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inev], Ct¸mÄ Fsâ Ip® Ibdmªv BsI AkzØbmWv. ]t£, kmlNcyw H¯pIn«p¶nÃ. A§s\ aZmek cmhpIfneqsS Ftâbpw bap\bptSbpw Znhk§Ä DÃmkIcambn IS¶p t]mbn. CsXm¶padnbmsX KwK ]Xnhpt]mse KmV\n{Zbnepw Bbncp¶p. A§s\bncns¡ Hcp Znhkw R§fpsS cm{Xn ]cn]mSn¡nsS, bap\bv¡v Hcp Bi. “tN¨o, \ap¡v KwtK¨nsb IqSn \½psS I¼\nbn sIm−ph¶mtem ? At¸mÄ \ap¡v cm{Xn t]Sn¡msX kpJn¡mambncp¶p.”

“AsX§s\ km[n¡psaSo ?

AhÄ¡v CXnsem¶pw Hcp Xmev]cyhpw CsömWv F\n¡v tXm¶p¶Xv. ]ns¶§s\ Ahsf \½psS hgn¡v sIm−p hcpw ?”

“Rm³ ]Xps¡ H¶p {ian¨p t\m¡t«m tN¨o ?”

“F\n¡v kt´mjta DÅp. ]t£ AXv \S¡ptam ?”

“Rms\m¶p {ian¨p t\m¡mw.”

“F§s\ ?”

“Ct¸mÄ F\n¡v Hcp sFUnbmbpw tXm¶p¶nÃ. Rms\m¶v BtemNn¨p t\m¡s«.” “]ns¶´m. \o {ian¡v. Fsâ klmbw hÃXpw thWsa¦n ]dªm aXn.” A§s\ AhÄ Nn´n¨v InS¶p Dd§n.

ASp¯ Znhkw cmhnse bap\ BZyw Xs¶ Ipfn¨p h¶p. ]ns¶ Rm\pw Ipfn¨p. Gähpw HSphnemWv KwK Ipfn¨Xv. KwK Ipfn¡m³ t]mbt¸mÄ Rm³ bap\tbmSv tNmZn¨p: “FSo Fs´¦nepw sFUnb In«ntbmSo ?”

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“Rm³ Fsâ Ipcp«v _p²nbn tXm¶nb Hcp Imcyw H¶p {]tbmKn¨v t\m¡m³ Xocpam\n¨p. tN¨n t\m¡nt¡mfWw. th−nh¶m tN¨n IqSn CSs]SWw.” “\o XpS§nt¡m. F\n¡v IqSn AXn\nSbn IS¡m³ Hcp Ahkcw In«nbm Rm³ CSn¨§v tIdpw.”

“AXp aXn. Rm³ GXmbmepw KwtK¨nsb H¶p ssIImcyw sN¿m³ Xs¶ Xocpam\n¨p. AXn\mWv Rm³ C¶v BZyw Ipfn¨Xv.” “\nsâ sFUnb F´msW¶v ]dsbSo.” “Rm³ ]dbp¶nÃ. A§s\ ]dbm\pw th−n H¶panÃ. Rm³ {]hÀ¯n¨v ImWn¡mw.”

R§Ä kwkmcn¨v Ccp¶Xn\nsS KwK Ipfn Ignªv h¶p. ]ns¶ apSnsbms¡ NoIn sI«nbn«v, bqWnt^mw [cn¡m\pÅ {iaw XpS§n. KwK, [cn¨ncp¶ hkv{X§sfms¡ Agn¨p amän. ]ns¶ AhfpsS icoc¯n ]mâokpw, t{_knbdpw am{Xambn. Cu kab¯v, bap\bpw, AtX thj¯n Xs¶bmbncp¶p. bap\ s]s«¶v sN¶v KwKbpsS apebn ]nSn¨n«v “CsX´m KwtK¨o tN¨nbpsS ape am{Xw C{X sNdpXv ? Zm R§fptSsXms¡ F{X hepXmWv.” KwK BZyw H¶p ]I¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Hcp s\SphoÀ¸v C«n«v ]dªp : “AXv hfcm¯Xn\v Rm³ F´v sN¿Ww. Nnet¸mÄ AXv Fsâ icoc{]IrXw Bbncn¡pw.”

“AsXm¶paà tN¨o. CXv \ap¡v ssIImcyw sNbvXv hepXm¡mw. tN¨n H¶p k½Xw aqfnbm aXn. _m¡n R§tfäp.”

“AsX§s\bmSo ?”

“AsXms¡ D−v. tN¨n¡v CjvSamsW¦n ]dªm aXn. R§Ä AXv icnbm¡ns¡mÅmw.”

“F\n¡v k½XamWv. R§fpsS ¢mÊnse s]¬Ip«nIfn h¨v Gähpw sNdnb ape FtâXmWv. Nnesc¦nepw Fs¶ Ifnbm¡mdp−v.”

“F¶m _nµp tN¨n H¶v DXvLSnt¨.”

At¸mÄ Rm\pw Acbv¡v apIfn t{_knbÀ am{Xta [cn¨ncp¶pÅp. ]t£, Xmsg Rm³ ]mhmS DSp¯ncp¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ KwKbpsS ASps¯bv¡v \o§n

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\n¶n«v, AhfpsS ]n¶n ssI F¯n¨v t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v FSp¯p. bap\ AXv Ducn amän. Rm³ KwKbpsS apeIfn XgpIn. AhfpsS ape¡®pIÄ ]pdt¯bv¡v XÅnbn«p−mbncp¶nÃ. Rm³ bap\bpsS t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v Cf¡n AXv Ducn amänbn«v ]dªp : “Zm t\ms¡So. apesR«v C§s\bm Ccnt¡−Xv. AÃmsX \nsâ t]mse AIt¯bv¡v Ibdnbn«Ã.”

“FSo AXv A§s\bmbXn\v Rms\´v sN¿pw ? AXv BZysams¡ ]pdt¯bv¡v ImWpambncp¶p. ]ns¶ ape hfcm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ AXv DÅntebv¡v henªp.”

“AXv R§Ä icnbm¡n Xcmw.”

Rm³, DÅntebv¡v henªncp¶ AhfpsS ape¡®pIÄ, Fsâ Nq−p hncen\pw s]cphncen\pw CSbn B¡n ]Xps¡ ]pdt¯bv¡v hen¨p. ]ns¶ Rm³ Ip\nªv B ape¡®v hmbnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¨p. AtX kabw Xs¶ c−mas¯ ape¡®pw AXpt]mse hncepIÄ sIm−v ]pdt¯bv¡v ]nSn¨p hen¨p. AXv I−n«v, bap\ h¶v B apesR«v AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¨p. AtXmsS KwKbpsS izmtkmOzmk¯nâ thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. AhÄ \n¶p ]pfªp.

Cu X¡¯n\v Rm³ AhfpsS ]mâokn\pÅn ssI IS¯n AhfpsS tcmamhrXamb A¸¯n XgpIn. AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]Xps¡ AIÀ¶ph¶p. R§Ä c−pt]cpw IqSn AhfpsS apeIÄ N¸p¶Xns\m¸w ssI sIm−v Ipg¨p adn¨p. Fsâ \Sphnc AhfpsS ]qÀNmen Ibän. ]ns¶ AXv Xmtgbv¡v \o§n AhfpsS ]qÀ Xpf Is−¯n. F¶n«v B hnc ]Xps¡ ]qÀXpfbn Ibän. AhÄ Hcp Im DbÀ¯n I«nen Nhp«n. AtXmsS Fsâ hncensâ Ne\w kpKaambn.

Fsâ hnc thK¯n Ibdnbnd§ns¡m−ncp¶p. ]t£, hnc A[nIw DÅntebv¡v IS¯m³ AhfpsS ko A\phZn¨nÃ. hnc AXn X«n \n¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS sNdnb I´n Dc¨psIm−v hnc Ibänbnd¡n. HSphn AhfpsS shSn s]m«n. AhÄ XfÀ¶v Fsâ tXmfntebv¡v Ncnªp. Hcp an\näv Ignªv R§Ä hkv{X§Ä [cn¨v kv¡qfn t]mbn.

KwKbv¡v B kw`hw Ignªn«v R§fpsS apJ¯v t\m¡m³ aSnbmbncp¶p.

AhÄ H¶pw an−msXbmWv kv¡qfntebv¡v \S¶Xv. AXv I−n«v Rm³ tNmZn¨p : “F´mSo \o HcpamXncn C©n ISn¨ Ipc§s\ t]mse \S¡p¶Xv. R§Ä sNbvXXv CjvSambntà ?” bap\ : “F´m tN¨o H¶pw an−m¯Xv? tN¨n At¶cw \¶mbn«v kpJn¨tÃm. ]ns¶ Ct¸mÄ F´p ]än ?”

A§s\ KwK ]Xps¡ Np−pIÄ A\¡n.

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“FSo F\n¡v CjvSs¸Smªn«Ã. F\n¡v AsXÃmw \¶mbn CjvSs¸«p. ]t£, AXv Ignªt¸mÄ, \n§fpsS apJ¯v t\m¡m³ Hcp aSn.” bap\ : “tN¨n F´n\m aSn¡p¶Xv. CXv FÃmhcpw sN¿p¶ Imcy§sfms¡ Xs¶. tN¨nbpsS \mWsams¡ C¶v cm{Xn R§Ä amän Xcmw.”

Rm³ : “FSo Ct¸mÄ \o A\p`hn¨Xv shdpw km¼nÄ am{XamWv. icn¡pÅ shSns¡«v C¶v cm{Xn R§Ä ImWn¨pXcmw.”

At¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS \mWsams¡ IptdtÈ amdnbncp¶p.

KwK : FSo \n§Ä F¶pw cm{Xn GXms−ms¡ ImWn¡mdp−v Atà ? AXmWv Nne Znhk§fn \n§Ä Xdbn Cd§n InS¡p¶Xv. Ignª Hcp cm{Xn Rm³ CSbv¡v DWÀ¶t¸mÄ \n§Ä c−pw IqSn Xdbn InS¡p¶Xv I−p. Dd¡w ImcWw Rm³ ]ns¶ {i²n¨XpanÃ.

Rm³ : “Mm. Nnet¸msgms¡ R§Ä A§s\ Xdbn InS¡mdp−v.” bap\ : “C¶v cm{Xnbn R§Ä tN¨n¡v Hcp henb kÀss{]kv ImWn¨pXcmw. ]t£ tN¨n AXv BtcmSpw ]dbcpXv.” KwK : “CsXms¡ Bsc¦nepw ]dªpsIm−v \S¡ptamSo ?”

At¸mtgbv¡pw R§Ä kv¡qfn F¯n.

A¶v ]I apgph³ KwK hfsc DÃmkhXn Bbncp¶p. AhÄ¡v Ft¶mSpÅ kvt\lw IqSn. ]t£, inev], KwKsb ASp¸n¡msX Ft¸mgpw Fsâ IqsS \S¶p.

Rm\pw inev]bpambpÅ ASp¸w KwKbv¡v AdnbnÃtÃm. inev] GXm−v F¶n Hcp AhImiw t]msebmWv s]cpamdnbncp¶Xv. A§s\ R§Ä sshIpt¶cw ho«n F¯n. aq¶pt]cpw IqSnbmWv thjw amdm³ IbdnbXv. A¶v R§Ä aq¶pt]cpw t{_knbÀ [cn¨nÃ. thjw amdp¶Xn\nSbnepw NnÃd apebn ]nSp¯hpw, aäpambn Imcy§Ä Ignªp. kÔybv¡v ]Tn¡m³ Ccn¡p¶Xn\v ap¼v R§Ä aq¶pt]cpw Ipfn¨p. ]ns¶ ]T\w Ignªv `£Whpw Ign¨v ]¯p aWntbmsS Dd§m³ apdnbn Ibdn. bap\ IXIv AS¨v Ipänbn«p. ]ns¶ sseäv AWbv¡msX InS¶p. A¶v bap\ Aä¯v InS¶n«v, KwKsb I«nen a²y¯mbn InS¯n. Rm\pw bap\bpw KwKbpsS ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶p. Rm³ Fsâ Hcp Im FSp¯v KwKbpsS ]pd¯v h¨p.

Fsâ P«n¡pÅn I¼nbmbn \n¶ Ip«³ AhfpsS Imen AaÀ¶ncp¶p.

A¶v BZyambn Rm³ Dd§m³ InS¶t¸mÄ anUn [cn¨p. Fsâ clkyw Adnbm³ C\n KwK am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp. Ahfpw CXm B clkyw Adnbm³

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t]mIp¶p. ]ns¶ C\n Rm³ F´n\v Hfn¡Ww F¶ Nn´bn Rm³ anUn [cn¨p.

F¦nepw ASnbn P«n D−mbncp¶p.

Rm³ KwKbpsS ]pd¯v Im h¨t¸mÄ Fsâ Ip«³ AhfpsS XpSbn AaÀ¶ncps¶¦nepw, AhÄ AXv Adnbp¶p−mbncp¶nà F¶p tXm¶p¶p. Rm³ KwKbpsS jÀ«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n h¨n«v AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. bap\, I«nen Fgpt¶äv Ccp¶psIm−v, KwKbpsS jÀ«v Ducn amän. ]ns¶ anUnbpw Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn. AhÄ ASnbn ]mâokpw [cn¨ncp¶nÃ.

A§s\ KwK ]qÀ® \ábmbn. AhfpsS Ihbv¡nSbn kar²ambn tcmaw hfÀ¶p InS¶ncp¶p. Rm³ bap\bpsS jÀ«pw, anUnbpw Ducn amän. ]ns¶ Fsâ icoc¯n am{XamWv hkv{X§Ä tijn¨Xv. KwK Fsâ SojÀ«v apIfntebv¡v Ducn amän. ]ns¶ anUnbpw AhÄ Xs¶ Ducn. AhÄ Fsâ P«nbn ssI h¨t¸mÄ bap\ AXv XSªp. “tN¨o AXv Ducm³ kabambnÃ. tN¨n Ipd¨pIqSn £an¡v.”

