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t¢m°n¬ aWn Hº-X-Sn-®p. H® tI´p-W¿∂ DÆn-°p-´≥ sXm≈ Iodn Ic-bm\pw XpSßn. ""AtΩ... AtΩ...'' _mem-\-µ≥ tZj-y-Øn¬ hnfn-®p. {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ ]m¬ \nd® ape-°p-∏n-bp-ambn hmXn¬°¬ Xe-bm-´n. ""Ip™p Ic-bp-∂t√m AtΩ...'' ""\obn-ßs\ H®-sh-®m¬ Ic-®n¬ \n¬°p-tam? ]mse-Sp°-t≠?'' {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ Ip™ns\ sXm´n-en¬\n∂pw FSp-Øp. ae-Øn-epw aq{X-Ønepw Ipg™p InS∂ AXns\ thKw Igp-In-s®-SpØp aSn-bn¬ InSØn ]m¬ sImSp-°m≥ {ian-®p. ]t£ Ah\p ]m¬ th≠. ho≠pw sXm≈ Iodnbp≈ Ic®n¬. {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ Ip™ns\ tXmf-Øn´p Ipep-°n-s°m≠v _mem-\-µs‚ ASp-°¬ h∂p. ""]mep-Ip-Sn-°p-∂n-√. Ah\v ape-∏m¬ Xs∂ thWw.'' _mem-\-µ≥ ssZ\-y-X-tbmsS AΩsb H∂p t\m°n. ""_mem Ah-fnXphsc h∂n-√-t√m. cm{Xn Hº-Xp-a-Wn-bmb-t√m. A©p-a-Wn°v B∏okp hnSp-∂-X-t√?'' _mem-\-µ≥ P\m-e-bn-eqsS ]pd-tØbv°p t\m´w Xncn-®p. \nc-Øn-eqsS Xo°-Æp-I-fp-ambn hml-\-߃ ]m™p-t]mIp-∂p-≠v. ""F∂mepw Bdp-amkw XnI-bmØ Cu s]mSn-°p-™ns\ Cß-s\-bn-´n´v ]mXn-cm-{Xn-hsc Ccn-°p-∂Xp IjvSw Xs∂. Fßs\ tXm∂p-∂p!'' {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ \oc-k-tØmsS ]d-™p. ""Hmh¿ ssSw ImWpw.'' _mem-\-µ≥ ]ndp-]n-dp-Øp. ""Hmh¿ ssSw! Rms\m∂pw ]d-bp-∂n-√.'' {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ H∂p \n¿Øn. Aa¿jw AS-°m-\m-hmsX Ah¿ ho≠pw ]d™p. ""cmhnse C´n´p t]mb-Xt√ Ahfo Ip™n-s\... Rm\pw aq∂p a°sf s]‰-Xm-sW-Sm...'' then-°∏ - pdw tdmUn¬ Hcp kvIq´¿ h∂p-\n-∂X - ns‚ i_vZw.

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Aae kvIq´-dns‚ ]n≥ko‰n¬ \n∂n-d-ßp-∂p. Nncn-®p-sIm≠v ssI Db¿Øn, en^v‰v sImSp-Øb - m-fn\v ss_ ]d-bp-∂p. kvIq´¿ Xncn®v ]m™p-t]m-Ip-∂p. _mem-\-µs‚ hew-I-øpsS hnc-ep-Iƒ P\-e-gn-I-fn¬ apdpIn. {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ aIs\ A¿∞-h-Ømbn H∂p t\m°n. Aae h∂v apdn-bn¬ Ib-dn-bXpw _mem\-µ≥ Kuc-h-Øn¬ hnfn-®p. ""Aa-te...'' ""Dw... F¥m?'' hm\n‰n _mKv tai-∏p-d-tØ-bvs°-dn™v