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In-en Ian-gv-Snv InSv Ic-bpIbm-bn-cpp jmln-Z.

kw`-hn-s
- X-m-sWv Ahv hniz-kn-m Ign-bp-n-. s{]m^-k ]d-Xv kXy-amtWm?
ka-Zn-... ssZhw kmn-bmbn Xs \nmlv sNbvXv CW-bmbn kzoI-cn Xs ka-Zn-...
acWw hsc Xs Imp-c-n-p-sav IcpXn kzbw kan Xs ka-Zn Xs hnet]in hnn-cn-p-p. s]i-cocw shdpw Ad-hp-im-e-bnse amwk--jvW-n\v ka-ambn IcpXp Cu amwkbn-tev Xs hen-s-dn-nv Xm kvt\ln ]pcp-j ISp If-ncn-p-p....
Ah-Xpsm-f-fm-\m-hp-n-.. ]s hniz-kn-m-Xn-cn-m-\p-am-Ip-n-.
Fn ]ns ka-Zn FmWv C\nbpw aSn hcm--Xv? NnZw-_-c-p-ff kplr-ns\
Inv DSs\ aSn hcm-sav ]dv t]mb B cv Znh-k-am-bnpw aSn hcm--sX-mWv?
]nn hmXn Xpd-p i_vZw tIp. ]pdsI GtXm Hcp s]IpnbpsS t\ i_vZhpw.
Imnbpw ]e-lm-chpw Ign-m hnfn-p-p.
jmlnZ Ic-n XpS--p. s]Ipn ]dp
taUw hnfn-p-p. Fgp-tv hv Imn IpSn-m..
jmlnZ Fgp-tn-. Ipdp t\cw IqSn Imp \nnv B s]Ipn Xncnp \S-p.
jmlnZ hnn-smn. Fnepw Fs ka-Zn-...
]e s]Ip-n-Ipw CXp t]mep-ff Zptcym-K- kw`-hn--Xmbn Ah tIn-p-v. \nd-apff kz]v\--tfmsS ]pXnb Pohn-X-n-tev NphSp shv HSp-hn PohnXw Xs \jvS-s
F{Xtbm s]Ip-n-IfpsS IY-I... HSp-hn-enXm Xm\pw...
Hcn- Cs\ Hcp ev Fn-s-Sp-sav Ah kz]v\-n t]mepw Icp-Xn-b-X-..
Chn-Sp-n\n Hcp c-bnt? C\n-bp-ff Imew ChnsS A\ys shdn-]q hnbn\pw Bnn-Sn ico-c-n-\p-a-Sn-bn shdpw Hcp amwk-]n-WvV-ambn Pohn-tn hcptam?
Ahv Ah-fpsS hoSns Hm hp. Xs D Fp sNp-I-bm-bn-cn-p-an-tm? Xm
aIv thn AXr--sv Is-nb hc aIsf thiym-e-b-n-ep-t]-n-Xv D Fsnepw Adn-bptam? dwe-m-bpw _ohn-tamfpw Ctm Xs Hmp-p-m-Iptam? F{Xbpw
s]sv Ah-cp-sS-sbmw Acn-In-se-m Ah-fpsS a\v shn.
hopw hmXn Bcp-sStbm Ims]-cp-amw tIp.
\osbm Nmb IpSn-m hcm-Xv?
s{]m^-k-dpsS i_vZ-am-Wv. jmln-Z anmsX InSv XpSp.
\ntmSm tNmZn--Xv... Ah-cpsS i_vZw IqSp-X I\-p.
jmlnZ ]s anmsX Ic-n XpS--p.
acym-Z-bvs-gp-tv Nmb IpSn-m htm? CXv t]mse Iptd-sb--ns\ IXm