“AsX´mSo ChÄ \½fpsS c−p t]cptSbpw XpWn Agn¨n«v AhÄ am{Xw tImWm\pw sI«n Ccn¡p¶Xv ” “tN¨n NqSmhmsX. AXv henb Hcp clkyamWv. AXv tI«v tN¨n sR«cpXv. AXpsIm−mWv AXv clkyambn h¨Xv.” “AsX´mSo Fs¶ sR«n¡p¶ A{X henb clkyw?”

“AsXmcp henb clkyw Xs¶bmWv tN¨o. tN¨o, _nµp tN¨n, Ignª hÀj¯n\v ap¼v hsc B¬Ip«n Bbncp¶ntÃ. ]ns¶btà tN¨n s]®mbXv. ]t£, tN¨n s]®msb¦nepw, tN¨nbpsS A−n Ct¸mgpw AhnsS Xs¶ D−v. _m¡nsbÃmw s]®mbn.”

“AXv sImÅmatÃmSo. FhnsS Fs¶ H¶p ImWn¡v. Rm³ CXphsc BWp§fpsS kmam\w I−n«nÃ.”

“Cu hnhcw ]dbmsX tN¨nsb AXv ImWn¨ncps¶¦n tN¨n t]Sn¨v t_m[wsI«v hogpambncp¶p. AXmWv AXv ad¨p h¨ncp¶Xv.” A§s\ bap\ ]Xps¡ Fsâ P«n ]nSn¨v Xmgv¯nbn«v, Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p.

AhfpsS ssI sXm«t¸mtgbv¡pw Ah³ Ahsâ hnizcq]w Im«n. KwK AXv I−n«v A´whn«v AXn Xs¶ t\m¡nbncp¶p. ]ns¶ AhÄ ssI F¯n ]Xps¡ AXn ]nSn¨p. KwK, Ip®bn ]nSn¨v AXv t\m¡p¶Xn\nSbnÂ, bap\ Ip\nªv Ahs\ hmbnem¡n. KwK B ImgvN I−v I®p XÅn.

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KwK : “FSo Rm³ CXphsc BsI I−n«pÅXv AJnensâ sNdnb kmam\w am{XamWv. AXpw aq¶v \mev hÀj§Ä¡v ap¼v. ]ns¶ AXpw I−n«nÃ. AXv GXm−v \½psS Cu sNdp hncensâ hen¸ta D−mbncp¶pÅp. \nsâ Cu kmam\w F{X hepXmWv.” Rm³ : “AXv FÃm BWp§fpw hepXmIpt¼mÄ kmam\w C{Xbpw D−mIpw. CXv GXm−v Bdn©v \ofap−v. km[mcWbmbn CXv Hcp \men©v apX Bdv, Ggv C©p hsc ImWpw.” bap\ At¸mgpw Ip® aq©ns¡m−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Rm³ : “FSo \o CXv Iptd \mfmbn ImWp¶XtÃ. C\n \nsâ tN¨n¡v IqSn CXv H¶p \¶mbn ImWn¨p sImSv ” F¶v ]dªpsIm−v Rm³ AhfpsS hmbn \n¶pw AXv FSp¯n«v, KwKbpsS I¿n sImSp¯p.

KwK, c−p ssI sIm−pw AXv ]nSn¨v Xncn¨pw adn¨psams¡ t\m¡n. ]ns¶ AXnsâ sXmen Xmtgbv¡pw apIfntebv¡pw \o¡n. AhÄ Ahsâ hmbv Xpd¶p ]cntim[n¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ AXnsâ ASnbneqsS I¿n«v ]dnk©nbn ]nSn¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Ip\nªv AXn Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip® aXnhcpthmfw sImXn Xocp¶Xp hsc I−p.

KwK : “F¶mepw \o C{X \mfpw C§s\ Hcp kmam\w \nsâ Imensâ CSbn Hfn¸n¨p h¨ncp¶n«v Fs¶ Adnbn¨nÃtÃmSo. Cu IÅn CXv Adnªn«v Ahfpw ]dªnÃ.” bap\ : “tN¨n¡v C§s\bpÅ Imcy§fn Xmev]cyanà F¶p hnNmcn¨mWv Rm³ an−m¯Xv.” KwK : “F{X \mfmsbSo \o CXv Adnªn«v ? cm{Xn Fs¶ Dd¡n InS¯nbn«v \osbms¡ ChnsS AÀamZn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AtÃ.” bap\ : “tN¨n AdnbmXncn¡m\tà R§Ä cm{Xn Xmsg Cd§n InS¶v CsXms¡ sNbvXXv. tN¨o, Cu hnhcsam¶pw A½ AdnbcpXv. ]ns¶ \ap¡v _nµp tN¨nbpambn H¶n¨v InS¡m³ ]änÃ.”

KwK : “Rm³ A{X a−nbmtWmSo. Rm³ ]dªv CXv Bcpw AdnbnÃ.” bap\ : “AdnbmXncp¶m \ap¡v _nµp tN¨nsbs¡m−v F¶pw \½sf kpJn¸n¡mw.”

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KwK : “AXncn¡s«. \n§Ä cm{Xn Fs´ms¡bmWv sN¿p¶Xv ? CXv \o AI¯v Ibänbn«pt−m?” bap\ : “AI¯v Ibäm³ F\n¡v CjvSambncp¶p. ]t£, _nµp tN¨n ]dbp¶Xv F\n¡v AXn\pÅ ]cphambnà F¶mWv. ” KwK : “kq£n¨p thWw AI¯v Ibän sN¿m³. Asæn Nnet¸mÄ ASnbn ]nSn¡pw. ]ns¶ AXv s]mÃm¸mIpw.” Rm³ : “\n§Ä A§s\ t]Sn¡−. Rm³ AXv ]cntim[n¸n¨p. KÀ`w [cn¡m³ X¡h®w Fsâ ip¢¯n ]pcpj _oPw H¶pt]mepw CÃ. AXpsIm−v KÀ`ap−mIpsa¶ t]Sntb th−.”

KwK : “FSo \n AXv F§s\sbmSo ]cntim[n¨Xv ?”

Rm³ : “FSo AXv Hcp henb IYbmWv. Fsâ Cu clkyw BZyambn I−p]nSn¨Xv \½psS ¢mÊnse inev]bmWv. AhÄ ISn Ibdn \S¡pIbmbncp¶p. kv¡qfn h¨v AhÄ ]et¸mgpw Fsâ apebn ]nSn¡pIbpw, Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¡pIbpsams¡ sN¿pambncp¶p. Hcp Znhkw AhÄ Fsâ Imensâ CSbn ssI Ibäm³ {ian¨p. c−p aq¶v {]mhiysams¡ Rm³ AXv XSªp. ]ns¶ Ahsf XSbm³ Ignbm¯ Hcp AhØ h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Cu clkyw AhtfmSv ]dªp. ]ns¶ H¶p c−v Znhkw AhfpsS ho«n h¨v AhÄ Fs¶s¡m−v Ahsf ]®n¸n¨p. At¸mÄ AhÄ¡v KÀ`w D−mIptam F¶ t]Sn sIm−v R§Ä ip¢w ]cntim[n¡m³ Xocpam\n¨p. A§s\, AhfpsS ASp¯ ho«n em_n tPmenbpÅ Hcp tN¨n D−v. B tN¨nsbs¡m−v ]cntim[n¸n¨p. A§s\ B tN¨nbpw Fsâ clkyw Adnªp.

AXn\pÅ {]Xn^eambn F\n¡v B tN¨ntbbpw ASn¨psImSpt¡−n h¶p.”

KwK : “FSo `b¦co. \nsâ IqsS c−p hÀjambn I«nen InS¶ Rm³ CsXm¶padnªnÃ. ]t£, \o \m«nepÅ FÃmhtcbpw HmSn \S¶p ]®p¶p. CXv FhnSps¯ \ymbw ?”

Rm³ : “\o ss[cyambn CcnsbSo. \n\¡v CsXm¶pw CjvSambncn¡¯nà F¶v hnNmcn¨mWv Rm³ A\§mXncp¶Xv. C\n \nsâ Bi Xocp¶Xphsc Rm³ \n\¡v ASn¨p Xcmw. t]mtc.” bap\ : “At¸mÄ tN¨n F\n¡v ASn¨p Xc¯ntà ? Rm³ C§s\ sXm«pw XShnbpsams¡ Ignªm aXntbm ?”

Rm³ : “\o s]W§−. \ns¶bpw ASn¨pXcmw. ]t£, \o H¶pIqSn sskkmhm\p−v. ”

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bap\ : “tN¨n Iptd \mfmbn Fs¶ C§s\ ]dªv sImXn¸n¡p¶p. ]t£ Imcysam«v \S¡p¶panÃ.”

Rm³ : “\o ]nW§msXSo. ]Xps¡, \nsâ Xpfsbms¡ Rm³ Xs¶ H¶pIqSn hepXm¡nbn«v \n\¡v ASn¨pXcmw.”

KwK Cu kaba{Xbpw Fsâ Ip®bn sR¡pIbpw XShpIbpsams¡ sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ KwKbpsS apesR«v ]nSn¨v hen¨v ]pd¯m¡nbn«v, AXv Fsâ hmbnem¡n \pWªp. bap\, KwKbpsS ]©h³ Im«n hncepIÄ sIm−v XgpIn. KwK, ImepIÄ hnSÀ¯n h¨psIm−v Ccp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ CSXp I¿nse Nq−phnc KwKbpsS ]qän Ibänbnd¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. H¸w AhfpsS apeIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p.

Rm³ KwKsb I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯n. F¶n«v, Rm³ AhfpsS ]pd¯v Ibdn InS¶p. bap\, B kab¯v Ip¸nbn \n¶pw F® FSp¯v Fsâ Ip®bnepw, KwKbpsS ]qÀXpfbnepw ]pc«n. (R§Ä sshIpt¶cw Xs¶ ASp¡fbn \n¶pw Hcp sNdnb Ip¸nbn F® FSp¯v h¨ncp¶p.) F¶n«v bap\ Xs¶ Fsâ Ip®, KwKbpsS ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v, ]qÀNp−pIÄ ]nSn¨v hnSÀ¯n, ]qÀXpfbn ap«n¨p h¨p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Acs¡«v Xmgv¯n.

AtXmsS, Ip®bpsS Xe, AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn IS¶p. KwK, thZ\ ISn¨aÀ¯ns¡m−p InS¶p. Ipd¨p Ignªv Rm³ H¶pIqSn XÅnbt¸mÄ Ip® Ipd¨pIqSn IS¶p. ]t£, AXv F´ntem X«n \n¶p. Rm³ Ip\nªv KwKbpsS apeIfn apJan«v Dc¨p. ]ns¶ AhfpsS Np−pIÄ, Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp.

AXn\nsS, AhfpsS {i² H¶p Xncnªt¸mÄ Rm³ s]s«¶v Ip® Aev]w ]pdt¯bv¡v ]nSn¨n«v, iànbmbn AIt¯bv¡v Hä XÅv XÅn.

AtXmsS, Fsâ Ip®, FÃm XSʧfpw XIÀ¯psIm−v AhfpsS aZ\sN¸nsâ AKm[XIfn Hfn¨p. AhÄ thZ\ sIm−v \nehnfn¨p. ]t£, AhfpsS Np−pIÄ Fsâ hmbv¡pÅn Bbncp¶Xn\m AhfpsS i_vZw ]pd¯ph¶nÃ. ]t£, AhfpsS I®pIfn \n¶pw I®p\oÀ XpÅnIÄ Hen¨nd§n. Rm³ AXv Np−pIÄ sIm−v H¸nsbSp¯p. Rm³ Ipd¨pkabw A§s\ A\§msX InS¶p.

Cu kaba{Xbpw, bap\, KwKbpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨pS¨psIm−ncp¶p.

At¸mtgbv¡pw, KwKbpsS thZ\ Ipdªp h¶p. AXv a\Ênem¡nbn«v, Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. bap\, Fsâ ]®Â t\m¡n I−p. AhÄ BZyambn«mWv Ip® ]qän Ibän ASn¡p¶Xv ImWp¶Xv. Rm³ KwKbpsS Ccphi§fnepw ssI Ip¯n DbÀ¶p \n¶psIm−v, Ip® Ducn ASn¨p.

Fsâ ASnbpsS Xmf¯ns\m¸w, Fsâ apeIÄ XpÅn Ifn¨p. AXv I−n«v, bap\ Fsâ apeIfn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n. Rm³ Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n ASn¨p. BZysams¡ KwKbpsS ]qän Ip® Ibdn Cd§pt¼mÄ Fsâ Ip®bnepw thZ\

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A\p`hs¸«ncp¶p. kmh[m\w AhfpsS ]qÀXpf Ipd¨v AbªtXmsS, Fsâ ASn kpKaambn \S¶p. KwKbpw hnImc¯n ap§n aqfm\pw Rc§m\pw XpS§n. kmh[m\w Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. HSphn KwK XfÀ¶p. AtX kabw Xs¶ Fsâ Ip®bpw AhfpsS ]qän Aan«v s]m«n¨p. KwKbpsS ]qÀ `n¯nIÄ Fsâ Ip®bn hn«p hn«v k½À±w Gev]n¨psIm−ncp¶p. HSphn AXv \ne¨p.

AtXmsS Fsâ Ip®bpw Npcp§m³ XpS§n. AXv AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw sX¶n ]pd¯p h¶p. H¸w AhfpsS ]qÀtX\pw, Fsâ Ip®¸mepw IeÀ¶ an{inXhpw AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw HgpInbnd§n. AXn t\cnb Nph¸v \ndw IeÀ¶ncp¶p.

