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tPmen Ignªv ho«nse¯pt¼mÄ hmXnen AÃn \n¡p¶p. AhfpsS apJs¯ thhemXn IIt¸mÄ a\knembn.

AhfpsS A½¡v C¶v AkpJw IqSpXembn«pImIpw. ho«nte¡v t\ct¯ t]mtIIn hcpw. AXn\mWv Xm³ tPmen Ignsª¯p¶Xpw Im¯ncn¡p¶Xv. AÃnbmWv A½sb ip{iqjn¡p¶Xv. Ignª Bdp hÀjt¯mfambn B ]mhw A½sb Hcp ]cmXnbpanÃmsX ip{iqjn¡p¶p. cmhnse Rm\pw AO\pw tPmen¡v t]mImdmIpt¼mtg¡v AÃn F¯pw. sshIo«v A©p aWn¡mWv AhÄ¡v t]tIIXv. "AÃn F´p ]än. A½¡v AkpJw IqSpXemtWm' "AtX tN¨n, A½¡v kpJanÃ. tN¨n F¯n¡gnªv Cd§msa¶v IcpXn' "Hm, AXmtWm Imcyw. A½tbmSv ]dªv t\ct¯ Cd§n¡qSmbncpt¶m. AÂ]w sshInbmepw Rms\¯psa¶dnbntÃ' CXpw ]dªv AÃntbbpw IS¶v Rm³ A½bpsS apdnbnte¡v t]mbn. AÃn¡v Ft¶¡mfpw ]¯p hbkv IqSpXepsI¦nepw the¡mcnbmbXn\memhmw Fs¶ tN¨n F¶mWv hnfn¡pI. ]Xnhpt]mse A½sb hr¯nbm¡n, ]pXnb hkv{XaWnbn¨v InS¯nbn«pIv AÃn. "\obm AÃnsb ]dªb¨v hm. Iptd t\cambn \nsb¯p¶Xpw Im¯v \n¡p¶p... ]mhw, Ipªp§fpsS a\kmWnt¸mgpw' A½ saÃn¨ iЯn ]dªp. A½bpsS apdnbpsS hmXnen \n¶v ASp¡f `mKt¯¡v Xncnbpt¼mtg¡pw AÃn IhsdSp¯v t]mIm³ Xbmdmbn \n¡p¶p.

Ahsf ]dªb¨v A½bpsS ASpt¯¡v \o§n. ]XnhnÃm¯ Kuch `mh¯n A½ ]dªp. "imep, \o t]mbn hkv{Xw amdn Nmb IpSn¨v hm, F\n¡v Nne Imcy§Ä \nt¶mSv ]dbm\pIv' apdnbn sN¶v NpcnZmÀ amänbnSpt¼mÄ BtemNn¨p. F´mhpw A½¡v ]dbm\pImhpI. Ignª A©mdp hÀjambn A½ CtX InS¸nemWv. ]cklmbanÃmsX Fgpt¶Â¡m\mhnÃ. AÃnbpÅXn\m A½bpsS Imcy§sfÃmw Ignªv t]mIp¶p. AO\msW¦n ho«nse¯nbm au\¯ns³d hmÂaoI¯n ap§nbncn¡pw. Hm^nkv Imcy§fpsI¦n AXv XoÀ¡p¶Xnemhpw {i². Ignª Znhk§fnsem¶pw {]tXyIn¨v kw`hn¨Xmbn HmÀabnÃ. ho«nse sNehn Imcyamb hÀ[\ h¶Xpw HmÀabnÃ. ¹kvSp Ignªv Hcp hÀjt¯mfambn Xm³ Hcp sdUnsabvUv tlmÄskbn Øm]\¯ns³d Hm^nkn tPmen sN¿p¶p.

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AOs³d klIcW Øm]\¯nse i¼f¯n\v ]pdsa Xs³d i¼fw IqSnbpÅXn\m A½bpsS acp¶pw AÃnbpsS i¼fhpw FÃmw Ignªp t]mIp¶p. ]ns¶´mWv A½¡v C{X Imcy¯n ]dbm\pýmhpI. Ipgªv adnª Cu Nn´ItfmsSbmWv hkv{Xw amdn ASp¡fbn \n¶v NmbbpsaSp¯v A½bpsS apdnbnse¯nbXv. "tamfncn¡v' shÅ hkv{XaWnªv InS¡p¶ A½bpsS Igp¯n AÃn hnXdn sImSp¯ ]uUdns³d Awi§Ä ImWmw. hfsc im´ `mh¯nemWv A½. I«nens³d a[y `mK¯ncp¶v A½bpsS t\À¡v t\m¡n. "imeq... \obns¸m H¯ IpSpw_n\nbmbn«pItÃm' A½bpsS temKyw ]d¨n tI«t¸mÄ a\knembn, A½¡v ]dbm\pÅXv asät´m BWv. AÂ]w t\cw Zqtc¡v I®b¨v anImXncp¶ A½, Ft´m HmÀ¯v ZoÀL\nizmkab¨p. ]ns¶ Rms\m¶pw adp]Sn ]dbp¶Xv ImWmªv A½ Xs¶ XpSÀ¶p. "tamtf... Fs³dbo InS¸v XpS§nbn«v sImÃw Bdmbn. Bdp sImÃambn \obpw AO\pw Fs¶ Npa¡p¶p' "CXmtWm A½¡v ]dbm\pÅXv' "AÃ, imeq... \n\t¡mÀabptIm F¶dnbnÃ, Ipfnapdnbn Im sX¶nbpÅ Fs³d A¶s¯ hogvN¡p tijw {]kcnt¸msS \ns³d AOs\ IIn«nÃ. ]mhw, a\pjy³...

Ct{Xw Imeambn«pw Hcp ]cmXnbpanÃmsX A§ns\ \S¡p¶p' "AXsænepw AO³ A§ns\ Xs¶btÃ' "]pdsabpÅhÀ¡v AOs³d kz`mh¯n Hcp amähpw ImWm\pImhnÃ. AOs³d NqtSäv InS¶ F\n¡tà Adnbq... A½ ZoÀL\nizmkab¨p. A¶v cmhnse Ipfnapdnbn Rms\§ns\ sX¶n hosW¶m \o IcpXp¶Xv' "A½ Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ hgpXn hoWXtÃ' "hgpXn hoWXp Xs¶, ]t£, \o IcpXp¶ Xcw hgpXembncp¶nÃ' "]ns¶' "Rm\pw \n³dO\pw IqSn H¶n¨v Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ R§Ä Nne hnIrXnIÄ Im«n.

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AXns³d A\´c ^eamWv. Mvlm... FÃmw Fs³d B{Im´w aqeapImbXmWv' "A½ ]dbp¶sXm¶pw a\knemIp¶nÃ' "Hcp ]pcpjs³d s\©ns³d NqSdnbm¯ \n\¡Xv a\knemInÃ. \n\¡dntbm, Rm³ sX¶n hoWv Bip]{XnbnemIp¶Xns³d Xte¶v cm{Xnbnepw aXnhtcmfw icocw BkzZn¨hcmWv R§Ä. ]pdta¡v im´\mb \ns³d AO³ cm{Xnbn Fs³d apeIÄ F{X {`m´mambmWv Ii¡nbncp¶sX¶dntbm. ]mhw, Bdp hÀjambn cXnbpsS kpJw e`n¡mXncp¶n«pw Hcp ]cmXnbpanÃ, B ]mh¯n\v' "A½¡nsX´v ]än... F´n\m CsXms¡ Ft¶mSv ]dbps¶?' "tamtf, \obns¸m apXnÀ¶ s]®mWv. \ns³d Cu {]mbw IgnªmWv Rm\pw h¶Xv. X¡mew Rm³ ]dªp Xocp¶Xv hsc \o tI«ncn¡v. F¶n«v hà kwibhpapsI¦n tNmZn¡v' A½ A§ns\ ]dªtXmsS ]ns¶ Xncns¨m¶pw ]dbmsX A½bpsS ]gb Ime¯nte¡v Rm\pw ImXv sImSp¯p.

