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2012, Unkw-_ 29, kabw ]pes 1.25. kRv P - b v Xs ^v f mnse s_Uv dqan InSbn aep InSpsImv t^mWn kwkmcnpIbmWv. Ah s_t{Sm ]mnv DSp AtX jnepw ]m vknepw XsbmWv InSpXv. Idp _vtfk am{Xw Aeyambn Ducn hensdn \nebn InSnbn hoWpInSppmbncpp. t\cw Iptd-bm-bn \ns Cu sIme-shdn tIm XpS-n-bn-v. Abm t^mWn ]dp. F\nv Ime-s-gp-tv tlmkv]n--en t]mIm-\p-f-fXm. \ns sIp--tXmsS GXmbmepw Fs Ddw t]mIpw. AXp-h-sc-sb-nepw Rm\]w a\am[m\tmsS Dd-n-tmt? Fm C{X [rXn? C\nbo ]mXncm{Xnv FhntSw t]mhms\mpantm? {Kojva adpXebv \nv ]cn`hw ]dp. \apv shfppthmfw htmw anow ]dpancnmt.... \n\tbv shfppthmfw kwkmcnp Ignv ]ns Ccppthmfw t]mv t]mse InSpdmw. ]s Fs Imcyw As\bmtWm? F\nv \msf Hm]nbpffXm... Hm]n.. Ipw... Ah ]dp. Fsgnnpff Hm]nsbms aXn. Ftepw ]d.. Ign AcaWnq ]dsXmpw t]mtc? C\n Hpw ]dbm\n. taeSn hnbm. hnkvXcnsmp Ipfnv \ov \nhv InSpdWsa\nv. tamfpw \ Ipnbmbn InSpdm t\mv. t\csa{Xbmbom hnNmcw? t^msWm\pw Iv sNbvXm sImp Ifbpw Rm \ns.... acymZbvstepw hntijw ]dsbSm... Cu \mXncn\n Fv hntijw ]dbm\m? Abm tNmZnp. ]ns s]sstm Hm h t]mse ]dp. B.... Cv ]mnv ]nv kmcnbpSpv \ ImWm sNmpsffmcp s]pmbncptm? \ hnS IpIsfmsbmbn... Cu Npsmsbns\ Nphnv.... Fm AhcpsS t]cv? Fn\m? Ah tNmZnp. AhcpsS aqns\mcnncn \ofw Ipdm ImWm Hp IqSn FSppmIpw. Hcp tImkvsanIv kdnv Xm]cyaptmv At\zjnm\m... Abmfhsf ]ncnIbm thn ]dp. \osbn\m In I s]pfpsS aqpw Nppsams t\mm \npt? Ah tZjytmsS tNmZnp. Rms\mcp ]vfmnIv k\t tamtf..? AsXms ]v. Ah ]dp. C\n \o FsbmsX Bscsbnepw t\modnm B cv Ipw Rm Ipnsmnpw. tm... As\sbmpw sNbvtXt tamtf.. Abm ]dp. Cu Iv cpw Rm\njvSZm\w sImSpXm.. Bv? Ah tNmZnp. sUmtWv sNbv X XmsWv . Rm acnp Ignm Fs Iv amsnepw amnshWsav Rm kX]{XsagpXnsmSpnpv. Rm acnp Ignmepw Fs Iv sImmscnepw Pohns... Abm ]dp. icnpw..? Ah BcytmsS tNmZnp.

