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Hcp tem amkn-I-bpsS Hm^o-kv. ]{Xm-[n-]-cpsS apn DIWvTtbmsS CcnpIbmWv {ioPnv. ]{Xm-[n-] Ahs Hcp IY hmbnp sImncnp-I-bmWv.
hmbnp Ign tijw AXv taipdv shv AXns apIfn Hcp t] shbnv
IbnshpsImv ]{Xm-[n-] ]dp.
Duw.. sImf-fmw. \ Xow. AXv Ah-X-cn-n coXnbpw D{K. ]Z-ip-n-bp-ap-v.
{ioPn-ns apJw hnS--p.
CXv Rm {]kn-o-I-cn-mw. Abm ]dp. ]s... Hcp Io-j-\p-v.
FmWv km? {ioPnv BImwtbmsS tNmZnp.
F\nv Xm ]v hcn-msc tNv XcWw. Fmte IY {]kn-o-I-cnq.
{ioPnns apJw an. Abm XpSp.
Rm\--s\bm sNm-dv. Rm\o amknI \S-p-Xv ]pXnb Fgpp-Imsc t{]mmln-nm am{Xa-. F\npw Fs-nepw {]tbm-P\w Inm thn-bm. Xm Xs HmtemNnp
t\mv. Xms\-gp-Xp-Xv shdpsX A-Sn-m am{Xw t]mc-tm. AXv \mev t]cv hmbntyw tht?
{ioPnv Fp thW-sav Adn-bmsX hnj-an-n-cns Abm XpSp.
Hcp Imev Rm\pw Iptd IY-sb-gpXn kmlnXy-`q-anpw aebmft]m-jn-Wn-p-sams
Ab--Xm. shdpsX mv Imiv If-q--msX thsd Hcp KptWm-m-bn-. Ah-km\w Hcp
amknImcpw Fs IY {]kn-o-I-cn-m-Xm-bsm Rm kz-am-bn-smcp amknI XpS-n. C\n
Rms\-gp-Xp-Xv {]kn-o-I-cnv ImWm F\nv I-h-s-sbmpw I\nhv thtm?
{ioPn-ns\ Af-p-ap-dn-smp t\mnb--ti-jw Abm ]dp.
Xm\mZyw ]v hcn-mscbpm-v. {]kn-o-I-cn-mw. hcn-msc tNp Xm GXv
IqXd IYbpw Rm {]kn-o-I-cnpw. As-n....
Abm ssI aen-m-Wn-p.
{ioPnv AbmfpsS apn AkvXhocy\mbn Ccpp. ]ns Ah Hpw anmsX Fgptv
]pdtv \Sp.
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{ioPnv ssIbpw apJhpw IgpInb tijw Innbn _mnbpff shffw Imentesmgnp.
Nhnnbn Im XpS tijw Abbn \nv tXmsSpv apJw XpSp. ]ns
tImembnbn hncpp.
A AIv \nv tNmdpw Idnbpw Dtcnbpw sImp hv Ahs apn shp.
Ah tNmdntev Idnsbmgnv BntbmsS hmcnnp. \ hnjpv. shbnev Iptd
AeXmWv..
tNS-n-b Ae-nb XpWn-I \nd _-p-ambn hoSns ]n`mKv \nv aptv hp.
Ah-cpsS Npa-enepw cv Ae-nb hkv{X--fp-v. Ah _v \nep shv Ae-nb hkv{X Hmtcm-mbn Ab-bn-en-Sm XpSn.
A Hcp sNdnb]m{Xn ao s]mcnXv sImphv Ahs ]vtfnenp sImSpp.
aXn.. aXnbt... cmas ao IjvWw Ahs ]m{XntenSm \o AbpsS
ssI XSpsImv Ah ]dp.

IgnsSm.. shw hogtW\v aps FdntmbXt \nv? Hcp Nmb t]mepw Ignms..
A \n_nv B ao IjvWw Ahs ]vtfntenp.
Atgbv... Abpw aI\pw tIm thn tNnb A]w Dds ]dp.
Df-f-sXmw IqSn ]pm-c-tam-t\-smv Xs Xon--t. km-Znp sImv hcp Bv
IqSn Ipdv _mn sht--Ww. ]d-nmv th.
AXv tIv Abvv Ien-I-b-dn. Ah tZjy-tmsS Ftm Xncnv ]d-bm-\m-tm {ioPnv
XS-p. Ah A-bpsS ssIv ]nSnv Acp-sXv Xe-bm-n. A tZjyw ISn--an \n-p.
tN-n-b Hpw kw`-hn-m-Xv t]mse Hgn _psaSpv hoSns ]nmpdtv
t]mbn.