"F{Xam{Xw ssewKnIm`n\nthiapImbncp¶ a\pjy\mWv \nâOs\¶dntbm. Rm\pw \n³dO\pw X½nepÅ icoc tIfnbn AO\v Gähpw CãapÅ C\amWv ]mep Im¨Â NS§v' "AsX´m ]mepIm¨Â' "Mvlm... \½psS IpSpwÏn am{Xw XpSÀ¶v t]mcp¶ Hcp NS§mWXv. Fs³d A½bn \n¶mWv F\n¡v B Adnhv In«nbXv. \½psS IpSpwÏnse kv{XoIÄ `À¯m¡m·mÀ¡mbn \S¯p¶ ]mep Im¨emWXv. AO³ InS¡mdpÅ R§fpsS s_Uvdqanse NnÃeamcbn cIv shÅn¸m{X§Ä IIn«ntÃ. Nn{X¸WnIÄ sNbvX, Atd_y³ IqPIÄ t]mse \oI Igp¯pÅ csI®w?. Fs³d A½bn \n¶v F\n¡v e`n¨XmWh. ]mep Im¨Â NS§n\v Cu ]m{X§fmWv D]tbmKn¡pI. hnhml tijw BZy hÀj§Ä Xocpt¼mÄ FÃmhÀ¡pw ]gb A`n\nthiw DImbns¡mÅWsa¶nÃ. `À¯mhn\v X¶nepÅ XmÂ]cy¯ns³d Afhv Ipdbpt¼mgmWv Cu ]mepIm¨Â NS§v XpS§pI. \ns¶ {]khn¨v Ignªv amk§Ä IgnªmWv \n³dO\v ]mep Im¨Â \S¯nbXv. cm{Xn `£Ww Ignªv AO³ InS¡m\mbn apdnbn t]mb tijw Cu shÅn¸m{X§fnsems¶Sp¯v Rm³ Im¨n sh¨ ]m AXnsemgn¨p. IqsS AÂ]w a[pchpw tNÀ¯p. ]ns¶ sNdp NqSpÅ shÅn¸m{XhpsaSp¯v ssU\nMv lmfnse¯nb ]m{Xw taibn sh¨p. ]Xnhp t]mse ssU\nMv lmfnse sseäW¨ tijw Fs³d amIvknbpw {_mbpw ASnhkv{X§fpsaÃmagn¨p. ]ns¶ hoXn IqSnb t\À¯ ss\tem¬ jmsfSp¯v Fs³d Xehgn ]pX¨p. Im ap«n\v Xmsg am{Xw \Kv\am¡n Fs³d icocs¯ s]mXnª B P age |3

jmÄ CSXv ssI sImIv Iq«n¸nSn¨p. ]gb cmP¡·mcpsS aWnbdnbn sNÃp¶ Zmkns¸®v IWs¡, heXp ssIbn B shÅn¸m{XhpsaSp¯v s_Uvdqan Ibdn hmXneS¨p. \oe kotdm _Ä_ns³d {]Imi¯n ^m\nte¡v t\m¡n InS¡pIbmbncp¶ \n³dO³ Fs³d ]pXnb thjw IIv s]«¶v s_Un FWoäncp¶p.

Rm³ ]Xnsb cIp Imepw Xmtg¡n«v I«nenencn¡p¶ \n³dOs³d AcnInte¡v \o§n. "aot\... F´mWnXv' F¶v At±lw BivNcys¸«p. Rm³ ]dªp "G«³ BZyw Cu shÅn¸m{Xw ]nSn¡v. F¶n«v Hc£cw anImsX B ]m{X¯n \n¶v Hcp Cdp¡v ]m IpSn¡q. F¶n«v ]m NqtSä NpIpIÄ sImIv Fs³d hes¯ apebn NpIaÀ¯q. hoIpw Hcndp¡v IpSn¡pI. ]ns¶ CSt¯Xv. ]ns¶ Hmtcm XhW apebn NpIaÀ¯n¡gnª tijhpw jmÄ t\scbnSWw. ]dªXp tI«tÃm'.

AÂ`pXhpw ImamËmZhpw \ndª apJt¯msS \n³dO³ FÃmw Xe Ipep¡n k½Xn¨p. "]mÂ]m{Xw AO\v ssIamdn Rm³ B A\ÀL \nanj¯n\mbn Im¯p \n¶p. BZy Cdp¡v IpSn¨ tijw Fs³d apJw adªv InS¶ jmfns³d hnShneqsS ssIbn«v jmÄ hIªv amänb tijw At±lw arZphmbn Fs³d hes¯ apebn NpIaÀ¯n. Hmlv... sNdp NpSp]msemgnIb B NpIpIÄ kv]Àin¨tXmsS tjm¡Sn¨Xv t]mse Fs³d ape¡®pIÄ FWoäp \n¶p. imeq... \n\¡dntbzm, B cwKtamÀ¡pt¼mÄ, B sNdp NqtSät¸mgpImb tImcn¯cn¸v Ct¸mgpw HmÀabn \n¶v amªn«nÃ. ]ns¶ Hmtcm Cdp¡v ]m IpSn¨v Ignbpt¼mgpw amdn amdn Fs³d apeIfn NpIaÀ¯pt¼mtg¡pw Rm³ ]mXn kzÀK¯nse¯nbncp¶p. shÅn¸m{X¯nse ]m IpSn¨p Xocpt¼mtg¡v Rm\pw \n³dO\pw BZy cm{Xnbnse IanXm¡sft¸mse ZmlmÀ¯cmbn¡gnªncp¶p. shÅn¸m{Xw Sot¸mbn sh¨tX HmÀabpÅq. Fs¶ InS¡bnte¡v XÅnbn«v apIfn Ibdn F{X t\camWv Ifn¨sXt¶mÀabnÃ. cmhnse Fgpt¶ät¸mgpw H¶p IqsS XoÀt¯ At±lw AS§nbpÅq...'

Hcp ssewKnI tIfn Ignsª¶h®w A½ izmkab¡p¶Xv IIt¸mgmWv B kz]v\temI¯v \n¶v Rm\pw Xncns¨¯nbXv. "C\n imeqs\s´¦nepw kwibapsI¦n tNmZn¡v' A½bpsS hnhcWt¯msS NqSp]nSn¨p t]mb F\n¡v ap¶n \mW¯ns³d ad ]Xnsb \o§nbncp¶p. Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"Cu ]mep Im¨Â Ft¸msgms¡bmWv \S¡mdv' "AXn\§ns\ kab{IaanÃ. CcphÀ¡pw XmÂ]cyapÅ GXv kab¯pw AXv \S¡pw. P age |4

]m-ep-Im¨m³ -XmÂ-]-cy-apÅ-bmÄ -C-W-tbm-Sv -tNm-Zn¡pw "--Im¨n-b -]m -Ip-Sn-t¡-tI' -F¶v.

Nne Znhk§fn cmhnse Fgpt¶Â¡pt¼mgpw H¶v ]m Im¨mdpIv . Dd§nsbWoä ]Sn Rm³ ASp¡fbn sN¶v Im¨nb ]mseSp¯v jmfns³d adt]mepanÃmsX Fs³d ape¡®pIfn AOs\ sImIv F{X ]me`ntjIw \S¯nbncn¡p¶p. ]t£, cmhnes¯ ]mep Im¨ens³d {]tXyIX, BcmWv ]mepIm¨Â Bhiys¸Sp¶Xv Abmfmbncn¡pw ssewKnI tIfnIÄ¡v ap³ssIsbSp¡pI. \n³dOs\ aeÀ¯n InS¯n A§ns\ icnbmb ]memgn aY\w F{X XhW Rm³ \S¯nbn«psIt¶m'.

