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nflf lc'de Ict �� 3

(1) náAfshtfq yfsqv zfnsv o¬i ucsVdYt hjcstv idvhfv. shfb

dhtdjsnv syfsJ-mcsJ dYt zfwfhfdlkfv …Ï¶t zfstf. zf©mfv hcsj dYt zfjfw-ucsV zfwfv nCpG. zfêfv lchGt slsrv dHksv r™lsqv zfwf nht dYt. nhfvƒ LfvBf dYt, zfu dbÇyq hjct yfjdvv Jhv dbsq Osv dIvsh.

Y'efv stfjft ifv rsq sot. hjct jtjfkf sKsj hfdV dIsv ˆt. snƒ njfst shdvsq dYt Y'efv stfjfstƒ. dEjmk JfWqf sbƒ, bfWqf sbƒ. hA²Àmq wrsvv dHV sEtsk sEtsk kfv duH spb ðdjsq sosY. ifdbv diifnf kfv WôfLsv. yfjdvv jKf ifjf rst rqskf kfv ˆƒ diifnf zbcHCk rskf bf. kfv syrfvf htsY, kfv yfjdvv dbÇyqkf sn ifqdb. ncnQhfl dbsq sp zfbs¦lv nfsK hfdV sTfjf pfq, sn zfbs¦lv dyrÁ kfv mcJm×st sbƒ. kfƒ nhfƒ kfv dbvfw mcsJv dlsj kfdjsq vƒt.

dhtdjn …sE dosq rkfwHvf jsØ duÎfnf jvt, `Hfƒufb! yfjdvef rqdb hcdU?'

hjct jfosuv Ifƒtef sedhstv …iv Y]csV dlsq dbvfw jsØ …Ùv dlt, `bf-sv shfb! nhƒ jift. ufdbn, yfjdv rt snfbfv rdvB, swfbf pfq, slJf pfq---Lvf ncjdEb.'

dh-ˆ ifw j'sv hjct yfjdvv ubA hù ƒ¦efvdH… dlsqsY, kfskW ifw jsvsY. dj§Â yfjdvv dbÇyqkf sn ifqdb.

sjfKfW Ocn sysqsY. dj§Â Ocn slWqfv mk efjf zfsY sjfKfq?

�� nflf lc'de Ict 4 dhsO-jsqj udm dbsq ˆ hfdVv j'usbv uDhb yst. zfêf hV jó j'sv stJfiVf dwdJsqsY ˆjef yfjdv rsh hst. snW zfv dEjmk udmÈdtv yfN jvsk ifsv bf. snW stJfiVf dwsJ zfu bf sKsjsY mcdbN, zfv bf rsk sisvsY mfbcN.

mfKfv Wiv shfb …sEsY. kfv dhhfr dlsk rsh. ˆj hácv nfsK pdlW jKf rsq zfsY. dj§Â spZkcsjv efjf spfofV jvsk rqskf udm dhdÛÁ jvsk rsh.

efbfefdbv nQnfv. zncJ-dhncJ skf zfsYƒ. ˆ nshv mfsU Ocn dlsq yfjdv sbWqf skf zfjfw jcncm j¬ibfv mk.

ˆj ufqofq yfjdv rsk dosq zfv rqdb. nhdjYcsk ifw j'sv syrfvfq sIt. lfdV-Wqftfsj yfjdv slWqf rt bf. lchGt „mfsbv hjct kfvisv lfdV sjse sIstdYt.

kfvisvW ˆj ufqofq yfjdv rWqfv mcsJ uhfh ˆt. mcndtm hst kfsj sn yfjdv slWqf rt bf. zhwA ˆ s[sÛ hjct ƒntfsmv Jfkf sKsj kfv bfmde sjse sItsk ifsvdb.

yfjdvv ubA jk ufqof sosY, jk snfnG LsvsY, sjfb It rqdb. uDhb-pcsÝ sjfb ˆjef jfu Lvsh sHshsY, kfW ifsvdb.

sjfb sjfb hác kfsj ivfmwG dlsq hstsY, `sjfb jfu sYfe bsr, bsr sn boBA,

pdl ifv djYc jv uDhsbv ubA.' dj§Â sjfb jfsu hjcstv mb WsEdb. ˆj wafhsB efbf hxdó-hflt ytdYt. Osv Hfskv yft sbƒ.

zf©mf lcdÇy§Àfq dYt njft shtfq. jf…sj spb sn htsk ifvdYt

nflf lc'de Ict �� 5 bf. zfêf yfND. ksh isvv mcdbn Jfse bf. zfv hjct sjfbdlb mfsE pfqdb. iVfswfbfv bfsmƒ sn yfsNv jfsu bfj dn]esj ˆsnsY. isvv yfjdv jvsk yfƒstW yfsNv sjfb jfu jvsk sn smfseƒ vfuD bq.

ok jsqjdlb sKsj dUmdUm hxdó ytsY. mfsE icsvflsm yfN ytsY. z¬i udm hst hjctslv yfN rsq sosY. ifVfv wdIjslv zsbj udm. kfslv yfN swN rqdb. rEf{ wdIsjv mf jcstf mfKfq hfdVsk iashw jvt.

hjcstv mf duÎfnf jvt, `jD hAfifv IcIc zf©mf! ˆƒ hflstv nfk njfst jD msb j'sv?'

---zfv hstf bf mf. mfsE Hvicv yfN. zfusj zfhfv tfÌcst mcdbNef zfsndb. kfv zncJ bfdj htsY. kfƒ zfdm htdYtfm, hjcstv hfi pdl stso dlk, kfrst rft jfmfƒ rskf bf. zfdm mcdbsNv lfm dlsq slh.

jKfef hstW spb wdIsjv mf tÏfq iVt. tÏfq iVt hfdVv njst. nhsysq hV tÏf W lc}J sit hjct. sn dbdäGLfq hst …Et, `bf-bf, zfêf pfsh bf. skfmvf zbA jf…sj slsJf so.'

dj§Â kfv mf zfv nQnfsvv Jhv sofib vfJsk ifvt bf. yfstv sFsq I]fjf. zkˆh sise dJsl, mcsJ tfu sjb? sn hst …Et, `bf-bf, pfsh.'

hjct zfhfv sufv dlsq htt, `bf, pfsh bf.' zf©mf htt, `kfrst kcƒ pf.' ---zfdm pfh? sjb?

�� nflf lc'de Ict 6 ---hfdVsk sp Hfskv yft hfV§À, kf dj kcƒ ufdbn? hjcstv zfêf jft dhtì bf j'sv ofmYfef rfsk dbsq si]sj

mfKfq wdIsjv mfsj `ystf IcIc' hst shdvsq iVt. tÏfq hjct spb jft rsq sot. lc}sJv zwa¢sk kfv syfJ lc'de

Utmt jvsk tfot. snrmqD shfb dhtdjnW j]fldYt. j]fldYt njstv zHfh slsJ, …ifqrDbkf slsJ. ˆƒ dYt iaKm dlb, spdlb kfslv zfêfsj isvv s[sk sJse Hfskv yft spfofV jvsk rsqsY.

hjct bfmfpD sYst. ksh oafm spsrkc kWrDlhflD bq, snsrkc snW záHÙÁ dhlzfkD. mnduslv ƒmfm nfsrh pchj. kfv nfsK jk jKf rq. ncsJv jKf, lc}sJv jKf. ƒmfm nfsrshvW zHfshv nQnfv. mnduslv yfjdvskƒ hf shkb jk? ˆsj zbAsj lc}sJv jfdrbD ðdbsq msb nf§À¶bf sbq. ƒmfm nfsrh zfhfv hV iDvHÙÁ. jtjfkfv ˆj iDv nfsrshv zá mcvDl dkdb. njt jfsu iDv nfsrshv ivfmwG sbb. ncsJv nmq ˆhQ lc}sJv nmqW. zncsJ FfÙÁfv-Jfbf pfb bf, iDvhfdV pfb. snJfsb zfsvfoA ifb. hfdV jvst hfdVef sjfbX lcqfvD jvshb, kfW iDv nfsrhsj ˆj jKf duÎfnf j'sv sbb. sYst-smsqv bfm vfsJb iDv nfsrshv …sïJ zbcpfqD. hfdVsk sjfb dudbn rfdvsq sost, kfv sJ]fu sbb iDv nfsrshv jfsY! dkdb msb jsvb, iDv nfsrh HCk-HdhNA{ W zlxswAv Jhv ufsbb. iDv nfsrh dhisl nfrfpA jvfv [mkf vfsJb. k]fv lfhD, k]fv iDv bfdj `jfsmt iDv'.

ˆjdlb o¬i jvsk jvsk dkdb hjctsj hstƒ sItstb, `zfidb ˆjdlb ùucv-sjhtfv jfsY pfb. zfibfv zh²¿f Jcst

nflf lc'de Ict �� 7 htcb. dbÇyq dkdb ˆjef pKfdhdrk hAh²¿f j'sv slshb. jtjfkfv hù zdIn-zflftk nìsá k]fv nmAj LfvBf zfsY. sjfb ˆjef yfjdvW dkdb j'sv dlsk ifvshb. k]fv …iv Hvnf vfJst, dkdb HÙÁsj dvÙÁ vfsJb bf.'

hjct dwd[k sYst. kfv ˆ nsh dhw¶fn dYt bf. dj§Â yfjdv ˆjef siskƒ rsh---ˆƒ lxP nQj¬i kfsj hù zdhw¶fnAW dhw¶fn jvsk hfLA jsvsY.

ˆjdlb sn ƒmfm nfsrshv jKf mskf jtjfkfv iDvhfdV si]ZsY sot. ƒmfm nfsrshv idvysq iDv nfsrh hjctsj zfw¶fn dlstb ˆhQ kfsj k]fv zfwasmƒ Kfjsk zbcmdk dlstb.

ƒmfm nfsrh dIsv sostb. iDv nfsrhvf lcƒ Hfƒ. dikfW iDv dYstb. k]fv ilGf sbWqfv

iv lcƒ Hfƒ-ƒ sJtfIk sisqsYb. ˆj nmq hV ùucv hjctsj sFsj htstb, `hjct! skfmfv yfjdvv hAh²¿f zfmvf jvdY. ˆJb pkdlb bf skfmfv yfjdv rs¤Y, kkdlb zfmfslv hfdVv jfsu nrspfdokf jv. skfmfv djYc shksbv hAh²¿f rsq pfsh.'

hjcstv msb ia²Àfhef hV Jfvfi sEjt. ˆjub oafucsqe sYst siad±eu vfJsk dosq hfi yfND rWqf nsÙ¶W yfsNv jfu jsvdb. ˆJb sn zsbAv hfdVsk `Jfdlm'-ˆv jfu jsv jDHfsh? sn hV ùucvsj sjfb jKf bf dlsq htt, ùD. sHsh slJh.'

vfsÛ kfv v¢m-ifeGbfsvv jfsY ianÌef kctt. v¢m-ifeGbfvW iDv nfsrshv ˆjdbô HÙÁ W Jfdlm. sn htt, `slJ hjct. êfsj Jfvfi msb jvY sjb? yfjdv skf nhfƒ jsv. sj… nvjfsvv

�� nflf lc'de Ict 8 yfjv, sj… sjf©ifdbv yfjv, sj… slfjfb-mfdtsjv yfjv, zfhfv sj… sjfb hfdVv yfjv. sp yfjv, snƒ skf yfjdv jsv. kfYfVf kcdm skf sYfeJfsef pfv-kfv yfjv rsk pf¤Y bf. kcdm rsh hV ùucsvv yfjv. zfsv Jfbjfv Jfdlm rWqf dj jm oshGv dhNq? zfsvf ˆjef jKf zfsY, kcdm sp ˆJfsb ùucsvv hfdVsk Jfdlm-dodv jvY, kf skf skfmfv slswv hfdVv sj… ufbsk ifvsY bf. kcdm efjf ifEfsh, hfdVv stfj sJfw rsq pfsh. skfmfsj rqskf duÎfnfƒ jvsh bf sp, kcdm jD yfjdv jv. zfv jvstW hstf, jtjfkfq ˆj zdIsn yfjdv jdv. zfsv êfW skf ˆj iajfv zdIn. kfƒ bq dj?'

hjct nÌDv jKfÈdt r]f j'sv ðbdYt. …ifq bf slsJ sn kfskƒ vfuD rsq sot. iv dlsbv njft sKsj kfv yfjdvv uDhb ðv¢ rt `ùucsvv Jfdlm' v™si.

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nflf shdt Icstv mkƒ jfedYt shdtv uDhb. zhwA kfv sysq sYfe shfb yfsmdt shdw nc¦lvD. zHfshv nQnfv kfslvW. zfêf dlb-mucv. zf©mfW isvv hfdVsk jfu j'sv nQnfv yftfq. lflfv udm-ufqof zfsY, dj§Â sn hkGmfb. zf©mfv ydvÛ-slfsN lflf kfslvsj ixKj j'sv lCsv ndvsq dlsqsY. nQnfv lc}sJv htstƒ yst. ksh shdt-yfsmdtv mb dj§Â ovDh bq. kfslv rfh-HfhW hVstfjD. sise Hfk bf KfjstW sE]fse sE]feifdtw zhwAƒ Kfsj.

yit yfsmdtv ˆƒ Hfh-HdÌ slsJ shfticv wrsvv ˆj iadnÝ

nflf lc'de Ict �� 9 dhslwD h²Ã-hAhnfqD ydïswfLG¶ siaZP kfv siasm iVt. yfsmdtvf iafq kfv slfjfb sKsjƒ jfiV-syfiV sjbfjfef jvk, sbrfk n²Àf dlk hstƒ. dj§Â kfv iÇyfsk hAhnfqDv …sÜwA kfslv zufbf dYt. ˆj hYv „slv nmq hùmCstAv ˆjde tft shbfvnD wfdV …irfv dlt yfsmdtsj. yfsmdt ymsj …sE htt, `ˆ skf dhsqv wfdV! ˆv lfm slWqfv [mkfW zfmfslv sbƒ.'

hAhnfqD htt, `skfmfslv bf KfjstW skfmfv zfsY.' zk}iv nvfndv dhsqv ia²Àfh dlsq sItt sn. yfsmdt mf-hfhfv

jfsY ufbfst kfvf ˆ ncspfo rfkYfVf jvt bf. pdlW yfsmdt vfpD dYt bf. jfvB, stfjdev ˆk hqn. öslsw kfv idvhfv-n§Àfb zfsY. nckvfQ ˆ iY¦l dbOGfk zbAfq YfVf zfv jD? khcW spsrkc dhhfsr sjfb spZkcj tfosh bf. kfv …iv nQnfsvv efbW rqskf hAhnfqD ufmfƒ efbsh. kfƒ smsqsj hcdUsq-idVsq vfpD jvt kfvf. lcƒ jbAflfsqv Hfv zsLGjef tfOh rt.

rsqW sot dhhfr. yfsmdtv slr-msb hn§À ˆt. shdt hV rsqW zbCPf Kfjt. hV zfƒhcsVf Kfjsk sYfev dhsq

rst, hVv dhsq rsk jó rq. ifÛis[v ns¦lr rq. nckvfQ iB YfVf shdtv dhsqv sjfb jKfƒ sbƒ.

lcdÇy§Àfq mf-hfhfv Ocm zfsn bf. pdlW ufmfƒ hstsY, `hv slJcb, dhsqv Jvy zfdm slh.' khcW smfef efjfv isBv jKf skf zfv kfsj htf pfsh bf.

shdtv mf zbcv™i zfsvf ˆjde ncspfo J]cudYt. zfv snƒ ubAƒ pchjslv nfsK sJftfsmtf dmwsk ncspfo dlsk tfot. sjfb pchj

�� nflf lc'de Ict 10 smrmfb ˆst JfWqf-dJlmskv hAh²¿fq kfsjƒ dbpcÙÁ vfJt. sYfeshtfq jcvzfb iVsk swsJdb shdt. kf swJfv ubA pchj smZthD nfsrh dbsqfo jvt. rfse-hfufsv kfsjƒ ifEfsk tfot. ƒ¤Yfmk sYst zKhf smsq hác shsY sbWqfv icsvf ˆJdkqfv dlt. …sÜwA ˆjefƒ, `jfsvf nfsK Ose skf Ose pfj, ise skf ise pfj, zfv dhbf isB dhsqef tfso skf stso pfj.'

r]Af, hù mfbcNƒ ˆmb zfsY, pfslv zHfsh öHfh bó rq. zsbsj sEtfq isVƒ sTtfq nftfm jsv. lfdvsûAv Ist ³bdkjkf Hcst pfq. zbesbv dhVìbfq zflwGycAk rq. [cLfv u¶ftfq LmG idvhkGb jsv. zHfshv kfVbfq ydvÛ bó jsv. sisev …bcb Hvsk „mfsbv ofY jfse.

oafsmv ˆj dhLhf zfsY. snW ˆj zHfdobD. dhhfsrv jsqj hYsvv msLAƒ öfmD kfsj lc}sJv nfosv Hfdnsq sosY. hùmcJD hAKf kfvW.

zsbj zHfof uDhsbv hAKf Hctsk mfljûhA snhb jsv. dw[f ifq sjfb mfkfstv jfY sKsjƒ. dj§Â ‰ zHfdobD hAKf Hctfv WNcL drnfsh sJ]fu sisqdYt zbA ˆj h²Âv. zfv kf rt hA²Àkf. kfv hÙÁhA rt, jcdy§Àf, lcdÇy§Àf W ifi sKsj h]fysk sjfb ³hL jfsu hA²À rsk dwJ. dpdjv jv, jcvzfb iV, hcpcoGslv dJlmk jv. sn ˆƒ zfLAfdk¹j iKA tfH jsvdYt ˆj lvshswv dbje sKsj. snƒ kfsj sldJsqdYt jtjfkfv iDvhfdV. spJfsb dosq iDvhfdVv mdrtfslv nfsK dmsw zsbj lc}J-hAKf Hctf pfq. ùucvslv dJlmk j'sv bfdj zsbj nWqfh rfdnt jvf pfq.

nflf lc'de Ict �� 11 zhwA jtjfkfq lCv n©isjGv kfv ˆj HfƒW Kfsj. sn

snJfsb hAhnf jsv. sn jtjfkf sost iaKsm Hfƒsqv hfdVsk WsE. HfhD svsÆfbfv jfsY lc-ˆjdlb jfdesq kfviv iDvhfdVsk pfq msbv wfd§À dbsk. dj ufdb, snJfsb wfd§Àv sJ]fsu sn sjfb jó ifq dj bf?

ðLc dbsuvƒ bq, zsbj mfbcsNv hAKf-shlbf sn dbsuv iÝdksk smfyb jvfv syóf jsv. zdLjfQw mfbcN jfsk iVst iDsvv bfm sbq. zfv snƒ ncspfo hAhrfv jsv bIcvf. ˆmbdj jfsvf otfq mfsYv j]fef dh]Lst kfsjW dbsq pfq snƒ iDsvv jfsY!

hfdVsk dhLhf ˆjfdjbD Kfsj. shdtƒ mfsU mfsU kfv hfdVsk dosq hfn jsv, vfk jfefq, msbv jKf Jcst hst. ˆj náAfq shdt kfsj kfv zsbjÈdt lcdÇy§Àfv jKf htdYt. kfv nfsK ˆ jKfW hst sItt sp, mf kfsj Jfvfi jvsk yfq. sjfb vjm hfdV sKsj dhlfq jvsk yfq. ˆdlsj hqnW skf sKsm Kfsj bf.

dhLhf bIcvfW zsbj msbv jKf kfsj hst. n©isjG yfyD rstW sn kfv ˆj iajfv hácv mk. bIcvf htt, `smZthD nfsrh skfsj Hfthfsnb bf?'

shdt ntÏ srsn htt, `sjb hfnshb? Hft HfNf htstƒ dj zfv Hfthfnf rq? dkdb dj ˆƒ ovDh rkHfoDsj oarB jvshb?'

---jKfq hcUsk ifdvn bf? ---³j bf. ---zfdm mfsU mfsU jtjfkfq sKsj zfdn. kcƒ snJfsb pfdh?

Kfjsk ifvdh?

�� nflf lc'de Ict 12 ---Hft ufqof rst sjb ifvh bf? ---pfnX skf ùucvslvsj hth, skfv ˆjef hvW dEj j'sv slsh. ---dEj zfsY. zfmfsj zfv ˆƒ slfpsJ Kfjsk Hft tfso bf. iafƒsHe pfvf iVfq, kfslv zdLjfQw Hft YfÛDv siasm isV,

kfsj dhsqW jsv. shdtv iafƒsHe jcvzfb mfófvW dj snƒv™i? shdt snefƒ ivD[f jvfv ubA zfusj ianÌ kcst htt, `zfdm jtjfkf yst pfh. snJfsb ùucvslv dJlmk jvhāāāāāā.'

---jtjfkf? ùucvslv dJlmk? dj§Â kcdm skf pchkD smsq. ---kf rtfm skf jD? yfyD htsY, …bfvf hfsiv mskf. iaskAj

mdrtf mcvDl k]fslv shdev mskf. ---`mskf' htstƒ skf n©ijG jfsqm rsq pfq bf. zfnst skf

bq. zfv wrsv kcdm Jfvfi rsq pfsh. ---oafsmƒ hf jD Hft zfdY htcb? sk]kctsOftf jifst dj zfv

ncJ zfsY? Hfnmfb kvDv mk sHsn zfdY. zufbf-zsybf isKv zsi[fq dlb ifv rsq pfs¤Y.

---zfïfrv jfsY yfW. mfU nmcsû skfmfv ˆƒ Hfnmfb kvDsj sjfb Hft jcst dHdVsq slshb. zf¤Yf, skfmfslv ufmfƒ sjfb ifÛ spfofV jvsk ifvsY bf?

---ifsÛv dj zHfh zfsY htcb? mb yfƒ, iB yfƒ. sndlbjfv zfstfybfq shdt hcUt, kfv smZthD nfsrshv mb

isedb. nckvfQ sn kfv iDvHÙÁ yfyDsj sn jKf ufdbsq jtjfkf pfWqfv ia²Âdk dbsk tfot.

shdt rfskv jfu ufsb. wfd§Àdbsjksbv wfdVsk Ict jsv,

nflf lc'de Ict �� 13 sJucv ifkfv yfefƒ shfsb. snƒ …ifuGb sKsj dedjsev iqnf spfofV rst ˆjdlb ‰ yfyDv nfsK jtjfkfq dosq iDvhfdVsk …id²¿k rt.

ùucv nfsrhslv ikDoB shdtv v™i, idv¤Yâkf, rfdn-JcwD smufu W dmdó dmdó jKf slsJ Jch n§Âó W iaDk rstb. sn ˆJfsb k]fslv dJlmsk Kfjsh susb hV JcwD rstb.

náAfq shdtv rfsk hfbfsbf yf ifb jvt njst. zk}iv icvsbf Jfdlmf iDvhfdVv njt jfu kfsj hcdUsq dlt, ˆƒ lvufv ‰ ifwef icv¢Nslv. ‰ ifsw pfWqf dbsNL. ˆƒ ufqofq zfmvf zfnsk ifdv bf. ˆJfsb sjht ùucv W k]fv ²ÃD zfsnb. êf ùucsvv mcvfj¶fhf (LAfb) v¢m. êf shF v¢m, êf Jfhfv v¢m, êf djsyb. êf mdrtfslv Jfn hfKv¢m. êf hV ùucsvv zfm lvhfv. êf sYfe ùucsvv zfm lvhfv. ˆJfsb …]yc wsè jKf htf dbsNL. WJfsb …]dj slWqf dbsNL. ùucvslv nfmsb sOfmef sesb Kfjsk rsh. ƒkAfdl ƒkAfdl.

pfhkDq jmG W jkGhA hcsU sbWqfv iv Hfdv msb rstW nfsKv nfKD vsqsY susb nruHfsh hvB j'sv dbt. rqskf sn msb msb odhGkf dYt ˆƒ hst sp, zfu sKsj sn lc-lcsef ùucsvv Jfn Jfdlmf. ˆJfsb iDsvv dJlmk j'sv kfv dhVdìk uDhsbv pdl sjfb drsï rq.

(3)

pkƒ ilGf hfdV srfj, hfdVv yfjv-yfjvfbDv sjfb I]fsj ˆjdÛk rsq pfWqfef zöfHfdhj bq. dhswN j'sv „l, …vn,

�� nflf lc'de Ict 14 mDtfl hf sjfb dhhfsrv nmq ilGfv h]fLb zsbjef dwdKt rsq pfq; dhswN j'sv snƒ mdrtfslv msb, pfvf ilGfsj dbYj `zhsvfL iaKf' hst msb jsv. kfYfVf Jfdlmfvf ilGf jvsk zfdló bq. kfvf hfufsv pfq shilGf rsqƒ. ilGf dhdhslv ubA mfsjGe j'sv zfsb shilGf Jfdlmfvf. zfv hfƒsv dosq sj sjfKfq jfv nfsK jKf htsY, kfv Jhv sj vfsJ?

icv¢N mrst hjcstv bfm dYt. dwd[k, dhbqD W Hû sYst. Icstv snZvH ofsYv idvm×stv msLAƒ nDmfhÝ Kfsj bf. pkef ifsv, YdVsq pfq. hjcstv snZvHW mdrtf mrtsj ncvdHk j'sv sIstdYt. zfv snJfb sKsjƒ shdtv zfjfd£[k msb kfv siam hfnf sh]sL dbt.

