kw` ahRr

nQwr v&vh`r@y~ @y@qn ym| ym| pYs~}` pQr#U ob as` a#ww~ e~ pYs~}` pQr#lt aq`L kw` pRvw ob @n`qn~nv` vQy h#k.

@mvr kw` ahR@rn~ qk~vn~@n~ ev#nQ jnpQYy pYs~}` pQr#U kQhQpyk psR kw`n~qryn~y.

@m| pQr#U kw` upRt` gnR l#bR@y~ @h~mcn~qY sRrQya`rc|cQ mhw` pL krn lq j#k~ pWtr\ m#k~ nm#wQ k^wQ@ynQ.

obtq @mv#nQ pQr#U kw`, h`s& kw` @h`~ sw& kw` lQy` evQy h#k. lQpQny ( kw` ahRr, irQq` qQvyQn, 223, b|lRm#n~dl~ p`r, @k`LB 13.

gmr`L@g @vdQl~l v@gyQ

s`r\}k @n`vn @m`~d v#dk~ ym| @k@nkO krq~qW, ey gmr`L@g @vdQl~l v@g~ y#yQ kQywQ. em kw`v @m@s~y.

qQnk~ gmr`L gm mhyQy`vw~ k#tRv qdy@m| gQ@y~y. gm mh@g~ @m`~d g#h#nQykQ. a#y mWt @pr @m@s~ qdy@m| @g`s~ n#w. a#yt qdym wb`, wOvk~kOv pQLQb[vw~ hrQh#tQ av@b`~{yk~ n#w. qdymt swkO pQLQb[v vQprm| krmQn~ @q@qn` mhvny wOLtm a`h.

p[Er# awrQn~ ebQkm| krq~qW, wdQ u_rkO al bQ[QmQn~ sQtQnR gmr`L qEtR@v|y. nQX~Xb|q vn @ls gm mh@g~t iMQ kL, gmr`L wOvk~kOv @gn, u_r`t el~l k@L~y.

gmr`L@g~ wOvk~kOv @vdQ @b@hw~ @k`tn, p#rNQ ekkQ. ey pw~wO vWmtnm|, ey el~l kr@gn sQtQy qW, w@v@kkO gQnQ @p@nl~lkQn~ eyt gQnQ q#l~vQy yRwOy. q#n~ gmr`L@g~ wOvk~kOv sRq`nm|y. gm mh@g~ aw gQnQ @p@nl~lkQ. gmr`L rhsQn~ aN qEn~@n~y.

"hrQ... q#n~ o|k k@N~ wQypA."

as as` sQtWmt @v|l`vk~ @n`@v|. kQv| @qy kL yRwOy. gm mh@g~ gQnQ @p@nl~l gmr`L@g~ k@N~ ebRv`y. wOvk~kOvtq kNk~ wQ@bn bv gm mh@g~ @n`qnQyQ. e~ ehQ gQnQ ql~vn w#nyQ. u_r` p#n yn bQyt gmr`L @v|qn`v ivs`@gn sQtQ@y~y.

"oy k@n~ @n@m| g$nQ@y, a@nk~ k@N~."

a#sQpQy gsn s#nQn~ a#y gQnQ @p@nl~l gmr`L@g~ a@nk~ k@N~ ebRv`y. gmr`L mrhV @qn~nt vQy. @k`~p@yn~ gmmh@g~t phr @qn~ntq vQy. klbly as~@s~ u_r`q p#n qQvWy.

@k`tQ vlQgy al~l gw~w v@g~

qQnk~ b$N` smg m`m` gmnk~ ymQn~ sQtQ@y~y. ovRn~ gmn~ krmQn~ sQtQ@y~ Gn vnyk~ m#qQnQ. alQ, @k`tQ, vlsRn~ ghn @mm vny xyAkr ekkQ. s#@nkQn~ qEtR @qykQn~ m`m` wQg#s~sW n#vwQN. b$N`q gl~ g#sW sQtQ@y~y. m`m` rhsQn~ b$N` a#m#wWy.

"a$ b$@N` ar gs~ @qbl as~@sn~ @m| p#w~wt @p~n~@n, @k`tQ@yk~@g vlQgyk~ @n~q?"

