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{ioPnv ]pXnb tPmenbn Ibdnbnv Atv Av Znhkw ]nnncpp. Cv \apv hnIvtSmdnb tImtfPv hscsbmv t]mImw. i ]dp. ^oUv hv ]cnNbsSpmw. {ioPnv ktmjtmsS Xebmn. BZyambmWv Ah ^oUv hn\v t]mIpXv. BZys \mev Znhkhpw Ah Hm^okns Dffnepff Imcy t\mn ]TnpIbmbncpp. sabnen \nv Ivfb vkv Abp s{]mss^epI UutemUv sNbv X v AhbpsS {]n v HupIsfSpv Ah Hmtcm Gcnb\pkcnv Xcw Xncnv ^b sNtsXs\, Zqc efnepff ]mSv ssSw m^pIv \nti ssIamtdsXs\ XpSnb hnjb Ah idn \nv a\nemn. B \mev Znhkw sImv Xs Ah\pw idpw \ kplrpfmbngnncpp. hnIvtSmdnb tImtfPntev ss_n t]mbn hcptm Ah Htsd Imcy kwkmcnp. As\ Ah Xn IqSpX ASpp. i amXm]nXmv GI aI\mWv. A \mev hjw apv acnp t]mbn. CeIv{Snknn t_mUn sseam\mbncp A Hcp sshIptcw hontev XncnsnbXv icocw apgph Idv ]mXns \oen \neXbpambmWv. AXv Abvpw henb tjmmbn. GXmv Hcp Nn:{`w t]msebmbn Abvv. Ctm AbpsS ASpv Bcpan. Fm BtcmKynXn Znhtk\ hjfmbnsmncnpp. AXv sImv i \mn \np sImv tPmen XpScm\pff {ianemWv. As\sbn sX tIcfnepff kIemimeIfnepw tImtfPpIfnepsams Ah\v shcn^ntj\v t]mImw. hS PnIfnepffh {ioPnns ]cn[nbnepw... i {ioPnns\ hnIvtSmdnb tImtfPn\Itv Iqnsmv t]mbn. Gsd {]knamb hnIvtSmdnb tImtfPv. {ioPnv IuXpItmsS Nppw t\mn. {]imamb Acow.... Ah B tImtfPns\ ]n tInt Dmbncppffq. BZyambmWv Ah B tImun\Itv IbdpXv. Ah Hm^okv tXSnnSnv AhnSps Hcp Ivfpambn _sv kn^nvkv shcnss^ sNm\pff GmSpI sNbvXp. i Fs\bmWv Imcy kwkmcnpsXv {ioPnv {itbmsS t\mnTnp. {ioPnns\ Abmv ]cnNbsSpnb tijw cv Znhkw Ignv _sSmw Fdnbnv Ah AhnsS \nndn. XncnsI Hm^oknsen sabnt_mIvkv Xpdtm cv ]pXnb s{]mss^epI Ahsc Imncnppmbncpp. Hv tImbqcpff Hcp sSIv anpambn _s Icnb shcn^ntj\pff s{]mss^emWv. asmv sImn bqWnthgvknn Hm^v kbkv BUv sSIvt\mfPnbn \npff knhn Fn\ndnwKv kn^nns shcn^ntj\mWv. sa\bmbtm? C\nbnsm CXn\v thn sImn hsc t]mIWw. i apJw Npfnp sImv ]dp. Ivfbn\msWn B kn^nns shcn^ntj s]sv sNbvXv InWw. AP v satPmWv AbncnpXv. ChnsSs Iptd tPmen sNbvXv Xom\pv. AXns\tSem. i AXns Hcp {]nusSpv ^b sNbvXpsImv ]dp. *****************