`mfbcN mfbcsNv jfsY, zsybf Hfsh zfsn, ydvsÛv ÈsB mfbcN nhfv syfsJ hfsn.'

kfsj ˆj buv slJfv nfL msb ufot. zfv syóf Kfjstƒ …ifq rq. ˆjdlb hV ùucvsj yf dlsk dosq sn nfL dmse sot.

kfsj siasmv iqofm slWqfv ƒ¤Yf ufot. ˆJfsb skf rfsk softfi Ict Ldvsq slWqf pfq bf. kfƒ softfsiv ifidVv mk vfMf sE]fsev dmdó rfdn lCv sKsj …irfv dlsq kfv siam-Hchsb hjctsj `öfokm' ufbft.

hjctW nflf shdtv snZvH sisq soZvshv nfsK kfv sjdt zfvý jvt. iDvhfdV rt skf dj? pchj-pchkD skf.

…Hsqv msb dbuGsb nf[f{-hfnbf iaht rsq …Et. sn hfnbfW iCvB rt ˆjdlb ifsbv slfjfsb. dIvfv odt isK spsk spsk

nflf lc'de Ict �� 15 hjct tÏf sHsÌ duÎfnf jvt, `kcdmƒ dj shdt?'

ˆj buv kfdjsq zbA dlsj mcJ j'sv shdt htt, ùD.' ---sjmb zfY kcdm. ---Hftƒ zfdY. zfidbƒ skf hjct? kfƒ bf? ---hf}! zfmfsj slsJ sIstY hcdU. ---zfidb hV rAfbXnfm. ---kcdmW hV ±mfeG. ---ilGfv zfVft sKsj zfibfv zfWqfu Jch ðbsk ifƒ. ---zfdmW skfmfv zfWqfu swfbfv ubA jfb sisk Kfdj. ---sjb? ---ufdb bf sjb. kcdm dj sFdt ˆƒ nmq ifb dbsk zfsnf

shdt? ---sFdt bq, ksh shom nfsrhf ifEfb mfsU mfsU. rEf{ iK swN, jKfW swN. hjcstv dlsj zfvW ˆjhfv lxdó

dIvfstf shdt, kfviv z¦lv mrst yst sot. kfv ivsb dYt nhcu swstfqfv-jfdmn, mfKfq jift sOsn WVbf.

ncöf²¿AhkD, nc¦lvD. so]sqf smsq rstW wùsv ±efƒst jKf. ytfv HdÌmf tfnAmqD. syfsJv lxdó zfjNGBDq. nxdóbfw jvf dmdó rfdn. ˆ nh dmst shdtv nf[f{ hAfjct j'sv kctt hjctsj. zfjNGB hfVt z¦lv mrstv dlsj. jfsu zmsbfspfdokf nxdó rt. waÝfv Jfdksvƒ sn shom nfsrhfslvsj sjfbdlb slJfv syófW jsvdb. dj§Â ˆJb sn iafq zdb¤Yf nsÙ¶W slJsk ifq. ˆjubsj ƒ¤Yf j'sv slJsk dosq zbAub sofysv ˆsn pfq. kfsk kfv HqW rq. pdl ˆƒ syfvf

�� nflf lc'de Ict 16 busvv hAfifvef ùucvvf sj… ufbsk ifsvb, kfrst nkAƒ hV dhil rsh. dhVft dwjfv jvsk dosq hfO dwjfsvv sJnfvk dlsk rsh.

hjcstv msb kcIfb zfsn. jJsbf Hfsh, sn dj shdtv siam-ufst I]fnt? ˆjub lfnDv nfsK ˆjub oafucsqe sjb siam jvsh?

---kcƒW skf lfn. pAfqnb jf kAfqnb, ð]edj jf hAfqob. ---sn dj dwd[kf? ---bfƒ hf rt. stJfiVf skf ufsb. nhfvƒ dj nhdlj ifWqf

pfq? dy§Àf hfsV, vfk sYfe rq. sjZkCrt hxdÝ ifq, Ocm stfi ifq.

zfwf ufso, zufbf zmÌstv zfwËf mbsj dbvfw j'sv skfst. zsi[fv OdV tìf rq. zfhfv jJb slJf rsh? zfhfv jJb nf[fsk zsbj zufbf dhNq ufbsk ifvsh?

lc'dlb iv---dEj spb lc'hYv iv hjct ifsbv slfjfsb slJsk sit shdtsj. zfsho nQhvB jvsk bf sisv slfjfblfsvv nfmsbƒ duÎfnf j'sv hnt, `sjmb zfY shdt?'

shdt …Ùv dlt bf. jfvB, shdt kfv idvBfm ufbk. dj§Â dIvfv isK snƒ odtsk sn hjctsj htt, `zfidb stfsjv nfmsb zfmfv nfsK jKf htfv syóf jvsYb sjb?'

---dbsNL zfsY hcdU? ---zhwAƒ. shom nfsrhf hstsYb, `sjfb shef sYstv nfsK

jKf htsh bf.' ufbsk ifvst ufsbb skf jD rsh?

nflf lc'de Ict �� 17 ---jD rsh ðdb? ---yfjdv yst pfsh. ---kcdm skf yst pfsh bf. shdt! skfmfv nfsK zfmfv jKf dYt. ---jD jKf? Jch tìf hcdU? ---r]Af. skfmfv hfdV hLGmfb skf? kcdm „sl hfdV pfsh bf? ---pfh. ---kfrst ˆjƒ seºsb pfh. zfv kJbƒ hth. ---zfmfsj ˆjf spsk slsh bf. nsÌ zfmfv yfyD Kfjsh. ---Kfjcj bf. zncdhLf jD? ---zbA djYc Hfhsh. ---sn slJf pfsh. vf²Àf Icdvsq sot, zftfisbv ofYdeW mcdVsq sot. hjct zLDv

zfoasr zsi[f jvsk tfot „l zfomsbv.

(4) mfbcN spJfsb zfwfv hfnf h]fsL, snJfsb sn rfvsk yfq bf, lmsk

yfq bf. hjcstv msb zfu lc-lcsef zfwf, lc-lcsef zbfok zfb¦l. hV ùucv jKf dlsqsYb, dkdb kfv yfjdvv hAh²¿f zdk wDOaƒ

j'sv slshb. shdtv zfyvB kfsj iadkwa¢dk dlsqsY, sn kfsj Hfthfsn. mcJ

Icse sj… jf…sj htsk bf ifvstW Ict-yfif zfb¦l kfslv msbv mdBsjfEfq mrf zfs¦lftb nxdó jsvsY.

lcƒ zfbs¦lv jKf ˆjdehfv shdtsj ufbfsk ifvst kfv msb

�� nflf lc'de Ict 18 zfw¶fn ifq. kfv zfso snƒ odt isK slJf rstW zsbj nmq stfsjv nfmsb htf pfq bf. kfYfVf iDvhfdVv sjfb mfbcsNv lxdósofyv rWqfvW Hq zfsY.

LDsv LDsv „slv nmq ˆsn sot. jcvhfbDv „l. shdtsj dbsk ˆt kfv snƒ yfyD bIcvf. …Et kfv Hfƒsqv Osv. náAfq shdtsj dbsq hfnfq dIvt. sjfb iajfsv kf sev sisq hjct kfslv diYb Lsv hfnf dysb dbt. ˆwfv iv sn snƒ d±eºse sOfVfdIvf jvsk tfot. Wdlsj yfyDW shdtv zfyvsB znfLfvB yfÑtA t[A jvt. rEf{ slJt, hfƒsv shv rsq ˆj pchsjv nfsK jKf htsY. diYsb dosq l]fdVsqƒ iaw jvt, `sYstef sj?'

sYst dbsuƒ hst …Et, `nftfm zftfƒjcm yfyD! zfdm hjct. ùucsvv hfdVsk zfdmW Jfdlm zfdY. zfdm shdtsj dusÎn jvdYtfm, zfibfvf jft njfst sjfbX seºsb pfshb?

---lfbficsv. sjb? ---zfdmW hfdV pfh. zfmfv hfdVW hLGmfb sutfq. shdtv zdLjfv sbƒ. khcW sbrfkƒ Hfthfnfv efsb htt,

`dHksv zfnshb bf.' jKfef hstƒ sn yfyDv mcsJv dlsj kfdjsq spb zbcmdk iafKGbf

jvt. ---r]Af, ˆn, Wvf zfhfv hfnfq sbƒ, mfsjGse sosY. Hfƒ-HfhDv dhbf zbcmdksk bIcvf hjctsj dHksv dbsq ˆt.

Hfht, kfslv zfnfv zfsoƒ djYc[sBv msLA dhlfq sbsh. syqfsv hnsk ƒdÌk j'sv shdtsj htt, `ˆjec yf j'sv sl skf

nflf lc'de Ict �� 19 mf!'

hjct hA²Àkf sldJsq htt, `bf-bf yfyD! zfdm yf Jfh bf. slvD rsq pfsh. ùucv zfhfv zfmfsj J]cushb.'

ˆ hfnfv shdt dj§Â snƒ ùucsvv hfnfv shdt bq. sn dYt J]fyfv hd¦l ifJD. zfv ˆ spb …¦mcÙÁ hfofsb mcÙÁ mqbf. ˆJfsb mfKfq jfiV sbƒ. hcsjv …iv WVbfefW dIvdIsv ifktf. yfyDv syfsJ Hft sEjdYt bf. dj§Â ˆjef nlA idvdyk stfsjv nfmsb kfsj djYc htskW ifvt bf.

shdtv syfsJ-mcsJ zfbs¦lv ±ió Yfi dYt. WôfLsv dYt mxlc-mLcv rfdnv dUdtj. snsjst mdrtfvW hcUsk zhdwó Kfjt bf sp, ˆslv …Hsqv mfsU zfjNGB zfsY, Hfthfnf zfsY. nckvfQ ˆ jKf sn jKf htsk htsk hstƒ sItt, `kcdm dIsv pfW. ùucv nfsrh zfhfv vfo jvshb.'

`r]Af pfƒ' hst zfsvf ˆjhfv oHDvHfsh shdtv dlsj dbdbGsmN kfdjsq mcydj rfdn dhdbmq j'sv shv rsq sot. lvufv jfsY hst sot, `zfdn kfrst. jft seºsb slJf rsh.'

lvuf há j'sv dlsq yfyD shdtsj iaw j'sv hnt, `ùucvslv hfdVv dHksv skfslv slJf-nf[f{ rskf bfdj?'

shdt zhfj lxdósk yfyDv dlsj kfdjsq htt, `bf-bf. ‰ ifb zfbsk dosq ˆjhfv slJf rsqdYt.'

yfyD dhw¶fn bf jsvƒ htt, `sldJnX zfhfv, ifJ-mfvfv Osv yfmdyjfv hfnf jdvnX bf.'

---jD sp hst yfyD. ˆmdb idvyq zfv dj?

�� nflf lc'de Ict 20 seºsbv efƒm rWqfv hù zfso sKsj rfWVf s±ewsb si]ZsY hsn

zfsY hjct. yfyDv nfsK shdt ˆsn si]ZYst hjct hAdkhA²À rsq …Et. `yf Jfshb yfyD? swfbifidV Jfshb yfyD?' …sÜwA dj§Â yfyD bq. khcW yfyDv mbsj kcó bf jvsk ifvst shdtv nfsK dbdvdhdtsk jKf rsh bf sp.

yfyD oýDvHfsh htt, `bf-bf. Wnh ˆJb bf. dedje sjse zfsbf.'

djYc[sBv msLA seºb i½feIsmG iashw jvt. zfsoHfso hjct …sE dne lJt jvt. ufbftfv Lfsv mcsJfmcdJ dne dbt hjct-shdt. yfyD hnt shdtv ifsw. ifsw bq, khcW zfjfd£[k Lbsj ˆk jfsY ifWqfv zfb¦l jm bq.

lc'usbvƒ msb zsbj iaw zfsY, zsbj zufbf ufbfv iasqfub zfsY. jDHfsh ðv¢ jvf pfq? seºb YcedYt lchGfv odksk, zfib tfƒsb. dj§Â hjct-shdtv mb YcedYt znDm odksk, shtfƒsb. shtcV, hfdt s±ewb zdkÛÁm j'sv sot seºb. hjcstv mb shdtv s±ewsb si]ZYsk ifvt bf. bDvsh hsndYt, zfv kfv mcJ¤Ydhv dlsj dbdbGsmN kfdjsq sjfb sbwfq spb zfsmu oarB jvdYt.

ˆmb nmq bDvhkf HÌ jvt yfyD. Hftƒ rt. rEf{ hst …Et, `shdtsj kfVfkfdV yst zfnsk rsh. hV shom nfsrhf hstsYb. zfdm hstdY, jcvhfbDv kxkDq dlsb yst zfnsh.'

shdt htt, `kfƒ rsh. hjct! zfidb jsh zfnshb?' ---zfdmW yst zfnh.

nflf lc'de Ict �� 21 yfyD duÎfnf jvt, `skfmfv hfdVsk sj sj zfsY? mf-hfi

zfsY?' hjct ˆhfv dbsuv idvyq shdtsj slWqfv ncspfo sisq sot.

sn htsk ðv¢ jvt, `r]Af, mf-hfi zfsY. ˆjde shfb zfsY. kfv dhsq dlsk rsh. zfdm dh-ˆ ifw, ksh dhsqsk ifw jdvdb. ˆjde yfjdvv sJ]fsu jtjfkfq ùucsvv dJlmsk spfo dlsqdY. pdl k]fv znDtf W hvjsk ˆjde yfjdv sisq pfƒ, kfrst Ov h]fLfv öi´ slJh.'

---ifsh. zhwAƒ ifsh. ùucsvv hcpcdoG Jch. k]fv jfsY sp sp zfwf dbsq zfsn, sn Jfdt rfsk dIsv pfq bf.

jKfef zbA dlsj yst pfs¤Y slsJ hjct zfhfv jKfv smfV Ocdvsq dlt. ksh ˆJbW nvfndv shdtsj sjfb iaw jvfv nfrn rt bf kfv. yfyDsjƒ iaw jvt, `shdtsj zfidb dbsk ˆsnsYb. shdt zfibfv sj rq? Wv dj sj… sbƒ?'

---zfsY. mf-hfi zfsY. Wv sKsj sYfe ˆjde shfb zfsY, kfv dhsq rsq sosY. mf-hfi snvjm yftfj-ykcv bq. wrsv sjfbdlb zfsndb skf. zfdm Wslv ifswv hfdVv ˆjtf mfbcN kfƒ.

---zf¤Yf! kfrst shdtvW hcdU dhsq rsq sosY? ---bf-bf. zfnst pfv spmb HfoA. Wsj ˆjub iY¦l j'sv

dhsq jsvsY. Wvf zfnst ovDh mfbcN skf. jKfef hstƒ Hct jsvsY hst msb rt yfyDsj. ˆhfsv pfv jKf

swfbfv zsi[f dYt, sn mcJ Jcst htsk tfot, òvDh bf rst dj jtjfkfq zfdn? mfbcsNv HfoA mfbcNsj sjfKfq dbsq pfq, jfv

�� nflf lc'de Ict 22 nfsK kfsj ucsV slq, LbDsj ovDh zfv ovDhsj LbD j'sv slq, ˆsk skf mfbcsNv rfk sbƒ.

shdtv z§Àv sIse shdvsq zfnf jKfÈdt hjcstv HfÌf z§Àsv dosq o]fKt. sn mcydj srsn htt, `HfoA, Hfo W sHfo skf dEjƒ zfsY. khcW mfbcNsj syóf W klhDv j'sv spsk rsh. uDhsbv nfsK tVfƒ j'sv dbsuv Hfosj nc¦lv j'sv dbsk rsh.'

---sn skf icv¢Nvf ifvsh. dj§Â smsqvf jD jsv htcb? dw[f bf Kfjst zKhf ovDh znrfq rst jDHfsh tVfƒ tVsh htcb?

---HfsoA Kfjst sn tVfƒsqv nfKD ifsh. ---kfrst skf snƒ HfsoAv jKfskƒ ˆstb. jKf htsk htsk jJb hLGmfb s±ewb yst ˆt. ˆJfsb

zsbj[B seºb Kfmsh. shdt skf db}ns¦lsr hcUsk sisvsY sp, hjct kfsj Hftshsn sIstsY. dj§Â shdt kfsj HftshsnsY dj bf, kf zufbf sKsjƒ sot. hjct kfsj dhsq jvsk yfq. zfv ˆƒ nmq sn pdl jKfef htsk bf ifsv ˆhQ hfdV sost pdl kfv hfdVv stfj zbAÛ dhsq dEj j'sv sIst, kfrst kfsj iYs¦lv dudbn rfvfsk rsh.

nckvfQ ncspfo rfkYfVf bf j'sv sn dmdrlfbf sjbfv ubA i½feIsmG bfmt. ˆjec sOfvfdIvf j'sv yfyDsj zfVft j'sv sn syfsJv ƒwfvfq shdtsj sbsm zfnsk htt. shdtW yfyDv jfsY hfdVv ubA dmdrlfbf zfbfv Ytbf j'sv seºb sKsj sbsm sot.

hjct kfsj ˆj I]fjf ufqofq dbsq dosq dmdrlfbf sJsk htt. shdt `bf' jvst sn jKf kctt. `slJ shdt! zfdm skfmfsj

nflf lc'de Ict �� 23 Hftshsn sIstdY. zfdm skfmfsj dhsq jvsk yfƒ.'

shdt jD htsh djYc J]csu sit bf. mcydj rfdnv ymj dlsq mcJ bfdmsq dbt. zfswifsw idvdyk sj… slJsY hf ðbsY dj bf, kf sJqft jvsk tfot.

hjct htt, `jƒ djYc htY bf sp? kcdm jD zfmfsj Hfthfsnf bf?'

---hfdn. dj§Â zfibfv zfso yfjdvef srfj. zfibfv hfdVsk jKf htcb. zfmfv hfdV-Ov idvshw slJcb, kfviv Ifqnftf sbshb.

---sn kcdm sjfb dy§Àf jsvf bf. zfmfv yfjdv rst zfdm skfmfsj Jch zfvfsm vfJh. zfmfv hfdVv stfjsj zfdm vfpD jdvsq sbh. zfv zfdm skfmfsj slsJƒ pJb mb dlsq sIstdY, kJb skfmfv zbA djYc slJfv jD iasqfub zfsY? jKf lfW zfmfsj.

ˆƒ hst hjct kfv Ffb rfkde shdtv dlsj hfdVsq dlt. dj§Â shdt dbu rfk hfdVsq mcnfIfrfr j'sv zÌDjfv jvsk nfrn sit bf. jD ufdb kf tÏfq, bfdj zÌDjfvhÝ bf rWqfv ƒ¤Yfq? zhwA hjct hcUt kf tÏfq. idvswsN sn dbsuƒ kfv rfkJfdb sesb dbsq nsufsv yfi dlsq Lsv htt, `Wqflf?'

shdt mcJ dbyc jsvƒ htt, `Wqflf.' ---LbAhfl shdt! W, zfv ˆjde jKf, „slv kxkDq dlb spb

zhwAƒ zfeefv stfjfst ˆsn ˆƒ s±ewsb zsi[f jsvf. ---shw. ˆhfsv ytcb. seºb sYsV slsh. yfyD Jfvfi Hfhsh. ---zfsv skfmfv yfyDsj v]fdy ifdEsq lfW. ---yfyD skf ifot rqdb. ifotfdm zfibfsj LsvsY.

�� nflf lc'de Ict 24 jKfde hstƒ shdt rfnt. kfviv htt, `Kfmcb! zfdm zfso

…sE dosq hdn.' hjct zhfj rsq htt, `hfêf}! ˆk Hq? kfƒ pfW nc¦lvD.' ifsw hnst yfyD duÎfnf jvt, `hjct jƒ?' shdt bf ufbfv Hfb j'sv htt, `jD ufdb? seºb YfVst dEj

…sE zfnsh.' ---zfv dmdrlfbf? ---Jch lfm htsY. seºb sYsV dlt. hjct ˆsn hnt. zfv ˆj s±ewb isvƒ kfsj

sbsm spsk rsh. sn yfyDv …sÜswA htt, `yfyD! ˆhfv skf zfmfsj bfmsk rsh. zfmfslv hfdV shVfsk ytcb. jft njfst zfibfslvsj vfmicvrfe stfjft Ldvsq slh.'

yfyD JcwDv nfsKƒ htt, `bf hfhf! hfdVsk shdtv mf-hfi dy§Àf jvsh.'

pKf nmsq njstƒ dbu dbu hfdV dIsv sot.

(5) hfdV dIsv ˆsn shdt isvv dlb mfsqv nfsK mfmfv-hfdV yst

sot. isvv dlb mf dIsv ˆt. shdt snJfsbƒ „l jvt. mfmfv-hfdVsk zfèfv ifq. snJfsb Kfjsk sn hÖ Hfthfsn.

ziv dlsj hjcstv dlb jfse bf. shdtsj slJfv ubA kfv mb yÑt rsq WsE. hfdVv stfj kfsj dHâ mfbcN v™si t[A jsv. jtjfkf pfWqfv zfsov hjct zfv sbƒ. shfb spb snƒ

nflf lc'de Ict �� 25 `Hfƒufb'sj rfdvsq sIstsY. ƒmfm nfsrshv mfLAsm hfdVv stfj dhsqv iqofmW dlsqsY. dj§Â sn hstsY, `yfjdv ifWqfv zfso dhsqƒ jvsh bf.'

ˆjdlb ƒmfm nfsrh EfÕf jsvƒ htstb, `jD nfsrh! dhsqv hqn skf rsq sosY. dhsq jvshb bf sjb? jtjfkfv smsq iY¦l jsvsYb bfdj?'

---jD sp hstb ƒmfm nfsrh! wùsv smsq jD ò]fƒqf' sYst iY¦l jsv? wùsv sYstvfƒ so]sqf sYst slsJ bfj dn]ejfq. kfrst sjfb smsq dj iY¦l jvsk ifsv htsYb?

---zfsv mwfq! nh djYc hAhrfsv. ò]fƒqf' hst jfsvf ofsq stJf Kfsj bf, so]sqfv sjfb oáW sbƒ. kfrst sp J]fde sn mfdev OsvW J]fde, ifjf OsvW J]fde.

---snef skf zfidb htsYb. dj§Â zrQjfvD wùsvvf skf kf hst bf.

---pfjX so. zfibfv yfjdvv Jhv ðbfb. ---jƒ, ùucv sjhtf skf ˆJbW ipG§À djYc jvsk ifvstb bf.

zsi[fq zfdY. ---zfsv rsq pfsh, rsq pfsh. mbsj nclxP jv¢b, ˆjDb vfJcb,

ùucsvv …iv Hvnf vfJcb, rsq pfsh. ùucv zfibfsj sjfb kfhDp-efhDp slbdb?

---bf skf. kfhDp hAhrfv jvstW dj yfjdv rsh? ---zfsv `dhw¶fsn dmtfq h²Â, ksjG hù lCv. mb yfÌf skf sjsefq

oÌf.'

�� nflf lc'de Ict 26 ---ˆj WqfrfhD smZthD nfsrh htdYstb, ˆ nh bfdj dwjG. ---zfsv WqfrfhDslv jKf hfl lfW. FfÙÁfv-Ov pfWqf, mfbcsNv

³kdv WNcL JfWqf dwjG bq, zfv iDv-Ov pfWqf, kfhDp sbWqf dwjG. zfWdtqfsq sjvfmslv iadk Wslv sjfb zflh sbƒ hcUstb. ùucv pdl bf dlsqsYb, zfdm dtsJ slh, sbshb? zfdm sp kfhDp slh, kfsk shjfsvv yfjdv rsh, hAhnfqDv tfH rsh, mfmtfq duk rshāāāāāā.

---mf wfzfïfr! ˆskf mrfwdÙÁv zfLfv slJdY. ---dj, dhw¶fn rq bf? ---zdhw¶fsnv jD zfsY. dj§Â jk tfosh? ---pf Hft msb jsvb, slshb. wdÙÁwftD kfhDp skf. ---zfibfvf mwfq Jch mufsk zfsYb. jD nc¦lv pKfnmsq ifsk

Hfk yst zfsn! ---r]Af, pKfnmsq Hfk zfsn, tfKW zfsn. oafsmv i]fyub

zfmfv jKfq yst bf, zfmfsj i]fyusbv jKfq ytsk rq. ˆ yfjdvv drQnf jvfv mskf bq nfsrh. kfYfVf shkb jm. zfv kfv ubAƒ sntfƒ smdwb, kfhDp, mDtfl zfmfslv mskf mfbcNslv …ifuGsbv zbA ˆj iK. ˆƒ kfhDp-mDtflsj dwjG-dhlfk hst WqfrfhDvf zfmfslv sise tfdK mfvsk yfq.

---zfibfslv sise tfdK smsv kfslv tfH jD? sn pfƒ srfj, ˆmb sjfb kfhDp sbƒ, pf dlsq smsq iefsbf pfq?

---zfsv! zfsY zfsY. ˆmb kfhDp zfsY, kf rfsk sh]sL vfJst smsq zfibfv siYsb siYsb Ycesh! jD? jf…sj iefsk rsh

nflf lc'de Ict �� 27 bfdj?

---zfnst zfdm ˆjubsj sisk yfƒ, dj§Â msb rq, sn zfmfsj yfq bf. zfdm pk jfsY pfƒ, sn kk lCsv yst pfq.

---sj sn? slJcb Hfƒ! ùucvslv hfdVv sjfb mdrtfv iadk zfidb buv slshb bf, kfrst L¶Qn rsq pfshb.

