wyi lE .ykak .kakfldg;a r;akmd, biaf;damamq lE,a,g f.dvfj,d bjrhs' iEfyk fj,djla hklx jeiai w,a,,d ysák ú;a;sh m,mqreoafokau r;afk ±kka ysáhd' mKsúfâ ,eìÉp .uxu ;lyksfh ÿj,d wdj;a u. È.g tlafllaflkdg W;a;r n¢kak .shehsx fj,dj ´kjg;a jeäh È.a .eiais,d ;snqfK' kuq;a f.g f.dv jeÈ,d iEfyk fj,djla .sh;a ;du;a we;=,af.hsx lsisu ye,fyd,aukla ke;s tl .ek r;afk ysáfh álla ú;r nhlsx' ta;a b;sx wykakhe' weyqfjd;a fyu lreKdj;S úkakUq wïuf. wlreKdjka; jpkj,ska ys; ys,afjk tl fkj isoaO fjkafka'

nd,aÈ fíix tl tlg jefok ioaohs j;=r jelaflfrk ioaohs läuqäfhka tyd fuyd hk ioaohs wereKyu w;ßka m;r ;uqkaf. ndßhdjf.a fl¢ßhhs lE .eys,a,hs;a tl;= fj,d ;snqKd' r;afkg l=iqfu .ek we;s jqfKa ;on, wkqlïmdjla' ;uka lrldr ne|ka wd ojfi b|x wo fjklxu lsisu l,ne.Ekshla lxfl¢ßhla fkd.dmq .Eks' fyaka fldgoaÈ äx.sß nKav,d" iqufk whsh,d ;ukafk .Ekqkaf. l,alsßhdj ¨Kq weUq,a we;sj lshoa§ r;afkg ;ukafk ndßhdj .ek we;s jqfKa wdvïnrhla' tals wejeiai kEkd fjÉÑ yskaou fkú' l=iqfu fldfydug;a iliqrejug yeÈÉp isßhdjka; .Eks' tA ú;a;sh ;uqka ú;rla fkfú wy, my, fldhs ljqre;a ±kx ysáhd' l=¿÷,a orejd nfâ ;shdf.k;a tAls lsisu ueisú,a,la lSfõ kE' f.hs iín il,ukdju lf,a tAls' ;uqkaf.x lsh,d wn u,a f¾Kqjlj;a Woõ moõjla talsg ;snqfK kE fkao lsh,d r;akmd,g ysf;kafk ±kqhs'

—lula kE''' orejd yïnq jqKdu Woõ lrkjd'˜ r;akmd, ys;d.;a;d' f.hsx fodÜg nysk yeu fjf,au ;uqkafk ll=,a fol w,a,,d tAls j¢kafk fohshx nqÿkag j¢kakd fya ysf;a i¾odfjka lsh,d r;akmd, okakjd' tA;a ;uqkaf. ysf;a tAls .ek yßyux wd,jka;lula ;snqKo lsh,d r;afkg ksÉÑhgu lshkak mq¿jkalula ;snqfK kE'

—±x b;sx .sh foaj,a .shdfõ' biairyg fokak fouy,af,d fyd¢x bkakj kx tAlu uoE˜ ;uqx lrldr nekao ojfi f,dl= udud lsjQ yeá r;afkg u;la jqKd'

lreKdj;S úkakUq wïud lr m,,a yeÜfg;a we|f.k yskdjlsx lg m,,a lrf.k biairyg wdfõ w;a fol froafo msy msy'

—´x lïndhla' biai biafi,du fl,af,la yïnqKdu f.foÜg lsß W;=frdakjd' wdx" l=iqfu n,x bkakjd'˜

r;afkg ±kqfK ys; kslx lSß .eys,d .shd jf.a' orejd nvg wdjhs lsh,d lshmq ojfi b|xu r;akmd, ysáfh nfhx l=iqfug fld,af,lau yïnqfjkak lsh,d yeu fmdahgu mkai,a .shyu ;uqka ;ksfhx ndrydr jqKq ú;a;sh ljqre;a ±kx ysáfh kE' l=¿÷f,a Wmx ±ßúf.a uQK lg n,kak;a l,sx r;afkf. ys;g wdfõ fjksx ldrKhla'

