অধ্যায় একশত ছাপান্ন: ভূগর্ভস্থ জগত

কথes-barta bolte bolte dujon gihber mukh diye periye elen. Guki xowan-ke niye ekta helano maati-nicher suronge প্রবেশ korlen. Surongti chhilo andhakarmaay ebong onekguuli xakha-proxxakhaay bhakta, thik jeno ekta prakritik brihat bhulbhulaiya. Tinjon sei suronge bnaake-dane guriye pray dosh minut cholar por, xowan dur-e ekta aalo-r rekha dekhte pelen. Tini kokhono bhabenni je hegu upojatir abassthan eto gopon hobe, yadi keu upojati samporke aghe theke na jane, tabe baire-r karor pokhye tar ashol pravesh-dwar khuje paoa atyanto kothin hobe.

Path-e, heto tiger nirontor sujog khujte laglen xowan-er porichoy janar jonno. Jokhon tini jante parlen je xowan bastob jogot theke esecchen ebong tar sadhona matro trin dher, tokhon tar moner chinta dure gelo, ebong tar chokher bhetor fute uthlo ek dhonnyobad o obojnar bhav.

Pravesh-dware-o dujon shokto-samortho upojatir lok paharaya chilen. Heto tiger ebong guki-ke dekhe tara nijer thekei rasta chere dilen. Xowan tader pichu pichu hete sesh poronto hegu upojatir madhye প্রবেশ korlen.

Mone holo jeno ekta onanyo jogote chole esechen. Xowan kalpana-o korte parenni je matir eto gohire erokom ekta jaiga thakte pare. Dekha gelo, mathar opor ekta tejalo aalo surjo-r moto samagra maati-nicher jogot-ke aalokito kore rekheche. Durgti kono karone halka nil rong dhoreche, jeno kono megh-bihin nirmal akash. Durg-er niche chilo ekta shobujboner somudro, yar kono sesh nei. Halka batas boye jabar somoy tarongo tule jacche, ebong majhe-modhye boner bhitor manuser chhaya chola-fera korche, keu khela korche ba shikar korche.

"Kemon lagche? Amader hegu upojati ki tomar kalpana-r moto noy?"

Guki ekti chhoto rasta dhore xowan-ke niye boner bhitor প্রবেশ korlen. Ebar tar uddeshya saphalye heto tiger chaturyer sathe ekta bahana khuje xowan-er kach theke alada hoye abar pravesh-dwarer dike fire gelen.

"Bhabtei parini je eto bhoyonkor jongoler niche erokom ekta shantimoy sthan royeche..."

Chalte chalte dujon egiye jete laglen. Chokher samne shobai chilo shanto bon. Priyo-priyo shokun, horin-er moto shanta jonturapokhra kachakachi ghure beracche. Erokom bone hatle bairer duniar kotha bhule jaoa jay.

Khub shighri guki xowan-ke niye boner gahire chole gelen. Matha tultei dekha gelo halke dhua orche, ebong batase pora mangsher shubas bheshe asche.

Dhua uthbe je sthane tar dike aro pray dosh minut egiye jabar por, gachpala gulo patla hoye elo. Xowaner chokher samne guruttopurno chhoto chhoto kather ghar gulo ese gelo, yagulo shob guri diye toiri hoyechilo. Chader opore shukno ghas-er layer deya chhilo. Protiti kather ghar purono dekhateo, tar charpase porishkar-porichonno rakha hoyechilo. Kather gharer bhanga jaigagulo khub jotno niye meramot kora hoyechilo.

"Ekhane thekei amader hegu upojatir abassthan shuru... Tomar samne yagulo dekhcho, tader amader purbapurushra ehi maati-nicher jagate প্রবেশ korbar somoy toiri korechilen. Eta pray hajar bochor dhore royeche, amader itihaser shakkhi dieche. Protiti protishthita nayok ekhane eshe upojatir uttaradhikar shilp-grahon koren..." Guki ekta tour guide-er moto kore xowan-ke porichoy koriye dilen.

Aro samne egiye jabar por, xowaner chokher samne kather nirman gulo aro bere gelo. Yodi-o gulo kather toiri, tobe gahirer gach-er ghar gulo khub shundor vabe dhyan diye toiri kora hoyechilo, charpase parivesh-ke shundor vabe bebohar korechilo. Upakaran ebong saj-sajja khub shundor chhilo, dekhate resort-er chhoto villa-r moto lagchilo. Boner faka jaigae aro onek dhoroner nirman chhilo, yader aakar oshadhya ki kajer jonno boja jacchilo na.

