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µëõçË Éœ◊œ≈ ∫ë—¥≥ôóçëØ®, ˛∫ùôóçëØ®, ÉÚ˛Èë® à‡ µë™çË, Ç≈,
äœ √‡ ◊ëÃ˛¿ Çéÿ™•≥. É≥◊Äà Éø∫¶ µ•π∞˛∞«÷Ä“. áõçÊôêË
Å‹◊ø˛∫ë≥ ùÏ úØÄ•çË ◊œ◊≥Ø®. ÇÓë÷ à‡ µë™çË ∞ëôêøª¶¥∞ √∞÷
úØÄ•, É÷Ä“, ˛∫ë—, É≥∞ëÚ.
"Å◊Ú áÚÓ ó∫Õ∆ É◊Óë?...µëÚ á≥ôê ˛∫ëÀ Å◊Ú陕 ˛∫úÒ≈...˛◊Æ≈Óë
Å◊˛Ó ◊π≥ ˛∫ùôç™®≈...".
∆ëœ≈ ˛ç™çë¿÷, ∆ëœô˛çë ÿ„ôç≈ ʼn¥≥ôóçëضœπ∞≥ ¿Ó≈.

"¢ú...áÚ ˛¿“ áÚÓ ∞øΩ? ÅÚÔôê µëÓë Å◊Ó ùÔ¿ë⁄ôê ◊Ã
óúëÚ˛ÓÚ. çë“õçë—¥∞ë“ Ÿ™®ôê ˛∫ëÚ ∫ب, ÉÚÔôê ŪÃë¡
ߢú— special classôê, ∫Ø´Ú® ¿¨ôê ◊π≥®•ëÚÒ code word“
óúë÷”™®, Å∞ ˛ç™® µëÒ≈ é„ëú ç™ Å¶¢ù™®, ˛◊ç ˛◊ç¿ë ŪÃë¡
±˛∆™•œôê ˛∫ë«, ˛◊çë∞ ó◊À«÷“ óÃØ® ¿¨˛µÃ≈ çë§ü, Ÿ™®ôê ◊π≥
ç™ Å¶¢ú≥ôê óú¿¥±∆ë ˛•ëü≈ ◊ëõé癶...
É≥“ É◊Ú áÚ ˛¿“ ˛çë¢üôéÈëÚ..á÷“ë≈ ˛µÃ≈..."
ɲ∞ ªÃúõç¥Ä∞ Ç«Ã¥±˛∆ëÃë◊≥ ∞•Ä◊∆ëç, √ÄÈ∆ëç, ó∞‰◊ëç
òÍ√¶¥∞≥ ¿Ó≈.
Å˛∞ ¿Ó¥±”œπ≥∞ëÚ Éπ∞ á±—ç™ùô êÃ’≈.
"Å◊Ò≈ äÚÒ≈ ¿ÚÔøΩ ˛çôçë¿ É÷“˛∆. ∫¥≥◊뙶∆ë◊≥ ÅÚÔôê
˛∫ëÚ“ úëÕ óúë÷”œø∫ëÚ. ÇÓë’≈ Å◊Ó çØ•∫¶ ±™¶œôçôò•ë≥".
"úÕ µëÚ∞ëÚ ˛çë◊¥≥“ ±™¶™˛•Ú. Å≥ôê Å◊Ò≈ ç¥∞Ò¿ë. 祱™®
äœ ◊ëÿë áÚÓ ∫ëôç⁄≈ É÷“...˛∫ëÒ≈ ∫Ø´“. ˛∫ëç™®≈...É◊Ú
É÷˛“ÚÓë áÓôê ˛◊È ∆ëœ≈ É÷”∆ë áÚÓ?".
∂Ï¥ó∞Ú˛ÈÚ ¿ÓÄ∞.

