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Fnv? cay DtZzKtmsS tNmZnp. Fnspmbn? Ah BImwtbmsS BXncbpsS apJtpp t\mnsmncpp. Fnsm? AhnsSbm Csm t\mh Fn \npXv. BXnc ]dp. CXns _mn AdnbWsan ]pXnb ew ]pdndWw. AXn\v Cv sshIos ]cn]mSn IgnbpXv hsc Imncntn hcpw. sm.. hmsmcp em sImphv \nnbncnpXv.. cay ]dp. _v Atm Aamen Ignv Beph eyamn \onsmncnpIbmbncpp. _nentm \ Xncpv. sm IjvSmbn. cay hnjatmsS Npv IqnpsImv ]dp. {KojvabpsS Imcyw Fmtbm Bthm? AXv tIv BXnc NncnpsImv ]dp. Rm sImnbnsen B ]cn]mSnbn ]sSpv BgvNXnv ssIbn Inn hmbn tijw \n\v t^m sNbvXdnbnmw. {Kojvabsm kw`hnsXv... cay AXv tIv Ftm BtemN\bn apgpIn apJw Ip\nncpp. BXnc ]pdw ImgvNIfntev t\mnbncpp. \apsmcp Imcyw sNbvXmtem? cay s]sv BXncbpsS tXmfn sXmpsImv tNmZnp. BXnc Ahsf tNmZy`mhn t\mn. \ns IqsS Rm\pw hmtem sImnbntev? F\npw IqSmtem B NSnev.... cay ]dp. Dw? Ftbnsm s]sns\ tXmm? BXnc ActmsS tNmZnp. Hv aSn tijw cay ]dp. F\ntbv Cu t\mhens _mn Adnbmnv `bc sSj... C\n AXdnbmsX F\nv Pe]m\andn. AXv sImm... AXv tIv BXnc Ahsf Ifnbmp an t\mnncnpsImv ]dp. Asm \n\pw t\mh Xebvv ]nSnp At? t\cs Fs Ifnbmnb BfmtWm CXv? cay Hpw ]dbmsX IogvNpv ISnpsImv Nncnp. \ns honet\zjnnt? BXnc tNmZnp. kmcan. cay ]dp. Rm Abvv hnfnv ]dtmfmw. Cncn sshIpsav. sshIov \mev aWnt ]cn]mSn. Fs\bmbmepw Hcp Bdv Bdcbmhptgpw Xocnt? AXv Ignv F\nv Bephv Xncnmtm? HmsI. \n\v A{X Cdpsn Fs IqsStmcv. F\nv hntcm[sampan. BXnc ]dp. ]s Cu IIvSv hntcm[w ImWq. \o Beph htct SnsSpnpffq? AXv tIv cay Nncnp. BXncbpw.... cay Atm Xs Asb t^mWn hnfnv Fm sshIpsadnbnp. Iptd Ipnpnbpff tNmZyv tijw A HSphn kXw aqfn.

