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HCdmjf naófv zd²Àk¶ 1
ˆj dTst dkb dwjfv 2
zfïfr v[f jvshb 4
zfmvf zsbj nmq sYfe-sYfe jfdrbD hf o¬i isV, ðsb W hst rd²ÀhfdrbDv jfdrbD 5
Kfdj. pfsk Kfsj zsbj vjm Îfb W dw[f. zfmfv msb rq, djswfsvv ifjf „mfb 6
zfmfslv jdy-j]fyf dwðslv ubA snƒ nh o¬isj hƒ zfjfsv zfmfbklfvDv icvõfv 8
iajfw jvst kfvf hV …ijxk rsh. zfmfbklfv vfJft 10
zhwA djYc o¬i zfsY jcvzfb W rflDn sKsj nQoxrDk nkA zfmfbklfv smsq 11
ƒdkrfn. zfv djYc zfsY …imf öv™i. dwðslv smfsmv msb sn nh zfïfr skf slJsYb 12
dydÛk rst hV rsq ytfv isK ifsKq rsh. jxiBslv idvBdk 13
zfusjv dwð, jftsjv dikf. bfbf svfsov jht sKsj h]fyfsbfv lcƒ hácv Lb-ub 15
…sÜswA spmb bfbf HAfjdnb slWqf rq, skmdb ˆƒ dhw¶fqsbv zjxkÎkfv iadkIt 18
pcso shdw shdw j'sv kfslvsj „mfbD dejf slWqf iaskAj mcndtm rfvfsbf …e dIsv ifWqfv Jcdw 21
dikf-mfkfv jkGhA. bsy{ nmsq zhsrtf jvst isv i²Àfsk rsh n{jfsu iadkspfdokf 22
njtsj. hlfbAkfq iadkspfdokf 23
zfncb ! zfmvf sofVf sKsj ðv¢ jdv, „mfblfv dwð odV. vnCt -sj ofdt slWqfv iadkhfsl iadkspfdokf 24
wrDl rsk iadkspfdokf (1) 25
kWIDj W iaqfn zfïfrv rfsk. zfmvf k]fv dbje sKsj kf
wrDl rsk iadkspfdokf (2) 26
iafKGbf jdv. durfsl spsk iadkspfdokf 26
sp jfsu zfïfr dhd±mk 27
dhbDk--- smrmfsbv Jfdkv 28
zfèct rfmDl mflfbD ˆj ivsrpofv pchj 31
dhbsqv bmcbf 34

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vfóºsbkf rst ˆmb 34 v™i bf Kfjst ÈB Kfj 56
rfvfsbf mcûf-jtn 35 …Úfb-ikb 56
wqkfsbv jfu 37 hcdÝ Kfjst …ifq rq 57
stfsjv nmfstfybf 38 ifKv [q 57
jcqfsk dhVft mvf 38 hV rsq jD rh? 58
hfdVv iaHfh õcst 40 nhGfdLj n©mfbDq sj? 61
drQdnskv dhuq 41 lc}J YfVf dj ncJtfH rq? 62
drQnfv u¶ftf 43 zsáv rfdk slJf 62
ifk isV, jdt rfsn 44 zsáv ifsqn JfWqf 63
dhNq-dhkxòf 44 isvv zbcjvB 64
nh jfsu zf§Àdvjkf 45 hV sj? 64
sbdkhfyj m§ÀhA 45 ofsYv ifdJde jD hst? 65
sbdkhfyj hcU 46 dw[fv mfb pJb kJb 66
dhÎ jfEcsv 46 lcdbqfv mCtA 67
hQswv soZvh 47 smfnfsrdh W yfecjkf 68
Hohfb kvfW, rfk-if skf bVfW 47 sie hV hftfƒ 69
iv-Hvnf 48 nvh bf rst mfv sJsk rq 70
lczfv sufv 49 zfïfr pf jsvb, Hftƒ jsvb 71
lcdÇy§Àf djsnv? 49 ˆjkfq ht 73
dnÝf§À dbsk utdlhfdu 50 dbsuv ubA h]fyfsbf 73
bAfqivfqBkf 50 nkA jKf dmKAf jfv? 74
dwqft bq, hfO rW 51 ˆsj rfv, zsbA duk 74
zfwfv sbwf 52 mpGflf v[f 75
sofibDq jKf 53
mfbcN sybfv …ifq 53
v™i bq, ÈB yfƒ 54
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hst …Et, `…id²¿k HûmàtD! zfibfslv jD msb rq? …db dj
ˆjub ifot bb? sjfb sbZjf dj dbsu dbsu ³kdv rsq dhbf
naófv zd²Àk¶ mfdU-mfïfsk blD ifv j'sv dlsk ifsv? zfnst …db naófsk
ˆj zfd²Àj zfstsmv nsÌ ˆj bfd²Àj idàskv kjGnHf rWqfv dhw¶fnD rsq ifot rsq sosYb. zfibfvf sj… k]fv jKfq dhw¶fn
jKf. snJfsb zfd²Àj iamfB jvshb, naóf zfsYb, zfv bfd²Àj iamfB jvshb bf.'
jvsh, kf sbƒ. zfd²Àj zfstm htstb, `Hfƒ njt! zfibfvf ƒbnfsIv nfsK
nHfq iayvc stfsjv nmfom dYt. zfd²Àj zfstm nHfq …id²¿k dhyfv j'sv htcb, ifot zfdm, bf …db? zfdm skf sjht hstdY,
rsk sldv jvsYb slsJ zsbsj LfvBf j'sv hnt sp, dkdb rqskf blDv Lfsv ˆjde sbZjf zfibf-zfidb ³kdv rsq blDsk ytfystv
naófv zd²Àk¶ iamfB jvsk ifvshb bf. jKf. zfv …db sp hstb, ˆ nfvf dhw¶ufrfb, ˆ y¦û-nCpG, oar-
k]fv hfnf dYt blDv WifsV. ˆdlsj nHfq hV …{jØfv nfsK b[Û, ˆ zfjfw-hfkfn nh djYc dhbf idvyftj YfVf idvyfdtk
iakD[f ytsk ytsk stfsjslv ³LspGv nDmf YfdVsq spsk tfot. rs¤Y. kfrst …db dj zfmfv yfƒsk shdw hV ifot bb?'
ƒdkmsLA dkdb ˆsn …id²¿k rstb. njst k]fsj H{Gnbf jvsk nHfq …id²¿k ubkf ˆmb pcdÙÁpcÙÁ uhfh ðsb zfd²Àj
tfot. bfd²Àj htt, `zfnst …db naófv zd²Àk¶ iamfB jvsk zfstmsj nmKGb jvt.
ifvshb bf dhLfq sldv j'sv nHfq …id²¿k rsqsYb!'
zfd²Àj htstb, `Hfƒ njt! zfibfvf rqskf ufsbb. zfmfv
hfdV blDv WifsV. ˆ ifsV zfnfv ubA pKfnmsq hfdV sKsj shv ˆj dTst dkb dwjfv
rsqdYtfm. dj§Â blDv Ofse ˆsn sldJ, sjfb sbZjf-Wqftf sbƒ. ˆj h²ÂhflD bfd²Àj ˆj ƒmfm nfsrshv dbje dbsuv ns¦lr siw
kfƒ zsi[f jvsk jvsk sldv rsq sot. zhswsN sjfb sbZjf- jvt. sn htt,
Wqftf sitfmW bf. hù zsi[fv iv slJtfm, Ofsev jfsY ˆjde (j) pf slJf pfq bf, kf dhw¶fn jdv jDHfsh? nckvfQ zfdm
hV ofY zfibf-zfidb isV sot. kfviv zfibf-zfidb ifef zfïfrsj dhw¶fn jdv bf.
³kdv rt. zfibf-zfidb ifefÈdt zfsifsn sufVf stso sbZjf (J) zfibfvf hstb, `wqkfb ufrfâfsm pfsh.' zfhfv hstb,
³kdv rsq sot. kfviv LDsv LDsv ifdbsk sbsm sot. zfdm kfsk `wqkfb zfÈb sKsj nxdó.' kfrst zfÈsb zfÈb wfd²À hf jó
ysV hntfm. snƒ sbZjf mfdU-mfïf YfVf ˆ ifsV ifv j'sv dlt. ifsh jDHfsh?
zfv kfvivƒ zfdm zfibfslv n©mcsJ …id²¿k rsk sisvdY.'
nHf²¿ iafq njt ubkfƒ `srf-srf' j'sv srsn …Et. bfd²Àj
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(o) zfibfvf hstb, `lcdbqfv pf djYc Ose, kf zfïfrv dtdJk
kjlDv zbcpfqD Ose. nckvfQ ifi jvst mfbcN lfqD hf slfND rsh
sjb?
dhy[B ƒmfm nfsrh mcsJ djYc …Ùv bf dlsq mfdev ˆjef dTt
zfïfr v[f jvshb
kcst dbsq kfv jifst YcsV mfvstb. stfjde vfso …sÙduk rsq ˆjlf ˆj mv¢HCdmsk mv¢-hfhtf ofsYv …iv dbsuv kvhfdv
…sE htt, `zfdm zfibfv jfsY iasw´v uhfh yfƒtfm. zfv zfidb tesj svsJ kfv Yfqfv dbsy dhwafm dbsk dosq Ocdmsq dosqYstb
uhfh bf sisq zfmfsj dTt YcsV mfvstb? zfdm zfibfv dhv¢sÝ zfmfslv mrfbhD . ƒdkmsLA ˆj shlc„b lcwmb ˆsn k]fv ‰
jfpDv jfsY bfdtw jvh!' kvhfdvde rfsk dbsq k]fv …iv kcst Lsv htt, `Wsr mcrf©mfl!
ƒmfm nfsrh oýDvHfsh htstb, `dTt smsvƒ skf zfdm skfmfv kcdm dj zfmfsj Hq ifW bf?'
uhfh dlsq dlsqdY. kcdm vfost sjb? kcdm dj hAKf sisqY?' mrfbhD dbHGsq htstb, `bf.'
---zhwAƒ. shlc„b htt, `skfmfsj zfmfv rfk rsk sj v[f jvsh?'
---zfdm dhw¶fn jdv bf sp, kcdm hAKf sisqY. jfvB pf slJf pfq dkdb htstb, `zfïfr.'
bf, kf zdhw¶fnA.---ˆ jKf skfmfvƒ. kfƒ bf? shlc„b zfhfv htt, `skfmfsj zfmfv rfk rsk sj v[f
kfYfVf skfmfv hAKf ifWqfvW skf jKf bq. jfvB, kcdm mfdev jvsh?'
nxdó. zfv skfmfsj mfde YcsV smsvdY. nckvfQ mfdev zfOfsk mfdev dkdb iCshGjfv mkƒ htstb, `zfïfr.'
skf jó ifWqfv jKf bq. spmb kcdm hstY, `zfÈsbv nxdó wqkfb shlc„b icbvfq htt, `skfmfsj zfmfv rfk rsk sj v[f
zfÈb äfvf jó ifsh bf.' jvsh?'
zfv zfdm skfmfsj smsvdY hst jfpDv jfsY bfdtw jvsh sjb? dkdb icbvfq htstb, `zfïfr.'
zfmfv skf sjfb slfN sbƒ. spsrkc spef OsesY, snef skf zfïfrv ˆviv shlc„sbv slr-mb sj]si …Et. nrnf kfv rfk sKsj
dtdJk kjlDv zbcpfqDƒ OsesY. kstfqfvde isV sot. mrfbhD kf kcst dbsq kfv iadk kcst
bfd²Àjde ƒmfm nfsrshv dbje sKsj …dyk uhfh sisq jifst Lsv htstb, `ˆhfv skfmfsj zfmfv rfk rsk sj v[f jvsh?'
rfk svsJ dhlfq dbt. shlc„b htt, `sj… bq.'
dj§Â mrfbhD kfsj [mf jsv dlstb.

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zk}iv pJb ˆƒ ³nbAlt (dmbfv jfsY) `mcrfnXnfv' …ikAjfv
dbje si]ZYt, kJb zfïfr kfzftf ˆjde ifJDv ltsj siavB
rd²ÀhfdrbDv jfdrbD jvstb, pfslv sEf]se ˆhQ ifsq sifVf mfdev j]fjv dYt, pf sYftf
rfhwfv hflwfrv kvI sKsj ƒqfmfb slsw zfhvfrf oHbGv zKhf mncvDv lfbf nmidvmfB dYt. ifJDvf …iv sKsj snƒ j]fjv
dYt. sn `nfbzf'sk ˆjde Jch hV douGf dbmGfB jvft. zfv syóf hNGB jvsk tfot. sp ³nbAsj ˆƒ j]fjv tfot, sn ost sot,
jvt, pfsk stfsjvf mÄfv jf'hfoxr kAfo j'sv ƒhflk W rÏ- kfv wvDv rsk mfQn Jsn iVt ˆhQ idvswsN sn mfvf sot.
…mvfrv ubA ˆJfsb zfsn. ˆ jfu mÄfhfnD kKf zbAfbA zfvh `nfbzf' si]ZYsk si]ZYsk sJfl zfhvfrfvW ˆjƒ idvBfm rt.
sofsÛv ubA ziY¦lbDq dYt. zkˆh hfbD djbfbfv ˆjub stfj ˆƒHfsh zfïfr kfzftf dbu Osvv drIfpk jvstb.
zfhvfrfv dbmGfBjxk …ifnbftsq ifqJfbf j'sv sbfQvf j'sv
dlt. zfhvfrfv dbje Jhv si]ZYt sp, douGfsj sj… sbfQvf W
zidhÛ j'sv dlsqsY. pfv iadkdÛÁqfq sn jf'hf Ovsj L¶Qn jvfv djswfsvv ifjf „mfb
lxPnQj¬i j'sv dbt. sn hù nQJAj ³nbAnr mÄfv …iv rfmtf zkDkjfst ˆj hflwfv ˆjde pflcjv W oBj dYt. pJb sn
jvfv …sÜswA vWbf rt. djYc rfkDW kfslv nfsK dYt. oBj hxÝ zh²¿fq …ibDk rt, kJb sn hflwfrsj htt, `zfmfsj
mÄfv dbje si]ZsY ³nbAvf (mÄfv nlGfv) bhD -ˆv lflfv ˆjde hcdÝmfb hftj dlb, pfsj zfdm ˆƒ dhlAf dw[f slh.'
…eÈdt lJt j'sv dbt. ˆ hAfifsv zfèct mcÙfdth zfhvfrfsj nckvfQ hflwfr snƒ vjm hcdÝmfb hftj sJ]fu j'sv kfsj kfv
htstb, `zfmfv …enmCrsj dIdvsq dlb; pf zfibfv ³nbAvf Lsv jfsY nmiGB jvstb. ‰ hftsjv isK ˆj ifldvvW Ov dYt.
svsJsY.' hftjde isK zfnf-pfWqfv nmq snƒ ifldvv dbje dosq hnk
(zfhvfrf htt, `ˆJb zfmvf skfmfslv jf'hf L¶Qn jvsk ˆhQ kfv jKf msbfspfo nrjfsv wahB jvk, pf kfsj HftW
ˆsndY, zfv kcdm sjht …e sYsV slWqfv lfhD jv?' tfok. ˆ Hfshƒ kfv zfnf pfWqf zhAfrk Kfjt. ˆjlf ˆƒ
dkdb htstb, `…eÈdt zfmfv. kfƒ zfdm snÈdtv drIfpk hftjdev pfWqfv isK ˆj hxrlfjfv u§Â (hfO zKhf nfi)
yfƒ.) hfjD Kfjt jf'hf Osvv hAfifv pfsj zfidb L¶Qn jvsk hsndYt; sp mfbcsNv zfnf-pfWqfv vf²Àf há j'sv svsJdYt.
ˆsnsYb, skf snef rt zfibfv hAfifv zfïfrv nfsK. jf'hf rt hftjde dy§Àf jvt, zfusj zfdm ivD[f jvh sp, pflcjv nkA, bf
zfïfrv Ov. dkdbƒ rstb kfv drIfpkjfvD. zfidb ufsbb zfv ifldv. sn ˆjde ifKsvv ecjvf jcdVsq htt, `sr zfïfr! pdl
hfqkcïfrv mfdtj zfïfr ufsbb.' ifldvv zfmt skfmfv dbje pflcjsvv zfmt sKsj …Ùm ˆhQ
iY¦lbDq rq, kfrst ˆƒ u§Âsj smsv sIt; pfsk mfbcsNv zfnf-
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pfWqfv iK yftc rsq pfq.' ˆv ndEj iÝdk rt ˆƒ sp, ˆjde sJftf mqlfsb stfjslvsj
ˆƒ hst hftjde ifKv YcVst u§Âde mfvf sot. ˆhfv hftjde umfsqk jv¢b, zfv `dhndmïfdr vfdêt Ètfm' (zKGf{, hftsjv
ifldvv dbje dosq nh jKf dh²Àfdvk htt. ifldv htstb, `sr iaHcv bfsm zfvý jvdY) hst zfmfv iadk kDv dbs[i jv¢b;
h{n! ˆhfv slJdY kcdm iCBG l[kfq si]ZsY soY. ˆhfv skfmfv slJshb zfdm mxkcA hvB jvh.'
ivD[f ðv¢ rsk ystsY. dj§Â ˆƒ ivD[f zh²¿fq zfmfv bfm kcdm hflwfr kfƒ jvstb. pfv jfvsB hftjde mxkcA hvB jvt. snƒ
iajfw jvsh bf.' Oebf²¿stƒ stfsjvf snf¤yfv rsq hst …Et sp, `zfmvf ˆƒ
ˆƒ hftjde u¦mfák¶, Lht iaHdx k svfsov dydj{nfW jvk; hftjdev vshv (iaHcv) …iv „mfb zfbtfm.'
ksh kf zfïfrv …iv dhÇhfsnv …iv wkG svsJƒ jvk. ˆƒ hflwfr zfsvf zdLj …däo´ rstb. zkˆh dkdb kfslv ubA
wkGfbcpfqD hflwfv ˆj nrysvv zá y[csj zfïfrv jfsY lczf ˆjde okG Jbb jdvsq kfsk zfÈb u¶ftfsk zfslw jvstb.
j'sv Hft j'sv dlt. hftjde htk sp, `pdl zfidb zfïfrv zk}iv ùjcm dlstb sp, `sp hAdÙÁ „mfb rsk dIsv bf zfnsh,
…iv „mfb zfsbb, kfrst zfdm kf]v dbje lczf jvh; dkdb kfsj ˆƒ zdo´jcsà dbs[i jv.' ˆƒHfsh „mfblfv hAdÙÁvf
zfsvfoA lfb jvshb.' zfnsk Kfjt ˆhQ zfocsb dbd[å rsk Kfjt. idvswsN ˆjde
nckvfQ sn zfïfrv dbje iafKGbf ufbfst dkdb svfoDsj zfsvfoA mdrtfv iftf ˆt, pfv nsÌ kfv hf¤yfW dYt. sn ˆjec iÇyflXil
lfb jvskb. ˆƒ Jhv hflwfrv dbje si]ZYst, dkdb hV …däo´ rt. dj§Â hf¤yfde hst …Et, `zf©mfufb! ³LpG Lv¢b. zfidb
rstb. djYc nQJAj „mfblfvsj dkdb rkAf j'sv sItstb. zfv nskAv …isv zfsYb.' (nckvfQ snW zfocsb wrDl rsq sot.)
ˆƒ hftjdev hAfifsv dkdb jsqjde stfjsj sFsj htstb sp,
`ˆƒ hftjdesj …]yc ifrfsVv …iv dbsq dosq dbsy sIst lfW.' zfmfbklfvDv icvõfv
hftjde zfïfrv jfsY lczf jvst ifrfV j]fisk tfot; pfv mchfvj zfhc zfècïfr k]fv iaHc (mbDh)ˆv hfofsb jfu jvskb.
jfvsB sn YfVf njstƒ isV mfvf sot. hflwfr kJb hftjdesj k]fv iaHc hfofb-mfdtj rfmfpfsbv hV hAhnfqD dYstb. ˆjdlb
zbA djYc stfsjv jfsY nmiGB jsv htstb, `ˆsj ˆjde sbZjfq hfofsb ˆsn lfnsj htstb, `mchfvj! ˆjde dmdó shlfbf zfsbf
ydVsq nmcslav mLA²¿st dbsq dosq kfsk dbs[i jv.' snJfsbW skf.'
hftjdev lczfv jfvsB sbZjfde …s¬e sot. pfv Ist njst mchfvj ofY rsk Jcs] u Jcs] u ˆjde shlfbf iaHcv rfsk dlstb.
ifdbsk Fcsh mfvf sot. dj§Â hftjde sh]sy sot. ˆhfv hftjde iaHc skf sHsÌ sJskƒ yse …Estb. htstb, `skfmfsj dmdó shlfbf
hflwfsj htt, `pdl zfidb zfmfsj rkAfƒ jvsk yfb, kfrst
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zfbsk httfm, zKy ej shlfbf dbsq ˆst? dmdó shlfbf dbsq
ˆsnf.'
mchfvj zbA ˆjde ofY sKsj zfv ˆjde shlfbf ˆsb dlst dkdb
zfmfbklfv vfJft
sJsq slJstb snefW ej. svso kxkDqhfv ifEfst ˆjƒ zh²¿f. iaHc zfècïfr ƒhsb …mfv mlDbfv sjfb ˆj iafs§Àv dlsj shv
htstb, `zfsv kcdm ej zfv dmdó shlfbf jfsj hst syb bf?' rsqdYstb. k]fv nsÌ k]fv jsqjub nÌDW dYstb. nÌDoB k]fv
htstb, `uD bf. (zfdm skf zfv sjfb ofsYv shlfbf sJsq sldJdb.) Jfhfsvv ubA l²ÀvJfb dhYfstb. snƒ nmsq ˆjub vfJft sidvsq
zfibfv dhbf zbcmdksk Jfƒ jD jsv?' pfd¤Yt. ƒhsb …mfv kfsj Ffjstb, `Wsr vfJft! ˆsnf-ˆsnf,
lfsnv ˆƒ zfmfbklfvD W nkkf slsJ i»Hc zhfj rstb. kf]v kcdm djYc zfmfslv nsÌ ifbfrfv j'sv bfW.'
syfsJ k]fv jlv W mpGflf hxdÝ sit. dkdb kfsj icvõxk jvsk vfJft htt, `zfdm svfpf zh²¿fq zfdY.'
yfƒstb. ƒhsb …mfv htstb, `ˆƒ iayà ovsmv dlsb svfpf zh²¿fq
mfdtsjv dYt ˆj nc¦lvD jbAf. hù hV hV idvhfv sKsjƒ kfv zfY? ˆJb skf iaJv tc-rfWqf hƒsY. zfv kcdm ifrfsV Yfot
dhsqv nìá zfndYt. ˆjlf iaHc mchfvjsj sFsj htstb, `zfmfv yvf¤Y. (ˆƒ zh²¿fq svfpf vfJf skf dbsusj jsó dbs[i jvf.)'
smsqv nfsK sjmb stfsjv dhsq rWqf …dyk ht skf?' mchfvj vfJft htt, `uD-r]Af, zfdm ‰ dlsbv ubA ia²Âdk dbd¤Y, spdlb
htstb, `ufsrdtqfk pcsov stfsjvf hQw W jctmfb slsJ dhsq sjfb sbj zfmt jvfv ncspfo Kfjsh bf. ˆƒ ubA ifdKGh uDhsb
dlk, ƒqfùlDvf slq Lb slsJ, dJ»±efbvf slq v™i-snZ¦lpG slsJ. djYc zfmt j'sv dbd¤Y.'
dj§Â ˆƒ …©mk sjht äDb slsJƒ dhsq dlsq Kfsj.' ƒhsb …mfv vfJftsj kfv kfj¶Wqf W zfïfr-HDdkv …iv
ˆ Lvsbv ÎfboHG jKf iaHvc hV iY¦l rt. mchfvsjv jKf iaHc ivD[f sbWqfv usbA htstb, `kcdm dj Yfostv ift sKsj ˆjde
kf]v ²ÃDv dbje …sïJ j'sv htstb, `zfdm skf smsqv ubA Yfot dhÛÁq jvsk ifvsh? zfmvf skfmfsj Wv bol mCtA ialfb
mchfvsjv sysq zdLj …ipcÙÁ ifÛ zfv jf…sj msb jdv bf.' jsv slh. …iv§Â skfmfv ƒIkfsvv ubA sofwXkW slh.'
rsqW sot dhhfr. dikf …Hqsj iayvc zKG dlsq kf]slv lf©iskA vfJft …Ùsv htt, `YfotÈdt skf zfmfv bq sp, dhÛÁq jvh;
nfrfpA jvstb. ˆƒ snƒ l©idk pf]slv Švsn u¦m dbsqdYstb hvQ ˆÈdt zfmfv mfdtsjv (zfv zfdm ˆjub ÛÁDklfn). ˆƒ
i»dnÝ mcrfdÜn, pfsrl, hDv mcufdrl zfècïfr dhb mchfvj. ubA ˆsk zfdm sjfb vjm r²Às[i jvsk ifdv bf.'
ƒhsb …mfv htstb, `skfmfv mfdtj pdl ˆjef Yfot jm
ifq, zfv kcdm pdl hstf, ˆjef Yfot rfdvsq sosY (zKhf hfsO

