sIm-≠n-cp-∂p. H∏w Ifn-®p-h-f¿∂-h-cm-b-Xn-\m¬ B am‰-ßfn¬ bmsXm-ck - m-[m-cW - X - zhpw R߃ I≠n-cp-∂n-√. ]s£, ho´p-Im¿°Xv h√m-sØmcp hnj-b-am-bn. Rß-sfbn-\n-taen¬ Hcp-an-®p-Im-Wp-∂Xp hsc Ah¿ hne-°n. AtXmsS R߃°v Hcp-an-®p≈ \S-∏n-cp-∏p-Ifpw Ifn-X-ami-Ifpw Ah-km-\n-∏n-t°-≠n-h-∂p. Aßs\ t\csØ H∂m-bn-cp∂ R߃ c≠pw c≠m-bn. F¶nepw sNdp∏w apX¬t° Hcp-an-®m-bn-cp-∂-Xn-eqsS Ac-°n-´p-d-∏n-°-s∏´ R߃°n-S-bnse _‘w F∂n¬ GtXm sshIm-cn-I-XbpsS cq]w {]m]n®v hf¿∂p-sIm-t≠-bn-cp-∂p. ]s£, Fs‚ B Ifn-°q-´p-Im-cs\ ]ns∂-sbm-cn-°epw F\n°v ImWm≥ Ign-™n-√. \n¿_-‘n-®p≈ ]dn-®p-\-S-en¬ Rm\p-am-bp≈ _‘Øns‚ thcp-Iƒ Ah-\n¬ \n∂v s]m´n-t∏m-bn-cn-°mw. Aßs\ F\n°v hnhm-l-{]m-b-am-bn. CXv Rm\-dnbp-∂Xv Fs‚ ka-{]m-b-°m-cmb s]¨Ip-´nI-sf√mw hnhmln-Xc - m-Ip-∂Xv ho´p-Im-cn-eqsS Hm¿Ωn-∏n°-s∏-Sp-tºm-gm-Wv. H∏w kmº-ØnI ÿnXn-bpsS tami-amWv Fs‚ hnhmlØn\p≈ XS- -sa∂ Imcy-hpw Ah-scs∂ Hm¿Ωn∏n-°p-am-bn-cp-∂p. Rm\m-sW-¶n¬ hnhm-l-sØ-°p-dn®v Btem-Nn-°m-tdbn√. ]T-\-Ønepw hmb-\-bnepw ckw Is≠-Øp-∂X - n-\m¬ Pohn-XØn¬ bmsXmcp hnck-Xbpw F\n-°-\p-`-h-s∏-Sp∂n√. Fs‚ Ifn-°q-´p-Im-c-s\-°p-dn®p≈ Hm¿Ω a\- n¬ kq£n-°p-∂-Xn-\m¬ AXn¬ \n∂p In´p∂ Hcp kpJw Rm\-\p-`-hn-°p-∂p-ap≠v. Cß-s\-sb-√m-am-sW-¶nepw Rm≥ hnhm-ln-Xb - m-hpI-sb-∂Xv ho´p-Im¿s°m-c`n-am-\{- ]-iv\a - m-Ws - {X. "s]Æn\v Ieym-Ws - am∂pw Bbnt√' F∂ Ab¬°m-cpsSbpw _‘p-°-fp-sSbpw a‰p \m´p-Im-cp-sSbpw tNmZyw Ah-cpsS ImXp-Isf Atem-kc - s - ∏-Sp-Øp-∂p-≠m-hmw. Rm≥ \S-∂p\o-ßp-tºmƒ ]ecpw Fs∂ Xpdn-®p-t\m-°p-∂Xpw ]cn-lmk-®ncn Nncn-°p-∂Xpw Fs‚ {i≤-bn¬ s]Sm-dp-≠v. Cub¿∞-Øn¬ Xs∂-bm-bn-cn°pw AsX-√m-sa∂v Rm≥ a\- n-em-°m-dp-ap-≠v. hmkvX-h-Øn¬ Fs∂ `cn-°m≥ Fs‚ Pohn-X-Øn-te-s°mcp ]pcp-j≥ hcp-∂-Xn¬ F\n-
