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Á`oð> coIH$, {X½Xe©H$ Am{U A{^ZoVo {Jare H$Zm©S> `m§À`m OmÊ`mZo EH$ _hmZ a§JH$_u, {dMmad§V hancm Amho. “Mocwdr’ hm _mPm n{hbm {MÌnQ> Ë`m§À`mgma»`m {X½JO H$bmH$mam~amo~a H$aÊ`mMm `moJ Z{e~r Ambm, ho _mP§ gw^m½` _mZVo. H$maU `m n{hë`mM {MÌnQ>mZo _mÂ`m H$maH$sXuVë`m n§Im§_Ü`o ^amar ^abr. `m {MÌnQ>mZo Am§Vaamï´>r` nmVirda IynM bm¡{H$H$ {_idbm. BVa ^mfm§_Ü`ohr _r AZoH$ {MÌnQ> Ho$bo. {MÌrH$aUmXaå`mZ {J[ae A§H$bZr _bm Iwn g§m^miyZ KoVb§. A{^Z`m~m~V Iwn H$mhr {eH$db§. _mÂ`mH$S>o AmOhr {J[ae A§H$bMr Iwn nÌ AmhoV. Ë`m gd© AmR>dUtMm ~§X H$ßnm {Jare A§H$cÀ`m OmÊ`mZ§ CKS>cm Amho.
‘r Xhm{dV AgVmZm gË`Xod Xw~o `m§À`m H$m`©emioV ^mJ KoVbm hmoVm. gË`Xod Xw~o ho ZmQ>çjoÌmV A{Ve` ZmdmObobo Am{U AmXamZo KoVb§ OmUma§ Zmd. nU Voìhmhr A{^Z` joÌmV H$[a`a H$am`M§ H$s Zmhr `m{df`r _r H$mhr R>adb§ ZìhV§. Ë`mdoir _r ZmQ>H$m§V ~arM bhmZ- _moR>r nS>Úm_mJMr H$m_§ H$aV Ago. `mM Xaå`mZ Á`oð> A{^ZoVo, coIH$ Am{U {X½Xe©H$ {Jare H$Zm©S> EH$ Z{dZ {MÌnQ> H$aUma AmhoV Ag§ g_Ob§. Ë`mgmR>r Vo g§nyU© ^maVmV doJdoJµù`m eham§_YyZ H$bmH$mam§Mr MmMUr KoV hmoVo. {X„r, H$mobH$mVm, _w§~B©, MoÞB© Aem doJdoJù`m eham§Mm Ë`m_Ü`o g_mdoe hmoVm. øm {MÌnQ>mMo Zmd hmoV§ “Mobwdr’.
ZmdmdéZ hm H$mZS>r {MÌnQ> Agmdm Ag§ dmQ>V§. _mÌ hm qhXr {MÌnQ> hmoVm. Am_À`m _¡{ÌUr~amo~a _rhr A°m{S>eZ {Xbr. Ë`mZ§Va EH$ {Xdg AMmZH$ Am_À`m H$mHw§$H$S>o \$moZ Ambm. Ë`mdoir Am_À`mH$S>o \$moZ ZìhVm. \$moZ {Jare H$Zm©S> `m§MmM hmoVm. Ë`m§Zr “VwPr MobwdrÀ`m _Ü`dVu ^y{_Ho$gmR>r {ZdS> Pmbr Amho’ Ag§ gm§{JVb§. `m gd©M Jmoï>r IwnM AZno{jV hmoË`m. “_mPr AH$amdrMr narjm Amho. _r H$er ewqQ>Jbm `oD$ eH$Uma?’ Ag§ _r Ë`m§Zm åhUmbo. Ë`mdoir EdT>çm _moR>çm _mUgmer _r Ag§ ~mobbo `mM§ AmVm AmíM`©hr dmQ>V§. H$maU Ë`mdoir _mP§ d` AdK§ gmoim dfmªM§ hmoV§. AmVm Oa EImÚm ì`ŠVrcm EdT>çm _moR>çm {X½JOmMm \$moZ Ambm Va Vr ì`º$s narjm ~wS>dm`bm nQ>H$Z V`ma hmoB©b. EdT>r _moR>r g§Yr H$moUr hmVmVyZ OmD$ XoUma Zmhr. nU {Jare H$Zm©S> ho A{Ve` _moR>çm _ZmMo hmoVo. _mPr à{V{H«$`m EoHy$Z Vo em§VnUo åhUmbo “Agm àm°ãbo_ Amho H$m? _J AmnU H$m` H$am`M§? _r VwÂ`m àmMm`mªZm nÌ {b{hVmo. Vwhr Ë`m§Zm nÌ {bhþZ, ~wS>bobm Aä`mg ^éZ H$mT>oZ Agm {dídmg Xo. åhUOo AS>MU `oUma Zmhr Am{U Ë`m§Zr gam§Zm Ë`mà_mUo nÌhr {b{hb§.!
