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Tappatadugu
A Novel
By Ganti Bhanumathi
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KÕã¨∞Î<åfl~°∞ `«e¡^ŒO„_»∞Å∞. P WzÛ# J=HÍâßÅx, ¿ãfiK«Ûùx ^Œ∞ifixÜ≥∂QÆO KÕã¨∂Î
ÃÑ_»`À= Ѩ_»∞Î<åfl~°∞ H˘O^Œ~°∞ Ñ≤Å¡Å∞.
Ѩ@∞ì=∞x Ѩ^ÇŒ ¨ ~ˆ à◊√¡ ÖËx `«# ‰õÄ`«∞~°∞- Ѩ^À HÍ¡ã∞¨ K«k"Õ ‰õÄ`«∞~°∞, WO@~°∞
q^•ºi÷`À „¿Ñ=∞Ö’ Ѩ_çO^Œx `≥Å∞ã¨∞‰õΩ#fl P `«e¡ JO`«∞ÖËx Pâ◊Û~åºxH˜ Ö’#~Ú,
‰õÄ`«∞i <À\ P ã¨OQÆu x[=∞x qx x~å…O`«áÈ`«∞Ok, Zxfl q^è•Å∞QÍ #K«ÛK≥ÑÊ≤ <å
„¿Ñ=∞ "≥∞ÿHõOÖ’ =Ù#fl ‰õÄ`«∞~°∞ `«=∞ „¿Ñ=∞ Q˘Ñ¨Ê^Œx, ÃÑo§ KÕã¨∞‰õΩO\Ï=∞x ÃÑ^ŒÌ
ÃÑ^ŒÌ =∂@Å∞ qxÑ≤ã¨∞ÎO>Ë ‰õÄ`«∞i `≥eq`«‰õΩ¯=`«<åxH˜ ÉÏ^èŒÑ¨_ç, P"Õâ◊Ѩ_ç ÖÏÉèíO
ÖË^Œx, x"åiOKÕ LáêÜ«∞O "≥`«∞‰õΩ`«∞Ok.
JÉσ~Ú `«e¡^ŒO„_»∞Åx Hõeã≤ ã¨OQÆu K≥Ñ≤Ê, ™êÜ«∞Ѩ_»=∞x J_çy JO`å
Hõeã≤ <å@HõO P_ç Ñ≤Å¡Å Hõà◊√§ `≥iÑ≤Oz, „¿Ñ=∞ JO>Ë _»∂ºÜ≥∞@∞¡ áê_»∞‰õΩO@∂,
ã≤x=∂Å∞, +≤HÍ~°∞¡, ÃãÖòá¶È<£ ã¨O^ÕâßÅ∞, WO@Ô~fl\ò Kèå\˜OQ∑Å∞ =∂„`«"Õ∞ HÍ^Œx,
„¿Ñ=∞ ã¨Ñ¶¨ÅO HÍ=_®xH˜ ÃÑo§ HÍ"åÅx, P ÃÑo§H˜ ã¨O™ê~åxH˜ _»|∞ƒ HÍ"åÅx,
P _»|∞ƒ ã¨OáêkOKÕ K«^Œ∞=Ù, L^ÀºQÆO "åi^ŒÌiH© ÖË^Œ#flk "åiH˜ „áêH˜ìHõÖòQÍ
J~°÷=∞ÜÕ∞@@∞ì KÕã≤, ÃÑ^ŒÌÅ _»|∞ƒ`À ZO*ÏÜü∞ KÕã¨∂Î „¿Ñ=∞ Hõ|∞~°∞¡ K≥ѨÊ_»O HÍ^Œx
„¿Ñ=∞O>Ë ÉÏ^茺`«`À ‰õÄ_»∞‰õΩ#flk J#fl ã¨O^Õâ◊O #=ÅÖ’ JOkOKå~°∞ ~°K«~Ú„u.
P<å_≥·<å D<å_≥·<å P_»Ñ≤Å¡ `«e¡^ŒO„_»∞Å∞ J~°\ωõΩ =ÚÅ∞¡ ™ê"≥∞`« QÆ∞~°∞Î
KÕã¨∞‰õΩO@∂ ‰õÄ`«∞à◊¡ Éèíq+¨º`«∞ÎH˜ J~å@Ѩ_»∞`å~°∞ Jx K≥ѨÊHõ<Õ K≥ѨÓÎ- D<å\˜
K«^Œ∞=Ù‰õΩ#fl, L^ÀºQÆ `«e¡QÍ P"≥∞ `≥eqQÍ Ñ¨iã≤÷ux K«Hõ¯ÃÑ@ìQÆeyOk J#fl ÉèÏ=#
HõeyOKå~°∞ ~°K«~Ú„u.
~°K«~Ú„u ZOK«∞‰õΩ#fl Hõ^ä•=ã¨∞Î=Ù D<å\˜ ã¨=∂*Ïxk. ˆH=ÅO ã¨=∞㨺x
ZuÎK«∂Ѩ_»"Õ∞ HÍHõ ã¨=∞㨺H˜ Ѩiëê¯~°O K«∂ѨQÆeQÍ~°∞ ~°K«~Ú„u.
J~Ú`Õ Wk #=Å Hõ#Hõ <å@H©Ü∞« OQÍ Hõ^xŒä #_çáê~°∞. HÍh x[rq`«OÖ’#∂
WÖÏO\˜ ã¨=∞㨺Åx `«e^¡ OŒ „_»∞Å∞ Z^Œ∞~˘¯#flѨC_»∞ P"ÕâÑ◊ _¨ ‰» Ωõ O_® ã¨=∞㨺H˜ Ѩiëê¯~°
=∂~°æO `≥eqQÍ K«∂ѨQÆey`Õ D `«~°O Ü«Ú=`« ÃÑ_»`À=x Ѩ>Ëì PÖ’K«#ÅxOz
~°H˜ΔOK«QÆÅ~°x #=Ú‡^•O.
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~°K«~Ú„u ZOK«∞‰õΩ#fl Hõ^ä•=ã¨∞Î=ÙH˜ ѨÓiÎQÍ <åºÜ«∞O KÕ‰õÄ~°ÛQÆeQÍ~°∞.
ÉèÏ=„ѨHõ@#, tÅÊO, K«kqOKÕ QÆ∞}O Jhfl ã¨=∞~°÷=O`«OQÍ x~°fiÇ≤ÏOKå~°∞ D
#=ÅÖ’. W^Œã¨Å∞ #=Å J<åÖ’ '#=eHõ— J<åÖ’ ÃÑ^ŒÌ Hõ^äŒ J<åÖ’ `≥eÜ«∞^Œ∞.
#=Å JO>Ë KåÖÏ áê„`«Å∞, ã¨OѶ¨∞@#Å∞, ã¨xfl"ÕâßÅ∞ J<ÕHõ =∞Å∞ѨÙÅ HõÅ~ÚHõ
J#∞‰õΩO\Ï#∞. D #=Å =¸_˘O`«∞Å∞ W^ŒÌ~°∞ áê„`«Å∞, `«e¡, ‰õÄ`«∞~°∞, =∞^èÕº
[~°∞QÆ∞`«∞Ok Hõ#∞Hõ #=eHõ JO^•O. #=eHõ z#fl^Œ~Ú<å ã¨=∞㨺 D<å_»∞ „Ѩu
`«e¡^ŒO„_»∞Å∞ Z^Œ∞~˘¯<Õ ÃÑ^ŒÌ ã¨=∞㨺.
~°K«~Ú„u WHõ=ÚO^Œ∞ ‰õÄ_® WÖÏO\˜ J~°÷=O`«"≥∞ÿ#, „ѨÜ≥∂[#Hõ~°"≥∞ÿ#
ã¨=∞㨺Åx Ѩiî`«Å =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ `≥™êÎ~°x Ptã¨∂Î, `Õ"åÅx =∞#™ê~å HÀ~°∞`«∂
Jaè#Okã¨∞Î<åfl#∞.
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=ÚO^Œ_»∞QÆ∞
_®II =ÚˆHÎq ÉèÏ~°u
'`«Ñ¨Ê@_»∞QÆ∞— #=Å ã¨O^Õâß`«‡Hõ #=Å. Ñ≤Å¡Å∞, `«e¡^ŒO„_»∞Å∞ Hõeã≤
K«^Œ∞=ÙHÀ=Åã≤# #=Å.