]ns Ah IIvSsd ASpv hnfnv FdWmIpftv Snv \onsbSpp. ***************** FdWmIpfw Su lmfn\v aphiv Hcp henb Bv tKv Dbncpp. AXns Dnbn apJ{io ]{Xns temtKm sXfnp \np. Iam\ns ImepIfn {Kqv {]knoIcWfpsS ]ckyfpw IhNn{Xfpw \ndp \np. AhnsS sshIptcs NSn\v thnbpff Hcp hfsc XIrXnbmbn \SpIbmWv. Fm-n\pw tat\mw hln-p-sImv kp-te-j amt\-P o^ Ipcphnf AhnsSsbmw HmSn \Sp. Abm CSbvnsS Cuh v amt\Pvsa v Soans amt\P kdnbtbmSv Ibp sImncpp. \mev aWnm ]cn]mSn. tZ Csm aWn ]{mbn. CXphsc Hcpsfmpambnn. CXv aqmas XhWbm Fw.Un Fs hnfnv ^b sNpXv. km ]m\nmhmncn. kdnb ]dp. aqv aWnv apt kIekoIcWfpw sdUnbmbncnpw. Rm\pdv Xcpp. t]mtc? B.. Ddv hmn am{Xw t]mcm. {]hnv ImWnWw.. Ipcphnf ]dp. A kmsd... F\nsmcp kwibw. kdnb ]dp. Hcp t\mhens Ahkm\ew ]pdndm thn C{Xbpw Imiv apSnbpsmcp ^vjs Bhiyaptm? A.. CXv IogvsS ]XnhnmXmWtm? FtSm.. Cu t\mh hcm XpSnbXn\v tijw hmcntIsS kptej cv aSm IqSnbncnpt... Asm AsXmv BtLmjnmv ]tzm? Ipcphnf tNmZnp. am{Xa, CsXgpXnb t\mhenns\ CXv hsc Bcpw t\cn Inn. Abmfnv BZyambn thZnbn t\cnv {]XysSm t]mzm... ]dpsImncns Abm-fpsS t^m Hbnp. Abm CujytbmsS t^msWSpv ImXnshpsImv ]dp. ltem... ltem CXv Xriq tKmIpew _pv mfn \nv ImntIb\m... hmcntIsS ]pXnb ew CXphsc Fnbntm kmtd. Imev sXmv Iptdtcmbn tNmZnv hcWq.. s]mp ImntIbm... FmhtcmSpw ]dtv Cv sshIos ]cn]mSnv tijta hmcnI ]pdndqv. AXn\v apv Fs hnfnnv Hcp Imtcyman. Fn icn. Abm t^m Iv sNbvXv t]mnenp. ***************** apJ{io {]knoIcW ]ndhnsbSpp {]v. ASn ajnbptSbpw \yqkv {]nnsbpw aWw Xnn hgnbp B Acon s{]mU kqsshk F{_lmans tat\mn tPmenm ZrpXKXnbn NenpsImncpp. apJ{io hmcnIbpsS ]pXnb ens NqSmdm tImnI sUkv]mn\v XmdmbnsmncnpIbmWv. CSbvsmcp Poh\mc BImwsImv AXns XmfpI Bcpw ImWmsX hnSn t\mn. ASp \nanjw Ahs Xebn kqsshkdpsS Ingpv hoWp. Ah\v AXv aqSn shnv NtemsS Xs tPmen XpSp. Atm F{_lmans t^m Dds i_vZnp. BcmWmthm Cu Xncn\nSbvv.... Abm AkzXtbmsS t^msWSpv sNhnbn shp.

