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Kam§V am§XnmMo gwdmVoa Á¶wñV OodUm doima Eë‘oamëXm eoOmè¶m§Joa dVmcr. Vr EÁ‘oamëXmMr H$mHw$iQ> H$ê$Z {VH$m OodU {XVmct. nyU Cnam§V {V§dy¶ ~oOma OmdZ {VH$m n¶g H$ê§$H$ cmJct. hmct ’$H$V ‘maJmarX {VH$m cmJt H$aVmc|.

Vgmo nUOoÀ¶mZ ‘m[a¶mo Ho$ÝZm¶ I~aoH$ ¶oVmcmo. ‘m[a¶mo åhUë¶ma {VÀ¶m ^mdmMmo ZmVy. ’$m|Vm¶Ý¶e dmS>çma Vm§Mo§ ìhS>c| Ka. ‘m[a¶mo ñdVmH$ EH$ coIH$ åhÿU g‘OVmcmo. Ho$ÝZm¶ Var EH$ "~°ñQ>goca' ~amodZ ’$m‘mX OmVcmo åhÿU AmeoVmcmo.

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Vê$¶ EÁ‘oamëXmÀ¶m KamMr dmQ> cm[JëcrM. Kam d¶a ‘mS> ~mJdëco AmZr ~m|S>çm§Mmo nmdg nSy>Z Iy~eo Zio ’w${Q>ëco. Kam Hw$erH$ H$emH$gmo¶ dm{S>ëcmo Am§~mo dUQ>rH$ Ym|J{eVmcmo. ’w${Q>ëë¶m Zù¶mÀ¶m ~waH$m§Vë¶mZ gw¶m© Xrg^a Xmoimo KmcyZ ho dÊQ>t gmdZ Vo dÊQ>rMoa COdmS>mMmo PmoV ^m|dS>m¶Vmcmo. AmZr VmÀ¶m nmdcma nmdc Yê$Z {‘Jy©¶ {^Va ganmH$ AmeoZ amdVmcmo.

{^Vaco Hw$S>tMmo ¶oñVmX VmÀ¶m ’w$S>cmo. gmcm§Vë¶m AmëVmamMoa, {ÝhXnmMo Hw$S>tV, H$moR>¶o Hw$S>tV, Hw$OZm§Vë¶m ~mQ>ë¶m§Moa AmZr H$i‘oëë¶m cmVm§Moa YwëcmZ AmnUmc| {~N>mZo gmo{S>ëc|. ˶m Kam§V doi ~§X n{S>ëcmo.

Po‘mÝdocmMr H$mV H$moiem gmaH$s Amgcr. VmMr OmV gm§JnmH$ H$R>rU. e§~a doJù¶m H$mñVm§Mmo Amg§w¶o. AmZr XoIwZyM {OdmZ gUgUrV AmZr ^m|H$nmH$ H$S>H$. Ho$ÝZm¶ ‘wS>m§V Am¶ë¶ma EÁ‘oamëXm VmH$m ""~m~ OwPo ‘mÝdoc'' åhÿU Anwa~m¶oZ Amn¶Vmcr. gwʶmH$ g‘Oy§ Zm g‘Oy§, Vr dam§Mt dam§ nwVw©JoO ^meoZ VmMo H$S>oZ Pm§H$Vmcr.

Pmo‘mÝdoc Kam§V amdVmcmo. XþH$am§ AmZr Hw$H$S>m§ nmoagm§V ^m|dVmct. XmoU KmcnmÀ¶m doima Vm§M| KwaKwan AmZr IwQ>IyQ>n AmZr H$mdù¶m§M| H$m§H$m§ EH$R>m§¶ OmdZ EH$ ~ogya OwJc~§Xr OmVmcr.

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""~oJrZ Kmam ¶mo'' EH$ Xrg ‘maJmarXmZ ‘m[a¶moH$ ’$moZ Ho$cmo.

""nmoagm§V XþH$moa ‘ocm AmZr Am»»¶m dmS>çma KmU gwQ>ë¶m!''

