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Pohs icocw ASnapSn hndpsImncpp. Fkv.sF _me ]s ssI]nSnpsImv Ahs t\Spp. Poh CSnv Npp]mSpw \nconp. csSm h amhpw..... Fkv.-sF-bpw ]\pw Poh\v A`n-ap-J-ambn hv \np. t]meokpIm Ahs Npnepw hebw Xop \np. AXn\v ]pdv Ipacthens ktlmZcn Ipangnp \np. Fkv.sF Pohs\ apqSpw t\mw sImsmpgnp. AbmfpsS IpIfn kwibw ^Ww hnSnbmSn. C Bfm? Fkv.sF Ipac-th-en-t\m-Sv tNmZnp. Ipa-c-th-ens t\mw Pohs apJ-v ]itXsmn t]mse ]Xnp InSp. Poh Fn hngp-n \n-p. Xs sNdp\mhn \nsmcp kqNnap\ sXmpgnbneqsS Iogvtmv t]mdn \opXmbn Ah\v tXmn. \m ]mcv. Fkv.sF Ipac-th-en-s\ Hc]w IqSn aptmv \on \nnsmv ]dp. \o ]mXv C Bsfbm? Ipa-c-th- Pohs apJtv kqnp t\mn. Ahs Hm-bn... cm{Xn aq{X-sam-gnv {Suk-dns knn-p-sImv ac-ns ad-hn \nv \op-tm apn ihhpw hen-p-sImv hp \n Poh. Ah-s\-v ]I-p-\np Pohs apJ-w... Ipa-c-th-ens IpIfn Hcp ]pXnb Xnfw. apJv Bsf Xncn--dn `mhw. Pohs k]vX\mUnIfneqsSbpw `bw Nmep IodnsbmgpIn. Ignp.... Fmw Ahkm\np.... Xm ]nSnsp Ignp..... ssIhnev... tImSXn... CcpgnI... Xqpacw... As\Iptd inYne Nn{X Ah\n \SpapWnsmv Iapn sXfnpamp. C\n jmlnZbpsS KXnsbmIpw? Ah Hbvv....... Ahv Nppw Bfv IqSnpSn. Iq-n ssIbn as Iym\pambn AhcpsS Abmcn h\-Pbpw \nppmbncpp. simv... Fkv.sF Ipacthens Npaenennsmv ]dp. C B Xmt\..? Ipa-c-th apJw Xncnv ktlm-Z-cnsb t\mn. Ah ]c-kv]cw Ip-I-fm sNdnsbmcp Bib-hn-\n-abw \S-n. Ah apJw Xncnv hopw Pohs apJ-tv t\mn. ]ns... Ah A Fv Xe-bm-n. C B Cssbm? Fkv.sF BcytmsS tNmZnp. \m ]mcv.. C km. Ipa-c-th ]dp. Pohs apJv Bizm-kw... A-c-v...

Fkv . sF apJapbn Pohs\ Xdnsmv t\mn. AbmfpsS apJv ssIbn InnbsXtm hgpXntmbXns ss\cmiyw XnWp InSp. Dw... Abm Han aqfnsmv Poht\m-Sv ]dp. icn. s]mbvtm. Abm Ipacthens\qn aptmv \S-p. ImgvNmscmw ]Xps ]ncnpt]mbn. Poh am{Xw AtX \n]v XpSp. Ah\v kw`hnsmsWv hnizknm\mbn. Xm csncnpp.... CXv kz]v\tam kXytam? sXv t\cs Amfnn\v tijw Poh ]Xps aptmv Nenp. Ahs apJ-tmgpw Ahn-izm-ky-X Xehncnp \np. FmWv kw`hnXv? Av cm{Xn I AtX ] XsbmWv Ch FpdmWv. Ah Xs Xncndnp F Imcynepw kwiban. Fnpw FmWv Ah Xs t]meokn\v ImnsmSpmXncpXv? \nKqVX \nd tNmZyfpsS Hcp tLmjbm{X Ahs XetmdneqsS ISpt]mbn. ]s Ahsbmw Dcw InmsX, FpsamsX Ahsbpns Np aep InSp. Fmbmepw Hcp Imcyw Ddv. Xm Xmetv csncnpp. Ah A]w Bizm-k-tmsS ASppI Hcp s]n--S-bn-tev Ib-dn-s-p. t]Sn sImpw hnfsImpw Ahs IWvT\mfw hcv t]mbncpp. Hcp tkmU. Ah I-S-m-c-t\m-Sv ]dp. ISbvv apnen s_n ssIbn ]{Xfpw ]nSnv aqmev t] kwkm-cn-p-sImncnppmbncpp. Ah IS-bpsS Hcp apf-m-en Nmcn \np-sImv ZoL-\n-izmkw hnp. ZpcqlXbn s]mXn Hcmm\w Atmgpw Ahsbpn GtmWnp InSncpp. Xm csncnpp.... IS-m-c Hcp tkmU s]mnv \on. Ah AXv hmn BntbmsS hmbn-tev Ian-gvn. tImf-\n-p-f-fnepw t]meokv tIdn ]cn-tim-[\ XpS-n. s_nencnphcpsS kw`m-j-W-i-I-e- Ahs ImXntev Ien hoWp. Bfv A[nIw sshImsX AI-mIpw. Hcm ]dp. t]meokv Hmtcm hoSpw tIdn ]cn-tim-[n-m t]mm. sIme-]m-X-In-bp-]-tbm-Kn Hcp sNdnb XpWn-jvWw Innbm aXn. ]ns Ahs\ t]meokv \mb aWv ]nSn-tm-fpw. Pohs\mv sRn. AXns Denen IpSnpsImncp tkmU Ahs aqn IpgeneqsS XebvItv Ccnbdn. Ah Xebn ssInshv Xnsmv Bbmksv Npap. apIfntencp Ibdnb Im_ ssU HmIvsskUns \o AtX thKn Xmtgmv sXnsdnp hp. ASp \nanjw... Ah Dn-Sn-e-tmsS Hmp. Av...

