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HmUn-tm-dn-bw \ndsb BfpIfpmbncpp. ZntWy apgph AdnbsSp Hcp kmlnXy kt-f\amWhnsS \S-p-Xv. {]ikvXcmb ]e FgppImcpw thZnbn knlnXcmbnpv. .....Cv Xopw Ipn-b-p-sIm-n-cn-p Hcp imJ-bmWv ae-bmf `mj. Fm-hpw CwKvfojv aXn. CwKvfojv `mj ]Tnv CwKvfo-jn-se-gp-Xm-\mWv Fm-hpw Xm]-cyw. ae-bmfw Bpw th-. ae-bm-f-n-se-gp-Xn-bm _p ss{]kv Inn-tm? kZky AXv tIv Dds NncnpsImv ssIbSnp. Pp-bWnv apSnbpw XmSnbpw \on hfnb Hcm thZnbn \nv {]kw-Kn-p-IbmWv. Abm Hcp henb Fgp-p-Im-c-\pw hmnbpam-Wv. am{Xa, Abm Htsd hmb\mcpff kmlnXy`qan BgvNXnns ]{Xm[n]cpamWv. AbmfpsS {]kwKw tIm thnbmWv A{Xbpw BfpI AhnsS XSnpIqSnbncnpXv. Abm XpSp. Chn-sS-bmWv \mw {]ikvXamb B Ihn-hmIyw Hmant--Xv. \psS `mj Xm \w Xdhm--, A\ybmw `mj hncp-p-Im-cn. Xd-hm--sb AI--f-nse Ccp-n-ep-t]-nv hncp-p-Imcnv ]pdsI t]mIm-\mWv Cv Fm-hpw XnSp-w. Cu Zpjn {]h-WX amd-Ww. {]kwKw tIn-cn-p--h-cpsS CS-bn ap \nc-bn Xs {ioPnv Ccn-p-p-v. henb FgppImcpsS anepff JZ Ppbpw ]m v k pamWv Ahs thjw. aSnbn Hcp tXmknbpapv. Ah Xm]-cy-tmsS {]kwKw tIv t\mSvsk-SppsImncp-p. {]kwKw XpS--p. amXr-`mj ]Tn-m\pw amXr-`m-j-bn-se-gp-Xm\pw \mw Dm-ln--Ww. As\ \mw \psS `mj-sbbpw kmln-Xy-sbpw temI-\n-e-hm-c-n-te-p-b-Ww. ae-bmf kmln-Xy-tem-I-tv IqSp-X sNdp--m ISp hc-W-sa-mWv Fs B{K-lw. AbmfpsS hmpIsmw {ioPnns apJv ktmjhpw A`nam\hpw \ndp Xqhnsmncpp. Ah Hp IqSn sRfn-n-cp-p. ***************** {]kwKw Ignv Abm thZn hnndnbXpw {ioPnv CcnnSn \nsgptv ]pdttmSnsv hcmbn Imp\np. Ahs lrZbw Dds anSnppmbncpp. Aht\sd CjvSsSpIbpw Bcm[npIbpw sNp FgppImc\mWv Abm. Abmsf t\cnv ImWWsapw ]cnNbsSWsapapffXv Ahs hfscmes B{KlamWv. AXnv \ndthdm t]mIpIbmWv. Ah am\-kn-I-ambn Xm-sd-Sp-psImv hcmbn Imp \np. Ah am{Xa, Abmsf ImWm thn thsdbpw BfpI hcmbn XnnqSn \nppmbncpp. Atm B Fgp-p-Im-c\pw cv kwLm-S-Icpw hcm--bn-eqsS kwkmcnpsImv \Sp hcpXv Ah Ip. Ah ASp-s-n-bXpw Ah ss[cyw kw`-cnv aptmv hp-sIm-v hnfnp. km. Abm \n-p. ]ns Ahs\ t\mn lrZyambn ]pn-cn- XqIn. \a-kvImcw km. Fs t]cv {ioPn-v. Rm kmdns Bcm-[-I-\m-Wv. kmdns ]pkvXI--sfmw Rm hmbn-n-p-v. kmdns A-m-h-Sn-Ifpw At]m-kvX-e-mcpw F ]pkvXIw Rm Ggv {]mhiyw hmbn-n-p-v.