Fsâ Ip®bnepw AhfpsS cà¯nsâ Nph¸v ]änbncp¶p. Rm³ Hcp XpWn FSp¯v Fsâ Ip®bpw, KwKbpsS ]qdpw XpS¨v hr¯nbm¡n. bap\ t\cnb \ncmitbmsS R§sf t\m¡n Ccp¶p. AhfpsS Ccp¯ I−n«v F\n¡v k¦Sw h¶p. C¶se hsc Fs¶ kpJn¸n¨hfmWv. C¶v \ncmis¸«v Ccn¡p¶Xv. Rm³ Ahsf I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ]qän Rm³ apJw AaÀ¯n. ]ns¶ Rm³ Fsâ Np−pw \m¡pw sIm−v Ipd¨pkabw AhfpsS ]qänepw I´nepambn tXtcm«w \S¯n. HSphn AhfpsS ]qÀ, tXs\mgp¡n. AtXmsS AhfpsS apJw sXfnªp. ]ns¶ R§Ä sseäv AW¨n«v, A§s\ Xs¶ InS¶v Dd§n. shfp¸n\v Fsâ Ip®bn Btcm ]nSn¡p¶Xmbn tXm¶nbt¸mÄ Rm³ DWÀ¶p. Rm³ I−Xv, KwK, Fsâ Ip® hmbn h¨v N¸nhen¡p¶XmWv. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS apSnbn Npän ]nSn¨v, AhfpsS Xe iànbmbn apIfntebv¡pw Xmtgbv¡pw Nen¸n¨p. HSphn Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS hmbn ]mÂ]mbkw hnf¼n. AhÄ AXv IpSn¨p. At¸mtgbv¡pw bap\bpw DWÀ¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä hkv{Xw [cn¨v _m¯v dqan t]mbn.

KwK, aq{Xsamgn¨t¸mÄ \oä sIm−v ]nSªp. IqSmsX, AhfpsS \S¯bpw ]´nbÃmbncp¶p. Bsc¦nepw I−m AhfpsS \S¯bnse A]mIX s]s«¶v a\ÊnemIpambncp¶p. AXpsIm−v AXn\v hniZoIcWambn Hcp IÅw ]dbm³ Rm³ D]tZin¨p. A§s\, cmhnse AhfpsS \S¯ I−n«v AhfpsS A½ F´v ]änsb¶v Xnc¡n. AhÄ _m¯vdqan h¨v Imsem¶v Dfp¡n F¶v Hcp \pW ]dªv XSn X¸n.

A¶v cm{Xn KwK, Fsâ Ip® AI¯v Ibäm³ A\phZn¨nÃ. R§fpsS amZI cmhpIÄ sImgnªpsIm−ncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ Rm³ cm{Xnbn anUnbmWv [cn¡p¶Xv. apdnbn Ibdp¶Xp hsc am{Xw P«n [cn¡pambncp¶p. ]ns¶ AXpw amäpw. FÃm cm{XnIfnepw aq¶pt]cpw DSpXpWn CÃmsXbmbn Dd¡w. bap\ {]mb]qÀ¯n Bbn F¦nepw AhÄ¡v sa³kkv IrXyambn XpS§nbncp¶nÃ. ]t£, KwKbv¡v IrXyambn sa³kkv h¶psIm−ncp¶p. B Znhk§fn AhÄ ImgvN¡mcn am{Xambncn¡pw. Znhk§Ä IS¶pt]mbn. CSbv¡v Nne Znhk§fn Rm³ inev]sbbpw, Zo]tN¨ntbbpw AhcpsS ho«n h¨v ]®n. HSphnÂ

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th\ Ah[n F¯n. Rm\pw, KwKbpw FÊv. FÊv. FÂ. kn. ]co£ \¶mbn FgpXn. sht¡j³ R§Ä ASn¨ps]mfn¨p.

CXn\nsS, c−v hÀj§Ä¡p tijw sht¡j\v A¶v BZyambn Rm³ Fsâ ho«n t]mbn. s]®v BbXn\p tijapÅ BZy bm{X. Fsâ H¸w KwKbpw bap\bpw h¶p. A½mh\mWv R§sf sIm−phn«Xv. A½mh³ A¶p Xs¶ XncnsI t]mbn.

R§Ä ]ns¶bpw c−mgvN IqSn Fsâ ho«n Ignªp. AXv Ignªv R§Ä XncnsI t]mbn. Fsâ AÑ\mWv R§sf XncnsI sIm«p hn«Xv. Rm³ XncnsI t]mI− Fs¶ms¡ A½ \nÀºÔns¨¦nepw Rm³ AXn\v hg§nbnÃ. ho«n \n¶m F\n¡v Iq«n\v BcpanÃ. F\n¡v Fsâ ho«n HcpamXncn hoÀ¸pap«Â A\p`hs¸Spw. R§Ä I«¸\bn XncnsI F¯nbXnsâ HcmgvN Ignªv, A½mh³ kpJanÃmsX Bip]{Xnbn Bbn. A½mbn, A½mh\v Iq«mbn Bip]{Xnbn Bbn. ho«n R§Ä aq¶v s]¬Ip«nIfpw, Hcp B¬Ip«nbpw am{Xw. cmhnse R§Ä Bsc¦nepw c−p t]À `£Ww X¿mdm¡n AXpambn Bip]{Xnbn t]mIpw. At¸mÄ A½mbn ho«n hcpw. ]ns¶ D¨bv¡pÅ `£Wsams¡ X¿mdm¡n, AJnent\bpw Iq«n, `£Whpambn XncnsI Bip]{Xnbn t]mIpw. At¸mÄ R§Ä XncnsI t]mcpw. D¨ Ignªm ho«n R§Ä aq¶p s]¬Ip«nIÄ am{XamIpw. ]ns¶ AhnsS Hcp s]mSn]qcamWv. R§Ä aq¶pw IqSn IXIv AS¨v apdnbn Ibdn ASn¨v XIÀ¡pw.

A§s\bpÅ Hcp Znhkw, Rm³ bap\bpsS ko s]m«n¨v Ahsfbpw Hcp s]®m¡n.

A§s\sbm¶pw sN¿Wsa¶v IcpXn XpS§nbXÃ. ]t£, NqSmbn h¶t¸mÄ A§s\sbms¡ kw`hn¨p. A¶v KwKbpw bap\bpw IqSnbmbncp¶p cmhnse Bip]{Xnbn t]mbXv. c−p aWntbmsS AhÀ Xncns¨¯n. ]pds¯ IXIv AS¨v ]q«nbn«v, AhÀ thjw amdm³ apdnbn Ibdnbt¸mÄ Rm\pw IqsS apdnbn sN¶p. KwK Hcp NpcnZmdpw, bap\ anUnbpw tSm¸pambncp¶p [cn¨ncp¶Xv. Rm³ anUnbpw SojÀ«pw. R§fmcpw `£Ww Ign¨ncp¶nÃ. A§s\ AhÀ [cn¨ncp¶ thj§Ä Hmtcm¶mbn Ducn amän. Ahkm\w c−pt]À¡pw ]mâokpw t{_knbdpw am{Xambn. Rm³ AhcpsS ASp¯v sN¶n«v AXpw Ducn amän. c−pt]cpw P\n¨]Sn \n¶p.

AXv I−n«v bap\ : “Aà tN¨o, CsX´v acymZbmWv. \½Ä c−pw ChnsS XpWnbpw tImWm\psam¶panÃmsX \n¡p¼w Zm Cu _nµptN¨n am{Xsa´m FÃmw C«v aqSn \n¡p¶Xv. AXv acymZbÃtÃm” F¶v ]dªpsIm−v bap\ Fsâ ASp¯v h¶v Fsâ SojÀ«v apIfntebv¡v Ducn amän. ]ns¶ t{_knbdpw Ducn.

AtX kabw Xs¶, KwK, Fsâ ap¶n ap«pIp¯n \n¶psIm−v Fsâ anUn Xmtgbv¡v hen¨v Ducn. B anUn¡v CemÌn¡v Bbncp¶Xn\mÂ, AhÄ s]s«¶v AXv Ducn FSp¯p. ]ns¶ Fsâ P«nbpw Xmtgbv¡v Ducn FSp¯p. c−pt]cptSbpw \áX

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I−v I¼nbSn¨v \n¶ Ip®, s]s«¶v Hcp kv{]nwKv t]mse ap¶ntebv¡v sXdn¨v DbÀ¶v KwKbpsS XmSnbn X«n. XnI¨pw A{]Xo£nXamb Hcp kw`hw BbXn\mÂ, AhÄ s]s«¶v sR«n ]n¶ntebv¡v amdn. ]ns¶ ka\ne hos−Sp¯n«v Ip®bn ]nSn¨p. bap\ CsXÃmw I−psIm−v \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhÄ Ip\nªv Fsâ apebn ]nSn¨p.

Rm³ : “FSo [rXn shbv¡msX. \ap¡v tNmdv D−n«v ]cn]mSn XpS§mw. F\n¡v \à hni¸p−v.” bap\ : “tN¨n ]ns¶ Chs\ C§s\ shSnshbv¡m³ tXm¡v ]nSn¡p¶Xp amXncn C§s\ \nhÀ¯n \ndp¯nbm ]ns¶ Fsâ I¬t{SmÄ t]mIntÃ. R§Ä¡pw hni¡p¶p. F¦n hm \ap¡v C¶v Cu thj¯n t]mbn tNmdv Xn¶mw.”

A§s\ R§Ä aq¶pw IqSn ]nd¶]Sn ASp¡fbn t]mbn tNmdv hnf¼n Xn¶p.

R§Ä Hcp ]m{X¯n tNmdv hnf¼nbn«v, AXn \n¶pw aq¶pt]cpw hmcn Xn¶p. ]ns¶ ]m{Xw IgpIn h¨n«v aq¶pt]cpw IqSn lmfn F¯n.

KwK : “FSo Ct¸mÄ C\n ChnsS Bcpw hcm³ CÃ. AXpsIm−v C¶v \ap¡v ChnsSb§v IqSnbmtem ?”

Rm³ : “]ns¶´m. \à sFUnb. Hcp sNbn©pw BIpatÃm.” bap\ : “F¶m Rm³ Hcp joäv FSp¯psIm−p hcmw. AXv hncn¨v \ap¡v ChnsSb§v IqSmw.” A§s\ bap\ t]mbn Hcp joäv sIm−p h¶v Xdbn hncn¨p. B kab¯v Rm³ KwKsb sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨psIm−v \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. bap\, joäv hncn¨n«v, Fsâ ASp¯v h¶n«v Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v KwKbpsS ]qän Dc¨p. KwK ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n Ip®bv¡v Ibdm³ hgnsbmcp¡n. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v bap\bpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Fsâ apeIÄ, KwKbpsS apeIfn AaÀ¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä aq¶pw IqSn joän Ccp¶p. Rm³ bap\bpsS apIfn Ibdn InS¶psIm−v Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. AhfpsS \m¡v Fsâ hmbntebv¡v \pgªp Ibdn. R§fpsS \m¡pIÄ, c−p kÀ¸§sft¸mse Fsâ hmbv¡pÅn InS¶v sI«p]nWªp. KwK, Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v bap\bpsS ]qän h¨v Dc¨p. bap\, ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨p. KwK, Fsâ Ip®bnepw, bap\bpsS ]qänepw F® ]pc«nbn«v, Fsâ Ip®, ]qÀXpfbn ap«n¨p h¨p. bap\bv¡v AtXmsS Bthiambn. bap\ : “tN¨o, ASn¨v tIäv tN¨o. Fsâ ]qdv Iodps¶¦n A§v Iods«.

F¶mepw th−oe. F\n¡v _nµptN¨nbpsS Ip® H¶p AI¯v Ibän In«nbm aXn. ]ns¶ F\n¡v acn¨mepw hnjaanÃ.”

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KwK : “\o InS¶v sh{]mfw ImWn¡msXSo. \ap¡v C¶v GXmbmepw CXv tIänbn«v Xs¶ _m¡n Imcyw.”

Rm³ : “KwtK, \o AXv h¨v Ip¯msX \nsâ hnc Hsc®w tIän ASnt¨.

At¸mÄ AhfpsS Xpf Ipd¨v eqkmIpw.” A§s\ KwK, AhfpsS Nq−p hnc bap\bpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ip¯nbnd¡n.

AXv Iptdt\cw AIt¯m«pw ]pdtIm«pw Nen¸n¨p. AtXmsS Xpf Ipd¨v eqkmbn.

KwK : “FSo _nµp, C¸w Ipd¨v eqkmsbSo. Fsâ hnc kpJambn Ibdnbnd§p¶p−v. ” Rm³ : “F¦n \o AXnsâ IqsS Hcp hnc IqSn tIän c−v hncepw IqSn tNÀ¯v ASn.” KwK, Nq−phncens\m¸w AhfpsS \Sphnc IqSn tIän ASn¡m³ XpS§n. kmh[m\w Xpf Iptd¡qSn eqkmbn. ]ns¶ AhÄ AhfpsS s]cphnc IqSn tIän. aq¶p hncepIfpw IqSn tNÀ¯v ]Xps¡ ASn¨p. AtXmsS Xpf \¶mbn hnIkn¨p.

KwK : “FSo C¸w \ÃXpt]mse eqkmbn. C\n \o H¶p tIän t\m¡ntb.”

AXv ]dªn«v KwK, Fsâ Ip® ho−pw bap\bpsS ]qÀXpfbn ]nSn¨p h¨p.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ XÅnbt¸mÄ Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ibdn. Rm³ Ipd¨v t\cw A\§msX InS¶n«v, ho−pw ]Xps¡ AIt¯bv¡v XÅn. AtXmsS Ip®bpsS ]IpXn DÅnembn. bap\ I®S¨v, Np−pIÄ ISn¨p]nSn¨psIm−v, thZ\ DÅnsemXp¡n InS¶p. KwK, bap\bpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨pS¨p.

Rm³ Fsâ ssI c−pw bap\bpsS Ccp hi§fnepw Du¶ns¡m−v DbÀ¶p \n¶p. KwK Ip\nªp h¶v bap\bpsS apeIÄ hmbnen«v \pWªp. At¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS thZ\ Ipdªp. AhÄ I®v Xpd¶v Fs¶ t\m¡ns¡m−v Xe Ipep¡n k½Xw X¶p. At¸mÄ Rm³ {i²n¨v Ip® Ipd¨v ]pdt¯bv¡v hen¨n«v Bsªmcp XÅv XÅn. AtXmsS Ip® ]qÀ®ambn DÅnembn. R§fpsS Acs¡«v H¶ptNÀ¶p. bap\ Pnh³ t]mIp¶ Xc¯n \nehnfn¨p. AhfpsS I®n \n¶pw I®p\oÀ IpSpIpSm NmSn. Rm³ : “Fs´Sm Ip«m. \n\¡v thZ\nt¨m ? \nt¶mSv Rm³ ]eh«w ]dªXtà \o CXn\p X¡ ]cphambnÃ. ]ns¶ aXn Fs¶ms¡. F¶n«v \n\¡v henb sh{]mfambncp¶tÃm.” bap\ : “AXv kmcanà tN¨o. GXmbmepw tN¨nbpsS kmam\w AI¯mbntÃ.

F\n¡v Ipd¨v thZ\n¨mepw, C\nbpÅ kpJw HmÀ¡pt¼mÄ CsXm¶pw kmcanÃ.”

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A§s\ R§Ä Ipd¨pkabw kwkmcn¨p InS¶t¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS thZ\ amdn. AhfpsS apJ`mh¯n \n¶pw AXv a\Ênem¡nb Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn ASn¨p. BZysam¶pw A{X Ffp¸¯n Ducn ASn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. \me©v ASn ASn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS ]qän\v sNdnb Abhv h¶p. AtXmsS Ip® kpJambn Ibdnbnd§m³ XpS§n. Rm³ thKX Iq«n.

Rm³ thK¯n BªSn¨t¸mÄ, Fsâ apeIÄ InS¶v XpÅn¡fn¨p. AXv I−n«v, bap\ c−p ssIIfpw DbÀ¯n Fsâ apeIÄ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. KwK At¸mgpw bap\bpsS apeIÄ sRcn¨v DSbv¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. Fsâ ASnbpsS thKX IqSnbtXmsS, bap\bpsS ImepIÄ A´co£¯ntebv¡v DbÀ¶p h¶p. AhÄ Fsâ apebnse ]nSp¯w hn«n«v, c−p ssI sIm−pw Fsâ tXmfpIfn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. AhfpsS apJs¯ t]inIÄ henªp apdpIn. AhfpsS Xe ]n¶ntebv¡v aeÀ¶p.

HSphn AXv kw`hn¨p. AhfpsS AWs¡«v s]m«nsbmgpIn. Rm³ ]ns¶bpw ASn¨p. HSphn AhfpsS DbÀ¶p \n¶ ImepIÄ \new]Xn¨p. AhÄ hnbÀ¯p Ipfn¨p. AhÄ Fsâ tXmfn h¨ncp¶ ssI sIm−v Fs¶ AhfpsS icoc¯ntebv¡v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨psIm−v Fsâ apJ¯nsâ Hmtcm AWphnepw Npw_n¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ \nÝeambn InS¶p.

KwK : “FSo _nµq, \n\¡v t]mtbmSo ?”

Rm³ : “CsÃSo. F\n¡v hcmdmbXmbncp¶p. At¸mtgbv¡pw ChÄ¡v t]mbn. ]ns¶ Rm³ ASn¨nÃ.”

KwK : “AXv \¶mbn. \o Ct§m«v Cd§n hm. F¶n«v Fs¶ ASn.” AXp ]dªn«v AhÄ Fs¶ bap\bpsS tZl¯p \n¶pw XÅn amän InS¯n.

AtXmsS Fsâ Ip® Hcp i_vZt¯msS bap\bpsS ]qän \n¶pw ]pd¯p h¶p.

At¸mÄ Fsâ Ip®bn bap\bpsS ko s]m«nb tNmc ]änbncp¶p. KwK, Hcp XpWnsbSp¯v AXv XpS¨p. ]ns¶ bap\bpsS ]qän \n¶pw Hen¨nd§nb, càw IeÀ¶ tX\pw XpS¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Fsâ ASp¯mbn aeÀ¶p InS¶p.

KwK s]s«¶v Fs¶ AhfpsS ]pdt¯bv¡v hen¨p Ibäm³ {ian¨p. AXv I−n«v Rm³ ]dªp : “FSo, C¶v \ap¡v Hcp ]pXnb Ifn t\m¡mw. \o Fsâ Acs¡«nsâ c−p hi¯pw ap«p Ip¯n \nt¶.”

AhÄ ap«pIp¯n \n¶p Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ Fsâ Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS ]qän ap«n¨p h¨p.

“Mm. C\n \o ]Xps¡ Xmgv¶v Ccpt¶.”

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A§s\ AhÄ ]Xps¡ Fsâ Ip®bntebv¡v AaÀ¶v Ccp¶p. Fsâ Ip® kmh[m\w AhfpsS aWns¨¸n Hfn¨p. HSphn AhfpsS N´n Fsâ Acs¡«n AaÀ¶p. AhÄ Ipd¨p kabw AhnsS A\§msX Ccp¶p. ]ns¶ Ip® AI¯v h¨psIm−p Xs¶ Fsâ ]pd¯v Iagv¶p InS¶psIm−v Fs¶ Npw_n¨p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Fsâ icoc¯n AaÀ¯n h¨p. R§fpsS apeIÄ sRcnªv AaÀ¶p.

AhfpsS N´n Rm³ Fsâ ssI sIm−v Xm§n ]nSn¨psIm−,v Rm³ Xmsg \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v ASn¨p. AtXmsS AhÄ \nhÀ¶v Ccp¶n«v, Fsâ apeIfn ssI Ip¯ns¡m−v N´n DbÀ¯n ASn¡m³ XpS§n. H¸w Rm\pw ASnbn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v ASn¨psImSp¯p. AhÄ ]d¶Sn¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS sNdnb apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p.

HSphn AhÄ Fsâ s\©n XfÀ¶p hoWp. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨psIm−v apIfntebv¡v BªSn¨p. HSphn Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS ]qän ip¢ag s]¿n¨p.

AtXmsS Rm\pw XfÀ¶p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨psIm−v InS¶p. Fsâ Ip®¸mepw, AhfpsS ]qÀtX\pw IqSn IeÀ¶v Fsâ Ip®bneqsS Xmtgbv¡v HgpIn Cd§n. AXv Fsâ ]dnk©nbneqsS, N´nhnShntebv¡v Hen¨nd§n.

R§Ä A§s\ InS¶v ab§n. A©v aWntbmsS, bap\bmWv R§sf hnfn¨v DWÀ¯nbXv. ]ns¶ R§Ä _m¯vdqan t]mbn IgpIn hr¯nbm¡nbn«v apdnbn h¶v thjw sI«n. ap¼v KwKbv¡v ]änb AtX Ipg¸w C¶v bap\¡pw kw`hn¨p.

AhÄ¡v icn¡v \S¡m³ {]bmkambncp¶p. AhÄ Ih¨p Ih¨mWv \S¶Xv. ]ns¶ R§Ä Nmb D−m¡n IpSn¨p. R§Ä Nmb IpSn¨psIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ AJnepw h¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä aäp tPmenIfn GÀs¸«p. ho−pw cm{XnIfn. A¶v cm{Xn, bap\sb Ifn¨nÃ. ASp¯ Znhkw cmhnse Bbt¸mtgbv¡pw bap\bpsS AkzkvXXsbms¡ amdn. AhÄ icn¡v \S¡m³ XpS§n. A¶v bap\sb Bip]{Xnbn sIm−p t]mbnÃ. AhÄ ho«n dÌv FSp¯p.

ASp¯ Znhkw D¨bv¡v inev] ho«n h¶p. A¶v Rm³ Ahtfbpw Ifn¨p. A§s\ Znhk§Ä IS¶p t]mbn.

B Znhk§fn Hcp Znhkw D¨bv¡pÅ kwKa kab¯v, Rm³ A½mhsâ tjhnwKv skäv FSp¯v, KwKbptSbpw bap\bptSbpw Ihbv¡nSbnse tcmaw hSn¨p amän. H¸w AhcpsS I£s¯ tcmahpw \o¡w sNbvXp. ]ns¶ AhÀ c−pw IqSn Fsâ Ip®bv¡p NpänepapÅ tcmahpw hSn¨p X¶p. ]ns¶ Øncambn AhÀ¡v sa³kÊv hcp¶Xn\v ap¼v tcmaw hSn¡Â \S¯pambncp¶p. HcmgvNs¯ Bip]{Xn hmk¯n\v tijw A½mh³ ho«n h¶p.

CXn\nsS R§fpsS dnkÄ«v h¶p. F\n¡v UnÌnwKvj³. KwKbv¡v ^Ìv ¢mÊv. ]ns¶bpw HcmgvN Ignªv bap\bv¡v kv¡qÄ Xpd¶p. AhÄ H³]Xmw ¢mÊn Bbn. R§Ä ¹Êv h®nse AUvanj\v At]£n¨p. R§Ä¡v c−p t]À¡pw kb³kv

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{Kq¸n AUvanj³ In«n. A§s\ R§Ä ho−pw Htc ¢mÊn Xs¶ h¶p. inev]bv¡v ]t£ lyqam\näokv {Kq¸nemWv AUvanj³ In«nbXv. AXpsIm−v AhÄ thtd ¢mÊn Bbn. F¦nepw AhÄ FÃm Znhkhpw Fs¶ ImWpambncp¶p.

ImWpI am{XaÃ, AhÄ Fsâ apebnepw Ip®bnepsams¡ ]nSn¡pIbpw sN¿pambncp¶p.

Znhk§Ä ]ns¶bpw IS¶p t]mbn. R§fpsS cm{Xn Ifn \nÀºm[w XpSÀ¶p.

Ct¸mÄ ¢mÊn Rm\pw KwKbpw ASp¯Sp¯mbn«mWv Ccn¡p¶Xv. B hÀjw R§fpsS ¢mÊn Hcp ]pXnb Ip«n tNÀ¶ncp¶p. t]cv ARvP\. Hcp ]¨ ]cnjvImcn.

AhÄ Hcp kv¡q«nbnemWv hcp¶Xv. AhfpsS a«pw `mhhpw I−m AhfpsS Acbv¡v Npänepw ]qdv D−v F¶v tXm¶pambncp¶p. kv¡qfnse hmfnIq«§Ä Ahsf hfbv¡m³ Hcp {iaw \S¯nsb¦nepw AhÄ AhcpsS H¶pw hebn hogmsX sX¶n amdn \S¶p. AhÄ, aäpÅhscsbms¡, \mS³ `mjbn ]dªm HcpamXncn ‘ssacv ’ t]mse IcpXnbncp¶p. AXpsIm−p Xs¶ B¬Ip«nIÄ Ahsf F.kn.]n. F¶mWv hnfn¨ncp¶Xv (F.kn.]n F¶m Acbv¡v Npänepw ]qdv F¶mWv).

AhÄ AhfpsS AÑ\½amcpsS GI aIÄ Bbncp¶p. AhÄ, AÑ\pw A½bv¡psam¸w Zp_mbnbnembncp¶p Xmakw. AhnSs¯ C´y³ kv¡qfnemWv AhÄ ]Tn¨ncp¶Xv. Ct¸mÄ, AhfpsS AÑ\pw A½bpsaÃmw AhnSps¯ tPmen aXnbm¡n \m«n XncnsI F¯nbXmWv. AhÀ ChnsS I«¸\bn Iptd FtÌäv hm§nbn«p−mbncp¶p. AXpImcWamWv AhÀ ChnsS Xmakam¡nbXv. AhÄ Ipd¨v Ccp− \ndamsW¦nepw, ImWm³ kpµcn Bbncp¶p. KÄ^n hfÀ¶Xnsâ FÃm B\pIqey§fpw AhfpsS icoc¯n ImWm\p−mbncp¶p.

AhfpsS icoc¯n FÃmw Bhiy¯n\v hfÀ¶p hnIkn¨n«p−mbncp¶p. HXp§nb Acs¡«pw, AXn\v apIfnepw Xmsgbpw hoXn IqSpXepw Bbncp¶p. GXm−v 36 - 32 40 sskkv. AhfpsS s\©n GXm−v 36C sskknepÅ apeIÄ IpXdn DbÀ¶p \n¡p¶p.

HXp§nb Acs¡«v. AXn\v Xmtgbv¡v hncnª \nXw_w. BsI¡qSn Hcp Dcensâ BIrXn. FÃm sNdp¸¡mcptSbpw Dd¡w sISp¯p¶ cq]w. Ahsf I−m FÃm ]pcpj·mcptSbpw Ip®, AhcdnbmsX Dbcpambncp¶p. AYhm DbÀ¶nsæn AhÀ¡v Fs´¦nepw AkpJw D−mbncn¡pw. A{X skIvknbmb BIrXn. R§fpsS kv¡qfn ¹Êv h®n\pw, ¹Êv Sqhn\pw B¬Ip«nIÄ¡v ]mâpw, ^pÄssI jÀ«pw, s]¬Ip«nIÄ¡v NpcnZmdpamWv thjw. s]¬Ip«nIÄ \nÀºÔambpw jn½ntbm, s]änt¡mt«m ASnbn [cn¨ncn¡Ww. AXn\m hkv{X¯nsâ Imcy¯n AhÄ¡v CjvSwt]mse hkv{Xw [cn¡m³ IgnbnÃmbncp¶p.

