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_nµp. Fsâ AÑ\pw A½bv¡pw R§Ä \mev a¡fmWv. \mepw B¬Ip«nIÄ. Rm\mWv Gähpw CfbXv. Hcp s]¬Ip«n¡mbn tamln¨ncp¶ Fsâ amXm]nXm¡Ä¡v Fsâ P\\w icn¡pw Hcp sR«emWv D−m¡nbXv. aq¶p Ip«nIfpw B¬Ip«nIÄ BbXn\mÂ, \memat¯sX¦nepw s]¬Ip«n Bbncn¡psa¶v AhÀ hfsctbsd {]Xo£n¨ncp¶p. ]t£, \ncmibmbncp¶p ^ew. B ss\cmiy¯n \n¶pw c£ t\Sm\mbn«mbncp¡pw, AhÀ sNdp¸w apXte Fs¶ Hcp s]¬Ip«nbmbn«mWv hfÀ¯nbXv. s]¬Ip«nIfpsS thjw, cq]w, `mhw, F´n\v A[nIw, Fsâ t]cp t]mepw s]¬Ip«nbptSXv Bbncp¶p. (_nµp F¶ t]cv B¬Ip«nIÄ¡pw CSmdp−v).

A§s\ kv¡qfn tNcp¶Xp hsc Rm³ s]¬Ip«nbmbn hfÀ¶p. ]t£, kv¡qfn Fs¶ B¬Ip«nbmbn Xs¶bmWv tNÀ¯Xv. ]t£, ho«n Rm³ At¸mgpw s]¬Ip«n Xs¶bmbncp¶p. s]¬Ip«nIfpsS thjw [cn¡p¶Xmbncp¶p F\n¡pw CjvSw. Rm³ A©mw ¢mÊnsems¡ F¯nbt¸mÄ, Rm³ ho«n h¨v, s]¬Ip«nIfpsS hkv{Xw [cn¡pt¼mÄ, Fsâ Np®n, hSnt]mse _ew h¨v DbÀ¶p hcpambncp¶p. At¸mÄ Fsâ DÅn hÃm¯ Hcp Ipfncv A\p`hs¸«p. Fsâ kz`mhhpw GXm−v s]¬Ip«nIfptSXp t]mse, Hcp \mWw IpWp§n Bbncp¶p.

Rm³ s]¬Ip«nIfpambn«mbncp¶p IqSpXepw N§m¯w. C¶mbncps¶¦n Fs¶ ‘Nm´vs]m«v ’ F¶v hnfnt¨t\.

GXmbmepw, Imew IS¶p t]mbns¡m−ncp¶p. AXn\\pkcn¨v Fsâ icoc¯nepw amä§Ä D−mbns¡m−ncp¶p. F«mw ¢mÊn F¯nbt¸mtgbv¡pw, Fsâ s\©nÂ, apebpsS `mK¯v sNdnb XSn¸v {]Xy£s¸«p. AXv kmh[m\w hfÀ¶psIm−ncp¶p. AXnsâ hfÀ¨, km[mcW ]pcpj·mcptSXns\¡mÄ A[nIambt¸mÄ, Fsâ amXm]nXm¡Ä¡v henb B[nbmbn¯pS§n. A§s\ AhÀ Fs¶ Hcp tUmIvSsd ImWn¨p. hniZamb ]cntim[\IÄ¡v tijw, tUmIvSÀ, sR«n¡p¶ Hcp kXyw ]dªp.

Fsâ icoc¯nÂ, ]pcpj tlmÀtamWn\v ]Icw, kv{Xo tlmÀtamWmWv DXv]mZn¸n¡s¸Sp¶Xv. AXpsIm−mWv Fsâ icoc¯n kvss{XW kz`mhw IqSpXembn ImWp¶Xv. IqSmsX, Fsâ DÅn KÀ`]m{Xw cq]s¸«n«nÃmbncp¶p. ]ns¶ Fsâ Imcy¯n sN¿mhp¶ GI Imcyw, enwKamä ikv{X{Iob \S¯n Fs¶ Hcp kv{Xobm¡n amäpI F¶Xv am{XamWv. ]t£, Fsâ DÅn KÀ`]m{Xw

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cq]s¸«n«nÃm¯Xn\mÂ, F\n¡v KÀ`w [cn¡m³ IgnbnÃ. AXpsIm−p Xs¶ Hcp a¨n Bbn C§s\ Pohn¨p XoÀ¡pI am{Xta amÀ¤apÅp.

GXm−v CtX kab¯v Xs¶ Fsâ enwK¯n\v IptdtÈ hfÀ¨ D−mbns¡m−ncp¶p. AXn\v Npänepambn sNdnb tcma hfÀ¨bpw XpS§n. H¸w Fsâ I¿nepw Imenepsams¡ t\cnb tcma hfÀ¨bpw XpS§n. A§s\ Rm³ Hcp hnNn{X Pohnbmbn XoÀ¶p. GXmbmepw enwKamä ikv{X{Iob \St¯− F¶v Rm³ A½tbmSv \nÀºÔambn ]dªp. AtXmsS AhÀ AXn\pÅ {iaw Dt]£n¨p. Rm³ F«mw ¢mÊn Ahkm\w Bbt¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ apeIÄ Hcp CS¯cw \mc§bpsS hen¸¯n Bbn. AtXmsS Rm³ jÀ«n\pÅnÂ, kvt]mÀ«vkv {_mbpw, I¿pÅ _\nb\pw [cn¡m³ XpS§n. A§s\ Hcp ]cn[n hsc apeIsf adbv¡m³ Ignªp. Hcp ]t£, {_m [cn¡p¶ BZys¯ B¬Ip«n Rm³ Bbncn¡pw. F¦nepw, AXv ho−pw hfÀ¶m Hcp ]t£ F\n¡v adbv¡m³ IgnbmsX hcpw. aäpÅhcpsS ap¶n Rm³ Hcp ]cnlmk ]m{Xambn amdpsa¶ Nn´aqew, Rm³ kv¡qfn t]m¡v Xs¶ aXnbm¡nbmtem F¶v BtemNn¨p XpS§n. Rm³ Fsâ _p²nap«v, A½tbmSv ]dªp. A§s\, A½, AÑ\pambn BtemNn¨v AXn\v Hcp ]cnlmchpw I−p.

H¶pIn Fs¶ Zqsc GsX¦nepw t_mÀUnwKn B¡pI. AsænÂ, Fs¶, Fsâ A½bpsS ho«n sIm−p \ndp¯n, AhnsS GsX¦nepw kv¡qfn ]Tn¸n¡pI. (AÑsâ hoSv, sImïv Bbncp¶Xn\mÂ, R§Ä sImïmWv Xmakn¨ncp¶Xv. ]t£, A½bpsS hoSv, I«¸\bv¡v ASp¯v Hcp Ip{Kmaw Bbncp¶p.) AhnsS A½bpsS Hcp ktlmZc³ BWv Xmakn¡p¶Xv. A½mh\v `mcybpw, aq¶v a¡fpw D−v. aq¯Xv c−pw s]¬Ip«nIfpw, CfbXv Hcp B¬Ip«nbpw. A½mh\pw, A½mbnbpw IqSn AhnsS Irjnbpw Imcy§fpambn IgnbpIbmWv. AhcpsS a¡fn aq¯Xv, KwK. Fsâ AtX {]mbw. c−mat¯Xv, bap\. KwKtb¡mÄ c−v hbÊv Ipdhv. aq¶ma³, AJnÂ. F«v hbÊv. AhnsS ASp¯pÅhÀ¡v BÀ¡pw Fs¶ AdnbnÃ. AXpsIm−v B \nÀt±iw Rm³ kzoIcn¨p.

A§s\ Fsâ s\©nse apg, aäpÅhcpsS ZrjvSnbnÂs¸SmsX B hÀjw Ahkm\w hsc Rm³ ad¨p h¨p. HSphn hÀjmhkm\ ]co£ Ignªv kv¡qfpw AS¨p. R§fpsS kv¡qfnse slUvamÌÀ, AÑsâ Hcp ASp¯ kplr¯v Bbncp¶Xn\mÂ, Aѳ At±lt¯mSv am{Xw hnhcw ]dªn«v, Fsâ Sn. kn. hm§n.

F\n¡v enwKamä ikv{X{Iob \S¯n F¶v ]dªv, s]¬Ip«n Bbn«mWv Fsâ Sn. kn. hm§nbXv. GXmbmepw Rm³ C\n apX s]®mbn Pohn¡Ww F¶ Nn´ a\Ên tNt¡dnb A¶p apX Rm³ Fsâ apSn hfÀ¯m³ XpS§nbncp¶p. AXpsIm−p

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Xs¶, B hÀjmhkm\w Bbt¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ apSn, Fsâ tXmfäw hsc hfÀ¶ncp¶p. kv¡qÄ AS¨p Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ ImXv Ip¯n I½epw C«p.

A§s\ Rm³ Fsâ Xmakw I«¸\bntebv¡v amän. AhnsS kv¡qfn tNÀ¶p. Rm³ XnI¨pw s]¬Ip«n Bbn«mWv AhnsS F¯nbXv. ap³]pw sht¡j\v ]et¸mgpw Rm³ AhnsS t]mbn \n¶n«ps−¦nepw, As¶ms¡ Rm³ B¬Ip«n Bbn«mbncp¶p t]mbXv. ]t£, Ct¸mÄ Rm³ XnIª Hcp s]¬Ip«nbpsS cq]¯nepw.

Fsâ apeIÄ Hcp Hmd©nsâ hen¸¯n hfÀ¶ncp¶p. AXpsIm−v Xs¶ Rm³ t{_knbÀ [cn¡m³ XpS§nbncp¶p. kmam\yw shfp¯ \ndapÅ Rm³ ImWm³ kpµcn Bbncp¶p. ]pdta Rm³ s]¬Ip«nIÄ [cn¡p¶ hkv{X§fmWv [cn¨ncp¶sX¦nepw, Rm³ ]mâokn\v ]Icw, BWp§Ä [cn¡p¶ P«n BWv ASnbn [cn¨ncp¶Xv. Rm³ icn¡pw s]¬Ip«n Bbn¡gnªp F¶ [mcWbnÂ, A½mbn, Fs¶ KwKtbmSpw, bap\tbmSpw H¸amWv InS¯nbncp¶Xv. cm{Xn, Dd¡¯n Fsâ Ip«³, AhcpsS {i²bn s]SmsX hfsc IcpXtemsSbmWv Rm³ InS¶ncp¶Xv. cm{Xn InS¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ \nÀºÔambpw ss]PmabmWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. anUntbm, ]mhmStbm BsW¦n Dd¡¯n Nnet¸mÄ Øm\w sXän, Fsâ Ip«s\ AhÀ ImWmXncn¡m\mWv Rm³ A§s\ Hcp ap³IcpX FSp¯Xv. A§s\ kv¡qÄ Xpd¶p. Rm\pw KwKbpw Htc ¢mÊn Xs¶ Bbncps¶¦nepw, AhÄ hen¸¯n Ft¶¡mÄ sNdnb Ip«n Bbncp¶Xn\mÂ, AhfpsS Øm\w ap³ _©n Bbncp¶p. Rm³ Ipd¨p IqSn hfÀ¨bpÅ Bfmbncp¶Xn\m Fsâ Øm\w aq¶mas¯ _©n Bbncp¶p.

Rm³ A§s\ A]cnNnXcmb ]pXnb Iq«pImÀ¡nSbn F¯n. A¶v, Fsâ Ip®, Ipd¨v hen¸w h¨n«p−mbncp¶p. icn¡pw D²cn¨p Ignªm AXn\v GXm−v A©v C©n\Sp¯v hen¸w D−mbncp¶p. AXpt]mse D²cn¨ AhØbn AXnsâ ap¶nse sXmen ]n¶ntebv¡v amdnbn«v, AXnsâ Zzmc¯n\v Npänepw Ipd¨p `mKw, \à Nph¶ \nd¯n ]pd¯v ImWmambncp¶p.

A¶v, Rm³ s]¬Ip«nIfpsS ASp¯v ap«n Dcp½n Ccn¡pt¼mÄ, Fsâ Ip«³, Rm\dnbmsX P«n¡pÅn apg¨v \n¡pambncp¶p. F¦nepw, AhcpsS icoc¯n ap«n Dcp½n Ccn¡m³ F\n¡v CjvSambncp¶p. ]t£, aq{Xsamgn¡m³ tSmbveän t]mIpt¼mgmWv Rm³ Gsd _p²nap«nbXv. Nne s]¬Ip«nIÄ, tSmbveän Bfpt−m F¶v t\m¡msX Nnet¸mÄ CSn¨p Ibdn hcpambncp¶p. AXpsIm−v, Rm³ hfsc {i²n¨v, s]¬Ip«nIÄ aq{Xsamgn¡p¶Xp t]mse Ip¯nbncp¶mWv aq{Xsamgn¨ncp¶Xv. \n¶psIm−v aq{Xsamgn¡m\mWv F\n¡v CjvSw. ¢mÊn Fsâ ASp¯v Ccn¡p¶ Ip«nIÄ an¡hcpw {]mb]qÀ¯n Bbhcmbncp¶p. AXpsIm−p Xs¶ AhÀ¡v apebpw Ip−nbpsams¡

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hfÀ¶n«p−mbncp¶p. AhcpsS apebn ]nSn¨v sRcn¡m³ ]et¸mgpw Fsâ ssIIÄ Xcn¨n«p−v. F¦nepw Rm³ \nb{´n¨v Ignbpambncp¶p.

R§fpsS kv¡qfn t\hn »q ]mhmSbpw, {Iow Ifdnse jÀ«pw Bbncp¶p bqWnt^mw. F«mw ¢mÊv apX apIfntebv¡pÅ ¢mÊnse Ip«nIÄ¡v ^pÄ ]mhmSbpw, Xmtg ¢mÊnse Ip«nIÄ¡v anUnbpw Bbncp¶p. AXpsIm−v, Fsâ Imensâ CSbnse apg Xncn¨dnbm\pÅ Hcp km²yXbpw D−mbncp¶nÃ. Xs¶bpaÃ, Rm³ Fsâ Ip«s\, P«n¡pÅnÂ, Fsâ ImepIÄ¡v CSbnem¡n HXp¡n h¨mWv P«n [cn¡p¶Xv. A§s\ \mfpIÄ IS¶p t]mbns¡m−ncp¶p. H³]Xmw ¢mÊnse {InkvXpaÊv Ah[n¡v, KwK {]mb]qÀ¯nbmbn. AtXmsS AhfpsS apeIÄ Hcp \mc§bpsS hen¸¯n hfÀ¶p h¶p. KwKsb At]£n¨v, bap\bv¡v Ipd¨pIqSn XSn¨ icoc{]IrXamWv. AXpsIm−p Xs¶ B kab¯v AhfpsSbpw apeIÄ hfcm³ XpS§nbncp¶p. Ahfpw XmaknbmsX Xs¶ {]mb]qÀ¯nbmIm\pÅ e£W§Ä I−p XpS§n.

