svsJsY snƒ WtDvƒ …iv.
ˆjefsk lc'usb hsn jk dj o¬i jvt. hjcstv mbsj shdt
zdLjHfsh uq j'sv dbt. vfbD dHsÅfdvqfv ±mxdk-snZsLv mk                                      (7)
kfv nvt msbW shdtv siasmv ±mxdk-snZL dbdmGk rt.                     bfvD-siasmv ˆjef hl sbwf zfsY. snƒ sbwf siadmjsj
   nÌ dj kAfo jvsk ƒ¤Yf rq? zfhfv ˆjf§ÀHfsh jJb slJf rsh?        siadmjfv dbjehkGD jvsk yfq. syfsJv dbjse, mcsJv dbjse,
jDHfsh rsh? ƒkAfdl u¬ibf-j¬ibf jvsk jvsk eºfsm dIvt              hcsjv dbjse. dj§Â ³bjeA iafdåsk pJb hfLf isV, kJbƒ ðv¢ rq
dbsuslv dEjfbfv jfYfjfdY. yftfdj j'sv hjct shdtsj zfso           lrb u¶ftf.
ifdEsq dlt. sn ùucv hfdVsk iashw jvt iafq vfk hfsvfefq. nckvfQ      pdlW ifsbv slfjfsb ˆhQ zdk nfmfbA isKv odtsk Hsq Hsq
kfslv n©isjGv jKf sj… dj¤YcW hcUsk ifvt bf.                      kfslv zfsifsn slJf-nf[f{ W nfmfbA jKf-hfkGf rq, khcW snƒ
   shdt dIsv ˆt snƒ syZrdÜv dHksv, kfv nfsK dIsv ˆt bfmfp,       kxdå sbƒ, snƒ ictj sbƒ, snƒ zfb¦l sbƒ.
dIsv ˆt mfKfv jfiV. ùucv-hfdVv mdrtfvf iCBG ilGf jsvb.              zsbj dlbƒ ifv rsq sot. hjcstvW yfjdvW rt bf, shdtv
k]fvf öfmDv Hfƒ-hcbfƒslvsj slJf slb bf. dj§Â k]fslv dbje         hvW dmtt bf. hjct ia²Àfh dlt, ˆJfb sKsj kfvf hfdV dIsv dosq
sKsj shdt sn ilGfv seºdbQ ifq bf, spsrkc sn lfnD. kfv is[        dhsq j'sv nQnfv jvsh. dj§Â shdt hst, `zfibfv yfjdvef srfj,
idviCBG ilGf iftb jvf hVƒ jdEb. kfƒ nýhk} kfv s[sÛ               kfviv dhsq jvh.'
`syrfvf slJfsbf ufsqp'-ˆv Iskfqfƒ jfpGjv. pdlW k]fslv               dj§Â jsh rsh kf? ³LspGvW skf ˆjef nDmf zfsY. ˆjdlb sn
hfdVv hfƒsv kfv mfKfq jfiVW Kfsj bf. spsrkc sp jfu stfsjv        shdtsj hstƒ sItt, `slJ shdt! zfdm skfmfsj YfVf h]fyh bf.
Hsq rq, sn jfu ‰ stfsjv lxdó-nDmfbfv msLAƒ nDdmk Kfsj.           zfv kcdm pdl zfmfsj sisk yfW, kfrst hfdV dIsv pfW. ˆJfsbW
i[f§Àsv sp jfu zfïfrv Hsq rq, sn jfu ixdKhDv sp sjfb iafs§À      ufbfufdb jfbfjfdb rsq pfs¤Y. bf rq ystf, sjfseG dhsq j'sv
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zfdn.'                                                                                             ƒdk---
   shdt htt, `j[sbf bf, syfsvv mk ifdtsq dhsq jvh bf. dhsq                                  skfmfv mbjfvfofsv hd¦l hjct
jvsk rst zfk¹Dq-öub dbsq zfbs¦lv nfsK dhsq jvh.'                 shdtv zfêf yfsmdt W ufmfƒsj sFsj ivfmwG jvt. shdtv mf
   ---dj§Â skfmfv mf-hfi pdl vfpD bf rq?                     ufmfƒsj spsk zbcsvfL jvt. dj§Â ufmfƒ lc'de Wusv spsk
   shdt dbdÇyk ufsb, kfv mf-hfi zhwAƒ ˆmb ufmfƒ sisq sJfw    zfidÙ ufbft. ˆj } sn hfQtf Hft ufsb bf. zfv lcƒ } sn kfv
rsh. kfƒ dbÇyqkf dlsqƒ htt, `zfmfv hAfifsv zfidb dbdÇy§À     slfjfb há jvsk ifvsh bf, jfvB hV sYst slsw sosY.
Kfjcb, zfmfv mf-hfi zhwAƒ vfpD rsh. dj§Â zfibfv mf-hfi pdl       zokAf shdtv zfêf ˆjfƒ zufbf-zsybf isK rhc dhqfƒ
vfpD bf rq, kfrst?'                                          hfdVv sJ]fsu shdvsq iVt. shtf lwefv msLA si]ZsY sot snƒ
   ---zfdm skfmfv hfdVsk dosq skfmfv zfk¹Dqv mfsU skfmfsj    oafsm. Hft oafm. dhqfƒ-hfdVW Hft. Hft dhqfƒ W ufmfƒsqv
dhsq jvh. zfv zfwf jdv, kfvf skfmfsj slJstƒ vfpD rsq pfsh.   hAhrfv. hfdVv nhfƒ bfmfpD. hV JcwDv hAfifv sp, ‰ dlsb ƒmfm
   nckvfQ ˆjdlb shdt ùucv-hfdV sKsj dhlfq dbt. `dhsq rsh'    nfsrshvW lfWqfk. hV zfwfhflD mb dbsq shdtv zfêf lcicsvv
ˆƒ zucrfk sldJsqƒ ùucsvv idvhfsvv dbje sKsj dyvdhlfq         JfWqf-lfWqfv iv dhsqv jKf kctt. ufmfƒsqv iawQnf jvstb
dbsq hfdV dIsv sot. hfdVsk dhsqv jKf htst kfv mf-hfi         sJfl ƒmfm nfsrh.
p{isvfbfd²À zfbd¦lk rt. dbsk tfot dhsqv ia²Âdk.                  shdtv zfêf dhsqv dlb jvsk htt. dj§Â hjcstv zfêf htt,
   dj§Â ˆJsbf jKf ifjf bq. jfvB hjct hstdYt, kfv ˆjdemfÛ     `kfv zfso slbf-ifWbf dEj j'sv dbb shqfƒ mwfq!'
dhsqv …ipcÙÁ shfb zfsY. rqskf kfv dhsq zfso dlsk rsh.            slbf-ifWbf? rEf{ shdtv zfêf spb zfjfw sKsj iVt.
nckvfQ kfv dydE zfnf ipG§À zsi[f jvsk rsh. iafq lcƒ nåfr     spsrkc shdtv mcsJ ðsb msb rsqdYt, ˆ dhsq dhbf isBƒ rsh.
isv kfv dydEW ˆsn sot. kfsk stJf dYt,                        kfrst msb-msb sufVf tfofv dhsqsk zfhfv isBv jKf sjb?
   `diaqkmf shdt!                                            [Bjft bDvh Kfjfv iv sTfj dost htt, `slbf-ifWbfv jKf
   zfwf jdv, jcwst zfY. zfmfv zfêf-zf©mf zfmfslv dhhfsr      zfibfvfƒ htcb. zfmvf skf ovDh mfbcN.'
n©mdk dlsqsYb. zkˆh skfmfv zfêfsj zfofmD 15 If¬Èb                ƒmfm nfsrh hst …Estb, `ovDh mfbcN rstW zfujft zfv
zfmfslv hfdV ˆsn dhsqv jKf ifjf j'sv spsk zbcsvfL jv.        spZkcj YfVf jfv dhsq rs¤Y htcb? zfv pf slshb, kf skf shde-
zsi[fv OdV ytsk yfq bf. ùucsvv lczfq Hft sKsjf.'             ufmfƒ-ƒ hAhrfv jvsh.'
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  shdtv zfêf htt, `zfibfslv lfhD-lfWqf jD htcb, kfviv            ---zfidb hfdV dIsv pfb. kfviv dhqfb W zfsvf zfk¹Dq-
sHsh slJh.'                                                  öubslv nfsK ivfmwG j'sv slJcb. mkfmk dydEsk ufbfshb.
  ---shdw djYc bq, nfƒsjt, OdV, dhw rfufv efjf. zfv smsqsj       `dEj zfsY'---hstƒ …sE iVt shdtv zfêf. lc'syfsJ spb
ˆj Hdvv oqbf.                                                zájfv slJsk tfot. sjfb vjm nQhvB j'sv dhlfq dbsq
  ƒmfm nfsrh Wjftdk j'sv htstb, `sYst yfjdv sist smfev       s±ewsbv dlsj mfsEv ytf isK zfv jfâf nfmtfsk ifvt bf.
nfƒsjt lfhD jvk.'                                            jfisVv v¢mfst zwa¢ mcYsk mcYsk s±ewsb ˆt. smsqv zsbjef
  ---zfidb zfstm mfbcN rsqW ‰ jKf htsYb?                     hqn rsqsY. smsqsj jD hst uhfh slsh sn? tÏfq W zimfsb
  ---sjb? zfidb sbbdb hf sbshb bf? ˆJb skf zfstm-pfstm       kfv msb jcdy§Àf zfnsk tfot. msb rt, û¢kofmD seºsbv nfmsb
nhfƒ dbs¤Y.                                                  U]fdisq isV sn zfk¹rkAf jvsh. rEf{ ˆjde stfj ˆsn kfv
  ---nhfƒ dbstƒ dj rfvfmef rftft rsq pfsh?                   ifsw l]fdVsq kfsj duÎfnf jvt, `lfbficv dj ifv rsq sot?'
  ---W rfvfm-rftft slJsk sost hfic shdev dhsq rsh bf.            nh djYc yfif dlsq uhfh dlsq htt, `msb rq ifv rqdb.
  shdtv zfêf ˆhfv rhc dhqfƒsj nsìfLb j'sv htt, `Hfƒufb!      zfdmW pfh ‰ seºsb.'
zfdm ovDh mfbcN. ˆ ovDshv iadk vrm j'sv zfmfv smsqsj h…          ---zfibfv syfJ UtUt jvsY. djYc rsqsY?
j'sv Osv kcst dbb. hjct hfhfuDv iY¦l hstƒ zfmfsj ˆJfsb           ---jD zfv rsh. jbAflfsq isVdY Hfƒ.
zfnsk rsqsY. zfmfv skf zk djYc slWqfv [mkf sbƒ.'                 ---nìá dbsq ˆsndYstb hcdU?
  hjcstv zfêf htt, `slJcb nfsrh! zfdm zfibfsj vrm                ---r]Af. slbf-ifWbfv J]fƒ Jch shdw!
jvstW, zfmfsj skf sj… vrm jvsh bf. zfmfvW …ipcÙÁ smsq            ---hkGmfb idvshsw kfƒ skf rsqsY. zfmfslv mk ovDhslv
zfsY hfdVsk. kfvW skf dhsq dlsk rsh. zfdm zfibfv smsqef      smsqv dhsq slWqf lc}nfLA rsq isVsY. jD jvh? zfdm zfmfv
dhbf iqnfq h… j'sv Osv kcst zfbst dj zfmfv smsqefsj sj…      dkb dkbse smsqv dhsq dltfm jfÇmDsv. nh dhbf iqnfq rsqsY.
dhbf iqnfq kfv Osvv h… j'sv kcst dbsq pfsh?'                 zfmfslv oafsmv zfsvf l'csef smsqv dhsq shfìfƒsq rsqsY. rstƒ
  shdtv zfêfv zh²¿f Ffbf dHuf ifdJv mk rsq sot. sn zfv       hf zhfMftD, smsqvf ncsJ zfsY. zhwA dhsqv bfsm lc'bìvDW
jD htsh? dbvfw msb HfÌf otfq j]fif j]fif jfâf-sHuf wsè ðLc   rs¤Y. ˆJfb sKsj bfmsj Wqfs²À dhsq j'sv dbsq dosq shfìfƒsq
htt, `kfrst zfmfv zfnfefƒ Hct rsq sosY.'                     sjfb swsEv rfsk zKhf sjfb dbdNÝ iïDsk dhdÛÁ j'sv dls¤Y.
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snJfsb kfvf spZb-dbpGfksbv dwjfv rs¤Y.                          h]fLsk dwdJsq dlb. slJshb, jk stfj h… j'sv dbsq pfsh.
    jk smsq zfk¹rkAf jvsY. ‰ slJcb dEj ‰ ufqofsk ˆjde               ˆk[B hÙÁxkf swfbfv iv shdtv zfêf mcJ Jctt. htt, `dhdV
smsq Yce§À vfuLfbD ˆÆsiasnv nfmsb U]fi dlsq zfk¹rkAf jvt.       h]fLf zfhfv rfvfm htsY sp. htsY, dhdV JfWqf rfvfm, dhdV h]fLf
dhsqv isv ifWbf hfjD dYt. w¶ðv-hfdVv tfÒbf-oÓbf nrA             rfvfm.'
jvsk bf sisv dbsuv uDhb Jcƒsq dlt!                                  ---Lc{! rfvfm-rftft slJst sie ytsh? smsqv dhsq rsh? hV
    zsbsj idvjd¬ikHfsh hLCrkAfW jvsY. zsbsj siasmv bfsm         stfjvf nCslv efjf ufmfƒsj dls¤Y bf? dhdVv efjf dlsq mfûfnf-
mAfsvu-svdu±eºD j'sv ²ÃDsj iBh¦lD hfdbsq spZkcj zflfq jvsY.     dmwb yftfs¤Y bf?
zsbj smsq dhsqv isvW hfsiv Osv isV vsqsY.                           ---khcW mcntmfb drnfsh pkef ifvf pfq, mfbf Hft bq dj?
    ù]}! ok uc©mfv Jckhfsk zfmfslv ƒmfm nfsrh ufsrtD pcsov          ---dEj zfsY wfdVv jfu dwdJsq dlb. wfdVsk bÆf j'sv
jbAf rkAfv jKf htdYstb. kfvf hhGv dYt. dj§Â sjb hhGv dYt?       zfujft hù efjf jfmfsbf pfq. zfv i]cdu Kfjst hfdVsk sntfƒ-
kfvf dj zjfvsBƒ smsqsj uDh§À ics] k sItk? dbÇyq hV jfvB         smdwb djsb dlb. zfujft nh jKfƒ I]fjf, zfnt jKf efjf.
dYt. zfu smsq dbsq jk tfÒbf, jk jó? zfuW zsbsj rkAf             smsq efjf zfbsk ifvst, kfsj h… j'sv zfbsk hvis[v sjfb
j'sv sItsY, sj… rkAf jvsY sise Kfjf zh²¿fq, sj… jvsY            hfLf Kfjsh bf.
hV zh²¿fq. zfsv dhslwDv rfsk dhdÛÁ j'sv slWqf dj smsv sItf          ---zfidb dEjƒ hstsYb. dj§Â hV lc}sJv jKf, ‰ oafsmv ƒmfm
bq? smsqsj hAdHyfsvv dlsj sEst slWqfv yfƒsk dj smsv sItf        nfsrhW spZkcjsj nmKGb jvdYstb!
shdw Hft bq? zfsv sn pcsov hhGvkf ˆhQ zfusjv pcsov hv W             ---zfsv mwfq! nhfƒ idvshswv lCNsBv dwjfv. ˆJb `sj jfsv
hsvv hfhfv hhGvkfv msLA jkecjc zfv ifKGjA zfsY?                 zfYfsV sj jfsv ifYfsV sj mfsb jfrfv shft?'
    zfsov pcso stfsj htk, `jsbv mf j]fsl, zfv efjfv i]ec dc t       ƒdkmsLA seºb ˆsn sost jsKfijKsbv ƒdk iVt. dj§Â shdtv
h]fsL.' dj§Â hkGmfsb efjf Tftsk rq hst zsbsj dbsuv smsqsj       zfêf dbdÇy§À rsk ifvt bf. wdËk msb hfdV dIvt, spJfsb nhfƒ
öqQhvf jvsY, kfsj kfv hv J]sc u dbsk ncspfo dls¤Y! dj§Â swsN    zfwf W zfwËfv mfsU zsi[fv iarv ÈbdYt.
ifs¤Y tfÒbf W hÑbf.
    zsbsj zfhfv smsqsj ödbHGv jvsY. kfsk zhwA hvi[                                          (8)
zfjxó rsh. zfsv zfidb sp j]flsYb? Lc{ mwfq! smsqsj dhdV           iakAfJAfsbv Jhv ðsb shdt mcNsV iVt. ksh sn dbvfw rt
  nflf lc'de Ict                                       39     40                                     nflf lc'de Ict
bf. jfvB, sn ufbk, hjct kfsj jkef Hfthfsn. njtsj nf§À¶bf           shdt dydE isV lc}J sit. dbsuv zufs§À kfv y[c rsk
dlsq sn zsi[f jvsk tfot, zsi[f jvsk tfot hjcstv                 zwa¢dh¦lc Uvsk tfot. hcUsk ifvt, hjct jk lchGt, jk
dydEv, ˆjub siadmjfv iadk siadmsjv HCdmjfv, ˆjde zfwfHvf        znrfq. rqskf-hf yfjdvef rst ˆk dbvDr Kfjk bf. dj§Â kfslv
r™lsqv iadk ˆjde zfwfhflD r™lsqv jkGshAv.                       …ifq jD? rqskf-hf ˆjmfÛ …ifq rt kfƒ, pf shdt yfq bf.
   ˆv msLA sn mfmfv hfdV shVfsk yst sot. jD ufdb sjb? kfv       kfYfVf sjfseG dhsq j'sv pdl hfdV Tcjsk bf slq, kfrst kJb jD
msb sjfb lc}J sbƒ, hvQ msb rs¤Y, sn spb hV zfwfhfdlbD. iCshGv   rsh? tcdjsq tcdjsq sjfKfq sjfKfq hfn jvsk rsh, isvv hfdVsk
mskfƒ kfv msb yfÑtA zfsY, htsb-ytsb yitkf zfsY,                 sKsj jk tfÒbf nƒsk rsh, jk zfk¹Dq iv rsq pfsh, nmfsuv
kfv¢sBAv d[iakf zfsY, rfdn mcsJv ŠÏ¶tA zfsY. sbƒ dbvfwf,        syfsJ sn `sTmb' bfsm JAfk rsh, jtsËv Ffdt mfKfq dbsq nQnfv
sbƒ zfjctkf, sbƒ mdtbkf. sn spb ˆj dbHGDj nfrnD pchkD.          jvsk rsh, ncspfsov mfKfq snƒ jKf Lsv zsbsj sJ]fyf slsh,
   nåfr Jfsbj iv hfdV dIsv ðbt, dydE ˆsnsY. sn dydE kfvƒ        sYstsmsqslv hQsw stfsj sJ]fef slsh, zfsvf jk jD. nckvfQ sn
bfsm, kfƒ snƒ iaKm Jcst iVt. kfsk stJf dYt,                     iK sn sjb oarB jvsh?