Rm. ]d-bp--X-\p-k-cnv \nm \n\v \-Xv. C\n-bn-hn-Sp-mcv hnNm-cn-mepw \ns c-sSp-m Ign-bn-.
Dd--i-_vZ-n-em-W-h AXv ]d--Xv. DS-s\-s apdn hnv t]mIp-Ibpw sNbvXp.
jmlnZ Xe-b-W-bn apJw ]qgvn--c-p. Xe-bW Ah-fpsS Iocv hoWv \\-p.
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cm{Xn.
jmlnZ Atmgpw Hpw Ign-n-cp-n-. Bcp-sS-sbm-stbm \n_w aqew kmcn amn ]pXnb
ss\n-bp-Spp Fp am{Xw.
ag-taLw t]mse Ah tXmcmsX s]bvXp-sIm-n-cp-p.
Ah In-en appw-sI-n-bn-cpv Ic-bp-Ibm-bncpp. s]sv Bcp-sStbm XWp hnc
kv]iw Ah-fpsS ssI--bn ]Sp-I-b-dn. Ah sRn apJapbn t\mn.
apn Aiz-Xn. s{]m^-k-dpsS aI...
A-tbm-sSmw tNv kvt\l-a-`n-\-bnv Xs NXn-p-gn-bn-em-n-b-h...
jmlnZ Hcp \nanjw Ah-fpsS Ip-I-fn-tev Aaj-tmsS t\mn. ]ns Cujy-tbmsS
apJw Xncn-p.
AizXn Ah-fpsS ASp-mbn In-en-encpp. ]ns hopw Ah-fpsS ssI--bn sXmp.
jmlnZ ]s Ah-fpsS ssII-I Ah--tbmsS Xn-am-n.
Ah-fpsS Df-fn-se-m-sWv Aiz-Xnv a\-n-em-m {]bm-k-ap-m-bn-cp-n-.
FtmSv ]cn-`-h-sampw tXm-cp-Xv. Ah ]d-p. Rm... Rm\pw \ns-tm-sebm-Wv.
jmlnZ apJ-ap-bn tNmZy-`m-h-n Ahsf Xd-np t\mn.
Ipn hoNm-cn-p-Xv t]mse Rm\-h-cpsS aI-f-... Ah-scs A-bp-a-....
jmlnZ icn-p-samp sRn.
hop-Im \n-bn-p-d-n Ieym-W-ns Xte-m A-e-n-te-spw ]dv
Imap-Is IqsS Hfn-tmSn hXm Rm. Iptd IqsS- s m- d p- nv sImXn- b - S - n- b - t m
Abmsf-s-bn-hn-sS-smv hv hnp.
jmlnZ AXv tIv Xcnncpp. AizXn ]d-p.
A-\p-a
- b
- p-sam-cp-n- \ PohnXw Xn-f
- v Ahv thZ-\bpw A]am\hpw
]Icw \In-b-Xn\v F\nv Innb in-bmWo Pohn-Xw. hfn hep-Xm-nb A-\--amsc
Rm NXn-p, Fs IqsS Hcp PohnXw kz]v\w Iv hnhm-l---en-se-nb B ]mhw sNdp-m-cs\ Rm NXn-p, Aentesv Iffw ]dv hoSp-hn-n-dn ssZh-sbpw Rm
NXn-p. HSp-hn hn[n Fsbpw NXn-p...
Ah-fn \nv DjvWw ]pIbp Hcp \ocmhn ]pdp hp.
Fnpw Xocp-n Fs in.. Ah XpSp. temI-n-tepwshthpw \
A-bpsS kvt\lw s]cp-hg- n-bn-ep-t]-nv h Rm ChnsS temIw I Ghpw hrnsI

