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“”H$moUË`mhr ór~amo~a b¾ H$aU§ eŠ` AgVmZm `wgy\$ gmho~m§Zr _mPr {ZdS> Ho$br, BW§M _r Iyn ^m½`dmZ R>abo. _mP§ b¾ åhUOo “na\o$ŠQ> S´>r_’ åhUVm `oB©b. Ë`m§À`m OrdZmV, Ë`m§À`m KamV àdoe H$ê$Z Ë`m§Zm OnU§ hr Jmoï> _mÂ`m A§Jr Z¡g{J©H$arË`mM hmoVr… {edm`, Ë`m§À`mer b¾ H$aU§ ho Ho$di _mP§ ñdßZ ZìhV§, Va Ë`mbm lÕoMr, {dídmgmMr OmoS> hmoVr,” ~m°crdyS> A{^ZoÌr Am{U {Xcrn Hw$_ma `m§À`m nËZr gm`am ~mZy `m§Zr {Xcrngmho~m§{df`r ì`ŠV Ho$coc§ _ZmoJV…
_m Â`m _ZmV {Xbrn gmho~m§Mr OmJm H$YrM Hw$Ur KoD$ eH$b§ Zmhr. _bm AmR>dV§`, VoìhmnmgyZ _r Ë`m§Mr \°$Z Amho. AJXr {H$emoad`rZ Agë`mnmgyZ Ë`m§Mr nËZr ìhmd§g§ _bm dmQ>o. _r IynM {OÔr Amho Am{U EH$Xm _r EImXr Jmoï> _ZmV KoVbr H$s Vr H$aÊ`mnmgyZ _bm Hw$Ur amoIy eH$V Zmhr. AZoH$ A{^ZoÌtZm {Xbrn gmho~m§er b¾ H$aÊ`mMr BÀN>m hmoVr. nU {Xbrn gmho~m§Zr _mPrM {ZdS> Ho$br Am{U _mP§ ñdßZ gmH$ma Pmb§. Ë`m AWm©Z§ _mP§ b¾ åhUOo “na\o$ŠQ> S´>r_’ åhUVm `oB©b. Ë`m§À`m OrdZmV, Ë`m§À`m KamV àdoe H$ê$Z Ë`m§Zm OnU§ hr Jmoï> _mÂ`m A§Jr Z¡g{J©H$arË`mM hmoVr… {edm`, Ë`m§À`mer b¾ H$aU§ ho Ho$di _mP§ ñdßZ ZìhV§, Va Ë`mbm lÕoMr, {dídmgmMr OmoS> hmoVr.
{Xbrn gmho~m§Zr H$YrM _bm b¾mZ§Va H$[aAa Wm§~dm`bm gm§{JVb§ Zmhr. CbQ> _r A{^Z` gwê$ R>odmdm `mgmR>r àmoËgm{hVM Ho$b§. nU H$mhr H$mimZ§Va _mP§M _Z {MÌnQ>m§V a_oZmg§ Pmb§. _bm \$º$ Ë`m§Mr H$miOr ¿`m`Mr hmoVr. Am_M§ b¾ hr _mÂ`m Am`wî`mVrb gdmªV _hÎdnyU© KQ>Zm Amho. Amåhmbm _yb~mi Zgë`mM§ Xþ…I _bm H$YrM Pmb§ Zmhr; H$maU {Xbrn gmho~ ho _ZmZ§ bhmZ _wbmgmaIoM hmoVo. _r _mP§ H$[aAa gmoS>b§, ho gm§JVmZm ehrX Pmë`mMo ^md _mÂ`m _ZmV MwHy$Zhr `oUma ZmhrV. H$maU ào_mÀ`m _mUgm§gmo~V Kmbdbobm EH$-EH$ {Xdg _mÂ`mgmR>r _mobmMm R>abm`. _mÂ`m AmOrMm, AmB©Mm EHo$H$ ñne©, EHo$H$ AmqbJZ _bm Zoh_rM _m¡ë`dmZ dmQ>b§. _bm Zoh_rM ho AmnwbH$sMo ñne© hdohdogo dmQ>bo. àIa àH$mePmoVmV H$m_ H$aÊ`mÀ`m _mo~Xë`mV _r hr AZw^yVr H$er H$m` Hw$~m©Z H$ê$ eH$Uma? AWm©V AmOr, AmB© Am{U ào_mMr BVa _mUg§ gmoSy>Z Joë`mda {d`moJdoXZm§Mm H$mbI§S> _rhr BVam§à_mU§M AZw^dbm… _J Amåhr XmoK§M am{hbmo. _r Am{U `wgy\$ gmho~. Iyn N>moQ>§ Am{U AmZ§Xr Hw$Qw>§~! `m Hw$Qw>§~mV _r e§^a Q>¸o$ g{H«$` am{hbo Am{U AWm©VM ~mø OJmnmgyZ {Zd¥Îm, A{bá Am{U A§Va amIyZ am{hbo.
