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Samayatheeram Novel By

C.V. Nirmala First Impression - March 2016 Copies - 1000 Cover Design : Hasan Darvish Typesetting :

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kn.-sF.-kn.-kn.-bpsS Cu h¿jsØ Nne t\mh-ep-Iƒ ss{Iw {Xn√-dp-Iƒ kz¿§-hm-Xn¬]£n tPmkn hmK-a‰w ka-b-Xocw kn.-hn.-\n¿Ωe kvt\l-ZqXv tPmbvkn HmIvkn-P≥ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.-hn.-A-\n¬ \n\-°m-bv... Ia-em-tKm-hnμv PSmbp (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.-hn.-A-\n¬ AYo\ Ia-em-tKm-hnμv ]qa©w kp[m-I¿ awK-tfm-Zbw ]n∂n¬ Hcmƒ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.hn. A\n¬ ssh‰v ln¬ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp-then _m_pPn ap√-s∏-cn-bm¿ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp-then _m_pPn Nph-∏p-Iq-Sm-c-߃ kp[m-I¿ awK-tfm-Zbw {Zmhn-U≥ tPmkn-hm-K-a‰w Kcp-U-]-©an (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ hew-]n-cn-iwJv (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ \memw-bmaw (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ Ien-bm´w (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ Ce-s]m-gnbpw inincw tPmbvkn Xcw-KnWn tPmknhmK-a‰w kz-]v\bv°v kpJ-amWv a√n-Im-bq-\nkv ]mcn-PmXw sI.-sI.-kp-[m-I-c≥ Ah-km-\-Zn-hkw tPmbvkn au≠≥anÃv tPmkn-hm-K-a‰w ]ºcw sI.-sI.-kp-[m-I-c≥ Un.-F≥.-F. (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.-hn. A\n¬ IY CXp-hsc tPmbvkn FIvkvtπmUv (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) F≥.-sI. iin-[-c≥ Akp-c-P∑w (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ Im¿ØnI tPmbvkn th\¬∏-d-h-Iƒ tPmbvkn temdn-sØ-cphv tPmkn hmK-a‰w temdn-°m-c≥ t\m_nƒ tPmkn hmK-a‰w Bdm-´p-I-Shv (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ sh≈n-Ønc kp[m-I¿ awK-tfm-Zbw tdmUv (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.-hn. A\n¬ e£vao-I-e-ymWw Pn. Dj hgn ad∂ bm{X tPm¨ Bep-¶¬ kwL-Km\w tPmbvkn hebw tPmkn hmK-a‰w ebw tPmkn hmK-a‰w assd≥ss{Uhv (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) tIm´bw ]pjv]-\mYv kvIm¿en‰v k¿ B¿X¿ tIm\≥ tUmb¬ Zn lu≠v Hm^v _mkv°¿ hn¬kv k¿ B¿X¿ tIm\≥ tUmb¬ hmen Hm^v ^nb¿ k¿ B¿X¿ tIm\≥ tUmb¬ ssk≥ Hm^v t^m¿ k¿ B¿X¿ tIm\≥ tUmb¬ dnt´¨ Hm^v {Um°pf tIm´bw ]pjv]-\mYv k¿∏-c-£ v {_mwtÃm-°¿ Ce-ho-gm-∏q-©nd kn.-hn.-\n¿Ωe Pme-I-°nfn tPmbvkn

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{]k∂N-{μ≥ ap≥hm-Xn¬ Xpd∂v kn‰u-´n-te-bv°n-d-ßn. ]qap-JsØ sse‰ns‚ shfn-®-Øn¬ ag-\q-ep-Iƒ Xnf-ßp∂Xp ImWm-am-bn-cp-∂p. ss{Uh¿ _me≥, Nph∂ ]Potdm XqØp-Xp-S®v an\p°n ]pd-s∏-Sm≥ Xøm-dmbn Im¿t]m¿®n¬ ImØp-\n-ev]p-≠v. Zqsc A©p-a-Wn-bpsS ap\n-kn-∏m-en‰n sskd¨ apg-ßn. AXv shfp-∏m≥Im-eØpw cm{Xn-bnepw am{Xta \mK-t»-cn-°c bn¬ tIƒ°m≥ Ign-bq. a‰p ka-b-ß-fnse sskd¨ apg°w ]I-ens‚ Bc-h-ß-fn¬ apßn-t∏m-Ipw. ao\-®n-em-dns‚ Ipdp-sI-bp≈ sdbn¬]m-e-Øn-eqsS s{Sbn≥ ]m™p-t]m-Ip-∂-Xns‚ Ae-∏v, sskd¨s‚ apg°w \n∂-bpSs\ tIƒ°m-bn. B i_vZhpw cm{Xn-bn¬ am{Xta \mK-t»-cn-bn¬ FØm-dp≈q. Hcp Imdns‚ shfn®w tK‰n\p t\¿°p hcp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ss{Uh¿ _me≥ ag-®m-‰¬ hI-h-bv°msX sN∂p tK‰v Xpd-∂n-´p. Im¿ ho´p-ap-‰-tØbv°p h∂v ]m¿°nMv Gcn-bm-bn-tebv°p t]mbn. Hd-h-bv°¬ Xd-hm-Sns‚ Hcp {]tX-y-IX AhnsS A\-h[n Imdp-Iƒ ]m¿°v sNøm≥ X°-hn-[-Øn¬ ^vfm‰p-I-fnse t]mse ]m¿°nMv Gcnb k÷o-I-cn-®n-´p≠v F∂-Xm-Wv. Aeqan-\nbw jo‰v ta™ \o≠ sjÕn¬ Ccp-]-tXmfw hml-\߃ \nc-\n-c-bmbn ]m¿°v sNøm≥ Ign-bpw. Im¿ sjÕn¬ Ib-‰n-bn-´-tijw kX-y-io-e≥ Xe-bv°p-aosX ssI∏Sw hncn-®p]ncn®v HmSn ]qap-JØp h∂p-I-b-dn. ""Rm≥ Xma-knt®m hte-y-´m...?'' kX-y-io-e≥ £am-]-W-`m-h-Øn¬ tNmZn-®p. ""Cs√-Sm. Aw_n-I-®n‰ t]mIm-s\m-cp-ßp-∂-tX-bp-≈q.'' ""cm{Xn-bn¬ \√ ag-sbm-≠m-cp-∂p. tdmUnse Ipgo-se√mw sh≈w \nd-™p-In-S-°p-hm... GXp Ipgn-bnem h≠osS Sb¿ apgp-h≥ Cd-ßn-t∏m-tW∂v Adn-bm≥ ]‰n-√. hnkvXm-ca - p≈ Ipgnb√ Ct∏m... aW-eq‰p Ipgn-t]m-esØ Ipgn-bm...'' ""Smdpw sa‰-ep-sams° IW-°n-e-t√-bp-≈q. tdmUn-e-Xns‚ ]Ip-Xn-t]m-ep-an-√-t√m.'' {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ ]d-™p.

