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{ioPnv FdWmIpfw t\mv tj\n s{Sbn\ndnbtm kabw 11.20. Ah idns\ t^mWn hnfnp. i Ah\v Ipkmntesm Ibtd _pw Cdt tmpw AhnsS ImtW hynbpsS t]cpw apw hfsc hniZambn ]dp sImSpp. Ahs \nti AsX ]Sn ]mentm AcaWnqdn\pffn {ioPnv sImn bqWnthgvknv Hm^v kbkv BUv sSIvt\mfPn (Ipkmv) Fv t]cv sImnb henb Iam\n\v apn Fn \np. Ah ]_vfnIv dntejkv UnmSvsa v Xncn \Sp. A[nIw Aetbn hn. Hmtcm UnmSv s a ntepapff hgn ImWnp sImpff t_mUpI Xepw hnepw ASbmffpambn Hmtcm apnepw aqebnepw Xebpbn \nncpp. A[nIw {]bmksSmsX Xs Ah ]_vfnIv dntejkv UnmSvsan\v apnsen. i ]d Ivfns\ Iv Imcy AhXcnnv kn^ntns tImnI ssIamdn. Ccnq. Abm apnse Itkcbntev ssINqnsmv ]dp. {ioPnv Xmvkv ]dp sImv Itkcbntencpp. Abm Atm Xs kn^nns tImn \nhnnSnv Iyq Xpdv Fsmstbm sNm XpSn. ]s {ioPnns a\v AhnsSsbmpambncpn. AXv assd ss{Uhnembncpp. Ah hmn t\mn. kabw 12.15. Ah {Kojvasb Ip apm C\n GXm\pw aWnqdpI am{Xw.... Ahs apJv Hcp ktmjncn hnSp. CXv icnbtm? Ivfv s]sv ]dp. {ioPnv Hv sRn. Fv? Ah tNmZnp. Cu kn^nv... Abm ]dp. CXv t^mWv. {ioPnns s\n Npfnp. Fp hm..? Ah tNmZnp. Cs\sbmcm ChnsS ]Tnnn. Abm ]dp. {ioPnv hnizmkw hcmsX Abmsf angnp t\mn. AXv a\nemnsms hw Abm Iyqdns F.kn.Un tamWn Ahs t\v Xncnp hnv kn^nns tImn ssIbnseSpv \nhnnSnv sImv ]dp. Zm Cu kn^nns tImnbn ImWp sdPnkvt{Sj \sdmp t\mq. AXphv Rm ChnSps Umm t_kn tkv sNbv X tm ImWpXv asmcmfpsS t]cpw hnhcfpamWv. {ioPnv t\mn. icnbmWv. kn^nnepff t]cv kn. Ah lpssk FmWv. ]s tamWndn ImWpXv ]n. sI kp`mjv tat\m F t]cmWv. {ioPnv DSs\ ^ben \nv Ah lpssks _tbm UmsbSpv t\mn. Ah Acv t]mbn. _tbm Umbn ImWp t^mtmb tamWndn ImWpXv. AXv asmcmfptSXmWv.