   `diaqkmf tfqtD!                                                 dj§Â …ifq jD? kfrst kfsj dj hjctsj rfvfsk rsh? hjct
   zfmfv nftfm dbsqf W skfmfv zfêf-zf©mfsj zfmfv nftfm          dj sjfbÛÁsmƒ kfsj dhbfisB dhsq jvsk n[m bq? bfvD skf
dlsqf. skfmfv zfêf rqskf lc}J sisqsYb zKhf skfmvf rqskf         lchGt, dyvdlb sn icv¢sNv jv¢Bfv ifÛD, icv¢sNv mcJfsid[BD,
dbvfw rsqY. kfv ubA zfdm lc}dJk. zfdm dhbf isB dhsq jvfv        kfrst kfv dj jvfv zfsY?
syófq zfdY. dj§Â idvshw ÈsB zfmfv zfêf ˆmb dbôcv rsq               shdt dydE dtJt hjctsj. msbv jKf, idvd²¿dkv jKf,
…sEsYb. zfmfv mf W shfbsj vfpD j'sv sIstdY. sjht zfêfsj         iadkwa¢dkv jKf ufdbsq dlt. dj§Â sn dydE hjcstv rfsk bf isV
ifvdY bf. zfdm hdt jD, sjfb iajfsv Lfv-slbf j'svW dhw rfufv     kfv shfsbv rfsk iVt. sn hfi-mfsj sldJsq sofib j'sv dbt.
efjf spfofV j'sv zfmfv zfêfv rfsk dlsq lfW. isv zfdm sIv{       nckvfQ ˆj pchkD ziv pchkDsj hdÑkf jvsk …ÙÁv™i hV
dlsq slh. zfdm skfmfsj YfVf h]fyfv zfwf jdv bf diasq! kcdm      HCdmjf iftb jvt!
zfmfv iadk Hvnf vfsJf. nk¶v …Ùv ufdbsq nf§À¶bf slsh. zfdm          hjct dydEv iakcAÙsvv zsi[fq zLDv rsq dlb Èbsk tfot.
skfmfv dydEv zsi[fq Kfjtfm.'                                    lc'nåfr zdkhfdrk rsq sost sn zSLpG rsq …Et. ˆhfsv sn Osv
                                    ƒdk---skfmfv mubc, hjct     vfo slJfsk ðv¢ jvt. iajfswA htt, `skfmvf pdl shdtv nfsK
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zfmfv dhsq bf lfW, kfrst susb vfJ sp, zfdm dhsq jvdY bf.'
  zfêf htt, `iB bf dbsq zfdmW dhsq ucVdY bf. bsy{ kcdm                                 (9)
efjf dbsq ˆsnf, kfviv dhsq jv. mfKfv Wisv ˆjef shfb             sndlb tìf jKf jfefjfdev iv hjct zfjct msb dEjmskf
…sEsY, kfW skf busv sEjf lvjfv. ˆkdlb rt ˆjef yfjdvW        JfWqf-lfWqfW jvt bf. d²¿v jvt, sn jtjfkfq dIsv pfsh.
skf spfofV jvsk ifvst bf. smsqv dhsq slWqfv mk zfmfsj dj    dj§Â s±ewsb dosq i½feIsmG hsn Hfhsk tfot shdtv jKf. Hfhsk
udm dhdÛÁ j'sv skfmfv dhsq dlsk rsh?'                       tfot dbsuv öi´HsÌv jKf. yfjdvW rt bf, hAhnf jvfv mskf
  ---kfvf skf iB slh bf hstdb.                              i]cduW sbƒ. kfrst …ifq jD? Hfht, dhsqv iv ùucvslv
  rEf{ j'sv dhtdjn mcJ InXsj hst sItt, `r]Af Hfƒqf! kfvf    hfdVskƒ dIsv pfsh. snJfsb pdl ˆjde v¢smv hAh²¿f j'sv slb
djYc dlsk ifvsh bf hstsY.'                                  ùucvvf, kfrst snJfsbƒ yfjdvv zsi[fq jfefsbf pfsh. dj§Â mf-
  ---kcƒ jD j'sv ufbdt?                                     hfi W shfbdev jD rsh? ƒmfm nfsrshv kfhDsp sjfb jfu rt bf,
  Hq sisq zfmkf zfmkf j'sv dydEv jKf sofib j'svƒ htt,       ùucvslv lczfskW sjfb It Itt bf, yfjdv jD zfv lczf-
`‰ sp ‰ dlbƒ skf shdtv hfhf hst sosY.'                      kfhDsp ifWqf pfq? yfjdvv ubA hAfdjQ yfƒ, Ocn yfƒ, sFfsbwb
  ---djYc dlsk bf ifvstW zfdm shdtsjƒ dhsq jvh.             yfƒ. sjht spfoAkfv hstW yfjdv smtf Hfv. zfhfv spJfsb hBG-
  mf htt, `kcƒ dj ifot rsq sodt bfdj? shdt, shdt, shdt,     ³hNmA zfsY, snJfsb yfjdv skf zfjfw-jcncm zKhf mfqf-
zfv shdt. shdt YfVf dj zfv sjfb smsq sbƒ lcdbqfsk? IjDsvv   mvDdyjf.
smsqƒ skfv iY¦l rt?'                                            i½feIsmGƒ sn dnÝf§À dbt, shdtsj ˆjhfv slJf jvsh. zfv
  ---iYs¦lv smsq IjDsvv bf zfmDsvv kf slJf rq bf mf! kfsj   ˆjhfv sn zbcsvfL jvsh sjfeG-mAfsvu jvfv ubA. kfsk vfpD bf
slJst skfmvfW iY¦l jvsk.                                    rst kfslv oafsm kfslv hfdVsk sKsjƒ kfsj dhsq jvsh. kfv
  ---lvjfv sbƒ zmb iYs¦lv. ðLc v™i slJstƒ rsh?              mf-hfi skf vfpD zfsY.
  ---vfujbAfv nfsK zsLGj vfuk¶W yfƒ hstf?                       sjfb nfmfduj yfsiv Hq hf tÏf hjctsj udVsq Lvt bf.
  ---ifWqf sost [dk jD? v™inD h… dbsq dj ofYktfq hfn        `djsnv tÏf djsnv Hq, siam-divDsk nhƒ nq.'
jvdh bfdj?                                                      nckvfQ sn nh jKf bf sHsh zfi seºsbv dedje dbsq dwjGD msb
                                                            ùucvsj ±mvB j'sv sn shdtv oafsm dosq si]ZYt. oafm Tcjskƒ
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ˆj kv¢sBv nsÌ slJf rst kfsj duÎfnf jvt, `shdtslv hfdVef        shdt htt, `ˆsnf Hfƒ! djYc htsh?'
sjfKfq?'                                                          ---skfmfslv smrmfb ˆsnsY. hjct.
  ---sjfbX shdt? ˆ oafsm lc'-lc'sef shdt zfsY.                    ---hjct ˆJfsb ˆsnsY? kcdm mufj jvY. ˆJsbf dhsqƒ rt
  ---‰ shdt, sp jtjfkfq Kfjk.                                  bf, sn ˆJfsb sjb zfnsh?
  ---Wsrf, kfƒ hcdU? zfidb dj Wslv zfk¹Dq rb?                     vdIjct srsn htt, `dhsq jvsk ˆsnsY rqskf.'
  ---ˆj vjm kfƒ.                                                  ---kfƒ zfhfv rq?
  ---zfidbW jtjfkfq Kfsjb bfdj?                                   shdt mf-nr Ycse hfdVv hfƒsv shdvsq ˆsn slJt, nkAƒ snƒ
  ---r]Af. dj§Â hfdV jtjfkfq bq.                               siam-ifotf mfbcNde ntÏ wvDsv l]fdVsq zfsY.
  ---hcsUdY. zfibfv bfm hjct bq?                                  mf-shdesk djQjkGhAdhmCP rsq l]fdVsq vƒt. idvd²¿dkv nfmft
  ---zfidb ufbstb jDHfsh?                                      dlsk shdt Ycet ifswv hfdV yfyDv jfsY. yfyDsj hjcstv zfnfv
  ---zfibfslv ùucvvfƒ sjht ofqshv Jhv ufsbb, zfv zbA           jKf ufbfst sn-W rkHì rsq …sE hfƒsv ˆt.
sj… ufbsk ifsvb bf hcdU?                                          shdtv mf kfsj htt, `jD jvf pfq ht skf?'
  ---EfÕf jvsYb?                                                  vdIjcstv …sÜswA htt, `hjctsj zfmfv Osv dbsq ˆsn hn.'
  ---bf-bf, shdt zfmfsj hstsY. zfdm kfv jcvzfsbv mf±efv skf.      shdt W kfv mf spb r]fI sYsV h]fyt. dj§Â kfviv?
  ---kfrst sn zfibfsj dj zfmfslv hAfifsv nh djYc hst              jcwt duÎfnfv iv wvhk yfsqv zHAKGbf-ihG swN rt. bIcvf
sIstsY?                                                        htt, `kcdm ˆJfsb sjb ˆst hfhf? stfj ufbfufdb rsq hV
  ---nh djYc bf rstW, djYcef hse.                              sjstËfdv rsh ufsbf bf?'
  ---mf±efvslv jfsYW dj ˆ nh htsk rq?                             ---zfdm shdtsj dhsq jvsk yfƒ yfyD.
  ---htfv mskf zfv jf…sj bf sist mb rftXjf jvfv ubA               ---dj§Â ˆef skf dbqm bq. stfsj skf Jfvfi Hfhsh.
mfbcN hst sIst.                                                   ---jD jvh? dbqm smsb skf ifvf sot bf. dbqm mfbsk dosq
  hjctsj hfƒsv l]fV jdvsq shdtv jcvzfsbv mf±efv vdIjct         zbA ˆj zdbqsmv dwjfv rsq zfmfslv öi´ sHsÌ pfs¤Y yfyD.
otf sUsV hfdVv dHksv sot. kJb shdt ˆj msb ÈbXÈbX j'sv             ƒdkmsLA shdt W kfv mf ˆ Osv ˆt. zfêf hfdVsk sbƒ, jfsu
ofb ofƒsk ofƒsk v¢mfst Ict kctdYt. mfKfq jfiV kcst dbsq        sosY. yfyD shdtsj duÎfnf jvt, `jD jvdh kcƒ?'
 nflf lc'de Ict                                      45     46                                      nflf lc'de Ict
   shdt spb dhvdÙÁHvf ncsv htt, `ˆƒHfsh dj dhsq rq bfdj?'     Wslv msb msb dmt, stso sosY dJt. ˆJb ovDshv smsq …Ýfv
   hjct htt, `sjb rq bf shdt? dhvfe Jvy W LcmLfm j'svƒ        rqskf rsq pfj. zfmvf stfj sFsj dhsq idVsq slh.'
ðLc dhsq rq hcdU?'                                               náAf shtfq shdtv zfêf ˆst nm²À Jhv htf rt. shdtv zfêf
   shdt htt, `sjfKfq vfJshb zfmfsj? jD JfWqfshb zfidb?'       nfq dlt. shdtv mf W hjct sJfw rt. sjht sJfw rt bf shdt.
   ---zfdm spJfsb Kfjh, snJfsbƒ Kfjsh, zfdm sJst kcdm Jfsh.   jD ufdb? kfv msbv dHksv zbA sjfbX kcIfb ytdYt. sn ˆsj-
zfdm mvst kcdmW mvsh.                                         Wsj duÎfnf jvdYt. vdIjctsjW mf±efv drnfsh duÎfnf jvt,
   ---zfidb mvst zfdm sjb mvsk pfh? kfv yfƒsk zfso            `ˆƒ Lvsbv dhsqsk dj zfdm ncJD rsk ifvh?'
yfjdv hf jfu slsJ dbb. kfviv ˆsn dhsq jv¢b.                      vdIjct htt, `snef skf skfmfv HfsoAv hAfifv. kfYfVf
   ---zfmfv Hq rq, zfdm rqskf skfmfsj rfdvsq sIth.            zfmvf skf zfv sYst dydb bf. hfrAk} Hft hstƒ skf msb rq.
   shdtv jKfÈstf jVf tfodYt. dj§Â sn rqskf ˆJb sKsjƒ          zfv sn skfmfsj zkA§À Hfthfsnƒ hst sjfb nQsjfy-tÏf bf
Hfthfnfv zdLjfv Itfd¤Yt. vdIjct hjcstv i[ dbsq htt,           j'sv ofsq isV dhsq jvsk ˆsnsY. ˆef sjfb zbAfq hf zfƒb-
`dhsqv isvW skf yfjdv slJf pfq. dhsq rstƒ sp nsÌ j'sv dbsq    dhsvfLD jfuW rs¤Y bf. dhsqv isv skfmvf sjfKfq Kfjsh, rqskf
spsk rsh, kfv mfsb sbƒ.'                                      hf ˆJfsbƒ Kfjsk rsh---snef skf dbdÇyk djYc bq. ˆJb skfmfv
   hjcstv syfsJ z§ÀhGf°i zwa¢ rsq Utmt jvdYt. vdIjct kf       mf-hfsiv shfUfW rfîf rsq pfsh. snƒ drnfsh zfmfv msb rq, kcdm
sJqft j'sv kfsj nf§Àb¶ f dlsq htt, `zfidb dbvfw rshb bf.      pJb kfsj snZvH dlsqY, kJb IctW lfW. hjct Ict W shdt
shdtv hfsiv nfsK zfstfybf j'sv sldJ.'                         Icst dmst zfmfslv oafmsj ncosá mfdksq dlj.'
   shdt ˆƒHfsh dhsqsk vfpD bq. kfv zf©mf yfq, zfêf yfq.          shdt rfnt. dj§Â sjfb nfq dlt bf.
ovDshv smsq sjfb iajfv drsï rsq sost kfvf sh]s] y pfq. dj§Â      dhsqv ia²Âdk ðv¢ rt ivdlb njft sKsjƒ. mfsqv wJ, oafmA
nmfu?                                                         stfjfyfv zbcpfqD smsq-ufmfƒsj hdnsq rtcl mfJfsh, oDk
   vdIjct Ycet ƒmfm nfsrshv jfsY. spfrsvv bfmfspv isv         ofWqfsh, [Dv JfWqfsh.
smfVt-mfkêvslv nfsK ivfmwG jvt. vdIjctW mfûfnfv YfÛ.             nckvfQ zfk¹Dq-öubsj dbm§ÃB jvf rt. nhfv zfso v™siv
sn dhsqv is[-dhis[ djYcsk dYt bf. ksh shdtv mf-hfsiv iadk     Ffdt dbsq yfsmdt ˆt. nsÌ jk …irfv zfbt hv-jsbv ubA.
nrfbcHCdk zhwAƒ dYt. njstƒ htt, `zfnst jtjfkfskƒ              mfmfvf ˆt, Jftfvf ˆt. hV lc}sJv mfsU spb hV zfbs¦lv dhsq.
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   njft Hv sjbf-jfef ytt. hv-jsbsj rtcl mfJfsbf rt. ilGf      k]fsj skmb n©mfb slq. n©mfb slWqfsk hfVfhfdV jsv bf.
skf sbƒ, iv§Â äDblfvDsk dhlzfk idviCBG. nckvfQ sjfb djYcsk    i[f§Àsv zfWdtqfslv dEsjlfvvf hfVfhfdV j'sv zfïfrv n©mfb
hfLf Kfjfv jKf bq.                                            [cB´ jsv. pfjXso, mndusl zfsnb, bf zfsnb zfibfv hAfifv.
   náAf rt, oafsmv smsqvf ˆt. hv-jsb nfut dhsqv nfsu.         zfnst nfmfdujkfW ˆjef hV dudbn. dwd[kslv sn sJqft vfJf
jsbv nfsu hV nc¦lvD slJfd¤Yt shdt. lc'ubsj ˆjƒ zfnsb          …dyk.
hnfsbf rt. oDk ðv¢ rt. JcwDsk smsk …Et shdtv Ov. zsbsj           ---dEj zfsY. jft sKsj zfnh.
[Dv JfWqfsk ˆsn …irfvW dlt.                                      náAf Odbsq ˆt. ok vfskv yfƒsk zfusjv vfsk shdw LcmLfm
   zfu vdhhfv. dhsqv dlb rsqsY mÌthfv. vfsÛ hjct bIcvf        ðv¢ rt. zfbs¦l mfkt yfsmdt. shdtv syfsJ-mcsJ zfb¦l dYt,
yfyDv sjfEfq Ocmfq. njfst shdtv hfdVsk dosq rhc h… W          dj§Â dHksv dYt UV-kcIfb. zfv hjcstv zfbs¦lW dYt
wftDslv nfsK jk zfb¦l jsv. ˆ spb ˆj ösi´v uo{ sit sn.         zfhDtkf, dhhfsrv iv jkGshAv lcdÇy§Àf.
   snfmhfv dlb zdkhfdrk rt. dhjfst shVfsk shv rt hjct.
nsÌ dYt ifVfvƒ sYst vdIjct. FfÌf dlsq spsk spsk o¬i
rd¤Yt. vdIjct kfsj duÎfnf jvt, `hfdVsk bfmfp skf iVsYb,
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dj§Â mndusl zfsnb bf sjb?'                                       zfu hjct-shdtv dhsq. Icst-Icst dmtsbv ðHdlb. hjcstv
   hjct srsn htt, `ˆsj skf tÏf tfosY. kfYfVf oafsmv           nciaHfk dYt. ksh kJbW sn Ocdmsq dYt yfyDv hfdVsk.
zdLjfQw stfj shfL rq WqfrfhD. zfv zfmfslv ùucv hstb,          rEf{ djsnv ³r-³y-ˆ kfv ncdbûf HfÌt. jfb JfVf j'sv ðbsk
sjfb WqfrfhDv diYsb bfmfp rsh bf.'                            tfot, djsnv ubA ˆk jtvh. rqskf hf vfâfhfâfv ubA. kf dEj
   ---WqfrfhDvf jfsIv, kfƒ bf?                                bq. shdtv mf spb j]flsY. yfsmdt mf-sj nf§À¶bf dls¤Y. kfrst
   ---kf ufdb bf. ksh ðsbdY, kfvf bfdj bhD W zfWdtqfslvsj     mfsqv dj sjfb zncJ rt?
n©mfb slq bf. zfidb zfhfv WqfrfhD, zfidb djYc msb jvsYb          yfyD spb `dY}-dY}' jvsY. zfsvf mdrtfvf jfbfjfdb jvsY.
bf skf?                                                          hAfifvef jD?
