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Nôl-TôhûP Ø¥j-Õd-ùLôi-Ó Aû\d-ÏYk-úRu. Ï°-Úd-Ï úYi-¥V Gp-Xôf NôR-

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Lôh-£-VôL CÚk-R-Õ. CVt-ûL-«u U¥-«p ùLôg-£j RY-Ým Ko CuTEX-ÏdúL Yk-Õ-®hP Ïç-L-Xm Gu-àsú[ ùTôe-¡-V-Õ. ùRôûX-®pùR¬kR UûXf-£-L-Wj§u ÁÕ Al-úTô-Õ-Rôu L§-ùWô° Li-Qô-êf£Lôh¥ ®û[-Vô-¥dùLôi-¥-Úk-R-Õ. û^­ Ah-N-úRôq Gu\ AkR AZ-Lô] UûXf-Nô-W-­p-Rôu SL-WúU AûUk-§-Úk-R-Õ. UûXf-£-L-Wj-§pEû\k-§-ÚkR T²d-Lh-¥-Ls LôûXùY«-­p T[-T-[j-R-]. £L-Wj-Õd-Ïd¸úZ JÚ Yi-Qm, AR-û]-V-Ój-Õ Ut-ù\ô-Ú Yi-Qm, ARt-Ïm ¸úZTÑe-Lô-Ó-Ls! Cl-T-¥ AkR UûXúV Tp-úY-ß ¨\e-L-°p ùSnRúTôo-ûY-ûVl úTôoj-ÕdùLôi-¥-Úk-R-Õ.

Gh-Pô-Y-Õ Uô¥-«u ®°m-©p ¨u-ßùLôi-¥-ÚkR SôuSL-Wj-ûRf Ñt-±l-Tôoj-úRu. Ge-Ïm EVok-úRôe¡ Y[okR ùSÓ-U-Wdáh-P-UôLd Lôh-£-V-°j-RúR R®-W, Lh-P-Pe-Lû[ ªÏ-§-Vô-Ld LôQ-®p-ûX. B]ôp Sôu-Ï ×\e-L-°-Ûm Lh-P-Pe-Ls CÚd-Lj-RôuùNn-R-]. Gu-\ô-Ûm AûY-ùVp-Xôm UWd-áh-Pe-L-°-ûPúVALl-Th-¥-Úk-R-].

Uôv-úLô-ûYj Rôu AZ-Lô] SL-Wm G] ¨û]j-úRôm;CÕ AûR-Ùm ªg-£-®-Óm úTô­-Úd-¡-\úR! G] ¨û]j-úRu.Sôu ¨û]j-R-Õ Øt-±-Ûm N¬-Rôu. Gu-à-Pu Yk-§-ÚkRUôvúLôYô£-Lú[ AûR Jl-×dùLôi-Pôo-Ls. AÕUh-Ó-UpX, úNô®-Vj Sôh-¥-úXúV CVt-ûL-V-Z-Ï-Puá¥V At-×-R-Uô] SL-Wm BpUô BhPô Gu-\ôo-Ls.

Lôo-L-Þd-Lô] NôûXûVJh-¥ SûP-TôûRf NôûXJuß AûUj-§-Úk-Rôo-Ls.CkR SûP-Tô-ûR-«u CÚ -U-Úe-¡-Ûm Yôà\ Y[ok-úRôe-¡V ùSÓ-U-We-Ls. NôûXûVJh-¥f £u-]g-£-ß AÚ-®-úTôp NX-N-Xj-Õ K-Óm JÚ Lôp-

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Yôn. G§-¬p NôûXdÏ Al-Tôp ùT¬-V-ùRô-Ú ée-Lô. Ak-Rl- éeLô®ÛmY¬ûN Y¬-ûN-VôL UWe-Ls. UWj-R-¥-«p Cû[l-Tô-ß-Y-Rt-LôL ¿iP ùTg-Ñ-Ls.

