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Imben BImiw {]Xn^enp. \ \oscmgppv. Hcp kokv t_mv BfpIsf Ibnsmv sPnhop \onsmncpp. ImbpcppIfnse sNdnb acsmpIfn hn{ianpIbmbncp tZimS\nfnI t_mns Fn apcfp H tIv `bhnlzecmbn ]dIp. Akn v IojW \ Intjm Xs Pons t_mWn Nmcn \nv Imbentev t\mnsmv ]dp. .....As\bmWv Imcy. Fmw ip`ambncns {]tXyInsmcp ImcWhpanmsX, bmsXmcp apdnbnpanmsX Abm A{]Xy\mbn.... Fmw tIpsImv \npIbmbncpp {ioPnv. ^mZ ]dsXmw Fkn]n Aht\mSv ]dp Ignp. Ah NnI ]cw ]mbp a\tmsS Imbentev t\mnbncpp. Zqsc Bbncw b{c Nennp sImv \np hmmSw... Fkn]n km s]sv t^m sNbvXv DSs\ HnhnSw hsc hcWsav ]dtm Ah\msI t]Snpt]mbn. ]pXnb Fv ]penhmemWmthm Xs ImncnpXv. C\n Av Xs B{Ianhsc ]nSnIqSnmWptam? Xncndnb ]tcUnt\m atm Bbncnptam? `bv `bmWv Ah ChnSw hsc hXv. ]s tUmIvS kRvPbv F kakybntepff Nne kqNnIIfmWv Ahs\ ImncpXv... Hcp \o Btem-N-\v tijw Ah tNmZnp. ]s km... Cu tUmIvS kRvP-bns\ At\zjnpsImv F\nv t^m tIm hcp-sX--s\-bmWv km? AXmWnXns sslssev . Fkn]n ]dp. X\no \nanfnsems hnizmkaptm Fs\ndnbn. ]s Rm\o ]WnmcpsS IpSpw_ns] BfmbXv sImv F\nnXnsems A] kz]w hnizmkw CmXn. Abm FmWv ]dp hcpXv FdnbmsX {ioPnv {itbmsS tIncpp. Fkn]n XpSp. GsXmcp samss_ \dn \npw Adp]Xv Znhkw XpSbmbn HuvtKmbnwKv ImfpItfm satPpItfm ]pdv t]mImXncpm Hmtmamnmbn B knw ImUv IymkembntmIpw. AXv Fm knw ImUns ]mn\v apIfnepw FgpXnhnpmIpw. Xm {inp ImWptam Fdnbn... Ipdp Znhkw Ignbptm I\n AtX \dn thsd knw ImUv amnendpw... {ioPnv Xebmnsmv tIp \np. Fkn]n XpSpsImncpp. Xs samss_ IW- ]pXn-b-Xm-sW-t ]d-Xv? Fn tItm. tUmIvS kRvPbv D]-tbm-Kn-n-cp samss_ \dpw Xs Ctm-gs \-dpw Htc \-dm-Wv. {ioPnns DnapX Dffw Im hsc Nne XcwK ]mp. Ah hnizmkw hcmsX Abmsf angnp t\mn. AXv a\nemnsmv Fkn]n hniZoIcnp. cv amk-n-e-[nIw Imew tUmIvS-dpsS \ D]-tbm-Kn-m-Xn-cp-sm Hmtm-am-n-mbn B knw ImUv Iymk-em-bn. Ipdp Ign-tm samss_ I-\n-m AtX \-dn thsd knn-d-n. B knmWv Hcp \nanw t]mse Xm hmn-b-Xv. AXm Xs \-dn-ev tUmIvS kRvP-bn-s\-n-cn Im hcp--Xns ]nnse cl-kyw.. Hcp Ad_nY tIp hnkvabtmsS {ioPnv Fkn]nbpsS hmpI tIp \np. Ah s]sv B tPymXnjn ]d hmpI Hmp.