„¿Ñ=∞ J<Õ Ñ¨q„`«"≥∞ÿ# =∂@H˜ J~°÷O =∂iáÈ~Ú, L„^ÕHõO, HÍ=∞O, PHõ~°¬},
J<Õq „¿Ñ=∞QÍ K≥ÖÏ=∞}˜ J~ÚáÈ`«∞#fl D ~ÀAÖ’¡, QÆO\˜ ÉèÏ#∞=∞uQÍ~°∞ KåÖÏ
=∞Oz #=Åx, PÖ’zOѨ*Ë¿ã #=Åx áê~î°‰õΩʼnõΩ JOkOz#O^Œ∞‰õΩ P"≥∞#∞
Jaè#Okã¨∞Î<åfl#∞.
™ê^è•~°}OQÍ #=ÅÖ’¡ ã¨=∞㨺Å∞ HõxÑ≤™êÎ~Ú. Ѩiëê¯~åÅ∞ áê~î°‰õΩňH
=kÖËÜ«∞@O [~°∞QÆ∞`«∞Ok. HÍh `«Ñ¨Ê@_»∞QÆ∞ #=Å ã¨=∞㨺x K«∂Ѩ@"Õ∞ HÍHõ
Ѩiëê¯~åxfl ‰õÄ_® K«∂Ѩ@O qâı+¨O.
Ѩ^À`«~°QÆu, WO@~ü K«k"Õ J=∂‡~Ú, JÉσ~Ú „¿Ñq∞OK«∞HÀ=@O JO>Ë
Jk =Ü«∞ã¨∞H˜ ã¨O|OkèOzO^Õ HÍh =∞#ã¨∞H˜ ã¨O|OkèOzOk HÍ^Œ∞ Hõ^•! ÃÑ·QÍ
„¿Ñ"Õ∞ rq`«O J#∞HÀ=@O, rq`«O JO>Ë U^À `≥eÜ«∞HõáÈ=@O`À, „¿Ñ=∞ ux
„¿Ñ=∞ `åy |uˆHÜ«∞QÆÅO J<Õ Ü«∞=fi#Ѩ٠á⁄OQÆ∞Ö’Oz =zÛ# P"Õâ◊O!! W"Õg
"åã¨Î=O HÍ=Ù. Uk "åã¨Î="≥∂ `ÕeÛ K≥áêÊ~°∞ #=ÅÖ’ ã¨∞+¨‡ `«e¡ áê„`« ^•fi~å
~°K«~Ú„u.
J=∞‡, <å#fl ã¨OáêkOz, Ñ≤Å¡ÖË rq`«O J#∞‰õΩx, Jhfl ã¨=∞‰õĈ~Ûã≤,
=∞#O Hõ+¨ìѨ_®¤O, =∞# Ñ≤Å¡Å∞ Hõ+¨ìѨ_»\ÏxH˜ gÖË¡^Œ<Õ ‰õΩ@∞O| =º=ã¨÷x, XHõ¯™êi
HõkeOz, =ÚO^Œ∞K«∂Ѩ٠=ÙO^Œx `≥Å∞ã¨∞HÀO_»<Õ Ç≤Ï`«É’^èŒ =ÙOk D #=ÅÖ’.
D #=ÅÖ’ W@∞ ã¨∞+¨‡ `«e¡, J@∞ qâßÖò `«O„_ç- =ºH˜Î`åfiÅ∞ fiÛ k^•Ì~°∞
~°K«~Ú„u.
=∞#H˜ Q˘Ñ¨Ê `«Å∞¡Å∞ KåÖÏ =∞Ok `≥Å∞ã¨∞. QÆ∞}xkè `«e¡, xQÆ=∞â◊~°‡ `«e¡
‰õÄ_® ǨÏ^Œ∞ÌÅ∞ÖËx `«e¡ „¿Ñ=∞`À H˘_»∞‰õΩefl K≥_»Q˘\Ïì~°∞. XHõ¯™êi ‰õÄ_® Ñ≤Å¡Å
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`«Ñ¨Cefl "åiH˜ K«∂Ñ≤OK«ÖËx =∂`«$„¿Ñ=∞ Hõ¿ÑÊã≤O^ŒHõ¯_». JO`Õ HÍ^Œ∞, "å~°∞ Q˘Ñ¨Ê
`«Å∞¡ÖË. HÍh Ñ≤Å¡Å `«Ñ¨Ê@_»∞QÆ∞Å∞ K«Hõ¯k^ŒÌÖËHõáÈÜ«∂~°∞.
JÉè∞í º^ŒÜ∞« ÉèÏ=O`À, Q˘Ñ¨Ê #=ÅQÍ ¿Ñ~˘Ok# Hõ<åºâ◊√ůO <å@HõO z=iH˜
U"≥∞Oÿ k? ysâ◊O, |∞K«Û=∞‡Å áê„`«Å#∞ ZÖÏ =∞eKå~°∞- x[OQÍ ysâ◊O q`«O`«∞"≥#·
|∞K«Û=∞‡x ÃÑàϧ_®Å#∞‰õΩ<åfl_®!- |∞K«Û=∞‡ q_ÀǨϟ=ÚÖ’ KÕi K«^Œ∞=ÙH˘O@∞Ok.
ysâ◊O ''qHÍ~°Ñ¨Ù KÕ+¨ìÅ∞ =ke a.U.=~°‰õÄ K«^Œ∞=Ù‰õΩO>Ë, P ÃÑ·# |∞K«Û=∞‡H˜
W+¨Oì LO>Ë——- ÃÑàϧ_»∞`«∞Ok J#fl ™œ[#º~å=Ù =∂@Å∞ QÆ∞~°∞OÎ K«∞‰õΩO^•O. JO^Œ∞Hˆ
ysâ◊O, ''_®q∞\ò Hõ^äŒ J_»¤O uyOk—— J<åfl_»∞.
JO>Ë, ZHõ¯_≥·`Õ „¿Ñ=∞H˜ rq`åxH˜ XHõ xÜ«∞=∞|^Œú`« LO^Œx `≥eã≤O^À,
JHõ¯_» `«Ñ≤ÊOK«∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞ ysâ◊O. xÅ|_»ÖË^Œ∞. Wk PHõ~°¬} HÍ=∞ÅHõΔ}O HÍx
„¿Ñ=∞ ÅHõΔ}O HÍ^Œ∞.
'`«Ñ¨Ê@_»∞QÆ∞—Ö’ W@∞ ã¨∞+¨‡, J@∞ qâßÖò ‰õÄ_®, rq`åxfl Z^Œ∞~À¯"åÅ<Õ
q+¨Ü«∞O `≥e¿ãã¨iH˜, Hõ+¨ìѨ_®e, _»|∞ƒ ã¨OáêkOKåe P `«~åfi`Õ „¿Ñ=∞, ÃÑo§ Jx
J~°÷=∞Ü«∂ºHõ, "åiH˜ UO HÍ"åÖ’ Hõ#∞qѨC HõeyOk.
''<Õ#∞ K«^Œ∞=Ù‰õΩO\Ï#∞ =∞g∞‡, <å‰õΩ „¿Ñ=∞ =^Œ∞Ì. <å‰õΩ qâßÖò =^Œ∞Ì—— J#fl
J=∂‡~Ú, 'x[O =∞g∞‡, ¿ãfiK«Ûù "Õ~°∞, ™êfi`«O„`«ºO "Õ~°∞... ¿ãfiK«Ûùx J=ã¨~åxH˜
q∞Oz, "≥∂`å^Œ∞H˜ q∞Oz "å_®#∞——.
''<å‰õΩ J=HÍâ◊O W~Úº. <å rq`åxfl k^Œ∞̉õΩ<Õ J=HÍâ◊O. `«Ñ¨Ê@_»∞QÆ∞Å∞
"ÕÜ∞« ‰õΩO_® #_çKÕ q^è•#O——- ã¨∞+¨‡ WOHõ U Ѩiã≤`÷ ∞« Ö’¡#∂ `«Ñʨ @_»∞QÆ∞Å∞ "ÕÜ∞« ^Œ∞.
''PÖ’zOK«∞‰õΩ<åfl#∞ _®_ô, rq`åxˆHO HÍ"åÖ’ `≥Å∞ã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl#∞. D
=Ü«∞ã¨∞Ö’ <Õ<OÕ KÕÜ∂« Ö’ ‰õÄ_® `≥Å∞ã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl#∞——- qâßÖò ã¨∞+¨‡x =∞izáÈ`«∞<åfl_»∞.
HÍÅQÆ=∞#OÖ’ ã¨∞+¨‡, qâßÖò XHõi QÆ∞iOz XHõ~°∞ `«Å∞ÛHÀ=@O ÖË^Œ∞.
JO>Ë W^Õ "åiH˜ ѨsHõΔ.