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 sYfeslv sYfe o¬i sYfeslv sYfe o¬i
sJsq sIstsY), kfrst sn djYc htsh bf. jfvB ift sKsj skf lc- smsq htsY, `bf mf! stfjftsq pfv hfLA, dbuGsb kfv zhfLAkf
ˆjef Yfot ifrfsV rfdvsqƒ Kfsj.' jvsk ifdv bf! k]fvf slsJbdb, k]fslv vh skf slJsYb!'
vfJft ˆƒ jKfÈdt ðsb ƒhsb …mfv -ˆv dbje sKsj yst ˆmb zfmfbklfvDv jsKfijKb ðsb JtDIf …mfv ‰
sot. spsk spsk sn kfv zfÌct zfnmfsbv dlsj kcst htt, smsqsj dbsuv icÛhLC j'sv dbstb. zfv snƒ mdrtfv hQwnCsÛ
`zfïfr sjfKfq zfsYb?' (zKGf{, mfdtj skf slJsh W ufbsh bf, u¦m dbsqdYstb iÑm JtDIf …mfv dhb zfèct zfpDp.
dj§Â zfïfr skf slJsYb W ufbsYb.)
vfJft pJb yst sot, kJb ƒhsb …mfv Wv jKfef hfvQhfv zfïfr skf slJsYb
…¤yfvB jvsk tfostb. `zfïfr sjfKfq zfsYb? zfïfr sjfKfq ˆjdlb dw[j njt YfÛslv mfsU zfsit dhkvB j'sv
zfsYb?' htstb, `skfmvf õct sKsj dIsv dosq zfsitde ˆmb ufqofq
zk}iv dkdb pJb mlDbfq dIsv ˆstb, kJb ‰ vfJfstv Jfsh, spJfsb JfWqf sj… slJsk ifsh bf.'
mfdtsjv jfsY dbsuv ˆjef stfj ifEfstb. kfv jfY sKsj Wv ivdlb õcst ˆst dw[j kfslvsj duÎfnf jvstb, `skfmvf
YfotÈdt ˆhQ vfJftsj JvDl j'sv dbstb. zfv ‰ vfJftsj sjfKfq jDHfsh zfsit sJsqY?'
lfnk¶ sKsj mcÙÁ j'sv dlstb. snƒ nsÌ YfotÈdtsj kfsj srhf sj… htt, `zfdm dbuGb hsbv dHksv sJsqdY.'
j'sv dlstb. sj… htt, `zfdm ub-iafBDrDb mqlfsb sJsqdY.'
sj… htt, `zfdm dbuGb js[ lvuf há j'sv sJsqdY.
zfmfbklfv smsq sj… htt, `zfdm vfskv zájfsv hfdVv Yfsl dosq ˆjfjD
ˆjlf …mfv vfdÛshtfq Yl¹shsw wrsv OcvdYstb. ˆj lcL- sJsqdY.'
hAhnfqDv Ov sKsj mf-shdev zfWqfu k]fv jfsb ˆt; mf smsqsj dj§Â kfslv msLA ˆjub htt, `nAfv! zfdm zfsit sJsk
htsY, `lcsL ifdb dlsq sl, shwD rsh.' ifdvdb.'
smsq htsY, `zfmDv¢t mc'dmbDb ˆj sOfNj äfvf sOfNBf nAfv htstb, `kf sjb?'
jdvsqsYb sp, lcsL ifdb dmwfsbf pfsh bf.' sn htt, `spJfsb sotfm, sp ufqofsjƒ Hfhtfm, snJfsb sj…
mf htsY, `ˆJfsb bf skfsj …mfv slJsk ifsh, zfv bf k]fv zfmfv zfsit JfWqf slJsk ifsh bf. dj§Â snJfsbƒ Hfhtfm,
sOfNj.' sj… bf slJcj, zfïfr skf slJsYb. kfƒ zfibfv dbslGw iftb
j'sv kf sJsk ifvtfm bf.'
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dw[j ‰ ÎfbD YfÛsj znQJA LbAhfl Îfib jvstb ˆhQ zfïfrv ƒ¤Yfq It-Int rq, nh djYc Ose. dkdb bf yfƒst
zbcv™i nhGlf nhG²¿fsb zfïfr-HDdk vfJfv hAfifsv kfsj …{nfdrk It-Int rq bf, rstW bó rsq pfq. ifjf Int L¶Qn rsq pfq.
jvstb. dkdb bf yfƒst zsbsj hfVf HfkW sJsk ifq bf.
kfslv ˆƒ zfyvB slsJ dkdb zn§Âó rstb. Ist k]fv dbje
jxiBslv idvBdk rsk kfslv hfofsb vfdÛjfst ˆj dhipGq rfbf dlt, pJb kfvf
mrfb zfïfr lcdbqfsk sjfb sjfb hAdÙÁ hf sofôDsj ivD[f j'sv Ocdmsq dYt. nckvfQ kfslv hfofb Int-jfef s[skv mk rsq
Kfsjb. spmb dkdb iChG pcsov ˆjƒ idvhfsvv hfofsbv mfdtj sot.
jsqj Hfƒsj ivD[f jsvsYb. kfslv dYt nc¦lv hfofb, Ist- ˆdlsj Wvf sHfv-njfst ˆj zivsj FfjfFfdj j'sv htt,
wsnA idviCBG hfofb. ˆƒ hfofbde (ƒqfmfsbv) nfbzf' sKsj 6 `skfmvf pdl It kctsk yfW, kfrst sHfv sHfv hfofsb yt.'
mfƒt lCvsk¶ zhd²¿k dYt. kfslv dikf snƒ hfofsbv …{iâ It- zk}iv kfvf ycdinfsv jKf htsk htsk (iK) ytsk ðv¢ jvt,
mCt sKsj ovDh dmnjDbslvsj lfb jvk. dj§Â kfv mxkAc v iv `zfu spb snJfsb skfmfslv dbjse sjfb zHfhoa²À hAdÙÁ iashw
pJb kfv n§Àfbvf kfv …ÙvfdLjfvD rt, kJb kfvf htt sp, ˆ jvsk bf ifsv. hfofsb ˆsn sj… spb djYc yfƒsk bf ifsv. spmb,
sKsj zfmfslv nQnfsvv Jvyƒ skf sjfb vjm shv rq. kfƒ zfmfslv hfsiv pfmfbfq stfsjvf ˆsn dbsuslv zQw dbsq spk.'
zfmvf hfofsbv …ifduGk Int rsk ovDh W zHfhDslvsj djv™si nckvfQ kfvf (zHfhDslvsj) dbhxÙ jvsk n[m --ˆƒ dhÇhfn
lfb jvh? nckvfQ kfvf hfofsbv It slsJ Hcst sot kfslv dbsq iaHfkjfst hfofsb sot. dj§Â kfvf pJb hfofsbv zh²¿f
nxdójkGfsj. hfofsbv It zfbsk pfWqfv nmq Hcst sot zfïfrv iakA[ jvt, kJb kfvf Hfht, ˆef kfslv hfofb bq. kfvf
±mvB. Hcst sot snƒ hfofsbv Instv rjlfvslv rsjv jKf. htt, `zfmvf skf iK rfdvsq sIstdY.' zhwA iv[sB pJb kfvf
It-Int jfefv nmq dmnjDvbvf ˆsn sysq-smso dhvÙÁ jsv. dy§Àf-Hfhbf jvt, kJb ufbsk ifvt sp, dhiloa²À ˆhQ dhbfdwk
kfƒ Hfht, kfslvsj I]fdj slsh. nckvfQ kfvf wiK jvt sp, ˆƒ hfofbƒ rt zfmfslv hfofb. pfsj mrfb zfïfr zfmfslv
kfvf sHfv-njfst kcst zfbsh hfofsbv It. zfv kfvf `ƒb jmGslfsN ˆ vjm j'sv dlsqsYb. kJb kfvf htt, `hvQ zfmvf
wfzfïfr'W htt bf! pdlW kfslv mLAm zKhf swaô hAdÙÁ skf hdÑk!'
zfïfrv ±mvB dbsk htt. snJfsb rkfw rsq l]fdVsq kfslv mLAm hf swaô hAdÙÁ htt,
`zfdm dj skfmfslvsj hdtdb? skfmvf zfïfrv idhÛkf W mdrmf
sOfNBf jvY bf sjb?' zKhf `ƒb wfzfïfr' htY bf sjb?
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nckvfQ kfvf htt, `zfmvf zfmfslv iadkiftsjv idhÛkf W snƒ hfofsbv It-Instv lv¢b kfv iaycv Lb-n©il dYt.
mdrmf sOfNBf jvdY, dbÇyq zfmvf zfmfslv zfyvsB zk}iv ˆjdlb jKf iansÌ sn kfv hácsj oshGv nfsK htt, `Lb-
nDmftQObjfvD dYtfm.' n©isl skfmfv kctbfq zfdm swaô ˆhQ ubhst skfmfv kctbfq
khcW ˆ lcOGebfv ubA kfvf ˆsj zisvv iadk slfNfsvfi jvsk zfdm shwD wdÙÁwftD. zfmfv zsbj mft-n©il. zfmfv zsbj
tfot. kfvf zfIsnfn j'sv htt, `rfq lcsHGfo zfmfslv! dbÇyq n§Àfb-n§Àdk W HxkA-yfjv.'
zfmvf nDmftQObjfvD dYtfm. zfmvf zfwf vfdJ sp, zfmfslv sn hAdÙÁ sjht zrQjfv W lfdýjkfskƒ idkk dYt bf, hvQ
iadkiftj ˆv idvhskG zfmfslvsj …{jxó hfofb slshb; zfmvf kfv …¦mÙkf W HdhNAskv snZ¦lpGmq W nclDOG zfwf-zfjf£[f
zfmfslv iadkiftsjv zdHmcJD rtfm.' kfsj zfïfrv ifjVfW ˆhQ jcjsmGv iadkIt ifWqfv hAfifsv
nhswsN kfvf zfsifsn zÌDjfvhÝ rt sp, zfïfr pdl icbvfq ˆsjhfsv …lfnDb j'sv svsJdYt. ˆmb dj sn djqfmksjW
zfmfslvsj mft-Lb lfb jsvb, kfrst zfmvf dikfv mskfƒ kf zöDjfv jvt ˆhQ hVƒ Lxókf ialwGb j'sv htt, `‚dm msb
rsk ovDhslv zdLjfv zflfq jvh. zfv ˆƒ ubAƒ kfvf tdÏk jdv bf sp, zfmfv ˆ hfofb jJbW L¶Qn rsq pfsh. ‚dm msb jdv
rsq kWhf j'sv iadkiftsjv dbje zfwfv jKfW hAÙÁ jvt. bf sp, djqfmk iadkdôk rsh. ‚v ‚dm pdl ‚mfv iadkiftsjv
sj… zfïfrv Lb sisq jfiGBA jvst wfd²À ˆv™iƒ rsq Kfsj. dbje iakAfhxÙ rƒ-ƒ, kfrst ‚dm zhwAƒ ˆef zsi[f …{jxó
zfv ivjfstv wfd²À zhwAƒ jdEbkv. ²¿fb ifh.' kfv mfsb djqfmk pdl nQOdek rqW, ksh snJfsbW
zfmfv HfsoA ucesh …Ùm idvBfm.
lcƒ hácv Lb-ub zfnst pfv jcIXvD W zhfLAkf nDmf zdkÛÁm j'sv pfq, sn
lcƒ hác dYt. mrfb zfïfr kfslv ˆjubsj lfb jsvdYstb mfkfstv mk ˆƒ Lvsbv zrQjfvmCtj lfhD jsv.
lc'de ‚Ìcv hfofb ˆhQ sn lc'desj dkdb sJucv hx[ äfvf idvshdók pfƒ srfj …Ùsv kfsj kfv hác htt, `kcdm dj kf]sj zöDjfv
jsvdYstb. zfv ˆƒ lcsqv mLAhkDG ²¿fbsj jsvdYstb wnAs[Û. jvY, dpdb skfmfsj nxdó jsvsYb mfde rsk W isv hDpG rsk ˆhQ
…Hq hfofbƒ It lfb jvk ˆhQ ˆsk sjfb Û¢de jvk bf. kfviv iCBfGÌ jsvsYb mbcNA ‚jxdksk? nxdójkGfv iadk ˆmb
zfv …Hsqv If]sj I]fsj iahfdrk dYt blD. pfsk hfofsbv snsyv zdhw¶fn W zöDjfv sjfbmskƒ ndEj bq. dj§Â ‚dm hdt, dkdb
hAfifsv spb sjfb hfLf nxdó bf rq zKhf hxdóv ifdbv …iv ‚ïfrƒ ‚mfv iadkiftj ˆhQ ‚dm jf…sjW ‚mfv
dbHGvwDt zÑstv mk spb hxdóv mcJfsi[D bf rq. iadkiftsjv nfsK wvDj jdv bf.'