ùRÚd-L-°p JÚ ç£-úVô, Lô¡-RjÕÔdúLô Li-Ó-©-¥dL Ø¥-V-®p-ûX. Lh-P-Pe-L-°u Yô«p-L-°p ùT¬V ùT¬V ék-ùRôh-¥-L-û[lúTôpUi _ô¥-Ls ûYj-§-Úk-Rôo-Ls. TX ̈ \ Yi-Qm éNlThP _ô¥-Ls. AYt-±p ùN¥ ùLô¥Lû[d LôúQôm. GRt-LôL AYtû\ ûYj-§-Úd-¡-\ôo-Ls?G]d-Ï Øuú] ùNu\ JÚYo A§p GûRúVô Å£ ®h-Óf ùNu-\-ûRlTôoj-Õ AÚ-¡p úTôn Gh-¥l Tôoj-úRu. Esú[ £X Lô¡-Rj ÕÔd-L-Þm¾d-Ïf-£-L-Þm ¡Pk-R-]. Al-úTô-Õ-Rôu ùR¬k-R-Õ AÕ JÚ Ïl-ûTjùRôh¥Gu-ß!

UôvúLô SL-Wj-§p U²-Ro-L-°-Pm LôQl-Th-P CVk-§W úYLj-ûR-ÙmTW-T-Wl-ûTÙm Gu-]ôp BpUô BhPôYô£-L-°-Pm LôQ-Ø-¥-V-®p-ûX.UôvúLôYô£-L-°u SûP, Tô§KhPØm Tô§SûP-ÙUôLÜm CÚd-Ïm. CYo-Lú[ô, ãrk-§-Úd-Ïm CVt-ûL-úVô-Ó Ju±V Yôrd-ûL-ûVl-úTôp¨Rô-]-UôL SPk-Rôo-Ls.

ée-Lôd-Ls ¨û\kR SL-W-Uô-«-Úk-Õm BpUô Bh-Pô-®u ée-Lôd-L-°p VôÚm TLp úSWj-§p TÓj-Õf úNôm-Tp رj-RûR Sôu LôQ-®p-ûX. YV-§u اof-£-Vôp KnÜ ùTt-\-Yo-Ls AeúL Yk-Õ Lôt-ß Yôe-¡-]ôo-Ls. Ge-L-°-Pm úTN ®Úm© Ge-L-û[l Tt-±l -×-¬k-ÕùLôs[ØVu\ôoLs.

úSWm ¡ûPj-R-úTô-ùRp-Xôm Sôu VôûW-Vô-Y-Õ AûZj-ÕdùLôi-Ó FoÑt-\d ¡[m© ®Ó-úYu. NÕ-Wm NÕ-W-Uô] ùRÚd-Ls! AZ-L-Z-Lô] Lh-P-Pe-Ls. BpUô Bh-Pô-®u ×Õ SLol-T-ϧ Sôe-Ls CÚkR Tϧ AeúLTt-TX AÓd-Ï Uô°-ûL-Ls Cl-úTô-Õ ×§-Rô-Lj úRôu-±-«-Úk-R-].

TûZV SL-W-Øm úYß JÚ YûL-«p AZ-Lônj Rô²-Úk-R-Õ. úUpUô¥d-Ïj Rôo-£p-Xôp K-Ó úYnk-§-Úk-Rôo-Ls. SU-Õ úLW-[j-Õ Uô¥ ÅÓLsúTôp £X-Üm áûW ÅÓ-Ls úTôp úYß £X-Üm Lôh-£-«u Ko JÝe-Ïd-ÏEh-Th-Ód Lh-Pl-Th-¥-Úk-R-]. ùTÚm-Tô-Ûm JúW A[-Üs-[-ûY-VôLjúRôu±-].

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BpUô BhPô SL-Wj-§p Ht-L-]úY ¡PkR UWe-Ls úTôRô-ùRu-ßUôSôh-Ód-Ï YkR GÝj-Rô-[o-L-û[-Ùm ק-RôL JÚ-úRôhP ùY°-«p UWmSPf ùNn-Rôo-Ls. Au-ß Ge-L-[ôp èt-ßd-L-Qd-Lô] UWe-Ls SPl-ùTt-\]. AûY Su-Ï úT¦ Y[of-£-ùT-ßm Gu-T§-Ûm Ge-L-Þd-Ïf £±-ÕmNk-úR-L-ªp-ûX.