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A§s\ AhÄ hntZi kpK豈 ]qin, Hcp sXdn¨ s]®mbn hnekn \S¶p.

AhÄ¡v ¢mÊn Bcpambpw N§m¯anÃmbncp¶p. ]Tn¯¡mcy¯n AhÄ A{X sa¨ambncp¶nÃ. F¶m AhÄ¡v Cw¥ojv `mj \¶mbn ssIImcyw sN¿m³ Adnbmambncp¶p.

R§Ä¡v ¢mÊv XpS§n Hcp amkw Ignªt¸mÄ R§Ä¡v Hcp sSÌvt]¸À D−mbncp¶p. AXnsâ amÀ¡nsâ ASnØm\¯nÂ, DbÀ¶ amÀ¡pImsc R§fpsS ¢mÊv So¨À ap³ \ncbn Ccp¯n. Gähpw ap³\ncbn Gähpw sNdnb Ip«nIÄ. c−mw \ncbn Gähpw IqSpX amÀ¡v In«nbhÀ. ]ns¶, amÀ¡nsâ ASnØm\¯n ]n¶ntebv¡v. Gähpw ]n¶n Gähpw tamiamb Ip«nIÄ. A§s\ koäv do Atd©v sNbvXt¸mÄ, \½psS F.kn.]n. ARvP\, Fsâ ASp¯v Bbn. AhÄ¡v Cw¥ojn\v e`n¨ amÀ¡nsâ anIhn BWv AhÄ Fsâ ASp¯v F¯nbXv. KwK, aq¶mw \ncbntebv¡v ]n³XÅs¸«p. Hcp sskUn B¬Ip«nIfpw, adpsskUn s]¬Ip«nIfpw.

A§s\, H¶p c−v BgvNIÄ IS¶p t]mbn. {ItaW, ARvP\ Ft¶mSv an−m³ XpS§n. A[nIw XmaknbmsX R§Ä ASp¯ Iq«pImcmbn. AhÄ A§s\ AhfpsS clky§Ä Rm\pambn ]¦v h¨p XpS§n. AhÄ¡v, KÄ^n h¨v AhfpsS ¢mÊnse Hcp B¬Ip«nbpambn Nne Npän¡fnsbms¡ D−mbncp¶p. AhnsS AhÀ¡v D¨bv¡v ¢mÊv Ignbpw. AhfpsS AÑ\pw A½bpw Hm^okn \n¶pw sshIpt¶cta XncnsI F¯pambncp¶pÅp. A§s\, AhfpsS ho«n h¨v AhÄ, Ah\pambn an¡ Znhk§fnepw I−pap«pambncp¶p.

AhcpsS _Ôw hfÀ¶v AXv imcocnI _Ô¯ntebv¡v DbÀ¶p. HSphn Hcp Znhkw AhfpsS A½, Iptd t\ct¯ B^okn \n¶pw F¯nbt¸mÄ Chsc ImWm³ ]mSnÃm¯ AhØbn I−p. A§s\bmWv AhÀ AhnSps¯ tPmen aXnbm¡n \m«ntebv¡v Xncn¨Xv. AhÄ ]n¶oSv Hchkc¯n AhfpsS Zp_mbv IY Ft¶mSv hniZambn Xs¶ ]dªp. AXv AhfpsS Xs¶ hm¡pIfn Rm³ ChnsS hnhcn¡mw.

ARvP\bpsS IY Fsâ AÑ\pw A½bpw Zp_mbn h¨v I−v ]cnNbs¸«v hnhmlnXcmbhcmWv. Fsâ AÑsâ hoSv, Ipanfnbnepw, A½bpsS hoSv Xriqcn\Sp¯v IqÀ¡t©cnbnepw BWv. AhÀ c−p kapZmb¯n s]«hÀ Bbncp¶p. Aѳ lnµhpw, A½ {InkvXym\nbpw. A½bpsS ho«pImÀ hnhml¯n\v ap¼mbn, AÑs\ aXw amän {InkvXym\nbm¡m³ {ian¨Xn\mÂ, AXn {]Xntj[n¨v AhÀ cPnÌÀ hnhmlw Ign¡pIbmbncp¶p. AÑsâ ho«pImÀ¡v hnhml¯n\v FXnÀ¸v CÃmbncp¶p.

Rm³ P\n¨Xpw hfÀ¶XpsaÃmw Zp_mbn Bbncp¶p. hfsc Npcp¡w XhWtb R§Ä \m«n h¶n«pÅp. hnhmltijw, AhÀ BZyambn \m«n hcp¶Xv Rm³ H¶mw ¢mÊn ]Tn¡pt¼mgmWv. ]ns¶ c−pw aq¶pw hÀj§fpsS CSthfIfnÂ

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am{Xw Nnet¸msgms¡ \m«n h¶p t]mbn. B hchnemWv Aѳ ChnsS FtÌäv hm§nbXv. AÑsâ ktlmZc\mWv (A\pP³) ]ns¶ B kzs¯ms¡ t\m¡n \S¯nbncp¶Xv. Ct¸mgpw sNdnbÑ\mWv Irjnbn R§sf klmbn¡p¶Xv. Zp_mbn kv¡qÄ D¨hsc am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp. Rm³ AhnsS Hcp C³Uy³ kv¡qfnemWv ]Tn¨ncp¶Xv. AhnsS F\n¡v [mcmfw Iq«pImÀ D−mbncp¶p.

AXn Hcp Ip«nbmbncp¶p hnthIv. Ah\pw, Fs¶t¸mse Xs¶ AhnsS Xs¶ P\n¨v hfÀ¶Xmbncp¶p. Ah³ Ct¸mgpw AhnsS Xs¶bmWv ]Tn¡p¶Xv. A©mw ¢mÊv apX R§Ä H¶n¨mWv ]Tn¨Xv. Bdmw ¢mÊn Bbt¸mÄ R§Ä ASp¯ Iq«pImcmbn. Ahsâ hoSv R§fpsS ho«n\v Ipd¨v ASp¯v Bbncp¶p. \S¶p t]mIm\pÅ Zqcw am{Xw. an¡t¸mgpw ¢mÊv Ignªv R§Ä H¶n¨v BcpsSsb¦nepw HcmfpsS ho«n IqSpw. AhnsS Ccp¶v tlmwhÀ¡v Hs¡ sNbvXv, Ifnbpw Ignªv sshIpt¶cw AÑ\pw A½bpw hcp¶ kabamIpt¼mtgbv¡v ]ncnbpw A§s\bmWv Ignªncp¶Xv. R§fpsS c−p t]cptSbpw ho«pImÀ¡v CXv Adnbmambncp¶p.

F«mw ¢mÊn Bbt¸mÄ Rm³ {]mb]qÀ¯nbmbn. AXv Ignªt¸mÄ Fsâ ta Nne \nb{´W§sfms¡ h¶p. H³]Xn Bbt¸mÄ Rm³ Ahsâ ho«n t]mIp¶Xv A½ hne¡n. ¢mÊv Ignªv Rm³ Fsâ ho«n h¶v AS¨ncp¶v Häbv¡v ]Tn¨m aXn F¶v ]dªp. F¦nepw Nne Znhk§fn R§Ä H¯p IqSpambncp¶p.

Ah\pw km[mcWbn Ihnª hfÀ¨ D−mbncp¶p. H³]Xn F¯nbt¸mÄ Xs¶ Ahsâ aq¡n\v XmsgbpÅ tcma§Ä Idp¡m³ XpS§n.

Rm³ {]mb]qÀ¯n BIp¶Xn\v ap¼v, kv¡qfn \n¶p h¶n«v, Ahsâ ap¶n \n¶v hkv{X§sfms¡ amdpambncp¶p. Rm³ bqWnt^mw amänbn«v, ]mâokv am{Xan«psIm−v Ahsâ ap¶n \n¡pambncp¶p. AXpt]mse Xs¶, R§Ä Ahsâ ho«nemWv t]mIp¶sX¦nÂ, Ah\pw Fsâ ap¶n ]qÀ® \á\mbn \n¶v hkv{Xw amdpambncp¶p. A¶v Ahsâ sNdnb Np®n Rm³ ImWpIbpw, Nnet¸msgms¡ AXn ]nSn¡pIbpw sNbvXn«p−mbncp¶p. Rm³ Ahsâ Np®nbn sXmSpt¼mÄ AXv _ew h¨v DbÀ¶p hcpambncp¶p. AXv ImWm³ F\n¡pw CjvSambncp¶p.

Ggn F¯nbt¸mÄ Fsâ s\©n sNdnb apg {]Xy£s¸«p XpS§n. A¶v Rm³ bqWnt^mw Ducn¡gnªv ]mâokv am{Xambn \n¡pt¼mÄ Ah³ Fsâ s\©nse apgbn XShpambncp¶p. At¸mÄ Fsâ icoc¯n Hcp sNdnb Xcn¸v A\p`hs¸Spambncp¶p. Rm³ AXv CjvSs¸«ncp¶p. ]Icw Rm³ Ahsâ Np®nbn ]nSn¨v Ifn¡pambncp¶p. ]ns¶ ]ns¶ AXv Hcp Øncw ]cn]mSn Bbn amdn.

Ah³ R§fpsS ho«n hcpt¼mgpw Rm³ Ahsâ hkv{X§Ä Agn¨p amäpambncp¶p. Ggmw ¢mÊnse sht¡j³ kab¯v, AÑ\pw A½bpw tPmen¡v t]mbn¡gnªm Ah³ Fsâ ho«n hcpw. R§Ä ]qÀ® \ácmbn sI«n¸nSn¨v

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InS¡pambncp¶p. A¶v skIvkns\¡pdn¨v H¶pw Adnbnsænepw, A§s\sbms¡ sN¿pt¼mÄ Hcp kpJw In«nbncp¶p.

A§s\ B Ah[n¡me¯v Hcp Znhkw Rm³ Hcp ck¯n\v th−n Ahsâ Np®n, Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. Ah³ A¶v kpJw sIm−v hoÀ¸p ap«n. ]ns¶ Ah³ Øncambn Fs¶s¡m−v Ahsâ Np®n Du¼n¡pambncp¶p.

A§s\bncns¡, Hcp Znhkw, Rm³ Ahsâ Np®n Dudp¶Xn\v ]Icambn, Ah³ Fs¶ I«nen aeÀ¯n InS¯nbn«v, Fsâ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n h¨psIm−v Fsâ ImepIÄ¡nSbn apJw AaÀ¯n. ]ns¶ Ah³ AhnsS \¡pIbpw, N¸n hen¡pIbpsams¡ sNbvXp. A¶v Rm³ kzÀ¤w I−p. AXnsâ HSphn Fsâ DÅn Fs´ms¡tbm kpJIcamb Hcp A\p`qXn ]SÀ¶p. HSphn Rm³ XfÀ¶p hoWp. ]ns¶ B kpJw In«m³ R§fpsS Cu ]cn]mSn XpSÀ¶p.

A§s\ R§Ä ]ncnbm³ h¿m¯ hn[w ASp¯p. sht¡j\v, ]I apgph³ R§Ä ]ckv]cw kpJw ]IÀ¶p. Rm³ F«mw ¢mÊn Bbt¸mtgbv¡pw, Fsâ apeIÄ Hcp \mc§m hen¸¯n Bbn. At¸mgpw Ah³ Fsâ apeIsf Xmtemen¡pIbpw, Nnet¸mÄ Ah³ Ahsb amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨v IpSn¡pIbpsams¡ sNbvXncp¶p. A¶v Fsâ Ipdn¨nbn hfsc t\cnb tcma§Ä, kzÀ® \nd¯n hfÀ¶p XpS§nbncp¶p. AXpt]mse Xs¶ Ahsâ Np®nbpw Aev]w IqSn hen¸w h¨ncp¶p.

A§s\bncns¡ Rm³ F«mw ¢mÊn ]Tn¡p¶ kab¯v, Hcp Znhkw cmhnse Rm³ DWÀ¶t¸mÄ, Fsâ Imensâ CSbn sNdnb \\hv A\p`hs¸«p. Hcp ]t£, Rm³ AdnbmsX Dd¡¯n aq{Xw Hgn¨Xmbncn¡psa¶v IcpXn Rm³ HmSn _m¯vdqan sN¶p t\m¡pt¼mÄ AXv Nph¸v \nd¯n Fsâ ]mâoknsems¡ ]änbncn¡p¶XmWv I−Xv. Rm³ s]s«¶v t]Sn¨v A½sb hnfn¨p. A½ h¶v t\m¡nbn«v, AXv IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n Hcp \m]vIn³ h¨pX¶p. ]ns¶ A½ hniZambn Imcy§Ä ]dªp X¶p.

AXn\v tijw Rm³ hnthIpambn Ifn¡p¶Xn\v \nb{´Ww GÀs¸Sp¯n.

A¶v Rm³ kv¡qfn t]mbnÃ. A½bpw A¶v Ah[nsbSp¯p. Rm³ kv¡qfn sNÃmªXv ImcWw, A¶v D¨bv¡v, kv¡qÄ hn«v hcp¶ hgn, hnthIv hnhcw Xnc¡m\mbn Fsâ ho«n h¶p. A¶v A½ Ahs\ Imcy§Ä ]dªv a\Ênem¡n.