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zk}iv zfïfrv dbqfmskv jxkÎkf Îfib jvfv iÝdk
ufdbsq slWqfv ubA kfsj htt sp, hfofsb iashw jvfv nmq zjxkÎkfv iadkIt
zhfLAkf W zrQjfv ialwGb bf j'sv zfïfrv ƒ¤YfwdÙÁv jKf hbD ƒnaf„stv msLA dkb hAdÙÁ; ˆjub Lhtjcô svfoD, ˆjub
±mvB jvst Hfstf rk. nckvfQ htt, `kcdm pJb Lsb W n§Àfsb mfKfq efj iVf hAdÙÁ ˆhQ ziv zfv ˆjub zá hAdÙÁ; ˆslvsj
skfmfv kctbfq ‚mfsj jm slJst, kJb skfmfv hfofsb iashw zfïfrv ivD[f jvsk ƒ¤Yf jvstb ˆhQ ˆj dIdvñfsj kfslv
j'sv kcdm sjb htst bf, ª‚ïfr pf sysqsYb kf-ƒ rsqsY; dbje ifEfstb. dIdvñf iaKsm jcôDsvfoDv dbje ˆsn htstb,
‚ïfrv nfrfpA hAkDk sjfb wdÙÁ sbƒ.« kcdm zfmfsj kc¤Y `skfmfv dbje nhGfdLj diaq h²Â jD?'
jvY? n©Hhk} ‚mfv iadkiftj ‚mfsj skfmfv hfofb zsi[f sn htt, `…Ùm vQ W …Ùm ymG ˆhQ stfsj zfmfsj pfv jfvsB
…{jxókv djYc slshb ˆhQ skfmfv hfofsb ‚jfw rsk zfÈb OxBf jsv, zfmfv dbje rsk kf lCv rsq pfWqf.'
hNGB jvshb; pfv Ist kf mnxB mqlfsb idvBk rsh. zKhf Wv dIdvñf kfv ofsq rfk hctfstb, Ist kfv OxBfv dudbn lCv rsq
ifdb HC-osHG z§ÀdrGk rsh ˆhQ kcdm jJsbf Wsj dIdvsq ‚bsk sot ˆhQ kfsj Hft vQ W Hft ymG slWqf rt. zk}iv dIdvñf
ifvsh bf.' duÎfnf jvstb, `sjfbX mft skfmfv dbje zdLj diaq?'
rtW kfƒ. kfv zdhw¶fn, zöDjfv W zrQjfsvv iadkIt sn htt, `…e.'
lcdbqfskƒ sisq sot. nckvfQ kfv hfofsbv It-n©il dhipGq nckvfQ kfsj ˆjde lw mfsnv oHGhkGD …ebD slWqf rt ˆhQ
äfvf idvshdók rsq sot ˆhQ sn kfsk pf hAq jsvdYt, kfv ubA dIdvñf lczf j'sv htstb, `zfïfr spb skfmfv ˆsk hjGk lfb
rfk jydtsq ‚s[i jvsk tfot; pJb kf mfyfb nr isV sot. jsvb.'
sn htsk tfot, `rfq! ‚dm pdl jf…sjW ‚mfv iadkiftsjv zk}iv dIdvñf efjWqftfv dbje ˆsn htstb, `skfmfv dbje
wvDj bf jvkfm.' nhGfdLj diaq h²Â jD?'
kJb ‚ïfr hAkDk kfsj nfrfpA jvfv sjfb stfjub dYt bf sn htt, `…Ùm yct ˆhQ pfv jfvsB mfbcN zfmfsj OxBf jsv, kf
ˆhQ sn dbsuW iadkjfsv nmKG rt bf. zfmfv dbje rsk lCv rsq pfWqf.'
zfv ˆƒ s[sÛ nfrfpA jvhfv zdLjfv nkA ‚ïfrvƒ. dIdvñf kfv mfKfq rfk hcdtsq dlstb, pfsk kfv efj lCv rsq
icvõfvlfsb W idvBfm dbLGfvsB dkdbƒ swaô. sot ˆhQ kfsk yct lfb jvf rt. zk}iv dIdvñf kfsj duÎfnf
jvstb, `skfmfv dbje sjfbX mft zdLj diaq?'

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sn htt, `ov¢.' nckvfQ kfsj ˆjef oHGhkD ofHD lfb jvf rt zfmfv nIv rsk Osv si]ZYsk ifdv. (zKhf pfsj zfdm zfmfv
ˆhQ dIdvñf lczf j'sv htstb, `zfïfr spb skfmfv mfst hjGk nIsv ifsKq jvsk ifdv.)'
lfb jsvb.' sn …Ùv jvt, `zfmfv zsbj slq vsqsY (slWqfv mk zfmfv
zk}iv dIdvñf zá hAdÙÁv dbje ˆsn htstb, `skfmfv dbje zsbj stfj zfsY).'
zdLj diaq h²Â jD?' dIdvñf htstb, `msb rq spb zfdm skfmfsj dydb. kcdm dj
sn …Ùsv htt, `zfïfr spb zfmfv syfsJv suAfdk dIdvsq slb, ldvla jcôsvfoD dYst bf, pfsk stfsj skfmfsj OxBf jvk? zk}iv
pfsk zfdm stfjslvsj slJsk ifƒ.' zfïfr skfmfsj Lb-n©il lfb jsvsYb?'
dIdvñf kfv syfsJv …iv rfk dIdvsq dlstb, zfv zfïfr kJb sn htt, `(ht jD?) ˆ njt mft skf zfdm hQwfbcÛÁsm
kfzftf kfv suAfdk dIdvsq dlstb. zk}iv dIdvñf duÎfnf …ÙvfdLjfvnCsÛ tfH jsvdY.'
jvstb, `skfmfv dbje sjfbX mft zdLj diaq?' kJb dIdvñf htstb, `pdl kcdm dmKAfhflD rW, ksh zfïfr
sn htt, `Yfot-sH]Vf.' skfmfsj snƒ zh²¿fq dIdvsq slb, sp zh²¿fq kcdm iCshG dYst.'
nckvfQ kfsj ˆjde zfnâ-ianhf Yfot slWqf rt. zk}iv (sn zk}iv dIdvñf zfib iChG zfjxdksk efjWqftfv dbje ˆstb
lcƒ hAdÙÁv) …e W ov¢ hf¤yf u¦m dlt ˆhQ ˆv Yfot Yfbf ianh ˆhQ kfv dbje Îfib jvstb, pf jcôsvfoDv dbje Îfib
jvt. LDsv LDsv jcôsvfoDv ˆj …ikAjf HdkG …e, efjWqftfv jvstb. sn kfv zbcv™iƒ …Ùv jvt. dIdvñf htstb, `pdl kcdm
ˆj …ikAjf HdkG ov¢ ˆhQ zsáv ˆj …ikAjf HdkG Yfot- dmKAfhflD rW, ksh zfïfr skfmfsj skfmfv snƒ zh²¿fq dIdvsq
sH]Vf rsq sot. slb, sp zh²¿fq kcdm iCshG dYst!'
zk}iv (ivD[fv ubA) snƒ dIdvñf zfib iChG zhqh W iChG zhswsN dIdvñf zfib iChG shsw zá hAdÙÁv dbje ˆsn
shw Lsv snƒ Lhtjcô svfoDv dbje ˆsn htstb, `zfdm ˆjub htstb, `zfdm ˆjub ldvla W mcnfdIv. nIsv zfmfv nìt
ldvla dmnjDb hAdÙÁ. nIsv zfmfv nm²À nfmKGA db}swN rsq sosY. Icdvsq sosY, ˆJb zfïfr zk}iv zfibfv nfrfpA hAkDk Osv
ˆJb zfïfrv smsrvhfbD zk}iv zfibfv nfrfpA YfVf Osv si]ZYhfv zfmfv sjfb …ifq sbƒ. zfdm snƒ zfïfrv bfsm dpdb
si]ZYhfv zfmfv sjfb …ifq sbƒ. zfdm zfibfv dbje snƒ zfibfsj zfibfv syfsJv suAfdk dIdvsq dlsqsYb zfibfv ˆjde
zfïfrv bfsm dpdb zfibfsj ˆƒ nc¦lv vQ, ˆƒ nc¦lv ymG ˆhQ ˆk Yfot dH[f yfd¤Y, pfv äfvf zfdm zfmfv nIv rsk Osv si]ZYsk
njt …e lfb jsvsYb ˆjde …e dH[f yfd¤Y, pfv äfvf zfdm ifdv (zKhf nIsv ifsKq jvsk ifdv.)'

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sn htt, `nkAƒ zfdm zá dYtfm. zfïfr zfmfsj y[c lfb rfdvsq pfWqf hf ifdtsq pfWqf lfn pdl dIsv zfsn, kfrst
jsvsYb. (ˆhQ ˆƒ njt mftW k]fvƒ lfb.) nckvfQ kcdm pf ƒ¤Yf JcwDv jKfƒ hse. mrfb zfïfrv kfsk pdlW sjfb tfH hf …ijfv
oarB jv, zfv pf ƒ¤Yf svsJ pfW! zfïfrv jnm! zfu zfdm sbƒ, khcW dkdb k]fv ƒhflk W zfbcoskA JcwD rb. kWhfv Ist
skfmfv (huGsb) iawQnf jvh bf zKhf (sIv{ dbsq) skfmfsj jsó dkdb ˆk JcwD rb, ˆk JcwD rb sp, kfv …lfrvB ˆefƒ.
dbs[i jvh bf.'
kJb dIdvñf htstb, `kcdm skfmfv mft svsJ bfW! (zfïfrv n{jfsu iadkspfdokf
i[ rsk) skfmfslvsj ivD[f jvf rt ˆhQ dkdb skfmfv iadk ˆjlf mcrfsuvDbslv ˆjde ovDshv lt zfïfrv bhD -ˆv
n§Âó rstb, zfv skfmfv nfKDäsqv iadk zn§Âó.' jfsY dbshlb j'sv htt, `LbDvf (shsrsñv) nm²À …]yc …]yc mpGflf
W ²¿fqD n©islv mfdtj rsq sot. jfvB, kfvf bfmfp isV spmb
rfvfsbf …e dIsv ifWqfv Jcdw zfmvf idV, svfpf vfsJ spmb zfmvf vfdJ, dj§Â kfvf lfb jsv
ˆj mcnfdIv kfv …e nr nIsv ˆj mfvfk¹j mv¢HCdmsk dosq zfmvf jvsk ifdv bf, lfn mcÙÁ jsv zfmvf jvsk ifdv bf. (ˆJb
iVst dhwafsmv ubA ˆj ofsYv bDsy Yfqfq mfKf svsJ swfWqf mfÛ kfslv nmfb nWqfh tfsHv sjZwt zfmfslvsj hst dlb.)'
Ocdmsq iVt. ˆvƒ msLA kfv …ede ofsqh rsq sot. …sev …iv zfïfrv vnCt htstb, ªzfdm dj skfmfslvsj ˆmb zfmstv
dYt kfv Jfhfv W ifbDq nh djYc. djYc[B isv suso …sE slJt jKf hst slh bf, pfsk skfmvf iadkspfdokfq zoaBD stfjslv
kfv …e ofsqh. sn ˆdlj-sndlj sJ]fufJcdu ðv¢ jvt; dj§Â hxKfq nmfb rsk ifv, skfmfslv iÇyflXhkGD stfjslv zfso zfso Kfjsk
rqvfb rt. [cLf W diifnfq pJb Jch shwD jfkv rsq iVt, ifv ˆhQ zbcv™i zfmt sp jsv sn YfVf skfmfslv sKsj swaô zfv
kJb dIsv snƒ ofsYv dbjse ˆsn zfhfv swfWqf mfÛ kfv syfJ sj… rsk bf ifsv?« njst htt, `zhwAƒ hst dlb, sr zfïfrv
stso sot. djYc isv syfJ Jctskƒ slJsk sit, kfv snƒ …e kfv vnCt!' dkdb htstb, ªskfmvf iaskAj bfmfspv iv 33 hfv j'sv
JflA W ifbDq nr l]fdVsq zfsY. kf slsJ sn ˆk JcwD rt sp, kfnhDr, kfrmDl W kfjhDv ifE jvsh.« (mcrfsuvDbvf sJfw rsq
…sev tfofm Lsv JcwDv …¤Y¶fsn Hct hsj hst …Et, `zfïfr! kcƒ dIsv sostb. Wdlsj LbDvf ˆ Jhv ufbsk sisv kfvfW ˆ zfmt
zfmfv hf¦lf. zfv zfdm skfv vh!' ðv¢ j'sv dlt.) mcrfsuvDbvf dIsv ˆsn htstb, `sr zfïfrv
rfdvsq pfWqf hf ifdtsq pfWqf hf¦lf dIsv ˆst zKGf{, kWhf vnCt! zfmfslv LbD Hfsqvf ˆ Jhv ðsb kfvfW zfmfslv mk
jvst zfïfr ‰ rfdvsq pfWqf …e-Wqftf zsi[f zdLj JcwD rb! zfmt jvsk ðv¢ j'sv dlsqsY. (zkˆh zfmvf zfhfv disY

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sKsj pfh.) mrfbhD htstb, ªˆ rt zfïfrv zbcoar, dkdb hfVDv ubA zfv djYcƒ sbƒ. zfïfr W klDq vnCstv n§Âdó svsJ
pfsj ƒ¤Yf zbcora j'sv Kfsjb. (ˆsk skfmfslv jvfv djYc sbƒ.) ˆsndY.
rpvk zfhC hfjXv dnÜDj -ˆv …Ùv ðsb rpvk …mfv
hlfbAkfq iadkspfdokf htstb, `zfu sKsj zfdm msb msb öDjfv jvtfm sp, zfv sjfb
ˆjdlb vnCtïc fr nfrfhfslvsj nfljfr jvfv ubA dbslGw dlb kf]v jfsY zfmfv dukhfv jJbƒ ncspfo rsh bf. jfvB
dlstb. …mfv dhb JfÙ¶fh hstb, `zfmfv jfsY sn nmq mft- (zfuƒ swN syóf dYt kf]v jfsY dukfv! dj§Â zfuW zfdm kf]v
Lb Hftƒ mWucl dYt. zfdm msb msb httfm, zfu zfdm zfhc jfsY ivfduk rtfm.'
hfjXv sKsj lfsb zoanv rh. zfdm sjfb dlb W]v sKsj zoanv
rsk ifdv bf. (zfu ncspfo sisqdY W]sj lfsb rfdvsq slh. jfvB, vnCt -sj ofdt slWqfv iadkhfsl
zfu zfmfv mft-Lb kf]v sKsj shwD zfsY).' iadkspfdokf
nckvfQ dkdb ‰ …sÜwA dbsq k]fv hfVDv zsLGj mft mrfbhD - zfècv vrmfb dhb zfWI hstb, hlv pcsÝv nfdvsk zfdm
ˆv dJlmsk ˆsb rfdpv jvstb. kf slsJ vnCtïc fr htstb, l]fdVsqdYtfm, ˆmb nmq lcƒ zfbnfvD kv¢Bsj zfmfv Ffsb-hfsm
ªhfVDsk skfmfv idvhfsvv ubA jD zhdwó svsJ ˆsnY?« t[A jvtfm. Wslv ˆjub ƒdÌsk zfmfsj htt, `yfyf! zfidb
…Ùsv …mfv htstb, `hfVDv ubA pkef slJsYb, zkefƒ dj zfhC ufrXtsj sysbb?'
svsJ ˆsndY.' zfdm httfm, `r]Af. dj§Â kfv nfsK skfmfv jD lvjfv?'
zfv sndlb zfhC hfjXv dnÜDj hfVDsk pf djYc mft-Lb dYt, sn htt, `zfdm ðsbdY sp, sn zfïfrv vnCt -sj ofdt slq!
pKfnhGö bhD -ˆv dJlmsk ˆsb rfdpv jvstb. bhD kf snƒ nÙfv jnm! zfdm pdl kfsj slJsk ifƒ, kfrst kfv diYb
slsJ htstb, ªskfmfv idvhfsvv ubA jD svsJ ˆsnY?« YfVh bf; pk[B bf zfmfslv lcusbv msLA ˆjub nk¶v mvB
…Ùsv dkdb htstb, `zfmfv idvhfsvv ubA zfïfr W k]fv hvB jvsh.'
vnCtsj svsJ ˆsndY!' ˆ jKf ðsb zfdm zhfj rtfm. ˆjec isv däkDqub ˆjƒ
dkdb …Ùsv htstb bf sp, zfdm hfVDv nm²À djYc ˆsb rfdpv iÝdksk ‰ ˆjƒ jKf htt. zj±mf{ zfhC ufrtsj stfsjslv
jsvdY. ˆef htst rqskf zrQjfv hf stfj slJfsbf Oebf rsq mfsU ytsk slJtfm. zfdm httfm, `skfmvf slJY? ‰ rs¤Y snƒ
pfhfv zfwQjf Kfjk. kfƒ dhbsqv nsÌ htsk sysqsYb, zfmfv stfj pfv hAfifsv skfmvf zfmfsj duÎfnf jvdYst.'