arXtZlw sdbn]mfn sImn tijw tImf\nbnse hontev aSn h Ah Cncp jgnv Nphcnse BWnbn Xqn. t]m-ns `mKw Iodnb.... c-d ]pc.... B a jv... AXntmgpw AhnsSsbptm? Fn.... Poh hopw A]-ISw aW-p. C... Xm apgph\mbn csnn.... ]IpXn am{Xw IpSn tkmU Xmsg shv ]Whpw sImSpv Ah thK-n ISbn \nndn \S-p. A] Zqcw \SsnbXpw Npp]mSpw t\mn Xsbmcpw {inpnsv Ddv hcpnb tijw Ah HmSm XpSn. hon cd ]pc B jpv. t]meokv kwLw Ctm Xs hoSncnp `mKtv XsbmWv \onsmncnpXv. B jsm\pw AhcpsS In s]m.... ssIhnev.... tImSXn.... CcpgnI..... Xqpacw..... Poh Nne Ipdpp hgn-I-fn-eqsS HmSn. t]meoskpXn\v apv honseWw. Fnv B jv IsSpv \innWw. Ah HmSn. ]nSnsScpXv. jmlnZbpsS {]khw IgnbpXv hscsbnepw.... Nne hoSp-I-fpsS ]nh-i-p-Iq-sSbpw Bfp-I hnkn-p shfndpI ]nnpw Hmhv]mew NmSnSpw aen\PesamgpIp Agpv NmepI Ihp shpw Ah [rXn-]nSn-tm-Sn.... HSphn Ah tImf\nbpsS Ct Asn. Ipd--p-dv Ahs hoSv ImWp-pv. Ah hmsX AWbv ppmbncpp. ssI cpw Ffnbn Ipnsmh Bbmksv \nv InXp. Atm.... AXm Ipd--Ise sXcp-hn-s-b-v \nv t]meokpw kwLhpw \Sp hcp-p. IqsS B ]\papv. hoSpIpn \npw BfpIsf hnfnndn Ah ]s\ ImWnpp. AtX kabw t]meokpImcn Nne B hoSpIfn Ibdn ]cntim[npp. Ahs XebvIv Hcemdw apgn... Ah hoSn\v t\v sh{]m-f-sv \S-p. ]ns [rXnsv hoSn\pntev Ib-dn. Ah t\sc sNv Nphcnse BWnbn t\mn. jv ImWp-n-. Ah ]Ip \np. Ah DXvIWvTtbmsS Npp]mSpw Xncp. AXm Hcp aqebn Aem\pff hkv{X Iqnbnncnpp. Ah HmSnsv hnbpaWapff B hkv{X-nSbn NnIbm XpSn.

]s... Aqnepw B jn-. Ah\n Bi \ndp. Ah InX-p-sImv Fgptv ASp--f-bn-tev IS-p. s]s-v... Ahs apJ-n\v t\smcp XotKm-fw... Ah sRn ]pd-tImv amdn. ]nntev aev hogm t]mb Ah Nphcn ssIXmn \npsImv aptmv t\mn. Xo.... Ah\v Iv sXfnn. Ah Iv Xncpn t\mn. Ftm \nv Ipp. ASp \nanjw... ImgvN sXfn Ahs IpIv apn.... B cw ]pc a jv Xo]n-Sn-s-cn-bp-p..... jmln-Z-bpsS \on-n-Sn ssIIfpsS Av Bfn--p jv... Poh kvXw`np \np. jmln-Z- \nn-Im-c-amb apJtmsS B Ip jv Xmtg-n-p. AXv Xmtg-n-Sv In. jmln-Z Pohs IpIfntev t\mn `mht`Zw IqSmsX ]dp. ssII-gpIn hm. Nmb-sb-Sp-mw.. Poh hndenv amdmsX \np. cdbpff B jv \nanjIw Hcp ]nSn Nmcambn.

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