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CssdmtKj dqan \nv aqSn-s-nb apJhp-ambn Fkn]n \ ]pds hcm--bn-tendn hp. ]pdsI cmlp-e\pw. A_n-eo-h-_v.. Fkn]n Zqsc Fhn-sStbm t\mn-sm-v ]dp. BsI I^yqj\mIpp km. cmlpe AkzXtbmsS ]dp. C\nsbv I^yqj? Fkn]n tNmZnp. tIkv sXfnnt? {]XnIfmscmssbv a\nemthw sNbvXp. C\n Ahsc hneWnbnt tPmen am{Xat _mnbpffq? AX km. cmlpe ]dp. Imcyfnepmb B kss{]knwKv Sznv... hv hv Bscmsbm \hcv Bscmsbm No BfpIsfv Xncndnbm hmmbn... AXmWv a\pjy... Fkn]n ]dp. ASpptmdpw ]nSn XcmsX hgpXn amdp Hcp ApX {]Xn`mkw. Asn F{Xsbms Iqnngnp t\mnbmepw Dcw Inm Ipgnp Hcp kaky. AXmWv a\pjy... Abm Xncnv cmlp-e-t\m-Sv ]dp. \obo Cs-tdm-tK-js hoUntbm Hcp UohnUn-bn-em-n-bnv AXpambn s]sv Io-jW Hm^o-kn-tev hc-Ww. Rm\-tm-tgpw Io-j-Wv kw`-hn--Xns Hcp {_o^nMv sImSpnv Adv hmdv sdUn-bm-mw. HmsI km. cmlpe ]dp. sZ Iznv. cmlpe ISv t]mIm XpS--th Fkn]n ]dp. B ]ns... cmlp Xncnp \n-p. CXn-s-sb-tSev Hcp Imcyw hnp t]mbn. Fkn]n ]dp. Ipdp apv ^mZ kndn-bIv hnfn-n-cp-p. Bhiyw Ign-s-n tUmIvS kRv-P-bp-sS FtK-Pvsans UohnUn Xncn-sn--W-sapw ]dv. C\n \apXns Bhiyantm? Bcp-sS-sb-nepw ssIbn AXv sImSpp hnt-v. HmsI km. cmlp Xebmnbnv CssdmtKj dqantev Ibdntmbn. Fkn]n `mcn a\pambn Xs Iym_n\ntepw \Sp. Atm CssdmtKj dqan-\p-f-fn \nv Hcp t]meo-kp-Im-c ]pd-n-dn h-p. Abm KuX-ans\ tNmZyw sNp- kabw apgph ASppm-bn-cpp. Abm tSmbven\v t\v \Sp. Fnv Npp]mSpw \nconv ASpspw Acpansv Ddphcpnb tijw anmsX Xe Xmgvn tSmbve-n-\-I-tv ISp. AXn\Ipw Bcp-ansv Dd-m-nb tijw Abm Ioibn \nv samss_-se-Spv GtXm \ Ub sNbvXv t^m ImXnshpsImv Imncpp. GXmv Ccp]Xv sk v \o Imncpn\v tijw Abm i_vZw Xmgvn kwkmcnp XpSn. ltem.... kmap-h kmdt? km Rm k_v Ckvs]IvS A\mWv.....apv t\mv tj\nepmbncp.... F\nnsm IojW Hm^oknem Uyqn...... adpXebv \nv Ftm adp]Sn tIp.

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aXnsn\v apIfnepw taqcbnse apfpIfnepw IpdpInsmncp {]mhn ]w A]cnNnXcpsS ISpIbn Akzcmbn IqtmsS NndISnpbp. Ah AgnI CfInb Hcp tImWnSnbneqsS apIfntev Ibdn. {Kojva Hcp \nanjw kwibnp \np. apIfntev Ibdn t\mtWm? BcpsSsbnepw In s]m... ~ HSphn Ah ss[cyw kw`cnv HbpmmsX kmhImiw B tImWnSnI Ibdn. Hcp Icn]nSn \mXv hmv __ns \c shfnw hoWpInSp sNdnb CS\mgnbnemWv Ah FnsXv. AhnsSsbpw Bscbpw ImWpn. FhnsS \ntm Xmgv mbnbnepff kwkmcw tIppv. Ah ]Xn ImshpItfmsS aptmv \Sp. \nev ]mInbncp hv tX aceII AhfpsS `mctav Rcn. AhfpsS Dv ]nSpsImncpp. CS\mgnbpsS Av Ah Hcp ]gIn {Zhn achmXn Ip. Ah AXn\v apn hp \nv sNhntbmp. AXn\Iv \nv XsbmWv kwkmcw tIpXv. Rm\smtg ]dnt.... AIv \nv Hcp Nnen i_vZw AhfpsS ImXn hoWp. Cu hncnpXv tUmIvS kRvPbv A, ]Icw t]meokns Bfmtcm BsWv... {Kojva AXv tIv sRntmbn. Ctm hncnpXv kRv P bv Astm? Atm kRv P bv FhnsS? Ctm hncnpXmcmWv? Ah angnp \ns AbmfpsS i_vZw ]nsbpw Nnen hoWp. tUmIvS kRvPbv C\nsbmcnepw Xncnp hcnsv F\n{Xbvpdpv. ImcWw.... Rft Abmsf XoXv? ASp \nanjw {KojvabpsS Dffn Hcp Dcps]mepmbn. kmdns hmnwKv nv sImpff ASn ]nabvv hoWsmtg Abm abn hoWp. ]ns R Abmsf sImnbcnnt? Abm ]dp. ihw t]mepw Bcp XncndnbmXncnm apJw apgph BknsUmgnv Icnbnnm RfbmfpsS ihw ImbnenXffnbXv. {Kojvabvv Xs ssIImepI XfcpXmbn tXmn. `qtemIw Iogvta adnbpXmbpw Xmt\tXm NXpntev Xmgvv t]mIpXmbpw Ah\p`hsp. hoWv t]mImXncnm Ah Npacn Nmcn \np. Xs kRvPbv sImspshtm? AhXv hnizknm Ignn. Fs ]XnIsfmw XIp. ]ns tIXv An kmans i_vZamWvv. Rm\mWnXn\v ]nnsev t]meokn\v a\nembngnp. {KojvabpsS Dffn hopsamcp shffnSn shn. Xm\ntm tIXv kXyw Xstbm? An kmw... Xm kzw As m\v I AtlamtWm Xs kz]v \ XnIXv? Xs kRvPbns\ Xn \nInbXv.... B IojW F\nv thn he hoingnp. AbmfpsS i_vZw XpSp tIp. t]meoknepff Hcp kplrmWv Fsbo Imcyw hnfndnbnXv. A] kabn\Iw FstSn t]meoskpw. AXn\v apv F\nshntSsnepw csSWw. AXn\v.... F\nv Xs klmbw IqSntb Xocq. AXm Rm\ntmtmSn hXv.

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