ltem Cmbm CXv Rm\m... kn... adpXebv \nv Hcp ]cnNnXi_vZw AbmfpsS ImXn hoWp. B.. Fm Afnbm? kpJw Xsbt? F{_lmw tNmZnp. Ft hnfnXv? Rm\nsm Hm^oknm hnfnpXv. ChnsS Rsfmcpw IqsS \psS apJw t\mhens Imcyw ]dtmncnymbncpp. AXns IvssfamIvskmsWdnbmnv Fmpw `bc s]mcnnev. Asm Rm ]dp Fs Afnb apJ{iobnse s{]mU kqsshkdmsWpw sNesm ]pffndnbmambncnpsapw... Cmbs\\nsmv ]dp Xm. Fs\bm AXns Ahkm\w? F\nnhcpsSsbms apnsemv ssj sNm\m... Hcp c-bp-an- Afnbm. F{_lmw ]dp. kl{]hIcpsS apn Afnbs am\w ImWsav F\nv \ B{Klapv. ]s ]dnsm? sF lmhv t\m sFUnb. B t\mhens ssamIvskmsWv Csm Cu `qapJv BsI aqv t]t Adnbq. RfpsS No^v FUn-pw k_v FUnpw ]ns B t\mh-en-n\pw. AXv ]pdv hnSmv hfsc clkyamn shncnpIbm. sshIptcs ]cn]mSnv tijta AXv Adnbm ]q. sm... adpXebv knbpsS i_vZw \ncmitbmsS apdnp hoWp. ***************** AtX kabw apJ{io hmcnIbpsS Hm^o-kn No^v FUn--dpsS Iym_-\n Hcp FaPkn aonwKv \S-pIbmbncp-p. Hcpsfms GXp hscbmbn? No^v FUn amXyp Adbv tNmZnp. {]nnwKv Ignp. sUkv ] mns Imcy ]ptcmKanpsImncnpIbmWv . s{]mU amt\P kndn ]dp. sshIp-tcw \mep-aWn-tbmSv IqSn hmcnIbpsS tImn-I _yqtdm-Ifn-tev s]mbvtmt. ]s NS-n\v tijw am{Xta AXv hnX-cWw sNmhq Fv {]XyIw \ntiw sImSpWw. AXp-hsc bmsXmcp Imc-W-h-imepw ]m-p-I s]mn--cp-Xv. Bcpw... icn km. kndn ]dp. Su lmfnse Hcp GXp hscbmbn? Atlw amnwKv amt\Psc t\mnsmv tNmZnp. Rms\mcv an\nv apv Ipcphnf kmdn\v hnfnncpp. tPntw ]pds Bntw ]WnIgnp. _mn Hcp ]ptcmKanppsm Atlw ]dXv. Abm ]dp. \ {IuUv {]Xonmw km. t\mhens ^mkv Iptd Fm km[yXbpv. Fmhcpw BsI {XnSnncnpIbm. ko\nb k_v FUn- hniz\mY ]d-p. ]ns... Ign eandnbXv sXmv Iptd]cmbn hnfnt\zjnpp. t\mh-ens ssam-Ivskm ssamIvskmv. bmsXmcp Imc-Whimepw t\mh-ens ssamIvkv Ctm ]pd-p-hn-Scp-Xv. No^v FUn - AbmtfmSmbn ]dp. ]ns s{]mU amt\PcpsS t\v XncnpsImv ]dp. IojW kabn\v Xs Fpatm At? IojW Cv {^obmWv. t\cs Fntmfmsav ]dnpv. ]s km... s{]mU amt\P kwibtmsS tNmZnp. kRvPbpsS Imcyw...? kRv P bv Ipdv apv F\nv hnfnncpp. No^v FUn ]dp. ]cn]mSn XpSptmtgpw SulmfnsensmffmsamWv Atlw ]dXv. Xm HmUnbkn\nSbnepmIpsapw kzmKX{]kwKI Xs t]cv hnfnptm thZnbntesnsmmsapw ]dp. Abmsn\mWmthm Cu HfnpIfn? amnwKv amt\P tPmk^v tNmZnp.