AOs³d tcmamhrXamb s\©n ssIbq¶n A½ ]d¶Sn¡p¶ cwKw a\knse¯nbtXmsS F¶n \n¶v AdnbmsX s\SphoÀ¸pbÀ¶p. "imep Ct¸mÄ AOs\ HmÀ¡pIbmbncp¡patÃ...? AOs³d tcmamhrXamb s\©n ssIIp¯n \n¡p¶sXms¡...'

Rm³ N½nt¸mbn... "Hmlv... At½... AsX§ns\ a\knembn' "AXtà t\ct¯ ]dªXv, \ns³d CtX {]mbw IgnªmWv Rm\pw h¶Xv. \ns³d {]mb¯n Rm\pw a\kpsImIv BZyw Iman¨ ]pcpj³ AO\mWv. s]¬Ip«nIÄ BZyw GähpanW§p¶ ]pcpj³ kz´w AO\mbXn\memWv ]ecptSbpw apãn ssaYp\¯n \mbI IYm]m{X§fmbn AO·mÀ hcp¶Xv. imeq... C\n ]d, \obpw AOs\tbmÀ¯v hncen«n«ntÃ...' \ntj[n¡m\mhm¯ B kXy¯n\v ap¶n eÖ IeÀ¶ ]p©ncn am{Xta F\n¡v adp]SnbmbpImbncp¶pÅq.

"AsXmcp kzm`mhnIX am{XamWv imeq. B HmÀaIÄ ]ns¶ PohnX¯nte¡v Hcp ]pcpj³ IS¶p hcp¶tXmsS amªp t]mIpw. C{Xbpw tI«n«v \n\s¡m¶pw tNmZn¡m\ntà imeq...'

A½ Dt±in¡p¶ D¯c§fpsS {]mYanI Xew a\knemsb¦nepw _m¡nsb´mWv ]nSnIn«¯X\m AÂ]t\cw BtemNn¨ncp¶p.

"AOs³d ImcyamtWm A½ Dt±in¨Xv' "AsX, AXpXs¶. F{X Imeambn B ]mhw ]«nWn InS¡p¶p. Rm\n\n Cu I«nen \n¶v Fgpt¶Â¡psa¶v tXm¶p¶nÃ. AOs\ C\nbpw ]«nWnbm¡p¶Xv icnbÃ' "AO\v Imip sImSp¯v kpJw hm§n¡qtS' "AsXms¡ henb XethZ\bmWv. hà AkpJhpw h¶m ]ns¶ BtemNn¡I. am{XaÃ, II s]®p§fpsS IqsS t]mbn DÅ IªnIpSn ap«m\pw aXn' "F¶m P age |5

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t]msebmWtÃm. {]mbamb AhfpsS A½ Ignªm AhÄ¡v _Ôp¡fmcpanÃ.

As¸m Ahsf ChnSps¯ AwKam¡pIbpamImw' "AXv thI. Ignª Bdp hÀjambn Ahsfs¶ \¶mbn t\m¡p¶Xv Cu ho«nse IpSpw_\mYtbmSpÅ _lpam\w IqSn tNÀ¯mWv. AOs³d InS¸dbn Ignbp¶ BZy cm{XntbmsS Ahfpw ChnsS ]qÀWmhImiapÅ s]®mbn¯ocpw. AtXmsS Ahsfs¶ Xncnªp t\m¡psa¶Xn\v F´pd¸mWpÅXv' "Mvlm... AXv A½ ]dªXv icnbmWv. ]ns¶..' tNmZy `mh¯nepÅ Fs³d t\m«w IIv A½bn \n¶v Hcp IpkrXn Nncn DbÀ¶p. ]ns¶ Fs³d ssI ]Xnsb FSp¯v XtemSn sImIv A½ ]dªp.

"AO\v Hcp s]®ns³d kvt\lw \ndª XtemStem, {]Wb]qÀhapÅ Npw_t\m In«nbn«v Ime§fmbn. F´n\v H¶v ap«nbpcp½m³ t]mepambn«nÃ. imeq... \n\¡v Hcp s]®mbn AOs\ H¶v ap«nbncp½pIsb¦nepw sNbvXv IqtS. B ]mh¯n\v A{Xsb¦nepw BizkamIs«?' bmN\m \ndª I®pItfmsSbmWv A½ A{Xbpw ]dªXv. "ap«nbpcp½n ap«nbpcp½n... GXäw hsc t]mImw' A½tbmSv Hcp IpkrXn tNmZysabvXp. "ap«nbpcp½¶Xns³d AXnÀ¯nsbms¡ \n§Ä cIpt]cpw \nivNbnt¨mfq...'

AtX IpkrXn `mh¯n A½ Xncn¨Sn¨p.

A¶v sshIo«v AO³ h¶t¸mÄ {]tXyIns¨mcp hnXymkhpapImbnÃ. AO³ {Ukv amänbnSp¶Xn\nsS Rm³ Nmbbpambn s_Uv dqante¡v sN¶p. hkv{Xw Ducn So jÀ«v CSm\pÅ Hcp¡¯n\nsSbmWv Rm³ AI¯v IS¶Xv. amdn kar²ambn \n¡p¶ tcma§Ä IIt¸mÄ Fs³d Imen\Snbn \n¶v s]«s¶mcp hndb h¶p. kzbw \nb{´n¨v Nmb Sot¸mbn sh¨v Rm³ Xncn¨p t]m¶p. cm{Xn A½¡v kv]qWn Iªn tImcns¡Sp¯p Ignªv ssU\nwKv tS_nfn AO\v A`napJambncp¶v `£Ww Ign¡pt¼mÄ AXphscbnÃm¯ \mWw h¶v s]mXnªp. `£W¯n Xm³ XmÂ]cyw ImWn¡mªmhWw AO³ Xs³d ]m{X¯nte¡v hoIpw Idnsbmgn¡m³ Xp\nªXv IIv XSbm\mbn AOs³d ssIbn Ibdn¸nSn¨p. ssI¯Ibnse \\p¯ tcma¯n Xs³d ssI kv]Àin¨tXmsS BsI ]q¯peªpt]mbn. F§ns\tbm hms¡m¸n¨v ]dªp "thIOm..'

Znhk§Ä ]Xnsb IS¶p t]mbn. ho«nse Zn\NcyIfn Xm³ t_m[]qÀhamb amä§Ä P age |6

hcp¯ns¡mIncp¶p. cmhnse the¡mcn AÃnsb¯pw ap¼v Hm^nkn t]mIm\pÅ Hcp¡§Ä¡nsS Hmtcm ImcW§fpIm¡n AO\cnIn sNÃpw. kzm`mhnIsa¶ \nebn ap«nbpcp½pw. AOs³d hkv{X§Ä CkvXncnbnSm³ klmbn¡Â XpS§n AÃd NnÃd Imcy§fn klmbn¡pw. F¦nepw AO\n \n¶v {]XnIcW§sfm¶pw IInÃ. cm{Xnbn `£Ww Ignªv ssU\nwKv lmfnse Sohnbn AOs\m¸ancp¶v ]cn]mSnIÄ ImWm³ XpS§n. ]Xnsb AOs\mcp Iq«psI¶ tXm¶Â hfÀ¯m³ XpS§n.