Wk „¿Ñ=∞ HÍ^Œ∞, HÍ<Õ HÍ^Œ∞, PHõ~°¬}Ë `≥Å∞ã¨∞‰õΩx ѨsHõΔ áêã¨Ü«∂º~°∞.
`«e¡^ŒO„_»∞Å ÉÏ^茺`« Ñ≤Å¡efl =∞s „¿Ñ=∞QÍ ÃÑOKÕÜ«∞@O =∂„`«"Õ∞ HÍ^Œ∞,
`«Ñ¨Ê@_»∞QÆ∞Å #∞Oz `«Ñ≤ÊOK«@"Õ∞ J<Õ Q˘Ñ¨Ê ã¨`åºxfl ZO`À ã¨~°à◊OQÍ, Ǩ~ÚQÍ
K≥áêÊ~°∞ #=Å ^•fi~å QÆO\˜ ÉèÏ#∞=∞u.
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Ñ≤Å¡Å =∂@ HÍ^ŒO>Ë "åà◊√¡ U"≥∞ÿáÈ`å~À#x, P`«‡Ç¨Ï`«ºÅ∞ KÕã¨∞‰õΩO\Ï~°x,
P â’HõO ÉèíiOK«ÖË=∞x, Jxfl\˜H© `«Å=OKÕ `«Å∞¡Å‰õΩ XHõ ã¨"åÅ∞QÍ =∂i# Ñ≤Å¡Å
„¿Ñ=∞ =º=Ǩ~åÅH˜, ã¨∞+¨‡ `«e¡ ã¨=∞㨺xѨi+¨¯iOz# f~°∞ `«Å∞¡ÅO^ŒiH© P^Œ~°≈"Õ∞.
XHõ<å_»∞ ÉÏźq"åǨÅ∞, ™êOѶ≤∞Hõ ^Œ∞~åKå~°OQÍ JOwHõiOz "å\˜x
~°∂ѨÙ=∂Ñ≤# ã¨O㨯~°ÖÎ Ï¡QÍ <Õ\ ˜ ÖË`« „¿Ñ=∞Å `«Ñʨ @_»∞QÆ∞Å #∞Oz Ü«Ú=`«x HÍáê_Õ
ã¨O㨯~°ÎÅ∞ J=ã¨~°O.
=∞m§ HõO^Œ∞‰õÄi ~å"åÅ#∞HÀHõO_ç, ã¨∞+¨‡ `«e¡ÖÏO\˜ `«Å∞¡Å∞O>Ë KåÅ∞.
"åàı§ Ñ≤Å¡efl =ÚO^Œ_»∞QÆ∞ "ÕÜ«∞OQÆÅ~°∞.
KåÖÏ Pf‡Ü«∞OQÍ, =Úà◊§ÉÏ@ #∞Oz =∞Öˇ¡Å ÉÏ@"≥·Ñ¨Ù Ü«Ú=`« =∂~åæxfl
xˆ~ÌtOz, ã¨O^Õâß`«‡Hõ"≥∞ÿ# #=Åx, <Õ\ ˜ ã¨=∂*ÏxHõOkOz# QÆO\˜ ÉèÏ#∞=∞u
‰õÄ_® ã¨O㨯~°Î J<Õ JO\Ï#∞.
~°K~« Ú„uQÍ Q˘Ñ¨Ê Éèqí +¨º`«∞Î P"≥∞‰õΩ =ÙO^Œx, Pj~°fikã¨∂Î Jaè#Okã¨∞<Î åfl#∞.
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<å =∂@
U `«~°O ~°K«~Ú`«Öˇ·<å, P<å\˜ ™êOѶ≤∞Hõ, ~å[H©Ü«∞, ™êO㨯 $uHõ
"å`å=~°}ÏxH˜ `«Q@æÆ ∞ìQÍ<Õ Hõ^•ä =ã¨∞=Î ÙÅx Z#∞fl‰õΩx ~å™êÎ~∞° . ZO^Œ∞HõO>Ë, ™êÇ≤Ï`«ºO
ZѨC_»∂ ã¨=∞HÍb#, ™ê=∂lHõ qÅ∞=ÅH˜, <åQÆiHõ`«H˜, ã¨O㨯 $uH˜ ^Œ~°Ê}O
Ѩ_»∞`«∞Ok.
D '`«Ñ¨Ê@_»∞QÆ∞— ‰õÄ_® JO`Õ.
`≥eã‘ `≥eÜ«∞# =Ü«∞ã¨∞Ö’, HõeˆQ PHõ~°¬}<Õ „¿Ñ=∞ J#∞HÀ=_»O, ^•xHÀã¨O
`åѨ„`«Ü«∞Ѩ_»_»O, qѶ¨ÅO J~Ú`Õ P`«‡Ç¨Ï`«º XHõ¯>Ë â◊~°}O J#∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl~°∞ <Õ\ ˜
Ñ≤Å¡Å∞.
¿ãflǨÏO, „¿Ñ=∞, PHõ~¬° }, g\˜ =∞^躌 w`«Å∞<åfl~Ú. "å\˜ ã¨Ê+¨`ì « QÆ∞iÎOK«QeÆ y`Õ
Ѩ~°"åÖË^Œ∞. ÖËHõáÈ`Õ `«Ñ¨Ê@_»∞QÆ∞Å∞ Ѩ_®Î~Ú.
'`«Ñ¨Ê@_»∞QÆ∞— #=Å#∞ ѨOÑ≤Oz# "≥O@<Õ PO„^èŒÉèí∂q∞ "å~°Ñ¨„uHõÖ’
^è•~å"åÇ≤ÏHõOQÍ „ѨK«∞iOz# Ü«∂[=∂<åºxH˜, =ÚYºOQÍ ã¨Oáê^Œ‰õΩÅ∞ N=∞u
ÅH˜;QÍiH˜ ^èŒ#º"å^•Å∞. Ѩ„uHõÖ’ K«kq áê~î°‰õΩÅ∞ ~åã≤# ÖËYÅ#∞ ‰õÄ_®
„ѨK«∞iOK«_»O <åÔHO`À ã¨O`Àëêxfl HõeyOzOk.
Wk áê~î°‰õΩÅ∞ "≥∞zÛ# ã‘iÜ«∞Öò. áê~î°‰õΩÅH˜ #∂`«# Hõ^ä•Oâ◊O`À #zÛ#
ã‘iÜ«∞Öò.
D `«Ñʨ @_»∞QÆ∞ ã‘iÜ«∞ÖòQÍ =ã¨∞#Î flѨC_Õ ÉËQOÆ ¿Ñ@Ö’ F Ѩ^À HÍ¡ã∞¨ J=∂‡~Ú,
JÉσ~Ú ÃÑ#· ∞Oz ^Œ∂H˜ P`«‡Ç¨Ï`«º KÕã∞¨ ‰õΩ<åfl~°∞. J=∂‡~Ú =∞$u K≥OkOk, JÉσ~Ú
|uHÍ_»∞.
=∞# K«∞@∂ì =∞OAÅ ÖÏO\˜ "åà◊√§<åfl~°∞. ã¨∞+¨‡ÖÏO\˜ "åà◊√§<åfl~°∞. Ѩiã≤u÷ x
ѨÓiÎQÍ PHõoOѨÙKÕã¨∞‰õΩx, KÕ~Ú^•\˜áȉõΩO_® `«# KÕuÖ’H˜ ѨQÍæÅ∞ fã¨∞‰õΩ#fl
=∞OAÅ ÖÏO\˜ "åà◊√§‰õÄ_® L<åfl~°∞.
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=ÚO^Œ∞=∂@ ~åÜ«∞=∞x HÀ~°QÍ<Õ `«=∞ qÅ∞"≥·# Jaè„áêÜ«∂Å#∞ ~åã≤
ѨOÑ≤Oz# „Ѩ=ÚM ~°K~« Ú„`«∞Å∞ N=∞u _ç. HÍ"Õ∞â◊fiiQÍiH˜, _®II =ÚˆHqÎ ÉèÏ~°uQÍiH˜
Hõ$`«[˝`«Å∞.