—Isla ú;rla' crd .Eks' tAlsf. fovú,a,u fykx yß .shd'˜ r;afk we;=,af.g .sfha lgql=gq ..d' l=iqfu fyd¢x o lsh,j;a wykak r;afkf. ys;g ksialdkaiqjla ;snqfK kE'

l=iqfu ysáfh odäfhka fm`.s,d' zmõ wysxilSZ r;afkg l=iqfu .ek we;s jqfKa ÿlla' tals;a tlal fuÉpr l,la ÿl iem fnod.;a;g ljodj;au ;uqkaf. ys;g tAls .ek fï ;rx lreKdjla wdfõ ke;s tl .ek rka;md,g mqÿu ys;=Kd' fldhs ;rx fjfyilsx ysáh;a ksÈu; jyx lrx l=iqfuf. weia foflx i;=g fodafr .,kjd' fldhs wïuo orejd Wmkaku i;=gq fkdfjkafk' l=iqfu ysáfh tl fmdÈhg orejj ;=re¿ lrf.k'

—lula kE' ux fl,a,j fyd|g yod.kakjd'˜ tfyu ys;k .ux r;akmd, ±ßú Èyd ne¨jd'

—r;akmd, orejj wrx wkak wrfyg .shd kx' l=iqfug fí;a ÿx w,a,kak ;sfhkjd'˜ lreKdj;S úkakUq wïud we;=,af.g wdfõ tfyu lshdf.k'

l,sx kx r;akmd,f. ysf;a mqxÑ lygla meij meijd ;snqKd' tA;a fl,s;a;sh wïug ;=re,a fj,d bkakjd ±lalyu ;uqkafk ys; wdorfhka msß,d b;sfrkjd jf.a r;afkg ±kqKd' Od;= lr~qjla foda;g .kakeye .jqrjhlskqhs r;akmd, ±ßúj foda;g .;af;' l=iqfug j;dj;a lrkak bv fokak ´k yskaod r;akmd, ±ßú;a wrx wfkla lE,a,g .shd' wefÕa WKqiqug .=,s fjù Wkakq ±ßú tl mdrgu oEia lrlj,d ;uxf. uqyqK Èyd n,kjd ±lalyu r;akmd,g mqÿu ys;=Kd' tA uqyqK ;udg yqre mqreÿhs lsh,uhs r;afkg ys;=fK' r;afkg jeä fj,d ys;kak ,enqfK kE' ±ßú l;d lrkak .;a;d'

—fykx wms wdfha yïnq jqKd fkao r;afk'''@˜

r;afkg Wka ysá ;ex wu;l jqfKa tAl weyqKu' —fï fudk hlskakshlao@˜ r;akmd,f.a ys;g wdfõ orejj Wiai,d fmdf,dfõ .yk ;rï wdfõ.hla' tA;a r;akmd, ysáfh tA tllaj;a lr.kak neß ;rugu nh ìrdka; fj,d'

r;afkg ±ßúf.a uQk wiafika uq;=,;df.a uqyqK u;=fj,d fmakak .;a;d' tA weia fol" tA kslg" tA kyh" jï lïuqf,a .ïñßia weghla ;rfï Wmka ,mh yeu foau yßhg wol Bfhl jf.a' ;ux tA ;rx wdof¾ lrmq uQK wu;l lrkak kx ueß,d bmfokak ´fka' uq;=,;d ;uqxf. lr.kak fldhs ;rx oysßhla .;a;o lsh,d okafka ;uqx ú;rhsfka'

—keye r;afk' Thd fldhs ;rx oysßhla .;a;;a Thd ug fndre l,d' Thd l=iqfu .ek uf.x yex.=jd' ux .ek l=iqfuf.ka yex.=jd' wms fokakg fokakd fudk ;rï ÿla lkaordjla bys¨jo Thd yskaod'˜ ±ßú wdfhu;a l;d lrkak .;a;d'

;uqxf. wf;a bkafk l=¿÷f,a l=iqfug Wmx ±ßú fkdfõ uq;=,;d nj r;afkg f;areKd'

r;afkg wuq;=fjx lshkak fohla ;snqfK kE' ;uqx y;r w;sxu fldgqfj,d bkafk lsh,d r;afk okakjd' to;a isoao jqfKa tAluhs'

uq;=,;df. l;d lrk weia folg ;ux fldgq fjoaÈ l=iqfug ;uqkag ;Skaÿ fj,d bkafk lshk tl r;akmd,g u;l ke;s jqKd' .ï ueoafoa yhs y;a;sh ;sfhk yeu b,kaodßfhlau uq;=,;d Èyd weye .yf.k bkak nj r;afk ±kx ysáhd' wdidjlgj;a lsisu msßñfhla yeß,d n,kak ke;s mqxÑ ixÈfh b|xu ;ux u;af;u kefykak yok l=iqfuf. weia folg jeäh uq;=,;df. weia fofla È,sis,a,g r;afk ljo;a ukdm jqKd' l=UqfrÈ yß yßhg TÜgq fjk wfkla .Ekqkag jeäh uq;=,;df.a uQfK ;snqfK mqÿudldr ,iaikla' TúfÜ" nvjeáfha' uql,dfka ldg;a fydrd tA weia fol ;uxf. fjoaÈ ;uqx fï f,dafla ysáh yenEu jdikdjka;hd lsh,hs r;afkg ys;=fK'