Ah Hcp hn[w ]dsmnp. Abm AXv tIv A`n-am-\-tmsS Nncn-p-sImv \n-p. Rm\pw Hcp IYm-Ir-mWv km. ap-tXmfw sNdp-I-Y-I Fgp-Xn-bn-p-v. Hcp IYm-k-amlm-chpw {]kn-o-I-cn-n-p-v. AXv tIXpw Abm-fpsS apJw Ccp-p. Ahs\ ASn-apSn Ah--tbmsS Hp t\mn-bnv Abm s]sv XeXmgvn \Sp t]mbn. IqsS-bp-ff kwLm-S-I Ahs\ t\mn ]cn-lm-k-tmsS hmbv s]mn- n- c n- nv Abm- f psS ]pdsI sNp. Nppapff BfpI Ahs\ GtXm \nIrjvSPohnsb ImWpXv t]mse Adp t\mn. {ioPnv \SptdmUn shv \\mshs\tmse apJw hnfdn \n-p. Ah\v AhnsS \nv HmSn csSm tXmn... ***************** ]s {ioPnv t]mbn. As\sbmpw Ah\v AhnSw hnv t]mIm Ignbnmbncpp. Ah Xs ]pkvXIns tImnI kmln-Xy-Ip-Xp-In-Iv hnm {ianpsImv ktf\ - ev Xs Npnn \Sp. ]s Bcpw ]pkvXIw hmp-n-. Ah {]Xo ssIhn-SmsX ImWp--hcpsSsb-mw ASptv sNv ]pkvXIw ]cn-N-b-sSpnsmv kwkmcnp. ]s Bcpw AXn Xm]cyw ImWn-n-. Ah \ncmiapnb apJhpambn hcm--bn-eqsS \S--p. AtmgmWv AhnsS Hcn-Sv _pn-Pohn epp-ff Hcp sNdp--m-c av cv t]cp-ambn henb henb Imcy kwkm-cn-p-sImv \np-Xv IXv. Abm-fpsS kwkmcw Ah {inp. hmb-\. hmb-\-bmWv Fs Rm\m-n-b-Xv. Abm ]dp. doUnwKv Cukv t\mv F lm_n-v. Cvkv F I. Cvkv F th Hm^v sse^v Sp ao. Cv sakvsa-ssd-kkv ssa tkm. IqsSbpffh AXv tIv Xebmnsmv \np. Abm Xs PU ]nSn XmSn AanbpgnpsImv XpSp. ]pkvXI.. ]pkvXIfm-sWs Iqp-Im. hmb\ Fs euInI Pohn-Xns Bbm- - - k--fn \nv tamNn-nv Aeu-In-I-amb A\p-`q-Xn-bn-te-p-bp-p. AsXs lrZ-bs hna-eo-I-cn-p-p. AXv tItm {ioPn- nsbpffn {]Xo- - b psS _s_- c n- p. Inntmbn..! CbmsftmsebpffhscbmWv F\nv thXv. Ah {]XotbmsS Abm-fpsS ASp-tv sNp. ]ns IWvTipn hcpnbnv kuayambn hnfnp. km. Abm Ahs\ Xncnp t\mn. apJv Xs kwkmcw XS--s-Sp-n-b-Xnse \oc-kw. \a-kvImcw km. Fs t]cv {ioPn-v. Rm Hcp IYm-Ir-mWv. ap-tXmfw sNdp-I-YI Fgp-Xn-bn-p-v. CsXs BZys IYm-k-am-lm-c-am-Wv. kmdnXv hmnv Fs t{]mm-lnn--Ww. {ioPnv ]pkvXIns Hcp tImn AbmfpsS t\v \onsmv ]dp. Abm B ]pkvXIw hmn Xncnpw adnpw t\mn. Fnv ]dp. Hm.. Znkv Cukv ae-bm-fw? tkmdn. F\nv ae-bmfw hmbn-m-\-dn-bn-. Hen CwKvfo-jv. {ioPnv Hv sRn. Abm XpSp. ko. sF doUv Hen ^nenv tdmv, tbmk-, amtIz-kv, ]mapIv FIvk{Sm FIvk-Iv{Sm. sF thmv thv ssa ssSw Hm Znkv UmwUv ae-bmfw _pIvkv. HmsI.... sZ tk KpUv ss_.