ѨÙã¨ÎHõ ~°∂ѨO ^•ÅÛ_®xH˜ HÍ~°‰õΩÖˇ·# ''ѨÙã¨ÎHõ teÊ—— N `åà◊§Ñ¨e¡ =Ú~°m^èŒ~°
Q“_»∞ QÍiH˜, `«ÑC¨ Öˉ¡ Ωõ O_® _ç.\˜.Ñ≤ KÕã#≤ N HÔ .a.\˜ H˘O_»Ü∞« ºQÍiH˜- =ÚYz„`åxfl
JO^ŒOQÍ ~°∂á⁄OkOz# „Ѩ=ÚY z„`«HÍ~°∞Å∞ N Hõ~°∞}ÏHõ~ü QÍiH˜-
JO^Œ O QÍ JK« ∞ Û"Õ ã ≤ , 㨠H ÍÅOÖ’ JOkOz# Hõ ~ ° ¬ H± P~ü ì „Ñ≤ O @~ü û
Ü«∂[=∂<åºxH˜ Hõ$`«[˝`«Å∞.
QÆO\˜ ÉèÏ#∞=∞u
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=∞^蕺ǨÏflO Ô~O_»∞ QÆO@ʼnõΩ ã¨∞+¨‡ =zÛOk.
J_»QÍÖÏ =^•Ì! ѨsHõΔÅ =ÚO^Œ∞ WÖÏO\˜q J_»QÆ@O... J#=ã¨~°OQÍ
K«^Œ∞=Ùx áê_»∞K≥Ü«∞º_»"Õ∞ J=Ù`«∞Ok.
''<åHõ<åfl =ÚO^Õ =KÕÛâß"£? U"≥·<å Ѩx LO^•?—
''`«Å<˘Ñ≤Ê JxÑ≤¿ãÎ F QÆO@ =ÚO^Œ∞ =KÕÛâß#∞... F™êi h ÃãÖò WÖÏ
W~Úº.—— ‰õÄ`«∞i "≥ÚǨÏOÖ’H˜ K«∂ã¨∂Î JOk.
''ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ?—— `«e¡ "≥ÚǨÏO K«∂_»‰õΩO_®<Õ JOk.
'fã¨∞HÀ, WkQÀ ÃãÖò— Jx J#‰õΩO_® 'ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ— J#fl „Ѩâ◊fl "Õã≤O^ŒO>Ë
Z^Œ∞~°∞ u~°QÆ_®xH˜ Kտ㠄Ѩܫ∞`åflÅÖ’ "≥Ú^Œ\ ˜^Œ#∞HÀ=KåÛ!
`«# |∞„~°`À PÖ’z™ÈÎO^Œ#fl=∂@. `«# ™êfi`«O„`åºxfl =ºH©ÎHõi™ÈÎOk.
''<åk ZHõ¯_» ÃÑ\Ïì<À HõxÑ≤OK«_»O ÖË^Œ∞.——
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™êÜ«∞O„`«O ã¨∞+¨‡ „ÃѶO_çO\˜ #∞Oz, HõOɡ·O_£ ãì̈_ô KÕã≤ =KåÛHõ, D L`«Î~åÅ
q+¨Ü«∞O, qâßÖò QÆ∞iOz J_çy`Õ, ã¨∞+¨‡ ã¨=∂^è•<åÅ∞ ZÖÏ LO\ÏÜ≥∂
TÇ≤ÏOK«∞‰õΩOk.
''UO\˜ =∞g∞‡ #∞=Ùfi‰õÄ_® WÖÏ JO@∞<åfl"å—— Jx JO@∞O^•!...
''<å W+¨ìO... #∞"ÕfiO\˜ =∞^茺֒?—— Jx JO>Ë J#=K«∞Û.
ÖËHõáÈ`Õ W^Õ J~°÷O =KÕÛÖÏO\˜ ã¨=∂^è•<åÅ∞ ~å=K«∞Û.
XHõ"Õà◊ ã¨∞+¨‡ JÖÏ =∂\Ï¡_ç`Õ `«<ÕO KÕÜ«∂e.
`«<OÕ JO>Ë ã¨iQÍ LO@∞O^À, "å\˜x ZÖÏ J<åÖ’ ‰õÄ_® PÖ’zOK«∞HÀ"åe.
ã¨∞+¨‡ `«# HõO\˜H˜ ѨãÑ≤ Å≤ .¡ U^À `≥bHõ `«ÑC¨ KÕãO≤ k Jx `«#∞ J#∞‰õΩO@∞Ok.
HÍh JÖÏ J#∞HÀ_®xH˜ |Ü«∞\˜"åà◊√§ ^ŒQÆæi"åà◊√§ HÍ~°∞ Hõ^•...
[iy#^•<À¡ `«Ñ¨C `«#n LOk.
"≥#H˜¯ "≥o§ PÖ’zOz |∞„~°áê_»∞ KÕã¨∞‰õΩO>Ë ÖÏÉèíO ÖË^Œ∞.UO KÕÜ«∂Ö’
Jk PÖ’zOKåe. J^Õ `«HõΔ} Hõ~°Î=ºO.
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=∞~À Ѩk xq∞ëêÅH˜, F `≥Å¡^•x g∞^Œ QÆ∞ÖÏc~°OQÆ∞ K«∞Hõ¯Å∞#fl <≥·\ ©x
"Õã¨∞‰õΩx, A@∞ìx H˜¡Ñπ`À QÆ\ ˜ìQÍ #_ç<≥uÎH˜ ayOz `«e¡ ѨHõ¯# ‰õÄK«∞x, \©áêÜü∞
g∞^Œ∞#fl i"≥∂\òx KÕuÖ’H˜ fã¨∞‰õΩOk. ‰õÄx~åQÆO fã¨∂Î, \˜.q. "≥·Ñ¨Ù K«∂ã¨∞Î#fl
‰õÄ`«∞ifl ѨsHõΔQÍ K«∂ã≤Ok.
''WO`« ÖË@~ÚOk. ÉÏQÍ K«^Œ∞=Ù‰õΩ<åfl"å! Jã¨ÖËO ã¨Éˇ˚‰õΩìÅ∞ K«k"å"£?——
`«e¡"≥·Ñ¨Ù qO`«QÍ K«∂ã≤Ok. ''hÔHO^Œ∞‰õΩ—— J#fl J~°÷O LOk P K«∂ѨÙÖ’
ÃÑ·QÍ ã¨=∂^è•#O K≥ѨÊÖË^Œ∞, =∞~À™êi J_çyOk.
''<Õ<Õ^Œ~Ú<å K≥¿ÑÎ hˆHO J~°÷O J=Ù`«∞Ok—— JO@∂ \©q "≥·Ñ¨Ù K«∂ã≤Ok.
J"åHõ¯~ÚOk =∞OAÅ. ‰õÄ`«∞iH˜ `«# g∞^Œ∞#fl WO„ÃÑ+¨<£ K«∂ã≤.
''<å‰õΩ `≥b^Õ J#∞HÀ... J~Ú`Õ K≥ѨÊ"å!—— f„=OQÍ J_çyOk.
"≥Ú^Œ\ ˜™êi `«e¡ JO`« QÆ\ ˜ìQÍ =∂\Ï¡_»QÍ<Õ, H˘OK≥O `«_»|_çOk.
''K«^Œ∞=Ù`«∂O>Ë, >ˇÿO `≥bÖË^Œ∞. W"åà◊ WOw¡+¨μ K«^Œ∞=Ù‰õΩ<åflO—— `«e¡x
K«∂_»‰õΩO_®<Õ JOk.
''Uk? >ˇH±ì û|∞Hͯ, „QÍ=∞~å! <å<£_ç>Ë~ÚÖϤ?——
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P ~å„u H˘_»∞‰õΩ Ñ¨Ùã¨HÎ ÍÅ∞ K«∂ã¨∂,Î H˘_»∞‰õΩ`À ѨsHõÅΔ H˜ `«Ü∂« ~°∞ KÕ~Ú™ÈÎOk.
=^ŒÅ‰õΩO_® \©g K«∂ã¨∞Î#fl ã¨∞+¨‡x K«∂ã¨∂Î z~åQÍæ JOk.
''ѨsHõÅΔ ∞ "å~°O ~ÀAÅ∞ ‰õÄ_® ÖË=Ù. P \©g ZHõ¯_»H˜ áÈ`«∞Ok? ѨsHõÅΔ Ü«∂ºHõ
K«∂_»K«∞ÛÖË K«^Œ∞=ÙHÀ...——
''ÖË^Œ∞ =∞g∞‡. D J"å~°∞¤Å Ѷ¨OHõΔ<£ <Õ#∞ K«∂àı§^Œ∞.——
‰õÄ`«∞~°∞ KÕuÖ’Oz i"≥∂\ò ÖωõΩ¯Ok =∞OAÅ.
qã¨∞QÍæ K«∂ã≤Ok `«e¡"≥·Ñ¨Ù.