GûR-Ùm ק-RôL Et-Tj§ ùNn-Vô-Up, Es-[-Ytû\ A¯j-Õl TVuùNn-Y-§p Yp-X-Yo-Ls Sôm. Sm Sôh-¥p CkR CÚ-T-Rôi-Ód LôXj-§pùYh-Pl-ùTt\ UWe-L-°u Gi-¦d-ûLd-Ï A[úY CWô-Õ. B]ôp SômÁi-Óm ×Õ UWe-Lû[ EÚ-Yôd-Ï-Y-§p-ûX. ×Õd LôÓLs Et-Tj§ ùNn-Y-§p-ûX. úNô®-Vj Ud-Lú[ô, CVtûL RÚm ùNp-Yj-§u U§l-ûTl úTôt\j-ùR-¬k-R-Yo-Ls; AûR Y[od-Lj ùR¬k-R-Yo-Ls. TVu-T-Ój-Õ-Y-Õ JÚ UPe-ùLu-\ôp Et-Tj§ ùNn-Y-Õ CÚ UPe-Ï Ae-úL! CûR Sôm AYo-L-°-Pª-Úk-Õ Lt-ßdùLôs[ úYi-Óm.

Lôt-ß, Ri-½o, L§-ùWô-°, UWm, ùN¥, ùLô¥ Jq-ùYôu-±u AÚ-ûU-ûV-Ùm AYo-Ls Su-Ï EQok-§-Úd-¡-\ôo-Ls. ®g-Oô-]j-§p ùYÏ-úY-L-UôL Øu-ú]±Ùm áP, CVtûL RÚm ùNp-Ye-L-û[l úT¦l TôÕ-Lôd¡-\ôo-Ls. Sôu AeúL BpUô Bh-Pô-®p UWm Sh-P-úTô-Õ Ck-§-Vô-®pGl-úTô-Õ UWm SÓ-Y-Rt-LôL JÚ úT¬-Vd-Lm CU-Vm ØRp ÏU¬ YûWùRôPeLl úTô¡-\-Õ? Gu-ß Guû] Sôú] úLh-Ód-ùLôi-úPu.

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VÙ˚] ARu ©\-œ ˙TNj ˘RÙPe-°-V-’ “CkR EX-Lj-ßp Sm-˚Ul˙TÙu\ Y≠-˚U-Ÿ-˚P-V-Yo-Ls VÙ⁄-™p-˚X, Aq-YÙ-fl C⁄k-’m U≤-Ro-LsSm˚U Ußd-LÙ-Up ˙Y˚X-VÙh-L-̊ [l˙TÙp SPj-’-°u-\Ùo-Ls; A•j-’j ’u-◊-flj-’-°u-\Ùo-Ls, SÙm Gp-̇ XÙ-⁄m Ju-fl-Th-”, CkR A®-VÙ-Vj˚R GßodL˙Yi-”m” Gu-fl ·±-V-’,

VÙ˚] Aq-YÙ-fl ˙T£ ÿ•j-R-‹-Pu, ÆXe-œ-L-∞u ·h-Pj-ß-≠-⁄k-’‘Jt-fl-̊ U˙V Y≠˚U! Ju-fl-T-”-̇ YÙm! EVo-Y-̊ P-̇ YÙm!’ Gu-‡m J≠ Æi-Q-ßW G›k-’ J≠j-R-’,

ARu -©-\-œ £e-Lm G›k-’ Lof-£j-’l ˙TNj ˘RÙPe-°-V-’; “N˙LÙ-RWN˙LÙ-R-¨-L˙[! R˚X-Yo VÙ˚]-VÙo ·±-V-˚Rd ˙Lh-˙PÙm. U≤R C]j-’dœSÙm A•-˚Ul-T-Pd ·PÙ-’ Gu-T˚R SÙ‡m Jl-◊d˘LÙs-°u-˙\u, A˙RNU-Vj-ßp Ut-˘\Ùu-˚\-Ÿm SÙm LY-≤dL ˙Yi-”m, AYo-Ls Re-L-[-’ Nÿ-RÙV Y[of-£d-LÙ-Ll TX T¶-L-˚[f ˘Nn-°u-\Ùo-Ls, AYo-L-˚[l˙TÙpSÙÿm ˘NnV ˙Yi-”m, SÙm Jq-˘YÙ-⁄-Y-⁄m Ei-T-’m E\e-œ-Y-’-UÙ-LdLÙXj-˚Rd LØd-Ld ·PÙ-’, Ee-L-[Ùp Gu-˘]u] ˘NnV ÿ•-Ÿm GuT˚Rf ˘NÙp-¤e-Ls” Gu-fl ˙T£ ÿ•j-R-’,