"ov|, ov|, a@p`yQ @qvQy@n~... q#n~ iwQn~ apQ @qn~n km|mRwOyQ" uN @r`~gQykO @mn~ b$N` @vvRln~nt vQy.

"by@vl` b$.... u_ apv q#k~@k`w~ ivryQ. mm kQyn~nm| v#dk~. mm @h`@rn~ @h`@rn~ gQhQl~l, u@g vlQ@g a#ql al~l gn~nm|. ew@k`t u_t h#@rn~dvw~, qQg h#@rn~dvw~ idk~ n$. It ps~@s u_v mrmR."

m`m` @smQn~ @smQn~ @g`s~, @k`tQy`@g~ vlQgy al~l`, v#@rn~ a#q@gn sQtQ@y~y. @k`tQy` @g`rvmQn~ q#MlR nmRw~ u_t kQsQvk~ kL @n`h#kQ vQy.

"hrQ... hrQ... b$@N`~, ik~mnt a#vQw~ oy @k@tQrQ@yn~ mR@g olEvt @k`tpn~."

b$N` iqQrQyt p#mQN, @k`tQy` @qs anRkm|p`@vn~ bl`@gn sQtQ@y~y.

"a@p`yQ... mR@g mRN hrQyt a@p m`m@g mRN v@gyQ. mtnm| qEkyQ u_t @k`tn~n."

m`m`t wr# @pNQn. "hrQ hrQ uB a#vQl~l al~l gnQn~. mm @k`tn~nm|."

b$N` vlQgy al~l` gw~ psR, m`m` @m@s~ kQymQn~ yn~nt gQ@y~y.

m`ml - b$Nl, o|@n ekk~ kr gn~n ekyQ a#w~@w~.. @mn~n mm gQy`.

q#n~ b$N`t qQgQn~ qQgtm @k`tQ vlQgy al~l`@gn sQtQn~ntq b#rQy. aw hrQn~ntq b#rQy.

prN hNmQtQk`ry v@g~

smhr# p#rFNQ @q~tm vn~qn`m`n krwQ. alEw~ @q~ pQLQg#nWmt k#m#wQ @n`@vwQ. sm|pYq`ym aqhwQ. @vns~ vQy yRwO w#nqWw~ @vns~vWmt akm#wQ @vwQ. @vns~vWmt k#mwQ ay pYgwQXWlWn~ ynR@vn~ h[En~vwQ. @k@nkO @m`~d @ls p#rNQ @q~m aqhn vQt ohR hNmQtQ k`r@yk~ y#yQ kQynR l#@b|.

ek~ gmk sQtQ mQwO@r`~ @q@q@nk~ rFkQy` s[h` a$w pL`wkt @g`s~ klk~ v`sy kLh. e@hw~ s#lkQy yRwO ymk~ rFs~ kr g#nWmt ovRn~t @n`h#kQ vQy. a`psR gmt yn~nt ovRhR k}Qk` kr gw~h.

"@m| apQ gmt gQhQl~l vQkONl l`byk~ gn~d pRUvn~ @qyk~ @m@hn~ ar@gn ymR."

"e~k @h`[yQ... @m@h o|n wrm| hN wQ@ynv@n~. apQ hN @k`L mQtQyk~ b#[@gn ymR."

brt hNmQtQ @qkk~ kr wb` gw~ ovRhR a`psR gm@n~ qW ek~wr` gmkt p#mQNQyh. ehQ g#mQykO ovRnt p#vsR@v| e~ g@mhQ hN nRl~ iw` l`xyt wQ@bn nQs` hN mQtQy vQkON` nRl~ rF@gn yn @lsyQ. pLmR v#n~n` eyt ekM vR awr @qv#n~n` kW@v|,

"a@p`~ @mc|cr qErk~ @mwrm| mhn~sQ@yn~ kr wb`@gn a` hN mQtQy mm nm| kWytvw~ vQkONn~@n~ n$" ynR@vnQ.

q#n~ pLmR v#n~n` s#h#l~lE@vn~ nRl~ @p`qQy awQn~ el~l`@gn yyQ. @qv#n~n` br hNmQtQy kr wb`@gn hwQ qmmQn~ yyQ. ovRhR @vnw~ gmkt py w#bRh. egm| v#sQ@yk~ ovRnt @m@s~ kWy.