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HÍh W^Õ =Ü«∞ã¨∞, rq`åxH˜ ѨÙ<åk "Õ¿ã =Ü«∞ã¨∞. Éèíq+¨º`«∞Îx x~°‚~ÚOKÕ
=Ü«∞ã¨∞.
UO K«kq`Õ ÉÏQÆ∞O@∞Ok, UO K«^Œ=QÆÅ=Ù? `≥Å∞ã¨∞HÀ"åeû# =Ü«∞ã¨∞.
^ÕxH˜ J=HÍâßÅ∞ JO`« ÉÏQÍ LO_»=Ù... ^ÕxH˜ J=HÍâßÅ∞ Z‰õΩ¯=... Jx
PÖ’zOKÕ =Ü«∞ã¨∞.
J~Ú`Õ #∞=Ùfi J=hfl H͉õΩO_® „¿Ñ=∞ QÆ∞iOz PÖ’zã¨∞Î<åfl=Ù. J~Ú<å,
[iyáÈ~ÚO^Õ^À [iyáÈ~ÚOk. WO`«=~°‰õÄ [iyOk KåÅ∞. WOHõ P „¿Ñ=∞
ã¨OQÆu =∞iÛáÈ. W"åoìH˜ PY~°∞. WѨC_»∞ WOHõ JO`å ÃãÅ=ÙÖË. WO@~°∞ ѨÙãÎ̈HÍÅ∞
=∂~°ÖË^Œ∞ HÍ|\˜ì WOw¡+¨μ, q∞ye# ѨÙã¨ÎHÍÅ∞, ã¨∞q∞„`«x J_çy `≥™êÎ#∞. `≥Å∞QÆ∞,
WOw¡+¨μ Ô~O_»∂ =ÚYº"Õ∞. Ô~O_»∂ ÉÏQÍ ~å"åe. J~°úO J~ÚO^•? WOHõ D
qâßÖòx =∞iÛáÈ. „¿Ñ=∂ w=∂ JO`å „\Ï+π. 㨈~<å?—— JOk =∞OAÅ.
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XHõ¯™êiQÍ =∞$^Œ∞Å Hõà◊§=ÚO^Œ∞ #∞OK«∞Ok. K≥=ÙÅg∞^Œ #∞Oz *Ï~°∞`«∞#fl
A@∞ì`À "åÅ∞[_», QÆ∞O„_»x "≥ÚǨÏO, =∞Oz `≥Å∞ѨÙ. QÆ∞O„_»\ ˜ #Å¡ÉÁ@∞ì. ѨiH˜}˜
F}© W^Õ q^èŒOQÍ QÆ∞~°∞Î.
ZO^Œ∞HõO>Ë P `«~åfi`« =∞$^Œ∞Åx K«∂_»ÖË^Œ∞, K«xáÈ~ÚOk HÍ|\˜ì.
ZHõ¯_»∞O^À? WѨC_»∞ U Ö’HõOÖ’ LO^À?
áêѨO Zxfl ^≥|ƒÅ∞ uxO^À, Zxfl u@∞¡ ÉèíiOzO^À, J=hfl WѨÊ\˜H©
QÆ∞ˆ~Î. Jã¨Å∞ =∞iÛáÈ`Õ Hõ^•, QÆ∞~°∞ÎÖË^Œ#∞ HÀ=_®xH˜?
XHõ¯™êi =∞OAÅ =∞#ã¨∞ "≥#H˜¯ "≥o§Ok. Hõà◊§=ÚO^Œ∞ HõkeáÈ`«∞#fl
^Œ$âߺÅ∞.
Jq ~°OQÆ∞ =∂Ü«∞x ^Œ$âߺÅ∞, K≥‰õΩ¯K≥^Œ~°x Ѷ¨∞@#Å∞ Hõà◊§=ÚO^Œ∞
HõxÑ≤ã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú. ^•x QÆ∞iOKÕ Ñ¨^Õ Ñ¨^Õ WO\’¡ K«~°ÛÅ∞ [~°QÆ_»O =Å# HÍ=K«∞Û,
ZѨC_»∂ J"Õ q+¨Ü«∂Å∞ =∂\Ï¡_»@O =Å# HÍ=K«∞Û. Jhfl QÆ∞ˆ~Î.
P~ÀA–
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F Ѩk~ÀAÅ∞ QÆ_çzáÈÜ«∂~Ú. WO\’¡ U q^èŒ"≥∞ÿ# Q˘_»=Å∞ ÖË=Ù.
"å`å=~°}O ‰õÄ_® =∂=¸Å∞QÍ J=Ù`ÀOk. JO^Œ~∂° =∂=¸Å∞QÍ J~ÚáÈÜ«∂~°∞.
Jhfl =∞iz áÈ`«∞<åfl~°∞.
P~ÀA =∞OAÅ ã¨∂¯Å∞#∞Oz WO\˜H˘KåÛHõ, ZѨÊ\˜ÖÏQÍ =∞$^Œ∞Å QÆkÖ’H˜
"≥o§Ok. JHõ¯_» ÖËHõáÈ`Õ ÃÑ^ŒÌ=∞‡x J_çyOk. U^À ÉÏ„`«∂OÔHo§O^Õ"≥∂#x
HÍ¿ãûѨ\=˜ ~°‰Äõ Z=~°∂ ‰õÄ_® =∞$^Œ∞Å ã¨OQÆu Ѩ\Oì˜ K«∞HÀÖË^∞Œ . P `«~åfi`« XH˘¯Hõ¯à◊√§
J@∂ W@∂ K«∂ã¨∞ÎO>Ë J~°÷=∞~ÚOk "åà◊§H˜ =∞$^Œ∞Å HõxÑ≤OK«_»OÖË^Œx.
"≥O@<Õ ÃÑ^ŒÌ=∞‡ U^À QÆ∞~˘ÎzÛ#@∞¡QÍ Ö’Ñ¨ÅÔHo§ =∞$^Œ∞Å |@ìÅ∞ K«∂ã≤Ok.
|@ìÅ∞ ÖË=x `≥eã≤, XHõ¯™êi Ѷ¨∞ÁÅ∞¡=∞Ok.
J^Õ ã¨=∞Ü«∂xH˜, ÃÑ^Œ<å#fl \© `åQÆ_®xH˜ WO\˜H˘KåÛ~°∞. Z=~°∂
K≥ѨʉõΩO_®<Õ PÜ«∞#‰õΩ JO`å J~°÷=∞~ÚáÈ~ÚOk.
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Ѩ^Õ Ñ¨^Õ QÆ∞~°∞Î `≥K«∞ÛHÀ=_»O =Å¡<À, „Ѩf~ÀA U^À F ã¨=∞Ü«∂# =∞$^Œ∞Å
QÆ∞iOz =∂\Ï¡_∞» `«∂O_»_O» =Å¡<À P"≥∞ QÆ∞iOz# PÖ’K«#Å∞, ^Œ$âߺÅ∞, Hõà§◊ =ÚO^Œ∞
Hõ^Œ∞Å∞`«∂O_»_»O =Å¡<À, =∞$^Œ∞Å K«xáÈHõ=ÚO^Œ∞ [iy#q, P `«~åfi`«q Jhfl
‰õÄ_® =∞OAÅH˜ ÉÏQÍ QÆ∞~°∞ÎO_çáÈÜ«∂~Ú.
Wk [iQÍHõ =∞OAÅg∞^Œ POHõΔÅ∞, „Ѩu|O^èŒHÍÅ∞ Z‰õΩ¯=Ü«∂º~Ú. Hõ@ì_ç
Z‰õΩ¯=~ÚºOk.
JO`ÕH͉õΩO_® „¿Ñ=∞H˜ Ѷ¨e`«O Kå=Ù, U_»∞Ѩ٠J#fl J~°÷O =KÕÛ@∞¡QÍ
=∂\Ï¡_»∞`«∂O_Õ"å~°∞.
=∞OAÅ ^Œ$+≤ìx ˆH=ÅO K«^Œ∞=Ùg∞^ŒˆH =∞o§OKÕ"å~°∞. aZã‘û K«^Œ∞=Ù`«∂
LO_»QÍ ÃÑo§ KÕ¿ãâß~°∞. J`«QÎ ÍiO\’¡ "åà◊§ ã¨ÇϨ HÍ~°O`À _ç„w ѨÓiÎKãÕ O≤ k. L^ÀºQÆO
ã¨OáêkOK«∞‰õΩOk.
Wk [iy W~°=ÜÕ∞ºà◊§~ÚOk.
J~Ú<å D~ÀA# J^Õ ã≤÷u.