   ---bf-bf, dEj zfsY. zfibfv slfN jD? slfN skf kfslv, pfvf      hjct …sE sjfEf sKsj otf sUsV dbsy sbsm ˆsn duÎfnf jvt,
bf susb Iskfqfhfdu jsv. zfnst WqfrfhDvf p]fv spmb n©mfb,      `jD rsqsY yfyD!'
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      49     50                                     nflf lc'de Ict
   yfyD wfj dlsq mfY sTsj htt, `djYc rqdb, smsq Ov sYsV yst       dhsqv jsb hLGmfb rfnifkfst! lchGfv odksk Jhv YdVsq sot.
pfsh. kfƒ mf j]flsY.'                                          zhwA hjcstv jfsY sn Jhv si]ZYsk slWqf rt bf.
   hjct zfw¶²À rsq htt, `Wskf ˆJb pfsh bf, kfrst ˆJb sKsj         lcicv odVsq sot. hjct JfWqf-lfWqf nfvt. ˆhfv skf kfsj
j]flsY sjb?'                                                   djYc htsk rsh. vdIjct ˆsn htt, `hjct Hfƒ! dhsqef vfsÛ
   ---pfsh skf ˆjdlb hfhf!                                     iVfsbf rsh. lcicsv ˆjec zncdhLf zfsY zfmfslv.'
   yfyD sHshdYt shdt djYc[sBv msLAƒ hfdV dIsv zfnsh. nfk          hv skf Osvv dHksvƒ. kfv nfsK sjfb hvpfÛD sbƒ, hlpfÛDW
njfst sn mfsj hstdYt, `mf zfmfv sise Jch p§ÃBf. zfmfsj         sbƒ. hvsj hfdV dIsv spskW rsh bf. zkˆh kfsk zn©mdkv
rfnifkft spsk rsh WNcL zfbsk.'                                 jD zfsY? nflf msbv hjct bfmfp isV zfhfv dhwafm dbsk sjfEfq
   mf mfbf jsvdYt, dj§Â sise rfk hcdtsq jfâf slsJ `nsÌ jf…sj   …sE sot.
dbsq pf, kfVfkfdV yst zfndh' hst zbcmdk dlsqdYt. lcƒ              dj§Â zfhfv snƒ jfbfOcnf. dInXdIdnsq jKf hst smsqvf. jD
djstfdmefv lCsv ifswv oafsmv rfnifkft. kfv dIvsk ˆk sldv       hAfifv? yfsmtDsj slJf pfq, shdtsj slJf pfq bf sjb? rqskf-hf
rWqfv jKf bq, dj§Â hAfifv jD? p§ÃBf shdw shsV pfqdb skf?       zfusjv hfnv vfsk nfviafƒu zfsY.
   ˆjubsj nfƒsjt dbsq ifEfsbf rt sJ]fu dbsk. spsk spsk            dhsjstv nm²À hfn hLGmfb sKsj dIsv ˆt. ³j? shdt ˆstf bf.
mfU isK swIftDv nfsK slJf.                                     hfn±eAfs× zsi[f j'sv dbvfw msb dIsv ˆt vdIjct. snW
   ---kcdm shdtsj slsJfdb?                                     Oebfv iajk x k¶ hcsU …Esk ifvt bf.
   ---r]Af. zfmvf slfjfsb hsn dmdó sJtfm. kfviv zfmfsj htt,       hLGmfb skf zfv jfsY bq sp, jf…sj nfƒsjt dbsq slJf
`zfmfv sisev hAKf ˆJfsb Hft rsh bf. zfdm hLGmfb pfh. kcdm      jvfsh. ivdlb njfstv If±eGX ˆÆXsian YfVf skf …ifq sbƒ.
Ov yst pfW.' kfƒ zfdm yst ˆtfm. zfv W smmfvD ˆÆXsian sysi      rqskf-hf sn rfnifkfst Hvdk rsq sosY. dj§Â ˆk hV svfso sn
yst sot.                                                       hfdVv jf…sj nsÌ bf dbsq ˆjf Hvdk rsk sot?
   hfdV W oafsmv zsbsj swIftDv jKf dhw¶fn jvt, zsbsj jvt          ˆ jKf zsbsjƒ mfbt bf. hjctsj idvswsN kfƒ hcUfsk rt.
bf. ˆƒHfsh ˆjfdjbD sj… hLGmfsbv rfnifkft spsk ifsv bf.         dj§Â kfv r™lq shdtv siasm eƒeìcv. sn skf j]flsk ðv¢ j'sv
kfYfVf zfuƒ kfv dhsq. oafsmv stfj zsi[fq zfsY, spfrsvv         dlt. `njft sKsj zfmfsj htf rt bf sjb? nfsK zfêf sot bf
iv kfv dhsq iVfsbf rsh. ˆ skf zfuh jmGjf×!                     sjb? ufdb bf ˆJb sn sjfKfq zfsY, sjmb zfsY?'
 nflf lc'de Ict                                     51     52                                      nflf lc'de Ict
   vfsÛ zfv hfdVsk JfWqf-lfWqf rt bf. okvfsÛ sp hfdV dhsqv      dj§Â swfjfkcv hjct hcUstƒ skf. mcsJ djYc bf htstW kfv lcƒ
zfbs¦l mfskfqfvf dYt, zfu snƒ hfdVskƒ spb mvf-hfdVv          syfJ shsq sp iahrmfb Uvbf dYt, kf bf slJst dhw¶fn jvf pfq bf.
swfjYfqf.                                                    zfnstƒ sn kfv siasmv FfdtJfdb …ufV j'sv dlsqdYt shdtv ubA.
   jsKfijKb W ufovsBv nfsK nclDOG vfdÛv njft rt. hjct        kf bf rst w¶ðv hfdVsk [Dv sJsq zfhfv sj… dhsq jvsk zfsn?
spsk yfƒt hLGmfb. shdtv zfêf dbsNL j'sv htt, `zfdmƒ slsJ        [sBj isv yfyD htt, `zfmfv mb htsY, sn jtjfkf yst
zfdn.'                                                       sosY. ùucv ˆmb ifdbiVf slb, kfsk nsÌ nsÌ sisev hAKf yst
   dhjfst dbvfw rsq dIsv ˆt zfêf. shdtv Jhv sit bf hLGmfb    pfq. msb rq, snƒ ifdbiVf dbskƒ sn snJfsb sosY. zfv WJfsb
smdFsjt jstu kKf rfnifkfst. ˆjub idvdyk stfj Hvdk            sost skf sjfb dy§Àf sbƒ. k]fvf dEj ifdEsq slshb.'
zfsY, kfslv zfk¹DqvfW htt, `ˆJfsb shdt zfsndb.'                 khcW shdtv mf htt, `jtjfkfq dosq bf rq ˆjhfv slsJ
   kfrst sn sot sjfKfq? hjct j]flsk tfot. sn jfâf sjfb       zfnf pfj.'
icv¢sNv jfâf bq, sn spb sjfb mdrtfv jfâf.                       dj§Â pfsh sj? shdtv zfêf jtjfkf slsJƒdb. zbA sj…
   Wdlsj shdtv mf-hfi W shfb yfsmdt j]flt. mfmf W ufmfƒ bf   jfsuv Wusv spsk yfƒt bf. lfdqk¶ iVt vdIjcstv OfsV. sn
j]flstW hV mmGfrk kfvf. sisev p§ÃBfq sjfKfW mfvf sot dj      jtjfkf ufsb, ùucvslv hfdVW ufsb. shdtv mf kfv rfk lc'desj
bf?                                                          Lsv sj]sl sj]sl htt, `hfhf! kcdmƒ ˆjhfv ùucvslv hfdV dosq
   zfhfv nfmsb vfdÛ ˆsn …id²¿k rt. nhfvƒ jfâf KfmstW         slsJ ˆn. snJfsb Kfjst nsÌ dbsq ˆn. bf dosq Kfjst ùucvsj
hjcstv zfjct jfâf kJbW kfv syfsJv lc'jct Hfdnsq ytdYt.       duÎfnf jsvf, dkdb dEj hst slshb, smsq zfmfv sjfKfq zfsY.'
yfsmtD ˆsn kfsj nf§Àb¶ f dlsk tfot. kfv öfmD, mfmf, hfi-mf      vdIjct htt, `sjfKfq zfsY dkdb jD j'sv ufbshb.'
nhfƒ kfsj hcdUsq nf§Àb¶ f dlsk tfot, yfyD jk nfrn W zfwf        ---r]Af hfhf! k]fslvsj nh mftcm zfsY.
dlsq htt, `sn dEj dIsv zfnsh.' dj§Â hjcstv mb hst, `sn          zKGf{, k]fvf ofqshv Jhv ufsbb. k]fvf zfnmfb-umDsbv nm²À
rqskf kfsj ˆjf sIst yst sot.' lmjf rfWqf stso dwN-           Jhv htsk ifsvb. sj… sj… hst, kfslv hcsj sedtdHwb dIe
Wqftf Lfsbv sp zh²¿f rq, hjcstv zh²¿f kfv sKsj jm dYt bf.    jvf zfsY!
   vdIjct ˆt Jhv dbsk. yfsmdt kfsj htt, `ˆjec hcUfW bf          zfu ˆjef ivD[fv ncspfo sit vdIjct. msb msb htt,
Hfƒ!'                                                        slJh, kfslv sedtdHwsbv jk ifWqfv. sjZkCrstv nfsK zfsvf
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      53     54                                       nflf lc'de Ict
shwD j'sv kfslv zfjcdk-dmbdksk vfpD rsq sot sn.                   kfviv dkdb k]fv zmCtA nmq zfv bó bf j'sv js[ iashw
   njfst dhw¶HfvkD If±eG iAfsnÓfv Lvfv sjfb hfn sbƒ. nfƒsjst   jvstb.
j'sv shdtv hfi s±ewsb dbsq sot. dj§Â kfslv s±ewb sTfjfv           vdIjct rkfw rsq sot. k]fv sedtdHwsb Lvf iVst dj dkdb
zfsoƒ dhw¶HfvkD ifv rsq sot.                                   bf htskb, `zmcj ufqofq zfsY.' slswƒ zfsY---ˆ jKf skf
   ˆhfv …ifq jD? s±ewsb dosq sJ]fu dbsq ufbsk ifvt, vfskv      nhfƒ ufsb. jtjfkfq zfsndb, kJb slswƒ Kfjsh. dj§Â snƒ
sjfb stfjft stse zfnsY, hLGmfb ipG§À pfWqf pfsh.               nclCv ianfvD slswv sjfbX oafm hf wrsv zfsY, kf Jcu
                                                                                                                ] sk skf sjfb
   hLGmfb sKsj ƒstdźj seºb Lsv jtjfkfq si]ZYt vdIjct.         sedtdHwbƒ ifvsh bf.
nvfndv ùucvslv hfdV sot. lvufq zfOfk jvskƒ jfy hnfsbf             zfnst zá HÙÁvf k]fslvsj dbsq hfVfhfdV jsv. zfv k]fvfW
nv¢ dYû dlsq slsJ ˆjub Jfdlm lvuf Jcst bfm-dEjfbf ufbsk        lc-ˆjef Jhv zf¦lfsu zfmHfsh ˆmb j'sv hstb sp, zÎvf msb
yfƒt. nh djYc hst duÎfnf jvt, `ùucv sjfKfq?'                   jsv, k]fvf ofqshv Jhv ufsbb. zfv k]fvfW dbsuslv hcpcdoG hrft
   Jfdlm htt, `‰ nfmsbv v¢sm zfsYb. jD lvjfv ht?'              vfJfv ubA HÙÁslvsj ˆ jKf dwdJsq slb bf sp, zfnmfb-umDsb
   vdIjct htt, `hAdÙÁok lvjfv zfsY, ˆjec hfƒsv zfnsk           zfïfr YfVf ofqshv Jhv zbA sj… ufsb bf, ˆmbdj bhDW bf.
htcb.'                                                            vdIjcstv snƒ LfvBfƒ dYt. nsv-umDsb ivD[f rsq sot.
   ùucv dhbqD mfbcN. hfƒsv ˆsn htstb, `jD hAfifv, jD lvjfv     ˆhfsv sn dIsv sot dvib ±eºDse bIcvfv Hfsqv hfnfq, pdl snJfsb
skfmfv?'                                                       Kfsj. dj§Â bf, snJfsbW sbƒ.
   vdIjct htt, `shdt bfsmv ˆj smsq zfibfv ˆJfsb Kfjk.             Oebf ðsb bIcvfv HfhD htt, `kfv zfhfv däkDq siadmj sbƒ
kfv lc'dlb zfso dhsq dYt. dj§Â dhsqv dlb sn Ov sYsV shdvsq     skf?'
sosY. sn ˆJfsb ˆsnsY dj bf, kf ufbfv ubA kfv mf-hfi               yfyDv HfhD shdtsj dybk. hjct-shdtv siasmv JhvW ufbk.
zfibfv jfsY ifEft.'                                            zkˆh dhsqv dlsb sp smsq ‰Hfsh ofsqh rsk ifsv, sn smsqv
   ùucv zhfj rsq htstb, `bf bf. sn ˆJfsb zfsndb skf!'          däkDq-kxkDq siadmjW Kfjsk ifsv. znýh jD?
   vdIjct htt, `kfrst lqf j'sv zfidb hst dlb, sn sjfKfq           snJfb rsk dhlfq dbsq kfVfùVf j'sv dhw¶HfvkD Lvsk Ycet
zfsY? kfv mf-hfi ˆ jKf zfibfsj duÎfnf jvsk hstsY.'             vdIjct. rfWVf dhau sKsj hù lCsv sKsjƒ svfF uAfm. vdIjct
   ---hstfso, slswƒ zfsY slsw.                                 hcdÝ j'sv eºfm sKsj sbsm oÌfq d±emfv spfso Wifsv s±ewsbv
 nflf lc'de Ict                                     55     56                                   nflf lc'de Ict
Lfsv si]ZYt. dedje sjse zfnsk zfv ˆjec sldv rst seºbde sIt   Hfht, oafsmv mcndtm ifVfq mndusl dosq ðsq pfq. dj§Â hfn-
rsq spk.                                                     ±eAfs× zfstf slJsk sit. Hfht, pdl kfslv oafsmv sj… Kfsj.
   seºsb hsn vdIjct nfk-i]fy Hfhsk tfot. sn shdtsj jcvzfb        jfsY ˆsn slJt, djYc pchj dijdbj jvsY. kfslv sj… ‰
idVsqsY. sn skf djYcƒ ufsb bf. zhwA ˆƒ swaBDv sofib Jhv      oafsmv, sj… zbA oafsmv. vdIjct kfslv jf…sj sysb bf. jfsY
snƒ ufbshƒ-hf jDHfsh?                                        spskƒ ˆjub duÎfnf jvt, `sjfKf hfdV?'
   s±ewsb bfmt vdIjct. sbsm slJt, oafsm dIvfv sjfb hfn           Hq W tÏfudVk jsØ vdIjct htt, `nfmsbv oafsm.
sbƒ. ifswv oafsmv ˆj Hûstfsjv nfK Lsv Hfht, sjfb eºfj-       zfibfvf zfmfv ˆjde …ijfv jvsk ifvshb? zfdm ˆj dhisl
I¼fj sist Lsv sbsh. ±eAfs× zsbj[B zsi[f j'svW djYc bf        jtjfkf dosqdYtfm. dhw¶HfvkD sKsj sbsm hfn bf sisq
sist Hûstfjde htstb, `yt, r]fesk tfdo.'                      ˆjusbv nfsK sr]se ˆ ipG§À ˆtfm. zfmfsj ˆjec zfmfv oafm
   ---dj§Â zfidb skf zfsoƒ zfibfv oafsm Tcsj pfshb, zfv      ipG§À ifv j'sv dlsq zfnshb?'
zfdm jD jvh?                                                     ˆjub htt, `Wsh sldJn zfhfv. sndlsb jflfq ofdV isV
   ---‰ecjc kcdm yst pfsh.                                   sosY hst sFsj dbsq dosq dY§Àfƒ jsvsY.'
   lcƒ oafsmv mfsU sYfe uÌt zfsY. vdIjct msb msb htt,            vdIjct htt, `sn Hq sbƒ. zfmfv hfdV ‰ oafsmƒ.'
`zfmfv hfsiv kfjk sbƒ, uÌt ifv rsq zfdm zfmfv oafsm              ˆjub htt, `jfv sYst kcdm?'
dIvh. mfsU mfsU ofY sjse vf²Àfq sIst iK zhsvfL j'sv ofdV         vdIjct htt, `mcrf©mfl swsJv.'
dY§Àfƒ jsv Ffjfkvf. ˆmdbskƒ ˆjf sist jfsY pf Kfsj kf             sn vdIjcstv zfêfsj dybk. ˆƒ oafsmv yftjt mfdtsjv
sjsV sbq. kfYfVf zfmhfofsbv he ofsY ˆj siadmjf otfq ldV      sYst sn. htt, `jfut swJsj syb?'
dlsq msvsY. hV lDdOv ld[sBv zfmhfofsb siadmj-siadmjf hcsj        vdIjct htt, `zhwAƒ dydb.'
mfKf svsJ dhN sJsq zfk¹rkAf jsvsY. Wsv hfisv hfi! zfdm           htt, `kfv jqef sYst ht skf?'
ˆjf zájfsv ˆ nh ifv rsk ifdv?'                                   ˆhfsv vdIjct spb nmnAfq iVt. rjydjsq htt, `kfv sYst
   vdIjct msb msb jk jD Hfsh, zfv iK yst. mfsU mfsU nfKDv    jqef kf ufdb bf. ksh zsbj sYst ˆef ufdb.'
jKfv uhfh dlsq ðLc `ù] ù]' hst.                                  ˆjub htt, `kcdm oafsmv stfsjv jfv jqef sYst syb bf,
   ˆj nmq nfKDv oafm si]ZsY sot. sn yst sot. vdIjct ˆjhfv    kfrst sn oafsmv stfj jD j'sv rst?'
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      57     58                                    nflf lc'de Ict
    htt, `slJcb, zfdm zfnst hfƒsv iVfswfbf jdv. oafsm skmb
ˆjef Kfdj bf. dj§Â dhw¶fn jv¢b, zfmfv hfdV ‰ oafsmƒ. lvjfv                              (11)
rst zbA djYc duÎfnf jv¢b.'                                        hjct zsi[fq Kfjt. swfsj-kfsi zfLJfbf rsq sosY sn.
