অধ্যায় একশ পঁয়তাল্লিশ: নির্বিঘ্ন

দungkai riuruxia konthasabdo shune ashchorjo hoye thame gelen.
Phire takiye dekhe, se ki shei agekar alchemist jubok noi?
Kotha bolte jaben, emon shomoi dekha gelo shui ming xuan yu tar kono vavei expressionhin vabe take tar buker majhe tene nilen. Dekhte shitol mone holeo, tar proti ti soron chhilo otyonto komol.
Ar shei alchemist jubokti shui ming xuan yu ebong yue riuruxia-r ami-shamporko dekhe chokh duto kunchke fellel:
"Dujoner besh bhalo shomoi katchhe... apnara ki amari prosner uttor ti dite paren?"
dong gong yu shang alosh vabe tader beriye ashar faka jaigar pranter ekta gacher upore helan diye dariye chhilen, eta shune halka heshe uthlen:
"Ling er shao ki amader ekhane dhore rakhar jonno e shob korchen na?" Alchemist jubok ebong tar shohor-shohor guli chole jaoa, dekhate mone hoi jeno tader pahar ghurar ebong "labh uthanor" shujog deoa, kintu ashole ki tai? Sheta ki puropuri shotyi?
Ei chhoto niomta, ager shei shonkha-hin shadhok der bujhte parar kotha, kintu labh-lokshaner hishab kore, tara paliye giye kono bhalo sadhonar jaigai shadhona korar chhosta korbei.
She je-i hok, jodi kholamela vabe ekhane shadhona korte hoi, tobe oboshshoi ling poribarer kotha shunte hobe. Agekar shei shadhok guli kichuta ogunokari holeo, tader moulik oviman ebong kothorota chchilo, tara konovabei shohje matha nochate raji hoto na.
Tar tulonai, jodi emon ekta jaiga khuje paoa jai ja shadhonar jonno upojukto ebong lukanor jonno shubhidajonok, tobe tar theke bhalo r ki hote pare! She je-i hok, ei dhoroner "churi-chamari" korar kaj andhokar poribriti shada-shadhok ra prochur kore thake.
Tobuo, shadhok der chhoto hishab-nikash dekhate khub chotur mone holeo, ling poribar ki ei shob bhabte paren ni? Nischoi age thekei tader jonno kono chinho rekhe deoa hoyechhe, je shob lok ling poribar ke faki debar chhosta korbe, tader shei chhoto asha guli bhenge jabe.
Tokhon abar ling poribarer mon-manoshikotar opor nirvor korbe, jodi dayalu hon, tobe hoyto chhere deben, r jodi kharap hon, tobe poriniti hobe alchhimir moto golon.

Kintu, tarporo kichuta chotur bektider kothao bola jae, jaara age labh tule ney ebong ling poribar tader khuje paor por nije thekei poribare probesh kore, ta ki shombhob noi?
Ei shob kichu, besh porishkar vabe hishab kora hoyechhe.
Ar jubokti o nischoi ei niyom bhujecche, dong gong yu shang er kotha shune, tar bhuru duto ektu uchu holo:
"Bhalo to, besh chotur, abar eta o jano je ami ling er shao..." She matha xalalo, tar ager thekei mohoniy mukhkhani aro ektu shundor dekhalo:
"Tobe ami ekta byatikrom korchi, tomake agei ling poribari niye nilam."
"Tomake", "Tomader ke noi".
Dong gong yu shang bhalo vabe janto, jodi aro beshi khobor jante hoi, tobe ling er shao-r kachakachi jete hobe, kintu bon-er kotha bhable, she konovabei nishchint hote parchhilo na.
Sadharon poshake thakar jonno, tara kono gopon rokhir kono shohajjo nayi nei...
Dong gong yu shang tar thot duto halka chaplo, kintu hothat anubhov korlo tar pichhone keu jeno tar drishti diye bidhlo!
She pichhone takiye dekhlo, she ar keu noi, shui ming xuan yu!
Kintu ebar, shui ming xuan yu-r kopaler majhe r porishkar nei, kothin ekta kala ebong rupali jaigai ekta khubi jotil chinho udbhasito hoyechhe!
Ar yue riuruxia tokhon tar buker majhe chilo, tai she oboshshoi ei drishti dekhte pachchhilo na.
Kintu dong gong yu shang dekhte pelo, tar buker vetor ta kete uthlo!
Tahole, shei to shei!
Tahole tar bon ebong she ki tahole...
Dong gong yu shang halka matha niye shei chinta guli dure soriye dilo, kintu tar moner vetor besh nishchintota ashechil.
Tar thakate, boner kono khoti hobe na bolei mone hoi.
She pichhone fire jubokti ke dekhlo, halka heshe bollo:
"Jekhetu er shao doya kore amontron janiyechhen, tobe ami ar amonorag korte parlam na." Kotha shesh korei, she hat guriye ek jhotkai juboktar pichhone chole gelo.
Juboktar chokh duto kunchke gelo, kichu shomoi por tar thot duto bendhe gelo:
"Nishchint thako, amake folo korle, tomar bondhuder ami kono oshubhidai felbo na."
Bonke kom kosto debe? Dong gong yu shang moner viter thottho folo korlo, nishchint, tader dujon ke ektu taratari mrittu debe...
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