Å‹◊ø˛∫ë≥ úØÄ•çË ˛∫뙕ë’≈, µëÒ≈ ∫ë“ëÛí…≈ óµœõé∆ ˛∞ë›—çË∞ëÚ.
áÓôê ∂ÄÓ⁄ ó∞Õπ∞ µëË √∞÷ "ÖÚÒÄ•∆ Ö«—¥ ˛∞ë›Ú ∆ë—?" áÚÈ ˛çËÿôê
ÿÄ•∆ëÀ Éœπ∞◊Ú Å◊Ú∞ëÚ.
¿ëõçëÀ Ŷôê≈ ∫ˉôò• êÏ≈Ωç‰÷ ó∞ë•õé, Ñ‹ ßùõ ç÷’ñÕô êÏ≈ΩçË
◊Äà á÷“ë◊ÌÍ’≈ µëõçË ∫õê∞ë×çË. Éø˛∫ë≥ µëõçË Éœ◊—
∫¶ø∫≥≈ ä˛Ã ç÷’ñÕ«÷ ∞ëÚ. Å◊Ú á≈.à, µëÚ á≈.á¢.ù..Éϱ∆ëØ®.
Å◊Òôê, çó“ô•— Çç˛◊Ø®≈ áÚÈ ∞Ô∆ëô ç´⁄. µ®¥∞à ◊—ôç¥≥ô
ê®≈∫≈ áÚ∫∞ë’≈, ó∫Ì˛Èë— ∫¶∫øÍ◊ÌÈ◊—çË áÚ∫∞ë’≈, ∞ëÚ çó“ô•— Çé
∞Ú ê®≈∫¥±Ìôê ó∫œÄ¿ ˛ú—ôç˛◊Ú®≈ áÚÈ Ç◊÷ Å◊Òôê.
áÓôê “™ù∆õçË áÚÏ ó∫Õ∞ëÀ äÚÏ≈ É÷Ä“.

çëÄ“ çëª Åœπ±ôóçëÚ¶œôê≈ ˛∫ë˛∞ ó∞ëÄ“˛∫ù Å“Í∆≥.
∫ë“ëÛí∆ëÀ Éœôê˛¿ë?
ᮥ˛∞Ú. "˘˛“ë".
"µëÚ∞ëÚ•ë..." Å◊Ú êÃ˛“∞ëÚ.
"óúë÷’".
"Éø¶˛∆∞ëÚ Éœôçø ˛∫ëÍ∆ë?"
"Å∞ µëÚ ˛çôçÒ≈". úØÄ• ˛◊Ø•ë≈ áÚÏ ÖË¿Ó≥ ÿœ≈ª…≈, Å◊Ú ¬≥
˛çë∫ø∫•“ëó¿ÚÈ ÖÕÄ¿ √π±ôóçëÚ•≥.
"µë˛Ó óÃë≈∫ Åøóú™•ë Éœô˛çÚ...É≥“ ˇ ˛◊È..." Å◊Ú êÔ÷ ùÏ µ®ôç≈.
"ˇ Åøóú™'Óë Å≥ôê µëÓë óç•¢˛úÚ..." áÄÓ ÅÍ∆ë¿÷ áÚ êÃ”Ú ó∞ë¨
àÍ, úÌÏ ú¥∞¿ëç˛◊ ó◊‰◊π∞≥.
ó¿„Ó≈.
ó∞ëÄ“˛∫ù ≥ضôçø∫™• ä”.
"˘˛“ë...˘˛“ë".
∫±÷óúë÷“ Å◊Ô÷Ä“.

"˛ú...˛ç◊“¿ë ˛∫ù™˛•˛Óë...ùÚÓ ÿı∆¥Ä∞ É‹˛„ë ó∫œü∫®¥±œôçô
ò•ë≥". ¿Ó≈ ÅÍ⁄ÄÃçÄ„ Åˉ¥ ó∞‰¥≥, ú⁄ôç¶ óç뮥≥óçëضœπ∞≥.
"Éœπ∞ë’≈ ÖÓôê óÃë≈∫ Ñ˛çë•ë ňÿÚ". áÚ˛Èë Å≈¿ë óúëÚÓ≥
à˛ÓÚ˛È ó∞Õ∆ë¿÷ ∂ÄÓÿ÷ ÅÄ“∆ëÀ ˛¿ë± ÖÏ¥±∆≥.