KwKbpw, bap\bpw, Fsâ km¶n²y¯n Xs¶ apdnbn h¨v thjw amdpambncp¶p. At¸mÄ AhcpsS apebpw, ]mâokn s]mXnª Ip−nbpsams¡ F\n¡v ImWmambncp¶p. AXv ImWpt¼mÄ Fsâ Ip«³ P«n¡pÅn Ibdp s]m«n¡m³ XpS§pambncp¶p. KwK, {]mb]qÀ¯n BbXn\v tijamWv t{_knbÀ [cn¡m³ XpS§nbXv. AXp hsc AhfpsS apeIfpsS hfÀ¨bpsS Hmtcm L«hpw F\n¡v ImWm³ Ignªncp¶p.

Fsâ IÅn shfn¨¯mIpw F¶ `bw aqew Rm³ kzbw \nb{´n¨v CsXÃmw I−psIm−ncp¶p. ]t£, Rm³ Hcn¡Â t]mepw AhcpsS ap¶n ]mhmStbm, s]änt¡mt«m GsX¦nepw H¶v [cn¡msX \n¶n«nÃ. (kv¡qfn t]mIpt¼mÄ am{Xta R §Ä aq¶pt]cpw s]änt¡m«v [cn¡pambncp¶pÅp) R§fpsS apdnbnÂ, c−v U_nÄtIm«v I«n tNÀ¯n«v, AXnemWv R§Ä aq¶pw IqSn InS¶ncp¶Xv. bap\bmWv an¡t¸mgpw Fsâ ASp¯v InS¡p¶Xv. AhÄ Dd¡¯n ]et¸mgpw Im Fsâ ]pd¯v Ibän hbv¡pambncp¶p. an¡hmdpw AhfpsS Im Fsâ Ip«sâ ]pd¯v X«pambncp¶p. ]t£, Dd¡¯n Bbncp¶Xn\m AhÄ AXv Adnªncp¶nÃ. AhÄ Dd¡w ]nSn¨p Ignªm bmsXmcp e¡pw eKm\panÃmsX InS¶v Dd§pambncp¶p.

A§s\ \mfpIÄ IS¶p t]mbn. H³]Xnse sht¡j\v Rm³ Fsâ ho«n t]mbnÃ. AÑ\pw, A½bpw, tPyjvT·mcpsams¡ Fs¶ ImWm³ h¶ncp¶p.

At¸mtgbv¡pw Rm³ H¯ Hcp s]¬Ip«n Bbn¡gnªncp¶p. F«mw ¢mÊn ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ apXÂ, Ipfn¡m³ _m¯vdqan Ibdpt¼mÄ Rm³ Fsâ Ip«s\ XgpIn kpJn¡pambncp¶p. B XgpIen Ah³ _ew h¨v DbÀ¶p hcpw. Fsâ

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Ipep¡ensâ HSphn F\n¡v kpJIcamb Hcp Bekyw e`n¡pambncp¶p. H¸w \ndanÃmsX, F® t]mse Hcp {ZmhIw Hen¨p hcpambncp¶p.

Hcp Znhkw, Rm³ Ahs\ icn¡pw ssI sIm−v Ipep¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. B kpJ¯n Rm³ AdnbmsX Xs¶ Ipep¡ensâ thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. HSphn Ah³ Fsâ I¿nencp¶v sh«n hnd¨p. H¸w, Fsâ Xet¨mdn\pÅn Bbncw a¯m¸pIÄ I¯nsbcnbp¶ shfn¨w D−mbn. HSphn Fsâ iàn apgph³ Ip®bpsS sNdnb Zzmc¯neqsS I«nbpÅ sImgp¯ Hcp {ZmhIambn HgpInbnd§n.

Rm³ kzÀ¤w I−p. AXnsâ HSphn icoc¯n\v t\cnb XfÀ¨bpw A\p`hs¸«p.

F¦nepw A¶v In«nb kpJw F\n¡v ad¡m³ IgnªnÃ. ]ns¶ B kpJw In«m\mbn Rm³ AXv Hcp Øncw GÀ¸mSm¡n amän. kv¡qÄ Xpd¡p¶Xn\v Hcp amkw apt¼ Xs¶, ]¯mw ¢mÊnse ¢mÊv XpS§n.

As¶ms¡ ]¯mw ¢mÊnse Ip«nIÄ am{Xta kv¡qfn D−mbncp¶pÅp. ¢mÊn Fsâ Gähpw ASp¯ Iq«pImcn, Fsâ sXm«Sp¯v Ccn¡p¶ inev] Bbncp¶p. H¸w, KwKbpw. R§Ä aq¶pt]cpw IqSnbmWv Ft¸mgpw \S¡p¶Xv. A§s\bncns¡, AhÄ Hcp Znhkw F\n¡v Hcp sIm¨p]pkvXIw hmbn¡m³ X¶p. KwK t]mepw ImWmsX Rm³ AXv Hfn¨p h¨v hmbn¨p. AXn \n¶mWv Rm³ ssewKnIXbpsS BZy]mT§Ä ]Tn¨Xv. A§s\ Rm³ BZyambn Iptd \à hm¡pIÄ ]Tn¨p : ‘Ip®’, ‘]qdv ’, ‘I´v ’ ‘]®Â’, ‘Du¼Â’, ‘hmWaSn’, ‘N«nbSn’ F¶n§s\. kv{XobpsS tbm\n Rm³ I−n«nÃ. AXpsIm−p Xs¶ F\n¡v AXv H¶p ImWWsa¶ Bi Fsâ a\Ên DZn¨p. Rm³ AXn\v Hcp Ahkcw Im¯ncp¶p. Fsâ Iq«pImcn inev], Aev]w ISn IqSnb Hcp Nc¡mbncp¶p. AhÄ ho«n h¨v, hncenSpIbpw, hgpX\§ Ibän ASn¡pIbpsams¡ sN¿mdps−¶v ]dªp. R§Ä Häbv¡v Bbncn¡pt¼mÄ AhÄ Fsâ apebn ]nSn¡mdp−mbncp¶p. At¸msgms¡, Fsâ Ip«³ Xe s]m¡pambncp¶p.

AhÄ Hcp Znhkw tSmbveän h¨v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v D½ h¨p. A¶v Rm\pw AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. ]ns¶ Ahkcw In«nbt¸msgms¡ R§Ä apebn ]nSn¡Â \S¯n. ]ns¶ ]Xps¡ ASp¯ L«¯ntebv¡v \o§n. AhÄ ¢mÊn h¨v Fsâ Imensâ CSbn X¸m³ Hcp {iaw \S¯n. ]t£ Rm³ AXv XSªp.

Asæn Fsâ IÅn ]pd¯mIpambncp¶p. Rm³ ImepIÄ tNÀ¯v h¨v Ccp¶XpsIm−v AhÄ¡v Fsâ Ip®bn sXmSm³ IgnªnÃ.

ASp¯ Znhkw, AhÄ tSmbveän h¨v ho−pw Fsâ Imensâ CSbn X¸m³ {ian¨p. Rm³ s]s«¶v _m¯vdqan\v ]pd¯p h¶p. Ahfpw Fsâ IqsS ]pd¯p h¶p. CXv C§s\ XpSÀ¶m AhÄ Fsâ clkyw I−p ]nSn¡pw F¶v F\n¡v Adnbmambncp¶p. A§s\ Rm³ AhtfmSv B clkyw ]dbm³ Xocpam\n¨p.

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“FSo inevt], Rm³ Hcp clkyw ]dªm \o AXv aämcpw AdnbmsX kq£n¡ptam?”

“AsX´mSo \o A§s\ tNmZn¨Xv. \n\¡v Fs¶ hnizmkantà ? \½Ä X½nepÅ clkyw Rm³ ]dªv aq¶maXv HcmÄ AdnbnÃ.” “\ns¶ F\n¡v hnizmkamWv. AXpsIm−mWv Rm³ Cu clkyw \nt¶mSv ]dbmsa¶v Xocpam\n¨Xv.” “FSo \o Hcp ImcWhimepw t]Sn¡−. \o ss[cyambn ]dtªm.”

A§s\ Rm³ B clkyw AhtfmSv ]dªp. “FSo Rm³ Hcp B¬Ip«n Bbn«mWv P\n¨Xv. ]t£ ]¯v ]{´−v hbÊv hsc Ipg¸anÃmsX t]mbn. ]ns¶ Fsâ icoc¯n kv{XoIsft¸mse ape hfcm³ XpS§n. A§s\ tUmIvSsd ImWn¨t¸mgmWv Fsâ sshIeyw a\ÊnembXv. F\n¡v enwKw Ds−¦nepw, Fsâ DÅn ]pcpj tlmÀtamWpIÄ Dev]mZn¸n¡s¸Sp¶nÃ; ]Icw, kv{Xo tlmÀtamWpIfmWv D−mIp¶Xv. AXpsIm−mWv F\n¡v ape hfÀ¶Xpw, kv{XoIfpsS FÃm imcocnI e£W§fpw {]ISn¸n¡p¶Xpw. ]t£, F\n¡v KÀ`]m{Xtam, AWvTmibtam CÃm¯Xn\m F\n¡v {]khn¡m\pw IgnbnÃ. AXpsIm−v Xs¶ Rm³ enwKamä ikv{X{Iob¡v hnt[bambXpanÃ. Rm³ Ct¸mgpw Hcp ]pcpjsâ enwKhpambn«mWv \S¡p¶Xv. AXpsIm−mWv \o AhnsS ssI hbv¡m³ Rm³ A\phZn¡mXncp¶Xv.” Ahnizk\obamb Hcp b£n¡Y tIÄ¡p¶ at\m`mht¯msSbmWv AhÄ Fsâ IY tI«psIm−ncp¶Xv. HSphn Rm³ ]dªp \ndp¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Fs¶ s]s«¶v sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.

“FSo CXv ]pd¯v Bsc¦nepw Adnªm ]ns¶ Rm³ Pohn¨ncn¡nÃ. Fsâ \m«n C\nbpw Rm³ \n¶mÂ, AhnsS FÃmhcpw CXv Adnbpsa¶v `b¶mWv Rm³ ChnsS h¶Xv. \m«n Rm³ Ct¸mgpw Hcp B¬Ip«nbmWv.” “Fsâ s]m¶p tamt\, Fsâ \mhn \n¶pw CXv aämcpw AdnbnÃ. FSo \nsâ kmam\w Fs¶ H¶p ImWns¡So.” “Rm³ ImWn¨p Xcmw. \o Cu kXyw a\Ênem¡msX AXn ssI h¨ncps¶¦n Hcp ]t£ \o `b¶p t]mIpambncp¶p. AXmWv \nt¶mSv ]dbm³ Xocpam\n¨Xv.” AhÄ Npäp]mSpw t\m¡n, Bcpw hcp¶nà F¶v Dd¸phcp¯nbn«v, s]s«¶v Fs¶bpw ]nSn¨psIm−v aq{X¸pcbn Ibdn. F¶n«v AhÄ Xs¶ Fsâ ap¶n Ip¯nbncp¶n«v, Fsâ ]mhmS DbÀ¯n, P«nbpsS ]pd¯pIqSn Ip®bn X¸n. Ah³

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CXn\Iw DWÀ¶v Fgpt¶äp Ignªncp¶p. AhÄ Fsâ P«n Xmgv¯n, Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p. AhfpsS apJ¯v \qdv ]qÀ® N{µ·mÀ DZn¨ {]Imiw D−mbncp¶p.

AhÄ GXm−v A]kvamcw _m[n¨hsct¸mse kzt_m[anÃmsX Fs´ms¡tbm sNbvXp. Bsc¦nepw AIt¯bv¡v Ibdn hcpsa¶ t]Snbn Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯nbn«v, Ip®, P«n¡pÅn B¡nbn«v, ]mhmS t\tcbm¡n. ]ns¶ R§Ä ]pd¯p h¶p. AXn\v tijw, ¢mÊn h¨v, ]et¸mgpw AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v Ifn¡pambncp¶p.

“FSo F\n¡v \nsâ Cu A]qÀÆ km[\w H¶p I¬IpfnÀs¡ ImWWambncp¶p. AXn\v F´mSo Hcp hgn? FSo \nsâ Cu kmam\w DÅt¸mÄ ]ns¶ Rm³ F´n\mSo Fsâ hncepw, hgpX\§bpsams¡ Ibäp¶Xv. CXv Ibän \o Fs¶ H¶p icn¡v s]cpamdn XmSo.” “AXn\v F§s\bmSo Hcp Ahkcw In«p¶Xv ? KwK IqSn DÅXpsIm−v F\n¡v Häbv¡v hcm³ ]änÃ.” “t\m¡s«So. hgnbp−m¡mw.” ]ns¶bpw km[mcW t]mse Znhk§Ä IS¶p t]mbn. ]Xnhv t]mse apebn ]nSnbpw, Ip®bn ]nSn¨v Ifn¡epsams¡ ]qÀÆm[nIw `wKnbmbn \S¶psIm−ncp¶p.

A§ns\bncns¡, HmWw sht¡j\v kv¡qÄ AS¨Xnsâ ASp¯ Znhkw inev] R§fpsS ho«n h¶p. A¶v R§Ä c−mfpw IqSn, Fsâ apdnbn Ibdn, ]Xnhv ]cn]mSnIÄ \S¯n. Rm³ Hcp anUnbmWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. AhÄ Fsâ P«n hen¨v Ducnbn«v, Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p. Ct¸mÄ Fsâ Ip® I¼nbmbn¡gnªm AXnsâ XebpsS apIfn \n¶pw, sXmen ]qÀ®ambn ]n¶ntebv¡v amdnbn«v, X¡mfn t]mse XpSp¯ aIpSw ]qÀ®ambn ]pd¯p hcpambncp¶p.

Rm³ Ahsf I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ]mhmS AhfpsS Achsc Npcp«n Ibän h¨n«v, AhfpsS ]mâokv DucnsbSp¯p. A§s\ A¶v Rm³ BZyambn Hcp kv{XobpsS tbm\n I−p. AhÄ AhfpsS tbm\o XS¯nse tcma§Ä ]Xnhmbn hSn¨p Ifbmdps−¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. AhnsS aq¶p \mep Znhks¯ hfÀ¨bpÅ Ipäntcma§Ä am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp. ]t£ Rm³ AhnsS C¶phsc hSn¨n«nÃ.