"a@p`yQ... a@p`yQ... o@hlt pQs~sRq? o|v krwQy`@gn yn~n. @m@h hN @rqQ hrQm l`byQ. o|v vQkONl hN @rqQ tQkk~ ar@gn yn~n. @h`[ l`byk~ gw h#kQ."

@pr @lsm pLmR v#n~n` ekM vQy. @qv#n~n` prN hN mQtQy awh#rWmt akm#wQ vQy. pLmR v#n~n` iw` s#h#l~lE@vn~ hN @rqQ mQtQy osv`@gn yyQ. @qv#n~n`@g~ q#n~ @h`[ pN @g`s~ a#w.

q#n~ ovRhR @vnw~ gmk~ hrh` gmn~ krwQ. awrmgqW em g@mhQ v#sQykO ovRn~ h` swOtR s`mWcQ@y~ @yqQNQ.

"o@hl hrQ @m`~d v#dk~@n krn~@n. o@hl@g gm| p#w~@w pt @rqQ @k`c|cr gNn~q? @m@h hrQm l`byQ. o|v vQkONl pt @rqQ tQkk~ ar@gn yn~n."

"a#w~w wmyQ y`U@v. q#n~vw~ oy hNmQtQy vQkONl pt@rqQ tQkk~ ar@gn ymR. ec|cr vtQn~@n n#wQ oy hNmQtQy us~s@gn yn~dw~ @k`wrm| am`r#q? mm nm| pt@rqQ tQkk~ ar@gn ynv. @h`[ l`byk~ gn~n pRUvn~. a@p~ g@m| pt@rqQ hrQm gNn~."

"@m| o@h o@h~@g v#dk~ bl`gn~d. prN e~v` amwk krn~d o@ht hrQm @l~sQyQ. mm @k`c|cr am`r#@vn~ q @m| hN mQtQy @h`y` gw~@w. @k`c|cr qErk~ mm @m|k am`r#@vn~ us~s@gn a`vq? mm kQv|@v`w~ kQv|v`myQ. o@h v@g~ oy s#@rn~ s#@r\ @vns~ @vn mQnQ@hk~ @n@vyQ mm.

avs`n@y~ qW ovRhR @q@qn wm gmt p#mQNQyh. avX& avs~}`@v| hrQ wWn~qEv gw~ pLmRv#n~n` ohR@g~ pt @rqQ ihL mQlkt vQkON` vQX`l mRqlk~ upy` gw~@w~y. ohR q#n~ g@m| @p`@h`s@wkQ.

e@hw~ prN hN mQtQym kr wb`@gn a` @qv#n~n`t ey kWyktvw~ vQkON`gw @n`h#kQ vQy. ohR wvmw~ g@mhQ eq` sQtQ prN qEp~pw`myQ.

"alEw~ alEw~ q$ @n`wkn j`wQy @l`v @n`ngW."

j#k~ pWtr\ m#k~  kQv|v v@gyQ

apQ asn qkQn @qyQn~ ym| wWrNvlt eL@BmR. e@hw~ ap asn qkQn @qy, s$m vQtm a#w~w @n`@v|. e~ mw wWrN g#nW@m| qW, ap @b`@h`~ vQt h`s&ytq lk~ @vyQ.

qQnk~ ek~ vQ@q~XQk@yk~ @q~X`tny s[h` lAk`vt p#mQNQ@y~y. ohR iAgWYsQ j`wQk@ykQ. lAk`@v| gm| nQym|gm|vl a#vQqWmt ohR @b`@h`~ a#l~mk~ q#k~vWy. qQnk~ ohR qkONR pL`@w~ kOBRr# @g`vQw#n~ krnR b#lWmt gQ@y~y.

mW hrkOn~ b`nk k@rhQ vQygsk~ g#t gs` a#w. ehQ b#[ a#wQ ngO@ln~ ovRhR kOBRr# sW s`wQ. @g`vQy` aw @kvQtkQ. ovRhR o|@s ngmQn~, adh#r p`mQn~, @g`nRn~ qk~kwQ. a#sR @qyQn~ sRq~q` mvQwyt pw~ vQy.