H$moUË`mhr ór~amo~a b¾ H$aU§ eŠ` AgVmZm `wgy\$ gmho~m§Zr _mPr {ZdS> Ho$br, BW§M _r Iyn ^m½`dmZ R>abo. “{MÌnQ>g¥ï>rVbm H$mo{hZya’ AgmM `wgy\$ gmho~m§Mm C„oI _r Zoh_r H$aVo. S>opìhS> brZ ho {XbrnHw$_ma Am{U E{bPm~oW Q>oba `m§Zm KoD$Z “VmO_hmb’ {MÌnQ> H$ê$ BpÀN>V hmoVo. Vg§ Pmb§ AgV§ Va _mP§ H$m` Pmb§ AgV§? _mÂ`mgmR>r Va g§YrM g§nwï>mV Ambr AgVr. na§Vw S>opìhS> brZ `m§Mm Vmo {dMma nyU©Ëdmg `oD$ eH$bm Zmhr. “bm°aoÝg Am°\$ Aao{~`m’_Ü`ohr {XbrnHw$_ma `m§Zr H$m_ H$amd§, Ag§ brZ `m§Zm dmQ>V hmoV§. na§Vw hm°{bdyS>_Ü`o O_ ~gdÊ`mgmR>r {XbrnHw$_ma `m§Zr H$YrM à`ËZ Ho$bo ZmhrV. Ë`m§Zm Ë`mV ag Zgmdm, Ag§ _bm dmQ>V§. H$maU “bm°aoÝg Am°\$ Aao{~`m’_Ü`o H$m_ H$aÊ`mg Ë`m§Zr ZH$ma {Xbm hmoVm.
{Xbrn gmho~m§Zm AË`§V gmYm nohamd AmdS>V Ago. gwVr eQ>©, n±Q> Am{U _°qMJ ~yQ>-_moOo hm Ë`m§Mm AmdS>Vm nohamd. OJ^amVyZ Ë`m§Zr ~wQ>m§Mr IaoXr Ho$br hmoVr. ~wQ>m§Mm _moR>m g§J«hM Ë`m§Zr Ho$bm hmoVm. Xod AmZ§X Am{U amO H$nya `m XmoKm§~amo~a {Xbrn gmho~m§Mr XmoñVr hmoVr. na§Vw amO H$nya `m§Mo Vo A{YH$ {ZH$Q> {_Ì hmoVo. {Xbrn gmho~ Am{U amO H$nya XmoKohr _yiMo noemda_Yë`m EH$mM J„rMo a{hdmgr. AJXr ^mdm-^mdmM§ ZmV§ hmoV§ Ë`m§À`mV. Xod AmZ§X `m§M§ ì`{º$_Îd H$mhrg§ doJi§ hmoV§. nU Ë`m§À`merhr {Xbrn gmho~m§Zr XmoñVr Onbr. Xod AmZ§X EH$Xm _w_VmO `m§À`mg_doV “hao am_m, hao H¥$îUm’ {MÌnQ>mÀ`m eyqQ>JgmR>r H$mR>_m§Sy>bm {ZKmbo hmoVo. {VWë`m EH$m njmZ§ eyqQ>J hmoD$ Z XoÊ`mMm Bemam {Xbm. Xod AmZ§X `m§Zm amoIÊ`mgmR>r bmoH$ {d_mZVimdahr nmohmoMbo hmoVo. Ë`mdoir {Xbrn gmho~ {d_mZVimda nmohmoMbo Am{U Xod AmZ§X `m§À`m ajUmgmR>r C^o am{hbo. Amåhr