Abm-fpsS IqsS-bp-f-f-h AXv tIv Nncn-p. {ioPnv anb apJ-tmsS Xe-Xmgvn \S--p. Ah\msI apjnbppmbncpp. Imev sXmv Cu knbpw Xqnbns\ \SpIbmWv. aqmev FgppImv {^o tImn sImSpqmsX CXp hsc Hcp tImn t]mepw hnpt]mbnn. Ah C\n Fp sNWsadnbmsX ktf\thZnbpsS Hcp tImWn sNv Nnbnemp \np. AtmgmWv Ah\Xv {inXv. Ipdpdv Hcp sNdp--m-c im-\mbn Ftm Kl\amb BtemN\bn apgpIn \np--p. Chs\ Inv Hcp _pPo ap-v. {ioPnns Dffnencpmtcm a{np. sNesm hmn-tb-pw. Hp sImfpn t\mmw. Ah B sNdp--m-cs\ kao-]np sImv ]dp. ltem.. GtXm kl{km_v Z \o tbmK\n{Zbn \nv Xt]m`wKw hv sRnbpW Xm]ks\tmse Abm Ahs\ ]Ip t\mn. Fs t]cv {ioPn-v. {ioPnv kzbw ]cnNbsSpn. ]m-n-bSpm hoSv. t]scm? sNdp-m-c s]sv ka\ne hosSpv {ioPnv \onb ssI]nSnp Ipepnsmv ]dp. Rm aPo-Zv. sImtm-nbm hoSv. aPoZv sImtm-om Adn-b-s-Sp--Xv. AbmfpsS Npn t\smcp ]pncn hnSp. AtXmsS {ioPnn\v ss[cyambn. ASp-smpw Bcp-an-sv Ddv hcp-n-bnv {ioPnv kn-bn \nv Xs ]pkvX-I-ns Hcp tImn-sb-Spv \op-tm-tg-pw.... B sNdp--m-c Xs kn-bn \nv Hcp ]pkvX-I-sa-Spv {ioPn-n\v t\v \on-sm-v. ]dp. CsXs IhnXm kam-lm-c-am-Wv. Hcp tImn hmn hmbn--Ww. kvXw_np \n-p {ioPn-ns apJtv Abm-fpsS hmp-I NmqfnIfmbn ]pfp hoWp. A{kv CXn-ep-v. hmbnp Ignv A`n-{]m-b-a-dn-bn--Ww. {ioPnn\v Icn hp. Ah Hpw anmsX \Sv ASpv I Ac`nnbn sNncpp. Ah\v Xe s]cppXv t]mse tXmn. Imew Ah\v Nppw XpffnIfmbn NnXdn hoWpsImncpp. Gsd t\cs BtemN\v tijw {ioPnv Hcp Xocpam\nsen. Xs ]pkvXIw Bcpw Imiv sImSpv hmn hmbnpsav tXmpn. ]s.. Fs\sbnepw \mept] AXv hmbnt ]q. Asn Hcp FgppImcs\ \nebn X\nv \ne\nn. Ah Ftm \nbnpdn t]mse AhnsS \nsgptp. B ktf\w \Sp tImun\Iv Xs {]ikvXamb Hcp sse{_dnbpv. Ah Atmv \Sp. ***************** seUvP-dn apJw ]qgvnbncpv Imcyamsbtm IpnpdnpIbmbncp sset{_-dn-b {ioPnns apcS\w tIv apJ-ap-bn t\mn-.

