m<uq l;dfõ m%;spdr j,g ia;+;shs' blaukskau os,aydks-2 ,shkak ys;=fk ta m%;spdr ksid

os,aydks - 2

iq.;a iy uu fldÉpr i;=áka ysáh;a iq.;ag yeuodu ud;a tlal bkak neß tl

ug;a thdg;a fokakgu ÿlla jqkd' thd yeufõf,au fufyg udrejla yod.kak W;aidy

lr lr ysáfh' wms ysáfha wefklaia tl wms wjqreoaolg wrf.k ;snqfk' udi .dKl lS

uks tlmdr §,' ta;a wms udiam;d l=,sh fokak ´k' fï fjkfldg wmsg tl udfil

l=,sh fokak úÈyla ke;sj fofjks udfi;a .;fjñka ;snqfk'

—ÿj oeka udfil=;a myqfj,d fofjks udfi i,a,s fok oji;a ,Õhs' ug;a jev j.hla

;sfhkj lr.kak' iq.;a mq;dg u;la lrkak l=,sh .ek˜ fï w;r wefklaia tl whs;s

wxl,a ug ks;r ks;r fï .ek u;la l,d'

i;s wkaf; f.or wdmq iq.;a tlal ux fï .ek l:d l,d' —iq.;a Thdg ú;rla fcdí

tlla lr, wmsg Ôj;a fjkak wudrehsfk' tlafld uu;a fcdí tlla fydhd.kako@

wxl¨;a yeuodu i,a,s u;la lrkj˜ ux uf. woyi iq.;ag lsõj'

—ug Thdg lsh, yïnlr.kak ´ks kE È,a' Thd fldhs ;rï iemg ysáh fl,af,lao ux

ksid ÿla ú¢kj fkao@' ux fldfyduyß blaukg i,a,s fydhd.kak n,kakï˜ ta

fj,djg iq.;a lsõfj tfyuhs'

—wfka ux ljodj;a tfyu ys;=fj kE r;a;rx' ug Th;a tlal bkak ;rx iemla ;j

fldfyo@˜ iq.;a ux ,Õg weú;a udj ;=re¨ lr.;a;'

—msiaiqo iq.;a ljqre yß olshs˜ fï fj,dfj wm l;d lr lr ysáfh j;a; m,af,yd

;sfhk ,s| .dj' álla w÷r jeá, ;snqk;a ljqreyß olshs lsh, ug nh ys;=k'

—fu;k ldgj;a fmakafka kE nnd˜ lsh, iq.;a wdfh ,Õg weo, .oaÈu ux thdf.k

ñÈ, ,s| tyd me;a;g .shd'

—yenehs ,Õg wdfj ke;a;x j;=r .ykjd˜ iq.;a yskdfjù j;=r nd,aÈh wf;a ;shdf.k

lsõj'

—yd mq¨jka kx .ykak˜ ux ,s| tydme;af; b|ka thdg Èj Èla lr lr weo lrk .uka

lsõj'

iq.;a tlmdru ux ysgmq me;a;g j;=r tl ùis l,d' ux tydg mekak;a j;=r tflka

fífrkak ug neß jqkd' udj fyd|gu f;uqk' ux we|ka ysáfh à I¾Ü tlla ú;rhs'

f.or ysgmq .uka ksid we;=,g fukj;a we|, ysáfh;a kE' ÿyq,a à I¾Ü tl j;=r ksid

uf. weÕgu we,s, ;snqfk' —Id fufyfu Thdg udr ,iaikhsfk˜ lsh lsh iq.;a ux

,Õg weú;a udj ;re`M lrf.k uf.a f;d,a fol Wrkak .;a;' ug;a fkdoekSu ux

thdg wj;k Wkd' iq.;a fIdaÜ tlla ú;rhs we|f.k ysáfh thd fIdaÜ tl .,j,d

ìug jefgkak weßh' thdf. tl .skshï fj,d jf. ;snqfk' thd ÿyq,a à I¾Ü tlg

we,s, ;snqk uf.a mshhqre à I¾Ü tl Wäkau Wrkak .;a;' ta .uka uf.a tl ,Õg

thdf.a tl ;sh, we;=,g od,d ysgf.ku lrf.k .shd' uu;a iq.;af. fldkafv

wiafika weÕs,s od,d ;Èka w,a,f.k ysáfh' ug;a fkdoekqj;aju ug fl¢ß .Ejqkd' ta

;rug udj l=,au;a fj,d ysáfh' mshhqre Wrk tl k;r lrmq iq.;a wdfh;a uf. f;d,a

fol .e,ú, tk ;rug ;Èka Wrkak .;a;' ta .uka thd lrk fõ.h jeä l,d' ál

fj,djla yhsfhkau lrf.k .sh thd udj ;Èka w,a,f.k k;r Wkd' uf.a ll=,a Èf.a

tahdf. tajd .,kj ug f;arekd'