Hcp Znhkw A½ ]dªp. "imeq, \n\¡nS¡v AOs\bpw sImIv H¶v ]pd¯nd§n¡qtS. CS¡v kn\na¡v s]mbv¡qtS. AO³ kn\na¡v t]mbn«v hÀj§fmbn¡mWpw. Hcp Imcyw sN¿v. Cu i\nbmgvN \n§Ä kn\na¡v s]mbvt¡mfq' "AXn\v AO\v XmÂ]cyw ImWptam' Rm³ Hcp kwibsaSp¯n«p.

"AOt\mSv Rm³ ]dtªmfmw. sshIo«v ^kväv tjm¡v t]mIp¶Xmhpw \ÃXv. AÃntbmSv i\nbmgvN Ipd¨p sshIn tPmen¡v hcm³ ]dbmw. \n§Ä kn\na Ignªv hcpw hsc F\n¡v Iq«mIpatÃm' i\nbmgvN D¨¡v tijw eoshSp¯v Rm³ ho«nse¯pt¼mÄ A½sb ip{iqjn¨psImIv AÃnbhnsSbpIv. ]t£, AOs³d apdn iq\yambncp¶p. Rm³ AI¯v IS¶tXmsS aäp ]WnIÄ¡mbn AÃn apdnbn \n¶v t]mbn.

"A½ AOt\mSv kn\na¡v t]mIp¶ Imcyw ]dªnÃmbncpt¶m' "]dªncp¶p' "]ns¶t´ AO³ Ah[n Znhkambn«pw ]pd¯v t]mbncn¡p¶Xv' "Hmlv... AOs\ ImWmªv HcmÄ¡nhnsS s]mdpXnbnÃ' A½ Ifnbm¡n.

"AO³ _mÀ_À jm¸n t]mbmXm... C¶v Cu kpµcnt¡mXtbbpw sImIv kn\na¡v t]mIpt¼mÄ Hs¶mcp§tI. AXn\m t]mbXv' adp]Sn tI«v Rm³ \mWn¨p. H¸w ]dbm\mhm¯ AËmZ§Ä a\kn \pcs]m«n.

Ft¶msSm¸w kn\na¡v t]mIm\mbn AO³ Hcp§p¶p F¶v tI«t¸mÄ hÃm¯ XncXÃÂ. "imeq... \nt¶mSv ]dªsXÃmw AOt\mSpw Rm³ ]dªn«pIv. ]s£ \n\¡dnbmtem, P age |7

\obmbn«v ap³ssIsbSp¡msX AO\n \n¶v Hcp {]XnIcWhpw {]Xo£n¡I. Ignª Znhk§fn Fs³d tamÄ AO\nte¡Sp¡m³ {ian¡p¶sXÃmw Rm³ IIncp¶p. ]t£, AOs³d {]IrXw Adnbp¶Xn\memWv C¶v kn\na¡v t]mIm³ \nÀ_Ôn¨Xv. _m¡nsbÃmw \ns³d anSp¡pt]mse' AO³ Xncns¨¯pt¼mÄ Rm³ Fs³d apdn¡I¯v hkv{X§Ä amdp¶ Xnc¡nembncp¶p. A{X ssSänÃm¯ NpcnZmdmWv [cn¨Xv. ASnbn {_m [cn¡m¯Xn\m s]«¶v {i²bn s]SmXncn¡m\mWv AXv sNbvXXv. NpcnZmdn\v apIfn jmÄ [cn¨tXmsS BÀ¡pw Xm³ {_m [cn¨n«nsöv tXm¶pIbpanÃ. apdnbn \n¶v ]pd¯nd§t¼mÄ ssU\nwKv lmfn A£atbmsS Xs¶ Im¯p \n¡p¶ AOs\ IIv sR«nt¸mbn. apSnsh«n apJw tjhv sNbvX kpµc¡p«¸\mbmWv AOs³d \nÂ]v. AOs³d ]pXnb `mh¯nemWv Xm³ {i²n¡p¶sX¶v IIv AO\v sNdnsbmcp N½enÃmXnÃ. AXv ad¨psh¡m\mbn AO³ [rXn Iq«n. "imeq... thKw, Ct¸m t]mbnsæn Sn¡äv In«ptam F¶dnbnÃ' "icnbOm, Rm³ A½tbmSv ]dªv hcmw' A½bpsS AcnIn sN¶v t]mbv hcmsa¶v ]dªp. R§Ä Xncns¨¯pw htc¡papÅ Imcy§Ä {i²n¡m³ AÃnsb ]dtªÂ¸n¨p.

Hmt«mdn£ \ÂInb kzImcyXbn ]ckv]cw tNÀ¶ncn¡m³ cIpt]À¡pw BibpImbncps¶¦nepw GtXm Hcp ad R§sf AXn \n¶Iän. Hmt«mbn \n¶nd§n Xnbädnse Sn¡äv IuIdnse¯pt¼mÄ IuIÀ Gsd¡psd iq\yamWv. hÀj§fmbn IpSpw_ Nn{XsaSp¡p¶ kwhn[mbIs³d kn\nabmbncp¶p AXv. kn\na XpS§m³ \nanj§Ä am{Xw _m¡nbmbXn\memhpw IpSpw_§sfÃmw t\ct¯ Sns¡äpS¯v koäpd¸n¨n«pIv. Sn¡äp hm§n XnbäÀ hmXnense¯pw ap¼v -sIm-dn¡m³ -IS-e-tbm -a-täm -hm§n¡m³ -]-dªp. -AO³ -hm§n-b -cIv -\«v-kv -]m¡äp-I-fpw -A-h-Im-it¯m-sS Rm³ -hm§n-sh¨p. -Xn-bädn-s³d -A-cI -sh-fn¨¯n -AO³ -F-s³d ssI¯I-bn -]n-Sn¨v -h-e-Xp-`m-K-s¯ -Itk-c-I-fn -t]m-bn-cp¶p. {-Km-ao-W -]-iv-Nm-X-e¯n-epÅ -]-Xn-hv -I-Y -Xp-S§n -I-Ym-K-X-n-bn-te¡v -I-b-dm³ -t\-cw -sImdn¡m-\pÅ -\«v-kv -]m¡äp-I-fn-sem-s¶-Sp¯v -Xp-d¶v C-S-Xp -ssI-bn -]n-Sn¨p. -\«v-kv ]m¡äv -s]m-fn¡p¶-Xn-\n-sS -t_m[]qÀ-hw- -C-S-Xv -`m-K¯p -\n¶v -jmÄ -X-e¸v -F-Sp¯v -a-Snbn-te¡n«p. t{_kn--b-dn-Sm¯--Xn-\m -sN-dp -kv-]À-i-\¯n -t]-m-epw -X-cn¨p -t]m-Ip¶ -Fs³d -ap-e-I-sf -AO-s³d -h-e-Xp -ssI-¯Ibnte¡v AaÀ¯n -kz-Im-cyw -]-d-bm--s\¶-h®w -AO-s³d -sN-hn-bn-te¡v -ap-Jw -Xn-cn¨n«v -]-Xn-sb -]-dªp.

"-AO-m... -\«v-kn-Xm-, -th-W-sa¦n -sIm-dn-t¨mfq' C-S-Xp -ssI-bn -Xp--d¶p -]n-Sn¨ -]m¡än-s\Ip-dn¨m-Wv -]-d-ª-sX¦n-epw -h-e-Xp P age |8

ssI¯Ibn -D-c-kp¶ -F-s³d -ap-e¡®p-IÄ -sImIv -A-Xn-e¸p-d-apÅ -H-cÀ-Yw -AO-\v ]n-Sn-In«n-tbm B-thm. -koän-s³d -ssI-bn -AO-s³d -h-e-Xp-ssI -sh¡m³ -ku-I-cys¸Sp¯n -F-s³d -C-S-Xp -ssI Rm-\p-bÀ¯n¸n--Sn¨p. -]m¡än -\n¶v -AÂ-]w -\-«v-sk-Sp¯v -AO³ -N-h¨p -sImIn-cp¶p. -\-«v-kv -XoÀ¶v -cIm-a-Xpw -ssI -\o«n-b-t¸mÄ AO-s³d -C-SXp -ssI-bn-te¡v -AÂ-]w -F-Sp¯p -sIm-Sp¯p. -C-Xn-\m -h-e-Xp -ssI -koän-s³d -]n-Sn-bn -X-s¶ -hn{i-an¨p.

