Arak-- Bengali short story by Bhababhuti Bhattacharya

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"cc, RA@v sAS, s AS ....... "cCU-SAU TrS @AO wUv S T@ JA AaUT -j@ @ BSF |

AaS A AZ Tv-cR @AU U @ j@ ca r@ cU@ ~T A@ ~CU U AZ@ AZ@ @ a, sS Tm TB A@a j@v WvS Wv wa | ~AT j@v ~c@  A @UT R A@ | ~T@q cH @a SA@ TS mvrSA @Sv b@ ? ~T@q ? @S ? @Sv Ag @S wwU ~a SA@ ?

~OS SAU cU@Av @ ~TU c @S @H Sq | rAge N Aa | A@Sq c | @Sv A@ -@T jAw AJA  ZAa | ~OT@ T R wT-wT U @f sS.....! shaq ! @Sv cq r j@v @@ cAaU | ~@TAv  -q | : TFw ! @f w^ ! ~ Ai@ jTS Bw j a--- ~T TS OU, OrT @JO, S@ w @ T SS @S @U NBAv s^ v C AC A wU w ! Z ASEO c ZUq a | @H ~OT@ ~T jq SS  Z Or U@BSR Z@Z@  d @a --- ~S@v, m il j@ Tm Tv U@ @U Z -AaU U sTS U@  |

 WvSv Wv s  ATASvR UwAS | WvS ~@Am@ gFcO@ Z AwAaUT | @f SBU ! @@ j@ v@ @w j, j mS @, Ai@ ~T Tm@q s :@UfS @Av  @c --- @ BS ? @f AccS cU ?! @S cq TS TI AcBAc ABAS rA cAAv k ~CU A vF@U AZ cUU, "J AS F, cc, o U |"

~ "o U" | ~AT ZS A vU A mS @ crc cU AS U cJAO |

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jWvS s @S k-A qA @ , @ gcAaU ?

wFev@ SS RKo @AS  U AcBS-AU  @AUC v AS  aAv @v jAaUT ~T, TS ~AT A TA\U@ R rfTS AT OB, ~T cUFc^ R cFc vS | ABAUe-j jc sR , @aq @AUe -j @Sc ~ S Tgc | jc q Ai@q @ ZAaUT, ABAUe-j Agg S | c-ABS cK @AUe-jq v AS ~T sc J a |

@U Rq @  vU W A ~ cqAS | Ac@UR cFU@AS c ~T j@v TFwABS  \v Z AT ~Pos cU iU, "A@ , AS W c TFwABS Ac cUq A@ wJFv @A ZO @ c jAa SA@ ? O, j@v Jv ~A |"

sA @ | ~jc cUT | AT TBBv ~B j@v cArq AZJO ~a | rcB ~B gUq U@S @a, TS  |  v@cB | c jR @U @ AvAg qSgmvTxv OFSU OZ Z c @c, ~ cZ OUa TcqU c@@ r @ScO ASr R R j jT j cSF |

Ac@U @ ^--~-~ T ASBS  c g TwS B A ~OS  O A@ Jv Jv ~crF jc @ ~ TS AaU S | waU-ASBS jqvq TLF, TSv@ avZv AcK @ U AS ~@r a  |  ~T BS a ~ SqR @ | jv cK rK | B jZSR -T A | ZS ~crF jZS AUoH Bw @ S |

~T co  ~SFTSm TkU @ a  j@ rZ c j  AaUT | @H j Av d jce ~Uw-- rK a j@ cBv @i cA TZ j | OAAg waU, cwSgAU I | @i c R a, "q@v" s@ cU | O o AJA c TkU cA B Ri,  TS j@ TUv-c^ | bU a,  T AOTAS @ oJ cha | TS, rkSF S, jcA @ @ | ASBS, cr j@v w-aTaT gc | cA OMAAvR av S | So j@v jAwq j rK, j@v Z Z ST wa |

jc il j@ IU@ AcFl OT@AS ^v W @v s AT cU iU, "O, jc  s@ | AcA STc, TS ha |"
"g @f ? a v A@ c jTAS c c ~SUT SA@ ?" cAU |
"jq -cK | j@c d U a ~v@c ?"
" cv | c Uwa  cr, @f cAU ? ASBS -cK ,~^@ | jc vO cFvAvR A wU cr , cU ? j@v g-g gc ! jg !"
"q j@v chO aU q  wAU, cA | g-g gc ! J : ! O AA |" AT W ef TSK !