◊≠ EP˙] “SÙu ÆY-NÙV ˙Y˚X-L-˚[d LY-≤j-’d˘LÙs-fi-°u-˙\u” Gu-\-’, UÙu G›k’, “SÙu AZœl ˘TÙ⁄sL˚[j RVÙ¨dœmT¶˚Vf ˘Nn°u˙\u” Gu\’.

©u]o LÙLm, “SÙu ˙SWj˚Rf N¨VÙL A±k’ ˘NÙp¤°˙\u” Gufl·±V’.

G⁄’ G›k’, “SÙu ÆYNÙV ˙Y˚XL˚[d LY≤j’d˘LÙsfi°˙\u” Gu\’.

G⁄˚U G›k’ “SÙeLs TÙ˚Xl ˘TÙØk’ Gp˙XÙ⁄dœmY≠˚UÎh”°˙\Ùm” Gu\’.

AR˚] A”j’ œ´p, “SÙeLs C≤V LÙ]m C˚Nj’ EeL˚[U°rÆd°u˙\Ùm” Gu\’.

ÆXeœL∞u ·hPjßp Ko KWjßp AUokß⁄kR Gflm◊Ls“SÙeLfim GeL[Ùp ÿ•kR ERÆL˚[f ˘Nn°u˙\Ùm” Gufl J⁄ ˙NWd·±].

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Gflm◊Ls AqYÙfl ·±V˚Rd ˙LhP’m, ÆXeœL˘[pXÙm YÙnÆh” EWdLf £¨jR].

Gflm◊Ls A˚Rd Li”, ‘SÙm Gu] RY\ÙLf ˘NÙp≠Æh˙PÙm’Gufl Gi¶, Juflm ◊¨VÙUp RÆjR].

R˚X˚U Y°jR VÙ˚], “øeLs ™L‹m £±VYoLs. EeL˚[lTÙojRÙ˙X TÙYUÙL C⁄d°u\’. EeL[Ùp Gu] ˘NnVÿ•Ÿm? øeLsGp˙XÙ⁄m ˙TNÙUp GeLs TÙ’LÙl©p C⁄eLs. ClT• ANh”jR]UÙLC≤˙Up ˙TNÙæoLs” Gufl ◊jßUß ·±V’.

Gflm◊Ls A˚Rd ˙LhP’m “R˚XYo AYoL˙[! øeLs ˙T—Y’˙Y•d˚LVÙL C⁄d°u\’! ReLfi˚PV TÙ’LÙl◊ GeLfidœ ˙YiPÙmGeL[Ùp EeL˚[d LÙlTÙt\ ÿ•Ÿm!” G]d ·±].

A˚Rd ˙Lh”d˘LÙi•⁄kR £eLm ∫t\m˘LÙi” Aq˘Yflm◊L˚[ ˙SÙd°, “¡i”m ÿhPÙsR]UÙLl ˙T—°»oL˙[!” Gu\’.

Gflm◊Ls ARtœ, “U≤Rd ·hPm AßLUÙ°d˘LÙi” Y⁄°u\’.AYoLfidœ C⁄dL˙Y CPm ˙TÙRÆp˚X. AR]Ùp AYoLsTXY˚L´p C]lT”˘LÙ˚X˚Vj ˘RÙPe°´⁄d°u\ÙoLs. SÙh•¤m≈h•¤m LÙh•¤m ˚R¨VUÙL YÙ›m GeLfidœj RÙu U≤RoL∞uA—Wj ßhPm ˘R¨Ÿm!” Gufl Tßp ·±].