‘m[a¶moZ gom‘VmoM dmgwXodmH$ ’$moZ ‘macmo. dmgwXod ˶m dmS>çmMmo n§M Am{eëcmo. H$m±J«og nmQ>}Mmo H$m‘Xma AmZr ~marH$ H$m‘m§Mmo H$m°ÊQ´>°³Q>a. hUOwʶm§ XþarJ dm cm°O ~m§XnmH$ dmgwXod Z§~a dZ Am{eëcmo. EÁ‘oamëXm ~am~a {à‘o¶a J«md {e{H$ëcmo. ZoÊQ>onUm§V {VMr gmo~rVH$m¶ VmoIoVmcmo, ‘mV ‘Zm§Vë¶m ‘Zm§V. AmVm§ OmÊQ>onUm§V {VMmo hþñH$mo H$aVmcmo. Ydmo ‘mV O[aëcmo Hw$Vm© KmcyZ AmZr XmoZ {Xgm§Mo dm{S>ëc| ImS> KodZ, dmgwXod ‘m[a¶moH$ AmXma {Xd§H$ EÁ‘oamëXmJoa nmdcmo. nyU Vr Kam Zm{eëcr.

Hw${eëc| ‘S>| nwanmH$ ‘mZm§¶m§H$ n§Xam {‘ÊQ>m§ cmJct. nyU AmXogmMmo nJma KoVcmo. {VS>Ho$Z ‘m[a¶moZ C[aëct XþH$am§ eoOmè¶m§H$ {Xct. gm§O OmVm åhUga KwaKwan ~§X nS>c|. ‘m[a¶mo AmZr dmgwXod KamÀ¶m ~ëH$m§dm ‘wIma C~o amdco. Xrg^a KaH$mÝZrMmo nÎmmoM Zm{eëcmo.

AIoaoH$ EÁ‘oamëXm Am¶cr. Imcm n{S>ëcmo Am§~mo EH$m hmVm§V AmZr {VMo ~am~a McVë¶m Po‘mÝdocm ImVra hmS> Xþgè¶m hmVm§V Yê$Z Kam’w$S>| Am¶cr. ‘m[a¶moZ EH$ gm~m§d, {~ñH$sQ> AmZr hm°acr³gmZ ^[aëc| nmH$sQ> {VÀ¶m hmVm§V {Xc|. Xa ’$mdQ>t hUOwʶm Am¶ë¶ma hmo "ñQ>m°H$' {XdnmMr VmU| g§d¶ Ho$ëcr.

""nwamo Omc|, {V¶m'', ‘m[a¶moZ åhUc|. ""hm§d VwH$m Amc~oaJrV§ KmcVm§.''

""hm§d Iw§¶M dmo¶Mr Zm'', {VU| gm§Jc|. ""hm§d åhmoÁ¶m Kmam§V amdVocr.''

""Vy§ eoOmè¶m§H$ Ìmg {XVm. Vo åhmH$m nmoaV nmoaV ’$moZ ‘maVmV.''

""hm§d H$moUmÀ¶m¶ Kmoam§V dmoMmoZm.''

""Vy§ OodUmH$ gmoXm§M ‘maJmarXmJoa AmgVm Iy§¶.''

""‘maJmarX ’$moQ>r ‘maVm!''

¶oÝZm åhUë¶ma ‘maJmarX W§¶ nmdc|.

""nmoio ao {VH$m! BVco§ MwaMwa| H$moê$Z {VH$m OodmoU dmS>Q>m§ AmZr nmoio {H$V| åhþUQ>m Vr!''

""hm§d| VwO| H$m§¶M Imc| Zm. ’$moQ>r gmoJë¶mo.''

""~moa§o Amgm'', ‘m[a¶moZ åhUc|. ""Am¶O OodUmH$ {H$V| Amgm V| XmI¶.'' Vmo Kam§V {^Va gacmo.

VmU| ˶m nmS> n{S>ëë¶m Hw$OZmMoa {ìhñV ‘macr AmZr naV ~ëH$m§dm H$S>oZ nmdcmo.

""hm§d| Am¶O am§Xcoc| Zm'', {VU| n¶ctM gm§JyZ gmoS>c|.

""Vy§ Ho$ÝZmM am§{XZm'', ‘m[a¶moZ {nH$ma OmdZ åhUc|. ""hr {Z‘mUr ’$mdQ>, {V¶m. VwOt XþH$am§ Hw$gVmV åhÿU hm§d| gmoJct eoOmè¶m§H$ {XdyZ CS>¶ct. Zm¶ Omë¶ma OodUm cmJmoZ Vy§ Vm§À¶m [aUm§V Amgcocr. hmMo ’w$S>§o cmoH$m§H$ Ìmg H$mo[aZmH$m, {V¶m.''