B.. Bdnbmw. Nnetm Abm Fmhpw Hcp kss{]kv Xcm\ptinp ImWpw. No^v FUn ]dp. ***************** \n\sv tXmpp? Hcp kz]v\n \ns t]mse cay tNmZnp. Fs\bmbncnpw Cu t\mhens Ahkm\w? Bthm.. Hcp ]nSnbpan. BXnc Npaenfnsmv ]dp. Nnesm {Kojvabvv h A]IShpw kw`hnpw. Asn Ah An kmans\ sImv {]XnImcw sNbvXnv Pbnen t]mIpw. AXpasn {ioPnv Ahsf cnpw. Fnv Ah Xn IeymWw Ignpw... AXn\v {ioPnv AhfpsS apn thjw sIn hXt? Ahs\ Ahsfs\ kzoIcnpw? cay tNmZnp. AtXmsS Ipdv t\ctv Ah au\w ]qncpp. assd ]mnse Hcp knsa v s_n Imbentev t\mn Imv sImncnpIbmbncpp Ah cv t]cpw. kabw cv aWnbmIptXbpffq. NSv XpSm C\nbpw kabapffXn\m Ah A]q tlmen \nsmcp shPntdnb DuWpw Ignv kabw t]mm AhnsS hncpXmWv. Zqsc ]pdw ISen Hcp I \qcanv InSppv. t_mv sPnbn \nv Bsfbnb Hcp jn kokv t_mv PecneqsS Hmf Xopsmv aptmsmgpIn. AXns sUn Iymadbpw ss_t\mpedpambn ]eXcw SqdnpI ImbmgvNIfntev ZrjnSn Iqnncpp. Fn Rms\mcp Dulw ]dbs? Hcp sNdnb au\n\v tijw BXnc tNmZnp. Dw. cay BImwtbmsS AhfpsS apJtv t\mn. {ioPnv Ahsf NXnm thnbtm? Ipw sXfnbnm t]meokns\ klmbnm thnbt kRvPbv Bbn thjw sIn hXv? Ahs klmbw sImt Fm kXyfpw ]pdp hXv? am{Xa Ahs CSs]S sImmWtm An kmans X\n\ndw ]pdv hXv? BXnc Hcp Ipmt\zjIbpsS Ah[m\XtbmsS kwkmcnpsImncpp. As\ Hcp henb NXnbn \nv Xsbpw Xs aIsfbpw cnXv sImv am[hv \ymv {ioPnns\ icnpanjvSsSpp. Atlhpw ^mZ kndnbpw tNv {Kojvasb Imcyw ]dv a\nemn {ioPnpambpff hnhmln\v kXnnpp. As\ Ah Hnpp. t\mh Ahkm\npp. Atm kRvPbv? cay tNmZnp. kRvPbns\ kmaphepw B Hs AfpIfpw tNv sImnt? BXnc ]dp. Ftm F\ns\ tXmpn? cay \ntj[mn Xebmnsmvv ]dp. kRvPbv sImspshn ]ns Abmsfs\bmWv Cu t\mhsegpXnbXv? AXpw icnbmWtm F an Xebmnsmv BXnc apJw Ip\nncpp. HSphn Ah ]dp. \sfn\mWv shdpsX Xebnp XpXv? C\n Ipdp t\cw IqSnbt _mnbpffq B clkyns tXmSv s]mm? \apXv hsc atbmsS Imncnmw. Dw. cay AXns\ A\pIqenpsImv aqfn. hm \apnncn Zqcw \Smw. BXnc CcnnSn \nsgptv sImv ]dp. Ah Fgptv ]Xps \Sp. DkabambXn\m AhnsS henb Xncsmpan. mkv Iv sNbvXv h tImtfPv ]nmcpw GXm\pw IanXmfpw am{Xw Hmtcm aqeIfn apnbpcpn \np. hm]mSw ISph ao aWap Hcp Imbmv AhcpsS apSnbngIsf XgpInsmv