Pothe dujoner sange hegu upojatir onkoshodoshyo-r sathe dekha holo. Onkoy loki utsaher sathe guki-ke abhibhashon janacche, ebong koutuholi drishtite picher xowan-er dike takacche. Xowan shob somoy swabhavik chehara rakhe ebong koutuholer sathe charpasher kather nirman gulo dekhte laglen.

Kintu kichu lok gukir pichone xowan-ke dekhe drishtite shatru-bhab prokash korchilen.

Kichukhon hatar por, dujon ekta khub boro kather ghorer samne esen. Ei kather ghorer ekta mrita boro gacher guri faka kore tar bhitor toiri kora hoyechilo. Uccota pray kuri-tirish mitor, ebong lamba-chouda pray dosh-baro mitor, khub prabhabshali chhilo. Dekhe-i boja jacche eta upojati nayoker abassthan.

"Cholo, ami tomake amar babar sange dekhiye ani!"

Ghorer bhitor প্রবেশ korbar somoy, ghorer dorja hothat khule gelo, ebong ekjon tikhna chokher jubok beriye elen. Mukh-khani patla ebong gal duti bhitore dhoka, tobe bhalo vabe takale guki-r sange mil royeche. Xowan onuman korlen, ei byakti-ti hochen guki aghe bola upojatir jubok brindo-r modhye prothom sthaner gu yunchao, tar nijo bhai.

Gukike kichu bolar sujog na diye, gu yunchao-r thanda drishti xowaner dike tirthir moto biddho kore jiggesh korle, "aki, ei byakti ke?"

Puro shuru te anonder hasi thaka guki-r chehara sthir hoye gelo, tithite uttor dilen, "e tini ke ami jongole dekhechilam, ekjon bondhu, xowan..."

"Bondhu?" gu yunchao-r drishti thanda chhilo, bhuru kunchke bole uthlo, "shobai amar kule bondhu hobar yogya noy, vishesh kore erokom aparichito baire-r lok..."

Pothe xowan bar bar apoman o thanda babohar peyechilen, ebar tar akankha hariye giye hasi-hasimukhe bolen, "tobe tumi bolo, ki rokom lok toder kule bondhu hobar yogya?"

"Kono motei tomar moto trin dher shadhonar nirbal byakti noy..." gu yunchao abojnar shathe uttor dilen.

"Ami ki tomar mukhe bola nirbal byakti naki, ta loraai korbar por-i boja jabe..." xowan kono bhabe pichu hatlen na.

Jokhon dujon shongrham-e matto chhilen, thanda-lagani obostha chhilo, to hothat ghorer bhitor theke ekti boyoshko kintu shokto awaj ese shonalo, "joteshto hoyeche, yunchao! Je asbe se otithi, tomar kajer dike jao... aki, ei chhoto bhai-ke bhitor niye aso..."

Gu yunchao eta shune ekta thanda shwas fele ghor chere chole gelo. Guki xowan-ke kosto-hashi diye bolen, "amar bhai-r svabhav ta ektu kharap, kintu asole manush hisabe bhalo, tumi kharap bhebo na... cholo, ami tomake babar kachhe niye jai."

Bolte bolte guki dorja khule dilen. Ghorer bhitor ta khub bishal chhilo, charpase boro boro janla kora chhilo. Janlar niche royeche ek line kather almirah. Ghorer majhkane maati-r chulla toiri kora chhilo, tar opore ekti ketli theke baf gaddh-gaddh kore beracche.

Ekjon bhadra ebong boyoshko byakti, yar chul pakte shuru koreche, kandhe elo-melo bhabe fete royeche. Boyosh hoye geleo, tar mon khub shobol chhilo, chokh duti ujjal chhilo. Tini hochen guki-r baba, hegu upojatir bortoman nayok gu lo.

Gu lo guki o xowan-ke bhitor ashte dekhe, hath diye chulla-r samne bose bolar ishara korlen. Xowaner dike takiye hasi mukhe hat jor kore bolen, "apman hoyeche chhoto bhai, amar chele bujhte pareni je apni eto boro byakti, yadi kono bhul hoye thake, tobe maph kore deben..."

Xowan-o hat jor kore hasimukhe bolen, "na na, ektu age ami-o thik bhabe kotha bolte parini, boro nayok apni maph kore deben..."

"Hahaha, ekhon tomar moto bhalo loker chhele kom dekha jay... amar meye-r pochondo bhalo ache..." gu lo guki-r dike ekta mukh-tiye takiye uchu awaje hese uthlen. (Shesh noy, choleche.)