_mÂ`mgmR>r Am{U _mÂ`m KaÀ`m§gmR>r ho gd© AZno{jVM hmoV§. nU {Jar H$Zm©S> `m§À`m Zmdmbm EH$ dOZ hmoV§, AmXa hmoVm Am{U AmOhr Amho. “Mocwdr’À`m {Z{_ÎmmZ§ cm^coë`m Ë`m§À`m ghdmgmVyZ Ë`m§À`m ì`pŠÎm_ËdmMo {d{dY n¡by _bm OmUdbo. Ë`m§Mr ~wÕr_Îmm IynM daÀ`m nmVirdaMr hmoVr. _mUyg åhUyZ Vo Iyn _moR>o hmoVo. _r Ë`m§Zm VoìhmnmgyZ {Jare A§H$b åhUm`Moo. “Mocwdr’À`m {MÌrH$aUmÀ`m gwédmVrnmgyZM {Jar A§H$cM§ _cm ghH$m`© cm^V Joc§. n{hë`m e°mQ>À`mdoir _bm H°$_oam H$moR>o Amho? A±Jb H$moUVm Amho? ho H$mhrM _m{hV ZìhV§. {J[ae A§H$b _bm ^y{_H$m g_OmdyZ gm§JV hmoVo Am{U Ë`mà_mUo _r H$aV hmoVo. Ë`mdoir _mÂ`m ~amo~a Z{MHo$V, O`w nQ>dY©Z ho Xo{Ib hmoVo. Vo XmoKo nwÊ`mVrbM hmoVo. Ë`m_wio _bm Ë`m§Mm Iwn AmYma dmQ>V hmoVm. gwédmVrMo XmoZ {Xdg _mPo AmB©-dS>rb gmo~V hmoVo. _bm {gZo_mÀ`m {MÌrH$aUmMm H$mhrM A§XmO ZìhVm. _bm n{hbm em°Q> H$aÊ`mnydu {J[ae A§H$bZm Z_ñH$ma H$am`Mm hmoVm. nU Vmo H$gm H$am`Mm hohr g_OV ZìhV§. eodQ>r _r AmB©-~m~m Am{U {J[ae A§H$bZm {hå_V H$éZ Z_ñH$ma Ho$bm Am{U {M{ÌH$aU gwé Pmb§.
{MÌnQ>mV _mP§ Zmd Mobwdr hmoV§. {MÌrH$aU nyU© Pmë`mZ§Va Vmo {MÌnQ> àW_ Am§Vaamï´>r>` H$mÝg {MÌnQ> _hmoËgdmV XmIdbm Jobm. Z§Va ^maVmÀ`m Am§Vaamï´>r>` {MÌnQ> _hmoËgdmV XmIdbm Jobm. Z§Va hm {MÌnQ> XÿaXe©Zda XmIdbm Jobm. Ë`mdoir AmOÀ`mgmaIr M°ZëgMr JXu ZìhVr. `m {MÌnQ>mÀ`m {M{ÌH$aUm Xaå`mZ gmo~V H$moUr _¡ÌrU ZìhVr H$s AmB©-~m~m ZìhVo. nU _mP§ Z{e~ BVH§$ Mm§Jb§ hmoV§ H$s _bm doimodoir Iyn Mm§Jbr _mUg§ {_imbr. Ë`mdoir _r {Jare A§H$b `m§À`mH$S>o {gZo_mM§ {e{~aM Ho$b§ Ag§ AmnU åhUy eH$Vmo. _bm Iwn H$mhr {eH$m`bm {_imb§. Ë`mdoir _mPr ghH$mar ~r O`lr hr hmoVr. Vr H$mZS>r A{^ZoÌr hmoVr. Vg§M àem§V ZmJ hmoVm. Vmo e§H$a ZmJ `m§Mm nwVÊ`m Amho. {JVm§Obr {H$bm©oñH$a hmoË`m. Ë`m AmKmS>r>À`m [anmoQ>©a AmhoV. ñdV… {J[aeOr hmoVo. Amåhr VrZ- Mma OU Zdo hmoVmo. AZwZ^dr hmoVmo. nU Z§Va Amåhr Iwn Mm§Jbo {_Ì Pmbmo. Am_Mr EH$ Q>r_M V`ma Pmbr hmoVr, Ag§ åhUm`bm haH$V Zmhr. Amåhr gmaoM bhmZ hmoVmo. ewqQ>JÀ`m Xaå`mZ KaÀ`m§Zm nÌ Q>mH$m`Mmo, Eg. Q>r.> S>r. ~wWnmer \$moZ H$aÊ`mgmR>r am§Jm bmdm`Mmo. `m gd©M AmR>dUr _ZmÀ`m Hw${nV AJXr gmR>dboë`mM Amho. {MÌnQ> nyU© Pmë`mZ§Vahr Amåhr EH$_oH$m§Zm Iwn nÌ Q>mH$m`Mmo. _mÂ`mH$S>o AmOhr {J[ae A§H$bMr Iwn nÌ AmhoV. Ë`m§M§ gmè`merM Iwn {Oìhmù`mM§ ZmV§ {Z_m©U Pmb§ hmoV§. Amåhr {MÌnQ>mXaå`mZ doJdoJio go{b~«oeZ Ho$bo. {¼g_g gmOam Ho$bm, Zì`m dfm©M§ ñdmJV Ho$b§. EH$m Hw$Qw>§~mà_mUo Amåhr am{hbmo. {J[ae A§H$bZr _bm Iwn g§m^miyZ KoVb§. A{^Z`m~m~V Iwn H$mhr {eH$db§. “Mobwdr’ `m _mÂ`m H$ma{H$XuVrc n{hë`m d{hë`m {MÌnQ>mÀ`m AmR>dUr AmO {Jare A§H$cÀ`m OmÊ`m_wi§ Om½`m Pmë`m AmhoV.