{ioPnv Hpw anmsX A sh cmas ao IjvWw amn shv tNmdv am{Xw hmcnnp.
hnp a\tmsS A AXv t\mn \np.
]pdv \nv BcpsStbm tIv {ioPnv apJapbn t\mn.
t]mvam ]Sn-I-b-dn-h-cp-p. Abmsf IXpw {ioPnv `-W-ap-t]-nv Fgp-tv {]Xo-tbmsS ap-t-n-d-n-s-p. t]m-pam Iptd Ih-dp-I Ah\v sImSp-p sImv tNmZnp.
Fs {ioPn-s.. XncnsI hcp-sa--dn-tmv Xs Fn\m shdpsX Hmtcmv FgpXn
Ab-m \npt? shdpsX Fs Ct{XSw \S-n-mt\m? \obn-s\ mn\v thn Ifbp Imip-m-bn-cp-sn kz-am-bn-smcp {]v sXmS-m-bn-cp-p.
Abm t]mIp t]mn ]ndp]ndpp.
Ch-s\-tm-se-s-e-cp-f-f-tXmm Cs\pw C-sa-bn-ep-sams hnpw t]m
UnmSvsa v \jvS-n-em-ImsX ]nSnp \np--Xv.
{ioPnv B IhdpIfpw ssIbn ]nSnp sImv \nkvtXP\mbn \np. AsXmw Ah ]e
{]kn-o-I-c-W--fn-te--b IY-I-fm-Wv. Fmw aSn hn-cn-p-p.
AXn Ah sset{_-dn-b Bh-iy-s-X
- \
- p-kc
- nv kmlnXy-`q-an-bn-te-b
- IY-bp-ap-v. Ah
AXv ]pdsSpv BImw--tbmsS Ih s]mnv IS-emkv \nhn.
DSs\...
AXn \nv B Xpv IS-emkv Xmsg hoWp.
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l..l..l.. sset{_dnb Dds Nncnp. Rm\-tmtg ]d-nt Ah Cu IY
\nhn t\mpI t]mep-an-s-v.
AbmfpsS ssIbn B Xpv I-S-em-kpmbncpp.
Abm XpSp.
Fm-hpw FgpXnsfn--hsc aXn. ]pXnb Fgp-p-Imsc Bpw th. henb
Fgp--pIm-v aZyhpw aZn-cm-nbpw Hcp-n-sm-Spv Ah-cpsS hop-]-Sn- Imp-sI-n-nSv Ah Fgp-Xn-sm-Sp-p GXv Nhdpw sImv t]mbn {]kn-o-Ic
- n-m\m-fp-v. ]s ]pXnb
sNdp--m F{X \mn Fgp-Xn-bmepw AXmpw th. AXv Xpdv t\mpI t]mep-an-.
{ioPnv Nnm-[o-\-\mbn Ccp-p. Abm ]dp.
C\n-sb-nepw Cu knbpw Xqn \Sv Imew XomsX h tPmenbpw sNbvXv Pohnm t\mv. Xm sdUnbmsWn ]d. Fssbmcp kplrns I\nbn X\nv ]nb
\smcp tPmenbpv.
{ioPnv Abmv Hcp hc Nncn ssIamdnbnv kn-bp-sa-Spv t]mIm-s\m-cp-n.

IY-sb-gpXn ]cm-P-b-s nXnv C\n \ncq-]-W-n-semv ]bn t\mv. Abm

]pdIn \nv ]dp. A.... As\bm \mp\Sv..
{ioPnv shdpsX Hv Nncn-nv ]pdtv \S--p.
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kXoi ssIbpw hmbpw IgpIn tXmv apn XpS tijw aptndn. sXt aqebnse
sXn Xn \nv Hcp sNdnb IjvWw ]on s]mnsSpv ]n Ipnsmv Abm
tImembntev XncnsI Ibdn.
Atm {ioPnv Ddtndn h-p. tN Ahs\ Ku\n-msX IS-p-t]m-Im-s\m-cp-sh Ah ]Xps hnfnp.
Gm.
Dw?
Abm Xncnp \np.
G-m Ign Hp cv Chyp-hnev Rm ske-IvSm-hm-Xn-cp-Xv F\nv s\v dmnwKv
Cm-Xv sImm-Wv.
AXn\v?
Csm s\v ]co-bvv A]vfn-t-j hnfn-n-p-v. {ioPnv aSn-p- aSnpsIm-v ]dp.
AXn\v At] Ab-m F\n-sm-cp... Aqdv cq] thWw.
Abpw tN-nbpw Ah-cpsS kw`m-jWw {in-p-pmbncpp. kXo-i Cun sImv
]nS Ipn-smv Ahs\ ASn-apSn t\mn.