Ahƒ Hcp t]mcns\m-cp-ßn-sb-t∂mWw Ffn°p ssIIpØn \n∂p. ""\osb¥m sshIn-b-Xv?'' ""tPmen-°q-Sp-X-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. C∏gm Xo¿∂-Xv.'' ""\ns∂ kvIq´-dn¬ ChnsS sIm≠p-hn-´Xv Bcm?'' ""BMvlm... t\m°n-bn-cn-°-bm-bn-cp-t∂m... sN°v sNøm≥...'' ""AXm-cm-sW∂m tNmZn-®-Xv?'' ""Fs‚-sbmcp kl-{]-h¿Ø-I≥...'' ""\ns‚ kl-{]-h¿Ø-Is‚ tXmfn¬ Ibdn ]mXn-cm-{Xn°v ho´n¬ htc-≠n-h-cp∂ tPmen \o sNø≠. a\- n-em-tbm?'' ""]ns∂-sb-ßs\ aq∂p-t\cw aq°p-aps´ hen-®p-tI-‰pw?'' ""]´nWn InS-t∂m-fm-sa-So... A`n-am-\am hep-Xv.'' ""A`n-am-\-Øns‚ IY-sbm∂pw ]d-b-t√... A`n-am-\w! Hcp sIm√w Ign-™-t√m, Xf¿∂p sIS-°m≥ XpS-ßn-bn´v A`n-am\n. Fs‚ hnb¿∏ns‚ ^e-at√ C∂pw Xn∂p-∂-Xv. cm{Xn-bm-bt√m F∂p hnNm-cn®v Hcp-Ø≥ klm-bn-°m-sa∂psh®t∏m AXp Ipd-®n-em-bn-t∏m-bn.'' _mem-\-µ≥ Ft¥m ]d-bm≥ h∂n´v \mh-S-°n. {ioIp-am-cn-bΩbpsS Iøn-en-cp∂ Ip™v Aa-e-bpsS t\¿°v ssI \o´n-°-c-™p. Ahƒ Xncn-™p-t\m-°n-bn-√. t£m`w-sIm≠v Ah-fpsS apJw Nph-∂n-cp-∂p. ""Aa-te... Cu Ip™ns\ Hs∂-Sp-tØ... F{X-t\-c-am-bn´v AXp Ic-bp-∂p.'' {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ Ip™ns\ \o´n. ""Ahn-sS-sb-ßm\pw InSØv Xt≈... tIdn h∂-tX-bp≈q. AXn-\p-aptº... Iptd Ic-t™m-s´... Rm≥ s]‰-X-t√... klnt®m-fmw.'' Ahƒ sImSp-¶m-‰p-t]mse ASpØ apdn-bn¬ IS∂v kmcn hen-®-gn®v Itk-c-bn-se-dn-™p. slb¿ ]n∂p-Iƒ Ducn tai∏p-d-Øn-´p. F∂n´v Ien-Xp≈n hmXn¬°-tebv°p h∂p. ""cm]-I-se-∂n-√msX tPmen sNbvXn´p hcn-I-bm... Hcm-i-zm-

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k-hm°p ]d-bm-\m-cp-an-√. sXm´Xpw ]nSn-®-Xp-sa√mw Ip‰w.'' ""\o A\-y-s\m-cp-Øs‚ kvIq´-td¬ h∂Xp icn-bm-bn-√.'' {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ ]d-™p. ""icn-bm-bn-s√-¶n¬ IW-°m-bn-t∏m-bn. Rm\-h-\p-am-bn´v irwK-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. CjvS-s∏-´n-s√-¶n¬ Fs‚ A≤-zm-\Øns‚ Hmlcn \nß-fmcpw ]‰-≠. Hcp h¿jw Ign-™nt√ aI≥ Xf¿∂p-In-S-°m≥ XpS-ßn-bn-´v? A∂p apX¬ Rm\mWt√m Xo‰n Xcp-∂-Xv. `¿Ømhpw AΩm-bn-b-Ωbpw \mØq\pw A\n-b\pw apØ-—-\p-sa√mw