m,a,fyd me;af;ka fld, fmdä fjk ioaohla wdfj t;fldg' uuhs iq.;=hs tlmdru

yeß, tame;a; ne¨j' t;fldg ;uhs wms oelafl wxl,a .ia,nq .yg tyd me;af;

bkakj' ughs iq.;=hs lr.kak fohla ke;=j n,df.k ysáh'

—wd''' kE <uhsfk ux fï mQfila lE .ykj jf.a weyqk ksid fï me;a;g wdfj˜ lsh,

wdfh mdrla à I¾Ü tl weÕug we,s, ;snqk ux Èyd ál fj,djla n,x b|, hkak .shd'

ug udru wmafiÜ' —´j .kx .kak tmd È,a th;a ta ldf, ´j lrkak we;sfk˜ lsh lsh

iq.;a udj ikikak W;aidy lrd' —ta;a ux fldfyduo wdfh ta ukqiaihf. uQK

n,kafk˜ wmafiÜ tlgu ug we`vqk'

—Thd w`vkak tmd fl,af, thdg ysf;kak we;s ldf,lg miafi ,hsõ fIda tlla ne¨j

lsh,' ux oelalfk ñksy Thd osyd n,mq fij, ne,au' ux ys;kafk iEfyk fj,d

ñksy ioao ke;=j n,x bkak we;s iq.;a udj ikik .uka lsõj'

B,Õ i÷o iqmqreÿ úÈygu iq.;a jevg hkak msg;a jqkd' ug f.oßka t<shg hkak ys;

ÿkafk kE' tfyu jqfkd;a wxl,ag uQk fokak fjhs lshk nhg' tod yji wxl,a l;d

lrkj weyqk;a ux f.or ke;s úÈygu fodr wßkafk ke;sj ysáh' ux yji flda,a

lroaÈ iq.;ag;a lsõj wxl,a l;d l,d ux .sfh kE lsh,' —tfyu lrkak tmd È,a' wms

i,a,s;a §, ke;s tfla f,dl= lx fmkakkj lsh, ñksyg ;ry hhs' Thd fjkila

fmkakkafk ke;sj l;d lrkak˜ iq.;a lshk l;dfj;a we;a;la ;sfhkj'

myqjod ux mqreÿ úÈyg Wfoa ñÿ, w;=..d ysáh' ál fj,djlska ux oelal wxl,a ux

bkak me;a;g wúof.k tkj' ´k foalg uQk fokj lsh, ud;a È.gu w;=..d ysáh'

—ÿjg iq.;a mq;;a tlal f.or l=,sh .ek l;d lrkak fj,djla yïnjqkdo okafk kE˜

wxl,a uf.ka weyqj'

—ux l;d l,d wxl,a fï udfi w. fjoaÈ udi foflau i,a,s tlmdr fokakïfld˜

lsh, ux lsjqj'

—kE ux kslug weyqfj lula kE yïnjqkyu fokakfld' ÿjg;a fcdí tlla lrkak

;sfhkafk' ´fk kx uf.a hd`Mfjla bkakj fyd| fydfg,a tll Thdj Receptionist

fcdí tllg jf.a od,d fokak mq`Mjka' Thdf. ,iaikg ´k lïmeks tllska kslïu

fcdí j,g .kshs˜ wxl,a yskd fjù lsõj'

—;ekala hQ wxl,a' ux kx leu;shs fcdí tlla lrkak' ta;a iq.;a leu;s kE ux fcdí

tlla lrkjg˜ ux lsõj' —Thdg fudâ,ska lrkk yß .e,fmk weÕla ;sfhkafk ÿj'

kslx bkak tl wmrdfo' ys;, n,kak˜ ux Èyd .s,skak jf.a n,k .uka wxl,a

lshdf.k .shd' ux fIdaÜ tla¾Ü tlll=hs' ialsks tll=hs we|, ysáfh' wxl,a ux Èyd

n,k úÈyg wmyiq;djhla oekqk;a ux fjkila fmkakkafk ke;sj ysáh'