kn^nn Ir{Xnaw ImnbncnpIbm IffncpamenIfv... Ivfv ]dp. {ioPnv AXns\ A\pIqenv sImv Xebmn. AS Iffm.. Ah icnpw hnkvabnp t]mbn. Hmtcmcpm Pohnm thn Fsmw thecfmWv HnpXv Fs ssZhta? Ah BtemNnp. Xnv shfnmb nXnv C\n Ahs KXnsbmhpw? i ]dXv {]Imcw Ivfn\v Hcp sNdnb kwJy Snv sImSpnv Ah bm{X ]dv ]pdndn. ***************** assd ss{Uhv. kabw 3.50. ]me-n\v ta {Kojvasb Imp \np-IbmWv {ioPn-.v Ah CS-bvn-Sbvv hmn t\mnsmpw Ccp`mKtpw IpI \onsbdnpsImpw AatbmsS \np. ]d kabw BbnpSn. {Kojvasb ImWpntm? Ipkmn \nndnb tijw Ah _v Ibdn Fw. Pn tdmUnsen Hcp sNdnb {_mnkv tlmen \nv DuWv Ignp. ]ns sXmSppmbncp amfpIfn NpnbSnv kabw Ifp. aqcbmbtmtgpw Ah assd ss{Uhnsen. Iptd t\cw Imb Imv BkzZnp sImv sPnbn \nv BfpIsf IbntmIp t_mpIsfbpw apw t\mnsmv \np. kabw 3.45 Bbtm Hcp ss]n \nv apJw IgpIn, Xe NoIn, t]mn IcpXnbncp ]uUsdSpv apJv ]qinb tijw \Smen\v ta Ibdn \np. {Kojvasbbpw {]Xonp sImv.... kabw 4 aWnbmbn. ]s {Kojva Ctmgpw Fnbnn. Fp ]n? Ah kzbw tNmZnp. Ah hcpw. hcmXncnn. Ah Xs kzbw BizknnpIbpw sNbvXp. h {Sm^nIv _vtfmnepw s]p ImWpw.... kabw AXnthKw aptmv \on. Ahs lrZbw AatbmsS hnnsmncpp.

AtX kabw. assd ss{Uhn\v ]pds ]mnwKv Gcn-b-bntev Hcp Hmw\n hm thK-n hv \n-p. AXn \nv ]e tamUepIfn \on hfnb XeapSnbpw ]mId ]pc ]pIfpambn s]iIv eppff \mev t] ]pd-n-d-n. Ah-cpsS ssII-fn tlmn npw sskn sNbn\pw ap-ap-v. Ah AXn-th-K-n assd ss{Uhn-\-I-tv {]th-inv ]e-bn-S--fn-embn \ne-bpd-n-p.

Atm... ]me-n\v ta \npIbmbncp {ioPn-ns Aa kv^pcnp apJv ]Xps Hcp {]Imiw ]cp. AXm shfpv kpcnbmb Hcp s]Ipn Zqsc \np \Sp hcpp. {Kojvabt AXv? Ah kqnp t\mn. Ahs Ip-I-fn Hcp \{Xw Xnf-n. AtX {Kojva Xs... Ah samss_-se-Spv AXnse t^mtm-bn-ep-f-fXpw Zqsc \nv \Sp hcp-Xpw Hcm Xssbv Ddv hcp-n. AXm ssIbnsemcp samss_ t^mWpw tXmfnsemcp lmUv _mKpw Xqnsmv Ah Hcp Ipfnmv t]mse Ah\nteSppp. Hcp Nph khm IokmWv AhfpsS thjw. IedpIfnepw Nn{XIYm ]pkv X Ifnepw am{Xw Iv ]cnNbapff tZhXm k]w BImcsaSpv `qanbn AhXcnncnpIbmsWv Ah\v tXmn. CSbvh Bsctbm tXSn Npnepw ItmSnppv.

AtXkabw... Kp-I- assd ss{Uhn-ep-f-f-h-sc-sbmw \nco-n-p-sImv Ahn-sS-sbmw \S--p. CS-bvv Ahcn cv t] \Smen\v apIfneqsS {ioPn-ns\ ISp t]mbn. Atm Ah-cpsS Xe-hs\v tXmnp apJv shv sIm Xgpff XmSnmcs samss_ t^m Dds i_vZn-p. Ah t^msW-Spv ImXn shp. Dw. R-fn-hn-sS-bp-v. Abm t^mWn BtcmtSm ]dp. hm ]cp]cpmbncpp AbmfpsS i_vZn\v. ChnsS Ipd-sms Xnc-p-v. ]s \v th Bsf am{Xw ChnsS-sb-hntSw ImWm-\n-. HmsI... HmsI... icn... Rm kwKXn Xonv Atmv hnfn-mw... Abm t^m Iv sNbvXp. Fnv Npp]mSpw \nconp sImv AhnsS \np. Ahs jns apXpIp`mKv Ftm Hfnnp shnpmbncpp. Atm Kp-I-fn-sem-cm Ah-s-b-Sp-tv h-p sImv ]dp. Chn-sS-sbpw ImWm-\n-. Dw. Ah Hv Aan aqfn. Atmgpw Ahs Xo t]mepff IpI ]mnepff Hmtcmcpscbpw kv I m sNbvXpsImncpp. \ap--hs \-dn-te-smv hnfnp t\mmw. Ah ]dp. ]ns t^msW-Spv \ Ub sNm XpSn.

