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(t\m-h)
cmIp-n-Ifpw Hcp s]Ip-nbpw.
Xe-ap-d-I ISv,
Hcp NXp-cw-K--e-I-bpsS cq]-n
Ahmbn Adn-bm--e--fn\nv
hcp kt-iw.

C. lcn-Ip-am
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Ariyathalangalilekku

Adn-bm--e--fn-te-bvv
(novel in Malayalam)
Author: E. Harikumar
Electronic version published in 2013
This book is meant for distribution among research organisations
absolutely free of cost.
Copyright C 2013 by E. Harikumar
C Copyright of the sketches, monograms, logo and other materials used in this story
to create pages as they appeared in the periodicals, belongs to the respective
publishers of periodicals and/or artists.

Address:

Phone:
E-Mail:
Web:

E. Harikumar
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Avenue Road, Mundupalam
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Thrissur 680 006
(0487) 2251779
e.harikumar.novelist@gmail.com
www.e-harikumar.com

sketches by artist namboodiri for the novel

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published in samakalika malayalam

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C. lcnIpam
1943 Pqsse 13 \v s]mm-\n-bn P\-\w. A alm-Ihn CS-tcn tKmhn- \mb.
A CSn Pm\In A. I--bn hv _n.-F. ]mm-bn. 1972 efn-Xsb
hnhmlw sNbvXp. aI AP-bv hnhm-ln-X\
- mWv. `mcy: ip`. I-, Znn, t_mws_
Fo \K-c
- f
- n tPmen-sb-Sp-p. 1983- tIc-f
- n-tebvv Xncn-p-h
- p. 1962 sXmv
sNdp-I-Y-I-sf-gp-Xn-p-S-n. BZys IYm-k-am-lmcw "Iqd-I' 72 {]kn--s-Spn. 15 IYm-k-am-lm-c-fpw 9 t\mh-ep-Ifpw Hcp A\p-`-h-p-dn-p-w {]kn--s-Sp-nbn-p-v.
]pc-kvIm-c-:
1988 se tIcf kmlnXy Am-Zan ]pc-kvImcw "Znt\m-k-dns Ipn' F IYm-kam-lm-c
- n-\v.
1997 se ]--cm-P ]pc-kvImcw "]--ns\ ]nSn-m' F IY-bvv.
1998 se \me-m-S ]pc-kvImcw "kqn-p-h abnoen' F IYm-k-am-lm-cn-\v.
2006 se IYm-]oTw ]pc-kvImcw "A\n-X-bpsS hoSv' F IYm-k-am-lm-c-n-\v.
BUntbm Imkv dnmUn-Mv, sh_v Unssk-\n-Mv, anaoUnb s{]mU-,
]pkvXI {]kn-o-Ic
- Ww Fn-hb
- n-tes-n-p-v. 1998 apX 2004 hsc tIcf kmlnXy
Am-Zan Aw-K-am-bncp-p.
IrXn-I:
sNdp-I-Ym-k-am-lm-c-:
Iqd-I, hrj-`-ns Iv, Ippaw hnX-dnb hgn-I, Znt\m-k-dns Ipn, Im\U- b n \nsmcp cmP- I p- a mcn, {io]m- X n- b psS ]mZw, kqn- p- h
abnoen, ]-
- ns\ ]nSn-m, Zqsc Hcp \K-c
- n, Idp X{mn, A\nX-bpsS hoSv, Cf-sh-bnens kmz\w (I-Y-I 1966-1996), \K-c-hm-kn-bmb
Hcp Ipn, Fs kv{XoI (kv{Xo-]-- I-Y-I), shn-n-c-bn-se-t]mse.
t\mh-ep-I:
Dd-p k- + im]-ine, Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-, Hcp IpSpw_]pcmWw, Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln s]Ipn, Ab-\-, XSm-I-Xocv, sIm-{mn, {]W-b-n-s\mcp tkm^vvshb, Adn-bm--e-fntebvv.
Hm-I, A\p-`-h-p-dn-p-I, teJ-\-:
\o Fhn-sS-bm-sW-nepw.
hnemkw: 5-_n, Ah\yp s{Iv A]mSvsa vkv
Ah\yp tdmUv, app-]mew
Ipcn-b-nd (]n.-H.)
Xrq 680 006
t^m: 091-0487-2251779
C-sa-bn: harikumar_e@yahoo.com,
e.harikumar.novelist@gmail.com
website: www.e-harikumar.com

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IY XpS-p-Xv 1975
---------
cmbncp tat\m
(\s AbpsSbpw
Ah-cpsS sNdn-bbpsS aI \mWn ap-n-bp-sSbpw Am-h)
(P\\w 1840 1915 ac-Ww)
Cn-cm-a-ta-t\m cmbncp tat\ms A\p-P
(P\\w 1850 1918 ac-Ww)
Ips A \s A
(P-\\w 1900 a-cWw?)
Ips A
(P-\\w 1918 a-cWw?)
Ips A
(P-\\w 1938 a-cWw?)
\s A kp`{Z
(P\\w 1938 a-cWw?)
tPymy am[-hWn-
(P-\-\w 1902)
Ip
(P-\\w 1957)
Cnc (Ip-s s], \s `mcy)
(P-\\w 1964)
\ (Ip-s As acp-a-I)
(P-\\w 1959 hnhmlw 1990 2006 (t\mh XpS-p-tm) 45 hbv)
cm[ (\-s tPy-jvT-n)
(P-\\w 1956)
h\ (\--sbpw Cn-c-bp-sSbpw aI)
(P-\-\w 1991 2006 15 hbv)
`m-hn-b Abm-cnbpw \mep-sI-ns kqn-p-Im-cnbpw
(P-\\w 1948)
tZhn `m-hn-b--bpsS aI
(P-\\w 1967)

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Adn-bm--e--fn-tebvv Hcp IhmSw

Fs km[m-cW t\mh-ep-I-fn \nv hfsc hyXy-kvX-amb HmWv "Adn-bm--e--fn-te-bvv.'
AZv`p-X-I-c-ambn ]eXpw Fs Pohn-X-n kw`-hn-n-p-v. AXn-s\-sbmw shdpw A-hn-izm-kambn Xn--f-bm Fs imkv{X ]cn-m\w k-Xn-bvp-n-. imkv{X-s-n henb t_m[-samp-an-m--hv bpn-hm-Zn-bm-hm Ffp--am-Wv. Hcp A-hn-izm-kn-bp-am-hmw. cpw, AXm-bXv
bpn-hm-Zhpw A-hn-izm-khpw Htc Af-hp-tIm-ens c---fm-Wv. A Hcn-bv ]d-bp-I-bpm-bn-p-v. "F\nbvv bpn a\-n-em-hpw, ]s bpn-hm-Zw, AsX-mWv?' F\nbvpw AtX
]d-bm-\p-q. asm hmZ--tfbpw t]mse bpn-hm-Zhpw Hcp-Xcw Xo{h-hm-Z-am-Wv.
Cu t\mh-en \n-fpsS bpn-bvX
- o-Xa
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- v, Cu t\mhense Hcp IYm-]m{Xw Xs ]d-bp-Xp t]mse, "Cu {]]-
- n \apv a\-n-em-hm ]e-Xp-apv
tamsf. Fm-a-dn-b-W-sav FmWv \nw?' Fm hb-n-ep--hpw hmbn-m-kz-Zn-m Xh-a
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- v. Hmtcm Aym-bs
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t\mh. hmb-\-bn Hpw _pn ths-p A`n-{]m-b-sampw Bp-an--sm. Aev]-kz]w
_pn-bp-]-tbm-Kn-mte Cu t\mh ]q-ambpw Bkzm-ZyX-bpsS hcp-Xn-bn hcq.
Cu temIv F-hp-a[
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tXSn-n-Sn-bvt-X
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ka-b-s--n, Ime-s--n-sbmw F\nbvv Ft-Xmb [mc-W-I-fp-v. Fs ]e IY-I-fnepw
B kev]w hcp-p-v. kabw Hscm Xe-n-e-msX ]e AS-cp-I As-n ]mfn-I-fm-bn-mWv
InS-p-Xv Fm-sWs hnizm-kw. \mw Hscm ]mfn am{Xw ImWp-Xv \psS a\-ns ]cn-an-Xnaq-e-am-Wv. Hn-e-[nIw Xe--fp temIw F\nn-jvS-s hnj-b-amWv. AXv kzm`m-hn-I- Npp-]m-SpI-fn\nv {]Ir-Xy-XoX {]Xn-`m-k--fn-tebvv sXn-tm-Ip-Xv Fs ]e IY-I-fnepw ImWmw.
Xmakn, hS-p-\n-smcp kv{Xo, Hcp ]gb Hmn Im, B{iaw DdpIbmWv, Pwdbnse sNIpm,
asmcp temIn asmcp Ime-n, Imens GtXm DuSphgnIfn, At\z-j-Ww, Ipn-ms CS-s]-S-ep-I, am-cm Fo IY-I-fnepw BknbpsS An\mf F t\mh-enepw
{]Ir-XyXoX {]Xn-`m-k- {]Xy--s-Sp-p-v.
Cn-s\-bp IY-I Ipn-I hmbn-p-X
- n-s\-n Rm [mcmfw Btem-Nn-n-p-v. Fs A`n{]m-b-w Cfw {]mb-n Ipn-I-fpsS `mh\bvv Xncn sImfp-m Cu IY-Iv Ign-bp-sap Xsbm-Wv. Ipn-m-ev F\nbvv Ghpw CjvS-s-Xv t{]X IY-Ifpw AZv`p-X-{]-Xn-`m-k- Dsmp IY-I-fp-am-Wv. Rm A-hn-izm-kn-bm-bn-sp am{X-a-, Hcp icm-icn ssZh-hn-izmkn IqSnbm-hm Iqm-n-bn-. adnv Fs {Inbm-I {ia-v XpSw Ipdn-Xv B hmb-\-bm-Wv. Fs
apn-ep- \sm-cp-Zm-l-cWw As "]qX-mm'Wv. Ipn-I G-hp-a-[nIw CjvS-s-Sp Hcp IhnXbm-W-Xv. AXp hmbn Hcp Ipnbpw apXn-tm A-hn-izm-kn-bm-bn-p-sv F\nbvp tXmpn-. Rm\-dn-bp Ipn-I-sfm-pw B-bn-n-. adnv AX-h-cpsS `mh-\bvv ag-hn-s \nd sImSpp-Ib
- mWv sNbvXn-p-X
- v. IqSp-X hmbn-m t{]cn-nbvpw hn[w AX-hc
- psS {]-bn shfnw
hnX-dp-I-bm-Wp-m-bn-p--Xv.
Cu t\mh Ipn-I-sf-smp hmbn-n-bvp-I. AX-h-cpsS kwkvIm-cs Xo-bmbpw Db
pw. A]-{K-Y-\-n-\pw hni-I-e-\-n-\pap km[y-X-I- \nd-Xn-\m Ipn-I-fpsS _pn hnIkn-n-bvm-\p LS-I-fpw kzm`m-hn-I-ambpw Cu t\mh-en [mcm-f-ap-v. GXm\pw kvsIp-I

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tNn-cn-bvp-Xv hcn-Ismw a\pw Fn-s-Sm klm-bn-pw. CsXmcp \n[n At\z-j-Wns IY-bm-Wv. kzm`m-hn-I-ambpw amp-Ifpw kvsIp-Ifpw Bh-iy-am-hpw. B amp-I-fm-hs
GsXmcp Ipnbvpw a\-n-em-h
- hn[-n-emWv hc-n-cn-bvp-X
- v. NXp-cw-Ks
- -n Ipdp ]cmai--tf-bp-p. AXm-Is a\-n-em-m Hpw hnj-a-an-m--Xm-Wv. Cu t\mh hmbnv Hcp
Ipnbvtm apXn Hcmtm NXp-cw-K-n Xmev]cyw hcn-I-bm-sW-n A{Xbpw \-Xv. ]s
t\mh-ens Bkzm-Zy-Xbvv Cu Ifn Adn-b-W-sav \n--sam-p-an-. Adn-bp--hv IqSp-X
a\-n-em-hp-sap am{Xw.
t\mh-ens Ay-n\v am\-ho-I-X-bptSXmb Hcp am\w krjvSnXv kzm`m-hnIw am{X-am-Wv. FgpXp hyn-bpsS a\v AbmfpsS Fgp-n Fn-s\-bm-bmepw {]Xn-^-en-bvm-Xn-cn-bvn-.
AsXmcp _e-lo-\-X-bm-Wv. \ \s-s Hn-sm-Sp-p \nan-j-. t\mh-ens Ay-hpambn \nv km[yw {]m]n-bvm-\m-hp-sa-n Fs t\mh hnP-bnp Fp ]d-bmw. Ans\
Bbn-s-n CsXmcp ]cm-P-b-hp-a-. Xe-bm-bmepw hmem-bmepw \n Pbn-p-I-X-s-bm-Wv.
\np-n Ip-Sn-sIm-p kwkvIr-Xn.
C. lcn-Ip-am
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Aymbw Hv
Hmtcm ]Xn-\p hjw IqSp-tmgpw Fs Pohn-X-n \nm-b-I-tam AZv`p-X-I-ctam Bb
Fs-nepw kw`-hn-p-p-v. Hcp \Zn-bpsS im-amb Hgp-ns\ s]sp hogp I\ agFt]mse AsXs Pohn-X-ns Xmfw NSp-ehpw Akz--hp-am-p-p. CXv aqm-as ]Xn\-m-Wv. BZys KUp Dm-bXv Fs ]Xn-\mw hbn-em-Wv, icnpw ]nd-m Znhkw Xs.
]ntXv apXmw hb-n ]nd-m-fn-S- p Znh-kw. bmZr-n-Ia
- m-hmw. ]s Fs Pohn-Xw-Xs
bmZr-n-I-X-I-fpsS Hcp N-e-bm-bn-cp-p. AZv`p-X-s-Sm-\n-. hfsc km[m-c-W-sap tXmn-p
Hcp Pohn-Xw, ]s AXns Dn-cn-hp-I-fn-tebvv Fn-t\m-p-tm-gmWv ImWp-Xv bmZr-n-IX-IIqSn Ah bmZr-n-I-X-I-fm-sWp ]d-bm Ign-bm--hn[w hfsc Nn-s-Sp-n-bn-cn--bm-Wv.
Btcm AZr-iy-ambn Fs Imcy-n {]tXyI Xmev]c
- y-sa-Sp-p-t- ]m-se. B tXm-ep-m-hp-tm
Bizmkw e`n-p-p. Hm^o-knse sXmgpnp-tm, Xn-fmgvN sshZyqXn _nS- p- I - b mtWm thXv ASp- - f - b n
Xop XpS- nb - k m- [ - \ - hmp- I bmtWm thXv F Nntbm Fs
_m[n-p-n-. th\-en s]sp \s
AZv`p-X-s-Sp-n-smv hcp XWp
Imp- t]m-se-bm-W-Xv. B Imns DZv`hw
\mw {in- p- n- . AXp hoip- t hmfw
AXns Ipfn Bkz-Zn-m {ian-p-IbmWv sNp-I. AXp t]mse Hcp tXmemWv Cv Hm^o-kn-en-cn-p-tm-gp-m-bX
- v.
Ftm \Xp kw`- h n- m t]mIp- psh tXm. Fm-bn-cn-p-sav Ip]n-Sn-bvm Rm {ian-p-n-. AsXs
Ign-hn-\p-ap-]c
- n-bm-Wv. Rm\Xv Bkz-Zn-p-Iam-{X-amWv sNp--Xv.
Hm^n-kn\nv hon-se-n-b-tm-gmWv
Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-bXv; Fs aqmas
KUphpw Fsm-stbm kw`-hn-p-sIm
t ISp t]mIp. BZys KUp Rm
Ipsd {ian-npw Cpw a\-n-em-m Ignbm-Xn-cp HcZv`p-Xam-bn-cp-s-n cmas KUp Ftmfw {]mb-ap ]c-ky-ambn-cp-p. Fs hnhm-lw. Rm P\n Ap
Xs Am-h Xs ]nd-m t]mIp
s]Ip-nbvv hc-\mbn Fs hmgn-n-cpp. AXp-sImv apXmw hb-n Cncbp-am-bp hnhmlw Hcp kw`-hta AmsX
t]mbn. Ctm CXm Fs \mev]
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hb-n Ftm kw`-hn-m t]mIpp F Adn-thmsS Rm Ccn-p-p.

Hm^o-kn\np hon-sen jpw ]mpw Ducn-sb-dnv app-Spv Ipfn-ap-dn-bn IS-p. ]p
an\p-p-sImv ta IgpIn ]pdp htm-tgbvv Cnc- Nmbbpmn hn-cp-p. Du-ta-ib
- vp
apn-en-cpv Nmbbpw anIvk-Ndpw AI-m-p-tm Rm Nppw t\mn. tam FhnsS? km[mcW A Hm^o-kn\nv hp-sh--dn-m Ah kzw Z-tKm-]p-c-n \n-n-dn hcm-dpv. apI-fn-ep H apdn,- Fs ]gb 64 Fw.-_n. dmw, s]nbw 3 Iyq--d-Sw Ipdp Ime-ambn h\- I-S-n-bn-cn--bm-Wv. hmXn-en-t AhXs Fgp-Xn-h-n-p-v. "Z-tKm-]pcw'. cm{Xn ]s Ddm ss[cy-imen Xmgv R-fpsS apdn-tbmSp sXmp sNdnb apdn-bn-te-bvp-Xs hcp-p.
Rm Cnc-tbmSv tNmZn-p.
"h\sbhn-sS?'
Cnc Npa Ipepn Npp tImn. "Ahfv kvIqfov hv Nmb IpSnv Ib-doXm apdo-ev. Ftm
sNm-Wv, A _pn-ap-n-cvXvv ]d-n-vv.'
aI-fpsS Pohn-X
- n X\nbvv {]thiw \ntj-[n-p-X
- n Cncbvp AXr-]vXn-bp-v. "A\pw
tamfpw Hm-hpw.....' F {]kvXm-h-\-bn Ah AXp {]I-Sn-n-m-dp-v.
"Ah Fs-nepw t{]mPIvSv Xm-dm-zm-bn-cn-pw.'
"Cu \p-th- XymWv tamsf Cs\ sImnv \mim-vWv......'
CXpw Cnc-bpsS Hcp ncw {]tbm-K-am-Wv. \mi-am-p-I-bmtWm? F\n--dn-bn-. Rm\-hv
[mcmfw kvt\lw sImSp-p-p-v. BWpw s]p-ambn Hp--Xm-Wv. Ah Fm-h-iy-s-mepw
Atms hmn-sm-Sp-pw. Ah ]d-bp-Xp apgp-h {i-tbmsS tIpw. sImn-pw.
CXp-sIm-smpw Ah tISp-h-cp-sav F\nbvp tXmn-bn-n-. Cnc Ctmgpw tkOm-[n-]-Xnbmbncp As \ng-en-emWv Pohn-p--Xv. B a\p-jy acn-nv hj--tf-sd-bm-bnpw B \ng
Ahsf hnp- ]ncn-bm aSn-p-\np-p.
B \mep-sI-n a\p-jy i_vZ-an-m \ng-ep-I am-{X-am-bn-cp-p. AhnsS Am-hs i_vZw
am{Xw apg-n-t-p. AXv \mep-sI-ns \Sp-ap-
- pw CS-\m-gn-If
- nepw Dbcw Ipd Xn apdn-If
- nepw
Ae-b-Snp sImn-cp-p. apdn-I-fn Dd-n-n-S \ng-ep-I B i_vZw tIv sRn. Npp-ap hoSpI Ime-n-s\mv amdp-Ibpw ]cn-jvIc
- n-p-Ibpw sNbvXt- mgpw
B Xd-hm-Sp-am{Xw ]mc--cy-sf apdp-sI-n-Snv H-s-p-\n-p.
]dbpw sImtm-d-hpw kzoI-c-W-ap-dn-bnse Ae-m-c-h-kvXp-fpw
Ieym-W
-
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-
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Ctm Am-h\
- n-, Am-bn-bp-an-. Cnc-bpsS tPyjvT Hcp
Ata-cn-
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- n-emWv. Rm\n-hnsS
Fd-Wm-Ip-f
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{in--s-SmsX ImSp-]n-Snp InS-p-p. Ipt- amk-n-sem-cn km {^mkn-kvtIm-hn\nv t^m sNpw. "B hoSpw
]dpw Cnc-bp-sS-bm-Wv, F\n-smpw th. AXv Fs-nepw
sNp. Hcp apym Ab-pXm aXn. AXv Hnv Xncn--b-mw.
B ew A\ym-[o-\-s-SmsX t\mp.'
icn-bm-Wv, Fs-nepw sN-Ww. ]s B hoSv t]mIp--Xn
hnj-a-app Xm\pw. ]g-a-tbm-Sp Xmev]cyw am{X-a. ]{mw
hb-n, Hpw icn-bm-hn-sp Icp-Xn-bn-cn-p-tm F\nbvv
A`bw X hoSm-W-Xv. BZy-ambn Hcp s]Ipnsb D hXv B
\mep-sI-ns Xfn hm-Wv. am{X-a av GtXm Adn-bs
- -Sm
hgn-I-fnqSn B hoSp-ambn _-s-n-p-s tXm Ie-iem-bn-p-apv. AXp hnp-sIm-Sp--cp-sXv a\v Hmtcm \nan-jhpw
]d-bp-p. Hcp Btdgp sIm-n-\p-n tamfpsS IeymWw Ignm Cnc-bp-ambn AhnsS Xma-kam-Wsa-p-v. \S-ptam
Bthm. Ctm I-\nbn hnbm-sdpv. Ggp sImw Ignbptmgpw B hyh--bp-m-bm aXn-bm-bn-cp-p. AhnsS ]dnbpmn sXn\v ip{iq-jbpw sNbvXv Ign-bmw. `mKy-ap-sn h Ipdn-
- \
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Ah-fpsS honse thj-am-Wv. Ign cp sIm-ambn Ah Htc DSp-p-Xs hon-en-Sp-p. ChfmtWm sImnp hj-fm-hp-Xv? Ahv hkv{X--fn-epw B`-c-W--fn-epsampw {`a-an-. Ah
hmm Bh-iy-s-Sp-Xv ]pkvX-I--tfm, Iyq- sKbntam ap tkm^vvshbtdm BWv. AXh-fpsS am\-knI hfbvv Bh-iy-am-Wv. Ah Hcn-epw tISp-h-cn-.
"As tam Fhn-Sym-bn-cpp?'
Ah Fs ASpp hn-cp-p.
"At F\nbvv Nmb-bnt?'
"\ob-Xn\v tamfov Fd-n-h-nv ths?' Cnc ASp--f-bn-tebvp t]mbn Hcp sbvn
anIvkvNdpw _nkvpw Hcp mkn Nmb-bp-ambn Xncnphp. h\ Fs sbvn\nv anIvkvNsd-Spp Xnm XpS-n-bn-cp-p.
"A\v Cv Iyq--dm-h-iytm?'
F\nbvv Iyq- sImv henb Bh-iy-sam-p-an-. cmhnse sabn t\mm-\pw, Hw bmlphn Xmev]c
- y-ap h \yqkv tmdn Im hmbn-m\pw am{Xsa AXp-]t- bm-Kn-m-dp-p. A]qw
CjvS-s ]pkvX-I- hXpw Im AXv UutemUv sNpw. \ ]pkvX-I- h-\sb
hmbn-n-m {ian-bvpw. amIv sSzbv\ns "lvs_dn ^npw' "tSmw tkmbdpw' Ahn-jvSs ]pkvX-I--fm-Wv.
"Fm tamv Bh-iytm?'
Ah Xe-bm-n.
"C tamfp-]-tbm-Kn-tm-fp. A\v cmhnse amt{X thp.'
"]ns Hcp Imcyw....' Ah XpSp. "Rm hv sNptm Bcpw tamfnev hccvXv.'
"AsXt?'
"Hcp kzIm-cym-Wv. kss{]-kv. Rm \msf ImWn-p-X-cmw.'
]Xn-\mw hbnepw Ipnw hnn-n-m Ah-fpsS apJp t\mn-b-tm Rm Btem-Nnp. Chp- th-n-bmWv Rm Pohn-p--Xv. Chmbn am{Xw. Cnc ]d-bm-dp-v. An-s\-bmbm icn-bm-hn-. \t\pw Hcp Pohn-Xw-v. B PohnXw Hmtcm-cp-pw Pohn-m\p-X
- m-Wv. AXv
kzw ap thn-bm-sW-nepw XyPn-p--Xn henb A-sam-p-an-. sNdn-sbmcp DZm-lc-W-ambn Ah ]d-bp-Xv Sn.-hn. ]cn-]m-Sn-I-fm-Wv. aIv ]co--b-Spp Fp shv A-\--am
\nXyw ImWp ]cn-]m-Sn-I Dt]-n-p-X
- n henb A-sam-p-an-. Ah thsd apdn-bn t]mbn
]Tn--s. AXp-t]m-se......
Rm ]d-bpw. Ah P\nWhsc \ AsXmw Bkz-Zn-n-s. \ns P\\w sXmv Fp-Xs
]dbmw \ H-am-bn-cp-p. C\n Ah-fpsS IeymWw Ign-m \apv \nn-sh-t-S-p-\nv
hopw XpS-mw, a[p-hn[p sXmv. t]msc? HcmIp-n-bm-Wp-m-bn-cp--sX-n Cnc-bpsS A`n{]mbw amdp-am-bn-cpp Fs-\nbvv tXmp-p. A-\-amv a-fpsS Imcy-n hyXym-kapsv Fs-\nbvp tXmm-dp-v. A\v aI-tfmSpw Abvv aI-t\m-Spw {]tXyI aaX.
Rm h-\-tbmSv tNmZn-p. "FmWv C{X kzIm-cy-am-bn-p-Xv?'
"\msf ImWp-Xp hsc Hcp kkvs]kv Bbn \ns.'
"icn.'
Ans\ cmhnse hsc Imn-cpp Xpd-m-\p AZv`p-Xs
- -nbpw Xv h\ apI-fn-te-bvp-Xs
t]mbn. Ah Iyq--dn Ftm Dm-p-p-v. AXp apgp-an tijw am{Xw Fs ImWn-m\m-Wv. Ac-Wn Bim-t\bpw Im-cp-sX-m-W-sm.
CXpw Rm Hm^o-kn\n--\p-`-hn kpJm-\p`q-Xn-bpsS XpS am{X-am-bn-cnpw Fs-\nbvp
tXmn.
cm{Xn h\ Cdn hcm sshIn-b-Xp-sImv DuWp Ign-m ]p aWn-bm-bn. Hmtcm {]mhiyw
Rmt\m Cnctbm apI-fn Ibdn hmXn apn-bmepw Ah hmXn s]mfn Aev]w am{Xw Xpdv
]dbpw "Ipdp IqSn tPmen-v, AXp Ign-nv hcmw.'
DuWp Ign-p-tm Ah tNmZn-p. "At, \msf FmWv ]mbkw?'
"\msf FmWv {]tXy-IX?' Rm tNm-Zn-p.
"AXpw-IqSn Adoy Cu A\v.' h\ Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p. "\mfymWv As _XvtU.'
"\fv ae-bmfw ]nd-m Znh-kmWv t\mzm.' Cnc ]d-p. "AXn\v C\ow Hcm-gvN-v.'
"AXv ]nd-m-fv, CXv _XvtU. cp Znhkpw BtLm-jn--Ww.'
\msf cmhn-se-s t]mbn ASp--f-bn-te-bvp km[-\- hmt-n-h-cp-sav F\nbvp
a\-n-em-bn. t^m _nv Imp-\n-s.
Dd-m InS-p-tmgpw \-bpsS, Imcp-Wy-ns A\p-`qXn Ftm-sSm--ap-m-bn-cpp. hn[n
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Ipdp Ime-ambn kz]v\--fn-m Ddw

A]q-am-bn-cp-p. Hc-hp-an-m kz]v\
- .
AXn- \ n- S bv v sRn- b p- W - c p- p. Ipfn- a p- d n- b n
t]mbn hv Hcp mkv shw IpSn-v InS-m
AXp-hsc Incp kz]v\w a\-n ISphcpp. ]ns Dd--n-tebvv hgpXn hoWmepw B
kz]v\
- ns XpS-bmhpw ImWp-I. AXp-sImv
hopw Dd-p-I-bm-bn-cptm AtXm kz]v\-sp-dnv Btem-Nnp InS-p-I-bm-bn-cptm Fp
]d-bm ]m Hc-h--bn-em-bn-cn-pw.
Cse cm{Xn ]s kz]v\--fn-m temIm-bn-cp-pshv cmhnse Bdp aWnbvv DW
s-gp-ttmsg a\-n-em-bpp. Cnc sImph Nmb IpSn-p-tm Rm Btem-Nn-p. C
s \Sw Dm-bn-. km[m-cW Ap aWnbvv
Fgp-tv Hcp aWn-q \S-m-dp-v. kmc-an-.
h\ Ipfnv \ DSp-nv apn hp-\n-p.
"Fs tam kp-cn-bm-bn-p--tm.'
"Cv As ]nd-m-fs? Rm\pw Atw IqSn
A-e-n t]mm-Wv.'
Cncbpw t\cs Ipfn--Xns Imcyw AXmWv. As-n tPmen-sbmw Ign-t- i-jta Ipfnm-dp-q. Ah Fs Cwojv, ae-bmfw ]nd-mfp-I cpw BtLm-jn-mXs Xo-bm-nbn-cn-p-p.
"Rfv {]kmZw hmn Xncnp hcp--fbvv
A Ipfn-bvp.'
Ah ]Sn-bn-d
- nb DSs\ Rm Ipfn-p. Ah
Xncn-p-hc
- m C\nbpw ka-ba
- p-v. Cnc An-s\bm-Wv. A-e-n-\p-n IS-m A{X Ffp-sampw ]pdp IS-n-. AXp-sImv Fs Ae-bm{X an-hmdpw H-bvm-Wv. Hmtcm \S-bvepw
Ah \np sXmgpXp {]mn-p-Xp ImWmw.
F\n-bv{X a-sbm-p-an-. Rm ]d-bm-dpv.
"\ns {]m- \ - b psS \ofhpw NqSpw klnmsX ssZh- {iotIm-hn hnv Ftm-snepw t]mbn-p-m-hpw.'
Cnc-bpsS apJv Nncn-bp-m-hn-. Ahv
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CsXmw ssZh-\n--bm-Wv. Ah Rm ImWmsX kzw Ihn-fp-I-fn ASnv ]ngsbmSpp-p-mhpw.

Rm apI-fn-tebvp t]mbn Iyq- HmWm-n. Ahn-sS-bn-cp-m F\nbvv Bsc-nepw ]Sn-ISv hcp-p-s-n ImWmw. tamWn--dn Hcp ]pXnb tjmSvIv Rm {in-p. AXn\p Xmsg FgpXn-bn-cn-p-p. "lmn _XvtU Sp UmUn'. h sshd-p-am-bn-cn-ptam Fv BZyw t]Sn-p. ]ns
a\-n-em-bn. h\ Cse sshIp-tcw Dm-nb Ftm km[-\-am-Wv. cm{Xn ]p aWn-hsc Ccpp-m-n-b- ]nd-m Biw-k-I. Rm\m tjmSvI-n Aan.
AsXmcp Pn^v A\n-ta-j-\m-Wv. Nen-p Nn{X- tamWn--dns \Sp-`mKw kPo-h-am-p-I-bmWv. AXn-s\m-Sp-hn lmn _XvtU UmUn F hmp-I Hmtcm-tm-tcm-mbn DXnp hogp-p.
hopw BZyw apX AXm-hn-p-Ib
- m-Wv. s]sv Rm Nn{X-f
- psS ]m-ew {in-p. Fs
ssZhta! A\-m hmsX Rm Iyq--dn\p apn Ccnp-I-bm-Wv. B Nn{Xw! AsXmcp NXpcw-K--e-I-bm-Wv. \ndsb Icp--fp B NXp-cw-K--eI Fhn-sS-bm-bn-cp-p. \S-p-sIm-n-cn-p-,
]Ip-Xn-hv \nnb Hcp NXp-cw-K
- fn-bpsS Nn{Xw In-bp sNp-XI
- n-Sn FnMv sNbvXp-m-nb
B ]eI F\nbvv Ccp-]-Xn-tesd hj-ambn \jvS-s-ncnbvbm-bn-cp-p. icnbvp ]d-m ]Xns\m-as hb-n Rm tImgn-tmv tImf-Pn tNcm-\mbn t]mb Ap apX. Ccp-]-n-tbgp
sIm-ambn \-jvS-s-n-cp B NXp-cw-K--eI h-\bvv Fns\ Inn?
hm-smcp am\-kn-Im-h--bn-se-nb Rm h\ hv ]nn \nXv Adn-n-.
"F-s\v Am?'
Rm sRn Xncn-p- t\m-n. Ah In-ep Ce-o-fn\nv N\w FSpv Fs s\n-bn
Ipdn-bn-p. Fs apJ-`mhw Atm-gm-bn-cn-Ww Ah {in-n-p-m-hpI. Ah tNmZn-p.
"Fm Am, \m-bn-nt?'
"\m-bnvv tamsf. tamfv Cn-s\yms Dm-tzmv Btem-Nn-ym-bn-cpp A.'
Ah kp-jvS-bmbn Hcp Itke hen-nv Fs ASp-n-cp-p. Ahv C\nbpw Ah-fpmnb A\n-ta-js
- \-n Rm ]d-bp-Xv tI-Ww. ]s AXn-s\-- n-sbmpw ]d-bmsX Rm
tNmZn-p.
"Cu NXp-cw-K--e-I! AsX-hn-Spp Inn \n\v?'
"AtXm, AXp kzIm-cymWv.'
Ah Aev]-samv sImm-\mWv Xo-bm-n-bn-cn-p--Xv. Fs Ctm-gs am\-kn-Im-htbm XnSp-tam AXp \in-n-bv-. Ahsf A\p-\-bn-m-\mbn Rm ]d-p.
"As tamf-s, ]d-bp, CsX-hn-Sp-mWv InoXv?'
A\p-\-b-n\pw a[p-c-hm-p-Ipw CS-bn Ah Fs XnSp-hpw BImw-bpw Ip-]nSn-p-shp tXmp-p. Ah Icp-X-temsS tNmZn-p.
"A\v icnpw Adoty?'
"C tamsf, kXyw.'
"Fs In-e-Snp kXyw sNp.' Ah ssI\o-n.
\onb In-e-Sn-msX Rm\-h-fpsS Xe-bn ssIh-p. "Fs tamfmWv kXyw A-\-dn-bn-.'
"F\n-bvXv AssS s]ov InoXm.' h-\-bpsS apJw hmSn-bn-cp-p. A-\-dn-bmsX A Cns\-sbmcp clkyw kqn-p-p-shpw AXv Ah ImcWw ]pd-mbn Fpw Ah Hmp
ImWpw. Fm-n-\p-ap-]cn B NXp-cw-K
- e
- I
- bvv Ftm {]m[m-\y-ap-v AX-h Adn-n-n- FXpw
Ahsf hnj-annnpm-h-Ww. Rm hopw apn Nen-p-sIm-n-cn-p ]nd-m Biwk
t\mn. cp an\pp Ignp ImWpw. h-\sb hopw A`n-\
- n-m-\mbn Ah-fpsS apJp t\mnb-tm-gmWv I-Xv, Ah-fpsS apJw Ccp-n-cp-p. IpI \ndv Hgp-Im ]mI-n \np-p.
"Fp ]o tamsf?'
Ah Ic-bm XpS-n. AXn-\n-S-bn ]d-p. "A AtymSv ]td-.'
"AXn-\mtWm As an tamfv Itc-WXv?' Ah-fpsS Ip-I XpS-p-sImv Rm ]d-p.
"A-tbmSp ]d-m-sem? Cu t_mUv As Ipn-m-e-vm-bn-cv-Xm-Wv. A tImf-Pn
]Tn-m t]mbsm ImWmym-Xm-bn. A-bvXv Fhn-Ss
v- -nepw Inn FSpp sh-Xm-hpw. \apv
AtymSv tNmZn-mw. hcp.' Rm Fgp-tp Ah-fpsS Npaen ssInv Xmtgbvv sImp-t]mbn.
Xmsg ASp--f-bn tZmi-bp-m-n-sm-n-cn-p Cnc ]d-p.
"Fs ASp-smpw C. A\pw tamfpw IqSo-s NXp-cwKw Ifn-m-dv. \n-fvXs AsX-hnsS-sb-nepw shn-p-m-hpw. Ah-fvsS Ae-am-doev t\mntbm?'
Ah Rm ]d-bp-Xv apgp-h {in-p-p-m-bn-cp-n-. At\z-jn-p-Xv R Ifn-m-\mbn
km[m-cW D]-tbm-Kn-m-dp ac-ns sNv t_mUm-sW-mWv Ah Icp-Xn-bXv. B skv

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Rms\mcp ]nd-m-fn\v h-\bvp km-\-ambn sImSp-Xm-Wv.

AXns Icp- N-\w -sIm-p-m-n-b-Xm-Wv.
"AX-, \sS ASvv ]p-m-bn-cp-ns sNp-XIn-Sn Fv sNbvX Hcp NXp-cw-K--eI? Hmty?'
Cnc s]sv \n-_vZb
- m-bn. Np-Ihpw ]nSn-p-sImv
Ah GtXm ]gb Ime-tbvp t]mbn. ASp-v
tZmi InSp samcn-bp-p. h\ A-bpsS In\nv
NpIw hmn tZmi hmn-sh-p.
"\sS tamfv AXns Nn{Xw sImv \smcp "lmn
_XvtU' A\n-ta-j-\p-m-n-bn-vv.'
"tamsfm? Ahs-hn-SvmWv AXp InoXv?'
A-bpsS apJ-`m-h-nse amw Ahsf t]Sn-n-pshp tXmp-p, h-\-bpsS apJw hopw Ccp-p. B
NXp-cw-K--e-I-bn Fsm-stbm cl-kym--I-X-bpspw AXp a\-n-em-hp-n F-Xp am{X-a Xm
AXn-s-sbmpw `mK-a FXpw Ahsf hnjan-n-pp-v. apmw hb-n A-sbpw A-bp-sSbpw \Sphn cp t]cp-sSbpw ta Ipnss shp-sImv
InS-p-d-nb Akq-bm-ep-hmWv Ah Ctm-gpw. h\
Fs t\mn. Rm kmc-an-s A-n Ah-sf
t\mn Nncn-p.
"Rm\Xv kqnp h-Xm-bn-cp-q-tem. Fn-\m-Xv
s]md-s-Sp-Xv?'
"AXn-cn-s
- , Ign Ccp-]t- gp sImm-bnv CsX-hnSym-bn-cpp?' BZyw \o Cu Imcy hni-Zo-I-cnp Xm
F an Rm ]d-p.
"tZmibvv Nmbtbm AtXm Imtym thXv?' Ah
v hnjbw am-Ws
- a-p-v. Xmew AXmWv \-sXv
F\nbvpw tXmn. Cv D hsc -am-{Xsa Hm^o-kpp.
t\cw sshIn-bm icn-bm-hn-. Cnc-bp-ambn kwkm-cnm \nm kabw t]mIp-X
- d- n-bn-. ]ns A{X-Xs
kpJ-ap kwkm-ca
- m-bn-cn-n Fpw F\n-bvp tXmn.
]nd-m Znh-k-a AXn\p ]nb ka-bw. Rm ]d-p.
"F\nbvv Imn aXn.' tZmi-bpsS Hw Imn IpSn-m\mWv h-\-bvn-jvSw. F\n-njvSw Nmb-bm-sW-nepw
aIp thn Rm Imn-bm-n.
Fs Akz- - Z n- \ - hopw hcn- I - b m- s Wv
F\nbvp a\-n-em-bn. apXp sImw apv- Fs Ddw
A]- l - c n- v a\- ns kzmyw \jv S - s - S p- nb Hcp
Imcyw hopw Fs-tSn Fnbncn-p-p.
Fw.-Pn. tdmUnse Hm^okv sIn-S-ns \memw \nebnse Hm^o-kn-te-bvp en^vn Ib-dp-tm Rm
Hm-Isf a\-ns I-d-s-nbn-tebvv Xp-I-bm-bn-cpp. Cv Fm-bmepw ka-b-n\p Xs Hm^o-kn\n-n-d--Ww. i\n-bmgvN H-c-a-Wn-h-sc-bmWv
ka-b-sa-nepw Au-vkn-ep--hv Au-n\v {]tXy-Inpw Ap aWn-bm-hmsX ]pd-nd-m ]-m-dn-. B hIp-n-ep--h-cpsS hn[nbm-W-sXp tXmp-p. As ]nd-m-fn\v H-an-cp-pm h\ Imp-\npw. AXp am{X-a Imc-W-sav a\p ]d-bppsnepw Rm Fss I_-fn-n-m-\p {ia-n-em-Wv. B {iaw ^en-p-n-sv Rm a\-n-em-p-p. F\n-nv
Iptd Imcy- sNm-\p-v. Hm-I dossk-n _nn-tebvp t]mbn-n-sp Rm a\-nem-p-p. AXv [mcmfw ew FSp-p-sImv Fs lmUv UnkvIn NS-p-Iq-Sn-bn-cn--bm-Wv.