UÙSÙh”j R˚XYWÙ°V VÙ˚] “øeL[ÙY’, U≤RoL˚[ GßolTRÙY’? AYoLs EeL˚[d LÙXÙp ™ßj’j ˙Rnj’ Æh˙P˙TÙnÆ”YÙoLs” Gufl ·±V’.

ARtœ Gflm◊Ls “øeL˘[p˙XÙ⁄m GeLs E⁄Yj˚Rd Li”™L‹m ˙LYXUÙL, H[]UÙLl ˙T—°u»oLs! £¨d°u»oLs! GeLsß\˚U Tt± øeLs A±VÙUp ˙T—°u»oLs! ‘GflmÈWd Lp¤m ˙RŸm’Gufl GeLs ß\˚U˚V A±k’ U≤RoLs ·±]ÙoLs. EeL∞pVÙ⁄˚PV ß\˚U˚VŸm GY⁄m ˙TÙt\ı CqYÙfl ·\Æp˚X. Cß≠⁄k˙RøeLs GeLs ß\˚U˚Vl ◊¨k’˘LÙs[ ˙Yi”m. SÙeLs ˘NnY˚Rl˘TÙfljß⁄k’ TÙ⁄eLs! Al˙TÙRÙY’ øeLs GeLs ß\˚U˚Vl ◊¨k’˘LÙs≈oLs!” Gufl ˘NÙp≠Æh”, UÙSÙh”d ·hPjß≠⁄k’˘Y∞SPl◊f ˘NnR].

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ARu ©u]o Jo Bi” LØkR’.

VÙ˚]Ÿm £eLÿm ◊≠Ÿm ˙Nok’, ReLs C]jRYoLs˘Nnß⁄dœm T¶L˚[l TÙo˚Y´”YRtLÙLf ˘Nu\].

UÙuLs ·hPm ·hPUÙL YÙrkR LÙh”lTœß˚Vd LÙQÆp˚X.L⁄P‡m T⁄k’m ·” Lh• YÙrkR T˚], ˘Ru˚] ÿR≠V UWeL˚[ŸmLÙQÆp˚X.

VÙ˚], £eLm, ◊≠ Íuflm LÙh”lTœß˚Vf —t±f —t±l TÙoj’d˘LÙi˙P YkR]. ÆXeœLs ˘NnR T¶L˚[ Geœm LÙQÆp˚X.

A˚Y Íuflm SPkR YØ´p Ko Bfl œfld°hP’. AkRBt\eL˚W´p ËtfldLQd°p BXeLuflLs TWYXÙL ÿ˚[j’Y[okß⁄kR]. A˚Y Íuflm AdLuflL˚[d LiP‹Pu, "CqY[‹BXUWd LuflL˚[ VÙo Y[oj’ Y⁄°u\ÙoLs?' Gufl ˙VÙ£jR].AdLuflL∞u A⁄°p Gflm◊d·hPÿm C⁄kR’.

Gflm◊d·hPj˚Rd LiP‹Pu VÙ˚] BY¤Pu AYt±u A⁄°p˘Nufl, “Gflm◊L˙[! CqY[‹ BXUWeL˚[ VÙo ShPÙoLs?” Gufl˙LhP’.

Gflm◊Ls A˚Rd ˙LhP’m ˘T⁄™Rj’Pu “SÙeLs RÙu Sh˙PÙm,SÙeLs Jq˘YÙ⁄ BXm Æ˚RVÙL C›j’ Yk’ ◊˚Rj˙RÙm.AqÆ˚RLs ÿ˚[j’d LuflL[ÙL Y[ok’ ÆhP]. Cu‡m £XBi”L∞p C˚Y UWeL[Ù°l ˘T¨V LÙPÙ° Æ”m. SÙm Gp˙XÙ⁄mU≤Rl TV™u± AdLÙh•p YÙZXÙm” Gufl ·±].

VÙ˚]´u A⁄°p ®u\ £eLm A˚Rd ˙LhP’m, “AlT•VÙ?U°rf£! Gflm◊L˙[! U≤RoLs H˙RÙ ßhPm æh”°\ÙoLs Gufl ÿu◊·±…oL˙[! Gu] ßhPm A’?” Gufl ˙LhP’.