il wU-T Oc @ i BU Jv ! ~ -ATASv ToF, cU-Sq-@R-Sq, s@ cU, TU cpA d  wU ! ~T @ J@ @ZS s ~@r WS TW @ jAaU ZU @AAS, @U ~wq AT | jv cpA @U sAR, c -cpA W c BSU A Z TAxv@ Uw | AToF ~ ~v@ wU ~^ |

il j IJ j wU cpAv s a ZU ZU ~T AgB j@r ! M Aw TS Rq cAv  ~r SR a  AaU S | cpAv nT cq UwU | OAA@ WvW ~^@ | ~T TI TI vO BU WA ZAa | ~oWxv  OUU |

jTS T Zv @ Ag @ B ZU rN A @UT | j@ AOS-UiS  W @ c^ cA jUS TATm@ @UfS-- BT R Uc @  j@ cJv Zv cpXo UT | ~ jq AOS-BAS @ cc TS A@ IJ@ IJ@ ~T ~AgcS @ UwUS | ~TR BS  U J@ A-STm BSq | jc ~OS j@xv qeAAB cUUS gU@, "RU@T ! ~S@QH UQ @Aa, ~S wAc @Av X Am aS | ~S mw BS A  wU cU ~T QT @ cS | ~U ~AT j@ BdA @B cFp AaUT A@S | WA o @B, q TI a i ~ AAS | ~AT ABwT,  UT ABwT | jq cK ^F j@ j@ @ O U T^  S, @f cUS ? Ag ~ ~ @......... |"

A@U g | ~TR ASB ASB AO A A ~^ Pci@ZS j cUT | AF cU @f, JA JA  o AwAaU | c  J a cJOUT |  ABAUe Av ! OTl@ !

 c c AT BSA^@ cUU, "TSK ST ~c -B  jq T SUT | ", ~crF, cIAaUT jv RJS hOH K |  S,  | AS , v UT ABwT |

"~S vAmv ASEOq | @TS Uwa ~T @AUe r ? @c jaS ?" : ABwT ASa@ T-@vS r |
"~T @AUe ? ~AS ANcf SS ?" AT j@T @i r TI TIq Acc q ~AT |
"    .....| PAn@ n ANcf UR ~AT gq SwA@ | ~B OA\Ur ca ~Aa jq @AUe r | cUAa, JS, ~S -w\,  ~w O @ | W......"

W ? @S TSK ST ? O@-c@ c co |

@ S W b@U j@ cU@ gpF | W S ~U ~AT OT@ A@ ZUT j-q SAU cU@Av, s ~B @U @@ ~@TAv Ai@ ~w mvrSA @Sv b@ ~T TS @ AaU ~ ATAvATAv AaU | WvSOn ~Bq j   Z  sc, gAcAS |

AcBAU Sq, IcpA @H co | W @UA q AOS UiSZAS jZS IAU Z a | ArZAv RmS | sAR Tm c @QAv c~Sq  ~Jo  wa |

S ~U ZUT, q SAU cU@Av TZR AAOA A | AOS a ~T@ | @U WvS Zq o j@ J@ R@ AB @ AS c, @S R ~B @U ~T@ @Sv b@ cH @AaU ~ Z@Z@ AaU ?

"W", : ABwT jc j@ ~OS gK wpgpFAv@ A@a ASr AUS, O ~S co  | R coF W S ~^ OU wU |

"JF, s @ cUAaUT", Zq o  cU OUS : ABwT, "~T ~ AaUT cQ|n f ANc Arwl r cA^ | ~T UT Aw cAFcer, OdK PcF | U O@A TA@FU qmU......."