◊êøª÷ ¿Ó≈ Ñ®∫•ÿ÷Ä“. ˛¿ÄÛ∆œ˛ç Éœôê≈ çØ´ë¶ ÛÚÓ”÷, çëÄ“
ó∫À∞ ¿Ä›«÷ ÿ‡π≥ çë∆ë¿÷ ¡§ù«œπ∞ ˇ— ≥‰Ä∆˛∆ ó◊Í¥≥ø
∫ë—¥≥ôóçëضœπ˛∞Ú.
"ÇÓë’≈ ÉÚÔôê Å◊Ú ˛∫ëÚ ˛∫ùÓø∫ µëÚ Åø∫¶ ˛∫ù«œôçôò•ë≥.
∞øΩ∞ëÚ...ÇÓë... ÉÚÄÓôê≈ Å◊Ú áÚÓ ∫ëôç é„ëüôê ◊Ó˛∆...
Å≥ ¿™®≈ çóÃô•ë?"
¿Ó≈ ü∞π±Ã¿ëÀ Ω“≈ª∆≥.

◊›ôç¿ëÀ ß Åœπ≥≈ µë∆— çÄ•, çë˛“Ù ˛çÚßÚ, çë÷∫π≥ Ä¿∞ëÓ≈ áÚÏ
Å¥∞ÄÓ…≈ Å◊Ú É÷“ë¿÷ ó◊Í¢˛úë¶ô é•π∞≥. É¥∞ÄÓôê≈ Å◊Ú Å‹◊„⁄
˛∫ú¿ë™•ëÚ. µë˛Óë ú∞ë ú—◊ çë“√≈ ˛∫¢ü. ˛∫¢ü ¿™®≈. ÇÓë’≈
Å◊Ú áÚ˛Óë® É÷“ë∞Ä∞ Ö´—π˛∞Ú. ó∞‰◊ëç.

Ÿ™¶ÌêË ∏Ä›π≥óçëØ˛•, áÄÓ ÅÍ∆ë¿÷, "Å≈¿ë...∫ë“ëÛí ˛∫ëÚ
∫ب´ëÓë≈¿ë?".
"É÷Ä“˛∆•ë..".
á±—∫—¥∞≥∞ëÚ.
Ä∫ôÄç ᮥ≥ôóçëØ® ∫Èπ˛∞Ú. ÿÄÓ≤—¥∞ ÿµë∆ç— ˛çë«’ôê.
∂¢ú∆¿ëÀ óçë§ú≈ ÅÄ¿± ˛◊Ø®≈.

µëÚ Åõê ó◊ê ˛µÃ≈ Éœπ±œôç ˛◊Ø®≈. çœøΩ ◊ëÔ÷ ÅõóçëÚÏ≈
ÉõóçëÚÏ¿ëÀ ¡Ø¡¨çË.
◊œ≈ ◊fi«÷ ¿Ó≈ úÌÏ ÅÄ¿±∆ë«œπ∞≥. Ä∫ô óúÚÈ ˛◊祱÷ √祱÷ ˛¿ë±∆
çëÌÏ≈ É∞¿ë«œπ∞≥.