ASp--f-m-bvn-en-cpv `Ww IgnpIbmbncpp {ioPn-v. A Ah\v tNmdpw Idnbpw hnfn-smv ASpv \np. Ap-dv \Spapdnbnse ssU\nwKv tS_nfnen-cpv tN `Ww Ignp-pmbncpp. tNn henb ipjvImntbmsS `mhn\v hnf-n-sm-Sp-p-pv. AhnsSbntm cv ASpfbmWv. shpw Xo\pw thsdthsdbmWv. A {ioPn-ns ]m{Xntev Ipdv IqSn tNmdnp. aXn At... Ah ]dp. Ign-v.. ]Wn-sb-Sp-v hczt? A ]dp. Dbvv I tlmeov hrow sat\m htmw hmngnWXm. AtXmv cm{Xn hoosnepw Cncn Fcqw ]pfoapff Blmcw Ignv.. A Ah\v Ipdv IqSn Dtcn hnfn. aXn. C\n Ign-m h. Ah DuWv aXn-bm-n-sv ssII-gp-In. A ]m{X--sf-Spv AI-tv t]mbn. {ioPnv ssIbpw hmbpw XpSv Ahs InS-p-ap-dn-bn-tev IS--p. Xgmb Xn-p-Sv Ddm Xm-sd-Sp-psImncp {ioPn-ns samss_-entev s]ssmcp Im hp. Ah t^msW-Spv \ t\mn. {Kojva... Ahs\{Xsbms AhKWnnpw Ah ]nsbpw ]nsbpw hnfnpIbmWv. Ign aqv Znhkn\nSbvv Ah Hcp apXv XhWsbnepw Xs hnfnnpmIpw. Atmsgms Xm t^msWSpmsX AhKWnpIbmWpmbXv. Fnpw.... {ioPnv t^m ssIbn ]nSnpsImv Im AUv sNtWm thtbm Fv kwi-bn-ncp-p. ]ns Ftm Xncp-am-\n-Xv t]mse t^m ImtXmSv tNp sImv ]dp. ltem. kRvPq... {Kojva-bm.. adp-X-e-bv \nv AhfpsS KZvKZw ]pc i_vZw. Hcp sNdnb au\-n\v tijw {ioPnv ]dp. Dw ]d.. Fm kRvPp FtmSv anm-Xv? Ah tNmZnp. {ioPnv au\w ]men-p. kRvPq-s\-tmSv ]nW--amtWm? tlbv. \o FhnSm? Ah tNmZnp. Rm... Rm.... Rm sImn-bn-em.. Ahs kzcw ]Xdn. sImn-bntem? Ah sRpXv Ah t^mWneqsS Adnp. Fn-mtWm Fs ImWm hcm-Xv? Atm Ahfpw sImnbnemWv. Ah Dulnp. kRvPq... Ah hnfnp. A.. B.. Fm kRvPq \n\v ]n-bXv? H.. Hp-an-... Ah\v hmpI hnn.

Uq bq eu an? AhfpsS tNmZyw Ahs DffnsehnsStbm t]mdn hoWp. Ah Hp kwi-bnncpp. Cu Ipn kRvPbns\ Hcp ]mSv kvt\lnppv. ]d kRvPq. Uq bq eu an? Dw.. Ah aqfn. ]nsm Fs ImWm hcm-Xv? Ah Hcp sImpIpnbpsS ss\aeytmsS tNmZnp. AXv.. hcmw Ftm? sshIm-sX. sF hmv Sp ko bp kRvPp. Ah ]dp. {ioPnv Hpw ]d-bmsX Ccp-p. kRvPq htczm? hcmw. \msf? \mtf... Hp kwibn tijw Ah ]dp. HmsI... Xmv bq kRvPq. Rm hon Imn-cn-pw. AhfpsS kzcn Hcp ]pXnb DWv. AXv tIXpw Ahs Dsmv Imfn. hon th. Ah s]sv ]dp. AsXm? ]pd-s-hn-sS-sb-nepw shv.. FhnsS? assd ]mv? Ah tNmZnp. Hcp sNdnb BtemN\v tijw Ah ]dp. HmsI. Fsm? AXv sshIov \mev aWn-v. Ah ]dp. Hm... AXv.. HmsI. Ah ]dp. F\n-v.. \ns ImWm [rXn-bm-bn. \apv \msf sshIov ImWmtem? HmsI. Ah AhfpsS Nncn tIp. ]ns... F\n-v... Ah aSnp aSnp sImv ]dp. tNmZntWm thtbm? Ah BtemNnp. Fm kRvPq? Ah DXvIWvTtbmsS tNmZnp. F\nv... \ns-sbmcp t^mtm thWw. Ah Hcp hn[w ]dsmnp. AsX-n\m? \o Fs In-pffXt? AhfpsS tNmZyw Ahs\sbmp Ipgn. Ah hmpImbn XnSp sImv ]dp.