: ABwT cU rK U S, ie @ j@v oc rN ~T Ag A@ W WA @UT | W j@ZAS Tv TTcA BAU W b@ sAhaU | co OM@i  co oc cASAv Aav@  @  ~^@  wU | q ~OS gK : ABwT aUAv@ A@a cUUS, ~R coS  co |

~AT sw ZJBAa SAU cU@Av  ~U @c | A@ -sw ~ U S | g O-S rK cpA Tq ~T : ABwT@ oSFc BAS vS vU  -cAAa |  ZS Sv |

S, WvS rK A@ jZSR AS !

~U,  cIAa, ZSR dq AS WvS-v !!

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v cIUT AS @U | @U Sv Sw vU TS USv OA @Aa | ~B rASc | rcB c^ | AT q TcqU S QFA^ A wa  j@ TT g  Z @ |  jZS@ SAT wT T mU AAB@U q^vv | ~B Ac@Uq ~T ArAUA STc |

~^:, -@Tvq Ai@ AaU |

il PhO:m "AT: TAU@, AT: TAU@" cU M M q @U@ Z q ANcf UT- cr | g^ crc, mZm OU |  WTSAS SA@ ?

"~S, ~S, : ABwT | ~S | @f a ? ~S@ j@v Acg^ Uwa | gU ~aS  ?"

"R:, AT: TAU@, ~q wv , ~q wv  ! BSS, ~B g -S-q cA Aa | @AUC @S vU cA@ Sq | c @vq bJ bJ ~Aa | ~U, ~S @S vU iaS, @U   ~ v BS SR AS, q ...." J AvA@FU gC-gC qeAAB cFmTm  cUS : ABwT |

", Uv @f, : ABwT ? ~T@ il ~S j BS U @S ? @U A@a gU-vU.....|"
"S S, AT: TAU@, A@a gU-vU sR AcK S, ce TS-vS  ASq ~T @c |" jc j@v UWm cUS cpXo |
"TS  AS ~S @c --- TS ? A@aq cIUT S s", cAU |
"cIcS, cIcS, AT: TAU@ | -c cUq  ~B ~T M ~ ~S @a | ~AS OU wU c s TAv  s | cUAa, cUAa c ~S@ |  ~w ~T j@  BU A S ? M M ~Aa | wUv ....."
"~crFq, ~crFq | ~S@ @AU Uwa, : ABwT | j@v cA OU  A@ ?" ~AT  U vU j@ c@ A@ |
"S S, cA S, cA S | @U ~@ gc S  s |" ~J@ i cUUS q ANcf cpXo, " O ce ~AS j@ @ wT O cU S |"
"OUS, UAc Aw cA |"
"@S, jq USq  gU | cr ZU R,  | cpAR a S jZS |"

: ABwT g^ gcv A@ ZSR @vAS | O ~c ~wq il AS O a i j ~T  Av O o ASc^ ~So @ cUUS, "AT: TAU@, ~AS ~T O c ~S@ av cS, ~T av gq T | ~S @a ~AT AgQ OqAa, cUS, ~T @ AS, AcS j@ TA wcKH m ~AS ~T T @cS ? ~S@ Z ecSrfU TSK cU TS  |"
"AcS wcKH ? AcS ~AT @f cAI ? W cFc TSK ~AT |"
"S S, AT: TAU@ | ~S@ wcKH A@a @ c S | ~AS @cU ~T@ j@v sF @cS | ~T AO v-~ ~B Acr ca o  a, OUa | ~B jAS co ~AT  U  OUAa | o ~S j@v sF Oq |"

O j AwAaU |  @ O v@ S @ ZAU @ Z Z cU OUS : ABwT, "~T j wcKH U U TScBA ~rK TU c |"
"TScBA ~rK TU ? ~AS A@ @F^ RKo-vKo........?"

: ABwT@ Z ~crF ~T @UBf AcSf-AvSf cU TS AS | ~crF @S Sf TSK@q ~c o OZ Zq OS s ?