—ux okakjd' l=iqfu Thdg Woõ moõ lf,a odishla jf.a' Thdf. frÈfmfrÈ fydao,d ueo,d §,d' lkav wdi lrmqjd yo yo ;=x ;sia mefhau Thd .ekuhs jo jqfKa' tA;a r;afk wehs fldfyj;a ysgmq ug Thd fufyu fohla lf,a' ux Thdf. miafix wdfõ kE' Thhs ÿl lsh lshd ux .djg wdfõ'˜

l=iqfuj ;Skaÿ fj,d ;sfhk ú;a;sh ±k.;a; ojfia uq;=,;d y~d jegqKq y~ r;afkg ±kq;a wefykak .;a;d'

—uf.a mK' udj w;Er, od,d hhs lsh,d ux Wkafka' mmqfj .skaofrx uf. fohsfhda' cd;s cd;s;a ux Thdg Kh.e;shs'˜

;uqkafk lidfo ojfi r;a;sßfh l=iqfu y~d jegqKq y~;a tA tlalu wefykak .;a;d'

;uqx fldhs ;rx uq;=,;dg wdof¾ l,;a lrldfrg .kafkdakE l=iqfuj lshk tl r;afkf. ysf;a tA fjkfldg;a flá,hs ;snqfK' r;afkf. ysf;a ndßhdjf.a rEfmg we¢,d ;snqfK ;uqx tlal tlfgl lshk iuyrla fj,djg ;uqxj ;fòlg udhsx fkdlrk uq;=,;df.a rEfmg jeäh ;uqx lshk foa fohshx nqÿka lshkakefya woyk l=iqfuf. rEfmhs' tA yskaou ;uxf.a ys;g we;s moï uq;=,;d ,Õ k;r fjkak l,a §mq r;akmd, iqÿiq fj,dfj È l=iqfuj ifyag .kak ;Skaÿ lr,hs ysáfh' tA;a tA ú;a;sh uq;=,;d ±kf.k ysáh lsh,d r;afk ydxlúishlaj;a ±kx Wkafk kE'

—ux Wkafk wo lshhs fyg lshhs lsh,d' r;= whshd WUg fjksx w;la n,d .kakhs fjkafk kf.a Wf.a ysf;a bkafka l=iqfu˜ lsh,d lshoaÈ;a ux we;a;g .;af; kE' udj yïnq fjkak wd mhskau f.dv fjkafk l=iqfuf. wy lsh,d ux fldfydu úiajdfig .kako@˜

—;uqfia lKuohd jf.a îf.k fidauodi tlal lr,d ;sfhkafka wmQre l:djla fkfj' mjq,la mkai,la fjkjd kx tAlg Tìkafk tl cd;shl .Ekq' Tfya úfkdafog wdiaif¾ lrkak ´fkkx talg Tìkafk fjk cd;shl .Ekq' l=iqfu lshkafk mjq,la fjkak Tìk .Eksfhla lsh,d lsõfõ udj úfkdafog wdiaif¾ lrk yskaod fjkake;sfka'˜

uq;=,;d úäx úfâ ;uqxg lshQ lshQx r;akmd,g u;la jqKd' uq;=,;d we~qjd' fofvõjd' miamvx.=fõ nkskak .;a;d' fï yeu fohlau tals lf,a fldfydñka fldfydu yß r;akmd,j ;ukaf. ,Õ ysfgda.kak' ta;a r;akmd, yeu ;siafiu Wkafk l=iqfuj;a uq;=,;dj;a ;rdÈfh fome;af; odf.k' tA yeu fjf,au nr jeä jqfKa l=iqfuf. me;a;' wka;su wka;su fjoaÈ uq;=,;dg wdorKSh jpk tfyx msáxu wu;l fj,d .shd' tAls ysáfh fjä ldmq Bßhla jf.a'