AXpsIm−p Xs¶ kmam\yw \Ã Hcp ImSv AhnsS D−mbncp¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n h¨n«v, AhfpsS ]qänsâ LS\ ]cntim[n¨p. AXn\nsS, AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hen¨v Fsâ Acs¡«v AhfpsS XebpsS ASp¯v sIm−p h¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀ apgph³ ]cntim[n¨p.

XSn¨v DbÀ¶ ]qÀNp−pIÄ, AXnsâ apIfä¯v, Hcp s]³knensâ h®¯n GXm−v Ac C©v hen¸¯n Hcp apg. AXmbncn¡pw Rm³ sIm¨p]pkvXI§fn hmbn¨dnªn«pÅ I´v. ]ns¶ ]qÀNmensâ Iogä¯mbn Hcp Xpf. Fsâ hncen\v IS¶pt]mIm³ Ignbp¶{X hen¸ap−v AXn\v.

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Rm³ AXntebv¡v ]Xps¡ hnc Ibän t\m¡n. \à hgphgp¸v D−mbncp¶Xn\mÂ, Fsâ hnc henb XSÊanÃmsX DÅn IS¶p t]mbn. Fsâ hnc AhfpsS Xpfbn IbdnbtXmsS, AhÄ Fsâ Ip® hmbnem¡n \pWbm³ XpS§n. BZyw, AXnsâ Xebn \m¡p sIm−v \¡n. ]ns¶ AXn\v Npänepambn \m¡v HmSn¨p. ]ns¶ kmh[m\w X¡mfn t]mse XpSp¯ AXnsâ Xe hmbv¡pÅnem¡n. ]ns¶ AhÄ kmh[m\w AXv hmbntebv¡v Ibän. AhfpsS ]ÃpIfpsS kv]Ài\w sNdnb thZ\ k½m\ns¨¦nepw, AXn\pw D]cnbmbn In«nb ]dªdnbn¡m³ Ignbm¯ kpJw, thZ\sb ]mtS amän.

AhfpsS Xe ]Xps¡ ap¼ntebv¡pw ]n¶ntebv¡pw Nen¨p XpS§n. AtXmsS Rm³ kpJ¯nsâ ]memgnbn ap§n s]m§n. AXn\nsS, AhÄ ssI F¯n Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v AaÀ¯n h¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qänsâ apIfäw apX Iogäw hsc \¡n XpS¨p. AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw, ssIX¸qhnsâ aWw A\p`hs¸«p.

H¸w, ]pfnbpw D¸pw IeÀ¶ ckapÅ Hcp {ZmhIhpw Hen¨nd§n. AXv Rm³ \¡n IpSn¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS I´v, Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbn AaÀ¯n h¨n«v, \m¡psIm−v \pWªp. AtXmsS AhfpsS XebpsS thKX hÀ²n¨p. AhfpsS hm, Fsâ Ip®bn Ibdn Cd§ns¡m−ncp¶p. Fsâ DÅn Fs´ms¡tbm Dcp−pIqSp¶Xv Rm³ Adnªp. AXns\m¸w, Fsâ \m¡nsâ thKXbpw IqSn. AXv AhfpsS ]qÀ BsI \¡n, N¸n hen¨p. Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS hmbn ]me`nt£Iw \S¯n. Ah³ Gsg«p {]mhiyw AhfpsS hmbn anssk B{IaWw \S¯n. AXv apgph³ AhÄ IpSn¨p. HSphn AhfpsS Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p h¶p. AhÄ H¶p sRcnªv AaÀ¶p. AtXmsS AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw tX³ {]hmlw D−mbn. Rm\pw AXv apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨p. ]ns¶ R§Ä Fgpt¶äp. Rm³ P«nbpw, AhÄ ]mâokpw [cn¨n«v, hkv{X§Ä t\tcbm¡n.

At¸mtgbv¡pw, KwKbpw bap\bpw IqSn, inev]bv¡v Nmbbpambn h¶p IXIn X«n hnfn¨p. R§Ä IXIv Xpd¶p. inÂ] Nmb hm§n IpSn¨p. ]ns¶ R§Ä \mept]cpw IqSn AhnsS kwkmcn¨v Ccp¶p. Iptd kabw IqSn Ignªv inev] t]mIm³ Cd§n. Rm³ AhtfmsSm¸w tKäp hsc \S¶p sN¶p. At¸mÄ AhÄ ]dªp: “FSo Cu _p[\mgvN, Fsâ AÑ\pw A½bpw IqSn Hcp IÃymW¯n\v t]mIpw. Fsâ A\nb³ cmhnse ]«w ]d¯m\mbn t]mIpw. ]ns¶ ho«n Rm³ am{Xta ImWq. A¶v \o Hcp ]¯v aWn BIpt¼mtgbv¡v At§m«v h¶m \ap¡v H¶v ASn¨v s]mfn¡mambncp¶p. \o hcptam?” “t\ms¡s«So. Chfpamcv Bsc¦nepw IqsS h¨v ]nSn¡ptam F¶mWv Fsâ t]Sn. t\m¡«v. Ahsc Rm³ F§s\sb¦nepw Hgnhm¡mw.”

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C¶v i\nbmgvN. \msf H¶mw HmWw. A§s\ hcpt¼mÄ _p[\mgvN \memw HmWw. aq¶mw HmW¯n\mWv AÑ\pw A½bpw hcp¶Xv. At¸mÄ _p[\mgvN aäp ]cn]mSnIsfm¶panÃ. Rm³ A½mbntbmSv hnhcw ]dªv A\phmZw hm§n. “tamtf, A¶v R§Ä FÃmw IqSn Fsâ ho«n t]mIm³ Xocpam\n¨ncn¡pIbmWv. tamtfbpw IqsS Iq«Wsa¶mWv Rm³ hnNmcn¨ncp¶Xv.” “AXv th− A½mbn. Rm³ inev]bpsS ho«n t]mImw. \n§Ä XncnsI hcpt¼mtgbv¡pw Rm³ Cs§¯mw.”

“F¶m ]ns¶ tamfpsS CjvSw t]mse.”

A§s\ B {]iv\¯n\v Hcp Xocpam\ambn. _p[\mgvN, KwKm bap\amcpsS ieyanÃmsX F\n¡v inev]bpsS ho«n t]mImw. Fsâ FÃm ¹m\pIfpw \S¡pw.

F\n¡pw inev]bv¡pw IqSn A¶v ASn¨v s]mfn¡mw. A¶v F\n¡v inev]sb ]®n Fsâ Ip«sâ DXvLmS\w \S¯Ww. Rm³ BsI \à Hcp aqUn Bbn. a\Ênse kt´mj¯n\v AXncnÃmbncp¶p. Rm³ kt´mj¯m XpÅn¨mSn. _p[\mgvN BIm\pÅ Im¯ncn¸v XpS§n. A§s\ aq¶p Znhkw IS¶pt]mbn.

HSphn _p[\mgvN Bbn. cmhnse H³]Xv aWntbmsS A½mh\pw, A½mbnbpw a¡fpw IqSn, A½mbnbpsS ho«ntebv¡v t]mbn. Rm³ cmhnse Xs¶ \¶mbn Ipfn¨p.

Fsâ Ip«sâ NpänepapÅ tcma§Ä, A½mhsâ tjhnwKvskäv FSp¯v hSn¨v hr¯nbm¡n. A¶v Rm³ bap\bpsS Hcp ]mâokv FSp¯v [cn¨p. Idp¯ Hcp t{_knbdpw, Hcp anUnbpw jÀ«pw [cn¨p. s]änt¡m«v ths−¶p h¨p. R§fpsS ho«n \n¶pw inev]bpsS ho«ntebv¡v shdpw A©v an\näv \S¡m\pÅ Zqcta D−mbncp¶pÅp. A§s\ ]¯v aWn¡v ap¼v Xs¶ Rm³ hoSv ]q«n Cd§n.

Rm³ thKw \S¶v inev]bpsS ho«n F¯n. Rm³ sN¶t¸mtgbv¡v AhfpsS AÑ\pw A½bpw t]mbn Ignªncp¶p. inev] Fs¶ Im¯v hmXnev¡Â Xs¶ D−mbncp¶p. Ahfpw Hcp anUnbpw tSm¸pamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. Fs¶ I− DS³ AhfpsS apJw Nph¶v XpSp¯p. AhÄ Fs¶bpw ]nSn¨psIm−v AI¯v Ibdn hmXn AS¨v Ipänbn«p. ]ns¶ R§Ä sI«n¸nSn¨v Hcp Npw_\ambncp¶p. GXm−v ]¯v an\n«n IqSpX R§Ä A§s\ Npw_n¨psIm−p \n¶p. ]ns¶ ]nSnhn«v amdn \n¶p.

AhÄ Fsâ jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Cf¡nbn«v AXv Ducn amän. ]ns¶ anUnbpsS lq¡v FSp¯n«v, AXpw Xmtgbv¡v Ducn. Rm³ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n AXv FSp¯v amän. Fsâ Ip«³, I«nIpdª ]mâokn\pÅn XesbSp¯v DbÀ¶p \n¶p.

Rm³ kmh[m\w AhfpsS DSp¸pIfpw Ducn amän. AhÄ ASnbn ]mâotkm t{_knbtdm [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. AhÄ X¿mdmbn Xs¶ \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhÄ Fsâ ap¶n ap«pIp¯n \n¶psIm−v, ]mâokn\v apIfneqsS Ip®bn XgpIn.

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“\o F´mSo F¶pw CXp t]mse ]mâokv CSmsX BWp§fpsS P«n C«psIm−v hcp¶Xv ?”

“FSo Fsâ Imensâ CSbn BWp§fpsS kmam\atà ^näp sNbvXncn¡p¶Xv. AXv AS¡n HXp¡n hbv¡Wsa¦n BWp§fpsS P«n Xs¶ thWw. Zm \o t\m¡ntb CXv C«n«v Ah³ FÃmw IqSn Iodns¡m−v ]pd¯v NmSm³ \n¡p¶Xv I−ntÃ.”

“AsXms¡ icn Xs¶. ]t£, CXmWv kuIcyw.” “kuIcysams¡ Xs¶. ]t£, Ch³ Fgpt¶äp h¶p Ignªm ]ns¶ CXpsIm−v Ahs\ ]nSn¨v \ndp¯m³ ]ä¯nÃ.”

“F¶mepw F\n¡v Chs\ hÃt¸mgpsams¡ H¶p ]nSn¡m³ CXmWv kuIcyw.” “\nsâ kuIcyw am{Xw t\m¡nbm Fsâ am\w t]mIpw.” “Mm, AsXs´¦nepsams¡ Bbnt¡ms«. C¸w \½Ä AsXms¡ F´n\m t\m¡p¶Xv. F\n¡v \o Chs\ F§s\ kq£n¨mepw th−oÃ, Fsâ Imcyw I−m aXn.” “FSo, \nsâ B{Kl§Ä \S¡p¶Xv.”

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A§s\ AhÄ ]Xps¡ Fsâ ]mâokv Xmtgbv¡v Ducn FSp¯p. Ip® s]s«¶v kv{]nwKv t]mse sXdn¨v AhfpsS apJ¯v ap«n. AhÄ c−v ssI sIm−pw Ahs\ Npän ]nSn¨p. AXnsâ Xebn Hcp XpÅn sImXnshÅw Xpfp¼n \n¶p. AhÄ \m¡p \o«n AXv \¡nsbSp¯p.

AhfpsS \m¡v sXm«t¸mÄ Fsâ Ip®bneqsS Hcp sshZyXn {]hmlw Fsâ DÅntebv¡v Xpf¨p Ibdn. AXnsâ BLmX¯n Rm³ sR«n hnd¨p. Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶ev]n¨p. AhÄ Fsâ ]n¶neqsS I¿n«v t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v FSp¯n«v, AXpw Ducn amän. R§Ä c−pw ]qÀ® \ácmbn. AhÄ Fs¶ kq£n¨p t\m¡n.

“FSo, \nsâ apeIÄ ImWm³ F´v `wKnbm. \Ã Dd¨ apeIÄ. CXv I−n«v F\n¡v ISn¨v Xn¶m³ tXm¶p¶p.” “]ns¶ F´mSo XSÊw. \o ss[cyambn ISn¨v Xnt¶m.”

“F¶mepw CXn\v F´mSo C{X I«n ?”

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“FSo, AXv Rm³ C{X \mfpw Hcp B¬Ip«n Bbn«tà \S¶Xv. AXpsIm−mWv Fsâ apeIÄ I«nbmbn Ccn¡p¶Xv. apeIÄ am{XaÃ, Fsâ icoc¯nse t]inIsfÃmw \à Dd¨XmWv.” AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p. R§fpsS apeIÄ tNÀ¶v AaÀ¶p. ape¡®pIÄ X½nÂ, Ip´w sIm−v Ip¯p¶Xpt]mse ]ckv]cw Ip¯n¡bdn. ]ns¶ AhÄ ]nSn hn«n«v, Xdbn InS¶ hkv{X§sfÃmw s]dp¡n FSp¯p. “hmSo, \ap¡v Fsâ apdnbn t]mImw.” AhÄ Fs¶bpw ]nSn¨psIm−v AhfpsS apdnbn t]mbn. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. AhfpsS \m¡v Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbneqsS hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v Xpf¨p Ibdn. Rm³ ]ÃpIÄ AIÀ¯nbt¸mÄ, AhfpsS \m¡v, Fsâ hmbv¡pÅn Ibdn. R§fpsS \m¡pIÄ Fsâ hmbv¡pÅn InS¶p sI«p]nWªp. AhfpsS \m¡neqsS HgpInsb¯nb AhfpsS Dan\oÀ Fsâ Dan\ocpambn IeÀ¶v, Fsâ DÅntebv¡v Cd§n.

Fsâ Ip«³, BZyambn AhfpsS Ip«nsb Npw_n¨p. Ahsâ sImXnshÅw, AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIfn ]än. R§Ä sI«n¸nSn¡p¶Xn\\pkcn¨v, R§fpsS sIm¨p IÅ\pw, sIm¨pIÅnbpw kzImcyw ]dªpsIm−ncp¶p. R§fpsS \m¡pIÄ thÀ]ncnªp. AhÄ, apJw Xmgv¯n sIm−ph¶n«v, Fsâ ape¡®pIfn \¡n. AhÄ Fsâ ape¡®pIÄ amdn amdn, AhfpsS ]ÃpIÄ¡nSbn h¨v sRcn¨p.