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S @ cAU : ~T vArSU PcFcer, cUAa | ~T --.... AT AaUS U TB A wFl Bg BPcF | gcK ZS ~RBc cr ~TU | ~ATR A gA q | ~AT ZS BAS an | 1959 U |  ANc B ZS UUOfS-Acof ~^US OUa | ~T  wUT | ~T OZ TS UU-MB BAU AU Or ca S U O@A TA@U mU | ~T AU jUT | cAr gw ANcf OU wU Uq UT  oTrU, ~T ~S@ jq @AUe rR j ~c wUT | ~U, U @ @AUC kL  cAr S |

~T d : SS ANc @ OfS AOA@lAcF j@ Tm  AS g AU ~S R oTrU "AvcvS TA@U mU"-j S @S | ~AT ZS @q r @A | Uq UT cFAw AOA@l@ AaUS ~T dc |  r@ ~TA@ vF @ TA ~S | ~B@ : jAUv v@ T AOA@l@ B^ ZSq |

ZS AT: TAU@, TSK AO@Uq ~BS@ BS Oa, ~OS@ AOS Oa | pAcf Tm PcAS@ ~Acy TkU rAvq U ZS | TSK gAcKFq U cO ~BS, cO ~OS | sw sw q TSK gAcKFl@ BS Oa | q ~S OfS BFAKrm B^ | qeAAB vqTTArS w\ UZ a | OfS ANcf gKBAcF j@ o AaU s o S mpA coSq S, TS ~S -aAc jS A s AS@v gAcKF Wv OUa ......

O U rK-OT@ A Aw ASW AcKT ZUT j@v, cUUT, "jJF ! gKBAcF X OS-vAUe ? cUS @f ? RKo Z TSK gAcKF Z  ? jTS ~BAc @ BfcS ASAS |"

ATAvATAv US : ABwT, cUUS, "OfS ANc cMXo o j@ ~@ S @ qhaT ~prF  s S, BSS @f ?"

~@v BSUT s j ~BAc wZASR ASAS ~w |

"~BAc S, ~BAc S, AT: TAU@ | Rq ~@  Tn ~OT@ jTS cA A s  A@ o ~ ~U@AE@  ~SF  cJA@ A | TS c @R q @ ~ @ Z  S | jq ARA@ @B UAw B@ T TSK gFASr @ S | AS  AvAg ZUT ~S A A @ ZU Ti j@ZAS wv vSR gFASr @ AUS | AAS ~crF jq ~U@AE  vA R @v cUq AUS, SUT |"
" S  U | A@ ~S wcKHv @f ?" ~AT TkU r A ~ OqAaUT, "gKBAcF, TS, waU c TAv U Ar@-c@ TSK ZU @f @  gAcKF Z c ? U  -c r@-c@ Z w-awUR gAcKF Z c |" ~AT Ac^Tn Acr @AAS |
"S AT: TAU@, w-awU gAcKF Z c S | @H -c Ar@-c@ jTAS @JO @JO AOAc ZU A@ha c S | j@ N-OfS PcAS@ XoA  An@H R eQH @ Oq |  R, s R  gKB w @ ha,  rfA@ HHR ocF | o q S, s gAcKF  Z c  rf AcAg^ AeZFSR s BdA  THR w@Uq Tn ~AT Aa | ~ AT: TAU@, Ai@ jq @Hq ~B ~T ~S @a av ~ |"
"~AT A@aq cIAa S |"
"cUAa, cUAa, AT: TAU@, cq ZU cUAa ~S@ | ~S sF Oq ~T | ~S@ c ZU S cUU OUc @f @ ? mpAAcS jq OfS ANcf o c@U ~w -U  AwAaU, c AcmpA ~U AU AwAaU | ~B @  ca ~w, ZSR ~T B^ AS, cQ|n f ~T OfS Arwl r cA TS ~T c ~@ml T   T sS | AS AaU J 5 ca B^AS US lc | ~T cc jq WvS TS ~c w S | J TS AaU, cer s OfS ANcf gKBAcF OO o AaU  sA ~cF @, U aU jq jAxv WvS AAS ~wq BS S R aU Hv cJO s | q @q  jq wcKH @B d U ~T cA UFcvA | -oq ~AT ~BR cS @ OUAa | ~A A jq wcKH U ~AT  d @Aa | PA ~@ ASB R R ~T ncl AOAv R w @ w@Uq T W cB ~S BfcS j@ Wv sR WvS Ai@ FQ @a cU ~T BASa | jce, @U ^cUR ~S@ ~T cA Z  Tv j@c O A Ri,  @ BU^ cASAv  s, jce vU   s ~S  @ ZU aZAS R  cA sc   m Z   | jZS AT: TAU@, ~T BS c, @cU ~S Qnq W gAcKFcHf jTS ~TW ATUa @f @, ~SF @ Qn S @S ? ~@ w  ~AT ASB RR @Aa, c -gAcKFcHf ~AT @ Aa S @S ? q, AT: TAU@, ~@ gc@ ~R Ai@, ~R Acmp @ ~S rf A@a TA@FU F ~T v-c b@ c | j@Hq ~S sF ~T Oq |" rK A@  q ANcf cpXo wU ASc^ v Ri |