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{]Xo-n--Xp -t]m-se-s Bcpw DuWp Ign-n-p-m-bn-cp-n. kabw ct-ap-m. Rm

thKw Ipfn-ap-dn-bn t]mbn Ipw Imepw apJhpw IgpIn, Cnc In-en-t FSp-p-h Ae-nb
Ik-hp-ap-p-Spp ]pdp IS-p.
"tamsf-hnsS?'
"Ahfv tamfn-evv.'
"Fm sN-WXv?'
"B-dnbmw?'
s]s-s-\nbvv Imcy--fpsS InSv ]nSn-In-n. "\o Ahsf No ]dp As?'
F\nv Cnc-bpsS adp-]Sn Bh-iy-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. Rm apI-fn-tebvp Ib-dn. h\ In-en
apJw Xncnv InS-p-I-bm-Wv.
"tamsf \osb-mWv sIS-vWXv?'
Ah apJw Xncn-p. Ah Ic-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-s-s-\nbvp a\-n-em-bn.
"hcq, DuWp Ign-ym.'
"F\nbvp shi-n Am.'
"\ Imcym-bn. s]d-m-fvIm-c, tamfsS H-msX DuWp Ignbvtym? FWobvv.'
Ah hopw Ic-bm XpS-n. Rm Ah-fpsS ASp-n-cpv ]pdw Xtem-Sn.
"\o Fp sXmm-hm-Sn-bmWv. A An-s\-sbms ]d-bpw. AXp tIv \o Ic-mtWm?'
Cnc FmWv ]d--sX-s-\n-bv-dn-bn-. B NXp-cw-K--e-I-bn Ftm A]-ISw ]Xn-bn-cn-pp-sv Ah hnizkn-p. AXv Fs In s]Sm ]mSn-s--Xp-sIm-m-bn-cn-Ww Ah
C{Xbpw Imew AsXm-fn-np shXv.
"FWobvv.'
Rm Ip\nv Ah-fpsS s\n-ta D hp. Ah Fgp-tncppsImv tNmZn-p.
"Fmm B sNvt_mUn\v Ipgw?'
"Ipg-tam? Hpwy tamsf, AtsS Hmtcm tXm-evI-fm-Wv.'
"Ftm-v. F\nv AtsS kwkm-c-ov a\-n-em-bn. As-n A Fs C{X No ]dbn-y.'
"C tamsf, A-\s ]d-bvW-Xv. As Ipn-m-ev Xn]p-dvv Ino-Xm-Wv. A GXpt\cqw AtXmv Ifn-ym-bn-cp-p. Ah-km\w ]co-tev tXmpwv s\eym-bsm \ns ap AXv hmn-sh--Xm. ]ns Rm AXp In-n-.'
"]s Am AXnev Ifn-m ]n-ytm? AXnev s\dsb Icp-fv hc-n-n-cn-ys?''
"NXp-cwKw Ifn-y-. GXp t\cpw AXpw Inev ]nSn-tmv \S-z-s. Asm ]Tn-smpw \Sn-. AXp icn-bmhn-mv ap-\v tXmn, ImcWw aqcv As\ tImgn-tmSv tImf-Pn tNm Xm-sd-Sp-n-cn-ym-bn-cp-p. A{Xyp.'
"AXpw ]nSnp \S-m-sem ]Tn-qsS? Fm h kvs]pwtm B t_mUn\v?'
"C tamsf. AXn\v kvs]sm-pw-y.' B XInSv a{-\n-_
- a
- m-sW-mWv h\ Icp-Xn-bX
- v. "A
kzXth Hscmg--\m-bn-cp-p. InW ka-sbms ]d-n h ac-n-epw tIdpw. sImf-n NmSn
\opw. An-s\ym-ym-bm ]Tnw \S-tzm. ]s tamfsS ap- hnNm-cn-Xv B NXp-cw-K-e-IymWv Imc-Ww-m.'
h\ Xr]vX-bm-sbp tXmp-p.
"tamfv hm kabw F{Xym-bom hnNm-cw. As shiv sIp-sXm-S-n.'

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Ah Fgptv Fs Hw Xmsg-bn-d-n- h-p.

"Hm Ic-m-bn-cptm? Rm\-hfv Iyq--dnev Ftm sNmm hnNm-cn-Xv.' Cnc ]d-p.
"In-s,' Rm ]d-p. "A{X Kuc-thp AtsS No ]d-n-en\v.'
"No ]dt?' Cnc ]d-p. "Cs\ sImnv No-bm-n-tm-fp. Ahsf sIm hcW
]-\mWv IjvS-s-SpI. sXmmhm-Sn.'
"Ipdp IjvSs
- -Ss
- , Rm s\s-smv IjvSs
- -t- ]m-se.' Rm ]d-p. ]ns Xncnv Fs
ASp-p-Xs Ce-bvp-ap-n Ccn-p h-\sb t\mn ]d-p. "As, As sXmm-hmSnpo? CXv As apn-m sXmm-hmSn aI-fm-Wv.'
h-\b
- psS ]nWw Xon-cp-p. ]nd-m Znhkw \nev ]pp-]m-bb
- nv AXn-emWv aqp t]cpw
Ccn-m-dv. he-Xp-h-i-mbn Hcp \ne-hn-f-n\p apn C Ce-bn KW-]-Xnbvv kZy hnf-n-bn-cpp.
i\n-bmgvv-N- Znhkw Rm Dbvv apI-fnse apdn-bn-emWv Dd-m InS-mdv. h\ Asb ASp-f-bn ]m{X- tamdm klm-bn-pw. Xm-gs \ne-bn AXns _lfambn-cn-pw. apI-fn-emhp-tm iey--sfm-p-an-msX cp aWn-q InS-mw. Hcm-gvNs Hm^okv oWw Xop-Xv
B cp aWn-q-dm-Wv. Cp ]s F\n-p-d-m Ign-n-. Rm Fgp-tv Iyq- tai-bpsS
hen-n sNn Bte-J\w sNbvX B NXp-cw-K--e-Ibvp thn Xn. AX-hn-sS-bp-m-Ip-sa
tXm icn-bm-bn. Fnv NXp-c-n-ep B ]e-I-bn Hcp Ifn ]Ip-Xn-bn \nnshXns
Nn{Xw. AsXmcp ]gb h-am-\
- S- e
- m-kn s]mXn-p-h
- n-cn-b
- mWv. angn-hp Icp-fpsS Idpp
\nd-n-ep tcJm-Nn{Xw sNns \nd-n DZn-p-Im-Wp-p. h\ B XInSv \mbn Igp-In-bn-pm-I-Ww, ImcWw AXnse cq]-smpw henb lm\n hcm-sX-s sNns ]m--en\v \ DZnp hn-cn-p-p. he-p-h-ip Xmsg-bmbn Ipdp `mKp FnMv Id-hv aqSnbXv ]pw An-s\-bm-bn-cp-p-shv Rmt\mp. AXp ]s Ifnsb _m[n-p-n-. AhnsS
Imem-Sb
- m-Wv. AsX{X aptmp t]mbn-p-sp am{Xw Adn-bm ]n-. cp sIm-mew Rm
sImp \Sv s]sv A{]-Xy--amb B sNp NXp-cw-K--eI Rm ssIsImv Xtem-Sn. Icp-fpsS `mK-smw Aev]w s]mn-\np-t- ]mse tXmp-p. tXm-em-bn-cn-pw, ImcWw ]eI
apgp-h \mbn an\p-ks
- -Sp-n-bn-cp-p. Rm\m ]eI tai-he
- n-ns Xncn-p-hp Iyq- Xpdp.
C\n h-\-bp-m-nb am]okv Hcn-qSn ImW-s. sUkvIvtSm-nse tjmSvI-n
Aan-b-tm A\n-ta-j XpS-n. BZyw ]m--e-n hcp-Xv \nn-sh Hcp NXp-cw-K-fn-bpsS Nn{X-amWv. B \n-e-Nn-{X-n-tebvv Hmtcm hmp-I-fmbn "lmn' ASp hcn-bn
"_XvtU' hopw ASp cp hcn-I-fn-embn "Sp' "UmUn' Fs-gp-Xn-h-cp-p. Fm hmp-Ifpw
hp-Ig- n-m "lmn _XvtU Sp UmUn' Fv \mep hw ann-s-fn-t- ijw hopw BZyw
apX XpS-p-p. F\n--Zv`pXw tXmn. cmgvN apv am{X-amWv Rm\-hv Pn^v A\n-ta--dns
_om tImn UutemUv sNbvXp sImSp--Xv. C{X-thKw AX-h ]Tn-p-Ibpw Cn-s\-sbmcp
A\n-ta-j Dm-p-Ibpw sNbvXns?
A\n-ta-j \nn-shv Rm "Un' ss{Uhn A\n-ta-j Dm-n-sh t^mU Xpdv NXpcw-K
- e
- I
- b
- psS Nn{X-sa-Sp-p t\mn. Nn{Xw kv{Io \nd-p-\n-p. \ angn-hp Nn{Xw. Ah ssl
sdk-eq-j\
- n kvIm sNbvsX-Sp-X
- m-WX
- v. 300 ]nIvks
- e-nepw Dm-hpw. A\n-ta-j\
- p-thn Ah
Nn{X-ns sskkv Npcp-n-bn-p-m-h-Ww. ImcWw B sdk-eq-j-\n Pn^v A\n-ta--dn A\n-taj-p-m-m ]n-. B s_Iyp Gk kvIm\ Ign {]mhiyw Ipt- Ata-cn-b
- n \np
h-tm acp-a-Iv hmn-sm-Sp--hbm-Wv. Hmtcm {]mh-iyhpw \mn-tebvp hm Ipt-
h-\bvp thn Fs-nepw hmm-Xn-cn-bvn-. C{]mh-iyhpw Abm h-\-tbmSp tNmZn-p.
"tamv FmWv thXv?' Ahv kwi-b-sam-p-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. FSp- -]-Snbvv Ah ]dp. "Hcp If kvIm\.'
"\o sNdp-sX-s-nepw ]td tamsf.' Rm\-hsf KpW-tZm-jn-p. Hcp kvIm\-dn\v Npcp-n-bXv aqmbn-c--qdp cq]-sb-n-ep-am-hp-sa-s-\n-bv-dn-bmw.
"\o anm-Xn-cn.' Ipt Fs imknp. Ahm-h-iy-ap--Xs Ah Bh-iy-s-SpI?'
DS-s\-s Atlw h-\-sbbpw Iqn ]pd-n-d-n. Hcp aWn-q Ignv Xncn-p-h-Xv Cu
kvIm\-dp-am-bn-m-Wv. AXns hnebdn--tm Rm ]d-p.
"C\n Ip-ma _enbn-Sm-s\- Hcp Imcy-n\pw Ctyev \ns t]Sn-v Imep-Ip-n-.'
kvt\l-ap a\p-jy-\m-Wv. Fs Am-h\v Fns\ Cn-s\-sbmcp k-Xn-bp-mbn?
kv{Io\n \nd-p-\n Nn{Xw t\mn-sm-n-cns Rm AsXmw Hmp. Ipn-m-ew,
AXns Krlm-Xp-cX
- . Nn{X- hfsc angn-hp-X
- m-bn-cp-p. amk-n-sem-cn-s
- e-nepw \mn t]mIp-Xp-sImv B \mep-sI-ns Nn{Xw a\-n hfsc kPo-h-am-bn-cp-p.

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kv{Io\n \nd-p-\n Nn{X

n t\mnb-tm-gmWv Rm
Hcp Imcyw {in--Xv. Nn{X-n
s he- p- h - i - mbn Xmsg
Ftm Fgp-Xn-bn-cn-p-p. A
n- s \- s bmv Rm\n- X phsc
{in-n-p-m-bn-cp-n-. Rm
B `mKw hep- X m- n- t \m- n.
Fgp-p-X-s-bm-Wv. hmbn-m
]p--Xn ]c-am-h[n hep-Xmn. AsXmcp \me--kw-Jy-bmWv. Hp-IqSn hep-Xm-n-b-tmgmWv a\- n- e m- b Xv AXv 1131
Fs-gp-Xn-b-XmWv. 1131? Rm
hopw t\mn. AsX 1131 Xs.
AXv Rm P\n sIm-am-bn-cpp. ae-bm-f h
- jw. Fn-ns
ka- b v A_- - n hps] Hcp Ic-Sm-sWp Icp-Xn-bncp-Xv Rm P\n hj-w Ipdnp- h-Xm-bn-cp-p. Rm P\n-p-Xn\pw F{Xtbm apv GtXm
Imc-Wh
- c
- mWv B NXp-cw-K
- e
- I
Dm-n-h--Xv. B Imc-W-h acn-Xv Bbn-cn F]n
tem atm BWv. AXn\pw apv
Ftm Dm-n-h Hcp ]e-Ibn Fs P\\ hjw Fgp-Xnh-Xv bmZr-n-Ia
- mtWm? GsXmstbm Am-X-amb hgnI-fneqsS hn[n F\np thn F
tm Icp-Xn-sh-n-cnbv-bmWv.
F\n- b v p- t hn am{Xw, Imc
Ww AtX-hsc Hcmfpw B NXp-cw-K
- e
- I Kuc-ha
- mbn FSp-n-n-. Am-h Hcn- ]d-Xv AXpm-n-bXv At-l-ns cm-as Am-h-\m-sW-m-Wv. At-l-n\v Xebvv Aev]w AkpJ-am-sWpw ]d-p. Xebvv hp Hcm sNp-Xv Kuc-h-ambn FSp-t--Xn--sm. AX-dn-
-ti-jhpw Rm\Xp Kuc-h-ambn FSp-p-Ibpw AXns A-sa-m-sWv At\z-jn-p-Ibpw Fs
cp hjw ]mgm-p-Ibpw sNbvX-tmtgm? AsX-\nbvp am{X-ap Ftm kt-i-am-Wv. AsXSp-m\pw a\-n-em-m\pw ]s F\n-m-hp-n-.
h\ ]nn hp \nXv Rm\-dn-n-.
"Fn-s\v Am?' Rm Xncn-p-t\m-n-b-tm Ah tNmZn-p.
"\m-bn-vv.' Rm ]d-p. "\obnXv ssl sdk-eq-j-\n-ev sNbvXtXmv \ sXfn-a-v.'
"Am F\nbvv {XoUn A\n-ta-j ]Tn-m aXn.'
"AtXym? ]s tamsf- A-\n-ta-j-\nev Nmkp-Ifv hfsc Ipd-hs Dq? t\sc adnv Hcp
tkm^vvshb Fn-\o-bd- m-sW-n Cp-Xs tPmen-In-pw. \ iw_-fhpw BWv. tkm^vvshb
Fn-\o-bam Bbn-c--W-n\v thn-h-cp-tm A\n-ta-tgvkv hfsc Ipd-s thq? sh_v
ssk-p-I-fn-sems Ctm ^vfmjn-emWv A\n-ta-j. {XoUn A\n-ta-j-\m-sW-n Imq-
Nn{Xnepw h-tmgpw Bn-sS-IvNd- nepw amt{X thn-hc
- q. \o Ahtcw At\z-jnv \S-n hcpw.'
"AXp kmcey Am.' Ah Ipd-p-t\cw \n-_vZ-bm-bn, ]ns ASp-n Itk-e-bn Ccp-psImv tNmZn-p. "Am, Rms\mcp Imcyw tNmZn-m AXn\v icn-p adp-]Sn Xtczm?'
"\o ]td.' Ah FmWv tNmZn-m-\p-t-in-p--sXv F\np a\-n-em-bn-cn-p-p.
"t{]mankv?'
"t{]man-kv.' Ah-fpsS \onb Dw-I-n ASn-p-sImv Rm ]d-p.
"FmWv Cu sNvt_mUns {]tXy-IX? Fn-\mWv A AsXm-fn-np shXv?'

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h-\-tbmSv \pW ]d-bm F\n-n-jvS-an-m-bn-cp-p. Fnepw Ah-fpsS `mhnsb t\mn-sb-nepw

AXns clkyw Ah Adn-b-cp-Xv. Rm ]d-p.
"AXn-sem-pw-ys tamsf. AsXmcp shdpw NXp-cw-K--eI am{Xm-Wv. GtXm h Imc-W-hcv
kabw If-bm thn Dm-n-bn--Xm-Wv.'
"A, A \pW ]d-m-Wv.' Ah-fpsS kzcn ]cn-`-hw.
"A Hcp Imcyw ]d-bs tamsf? Cu t_mUv As cp sImw If km[-\m-Wv. tamfv
AsXmpw Adn-b-m. Adn-bm ams{Xm-pw-y. \ns ]co-bvv C\n \mep amtk-q. AXn-s\Sbvv thm--Xn-sempw FS-s]v a\v Nnn-tm-. tamfv t]mbn ]Tn-bvv.'
"C, Rm ]Tn-n-. CsX-m--dn-mse Rm ]Tn-bvp.'
h-\-bpsS IuXp-I-ap apJp t\mn-b-tm Ah Ipn-bm-bn-cn-p-tm-gp-mb Hcp Imcyw
Hmp. aqp hbp {]mb-ap--tm-gm-Wv. Fs-nepw hmin km[n-np sImSp-n-s-n Ah
`oj-Wn-s-Sp-m-dp-v.
"Rm XpWn-ymsX apv t]mbn \npw.'
DSp-n-SmsX \S--cp-Xv, {]tXy-Inpw ]pdv Fv Cnc ]d-bm-dp-v. Hcn- FtmSpw `ojWn
apg-n-b-tm Rm ]d-p.
"\ntm, A\v Ipg-smpwy. h Imtw ]d-p-t]m-hp-tm s\s Im tXmeq-s]m-fn
]qhw-]-gmWvv IcpXn sImn-smp t]mIpw. AXz-s.'
Hcn- Ah-fpsS In\nv Hcp Im ]e-lmcw sImn-sm-p- t]m-b-Xnns Ahp
Im-Isf t]Sn-bm-bn-cp-p. AXn\p tijw Ah B `ojWn apg-n-bn-n-.
"Fm A Nncn--WXv?'
"Hpwy tamsf.' Rm ]d-p. "s\\v \n-m-sW-n Rm ]d-p-X-cmw. Cpw \msfbpw thn-hcpw AXp apgp-h Xocm. Hcp hmKvZm\w Xc-Ww. Cu IY tIp Ign-m Xncnv \ns
]Tn--n {in--Ww. CXpXs Btem-Nnv Ccn--cvXv.'
"k-Xnp, ]d-bq.'

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m-bn-cnBdn Pohn-p Hcp ]Xn\mep hb-p-Im-cnbvv sXmm-bn-c

- n-Fg- p-]X
- p-If
- nse
Imcy- ]d-p-sIm-Sp-p-Xv Hcp saKm-kn-n-bn\nv Ahsf t\sc Imns Dn-se-hn-sS-sbnepw hnSp--Xp t]m-sebm-Wv. Hcp ImSv Ahv ]ntbpw a\-n-em-sbp hcpw. Imew A{X-b[nIw amdn-bn-cn-p-p. R amk-n-sem-cn-s
- e-nepw \mn t]mbn Xma-kn-p-X
- p-sImv e-sf-n Ahv GI-tZiw cq]-ap-v. AXp-sImv Hpw Bbn-. Rm ]d-p.
"A Ipd-p-t\cw InS--s, AXp Ignv Fgp-ttijw ]d-bmw. tamfv Ctm s]mbvsm.'
"icn.' Ah Fgp-t-p.
Rm Iyq- Hm^m-n, In-en-t hp InSp. Dd-W
- w. ]s Fs Ddw \mn]p-ds
\mep-sI-n-se-hn-sStbm \jvS-s-n-cn--bm-Wv. Cnc B NXp-cw-K--eI Hfn-n-p-sh--Xns ImcWw
F\nbvntm a\-n-em-bn. ]s AsX-tm-gmWv Ah-fpsS ssIhiw Fn-s--sX-p a\-n-embn-. Am-hs ac-W-n\p tij-am-bn-cn--Ww.
Am-hs hon ]Xnaqmw hb-n- Xma-kn-m-s\-n-b-Xns hfsc t\cnb Hm-Isf
F\nbvpq. Rm A-bpsS ]nmse B henb ]Sn-pc IS-p- sN-Xv Hcp ]pXnb Pohn-X-nte-bvm-bn-cp-p. ]-n-sbpw ]n-Wn-bp-sSbpw \mfp-I karn-bpsSbpw kwXr-]vXn-bp-sSbpw
\mfp-I-fmbn amdn. Abpw G-nbpw Hw hn-cp-p. Ah ]nt-p-Xs Xncn-p-t]m-bn. Ah
Xncnpt]mbXv Zmcn-{Zy-n-tebvpw ]n-Wn-bn-te-bvp-am-sW-Xv Fs A{X-Xs hnj-an-n-n-.
B {]mb-n Ah-\-hs hb am{Xta Hcp Ipn {in-p, {]tXy-Inpw hni-n-cp Hcp Ipn.
B \mep-sIv Hcp henb b{w- t]mse F\nbvp tXmn-bn-cp-p. AXn-th-K-n Id-p N{I-fp Hcp b{w. Xnc-p -am-{Xw. cmhnse Fp-a-Wn-bm-bm b{w {]-hn-bvm Xp-S-p-p.
]d-n Iw If-bvp-Itbm hXpw \Sp-Itbm Ce-Iv{SnIv ]p-]-tbm-Knv sXn\pw hmgbvpw
]--dn-Ipw \\-bvpItbm sNp tPmen-m, NmWIw sagp-Inb apv s\pI ASnv
s\-Wn-I thXn-cn-pIbpw DXn aWn-I Im-nv ]Xncpw sshtm-cn-Ifpw Ifv
hrn-bm-pIbpw sNp kv{XoI, Dcpcbn Dc-ens Xmf-n-s\mw Dbp tIp
iv, iv i_vZhpw Ipn-hf
- I
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- b
- n \nv Cu _l-f
- n-tebvp
s]sp hXv Fs Am-fn-n-p. apv h-tmgpw B hon hp Xma-knnp-v. Asmw
Htm ctm Znhkw Ign-m Xncnp t]mIp-sa Bizm-k-ap-v. C\n AXn-. CXm-sWs nchm-kw. Fs `mhn Chn-sS-bm-Wv, Hcp-]s ac-Ww- h-sc.
Abpw cmt[-Svnbpw ]ntp cmhn-se- Xncnp t]mbXn-\p- tijw Rm icnbvpw H-s-p.
Ft-m cp hbp IqSp-X-ep Ipt- CSvbvp Rm\n-cn-p-n-Sp hp t\mpw. Hpw
]d-bmsX Xncn-p- t]m-Ipw. Ftm-mWv t]mIp--sX--dn-bn-. B ]Sp-Iq- hon Hcm-bncw t]v
Hfn-n-cn-m CS-ap-sp tXmn-bn-cp-p. Fp hb-p Cnc CSbvp hv Rm\n-cn-p Ccpn-bpsS ASp-p-IqsS t]mIpw. AXn-\n-S-bn \smcp \ppw km-\n-bvpw. \ thZ-\-bp-mIpw. Rm\-hsf Xpdnp t\mp-tm Ah sIm\w Ipn-smv HmSn-tm-Ipw. HmtS Bhiy-sam-p-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. Ah-fpsS ]nmse HmSn-sv inn-m-s\p am{X-a
- , \msh-Spp "thZ\n-bvp-pv' Fp ]d-bm t]mepw Ai--\mIpw hn[w Rm tamiw \ne-bn-em-bn-cp-p.
Am- h s a cp- t ]pw Rm\- h nsS Xma- k n- m hXv Cjv S - a m- b n Fw.
AsXs thZ-\n-n-p. F\nbvp kzbw Hcp `n-mc\mbn tXmn. ]s cm{Xn-bm-b-tXmsS Imcy Iptds A\p-Iq-e-ambn hp. Xf-n \ne-n-cpv R aqp Ipn-Ifpw DuWp Ignp.

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ssI IgpIn jns In apJw

XpSv Xncnp t\mn-bXv Ipts apJ- m- W v . ap Kuc- h ambn ]d-p. "Fs ]nmse
hm.'
Rm Abm-fpsS ]n-mse \Sp. tImWn Ibdn apI-fn kzw
apdn-bn-se-n-bt- m hmXn-eS-
- psImv Ipt- ]d- p. "Ccn
bvv.'
Rm taibv p apn- e n
cp Itk-e-I-fn-sem-n Ccpp.
"A s\s Fs Hw sISm ]d-n-vv. \o Nne \n_-\I k-Xnm ams{X Rm
\Xp k-Xn-bvq. a\-n-emtbm?'
Rm Xe-bm-n, FmWv B
\n_-\
- I
- Fp-IqSn tNmZn-n. B tNmZy- nepw Rsf
Nqgvp \np k`-nepw
Hcp \mS- I o- b Xbp- m- b n- c pp.
\mep t]p InS- m am{Xw
hep-a
- p B InS-bvb
- n InS-m k-Xn-m Rm Fp \n_-\
- bvpw hg-p-am-bn-cp-p.
"Hv Rm A-tbmSv \pW ]d-bp-tm \o FS-tm-en-S-cp-Xv. AXm-bXv AXn-s\-Xnsc Hpw ]db-cp-Xv. A-bpsS Hw Pohnp t]mIm Aev]-kzev]w \pW ]d-tbnhcpw. \n\-Xv hgnsb a\n-em-hpw.'
"cm-aX
- v, Rm \ntmSp ]d-bp-s
- Xmpw CntcymSv ]d-bc
- p-Xv. Ah-sfm-c]
- I
- S- I
- m-cn-bm-Wv.' Fs
apJp I kwi-b-`mhw {in-p-shp tXmp-p. Ipt- XpSp. "Ah \s Hn-sm-Sppw. Ah ImcWw F\nbvv As In\nv [mcmfw km\w Ino-vv. Fm s]Ip-nIfpw An-s\-s
- -bm-Wv. Hscm Hn-t\w hniz-kn-c
- p-Xv. \n\v As Iov ASn Inovtm?'
Rm Csp Xe-bm-n. Fs A F\nbvv cp hb-p--tmsg acn-p-t]m-bn-cp-p.
"\ns As Imcy ]d-b-WXv? Fs A-s, \ns Am-h-s. Inm hgo-y. C\n Inm\p FS- sIm-Sp-
- . \ NqSvv. AXm Rm ]d-bW
- Xv Cntcs\ kqn-W
- w-v. a\-n-emtbm?'
AXm-bn-cpp Rm\pw Ipt-\pw IqSn-bp-mb kulr-Z-ns XpS-w. Ctm AXp Intemao-dpw ap-mdv hjhpw krjvSn AI-e-n\nv t\mp-tm Rm Btem-Nnp AsXmcp
\ _-am-bn-cp-p. Hcn-epw De-bm kvt\l-_-w. Rsmcp s]mXp i{Xp-hp-m-b-XpsIm-m-bn-cn-Ww AXv. AXn-\p-tijw F\nm hon A\y-\mbn tXmn-bn-n-.
Cnc-bpsS ]oU\-ns Imcyw ]d-t- m Ipt- ]d-p. AXv \apv \nmw. C\n ]nm
hcp-tm ]dm aXn, Rm \ns sIm t]mm-Wvv. ]ns Ah ASpp hcn-. ASp
Xh-W-Xs AXp Rm ]co-n-p. Ah D]-{Z-hn-m h-cn-I-bm-sWv F\nbvp a\-n-em-bn.
Rm apIq-dmbn ]d-p.
"]nn-tm, ]s Rm \ns sIm t]mm-Wv.'
"sImt\m?'
"AsX, IeymWw Ign-m.'
"th......'
"AXp \ob-tm Xo-bm-m, Rm\s?'
Ah Ic-p-sImv A-bpsS ASp-t-bvtm-Sn. Rm ]nm-se-bp-m-bn-cp-p. Imcyw a\n-em-b-tm Ambn ]d-p.
"AXn-s\-m, Ah s\s apd-s--\s?'
"F\nv Cu Gs\ thm.....' Ah Ic-bp-I -X-s-bm-Wv. Ambn Nncn-p-sIm-n-cp-p.
Am-h B hgnbvp hcp-tm-tgbvpw Ah-fpsS Ic-n \np-Ib
- mWv \-Xv. Rm ]d-p.
"icn, \ns IeymWw Ign-n-Wn-. ]s C\n Fs ]n-cp-Xv.'
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v ]nmse hcpw A-cvXv. a\-nemtbm?'
"icn.'
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Ncn{Xw. BZys B{]- P
bv p tijw Ap hjw
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Ipn P\n- - t m Am- h
BZyw sNbvXXv Bsf ]d-bv s]sf hcp-p-I-bm-Wv.
cp hbp {]mb-amb Fs
bpw Ap hbp {]mb-am-b c
- mt[- S v n- s bbpw s]dp- n- s bSpv A Gs ASp- t
bvv ]p{Xh[p-hns\ ImWm-
bm{X- b m- b n. Rv hfsc
\ kzoI-c-W-amWv Ap e`n-sXv A ]d-bp-I-bp-m-bn-pv . Imcy- s\ ]d- - b v
cmL- h s IS- b n\nv Hcp
Ipn sjnbpw Ft-m
hep- - a p Hcp In- j pw
hmn-p. Rm BZy-ambn [cn
]pcp-j-thjw AXm-bn-cp--s{X.
AXp-hsc cmt[-SvnbpsS ]gb
DSp-p-I-fmWv Fs CSo-n-cp-Xv. Hcp Kw`o-c k
- Z- ybpw Hcp-n-bncp-p. cmw hb-n \S B
Imcy--sfmpw F\nbvv Hm
- b p- m- h m h. \mbn;
Hm-bp-m-bn-cp-s-n AXns-sbms A-iq-\y-X-tbm
v F\nbvp hnjaam-tb-s\.
Xd-hm-p-kzv ]pd-p-t]m-Im-Xncn- m \mb X- d - h m- S p- I
]nXp-Sn-cp Cu k{-Zm-bn BIp-nbvtm s]
Ip- nbv t m hnhm- l - ns
Imcy-n kzbw \n-bm-hImiw \In-bn-cp-n-. Fmw
Fm-hpw kzoIm-cy-am-sWv s]mXpsh [cn-p-sh-p- Fp am{Xw. ]n-cp-]-Xp sImw Hw Xmakn-p-tm-gp-m-Ip aaX kzoIm-cy-X-bm-sWp Icp-Xn-bn-cn--Ww.
F\nbvv Cnc-tbm-Sp-m-bn-cp at\m-`mhw Fm-bn-cpp? kXyw ]d-bs, F\n-bvnpw Adnbn-. AXn-s\-n Btem-Nn-m-\p ka-bhpw Inm hn[w Imew Fs adn-I-Sp t]mbn. Cv,
NXp-cw-K--cp- Nn{XWw sNbvX sbvv t\mn -\n-- h\sb Itm Rm HmXv cp
]Xn-mp apv CtX NXp-cw-K
- e
- I
- bpw t\mn \nn-cp Cnc-sb-bm-bn-cp-p. R Hfn-n-p-sh
B t_mUv Ah Ip-]n-Sn Znh-k-am-bn-cpp AXv. ]d-n _mvan Ifnv Xncnp apI-fn
R-fpsS apdn-bn-tebvp h-tm- I-Xv Cnc B Fnpw ]nSnv Xncnpw adnpw t\mn
\np-XmWv. Rsf I-tm Ah AXv ]nn Hfn-n-p-h-p.
"Bcm \ntmSv RsS tai sXmd-m ]d-Xv?' Ipt- tZjy-tmsS tNmZn-p. "Cv
Xm AXv?'
Cnc AXpw-sImv HmSp-I-bm-Wv. `mKy-n\v Ah tImWn-bn-d-p--Xn\p apv R-hsf

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]nSn-Iq-Sm ]n. B t_mUn Fsm-stbm clkyw Hfn-n-cn-p-p-sv Rp tXmnbn-cp-p. AXv Am-a\pw Am-bnbpw Im Ipg--am-Wv. Ah-fpsS In\nv sNv XInSv Xn-dnp hmn.
"Rm A-t\mSv ]d-p- sIm-Sp-pw.' Cnc `oj-Wn-s-Sp-n-smv t]mIp-I-bm-Wv.
Ipt- ]d-p. "\o AhnsS \nv, \apv kwkm-cn-mw.'
ssIq-en-bpsS hmKvZm\w hcp-p-sv A\p-`-h-n\nv Ah-dn-bmw. AsX{X sNdp-Xpam-I-s. shdpw ssItmsS Xmg-n-d-n-tm-I--sm. km[m-cW AXv Ifs]kn sXmv hmb
aqtS kwK-Xn-bpsS Kuc-h-a-\p-k-cnv Fp hne ]nSn--Xp-am-Imw.
Ah In-en Im`m-Ks Agn-I Nmcn-bn-cp-p.
"C\n ]td, \n\v FmWv thXv?' Ipt- IqSn-bm-tem-N\ XpS-n-h-p.
FmWv Bh-iy-s-tS-s
- X-X
- n-s\-n Cncbvv \ cq]-ap-m-bn-cp-p. Ah ]d-p. "Fs
\nsS Hw NXp-cwKw Ifn-m Iq-Ww.'
"AXv..........' Ipt- kwi-bn-p-sImv ]d-p. "Hm-aXv NXp-cwKw _pn-bp--h-cpsS Ifn-bmWv. AXv \osb-n-s\-bmWv Ifn-pI?'
"F\nv _pn-bn-m-s ]d-b-WXv? Fm Fs tN-, Rm t]mWp.' Ah Fgp-tp.
Ah-fp-sS- kz-c-nse {]I-S-amb `ojWn icnpw Dsm-p-sImv Ipt- NmSn-sb-gp-tp.
Cncsb ]nSn-n-cp-n aq ]dp.
"Ans\ ]nW-n-tm-h-s. Hcp Imcyw sNv; Hcp amkw \o R Ifn--WXv t\mn--Tn-v.
Fnv RsS Hw Ifn-mw. Fm?'
Cnc Xe-bm-n. Ipt- tai-h-enp Xpdv sNv t_msU-Spv Ahp apn \ncn Icp-fpsS t]cpw Ah-bpsS \o-fpw hni-Zo-Ic
- n-m XpS-n. Hcp hn[-n AXp \m-bn. ASp
sImw Ipt- tImgn-tmSv tImf-Pn ]Tn-m t]mb-tm F\nbvv Ifn-m Hcp Iqm-bn. AsX{X-Xs tami-am-bm-epw.

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Aymbw Avv

- n-Sp-sIm-p-m-nb NXp-cw-K
- e
- I Hc-Zv`p-Xa
- m-bn-cp-p. Xn]p-d
- p-\nv Inn-bs
- ]mSnsNp-XI
]n-Snp InS-p B XInSv Ipf-n sImp-t]mbn Igp-In-b-tm-gmWv AXn hc-n In-Ifpw
Icp-fpw hy-amb-Xv. Aev]w Id Ahn-S-hn-sS-bmbn \np-p-s-nepw XInSv Hcp-am-Xncn hrnbm-bn-cp-p. AZv`pX-Ic
- a
- mbn tXmn-bXv AXn sImn-h Icp-f
- m-Wv. \S-n-cp- Hcp Ifn s]sv
\n-t]m-se-bm-bn-cpp Icp--fpsS hn\ym-kw. -GtXm kn-Kvm-h--bn Hcp Ifn ac-hnv Dd-pt]m-b -t]m-se. Imew s]sv \ne- -t]m-se. F{X Ime-ambn B NXp-cw-K--eI Xn]pdv InSpp Fv ]d-bm ]n-.
Igp-Inb shw hn-b-tm ]eI Iptd-qSn sXfn-p. sNns Nph-p-\n-d-n Icp--fpsS
Idp-p-\ndw DZn-p-h
- p. Ipt- kqn-p-t\m-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. aq- s\n Npfnn-cn-b
- m-Wv. Ftm
A{]n-b-amb Imcyw AXn Isp tXmp-p. F\n-smpw a\-n-em-bn-. Ipd-p-t\-cs A\nn-X-Xz-n\p tijw Abm apJ-ap-bn Fs t\mn.
"\n\-n-Xn Fs-nepw Ipgw ImWm-\ptm?'
Rm kqnp t\mn. C, Hpw ImWp-n-. Rm Ipt-s\ tNmZy-]qw t\mn.
"Cns\ Hcp Ifn-bp-m-hm h. CXp sXm-Wv. t\mv?'
Rm kqn-p- t\m-n-b-tm-gmWv Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-b-Xv. Ifn-bn Imcy-amb Hcp sXpv.
shfp tZh\v aqp `mK-p-\nv Ac-ip -sIm-Sp-n-cn--bm-Wv. tXcp-sImv Hcp sh-c-iv, IpXnc-sb-smv Hcp CjvS-c-iv, B\-sb-smv Hcp t]m-c-iv. Cns\ aqp Icp--sf-smv Htc
ka-bv Ac-ip -sIm-Sp-m Hcp hgnbpw ImWp-n-. CsXmcp sXmb Ifn-bm-Wv.
"icn-bmWv.' Rm ]d-p. "Cn-s\-sbmcp Ifn-bp-m-hm h.'
"AsX-mWv ImWn--WXv?' Ipt- tNmZn-p. Ipt-s kwkmcw Hcp- kvIq am-sdtmsebm-Wv. Ipn-Isf ]Tn-n-p-tm D]-tbm-Kn-p ssien. Fs adp-]Snsbmpw Inm-Xn-cp--tm
Abm Xs ]d-p. "AXp ImWn-p-Xv CXv shdp-samcp Ifn-b-m-m-Wv. CXv as-n-tym kqN\-bm-Wv........... FnymWvv \avv Ip-]n-Sn-W
- w.
hm \apv Xns]m-dv Hp-IqSn tIdmw. AhnsS
thsd Fs-nepw kqN-\-I-fvmhpw.'
Ipt- Hcp \ hmb-\-m-c-\m-bn-cp-p. C\n
hmbn-m Un-IvSohv t\mh-ep-I-fn-. icnp ]dm Un-IvSohv t\mh-ep-Ifpw \n[n tXSp IYIfpw am{Xta aqcv hmbn-q. Xn]pdw AZv`p-X- \nd-Xm-Wv. hfsc {]mNo-\-amb cl-ky-
AhnsS Hfn-n-cn-p-pv. \mep-sI-ns ta`mKw
apgp-h ]cp InS-p-X
- mWv B Xn]p-dw. Dbcw
Ipd- h m- s Wp am{X- a ssIsImv ]nSnm
Fm{X h- a p D- c - fpw Xpem- fpw
\ndsb IpdpsI InS-n-cp-p. R Ipn-IpIqSn AXn-\p -Xm-sg-qSn Ip\np \S-t-n-h-p.
BZys {]mhiyw AXn\p apIfn t]mb-tm-gpmb A\p-`hw shp-t\m-p-tm C\n-sbm-cn-

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AhnsS t]mhm {ian-n-. Fs ]Xn-\mw ]nd-m Znh-kamW-Xv. D-bvv DuWp Ign kab-mWv R Hmw \ne-bnse hcmbn sh, {Zhn-p- Xp-S-nb ac-tmWn Ibdn shfnw
Ipd Xn]p-dp t]mb-Xv. AhnSw apgp-h ]gb ac-m-am-\- NnX-dn-n-S-n-cp-p. Hcp Im
\jvS-s tai, Iptd Itk-e-I Fmw AwK-`wKw h-h-bm-Wv, Hp-In ssItm Imtem \jvSs--h, As-n Nqc saS-Xv hn-h, Hcp \ In AsX-n-\mWv Dt]-n-Xv Fp a\-nem-bn, Iptd D]-tbm-K-iq-\y-amb No\-`-c-Wn-Ifpw ]m{X--fpw. Ah-sbmw ]e Ime--fn-embn Dt]n-bv-s--h-bmh-Ww. Dn-tebvp \S-ptXmdpw F\nbvp `b-am-bn-p-S-n-. shfnw Ipd-hmb-Xn-\m Nne aqe-Ifn Fsm-s-bmWp-sXv hy-a. Ans\ \S-p-tm-gmWv B Fgpp-s]n I-Xv. Hcn-cp aqe-bntebvv Nqn-smv Ipt--\mWv ]d--Xv.
"t\mv, Hcp s]n.'
\ne-n-cpv Fgp-Xm-\p Db-c-n \mep Ipdnb Imep-I-fn B s]n \np-I-bm-Wv. Ipt Nppw t\mn. Cd-bpsS `mK-p-\nv t\cnb shfnw hn-cp ev CjvSn-I-I shv ASn-cp-p. shfnw C{X Ipd-bm ImcWw AXm-Wv. Hcp-]s Icp-Xn-qn sNbvX-Xm-hmw, AmsX
C{Xbpw henb Hcp Xn]p-dv Cusbmcp e-p- am{Xw shfn--ns hgn Fn\p ]msS adp-shp? B s]nsb kw_-n-p cl-ky- kz`mhw Ahn-Sw- ap-X XpS-p-p. CjvSn-I-I amnb-tm s]n-bn-cnp ew Hcp-am-Xncn hy-ambn ImWm ]n. \ s]n. aqe-I-fn-ep ]n-fbpsS Ae-m-c-Nn{X-v Id ]nSn-n-p-s--msX ap tISp-]m-Sp-I-sfmpw ]n-bn-n-. Ipt-
AXn\p apn-en-cpv aqSn Xpd-m t\mn. AXv ]qn-bn-cn-pp. A\-p-n-. Abm Xmtm-en\p
thn s]n-bpsS Nppw Xp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Fgp-p-s]-n-bpsS apI-fnepw AS-ns hi-f
- nepw Ipts ssI Xnb e-smw s]mSn \on hncm-Sp-I sXfn-p-h-p.
"CXns Xmtmen\v C\n FhnsS t]mWw?' \ndsb s]mSn-]n-Snv Agp-mb ssI hnj--\mbn
t\mn- s mv Ipt- ]dp.
"sXmd-m ]tzmv Rm
t\ms?'
AXp-sImv Imcy-an-, Fn
epw thW-sa-n {iantm F
an Ipt- Xe-bm-n. Rm
B s]nbvp apn-en-cpv Bhp{X in D]-tbm-Knv AXns
aqSn Xpd-m t\mn. aqSn Xpdm A{Xbpw in Bh-iy-apm-bn-cp-n-. F\n-bvp-thn
AXp Xpdp InS-p-I-bm-bn-cpp. in-bn Rm B s]n-bntebv v aqp- I pn hoWp.
Fs aqv \mbn thZ-\n-p.
Rm \nhn-cp--tm Ipt ]d-p.
"\ns aqn\nv tNmc hcpWp.'
"kmcey.'
Hcp tISp-an-m s]n-bm-bncpp AXv. Dn \ndsb sIm
psImp In-I. Hcp \o
In-bn Hcp Xmfn-tbm-e-spv AXp am{Xw.
"CXv acn-p-t]mb GtXm ImcW-h-cvsS PmXIm-Wv.' Ipt-
\ncm-i-tbmsS ]d-p. B s]nbn Fs- nepw AZv ` p- X - I - c amb Imcy- - f p- m- I p- s a
{]Xo XI hnjmZw AbmfpsS i_vZ-n-ep-v. B In-

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Ip-aSnbn Ipdv Hgn e-ap-v. A-hnsS shdpsX In-p- Xn t\m-nbtm-gmWv sNns

XIn-Sn Xn-b-Xv. Rm\Xp ]pd-t-bvs-Sp-p. kmam\yw hep--ap B XInSv sNcnv ]nSn-mse
FSp-m ]p.
"AsX-m-Wv, t\ms.' Ipt- ssI\on hmn AXp shfnp ]nSn-p. "NXp-cw-K-ns ]eIym-Wv.'
Ipt-s _pn-in A]m-cw- X-s-sbp ]d-bm tXmn. Fp In-I Hmtcm hi-mbn
Idppw shfppw CS-I-ev sImn-bn-cn-p-p. t]mcm--Xn\v B\-sb-bpw, IpXn-c-sbbpw a{nsbbpw tZh-s\bpw Imem-S-sbbpw AXn hc-p- sh-n-pap-v.
"CXp NXp-cw-K--e-I-bmWvv a\-n-em-m henb _pn-sbmpw thm-m-bn-cnpw \o hnNmcn-W
- X
- v.' Ipt- ]d-p. ]s CsX-mWv Cns\ Hcp t_mUv? CXnevtm Ifn-m ]pWq?'
"\apv t]mm?' Rm ]d-p. Fgp-p-s]n ]qn R Xncnv tImWn-bp-n-S-tbvv \Sp. Ipt- Ipd-p- t\cw \n-_vZ-\m-bn-cp-p. tImWn-sb-n-b-tm Cd-msX Ipt- Xncnp
\np.
"\o Hcp Imcyw {intm?'
Rm Fsv Ip-I Dbn tNmZn-p.
"B s]n-bns? AXv \o Xpd-m {ian-t- m s]sv Xpd-p. F\nbvXv Xe-Ipn adnnpw
Xpd-m ]n-bn-.'
icn-bm-Wv. AXp Xpd-m Hpw in Bh-iy-ap-m-bn-cp-n- FXv Fs-s AZv`p-X-sSp-n-bn-cp-p.
"Fm-W-Xns Aw?' Ipt- F kvIq am tNmZn-p.
Rm Adn-bn-s A-n Npa Ipep-n.
"AXns Aw, CXv Btcm \n\-mbn Hcp-n-h--Xm-sW-m-Wv.'
s]sv Fs `bw- {K-kn-p. Fn-s\-sb-nepw Ahn-sS-\nv Xmsg-bn-d-n-tm-bm aXn-sb-mbn.
"\apv Hcp Imcyw sNmw.' Ipt- ]d-p. "\obXv AS-nt? Rm\Xv Hcn-qSn sXmd-m
t]mm-Wv. t\mm-tem.'
Xncnp Xn]p-d-ns \nKq-V-X-I-fn-te-bvp-Xs Dufn-bn-Sm Xmev]-cy-an-msX aSn-p-\n
Fs ]nSn-p- h-en-p-sImv Ipt- \S-p. s]n-bpsS apn-en-cp--tm Ipt- Ipdp ]X-dnb t- ]mse tXmn. aq s]n-bpsS aqSn BZyw sasbpw ]ns in {]tbm-Knpw Xpd-m t\mn.
s]n \op-I-b-msX AXv Xpd-p-I-bp-m-bn-. F\nv hm `bw A\p-`-h-s-p. Rm ]d-p.
"\apv t]mhmw.'
"C\n \o Hp-IqSn sXmd-m t\mv.' Ipt- Fgp-t-p-sImv ]d-p.
Rm Xncnv Hcp amXncn Hm-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. tImWn-bn-dn Xmsg- hcm--bnse-n-b-tm-gmWv
izmkw hoW-Xv.
Ipt- hcm Ipdp Xma-k-ap-m-bn. Hcp-]s aq AXns ASv Xpd-m {ian-p-I-bmbn-cn-pw. As-n?.... Ipt-\v hXpw ]n-bn-cn-ptam F Nn h-tm Rm Xncnp tImWn
Ib-dm XpS-n. Atm-gmWv I-Xv. Ipt- B XInSpw ]nSnv apI-fn\nv tImWn-bn-tebvp
Im shbvp-I-bm-Wv.
"\ Bsf-bmWv Rm Hw sImp-t]m-bXv!' Ipt- Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p. "Fm{X t]Snbvm-\vXv? hm \ap-nXv sImfo sImtmbn Igp-In-sb-Sp-mw.'
C{X-bp-amb nXnbvv Ipf-n\nv "C\n AXns apI-fn-te-bvp-Xs t]mIm'-sap Ipt ]d--tm Rm Xo-bm-n. C\n Rm\n Xn]p-dt-bvv.
Ffpw Hcp Imcyhpw tXmp sImSp-p Bf Ipt-. kwkm-cn-m _lp-an-Sp-.
"\o Hpw sNt-. Fs IqsS htcz thp. Fm{X t]Sn-m-\v-Xv. Rm\nt? s\\v \
ss[cyvm Rm Icp-Xo-cv-Xv........'
Fm-bmepw ]p an\p-n-\p-n Rm Abm-fpsS ]nmse Xn]p-dt- -bvp tImWn Ibdm XpS-n. Xncn-tmSm-\p hgn-I-sfmw Hgn-p -In-S-p-I-bs Fv Rm CS-bvn-Sbvv
Xncnp t\mp-p-m-bn-cp-p. Ipt- B s]nbvp apn Ccpv AXp Xpd-m {ian-p.
F{X in-bp-]t- bm-Kn-npw Xpd-p-n-sp I-tm aq Fgp-t-p-sImv ]d-p. "\o Xs
Xpd-v.'
F\n-bvXv Xpd-m ]p-sa-Xv Hcp bmYmy-ambn Ipt- AwKo-I-cn-n-cn-p-p. Rm \nen-cpv hnd-p ssII-tfmsS B s]n-bpsS aqSn Xpd-m t\mn. Hpw Azm\w IqSm-sX-s
AXv Xpd-p-h-p. Rm s]sv Fgp-t-p. Ipt- icnpw A-c-n-cp-p. AXn\npW
tijw aq ]d-p. "\o amdv, Rms\mv t\m-s. thsd hXpwtm-v.'