    ˆviv yftjt mfdtsjv sYst htt, `ˆ yt yt, dEjƒ htsY.          dhjft shtfq kfsj wft-hb shVfsk dbsq sot vdIjct. bfbf o¬i
yt Wsj zfdosq dlsq zfdn.'                                      jvsk jvsk rEf{ vdIjct hst …Et, `hjct Hfƒ! WqfrfhDslv
    vdIjct öd²Àv w¶fn dbt. kfvf nsÌ eyG W tfdE dbsq kfsj kfv   LfvBfƒ kfrst dEj skf?'
oafsmv Lfv ipG§À si]ZsY dlsq sot.                                 ---sjb?
    njfst vdIjct nh Jhv Jcst htst, j]flfjfdev iftf zfsvf          ---jƒ zfibfslv iDv nfsrh skf zfibfv dbsJ]fu shdtv Jhv
sufvlfv rt. htt, `hfhf! zfv ˆjhfv Wv nJDv hfdVsk sJ]fu         htsk ifvstb bf.
dbsq ˆn.'                                                         ---k]fslv zsbj sjvfmdk zfsY.
    jD jsv vdIjct? kfv mfûfnf jfmfƒ rs¤Y. sjfb sjfb stfj          ---zfsY skf, dj§Â zdLjfQw `UsV jfj msv, zfv IjDv
kfsj kfslv yÄsv iVsk mfbfW jvsY. kfv ns¦lr hfVsY, dj§Â         nfsrshv sjvfmdk hfsV.' zá dhw¶fn mfbcNsj dwsjG idkk jsv.
kJbW sn hAfifvef hcsU …Esk ifsvdb.                             k]fslv sjvfmdksk zfibfv yfjdv rsh. ˆJb pfb shdtsjW sysq
    shdtv ˆj nJDv dhsq rsqsY mÌtsjfse. snJfsb sot ˆhQ kfv      dbb k]fslv jfsY. zfidb bf shdtsj iafsBv yfƒskW shdw
nJDv jfsY jcstv jKf Jcst hcUsk sisv vdIjct hV tdÏk rt.         Hfthfsnb?
…϶t rsq …Et kfv däyfdvBDv ydvÛ. hcUsk ifvt, sndlb sn hV          ---zhwAƒ Hfthfdn. sn sp zfmfv msbv, sn sp zfmfv iafsBv.
Hfhbf-dys§À jsvƒ hfdV sKsj dmKAf zucrfk sldJsq shv rsqsY.      sn sp zfmfv dhw¶fn, sn sp zfmfv db}w¶fn. sn sp zfmfv msbv
             jct vfdJ bf wAfm vfdJ rfq msb zfmfv ä¦ä,          mkb, sn sp zfmfv r™lq-vkb.
              sj sp zfmfq hfnsh Hft, sj hfdnsh m¦l?               ---ù]! `msbv mkb vkb sist pkb jdv kfv.' zfhfv `pksb
           shsY sbWqfv ifƒdb ncspfo zfu kfv swN dlb,           pfkbf hfsV kfsv dj Hcdtsk ifdv?'
               wAfm vfJsk jcst jfdt, kf-dLbfdLb dLb!              ---zf¤Yf vdIjct Hfƒ! shdt dj mfvf sot?
    vdIjct oafsm dIsv shdtv Jhv bf ifWqfv Jhv dlt, dj§Â kfv       ---zfdm pdl hdt,
zfnt Jhv yfif vfJt sn.                                                          `wqsb öisb msb sp pfsv Lfq,
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                  snub kfrfsv dIsv bfdr yfq.'                                 djYc smfsv dlsk yfW, zbA ksv vfJ djYc hfjD,
             OcvY kcdm pfrfv disY zfib jvfv tfdo,                        lcHGfdobD! slsJ srsn mdv! jfsv kcdm dlsk yfW I]fdj?
             sn OcvsY zfsvj usbv Hfthfnf mfdo'.                             ---iafB dbsq ˆ dj dblfv¢B sJtf sJst ˆvf rfq,
   ---bf-bf, ˆ zfdm dhw¶fn jdv bf. sn ðLc zfmfsjƒ Hfthfsn.                  vÙÁ-Uvf vfMf hcj l'st ztÙÁj isv ˆvf ifq!
zfdm ufdb kfv msbv jKf, iafsBv jKf, yfWqf-ifWqfv jKf.                          ˆvf slhD, ˆvf stfHD, ˆvf yfsr nhGub iaDdk!
   ---zfdm zfibfv yfƒsk hqsn sYfe. zfidb dwd[k sYst.                   ƒrfslv ksv bsr siadmsjv iCBG iCuf, iCufvDv iCBG nmKGb,
ksh zfdmW iVfswfbf jvdY. bfvDslv hAfifsv iafdÅjAft                     iCuf srdv' ƒrfslv HDv¢-hcsj kfƒ ufso ˆk nkA-HDdk!
zdHÎkf bf KfjstW hƒ-iÛ isV pf hcsUdY, kfsk msb rq                                   bfvD bfdr rsk yfq wcLc ˆjf jfsvf,
mfbcNsj ˆk dhw¶fn jvf Hft bq. zfdm ufdb, mfbcNsj dhw¶fn bf              ˆvf slhD, ˆvf stfHD, pk iCuf ifq ˆvf yfq kk zfsvf.
jvstW sjfb wfd§À sbƒ. dj§Â zpKf dhw¶fn jvstW zwfd§À zfsY.                                ƒrfslv zdk stfHD mb,
zfv ˆ jKfW htdY bf sp, ðLc bfvDvfƒ dhw¶fnOfdkbD. dhw¶fnOfkj               ˆjusb kxå bq, ˆj sisq ncJD bq, pfsy hù ub!'
icv¢NW zfsY.                                                        ---zfsv! zfidb slJdY buv¢stv nh mcJ²¿ svsJsYb.
               `--- zfu zfdm mvsBv hcj sKsj j]fdl-                  ---sjb mfûfnfv YfÛ hst zhÎf jsvb?
            zjv¢Bf! iafB dbsq ˆdj dmKAf zjv¢B sJtf!                 ---bf-bf! zhÎf bq. zfnst kfvf skf zfvhD-…lcG dbsqƒ hA²À
                 ˆk Hfstfshsn swsN ˆk zhsrtf                     Kfsj, zfv dbsuv HfNfv sJ]fu vfsJ bf. zf¤Yf zfidbW dj jfsvf
                      sjmsb rfdbsk ifv bfvD!                     siasm isVsYb bfdj?
                         ˆ zfOfk icv¢sNv,                        ---siam skf iaskAj mfbcsNv zfsY Hfƒ. siasm iVskW slfN sbƒ.
     rfdbsk ˆ dbmGm zfOfk, ufdbkfm, smfvf wcLc icv¢sNvf ifdv.'   slfN rt zShL iÝdksk siam iajfw jvf. msbv mskf mfbcNsj
   hjct Hfƒ! zfidb ufsbb, `nfosvv mk bfvD Ffov dudbn.'           Hft njstƒ hfsn. Hfthfnf skf msbv hAfifv. mbsj dj sj…
hAfifvef pJb zfibfv hcsU zfnsh, kJb zfidbW jdhv mskf             hfLf dlsk ifsv? zfibfv mk siasm bf iVstW siasmv hAfifv-
htsk hfLA rshb,                                                  nAfifv hcUsk zncdhLf sjfKfq? dFsmv vM htsk skf dFm ifVf
    `ˆ kcdm zfu sn---kcdm skf br; zfu srdv kcdmW YtbfmqD,        uv¢vD bq. ‰ sp hst bf, `dhsq jdvdb, kf hst dj hvpfÛDW
                 kcdmW rƒsk yfW dmKAf dlqf uqD?                  pfqdb?'
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    ---dEjƒ hstsYb. ksh zsbj nmq mfbcN siasm isV dbq§ÃB              rEf{ öfmD htt, `diaqksm! zfdm mfvf sost kcdm dj zbA
rfdvsq sIst. jJb sp hbAfv ifdb …isy isV lc'jct i½fdhk j'sv        jf…sj dhsq jvsh?'
sIst kf blD dbsuW ufbsk ifsv bf.                                     ²ÃD htt, `ˆmb jKf sjb htsYb diasq! zfïfr spb zfibfsj
    ---zfdm hdt jD, zfidb hfdV dIsv pfb. sn msb rq zsbAv          lDOGuDhD jv¢b. zfdmƒ spb zfibfv zfso mvsk ifdv. zfv zbA
msb hbAf rsq LbA rsqsY.                                           icv¢N? zfdm zbA icv¢sNv dlsj kfdjsqW slJh bf. kfYfVf
    ---zfdm dhw¶fn jdv bf. shdt ðLc zfmfv dYt, zfmfvƒ Kfjsh.      smsqslv dhsq jvf kk dj nru, spmb sYstslv nru? zfdm mfvf
    ---mfbcN hkGmfbsj dhw¶fn jsv. zfjNGsjv iadk zfjxNAmfB rq.     sost zfidbƒ rqskf zbA smsq oarB jvshb.
dj§Â pJb ifwfifdw lcƒ zKhf dkb zfjNGj iadkäd¦äkfv nfdvsk             ---sjfb dlb bf. dyvdlb zfdm skfmfv, zfv skfmfv. zbA sj…
ˆsn ˆj nfsK zfjNGB jsv, kJbƒ mfbcN äs¦ä isV. dhyfv jvsk           skfmfv ˆ uDhb kvDsk zfnsk ifsv bf. zfïfr bf jv¢j---kcdm
Ls¦l isV. zfmfv msb rq zfibfv shdtvW kfƒ rsqsY.                   zfmfv zfso mfvf sost zfdm skfmfv jhsvv ifsw Ov hfdbsq
    ---zfmfv yfƒsk shdw zfjNGB zbA sj… jvsk ifsv bf.              skfmfsj ±mvB j'sv uDhb jfdesq slh.
    ---kf jD Hfsh ufbstb? zfidb slJdY, däkDq bìv ƒmv¢t               ---zfdmW kfƒ. zfdm zfibfv jhsvv dJlmk j'sv uDhb
jfƒn mubC. ˆƒ slsJb, mubCv jKf htsk dosq ˆjef o¬i msb             jfdesq slh.
isV sot. sjfb ˆj hƒsq isVdYtfm. ˆj lvshw tfqtDv siam                 Hfthfnfv nclPx hásb shw djYcdlb sjse sot. rEf{ ˆjdlb
huGb jvsk …islw dlsq o¬ide mubCsj hstdYt.                         ˆt ivD[fv dlb. Hfthfnfv zdo´ivD[f. sjfbW jfvsB ²ÃD mfvf
    „nf bhDv pcsov jKf; sp bhD zfïfrv ƒ¤Yfq mclfG sj du¦lf jvsk   sot. vsq sot siadmj öfmD ˆjfjD.
ifvskb. ˆj sufVf siadmj-siadmjf dhhfr hásb nmKG rq. ˆj sYfÕ          Wqflf mskf ²ÃDv jhsvv ifsw k]fhc Jfdesq hfn jvsk ðv¢ jvt.
oafsm kfslv siasmv hfnf dYt. kfsk dYt kfslv Hfthfnfv nfufsbf      jhsvv yfdvifsw IctofY tfdosq msbfvm siasmv idvshw ³kvD j'sv
hfofb. sn hfofsb iaBsqv jk vM-shvsMv jcncm dYt. iDdvskv dn´Ê      ²ÃDv jhv udVsq Lsv Hfthfnfv ivw j¬ibf jvsk Kfjt.
rfWqfq slft Jfd¤Yt kfslv snƒ sIfef Ict.                              kfv sn siam dYt nkAƒ J]fde siam. hjct Hfƒsqv mk hAfjct
    ˆj vfsk siamftfsi mo´ dYt snƒ siammq l©idk. kfvf spb          msbv siam. dlb pfq mfn Icvfq.
ˆjde sYftfv lc'de dh…dt. ˆjde Icstv snZ¦lpG W snZvH. lc'de           ˆjdlb snƒ jhsvv ifw shsq „nf bhDv zfomb Ose. dkdb
slr, ˆjde mb, ˆjde iafB.                                          pchsjv jf× slsJ dhd±mk rb. dkdb kfsj jhsvv ifsw ˆHfsh
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hfn jvsk dbsNL jsvb. jhvsj udVsq Lsv sj]sl sj]sl siam        pfƒ. bsy{ mfbcsNv bfbf iasw´v n©mcJDb rh.
iajfw jvsk hfvB jsvb. dkdb kfv jfdrbD W ˆHfsh hfn jvfv          öfmD-²ÃD sjfb lCvhkGD ˆtfjfq ˆj uÌst ˆj blDv Lfsv sYfÕ
jfvBW swfsbb. pchj k]fv idvyq ufbsk yfƒst ˆhQ dkdb           ˆjde hfnf hfdbsq hnhfn jvsk ðv¢ jvt. snƒ siam, snƒ
idvyq dlst sn k]fv if lc'de udVsq Lsv zfshlb j'sv hst, `sr   Hfthfnf, snƒ nQnfv, snƒ zfwf.
zfïfrv bhD! zfidb zfmfv ²ÃDsj h]fdysq dlb.'                     öfmD iafq zsLGj dlb uÌst jfE nQoar jsv, zsLGj dlb lCvhkGD
   bhD htstb, `uDhb-mvB skf zfïfr jfsY hfhf!'                wrsv dosq dhdÛÁ j'sv JflA nQoar j'sv zfsb. smfef Jfhfv, smfef
   ---zfdm ufdb zfidb zfïfrv jfsY lczf jvst zfmfv ²ÃD iafB   jfiV---ˆskƒ sJfw dYt pchkD. dj§Â jkdlb?
dIsv ifsh. zfidb kfsj h]fdysq slb zfïfrv bhD! kf bf rst         mfbcsNv mb idvhkGbwDt. wCbA mqlfsb isV Kfjf rfîf kcstfv
zfmfv uDhb ˆƒ Hfshƒ jfesh.                                   mk zd²¿v. nfmfbA Icnm§Àsv ifs¬e pfq msbv odk, iastfHsb
   „nf bhD zfïfrv jfsY lczf jvstb. zfïfrv dbje sKsj zrD      iatcé rq stfHD mfbcsNv mb. LDsv LDsv ˆj sOsqdm pchkDsj
ˆt, `sp mfvf sosY, kfv rfqfk dYt bf hstƒ mfvf sosY. ˆJb      sofisb dkÙÁ j'sv kctsk tfot.
sj… pdl kfsj rfqfk Lfv slq, kfrst sn uDhb dIsv ifsh.'           ˆj vfsk hxdó rt. hxdóv ifdb Osvv dHksv ˆst Ocm hvhfl rt.
   ˆ jKf ðsb yeX j'sv pchj htt, `zfïfrv bhD! zfdm kfsj       Hft Ov, Hft hfn²¿fsbv hfnbf msb suso …Et. sj bf yfq kf?
zfmfv zsLGj rfqfk lfb jvh.'                                     njfst svfujfv mk öfmD jfE nQoar jvsk shv rsq sot. sn
   ---kfrst skf skfmfv rfqfk jsm pfsh ˆhQ lcusbv ˆjƒ         lcicsvv zfso j]csV Osvv nfmsb ˆjmsb ÈbXÈbX j'sv ofb jvdYt.
nfsK mvB rsh.                                                nc¦lvD pchkD. syfsJ-mcsJ yfistAv Yfi. rEf{ sn slswv vfuicÛ
   ---snef skf Jchƒ Hft. zfidb lczf jv¢b. zfdm zfmfv zsLGj   sOfVfv tfofm sesb Kmsj l]fVft. sn ˆsndYt rdvB dwjfv jvsk.
rfqfk dlsq dltfm.                                            rdvsBv disY Ycesk Ycesk pchkDv jfsY ˆsn si]ZsY dosqdYt.
   jhsvv mfde nvfsbf rt. „nf bhD lczf jvstb. zmdb Ocm§À         ncjbAfv lcvh²¿f slsJ vfuicÛ duÎfnf jvt, `dj sr nc¦lvD!
hAdÙÁv rEf{ suso WEfv mk pchkD jhsv …sE hnt!                 ˆJfsb kcdm jfv nfsK hfn jv?'
   „nf bhD yst sostb. ²ÃDsj kcst dbsq k]fhcsk kcst zfïfrv       ncndÏk nclwGb ˆjub pchsjv iadk kfdjsq dbsmsN pchkD mcÊ
tfJ ðjdvqf Îfib jvt pchj. rfqfk lfb jvfv jKf ²ÃDsj           rsq sot. sjfb jKfde Hfht bf. …Ùsv sn htt, `jfsvf nfsK bf.'
sofib jvt. ²ÃDsj htt, `yt, zfmvf ˆ ˆtfjf sYsV zbAÛ yst          vfuicsÛv msbW ymj LdvsqsY pchkD. kfv ˆƒ znrfq zh²¿f
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slsJ htt, `kcdm dj pfsh zfmfv nfsK?'                                 vfulvhfsv dosq pKfdbqsm vfufv jfsY bfdtw jvt, `mrfmfsbAv
    ---sjfKfq?                                                    icÛ zfmfv ²ÃDsj zfmfv Ov sKsj zirvB j'sv ˆsbsY.'
    ---zfmfv vfuicvDsk. skfmfsj vfuvfbD j'sv slh. nc¦lvDsj           ---zfmfv icÛ skfmfv ²ÃDsj zirvB jsvsY?
shsrwXkD ùvD hfdbsq slh.                                             ---zfsÎ r]Af.
    pchkD OfV bfdVsq nfq dlt. vfuicÛ kfsj sOfVfq kcst dbsq           ---sn rqskf skfmfv ²ÃD bq. sn zbA sjfb smsq.
vfulvhfsv dIsv ˆt. pchkDsj lfnDslv rfWqftf j'sv dlsq                 ---bf-bf, slJst zfmvf iv±ivsj dybsk ifvh.
kfsj ncndÏkf jvfv zfslw dlt.                                         pchkDsj nfmsb sFsj ˆsb duÎfnf jvf rt, `kcdm dj ˆƒ
    jcs] V Osvv lfnD zfu vfuvfbD. vfujDq sifNfj, vfujDq           stfjefsj syb?'
Jfhfv, vfujDq Kfjfv-swfhfv j[, ˆ spb nf[f{ shsrwXk.                  pchkD ˆj Utj kfdjsqƒ htt, `bf.'
zkDk Hcst sot pchkD.                                                 ---stfjde lfhD jsv, kcdm bfdj Wv ²ÃD?
    vfufv jfsY Jhv sot. vfuicÛ hb sKsj ˆj ncjbAf jcdVsq              ---zfmfv uDhsb dhsqƒ rqdb.