DSs\... \Sme-n\v apIfn \npIbmbncp {ioPn-ns samss_en s_Snp. ]mnepff kIescbpw kqnp t\mn AXn kRvPbpsS apJaptm Fv t\mn t\mn kmh[m\w \Sp hcp {Kojvasb Hcp sNdnb IpkrXntbmsS Iv \npIbmbncpp Ah. Ah t^msW-Spv t\mn. {KojvabmtWm? A. ]pXnb GtXm \-dm-Wv. {ioPnv t^msW-Spv ImXn shp sImv ]dp. ltem.. ltem.. ]s adp-X-e-bv \nv i_vZ-sampw tIp-n-. Ah t^m Iv sNbvXv t]mnenp..

AtXkabw... Kpmeh Hcp \nanjw Pm{K\mbn. Fp ]n? IqsSbpffh tNmZnp. Ah t^msWSpp. ]ns Rms\mpw anpnsv Ism Iv sNbvXp Ifp. Ah t\{XtKmf Hcp Xow t]mse \mep`mKtpw Npgnsmv ]dp. Ah-\n-hnsS-sb-hn-sStbm Dv.. Hp IqSn hnfnp t\mv... IqsSbpffh ]dp. Ah t^m doUb Aan ImXn shp. Dw. t^mWSnppv. Ah ]dp. AXv tIXpw Kp-I Npp-ap-f-f-h-cn BcmWv t^msW-Sp-p-Xv Fv \nco-n-p sImv AhnsS Npn\Sp.

Atm.. ]me-nt GXmv ASpsngn {KojvabpsS ku-cy-n ebnp \npIbmbncp-p {ioPnv. ]s Ah-fpsS Ip-I Ah-fpsS Imap-I kRvP-bns\ sXc-bp-I-bm-Wv. Ah {ioPn-ns\ I-s-nepw Ku\n-msX ISp t]mbn. Fm {ioPnv ]cnkcw adv Ah-sfs t\mn \n-p. Atm Ahs samss_ t^m hopw i_vZn-p. Ah t^msWSpv t\mn. hopw AtX \dn \nv... Ah t^msW-Spv ImXn shv tZjytmsS ]dp. ltem.. ltem.. ]s adp-X-e-bv \nv i_vZ-sampw tIp-n-. Ah hopw cv hw ltem ]dp t\mn. ]s {]XnIcWan. Ah\v tZjyw hp, GXv FtmnbmWv Cu t\cv... ]dp XocpXn\v apt.... .... {ioPnv Bcp-sStbm ASn-sImv sXdnp hoWp. Hcp \nanjw... Ah\v AnI \pdpnbXv t]mse tXmn. Ah hoWp InS-p-sImv Xncnp t\mn. ssIbn sskn sNbn\pw tlmn npw apambn \mev t] Xs hebw sNbvXv \npXmWh IXv. Ah\v Hpw a\-n-em-bn-. AtX kabw Ahs ]m vkns Ioi-bn InS-p samss_ i_vZnp. Ah\v Fs-nepw sNm Ign-bp--Xn\v apv hopw XpS-sc-p-Ssc ASn hoWp. Atmgpw Ahs samss_ i_vZn-p-sIm-n-cp-p. Kp-I {ioPn-ns\ Xepw hnepw an-p. tlbv.. Fm Imcyw? Bcm \n? Ah an hoWpInSpsImv tNmZnp. ]s Kp-I AXn\v adp-]Sn ]d-bp-Xv hmpI sIm. Bbp-[- sImm-Wv.... HSp-hn {ioPnv Fgptv HmSm XpSn. Kp-I Ahs ]nmse HmSn. {Kojva B kwL-S\w ImWp-p-v. ]s Ah `bv asm-cn-S-tv amdn \n-p. Kp-I {ioPn-ns\ Xpc-n-b-Sn-p. a sI {ioPnv HSphn Xncn--Sn-m XpS-n. cv t]sc ASnp hogvn-bnv Ah hopw HmSn. ]nmse KpIfpw... Ah HmSn assd ss{Uhn\v ]pd-s-n. ]s Kp-I Ahs\ tlmn nv sImv Fdnp hogvn. Ah IangvSnp hoWp. sIWnbn hoWv ]nSbp Ccsbsb t]mse Ahs\ Xdp t\mnsmv Kpmeh aptmv hp. Ah Xs jn\v ]pdIntev ssI ISn Ftm ssIbnseSpp. ASp \nanjw Ahs ssIbn Hcp hSnhm shbntev annsmncpp. AtXmsS {ioPnv Hcp Imcyw a\nemn.. C\n HmSn-bnv Imcy-an-. Chm Xs Poh\pw sImt t]mIq.