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s]n-bpsS apn-en-cpv Ipt- Xp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Hmtcm In-I-fnepw Ah-bpsS ASn-bn-ep

Ad-bnepw ssInv Xn-t\m-n. Hp-an-. BsI-bp-Xv B Xmfn-tbm-e-s-p-am-{Xw.
AXp ]pd-t-bvs-Spv s]n-b-Sv aq Fgp-t-p.
"CXm-cp-sS-sb-nepw PmX-I-p-dn-m-bn-cnpw. mepw \avv sImtm-hmw. Hcp-]s B NXp-cwK--eImy BfvSym-bn-cn-m hgo-v.'
Rm Xe-bm-n. F\nv Aev]w ss[cyw Inn-bn-cpp. R Xncnp \S-p. BZys Dc- ns ASn- b nqSn \qgp- t m- g m- W Xp tI- X v . Hcp nIv i_v Z w. ]qv Xncn- b p- t m- g p- mIpXpt]mse hfsc hy-ambn Hcp i_vZw. Rm Ipt-s apJp t\mn. Abmfpw AXp tIncp-p. aq-cpsS ss[cyhpw tNmp- t]m-bn-cp-p. R Xncn-p -t\m-msX [rXn-bn \S-p.

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h-\b
- psS Ip-If
- n AZv`p-Xhpw Aev]w `bhpw
Ip. hj- p- a pv Cnc- b psS Ip- I - f n
I AtX `mhw. Xn]p-ds Fgp-p-s]-n-bpsS
Imcyw ]d-p -sImSp--tm Cnc-bpw CtX Ccnn Ddp t]mIp-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv. AXns CS-bn-sehn-tStbm Ah DWp tNmZn-p.
"AsX-mWv Ans\? \t- {iantm am{Xw
B s]n Xpd-Xv?'
Ctm ]papXp hj-p tijw h\bpw AXp-Xs tNmZn-bvp-p.
"FmWm Ans\?'
Ah-fpsS ssII-fnse \\p tcma- Fgp-tp
\np-p. FmWv adp-]Sn ]d-tb-Xv? IjvSnv cp
-sIm--mew B NXp-cw-K-e-I-bpsS clkyw a\-nem-m {ianp ]cm-Pb
- a
- S- Rm FmWv ]d-tbXv?
"Cu {]]--n \apv a\-n-em-hm ]e-Xpapv tamsf.' Ah-km\w Rm ]d-p. "Fm-ad- n-bW
- sav FmWv \nw?'
h\ \n-_vZb
- m-bn. ]s Rm\-hf
- psS kzmyw
\in-n-pthm F `b-ap-mbn F\n-bvv. Ah-fpsS
]co ASpp hcn-I-bm-Wv. Ahv henb B{Kl- - f m- W p- - X v . Iyq- Fn- \ o- b - d nMv ]Tnv
tkm^vvshb s{]m^-j\
- e
- m-hW
- w. Fnv Ipt-s
a-sf-tmse Ata-cn-b
- n knen-tmhmen-bn-sen-s-S-Ww. cmPnbpw \oXphpw km slmsk-bn-emWv. aq-h Fv.-]n.-bnepw cm-a--h Ct_bnepw. AXp-sImv ]Tn--n\nv Ah-fpsS {i
hyXn-N-en-m kmy-X-bn-. ]s Cu NXp-cw-K--eIbpsS Imcy-n Hpw ]d-bm ]m Ah-b
- mWv. Adn-bm-- h-gn-If
- n AXv \s kzm[o-\n-bvp-p.
"Fnv A hopw Xn]p-dp Ib-dntbm?'
h\ tNmZn-bvp-p.
Rm Btem-Nn-p. Ib-dn, ]s AsX-tm-gmWv?
"\n[n-I Hfn-n-p-sh Bfp-I Ftmgpw Fsnepw kqN\ _mn-sh-bvm-Xn-cn--n-.' Ipt- ]dp. "AXv Ftmgpw s]sv a\-n-em-hm `mj-bn25

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em-bn-cn-pw. ]e-Xnepw Hcp tav Hw shbvymWv ]Xn-hv. An-\s \n[n Is-Sp-m Ffp-mWv. ]s CXn tapw-ey, Hpw Cey. BsI-Xv Hcp NXp-cw-K--e-Iym-Wv. \fv IqSp-X- A-zm\n--Ww-w.'
An-s\-bmWv R tPymys\ ImWm Xocp-am-\n--Xv. Npcp-n-bXv CXp-m-nb a\p-jys\-n Fs-nepw a\-n-em-hp-a-sm. am[-h--Wn- hons D-d-p-Xs Hcp Nmcp-I-tk-e-bn
Ccn--bm-bn-cp-p. \c XeapSn ]s shnbncnbv--bm-Wv. Rsf I-tm \nhn-cp-p.
"Fm Ipm, hnti-sjm-pw-eysm?'
"Hpwey.'
"]ns Fnt\ hXv? ]co-tev Pbn-tym--dn-bm-\m-bn-cnpw As?'
"Duw, Mpw.' Ipt- Hp ]cp- n- s mv ]d- p. "Hcp
PmXIw t\mm-\m-bn-cp-p.'
"Fhn-sS, t\ms?'
Ipt- Hcp kn-bvp-n IS-em-n s]mXn sIv
]pd-s-Spp ]Wn--c-m-h\v sImSp-p. Atlw B Xmfntbm-es
- v Nc-Sg
- nv Xpd-p. At-l
- ns apJ-p-mb `mh-I Rm {in-p.
"Ctsc Hv ImWm ]tzm?'
B tNmZy-n\p apn Ipt- Hp ]X-dn. ]Wn-c
-
- m-h
XpSp. "A \qnbn-cp]Xv hb-mb Hcmsf Rm CXp-hsc
In-n-. Bs CsX-hnSvm IntyXv?'
"Xns]m-dv Hcp s]o-m.' Ipt- kXyw ]d-p.'
"\nfv Iptymfv CsXmpw FSpv Ifn-m ]mSn-. CXv

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]dp]Xv sImw apv acn-p-t]mb Hcm-fsS PmX-Im-Wv. \nsS Xd-hm-nse Hcp Imc-W-h-cm-Wv.
icnbvp ]d-m Ips A-sS Am-h-\m-Wv. Fs sNdp-Im-ev tI Hm X-tyq.'
"Cu Imc-tWmcv F-s\ BfmWv?' Ipt- tNmZn-p. "\ ]Ww Bfm-bn-cptm?'
"Fn-\mtm AsXms Ado-WXv?'
"shdp-sX.'
"Bsf-n A{X \ A`n-{]m-sbmpw A \mvImcv ]d-bm-dv. AXv ]ns ]s k Xdhmnse Imc-tWm-msc-nsbms An-t\y ]dbq. [mcmfw k-vm-bn-cp-qv tIn-vv.'
AXm-bn-cpp Ipt-\v Adn-tb--Xv.
"\nfv CsXmpw FSpv Ifn--cvXv. Csm-s CXv Innb ep sImtmbn hbvWw. s]mtg-sem-gp-zmWv thXv. AXn\v ]s sNe I-s
- fm-s- sNm\vv. AsXmpw \nfv
Iptymv ]n. Cu hI km[-\--sfmpw FSpv taem Ifn--cp-Xv.'
Ipt- Xe Ipep-n. ]Wn-c
-
- m-h honse HcwKw amXn-cn-bm-Wv. Rsf imkn-m-\p A[nIm-c-ap-v. t]mcm--Xn\v Am-h-s\-m\pw CX-dn-m {]iv\m-Wv. ]Wn--c-m-h-t\mSv AXp ]db-W-sap Icp-Xn-bn-cn-p-tm-gmWv Atlw Ctmp ]d--Xv.
"Rm\nXv A-t\mSv ]d-bvWn-ey. ]d-m cp-t]pw Np s]S Inpw. s]mbvtm-fp.'
PmX-Iw s]mXnv kn-bn-en tijw t]mIm-\mbn Fgp-t-tm Ipt- tNmZn-p.
"]Wn--cm-mhm Rm ]co-tev Pbntym?'
"Fm h kwi-bpwtm?'
"C, mepw.'
"Ips \mfv D{Xm-Xn-b-s. t]Sn-bvm-s\m-pw-ey.'
Aev]w Bizmkw Innb Ipt- tNmZn-p.
"]Wn--c-m-ta, Cmtfm?'
"t]cv \s? Xs \msfm?'
"\mfv Bbn-eym-Wv.'
"Bbneyw?' ]Wn--c-m-h s\n Npfn-p. "B PmXIw Hp Xcq.'
Ipt- kn-bn\nv PmXIw ]pd-s-Spp tPymy\v sImSp-p. F\n-smcp D`-ba
- p-mbn. Fn-\mWv Fs \m tI-tm B PmX-I-sv hopw t\mnbXv? ]Wn--c-m-h Xmfntbm-e-sv Xpdv hmbn-p-I-bm-Wv. CSbvv Hcp IS-em-kn Fsm-stbm Ipdn-p-p-ap-v. IWp-If
- m-Wv. Hpw a\-n-em-hp-n-. Hcp ]p an\pp t\cs IW-p-Iq- Ign-t- ijw Atlw
PmXIw Nc-Sp-sImv sIn XncnsI Ipt-\p sImSp-p.
"CXv C-s Inn-bn-Sv sImp t]mbn hbvp. Hpw sshIn--cp-Xv.'
PmX-I-sp In hmn-smv Ipt- tNmZn-p. "Fm ]Wn--c-mhm Fs-nepw Ipg-wtm?'
"Gbv Hpw-ey. Cmfv \nsS Xmh-gnevs Hcp Imc-W-h-cmWv. Ips A-sS Am-h. Bfv
Ipdv Ipg-
- m-c\
- m-bn-cp-p. AXym-hiyw B`n-Nmtcmw a{-hmtZmw Hs In-evm-bn-cp-qv tInvv. PmX-I-{]-Imcw CtcvsS Pw Ign-n-n-.'
"AsX-n-\ymWv ]Wn--c-m-hm, aqcv acn-nv ]-dp]Xv sImm-bo-s ]td-WXv? Asm
Fn\ym Pw Ign-bm-Xn-cnym?'
"Cu temIv \-fd- n-bm-Xpw \v a\-n-em-hm-X
- zm-bnv Fsms sIS-p-Wp. AXn-semmWv CXvv IcpXym aXn. \nfv s]mbvtm-fq.'
R Xncnp \S-p. Fs ]co-m-^-e-s-n tPymy Hpw ]d-n-s-Xv Rm
{]tXyIw {in-p. Ipt-\pw B Imcyw ad--Xp-t]mse tXmn.
"Hcp Imcyw \o {intzm? \ns \mfv ]d-sm ]Wn--c-m-h F{X [rXn-bn-emWv PmXIw
Fs ssIn\nv Xn--dv hmn t\moXv?'
"Fm ImcWw?'
"B-dn-bmw. Fm-bmepw CXn-sems Ftm Ifn-bp-v. B NXp-cw-K
- e
- I Hcp \n[n sIS-W
e-ns kqN\ Xym-Wv. ]s AsX-n-\ymWv Ip-]n-Sn-ymv F\n--dn-bn-. \apv
t\mmw. Fm B Imc-tWmcvsS t]cvm ]Wn--c-m-h ]d-Xv?'
"Cn-cm-a-ta-t\m.'
"hm-smcp t]cv!'
PmXIw Xn]p-dp s]n-bn CSm-\mbn R t]mbn. bm{X hnjaw ]nSn--Xm-bn-cp-p. FpsImtm ]Wn--c-m-h-\p-am-bp-mb IqSn-mgvN Rsf `b-s-Sp-n-bn-cp-p. C\n Xn]p-dp
Ib-dn-sv i]Yw sNbvXn- cp F\nbvv Ipt-s Hw hopw t]mtIn hp. Hm-aX
- mbn ss[cyim-en-bmb Ipt-\pw t]Sn ]nSn-n-cp-p. ]ns s]n Xpd--W-sa-n Fs klmbw thWw Xm\pw.

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Xnap-I-fn Ccpp Ib-dn-p-S-n. Ahn-S-hn-sS-bmbn An-bn km[-\--fpsS \ng `oI-c-P-p-sf-tmse ]Xn-bn-cp-p. Rm tNmZn-p. "\ap-nXv Xmew Chn-sS-sb-hn-sS-sb-nepw shm-tem.
\msf cmhnse hnv s]n-bn-en-Smw.'
"AXp ]n-, ]Wn--c-m-h ]d-Xv CXp-Ss\ Inn-bn-Sp Xs sImp-t]mbn hbvm-\mWv. Hcp Imcy-hpw-eymsX ]Wn--c-m-h-\Xp ]d-bn-. \o hm......'
Ah-km\w s]n-bn-cn-p-n-S-s-n. Ipt- s]n-bpsS hi-mbn Ccpv FtmSp ]d-p.
"hv CXp Xpd-v.'
Rm\-Xns apn hn-cp-p. AXn-\n-Sbvv Ipt- Rm\-dn-n-n-s hnNm-c
- n s]n Xpdm- Hcp {iaw \S-nbXv Rm In-sp \Snp. Rm aqSn s]mn--tm s]n A\m-bm-tk\
Xpd-p. Ipt-s In\nv PmXIw hmn s]n-bn-env Hcp tNmZy-tmsS Rm Abmsf t\mn.
"AStm.'
Rm s]n-bS- v Fgp-t-p. R Ahn-sS-\nv Xncn-n Atm-tgbvv Hcp nIv i_vZw, Ap
tI-t]m-ep i_vZw tIp. R [rXn-bn \S-p. Ipt- Nnm-a--\mbn-cp-p. Abm-fpsS
apJv t]Sn-tb-m-tfsd Bi-b-p-g--am-bn-cp-p.
Ambn ASp--f-bn-em-bn-cp-p. Rsf IXpw ncw tNmZy-ap-bp. "Duw?....'
"Hpwey.'
"m t]mbn Imepw aptJmw IgpIn \maw sNv. A hc ka-bm-bn-cn-p-Wp.'
"At,....' Ipt- kwi-bn-p-sImv XpSp. "BcmWo Cn-cm-a-ta-t\m?'
"Cn-cm-a-ta-t\mt\m?' A apJw Npfn-p. B t]cp-Xs Abvv CjvS-am-bn-sp tXmp-p.
"F\n-bv-ns\ Btcw Adn-bn-. Fm Imcyw?'
"aqcv AsS Am-h-\m-Wv.'
"Hm..... F\nbvv A-ts\-s icnbv-dn-bn-. vmtWm AhcvsS Am-h? Fm Imcyw
]d?'
"A Hcp Imcyw sNtm? A\v Adn-bvWvm-hpw. Hv tNmZnv a\-n-emtzm?'
"Fm Imcywv ]d-n \o?'
A AXp ]d--tm-tgbvv Am-hs Npa ]Sn-p-c-bn\nv tIp.
"A!' Ipt-\pw Rm\pw- IqSn ssIIm-ep-I Igp-Im-\mbn ]nap--p-IqsS Ipf-n-te-bvtmSn. Hcp skn-\Iw R ]Sn-m--bn-en-cpv D-n \maw sNm XpS-n.
Cnc D-dv A-s\bpw Imn-cn--bm-bn-cp-p.
]ntv cmhnse Am-h Irjn t\mm ]pd-n-d-n-b-tm R ASp--f-bn Ib-dn-n. tPmen-mcn amfp-h--, Igp-Inb ]m{X- hS-tm-d-p-\nv ASp--f-bn-tebvp sImp-h-cnI-bm-Wv. ]m{X--sfmw AXmXp m\p h-tijw Ah Xncp-m-\p hkv{X- cp _p-I-fn \ndp tkmp _mdpw aosX hp Ipf-n-tebvp bm{X-bm-bn.
"Fm hn-cn--WXv?' Ambn tNmZn-p. "shivWvtm?
"C-t....' Ipt- Dcpp Ifn-p.
"]nsm ASp--tfev ]cv-WXv?'
"A-t\mSv tNmZntm B Imc-tWm-sc-n?'
I-n-bn Iqm Cf-n-bn-cp acn amn-hv A Rsf \-hw t\mn.
"A tNmZn-IymWv \n-sf-n\ym B Imc-tWm-sc-n tI-Xvv. Rm-dp kvIqfotm atm
tI-Xm-hpw-v. As\ hcm Rmb-eymv ]d-p. B Imc-tWmcv acn-n-s ]-dp-]Xp sImmbo-s{X. A-s heym-h-\m-bn-cp-p. A\pw tI-dn-th-q. Hcp {Iqc-\m-bn-cp-q-s{X. [mcmfw ]Wwm-ov ]tdWvv. AsXms Fhn-SymWvv Bpw Adnbn-ms{X!'
"Atcv Cu hon-emtWm Xma-kn-n-cp-Xv?'
"Bbn-cn-pw, AtcvsS Hcp Nn{Xw Xf-nev sImsd-mew Xqo-cp-p-s{X. ]ns Ftmtgm
AsX-Spp amo-Xm-Wv. ]tdsm F\npw t\cnb Htcm hcvWvv. ]qap-Js sNma-cn-ev
Imn-sm-n-s, AXns hS-p-hi
-
- m-bn-v. A acn-sm A-ssS t^mtm shbvmthn
B Imc-tWmcvsS Nn{Xw amoXm tXmp-Wp.'
"B Nn{Xw Fhn-SymWv?'
"B.... B-dn-bmw. AXm Xns]m-dtm atm hen-s-dn-n-vm-hpw.'
aI-sbpw acp-aI
- s
- bpw ]cm-{I-a
- s
- f-n A-bmb B Asb AhnsS hnp-sIm-v R
ASp--f-bn\np ]pd-p- I-S-p.
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C\n? F tNmZyw Fs a\-n am{Xta Dm-bn-cp-p-. FmWv sNt--sXv Ipt-

Atms Xo-bm-n-bn-cp-p. AXn\v Fs Inn-sv Rm ]d-p.
"F-m-W- Ans\ ]d-Xv?' h\ tNmZn-p-p.
"C\n-bp-sam-cn- Xn]p-dp Ib-dm A-s\-smv km[n-n AXp-sIm-p- X-s.'
"A\v C{X t]Sn-bmtWm?'
"icn-bmWv tamsf A\v t]Sn -X-ym-Wv. F\n-bvv ]Xn-\p hbt Bbn-p-p. t]Sn-t
Ftm B Xns]m-dv Dv. Fm-Ws
- X-d- n-bn-. AZr-iy-amb Ftm Hv \psS ]nn \npp-s tXm. ]ns Fgp-p-s]n ]qn R Xncnp hcp-tm Ftmgpw tIm-dp
nIv i_vZw. AsXs am{Xw `mh-\-b-, Ipt-\pw tIm-dp-v. am{X-, s]n Rm Xpd-ptm
ams{X Xpdp hcp. ]ns Fs \mfv Bbn-eym-Wv-dn-tm ]Wn--c-m-h B PmXIw HpIqSn hmn t\mo-Xv. AXn-sems Ftm sISvWvv, \apv a\-n-em-hm Ftm.'
h\ \n-_vZb
- m-bn. Ah Hc-ht- em-I\w \S-p-Ib
- m-sWp tXmp-p. F{Xtbm {]mhiyw Ahsfbpw Iqn R B \mep-sI-n-tebvp t]mbn-p-v. ]s Hcn-tmepw Rm\-hsf B
Xn]pdw ImWn-p- sIm-Sp-n-n-, Fp am{X-a Ans\ Hcp ew B ]Sp-Iq- sIn-S-n
Ds-p-Xs ]dnn. AXp-sImv AXn-\p- ap-I-fnse A-co--sa-ns\-bm-bn-cn-psav
Ahv a\-n-em-hp-n-. R h-tmgpw Xma-kn-m t]mIp-tm ctm aqtm apdn-I
am{Xw Xpdv hrn-bm-pw. Xmgs cp apdn-I-fpw, Hmw \ne-bnse InS-p-ap-dn-bpw. AXv Rm\pw
Ipt-\pw InS-n-cp apdn-bm-bn-cp-p. `m-hnb--bpsS aI tZhn hv klm-bn-pw. Ah-fpsS
`mhv K^n-em-Wv. \ tPmen. "Ahn-tm \-sf-mfpw \ \ne-bm-Wv.' Cnc ]d-bm-dp-v.
Ahsf shdp-samcp the-m-cn-bmbn ImW-cp-sXv Adn-bn-m-\m-bn-cpp AXv. Hcp ]gb Iqdns
t]cn Ah Cnc hnfn-m hcp-p. apdn-I hrn-bm-m\pw `Ww ]mIw sNm\pw klmbn-p-p. F\nbvv Fd-Wm-Ip-fp t]mtI-n- h-m cm{Xn Cncbvpw tampw Iqn-\mbn tZhn
hp InS-p-p. Cn-cbpw h-\bpw henb In-en-t InS-p-tm Ah apdn-bpsS adp-`m-K
- n
In-en InS-pw. AXv h-\-bpsS In-em-Wv.
]dp hcp-Xv Xd-hm-n t]mbm R-fpsS Ne-\- Cu aqp apdn-I-fnepw \Spanpw
]qap-J-p-ambn ]cn-an-X-s-Sp-I-bm-Wv. AXn-\-p-dpw Cp-d-p-ap ]qn-bn apdn-I Xpdp
ImWmt\m ]cn-tim-[n-mt\m D bmsXmcp Xmev]-cyhpw h\ ImWn-m-dn-. Hcp ]s Ah-sfmcmIp-n-bm-bn-cp-s-n kwKXn hyXy-kvX-am-tb-t\. h-\bvv BsI Xmev]-cy-ap-Xv B henb
]dpw AXnse ac-fpw cmhnse Fp aWnbvv Abpsamv Bpf-nse Ipfn-bp-am-Wv.
Ctm NXp-cw-K
- e
- I
- b
- psS Imcyw Adn-t- m Ahv B e-samw ImW-Ws
- ap tXmnbn-p-m-I-Ww. Ah tNmZn-p.
"vv? A t]mbnt?'
"\ Bfs \ns Am-h! Hcp Imcyw sN-Wwv Xo-bm-ym AXp sNbvtX AS-q.
Ah-km\w F\nbvv t]mn-h-p.'
"vv?'
Fnv? Rm Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-Wv. Fm-Wp-m-bXv? Rm Fn\nv HmSn-tm-Im B{Kln-p-pthm AXn-tebvv Fs GtXm Hcp in hen-n-g-p-I-bm-Wv. Ipt- AXn-semcp Icp29

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am-{X-am-sWp tXmp-p. Rmb-dm-gvN. Am-h\v Rmb-dm-gvN-bn-, tPmen -Zn-\- am{Xw. s\sSn-Iv Ah-[n-Zn-\--fn-s-mWv Atlw ]d-bp-I. Am-h ]pd-t-bvn-d-p-tm apn
sNp s]Sm-Xn-cn-m R cp -t]cpw {ian-m-dp-v. Im Fs-nepw tPmen Gnt
t]mIp. apI-fnse hcm--bn\nv Am-h ]-Sn-I-Sv hc-n-eqsS \S-p-Xv Ip. Ipt- ]dp. "hm'.
Ftm-m-sWv tNmZn-t Imcy-an-. Rm ab-p-a-cpp Ign Bsf-tmse Abm-fpsS
]nmse Hc-Sn-a-bmbn \S-p.
"B Nn{Xw Inn-bnv \ap-s-mWv Imcyw?' Rm tNmZn-p.
"\n\-d- n-bm-n-m. Cu a\p-jy-\n-s. apcv hfsc _pn-am-\m-W.v sNesm Cu Nn{X-ns s{^bvanem-bn-cnpw Hcp Ipdnv Hfn-np hn-p-m-hp-I. B Ipdnv Inn-bm \apv B NXp-cw-K--e-tIsS
clkyw a\-nem-m ]pw.'
Xnc-n ZpjvI-c-am-bn-cp-p. F{X D-c--fpsS Xmtg-qSn \qp t]mtI-n-hp F-dn-bn-.
Fgp-p-s]n Ccp e-s-n-b-tm Rm Hfn-I-nv t\mn. -Fp-sImtm AX-{]-Xy-am-bn-p-m-Ip-sa tXmen\p hn]-co-X-ambn AX-hn-sS--s- Dm-bn-cp-p. Ipt- AsXmpw
{in-p-n-. Abm-fpsS a\-n s{^bvan Hcp t^mtm am{X-ta-bp-p. AXns hep--sa-msWtm Hpw Adn-bn-. s]s-Xv Fhn-sS-sb-nepw Nmcn-h t]mse ImW-s-Sp-sa hnizm-k-nem-sWp tXmpp aq. Xn]p-d-ns ]cv AmWv F\nbvp a\-n-em-b-Xv. Hcp {Kup
t]mse Xpd-X AXv. \ndsb DuSp-h-gn-I \nd--Xv. Ipdp \S--tm Fs Znim-t_m[w \inp. Rm tNmZn-p.
"Ipt-m, Fn-\ym C\n Xncn-p -t]m-m?'
Ipt- s]sv \nv Xncn-p- t\m-n. AXn-s\-n aq Btem-Nn-n-n-. Abm Ipd-p -Zqcw
Xncnp \S-p. Ipdp Ign--tm-gmWv a\-n-em-hp-Xv h hgn-b AsX-v. Ipt-s apJpw
Aev]w `b-ap--Xp-t]mse tXmn. A\--am-sbmcp Kpl-bn-se-n-s t]mse, hgn-I Fhn-sSbpw
Fp-n-. Hmtcm hgnbpw app k-cn t]mse-b-.
"C{X-b-[nIw Dt]-n--s km[-\- Fns\ hp.' F\nbvZv`p-Xm-bn.
"Cu hon\v A{X ]g-w-v. ]ncp-\qdp sImm-bnv F{X Xe-apd Xma-kn-n-p-m-hp-w
- v- Adn-tm.
Ah-scmw Dt]-n- km[-\--fp-mhpw Chn-sS.'
Fs A{X s]m-ap Dp-am `c-Wn-I. AXn-s\mpw tISp-]m-Sp-I ImWm-\n-. ]ns Fn\m-Wh Dt]-n-Xv? \S-p- \-Sv Ah-km\w R Fn-tXv Xmtg-bvp Hcp tImWnbpsS apn-em-bn-cp-p.
"CtX-XmWv tImWn?'
R B ac-tmWnbnd-n. \ In-bp acwsImv D-m-nb tImWn. Hcp hiv shh-en Npa-cmWv, as hiv sImp-]W
- n-If
- p ssIh-cnbpw. CtXXp tImWn-bm-Wv. R Xn]pd-tbvp Ib-dn-h-XmIs hfsc In-Ip-d t]cn-\p-am{Xw _e-ap Hcp Xmevm-enI tImWnbm-bn-cp-p.
tImWn-bpsS Xmg-n-d-n-b-tm-gmWv a\-n-em-bXv AhnsS ]qn-bn Hcp hmXn-em-Wv. Cns\ Hcp
hmXn R Xmg-s-hn-sSbpw In-n-. GXp apdn-bn-te-bvm-Wmthm Cu hmXn Xpd-p-Xv. AXp Xpd-m-\m-hm hn[w `{Z-ambn AS-n-cn--bm-Wv. R Xncnp Ib-dn, hopw Kpl-bneqsS bm{X XpS-n. FmWv At\z-jn-p-Xv F Imcyw cp-t]cpw ad-sp tXmp-p. Rms\m-bmepw ad-n-cn--bm-Wv. GsXms hgn-I-fn-eqsS hopw k-cn-p-sh--dn-bn-, s]sv RfpsS apn Hcp Im \-jvS-s taibvp aosX s{^bnw sNbvX aqp henb t^mm-I Iangvn
hn-cn-p-p. Ipt-s apJw hnI-kn-p.
"CXm t^mtm-Ifv!'
apI-fnse t^mtm hmsX s]mSn- ]n-Sn-n-cp-p. AXv Hcp hr-bpsS t^mtm BWv. taap-n-msX
kar--amb An-bpw {]Zinnv ssIp Itk-e-bn Ccn-p-p. Ah-cpsS apJw Npfn-ncn-p-p. ASp t^mtm Hcp Imc-W-h-cp-tS-Xm-Wv. I\ ]pcn-Ihpw XovW-amb Ip-I-fp-ap
Hcm. Hcp thjvSn-bmWv thjw. s\n-ta N-\-pdn {]I-S-ambn ImWp-p. Itk-e-bn hmnMv
nIv Nmcn-h-n-p-v. Itke BZys t^mtm-hn D-Xp- X-s-bm-Wv. aqm-as t^mtm-hns
s{^bnw {Zhnp XpS-n-bn-cp-p. Nnn-\p-n shfp ]q hv DW-n-b-t]mse ]mSp-v. apJw
Hcp-am-Xncn hy-am-Wv. A[nIw Db-c-an-m Hcm.
"CXm-bn-cnpw t^mtm.' Ipt- ]dp. "CXmWv Ghpw ]tg-Xmbn tXm-W-Xv.'
"C\n \av s]mdv IS-s?' Rm ]d-p. R h hgn-bn-te-bvp -Xs Xncn-p.
R-fpsS AZv`p-X-n\v AXn-cn-m-bn-cp-p. sXm apn R km[m-cW Ib-dn- h-cm-dp
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Ae-p hXv?- Fn-s\-bmWv ]pd-s ev Xs Ctm Fn-bXv?

Xmsg R-fpsS apdn-bn Fn-b-Xn\p tij-amWv Ipt- kwkm-cn--Xv.
"\n\-sp tXmpp?' t^mtm Hcp \\ XpWn-sImv hrn-bm-p--Xn-\n-S-bn Ipt-
tNmZn-p. Rms\mpw ]d-n-. apI-fnse Kpl-If
- psS A\n-n-Xn-eq-sS-bp bm{X Fs hmsX
Xfn-bn-cp-p.
hrn-bm-n-bX
- p-sImv henb KpW-sam-p-ap-m-bn-n-. Nnns Dh-i
- mWv ]q-ens ]mSpI. F{Xtbm hjfnse ag-m-es Cuw Nnn-\p-n In-bp Hcm-h-cWw Xs Xoncp-p.
"\avv GXm-bmepw Cu s{^bnw Cf-n-sb-Sp--Ww. AXns Dnev h kqN-\ow-tmv t\mWw.' Ipt- s{^bnw Iangvn shv ]cn-tim-[n-p. ]pdp ]Xn lmUvt_mUv {Zhnp XpS-nbn-cp-p. Hcp In-sb-Spv B t_mUv Cf-n-sb-Sp-m
{ian--tm AXv s]mn-smn hp. AXv tISp- h-cp-msX
FSp-m ]n-sp I-tm Ipt- AXv IjvWw IjvWambn s]mn-s-Sp-p. Ac aWn-q t\cs Azm-\-n\p
tijw B t^mtm ]pd-s-Sp-p. AsXmcp t^mtm Bbncp-n-. hc-p-m-nb Hcp OmbmNn{Xw am{Xw.
"Asmpw t^mtm FSp-m\v kuI-cyw-y. Asm
Fmw hc-vmIzmWv sNm. hc-bvW BfsS apnev \fv
sImsd t\cw Ccp-p -sIm-Sp-Ww. sNesm cpw aqpw sZh
kw Ccpp sImSp-tn hcpw.'
Ipt- - - d n- b m Imcy-
Ipd-hm-bn-cp-p. ]c-n-ep hmb\-bpsS ^e-am-Wv. Rm _lp-am\-tmsS Abmsf t\mn.
Nn{Xw tISp- Iq-SmsX \ sXfna-tbmsS DZn-p- \n-p. Nnn-t
I ]q Nn{Xs _m[n-n-n.
"CsXm-cZ- v`p-Xm-Wv.' Ipt- ]dp. "s\\v tXmvWvtey?'
Rm Xe-bm-n. Fs kw_n- t - S - t mfw AZv ` p- X - nsbpw kzm`m- h n- I - X - b p- s Sbpw
then s]mfn-nv Ipdp t\c-ambn. Rm Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-bn-cpp. C{Xbpw Zqcw k-cn-Xv icnp- m- b - X mtWm AtXm Hcp
shdpw amb-m-gvN-bm-bn-cp-tm. Rm tNmZn-p.
"Iptm \fv tamfnev sImtd Zqcw \S amXncn
tXmp-Wp. AXv icn-bmtWm? Cu Xn]p-dv
C{X hgn-I-sfm-stm?'
Ipt- \n-_vZ-\m-bn, Ftm Btem-Nn-p-Ibm-bn-cp-p. Abm Ctmtg AXn-s\-n Nnnpq Fp tXmp-p. Abm ]d-p.
"icym-W-s. AXp-t]mse \fv Hcp tImWn
In- s . AXv Xmgv GXv apdo- t e- b v mWv
t]mWXv? \sS s\teev As\ Fd-n-h-cW
Hcp tImWo- y, ]qo tImWn- h m- X nepw- y.
CsXms icn-vm-b-X-\ymtWm?'
"\n-dn-bn-y.'
Ipt- Nn{Xw ]cn-tim-[n-m XpSn. s{^bnan-\p-n tcJ-I-sfm-p-ap-m-bn-cp-n-s-Xv
Abmsf hmsX \ncm-i-s-Sp-n-bn-cp-p.

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"kmc-y. Cu Imc-W-hcv \ kq{X-m-c-\mWvv tXmp-Wp. sNesm Cu Nn{Xw hc--Xns ASose-hn-sS-sb-nepw {_jp-sImv h Ipdnpw Fgp-Xn-h-n-p-m-hpw.'
Ipt- B Ombm-Nn{Xw P\-en-S- pp sImp-t]mbn kqvaa
- mbn ]cn-tim-[n-p-Ib
- m-Wv. F\n-Xn hnizmkw \inp XpS-n. AsXmcp shdpw Nn{X-am-sWpw R-fpsS Cs Azm-\samw ]mgm-bn-sbpw F\nbvp tXmn-p-S-n. Idp ]nSn-bp Hcp `qX--m-Sn-bn-eqsS Ipt Nn{Xw ]cn-tim-[n-p-Xv Rm Ipdv kl-Xm-]tmsS t\mn-bn-cp-p. ]p-an-\pv t\cs
]cn-tim-[\
- b
- vp- tijw Nn{Xw tai-p-dp sImp-hv oWnv In-ens Xe-`m-Kv Nmcn-bn-cp
Ipt-s apJw A\p-Iml-am-bn-cp-p.
Rm Nn{X-sa-Spp t\mn. shdpw Nn{Xw am{Xw, AXn-\-p-d-sm-p-an-. Nn{X-n\p Xmsg hep-`m-K-mbn Nn{X-Im-cs t]cm-sWp tXmpp lnn-bntem kwkvIr-X-ntem Fgp-Xn-h-n-pv. IrjvW-cm-b Ftm atm BW-Xv.