"j#k~... pWtr\.... m#k~"

sRq~q` anRr`{pRry n#rBWmt gQ@y~y. ehQ @g`vQ@y`~q gvyn~t adh#r p`n~@n~ ekm hVQnQ.

"j#k~... pWtr\... m#k~"

@m| wm r@thQ v#qgw~ mQnQsRn~t x`vQw krn nm| wOnkQ. wm r@thQ mQnQsRn~t x`vQw krn nm|vlQn~ lAk`@vhQ @g`nRn~t amwn~@n~ a#yQq#yQ ohRt pRqEmykQ. ohR p` w#bR s$m pY@q~Xykm gvyn~ amwn~@n~ e@s~y.

"j#k~.... pWtr\... m#k~."

ohR ugw~ @l~Kk@ykQ. wm rtt gQy ohR, lAk`v g#n @p`wk~ lW@v|y. ehQ ohR @m@s~ lW@v|y.

"lAk`@v| mQnQs~sR gvyn~@gn~ kOBRr# sW s`wQ. @kvQtkQn~ phr @qmQn~ nm| kQy` k$ gswQ. evQt ovRn~ gvyn~ amwn~@n~ ap r@thQ v#qgw~ mQnQsRn~@g~ nm| kQymQnQ. "j#k~.... pWtr\... m#k~."

ap @g`vQyn~ @g`vQ x`;`@vn~ gvyn~ qk~kn~@n~ "jh~, pQt, mh~" ynR@vnQ.

sRq~q` ey @w~r#m| gw~@w~

v#rFqQ a`k`ryty.

@n`qn~n

@qm@Lt gQhQA vrQ@g nhgw~w v@g~y

ohR km|ml~kr#@vkQ. wmn~ s$m @qyk~m qn~n` bv sQwn @b`r# pN~dQw@ykQ. a`dm|brk`r@ykQ.

km|m@l~ lQpt ykd k#b#l~lk~ q#mR, ohR e~ mwQn~ aMOr# tQkk~ q qm`, myQnhm aqQn~nt vQy.

sRs~... sRs~... g` sRLA a#@qyQ. lQ@pn~ gQnQ pRpRr# vQsQ @vyQ. ykdy gQnQym| @vyQ. anwOr#v qQg~ aVR@vn~ al~l`, rw~ vR ykd k#b#l~l kQNQhQry mw wb`, kOlE @gdQ@yn~ wln~nt vQy.

e~ awr @qmL mQnQ@sk~ wOvk~kOvk~ q kr wb`@gn, km|mlt a`@v|y. km|ml~kr# @m`n aN~dr @qmLyk~vw~ @n`qn~n` e@kkQ.

"ayQy`, in~q wOp~p`kQywQl kON~dR...."

@qmL mQnQs` kW@v|y. km|ml~kr#t ey @n`@w~rQN. e@hw~ ohR qn~n` bv aMvmQn~,

"enkO @w~rQym|" (mm qn~nv`)" kW@v|y.

@qmL mQnQs` kW@v|, wOvk~kO@v| uN~dyk~ hQrvW a#wQ bvyQ. km|ml~kr# wOvk~kOv lQpt qm` rw~ krn~nt vQy. @qmL mQnQs` bQy bQr`n~wv vQy.

"o|k rw~ krn~d ep`. o|@k uN~dyk~ hQr @vl`.." @qmL mQnQs` @qm@Ln~ kW@v|y.

"enkO @wrQym|." km|ml~kr# pN~dQwykO @mn~ qn~n` ekm @qmL vcny n#vw kW@v|y.

"o|k pRpRryQ." kQymQn~ @qmL mQnQs` ps~@sn~ ps~st gQ@y~y.

"enkO @wrQ..." km|ml~kr#t v`k& avsn~ krn~nt @n`l#bQNQ.

"@d`~A..."

wOvk~kOv pRpRr` gQ@y~y. km|ml~kr# m#rW bQm a#q v#tQNQ.