gU@ @ j@v TSS pb AaU, ~Acr @ q TS OqU S | AcrK, @U  vU   T@ R ~T  @ a  sc WvS  @S Tq RS BS @ S | c, ~@ S @ gAcKF Z R Ac jq wJBZA s ArAQ TS  TS O S | @S gAS S @ RS@ cUR AUT  @v |

O @ qUS : ABwT | AZ, j@p O ~aS ~T ToFT SfU Av A@ | w ca cFc c j@v o Zc  j@ STf BFAAK @a sq | J AcoS ~Ssf jq Av oH @ cFc ~rAA Ug Aha | Av A@ ~CU U Tp  cUS : ABwT, " AT: TAU@, 1 wTR @T RBS j@ Z SfU C  |  AaU @S qU@@ ZAS w |  U jS AU cc TAH@ @a | wJFv @A ZO @ ~AS sq Av@ ~CU oH @US, JO @vf TqU k rASw@  cr jS UU, ^A  @U ~S cFc, ~S rfA@ R AcA@ TFR ToS  UwU | jToF @f @s-@H @ ZJB S, F ? ~ ~T wcKHUcXo ANcf jq ~@  gAcKF cU S, o j@v ~w  AZ  | -R j@  ca  gAcKF S, -JO-r-Acr ATASv  |" U mf@A : ABwT |

@S iw \U UT S  --- il ~T TS  UwU | jQAS  cI Aa S,  Zc c j@v U@S @A A wU U@v |

S:,  I i UT ~AT, cUUT, "ZS : c, AOS ~@eO c ABSC ST-vT SAa cv, A@ ANcf s ~c KoR  --- -q BAS S | S:, ~S wcKH UF ~AT @TS @A cv, A@  AwASAw  ~AT ~w |" QH O a i Aa ~AT |

"SS, SS AT: TAU@, ~AS i scS S," @ @ RiS q ANcf cpXo, "~T mpA-~@ wcKH@ ~AS jZSR S TS S, A@ cr ca OfS ANcf AOA@lAcS@ @f @ A cS ? s c-A-@ OO R gf ~crm JA ~a, ANcR q | ~T cAU Ue-Zp-cZS | o w S, wf TS:OO R TSA@ Rq TAo@ B Aq ~T | ~, Aw SA Z jTS Ar pAcf ~SF @S o AOA@lrm ~a, BAS S |"

"SA-v cAF mS ~B@ ~oAS@ AOA@lrm Sq, B PcAS@ s^A j wa", A cU AUT ~AT |

S  jU cpXo TZAv | il J v cA ~T S  U AS UwUS | A@av @MU R TB  O @  O c UT ~AT |

ATASv @ ToF XgA  i UwU RS TZ |

"mvq ! gAUAS, ~BR gAUAS c @a rZ AcF | S:, AT: TAU@ jZS TS:esw ~gc ha | j@v ASgp Bw Oq | OUS ~S W Aw cA | AT: O ~c cFW c S  ?"

"AAS jZS j@v cAaS |"

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j  ~oWxv ASgp vU W s ~AgAv ~T AaU,  BA TU S |

@f cUc j@, TFAB@ S AT@U S wgfT ~ofAcF cA:@r ?!