ˆsbsY, sn kfsj vfuhLC hfbfsk yfq. slfN jD kfsk?                      pchj j]flsk tfot. sj]sl tcdesq isV htt, `Wƒ zfmfv ²ÃD
    ˆdlsj pchj náAfv nmq Jfhfv nfsK Osv dIsv slsJ ²ÃD sbƒ. sp     mrfvfu! Wv rqskf mfKf Jfvfi rsqsY. Wsj uflc jvf rsqsY.
²ÃD Osv dIvskƒ nflsv hnsk dlk. rfskv ³kvD ifJf dlsq hfkfn         Wsj djYc JfWqfsbf rsqsY. Wsj Hq slJfsbf rsqsY. kfƒ rqskf
j'sv dlk. npsk´ sJsk dlk. sjfKfq sn?                              zfmfslv n©ijG zöDjfv jvsY.'
    hù sJ]fufJcd] u j'svW bf sisq dbvfw rsq suso suso lcdÇy§Àfv      dj§Â vfuicÛ ufsb, ˆ nshv djYcƒ bq. nckvfQ sn ÛÁcÝ rsq OfV
nfsK vfk jfeft. njfstv …϶t zfstfsk slJsk sit, kfv                LfÄf dlsq kfsj sust h¦lD j'sv vfJsk zfslw dlt.
j]csV Osvv nfmsb sOfVfv i]fu vsqsY. ns¦lr rt, sjfb sOfV-             pchj sj]sl sj]sl zfduG ufbft, `mrfvfu! zfmvf sp öfmD-²ÃD,
nWqfv dwjfvD rqskf kfv ²ÃDsj zirvB j'sv kcst dbsq sosY.           kfv ˆjef iamfB zfsY.'
    shdvsq iVt wrsvv dlsj. sOfVfv ildyrÁ mfsb vfuf zKhf              ---jD iamfB?
vfufv sj… rsk ifsv. ˆƒ ns¦lsr sn vfulvhfsvv zfswifsw                 ---zfïfrv bhD „nf ufsbb sp, zfmvf öfmD-²ÃD.
sJ]fu dbt. jfsvf dbje sKsj sn Jhv sit, ndkAƒ vfuicÛ uÌt              ---zfïfrv bhD? zfv pdl jKf nkA bf rq?
sKsj ˆj hbjbAf jcdVsq ˆsbsY.                                         ---zfmfsj pf ƒ¤Yf wfd²À slshb. I]fdn slshb zfmfv. zfdm zfv
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h]fysk yfƒh bf.                                                  pchj htt, `nh dmKAf htsY ùucv. vfuvfbD rhfv zfwfq W
    jfvfofsv h¦lD Kfjt ˆjdbô siadmj. hflwf djYc stfj ifdEsq   dmKAf htsY zKhf Wsj dmKAf htsk hfLA jvf rs¤Y.'
dlstb „nf bhDv jfsY. dj§Â dkdb sjfKfq kf ufbf sot bf.            ˆsk ±ió zihfl vsqsY susb vfuicÛ [cé rt. zfïfrv bhD
    ˆdlsj vfuicsÛv dhsqv ubA kfVf. kfv ƒ¤Yf ˆmb dmKAfhflDv    iajdx k²¿ rsk zfslw j'sv icbvfq pchkDsj iaw´ jvstb, `kcdm dj
I]fdn rWqfƒ …dyk, sp vfuicsÛv Hfthfnfsj dbsuv ²ÃD hst lfhD    Wƒ stfjefsj zfslZ syb bf, jJbW slJdb?'
jvfv Lxókf ialwGb jsv.                                           mfKf bfdmsqƒ pchkD htt, `uD bf.'
    rEf{ ˆjdlb „nf bhD ˆsn …id²¿k. vfulvhfv HdÙÁ W               ---shw sn pfj. kcdm syb zKhf bf syb, kcdm dj Wv dbjse
waÝfsk idviCBG rsq …Et. nHf hnt, vfunHf, dhyfv-nHf.           sjfbdlb sjfbdjYc Lfv hf lfb dbsqY?
    vfu-dnQrfnsb hnfsbf rt zfïfrv bhDsj. jfEoVfq …id²¿k          ---Lfv? lfb? bf skf. Wv jfsY jD Lfv jvsk pfh?
jvf rt pchjsj. zbA dlsj rfduv jvf rt pchkDsj W                   ---sjfb djYc. zf¤Yf pdl sjfb djYc lfb dbsq Kfj, kfrst dj
vfuicÛsj.                                                     Wsj sIv{ slsh?
    ufbf nsÙ¶W „nf bhD pchjsj duÎfnf jvstb, `Wsr pchj! Wƒ        ---zhwAƒ slh.
pchkD skfmfv sj rq?'                                             ---kfrst ht, zfdm pdl Wv dbje sKsj sjfb djYc lfb hf Lfv
    ---zfsÎ! zfmfv ²ÃD ùucv. zfv sn jKf ùucsvv ufbf zfsY.     dbsqdY, kfrst kf sIv{ dld¤Y.
    pchkDsj iaw´ jvstb, `Wƒ stfjdesj kcdm syb bf, ufb bf?'       pchkD yeX j'sv htt, `zfdm pdl Wv dbje sKsj sjfb djYc lfb
    ---uD bf.                                                 hf Lfv dbsqdY, kfrst kf sIv{ dld¤Y.'
    ---kcdm sjfKfq dYst, snJfsb sj skfmfsj zfbt?                 spƒ htf swN rt, snƒ sn jfsiGsev …isv tcdesq iVt.
    ---snJfsb zfdm ˆjf dYtfm. zfmfv sj… sbƒ ùucv!                nHfv msLA ³rSy isV sot. h]flD-lfnD `rfq-rfq' jvsk jvsk
    ˆhfsv vfuicÛsj duÎfnf jvstb, `kcdm snJfsb sjfb Ov-hfdV    Ycse ˆsn pchkDsj kcst dbsq sot. njstƒ zhfj-rkhfj rsq
slsJdYst?'                                                    duÎfnc lxdósk zfïfrv bhDv dlsj IAftXIAftX j'sv kfdjsq vƒt.
    ---uD r]Af. ˆjef j]sc V Ov dYt. kfvƒ nfmsb W hsndYt. Wƒ      vrnA ufbfv ubA nhfvƒ ˆjƒ iaw´, `hAfifv jD ùucv?'
htt, kfv sj… sbƒ. W ˆJfsb ˆjf Kfsj. kfviv zfdm zfnsk             bhD htstb, `dhw¶fnOfkj bfvD.'
htst W zfmfv nfsK yst zfsn.                                      kfviv Oebf Jcst htst njst hcUt stfsHv iadkIt.
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   ˆj msb hjct o¬ide ðsb ˆjde lDOGw¶fn sYsV htt, `zfidb         hjct ˆjde lDOGw¶fn sYsV htt,
dj msb jsvb shdt snƒ vjmƒ ˆjde dhw¶fnOfkj pchkD?'                            `vfuiK dlsq yst ˆk stfsj,
   ---znýh jD?                                                                ˆmbde zfv idVt bf syfsJ
   ---zfmfv msb rq bf.                                                            zfmfv spmb zfsY.'
   ---zfibfv mb siadmsjv, zfibfv mb zá siasmv, kfƒ              ˆmb nmq oafm rsk mfosvshv zfpfb sHsn ˆt. …sE dIvsk
dhivDk djYc msb rq bf. dj§Â pdl ndkAƒ rq, kfrst jD jvshb?    yfƒt mndusl. hjct hfLf dlsq htt, `zfu zfmvf ˆJfsbƒ bfmfp
   ---zfdm mvh, zfk¹rkAf jvh. ˆ uDhbƒ zfv vfJh bf.           iVh.'
   ---ˆdeW ˆjde zdkvdÓk jKf, zdkvdÓk Hct jfu. siasm             bfmfp swsN zfvW djYc o¬i rt. hjct dnÝf§À dbt, jft
dhIt rsq zfk¹rkAf sjb jvshb? zfk¹rkAf dj zfvW shdw           njfst sn hfdV dIsv pfsh. jvtW kfƒ. shdtv Jhv ufdbsq dydE
dhItkf bq? zfidb dwd[k sYst, iCBG bf rstW äDb djYc skf       dlsk zbcsvfL j'sv njstv jfY sKsj syfsJv ifdb mcYsk mcYsk
zfsY. zfk¹rkAf mrfifi kf zfidb zhwAƒ ufbshb.                 dhlfq dbt.
   ªsp hAdÙÁ sjfb ifrfV rsk dbsusj sIst zfk¹rkAf jvsh,
sn hAdÙÁ ufrfâfsmW nhGlf W dyvjfstv ubA dbsusj sIst                                  (12)
zbcv™i wfd²ÀsHfo jvsh. sp hAdÙÁ dhN sJsq zfk¹rkAf jvsh, sn      rEf{ icdtw ˆt mcjcstv hfdVsk. mcjct kJb bkcb h… dbsq
hAdÙÁ ufrfâfsmW nhGlf dyvjfstv ubA dhN ifb j'sv pfkbf sHfo   siamsjdtsk …¦mÙ. Kfbfq kcst zfbf rt bh idvBDk hv-
jvsh. sp hAdÙÁ I]fdn dbsq zfk¹rkAf jvsh, sn hAdÙÁ slfpsJW    jsbsj. mcjcstv dhv¢sÝ zdHspfo rt, sn kfv siadmjfsj iatcé
zbcv™i I]fdn dbsq zfpfh sHfo jvsh. zfv sp hAdÙÁ hwGf hf      j'sv hfdV sKsj Hfdosq dbsq ˆsnsY.
YcdvjfOfk äfvf zfk¹rkAf jvsh, sn hAdÙÁ slfpsJW zbcv™i hwGf      mcjct htt, `nm²À zdHspfo dmKAf. hftf…dânfv nfsK kfv hù
hf YcdvjfOfk äfvf (dbsu dbsu) zfpfh sHfo jvsh.«              dlb zfso sKsj Hfthfnf dYt. kfYfVf hkGmfsb sn bfhfdtjf bq.
   nckvfQ sjb dbsusj lcdbqf-zfsJvfsk jó slshb? kfv yfƒsk     kfviv zfdm kfsj hfdV rsk kcst zfbsk pfƒdb. sn dbsu
dj ˆef Hft bq sp, sn spmb zbA mubC sisq msu dosq itfqb       sKsjƒ zfmfv hfdVsk ifdtsq ˆsnsY. kfv zdHHfhj sufviChGj
jsvsY, zfidbW skmdb zbA tfqtD ucdesq sItcb. sp zfibfsj       zbA sYstv nfsK dhhfr dlsk sysqdYt, pfsj sn iY¦l jsv bf.'
yfq bf, kfsj zfidb yfƒshb sjb?                                  hftf…dânfsj duÎfnf jvf rst sn htt, `r]Af nAfv! zfdm
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sö¤Yfq hfdV sKsj shdVsq ˆsn shfticv sjfseG mcjt c sj zfƒb        dbvfw rsq dIsv ˆt hftf…dânf WvsI shdtv hfhf W mfmf.
smfkfdhj dhsq jsvdY.'                                         kfvf Oebf yfif dlsq vfJt. shdtv mfmfv ˆtfjfq lfie zfsY. sn
   ---ˆJb zfibfv hfhf W mfmf zfibfsj sIv{ dbsk ˆsnsYb,        wkHfsh smsqsj hfdV dIdvsq zfbfv syóf jvsk tfot. wdÙÁsk
kfslvsj zfidb jD htshb?                                       srsv dosq HdÙÁv iK oarB jvt.
   ---htcb, zfdm zfmfv öfmDv nfsK nQnfv jvsk yfƒ. zfdm hfdV      ˆjdlb dhjfst mfmfskf shfb jdt ˆt shdtv hfdVsk. yf sJsq
dIsv spsk yfƒ bf.                                             lfWqfk dlt kfslv hfdV spsk. isvv dlb njfst mcjcstv
   hftf…dânfv mfmf ufbk, sYstde t©ie. shfticsvv ˆj            zbcmdk dbsq shdt mfmfv hfdV shVfsk sot.
jfisVv slfjfsb yfjdv jsv. dj§Â sn smsqsj hcdUsqsY sp,            mfmDmf kfsj wk j'sv hcUfsk tfot, `shdt kcdm jfuef Hft
slfjfbef kfvƒ. rqskf snƒ stfsH sn hjcstv yfƒsk mcjt    c sj   jvdb. hjctsj sYsV mcjctsj dhsq j'sv kcdm ncJD rsk ifvsh bf.
kctbfmCtj shdw …ipcÙÁ sHsh dhsqv dlsb dmKAf zucrfk dlsq       mcjcstv sjfb HdhNA{ sbƒ. sn zdwd[k t©ie. ˆv zfso lc'sef
ifdtsq ˆsnsY. ˆJb sn jKf icdtwsj hcUfq jD Hfsh? sjfseG        smsq sn sYsVsY. ml Jfq, dhdV Jfq. h…sj mfvLv jsv. sn
dosqdYt dEjƒ, dj§Â sjfb jfvBhwk} svdud±eº sp rqdb, kfW        jfisVv slfjfsb yfjdv jsv. zfv hjct dwd[k sYst hV Hû.
iamfB jvf pfq jD Hfsh. Kfbf sKsj ivfmwG sit, …jDt Lsv zKhf    kfv yfjdvef rsq sost kcdm ncJD rsk.'
iÑfsqskv mfLAsm dhNqdev db°idÙ jvf Hft. jfvB, zfƒb zfsY          ---yfjdvef rst bf ncJD rkfm? zfv ˆv sp slfjfb vsqsY.
hv-jsbv nis[. Hfvskv zfƒsb sp sjfb nfhftj-nfhfdtjf            hAfQsj efjf zfsY.
sö¤Yfq dhhfr zKhf dtH-ecsolfv jvst jfsvf djYc htfv sbƒ,          ---sj hstsY skfmfsj? mcjct hstsY? dmKAf jKf. skfmfv mfmf
jvfv sbƒ. nfmfduj öDjxdk bf sistW kfslv sjfb isvfqf sbƒ.      ufsb, slfjfbef Wv bq. W slfjfsbv jmGyfvD mfÛ. kfYfVf W dj
zfLcdbj pcsov zfLcdbj zfƒb, zfLcdbj yft-ytb. sYst-smsqvf      Hfthfsn skfmfsj? Hfthfnfv mmG W ufsb? zfv hjcstv Jhv
dnsbmfq ˆ nshv seºdbQ ifq. `diqfv djqf skf Fvbf djqf?'        ufb kcdm. sn shyfdv sj]sl zfjct. jk Hfhbf, jk zsi[fv iv
siasmv ubA dlt dlst ufbW slWqf pfq. mf-hfisjW jcvhfbD         swsN dbvfw rsq hfdV dIsv sosY. kcdm dIsv pfsh msb j'sv 3/4
slWqf pfq. LmG, ydvÛ, tÏf, jctmfb nh djYcsj hdtlfb slWqf      dlb zsi[fv iv hfdV sosY. kfW hst sosY, `zfmfv shdtv
pfq. swsN rq siasmvƒ uquqjfv. kfsk bfƒ-hf Kfjt zbA            náfb sist, zfmfsj Jhv slshb. zfmfv shdt zfmfsj sYsV
djYc. tfqtD-mubC du¦lfhfl. siam YfVf nhƒ hfl!                 spsk ifsv bf.'
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    ˆhfv shdt j]flsk tfot. hjct ndkAis[ sp kfsj Hfthfsn,       sn rfsv rfsv hcsUsY, kfv dbsuv msb dnÝf§À sbWqfv jcIt.
kf sn ufsb. zfv mcjt  c W Hfthfsn hst msb jsv. sn kfv icvsbf      shdt syfsJv sjfsB usm WEf ifdb mcYsk mcYsk htt, `zfdm
siadmj. jtjfkfq pfWqfv zfso shfticsv kfv slfjfsb zfnf-         zfv zfmfv oafsm dIsv spsk yfƒ bf mfmD! snJfsb zfdm jf…sj mcJ
pfWqf j'svƒ siam rq. jtjfkfq Kfjfjfst dydEisÛv mfLAsm          slJfsk ifvh bf. ˆJb skfmvf pdl ifv, kfrst ˆJfb sKsjƒ
spfofspfo Kfsj. „slv nmq shVfsk ˆsn sn kfv jfsY dosqdYt        hAh²¿f jv. zfmfv zfêf lchGt W nvt mfbcN, zfv mfmfv lfie
ˆhQ jtjfkf dIsv pfWqfv dlsb sn-ƒ snfbfv zfQde …irfv dlsq       zfsY, Lfv-Hfv zfsY, ifvst ˆJfsbƒ hjctsj sFsj hcdUsq-
seºsb yfdisq dosqdYt. spdlb hjctW kfv ubA hLGmfb s±ewsb        idVsq sjfb hAh²¿f jv.'
zsi[f jsvdYt. dj§Â sjfbXef smdj, zfv sjfbXef J]fde, kf kfv        ---dEj zfsY. skfmfv mfmf ˆst htdY. kcdm hvQ dIsv dosq
zufbf dYt. zfso mcjsc tv siadmjf dYt, h… dYt, kf skf ufbk      jft ˆsnf.
bf sn. slfjfbefW sp kfv bq, kfW ufbf dYt bf. mcjsc tv skf         mcjct sL]fjf dlsqsY, sn ˆjub t©ie, sn ˆjub H× siadmj,
nhefƒ iahÑbf, sL]fjf. ˆJb sn jD jvsh? ˆJb pdl hjctsj           siasmv bfm j'sv sn kfv slr tcsesY, ivhkGDsk sn kfsj huGb
sisk yfq, kfrst sn dj kfsj smsb sbsh? sn Hfht,                 jvsk ifsv---ˆƒ njt jKf dy§Àf jvsk jvsk shdtv msb
                   `dhlfq jsvY pfsv bqbust,                    mcjcstv iadk OxBfv ifrfV nxdó rt. sn dnÝf§À dbt, sn zfv
                 ˆJb dIvfsh kfsv djsnv Yst?'                   mcjctsj slJfW jvsh bf. nckvfQ hfn Lsv shfticv dosq ˆmb
    mfmDmf htt, `sn kcdm dy§Àf jsvf bf. kcdm hfdV dIsv sost    nmsq hfdV dIvt, sp nmsq mcjct slfjfsb Kfsj. snJfb sKsj snƒ
hjctsj hcdUsq sbWqf pfsh. W Jch nvt sYst. kcdm hvQ ˆjef        jfou W kfv Ydh dbsq ˆhQ mcjcstv slWqf sjfb jfiV-syfiV bf
jfu jsvf, dhsq skf svdud±eº rqdb. sjfseGv sp jfouef zfsY, kf   dbsqƒ nfsK nfsK shdVsq iVt. sj… iaw´ jvst sn mfmfv-hfdVv
J]csu dbsq icdVsq sIstf. zKhf nsÌ dbsq hfdV yst spsqf.'        jKf hstƒ dhlfq dbt. spsrkc sn mcjcstv jfsY mfmfv-hfdV
    shdt pdl ˆƒ ivfmwG hfdVv stfsjv jfsY dbk, kfrst rqskf      pfWqfv zbcmdk dbsqƒ shdvsqdYt.
sL]fjf sJskf bf. smsqv dhsqsk sp zdHHfhj Kfjfv wkG zfsY
ƒntfmD dhLfsb, sn wkG iftb jvst rqskf shdt sL]fjf sKsj sh]sy                             (13)
spk. spfoA zdHHfhjvfƒ `zâ slsJ dO W ifÛ slsJ dU' dlsq            shdtv mfmDmf wfmDmf shom hV yftfj smsq. wrsvv hst kfv
Kfsjb. dj§Â ƒntfmD dhLfb msk sn skf ˆJb hAdHyfdvBD. ˆJb        jKfv yej zfsY, HfdvdÄ zfsY. snƒ lfdqk¶ dbt hjctsj hcUfhfv.