AXn\\pkcn¨v, Fsâ ape¡®pIÄ, IqSpX _ew h¨v DbÀ¶p h¶p. AhÄ Fsâ CSt¯ ape¡®v, AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n N¸n IpSn¨psIm−v, het¯ ape ssI sIm−v sRcn¨pS¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS Xe, Fsâ amdn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p.

Rm³ Fsâ Ip«s\ ssI sIm−v ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qÀNmeneqsS Dc¨p. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨v Fsâ \o¡¯n klIcn¨p. Rm³ Ip®, AhfpsS, ]pdt¯bv¡v sXdn¨p \n¶ I´n h¨v Dc¨psIm−ncp¶p. AtXmsS AhÄ Fsâ apebn \n¶pw apJw amänbn«v, AhfpsS Hcp Im DbÀ¯n I«nen Nhp«n. AtXmsS AhfpsS ]qÀ Ipd¨pIqSn Xpd¶p h¶p.

Rm³ Ip® sIm−v AhfpsS ]qän \¶mbn Dc¨p. HSphn klnsI«v Fs¶bpw ]nSn¨psIm−v, I«nentebv¡v adnªp. AhÄ I«nen aeÀ¶p AhfpsS ]pd¯v Rm\pw. AhnsS InS¶p sIm−v R§Ä sI«nadnªp. ]ns¶ aeÀ¶p InS¶psIm−v ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨n«v, Fs¶ AhfpsS ]pd¯v InS¯n. Fsâ Ip«s\ AhÄ Xs¶ ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn ap«n¨p h¨p.

AhÄ hoWp. AhÄ Ibän

“FSo C\n ]Xps¡ \o \nsâ Ip® AIt¯bv¡v IbsäSo. ]Xps¡ thtW. F\n¡v thZ\n¡cpXv.”

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A§s\ Rm³ Ip® ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbntebv¡v Ip¯nbnd¡n. tX\n IpXnÀ¶v Ccp¶ AhfpsS ]qän AXnsâ aIpSw Ibdn.

“FSo ]Xps¡. F\n¡v thZ\n¡p¶p.” “\o CXn\I¯v \nsâ hnctem, hgpX\§tbm Hs¡ Ibänbn«ps−¶v ]dªn«v, \nsâ Xpf hepXmbntÃSo.” “AXn\v Rm³ \nsâ Cu Dcp¡v Ip®bpsS hen¸apÅ hgpX\§ H¶pw Ibänbn«nÃ. \nsâ Cu B\¡p® F§s\ AI¯p tIdpsa¶v AdnbnÃ. ]ns¶ hgpX\§ Ibän Rm³ kosems¡ s]m«n¨p h¨ncn¡pIbmWv. AXpsIm−v \n\¡v B _p²nap«v CÃ.”

“F¶m Rm³ H¶p t\m¡s«So. thZ\n¡ps¶¦n \o ]dbWw.” “AXv kmcanÃSo. \o ]Xps¡ tIäv. thZ\ Rm³ klnt¨mfmw.”

A§s\ Rm³ Ip® ]Xps¡ H¶p IqSn AIt¯bv¡v XÅn. AXv AhfpsS ]qÀ`n¯nIsf hIp¶p amäns¡m−v ]Xps¡ sR§n sRcp§n DÅntebv¡v Ibdn.

Fsâ A¯hWs¯ {ia¯n Ip®bpsS ]IpXn DÅnembn. AhÄ thZ\ ISn¨aÀ¯n InS¶p. AhÄ Np−pIÄ ISn¨p ]nSn¨v, I®paS¨p InS¶p. Rm³ Ipd¨p kabw A\§msX InS¶p. Rm³ A§s\ InS¶psIm−v AhfpsS apeIÄ amdn amdn Fsâ hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ AhfpsS thZ\ Ipdªp.

“FSo C¸w Ipd¨v thZ\ amdn. C\n \o _m¡n IqSn Ibän t\m¡v.”

Rm³ AhfpsS Np−pIfn Npw_n¨psIm−v, ]Xps¡ Ip® Ipd¨v ]pdt¯bv¡v Ducnbn«v, Bªv AIt¯bv¡v Hcp XÅv XÅn. AhfpsS sXm−¡pgnbn \n¶pw Hcp BÀ¯\mZw ]pd¯p h¶p. Fsâ Acs¡«v, AhfpsS Acs¡«pambn tNÀ¶p. B \nebn Rm³ AhfpsS Np−pIÄ N¸n hen¨psIm−v, AhfpsS ]pd¯v Ipd¨p kabw IqSn InS¶p. At¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS thZ\ Ipdªp.

“FSo, C\n \o ]Xps¡ ASn¨p t\m¡v. Fsâ thZ\ Ipd¨v Ipdªn«p−v.”

A§s\ Rm³ N´n DbÀ¯n, ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n.

BZysams¡ \Ã apdp¡ambncp¶p. AXpsIm−v Xs¶ Fsâ Ip®bnepw sNdnb thZ\ A\p`hs¸Sp¶p−mbncp¶p. aq¶v \mev ASn ASn¨p Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw XpfbpsS apdp¡w Aev]w Abªp. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip® kpJambn Ibdn Cd§m³ XpS§n.

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Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. Fsâ ASns¡m¸w, Ahfpw ASnbn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v XÅns¡m−ncp¶p. AhÄ ssIIÄ DbÀ¯n Fsâ tXmfn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. AhÄ ASnbn InS¶v sRfn]ncn sIm−p. AhÄ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n Fsâ Acs¡«n Npän ]nSn¨p. Fsâ DÅnepw ]qc¯nsâ Iemis¡m«v Bcw`n¨ncp¶p.

HSphn AhfpsS N´n, I«nen \n¶pw DbÀ¶p h¶p. Hcp \nanjw Ignªt¸mÄ AXv sh«nbn«Xp t]mse I«nen ]Xn¨p. AhfpsS ImepIÄ Abªp. HSphn AXpw I«nen ]Xn¨p.

Rm³ ]ns¶bpw c−v ASn IqSn ASn¨t¸mÄ Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS ]qän\pÅn shSns¡«v \S¯n. Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v \me©v {]mhiyw \ndsbmgn¨p. HSphn AhfpsS AgInsâ Bg§fn Fsâ I\¯ ]ucpjw Hcp ]\n\oÀ ag t]mse s]bvsXmSp§nbt¸mÄ, ]pcpj\mbn P\n¨v, kv{Xobmbn amdnb Rm³ Hcp kv{Xo icocw A\p`hn¨v AdnbpIbmbncp¶p.

R§Ä c−mfpw hnbÀ¸n Ipfn¨p Ignªncp¶p. kpJIcamb B A\p`qXnbpsS Beky¯n Rm³ AhfpsS ]pd¯v XfÀ¶p InS¶p. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. AhfpsS Np−pIÄ Fsâ apJ¯nsâ Hmtcm C©nepw Npw_\§Ä FdnªpsIm−ncp¶p. AhfpsS ]qdnsâ hn§Â, Fsâ Ip®bn Adnbp¶p−mbncp¶p. Fsâ Ip®, Npcp§n, AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw hgpXn ]pd¯p h¶p. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhfpsS ]pd¯p\n¶pw sX¶n amdn InS¶p.

AhfpsS Bekyw H¶p amdnbt¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v sXmen¨Sn¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ Xe DbÀ¯n AhfpsS apeIfn apJw AaÀ¯n.

Rm³ AhfpsS apesR«pIfn ]Xps¡ \m¡psIm−v \¡n. AXv ]Xps¡ _ew h¨v DbÀ¶p h¶p. AhfpsS apeIfpw GXm−v Fsâ apeIfpsS hen¸w DÅhbmbncp¶p. ]t£ Ahbv¡v Fsâ apeIfpsS A{X ZrVX CÃmbncp¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Hcp ape Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. atä ape ssI sIm−v RhpSn DS¨p.

AhÄ At¸mgpw Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p.

AXnsâ ^eambn Ah³ ]Xps¡ DWÀs¶gpt¶Â¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ InS¶nS¯p \n¶pw Xe DbÀ¯n Xmtgbv¡v \o§n, Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS hmbnem¡n \pWbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ ssI F¯n AhfpsS apeIfn XgpIns¡m−ncp¶p. Rm³ aeÀ¶p InS¶psIm−v, AhfpsS ]qän XgpIn. Fsâ Hcp hnc ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ibän. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS I´v, Fsâ Nq−p hncen\pw, s]cphncen\pw CSbn h¨v sRcSns¡m−ncp¶p. AhÄ s]s«¶v Fgpt¶äv Fsâ Acs¡«n\v Ccphi¯pambn ap«p Ip¯nbncp¶p. ]ns¶, AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bpsS Xe ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qän ap«n¨v h¨psIm−v ]Xps¡ Ip®bntebv¡v AaÀ¶ncp¶p. Ip® kmh[m\w AhfpsS ]qÀ Xpfbntebv¡v Dufnbn«v Cd§ns¡m−ncp¶p. CSbv¡v AhÄ N´n DbÀ¯nbn«v ho−pw Xmgv¯pw. A§s\ Ipd¨p kabw sIm−v Ip® ]qÀ®ambn AhfpsS aZ\s¨¸nsâ Bg§fn Hfn¨p. AhfpsS N´n, Fsâ Acs¡«n AaÀ¶p.

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AhÄ Ipd¨pkabw A§s\ Ccp¶n«v, ]Xps¡ N´n DbÀ¯n ASn¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ, AhfpsS ssIIÄ Fsâ apeIfn Ip¯ns¡m−v kmh[m\w N´n DbÀ¯n ASn¨psIm−ncp¶p. BZyw kmh[m\¯n XpS§nb ASn {ItaW thKXbnembn. ]ns¶ AhÄ GXm−v A]kvamcw ]nSn¨Xp t]mse Hcp ehepanÃmsX Ducn ASn¨p. AhfpsS ASns¡m¸w, apeIÄ c−pw Xmf¯n XpÅn¡fn¨p. Rm\pw ASnbn \n¶pw apIfnteb¡v ASn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

CSbvs¡ms¡ Ip® ]qän \n¶pw Ducn h¶p. Rm³ DS³Xs¶ AXv AhfpsS Xpfbn ]nSn¨p h¨psImSp¯p. Rm³ Fsâ ssIIÄ DbÀ¯n AhfpsS apeIÄ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨pS¨p. HSphn AhÄ Fsâ Acs¡«n AaÀ¶ncp¶psIm−v N´n H¶p h«¯n Id¡n. ]ns¶ AhÄ kmh[m\w Fsâ s\©ntebv¡v XfÀ¶p hoWp. Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS ]qän sRcp§n \ndªv Ccp¶p. F\n¡v shÅw hcmdmbXmbncp¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS N´n, c−p ssI sIm−pw Xm§n ]nSn¨psIm−v, Xmsg\n¶pw apIfntebv¡v ASn¨psImSp¯p. Rm³ A©mdv ASn IqSn ASn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ hocyhpw AhfpsS DÅntebv¡v s]m«n HgpIn. AhfpsS ]qÀtX\pw, Fsâ Ip®¸mepw IeÀ¶ an{inXw, Fsâ Ip®bneqsS HgpIn Cd§ns¡m−ncp¶p. AXv Fsâ N´n hnShneqsS HgpIn I«nen hoWp. AhÄ Fsâ s\©n InS¶p InX¨p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Fsâ icoc¯n AaÀ¯n h¨p. R§Ä Iptd kabw A§s\ InS¶p. AhfpsS InX¸v amdnbt¸mÄ, AhÄ Fsâ ]pd¯p \n¶pw sX¶n amdn InS¶p. Ipd¨p kabw IqSn R§Ä AhnsS InS¶p. ]ns¶ Fgpt¶äv _m¯vdqan t]mbn FÃmw IgpInbn«v h¶v hkv{X§Ä [cn¨p. At¸mtgbv¡pw kabw ]{´−v aWn Ignªncp¶p.

R§Ä ]pd¯v lmfn h¶v Ccp¶p. AhfpsS apJ¯v temIw ]nSn¨S¡nb kt´mj¯nsâ Xnf¡w ImWp¶p−mbncp¶p. AhÄ Fsâ I®n Xs¶ t\m¡n Iptd kabw Ccp¶p. AhÄ¡v Ft¶mSv hÃm¯ Hcp kvt\lw t]mse tXm¶n.

AhÄ¡v Fs¶ F{X I−n«pw aXn hcmsX t\m¡nbncp¶p. Rm³ icn¡pw AhfpsS `À¯mhv BsW¶ Xc¯nembncp¶p ]ns¶ AhfpsS s]cpamäw. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨psIm−v ]dªp: “FSo C\n \o Xs¶ Fsâ ]pcpj³. F\n¡v C\n asämcp ]pcpjs\¡pdn¨v Nn´n¡mt\ IgnbnÃ. \ap¡v IÃymWw Ign¡msaSo.” “\S¶Xp Xs¶. \½psS _Ôw Bsc¦nepw AwKoIcn¡ptamSo. FÃmhcptSbpw I®n Rm³ Hcp s]®mWv. ]ns¶ F§s\bmSo.” “AsXm¶pw F\n¡v Hcp {]iv\aÃ. Fsâ PohnX¯n C\n \o am{Xta D−mIq.”

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“]dbm³ sImÅmw. ]t£, Imcyt¯mSv ASp¡pt¼mgtà AXnsâ _p²nap«v Adnbp¶Xv.” “F´v _p²nap«v Bbmepw F\n¡v {]iv\aÃ.”

“AsXms¡ ]n¶s¯ {]iv\w. Ct¸mÄ \½Ä ASnb´ncambn BtemNn¡− Hcp hnjbap−v.”

“AsX´mSo A{X ASnb´ncw?”

“FSo, \½Ä At¸mgs¯ Bthi¯n AsXm¶pw Nn´n¨nÃ. Fsâ ip¢w C¶v c−p XhW \nsâ AI¯v Hgn¨n«p−v. Fs´¦nepw Ipg¸w BIptamSo ?”

“F´v Ipg¸w? F\n¡v KÀ`w D−mbm Rm³ c£s]«p. ]ns¶ \o Fs¶ sI«p¶Xn\v FXnÀ¸v ImWn¡¯nÃtÃm. F\n¡v AXv aXn.” “FSo, \o Xami If. CXv Xamibmbn«v FSpt¡− ImcyaÃ.” “\o t]Sn¡msXSo. C¶v \o ASn¨v Hgn¨XpsIm−v F\n¡v KÀ`sam¶pw D−mI¯nÃ. F\n¡v HcmgvNbv¡Iw sa³kkv BIpw. Ct¸mÄ F\n¡v tk^v ]ocoUv BWv. C\n AYhm Fs´¦nepw ]änbmepw F\n¡v kt´mjta DÅp.”