icnpw. Abm ]dp. Iv am{Xa. Fs lrZbhpw enhdpw InUv\ow Bamibhpw XpSn FmXpw. Npcpndm Fsbo samw icochpw Rm XosdgpXnsmSpXm. Poh\ptStmfw CXv \n\v kzw. Poh shSnm CXv saUn tImtfPnse hnZymnIv kzw.. Ah hnkvabtmsS tIp \ns Abm XpSp. `mhnbnse `njKzcam Fs icocn Inshv lcn{io Ipdns... GXmbmepw Bpw {]tbmP\sSmsX ambntmtI XSnbt? AXv sImv Ahsnepw Fsnepw {]tbmP\apmhs.. kndnbs ssIbnepv AXns ISemkpI. \obpw IqSnsbmdnncnpXv \Xm. s]ss\nssnepw kw`hnm... t\m kRvPq... Ah CSbvv Ibdndp. As\sbmpw ]dbcpXv. F\nv kRvPphnt\msSmw Hcp ]mSv Imew PohnWw. Hcp ]mSv Imew... AhfpsS kzcanSdn. tlbv. eohv Cv. Abm ]dp. Rm shdpsX \osbmdnncnm thn ]dpshv am{Xw. F\npw \ tamlapv. Hcp \qdv hjsanepw \ntmsSmw Pohnm.... s]s--h Hcp _ov i_vZw tIv t^m ImXn \ns-Spv t\mn. tamWn--dn-se A-c INnnmWnp. Call Waiting... Uncle Sam DSs\ kRvPbv t^m XncnsI ImXnshnv {KojvatbmSv ]dp. F\n-smcp tIm hcp-p-v. Rm\Xv AUv sNbvXnv Xncnp hnfn-mw. HmsI. Ahv Xncnssnepw ]dbm IgnbpXn\v apv Abm AhfpsS tIm Iv sNbvXv kmaphens tIm kzoI-cn-p. ltem An. Fm Cu t\cv? AXn\v adp-]-Sn-bmbn adp-X-e-bv \nv kmaph Ftm ]dp. AXv tIt AbmfpsS apJv `oXn hp \ndp. Abm s]sv Inen Fgptncpp. Hm tKmUv... kRvPbv ]dp. tUmv hdn. Rm\nXm DSs\ Fn. Abm t^m Ivv sNbvXnv [rXn-bn InS hns-gp-tp. ***************** tlmkv]n--en-se- hcmbn-eqsS kRvP-bv thK-n \Sp hp. hcm--bn-sem-cn-Sv kmaphepw thsd cv t]cpw Imp \np-pmbncpp. Ah-cpsS sXm-Spv Hcp kvs{SIvNdn Bsctbm InS-n-bn-cn-p-p. An... kRvPbv AhcpsS t\v \S--Sp-p-sIm-v tNmZnp. Fm Dm-bXv? kmaph AXn\v adp-]Sn ]d-bmsX Zp:Jw \nd Ip-ItfmsS Ah-s\-sbmp t\mn-bnv kv{SIvNdn InS-n-bn-cn-pbmfpsS t\v apJw Xncn-p. kRvPbv kvs{SIvN-dn InS-p--bm-fpsS ASp-tv hv apJ-tv kqnv t\mn. Hcp hiw s]mffn hnIr-Xamb apJw... CSXp`mKw ]qambn s]mffn \inncnpp. ]s kRvPbvv Bsf apv I ]cnNban. Abm apJapbn kmaphens\ t\mnsmv tNmZnp. BcmWnXv? AXv . .. kmaph Npp]mSpsamv \nconpsImv ]dp. ]dbmw. \apv . .. \apshnsSsbnepw Ccpv kwkmcnmw..