Rm³ hfÀ¶v henb s]®mbn F¶pw, C\n Rm³ ]gbXp t]mse Aht\msSm¸w Ifn¡ms\m¶pw hcnà F¶psams¡ A½ Aht\mSv ]dªp. A§s\ Ah³ hfsc hnjan¨mWv XncnsI t]mbXv. ASp¯ Znhkw kv¡qfn h¨v Ah³ Ft¶mSv hnhc§sfms¡ Xnc¡n. ]ns¶ HcmgvNtbmfw Ah³ Fsâ ho«n h¶nÃ. A§s\bncns¡ Hcp Znhkw Rm³ Ahs\ ho«ntebv¡v £Wn¨p. A¶v Ah³ h¶p. A¶v R§Ä ]gbXp t]mse kpJn¨p.

A§s\ R§Ä ho−pw ]gbXp t]mse kpJn¡m³ XpS§n. F¦nepw A½ Adnbptam

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F¶ `bw ImcWw R§fpsS kwKaw hÃt¸mgpsams¡ Bbn. A§s\ Hfn¨pw ]m¯psams¡ R§Ä ]cn]mSn XpSÀ¶p. Znhk§Ä IS¶p t]mbn.

F«mw ¢mÊv Ignª sht¡j\v R§Ä \m«n t]mbn. c−p amkw \m«n Ignªp. sht¡j³ Ignªv Xncns¨¯n. R§Ä H³]Xn Bbn. Imew ]ns¶bpw IS¶p t]mbn. Fsâ ape hfÀ¶p. Rm³ t{_knbÀ [cn¡m³ XpS§n. Ahsâ Np®nbpw hfÀ¶ph¶p. AXv Ct¸mÄ _ew h¨v Dbcpt¼mÄ Hcp sNdp]g¯nsâ hen¸w Bbn. Ahsâ Np®nbpsS Nph«n tcmaw hfÀ¶p XpS§n. Fsâ Ipdn¨nbnse tcmaw, FÃm amkhpw F\n¡v sa³kkv BIp¶Xn\v ap¼v tjhv sNbvXv amäpambncp¶p.

A§s\ R§fpsS H³]Xmw ¢mÊv Ignªv sht¡j³ Bbn. As¶ms¡ Ah³ Øncambn ]I Fsâ ho«n hcpambncp¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä ]ckv]cw kpJw ]IÀ¶p sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¡pw. F¶m R§Ä Hcn¡Â t]mepw Ahsâ Np®n Fsâ Ipdn¨nbn Ibänbn«nÃ.

B sht¡j³ kab¯v, Hcp Znhkw R§Ä ]ckv]cw sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¶t¸mÄ, A½ h¶v AXv I−p. AtXmsS R§fpsS kwKaw Ahkm\n¨p. ]ns¶ A½ B^okntebv¡v t]mIpt¼mÄ Fs¶ A½bpsS IqsS sIm−p t]mbn«v, A½bpsS B^okn\Sp¯v Xmakn¡p¶, Hcp So¨dnsâ ho«n Syqj³ GÀ¸mSm¡n. sshIpt¶cw A½tbmsSm¸w XncnsI ho«ntebv¡v. A§s\ F\n¡v ]ns¶ B sht¡j³ Ime¯v hnthIns\ ImWm³ IgnªnÃ. ]ns¶ kv¡qÄ Xpd¶v R§Ä ]¯mw ¢mÊn Bbn. AtXmsS Fs¶ kv¡qfnse Hcp So¨dnsâ ASp¯v Syqj\v tNÀ¯Xn\m ]ns¶ R§Ä¡v H¯ptNcm³ IgnªnÃ. Fsâ ]¯mw ¢mÊv ]T\w ]qÀ¯nbmb DS³ R§Ä XncnsI t]m¶p. A§s\bmWv Rm³ ChnsS tNÀ¶Xv. A§s\ AhÄ AhfpsS IY ]dªp XoÀ¶p.

AhfpsS kw`h_lpeamb IY tI«t¸mÄ Fsâ DÅn Ahsf H¶p sskkm¡Wsa¶ Bi D−mbn. Cu kabsaÃmw Rm³ KwKm bap\amsc apS§msX Xm§ns¡m−ncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ Ftâbpw bap\bptSbpw \nc´camb {ia^eambn, KwKbpsS apebpw hepXmbn.

A§s\ ARvP\sb sskkm¡m\pÅ {iaw Rm³ XpS§n. BZy]Snbmbn, Rm³ AhÄ¡v, Zo]tN¨nbpsS I¿n \n¶pw In«nb Hcp sIm¨p]pkvXIw hmbn¡m³ sImSp¯p. AhÄ AXv AhfpsS ho«n sIm−pt]mbn hmbn¨n«v ASp¯ Znhkw XncnsI X¶p. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhtfmSv sNdnb I¼n hÀ¯am\w ]dbm³ XpS§n.

CSbv¡v aq{X¸pcbn h¨v Rm³ AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨p. AXv AhÄ¡v CjvSs¸«p. ]ns¶ AXv Hcp ]Xnhm¡n.

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A§s\ Hcp Znhkw Rm³ AhtfmSv tNmZn¨p : “FSo \o hnthInsâ kmam\w I−Xn\v tijw ]ns¶ BcpsSsb¦nepw enwKw I−n«pt−m ?”

“CsÃSo. A¶v Zp_mbn h¨v I−Xv Xs¶. ]ns¶ A§s\ Hcp km[\w ImWm³ In«nbn«nÃ.”

“AXp t]mse Hcp km[\w ImWWsa¶v \n\¡v Ct¸mÄ tXm¶mdpt−mSo ?” “kXy¯n B{Klap−v.”

F\n¡v

AXpt]mse

Hsc®w

ImWWsa¶v

AXnbmb

“I−m am{Xw aXntbmSo ?”

“FSo \o Ignª Znhkv hmbn¡m³ X¶ ]pkvXI¯nse t]mse H¶p sN¿Wsa¶v Bibp−v. ]t£, AXv ]ns¶ ]penhmemIptam F¶ t]Snbp−v. ” AtXmsS, Fsâ clkyw s]m«n¡m³ ]änb kabw CXp Xs¶ F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. A§s\ Rm³ Fsâ B clkyw AhtfmSv ]dªp. AXv tI« DS³ AhÄ AÛpX¯m I®p XÅn.

“FSo \o ]dªXv kXyamtWmSo ? tI«n«v hnizkn¡m³ tXm¶p¶nÃ.” “\o AXv I−m hnizkn¡ptam ?”

“FSo AXv Fs¶ thKw ImWn¨p XmSo. F\n¡v AXv tI«t¸mÄ Xs¶ DÅn FhnsStbm Hcp IncpIncp¸v. ” “F¦n \o s]s«¶v hm. \ap¡v aq{X¸pcbn t]mbn«p hcmw.”

A§s\ Rm³ Ahsfbpw hnfn¨psIm−v aq{X¸pcbn t]mbn. Rm³ NpcnZmdnsâ tSm¸v DbÀ¯nbn«v, ]mânsâ sI«v Agn¨v, AXv P«ntbmsSm¸w Xmtgbv¡v ]nSn¨v Cd¡nbn«v, Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯v ImWn¨p. AhÄ BÀ¯ntbmsS AXn Ibdn ]nSn¨p. AhfpsS ssI sXm«t¸mtgbv¡pw, Ah³ IpXn¨v NmSn Ahsâ ]qÀ® cq]¯n F¯n. AhÄ Ip\nªv AXn Npw_n¨p.

Bsc¦nepw aq{X¸pcbntebv¡v Ibdn hcpsa¶ t]SnbpÅXn\m Rm³ A[nIw XmaknbmsX Xs¶ Ahsf ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯nbn«v, Ip® P«n¡pÅnem¡n, ]mâv hen¨v Ibän sI«n. AhÄ s]s«¶v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.

“FSo F\n¡v Ct¸mgpw Rm³ I−Xv kXyamsW¶v At§m«v hnizkn¡m³ ]äp¶nÃ. A§s\ Hcp ko\tà Rm³ I−Xv. FSo, F§s\bmSo Chs\ H¶p kuIcyambn F\n¡v \o ImWn¨p Xcp¶Xv ?”

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“AXn\v \ap¡v Fs´¦nepw hgnbp−m¡msaSo. Rm³ t\m¡s«.”

“FSo \o Hcp Znhkw R§fpsS ho«n hmSo. AhnsSbmIpt¼mÄ \à kuIcyamWv.” “t\ms¡s«So. kuIcy{]Zamb Hcp Znhkw Rm³ ]dbmw.”

A¶p apXÂ ARvP\bv¡v Ft¶mSpÅ kvt\lw IqSn. AhÄ Ft¸mgpw Fsâ ASp¯v \n¶pw amdmsX Bbn. AXv I−n«v KwKbv¡v kwKXnIfpsS t]m¡v a\Ênembn. AhÄ Ft¶mSv hnhcw Xnc¡n.

“FSo, \o B ARvP\sb sskkm¡n. AtÃSo. \o, \nsâ kmam\w Ahsf ImWn¨p sImSp¯p ImWpw. AXmWv AhÄ Ct¸mÄ \ns¶ hnSmsX ]nSnIqSnbncn¡p¶Xv.” “Mm !

Rm³ Ipd¨p Znhkambn Ahsf H¶p hfbv¡m³ {ian¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. HSphn AhÄ Fsâ hgn¡v h¶p. A§s\ Rm³ Fsâ kmam\w Ahsf ImWn¨p sImSp¯p.”

“C\n AhÄ \ns¶s¡m−v ASn¸n¡m³ {ian¡pIbmbncn¡pw. Atà ?”

“Mm. Rm³ AXn\v Hcp kuIcyw H¸n¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmWv.” ARvP\, A¶papX kuIcyw In«pt¼msgÃmw Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¡m³ XpS§n. ]t£, R§Ä¡v kzØambn H¶p IqSm³ kmlNcyw H¯pIn«nbnÃ.

A§s\bncns¡, Hcp Znhkw kv¡qfn kacw ImcWw ¢mÊv CÃmbncp¶p. A¶v ARvP\, Fs¶ AhfpsS ho«ntebv¡v Iq«nsIm−p t]mbn. Rm³ KwKtbmSv hnhc§Ä ]dªn«v, ARvP\bpsS kv¡q«nbpsS ]n¶n Ibdn AhfpsS ho«ntebv¡v t]mbn.

Rm³ Ahsf ap«n Dcp½n Ccp¶t¸mÄ Fsâ Ip® _ewh¨v DbÀ¶v AhfpsS Ip−nbn Ip¯ns¡m−ncp¶p. AXv a\Ênem¡nb AhÄ AhfpsS Ip−n ]n¶ntebv¡v XÅns¡m−ncp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS hbäneqsS ssI Npän Ahsf apdpsI ]nSn¨p.

R§Ä AhcpsS ho«n sN¶t¸mÄ, AhfpsS Aѳ, tXm«¯n t]mbncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhfpsS A½bpw, ]I am{Xw ho«p tPmenbn klmbn¡p¶ Hcp ]mÀ«vssSw the¡mcnbpw am{Xta ho«n D−mbncp¶pÅp. R§Ä c−pw IqSn, apIfnes¯ \nebn AhfpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. AhfpsS A½bv¡v, ImÂap«pIfnse thZ\ ImcWw, AhÀ apIfnes¯ \nebntebv¡v IbdmdnÃ.

A§s\ R§Ä AhfpsS apdnbn Ibdn IXIv AS¨p Ipänbn«p. AhÄ s]s«¶v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. AhfpsS Iogv Np−v, Rm³ Fsâ

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Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n \pWªp. AhÄ AhfpsS \m¡v ]Xps¡ Fsâ hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v Ip¯n Ibän. Rm³ Fsâ ]ÃpIÄ AIÀ¯n, AhfpsS \m¡n\v DÅntebv¡v IS¡m³ hgnsbmcp¡n. AhÄ \m¡psIm−v Fsâ \m¡n Npänhen¨p.

R§fpsS \m¡pIÄ Fsâ hmbv¡pÅn InS¶v CWtNÀ¶p. AhfpsS \m¡neqsS HgpIn h¶ AhfpsS Dan\ocv, Rm³ IpSn¨p.

GXm−v ]¯v ]Xn\©v an\näv R§Ä sI«n¸pWÀ¶p \n¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä ]ckv]cw hn«I¶p. AhÄ Fsâ NpcnZmdnsâ tSm¸v apIfntebv¡v Ducn amän. ]ns¶ ]mânsâ sI«gn¨v AXpw Xmtgbv¡v Ducn amän. ]ns¶ AhÄ Fsâ jn½n DucnsbSp¯p. ]ns¶ Fsâ icoc¯n P«nbpw t{_knbdpw am{Xambn. Rm³ AhfpsS hkv{X§fpw Hmtcm¶mbn Ducn amän. AhfpsS NpcnZmdnsâ tSm¸v Ducnbt¸mÄ, AhfpsS I£s¯ tcma§Ä AhÄ \o¡w sNbvXncp¶Xv I−p. Ahfpw ]mâokpw t{_knbdpw am{Xambn \n¶p.

AhÄ s]s«¶v Fsâ ap¶n Ip¯nbncp¶n«v, Fsâ P«n ImeneqsS Ducn FSp¯p. P«nbnse _Ô\¯n \n¶pw tamNnX\mb Ip®, 90 Un{Knbn \n¶p sh«n hnd¨p. AhÄ c−p ssI sIm−pw Ahs\ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. ]ns¶ \m¡v \o«n Ahsâ hmbn Dudn \n¶ Hcp XpÅn F® \¡nsbSp¯p. AhfpsS \m¡v X«nbt¸mÄ, Fsâ icoc¯neqsS Hcp DbÀ¶ thmÄ«v IS¶pt]mbn. AXnsâ ^eambn Rm³ sR«n hnd¨p. Ipd¨p kabw AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bpambn skmÅn. ]ns¶ AhÄ AXv hn«n«v Fgpt¶äp h¶p.