—wxl,a oj,ag Whkak;a ;sfhkj' ux wxl,ag;a n;a tlla tjkakx˜ ug .e,fjkak

Wjukdjg ux lsõj' —yd ÿj˜ lsh, wxl¨;a f.agqgj me;a;g .shd'

lsõj jf.a fkfjhs oeka b;sx oj,ag lEu f.kshkak;a tmehs' ux blaukg lEu yeÿj'

fldfydu yß Wh, bjr fjkfldg oj,a 1 ú;r jqkd' ux blaukg lEu wrf.k

wxl,a,f. f.or ,Õg .syska fn,a tl .eyqj' ál fj,djlska wxl,a fodr weßh' wxl,a

I¾Ü tlla ke;sj ysáfh' weÕ mqrdu uhs,a msß,' —tkak ÿj we;=,g˜ ux we;=,g .shd' —

lEu lduf¾ T;kska ol=Kg ÿj' ;ry ke;=j t;kskau ;shkak˜ wxl,a lsjqj' lEu

lduf¾ ,Õg hoaÈ t;kg tydme;af; ;sfhk lduf¾ fodr ;sfhkafk;a ta tlaluhs' ug

kslug ta me;a; ne¨k' àù tl od, ;snqfk' tafl maf,a fjù ;snqfk íÆ *s,aï tlla'

,s| ,ÕÈ wxl,a wmsj oelal ojfi iq.;a lshmq l;d ug u;la jqkd' ux blaukg lEu

lduf¾ fufi Wäka lEu tl ;sh, tkak wdj'

—wehs ÿj yÈis álla b|, hkakfld' ug;a fï f.or ;ksfhka b|, tmd fj,d wekaá;a

tkak ;j i;s fol ;=kla hhs' ,nk i;sfh uf. WmkaÈfka ojig tkj lsõj' Bfh

flda,a lrmq fj,dfj ta takak fjkafk;a kE lsjqj' ÿjj j;a b|, ysg, fmakak bkak

tl ys;g álla yß i;=gla˜ wxl,a lshjf.k .shd' ug wxl,a .ek ÿll=;a ys;=k' ux

idf, fiáfh b|.;a;' oex tlmdru hk tl fyd| ke;s ksid' wxl,a,f. we,nï

;snqfk;a t;k' uu;a b;sx we,anï tlla wrx n,kak .;a;'

—wd Th f*dfgda mq;df. fjäka tl ojfi .;a; taj˜ lshk .uka wxl¨;a weú;a ux

,Õskau b|.;a; f*dfgda .ek úia;r lrkak jf.a' ug oeka lrlshd .kak fohla kE'

thd b|.;af; uf. we.gu fya;a;= fjkak jf.a' ux ialskshla we|, ysáh ksid uf.

w; wxl,af. wf;a .Efjkj' ta .uka wxl,a f*dfgda úia;r lrkj' tlmdru wxl,a

we,anï tl wiafika uf.a ll=, Wäka w;la ;sín' ux tlmdrgu .eiaiqk' —wehs ÿj nh

jqkdo˜ lsh, wxl,a weyqj' —kE wxl,a˜ lsh, ux tlmdr ke.sáka neß ksid tfyuu

ysáh' wxl,a ál ál ll=, w;.dkak .;a;' ug f;arekd wxl,a tk fmdg fyd| ke;s

nj' —wxl,a yjia fjkak l,ska ug frÈ j.hla fydaokak;a ;sfhkjd˜ lshdf.k ux

ke.sÜg'

—wd''' lula kE ÿj' Thd kslka bkak fj,djg fufy weú,a, hkak tkak˜ wxl,a

fjkila fmkakkafk ke;sju yskd fjù lsõj' ux blauka lr, weú;a fodr jy.;a;'

yji iq.;a flda,a lrmqjyu ux úia;r Tlafldu iq.;a tlal lsõj' —ux talfk lsõfj'

ux todu lsõfj wxl,h kx l=l=, lsh,' ux oelalfk Thd Èyd .s,skak jf.a n,x

ysáh˜ iq.;a yskd fjùu lsõj' —Thdg kx yskd ug u;la fjoaÈ;a wefÕa ysß.vq msfmkj˜

ux lsõj'

