Xpcpºp ]nSn® tk^v‰n ]n≥

]n.Fw.B¿

""A—m! CXm, A—s‚ s]´n-bn¬ Xpcp-ºp-]n-Sn® Hcp tk^v‰n ]n≥.''

""tamtf, \o AhnsS Fs¥-Sp-°p-Ibm''
""Rm≥ A—s‚ ]g-b-s]´n XpS-®p-hr-Øn-bm°n ASp-°n-h-bv°p-I-bmWv.''
""\o B ]n≥ Cßp Xm.''
""th≠ th≠, CX-∏nSn Xpcp-ºmWv. ]t≠ Ub-_-‰nIv. tZl-sØ-hn-sS-sb-¶nepw
sIm≠m¬ sk]v‰nIv BIpw. F\n-°m-sW-¶n¬ HmSn-tbmSn hcm≥ ka-b-an√. Ahn-
sS-bm-sW-¶n¬ Hcp \qdp-Iq´w tPmen-bp≠v. AΩ-bp-sSbpw tams‚bpw hnNmcw `‡n-
bp-s≠-¶n¬ F√mw icn-bm-Ip-sa-∂mWv.''
""tamfq, \o Aß-s\-sbm∂pw ]d-b-cpXv. i‡n Ipd-bp-tºmƒ F√m-h-cnepw
`‡n IqSpw.''
""`‡n F√m-h¿°p-ap-≠t√m. AXv {Ia-Øn-sems° aXn-sb-∂mWv Rm≥ ]d-
™Xv.''
""icn icn, Rm≥ \nt∂mSp X¿°n-°p-∂n√. \o B ]n≥ Cßp Xm.''
""C√, Rm≥ Xcn√. Hm¿Ω-bn-√msX I´n-en¬ Fhn-sS-sb-¶nepw C´m¬ tZlØv
sIm≠p-I-bdpw.''
""C√. Aß-s\-b-≠m-hn√. IÆn\v Hcp a߬. ASp-Øp-h®v t\m°nb-mte F{X-
am{Xw Xpcpºp ]nSn®p F∂v Adn-bm-s\m°q.''
""F¥n\m Ct∏mƒ Xpcp-ºns‚ tXmXv t\m°p-∂Xv?''
""AsXms° Rm≥ ]ns∂-∏-dbmw.''
""F∂m¬ CXm. ssIsIm≠p ]nSn-t°≠. Cu IS-em- n¬h®v t\m°n-bm¬
aXn.''
Ahƒ t]msb∂p a\- n-em-b-t∏mƒ IS-emkv \nh¿Øn t\m°n. BsI Xpcpºp
]nSn-®n-´p-s≠-¶nepw ]n∂ns‚ cq]w \jvS-s∏-´n-´n√.
Hm¿Ω-Iƒ A≥]Xp h¿j-tØmfw ]nd-tIm´p t]mbn.
ho≠pw tamfpsS i_vZw.
""A—m, Rm≥ hmXn¬ ]q´n t]mIp∂p. AΩ D®bv°p aptº hcpw. AΩ-bpsS
ssIbn¬ Uyqπn-t°‰v Xmt°m-ep≠v. {_Õpw sh≈hpw tai-∏p-dØp h®n-´p≠v.
jpK¿ Ipd-bp-I-bm-sW-¶n¬ FSpØp Ign-°Ww.''
hmXn¬ ]q´p∂ i_vZw.
ae¿∂p- I n- S - ° p- I - b m- b n- c p- ∂ - X n- \ m¬ Xpcp- º n® ]n≥ IS- e mkv AS°w
s\©n¬Øs∂ h®p.
BZy-ambn k¿°m¿ tPmen-bn¬ \nb-a\w e`n-®Xv tImgn-t°mSv \K-c-Øn-emWv.