-kv{XobpsS aI-fmbn thjw sInbmSp-I-bm-Wv. Fs A-s\-n-en hnizmkw apgp-h

XI-s-dn Rm\n-tm As {]mb-ap-ff Bfp-I-tfm-sSmw InS ]nv Ign-bp-I-bmWv.
Ah s]m-n--c-p.
Rm am{X-a-, Chn-sS-bp-ff ]ecpw \ns-tmse Hmtcm-cp-sc hniz-kn-n-d-n-p-ds--h-cm-Wv.
jmlnZ Ahsf kl-Xm-]-tmsS t\mn. AizXn ]d-p.
Ah-cpsS t]cv ssjePm tZho-sm-p-a-. ImZw-_-co-m-Wv. Cu s{]m^-k-sd
t_mUpw tahn-em-k-hp-sams shdpw thjw sIm-Wv. ]mh-s s]Ip-n-Isf Ah-cpsS
Pohn-X-n \nv sImn-h-en-m-\p-ff Hcp Xcw Nq. B Nq-sm-fp-nn-Sv ]nSbp Hcp anc am{X-amWv Rm..
Ah-fpsS Iocn IpXn hmp-I jmln-Z-bpsS s\n Xoa-g-bmbn s]bvXn-dn.
Hcn- ChnsS hp-s]-m ]ns Bpw aS-n-tm-hm-\m-hn-. Ahv ]W_eap-v. A[n-Im-cn-I-fpsS Hfn-tk-h-bp-v. Xm\pw sImm\pw Xm-dmbn \np Kpm-i-nbp-v. Ch-sc--Sv \ap-smpw sNm-\m-hn-.
Ah jmln-Z-bpsS ssII-hv AXn apJ-a-an--c-p.
Cse \ns apn A`n-\b
- n-p-tm Fs Dp-cp-Ip-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Fs-tmse
Hcp s]Ip-n-bpsS PohnXw IqSn.... ]s Ah ]d-bp--X-\p-k-cn-n-s-n Fs-b-h.....
jmln-Z-bpsS ssII-fn-eqsS Aiz-Xn-bpsS Io Nmen-sm-gp-In.
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HSp-hn jmlnZ Gsd t]Sn-n-cp B Znhkw... B \nanjw hs-n...
Av sshIov GXmv \mev aWnbmbtm \mev s]Ip-n-I tNv jmln-Zsb
Iqnsmv t]mbn ]\n\ocn Ipfnnv BSbm`cWfnSphnv Hcp \hh[phns\tmse
AWnbnsmcpn.
jmln-Z-bpsS s\v Dds anSn-psImn-cp-p. Ah-fpsS sXm hcv Ip-I-fn \o apn
\np.
AWn-sm-cp-n-bsm Ch-fv kp-cn-bm-btm?
Hcpn jmln-Z-bpsS XmSbvv ]nSn-p \pf-fn-smv ]d-p. AXv tIv Fm-hcpw Nncn-p. .
jmlnZ Ak-ly-X-tbmsS B ssI Xn-am-n.
slm.. CsXm sXmm-ep-cp-In-tmthm? C\n-sb{X t]cv sXmSm-\p-f-f-Xm.
hopw Iq-n-cn.
Hcp apc-S-\-w tIv Fm-hcpw Xncnp t\mn. hmXn s{]m^-k. Fm-hcpw \n-_vZcm-bn.
Ign-nt?
Ah-cpsS i_vZw GtXm AKm-[-\-c-I-n \ns t]mse jmln-ZbpsS ImXp-I-fn apg-n.

Ignp taUw..
Dw. Ahsf Xmtgv sImv hm.
Ah-cpsS ssllo sNcnv am_n-fn-ep-c-bp i_vZw AI--Iv t]mIp-Xv Ah tIp.
Dw hm... Fgp-tv..
Ah-fpsS sNhn-bn-emtcm ]d-p. Ah Fgp-t-n-.
kb-ss\Uv Fsmcp hnj-s-p-dnv Ah kvIqfn ]Tn-n-p-m-bn-cp-p. AXv hngp-nbm skUp-Ip-f-fn hngp-n-b-bmsf acWw hngp-pw. AsXm-scw Inn-bn-cp-sn-sev Atm jmlnZ Xo{hambn B{K-ln-p.
F-s\-sb-nepw Cu \nanjw Xms\mv acnp hoWn-cp-s-n.... Xs ihw shv Ch
Fv thW-sa-nepw sNbvtXm-t... Fnepw Poh-\p-ff Xs icocw Chv hnp-sIm-Sp-n-..
Fgp-tv.
Fm-hcpw IqSn Ahsf _e-ambn ]nSn-s-gp-t]n-p. Ah Ahsf apdn-bn \nv ]pdtv \S-n.
Ah-fpsS s\ns ]S-]-Sv A\p-\n-anjw hnp sImn-cp-p.
Ah jmln-Zsb Hcp aW-hm-n-sb-tmse sb sIbvkn-d
- n-smv h-p. sn-d
- p-tmdpw
lnp-kvXm\n kwKo-X
- ns Ae-sbm-en-I Ah-fpsS ImXpIfn hp \ndp. AtX kabw
Ah-fpsS Df-fn `bw Cc-n-bmp-sIm-n-cp-p.
lmfnse InS--bn s{]m^-k-dpsS D]-Nm-c--tf-n-cp [\n-I-\mb AXnYn jmln-Z-bpsS
kucyw Iv Iv hnSn. Abm hnkva-b-tmsS Fgp-tv \np. Hw s{]m^-k-dpw.
sh knv Ppbpw kzcbpff t[mnbpw [cnv Xe-bn sXmn sh Hcp KpPdmn tkp-hm-bn-cpp Abm.
s]Ip-n-I jmln-Zsb Abm-fpsS apn sImv hv \nn.
hmhv! Iym Nokv tl! AbmfpsS ]makme aWp hmb Bn- ]nSn s]cpm-ns hmb t]mse ]nfp. Atc ImZw-_-co.. Ilmw sk anem CXv\o akvXo am?
sabvUv C tIc-fm. s{]m^-k ]d-p. \yq Assd-h. {^jv B v shPn.
tIcfm! hmhv! tb aq eSvIntbmw _Um Jq_vkq-cv tl..
Ctlw \p-sS-sbmcp ncw AXn-Yn-bm-Wv. CwXymkv Aen`mbv. s{]m^-k jm-lnZ-bpsS t\v Xncnp sImv ]d-p. \o \m-bnv ]mSpw \rw sNp-sa-sms at
]pffn ]d-p. FhnsS.. Cbm-fpsS apn-semv ]mv ]mSn \rw sNbvtX.. aq-scmv ktmjn--s.
Ah A-Xn-Yn-tbm-Sv ]d-p.
tb _lqXv Ao \mNvtX tl..
\mNv.. hmhv! Abm Cbmw-]m--bpsS t\v \mhv \on ASp-p ]n-bpsS apJ-`mh-tmsS ]d-p. Hm kzKv Io kp-co... \tNm. tasc kmYv \mtNm.
B]v ss_Tn-tb. s{]m^-k A-Xn-Yn-tbm-Sv ]d-p.