s°mcp Xm¬-]-cy-hp-an-√. F\n-s°-t‚-Xmbn Pohn-°-Ww. sNdp∏w apX¬t° Adn™pw a\- n-em-°nbpw t]m∂ Fs‚ Ifn-°q-´p-Im-c\p am{Xta Fs∂ Ft‚-Xm°n \ndpØn Rm\p-ambn Hcp-an®p Pohn-°m≥ Ignbq F∂ hnNmcw sh®p-]p-e¿Øp-∂-Xn-\m-emWv F\n°v as‰m-cm-fpam-bp≈ hnhm-l-Øn¬ Xm¬]-cy-an-√m-Ø-Xv. CXv ]s£ Rm≥ F∂n¬ am{Xw HXp°n kq£n-®n-cp∂ Hcp cl-kyam-bn-cp-∂p. AXv Rm≥ A\m-h-cWw sNbvX-XmWv A∂sØ s]m´n-sØ-dn°v acp-∂mbn amdn-b-Xv. "Cøn∏gpw B t{]tamw-sIm≠v \S°zm? F∂m-en\n Abn\v \n°-≠. Hms‚ I√ymWw Ign-™n-cn-°vWp. As√¶nepw RΩfpw Hmepw XΩn¬ Fßs\ tbmPn-°m\m? Hmev h√y ]W-°m-cm. \qdp-]-h\pw A©v et£mw hmßo‰m Hm≥ sI´o-cn-°vW-Xv. RΩ-s°ms° Hms\ FØn-t\m-°m≥ Itøzm? AtXm-≠n™n Abva° - q-S≠m' h√yp-Ω-bmWnXv ]d-™-Xv. "kvt\l-an-√m-tØmcm ]t≠mw ]tWmw IW-°n√msX hmßn sI´vtWm-scm-s°. \n°-ßs\ H∂n\ow th≠. Fs‚ Ip´n-°mew apX¬°v Hcp-an-®p-h-f¿∂ R߃ XΩn-ep≈ kvt\lw sh´n-ap-dn-®Xv \nßfm. \ns°s∂ B¿°pw hn¬°m≥ a\- n√. AtXm≠m \n°v I√ymWw th≠m-ØXv'. a\- n¬ Hcp \nt£]w IWs° Ipgn-®p-aq-Sn-bn-cp∂ B clkyw Rm≥ ]pd-sØ-SpØv AhcpsS t\sc Fdn-™p. Bcp-sSbpw kzIm-cy-kz-Øm-Im≥ F\n°p ]‰ns√∂ hmin Rm≥ apdp-sI-∏n-Sn-®p-t]m-cp-∂p. AXn-ep-d®v Rms\s‚ hgntb \S-°p-∂p. ]Tn∏pw hmb-\bpw apS-°msX. CXmWv CXp-h-sc-bp≈ Fs‚ IY. Fs∂-t∏mse Fs‚ {]mb-°m-cmb ]e-cp-sSbpw IY. F∂p-]-d-™m¬ C∂p-h-sc-bp≈ IY. `mhn F¥m-Ip-sa-∂m¿°-dnbmw? GXm-bmepw Rm≥ Ft‚-X-√m-Xm-Ip∂ Hc-hÿ F\n°v kwPm-Xa - m-Ip-∂X - n-s\-Xn-cn¬ Hcp hnk-ΩXw Rms\∂pw kq£n-°p-I-Xs∂ sNøpw. Hcp s]¨Ip-´n°pw Ignbpw IpSpw-_-Øn\v Xmßpw XW-ep-am-Im-s\∂v sXfn-bn-°p-Isb-¶nepw sNøm-at√m F\n-°v.
_ncp-Z[ - mcn Abm-fpsS t\sc-bm-bn-cp∂p F√m-h-cp-sSbpw ZrjvSn. Ft¥m ]ndp-]n-dpØp-sIm≠v Abmƒ \S∂p \oßp-I-bm-Wv. \o´n-h-f¿Ønb XmSn. Iodn-ap-jn™ j¿´pw ]m‚pw. NoIm≥ ad∂ Xe-apSn Im‰n¬ Ae-£yambn ]mdn-∏-d-°p-∂p. ]mXn-a-b-°-Øn-emb Nph∂ IÆp-Iƒ. Abmƒ AßmSn apgp-h≥ Ae-£y-ambn Atßm-´p-an-tßm´pw Dem-Øp-Ib - m-Wv. hnIr-Xn-∏n-t≈¿ ]n∂mse IqSp-Ibpw Is√dn-bp-Ibpw sNøp-tºmgpw. Abmƒ Iqk-en-√msX \SØw XpS-cp-I-bm-Wv. AXn-\nS-bn-emWv Abm-fpsS I£-Øn¬ \n∂v hnb¿∏n¬ IpXn¿∂ Iodn-∏-dn™ IS-emkp-Iƒ Xmsg hoWXv. Abm-fpsS _ncp-Z_ncpZm-\-¥c k¿´n^n-°-‰p-I-ƒ...!
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