A∂v sSen-t^m¨ e`y-am-bn-´p≈ A]q¿hw Nne Hm^o-kp-I-fn-sem-∂m-bn-cp∂p AXv.
knhn¬ tÃj-\n¬\n∂pw \mep Intem-ao-‰¿ AIse sh≈n-amSp Ip∂n¬ k¿°m¿
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Xs∂ ]W-I-gn-∏n® _m®n-tegvkv tlmÃ-en¬ Xmakw.
Hcp-Zn-hkw sshIp-t∂cw Hcp t^m¨.
""tN®nsb {]k-h-Øn-\mbn H‰-∏m-esØ satΩm-dn-b¬ Bip-]-{Xn-bn¬ {]th-
in-∏n-®n-cn-°p∂p. DSs\ ]pd-s∏-SpI. Xncp-h-\-¥-]p-cØv hoSn-\-Sp-Øp≈ t^mWn¬
hnfn-®n´p In´p-∂n√.''
DS≥ ]pd-s∏-SWw F∂p ]d™v tN®n-bpsS Iq´p-Im-cn t^m¨ h®p.
tN®n°v H‰-∏m-e-Øm-bn-cp∂p tPmen. sXm´-Sp-Øp≈ h\nXm tlmÃ-en-em-bn-
cp∂p Xmakw.
_kn¬ Ccn-°p-tºmƒ Btem-Nn®p. ASpØ amkw apX¬ sat‰-Wn‰n eohv
FSp-°p-sa-∂m-Wt√m ]d-™n-cp-∂Xv. At∏mƒ {]k-h-Øn-\m-bn-cn-°n√. Fs¥-¶nepw
Akz-ÿX tXm∂n-°mWpw. AXm-bn-cn-°Ww Bip-]-{Xn-bn¬ {]th-in-∏n-°m≥
ImcWw.
cm{Xn H≥]Xp aWn-tbm-Sp-IqSn Bip-]-{Xn-bn-seØn. Uyq´n knÃsd I≠p.
""{]osa-Nz¿ sUen-h-dn-bmWv. te_¿ dqan-te°p sIm≠p-t]m-bn-´p≠v. AXn\v
sXm´-Sp-Øp≈ dqanse tUmIvSsd I≠m¬ IqSp-X¬ hnh-c-߃ Adnbmw. c≠mw-\n-
e-bnse 20˛mw \º¿ apdn \n߃°mbn A\p-h-Zn-®n-´p≠v.'' knÿ ]d™p.
te_¿ dqan\p ]pdØv tN®n-bpsS c≠p Iq´p-Im-cn-Iƒ \n¬°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp∂p.
Ah-tcm-sSm∏w tUmIvSsd I≠v Imcy-߃ Xnc°n.
""amkw XnI-bp-∂-Xn\p apºp≈ {]k-h-amWv. s]bv≥ XpS-ßn-bn-´p≠v. t\cw
]pe-cp-∂-Xn-\p-apºv {]k-hn-°p-sa∂p hnNm-cn-°p∂p. Ip™ns\ C≥Iyp-t_-‰-dn¬
hbvt°-≠n-hcpw.''
tUmIvS-dpsS apdn-bn¬\n∂pw ]pd-Øn-dßn. Ft∂mSv apdn-bn¬ t]mbn hn{i-an-
°m≥ ]d-™-tijw tN®n-bpsS Iq´p-Im-cn-Iƒ te_¿ dqans‚ ap∂n¬Øs∂ D≠m-
Ip-sa-∂-dn-bn®p. AΩ-sbbpw tN®n-bpsS `¿Øm-hn-s\bpw Fd-Wm-Ip-f-Øp≈ ama-
s\bpw hnhcw Adn-bn-®n-´p≠v F∂dnbn®-tijw Rm≥ apdn-bpsS Xmt°mepw hmßn
\S∂p.
apdn-bnse P\me Xpd∂p. ]q¿Æ-N-{µ-\n¬ Ipfn-®p-\n¬°p∂ Bip-]{Xn ]cn-
kcw. Cfw-Im-‰n¬ Nm©m-Sp∂ sNdp-in-J-c-ßfpsS \ng-ep-Iƒ ]cn-k-c-amsI Nen-
°p∂ ]c-h-Xm-\n-Iƒ krjvSn-®n-cn-°p∂p.
s]s´-∂mWv C∂p ]u¿Æ-an-bm-sW∂v tN®n-bpsS Iq´p-Imcn ]d™v Hm¿Ω
h∂Xv. Cu \nem-hn\v Fs¥mcp hiyX. Bip-]{Xn ]cn-k-c-Øn\pw A∏pdw hnim-
e-amb aW¬∏-c∏v. \nem-hns‚ [h-fn-abpw aW-ens‚ Imhn-\n-dhpw tN¿∂p {]Xn-^-
en-°p∂ X¶-h¿Æw. CS-bv°nsS hnhn[ h¿Æ-ß-fn¬ Xnf-ßp∂ [mXp-°ƒ.
Hm¿Ω-bn¬ Hcp an∂¬.
AXn-\-∏pdw Hgp-Ip-∂-Xt√ `mc-X-∏pg. Cu alm-cm-Py-Øns‚ t]cn-ep≈ ]pg.
ae-bm-f-Øns‚ {]nb-s∏´ IYm-Im-c≥ Fw.Sn.bpsS Ifn-sØm-´n¬.
tN®n-bpsS kpµ-cn-bmb Iq´p-Imcn ]d-™-Xp-sIm-≠mtWm C∂sØ \nem-hn\v
C{X-tbsd `wKn?
at‰ Iq´p-Imcn ]d-™n-cp-∂p-sh-¶n¬ C{X-tbsd `wKn tXm∂p-am-bn-cpt∂m?
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 H∂n-dßn \S-∂mtem?
I¿Ø-hy-tØ-∏‰n Hm¿Ω-h-∂-Xn-\m¬ te_¿ dqw e£y-am°n \S∂p. Iq´p-Im-
cn-Iƒ c≠p-t]cpw Itk-c-bn¬ Nmcn-bn-cp∂v Dd-ßp∂p. Ahsc iey-s∏-Sp-ØmsX
Aev]w AI-se-bp≈ Itk-c-bn¬ t]mbn-cp∂p. bm{Xm-£o-W-am-sW∂p tXm∂p∂p,
H∂p abßn.
i_vZw tI´v ab-°-Øn¬\n∂v DW¿∂p.
""tZh-In-b-Ω-bpsS _‘p-°ƒ Bsc-¶n-ep-apt≠m?''
D≠v F∂p ]d-™p-sIm≠v HmSn knÃ-dns‚ ASp-sØØn.
knkv‰¿ ]d™p: ""Ipd®p ]gb XpWn thWw.''
adp-]-Sn°p ImØp-\n¬°msX knÿ te_¿ dqan-te°p Xs∂ Ibdn.
hm®n¬ t\m°n. kabw \mec aWn.
t\cw ]pe-cm≥ C\nbpw ka-b-ap≠v. apdn-bn-te°p \S∂p.
apdn Xpd∂p.
DSp-°m≥ sIm≠p-h-∂n-cp∂ ep¶nbpw Hcp U_nƒap≠pw FSpØp.
apdn shfn-bn¬\n∂pw ]q´p-tºmƒ sXm´-Sp-Øp-\n∂pw Hcp s]¨Ip´nbpsS Nncn
tI´p.
19˛mw \º¿ apdn-bpsS \S-bn¬ Ac≠ shfn-®-Øn¬ Hcp s]¨Ip´n \n¬°p-
∂p.
ASp-Øp sN∂p t\m°n. GI-tZiw Ccp-]Xp hbkv tXm∂n-°p∂ bph-Xn-bm-
bn-cp∂p.
s]¨Ip´n ]d™p: ""Ip™ns\ XpS-bv°m-\p≈ ]gb XpWn-bmWp tNmZn-®Xv.
AXn\v Cu ep¶n icn-bm-hn√. ChnsS sIm®Ω sIm≠p-h-®n-´p≈ Ae°nb XpWn-
bn¬\n∂pw Ipd®p Xcmw.''
At∏m-gmWv Nncn-bpsS A¿∞w a\- n-em-bXv.
B s]¨Ip´n apdn-bn¬ Ibdn Ipd®p sh≈-Øp-Wn-bp-ambn h∂p.
D]-Imcw sNbvX-h-tcmSv \µn-hm°p ]d-b-W-at√m.
\µn ]d-™-tijw tNmZn®p: ""Cbmƒ F¥m, shfp-∏n\v apdn-bpsS ap∂n¬
\n¬°p-∂Xv?''
s]¨Ip´n ]d™p:
""sIm®-Ω-bpsS aIƒ {]k-hn®p. Ip™p-ambn Ct∏mƒ apdn-bn-te°p hcpw.''
te_¿ dqans‚ \S-bn¬ FØn-b-t∏mƒ tN®n-bpsS Iq´p-Im¿ \gvkp-ambn kwkm-
cn-®p-sIm≠p \n¬°p∂p.
Fs∂-°-≠-bp-S≥ \gvkv ]d™p: ""{]k-hn®p; B¨Ip™v.''
AΩm-h-\m-b-Xn¬ Iq´p-Im-cn-Iƒ Xs∂ A\p-tam-Zn®p.
F{Xtbm h¿j-߃°p-tijw IpSpw-_Ø - n-ep-≠mb ]ndhn. AXpw B¨Ip™v.
F\n°v A`n-am\w tXm∂n.
Iq´p-Im-cn-Iƒ ]d™p: ""F√m-h¿°pw a[pcw \¬IWw.''
""Xo¿®-bmbpw.'' Rm≥ ]d™p.
cmhn-se-Xs∂ AΩbpw tN®n-bpsS `¿Ømhpw FØn-t®cpw. AXn\p aptº
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ChnsS Fs¥-¶nepw sNøm-\p-s≠-¶n¬ sNøWw.
""Ip™n-s\bpw AΩ-sbbpw Ct∏mƒ ImWm≥ Ign-bptam?'' \gvkn-t\mSp
tNmZn®p.
""sktU-j≥ sImSp-Ø-Xns‚ Dd-°-Øn-emWv AΩ. Ip™ns\ C≥Ip-t_-‰-dn-
te°p am‰n. cmhnse F´p-h-sc-sb-¶nepw BImsX ImWm≥ ]‰n√. hnj-an-t°≠
tIt´m, A\n-b≥ ]pd-Øp≈ hnhcw tN®n-tbmSp ]d-™n-´p≠v.'' \gvkv hmNm-e-
bmbn.
""R߃ tlmÃ-en¬ t]mbn hcmw.'' tN®n-bpsS Iq´p-Im-cn-Iƒ ]d™p.
sXm´-Sp-Øp≈ tlmÃ-ens‚ tK‰p-hsc Ahsc A\p-K-an®p.
cmhn-se-Xs∂ FØp∂ _‘p-°-sf-°p-dn-®p≈ Nn¥-bm-bn-cp∂p a\- n¬. aS-
ßp-tºmƒ Bip-]-{Xn-bpsS ap≥`m-K-Øp≈ IS-bn¬\n∂pw I´≥Im∏n IpSn®p.
At∏m-gmWv IS-bn¬ Xq°n-bn-cp∂ Hcp henb ]qh≥Ipe {i≤-bn¬s∏-´Xv.
Iq´p-Im-cn-Iƒ ]d™ a[pcw \¬I¬ Hm¿Øp. IS-°m-c-\n¬\n∂pw B Ipe hmßn.
IS-bnse ]ø≥ Ipe-bp-ambn Fs∂ A\p-K-an®p.
apdn-bn¬ FØp-tºmƒ 19˛mw \º¿ apdn-bpsS ap∂n¬ Hcp sNdnb Bƒ°q´w.
AΩ-tbbpw Ip™n-s\bpw sIm≠p-ht∂m? Rm≥ ktµ-ln®p.
\S-∂-Sp-Ø-t∏mƒ Bƒ°q-´-Øns‚ {i≤ F∂n-te-°mbn.
Fs‚ ssIbn¬ ep¶nbpw ap≠pw. ]nd-In¬ Ipe-bp-ambn ]ø≥.
[rXn-bn-emWp apdn-Xp-d-∂Xv.
Ip∏n-hf hoWp-S-bp-∂-Xp-t]m-ep≈ B Nncn ho≠pw tI´p.
AXv Ahƒ Xs∂-bmhpw. Ahƒ B Iq´-Øn-ep≠v.
cmhnse Ggp-a-Wn-tbm-Sp-IqSn AΩbpw tN®n-bpsS `¿Ømhpw Fd-Wm-Ip-fsØ
ama\pw FØn.
Bip-]-{Xn-bnse Imcy-ß-sfms° Ah¿ Gs‰-SpØp.
XpS¿∂p≈ Znh-k-߃ D’m-l-`-cn-X-am-bn-cp∂p. Hcp sNdnb IpSpw-_-Øn\v
Bh-iy-amb kuI-cy-ß-sfms° AΩ apdn-bn-sem-cp°n. tN®nsb apdn-bn-te°p
sIm≠p-h-s∂-¶nepw Ip™v C≥Iyp-t_-‰-dn¬ Bb-Xn-\m¬ ape-bq-´m\pw a‰p-ambn
IqSp-X¬ ka-bhpw apdn-bn-en-√m-bn-cp∂p.
Rm≥ Ggp Znh-ksØ eosh-Sp-Øn-´p-≠m-bn-cp-∂-Xn-\m¬ tN®n-bpsS `¿Ømhpw
ama\pw aSßn.
AΩ sXm´-SpØ apdn-bnse Bƒ°m-cp-ambn \√ kulr-Z-Øn-embn. CXn-\nsS
Nne Imcy-߃ a\- n-em°n. aÆm¿°m-´p≈ Hcp tUmIvS-dpsS aI-fmWv ASpØ
apdn-bn¬ {]k-hn-®p-In-S-°p-∂Xv. Ah-cpsS ho´nse tPmen-°m-cn-bmWv Ip∏n-hf DS-
bp-∂-Xp-t]mse Nncn-°p∂ B s]¨Ip´n. Ah-fpsS t]cv Hma\. ]t£, AΩ
]d™p: Ahƒ the-°mcn am{X-a√, Ah-cpsS AI∂ _‘-Øn-ep≈ Ip´n-bmWv.
c≠p apdn-I-fnepw ]cn-N-b-°mcpw _‘p-°fpw h∂pw t]mbp-an-cp∂p. kµ¿i-
I¿°p Nmbbpw ]ghpw \¬Ip-∂-Xn¬ Hma-\bpw AΩsb klm-bn®p.
\me©p Znhkw F{X-s]-s´-∂mWp IS-∂p-t]m-bXv.
A∂p sshIp-t∂cw `mc-X-∏p-g-bpsS Xoc-Øp-IqSn H∂p \S-°m-\m-tem-Nn®v Bip-
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]-{Xn-bpsS ap∂n¬ \n¬°p-tºmƒ ]m¬ hmßn hcp∂ Hma-\sb I≠p.
""AÆ≥ F¥m ChnsS?'' Hma\ tNmZn®p.
""Rm≥ `mc-X-∏p-g-bpsS Xocw hsc \S-°m≥ t]mIp∂p.''