“FSo, F\n¡v Hcp kam[m\w DÅXv, A¶v Fs¶ ]cntim[n¨ tUmIvSÀ ]dªXv, Fsâ icoc¯n Hcp ]pcpj tlmÀtamWpw Dev]mZn¸n¡s¸Sp¶nà F¶mWv. A§s\bmsW¦n Fsâ ip¢¯n ]pcpj _oPw D−mIm\pÅ km²yX ImWp¶nÃ. ]t£, F\n¡v AXv Dd¸nÃ. H¶p sSÌv sNbvXv t\m¡nbm Adnbmambncp¶p. ]t£ AXv F§s\ km[n¡pw?” “\ap¡v GsX¦nepw em_n sImSp¯v t\m¡n¡msaSo.” “AsX§s\bmSo. \½Ä c−p s]®p§Ä Hcp ]cntim[n¡m³ F§s\ sIm−p sImSp¡pw. AXmWv {]iv\w.”

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“AXn\v Hcp hgnbp−v. ]t£, \o AXn\v k½Xn¨mte ]äq.”

“AsX§s\bmSo.” “FSo, Rm³ \n\¡v hmbn¡m³ I¼n ]pkvXI§Ä sIm−p XcmdnÃmbncpt¶m.” AhÄ ASp¯ ho«ntebv¡v Nq−n ImWn¨psIm−v ]dªp “AXv Zm, B ImWp¶ ho«nse tN¨n sIm−p Xcp¶XmWv. B tN¨nbpsS t]cv Zo] F¶mWv. Zo] tN¨n¡v Hcp em_nemWv tPmen. B tN¨nbpsS tN«³ hmbn¨n«v Hfn¨p h¨ncn¡p¶

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]pkvXI§fmWv B tN¨n ASn¨p amän hmbn¡p¶Xv. AXv tN¨n F\n¡pw hmbn¡m³ Xcpw. ]Icambn«v, tN¨n Fs¶s¡m−v tN¨nbpsS A¸w Xoän¡pambncp¶p.”

“Ahscms¡ Adnªm tamiatÃSo. ]ns¶ B tN¨n ]dªv aäpÅhcpw AdnbntÃ?”

“A§s\ \o t]Sn¡−. tN¨n ]dªv CXv aämcpw AdnbnÃ. A¡mcy¯n Rm³ \qdv iXam\w Dd¸v Xcmw. ]t£, \o tN¨nsb¡qSn \½psS I¼\nbn Iqt«−n hcpw.”

“AsXms¡ \mWt¡StÃSo.” “F´v \mWt¡Sv. \n\¡v tN¨nsb Fs¶t¸mse Xs¶ hnizkn¡mw. Hcp Ipg¸hpanÃ. ]ns¶ Fs´¦nepw FXnÀ¸v D−mtI−Xv F\n¡tÃSo.” “\n\¡v F´v FXnÀ¸v ?”

“FSo t]mt¯, \o Fsâ `À¯mhv BIm³ t]mIp¶ BÄ AtÃSo. At¸mÄ Fsâ ]pcpjs\ asämcmfpambn ]¦p hbv¡p¶Xn\v F\n¡tÃSo FXnÀ¸v htc−Xv.” “At¸mÄ \o FÃmw Xocpam\n¨p Ignªp. AtÃ?” “]n¶nÃmsX. A§\s¯ ASn Atà \o C¶v F\n¡v ASn¨p X¶Xv. \nsâ Cu Bdn©v Ip® C\n Fsâ kz´w. AXv C\n thtd BÀs¡¦nepw sImSp¡Wsa¦n \o Fsâ s]Àanj³ hm§nbncn¡Ww. AÃmsX Rm³ AdnbmsX \o CXpsIm−v thtd BcpsSsb¦nepw ASp¯v t]msb¶dnªm A¶v Rm³ CXv sh«nsbSp¡pw.”

“F¶m ]ns¶ CXv \o FSp¯v A§v \nsâ atäS¯v tIän ht¨scSo. At¸mÄ ]ns¶ t]Sn¡−tÃm.” “th−nh¶m Rm³ AXpw sN¿pw. C\n \nsâ kmam\w Fsâ kz´amWv. AXv F´v sN¿Wsa¶v Rm³ Xocpam\n¡pw.”

R§Ä A§s\ kwkmcn¨v Ccp¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS A\nb³ iymw ]«w ]d¯n £oWn¨v h¶p. Ah³ F«mw ¢mÊnemWv ]Tn¡p¶Xv. ]ns¶ Ipd¨pIqSn Ignªv R§Ä aq¶mfpw IqSn DuWv Ign¨p. DuWv Ignªv Ac aWn¡qÀ Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw Ah³ ho−pw ]«w ]d¯m³ t]mbn. R§Ä ho−pw IXIv AS¨n«v tkm^bn ap«n Dcp½n Ccp¶p.

AhÄ Fsâ anUn DbÀ¯nbn«v, ]mâokv ]nSn¨v Xmgv¯n Fsâ Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p. AhÄ sXm«t¸mtgbv¡pw Ah³ kSIpSªv Fgpt¶äp. AhÄ AXnÂ

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]nSn¨p hmWaSn¨p. AXnsâ Aä¯v Xpfp¼n hcp¶ sImXnshÅw AhÄ I\nªv \¡nsbSp¯p. ]ns¶ AhÄ AXv hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. Fsâ \nb{´Ww hn«p XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS apSnbn ]nSn¨v, AhfpsS Xe DbÀ¯pIbpw Xmgv¯pIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p. Fsâ Ip® AXn\\pkcn¨v AhfpsS hmbn Ibdnbnd§ns¡m−ncp¶p.

Fsâ DÅn Hcp DcpÄ s]m«ensâ e£W§Ä I−p XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS Xe thK¯n Nen¸n¨p. HSphn Fsâ Ip«³, AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v ]mÂ]pg Hgp¡n. AhÄ AXv apgph³ IpSn¨nd¡n. Ahkm\ XpÅn hsc \¡nsbSp¯n«v, ]IpXn XfÀ¶ Ip® AhÄ kzX{´am¡n. Rm³ AhfpsS Xe ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯nbn«v, AhfpsS Np−pIfn Npw_n¨p.

AhÄ ]Xps¡ AhfpsS hm Xpd¶v Fsâ \m¡ns\ AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v £Wn¨p. Rm³ Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS hmbn Ibän.. AhnsS Ahtijn¨ncp¶ Fsâ Ip®¸mensâ AhinjvS§Ä Fsâ \m¡n ]än. Rm³ AXv \pWªnd¡n. Rm³ AhfpsS anUnbpsS DÅneqsS I¿n«v AhfpsS ]qän ]nSn¨p. ]mâokv [cn¡msX Xpd¶p h¨ncp¶ ]qän Fsâ ssI sXm« DS³ AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ap¶n Xdbn ap«pIp¯n \n¶psIm−v AhfpsS ]qän Fsâ apJw AaÀ¯n. AhÄ N´n ap¶ntebv¡v \o¡nbn«v, skänbn ]n¶ntebv¡v Nmcn InS¶p. AtXmsS AhfpsS ]qÀ ]qÀ®ambn Xpd¶p h¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v, AhfpsS I´v Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n. ]ns¶ kmh[m\w \m¡psIm−v AXn \pWªp. AhÄ Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p. Rm³ Fsâ \m¡v sIm−v ]qÀNmensâ Iogäw apX apIfäw hsc \¡n.

Rm³ \m¡v Npcp«n AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ip¯n Ibän. Fsâ \m¡v, Icbn ]nSn¨n« Hcp hcm InS¶v ]nSbv¡p¶Xp t]mse AhfpsS ]qän InS¶p ]nS¨p.

AhfpsS ssIIÄ Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qän AaÀ¯n h¨p. Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS ]qän Hcp F³Pn³ jm^vSv t]mse Ibdnbnd§n. HSphn AhfpsS tX³IpSw s]m«n HgpIn. Rm³ AXv apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨p. Ahkm\w In«nb tX³XpÅnIÄ Rm³ IpSn¨v Cd¡msX hmbn Xs¶ \ndp¯n. ]ns¶ Rm³ Fgpt¶äv AhfpsS ap¶n Ip\nªp \n¶psIm−v Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. H¸w, Rm³ Fsâ hmbn IcpXnh¨ncp¶ tX³, AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v ]IÀ¶p \ÂIn. AhfpsS tX\pw, Fsâ Dan\ocpw IeÀ¶ an{inXw AhÄ AarXv t]mse IpSn¨nd¡n. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhfpsS ASp¯v skänbn Ccp¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS tXmfneqsS I¿n«v Ahsf Fsâ icoc¯n tNÀ¯v AaÀ¯n h¨psIm−v Ccp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS DSp¸nsâ AI¯v I¿n«v AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨psIm−ncp¶p. AhÄ Fs¶ Npw_n¨p.

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R§Ä icn¡pw ImapIo ImapI·msc t]mse D·mZ AhØbnembncp¶p.

AhÄ, Hcp ImapIn, ImapIsâ s\©n AaÀ¶ncn¡p¶Xp s]mse Fsâ s\©n Nmcn Ccp¶p. ]ns¶bpw Iptd Ignªv aq¶p aWntbmsS, AhfpsS AÑ\pw A½bpw h¶p. \mep aWntbmsS Rm³ AhÄ D−m¡n X¶ Nmbbpw IpSn¨n«v XncnsI t]mbn.

Rm³ ho«n F¯n Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw A½mh\pw A½mbnbpw FÃmw h¶p. ]ns¶ FÃmw km[mcW t]mse \S¶p. kv¡qÄ Xpd¶ Znhkw, inev] F\n¡v HmW ]elmc§sfms¡ Xn¶m³ clkyambn sIm−ph¶p X¶p. ]ns¶bpÅ Znhk§fnepw AhÄ clkyambn F\n¡v Fs´¦nepsams¡ sIm−p h¶p Xcpambncp¶p. R§fpsS IfnIÄ apebn ]nSn¯hpw, Ip®bn ]nSn¯hpw am{Xambn XpSÀ¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä¡v H¯pIqSp¶Xn\v Hcp Ahkcw In«msX R§Ä \ncmibnembncp¶p.

CXn\nsS, Rm³ bap\sb H¶p sskkm¡m\pÅ {iaw XpS§n. cm{Xn AhÄ Fsâ ASp¯mWv InS¡p¶Xv. I«nen KwK, Gähpw DÅn aXnecnInembn InS¡pw. a²y¯n bap\bpw, Aä¯v Rm\pw InS¡pw. bap\ Dd§n Ignªm ]ns¶ temIw Ahkm\n¨mepw AhÄ AdnbnÃ. AXpsIm−v B kab¯v Ahsf F´v sNbvXmepw AhÄ AdnbnÃ.

A§s\, AhÄ Dd¡ambn Ignªn«v, Rm³ ]Xps¡, sNdnb Hmd©nsâ hen¸sa¯nb AhfpsS apeIfn XgpIpw. AhÄ ASnbn t{_knbÀ [cn¡m³ XpS§nbncp¶nÃ. AXpt]mse, ho«n \n¡pt¼mÄ R§Ä aq¶p t]cpw s]änt¡m«v [cn¡p¶ ]XnhpanÃ. AXpsIm−p Xs¶ AhfpsS DSp¸v DbÀ¯nbn«v F\n¡v AhfpsS apeIfn adbnÃmsX ]nSn¡m³ km[n¡pambncp¶p.

BZysams¡ AhfpsS apebn am{Xambncp¶p ssI {IobIÄ. ]ns¶ ]Xps¡ Rm³ AhfpsS Imensâ CSbnepw ssI IS¯m³ XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS anUn DbÀ¯nbn«v, ]mâoknsâ DÅn ssI IS¯n kma\yw \¶mbn XSn¨v DbÀ¶ AhfpsS A¸¯n XShn. AhÄ Dd¡¯n AhfpsS ImepIÄ hnSÀ¯n h¨v, Fsâ ssIIÄ¡v IqSpX kuIcyw Hcp¡n X¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ Nq−p hnc AhfpsS ]qÀNmeneqsS XgpIn. CXv Hcp Øncw ]Xnhmbn. A§s\ XgpIns¡m−p InS¶p Xs¶ Rm³ an¡hmdpw Dd§nt¸mIpambncp¶p.

AXpt]mse Xs¶, AhÄ Dd¡¯n Fsâ Ip«sâ ]pd¯v Im Ibän hbv¡mdpap−mbncp¶p. Nne Znhk§fn AhÄ Ncnªp InS¶v Dd§pt¼mÄ, Fsâ Ip«³ AhfpsS N´n hnShn Ip¯n Ibdpambncp¶p. A§s\ Znhk§Ä IS¶p t]mbn. F\n¡v ]ns¶ inev]sb ]®m³ Ahkcw In«nbnÃ. Rm³ hmWaSnbn kmbqPyaSªp. CXn\nsS, inev], Fsâ ip¢w ]cntim[n¡p¶ Imcyw Zo] tN¨ntbmSv ]dªp. Zo] tN¨n¡v Fs¶ ImWm³ sImXnbmbn.

A§s\ R§Ä AXn\v Hcp Ahkcw Im¯ncp¶p. A§s\bncns¡, ]qPsh¸nsâ Ah[n h¶p. R§Ä¡v i\nbpw Rmbdpw DÄs¸sS \mev Znhkw Ah[n

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D−mbncp¶p. A¶v Hcp Znhkw R§fpsS kwKa¯n\v thZn Hcp¡n. A¶v Rm³ inev]bpsS ho«n Hcp _p¡p hm§m³ F¶pw ]dªv t]mbn. A¶v Zo]t¨¨nbpsS ho«n Bcpw D−mbncp¶nÃ. A§s\ R§Ä Zo] tN¨nbpsS ho«n IqSn. Rm³ inev]bpsS ho«n sN¶n«v, Rm\pw inev]bpw IqSn, Zo]tN¨nbpsS ho«ntebv¡v t]mbn.

AhnsS sN¶ DS³ Zo] tN¨n, GtXm A]qÀÆ Pohsb ImWp¶Xpt]mse Fs¶ kq£n¨v t\m¡n. Rm³ \mWn¨v Nqfn t]mbn.