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swfbfmfÛ …Hsq kvhfdv dbsq U]fdisq isV kfsj rkAf jsv …mfƒv dhb ùmfm kDvlfb sKsj jsqjde sJucv shv j'sv sJsk
sItt. kfviv zfïfrv vnCt -ˆv jfsY ˆsn …Hsqƒ tfostb. zk}iv wrDl rWqfv zlmA ƒ¤Yfq htsk tfostb,
ˆjhfsjA htt, `zfhC ufrtsj rkAf jvf rsqsY.' `zfdm pdl ˆƒ sJucvÈdt JfWqf ipG§À uDdhk Kfdj, kfrst skf
bhD htstb, `skfmfslv msLA sj kfsj rkAf jsvsY?' uDhb tìf rsq pfsh.'
…Hsqƒ htt, `zfdm rkAf jsvdY.' nckvfQ dkdb nm²À sJucv Y]csV sIst dlstb ˆhQ mqlfsb zoanv
dkdb htstb, `skfmvf dj skfmfslv kvhfdv mcsY sIstY?' rstb. ifstfqfsbv mk hDv-dhÛÁsm tVfƒ j'sv wrDl rsq
kfvf htt, `uD bf.' sostb.
zfïfrv bhD kf slsJ htstb, `skfmvf …Hsqƒ kfsj rkAf
jsvY.' wrDl rsk iadkspfdokf (2)
hlv pcsÝv iCshG bhD pJb spfÝf dbhGfyb jvdYstb, kJb
wrDl rsk iadkspfdokf (1) …mfƒv dhb zfhD zÄfn tcdjsq tcdjsq KfjdYstb. k]fv Hfƒ nf'l
hlv pcsÝ pJb mÄfv mcwdvjvf ƒntfm W mcntmfbslvsj k]fsj duÎfnf jvstb, `dj hAfifv skfmfv?' dkdb htstb,
kvhfdv dlsq swN jsv dlhfv ƒ¤Yfq zoanv rsqdYt, kJb vnCst `zfmfv Hq rs¤Y sp, zfdm sYfe hst vfnCtcïfr zfmfsj dIdvsq
zfjvfm dbsuv nfrfhDslvsj hstdYstb, ªskfmvf snƒ slshb. zKy zfdm zfïfrv vf²Àfq shv rsq wrDl rsk yfƒ.'
ufâfskv dlsj …sE lf]VfW, pfv ia²¿A zfnmfb W pmDb nmkctA.« zk}iv pJb vfnCtcïfr k]fv ³lOGA slJstb, kJb dkdb
ˆ jKf swfbfmfÛ nfrfhD …mfƒv dhb ùmfm zfbnfvD hst ifsqv sofVfdt kcst …]yc rsq l]fdVsq dbsusj tìf iamfB jvsk
…Estb, sr zfïfrv vnCt! wrDl rWqfv dhdbmsq zfnmfb W yfƒstb. zhswsN dkdb pJb k]fsj dIsv spsk htstb, kJb
pmDsbv ia²¿A nmkctA dj ufâfk? vnCst zfjvfm htstb, dkdb j]flsk tfostb. zk}iv bhD k]fv j]flf slsJ k]fsj hlv
`r]Af.' …mfƒv dhb ùmfm htstb, `hfrX hfrX!' spsk zbcmdk dlstb. zfv snJfsb dosq pcsÝ dkdb wrDl rsq
sostb. kJb k]fv hqn dYt mfÛ sNft hYv.
vnCst zfjvfm htstb, ªhfr-hfrX' htfv ubA skfmfsj jD
dudbn …{nfdrk jvsY?«
…mfƒv htstb, `sr zfïfrv vnCt! zfïfrv j¶nm! zfdm ˆ jKf durfsl spsk iadkspfdokf
ufâfskv zfwfq hstdY.' …ùl pcsÝv dlb ‰Hfsh ³nbA dbhGfysbv nmq sYfe-hV slJf
vnCt htstb, ªdbÇyq kcdm ufâfkhfnDslv msLA oBA.« rd¤Yt. zsbjsjƒ sYfe hst dIdvsq slWqf rt. k]fslv msLA
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vfsI' dhb JflDu W nfmcvfr dhb uc¦lch dYstb. ivhkGDsk ˆsj smrmfb drnfsh oarB jvh.'
vfsI'sj zbcmdk slWqf rt; jfvB dkdb kDv¦lfu dYstb. kf nckvfQ dkdb kfsj nfsK j'sv dbu oxsr dbsq sostb ˆhQ kf]v
slsJ nfmcvfr j]flsk tfostb. (r]Af, mvsBv ubA j]flsk ²ÃDv …sÜswA htstb, `vfnCtcïfr -ˆv smrmfsbv Jfdkv jv.
tfostb!) zk}iv dkdb k]fv n{hfsiv jfsY zdHspfo j'sv skfmfv dbje sjfb Jfhfv zfsY dj?'
htstb, `zfïfrv vnCt vfsI'sj zbcmdk dlstb, zfv zfmfsj ²ÃD htstb, `bf, sjhtmfÛ hf¤yfslv Jfhfv zfsY.'
dlstb bf. zKy zfdm Wsj jcwdk tVfƒsq rfdvsq dlsk ifvh.' ˆ dkdb htstb, `sjfb dudbn äfvf kfslvsj Hcdtsq vfJsh ˆhQ
Jhv vfnCtcïfr -ˆv jfsY si]ZYst dkdb …Hqsj jcwdk tVsk kfvf pJb vfsÛ Jfhfv yfƒsh, kJb kfslvsj Ocm ifdVsq slsh.
zfslw dlstb. zk}iv ndkAndkAƒ nfmcvfr kfsk dhuqD rstb zk}iv pJb zfmfslv smrmfb (Osv) iashw jvsh, kJb hfdk
ˆhQ dkdb k]fsjW pcsÝ zbcmdk dlsq dlstb. dbdHsq slsh ˆhQ kfsj hcUfsh sp, zfmvfW Jfd¤Y!'
nckvfQ k]fvf idvj¬ibf smfkfshj njstƒ JfWqfv ubA hsn
sp jfsu zfïfr dhd±mk sostb; smrmfb Jfhfv sJt ˆhQ k]fvf lc'usb …ihfsn vfk
ˆjlf ˆj hAdÙÁ mrfbhD -ˆv dbje ˆsn htt, `zfdm [cLfq jfdesq dlstb. zk}iv pJb dkdb njfst bhD -ˆv dbje
jfkv rsq sodY.' (zfmfv Jfhfsvv hAh²¿f jv¢b.) sostb, kJb dkdb htstb, ªskfmfslv lc'usbv zfusjv vfsk
nckvfQ zfïfrv vnCt kf]v sjfb ²ÃDv dbje ˆj smrmfsbv dbu smrmfsbv nfsK skfmfslv hAhrfsv zfïfr dhd±mk rsqsYb!«
smrmfdbv nQhfl ifEfstb. dkdb htstb, `snƒ nÙfv jnm, dpdb
zfibfsj nskAv nsÌ ifdEsqsYb! zfmfv jfsY ifdb YfVf zbA smrmfsbv Jfdkv
djYcƒ sbƒ.' mndusl bhhDsk ˆjde Yf…dbdhdwó Ov dYt. snJfsb zfïfrv
zk}iv zbA ²ÃDv dbje ifEfstb. dkdbW zbcv™i jKf htstb. vnCt -ˆv kÙ¶fhLfsb djYc nfrfhf zfwaq oarB jvskb W hnhfn
ˆmbdj swN ipG§À njt (²ÃD)ƒ ‰ ˆjƒ jKf htstb, `snƒ nÙfv jvskb. k]fslvsj `zfnrfsh ncIXIfr' htf rskf. k]fvf dbkf§À
jnm, dpdb zfibfsj nskAv nfsK ifdEsqsYb! zfmfv jfsY ifdb ovDh mfbcN dYstb. ˆjlf vfnCtcïfr htstb, ªpfv jfsY
YfVf sjfb djYcƒ sbƒ.' lc'usbv zfrfv zfsY sn spb (kfslv mLA sKsj) kxkDq ubsj
nckvfQ bhD nfrfhfoBsj htstb, ªzfusjv vfsk sj ˆsj nfsK dbsq pfq. zfv pfv dbje yfvusbv zfrfsvv zh²¿f zfsY, sn
smrmfb drnfsh oarB jvsh?« spb iÑm zKhf Nôubsj nfsK dbsq pfq.«
nfrfhD zfhC kftrf zfbnfvD htstb, `sr zfïfrv vnCt! zfdm zfhC hfjXv dnÜDj dkbubsj nsÌ dbsq ˆstb ˆhQ
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vfnCtcïfr lwubsj nfsK dbsq sostb. ²ÃD htstb, `zfidb bf zfnf ipG§À kf]vf sJsk vfdu rstb bf.
zfhC hfjXv dbu icÛ zfècv vrmfbsj htstb, `skfmfv smrmfb kf]slv nfmsb Jfhfv slWqf rsqdYt, kf]vf kf Jfbdb.'
bfW. (kcdm kfslv Jfdkv jv) zfdm bhD -ˆv dbje pfd¤Y. zfècv vrmfb Hsq hfdVv sjfb zQsw tcdjsq sostb. dkdb
zfmfv dIsv zfnfv zfso zfsoƒ kcdm (Jfƒsq) k]fslv Jfdkv htstb, `zfsv jD jsvY skfmvf?'
n©iâ jsvf.' zfhC hfjXv dIsv ˆsn vfnCtïc fr -ˆv Osvƒ zk}iv dkdb Ffj dlstb, `zfècv vrmfb!'
vfskv zfrfv jvstb ˆhQ ˆwfv bfmfp ipG§À snJfsb zh²¿fb zfècv vrmfb dbv¢Ùv Kfjstb. dkdb zfhfv Ffj dlstb,
jvstb. ˆwfv bfmfspv iv dkdb icbvfq vfnCtïc fr -ˆv Osv `zfècv vrmfb?'
dIsv ˆstb ˆhQ zfïfrv ƒ¤Yfmk vfskv djYc nmq snJfsb dj§Â kJbW dkdb bDvh Kfjstb. kfviv zfhfv htstb, `ˆ
zdkhfdrk jvstb. shWjcI! zfdm skfmfsj jnm dld¤Y, pdl kcdm zfmfv Ffj ðbsk
ˆdlsj zfècv vrmfb hfdVsk sp Jfhfv dYt, kf dbsq k]fslv if¤Y, kfrst ˆsn pfW.' zk}iv `bfjjfef' ƒkAfdl hst
dbje …id²¿k rsq htstb, `zfibfvf Jfb.' oftfofdt jvstb.
dj§Â smrmfbvf htstb, `zfmfslv hfdV-Wqftf sjfKfq?' (zfècv vrmfb hstb,) kJb zfdm (hfLA rsq) shv rsq ˆtfm.
dkdb htstb, `zfibfvf Jfb.' httfm, `zfidb zfibfv smrmfbslvsj duÎfnf j'sv slJcb,
k]fvf htstb, `zfmfslv hfdV-Wqftf bf zfnf ipG§À zfmvf (zfdm k]fslvsj sJsk dlsqdYtfm dj bf?)'
Jfh bf.' k]fvf htstb, `W nkAƒ hstsY. W zfmfslv jfsY Jfhfv dbsq
zfècv vrmfb htstb, `zfibfvf zfmfslv kvI sKsj smrmfb- ˆsndYt. (zfmvfƒ zfibfv zsi[fq Jfƒdb.)'
sbWqfpD oarB jv¢b. jfvB dkdb ˆsn pdl slsJb sp, zfibfvf Jfbdb, zfhC hfjXv htstb, `skfmvf zfmfv zsi[f j'sv hsn zfY.
kfrst zhwAƒ zfmvf k]fv dbje sKsj (hV H{Gnbf) ifh.' dj§Â zfïfrv jnm! zfu vfsk zfdm zfrfv jvh bf.'
dj§Â k]fvf sjfbmskƒ (sJsk) n©mk rstb bf. kf slsJ k]fv ²ÃDW `Jfshb bf' hst jnm jvstb.
(zfècv vrmfb hstb,) kJb zfdm hcsU dbtfm sp, zfêf zfmfv smrmfbvf htstb, `zfïfrv jnm! zfidb bf JfWqf ipG§À
…iv Jfæf rshb. zfmvfW Jfh bf.'
[Bjft iv zfhc hfjXv hfdV dIvst kf]v ²ÃD kf]sj htstb, dkdb htstb, `dLÄfv skfmfslv iadk! skfmfslv jD rsqsY sp,
`hfƒsv djsn zfibfsj zfesj svsJdYt?' zfmfslv i[ sKsj smrmfb-sbWqfpD oarB jvsh bf?'
dkdb htstb, `kcdm ˆJsbf smrmfbslvsj Jfhfv lfWdb?' (zk}iv sYstv …sÜwA htstb,) `dbsq ˆn skfmfv Jfhfv.'
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nckvfQ dkdb Jfhfv dbsq ˆst zfhC hfjXv kfsk rfk svsJ H[B jvf skf ³hL bq. nckvfQ sn blDv …ufb isK ytsk ðv¢
htstb, `dhnXdmïfr. vfsov zh²¿fq jnm dYt wqkfsbv i[ jvt. dbÇyq blDv Lfsv zhd²¿k sjfb hfofb sKsj ‰ zfsitde
sKsj.' sHsn ˆsnsY.
zk}iv dkdb sJsk tfostb ˆhQ smrmfbvfW zfrfv jvsk ytsk ytsk ˆjde hfofb lxó rt. snJfsb iashw j'sv mfdtsjv
ðv¢ jvstb. jfsY Wpv siw j'sv htt, `uD! zfdm zfibfv dhbf zbcmdksk
zfècv vrmfb hstb, `zfïfrv jnm! zfmvf tcjmf zfibfv hfofsbv ˆjde zfsit sJsq sIstdY. kfv ubA zfdm
(JflAoafn) …dEsq dbskƒ bDy sKsj kf zdLj idvmfsB shsV zfibfv dbje [mfiafKGD!'
pfd¤Yt. njstƒ sie Hsv sJstb. zKy iCshGv sysq shdw Jfhfv hfofsbv mfdtjW ivsrpofv mfbcN. dj§Â pchsjv ˆ ivsrpofdv
vsq sot.' slsJ sn hV zhfj rt. iajdx kokHfsh sn pchjsj Hfstfshsn
idvswsN zdkdvÙÁ Jfhfv bhD -ˆv lvhfsv ifdEsq dlstb. sItt. [Bjft bDvh sKsj mfdtj htt, `kcdm zfmfv dhbf
dkdbW kf rsk sJstb. zbcmdksk zfmfv hfofsbv zfsit sJsqY, zfv zfdm skfmfsj
dkdb hstb, `ˆdlsj zfmfslv ˆhQ zbA ˆjde sofsÛv mfsU sp [mf jvh? j[sbf bf. zfdm djqfmskv dlb zfïfrv jfsY
ycdÙÁ dYt kfv nmqnDmf iCBG rsq pfq. (ˆhQ kfvf mlDbfq zfsn.) skfmfv dhv¢sÝ zdHspfo jvh!'
zk}iv zfmvf kfslvsj kfslv hfsvf usbv sbkxsk¶ Hfo j'sv pchj zfsvf Hq sisq sot. sn hfvhfv [mf yfƒsk tfot. dj§Â
dlƒ. iaskAsjv nfsKƒ djYc djYc stfj dYt. ksh iaskAsjv nfsK mfdtj [mf bf j'sv dbu hfnfq iashw jvt. zk}iv bfmfspv
jkub dYt kf zfïfrƒ shdw ufsbb. kfvf njstƒ snƒ JflA ubA shv rsq slJt, sn kJbW hfdVv lvufq l]fdVsq zfsY!
zfrfv jvt.' slJf rskƒ pchj htt, `yfyfuD! zfidb zfmfv jfsY zfsistv
lfm dbsk ifsvb. dj§Â zfmfv jfsY skf sjfb lDbfv-dlvrfm sbƒ.
ˆj ivsrpofv pchj kfv idvhskG zfdm zfibfv hfofsb jfu j'sv dlsk ifdv.
iK ytsk ˆjde pchj hV [cLfkG dYt. blDsk sbsm …pC jvsk mfdtj kfv zfyvsB mcÊ rsq htt, `zfdm wkGnfsis[ skfmfsj
dosq slJsk sit, ˆjde zfsit ifdbsk sHsn zfnsY. sndesj [mf jvsk ifdv.'
kcst sn sJsq sItt. dj§Â iv[sB kfv dhshj kfsj jfmV dlsk ---htcb jD wkG. [mf ifWqfv ubA zfdm zfibfv sp sjfb wkG
tfot. Hfht, ˆ zfsit skf sjfb hfofb mfdtsjv. kfv zbcmdk smsb dbsk vfdu zfdY.
YfVf sjb sn sJsq sItt. sjfb mcndtsmv mft kfv zbcmdk YfVf
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---zfmfv ˆjef smsq zfsY, sp syfsJ slsJ bf, jfsb swfsb bf,
mcsJ hst bf ˆhQ ifsq r]fse bf. kfsj skfmfsj dhsq jvsk rsh. dhbsqv bmcbf
pchj msb msb Hfht, ˆmb smsq dhsq j'sv kfv tfH jD? pfsj ˆjlf vfsÛ …mfv dhb zfèct zfpDspv dbje ˆj smrmfb dYt.
dhYfbfq hsn JfWqfsk rsh. khcW wkG mfbsk vfdu pJb rsqsY, dkdb djYc dtJdYstb. ˆmb nmq skstv hfdk dbHcdbHc rt.
kJb kf jvskƒ rsh. sn htt, `zfdm vfdu zfdY.' smrmfbde htt, `hfdkef dEj j'sv dlƒ.'
dhsqv dlb rsq sot. pchj …id²¿k rt, dj§Â kfv msb sjfb dkdb htstb, `smrmfbsj jfsu tfofsbf hf smrmfsbv dbje
Jcdwv dUdtj dYt bf. dhsq rsqW sot. sKsj dJlmk sbWqf zfdksKqkf-dhsvfLD.'
hfnv vfsk js[ iashw jvskƒ sn dUdtj kfv msbv zfjfwsj smrmfb htt, `kfrst yfjvsj ufdosq dlƒ.'
…϶t j'sv kctt. kfv ²ÃD lvufv jfsY …sE ˆsn kfsj nftfm dkdb htstb, `W ˆƒ mfÛ iaKm OcdmsqsY, Wsj ufofW bf.'
dlt. sjfb Û¢de sbƒ kfv slrfsÌ. zk}iv dkdb dbsu …sE dosq hfdksk skt Hsv kf dEj j'sv
sn kfv ²ÃDsj duÎfnf jvt, `skfmfv sjfb Û¢de sbƒ. kfrst zfbstb.
skfmfv zfêf zfmfsj dmKAf htstb sjb?' smrmfbde htt, `zfidb dbsu jó jvstb, sr zfmDv¢t
²ÃD htt, `zfibfsj zhfj jvfv ubA. zfv …db dmKAf skf mc'smbDb!'
hstbdb. hf²Àshƒ zfdm sjfb rfvfm dudbn syfsJ sldJ bf, sjfb dkdb …Ùsv htstb, `(skt Hvsk) sotfm, kJb zfdm …mfv
rfvfm dudbn jfsb ðdb bf, sjfb rfvfm jKf mcsJ hdt bf ˆhQ dYtfm, zfv ˆtfm kJbW …mfv. zfmfv msLA djYcƒ jsm pfqdb.
sjfb rfvfm isK ifsq r]fde bf. zfmfv zfêf zfmfv …ipcÙÁ hv iv§Â swaô hAdÙÁ snƒ, sp zfïfrv jfsY dhbqD.'
J]cudYstb. zk}iv zfidb pJb ˆjde zfsit sJsq k]fv jfsY
[mf yfƒsk ˆstb, kJb dkdb Hfhstb, sp pchj zbcmdk YfVf
isvv ˆjef zfsit sJsq zfïfrsj ˆk Hq jvsk ifsv, sn pchj
vfóºsbkf rst ˆmb
dbÇyq zfmfv smsqv hAfifsv zdLj Hq jvsh. kfƒ dkdb ia²Àfh ˆjlf …mfv dhb zfèct zfpDpsj slJf sot, dkdb svfsl hsn
dlsq ˆƒ dhsq dEj jsvdYstb.' zfsYb. duÎfnf jvf rt, `zfidb dj znc²¿?
hV HfoAhfb sn pchj, hV HfoAhkD sn pchkD. djYc dlb iv dkdb htstb, `bf, zfdm zfmfv (idvdrk) jfiV ðjfd¤Y!'
kfslv ˆjde n§Àfb rt. skfmvf ufsbf dj, sn n§Àfsbv bfm jD. iaw´jfvD zhfj rsq htt, `zfibfv sifwfj jD, sr zfmDv¢t
bc'mfb, zfhC rfbDIf (vfrmfkcïfdr zftfƒdr). mc'dmbDb!'
dkdb htstb, `tcdÌ, jfmDn W yflv.'
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iaw´jfvD htt, `zfv ˆjde j'sv tcdÌ, jfmDn W yflv oarB dhy[B ƒmfm yeX j'sv htstb, `kcdm zfu nfvf vfk bfmfp
jsvb bf sjb?' isVf.'
dkdb htstb, `dYt, icvsbf rsq bó rsq sosY.' stfjde zhfj rsq htt, `ubfh! mcûfv jtsnv nfsK bfmfspv
iaw´jfvD htt, `zbAW skf oarB jvsk ifsvb?' jD n©ijG?'
ˆ jKf ðsb dkdb mfKf dbyc j'sv sj]sl sItstb ˆhQ jcvzfsbv dkdb htstb, `zfdm pf httfm, kfƒ jsvf. kfviv njfst ˆsn
ˆjde zfqfk ifE jvstb---pfv zKG, ˆ ivstfsjv zfhfn; pf ItfIt hstf.'
zfdm dbLGfdvk jdv kfslvƒ ubA pfvf ˆ ixdKhDsk …Ýk rsk W stfjde dbvfw msbW zfwfhflD rsq dIsv sot. ˆwfv bfmfspv
dhipGq nxdó jvsk yfq bf. zfv nfhLfbDslv ubA ðH idvBfm. iv ðv¢ jvt bIt bfmfp iVsk. dj§Â jD zfÇypG! ˆj vfjzfk
(j¶fn¶fn¶ } 83) swN rsk bf rskƒ kfv snƒ ufqofdev jKf msb isV sot, spJfsb
sn jtnde i]csk svsJdYt. nckvfQ lc'vfjzfk sjfb vjmHfsh
rfvfsbf mcûf-jtn swN j'sv sjflft dbsq Ycet snƒ ufqofv dlsj. djYc J]V
c skƒ shv
ˆj hAdÙÁ tìf nIsv dhslsw dosqdYt. kJbjfv pcso sjfb rsq ˆt mcûfv snƒ jtn! sn sp jD Jcdw! kfsj zfv bfmfp iVsk
hAfQj dYt bf. nckvfQ umfsbf öBG hf svZiA-mcûf jtsn Hsv rt bf.
mfdesk i]csk sofib vfJsk rskf. sn kfƒ jsvdYt. kfv hfdVv stfjef hV zhfj rt, bfmfspv ˆk hV [mkf? Iusvv bfmfp
hfofsbv ˆjde ufqofq mcûfv jtnde i]sc k svsJdYt. dj§Â hùdlb isVƒ sn ƒmfm nfsrshv nsÌ slJf j'sv htt, `lfv¢b
iv dIsv ˆsn snƒ ufqofde zfv msb iVdYt bf. kfv …ifduGk siandj¼iwb ùpcv! ˆj vfjzfk swN bf rskƒ msb isV sot!'
Lb rfdvsq pfsh, kf jDHfsh rq? kfv ytsh jDHfsh? ƒmfm nfsrh htstb, `zfdm ufbkfm, wqkfb skfmfsj nfvf
nckvfQ sn ˆj nmq ƒmfm zfhC rfbDIf (v})ˆv dbje sjfb vfk bfmfp iVsk slsh bf.'
hAh²¿f dbsk …id²¿k rt. pdlW ˆde sjfb äDbD mntf dYt bf, kfv mfsb wqkfb uv¢vD dudbn Hcdtsq slq, pfsk mfbcsNv [dk
khcW ÎfbD HdÙÁHfusbv jfsY lcdbqfhD nmnAfv jKfW ufbfsbf rq, zfhfv uv¢vD dudbn msbW idVsq slq, pdl kfv mfLAsm
rq. mfbcsNv zdLjkv hV [dk rq. sn zsbj nmq mfbcsNv …ijfv
sn htt, `ubfh! zfdm zfmfv mcûfv jtnde sjfKfq i]sc k jsv, dj§Â kf sjht kfv [dk jvfv ubA. ˆƒ ubA bfmfspv msLA
svsJdY, kf msb iVsY bf. ˆJb zfdm jD jvsk ifdv?' zsbj dh±mxk jKf sn msb idVsq slq.