"ArS cU AS ~wAT ~oWxv sS @S @U S  jW | ~S TcqU SAvR ~ ZS | TS:esw il cFW U ~c @  |" W b@q cU AUS : UT ABwT |

m | ~T ZS @MU, AZq S c @f ANcf ZU Z |

j AS ATASv JO@ OZ cB OO c TS:esw @US |  ~m ~m  cUS, T cJ  S  A, j@ S, ~T q  SAq j@ sw Z UwUS | JO ATASv, r ATASv @v wU |  wgf r AS-a UwUS | j@c OZ ZU gd SAO ~T@R qA @US TS wgf r AS-a | @UT |

ATASv Acr@  fWr U ~T  Av a AUS cc | TZ rA^ A |

"FS Amv j@v cA AS ", cUUS | WTaS |

"@f ZUS ?"

"SA c @ cU, AT: TAU@, c @ | TA@FAU |  ca ~w ~S AU w AaU c ~S A AS w AaU --- jc cU R  B | A@ sA cAU O ca c @S gA ABAS U Aw Ai ~c cF AaUS s jq O caR AS, c ~S T c cc cc-T @ TSA@ Aw AaUS --- ~c@ cS ASEO | ~R sA cU Aq, ~S nsw Sq, Avq @SF c-- v j@v ccA s  sc S @f ? @H ~AS  jZSR Accq @SAS | Qn ~S mf SAR Z  ......"

WvS, j  ~ ANcf SA-v AcF@ ~cU @ AAS |

 SqS cB mv U  Bwf mvrS ST j@ gA cFw @Jo U Aw ~OT@ Ai j@ AS v T ZJFO@-cF Uw AwAaU, s T T ~T@  @ U, ~BR | jv Rq c ANcf @S gcq BS @ S, sA S ~T SA AF AF q @ "cU" | ~, ~T wAH i@ ~ ~ @ TI c ^  @vS @UB O@A Zq JAO gA AaUS cca ---jv cq BS |

rS rK ~T gA j@ U rH c AwAaU |

cUUT, "cUS : ABwT, @f gc ~AT ~S wcKH sF @ A ?"

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jq WvS OT ToF ~T BfcS s jv RUv-Uv ~c, gAcAS | Qgc, @AUC jq WvSq s j TkU,  AcK ~crF @S ^ Sq |

AS q WvS  ~AT : ABwT "wcKH sF" @ ~R v AS @AUC @ sc AXo^ ASq | RS ~So AcKv JO@S @AAS, jTSA@ ~T f AT @aR S | R@ @cU cUAaUT, "q ArAUA ST ~T vS AvA@vv @FSU @ @U@ A s | ~AT AS  c Ac | c cUc ZS @ |"

@AUC ~T  AS Ai@S AaU : ABwT cA | Tm ceU | JO av W | RS wcKHwq ASAv TH qB W AS |  j@ A@ sTS a ~oAS@ @AT@FU UFcvA sTS Z s --- Ac@, cS, vmv-Avc, SU @Fv qFA, ~SF A@ TS a OfS AOS-ANcf JA  | ~ j@ i W SS wa-waAU   BS |

AS : ABwT ~AF sL-~A nAv U S | ~AT ASB @B U AS:mgc RS wcKH sF @ jAa --- j RS @p ~^ Sq | cc  @OU v cU UwUS | AcmAgc ~T TA@U v SR U, ~T B^mS-AA @ N-N vmv @ j@ ~q A@ vmv Av s^ SAg @ Z U | AcA@ qAR Wxv-O@ o SR OUU |

AXf ASv   AS o qAS STS SR OUU | ANcf AOA@l AcF Tkn-AcrKH SA@ j@ TS mS AS ~a | S oS Tkn fQ @  @ | ~oAS@ AEOT AOA@lAcF B^ ~w @S ANcf  Ok j AcrKHoTf j@ AOA@lAcF OU AaU --- BS rXo cU !

cpAgB AS W  AO@S @ R O  ~T TA@FU jg T^ BTU S | cU@Av  ~T c ZF  wU j AS | ~S SAU cU@ | : ABwT @   @ @A  nm UUS @aS, BSUT | aUAv ~T AaS AaS W | O@Uv A@S A cB ZAr | ~ ~EOs, ~T Qn W gAcKFlcHf F@cq ~cFgc ATU s | jq sTS, jZS ~AS cdT b@ ZcS cS Sq, mS Twv be @  @  sc, RU Av@AvA@v Av@ Av@ @ ic, AS AT SU @T A AcKT ZcS qFA qFA |