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]co--bvn\n cp amk-ta-bp-q. Dtm Fp-Xs C\nbpw

Xo-bn-m Cu \n[n-bpsS ]nmse \S-m Cu mn-sbn-cn-tn hcpw. Ipt--\m-sW-n CXv Fkv.-F-kv.F.-kn.-bm-Wv.
GsX-nepw tImf-Pn AUvan-j In-Ws
- a-n \ amp-Xs InWw.
Rm s]sv h-am-\-n-tebvp Xncn-s-n. apn h\
Hcp am{n-I-h-e-b-n s]-t]mse Ccn-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah-fpsS ]cobpw ASp-n-cn-bv-bm-Wv. apXp sImw apv Fs ]co \inn--Xp-t]mse Ah-fpsS ]co-bpw \in-n-m-\mtWm Cu NXp-cw-K-eI Cu ka-bv {]Xy--s-Xv? F\nbvp _e-amb kwi-b-apm-bn. Ahpw ]Xn-\p hb-p XnIbm cp amkw IqSntb
Dp.
"Fnv Am, Fp-mbn?' h\ DWp.
"tamsf, \ns {][m-\-s- ]-co--bmWv hc-W-Xv. tamfv C\n ]Tnbvm t\mv. _mn-sbmw ]co Ign-nv ]d-bmw.'
"AXp ]n-, apgp-h tImsX F\nbvv ]Tn-bvm ]n-.'
"]ns Hpw-m-bn-. Fp-m-hm-\m. AXns ]nmse \Sv
A ]co-tev tXmp, Ipt- IjvSnv c-s-p. Am-hs
ASpvv cp t]pw \-hw Inn, A{Xy-s.'
"Fnv Ip-m-abvv Fn\ym tImf-Pnev AUvan-j InoXv?'
"Asmpw C{X sXc- p- m- b n- c v n tImf- P n- e v . Ass
sNbvXm an-hmdpw Inpw.'
"A _mow IqSn ]d-b-Ww, Rm\nsm ]Tn-m t]mm-Wv.'
h-\bvp t]Sn ]nSn-sp tXmp-p.
"C\n Hpw-m-bn-n tamsf, hniz-kn-bvv. Fs ]co-ssS
dnkv h-tm Am-hs hI hnNmc-W-bp-m-bn-cp-p. BZyw
kmn ]d-Xv \ns A Xs-bm-Wv. Rfv GXp t\chpw, Ifnm ]m Hcp NXp-cw-K--e-Ibpw shn-cn-bvym-sWpw Xn]pdvv Hcp ]tg t^mtm FSpv sImv tISp hcp-o-sms
Ah Pqdn kaw t_m[n-n-p.'
"AXv icn, Abvv CsXm-s-bm-bn-cpp ]Wn As? A\ow
Ip-m-a\ow Xp sImn-ev?'
"AXp Rm BtZy ]d-bmdns?'
"icn Fnv?' Ahv _mn `mKw tIm [rXn-bm-bn.
"Fn-sm Ama RsS apdn ]cn-tim-[n-p. R-fm-sW-n
Cn-s\-sbmv {]Xo-n-X
- p-an-s
- m, Fmw tai-p-dv hn-cn-b
- mbn-cp-p. Ama AsXmw FSpv Ftmtm hen-s-dn-p. t^mtm
Xncnv Xn]p-d-p-Xs sImp-t]mbn Cp. Av Innb A{X ASn
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Pohn-X-n-sem-cn-epw Inn-bn-n-.'
"Fnpw A Ats\ IeymWw Ignq? ]mhw A!'
Rm Hpw ]d-n-. AsXmcp henb Ncn-{X-am-Wv. C\n AXn-s\-n hXpw ]d-m ]ns
h\ AXp apgp-h tImsX Fgp-tn-. Fn-s\-sb-nepw Ah CsXmw adv ]Tn-n {i sImSp-m aXn-bm-bn-cp-p.
"aXn. C\n tamfv t]mbn ]Tn-bvq.' IY-bpsS ]cn-Wmaw Ahsf Xr]vXn-s-Sp-n-bn-sv F\nbvp
a\-n-embn. Rm\-hsf Hcp-hn[w ]d--b-p. H-bvm-b-tm hopw a\v sXn-sn t]mhpI-bm-Wv. ]co--bn tXm-Xn-t\-m hnj-a-am-bXv Am-as ASp-p-\nv ASn Inn-b-tm-gm-bncp-p. B thZ\ Znh-k--tfmfw Xn-\n-p.
Hcp Znhkw Ipt- \pw t]mbn. Ipt- Am- h s
IqsSbmWv tImgn-tmp Kpcp-hm-bq-c- tImf-Pn tNcm
t]mb-Xv. apn Am-h\pw ]nn Hcp sNdnb kn ]nSnp-sImv Ipt-\pw AXn\pw ]nn InS-bvbpw Ccp-ps]-n-bpw Xe-bn-ten Nm-\pw hb-ens Ap-dv CS-hgn-If
- n \jvSs
- -t- m Rm hc-n \nv Xncnp \Sp,
]Sn-p-c-bpsS A--Smb NmSn--Sv ap-s-n. Ambn
apns tIm-e-sImv Ip- XpS-n-m-sWp tXmpp
ap-p-IqsS ASp--f-bn-tebvp \S-p-I-bm-Wv. ]qap-Jv
Xn-bn Cnc Hcp Djm-dn-msX Ccn-p-p. Rm Ahsf
hI-sh-bvmsX AIp Xf-n-tebvp ISp, tImWn
Ibdn apI-fn-tebvp t]mbn. Am-hs ASp-p-\nv ASn
Inn-b-tijw Rm\pw Ipt-\pw Ahsf Xg t]mse-bmWv. GI-tZiw Hcp amkw Igns--nepw a\-nse thZ\
XnIpw hnp- am-dp-n-. AXns Imc-W-mcn Cn-c-bm-sW-Xp-sImv Ah-tfmSv ASp-m tXmp-n-. Ah hm
Xpd--Xp- sIm-mWv Am-h\v R-fpsS apdn ]cn-tim-[nm\pw Rsf inn-m\pw tXmn-b-Xv. As-n Hcc
aWn-q t\cs i-Im-c-n HXp-n-tbs\ in.
apdn Hgnp InS-p. In Hgnp InS-p. Dbp-h
Hcp tX a\-n-sem-Xpn Rm In-en aep InS-p.
Ipt- - \ p- a m- b p- mb BZys ]cn- N - b - s - S hopw
Hmp. Av ]I-ep-mb GIm-X hopw \men-c- n-bmbn
A\p-`h
- s
- -p. C\n H-bvmWv F t_m[w h-tm Asbbpw cmt[-Svn-sbbpw Hm hp.
ASp i\n-bmgvN hon t]m-Ww. A
Gs\ ImWm hcm-sd-bn-. hfsc ]gsbmcp IpSn--I-bpsS _mn-]-{X-am-Wv.
`m-hns Hw `mKhpw hmn t]mIptm C\n Cu an Imep Ipnsv i]Yw sNbvX-Xm-Wv. hn[n AbpsS `mK-m-bn-cp-n-. `mhv s]
sp acn-p. cp ]np Ipp-sf
Hbv p t]mm- \ p- mb Ijv S - m- S n
A-bpsS Xocp-am-\
- fpw ab-s-p. s]Ip-n-bpsS P\-\t- msS Am-h\pw ]gb
Imcy--sfmw ad-p, s]sf ImWm
t]mbn. acp-a-I-\n aI-fpsS `mhnhcs\
Iv Ahsc klm-bn-m XpSn. acpa-I sslkvIq-fn-em-bt- m Ahs\ Xdhm-n-tebvp sImp hp.
C{X-sbm-s-bm-bnpw A ]gb Id
hp-sIm-n-cp-p. h-tmgpw Am-h
Hmtcm Nmv Ip-cnbpw Xd-hmp hf-nep-mb ]--dn-Ifpw sImSp--b-p-

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tm "AsXmpw F\n-bv-dn-bn' F `mh-n A Xe Xncn-pw. AsX-hn-sS-bmWv Cd-n

-sh-bvt-Xv Fv cmt[Svn Npa-p-Imv ]d-p- sIm-Sp-pw. Ah-sc-sm-p -Xs AXv Ieh-d-bn sImp-t]mbn shn-bvpw. Ahsc hnfnv ASp--f-m-bvn Ccpn Nmbbpw ]e-lm-cfpw sImSp-v Am-bn-bpsS hnh-c- tNmZn--dn-bpw. A-bp-sS s]cp-amw Hcp-Xcw Im]-Sy-amsWv \\v tXmm-dp-v. As-n bmYmys AwKo-I-cn-bvmXncnm a\-n kzbw
\nn Hcp sIm-bn-cn-Ww AXv. ac-Ww-hsc Ah B sIv Agnbv-ep-m-bn-n-.
hopw Ipt-s Imcyw Hm hp. cmt[-Svnbvv ]I-ca
- m-bn-cp-n Ipt-. AXn-ep-a
- p-dv
Ftm. kvIqfnepw ]pdpw Xs kwc-n-p- sIm-n-cpp, Xt-m cp hb-p-am{Xw {]mbap Ipt-. Ctm Rm GI-\mWv. Fs {]iv\- BtcmSpw ]d-bm-\n-, Bcn\npw
kmz\w {]Xo-nm-\p-an-.
"\t--s\m Ic-mtWm?'
Rm Ip Xpdp t\mn. Cnc In-ens ASpv hv t\mn \np-Ib
- m-Wv. icn-bmWv Rm
Ic-bp-Ib
- m-Wv. Rm\-dn-bm-sX- Io hmsm-gpIn Xe-bnW \\-bvp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Rm Ip XpSv
Fgp-t-n-cp-p. Fp-sImtm Cn-c-tbm-Sp i{XpX B \nan-j-n Rm adpt]mbn-. Rm\hsf t\mn. Ahv hmsX amw hn-cp-p. s]s--h hen-sbmcp Ipn-bm-b -t]m-se. Ign
Hcp amk-ambn Rm\-hf
- psS apJt t\mn-bn-cp-n-. Ctm Ah apn \np-IbmWv, Fs
]nn D]-{Z-hn-n-cp Ime-p- \nv hfsc hfv ]IzX h t]mse.
"Ipt- t]mb-Xnev k-Swtm?' Ah hopw tNmZn-p-I-bm-Wv.
"\n\v k-Swtey?'
"Dw, Iptd-s. AtsSw \t-ow As{Xym-pw-ey.'
Rm Ahsf Hcp tNmZy-tmsS t\mn.
"Fm--do-ey. F\nbvv kSqw ktmjpw Hs sImdsh hcm-dp-p. \t-\v Hbvv sISm t]Sntm?'
"sImtds.' Rm ]IpXn kXyw ]d-p. icn-bvp ]d-m Hbvp InS-p-X
- n-s\-n Rm
Nnn-nt Dm-bn-cp-n-. Ctm-gmWv Hm-Xv. apI-fnse \ne-bn Rm H-bvm-hpw. AXn\pw apIfn-emWv B i]n-bv-s Xn]p-dw. F\nbvv \ t]Sn-bp-v.
"Rm hctWm Iqp- In-S-m?'
Hm! Hcp ss[cy-imen! F an Rm\-hsf t\mn.
"icnpw ]d-m-Wv. Cu `mKv Hcp In-enp Xcm ]dm aXn. m AssS ASvvpw cs-Sm-tem. ss[cy-im-eym-bn--, F\nbvv kSpw ktmjpw amXncn t]Sow sImdhm. '
AXp icn-bm-Wv. ImcWw t\cw Ccp-n-bmepw Ah Hbvv ]d-n-ep Imhn hnfp shbvm
t]mIm-dp-v. kXyw ]d-m F\nbvv Hbvv B Imhns ASp-v ]I t\cp IqSn t]mhm
t]Sn-bm-Wv.
"thW-n ]d-tm-fp. Rm- A-tymSv tNmZn-nv ChnsS InS-mw.'
"th Xm AtsS Hw -Xs InSm aXn.' ss[cy-n-\p-thn Iqp-In-S-m hcp-Xv Ftm \mep hbp Xmsg-bp Hcp s]Ip-n. CXn-t\-m \mW-t-sS-m-WpXv?
Xmsg- tImWn-p-hn \nv Ambn hnfn-p. Cnc hnfn tIp. "Fm At?'
"\nv Nmb IpSn-bv-s. \t--t\mSpw hcm ]td.'
Xmsg Xf-n-en-cpv Ce-bS Xnp-tm Cnc ]d-p.
"At \t- Ic-bym-bn-cp-p.'
"Fn\v?'
"Ipt- t]mb k-Sw-sIm-v.'
Ambn \n-_vZ-bm-bn. Rm Xe-bp-bmsX AS -Xn-p- Xop.
Fm-bmepw AXn\p tijw Cnc FtmSv hfsc \m-bnt s]cp-am-dn-bn-p-p. As ASpv
GjWn Iqp kz`mhw Xosc hnp. kmh-[m-\
- n Ah-tfmSv cl-ky-IqSn ]d-bm-sa-mbn. Ahsfbpw GIm-X D]-{Z-hn-m XpS-n-bn-p-m-hpw, Ah-f-dn-bm-sX--s.
Ftm `mKy-n\v Am-h hen-s-dn-bp--Xn\p app- Xs Rm\m NXp-cw-K--e-I-bpsS Hcp
]Iv IS-em-n-se-Spp shn-cp-p. Ctm AsX-Spp t\mp-tm Cnc hmepw Hfn-n-p
-sh-bvm-dn-. Ah AsXs In\nv hmn t\mpw. Xncnv tai-h-en-n-en-p-sImv ]d-bpw.
"\avv NXp-cwKw Ifnym?'
BZy-sams \nc-cw XmoXv sImSp-tn hn-cpp Ah-sf. As-n Ah-fpsS tXtcm
B\tbm IpXn-ctbm Hs \jvS-s-Spw. ]noSv Ah {inp Ifn-m XpS-n. Rm IpXn-csb
aptmp sImp -h-cp-tm AXns ]no-Sp-m-tb-m-hp cp Ne-\-IqSn Ah IW-nse-Sp-pw. Fs Dt-iyw A{X-Xs ]mh-\-a-spw Ac-ip -X-cp-tm Ah-fpsS tXcn-s\bpw Iqn-

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tmv AXp Xn-sb-Sp-m-\s Fpw tNmZn-bvpw.

Bbn-S-bvmWv Xn]p-dv Hcn-qSn t]mIm-\p B{Klw F\n-bvp-m-b-Xv. Hcp tXmem-bn-cpp AXv. Ftm Fs ]nSnp hen-p--t]m-se. Hmtcm Znhkw IqSpwtXmdpw B tXm
i-ambn hp. F\n-bvm-sW-n Hbvp t]mIm\pw \ t]Sn-v. icnbvp ]d-m AXn-s\n Btem-Nn-m t]mepw hm Ah-.
Hcn- NXp-cwKw Ifn-bvp-tm Cnc tNmZn-p.
"\t--t\mSv Hcp Imcyw tNmZn-m kXyw ]dtm?'
"Fm ]d-bmsX?'
"\nv B NXp-cw-K--eI Fhn-Sv-m- InoXv?' Ah-fpsS tNmZyw s]s-m-bn-cp-p.
C\n Ah Am-hs ASpv CsXmpw sImfp-m t]mIp-n-sv F\n-bv-dn-bm-am-bn-cpp. am{X-a Cu cl-kyw, Rm\pw Ipt-\pw am{X-a-dn-bp cl-kyw, Ipt--\n-m Ah--bn
am-tcm-sS-nepw ]p-sh-bv-W-sapw F\n-bvp-m-bn-cp-p. Rm ]d-p.
"tamfnev Xns]m-dv Hcp s]o-v.'
Ah-Xns IY apgp-h Adn-b-Ww. ]d-bm Rm\pw AXoh Xev]-c-\m-bn-cp-p. Hcp aWn-q
t\cs IYm-I-Y-\-n-\p- tijw Ah ]d-p.
"icnpw AZv-`p-Xm-bn-cn-pWp As?'
"AmsX?' Rm Cn-csb Ifn-bm-n-smv ]d-p. AXnse Xami a\-n-em-m-\p Hcp
am\-kn-Im-h-bn-em-bn-cp-n Ah-f-tm. Ah ]d-p.
"\apv Xns]m-dv t]mbn -t\mzm?'
"Fv???'
"\ap-tbv Xns]mdv t]mbn t\mmw. F\nbv-sXms ImW-Ww. B s]ow, ]ns \nfv
Ae-p- Xn-cn-qv ]d-nt B hgow Hs. ]p-sh-nev B tImWow.'
Rm\-hsf AZv`p-X-tm-sS, BZ-c-thmsS t\mp-I-bm-Wv.
"]ns B s]n F\nbvv sXmd-m ]tzmpw t\m-Ww.'
CXv Gs A\n-bn Xs. Ipt--t\-m ss[cy-ap-sp tXmpp Cu s]n-\v. Rm
]d-p. "t\mmw.'
Ctm apXp hj-pw ]Xn-\mdn-tesd ]g--ap Iqp-Po-hn-X-n\pw tijw Rm Cnc-tbmSv tNmZn-p-Ib
- mWv B NXp-cw-K
- e
- I
- s
- b-- n. tam ASp apdn-bn InS-p-d
- p-Ib
- m-Wv. Ah
Hbvp InS-m XpS-nb tijw R Dd-p-tm apdn AS-bvm-dn-. Ahfpw A-sb-tmse
ss[cy-im-en-bm-Wv. hep-Xm-b-tm, Abvpw ANOv\pw Aev]w kzIm-cyX Bh-iy-ap-m-Ip-sav Ahp tXmn-m-WWw. Ah ]d-bpw, "\nfv apdn AS-tm-fp, F\nbvv t]sSym-pw-y.'
Fnepw R apdn AS-bvm-dn-. "Fn\m apdn AS-bvWXv? s\\-s-s-nepw FSpmsnev Rsf HWm-sX-s hqsS?'
Rm Cn-c-tbmSp tNmZn-p. "Fn-s\-bmWv B sNvt_mUv \ns In s]Xv?'
"AsXmcp hey IYymWv?' Cnc ]d-p. "icnbvp ]d-m Hcp a\w am-ns IY Xs.'
"v shm?'
"A \nsf cv t]tcw XWXv Ism F\nbvv hmsX hnj-a-m-bn.'
"Ans\ympw mhm-dn-sm. Ft An-s\yms tXmm?'
"Fm--do-y. apsms \nsf ASn--WXv ImWptm As ]nnev \nv \m-bn-pvv
BwKyw ImWn-m-dns?'
"Dm-bn-cpp Rm\-sXmpw ad-n-n-, ZpjvS!'
Cnc Nncn-p. "]s B {]mh-iys ASn Ipdp IqSp-X-em-bn. F\nv hm-smcp Ip-t_m[w
tXmn, \nsf Hn-sm-Sp--Xn\v. AtXmsS Rm As `mKw hnv \nfvsS `mKp tNp.
]s AXv \nsf Ado-bvm Hcp hgow-ym. Rm ASvv hcp-tm-tgbvv \nfv cmfpw
Hgnp t]mhpw. F\nbvv hey k-Sm-bn. Hcokw Rm\n-cpv Ic-p.'
Rm AZv`p-X-tmsS Ahsf t\mn. Cnc Ic-bpI! kXy-ambpw Rm\Xp hniz-kn-n-. ]s
Ah-fpsS apJs `mhw. Fp-sImtm AXv hniz-k\ob-am-bn-cp-p.
"Hcp Znhkw A Cu sNvt_mUpw sImv ]d-n-tebvp \S--WXv Ip. ]d-nev Nhdv
Iqm-cmbn Iqn-bn-n-vm-bn-cp-p, In-p I-f-bm. ]d-nev sXns IS-bvev In-m-dns?
Rm A-\-dn-bmsX Hfn-p-\np t\mn, FmWv aqcvsS Dt-iyw-v. A-\Xv Hcp Nhdv Iqmc-n-tebvv hen-s-dnv AXn\v Xobn-p.'
"vv?'
"F\nbvv hsy k-Sm-bn. F\n--dnbmw \nm-h-iy Hcp km[-\m-W-Xvv. Xo Im
sXmStysm A t]mbn. Rm thKw t]mbnv B Xobns FtSv B t_mUv Xn-sb-Sp-p.

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Fs ssI s]mn. mepw thn-, \nsf klm-bn-m Fs-nepw sN-Wwvm-bn-cpp

F\n-bvv. Hcp Imcy-nev F\nbvv AZv`pXw tXmn. B sNvt_mUv \ NqSp-m-bn-cp-p. Fs
Iv s]mn-m am{Xw. Rm\Xv sImf-nev sImp-t]mbn Igp-In. t\mtysm AXn\v Hpw ]on-y. Fs Ipw s]mo-ey. AsXmc-Zv`p-Xs?'
Rm im-\mbn aqfn. "Fnv \obXv FhnsS Hfn-n-p-hp?'
"Rm\Xv ]e e-mbn Hfn-np hym-bn-cp-p.'
"Ft \obXv Rv Xcm-Xn-cp-Xv?'
"AtXm? AXv \nsS ]Tnw sImg-mvWvvv a\-n-em-bn. AtXmm Xcm-Xn-cp--Xv. ]ns
\avv hb-m-hptm thsd ]Wn-sbm-pw-m-hn-s
- m. Asm cp-t]pw- IqSn AXv t\mmwpw
Icp-Xn.'
"anSp-n. Asm \obv AvX-s Xoym-n--gnp, Rm s\s sIpw-v. As?'
"AmsX? CXnepw \ s]ns\ At\z-jnv \t- FhnsS t]mhm\m?'
"]nt-bv.......'

"\fv Xns]m-dv t]mbXv Hmtm?' Cnc tNmZn-p.

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"Csm \n\v Hd-ty?'

km[m-cW A-bp-asX tamfp-a-sX, InS DSs\ Dd-p-w. h\ apI-fn Imcy-ambn Ccpv ]Tnp-I-bm-Wv. C\n ]Xn-s\mp aWnbvv Xmsg Cd-n-h-v Ah-fpsS apdn-bn-tebvv IS-pw.
"DwMpw. Hmty?' Cnc hopw tNmZn-bvp-p.
"Hm-v.'
"C\ow t]mm tXmvWvty?'
"C.' Rm kXyw ]d-p.
"\nv t]mm tXmvWvv. \apv ASp {]mhiyw t]mhptm Fm-bmepw tamfnev t]mbn
-t\m--Ww.'
"\apv Btem-Nn-mw. \o Csm sIS-sm-d-m t\mv.'
Ah ]no-sSmpw kwkm-cn-n-. Fn-\mWv kwkm-cn-p--Xv. Ah Hscm tNmZyw-sImv
Fs a\-n Hcp ae CSn-n-n-cn-bvb
- mWv. Cn-cb
- psS Hw Xn]p-dp Hmtcm {]mhiyw t]mbXpw
F\nbvv \-t]mse Hm-bp-v. BZyw Ib-dn-bXv Hcp Rmb-dmgvN Dbvm-Wv. R apI-fn
NXp-cwKw Ifn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Xmsg \ne-bn Hmtcmtcm i_vZ
- f
- mbn Ipd-p-hv HSp-hn Xosc
\n-_vZa
- m-bn. Xmsg t]mbm Am-hs Iqw-hen tImw. Ambn tImWn-p-h- n \nv Cncsb hnfn-p.
"tamsf HdvWnty?'
Cnc tImWn-bp-sS -A-Sp-tbvp sNv ]d-bpw.
"Ct, Rm \p-th-s Hw NXp-cwKw Ifn-ymWv.'
"Rm -H-d-m t]mWp.' Ambn \S-p- t]m-bn. Ah Xf-n knan \ne-mWv InS-pI. AhnsS \ XWp-m-Wv.
Ambn t]mbn--gn--tm Cnc Xncn-p- h-p. t\sc hv \nev P\-en-\-cnsI h NXp-cwK--e-I-bpsS apn-en-cn-msX Ah Fs hnfn-pI-bm-Wv.
"hcq, tamfnev t]mm.'
F\nbvv am\-kn-I-ambn Hcp Xm-sd-Sp-n\pw Ah-kcw Xcm-sX-bm-W-h AXp ]d--Xv. Rm
aSnp \n-tm Ah Fs ssI ]nSn-p- h-en--bm-Wv. ssZh-ta, Cu Xn]p-dv HSp-m-\p-XmtWm Fs PohnXw? G t]mb-tm A\p-P
- n- XpS-n-bn-cnbvbmWvv! Rm Fgp-t-p. Fgptm \n-n-X-\mbn Fp ]d-bp--Xmhpw kXyw.
Xn]p-d-t-bvp Hmtcm bm{Xbpw Hmtcm ]pXnb A\p-`-h-am-bn-cp-p. Hmtcm Im shpw
Fs ss[cy-n-\p ]co--bpw. ]nn \S-n-cp Cn-cbvv bmsXmcp sSj-\p-an-. Ah
AS-n-n-Sn i_vZ-n kwkm-cn-p-I-bm-Wv. i_vZw Xmgvp-Xv t]Sn-n- adnv Xmsg InS-pd-p A DW-cptam Fv `b-n-m-Wv. Xn]pdw Ign {]mhiyw Rm\pw Ipt-\pw t]mbn AtX an-s-bm-Wv. As-n a\p-jy-m Ib-dm B -ev Fp am-amWv Rm
{]Xo-n-p-Xv? tImWn Ib-dnb DSs\ InS aq-c-m-ep tai-ta B ]gb Nn{X- InSn-cp-p. Ah HXp-n-h an-e-, Ahn-S-hn-sS-bmbn A{i--tbmsS hmcn-h-en-n-n-cn-bv-bm-Wv. Rm
aptmp \S-p. Fn-s\-sb-nepw B Fgp-p-s]n Cn-cbvp ImWn-p-sIm-Spv thKw ew
hnS-W-sat F\n-bvp-q.
Fgp-p-s]nbpsS `mK-s-n-bt- m Rm\-hf
- psS apJp t\mn. Fs apJs `mhw In-

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m-sWp tXmpp Ah ssIsImv BwKyw ImWn-p, Fm F an. Rm\-hm s]n

Nqn-m-n. Ah thKw \Sv B s]n-bpsS apn sNn-cp-p. Ah-fXp Xpd-m {ian-p-Ibm-Wv. ]s Ign-bp-n-.
"CXp- Xp-d-m IgnbvWny.' Ah \ncm-i-tbmsS ]d-p.
F\nbvp hnj-a-am-bn. Fp-sImtm AXp Xpd-m ]p-sa [mc-W-bn-emWv Ah AXn\p
apn-en-cp-X
- v. ]p-sa [mcW F\n-bvp-ap-m-bn-cp-p. Rm\-hf
- psS ASpp sNn-cpv Ah-tfmSp
]d-p. "Hp-IqSn t\mv, ]pw.'
Ah Xpd-m {ian-p-tm Rm Ah-fd- n-bmsX s]n-bpsS hiv, Aan-n-Sn-bvm-s\
an ssIshv ASv Xnn. s]n Xpd-p.
"sXmdp!' Ah AZv`p-X-tmsS ]d-p. Ah-f-dn-bmsX Rm ssI hen-n-cp-p. Ahp
sNm ]p-sa [mc-W-bn -C-cn-s. Ah Dn Inv ]c-Xp-I-bm-Wv. BsI Inn-bXv B
PmXIw am{Xw. AXp ]pdt-bvs-Sp--tm Rm ]d-p.

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"AXv Xncnv shbvv.'

"Ft?' AsX-Sp-v Xn-cnpw adnp t\mn-smv Cnc tNmZn-p.
"AXv GtXm Imc-W-hcvsS PmX-Im-Wv. acnp t]mtbmcvsS PmXIw FSp-m ]mSn-ymv ]Wn-c-m-h ]d-n-vv.'
"Fm ImcWw?'
"Imc-sWmpw F\n-bvd- n-bn-.' Rm\Xv [rXn-bn Ah-fpsS In\nv hmn s]n-bn \n-t]n-p. Ah kmh-[m-\-n Dn-semw \mbn t\mn-smv s]n AS-p.
"\avv Xncnp t]mm?' Rm ]d-p.
"Asm \avv Xns]m-sdms ImWs?'
"th \avv t]mmw.'
"\t- s]mbvtm-fp. Rm Chn-sSyms \Sv t\mot hcp. F\nbvv \nfv I B
tImWn ImW-Ww.'
s]mm-m-bn. Ah Ahn-sS-sbms Npn \S-nt hcq Fv F\n-bv-dn-bmw. Ahsf AhnsS
H-bvnv t]mIm\pw `bw. Ah-km\w ]d-tbn hp.
"Fm hm. thKw \Sv Inv t]mWw.'
hopw DuSp-h-gn-I-fn-eqsS bm{X. C{]m-hiyw apv t]mbn-n-m- -h-gn-I-fn-eq-sS-bmWv bm{X. B
Xn]p-dv C{X-b-[nIw hgn-I-sf-ns\ hp FXv Fs bpn-p tNcm Imcy-am-bn-cpp.
Ccp-h-ipw ]gb hkvXp- X-s-bm-Wv. No\-`-c-Wn-I, hopkmam-\-. s]mnbXpw s]mm-Xp-amb HmSp-I. Cn-cb
- vm-sW-n Hmtcmpw hni-Za
- mbn ]cn-tim-[n-pIbpw thWw. ]e km[\-fpw D]-tbm-Kn-m ]nb \ne-bn-em-bn-cp-p. Hcp-]s B \mep-sI-n Xma-kn ]e Xmh-gnIfpsS km[-\- A-tm-gmbn Dt]-n--Xm-bn-cn-bvpw. Ah-bpsS ]nn-semw Hmtcm IY-I-fp-mhpw. XIp-t]m-b X
- m-hg- n-I, ]e Zpc-
- . Xe-ap-dI
- f
- psS Xe-tmdn\nv \jvSs
- -p-t]mb HmI. CS-bvn-Sbvv Cnc Hmtcm km[-\-hp-ambn Fs ASpv hcpw. "\apv CXv sImp t]mm?'
AsXmpw sImp-t]m-m ]mSn-s-pw, sImp-t]m-bm Ah-fpsS A cp-t]-cp-sSbpw
Nn-bpsS tXmse-Sp-p-sapw ]d--tm am{Xta Ah AS-n-bp-p. Ah ]nn \nv
kwkm-cnp sImn-cp-p. kwkmcw Ipdp Zqc-p- \n-m-hp-tm Rm Xn-cn-p-t\mn Ahsf
hnfn-bvpw. Fs-nepw kqva-ambn ]cntim-[n-p Ah B km[\w AhnsS Cv HmSn hcpw.
Ans\ \S-p-sIm-n-cnbvs Rm Ft-Xmb Hcp temI-s-n. FmWv Btem-Nn-n-cp--sX-dn-bn-. ]nn Cn-c-bpsS kwkmcw Zqsc-bmbn hp. Rm\-X-dn-bp-p-v. ]s AXp Imcy-ammsX \Sp \op-I-bm-Wv.
s]sv Cn-c-bpsS hnfn tIp. hf-sc-b-Sp-p-\n-m-bn-cpp AXv. "\t-m, Cp hcq.'
Ftm ImWn-m-\m-Wv. Rm Xncn-p-t\m-n. Ah Ahn-sS-sb-p-an-. Rm Ipdp Zqcw
Xncnp \S-p. Ah-fpsS hnfn Hcn-qSn tIp, ]ns \n-_vZw. F\nbvp `b-am-bn. Rm\-hfpsS t]cp hnfn-p-sImv thK-n \-S-p. HmSp-I-bm-bn-cp-sp ]d-bmw. Hgnp InS-p
AkwJyw CS-h-gn-I am{Xw. Fhn-sS-bpw Cn-c-bpsS \ng t]m-ep-an. Ah Xncnp t]mbn-p-mIptam? AtXm Ahp hXpw ]n-bn-p-m-Iptam? Pohn-X-n C{X-b-[nIw sSj-\-\p-`-hn Hch-kcw ]no-Sp-m-bn-n-s-p-Xs ]d-bmw. F\n-n-tm Fn-s\-sb-nepw B Xn]p-d
- p-\nv
c-s-m aXn-sb-m-bn. Cnc Xmtg-bvn-d-n-tm-bn-p-m-Ip-sa Zpe hnizm-k-n Rm
c-bvp am-- B-cm-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. AXn-\n-Sbvv Bcp-sStbm Hs \nizm-k- sXm-Spp tIp--t]mse tXmn. Xe-ap-d-I-fn-eqsS, Ime-n-s Akz-amb hoYn-bn-eqsS Rm
]ntmw bm{X sNp-I-bm-Wv. Fsmcp `oXn-Zamb tXm-em-bn-cpp AXv!
Ah-km\w R Ib-dn-h tImWn IXpw Rm NSp-]n-Sp-s\ Xmtg-bvn-d
- n. hopw Xmtgbvp tImWn NmSn-bn-dn ASp-ff-n-tebvv HmSn. AhnsS Ambn InS-p-p-mhpsapw Ah-tcmSv Cn-c-sb-n tNmZn-m-sapw Icp-Xn. ASp--f-fw iq\y-am-bn-cp-p. ASp-f-bn\nv Am-bn-bpsS i_vZw tI-t]mse tXmn. Rm hnfn-p. "Cn-tc.....'
Cnc ASp--f-bn\nv hp. "Zm At \t- hp-, Nmb -sIm-Sp-tm-fp.'
Rm HmSn-sv Cn-csb sIn-n-Snv Ihn-fn D- h-p. Rm InX-bvp-p-m-bn-cp-p. Cnc
Ipd-p- t\cw ]I-p- \n-p. ]ns Hcp Nncn-tbmsS tNmZn-p.
"Fm \t-\v ]oXv? hmsX InXbvvWvtm.'
"MpwMpw, Rm Xns]m-dvv s\s ImWmsX HmSn -h--Xm.'
"Asm \t-- Ct{Xw kabw Xns]md-m-bn-cptm?' Ah i_vZw Xmgvn tNmZn-p. Rm
X-e-bm-n. Atm-gmWv Rm Xf-nse tmn t\mp--Xv. kabw Bdp-a-Wn-bm-hp-p. Atm
cp aWn apX Bdp-a-Wn-hsc, GI-tZiw \mep aWn-q Rm Xn]p-dv Ae-bp-I-bm-bn-cpp!
"mty Nmb XWv v IpSn- m sImm- X m- b n- c n- p- W p. \osb- h n- S ym- b n- c p- p? Rm

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thsdmn--cmw.' Ambn ASp--f-bn\nv hnfnp ]d-p. "tamsf A-fbvv \t-\v B

AS FSpv sImSvv.'
Cnc sbvn sImp-h-p- h AS-bpsS Ce amp--Xn-\n-S-bn Rm Btem-Nn-p. FmWv
kw`-hn-Xv? Cnc FmWv Fs IqmsX Xmtgbvv hXv? C\n thsd h hgn-bnq-Sn-bm-bncn-ptam Ah Cd-n-bXv? Ctm Hpw tNmZn-bvm ]m ka-b-am-Wv. Fs Ip-I-fn
Xn- \np tNmZy- Ah {in-p-shp tXmp-p. Ah ]p-cnIw Dbn Imcy-sa-sv
At\zjn-p. ]d-bm-sav Rm BwKyw ImWn-p. Ambn Nmb sImp-hv tai-p-dp hp.
"\o Fhn-Sym-bn-cpp?'
"Am-bo, Rm hnt\m-Zns hon t]mbn-cn-ym-bn-cp-p. Ipdv t\ms-gp-Xn-sb-Sp-m-\p-m-bncp-p.' \pW s]mfn-b-cptX Fv {]mn-p-sImv Rm ]d-p. Ambn Xr]vX-bm-bn.
kybvv hnfp sImfpn \maw sNm Ign-m Asb klm-bn-m t]mIp--Xn\p
apv Cnc Ipdp t\cw Fs-nepw kwkm-cn-p-sImv Fs ]nmse \S-m-dp-v. Rm t]mIpn-Ss
- ms kwkm-c
- ns In apdn-bmsX Ahfpap-m-Ipw. Am-h ]pdp t]mbn-cn-bv-bmhpw. Ambn ASp--f-bn-s-bm-bn-cn-pw. Am-bn-bpsS ]IpXn Pohn-Xhpw ASp--f-bn-em-Wv.
_mn ]IpXn PohnXw Dd--n-epw.
apv Ac shfn--w am{Xw. ]d-n \ng hoWp-I-gn-n-cpp. ]e-Xcw ]n-I-fpsS i_vZw
aps aqhm- amhns\ At\z-jnp hcp-p-v. ASp--f-bn\nv tNmZn-m Ign-bm-Xn-cp
Imcyw Rm Atm Cn-c-tbmSv tNmZn-p.
"\o Fn-\ymWv Xns]m-dvv Xmg-n-d-n-bXv?'
"Rmt\m, Rm \t-s\ hnfn-p. Asm \t- apnev \S-zm-bn-cp-p. Asm Rm Xncnp
\S-p. Rm hnNm-cnp G\pw hcvWvmhpw-v.'
"\o hnfn HSs\ Rm Xncnv t\mn. s\s In-s
- m. Rm sImtd t\cw s\tw sXcv
Xn-s]m-dv \S-p. s\\-s-s-nepw ]o-vtmv hnNm-cn-n-v F\nbvv t]Sn-bm-bn.'
"C{Xow t\cw Ftw sXcv \S-zm-bn-cptm?'
"AsX.'
"]mhw-m, Rm hnNm-cnp \t- Adn-n-vmhpw Rm tImWn-bn-dn hXvv ....... Hcp
an\vv....... tImWn-bn-d
- ov? Rmt\Xp tImWn-bmWv Cd-oXv? Am Rms\d-o-Xv, \-t- ]d-nt
Hcp tImWn-sb-n? B tImWym-Wv.' Ah Ipd-p-t\cw Btem-N-\-bn-em-bn. "Hcp tImWn....... \
`wKn tImWn. Hcp `mKv IS Agn-Ifv h tImWn. AXns Ghpw Xmgs Agn s]mn Xqns-S-zm-Wv. B tImWn Fd-oXv F\n-tm-v. Xmgv Hcp hmXn-evm-bn-cp-p. AS-n hmXnev. AXv IS-v.......... Rms\-n-\ymWv Xmsg Xf-n-se-o-Xv. Rm AsS Hw Hd-oXv amt{X Hmp.'
Cnc BsI Bi-b-p-g--n-em-bn. Fs Bi-b-p-gw amdn- h-cn-I-bm-Wv. Ah B tImWnsb-n `mh-\b
- n \n-s-Spp ]d-bp-Ib
-
- . B tImWn-
- ns Ghpw Xmsg-bp Agn ASn-bn
\nv s]mn IqSp-X-ep apI`mKw Xqn-n-S-p-Xv I-Xmbn F\n-n-tm Hm hp.
Atm? Atm Xn]p-d-p- \nv Ans\ Hcp tImWn icnpw Cd-n- h-cp-p-v. As-n
GsX-nepw Ime-v An-s\-sbmv Cd-n- h-n-cp-p. Rm Fs-s Xncp-n. ]s AXntm s]mn-h-cm ImcWw?

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Aymbw ]v

"\tm, \avv Hcp Imcyw t\m-Ww.' Cnc ]d-p. "\avv tamfnev Fm apdow sXmdv
t\mmw.
"AXv \S-W Imcyw -Xym?'
"Ft?'
"Rmb-dmgvtN ]q. Av Am-a-\p-m-hpw. tamfnev ]p ]Xn-\v hmXnev sXmd-m-\vv.
Hmtcmpw sXmd-psm CSn- sh-W t]mes i_vZm-Wv. AXp tImev s\s A HWv hcpw.
]ns \ tImfm-bn.'
"\avv hmXn-ens sImtgev F Cp sImSp-m t]msc?'
"Fs tamsf, cv \mgn F AXn-\s thn hcpw. t\ms thsd hgn-tm-v.'
"Fn\m Cu apsdyms Cs\ AS-n-n-cn--WXv?'
"AtX-bv, Cu \mep-sI-nev ]v sImtd Xmh-gn-Ifv Xma-kn-n-cv-X-s. sNe Xmh-gn-I-sfms \inp- t]m-bn. sNe-scms ]tbvp ]t `mKw hmn-tm-bn. Ghpw Ah-km\w `mKw hmn-tmbXv Fs Aym-Wv. A-bv-tXmv KpsWm-pw-m-bn-y. Ftm Hcp hmiym-bn-cp-p. Fsnepw Bh-s. Hmtcm-cp-cv t]m Ahcv Xma-kn-n-cp apdn-Ifv ]qn-bn-Spw. AsXms sXmd-nmev s]mSn- ]n-Sn-bvpw. ]ns sXmS-bvm \n-Ww. AXm-bn-cnpw Imc-Ww.'
"Btem-Nn-ptm AZv`p-Xmbn tXmzmWv.' Cnc ]d-p. "Am, Rm\nv Fd-n-h B tImWn
GXv apdo-te-bvmWv F-WXvv t\m-Ww.'
"Imcy-y, ImcWw An-s\-sbmcp tImWn Hcp apdo-tebvpw FvWvy. Rm\pw Ipt--\pw-IqSn
]e-g- m-bnv Fm apdow sXmdv t\mo-vv. Hcp apdoepw An-s\-sbmcp tImWn C. ]qn-bn hmXnep-an-. Xns]m-dv BsI tImWn \fv tIdn-tmb B tImWym-Wv. Hmw s\tev Xmgs
s\teevv BsI tImWn \fv tIdn-tm-W-Xpw.'
"Asm Rm\nv Fd-n-htXm?'
"AXv \avv Hcn-epw a\-n-em-bov hcn-. \o AXn-s\-n Btem-Nnv Xe ]pm--.'
shn-bmgvN cm{Xn Ipt- hp. Ambn DuWn-\p hw Iqp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Cnc Asb
klm-bn-p-sImv ASp--f-bnepw Xf-n-ep-ambn \S-p-p. Rm\m-Is hnip kln-p-sImv Xfn DuWp thKw Inm-\p am-f
- t- \z-jnp \S-p-Ib
- pw. Atm-gmWv D-d
- p-\nv Ipt-s
i_vZw tI-Xv.
"\q.'
"Am-bo, Ipt- hq.' AXpw hnfnp ]d-p-sImv Rm D-d-tbvv HmSn. Ipt- Xfn-tebvp hp.
"At, Ipt- XSn-n-p-v.' Cnc ]d-p.
"tlm `-Ww.' Ipt- ]d-p. "At DuWp Xcp, hni-nv h.'
"Ipfn-nv hm.'
"DuWp Ign-nv Ipfnmw At, AhnsS R-sfms An\ym sNm.'
Am-a Fn-bn-n-m--Xp-sImv Abm c-s-p.
cm{Xn InS-p-tm F\nv Ign aqm-gvN-bnse dntmv sImSp-tn hp.
"icnbvpw AZv`pXw tXmp-Wp.' Ipt- ]d-p. "B ]oncn s]n\v C{X ss[tcym? F\nbvvXs sNesm t]Sn-bm-hm-dvv AXns tamfnev.'

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"FmWv Xns]m-dv kw`-hn--WXvv a\-n-em-m Fm hgn?' Rm tNmZnp.