ISpt]mbn. GXm\pw hmcbIse ImbXocv acqnSbn Xebpbn\np t_mKmn ]mekv. Ah \Sv Hmh {_nUvPn\v apIfn hp \np. ChnsSbmWv {ioPnv {Kojvasb ImWm Imv \nXv. BXnc GtXm Aaq kvacWbnse t]mse ]dp. ChnsS shmWv Ahs\ KpI B{IanXv. Ah Zqsc \SmXbntev hncNqnsmv ]dp. CXv hgnbmhpw Av Ah Xs ImapIs\ tXSn hXv... Ah cv t]cpw Hcp ambnI kz]v\nse t]mse AhnsS sabv adp \np. IrXyw aqcaWnv Ah assd ss{Uhn\v ]pdndn Su lmfntev Hmtm ]nSnp. FwPn tdmUnse XncneqsS Hmtm \optm ]pds sInSnSbntev angn]mbnvv sImv BXnc ]dp. CXn\v ]nnepff KnbnsehnsStbm BWv kmaph {Kojvasb ASphncnpXv. cay AXv tIv `bw ]nSbvp IpItfmsS ]pdtv t\mnbncpp. ***************** NSv XpSmdmbtmtgpw Su lmfn \ Xncmbngnncpp. Imdnepw _nepw Hmtmbnepw apambn tIcfns ]e`mKfn \npff BfpI AhntSv {]hlnpsImncpp. t]meokpIm tKn\pw lmfn\Itv ISp CS\mgnbnepw \nv Xncv \nb{npsImncpp. BXncbpw caybpw t\cs FnbXv sImv Ahv Hcp ]mSv ]pdInemsX CcnnSw Inn. cmbnctmfw t]ncnmhp B lmfnse Fm kopIfpw \ndpIgnncpp. euUv kv]odn \nsmgpIncp Ckv{Spsa ayqknn\v aosX BfpIfpsS apdpapdppIfpw samss_ dnwKv tSmWpIfpw sImv AhnSw i_vZapJcnXambncpp. lmfpw thZnbpw Ia\obambn Aecnncpp. apJ{io ]{Xns temtKm Hcp XneIpdn t]mse thZnbpsS ]nNphcn tim`np \np. hmcnIbnse Poh\m DXvIWvTtbmsS HmSn \Sv Ahkm\h Hcp sNbvXpsImncpp. apJ{io FsSbnsa v Nm\ens ssl sU^\oj IymadI lmfn\Ipw ]pdpapff ImgvNIsf HnsbSpv D]{KlfneqsS sNepnhnv temIw apgph\papff aebmfnIfpsS sSehnj s]nIfntev kvJennpsImncpp. lmfn\v ]pdv ssapw ssIbnnSnp \npsImv \mn InmhpXnepw shv Ghpw kpcnbmb AhXmcI Iymadbntev t\mn kwkmcnpsImncpp. {]nb t{]Isc, hfsc A]qambn am{Xw kw`hnp Hcp NSns thZnv apnemWv \fntm \npXv. aebmfns Ncn{XnemZyambnmWv Hcp t\mh, AXpw Hcp sImtagvjy Ipmt\zjW t\mh C{Xbpw P\{i ]nSnp ]nbncnpXv. hmb\mcpsS CSbn Gsd Nm hnjbambngn apJw F t\mhens Ahkm\ ens {]Imi\ IamWv CnhnsS \Sm t]mIpXv. Cs\sbmcp NSv tIcfns am[ya Ncn{Xn Xs BZyambmWv kw`hnpXv. AhfpsS cq]hpw hmpIfpw Ne\fpw ISepIv aosX XcwKfmbn HgpInSv `qKWvUfntev {]hlnpsImncpp. CXns asmcp khntijXsbsm CsXgpXnb t\mhenns\ CXp hsc Bcpw t\cn Inn. CXns ]{Xm[n] t]mepw... ]s Cv Atlw \psS apn {]XysSm