aq∂p t\tcmw Ipg-®p-cp-´p-∂p-≠t√m. Rm\n{X IjvSs - ∏´p sNe-hn\v Xcm≥ \nß-sfms° Fs‚ Bcm? Fs‚ sI´n-b-h\pw a°ƒ°pw am{Xw sNe-hn\p sImSpØm¬ t]mcm.. aq∂mep ]cm-[o-\-ßfp thtdw. Iptd-°m-e-ambn´v Rm\nXp kln-°p-∂p... a\- mbn´√ Rm\nXp sNøp-∂Xv. Fs‚ KXntISns\ i]n-t®m-≠v.'' {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ kvX_v[-bmbn \n∂p. _mem-\-µ≥ Fgp-t∂¬°m≥ Hcp {iaw \S-Øn-bXp ^en®n-√. ""Aa-te... \o \ns‚ hm°p kq£n-°p-I.'' ""Rms\m∂pw kq£n-°p-∂n-√. Rm≥ F\n°p tXm∂pºw t]mIpw, tXm∂pºw tIdn hcpw. sNe-t∏m, A\-ys‚ Imdn-embn-cn°pw. As√-¶n¬ kvIq´-dn-em-bn-cn-°pw. a\-s m-≈-hcv ChnsS°nS∂m aXn. A√m-tØmcv Cd-ßn-s∏m-bvt°m.'' ""Cß-s\-sbm∂pw ]d-bt√ Aa-te... Cß-s\...'' {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ \\™ IÆp-Iƒ XqØp. ""]d-™m-se-¥m...? \n߃sS aI≥ Fs‚ Igp-Øn¬ Xmensh-s®∂ Hscm‰ _‘-a-t√-bp-≈q. AXns‚ t]cn¬ \nß-sfsb√mw Xo‰n-t∏m-‰m≥ F\n-°p-ta-e. ]e-{]m-h-iyw Rm≥ hnNmcn-®Xm ]d-b-W-sa-∂v.. t]mt´ t]mt´∂v Hm¿Øp £an-®p. Cu _‘w Hs∂m-gn™p Xcm≥ \nßsS aI-t\mSp ]d-bm-tam? Hcp \jvS-]-cn-lm-chpw Rm≥ tNmZn-°p-tI-e. Poh-\mw-ihpw th≠. Cfb c≠p a°sf Rm≥ hf¿Øn-t°m-fmw. Hsc-ÆØns\ aI-t\‰p hf¿Ø-s´. F\n°p hø. aSp-Øp...'' _mem-\-µ\v lrZbw hnd-°p-∂-Xp-t]mse tXm∂n. AX-y-[n-I-amb thZ-\-bm¬ Abm-fpsS apJw Npfn-™p. X≈-hn-c-en¬ ]√p-Iƒ Xpf™p Ib-dp-thmfw Abmƒ Aa¿Øn-°-Sn-®p. {ioIp-am-cn-bΩ Ip™ns\ I´n-en¬ InS-Øn-bn´v amdn-bn-cp∂v \n»_vZw Ic-™p. apØ-—≥ X∏n-ØS- ™v Fgp-t∂-‰p-h∂ - p. {ioIp-am-cn-bΩbpsS inc- n¬ sXm´p-sIm≠v Abmƒ KZvK-Z-tØmsS ]d-™p. ""t]ms´... Ah-fp shj-aw-sIm≠p ]d-™-X-t√... £an-®p-I-

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f...'' _lfw tI´p-W¿∂ A√n-tamƒ F¥mWp kw`-h-sa-∂-dnbmsX Hmtcm-cp-Ø-tcbpw amdn-amdn t\m°n. _me t\gvk-dn-∏m-´p-Iƒ aqfn-s°m-≠n-cp-∂Xp \n¿Øn-bn´v _mem-\-µs‚ AcnsI sN∂p. ""A—m...'' ""Mpw...?'' Abmƒ thZ-\b - psS apJw Ahsf ImWn-°m-Xn-cn-°m≥ Nncn®p. ""A—≥ shj-an-°-≠m-t´m... A—\p Rm\n-t√... _me-tamfn-t√...'' Abmƒ Ahsf Xs‚ s\©n-tebv°v tN¿Øp. Aa-e h∂v Ic-™p-sIm-≠n-cp∂ Ip™ns\sbSp-Øp. AXns\ aSn-bn¬sh®v ape-sIm-Sp-°m≥ {ian-®p. Ip™v Ic-™p-I-c™v AXns‚ i_vZw IqSn tX™n-√mXm-bn-cp-∂p. ""AktØ InS∂p IodmsX thW-sa-¶n¬ hen-®p-tI-‰v.'' AXn\v ape-∏m-en-t\-°mƒ th≠Xv AΩ-bpsS km¥-z-\-ambn-cp∂p. emf-\-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Aae `oj-Wn-s∏-SpØn Iptd IpSn-∏n-®p. Ip™v Ah-fpsS apJ-tØbv°p t\m°n IÆo-scm-en-∏n-®p. CSbv°v hnßn-s∏m-´n-bpw, Ahƒ tZj-y-s∏-Sp-tºmƒ ape-°Æn¬ \n∂v Np≠p-Iƒ hnS¿Øn hnXp-ºn-°-c™pw ]mep-Ƭ XpS¿∂p. ""\n\°v Ip∏n-∏mep IpSn-°m≥ tae At√...? Bdp-amkw XnI-t™m-s´. \ns‚ ape-IpSn Rm≥ \n¿Øn-tb-°mw. Cßs\bpt≠m Ip™p-ß-fv! \ns‚ Xt¥w Ah-cpsS Iq´-°mcpw IqSn Fs‚ A≤-zm\w Du‰n-∏n-gn-s™-Sp-°p-∂p. \o \nt∂-s°m≠p Ign-bp-∂-Xp-t]mse ]ngn-s™-Sp-°m≥ t\m°p-∂p. acym-Zbv°v Ct∏mtg Ip∏n-∏mep IpSn®p ]Tn-t®m... Cs√-¶n¬ \o ]´nWn InS-°pw. Fs‚ tNmc-bq-‰m≥ Btcw Rm\-\p-h-Zn-°p-tI-e...'' Ahƒ ]pe-ºn-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. Xt∂mSp tZj-ys - ∏-´X - m-sW∂p IcpXn Ip™v ho≠pw NnWpßm≥ XpSßn. ""Mm... aXn Du‰n-sb-Sp-Ø-Xv... C\n InS-∂p-d-ßm≥ t\m°v.'' Ip™v Iptd-k-abw A\-ßmsX InS-∂p. ]ns∂ ssIbpw Imep-an-f°n Nncn-®p. Ah≥ InS-°-bn-eqsS Iangv∂p \o¥n. C\n Ah-\n-Øncn Ifn-°-Ww. Aae tZj-y-s∏´v Fgp-t∂-‰p-t]m-bn. Ip™v ho≠pw Ic-®n-em-cw-`n-®p. ]q¿Wna Ahs\ FSp-Øp-sIm-≠p-t]m-bn.

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Aae Ipfn- a p- d n- b n¬ IS∂v c‡- N - µ - \ hpw a™fpw tN¿Øp≈ Iq´v \√-t]mse Nmen®v apJØpw Igp-Ønepw ssII-fnepw tX®p-]n-Sn-∏n-®p. Hcp aWn-°q¿ Ign™v AXp IgpIn-°-f-™p. t\ctØ Hm^okv hn´p-h-∂n-cp∂ ka-b-ß-fn¬ aq∂p-a-Wn-°q¿ t\cw AXp tX®p-]n-Sn-∏n-®n-cn-°pw. ]ns∂ sNdpNq-Sp-sh-≈-Øn¬ Ipfn. apSn hne-Iq-Snb jmw]q D]-tbm-Kn®v F∂pw Igp-I-Ww. cmhnse F∂pw ]m¬ Xnf-∏n-°p-tºmƒ {Iow FSp-Øp-am-‰n-h®v AXp apJØp ]pc-´pw. Hcp _yq-´n-]m¿e¿ XpS-ßm≥ th≠p∂ kuµ-c-y-kw-h¿≤I kma-{Kn-I-sf√mw Aa-e-bv°p-≠v. kuµ-c-y-amWv Xs‚ G‰hpw henb [\-sa∂v Ahƒ hni-z-kn-°p-∂p. AXn-s\mcp t]md¬ t]mepw hogmsX ImØp-kq-£n-°p-Ibpw sNøp-∂p. AXp-sIm≠p-Xs∂ aq∂p {]k-hn-®n´pw