Ipt-s A]-k-I-_pn DWp {]hn-bvm Xp-S-n.
"icn-bm-Wv, Ftm Hcp {]iv\v tamfn-ev. AsX-ns\ Ip-]n-Sn-bvpw.'
Abm Btem-N-\-bn-em-bn. GXm\pw \nan-j- am{Xw. AXns Ay-n Abm ]d-p.
"As Hcp hy-
- v. hbv Cn-cn-bm-bn-cn-p-Wp. F\nbvp tXm-WXv Hcp sXmq-n\pw
\qdn-\p-an-S-bn Bbn-vm-hpw. Cgpw Xe-tmdv \ jmm-Wv. temImcw-`w -sXmv kIe Imcyfpw \ Hmym-Wv. Cu Xd-hm-Sn-s\--ow, \mep-sI-n-s\-ow \m-bn--dn-bpw. Ahcv `mKw hmntm-W-hsc Chn-sS--ymWv Xma-kn-n-cp--Xv. kwkm-cn-m hy CjvSm. \av-hsc \msf t]mbn
ImWmw. Fm?'
Rm Xm-dm-bn-cp-p. Fn-s\-sb-nepw Cu ISw-IY Fs Xe-bn\nv Hgn-hm-Ww Fpv. As-n C\n hcm t]mIp ]co-bpw t]mm-bn-cn-pw. NXp-cw-K--eI In \nv t]mbtXmsS \n[n Is-Sp-p Imcyw Rm Hcp-am-Xncn hnp- I-f-n-cp-p. t]mcm--Xn\v AXv Fs
Ign-hn-\p-a
- p-d
- m-sW t_m[hpw hfp hn-cp-p. GtXm Hcp h Imc-Wh
- cv sNbvXp-h Imcyambn Rm\Xp Xn-fp. ]s apI-fnse Imcyw Ans\ Dt]-n-p- X-m-\m-hp-n-. {]tXyInv Cn-cb
- p-samv AhnsS t]mb-tm-gp-mb A\p-`h
-
- n\p ti-jw. B A\p-`h
- w, {]tXy-Inv Cnc-bvp-m-bXv Fs bpn-bv-Xo-X-am-bn-cp-p.
cmhnse Ipt- t\cs Fgp-t-p. AsX-\n-bvZ- v`p-Xa
- m-bn. Fs hnNmcw tImf-Pn tNm
cmhnse sshIn Fgp-tpw cm{Xn sshIn Ddpw Fsm-s-bm-bn-cp-p. Ipt--t\mSv Rm\Xp
]d-p.
"AXp icn-bm-Wv. ]s Ipfn thWw-v-hcv t\cs FWov Ipfn-bvpw. As-n Ipfn-apdn-IfvsS apnev \o s\cym-bn-cn-pw. sNe-tm Ipfn-m ]o-ympw hcpw. AtXmv Rm
t\cs FWom-dp-v. C Ans\ ioem-bn. \apv Ipf-n t]mm.'
\jvS-s Ftm hne]nSn-- km-[\w Xncn-p- In-nb t]mse-bmWv Ipt- Ipf-n s]cp-am-dnb-Xv. Abm Fmw adv \on-p-Snv Ifn-bvp-Ib
- m-Wv. Hcp aWn-q Ifn-t- m hni-n-m-sWp
tXmp-p, Ipfn \nn Ib-dn. F\nbvpw hni-n-cp-p.
Ipfn Ignv Cud tXmp-ap-Spv R saXn-bvm-\n I-If
- psS Iqm-c
- n-Sb
- n-eqsS
D-d-tbvp \S-p. Am-a cmhn-es \S--n-\p Xm-sd-Sp-n-em-bn-cp-p. ans\ sNdpm-\mbn Xe-bn ^vfm\ Npnbnpv. Ipt-s\ I-tm Am-h tNmZnp.
"Fm \ns ]cn-]mSn? Cv F-t-nepw t]mWvtm?'
"C-m. Hpw Xo-bm-n-bn-n-.'
ap-n-bpsS hon t]mIm-\p Dtiyw Am-a-\-dn-b-cp-sX-p-m-bn-cpp Rv. Adnm Fs-nepw Imcyw ]dv AXv apS-n-sbp hcpw. {]tXyI Imc-Ws
- ampw th, R
Dm-nb ]cn-]m-Sn-bm-sW-Xp am{Xw aXn Ghpw \ Hcp Imcyhpw apS-m. Ctm thsdmcp
Imcyhpw R-tfmSv sNm Bh-iy-s-S-cptX F {]m-\-tbmsS \np-tm Am-h ]dp.
"Fm Hcp Imcyw sNv. \mWn-ap--osS hon-semv sNv. sImsd-m-em-bns AhnsS t]mbnv. hb-mbn Ccn-ys. Dym-hp--gbvv Xncn-s--Ww. Rm N{-t\mSv h s]mg ayhpw
Intzmv t\mm ]d-n-vv.'
"icn Am.'
Am-h t]mIm-\mbn Xncn--tm R At\ym\yw t\mn Nncn-p. tImWn NmSn--bdn
apdn-bn-sen Hcp \nanjw sImv jpw appw [cnv Xmtg-bvn-dn hp. CS-\m-gn-I-bn-eqsS ASp-f-bn-te-bvp bm{X-bvn-S-bn Ipt- tNmZn-p.
"BcmWv apI-fn-en-cpv NcSv hen-p-Xv?'
Rm ]dp. "Cn-cm-a Imc-W-h-cv.'
"\o ]Tn-m a-\m-sW-nepw _pnv.' Ipt-s {]iw-k.
DuWp Ign-n-cp-Xv \ne-n-cp-n-m-sW-nepw {]mX-epw sshIo-p Nmbbpw Ign-n-cp-Xv taip-d
- m-bn-cp-p. Hcp s_n-t\-m hoXn-bp tai Xf-n-sem-cc
- p-In-en-X
- n\p Nppw Amdv qfpI Cn-cp-p. AXn-sem-n-en-cpv ]npw IS-ebpw AI-m-n-bn-cp Cnc hnfnp ]d-p.
"At, Ipt-\pw \t-\pw Fo-vv.'
Ambn ASp--f-bn `m-hnbbvv Ftm ASp-p shbvp Imcyw ]d-p-sIm-Spv
Ce-o-fp-I-fp-ambn hp. ]nmse `mhnb Hcp ]m{X-n Bhn s]mp ]nv tai-p-dp
sImp-hp shp.
"Ip \tmWw XSn-n-v-sm.'
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Ambn t]mbn Nmb-bvp mp-I- FSpp sIm-p-h-p.
"At R-tfmSv A ]dp \mWnapos\ Hv t]mbn ImWm. Fm A\v \mWn-hy-tymSv s]sv Hcp Xmev]-cyw-m-hm?'
"C-se-smv ]d-bm sXmS-oXm Hv ImWWwv. hb-m-bn-cn-y-s.'
"Rm\pwv \mWn- a p- - osS hon- t ebv v . '
Cnc ]d-p.
"sXme-p. Rm\-msX hmb sXmdtzm?'
"Fm F\nbvv \mWn-ap-
- osS honev hcm
]mSnty?'
"Ahfow Hv sImtm-bvtm. ap-nbvv
ImW-Ww-vm-hpw.' Ambn ]d-p.
"B Ipn-bvpw-m-hnt Gm-cvsS Hw Hv
she-k-Ww-v.' `m-hn-bbpsS hI An-s\.
Ipt- Ipd-p- t\cw Btem-Nn tijw ]dp.
"\o Hcp Imcyw sNv. {]mXev Ign DSs\
RfvsS Hm^o-kn hm. \apo Imcyw IqSnbm
tem-Nn-mw.'
Ah Xe- b m- n. R- f psS Hw C{X Zqcw
sXm Hm^o- k n- t e- b v s - GXp sNIpms tIm-bn-tebvpw hcm Xm-dm-bn-cpp
Ah.
R-fpsS Hm^okv FXv InS-d- b
- n Npacn-c
- p-In-en taibpw AXn\p Nppap cp
Itke-Ifpw Hcp qfp-am-bn-cp-p. hfsc IWni-ambn AXnn-I \n-bn--s B
Hm^o-kn R aqp t]cpw Ccp-p.
"Fm s\\v t]mWwv {X \nw?'
Ipt- tNm-Zn-p.
"\npw \nsS Hw hc-Ww.'
AsXmcp adp-]S- n-bm-bn-cp-n-. Ah-fpsS
B{Klw am{Xw. Ipt- ]d-p.
"cp Imcyw \o k-Xn-b--Ww, Fn
te R \ns sImp-t]m-Iq.'
"Fm Imcy-fv?'
"Hv AhnsS Rfpw ap-n-bp-ambp- m- h m t]mIp kw`m- j - W - sfmpw ]pdsa tNmn-sm-Sp--cpXv . \ns Adnhv {]Zin- n- b v m
An-s\-sbms sNm \o {]tem`n- X - b m- I pw. Fmepw sN- c p- X v . cm- a - t Xv ,
Rfv cp an\n-n-\Iw ]pd-s-Spw. ]nsbpw Hcp
an\n-n-e-[nIw R Imp- \nn-. s]Ipn-Ifv ]pd-s-Sm sImtd kabw thWw. temI-Ncn-{X-sa-Spp t\mn-bm Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-hpw.
am\h hwi-ns ]ptcm-KXn Hmtcm L-nepw
XS-p- \nn-bn-p-Xv kv{XoI-fpsS amyam-sWv. a\-n-emtbm?'
Cnc Fgp- t - p- s Imv Xe- b m- n. Ipt-
Fs t\sc Xncn Xw t\mn Ah Abm
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"Cu In hmp-I-fv........ AsXms FhnSvm Ipt-\v InoXv?' Cnc t]mb-tm Rm tNmZnp.

"Hs Fs sSIvp _pn-ep-v. \ hmbn-W ]pkvX-I--fnse hmp-Ifv \psS kuIcy-n\v D]-tbm-Kn-m\pw ap--hsc {`an-n-m\pw ]Tn--Ww. AXn\v henb Aw-m-hWw
Fsm-p-wy. AXmWv hnP-b-n-te-bvp BZy-]-Sn.'
R ]pd-s-Sm XpS-n. Hcp ]p an\pp Ignp ImWpw. s]sv tImWn NSp-]n-Sp-s\
Ib-dn-smv Cnc Fn. R cp-t]cpw app-Sp-m t]mIp-t-bp-p.
Ah C{Xbpw ka-bn\p-n A-sb-smv Xe-apSn saSv Hcp tdmkvqhpw NqSn-bn-cpp. knns ukpw IW-m-ephsc \o ]mhm-S-bp-amWv thjw. s\n-ta Idp Nmp-s]mv.
Cu s]v Rsf tXmn-m Cd-n-n-cn--Xm-Wv.

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Aymbw ]Xn-s\mv

- n-tebvp Xncnp hp. Cnc Dd-a

- m-bn-cp-p. Ahv
Rm Hm-If- n\nv Fs InS-d- b
Fs Ddw If-bW
- s
- ap am{X-ta-bp-m-bn-cp-p-p-shp tXmp-p. AXn-\n-Sb
- vs-tmtgm h\
hv Ah-fpsS apdn-bn Dd-m InS-p. Rms\s HmI-fpsS temI-tbvv Xncnp t]mhp-IbmWv. \mWn-ap--n-bpsS ASp-t-bvv, Hcp ap-n-Y tIm. Dd-m-\-, Ddw If-bm.
Fs Fmw hb-ntem asm I-Xn-\p- tijw ap-nsb ImWpXv hfsc Ime-n\p tijw
Atmgm-bn-cp-p. Ah Ipt-s\ I DSs\ tNmZn-p.
"Fm Ipm hntijw?'
"Hpwy ap-n. ap-os\ Hv ImWm hXm.' Ipt- Ah-cpsS sNhn-bn Dds ]d-p. AhcpsS ImgvN \-s-nepw tIhn hfsc tamim-bn-cpp.
"AtymSv A{X Hds ]td-W-Xn-t\-m \Xv
sImdv ]Xps ]d- mWv . Asm hymbn a\nemhpw.'
hy ]d- p. ap- n- b psS ]p a- f n
evanhy am{Xta Pohn-n-cn-p-p-p.
hy ]d-Xv apgp-h t_m[ym-hm-X
- p-sIm-mbn-cn-Ww Ipt- Dd-s--s-bmWv ]nsbpw
h-am\w ]d--Xv.
"apn ]dbq CXm-sc-bmWv Rm sIm-n-cn-WXv?'
apn Fs-sbmp t\mn. Ah-cn-cp s_nt hn-cn-m BwKyw ImWn-p. ASpp sNncp Fs apJv Ipd-p-t\cw t\mn-b t- ijw Ah
]d-p.
"CXv kp`-{ZsS tam\m-Wv. Fm s\s t]cv?'
Rm ]d-ns F `mh-n Ipt- Fs
t\mn.
Rm t]cv ]d-p. hfsc Xmgv kzc-n-s.
hy ]d-Xp icn-bm-Wv. _lfw IqmsX ]Xps
]d-bp-tm ap-nbvv a\-n-em-hp-p-v.
"\obv Cn-cym-Wv.' Ah-fpsS ssI ]nSn-p-sImv
apn ]d-p. "hsy Ipymbn.'
"hm.' hy Cn-cbpsS ssI ]n-Sn-p-sImv AItbv p t]mbn. "\ns hnti- j - - s fms tI
s.' Ipd-p-t\cw Asb t\mm Hcmsf Innbsm Fp- h-n-mhpw Ah ew hn-Xv.
Xm kwkm- c n- p- t m CS- b n I- b dn Hpw
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bn-cp-p. ImcWw Hcn- kwkmcw ImSp- I-b-dn-bm ]ns \-fp-t-in hnh-scmpw Inn-. Ipt kwkm-cn-m XpS-n.
icn-bmWv, B Xd-hm-n-s\--n, \mep-sI-n-s\-n Ah-dn-bm Imcy--fn-.
"Rm\-hnsS Xma-kn-p-gm Fp-sIv s]mfn--Xv.'
"Hm Asm AsXmcp Fp-sI-m-bn-cptm?' Ans\ hcs F an Ipt- Xe-bm-n.
"]nymsX? F{X hep-Xm-bn-cpp? Hc-vv as Aw hsc Fm Zqcw sImsd \S--Ww.
AXv s]mfn-nv \mevsI-m-n. Hs sNbvXXv Fs Am-a-\m. D{K-{]-Xm-]ym-bn-cp-p.' ]ns kzcw
Xmgvn-smp ]d-p. "Fsmtym Gm-Sp-m-bn-cp-ps{X, ]Ww ]en-ibvv sImSvt,
As\ Fsmtym.'
"Fm t]cv?'
"Cn-cm-atat\m. Hbcw sImd-n-m-bn-cp-p. ]s Bmsms hsey `bm-bn-cpp
At-sc. R-sfmpw apn t]mhm-dn-.'
"Fn\m Fp-sIv s]mfn-Xv?'
"sImtd Xmh-gn-Ifv `mKw hmn-tm-bn. ]ns thtdw sImsd {]iv\
- s
- fm-s-m-bn. G\pw A\nb-\pw-IqSn hg-m-bn.'
"Bcm G\pw A\n-b\pw?'
"Cn-cm-a-m-a\pw G cmbncp-ma\pw. htey hg-m-bov tIvv-v. Rms\ms Av Ipym-bncvn-s. \mep-sIv Btb\v tijm Rm sXc-Xv.'
"Fm AXn-\w?' Rm hnZ-KvZ-t\mSp tNmZn-p.
"Ctm AXn-t\-m henb Imcy- {in-m-\p-v.' Abm ]d-p. aqpw "sXcXv'
F-Xns Aw Adn-bn-sv kv]jvSw.
"t\mv \apv ImX-em-bn-p ]e hnh-c-fpw Inn--gn-p. C\nbpw Inm-\p-tmv t\mmw.'
"Fvv B Fp-sI-nse km[-\--sfmstm C-gs \mep-sI-nev HXp-p-Wp. sImsdyms
hnp. sImsdyms Hmtcm apdoev sImtmbn hp. _mn--sXm-s-qSn Xns]m-dv Xo-cyym-Wv.'
"AXmWv Xn]p-dv \ km[-\--sfms ImWm Imc-Ww.' Ipt- FtmSp ]d-p.
"Fntm ap-o.....'
apn, G\pw A\n-b\
- pw- Iq-Sn-bpmb IpSpw-_h
- g-
- ns Imcyw ]d-bp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. AXp aqph--Xn-s\--n. B \mep-sI-n Xma-kn-p _p-p-mb iey-s--n. Ah-km\w Hcp
kzImcyw ]d-bp--Xp-t]mse ]d-p.
"Hcokw cm{Xn Hd-
- nem cmbncp-m-a acn-X
- v.... Cn-cm-a
- m-a IqtSm{Xw sNbvXn-mm ]dv
tIn-v-Xv...... a{-hmZpw B`n-Nmcpw Hs-mp apcvsS In-ev.'
"Cn-cm-a-m-a\v Iptym-sfm-pw-m-bn-cvns?'
"C. Fn-s\-m-hm-\m. apcv IeymWw Ign-nv ths? vsm acn-sm kzsms acpa-pw Gs apw Inn. aq-cvSym-bnv Hpw _mn- h-n-.'
_mn- h-ns? B Imcyw ap-n-tb-m Adn-bp-Xv Rm-Wv. ]s Fsms _mn
h
-
- p, h Imcy- F{X-tmfw Ipgw ]nSn-X
- mWv F-Xp- am-{X-amWv Adn-tb-X
- v. AXn\v apn
klm-bn-n-. Ipt- ]d-p.
"ap-o, hy hnfnvWvv.' hn-n-m hnfn {in-p-Ib
- m-sWv \Snv Ipt- Dds ]dp. Ftm ]d-bm t]mb apn AXp \nn ]d-p.
"t]mbn t\mv, Fs-nepw Xnm Inpw.'
ASp--f-bn-tebvp \S-p-tm Ipt- ]d-p. "\apv Int hnh-c--sfms Inn. C\n
ChnsS Ccp-m apn \sf kwkm-cnv sImpw. thKw ap-Ww.'
ASp--f-bn Cnc ]cn-p-hS Xnp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. evanhy Ahsf Xonv Xd-hm-nse hnhc- tiJ-cn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"Ccn-b-vv.' hy cp sbvp-I R-fpsS apn hp-sImv ]d-p.
"Rv Xnc-p-v.' Ipt- ]d-p. Atm-gmWv Cnc Xnp-Xv ]cn-p-hSbm-sWv a\n-em-b-Xv. "A, A{X hsey Xnc-sm-pw-eym........'
Xncnp hon-tebvp \S-p-tm-gmWv Cn-cb
- psS Ignhv Rv icnbvpw a\-n-em-bX
- v. Ah
]d-bp-Ib
- m-Wv.
"F\nbvv \nv Inty-Xn-t\-m hnh-c-fv Inovv hy-sS ASvvv.'
"Fv?' Ah ]d-Xv apgp-h ]nSn InmsX Rm\pw Ipt-\pw Hmtc -k-abw tNmZn-p.
"\n-tbv ap-nsS ASvvv Inty-Xn-t\-m IqSp-X hnhc-fv \sS Xd-hm-Sn\ow hoSn\ow
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R hgn-tbm-cv Aw hnv \np-I-bm-Wv. Atm R-fp-tSXv Hc-]-kI ZuXy-am-bncp-p-shv s]v Duln-n-cn-pp! Fm-bmepw Ahsf ]co-n--W-a-sm. Ipt- tNmZn-p.
"Fn-s\--ymWv \o ]td-WXv?'
"B ]tg Imc-tWm-sc--n. Fm t]cv?...... Cn-cm-atat\mv. hty a-hm-Zn-bm-bn-cp--s{X. \mnse-mpw Atsc t]Sym-bn-cp--s{X. apcv kzw Gs\ IqtSm{Xw sNbvXv sImq-s{X. \sS
hoSv BZyw Hcp Fp-sI-m-bn-cp-q-. AXp s]mfnv \mep-sI-m-oXv At-cm-Wv. AXn\v G kXn-m--Xns tZjym-s{X............'
Cn-c-bpsS "s{X, s{X' \nd-p-\n kwkmcw tIp-sImv R hgn-h-ns A\-m
hmsX \np-I-bm-Wv.
"Fm Fm Xmh-gn-mcpw `mKw hmn B \mep-sIv hnv t]mm Imc-Wwm? AhnsS Cu
cp Imc-tWm-mcvsS t{]Xw-vs{X. hm ieym-bn-cp-qs{X Ah-sc-sm-v. A\v ams{X
AhnsS Xma-kn-m ss[cy-m-bp-p. A Imp-am-S-ov Xncp-ta-\n-sb-sm-p-hv Cu cv
t{]X-o\ow FhntSym AS-ov.....'
"AXns Bh-iy-m-bn-cptm?' Ipt- tNmZn-p.
"Ft?'
"\ns As\ I-tm t{]X-fv HmSn-tm-bn-vm-hns?'
Cnc tIm{In Imn.
R-fpsS `mhn ]cn-]m-Sn-bnepw IqSn-bm-tem-N\
- I
- f
- nepw Ahsf ]s-Sp-n-m B \nanjw R
Xocp-am-\n-p.
Cnc kwkm-cn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. evanhy-bpsS ASp-p-\nv tNmn-sb-Sp Imcy-.
]mhw hy-. R hnNm-cn-Xv hy Chv Xnm sImSpv ktm-jn-nv honse Imcy tNmnsbSpp-Ib
- mWv- F-mbn-cp-p. adn-m-Wp-m-bXv. Ah R-tf-m hnhcw kmZn-n-cn-p-p.
hon Xncn-s-n-b-tm R IqSn-bm-tem-N-\-bvmbn "Hm^o-kn' Ib-dn. Cn-csb Wnp. Hcp aWn-q t\cs kwkm-c-n\nv Dcp-n-cn Imcy- Xmsg sImSp-p-p.
1. ]v B ]d-n-ep-m-bn-cp Fp-sI-n\v Ctmgpw \ne-\n]p-v, attXm Ime-Xe
-
- n. Fpsh-m, Ipt hnh-cn-bvp-I-bm-Wv, \fv Xn]p-dv t]m Ftm Hcp {]iv\w ImcWw
Ans\ kw`-hn-pp.
(Ip-t- Hcp imkv{X-\
- m-hp-sav At F\nbvp tXmn-bn-cp-p. B tXm Ctm icnbm-bn-cn-bv-bm-Wv. Atlw Imen-t^mWnb bqWn-th-gvkn-n-bn _tbm-sI-an{n ]Tn-n-bvpI-bmWv.)
2. \ aqp-t]cpw I B tImWnbvv Cu Xe-nte \ne-\np-p. Cnc AXnqSn Cdn
Xmg-v, Ghpw Xmgv, Xf-n-se-n-sbp ]d-bp-Xv icn-bm-bn-cn-bvmw. ]s AXv hfsc A]ISw ]nSn Hcp Imcym-Wv. Ftm `mKyw-sIm-mWv Ah AXn\nv c-s--Xv. C\n B tImWn
Imepw AXn-eqsS Cd-m {ian-bv-cp-Xv. CXv B Imc-W-hcv Dm-n-h Hcp sIWn-bm-Wv.
3. \n[n B ]d-n-se-hn-sStbm Dm-h-Ww. ]s AXns ka-b-am-bm, AXv Bp thnbmtWm Dt-in-Xv Abmp am{Xta ImWn-p-sIm-Sp-q. (-AXpw ]dv Ipt- Fs t\mn,
Rm\mWv B Ah-Imin F an. Xn]p-ds Fgp-p-s]n Xpd-m ]-m-Xn-cp-Xv Abmfn
Hcp tImwIvkv Dm-n-bn-cp-p.) AXp-sImv \-fn-tm hmsX IjvS-s-np Imcy-an-. ka-bam-hp-tm AXp Xms\ shfn-hm-Ipw.
4. Ctm kabw ]mgm-msX ]Tn-m {ian-bvp-I, {]tXy-Inv \p-hn-s\-tm-ep ac-a
-
- mcpw
Cn-c-sb-tm-ep ac-a-n-I-fpw.
AXpw ]dv Ipt- sNv t_msU-Spv Icp- \nc-m XpS-n.
"Rm \nv Cwojv sNv ]Tn-n-p- X-cmw.'
BZyw Ipdp hnj-aa
- p-m-bn-cp-p. Icp-f
- psS t]cp-Iv am{X-a
- , \o-pw hfsc hyXymk-ap-v. tXcv Cwojv sNn Imntem dqtm BWv. B\ _nj-pw, a{n cmn-bpw, IpXnc
ss\pw HsbmWv. NXp-cw-K-n B\ aqv In-I am{Xw NmSp-tm Cwojv sNn AtX
Icp-hmb _nj-n\v A\n-b-{n-X-amb kzmX-{y-ap-v. tImWmb In-I Hgn-p-In-S--W-sap
am{Xw. cmn-bm-Is Hcp \mW-hp-an-msX Fm-bn-Spw `b--c-th-K-n HmSn-\Sp-p. BZyambn Cwojv sNv Ipt-s Hw Ifn--tm tXmp Xpw-]m-Sn, ImcWw A{]-Xo-n-X-amb ep-\n-m-bn-cnpw aq-cpsS Icp- {]Xy--s-Sp-I, {]tXy-Inv cmn-b. ]cn-N-b-am-b-tm
]ns ck-am-bn-cp-p.
Ctm apXp sIm-n-\p-tijw AsX-m-tamv Rm Nncn-p. kabw cp aWn-sb-nepw
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CXn-s\mw XpS--an-Xv Xn]p-dv t]mbXv Hm-bptm F Cn-c-bpsS tNmZy-am-Wv. AXpw

tNmZnv In \ Dd--am-bn-cn-bvp-p. Rm\n-hnsS Hmtcm-m-tem-Nnv Dd--an-msX InS-p-I-bpw.
s]s-m-W-Xp-m-b-Xv. Hcp AW-sp s]mn shw Ipn-sbm-en-bvp--t]mse AXp hcnI-bm-Wv. Fs a\-ns GtXm sIv s]mn-n-X-dn, B Adnhv shfn-]mSv -t]mse Fn-tebvv Henn-d-p-I-bm-Wv. Hgp-n ]nSn-p-\nm hnj-a-ambn Rm \np-I-bm-Wv.
Rm Dds Hcp i_vZ-apmn ]nSsgp-t-n-cp-p.
"Fp ]o?' Cnc ]cn-{`-anv Fgp-t-p. "Fp ]o \tm?'

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Btem-Nn-p-tm tXmp-p, icn-bmWv ]psXm-qdp hjw app acn Hcp hyn F\nbvmbn Icp-Xnb ktiw F\nbvp Inp-Ibm-Wv. FmWv CXn-s\ms Aw? FmWv B
a\p-jy Dt-in-p-Xv? Cse cm{Xn Nn-Ism-Sp-hn cp cc aWn-tbmsS Rm Ddambn-cp-p. Dd-n-sbv a\-n-em-bXv sRn-bp-W-tm-gm-bn-cp-p. AsXmcp kz]v\w am{X-am-bn-cnpw
Fp Icp-Xm-\mWv Rm -B-{K-ln--Xv.
h\ kvIqfn t]mb-tm Cnc hopw cm{Xn-bnse Imcyw FSp-n-p.
"Rm t]Sn-p....... Ft h kz]v\pw Itzm?'
kz]v\w Xs, ]s Fp kz]v\w!
"Rm Xn]p-d
- m-bn-cp-p. Ipn-m-ev \ Ae-ns AXp-t]mse \S-zm-Wv. Fs Hw
Btcmv. BcmWvv Rm t\mvWvy. Abm-fmWv Fs sImp-t]m-W-Xv. Ah-km\w Fn-bXv
B tImWnsy AXns apn-ev. Rfv tImWn-bn-dn Hcp apdo-se-n. B apdn GXmWvv a\-nem-bn-y. Xd-hm-nev Hcp-am-Xncn Fm apdn-Ifpw Hcp-t]m-eym-W-sm. B apdosS Hcp hitbvv Nqnmn Hw h B ]d-p. "Ahn-sS-v.'
"s]sv Rm\-bmfvsS apJ-tbvp t\mn. sRn-tm-bn. hm-smcp `oI-c-amb apJw. Rm
sRn-bp-Wp. B apJw \fv I B t^mtm Cs, Cn-cm-a-m-c-W-h-cv, AtcvsS Ombbmbn-cp-p. AbmfvsS icn-bvp apJmWv F\nbvv ImWnp XXvv tXmp-Wp. Nn{X-n AXp
`wKn-bm-n-b-Xm-bn-cn-pw. Fmw Fs tXm-ep-I-fmbncnbvpw. Fm-bmepw AXn-\p -tijw Hdm ]o-y.'
"Fm CXn-s\ms Aw?' Cnc tNmZn-p.
"AXn-s\-n Btem-Nnpt\mptm hey A--sfmpw Rm ImWvWn. Hp-In ImcW-hcvv a \inp XpS-o-vm-hpw.......'
"Fn\v?'
"Rm B \n[n Ip]nSn-bvm--Xn-\v. Atcv ]nosStmtgm hcm t]mW Xe-ap-tdev Hcp-\p-thn Hcp \n[n Xm-dmn Hfn-n-p s
- h-bvym, vv AXv Ip-]n-Sn-bvm\v kqN-\I
- fv sImSpzm. Fnpw Abmfv AsX-Sp-m-\p Hcp {iapw \SvWvy. a sISm-n-cntym? cm-a-Xv,
Atcv ImWn-p- X tImWn Csm s\e-hn-en-- Xm-\pw. AXp-s-n Imcyw Ffp-m-bn-cp-p. AXnd-n-tmbn \n[n Ipgn-sSpm-bn-cp-p. t]mcm--Xn\v Hchpw Cym B NXp-cw-K--e-Ibvv
CXn-sems Fp Imcyw? Hcp Imcyw Atcvv s]ghp ]n.'
"Dw, Fm?'
"\n[n Bp thn-bmtWm FSp-p- sh--Xv, B a\p-jy C{X a-_p-n-bm-hp-sa-Xv IW-mm. Atcvv Imcy-fv sImd-p-IqSn Ffp-m-n--cm-bn-cp-p.'
"icn-bm-Wv.' Cnc Nncnp-sImv ]d-p. "Fs At{Xw a\-n-em-m B ImctWmcvv ]oy-w.'
"Hcp Imcyw sN-Ww. h-\sS ]co Ign-bW
- h
- sc \fv Cu Imcyw kwkm-cn-c
- vXv. Ahfo IS
NmSn--S--s. AXv Ign-nv sht-j-\nev \apv HcmgvN AhnsS t]mbn Xma-kn-mw. Fnv Hcp
{iapw-IqSn \S-n-t\m-mw. Fm?'
Xd-hm-n t]mbm Npcp-n-bXv Hcm-gvN-sb-nepw Xma-kn--W-sav Cnc Ftmgpw ]d-bm-dpv. ImcWw ASp-f Hcp-am-Xncn Hcp-m Xs thWw Hp cp Znh-kw. Atm-tgbvv Xncnp
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hcn-I-bm-bn. sht-j ka-bv eosh-Spv t]mbn H-, ctm aqtm BgvN Xma-kn-p--Xn
Ahv ktm-j-ta-bp-p.
Ipdp Znh-k--tfmfw B kz]v\hpw AXns hni-I-e-\- Nn-Ifpw Hm^o-knepw Fs iey-sSp-n. ]ns asm iey--sf-bpw- t]mse Rm\-Xn\pw kz-am-bn-cn-m a\-n HcnSw sImSpp.
amk-n-semtm ctm hmcmy-n Ipt-s t^m hcp-p. Ggp ISepw ISv AXn-hnsS
Fm Rmb-dmgvN cmhnse Fc aWn-bm-hp-p. ka-b -hy-Xymkw ]c aWn-q-dm-Wv. Atm
Ipt- hnfn-p-Xv i\n-bmgvN sshIp-tcw Ggp aWn-bvm-hpw. cp- t]pw tISn-m hn[n- e m- b n- t ms Fp Icp- X n- b mWv
Cns\ Hcp kabw shn-cn-p--Xv.
"ChnsS Csm s^{_p-hcn amkm-Wv.'
Ipt- ]d-bp-p. "Ahn-sSbpw An-s\-s-sbp hniz-kn-p-p.'
`qJ- W v U - ns adp- h - i - p- \ nv
cmhnse Fgp-tv ]d-bm I Imcyw!
"amskms s^{_p-hcn Xs. CnhnsS Ccp-]-m-dm-n-bm-Wv. \nv
Ccp-]--t Bbn-pp?' Rm ]dbpw. "Fpshm Znhkw Hp Ign-ncn-p-p. As-n \n-sfms dnv
hm hnn-fns \mp-Im-cs?'
Hcp ]Xn-\p an\pv FtmSv kwkmcn tijw Ipt- ]d-bpw.
"\ntmSv kwkm-cn-m icn-bm-hn-.
Fs acp-a-Ifv AhnsS Cs, Ahp
sImSp-v.'
]ns Ah-tfmSv Hcp ]Xn-\p an\pv
kwkm- c n- m t^m ap ssI
amdp-p. Ah Htcm-cp-cpw Npcp-n-bXv
]Xn-\p an\p-p hoXsa-nepw h-\-bpambn kwkm-cn-pw. Hcp Ata-cn--m-cnbpsS a-fm-sW-nqSn Ah ChnSps s]Ip-n-I-tf-m \m-bn- aebmfw ]d-bp-p. ChnsS Cy-bn-en-cpv
t^m _nns Xqw IqSp-Xp t\m
n am{Xw tem Imfp-I IqSn hnfnp F\nbvv km{^mkn-kvtIm
hn\nv Hcp aWn- q- d nq- S p- X
\op t]m-Ip t^mhnfnI AZv`p-Xambn tXmp-p.
\jvSs
- -p-t]mb NXp-cw-K
- e
- I Xncnp
Inn-bXv Rm Ipt--t\mSv ]d-n-n-.
C\n h\ ]d-n-ptm F-dn-bn-.
Ah Ip-m-h-t\mSv ]d-bm Imcy-fn-. Nne-tm A-tbmsSmw hg-n-Xns `mK-ambn ]d-n-p-m-hpw. Ipt-s\-mWv ]d-n-p-m-hpI? Nne-tm
]d-bpw. "\n\-d- n-bm-n-m, Rm\pw \ns
A\pw F{X hg-n-n-vv--dntm AtbmSv?'
Rmb-dmgvN s]mXpth Fmw Ipdp
a-KX
- n-bn-em-Wv. {]mX Ign-bvm Xs
]c aWn-bm-hp-p.
"Rms\m sNm?' Cnc ]d- b pw.

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"A\pw tamfpw t^mWnev kwkm-cs? Fmw Xm-dm-bnv ka-sb-{Xymbn?'

"Abvv Akq-bm-Wv.' h\ ]d-bpw. "Ip-ma AtymSv kwkm-cn-bvm-n-v.'
"th, th... \nfv kwkm-cn-bv-WXv ImWp-tm-s izmkw apzm-Wv. Fm Cs{Xyms
kwkm-cn-bvm-\vXv?'
icn-bm-Wv. Rm Btem-Nn-bvpw. FmWv C{X-sbms kwkm-cn-bvm-\p-Xv?
"A-bv-dn-bm-n-m. imcn-t-nbpw aRvPpf-tN-nbpw Fsms ]d-q--dntm?'
Cn-c-bv-X-dn-b-W-sa-p-v. ]s ]d-bn. BsI ]d-bp-Xv CXp am{Xw. "Hm, tI-.'
An-s\-bn-cn-bvp-tm ]co-s
- b-pp. hfsc {]Xo-nX-ambn Cu aqp t]cp-sSbpw t^m
Dm-hp-p. h-\bvv "KpUv ev' Biw-kn-bvm aqp t]cpw aqp e-p-\n-m-bn-cnbvpw
hnfn-bvp-I. Ah Rmb-dmgvN am{Xta Hp-Iq-Sm-dp-p.
"tNnamcvtSyw Ip-m-atw t^m Inymse Ahv ]cotev Hcp ss[cyw hcq.' Cnc ]dp.
"]nt.......' temIs Fm s]Ip-n-Ifpw Cns\ Htcm tNn-amcvsS t^m hn-fn-bvmbn
Imn-cn-ys.' F\nbvv Cnc ]d-bp-Xv CjvS-am-hp-n-. "CsXmw Htcm ssa v sk-m-Wv. AUn. Am-sXmpw A. \o ]co--sb-gp-Xn-bn-cp-sm BcvsS Biw-kymWv Ino-cvXv?'
"Fm-bmepw CsXmpw h-t\ymSv ]d-b-.' Cnc ]d-p. "Ahv CsXms hey ImcymWv. Ipt-\pw AsX, s]Ip-n-I-sfbmWv BIp-tym-sf-m IqSp-X CjvSw. cpw s]Ipn-bm-btm Fp ktm-jm-bn-cp-p. aZm-bvpw AtXv tXmp-Wp. '
"kzw G-n-b--sb-bmWv aZm-mv ]td-WXv.'
"Ahcv aZm-y-s?'
ISep IS-p- h Biw-k-IfpsS A\p-{K-l-n ]co \mbn Ign-p. Ah-km-\s
t]dpw FgpXn Fnb DSs\ h\ tNmZn-Xv FmWv Xd-hm-n-tebvp t]mIp--sX-m-bn-cp-p.
"\ns ]co Fn-s\-m-bn-cp-qv ]d.'
"Cu......-kn.'
"AXn-\w IjvSnv ]mm-hpwv As?'
"A-m, t]-sdm Cukym-bn-cp-p. Unn-Mvj Inpw.'
Ap cm{Xn Dd-p--Xn-\p- apv t]mIm-\p hkv{X--sfmw Ah s]n-bn-em-n. kmam\yw
henb s]n. \osmcp Xma-k-w X-s-bmWv Ah Dt-in-p--Xv. F\n-bvm-sW-n Hcm-gvN-sbnepw Ign-mse eosh-Sp-m ]p. Ah-km\w Ah-sfbpw A-sbbpw \mn sImp-t]mbmn
Xncn-p- h-cm-sav ]d--tmsg Ah k-Xn-p. AhnsS R-fn-m--tm B hoSpw ]dpw
t\mp Hcp IpSpw-_-apv Ab]--v. `m-hnb-bpw aI tZhnbpw. Rm\n-m-- Znh-k-fn tZhn-bmWv Ahp Iqn\p InS-m hcn-I.
R ASp-p- Xs hcp-sav A-dn-bm-hp-Xp-sImv Ah ap-samw ]pp-sNn hrnbm-n-n-cp-p. D-dhpw Xfhpw ASp--fbpw amdme Xn XpS-p. ap apdn-I ]qn-bn-Xp ImcWw
Ah ASn-p-hm-cn-p-S-bvm-dn-. Xmsg Hp cp apdn-Ifpw apI-fn R InS-m-dp apdnbpw
XpS-n-p. D-`-Ww hon\n-p -Xs Dm-n-sm-p-h-Xp Im-cWw NqSmn Ign-p-Itb
thn-h-q-p. DuWp- I-gnv Rm apI-fn t]mbn InS-p. Ipd-p- I-gn--tm Cn-cbpw h\bpw Ib-dn- h-p. tZhnsb ]d-b
- v Ah ]pd-t-bvp hmXn-eS-
- n-p-m-hpw. CsXm-s-bmWv
ChnsS hm-ep ]cn-]m-Sn-I. Hcp am-hp-an-msX CXv Htcm Hgnhp Znh-k--fn Xd-hm-n hcptmgpw Bhn-p-p. F\nbvv sshIp-tcw Xs Xncn-p -t]m-I-Ww. \msf cmhnse Hm^o-knse-t--Xm-Wv. Rmb-dm-gvN-bm-b-Xp-sImv ASp--f-bn-tebvp th ]e-hy-RvP-\- hmm
]n-. kmc-an-. Abpw tamfpw IqSn \msf AsXmw hmn-tm-fpw. tZhn-tbbpw Hw Iqpw.
sshIp-tcw Xncnp t]mIp--Xn\p apv Rm ]d-n-semw \Sp t\mn. Hcp am-hp-an-. ac-fpsS sImp-Ifpw Nn-I-fpw-IqSn am-sam-p-an-msX \np-p. B ac--fn-emWv Rm\pw Ipt\pw Hcp Imev Ib-dn-f
- n-n-cp-X
- v. Fmw hfsc km[m-cW
- a
- - n-s. `bw Fs a\-n am{Xta-bpq Fv F\nbvp tXmn. Hcp-]s An-s\-sbm-p-ap-m-hn-. Fmw Fs tXm-epI-fm-bn-cn-pw.
Fm-bmepw B bm{X F\nbvv Aev]w Bizm-k-ap-m-n. Cn-c-tbbpw h-\-tbbpw AhnsS
hnp hcp-Xv F\n-bvsmcp hnj-aa
- p-m-bn-cp-p. Rm hopw IW-p-If
- psS temI-tbvp Xncnp-t]m-bn. Dbvv Hm^o-kn--Sp-p dtm-d-n\nv kky-`--Ww. sshIp-tcw hon
sNm tNmdpw Iqm-\p-ap-m-pw. BZys cp Znhkw {^nn Dm-bn-cp `Ww NqSmn
Ign-pItb thn-bn-cp-p-p. AXn-\n-Sbvv cp Znhkw Cn-cbpw h-\bpw cmhnse hnfn-n-cpp. A-e-n t]mIp Znh-k-am-W-Xv. A-e-n-\-Spv Hcp _qp-v.
"Itm, CXm Rm A-t\mSv ]d-bmdv Hcp samss_ t^m hmn--cm. Csm a\-n-em-

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bnt?'
"Cn-s\-sbms Av t]ms tamsf.' Rm ]d-bpw. Fp-sImtm Ah tamss_ t^mWpwsImv \S-p-Xv Rm\njvSsn-.
"i\n-bmgvN t\s F-Ww.' Ah ]d-bpw.
"cm{Xn Fp aWn-bvv.'
Fs IW-p- Iq- icn-bm-bn-cp-p. Rm IrXyw Fp aWn-bvp-Xs hon-se-n. Ipf-n
t]mbn Ipfn-p. F{X eosh-Spp F tNmZy-n\v Rm A-tbmSpw aI-tfmSpw icn-bvp adp-

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]Sn ]d-n-. cmgvN Fp ]d-m AXn-\p-apv t]mhm Ah k-Xn-bvn-. cm{Xn DuWpI-gn-p. Hcm-gvNbvp tijw \ `Ww Ign-p-Ib
- m-Wv. AXns Xf-bn \-hw Dd-n. kz]v\-fn-m Dd-ns Ah-km-\
- n Fgp-t-t- m t\cw ]pen-cn-bvp-p. Xmsg-bvn-d
- nhp. Cn-cbpw h-\bpw A-e
- n t]msbv a\-n-embn. ASp-f
- b
- n t]mbn t- \m-nbtm
ImWp-Xv tZhn Nmb-bp-m-p-Xm-Wv. ASp-p ASp-n apf-p-n-bn ]np sh-Xn\nv Bhn
s]mp-p.
"\t DWqv Rm\-dn-p. Asm Nmb-m-zm-Wv.'
Rm Xf-n hn-cp-p. tZhn Nmb-bp-ambn hp.
"Ahcv Csm hcpw. sImtd t\cmbn t]mbn-v.'
"ssZh-k
- n-[n-bn t]mbm Cnc A{X Ffp-smpw hcn-. F\nbvv shivWvv. Ahcv hm
DSs\ Ign-mtem?'
"Mpw, IS-e-dn mn--gn-p. tNn AXv Ap-a-Wnbvv Xs ASp--m-n-bn-cp-p.'
`m-hnb--bpsS hnti-j- tNmZn-p. An-s\-sb-s-nepw tNmZn-bvm-\n-cn-bvp--t]mse
Ah kwkmcw XpS-n. hnh-c--fpsS Ipsm-gpp Xs. Ah-fpsS a-fpsS Imcy-, Npph--p-ap hnti-j-. Ac aWn-q \op-\n Ah-fpsS kwkmcw tIp Ign--tm-tgbvv
F\nbvv Ign Hc amkw \jvS-s--sXms Xncn-p- In-n. C\n ]pd-n-d-ptm Bsc-nepw
hgnbvp XS-p -\nn kwkmcw XpS-n-bm AXns Nc-Sp- ]n-Snv XpS-cm hnj-a-ap-m-hn-.
Cn-cbpw h-\bpw hp.
"Mm, Ipfn-n-ns?' Cnc tNmZn-p. "Rm hnNm-cnp Ipsfyms Ignv Ccn-bvym-hpw-v. thKw
Ipfnp hcp. Fnv aXn ]nv Ign-bv-ev.'
Ah ASp--f-bn-tebvp t]mbn. h\ hv F\n-bvs-Xn-cmbn Ccp-p.
"Rm t]ms tNn.' tZhn ]d-p. "AhnsS afv Imn-cnbvvWvmhpw.'
"]mhw A. At A\v ]np sImSp-q. shivWvvv tXmp-Wp.'
h-\-bpsS ip]mibvv Rm Cnc Adn-bmsX \n ]d-p.
"Am. Nmb-IpSn Ign-m Rm\-\v Hcp km[\w ImWnp Xcmw.?'
"Fp km[\w?'
"Hcp AS-n apdov Ino-Xm.'
"AS-n apdotm?'
"B,-t-bv.' Cnc ASp--f-bn \np hnfnp ]d-p. "Ahv Ign Hcm-gvNym-bnv AXp- Xym-bn-cpp ]Wn. Cu honse AS-n Fm apdow ]cn-tim-[n-bvym. AtXmv B apsdyms hrnbm-m ]n.'
"ssZhta!'

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Hcn- Ahsf kkvs]kn \nn-b-Xn-\v h\ ]Icw hop-I-bm-sWp tXmp-p.

