s^an-\nv t]Pv

hmWn hnPbv

""B tS_n Ahn-Spv amn-bnSv AX-hnsS InS-m \S-m-\p ew t]mepw

Inn-.'' As Kmw`o-cy-ap i_vZw tIp-sImv Ah ]Xnsb Ip-Xp-d-p. P\
]gp-Xn-eqsS AI-tv Fn-sm-n-cp kqcy-{]-Im-i-n-s\mw s]mSn-]-S-e-fpw
kZm ]d-p-sIm-n-cp-p. AX-hv ]pXn-sbmcp ImgvN-b-m-bn-cp-p. the-mcn Ap-
hmWv Xd-bn ASn InS-p s]mSn-]-S-e-sf A-co--n-tev hnt-]n-p--
Xv. Ipw ]d-bm\pw ]n-. AX-h-fpsS tPmen-bm-W-tm......

FWo-p-Ss\ Ah Im-Sn-bpsS apn-tev sNp. Xs apJw Xs BZyw

IWn-Im-Ws Fp hnNm-cn-p-sIm-m, Cse s{XUv sNbvX ]pcn-I-n ]pXn-b-
Xmbn GsX-nepw tcmaw Infn-n-ptm F-dn-bm-\m-bn-cp-p. `mKyw ss]k t]mbn-.

""Ah CXp-h-scbpw FWo-n-s....? ]p-a-Wn-bm-Ip-tm Ah-cn-s-pw....''

As D-n-ep i_vZw apdn-hnv hoSp-hnv ASp--ho-n ]msIm-Sp-p

]mm-cs sNhn-bn-sen \np. Abm sNhn-s]m-n-smv ]mep-hm-p--h-tcm-
Smbn ]d-p.

""B honse Ipnbvv Ieym-W-{]m-b-ambn At....?''

]p tXp-sImv Ah Xs {]ob-s em]-tSmv Hm sNbvXp. sh_v A{U-

n F F-Sn-Xpw Ahp apn ]pXn-sbmcp temIw Xpd-p. Hw apdn-bpsS
hmXn-epw. ""acym-Zbvv t]mbn Ipfnv sdUn-bm-sI-So....''

aqp-sk-n D]-tZiw Xov A aS-n. kv{Io\n \nv ]Xnsb Ah-fpsS

IA AI-p. "amXm-]n-Xm-sf \nn-m Hcn-epw KpWw ]nSn-p-I-bn' Fv
]ttXm Aym-]-I ]Tn-n-Xv Ahv Hm-h-p. "hr-bmb amXm-hns\ sXcp-
hn Dt]-n Aym-]-I-s\-Xnsc a\p-jym-h-Imi Io-j tIsk-Sp-p.' F ]{X-
hm-tbm-sSmw h B Aym-]-Is apJw Ah Hp-IqSn Hms-Sp-p.

240 skn Ipfn Xop-sImv Ah hopw em]vtSm-ns apn lmP-

cmbn Hcp ssIbnse Hcp t\ hnc em]vtSmv IoIsf Xgp-Ip-p-m-bn-cp-p. Ah-
ti-jn Hcp ssIbn-en-cp "en]vnIv' sImv Ah Xs tappw an\p-p-p-m-
bn-cp-p. hopw Ah-fpsS apdn-bpsS \oe-hm-Xn Hp-IqSn Xpd-s
- -p. C-hW ]t
A Ip-cp-n-bn kuay-ambn Nncn-p-sIm-v

""tamtf Ah-sc-n. hm Nmb sImSpv'' Ah kv{Io\n \npw Is-Sp-n.

Ahmbn Xpd B temI-n Ahp-thn Hcp t]Ppw Imn-cn-p-p-m-bn-
cp-p. AXn henb A-c-n "s^an-\nv t]Pv t^mtfm-thgvkv 99' Fp-m-bn-cp-
p. B t]Pnse Hcp kw`-hhpw Ah-fn-tev Fn. Hcp arKs th-bm-Sp--Xp-t]mse
Ah-fpsS Ip-I AXn-\p-]n-dtI ]mp.

"`m-hns kwi-b-tcm-K-n ac-W-Xp-ey-amb PohnXw Ign-p-Iq-p Hcp `mcy.

Ah s\mp-{]-kh
- n Ipns ]nXrXzw AwKo-Ic
- n-msX Ahsc hmp-I sImv
thZ-\n-n-p `m-hv. HSp-hn Hcp Ipn\v amXmhv am{X-ta-bp-p. Fv Dd--i-
_vZ-tmsS {]Jym]-]n B A-bpsS IY.' B hm Ah-fpsS a\-n-tev Cd-n-
sN-p-tm-tgpw A-bpsS hnfn hopw hp.

600 skn Xs s]p-Im-W Ign-p. "kmbn-ns\tmse Nncn-p'

Hcp bph-tIm-a-f Ah-fpsS apdn-bn-tev Fn. t]Snpw \mWnpw \nt Hcp
s]Ipn F \ne-bn \npw Ah Gsd amdn-bn-cp-p. Abm-fpsS sNdnb In-
tev t\mn ss[cy-]qw Xs Ah ]d-p. ""Fn ]q hnizmkw Ds-
n Cu IeymWw DS \Spw. hnizm-k-an-s-n Hcp {]kn sSv dnkv hn-p-
am-{Xta Cu Ieym-W-s-p-dnv Btem-Nn-q.''

F F-Sn-m Xpd-p ]pXnb temI-ns s^an-\nv t]Pn t^mtfm-th-

gvkns Fw Atm "100' Ignp.