AhÄ Fsâ t{_knbÀ Ducn amänbn«v, Fsâ apeIÄ ]nSn¨v Ipg¨v DS¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS t{_knbÀ Ducn AhfpsS apeIÄ kzX{´am¡n. AhfpsS apeIfpw Fsâ apeIÄ t]mse Xpdn¨v DbÀ¶p \n¶p. ]t£, Ah, Fsâ apeItf¡mÄ Ipd¨pIqSn hepXmbncp¶p. AhfpsS apeIÄ 36kn sskkpw, Fsâ apeIÄ 34_n sskkpambncp¶p.

Rm³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS ]mâokv Ducn. AhfpsS ]qÀXSw tjhv sNbvXv ¢o³ B¡n h¨ncp¶p. Rm³ AhnsS Npw_n¨p. ]t£, AhnSw tcmaw InfnÀ¯nt« Cà F¶v tXm¶p¶ hn[w amÀ±hapÅXmbncp¶p. AtXmsS F\n¡v Hcp Imcyw a\Ênembn.

AhÄ tcmaw Ifbp¶Xv tjhv sNbvXn«Ã. adn¨v AhÄ slbÀ dnaqhdmWv tcmaw Ifbm³ D]tbmKn¡p¶Xv. “FSo \o Cu ssacv Ifbm³ tjhv sN¿pIbà sN¿p¶Xv. Atà ?”

“AÃSo. Rm³ slbÀ dnaqhdmWv D]tbmKn¡p¶Xv. tjhv sN¿m³ F\n¡v t]SnbmWv. AdnbmsX F§m\pw s»bnUv sIm−v, ]pdt¯bv¡v XÅnbncn¡p¶ Fsâ I´v apdnªm ]ns¶ Ipg¸amIpw. AXpsIm−v Rm³ Ct¸mÄ tjhv sN¿mdnÃ.”

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AhÄ s]s«¶v Fs¶ ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶ev]n¨n«v, Fs¶bpw ]nSn¨psIm−v I«nen InS¶p. R§Ä c−pw IqSn I«nen sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¶v sI«nadnªp. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Xe DbÀ¯n, AhfpsS Hcp ape Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. AhfpsS icoc¯n\v Ccp\ndamsW¦nepw, AhfpsS apeIÄ \à shfp¯ \ndambncp¶p.

AXnsâ Aä¯mbn, Hcp c−pcq]m Xp«nsâ hen¸¯n ]n¦v \nd¯n Hcp hr¯hpw, hr¯¯nsâ a²y¯mbn s]³knensâ Nph«nse dºdnsâ hen¸¯n DbÀ¶p \n¡p¶, {_u¬ \nd¯nepÅ ape¡®pIfpw.

Rm³ B ape¡®pIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AtXmsS, ape¡®pIÄ _ew h¨v DbÀ¶v, Hcp ap´ncnbpsS hen¸¯nembn. Rm³ AhfpsS ape¡®pIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨pS¨p. s]s«¶v, AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hen¨v AhfpsS apJ¯n\v ASp¯v F¯n¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Ip®bn Npw_n¨p. \m¡v \o«n Ip®bpsS XebpsS Npänepambn h«¯n \¡n. A§s\ \¡n \¡n, HSphn Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnembn.

Rm³ AhfpsS XebpsS Ccp hi§fnepambn ap«pIp¯n \n¶psIm−v, Fsâ Xe, AhfpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbn ]qgv¯n h¨p. Rm³ Fsâ aq¡v sIm−v AhfpsS, XSn¨v DbÀ¶p \n¶ A¸¯n Dc¨p. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨p. Rm³ \m¡p \o«n AhfpsS ]qÀNmen \¡n. Rm³ Hcp ssI Xdbn Ip¯n, Fsâ `mcw Xm§nbn«v, atä ssI sIm−v AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n. AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIfpsS apIfnes¯ kwKa Øm\¯v GXm−v Hcp sNdn ]g¯nsâ hen¸¯n Nph¶v XpSp¯ I´v ]pdt¯bv¡v XÅn \n¶p. Rm³ AXn \m¡psIm−v \¡n. AhÄ tjm¡Sn¨Xp t]mse sR«ns¯dn¨p.

Rm³ B sNdn¸gw Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡nbn«v, \m¡p sIm−v AXn \pWªp. AtXmsS sNdn¸gw Ipd¨pIqSn hen¸w h¨p. Rm³ AXv N¸n hen¨p. AhÄ Hcp ssI sIm−v Fsâ Xe, AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip® ]qÀ®ambn AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n Du¼n hen¨p. Rm³ \m¡v Npcp«n AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ip¯n. AXnÂ\n¶pw tX³ Hen¡m³ XpS§nbncp¶p. Rm³ AXv \¡n IpSn¨p.

Rm³ \m¡p sIm−v AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn XpSÀ¨bmbn aÀ±n¨p. H¸w AhfpsS I´v, hncepIÄ¡nSbnem¡n sRcSns¡m−pancp¶p. A[nIw XmaknbmsX AhfpsS Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p h¶p. H¸w, AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn Du¼ns¡m−v, A]kzc§fpw ]pds¸Sphn¨p. HSphn AhfpsS Acs¡«v Hcp hndbtemsS, I«nen hoWp. AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw HgpInbnd§nb AarXv Rm³ \¡n IpSn¨p.

F\n¡pw shÅw hcmdmbncp¶p. AhfpsS Du¼ens\m¸w, Rm³ Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v ASn¨psIm−pancp¶p. HSphn Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS

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A®m¡ntebv¡v XpSÀ¨bmbn Gsg«v ansskepIÄ sXmSp¯phn«p. AhÄ AXv apgph³ IpSn¨nd¡n. Ahkm\ XpÅnhsc AhÄ \¡nsbSp¯n«v, Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbn \n¶pw ]pd¯v B¡n. Rm³ Fgpt¶äv AhfpsS ASp¯v InS¶p.

AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.

Rm³ Fsâ Hcp Im AhfpsS ]pd¯v Ibän h¨psIm−v AhfpsS ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶p. AhÄ Xe DbÀ¯n Fsâ I®pIfn kq£n¨v t\m¡n. Ipd¨pkabw R§Ä A§s\ I®n I®n t\m¡ns¡m−v InS¶p.

AhfpsS I®n hÃm¯ Hcp Xnf¡w ImWp¶p−mbncp¶p. AhfpsS Hcp ssI \o−p h¶n«v, AhfpsS Acs¡«n ap«nbncp¶ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn XgpIn. Rm³ AhtfmSv tNmZn¨p : “F§s\bp−mbncps¶So Fsâ ]Wn ?”

“At¿m ! \nsâ \m¡nsâ ]Wn A]mcw Xs¶. ]−v hnthIv Fsâ ]qän \¡nbn«ps−¦nepw AsXm¶pw CXnsâ Ggbe¯v hcnÃ. \nsâ \m¡nsâ Ignhv A]mcw Xs¶. C\n F\n¡v \nsâ Cu am{´nI hSn Ibän Fsâ koepw IqSn H¶p s]m«n¡Ww.” “AXns\´mSo. \nsâ B B{Klhpw Rm³ km[n¨p Xcmw.”

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“AXv I−v \o \ncmis¸tS−. Hcp A©v an\näv Ignbs«. Ch³ At¸mtgbv¡pw icnbmIpw. \o Ahs\ ]Xps¡ H¶v sXmen¨Sn¨m aXn.” “FSo \nsâ Cu Ip«sâ ]m AI¯v hoWm Ipg¸amIntÃSo ?” “\o AtXmÀ¯v t]Snt¡−. Fsâ ska¬ Rm³ sSÌv sN¿n¨n«p−v. AXn Hscmä _oPw t]mepw CÃ. AXpsIm−v KÀ`w D−mIms\m¶pw t]mIp¶nÃ.”

“At¸mÄ \ap¡v t]Sn¡msX ASn¨v s]mfn¡mw. Atà ?”

A§s\ AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ape¡®pIfn XgpIn Ahtfbpw DWÀ¯ns¡m−ncp¶p. HSphn Fsâ Ip®, Bekyw hn«v DWÀs¶gpt¶äp. Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhfpsS apIfn Ibdn InS¶p.

AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v AhfpsS icoc¯n AaÀ¯n h¨p. R§fpsS apeIÄ X½n tNÀ¶v AaÀ¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS Np−pIfn Npw_n¨p. Fsâ Ip«³, AhfpsS XpSbnSp¡n Ip¯ns¡m−ncp¶p. AhÄ ]Xps¡ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨p.

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Rm³ Fsâ ssIIÄ AhfpsS Ccphi§fnepw Ip¯n DbÀ¶p \n¶p. At¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qän h¨v Dc¨p. HSphn AhÄ, Ahsâ Xe, AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn ap«n¨p h¨p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ Acs¡«v Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯n. AtXmsS Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS DÅnembn. Rm³ Ip\nªv, AhfpsS apeIÄ hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨v AhfpsS apeIfn AaÀ¯n h¨p. Ipd¨p kabw Ignªv Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v H¶pIqSn AaÀ¯n XÅn. AtXmsS Ip®bpsS ]IpXn AI¯mbn. AhÄ thZ\ sIm−v \nehnfn¨p.

“FSo, ]Xps¡ tIsäSo. F\n¡v thZ\n¡p¶p. AXv Ccp¼v H¶paÃ. ]¨ amwkamWv.” “FSo AXv BZyw BbXpsIm−mWv \n\¡v thZ\n¡p¶Xv. Ipd¨v Ignªm \nsâ thZ\sbms¡ amdn \à kpJw BIpw.” “Mm. Ct¸mÄ Fsâ thZ\ Ipdªp. C\n \o ]Xps¡ tIän t\m¡ntb.”

A§s\ Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ipd¨v ]pdt¯bv¡v Ducnbn«v, AIt¯bv¡v iànbmbn Bªv XÅn. AtXmsS AXv FÃm {]Xn_Ô§fpw XIÀ¯psIm−v AhfpsS aZ\sN¸n Hfn¨p. ]t£, AhÄ thZ\ sIm−v \nehnfn¨p. AXv ap¶n I−v Rm³ AhfpsS Np−pIÄ Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨ncp¶p.

AXpsIm−v AhfpsS \nehnfn i_vZw ]pd¯p h¶nÃ. AhfpsS I®n \n¶pw I®p\oÀ h¶p. ]ns¶ Rm³ Iptd t\cw AhfpsS ]pd¯v A\§msX InS¶p. AhfpsS apJ¯v an¶n amdns¡m−ncp¶ `mh amä§fn \n¶pw, AhfpsS thZ\ Ipdªphcp¶Xv F\n¡v a\Ênem¡mambncp¶p. HSphn AhfpsS thZ\ ]qÀ®ambn amdnbXnsâ {]k¶X AhfpsS apJ¯v I−p. AXv AhÄ DS³ Xs¶ ]dbpIbpw sNbvXp; “FSo Fsâ thZ\ amdnsbSo. C\n \o ]Xps¡ ASnt¨.”

A§s\ Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. BZysams¡ \à apdp¡w A\p`hs¸«p. \me©v ASn Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw ]qÀ`n¯nIÄ H¶v Abªn«v, Ip® Ipd¨v eqkv Bbn. Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX kmh[m\w Iq«n.

R§fpsS Acs¡«pIÄ Iq«nap«p¶ i_vZw apdn¡pÅn apg§n. AhÄ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n Fsâ Acs¡«n Npän¸nSn¨p. Rm³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS apeIfn apJw sIm−v Dckn. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p. AtXmsS R§fpsS apeIÄ sRcnªv AaÀ¶p.

Fsâ ASnbpsS thKX Ipdªp. Fsâ Imcncp¼v t]mes¯ Ip®, AhfpsS I´n Acw t]mse cmIn Cd§nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Xe DbÀ¯n Fsâ Np−pIÄ \pWªp. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«nhcnªp ]nSn¨p. R§Ä A§s\ Ipd¨pkabw InS¶p.

AtXmsS Fsâ ASn \ne¨p. AhÄ ISn aq¯n«v, aqfm\pw Rc§m\pw XpS§n. H¸w

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AhÄ N´n DbÀ¯n ASnbn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v ASn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS Ccp hi§fnepw ssI Ip¯n DbÀ¶tXmsS, Rm³ AhfpsS ]nSnbn \n¶pw tamNn¸n¡s¸«p.

Rm³ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ kzÀ¤¯n BdmSn. AhfpsS N´n apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p h¶p. AhÄ Fsâ tXmfpIfn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨psIm−v, Xe DbÀ¯n. Rm³ Bªv ASn¡p¶Xns\m¸w AhfpsS Np−pIÄ Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n N¸n IpSn¨p. Ahkm\w Hcp kphÀ® \nanj¯n R§fpsS Pohck§Ä HgpInbnd§n H¶mbn. AhfpsS izmtkmOzmkw t\À¯v t\À¯p h¶p.

HSphn AhÄ sR«n hnd¨psIm−v \nÝebmbn. AhfpsS ssIIfpw, ImepIfpw iàn £bn¨v \nÝeambn.

AhÄ Ne\aäp InS¡pt¼mgpw Fsâ am{´nI hSn, AhfpsS DÅn XpSÀ¨bmbn Aan«pIÄ s]m«n¨psIm−ncp¶p. AhÄ tNX\bäp InS¡pt¼mgpw, AhfpsS ]qÀ`n¯nIÄ Fsâ ]ucpjs¯ sR¡n¸ngnªpsIm−ncp¶p. AhfpsS Ahkm\ Ne\hpw \ne¨t¸mÄ, AhÄ Fs¶ AhfpsS icoc¯n AaÀ¯n h¨psIm−v Fsâ apJ¯nsâ Hmtcm AWphnepw Npw_\§Ä sIm−v aqSn. Rm³ AhfpsS NpSp Npw_\§Ä Gäphm§ns¡m−v, AhfpsS hnbÀ¸n ap§nb icoc¯n AaÀ¶p InS¶p.