"jTS ZO-ZO @S c ? j@v Tw A@a gAcKFlcHf @ S, s jq Sc UvA AvA@v ~S mv qB ic --- ~AT U nA  sq |" ~AT  cAU |
"sA ~S gAcKF TS A@a S-q Wvc   W cUc @@ ? jq ANcf ~@ @cU AS@v gAcKFl Z QTq R s, cUS S |" AS rK ~qAnT Z Z ASf mf@A : ABwT |
"s@, AS@v gAcKFlR sA Ai@ cU s,  sA jAxv-vxv @ s, TSK TU  --T^ @f ?" : ABwT@ jq @ cU ~AT  @ ST ~A | AS cc ~T oSFc R @p BS @S | ~T sAw SA@ RS wcKH ~rK @ U | jq ~@@ jZS nT cp AAo cFc @ sc |

~AT sAR cIUT S s ~AT @fq c jTS @UT RS BSF |

sAR ZSR ~AT BAS S, ASB ~B^q @c QA ~AT @ A OUAa RS R RS wcKH !!!

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j WvS BUq T | j  WvS qAcp ~AT S q cc Sgc T rK, AT gq AT @a @ | AT-AT avcU @q ~T ~Tmv Amvv  AcAr AaU | R Ac @U@q q AOAS | TU mvrS j@ vS WvS c^ AT ~@Am@ TpF Zc  ~AT cc av jAa !

BUq T pf  @AUe @   ~T A^@ ZSS ~ AT@ ~AT  @AASv rSq --- q nc @U c @fA @ d @ ~T vU W : ABwT ~TW U AAe @ ~T AS j@mv @ sR  TUc @U @AUe cmvF ~T OAv mvF AaJ sR s^, s gAcKFlcHfR W r ATASv ~wq @ AAaU | AT q A AAaU jc wJBZA w | R ASdl Z ~ATR jZSq w\ qA vAS |

ZSR BAS S jw\ rK ~S@ k !

j @q vS  ~T @ ~cSA Wv @ | haAha AcK AS AT ~T  cFc @ d @U, TSF @A Ac AS Iw | AT ~T acU@ c^ | ~T j@ wAU c cU An@v ZUAa | ~AT R@ ~S@ cIc O @UT, ~S@gc TAS AS OqUT | A@ A@aq A@a c S | -T ToF R@ RS-w cAI a A U | Tm j@v o Z wU cFcv |  A Av @U@ @q oR  wUS rfTS AT@T OB | ~ S @S Zc, S @S  | TcqU ScR cU wa R |

 jq :ec ! cA@ WvS jq R gq @a @ S r w UT Z  i UwU ~T ! v v jF ?

|| AT w\ ||

"T@ ~ @f cUc, cA, AT  a c c^, T @a  ~ U@c A@a Sq |" fWr U cU @ AT, " A ~c vSv  AO@Uq AaU | jce rfwAw  @ A | oSf  wU s ArT @ , ~oFc Uw --- jc  @SASq TS Oq S" (~AT TS TS gAc, jv ~T O cAr ~ @ BS ?)

"B  q, ~vc T, il  @@ j AB ~T jq TU VFv,  j@ SAU O@ ("SAU O@" S ~AT j@v @S Z @ UAa) | cUU, @U@ cFc Av ja, jZS SS cFc Jc | AF cU A@, ~T j@v TrA@Uq UT | cIq , cc jq dT VFv, BU@ | ZS sA v jv U@ j @ | ~ AS  cR S @R | @cU AvAg qSgmvTxv OFSU ZU c @ ~ TcqU c@ c@ |

TZS@ jq gc @v sR , j@ ^ ~A @ A Sf Pos cJo gCU, @H cdT j@ Jv BU cJO Sq |  - ~T cAI cUU,  SAU O@v SA@ ~Xg gAcKFcHf @c QT ~a | @S j@ ANcf ~@ @ Zq AU  SA@  @ r q RiST ~cF cU c, ~  SA@  Ug UU  sc !

"~T @ ~AT AOAS |  jq A cU@  sR- w avcU @ ~AT @T ASAS | q j ZASR Acr @UT S, cUUT, " , jq j@T AT r cOA@S @ UZ v@ Ug @U AS ?"