HmsI.. kRvPbv ]dp. ]vfokv Iw. Abm Xs IknwKv dqantev \Sp. kmaph IqsS hhtcmSv t\mw sImv B \Inb tijw kRvPbpsS ]nmse \Sp. Ah kvs{SIvN Xffnsmv Ahsc A\pKanp. Atm kRvPbpsS samss_ t^m s_Snp. Abm t^msWSpv t\mn. {KojvabmWv. Abm Im Iv sNbvXv t^m t]mnenp. apdnbntev IbdnbXpw kRvPbv Gkn Hm sNbvXv Itkcbntencp tijw apnse sNbdntev ssI Nqnsmv ]dp. ]vfokv knv. kRvPbv ^vj Ignv ^vfmnsenbnt Dmbncppffq At? kmaph hmnwKv nv taibn Nmcn shnv Itkcbntencpv sImv tNmZnp. \ oWw ImWpw. Rm hnfnXv _pnapmbn At? Cvkv B ssdv.. kRvPbv ]dp. An ]dbq. B sImphncnp BfmcmWv? AbmsmWv kw`hnXv? kRvP-bv... kmw apcS\nbnv A]w aSntbmsS ]dp. Fs ^mIvS-dn-bn-semcp sNdnb ^b BIvkn-Upmbn... Cbm Ahn-Sps m^mWv. F\nv hfsc th-s Hcp IpSpw-_-nse ]-\m. ASp amkw IeymWw Dd-n-n-cp--Xm... CXn-sm... Abmsfmv \nnbnv kRvPbpsS {]XnIcWw t\mnsmv XpSp. ]vfokv kRvP-bv... F-s\-sb-nepw Chs apJw t\sc-bm--Ww. F{X sNe-hm-bmepw kmc-an-. CsXs m]-\-ns sd]yq-t-j-s\-qSn _m[n-p {]iv\-am-Wv. kRv P bv CcnnSn \nsgptv ssIbn Hcp amnss^bnwKv sekpambn kvs{SIvNdn\Sptv hp. ]ns AbmfpsS apJns s]mffnb `mKw ]nSnv kqaambn ]cntim[np. Fnv XncnsI Xs CcnnSn hncpp. Atm AbmfpsS samss_ t^m hopw i_vZnp. kRvPbv t^msWSpv t\mn. hopw {Kojva. Ah Im Iv sNbvXv t^m taitashpsImv ]dp. An.. t_skms knhn-b-dm-Wv. Cvkv shcn Un^n-v Sp dn-b. As\ ]d-b-cpXv kRvP-bv. kmaph hnjatmsS ]dp. kw lu... Cvkv Cwt]m-kn-_n An. t^jy Snjyq-skms hfsc d]vtNUm-Wv. Hcn-epw Abm-fpsS apJw ]gb t]mse Bn-sb-Sp-m ]n-. Fs-nepw sNbvtX ]q kRvP-bv... Rm ]d-tm? F{X ]Ww thW-sa-nepw Xcmw. ]vfokv... Fp shm? kRvPbv kwibtmsS apJw NpfnpsImv tNmZnp. Fp shm.... kmaph ]dp. F{X thW-sa-n-epw. hmv Fh bp Unam v. kRvPbv Btem-N-\m-]qw Ipjy-\n-tev Nmn-cp-p. kmaph DXvIWvTtbmsS AbmfpsS apJtv t\mn Ccpp. Hcp \o \ni_vZXbvv tijw Ftm Xocp-am-\n-p-d-n t]mse kRvPbv ]dp. dpokv sS emIvkv. dpokv sS emIvkv! kmaph A-c-tmsS tNmZnp. bm. FIvkm-IvSven.. kRvPbv ]dp.