Fsâ, ]IpXn XfÀ¶ Ip®, At¸mgpw AhfpsS ]qän\pÅn \ndªncp¶p.

F¦nepw, AhfpsS ]qÀ`n¯nIÄ Ahs\ ]pdt¯bv¡v XÅns¡m−ncp¶p. HSphn Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw sX¶n ]pd¯p h¶p.

Fsâ XfÀ¨ Aev]w amdnbt¸mÄ, Rm³ AhfpsS Np−pIfn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨psIm−v AhfpsS icoc¯n \n¶pw sX¶namdn InS¶p. Ipd¨p kabw A§s\ InS¶n«v, R§Ä Fgpt¶äp. Fsâ Ip®bn AhfpsS I\yImXz¯nsâ t\cnb Awi§Ä Nph¸v \nd¯n ]änbncp¶p. AhfpsS sN¸n \n¶pw Hen¨nd§nb Ipg¼nepw Nph¸v IeÀ¶ncp¶p. AhÄ Fs¶ ]nSn¨psIm−v _m¯vdqan Ibdn.

AhÄ bqtdm]y³ t¢mskän Ccp¶v aq{Xsamgn¨p. AhfpsS aq{X¯nsâ Ahkm\ XpÅnbpw hoWp Ignªt¸mÄ, Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀ IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n. AhfpsS ]qän shÅw sXm«t¸mÄ AhÄ \oä sIm−v ]pfªp. ]ns¶ AhÄ Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n. AhfpsS Ic]cnemf\w GätXmsS Fsâ Ip«\v ho−pw A\¡w h¨p. AhÄ t¢mskän Ccp¶psIm−p Xs¶, ]Xps¡ Ip® AhfpsS hmbnem¡n \pWªp. AtXmsS Ah³ ]qÀ®ambn D²cn¨p. Rm³ c−p ssI sIm−pw AhfpsS apeIÄ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨pS¨p. AtXmsS AhÄ ]qÀ®ambn NqSmbn¡gnªncp¶p. Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶ev]n¨p. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p. R§fpsS \á icoc§Ä sRcnªaÀ¶p.

Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS P\t\{µnb¯n Ip¯n \n¶p. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯nbn«v, Ahs\ AhfpsS XpSIÄ¡nSbn Ibän h¨p. AhfpsS hnSÀ¶

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]qÀNp−pIÄ¡v CSbneqsS Ip® AhfpsS I´n AaÀ¶p. AhÄ XpSIÄ tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨v Fsâ Ip®sb AhfpsS I´n h¨v sRcn¨p. Rm³ Acs¡«nf¡n ]Xps¡ ASn¨p. AhÄ \n¶v sRfn]ncn sIm−p. Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v Xncn¨p \ndp¯nbn«v, Ahsf t¢mskän ssI Ip¯n Ip\n¨p \ndp¯n. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhfpsS ]n¶n \n¶psIm−v AhfpsS ImepIÄ Ipd¨pIqSn ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n h¨p. AtXmsS AhfpsS ]qÀ ]n¶ntebv¡v hmbv s]mfn¨p.

Rm³ Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]n¶neqsS kmh[m\w ]qäntebv¡v CSn¨nd¡n.

AhfpsS ]qÀ`n¯nIsf Ccphi§fntebv¡pw XÅn amäns¡m−v Ah³ kmh[m\w AhfpsS DÅntebv¡v {]thin¨p. HSphn Fsâ Acs¡«v, AhfpsS N´nbn ap«n \n¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS Acs¡«n ]nSn¨psIm−v Ipd¨p kabw A\§msX \n¶p.

AhÄ Xe Ncn¨v Fs¶ t\m¡n. AXv ASn XpS§p¶Xn\pÅ knáemWv F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn.

AtXmsS Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. kmh[m\w ASnbpsS thKX IqSn. AtXmsS Ahfpw ]n¶ntebv¡v N´n XÅn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS apXpIn Iagv¶p InS¶psIm−v AhfpsS I£¯pIqSn ssI IS¯n AhfpsS c−v apeIfpw ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. AhÄ ]n¶ntebv¡v N´n XÅn ASn¨psIm−ncp¶p. H¸w Rm\pw BªSn¨p.

HSphn AhfpsS Ddh s]m«n HgpIn. AtXmsS AhÄ XfÀ¶p. ]ns¶bpw \me©v ASn IqSn ASn¨p Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ Ip«\pw shSn s]m«n¨p. AtXmsS Rm\pw XfÀ¶p. t¢mskän ssI Ip¯n Ip\nªp \n¡p¶ AhfpsS ]pd¯v Rm\pw Ipd¨pkabw XfÀ¶p InS¶p. At¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ Ip® Npcp§n, AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw ]pd¯p h¶p. icn¡pw AXv X\ntb Ducn h¶XÃ; adn¨v AhfpsS ]qÀ`n¯nIÄ Ahs\ iànbmbn ]pdt¯bv¡v XÅpIbmbncp¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ]pd¯p \n¶pw amdnbn«v, Ahtfbpw ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨p.

R§Ä ho−pw Ip®bpw ]qdpw IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n. AhfpsS ]qän shÅw hoWt¸mÄ AhÄ \odn]pfªp. AhÄ SuÆ FSp¯v AhfpsS ]qdpw, Fsâ Ip®bpw XpS¨p hr¯nbm¡n. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhfpsS tXmfn ssIbn«v Ahsf ]nSn¨psIm−v apdnbn F¯n. AhÄ Fsâ Acs¡«n Npän ]nSn¨ncp¶p. AhÄ¡v \S¡m³ henb _p²nap«v A\p`hs¸Sp¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨v HcpamXncn Ih¨p Ih¨mWv \S¶Xv. apdnbn F¯nb DS³ Rm³ Ahsf I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n h¨psIm−v Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀ ]cntim[n¨p. AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIÄ ]«pt]mse Nph¶v XpSp¯v ]pdt¯bv¡v XÅn \n¶p. GXm−v I¶n amk¯n \mbv¡Ä CWtNÀ¶v Ignbpt¼mÄ, s]¬]«nbpsS ]qÀ ]n¶ntebv¡v XÅn \n¡p¶Xpt]mse AhfpsS ]qdpw ]pdt¯bv¡v DbÀ¶p \n¶p.

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Rm³ Ipd¨v ]ªn FSp¯v, AXn sUtämÄ ]pc«nbn«v, ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ]qÀ XpS¨p. AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v, AXnsâ DÅn sXmen s]m«n, càw In\nbp¶ `mK§fn kmh[m\w ]ªnsIm−v XgpIn. sUtämÄ sXm«t¸mÄ AhÄ \oä sIm−v ]pfªp. B apdnbn ^m³ D−mbncp¶nÃ. (CSp¡nbn km[mcWbmbn ^m³ D]tbmKn¡mdnÃ. AhnsS ^m\nsâ Bhiyw hcmdnÃ).

AXpsIm−v, Rm³ Hcp _p¡v FSp¯v AhfpsS Xpd¶ncp¶ ]qän hoin. XWp¯ Imäv X«nbt¸mÄ AhÄ¡v \à Bizmkw tXm¶n. AhfpsS \oä Ipd¨v ian¨t¸mÄ, R§Ä Fgpt¶äv thjw [cn¨p. Rm³ kv¡qÄ bqWnt^mapw, AhÄ Hcp anUnbpw tSm¸pw [cn¨p. AhÄ ASnbn ]mâokv [cn¨nÃ.

At¸mÄ kabw ]{´−c Bbncp¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä Xmsg h¶p. R§Ä Ipd¨pkabw AhfpsS A½bpambn kwkmcn¨ncp¶p. Hcp aWn Bbt¸mÄ R§Ä DuWv Ign¨p. Fsâ kv¡qÄ _mKn tNmdv D−mbncps¶¦nepw, AhfpsS A½ F\n¡v tNmdv hnf¼n X¶p. A§s\ Rm³ AhnsS \n¶pw X¶ tNmdmWv Ign¨Xv. ]ns¶ aq¶v aWntbmsS AhÄ Fs¶ Fsâ ho«n sIm−m¡n. AhÄ Hcp Po³kpw SojÀ«pw [cn¨mWv Fs¶ sIm−m¡nbXv. B thj¯n Ahsf ImWm³ hfsc skIvkn Bbncp¶p. \à ssSäv Po³kn AhfpsS B\Ip−nIÄ XpÅn¡fn¨p. SojÀ«neqsS Xpf¨v ]pd¯p NmSm³ sh¼n \n¡p¶ apeIÄ. BsI¡qSn ]qc¯n\v Fgp¶Ån¡p¶ Hcp B\sbt¸mse. AhÄ R§fpsS ho«n Ipd¨pkabw X§n. ]ns¶ XncnsI t]mbn.

A§s\ Znhk§Ä IS¶p t]mbn. Fsâ cm{XnIÄ KwKm bap\amÀ inhcm{XnIfm¡n. FÃm Znhkhpw R§Ä ASn¨p s]mfn¨p. Ahcn HcmÄ¡v sa³kkv BIp¶ Znhk§fnÂ, AbmÄ atäbmfpambpÅ Fsâ IfnbpsS d^dnbmbn t\m¡n Ccn¡pw. Znhk§Ä IS¶p t]mbn. ]co£m kab§fn Rm\pw KwKbpw IqSn ARvP\bpsS ho«n I¼bn³Uv ÌUnbv¡v F¶ t]cn IqSpambncp¶p. B Znhk§fn R§Ä ]Tn¯hpw, s]mXn¡epambn BtLmjn¨p.

HSphn B hÀjs¯ th\ Ah[n Bbn. B Ah[n¡me¯v, ARvP\bpsS A½bpsS ImÂap«pIfpsS NnInÕbv¡mbn AhÀ GXm−v Hcp amk¯n IqSpX Bip]{Xnbnembncp¶p. B Znhk§fn Rm\pw KwKbpw AhÄ¡v Iq«n\mbn AhfpsS ho«n t]mbn Xmakn¨p. B Hcp amk¡mew R§Ä ASn¨ps]mfn¨p. B ImebfhmWv R§fpsS PohnX¯nse Hcn¡epw ad¡m\mIm¯ kphÀ® \nanj§Ä k½m\n¨Xv. Ie−dnsâ XmfpIÄ ]ns¶bpw adnªpsIm−ncp¶p. HSphn R§fpsS ]{´−mw ¢mÊv ]co£bpw Ignªp.

Rm³ ]co£ \¶mbn FgpXnbncp¶p. AXpsIm−p Xs¶ F\n¡v \à amÀ¡v In«psa¶ hnizmkhpap−mbncp¶p. KwKbv¡v DbÀ¶ amÀ¡v In«psa¶ {]Xo£ CÃmbncp¶p. AhÄ icn¡pw Hcp BhtdPv hnZymÀ°n\n am{Xambncp¶p. ARvP\bpw DbÀ¶ amÀ¡v {]Xo£n¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. AXpsIm−v Xs¶ AhfpsS Aѳ Ahsf F³{S³kv tIm¨nwKn\v tNÀ¯p. AhÄ Ft¶bpwIqSn tNcm³ \nÀºÔn¨p.

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AXv Rm³ ho«n ]dªt¸mÄ ho«pImcpw k½Xn¨p. A§s\ Rm\pw ARvP\bpsS IqsS ]Tn¡m³ t]mbn.

R§fpsS ho«n \n¶pw GXm−v Gsg«v IntemaoäÀ AIsebmbncp¶p F³{S³kv tIm¨nwKv skâÀ. ARvP\, FÃm Znhkhpw cmhnse Fsâ ho«n h¶v Fs¶bpw IqSnbmWv ]Tn¡m³ t]mbncp¶Xv. sshIpt¶chpw AXpt]mse Xs¶ AhÄ Fs¶ XncnsI ho«n sIm−ph¶v hnSpambncp¶p. Dt±iw H¶c amkt¯mfw ¢mÊv D−mbncp¶p. B Znhk§fn ]Tn¯w IgnªpÅ aS¡bm{Xbn AhÄ Fs¶ kv¡q«À HmSn¡m³ ]Tn¸n¨p. Ahkm\ \mfpIfn sshIpt¶cs¯ bm{Xbn an¡hmdpw Rm³ Xs¶bmbncp¶p kv¡q«À HmSn¨ncp¶Xv. HSphn F³{S³kv sSÌv Ignªp. dnkÄ«v h¶t¸mÄ R§Ä¡v c−n\pw dm¦venÌn c−mbnc¯n\pw aqhmbnc¯n\pw CSbnembn CSw In«nbncp¶p. HSphn R§Ä¡v c−n\pw Htc tImtfPn Xs¶ {]thi\hpw In«n. ]t£ c−pt]cpw c−p {Kq¸n Bbncp¶p F¶p am{Xw. Rm³ I¼yq«À kb³kpw, ARvP\ CeIvt{SmWnIvkpw. R§Ä¡v, FdWmIpfs¯ Hcp tImtfPnemWv {]thi\w In«nbXv. AXpsIm−v Xs¶ R§Ä tlmÌen \n¶mWv ]Tn¨Xv. tlmÌenÂ, c−pt]À¡pw c−p apdnbmWv BZyw A\phZn¨v In«nbXv. ]ns¶ R§Ä asämcp Ip«nsb AUvPÌv sNbvXv R§Ä c−mfpw Hcp apdnbn Bbn. ]t£, AhnsS Hcp apdnbn \mev Ip«nIfmWv Xmakn¡p¶Xv. AXpsIm−v Xs¶ BZysams¡ R§fpsS CS]mSpIÄ¡v kuIcyw e`n¨nÃ. Nne cm{XnIfn aäpÅhÀ Dd§n¡gnbpt¼mÄ R§Ä H¯ptNcpambncp¶p. kmh[m\w R§Ä R§fpsS aäp c−p klapdnbnItfbpw R§fpsS hebn hogv¯n.

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