Aae Hcp I\-y-I-sb-t∏mse kpµ-cn-bmbn XpS-cp-∂p. iº-f-Øns‚ Im¬`m-Khpw Znh-kØns‚ Bdn-sem∂p `mKhpw Ahƒ kuµ-c-y-kw-c-£-W-Øn\p-th≠n sNe-hn-Sp-∂p. ho´n¬ Aa-e-bp-sSbpw a‰p-≈-h-cp-sSbpw `£-W-co-Xn-bnepw Cu Aan-X-amb kuµ-c-y-kw-c-£-W-hmRvO A¥-c-ap-≠m-°nbn-cp-∂p. cmhnse Hcp ]m{Xw se n. t{_°v^m-Ãn\v ]g-ßfpw ap´bpw. D®bv°v hf-sc-Ip-d®p tNmdpw [mcmfw Ce-°d - n-If - pw. cm{Xnbn¬ ]®-°-dn-Iƒ [mcmfw tN¿Ø \qUn¬kpw Hcp •mkv ]mepw. Aa-ebv°v `£-W-Øn-\p-th-≠n-h-cp∂ XpI-tbmfw aXn as‰-√m-h¿°pw IqSn `£-Wm-h-i-y-߃°v. CXn-s\√mw ]pdta ^nK¿ ImØp kq£n-°m≥ Ahƒ F∂pw cmhnse sNøp∂ hym-bma apd-I-fpw. _mebv°v A©p-am-kta ape-Ip-Sn-°m≥ km[n-®p-≈q. ^nK¿ \jvS-s∏-Sp-sa∂p ]d™v Aae \n¿Øn-®p. A√n-tamƒ \mepamkw XnI-®n-√. A∂v {]khw \n¿Øm≥ Aae hfsc \n¿_-‘n-®-Xp-amWv. ]t£ _mem-\-µ\v Hcm¨Ip-´n-th-W-am-bn-cp-∂p. {ioIp-amcn-b-Ω-bp-sSbpw apØ-—-t‚bpw kz-Im-c-y-amb B{Klw _mem\-µ≥ ]pdta {]I-Sn-∏n-s®∂p am{Xw. DÆn-°p-´-\p-≠m-b-t∏mƒ Ghcpw AXn-c‰p kt¥m-jn-®p. B¨Ip-™m-b-Xp-sIm≠v Bdp-amkw ape-∏m-eq-´n-tb-°msa∂v Aae Imcp-Wyw ImWn-°p-Ibpw sNbvXp. kuµ-c-y-Øns‚ Al-¥-bn¬ \n∂v Aa-esb tamNn-∏n-s®Sp-°m≥ _mem-\-µ≥ Ipd-s®m-∂p-a√ hn^-e-{iaw sNbvXn-´p≈-Xv. hg-°nepw h°m-W-Ønepw HSp-hn¬ Zmº-X-y-Ø-I¿®bnepw am{Xta AX-h-km-\n°q F∂p I≠-t∏mƒ Abmƒ \n¿Øn.

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kuµ-c-y-amWv Ah-fpsS hy-‡n-X-zw. AXn¬ ssII-S-Øp∂Xv Akq-b-sIm-≠m-sW∂pw Xs∂ hncq-]-bmbn°mWp-∂XmWv _mem-\-µs‚ tImwπ-Ivkn\v Xr]vXn-sb∂pw hsc Aae Btcm]n°p-I-bp-≠m-bn. Aae Ipfn-I-gn™p-h∂v `£-W-ap-≠m°n Ign-®p. InS°pw apºv Hcp •mkv NqSp-]mepw IpSn-®p. ]ns∂ InS-°-bn-te-dn. s]m°w Ipd™ {Imkn-bmWp I´nen-\v. Xe-b-Wbpw {Imknbpw H∏w. Aae InS-∂n´v apSn {Imkn°p aosX IqSn Xmtgbv°p hnX¿Øn-bn-´p. {]`mXw hsc AX-ßs\ InS-°pw. Aßs\ sNømsX InS-∂m¬ apSn apdn™p-t]m-Im≥ km[-y-X-bp-s≠∂v Ahƒ Icp-Xp-∂p. Aae Dd-ßn. cm{Xn-bn¬ Ip™p-W¿∂p Ic-™m¬ Ip∏n-∏m¬ sImSp-t°≠Xpw ae-aq{X hnk¿÷\w \S-Øn-bm¬ hrØn-bm-t°-≠Xpw Ip™ns\ Dd-t°-≠-Xp-sa√mw {ioIp-am-cn-b-Ω-bpsS Npa-X-ebm-Wv. NpΩm-X√ Aae