CXn-ncn IqSp-X-et kRvPbv? t\mq A-n.. kRvPbv Ipjy\n Nmcnsmv AbmfpsS IpIfntev t\mn ]dp. Rm henb alm-\p-`m-h-s\m-p-a-. Fnepw ]d-bzm. ]mh-s--h-cpsS ssIbn \nv Rms\mpw hmm-dn-. hmv Fh ta _n sZb t{]m_vfw B v hms-h ta _n Z FIvkvs]kv. Hv \nnbnv kmaphens\ IpIfm AfpsImv Abm ]dp. ]s.. Imip-f-f-h-cpsS ssIbn \nv Rm Cc-n-bmbn hmn-pw. Cvkv ssa t]mfnkn. Xm]-cy-ap-s-n-emImw As-n th. tkm... t\m tam _mssK-\n-Mv. kmaph A`n-am-\--X-tm-sS apJw hnfdn Ccpp. ]ns PmfyX \nb{npsImv ]dp. HmsI.. F{KoUv. kRvPbv Ftm ]d-bm Xp\n-bth s]sv AbmfpsS samss_ t^m NnWpn hnfn-p. {Kojva XsbmWv. ChW kRvPbv Im AUv sNbvXv t^m ImXn shp-sIm-v ]dp. B {Kojvam.. {Kojva-bpsS t]cv tIXpw kmw sh{]m-f-tmsS Xm\-Sp-p-ff Imcyw ]d-tb Fv kRvPbvv ssIsImv BwKyw ImWn-p. kRvPbv AXv Iv Xe-bm-nsmv t^mWn ]dp. Rm\]w XncnemWv. sF hn sKv _mv Sp bq kq.. Ah t^m Iv sNbvXnv kman\v t\v Xncn-psImv ]dp. Hcp doIkv{S- kPdn thn hcpw. ]s ]gb apJw Hcn-epw Xncnp Inn-. Hcp... Hcp ]pXnb apJw... Hp-In ]g-b-Xn-t\-m \Xv. As-n AXnepw tami-am-b-Xv. AXmbn-cnpw ss^\ dnkv. AXv tIXpw kmans In-semcp Xnf-apmbn. t\m t{]m_vfw. Abm ]dp. Ahs apJw t\sc-bm-bn-n-n-bm aXn. Fn... \msf cmhnse ]Xns\mv aWnv kPdn sjUyq sNmw. kRvPbv ]dp. Atm.. AXv t]mc tamt\. kmaph ]dp. DSs\ Fs-n-epw... ]m\n-m-th Imcy-an-. kRvPbv ]dp. Abmsf Ctm sktU-j sImSpv InS-mw. kPdn cmhnse sNm-hp--tX-bp-f-fq. AXv tIv kmaph ]X-tbm-sS ]dp. AXv tamt\... cmhnse Fsms ]d-bp-sm... Fs m]\ns CtaPv... h ]{Xm-cpw aW--dn-s-p--Xn\v apv... ]vfokv kRvP-bv.. ]vfokv Uq Cv CnUnbven... _v An... do Ikv{S- kPdn t]msemcp kw`hw sNm-\p-ff m^n-tm-fn-hn-sSbn-. Akn- v kPskms Imet Fq. AXv sImv... kRvPbv ]vfokv Am v ao. kmaph AbmfpsS hmpIsf apdnpsImv ]dp. Dff ms^ms aXn. F\nv \ns hnizm-k-am. kRvPbv H-bvv sNbvXmepw Hcp ]nghpw kw`-hn-n-. ]vfokv. ]vfokv sl]v ao. kRvPbv BtemN\bn apgpIn \np. HmsI. Hcp sNdnb au\n\v tijw Abm ]dp. Atdv t^m Zn aWn. Imiv Rm Xcmw. kRvPbv kPdn XpS-n-tm-fq. kmaph ]dp. tkmdn An. t]sa v Inn--gn-nt kP-dn-p-ff ^Z s{]mko-UnMvkv sNm ]q.

Ime-t kRvPbv _mv Xpd-p-I? kmaph \ocktmsS tNmZnp. Fn-t Iymsj-Sp-m Ign-bq? Csm Cu cm{Xn Rm... Fn... kRvPbv CSbvv Ibdnsmv ]dp. cmhnse _mv Xpdv ]W-a-S tijw \apv kPdn XpS-mw. kmans apJw tZjyw sImv Nph-p. AsXm? kRvP-bvss hnizm-k-ant? Abm tNmZnp. Imins Imcy-n F\n-m-scbpw hnizm-k-an-. kRvPbv ]dp. {]tXy-Inv Imipf-f-h-sc.... AXv tIv kmw tZjy-tmsS Ahs\ ]Ip t\mn \n-p. C\n-bn-sm-s kPdn \S--W-samsW-n thsdmcp hgn Rm ]dp Xcmw. kRvPbv ]dp. kmw Abmsf tNmZy-cq-t]W t\mn. Chn-sS-bt Csm cm{Xn? Ata-cn--bn Csm ]I-et? Fs _mv Auv \ Xcmw. kRvPbv ]dp. An-fns Ata-cn--bn-ep-ff aI-t\mSv Fs Au-n-tev ]v ew Cy dpn F.