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lwl xitwËK GK SlK ÌbËLB xPdËZ ewkËld mpyb pwowd„ gŠg¬× GxhxdD kwþæw xbËt ÌýUxWtwi iwËKêËUk eÞËgm eËa xZxd lwl xitwËK ÌbLËZ ÌeËld„ lwl xitwk mkyk ÌaËK k£ß SkËQ„ ovšwpyd„ ZwËK eÖxlm PøwOËbwlw KËk høwËd Z×lËQ„ lwl xitwk DË¥Ëmø eÖxlm xLxþæ ÌLDk KkËQ„ eÖxlËmk ÌeQËd q׳ jÖgKËbk Awüfwld„ Zwkw ovšwpyd lwl xitwk DË¥Ëmø AKaø hwnwt MwlwMwl KkËQ„ q׳ jÖgKkw lwl xitwËK eÖxlËmk KwQ ÌaËK Ìjd ÌKËr xdËZ Pwt„ mpyb pwowd gÖSËZ ewkËld lwl xitw xdúPt AwR xeU×dy ÌLËtËQ„ MY xeU×dyI pËZ ewËk„ lwl xitwËK AeQëb KkËlI GB iÖÉËZê Zwk Rdø Zwk idUw ÌiwPr xbËt DVËlw„ exkPËtk xbdB lwl xitwËK Zwk ewMl gËl iËd pËtËQ„ eÖËkweÖxk ewMl dw pËlI Zwk iwawt Ìj xQU AwËQ, G xdËt mpyb pwowËdk ÌKwd oËëbp ÌdB„ dBËl Mwxl ÌbtwËK ÌKD Ky Ìemw xpowËg Ìdt? 

mpyb pwowd lwl xitwËK eÞai ÌbËLd eÞwt xZd iwo AwËM kidw ewËKê„ KŸxmùey mpyb pwowd GK xgËKËl kidw gUiÔËl goìæ gkY AdÖÅwËd Mwd MwBËld„ AdÖÅwd ÌmËn kidw ewKêUw NÖËk ÌbLwk Zwk BËâQ pËlw„ AwRKwl kidw ewËKê NÖËk ÌgrwËdw bwt„ ÌPwk,xQdZwBKwky, pKwkËbk DebÛËg ewKêxUk exkËgm dÄ pËt ÌMËQ„ ZwB mpyb pwowd kidw ewËKê AËdKxbd pËlw NÖËk ÌgrwËZ AwËod dw„ Ìoxbd xZxd ewËKê NÖËk ÌgrwËZ lwMËld„ NÖkËZ NÖkËZ GK RwtMwt GËo ÌbLËld, GKxU ÌlwK ÌgËé bw^xrËt GKw AdMêl Mwxl xbËâQ„ ÌlwKxUk MwËt ixld, ÌQ^rw ew™wgy„ gr bwxr-ÌMw^f RU ewxKËt AwËQ„ l¹w, myYê-xlKxlËK ÌlwKxUk ÌPwL bÖxU RòlRòl KkxQËlw„ ÌlwKxU hwnY Ìbgwk hxŠËZ Mwxl xbËâQ„ eaPwkykw Ìj jwk iËZw KËk Ìp^ËU jwËâQ„ ÌKD Zwk Mwl ÂdËQ dw„ ÌlwKxUk ÌoxbËK ¸Ëqe ÌdB„ Ìo Mwl xbËtB jwËâQ„ mpyb pwowd ÌlwKxUk owiËd aiËK bwx^rËt MwlMwl ÂdËZ lwMËld„ eÞwt bm xixdU ek ÌlwKxU awiËlw„ Mwxl Ìmwdwk GKiw¢ ÌmÛwZwk xbËK ZwxKËt xgMxlZhwËg ÌpËo lwl xitw glËlw,

‘oøwk, Mwxl†xl ÌKid ÂdËld? Awxi AwËkw Lwkwe Mwxl xbËZ ewxk„ P gËMêk GK m’ GKUw Mwxl Rwxd„ Gid Mwl xbËZ ewxk, ÂdËl K×iwky iwBtw ÌewtwxZ pBtw jwt„ xp-xp-xp„’

lwl xitwk xdlŒê pwxo ÌbËL mpyb pwowËdk kwM pËlw„ xKìç xZxd kwM eÞKwm KkËld dw„ ÌK#Z×ply Mlwt xRËšo KkËld,

‘Z×xi Ky KwR KËkw?’

‘Awxi Mwxl ÌbB„ hwrwB›w MwxlgwR„’

‘hwrwËU MwxlgwR!’

mpyb pwowd xgþôt eÞKwm KËkd„

‘xRò, oøwk! iwdÖnRd AwiwËk Mwxl Ìbgwk Rdø hwrwt xdtw jwt„’

‘gËlw Ky! Z×xi KwËK Mwxl bwI?’

‘owgwBËkB Mwxl ÌbB„ cËkd LwËlbw xRtwËkI Mwxl ÌbB„ Awgwk ÌmL pwxodwËkI Mwxl ÌbB„ GKbl etow xbËl AdøblËk Mwxl ÌbB„ pw-pw-pw„’

‘AwúPwjê! Gid ÌZw Âxd xd! Zw ÌKwawt ÌZwiwËK xdËt jwt?’

‘GB cËkd, ÌQwU LwËUw Rdohwt, ohw-oiwËgËm ÌZdwkw lBtw jwt„ oøwk, gr gr Rdohwt gw ÌoxidwËk jxb Mwxl Ìbtw jwBËZw, ZËg RwxZk AËdK DeKwk pBËZw„’

‘MwxlËZ RwxZk Awgwk Ky DeKwk pt gw pËZ ewËk?’

‘oøwk, MwxlËZB RwxZk DeKwk pBËZ ewËk„ NÖiwBtw awKw RwxZ RwMËZ ewËk„ hÖl eËa jwItw GB RwxZk É^o xfBkw AwBËZ ewËk„ ÂckwBËZ ewËk„ jwk xgËgK pwkwBtw ÌMËQ, Zwk xgËgK xfkw AwBËZ ewËk„ cËkd, ogwB jxb eÞxZxbd GKgwk KBkw NÖnËLwkËK Mwxl Ìbt, ÌKid pBËgw Agþÿw! 14 ÌKwxU Mwxl GKowËa ÌKwd NÖnËLwk pRi KkËZ ewkËgw?’

‘hwËlwB glËQw, Mwxl xbËt RwxZk iËcø RwMkY!’

 ‘oøwk, AwiwËMw Apd ÌjB Agþÿw, ZwËZ Mwd ÂdwBtw KwËkw Ìgwc RwMwËdw jwBËgw dw!’

G Kawt xggÛZËgwc KkËZ lwMËld mpyb pwowd„ xZxd xdËRB GKRd KŸxmùey„ hwrwËU MwxlgwR G Ky Kaw glËQ? xZxd glËld,

‘ÌZwiwk G KawxU hÖl„ iÖx£ßjÖ˦k oit AËdËK Mwd ÌMËtB G RwxZËK Z×iÖl xgËbÛwËp RwxMËt Z×ËlxQËld„’

‘oøwk, GLd Ky Awk ÌoB oitUw AwËQ? PwkewËm ÌKid ePd ÌbLËZ ewkZwËQd dw! ogwk xgËgK-gÖx¦ ÌKid dÄ pBtw jwBZwËQ! GLd Ky Awk ÌKD Mwd ÌmwËd? Mwxl xKìç xVKB ÌmwËd!’

mpyb pwowd Awk ZKê gwrwËld dw„ ÌlwKxUk KawgwZêw oÖxgËck dt„ Gk owËa Kaw gËl oit dÄ KkËZ Pwd dw xZxd„ ZËg ewMl GB ÌlwKxUk Kaw†Ëlwk ÌKid GKUw AwKnêY Ìjd AwËQ„ xZxd eÞoŠ ewùUwËdwk DË¥Ëmø glËld,

‘ÌZwiwk dwi Ky? ÌKwawt awËKw?’

‘Awiwk dwi lwl xitw„ awKwk ÌKwd RwtMw dwB„ KLËdw ewËKê, KLËdw f×UewËZ kwBZ KwUwBtw ÌbB„’

‘I AwâQw„ xVK AwËQ, Awxi jwxâQ„’ mpyb pwowd xgbwt Ìdd„

ÌeQd ÌaËK lwl xitw gËl,

‘oøwk, GKUw AdÖËkwc xQl„ kwLËgd?’

‘Ky AdÖËkwc?’

‘AwedwËk hwlw iwdÖn gËl iËd pBZwËQ„ hwlw iwdÖnËbk MwlwMwlUw GLd RwxZk LÖDg bkKwk„ AweËd Awiwk ewËm AwBow GKU× bw^rwd„’

‘ÌKd!’

‘AwËod, Awikw GKowËa ÌbËmk bÖdyêxZ Awk oìèwËok xgkØ˦ Mwxl ÌbB„ LÖgB Lwkwe ckËdk Mwxl xbiÖ„’

‘Z×xi GKUw ewMl!’

gËlB mpyb pwowd ÌRwËk ew PwlwËld„ ÌeQËd lwl xitwk A›pwxok m² Ìmwdw ÌMl„ GB A›pwxo DepwËok pwxo xKdw mpyb pwowd gÖSËZ ewkxQËld dw„

 kidw awdw pwRËZk Ìlwpwk xmK cËk b^wrwËlw lwl xitw„ bÖgêl mkyk„ IËV bw^rwËZ KÄ pxâQËlw Zwk„ iwawt gøwË«R„ lwl xitwk Rdø mpyb pwowËdk LÖg iwtw pËlw„ xZxd glËld,

‘ÌKid AwËQw, lwl xitw? AwiwËK xPdËZ ÌeËkËQw?’

‘xRò„ Apd GKU× hwËlw AwxQ„ Zw AweËd?’

‘Kwl xgËKËl eÖxlm jLd ÌZwiwk ovšwpyd ÌbpUwËK høwËd Z×lxQËlw,

 ZLd Awxi bw^xrËt xQlwi høwdxUk owiËd„ ÌZwiwËK Ikw ÌKd ÌiËkËQ? eÖxlm cËk GËdËQ ÌKd?’

mpyb pwowËdk DuKxŸZ eÞËmík Rgwg xbËZ xMËt lwl xitw xfK KËk ÌpËo ÌflËlw„ glËlw,

‘oøwk, Kwl Awxi GKUw owpËok KwR KBkw fwlwBxQ!

‘Ky KwR KËkËQw?’

‘eùUËd RwiwËZk Rdohw pBËZxQËlw„ bw^rwBtw xQlwi Rdohwk GK ewËm„ pVwu ÌbxL, Awiwk owiËd xbtw iËék xbËK jwBZwËQ iìèy xdRwiy„ xdRwiyËk ÌbBLøw ogËPËt Lwkwe Mwxl†lw iÖL xbtw gwBk pBtw AwBËZxQl„ ÌKwd kKi Zw owilwBlwi„ lwf xbtw erlwi xdRwiyk ewËtk owiËd„ gllwi, ‘oøwk, AwiwËk Awedwk ewËtk cÖxl Ìbd!’

‘ZwB dwxK!’

‘iìèy eÞaËi hrËK ÌMËlI AwiwËk iwxU aøwBKw UwBdøw Z×lËZ ÌMËld„ gøwo, Awk Ìbky Kklwi dw„ DBVøw bw^rwBËZ xMtw xdRwiyk xgQw Le KËk cBkw Ìfllwi! kwRwKwk iìèy xPuKwk KBkw DVËlw!’

‘gËlw Ky!’  

‘ÂcÖ Ky ZwB! jZ Lwkwe Mwxl RwdZwi xbËZ lwMlwi„ ZZqËY bËlk ¢ß¦ ÌdZwKiyê I eÖxlm Awiwk Iek Sw^ewBtw erËlw„ xKl, lwxa, Pr-NÖxnk Sr gBËlI šwd awKw ejêìæ iìèy mwlwk A«ËKwn Awxi Qwxr dwB„ pw-pw-pw„’

‘Zwkek!’

‘ÌgcrK xeU×dyËZ šwd pwkwBtw Ìfllwi, oøwk„ šwd xfkËlw pwoewZwËl„’

‘Z×xi ÌbLxQ...Z×xi ÌbLxQ.. !’

‘oøwk, LÖDg Ky Lwkwe KwR KkxQ? þñwcyd bøwËm kwRwKwk pBËQ iìèy, GUw Ky opø Kkw jwt?’

mpyb pwowd lwl xitwk G eÞËmík ÌKwd Rgwg xbËZ ewkËld dw„ GK ckËdk Aþñxþÿ ZwËK MÞwo KËk„ GB eÞmíxU Zwk xdËRkI„ Zwk cwkdw, 14 ÌKwxU RdMËYk iËdB GB eÞmí„ AaP ogwB ÌKd Rwxd dykg„ GËbk Ky Mwxl xbËtB RwMwËZ pËg? mpyb pwowËdk id gbËl ÌjËZ awËK„

‘oøwk, ApdI glZwxQ, hwlw iwdÖnkw P×e KBkw gBow awKËl og Ìmn pBtw jwBËgw! Mwxl Ìbd! RwMwBtw ÌZwËld ÌggwKËk!’

lwl xitwk xdhyêK I q׳ iÖËLk xbËK mpyb pwowd AgwK ÌPwËL ZwxKËt awËKd„ GB ÌlwKxUËK ewMl ÌhËg DËeqw KËkxQËld gËl GB iÖÉËZê xZxd AdÖËmwPdwt WÖËg ÌMËld „ 

kidwk gUiÔËl mpyb pwowd Awgwk GËld„ ZËg Mwd MwBËZ dt„ xZxd gUiÔËl bw^xrËt AKaø hwnwt MwlwMwl xbËZ ÂkØ KkËld„ þñwcyd gwvlw ÌgZwËkk KŸxmùey kidw gUiÔËl ÌKgl MwlwMwl xbËt jwËâQd-GB bÙmø ÌbËL ÌK#Z×ply eaPwkykw xhr RiwËZ lwMËlw„ 

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