....HXv aWnpw ]p aWnpanSbn \n sNp Hcp Imcyw \nfpsS PohnXs Xs amn adnpw. Atm AXmWv kwKXn. Av HXv aWnpw ]p aWnpanSbnemWv Xm ]pXnb knw ImUv hmnbXv. Atm Cu knw ImUv... Cu samss_ \..... CXmtWm Xs PohnXs amn adnm t]mIpXv? Ipdp t\cw Ftm Hmv au\w ]qp\n Fkn]n Hp apcS\nbnv tNmZnp. XtmSv CsXms ]d--sX-n-\m-sW--dntbm? Ah C Fv Xebmn. Fkn]n XpSp. Av Xs Iptd-t assd ss{Uhn shv B{I-an-nt? AXpw tUmIvS kRvPbns annw-Kp-ambn Ftm _-ap-s-mWv Fs kwi-bw. Fkn]n Ahs apJs `mhamw {inpsImv ]dp. Hcp ]s Abmv Fs-nepw A]-ISw kw`-hn-n-cn-mw. Abmsf A]m-b-s-Sp-nb-h \ns Abm-fmbn sXn--cnXmhmw. ]s... AXv Ip-]n-Sn--W-sa-n F\nv \ns klmbw thWw. {ioPnv apJ-ap-bn tNmZy-`m-h-n Abmsf t\mn. Fs klmbtam? {ioPnv ApXtmsS tNmZnp. sbkv. X\nnXnses klmbnm Ignbpw. Fkn]n ]dp. C\n X\nv tUmIvS kRvP-bns\ Xncn t^mtIm hm Xm kRvP-bmsW an kwkm-cn--Ww. Bscnepw kRv P bv BtWmv tNmZnm AtX Fp ]dbWw. XpSv kwkmcnv Abmsfpdnv IqSpX Imcyfdnbm {ianWw. hnfnp BfmcmWv, Abmfpw kRvPbpw Xnepff _samWv apXemb Imcyfpw a\nemWw. Ignbpsan Fm t^mtImfpw sdtmUv sN-Ww. Fnv Asm Rv hnhcw Xc-Ww. {ioPnv Fv ]dbWsadnbmsX hnjanp \np. Fkn]n XpSp. am{X-a-, Ap Xs Xn-b-hsc C\n Fhn-sS-sb-nepw shv Im DSs\ F\nv hnhcw Xc-Ww. HmsI? Abm {ioPnns {]XnIcWw ImpsImv Ahs apJtv ZrjvSnbpdnp \np. {ioPnv BsI Bibpgnembn. Fp sNWw? shdpsX Bhiyanm Imcy sNbvXv IqSpX Ipgfn NmStWm? Xm B knw ImUv hmnb kabv i\oizc\mbncptm AtXm ip{I\mbncptm Bthm IqSpX Icpv? Fmw IqSn HSpw X\nsmcp hmthenbmIptam? Ah kwibnp \np. ]ns Nnnp. Hcp \ Imcyn\t? am{Xa, Fkn]n kmdptm IqsS. ]ns Fp t]Snm? Fkn]n Atmgpw Hcpcw {]Xonp \npIbmWv. HSphn Ah Xe-bm-n-sm-v ]dp. HmsI km. ***************** HmSnsmncnp Xohnbnencnptm Fkn]n \ Intjm ]d Imcyfmbncpp {ioPnv Hmp sImncpXv.

kRvPbv Fp t]cpff Hcp tUmIvSsd ZpcqlkmlNcyn ImWmXmhpI. amk Ignv AbmfpsS samss_ \dpff knw ImUv Xm hmn D]tbmKnpI. Abmsf At\zjnv X\nv t^m hcnI.... Ah\v Fmw Hcp kz]v\w t]mse tXmn. Adntm AdnbmsXtbm Xm asmcmfpsS PohnXntev \SpIbdnbncnpp. Abmsfpdnpff At\zjWns `mKambncnpp.... CXmtWm tPymXnjn ]d B amw? Xs PohnXs Iogvta adnm t]mIp amw....? {ioPnv Ahs samss_ t^m ssIbnseSpp t\mn. ]ns AXns Ih Xpdv knw ImUv ]pdsSpv shdpsX Xncnpw adnpw t\mnsmncpp. CXmtWm Xs PohnXs hgnXncnp hnSm t]mIpXv...? Ihebn s]IpnI tNp v\Sn hcp sNdnb Hapdn samss_ tjmnse dmpInSbn Cu knw ImUns cq]nemtWm Xs ]pXnb `mKt[bw Xs ImncpXv? As\sbn Xm Fs\ B `mKt[bntev \Ssn? Ihebn thtdbpw samss_ ISIfpmbncptm? Fs\ Xm tUmIvS kRvPbv F kaky Hfnnp sh B knw ImUntev Xs Fntp? Atm Ignp t]mb kw`hfpsS Hcp kvsIv Ah\v apn sXfnp. Ihebn samw aqv samss_ tjmpIfpv. BZytXv Xs hon \nv hcptm tdmUns heXp `mKv. Xs IqsS kvIqfn ]Tn djoZns IS. ]ns csw tdmUns CSXp`mKv. AXn Hv Ihe XpSpnSv tkmhnbv Ipamtcs tlmen\Spv. asmv Ipdp IqSn Apdv ssIcfn kq amns CSXp `mKv Im ]mnwKnt\mSv