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{]p_v[amb IS.... hm]nfn hcp XncameI... Bchw apgn hanv ]dp ISImI.. BImiw Ccpv aqSnbncnpp. DudnqSnb Zp:Jw t]mse ]Snmtd am\v ImtaL ASnpIqSn. \smcp agbvpff km[yXbpv. ISmpw sImv skmd]dncp BfpI Iptdsbmbn XfpsS hkXnIfntev aSnpSn. ]Xnsb ]Xnsb ISpdw iq\yambnsmncpp. {ioPnv am{Xw Bebvp ISentev angn\v AhnsSsbncpp. Ah\v AhnSw hnv t]mIm tXmnbn. t]mIm CSanmn. ]s.. AhntSv t]mIm Ah\v CjvSapmbncpn... h... aSpp.. {ioPnv Hmp. C\nbpw tNs\ B{ibnp Ignbms\mn. AXnsemv Xm]cyhpan... Fp sNpw? C\nsbs\ aptmv t]mIpw... apn Bncp ISemWv.. NXnbpsS, acfpsS, IpXnImshns, ]IbpsS s]cpSemWv apn.... AsXs\ \onSpw? AXn\Iv acWw ]Xnbncnp Kfpv. Bsf hgnsXnp Npgnbpw aecnbpapv. Poh sImnsbSpp hnjmpIfpv... As\ hn]pI hncpp]mp Imens BgSemWv apn... C\nsbv sNpw? Ahsbpffn NnI Ccnbmp. s]sv ]pd-In \nsmcp i_vZw tIp. ssI t\mtWm? Ah sRn apJ-wXncnp t\mn. Ah\v ]nn Imjmb hkv{Xhpw tXmfn Hcp apjn kn-bp-ambn Hcm \np-p. GXmsmcp AXv hbntesd {]mbw hcpw. s\nbn hn`qXnbn tXPm apJw. ipnIeiw \Sn {]XnjvTn t]mse Npn IpSnsImffp ]pncnbpsS mbo `mhw... ssI t\mn `mhn ]d-btWm? Abm hopw tNmZnp. th. {ioPnv ISentev apJw XncnpsImv ]dp. `qXw, h-am-\w, `mhn Fnh lkvX-tcJm imkv{X-{]-Imcw IrXy-ambn KWnp ]d-bpw. shdpw apXv cq]tb Df-fq. Abm ]dp. thsv ]d-nt? {ioPnv tZjytmsS Abmsf t\mntmZnp. Abm shfps NncnpsImv AhnsS \np \Sp \on. {ioPnv ISentev t\mnbncpp. Ahsbpffn Impw tImfpw \ndp. AXv NqSpff \nizmkfmbn ]pdtv Xnfp Xqhn. Ah\v IS Xs ssIamSn hnfnpXv t]mse tXmn. HmSnsmtem? Ah\mtemNnp. Fmw hnsdnv \nkz\mbn kzbandnsm IS Hcsbtmse Xs hmcnsbSppsImv t]mIpw. IS... ISe....

A hnfnpp.. Ah ]Xps Fgptp. ]ns ISen\v t\v \Sp. Zm hcpq.... Fmw Dt]nmw. ]mT, ]coI, ac, D]Poh\n\mbpff kl\kac... Fmw.. Fmw ]pdInept]nmw... CsXmpanmsmcp temIw ISebpsS aSnnepv... Ah aptmv \Sp. ISemgfntepff Zqcw C\n GXm\pw NphSpI am{Xw.... s]shs ImepI \neambn... A.... Xs {]nbs A. X\nv thn am{Xw Pohnncnp Xs ]mhw A. Fpw hop]Sn hgnpambn X\nmbn Imncnp A.. B Asb hnv FhntSv t]mIm..? XncameI Ahs ImmZsf sXmp \\p. Hcp Rv Ahs ]mZfpsS KncnirwJfntev BtcmlWw sNbvXv Hcp {]m\bpsS Ah[m\Xbn A]t\cw [ym\np \n tijw ]Xps aebndn. Fm? ISentev NmSm t]mhpIbmtWm? ]nn \nsmcp i_vZw tIv Ah Xncnp t\mn. t\cs I B tPymXnjn NncnpsImv \npp. IpIfn Ipgnp Hcp IpkrXntmZyw IpXdnmSm sh Iqnsmncpp. Fmw Ahkm\nnmsav