-C.-F-^v.Sn FSp-m ]d-bq. Imiv Fs Au-n Ib-dn-bm-ep-Ss\ F\nv Fkv.-Fw.-Fkv hcpw. ASp skn \apv kPdn XpS-mw. kmw AXv tIv A] t\cw angnp \np. ]ns Hcp Kl-\-amb Btem-N-\v tijw Abm ]dp. icn. Rm\Xn\pff GmSv sNmw. KpUv. kRvPbv Xs Ipjy\ntev Hv IqSn NmpsImv ]dp. ASp Ccp]mas an\nn kRvPbpsS samss_entev Hcp Fkv.Fw.Fkv hp. AbmfpsS sF.kn.sF.kn.sF _mv Aun ]v ew cq] s{IUnmbn FdnbnpsImv... AhnSpv an\npIpffn KuXans kdn Bcw`np. kRvPbns\ klmbnm Hcp Akn v k\pw cv Uyqn \gvkpamcpw am{Xtabpmbncppffq. GXmv Hc aWnq Ignv kRvPbv Hmtdj Xnbdn \nv ]pdv hp. Itkcbn ImncnpIbmbncp kmaphepw Iqcpw Abmsf IXpw BImwtbmsS ASptv hp. Fhcn XnMv Cukv ss^. kRvPbv ]dp. ChnsS AUvanv sNmt\mSmnbnpv. \mev Znh-k-n-\p-f-fn apdn-hp-W-pw. ns-Sp-m DS-s\-s UnkvNmPv sNmw. Xmyq kRvP-bv. kmaph ktmj]qw AbmfpsS ssI ]nSnv Ipep-n-sm-v ]dp. Cu klmbw Rms\m-cn-epw ad-n-. tSIv Cv Cukn kRvPbv Hcp sNdpNncn-tbmsS kmans Npa-en Xn-sm-v ]dp. Fn-en\n Rm Xncnym An. ko bq Spam-tdm. HmsI. KpUv ss\v. kmaph ]dp. KpUvss\-v. kRvPbv AhtcmSv bm{X ]dv en^vn-d-n-tmbn. Rm\pw ]pd-s-Sp-hm. kmaph IqsS-bp-f-f-h-tcm-Sv ]dp. \n-fn-hn-sS-s ImWWw. Rm Imev hcmw.

icn km. Ah ]dp. Abm t]mIm thn XncnXpw hcmbneqsS ssIbn Hcp samss_ t^mWpw ]nSnp sImv Hcp Uyqn t\gvkv AhcpsS t\v HmSn h-p. AhfpsS ssIbnse samss_ t^m dnwKv sNp-p-mbncpp. Ah kmaphens\bpw kwL-sbpw t\mn tNmZnp. kRvPbv tUmIvS-sd-hnsS? kRvPbv t]mbtm? kmaph ]dp. Atm tZ km t^msW-Sp-m ad-p. Ah samss_ \onsmv ]dp. Btcm hnfn-p-p-v. kmdns ^nbmkn-bm-sWm tXmp-t.. kmw t^m In hmn t\mn. kv{Io\n My Sweet Heart calling... Fv ImWnp-p. Cu sImn\v Dd-tm-ant? kmaph kzbsa t]mse tNmZnp. AXv tIv \gvkv \mW-tmsS Nncn-psImv ISpt]mbn. kpIq.. kmaph IqsSbphcnsemcmsf t\mn hnfnp. Ah aptmv hp. kpIp.. kmaph t^m Ahs t\v \onsmv ]dp. \o CsXmv tUmIvS kRvP-bn\v sImSp-nv hm. t]mbn-n-sn Xmsg Fhn-sS-sb-nepw ImWpw. kpIp Xe-bm-n-bnv t^m hmn [rXn-bn HmSnsv en^vntev Ibdn. en^vv {Kuv ^vtfmdnsenbXpw Ah thKn ]pdndn