---zfsv bf-bf! zfwaqlfkfv zfdwak rsq hfn j'sv kfvƒ Hf×fsv rfk slWqf sbmjrfvfdm W sJqfbk rsh sp. sp y]fl zfjfsw Kfsj, kfsj dj zfv Lvf pfq. sndlsj rfk hfVfsbf shfjfdm ³hdj? kfv dnÊ zfstfsk ixdKhDv zájfsv swfHf zfsn, nmcsû sufqfv zfsn dEjƒ, dj§Â …Hsqv mfsU dhwft lCvk¶ƒ öfHfdhj. zfdm zfmfv mskf sjfb ˆj smsqv jKf htdY. pfsj zfdm zfmfv ˆjf§À zfib j'sv sisk yfƒ.

---kfrst zfhfv kfhDp djsnv ubA. zfmfsj htcb, sn sj, sjfKfjfv? kfv hfhfv jfsY dhsqv iqofm dbsq yst pfƒ.

---bf Kfj, sn isv rsh. j]fyf It sJsk dosq bó rsq pfsh. ---zfv ifjst zfibf-zfidb mfdesk iVsh. ivdlb njfst hjct oafsmv dwjGD idvshw-iaHfdhk zfyvB nflf

msb oarB jvt. mrfwdÙÁwftD lcƒ kfhDp hfùsk LfvB j'sv yfjdv W h…sqv zsi[fq dlb Èbsk tfot.

jD ufdb, shdt ‰ kfvDsJ zfnsh dj bf? nsÌ yfyD zfnsh dj bf? yfyD YfVf zbA sj… ˆst skf zfsvf mcwdjt. sn yfq j]fyf siam ifjf jvsk, siasmv ƒse Ov oVsk.


(6) sndlb iChG iadkwa¢dk smfkfshj njft sKsjƒ hjct hsn zfsY

hLGmfsbv yfv bìv i½feIsmG. ˆƒ i½feIsmGƒ shdtv seºb ˆsn Kfmsh. dj§Â dhw¶HfvkD ifv rsq sot, zfsvf ˆjef seºb ifv rsq sot, jƒ shdt ˆt bf.

sjb ˆt bf sn? bfbf lcdÇy§Àf hjcstv mfKfq ˆsn kfsj hAfjct W hAoa j'sv kctt. kfv dj zncJ rt? bfdj zbA djYc? pfv msb Hfthfnf zfsY, sn skf nmq rWqfv zfsoƒ iadkwa¢k ²¿fsb ˆsn zsi[f jsv. kfrst dj shdtv msb kfv iadk Hfthfnfv snƒ zfjNGB nxdó rqdb? sp siasmv iakD[fq vfk ifv rsq njft rsk yfq bf ˆhQ dlb ifv rsq náAf rsk yfq bf, snƒ siam dj shdtv hftcysvv mskf r™lsq nxdó rqdb? Hfthfnfv sp snZvsH mb mfskfqfvf rq, snƒ snZvH dj shdt-Icst ²¿fb ifqdb?

zhswsN shdt ˆt, ksh nfsrhoÓ stfjfst. kJb shtf iafq ˆjef. sHshdYt sn shdtv iadk msb usm WEf vfo sUsV slsh, dj§Â pJb slJt shdt ˆjf---kfv nsÌ sj… sbƒ, kJb zfbs¦l njt vfo ifdb rsq sot. i½feIsmG buv iVskƒ Ycse kfv jfsY dosq htt, `shdt! ˆk slvD sjb? yfyD zfsndb? kcdm dj ˆjf ˆst?'

shdt srsn htt, `zfidb dj yfb bf sp, zfdm ˆjf zfdn?' ---zhwAƒ. snefƒ skf yfd¤Ytfm. dj§Â ˆk slvD sjb? ---ðsbbdb ùucv-hfdVsk mfsU mfsU dr¦lD Ffqto swfbf pfq,

`slv zfsq lcv¢²À zfsq.'

nflf lc'de Ict �� 29 ---dEj hstY. kf hst dj ufbsk ifdv bf, sjb slvD rt? ---zfmfv öfmDsj hcdUsq zfnsk slvD rsq sot. jKfde hstƒ shdt Ice§À softfsiv mk srsn …Et. hjct htt,

`mufj jvY? zfmfv mk Hft öfmD zfv kcdm ifsh bf.' o¬i jvsk jvsk kfvf smb tfƒsbv stfjfst dosq hnt.

hjcstv msbv msLA yvm ictj, yvm zfb¦l. ksh shdtv mb öfHfdhj. sn msbv blDsk sjfb …¤Y¶fn sbƒ, sjfb …Ùft kvÌ sbƒ. khcW hjcstv kvsÌƒ kfv mbW i½fdhk. rfhcFchc sJsk tfot …Hsqv mb. hfƒsv sKsj pfvf slsJ, kfvf msb jsv, Wvf hcdU bh idvBDk hv-hLC. htsb yvm zfsho, yfrdbsk yvm zfjNGB, ifw-sO]sn hnfsk yvm ictj.

hjct shdtv rfkef dbsuv ufsÌv …iv sesb dbsq jKf htdYt. rEf{ slJt, shdtv rfsk ˆjde ösBGv zfQde. iaw jvt, `êf djbst?'

shdt dmdó srsn htt, `hác dlsqsY. zfv êfv ubAƒ slvD rsq sot. jKf dYt, dhw¶HfvkD seºsb dlsq pfsh. dj§Â sjfb jfvsB snƒ slvD j'sv dlt.'

---skfmfv hcdU hác zfsY? ---jk zfsY? dkb-yfvse smsq zfmfv hác. ---snƒ Hft. seºb YcedYt. seºsbƒ kfvf jtf ƒkAfdl sJsq lcicsvv Jfhfsvv

jfu nfvt. hjct ia²Àfh vfJt, `shdt! kcdm dj jtjfkfv sjfb slJfv dudbn slsJY?'

�� nflf lc'de Ict 30 ---sj slJfsh? ---yt, zfu skfmfsj jtjfkf slJfh. ðsbY, ifkft-svt

yftc rsqsY? ---ðsbdY. dj§Â slvD rsq sost pdl ùucvvf djYc msb jsvb? ---zfsv bf-bf. k]fvf ufbsk ifvshb bf. ---zfmfv mf hst, ùucvslv nh mftcm zfsY. k]fvf nh sofib

Jhv htsk ifsvb. ---Lc{! ˆk hV zádhw¶fdnbD rsqf bf. iDsvv Jfdlsmv iDVfiDdVsk dhtfn-dhrfsv spsk Jfdlmf vfpD rsq

sot. rfWVf s±ewsb sbsm ofdV Lsv kfvf snfuf yst sot LmGktfq. snJfsb ifkft-svstv s±ewsb bfmsk ytmfb dn]dV zfsY. shdt htt, `zfidb Wsk bfmcb. zfdm nfLfvB dn]dV shsq bfdm.'

hjct htt, `Hq sbƒ. nfsK zfdY bf? nfsK bfmh, nfsK yfih.' zk}iv shdtv lcƒ hfùsk Lsv …Hsq yVt snƒ dn]dVsk. msbv

ictsj shdtW spb …lfn rsq pfd¤Yt. i½feIsmG jk zLGbo nc¦lv-nc¦lvD. dedH ytsY, kfsk ytsY svfmfd¦ej Ydh. kfslv syfsJ zfu nh djYcƒ spb svfmfd¦ej. mxdÙjf-osHG zfstfq nfufsbf ˆ spb mb-mfkfsbf idvshw.

hjct htt, `yt zfmvf ˆj ufqofq hsn o¬i jdv.' dj§Â shdtv msb Hq zfsY. sn wrsv È×fslv jKf ðsbsY ˆhQ

Ydhsk slsJsY. nckvfQ snƒ Hq iajfw j'sv htt, `bf-bf, zbA sjfKfW yt.'

ifkft svst ysV kfvf ifjG d±eºse dosq bfmt.

nflf lc'de Ict �� 31 hjct htt, `yt, dHsÅfdvqf smsmfdvqft rstv ifsjG pfƒ zKhf

ƒsFb ofsFGsb pfƒ.' shdt htt, `náAf rsq zfnsY, ùucsvv hfdV dIvsk vfk rst

W]vf ns¦lr jvshb.' ---shdw bq. nfmfbA [B. ˆjec hsn o¬i j'sv yst zfnh. dHsÅfdvqf smsmfdvqft rstv yk¶sv sp nh ifjG zfsY, kfv sjfb

ˆjefsk lc'usb hsn jk dj o¬i jvt. hjcstv mbsj shdt zdLjHfsh uq j'sv dbt. vfbD dHsÅfdvqfv ±mxdk-snZsLv mk kfv nvt msbW shdtv siasmv ±mxdk-snZL dbdmGk rt.

nÌ dj kAfo jvsk ƒ¤Yf rq? zfhfv ˆjf§ÀHfsh jJb slJf rsh? jDHfsh rsh? ƒkAfdl u¬ibf-j¬ibf jvsk jvsk eºfsm dIvt dbsuslv dEjfbfv jfYfjfdY. yftfdj j'sv hjct shdtsj zfso ifdEsq dlt. sn ùucv hfdVsk iashw jvt iafq vfk hfsvfefq. nckvfQ kfslv n©isjGv jKf sj… dj¤YcW hcUsk ifvt bf.

shdt dIsv ˆt snƒ syZrdÜv dHksv, kfv nfsK dIsv ˆt bfmfp, dIsv ˆt mfKfv jfiV. ùucv-hfdVv mdrtfvf iCBG ilGf jsvb. k]fvf öfmDv Hfƒ-hcbfƒslvsj slJf slb bf. dj§Â k]fslv dbje sKsj shdt sn ilGfv seºdbQ ifq bf, spsrkc sn lfnD. kfv is[ idviCBG ilGf iftb jvf hVƒ jdEb. kfƒ nýhk} kfv s[sÛ `syrfvf slJfsbf ufsqp'-ˆv Iskfqfƒ jfpGjv. pdlW k]fslv hfdVv hfƒsv kfv mfKfq jfiVW Kfsj bf. spsrkc sp jfu stfsjv Hsq rq, sn jfu ‰ stfsjv lxdó-nDmfbfv msLAƒ nDdmk Kfsj. i[f§Àsv sp jfu zfïfrv Hsq rq, sn jfu ixdKhDv sp sjfb iafs§À

�� nflf lc'de Ict 32 jvf nru rsq pfq.

zfv hjct pdlW slswv hfdVsk bfmfp isV, khcW shdtv nfsK shVfsbfv Ist sndlb nfvfdlb sjfb bfmfp isVdb. dEjƒ skf, vfm htf zfv Lcdk skftf---ˆjƒ nfsK dj nfsu? yfjdvv lvJf²À sn zfïfrv jfsY slq bf, jfvB kfv lvJf²À kfv LfvBf msk zfïfrv Jfn WtDsj dlsq svsJsY. zfv HvnfW svsJsY snƒ WtDvƒ …iv.

(7)

bfvD-siasmv ˆjef hl sbwf zfsY. snƒ sbwf siadmjsj siadmjfv dbjehkGD jvsk yfq. syfsJv dbjse, mcsJv dbjse, hcsjv dbjse. dj§Â ³bjeA iafdåsk pJb hfLf isV, kJbƒ ðv¢ rq lrb u¶ftf.

pdlW ifsbv slfjfsb ˆhQ zdk nfmfbA isKv odtsk Hsq Hsq kfslv zfsifsn slJf-nf[f{ W nfmfbA jKf-hfkGf rq, khcW snƒ kxdå sbƒ, snƒ ictj sbƒ, snƒ zfb¦l sbƒ.

zsbj dlbƒ ifv rsq sot. hjcstvW yfjdvW rt bf, shdtv hvW dmtt bf. hjct ia²Àfh dlt, ˆJfb sKsj kfvf hfdV dIsv dosq dhsq j'sv nQnfv jvsh. dj§Â shdt hst, `zfibfv yfjdvef srfj, kfviv dhsq jvh.'

dj§Â jsh rsh kf? ³LspGvW skf ˆjef nDmf zfsY. ˆjdlb sn shdtsj hstƒ sItt, `slJ shdt! zfdm skfmfsj YfVf h]fyh bf. zfv kcdm pdl zfmfsj sisk yfW, kfrst hfdV dIsv pfW. ˆJfsbW ufbfufdb jfbfjfdb rsq pfs¤Y. bf rq ystf, sjfseG dhsq j'sv

nflf lc'de Ict �� 33 zfdn.'

shdt htt, `j[sbf bf, syfsvv mk ifdtsq dhsq jvh bf. dhsq jvsk rst zfk¹Dq-öub dbsq zfbs¦lv nfsK dhsq jvh.'

---dj§Â skfmfv mf-hfi pdl vfpD bf rq? shdt dbdÇyk ufsb, kfv mf-hfi zhwAƒ ˆmb ufmfƒ sisq sJfw

rsh. kfƒ dbÇyqkf dlsqƒ htt, `zfmfv hAfifsv zfidb dbdÇy§À Kfjcb, zfmfv mf-hfi zhwAƒ vfpD rsh. dj§Â zfibfv mf-hfi pdl vfpD bf rq, kfrst?'

---zfdm skfmfv hfdVsk dosq skfmfv zfk¹Dqv mfsU skfmfsj dhsq jvh. zfv zfwf jdv, kfvf skfmfsj slJstƒ vfpD rsq pfsh.

nckvfQ ˆjdlb shdt ùucv-hfdV sKsj dhlfq dbt. `dhsq rsh' ˆƒ zucrfk sldJsqƒ ùucsvv idvhfsvv dbje sKsj dyvdhlfq dbsq hfdV dIsv sot. hfdVsk dhsqv jKf htst kfv mf-hfi p{isvfbfd²À zfbd¦lk rt. dbsk tfot dhsqv ia²Âdk.

dj§Â ˆJsbf jKf ifjf bq. jfvB hjct hstdYt, kfv ˆjdemfÛ dhsqv …ipcÙÁ shfb zfsY. rqskf kfv dhsq zfso dlsk rsh. nckvfQ kfv dydE zfnf ipG§À zsi[f jvsk rsh. iafq lcƒ nåfr isv kfv dydEW ˆsn sot. kfsk stJf dYt,

`diaqkmf shdt! zfwf jdv, jcwst zfY. zfmfv zfêf-zf©mf zfmfslv dhhfsr

n©mdk dlsqsYb. zkˆh skfmfv zfêfsj zfofmD 15 If¬Èb zfmfslv hfdV ˆsn dhsqv jKf ifjf j'sv spsk zbcsvfL jv. zsi[fv OdV ytsk yfq bf. ùucsvv lczfq Hft sKsjf.'

�� nflf lc'de Ict 34 ƒdk---

skfmfv mbjfvfofsv hd¦l hjct shdtv zfêf yfsmdt W ufmfƒsj sFsj ivfmwG jvt. shdtv mf

ufmfƒsj spsk zbcsvfL jvt. dj§Â ufmfƒ lc'de Wusv spsk zfidÙ ufbft. ˆj } sn hfQtf Hft ufsb bf. zfv lcƒ } sn kfv slfjfb há jvsk ifvsh bf, jfvB hV sYst slsw sosY.

zokAf shdtv zfêf ˆjfƒ zufbf-zsybf isK rhc dhqfƒ hfdVv sJ]fsu shdvsq iVt. shtf lwefv msLA si]ZsY sot snƒ oafsm. Hft oafm. dhqfƒ-hfdVW Hft. Hft dhqfƒ W ufmfƒsqv hAhrfv. hfdVv nhfƒ bfmfpD. hV JcwDv hAfifv sp, ‰ dlsb ƒmfm nfsrshvW lfWqfk. hV zfwfhflD mb dbsq shdtv zfêf lcicsvv JfWqf-lfWqfv iv dhsqv jKf kctt. ufmfƒsqv iawQnf jvstb sJfl ƒmfm nfsrh.

shdtv zfêf dhsqv dlb jvsk htt. dj§Â hjcstv zfêf htt, `kfv zfso slbf-ifWbf dEj j'sv dbb shqfƒ mwfq!'

slbf-ifWbf? rEf{ shdtv zfêf spb zfjfw sKsj iVt. spsrkc shdtv mcsJ ðsb msb rsqdYt, ˆ dhsq dhbf isBƒ rsh. kfrst msb-msb sufVf tfofv dhsqsk zfhfv isBv jKf sjb? [Bjft bDvh Kfjfv iv sTfj dost htt, `slbf-ifWbfv jKf zfibfvfƒ htcb. zfmvf skf ovDh mfbcN.'

ƒmfm nfsrh hst …Estb, òvDh mfbcN rstW zfujft zfv spZkcj YfVf jfv dhsq rs¤Y htcb? zfv pf slshb, kf skf shde-ufmfƒ-ƒ hAhrfv jvsh.'

nflf lc'de Ict �� 35 shdtv zfêf htt, `zfibfslv lfhD-lfWqf jD htcb, kfviv

sHsh slJh.' ---shdw djYc bq, nfƒsjt, OdV, dhw rfufv efjf. zfv smsqsj

ˆj Hdvv oqbf. ƒmfm nfsrh Wjftdk j'sv htstb, `sYst yfjdv sist smfev

nfƒsjt lfhD jvk.' ---zfidb zfstm mfbcN rsqW ‰ jKf htsYb? ---sjb? zfidb sbbdb hf sbshb bf? ˆJb skf zfstm-pfstm

nhfƒ dbs¤Y. ---nhfƒ dbstƒ dj rfvfmef rftft rsq pfsh? ---W rfvfm-rftft slJsk sost hfic shdev dhsq rsh bf. shdtv zfêf ˆhfv rhc dhqfƒsj nsìfLb j'sv htt, `Hfƒufb!

zfdm ovDh mfbcN. ˆ ovDshv iadk vrm j'sv zfmfv smsqsj h… j'sv Osv kcst dbb. hjct hfhfuDv iY¦l hstƒ zfmfsj ˆJfsb zfnsk rsqsY. zfmfv skf zk djYc slWqfv [mkf sbƒ.'

hjcstv zfêf htt, `slJcb nfsrh! zfdm zfibfsj vrm jvstW, zfmfsj skf sj… vrm jvsh bf. zfmfvW …ipcÙÁ smsq zfsY hfdVsk. kfvW skf dhsq dlsk rsh. zfdm zfibfv smsqef dhbf iqnfq h… j'sv Osv kcst zfbst dj zfmfv smsqefsj sj… dhbf iqnfq kfv Osvv h… j'sv kcst dbsq pfsh?'

shdtv zfêfv zh²¿f Ffbf dHuf ifdJv mk rsq sot. sn zfv jD htsh? dbvfw msb HfÌf otfq j]fif j]fif jfâf-sHuf wsè ðLc htt, `kfrst zfmfv zfnfefƒ Hct rsq sosY.'

�� nflf lc'de Ict 36 ---zfidb hfdV dIsv pfb. kfviv dhqfb W zfsvf zfk¹Dq-

öubslv nfsK ivfmwG j'sv slJcb. mkfmk dydEsk ufbfshb. `dEj zfsY'---hstƒ …sE iVt shdtv zfêf. lc'syfsJ spb

zájfv slJsk tfot. sjfb vjm nQhvB j'sv dhlfq dbsq s±ewsbv dlsj mfsEv ytf isK zfv jfâf nfmtfsk ifvt bf. jfisVv v¢mfst zwa¢ mcYsk mcYsk s±ewsb ˆt. smsqv zsbjef hqn rsqsY. smsqsj jD hst uhfh slsh sn? tÏfq W zimfsb kfv msb jcdy§Àf zfnsk tfot. msb rt, û¢kofmD seºsbv nfmsb U]fdisq isV sn zfk¹rkAf jvsh. rEf{ ˆjde stfj ˆsn kfv ifsw l]fdVsq kfsj duÎfnf jvt, `lfbficv dj ifv rsq sot?'

nh djYc yfif dlsq uhfh dlsq htt, `msb rq ifv rqdb. zfdmW pfh ‰ seºsb.'

---zfibfv syfJ UtUt jvsY. djYc rsqsY? ---jD zfv rsh. jbAflfsq isVdY Hfƒ. ---nìá dbsq ˆsndYstb hcdU? ---r]Af. slbf-ifWbfv J]fƒ Jch shdw! ---hkGmfb idvshsw kfƒ skf rsqsY. zfmfslv mk ovDhslv

smsqv dhsq slWqf lc}nfLA rsq isVsY. jD jvh? zfdm zfmfv dkb dkbse smsqv dhsq dltfm jfÇmDsv. nh dhbf iqnfq rsqsY. zfmfslv oafsmv zfsvf l'csef smsqv dhsq shfìfƒsq rsqsY. rstƒ hf zhfMftD, smsqvf ncsJ zfsY. zhwA dhsqv bfsm lc'bìvDW rs¤Y. ˆJfb sKsj bfmsj Wqfs²À dhsq j'sv dbsq dosq shfìfƒsq sjfb swsEv rfsk zKhf sjfb dbdNÝ iïDsk dhdÛÁ j'sv dls¤Y.

nflf lc'de Ict �� 37 snJfsb kfvf spZb-dbpGfksbv dwjfv rs¤Y.

jk smsq zfk¹rkAf jvsY. ‰ slJcb dEj ‰ ufqofsk ˆjde smsq Yce§À vfuLfbD ˆÆsiasnv nfmsb U]fi dlsq zfk¹rkAf jvt. dhsqv isv ifWbf hfjD dYt. w¶ðv-hfdVv tfÒbf-oÓbf nrA jvsk bf sisv dbsuv uDhb Jcƒsq dlt!

zsbsj idvjd¬ikHfsh hLCrkAfW jvsY. zsbsj siasmv bfsm mAfsvu-svdu±eºD j'sv ²ÃDsj iBh¦lD hfdbsq spZkcj zflfq jvsY. zsbj smsq dhsqv isvW hfsiv Osv isV vsqsY.

ù]}! ok uc©mfv Jckhfsk zfmfslv ƒmfm nfsrh ufsrtD pcsov jbAf rkAfv jKf htdYstb. kfvf hhGv dYt. dj§Â sjb hhGv dYt? kfvf dj zjfvsBƒ smsqsj uDh§À ic]sk sItk? dbÇyq hV jfvB dYt. zfu smsq dbsq jk tfÒbf, jk jó? zfuW zsbsj rkAf j'sv sItsY, sj… rkAf jvsY sise Kfjf zh²¿fq, sj… jvsY hV zh²¿fq. zfsv dhslwDv rfsk dhdÛÁ j'sv slWqf dj smsv sItf bq? smsqsj hAdHyfsvv dlsj sEst slWqfv yfƒsk dj smsv sItf shdw Hft bq? zfsv sn pcsov hhGvkf ˆhQ zfusjv pcsov hv W hsvv hfhfv hhGvkfv msLA jkecjc zfv ifKGjA zfsY?

zfsov pcso stfsj htk, `jsbv mf j]fsl, zfv efjfv i]cecdt h]fsL.' dj§Â hkGmfsb efjf Tftsk rq hst zsbsj dbsuv smsqsj öqQhvf jvsY, kfsj kfv hv J]csu dbsk ncspfo dls¤Y! dj§Â swsN ifs¤Y tfÒbf W hÑbf.

zsbsj zfhfv smsqsj ödbHGv jvsY. kfsk zhwA hvi[ zfjxó rsh. zfsv zfidb sp j]flsYb? Lc{ mwfq! smsqsj dhdV

�� nflf lc'de Ict 38 h]fLsk dwdJsq dlb. slJshb, jk stfj h… j'sv dbsq pfsh.

ˆk[B hÙÁxkf swfbfv iv shdtv zfêf mcJ Jctt. htt, `dhdV h]fLf zfhfv rfvfm htsY sp. htsY, dhdV JfWqf rfvfm, dhdV h]fLf rfvfm.'

---Lc{! rfvfm-rftft slJst sie ytsh? smsqv dhsq rsh? hV stfjvf nCslv efjf ufmfƒsj dls¤Y bf? dhdVv efjf dlsq mfûfnf-dmwb yftfs¤Y bf?

---khcW mcntmfb drnfsh pkef ifvf pfq, mfbf Hft bq dj? ---dEj zfsY wfdVv jfu dwdJsq dlb. wfdVsk bÆf j'sv

zfujft hù efjf jfmfsbf pfq. zfv i]cdu Kfjst hfdVsk sntfƒ-smdwb djsb dlb. zfujft nh jKfƒ I]fjf, zfnt jKf efjf. smsq efjf zfbsk ifvst, kfsj h… j'sv zfbsk hvis[v sjfb hfLf Kfjsh bf.

---zfidb dEjƒ hstsYb. dj§Â hV lc}sJv jKf, ‰ oafsmv ƒmfm nfsrhW spZkcjsj nmKGb jvdYstb!

---zfsv mwfq! nhfƒ idvshswv lCNsBv dwjfv. ˆJb `sj jfsv zfYfsV sj jfsv ifYfsV sj mfsb jfrfv shft?'

ƒdkmsLA seºb ˆsn sost jsKfijKsbv ƒdk iVt. dj§Â shdtv zfêf dbdÇy§À rsk ifvt bf. wdËk msb hfdV dIvt, spJfsb nhfƒ zfwf W zfwËfv mfsU zsi[fv iarv ÈbdYt.

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iakAfJAfsbv Jhv ðsb shdt mcNsV iVt. ksh sn dbvfw rt

nflf lc'de Ict �� 39 bf. jfvB, sn ufbk, hjct kfsj jkef Hfthfsn. njtsj nf§À¶bf dlsq sn zsi[f jvsk tfot, zsi[f jvsk tfot hjcstv dydEv, ˆjub siadmjfv iadk siadmsjv HCdmjfv, ˆjde zfwfHvf r™lsqv iadk ˆjde zfwfhflD r™lsqv jkGshAv.