Gflm◊Ls ARtœ, “LÙh˚P AØlT’RÙu U≤RoL∞u ßhPm.AjßhPjßuT• RÙu AYoLs LÙh˚Pd ˘LÙgNm ˘LÙgNUÙL AØj’Y⁄°\ÙoLs. AYoLs LÙh˚P AØj’ÆhPÙp SÙm GlT• YÙZ ÿ•Ÿm?˙U¤m LÙh˚P AØj’ ÆhPÙp GlT• U˚Z ˘TnŸm? AYoLs °Qfl˙RÙi•f NUÙ∞j’d ˘LÙsYÙoLs. SÙm Gu] ˘NnVÿ•Ÿm?CYt˚\˘VpXÙm ˙VÙ£j’j RÙu SÙeLs ◊ßV LÙh˚P E⁄YÙdœ°˙\Ùm.

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Cu‡m £±’ LÙXjßp, BXUWeLs Y[ok’ ˘T¨V LÙPÙ° Æ”m. CßpIV™p˚X!” Gufl Æ[dLUÙLl Tßp ·±].

A˚Rd ˙LhP VÙ˚] ™L‹m ÆVlT˚Pk’, “BLÙ! Gflm◊L˙[!øeLsRÙu Ei˚U´˙X˙V ◊jßNÙ≠Ls! E⁄Æ˙X £±VYoL[ÙL øeLsC⁄kRÙ¤m A±Æ˙X ˘T¨VYoL[ÙL C⁄d°u»oLs! E⁄Ym ˘T¨VRÙLC⁄k’ Gu] TVu? A±‹ ˘T¨VRÙL, Y≠˚UŸPVRÙL C⁄dL ˙Yi”m?Ei˚U´˙X˙V øeL˙[ Sm C]j’dœj R˚XYoLs! YÙ⁄eLs!Gp˙XÙ⁄m Gu ÿ’°u˙Up H±d˘LÙsfieLs! LÙh•p TY≤Y⁄˙YÙm!” Gufl ˘NÙp≠ Ui•´h” EhLÙokR’.

Gflm◊Ls U°r‹Pu “Cl˙TÙ’ GeLs ß\˚U˚Vl ◊¨k’˘LÙiPRtœ ™L‹m Su±!’’ Gufl ˘NÙp≠ VÙ˚]´u ÿ’°p H±AUok’ LÙh•p TY≤ YkR].

ùNVp-Tô-Ó-Lsl UôuLs áhPm áhPUôL YôrkR LôhÓlTϧûVd LôQ®pûX,

Gu] ¨Lrk§ÚdÏm? GÝÕeLs.l LûR«p ªÚLeLs úTÑYûRf £ß £ß EûWVôPp Y¥®p

GÝÕeLs.l GÕ, Vôo, GeÏ, GlúTôÕ, Hu úTôu\ ®]ôfùNôtLs CPmùTßm

®]ôdLû[l TôPlTϧ«­ÚkÕ RVô¬ÙeLs, ®]ôlúTôoSPjÕeLs.

l GßmûTl úTôuß ©\ ®XeÏLs LôhûP A¯®­ÚkÕ LôdLGuù]u] ùNn§ÚdÏm. LtTû] ùNnÕ GÝÕeLs.

l ¸rdLôÔm átßL°p Es[ ©ûZLû[j §Új§ GÝÕeLs.“GÚm×Lú[! CqYXÜ BXU\eLû[ Vôo ShPôoLs?”

“¿eLp A¬®p ùT±VYoLs.”“Lôh¥s TY² YßúYôm.”

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J⁄ UWj-ßu ˙YR˚]

Gl-T-¥úVô Y¯-ûVj RY\ ®h-Ó®h-Ó APokR Lôh-ÓlTÏ-§d-Ïs£d-¡dùLôi-Pôu NW-Y-Qu, §¼-ùW]l ùTÚe-Lôt-ß Å£-V-Õ, Lôt-±u úYLj-§p ùT¬V ùT¬V UWe-Ls Ju-ú\ô-ùPôu-ß EW£l TVe-LW KûNûVGÝl©], C¥-Ùm ªu-]-Û-Uôn UûZ úYß AYû] Af-Ñ-ßj-§-V-Õ,

NW-Y-Qu EPm× ØÝ-YÕm ùRl-T-Uôn ®Voj-ÕdùLôh-¥-V-Õ, §Úm-©V Td-L-ùUp-Xôm AWd-Lo áh-PmúTôp Ke¡ EVokR UWe-Ls Y¯-U-û\j-Õ ¨u-\]!