‘m[a¶mo AmZr dmgwXodmZ øm àñZmMoa VH$cr Iy~ ’$mo{S>ëcr. EÁ‘oamëXm OmÊQ>r Om¶V dVmcr. ho {nam¶oMoa Vr gH$¶c nSy>Z XþImdëcr Omë¶ma Amc~oaJtVcr ‘mÐr {VH$m {^Va KodnmH$ Ýh¶H$maVcr Amgcr. ~ar AmgVZmM {VH$m KmcnmH$ Om¶ Am{eëcr. KamMr XþéñVr H$ê$Z ^mS>çmH$ {XdnmM| ‘m[a¶moZ ‘Zm§V Wmam{¶ëcm|. hUOwUoMo {’$a§Jr Qw>[añQ> Agë¶m nmoaʶm Kam§H$ ^anya ^mS>| ’$marH$ H$aVmco. hmMoa Amc~oaJrMo n¶eo ^ê$Z ¶oVmgco AmZr ‘m[a¶moH$¶ WmoS>o IMm©H$ gwQ²>Q>m Am{eëco.

nyU EÁ‘oamëXm Kam§Vcr ^m¶a ganmH$ H$erM V¶ma Zm{eëcr.

OodUm doima ‘maJmarXmJoa dMnmM| {VU| gmoS>c| Zm. ImdnmH$ ‘oiQ>mc| V| MS>e| gwU|M {JiQ>mc|. Po‘mÝdoc ‘moQ>mo Omëcmo, VmMr ëh§d dVm§V {VH${VH$Vmcr. ^m|H$n ngyZ H$S>H$ {XgVmc|. I§¶À¶m¶ eoOmè¶mZ {VH$m {H$V|¶ åhUc| Omë¶ma KwaKwê$Z Xm§V XmI¶Vmcmo.

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EH$ Xrg ‘maJmarXmÀ¶m KmodmH$ OodU CU| nS>c| AmZr VmU| ‘maJmarXmH$ ~a|M WmnQ>m¶c|.

""åhmoOo H$S>oZ h| AmZrH$ gm|gnmH$ Om¶Zm ao'', ‘m[a¶moH$ ’$moZ H$ê$Z ‘maJmarX aS>cr. ""XodmImVra {VH$m I§¶y Var ìhmoa!''

gm§OoÀ¶m doima øm YmH$Qw>ë¶m ZmQ>H$mMmo n§JS> naVmo EH$R>m§¶ Omcmo. ‘m[a¶mo, dmgwXod AmZr ‘maJmarX gJct EÁ‘oamëXmÀ¶m ~ëH$m§dm§ ’w$S>|. EÁ‘oamëXm ~ëH$m§dmÀ¶m d¶ë¶m gmo߶ma ~gyZ AXu ‘w‘wa»¶m§Zr AXu {^am§VoZ Vm§H$m§ ni¶Vmcr.

""hm§d H$moUmÀ¶m¶ Kmoam§V dmoMmoZm'', Vr Wra amdcr.

""H$mohocr BZJ«mV ~m¶c ao hr! er er @@ VwH$m cmJmoZ åhmH$m Amohcmo ‘ma nmoS>cmo AmZr Vê$¶ Vy§ Amoh| Ccmo¶Vm!'' ‘maJarX hþ§S>Ho$cr.

""Vwd| AmVm§ ^m¶a ganmH$ Om¶, {V¶m'', ‘m[a¶moZ åhUc|. ""MS> Omc|.''

""hm§d Iw§¶M dmo¶{MZm'', EÁ‘oamëXm KQ> amdcr.

""nwcrg ¶oVmV VwH$m ìhanmH$'', ‘m[a¶moZ dmgwXodmH$ Xmoimo ‘moS>cmo.

""nwcrg {H$˶mH$ ¶oVco, hm§d| {H$V| dm¶Q> Ho$cm§?'' Vr AS>oMr hm§gcr.

""Amao ‘m[a¶mo'', dmgwXodmZ åhUc| ""øm nmdgm n¶ct Vy§ Ka gmaH|$ H$[aZm Omë¶ma gJë¶mH$ XþXgmJa OmVcmo. øm ~wYdmamH$ H$m‘Jma ¶oVco. ¶oå‘m~m¶Z ^m¶a ganmHy$M Om¶.''

""Vmoh| H$moanmMr JmoamoO Zm, dmgy.'' EÁ‘oamëXmZ na{Vc|.

""EH$ EH$ ³dmV© gmaH$mo H$mo駶m. AmR> dmogmª ’$mQ>t hm§d| Vmoh|M Ho$ëc|.''

gwʶmMr VH$cr IanrV {VU| åhUc|, ""hm§d åhmoÁ¶m Kmam§Vcr ^m¶a dmo¶Mr Zm. Po‘mÝdoc, ‘moJm©X, H°$a ~mocme?''