—ux okakj ´hs ;uqfig ´fk .Eksfhla fkfõ" rElvhla' ;uqfi .yk .yk mfoag kgkak mq¿jx rElvhla' we|x bkak jia;f¾ jqK;a ;uqfi yskaod W.ia lrkak mq¿jx odisfhla' ;uqfig fyk .ykak ´fk ug fï lrmq wmrdfog' wehs ´hs fldfyj;a ysáh udj fï lrefug mg,jd.;af;a' wfka ux ;uqfif. fí.,aj,g /jgqKd' ;uqfig fyd|la kx fjkak tmd' ug fï lrmq wmrdfo máix fokak" ;uqfig yïn fjk orefjd fl,af,du fjkafkdakd' tA fl,a,kag;a ug fï fjÉp foa jqK ojig ;uqfig f;af¾ú'˜

uq;=,;d idm lrkak .;af; msiaisfhla jf.a' l=iqfuj ifyag wrf.k .fuka msgfjkak r;akmd, ;Skaÿ lf,a ;jÿrg;a uq;=,;df. lg kj;a;kak ;uqxg neß ú;a;sh f;areï .;a;g miafi' r;akmd,f. ;SrfKa fjkia fjkake;s nj ±k .;a;yu uq;=,;d ixiqka fjkak .;a;d' r;afkf.hs l=iqfuf.hs lidfog Tkak fukak lsh,d ;sfhoaÈ ldf,lg miafi r;afkg uq;=,;dj u.È yïn jqKd' ta fjk fldg l=iqfu,df. f.org ú;rla fkfï wiaila uq,a,la kEr uq¿ .ugu uq;=,;df.hs r;akmd,f.hs l;dj wdrxÑ fj,hs ;snqfKa' r;akmd, ysáfh álla fo.sähdfjka' uq;=,;d fudk ú.vula kghso lsh,d ys;d.kak neßj' tA fudkjd jqK;a weÕm; álla wdr,d ;snqK;a uq;=,;d ysáfh wuq;=u ,iaiklska Tm jeá,d' fldhs;rx fkdfyd| fkdalalvq ;snqK;a r;afkf. weiafol tA ,iaik úkaod'

—r;afk" Thdf.hs l=iqfuf.hs Ôúf;ag ux ndOdjla fjkafk kE' Ths fokakd fyd¢x bkafkdake' myq.sh ojiaj, uf.a láka lshjqKq foaj,aj,g ug iudfjkafkdaks' ux taj ys;,d lshmq foaj,a fkfõ' ysf;a fõf.ghs lshjqfKa' fï wms m;df.k wdmq úÈh fjkake;s˜'

uq;=,;df. jpk ál ord.kak r;akmd,g álla wudre jqKd' ;uqxf. ysf;a uq;=,;d .ek ;snqKq wdorh úkdi lrkak mq¿jx WfKa tals .ek Wmx jhsrhlg ú;rla nj r;akmd, okakjd' tA yskaod r;afk ysáfh uq;=,;df. jerÈ ú;rla fydh fydhd' tA wõ wiafia uq;=,;df. fï fjkiaùu r;akmd,g f.k wdfõ ;uqx .eku l,lsÍula' fuÉpr l,la ysf;x wE;a lr,d od,d ysáh uq;=,;d w¿ .id nid od,d ysf;a Wvg u;=fjkak .;a;d' ;uqx w;sx iudj fokak neß ;rx jrola uq;=,;dg isoaO jqKd fkao lsh,d ±k.kakfldg;a r;akmd, ysáfha yqÕdla mrlal= fj,d' todhsx tod uq;=,;dj wdidjlgj;a r;akmd,f. weye .eyqfK kE'

r;akmd, l=iqfuj f.g lekaox weú;a ál fodyla .shyuhs uq;=,;dg orefjla ,efnkak bkak nj wdrxÑ jqfKa' wo ke;a;x fyg l=iqfuf.ka tA iqn wdrxÑh wykak ,efnhs lsh lshd u. n, n, bkak fldghs f,dl= udud uq;=,;df. orejd r;akmd,f. lsh,d lsõfõ' l=iqfu jpkhlaj;a fkdlshd je,yskakla jf.a w~d jegqKd' to;a f,dl= udud lsõfõ r;akmd,f. lidfo ojfi lsõj jpk áluhs'''