“FSn Nn¸o, At¸mÄ CXmWv \o ]dª \nsâ ImapI³. AtÃ?” (inev]sb ho«n hnfn¡p¶ t]cmWv Nn¸n ) AXv ]dªn«v tN¨n Fsâ tXmfn ssI h¨p. Rm³ \mWn¨v apJw Ip\n¨p. tN¨n, Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯nbn«v Fsâ s\änbn Npw_n¨p. tN¨n Fsâ I®pIfn kq£n¨p t\m¡n. tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ Fsâ tXmfn \n¶pw ]Xps¡ Xmtgbv¡v \o§n. Ah, Fsâ apeIfpsS hen¸w Af¶p. tN¨n Ahsc c−pt]tcbpw \¶mbn H¶v AaÀ¯n sRcn¨p. Rm³ I®pIÄ sasà AS¨v AXv BkzZn¨p. ]ns¶ tN¨n, IXIv AS¨v Ipänbn«n«v, Fsâ tXmfn I¿n«v Fs¶ tN¨nbpsS icoc¯n AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨psIm−v tN¨nbpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. AhnsS sN¶ DS³, tN¨n, Rm³ [cn¨ncp¶ SojÀ«v apIfntebv¡v Ducn amän. ]ns¶ Fsâ ]n¶neqsS ssI IS¯n, t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v FSp¯n«v AXpw Ducn amän. tN¨n, c−p ssI sIm−pw Fsâ c−p apeIfnepw AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.

“CXv IÃp s]mse Ccn¡p¶tÃm tamtf.” ]ns¶ inev]bpsS t\tc Xncnªn«v, “FSo Nn¸o, \o CXv C{X\mfpw ]nSn¨v DS¨n«pw CXn\v Hcp abw h¶nÃtÃmSo. \nsâ ]nSp¯w icnbmbntà ?” inev]: “]nSp¯w icnbmhmªn«Ã tN¨o. AXv F{X ]nSn¨mepw DSb¯nÃ.

BWp§fpsS akn t]mse ZrVamWv AXv. ” tN¨n: “Mm, CsXms¡ \ap¡pw DÅXtÃ. ChfpsS A]qÀÆ km[\w Rm³ H¶v ImWs«.”

CXv ]dªpsIm−v tN¨n Fsâ ap¶n ap«pIp¯n Ccp¶p. ]ns¶ Fsâ anUnbpsS lq¡v Cf¡n AXv Xmtgbv¡v hn«p. AXv Fsâ ImepIÄ¡v Npänepambn Xdbn hnSÀ¶p InS¶p. ]ns¶, Fsâ P«n Xmtgbv¡v Ducn amänbtXmsS, Rm³ ImepIÄ¡nSbn HXp¡n h¨ncp¶ Ip®, Hcp kv{]nwKv s]mse ]pdt¯bv¡v NmSn. tN¨n AXv I−n«v A´w hn«v ]I¨v t\m¡n. ]ns¶, at\m\ne hos−Sp¯n«v, ]Xps¡ AXn ]nSn¨p. tN¨nbpsS ssI sXm«s¸mtgbv¡pw AXv IqSpX _ew h¨v, tN¨nbpsS I¿nencp¶v hnd¨p. tN¨n c−p ssI sIm−pw AXn ]nSn¨v XgpIn. ]ns¶ apJw Ip\n¨v AXn Npw_n¨p. tN¨n,

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Ahs\ \¶mbn XgpIn. AtXmsS Ahsâ Np−n F® Xpfp¼n h¶p. tN¨n \m¡psIm−v AXv \¡nsbSp¯p. ]ns¶ ]Xps¡ Ahsâ X¡mfn t]mse XpSp¯p Nph¶ Xe hmbv¡pÅnem¡n. hmbv¡pÅn h¨v Xs¶ \m¡psIm−v Ahsâ Xebv¡p Npänepw \¡n.

CXn\nsS inev], tN¨nbpsS jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Cf¡n tN¨nbpsS jÀ«v Ducn amän. tN¨n, Hcp ^pÄ ]mhmSbpw jÀ«pamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. tN¨nbpsS, A[nIw hen¸anÃm¯ apeIÄ t{_knbdnsâ I¸n\pÅn HXp§n \n¶p. Rm³ Ip\nªv tN¨nbpsS ]n¶n ssI IS¯n t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v Cf¡nbn«v AXv I¿neqsS Ducn amän. tN¨n CXn\nsS Fsâ Ip«s\ ]qÀ®ambn hmbv¡pÅn IS¯n Du¼n hen¨psIm−ncp¶p.

CsXÃmw I−n«v, inev] AhfpsS apeIÄ ssI sIm−v sRcn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

AXv I−n«v Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v ]nSn¨v \ndp¯nbn«v, AhfpsS jÀ«pw, anUnbpw Ducn amän. AhÄ ]mâokv [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. ]ns¶ AhfpsS icoc¯n BsI D−mbncp¶Xv Hcp {Iow IfdnepÅ t{_knbÀ am{Xambncp¶p. AXv AhÄ Xs¶ Ducn amän. A§s\ Rm\pw inev]bpw ]qÀ® \ácmbn. Zo] tN¨nbpsS ]IpXn¡v apIfnepÅ `mKw \áambn. ]t£, tN¨n Ip¯nbncn¡p¶Xv sIm−v ]IpXn¡v XmsgbpÅ ]mhmS Agn¡m³ ]änbnÃ. tN¨n At¸mgpw Fsâ Ip® Du¼ns¡m−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ tN¨nsb ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶ev]n¨p. Asæn Fsâ Ip® tN¨nbpsS hmbn Aan«v s]m«n¡pambncp¶p. tN¨n Fgpt¶ä DS³ Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ]mhmSbpw, ASn¸mhmSbpw Agn¨p amän. tN¨nbpw ASnbn ]mâokv [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. tN¨nbpsS Ihbv¡nSbpw hr¯nbmbn tjhv sNbvXv an\pks¸Sp¯n h¨n«p−mbncp¶p. tN¨n, Fs¶ ]nSn¨psIm−v I«nen Ccp¶p. AXv I−n«v, inev]bpw I«nen h¶v Ccp¶p. tN¨n, I«nen aeÀ¶p InS¶psIm−v, Fs¶ tN¨nbpsS ]pdt¯bv¡v ]nSn¨p InS¯n. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨v DS¨p. tN¨n, ImepIÄ AIÀ¯nbn«v, Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v tN¨nbpsS ]qän h¨v Dc¨p. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ImepIÄ¡v CSbnembn ap«p Ip¯n, Fsâ Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. inev], Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v tN¨nbpsS ]qän h¨v Dc¨n«v, HSphn AXnsâ Xe, tN¨nbpsS ]qÀXpfbn ap«n¨p h¨p. Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v ]Xps¡ Xmgv¯n. ]t£, Fsâ Ip®bpsS aIpSw am{Xta DÅn IS¶pÅp. ]ns¶ AXv IbdmsX \n¶p. inev], AhnsS Ccp¶ Ip¸nbn \n¶pw Ipd¨v F® FSp¯v Fsâ Ip®bnepw, tN¨nbpsS ]qÀ Xpfbnepw tX¨p ]nSn¸n¨p. F¶n«v AhÄ ho−pw Fsâ Ip® tN¨nbpsS ]qÀ Xpfbn ap«n¨p h¨p.

“FSo C\n tIän t\m¡ntb. tN¨nbpsS ko s]m«nbXÃ. \o kq£n¨v Ibäv. tN¨n BsI Fs¶s¡m−v Xoän¨nt« DÅp. AÃmsX H¶pw AI¯v Ibänbn«nÃ.”

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A§s\ Rm³ ho−pw Ip® iànbmbn Ibäm³ t\m¡n. ]t£, AXv Ipd¨v Ibdnbn«v, F´ntem X«n \n¶p. tN¨n thZ\n¡p¶p F¶pw ]dªv _lfw Iq«p¶p−mbncp¶p. inev] tN¨nsb kam[m\n¸n¨p.

“CsX´m tN¨o Cu Ic¨nepw _lfhpsams¡. Rm³ CXv ]qt]mse AI¯v IbänbtÃm. ]ns¶ tN¨n¡v F´m C{X _p²nap«v.”

“FSo \o ISn tIdnbn«v apt¼ Xs¶ I¿n In«nbsXms¡ IbänbXtÃ. Rm³ CXn\I¯v CXphsc H¶pw Ibänbn«nÔ.

AI¯v CSn¨v

“Rm³ F{X {]mhiyw ]dªXm hgpX\§ Ibän Rm³ ASn¨p Xcmsa¶v.

A¶v k½Xn¨ncps¶¦n Ct¸mÄ Cu ]mSv s]tS− Imcyw CÃmbncp¶tÃm.”

“FSo AXv Rm³ At¶ Xocpam\n¨ncp¶Xm, CXn\I¯v Ibäps¶¦n AXv \à Hcp Ip® Xs¶ Bbncn¡Wsa¶v.”

BZyambn

“F¦n C¸w A\p`hnt¨m.”

Rm³ CXn\nSbnepw Fsâ {iaw XpSÀ¶psIm−ncp¶p. AhcpsS kwkmc¯n\nSbn Rm³ s]s«¶v Ip® ]pdt¯bv¡v hen¨n«v, iànbmbn AIt¯bv¡v Hä XÅv XÅn. AtXmsS Ip® FÃm {]Xn_Ô§fpw t`Zn¨psIm−v tN¨nbpsS ]qs©¸n Hfn¨p. tN¨n thZ\sIm−v \nehnfn¨p. Rm³ AsXm¶pw Imcyam¡msX tN¨nbpsS ]pd¯v AaÀ¶p InS¶p. tN¨nbpsS I®n \n¶pw c−p XpÅn I®p\oÀ HgpInbnd§n. inev], AXv Np−psIm−v H¸nsbSp¯p. Ipd¨p kabw Ignªt¸mÄ tN¨nbpsS thZ\ Ipdªp. tN¨n Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. “tamtf C\n \o ]Xps¡ ASn¨v t\m¡ntb. ]ns¶ \nsâ shůn\v KÀ`[mcW tijn Dt−m F¶v Dd¸nÃm¯Xn\m \o Ct¸mÄ GXmbmepw AXv DÅn Hgn¡cpXv. Ct¸mÄ F\n¡v icn¡pw ASnbn ]nSn¡p¶ kabamWv.” A§s\ Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. BZyw Fsâ Ip®, tN¨nbpsS ]qÀ`n¯nIfn sRcp§n AaÀ¶v DcªXn\m F\n¡pw \¶mbn thZ\n¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. A§s\ Rm³ hfsc ]Xps¡ ASn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

GXm−v ]¯v ]{´−v {]mhiyw Rm³ Ducn ASn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw tN¨nbpsS ]qdv sNdpXmbn Abªp h¶p. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip®bnse \oäepw Ipdªp. ]ns¶ Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX kmh[m\w Iq«n. tN¨n ASnbn InS¶v aqfm\pw Rc§m\pw XpS§n.

Cu kaba{Xbpw, inev], Ftâbpw, tN¨nbptSbpw apeIÄ amdn amdn Ipg¨v adn¨psIm−ncp¶p. tN¨n ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n Fsâ Acs¡«n Npän ]nSn¨p. tN¨nbpsS

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ssIIÄ Fsâ c−v tXmfnepw AaÀ¶p. tN¨nbpsS N´n I«nen \n¶v ]Xps¡ DbÀ¶p h¶p. tN¨n¡v Iemis¡m«nsâ Bcw`ambn F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. Rm³ BªSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. HSphn tN¨nbpsS iàn tNmÀs¶men¡m³ XpS§n. tN¨nbpsS ImepIÄ XfÀ¶v I«nen ]Xn¨p. Fsâ tXmfnse ]nSnbpw Abªp.

HSphn tN¨n ]qÀ®ambn XfÀ¶p.

Fsâ Ip®sb tN¨nbpsS ]qÀ`n¯nIÄ hn«phn«v sRcn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

HSphn B Ne\hpw \ne¨p. Rm³ Ip® tN¨nbpsS ]qän Xs¶ A\¡msX h¨ncp¶Xn\m Fsâ shŨm«w ]ns¶bpw Xmakn¡psa¶v Dd¸mbn. tN¨nbpsS ]qänse Ne\w ]qÀ®ambn \ne¨t¸mÄ Rm³ Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p. Ah³ 90 Un{Knbn \n¶v sh«n hndbv¡p¶Xv I−n«v, inev] AXv ]nSn¨v AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n. AXn ]änbncp¶ tNmcbpw, tN¨nbpsS ]qÀtX\pw FÃmw AhÄ \¡n IpSn¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Fs¶ I«nen aeÀ¯n InS¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ]qÀ Fsâ Ip®bpsS apIfn sIm−ph¨n«v ]Xps¡ AXn AaÀ¶ncp¶p. AtXmsS Ip® kmh[m\w AhfpsS ]qän Ibdns¡m−ncp¶p. tN¨n, Ncnªp InS¶psIm−v B ImgvN t\m¡n ckn¨p. tN¨n, Hcp I¿psS ap«v \ne¯v Du¶nbn«v, Xe DbÀ¯n B ssI sIm−v Xm§n InS¶p. atä ssI sIm−v tN¨n Fsâ apeIfn amdn amdn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ ssI F¯n inev]bpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨psIm−ncp¶p. inev], Fsâ Ip®sb hngp§nb AhfpsS ]qÀ sIm−v Fsâ Ip®bn BªSn¨p. Rm³ ASnbn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v ASn¨psImSp¯p. inev]bpsS thKX IqSn. AhÄ A£cmÀ°¯n Xs¶ Fsâ Ip®bnencp¶v ]d¶Sn¨p. HSphn AhÄ Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v XfÀ¶p hoWp. tN¨n, s]s«¶v Ahsf XÅn amänbn«v, Fsâ Acs¡«n\Sp¯v Ip\nªncp¶n«v, Fsâ Ip® hmbnem¡n N¸nhen¨p. Ip®bn ]änbncp¶ inev]bpsS ]qÀtX³ apgph³ tN¨n \¡nsbSp¯p.

F\n¡v shÅw NmSmdmbncp¶p. tN¨n hfsc thK¯n Fsâ Ip®, tN¨nbpsS hmbn Ibänbnd¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. HSphn Ah³ tN¨nbpsS hmbn ]me`ntjIw \S¯n. tN¨n AXv apgph³ IpSn¨nd¡n. Ahkm\ XpÅn hsc \¡nsbSp¯n«v, tN¨n Fsâ Ip® hmbn \n¶pw ]pds¯Sp¯p. AXv At¸mgpw \à _e¯n tN¨nbpsS I¿nencp¶v sh«nhnd¨p. ]ns¶ kmh[m\w Ahsâ ]¯n Xmgm³ XpS§n. R§Ä aq¶p t]cpw _m¯vdqan t]mbn IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n. tN¨nbpsS ]qän \n¶pw HgpInbnd§nb tX\nÂ, cà¯nsâ Nph¸v IeÀ¶ncp¶p.

“FSm sNdp¡m, \o Fsâ aq{X¡pgnsbÃmw Ip¯n Iodnsb¶v tXm¶p¶tÃmSm. shÅw hnWn«v \odp¶p.”