ˆv msLA sn mfmfv hfdV shVfsk yst sot. jD ufdb sjb? kfv msb sjfb lc}J sbƒ, hvQ msb rs¤Y, sn spb hV zfwfhfdlbD. iCshGv mskfƒ kfv msb yfÑtA zfsY, htsb-ytsb yitkf zfsY, kfv¢sBAv d[iakf zfsY, rfdn mcsJv ŠÏ¶tA zfsY. sbƒ dbvfwf, sbƒ zfjctkf, sbƒ mdtbkf. sn spb ˆj dbHGDj nfrnD pchkD.

nåfr Jfsbj iv hfdV dIsv ðbt, dydE ˆsnsY. sn dydE kfvƒ bfsm, kfƒ snƒ iaKm Jcst iVt. kfsk stJf dYt,

`diaqkmf tfqtD! zfmfv nftfm dbsqf W skfmfv zfêf-zf©mfsj zfmfv nftfm

dlsqf. skfmfv zfêf rqskf lc}J sisqsYb zKhf skfmvf rqskf dbvfw rsqY. kfv ubA zfdm lc}dJk. zfdm dhbf isB dhsq jvfv syófq zfdY. dj§Â idvshw ÈsB zfmfv zfêf ˆmb dbôcv rsq …sEsYb. zfmfv mf W shfbsj vfpD j'sv sIstdY. sjht zfêfsj ifvdY bf. zfdm hdt jD, sjfb iajfsv Lfv-slbf j'svW dhw rfufv efjf spfofV j'sv zfmfv zfêfv rfsk dlsq lfW. isv zfdm sIv{ dlsq slh. zfdm skfmfsj YfVf h]fyfv zfwf jdv bf diasq! kcdm zfmfv iadk Hvnf vfsJf. nk¶v …Ùv ufdbsq nf§À¶bf slsh. zfdm skfmfv dydEv zsi[fq Kfjtfm.'

ƒdk---skfmfv mubc, hjct

�� nflf lc'de Ict 40 shdt dydE isV lc}J sit. dbsuv zufs§À kfv y[c rsk

zwa¢dh¦lc Uvsk tfot. hcUsk ifvt, hjct jk lchGt, jk znrfq. rqskf-hf yfjdvef rst ˆk dbvDr Kfjk bf. dj§Â kfslv …ifq jD? rqskf-hf ˆjmfÛ …ifq rt kfƒ, pf shdt yfq bf. kfYfVf sjfseG dhsq j'sv pdl hfdV Tcjsk bf slq, kfrst kJb jD rsh? tcdjsq tcdjsq sjfKfq sjfKfq hfn jvsk rsh, isvv hfdVsk sKsj jk tfÒbf nƒsk rsh, jk zfk¹Dq iv rsq pfsh, nmfsuv syfsJ sn `sTmb' bfsm JAfk rsh, jtsËv Ffdt mfKfq dbsq nQnfv jvsk rsh, ncspfsov mfKfq snƒ jKf Lsv zsbsj sJ]fyf slsh, sYstsmsqslv hQsw stfsj sJ]fef slsh, zfsvf jk jD. nckvfQ sn iK sn sjb oarB jvsh?

dj§Â …ifq jD? kfrst kfsj dj hjctsj rfvfsk rsh? hjct dj sjfbÛÁsmƒ kfsj dhbfisB dhsq jvsk n[m bq? bfvD skf lchGt, dyvdlb sn icv¢sNv jv¢Bfv ifÛD, icv¢sNv mcJfsid[BD, kfrst kfv dj jvfv zfsY?

shdt dydE dtJt hjctsj. msbv jKf, idvd²¿dkv jKf, iadkwa¢dkv jKf ufdbsq dlt. dj§Â sn dydE hjcstv rfsk bf isV kfv shfsbv rfsk iVt. sn hfi-mfsj sldJsq sofib j'sv dbt. nckvfQ ˆj pchkD ziv pchkDsj hdÑkf jvsk …ÙÁv™i hV HCdmjf iftb jvt!

hjct dydEv iakcAÙsvv zsi[fq zLDv rsq dlb Èbsk tfot. lc'nåfr zdkhfdrk rsq sost sn zSLpG rsq …Et. ˆhfsv sn Osv vfo slJfsk ðv¢ jvt. iajfswA htt, `skfmvf pdl shdtv nfsK

nflf lc'de Ict �� 41 zfmfv dhsq bf lfW, kfrst susb vfJ sp, zfdm dhsq jvdY bf.'

zfêf htt, ìB bf dbsq zfdmW dhsq ucVdY bf. bsy{ kcdm efjf dbsq ˆsnf, kfviv dhsq jv. mfKfv Wisv ˆjef shfb …sEsY, kfW skf busv sEjf lvjfv. ˆkdlb rt ˆjef yfjdvW skf spfofV jvsk ifvst bf. smsqv dhsq slWqfv mk zfmfsj dj udm dhdÛÁ j'sv skfmfv dhsq dlsk rsh?'

---kfvf skf iB slh bf hstdb. rEf{ j'sv dhtdjn mcJ InXsj hst sItt, `r]Af Hfƒqf! kfvf

djYc dlsk ifvsh bf hstsY.' ---kcƒ jD j'sv ufbdt? Hq sisq zfmkf zfmkf j'sv dydEv jKf sofib j'svƒ htt,

`‰ sp ‰ dlbƒ skf shdtv hfhf hst sosY.' ---djYc dlsk bf ifvstW zfdm shdtsjƒ dhsq jvh. mf htt, `kcƒ dj ifot rsq sodt bfdj? shdt, shdt, shdt,

zfv shdt. shdt YfVf dj zfv sjfb smsq sbƒ lcdbqfsk? IjDsvv smsqƒ skfv iY¦l rt?'

---iYs¦lv smsq IjDsvv bf zfmDsvv kf slJf rq bf mf! kfsj slJst skfmvfW iY¦l jvsk.

---lvjfv sbƒ zmb iYs¦lv. ðLc v™i slJstƒ rsh? ---vfujbAfv nfsK zsLGj vfuk¶W yfƒ hstf? ---ifWqf sost [dk jD? v™inD h… dbsq dj ofYktfq hfn

jvdh bfdj?


(9) sndlb tìf jKf jfefjfdev iv hjct zfjct msb dEjmskf

JfWqf-lfWqfW jvt bf. d²¿v jvt, sn jtjfkfq dIsv pfsh. dj§Â s±ewsb dosq i½feIsmG hsn Hfhsk tfot shdtv jKf. Hfhsk tfot dbsuv öiHsÌv jKf. yfjdvW rt bf, hAhnf jvfv mskf i]cduW sbƒ. kfrst …ifq jD? Hfht, dhsqv iv ùucvslv hfdVskƒ dIsv pfsh. snJfsb pdl ˆjde v¢smv hAh²¿f j'sv slb ùucvvf, kfrst snJfsbƒ yfjdvv zsi[fq jfefsbf pfsh. dj§Â mf-hfi W shfbdev jD rsh? ƒmfm nfsrshv kfhDsp sjfb jfu rt bf, ùucvslv lczfskW sjfb It Itt bf, yfjdv jD zfv lczf-kfhDsp ifWqf pfq? yfjdvv ubA hAfdjQ yfƒ, Ocn yfƒ, sFfsbwb yfƒ. sjht spfoAkfv hstW yfjdv smtf Hfv. zfhfv spJfsb hBG-³hNmA zfsY, snJfsb yfjdv skf zfjfw-jcncm zKhf mfqf-mvDdyjf.

i½feIsmGƒ sn dnÝf§À dbt, shdtsj ˆjhfv slJf jvsh. zfv ˆjhfv sn zbcsvfL jvsh sjfeG-mAfsvu jvfv ubA. kfsk vfpD bf rst kfslv oafsm kfslv hfdVsk sKsjƒ kfsj dhsq jvsh. kfv mf-hfi skf vfpD zfsY.

sjfb nfmfduj yfsiv Hq hf tÏf hjctsj udVsq Lvt bf. `djsnv tÏf djsnv Hq, siam-divDsk nhƒ nq.'

nckvfQ sn nh jKf bf sHsh zfi seºsbv dedje dbsq dwjGD msb ùucvsj ±mvB j'sv sn shdtv oafsm dosq si]ZYt. oafm Tcjskƒ

nflf lc'de Ict �� 43 ˆj kv¢sBv nsÌ slJf rst kfsj duÎfnf jvt, `shdtslv hfdVef sjfKfq?'

---sjfbX shdt? ˆ oafsm lc'-lc'sef shdt zfsY. ---‰ shdt, sp jtjfkfq Kfjk. ---Wsrf, kfƒ hcdU? zfidb dj Wslv zfk¹Dq rb? ---ˆj vjm kfƒ. ---zfidbW jtjfkfq Kfsjb bfdj? ---r]Af. dj§Â hfdV jtjfkfq bq. ---hcsUdY. zfibfv bfm hjct bq? ---zfidb ufbstb jDHfsh? ---zfibfslv ùucvvfƒ sjht ofqshv Jhv ufsbb, zfv zbA

sj… ufbsk ifsvb bf hcdU? ---EfÕf jvsYb? ---bf-bf, shdt zfmfsj hstsY. zfdm kfv jcvzfsbv mf±efv skf. ---kfrst sn zfibfsj dj zfmfslv hAfifsv nh djYc hst

sIstsY? ---nh djYc bf rstW, djYcef hse. ---mf±efvslv jfsYW dj ˆ nh htsk rq? ---htfv mskf zfv jf…sj bf sist mb rftXjf jvfv ubA

mfbcN hst sIst. hjctsj hfƒsv l]fV jdvsq shdtv jcvzfsbv mf±efv vdIjct

otf sUsV hfdVv dHksv sot. kJb shdt ˆj msb ÈbXÈbX j'sv ofb ofƒsk ofƒsk v¢mfst Ict kctdYt. mfKfq jfiV kcst dbsq

�� nflf lc'de Ict 44 shdt htt, `ˆsnf Hfƒ! djYc htsh?'

---skfmfslv smrmfb ˆsnsY. hjct. ---hjct ˆJfsb ˆsnsY? kcdm mufj jvY. ˆJsbf dhsqƒ rt

bf, sn ˆJfsb sjb zfnsh? vdIjct srsn htt, `dhsq jvsk ˆsnsY rqskf.' ---kfƒ zfhfv rq? shdt mf-nr Ycse hfdVv hfƒsv shdvsq ˆsn slJt, nkAƒ snƒ

siam-ifotf mfbcNde ntÏ wvDsv l]fdVsq zfsY. mf-shdesk djQjkGhAdhmCP rsq l]fdVsq vƒt. idvd²¿dkv nfmft

dlsk shdt Ycet ifswv hfdV yfyDv jfsY. yfyDsj hjcstv zfnfv jKf ufbfst sn-W rkHì rsq …sE hfƒsv ˆt.

shdtv mf kfsj htt, `jD jvf pfq ht skf?' vdIjcstv …sÜswA htt, `hjctsj zfmfv Osv dbsq ˆsn hn.' shdt W kfv mf spb r]fI sYsV h]fyt. dj§Â kfviv? jcwt duÎfnfv iv wvhk yfsqv zHAKGbf-ihG swN rt. bIcvf

htt, `kcdm ˆJfsb sjb ˆst hfhf? stfj ufbfufdb rsq hV sjstËfdv rsh ufsbf bf?'

---zfdm shdtsj dhsq jvsk yfƒ yfyD. ---dj§Â êf skf dbqm bq. stfsj skf Jfvfi Hfhsh. ---jD jvh? dbqm smsb skf ifvf sot bf. dbqm mfbsk dosq

zbA ˆj zdbqsmv dwjfv rsq zfmfslv öi´ sHsÌ pfs¤Y yfyD. ƒdkmsLA shdt W kfv mf ˆ Osv ˆt. zfêf hfdVsk sbƒ, jfsu

sosY. yfyD shdtsj duÎfnf jvt, `jD jvdh kcƒ?'

nflf lc'de Ict �� 45 shdt spb dhvdÙÁHvf ncsv htt, `ˆƒHfsh dj dhsq rq bfdj?' hjct htt, `sjb rq bf shdt? dhvfe Jvy W LcmLfm j'svƒ

ðLc dhsq rq hcdU?' shdt htt, `sjfKfq vfJshb zfmfsj? jD JfWqfshb zfidb?' ---zfdm spJfsb Kfjh, snJfsbƒ Kfjsh, zfdm sJst kcdm Jfsh.

zfdm mvst kcdmW mvsh. ---zfidb mvst zfdm sjb mvsk pfh? kfv yfƒsk zfso

yfjdv hf jfu slsJ dbb. kfviv ˆsn dhsq jv¢b. ---zfmfv Hq rq, zfdm rqskf skfmfsj rfdvsq sIth. shdtv jKfÈstf jVf tfodYt. dj§Â sn rqskf ˆJb sKsjƒ

Hfthfnfv zdLjfv Itfd¤Yt. vdIjct hjcstv i[ dbsq htt, `dhsqv isvW skf yfjdv slJf pfq. dhsq rstƒ sp nsÌ j'sv dbsq spsk rsh, kfv mfsb sbƒ.'

hjcstv syfsJ z§ÀhGf°i zwa¢ rsq Utmt jvdYt. vdIjct kf sJqft j'sv kfsj nf§À¶bf dlsq htt, `zfidb dbvfw rshb bf. shdtv hfsiv nfsK zfstfybf j'sv sldJ.'

shdt ˆƒHfsh dhsqsk vfpD bq. kfv zf©mf yfq, zfêf yfq. ovDshv smsq sjfb iajfv drsï rsq sost kfvf sh]]sy pfq. dj§Â nmfu?

vdIjct Ycet ƒmfm nfsrshv jfsY. spfrsvv bfmfspv isv smfVt-mfkêvslv nfsK ivfmwG jvt. vdIjctW mfûfnfv YfÛ. sn dhsqv is[-dhis[ djYcsk dYt bf. ksh shdtv mf-hfsiv iadk nrfbcHCdk zhwAƒ dYt. njstƒ htt, `zfnst jtjfkfskƒ

�� nflf lc'de Ict 46 Wslv msb msb dmt, stso sosY dJt. ˆJb ovDshv smsq …Ýfv rqskf rsq pfj. zfmvf stfj sFsj dhsq idVsq slh.'

náAf shtfq shdtv zfêf ˆst nm²À Jhv htf rt. shdtv zfêf nfq dlt. shdtv mf W hjct sJfw rt. sjht sJfw rt bf shdt. jD ufdb? kfv msbv dHksv zbA sjfbX kcIfb ytdYt. sn ˆsj-Wsj duÎfnf jvdYt. vdIjctsjW mf±efv drnfsh duÎfnf jvt, `ˆƒ Lvsbv dhsqsk dj zfdm ncJD rsk ifvh?'

vdIjct htt, `snef skf skfmfv HfsoAv hAfifv. kfYfVf zfmvf skf zfv sYst dydb bf. hfrAk} Hft hstƒ skf msb rq. zfv sn skfmfsj zkA§À Hfthfsnƒ hst sjfb nQsjfy-tÏf bf j'sv ofsq isV dhsq jvsk ˆsnsY. êf sjfb zbAfq hf zfƒb-dhsvfLD jfuW rs¤Y bf. dhsqv isv skfmvf sjfKfq Kfjsh, rqskf hf ˆJfsbƒ Kfjsk rsh---snef skf dbdÇyk djYc bq. ˆJb skfmfv mf-hfsiv shfUfW rfîf rsq pfsh. snƒ drnfsh zfmfv msb rq, kcdm pJb kfsj snZvH dlsqY, kJb IctW lfW. hjct Ict W shdt Icst dmst zfmfslv oafmsj ncosá mfdksq dlj.'

shdt rfnt. dj§Â sjfb nfq dlt bf. dhsqv ia²Âdk ðv¢ rt ivdlb njft sKsjƒ. mfsqv wJ, oafmA

stfjfyfv zbcpfqD smsq-ufmfƒsj hdnsq rtcl mfJfsh, oDk ofWqfsh, [Dv JfWqfsh.

nckvfQ zfk¹Dq-öubsj dbm§ÃB jvf rt. nhfv zfso v™siv Ffdt dbsq yfsmdt ˆt. nsÌ jk …irfv zfbt hv-jsbv ubA. mfmfvf ˆt, Jftfvf ˆt. hV lc}sJv mfsU spb hV zfbs¦lv dhsq.

nflf lc'de Ict �� 47 njft Hv sjbf-jfef ytt. hv-jsbsj rtcl mfJfsbf rt. ilGf

skf sbƒ, iv§Â äDblfvDsk dhlzfk idviCBG. nckvfQ sjfb djYcsk hfLf Kfjfv jKf bq.

náAf rt, oafsmv smsqvf ˆt. hv-jsb nfut dhsqv nfsu. jsbv nfsu hV nc¦lvD slJfd¤Yt shdt. lc'ubsj ˆjƒ zfnsb hnfsbf rt. oDk ðv¢ rt. JcwDsk smsk …Et shdtv Ov. zsbsj [Dv JfWqfsk ˆsn …irfvW dlt.

zfu vdhhfv. dhsqv dlb rsqsY mÌthfv. vfsÛ hjct bIcvf yfyDv sjfEfq Ocmfq. njfst shdtv hfdVsk dosq rhc h… W wftDslv nfsK jk zfb¦l jsv. ˆ spb ˆj ösi´v uo{ sit sn.

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, dj§Â mndusl zfsnb bf sjb?'

hjct srsn htt, `ˆsj skf tÏf tfosY. kfYfVf oafsmv zdLjfQw stfj shfL rq WqfrfhD. zfv zfmfslv ùucv hstb, sjfb WqfrfhDv diYsb bfmfp rsh bf.'

---WqfrfhDvf jfsIv, kfƒ bf? ---kf ufdb bf. ksh ðsbdY, kfvf bfdj bhD W zfWdtqfslvsj

n©mfb slq bf. zfidb zfhfv WqfrfhD, zfidb djYc msb jvsYb bf skf?

---bf-bf, dEj zfsY. zfibfv slfN jD? slfN skf kfslv, pfvf bf susb Iskfqfhfdu jsv. zfnst WqfrfhDvf p]fv spmb n©mfb,

�� nflf lc'de Ict 48 k]fsj skmb n©mfb slq. n©mfb slWqfsk hfVfhfdV jsv bf. i[f§Àsv zfWdtqfslv dEsjlfvvf hfVfhfdV j'sv zfïfrv n©mfb [cB´ jsv. pfjXso, mndusl zfsnb, bf zfsnb zfibfv hAfifv. zfnst nfmfdujkfW ˆjef hV dudbn. dwd[kslv sn sJqft vfJf …dyk.

---dEj zfsY. jft sKsj zfnh. náAf Odbsq ˆt. ok vfskv yfƒsk zfusjv vfsk shdw LcmLfm

ðv¢ rt. zfbs¦l mfkt yfsmdt. shdtv syfsJ-mcsJ zfb¦l dYt, dj§Â dHksv dYt UV-kcIfb. zfv hjcstv zfbs¦lW dYt zfhDtkf, dhhfsrv iv jkGshAv lcdÇy§Àf.

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zfu hjct-shdtv dhsq. Icst-Icst dmtsbv ðHdlb. hjcstv nciaHfk dYt. ksh kJbW sn Ocdmsq dYt yfyDv hfdVsk. rEf{ djsnv ³r-³y-ˆ kfv ncdbûf HfÌt. jfb JfVf j'sv ðbsk tfot, djsnv ubA ˆk jtvh. rqskf hf vfâfhfâfv ubA. kf dEj bq. shdtv mf spb j]flsY. yfsmdt mf-sj nf§À¶bf dls¤Y. kfrst mfsqv dj sjfb zncJ rt?

yfyD spb `dY}-dY}' jvsY. zfsvf mdrtfvf jfbfjfdb jvsY. hAfifvef jD? hjct …sE sjfEf sKsj otf sUsV dbsy sbsm ˆsn duÎfnf jvt,

`jD rsqsY yfyD!'

nflf lc'de Ict �� 49 yfyD wfj dlsq mfY sTsj htt, `djYc rqdb, smsq Ov sYsV yst

pfsh. kfƒ mf j]flsY.' hjct zfw¶²À rsq htt, `Wskf ˆJb pfsh bf, kfrst ˆJb sKsj

j]flsY sjb?' ---pfsh skf ˆjdlb hfhf! yfyD sHshdYt shdt djYc[sBv msLAƒ hfdV dIsv zfnsh. nfk

njfst sn mfsj hstdYt, `mf zfmfv sise Jch p§ÃBf. zfmfsj rfnifkft spsk rsh WNcL zfbsk.'

mf mfbf jsvdYt, dj§Â sise rfk hcdtsq jfâf slsJ `nsÌ jf…sj dbsq pf, kfVfkfdV yst zfndh' hst zbcmdk dlsqdYt. lcƒ djstfdmefv lCsv ifswv oafsmv rfnifkft. kfv dIvsk ˆk sldv rWqfv jKf bq, dj§Â hAfifv jD? p§ÃBf shdw shsV pfqdb skf?

ˆjubsj nfƒsjt dbsq ifEfsbf rt sJ]fu dbsk. spsk spsk mfU isK swIftDv nfsK slJf.

---kcdm shdtsj slsJfdb? ---r]Af. zfmvf slfjfsb hsn dmdó sJtfm. kfviv zfmfsj htt,

`zfmfv sisev hAKf ˆJfsb Hft rsh bf. zfdm hLGmfb pfh. kcdm Ov yst pfW.' kfƒ zfdm yst ˆtfm. zfv W smmfvD ˆÆXsian sysi yst sot.

hfdV W oafsmv zsbsj swIftDv jKf dhw¶fn jvt, zsbsj jvt bf. ˆƒHfsh ˆjfdjbD sj… hLGmfsbv rfnifkft spsk ifsv bf. kfYfVf zfuƒ kfv dhsq. oafsmv stfj zsi[fq zfsY, spfrsvv iv kfv dhsq iVfsbf rsh. ˆ skf zfuh jmGjf×!

�� nflf lc'de Ict 50 dhsqv jsb hLGmfb rfnifkfst! lchGfv odksk Jhv YdVsq sot.

zhwA hjcstv jfsY sn Jhv si]ZYsk slWqf rt bf. lcicv odVsq sot. hjct JfWqf-lfWqf nfvt. ˆhfv skf kfsj

djYc htsk rsh. vdIjct ˆsn htt, `hjct Hfƒ! dhsqef vfsÛ iVfsbf rsh. lcicsv ˆjec zncdhLf zfsY zfmfslv.'

hv skf Osvv dHksvƒ. kfv nfsK sjfb hvpfÛD sbƒ, hlpfÛDW sbƒ. hvsj hfdV dIsv spskW rsh bf. zkˆh kfsk zn©mdkv jD zfsY? nflf msbv hjct bfmfp isV zfhfv dhwafm dbsk sjfEfq …sE sot.

dj§Â zfhfv snƒ jfbfOcnf. dInXdIdnsq jKf hst smsqvf. jD hAfifv? yfsmtDsj slJf pfq, shdtsj slJf pfq bf sjb? rqskf-hf zfusjv hfnv vfsk nfviafƒu zfsY.

dhsjstv nm²À hfn hLGmfb sKsj dIsv ˆt. ³j? shdt ˆstf bf. hfn±eAfs× zsi[f j'sv dbvfw msb dIsv ˆt vdIjct. snW Oebfv iajxkk¶ hcsU …Esk ifvt bf.

hLGmfb skf zfv jfsY bq sp, jf…sj nfƒsjt dbsq slJf jvfsh. ivdlb njfstv If±eGX ˆÆXsian YfVf skf …ifq sbƒ. rqskf-hf sn rfnifkfst Hvdk rsq sosY. dj§Â ˆk hV svfso sn hfdVv jf…sj nsÌ bf dbsq ˆjf Hvdk rsk sot?

ˆ jKf zsbsjƒ mfbt bf. hjctsj idvswsN kfƒ hcUfsk rt. dj§Â kfv r™lq shdtv siasm eƒeìcv. sn skf j]flsk ðv¢ j'sv dlt. `njft sKsj zfmfsj htf rt bf sjb? nfsK zfêf sot bf sjb? ufdb bf ˆJb sn sjfKfq zfsY, sjmb zfsY?'

nflf lc'de Ict �� 51 vfsÛ zfv hfdVsk JfWqf-lfWqf rt bf. okvfsÛ sp hfdV dhsqv

zfbs¦l mfskfqfvf dYt, zfu snƒ hfdVskƒ spb mvf-hfdVv swfjYfqf.

jsKfijKb W ufovsBv nfsK nclDOG vfdÛv njft rt. hjct spsk yfƒt hLGmfb. shdtv zfêf dbsNL j'sv htt, `zfdmƒ slsJ zfdn.'

dhjfst dbvfw rsq dIsv ˆt zfêf. shdtv Jhv sit bf hLGmfb smdFsjt jstu kKf rfnifkfst. ˆjub idvdyk stfj Hvdk zfsY, kfslv zfk¹DqvfW htt, `ˆJfsb shdt zfsndb.'

kfrst sn sot sjfKfq? hjct j]flsk tfot. sn jfâf sjfb icv¢sNv jfâf bq, sn spb sjfb mdrtfv jfâf.