Duw? Abm Ahs\ t\mw sImv BcXnbpgn tijw tNmZycqt]W Han aqfn. Rm Cu sse{_-dn-bn-tev Fs Hcp ]pkvXIw kw`m-h\ sNm h-Xm-Wv. {ioPnv sImXnnp henb taml\hmKvZm\w t]mse ]dp. Fnv Ah ]pkvX-I-ns cv tImn-I-sf-Spv Abmv t\sc \on. Abm AXv hmn t\mn. \n-fmtWm {ioPnv h-p-g? Abm tNmZnp. AsX. {ioPnv A`nam\tmsS \nhp \np sImv tNmZnp. Fs Fs\ Adnbmw? Fs IY-I hXpw hmbn-n-ptm? AXv tIXpw Abm ]p-tmsS Ahs\sbmv t\mn-. ]ns tNmZnp. ChnsS ktf\n\v h hn.-sF.-]n-Isms Xm ]pkvXIns tImn-I sImSp- n-cpp At? AsX. Fnv AXv hmbnv A`n-{]mbw ]d-b-W-sav Xm ]dp. Ahcpw k-Xn-p- ImWpw. At? {ioPnv AtX Fv Xe-bm-n. DSs\ Abm Xs tai-h-en-v Xpdv Iptd ]pkvXI ]pdsSpv taipdnpsImv ]dp. Zm t\mv.. {ioPnv Acv t]mbn. Ahs ]pkvX-I-ns Iptd tImn-I... CsXmw Xm hmbnv A`n-{]mbw ]d-bm-t\]n alm-m-cmb Fgp-p-Im ChnsS G]n-nv t]mb-Xm-Wv. Abm ]dp. {ioPnv sRn hnf-dn \np. BmtSm CsXms hmbn-m t\cw. hgntb t]mIp--hs t]cn-semw Hcp ]pkvXI-ap-v. CsXmw IqsS hmbn-p Xom Hcm-bpv aXn-bm-Iptam? Abm Hcp tImnsbmgnsI _mnsbmw Ah\v XncnsI \In-sm-v ]dp. Chn-tSv Hcp tImn aXn. _mow FSp-tmv ew hnSv. Abm hopw seUvP-dn-tev {i Xncn-p. {ioPnv ]pkvXIns tImnIfpw ssIbn]nSnp sImv Hcp acmhIWs \np. Ah\v Xs ImeSnbnse `qan ]nfv Xm GtXm AKm[Xbntev Xmgvpt]mIpXv t]mse tXmn. Ah hnj-a-tmsS sse{_-dn-bnse Hcp sUkvIn\Spv sNv kn sUkvIn-env s_n Xe-Xm-gvn-bn-cp-p. ]ns ]Xps sUkvIn-t InS Hcp kmlnXy`qan BgvN--Xn-s-Spv t]Pp-I adnv sNdp-I-Y-bpsS t]Pv Xpdp ]nSn-p. AXn t\cs {]kwKn Fgp-p-Im-cs Hcp IYbmWv {]knoIcnncnpXv. Ah B t]cns m\v Xs t]cpw IYbpw ASn-n-cn-p--Xmbn shdpsX k]n-p t\mn. X\nv As\sbmcp tbmKapmIptam? kmlnXy`qan BgvNXnn Xssbmcp IY..... Hcp s\SphotmsS Ah B IY hmbn-m XpS-n. CSbvv Btcm Ahs\ ]Xps tXmn hnfn-p. Ah apJw Xncnp t\mn. \c-I-b-dn-p-Snb _pn-Pohn epp-ff Hcm-fm-Wv. B BgvN--Xn-smv Xtczm? Abm tNmZnp.