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      75     76                                        nflf lc'de Ict
hjctsj Jhv slWqf rsqsY. sn rqskf zfuƒ zfnsh.                       ---Wvƒ bfm hfhf! Wv zfnt bfm hftf…dânf. `shdt' hst
   shdtW Hct öDjfv j'sv [mf yfWqfv ubA ia²Âk mfmDmfƒ kfsj      nhfƒ Ffsj. W hV tfucj smsq kf kcdm ufb. dj§Â sndlb W ˆjf
dwdJsq dlsqsY [mf sysq sbWqfv iÝdk. ttbfv Ytbf, syfsJv         shfticv ˆsn sp jk hV Hct jsvsY, kfvƒ ubA W tdÏkf.
ifdb W spZhsbv zfjNGB dlsqƒ icv¢N mfbcNsj jfhc jvf pfq, sn     hfvhfv HfhdYt zfv htdYt, `zfdm hjctsj jD hst mcJ slJfh?'
jKfW HftHfsh ufdbsq dlt.                                           ˆhfv hjct shdtv iadk kfdjsq htt, `skfmfsj djYc htsk
   mfmf oafsmv ƒmfm nfsrhsj hst svsJsY. zfu vfskƒ kfslv        rsh bf shdt. dj§Â ˆJb kcdm Hft zfY skf?'
dhsq iVfsk rsh. ˆJb hjct vfpD Kfjstƒ rt.                           wfdVv z]f] yt dlsq syfJ mcYsk mcYsk htt, `r]Af. zfv ˆjf
   zfwfbcv™i hjct ˆsn sot. hfdVsk iashw j'sv syqfsv hnskƒ      sjfKfW pfh bf. ˆhfsv spJfsb pfh, skfmfv nfsK pfh.'
shdt j]flsk j]flsk kfv nfmsb ˆt. hjct iaw´ jvt, `skfmfv jD         hfnX ! ˆj sFfu WNcsLƒ dhN ifdb rsq sot. mfmf-mfmD r]fI sYsV
rsqdYt shdt? kcdm zfmfsj sYsV ifdtsq dosqdYst sjb?'            h]fyt. dhjfstv dlsj shdtv mf-hfi W yfsmdt-nr kfv öfmD ˆsn
   kf ðsb shdt zfsvf sufsv-swfsv j]flsk tfot. mfmDmf nfmsb     …id²¿k rt. sldv bf j'sv mfosvshv ivƒ ƒmfm nfsrh vDdkmskf
ˆsn hjcstv …sÜswA htt, `Wsj djYc duÎfnf jsvf bf hfhf! zfmvf    dhsq idVsq dlstb. dkdb ˆjec sJ]fuW dbstb bf sp, ˆƒ nmq kfv
nh hth skfmfsj. Wsj duÎfnf jvst W Jfdt sj]sl WsE. sndlb        dhhfr iVfsbf wvDqk-n©mk dj bf? zfv duÎfnf jvstW dj
sisev p§ÃBfq W hLGmfb pfqdb. shfticsv sYfe sKsj mfbcN rsqsY,   k]fsj sj… ifÙf dlk? ˆƒHfshƒ skf zdLjfQw siasmv dhsq
ˆJfbjfv FfÙÁfvslv nfsK ufbfswfbf zfsY. kfƒ ˆJfsb yst           TfjTfj ÈVXÈV zh²¿fq rsq Kfsj. jfuD nfsrhvf efjfv stfsH
ˆsndYt. kfviv sjfb È×fv rfsk iVst sn Wsj jD Jfƒsq zÎfb         dhsq idVsq slb. k]fvf ufbsk ifsvb bf zKhf ufbsk syófW jsvb
j'sv kcst dbsq pfWqfv syóf jsv. sjfb Hft mfbcsNv syfsJ iVst    bf sp, jsb jfsvf dhsq jvf h… dj bf? zKhf kfv osHG iCshGv jfsvf
sn Kfbfq Jhv dlst icdtw Wsj …Ýfv j'sv dbsq kfslv drIfusk       hf¤yf zfsY dj bf? zKhf sn iChG öfmDv ƒÜskv msLA zfsY dj bf?
vfsJ. kfviv zfmvf Jhv sist Wsj zfmfslv hfdVsk dbsq ˆsn         hAdHyfvDslv hAfifsv ˆ nshv sJ]fu dbsq tfH jD? nfmfduj yfsi
vfdJ. Wv sjfb [dk rqdb. HfsoAv sufv. icdtswv rfsk bf iVst      dhsqef zfbcôfdbjHfsh jvsY, kfƒ Jch. kfYfVf zsbsj skf dhsq bf
jD sp rk, kf Hfhskƒ ofsq j]fef slq hfhf!'                      j'svƒ öfmD-²ÃD rsq nQnfv jvsY!
   ƒdkmsLA mfmf icdtw sjsnv ˆjde jfou ˆsb hjctsj slJft.            hjct-shdtv jcncm-jdt zfu Icse …Et. hjcstv sifNf siam
kfsk hftf…dânf bfm slsJ hst …Et, `ˆ bfm jfv?'                  nIt rt. lcOGebfv dwjfv rsq mfsU ˆk ˆk jó rt njstv.
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      77     78                                      nflf lc'de Ict
khcW kfv siam nfKGj rsqsY hst ufbsk rsh. vdIjct kfv msb        rAfbXnfm srfj, drsvfv mk srfj. zfv ˆƒ pfslv mb, kfvf
sp ns¦lr nxdó jsvdYt, kf sp Hct---kf ±ió rt. ˆJb sn ncJD.      zhwAƒ yfƒsh öfmD ofdV ofdV efjf …ifuGb j'sv zfbcj. ˆjef
ˆJb sn LbA.                                                    Hft hfdV srfj, ˆjef ofdV srfj ƒkAfdl.
   hfnsvv Ict-wpAfq sn shdtsj zfv ‰ dhNsq sjfb iaw´ jvt           ˆmb kv¢BDvf `j]csV Osv hfn, Jfe-iftsÌv zfw' jsv. ovDh
bf. jfvB, mfmDmf hstsY, `iaw´ jvstƒ sn j]flsk tfosh.' nckvfQ   rstW bfdqjfv mk h]fysk yfq.
ˆ mLcvfsk ðLc ðLc dkÙÁkf ˆsb tfH jD? hjct Ict W shdt              shdtW kfƒ sysqdYt. dhswN j'sv v™siv spfoAkfq kfsk
Icstv svBcsk svBcsk ðLc mLc zfv mLcƒ Kfj. zufbf hAKf W shlbf   nItkf ifsh hst kfv dhw¶fn dYt. dj§Â HfsoAv rfWqf kfv
zufbf sKsjƒ lCv rskƒ dmdtsq pfj.                               kvDsj ˆmb jcst dHdVsq dls¤Y sp, sn dbsuW kfv nfmft dlsk
                                                               ifvsY bf. ˆJbW sn dhw¶fn jvsk ifvsY bf sp, hjcstv nfsK
                          (14)                                 nQnfv j'sv sn ncJD rsh. dhsqv zfso sp ä¦ä dYt, zfuW snƒ
    ÎfdboB hstb, `dhhfsrv iv ²ÃDv ƒdkrfn ufbsk syóf jsvf       ä¦ä kfsj jcsv jcsv sJsq pfs¤Y.
bf. bsy{ mLcv uDhb dhsN idvBk rsh.' `bfvDv jtsË dhw¶fn            sp mfbcN HfoA W Hfo dbsq n§Âó bq, sn mfbcN zfslZ ncJD rsk
j'sv ifsiv HfoD rWqfv yfƒsk zdhw¶fn j'sv Ejfƒ Hft.'            ifsv bf. iasqfusbv zdkdvÙÁ yfWqf mfbcsNv mbsj zHfhD j'sv
`y]fslv ˆj diE slsJƒ mfbcN kfsj Hfthfsn.' hjctW shdtv          skfst. shdtv mb dYt skmbƒ zHfhD. shdt ufsb bf sp, dhÙ
hAfifsv snƒ njt jKfƒ ±mvsB svsJ lf©ikA ðv¢ jvt. sn spb         sKsj dyÙ hV dudbn. sn mfsb bf sp, `Lb Kfjst LbD, ÈB Kfjst
ncJD lf©ikA, zfbs¦lv nQnfv.                                    ÈBD, LbDv sysq zsbj zfso ÈBDubsj Èdb.'
    shdt dbu Hct nQswfLb j'sv dbstW kfv mb sKsj ä¦ä mcsY          HdhNAskv vdMb öi´sj pfvf hf²Àh slJsk kfVfùVf jsv,
sItsk ifsvdb. ivhkGD uDhsbv idvj¬ibf jD? sjfKfq hnhfn          kfslvƒ mb nfLfvBk} dnÝf§À oarsB Hct jsv. shdtW kfƒ
jvsh? jDHfsh nQnfv ytsh? zbcv™i zfvW jk vjsmv iaw´             jsvsY, jvsk ystsY.
kfv msb dHV jvdYt. shdtv öi´ dYt, Icstv mskf uDhb. oafsm          shdt ufbsk ifvt, hjcstv yfjdvv sjfb hAh²¿f rqdb, zfv
hfdV rstW mb kfv wùsv. oafsm u¦m rstW mfbcN rsqsY wùsv         kfvf mf-hfhfW kfsj Osv kctsh bf, rqskf kfsj snƒ jtjfkfv
idvshsw, kfƒ kfv yft-ytbW wùsv. sp kv¢BDslv dnsbmf slJf        iDv-hfdVv syZrdÜv msLA zfhfv dIsv spsk rsh. nckvfQ kfv jD
zHAfn zfsY, kfslv zsbsj yfq, kfslv öfmD zfLcdbj srfj,          ˆmb tfH rt? mfmf-mfmD kfv jD ˆmb …ijfv jvt? sYst
 nflf lc'de Ict                                      79     80                                      nflf lc'de Ict
Hft? pfv se]sj efjf sbƒ, sn zfhfv Hft sYst?                   zfdm ufdb, `Ov-ufmfƒsqv sifVf mcJ, mvf-h]fyf nmfb ncJ.'
   kfv mb zfhfv zfjxó rsk tfot mcjsc tv iadk. snW hjcstv      `w¶ðvhfdV mLcv r]fdV, dkbdlb isv U]fefv hfdV.' w¶ðv-hfdV skf
yfƒsk jm bq. kfv …ifuGb zfsY. hjct so]sqf, dj§Â mcjt      c   lCsvv jKf---w¶ðv oafsmW hfn jvst mfbcsNv mfb Kfsj bf. zfdm
wùsv. zfv mfmD kfv sp njt hlXÈB …sïJ jsvsY, kfv nhef          skfmfsj dbsq dosq zfmfv hfdVskƒ vfJh. zfmfv hfdVskW icv¢N
ndkA bfW rsk ifsv. sn dbsu kfv ivsw sKsjsY. sn kfv icvsbf     mfbcsNv lvjfv. zfdm zfmfv oafm hf hfdV YfVf hfƒsv sjfKfW
siadmj. hjcstv nfsK dmtfdmwfv yfƒsk shdw dmtfdmwf kfv nfsK.   Kfjh bf. idvd²¿dk öfHfdhj rst dEj skfmfsj dbsq pfh. ksh
sn zbA sjfb smsqv nfsK Jfvfi hAhrfv jsvsY, dj§Â kfv nfsK      hfƒsv sjfKfW yfjdv rst zftflf jKf.'
skf jsvdb. ˆmbW skf rsk ifsv sp, snƒ smsqÈdtƒ Jfvfi dYt,         zhÎfv HdÌsk shdt htt, `ù]}! zfibfv hfdVsk h… rsq pfh,
pfslv iadk mcjtc lchGAhrfv jsvsY.                             kfviv iBh¦lD rsq iB-spZkcsjv dwjfv rsq pfh. zfibfv mf-
   dhhfsrv iafKdmj dlbÈdt msbfmskf ²ÃDv nfsK nhsysq hV        hfi W shfb zfmfv iadk oÓbf-H{Gnbfv yfi nxdó jvsh, pfsk
nc¦lv jfse. mfbcsNv uDhsbv ƒdkrfsn kf öBGf[sv dtdJk rq.       zfdm hfsiv hfdV sKsj spZkcj dbsq spsk ifdv. zfv kf bf ifvst
kfsk zfhfv mfmfv hfdVv zfèfv. hjcstv lcdÇy§Àfmq uDhb bh       jtdnv ust Fcsh mdv. kfƒ bf?'
uDhsbv hn§À dIsv sit.                                            ---kcdm hV dbvfwfhflD smsq. zfsv zfwfhflD rW, zfwfhflD.
   sn ²ÃDsj nf§Àb¶ f slq, zfwf slq, zHq lfb jsv, …϶t         kshƒ msb nfrn ifsh. uDhb-pcsÝ uqD rsh. dhil zfnst zSLpG
HdhNAskv öi´ slJfq. dj§Â shdt spb …lfn msb sn-nsh sjfb        rWqfv mskf hV dhil zbA djYc sbƒ. zfv dhil zfnst dhilsj
Èv¢k¶ slq bf. sjht hst, `zfso zfibfv yfjdv srfj, kshƒ bf      ³LspGv kvhfdv dlsq sjse sItfv mskf hDvk¶ zbA djYcsk sbƒ.
ncsJv öi´ slJh. wfd§Àv Ocm bf rst dj suso suso syfJ há j'sv      ---zfidb zfmfsj sisq JcwD rsqsYb?
öi´ slJf shfjfdm bq?'                                            ---skfmfsj rfdvsq jk jó sisqdY, kf ðbst kcdm hcUsh zfdm
   hjct siamfshso bmajsØ hst, `³LpG Lv shdt! skfmfv siam      jkef JcwD rsqdY. kcdm dj zfmfsj sisq JcwD rWdb?
zfmfv nfsK Kfjst zfdm jxkjfpG rh. yfjdv bf sistW sYfeJfe         ---ˆjub znrfq bfvD nrfqv™si öfmD ifsh, zKy sn JcwD rsh
ˆjef hAhnf jvh. sie pJb zfsY, kJb yftfsk skf rshƒ. kcdm       bf---ˆmb rsk ifsv?
Hq jsvf bf sp, zfdm skfmfv mf-hfsiv Osv Ov-ufmfƒ sKsj pfh.       ---rsk ifsv, öfmD sn sisqsY, dj§Â iYs¦lv bq. zhwA zfdm
pdlW skfmfslv Ov-ufmfƒ iasqfub. dj§Â zfdm yfƒ bf. jfvB        skfmfv ubA sn jKf htdY bf. jfvB, kcdm zfmfsj jtjfkfskƒ
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      81     82                                    nflf lc'de Ict
iY¦l jsvY, rfsk rfk svsJ Wqflf jsvY. zfdm htdYtfm,             W hfdVv lvuf nhGlf sJftf zfsY. kcdm dhsq bf jvf ipG§À zfdm
skfmfv ‰ jcvzfsbv mfófv vdIjcstv jKf. W skf zfmfv msb          zsi[fq Kfjh.
ns¦lr Tcdjsq sIstdYt.                                             mcjct kJbW ufsb bf sp, shdt zbA jf…sj Hfthfsn. sp smsq
   ---jD hstsY W? W dj zfmfsj Hfthfsn hstsY?                   ˆjfdLjsj Hfthfnsk ideqnD, sn dj nrsu hcUsk slsh sp, sn
   ---bf-bf, kf bq. pfjXso pf bq, kf dbsq zfv zfstfybf j'sv    zbA zfv ˆubsjW Hfthfsn? sn skf htsh, `zfdm skf kcdm
tfH sbƒ. ystf sjfKfW shVfsk pfƒ.                               YfVf zfv jfvW dlsj kfdjsqW sldJ bf.'
   ---sjfKfq pfshb?                                               jdtv Hq rt. sn shdtsj sesb dbsq slfjfb rsk shv rsq
   ---ˆƒ shfticsvv sjfb ifsjG zKhf mfsjGse.                    ˆt. sn shdtsj htsk tfot, `kcdm zfhfv sjb Wv zfshosj
   dj§Â dhjfst yf JfWqfv iv mfmfsj htst mfmf htt, `bf.         ncVncdV dl¤Y? kcdm skf hkGmfsb zfv ˆjusbv zdLjfsv.'
hfufsvv idvd²¿dk Hft bq. hvQ pfdh skf dbsuv oafsm pf. snJfsb      shdt jdtsj htsk tfot, `ufb jdt! zfdm ˆJbW dbdÇyk
djYcdlb shdvsq zfq.'                                           bƒ, sj zfmfv is[ Hft rskf? ˆJbW zfdm dhyfv j'sv dnÝf§À
   hjct htt, `shdtv ubA djYc jfiV-syfiV dbsk rk. shdw          dbsk ifvdY bf. kcdm htsk ifv shfbde? zfmfv HfsoA jD zfsY?'
vfk rWqfv zfso zfsoƒ dIsv zfnh.'                                  ---sn dj sj… htsk ifsv. ksh ˆef htsk ifdv sp, zfsIfef
   hfufv jvsk jvsk shdt mcjsc tv busv iVt. spsrkc shdt         mcjct sKsj sIfef hjct zsbj Hft. zfv kcdmW sIfef shdt.
dbsusj sofib jvsk yfqdb. ufmfƒsqv slfjfsb hdnsq dlsq shdt      zfdm skf ˆJbW jdtƒ sKsj sotfm.
jdtsj nfsK dbsq nfrn j'sv mcjsc tv slfjfsb sot. dbuGsb sisq       jKfÈdt hstƒ jdt rfnsk tfot. shdt htt, `jf…sj spb
shdt mcjctsj wfdnsq htsk tfot, `kcdm zfmfsj EdjsqY, kcdm       hst dlsqf bf, zfmvf mcjcstv jfsY dosqdYtfm.'
iakfvj. kcdm ˆ slfjfsbv ˆjub yfjv, zKy kcdm zfmfsj                ---kfƒ htf pfq? ufbsk ifvst skf zfêf zfmfsj phfƒ j'sv
hstY, slfjfsbv mfdtj. skfmfv zfso dhsq rsqdYtāāāāāāā.'         slsh!