Wdlsj shdtv mf-hfi W shfb yfsmdt j]flt. mfmf W ufmfƒ bf j]flstW hV mmGfrk kfvf. sisev p§ÃBfq sjfKfW mfvf sot dj bf?

zfhfv nfmsb vfdÛ ˆsn …id²¿k rt. nhfvƒ jfâf KfmstW hjcstv zfjct jfâf kJbW kfv syfsJv lc'jct Hfdnsq ytdYt. yfsmtD ˆsn kfsj nf§À¶bf dlsk tfot. kfv öfmD, mfmf, hfi-mf nhfƒ kfsj hcdUsq nf§À¶bf dlsk tfot, yfyD jk nfrn W zfwf dlsq htt, `sn dEj dIsv zfnsh.' dj§Â hjcstv mb hst, `sn rqskf kfsj ˆjf sIst yst sot.' lmjf rfWqf stso dwN-Wqftf Lfsbv sp zh²¿f rq, hjcstv zh²¿f kfv sKsj jm dYt bf.

vdIjct ˆt Jhv dbsk. yfsmdt kfsj htt, `ˆjec hcUfW bf Hfƒ!'

�� nflf lc'de Ict 52 dj§Â swfjfkcv hjct hcUstƒ skf. mcsJ djYc bf htstW kfv lcƒ

syfJ shsq sp iahrmfb Uvbf dYt, kf bf slJst dhw¶fn jvf pfq bf. zfnstƒ sn kfv siasmv FfdtJfdb …ufV j'sv dlsqdYt shdtv ubA. kf bf rst w¶ðv hfdVsk [Dv sJsq zfhfv sj… dhsq jvsk zfsn?

[sBj isv yfyD htt, `zfmfv mb htsY, sn jtjfkf yst sosY. ùucv ˆmb ifdbiVf slb, kfsk nsÌ nsÌ sisev hAKf yst pfq. msb rq, snƒ ifdbiVf dbskƒ sn snJfsb sosY. zfv WJfsb sost skf sjfb dy§Àf sbƒ. k]fvf dEj ifdEsq slshb.'

khcW shdtv mf htt, `jtjfkfq dosq bf rq ˆjhfv slsJ zfnf pfj.'

dj§Â pfsh sj? shdtv zfêf jtjfkf slsJƒdb. zbA sj… jfsuv Wusv spsk yfƒt bf. lfdqk¶ iVt vdIjcstv OfsV. sn jtjfkf ufsb, ùucvslv hfdVW ufsb. shdtv mf kfv rfk lc'desj Lsv sj]sl sj]sl htt, `hfhf! kcdmƒ ˆjhfv ùucvslv hfdV dosq slsJ ˆn. snJfsb Kfjst nsÌ dbsq ˆn. bf dosq Kfjst ùucvsj duÎfnf jsvf, dkdb dEj hst slshb, smsq zfmfv sjfKfq zfsY.'

vdIjct htt, `sjfKfq zfsY dkdb jD j'sv ufbshb.' ---r]Af hfhf! k]fslvsj nh mftcm zfsY. zKGf{, k]fvf ofqshv Jhv ufsbb. k]fvf zfnmfb-umDsbv nm²À

Jhv htsk ifsvb. sj… sj… hst, kfslv hcsj sedtdHwb dIe jvf zfsY!

zfu ˆjef ivD[fv ncspfo sit vdIjct. msb msb htt, slJh, kfslv sedtdHwsbv jk ifWqfv. sjZkCrstv nfsK zfsvf

nflf lc'de Ict �� 53 shwD j'sv kfslv zfjcdk-dmbdksk vfpD rsq sot sn.

njfst dhw¶HfvkD If±eG iAfsnÓfv Lvfv sjfb hfn sbƒ. nfƒsjst j'sv shdtv hfi s±ewsb dbsq sot. dj§Â kfslv s±ewb sTfjfv zfsoƒ dhw¶HfvkD ifv rsq sot.

ˆhfv …ifq jD? s±ewsb dosq sJ]fu dbsq ufbsk ifvt, vfskv sjfb stfjft stse zfnsY, hLGmfb ipG§À pfWqf pfsh.

hLGmfb sKsj ƒstdÅºj seºb Lsv jtjfkfq si]ZYt vdIjct. nvfndv ùucvslv hfdV sot. lvufq zfOfk jvskƒ jfy hnfsbf nv¢ dYû dlsq slsJ ˆjub Jfdlm lvuf Jcst bfm-dEjfbf ufbsk yfƒt. nh djYc hst duÎfnf jvt, `ùucv sjfKfq?'

Jfdlm htt, `‰ nfmsbv v¢sm zfsYb. jD lvjfv ht?' vdIjct htt, `hAdÙÁok lvjfv zfsY, ˆjec hfƒsv zfnsk

htcb.' ùucv dhbqD mfbcN. hfƒsv ˆsn htstb, `jD hAfifv, jD lvjfv

skfmfv?' vdIjct htt, `shdt bfsmv ˆj smsq zfibfv ˆJfsb Kfjk.

kfv lc'dlb zfso dhsq dYt. dj§Â dhsqv dlb sn Ov sYsV shdvsq sosY. sn ˆJfsb ˆsnsY dj bf, kf ufbfv ubA kfv mf-hfi zfibfv jfsY ifEft.'

ùucv zhfj rsq htstb, `bf bf. sn ˆJfsb zfsndb skf!' vdIjct htt, `kfrst lqf j'sv zfidb hst dlb, sn sjfKfq

zfsY? kfv mf-hfi ˆ jKf zfibfsj duÎfnf jvsk hstsY.' ---hstfso, slswƒ zfsY slsw.

�� nflf lc'de Ict 54 kfviv dkdb k]fv zmCtA nmq zfv bó bf j'sv js[ iashw

jvstb. vdIjct rkfw rsq sot. k]fv sedtdHwsb Lvf iVst dj dkdb

bf htskb, `zmcj ufqofq zfsY.' slswƒ zfsY---ˆ jKf skf nhfƒ ufsb. jtjfkfq zfsndb, kJb slswƒ Kfjsh. dj§Â snƒ nclCv ianfvD slswv sjfbX oafm hf wrsv zfsY, kf Jc]usk skf sjfb sedtdHwbƒ ifvsh bf.

zfnst zá HÙÁvf k]fslvsj dbsq hfVfhfdV jsv. zfv k]fvfW lc-ˆjef Jhv zf¦lfsu zfmHfsh ˆmb j'sv hstb sp, zÎvf msb jsv, k]fvf ofqshv Jhv ufsbb. zfv k]fvfW dbsuslv hcpcdoG hrft vfJfv ubA HÙÁslvsj ˆ jKf dwdJsq slb bf sp, zfnmfb-umDsb zfïfr YfVf ofqshv Jhv zbA sj… ufsb bf, ˆmbdj bhDW bf.

vdIjcstv snƒ LfvBfƒ dYt. nsv-umDsb ivD[f rsq sot. ˆhfsv sn dIsv sot dvib ±eºDse bIcvfv Hfsqv hfnfq, pdl snJfsb Kfsj. dj§Â bf, snJfsbW sbƒ.

Oebf ðsb bIcvfv HfhD htt, `kfv zfhfv däkDq siadmj sbƒ skf?'

yfyDv HfhD shdtsj dybk. hjct-shdtv siasmv JhvW ufbk. zkˆh dhsqv dlsb sp smsq ‰Hfsh ofsqh rsk ifsv, sn smsqv däkDq-kxkDq siadmjW Kfjsk ifsv. znýh jD?

snJfb rsk dhlfq dbsq kfVfùVf j'sv dhw¶HfvkD Lvsk Ycet vdIjct. rfWVf dhau sKsj hù lCsv sKsjƒ svfF uAfm. vdIjct hcdÝ j'sv eºfm sKsj sbsm oÌfq d±emfv spfso Wifsv s±ewsbv

nflf lc'de Ict �� 55 Lfsv si]ZYt. dedje sjse zfnsk zfv ˆjec sldv rst seºbde sIt rsq spk.

seºsb hsn vdIjct nfk-i]fy Hfhsk tfot. sn shdtsj jcvzfb idVsqsY. sn skf djYcƒ ufsb bf. zhwA ˆƒ swaBDv sofib Jhv snƒ ufbshƒ-hf jDHfsh?

s±ewsb bfmt vdIjct. sbsm slJt, oafsm dIvfv sjfb hfn sbƒ. ifswv oafsmv ˆj Hûstfsjv nfK Lsv Hfht, sjfb eºfj-I¼fj sist Lsv sbsh. ±eAfs× zsbj[B zsi[f j'svW djYc bf sist Hûstfjde htstb, `yt, r]fesk tfdo.'

---dj§Â zfidb skf zfsoƒ zfibfv oafsm Tcsj pfshb, zfv zfdm jD jvh?

---‰ecjc kcdm yst pfsh. lcƒ oafsmv mfsU sYfe uÌt zfsY. vdIjct msb msb htt,

`zfmfv hfsiv kfjk sbƒ, uÌt ifv rsq zfdm zfmfv oafsm dIvh. mfsU mfsU ofY sjse vf²Àfq sIst iK zhsvfL j'sv ofdV dY§Àfƒ jsv Ffjfkvf. ˆmdbskƒ ˆjf sist jfsY pf Kfsj kf sjsV sbq. kfYfVf zfmhfofsbv he ofsY ˆj siadmjf otfq ldV dlsq msvsY. hV lDdOv ld[sBv zfmhfofsb siadmj-siadmjf hcsj mfKf svsJ dhN sJsq zfk¹rkAf jsvsY. Wsv hfisv hfi! zfdm ˆjf zájfsv ˆ nh ifv rsk ifdv?'

vdIjct msb msb jk jD Hfsh, zfv iK yst. mfsU mfsU nfKDv jKfv uhfh dlsq ðLc `ù] ù]' hst.

ˆj nmq nfKDv oafm si]ZsY sot. sn yst sot. vdIjct ˆjhfv

�� nflf lc'de Ict 56 Hfht, oafsmv mcndtm ifVfq mndusl dosq ðsq pfq. dj§Â hfn-±eAfs× zfstf slJsk sit. Hfht, pdl kfslv oafsmv sj… Kfsj.

jfsY ˆsn slJt, djYc pchj dijdbj jvsY. kfslv sj… ‰ oafsmv, sj… zbA oafsmv. vdIjct kfslv jf…sj sysb bf. jfsY spskƒ ˆjub duÎfnf jvt, `sjfKf hfdV?'

Hq W tÏfudVk jsØ vdIjct htt, `nfmsbv oafsm. zfibfvf zfmfv ˆjde …ijfv jvsk ifvshb? zfdm ˆj dhisl jtjfkf dosqdYtfm. dhw¶HfvkD sKsj sbsm hfn bf sisq ˆjusbv nfsK sr]se ˆ ipG§À ˆtfm. zfmfsj ˆjec zfmfv oafm ipG§À ifv j'sv dlsq zfnshb?'

ˆjub htt, `Wsh sldJn zfhfv. sndlsb jflfq ofdV isV sosY hst sFsj dbsq dosq dY§Àfƒ jsvsY.'

vdIjct htt, `sn Hq sbƒ. zfmfv hfdV ‰ oafsmƒ.' ˆjub htt, `jfv sYst kcdm?' vdIjct htt, `mcrf©mfl swsJv.' sn vdIjcstv zfêfsj dybk. ˆƒ oafsmv yftjt mfdtsjv

sYst sn. htt, `jfut swJsj syb?' vdIjct htt, `zhwAƒ dydb.' htt, `kfv jqef sYst ht skf?' ˆhfsv vdIjct spb nmnAfq iVt. rjydjsq htt, `kfv sYst

jqef kf ufdb bf. ksh zsbj sYst êf ufdb.' ˆjub htt, `kcdm oafsmv stfsjv jfv jqef sYst syb bf,

kfrst sn oafsmv stfj jD j'sv rst?'

nflf lc'de Ict �� 57 htt, `slJcb, zfdm zfnst hfƒsv iVfswfbf jdv. oafsm skmb

ˆjef Kfdj bf. dj§Â dhw¶fn jv¢b, zfmfv hfdV ‰ oafsmƒ. lvjfv rst zbA djYc duÎfnf jv¢b.'

ˆviv yftjt mfdtsjv sYst htt, `ˆ yt yt, dEjƒ htsY. yt Wsj zfdosq dlsq zfdn.'

vdIjct öd²Àv w¶fn dbt. kfvf nsÌ eyG W tfdE dbsq kfsj kfv oafsmv Lfv ipG§À si]ZsY dlsq sot.

njfst vdIjct nh Jhv Jcst htst, j]flfjfdev iftf zfsvf sufvlfv rt. htt, `hfhf! zfv ˆjhfv Wv nJDv hfdVsk sJ]fu dbsq ˆn.'

jD jsv vdIjct? kfv mfûfnf jfmfƒ rs¤Y. sjfb sjfb stfj kfsj kfslv yÄsv iVsk mfbfW jvsY. kfv ns¦lr hfVsY, dj§Â kJbW sn hAfifvef hcsU …Esk ifsvdb.

shdtv ˆj nJDv dhsq rsqsY mÌtsjfse. snJfsb sot ˆhQ kfv nJDv jfsY jcstv jKf Jcst hcUsk sisv vdIjct hV tdÏk rt. …Ï¶t rsq …Et kfv däyfdvBDv ydvÛ. hcUsk ifvt, sndlb sn hV Hfhbf-dys§À jsvƒ hfdV sKsj dmKAf zucrfk sldJsq shv rsqsY.

jct vfdJ bf wAfm vfdJ rfq msb zfmfv ä¦ä, sj sp zfmfq hfnsh Hft, sj hfdnsh m¦l?

shsY sbWqfv ifƒdb ncspfo zfu kfv swN dlb, wAfm vfJsk jcst jfdt, kf-dLbfdLb dLb!

vdIjct oafsm dIsv shdtv Jhv bf ifWqfv Jhv dlt, dj§Â kfv zfnt Jhv yfif vfJt sn.


(11) hjct zsi[fq Kfjt. swfsj-kfsi zfLJfbf rsq sosY sn.

dhjft shtfq kfsj wft-hb shVfsk dbsq sot vdIjct. bfbf o¬i jvsk jvsk rEf{ vdIjct hst …Et, `hjct Hfƒ! WqfrfhDslv LfvBfƒ kfrst dEj skf?'

---sjb? ---jƒ zfibfslv iDv nfsrh skf zfibfv dbsJ]fu shdtv Jhv

htsk ifvstb bf. ---k]fslv zsbj sjvfmdk zfsY. ---zfsY skf, dj§Â zdLjfQw ÙsV jfj msv, zfv IjDv

nfsrshv sjvfmdk hfsV.' zá dhw¶fn mfbcNsj dwsjG idkk jsv. k]fslv sjvfmdksk zfibfv yfjdv rsh. ˆJb pfb shdtsjW sysq dbb k]fslv jfsY. zfidb bf shdtsj iafsBv yfƒskW shdw Hfthfsnb?

---zhwAƒ Hfthfdn. sn sp zfmfv msbv, sn sp zfmfv iafsBv. sn sp zfmfv dhw¶fn, sn sp zfmfv db}w¶fn. sn sp zfmfv msbv mkb, sn sp zfmfv r™lq-vkb.

---ù]! `msbv mkb vkb sist pkb jdv kfv.' zfhfv `pksb pfkbf hfsV kfsv dj Hcdtsk ifdv?'

---zf¤Yf vdIjct Hfƒ! shdt dj mfvf sot? ---zfdm pdl hdt,

`wqsb öisb msb sp pfsv Lfq,

nflf lc'de Ict �� 59 snub kfrfsv dIsv bfdr yfq.'

OcvY kcdm pfrfv disY zfib jvfv tfdo, sn OcvsY zfsvj usbv Hfthfnf mfdo'.

---bf-bf, ˆ zfdm dhw¶fn jdv bf. sn ðLc zfmfsjƒ Hfthfsn. zfdm ufdb kfv msbv jKf, iafsBv jKf, yfWqf-ifWqfv jKf.

---zfdm zfibfv yfƒsk hqsn sYfe. zfidb dwd[k sYst. ksh zfdmW iVfswfbf jvdY. bfvDslv hAfifsv iafdÅjAft zdHÎkf bf KfjstW hƒ-iÛ isV pf hcsUdY, kfsk msb rq mfbcNsj ˆk dhw¶fn jvf Hft bq. zfdm ufdb, mfbcNsj dhw¶fn bf jvstW sjfb wfd§À sbƒ. dj§Â zpKf dhw¶fn jvstW zwfd§À zfsY. zfv ˆ jKfW htdY bf sp, ðLc bfvDvfƒ dhw¶fnOfdkbD. dhw¶fnOfkj icv¢NW zfsY.

`--- zfu zfdm mvsBv hcj sKsj j]fdl- zjv¢Bf! iafB dbsq ˆdj dmKAf zjv¢B sJtf!

ˆk Hfstfshsn swsN ˆk zhsrtf sjmsb rfdbsk ifv bfvD!

ˆ zfOfk icv¢sNv, rfdbsk ˆ dbmGm zfOfk, ufdbkfm, smfvf wcLc icv¢sNvf ifdv.'

hjct Hfƒ! zfidb ufsbb, `nfosvv mk bfvD Ffov dudbn.' hAfifvef pJb zfibfv hcsU zfnsh, kJb zfidbW jdhv mskf htsk hfLA rshb,

`ˆ kcdm zfu sn---kcdm skf br; zfu srdv kcdmW YtbfmqD, kcdmW rƒsk yfW dmKAf dlqf uqD?

�� nflf lc'de Ict 60 djYc smfsv dlsk yfW, zbA ksv vfJ djYc hfjD,

lcHGfdobD! slsJ srsn mdv! jfsv kcdm dlsk yfW I]fdj? ---iafB dbsq ˆ dj dblfv¢B sJtf sJst ˆvf rfq, vÙÁ-Uvf vfMf hcj l'st ztÙÁj isv ˆvf ifq!

ˆvf slhD, ˆvf stfHD, ˆvf yfsr nhGub iaDdk! ƒrfslv ksv bsr siadmsjv iCBG iCuf, iCufvDv iCBG nmKGb, iCuf srdv' ƒrfslv HDv¢-hcsj kfƒ ufso ˆk nkA-HDdk!

bfvD bfdr rsk yfq wcLc ˆjf jfsvf, ˆvf slhD, ˆvf stfHD, pk iCuf ifq ˆvf yfq kk zfsvf.

ƒrfslv zdk stfHD mb, ˆjusb kxå bq, ˆj sisq ncJD bq, pfsy hù ub!'

---zfsv! zfidb slJdY buv¢stv nh mcJ²¿ svsJsYb. ---sjb mfûfnfv YfÛ hst zhÎf jsvb? ---bf-bf! zhÎf bq. zfnst kfvf skf zfvhD-…lcG dbsqƒ hA²À

Kfsj, zfv dbsuv HfNfv sJ]fu vfsJ bf. zf¤Yf zfidbW dj jfsvf siasm isVsYb bfdj? ---siam skf iaskAj mfbcsNv zfsY Hfƒ. siasm iVskW slfN sbƒ. slfN rt zShL iÝdksk siam iajfw jvf. msbv mskf mfbcNsj Hft njstƒ hfsn. Hfthfnf skf msbv hAfifv. mbsj dj sj… hfLf dlsk ifsv? zfibfv mk siasm bf iVstW siasmv hAfifv-nAfifv hcUsk zncdhLf sjfKfq? dFsmv vM htsk skf dFm ifVf uv¢vD bq. ‰ sp hst bf, `dhsq jdvdb, kf hst dj hvpfÛDW pfqdb?'

nflf lc'de Ict �� 61 ---dEjƒ hstsYb. ksh zsbj nmq mfbcN siasm isV dbq§ÃB

rfdvsq sIst. jJb sp hbAfv ifdb …isy isV lc'jct i½fdhk j'sv sIst kf blD dbsuW ufbsk ifsv bf.

---zfdm hdt jD, zfidb hfdV dIsv pfb. sn msb rq zsbAv msb hbAf rsq LbA rsqsY.

---zfdm dhw¶fn jdv bf. shdt ðLc zfmfv dYt, zfmfvƒ Kfjsh. ---mfbcN hkGmfbsj dhw¶fn jsv. zfjNGsjv iadk zfjxNAmfB rq.

dj§Â pJb ifwfifdw lcƒ zKhf dkb zfjNGj iadkäd¦äkfv nfdvsk ˆsn ˆj nfsK zfjNGB jsv, kJbƒ mfbcN äs¦ä isV. dhyfv jvsk Ls¦l isV. zfmfv msb rq zfibfv shdtvW kfƒ rsqsY.

---zfmfv yfƒsk shdw zfjNGB zbA sj… jvsk ifsv bf. ---kf jD Hfsh ufbstb? zfidb slJdY, däkDq bìv ƒmv¢t

jfƒn mubC. ˆƒ slsJb, mubCv jKf htsk dosq ˆjef o¬i msb isV sot. sjfb ˆj hƒsq isVdYtfm. ˆj lvshw tfqtDv siam huGb jvsk …islw dlsq o¬ide mubCsj hstdYt.

„nf bhDv pcsov jKf; sp bhD zfïfrv ƒ¤Yfq mclGfsj du¦lf jvsk ifvskb. ˆj sufVf siadmj-siadmjf dhhfr hásb nmKG rq. ˆj sYfÕ oafsm kfslv siasmv hfnf dYt. kfsk dYt kfslv Hfthfnfv nfufsbf hfofb. sn hfofsb iaBsqv jk vM-shvsMv jcncm dYt. iDdvskv dnÊ rfWqfq slft Jfd¤Yt kfslv snƒ sIfef Ict.

ˆj vfsk siamftfsi mo´ dYt snƒ siammq l©idk. kfvf spb ˆjde sYftfv lc'de dh…dt. ˆjde Icstv snZ¦lpG W snZvH. lc'de slr, ˆjde mb, ˆjde iafB.

�� nflf lc'de Ict 62 rEf{ öfmD htt, `diaqksm! zfdm mfvf sost kcdm dj zbA

jf…sj dhsq jvsh?' ²ÃD htt, `ˆmb jKf sjb htsYb diasq! zfïfr spb zfibfsj

lDOGuDhD jv¢b. zfdmƒ spb zfibfv zfso mvsk ifdv. zfv zbA icv¢N? zfdm zbA icv¢sNv dlsj kfdjsqW slJh bf. kfYfVf smsqslv dhsq jvf kk dj nru, spmb sYstslv nru? zfdm mfvf sost zfidbƒ rqskf zbA smsq oarB jvshb.

---sjfb dlb bf. dyvdlb zfdm skfmfv, zfv skfmfv. zbA sj… skfmfv ˆ uDhb kvDsk zfnsk ifsv bf. zfïfr bf jv¢j---kcdm zfmfv zfso mfvf sost zfdm skfmfv jhsvv ifsw Ov hfdbsq skfmfsj ±mvB j'sv uDhb jfdesq slh.

---zfdmW kfƒ. zfdm zfibfv jhsvv dJlmk j'sv uDhb jfdesq slh.

Hfthfnfv nclxP hásb shw djYcdlb sjse sot. rEf{ ˆjdlb ˆt ivD[fv dlb. Hfthfnfv zdoívD[f. sjfbW jfvsB ²ÃD mfvf sot. vsq sot siadmj öfmD ˆjfjD.

Wqflf mskf ²ÃDv jhsvv ifsw k]fhc Jfdesq hfn jvsk ðv¢ jvt. jhsvv yfdvifsw IctofY tfdosq msbfvm siasmv idvshw ³kvD j'sv ²ÃDv jhv udVsq Lsv Hfthfnfv ivw j¬ibf jvsk Kfjt.

kfv sn siam dYt nkAƒ J]fde siam. hjct Hfƒsqv mk hAfjct msbv siam. dlb pfq mfn Icvfq.

ˆjdlb snƒ jhsvv ifw shsq „nf bhDv zfomb Ose. dkdb pchsjv jf× slsJ dhd±mk rb. dkdb kfsj jhsvv ifsw ˆHfsh

nflf lc'de Ict �� 63 hfn jvsk dbsNL jsvb. jhvsj udVsq Lsv sj]sl sj]sl siam iajfw jvsk hfvB jsvb. dkdb kfv jfdrbD W ˆHfsh hfn jvfv jfvBW swfsbb. pchj k]fv idvyq ufbsk yfƒst ˆhQ dkdb idvyq dlst sn k]fv if lc'de udVsq Lsv zfshlb j'sv hst, `sr zfïfrv bhD! zfidb zfmfv ²ÃDsj h]fdysq dlb.'

bhD htstb, ùDhb-mvB skf zfïfr jfsY hfhf!' ---zfdm ufdb zfidb zfïfrv jfsY lczf jvst zfmfv ²ÃD iafB

dIsv ifsh. zfidb kfsj h]fdysq slb zfïfrv bhD! kf bf rst zfmfv uDhb ˆƒ Hfshƒ jfesh.

„nf bhD zfïfrv jfsY lczf jvstb. zfïfrv dbje sKsj zrD ˆt, `sp mfvf sosY, kfv rfqfk dYt bf hstƒ mfvf sosY. ˆJb sj… pdl kfsj rfqfk Lfv slq, kfrst sn uDhb dIsv ifsh.'

ˆ jKf ðsb yeX j'sv pchj htt, `zfïfrv bhD! zfdm kfsj zfmfv zsLGj rfqfk lfb jvh.'

---kfrst skf skfmfv rfqfk jsm pfsh ˆhQ lcusbv ˆjƒ nfsK mvB rsh.

---snef skf Jchƒ Hft. zfidb lczf jv¢b. zfdm zfmfv zsLGj rfqfk dlsq dltfm.

jhsvv mfde nvfsbf rt. „nf bhD lczf jvstb. zmdb Ocm§À hAdÙÁv rEf{ suso WEfv mk pchkD jhsv …sE hnt!