tNv. AXv ]vfvkv Sq Ign Ipdv s]IpnI tNv hopImcpsS klmbtmsS XpSnbXmWv. AhnsSbmWv tUmIvS kRvPbpsS \dpff knw ImUv X\nmbn ImncpXv. km[mcWKXnbn Ah\v tdmUns CSXp`mKtv t]mtI Imcyta Dmbncpn. djoZpambpff ]cnNbw shv Ahs ISbn \nmWv knw ImUv hmnbncnm km[yX... ]ns Fs\bmWnXv kw`hnXv? Xms\s\ s]IpnIfpsS ISbntesn? Atm Ahs Xetmdntev HmI Ccnsbn. Av HXn\pw ]n\pw CSbn kw`hn Imcy..... tdmUns heXp`mKv IqsS djoZns ISbpsS t\v t]mtInbncp Xm IpImWmsX hnjanp \np hrs\, Asn As\ thjw sIn \n ]qhmes\ tdmUn\pdw ISm thn AbmfpsS ssIbn ]nSnpsImv tdmUv apdnp ISp. As\ Xm tdmUns CSXp`mKsn. ]ns B ]qhme Xs tZjytmsS hSn Dbnsmv ASnm htm Xm HmSn. ]ns Xm tkmhnbv tlmepw sXmSppff samss_ ISbpsams IgnnmWv Hmw \nnbXv. As\ cmas ISbn \npw hn[n Xs AIn\nn. ]ns Xm ]Sntbmfw aptmv \Sp. AtmgmWv B XSn a\pjy kqamn \nv ]pdndn hcpXpw AbmfpsS Ioibn \nv t]gvkv Xmsg hogpXpw IXv. DSs\ Abmv t]gvkv ssIamdm thn AbmfpsS Imdn\Sptv HmSn. As\ Xm Im ]mnwKv Gcnbbnsen. AhnsS \nv t\mnbm BZyw ImWpXv B s]IpnI \Sp samss_ tjmmWv. ]ns Xm t\cw Ifbm \nmsX AhntSv Xs Ibdn. B s]Ipn Hcp sIv knw ImsUSpv Xs apnenp sImv AXn \nv CjvSapff \ sXcsSppsImffm ]dp. Atmgpw kabpdhv ImcWw Xm BZyw ssIbn XS knw ImUv Xs sXcsSpp... B \nanjw... hn[n Xs hncpn IfnbmSnbncnmw... Xm sXcsSpXv tUmIvS kRvPbns AtX \dpff knw ImUmbncpp.

B \nanjamWv Xs PmXIw Xncpnpdn \nanjw... Ah\v Fmw hyambn. Ah hmbvatbmsS s\n XShn. s{Sbn\n \ Xncpv. Xmsg \nm t]mepw eanmXn\m Ah s_ns apIfn IbdnbmWv CcnpXv. Ah AkzXtbmsS ]pdIntev Nmncpv ISp. Imew X\nmbn Hcpnsh sIWnbntev Xm hp hoWp Ignp. C\n CXn \nv A{Xsbfpw csSm Ignbn... hcs. FmWv kw`hnpsXv t\mmw.. AdnbmsX Ifnfnendnb nXnv C\nsbmcp Ifn Ifnnp Xs _mn Imcyw..... Ah Xocpam\np. Iptdgntm Ah\v ]Xnsb Ddw hp XpSn. Ah Hcp abntev hgpXn hoWp. Xohn Ahs\bpw sImv aptmv IpXnp.. A\nnXXz \nd `mhnbntev... ***************** Aknv IojW \ Intjmdns Hm^okv. Fkn]n Xs Itkcbnencpv Hcp ^b ]TnpsImncnpIbmbncpp. ta sF Ian km... ]pdp \nv BcptStbm i_vZw tIp. sbkv. Abm ]dp. Un.ssh.Fkv ]n cmlpe AItv hv keyqSnp \np. Abmv {]mbw apnaqv. \ Dbchpw Dd icochpw. Ivfo tjhv sNbvX apJw. kvt]mSvkv Izmbnembncpp ske. Fkv. sF Bbnbdn s]t^maknse anSpv sImv hfsc s]sv Xs Un.ssh.Fkv ]n dmntesn. Ccnv. Fkn]n ^ben \nv apJapbnb tijw apnse Itkcbntev ssI Nqnsmv ]dp. Xmv bq k. cmlpe Itkcbntencpp. CXv Hcp am annwKv tIkmWv. Fkn]n ^b cmlpes t\v \onsmv ]dp. h tUmIvS kRvPbv. hniZhnhc Cu ^benepv. Xm\nsXmv ]TnWw. Pv \u Cvsk^v. Btkm sF hmv bq Sp Anv ao C Znkv tIkv... hnv ]vfj km. cmlpe ]dp. ASp Ccp]Xv \nanjsaSpv cmlpe B ^bsemv HmSnp hmbnp t\mn. Fkn]n Ahs `mhhyXymk {inpsImv atbmsS Imncpp. hmbnp Ignv cmlpe ^b ]qnshp sImv Fkn]nsb t\mn. lmhv bq sdUv Cv? Fkn]n tNmZnp. sbkv km. cmlpe ]dp. B bq Ivfnb F_uv Zn tIkv? sbkv km.. HmsI. sZ hmvkv bph Cw{]j?