-A-Sp¯ -\«v-kv -AO-s³d -C-S-Xp -ssI--bn-te¡v -F-Sp¯p -sIm-Sp¡p¶-Xn-\n-sS -F-s³d -ap-e - qÀ-W-am-bpw -AO--s³d -ssI-I-fn-ep-c-kn-bn-cp¶p. -]-Xn-sb -AO-s³d -C-S-Xp -ssI-bv¡p -ta] se -F-s³d -ssI-sh¨v -k-n-\n-a-bn -ap-gp-In-sb¶ -hym-tP\ -C-cp¶p. -AÂ-]-t\-cw -A-\§mXn-cp¶ -AO³, -F-s³d -C-fw -ap-e-I-fp-sS -Np--Sv -X«m³ -Xp-S§n-b-tXm-sS -]-Xn-sb -ssI¯I -A-t§m«p-an-t§m«pw -N-en¸n¡m³ -Xp-S§n.

C-S-t-h-f-bpw -I-S¶v -kn-\n-a -A-h-km-\¯n--te¡v -\o§pw -h-sc -Cu -H-fn¨p-I-fn -Xp-SÀ¶p. -GXm-bm-epw -kn-\n-a -Xo-cpw -ap¼v -R§Ä¡n-S-bn-se -a-Xn -s]m-fn¡-W-sa¶v -X-s¶-bp-d¸n¨p. AO-t\m-Sv -]-Xn-sb -]-dªp.

"-AOm, -F-s³d -C-S-Xp -ssI -Ip-g¡p¶p. Cu -koän-s³d -]n-Sn-bn -sh-t¨m-s«. -AO-\v -th-tW -F-s³d -I-gp¯n-eq-sS -ssI-bn-t«m-fq' a-dp-]-Sn-sbm¶pw -]-d-bm-sX -AO³ -h-e-Xp -ssI-sb-Sp¯v -]n-d-In-eq-sS -F-s³d -h-e-Xp -Np-aen -sh¨p. -AÂ-]w -I-gnªn«pw -ssI -A-\§p¶-Xv -Im-Wmªv -Np-cn-Zm³ -i-cn-bm¡-s\¶ -t]m-se Rm³ -AÂ-]w -a-pt¶m«v Bªp. -s]«¶v -\o§n-b-Xn-\m -AO-s³d -ssI -F-s³d -]p-dw -`m-K¯n-\pw -koän--\p-an-S-bn- s]«p. -AO³ -ssI -ap-I-fn-te¡v -h-en¡pw -ap¼-m-bn -Np-cnZm-dn-s³d -ap¶n-se -sIm-fp¯p-IÄ -i-cn-bm¡m-\¶-h®w -I-gp¯v -koän-te¡v -A-aÀ¯nsh¨p. -C-Xp-aq-ew -AO-\v -ssI-h-en¡m-\m-bnÃ. -Np-cn-Zm-dpw -jm-fp-sam-s¡ -i-cn-bm¡n -Ignªv Rm³ -kv{-Io-\n-te¡v -t\m¡n. -kn-\n-a -Xo-cm³ -A©p -an-\näv -t]m-ep-anÃ. -k-a-bw -]mgm¡m-sX -h-e-Xp -ssI -sImIv -F-s³d -]p-dw -`m-K¯n-\-pw -koän-\p-an-S-bn-epÅ -AO-s³d ssI-sb-Sp¯v -jm-fn-\-Sn-bn-eq-sS -F-s³d -ap-e¡v -ap-I-fn -sh¨v Rm-\-aÀ¯n. -t{_kn-b-dnSm¯, -t\À¯ -Np-cn-Zm-dn-s³d -am{-Xw -a-d-hpÅ B -ap-e-I-sf -AO-s\ -hn«p -sIm-Sp¯v Rm³ -\n-i_v-Zw -{-]-Jym-]n¨p. AOm, -C-Xm Rm³ -a-Xn -s]m-fn¨n-cn¡p¶p, -C-\n -Cu -sIm¨p -ap-eI-Ä -AO-\pÅ-Xm-Wv. AO-s³d -ssI¸¯n¡v -ta-se -F-s³d -ssI-sh¨-Xn-\m -AO-\v -ssI -]n³-h-en¡m-\m-hpam-bn-cp¶nÃ. -F¦n-epw -]-co-£-WmÀ-Yw -AÂ-]w -I-gnªv Rm-s-\m¶v -ssI-sb-Sp¯p. -F-s¶ hn-kv-a-bn¸n¨p -sImIv -AO³ ssI -]n³-h-en¡p¶-Xn-\v -]-I-cw -F-s³d -ap-e¡-®n R-c-SpI-bm-Wv -sN-bv-X-Xv. B -A-\p-`q--Xn-bn Rm³ -AO-s³d -am-dn-te¡v -Iq-Sp-X -Nmªncp¶p. -A-sX, -A§n-s\ B -a-XnÂ-s¡«v -hnP-b-I-c-am-bn -X-IÀ¶n-cn¡p¶p.

- o«o-te¡pÅ -a-S¡-bm{-X-bn -Hm-t«m-bn -C-cp-h-cpw anIn-b-tX-bnÃ. -F¶m -\-h -Z¼--Xn-Ih sf--t¸mse -F-s³d -C-S-Xp -ssI- -AO-³ -h-e-Xp -ssI-bm -tNÀ¯m-Wv -]n-Sn¨n-cp¶-Xv. P age |9

AhIm-i-t¯m-sS -AO-s³d -h-e-Xp-ssI -F¶n-te¡v -tNÀ¯-aÀ¯-n-b-t¸mÄ F-s³d -ape¡pªp§Ä -F´n-t\m -Zm--ln¨p -sImIn-cp¶p. ho«n-se¯pt¼mÄ -]-Xn-hp-t]m-se -`-£-W-saÃmw -X-bm-dm¡n -ssU-\nw-Kv -t-S_n-fn -F-Sp¯psh¨v -AÃn -Im¯p-\n¡p¶pIm-bn-cp¶p. -R§-sf¯n-b-Xpw -tSmÀ¨p-sa-Sp¯v -AÃn -]pd¯n-d§n. -cm{-Xn -`-£-Ww -I-gn¡p-t¼mÄ -ssU-\n-w-Kv -tS_n-fn-s³d -cIä¯n-cp¶ R§-fncp-h-cpw -cIv -tem-I§-fn-em-bn-cp¶p. -`-£-Ww -I-gnªv -]m{-X§-sf-Sp¯v -A-Sp¡-f-bn-se¯nb-t¸mgm-Wv -ho-X-\¸p-d¯v B -shÅn¸m{-Xw -II-Xv-. -s-]m-Sn-bpw -A-gp¡p--saÃmw -amän sh«n¯n-f§p¶ -shÅn¸m{-Xw. -A½ -]-dª-Xv {-]-Im-cw -AÃn-bm-bn-cn¡-Ww -C-Xv -hr¯nbm¡n -sh¨-Xv. -A¸pd¯v -kväu-hn-\v -ap-I-fn-se -]m{-X¯n -Xn-f¨ -]m-Xn -Nq-Sm-dn-b -]m-ep-ancn¡p¶p. -Hm-lv... -A-t¸mÄ A½ -FÃmw -I-W¡m¡n -X-s¶-bn-cn¡p-I-bm-Wv. ]m{-X§Ä -I-gp-In -A-Sp¡n- -sh¨ -ti-jw -A½-bp-sS -ap-dn-bn-te¡v -sN¶-t¸mÄ AO³ -A½bp-sS- -A-cn-In -\n¶v -F-gp-t¶äv -t]m-Ip¶-Xm-Wv -II-Xv. -F-s¶ -II-Xpw -A½ -AO-t\mSv -tNm-Zn¨p.