“AXv kmcanà tN¨o. tN¨nbpsS ko s]m«nbXntâXmWv B thZ\. AXv DSt\ A§v amdnt¡mfpw.”

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]ns¶ R§Ä aq{Xsamgn¨p. Rm³ \n¶psIm−mWv aq{Xsamgn¨Xv. AXv I−n«v Zo]tN¨n ]dªp : “ChfpsS Hcp tbmKw t\m¡tW. shdptX s]m¡n¸nSn¨v FhnsS \n¶p thWsa¦nepw aq{Xsamgn¡mw. s]®msW¶pw ]dªv \S¡msa¦nepw, AhÄ¡v \½sf t]mse amkwtXmdpw sa³kkpw CÃ. s]®mbXpsIm−v, GXv s]®ns\bpw ]®mw. Bcpw kwibn¡¯panÃ. \nsâ _Ìv kabw I®m.” “tN¨o, Rm³ C§s\ Hcp kmam\w sIm−p \S¡p¶Xp sIm−tà \n§Ä¡v ss[cyambn C§s\ Ifn¡m³ ]äp¶Xv. Asæn \n§Ä Cu ]qdnsâ ISn H¶p amäm³ F´v _p²nap«pambncp¶p.”

“AXv icn Xs¶. \ns¶s¡m−v ]®n¨m Bcpw kwibn¡¯panÃ. ]ns¶ Gähpw henb KpWsa¶p ]dbp¶Xv »m¡v sabnenwKv sN¿¯nÃtÃm. thtd BWp§sfsb§m\pw hnfn¨v Ifn¸n¨m Ah·mÀ ]ns¶ \½sf »m¡vsabn sN¿pw.” ]ns¶ R§Ä aq¶pt]cpw hkv{X§Ä [cn¨p Ipd¨p kabw IqSn R§Ä kwkmcn¨v Ccp¶p.

“At¸mÄ, tN¨o, Fsâ Cu Ip®Nmdv F§s\bm H¶p ]cntim[n¡p¶Xv.” “AXv C¶v FSp¯n«v ImcyanÃ. FSp¯v IqSpXÂ kabw h¨ncn¡m³ ]mSnÃ.

C¶v C\n FSp¯m Rm³ \mftb em_n t]mIq. At¸mÄ sSÌv sNbvXm Adnbm³ ]änÃ. \o Hcp Znhkw cmhnse kv¡qfn t]mIm³ t\cw C§v t]msc.

At¸mÄ \ap¡v FSp¡mw. \o C§v h¶m aXn. Rm³ FSp¯psImÅmw.”

“F¶m icn tN¨o. Rm³ ho«n t]mIs«. AhnsS Xnc¡pw.” “t]mIp¶sXms¡ sImÅmw. ]t£, C\n F¶mWv \½Ä CXpt]mse H¶p IqSp¶Xv ?”

“AXv ChnsS BfnÃm¯ Hcp Znhkw tN¨n ]dªm aXn. R§Ä C§v hcmw.”

“F¶m icn.”

A§s\ R§Ä AhnsS \n¶pw Cd§n. ]ns¶ inev]bpsS ho«n Ibdn AhnsS D−mbncp¶ Fsâ Hcp _p¡pw FSp¯psIm−v Rm³ t]mbn. B _p¡v, XteZnhkw Rm³ inev]bpsS I¿n a\x]qÀÆw sImSp¯p hn«XmWv. F¶n«mWv AXv FSp¡ms\¶pw ]dªv C¶v ho«n \n¶pw Cd§nbXv.

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]ns¶bpw c−p Znhkw Ignªv Hcp Znhkw Rm³ cmhnse kv¡qfn t]mIm\mbn Ipd¨v t\ct¯ ho«n \n¶pw Cd§nbn«v, inev]bpsS ho«n sN¶v, Ahtfbpw Iq«n Zo]tN¨nbpsS ho«n sN¶p. At¸mÄ tN¨n, em_nÂt]mIm³ X¿msdSp¡pIbmbncp¶p. DS³ tN¨n, IXIv AS¨v Ipänbn«n«v, Fsâ ]mhmS DbÀ¯n, P«n¡pÅn \n¶pw Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯v hmWaSn¨p. CSbv¡v AXv hmbn h¨v Du¼n¡pSn¨p. HSphn ip¢w h¶t¸mÄ, AXv Hcp Ip¸nbn Ipd¨v FSp¯p. _m¡n tN¨n IpSn¨p. ]ns¶ Rm³ ]mhmSsbms¡ t\tcbm¡n, R§Ä aq¶pw IqSn t]mbn. tN¨n em_ntebv¡pw, R§Ä kv¡qfntebv¡pw t]mbn. ASp¯ Znhkw inev] B kt´mj hmÀ¯ Ft¶mSv ]dªp. Fsâ ip¢¯n Hä _oPw t]mepw CÃ. A§s\ F\n¡v C\n t]Sn¡msX Bsc thWsa¦nepw ]®mw. ]ns¶bpw Znhk§Ä IS¶p t]mbns¡m−ncp¶p. Rm³ FÃm Znhkhpw cm{Xnbn bap\sb SyqsNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p.

AhÄ AXv Adnbp¶p−mbncp¶nÃ. inev]bpw Rm\pw IqSn ]ns¶bpw c−v Znhkw Zo]tN¨nbpsS ho«n h¨v kwKan¨p. A§s\bncns¡, B hÀjw Unkw_dnÂ, bap\ {]mb]qÀ¯nbmbn. At¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ H¯ Hcp s]¬Ip«n Bbn¡gnªncp¶p.

AhÄ, KwKtb¡mÄ XSnbpw hen¸hpw h¨ncp¶p.

AhfpsS ]qÀXS¯n tcmaw hfcp¶Xv Rm³ FÃm Znhkhpw kv]Àin¨v Adnbp¶p−mbncp¶p. AhfpsS apeIÄ \à Hcp Hmd©nsâ hen¸w F¯nbncp¶p.

AXn\v Hcp ]s£, Fsâ ssI{IobIfpw Hcp ImcWambncp¶n«p−mIpw. AhÄ sa³kkv Bbn¡nS¶ A©v Znhk§fn Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn am{Xw s]cpamdn.

ASp¯ Znhkw apX Rm³ AhfpsS ]qänepw XgpI Bcw`n¨p. Ct¸mÄ Rm³ AhfpsS ]qän \¶mbn hnc Ibämdp−mbncp¶p.

A§s\bncns¡, Hcp Znhkw Rm³ AhfpsS ]qän hnc Ibän \¶mbn ASn¨p. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨p X¶p. AXv Dd¡¯n Bbncn¡psa¶mWv Rm³ IcpXnbXv. Fsâ ASnbpsS Ahkm\w AhÄ A¶v BZyambn cXnaqÀO A\p`hn¨p. B kab¯v AhÄ Fsâ ssI, AhfpsS ]qän ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p.

AhfpsS ssI Fsâ I¿n AaÀ¶t¸mÄ Rm³ s]s«¶v ssI ]n³hen¨p. DS³ AhÄ ]dªp : “tN¨o, ssI FSp¡tà tN¨o. thKw thKw B¡v. F\n¡v \à kpJw.” “IÅn ! \n At¸mÄ DWÀ¶p InS¶pIbmbncpt¶m? F¶n«v F´m \o A\§msX InS¶Xv ?”

“AXv ]ns¶ Rm³ Adnbps¶s−¶v tN¨n Adnªm ]ns¶ tN¨n sNbvXnsæntem F¶v IcpXnbmWv Rm³ A\§msX InS¶Xv.” “At¸mÄ \o FÃm Znhkhpw Rm³ sN¿p¶Xv Adnbp¶p−mbncpt¶m ?”

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“]n¶nÃmsX. Rm³ AdnbmsX kuIcyambn InS¶p Xcp¶Xv ?”

F§s\bm

ImepIÄ

AIÀ¯n

h¨v

“IÅn. At¸mÄ \o Nne Znhk§fn ]mâokv CSm¯Xpw a\x]qÀÆambncp¶p.

AtÃ?” “]n¶ÃmsX. tN¨n kuIcyambn ssI Ibäs« F¶v hnNmcn¨v Rm³ InS¡m³ t\cw AXv Ducn amäp¶XmWv.” “\o ]Xps¡ kwkmcn¡v. KwK tIÄ¡−.”

“Rm³ tN¨ntbmSv Hcp Imcyw tNmZn¨m tN¨n kXyw ]dbptam ?” “]ns¶´m. \o tNmZn¡v.” “tN¨n, tN¨nbpsS kmam\¯nsâ AhnsS Fs´¦nepw FSp¯v h¨n«pt−m?”

“CÃ. Rms\m¶pw FSp¯v sh¨n«nÃ. AsX´m \o A§s\ tNmZn¨Xv ?”

“Aà tN¨o. tN¨n Nne Znhk§fn Rm³ Xncnªv InS¡pt¼mÄ ]ndIneqsS tN¨n Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¡mdnÃmbncpt¶m. At¸msgms¡ Fsâ N´nbn Ft´m ap«p¶p−mbncp¶p. Rm³ IcpXnbXv tN¨n AhnsS hà km[\§fpw FSp¯v h¨n«ps−¶v.”

Rms\m¶p ]I¨p. ]ns¶ hnNmcn¨p, GXmbmepw B clkyw ChÄ AdnbWw. At¸mÄ ]ns¶ Ct¸mÄ Xs¶bmWv AXv ]dbm³ ]änb kµÀ`w. A§s\ B clkyw Rm³ AhfpsS ASp¯v s]m«n¨p.

“AXv henb Hcp clkyamWv tamtf. tamÄ AXv BtcmSpw ]dbcpXv. tamÄ¡v AdnbmatÃm Rm³ Ignª hÀj¯n\v ap¼v hsc Hcp B¬Ip«n Bbncp¶p F¶v. ]ns¶btà Rm³ s]®mbn amdnbXv. Fsâ icocw B Hcp Imcyw HgnsI asäÃm hn[¯nepw s]®p§sf t]mse Bbn. ]t£, Imensâ CSbn Ct¸mgpw F\n¡v BWp§fpsS B km[\w Xs¶bmWv DÅXv. AXn\v am{Xw amäsam¶pw h¶nÃ. tamÄ CXv BtcmSpw ]dbcpXv.” “Cà tN¨o. Rm³ ]dªv CXv aämcpw AdnbnÃ.” “tamfpsS A½ t]mepw AdnbcpXv. Adnªm ]ns¶ \ap¡v CXpt]mse H¶n¨v sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¡m³ ]änÃ. Fsâ InS¯ Häbv¡mIpw.”

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“AXv th− tN¨o. tN¨n F¶pw C§s\ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¡p¶XmWv F\n¡v CjvSw. tN¨n, tN¨nbpsS B B¬kmam\w Fs¶ H¶p ImWn¨p Xcptam?” “]ns¶´m. \o AXv FSp¯v t\m¡nt¡m.” “tN¨n C§s\ ss]Pmabpw, AXnsâ AI¯v P«nbpsams¡ C«v sI«n h¨ncp¶m Rm³ F§s\ AXv ImWpw ?”

“AXv \n§fmcpw ImWmXncn¡m\mWv Rm³ Øncambn Db§m³ InS¡pt¼mÄ P«nbpw ss]Pmabpsams¡ C«v Ahs\ kpc£nXambn Hfn¨p hbv¡p¶Xv. anUntbm, ]mhmStbm BsW¦n Nnet¸mÄ Dd¡¯n AXv amdn InS¶m \n§Ä ImWntÃ.”

A§s\ Rm³ Fsâ ss]Pmabpw P«nbpw Xmtgbv¡v ]nSn¨v Xmgv¯nbn«v, Fsâ Ip«s\ ]pds¯Sp¯p. apdnbn \à Ccp«v Bbncp¶Xn\m AhÄ¡v AXv ImWm³ Ignbpambncp¶nÃ. AXn\m Rm³ AhfpsS ssI ]nSn¨v, Ip® AhfpsS I¿n h¨p sImSp¯p. At¸mÄ Ip®, \à ^pÄ Iw{]j\n DbÀ¶p \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. B kab¯v Fsâ Ip®bv¡v Bdnt©mfw hen¸w h¨n«p−mbncp¶p. AhÄ c−p ssI sIm−pw Ip®bn ]nSn¨p. AhÄ Ip®bn ]nSn¨psIm−v Xs¶ I«nen Fgpt¶äncp¶p. AhÄ Ahsâ taemsI AhfpsS ssI sIm−v Dgnªp. “tN¨o, F\n¡v CXv H¶p \¶mbn ImWWambncp¶p. Rm³ sseäv CSt« ?” “th− tamtf. sseän«m Nnet¸mÄ KwK DWÀ¶mtem. AXpsIm−v, \msf cmhnse KwK Ipfn¡m³ t]mIpt¼mÄ Rm³ tamÄ¡v ImWn¨p Xcmw. At¸mÄ tamÄ¡v AXv \¶mbn ]I sh«¯n ImWmw.” “tN¨o, CXv H¯ncn hepXmWtÃm. CsX§s\ Fsâ Cu sNdnb Xpfbn Ibdp¶Xv ? tN¨n Hcp hnc tIäpt¼mÄ Xs¶ Fsâ Ipdp¼mSn AXv CdpIn Ccn¡patÃm.”

“CXv B Xpfbn Ibäm\pÅXmWv Fs¶ms¡ \n\¡v F§s\ Adnbmw?”

“AXv tN¨o, Fsâ Hcp Iq«pImcn kuay D−v. AhÄ Ignª hÀjta {]mb]qÀ¯n BbXmWv. AhÄ CXnsâ Nne ]S§sfms¡ F\n¡v ImWn¨p X¶n«p−v.

AXn BWp§fpsS kmam\w, s]®p§fpsS kmam\¯n Ibäp¶sXms¡ D−mbncp¶p.”

“AXv icn. \o CsXÃmw ]Tn¨v h¨ncn¡pIbmWv AtÃ.”

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“A§s\ H¶pw ]Tn¨n«nÃ. AhÄ Ignª HmWw sht¡j\v AhfpsS A½mhsâ ho«n t]mbt¸mÄ, AhfpsS A½mhsâ tam³ Ahsf CsXms¡ ]Tn¸n¨p sImSps¯¶v AhÄ ]dªp.”

“AhÄ Fs´ms¡ ]Tns¨¶m ]dªXv ?”