—tal fkfuhs È,a wxl,af.a n¾;afâ tl ,nk fikiqrdo lsjqj fkao@ wms ñksyg fmdä

i¾m%hsia mdá tll fouqo@ thdf. f.or lÜáh todg tkafk;a ke;s ksid ñksy wmafiÜ

tflka we;af;' wksl uf.a f,daka tl yïnfjoaÈ;a ;j udihlaj;a hhs' t;l,a ñksyj

fIama tfla ;sh.kak;a tmehs˜ iq.;a lsõj'

—Thdf.a leue;a;la˜ iq.;ag Wäka jev lrk isß;la j;a thd lshk fohlg tyd fohla

lrk isß;la j;a ug ;snqfk kE'

—tfykï ux fï mdr toaÈ ´ks foaj,a wrf.k tkakï˜ lsh, iq.;a lsõj'

i;s wkaf; iq.;a tkfldg mdáhg ´k lrk yeufohlau wrf.k wdj' iq.;a tkfldg

yjia fjk ksid thd jevg hoaÈ ug úhoug §, hk i,a,s j,ska uu irikak Tks

foaj,a f.k;a f.or ieriqj'

—Tkak ux Thdg;a .jqula f.kdj' f.dv ojilska Thdg fudkj;a f.k;a fokak;a neß

Wkdfk˜ iq.;a ug;a we÷ula f.k;a'

—Thdg msiaiqo iq.;a' wmsg f.or l=,S f.jd.kak;a neßj boaÈ Thd ug;a we÷ï f.akafk'

ug fï ;sfhk we÷ï fyd|gu we;s ux iq.;ag lsõj' —tfyu lsh, nEfk uf.a

l=udßldj ,iaig ;shkak tmdhe' iq.;a udj ;=re`Mlr.kak .uka lsõj'

yji iq.;a .syska wxl,ag wdrdOkd lr, wdj' wfma f.or mdá tlla lsh, ú;rhs iq.;a

lsh, ;snqfk' Whkak iq.;=ka Woõ jqkd' iq.;a f.kdmq .jqu ;uhs ux wekafo' tal

f.dvla fldg jeäo lsh,;a ug ys;=k' lr;a m<,a jeähs' fn%iaÜ tl ;=fkka tllau

t<sfh' ux tal we|, iq.;ag fmakqkj' —iq.;a fïl kï w¢kak neß fjhso ukao˜ lshk

.uka ux iq.;a biairyg .shd' iq.;a weia whdf.k jf.a ux Èyd n,x ysáh' Thd udru

,iaikhs flf,af,' Thdg ´ku we÷ula udr úÈyg ueÉ fjkj' ux ys;,uhs fïl wrx

wdfj' yenehs <ufhda ´lg fn%Ish¾ tlla w¢kafk kï kE'

—whsfhda iq.;a tfyu fldfyduo' t;fldg fïflka Tlafldu fmakjfk' fïl ÿyq,a

jeähfk˜ ux lsõj'

—yß yß Thdg ´k tlla we|.kak' w¨;a *eIka tl ´l ;uhs' ke;a;x wms f.dvfhd

lsh, ys;hs˜ iq.;a álla ;ry .sysx jf.a lsõj'

—yß yß ´lg b;sx ;ry .kak ´ks kEfk' bkakfld ux we|ka tkak˜ ux iq.;af. ys;

állaj;a ßfokjg leu;s kE' ux blaukg thd lshmq úÈyg .jqu we|ka wdj'

? 7 g ú;r wxl,a wdjd' wms l;d fj,d ysáh úoyg fodr wermq .ukau' yems n¾;a fâ

iskaÿj lsh, wms thdj ms<s.;a;' iq.;a fyd| j¾.hl n%ekaä tlla wxl,ag fokak

f.k;a ;sín' tal ux biairyg .sysx thdg ÿkak' thd ;eka hQ vd,sx lsh, uf. bk

.dúka nod.;a;' tal ux ys;mqj;a fohla fkfjhs'

—Thd,;a udr jevfk lrkafk' wms b;sx tfykï fïflkau fïl iuruq lsh,' wxl,ag

ÿkak n%ekaä tl wxl,a levqj˜ thd, fokakg ´ks foaj,a ux iefrka ief¾g thd,

,Õg .syska ÿkak' ta tk yeu fj,djlu wxl,af. weye ;snqfk ux Èyd' nhsÜ maf,aÜ

;shoaÈ t,shg mkskak Tkak fukak jf.a ;sín uf.a mshhqre Èyd tì, jf.a n,kj ux

oelal' iq.;ag;a tal f;aß, ;snqfk' iq.;a yqkd fjù ug weyela .eyqj' ux iq.;ag

Trj,d wdfh l=iaishg .shd'

oeka kx fokakg álla jeähs jf.a ug f;arekd thd, l;d lrk iajfrka'