Ÿ™¶Óœ˛ç ◊ضÄ∆ ∂Ï¥±óçëÚ¶œôÄç«÷, ∫∞ÍôóçëÚ® ó◊‰˛∆ 㶠◊π∞ëË
Å≈¿ë.
"ňÿÚÚÚÚÚ..."
"áÚÓ≈¿ë...áÚÓ?"
"∫ë“ëÛí...∫ë“ëÛí". óúë÷Äç«÷ ƒ¢ü √™¶∆≥ Å≈¿ëÿÌê.
"áÚÓ≈¿ë...∫ë“ëÛíôê áÚÓ?".
"°Äú™ Å™ó•≈™ •ë...ó◊ı≈ 궢ù™•ëÚ...ÉÚÔôê úë∆õçë“≈...äœ ÅÃ
¿¨˛µÃ≈ √ÚÓë“ ∞ëÚ Å◊Ú Åø∫ë ˘ë¢ª•÷˛“π≥ ˛∫ëÚ ∫بÓë—..."
ÿ•ë¿÷ ˛∫ùÓëË.
Ç«Ã≈ ˛∫— ˛ú—π≥ ú≈¿™¶∆ë÷ áÚ ∞Ä“«÷ Ŷ¥∞≥ ˛∫ë÷ Éœπ∞≥.
"áπ∞ ˘ë¢ª•÷ ¿ë?" 祱˛ÓÚ.
"˛ç.á¢.á≈.....â.ù.… “ ÉœôçëÚ..."
ű˛◊ç¿ëÀ é„øª˛ÓÚ Ä∫ôÄç.
"µëÒ≈ ◊—˛ÃÚ•ë..." Å≈¿ëÿÚ çØç‰÷ ˇ—.
"ˇ Åø∫ë˛◊ë• ◊ë≈¿ë.."
Å∞Ìê˛¿÷ µëÚ Åõê ∂Ìçÿ÷Ä“. ∫Èπ˛∞Ú.
áÚ ùπ∞ÄÓ…≈ áÚ˛Óë® ∫Èπ∞≥.
∫ë“ëÛí É‹◊„⁄ ˛çëÄ›∆ë. µëÚ ±™¶∆∞Ìçëç ∞ÌóçëÄ“∆ë?
É÷Ä“. äœ ú∞ÿé∞≈ ò• ◊ëÀøª÷Ä“.
àÚ? ªÚ àÚ Éπ∞ ∞ÌóçëÄ“ √∆Ìù.
¿Ó≈ ˛◊ç¿ëÀ çëôõçÄ„ ÇÃëÀπ∞≥.
ÛëÓé ÿı∆˛¿ë? É÷Ä“. Å≥ µ•π≥ ÇÏ ¿ë∞õçË Çéÿ™•˛∞.
ÉÔ Å◊Ä„ ∂ÄÓø∫±÷Ä“ áÚÏ áÚÔ•≈ ú¥±∆≈ ˛◊Ï óúÀ∞ë˛Ó.
ÇÓë÷ Å◊Ë É÷Ä“ó∆ÚÈë÷ ◊ë‚Äç˛∆«÷Ä“ áÚÏ ˛∫¥±ôóçëÚ¶œπ∞◊Ò≈
Å◊Ú∞ëÚ. áÚ ÄççË µ®õéÓ.
É÷Ä“. É÷“˛◊ É÷Ä“. Å≥ çëô≈ É÷Ä“. Å◊Ë áõçË ∫ê±Ä∆ ÿ™®
˛◊Ï Ü— óúÚ˛È ƒÚÏ ¿ë∞õçË Çéÿ™•Ó.
∫Œ™Äú«÷ ò• Å◊Ú á‡∫≥ ú∞ÿé∞≈.
äœ ˛◊Ä„ â.à.ᢠ√¶⁄çË à˛∞Ò≈?
Å∞Ìóç÷“ë≈ ∞ÌóçëÄ“∆ë?
äœ˛◊Ä„ ∂Û¿ëç˛◊ µëÚ ±™¶∆∞ë÷ ∞ëÚ...
Å∞Ìê ˛¿÷ ∂ÄÓôç áÚ ¿Ó±Ìê ≥‰ôò• úô±«÷Ä“.
à˛∞ë äÚÏ ó∞ëØÄ• √‡◊Ä∞…≈ ç‹ÿôóçëØ•≥.

â.ù.… ÿ÷ ∫Õ∞ë∫¿ëÀ Å◊Ú ó∫Ì˛Èë—. ∫ë—ôç¢ úéôçÿ÷Ä“.
"áÚÓõç Ç¢ü.."
"ó∞Õ∆“˛∆ø∫ë...äœ ◊ëÿë˛◊ äœ ¿ëÕ ∞ëÚ Éœπ∞ëÚ..ÇÓë Éø∫¶
∫ØÆ◊ëÚÒ.." ÿôéôóçëØ® óúë÷” √¶ø∫ÌêË, ãó◊ÚÏ
Å›¥ó∞ë•õéÓëË ∫ë“ëÛí«Ú Å≈¿ë.
Ň≥ Ň≥ Ÿõé«œπ∞≥ Å◊Ú ∞ë«Ú √ç≈.
"Ö«œôê Ç∫¥±÷“...ÇÓë µë„ô˛çë µë„¿Ïµë˛„ë ∞ëÚ çØ√fiø∫ëÚÒ
•ëô•— óúë÷”™•ëë— ∫ë..". µë ∞‡∞‡ôç òÍÓë— ∫ë“ëÛí«Ú Åø∫ë.
ó∞ë•—π∞ë—.
"Å◊Òôê à∞ë◊≥ øâúÄÓ∆ë?? ÖÚ陕 à∞ë◊≥ óúëÚÓëÓëø∫ë?".
üŒ—.
ꥱÿ™®, Äç«÷ Ã¥∞≈ ∫¶π∞ 祱…•Ú ∂Ì∫≥ ˛∫ëÚÍœπ∞≥ áÓôê.
"Éπ∞ Å„⁄ôê óúÀ∆Èë¿ëÕ äÚÒ≈...É÷Ä“". óúë÷Äç«÷ òù∆≥
áÓôê.
â˛∆ë. µëÚ ˛ç몥≥ôóçëØ•∞ë÷ Å◊Ú ÿı≈ ∫œçÿ÷Ä“. É÷Ä“.