]ns∂ Xam-i-bmbn tNmZn®p:
""Hma\ hcpt∂m?'' A{]-Xo-£n-X-am-bn-cp∂p Ah-fpsS adp-]Sn:
""icn, Rm\pw hcmw. AÆ≥ ChnsS \n¬°Ww. Rm≥ apdn-bn¬ t]mbn DW-
°m-\p≈ XpWnbpw FSpØv, DS≥ hcmw.''
Ahƒ apdn-bn-te°v HmSn ]Øp an\n´n\ptijw Hcp sNdnb XpWn-s°-´p-ambn
h∂p.
R߃ `mc-X-∏p-g-bpsS aW¬Øn-´-bn-eqsS \S∂p.
Rm≥ tNmZn®p:
""\o CXn-\p-apºv `mc-X-∏pg I≠n-´pt≠m?''
""C√. Rm≥ ]Ømw-¢mkv ]m mbn ]TnØw \ndp-Øn-b-ijw BZy-am-bmWv
hoSn\p ]pdØp Xma-kn-°p-∂Xpw bm{X sNøp-∂Xpw.""
Ipd-s®mcp au\-Øn-\p-tijw Ahƒ XpS¿∂p:
""Cu hkv{X-ß-sfms° ChnsS hncn-®-tijw Ipd-®p-IqSn \S°mw. XncnsI
FØp-tºmƒ hkv{X-߃ DW-ßn-bn-cn°pw.''
hkv{X-߃ AhnsS hncn-®-tijw R߃ Ipd-®p-IqSn \S∂p. ]ns∂ Rm≥
]d™p:
""\Ωƒ°v ]pg-bpsS XocØv Aev]-t\cw Ccn°mw.''
Ahƒ kΩ-Xn®p.
]pg-°-c-bnse aW¬Øn-´-bn¬ R߃ Ccp∂p. sXfn™ B-Im-i-Øn\p am\-
Øn\p Xmsg sXfn™ ]pg im¥-am-sbm-gp-Ip∂p.
Ahƒ Imep-Iƒ sh≈-Øn-e-n´p Nen-∏n®p. Rm\Xp {i≤n®p. ]mZ-߃ sh≈-
Øn¬ krjvSn-°p∂ sNdp-i-_vZhpw Ah-fpsS Nncnbpw Hcp-t]m-se-bm-bn-cp∂p.
Cu ]mZ-ß-fn¬ AWn-™n-cp∂ sh≈n-s°m-ep-kp-Iƒ Pe-Ip-an-f-I-fp-ambn a’-
cn®p Nncn®p. CS-bv°nsS sNdp-ao-\p-Iƒ Ah-fpsS kv\nKv[-amb ]mZ-ß-fn¬ sXm´p-cp-
Ωm≥ {ian-°p-tºmƒ Ahƒ C°n-fn-tbmsS ]mZ-߃ hen-°p-Ibpw Nen-∏n-°p-Ibpw
sNbvXpsIm≠n-cp-∂p.
Rm≥ tNmZn®p:
""\ns‚ bYm¿∞ t]sc-¥mWv?''
""bYm¿∞ t]cp-X-s∂bm Hma-\-sb-∂Xv.''
Rm≥ Nncn®p.
""Hma\ Hcp t]c-√t√m. CjvS-ap-≈-hsc Hma-\n®p hnfn-°p-∂-Xt√.''
s]s´∂v Ah-fpsS apJØv e÷-bpsS Acp-Wna ]S¿∂p.
AkvX-a-b-kq-cys‚ s]m≥In-c-W-߃ ]pg-bnse sh≈-Øn¬ X´n Ah-fpsS
Ihn-fn-W-I-fn¬ {]Xn-_nw-_n®p.
s]s´∂v {i≤ Xncn-°m-\mbn Rm≥ ]d™p:
""AXm t\m°v. kqcy≥ AkvX-an-°m-dmbn. ]£n-I-sfms° IqS-W-bm≥ XncnsI
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]d-°p∂p.''