"-G«m... -C¶v -Im¨n-b -]m -Ip-Sn-t¡tI...? -th-Kw -ap-dn-bn-te¡v -sNÃq. -im-ep -shÅn¸m{X¯n -]m-ep-am-bn -h-cpw' hm¡p-I-fn -A-kzm--`m-hn-I-am-bn -H¶p-an-sæn-epw -hm¡p-IÄ -AÀ-Y-am¡p¶-Xv -F´m--sW¶v -aq-hÀ¡pw -a-\-kn-em-b-Xn-\m -hn-kv-a-b-hpw -BËm-Z-hpw -\n-dª -ap-J-t¯m-sS -AO³ -A½sb -hn-fn¨p.

"-ao-t\... Rm³...'

-AO-\v -hm¡p-IÄ -sXmI-bn -Ip-Sp§n-b-t¸m-tg¡pw -A½ -]-dªp. "tZ... -im-ep -Im¨n-b -]m-ep-am-bn -\n¡p-I-bm-Wv. -G«³ -th-Kw -sNÃq' AO³ -ap-dn- -hn«v -t]m-b-tXm-sS -A½ -F-s¶ -A-cn-In-te¡v -hn-fn¨p. -I«n-en-s³d -h-e-Xp -`mK¯v -a-S¡n-sh¨ -G-tXm -sS--Ivkvä-bnÂ-kn-s³d ¹m-kvän-Iv -I-hÀ -F-\n¡v -t\-sc -\o«n. BImw-£-tbm-sS B -I-hÀ -Xp-d¶p. -t\m¡p-t¼mÄ -\-\p¯ -jn-t^m¬ -Xp-Wn-bn-epÅ -h-en-b jmÄ. -h-i§-fn-seÃmw -Nn{-X¸-Wn-IÄ -sN-bv-X -kpµ-c³ -jmÄ. -jm-sf-Sp¯v -\n-hÀ¯n t\m¡n-b-t¸mÄ A¸p-d¯pÅ -A½-sb B -jm-fn-\pÅn-eq-sS -Im-Wmw. "-Zm.. -\n-s³d -]m-ep-Im¨Â -N-S§n-\pÅ -h-kv{-Xw' Hm-lv, -A-t¸mÄ -AO-t\m-Sv -]-dªv -A½ -hm§n¨-Xm-h-Ww -Cu -jmÄ. -C{-X-bp-a-dnªn«pw H¶p-a-dn-bm¯ -t]m-se -\n¶ -AO³ -hÃm¯ -Ių -X-s¶. -AO-s\ -Ip-dnt¨mÀ¯-t¸mÄ a--\-kn A-dn-bm-sX -Ip-fÀ -tIm-cn-bn«--Xpt]m-se. -t\-sc -sN¶v -A½-bp-sS -s\än-bn-epw -Ihn-fn-epw -ap¯w -\Â-In. -Xn-cn-sI -t]m-cpt¼mÄ -A½-bp-sS -Im-en -sXm«p- -hµn¨p. -sseäW¨v -hm-Xn -Nm-cn -ssU-\n-w-Kv -lm-fn-se¯n -jmÄ -ta-i-bn -sh¨p. -A-Sp¡-f-bn -sN¶v P a g e | 10

hn-d-bmÀ¶ -ssI-I-fm -]m -]m{-X-sa-Sp¯v -shÅn¸m{-X¯n -H-gn¨v -A-Xp-am-bn -ssU-\nwKv -lm-fn-se¯n -tS_n-fn -sh¨p. -ssU-\nw-Kv -lm-fn-se -sseäv -Hm-^v -sN-bv-Xp. -]m-Xn -Nm-cn-b -AO-s³d -s_Uv-dq-an -\n¶v -ko-tdm _Ä_n-s³d {-]-Im-iw -A-cn-s¨¯p¶sXm-gn¨m -lmÄ -ap-gp-h³ -C-cp«n-em-Wv. ]-Xn--sb -Np-cn-Z-dpw -]m³-do-kp-w -s-j-Un-bp-a-S¡w -A-gn¨v -I-tk-c-bn-en«p. -A½ -X¶ -jn-t-^m-jm-sf-Sp¯v -X-e -h-gn -]p-X¡p-t¼mÄ -A-Xp-h-sc-bpIm-bn-cp¶ -hn-d-b -am-dn -t]-c-dn-bm¯ A-\p-`q--Xn-IÄ -D-S-en-s\ -s]m-Xnªp. -tS_n-fn -\n¶v -shÅn¸m{-X-sa-Sp¯v -]-Xn-sb AOs³d -s_Uv-dq-an-te¡v -sN¶p. -ep¦n -am{-X-sa-Sp¯v -I«nen Np-a-À -Nm-cnbncp¶v Xs³d -h-c-hpw -Im¯n-cn¡p-I-bm-bn-cp¶p -AO³. -s_Uv-dq-an-se -\o-e -sh-fn¨-¯-n-epw -jm-fn\pÅn-se -F-s³d -\-Kv-\ -ta-\n -IIv -AO³ -I«n-en -\n-s¶-Woäp. -X-s³d -\-K-v\ -ta-\n IIv -AO-s³d ep¦n¡-I¯v -Ip® Iq-Sm-c-a-Sn¨n-cn¡p¶-Xv -IIv -X\n¡pXs¶ hn-kv-a-b-ambn. -AÂ-]w -i¦n¨p -\n¶ -ti-jw -t\-sc -I«n-en-\-cn-In- -\n¶p. -A-t¸mtg¡pw -AO³ -t]mbn -hm-Xn -Ipän-bn«v -h¶v- -\-h -h[p-hn-s\ -C-cp¯p¶-Xv -t]m-se -C-cp -Np-a-en-epw -ssI-sh¨v -F-s¶ -I«n-en-e-n-cp¯n sXm«Sp¯ncp¶p.

- sIbn \n¶v shÅn¸m{Xw hm§n Hcp Cdp¡v IpSn¨ tijw AO³ AXv Xs³d s t\sc \o«n. Hcpdn¡v Xm\pw IpSn¨p. ]m Xm³ IpSn¡p¶ thfbn AO³ heXp ssIsImIv jmÄ \o¡n sasà ape¡v ta NpIaÀ¯n. AdnbmsX iviviv... Fs¶mcp Fcnhv \mhn \n¶v s]m§n. AO³ hoIpw ]m IpSn¨p. CSXp `mKs¯ jmÄ \o¡n sasà apebn NpIaÀ¯n. Hmlv... Cfw NqSn sh«n hr¯nbm¡nb aoibpsS sNdp tcma§Ä X«n ape Iq¼n¨p t]mbv... Hmlv... iÐw AdnbmsX s]m§n. ape¡®n ]Xnsb ISn¨ tijw AO³ Xe ]mÂ]m{X¯nte¡v ]n³hen¡pt¼mtg¡pw jmÄ Xebn \n¶qÀ¶v Xmsg hoWncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ ]qÀW \Kv\bmbmWv Ccp¸v. ASp¯ XhW heXp apebnte¡v AOs³d NpsI¯nbt¸mÄ AdnbmsX heXp ssIsImIv AOs³d Xe F¶nte¡v AaÀ¯n.