XmoKm§Zr {MÌnQ>g¥ï>rVrb AZoH$m§Zm EH$Ì Ho$b§ Am{U {d_mZVimda Jobmo, Voìhm Hw$R>§ Xod gmho~ H$mR>_m§Sy>bm gwIê$n nmohmoMy eH$bo. ZìdXrÀ`m XeH$mV Ooìhm g§O` XÎm H$m`ÚmÀ`m \o$è`mV AS>H$bm, Voìhm gwZrb XÎm `m§Zm {Xbrn gmho~m§Zr Iyn AmYma {Xbm hmoVm. gwZrb XÎm `m§À`m~amo~a AZoH$ amÌr OmJyZ H$mT>ë`m Am{U `m noMmVyZ _mJ© H$mT>Ê`mgmR>r à`ËZhr Ho$bo.
{Xbrn gmho~m§Zm Am°_boQ> CËH¥$ï> ~ZdVm `oV Ago, ho IynM H$_r bmoH$m§Zm R>mD$H$ Amho. doJdoJù`m àH$maMr Am°_boQ> ~ZdyZ Ë`m§Zr _bm ImD$ KmVbr AmhoV. `mIoarO Vo CËH¥$ï> gVma dmOdV AgV Am{U CÎm_ JmVhr AgV, EHo$ H$mir Vo ~°S>{_ÝQ>Z M°pån`Z hmoVo, `mhr Jmoï>r _moOŠ`m bmoH$m§ZmM _mhrV AmhoV. ghbrbm OmU§ Ë`m§Zm AmdS>V Ago. EH$ H$mi Agm hmoVm, Ooìhm Amåhr AmR>dS>çmVbo Mma-nmM {Xdg ^Q>H$m`bm OmV hmoVmo. {Xbrn gmho~ ho AË`§V gai ñd^mdmM§ ì`{º$_Îd. nmQ>çm©, JS>~S>-Jm|JmQ>, Jm|Yi ho Ë`m§Zm {~bHy$b AmdS>V Zgo. H$YrH$Yr Va em§VVm {_imdr åhUyZ gwQ>r{Xder Vo ehamnmgyZ Xÿa S>mH$ ~§Jë`mda OmD$Z amhV AgV. Q>rìhrda OwZo {MÌnQ> nmhU§ Ë`m§Zm AmdS>V Ago. g§nyU© OJ^amVyZ Ë`m§Zm àM§S> ào_ {_imb§. àË`oH$mbm Vo Amnbo dmQ>V. `m Jmoï>rMm Ë`m§Zm _moR>m AmZ§X dmQ>V Ago. Ë`m§M§ EH$ pñ_Vhmñ` _mÂ`mgmR>r Iyn _moR>§ hmoV§. Ë`m§Zm Am{U _bm gdmªH$Sy>Z Oo ào_ {_imb§ `m~Ôb _r B©ídamMo Am^ma _mZVo. {Xbrn gmho~m§À`m BVŠ`m Odi, BVH$s dfª amhm`bm {_imb§, ho _mP§ Wmoa ^m½` hmo`. `mhÿZ A{YH$ Mm§Jb§ Am`wî` _bm {_iy eH$b§ AgV§ H$m? Ë`m§À`mgma»`m gd©JwUg§nÞ ì`º$sMr nËZr hmoÊ`mgmR>r Z¸$sM A§Jr {d{eï> JwUdÎmm AgU§ JaOoM§ hmoV§ Am{U Vr Ë`m§Zr _mÂ`mV nm{hbr, hoM _mÂ`mgmR>r Iyn _moR>§ Amho.
– gm`am ~mZy