Abm \rw ImWm-\p-ff Bth-i-tmsS Xev]-n-en-cp-p.

XpS-n-tm.. s{]m^-k jm-ln-Z-tbm-Sv ]d-p.
jmlnZ A\-msX \np.
\ntmSm ]d--Xv.
jmlnZ A\-nbn-.
]d-Xv tInt? s{]m^-k-dpsS i_vZ-ap-bp.
AXn-Yn-bpsS apJv \oc-kw \ndp.
Atc.. sb Iym _Ivhmkv Io sl?
s{]m^-k tZjy-tmsS Fgp-tv jmln-ZbpsS ASp-tv h-p.
FmSo \n\v? BSm ht?
jmln-Z au\w ]qp \np. ]Sn-s-n\v apI-fn \np sImv AizXn AXn-bmb k-StmsS B ImgvN Ip \np.
hsn BS-. ]mv ]mSnbm am{Xw aXn. s{]m^-k ]d-p.
jmln-Z anp-n-.
]mS-So.. ]mSm...
F\nv h.. jmln-Z Xpd--Snp ]d-p.
s{]m^-k Ah-fpsS Ihn-f
- m-S- n-p. Ah ]Sn-s-n-tev hoWp. AXnYn sRn-sb-gptp.
blmw Iym {Umam tlm clm tl? Abm tNmZn-p.
]Sn-sv HmSn-bn-dn Ahsf ]nSn-s-gp-t]n-m h Aiz-Xnsb s{]m^-k t\mw sImv
XSp \nn.
Fgp-t-So.. Ah hoWp InS-p jmln-Zsb t\mn ]d-p.
Ah IotcmsS Fgp-tp \n-p.
\n\v ]d-m-e-\p-k-cn-m ht?
Ah Ah-fpsS cv Ic-Wpw B-Sn-p. Ah hopw Xmtgv hoWp.
\lo amtcm DkvtIm. AXnYn Ahsc XS-p-sImv ]d-p.
jmlnZ hoWn-Sv \ns-gptv Ic-p-sImv apI-fn-te-tm-Sn.
s{]m^-k tIm]w sImv In \np. ]ns ]Xps AXn-Yn-bpsS t\v Xncnp sImv
]d-p.
am^v IoPntb kmtl-_v..
tNmtUm ImZw-_-co.. Abm ]d-p. thm \bo tl \m?

AXnYn As\ Biz-kn-p-sh-nepw s{]m^-k-dp-sS-bp-f-fn tcmjw ]pI-p-sIm-n-cp-p.

B \nanjw Ah a\-n Dd-n-p. tkp-hns\ \ncm-i-s-Spnb-Xn-\p-ff {]mb-n--ambn
Hcn- Ahsf Abmv Xs sImSp-p-w. Abm sXmSmsX Ahsf ampw ImgvN-shp-I-bpan.(XpScpw)