FmWv Innb AZv`p-XhkvXp Fp ]d-bp-n-. ]d-bmw, Fm [rXn FmWv tNmZn-bvp--Xv. Hcn Cn-csb Hbvp Inn-b-tm Rm tNmZn-p.
"FmWv tamv Innb km[\w?'
"F\n--dn-bn-.' Ah ssI aen. "Fsmtym IS-em-mWvv tXmp-Wp. Rm ]d-qv
]d-b-t.'
icnbvpw Ah-dn-bn Fp tXmp-p. Imn-cnbv Xs.
Hcp hn[-n {]mX Ign-p. s]sv h\ A{]-Xy--bm-bn. kw`hw icnbvpw kkvs]kv
\nd--Xp-X-s. Hcp ]p an\pv Ignp ImWpw h-\-bpsS hnfn tIp.
"Am hcp.'
Fhn-sS-\n-m-sWp a\-n-em-hp-n-. Rm hnfnp tNmZn-p.
"\o Fhn-SymWv?'
"Rm Chn-sS-v, A\v a\-n-emhvWvty?'
"C tamsf \osbmv hnv Fs Iqn-sm-p-t]m.'
\nXy-ap-]t- bm-Kn-p apdn-If
- n-sem-n-ep-a Ah-fp-s
- Xv a\-n-em-btm `bw tXmn. Ah
{]Xy--s-Sm Iptd ka-b-sa-Sp-p.
"hcq, AXv Fhn-SymWvv ImWnp Xcmw.'
Rm Ah-fpsS ]nmse t]mbn. CS-\m-gn-Ib
- n-eqsS \Sv Ah Hcp Xpd-n apdn-bp-sS- ap-n-sen
\np. "hcq, CXn-\p-n-em-Wv.'
apdn-bpsS hmXn-en\p apI-fn Hcp Iam-\-ap-v. B \mep-sI-n aqtm \mtem apdn-I-fpsS hmXnepIp am{Xta Iam-\--fp-q. ]gb ssien-bm-Wv. Hcp Imev Fm apdn-Ifpw An-s\-bm-bncpp Fv tIn-p-v. GtXm Imc-W-h-cmWv AsXms amn-b-Xv. Av D]-tbm-Kn-msX AS-n-ncp Ipdp apdn-I am{Xta amm--Xp-p. ssZhta CXv Cn-cm-a Imc-W-h-cpsS apdntbm asm
BtWm?
Iam-\-ap sNdnb P\-en-eq-sS -h-cp shfn--n apdn-bpsS D`mKw t]Sn-s-Sp-p--Xm-bn-cpp. Fn-\mWv Cu s]v Cu hI kml-k-n-s\ms \np-Xv?
apdn-bn Hcp ]pcm-X\
- a
- mb In InS-p-p-v. Cc-s
- bp ]d-bm h, Fm Hcp-am-Xncn hoXnbpp Xm\pw. FXnh-iv ac-ns Ae-am-dn. AXev]w Xpd-n-n-cp-p. h\ Ah-fpsS ]c-X-en\mbn Xpd-n--Xm-bn-cn-bvpw. Hcp aqe-bn-en tai-p-dv Hcp \ne-hn-f-p-v.
"CXn-\p-n Ip- ImWvWn.'
"AXn\v Rm hgn In-vv.' h\ tai-p-d
- p-\nv Hcp Xos-n-sb-Spv \ne-hn-fv sImfpn.
"t]msc A\v shfnw?'
"Cu s\e-sh-fv Chn-sS-m-bn-cp--XmtWm?'
"A-m, Rm sIm--Xm. Chn-sS-m-bn-cp shfv CXm-bn-cp-p.'
Ah \ne-p-\nv Hcp dm FSp-p-bn. s]sm dm Ah-fpsS In\nv In
s]mn hoWp Nnp XIp, Hcp `b-c i_vZ-tm-sS. h-\bpw Hv sRn. In-ep-m-bn-cp
XqpIn- t\mn-smv Ah ]d-p.
"Am AXp s]mn- ho-W-Xm-Wv.'
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"kmc-y.' Rm\m In Ah-fpsS In \nv hmn t\mn. AXp apgp-h Xpcpp ]nSn-n-cn-bvbm-Wv.
"tamfv t]mbn Hcp Nqev FSp-p-sIm-p-hm. Cu Nnv C-s ASn-p-hmcn Hcp aqteev CSmw.'
Nqev CS-\m-gn-bn-se-hn-tSsbm Dm-bn-cp-p. Ah, D shfn--
- n, Nnpw Xpcp-p-]nSn I-jvWfpw taibvp Xmtgbvv ASn-p-Iq-n.
"C\n ]d FmWv \o Ip ]nSn km[-\--fv. \apv thKw t]mWw Chn-Svv. F\no ew
CjvSm-bny.'
Ah Ae-amdn Xpdv GXm\pw IS-em-p s
- I-p-I FSp-p- sIm-p-hv tai-ta hp. B[mcw
t]mep sIp-I. sXmSp-tm-tgbvv s]mSn-p- t]m-Ip t]Pp-I kqnt ssIImcyw sNm
]p. Rm ]d-p.
"\apv CXp ]pdp sImp-t]mbn ]cn-tim-[n-mw. Cu \ne-hn-f
- ns shfn-
- n A\v Hpw
ImWvWny. \o apnev \S-v.'
h\ \ne-hn-fp sISpn ]pdp IS-p. Rm\-h-fpsS ]nmse B IS-emp sIp-I-fp-ambn
]pdp IS-p. s]s-mWv HmXv P\-e-S-n-n F Imcyw. Rm sIp-I h-\-bpsS Intenp AI-t-bvp-Xs t]mbn. P\epw hmXnepw AS-n-cp--Xp-sIm-m-bn-cn-Ww apdn-bn
Xns hf-bn Xqn-\n-p \cn-o-dp-I hcm--Xv. F\nbvm Pohn-Isf hfsc t]Sn-bm-Wv.
Ahcpw acn-p- t]m-b-hcpw Xn _-ap-s-sms Ipn-m-ev IY-I tI-Xp-sIm-m-bn-cn-Ww. ]mhw Pohn-I. P\-e-Sv Xncn-p-hv hmXn-e-S-p-tm-gmWv Rm\Xp I-Xv. \ng t]mse
apdn-bn-tebvv Hcp tImWn-bn-d-n- h-cp-p. Rm AS-bvm t]mb hmXn Hcn-bv-qSn Xpdp
t\mn. AX-{]-Xy--am-bn-cn-p-p. Fs tXm-em-bn-cn--Ww.
"Fm Am?' h\ tNmZn-p.
"Gbv Hpwy.'
hopw CS-\m-gn-I.
"\apv tamfnev t]mhmw.' Rm ]d-p. "As Hm^okv apdn-bn-tebvv?'
"Hm^okv apdntbm?'
"AsX.' A-sbpw Ip-m-a-bp-sSbpw Ipn-m-es Hm^okv apdn GXm-sWv Rm\-hp
ImWnp sImSp-p. A\pw Ip-m-abpw Hcp Imev InSn-cp apdn-bmWv R Ctm InS-db
- mbn D]-tbm-Kn-p-s
- X-Xv Ahsf kw_-n-t-St- mfw Aev]w {Xnp-m-p ]pXnb Adnhm-bn-cp-p. An-\s Imcy--sfmpw Cnc Ah-tfmSv ]d-n-cp-n-.
BZyw Xpd sIv Hcp B[mcw Xs-bm-bn-cp-p. AXv hmbn--W-sa-n ]gb ae-bmfw Adnbp-I-Xs thWw. hm-smcp `mj. ae-bm-f-`m-jbvv Cn-s\-sbmcp ssien-bp-m-bn-cptm?
mv t]-dn Fgp-Xnb B[mcw Cu \mep-sI-n-sbpw AXn\p Npp-ap ]d-n-sbpw BWv. AsXns\ a\-n-embn Fsmpw tNmZn--cp-Xv. Hcp ]p iX-am\w a\-n-em-b-Xn\n-mWv ]d-bp-Xv.
"Am Rms\mcp Imcyw tNmZn-bvs?'
"]d-bq.'
"A-s\-mWv B apdosS hmXn Nmcm t\m-ov ]now sXmd-p- t\m-yXv?'
"Gbv shdpsX?'
"Fn-\mm s\mW ]td-W-Xv. Rm ]d-bs? A-\-Xn-\p-nev Ftm Ip As?'
"Gbv Fp ImWm\m? Fm s\Wv Ans\yms tXmm ImcWw?'
"Rm ]d-bs A Fm I-Xvv. A AhnsS Hcp tImWn Ip As? ]ns t\mysm
AXp t]mhpw sNbvXp.'
Rm Hpw ]d-n-. ]d-nv Imcy-an-. h\ An-s\-bm-Wv. Imcy- Xpdp ]d-bpw, AXpw
s]s-v. \apv Xm-sd-Sp-n-\p kabw Xcn-. Ign Hcm-gvN-bvp-n Ahfpw AXp In-pm-hpw. Fm-sWp t\mm hopw t\mn-b-tm-fXv A{]-Xy--am-bn-p-m-hpw. CsXmw
Fns \nan---fmWv? Fmw \nn-hv Xncnp t]mhWsamtWm CXn-s-sbms Aw.
F\nm Imc-W-hsc icnbvpw `b-am-bn-p-S-n-bn-cn-p-p. Fp-t-iy-am-bmepw AXv Ipd-p-IqSn
hy-am-n--p-IqsS?
"Fm-Wm AXv?'
"F\n--dn-bn tamsf. AXv h \ng-ep-am-bn-cnpw?'
"Fns \ng? AhnsS shfnw hcm bmsXmcp hgnbpw Cy-sm.'
Rm hopw apn-en-cn-p B[m-cs
- p ]cn-tim-[n-m XpS-n. shdpw hrYm-hym-bm-aw. s]smWv Hcp t]Pv Fs In s]-Xv. Hcp kvsIm-WX
- v. Hcp sIn-S
- ns m. kzw sIn-S
- ns
m hc-Xp t\mn -t\mn Rms\mcp hnZ-KvZ-\mbn amdn-bn-cp-p. Hcp _n. BIv Un{Kn-sbmpw

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Inn-s-nepw Hcp m I-m AsX-n-t-Xm-sWp a\-n-em-m am{Xw sshZKvZyw e`n-n-ps-w. sIns FI-tZiw \Sphn-embn nXn sNbvX-Xp-sImv B t]Pn\v A[nIw tISp-]mSp-I ]n-bn-n-. Rm\Xp ]pd-s-Sp-p. Hcp aWn-q t\cs ]T-\-n\p tijw Hcp Imcyw a\n-em-bn. AsXmcp Fp-sI-ns m\m-Wv. AXm-bXv Ctm-gp \mep-sI-ns ]gb cq]w. Hcp {]mIrX-amb cq]-tc-Jb
- m-Wv. Hcp s{]m^-j\
- Xm-dm-n-bX
- s
- v s]sv a\-n-emmw. Hcp ]s B[mc-sa-gp-Xp--h hc-p-m-n-b-Xm-bn-cn-pw. As-n kt Unmpsan Asms An\s kvsIp-I-fm-bn-cnpw D]-tbm-Kn-p-Xv. kwKXn Fp-X-s-bm-bmepw B kvsIv hfsc
hy-am-bn-cp-p. apdn-I, CS-\m-gn-I-I, \Sp-an--, ]m-b-pc, cp InW, C{Xbpw Imcy-
hfsc hy-am-Wv. ]pd-p Af-hp-I-f-msX Dn-ep Af-hp-I-sfmpw tNn-n-. B Af-hpI Xs tImen Bbn-cn-bvpw. Hcp tIm Fp ]d-m F{X ASn-bm-sWv GsX-nepw
ac--Wn-m-tcmSp tNmZn--Ww. c-Snbm-sWp tXmp-p. B kvsIv t\mn-sm-n-cnbvs
Hcp Imcyw Fs {i-bn s]p. Cu sInSw Hcp \mep-sI--, Fp-sI-p-a-, AXn-\p-c-n-\p-an-S-bn
InS-p Hm-Wv. Fp-sIp s]mfn-p- am-n-b-tm cmw \Sp-an--ns `mK-p-\n-v A-p-dtbvt s]mfn-p am-n-bn-p-p. AXmWv Cu hoSv C{X `oI-c-am-bn-cn-p--Xv. cp-a-m Hcp `oIc-Po-hn.
h\ thsdmcp sIs-Spv Xpdp t\mp-I-bmbncp-p. AXn-\n-S-bvmWv Fs In Cu
kvsIv I-Xv. Ahv Xmev]-cy-am-bn.
"Fm Am AXv?'
"CXv tamsf \sS hoSns A, Fp-h-m
Hdn-Pn-\ m\m-Wv. ]n-sXmcp Fp-sI-m-bn-cp-p.
\mep-sI-ns Ccn hep--ap Hcp sIn-Sw. ]no-SXv
Hcp Imc-W-h-cp-sS- Im-ev s]mfnv \mep-sI-m-nop. ]s Ctm-gmWv A\v a\-n-em-h-WXv
CXv \mep-sI-m-n-bn-n-m-v. Fp-sI-ns sNdn-sbmcp
`mtK s]mfnp amo- pp. AXmWv C{X- b [nIw apdn-Ifv Cu hon
ImW-W-Xv. A\pw B
tem-Nn-m-dvv........'
hoSns hmkvXp-hn-Zysb--n-bp Adnhv F
s Fhn-sSbpw Fnp-n-. NXp-cw-K--e-IbpsS A-sa-m-sWtm, Rm\pw Ipt-\pw
Dt- i n- p Xc- nep Hcp \n[n Ahn-sSbptm Fp-a-dn-bm
C\nbpw Ipsd- t bsd
Azm-\n--Ww. ssZhta Rms\-hn-sSbmWv At\z-jnp t]mtI-Xv?
Ah Ip- ] n- S n hkv X p-
Imcy- a mb Ne- \ - - s fmpw Fn
Dm- n- b n F- d n- - t m h\bvv \ncm-i-bm-bn.
"Rm hnNm-cn-p.......'
Ah hnNm-cn-s
- X-sv F\n-bvdn-bmw. Rm sIp-I-sfmw tai-bpsS
Hc--tbvv \on-hp ]d-p.
"\apv sNv Ifnym?'
D-bp-dw Ign-t- m Cnc X
ISp--ap Nmb IpSn-p. Hv ]pd-n-dn-bm \m-bn-cn-pw. eohv dmn
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XpS-n-bmtem? Cu At\z-jWw Fhn-sSbpw Fp-n-. Fm\pw t]mIp-n-. \ncmi am{Xw _mn.

GXp `mK-tbvp \S--W-sav Btem-Nnv ]qap-J-n-cn--bmWv Rm. Cn-cbpw h-\bpw AhcpsS Znh-tk-\-bp A-e -k-i-\-n\v Cd-m Xm-dmbn hp.
"hcptm A-e-n-tebvv?'
"Am hcp, ckm-Wv.'
"C \nfv t]mbn Cuiz-cm-\p-{Klw hmn hcq.'
"F-t-nepw t]mm-sW-nev tZhn-tbmSv ]d-np t]mWw.' Cnc ]d-p. "Ah hmXn-e-Sv
Ipn-bn-tm-fpw. Ahfv ASv-tf-evv.'
"icn.'
Rm AI-tbvp t]mbn appw jpw amn-h-p. Hv \S--Ww, Xo. Ftmp t]mWsa-Xv ]Sn-pc IS-m X\nsb Xo-bm-hpw. ]Sn-p-c-bn\nv Rm Xncn-p-t\m-n. Hcp Iq
hoSv. Ipt- ]d- -t]mse AXv Fs-nepw sN-Ww, \mi-am-hp--Xn-\p-ap-v. C\n-bp Imev
Fn-\mWv C{X henb hoSp-I? h \K-c{- ]m-
- f
- n-em-sW-n Bs-nepw CsXmcp tlm-emn
amm Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-p. Chn-sS, Cu Imp-ap-n BmWv CXm-hiyw? s]mfnp hnm Inp
ac-ns hne-sImv Ahv, sImSp ]Ww apX-em-hpw. A{X-X-s.
Rm ]mS-s-n-bn-cp-p. hoXnbp hc-n-eqsS \S-p-tm Btem-Nn-p. Hcp Imev Cu
hb-ep-I-sfmw R-fp-sS-bm-bn-cp-p. Am-as Ah-km\ Ime-p-Xs an-hmdpw Fmw hngn-p. F\nbvpw Ipt-\pw AXns hoXw Inn.
"F-m-Wmthm?'
FXntc \S-p-h-n-cp hb-s\ Rm {in-n-cp-n-.
"aq-m-im-cys?'
"AsX-{m.'
"Fsm-ymWv hntijw?'
"Cn-s\yms Igo-Wp.'
s]sv tXSnb hn Imen XS-p-shv Fs a\-p ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv. GtXm Hcp in B
hn Fs Imen sImp-h
- n-X
- m-Wv. AXv Cn-cm-a Imc-Wh
-
- Xsbm-hs Fp Rm {]mnp.
"A\v hnti-sjm-pw-y-sm.'
"C-{m. Ft-m Btcm-Ky-v. As\ s]md-smpw Fd-m-dn-.'
B X{m hnfn tIp-tm hnjaw tXmp-I-bm-Wv. aqm-im-cn-bpsS aI A\n Fs
kl-]m-Tn-bm-Wv. Abm _n. BIv Ignv Zq_m-bn- \ tPmenbnem-Wv. ChnsS Ah-cpsS ]gb
sImp hoSv s]mfnv Hcp henb Ccp-\ne hoSp-m-n-bn-p-v. ]W-m Fp ]d-bmw. Fmepw aqmimcn Ctmgpw ]d-bp-Xv "ASn-b' Fpw, kzw hoSns\ "IpSn-'sbp-am-Wv. Hcp Imev kh
sNbvXp-h t{Zmlw!
"F\nbvv A-s\-sbmv ImW-Ww-vv. sImtd Imembn In-v.'
"t]mmtem.'
henb aqm-imcnbvv Fs ]cn-N-b-s-Sp-tn hp. At-l-n\v Npcp-n-bXv sXmqdv
hb-m-bn-p-m-hpw. GI-tZiw Ccp-]Xp sIm-am-bnv Atlw ]Wn-bvsmpw t]mhm-dn-. AXn\p
apv B tZis am{X-a-, ASp tZi--fnse {][m-\-s hoSp-]Wn apgp-h henb aqm-imcn-bpsS tat\m--n-em-bn-cp-p. Fm-bmepw tNmZn-p -t\m-mw.
"Am-sXm? AsXms sNbvXXv Rm-ym. \n-tSmsSmbncv Fp-sIv apgp-h s]mfnn-n-. s]mfn-bvm sXmS-y-gm Cn-cm-a
- {- m ]d-Xv apgp-h s]mfn-
- m-v. A-\y-v
\nm ]tzm? Rm-d-p, CXn\v sNe s\b-a--sfms Cty. Ct{Xev \nym Xma-kn-tWmv \-m-v. apcv hm Bfm-bn-cvp. \-so \, C{X aXn. Ct{Xw s]mfnm aXov. Fnm Xncp-ta-\os\ sImv {]iv\w shp t\mo-Xv. Xncp-ta\n ]d-p. Ct{X s]mfnm
asXyo At{Xw aXn. ]s s]mfn ev `K-h-Xos\ {]Xn-jvTn--Ww-v. Aso sIn-S-ns
Xqw icn-bm-hn-m-v. ]ns Atw-Xs {]iv\w hp-t\m-n. Afm a\-n-em-bXv AhnsS Aew
]mSn-m-v. A-e-ns m\w sXp `mK-mWvv. Asm Cn-cm-a X{m ]d-p. A\ym-sWo A-s\. Fm cmam X\nbvv A-ew-m-m Adntm? ASn-b ]d-p, ASn-b-\dn-bn-s-o-ns ChnsS Bpw Adnbqe. m HSs\ ]Wn sXmS-ntm cmamv ]dv X{m.
ASn-b-\v hbv Ccp-]v.'
Zp_m-bn \np sImp-h ]Xp-]-Xp Ipjy-\p tkm^-bn-en-cpv Rm\m IY-I tIp.
Atm- Fs Dulw- i-cn-X-s-bm-Wv. Fp-sIv apgp-h s]mfn-p-am-n-bn-n-. km[m-cW Fp-sIp-I-fnepw \mep-sI-p-I-fnepw ]m-b-pc sXm-Sp-p-Xs ImWm-dp-v. B ]d-n-se-mWv An-

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s\- s bmcp ]pc Dm- h m- Xv ?

Rm Fs kwibw aqm-imcn-tbmSv tNmZnp.
"\nsS ]m-b-s-tc-emWv
C i-c \mbcvsS IpSpw_w
Xma- k n- - W Xv ? ]m- b - s c
sImdv hnn-m-bn-cp-p. ]t{I
]d-m-bn-cpp AXvv tIvv-v.
Hmtcm Imc-W-h-m-cm-bnv apdnv
hn-Xm.- Ct{Xw hey ]dv t\mnm-ev FfpmtWm?'
"Bcm i-c \mbcv?'
"Mm, AX-doty? \nsS sX
t ]d-nev Xma-kn-W `m-hnb Cs? Ahcv s S `m- h v .
\nsS Xd-hm-Snev Imcy-\
- m-bncp-p. t\cs acn-p.'
AsX-\nbvv ]pXnb Adn-hmbn-cp-p. Atm B Fp-sIv
FXv Hcp `oI-c-hkvXp Xsbm-bn-cp-p. Rm tNmZn-p.
"B Fp- s Iv Dm- oXv
henb aqm-im-cymtWm?'
"Atm AsXms ASys
As Ime- v m- y- X m- W v .
PmX-th-Z Xncp-ta-\n-bmWv AXn
s IW- s ms sImSp- - X v .
A-s\-tm-es Fv aqmimcn-am-cvm-bn-cp-p. t]mcm--Xn\v
sNdnb Bim- c n- a mcv thdow.
AsXms tI-d-nth-q.'
"Hcp Imcyw tNmZn-s? FpsIv icnbvv ]IpXn s]mfn-m-tXmv Fs-nepw sImg-wmtm?'
"Fm- m- h m- s X. X{ms
G aqm-as sImw acn-pt]m-bnty. aqp sImw Ign-tm Cn-cm-a--{m\pw acn-p. sImtd-mew sIS-nm acn-Xv?'
"Fm-bn-cpp AkpJw?'
"AsXmpw Bpw Ado-ym. Asms B Xd-hm-nev \S-W Imcy-fv A{X Ffp-smpw
s]mdv tIn-. Hmtcmv ]dv tIpw. AsXms icym-h-Wwvy.'

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Fs Dulw icn-bmbn hp. Fp-sIv s]mfn-bvp-tm B `mKw apgp-h s]mfn-p-am-n-bnn-. F\nbvp tXmp-Xv hfsc Ipdp am{Xta amn-bn-pp Fm-Wv. AXmWv Cu sIn-S-n\v
Hcp \mep-sI-n\p tbmPn-m hepw. C\n F\nbvp sNt-Xv B[m-c-n-t\m-sSmw Innb
m hv AXn s]mfn-p -I-f apdn-I-sfmw Hgn-hmn ]pXp-Xmbn Hcp kvsIv hc-p-I-bm-Wv.
Fnv? Fnv Fm-hpp Fp t\mmw. Xn]p-d
- p-\nv Innb sNns NXp-cw-K
- e
- I t{Umbdn \ns-Spv t\mn. h\ AXp ad-msX FSp-p- sIm-p-h-n-p-v.
henb aqm-im-cnsb I Imcyw ]d--tm h\ ]d-p.
"icn-bmWv Am. \ap-smcp ]pXnb kvsIp-m-mw. \apm Iyq- sImp-h-cm-bn-cpp.
AXn Ffpw sNm-hW Imcym-WXv.'
"Iyq- Rm \msf-s sIm-c
- mw.' Rm ]d-p. "cmhnse t]mbm F\nbvv sshIptcw Xncn-p-h-cmw. bp.-]n.-F-smpw sImcm ]n-. \ I\wv AXv.'
"kmc-y. Ap an\pv IqSptm tkhv sNbvXmt]msc? kvsIp-m-ov Fp sNm-\m-Wm?'
"kXyw ]d-bs tamsf, A\v henb cqs]m-pw-y. A s]s-p-m-hW Hcp t{]c-tW-emWv
CsXms sN-W-Xv. CsXms Fhn-sSy-nepw Fpwv tXm-ev. Cu tXmev Ipn-m-ew sXms Dv. A ]dbpw ssZh-am-sW-v, Rm ]dbpw hn[n-bm-sW-v. AXp cp-a, C\n thsdsb-s-nepw BtWmpw A-\-dn-bn-.'
h\ Ipd-p-t\cw Btem-Nn-p-sIm-n-cp-p. AXn-\p- tijw FtmSv Imcy-ambn tNmZn-p.
"Rm Hcp Imcyw tNmZn-m A kXyw ]dtm?'
"Fm tamsf?'
"Xns]m-dv B s]n Cty, Hcn-ev As Hw t]mbtm AXv sXmd-m ]ov ]dp
A. A icnbvpw B s]n sXmdtzm?'
"Fm tNmZn-bvm ImcWw?'
"A ]d-bq.'
"AtsS hnNmcw A-bvXp sXmd-m ]o-m-Wv.' Rm ]d-p. "Fm A-bvXv
icnbvpw sXmd-m ]o-ny.'
Dmb Imcy- hnh-cn-p-sIm-Sp-t- m Ah ]d-p. "F\nbvpw AXp sXmd-m ]oy.'
"Asm \o Xns]m-dv t]mtbm? BcvsS Hw?'
"Rm\o _p[-\mgvN t]mbn, H-bvv.'
Rm Xcn-ncpp. Rm G-hp-a[
- nIw `b-s-Sp Hcp e-ambn B Xn]pdw amdn-bn-cp-p. AhntS-bvmWv Cu ]Xn-\p hb-p-Imcn Hbvv Ib-dn-bn-cn-bvp-Xv! Rm Hpw ]d-bm-Xn-cn-p-Xp
I-tm Ah ]d-p.
"A-s\-tmSv tZjymtbm?'
"tZjy tamsf. Fp-sImtm, t]mhm ]nb e-m AXv Fv tXmevv A-\v. Rm\o
hoSv hnm Xoym-n-bn-cn-p-Wp. AXn-\p apvv Hc-h-km\ {iaw- IqSn \S-mwv Icp-Xn-bn-cnbvym-Wv. CXpw icn-bm-bn-s-n AXp t]mtv hnNm-cn-bvpw.'
h\ \n-_vZ-bm-bn.
"kmcy tamsf. C\n Hbvv tamfnev t]mh-cvXv. Bsc-nepw Hw-s-n Fs-nepw klm-bn\v hnfnp ]d-sbnepw sNm-tem.'

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Ah Xe-bm-n.
"Rm\n-tm t]mbn Cu kvsIns Hcp t^mtm-tImn FSpp sImp-h-cmw. s]mfnp Ifqv tXmW `mK-fv Xevmew AXov shn--fm aXo-tem. AXp \apv Xmsg sImpt]mbn icn-bvp apdn-I-fp-am-bnv Hp t\mmw. AXn-\p-tijw \n\-Xp Iyq--dn-em-m-tem.'
"A Hcp Imcyw IqSn sN-Ww. \msf Iyq--sd-Sp-m t]m Cu kvsIv kvIm sNbvXp
sIm-c-Ww. Fm kvIm\dpw G--sm. kvIm sNbvXmses ]Wn sImd-p-IqSn Ffp-m-hpw.'
"icn. \ sFUnb.'
kvsIp t^mtm-tIm-n-sb-Sp--tm IqSp-X hy-am-bn. Ipdp hep-Xmn tImn-sb-Sp-Xn-\m CS-\m-gn-I-Ifpw Ah-bvn-S-bn-ep sNdnb apdn-Ifpw tImWn-ap-dn-bpw IqSp-X hy-am-bn-pv. Iyq--dn kvIm sNbvXm IqSp-X hy-am-m ]pw. Bh-iy-ap-n-Sv F{X thW-sanepw hep-Xm-m-a-sm, Hcp `qX--mSn hp t\mp--t]m-se.
cmhn-es _n-\p-Xs Rm ]pd-s-p. _n-en-cn-p-tm Rm Btem-Nn-p. F\nv
Fns tISm-Wv. acym-Zbvv Hcp tPmen-bp-Xpw hv Hcp IpSpw_w t\mn hon-en-cp-m aXn.
AXn-\n-Sbvv Cns\ Hmtcm {`mns ]nmse t]mIp-p. GtXm Hcp {`m Dm-n-h Hcp
NXp-cw-K--e-I-bpsS t]cn-emWv Rm\n-sXms sNp--Xv. B ]e-I-bvm-sW-ntem Hhpw Rm
ImWp-p-an-. AXpw ]dv B Imcyw Xn-f
- bm t\mp-tm-gmWv ap ]e kw`-hh
- n-Im-k
- fpw
DS-se-Sp-p--Xv. shdpw {`m-sp ]dv Xn--f-bm ]m--h. F\n-bvv hn-i-Zo-I-cn-bvm
]m kw`-h-. Bsc-nepw AsXms hni-Zo-I-cn-bv-s, Rm CsXmw \nn-hv IpSpw_-sbpw s]dpn hon-tebvp aS-mw. \mep-sIpw Fp-sI-p-a
- m B Xd-hmSv Innb hnebvp
sImSpv kz-ambn Ign-bmw. ]s B kw`-h--sfmwXs hni-Zo-I-c-W-an-m--h-bm-Wv. Hne-[nIw t]v kw`-hn-p--Xm-b-Xp-sImv Fs a\-n DSseSpp- hn-I-e- Nn--I-fm-sW-p
]d-bm Ign-bm-h
- b
- m-Wv. Atm Ftm Hv Fs-smv CsXms sNn-bvp-Ib
- m-Wv. \n-am-bn, Fs KpW-n-\m-bn?
Xd-hm-n Xncn-s-n-b-tm cm{Xn Fp aWn-bm-bn-cp-p. `mKy-n\v sshZyp-Xn-bp-m-bn-cp-p.
Cu \mn]pdv Id v Ftm thW-sa-nepw t]mhmw. Hcn- t]mbm ]ns cm{Xn apgp-h
hn-sp hcmw. ]p- sImw apv hb sNbvX-tm apI-fn Cu Hcp apdn-bn am{Xta sNbvXpp. AXp-t]mse Xmgv AXym-hiyw D]-tbm-Kn-p apdn-Ifpw ASp--f-bpw. shdpsX AS-n apdnI hb sNbvXnv Fp Imcyw?
bp.-]n.-Fkv Cm--Xp-sImv Iyq- Hcp kvss]Iv Ad- hgn IWIvSv sNbvXp. _qp sNbvXtm tamWn- \ Ipn-sb-tmse Ip Xpdp Nncn-m XpS-n. h\ Bizm-k-tmsS ZoLizm-k-an-p. Ahv BsI sSj-\p Imcyw Ah-fpsS Iyq- Fs-nepw Np-t]m-Iptam
FXp am{X-am-Wv. _mv FSp-p- sh-bvp ioe-ta-bn-. lmUv UnkvIv t]mbm Ah Ipsdm-e-ambn Azm-\n-p-m-n-b-sXmw t]mbn-n-pw. Hcp-]s A-e-n t]m-bm BZyw
{]mn-bvp-Xv Ah-fpsS Iyq--dns Btcm-Ky-n-\p- th-n-bm-bn-cn-p-sap tXmp-p.
cmhnse {]mX-en\v \qn-m-bn-cpp. AXns A]qX sImp-Xs F\nbvm `Ww CjvSam-bn-cp-p. AXp shdpsX ]men ]-km-c-bn--Xns Hw Xmepw Rm kzmtZmsS Ign-bvpw.
Cv \mfn-tI-c-m-sem-gn ap--dn-bm-bn-cp-p. `Ww Ign tijw Rm\pw h-\bpw kvsIpsaSpv ]cy-th-jWw XpS-n. AS-n apdn-I Htcm-tm-tcm-mbn Xpd-v Af-hp-I-sf-Sp-p. AXv
Bh-iy-am-Wv, ImcWw apdn-InS-bn ImWm-a-d-bv Hfn-n-cn-bvp apdn-Itfm CS-tfm Dtm
Fp t\mm Af-hp-I-fp-s-nte ]q. F\nbvv thsdmcp Dt-iy-hp-ap-m-bn-cp-p. Cu hoSv
hnp-tm hmm hcp--hv kvsIp ImWn-p-sIm-Sp-m kuI-cy-am-bn. AXp-sImv
hoSns apgp-h Af-hp-If
- p Hcp kvsIpw Dm-m h-\t- bmSv ]d-bW
- w. Xevmew Cu tPmen
Ign-b-s.
apdn-I ]eXpw shfnw IS-msX Ccp-n-cp-p. tSmns shfn-
- n-emWv Dn-sems ]cXn
Af-sh-Sp-p--Xv. ]e apdn-I-fnepw hop kmam-\--fp-m-bn-cp-p. In, tai Itk-e-I, hkv{Xw
Xqn-bn-Sp lm, Npa-cn Nn{X-. Nne apdn-I-fn \nev s\-Wn-I NnX-dn-n-S-p-Xp
Ip. Hcp Imev s\p kqn-m D]-tbm-Kn-n-cp apdn-I-fm-bn-cn--Ww. Fm apdn-bnepw ]ga-bpsS hmk\ Xn-\n-p.
Dbvv DuWp Ign-m sNe-hm-nb Hcp aWn-q kabsamgnsI _mn-sbmw tan-n\p
sNe-hg- n-p. sshIp-t-ca
- m-bt- m-tgbvv Rv Int hnh-c
- s
- fmw Inn. C\n \msf AsXmw
A]-{K-Ynv icn-bvp Nn{X-ap-m--Ww. cm{Xn DuWp- I-gn-p-tm h-\-bpsS oWn apJw
Iv Cnc aqn ssIhp ]d-p.
"Hc-ow tamfSow {]mp Itm?'
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. Hcp-]s Ahfpw Cu {`mn apgp-In-bm aqp- t]cpw ]nWn InS-t-n-h-cpw F--Xp-sImm-bn-cn-W

- w. R Atmgpw Cs ]cy-th-jW
- s
- -n kwkm-cn-bvb
- m-bn-cp-p. tIptm Cn-cbvv Xmev]cyw ImWp-p-v. icn-bmWv `-W-ap-m-m Hcm-sf-nepw Hgn-hm-hs?
]ntv R sNb-XXv hoSns ]pdw `mKw Af-sh-Sp--em-bn-cp-p. Fm-bn-Spw Htc t]mseb ]pdw `mKw. Nne-bn-Sv Dn-tebvp Xn-sm-m-Wv. Fmw Af-sh-Spp t^mtm-tIm-n-bn
AS-bm-fs
- -Sp-n. {]iv\
- s
- fmpw ImWp-n-. C\n icn-bvp Af-hp-It- fmsS kvsIp hc-bvptm-gmWv Fs-nepw {]iv\-ap-s-n a\-n-em-hp-I.
hoSns m kvIm sNbvXXv ImcWw h\ hfsc thK-n Hcp kvsIp hc-p-m-n. Hmtcm
apdn-bmbn B sIn-S-ns Xmgs \ne apgp-h Iyq- kv{Io\n DS-se-Sp-p-I-bm-Wv. KqKv
kvsIv tkm^vvshb sImv Ah AZv`p-X
- f
- p-m-p-Ib
- m-Wv. \mep apdn-I hc-p- I-gn-m
AX-h Xncnpw adnpw ImWn-bvpw. {XoUn A\n-ta-js km[y-X-I Iv Rm AZv`p-X-s-Sptm Ah Iqfmbn Ccpv AXns XpS hc-p-m-pw. Ah ImWn-p-Xv Iv A
Aw hnn-cn-p-I-bm-sWv Ah-dn-bmw, ]s Ah AX-dn--Xmbn \Sn-bvn-. AX-h-fpsS
Ipn--ns `mK-am-Wv.
Ans\ hc-p-sIm-n-cp--tm Hcp {]iv\w hp. Ah
]d-p. "Am FmWv Cu `mKw icn-bm-hm-Xv?'
"Fm {]iv\w tamsf?'
"Cu cp apdn-Ifpw Xn ASp-n-bvm Igo-Wvy. In-s,
cnow FtSev Kmv hcp-p. Fm Ans\ hcm, \fv Afsh-Sp-Xv icys?'
Fs a\- n Fsmstbm Xnf- p - s ]m- n.
Fs Dulw icn-bmbn hXm-bn-cn-ptam? Fs AXymthiw ]pd-p- Im-Wn-bvm
sX Rm ]d-p.
"hcq, \ap- s m- p- I qSn
Af-sh-Sp-p- t\m-mw. Afsh- S p apdo- s S- s bms
hmXn-en-ev \-dn-n-vv. B
\-d\
- ymWv kvsInepw sIm
Sp-n-p--Xv. Asm t\mm
Ffp- m- W v . GsXms
apdosS FtSemWv Kmv hncn- - W Xv ? Fpw HXpw
As?'
R tSp-sa-Spv Xm
tg-bvn-d-n- h-p. HXmw
apdn B[m-c-s-p-I Innb apdn-bm-sWv
AhnsS sN-tm-gmWv a\-n-em-b-Xv. At\zjn-p-Xv ASp--Sp-s-p-tm Fs
a\v Xnfp s]mp- I - X- s - b m- W v . apdn
Xpdv Af-sh-Sp-p. apdn-bpsS hoXn ]{c ASn. BZyw FSp Af-hp-I X-s.
C\n ]mw \ apdn-bpsS Af-sh-Spp
t\mmw. AXpw ]{-c ASn Xs. Afhp-I icn-bmWv. ]s apdn-bpsS aph-iv
]pdv Af-sh-Sp-p-tm Cu Af-hp-I
icn- b m- h p- n- . IqSp- X ImWp- p. AXn\w Cu cp apdn-Ip-an-Sb
- n Hcp hnShp-s-m-Wv. GI-tZiw Bd-Sn-bpsS hnS-hv.
AXn Npa-cns In-Ip-d
- m Inp-Xv ASn. cp apdn-bp-sSbpw hmXn-ens Inf sXmv
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I Xn-ep Zqcw apdn-Ip ]pdpw t\mn. icn-bm-Wv. ASn hoXn-bn AhnsS Hcp apdn-bpv!
s]-mWv F\nbvp `qtXm-Z-b-ap-m-b-Xv. AXns `mK-p-X-s-bmWv Rm tImWn-bn-d-n- h-cpXv I-Xv. AsXmcp tImWnapdn-bm-bn-cnWw. ]s Fn-\m-WXn{X tKm]y-ambn AS-Xv?
Ctm h-\bvpw Bthiw hn-cn-p-p. Ah B Npa-cns ta tSm-Snv ]cn-ti-[n-pI-bm-bn-cp-p. Fhn-sS-sb-nepw AXv ASXmbn ImWp-ptm? AsXmcp tImWn-ap-dn-bm-bn-cp-sn AXn\nv CS-\m-gn-Ib
- n-tebvv hmXn ImWpw. B hmXn ]no-SS-
- X
- m-sW-n AS `mKw
Fn-s\-bm-bmepw a\-n-em-hm-Xn-cn-bvn-. tXXv Fm-bn-Spw Htc-am-Xn-cn-bm-h-W-sa-n--sm.
An-s\-sbmpw ImWm\n-. Fm-bn-Spw Htc-Xcw D]-cn-X-ew. Zpcq-lX hn-p-I-bm-Wv. C\n
FmWv thXv?
C\n sNm\p Htcsbmcp Imcyw B Hfn-p- In-S-p apdn Xpd-p-t\m-pI am{X-am-Wv. AXv
cm{Xn aXn-sbv Cn-cbpw h-\bpw k-Xn-p. Cn-s\-sbmcp kvsIp hcp ImWn-t- msg Hfnp
InS-p apdn-sb-n Cn-cbvv t_m[y-am-bp-p. CXn-sems Fsm-stbm Imcy-apv Fv
Ahfpw k-Xn-Xv Atm-gm-Wv.
"\apv \n[n ]p-sh-bvm Hcm Iq-Sn-bmbn Fw.' Rm Ifn-bmbn h-\-tbmSp ]d-p.
"C\n-bm-sc-nepw ]nmse IqSptam Bthm?'
"F\nbvv \nsS \n[n-sbmpw th.' Cnc Xami \on-smp t]mIm-\mbn ]d-p. "Fs
hnZKvZklmbw thW-n ]d-tm-fp.'
"iey-s-Sp-m-m aXn.'
"tZhn tNmZn-ym-Wv, Fm Cu A\pw tamfpw IqSn sN-WXv? Af-sh-Sp--sWm-s--sm-v.
Rm-dp Ah-scmcp \n[nsS ]nm-se-bm-sWv.'
"\o icnbvpw ]dtzm? icn-bm-bn. C\n \mnev apgp-h AXp ]mm-hpw.'
"F\nbvp {`mptm? Rm Xami ]d-X
- s
- . Rm-dp Ahcv Ftm hc-vm-zm-Wvv.
B adp-]-Sn-sImv Xr]vXymtbm Fsmpw Ado-ey. hnNm-cnvWvmhpw Fn-\msm hc-vm-WXvv? AsXmpw kmc-eym-t-bv.'
cm{Xn B apdn- b n- t ebv v \o hbdpw pw FSpv Hcp Xmev m- e nI shfnw Dm- n.
]nmIvkpw ssItmpw sImp-hv tPmen XpS-n. ti-I-c-am-bn-cpp tPmen. Hm-a-Xmbn ]cn-

ASp apdn

Hfnp
InS apdn

Rv Cu
apdn-bn \n-mWv
B[m-chpw kvsIpw
Inn-bXv

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Npa-cns
In-b-Sw
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Imc-W-h-cpsS apdnbpw Hfn-p-In-S-p apdnbpw

N-b-an-m tPmen. ]ns FmWv ImWm t]mIp-Xv F kkvs]kpw. IjvSnv Hcmv
Ipnv IS-m-\p ]gp-Xp-m-n-b-tm Rm Dn-tebvp tSm-Snp t\mn. Ahn-sS-sbm-pap-m-bn-cp-n-. Rm\mZyw AXn-\p-n IS-p. ]nmse h-\-bpw. AsXmcp km[m-cW apdn- am-{Xam-bn-cp-p. hfsc sNdnb apdn. Xmsg ap apdn-I-sf-tmse knanv Imhn tXn-cn-p-I-bm-Wv. apIfn ac-ns Xp-X-s. Hcp Imev tImWn shn-cptm F-dn-bm Rm Xv ]cn-tim-[n-p.
sh tImWn FSpp If-X
- m-sW-n Xv tbmPn-n-Xv Fn-s\-bm-sW-nepw a\-n-em-hpw. C,
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bm Ign-bn-.
"Am, s\e-s-hn-sS-nepw Ipgn-n--Xm-bn-cnbvtym?'
"t\mmw.' ssItm-ns Xmb-sImv \nep apn-t\m-m XpS-n. Fm-bn-Spw Htc i_vZw.
Dn Ad-I-fp--t]mse tXmp-n-.
"\nfv s]mdp hcp. aXn t\moXv.' Cnc ]pd-p-\nv Dn-tebvp Xe-bnv ]d-p.
"icnbm tamsf, \avv s]mdv IS-mw.'
hmbp-k-m-c-an-m Cu IpSppapdn-bn F\nbvp izmkw apn-p-S-n-bn-cp-p. Cu apdn Hcp
]pXnb ka-ky-sb--Xn-\-pdw Hp-am-bn-. Imc-W-h Fs ]co-n-mXs Xo-bm-n-bn-cn-bm-Wv.