"~ q cIAa S, vS, j cvhaU qeAABv  j@T BS S | q @Sv AU^ ~ @Svq c qSA --- -q  a S | U ZA"
", AT A@ jZS R@ qeAAB  cc S A@ ?"
"~^:, RS-v-A-v  R@ rZq c",  ASAc@  |
"SAU aUv@ ZU, cIU cA," cU OU AT, "c T  ~T | S chO aU | wZUf ~ j@v j@v cCU gK cU  |  s @f gBe gBe A @@ Rv@ JU jSAaU, @ BS ? R cA ABAUe -j @ sS, cU | ~S aUv ZAU @J | SfR T  | j@AS j@v @FcA A@S AAaU | @f ZAr aUv |"

AT j w\ S S ~Tq OZ BU j sAhaU |

", j@ ^, cIU cA,  T l ~T cUU, @U aUv@ AH @a AS sc, cIAU, vS |"
" ~c @ ?"
"RT, AH@ AOAS S ? ~T c^ | r cF @A^ AU"
"Av ~c @f cm ?"
"R BAS S ? AAS cF  @Av @Av U--q A@Sa ~ cOa | ZS jq aUv sA -j@v q TgTxv @v cU A , cAr S, j@-~o ATASv ~w, Uq @Av @Av v@ Ug ! ZS  qeAABR  c S | @cU eZF Av @Uq c | RS-v-A-  cFv gUq ArZ wa jFAS |

"T ^  AU j@ Tm Amv AS | aUv "AAUe dT"-j cq @q @JO RU A "v"-AmnS Z Z SA@ jTS Av @a s j@ ASq cF @@ @Av v@ Ug a ! j@T OU @U, cIAU vS, TZS@ ToFq @ cU VFvv A@S c |

 jS ~@r-@T w\ ~crF ~T S ~gFm |  Bw @ j B ? ATaq c @S j Zv TA m ?

"sAR ASv cU wU -AS ToFq |  q  j@AS co@ AvU chOv@ | -^F ~crF ~T @-AwA^ cA AaUT S |  Sv ~T A T c^ U | ~AT @ gK @ cA a OU s cUUT, SqU AUr @c Ar ASsS ~Agsw |

j O @ s AT | ~AT AB OZ A@ ~Aa | AZ R OZ BU | O @ A@ | ZAS@  R ASBq cU @, "cA, ~B@ jq AT OB@ AOAS S ~AT | ~T OZ  q a cU@ B US S, gq B U s iSiS @UfcA oH A  @ |  vS ~T Sv gC waU, T S,  ~T Zq A | jq 24r Sgc ASv@ q ~AT gUc @f @ ? ~AT M mvrS b@Aa | P PO j@v | vS c c^ | JO ATASv ~wq Wv wa WvSv | ~vv c mvv i Aw  @  ~T vS U.......... "

~ cU  S AT | U U @J @ | ^S ~ @f c R@, @J Aq |  R Ai  Z ~TR OZ cJo TSAS | AT s ~TR ~Ag^Y c^ AaU !

"j WvS  S-AUr @T AS |" j@v TU AS  cU @ AT, "AUr knq co, Zc  @@ j@ ANcf UT j q SAU aUAv@ l AS sS J @AUC c |  SA@ gOAU OA @q AS jAaU aUAv@ |"

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AT w\ jZSq rK |

AT TU Vv c jc S S ~T ASB@q c Kf TS AhaU | AF @, ATF @, @S  @H c j@ AcSo@ OfS ANcf gKB AS wcKH T AaUS | @@ ~T Aw AB UT, wv BfcSvq cU wU n-ATn | j@q A@ gAccF cU ? @ OU wU AT ? @ s TSK TpF  ? ~ @q c q a W ? c Z qha @a @ | ~ : ABwT ? J @a s ~T QT OR cA@ ~a |

sAR wcKH J Ukq a | ~T a ~^: ~R j@BS Qn ~@ gc W gAcKFcHf U a r Ar |

sAR c ASTT  U |

(c-46, vc , 2010)

~UH: ~SSF r

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU?