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Fkn]n \s Iym_n\ntev A\phmZw tNmZntijw cmlpe ISp hp. sbkv? Fkn]n tNmZy`mhn Ahs\ t\mn. km Hcp ssh C^taj\pv. Ah ]dp. \ {ioPnns\smv kmaphens sdUv Ctmh Imdns kon\Snbn Pn.]n.B.Fkv skk ]nSnnnt? AXv {Smv sNbvXpt\mnbtm Hcp Imcyw Adnhmbn km. Fkn]n Ahs\ tNmZycqt]W angn Iqnp t\mn. Ah XpSp. B Imdntm Xangv \ mnse tkew, hncpmew, ISeq hgn t]mntcn eyamnbmWv \onsmncnpXv. tkm hmv? Fkn]n Imcyw ]nSnInmsX tNmZnp. tUmIvS kRvPbpsS Aun \nv Ctmgpw ]Ww ]nhenspsImncnpptm? Xangv\mSv kn.sF sin apcpI X C^taj\\pkcnv Ign cv aqv Znhkfmbn t]mntcnbn \nmWv B ImUv D]tbmKsSpnsmncnpXv. hmv..? Fkn]n DtZzKtmsS Fgptp\np. sbkv km. cmlpe ]dp. Fs IWpIq icnbmsWn kmaph Ctm B an FIvkns\ ImWm thn t]mntcnbntev t]mbvsmncnpIbmWv. Asn B hml\w Abmv thn t]mntcnbntev ]dphnncnpIbmWv. GXmbmepw B Imdns\ t^mtfm sNbvXm \apv B an FIvkns\ Ip]nSnm Igntpw. sbkv. bq B ssdv. Fkn]n ]dp. F{Xbpw s]sv Xangv\mSv t]meokns\ hnhcadnbnv B Imdns\ t{Skv sNm ]dbWw. \u ho B mnwKv CoUnbven Sp t]mntcn. sbkv km. cmlpe Xebmn. ***************** t]mntcnbnse _ont\mSv tNpff Xncv ]nSn ktU amv. tdmUnepw ISIfnepw \ndsb BfpIfpv. Fm mfpIfnepw \ IhSw \SpsImncnp kabw. IhSmcpsS _lffpw hnphcpw hmphcpw Xnepff hnet]iepIfpw Xfpw hgpIfpw sImv i_vZapJcnXamb Acow. AhntSv FhnsS \ntm Abm {]Xysp. BdSntbmfw s]mw. ]cp apJw. Hcp Idpv Pokpw tt_mbv SojpamWv thjw. apJv IqfnwKv Kvfmkv. Abm Hmtcm ISIfntepw t\mnsmv B sXcphneqsS \Sp. sXcphv XpSpnSv apjn hkv{Xhpw ]mdnd XeapSnbpw XmSnbpambn Hcp {`m InSppmbncpp. Xs apneqsS ISpt]mb Abmsf Hp kqnp t\mnb tijw | {`m Xs sNfn]nSn `mWvUn\pffn \nv Hcp hmn tSmn ssIbnseSppsImv hnfnp. UnsshFkv]n cmlpe lnb. SmsKv AssdhvUv. Hmh. Fkn]n \ lnb. sXcphns GXmv aZy`mKv t{_v UuWmb Hcp ss_v t\scbmnsmv \npIbmbncp Fkn]n ]dp. {Smv lnw Av tk^v Unkv. B IamtUmkv _o hnPne v... Hmh. DSs\ cmlpe Hcp \nnX AIew ]menpsImv Abmsf ]npScm XpSn.

Abm Nne ISIfn Ibdn km[\sfSpv ]cntim[npsImpw hgntb t]mIp kv{XoIsf t\mn clkyambn Nqfw apgnsmpw sXcphneqsS \Sp. hgnbcnIn sSUn _nbdpI hnpsImncp Hcp ]mhIhSmc Xs Ioibn \nv hmn tSmnsbSpv hnfnp. Fkv sF cn\th lnb. SmKv ]mkvUv {Xq... Hmh. AXv tIv Fkn]n ss_ns\ AmsS Dt]nv Xs Acbnsemfnn dnthmh ssIbnseSpv Nppw t\mn. AXm.. Abm hpsImncnpp. X\nv Nppw Hcp he s\spsImncnpXdnbmsX Abm ImgvNI Ipsmv \SphcnIbmWv. Abm B sXcphns GXmv aZy`mKsnbXpw Fkn]n hmn tSmnsbSpv hnfnp. Fkn]n \ lnb. B IamtUmkv kduv lnw. Hmh. DSs\ sXcphns ]e`mKv ]ethjfn \nncp t]meokpIm \mev ]pdv \npw AbmfnteSpp. Fkn]n \ lnb. Fkv sF Fgneciv... Im bq lnb ao..? Hmh. sbkv km. Hmh. adpXebv \nv Fgnedins i_vZw tIp. Fkn]n \ lnb. Fgneciv... s{]mkoUv Sp lnw. Hmh. Fkn]n \ntiw sImSpp. DSs\ Fgneciv hmn tSmn Xs AcbnsemfnnpsImv jns Ioibn \nv Hcp Xpv ISemskSppsImv AbmfpsS t\v sNp. FIvkvIyqkv ao... Fgn hnfnp. sbkv. Abm Xncnp\nv IqfnwKv Kvfmkv apJv \nv amnsmv tNmZnp. km. C A{Uv sImw skmdofm... Fgn B ISemkv AbmfpsS t\v \onsmv ]dp. Abm B ISemkv hmn hmbnpsImncp AtX kabw temUv sNbvX ]nepIfpambn \mev hiv \npw t]meokpIm AbmfpsS t\Spp. ]s... hoinbSn ISmn B ISemkv AbmfpsS ssIbn \nv ]mdn Xmtgv hoWp. Hm.. tkmdn. Abm AsXSpmthn Ip\n AtX \nanjw Fkv.sF Fgnepw AXn\v thn Ip\np. Atm AbmfpsS aSnbn \nv hmn tSmn Xmsg hoWp. Abm AXv Ip. Abm sRtemsS Fgnens\ apJapbn t\mn. t]meokv.. AbmfpsS NppI a{np. Abm Nppw t\mn. t]meokpIm AhcpsS sXmSpsngnp. A]ISw aWdn Abm NmSnsbgptv HmSm t\mn. Fgn NmSn AbmfpsS Igpn\v hw ]nSnp. Abm ]s Fgnens\ IpXdnsdnnp. Fgn tdmUntev sXdnp hoWp. \mev hihpw t]meokpIm apgph\mbn ASp Ignnpmbncpn. Innb ]gpXneqsS Abm IpXntmSn. Umanv. Fkn]n \ ]v sRcnpsImv ]dp. Hcp sNdnb ]nghn\mWv Abm csXv.

t]meokpIm Abmsf ]npStmSn. hgnv Ih sNbvXv \nncp Nne t]meokpIm Abmsf Imen\v hw shp hogvn. ]s Abm NmSnsbgptv Ahsc t\cnp. Ahsc ASnp hogvnb tijw Abm ]ntbpw aptmtmSn. cmlpe\pw kwLhpw Abmsf hnSmsX ]npSp. Fkn]n HmSnsv Xs ss_nIbdn mv sNbvXp. HcnSv shv Fkv . sF cn\th Abmsf Nhnn hogv n. ]s Abm Hcp A`ymknsbtmse NmSnsbgptv cn\thens {]lcsf XSpsImv apjvSn Npcpn AbmfpsS \m`nnSnp. cn\thens icocw ]pfp t]mbn. Abm Hcp \nehnfntbmsS Xmsg hoWp. aptmtmSnb Abmsf cmlpe ]npSp. ]qnI hnp Hcp ISbpsS apneqsS HmSptm cmlpe Hcp I\apff ^vfh thskSpv Abmsf Fdnp. apXpsIn\v Gdv sIm Abm tdmUntev apJw s]mn hoWp. cmlpe AbmfpsS ta NmSn hoWp. Ah Xn Imcyamb Hcp _e]coWw \Sp. cmlpes cv IpMv^p ]v AbmfpsS s\nepw ASnhbnepw hoWp. Abm sXdnp hoWp. hoWnSv \nv NmSnsbgpt Abm cmlpes ASp cv ]pItfbpw hnZKvZambn Xnsdnn tijw ImepI Npgn Ahs sNnbnenSnp. Ah Idnsp hoWp. Abm aptmtmSn. hgnbcnIn Hcp Nph Ctmh Im Abmsf Imp InSppmbncpp. Abm HmSnsv B Imdntev Ibdms\mcpptmtgpw ss_n ]msnb Fkn]n \s Nhntv Abm tdmUntev sXdnp hoWp. Fkn]n ss_v Xmsgbnv hoWpInSp AbmfpsS t\v IpXnp. Abm XnI Hcp A`ymknsbtmse Fkn]nsb t\cnp. BZyw Hv ]Xdnsbnepw Fkn]n Xs IcthKw sImv Ahs\ ASnphogvn. Abm ]nSsgptv Hcp shdfnmfsbtmse Fkn]nsb XesImv s\n\nSnp. Fkn]n aeSnp hoWp. Abm Hcp hn[w Fgptptmtgpw {]XntbmKn Hmw ]nSnp Ignncpp. ]s Fkn]n Abmsf ]npSv Hcp ]Wn \SpsImncnp sInSntev HmSnp Ibn. Abm IqSpXsempw aptmv t]mIm\mhmsX InSpXncbth Fkn]n Abmfntev Hcp ISphsbtmse NmSn hoWp. ]noSv Ah Xn Ipdv t\ctv iamb ImbnIm`ymkw \Sp. Abm sIWnbneIs ]qsbtmse Bcmbn t]mcmSn. ]s Fkn]nbpsS IpI AbmfpsS Hmtcm Ne\sfbpw apIqnv AXn\\pkcnv {]hnp. Abmv Xncndnbm IgnbpXnepw thKn Fkn]nbpsS ssIImepI Dbp XmWp. IrXyw Av an\nv apsv skUv Igntm Fkn]n Abmsf Hcp apjn `mWvUw IWs Npcpnqnbnp. ]nmse ]msnb t]meokpIm Abmsf apSnpn\v ]nSnsgpt]nv ssIImepI Iqnsn. Abm Atmgpw IpXdppmbncpp. Ah Ahs\ henngp sImv t]mbn Pon Ibn. ***************** t]meo-kns Cs-tdm-tK-j dqw. Abmsf jnmsX Hcp Itkcbn ssI]pdIntev sIn Ccpnbncpp. AbmfpsS icocw ]e`mKfn ASntbv apdnncpp. cv t]meokpIm Hcp henb tlmkn \nv AbmfpsS icocntev iambn shw Nonp. apdnhns ]nf hmbntev shffw inbn hp hogptm Abm thZ\sImv ]pfp. Fkn]nbpw cmlpe\pw Abmsf tNmZyw sNbvXpsImncnpIbmbncpp. ]d-sb-Sm... Asn ]d-bnpw Rm... cmlpe AbmfpsS XeapSnv ]nSnmnsmv ]dp.

Abm annbn. Abm-fpsS tZlv cmlpe Nne aqmw apd-I. {]tbmKnp. Abm thZ-\np \ne-hn-fn-p. ]dsbSm... Ah hopw hopw ASn-p. Abm ASnsImv ]pf-p. ]s annbn-. ]d-tv kplr-s. Fkn]n ]dp. Asn Rv thsd Nne {]tbm-K--fpv. kqNow BWn-bp-sam-s-sm-v. thtWm shdp-sX.. Fnpw Abm hm Xpdm Iqmnbn. ^v^... ]d-sb-Sm... cmlpe Hcp dq hSnsbSpv AbmfpsS Imapn BSnp. Abm Dds \nehnfnp. HSphn Ahs ssIcpn\v apn ]nSnp \nm hmXmbtm Abm thZ-\-tbmsS InX-p-sIm-v ]dp. ]d-bmw... ].. ]d-bmw.... cmlp ]oV\w Xmetv \nn. sh.. sh..-f-fw... Abm XftbmsS ssIbmwKyw ImWnp. Fkn]n Ip-sImv cmlpet\mSv Abmv shffw sImSp-m-\m-h-iy-s-p. cmlpe AbmfpsS hmbn shf-f-sam-gnp sImSp-p. shffw IpSnp Igntm Abm InXtmsS Xfncpp. C\n ]d... Fkn]n ]dp. \o BcmWv? ]dbmw... Abm ]mXnbS IpI {]bmksv XpdpsImv ]dp. Rms\mw ]dbmw.... cmlpe hoUntbm Iymad Hm sNbvXpshp. Abm ]dp XpS-n..... ***************** Hcp Nph Ctmh Im t]mntev hp \n-p. AXns ss{UhnwKv kon \nv kmaph ]pd-n-d-n. ]ns Imdns\ Npn hv adp-h-is tUm Xpd-p. AhnsS kon Xe-Xm-gvn-bn-cn-pIbmbncpp KuXw. kmaph Ahs tXmfn sXmpsImv ]dp. KuXw... KuXw... hosSn.. hm.. Cd-v. KuXw Cd-tWm thtbm F an Abmsf apJ-ap-bn t\mn. Itam. kmaph Ahs ssI ]nSnv ]pdndn. Ah aSnv aSnv ]pd-n-d-n. kmw Ah-s\bpw Iqn hoSn\p t\v \S--p. s]sv..... \nv... am[hv \ym-cpsS i_vZw Ahsc ]nSnp \nn. \ym knu-n-tev ISp hv hgn ad-p-sImv \n-psImv kman-t\mSv tNmZnp. Ftmm Ch-s\bpw sImv? i_vZw tIv {Kojvabpw apw AIp\nv hp.