—È,a lv, álla f.akak˜ iq.;a l;d lrkj ug weyqk' ux blaukg lv, maf,aÜ tlla

wrx .shd' hoaÈ fokak íÆ *s,aï tlla odf.k n,kj' ux blaukg wdmyq tkak yerek'

—wxl,a wmsg *s,aï tlla f.k;a n,kak˜ lsh, iq.;a lsõj' —b;sx ÿj;a tkakfld

n,kak˜ lsh, wxl,a ug l;d l,d' ux lrlshd.kak fohla ke;sj iq.;a Èyd n,x

ysáh' —ug wialrkak;a ;sfhkj iq.;a' ux ;j állska tkakï˜ lsh, ux lsõj'

—wialrkak fldhs fjf,a neßo meáfhd˜ lsh, iq.;a ke.sg, weú;a udj thd ,.ska

bkaoj.;a;'

iq.;ag wo fyd|gu jeähs jf.a lsh, ug ys;=k' —wkal,a fï ;uhs uf.a mk' ux

yeufoau lrkafk fuhd fjkqfjka ;uhs lsh, iq.;a uf.a lrg w;od,d udj thd

,Õg ;=re¨ lr.;a;' *s,aï tl jhil ukqiaifhla ;reK iqoaÈfhl=g lrk tlla' —

wfma WmkaÈk W;aifõ f*dfgda tlla j;a .kak neß Wkdfk lsh,˜ iq.;a leurdj

wrf.k wdj' ghsñka fiÜ lr, wms ;=kafokdu b|, f*dfgda .;a;' Bg miafi —bkak

fï lm,a tfl;a f*dfgda tlla .kak˜ lsh, wxl,a leurj wrx f*dfgda lSmhla .;a;'

tl tl f*dfgda tlg iq.;a tl tl tajd l,d' udj bUf.k bkak tlla' wms fokak

;=re`M fj,d bkak tlla tfyu .;a;' —wxl¨hs" Ȩhs bkakfld f*dfgdaia álla .kak˜

lsh, iq.;a lsõj' bín Èhg oeïu jf.a wxl¨;a mekmq .uka ux .dúka b|.;a;' wxl,a

lsisu nhla ke;sj udj nodf.k tfyu;a f*dfgda .;a;' iq.;=;a m<mqreÿ f*dfgda.%e*¾

flfkla jf.a yskd fjù f*dfgda .;a;' —tkak mq;d ;j fIdÜ tlla .uq lsh,˜ fokak

wdfh;a ùÿre j,g jla lr .;a;' oeka kï iq.;ag T¨j fl,ska ;shd.kak;a nE jf.a'

*s,aï tl n,k .uka iq.;a tlmdru thdf. tl t,shg wrf.k ug w;ska lrkak

lsõj' ug f;arekd fï fj,dfj thd lsh foa lrkj wefrkak fjk lrkak fohla kE

lsh,' —lfudaka wxl,a ,eÊc fjkak tmd' t<shg odkak wxl,af.a tl;a lsh, lsõj'

wxl¨;a lsisu ,eÊcdjla ke;sj thdf. tl t<shg .;a;' nqÿ wïfuda tal l`Mmdg È.

f,dl+ tlla' iq.;a wxl,af. tl me;a;g w; Èla lrk .uka —wïfuda È,a fï

n,kakfld udr ihsia tllafk wxl,a yx.x b|, ;sfhkafk˜ lsh, ug fmkakqj uu;a

yskdfj,d kslka ysáh' iq.;a udj lsia lr lr fn,a, Èf.a lsia lrf.k wdjd' udj;a

áflka ál weúiafikj jf.a ug oekqk' wxl,af. weia ;sínfn *s,aï tl Èyd fkfjhs

uf.a Èyd' iq.;a w;a fol fn,a, Èf.a f.k;a má ;sfhk .jqfu má fol w;a foflka

mekakqj' uf. fol t<shg mekak' wxl,af. lg werfk bfíguhs —uhs f.daâ ikd ux

fï jf.a *s.¾ tlla *s,aï tllj;a oel, kE˜ lsh, wxl,ag bfígu lshjqkd'

iq.;a wxl,a osydg yefrk .uka zzfïl rx l|la wxl,a' ug fïl fyd| jeähs' fïlsg

ug jeäh fyd| flfkla ,nd.kak mq`Mjka fj,;a ug ;sfhk wdof¾g ud;a tlal

bkakj˜ iq.;a wxl,a tlal ux .ek j¾Kd lrkak .;a;'