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#Å¡ W#ѨˆQ@∞. "Õ∞HõÅ∞, ‰õΩHõ¯Å∞ ~å‰õΩO_® ã¨QÆO =~°‰õÄ `≥Å¡ áê¡ã≤ìH± +‘\ò
LOk.
ˆQ@∞ ѨHõ¯# QÆ∞Öò"≥ÚǨÏ~°∞ K≥@∞ì xO_® ѨÓÅ`À =ÙOk.
Qˆ @∞ fã≤Ok. P â◊ÉÏÌxH˜ K≥@H¡ ˜ hà◊√§ ÃÑ_»∞`«∞#fl F #_ç=Ü«∞ã¨∞ ¢ãΑ =∞OAňHã≤
K«∂ã≤Ok.
''Z=~°∞ HÍ"åÅ=∂‡?——
''qâßÖò "åà◊§ J=∞‡ ##∞fl ~°=∞‡<åfl~°∞...—— JO@∂ PyOk. á⁄OkQÍæ L#fl
WÅ∞¡. z#fl `À@, ã¨#fl\˜ ã≤"≥∞O@∞ ÉÏ@. ÉÏ@H˜ Ô~O_»∞"≥·Ñ¨ÙÖÏ <ÕÅg∞^Œ, á⁄\˜ìQÍ
L#fl ã¨#fl\˜ P‰õΩÅ =∞^茺 |~îå}© yO[ÅO`« Ãã·AÖ’ z#fl `≥Å∞ѨÙ, QÆ∞ÖÏc, hÅO
ѨÙ=ÙfiÅ∞#fl "≥ÚHõ¯Å∞.
=∞OAÅ K«∞@∂ì K«∂ã¨∞Î#flѨC_»∞ ֒ѨeflOz WO^•Hõ\ ˜ =∞x+≤ |Ü«∞\˜H˜
=zÛOk.
''~°O_»=∂‡... J=∞‡QÍ~°∞ ~°=∞‡<åfl~°∞—— Jx WO\˜"≥·Ñ¨Ù ^•i fã≤Ok. =∞OAÅ
P"≥∞#∞ J#∞ã¨iOzOk. P"≥∞ ֒ѨÅÔHàϧHõ á¶êº<£ "Õã≤ "≥o§Ok.
=ÚO^Œ∞QÆkÖ’ ‰õÄKÀÃÑ\˜ìOk.
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KÕ¿ãk ÖËHõ, J==∂#O`À WO\˜H˜ =zÛ ‰õÄ`«∞iH˜ JO`å K≥Ñ≤ÊOk ã¨∞+¨‡.
"≥Ú^Œ\’¡ "≥ÚǨÏO z#flQÍ KÕã¨∞‰õΩOk. P `«~åfi`« J@∂ W@∂ KåÖÏ¿ãѨÙ
uiyOk.
=∞OAÅH˜ ‰õÄ`«∞i "≥ÚǨÏO K«∂¿ãÎ ÉèíÜ«∞O "Õã≤Ok.
HÍh UO J<åÖ’ `≥bHõ T~°∞‰õΩOk. ã¨∞+¨‡H˜ ‰õÄ_® `≥Å∞™⁄ã¨∞ÎOk qâßÖò
`«e¡ ZÖÏO\˜^À##fl ã¨OQÆu. J~Ú<å Wk F q^èŒOQÍ =∞Oz^Õ. =∞#ã¨∞
=∂~°∞ÛHÀ_®xH˜ J=HÍâ◊O LO@∞Ok.
H˘OK≥O¿ãѨܫ∂ºHõ `«e¡ Z^Œ∞~°∞QÍ #∞OK«∞Ok ã¨∞+¨‡.
''=∞g∞‡ ÉÏ^èŒÑ¨_»∞Î<åfl"å? P"≥∞ ã¨OQÆu =∞#ÔHO^Œ∞‰õΩ? #∞"ÕfiO ÉÏ^èŒÑ¨_»‰õΩ.
Pq_» X^ŒÌ<åfl HÍ^Œ<åfl, qâßÖò =∂„`«O =^ŒÌ#_»∞. ##∞fl HÍ^Œ#_»∞. <åHÍ #=∞‡HõO
=ÙOk J~Ú<å Pq_≥=~°∂ =∞^茺֒? =∂ „¿Ñ=∞ Ѷ¨eã¨∞ÎOk. =∂ ÃÑo§`«Ñ¨Ê‰õΩO_®
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‰õÄ`«∞iH˜ K≥Ñ≤Ê Ô~O_»∞QÆO@Å „áêO`«OÖ’ qâßÖò WO\˜H˜ "≥o§Ok. JѨC_»∞
ÉèÏ~åºÉèí~°Îe^ŒÌ~°∂ K≥~À ™Èá¶êÖ’ ‰õÄK«∞x L<åfl~°∞. =ÚÉèÏ=OQÍ ‰õÄKÀ=∞#fl@∞¡QÍ
Ãã·QÆ KÕâß~°∞. Ѩx=∞x+≤ =∞Ozhà◊§ QÍ¡ã¨∞#fl „>Ë fã¨∞H˘zÛOk. F QÍ¡ã¨∞ fã¨∞‰õΩx
H˘OK≥O `åy ѨHõ¯<Õ L#fl z#flã¨∂ìÅ∞ g∞^Œ ÃÑ\˜ìOk.
''<Õ#∞ K«^Œ∞=Ù‰õΩx L^ÀºQÆO KÕã¨∞Î<åfl#∞. <Õ#∞ =∂ J=∂‡~Úx ã¨iQÍ
Ѩ\Oì˜ K«∞HÀÖË^xŒ g∞~°#∞‰õΩO\ψ~"≥∂ HÍh Ñ≤ÅÅ¡ ∞ KåÖÏ z#flQÍ L#flѨC_»∞ `«e^¡ OŒ „_»∞Å
=∂@ qO\Ï~°∞. "åà◊¡ „ѨÉèÏ=O LO@∞Ok. F =Ü«∞™⁄KåÛHõ, |Ü«∞\˜ ã¨=∂[O
„ѨÉèÏ=O KåÖÏ LO@∞Ok ~ÀAÖ’ ã¨QÆO |Ü«∞>Ë LO\Ï~°∞ HÍ|\˜ì. JO^Œ∞Hõx,
[iy# ^•xÖ’ =∞#O W^ŒÌ~°O ‰õÄ_® XHõà◊§<˘Hõà◊√§ `«Ñ¨C Ѩ@∞ìHÀ=_»O J#=ã¨~°O.
[iy# ^•xH˜ =∞#O H˘O`« ÉÏ^è∞Œ ºÅO. ^•xfl =∞#O ã¨iKÕÜ∞« ÖËO. HÍh [~°QÉÆ ’ÜÕ∞k
=∞#O ã¨ik^ŒÌQÆÅO. JO^Œ∞Hõx =∞#O WѨC_»∞ P q^èŒOQÍ P HÀ}OÖ’Oz
PÖ’zOKåe—— Jx Py "åà◊§ "≥ÚǨÅ∞ K«∂ã≤Ok, "åà◊√§ xâ◊≈|ÌOQÍ qO@∞<åfl~°∞.
''D ÖË`« =Ü«∞ã¨∞Ö’ WÖÏO\˜q [~°QƉõÄ_»^Œx, JO^Œi `«Å∞¡ÖÏ¡ˆQ <Õ#∂
HÀ~°∞‰õΩ<åfl#∞. HÍh [iyáÈ~ÚOk JO^Œ∞Hõx áêl\˜"£QÍ =∞OzQÍ J~°÷O
KÕã¨∞‰õΩ<ÕÖÏO\˜ ã≤÷u HõÅ∞QÆ*ËÜ«∂Åx <å Jaè=∞`«O, HÍh Jk ‰õÄ_® ѨxKÕÜ«∞ÖË^Œ∞.
ã≤x=∂ _≥Ö· ÏQÆ∞Å∞ ÉÏQÍ K≥|∞`«∞<åfl~°∞. P"ÕâO◊ `«Ñʨ PÖ’K«# J#fl^Õ ÖË^∞Œ . Ü«∞^ä•~å÷xfl
J~°÷O KÕã¨∞‰õΩ<Õ =Ü«∞ã¨∞ ÖË^Œ∞, TǨÏÖ’¡ LO_çáÈ`«∞<åfl~°∞. P Ö’HõO #∞Oz Éèí∂g∞‡^Œ
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P#O^£ =ÚOɡ· #∞Oz =KåÛ_»∞QÍh PѶ‘ã¨∞ Ѩxg∞^Œ á⁄^Œ∞Ì<Õfl "≥o§áÈ~Ú
~å„u ZѨC_À =ã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞.