ÅÚÍÃ⁄ ≥ñôç≈ ◊Ãÿ÷Ä“. ¿œ¥≥◊¿ÄÓ«÷ Éœôç⁄≈ ª¶ôçÿ÷Ä“.
Ç«Ã≈ Ç«Ã≈ ˛çËÿçË.
"ùÚÓ ÿı∆≈...ùÔ¿ë⁄ôê ◊à óúë÷”™® ◊Ãë¿÷...Å≥ôçëç..."
µëÒ≈ ∞ÌóçëÄ“ óúÀ≥óçëË„“ë¿ë áÚÏò• ˛∞ëÚÍ∆≥.
∫ë“ëÛí«Ú Ö«œôê Ç∫¥±÷Ä“ áÚÈ ä˛Ã ÿı∆≈ ∞ëÚ ¿Ó≥ôê úÌÏ
ÇÏ∞“ëç Éœπ∞≥.

∞ÔÄ¿«Ú ≥Ä´˛∆ë® áÚ ¿Ó≈ ó∞뮥∞ ˛çËÿôçÄ´çÊôê ŧù,
¿ÏµëÊ≈ µëÚ ç÷’ñÕôê¢ óúÚ˛ÈÚ.
"áÚÓ ∫ë“ëÛí °Äú™ Å™•≈™ Dz¿? áÚÓë¢ü??" áÚÏ ˛ç™∫◊—çÊôóç÷“ë≈,
"Ç¿ë≈...áÚÓÚÒ ÉÚÒ≈ ó∞Õ∆“...ÉÚÒ≈ Å◊Ú çØ √fiôç“...∫™ Å◊Ú
Ö«œôê Ç∫¥±÷“.." áÚÏ óúë÷”¢ óúë÷” ˛úë—π˛∞Ú.
ÇÓë÷ ä‹ó◊ëœ◊œ≈, "àÚ•ë Å◊Óô óçë÷“ø ∫ë¥∞?" áÚÏ ˛ç™∫≥ ˛∫ë÷
Éœπ∞≥ áÓôê.
Åõéœôçøª¶ôçë¿÷ Ä∫ôÄç ÿÙ¶˛ÓÚ Ÿ™¶Ìôê.

äœ˛◊Ä„ Å◊Ú çØÿfi¥≥ çëô¥Ä∞ òÍ«œπ∞ë÷. ∫∆π≥óçëØ˛•,
¿œ¥≥◊¿ÄÓôê¢ óú÷“ë¿÷ Ÿ™¶Ìôê¢ óúÚ˛ÈÚ.
"Å≈¿ë áÚÓë¢ü"...◊ëú””œπ˛∞ 祱˛ÓÚ.
"çØ√fi¢ù™•ëÚ •ë...Åø∫ë ò• Åõç∞ëÚ ˛∫ë«œôçë—..". ó◊‰«÷
◊π≥óçëÚ˛• òÍÓëË Å≈¿ë.
"á∞ë◊ë≥ ˛∫ùÓëÓë≈¿ë?"... É∞∆≈ ∫•∫•¥∞≥.
"ó∞Õ∆“•ë".
◊ضÄ∆ Åø∫¶˛∆ ±œøª˛ÓÚ ¿œ¥≥◊¿ÄÓôê.
"áø∫¶…≈ Å◊Ú óúë÷”«œø∫ëÚ àóÓÚÏ...Å∞Ú ªÈê É◊—çË á÷˛“ëœ≈...
óúëÚÓë÷ áÚÓ? µëÚ áÚÓ ∞◊Ï óúÀ˛∞Ú.
äœ ùÏ úØÄ• áÚ ∞◊Èë? ∞ÌóçëÄ“ óúÀ∆ √∆Ì¢ù¥∞≥ Å◊ÒÄ•∆
˛çëÄ›¥∞Ó≈". ¿Ó±ÌêË ∫“ ˛¿Ä•ø ˛∫¢úë„—çË.