—±x b;sx .sh foaj,a .shdfj' biairyg fokak fouy,af,d fyd¢x bkakj kx talu uoE˜

;uqxg odj l=¿ÿf,a uq;=,;dg Wmx orejj n,kakj;a r;akmd, .sfha kE' we;a;gu tA orejgj;a uq;=,;dgj;a fudlal isoaO jqKdo lsh,d fï jk;=re;a r;akmd, okafk kE' pdß;a;f¾g lidfo wrx .sh;a r;akmd,f. ysf;a yeu ;siafiu Ôj;a fjkafk uq;=,;d ú;a;sh r;akmd, jf.au l=iqfu;a okakjd' tA;a fokakf.x tlaflfklaj;a ta j.la wefÕõfõ kE' ta .fï yefudau lsõfõ r;akmd,hs l=iqfuhs ;rx fyd| mjq,a Ôú;hla .; lrk lsis flfkla tA wy, .x y;lj;a kE lsh,d' w¨f;x mjq,la mkai,la fjk yefudagu wdÿrefig .kak lsõfj;a r;akmd,jhs l=iqfujhs' w¨;a f.me,la b÷,a lrkak" biairyg uq,sÉÑ fjkak jqK;a yefudau f;dar.;af; fï fokakj' lmamrla ÿl yx..;a; l=iqfuf. ys;j;a uq;=,;d yskaod ;ejqKq r;akmd,f. ys;j;a .fï ñksiaiq ±lafl kE'

;ux f.jk Ôú;h .ek m,fjks j;djg r;akmd,g uyd ÿlla ±kqKd' ;uxf. w;sx uq;=,;dg ú;rla fkfuhs l=iqfug;a f,dl= je/oaola fj,d ;sfhk ú;a;sh r;akmd,g álsx ál jegfykak .;a;d' tA fjf,au lreKdj;S úkakUq wïuf. lgy~ lk .dju wefykak .;a;d'

—´x lïndhla' biai biafi,a,du fl,af,la yïnqKdu f.foÜg lsß W;=frdakjd' wdx" l=iqfu n,x bkakjd'˜'''''

—r;akmd, WUg ulald fj,do'''@˜

r;akmd,f.a ys;hs weÕhs folu .eiaiqKd' r;akmd,f. ys;g úÿ,shla jf.a wdfõ lreKdj;S úkakUq wïud ;uqxf. w;a folg ÿkakq ±ßúj' ySfkx weúÈkj jf.a r;akmd, lreKdj;S úkakUq wïud miafix weúox .shd'

—uq;=,;df. yeú,a, fykx yß .sysx' ;uqx lrmq mõ ;uqxg máix fokak mgx wrx'˜ r;afk we;=,a f.g .sfha fudkjfoda f;d,a u;=r u;=r' l=iqfu fyd¢x o lsh,j;a wykak r;afkg kskõjla kE'

l=iqfu ysáfh odäfhka fmÕ,d' —mõ wysxilS˜ r;afkg l=iqfu .ek we;s jqfKa ÿlla" —mõ uq;=,;d;a˜ r;afkg uq;=,;d .ek;a ÿlla we;s jqKd' uq;=,;dg orej yïnq fjkfldg tAls;a fudk ÿlla ú¢kak we;ao@ m,fjks j;djg r;akmd,g tfyu ys;=Kd' uq;=,;d tlalj;a l=iqfu tlalj;a fuÉpr l,la ÿl iem fnod.;a;g ljodj;au ;uqkaf. ys;g Wka fokakf.x tlaflfkla .ekj;a fï ;rx lreKdjla wdfõ ke;s tl .ek r;akmd,g mqÿu ys;=Kd' fldhs ;rx fjfyilsx ysáh;a ksÈu; jyx lrx l=iqfuf. weia foflx i;=g fodafr .,kjd' uq;=,;df. orejd Wmx fjf,a uq;=,;df. weia fofl;a fï úÈhgu i;=g fodafr .,kak we;s' fldhs wïuo orejd Wmkaku i;=gq fkdfjkafk' l=iqfug jf.a fkfï uq;=,;dg' orejf. wmam ke;s tlg uq;=,;d w~kak fodvkak;a we;s' r;akmd,g yS,a¨Kd'

l=iqfu ysáfh tl fmdÈhg orejj ;=re¿ lrf.k' tA úÈhgu bkak uq;=,;df.a rEfm r;akmd,g ueú,d fmakak .;a;d'

—lula kE' ux fl,a,j fyd|g yod.kakjd'˜ tfyu ys;k .ux r;akmd, ±ßú Èyd ne¨jd' ±ßúf.a jï lïuqf,a ueoafo ;sjqKq .ïñßia weghla ;rfï Wmx ,mh r;akmd, ±lafl tA fj,dfõ'

zks,ake,s È.eia u,Z flál;d ix.%yfhks'