Fs¶ hnSphn¨v AO³ ]dªp. "imeq... ]Xnsb, [rXn Iq«I. Cu cm{Xn apgph³ \ap¡pÅXmWv' Hmlv...

C{X {]WbmÀ{Zambn AO\v kwkmcn¡m\mhptam.

A¯cw kwib§Äs¡m¶pw CSanÃmsX AO³ ]mep Im¨Â XpSÀ¶p. At¸mtg¡pw ASnbn tbm\nbn \n¶v \oscmgp¡v XpS§nbncp¶p. Fs³d tX³XpÅnbpsS aWw In«nbns«¶v tXm¶p¶p, AO³ ]mÂIpSn \nÀ¯n ]m{Xw AcnIn \o¡n sh¨p. \Kv\amb Fs³d Npaen ssIsh¨v ]Xnsb I«nen InS¯n. A\p`qXnIfpsS temIt¯¡v ]d¶p XpS§nb Rm³ FXnÀs¸m¶panÃmsX I«nen InS¶p. Fs³d cIp ImepIfpw AI¯nb tijw AO³ ]m¸m{Xw hoIpsaSp¯p. Fs³d ImepIÄ¡nSbnembn ]qdnte¡v apJaaÀ¯n. Fs¶ hnkvabn¸n¨p sImIv ASp¯ \nanjw ]mÂ]m{XsaSp¯v Fs³d ]qdns³d kwKa Øm\t¯¡v AÂ]samgn¨p.

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AO³ \mhpIÄ sImIv ]qdnXfpIÄ hnSÀ¯n ]Xnsb Hens¨¯p¶ ]m \pIcm³ XpS§n.

Hmlv... F³dt½m.... Fs³d kz]v\¯n t]mepanÃmXncp¶ kpJ¯ns³d ]dpZokbnte¡v AO³ ssI¸nSn¨pbÀ¯n. shÅn¸m{X¯nse ]m XoÀ¶n«pw AO³ Fs³d I´ns³d ckaWnbn \mhpgnªp sImtIbncp¶p. klnsI«v AOs³d Xe]nSn¨v ]qänte¡aÀ¯n. \nanj§Ä¡Iw F\n¡v BZy shSns¸«n. ck¯pÅnIÄ ]qdn \n¶v sXdn¨phoWp. AsXÃmw kzmtZmsS AO³ \¡nsbSp¯p.

BZy cXnaqÀ¨bpsS XfÀ¨bn InS¶ Fs³d ]qän \n¶v XebpbÀ¯n Fs¶ t\m¡n tNmZn¨p.

"F§ns\bpImbncp¶p imeq...' adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dbmsX Ccp ssIIÄ sImIpw AOs\ F¶nte¡v hen¨Sp¸n¨p.

Fs³d ]qÀtX\pw ]mepw IqSn¡pgª AOs³d NpInte¡v Hcp½ sImSp¯p. adp]Snbmbn AO³ D½sh¨t¸mtg¡pw R§fpsS \mhpIÄ ]ckv]cw Npgäm³ XpS§n. FÃm ck§fpw ]ckv]cw \m¡n ]¦psh¨tXmsS R§Ä ]cn]qÀW Z¼XnIfmbn.

AOs\¶ ]pcpjs³d Npw_\w GätXmsS hoIpw Rm³ NqSp ]nSn¡m³ XpS§n.

Fs³d NpInepw Ihnfnepw Igp¯nepw sNhnbnepsaÃmw AO³ Npw_\§Ä sImIv aqSn. ]Xnsb Igp¯n D½sh¨v D½sh¨v Fs³d ape¡®nse¯n. Imamthi¯m hnP rw`n¨p \n¡p¶ Fs³d ape¡®n ]Xnsb ]ÃpIÄ sImIv I{XnI¸q«n«p.

"Hml... AOm.. ]Xnsb' F¶v ]dbpt¼mgpw C\nbpw AhnsS ISn¡q F¶mWv a\kn h¶Xv. CXv a\knem¡nsbt¶mWw AO³ AÂ]w thZ\n¸n¨p sImIv ape¡®n ISn¨p. kpJhpw thZ\bpw H¶ns¨¯nb \nanj¯n AOs³d sNhn¡p¶n ]nSn¨p hen¨p. ]Xnsb AO³ ASp¯ apebnte¡v Xncnªp. I{XnI¸q«n\m Ahsfbpw BdmSn¨ tijw hoIpsamcp ISn \ÂIn. ]Xnsb aoi tcma§Ä sImIv Fs³d Bene hbdn Npw_\§fÀ¸n¨ tijw Fs³d s]m¡nÄ Npgnbn \mhn«pc¨p. C¡nfn sImIv ]pfª Fs¶ tcmamhrXamb ssIIfm AO³ AS¡n \nÀ¯n. ]Xnsb Fs³d ]qÀ Nmense¯n ]qdnXÄ hnSÀ¯n I´ns³d cktKmf§sf XgpIm³ XpS§n.

At¸mtg¡pw Fs³d ]qÀ hoIpw Npc¯m³ XpS§n. ]ns¶ Xmakn¨nÃ. AOs³d apSnbn _eambn apIfnte¡v ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n. F\ns¡m¸w XebnWbn InS¯n. AOs³d tcmamhrXamb amdnte¡v NmIv AhnSw D½IÄ sImIv aqSn. Xm³ \nanj§sf®n Im¯ncn¡p¶ AOs³d Ip®sb ImWm\pÅ P a g e | 12

[rXnbn Xmtg¡v \o§n. Deªp InS¶ AOs³d ep¦n Ccp hit¯¡pw amänbt¸mÄ AXm Ggn©v \of¯n hfªp \n¡p¶ hmg¸gw t]mse AOs³d Ifnhoc³. ssZhta, Chs\ C¶s³d AIt¯¡v F§ns\ {]thin¸n¡psas¶mcp t]Sn tXm¶nsb¦nepw Ahs\ kvt\l]qÀhw ssIbnseSp¯v XtemSnbtXmsS AsXÃmw ad¶p. ]ns¶ Ip®bpsS NÀaw hnSÀ¯n AOs³d Ifnhocs\ \mhp sImIv A`nhmZyw sNbvXp. ]Xnsb Du¼m³ XpS§n. \mhpIÄ sImIv Ahs\ A[nIt\cw NpgtäIn h¶nÃ. At¸mtg¡pw Ah³ apgh\mbn Ipe¨ncp¶p.

Fs³d hmbn Ahs\ sh¨v Ifn¡p¶Xntesd Ahs\ F§ns\ ]qänemhmln¡mw F¶ BtemN\bnembncp¶p Rm³. At¸mtg¡pw AO³ Fs³d Xebn ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n AO\cnIn InS¡m³ ]dªp.

AO\v A`napJambn h¶p InS¡pt¼mgpw AOs³d Ip®bn \n¶pÅ sNdp]m Fs³d NpInepImbncp¶p. AO³ AcpatbmsS Fs³d NpIn NpIaÀ¯n. Rm³ ]Xnsb NpIpIÄ hnSÀ¯n AOs³d NpIns\ Fs³d hmbv¡It¯¡v {]thin¸n¨p.