“LP-Ü-ú[! Ck-Rd Lôh-ÓlTÏ-§-«-­-Úk-ÕGl-T-¥j Rl-©l-T-Õ?” AkR úSWj-§pVôúWô ªL AÚ-¡p AYû] AûZd-Ïm ÏWp úLh-PÕ.

“VôW-Õ?” §Ód-¡h-Ój §Úm-©-]ôu,SôXô Td-L-Øm Li-L-û[f ÑZX ®hPôu,JÚ-Y-ûW-Ùm LôúQôm,

“Vôo Gu-û]d ál-©h-P-Õ? IVnúVô!G]d-Ïl TV-Uô-«-Úd-úL!” LR-±-]ôuNW-Y-Qu,

“TVl-T-PôúR Rm© !” Ái-ÓmAk-Rd ÏWp,

“Vôo ¿? Ge-úL-«-Úk-Õ úTNú\?”

“Sôu-Rôu,, , , Sôú]-Rôu! EuG§úW«Úd-¡u\ UWm úTÑ-¡-ú\u,”

“Gu-]-Õ? UWUô úTÑ-Õ!” ®Vk-Õ¨u-\ôu,

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“®Vl-T-ûPV úYi-Pôm, UWm-Rôu úTÑ-¡-ú\u, B! Y­,,, EPm-ùTp-Xôm ®i-®i-ùQu-ß ùR±d-¡-\úR! Gu-]ôp Nj-R-Uô-Ld áPl úTN Ø¥V-®p-ûX-úV,,,!,” G] UWm úYR-û]l-Th-P-Õ,

“EPm× Y­d-¡-\Rô? E]d-Ïd áP Y­d-ÏUô?”

“¿ T¥d-¡u\ UôQ-Yu-Rôú]! Ge-L-Þd-Ï E«o CÚd-¡-\-ùRu-ß ùR¬-VôRô? B,,,! Am-Uô,,,! Gu SÓ EPm-ùTp-Xôm Ïj-Õ,,,, ùYh-Ó,,,, WQ-Uô¡úYRû] RÚ-¡-\úR! IúVô,,, AmUô!” AkR UWm AX-±j Õ¥j-R-Õ.

“aô,,, CÕ Gu] ùLôÓûU! Eu EPmùTp-Xôm úRôÛ-¬k-Õ LôQlTÓ-¡-\úR” NW-Y-Qu A§of-£-Ù-Pu úLh-Pôu,

“Gp-Xôm Ee-Ls U²R _ô§ ùNn-Ùm ùLôÓ-ûU-Rôu!” UWm Li-½oY¥j-R-Õ,

“Eu-û]l Tôoj-Rôp G]dúL T¬-Rô-T-UôL CÚd-Ï. Sôu E]d-Ï HRôYÕûYj-§-Vm Tôod-Lh-ÓUô?” NW-Y-Qu úLh-Pôu,

“U²R _ô§-ûVf úNokR ¿Vô G]d-Ï ûYj-§-Vm Tôod-Ll úTô¡-\ôn?Guû] úUÛm £j§-W-YûR ùNn-Vô-Up CÚk-Rôp AÕúY úTôÕm, Rm©!ClúTô Sôu Eu EPm-×X CÚd-¡u\ úRôûX E¬d-Lh-ÓUô ?” UWm úLh-P-Õ,

“In-VnúVô,,,,! úYi-Pôm,,,, úYi-Pôm!” NW-Y-Qu KP Øt-Th-Pôu,

“KPô-úR,,,! ¨p! Euû] Ju-ßm ùNnV Uôh-úPu”.