   ---mcjct spb sjfb ˆj nmnAfq iVfv zfwËf j'sv wf§ÀHfsh           [sBsjv msLA yfsmtDslv slfjfsb dIsv ˆt kfvf. snJfb sKsj
htt, `shdt! dhw¶fn jv. zfdm skfmfsj Ejfsk yfƒdb. zfdm          dbdhGsO´ dIsv sot hfnfq.
skfmfsj HftshsndY. dj§Â kcdm zfmfsj djYc bf hstƒ hfdV sYsV
yst sost. khcW zfdm skfmfsj htdY, skfmfv ubA zfmfv r™lq                                 (15)
  nflf lc'de Ict                                       83     84                                     nflf lc'de Ict
    Wdlsj mcjt  c hsn sbƒ. sn Jhv dbsq ufbsk ifvt, shdt zbA     Hû sYstslvsj sttfs[ifƒ msb jsv. ðLc ofsqv sufv, hfdrAj
sY]fVfsj dhsq j'sv sIstsY. ˆsk dj kfv vfo bf rq? ˆhfsv          yfjdyjA W ovm isjsev iaHfsh Hfthfnfv zdHbq j'sv nflf
iadkswfL sbWqfv iaht ƒ¤Yf kfv msb ufot. …si[f jvfv wfd²À jD     msbv smsqslvsj dwjfv W bó jsv.
Hfsh slWqf pfq, kfv idvj¬ibf jvsk tfot. shdtv mfmf-mfmDsj           ---zfv smsqvf hcdU skmb bq? spJfsb pfsj Hft stso sot,
I]fdj dlsq kfv nfsK spfofspfo v[f jvfv syóf jvsk tfot. snƒ      kfv nfsKƒ siasmv zdHbq j'sv dhsqv ia²Àfh dlsq dltfm. ˆef dj
nfsK jk iastfHb dlsk tfot. `kcdm Hct ðsbY. slfjfb zfmfvƒ.       zbAfq bq?
smfev nfƒsjt dhdÛÁ j'sv ofdV sbh. dhdãQ jvh. skfmfv Hq rst          ---zhwAƒ. shdt pdl snv™i j'sv Kfsj, kfrst sn zbAfq
skfmfv bfsm dIÆFX-dFsifdue j'sv slhāāāāāāā.'                    jsvsY. dj§Â zfdm kfv ofduGqfb rsq skfmfv jfsY zbcsvfL jvdY,
    bfvD icv¢Nsj dbu v™i-spZhb dlsq Hctfsk ifsv. zfv icv¢N      Wsj zfv zfjNGB jsvf bf. W pJb Jfvfi, kJb Wsj sYsV lfW,
bfvDsj Hctfsk ifsv zKG-n©islv stfH sldJsq. stfHD mfbcN          Wsj öfmD dbsq dbsuv Ov h]fLsk lfW.
kfskƒ dhisl isV.                                                    ---zfdmW skf Ov h]fLsk sysqdYtfm nfsrh! zfmfv öi´ sHsÌ
    i[f§Àsv hjct nflf msbv. kfv msb ðLc siam zfv siam zfsY.     dlt. zKy zfmfv nfsKƒ Wv iaKm idvyq. nfhfdtjf rWqfv zfso
dj§Â sjht siam dlsq dj stfHD mfbcsNv mb uq jvf pfq?             sKsjƒ zfmfv slfjfsb Wv zfnf-pfWqf. zfdmW Wsj dbsq Ov
    zfhfvW mcjsc tv nfsK spfofspfo ðv¢ rsqsY susbƒ shdtv mfmf   h]fLsk sysqdYtfm, dj§Â sn Ov ifsq j'sv sEst sHsÌ dlsq sot.
mcjcstv slfjfsb dosqdYt. kfsj hcUfhfv ubA ˆhQ ˆƒ htfv ubA           ---zfnst ˆƒ swaBDv HÌcv OvÈdt z¬i zfOfskƒ HfsÌ
sp, `kcdm Wv diYc sYsV lfW. kfv dhsq rsq sosY. sn öfmD dbsq     mcjct. nckvfQ Hft rsh, kcdm zbA jf…sj dbsq muhck Ov h]fsLf.
nQnfv jvsY, kfsj zfv iatcé jsvf bf.'                            kcdm skf slfjfb sKsjƒ snƒ vjm djYc ˆjef ysqn jvsk ifv.
    dj§Â mcjsc tv lfhD, shdt kfv dhsq jvf h…. sn kfv nfsK hù        ---zfmfsj hfLf slshb bf, ùmdjW slshb bf. jfvB, kfsk
dlb jfdesqsY. kfviv zfibfvfƒ kfsj zfmfv hfdV sKsj               zfibfslvƒ [dk rsh. shdtsj skf kfv ƒ¤Yfv dhv¢sÝ kfsj sufv
Icndtsq kcst dbsq sosYb. zfv slJshb, shdt zfmfv ˆhQ sn          j'sv zfbsk pfd¤Y bf. sn pdl ˆsn zfmfv HfÌf Ov zfhfvW
ˆjdlb zfmfv jfsYƒ dIsv zfnsh. zfibfvf ˆjub sttfs[ifv            h]fLsk yfq, zfdm kfsj nflsv oarB jvh.
nfsK kfv dhsq dlsqsYb.                                              mfmf dbvfw rt, zhfjW rt. zfuh mb, zfuh v¢dy! sp smsq
    ---sttfs[if sn dbsuƒ iY¦l jsvsY. zfu-jftjfv m²Àfbvf         ˆjubsj sYsV zfv ˆjusbv jfsY dosq ²ÃD rsq hnhfn jsv,
 nflf lc'de Ict                                    85     86                                      nflf lc'de Ict
snƒ smsqsjƒ ²ÃDv™si sisk ˆk zfoarD sjb? bfdj ðLc hltf       sJqft-Jcdw bq? zfnst Hvnf kfv ùucv nfsrh.
sbWqfv ƒ¤Yf? HfhskW ofsq j]fef slq mfmfv. khcW kfv lfie        kfYfVf ˆ nåfr kfv zfbs¦l Hvf siamsjdtv nmq. idhÛkfv
zfsY, ifdeG rfsk zfsY. Kfbf-icdtwW rfsk zfsY. nckvfQ kk     dEj Kfsj bf hstW bfmfspv iadk Èv¢k¶ sbƒ. hfdVsk dedH zfsY.
Hq kfv sbƒ. zfv mfb-n©mfsbv hAfifv skf djYcƒ bq. zfu-       kfƒ dbsqƒ isV Kfsj nhG[B. kfskW zfhfv shdtv wJ, bkcb hƒ
jftjfv pcso sjfbX hfdV ˆmb zfsY, sp hfdVv sjfb ˆjub         sbsmsY `dyÛf' rst, zfu vfsÛv swf slJsk spsk rsh. hjcstv sjfb
nlnAW ˆƒ swaBDv mfbrfdbjv Oebfq udVk bq? rfuD-hfdV          hfLf sbƒ, hfLf Kfjsk ifsv bf. sn skf shdtsj ifWqfv ubA dbsuv
sKsj dbsq ifdu-hfdV ipG§À ˆjƒ zh²¿f. ilGf-shilGf njt        ƒ¤Yf W öfLDbkfsjW ipG§À jcvhfbD dlsq sIstsY. ˆJb sn shdtv
idvshswv zh²¿f kSKhy. kfrst sj jfv dhv¢sÝ zfv zfÌct         siamiafKGD, ²ÃDv z]fyt-Lvf ˆjdbô HÙÁ. sn pf htsh, kfƒ rsh.
kctsh? nhfƒ dbu dbu yvjfq skt dlsk hA²À.                       mfmf pfƒ srfj, mfmD hV yftfj. shdtv rfhHfh kfsj Hft
   slswv zfƒsb pchj-pchkDv háck¶ sjfb zivfL bq. dhbf-       slJfd¤Yt bf. kfv …iv zfhfv ufdb bf, jdt mfsj djYc ƒdÌk dlsq
dhhfsr öfmD-²ÃDv n©ijG svsJ n§Àfb u¦m slWqfW sjfb slfsNv    svsJsY dj bf? sjfbX I]fsj shdt-mcjcstv sjfeG-mAfsvsuv jfoude
bq. `dmRf-dhdh vfpD, skf djqf jsvof jfpD'---ˆƒ rt slswv     kfv hAfo sKsj shv j'sv dbsqsY. bsy{ pdl hjct slsJ sIst.
wfnb-hAh²¿fv nQdhLfb. kfrst zfhfv dy§Àfv jD, jvfvƒ hf jD?      dnsbmfq spsk mfmfv mk dYt bf, mfmDvW bf. hfdVsk dedH
pf rsh, nmsq kf nfmft slWqf pfsh. sbf dy§Àf, Fc IcdkG.      vsqsY, kfsk jk dndvqft zfnsY, hƒW zfnsY. khcW sjb rst
                                                            spsk rsh?
                        (16)                                   shdt mfbt bf, hjctW kfv nmKGsb vfq dlt. nsÌ jdt pfsh.
  sp jqdlb mfmfv hfdVsk Kfjt, sn jqdlsbv bfmfpW kfsj        kfvW uDhsb dYt spZhsbv jfjdt. slftfHfƒ skf. bkcb
skftf sot hjcstv. djYc mfbcN zfsY, pfvf idvshswv nfsK Jfi   ufmfƒsqv nfsK ˆjec zfbs¦l hfLf dlst rsh sjb? kfYfVf hjct
Jfƒsq yst. kfslv dbuö öjDqkf sbƒ. ndEj äDblfvD Kfsj bf      skf hV Hû sYst. khcW …irfn Yst jdt dmYfdmdY zfidÙ
hstƒ skf mfbcN zShL siam-Hfthfnfq dtå rq. mfmfv hfdVv       ufdbsq htt, `zfdm zfibfslv jfhfsh rfdÖ rsk yfƒ bf.'
sj… bfmfp isV bf. shdtW isV bf. zkˆh sn ˆjf isV                hjct srsn htt, `kfrst kcdmW jfhfh rsq spsqf.'
jDHfsh. zKy ùucvslv hfdVsk bfmfp hfl slWqfv …ifq dYt bf.       mrfnmfsvfsr dkbusb dnsbmfq sot. swf ðv¢ rt. hjct hflfm
yfjdvv ubA bfmfp? yfjdv skf ˆJbW rqdb. kfrst jD kfv         djsb dbsqdYt, kfƒ Jfd¤Yt dkbusb. hƒsqv dhNq-h²ÂW zá
 nflf lc'de Ict                                      87     88                                     nflf lc'de Ict
siamƒ dYt. rEf{ shdt jdtsj htt, `zfmfsj siwfh stsosY.            ---ndkAƒ zfmfsj Hq tfosY. hchcsj pdl zfhfv È×fvf Lsv
skfmvf hn, zfdm zfdn.'                                        dbsq pfq.
   sj… zfidÙ jvt bf, zfv jvshƒ-hf sjb? kfv nfsKW …sE             kfƒskf. ˆhfv hjcstv ƒdkrfn msb isVsY. sn ƒdkrfn spb
sot bf, zfv pfshƒ hf sjb? hjct-jdtv msb skf sjfb ns¦lr        kfv zfbs¦lv rftJfkfq yfif isV dYt. yeX j'sv …sE icv¢N
dYt bf.                                                       swZyfofsvv dlsj Ycet. snJfsb mdrtf pfsh sjb? duÎfnf jvt,
   shdt shdvsq sot rt sKsj. hfƒsv mcjt    c smfev-hfƒj dbsq   däkDq sjfb stdFu hfKv¢m zfsY dj bf? uhfh sbdkhfyj sisq
zsi[f jvdYt, ysV hsn yst sot kfv nfsK.                        rstv hfƒsv sot. ˆjec lCsv sJ]fufJ]cdu jvskƒ lc'ub pchj ˆsn
   sldv rsk slsJ iaKsm ns¦lsrv jdt Icet jdtv r™lq Ffst.       kfv bfsj-mcsJ shlm Ocdn mfvsk ðv¢ jvt. vÙÁfÙÁ zh²¿fq sn
sn slftfHfƒsj htt, `slftfHfƒ! hchc sp sldv jvsY.'             vf²Àfq tcdesq iVt. kfviv pchj lc'de jft dhtì bf j'sv nefb
   …lfn hjct ilGfv …isvƒ buv svsJƒ htt, `rqskf ifqJfbf        y©ie dlt.
jvsY, yst zfnsh.'                                                dbvfiÙfv[D ofFG Kfbfq sIfb j'sv dlst icdtw hjctsj
   zfsvf lw dmdbe sot, shdt ˆt bf. ˆhfsv jdt htt, `zfdm       zÎfb zh²¿fq kcst dbsq sot. jdt ˆjde dvÆf j'sv hfdV dIsv
tAfedvsb slsJ zfdn.'                                          hfi-mfsj Jhv dlt.
   `kfƒ pfW' hst hjct bfdqjfv öfmDv syfsJ LCtf dlsq bfqsjv       shdtv mfmf id²Àsq htsk tfot, `zfmfv ˆƒ Hqefƒ dYt. ˆƒ
nfsK itfqb-jDdkG slJsk mo´ vƒt.                               ubAƒ zfdm hfufsv spsk dbsNL jvdYtfm. dbÇyq ˆ jfu wqkfb
   jdt dIsv ˆt ˆjfdjbD. kfv syfsJ-mcsJ OfhVfsbfv Yfi. Ob      mcjcstv.
Ob w¶fn sYsV htt. `slftfHfƒ! hchc skf tAfedvsb sbƒ.'             smfev hfƒj dbsq Ycet Kfbfq. kJbW hjcstv Îfb sIsvdb. Kfbf
   hjct …lfn Hfshƒ htt, `kcdm spef slsJ ˆst, snefsk rqskf     Wdnv nfsK shdtv mfmfv idvdydk zfso sKsjƒ zfsY. Wdnv sjnef
sbƒ. zbA tAfedvsb dosq slJ.'                                  hcUsk shdw sldv rt bf. mcjcstv bfsm sjn Ifƒt rsq sot.
   ---zbAef skf icv¢Nslv. WJfsb sjb pfsh? khcW zfidb pfb,        dj§Â ˆde zirvB, bf itfqb? zirvB ˆƒ Hfsh nýh bq.
slsJ zfncb.                                                   dbÇyqƒ iChG spfofspfsov isv idvjd¬ikHfsh shdt itfqb
   hjct spb Jfdbjef dhvÙÁ rsq htt, `kcdm sjfb zmÌt zfwËf      jsvsY. dj§Â hjcstv Îfb dIvst kfsj hcUfsbf rt, Oebf rt
jvY. ˆsjhfsv r]fdisq soY jdt!'                                zirvsBv. pdlW …lfn msb iChG rskƒ sn dbsuW kfƒ hcsUdYt.
  nflf lc'de Ict                                        89     90                                     nflf lc'de Ict
    mfmf-w¶ðsvv hfƒsj ysV rfnifkft, kfviv rfnifkft sKsj          sjse pfsh. shdt dIsv zfnsh.
hjct syfsJv ifdb mcYsk mcYsk hfnfq dIvt. sj… kfsj hcUsk            hjct hcUt, ˆƒHfsh h… sbƒ zfv h…sqv sjfb zfk¹Dsqv Osv
dlt bf sp, zfnst shdtƒ dhw¶fnOfdkbD. shdtƒ kfsj ˆƒ               hsn KfjfW swfHf ifq bf. nckvfQ msb msb dnÝf§À dbt. zfofmD
ziaDdkjv Oebfv bfqj hfdbsqsY.                                    jft njfst dhw¶HfvkD seºsb sn hfdV dIsv pfsh.
    njft rt, nfvf dlb sot. shdtv sjfb Jhv ifWqf sot bf.
mcjcstv hfdVsk kftf UctsY. icdtswW sjfb ifÙf jvsk ifsvdb.
    nfvf dlb sj]slsY hjct. vfsÛW j]fldYt. mfmD hcUfq, jdt
                                                                                          (17)
hcUfq, dj§Â hjct hcU mfsb bf. snƒ dhsqv dlb w¶ðv oafsm spHfsh       iafq mfn Jfsbj ok rsq sot. icdtsw sjfb rdln dlsk ifvt
dbsusj swfjfjct j'sv kcstdYt, ˆJbW snƒ swfsjv bkcb UV            bf. ƒdkmsLA hjct w¶ðv oafm ˆt sJ]fu dbsk. ˆJfsb snƒ
kfv hcsj-mcsJ-syfsJ. sj htsh sn zwa¢-UvXUvX syfJ sjfb icv¢N      vdIjcstv nfsK slJf. jcwtfdl dhdbmsqv iv vdIjct hjctsj
mfbcsNv? icv¢sNv syfsJW ˆk zwa¢ Usv? kfv zh²¿f lwGsb mfmDv       duÎfnf jvt, `shdtv Jhv jD?'
syfsJW zwa¢ zfsn. sjfbX hfi-mfsqv sYst ˆJfsb ˆsn ˆHfsh              hjct zdb¤Yf nsÙ¶W htt, `sjfb sJ]fu sbƒ.'
sL]fjf sJt, mfv sJt. kfslvW dj …dyk rt kfsj ˆƒHfsh sL]fjf           ---zfidb dj ˆJbW msb jsvb sp, Oebf zirvsBv?
slWqf? dj§Â bfj sp dbsuv, nckvfQ kf jfefW skf mcwdjt.               ---zfidbW dj ˆJbW msb jsvb sp, Oebfef buv¢stv `ˆvf
    mfmf htt, `hfhf hjct! jft njfst kcdm hfdV dIsv pfW.          slhD---ˆvf stfHD'slv?
shdtv Jhv sist skfmfsj ufbfh.'                                      ---zfmfv skf kfƒ msb rq. zfmfv msb rq, zfidb JfsmfJf
    dj§Â hjct `srf-srf' j'sv sj]sl …sE htt, `dj§Â mfmf! snJfsb   mvDdyjfv diYsb ifdb msb j'sv slZV dls¤Yb. zhwA ˆef
zfmfsj nf§Àb¶ f slsh sj? shdtv hAfifsv nhfƒ zfmfv iv. zfdm       zfibfv hAdÙÁok hAfifv. uv¢vD bq sp, zfidb zfmfv jKf smsb
snJfsb ˆjf ˆjf zufbf Oebf ufbfv zsi[fq lsÊ lsÊ mvh.              sbshb. slJcb, J]cucb. dbÇyq zfhfv kfsj dIsv sisq JcwD rshb.
htcb mfmf! zfdm dj zfk¹rkAf jvh?'                                zfdm sbrfkƒ äDblfvDv Jfdksv htdYtfm zfibfsj. ˆjub Hft
    ---bf hfhf! zfk¹rkAf sjb jvsh? lcOGebfoa²À rstƒ pdl mfbcN    stfj ˆjub m¦l smsqv ifïfq isV jó ifsh, snef sjfb
zfk¹rkAf jsv, kfrst skf ixdKhDsk sj…ƒ h]fysk ifsv bf.            mcndtsmv jfmA rWqf …dyk bq.
dhil njt mfbcsNvƒ zfsn. zfhfv dhil lCv rq. skfmfvW dhil             ---zfidb dj zfmfv ²ÃDsj m¦l htsk yfb? zfibfslvsj
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      91     92                                       nflf lc'de Ict
mfûfnfq ˆƒ iVfsbf rq? stfsjv smsqslv iadk jcLfvBf W ns¦lr      shdt nìsá bq. zfibfv ˆƒ kfhDp-sufVf nìsá. ˆsk zfibfv
sifNB jvf dj mcndtsmv jfu?                                     dj dj …ijfv rq hst dhw¶fn jsvb?
   hjct vdIjcstv …iv s[si …Et. sn spb shdtv dhv¢sÝ sjfb           hjct vfsodb, ksh …kAÙÁ rsq …Et, htt, `ˆƒ smfïf sofsYv
jeCdÙÁ ðbskƒ yfq bf. shdtv iadk kfv ˆmb iaofP dhw¶fn sp,       stfjslv jfu ðLc JceJce jvf. ˆ nh hAdÙÁok hAfifsv r²Às[i bf
kfsk sjfb iajfv mdtbkf sbƒ. sp zá dhw¶fn mfbcNsj L¶Qsnv        jvst spb zfibfslv Hfk rum rq bf.'
dlsj dbsq pfq, hjcstv dYt kfƒ.                                    ---vfo jvshb bf di½u! zfnstƒ `smfïf'slv zHAfn, `Osvv
   khcW hcUfhfv syófq kfsj zfhfvW htt, `ut uÌt bfvD, ˆ         sJsq hsbv smfN yVfsbf.' zfv ˆƒ ubAƒ ‰ swaBDv jeCdÙÁ ðbsk
dksb dhw¶fn sbƒ, hV m¦ljfvD. zfv jdhv jdhkf isVbdb?'           rq. kfvf iafq nmq `isvv lcsL dlsq I]c, icdVsq zfsn zfib mc.'