Bip-]-{Xn-bpsS ap-tndn hp. kRvPbns\ AhnsS FhntSbpw ImWm\n. kpIp Npp-]mSpw t\mn-bnv skIyq-cn-n-tbm-Sv tNmZnp. kRvPbv tUmIvS.. kmdntX Csm Imsd- S p- v t]mb- t X- b p- f fq. skIyqcnn tdmUn\v t\v ssINqnsmv ]dp. AXv tI DSs\ kpIp Ioi-bn \nv Nmhn-sb-Spv HmSn-sv Hcp ss_n Ib-dn. tUmIvS Hncn Zqcsampw t]mbnmWn. ]pdsI t]mbn sImSptv hcmw. Nnetm hgnbnsehnsSsbnepw shv Itpw. Ah a\n ]dp. Fnv ss_v mv sNbvXv [rXn-bn ]pd-t-tm-Snp t]mbn. ***************** av hoWv t]mfnjv sNbvX t]mse an\pp tdmUneqsS Unkw_ Imn ]pfbp XWpns hnokp ]SpXIsf IodnapdnpsImv kRvPbpsS Im HgpIn \on. Acm{XnbmbXn\m tdmUn Xosc Xncnmbncpp. htmgpw ao Ibnsmv t]mIp temdnIfpw ]{XspIfpambn t]mIp sStmIfpw am{Xw ISp t]mbn. kRvPbn\vv Ddw ]msS hnsmgnncpp. Hcp aqfn-mpw ]mSn- Npp-]mSpw t\mn-sm-bm nbdnwKv \nb{npsImncpp. s]sv.... Ftm IXv t]mse Abm Im kU t{_np \nn. ]ns Hv kwi-bn tijw ]Xps Im ]pd-tIm-s-Sp-p. Hcp aXn-en\v t\s-n-bXpw Abm Im \nn. Abm Imdnencpv sImv B aXn-en\p t\v kqnv t\mn.

]ns Imdn \nn-dn ]Xn ImshpItfmsS B aXn-en\p t\v \S-p. aXn-ent\mSSpptmdpw AbmfpsS s\nSnv IqSnsmncpp. aXnen Iptd t]mdpIsfmnncnpp. kn\nam t]mdpIfpw, cmjvSob ktf\fpsS AdnbnpIfpw, ap ]ckyfpw. AXn\nSbn ]pXnsbmcp t]m ]Xnncnpp. B aXnenepw ]cnkcpw AXns Htsd tImnI ]Xnnpv. Abm B t]mdn\v apn hp \np. AXntev kqnp t\mptmdpw AbmfpsS apJv `bw hp \nd-p. B _vfmv B v sshv t]mdns apI`mKv henb Acn WANTED Fv Fgp-Xnbn-cn-p-p. AXn\v Xmsg HcmfpsS apJns kvsIv. NphsS A]w sNdnb A-c--fn-ep-ff hmp-I... Cu Nn{X-n ImWp hyn sjmWq Xohn kvt^mS-\hp-ambn _-sv t]meokv sXc-bp Ip-hm-fn-bm-Wv. Cbmsf Ipdnv t]meo-kn\v hnhcw \Ip-Itbm ]nSn-Iq-Sm klm-bnp-Itbm sNp--hv XXmb ]mcntXmjnIw \IpXmWv. UbdIvS P\d Hm^v t]meokv, tIcf. kRvPbpsS Dffn Hcp sImnbm ann. Abm kwibnp sImv aptmv hv t]m-dnse apJ-ns CS-Xp-`mKw Xs ssInsImv adp ]nSnv AXntev kqnv t\mn. ASp \nanjw AbmfpsS XetmdneqsS Hcp annW ]mp. AbmfpsS Hm-bn-tev B apJw IS-p-h-p. CSXp hiv amc-I-amb Xosm-f-f-tev InS- B apJw. Ipdv apv Xm kdn \Sn amnWnX B apJw.... s]mte CSXp`mKw. s]mfftem heXp`mKw. B heXv `mKhpw Cu t]mdn ImWp apJns heXp`mKhpw Hcp t]mse... kRvPbns apJs c-{]-kmZw amp. Abm tjmt t]mse achnp \np. (XpScpw)