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wqkfsbv jfu stfsjv nmfstfybf

ˆj YfÛ kfv …²Àflsj duÎfnf jvt, `rpvk! wqkfsbv jfu ˆjlf stfjmfb rfjDm k]fv icÛ nr ˆjde ofLfv disE ysV
sjmb?' sjfKfW pfd¤Ystb. idKmsLA jkj stfj htsk tfot, `stfjef
…²Àfl htstb, `wqkfsbv jfu sYfÕ djYc tfdosq slWqf.' jk dbôcv! ˆjde ofLfv disE lc' lc'sef stfj!'
---uD! hcUtfm bf. ˆ jKf wcsb rfjDm sbsm r]fesk tfostb. djYc lCv isv zfsvf
---sn nfmfbA djYc dlsq tfdosq slq. zk}iv kfv sKsj wcv¢ rq djYc stfj k]fslvsj slsJ hst …Et, `sYstde jk hV shzflh!
dhvfe rfÌfmf. spmb sYfÕ ˆjde zÌfv ecjvf ˆjde oafm hf wrv hf hcsVfefsj r]fdesq dbsu nWqfv rsq pfs¤Y!'
dhvfe uÌtsj YfvJfv jvsk ifsv, skmdb wqkfsbv nfmfbA ˆ jKf wcsb sYstde sbsm ˆt ˆhQ rfjDm nWqfv rstb. zfsvf
yÛÁf§ÀW dhvfe L¶Qn-tDtf zfbsk ifsv. yt dmdóv slfjfsb dosq djYc lCv iv djYc stfj htsk tfot, `hcsVfdev jD zfsÄt! dbsu
skfmfsj wqkfsbv tDtf slJfƒ. ofLfv disE ysV hf¤yfdesj r]fdesq dbsq pfs¤Y!'
…²Àfl-YfÛ dmst ˆjde dmdóv slfjfsb hsn dmdó sJsk tfot. ˆ jKf wcsb dkdbW ofLfv diE sKsj sbsm r]fesk tfostb. djYc
sJsk sJsk …²Àfl dmdóv ˆjec vn tfdosq dlstb slWqfst. [sBj isv zfsvf djYc stfj nmfstfybfv ncsv htt, `stfj lc'sef jD
iv ‰ vsn djYc mfdY ˆsn hnt. kf slsJ dejdedj ˆt mfdY Lvsk. shfjf! nsÌ nWqfv Kfjsk ifsq sr]se iK ytsY!'
ƒkAhnsv ˆj sÛÁkfv sifNf jcjvc snƒ dejdedjsj Lvsk tfI ˆ hfsv rfjDm k]fv sYstsj htstb, `slJst hfhf! kcdm yfistW
mfvt. dj§Â Ocsv isV sot dmdóv ofmtfq. kf slsJ mqvf dy{jfv slfN, zfdm yfistW slfN, lc'usb yVstW slfN, sj… bf yVstW
jsv jcjcvdesj mfvsk wcv¢ jvt. kf slsJ jcjvc -Wqftf hfLf dlst slfN. nckvfQ lcdbqfv jfsu kcdm jfsvf nmfstfybfq jBGifk jsvf
hfoXdhkàf rsk rsk rfkfrfdk, tfEftfdE W swsN Kfbf-icdtn rsq bf.' jfvB, stfsjv sJ]fef sKsj h]fyf jdEb. dbsuv dhshsj jfu
sot. j'sv pfWqf …dyk. rfKD ytkf vsrof, jcÙf H]cjXkf vsrof.
htf hfùtA, slWqfst dmdóv vn tfofsbfv mk sYfÕ jfu ‰
wqkfsbv. dj§Â ÎfbDvf pdl SLspGv nfsK wcv¢skƒ wqkfsbv jcqfsk dhVft mvf
yÛÁf§Àsj iadkrk jsv, kfrst ˆk hfVfhfdV zfv rq bf. ˆj hAdÙÁv hfdVv jcqfsk dhVft isV mfvf sosY. kf sj…
sJqft jsvdb. lc-dkb dlsbv dHksv ifdbsk oá nxdó rt. stfjde

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Iskfqf dbsk Ycet ƒmfm nfsrshv jfsY. htt, `ùpcv! zfmfv stfjde kfƒ jvt. dj§Â sjfb Ifqlf slJt bf. ùucsvv jfsY
hfdVv jcqfsk dhVft isV mfvf sosY, ifdbsk lcoGá ifWqf pfs¤Y. ˆsn dhvdÙÁ-ncsv htt, `sjfb tfH sbƒ ùpcv! zfibfv Iskfqfq
ˆJb kfsk …pC-sofnt rsh dj?' msb rq otl zfsY!'
ùpcv htstb, `bf. W ifdb bfifj rsq sosY.' ùpcv svso sostb ˆhQ stfjdev jcsqf slJsk yfƒstb. dbsyv
---kfrst …ifq? dlsj kfdjsq slJstb, nflf mskf ifdbv …isv jD spb HfnsY.
---…ifq, ydïw hftdk ifdb kcst sItsk rsh. dkdb duÎfnf jvstb, `nflf mskf Wef jD?'
---kfrst jcqfv ifdb ifj rsq pfsh? ---jD ufdb, msb rq dhVftef rsh.
---kfƒ skf rWqfv jKf. ---zfsv sn jD? zfidb dhVft zfso kcst bf sIstƒ hftdk-
stfjde hfdV dIsv ydïw hftdk ifdb kcst sItt. dj§Â ifdbv hftdk ifdb kcst sIst pfs¤Yb?
lcoGá lCv rt bf. ùpcv dj Iskfqf Hct dlstb bfdj? ivdlb sn ---dhVft kcst sItsk skf hstbdb ùpcv!
zfhfv ùpcsvv jfsY sot ˆhQ zh²¿f Jcst htt. ùpcv htstb, ---hV shfjf zfidb! snefW dj htsk rskf?
`zfhfv ydïw hftdk ifdb kcst sItsk rsh, kfrst ifj rsq ---sHsÌ bf htst zfmvf mCJG mfbcN hcUh jDHfsh?
pfsh.' htf hfùtA, FfÙÁfv, mcIkD W dhyfvsjv …dyk, zh²¿f
stfjde hfdV dIsv kfƒ jvt. dj§Â pKf iChGQ, kKf ivmX. snƒ HfstfHfsh hcsU, sHsÌ hst hAh²¿f slWqf. zbAKf hAh²¿f db°It
ˆjƒ lcoGá; hvQ kfv sKsjW shdw. ivdlb zfhfv sot ùpcsvv rq zKhf drsk dhivDk rq. däkDqk} sp ifiD kWhf jsv, kfv
jfsY. htt, `sjmb Iskfqf ùpcv? ifdbv lcoGá shsV pfq ³h jsm …dyk, zfso ifi huGb jvf. zShL …ifsq sbWqf dudbn kfv
bf!' mfdtjsj dIdvsq slWqf. zbAKf kWhf jhct rsh bf. z§Àsv
ùpcv htstb, `zfibfv hftdk sYfe bf hV?' jiekf sofib svsJ sjfb „mfb oarBspfoA bq. r™lsq OxBf tcdjsq
---hV hftdk. svsJ rfsk rfk dmtfsbf …ijfvD bq.
---Èbsk Hct rq bf skf?
---smfseƒ bf. zfdm kcdt, zfmfv ²ÃD osb. hfdVv iaHfh õcst
---dEj zfsY, zfvW ydïw hftdk ifdb kcst sIst dlb. ˆhfv zsËv mfófv mwfq k]fv ˆj shfjf YfÛsj duÎfnf jvstb, 4
zfwf jdv ifdb ifj rsq pfsh. Hfduk 2 nmfb jk?
iaKsm sn htt, `ðbsk ifƒdb nAfv.'
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kfviv htst htt, `hcUsk ifvtfm bf nAfv, hcdUsq dlb.' zfêf htstb, zfmfv Hq rq sp, skfmvf sJtfq mÙ rsq iVsh
htstb, `pdl skfmfv hfhfv jfsY 4 efjf Kfsj ˆhQ kf skfmfv ˆhQ ƒ…ncIsj hfsO sJsq sItsh.
W skfmfv Hfƒ-ˆv mfsU Hfo j'sv slq, kfrst kcdm W skfmfv Hfƒvf htt, kf dj rsk ifsv? zfmvf ˆkÈstf Hfƒ, ˆjde
Hfƒ jk j'sv Hfo ifsh?' wdÙÁwftD lt Kfjsk dj hfO zfmfslv mfUJfb sKsj kfsj Lsv
yeX j'sv sn htt, `zfdm 1 efjf, zfv zfmfv Hfƒ 3 efjf dbsq pfsh?
nAfv.' kfvf kfslv zfêfsj hcdUsq ƒ…ncIsj nsÌ dbsq shv rsq sot.
mfófv sedht Ecsj htstb, `Hct, Hct.' dj§Â YfÛde htt, `bf kfvf ivfmwG jsv d²¿v jvt, kfvf k]fsj rkAf jvsh. sj… htt,
nAfv, dEjƒ. zfmfv hfhf zfmfv Hfƒsjƒ nhGlf shwD slq.' hvQ Wsj jcsqfsk sIst slWqf srfj.
zhswsN kfvf k]fv ofsqv ufmf Jcst dbsq k]fsj ˆj j]csqfsk
drQdnskv dhuq sIst dlt. dj§Â
ƒ…ncsIv dYt ˆofsvfde Hfƒ. sYfeshtfq ˆjvfsÛ dkdb ösi´ zfïfr vfsJb pfsj,
slJstb, ˆofsvfde kfvf W y]fl-nCpG sbsm ˆsn k]fsj dnulfr mfsv sj kfrfsj?
jvsY. ˆ zfÇypG öi´ dkdb zfêfv jfsY iajfw jvstb. zfêf zfïfr k]fv drIfpk jvstb. jcsqfv ktslsw ˆjde ifKsv
dYstb ˆjub bhD. k]fv bfm dYt ƒqfjCh. dkdb ösi´v hAfJAfq ufqof sisq sh]sy Kfjstb ƒ…ncI.
ƒ…ncIsj ufbfstb sp, hV rst kcdm vfuf rsh. zfv ˆ jKfW ˆdlsj Hfƒvf zfêfsj hcUfhfv ubA ˆjde YfotYfbf rkAf jsv
hst dlstb sp, ˆ öi´ spb dkdb k]fv Hfƒslv jf…sj bf ufbfb. ƒ…ncsIv ufmfq kfv vÙÁ tfdosq dbsq hfdV dIvt. kfvf dmKAf
jfvB kfvf ufbsk ifvst drQnf W yÛÁf§À jvsh. jfâf jsv zfêfsj htt, zfmvf sJtfv iadkspfdokfq hA²À rsq
dj§Â sjfb iajfsv k]fv Hfƒvf sn jKf ðsbƒ sIst ˆhQ kfsk ivst ˆj hfO ˆsn ƒ…ncIsj sJsq sIstsY!
kfslv r™lq-mb u¶st WsE. kfviv kfvf ˆofsvf Hfƒ dmst ˆ zh²¿f ðsb W hcsU zfêf yvm lc}dJk rstb. dkdb zfïfrv
djHfsh k]fsj rkAf jvsk ifsv snƒ sjZwt zbcnáfb jsv. jfsY nfrfpA dH[f jvstb ˆhQ SLpG LfvB jvstb.
ˆjlf kfvf zfêfsj htt, zfmvf jft hfofsb sJtsk pfh. ˆdlsj ˆjlt mcnfdIv sn isK pfWqfv nmq ‰ jcsqf sKsj ifdb
zfmvf sYfe Hfƒ ƒ…ncIsjW nsÌ dbsq spsk yfƒ. snW zfmfslv zfbsk dosq slsJ kfsk ˆjde zdk nc¦lv dwð isV zfsY. k]fvf
nfsK sJtf jvsh. kfsj kcst dbsq ˆsn dmnsvv vfufv jfsY dhÛÁq jsv.