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Dd-m t\cw sshIn-b-Xp-sImv cmhnse aqp -t]cpw sshIn-bmWv Fgp-t--Xv. DW-tmgmWv DWXns ImcWw a\-n-em-b-Xv. Btcm ASp--f-bpsS ]pdw-hm-Xn-en Dds Xp-I-bmWv.
R Xmtg-bvn-d-n-h-p.
"Rm F{X t\cmbn hmXn-enev app-Wp.' tZhn ]d-p.
"AtX-bv, Cse cm{Xn shdpsX sImtd t\cw kwkm-cn-ncpp.' Cnc ]d-p. "\o thKw
Nmbbvv shw shbvv. \t-\v Nmb IpSn-bvm [rXym-bn-vm-hpw.'
Xf-n tai-n-cp-hi
- pw Ccp-v Rm\pw h-\bpw A `wKn-bmbn \pW ]d-bp-X
- p- tIv Nncnp.
"A Hcp hmNIw "AtXbv' v ]d-tmv sXmSym DSs\ a\-n-em-Ww AXv s\mWym-Wvv.'
Rm i_vZw Xmgvn ]d-p. h\ Nncn-p-sImv Xe-bm-n. Nmb IpSnp Ignv R As
]cn-]mSn Bkq-{XWw sNbvXp. ]dp apgp-h \Sp t\m-W-sav Xo--bm-n. Fs-nepw kqN\-I Inn-bmtem?
"Am F\nv Iyq--dn B kvsIv apgp-an-m-\p-v.'
"AXv s{_bvIv^mv Ign-np aXn.' Rm ]d-p. "cmhn-es ka-bmWv ]d-n-sems \S-m
]-o-Xv. shbn-evm-hn-. \ HmP-p A-co-m-bn-cn-bvpw. ]ns t]mcm-X
- n\v \sS Xe-tmdv
Ghpw Imcy--am-bn-vXv B ka-b-m-Wv. \avv sNe Imcy-fv Ip-]n-Sn-bv-m\vv.'
Cp cmhn-es ]cy-th-jWw hfsc {][m-\s
- -X
- m-bn-cn-bvp-sav a\v ]d-bp-p. Rm\n-Xp-hsc
{in-n-n-m Hcp tZi-t-bvmWv Cd-n-n-cn-bvp-X
- v. Ipn-m-ev ]Xn-aqp hbp apX
Un{Kn-sb-Spv Ccp-]-n-aqmw hb-n Hcp tPmen Inp--Xp-h-sc, ]ns Am-h acn tijw
Ambn H-bvm-b-tm Ipd-p-Imew Cn-c-sbbpw h-\-sbbpw \mn hnp htm CS-bvnSbvv klm-b-n-\mbn t]mbn-cp-tm. Am-bn-bp-sSbpw ac-W-tijw Ipt- Ata-cn-bv-bntebvp t]mb-tm an-hmdpw Fm Rmb-dm-gvNbpw Rm Xd-hm-nsenbn-cp-p, Hp-In sXp
Ib-n-bvmt\m As-n ]dp Inf-n-bvmt\m Bbn. C{X-sbm-s-bm-bnpw B ]d-ns Hcp
cq]-tcJ ImWmsX hc-bvm ]d-m F\nbvp Ign-bn-. AXn-se-sms ac--fm-Wp--Xv,
Ipt-t- \m-sSmw Ftmgpw Ib-dn-f
- n-n-cp ac-Xs FtXXp InI-fn-em-Wp-Xv Fsmpw
F\n-tm-bp-m-hn-. Xmev]-cy-an-m--Xp-sIm-m-bn-cn-bvmw.
km[m-cW B[m-c--fpsS Hw B ]d-ns BsI-bp kvsIp-ap-m-hm-dp-v. ]c-Xn-t\m-nb-tm An-s\-sbmcp kvsIv IS-em-p-In-S-bn\nv Inn. B kvsIns ]Is-Sp-m
h-\-tbmSv ]d-p. Ah [rXn-bn-sem-scw hc-p-m-n. AXpw Hcp t\mp-]p-kvX-Ihpw s]pambn ]pd-t-bvn-d
- n. BZyw t]mbXv `K-hXnbpsS A-e
- n-te-bvm-Wv. Fp-sIp Ipd-p- am{Xw
s]mfntm Xqw icn-bm-hm ]noSv ]Wn-X-Xm-Wv B A-esav aqm-im-cn-bpsS A ]dXv Hm hp. AXp tI-tm h-\-bpsS Ip-I hnSp.
"Fmm Xqw icn-bm-zmv ]d-mev?'
"AsXms hmkvXp-im-kv{X-nev Hmtcm Imcy-fm tamsf. AXn-sempw henb Imcyw-y.
adnv Xp-imkv{Xw Fn-\o-bd- n-m-Wv. AXv IW-m-Wv. AtXm-s GI-tZiw cp \qm-p-apv
Dm-ov Cu sInSw Cgpw Hcp tISpw CmsX \ne-\n-W-Xv. Cu Xqw icn-bm--Wwsms ]d-bW
- Xv hmkvXp-hn-ep-X
- m-Wv. AXnev henb Ig-p-sv A\v tXmvWn-ey. Hcp sInSw

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\nW e-ns adp-Xq--am-bn-cn-Ww Ahcv Dt-in--W-Xv. Fp-sh-m efn-X-ambn ]dm BZyw Dm-bn-cp Fp-sI-ns ]IpXn s]mfn-p- I-f
m ]nsbpXv \mep-sIp am{XmWv. AXn-\m-Is Hbvv \nm {XmWn-bp-m-hp-Ibpw sNpw. adnv AXn-t\mSv Fp-sI-ns Hcp
`mKw-IqSn hczm, Hcp Fp-sI-ns AkvXn-hm-chpw Xmpw Cm-Xn-cn-pI, An-s\-sbmcp \ne hm
sIn-S-n\v tZmj-am-Wv. Hcp tXmWn-bn t]mIp-tm \Sp-p-g-bn\nv AXns Hcp `mK-p-mbn-cp kmam-\--sfmw If-bp-I-bm-sWp hnNm-cn-bvp. Atm-sg-m-Wp-m-hpI?'
"tXmWn Hcp `mK-tbvv Xmgpw.'
"AXp-X-s-bm-bn-cn-Ww Chn-sSbpw {]nkn-]v. AXp-sImv kw`-hn-p-sav A-h ]d-bp
^e- ]e-tmgpw icn-bm-h-W-sa-n-. Ahn-sS-bmWv A\pw hmkvXp-hp-ambn ]nW-p--Xv.'
"Asm Aew B ]tg Imc-tWmcv Dm-n--Xm-Ws?'
"AsX.'
"Am, F\nbvp tXm-WXv \n[n AXns Dn-em-bn-cn-pw-v. A\v tXmvWvtm?'
Rm Nncn-p.
"AXv, tamsf, hfsc Ffpw InW Hcp--cs? C{X Ffp--w Inm-hp Xcn Hcp henb \n[nsbms Bsc-nepw Hfn-n-p- sh-bvptam? A{X hep-X \n[n-sb-n \ AXn-\p-thn Hcp
Znhkw sa\-s-m B Znhkw \jvS-am-Wv.'
"\apv B A-e-nev \tmWw t\mmw. AXns icn-bvp kvsIp-mtw sNmw.'
Zqsc hnp-\nv t\mp-tm-gmWv B s]cp-
- s Ignhv a\-n-em-hp-X
- v. B \mep-sIpw AXn\p
hip A-e-hpw-IqSn Hcp henb inev]-ns {]Xo-Xn-bp-m-n. cpw thdn hkvXp--fmsWt tXmm--hn[w CgtNn-cn-bvp-p.
sNdnb \S-mX Aen-tebvp \bn-p-p. \S-mX Ah-km-\n-bvp-Xv Icn--Sh
- p-If
- n.
aqm-as ]S-hn\nv A-e-ns Dntebvp {]th-in-mw. `K-h-Xn-bmWv {]Xn-jvT. A-ens Npp-ap {]Z-n-W-h-gnv Ccp-h-i-p-ambn thdn cp sNdnb Xd-I-fp-v. AXn\v Dcpv
hw -Ip-d \mev Imep-IsImv Xmn-\nnb tap-cbpw. CS-Xp-h-is Xd-bn KW-]Xn-bmWv {]-Xn-jvT. hen-sbmcp KW-]-Xn. adp-h-i-p Xd Hgn-p-In-S-p-I-bm-Wv. AXn Imc-Wh-m-sc-bmWv IpSn-bn-cp-n-bn-cn-p--sX-mWv k-ev]w. Imc-W-h-mv KW-]-Xn-bvp AtX
mkv sImSp-n-cn-p-p. F\nbvp tXmn-bXv B Xd A-e-ns Ccp-h-ihpw s]mcp--sSm shdpsX \nn-X
- m-sW-m-Wv. Hcp-am-Xncn hep-a
- p Hcp kzIm-cyIpSpw-_
- nt-sXp ImWptm CXv kmam\yw henb A-e-am-Wv. CXn-\p-n IS-mWv h\ Znh-khpw kyv Xncn
shbvp--Xv. F\nbvv Ipd-smcp t]Sn tXmn. Aew HmSm--en-Sp-Itb sNm-dp-p. Atm
Bs-nepw AXn-\p-n Ibdn Hfnncn-bvm ]pw. Rm\n-Xp-hsc AXn-s\-n Btem-Nn-n-n FXv AZv`p-X-am-bn-cn-p-p.
A-e-ns kvsIs-Sp--tijw R hopw \S-p. Xncn-p- t\m-n-b-tm A-ens hmXn-e-S-n-n-sp Ip. Rm Xncn-p-t]mbn hmXn-e-S-p. Ip-I hopw KW-]-Xn-bpsS
{]Xn-jvT-bn sNp-\n-p. `wKn-bp KW-]-Xn. Xpnss hfsc {]I-S-ambn ImWp-p-v. Ambn-sb-bmWv Hm h-Xv. I\ ag-bp Znh-k--fn Rm\pw Ipt-\pw Cn-cbpw Am-bnbvp
Nppw Ccn-bvm-dp-v. IY-I tIm. An-s\-bp Hcp Znh-k-amWv Ambn KW-]-Xn-bpsS
DZv`-h-s-n ]d--Xv. Cu IY A[n-Ir-X-]m-T-n\nv hn`n--am-sW-nepw tIm ck-ap-v.
Hcn- {io]mXn ]c-a-in-h-\p-ambn kwkm-cn-n-cn-bvp-tm shdpsX tZlp sNfn-bp-cpn
Hcp a\p-jy-cq-]a
- p-m-n-bs
- {X. ]c-ta-iz-ct- \mSv Bh-iy-stm AXn\v Poh hp-sIm-Sp-p-Ibpw
sNbvXp. ]mXn AXns\ kzw ]p{X-\mbn hfn. Ah hoc\pw iqc-\p-am-bn-cp-p. Hcp bpn B Ipn-bpsS Xe t]mbn. ]mXn timIm-Ip-e-bmbn Ahs\ FSp-p, ASp-p-Xs I
Hcp Xe-bp-ambn tbmPn-n-p. AsXmcp B\-bpsS Xe-bm-bn-cp-p. cm{Xn-bm-b-Xp-sImv AXp a\-nem-bn-. An-s\-bm-Ws{X KW-]-Xnbvv B\-bpsS Xebpmb-Xv. CXv Rm thsd-sb-hn-sSbpw
hmbn-n-n-. Cu IY Rm h-\-tbmSp ]dtm Ah Dds Nncn-bv-m XpS-n.
NncnbpsS Ay-n Ah hb Aan-n-Sn-p.
"Am F\nv hni-p-Wp. \apv t]mm.' Ah-fpsS hniv An-s\-bm-Wv. s]s-smcp \nanj-n FSp-p- Nm-Spp. Ipn-m-ev F\nbvpw A-s\--s-bm-bn-cp-p. Av Ipt-s
Hw Ie-h-d-bnepw ASp--f-bnepw Ip-Xn-m \S-pw. ]ns hep-Xm-b-tm AXn-t\-m henb
{]iv\- hni-ns\ ]nn-tebvp Xf-fn.
R Xncn-p -t]m-bn. {]mX Xm-dmbn- h-cp-p. tZhn Hcp ]m{X-n Ftm Iqm sImphp shp. Xpd-p- t\m-n-bt- m \ IS-e
- d- n. Atm C\n hcp-Xv ]nm-bn-cn-pw. Fmw taip-d-s-n-b-tm Cnc ]d-p.
"\n Ign-tm-fp. F\n-bvm-bn-n-. F\nbvv Ipsfyms thWw. Rm\pw tZhow- IqSn ]ns

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Ign-mw.'
Ans\ Rv Af-h Ip-t_m-[hpw Dfhmn Ah Itk-e-bn-en-cp-p. tZhn tai-bvcnsI hp-\n-p, hnf-m-s\ an. Ah-fpsS Dtiyw AsXm-p-am-bn-cp-n Fv DSs\ a\-nem-bn.
"Fm co-km-btm A\pw tamfpw IqSn hc-bvm sXmS-o-v. Ign-ns?'
Ah Dt-in-p-Xv F\nbvp a\-n-em-bn. Cn-ct- bmSv tNmZn-m skk sNbvX adp-]S- ntb
Inp F-h-dn-bmw. Atm t\cnv tNmZn-bvp-Ib
- m-Wv. Fs-nepw ]d-n-s-n CXn-semw
Fsm-stbm cl-ky-ap-sv Ahp tXmpw. Rm ]d-p.
"kXyw ]d-b-s, ]pdsa BtcmSpw ]d-b-cp-Xv.' Rm ]d-bm XpS-n-b-tm Cnc Fs t\sc
t\mn Ip-cp-n. Ah hnNm-cn-Xv \n[n-sb--n-bmWv Rm ]d-bm t]mIp--sX-m-Wv. tZhnsb
BIm-i-hm-Wn-sb-mWv Ah hnfn-m-dv. Cn-c-bpsS t\mw Ah-K-Wn-p-sImv Rm ]d-p.
"Rv Cu hoSpw ]dpw hn-Ww-
- vv. Ipt- sImtd-m-embn ]d-bm sXmS-o-v. s]ssmpw A. Hcp ctm aqtm sIm-n-\p-n-ev. Ct{Xw henb apXev hnm Cm-ev Zmf-mtcw Hpw Gev]n-n-. Cu Xd-hm-Sns t]cnev Hcp sh_vsskv Dm-pw. Fp-sh-m Iyq-dnev Cs\v hgn Cu sIn-S
- now ]d-now Fm hnhcpw temIv GXp aqteev Iyq-dnepw
In- hn[-n Hcp kwhn-[m-\w. Csm ]ga CjvS-sSvW [mcmfw Bm-cv Cybvv
s]mdsav. Ahcv \avv C-sa-bn-e-b-pw. AXm-bXv Iyq--dn-tebvv I-b-bvpw. Asm \sfmcp she ]d-m, Ahcv sNesm s]i-Ipw. As-nev \fv ]d she Xv hmqw sNpw.
C\n AsXmpw As-nev Cu hI hkvXp-fv teen\v shbvW sh_vssk-p-I-fvv. Ct_
Fsms t]cn-ev. Ah-sc-G-evn-m aXn. \ she Inpw.

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"Asm \smcp sh_vssk-p-m--sW-nev CXn-syms Nn{X-fpw, hc-p-m-nb kvsIpIfpw AXnev tN-Ww. Ahn-Xns hepw Adn-bm. a\-n-emhvWvtm?'
"F\nbvv CsXmpw a\-n-em-hn-. Icp-tW\v a\-n-em-hpw. aqcv Iyq--sdms ]Tn-nm
K^otmb-Xv. Hcp Imcyw F\nbvv a\-n-embn Csm hkvXp hnm\pw Iyq-d- nev ]ptXy ]ptXy
Gm-Sp-I-fp-v. tamfvsS Iyq--dnepw AsXms ]tzm?'
"Fm ]msX?'
tZhn t]mb-tm Rm ]d-p.
"Ctm Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-bn.'
"Fv?' Cn-cbpw h-\bpw Htc-t]mse tNmZn-p.
"tamfn-en-cn-W Iyq--dnev F\n-sm-c-h-Im-ihpw Cym-v.'
"Ft?' Cn-c-bmWv tNmZn--Xv. h\ Nncn-bvp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"Am, tZhn ]d-Xv tIns, "tamfvsS' Iyq--dnepw CsXms ]tzmv? tamfsS Iyq--dm-Wv.'
"kmc-ey,' h\ Biz-kn-n-p. "A\v thsm Iyq-dv D]-tbm-Kn-tm-fp, hmSI Xm aXn.'
"AtX-bv....' Cnc Fs kam-[m-\n-n-m ]d-bm XpS-n. Ahv A{X s]sv Xami a\n-em-hn-. "tZhn Cse s\ew sXmS-bvm t]mbsm tamfv Iyq-d- nev kvsIp-m-W
- Xv Ip.
Asm Ahfv hnNm-cn-n-p-mhpw AXv h\Sym-Wvv......'
Rm\pw h-\bpw Nncn-bv-m XpS-n.
h-\sb apI-fn kvsIp hc-bvm Gev]nv Rm hopw ]d-n \S-m-\n-d
- n. Fs-nepw
kqN\ Fs apn s]sv {]Xy--s-Sp-sa an-emWv Fs \S-w. Rm \n[n-tbm-S-Sp-pI-bmtWm? Nne-tm- tXmpw A, F\nbvpw Ipt-\pw apI-fnse Fgp-p-ta-i-bn\nv NXpcw-K--e-Ibpw Imc-W-h-cpsS PmX-Ihpw Innb AtX \ne-bn-s-bm-Wn-tm-gpw Fv. AXnqSp-Xe
- mbn F-dn-hm-Wp-m-bn-p-Xv? Iptd `b-s-Sp-p A\p-`h
-
- Dmbn Fp am{Xw. AXmIs Rm \n[n-tbm-S-Sp-pp F-Xnv Hcp kqN-\bpw Xcp-p-an-. Hmtcm kqN-\bpw Hcn-S-\m-gnI-bpsS Ap t]mbn apn-\np t]mse. Ahn-Sp--tmv hmXn-en-, t]mIm hgn-bpan-.
Rm app-Ipn hotg-X
- m-bn-cp-p. Fsm-stbm Btem-Nnv \Sv apn-ep-m-bn-cp shpI-n Im XS-p. Ftm `mKy-n\v hogmsX c-s-p. B shp-Iv ]-hn-sS-bp-m-bn-cp
Hcp Iq-Wns Ah-in-jvS-am-bn-cp-p. Ipn-m-ev HmSn--fn-bvp-tm Ftmgpw ImWm-dp-Xm-W-Xv. A-Xn\v IptdIqSn Db-c-ap-m-bn-cp-p. CXv Hcp amXncn \ne-tmSp tN \ne-bn-emWv
InS-p--Xv. ]-hnsS Hcp XqWpw AXn-t Hcp IpXn-c-bpsS {]Xn-a-bp-ap-m-bn-cpp Fv tInp-v. GtXm Imc-W-h-cpsS hfp arK-am-bn-cpp B IpXn-c. AXp N-tm AXns Hmbvmbn Dm-n-h-Xmbncp-p. ]no-sS-tmtgm AXp XIp- ho-sWp tXmp-p. XIp hoW
IpXn-c-bpsS IjvW- Am-hs Ipn-m-ev In-cp-s{X. Ambn IeymWw Ignv Cu
Xd-hm-n h-tm-tgbvv B IjvW-fpw A{]-Xy--am-bn-cp-p. s]mfnp XpS-n-b IqWv
am{Xw Ah-ti-jnp. Ctm Fm-bmepw B XqWns ASn--d-bpsS Awi- am{Xta ImWm\p-p. Fs-tm-es kz]v\-Po-hn-Isf Imenv hogvm.
X-hn-c-en\nv tNmc In\n-p- Xp-S-n. hon t]mbn IgpIn h acp-p-an-S-Ww, Cnc Adnbm-sX. Ah-f-dn-m CsXmcp henb kw`-h-ambn amdpw. IgpIn acp-p-sh--tm-gmWv h\bpsS
hnfn- tI-Xv. Rm apI-fn Ib-dn.
Ah kvsIp t\mn-bn-cn-p-I-bm-Wv.
"Am, CsX-mWv Hcp XqWp-t]mse Ftm Hv. Xmsg Ftm Fgp-Xo-pw-v.'
Rm t\mn. icn-bm-Wv. ]gb ae-bm-f-n {]mIr-X-ambn "IpXnc' Fsgp-Xn-bncp-p. IpXnc
Fm-bn-cn-p-sav Rm A\p-am-\n-pp. A-Xn\p Xmsg ae-bmf en]n-bns Ahpw FgpXn-bn-p-v.
ae-bm-f-en-]n-bn A- Ip-]n-Sn-bvm Am-bn-bpsS cmam-b-W-amWv Fs klm-bns\m-dv. AXns t]Pv \ t\mn Rm ae-bmf A- a\-n-em-pw. Htm ctm Znhk-p-n ad-p-t]m-Im-\mbn am{Xw. Rm Xmsg ]qPm-ap-dn-bn t]mbn cmam-bWw Xn-sb-Spp. Xmsg Fgp-Xn-bXv 1021. IpXn-c-bpsS kvamc-I-ap-m-n-bXv 1021 Bbncn-pw. Ie- t\mn
GI-tZiw Cwojv hjw Ip ]nSn-p. 1846. 160 sImw app-m-nb {]Xn-a-bm-W-Xv.
"Fm As Imsh-c-eov tNmc hc-WXv?'
"AtXm.' Rm Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p. "Rms\mcp IpXn-c-p-d-p-\nv hoWp.'
"IpXn-c-sm-dvv hotgz?' h\ tNmZn-p. "Fm icnbvv ]oXv?'
"Cu ]d-n Hcp IpXn-csS {]Xn-a-m-bn-cp-p, Hcp XqWn--ev. sImsd-mew aps IYym-Wv.
Csm AhnsS Hpw-y. Hpw-ymv ]d-bm ]n-y. B XqWns AkvXnhmcns Hcp IjvWw
_mn \nvWvv. B XqWm-bn-cnbvpw Cu kvsIn sImSp-n-p--Xv.'

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Rm app-Ipn hogm t]mbXv hnh-cn--tm Ah Nncn-m XpS-n.

"\m-bn-vv. Cm IpXn-c-sm-d-vv hogzm As?'
s]s-mWv F\n-bvsmcp tXmep-m-b-Xv. Rm Ipd-p-Im-e-ambn CS-]-gIp-Xp apgp-h Ctm \ne-hn-en-m km[-\
- fpambm-Wv. Xn]p-ds CS-\m-gn-II
- , AhnsS \nv Cd-n-hcp
tImWn, Cn-cm-a Imc-W-h-cpsS apdn-bn-tebvv Cd-n-h-cpXmbn ImWp tImWn, XqWn-t-ep
IpXn-c. CsXmw Fn-s\sbmstbm kqNn-n-bvpns? C\n Cm Hcp \n[n-bpsS ]nmsebmbn-cn-ptam Rm HmSpXv?

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Cm Imcy--fp-ambn \ CS-]-g-Ipp Fp ]d-Xv h-\bvn-jvS-am-bn. AX-hv Nnn-bvm Hch-kcw sImSp-p. Ah

Kuc-h-ambn ]d-p.
"Cm km[-\--fm-bn-cnbvmw Am, ]s AXns A\p-`hw
bYm-s?'
"Fp-h-m?'
"Rm\p-t-in-W
- X
- v, Cu Imcy-s
- fms Cm-h
- b
- m-sW-nepw AXpm-W ^e-wty, C^-IvSv, AXp hfsc bYmm-W-sm. As
Imshcev apdn--t]mse. Rm\o kvsIn XqWv Ip-]n-Sn AtX
ka-b
- mWv A AXns In-ev Imep-Ipn hogm t]mb-Xv. ]v
Asb Xf-n-se-nXv B Cm-tm-Wn-bmsWp ]d-q-tem. Asm CsXms kocn-bmbn ImW- W w- m F\nbv p tXm- W - X v .
CsXmw Imc-W-hcv A\v XcW kqN-\ym-bn-cnpw. Imc- W - h cv A- t \mSv kwkm- c n- m
{ianvWvv. \ap-Xv Unssk-^ sNbvsX-Spm Ign-b-Wwv am{Xw. A Btem-Nn-p-t\mp.'
Ans\ t\mp-tm AXp icn-bm-sWp
tXmp-p. Cu A\p-`h
-
- am{X-a
- . ap \nc-h[n
A\p-`-h- B Imc-W-h FtmSp kwkm-cnm {ian- p- I - b m- s W- - X n\p sXfn- h m- W v .
Xn]p-ds Fgp-p-s]-n. AsX-\nbvp am{Xw
Xpd-m Ign-bp--Xn Ftm Imcy-ans? h\
]d-ns kvsIv FSpp t\mp-Ib
- m-Wv. Rm\Xv
Ah-fpsS In\nv taSn-p. AXn A-e-apXp-sImv, kvsIpw AXn-t\m-sSm-ap B[m-chpw Cn-cm-a ImcW-hcv
]no-Sp-m-n--Xm-sW--Xns sXfnhmWv. h\ NXp-cw-K--eI FSpv
{i-tbmsS t\mp-I-bm-Wv. s]sv
cp t]cpw t\mp hkv X p- -
Hp-Xs
- -bm-sW t_m[-sa-\n-bvpm- b n. Ftm Hcp BI- k v a n- I X
bmhmw. Fs Xe- t mdv DWp
{]hn-m XpS-n. Rm ]d-p.
"tamsf, Hcp Imcyw \n\v tXm
vWvtm?'
"Fm?'
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"Cu NXp-cw-K--eI \psS ]d-ns Nn{XmWvv?'

h-\b
- psS Ip-I hnSp. A-s\-sbmcp km[y-Xs
- b-n Ah Btem-Nn-n-n-. Ah Bthi-tmsS Fs In\nv ]d-n-s- kvsIp Xn--dnp cpw ASp--Spp shp t\mm
Xp-S-n.
"F\n-bvsmpw a\-n-em-hvWny Am.'
"Rm ]dp Xcmw. CXn s]sv {in-t \mev Icp--fp-v, GsXm-s-bm-WXv?'
h\ t_mUn-tebvp t\mn AXo-h-{i--tbmsS Ccn-bv-bm-Wv.
"cmPm-hn\v Aciv sImSp-n-cn-bvym-Wv. AXm-bXv sNv. AsXmcp sXmb \omWv Fp-hmepw B Icp--fmWv Ctm IW-m-t-Xv. Hv cmPm-hv, As-n NXp-cw-K-n R ]dbm-dp tZh. cv tXcv, aqv _nj-v, As-n A ]d-bmdv B\, \me-a-tXv IpXn-c.'
"AXn-s-sbms \ne-sbmv t\mv. Asm a\-n-em-hpw. CXv B A-ehpw AXn\v Nppw
B\bpw IpXn-cbpw BWvv k-ev]n-p. AXm-bXv KW-]-Xnbpw XqWn-tev IpXnc-bpw. Hcp
cmPys \n[n Fhn-SymWv km[m-c-W-mm?'
"sImm-c-n-ev.'
"Fp-h-m cmPm-hns ASp-v. ChnsS cp cmPm-mcp--sm. GXp cmPm-hns In-emWv
AXp-m-hp-I.'
"cp cmPm--m-cpsS ASp-pw-m-hns?'
"Chn-SymWv Ipg-W {]iv\w--Xv. AXm-Wn\n Ip-]n-Sn-bv--Xv.'
"As `mh\ ImSp-I-b-dov amt{X A-p.' h\ Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p.
Hc-n h\ ]d-Xp icn-bm-Wv. Fs `mh\ ImSp-I-b-dn-bn-cn-bv-bm-Wv. ]s Cu Hcp
Imcy-n Fs \nb-{n-p-Xp apgp-h Fs Am-\-am-Wv. CSyq-j. ap kqN-\-Isfmw AXn\v AI-Sn tkhn-p-psht-bp-p. Cn-cm-a Imc-W-hsc kz]v\-n I-Xns
Hm-bn-emWv Rm h-\t- bmSp ]d-Xv, \n[n A-e
- n-em-hm hs-v. Imc-Wh
- Fs sImpt]m-bXv Xd-hm-nse \nc-h[n apdn-I-fn-sem-n-em-Wv. apI-fn-emtWm Nph-n-emtWm Fp-t]mepw Adnbn-. AXp Ip-]n-Sn-bvm-\p hgn-I-fmWv C\n tXtS--Xv. Rm\m kvsIpw NXp-cw-K--e-Ibpw
apnhv [ym\n-p. Atm-gmWv Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-n-b-Xv. Cu ]dv icnbvpw NXp-c-\m-Wv. B

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sNvt_mUp t]m-se. Fp-sIm-mWv Cu Imcyw aps Xe-bn Ib-dm-Xv? sNvt_mUn

\nv sIn-S
- ns m\w Ip-]n-Sn-bvm hnj-aa
- m-Wv. AXv kzbw Azm-\np Ip-]n-Sn-bvW
- w.
Ipn-m-ev F\n-bvp-m-bn-cp Hcp tKmjvTn-bmWv XrtIm-W- hc-bvp-I-sb--Xv. IS-emn-sem-p-a
- . a\-n, As-n Ip-IsImv Htcm hkvXp-f
- n AZr-iy-amb XrtIm-W
-
hc-bvp-I. Hcp Iqw hkvXp--fn\nv F\nbvv \nc-h[n XrtIm-W--fp-m-m Ign-bpw.
F\nbvv ss[cy-p-dh
- p-t- m-tgm, Fs-nepw Imcy-n Xop-m-m Ign-bm-Xn-cn-p-tmtgm
BWv Rm\o tImam-fnw Imm-dv. ]noSv AZriy tcJ-I hc-bvp--Xn-t\m-sSmw Fs ssIhnc-ep-Ifpw Nen-n-bvm-dp-v. AXp-sIm-sm-s-bm-bn-cn-bvWw ]nm-tm-hns Nn{X- Itm F\nbvp s]s-n-jvS-am-b-Xv. CXm thsdmcp tImamfn Fp hnNm-cn-n-cn-bv-Ww.
Fm-bmepw B kz`mhw Ctm Bh-iy-ambn hp. Rm NXp-cw-K
- e
- I
- b
- n Ip ]nSn cp
Icp--fmb B\bpw IpXn-cbpw tNv XrtIm-W--fp-m-m XpS-n. B cp Icp-sf am{Xsa-Sp-m thsdbpw Imc-W--fp-m-bn-cp-p. tZh-s\, As-n cmPm-hns\ sNvsabvv sNbvX
aqp Icp--fn B\bpw IpXn-cbpw icnbpw tXcv sXp-am-Wv. Fp-sh-m IpXn-csb B\-bpsS
apn\nv amn Hcp Hm sNp sImSp-p, AtXm-sSmw IpXn-c-sb-smpw sNph-p. AXv
kw`m-hy-am-Wv. adnv tXcn\v, As-n Iymkn-en\v AhnsS hcm bmsXmcp \ymb-hp-an-. AXp-sImv
AXv _qfn-b temPnn ]d-m "^mkp'w ap cpw "{Sq'hp-am-Wv. Atm icn-bm-bn-pXp
am{X-sa-Sp-p-I. cp Zni-bn-tebvt Ahbn \nv XrtIm-W--fp-m-hp. Hv sIn-S-ns Znibn-te-bvv. ]ns adp-h-i-t-bvpw. adp-h-i-t-bvp-Xv Xosc Dt]-n-mw, ImcWw AhnsS
shdpw sXp-Ifpw ap ac-fpw \nd ]d-m-Wv. sIn-S-ns `mK-tbvp hc `pP- Hcp
t\h-c-bn-emWv Ipn-ap-p--Xv.
B t\h-cI
- f
- n-se-hn-sS-sb-nepw BhWw R At\z-jn-p- \n[n-bp-Xv. an-hmdpw GsXnepw apdn-I-fn. Ahn-tS-bvmWv C-ncm-a-m-c-W-h kz]v\-n Fs sImp-t]m-b-Xv. C{Xbpw
hni-Zo-I-cn-p-sIm-Sp--tm h-\-bpsS kn\n-knkw s]sv A{]-Xy--am-bn. Iyq--dn sNbvXpsIm-n-cp-Xv tkhv sNbvXv Ah tNmZn-p.
"Asm C\n Ip-]n-Sn-bvt-Xv GXp apdym-sW-p am{Xm-Wv, As?'
"AsX. AXn\v \apv thXv Hcp Iyq- tamU-em-Wv. \o Ctm Dm-W kvsIn-s, AXp
Ign-m ]d-bq. Rm AXn-\p-apv KW-]-Xn-bp-sSbpw IpXn-c-bp-sSbpw CS-bn-ep Zqcw IW-mmw. AXp-t]mse Ahn-sS-\nv hon-te-bvpw. C{Xbpw Bbm \apv ]Wn XpS-mw.'
h-\bvv Dm-l-am-bn. kvsIns Ah-km\ ]Wn-I-fn-emWv Ah. C\n Af-hp-I FSpp
tNp-Itb thp. Ahsf B ]Wn XpS-cm Gev]nv Rm Fs Af-hp-\m-S-bp-ambn ]pd-tbvn-d-n. icnbvp ]d-m KW-]-Xnbpw A-ehpw IpXn-cbpw FI-tZiw Htc \nc-bn-em-Wp-Xv. KW-]X
- nbpw IpXn-cbpw Aev]w apn-tebvp \np-p-sp am{Xw. NXp-cw-K
- e
- I
- b
- nepw Ans\--s-bmWv Icp--fpsS \ne.
sshIp-tcw BZys Zm-f hp.
"Cu \mep-sIpw ]dpw hnm-\pvv tI-sm.'
Rm a\-n ]d-p. tZhn-tbmSv \n[n-bpsS Imcy-am-bn-cpp ]d-tb-n-bn-cp--Xv. Hcp Imcyhpw
Ch-cp-sS-sbmpw a\-n \nevn-. Rm ]d-p.
"ASp hop-Im-sc-bmWv Gev]n-n-cn--W-Xv. Rfv cp Znhkw Ign-m t]mm-Wv.'
"Bsc, `m-hn-b--sS hop-Im-sctbm?'
"AsX, AhnsS tNmZn-m aXn.'
"CXvsm F{X Gdv ImWpw?'
"Fmw Ah-dn-bmw, AhnsS At\z-jnm aXn.'
cm{Xn-bm-b-tm-tgbvv h\ kvsIp hcp Ign-p. at\m-l-c-am-bn-cn-p-p. Af-sh-Spp hc-Xp-sImv Fmw hfsc hy-am-bn-cp-p. ]gb Fp-sI-ns m\w Ah Dulnv hcp tNncp-p. AXp-t]mse \mep-sIp am{X-am-bn \nn-bn-cps-n Fhn-Sw-h-sc-bp-m-hp-sapw Ah
{]tXyIw AS-bm-f-s-Sp-n-bn-p-v. ]d-n cp Ipf-am-Wp--Xv. Hv shp-I-s-Sp Ipgn-t]mse
tXmn-bvp Ipfw. Hcp `mKv ]S-hp-Ifpw Ipf-p-c-bp-ap-s-nepw ap aqp hiv s]s-p
XmgvNbm-Wv. Im `bw tXmpw. R Ipfn-n-cp-Xv sXp-In-gp `mK-p hnim-e-amb
Ipf-n-em-bn-cp-p. AXn \ndsb B ]q GXp-Im-epw hncn-p-\nm-dp-v. shp-Ip-Ipfhpw Ipf-p-cbpw Hcp Imev Fp-sI-ns `mK-am-bn-cn-bv-W-sav Rm Dulw ]d-n-cpp. AX-\p-kc
- n-m-Wh
- Fp-sI-ns s]mfn-p-If
- `mKhpw kvsIn tN-Xv. Rm ]dX-\p-k-cnv A-e-n-sbpw IpXn-c-bp-sSbpw CS-bn Hcp km-ev]nI tcJ-bp-mn AXn\nv
sIn-S-ns hS-p-`m-K-s-p--Xp-hsc XrtIm-W- Dm-n-h-p. Ctm Imcy- hfsc
hy-am-Wv. B XrtIm-W
- hp app GsX-nepw apdn-bn-em-hWw \n[n Hfn-n-p-h
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]I-es Azm\w Imc-Wa

- m-bn-cn-Ww Rm cm{Xn \mbn Dd-n. cmhnse Xmg-s-n-bt- m
tZhn-bmWv Nmb sImp-hp X-Xv. ]s apJ-smcp {]km-Z-an-. Rm tNmZn-p.
"Ft?'
"Hpw-y.'
"Ftm-v.'
"\t--s\-n\m B s]mcp-p-Im-cs\ R-S-Sp-tbvv hnXv?'
"At{X-p. Rms\mcp tNmZyw Av tNmZn-bvs. Fn-\mWv Ro hoSv hnm-\p-tiyvv s]mdsa ]d-Xv? Rm {]tXyIw ]d--Xs thsd BtcmSpw ]d-b-cpXvv? Csm Fp
ieym-bnv t\mv. Hm-aX
- mbn aqp sIm-n-\p-n hnevmt\ Dt-i
- p. ]ns s]mcp-p-Imcv
aptJ\ hnm Xosc Dt-i-y. AsXms ]d--X-s.'
"Rm\-s{Xympw Btem-Nn-n-.'
"Asm C\n hcW s]mcp-p-Im-tcm-sSms ]d-m, Cu hoSpw ]dpw hnevm t]mWny, ChnSs Iqcv dn-bdv sNbvXp Ign-m hp Xma-kn-ym-Wvv. As-nev \n\-p-Xs
- -bmWv ieyw.
Rfv aqp Znhkw Ign-m t]mhpw.'
"icn.'
Ah ASp--f-bn-tebvp t]mb-tm F\nbvp hnj-a-am-bn. R Ipn-I-fm-bn-cn-bvs ]dn-sems HmSn--fn-n-cp--tm Hcp hmembn Ahfpw Dm-bn-cp-p. Cn-c-tb-m \mep hbp
Xmsg-bm-Wv. Ctm Ahfpw Abpw Cu hoSpw ]dpw t\mm-\p-s ss[cy-n-emWv Rf-hnsS Ign-bp--Xv.
Cv \nm-bI Znh-ka
- m-Wv. Cn-cbpw h-\bpw A-e
- n\np h-tm Gm-hcpw Hnv
{]mX Ign-p. tZhn-tbmSv Ipdp ab-n kwkm-cn-tm Ah-fpsS ]nWw amdn. ]mhw, A{Xtb
Dp.

R kvsIn AS-bm-f-s-Sp-nb apdn-I Hmtcmmbn ]cn-tim-[n-m XpS-n. s]s-s\nbvv t\cs I kz]v\w Hm hp. Cn-cm-a Imc-W-h Fs ssI ]nSnv Hcp tImWn-bnd-n-h-cp kz]v\w. Rm h-\-tbmSp ]d-p.
"F\nbvp tXm-WXv tImWn-bp Hcp apdn-bm-bn-cnbvpw AsX-m-Wv. ]s \sS sXc-nen tImWn-sbmpw In-n-. AXn-\w Hcp Imev Dm-bn-cp tImWn Cn-cm-a Imc-W-hcpsS Ime-n-\p-tijw FSpp amn Fm-Wv. Fm A`n-{]mbw?'

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"A\ow Hcp km[y-X-v. A ]d-n-cp-n-s, tImWn FSpp amn-bm Xns B `mKw

hyXym-k-s-n-cn-pwv? Asm \ap-Xp t\mmw. GXm-bmepw aqp apdntb \fv AS-bm-f-s-Spo-p-p.'
"t\mmw.'
R kvsIn AS-bm-f-s-Sp-nb \-d-\p-k-cnv t\mm XpS-n. Hmw \-dn Hp-an. AXp Imc-W-h-cpsS apdn-bm-bn-cp-p. AXn\p sXm-Spv Hfn-p-In-S apdn- t\cs t\mn-bncp-sm. cmw \-dn-se-n-bt- m s]sv hnf-W
-
p. Id v t]mb-Xm-Wv. In ]nSn hnfv
Xmsg hp R hb XS-bmsX apdnbvp ]pdp IS-p. C\n Ftm-gmWv sshZypXn hcp-I-sb-dn-bn-. \mn]p-d-sms An-s\-bm-Wv. A{Xbpw kabw ]mgm-msX kvsIp ]Tn-m
R Xocp-am-\n-p.
"Hcp Imcyw \o {intm?' Rm tNmZn-p. "\Sp-hnse apdn-bpw AXn\p Npp-ap CS-\m-gn-I-Ifpw
\Sp-apw \nIn ]Wn-XXmbn-cn-Ww.'
"icym-W-s.' kvsIp t\mn-smv h\ ]d-p. Fp-sI-ns cm-as \Sp-ap--mWv AXv
As? Rm\-tXmn-. Atm B \Sp-ap--m-bn-cnbvpw Imc-tWmcv \n[n Ipgn-n--Xv. AtXm-mbn-cnpw Fp-sIv apgp-h s]mfn-m k-Xn-bvm-Xn-cp--Xv, As?'
"Bbn-cn-pw. Cu \in Id v C\n Ftm-gmWmthm hczm. B apdo-sems ]cn-tim-[n-s
- W-nev
\ shfnw thWw. \fv t\mm t]mW apdoev Hpw shfnw C. s]md-tbvv P\-en-m
apdn-bm-Wv. BsIXv Hcp kqt{Xm-ymWv. hmXnev IS-W CS-\m-gnI AXn-tesd Ccpp ]nSn--Xpw.'
"Fmm kqt{Xm?'
"Xpimkv{X-{]-Imcw Nne Npa-cn P\ ]mSn-s-p-v. ]s An-s\-bp ev shdpw
Hcp Hm-bp-m-pw. GI-tZiw cnp hymk-n. AXn-\mWv kqt{Xm Fp ]d-b-W-Xv. Hcp
]s {Xq shn-te-j\p thn-bm-bn-cn-pw.'
"AXp icn.'
"Cu \mn]p-dv Cn-s\-sbmcp ieyw amt{X-q. Id v, AXp t]mbm Hcp t]mm-Wv. \n\v
Iyq--dn Hpw sNm\pw ]n-.'
"anp Am.'

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Id v hXv cm{Xn Ggp aWn-bvmWv. R apdn ]cn-tim-[n-m HmSpXp I Cnc ]d-p.