D q+¨Ü«∂Å∞ K≥Ñ≤Ê P#O^£H˜ W|ƒOk HõeyOK«^ŒÅ∞ÛHÀÖË^Œ∞. ÃÑ·QÍ arQÍ
L#fl P#O^£ WO\’¡ =∂~°∞ÊÅx HõxÃÑ@ìÖËHõáÈÜ«∂_»∞.
=∞~åfl_»∞, H˘_»∞H˜¯, WOHÍ Ñ¨sHõÅΔ ∞ J=ÖË^∞Œ HÍ|\˜,ì ã¨∂¯Å∞ |ã¨∞ûÖ’ ZH˜¯Oz,
P#O^£ \˜Ñ¶≤<£ _»Éσ ã¨iÌ, P#O^£x ‰õÄ_® ѨOÑ≤Oz, fiQÍæ ¿ÑѨ~°∞ K«∂ã¨∂Î _≥·xOQ∑
>Ë|∞Öò ^ŒQÆæ~° ‰õÄK«∞Ok =∞OAÅ.
ã¨∞+¨‡ `˘q∞‡k J=Ù`«∞O_»QÍ ÖËzOk, F J~°QOÆ @ `«~åfi`« áêÅQÍ¡ã∞¨ , ^•xg∞^Œ
a㨯@∞¡#fl z#fl ¿Ñ¡@∞ LOK«∞‰õΩx \©g =ÚO^Œ∞ ‰õÄK«∞Ok. i"≥∂\ò Ѩ@∞ì‰õΩO@∞#fl
ã¨=∞Ü«∞OÖ’ =∞OAÅ Ñ≤ezOk.
''\©g P¿Ñã≤, WHõ¯_çH˜ =zÛ ‰õÄKÀ. h`À =∂\Ï¡_®e—— JOk =∞OAÅ.
ã¨QÆO `åy# QÍ¡ã¨∞x, ^•xg∞^Œ a㨯@¡ Ѩàı§xfl ÃÑ@∞ì‰õΩx, =∞OAÅ ÔH^Œ∞~°∞QÍ
‰õÄ~°∞ÛOk ã¨∞+¨‡. QÍ¡ã¨∞x Ѩàı§xfl >ËaÅ∞g∞^Œ ÃÑ\˜ìOk.
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=∞~åfl_»∞ =∞OAÅH˜ JÅ"å@∞QÍ<Õ S^Œ∞QÆO@ňH "≥∞ʼnõΩ= =zÛ<å ÖË=ÖË^∞Œ .
P~°∞ ^•\˜<å ÖË=x =∞OAÅx K«∂ã≤ P#O^£ Pâ◊Û~°ºáÈÜ«∂_»∞.
''=∞OE! ÖË... P~°∞ ^•\˜Ok. WOHÍ Ñ¨_»∞‰õΩ<åfl"ÕO? XO\’¡ ÉÏQÍÖË^•?——
P"≥∞#∞ `«\ ˜ì Ñ≤ez ÖËáê_»∞.
''J=Ù#∞. D =∞^茺 ÉÏQÆ∞O_»_»O ÖË^Œ∞. ÃãÅ=Ù á⁄_çyOKå#∞. g∞‰õΩ U^≥·<å
HÍ"åÅO>Ë ã¨∞+¨‡x J_»QÆO_ç. `«#∞ LOk Hõ^•!—— JO@∂ F"≥·Ñ¨Ù XuÎye, K≥OѨH˜O^Œ
J~°KÕux =ÙOK«∞‰õΩx P#O^£x x„^ŒHõà◊§`À K«∂ã≤Ok.
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L^ŒÜ«∞O P~°∞QÆO@Å∞-
„H˜ÔH\ò ã¨~°O*Ï=∂ fã¨∞‰õΩx |Ü«∞\˜H˜ "≥à◊√Î<åfl_»∞ qâßÖò.
„H˜ÔH\ò ã¨~°O*Ï=∂`À L#fl H˘_»∞‰õΩx K«∂™ê_»∞ "≥O@<Õ K«^Œ∞=Ù`«∞#fl ¿ÑѨ~üx
ѨHõ¯H˜ `«Ñ≤ÊOKå_»∞ q<À^£.
''ÃãHõO_çÜ«∞~ü HÍ¡ã¨∞Å∞ "≥Ú^ŒÅÜ«∂ºÜ«∂?——
''ÖË^Œ∞ _®_£ ZOÃã\ò ~åÜ«∂Å#∞‰õΩ<Õ "åà◊¡H˜ "≥Ú^ŒÅÜ«∂º~Ú. =∂ HÍ=∞~üû
"åà◊¡H˜ HÍ¡ã¨∞Å∞ "Õ∞ ÖÏãπì gH± #∞Oz Jx J<åfl~°∞...——
ZHõ¯_çH˜ "≥o§<å, ZѨC_»∞ "≥o§<å, U ~ÀA# ‰õÄ_® `«O„_ç J_»QÆÖË^Œ∞.
JÖÏO\˜k W"åà◊ qâßÖòH˜ Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ LOk, `«O„_ç `«# K«^Œ∞=Ù QÆ∞iOz
J_»∞QÆ∞`«∂O>Ë...
''K«^Œ∞=ÙHÀ"åÖÏ!—— ¿ÑѨ~°∞ ѨHõ¯# ÃÑ\˜ìOz H˘_»∞‰õΩx K«∂™ê_»∞.
''Pñ... HÍ¡ã¨∞Å∞ "≥Ú^ŒÅ~Ú#ѨC_»∞ "≥àÏ¡e...J^Õ ÖÏãπì gH±Ö’——.
''HÍh =∞# áê¡<£ "Õˆ~ LO^Œ#fl ã¨OQÆu `≥Å∞ã¨∞ Hõ^•...—— ѨsHõΔQÍ K«∂™ê_»∞.
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WHõ¯_» ã¨∞+¨‡, JHõ¯_» qâßÖò JÅ"å@∞ ÖËx Ѩ#∞Å∞ KÕã‘ KÕã‘ ÉÏQÍ
JÅã≤áÈ`«∞<åfl~°∞.
ã¨∞+¨‡ J~Ú`Õ =∞s.
"Õ∞ <≥Å J=_»O`À "Õ_ç Z‰õΩ¯=QÍ LO\’Ok. K≥=∞@Å`À Xà◊¡O`å
`«_ãç á≤ È`ÀOk. J~Ú<å JÖψQ p^Œ~° p^Œ~Q° Í =Ù<åfl, x~åã¨H`Îõ `« À Ѩ#∞Å∞ KÕ™ÈÎOk.
áêÅ∞, „ɡ_£ ÖË=Ù.
ÃÑ~°∞QÆ∞ <≥~Úº Jã¨ÖË ÖË=Ù.
uO_ç ã¨iQÍ ÖËHõáÈ`Õ, ã¨iQÍæ >ˇÿ=ÚH˜ u#HõáÈ`Õ ZÖÏO\˜ =∂~°∞ÊÖÁ™êÎÜ≥∂,
#+¨ìO ZÖÏ =ÙO@∞O^À, ã¨∞+¨‡ "≥ÚǨÏOÖ’ ã¨Ê+¨ìOQÍ HõxÑ≤™ÈÎOk.
`«#∞ WѨC_»∞ U ~°Hõ"≥∞ÿ# rq`åxfl QÆ_»∞ѨÙ`ÀOk!
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֒ѨÅO`å "Õ_çQÍ =ÙOk. K≥=∞@Å∞ Hõ‰õΩ¯‰õΩO@∂<Õ J@∂ W@∂ u~°∞QÆ∞`«∂
ѨxKÕã¨∞Î<åfl_»∞. JHõ¯_» =Ü«∞ã¨∞Ö’ KåÖÏ ÃÑ^ŒÌ J~Ú# âı+¨Ü«∞º`À J<åfl_»∞ ''Uã‘
"Õ¿ãÎ U"≥∞ÿáÈ`«∞Ok? =∞#O JO`å WO`« Hõ+¨ìѨ_»∞`«∞<åflO Hõ^•? J`«xH˜ =∂„`«O
‰õÄÅ~ü HÍ"åe... =∞#H˜ JHõ¯ˆ~¡^•!—— Jk Z=~À q#fl@∞ì<åfl~°∞. "åà◊√¡ "≥o¡ „Ѩ™ê^£H˜
K≥áêÊ~°∞.
PÜ«∞# `«# ã‘@∞Ö’Oz ÖËK˘zÛ qâßÖò ^ŒQÆæ~° #∞OK«∞<åfl_»∞.