                `bf jv LfvBf wCbA vsr iadk hb,                 zfnst kfhDp h]fLf sp zShL, kf susbƒ zfibfsj ˆjec dhvÙÁ
               KfdjskW ifsv hAfOa jdvqf wqb.'                  jvtfm zfv dj? jfosuv dyvjcse `zfÈb-zfÈb' dtsJ pdl
   `dUbcj mfsÛƒ dj mcÙÁf Kfsj?'                                JsVv oflfq Hsv slWqf rq, kfrst dj zfÈb tfosh?
   hjct tft rsq htt, `zfmfv dUbcsj mcÙÁf zfsY.'                   ---jfosu zfibfv bfm Lsv ofdt dtJst dj zfibfv ofsq
   ˆhfv vdIjct slJt, `skt lfW dn]lvc lfW, Hdh Hcthfv bq.'      tfosh bf?
nckvfQ sn hjcstv dbje mfI sysq dbt. Hct öDjfv jvt;                ---sn skf zfdm iVst tfosh. dj§Â pdl zfidb yfjdv rWqfv
ncivfmwG slWqfv Hct. zá-dhw¶fsnv zfvW zsbj Hct vsqsY           ubA kfhDp h]fsLb, kfrst dj kfv zfshlb yfjdv dbsu iVsh,
kfv msLA, snÈdtv iañ skf skftf pfsh bf. sp mfbcN zivsj       bfdj yfjdv-lfkf? kfv yfƒsk dj nvfndv zfïfrv jfsY sysq
WqfrfhD hst ufsb ˆhQ WqfrfhDsj ëó Îfb jsv, sn mfbcN dj         sbWqf Hft bq?
kfv dbje sKsj sjfbW ncivfmwGsj …lfv msb oarB jvsk ifsv?           ---zsbj nmq jfu skf rq.
hjcstv Ffb rfskv hfucsk lc-lc'de kfhDp h]fLf. kfv msLA sp jk      ---sn skf stfsj hst, `dhw¶fsn dmtfq h²Â ksjG hù lCv.' stfsj
idvmfsBv dwjGD zá-dhw¶fn zfsY, sn jKf htst dj hjct smsb        skf jcmDv-iDsvv zf²Àfbfq dosq jcmDv ifsjv jfsY n§Àfb ifq.
sbsh? khcW syóf jvt vIDj.                                      ifKsvv dbKv mCdkGv jfsY ncJ-nmxdÝ ifq. zfidb dj ˆ nshW
   rEf{ hjcstv hfucsk rfk svsJ hst …Et, `zf¤Yf hjct Hfƒ.       dhw¶fn jsvb? zfidb htcb, zfidb sp …sÜswA kfhDp sh]sLsYb,
ˆJb skf zfidb zfmfslv slftfHfƒ! ˆjef jKf hth? bf-bf            kf dj iCvB rsqsY?
 nflf lc'de Ict                                    93     94                                    nflf lc'de Ict
   ---bf, kf rqdb. rqskf isv rsh.                              ---zfidb zfuh zá-dhw¶fnD.
   ---rqskf rsh. zfv rst zfidb msb jvshb zfibfv ‰              ---jcvzfbsjW dhw¶fn jvst zá-dhw¶fnD rsk rq?
kfhDspv sufsvƒ rsqsY, kfƒ bf? ˆefƒ skf zá dhw¶fn.              ---zfidb skf jcvzfbsj dhw¶fn jvsYb bf. zfidb pfv rfsk
   ---kfrst rq djsnv sufsv?                                 jcvzfb zfsY, kfsj dhw¶fn jvsYb. dj§Â kfv jcvzfb W jnsmv
   ---zfibfv HfsoAv sufsv.                                  iadk jkef dhw¶fn zfsY, kf slJsk rsh skf. sjfbX sjZwst jnm
   ---kfrst WNcL JfWqfW ytsh bf?                            jvsY, kf hcUsk rsh skf. zfibfsj ˆjde o¬i hdt,
   ---kf skf sj… hst bf. hvQ zfibfv wvDqk zfibfsj WNcL         hbD-ƒnvf„stv ˆj nc¦lvD zbAfnÙÁf dYt. öfmDv ns¦lr
sJsk hstsY. slJcb, kfhDsp pdl ndkAƒ jfu rskf, kfrst sp      rstW ²ÃD ifÙf dlt bf. wrsvv hfƒsv ˆj ifrfV dYt. snJfsb
mdrtf n§Àfb tfsHv ubA kfhDp h]fsL, sn mdrtf n§Àfb há jvfv   kfvf nkA-dmKAf pfyfƒsqv ubA jnm sJk ˆhQ sp dmKAf jnm
ubAW kfhDp h]fLk. dj§Â kf h]fsL dj?                         sJk, sn L¶Qn rsq spk.
   ---nh svfso dj nh WNcL jfsu tfso?                           ˆjlf öfmD htt, `skfmfsj zfmfv ns¦lr rq.'
   ---spef WNcL bq, snefsj WNcL msb jvf dj Hct bq?             ²ÃD htt, `zfmfv uDhsb kcdm YfVf zfmfv ofsq sj… rfk
   hjct spb zbKGj nmq hAq msb jvdYt. ianÌ ifd¬esq zfhfv     slqdb, zfv kcdm zfmfsj JfsmfJf ns¦lr jvY.'
sn dbsuƒ shdtv jKfq ˆt. spsrkc kfv msb-mosu-vsÙÁ kJb           zfïfrv bfsm jnm ðsb öfmD dhw¶fn j'sv dbt dEjƒ, dj§Â sn
shdtv Hfhbfƒ nÑfdvk zfsY. sn htt, `pfjXso, zfdm zfibfsj     kfv syfJsj zdhw¶fn jvsk ifvt bf. kfƒ sn htt, `kfrst
duÎfnf jdv, sj… pdl jcvzfb rfsk jnm j'sv djYc hst, kfrst    ifrfsVv dbje ˆ jKfv …iv jnm sJsk rsh skfmfsj.'
zfidb dhw¶fn jvshb bf dj?'                                     smsqde iVt dy§Àfq. …iidk ˆst kfv jfsY Oebf Jcst htt
   ---zhwAƒ jvh.                                            ˆhQ ˆj sjZwstv jKfW kfsj ufdbsq vfJt.
   ---shdt zfmfsj jcvzfb rfsk jnm j'sv hstsY, sn zfmfsj        ivdlb öfmD-²ÃD shv rt wrsvv hfƒsv jnm sJsk. isK shv
YfVf zbA jf…sj Hfthfsn bf.                                  rskƒ ²ÃD Ytbf j'sv ytsk z[mkf iajfw jvt. Wdlsj iChG-
   vdIjct zÕrfdn rfnsk tfot. hjct spb jKfde hst shWjcI      idvj¬ibf zbcpfqD …iidk vf²Àfv smfsV ofLf dbsq zsi[f
rsq sot. htt, `zfsv zfsv! zfidb rfnsYb sp? ˆef dj dhw¶fnA   jvdYt. ²ÃD öfmDsj ofLf HfVf jvsk ivfmwG dlt. idvswsN
bq?'                                                        …iidkv HfVf jvf ofLfsk ysV snƒ ifrfsVv Lfsv spsk spsk
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ƒ¤Yf j'svƒ ²ÃD ofLf sKsj iVsk sot. nfsK nfsK ofLf-Wqftf W        hfdVsk KfjstW sp kfvf kfsj Hq jsv, kf bq.
kfv öfmD kfsj Lsv hdnsq dlt. zk}iv snJfsb si]ZsY sn jnm             hcthcstv hfdVefW shw nc¦lv. kfv swfhfv v¢mefW msbfvm.
sJsq htt, `zfïfrv jnm! kcdm zfv ˆƒ ofLf-Wqftf YfVf zfv           dj§Â hV zfsofYfstf dYt. shdt sndesj msbv mskf j'sv nfdusq
sj… zfmfv ofsq rfk slqdb.'                                       dlst hcthct hV sJfw rq. HfhDv nfsK Hft Hfh usm kfv. hV
  sn jnsm nkAhfdlbD dYt, dj§Â sn dYt zfnst YtbfmqD. dmKAf        mufv HfhD. zfjxó rq shdt hcthcstv iadk. kfv zh²¿f hst,
jnsmv ubA ifrfV sHsÌ iVsk tfot ˆhQ ˆj nmq sn L¶Qn                                   `z]fdJ smst pfsv Hfstf tfso
rsq sot.                                                                             kfrfsvƒ Hfstf hst ufdb.
  zfidb rqskf htshb, `zfibfv shdt ‰ swaBDv jnm Jfqdb.'                           nh siam siam bq dYt bf sn nQwq
zfv sn jKf zfidbƒ hcUsk ifvshb zfofmDsk.                                       sp zfmfsv jfsY efsb kfsv jfsY efdb.'
                                                                    hcthct duÎfnf jvt, `zfmfslv hfdVsk sjmb tfosY HfhD?'
                            (18)                                    ---Jch Hft. wrsvv bfmefW shw iY¦l, tfHicv, siambov
   tfHicsv mcjsc tv Jftfv hfdV. snJfsb sn däkDq zómÌtfv          ƒkAfdl bfmÈstf zfmfsj Jch Hft tfso.
dlbÈdt zdkhfdrk jvsY. ksh Jchƒ nkjGkfv nfsK Hsq Hsq.                ---Ict Hft tfso, siasmv ofb ðbsk, jdhkf iVsk Hft tfso
zhwA sn spmb shdtv mk ncöf²¿AhkD nc¦lvDv slrJfdb sisqsY,         kfƒ bf?
skmb kfv mbJfdb ifqdb. jfvB, kfv msb kJbW UV-kcIfb                  ---kcdm sjmb j'sv ufbst?
ytsY. rqskf-hf icdtswv HqW …Hqsj n§Ã²À j'sv kctsY.                  ---pfvf siam jsv, kfslv zHAfnƒ ˆmb.
jfvB, shfticv sjfeG sKsj sp jfou kfvf jsvdYt, snde shdtv            ---kcdm hcdU jfsvf siasm-sesm iVdb?
hAfso sbƒ.                                                          ---skfmfv mk Ict bf rst dj zfv hcthct jfsvf siasm isV?
   kfYfVf shdtv mb nhGlf †L¶GofmD. mcjsc tv Jftfskf Hfƒ hcthct   zfmfsjW slJdY `stdFu s±iwfdtó' jfisVv slfjfb Jctsk rsh,
nshmfÛ yfjdv sisqsY hAfQsj. smfef efjf shkb. slJsk ncwaD, hV     kfrst skfmfv mskf jf…sj ysqn jvf pfsh.
rAfbXnfm, zdhhfdrk W ±mfeG. kfsj slJst shdtv syfJ ucdVsq            ---kcdm shdw iawQnf jvY.
pfq. shdtv rfhHfh slsJ hcthctW Jch mcÊ. sp nmq mcjt  c hfdVsk       ---smfseƒ bf.
Kfsj bf, snƒ nmq shw mb-iafB Jcst …Hsq jKf hst. zfv sn              shw jsqjdlb sjse sot. shdtv ubA nshGfÙm dlb tfHicsvv
  nflf lc'de Ict                                      97     98                                    nflf lc'de Ict
dlbÈdt. dhswN j'sv hcthcstv hAhrfv ˆhQ nýhk} kfv               hfdV dIsv spsk yfq.
Hfthfnfv jfvsBW. mcjt  c W hfƒsv sKsj hfdVsk dIvfv nmq t[A        dhjfst hcthct hAfQj sKsj dIsv ˆsn slJt, kfvf ˆJbW
jvt, shdt hcthcstv shFv¢sm Kfsj. ˆjdlb vfsk snƒ dbsq           pfqdb. mcjct hfufsv sosY. shdt ncspfo dbsq kfsj zsbj jKf
shdt-mcjcst shw kjGfkdjG rt. pkƒ t©ie srfj, sn jJbW yfq        htt. kfv shdt-Icstv hfofsbv hcthct rskW zbcsvfL jvt.
bf sp, kfv siadmjf zbA jfvW dbje nmq jfefj. mfbcsNv            dj§Â hcthct htt, `kfrst zfmfslv zfk¹Dqkf wÛ¢kfq idvBk
„NGfshfL hst ˆjef dudbn zfsY.                                  rsq pfsh. kfYfVf kcdm rqskf ˆJb sYstv mf rsk ystY.
   mcjct shdtsj hcthcstv nfsK mfkfmfdk jvsk jVfHfsh dbsNL      skfmfsj dhsq jvf dj zfmfv dEj rsh? kcdm hvQ Wv nfsK spsk
j'sv dlt. dj§Â sn jD j'sv kf há jvsh? ifdbsk hfn j'sv          bf yfƒst hfdV yst pfW. rqskf slJsh, hjct Icstv hfofb shdt
jcdmsvv nfsK hfl jvsh sjb?                                     Icstv dhvsr ðdjsq pfs¤Y.'
   mcjct zfhfv isvv vfsk shdtsj nfhLfb jvt. shdt htt,             ---kfsj zfv mcJ slJfsk ifvh bf. lc-lc'hfv kfsj sYsV
`zfmfsj ns¦lr rst, ˆJfb sKsj zbA ufqofq yt.'                   mcjcstv jfsY ˆsndY. zfhfv sn dj zfmfsj oarB jvsh?
   mcjct htt, `spJfsbƒ pfh, skfmfv öHfh skfmfv nfsK pfsh.         ---kfrst kcdm mcjcstv nfsKƒ yst pfW.
icdtswv Hq bf Kfjst hfdV dIsv spkfm.'                             vfsk sj… jfsvf nfsK jKf hstdb. njfst …sE mcjct-shdt
   ---zfmfv öHfh hcdU m¦l, kfƒ bf? kf pdl rq, kfrst kcdm       dhlfq dbt njstv dbje sKsj.
zfmfsj zfbst sjb? zfdm icdtwsj dosq Jhv j'sv slh.                 hLGmfb s±ewsb dedje sjse zsi[f jvdYt dlïDofmD seºsbv.
   mcjct rfk kcst zfv ofst hnfsk ifvt bf. sjfb Hq kfsj         ˆmb nmq nfmsb icdtw zfnsk slsJ mcjct zia²Âk zh²¿fq Ycse
hfLf dlt. shdt kfv iadk ˆsjhfsv yse sot. vfskƒ kfv v¢m         tcjfsk sot. ns¦lsr isV icdtw kfv diYsb LfWqf jvt. shdt
sYsV iftfsk yfd¤Yt.                                            zufbfv mk d²¿v l]fdVsq Kfjt.
   kfslv sy]yfsmdy hfdVv stfsjW ðbsk sit. hcthctW hcUt,           zsbj[B isvW pJb mcjct dIsv ˆt bf. kJb sn dnÝf§À dbt
mcjct kfvW ydvsÛ ns¦lr jvsY. nckvfQ sn njfst mcjt  c sj hfdV   hfdV dIsv pfsh. hjct pdl …lfv msb dIdvsq sbq, kfrst kfv
sYsV yst spsk zbcsvfL jvt.                                     dbje ˆsjhfsvv ubA dIsv pfsh. bsy{ nhswsN dhNƒ rsh kfv
   dj§Â sost pfsh sjfKfq? shfticv sost icdtsw Lvsh. kfviv      swaô ifbDq.
shdtW nsÌ spsk vfdu bq. sn ˆJfsbƒ Kfjsk yfq zKhf dbu              ƒdkmsLA smO bf yfƒskƒ ifdb yst ˆt. hjct dbvfw msb
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zfhfv snƒ zfwfq jtjfkfq ùucvslv hfdV dIsv pfd¤Yt.
zsi[mfB seºsbv ufbftf sKsj shdtsj slJsk sisq m§Ãmsc Êv
mskf sbsm Ycse ˆsn kfv jfsY …id²¿k rt. zhfj rsq duÎfnf
jvt, `shdt kcdm sjfKfq dYst?'
   ---È×fv nfsK. icdtw slsJ ifdtsqsY È×fef.
   ---ystf, zfmvfW ifdtsq pfƒ.
   ---kfƒ ystf.
   shdt ˆdlj-Wdlj kfjfsk kfjfsk hjcstv nfsK smb tfƒb
rfWVf stfjfst …sE hnt. kfslvsj slsJ msb rd¤Yt, spb nflf
lc'de Ict, shdt W hjct.
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