—wxl,a wmsg úkdähla fokjo@˜ lsh, iq.;a udj;a weof.k lduf¾g .shd'

—vd,sx ug woyila wdj' wo wxl,af. oji' wo oji wms thdf. i;=g fjkqfjkau fjka

lruq˜ iq.;a lshk foa ug yßhgu f;arefka ke;s ksid —iq.;a Thd fudloao woyia

lrkafk˜ lsh, ux weyqj'

—wo Thd wxl,af. jhs*a fjkak˜ lsh, iq.;a lsõj' —fudkjo iq.;a fï lshkafk˜

—lfudaka vd,sx' wms fmdä fjkila lruq' wog ú;rfk' wksl wms wxl,af. Kh

ldrfhd' Tkak nE lshkak kx nE yßo@˜ iq.;a uf.a lr fome;af;ka w;a fol odf.k

uf.a weia folg tfnk .uka weyqj' ux ljo;a jf.a fï fj,dfj;a iq.;ag wjk;

fjkj wefrkak fjk lrkak fohla kE lsh, ug f;arekd' —Thdf. leue;a;la iq.;a˜

ux lshkj;a tlalu iq.;a udj wdofrka nod.;a;'

—yß meáfhd Thd oeka .sh .ukau wkal,a .dj b|.kak' ux fjku b|.kakï' ux

fudkj;a lshkafk kE' Thd ug fokj jf.a Wmßu *ka tl wxl,ag fokak' Thdg

ysf;k ´ks fohla lrkak' ux fudkj;a lshkafk kE' ´fla˜ lsh, iq.;a lsõj'

lsh, wms fokaku tlmdr ldufrka t<shg .shd' wxl,a fudlo fjkafk lsh, f;areï

.kak nerej jf.a wms fokak Èyd n,df.k ysáh'

ux .sh .ukau wxl,a .dúka thdg fya;a;= fjkak jf.a b|.;a;' wxl,a fudkj;a

f;areï .kak nE jf.a wms fokak Èyd udrefjka udrejg ne¨j'

—Tkak wxl,a uf. jákdu jia;=j wo ojig ux wxl,ag ndr fokj' È,aydks wo

wxl,af. jhs*a ´fla' fyd|g tkafcdahs lrkak˜ tal weyqk ú;rhs wxl,aj mqgqfjka

ke.sÜgjqkd' —ug fïl ySkhla jf.a ikd' ;ekala hQ fjß uÉ mq;d lsh, iq.;aj

nod.;a;˜

ta w;r iq.;a ug w;ska lsõj we÷u .,jkak lsh,' wxl,a wdmyq yefrkak l,ska ux

.jqu .,j, oeïu' oeka uf.a wef.a kQ,a fmdglaj;a kE'

wxl,a yerek .uka oelal fohska .,a .eyqK jf.a Wkd'