„nf bhD yst sostb. ²ÃDsj kcst dbsq k]fhcsk kcst zfïfrv tfJ ðjdvqf Îfib jvt pchj. rfqfk lfb jvfv jKf ²ÃDsj sofib jvt. ²ÃDsj htt, `yt, zfmvf ˆ ˆtfjf sYsV zbAÛ yst

�� nflf lc'de Ict 64 pfƒ. bsy{ mfbcsNv bfbf iaswv n©mcJDb rh.

öfmD-²ÃD sjfb lCvhkGD ˆtfjfq ˆj uÌst ˆj blDv Lfsv sYfÕ ˆjde hfnf hfdbsq hnhfn jvsk ðv¢ jvt. snƒ siam, snƒ Hfthfnf, snƒ nQnfv, snƒ zfwf.

öfmD iafq zsLGj dlb uÌst jfE nQoar jsv, zsLGj dlb lCvhkGD wrsv dosq dhdÛÁ j'sv JflA nQoar j'sv zfsb. smfef Jfhfv, smfef jfiV---ˆskƒ sJfw dYt pchkD. dj§Â jkdlb?

mfbcsNv mb idvhkGbwDt. wCbA mqlfsb isV Kfjf rfîf kcstfv mk zd²¿v. nfmfbA Icnm§Àsv ifs¬e pfq msbv odk, iastfHsb iatcé rq stfHD mfbcsNv mb. LDsv LDsv ˆj sOsqdm pchkDsj sofisb dkÙÁ j'sv kctsk tfot.

ˆj vfsk hxdó rt. hxdóv ifdb Osvv dHksv ˆst Ocm hvhfl rt. Hft Ov, Hft hfn²¿fsbv hfnbf msb suso …Et. sj bf yfq kf?

njfst svfujfv mk öfmD jfE nQoar jvsk shv rsq sot. sn lcicsvv zfso j]csV Osvv nfmsb ˆjmsb ÈbXÈbX j'sv ofb jvdYt. nc¦lvD pchkD. syfsJ-mcsJ yfistAv Yfi. rEf{ sn slswv vfuicÛ sOfVfv tfofm sesb Kmsj l]fVft. sn ˆsndYt rdvB dwjfv jvsk. rdvsBv disY Ycesk Ycesk pchkDv jfsY ˆsn si]ZsY dosqdYt.

ncjbAfv lcvh²¿f slsJ vfuicÛ duÎfnf jvt, `dj sr nc¦lvD! ˆJfsb kcdm jfv nfsK hfn jv?'

ncndÏk nclwGb ˆjub pchsjv iadk kfdjsq dbsmsN pchkD mcÊ rsq sot. sjfb jKfde Hfht bf. …Ùsv sn htt, `jfsvf nfsK bf.'

vfuicsÛv msbW ymj LdvsqsY pchkD. kfv ˆƒ znrfq zh²¿f

nflf lc'de Ict �� 65 slsJ htt, `kcdm dj pfsh zfmfv nfsK?'

---sjfKfq? ---zfmfv vfuicvDsk. skfmfsj vfuvfbD j'sv slh. nc¦lvDsj

shsrwXkD ùvD hfdbsq slh. pchkD OfV bfdVsq nfq dlt. vfuicÛ kfsj sOfVfq kcst dbsq

vfulvhfsv dIsv ˆt. pchkDsj lfnDslv rfWqftf j'sv dlsq kfsj ncndÏkf jvfv zfslw dlt.

jc]sV Osvv lfnD zfu vfuvfbD. vfujDq sifNfj, vfujDq Jfhfv, vfujDq Kfjfv-swfhfv j[, ˆ spb nf[f{ shsrwXk. zkDk Hcst sot pchkD.

vfufv jfsY Jhv sot. vfuicÛ hb sKsj ˆj ncjbAf jcdVsq ˆsbsY, sn kfsj vfuhLC hfbfsk yfq. slfN jD kfsk?

ˆdlsj pchj náAfv nmq Jfhfv nfsK Osv dIsv slsJ ²ÃD sbƒ. sp ²ÃD Osv dIvskƒ nflsv hnsk dlk. rfskv ³kvD ifJf dlsq hfkfn j'sv dlk. npsk sJsk dlk. sjfKfq sn?

hù sJ]fufJc]du j'svW bf sisq dbvfw rsq suso suso lcdÇy§Àfv nfsK vfk jfeft. njfstv …Ï¶t zfstfsk slJsk sit, kfv j]csV Osvv nfmsb sOfVfv i]fu vsqsY. ns¦lr rt, sjfb sOfV-nWqfv dwjfvD rqskf kfv ²ÃDsj zirvB j'sv kcst dbsq sosY.

shdvsq iVt wrsvv dlsj. sOfVfv ildyrÁ mfsb vfuf zKhf vfufv sj… rsk ifsv. ˆƒ ns¦lsr sn vfulvhfsvv zfswifsw sJ]fu dbt. jfsvf dbje sKsj sn Jhv sit, ndkAƒ vfuicÛ uÌt sKsj ˆj hbjbAf jcdVsq ˆsbsY.

�� nflf lc'de Ict 66 vfulvhfsv dosq pKfdbqsm vfufv jfsY bfdtw jvt, `mrfmfsbAv

icÛ zfmfv ²ÃDsj zfmfv Ov sKsj zirvB j'sv ˆsbsY.' ---zfmfv icÛ skfmfv ²ÃDsj zirvB jsvsY? ---zfsÎ r]Af. ---sn rqskf skfmfv ²ÃD bq. sn zbA sjfb smsq. ---bf-bf, slJst zfmvf iv±ivsj dybsk ifvh. pchkDsj nfmsb sFsj ˆsb duÎfnf jvf rt, `kcdm dj ˆƒ

stfjefsj syb?' pchkD ˆj Utj kfdjsqƒ htt, `bf.' ---stfjde lfhD jsv, kcdm bfdj Wv ²ÃD? ---zfmfv uDhsb dhsqƒ rqdb. pchj j]flsk tfot. sj]sl tcdesq isV htt, `Wƒ zfmfv ²ÃD

mrfvfu! Wv rqskf mfKf Jfvfi rsqsY. Wsj uflc jvf rsqsY. Wsj djYc JfWqfsbf rsqsY. Wsj Hq slJfsbf rsqsY. kfƒ rqskf zfmfslv n©ijG zöDjfv jvsY.'

dj§Â vfuicÛ ufsb, ˆ nshv djYcƒ bq. nckvfQ sn ÛÁcÝ rsq OfV LfÄf dlsq kfsj sust h¦lD j'sv vfJsk zfslw dlt.

pchj sj]sl sj]sl zfduG ufbft, `mrfvfu! zfmvf sp öfmD-²ÃD, kfv ˆjef iamfB zfsY.'

---jD iamfB? ---zfïfrv bhD „nf ufsbb sp, zfmvf öfmD-²ÃD. ---zfïfrv bhD? zfv pdl jKf nkA bf rq? ---zfmfsj pf ƒ¤Yf wfd²À slshb. I]fdn slshb zfmfv. zfdm zfv

nflf lc'de Ict �� 67 h]fysk yfƒh bf.

jfvfofsv h¦lD Kfjt ˆjdbô siadmj. hflwf djYc stfj ifdEsq dlstb „nf bhDv jfsY. dj§Â dkdb sjfKfq kf ufbf sot bf.

ˆdlsj vfuicsÛv dhsqv ubA kfVf. kfv ƒ¤Yf ˆmb dmKAfhflDv I]fdn rWqfƒ …dyk, sp vfuicsÛv Hfthfnfsj dbsuv ²ÃD hst lfhD jvfv Lxókf ialwGb jsv.

rEf{ ˆjdlb „nf bhD ˆsn …id²¿k. vfulvhfv HdÙÁ W waÝfsk idviCBG rsq …Et. nHf hnt, vfunHf, dhyfv-nHf.

vfu-dnQrfnsb hnfsbf rt zfïfrv bhDsj. jfEoVfq …id²¿k jvf rt pchjsj. zbA dlsj rfduv jvf rt pchkDsj W vfuicÛsj.

ufbf nsÙ¶W „nf bhD pchjsj duÎfnf jvstb, `Wsr pchj! Wƒ pchkD skfmfv sj rq?'

---zfsÎ! zfmfv ²ÃD ùucv. zfv sn jKf ùucsvv ufbf zfsY. pchkDsj iaw jvstb, `Wƒ stfjdesj kcdm syb bf, ufb bf?' ---uD bf. ---kcdm sjfKfq dYst, snJfsb sj skfmfsj zfbt? ---snJfsb zfdm ˆjf dYtfm. zfmfv sj… sbƒ ùucv! ˆhfsv vfuicÛsj duÎfnf jvstb, `kcdm snJfsb sjfb Ov-hfdV

slsJdYst?' ---uD r]Af. ˆjef j]csV Ov dYt. kfvƒ nfmsb W hsndYt. Wƒ

htt, kfv sj… sbƒ. W ˆJfsb ˆjf Kfsj. kfviv zfdm zfnsk htst W zfmfv nfsK yst zfsn.

�� nflf lc'de Ict 68 pchj htt, `nh dmKAf htsY ùucv. vfuvfbD rhfv zfwfq W

dmKAf htsY zKhf Wsj dmKAf htsk hfLA jvf rs¤Y.' ˆsk ±ió zihfl vsqsY susb vfuicÛ [cé rt. zfïfrv bhD

iajxdk²¿ rsk zfslw j'sv icbvfq pchkDsj iaw jvstb, `kcdm dj Wƒ stfjefsj zfslZ syb bf, jJbW slJdb?'

mfKf bfdmsqƒ pchkD htt, ùD bf.' ---shw sn pfj. kcdm syb zKhf bf syb, kcdm dj Wv dbjse

sjfbdlb sjfbdjYc Lfv hf lfb dbsqY? ---Lfv? lfb? bf skf. Wv jfsY jD Lfv jvsk pfh? ---sjfb djYc. zf¤Yf pdl sjfb djYc lfb dbsq Kfj, kfrst dj

Wsj sIv{ slsh? ---zhwAƒ slh. ---kfrst ht, zfdm pdl Wv dbje sKsj sjfb djYc lfb hf Lfv

dbsqdY, kfrst kf sIv{ dld¤Y. pchkD yeX j'sv htt, `zfdm pdl Wv dbje sKsj sjfb djYc lfb

hf Lfv dbsqdY, kfrst kf sIv{ dld¤Y.' spƒ htf swN rt, snƒ sn jfsiGsev …isv tcdesq iVt. nHfv msLA ³rSy isV sot. h]flD-lfnD `rfq-rfq' jvsk jvsk

Ycse ˆsn pchkDsj kcst dbsq sot. njstƒ zhfj-rkhfj rsq duÎfnc lxdósk zfïfrv bhDv dlsj IAftXIAftX j'sv kfdjsq vƒt.

vrnA ufbfv ubA nhfvƒ ˆjƒ iaw, `hAfifv jD ùucv?' bhD htstb, `dhw¶fnOfkj bfvD.' kfviv Oebf Jcst htst njst hcUt stfsHv iadkIt.

nflf lc'de Ict �� 69 ˆj msb hjct o¬ide ðsb ˆjde lDOGw¶fn sYsV htt, `zfidb

dj msb jsvb shdt snƒ vjmƒ ˆjde dhw¶fnOfkj pchkD?' ---znýh jD? ---zfmfv msb rq bf. ---zfibfv mb siadmsjv, zfibfv mb zá siasmv, kfƒ

dhivDk djYc msb rq bf. dj§Â pdl ndkAƒ rq, kfrst jD jvshb? ---zfdm mvh, zfk¹rkAf jvh. ˆ uDhbƒ zfv vfJh bf. ---ˆdeW ˆjde zdkvdÓk jKf, zdkvdÓk Hct jfu. siasm

dhIt rsq zfk¹rkAf sjb jvshb? zfk¹rkAf dj zfvW shdw dhItkf bq? zfidb dwd[k sYst, iCBG bf rstW äDb djYc skf zfsY. zfk¹rkAf mrfifi kf zfidb zhwAƒ ufbshb.

ªsp hAdÙÁ sjfb ifrfV rsk dbsusj sIst zfk¹rkAf jvsh, sn hAdÙÁ ufrfâfsmW nhGlf W dyvjfstv ubA dbsusj sIst zbcv™i wfd²ÀsHfo jvsh. sp hAdÙÁ dhN sJsq zfk¹rkAf jvsh, sn hAdÙÁ ufrfâfsmW nhGlf dyvjfstv ubA dhN ifb j'sv pfkbf sHfo jvsh. sp hAdÙÁ I]fdn dbsq zfk¹rkAf jvsh, sn hAdÙÁ slfpsJW zbcv™i I]fdn dbsq zfpfh sHfo jvsh. zfv sp hAdÙÁ hwGf hf YcdvjfOfk äfvf zfk¹rkAf jvsh, sn hAdÙÁ slfpsJW zbcv™i hwGf hf YcdvjfOfk äfvf (dbsu dbsu) zfpfh sHfo jvsh.«

nckvfQ sjb dbsusj lcdbqf-zfsJvfsk jó slshb? kfv yfƒsk dj êf Hft bq sp, sn spmb zbA mubC sisq msu dosq itfqb jsvsY, zfidbW skmdb zbA tfqtD ucdesq sItcb. sp zfibfsj yfq bf, kfsj zfidb yfƒshb sjb?

�� nflf lc'de Ict 70 hjct ˆjde lDOGw¶fn sYsV htt,

`vfuiK dlsq yst ˆk stfsj, ˆmbde zfv idVt bf syfsJ

zfmfv spmb zfsY.' ˆmb nmq oafm rsk mfosvshv zfpfb sHsn ˆt. …sE dIvsk

yfƒt mndusl. hjct hfLf dlsq htt, `zfu zfmvf ˆJfsbƒ bfmfp iVh.'

bfmfp swsN zfvW djYc o¬i rt. hjct dnÝf§À dbt, jft njfst sn hfdV dIsv pfsh. jvtW kfƒ. shdtv Jhv ufdbsq dydE dlsk zbcsvfL j'sv njstv jfY sKsj syfsJv ifdb mcYsk mcYsk dhlfq dbt.

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rEf{ icdtw ˆt mcjcstv hfdVsk. mcjct kJb bkcb h… dbsq siamsjdtsk …¦mÙ. Kfbfq kcst zfbf rt bh idvBDk hv-jsbsj. mcjcstv dhv¢sÝ zdHspfo rt, sn kfv siadmjfsj iatcé j'sv hfdV sKsj Hfdosq dbsq ˆsnsY.

mcjct htt, `nm²À zdHspfo dmKAf. hftf…dânfv nfsK kfv hù dlb zfso sKsj Hfthfnf dYt. kfYfVf hkGmfsb sn bfhfdtjf bq. kfviv zfdm kfsj hfdV rsk kcst zfbsk pfƒdb. sn dbsu sKsjƒ zfmfv hfdVsk ifdtsq ˆsnsY. kfv zdHHfhj sufviChGj zbA sYstv nfsK dhhfr dlsk sysqdYt, pfsj sn iY¦l jsv bf.'

hftf…dânfsj duÎfnf jvf rst sn htt, `r]Af nAfv! zfdm

nflf lc'de Ict �� 71 sö¤Yfq hfdV sKsj shdVsq ˆsn shfticv sjfseG mcjctsj zfƒb smfkfdhj dhsq jsvdY.'

---ˆJb zfibfv hfhf W mfmf zfibfsj sIv{ dbsk ˆsnsYb, kfslvsj zfidb jD htshb?

---htcb, zfdm zfmfv öfmDv nfsK nQnfv jvsk yfƒ. zfdm hfdV dIsv spsk yfƒ bf.

hftf…dânfv mfmf ufbk, sYstde t©ie. shfticsvv ˆj jfisVv slfjfsb yfjdv jsv. dj§Â sn smsqsj hcdUsqsY sp, slfjfbef kfvƒ. rqskf snƒ stfsH sn hjcstv yfƒsk mcjctsj kctbfmCtj shdw …ipcÙÁ sHsh dhsqv dlsb dmKAf zucrfk dlsq ifdtsq ˆsnsY. ˆJb sn jKf icdtwsj hcUfq jD Hfsh? sjfseG dosqdYt dEjƒ, dj§Â sjfb jfvBhwk} svdud±eº sp rqdb, kfW iamfB jvf pfq jD Hfsh. Kfbf sKsj ivfmwG sit, …jDt Lsv zKhf iÑfsqskv mfLAsm dhNqdev db°idÙ jvf Hft. jfvB, zfƒb zfsY hv-jsbv nis[. Hfvskv zfƒsb sp sjfb nfhftj-nfhfdtjf sö¤Yfq dhhfr zKhf dtH-ecsolfv jvst jfsvf djYc htfv sbƒ, jvfv sbƒ. nfmfduj öDjxdk bf sistW kfslv sjfb isvfqf sbƒ. zfLcdbj pcsov zfLcdbj zfƒb, zfLcdbj yft-ytb. sYst-smsqvf dnsbmfq ˆ nshv seºdbQ ifq. `diqfv djqf skf Fvbf djqf?' siasmv ubA dlt dlst ufbW slWqf pfq. mf-hfisjW jcvhfbD slWqf pfq. LmG, ydvÛ, tÏf, jctmfb nh djYcsj hdtlfb slWqf pfq. swsN rq siasmvƒ uquqjfv. kfsk bfƒ-hf Kfjt zbA djYc. tfqtD-mubC du¦lfhfl. siam YfVf nhƒ hfl!

�� nflf lc'de Ict 72 dbvfw rsq dIsv ˆt hftf…dânf WvsI shdtv hfhf W mfmf.

kfvf Oebf yfif dlsq vfJt. shdtv mfmfv ˆtfjfq lfie zfsY. sn wkHfsh smsqsj hfdV dIdvsq zfbfv syóf jvsk tfot. wdÙÁsk srsv dosq HdÙÁv iK oarB jvt.

ˆjdlb dhjfst mfmfskf shfb jdt ˆt shdtv hfdVsk. yf sJsq lfWqfk dlt kfslv hfdV spsk. isvv dlb njfst mcjcstv zbcmdk dbsq shdt mfmfv hfdV shVfsk sot.

mfmDmf kfsj wk j'sv hcUfsk tfot, `shdt kcdm jfuef Hft jvdb. hjctsj sYsV mcjctsj dhsq j'sv kcdm ncJD rsk ifvsh bf. mcjcstv sjfb HdhNA{ sbƒ. sn zdwd[k t©ie. ˆv zfso lc'sef smsq sn sYsVsY. ml Jfq, dhdV Jfq. h…sj mfvLv jsv. sn jfisVv slfjfsb yfjdv jsv. zfv hjct dwd[k sYst hV Hû. kfv yfjdvef rsq sost kcdm ncJD rsk.'

---yfjdvef rst bf ncJD rkfm? zfv ˆv sp slfjfb vsqsY. hAfQsj efjf zfsY.

---sj hstsY skfmfsj? mcjct hstsY? dmKAf jKf. skfmfv mfmf ufsb, slfjfbef Wv bq. W slfjfsbv jmGyfvD mfÛ. kfYfVf W dj Hfthfsn skfmfsj? Hfthfnfv mmG W ufsb? zfv hjcstv Jhv ufb kcdm. sn shyfdv sj]sl zfjct. jk Hfhbf, jk zsi[fv iv swsN dbvfw rsq hfdV dIsv sosY. kcdm dIsv pfsh msb j'sv 3/4 dlb zsi[fv iv hfdV sosY. kfW hst sosY, `zfmfv shdtv náfb sist, zfmfsj Jhv slshb. zfmfv shdt zfmfsj sYsV spsk ifsv bf.'

nflf lc'de Ict �� 73 ˆhfv shdt j]flsk tfot. hjct ndkAis[ sp kfsj Hfthfsn,

kf sn ufsb. zfv mcjctW Hfthfsn hst msb jsv. sn kfv icvsbf siadmj. jtjfkfq pfWqfv zfso shfticsv kfv slfjfsb zfnf-pfWqf j'svƒ siam rq. jtjfkfq Kfjfjfst dydEisÛv mfLAsm spfofspfo Kfsj. „slv nmq shVfsk ˆsn sn kfv jfsY dosqdYt ˆhQ jtjfkf dIsv pfWqfv dlsb sn-ƒ snfbfv zfQde …irfv dlsq seºsb yfdisq dosqdYt. spdlb hjctW kfv ubA hLGmfb s±ewsb zsi[f jsvdYt. dj§Â sjfbXef smdj, zfv sjfbXef J]fde, kf kfv zufbf dYt. zfso mcjcstv siadmjf dYt, h… dYt, kf skf ufbk bf sn. slfjfbefW sp kfv bq, kfW ufbf dYt bf. mcjcstv skf nhefƒ iahÑbf, sL]fjf. ˆJb sn jD jvsh? ˆJb pdl hjctsj sisk yfq, kfrst sn dj kfsj smsb sbsh? sn Hfht,

`dhlfq jsvY pfsv bqbust, ˆJb dIvfsh kfsv djsnv Yst?'

mfmDmf htt, `sn kcdm dy§Àf jsvf bf. kcdm hfdV dIsv sost hjctsj hcdUsq sbWqf pfsh. W Jch nvt sYst. kcdm hvQ ˆjef jfu jsvf, dhsq skf svdud±eº rqdb. sjfseGv sp jfouef zfsY, kf J]csu dbsq icdVsq sIstf. zKhf nsÌ dbsq hfdV yst spsqf.'

shdt pdl ˆƒ ivfmwG hfdVv stfsjv jfsY dbk, kfrst rqskf sL]fjf sJskf bf. smsqv dhsqsk sp zdHHfhj Kfjfv wkG zfsY ƒntfmD dhLfsb, sn wkG iftb jvst rqskf shdt sL]fjf sKsj sh]sy spk. spfoA zdHHfhjvfƒ `zâ slsJ dO W ifÛ slsJ dU' dlsq Kfsjb. dj§Â ƒntfmD dhLfb msk sn skf ˆJb hAdHyfdvBD. ˆJb

�� nflf lc'de Ict 74 sn rfsv rfsv hcsUsY, kfv dbsuv msb dnÝf§À sbWqfv jcIt.

shdt syfsJv sjfsB usm WEf ifdb mcYsk mcYsk htt, `zfdm zfv zfmfv oafsm dIsv spsk yfƒ bf mfmD! snJfsb zfdm jf…sj mcJ slJfsk ifvh bf. ˆJb skfmvf pdl ifv, kfrst ˆJfb sKsjƒ hAh²¿f jv. zfmfv zfêf lchGt W nvt mfbcN, zfv mfmfv lfie zfsY, Lfv-Hfv zfsY, ifvst ˆJfsbƒ hjctsj sFsj hcdUsq-idVsq sjfb hAh²¿f jv.'

---dEj zfsY. skfmfv mfmf ˆst htdY. kcdm hvQ dIsv dosq jft ˆsnf.

mcjct sL]fjf dlsqsY, sn ˆjub t©ie, sn ˆjub H× siadmj, siasmv bfm j'sv sn kfv slr tcsesY, ivhkGDsk sn kfsj huGb jvsk ifsv---ˆƒ njt jKf dy§Àf jvsk jvsk shdtv msb mcjcstv iadk OxBfv ifrfV nxdó rt. sn dnÝf§À dbt, sn zfv mcjctsj slJfW jvsh bf. nckvfQ hfn Lsv shfticv dosq ˆmb nmsq hfdV dIvt, sp nmsq mcjct slfjfsb Kfsj. snJfb sKsj snƒ jfou W kfv Ydh dbsq ˆhQ mcjcstv slWqf sjfb jfiV-syfiV bf dbsqƒ nfsK nfsK shdVsq iVt. sj… iaw jvst sn mfmfv-hfdVv jKf hstƒ dhlfq dbt. spsrkc sn mcjcstv jfsY mfmfv-hfdV pfWqfv zbcmdk dbsqƒ shdvsqdYt.

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shdtv mfmDmf wfmDmf shom hV yftfj smsq. wrsvv hst kfv jKfv yej zfsY, HfdvdÄ zfsY. snƒ lfdqk¶ dbt hjctsj hcUfhfv.

nflf lc'de Ict �� 75 hjctsj Jhv slWqf rsqsY. sn rqskf zfuƒ zfnsh.

shdtW Hct öDjfv j'sv [mf yfWqfv ubA ia²Âk mfmDmfƒ kfsj dwdJsq dlsqsY [mf sysq sbWqfv iÝdk. ttbfv Ytbf, syfsJv ifdb W spZhsbv zfjNGB dlsqƒ icv¢N mfbcNsj jfhc jvf pfq, sn jKfW HftHfsh ufdbsq dlt.

mfmf oafsmv ƒmfm nfsrhsj hst svsJsY. zfu vfskƒ kfslv dhsq iVfsk rsh. ˆJb hjct vfpD Kfjstƒ rt.

zfwfbcv™i hjct ˆsn sot. hfdVsk iashw j'sv syqfsv hnskƒ shdt j]flsk j]flsk kfv nfmsb ˆt. hjct iaw jvt, `skfmfv jD rsqdYt shdt? kcdm zfmfsj sYsV ifdtsq dosqdYst sjb?'

kf ðsb shdt zfsvf sufsv-swfsv j]flsk tfot. mfmDmf nfmsb ˆsn hjcstv …sÜswA htt, `Wsj djYc duÎfnf jsvf bf hfhf! zfmvf nh hth skfmfsj. Wsj duÎfnf jvst W Jfdt sj]sl WsE. sndlb sisev p§ÃBfq W hLGmfb pfqdb. shfticsv sYfe sKsj mfbcN rsqsY, ˆJfbjfv FfÙÁfvslv nfsK ufbfswfbf zfsY. kfƒ ˆJfsb yst ˆsndYt. kfviv sjfb È×fv rfsk iVst sn Wsj jD Jfƒsq zÎfb j'sv kcst dbsq pfWqfv syóf jsv. sjfb Hft mfbcsNv syfsJ iVst sn Kfbfq Jhv dlst icdtw Wsj …Ýfv j'sv dbsq kfslv drIfusk vfsJ. kfviv zfmvf Jhv sist Wsj zfmfslv hfdVsk dbsq ˆsn vfdJ. Wv sjfb [dk rqdb. HfsoAv sufv. icdtswv rfsk bf iVst jD sp rk, kf Hfhskƒ ofsq j]fef slq hfhf!'