''h K«^Œ∞=ÙH˜, #∞=Ùfi KÕ¿ã ѨxH˜ hH˜O`« Hõ<åfl Z‰õΩ¯= Q“~°=O HÍ"åÅx
J#∞HÀ‰õΩ. D ÃÑ^ŒÌ ÃÑ^ŒÌ ã¨∂Ѩ~ü =∂Ô~¯@∞¡ =KåÛHõ =∂‰õΩ ÖÏÉèÏÖË ÖË=Ù.
JÖÏO@ѨC_»∞ Uã‘Å∞ ‰õÄÅ~°∞¡ g∞‰õį_® ã¨ÑÜ
¡¨ ∞ü KÕã≤ "Õ∞O k"åÖÏ f¿ãÜ«∂ÖÏ!
Wk "åºáê~°O. ÖÏÉèí#ëêìÅ g∞^Õ #_»∞ã¨∞ÎOk.
z#fl"å_çq hH˜OHÍ `≥b_»O ÖË^∞Œ . =ÚO^Œ∞ =ÚO^Œ∞ WOHÍ Hõ+Ñì¨ _¨ ®eû =ã¨∞OÎ k.
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F™êi-
QÀ_Ò<£Ö’Oz ã¨~°∞‰õΩÅ∞ fã¨∞‰õΩ~å"åeû =zÛOk. z#fl "≥∞@∞¡ ZH˜¯ ÃÑ·#
™ê=∂#∞ JO`å =ÙOKÕ ™Èì~üÖ’H˜ "≥àÏ¡_»∞.
JHõ¯_» "Õ_çQÍ LOk. QÍe Jã¨Å∞ ÖË^Œ∞. pHõ\ ˜ QÆ∞Ü«∂º~°O. Öˇ·@∞ "Õã¨∞‰õΩx,
Uk HÍ"åÖ’ Jk fã¨∞‰õΩx |Ü«∞@Ѩ_Õã¨iH˜ Xà◊¡O`å `«_çã≤áÈ~ÚOk.
=∞m§ `«O„_ç =∂@Å∞ QÆ∞~˘ÎKåÛ~Ú.
P ~å„u WO\’¡ `«e¡`À "≥Ú^Œ\ ˜™êiQÍ [iy#^ŒO`å K≥áêÊ_»∞.
Wxfl ~ÀAÅ∞, WO\’¡ "åà◊§H˜ UO K≥ѨÊÖË^Œ∞.
"åà◊§x HõÅ∞ã¨∞‰õΩ<Õ ã¨=∞Ü«∞O qâßÖòH˜ ^˘~°HõÖË^Œ∞.
KåÖÏ ~ÀAÅ `«~åfi`« `«e¡ ^ŒQÆæ~° ‰õÄK«∞<åfl_»∞. ZO^Œ∞HÀ K≥áêÊÅxÑ≤OzOk.
ã¨∞+¨‡Hõ<åfl J=∞‡ KåÖÏ ^ŒQÆæ~°xÑ≤OzOk.
P"≥∞ K≥=ÙÅH˜ H˘_»∞‰õΩ =∂@Å∞ WOѨÙQÆ JxÑ≤OKå~Ú.
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=∞OAÅH˜ Jxfl q+¨Ü«∂Å∞ `≥Å∞ã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú.
qâßÖò `«e¡ ^•fi~å H˘xfl, `«O„_ç ^•fi~å H˘xfl q+¨Ü«∂efl á¶È<£ KÕã≤
`≥Å∞ã¨∞‰õΩ<Õk.
qâßÖòx `«O„_ç qâßYѨ@flO fã¨∞ÔHàÏ¡_»x `≥eã≤ 'ǨÏ=∞‡Ü«∞º— Jx `ÕeQÍæ
TÑ≤i Ñ‘Å∞Û‰õΩOk.
qâßÖò JO>Ë =∞QÆÑ≤ÖÏ¡_»∞. |Ü«∞@ „ѨѨOK«OÖ’H˜ XHõ¯_Õ J_»∞QÆ∞ ÃÑ@ìQÆÅ_»∞.
ÃÑ\Ïì_»∞ ‰õÄ_®.
ÃÑ·QÍ `å`«QÍiO\˜H˜ "≥àÏ¡_»∞ P ÃÑ^ŒÌ"åàı¡ "å_çH˜ ÃÑ^ŒÌ ~°HõΔ}. "åà◊¡ ^•fi~å
#Å∞QÆ∞i`À HõÅ∞™êÎ_»∞. #Å∞QÆ∞i`À u~°∞QÆ∞`å_»∞. =∞#∞+¨μÅ =∞^茺 "≥∞ã¨Å∞`«∞O>Ë,
rq`åxH˜ HÍ=eû#q Z<Àfl `≥Å∞™êÎ~Ú.
ZÖÏ LO_®Ö’, 㨠= ∂[OÖ’ ZÖÏ "≥ ∞ ÅQÍÖ’, ZÖÏ =∂\Ï¡ _ ®Ö’,
Lz`å#∞z`åÅ∞ Uq\’, XHõ\ ˜ HÍ^Œ∞, Ô~O_»∞ HÍ^Œ∞, Z<Àfl Z<Àfl `≥Å∞™êÎ~Ú.
<Õ~°∞ÛHÀ_®xH˜ J=HÍâßÅ∞ Z<Àfl =∞i.
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`≥b‰õΩO_®<Õ, ã¨∞+¨‡x ÉÏQÍ QÆ=∞xOK«_»O "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ ÃÑ\˜ìOk =∞OAÅ.
ã¨∞+¨‡Ö’ =∂~°∞Ê KåÖÏ ã¨Ê+¨ìOQÍ HõxÑ≤™ÈÎOk. "≥Ú^Œ\’¡ á¶È<£ KÕã≤ qâßÖò`À
=∂\Ï¡_Õk. `«~åfi`«Î~åfi`« ~å„u `˘q∞‡kH˜ á¶È<£ ^ŒQÆæˆ~ ‰õÄK«∞<Õk ÃãÖò`À =∂\Ï¡_ç`Õ
_»|∞ƒ J~ÚáÈ`«∞O^Œx. _»|∞ƒ qÅ∞= `≥Å∞™ÈÎO^ŒxÑ≤OzOk.
ZѨC_»∂ Sáê_£`À Hõ#Ѩ_Õ ã¨∞+¨‡ WѨC_»∞ =∂=¸Å∞QÍ LO\’Ok. Jã¨=Î ∂#O
\©g =ÚO^Œ∞ ‰õÄK«∞x Z=~À XHõi`À #=Ùfi`«∂ QÆÅQÆÖÏ =¸_»∞ ÉèÏ+¨Å∞ HõeÑ≤
=∂\Ï¡_Õ ã¨∞+¨‡ WѨC_»∞ \©gx K«∂_®¤xˆH W+¨ìѨ_»>Ë¡^Œ∞. <À\’¡Oz áê@Å∞ ‰õÄ_®
~å=_»OÖË^Œ∞. `«# g∞^Œ `«#ˆH *Ïe HõeyOk. ‰õÄ`«∞i Ѩ@¡ x~åÌH˜Δ}ºOQÍ
„Ѩ=iÎã¨∞Î#flO^Œ∞‰õΩ. Hõhã¨Ñ¨Ù P#O^ŒO ‰õÄ_® J#∞ÉèíqOK«hÜ«∞‰õΩO_® KÕã≤Ok.
Jã¨Å∞ qâßÖò`À =∂\Ï¡_»∞`ÀO^À ÖË^À =∞OAÅH˜ J#∞=∂#OQÍ<Õ LOk.
ZO^Œ∞HõO>Ë, D =∞^茺 ZHõ¯_® á¶È<£Ö’ HÍh, ÃãÖòÖ’ HÍh =∂\Ï¡_»∞`«∞#fl@∞¡
HõxÑ≤OK«_»O ÖË^Œ∞.
qâßÖò ã¨OQÆu ã¨∞+¨‡H˜ JѨC_»Ñ¨C_»∞ =∞OAÅ K≥¿ÑÊk.
=∞OAÅ K≥¿ÑÊq Jhfl ‰õÄ_®, `«#ˆHO ã¨O|O^èŒO ÖËx q+¨Ü«∂Å#fl@∞¡QÍ
xifiHÍ~°OQÍ, Ѩ@ì#@∞ìQÍ, `«# q+¨Ü«∂Å∞ HÍ#@∞ìQÍ =∞ø#OQÍ LO_çáÈÜÕ∞k.