Ω∆“ëÀ 㶠â.ù. Ä◊ ÅÄ•π˛∞Ú.
Å◊ÄÓ Åõéœπ≥ ˛◊Ï ÅÄÈôê ¿ëÌÍ«œπ∞ë—çË.
˛◊ç¿ëÀ ˛◊ç¿ëÀ Å◊Ú ÅÄÈÄ∆ ÅÄ•π˛∞Ú.
∏Ä›π˛∞Ú. ≥ñõéôóçëضœπ∞ëÚ. Å◊Ú ó∫Ì˛Èë—, áÚ ∞πÄ∞ áÚÏ
ÅÄÓ◊œ≈ Å◊ÄÓ¢ üÌÍ ∂ÚÍœπ∞ë—çË. Å◊Ú ó∫Ì˛ÈëÕÚ √çõçË úÌÏ
ó∞‰π±œπ∞Ó .

"√fi¢ù™•ëÚ ∫ë...¿±∆ëÓ¿ë.." Å◊Ú Å≈¿ë.
"áÚÓ óúëÚÓëÚ". Ç◊’•Ú, Ň¥∞¿ëÀô ˛ç™˛•Ú.
óµ§ü ˛◊ç¿ëÀ ≥¶¥∞≥.
"äÚÒ≈ óúë÷“ ¿ë™˛•õçÈë≈∫ë...óÃë≈∫ ˛ç™®ø∫ë¥≥™˛•Ú...•ëô•— Å◊Ó
ó∞ëπ∞Ã⁄ ∫Ø´ë≤õçÚÒ™•ë—.."
áÚÄÓ ó¿≥◊ëÀô óçëÚÏóçëضœπ∞ ÖÄ„¢ú÷, Ö«Õ÷ ÉÚÒ≈ ä— ∫ê±Ä∆
ÅÄú˛∫뙕≥.
ú™ó•ÚÏ Å◊Ô•≈ ä— ÅÄú⁄.
µëÚ Åõéœø∫Ä∞ Ö´—π∞◊Ú ˛∫ë÷ çØÿfi¥∞ëÚ.
¿œπ≥ ◊ëÄ•˛∆ë®, Ö∞®çË çëÀπ≥, ¡ç⁄≈ ó¿”π∞≥ ˛∫ë«œπ∞ëÚ.
∞Ä“Ä∆ ÅÄú¥≥ "◊ë" áÚ∫≥˛∫ë÷ ÄúÄç óúÀ∞ëÚ.
ªÈê çØçÄ„ ƒ¶ôóçëØ•ëÚ.

ÅÄà ¿¨ ˛µÃ ó¿„Ó≈.
Éø˛∫ë≥ µëÒ≈ Å◊Ú Å≈¿ë⁄≈ ¿™®≈ ∞ëÚ Å◊Ò•Ú Éœπ˛∞ë≈.
"ˇ∆ë◊≥ ˛çÊø∫ë.." áÚÏ ó¿÷”∆ êÔ÷ áÓôê ¿™®≈ ˛ç™ê¿ëÏ
òÍÿ™® ó◊‰˛∆ óúÚÈëË Å◊Ú Å≈¿ë.