shtm? Abm tNmZnp. Fn Ahkm\ambn Fssmv B ssIsbmv t\mnqtS? Cs\sbmcp Ahkm\w ssZhw Debn FgpXnshnptm Fdnbmtem... \nsfmv t]mIpptm? Ahs i_vZn tZjyhpw kShpw \ndp Xpfpn. Bfv henb tZjy-m-c-\m-sWv tXmpp? Abm AhsbSptv hpsImv tNmZnp. {ioPnv Abmsf A\n-jvS-tmsS Xncnp t\mn. \n-sftm henb am\-knI kwLj-n-em-sWv tXmp-p. AtX-bv. {ioPnv ]dp. F\n-n-Xn-sempw hnizm-tkm-an-, Ctm-sgmv Xm]-cyhpan-. As\ ]d-m-se-\m? Abm hnSm `mh-an-m-sX Ahs apn aW-en-en-cp-p. Fnht\mSv ]dp. hcq. Ccnq. t\mq. Ah Akz--X-tbm-sS ]dp. `qX-Im-e-ns\ Ipdn-tmm F\nv t]Sn- b mWv . h- a m\w ]d- b m ]nb Hcp am\- k n- I m- h - - b n- e Rm. ]ns `mhn. AXnse\n{X {]Xobpan.. l..l..l.. Abm Ahs hmpI cknXv t]mse Bp Nncnp. Fnv ]dp. \apv hniZambn kwkmcnmw. Ccnq.. Ccnq kplrs.. {ioPnv ]mXn a\tmsS Abm`napJambn Ccpp. Bsfmcp \mkv X n- I - \ m- s Wv tXmp- p. Cuizc hnizm- k - a n- t? Abm Hcp kw`mjWn\v XpSanSpXv t]mse tNmZnp. C. Ah ]dp. AsXm? Dm-bn-cp-p. Hcp Ime-v. Cuiz-c-\m-bnv Xsbm AXn-m-m-n-b-Xv. Ah ]dp.

tPymXnjn {i-tbmsS tIn-cn-p-p. \t sNdp--nte Fs As Poh-\-s-Sp-p. RsS A I hoSp-I-fnev De-h-enpw Fnm{Xw Igp-Io-amWv Ftw Fs Gt\w hfn-b-Xv. HSp-hn ]Tnv DtZym-Kmbsm tN Hcp-osS hte-sp hoWp. s] Xf-fsb t]mepw adv Csm AhsS AcmWcSo Xqnbm \S-v. Fpw F\npw Abvpw hdpXow Io-cp-am-bn-cp-p. t\mbpw hgn-]m-Sp-sams apd-sX-msX \nd-th-nbn-cp, ap hogW XWp-v Ipfn-o-d amdmsX Ae-n t]mbncp Fs A-bpsS Pohn-X-nem \n ]d Cuiz-c Ct{Xw ZpcnXw \nd-Xv. AtXmsS Xoq Fs ssZh-hn-izmtkmw Aew \c--ep-sam-s. kvt\ln--tWmsc XncnsI kvt\ln-m ssZh-ns\ F\n-s-n\m? kw`-hn--sXmw \-Xn-\v, Ctm kw`-hn-p-sIm-n-cn-p-Xpw \-Xn-\v, C\n kw`-hnm t]mIp-Xpw \-Xn\v Fm-Wtm `K-hm KoX-bn ]d-n-cn-p-Xv? tPymXnjn tNmZnp. \n-sfm-s-gp-tv t]mIp-ptm? {ioPnv tZjy-tm-sS ]dp. a\p-jy-\n-hnsS Xe-{]mv ]nSnncn-p-tmgm XXz-t_m-[-\-n\v hn-cn-p--Xv. Ahs tZjyw Iv Abm Nncn-p-sIm-v ]dp. kam-[m-\s-Sv. Hs icn-bm-bn-tm-fpw. \nc-camb kpJhpw \nc-camb Zp:Jhpw ssZhw - - Bpw sImSp-n-. cm-I t]mse Fmw amdn-a-dnv hcpw. \n\pw Hcp Znhkw hcpw. \o \qd-mfpsS apn Xe-bp-bn-n-Snp \np-, \ns Bfp-I Adn-m-Z-cn-p Hcp Znhkw... AXns eWw Rm ImWp-p-v. {ioPnv Nncn-p-sImv aSp-tm-sS ]dp. CsXms Iqtd tI-Xm. ]e-cpsS hmbo-v. ImimWv \nsS Bh-iy-san Fs ssIbn Hcp Imen-m-b-p-ff Imiv t]mep-an-. Imin\v thn ]d--X Ipo. kXyw. ]c-a-amb kXyw. AXmpw \ntj-[n-m-\m-hn-. AXv \n\v DSs\ t_m[y-s-Spw. \nsS \mfpw \t{Xmsamv ]dbq. \mfv tchXn. Bbneyw \{Xw. henb XmXv]cyanmsX Ah adp]Sn ]dp. Abm Hcp \nanjw cv ssIIfpw s\tmSv tNv ISv [ym\nncpp. ]ns IpXpdv ssIhncepI sImv Nne IWpIqepI \Sn. Fnv ]dp. Bbneyw \{Xw. hymgw AjvSaneqsS ISv t]mIpXv sImv \nntm IIi\nbmWv. AXmWv \nfpsS {]iv\v ImcWw. AXp sImv XsbmWv \nv Ctm acWnt\mSv Bkn tXmnbXpw. {ioPnv Abmsf ApXtmsS t\mn. X\nv BlXysNm tXmnbXv Cbmss\ a\nembn? Abm XpSp. Rm IWv IqnbX\pkcnv \nv i\osS A]lmcw XpSnbnv GXmv Hc amkambn. ]s AXv Xocm C\n GXm\pw hn\mgnII IqSntb _mnbpffq. Ctv aqmw ]w.. AXmbXv am hsc... s]sv Ftm t_mt[mZbw kw`hnXv t]mse A] t\cw \n_vZ\mbncpnv \t ]Xdnb i_vZn Abm hnfnp. Cuizcm... ]ns `bw XpSnp IpItfmsS Abm {ioPnns\ t\mn ]dp. am cmhnse ]v aWn hsc \n hoSv hnv ]pdndcpXv.. {ioPnv AdnbmsX Nncnp t]mbn. AXv a\nemnsmv Abm ]dp. hniz-kn-n-sn th. ]s Rm ]dm AXv AmWv. CXphsc F\nv ]nghv ]nbnn... \n kqnnsn AXv kw`-hnpw. Xo.

{ioPnv Abmsf angnp t\mn. Abm ]dp. am HXv aWnpw ]v aWnpw CS-bn \n sNp Hcp Imcyw \nfpsS Pohn-X-s-bmsI amn-a-dn-pw. \n asm-cm-fm-bn-o-cpw. {ioPnnsbpffn Hcp sImffnbm ann. am Imev HXv aWnpw ]v aWnpanSbn \nfpsS cminbn i\osS A]lmcw Xov ip{I sXfnbpw. \{Xhn[nb\pkcnv i\n hgn amdn ip{I sXfnbp B \nanjw hfsc hfsc \nmbIamWv. B {]tXyI aplqn sNp GXv Imcyhpw hfsc Zqchym]Iamb ^ew sNpw. hnizmkw hcmsX Amfnncnp {ioPnns\ t\mn Abm XpSp. AXv \-Xm-hmw. Nne-tm tZmj-am-Imw. Atm ip{I\mWv sXfnw IqSpXsen \Xv kw`hnpw. adnmsWn.... Abm Hv \nn ZoL \nizmkw hnp sImv ]dp. Fm-bmepw am ]v aWnv tijw \nfpsS Pohn-X-n NneXv kw`-hn-pw... \n t]mepw {]Xo-n-m Nne-Xv. AXv kw`-hn-m-Xn-cn--W-sa-n.... {ioPnv BImw--tbmsS AbmfpsS apJtv t\mn. Abm XpSp. am cmhnse ]v aWn hsc \n hoSv hnv ]pd-n-dcp-Xv. Hpw sNpIbpacpXv. - F{X AXymhiyapmbmepw... CXv ]mennsn AXns `hn-jyv \nv Nnn-m-hp-Xnepw Ap-d-am-bn-cn-pw. Hp-In \nfpsS Xe-hc sXfnbpw As-n.... Asn \nv Pohlm\n hsc kw`hntmw. {ioPnv BsI achnncpp. Cbm BcmWv? Cu ]dbpsXmw kXyamtWm? A, Cbm Xs shdpsX IfnnpIbmtWm? Ahs a\v hmbnns t]mse Abm ]dp. hniz-kn-p-Xpw hniz-kn-m-Xpw \nfpsS CjvSw... ]s Fmbmepw kw`-hn-m\p-f-fXv kw`-hn-n-cn-pw. \nv \ hcm thn Rm {]mn-mw. Abm knbpw Xqnsbgptv sImv ]dp. C\n-sbm-cn- \ Xn ImWp-tm \n Cp I Bfmbn-cn-n. Xo. Atm hopw ImWmw... A{Xbpw ]dnv Abm ISXocv IqsS ]Xps \Sp \on. {ioPnv Abmsfs t\mnbncpp. Abm In \nv adbpXv hsc..... (XpScpw)