Ah ]ns Hpw BtemNnn. Ah NmSnsbgptv hSnhmtfmn \nphs s\ns Bp sXmgnp. A{]XonXamb B {]lctav Abm ]pdtImv aep hoWp. Bbp[fpambn Xs s]mXn KpIsf Ah cpw I]nv Xncn-Snp. Kp-I Ahs ASnsImv sXdnp hoWp. Ah XnI Hcp A`ym-kn-sb-tmse Ahsc t\cn-p. Nppw Bfv IqSn. \smcp Xv Inv Iptd \mfmsb an \mpIm ssIbpw sIn t\mn \np. Xn-n {ioPnpw Kp-Ifpw tdmUn- InSpcpp ]nSnp. Atm FhnsS \ntm Hcp t]meokv Pov Ah-cpsS apn hv t{_np \n-p. AXn \nv Akn v IojW \ Intjm NmSn-bn-d-n. \ H Dbchpw hhpapff ]cp icocw. kZm Kuchw IfnbmSp apJv taNppIsf adbvp Inaoi. Sm... tdmUn InSv ASn-bp-m-p--hsc t\mn Abm Aedn. t]meo-kns\ IXpw Kp-I ]e hgnv NnXdntbmSn-. tdmUn {ioPnv am{Xw ASn sImv hoWp InSp. tKmIp\mYv aptmv hv Ahs\ tImf-dn\v ]nSnv s]mnsbSpp. ]v^.. tdmUo-s-Sv ASn-bp-m-p-tmSm dmkv-.. Abm ]v sRcnp sImv ]dp. km.. km.. Rm\ km.. Ah-cm-Wv... {ioPnv Xs \nc]cm[nw Abmsf ]dp a\nemm t\mn. ancpXv. Fkn]n Hbpbnsmv ]dp. ]ns Ahs\-n-Snv tIm-_namcpsS t\v Xf-fn-sm-v ]dp. tSv lnw.. km.. Rm.. {ioPnv ]dbm {ianp. ]s... tIsdSm Pon-ev.. Ah Ahs\ hen-n-gv Pon Ib-n. -Ah\v Fsnepw sNm IgnbpXn\v apt Pov Aht\bpw sImv aptmv IpXnp. km.. Rms\mpw sNbvXn.. Ah {]Xntj[nm t\mn. B \nanjw... Ahs In s]mo ]mdnp sImv HcSn Ahs apJv hoWp. ImgvN sXfntm Ah {]Xntj[w aXnbmn ]nSbvp lrZbtmsS ]pdtv t\mn. Atm... \onbIep t]meokv Pon-en-cppsImv Ah Ip..... kRvP-bns\ Iptd Imp \nnpw ImWm--Xn-\m \ncm-i-tbmsS Imdn Ib-dn-tm-Ip {Kojvasb.... (XpScpw)