am[-hm.. Rm ]d-b-s.. kmaph A\p\bnnp an \ymcpsS tXmfn ssIbnpsImv ]dp. Ah-s\mcp sNdnb ssIb-_w ]n-b-Xm... lpw... I s]p-sf ]c-ky-ambn Ib-dn-n-Sn-p--XmtWm ssIb-_-w. AXpw HmSnsm-n-cn-p s{Sbn-\n shv.. \ym tNmZnp. am[-hm.. AXv Ah elcn Xebvv ]nSn-sm shfn-hn-ms Ftm sNbvX-Xm... kmaph Ahs\ \ymboIcnm {ianpsImv ]dp. B s]ns\ sImv ]cmXn ]nhen-n-p. tIkpw HXpn. C\n \ob-Xv adp If. ad-m-t\m? \ym tNmZnp. Fsms ad--Ww? F{X hw an--Ww? Hmtcm XhW an-p-tmgpw Chs tXmym-k- IqSn-h-cm--m-v. KuXw Hpw anmsX IqkenmsX \nt \ym ]dp. Chs\ Cu hoo-t-m sImf-fn-. {]mb-]qnbmb Hcp s]Ipn Cu hon-ep-ap-v. C-W-n\v elcn aqpsm Ch\v Ahtfw Xncn--dn-bm-Xm-Ipw... sImv t]m Chs\bnhn-Sp-v.. KuXw Abmsf tZjytmsS t\mn. A_w ]n-bsX-\n-mtSm... \ym Zp:Jw ISn-an-sm-v kmaphent\mSv ]dp. C-s\-sbmcp {Inan-\-en\v Pw sImSpv \mSn\pw IpSpw-_-n\pw Xocm Xe-th-Z-\-bp-m-n-bXmtSm F\nv ]nb A_-w.. s]sv KuXw tZjy-tm-sS ]dp. AsXms... Fs Asb s]g-n-psm Hm-Wm-bn-cp-p. Fmhcpw AXv tIv sRn \np. \ymcpsS apJw hnf-dn. KuXw Fm-bnXv? kmaph Ahs\ imknp. ]s Ah AXv hIshmsX XpSp. Rm {Inan-\-em-s{X.. Atw s]tfw Xncn--dn-bm--h-\m-t{X... Cbmfv am{X-samcp tbmKy... s]sv \ym Ahs Ic-Wv B-Snp. Fm-hcpw ]Xdntmbn. UmUn... {Kojva aptmv hv XSp-p-sIm-v ]dp. KuXw IcWw XShnsmv Abmsf AajtmsS t\mn. \ym tIm]w Ip Ip-I-tfmsS tKn\v ]pd-tv ssINq-n-sm-v ]dp. Cd-sSm ]pd-v... taen-ses I apn hp t]mI-cp-Xv. C\n F\n-n-s\ Hcp aI-\n-. tl.. Fm-bnXv am[hm? kmaph CSbnbdn tNmZnp. ]s \ym ssIbmw-Ky-n-eqsS Abmsf \n-_vZ-\m-n. Fnv KuX-ans\ t\mn hopw tKn\p t\v hnc Nqn. AXv \n_vZamb Hcp I]\bmbncpp. KuXw Abmsf {Ip-\mbn t\mnb tijw Hpw anmsX ]nn-cnv tKn\v ]pdtv \Sp. kmaphepw {Kojva-bpw Fp ]d-b-W-sa--dn-bmsX Xcnp \np. (XpScpw)