ux wxl,a ,Õg .sysx thdf. tl ls,sifuka t,shg .;a;' t;fldg;a tal f.dvla f,dl=

fj,d ;sífn' iq.;a biairy ug fï ;rï fohla lrkak Yla;shla ;sfhhs lsh, ux

ys;ka ysáfh kE' uxu wxl,aj nodf.k thdf. f;d,a fol Wrkak .;a;' wxl,a

msiaiqfjka jf.a uf.a f;d,a Wrk w;fr ux ysñx ysñx thdf.a I¾Ü tlhs l,siuhs

.,j, oeïu' ux ysóg md;a fj,d wxl,af. tl láka Wrkak .;a;' ux láka lroaÈ

msiaiqfjka jf.a wxl,a uf.a fldkafv wjq,a fjk ;rug yhsfhka w;.Ej' wxl,a udj

ke.sÜgj, udj fiáfh ksÈ flfrõj' thd n%ekaä tfla b;sß fj,d ;sín ál uf.a

weÕg ye¨j' y,, msiaiqfjka jf.a uf.a hám;=f, b|, uq`M weÕu f,jlEj' Bg miafi

ll=,a fol wE;a lr, uf.a tl we;=,g Èj od, l,;a;kak .;a;' thd tal lrk úÈyg

ug fl¢ß.Ejqkd' ux bkaku neß mdr fome;a;g weUrekd' ug kslug jf.a iq.;a Èyd

ne¨k' iq.;a yskdfj,d we.s,a,la Wiai, kshuhs lsh, lsõj' taflka ug wuq;= Yla;shla

wdj jf.a Wkd' ud;a u;a fj,d jf.a ysáfh' ux wxl,aj fiáfh bkaoj, thdf.

Tfvdlal=fj b|f.k wxl,af. tl we;=,g od.;a;' wxl,af. tl udr ihsia' tal uf.

tl we;=,gu neiai' ysñka ysñka lrf.k .syska ux ál ál fõf. jeä l,d' oeka uuhs

wxl¨hs fokaku iq.;ag uQk od,d bkafk' iq.;=;a thdf. tl t,shg wrx w;ska lrkak

.;a;'

—mq;d tkak Th;a˜ wxl,a iq.;ag;a l;d lrd' —lula kE wxl,a' wo wxl,af. oji' wo

uu ndOd lrkafk kE lsh, yskdfj,d lsõj˜ iq.;a fldfydu bjika bkakjo lsh,

ug ys;d.kak neß Wkd'

wxl,a udj ksÈ lrj, uf.a ll=,a fol thdf. lr Wäka odf.k lrf.k lrf.k

.shd' ta mdrj,a iq.;af. mdrj,a j,g;a jvd ierhs' wxl,a lrk .uka uf.a ;ka

ñßlkakhs Wrkakhs .;a;' fj,djlg wxl,a Wrk .uka udj ymkak;a .;a;' wxl,ag;aa

i;=g jdj.kak nerej jf.a' wxl,a lrk úÈyg ug;a fomdrla ú;r jqkd' wxl,a

yhsfhka lrf.k .syska t,shg wrx uf.a ;ka fol ,x lr, w,a,.kak lsh, ;ka

fofla lrf.k .shd' ál fj,djlska ug f;arekd wkal,ag hkak ,Õhs lsh,' ys;oaÈu

wxl,af. tfla .x.djla úoao' uf.a uQfkhs fn,a, Èf.hs tahdf. tajd jelaflfrkak

.;a;'

tfyu ;sfhoaÈu wxl,aghs ughs nodf.k bkak lsh, iq.;a f*dfgda fol ;=kla .;a;'

wxl,ag i;=g bjjyd .syska' —;ekala hQ mq;d fïl ug ,enqk f,dl=u WmkaÈk ;E.a.' ux

Thdg fïlg Kh .e;shs˜ lsh, wdfh mdrla iq.;aj je,|.;a;' —bÜia ´fla wxl,a Thd

Wmßu i;=gq jqkd kx ta we;s' yenehs ux kx oelal yeáhg wxl,a ú;rla fkfuhs wksla

flk;a msiaiqfjka jf.a ysáfh˜ lsh, iq.;a ug yskaÜ tlla mdia lrd' ux iq.;ag mdrla

.eyqj' iq.;a yskd fjù wylg mekak'

—Thd, kx udr fcd,sfh bkak lm,a tlla' ux oelaluhs Thd, jf.a bkak fokafkla˜

tfyu lsh, wxl,a hkak we÷ï ál w;g .;a;' fï fjfldg ? 12 ;a myqfj,d ;snqk'

wxl,af. f.org wfma Èyd b|, hk yßfh álla lef,a jf.a jeú, ;snqk ksid iq.;a

fgdaÉ tl;a wrx wxl,a wer,jkak hkak ,Eia;s jqkd' thd, hoaÈ uu;a ysgmq úÈygu uy

? ksid ldgj;a fmakafk;a ke;s ksid iq.;af. wf;a t,a,s, thd,;a tlal .shd'

wxl,a fodr wer, ,hsÜ od, wdh wms ,Õg wdj' —mq;d ux b,a,Sula lkakï Thdg mqMjka

kï ú;rla lrkak' neß kï lsisu m%Yakhla kE lsh, lsõj˜

—lula kE wxl,a ´k fohla lshkak˜ lsh, iq.;a lsõj'