ƒdkmsLA mfmf icdtw sjsnv ˆjde jfou ˆsb hjctsj slJft. kfsk hftf…dânf bfm slsJ hst …Et, `ˆ bfm jfv?'

�� nflf lc'de Ict 76 ---Wvƒ bfm hfhf! Wv zfnt bfm hftf…dânf. `shdt' hst

nhfƒ Ffsj. W hV tfucj smsq kf kcdm ufb. dj§Â sndlb W ˆjf shfticv ˆsn sp jk hV Hct jsvsY, kfvƒ ubA W tdÏkf. hfvhfv HfhdYt zfv htdYt, `zfdm hjctsj jD hst mcJ slJfh?'

ˆhfv hjct shdtv iadk kfdjsq htt, `skfmfsj djYc htsk rsh bf shdt. dj§Â ˆJb kcdm Hft zfY skf?'

wfdVv z]]fyt dlsq syfJ mcYsk mcYsk htt, `r]Af. zfv ˆjf sjfKfW pfh bf. ˆhfsv spJfsb pfh, skfmfv nfsK pfh.'

hfnX ! ˆj sFfu WNcsLƒ dhN ifdb rsq sot. mfmf-mfmD r]fI sYsV h]fyt. dhjfstv dlsj shdtv mf-hfi W yfsmdt-nr kfv öfmD ˆsn …id²¿k rt. sldv bf j'sv mfosvshv ivƒ ƒmfm nfsrh vDdkmskf dhsq idVsq dlstb. dkdb ˆjec sJ]fuW dbstb bf sp, ˆƒ nmq kfv dhhfr iVfsbf wvDqk-n©mk dj bf? zfv duÎfnf jvstW dj k]fsj sj… ifÙf dlk? ˆƒHfshƒ skf zdLjfQw siasmv dhsq TfjTfj ÈVXÈV zh²¿fq rsq Kfsj. jfuD nfsrhvf efjfv stfsH dhsq idVsq slb. k]fvf ufbsk ifsvb bf zKhf ufbsk syófW jsvb bf sp, jsb jfsvf dhsq jvf h… dj bf? zKhf kfv osHG iCshGv jfsvf hf¤yf zfsY dj bf? zKhf sn iChG öfmDv ƒÜskv msLA zfsY dj bf? hAdHyfvDslv hAfifsv ˆ nshv sJ]fu dbsq tfH jD? nfmfduj yfsi dhsqef zfbcôfdbjHfsh jvsY, kfƒ Jch. kfYfVf zsbsj skf dhsq bf j'svƒ öfmD-²ÃD rsq nQnfv jvsY!

hjct-shdtv jcncm-jdt zfu Icse …Et. hjcstv sifNf siam nIt rt. lcOGebfv dwjfv rsq mfsU ˆk ˆk jó rt njstv.

nflf lc'de Ict �� 77 khcW kfv siam nfKGj rsqsY hst ufbsk rsh. vdIjct kfv msb sp ns¦lr nxdó jsvdYt, kf sp Hct---kf ±ió rt. ˆJb sn ncJD. ˆJb sn LbA.

hfnsvv Ict-wpAfq sn shdtsj zfv ‰ dhNsq sjfb iaw jvt bf. jfvB, mfmDmf hstsY, ìaw jvstƒ sn j]flsk tfosh.' nckvfQ ˆ mLcvfsk ðLc ðLc dkÙÁkf ˆsb tfH jD? hjct Ict W shdt Icstv svBcsk svBcsk ðLc mLc zfv mLcƒ Kfj. zufbf hAKf W shlbf zufbf sKsjƒ lCv rskƒ dmdtsq pfj.

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ÎfdboB hstb, `dhhfsrv iv ²ÃDv ƒdkrfn ufbsk syóf jsvf bf. bsy{ mLcv uDhb dhsN idvBk rsh.' `bfvDv jtsË dhw¶fn j'sv ifsiv HfoD rWqfv yfƒsk zdhw¶fn j'sv Ejfƒ Hft.' `y]fslv ˆj diE slsJƒ mfbcN kfsj Hfthfsn.' hjctW shdtv hAfifsv snƒ njt jKfƒ ±mvsB svsJ lf©ikA ðv¢ jvt. sn spb ncJD lf©ikA, zfbs¦lv nQnfv.

shdt dbu Hct nQswfLb j'sv dbstW kfv mb sKsj ä¦ä mcsY sItsk ifsvdb. ivhkGD uDhsbv idvj¬ibf jD? sjfKfq hnhfn jvsh? jDHfsh nQnfv ytsh? zbcv™i zfvW jk vjsmv iaw kfv msb dHV jvdYt. shdtv öi´ dYt, Icstv mskf uDhb. oafsm hfdV rstW mb kfv wùsv. oafsm u¦m rstW mfbcN rsqsY wùsv idvshsw, kfƒ kfv yft-ytbW wùsv. sp kv¢BDslv dnsbmf slJf zHAfn zfsY, kfslv zsbsj yfq, kfslv öfmD zfLcdbj srfj,

�� nflf lc'de Ict 78 rAfbXnfm srfj, drsvfv mk srfj. zfv ˆƒ pfslv mb, kfvf zhwAƒ yfƒsh öfmD ofdV ofdV efjf …ifuGb j'sv zfbcj. ˆjef Hft hfdV srfj, ˆjef ofdV srfj ƒkAfdl.

ˆmb kv¢BDvf `j]csV Osv hfn, Jfe-iftsÌv zfw' jsv. ovDh rstW bfdqjfv mk h]fysk yfq.

shdtW kfƒ sysqdYt. dhswN j'sv v™siv spfoAkfq kfsk nItkf ifsh hst kfv dhw¶fn dYt. dj§Â HfsoAv rfWqf kfv kvDsj ˆmb jcst dHdVsq dls¤Y sp, sn dbsuW kfv nfmft dlsk ifvsY bf. ˆJbW sn dhw¶fn jvsk ifvsY bf sp, hjcstv nfsK nQnfv j'sv sn ncJD rsh. dhsqv zfso sp ä¦ä dYt, zfuW snƒ ä¦ä kfsj jcsv jcsv sJsq pfs¤Y.

sp mfbcN HfoA W Hfo dbsq n§Âó bq, sn mfbcN zfslZ ncJD rsk ifsv bf. iasqfusbv zdkdvÙÁ yfWqf mfbcsNv mbsj zHfhD j'sv skfst. shdtv mb dYt skmbƒ zHfhD. shdt ufsb bf sp, dhÙ sKsj dyÙ hV dudbn. sn mfsb bf sp, `Lb Kfjst LbD, ÈB Kfjst ÈBD, LbDv sysq zsbj zfso ÈBDubsj Èdb.'

HdhNAskv vdMb öisj pfvf hf²Àh slJsk kfVfùVf jsv, kfslvƒ mb nfLfvBk} dnÝf§À oarsB Hct jsv. shdtW kfƒ jsvsY, jvsk ystsY.

shdt ufbsk ifvt, hjcstv yfjdvv sjfb hAh²¿f rqdb, zfv kfvf mf-hfhfW kfsj Osv kctsh bf, rqskf kfsj snƒ jtjfkfv iDv-hfdVv syZrdÜv msLA zfhfv dIsv spsk rsh. nckvfQ kfv jD ˆmb tfH rt? mfmf-mfmD kfv jD ˆmb …ijfv jvt? sYst

nflf lc'de Ict �� 79 Hft? pfv se]sj efjf sbƒ, sn zfhfv Hft sYst?

kfv mb zfhfv zfjxó rsk tfot mcjcstv iadk. snW hjcstv yfƒsk jm bq. kfv …ifuGb zfsY. hjct so]sqf, dj§Â mcjct wùsv. zfv mfmD kfv sp njt hlXÈB …sïJ jsvsY, kfv nhef ndkA bfW rsk ifsv. sn dbsu kfv ivsw sKsjsY. sn kfv icvsbf siadmj. hjcstv nfsK dmtfdmwfv yfƒsk shdw dmtfdmwf kfv nfsK. sn zbA sjfb smsqv nfsK Jfvfi hAhrfv jsvsY, dj§Â kfv nfsK skf jsvdb. ˆmbW skf rsk ifsv sp, snƒ smsqÈdtƒ Jfvfi dYt, pfslv iadk mcjct lchGAhrfv jsvsY.

dhhfsrv iafKdmj dlbÈdt msbfmskf ²ÃDv nfsK nhsysq hV nc¦lv jfse. mfbcsNv uDhsbv ƒdkrfsn kf öBGf[sv dtdJk rq. kfsk zfhfv mfmfv hfdVv zfèfv. hjcstv lcdÇy§Àfmq uDhb bh uDhsbv hn§À dIsv sit.

sn ²ÃDsj nf§À¶bf slq, zfwf slq, zHq lfb jsv, …Ï¶t HdhNAskv öi´ slJfq. dj§Â shdt spb …lfn msb sn-nsh sjfb Èv¢k¶ slq bf. sjht hst, `zfso zfibfv yfjdv srfj, kshƒ bf ncsJv öi´ slJh. wfd§Àv Ocm bf rst dj suso suso syfJ há j'sv öi´ slJf shfjfdm bq?'

hjct siamfshso bmajsØ hst, `³LpG Lv shdt! skfmfv siam zfmfv nfsK Kfjst zfdm jxkjfpG rh. yfjdv bf sistW sYfeJfe ˆjef hAhnf jvh. sie pJb zfsY, kJb yftfsk skf rshƒ. kcdm Hq jsvf bf sp, zfdm skfmfv mf-hfsiv Osv Ov-ufmfƒ sKsj pfh. pdlW skfmfslv Ov-ufmfƒ iasqfub. dj§Â zfdm yfƒ bf. jfvB

�� nflf lc'de Ict 80 zfdm ufdb, Òv-ufmfƒsqv sifVf mcJ, mvf-h]fyf nmfb ncJ.' `w¶ðvhfdV mLcv r]fdV, dkbdlb isv U]fefv hfdV.' w¶ðv-hfdV skf lCsvv jKf---w¶ðv oafsmW hfn jvst mfbcsNv mfb Kfsj bf. zfdm skfmfsj dbsq dosq zfmfv hfdVskƒ vfJh. zfmfv hfdVskW icv¢N mfbcsNv lvjfv. zfdm zfmfv oafm hf hfdV YfVf hfƒsv sjfKfW Kfjh bf. idvd²¿dk öfHfdhj rst dEj skfmfsj dbsq pfh. ksh hfƒsv sjfKfW yfjdv rst zftflf jKf.'

zhÎfv HdÌsk shdt htt, `ù]}! zfibfv hfdVsk h… rsq pfh, kfviv iBh¦lD rsq iB-spZkcsjv dwjfv rsq pfh. zfibfv mf-hfi W shfb zfmfv iadk oÓbf-H{Gnbfv yfi nxdó jvsh, pfsk zfdm hfsiv hfdV sKsj spZkcj dbsq spsk ifdv. zfv kf bf ifvst jtdnv ust Fcsh mdv. kfƒ bf?'

---kcdm hV dbvfwfhflD smsq. zfsv zfwfhflD rW, zfwfhflD. kshƒ msb nfrn ifsh. uDhb-pcsÝ uqD rsh. dhil zfnst zSLpG rWqfv mskf hV dhil zbA djYc sbƒ. zfv dhil zfnst dhilsj ³LspGv kvhfdv dlsq sjse sItfv mskf hDvk¶ zbA djYcsk sbƒ.

---zfidb zfmfsj sisq JcwD rsqsYb? ---skfmfsj rfdvsq jk jó sisqdY, kf ðbst kcdm hcUsh zfdm

jkef JcwD rsqdY. kcdm dj zfmfsj sisq JcwD rWdb? ---ˆjub znrfq bfvD nrfqv™si öfmD ifsh, zKy sn JcwD rsh

bf---ˆmb rsk ifsv? ---rsk ifsv, öfmD sn sisqsY, dj§Â iYs¦lv bq. zhwA zfdm

skfmfv ubA sn jKf htdY bf. jfvB, kcdm zfmfsj jtjfkfskƒ

nflf lc'de Ict �� 81 iY¦l jsvY, rfsk rfk svsJ Wqflf jsvY. zfdm htdYtfm, skfmfv ‰ jcvzfsbv mfófv vdIjcstv jKf. W skf zfmfv msb ns¦lr Tcdjsq sIstdYt.

---jD hstsY W? W dj zfmfsj Hfthfsn hstsY? ---bf-bf, kf bq. pfjXso pf bq, kf dbsq zfv zfstfybf j'sv

tfH sbƒ. ystf sjfKfW shVfsk pfƒ. ---sjfKfq pfshb? ---ˆƒ shfticsvv sjfb ifsjG zKhf mfsjGse. dj§Â dhjfst yf JfWqfv iv mfmfsj htst mfmf htt, `bf.

hfufsvv idvd²¿dk Hft bq. hvQ pfdh skf dbsuv oafsm pf. snJfsb djYcdlb shdvsq zfq.'

hjct htt, `shdtv ubA djYc jfiV-syfiV dbsk rk. shdw vfk rWqfv zfso zfsoƒ dIsv zfnh.'

hfufv jvsk jvsk shdt mcjcstv busv iVt. spsrkc shdt dbsusj sofib jvsk yfqdb. ufmfƒsqv slfjfsb hdnsq dlsq shdt jdtsj nfsK dbsq nfrn j'sv mcjcstv slfjfsb sot. dbuGsb sisq shdt mcjctsj wfdnsq htsk tfot, `kcdm zfmfsj EdjsqY, kcdm iakfvj. kcdm ˆ slfjfsbv ˆjub yfjv, zKy kcdm zfmfsj hstY, slfjfsbv mfdtj. skfmfv zfso dhsq rsqdYtāāāāāāā.'

---mcjct spb sjfb ˆj nmnAfq iVfv zfwËf j'sv wf§ÀHfsh htt, `shdt! dhw¶fn jv. zfdm skfmfsj Ejfsk yfƒdb. zfdm skfmfsj HftshsndY. dj§Â kcdm zfmfsj djYc bf hstƒ hfdV sYsV yst sost. khcW zfdm skfmfsj htdY, skfmfv ubA zfmfv r™lq

�� nflf lc'de Ict 82 W hfdVv lvuf nhGlf sJftf zfsY. kcdm dhsq bf jvf ipG§À zfdm zsi[fq Kfjh.

mcjct kJbW ufsb bf sp, shdt zbA jf…sj Hfthfsn. sp smsq ˆjfdLjsj Hfthfnsk ideqnD, sn dj nrsu hcUsk slsh sp, sn zbA zfv ûbsjW Hfthfsn? sn skf htsh, `zfdm skf kcdm YfVf zfv jfvW dlsj kfdjsqW sldJ bf.'

jdtv Hq rt. sn shdtsj sesb dbsq slfjfb rsk shv rsq ˆt. sn shdtsj htsk tfot, `kcdm zfhfv sjb Wv zfshosj ncVncdV dl¤Y? kcdm skf hkGmfsb zfv ˆjusbv zdLjfsv.'

shdt jdtsj htsk tfot, ùfb jdt! zfdm ˆJbW dbdÇyk bƒ, sj zfmfv is[ Hft rskf? ˆJbW zfdm dhyfv j'sv dnÝf§À dbsk ifvdY bf. kcdm htsk ifv shfbde? zfmfv HfsoA jD zfsY?'

---sn dj sj… htsk ifsv. ksh êf htsk ifdv sp, zfsIfef mcjct sKsj sIfef hjct zsbj Hft. zfv kcdmW sIfef shdt. zfdm skf ˆJbW jdtƒ sKsj sotfm.

jKfÈdt hstƒ jdt rfnsk tfot. shdt htt, `jf…sj spb hst dlsqf bf, zfmvf mcjcstv jfsY dosqdYtfm.'

---kfƒ htf pfq? ufbsk ifvst skf zfêf zfmfsj phfƒ j'sv slsh!

[sBsjv msLA yfsmtDslv slfjfsb dIsv ˆt kfvf. snJfb sKsj dbdhGsO dIsv sot hfnfq.

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nflf lc'de Ict �� 83 Wdlsj mcjct hsn sbƒ. sn Jhv dbsq ufbsk ifvt, shdt zbA

sY]fVfsj dhsq j'sv sIstsY. ˆsk dj kfv vfo bf rq? ˆhfsv iadkswfL sbWqfv iaht ƒ¤Yf kfv msb ufot. …si[f jvfv wfd²À jD Hfsh slWqf pfq, kfv idvj¬ibf jvsk tfot. shdtv mfmf-mfmDsj I]fdj dlsq kfv nfsK spfofspfo v[f jvfv syóf jvsk tfot. snƒ nfsK jk iastfHb dlsk tfot. `kcdm Hct ðsbY. slfjfb zfmfvƒ. smfev nfƒsjt dhdÛÁ j'sv ofdV sbh. dhdãQ jvh. skfmfv Hq rst skfmfv bfsm dIÆFX-dFsifdue j'sv slhāāāāāāā.'

bfvD icv¢Nsj dbu v™i-spZhb dlsq Hctfsk ifsv. zfv icv¢N bfvDsj Hctfsk ifsv zKG-n©islv stfH sldJsq. stfHD mfbcN kfskƒ dhisl isV.

i[f§Àsv hjct nflf msbv. kfv msb ðLc siam zfv siam zfsY. dj§Â sjht siam dlsq dj stfHD mfbcsNv mb uq jvf pfq?

zfhfvW mcjcstv nfsK spfofspfo ðv¢ rsqsY susbƒ shdtv mfmf mcjcstv slfjfsb dosqdYt. kfsj hcUfhfv ubA ˆhQ ˆƒ htfv ubA sp, `kcdm Wv diYc sYsV lfW. kfv dhsq rsq sosY. sn öfmD dbsq nQnfv jvsY, kfsj zfv iatcé jsvf bf.'

dj§Â mcjcstv lfhD, shdt kfv dhsq jvf h…. sn kfv nfsK hù dlb jfdesqsY. kfviv zfibfvfƒ kfsj zfmfv hfdV sKsj Icndtsq kcst dbsq sosYb. zfv slJshb, shdt zfmfv ˆhQ sn ˆjdlb zfmfv jfsYƒ dIsv zfnsh. zfibfvf ˆjub sttfs[ifv nfsK kfv dhsq dlsqsYb.

---sttfs[if sn dbsuƒ iY¦l jsvsY. zfu-jftjfv m²Àfbvf

�� nflf lc'de Ict 84 Hû sYstslvsj sttfs[ifƒ msb jsv. ðLc ofsqv sufv, hfdrAj yfjdyjA W ovm isjsev iaHfsh Hfthfnfv zdHbq j'sv nflf msbv smsqslvsj dwjfv W bó jsv.

---zfv smsqvf hcdU skmb bq? spJfsb pfsj Hft stso sot, kfv nfsKƒ siasmv zdHbq j'sv dhsqv ia²Àfh dlsq dltfm. êf dj zbAfq bq?

---zhwAƒ. shdt pdl snv™i j'sv Kfsj, kfrst sn zbAfq jsvsY. dj§Â zfdm kfv ofduGqfb rsq skfmfv jfsY zbcsvfL jvdY, Wsj zfv zfjNGB jsvf bf. W pJb Jfvfi, kJb Wsj sYsV lfW, Wsj öfmD dbsq dbsuv Ov h]fLsk lfW.

---zfdmW skf Ov h]fLsk sysqdYtfm nfsrh! zfmfv öi´ sHsÌ dlt. zKy zfmfv nfsKƒ Wv iaKm idvyq. nfhfdtjf rWqfv zfso sKsjƒ zfmfv slfjfsb Wv zfnf-pfWqf. zfdmW Wsj dbsq Ov h]fLsk sysqdYtfm, dj§Â sn Ov ifsq j'sv sEst sHsÌ dlsq sot.

---zfnst ˆƒ swaBDv HÌcv OvÈdt z¬i zfOfskƒ HfsÌ mcjct. nckvfQ Hft rsh, kcdm zbA jf…sj dbsq muhck Ov h]fsLf. kcdm skf slfjfb sKsjƒ snƒ vjm djYc ˆjef ysqn jvsk ifv.

---zfmfsj hfLf slshb bf, ùmdjW slshb bf. jfvB, kfsk zfibfslvƒ [dk rsh. shdtsj skf kfv ƒ¤Yfv dhv¢sÝ kfsj sufv j'sv zfbsk pfd¤Y bf. sn pdl ˆsn zfmfv HfÌf Ov zfhfvW h]fLsk yfq, zfdm kfsj nflsv oarB jvh.

mfmf dbvfw rt, zhfjW rt. zfuh mb, zfuh v¢dy! sp smsq ˆjubsj sYsV zfv ˆjusbv jfsY dosq ²ÃD rsq hnhfn jsv,

nflf lc'de Ict �� 85 snƒ smsqsjƒ ²ÃDv™si sisk ˆk zfoarD sjb? bfdj ðLc hltf sbWqfv ƒ¤Yf? HfhskW ofsq j]fef slq mfmfv. khcW kfv lfie zfsY, ifdeG rfsk zfsY. Kfbf-icdtwW rfsk zfsY. nckvfQ kk Hq kfv sbƒ. zfv mfb-n©mfsbv hAfifv skf djYcƒ bq. zfu-jftjfv pcso sjfbX hfdV ˆmb zfsY, sp hfdVv sjfb ˆjub nlnAW ˆƒ swaBDv mfbrfdbjv Oebfq udVk bq? rfuD-hfdV sKsj dbsq ifdu-hfdV ipG§À ˆjƒ zh²¿f. ilGf-shilGf njt idvshswv zh²¿f kSKhy. kfrst sj jfv dhv¢sÝ zfv zfÌct kctsh? nhfƒ dbu dbu yvjfq skt dlsk hA²À.

slswv zfƒsb pchj-pchkDv háck¶ sjfb zivfL bq. dhbf-dhhfsr öfmD-²ÃDv n©ijG svsJ n§Àfb u¦m slWqfW sjfb slfsNv bq. `dmRf-dhdh vfpD, skf djqf jsvof jfpD'---ˆƒ rt slswv wfnb-hAh²¿fv nQdhLfb. kfrst zfhfv dy§Àfv jD, jvfvƒ hf jD? pf rsh, nmsq kf nfmft slWqf pfsh. sbf dy§Àf, Fc IcdkG.

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sp jqdlb mfmfv hfdVsk Kfjt, sn jqdlsbv bfmfpW kfsj skftf sot hjcstv. djYc mfbcN zfsY, pfvf idvshswv nfsK Jfi Jfƒsq yst. kfslv dbuö öjDqkf sbƒ. ndEj äDblfvD Kfsj bf hstƒ skf mfbcN zShL siam-Hfthfnfq dtå rq. mfmfv hfdVv sj… bfmfp isV bf. shdtW isV bf. zkˆh sn ˆjf isV jDHfsh. zKy ùucvslv hfdVsk bfmfp hfl slWqfv …ifq dYt bf. yfjdvv ubA bfmfp? yfjdv skf ˆJbW rqdb. kfrst jD kfv

�� nflf lc'de Ict 86 sJqft-Jcdw bq? zfnst Hvnf kfv ùucv nfsrh.

kfYfVf ˆ nåfr kfv zfbs¦l Hvf siamsjdtv nmq. idhÛkfv dEj Kfsj bf hstW bfmfspv iadk Èv¢k¶ sbƒ. hfdVsk dedH zfsY. kfƒ dbsqƒ isV Kfsj nhG[B. kfskW zfhfv shdtv wJ, bkcb hƒ sbsmsY `dyÛf' rst, zfu vfsÛv swf slJsk spsk rsh. hjcstv sjfb hfLf sbƒ, hfLf Kfjsk ifsv bf. sn skf shdtsj ifWqfv ubA dbsuv ƒ¤Yf W öfLDbkfsjW ipG§À jcvhfbD dlsq sIstsY. ˆJb sn shdtv siamiafKGD, ²ÃDv z]fyt-Lvf ˆjdbô HÙÁ. sn pf htsh, kfƒ rsh.

mfmf pfƒ srfj, mfmD hV yftfj. shdtv rfhHfh kfsj Hft slJfd¤Yt bf. kfv …iv zfhfv ufdb bf, jdt mfsj djYc ƒdÌk dlsq svsJsY dj bf? sjfbX I]fsj shdt-mcjcstv sjfeG-mAfsvsuv jfoude kfv hAfo sKsj shv j'sv dbsqsY. bsy{ pdl hjct slsJ sIst.

dnsbmfq spsk mfmfv mk dYt bf, mfmDvW bf. hfdVsk dedH vsqsY, kfsk jk dndvqft zfnsY, hƒW zfnsY. khcW sjb rst spsk rsh?

shdt mfbt bf, hjctW kfv nmKGsb vfq dlt. nsÌ jdt pfsh. kfvW uDhsb dYt spZhsbv jfjdt. slftfHfƒ skf. bkcb ufmfƒsqv nfsK ˆjec zfbs¦l hfLf dlst rsh sjb? kfYfVf hjct skf hV Hû sYst. khcW …irfn Yst jdt dmYfdmdY zfidÙ ufdbsq htt, `zfdm zfibfslv jfhfsh rfdÖ rsk yfƒ bf.'

hjct srsn htt, `kfrst kcdmW jfhfh rsq spsqf.' mrfnmfsvfsr dkbusb dnsbmfq sot. swf ðv¢ rt. hjct hflfm

djsb dbsqdYt, kfƒ Jfd¤Yt dkbusb. hƒsqv dhNq-h²ÂW zá

nflf lc'de Ict �� 87 siamƒ dYt. rEf{ shdt jdtsj htt, `zfmfsj siwfh stsosY. skfmvf hn, zfdm zfdn.'

sj… zfidÙ jvt bf, zfv jvshƒ-hf sjb? kfv nfsKW …sE sot bf, zfv pfshƒ hf sjb? hjct-jdtv msb skf sjfb ns¦lr dYt bf.

shdt shdvsq sot rt sKsj. hfƒsv mcjct smfev-hfƒj dbsq zsi[f jvdYt, ysV hsn yst sot kfv nfsK.

sldv rsk slsJ iaKsm ns¦lsrv jdt Icet jdtv r™lq Ffst. sn slftfHfƒsj htt, `slftfHfƒ! hchc sp sldv jvsY.'