C\nbpw \o e-d-dm-Im Xsbm sa\-s-Sp--Xt? Rm\n-{X-sbms ]d-n-pw...
Abm ]dp. C\n Cu Bh-iy-n-tev Av ss]k Rm Xcn-. \n\v Bh-iy-ap-f-fXv
\o kzbw km-Zn-W-w.
kXo-im, C-hW IqSn \o Ah-s\-sbmp klm-bn--Ww. A Ah-cpsS CS-bn-tev
hp sImv ]dp. Ah-s\m-cp-]mSv tamln tPmen-bt? Cu ]co Pbnm Ah-\Xv Inpsan....
]co-.. A-bnXv F-dn-nm? kXo-i Cun aptv hensdnp sImv
]dp. e--W-n-\m-fp-Ifv Fgp-Xp ]co--bm. AXn-sems Pbn--W-sa-nte Cncn
aqf thWw. AXn-h-\n-. C\n B Imiv IqSn Ch\v thn If-bm F\nv h..
F\nv Gs\ IqSp-X Imew _pn-ap-n--W-sa-n-. {ioPnv im\mbn ]dp.
thW-san tN IWv shtm-fq. F\nv tPmen Inptm Hs Rm hon-tm-fmw.
AXv \S- Xp Xs... tN- n- b bmWXv ]dXv . AXn ]cnlmkns
apffpIfpmbncpp.
AXv Hpw ckn-msX A Ah-fpsS t\sc Xncn-p sImv tNmZnp.
FmSo? FmSo AXv \S-m-Xv? \ntmSv Rm ]e-hw ]d-n-p-v. Rm\pw Fs
afpw R-fpsS IpSpw-_-Im-cy-fv kwkm-cn-psm CS-bn tIdn \ymbw sh-cp-sX-v..
tN-n-b ]p-tm-sS apJw tImnsmv ]dp.
lpw.. IpSpw-_-Im-cyw... Ct{Xw Imew Rm anmXn-cp--tXmm \nfv Atw tam\pw
IqSn Cu ]mh-n-s\-bnv ]ngn-n-cp-t. C\n-bXv A\p-h-Zn-m-s\m-n-. `mhv km-Zn-pXv `mcypw a-q-f-f-Xm. Imem-Imew \nv sNmc-n-n-m-\p-f-f-X-..
AsX--s\-bmSo Fs tam F\npw Ahs IqSn-d-n\pw thn sNe-hm-p-Xv
]ngn-bepw sNmc--ep-sam-sbm-Ip--Xv? A aptmSpv sImv tNmZnp.

A-s\-s
- -bm. tNS-n-bbpw hnn. A-bm-bmepw A\n-b\
- m-bmepw Hcmsf B{ibnp Ign-bp--Xn-s\mcp Af-shm-s-bp-v. Am-n-s\ Imem-Im-ew....
BtWmSm? A kXoi\v t\sc XncnpsImv tNmZnp. Ahfv ]d-Xv \o tInt?
Rm \ns B{i-bnp Ign-bp--Xn\v Afhpw AXncpsam-s-bptmSm?
kXo-i Hpw annbn-.
\ns s]dm Rm\-\p-`-hn thZ-\v Af-hp-m-bn-cp-n-. \n\v X ape-m-en\pw
Rm Afhv shn-n-. Fnnsm Rm \ns ssI sImp-p tNmdn\v Afhpw IWpw
]d-bp-p. AXpw Fhn-Sptm henp tIdn h Hcpn.
A kmcnen IpIsfmnsmv KZvKZtmsS ]dp.
AXv tIv tN-n-b sNmSnp NmSn hp.
Bcm Xt hen-p-tIdn hXv? Rmt\bv Fs `m-hns sNe-hnem Ign-bp-t...
\nfpw \nsS tam\pam ChnsS henp tIdn--gn-bp-t...
AXv tIv {]Xn-I-cn-msX \np tNs\ {ioPnpw Abpw kvX_v[-cmbn t\mn \n-p.
kXois IpnI t]Sncp Npacpw ]n \np.
Hs InWw In-Ww--]p-ff hnNm-tc-bp-ffq Xf-f-bvv. Ah Hcp cp{ZImfnsbtmse
DdpXpffn. B-dnbmw sItym icnpw s\v thZ\ hv N-Xm-tWm-v. sXtv
hoWv InS-n-embn C\n hn-cp-nv sKmtWm-q-eymv tXmn-bsm Xff Ioev shjw shv
sIm-X-sv Bcdnp...
AXv tIv Fm-hcpw sRn hndenp \n-p.