NpIpw \m¡pw sImIv F¶nte¡v ck \mf§Ä AO³ ]SÀ¯n sImIncp¶p. ]Xnsb Rm³ t]mepadnbmsX Rm³ Xmsgbpw AO³ apIfnepambn¡gnªncp¶p. \m¡pw \m¡pw ]ckv]cw BenwK\_²cmbncns¡ Xs¶ AO³ Im ap«psImIv Fs³d cIp XpSIfpw AIänsImIncp¶p. AOs³d Ifnhoc³ Fs³d aZ\s¨¸p tXSn t]mhm³ XpS§pIbmsW¶ t_m[w DImbncps¶¦nepw AOs³d Npw_\ ck¯n AXn\v {i² sImSp¡m\mbnÃ. Npw_\w apÀOn¨p sImIncns¡ AO³ heXp ssIsImIv Fs³d apSnIq«n¸nSn¨p. AtXkabw CSXp ssI Xmtg¡v sImIpt]mbn Ip®sb FSp¯v ]Xnsb Fs³d aZ\ IhmS¯n sh¨p. ]qÀ At¸mtg¡pw Npc¯m³ XpS§nbXn\m AhnSamsI hgphgp¸mbncp¶p. s]«¶v Npän¸nSn¨ apSnbn iànbmbn AaÀ¯n AOs³d \m¡v Fs³d sXmI¡pgntbmfsa¯n¨p. ]cn{`ahpw ckm\p`qXnbpw IeÀ¶ Cu {]hÀ¯n¡nsS s]«¶v Ipe¨p \n¶ Ip® ]qÀ`n¯n Xpf¨v AIt¯¡v Hä AaÀ¯Â. ]qdns³d `n¯nIÄ IS¶v Ip® AI¯v {]thin¨psh¶pd¸mbn. s]«¶pbÀ¶ thZ\sb AOs³d KmVmenwK\¯m F\n¡v {]ISn¸n¡m\mhmsX t]mbn. \m¡pIÄ X½nepÅ BenwK\¯n\nSbn Xmsg ]qdns³d thZ\ ]Xnsb hn«I¶p. F¶nse s]®ns\ IsISp¯ AOt\mSpÅ kvt\l¯m Rm³ ]Xnsb AOs³d ]pdw XtemSn. Fs³d ]qdns³d thZ\ Ipdsª¶v a\knem¡nb AO³ ]Xnsb Ip® Nen¸n¡m³ XpS§n. Ip®bpw ]qdpw AhcpsS Xmfw hosISp¡m³ XpS§nbtXmsS AO³ Fs¶ BenwK\¯n \n¶v tamNn¸n¨p. cIp ssIIfpw I«nen Ip¯n DbÀ¶v \n¶v AO³ ASn¡v kv]oUv Iq«m³ XpS§n. ]Xnsb Fs³d XpSIÄ sImIv AtX Xmf¯n Xncn¨pw ASn¨p sImSp¡m³ XpS§n.

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XpS§n. Hmlv... F´p ckw... ASnbpsS ckw apdpInbtXmsS Rm³ Xe\o«n AOs³d tcmamhrXamb amdn D½sh¨v t{]mÂkmln¸n¡m³ XpS§n.

At¸mtg¡pw cImas¯ cXnaqÀObpw Ignªv Rm³ aq¶mat¯Xnse¯dmbncp¶p.

AO\pw shSns]m«mdmsb¶v a\knembn. ASnbpsS kv]oUv Ipd¡msX Xs¶ AO³ ssIIÄ Xmgv¯n hoIpw Fs³d amdnte¡aÀ¶v InS¶p. NpIn NpIaÀ¯n, Ihnfn D½sh¨v Fs³d sNhnISn¨v Xocpt¼mtg¡v AOs³d Ip®shSns¸«n¨p. BZy kpcX¯ns³d apgph³ ]mepw Fs³d ]qdn\v \nthZyambn AO³ \ÂIn. ]qdns³d AIw `n¯nIfn AOs³d ]m Nn¶n¨nXdp¶Xv B InX¸n\nSbnepw Rm\dnbp¶mImbncp¶p. cIp Znhkw ap¼v BÀ¯h¡pfn IgnªXn\m tk^v ]otcyUmsW¶ ss[cy¯m Rm³ BËmZt¯msS B ]mecphnsb kzoIcn¨p.

AtX t]mknÂ, AtX £oWn¨ AhØbn R§fncphcpw s]«¶pd§nt¸mbn. ]peÀ Ime¯v Fs³d ]qdn\pÅn \n¶v ip¢w ]än¸nSn¨v H«nb Ip®sb AO³ ]Xnsb ASÀ¯nsbSp¡pt¼mgmWv Rm\papWÀ¶Xv. At¸mtg¡pw AOs³d Ip® hoIpw D{Kcq]nbmbn. ]ns¶ Xmakn¨nÃ, AtX InS¸n Xs¶ Rm³ XpSIÄ hnSÀ¯ns¡mSp¯p. Fs³d k½Xw In«btXmsS ]ns¶ Aam´n¡msX AO³ ASnXpS§n. ASnbpsS Xmf¯ns\m¸w s_Upw Ipep§m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ AOs³d BtcmKytamÀ¯v A`nam\w tXm¶n. sshImsX CcphÀ¡pw H¶n¨v cXnaqÀOsb¯n.

Fs³d apeIsf XtemSn InS¡pt¼mÄ AO³ tNmZn¨p. "imeq... Fs³d ]mepIm¨Â kpJnt¨m' Rm³ ssI \o«n XfÀ¶p InS¡p¶ AOs³d Ip® ]nSn¨v ]dªp. "kpJns¨t¶m, Ch³ Fs¶ kzÀKw ImWn¨ntÃ' "Ahs\ A{X¡v Cãamtbm' "]n¶mÃmsX, Ahs\ Rms\Spt¯ms«' ‘C\napX Ah³ \ns³d kz´atÃ' cmhnse A½sb A`napJoIcn¡m\pÅ aSntbmÀ¯v A½ InS¡p¶ apdnbn t]mbnÃ.

RmbdmgvNbmbXn\m AÃn D¨bmIpt¼mtg F¯mdpÅp F¶Xn\m ASp¡fbnse tPmenIÄ ]Xnsb XoÀ¯p. Ipfn Ignªv Cud³ apSntbmsS Ipfnapdn¡v ]pd¯nd§pt¼mÄ hmXn¡ IŨncntbmsS AO³ \n¡p¶p. hÀj§fmbn sI«n¡nS¶hsbÃmw Hen¨p t]mbXns³d BËmZw AOs\ hoIpw NpdpNpdp¡pÅ sNdp¸¡mc\m¡nbncn¡p¶Xmbn tXm¶n. F´mWv Imcysa¶v Rm³ I®psImIv tNmZn¨p. H¶pansöv I®S¨v AO³ ImWn¨p. ASp¯ \nanjw Fs¶ _enjvTamb ssIIfn tImcnsbSp¯v AO³ t\sc A½bpsS apdnbn sImIpt]mbn \nÀ¯n.

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Rm\msI Nqfnt¸mbn. "ao\q... tZ aWhm«n. \ns¶ ImWm\pÅ \mWw sImIv Hfn¨p Ifn¡pIbm' "Hmlv... aWhm«ns¸s®m¶v ASp¯v ht¶, Rms\m¶v ImWs«' aSn¨paSn¨v A½bpsS AcnInte¡v Rm³ \o§n \n¶p. Fs³d B]mZNqUw Dgnª t\m¡nb tijw A½ Ihnfnepw Igp¯nepw sNhnbnepsaÃmw XShn t\m¡n.

"Fs³d tamÄ anSp¡n Xs¶, \ns³d AO³ C{X kt´mjt¯msS XpÅn¨mSWsa¦n \o Adnªv klIcn¨p ImWpw. anSp¡n Xs¶. anSpanSp¡n' A½bpsS I®n \n¶v BËmZ¡®oÀ hcp¶Xv IIv Rm\pw AO\pw sN¶v A½bpsS CcpIhnfnepw D½sh¨p. A½ CcpssIIÄ sImIpw R§fncphscbpw tNÀ¯W¨p.

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