‘m[a¶mo nwam¶oZ {Ze}cmo. AmVm§ {H$V| H$anmM|? Amc~oaJtVë¶m ‘Zem§H$ AmnmodZ {VH$m C~mê$Z ìhanmM|? nw{cgm§H$ hmSy>Z {VH$m ^oíQ>mdnmM|? Vgmo VmH$m EÁ‘oamëXmMmo {VVcmo ‘moJ gmo Zm{eëcmo. Vr AmZr {VMr ^¶U ^waJonUm§V VmMr Iy~ Anwa~m¶ H$aVmct. {H$V|¶ Omd§, ’$m{‘crM| Zm§d gm§~minmH$ Om¶, Vr Aer Jm§dma n{S>ëcr ‘m[a¶moH$ ZmH$m Amgcr. Vo ^m¶a naV naV hUOwU| ¶odnmH$ VmH$m nadS>Zmgc|. hUOwʶm ¶oVcmo dVcmo dm Kam ~gyZ H$mX§~ar ~a¶Vcmo?

dmgwXod {VH$m ’w$gcm¶V amdcmo, nyU Vr ~Xcr Zm.

""dmgy~m~m, hm§d øm Kmam§V Omëcr AmZr ømM Kmam§V ‘moaVoct'', EÁ‘oamëXmZ VmH$m AmoJr Ho$cmo. {VMo H|$g nwam¶oZ {n{H$ëco. {VM| ‘wIm‘i Ho$ÝZm Var gom~rV Am{eëc|. amUr {XgVmcr. dmgwXod gXm§M åhUQ>mcmo. Am¶O ‘mV Vo amU¶oMmo {ìhñVrX ~wagmo {XgVmcmo AmZr {VMo nm§¶ {MIcmZ ^[aëco.

‘m[a¶moZ Kam§Vë¶mZ nmg¶ ‘macr. H$gcr¶ ‘mocmMr dñV hm§Jm Xdê§$H$ CnH$maM| Zmgc§o. EHo$ Hw$S>tV ImQ>r d¶a e§~aoH$ ßcm{ñQ>H$mÀ¶mo nmoV¶mo Am{eëë¶mo. I§¶À¶mZ Am¶ë¶mo AmZr I§¶À¶m H$mimd¶ë¶mo XodmH$ I~a. Xþgao Amc‘matV drg dm Vrg gm~m§d CH$Vo H$[aZmgVZm VeoM n{S>ëco. ‘m[a¶moZ EH$m H$moZem§Vco§ Q´>§H$ C³V| Ho$c|. EH$ doJimoM na‘i gwQ>cmo. {ìhñVrX, ‘oH$-An, ~m¶cm§Mt A§Vd©ñÌm§. EH$m doJù¶mM H$mimMr. ‘m[a¶mo Jm|Xùimo. VmU| ~oJr~oJrZ Q´>§H$ Ym§ncmo. qMVoñV ‘ZmZ ^m¶a Am¶cmo. EÁ‘oamëXmH$ nimodZ J§^raVm¶oZ Cc¶cmo.

""hmMo ’w$S>| ‘maJmarXmH$ Ìmg {XZmH$m, {V¶m. {VÀ¶m KmodmZ nw{ce| H§$ßc§oQ> Ho$ë¶m. Vo ’$më¶m§ hm§Jm ¶oVco. VwH$m YanmH$. Vy§ åhmoO| Am¶H$ AmZr AmVm§M åhmoOo ~am~a Amc~oaJtV ¶mo.'' Vmo {VMmo hmV YanmH$ ’w$S>| gacmo.

AH$ñ‘mV Po‘mÝdoc CS>H$s ‘mê$Z Vm§Mo ‘Xt gacmo AmZr KwaKwaV ‘m[a¶moH$ Km§g ‘manm gmaHo$ Xm§V XmI¶co. ‘m[a¶mo ’$mQ>t gacmo. Vmo BVco ’$mdQ>t Kam Am{¶ëcmo nyU gwUmo VmMoa Ho$ÝZmM Agmo Am§Jma ¶od§H$  Zmgcmo.

""’$sH$ H$mcmX, Po‘mÝdoc! ìh| Am H$s, {nHo$Z²'' EÁ‘oamëXmZ gwʶmH$ Anwa~m¶oZ Vmn¶cmo. Po‘mÝdoc {VMo åhè¶m§V ~gcmo, nyU ‘m[a¶moMoa Xmoimo XdarV amdcmo.

‘m[a¶mo hmëcmogmo OmdZ ~ëH$m§dm§Vcmo ^m¶a dMyZ dmgwXodm åhè¶m§V C~mo amdcmo. dmgwXodmZy¶ àñZmH$ ‘Z cm{¶ëc|. KamM| H$m‘ ~oJrZ gwê$ H$anmH$ Om¶ Am{eëc|. Qw>[añQ> ¶odnmH$ cm{Jëco. H$m°ÊQ´>°³Q>mMo ^m¶a Qw>[añQ>m§Moê$¶ H${‘eZ...