“Rm-©,,,! úYo-Ls Rôu Ge-Ls E«o Sô¥, EPm-×-Rôu SÓ UWm, ¡û[-Ls Rôu Ge-Ls ûLLs, TÑ-ûU-Vô] CûX-Ls-Rôu RûX-Ø-¥, Eu RûXØ¥-ûVl ©¥f-Ñd ÏÛd-Lh-ÓUô?”

“R]d-Ï Yk-Rôp-Rôu RûX Y­Ùm: Lônf-N-Ûm ùR¬-Ùm Gu-ß Ee-LsU²R _ô§-«p A¥d-L-¥f ùNôp-­dùLôs-Yôo-Ls, ©\k-R-§-úX-«-Úk-Õ Nô¡\YûWd-Ïm,,, ùNjR ©\Ïm áP Ee-L-Þd-Ïl TVu-T-Ó¡-ú\ôm, Al-T-¥«Úk-Õm Ge-Lû[ SpX Yô­-Tl TÚ-Y-Uô-«-Úd-ÏmúTôúRô,,,, ÏZk-ûR-VônCÚd-ÏmúTôúRô áP ùYh-¥d ùLôûX Ti-Èe-Lú[! CÕ ¨Vô-VUô?”

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“K,,, UWúU! Sôu G§o-LôX Ck-§-VôûY EÚ-YôdÏm UôQ-Yu Eß-§-Vô-Lf ùNôp-¡-ú\u, CkR Sôh-¥p C² VôúW-àm EeLÞdÏj ¾e-Ï ùNn-Rôp AYo-L-Þd-Ïj RdL Ri-Pû] A°dLf Nh-PúU CVt-ß-úYu, CÕEß-§,”

“Su± Rm-©,,, ¿Vô-Y-Õ Gu úYR-û]-ûVl ׬k-ÕùLôi-PôúV! B,,,!AúRô Cu-ß LôûX-«p Gu EPm-ûTd Ïj§ GÓjR ùLôûX-Lô-Wu! ©¥,,!ØR-­p AY-û]l ©¥!” UWm ùTÚeáf-N-­h-P-Õ,

“B! AÕ Ge-Ls Åh-Ó úYûXd-Lô-Wu Uô¬-Vl-Tu, Uô¬VlTô ¨p!”“NW-YQô! NW-Y-Qô! HRô-Y-Õ L]Ü ¡]Ü Li-¥Vô? Uô¬-Vl-Tu.

UWm, Al-T¥ Cl-T-¥-ùVu-ß Nm-Tk-R-ªp-Xô-Up E[oú\?” L]Ü Li-ÓE[-±V Ru UL-û]j Rh¥ GÝl©]ôs AYu AmUô Lt-T-Lm,

“Am-Uô,,, SmU úRôh-Pj-Õ UWjûR ùYhP úYi-PômUô! AÕ TôYm”

NW-Y-Qu ùNôu-]ôu,

“Gu-]Pô! çd-Ld LXd-Lj-ÕX E[oú\” G] AYu AlTô G¬f-NXûPk-Rôo,

“AlTô ! Sôu Li-P-Õ L]-Ü-Rôu, B]ô-Ûm AÕX ̈ û\V Ei-ûU-«-Úd-Ï, RVÜ ùNn-Õ SmU úRôh-Pj-Õ UWjûR ùYhP úYi-Pôm, AmUô,,,,!¿e-Lú[ Al-Tô-¡húP ùNôp-Ûe-L,”

“N¬ NW-YQô! JÚ UWj-ûR-Ùm ùYh-P-úX, ¿ úTNô-Uj çe-Ï;”

Am-Uô-®u Yôoj-ûR-Ls AY-àd-Ï U¡rf-£-ûVj Rk-R-], U]¨û\-úYô-Ó Ái-Óm E\e-Lj ùRôPe-¡-]ôu,

l Gßm×Ls LôÓY[ojRÕúTôp LôÓLû[ Y[odL Guù]u] ùNnVØ¥Ùm? GÝÕeLs.

l “CVtûLûVl TôÕLôlTÕ SUÕ LPûU” Gàm RûXl©p EûWVôt\ùNôtùTô¯Üd ϱl× GÝÕeLs.

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