Å◊Ú ÄççÄ„ ó¿≥◊ëÀ¥ ó∞뙲•Ú.
˛“úëç çØÿfi¥∞ëÚ.
"àÚ•ë?" áÚ˛ÈÚ ó¿ÚÄ¿∆ëÀ Å◊Ú ÄççÄ„ ÉÏôé∆◊ëÏ.
√ç¥Ä∞ ˛◊Ï ∫ôç≈ ±œøªôóçëØ•ëÚ. êÃ÷ ¿™®≈ Å◊Ú ˛∫ü◊Ä∞
Ü—Ûí∞ø∫®¥±∆≥.
"â.à.ᢠáô¢úë≈“ óÃØ•ë◊≥ √ÄÈ…≈ ˛çë™®•ë...ÉÚÒ≈.. ∆ëœôê≈
ó∞Õ∆ë≥...". óúë÷”ÿ™® áÚÄÓ ∫∆¥˛∞ë® ∫ë—ôÄç«÷, Å◊Ú
çØ牔œπ≥ ∞ëÄà ∞ëÄÃ∆ëç çØ≠— óç뙶∆≥ .

áÓô˛çë ∞Ä“«÷ Éœπ∞ ó∫Õ∆ ∫ëÄÈÄ∆ ∆ë˛Ãë ±ßóÃÚÏ ÉÈôé Ä◊¥∞≥
˛∫딜π∞≥.

"Å≥ôçë•ë...Å≥ôçë•ë...
çó“ô•— ÇçÒ≈Ò óµÓôéÈ◊Ú Éø∫¶∆ë•ë...áô¢úë≈“ ó∫«÷ ÇÓ≥ôê
°Äú«™ ∫بôç ¶ÃÀ ∫ØÆ◊ëÚ...¢˛ú ÖÚÄÓ óµÓ¢ü ÖÚ ˛∫ÃØ™¢
á‹◊„⁄ ◊œ¥∞ø∫™•ëõç ó∞Õ…¿ë? ˇ ˛∫ë«™•ë â.à.ᢠÕú÷™ ¿ëÍ®¿ë •ë?".
ÿı≈ ∫œé ∫“≈ É÷“ë¿÷ ÉœôéÈëÚ áÓ ó∞Õπ≥≈, ±™¶˛ÓÚ.
ó∫ëÏôçë¿÷ ±™¶˛ÓÚ.

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Responses:

• From: aruLarasan (@ psiphi.umsl.edu) on: Tue Apr 13 17:37:46
  
  in spite of the predictability, the story is good. especially ashwin's constant self sandhEgam.
  
  shivA, this one is much better than your previous story.
  
  
• From: Gokul (@ gatekeeper.ohioedison.com) on: Tue Apr 13 18:13:48
  
  I second aruL's comments.
  
  
• From: sun (@ 192.149.1.168) on: Wed Apr 14 08:38:18
  
  Very good shiva. Nice one
  
  
• From: shiva (@ user.pghlogistics.com) on: Wed Apr 14 09:00:09
  
  Arul, Gokul, and Sun..
  thanx for ur compliments..
  u guys give the boost really
  
  
• From: bb (@ compq1.crhc.uiuc.edu) on: Wed Apr 14 15:47:56
  
  shiva, good improvement from ur first story.. i will give u bournvita, not boost:-))))))))
  
  
• From: shiva (@ user.pghlogistics.com) on: Wed Apr 14 16:03:01
  
  ethirpArthathuthAn..
  thanx for the bournvita bb!!
  
  
• From: sathiya (@ skrithik.qualcomm.com) on: Wed Apr 14 17:51:25
  
  style is good in this too. Particularly when
  describing the monologues of Aswin. Hoping
  more to come from you.
  
  
• From: shiva (@ user.pghlogistics.com) on: Thu Apr 15 08:48:12
  
  thanx again for the compliments sathiya
  
  
• From: chandy (@ 209.125.83.228) on: Thu Apr 15 12:21:17
  
  Shiva,
  
  The story was simple, but simply wonderful! It brought out the essence of friendship and the ego-tussles that sometimes come in the way of friendship! I particularly liked the way you narrated Ashwin's to-froing between his ego vs friendship.
  
  I look forward to reading more stuff from you.
  
  chandy
  
  
• From: shiva (@ user.pghlogistics.com) on: Thu Apr 15 13:26:34
  
  thank u very much for your compliments chandy ...
  will definitely try bringing in more
  
  
• From: v (@ wizard.mch.sni.de) on: Mon Apr 19 00:46:37
  
  shiva: good one. Liked the story.
  
  
• From: shiva (@ user.pghlogistics.com) on: Mon Apr 19 09:05:20
  
  thank u vidya
  
  

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