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vfuhfdVsk mfbcN rb ƒ…ncI. vfufv sjfb sYstsmsq dYt bf.
snJfsb dkdb dbsuv jxdkk¶ W Îfb sldJsq dhbf slfsN sut Jfefv
iv snJfbjfv vfuf rb ˆhQ bhDW rb.
ivhkGDsk k]fv zfêf-zf©mf W Hfƒvf snJfsb yst zfsnb. ³LpG ifk isV, jdt rfsn
LsvdYstb ƒ…ncI. ³LpG LsvdYstb k]fv zfêf-zf©mf. kfƒ kfv ˆj u]flsvt h… kfv hxÝf wfðVDsj mftnfq sJsk dlk.
iadkIt sistb njstƒ. hf²Àh rt ƒ…ncsIv öi´. hAfifvef jstu-iVcqf sifkfsj Hfstf tfoskf bf. ˆjdlb
mftnfef hcdVv rfk sKsj isV sHsÌ sost wfðVD kfsj Jch
drQnfv u¶ftf oftfofdt jvsk tfot. sifkf jstu sKsj hfdV ˆsn slJt,
ˆj hAdÙÁ iadkshwDv ˆjusbv Hft sYstsj drQnfv u¶ftfq hAfifv kcsÌ. snW oftfofdt ðv¢ jvt lflDsj. htt, `hcdVW
nrA jvsk ifvk bf. sn wcbt, sn sYst iVfswfbfq Jch Hft. wqkfb zfsY. W Wef HfÌt sjb? sofef vfJst ‰efskƒ zfmfv
nckvfQ sn u¶st …sE htt, `W ifw jvsk ifvsh bf.' ²ÃD kfv wfðVDsj Hfk dlskf.'
sj… htt, `ifw jD? Jch Hft bìv Wv.'
drQncj htt, `Hft bìv rst jD rsh? If±eGX rsk ifvsh bf.'
stfjde htt, `W skf ivD[fq If±eGXW rsqsY.' dhNq-dhkxòf
drQncj htt, `If±eGX rst jD rsh? yfjvD ifsh bf.' nctkfb mfrmCslv W²Àfl zfïfrv ztD dYstb. ˆjhfv dkdb k]fv
stfjde htt, `yfjvDW sisqsY.' lfdvsûAv jKf ±mvB j'sv jsqjde öBGmcûf dbsq k]fsj slJf jvsk
drQncj htt, `yfjvD sist jD rsh? shkb ifsh bf.' sostb. rfdlqf slsJ dkdb nctkfbsj htstb, `hfhf! kcdm pJb
stfjde htt, `shkbW sisqsY.' zfmfv Osv ˆsnY, kJb zfmfv djYc Jfhfv sJsq pfW; ‰ slJ Jfhfv
drQncj htt, `shkb sist jD rsh? shksb hjGk Kfjsh bf.' Tfjf zfsY sJsq bfW.'
kfv mfsb ---- Tfjf Jcst hflwf slJstb, lc'de ðjXbf v¢eD. djYc sJskƒ otfq
slJsk tfdv ytb h]fjf, zfesj sot. W²Àfp mfdev jtdn sKsj ifdb sJsk hst htstb,
drQsn-jKf ovt-mfJf. `zfmfv Osvv Jfhfv spmb skfmfv otfq zfesj pfs¤Y, skmdb
skfmfv Osvv Jfhfv zfmfv otfskW zfesj pfsh hfhf! lqf j'sv
kcdm WÈstf dIsv dbsq pfW.'
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nh jfsu zf§Àdvjkf sbdkhfyj hcU

zfsmdvjfv ˆj Ycskfv jfsEv Ov hfbfsbfv ˆj sjf©ifdbsk ml öfs²¿Av is[ hV [dkjv dudbn, sn jKf hcUfhfv ubA ˆj
yfjdv jvk. jfsu hù icvfkb W jfdvodvsk hV ncl[ dYt sn. FfÙÁfv ivD[fv mfLAsm yf[cN iamfB jvdYstb. lcde j]fsyv ifsÛ
mfdnj shksb Jch nc¦lv jfu jvk. ˆj nmq sn jfu sKsj ˆjdesk ifdb W zivdesk ml svsJ ˆjde sj]syf dbsq iaKsm
zhnv yfƒt mfdtsjv jfsY, shfbfnW yfƒt. mfdtj htt, ifdbsk sYsV dlstb. sj]syfde shw bsV bsV shVfsk tfot.
`nhswsN ˆjde Ov hfdbsq skfmfsj zhnv slh.' mb bf yfƒstW zk}iv kf kcst dbsq mslv ifsÛ vfJst kf ecjsvf ecjsvf rsq
Ycskfv kf hfbfsk hfLA rt. nckvfQ sn Ovde skmb nc¦lv rt bf. mslv nfsK dmsw sot. FfÙÁfv …id²¿k lwGjslvsj duÎfnf
mfdtj htt, `ˆhfv kcdm zhnv dbsk ifv. zfv ˆƒ Ov skfmfv jvstb, `zfibfvf htsk ifsvb, ˆƒ ivD[f äfvf jD iamfB rt?'
shfbfn.' Ycskfsvv hV zfIsnfn rt, zfso ufbst Ovefsj sn diYb sKsj ˆjub ncvfnÙÁ hAdÙÁ hst …Et, `ml sJst sise
zfsvf nc¦lv, hvQ nhsysq shdw nc¦lv j'sv hfbfskf. sj]syf Kfsj bf!'
htf hfùtA, ƒJtfn W ƒrnfb nhfv s[sÛ nmfb Kfjst dbsusj
Ejsk rq bf.
dhÎ jfEcsv
hjv dhb zfècïfr mcpfbD dbu pfmfbfv ˆjub IjDr ˆhQ iaKm
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ˆj dwjfvDv jcjvc ifdbv …iv r]fesk ufbk. kfsj dbsq kfv nfmsb ˆj jfEcsv `zft-rfmlc dtïfr, zf²ÀfodIv¢ïfr' htsk
ohGW dYt. ˆj hácsj slJfhfv ubA sn r]fn dwjfv j'sv kfv htsk iK ytdYt. dkdb kfsj htstb, `kcdm dj ˆ YfVf zbA djYc
nfmsb jcjcv ifdEsq ifdb sKsj kf …Ýfv jvt. dwjfvD ˆ jxdkk¶ ufsbf bf?'
ialwGb j'sv dbu hácv jfY sKsj iawQnfv zfwf jsvdYt. dj§Â jfEcsv htt, `zhwAƒ ufdb. zfdm jcvzfsbv rfsIp ˆhQ
hác dYt „NGfivfqB sbdkhfyj msbv. hác djYcƒ htt bf. ufdbW zsbj djYc (lczf-lv™l). dj§Â mfbcN nhGlf ifi W dbqfmsk
idvswsN dwjfvD dbsuƒ htt, `jcjvc dev msLA sjfb znfLfvBk¶ idvi½ck Kfsj. kfƒ zfdm ifi sKsj nhGlf zfïfrv jfsY [mf
t[A jsvY dj?' iafKGbf jdv ˆhQ k]fv slWqf dbqfmskv ubA iawQnf jdv.'
hác …Ùsv htt, `r]Af, skfmfv jcjvc de n]fkfv ufsb bf!' ˆ jKf ðsb mcpfbD htstb, `hjv rt zÎ, zfv jfEcsv rt dhÎ.'

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zfdm skfmfv jfsY jk iafKGbf jvtfm, kfW zfmfsj mvsk rt
hQswv soZvh sjb?'
pfql dhb zftD drwfm dhb zfèct mfstsjv dbje si]ZsY Hohfb htstb, `skfmfv jfsY srdtj¨efv W sbZjf ifdEsqdYt
htstb, `ðbtfm, zfidb msb msb JtDIf rWqfv jKf j¬ibf sj?'
jvsYb. dj§Â zfidb kfv …ipcÙÁ bb. jfvB, zfidb skf h]flDv
sYst.' iv-Hvnf
drwfm htstb, `dj§Â zfibfv jKf, zfdm msb msb sJtfIskv ˆjde djswfv hV dhbma nrjfsv mndusl bfmfp iVdYt.
zfwf sifNB jvdY, zKy ofqshv Jhv zfïfr YfVf sj… ufsb bf. ˆjub LbD mfbcN kf slsJ sn bfmfp swN jvst kfsj duÎfnf
däkDqk} zfdm h]flDv sYst. dj§Â rpvk ƒnmf„t skf h]flDv sYst jvt, `kcdm jfv sYst?'
dYstb; p]fv hQw sKsj mfbh-swaô mrfbhD rpvk mcrf©mfslv djswfv htt, `zfmfv mf-hfi sj… sbƒ. zfdm ˆkDm.'
u¦m. zfv ƒnrfj öfLDbfv icÛ. dj§Â k]fv hQsw ˆmb ufdkv LbD htt, `kcdm dj zfmfv sYst rsk yfW?'
u¦m rq, pfslvsj zfïfr hfbv W wcjsv idvBk jsv slb. sn htt, `zfmfsj dJsl tfost zfidb dj zfmfsj sJsk
slshb?'
Hohfb kvfW, rfk-if skf bVfW LbD htt, `r]Af.'
ˆjhfv hbAf ˆst ˆj stfj dbu hfdV sYsV sjfb dbvfil sn htt, `zfmfv jfisVv lvjfv rst zfidb dj zfmfsj
ufqofq zfwaq dbt bf. zsbsjv htf nsÙ¶W sn htt, `zfdm ivsk slshb?'
Hohfbsj dhw¶fn jdv, dkdb zfmfsj L¶Qn jvshb bf.' LbD htt, `r]Af.'
zhswsN ifdb kfsj dOsv sItt, srdtj¨efv ifEfsbf rt. khcW sn htt, `zfdm mfvf sost zfidb dj zfmfsj uDdhk j'sv
sn htt, `Hohfb zfmfsj v[f jvshb.' slshb?'
ivhkGDsk hbAf hxdÝ sist sbZjf dbsq ÛfBjmGDvf kfsj …Ýfv LbD htt, `kf skf mfbcsNv is[ n©Hh bq hfhf!'
jvfv syóf jvt. dj§Â sn ‰ ˆjƒ jKf htt. idvswsN sn hbAfq sn htt, `kfrst zfmfsj sYsV dlb. zfmfsj dpdb nxdó jsvsYb,
sHsn sot ˆhQ iafB rfvft. mvsBv iv sn Hohfbsj htt, dkdbƒ zfmfsj sJsk-ivsk slshb ˆhQ dkdbƒ zfmfsj smsv
`skfmfv jKf, kcdm Ffjst nfVf lfW, iafKGbf jvst mÓcv jv. zfhfv uDdhk jvshb.'

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LbD stfjde htt, `dEjƒ hstY hfhf! zfïfrv …iv sp Hvnf dkdb htstb, `skfmfv v¢pDv ˆkecjc dj jm rsh, pf zfïfr
jsv, dkdbƒ kfv ubA psKó rb.' skfmfv ubA dbLGfdvk jsv svsJsYb?'
sn htt, `uD, bf.'
lczfv sufv dkdb htstb, `skfmfv zfqc sKsj dj ˆkecjcW jm jvf rsh, pf
ˆj lvshw ˆj yfdj-Wqftfv dbje ˆsn htt, `zfmfv omef zfïfr skfmfv ubA dbdlGó jsvsYb?'
kfVfkfdV disN lfW.' sn htt, `uD, bf.'
yfdj-Wqftf htt, `zfdm lc}dJk sp, zfibfv zfso sp nh stfj dkdb htstb, `ksh zfhfv lcdÇy§Àf W lc}J djsnv?'
tfƒsb zfsY, kfvfƒ zfso ifWqfv zdLjfvD. zkˆh kfslv zfso
srfj, kfviv pKfÛÁsm zfibfvW rsh.' dnÝf§À dbsk utdlhfdu
lvshwde htt, `kfrst zfdmW lc}dJk sp, zfdm ˆmb ˆj lczf ˆj l©idk uÌstv Lfsv hfn jvk. sYfe dwð svsJ ²ÃD mfvf
jvh, pfsk skfmfv ‰ yfdj Ocvfsbfv zfnt ofLfefƒ L¶Qn rsq pfq; sot. öfmD jfsu sost wdÙÁwftD sifNf jcjcv dwðdesj ifrfvf
pfv hst kcdm zfef disN svfpofv jsv Jf¤Y.' dlk. ˆjdlb jfu sKsj dIsv ˆsn slJt jcjcvdev mcsJ vÙÁ ˆhQ
yfdj-Wqftf htt, `kfrst zfibfv lczf dj mjhCt?' sn hfƒsv hsn zsi[f jvsY. Hfht, sn kfv sYstsj rkAf
lvshw htt, `dbÇyq.' jsvsY. Ist s[fsH sIse isV di²Àstv Èdt dlsq kfsj rkAf
yfdj-Wqftf htt, `kfrst zfidb zfïfrv jfsY ˆƒ lczf j'sv sItt. zk}iv Osvv dHksv dosq slJt. sYst hrft
jsvb bf, pfsk zfibfv omÈstf nk¶v zfefsk idvBk rsq pfq.' khDqsk sJtf jvsY ˆhQ ifsw sbjsV hfsOv tfw isV zfsY.
iajk
x k¶ bf ufbfv zfso dnÝf§À dbsq jk hV nhGbfw jvt sn!
lcdÇy§Àf djsnv?
ˆjlf ƒhafrDm dhb zflrfm ˆj lcdÇy§Àfoa²À stfsjv dbje dosq bAfqivfqBkf
htstb, `zfdm skfmfsj 3de iaw´ jvh, kfv …Ùv slsh dj?' bAfqivfqBkfq msb wfd§À W slsr dbvfiÙf tfH rq. rpvk
stfjde htt, `zhwAƒ.' …mfsvv dbje jfƒnfv ˆj lCk ifEft. …sÜwA dYt, k]fv zh²¿f,
dkdb htstb, `ˆ uosk dj ˆmb djYc OesY, pfsk zfïfrv ƒ¤Yf jmG W vfuA-idvd²¿dk idvlwGb jvf. lCk mlDbfq iashw jsv kf]v
sbƒ?; nìsá duÎfnfhfl jvt, `skfmfslv vfuf sjfKfq?'
sn htt, `uD, bf.'
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stfsjvf htt, `zfmfslv sjfb vfuf sbƒ. zhwA zfmfslv dbsu jó j'sv jfmfƒ j'sv Jfdh. zfv zbA sj… skfv …d¤Yó
zfmDv (sbkf) zfsYb. zfv dkdb ˆJb mlDbfv …ijs÷ shv rsq Jfsh.'
sosYb.' mfbcN pJb zfwf W jfmbf jsv, kJb dbyc bf jsv …]yc jvsk
lCk k]fv sJ]fsu shv rsq sot. djYc isv k]fsj slJsk sit, rq.
dkdb hfdtv …iv lcvGfsj hfdtw hfdbsq wcsq Ocdmsq zfsYb! k]fv
zh²¿f lwGb jsv lCskv r™lq bma rt W msb msb htt, `ˆmb ˆj zfwfv sbwf
mfbcN, p]fv zfksË nm²À vfufslv sjfb dnÝf§À d²¿v rq bf, k]fv ˆj zfwfhflD hAdÙÁ hfnbfv hV öi´ slJsk slJsk rfse pfd¤Yt.
zh²¿f ˆƒ? zfnst sr …mfv! zfidb bAfq iadkôf jsvsYb, kfƒ mfKfq dYt mfdev jtdn Hvf mLc. hV ncsJv hfnbfq sn msb msb
ˆƒHfsh Ocmfsk sisvsYb. zfv zfmfslv vfuf zbAfq jsv, pfv idvj¬ibf wcv¢ jvt; htt, `mLcv jtdndesj 10 dlvrfsm dhdÛÁ
Ist sn nhGlf HDk-n§Ã²À sKsj zdbûfq jft jfefq.' j'sv 5de Yfot djbh. snÈdt hYsv 2hfv dhqsh. 2 hYsv 20de
Yfot rsh. kJb iaskAj 4dev dhdbmsq 1de jsv (smfe 5de) ov¢
djbh. snJfb rsk zfmfv zKG hxdÝ ifsh. djYc udm djsb yfN wcv¢
dwqft bq, hfO rW jvh. kfviv nc¦lv ˆjde Ov hfbfh. Osv lfn-lfnD vfJh. nc¦lvD
ˆj hdBj dYt. iayvc Lb-n©il dYt kfv. dj§Â kfv ˆjmfÛ slsJ ˆjde dhsq jvh. zfmfv sYst rsh, kfv bfm vfJh `vfuf'.
sYst dYt zjmGBA j]sc V. sn sjfb jfu jvsk yfƒk bf, kfsj …Ùm zflh dw[f slh. sn zfmfv jKf bf mfbst tfdE j'sv
hAhnfskW mb dYt bf. zhswsN ˆj vjm sufv j'sv hdBj snƒ smsv dw[f slh.'
sYstsj hfdBsuA ifEft. isK ˆj [cLfkG dwqft slJt. Hfht, ˆƒ stfjdev rfsk 1de tfdE dYt. jDHfsh sYstsj mfvsh, kf slJsk
dmnjDb sjfsÚsj sJsk ifq? k{[Bf{ zbA dlsj t[A jvt, dosq msbv zfshso tfdE kctt …isv. zfOfk tfot mfKfv …isv
ˆj hfO dwjfv Lsv Jfs¤Y. Hsq ofsY …sE tcdjsq slJt, sn sJsq mfdev jtdnsk. sHsÌ sot jtdn. mfKfq hsq sot mLc. msbv
yst sost dwjfsvv zhdwófQw dwqft dosq sJt. msb jvt, ˆmdb zfwf sKsj sot msbv orDb sjfsBƒ. zfnst sjfb djYcv zfwf
j'sv kfvW dlb pfsh. ˆk jó jsv tfH jD? hfdV dIsv ˆsn jvstW kfv sbwf rWqfef hV [dkjv.
dikfsj Jhv ufbft.
dikf htt, `kcƒ Hct hcsUdYnX. zfdm zfwf jdv, kcƒ dwqfstv
zbcnvB bf jsv, hfsOv zbcnvB jvdh. zKGf{ kcƒ hfsOv mk
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dkdb htstb, `kfrst Wv n©isjG kcdm djYcƒ ufb bf. zfmfv
msb rq, kcdm Wsj mndusl mfKf drtfsk slsJY!'
sofibDq jKf
hV mfbcsNv nfsK sofib jKf zfv jD rsh? ˆjlf ˆj hAdÙÁ
zfèct mfstj dhb mfvWqfsbv dbje ˆsn sofisb djYc htsk v™i bq, ÈB yfƒ
yfƒt. dkdb htstb, hfolfslv hflwf rfv™b vwDslv zsbj ÛÁDklfnD dYt. lfn-iaKf
`kcdm zfmfv iawQnf jvsh bf. jfvB zfdm dbsuv hAfifsv Jch drnfsh lfnD-hxdÙv jmG-hA²Àkfv iv kfvf ²ÃDv mk mfdtsjv wqb-
Hfstf ufdb. wpAfq ²¿fb sik. k]fv nc¦lv nc¦lv lfnDslv msLA zbA ˆjde lfnD
dmKAf htsh bf. jfvB dmKcAsjv sjfb vfq sbƒ. dYt jxòjfq jcwaD. dj§Â dkdb snƒ jftcbDsjƒ shwD Hfthfnskb.
zfv zfmfv jfsY jfsvf oDhk jvsh bf.' rfdnsk-Jcdwsk, rsNG-dhNfsl snƒ jftcbDƒ k]fv ifsw ifsw Kfjk.
stfjde htt, kfrst zfmfsj yst spsk zbcmdk dlb, sr kf slsJ nc¦lvDslv drQnf rt. hflwfv jfsY sn zöfHfdhj
zfmDv¢t mcdmbDb! Hfthfnfv jfvB ufbfv ƒ¤Yf jvt kfvf. ˆjlf zdHmfb-Hvf
r™lq dbsq v™siv Utj W ncmLcv rfdnv shlbf-Hvf HfNf dlsq sn
jKfv HCdmjf ðv¢ jvt. htt, `ùucv! zfmvf ˆk ncöf²¿AhkD
mfbcN sybfv …ifq v™inD Kfjf nsÙ¶W zfidb ‰ jc{nD{ jftcbDsj sjb shwD
ˆj hAdÙÁ rpvk …mfv -sj htt, `zmcj stfjef hV J]fde Hfthfsnb?'
stfj.' db}ns¦lsr hflwfv syfsJv sjfb slfN dYt bf. kf susbƒ kfvf
dkdb htstb, `kf kcdm jDv™si ufbst? Wv nfsK sjfb nmq iajkx vrnA …lXOfesbv zfwfq ˆƒ zfduG siw jvt.
nIv jsvY?' hflwf htstb, `sn jKf ufbfv pdl skfmfslv ˆjf§Àƒ zfoar
stfjde htt, `uD, bf.' Kfsj, kfrst zfu bq, isv ufbfh.'
dkdb htstb, `skfmfv W Wv mfsU sjfbdlb kjG hf mkdhsvfL lfnDvf sn ia²Àfh smsb dbsq zLDv zsi[fq jftfdkifk jvsk
rsqdYt?' tfot.
sn htt, `uD, bf.' rEf{ ˆjdlb sjfb …its[A njt dhdhsj …irfv slWqfv
dkdb htstb, `Wv jfsY sjfbdlb djYc zfmfbk svsJdYst?' mfbsn ˆjde hxr{ j[ ncndÏk jvfstb. js[v swsNv dlsj
sn htt, `uD, bf.' ˆj-ˆjde hfÆsk bfbf oqbf W …irfv-nfmoaD vfJf jvfstb.
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zk}iv ²ÃDslv njtsj sFsj htstb, `js[v swN iafs§À
skfmfslv iaskAsjv ubA ˆjde j'sv hfÆ vfJf zfsY, kfsk bfbf v™i bf Kfjst ÈB Kfj
vjm …irfv W oqbf zfsY. skfmfslv msLA Ycse dosq sp spef rfk zfItfkcb rfjDm ˆjlf slJstb, ˆjde jcwaD hftj ˆjub ncwaD
dlsq Y]csq slsh, snef rsh kfvƒ.' hftjsj ofdtm¦l jvsY. dkdb kfsj ˆmb hAhrfv ialwGb jvsk
pKfnmsq iadkspfdokfv slZV ðv¢ rt. vfufv zfslw mk Yce dlsq dbsNL jvstb. jcwaD hftjde htt, `sjb? zflh W [mfwDtkf
iaskAsj ˆj ˆjde hfsÆ rfk dlsq htt, `ˆef zfmfv, ˆef zfmfv.' dj djYc stfsjv ubAƒ Jfn?'
dj§Â jftcbD Ycse dosq hfsÆ rfk bf dlsq vfufv j]fsL rfk dlsq dkdb htstb, `zhwAƒ bf. zfnst iaskAj mfbcsNv …dyk, kfv
l]fdVsq vƒt. kf slsJ nhfƒ kfsj dLÄfv dlsq htsk tfot, `ˆJfsb dbsuv syrfvf zfqbfq slJf. zk}iv kf nc¦lv slJst ‰ snZ¦lspG
Efjcsvv mk l]fdVsq vƒdt, ztQjfv W …irfv skf sidt bf.' sjfb sbfQvfdmv zfdhtkf dmdwak bf jvf. zfv jcwaD slJst kfv
mxlc rfnA j'sv sn htt, `skfvf Ycse dosq ˆj ˆjde hfsÆ rfk dlsq …dyk, lcƒ iajfv waDrDbkfsj ˆjdÛk bf jvf.'
djYc ztQjfv W …irfv sisqdYn. zfv zfdm sp hfsÆ rfk dlsq
zfdY, sn hfÆ tfH j'sv skfvf-nr sofef hfolfl tfH jsvdY.'
ˆ uhfsh kfvf nhfƒ zhfj rt. kfvf dbsuvfƒ zbcmfb jvt
…Úfb-ikb
sp, ˆƒ jfvsBƒ hflwf Wsj shwD Hfthfsnb. ˆj l©idk mfQn dlsq Jfbf Jfd¤Yt. ˆmb nmq lvufq ˆj
hflwf htstb, `ˆJb skfmvf skfmfslv snƒ iasw´v …Ùv sist, dH[cj ˆt. öfmDv ùjcsm ²ÃD …sE dosq dH[cjsj kfdVsq ˆt.
pf „NGfhwk} jsqjdlb zfso zfmfsj jsvdYst.' djYc dlb iv msbfmfdtbA rsq ˆƒ öfmD-²ÃDv mfsU dhs¤Yl Oet.
tÏfq njstv mfKf sr]e rsq sot. kfvf jftcbDsj LbAhfl bf zk}iv ‰ mdrtfv icbdhGhfr rt. ˆjdlb sn kfv öfmDv nsÌ
dlsq ifvt bf. mfQn dbsq Jfbf sJsk hsnsY, ˆmb nmq lvufq dHJfvDv zfjct
jftcbDv v™i dYt bf, dj§Â ÈB dYt. zfv kfv ubAƒ sn hflwfv zfshlb ˆt, `sj zfY mfsof! ˆj mcsEf sJsk ifWqf pfsh?'
dbje zfldvBD dYt. zfnt snZ¦lpG v™si bq, zfnt snZ¦lpG Kfsj öfmD ùjcm jvt, ˆƒ mfQn nr Jfbf dH[cjsj dlsq ˆsnf. ²ÃD kf
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`ÈBhfb rƒst mfb nh E]fƒ, öfmD htt, `jD hAfifv, kcdm j]flY sjb? zfmvf skf zfïfrv
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iaKmjfv öfmD! ‰ ˆjdlb ˆj dH[cjsj Lmj dlsq kfdVsq dlsk jvst uDhb sp hxKf. sjfKfq pfsh, jD jvsh sn?
hstdYt. dj§Â zfu sn dbsuƒ dHJfvD!' msbv lc}sJ sn hfdV dIvdYt. isK diifnf tfost ˆjde jcqfq
öfmD htt, `Wsrf! kfƒ hcdU? zfv skfmfslv ‰ dhkfdVk ifdb sJsk sot. sn jcqfktfq ˆjde ifKv slJsk sit. slJt,
dH[cj sj dYt kf ufsbf? skfmfv hkGmfb öfmD, zfdmƒ! zfïfr ifKvde [q rsq Jft rsq sosY. jfvB dhshybf jsv ufbsk
pfsj pJb ƒ¤Yf LbD-ovDh jsv Kfsjb.' ifvt, mfdev jtdnv Onf stso ifKvde [q rsq sosY.
kfv …däo´ msb dy§Àf ˆt, mfdev jtdnv ONGsB ifKv [sq pfq,
kfv mfsb lchGt rsqW hfvhfv syófv Ist jdEbsj nru jvf pfq.
hcdÝ Kfjst …ifq rq kfrst zfmfv shab sjb [q rsh bf?
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rsq sjfKfW ifdb sit bf. zhswsN slJt ˆjde jtdnv dHksv jvsk tfot. ˆjdlb sn hV zfstm rsq iadndÝ tfH jvt.
ifdb zfsY. dj§Â jtdnv mcJ nv¢ rWqfv jfvsB sn dbsuv slr ÎfbDv idvwasmv jKf ±mvB vfJsk rsh ˆhQ skfmfsjW kfv
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‰ ifdb sn jDHfsh sisk ifsv kfƒ dy§Àf jvsk tfot. rEf{ kfv
mfKfq ˆjde hcdÝ sJtt. zbdk lCsv djYc ifKv isV dYt. ifKsvv
sYfe sYfe ecjvf sn dbsuv sE]fse jsv hsq ˆsb jtdnv msLA hV rsq jD rh?
sItsk tfot. zfv kfv Ist jtdnv ifdb …isv …sE ˆt ˆhQ sJfjb mfsqv sjfst hsn sYfe mcsJ hV hV iaw´ jvdYt. hV rst
sn kf ifb jsv iafB h]fyfstf. zfdm jD rh? jD jvh? ksh pf rh Hfstf rh. kfv idvmàst
jKfq hst, hcdÝ Kfjst …ifq rq. bfbf mfbcsNv bfbf jmG slsJ kfv dwð-msbW ðv¢ rsqdYt
HdhNAskv idvj¬ibf.
sJfjb } mf! zfdm hV rst FfÙÁfv rh, mfbcsNv snhf jvh ˆhQ
ifKv [q dhbf iqnfq ovDhslv dydj{nf jvh.
ˆj sYst mfûfnfq iVk. pf iVk, kf mcJ²¿ jvsk ifvk bf. mf } zfmfv msb rq, kf kcdm ifvsh bf hfhf! jfvB, hV rsq
mcJ²¿ jvk zfv Hcst spk. ˆsk sn msb msb Jch dhvÙÁ rk. skfmfv msbW zsKGv stfH zfnsh. zfv kJb mfbcsNv snhfv jKf
zfIsnfn jvk zfv lc}dJk rk.

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Hcst pfsh. ovDhslv znrfqkfv jKf dh±mxk rsh. zdLj zsbj nmq záHfsh dbslGfsNv iadk zkAfyfv yftfsh, Ocn sJsq
zsKGfifuGsbv ubA WNcsL sHuft slsh. zivfLDsj shjncv Jftfn j'sv slsh.
sJfjb } kfrst zfdm mf±efv rh ˆhQ Hfstf mfbcN ³kvD jvfv sJfjb } kfrst zfdm …djt rsq bAfq dhyfsv nrspfdokf jvh.
ubA sYst iVfh. mf } kJb kcdm kf Hcst pfsh. skfmfv …jftdkv siwf sjht
mf } kfW rqskf kcdm ifvsh bf snfbf! jfvB, mf±efv rWqfv iv efjfv sbwfsk idvhdkGk rsh. bAfq-zbAfq bf slsJ kcdm sjht
kcdm skfmfv lfdqsk¶v jKf Hcst pfsh. mfbcN oVfv jKf dh±mxk dbsuv mcqfsÄstv mfmtf duksk yfƒsh.
rsq dbsuv dhtfnD uDhb oVfq hA²À rsq iVsh. sJfjb } kfrst zfdm hV ubsbkf rh. slw W ufdkv snhf
sJfjb } kfrst zfdm hV hAhnfqD rh. zsbj tfH jsv jvh. slsw-dhslsw wfd§À iadkôf jvh.
ovDhslvsj zKGlfb jvh. mf } sn rWqf skf zfsvf jdEb hfhf! ubsbkf rsq ubsnhf hfl
mf } kfskW kcdm zKGstftci znfLc mfbcN rsq …Esh. mfbcNsj dlsq Lbsnhf jvsh. dbsuv il W odl de]djsq vfJfv ubA jk wk
Edjsq, dmKAf hst, iBAûshA sHuft dlsq, zShL dudbsnv hAhnf uft-ucs¤yfdv jvsh, lcbGDdk jvsh, zkAfyfv jvsh. zbAfqHfsh
j'sv sjht zKG-dy§Àfq hAfjct Kfjsh. zfv lc}JD-ldvûslv jKf nfm-lfb-sHl-lsàv vfubDdk iasqfo jvsh. [mkfv zrQjfv
Hcstƒ pfsh. skfmfsj zá j'sv sItst iadkä¦äDslv iadk zbAfqfyvB jvsh.
sJfjb } kfrst zfdm nvjfvD zdInfv rh ˆhQ slw W lswv sJfjb } mf! kfrst zfdm rhef jD? zfdm dj djYcƒ rsk ifvh
snhf jvh. bf?
mf } Jch Hft jKf. dj§Â zfmfv LfvBf, kfW kcdm ifvsh bf hfhf! mf } zhwAƒ ifvsh. ksh zbA djYc rWqfv zfso skfmfsj
jfvB, kJb kcdm slw W lswv snhf Hcst dbsuv lwf slfv²À jvsk `mcndtm' rsk rsh.
zsKGv lfnk¶ jvsh. stfsjv jfsY Ocn Jfsh. jkGshA I]fdj slsh. sJfjb } dj§Â zfmvf skf mcndtm!
bfbf zucrfsk zdIn jfmfƒ jvsh. zfv zfk¹snhf jvsh. mf } bfsmv `mcndtm' bq hfhf, jfsmv `mcndtm'. `mcndtm' pfsj
sJfjb } kfrst zfdm icdtw rh. zbAfq-zdhyfv, zivfL W hst, snƒ mcndtm. hV rsq pdl iajk x mcndtm rW, kfrst skfmfv
lcbGDdk lmb jvh. njt zfwf iCBG rsh. jfvB, `mcndtm' rt iaskAj hAdÙÁsk¶v
mf } kcdm ifvsh hst msb rq bf. jfvB, icdtswv ƒ…dbImG ofsq zflwG.
ivst ˆhQ sjfmsv di²Àt Uctfstƒ skfmfv mfsU zrQjfv zfnsh, sJfjb } kfrst zfdm zfso kfƒ rh mf!
mf } r]Af hfhf! kfƒ rW. zfïfr skfmfsj kWIDj dlb.
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ˆmb ziakAfdwk waÝfhfsjA ƒmfm jfnfqD msb msb zfbd¦lk W
nhGfdLj n©mfbDq sj? dhd±mk rstb. dkdb djYc htsk pfWqfv zfsoƒ JtDIf zfsvf
JtDIf rfv¢bcv vwDslv lcƒ icÛ; zfmDb ˆhQ mfmcb. lcubƒ ƒmfm htstb, `ðbcb! sjfb hAdÙÁ hqsn pkƒ hV srfj, djQhf dhlAf W
jfnfqD (v})ˆv YfÛ dYt. ˆjhfv kfslv W²Àfl mudtn sKsj mpGflfq pkƒ hV srfj, dkb usbv n©mcsJ kfvf sj… hV rsk
…Estb. slsJƒ lcƒ Hfƒ W²Àfslv uckf snfuf jvfv ubA …lAk ifsv bf. ˆj } dhyfvj, lcƒ } W²Àfl, zfv dkb } dbsuv dikf-
rstf. lc'usbv msLA kjG rsq sot, sj uckf snfuf jvsh hst. mfkfv n©mcsJ.
swsN lc'usb ˆƒ dnÝfs§À ˆjmk rstf sp, iaskAsj ˆjde jsv
uckf snfuf j'sv slsh! lc}J YfVf dj ncJtfH rq?
ˆƒ Oebf pJb rfv¢bcv vwDslv jfsb sot, kJb dkdb ƒmfm jfutf lDdOv ifdbsk il¹Ict Icse Kfjsk slsJ bfhDt kfv hác
jfnfqD (v})sj sFsj ifEfstb. …db pJb ˆstb, kJb JtDIf znDmsj htt, `‰ nc¦lv Ictde zfdm sisk yfƒ.'
htstb, `mfbcsNv msLA nhGfdLj n©mfbDq hAdÙÁ sj?' ƒmfm jfnfqD bfhDt htt, `sbsm iV ifdbsk. zfv msb svsJf, il¹ j]fef
(v}) …Ùsv htstb, `zfmfv msk zfmDv¢t mcsmbDb zsi[f zfv zfsY.'
sj shwD n©mfbDq hAdÙÁ rsk ifsv?' znDm htt, `Kfj kfrst lvjfv sbƒ.'
JtDIf htstb, n©mfbDq hAdÙÁ skf dkdbƒ, dpdb mudtn sKsj bfhDt htt, `djYc sisk rst djYc kAfo öDjfv jvsk rq.'
…Est, JtDIfv lcƒ icÛ k]fv uckf snfuf jvfv ubA iv±isvv ªj]fef srdv [f§À sjb jmt kcdtsk,
mfsU kjG jsv, sj uckf snfuf jsv slsh hst. lcJ dhbf ncJ tfH rq dj mdrsk?«
ƒmfm jfnfqD (v}) sHshdYstb, rqskf JtDIf ‰ Oebfq zn§Âó
rsqsYb. snƒ ubA dkdb dbsuv slfN-mcdÙÁv jKf hstdYstb.
dj§Â JtDIf htstb, `ðbcb! zfidb pdl zfmfv icÛäqsj ‰ zsáv rfdk slJf
vjm zflh W waÝf Îfib jvsk dbsNL jvskb, kfrst zfdm dkb ub zsáv ƒ¤Yf rt rfdk slJfv. ˆjdlb jfsvf nfrfspA
zfibfv iadk Jch shwD zn§Âó rkfm. zfofmDsk ˆƒ dw[f rfdkv dbje sot. sn ˆjubsj rfdkv if, däkDqubsj kfv
zhAfrk vfJshb, bƒst zfidb zfmfv zn§Âdó W s[fsHv dwjfv jfb, kxkDqubsj kfv ncV
] Ldvsq dlsq htt, `ˆefƒ rt rfdk.'
rshb!' nckvfQ iaKmub Hfht, rfdk Kfsmv mskf!
däkDqub Hfht, rfdk jcstfv mskf!
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zfv kxkDqub Hfht, rfdk ifƒsiv mskf!
htf hfùtA, zsáv rfdk slJfv mk hù mfbcN zisvv isvv zbcjvB
záfbcjvB jsv zmCtj dhw¶fn W LfvBf sifNB j'sv Kfsj. sjfb dhrfvDv zdHÎkfq sjfb hfÌftD Jfvfi rst sn njt
hfÌtDsjƒ Jfvfi LfvBf jsv. zfhfv sjfb hfÌftDv zdHÎkfq
sjfb dhrfvD Jfvfi rst sn njt dhrfvDsjƒ Jfvfi msb jsv.
zsáv ifsqn JfWqf zbcv™i kfv jfY sKsj ðsb zsbAvfW zsbsj ‰ LfvBf j'sv
ifVfv sYstvf dmst hb-sHfusb pfhfv ƒ¤Yf jvt. ivfmwG Kfsj. zKy ˆmb LfvBf ndEj bq. zsbsj bf susb zsbj dhNq
j'sv d²¿v jvt, zfu kfvf snJfsb ifsqn vfâf j'sv Jfsh. kfslv nìsá zbcdyk m§ÀhA jsv. zsbsj zf¦lfu W zbcmfsb Hfstfsj
msLA ˆjub zá dYt. sn ƒdkiCshG `ifsqn' Jfqdb, `ifsqn' m¦l ˆhQ m¦lsj Hfstf Îfb jsv. zsbsj isvv mcsJ Uft Jfq.
bfmefW ðsbdb. sn ˆjub hácsj ifsw sFsj dbsq hsn duÎfnf ˆj ƒQsvu l©idk uÌt-mrst shVfsk ˆsn mLc W kfv
jvt, `zf¤Yf! ifsqn dudbnef sjmb?' …ijfdvkfv jKf wcsb kf ifWqfv zfwfq uÌst shv rt. ˆj
hác htt, `nflf.' ofsY smZyfsjv náfb sit. mLc jDHfsh oftsk rq, smZmfdYv dh]Lcdb
zá htt, `nflf zfhfv sjmb?' zfsY -ˆnh djYcW ufsb bf kfvf. smZyfj dYt …]ycsk. ²ÃDsj j]fsL
hác htt, `hsjv mskf.' yfdisq mLc ifVsk htst, yfsj rfk dlskƒ dh]Lsk tfot
zá htt, `hj zfhfv sjmb?' smZmfdYsk. jsó W Hsq mAfFfsmv siwfh jfisV-syfisV rsq
hác Hfht, jKfv …lfrvsB zslJf dudbn sn hcUsk ifvsY bf. sot. if shsq odVsq iVt öfmDv mcsJ. öfmD Hfht Wefƒ rqskf
kfƒ sn kfv rfkef sesb dbsq jdçef h]fjf j'sv htt, `ˆƒ mLc! tfot mcJ sbsV sJsk! zk}iv sn sHl sn ufbsk bf ifvst
lAfsJf, hj ˆƒ vjm.' kfsj pdl sj… duÎfnf jsv, mLcv öfl sjmb? kfrst dbÇyq sn
zá htt, `hfêf! ˆmb sevf-h]fjf. ˆ skf otfq zfesj pfsh! htsh, sbfbkf!!
zfdm Hfƒ skfmfslv nfsK hb-sHfusb sostW ifsqn dj§Â Jfh pfv spmb zdHÎkf, snƒ mskf jq jKf.
bf.'
zsbsj isvv hAfJAf W dhsw½NsB Hct LfvBf dbsq nruefsj jdEb hV sj?
LfvBf j'sv hù jtAfB sKsj dbsusj hdÑk jsv. kfvfW dj§Â lcƒ Hfƒ disEv diE. nlf-nhGlf kjG-dhkjG W jKfq jKfq
zfnst Îfbfá. UoVf. ˆjdlb kjG ðv¢ rt, yvdÛ W ÈsB hV sj?
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vfuc htt, `zfdm hV', jfuc htt, `zfdm.' däkDq hAdÙÁ iadkhfl j'sv htt, `zfsv Lc{! ifdJef htsY,
vfuc htt, `zfdm hfdVv jfu shdw jdv. ' `dn-hf-ut eAfhste.'
jfuc htt, `kcdm bW zfdm.' kxkDq hAdÙÁ htt, `bf-bf, zfnst ifdJef htsY, `nchrf-b
vfuc htt, `mf-hfsiv jKf zfdm shdw ðdb.' sk-vD jclvk.'
jfuc htt, `kcdm bW, zfdm.' ykcKG hAdÙÁ htt, `znýh! ifdJef htsY, `ƒpfn nfmf-…b
vfuc htt, `skfmfv sKsj zfmfv hcdÝ shdw.' Ifk¶fvfk.'
jfuc htt, `hvQ zfmfv hcd݃ shdw.' zfnst iaKm hAdÙÁde dYt ˆjub nhdu-hAhnfqD. däkDq hAdÙÁde
vfuc htt, `zfdm shdw Hft iVfswfbf jdv.' dYt dydj{nj. kxkDq hAdÙÁde dYt dH[cj. zfv ykcKG hAdÙÁde dYt
jfuc htt, `zfdmƒ iVfswfbfsk skfmfv sKsj Hft.' mfûfnfv YfÛ. njst dbu dbu dbkA hAhr™k wè W zdHÎkf
idvswsN zfêf htstb, dbsq ifdJv hcdtsj j¬ibf jvt. nfLfvBk} ˆmbefƒ rsq Kfsj,
ªzfibfsv hV hst, hV snƒ bq, sp spmb mfbcN, kfv skmb LfvBf.
stfsj pfsv hV hst, hV snƒ rq.
hV rWqf nQnfsvsk jdEb hAfifv, dw[fv mfb pJb kJb
nQnfsv sn hV rq, hV ÈB pfv.« ˆjlf ˆj dwd[k Hûstfj blDisK ˆj mfdUv sbZjfq ysV
pfÛf jvdYstb. jKfq jKfq dkdb mfdUsj duÎfnf jvstb,
`mfdU! kcdm dj zË ufsbf?'
ofsYv ifdJde jD hst? mfdU htt, `zfsÎ bf.'
ˆj svZûkå lcisc v wrv W hù oafsmv mfsU ˆj heofsYv Yfqfv Hû stfjde htstb, `kfrst skfmfv uDhsbv yfv zfbfƒ dmsY.'
dbsy dhwafm dbd¤Yt ubf jsqj stfj. idvysqv iv zfsifsn o¬i Hû stfjde zfhfv duÎfnf jvstb, `kcdm dj HCsoft ufsbf?'
jvdYt. ˆmb nmq ofsYv Ffst ˆjde ifdJ Ffj dlsk tfot. mfdU htt, `zfsÎ bf.'
Wslv msLA ˆjub htt, `zf¤Yf! zfibfvf dj htsk ifsvb, Hû stfjde htstb, `kfrst skfmfv uDhsbv 8 zfbfƒ dmsY.'
ifdJef jD htsY?' Hû stfjde icbvfq iaw´ jvstb, `kcdm dj uAfdmdk ufb?'
iaKm hAdÙÁ yeX j'sv hst …Et, zfdm ufdb, ifdJef jD htsY. W mfdU …Ùsv ˆjƒ jKf htt, `zfsÎ bf.'
htsY, `diqfu-vncb-zflvj.' Hû stfjde htstb, `kfrst skfmfv uDhsbv 12 zfbfƒ dmsY.'
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zfjfsw smO dYt zfso sKsjƒ. ˆmb nmq wbXwbX odksk UV zfdm httfm, `zkˆh sn lcdbqfv …iv zfïfrv zdHwfi, sp
ðv¢ rt. sbZjf FchF
c hc. dwd[k Hû stfjde htstb, `mfdU ˆhfsv lcdbqfv mCtA rt ˆj sTfj ifdb W ˆj sofV siwfh!'
jD rsh?' ˆ jKfq hflwf rfv¢b zfsvf sufsv sj]sl …Estb.
mfdU htt, `sbZjf rqskf Fcsh pfsh. zfidb n]fkfv ufsbb
skf?' smfnfsrdh W yfecjkf
Hû stfjde htstb, `bf skf!' hflwf zfjhv sJsk sJsk ˆjde kvjfdv hV iY¦l jvstb.
mfdU htt, `kfrst zfsÎ, zfibfv uDhsbv sNft zfbfƒ ifyj hDvmtsj kvjfdvdev bfm duÎfnf jvst sn htt, `ˆde
dmsY!' shÈb, ùucv! ˆv shrl ÈB. ˆ rt wksvfsov msrZNL. ˆ sJst
shab kfuf rq, vfubDdksk mb hsn, spZb-[mkf hxdÝ ifq,
lcdbqfv mCtA ivjfst shsrwXsk shsrwXkDslv mfsU ˆƒ kvjfvD iaKm
nftfmfr zft-zfrmfv hstb, ˆjlf hflwf rfv¢b vwDslv dbje idvshwb jvf rsh.'
omb jvtfm. k]fv dhdHâ hftfJfbf W vfumrt slsJ zfdm k]fsj shÈsbv ˆk nh ÈB ðsb hflwf Jch sJstb. ivdlb njfst
httfm, `zfibfv mrtJfbf shw iaw²À. zfibfv mxkAc v iv pdl htstb, `hDvmt! skfmfv ‰ wkÈsbv shÈb sJsq zfmfv sise
zfibfv jhvefW iaw²À rq, kshƒ …Ùm.' nfvf vfk hAKf.'
ˆ jKf ðsb hflwf j]flsk tfostb. zk}iv htstb, `sr ifyj htt. `ùucv! Wef skf shÈb, Wv sjfb ÈB sbƒ. sJst
nftfmfr! zfidb zfmfsj nQs[si zfsvf djYc …islw dlb.' bfbf svfo rq, spZb-[mkf jsm pfq, sise hAKf rq, lcdÇy§Àf hfsV,
zfdm httfm, `sr zfmDv¢t mc'smbDb! zfidb sjfb mv¢HCdmsk ivjfst slfpsJ slfpJDslv mfsU nhGiaKm ‰ kvjfdv idvshwb
sKsj pdl diifdnk rb, kfrst zfibfv diifnf dmefhfv ubA jD jvf rsh!' hflwf htstb, `jft kcdm ˆv ˆk iawQnf jvst, zfv
idvmfB zKG dlsq ˆj sTfj ifdb djbshb?' zfu ˆv ˆk db¦lf sjb?'
dkdb htstb, `zfmfv zsLGj vfuk¶ dlsq.' ifyj htt, `jft ùucvsj Hfstf stsodYt, kfƒ iawQnf
zfdm httfm, `zk}iv kf ifb j'sv kf pdl sie sKsj shv jsvdYtfm. zfu ùucvsj Jfvfi stsosY, kfƒ db¦lf jvdY. zfdm
rsk bf yfq, kfrst kf shv jvfv ubA jD hAq jvshb?' skf ùucsvv yfjdv jdv, shÈsbv bq.'
dkdb htstb, `hfjD zsLGj vfuk¶ hAq j'sv slh.' htf hfùtA, ˆmb hAdÙÁiCufvD hù mfbcN zfsY, pfvf öfsKGv ksv
vfq W lt hlst sbq.
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sie hV hftfƒ nvh bf rst mfv sJsk rq

ˆjlf ˆj jcjvc iðvfu dnQrsj htt, `sr iðvfu! zfmfv nlA dhhfdrk jftcv ƒ¤Yf rt w¶ðvhfdV pfsh. h… dYt snJfsbƒ.
bfmef hV Jfvfi W znc¦lv. zfmfv bfm ifs¬e dlb.' lCv isK hfsn-seºsb spsk spsk vfk rsq sot. tf±eX-hfn sIt
dnQr htt, `kcdm skf hV stfHD, ˆ bfm skfmfv ubA pKfKG W rsq sost ifsq sr]se spsk spsk vfdÛ oHDv rsq sot.
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jcjcv htt, `kfrst zfmfsj ivD[f j'sv slsJ dbb, Hft lvufv jfsY si]ZsY Hfht, ˆk vfsÛ sn zfv Ffjfr]fjf jvsh bf.
bfsmv jfu jvsk ifdv dj bf?' Ocm sKsj ufdosq hfdVv stfjsj zfv jó slsh bf. d²¿v jvt,
dnQr jcjvc sj ˆjecjvf mfQn dlsq htt, `ˆde jft ipG§À sjfb vjm hfdVv dHksv iashw j'sv nvfndv ²ÃDv v¢sm dosq sJsq-
skfmfv jfsY zfmfbk vfsJf. zfofmD jft skfmfv jfY sKsj ˆde bf sJsq ðsq iVsh.
dIsv sbh ˆhQ skfmfv nc¦lv slsJ ˆjde bfm svsJ slh.' dj§Â dHkv sKsj nlv lvuf há dYt. dHksv pfsh jDHfsh?
jcjcv mfQn dbsq dIsv sot. zk}iv pJb sn [cLf zbcHh hfdVv dHksv ˆjde zfmVfv ofY dYt. ofYde shw hV. kfvƒ
jvt, kJb mfQn Jàdev dlsj kfdjsq dusH tft sItsk tfot. ˆjde Fft i]fdystv hfƒsv UctdYt. Hfht, ˆƒ Fft Lsv …sE
JfWqfv ƒ¤Yf KfjstW bfm if¬efhfv jKf ±mvB j'sv ³LpG Lsv dHksv pfsh. vfskv Hq W ²ÃDv Hfstfhfnf kfsj zfjNGB jvdYt
zsi[f jvsk tfot. dj§Â ˆj ipGfsq pJbƒ kfv iajdx ksk dHksvv dlsj. zbA djYc bf sHshƒ Fft Lsv i]fdyt eisj LciX
tftnfv …sûj rt, kJbƒ kfv ³LspGv h]fL sHsÌ sot W msb msb j'sv dHksv iVt. Osvv lfWqfsk wfðVD ðsq dYt. wè ðsb
htt, `Hft bfm dbsqƒ hf zfv jD rsh? jcjvc W skf Hft bfm!' suso …sE zájfsv i]fdystv ofsq mfbcN slsJ dy{jfv ðv¢ j'sv
ˆƒ ivƒ sn mfQn Jàde sJsq sItt. pfvf öfsKGv Jfdksv dlt, `syfv-syfv-syfv! Wsv zfstfqfb! Wsv rfstfqfb! Wsv
dbsuslv rDb ydvÛ hltfsk ifsv bf, ˆmb zn¤ydvÛ, stfHD W ifstfqfb! skfvf Ycse zfq sv! Osv syfv TcsjsY.'
bDymbfslv …lfrvB ˆefƒ. dkb dkbde sufqfb shef kdVOdV zfdMbfq sbsm ˆsn htt,
`jƒ mf jƒ?'
---‰ lAfJX, i]fdystv Lfsv l]fdVsq vsqsY.
`mfv wftfsj' hst dkbusb U]fdisq isV zájfsv ðv¢ j'sv dlt
djt-Ocdn. jftc tÏfq mcJ Jctt bf. zfv zájfsv kfvf kfslv
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ufmfƒsj dybskW ifvt bf. ƒdkmsLA kfv ²ÃD hfƒsv ˆsn hst …Et, zfÌct sjse sot. vÙÁ iVsk tfost kf há jvfv ubA hAfsàu
`sjfbX mcJsifVf syfv lflf! smsv Wv mcJef sK]kst lfW.' jvfv nmq m§ÃD dbu zHAfn zbcpfqD hst …Et, `zfïfr pf jsvb,
jftc msb msb htt, `W hfêf! zfmfv h…W zfmfv mcJ sK]kst Hftƒ jsvb.'
dlsk htsY?!' ˆƒ nmq ˆ jKf ðsb vfuf yse sot. zfv kfv Ist sn m§ÃDsj
ƒdkmsLA wfðVDv msb lqfv …sûj rt. sn ˆjde rAfdvsjb jfvfofsv h¦lD jvt. m§ÃD jfvfofsv iashw jsvƒ htt, `zfïfr pf
dbsq kfslv jfsY ˆsn htt, `zfv mfdvn bf hfhf! ˆhfv Wsj jsvb, Hftƒ jsvb.'
sYsV sl.' vfuf htt, `skfmfv zfïfr skfmfsj jfvfofsv ifdEsq jD Hft
zfhfv h… hst …Et, `sYsV slsh sjb? Wsj sh]sL svsJ jvstb?'
icdtswv rfWqftf j'sv lfW.' m§ÃD htt, `zfïfr pf jsvb, Hftƒ jsvb.'
dj§Â wfðVDv rfskv zfstf pJb kfv mcsJ iVt, kJb lCv sKsj ivhkGDsk vfufv dwjfsv pfWqfv jKf. nfLfvBk} ‰ m§ÃD spk
slsJ kfv h…sqv ns¦lr rt, sn rqskf kfv hv. jfsY ˆsn slsJ nfsK. dj§Â sn jfvfofsv zfsY hst vfuf ˆjfƒ rdvB dwjfsv shv
dybsk sisv sj]sl …Et. rsq sot. uÌst hfO ˆsn rfmtf jvt. vfuf yftfdj j'sv ðsq
kf slsJ nhfƒ zhfj. ˆ jD rsq sot? sjb ˆskf mfv sJst dosq mvfv Hfb jvt. hfOde ˆsn kfv snƒ jfef ufqof ð]sj
kcdm? sjb htst bf, `Wsof zfdm syfv bƒ, zfdm skfmfslvƒ Hfht, sn mfvf sosY. nckvfQ hfOde ifdtsq sot.
zfibub.' vfuf r]fI sYsV sh]sy dIsv ˆsn m§ÃDsj mcdÙÁ dlt ˆhQ kfv jKf
nhfƒ [mf yfƒt. wfðVD htt, `mcsJ jKf htst skf mfvef sp nkA, kf öDjfv j'sv dbt.
sJsk rskf bf hfhf!' spsrkc vfufv zfÌct jfef bf Kfjst, hfO kfsj sJsq sItk.
htf hfùtA, spJfsb idvyqrDbkfv ubA mfbcN zkAfyfdvk rq, nckvfQ snef kfv ubA Hftƒ dYt.
snJfsb kfsj nvh rsk rq, bsy{ mcJ hcsu sjht mfvƒ sJsk rq. m§ÃD jfvfofsv h¦lD bf Kfjst vfufv nsÌ rdvB dwjfsv spk.
Ist hfO kfsj sJsq sItk. spsrkc sn dYt nc²¿ mfbcN. nckvfQ
zfïfr pf jsvb, Hftƒ jsvb snef kfv ubA Hftƒ dYt.
ˆj vfuf dYt. kfv ˆj m§ÃD hV zfïfr-HÙÁ dYt. sn ncsJ- htf hfùtA, `zfïfr pf jsvb, Hftƒ jsvb.' pdlW zfmvf sn
lc}sJ nh nmq htk, `zfïfr pf jsvb, Hftƒ jsvb. ˆsk Hft hcUsk bf ifdv.
zsbsj vfo jvk. ˆj nmq zfsit sjse sJsk dosq vfufv
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nkA jKf dmKAf jfv?

ˆjkfq ht ªdmKAfhflD vfJft sYstv o¬i---
ªˆj hxsÝv i]fyde sYst i]fy vjsmv mdk, ufsb nhfƒ shwD djQhf z¬i.
dmt dYt bf, Hfh dYt bf ˆsj zsbAv iadk. `hfO ˆsnsY, hfO ˆsnsY' sy]dysq dlk sL]fjf,
hxÝ ˆjdlb ˆjde z]fde jdÑ dlsq rfsk, o]fsqv stfsj Ycse dosq rsq spk shfjf.
htt, `sldJ sj ifsvf nh HfÌsk ˆjƒ nfsK.' nkA spdlb hfO zfdnt vfJfstv dy{jfsv,
ifvt bf sj… hxÝ kJb z]fdeefsj Jcst, htt nhfƒ, `shfjf rsk yfƒ bf hfsvhfsv.'
ˆj-ˆjde jdÑ dlt nhfv rfsk kcst. hfsOv sise sot vfJft uDhb rt bfw,
HfÌt nhfƒ, hxÝ htt, `slJst sjmb It? dmKAfhflDv jKfsk sj… jsv bf dhw¶fn.«
ˆjf rstƒ lchGt rsh, ˆjkfskƒ ht.« nkA jKf dmKAf jfv? dmKAf htf zHAfn pfv.

ˆsj rfv, zsbA duk

dbsuv ubA h]fyfsbf ªdHmv¢st smZmfdYsk rt svNfsvdN,
ªmrfub h]fyfƒt sjfb ˆj Yfsosv, lcubfq mrfkjG wdÙÁ jfv shdw.
jfdVqf dwjfv lCsv kfVfƒt hfsOsv. dHmv¢t jsr, `zfsY nrna iamfB,
dbdwsK Ycdvjf yftfƒt kfv rtsj, skfmfv lQwb bsr zfmfv nmfb.'
zHfof Yfot kAfdut uDhb itsj. mLcjv dbv¢Ùv, YtYt z]fdJ---
mvsBv jfst jf]dlqf j]fdlqf iafB kfv, hbslhD jsr kfsv jfsb jfsb Ffdj,
yvsB tcdeqf hstdYt snƒ r§Àfv--- `sjb hfYf bkdwv! ˆ jKf dbdÇykX,
`skfmfv lqfq Jfq bfƒ smfsv hfsOsk, dhsN kcdm rfv mfsbf, mLcsk sp duk.«
kcdmW sp hfO, hcdU bfƒ kf zfsosk.«

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mpGflf v[f
ªYfkf hst, `dLjX dLjX mfKf mrfwq,
ˆ zbAfq-zdhyfv zfmfsv bf nq.
kcdm pfsh rfse hfse dlhA zjfksv,
svZû-hxdó pk djYc nh zfmf 'isv.
kcdm pdl Yfkf rsk jD jdvsk lflf?'
mfKf jq, `hcdUkfm mfKfv mpGflf.
hcdUkfm kfv ÈsB idviCBG Lvf,
smfv ˆjmfÛ ÈB kfsv v[f jvf.«

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