t]mhpIbmWv. Atls ImWm thn IqSnbmWv C{Xbpw P\w Ctmv {]hlnpsImncnpXv. km[mcWbmbn \psS \mn Xmc\niIpw ]mn tbmKpw am{XamWv C{Xbpw P\ncv ImWmdv ]Xnhv.... CXns\pdnv kwkmcnm apJ{io hmcnIbpsS No^v FUn an amXyp Adbv Ctm \tmsSmapv . Cu t\mhens ssamIvkdnbmhp Npcpw Nne hynIfnsemcm IqSnbmWv Atlw. ltem amXyp km.. tImpw kyqpaWn amXyp km s{^bnantev Ibdn hp. Ah Atls t\mn ]pncnp sImv ]dp. km hfscb[nIw {]tXyIXIfpff Hcp NSmWv CnhnsS \Sm t]mIpXv. henb henb FgppImcpsS ]pkvXIfpsS {]Imi\SpI \psS \mn k km[mcWambn \Smdpv. ]s Hcp hmcnIbn JU; {]knoIcnph Hcp t\mhens Ahkm\ ew {]Imi\w sNmthnsbmcp NSv CXmZyambnmWv. FmWv Cs\sbmcp NSv kwLSnnm Xmsf t{]cnnXv? Ah ssav Atlns hmpIv thn \onnSnp. Atlw kwkmcnp XpSn. Hcp Imev apJ{io t]mepff hmcnIIfmbncpp aebmfnIfpsS hmb\bv pw hnt\mZn\papff apJy D]m[nI. Fm ]noSv kmvssev Nm\epIfpsSbpw Cs\nsbpw ISp hcthmsS BfpI Ccw BgvNXnpIsf ]mtS AhKWnv kn\anbntepw kocnbentepw {Inntepsams IqSv amdn. hmbnphcpsS Fhpw hmb\sb XpSpff NIfpw hfsc Ipdp. Acw Hcp ]cnXm]Icamb Ln \nv P\sf hmb\bntev aSnsmphcnIbpw Gsd NsNsSpIbpw sNbvX Hcp t\mhemWv apJw. BZys cv aqv AymbtfmSv IqSns hmb\mcpsS Fw IqSnqSn hcnIbpw hmcnIbpsS kptej KWyambn hnpIbpw sNbvXp. ]etmgpw hmb\mcpsS A{]XonXamb h\hns\ XpSv kvss{SnwKv HmU Inn IqSpX tImnI ASnndtn hnpv. AXv XsbmWv Cu t\mhens Ncn{X]camb {]kIvXn. k. Ign Av amkne[nIambn Cu t\mh XmfpsS ]{Xm[n]Xynepff hmcnIbn {]knoIcnpsImncnpp. CXphsc Xm t\mhenv an kRvPbns\ t\cn Innt? Ah tNmZnp. C. Atlw ]dp. ]etmgpw Rm Atls t\cn ImWWsav B{Klnnpv . ]s Atlw Xm]cyw ImWnmsX HgnpamdpIbmWpmbXv . CusabneneqsSbpw t^mWneqsSbpw am{Xambncpp R Xnepff IyqWntj. Atlw Ctmv hnfnmWv kwkmcnmdv ]Xnhv. anhmdpw GsXnepw _qn \nmbncnpw. AXv sImv Atlns tImSmIvv \dpw RfpsS ssIbnen. Ftm Nne AmXamb ImcWfm shfntv hcmsX AWnbdbn ]XpnbncnpIbmbncpp an kRvPbv. Fm Cv Atlw Cu NSn ]sSpm Fnsmmsav hmv Xnpv. Rm\pw \nsfmhscbpw t]mse Atls ImWmthn ImncnpIbmWv. hfscb[nIw BImwtbmsS... HmsI km. Cu \nanjw Cu t\mhens Ahkm\`mKw hmbnm Ign Npcpw hynIfn HcmfmWv Xm. Rsmhpw Hcp t]mse BImwbpffXv sImv tNmZnpIbmWv. Cu t\mhens ssamIvkns\pdnv Fsnepsamcp q Xcmtam? AhXmcI ktmNtmsS tNmZnp. ]s Atlw NncnpsImv ]dp. sFbmw tkmdn. AXns ssamIvkv Ctm shfnsSpm bmsXmcp \nmlhpan. Bkv F {]nknv sF jpUv t\mv Unkvtmkv Zmv. Zbhv sNbvXv Fmhcpw A] t\cw IqSn anpI. Fmbmepw Hcp Imcyw Rm\pdv Xcmw. Bpw Ffpn Dulnm Ignbm hfsc kss{]knmb Hcp ssamIvkmWv \nsf ImncnpXv. HmsI km. AhXmcI t\cnb NtemsS ]dp. hfsc \n RtfmSv kwkmcnXn\v.

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