"C\n DuWp Ign- np t]msc.
A\pw tampw Xosc a-y.'
"Hcp Imcypw IqSn t\mm-\vv. AXv
Ign-np hcmw. A-gbvv \o DuWp
icn-bm-p.'
R HmSp- I - X - s - b m- b n- c p- p.
hnfv In- \n- n- c p- Xv FSpp
Xns tatebvp ]nSnp Hmtcm `mKambn ]cn-tim-[n-bvm XpS-n. s]sv
Fs lrZbw ]pdp NmSn-bnm Fsbp-p. Hcp aqe-bn-embn Hcn- tImWn
]n-Sn-n-n-cp `mKw Ip. Hcp IqSv, AXv
]noSv AS- - X m- W v . AS `mKw Hcp
s{^bn-ambn ImWp-p.
"CXmWv Rm ]d- - X v , t\mv
ChnsS Hcp tImWn-m-bn-cp-p.'
h-\bvv Xr]vXn-bm-bn.
"CXm-bn-cn-Ww B apdn. Fm-bmepw- Csm t\mm-s\mpw ]n-. DuWp
Ignv kmh-[m-\
- n t\mmw. AXns\-Sbvv tamfnevs s\teev t]mbn
AhnSow Hv ]cn-tim-[n-bvmw.'
R CS-\m-gn-I-I-fpsS hf-hp-I
ISv ]pd- t bv p IS- p. \Sp- a p- ns hi-p-IqSn \Sv tImWn Ibdn. \o hb n \ns-Sp-Xv Hw
sImpt]mbn. Ahn-sS \ Ccp-p-Xs.
]pdv ambm aSn- p- \ n t\cnb
shfnw B apdn-bn Hpw Fp-n-.
ASp--f-bpsS hmXn-en-eqsS `m-hnsbpw aI-fp-sSbpw ]cm-{I-a
- honp- Cnc Xe-bm-n.
apI-fnse apdn Ip-]n-Sn-bvpI Ffp- a m- b n- c p- p, ImcWw AXv Ghpw
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bnqSn CS-\m-gn-Ib
- n-tebvp IS-mw. R InS-d- b
- n\nv pph-gn-sb-Sp hnfv Inp
\S-p. B apdn-bnepw Hcp kqt{Xm am{X-sa-bp-p. P\-ep-I-fn-. AsXmcp km[m-cW apdn am{Xw. hopkm-am-\--sfmw amn-bn-cp-p. ]cn-tim-[n--tm Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-bn. B apdn-bpsS Xn\npw
Xn]p-dt- bvv tImWn-h
- X
- ns sXfn-hp-v. a\-n-em-hm Imcyw Hm-aX
- mbn Cu apdn-bn\nv
Xn]p-d-tbvv Fn-\mWv tImWn h-Xv. cm-aXv, Fn-\mWv B tImWn FSpp amn-bXv?
Imc-W-h sNbvX-sXpw Zpcq-l-Xbp-Xm-bn-cp-p. B apdn-bn-sempw Hcp \n[n Hfnnp shbvm\p ew In-. R Xmtgbvp Xncnp t]mbn. tai-p-dv DuWp Xm-dmbn Cnc Imp\np-Ib
- m-Wv.
"Inntbm?' Ah tNmZnp?
"Fv?'
"\nf-t\z-jn-W \n[n?'
"Ifn-n-tms As tamsf?'
"A, AXp Inn-bnv \nsfm sNm t]mWXv?'
"R-fXv Inn-bnv BZyw ]pXp-Xmbn \sm-c-sb sImp-h-cpw, As tamsf?'
"Am-sX? Hcp {_m v \yp Asb.'
"CsXm-s-bmWv Aow tamfSow a\-n-en-cnv As? ]d-Xv \m-bn. Csm Fm-bmepw
`Ww Xm-dm-bn-p-v. AXp Ign-tm-fp. \msf apX h-\sS {_m v \yq A-bp-m-n--cpw.'
"\-fXv ]d-Xv Ipdp t\c-s-bmbn As?' h\ ]d-p.
ssI IgpIn Duta-ibvp apn-en-cn-p-tm Rm ]d-p.
"KpW-]m-Tw, asmp Inn-bnt In-ep Infnsb hnSm-hq.'
"Bs, icnbvp ]d-bq, \n[n Inn-bm FmWv sNm t]mWXv?'
"t\ ]IpXn Ipt-\p sImSp-pw. aqp-IqSn Ah-Im-i-s--XmWv Cu ew, AtXm-vXs
Cu \n[ow. _mn ]IpXnsImv \sS IsSms hopw. \sS hoSp sh-Xns ISw C\ow _mn-sm. AXpw ap Nne A-dN
- n-d ItSmw Hs-q-Sov Xopw. _mn h-Xpws-n AXv \sS
tamfsS Ieym-W-n\v FSp-p-sh-bvpw. t]msc?'
"aXn-a-Xn, A, tNmZn--Xm. Fnv thWsm t]mbnv Fs kqvtIkv t]v sNm.'
Ans\ Imcy- cay-ambn ]cn-l-cnv R aqp- t]cpw `-W-n-\n-cp-p.
DuWp Ign--tm kpJ-ambn InS-p-d-m-\mWv tXmpXv. XWp Imp hoip-p-v. FhnsStbm ag s]p-p-v Fw. C\n ag-bpsS Bchw tImw. Zqsc-\nv XpSn kmh-[m-\n ASp-tbvp- hv AXv Hmn]p-dv in-tbmsS ]Xn-bvp-w. AXns Bkp-c-i-_vZ-n
Ddw Fhn-sS- \ntm Cc-p-hc
- p-w. ]ns ]nSn-m InmsX Ip-I AS-p-t]m-Ip-p. Cv cmsem-d- nbpwhn[w Xnc-n Ah-km-\n-n-bvW
- w. Ds-nepw Cs-nepw Fmw Ah-km-\n-nv Xncnp- t]m-Ww. F{X Ime-ambn Cu {`mp XpS-n-bnv?
"tZhn ]d-m-Wv,' Cnc kw`m-jWw XpS-n. "Fm \nfv h \n[ow At\z-jn-ym-tWm-v.'
"Fm Ah-ns\ tXmm?'
"Aow tamfSow sh{]mfw Imev GXv ac-a-\pw a\-n-emhpw Ftm At\z-jn-ym-Wvv.
]ncp-\qdp sImw ]g- Xd-hm-Ss? ChnsS thsd Fv At\z-jn-m\m?'
icn-bm-sWv F\n-bvn-tm tXmp-p.
"ssZh-ta, C\n Ahfv AXpw ]mmtzm?'
"B-dn-bmw?'
Hcp Imcyw Xo-bm-bn. hXpw t\mm-\p-s-n AXp thKw t\mn ew hnSp-I. DuWp
Ign- Hcp NSv am{X-ambn amdn-bn-cp-p. Ign-p-tmgpw kwkm-cn-n-cp-Xv Htc-sbmcp hnj-bs
- -n-bm-bn-cp-p. Fn-s\-sbm-stbm `Ww Ign-p-shp hcpn Rm\pw h-\bpw apI-fn-se-n
kvsIp ]Tn-m XpS-n. DuWp Ign DSs\ tPmen-sb-Sp-m h. t]mcm--Xn\v Abmscms Dd--am-hs Fpw Dt-i-ap-v.
Cnc ASp-f ]qn apI-fn-tebvp hp.
"Fhn-sS-sbn \nsS At\z-jWw?'
Rm Hpw ]d-bmsX Iyq--dns tamWn- Ah-fpsS t\sc Xncnp ]nSnp. R-fpsS kwkmc-n\npw A-tm-gmbn R Iyq-d- n tPmen-sb-Sp-p-Xp t\mn-bn-cp-X
- n\npw Cnc
{]iv\-ns ImX-se-m-sWv a\-n-em-n-bn-cp-p.
"Ctm \n-ft- \z-jn-W
- Xv Cu apdn-bn-emWv As?' kqt{Xm-b
- p hSs As apdn Nqnmn Ah tNmZn-p.
"AsX?'
"Fm An-s\-sbmcp Dulw \nv Inn-bXv?'

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"AtXm, \sS NXp-cpw-K--eI Cu ]d-ns amXn-cymWvv ]d-q-tem. Atm KW-]-Xnbvv

]Icw B\-bmWv kqN-\. IpXn-cbvv ]Icw ]p-m-bn-cp IpXn-c-{]-Xn-a. AXn\v \Sp-hn tZh-
As-n cmPmhv. AXm-bXv A-ew. KW-]-Xnbvpw IpXn-cbvpw FtSev Hcp hc hc-qtem?
cn\ow LSn-n-p-sImv? AXns H \Sp-hnv Xmtgmv Hcp hc hc-m AXv Cu aqp apdoq-SymWv ISp t]mm. Cns\ Hcp Bibw InoXv {XntImWw hc-W Fs kz`m-hwvsem,
AXvm. Asm B {XntIm-W-fv Iqn-tm-s\mcp t\tcJ hc--Xm.'
Cnc Ipd-p-t\cw tamWn--dn t\mn-bn-cp--tijw Ftm ]nSn-In-n-b-t]mse Rsf t\mn.
]ns ssI \on-smv ]d-p.
"FhnsS B NXp-cw-K--eI? t\m-s.'
Hcp an\pv B ]eI t\mn-b-tijw Ah Nncnm XpS-n.
"\n-sf-n-\mWv Cns\ Iqn-sm-g--WXv? B\Sow IpXn-cSow \Sp-hn-evXv shfp tZh-\mWv, As? Ats sNp sImSpn-cn-bv-WXv?'
"AsX.'
`K-hX
- o-\ymWv shfp tZh\mbnv ImWn-n-cn-W
- Xv. at tZh, Idp tZh shfp tZh\v
t\sc FXn-him-Wv. Fp-h-m ]qPm-ap-doevs tZh. AXm-cmWv? \sS iymaIrjvW
Xs. Asm Cu cp cmPm--mcow Iqn-tv Hcp hc hc-bvys thp? AXm-sW-ntem
Hcp t\h-cbpw BWv. \nfv t\m-Xv ]qPm-ap-do-emWv.'
h\ Asb Bcm-[-\-tbmsS t\mn.

"icym-Ws Am, An\ow Hcp km[y-X-s?'

Rm Cn-c-bpsS _pn-bn AZv`p-X-sv Ccn-bv-bm-Wv.
"\o Pohn-X-n cmas {]mh-iymWv _pn ImWn--W-Xv.' Rm Cn-c-tbmSv ]d-p.
"AsXm?'
"BZys {]mhiyw Fs IeymWw Ig-n-tm.'
"Mm....At{Xq?'
h\ A\z-ehpw hon-\p-nse ]qPm-ap-dnbpw Iqn-tp-sImv Hcp tcJ hc-p. icnbvpw Hcp
t\tc-J. Hcp tZhs ASp-p-\nv as tZh-\n-te-bvv Hcp cmP-]m-X.
"\apv t]mbn t\mmw.' Rm ]d-p. "t\mp--Xn sXsm-p-an--sm.'

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Rm Iyq--dnse kvsIv Hcn-qSn ]Tn-p. ]qPm-apdn 15 ASn- \ofhpw BdSn hoXnbpap

sNdnb apdn-bm-Wv. R Fgp-t-p. tImWn-bpsS ASp-s-n-b-tm h\ ]d-p.
"Am Rm\m Afhp tSv FSp--s. Fs-nepw Bhiyw hmtem?'
Ah tSv FSp-p -sIm-p-h-cp--Xp-hsc R tImWn-p-h-n Imp-\n-p. Rm tNmZnp.
"tamsf \o AfshSp--sXms icn -X-ys?'
Fm-W-ns\ tNmZn-m Fs-smv tXmn-n-Xv F-dn-bn-. ]s AXp \m-bn,
ImcWw Ahn-tm kwi-b-am-bn.
"AtXm tXmvWX
- v.' Ah kwi-bn-p-sImv ]d-p. "\apv Fm-bmepw Hcn-qSn Afsh-Sp-mw.'
BZyw t]mbXv ]qPm-ap-dn-bn-te-bvp- X-s-bm-bn-cp-p. hoXn icnbvpw BdSn Xs. \ofw ]s
]Xn-\-n\p ]I-cw 13 ASn am{X-ta-bp-p. Atm? Imc-W-h-cpsS apdnbvpw ASp apdn-bvp-anS-bn Hfn-p-In-S-p--t]se Hcd ]qPm-ap-dn-bnepw Dv! B apdn-tb-m kqc-n-X-amWv ]qPm-apdn
Fv Cn-cmamc-W-h Icp-Xn-bn-p-m-hpw. R aqp-t]cpw apJ-tm-Sp-apJw t\mn \npI-bm-Wv.
"A Ft Ans\ kw`-hn-bvm?' Aev]w Ip-t_m-[t- m-Sp-IqSn \np h-\sb t\mn
Cnc tNmZn-p.
"Rm ]d-p-Xc
- mw.' h-\sb Hcp hnj-ak
-
- n-bn \nv cn-p-sImv Rm ]d-p. "hcq.....'
Rm ]qPm-ap-dnbvv FXn-sc-bp apdn-bn-tebvv Ahsc sImp-t]m-bn. AsXmcp Ie-h-d-bm-Wv.
]qPm-ap-dn-bpsS sXm-Sp-m-b-Xp-sImv ASp--f-km-[-\--sfmpw AXn shn-cp-n-. ]qPm kma{Kn-I AXp-X-s-bpv [mcm-fw. ]e hep--n-ep Hmp-hn-f-p-I, ]n-f-m-e-, sNdnb
sN-p-]m-{X-, F-m-{X- Ans\ ]e-Xpw. ]ns kZy-bvp-]-tbm-Kn-n-cp Nc-p-Ifpw
Dcp-fn-Ifpw henb Np-I-fpw Hs Bbn-cpp B apdn-bn.
Rm h\-bpsS In\nv tSp hmn Af-m XpS-n. AXns hoXn 9 ASn. kvsIn
ASbmf-s-Sp-n-b -t]m-se--s. \ofw 15 ASn-bpw. Ahp ]nb A_w cp apdn-Ifpw ]pdsa-\nv t\mptm Htc \of-ap-X
- p-sImv Hcp apdn-bpsS hoXn-sb-Sp-p-Ig- n-t- m AtX Afhv
as apdn-bvpw, AXm-bXv ]qPm-ap-dn-bvpw, icnbvv Af-sh-Sp-msX sImSpp F-Xm-Wv. ImcW-h-cpsS apdn-bn Af-hp-]n-iIp I-tm-sg-nepw R Af-hp-I Hcn-qSn ]cn-tim-[n-t-Xm-bn-cp-p.
R ]qPm-ap-dn-bn-tebvp t]mbn. apdnbvv \jvS-s \ofw {]Xn-jvTbvp ]nn-em-Wv InS-pXv Fp a\-n-em-bn. B Npa-cmWv s]mfn-bvt--Xv.
s]sv ag s]m XpSn. Hmn]p-dv I\ Xpn-I in-tbmsS hogp i_vZw. Imns
Nqfw-hn-fn. ]s F\nv Ddw hcp-n-. Rm Cn-c-tbmSv ]d-p.
"\apv s]mfn-bvt-Xv Cu _nw_-n\p ]nnse Npa-cm-Wv.'
"AXn-s\m?' Ah hfsc im-bmbn ]d-p. "\apv s]mfn-bvmw. ]nmIvsk-Sp-p.'
F\nbvv AZv`pXw tXmn. Ft-m `n-bp Iq-n-emWv Ah. Fpw A-e-n
t]mIpw, {]mn-bvpw. ChnsS Xma-kn-p-n-St- mfw Znh-k
- apS-m-sX- ]q-Pm-ap-dn-bn hnfp
sImfp-pw. \maw P]n-bvpw. AXym-hiyw GIm-Zi
- nbpw apw t\mpw. CsXmpw sNm InbmWv Rms\nepw B _nw_w A-hn-sS-\nv ampI Fmtem-Nn-p-tm t]Sn- tXmp-p. h\
Hpw ]d-bmsX \np-I-bm-Wv. A Imcy- Gs-Sp-Xv Hsmcmizm-k-tm-sS-bm-Wv A-h
t\mp--Xv.
"Asm Cu _nw_w Ahn-Sv ams?'
"AXn-s\m \tm? Rm\Xv FS-s-Sbvv amn Ahn-sSyms hrn-bm-m-dvv. t]mbn s]mfnm\v Bbp-[--sfms FSpp sImp-h-cp. Rm-\n Cu aqsc amn--cmw.'
Ah Ip\n-n-cpv {]Xna In-se-Sp-p.
"Dn-r-jvWm, sImdp t\cw Hv amdn-bn-cn-bv-Ww-tzm. Hpw hnNm-cn-bv-cvXv. Rv Hcp
Imcyw t\mm-\m-Wv............'
Rm Bbp-[--sf-Sp-m t]mbn.

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Rm Xncnp h-tm-tgbvv Cnc {ioIr-jvWs\ am{X-a Atlw HmS-p-g hnfnv \nncp ]oTw IqSn amn-hv AhnsS XpS-bvp-I-bm-Wv.
"Ctm XpS-t-n-bn-cp-n-. Fm-bmepw apw s]mSow Bhpw.'
"AXp kmc-y. tPmen XpS-psm hrn e-n-cn-m-tem. C{]m-hiyw Rm\o ]oT-ns
ASo-sempw sXmS-n-vm-bn-cvn-.'
]oTw cSn \ofhpw IjvSnv Ac-bSn Db-c-hp-ap Hcp ta-i-bm-Wv. IS Imep-Ifpw hi--fn
Nn{X--Wn-I-fp-ap Cun-bn Xo Hcp tai. Npa-cn tai-bn-n-cp m\v Hcp Ccp ]mSp
hn-cp-p. Ahn-sS-s s]mfn-m XpS-mw. Rm ]nm-Ivsk-Sp-p.

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B Npa-cp-m-n-bXv CjvSn-I-sIm-mb-Xn\m s]mfn-p-Xv Ipd-p-IqSn Ffp--am-bn-cp-p. ap

Npa-cp-I-sfmw henb shp-I-p-sIm-p-m-n-b-Xm-Wv. Imc-W-h-cpsS apdn-bnse AS apdn-bpsS
Nphcp t]mepw shp-I-p-sImp Xo-Xm-bXpsImv s]mfn-m \s ]mSp-s]-p.
\mev CjvSn-I-bpsS hep--n m FSp-p-am-n. BZys CjvSnI FSp-m ]p-sa-m-btm-tgbvv Idp t]mbn. Iqcm-q-cn-cp-v. ]pdv Imnsbpw ag-p-n-I Hmn]p-dv h-Snp--Xn-sbpw `oI-c-i-_vZw. Rm s]sp ]I-p- \n-p-t]m-bn.
"Rm\n-tm tSmv FSp-p- sIm-p-h-cmw.' h\ ]d-p.
"th tamsf.' Rm\-hsf hne-n. "\o Hbvv Csm t]m. t]mcm-X
- n\v tSmp-sImv Imcyw
\S-n-. Id v hc-s.'
Cnc ]oT-n h Xosn Dcv \ne-hn-fp sImfp-n.
"C\n C-sgmpw Id v hcpwv tXmvWn-y.' Cnc ]d-p. "Cu Impw atgw-smtm Ahcv
sse dn-b sNpWq? h atcmw hoWv In s]mo-Xm-bn-cn-bvpw.'
"Id v hcpsm hc-s. As-n \apv \msf ]Iev sNmw.' Rm ]d-p. "Cu Npacv s]mfnm
Fm ImWzmv ssZh-n\p amt{X Adn-bq.'
"AXp aXn At.' h-\bpw ]d-p. A-bpsS Ah-km-\-\n-an-j-nse [rXn ImWp-tm
Ahp `b-am-hp-p-sp tXmn. "A ]d-Xm Imcyw. AXn-\p-n-se-m-bn-cn-bvpwv \ap-dn-bn-. \ shfn--sm t\mym aXn.'
"Rms\mcp ]m\okv Inp sImp-hc
- mw. AXns shfn-sms aXn. CXv sXmS-nb nXnbvv
Cs Xomw. Fm A\pw tampw C{X t]Sn?'
Cnc ]m\o-sk-Sp-m t]mbn--gn-p. \nan-j-Iw Ah dm sImfp-n-smp
hp. hnfv \nev sh tijw Ah ssI \on.
"]nmIvkv Xcq, Rm s]mfn-mw.'
"th, Rm sNbvtXm-fmw.' Rm Npacv s]mfn-m XpS-n. cp CjvSnI FSpp amn-b-tmgmWv h\ hnfnp ]d--Xv.
"Am, t\mq, AXn-\-Iv Ftmv!'
Rm sRn ]nam-dn. Cnc AI-tbvp t\mn-smp ]d-p.
"AsXmcp sNp-Ip-Sw amXn-cnv.'
icn-bm-Wv. kmam\yw mhp ]nSnv an-b hensbmcp sNp-Ip-S-ns `mKw ImWm-\p-v.
Ah-km\w! CXn-\mWv Rm C{X Imew Ae--Xv.
"aqtm \mtem hcn CjvSnI FSp--n-h-cpwm tXm-W-Xv.' Cnc ]d-p. "Fm IpSw
sNcnphv FSp-mw.'
Ign-bp-{X Ipdv CjvSn-I-I FSp-p-I-bm-sW-n B `mKw hopw ]Spv tXm Ffp-am-Wv. Rm s]mfn-pXv XpSp. sNp-IpSw \ I\-ap-v. Rm\pw Cn-c-bpw-IqSn AXp ]pd-sSp-p. AXns aqSn Hcp sNp-X-In-Sp-sImv D-d-n-n-cn-bv-bm-Wv. Hcp XpWn-sImv IpSw XpSp
hrn-bmnbtm aqSn-h XIn-Sn {XntIm-W--sf-smp \nd Hcp cq]w sXfn-p-hp.
\nc-h[n {XntIm-W-fp--Xn-semw Hmtcm A-c--fp-ap-v. AsXp amc-Wam-Wmthm?
"C\n Cu IpSw Fns\ Xpdpw?'
"AsXms Rm Xpd-p-X-cmw. \t- AXv tamfn-tebvv FSp-p.'
Cnc dm-ep-ambn apn \S-p-I-gn-p. `mc-ap sNpIp-Sh
-- pambn tImWn Ib-dpI Ffp--ambn-cp-n-. apI-fn-se-n-b-tm Rm In-X-n-cp-p. `mcw am{X-a-, Ign GXm\pw \nan-j--fn-epmb Cf-In-ad- n-n F\nbvp kln-m Ign-bp-X
- nepw A[n-Ia
- m-bn-cp-p. Cnc t\sc t]mbn InSp-ap-dn-bpsS P\-e-S-p.
"ChnsS \nep hm aXn.' Ah ]d-p. AhnsS Hcp ]pmb hncn--Xn\p aosX Rm\m IpSw
hp. AXn-p-n\nv Hcp Inep-In-ep-i_vZw ]pd-p-h-p. \mW-b--fpsS i_vZw t]mse. Cnc
AXns aqSn ]cn-tim-[n-p-I-bm-Wv.
"Cu ASv Xncnp sXmd---Xm-Wv.' Ah ]d-p. "Rms\mv {ian-p-t\m-s.'
Ah Xpd-m {ianbv-p-I-bm-Wv.
"At, Rm sXmd-mw.' h\ ]d-p.
"]n-, CXv Id ]nSnv Dd-p-t]m-bn-cn-p-Wp. \t-Xs sXmd--p.' Ah InX-p-sImv ]dp.
Rm\Xv ]nSnv Bhp-{X in D]-tbm-Knv Xpd-m {ian-p. BZys {ia-n-s AXv
Xpdphp. Rm {]tbm- K n in apgp- h D]- t bm- K n- m- s X- - s . Cn- c bpw h- \ bpw
Hcmcyi_vZa
- p-mn At\ym\yw t\mn, Ins F an. F\nbvv `b-am-Wp-m-bX
- v. Hmtcm
{]mhiyw Xn]p-ds Fgp-p-s]n Xpd-m Ign--tm-gp-ap-mb AtX `bw.

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Cnc IpSw Ah-fpsS ASp-tbvp \on-hv ASp amn AXv ]pm-bn-tebvp sNcn-p.
AXn \ndsb kz \mW-b--fm-bn-cp-p. \ndw Aev]w an-bn-p-s--msX Imcy-amb \mi-samp-ap-m-bn-n-. R B \mW-b- In-se-Sp-p. {_nnjv cmPm--m-cp-sSbpw cmn-am-cpsSbpw t]cn Cd-nb ]h\m-W-b--fm-Wv Ah. BZyw In-se-Sp-Xv tPmv Am-as XetbmsS 1911 Cd-nb \mW-b-am-Wv. Ah-bpsS Xnfw A[nIw \jvS-s-n-n-.
Cn-c IpSw apgp-h\pw ]mbn-tebvp Ian-gvn. H t\m-n Fw Duln-s-Sp-m I-gn-bm
hn[w \nc-h[n \mW-b-, AXn-\n-S-bn XpWn-bpsS sImp-sImp kn-I. Cnc Hcp XpWn-kn-sb-Spp Xpd-p. AXn kzm-`-c-W--fm-Wv. ame-I, hf-I, IS-Iw, I-ep-I, sImS-Sp-\p-I.
"\apv BZyw Cu ]h-s\ms Fn-t\m-mw.' Cnc Dm-l-tmsS ]d-p. ]d-bp--Xn\p
apv Ah \mW-b- ]s--ns An-bmbn shbvm XpS-n. A-bpsS AXyp-m-ln Aev]w ck-tSp ImWn-n-cp h-\bpw {ItaW A-tbmSp tNp \mW-b- An-bmm XpS-n.
"CsXms kzmtWm Am?'
"AsX, CXmWv icn-bvp {_nnjv ]h. CsXms 22 Imcv ipn kzm-Wv. Hmtcm cmPm-m-cpsS Imev Ah-cpsS Nn{XmWv Cu \mW-b--fn-sems ]Xn-bvm-dv. In-s, tPmv
Am-a, FtUzUv Ggm-a, hnIvtSm-dnb cmn. F\nbvp tXm-WXv CXn-s\ms Ctm
kz-ns hne-b InpI Fm-Wv. ImcWw CsXms Ie-IvtSgvkv sF-am-Wn-tm. kzns hne Inn-bms CsX-{X-m-hpwm hnNmcw? \mW-b--fpsS An-I IqSn-q-Sn- h-cnI-bm-Wv. Fp-sImtm AXv Fn Xn-s-Sp-m F\nbvp `b-am-bn. H t\m-n \qdn-e-[nIw
An-I-fp-v. C\nbpw An-bm-m ]mbn _mn InS-p-I-bm-Wv. ssZhta Fm-Wn-Xn-s\ms
Aw?
h-\-bpsS Ccp-]-s-n\v Hcp kz-am-ebpw Ac-mWpw Dm-n-m Imin-m-sX, Cn-cbpsS Hcp hf-sIm-Sp-mWv sNdn-sbmcp ame hmn--Xv. k Ac-m Hcp tamlw am{X-am-bn
Ah-ti-jn-p. B A-sbpw A-bp-sSbpw apn-emWv e-W
-
- n\v cq]-bpsS kzw Ipan-pIq-Sn-bn-p-Xv! Ftm IY! F\n-nXp hniz-kn-m Ign-bp-n-.
Rm kabw t\mn. ]Xn-s\m-v. Ctm Ipt- Hm^o-kn-em-bn-cn-pw. Rm samss_
t^msW-Spp Ub sNm XpS-n. Ipt- t^msW-Sp-n-. FtmSv ]d-n-p-Xv Rm
shdpsX dnMv sNbvXm aXn-sb-m-Wv. Atlw Ctmp Xncnp hnfn-pw. Hcp an\p-n-\p-n t^mWSn-p.
"Fm \p hntijw?'
"\sS ]gb sNv t_mUv Hmty? \apv Xns]m-dvv InoXv?'
"]ns Hm-ym-Xn-cntym? \sf Cv Idy km[-\s? Fm h Xppw Intym?'
"Xp-, km[-\w-Xs Inn. sImtd {_nnjv kz-\m-W-b--fv, B`-c-W--fv. F{X-m-hpw--dnbn-. s]fv Ccpv Fn Xn-s-SpvWvv.'
"BcymWv A`n-\-n-t-Xv? Fs acp-a-I-sf--ym-bn-cnpw As? \nfv cp-t]cpw ac-a\pw ac-a-nbpw BsWv F\n--dn-bmtem.'
Rm Nncn-p.
"Fhn-Sym-bn-cpp Cn-cm-a- Imc-tWmcv AsXm-fn-n-p- h-Xv?'
"]qPm-ap-do-ev. {ioIr-jvWs {]Xn-asS ]nnev Hcp apdn-v. Hc ASn hoXo-ev. AXn-em-bn-cp-p.
icnbvpw B {]Xn-asS ]nn-s.'
"AXv icn, Asm \fv {]mn-n-cp-Xv apgp-h\pw ]W-n-t\m-Sm-bn-cpp As? ]ns Fn\ym
KpWw ]nSnym? {_nnjv cmPm-
- m-cvtSw cmn-amcvtSw Xe-hv ]qPn Bsc-nepw \m-bn-ptm?'
Rm Nncn-p.
"]ns Hcp Imcyw. CXnev ]IpXn Ipt--\p--Xm-Wv. AX-nhnsS FSp-p-sh-bvmw.'
"Fs-b-Spvv tI-.' Ipt-s i_vZw I\p. "]v Rm \n\v IWv Syqj-s\-Sp-ncp-Xv Hmtm?'
"Dv Ipt-m......'
"Asm \o IWp sXn-bvpsm Xebvv Inmdv Ingp-ns kzmZv Hmtm? AXn\ow
thtWm? t\mv \n\v B hoSp-m-n-bX
- ns t]cnev [mcmfw ISwv Cty? Fs IW-nev cp
e-n-e-[nIw hcpw. BZyw AsXms hozm. ]ns tamfsS hnZym-`ym-k-n\v th -]Ww FSpp- h-bvy. Fnpw _mn-bp-s-n AX-h-fpsS Ieym-Wse-hn\v thn IcpXn hbvym.
Fnv ]now hXpw _mn hczmsW-n \n Xtw Xtw \mbn Ign-m. F\nbvv thsXms Ata- c n- kmbv ] v Xcv W v v . th- X nepw A[nIw Fs aZm- bpw a- f pw- I qSn

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DmvWvv. a\-n-emtbm? C\n apX Cns\ hXpw ]d-m Fm Inzm--dn-bnt?'

Rm Ic-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"Fn\m IgptX Ic-b-WXv? Fs acp-a-Iv sImSpv t^m......'
Fmw FSp-p-hv Hgn sNp-IpSw Ae-am-dn-bn Hfn-n-- tijw R Dd-m InS-p.
Ddw hcp-sa hnizm-k-an-m-bn-cp-p.
"\msf t\cs Fgp-tv ]qPm-ap-doev \fv FSp CjvSn-sIyms B s]mnevs
Xmew hv Ahn-sSyms Hv hrn-bm--Ww.'
"AXv sNmw.' Cnc ]d-p. "As-nepw Ipg-sm-pw-y. tZhn C\n aqp Znh-k-tbvv ]qPmap-doev t]mhn-y. Ahfv s]md-m-bn-cn-ym-Wv. \msf \t- ]qdp t]m-sm- sIm-dv kna v sImc-Ww. aWev sIgs sImf-ov FSp-mw. \msf cm{Xn B Nphcv ]Spv icym-mw. ]ns B
apdn apgp-h\pw Hv sh hen-bv-Ww. AXp-t]mse ImcvtWmcvsS apdnsS ASvvfvf apdow Hv icn-bm--Ww. AhnsS B Npacv am{Xw sh henm aXn.'
"icn, C\n \o Dd-m t\mv.'
adp-h-i-p In-en InSv h\ Dd-ambn-cp-p.
"\t-m, Bbn-cn Ccp-\qdv kqh-dn Fp-h-m F{Xymhpw?'
"]hs C-gs she t\mzm-sW-nev \smcp kwJym-hpw.'
"mepw ]dbp F{Xymhpw?'
"]s-gp-]Xv e-n-e-[n-I-m-hpw.'
"]ns B`-c-W--sfm-sty? AXv Xs-mhpw ]-qdv ]h. AsXms \msf tZhn
t]mtb\v tijw FSpv t\m-Ww. \fv ]W-m-cmbn As?'
F\nv Cn-c-tbmSv B \nan-j-n A\p-I tXmn. IeymWw Ign DSs\ hoSp-]Wn Ignn-cp-p. ]Wn- I-gnp Fp am{Xw. ]s Hcp-]mSp ISw _mn-bp-m-bn-cp-p. ]eXpw DSs\
sImSp-p- Xot--Xv. ifw In Inn-bm hon sImp-h-cm-s\mpw Dm-bn-cp-n-. B
Ime-p- X-s-bmWv Cnc h-\sb K`w [cn--Xv. Ahv Hcp-]mSv B{K-l-fpw sImXn-bpapm- b n- c p- p. F\n- m- s W- n Hpw hmn- s m- S p- m\pw ]m nXn. Ah Hmtcmv
Bhiysv hmin ]nSn-bvp-tm F\nbvp tZjyw hcpw. ktm-j-tmsS Ign-tb Hcp kabv Ahv [mcmfw Nn tIn-p-v.
Rm ]d-p. "icn-bmWv Cn-sc, Ah-km\w \fv ]W-m-cm-bn.'
Rm Dd--am-bn. DW-tm apdn-bn shfn--ap-v. tmn t\mn-b-tm kabw aqp
aWn. Hcp-]s hnf-ns kznnp sh-Xm-bn-cn-bvpw. Id v h-tm Xms\ In-bn-p-m-hpw.
Rm Xncn-p- In-S
- p. hnfp sISp-m Fgp-tv \sm-cp-dw \in-n-bv
- . Atm-gmWv Cnc
InS-bv-bn-en-sp a\-n-em-b-Xv. Ah Fhn-sS-tmbn?

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Rm Fgp-tp t\mn. Ipfn-ap-dn-bpsS hmXn Xpdp InS-b

- m-Wv. Dn shfn-a
- n-. Atm
Cnc Fhn-sS-bm-Wv. s]s-p-mb tXm Ah-sf-m\pw Xmtg-bvn-dn t]mtbm Fm-bn-cpp. Fn\v? C\n Ahs-s-nepw ]ntbm? Fs a\-n `bw \pcp s]mp-I-bm-Wv.
"\t- HWtzm?'
Rms\mv \niz-kn-p. Cnc \ne-n ]pm-bn-en-cpv IpS-n \np Innb B`-c-W--fpsS
kn-I Agn-bvp-I-bm-Wv. ]pd-t-bvs-Sp--h-sbmw sht-sd-bmbn ]mbn hn-pv.
"\osbm-d-oty? CsXms cmhnse sNmw-s ]d-ncvXv?'
"F\nbvv Hdw hn \t-m. Asm tXmn Fmw s]md-s-Spv t\mmw-v. t\mp
Fsms Xcw ]--fmWvv.'
Rm Fgp-tp sNp. icn-bm-Wv. ]eXpw Iem-]-c-ambn hfsc anI--h-bm-Wv. AXp-m-nb
kz--Wn-m-cpsS Ic-hn-cpXv Hmtcm B`-c-W-nepw icnbvp ImWp-p-v. Hcp Imev P\-
cmw-Xcw sImv kwXr-]vX-cm-bn-cp-n-. Ghpw anI--Xn\p am{Xsa AwKo-Imcw Inn-bn-cp-p-p.
Cnc Hcp s\Ivekv Igp-n-eqsS Cv ImWn-p. \ `wKn-bp-v.
"Fn-s\v? F\nbvv tNcp-ptm?'
"\ns Igp-nev tNcm B`-cWw GXm-Wp-Xv?'
"Hm, thm, thm.' Ah Nncn-p-sImp ]d-p.
apn ]cp InS-p a-tem-l-ns ]f-]-f-n Rm Hcp \nanjw BIr-jvS-\m-bn.
F\nbv v hmn- s m- S p- m ]m Xcw B`- c - W - - f mWv Ipanp- I q- S n- b n- c n- b v p- - X v .
AXn\nSbvp I sNdnb Iq--fn Hscw Rms\-Spp t\mn. In Ipd cp hf-I Hcp
tamXn-cw, ]ns Xmen tIm, hw Ipd Hcp Xmen-am-e-bpw.
Fp-sImtm Rm hm-Xm-bn. Atm-gmWv sImp-sImp kn-I-fn \nd-p-h Cu ]-fpsS DZv`-h-s-n Rm Btem-Nn-p-Xv. B ]- Imc-W-h-cpsS In Fns\ Fnsp? apsm-cn- Cu Xd-hm-Sn-s\-n IqSp-X Adn-bm \mWn-ap--n-bpsS ASpp t]mbXv
Hm hp. Ah ]d-bp-I-bp-mbn, Cn-cm-a Imc-W-hv ]Ww ]en-ibvp sImSp-p GmSp-m-bn-cp-s-v. Cu B`-c-W--sfmw An-s\-bm-bn-cn-Ww Imc-W-h-cpsS ssIhiw Fn-s-Xv. ]Wbw hXv FSp-m Ign-bmsX \inp t]mb F{Xtbm IpSpw-_--fpsS s\Sp-hop-I
B ]-f
- n Hfn-n-cn-bvp-p-v. sIpXmen-bS- w ]W-bw h
- b
- vm am{Xw IjvS
- mSp \nd
Pohn-X-. Fs Ihn-fn Bcp-sSsbmstbm \nizmk hp ]Xnbvp--Xmbn F\nbvp
tXmn. ]sm-cn-bv Xn]p-dp t]mb-tm-gmWv An-s\-sbmcp tXm-ep-m-b-Xv.
Hcn-bv A-bpsS amebpw cp hf-If
- p-ambn kz-S- b
- n Ib-dn-bXv Hm hp. Abvv
s]sv ]Wn\m-hiyw h-tm ]Wbw hbvm cmt[-Svn-bpsS Hw t]mbn, Xncnp hXv
C\n Cn-s\-sbmcp Imcy-n-\mbn Hcp ep t]mhn-sv i]Yw sNbvXpsImm-Wv. A{X-bv[nIw Bm-`n-am\w kz-tm-sSmw B IS-bn ]W-b-s-Sp-tn hp. As-\nbvv hbp ]t Bbn-cp-pp.
Ctm Cu ]- I-tm AsXmw hopw Hmp. Cu \n[n i]n-bv-s--XmWv.
Rm\m Xmen-am-ebpw ssIn-se-Spv Ccn-bvp-Xv Cnc Ip. Ah tNmZn-p.
"Fm \tm?'
"Cn-tc, \apv Cu \n[n thsp hbvmw.'
hniz-kn-m {]bm-k-am-b -t]mse Fs apJp t\mn-smv Ahfncp-p. Rm Xami ]dbp-Ib
- m-sW-h
- Hcp \nanjw Icp-Xn-m-Wpw. ]s Fs apJ-`mhw Hcp- kwi-b
- n\pw CSw sImSpm hn[w Kuc-hhpw kv]jvShp-am-bn-cp-p.
"Fm \t- ]td-WXv?'
"CXv ]m]w \nd--Xm-Wv. \osbmv Btem-Nnp t\mv, F{X -Ip-Spw-_- \in--Xns _mnbmWo ImW-W-Xv-dntm? Cu B`-c-W--sfm-s....... AsXms Fn-\ymWv Imc-W-hv InnbXv?'
"Bthm, F\ndoy.'
"Hcn-bv Rm\pw Ipt-\pw IqSn \mWn-ap-t- ymSv kwkm-cn-Xv Hmtm? \ob-tm evan
hy-sS Hw ASp--tf-tebvv t]mbn.'
Cnc Xe-bm-n.
"Asm apn ]d--m-bnvv Cu Imc-W-hv ]Ww ]en-ibvv sImSp-W Gm-Sp-mbn-cp-q-v. Ans\ h-Xm-bn-cn-Ww Cu ]sm-s. ]mh-v XncnsSp-m ]m ]-fm-bn-cnpw CsXmw. t\mv Cu sIp-Xm-enbpw hfbpw Hs. Bh-iy ]W-n\v ]-fv
aXym-hmsX hsm h-Xm-bn-cnpw sIp-Xm-en. ]sms kv{XoIfv Hcn-epw Xmen Agnp shbvn. sNesm `mhp acnv KXn-bn-m-Xm-bsm AXpw ]W-bw-h--Xm-hm\pw hgnv. Ans\ F{X
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IY-I-fvmhpw CXn-s-sbms ]nn-ev. Hcp-]s \-Sys GsX-nepw Xmh-go-evtmcv AXymh-iym-bsm Imc-tWmcvsS ASvvv ]Ww ]en-ibvv hmo-vm-hpw. Fn-\mWv \appw \psS
tampw Ah-cvsSym im]w? Cu ]Ww \app th.'
Cnc Ipd-p-t\cw Hpw anm-sX-bn-cp-p.
"Fm Hpw anm-Xn-cn--WXv?'
"\t- ]td-W-sXms icym-bn-cn-mw. ]s \fv F{X Azm-\n-Xm CXns tase? F{X
tamln-Xm CsXm-s. Fnv AXv Inev Inn-bsm If-mv ]tdsm Hcp shj-aw.'
"icn-bm-Wv, Rm Hcp Imcyw ]d-bs. Hcn-ev Rm\pw Ipt-\pw IqSn ]Wn--c-m-hs ASpv
Imc-tWmcvsS PmX-Ipw-sImv t]mbn. A-dn-bn-ym-bn-cpp AXv Imc-tWm-cvSym-Wvv. ]Wn--c-mh-\mWXv ]d--Xv. aqcv thsdmcp Imcyw- IqSn ]tdy-m-bn-vv. Fm Adntm? Cu Imc-tWmcv
acn-nv ]-dp]Xp sImm-bn, ]s AtcsS Pw C\ow Ign-n-n-m-v. Cu ]ms]m-s,
ims]ms t]dn \S-zmWv Imc-tWmcvv tXmp-Wp. AXm-cvtS-nepw abv-n-mse B Pw Xocqm-bn-cn-bvpw. AXmWvv tXmpWp Imc-tWmcv Fs ]nmse \S-n-cp--Xv. Fn\m \-fm-bnv
AXv Gp-hm--WXv?'
"icn-bm-Wv, ]s......'
Ah hopw Btem-N-\-bn-tes-p. h\ DWv Fgp-t-p hp.
"Fp ]o Am?'
Cnc au\-n-em-Wv. Rm h-\sb Fs [-k
- Sw ]dp a\-n-em-n. AXp apgp-h tIpI-gn--tm Ah ]d-p.
"icn-bm-W-m, \ap-Xv th.'
Ahsf kw_-n-t-St- mfw XymKw Ffp-a
- m-bn-cp-p. Ah-fpsS {]mb-n-t-Xm-bn-cn-W
- w. \nKqV-amb B \n[n Ip ]nSn-bvpI F shp-hn-fnbmWv Ahp {][m-\w, B ]Ww Fns\ sNehm- pp F- X - . As- n R IS- p- h hgn- I - f n- e qsS Ahv k- c n- t
Bhiyapm-bnn FXp sImm-bn-cnbvmw. Ahv Hm h apX hon henb IjvSmsSm-p-w D-m-bn-n-.
"\ap-smcp Imcyw sNmw.' Cnc ]d-p. "Cu kv apgp-h Imc-tWmcv Cns\ Dm-nb-Xm-hW
- w-n-s
- m. sImsd-sbms s\pw tXtw hn ]Wm-bn-cn-bvq-tem. Bbn-cn-bvpw, ImcWw
A{X-b-[nIw Irjn-m-bn-cpqtem Xd-hm-n-ev. hoSn\v Nppw ]d--s-m-bn-cpp Ft{I
ews ]d-Xv? s\pw tXtw hn ]W-n-s\m sImg-w. AsX-{Xym-hpw-smpw \apv
thXn-cnp Ip-]n-Sn-bvm I-go-y. Asm Hcp Imcyw sNmw. \sS hoSp-m-n-b-Xns ItSmw
]en-tiw, ]en-ti-ev ]entiw Hs-qSn F{X-mhpw?'
"Hcp cc ew Dm-hpw.'
"At{Xw ]h \apv CXov FSp-mw. _mn-Xv \t- Fp sNm-\mWv Dtiyw?'
"\ap-Xv aqtm \mtem A\m-Yme-b
- v Zm\w sImSp-mw. Asm ims]mpw Gin-. \smcp
Imcy-n-\s?'
"icn \sS ISw hoSm am{Xw F{X ]h amnh-bvtn hcpw?'
"hfsc Ipdv am{Xw. GI-tZiw Fgp-]-v, F]-sXw am{Xw.'
"As\ aXn Am.' AXv h-\bvpw kzoIm-cy-am-bn-cp-p. "Asm Ip-m-sa hnfnp ]d-bs,
Cn-\ymWv sNm t]mWXvv?'
"]nt?'
Rm hopw Ipt-s \ Ub sNbvXp.

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