—mq`Mjka kx wo rEg ÿjj fufy ;sh, hkak' ux fyg Wfokau tjkakï' ta fjkqjg ux

Thd,f.a weßhia ;sfhk udi 2 lm, odkakï' w¨;a udfi b|, mgka.uq˜ lsh, lsõj'

iq.;a álla l,amkd lr, —lula kE wxl,a' wo ojfi b;sx fuhd Thdf. jhs*afk' tal

ksid wxl,a ;shd.kak' È,a Thdf. wlue;a;la kE fkao@˜ lsh, uf.a me;a;g yeß,

weyqj —ug fudk W;a;rhla fokako lsh, tlmdr ys;d.kak neß Wkd' ug;a wxl,a

tlal wdfh mdrla bkak wdidjl=;a we;sjqkd' ux fudkj;a lshkafk ke;sj yd lsh,

T¨j fyf,õj' —wmafma lmá fl,a,' fmfkao ysf;a ;sì, ;sfhk foa' mekmq .uka yd

lsõj˜ lsh, iq.;a ysñka ug fgdlalla wekak' —iq.;a ux we÷ï fudkj;a f.kdfj

kEfk˜ lsh, ux iq.;ag lsõj' —lula kE vd,sx' fldfydu;a wxl,a Thdg we÷ï w¢kak

fj,djla fok tlla kE˜ lsh, lsõj' wms ;=kaofkdgu talg yhsfhka yskd .shd' —iq.;a

Thd fodrj,a '''''˜ iq.;a ux lshkak yomqfoa k;r lr, thd l;d lrkak .;a;'

—fodrj,a fyd|g f,dla lr,' ,hsÜ ´*a lr," ma,.a tfyu .,j,o n,, tfyu

ksod.kak lsh,fk fkao@ lshkak .sfha' yß vd,sx ux Tlafldu lr, ksod.kakx' yenehs

fyg Wfoa 6 fjkfldg tkak ´ks fyd|o˜ lsh,d iq.;a msg;a Wkd wkal,a uf.a lrg

w; od,d thdg ,x lr .;a;' iq.;a f.or .djg hkl,au n,x b|, thdg w; jk, wms

we;=,g .shd˜

wkal,a Wfoa t<sfjkl,au ug ksod.kak ÿkafk kE' thdg kx jhig jvd .dhla

;sfhkafk' ug Wfoa fjkfldg weúo.kak;a wudrehs jf.a' wxl,a t<sfjk álg ug

;j y;r mia mdrlau l,d' mdkaor 5 g ú;r uykaishg;a tlal wkal,aghs ughs kskao

.shd'

iq.;a l;d lrk ioafog ;uhs wmsg weyerefk' wka;su mdr wxl,ag t,shg .syska

lrkak ´ks lsh, ñÿf, mdr whskg fjkak ;snqk nxl=j Wv lf,a' ta toaÈ fodr jeyqfj

kE lsh, foakakgu u;la Wfka t;fldg' iq.;a lduf¾gu weú;a wms fokak wef.a

kQ,afmdglaj;a ke;sj tlg nodf.k bkak Èyd yskd fjù n,df.k bkakj' —ux ne¨j

yhg tkj lsõj tlalk flda lsh,' fokak w¨; ne|mq fcdavqj jf.a nodf.k ksÈ

fkao@wkak ux Thd,g f;a;a yodf.ku wdj' È,a Th;a f;a î,u bkak˜ lsh, iq.;a

lsõj' wkal,a irula we|f.k biairyg wdj' ux we÷ï f.ksyska ;sífn ke;s ksid

tfyuu b|f.k f;a ìõj' f;a fndk w;fr;a wxl,a udj oex oelal jf.a ux Èydu

n,df.k bkakj ux oelal'

f;a î, bjr fj,d wms tkak msg;a jqkd' —;Ekalaia t f,dÜ ika˜ lsh, wdfh mdrla

wkal,a lsõj' wms fokak w; jk, tkak msg;a jqkd' weúÈkak;a álla wudre Wk;a

iq.;af. wf;a t,a,s, we÷ï fudkj;a ke;sj ysáh ksid blaukg f.org wdj'

—fl,a,g wúÈkak neßfjkaku jefâ fj,d jf.a fkao@˜ lsh, iq.;a ug úys¨ l,d' —

Thd ;uhs Tlafldgu uq,˜ lsh, fndre ;ryla fmkak, ux iq.;aj ;oska nod.;a;'