“HmW¯n\v AhÄ A½mhsâ ho«n t]mbt¸mÄ, Ahsf AhnsS c−v Znhkw \ndp¯nbncp¶p. AhnsS AhfpsS A½mh\pw, A½mbnbpw, ]ns¶ AhcpsS a¡Ä ]¯n ]Tn¡p¶ Hcp tN¨nbpw, F³Pn\obdnwKn\v ]Tn¡p¶ Hcp tN«\pw D−v. A¶v AhÄ AhfpsS A½mhsâ a¡fpambn Ifn¨p. AXn\nsS, AhfpsS A½mhsâ aI³, AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨p. AhÄ¡v AXv CjvSs¸«p. ]ns¶, cm{Xnbn B tN«³, AhÄ InS¶v Dd§nb apdnbn Ibdn sN¶v AhfpsS IqsS InS¶p. F¶n«v, AhfpsS DSp¸pw ]mhmSbpsams¡ Agn¨n«v, AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¡pIbpw, apebn \n¶v ]m IpSn¡pIbpsams¡ sNbvXp. ]ns¶, AbmfpsS hSn, AhfpsS Ipdn¨nbn Ibäm³ t\m¡nbn«v IbdnbnÃt{X. HSphn AbmÄ AhfpsS Ipdn¨nb \¡n. ]ns¶, AhfpsS XpSbpsS CSbn hSn h¨v Ipep¡n. Ahkm\w AhfpsS XpSbn GXm−v shfp¯, hÃm¯ Hcp aWapÅ shÅhpw Hgn¨n«v Fgpt¶äv t]mbn.” “tamtf Cu km[\¯nsâ t]cv hSnsb¶Ã. AXnsâ icnbmb t]cv Ip® F¶mWv. AXpt]mse, \n§fpsS aq{X¡pgnbpsS t]cv, Ipdn¨n F¶Ã, AXmWv ]qdv. ” “AsXms¡ No¯ hm¡pIftà tN¨o.”

“Hm AsXm¶pw No¯ hm¡pIfÃ. \½Ä km[mcWbmbn I®v, aq¶v, \m¡v Fs¶ms¡ \½psS Hmtcm Ahbh¯n\v t]cv ]dbp¶ntÃ. AXpt]msebpÅ t]cv am{XamWv AXv.” Rm³ AhfpsS DSp¸v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯nbn«v, AhfpsS apeIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨v IpSn¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ssI sIm−v sRcn¨v DS¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS anUn, ]Xps¡ apIfntebv¡v Npcp«n h¨n«v, AhfpsS ]qän Fsâ apJw AaÀ¯n. AhÄ ImepIÄ \¶mbn AIÀ¯n h¨p. AhfpsS tcmaw InfnÀ¯p XpS§nb ]qÀ XS¯n Rm³ apJw sIm−v Dckn. AhÄ C¡nfn sIm−v ]pfªp.

Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v, ]qÀNmensâ Iogäw apX apIfäw hsc \m¡psIm−v \¡n. AhÄ InS¶v ]pfªp.

Rm³ AhfpsS I´n\v th−n \m¡psIm−v ]cXn t\m¡n. HSphn Hcp \ne¡Se Ipcphnsâ hen¸¯n DÅ I´n \m¡v XSªp. Fsâ \m¡v AXn sXm« DS³ AhÄ tjm¡Sn¨Xp t]mse sR«n Xcn¨p. Rm³ B I´n \¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. ]ns¶ Fsâ \m¡v ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ip¯n.

AXnÂ\n¶pw t\cnb tXs\mgp¡v XpS§nbncp¶p. Rm\Xv \¡nsbSp¯p. AhfpsS

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]qdn\v GXm−v \Ã Hcp kpKÔambncp¶p. GXm−v shcpIn³ ]pgphnsâ aWw. Rm³ B aWw icn¡pw hens¨Sp¯p.

F\n¡v Gsd t\cw \t¡−n h¶nÃ. AXn\v ap¼v Xs¶ AhfpsS ]qÀ tX³ A`nt£Iw \S¯n. AtXmsS AhÄ XfÀ¶p. AhÄ Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨p amän. AhÄ A§s\ InS¶v Dd§n. Rm³ Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS XpSIÄ¡nSbn XncpIn h¨psIm−v, Ahtfbpw sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¶v Rm\pw Dd§n. A§s\, bap\, Fsâ hgnbn h¶p Ignªp. C\n F\n¡v Ahsf F§s\ thWsa¦nepw D]tbmKn¡mw. ]t£, sIm¨p s]®v BbXn\m hfsc kq£n¨v thWw Imcy§Ä icnbm¡m³.

Asæn AXv KpWt¯¡mtftd tZmjw sN¿pw. Hcp ]t£ AhÄ¡v skIvkv Xs¶ shdp¸v BIpw. AXpsIm−v, kmh[m\w aXn AI¯v Ibä F¶v Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p.

ASp¯ Znhkw, cmhnse, KwK Ipfn¡m³ Ibdnb X¡¯n\v AhÄ apdnbn h¶n«v, Fsâ kmam\w ImWWsa¶v Bhiys¸«p. R§fpsS ho«nse apdnIsfm¶pw _m¯v Aäm¨vUv Bbncp¶nÃ. ho«n ASp¡fbpsS ASp¯mbn, lmfn \n¶pw {]thin¡¯¡ hn[amWv Ipfnapdn. A§s\ Rm³ Fsâ ss]Pmabpw, P«nbpw Xmgv¯nbn«v, Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p. BZyw AXv icn¡v hen¸w h¨ncp¶nÃ. Rm³ ]nSn¨v c−v hmWw hn«tXmsS, Ah³ ]qÀ® cq]¯nembn.

AhÄ BZyw Zqsc \n¶v AXv \¶mbn t\m¡n I−p. ]ns¶ ASp¯v h¶n«v, AXn ]nSn¨p AhfpsS ssI sXm«t¸mtgbv¡pw, Ah³ H¶pIqSn hepXmbn«v, AhfpsS I¿nencp¶v sh«nhnd¨p. AhÄ Ip\nªv AXn D½ h¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ AXnsâ Aäs¯ Xpf, ssI sIm−v hnSÀ¯n t\m¡n. AXv GXm−v Hcp a\pjysâ hmbv Xpd¡p¶Xpt]mse Xpd¶p h¶p.

AhÄ Fsâ ap¶n ap«pIp¯n \n¶n«v, AhfpsS DSp¸v DbÀ¯nbn«v, Ip®bpsS Xe sIm−v AhfpsS apeIfn amdn amdn Dc¨p. AtXmsS AhfpsS ape¡®v _ew h¨v DbÀ¶p h¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS Xebn ]nSn¨n«v, Ip®, AhfpsS hmbpsS ASp¯v sIm−p h¶p. tamfv AXv H¶v hmbn h¨v N¸n IpSnt¨. Rm³ C¶se tamfpsS kmam\w \¡nbnsÃ. AXpt]mse.

A§s\ AhÄ ]Xps¡ Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n. Rm³ AhfpsS Xebn ]nSn¨v apt¶m«pw ]pdtIm«pw Nen¸n¨p. AtXmsS Ip® AhfpsS hmbn Ibdnbnd§ns¡m−ncp¶p. AXv Hcp Icbv¡v ASp¡p¶Xn\v apt¼, KwK, IpfnapdnbpsS hmXn Xpd¡p¶Xv tI«p. A§s\ R§Ä hkv{X§sfms¡ t\tcbm¡nbn«v, bap\, AhÄ¡v [cn¡m\pÅ XpWnIfpw FSp¯v Ipfn¡m³ t]mbn.

A¶v cm{Xn, KwK Dd§p¶Xp hsc, bap\ Dd§msX InS¶p. KwKbpsS IqÀ¡w hen tIÄ¡p¶Xp hsc AhÄ i_vZap−m¡msX, Fsâ ss]Pmabpw, P«nbpw Xmgv¯nbn«v, Fsâ Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯v AXn ]nSn¨psIm−v InS¶p. Rm\pw AhfpsS DSp¸v DbÀ¯nbn«v, AhfpsS apeIfn XgpIns¡m−v InS¶p. AhÄ,

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{]mb]qÀ¯n BbXn\v tijw, t{_knbÀ [cn¡m³ XpS§nbncps¶¦nepw, an¡hmdpw Znhk§fn cm{Xn Dd§m³ InS¡pt¼mÄ AhÄ AXv CÃmsXbmbncp¶p InS¶ncp¶Xv. F\n¡v AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¡m\pÅ kuIcy¯n\mbn«mWv AhÄ A§s\ sNbvXncp¶Xv F¶v ]n¶oSv AhÄ ]dªncp¶p.

KwK Dd¡ambn¡gnª DS³, R§Ä c−pw IqSn, Hcp joäv FSp¯v Xdbn hncn¨n«v AXn InS¶p. AhÄ, Fsâ jÀ«v DbÀ¯nbn«v, ]n¶neqsS ssI IS¯n Fsâ t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v Cf¡nbn«v, AXv apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n Fsâ apeIÄ ]pds¯Sp¯p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Fsâ s\©n apJw AaÀ¯n. Rm³ Fsâ Hcp apebpsS sR«v, AhfpsS hmbn ]nSn¨v h¨psImSp¯p. AhÄ AXv N¸n IpSn¨p. H¸w AhfpsS atä ssI sIm−v Fsâ ASp¯ ape ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS anUn DbÀ¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ]qän XgpIn. Ipªp tcma§Ä hfÀ¶p XpS§nb ]qÀXS¯n Fsâ hncepIÄ HmSn \S¶p. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨p. Rm³ Fsâ Nq−p hnc AhfpsS ]qÀNmeneqsS apIfn \n¶pw Xmtgbv¡pw, Xncn¨pw HmSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIfpsS apIfnse kwKa Øm\¯v \ne¡Se Ipcphnsâ hen¸¯nepÅ I´n Fsâ hnc XgpInbt¸mÄ, AhÄ tjm¡Sn¨Xp t]mse sR«n hnd¨p.

Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v aeÀ¯n InS¯nbn«v, Rm³ AhfpsS apIfnÂ, AhfpsS Ccp hi§fnepambn ap«pIp¯n, Xe Xncnªv InS¶p. Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS Xebv¡v apIfn h¶p. AhÄ, Fsâ ss]Pmabpw, P«nbpw IqSn Fsâ ap«phsc ]nSn¨v Xmgv¯n h¨n«v, Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p. AhÄ AXn ssI sIm−v XgpIn. Rm³ AhfpsS anUn, AhfpsS Acbv¡v apIfn Npcp«n h¨n«v, Fsâ apJw AhfpsS ]qän AaÀ¯n. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀ XS¯nse Cfw tcma§Ä ISn¨p hen¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bpsS Xe, AhfpsS hmbpsS ASp¯v sIm−ph¶n«v, \m¡v \o«n AXn \¡n.

AhfpsS \m¡v, Ip®XebpsS Npänepambn HmSn \S¶p. Rm³ \m¡v \o«n AhfpsS ]qÀNmen \¡n. AhnsS t\cnb \oscmgp¡v XpS§nbncp¶p. Rm³ AXv \¡nsbSp¯p. AhfpsS ]qänse a\w ab¡p¶ kpKÔw aXnhcpthmfw hens¨Sp¯p. ]ns¶ Rm³ \m¡psIm−v AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIÄ AIÀ¯nbn«v, \m¡v AhfpsS Ipªv Xpfbn Ip¯n. AhfpsS Acs¡«v DbÀ¶p h¶p. H¸w AhÄ Fsâ Ip® apgph\mbn AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n. AXv AhfpsS A®m¡n sN¶v ap«n. AhÄ¡v izmkw ap«nbt¸mÄ, AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bpsS ]IpXn ]pd¯m¡n. Rm³ Acs¡«v Nen¸n¨v, Ip® AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v Ibän Cd¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. AhÄ Fsâ ]dn k©nbn XgpIn. Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ibdnbnd§n. AhÄ Ip® hmbn h¨psIm−pXs¶ Fs´ms¡tbm i_vZw ]pds¸Sphn¨p.

AhÄ ssI F¯n Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀ apgh\mbn N¸n hen¨p. AXnsâ Bthi¯n AhÄ Ip® iànbmbn

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Du¼n hen¨p. HSphn AhfpsS Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p h¶p. Hcp an\n«v A§s\ \n¶n«v, AXv sh«nbn«Xp t]mse Xdbn hoWp. AtX kabw Xs¶ Fsâ Ip®bpw AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v ]mÂ]pg Hgp¡n hn«p. AhÄ AXv apgph³ IpSn¨p.

Ahkm\ XpÅnhsc \¡nsbSp¯n«v, AhÄ Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p. AhÄ XfÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p. AhfpsS ]qÀtX³ apgph³ Rm³ \¡n IpSn¨p. apgph³ Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨p amän. Rm³ AhfpsS ]pd¯p\n¶pw Cd§n, AhfpsS ASp¯v InS¶p. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. “tN¨n Fs¶ kzÀ¤w ImWn¨p. Rm³ \S¡pIbmbncp¶p. tN¨n¡v kpJap−mbncpt¶m ?”

FhnsSsbm¡tbm

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“]nt¶. Rm\pw icn¡v kpJn¨p.” “tN¨o, tN¨nbpsS CXn \n¶p h¶ shÅw apgph³ Rm³ IpSn¨p.

AXpsIm−v Ipg¸w hÃXpw Dt−m tN¨o ?”

“Hcp Ipg¸hpanÃ. AXv IpSn¡p¶Xv \ÃXmWv.” “tN¨o, tN¨nbpsS Cu km[\w Fsâ Ipdn¨nbn Ibäm¯sX´m ? AXv Ibänbm \à kpJamsW¶v kuay ]dªncp¶p. AhfpsS A½mhsâ tam³ AhtfmSv A§s\ ]dªmWv AhfpsS AXn Ibäm³ {ian¨Xv. ]t£, AXv IbdnbnÃ. FtâXn tN¨nbpsS CXv Ibdptam ?”

“AsXms¡ Rm³ tamfpsS CXn\I¯v Ibän Xcmw. ]t£ C¸tg th−. tamfpsS Zzmcw Ipd¨pIqSn hepXmbn«v aXn. Asæn tamÄ¡v thZ\n¡pw.”

Rm³ Fsâ Ip® P«nbv¡pÅnem¡n ss]Pma hen¨n«p. ]ns¶ apeIÄ t{_knbdn\pÅnem¡n AXnsâ lq¡pw C«p. ]ns¶ R§Ä I«nen Ibdn InS¶p.

R§Ä sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¶v Dd§n. Unkw_À amk¯nse B Ipfncn sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¶pd§m³ \à kpJambncp¶p. KwK CsXm¶padnbmsX At¸mgpw \à Dd¡¯nembncp¶p. A§s\ R§fpsS cm{XnIÄ AtLmj§fpsS s]mSn]qcambn IS¶pt]mbns¡m−ncp¶p.

XpScpw . . . .

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