…lfn hjct ilGfv …isvƒ buv svsJƒ htt, `rqskf ifqJfbf jvsY, yst zfnsh.'

zfsvf lw dmdbe sot, shdt ˆt bf. ˆhfsv jdt htt, `zfdm tAfedvsb slsJ zfdn.'

`kfƒ pfW' hst hjct bfdqjfv öfmDv syfsJ LCtf dlsq bfqsjv nfsK itfqb-jDdkG slJsk mo´ vƒt.

jdt dIsv ˆt ˆjfdjbD. kfv syfsJ-mcsJ OfhVfsbfv Yfi. Ob Ob w¶fn sYsV htt. `slftfHfƒ! hchc skf tAfedvsb sbƒ.'

hjct …lfn Hfshƒ htt, `kcdm spef slsJ ˆst, snefsk rqskf sbƒ. zbA tAfedvsb dosq slJ.'

---zbAef skf icv¢Nslv. WJfsb sjb pfsh? khcW zfidb pfb, slsJ zfncb.

hjct spb Jfdbjef dhvÙÁ rsq htt, `kcdm sjfb zmÌt zfwËf jvY. ˆsjhfsv r]fdisq soY jdt!'

�� nflf lc'de Ict 88 ---ndkAƒ zfmfsj Hq tfosY. hchcsj pdl zfhfv È×fvf Lsv

dbsq pfq. kfƒskf. ˆhfv hjcstv ƒdkrfn msb isVsY. sn ƒdkrfn spb

kfv zfbs¦lv rftJfkfq yfif isV dYt. yeX j'sv …sE icv¢N swZyfofsvv dlsj Ycet. snJfsb mdrtf pfsh sjb? duÎfnf jvt, däkDq sjfb stdFu hfKv¢m zfsY dj bf? uhfh sbdkhfyj sisq rstv hfƒsv sot. ˆjec lCsv sJ]fufJ]cdu jvskƒ lc'ub pchj ˆsn kfv bfsj-mcsJ shlm Ocdn mfvsk ðv¢ jvt. vÙÁfÙÁ zh²¿fq sn vf²Àfq tcdesq iVt. kfviv pchj lc'de jft dhtì bf j'sv nefb y©ie dlt.

dbvfiÙfv[D ofFG Kfbfq sIfb j'sv dlst icdtw hjctsj zÎfb zh²¿fq kcst dbsq sot. jdt ˆjde dvÆf j'sv hfdV dIsv hfi-mfsj Jhv dlt.

shdtv mfmf id²Àsq htsk tfot, `zfmfv ˆƒ Hqefƒ dYt. ˆƒ ubAƒ zfdm hfufsv spsk dbsNL jvdYtfm. dbÇyq ˆ jfu wqkfb mcjcstv.

smfev hfƒj dbsq Ycet Kfbfq. kJbW hjcstv Îfb sIsvdb. Kfbf Wdnv nfsK shdtv mfmfv idvdydk zfso sKsjƒ zfsY. Wdnv sjnef hcUsk shdw sldv rt bf. mcjcstv bfsm sjn Ifƒt rsq sot.

dj§Â ˆde zirvB, bf itfqb? zirvB ˆƒ Hfsh nýh bq. dbÇyqƒ iChG spfofspfsov isv idvjd¬ikHfsh shdt itfqb jsvsY. dj§Â hjcstv Îfb dIvst kfsj hcUfsbf rt, Oebf rt zirvsBv. pdlW …lfn msb iChG rskƒ sn dbsuW kfƒ hcsUdYt.

nflf lc'de Ict �� 89 mfmf-w¶ðsvv hfƒsj ysV rfnifkft, kfviv rfnifkft sKsj

hjct syfsJv ifdb mcYsk mcYsk hfnfq dIvt. sj… kfsj hcUsk dlt bf sp, zfnst shdtƒ dhw¶fnOfdkbD. shdtƒ kfsj ˆƒ ziaDdkjv Oebfv bfqj hfdbsqsY.

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 hcUfq, dj§Â hjct hcU mfsb bf. snƒ dhsqv dlb w¶ðv oafsm spHfsh dbsusj swfjfjct j'sv kcstdYt, ˆJbW snƒ swfsjv bkcb UV kfv hcsj-mcsJ-syfsJ. sj htsh sn zwa¢-UvXUvX syfJ sjfb icv¢N mfbcsNv? icv¢sNv syfsJW ˆk zwa¢ Usv? kfv zh²¿f lwGsb mfmDv syfsJW zwa¢ zfsn. sjfbX hfi-mfsqv sYst ˆJfsb ˆsn ˆHfsh sL]fjf sJt, mfv sJt. kfslvW dj …dyk rt kfsj ˆƒHfsh sL]fjf slWqf? dj§Â bfj sp dbsuv, nckvfQ kf jfefW skf mcwdjt.

mfmf htt, `hfhf hjct! jft njfst kcdm hfdV dIsv pfW. shdtv Jhv sist skfmfsj ufbfh.'

dj§Â hjct `srf-srf' j'sv sj]sl …sE htt, `dj§Â mfmf! snJfsb zfmfsj nf§À¶bf slsh sj? shdtv hAfifsv nhfƒ zfmfv iv. zfdm snJfsb ˆjf ˆjf zufbf Oebf ufbfv zsi[fq lsÊ lsÊ mvh. htcb mfmf! zfdm dj zfk¹rkAf jvh?'

---bf hfhf! zfk¹rkAf sjb jvsh? lcOGebfoa²À rstƒ pdl mfbcN zfk¹rkAf jsv, kfrst skf ixdKhDsk sj…ƒ h]fysk ifsv bf. dhil njt mfbcsNvƒ zfsn. zfhfv dhil lCv rq. skfmfvW dhil

�� nflf lc'de Ict 90 sjse pfsh. shdt dIsv zfnsh.

hjct hcUt, ˆƒHfsh h… sbƒ zfv h…sqv sjfb zfk¹Dsqv Osv hsn KfjfW swfHf ifq bf. nckvfQ msb msb dnÝf§À dbt. zfofmD jft njfst dhw¶HfvkD seºsb sn hfdV dIsv pfsh.

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iafq mfn Jfsbj ok rsq sot. icdtsw sjfb rdln dlsk ifvt bf. ƒdkmsLA hjct w¶ðv oafm ˆt sJ]fu dbsk. ˆJfsb snƒ vdIjcstv nfsK slJf. jcwtfdl dhdbmsqv iv vdIjct hjctsj duÎfnf jvt, `shdtv Jhv jD?'

hjct zdb¤Yf nsÙ¶W htt, `sjfb sJ]fu sbƒ.' ---zfidb dj ˆJbW msb jsvb sp, Oebf zirvsBv? ---zfidbW dj ˆJbW msb jsvb sp, Oebfef buv¢stv `ˆvf

slhD---ˆvf stfHD'slv? ---zfmfv skf kfƒ msb rq. zfmfv msb rq, zfidb JfsmfJf

mvDdyjfv diYsb ifdb msb j'sv slZV dls¤Yb. zhwA êf zfibfv hAdÙÁok hAfifv. uv¢vD bq sp, zfidb zfmfv jKf smsb sbshb. slJcb, J]cucb. dbÇyq zfhfv kfsj dIsv sisq JcwD rshb. zfdm sbrfkƒ äDblfvDv Jfdksv htdYtfm zfibfsj. ˆjub Hft stfj ˆjub m¦l smsqv ifïfq isV jó ifsh, snef sjfb mcndtsmv jfmA rWqf …dyk bq.

---zfidb dj zfmfv ²ÃDsj m¦l htsk yfb? zfibfslvsj

nflf lc'de Ict �� 91 mfûfnfq ˆƒ iVfsbf rq? stfsjv smsqslv iadk jcLfvBf W ns¦lr sifNB jvf dj mcndtsmv jfu?

hjct vdIjcstv …iv s[si …Et. sn spb shdtv dhv¢sÝ sjfb jeCdÙÁ ðbskƒ yfq bf. shdtv iadk kfv ˆmb iaofP dhw¶fn sp, kfsk sjfb iajfv mdtbkf sbƒ. sp zá dhw¶fn mfbcNsj L¶Qsnv dlsj dbsq pfq, hjcstv dYt kfƒ.

khcW hcUfhfv syófq kfsj zfhfvW htt, ùt uÌt bfvD, ˆ dksb dhw¶fn sbƒ, hV m¦ljfvD. zfv jdhv jdhkf isVbdb?'

`bf jv LfvBf wCbA vsr iadk hb, KfdjskW ifsv hAfOa jdvqf wqb.'

`dUbcj mfsÛƒ dj mcÙÁf Kfsj?' hjct tft rsq htt, `zfmfv dUbcsj mcÙÁf zfsY.' ˆhfv vdIjct slJt, `skt lfW dn]lcv lfW, Hdh Hcthfv bq.'

nckvfQ sn hjcstv dbje mfI sysq dbt. Hct öDjfv jvt; ncivfmwG slWqfv Hct. zá-dhw¶fsnv zfvW zsbj Hct vsqsY kfv msLA, snÈdtv ianÌƒ skf skftf pfsh bf. sp mfbcN zivsj WqfrfhD hst ufsb ˆhQ WqfrfhDsj ëó Îfb jsv, sn mfbcN dj kfv dbje sKsj sjfbW ncivfmwGsj …lfv msb oarB jvsk ifsv? hjcstv Ffb rfskv hfucsk lc-lc'de kfhDp h]fLf. kfv msLA sp jk idvmfsBv dwjGD zá-dhw¶fn zfsY, sn jKf htst dj hjct smsb sbsh? khcW syóf jvt vIDj.

rEf{ hjcstv hfucsk rfk svsJ hst …Et, `zf¤Yf hjct Hfƒ. ˆJb skf zfidb zfmfslv slftfHfƒ! ˆjef jKf hth? bf-bf

�� nflf lc'de Ict 92 shdt nìsá bq. zfibfv ˆƒ kfhDp-sufVf nìsá. ˆsk zfibfv dj dj …ijfv rq hst dhw¶fn jsvb?

hjct vfsodb, ksh …kAÙÁ rsq …Et, htt, `ˆƒ smfïf sofsYv stfjslv jfu ðLc JceJce jvf. ˆ nh hAdÙÁok hAfifsv r²Às[i bf jvst spb zfibfslv Hfk rum rq bf.'

---vfo jvshb bf di½u! zfnstƒ `smfïf'slv zHAfn, Òsvv sJsq hsbv smfN yVfsbf.' zfv ˆƒ ubAƒ ‰ swaBDv jeCdÙÁ ðbsk rq. kfvf iafq nmq ìsvv lcsL dlsq I]c, icdVsq zfsn zfib mc.' zfnst kfhDp h]fLf sp zShL, kf susbƒ zfibfsj ˆjec dhvÙÁ jvtfm zfv dj? jfosuv dyvjcse `zfÈb-zfÈb' dtsJ pdl JsVv oflfq Hsv slWqf rq, kfrst dj zfÈb tfosh?

---jfosu zfibfv bfm Lsv ofdt dtJst dj zfibfv ofsq tfosh bf?

---sn skf zfdm iVst tfosh. dj§Â pdl zfidb yfjdv rWqfv ubA kfhDp h]fsLb, kfrst dj kfv zfshlb yfjdv dbsu iVsh, bfdj yfjdv-lfkf? kfv yfƒsk dj nvfndv zfïfrv jfsY sysq sbWqf Hft bq?

---zsbj nmq jfu skf rq. ---sn skf stfsj hst, `dhw¶fsn dmtfq h²Â ksjG hù lCv.' stfsj

skf jcmDv-iDsvv zf²Àfbfq dosq jcmDv ifsjv jfsY n§Àfb ifq. ifKsvv dbKv mCdkGv jfsY ncJ-nmxdÝ ifq. zfidb dj ˆ nshW dhw¶fn jsvb? zfidb htcb, zfidb sp …sÜswA kfhDp sh]sLsYb, kf dj iCvB rsqsY?

nflf lc'de Ict �� 93 ---bf, kf rqdb. rqskf isv rsh. ---rqskf rsh. zfv rst zfidb msb jvshb zfibfv ‰

kfhDspv sufsvƒ rsqsY, kfƒ bf? êfƒ skf zá dhw¶fn. ---kfrst rq djsnv sufsv? ---zfibfv HfsoAv sufsv. ---kfrst WNcL JfWqfW ytsh bf? ---kf skf sj… hst bf. hvQ zfibfv wvDqk zfibfsj WNcL

sJsk hstsY. slJcb, kfhDsp pdl ndkAƒ jfu rskf, kfrst sp mdrtf n§Àfb tfsHv ubA kfhDp h]fsL, sn mdrtf n§Àfb há jvfv ubAW kfhDp h]fLk. dj§Â kf h]fsL dj?

---nh svfso dj nh WNcL jfsu tfso? ---spef WNcL bq, snefsj WNcL msb jvf dj Hct bq? hjct spb zbKGj nmq hAq msb jvdYt. ianÌ ifd¬esq zfhfv

sn dbsuƒ shdtv jKfq ˆt. spsrkc kfv msb-mosu-vsÙÁ kJb shdtv Hfhbfƒ nÑfdvk zfsY. sn htt, `pfjXso, zfdm zfibfsj duÎfnf jdv, sj… pdl jcvzfb rfsk jnm j'sv djYc hst, kfrst zfidb dhw¶fn jvshb bf dj?'

---zhwAƒ jvh. ---shdt zfmfsj jcvzfb rfsk jnm j'sv hstsY, sn zfmfsj

YfVf zbA jf…sj Hfthfsn bf. vdIjct zÕrfdn rfnsk tfot. hjct spb jKfde hst shWjcI

rsq sot. htt, `zfsv zfsv! zfidb rfnsYb sp? êf dj dhw¶fnA bq?'

�� nflf lc'de Ict 94 ---zfidb zfuh zá-dhw¶fnD. ---jcvzfbsjW dhw¶fn jvst zá-dhw¶fnD rsk rq? ---zfidb skf jcvzfbsj dhw¶fn jvsYb bf. zfidb pfv rfsk

jcvzfb zfsY, kfsj dhw¶fn jvsYb. dj§Â kfv jcvzfb W jnsmv iadk jkef dhw¶fn zfsY, kf slJsk rsh skf. sjfbX sjZwst jnm jvsY, kf hcUsk rsh skf. zfibfsj ˆjde o¬i hdt,

hbD-ƒnvf„stv ˆj nc¦lvD zbAfnÙÁf dYt. öfmDv ns¦lr rstW ²ÃD ifÙf dlt bf. wrsvv hfƒsv ˆj ifrfV dYt. snJfsb kfvf nkA-dmKAf pfyfƒsqv ubA jnm sJk ˆhQ sp dmKAf jnm sJk, sn L¶Qn rsq spk.

ˆjlf öfmD htt, `skfmfsj zfmfv ns¦lr rq.' ²ÃD htt, `zfmfv uDhsb kcdm YfVf zfmfv ofsq sj… rfk

slqdb, zfv kcdm zfmfsj JfsmfJf ns¦lr jvY.' zfïfrv bfsm jnm ðsb öfmD dhw¶fn j'sv dbt dEjƒ, dj§Â sn

kfv syfJsj zdhw¶fn jvsk ifvt bf. kfƒ sn htt, `kfrst ifrfsVv dbje ˆ jKfv …iv jnm sJsk rsh skfmfsj.'

smsqde iVt dy§Àfq. …iidk ˆst kfv jfsY Oebf Jcst htt ˆhQ ˆj sjZwstv jKfW kfsj ufdbsq vfJt.

ivdlb öfmD-²ÃD shv rt wrsvv hfƒsv jnm sJsk. isK shv rskƒ ²ÃD Ytbf j'sv ytsk z[mkf iajfw jvt. Wdlsj iChG-idvj¬ibf zbcpfqD …iidk vf²Àfv smfsV ofLf dbsq zsi[f jvdYt. ²ÃD öfmDsj ofLf HfVf jvsk ivfmwG dlt. idvswsN …iidkv HfVf jvf ofLfsk ysV snƒ ifrfsVv Lfsv spsk spsk

nflf lc'de Ict �� 95 ƒ¤Yf j'svƒ ²ÃD ofLf sKsj iVsk sot. nfsK nfsK ofLf-Wqftf W kfv öfmD kfsj Lsv hdnsq dlt. zk}iv snJfsb si]ZsY sn jnm sJsq htt, `zfïfrv jnm! kcdm zfv ˆƒ ofLf-Wqftf YfVf zfv sj… zfmfv ofsq rfk slqdb.'

sn jnsm nkAhfdlbD dYt, dj§Â sn dYt zfnst YtbfmqD. dmKAf jnsmv ubA ifrfV sHsÌ iVsk tfot ˆhQ ˆj nmq sn L¶Qn rsq sot.

zfidb rqskf htshb, `zfibfv shdt ‰ swaBDv jnm Jfqdb.' zfv sn jKf zfidbƒ hcUsk ifvshb zfofmDsk.

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tfHicsv mcjcstv Jftfv hfdV. snJfsb sn däkDq zómÌtfv dlbÈdt zdkhfdrk jvsY. ksh Jchƒ nkjGkfv nfsK Hsq Hsq. zhwA sn spmb shdtv mk ncöf²¿AhkD nc¦lvDv slrJfdb sisqsY, skmb kfv mbJfdb ifqdb. jfvB, kfv msb kJbW UV-kcIfb ytsY. rqskf-hf icdtswv HqW …Hqsj n§Ã²À j'sv kctsY. jfvB, shfticv sjfeG sKsj sp jfou kfvf jsvdYt, snde shdtv hAfso sbƒ.

kfYfVf shdtv mb nhGlf †L¶GofmD. mcjcstv Jftfskf Hfƒ hcthct nshmfÛ yfjdv sisqsY hAfQsj. smfef efjf shkb. slJsk ncwaD, hV rAfbXnfm, zdhhfdrk W ±mfeG. kfsj slJst shdtv syfJ ucdVsq pfq. shdtv rfhHfh slsJ hcthctW Jch mcÊ. sp nmq mcjct hfdVsk Kfsj bf, snƒ nmq shw mb-iafB Jcst …Hsq jKf hst. zfv sn

�� nflf lc'de Ict 96 hfdVsk KfjstW sp kfvf kfsj Hq jsv, kf bq.

hcthcstv hfdVefW shw nc¦lv. kfv swfhfv v¢mefW msbfvm. dj§Â hV zfsofYfstf dYt. shdt sndesj msbv mskf j'sv nfdusq dlst hcthct hV sJfw rq. HfhDv nfsK Hft Hfh usm kfv. hV mufv HfhD. zfjxó rq shdt hcthcstv iadk. kfv zh²¿f hst,

`z]fdJ smst pfsv Hfstf tfso kfrfsvƒ Hfstf hst ufdb.

nh siam siam bq dYt bf sn nQwq sp zfmfsv jfsY efsb kfsv jfsY efdb.'

hcthct duÎfnf jvt, `zfmfslv hfdVsk sjmb tfosY HfhD?' ---Jch Hft. wrsvv bfmefW shw iY¦l, tfHicv, siambov

ƒkAfdl bfmÈstf zfmfsj Jch Hft tfso. ---Ict Hft tfso, siasmv ofb ðbsk, jdhkf iVsk Hft tfso

kfƒ bf? ---kcdm sjmb j'sv ufbst? ---pfvf siam jsv, kfslv zHAfnƒ ˆmb. ---kcdm hcdU jfsvf siasm-sesm iVdb? ---skfmfv mk Ict bf rst dj zfv hcthct jfsvf siasm isV?

zfmfsjW slJdY `stdFu s±iwfdtó' jfisVv slfjfb Jctsk rsh, kfrst skfmfv mskf jf…sj ysqn jvf pfsh.

---kcdm shdw iawQnf jvY. ---smfseƒ bf. shw jsqjdlb sjse sot. shdtv ubA nshGfÙm dlb tfHicsvv

nflf lc'de Ict �� 97 dlbÈdt. dhswN j'sv hcthcstv hAhrfv ˆhQ nýhk} kfv Hfthfnfv jfvsBW. mcjctW hfƒsv sKsj hfdVsk dIvfv nmq t[A jvt, shdt hcthcstv shFv¢sm Kfsj. ˆjdlb vfsk snƒ dbsq shdt-mcjcst shw kjGfkdjG rt. pkƒ t©ie srfj, sn jJbW yfq bf sp, kfv siadmjf zbA jfvW dbje nmq jfefj. mfbcsNv „NGfshfL hst ˆjef dudbn zfsY.

mcjct shdtsj hcthcstv nfsK mfkfmfdk jvsk jVfHfsh dbsNL j'sv dlt. dj§Â sn jD j'sv kf há jvsh? ifdbsk hfn j'sv jcdmsvv nfsK hfl jvsh sjb?

mcjct zfhfv isvv vfsk shdtsj nfhLfb jvt. shdt htt, `zfmfsj ns¦lr rst, ˆJfb sKsj zbA ufqofq yt.'

mcjct htt, `spJfsbƒ pfh, skfmfv öHfh skfmfv nfsK pfsh. icdtswv Hq bf Kfjst hfdV dIsv spkfm.'

---zfmfv öHfh hcdU m¦l, kfƒ bf? kf pdl rq, kfrst kcdm zfmfsj zfbst sjb? zfdm icdtwsj dosq Jhv j'sv slh.

mcjct rfk kcst zfv ofst hnfsk ifvt bf. sjfb Hq kfsj hfLf dlt. shdt kfv iadk ˆsjhfsv yse sot. vfskƒ kfv v¢m sYsV iftfsk yfd¤Yt.

kfslv sy]yfsmdy hfdVv stfsjW ðbsk sit. hcthctW hcUt, mcjct kfvW ydvsÛ ns¦lr jvsY. nckvfQ sn njfst mcjctsj hfdV sYsV yst spsk zbcsvfL jvt.

dj§Â sost pfsh sjfKfq? shfticv sost icdtsw Lvsh. kfviv shdtW nsÌ spsk vfdu bq. sn ˆJfsbƒ Kfjsk yfq zKhf dbu

�� nflf lc'de Ict 98 hfdV dIsv spsk yfq.

dhjfst hcthct hAfQj sKsj dIsv ˆsn slJt, kfvf ˆJbW pfqdb. mcjct hfufsv sosY. shdt ncspfo dbsq kfsj zsbj jKf htt. kfv shdt-Icstv hfofsbv hcthct rskW zbcsvfL jvt. dj§Â hcthct htt, `kfrst zfmfslv zfk¹Dqkf wÛ¢kfq idvBk rsq pfsh. kfYfVf kcdm rqskf ˆJb sYstv mf rsk ystY. skfmfsj dhsq jvf dj zfmfv dEj rsh? kcdm hvQ Wv nfsK spsk bf yfƒst hfdV yst pfW. rqskf slJsh, hjct Icstv hfofb shdt Icstv dhvsr ðdjsq pfs¤Y.'

---kfsj zfv mcJ slJfsk ifvh bf. lc-lc'hfv kfsj sYsV mcjcstv jfsY ˆsndY. zfhfv sn dj zfmfsj oarB jvsh?

---kfrst kcdm mcjcstv nfsKƒ yst pfW. vfsk sj… jfsvf nfsK jKf hstdb. njfst …sE mcjct-shdt

dhlfq dbt njstv dbje sKsj. hLGmfb s±ewsb dedje sjse zsi[f jvdYt dlïDofmD seºsbv.

ˆmb nmq nfmsb icdtw zfnsk slsJ mcjct zia²Âk zh²¿fq Ycse tcjfsk sot. ns¦lsr isV icdtw kfv diYsb LfWqf jvt. shdt zufbfv mk d²¿v l]fdVsq Kfjt.

zsbj[B isvW pJb mcjct dIsv ˆt bf. kJb sn dnÝf§À dbt hfdV dIsv pfsh. hjct pdl …lfv msb dIdvsq sbq, kfrst kfv dbje ˆsjhfsvv ubA dIsv pfsh. bsy{ nhswsN dhNƒ rsh kfv swaô ifbDq.

ƒdkmsLA smO bf yfƒskƒ ifdb yst ˆt. hjct dbvfw msb

nflf lc'de Ict �� 99 zfhfv snƒ zfwfq jtjfkfq ùucvslv hfdV dIsv pfd¤Yt. zsi[mfB seºsbv ufbftf sKsj shdtsj slJsk sisq m§ÃmcsÊv 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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