A... AtX. ]s... F\nv Cp cm{Xn apgp-h Itm-n-cn-m... adpXebv AhfpsS Nncn tIp. ]ns Ah kuayambn tNmZnp. Ign \mev amkambn Fs hp ImWm, Hp hnfnpI t]mepw sNm BfmtWm Cu ]dbpXv. {ioPnv au\w ]men-p. kmcan. F\nv \ns XncnsI Inn-btm? Ah ]dp. HmsI. Rm\n-sm-s Hcp t^mtm Fw.-Fw.-Fkv sNmw. tam sImXn Xosc Itm-n-cptm? s]sv sse Im-bn. {ioPnv BImw--tbmsS t^mWn-tev t\mn-bn-cp-p. Ah t^mtm AbpIbmsWv tXmpp. Ahs Dffv ]nSpsImncpp. Fmbncnpw AhfpsS cq]w? Ah kpcnbmbncnptam? ImcWadnbm Hcp DtZzKw Ah\n \ndp. LSnImcn \nanjkqNn apSn \onsmncpp. Hcp \nan-js Aa \nd Imn-cn-n\v tijw Ahs samss_-en _ov i_vZw tIp. kv{Io\n Fw.-Fw.-Fkv h-Xmbn ImWn-p-p. Ah hy{K- X - t bmsS Fw.- F w.- F kv Xpd-- p. Hcp t^mtm kmh- [ m- \ - n UutemUmbnsmncpp. Ah s\n-Sn-tmsS Imn-cp-p. BZyw cv IqhfpI... ]ns Fffn ]q t]mse hSnshm aqv... ]ns Hmdv AnI t]mse `wKnbm NppI..... HSp-hn kv{Io\n {Kojva-bp-sS t^mtm sXfn-p. ]pn-cnp sImv \np kp-cn-bmb {Kojva... {ioPnns apJv ]qncn In. Ahsbpffn Hcmbncw IpXncpfSnI... A]vkcns\tmse at\mlcnbmb {Kojva... Ah sImXn XocmsX, IsSpm IgnbmsX hopw hopw B t^mtm-bn-tev t\mnbncpp. Ahs IpIfn \nv Ddw GtXm A\Xbntev NndISnp ]dp. Ah B t^mtmbntev Xs t\mnsmv InSp. Atm s]sv AhsbpffneqsS Hcp annW ]mp. As\ t\mcpXv.... Ah asmcmfpsS s]mWv. asmcmfpambn hnhmlapdn s]mWv. amkfmbn Abmfn \nv bmsXmcp hnhchpanmXncpnpw Znhkhpw Abmsf t^mWn hnfnpsImv Abmv thn Imncp s]mWv.. ]s Ah\v t\mmXncnm Ignbpn. C{Xbpw kpcnbmb Hcp s]Ipnsb, AXpw Xs C{Xtbsd kvt\lnp s]Ipnsb hnv Cu kRvPbv FhntSmWv t]mbvfXv? Ah Xnepff hnhml \nbw hsc Ignnv... C\n Abmv h A]IShpw ]nmWptam? Ah Xe ]pIpsImncpp. Ah Hcn IqSn samss_seSpv AhfpsS t^mtmbntev t\mn. t\mptmdpw AXo{nbamb Hcp Imin Ahs\ AhfntemIjnp.

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