{ioPnn\v Cujy- Ibdn. Rm hmbn-tm-n-cn-p-Xv Int? cv an\n-v. Csm Xncnp Xt-mw. Abm At]-m`mhn Iv IpdpXmnsmv ]dp. Rm _me-]w-n-bntesmcp IhnX Ab-n-cp-p. AXv htm Fv t\mm\m. {ioPn-v tjmtXv t]mse hm]nfnbncpp. BgvN--Xnv ]nSnncnp Ahs heXpIcw bm{nIambn Abmv t\sc \op. Abm AXv hmn Hcp \nbpw ]dv asmcp Itkcbn sNncpp. {ioPnv BsI Akz--\mbn Ipnbncpp. Cbm t]mepw Ctmgpw _me]wnbn \nv IctIdnbnn. As\bmsWn Xs Imcyw.... Atm Btcm Ahs apntev hv apcS\n. Ah apJapbn t\mn. sset{_-dn-b Hcp Nmb-v Ahs t\v \onsmv \np-p. Ah Abmsf Hv t\mnb tijw th Fv Xe-bm-n. Ign-s-tSm. Abm \n_-nv Nmbv Ahs ssIbn sImSp-p. Ah a\-n-m-a-\-tmsS AXv hmn-p. Abm Ah\v A`n-ap-J-ambn sUkvIn-en-cp-p. F{X Ime-ambn Fgpp XpS-n-bnv? Abm tNmZnp. aqv sImw. ChnsS apXv sIm-ambn FgpXn ]-]n-Sn-m Iptd-t-cp-v. Cu sIn-S-n\v Nppw Hv \Sp t\mn- b m ImWmw As\ Iptd Zpcm- m- - s f... Abm Nmb Hcp Ihnfndnsmv XpSp. Bs..Xm IY am{Xta Fgp-Xn-bn-smtm? C\n h Ihn-Xtbm t\mhtem atm? IY am{X-ta-bp-f-fq. Ah ]dp. F{X-sbw A-Snp hp? aqs-w... _me-]w-n-bn-ev... X\nv `mKy-ap-v. _me-]w-n-bn-se-nepw htm? Abm ]dp. AXn\v t]mepw `mKyw Inm F{Xtbm t]cp-v. AXn-\p-dsampw {]Xo-n-p-Xn-e-an-s-tSm. F{X \mn - Fgp-Xn-bmepw ]pXnb BfpIfpsS IY-I {]kn-o-I-cn-n-. Fn\v... Hp hmbnp t\mpI t]mep-an-. Ihdpw mpw shn-p-sn AtX ]Sn Xncn--b-pw. Asn Npcp-n-qn Nh-psIm--bn-se-dn-bpw.. {ioPnv Abmsf AZv`p-X-tmsS t\mn. Fm hnizmkw hcp-nt? t\cm-tSm. thW-san Xm Hp ]co-np t\mv. Abm CcnnSn \nv Fgptv sImv ]dp. Xms\mcp IY-sb-gpXn kmlnXy-`q-an-bv. AXns - t]Pp-In-S-bn Bsc-nepw AXv \nhn-bm Xmsg hogp hn[-n Hcp Xpv IS-emkv shWw. Rm ]d-Xv t\cm-tWmv X\nv Xmt\ a\-n-em-Ipw. {ioPnv Hcp sNdnb Btem-N-\v tijw icn Fv Xe-bm-n. Abm Xs taicnIntev XncnsI t]mbn. {ioPnv Hpw ]nSnInmsX Ipgn Ccpp. kmlnXy`qan.... IY.... XmfpInSbn Xpv ISemkv..... FmWmthm Imcyw..? (XpScpw)