km. cmlpe A]w aptmv NmncppsImv ]dp. CXn tUmIvS kRvPbpsS s{]m^jW sse^ns\pdnpff hnhcsfmpan. Atlns tPmen, AXns kz`mhw, Atln\v tlmkv]nense sImfoKvkpambpmbncp _w, Atlns {^vkv BscmsbmWv, i{XpXbpff Bscnepapmbncptm apXemb Imcyfnsempw Xs hyXbn. AXv IqSn Adnmte... sbkv. bq B A_vskmeyqven ssdv.. Fkn]n ]dp. AXv \ C\n At\zjnv IsWw. ]s AXn\v apv X\nsmcp Av tPmenbpv. FmWv km? cmlpe tNmZnp. Xm\Xnse {KojvabpsS tvsav {intm? Fkn]n Itkcbn \nv FgptpsImv ]dp. AXnsemcp kvss{SnwKv Fesapv. AXmbXv... hnhml \nbw Ign Ap cm{Xn {Kojva kRvPbns\ t^mWn hnfnncpp. ^mZ kndnbns\ Atlns Nmen sImmnbnv kRv P bv Atm Xs ^v f mntev Xncnsnbnt Dmbncppffq. IpfnIgnv Ddm t]mhpIbmsWmWv Abm AhtfmSv ]dXv. GXmv Hc aWntbmfw Ah cp t]cpw t^mWn kwkmcnp. CSbvv thsd GtXm Hcp Im htm AXv AUv sNbvXnv DSs\ Xncnp hnfnmsav ]dv Abm Im Iv sNbvXp... cmlpe {inp tIncns Fkn]n XpSp. ]s Abm Xncnp hnfnn. Ah Atmv hnfnp t\mnbtm Abm cv XhW Im Imn. aqmas XhW t^msWSpv A]w XncnemsWpw Ipdp Ignv hnfnmsapw Abm ]dp.. AXmbncpp Ah Xnepmb Ahkm\s kw`mjWw. Ah ]pes \mec aWnhsc Imncpp. ]s Abm hnfnn. ]ns Ah Atmv hnfnnpw Abmsf sse\n Innbnn. cmlpe Fmw tIv Xebmnsmncpp. ChnsS kvss{Sv sNpsXmsWp shm GXmv apm aWnqtdmfw \o {KojvabpsSbpw kRvPbnsbpw t^m kw`mjWn\nSbvv Abmv amcn \ntm Hcp Im hp. AXv AthmbvUv sNtXn\v ]Icw Abm Xncnp hnfnmsav ]dv {KojvabpsS Im Iv sNbvX tijw B t^m Im AUv sNbvXp. AXmbXv.... Ah\v \ ]cnNbapff, ths Bcn \ntm BWv B Im hncnpXv. Ambncpsn Abm AXn\{X {]m[m\yw sImSpm km[yXbnmbncpp. Hv \nnb tijw Fkn]n XpSp. ]ns Abm {Kojvasb Xncnp hnfnn. Ipdp Ignv Ah Abmv hnfnpp. Abm Im Iv sNpp. CXv ]e hw Bhnpp. CSbvv Abm Hcp XhW t^m AUv sNbvXv Xm XncnemsWpw A]t\cw Ignv XncnsI hnfnmsapw ]dbpp. ChnsS Fs tNmZysamsWv hm... Ipfn Ignv Ddm t]mhpIbmsWv ]d Abmv ]ns s]sv shv Fv XncmWpmbXv? {KojvabpsS t^m Im t]mepw AUv sNm Ignbm hn[w B cm{Xn kabv Abm Fmbncpp Xncnp sNbvXpsImncpXv? Abm Atm FhnsSbmbncpp? cmlpe B tNmZysf icnshp hn[w Xebmn. B Uohnsbj kw`hnXv \ t\ct ]d B t^m Im hXn\v tijamWv. B Im Abmsf asntetm \bnp. B t^m Im hXv Bcn \nmWv Fdnmte \apv C\n IqSpX aptmv t]mIm Ignbq... Rm ]dp hcpXv a\nemIpptm cmlpen\v? Fkn]n tNmZnp. Dv km. Ah ]dp. Fn F{Xbpw s]sv Cu samss_ s\vhv s{]msshUdpambn _sv Unkw_ Ccp]n HXmw XnbXn ]pes HcaWntbmSSpv {KojvabpsS \dn \npff

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