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""ht-e-y-´≥ Nmb IpSn-t®m?'' ""\n\°p thtWm? thsW-¶n¬ AI-tØm´p sN√v. ^vfmkv °n-en-cn-s∏m-≠v.'' kX-y-io-e≥ t\tc AI-tØbv°p t]mbn. {]k-∂-N-{μs‚ ]n.-F.-bpw k¥-X-k-l-Nm-cnbpw AX-ym-hi-y-k-μ¿`-ß-fnepw cl-k-y-bm-{X-I-fnepw ss{Uh-dp-amWv kXyio-e≥! am{X-a√ - , {]k-∂N - {- μs‚ AI∂ _‘p-Iq-Sn-bm-Wv. {]k∂-N-{μs‚ A\p-P≥ hn\-b-N-{μ≥ hnfn-°p-∂Xp tI´mWv kXyio-e\pw hte-y´m F∂p hnfn-®p-Xp-S-ßn-b-Xv. {]k-∂-N-{μs‚ Iº-\n-bn¬ h¿j-ß-fmbn tPmen-sN-øp∂ an°-bm-fp-Ifpw htey-´≥ F∂mWv Abmsf kwt_m-[\ sNbvXp-t]m-cp-∂-Xv. km¿ Ft∂m apX-em-fn-sbt∂m hnfn-°p-∂-Xn-t\-°mƒ {]k∂-N-{μ\v CjvSw hte-y´m F∂ hnfn-bm-Wv. F∂m¬ ]pXnb Xe-ap-d-bnse Cf-ap-d-°m¿ km¿ Ft∂m apX-em-fn-sbt∂m kwt_m-[\ sNøp-tºmƒ {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ \ockw `mhn-°m-dp-an-√. {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ hnim-e-amb kn‰u-´n-eqsS \mep-Nm¬ \S∂p. At∏m-tgbv°pw kX-y-io-e\pw Aw_n-Ibpw IqSn h∂p. ""Fs‚ Aw_n-I-®n-t‰... C{Xbv°v Hcp-ßm-\p-t≠m? s\Spºm-t»cnhsc t]mbm-t∏m-tc? AXp Imdn-en-cn-°pºw Bcp ImWp-∂p? sIS-°-∏m-tb∂v FWo®v AtX-]Sn Imdn¬ tIdnbn-cp-∂mepw Hcp Ipg-t∏m-an-√.'' ""F∂n´v \o AØ-sdms° ]qin an\p-ßn-bn-´p-≠-t√m.'' Aw_n-Ibpw hn´p-sIm-Sp-Øn-√. ""Fs∂-sbms° thjw-sI-´msX ImWm≥ sIm≈m-tam? Aw_n-I® - n‰ ]t£ Aß-\m-tWm? s]m∂pw-Ip-SØ - n\v F¥n\m s]m´v?'' ""th≠ tamt\... cmhnse Hcp-]mSv apJ-kvXp-Xn-sbm∂pw th≠... hm... t]mImw.'' {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ ]d-™-Xn¬ ]mXn Imc-y-ap-s≠∂p Xe-Ipep°n kX-y-io-e≥ Aw_n-Isb t\m°n Nncn-®p. Aw_n-I® - n‰ Aº-Øn-bmdmw hb- nepw kp`-Kb - m-Wv. kuμc-yh - X - n-bm-Wv. AXn-t\-°m-fp-]c - n, B¿°pw _lp-am\w tXm∂pwhn[w {]uV-Kw-`o-c-amb Hcp im¥-X, kz-`m-h-Ønepw s]cp-am‰-Ønepw ImØp-kq-£n-°p-∂-h-fp-am-Wv. \t∂ sNdp-∏-Øn¬ Aw_n-I-®n‰ F{Xtbm kpμ-cn-bm-bncp-∂p-sh∂v kX-y-io-e-\-dn-bmw. Ah≥ Ip´n-°m-eØv Bcm-[\-tbmsS Ahsc t\m°n-\n-ev°p-am-bn-cp∂p Ah-cpsS Nncnbpw kw`m-j-W-ßfpw Ne-\-ßfpw Abmsf lTm-Zm-I¿jn-®n-cp-∂p. F∂n´pw Ahsc Dt]-£n®v `¿Ømhv as‰mcp kv{Xotbm-sSm∏w t]mbXv F¥p-sIm-≠m-sW-t∂m¿Øv kX-y-io-e≥ B›-c-y-s∏-

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Sm-dp-≠v. Ccp-]-Øm-dp-h¿jw apºm-bn-cp∂p AXv. Ie-ymWw Ign®v Bdp-h¿j-°mew IqsS Pohn-®n´pw a°-fp≠m-Im-Xn-cp-∂-Xn-\m-emtWm Abmƒ Dt]-£n-®p-t]m-b-Xv? Ip´nIƒ P\n-°m-Xn-cp-∂Xv Aw_n-I-®n-‰-bpsS t]mcmbva sIm≠mtWm? AtX-∏-‰n-bp≈ hni-Zmw-i-ß-sfm∂pw kX-y-io-e\v Adnbn-√. `¿Ømhv Dt]-£n-®-t∏mƒ kz¥w tN®n°p XpW-bmbn Hd-h-bv°¬ Xd-hm-´n-se-Ønb Aw_nI ]n∂oSp aS-ßn-t∏m-bn´n-√. ""hte-y-´m... _me≥ hc-Ww-∂n-√. Rm≥ ss{Uhv sNømw.'' kX-y-io-e≥ Im¿t]m¿®n-tebv°v Cd-ßn-bn´p ]d-™p. ""\ap°v h√Xpw an≠ow ]d™pw C-cp-∂q-sS?'' {]k-∂-N{μ≥ tNmZn-®p. ""ss{Uhv sNøp-tºmgpw AsXms° Bhm-t√m?'' kX-y-io-e≥ _me-t\mSp Im¿ sjÕn¬ t]mbn hn{i-an-t®mfm≥ ]d-™n´v Xmt°m¬ hmßn-s°m≠v tUm¿ Xpd∂v Imdntebv°p Ib-dn. _me\v AX{X CjvS-am-bn-√. sIm®p-km-dns\ Fb¿t]m¿´n¬ sN∂p "]n°v' sNøp-∂Xv Xm\m-bn-cn-°-W-sa∂v Hcm-{Klw _me-\p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. sIm®pkm¿ hte-y-´-s\-t∏m-se-b-√. Ipd®p tamtU¨ BWv. _mes\bpw Iq´n dneokv kn\n-a-Iƒ ImWm≥ t]mIpw. s]]vkn IpSn-°pw. Nn°nMv Nn°\pw sI.-F-^v.-kn.bpw hmßn-s°m-Sp°pw. kn\n-a-bnse ]pØ≥ \mb-I-∑m-sc-∏-‰nbpw \mbn-I-am-sc∏-‰nbpw kwkm-cn-°pw. Cw•ojv kn\n-aI - f - psS UnhnUn _me\p ImWm≥ sImSp-°pw. ]ns∂ AX-ym-h-iyw "Sq{Xo' t]m°‰v aWnbpw kw`m-h\ sNøpw. sNdp-∏-°m-cm-bm¬ Aß-s\ms° thW-sa∂v _me\pw hni-z-kn-°p-∂p. Ct∏mƒ s\Sp-ºm-t»-cnbn¬ t]mbn sIm®p-km-dns\ FXn-tc-‰p-sIm-≠p-h-cm-\p≈ Xs‚ Nm≥kv Hcp-Ø≥ Npfp-hn¬ X´n-sb-Sp-Øn-cn-°p-∂p. Im¿ XpS-®p-an-\p-°m≥t\cw Cbmsf I≠n-√-t√m. AXn-\p≈n¬ sIm®p-kmdv CjvS-ap≈ \mc-ßm-aWw kvt{] sNbvXp. sIm®p-km-dn\p hnim-e-ambn Nmcn Ccn-°-Ø-°-hn[w ko‰pt]mepw Aev]w ]nt∂m-´m°n {Iao-Ic - n-®p. Hs° shdp-sX-bmbn. "]Potdm' tK‰v IS∂p t]mIp-∂Xpw t\m°n _me≥ hnjÆ-\mbn \n∂p. ""hn\-b≥km¿ FØn-°-gn™m F¥m hte-y-´s‚ πm≥?'' ss{Uhn-ßn-\n-S-bn¬ kX-y-io-e≥ Xnc-°n. ""AXnt∏m ]d-bm-s\-¥n-cn-°p-∂p. Ah≥ ]Tn® hnZ-y-Isfms° \ΩpsS Iº-\n°pth≠n D]-tbm-Kn-°-Ww.'' ""]md s]m´n-°m\pw asÆ-Sp-°m\pw {Ij¿ bqWn‰v \SØm\pw F¥n\m Fw.-_n.-F.? AXn-\p-th≠n e≠-\n-t∏mbn

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]Tn-t°≠ h√ Imtcymw D≠m-bn-cp-t∂m?'' ""FSm a≠m˛ \ΩpsS _nkn-\ v hnI-kn-∏n-°m-\p≈ Fs¥¶nepw sFUnb Ahs‚ Xe-bn¬ ImWpw. Icn-¶¬ Izmdn \n¿Øo´v am¿_nƒ Izmdn XpS-ßm-\m-bn-cn°pw Ahs‚ πm≥. Cu Fw_n-F-sbms° GsX-¶nepw {]tX-yI tPmen sNøm≥ th≠n-b-√. ]pXnb ]pXnb kw`-h-ßfpw ]≤-Xn-Ifpw _p≤nbn¬ DZn-°m≥th-≠n-bm. Ah≥ hc-s´. e≠-\n¬ t]mbn c≠pc-≠-c-s°m√w ]Tn-®-h≥ H∂pw In´msX Xncn-®p-h-cn-√-t√m.'' {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ ]d-™p. ""IqsS Hcp aZm-Ω-s∏-s¶m®v C√m-Xn-cp-∂m¬ At{Xw \√Xv.'' Aw_n-I-®n‰ sNdp-Nn-cn-tbmsS ]d-™p. ""tZ... Nnt‰... Adw-]-‰p∂ h¿-Ø-am-\-sam∂pw ]d-b-t√... B \ms°m∂p \o´n-t°... Icn-\m-°m-tWm-∂v..'' ""\o t]mSm...'' Aw_n-I-®n‰ AXp \n m-c-am-°n. ""aZm-Ωsb H∂pw sIm≠p-h-cn-√. AsX-\n°v Dd-∏m. hte-y´s\ [n°-cn®v Hcn©v Atßmt´m Ctßmt´m amdn-\n-ev°m≥ ss[cyw ImWn-°mØ A\p-P-\-t√...'' kX-y-io-e≥ ]d-™p. ""FSm Rm\- ß - s \bm Ahs\ hf¿Øn- b - X v . A—\pw AtΩw C√mØ hnjaw Ah-\-dn-™n-´n-√.'' ""AtΩsS s{IUn‰v \osb-Sp-°≠ {]k-∂m... Rm≥ Hd-hbv°¬ hcptºm hn\p-°p-´≥ P\n-®n-´n-√. cm[m-a-Wn-t®®n Ahs\ {]k-hn-®n´v c≠p-h¿jta Pohn-®n-cp-∂p≈q. ]ns∂ Rm\m-bn-cp∂p Ahs‚ AΩ. \o thsW-¶n¬ A—s‚ ÿm\sa-Sp-tØm.'' Aw_n-I® - n‰ ]d-™X - mWp kX-ys - a∂v {]k-∂N - {- μ-\d - n-bmw. Im≥k¿ h∂v Xß-fpsS AΩ acn-®-ti-jw, Aw_n-I-®n‰ hn\bs‚ am{X-a-√, Xt‚-bpw-IqSn AΩ-bm-bn-´mWp ]cn-h¿Øn-®Xv. X߃ apXn¿∂p Ign-™n´pw AΩ-bpsS ÿm\-amWv Hd-hbv°¬ ho´n¬ Aw_n-I-®n-‰-bv°p-≈-Xv. cm[m-aWn acn-®-ti-jw, Ah-cpsS `¿Øm-hv˛ {]k-∂-N-{μt‚bpw hn\-b-N-{μ-t‚bpw A—≥˛ Iym-]v‰≥ N{μ-Ip-am¿ Hcph¿jw IqSntb Pohn-®n-cp-∂p-≈q. ]Xn-s\-´p-h¿jw \o≠ ssk\nI tkh-\-Øns‚ A¥-yØn¬, kn°n-anse C≥tUm ssN\ AXn¿Øn-bmb \mYp-em]mkv tk\m-]m-f-b-Øn¬\n∂p aS-ßp-∂-Xn-\nsS KmwKvtSm°n\pw Pbv]m¬ KpUn°pw CS-bn¬h®v Ah¿ k©-cn® ssk\nI hml\w \nb-{¥-Ww-hn´v SoÃm-\-Zn-bn-tebv°p adn™m-bn-cp∂p Iym-]v‰≥ N{μ-Ip-am-dns‚ ac-Ww. A∂v {]k-∂-N-{μ\p ]Xn-t\-gp-h-b- m-bn-cp∂p {]mbw. Cfb-hƒ Im¿Øn-Ibv°p ]{¥-≠v, hn\-b-N-{μ\v aq∂pw. AXn-\ptijw {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ Cfb c≠p-t]-cp-tSbpw hte-y-´≥ am{X-

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a-√, A—\pw IqSn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. AΩ-bpsS ÿm\w Aw_n-I-®n‰bpw Gs‰-Sp-Øp. Im¿Øn-Isb hf¿Øn ]Tn-∏n®v _m¶p-tZ-ymK-ÿ-bm°n as‰mcp _m¶p-tZ-ym-K-ÿ\p Ie-ymWw Ign-∏n-®psIm-Sp-Øp. hn\-bs\ _ntImw ]Tn-∏n-®-tijw Fw_n-Fbv°p hntZ-itØbv°v Ab®p. AXn-\n-S-bn¬ Icn-¶¬ Izm-dnbpw {Ij¿ bqWn‰pw XpS-ßn. CSp-°n-bnepw Hcp Icn-¶¬ Izmdn XpS-ßn. d_¿ tkmfp-Ifpw am‰p-Ifpw D≠m-°p∂ ^mIvSdn XpS-ßn. C∂v Hd-h-bv°¬ F‚¿ss{]-k-kns‚ imJ-Iƒ ]e-Xm-Wv. Icn-¶¬ I-zm-dn, {Ij¿ bqWn-‰v, Sn∏-dp-Ifpw sPkn-_n-I-fpw, ^mIvSdn ]ns∂ Hcp d_¿ tXm´-hpw. F√mw X\nsb t\m°n \SØn {]k-∂N - {- μ≥ aSp-Øp. A\p-P≥ h∂n-´p-thWw Ahs\ F√mw Gev]n-®p-sIm-SpØv Aev]-sam∂p hn{i-an-°m≥. ""Ahs\ Ie-ymWw Ign-∏nt°yw thWw.'' {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ Btcm-sS-∂n-√msX ]d-™p. ""F∂n´v \n\°pw Hcp Ie-ym-W-sams° BImw.'' Aw_n-I®n‰ Hm¿Ωn-∏n-®p. ""F-\n-°n\n Ie-ym-W-tam? AsXms° Rm≥ Ft∂ ths≠∂p-h-®-Xm.'' ""\n\-s°{X hb- m-bn? ap∏-tØtgm ap∏-sØ-t´m?'' ""ap∏-sØm-º-Xv.'' ""AsXms° C∂-sØ-°m-eØv Hcp {]mb-am-tWm? AºsØ-´p-Im-c\pw Fgp-]-sØ-´p-Im-c-\p-sams° sI´p-∂p.'' ""AXn\p sIs´-∂mtWm ]d-bp-I? tImew-sI-´t√ AsXms°? Rm\-Xn-s\m-∂p-an-√.'' ""A√... \n\-s°-¥ns‚ Ipd-hm? {]mbw CØncn IqSn-t∏m-b∂-t√-bp-≈q. I≠m-e{X tXm∂n-t°-an-√. \√ Btcm-K-yw, kºØv, kuμ-c-yw... \o ]{X-Øn-semcp ]c-kyw sImSp-°v. Uk≥ IW-°n\v Btem-N-\-Iƒ hcpw.'' ""sI´n-bh - \ - p-t]-£n-®Xpw hn[-hI - fpw aqØp-\c - ®p \n∂p-t]mbXpw Hs°-bm-bn-cn-°pw.'' ""F∂m-cp-]-d-™p? \s√m-∂m-¥cw kpμ-cn-s∏¨Ip-´n-I-fpsS Btem-N\ hcpw.'' ""Nnt‰˛ Hcp ap∏-sXms° Ign-bp-∂-tXmsS Hcm-fns‚ kz`mthmw CjvSm-\n-jvS-ß-fp-sams° Dd®v I´n-bm-Ipw. ]ns∂-bXv Dcp-°m\pw Cf-°m-\p-sam∂pw ]‰n-√. Fs‚ sNe-t∏m-gsØ aqti´ kz-`mhw am‰m≥ km£m¬ `K-hm≥ t\m°n-bm¬ \St°-zm? C√. AXp-t]m-sebm s]Æp-ßtSw Imc-yw.'' ""At∏m \o Hcp Imcyw sNø-Ww. ap∏-Xn\p Xmsg t\m°nbm aXn.'' ""sNdp-hm-e-y-°m-cm-hpºw thsdmcp sImg-∏w-≠v. Ah¿°n-

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Øncn sIm©epw InWp-ßepw In∂m-c-hp-sams° ImWpw. AXn\p Ip‰w ]d-bm≥ ]‰n-√. Ah¿°-Xn-s\m≈ {]mb-am... tXmtf¬ Xqßn \S-°-Ww. kn\n-abv°pw tIm^n-tjm-∏nepw sFkv{Iow ]m¿e-dn-ep-sams° sIm≠p-t]m-IW - w. Ahcp Nq≠n°m-Wn-°p-∂-sXms° hmßn-s°m-Sp-°-Ww. \Ω-f-Xn-s\√mw H∏n®v thjw sI´-t≠? Ah¿s°mcp Ifn-∏m´w In´n-b-t]m-encn°pw \Ω-fv! CsXms° `b-¶-c-t_m-dm-b-Xp-sIm-≠m.. Rm\ßv ths≠-∂p-sh-®-Xv. AXp-am-{X-a-√, Cu kzm-X-{¥yw FhnsS In´pw?'' {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ ]d-™p-\n¿Øn. ""]t£, hn\-°p-´\v Hcp Ip‰-t_m[w F∏gpw a\- n¬ sIS°pw. hte-y-´≥ Ie-ym-tWmw, IpSpwt_mw a°fpw Hs° ths≠∂p-sh-®Xv Ah-\p-th-≠n-bm-W-t√m-∂v.'' Aw_n-I-®n‰ ]d-™p. ""Ah-\-ßs\ hnNm-cn-t®m-s´. AXm-Wt√m kX-yw. Rm≥ ]Tn-∏p-\n¿Øn-bn-s√¶n Ah\pw Im¿Øn-Ibv°pw ]Tn-°m≥ km[n-°p-am-bn-cp-t∂m? Rm≥ IjvS-s∏´v Hmtcmtcm _nkn-\ v XpSßn, ITn-\m-≤-zm\w sNbvXv ]Ww kºm-Zn-®n-s√-¶n¬ \√ coXn-bn¬ Im¿Øn-I-bpsS Ie-ymWw \S-Øm\pw hn\-bs\ e≠-\n¬ Ab-bv°m\pw km[n-°p-am-bn-cp-t∂m? C√. F√mSØpw Fs‚ tNmtcw hnb¿∏p-w D-≠v. AX-ßs\ ]Xn™p InS-°-Ww. AXp-Im-Wp-∂Xm Fs‚ Xr]vXn.'' Aw_nI AXn\p adp-]-Sn-sbm∂pw ]d-™n-√. bm{X-bv°n-S-bn¬ ag Gdnbpw Ipd-™p-an-cp-∂p. s\Sp-ºm-t»cn Fb¿t]m¿´n-se-Øp-tºmƒ aWn Gg-c. ^vssf‰v CXp-hsc FØn-bn-´n√ F∂p kX-y-io-e≥ t]mbn At\-z-jn-®p-h-∂n´p ]d-™p. Aw_n-Ibpw {]k-∂-N-{μ\pw Imdn¬Øs∂ Ccp-∂p. ap°m¬ aWn-°q¿ IqSn Ign-™mWv ^vssf‰v FØn-b-Xv. kX-y-io-e\pw Aw_n-Ibpw {]k-∂-N-{μ\pw IqSn C‚¿\mj-W¬ sS¿an-\-ens‚ eu©n¬ ImØp-\n-∂p. s]´n-Iƒ Ib-‰nb t{Smfn X≈n-s°m≠v hn\-b-N-{μ≥ hcp∂Xp I≠Xpw {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ BÀm-Z-tØmsS ASp-tØbv°p sN∂v Abmsf Bt«-jn®p. ""hte-y-´\v kpJ-a-t√?'' hn-\-b-N-{μ≥ e÷-tbmsS Xnc-°n. {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ Ahs\ ]nSn-®-I‰n HcSn ]nt∂m-´pamdn \n∂v ASn-apSn t\m°n. ""\o Ipd®v amdn-bn-´p-≠t- √m. _¿ap-U... Pm°-‰v, IqfnMv •mkv... Cu apSn-sb-¥mSm Cß-s\... \o Ahn-sS-s®∂v ]Tn-®Xv kmbn∏m-Im-\m-tWm?'' ""hte-y-´≥ Xs∂-bt√ ]d-bm-dv, tNcsb Xn∂p∂ \m´n¬ sN√ptºm tNtcsS \Sp-apdnXs∂ Xn∂-Ww-∂v. Ahn-SpsØ

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\m´p-Imcpw Fs‚ Iq´p-Imcpw CsXm-s°-Ø-s∂bm thjw. ]ns∂ ^vssf‰n¬ t]mcptºm CXt√ kuI-c-yw.'' ""Mm... Ccp-t∂ms´ Ipg-∏-an-√. ho´n¬ sN√p-s∂m-Ss\ F√mw Ducn-°-f™n´v \ΩpsS ap≠pw j¿´psams° FSpØv DSp-tØ°-Ww.'' ""AXp-]ns∂ hte-y-´≥ ]d-b-tWm?'' Ah≥ Aw_n-I-®n-‰bpsS t\¿°v Xncn-™p: ""lmbv Aw_n-I-®n-‰bv°v Hmtcm hb v Ipd-™p-Ip-d™p hcn-I-bm-tWm? bp B¿ ep°nMv tkm bMv.'' Ah≥ Ah-cpsS ASp-Øp-sN∂v Xe-bnepw tXmfØpw Hs° ssIh-®p-sIm≠v ]d-™p. ""t]mSm... \obm Ipd-®qsS kvam¿´m-b-Xv.'' Aw_n-I-®n‰ Ahs‚ s\‰n-bnepw Ihn-fØpw sXm´p-X-tem-Sn: ""\√-t]mse shfp-Øp-Xp-SpØ ap√-∏q-sºm-Sn-tb-‰p-In-S°pw I√n-\p-ap-≠m-samcp kuc-`yw F∂p Ihn ]mSn-bXv shdpsX A√. At√?'' ""Rm\m ssS∏- s √∂v Aw_n- I - ® n- ‰ bv ° v Adn- b m- t √m. BcptSw ap√-∏q-sºmSn CXphsc F\n-t°-‰n-´n√ Nnt‰... Aw_nI-®n-‰-bmtW kX-yw!'' Ah≥ sXmgpXp ]d-™p. Aw_n-I-®n‰ Ahs‚ ssIØ-≠-bn¬ Hc-Sn-h-®p-sIm-Sp-Øp. ""\ns‚ Ifn Ipd®p IqSp-s∂m-≠v. BtcmSm F¥m F∂pt]mepw Nn¥-bn-√.'' ""ltem anÿ kX-y-io-e≥... lu B¿ bq...?'' hn\-b-N-{μ≥ Abm-fpsS tXmfØp X´n. ""Hm... Rm\n-ßs\ hte-y-´-s‚ \ng-em-bn´v \S-°vWv. \aps°¥p hnti-jw?'' ""Ie-ymWw Ign-t®m?'' hn\-b-N-{μ≥ kzcw XmgvØn. ""Cs√-t∂... AXm Hcp t]mcm-bva.'' ""CØ-hW \ap°v \S-Øn-tb-°mw.'' hn\-b-N-{μ≥ Xam-i-a-´n¬ ]d-™p. ]n∂n¬\n∂v Ahs‚ tXmfØv Hcp ASn-ho-Wp. ""Um... sX≠o... Rm\ßv t]mIp-hm.'' s_‰n tPmk-^m-bn-cp∂p AXv. Ahƒ henb c≠p t{Smfn-_m-Kp-Ifpw hen-®p-sIm≠v FIvkn‰n-tebv°p \oßn. ""\ns∂ B s]Æv F¥m hnfn-®-Xv? sX≠o-t∂m?'' {]k-∂N-{μ≥ Aa¿jw ]q≠p. ""kvt\ln®p hnfn-®Xm hte-y-´m.'' ""sX≠o∂p hnfn-®m-tWmSm kvt\ln-°p-∂-Xv?'' ""\nß-sfms° ChnsS \n∂-Xp-sIm≠m. As√¶n ]´o, \mdo CsXm-s°bm Ahƒ hnfn-°m-dv.''

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""F∂n´v \o AsXms° tIt´m≠p \n°p-thm?'' ""Gbv... Rm\pw H´pw tami-a-√mØ coXn-bn¬ {]Xn-I-cn-°mdp-≠v.'' ""]c-kv]cw _lp-am-\-an-√msX s]cp-am-d-cp-sX∂v \n\°p ]d-™m-se-¥m?'' Aw_n-I-®n‰ tNmZn-®p. ""Fs‚ Nnt‰, R߃ ¢mkvta-‰vk-t√... \s√m-∂m-¥-c-samcp tNm°-te‰v sIm≠p-X-∂n´v Xnt∂mSm ]´o∂v ]d™m \Ωsf¥p sNøpw?'' ""apJ-tØm´p hen-s®m-tc-dp-sIm-Sp-°pw.'' ""lm! kvt\ln®p Xcp-∂-X-t√.. \Ω-fXp hmßn-®n´v Xncn®p tNmZn-°W - w. \obnXv Fhn-Sp∂p sX≠n-s°m-≠p-h∂ - X - mSo ]n®°m-co-∂v... AXm Nnt‰ C∏-gsØ ssÃev...'' ""Cu ssÃsems° C\n-bßv \n¿Ømw. Xo¿∂t√m ]Tn∏v.'' t{Smfn-_m-Kp-If - p-ambn C\nbpw Bfp-Iƒ hcp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp∂p. kX-y-io-e≥, hn\-b-N-{μs‚ etKPv AS-ßnb t{Smfn X≈ns°m≠v ap≥t] \S∂p. a‰p-≈-h¿ ]n≥t]-bpw. Ah¿ Imdn-\Sp-sØ-Øn. s]s´∂v Po≥kpw Pm°‰pw AWn™ Hcmƒ XnSp-°-Øn¬ h∂v hn\-bs‚ tXmfn-eqsS ssIbn´v Ihn-fØv apJw tN¿Øp. ""N°-tc... DΩ... ASp-ØmgvN ImW-tW...'' {]k-∂-N-{μ\pw Aw_n-I-®n-‰bpw kvXw`n-®p-\n-∂p. ]q®-°-Æp-Iƒ, IdpØ ]pcn-Iw, Nph∂ Np≠p-I-ƒ, AcpW It]m-e-߃, t_m_v sNbvX apSn, shfp-sh-fpØ \ndw, F√map≈ Hcp kpμ-cn˛ AXpw Hcp s]mXp-ÿ-e-Øp-h-®v! ASpØ \nanjw Xs∂ hn\-bN - {- μs‚ tXmf-Øp-\n∂p IsøSpØv {]Xn ASpØ Imdn-\-Sp-tØbv°v HmSp-Ibpw sNbvXp. AhnsS Imdn-\c - nsI _‘p-°ƒ ImØp-\n-ev°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp∂p. A-h¿°n-Xp- I-≠n´pw Iqk-sem-∂p-an-√m-Ø-Xn-em-bn-cp∂p Aw_n-I-®n-‰bv°v A¤p-Xw. ""GXm hn\p-°p´m B s]Æv?'' Imdn¬ Ib-dn-°-gn-™-t∏mƒ Aw_n-I-®n‰ tNmZn-®p. ""s]tÆm...? AXp s]sÆm-∂p-a-√. Fs‚ Iq´p-Im-c-\m.'' hn\b≥ ]d-™p. ""AXp s]Æ-s√-t∂m? \o I≈w ]d-b-t√. AXns‚ ImXn¬ IΩ-ep-≠-t√mSm.'' {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ tcmj-tØmsS ]d-™p. ""hte-y-´m, Ahs‚ t]cv tkmWo-∂m. IΩ-en-Sp∂ sNdp-∏°m-scms° C∏w [mcm-f-ap≠v hte-y-´m... AsXmcp ^mj-\m.'' ""Rm\nXp hni-z-kn-°n-√. AXv A ¬ s]Æp-X-s∂.'' ""ASp-ØmgvN Ah≥ ho´n¬ hcptºm Rm≥ ]cn-N-b-s∏-SpØmw.'' ""th≠-th-≠. F\n°p ]cn-N-b-s∏-Sp-Isb th≠. Cu PmXn

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km[-\-ßsf ssZh-sØ-tbm¿Øv ho´n-tem´v hnfn-t®m≠p hct√...'' ""hte-y-´m... C∏-gsØ ]n≈m-scms° Cß-s\-bm. FhnsS√mw Fs¥√mw am‰-ßfm... \Ω-fs - Xm∂pw I≠n-s√∂psh®mse-ß-\m?'' ""\n\-s°-¥m-bmepw Cß-\sØ Iq´p-sI-´p-I-fpsS Bh-iyw C\n hcn-√.'' Im¿ bm{X-bv°n-S-bn¬ Aw_n-I-®n-‰, {]k-∂-N-{μ-t\mSp tNmZn-®p. ""\ap°p cmP-tKm-]m-ens‚ ho´n-sem∂p Ib-d-t≠?'' ""th≠.'' {]k-∂-N-{μ≥ bmsXmcp {]k-∂-X-bp-an-√msX ]d™p ""Aß-s\-bt√ \Ωƒ t\ctØ Xocp-am-\n-®n-cp-∂-Xv?'' ""Cu thj-Øn-se-ß\m Ch-t\w-sIm≠v cmP-tKm-]m-ens‚ ho´n-tem´v tIdn-s®-√p-∂-Xv?'' ""Cu {U n-s\¥m hte-y´m Ipg-∏w? CsXmcp Xcw ]m‚ vkm Rm\n-´n-cn-°p-s∂. ap´n\p Xmsg Cd-°-ap-≠v. _¿apUm∂v hnfn°p-s∂-t∂-bp-≈q.'' ""FSm, s]Æp-ß-fp≈ ho´n-tem´m sN√p-∂Xv. CXpw Ct´m≠v.'' ""th≠. Rm≥ Imdn-en-cp-t∂m-fmw. ]pd-Øn-d-ßp-t∂-bn-√. \nßfp t]mbn-´p-h∂m aXn.'' ""\obn-√msX Rß-sf-¥n\m Atßm-´p-sN-√p-∂-Xv?'' ""\n߃ XΩn-ep≈ IqSn-°m-gvNbv°v Rm\p-am-bn-s´¥m _‘w?'' ""\ns∂ sIm≠p-sN-√m-sa∂m Rm≥ cmP-tKm-]m-ent\mSv hm°p-]-d-™-Xv.'' ""hmt°m... F¥p hm°v?'' ""cmPtKm-]m-en\pw `mc-ybv°pw tamƒ°pw \ns∂ H∂p ImWWw. t]mIp∂ hgn°m Ah-cpsS hoSv. H∂p tIdo´p t]mIm-at√m∂p Icp-Xn.'' ""Fs∂ Ah-sc-¥n\m ImWp-s∂?'' ""cmP-tKm-]m-ens‚ aI-fp-ambn \ns‚ Ie-ymWw \S-Øm≥ Hcm-tem-N-\-bp-≠v. \√ _‘-am. B s]¨Ip-´nbpw ImWm≥ anSp-°n-bm. \nßfp XΩn-sem∂p ImWv.'' AXp-tI-´Xpw hn\-bs‚ apJw hmSn. ""icnbm hte-y-´m.. Cu \n°dpw Ct´m≠v Ah-cpsS ho´ntem´p sN√p-∂Xv alm-tam-i-am. \ap°v \ΩpsS ho´n-tem-´pXs∂ t]mImw.'' Ahs‚ hm°p-I-fn¬ Hcp c£-s∏-S-en-s‚bpw Hgn-hm-°-ent‚bpw [z-\n-bp-s≠∂v {]k-∂-N-{μ\p a\- n-em-bn.

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c≠v _me≥ hoSn\p ]pd-ta-bp≈ sÃb¿tIkv Ibdn apI-fn-seØn. Hcp j´n¬ tIm¿´n-s‚-b{X hep-∏-ap≠v sSd- n-\v. apdnbn¬\n∂p sSd- n-te-°n-d-ßp∂ hmXn-en\p ap∂n¬ hn\-b-N{μ≥ B¿t°m t^m¨ sNbvXp-sIm≠v \nev]p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. _me≥ Aev]-k-abw ImØp-\n-∂p. t^m¨ kw`m-jWw Ah-km-\n-∏n-®-tijw hn\-b-N-{μ≥ Ahs\ ASp-tØ-bv°p-hn-fn-®p. ""\n\°p hey am‰-sam∂pw C√-t√m _mem... Aß-s\-Xs∂ Ccn-°p-∂p. Ipd®p \tJmw apSow sh´n-t∏m-bn-´p-≠mhpw A{XX-s∂.'' Nncn-®p-sIm≠v hn\-b-N-{μ≥ Ah-t\mSp ]d-™p. ""sIm®p-km-dn\v \√ am‰w-≠v. Chn-Sp-∂p-t]m-b-Xn-t\-°mƒ s\tdmw XSow... Duim-¥m-So... Hcp sIm®p-sN-°≥ Chn-Sp∂p t]mbn´v he-y-H-cm-fm-bn´v Xncn-®p-h-∂-t]m-se.'' _me≥ hn\-bs\ ASn-ap-Sn-t\m-°n-s°m≠p ]d-™p. ""Um... AXp XWp-∏p-cm-P-y-a-t√... \Ωƒ \√-t]mse Xn∂pw IpSn®pw F\¿Pn tÃm°v sNbvXp-h-bv°-Ww. F¶nte ico-cØn\v XWp-∏ns\ sNdp-°m-\p≈ tijn H≠m-hq. Cu kmbn∏-∑m-scms° XSn-®p-sIm-gp-Øn-cn-°-WXv shdp-sX-bm-tWm?'' hn\-b-N-{μ≥ _mes\ Xs‚ apdn-bn-tebv°p Iq´n-s°m-≠pt]m-bn. ""Ce-Ivt{Sm-WnIvkv sF‰w-skm∂pw Rm≥ hmßo-´n-√. AXns\ms° she-°p-dhv Chn-sS-Ø-s∂-bm. ]ns∂, \o thWw∂p ]d™ {Sm°vk-yq´v Hcp tPmSn hmßo-´p-≠v.'' hn\-b-N-{μ≥ s]´n Xpd∂v _me\v Hcp Imcn-_mKv FSpØp \o´n. _me\p kt¥m-j-am-bn. Ah≥ _mKn-\p-≈n¬\n∂p {Sm°v kyq´v FSpØp t\m°n. Ah-\n-jvS-s∏´ t{K If¿ Xs∂. _me≥ Imbn-I-Xm-c-sam-∂p-a-√. F¶nepw temI-{]-i-kvXcmb Hm´-°m¿ {Sm°vk-yq´v AWn-™p-sIm≠v tPmKnMv \SØp-∂Xp Snhn-bn¬ I≠-\mƒ apX¬ _me-s\mcp sImXn. AXpt]m-sem-scÆw X\n°pw thWw. ""C´p-t\m-s°Sm _mem.'' ""Rm≥ ]ns∂ Ct´m-fmw.'' _me\p \mW-am-bn. ""icn.'' hn\-b-N-{μ≥ _mKn¬\n∂p c≠p Ip∏n-sb-SpØp tai-∏pdØp h®p. ""FSm CXv Iym-a-kv... CXv sl∂-kn. c≠pw {^©v tImWym-

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°v. CXn-teXp thWw \n\-°v? CjvS-ap-≈Xv FSp-tØm. CXnsem-scÆw ktX-y-´-\p-≈-Xm.'' _mes‚ IÆp-Iƒ Xnf-ßn. Ah≥ c≠p Ip∏nbpw FSpØv Xncn®pw adn®pw t\m°n. ^vfh¿th-km-sW∂p tXm∂n-∏n-°pw-hn[w at\m-l-c-amb Ip∏n-Iƒ. XΩn-te-XmWp sa®-sa∂p Xncn-®-dn-bm-\m-hmsX _me≥ hnj-an-®p. ""CXn-teXm hne IqSn-b-Xv?'' ""hne-sbm∂pw \o Adn-b≠. FSp-tØm.'' a\- n-√m-a-\-t msS _me≥ Hcp Ip∏n skeIvSv sNbvXp. F∂n´v G‰hpw {]nb-s∏-´Xv Xy-Pn-t°-≠n-h-cp∂ hnj-a-tØmsS at‰-°p-∏n-bn-tebv°v IqsS-°qsS t\m°n. ""\ns‚ t\m´w I≠m tXm∂p-at√m AXm \n\°v th≠nbn-cp-∂-sX-∂v?'' hn\-b-N-{μ≥ Nncn-®p. ""F∂m F\n°v AXp aXn.'' Iøn-en-cp∂ Ip∏n tai-∏p-dØ - p-h® - n´v _me≥ at‰ Ip∏n Xs∂ FSp-Øp. ho≠pw BZ-y-sa-SpØ Ip∏n-bpsS t\¿°p \jvS-t_m[-tØmsS t\m°n. hn\-b-N-{μ≥ as‰mcp t_m´n¬IqSn FSpØv tai-∏p-d-Øph®p. ""FSm CXv jmsº-bv≥. \o Soho-sems° ImWm-dn-t√... Imtdm´ a’-c-Øn¬ Pbn-°p-∂-h-cv, AS∏v Xpd-∂n´v a‰p-t≈mcpsS t\¿°v No‰n-°W km[-\w. AXp-Xs∂ CXv. CXp \n\°v sIm≠p-t]m-Im-\-√. cm{Xn \obnßv tIdnhm. \ap°v c≠p-t]¿ °pw IqSn sSd- n-en-cp∂v kn]v sNømw.'' ""CXp IpSn®m Xebv°v ]nSn-t°-zm?'' _me\p kwi-b-am-bn. ""thsd h√-h-tcw-sIm≠p Xebv°p ]nSn-∏n-°-Ww. FSm a≠qtk CXn\v hey el-cn-sbm∂pw C√. _nb-dn-‚-{X-sbms°-tb-bp-≈q.'' ""CtXm.. CXpw A{Xtb Ht≈m?'' Iøn-en-cn°p∂ Ip∏n Im´n _me≥ tNmZn-®p. ""FSm CXv πmÃnIv a§n-sem-gn®v Imdp-Ig - p-Im-\p≈ ss]∏o∂v sh≈w ]nSn®v \n∂-\n-ev]n¬ aSp-a-Sm∂v IpSn-®n-d°n Xebv°p ]nSn-t®m-∂-dn-bm≥ BIm-i-tØm´pw `qao-tem´pw amdn-am-dn-t\m°o´v Hcp Imtcymw C√.'' ""el-cn-bnt√ CXn-\v?'' ""FSm ]d-bp∂ tI°v... ImWm≥ `wKn-bp≈ Hcp •mkn¬ Hcp ap∏-Xp-an√n Hgn®v Hcp sFkvI-yq_v AXn-en´v ]Xnsb kn]v sNbvtXm≠v \√ \nem-hØv sSd- n¬ t]mbn-cn-°-Ww. Imsem-s°-sb-SpØv Sot∏m-bn¬h®v Nmcn-°n-S-t∂m≠v BIm-

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