""~m~, Am‘r EH$ H$m‘ H$a¶m'' VmU| åhUc|. ""Vr gwʶmMmo CnmQ> ‘moJ H$aVm. VmH$m OodU {XV., Vr d¶Vm W§¶ Vmo doVm. VmH$mM n¶g Ho$ë¶ma Am‘M| H$m‘ gm|n| OmVco§.''

""ZmH$m gm¶~m, {H$V| Cc¶Vm Vy§, dmgy!'' ‘m[a¶mo {PS>ncmo. VmMo H$S>oZy¶ VrZ gwUt Amgct, nUOo Kam§V, AmZr Vm§Mr Vmo ^anya Anwa~m¶ H$aVmcmo. nyU ’w$S>| ¶od{Oë¶ma, dmgy åhUQ>mcmo V|dy§¶ gmaH|$ Amgc|. gwʶm ZoQ>ma EÁ‘oamëXm CS>Q>mcr.

""VmH$m A°{Z‘c eoëQ>am§V XdanmH$ OmdM| Zm?'' ‘m[a¶moZ {dMmac|.

""Vy§ H$m§¶M {^¶oZmH$m¶ ‘m[a¶mo~m~. Vr gJcr V¶mar hm§d H$aVm§'' dmgwXodmZ VmH$m Im§Xma WmnQ>rV gm§Jc|.

""er er! åhmH$m AmZr ˶m gwʶmM| H$m§¶M nS>c|Zm'' ‘m[a¶moZ øm {de¶mMoa hmV Yw¶co. ¶oXZm åhUë¶ma amV Omëcr AmZr Vo XmoJy¶ Kam dMnmH$ ^m¶a gaco. EÁ‘oamëXm AmZr Po‘mÝdoc {^Va Joct. XmamH$ {Iir nS>cr.

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Xþgè¶m {Xgm XZnmaÀ¶m doima dmgwXod AmZr OmH$s, ˶m dmS>çmd¶cmo H$mgmXmoa, EÁ‘oamëXmÀ¶m KamH$S>oZ Joco. Am»Imo Jm§d XZnmaMr Po‘ H$mS>Q>m AmgVZm Vo Hw$OZmÀ¶m ’$mQ>ë¶m Xmam§Vë¶mZ {^Va gaco. {Ýh{Xëcmo Po‘mÝdoc CR²>R>mgVZmM OmH$sZ ’$ma gmoS>cmo. Am‘mªVcr Jwir gwʶmMo VH$coH$ Vmoncr. dUQ>rMoa aJV qedac|.

gwUmo H$S>H$S>cmo AmZr OodUmMo ~eo H$S>oZM H$mogùimo. OodZ ëh|dZ MH$MH$sV Ho$ëcr Ydr ~er JmS> Vm§~S>r Om¶V amdcr.

EÁ‘oamëXm Ym§dV Am¶cr. Am§Jma AmOwZy¶ H$mcMmo åhoimo {ìhñVrX Am{eëcmo. {VU| ‘m[aëcr {H§$iMr KamÀ¶m nm³¶m d¶ë¶mZ, Am¶ë¶m n¶gë¶m éImd¶ë¶mZ MSy>Z hUOwUmÀ¶m X¶m©À¶m JmO|V {dê$Z Jocr. Po‘mÝdocmM| ‘S>| KQ²>Q> Yê$Z Vr aS>cr. VmH$m CR>modnmH$ {VU| ¶ËZ Ho$co. gm§O Om¶ga VmMoH$S>oZ Cc¶V amdcr.

˶mM {Xgm gm§O doima EÁ‘oamëXmÀ¶m Kam§Vë¶mZ Mma ‘Zem§ ^m¶a gact. añ˶mMoa JmS>r am{dëcr. ‘m[a¶mo, VmMo ’$mQ>ë¶mZ dmgwXod, Vm§Mo ’$mQ>ë¶mZ ‘maJmarX EÁ‘oamëXmMmo hmV Yê$Z. ~ëH$m§dm§Vë¶mZ gH$¶c X|dcr. McVm§ McVm§ ‘XtM Vr Wmacr. KS>¶o KamMoa {Z‘mUr ZXa ‘manmH$... KS>¶o nm§¶m§ H$S>oZ Po‘mÝdoc ¶oVm Omë¶ma nimodnmH$ H$m¶...

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