Fp ]d-s-So... FcWw sI-h-tf...
A Ah-fpsS Ic-Wv B-Sn-p. Ah ]nntev aep hoWp. AXv Iv tcmjm-Ip-e\mb kXo-i Asb ]nSnv Bp Xf-fn.
Atm....
A hmXn-en Xe-b-Snp hoWp.
At..
{ioPnv HmSn-sbn Asb Xmn-n-Sn-p. A-bpsS Ip-I apI-fn-temv adnp. s\n-s]mn
tNmc-sbm-gp-Ip-pmbncpp.
Ah AWs]mn h tcmjtmsS Xncnp t\mn.
tN tN-nsb Fgp-tm klm-bn-p-I-bm-Wv.
{ioPnv Hcp Cu-p-en-sb-tmse NmSn-sb-gp-tv tNs s\n\v Bp sXmgn-p. Abm
sXdnp hoWp.
ssZhta.... tNn Ae-dn-hn-fnp sImv tNs ASp-tv HmSn-sbn Abmsf Xmnsb-gp-t]n-m t\mn.
]ns Ah {ioPn-ns apn hp \np-sIm-v hnjmns\tmse Non.
\n sI \mtb.... Ct{Xw Imew \n\v ]mev Xv hfnb B s\n-\np Xs \o
Nhnn At-Sm...
ASp \nan-jw... {ioPn-ns ssI Ah-fpsS Ic-Wv Bp ]Xn-p. Ah thv ]pd-tImv
hoWp t]mbn.
IpnI Dds \nehnfnp.

AXv Iv tN tcmj-tmsS Ahs t\-Sp-p. ]s Ah Abmsf sImc-h-f-fnv

]nSnv Npa-cn-t\mSv Nmcn \nn. Ahs ]nSnbn InSbm Rcn.
{ioPnn\v Abmsf sImm\pff tZjyapmbncpp.
Fmhcpw Ahs\ ]ItmsS t\mn. BZyambnmWh Ahs\ C{Xbpw {Ip\mbn ImWpXv.
Ah\ns\sbmcp apJapsv Ahcmcpw Adnncpn.
Ahs IpIfn Xobmfn. AbmfpsS Nn hncepIfansmv Ah ]dp.
A \psS As\ hnjw shp sImqv ]d-sm \n\v tZjyw hn-. s]tsS s\n-s]mn tNmc- No-p-Xv Inv \n\v thZ-\n-n-. Ansb sXmm am{Xw \n\v t\mhpw
At-Sm..
Ah Abmsf apjvSn Npcpn aqn-\n-Sn-p. Abm Ipgv Npa-cn-eqsS Dup hoWp.
tN-n-b AXv Iv \ne-hn-fn-p.
tNmc-sbm-gp-Ip s\nbn ssIb-an-smv A Icp hnfnp.
{ioIp-m... th....
A-bpsS Icn tIv Ah HmSn hv Asb Xmn-n-Sn-p. ]ns ]Xps ]nSn-s-gp-t]np.
_lfw tIv Ab]--m HmSn-q-Sn.
tNn tNs\ ]nSn-s-gp-t]n-p. tNs aqv s]mn tNmc-sbm-gp-Ip-pmbncpp.
Abm Bbmksv Fgp-tv \nv InX-p-sIm-v ]dp.
\o... \osbs Xn-b-t-Sm...? Fs tNmdpv No-Xns ssI-cnv \o Fs t\v
Xs ImWn-t-..? \n-bn-m \mtb... C\n.. C\n \n\v Rm Fs sNe-hnev ]sh-ffw
Xcn Chn-Sp-v... Fdn-tm-Sm... Abm ]pdtv ssI Nqn.
Ahs\ Cdn hnSm \obmcm? A tNmZnp. CX-h-\p-IqSn Ah-Im-i-s hoSm.. Ahs\-hn-tSpw t]mIp-n-..
\nv thW-san ChnsS \nmw. Ch\v Cu hoov C\n Pe-]m\w sImSp-n-.. kXoi ]dp.
ths-Sm.. Ah\v Xcm--sXmpw F\npw ths-Sm.. C\n Rv \ns Hcp HuZmcyhpw th-m.. A ]dp. Fnv {ioPnns t\v XncnpsImv ]dp.
C\n \o Chs sNe-hn Hcn-dv shffw t]mepw IpSnp t]mI-cp-Xv. acn-tn hmepw.
{ioPnv ASm tm`tmsS tNs\bpw tNnsbbpw amdn amdn t\mn.
Ah\v Ahsc sImWsav tXmn.
Ahsc am{Xa.... temIpff kIetcbpw.....
(XpScpw)