Rm≥ ]d-™Xv Ahƒ {i≤n-s®∂p tXm∂n-bn√. Ft¥m Nn¥-bn-em-bn-cp∂
Ahƒ s]s´∂p ]d™p:
""R߃ \msf t]mIpw.....''
Rm≥ H∂pw an≠m-Xn-cp-∂-t∏mƒ Ahƒ tNmZn®p:
""Chn-sS-\n∂p t]mbm¬ ]ns∂... Fs∂-°p-dn®v Hm¿°ptam?''
AXn\pw Rm≥ adp-]Sn ]d-™n√.
Ahƒ ZpxJ-`m-h-Øm¬ Ip\n-™n-cn-°p-I-bmWv. Ct∏mƒ ]mZ-߃ Nen-∏n-°p-
∂n√. ]c¬ao-\p-Iƒ Imen¬ kv]¿in-°p-∂Xv Ah-f-dn-bp-∂n√.
]ns∂ Xe-bp-b¿Øn Fs∂ t\m°n.
s]s´∂v Ft¥m Btem-Nn-s®-∂-hÆw ªukn¬ IpØn-bn-cp∂ Hcp ]n≥ hnSp-
X¬ sNbvXv F\n°p \o´n. At∏mƒ Ah-fpsS ssIIƒ hnd-bv°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp∂p.
""CXm, Fs‚ Hm¿Ω-bv°mbn CXn-cn-°s´. as‰m∂pw F\n°p Xcm-\n√.''
Ahƒ FWo‰p.
""\ap°p aSßmw.'' hn-jm-Z-tØmsS Ahƒ ]d™p.
DW-ßnb hkv{X-߃ Ahƒ s]dp-°n-sb-Sp-°p-tºmƒ hnS-]-d-bm-s\m-cp-ßp∂
]I-em-bn-cp∂p Fs‚ a\- n¬. ]Sn-™mtd BIm-i-Øn\v Ipd®p apºp-≈{X Acp-
Wn-a-bn-s√∂pw Rm≥ I≠p.
XncnsI \S-°p-tºmƒ c≠mfpw IqSp-X-sem∂pw kwkm-cn-®n√.
Bip-]-{Xn-bn-seØn apdn-bn¬ Ib-dp-∂-Xn\p apºmbn i_vZw XmgvØn KZvK-Z-I-
WvT-bmbn Ahƒ ]d™p:
""Fs‚ lrZ-bsØ kwc-£n-°p∂ ]n∂m-bn-cp∂p AXv. kq£n-®p-h-bv°tW.''
]ns∂ h¿j-߃ F{Xtbm Ign™p. aÆm¿°mSv F∂ ÿe-sØ-∏‰n Hcn-
°epw Rm≥ Hm¿Øn√. ]ns∂-ßs\ AXp kq£n-®p-h® s]´n-Xs∂ \mam-h-ti-j-
am-bn´pw Xpcpºv B{I-an-®n´pw Cu tk^v‰n ]n≥ AXn-\n-S-bn¬ Ipcp-ßn-°n-S∂p.
ap≥h-isØ IXIp Xpd-°p∂ i_vZw tI´p.
tamfpsS AΩ-sb-Øn.
XpS¿∂v D®-Øn-ep≈ i_vZw.
""tamfv t]mbn´v Iptd ka-b-amtbm? jpK¿ Ipd™v jnh-dnwKv ht∂m? DuWv
FSp-°m-dmtbm...?''
Ahƒ ASp-sØ-Øp-∂-Xn\p aptº Cu ]n≥ H-fn-∏n-®p-h-bv°-Ww. As√-¶n¬
Ahƒ CsX-SpØv thÃv _n∂n-en-Spw.
shdpsX Cßs\ InS-°p-tºmƒ Hm¿Ω-Iƒ am{Xta Iq´p-≠m-hq. AXn-\m¬
Hma-\-bpsS lrZ-bsØ kwc-£n® Cu ]n≥ C\n Fs‚ Hm¿Ω-Isf kwc-£n-°-s´.
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