sNe-hn\p sImSp-°p-∂-Xv. tKm]n-°p-´s‚ apdn-bn¬ hnf-°-W-™n-´n-√. ]q¿Wna sN∂p t\m°n. Ah≥ \neØp hncn® ]mbn-t∑¬ Imepw \o´n-h®v Npacpw Nmcn Ccn-°p-I-bm-Wv. ]q¿Wna hnfn-®p. ""tN®n Dd-ßn-bn-t√?'' ""\otbm?'' ""Rm≥ Hmtcm∂v Hm¿°p-hm-bn-cp-∂p...'' ""F¥mt∏m C{X Hm¿°m≥...? Hd-°-f-®n-cp-∂v...'' ""h√-h-gn°pw t]mbm-tem-∂v... Cu cm{Xo¬X-s∂...'' Ahs‚ sXm≠-bn-S-dn. ""tKm]n-°p-´m...!'' ""\ap-°mcm D≈-Xv...? F¥n\m Cßs\ Pohn-°p-∂-Xv... \ΩsS-sbmcp KXn. A—-s\m-≠m-bn-cp-∂-t∏m...'' ""\o Ic-b-ym... tøm IjvSw!'' ""Aa-te-SØn ]d-™Xv tN®n tI´n-t√... Hcp sIm√-am-bn´v IpØp hm°p tIƒ°p-∂p. F{X-bm-sW-∂p-h®m kln-°-ym. \Ωfpw a\p-j-y-c-t√... Hcp amXncn ]n®-°m-tcmSp ]d-bp-∂t]mse... CXn-t\-°mƒ t`Zw Nmhp-∂-X-t√... As√-¶nev CXn\v Fs∂-¶nepw Hc-h-km\w D≠m-t∆m...'' ""kmc-an-s√-Sm... tN´s‚ Imcyw \osbm∂v Btem-Nn-®p-t\m°n-t° F¥p IjvS-am-sW-∂v. \ap°v k¶Sw hcptºm Bcpw ImWmsX Fgp-t∂-‰p-t]mbn Ic-bmw. As√-¶n¬ hoSp-hn-´p-t]mIp-∂-Xn-s\-°p-dn®v Btem-Nn-°mw. tN´\v AXp-t]mepw ]‰n-√t√m. InS∂ InS-∏p-Xs∂ ]mhw! tN´s‚ thZ\ F{X-bm-sW∂v

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\n\-°-dn-tbm? tN®n cm{Xn-hsc Hm^o-kn-en-cp∂v tPmen-sNøp-I-bm-sW∂m tN´s‚ hni-zm-kw? tN´\v \√-t]mse kwib-ap-≠v. AXns‚ IqsS B´pw Xp∏pw. C∂p tI´n-t√˛ _‘w Hgnbm-tºm-sW-∂v. C\n AXns‚ Ipd-th-bp-≈q...'' ""F{X-Imew CXp-tIƒ°pw. h√ Iqen-∏-Wn°pw t]mbmtem? CjvSnI Npa-°m-t\m, kna‚ v Iq´mt\m F¥n-s\-¶n-epw... tN®n Hcp-°-am-tWm?'' ""Fhn-sS-°n´pw B ]Wn? In´n-bm¬Øs∂ F{X \mƒ? Aa-e-t®®n ]d-bp-∂Xv \ob{X Imc-y-am-t°-≠. Aa-e-t®-®nsb ]Tn-∏n-®Xpw tPmen hmßn-s°m-Sp-Ø-Xp-sams° Bcm? \ΩsS tN´≥.. Ah-cn{X ]d-bm-s\m-∂p-an-√. \o H∂pw Hm¿°msX kam-[m-\-am-bn´v sIS-s∂m-d-ßv.'' _mem-\-µ≥ P\m-e-bn-eqsS ]pd-tØbv°p t\m°n-°n-S-∂p. Ccp´p IqSp-X-ep≈ cm{Xn-bm-Wv. h√-t∏mgpw Hcp an∂m-an\pßv Ccp-´n-eqsS \o¥p-∂Xp ImWmw. _‘w Hgn-bm≥ Xøm-dm-sW-∂v. a°sf ]¶p-sh-°m-sa-∂v. B Nn¥ Abm-fpsS a\- n¬ \o-dn-∏n-Sn-®p-\n-∂p. A{X-tØm-f-sa-Øn-bn-cn-°p-∂p! sshIn-b-Xns‚ ImcWw tNmZn-®-XmWp Ip‰w! A\-y-s\m-cp-Øs‚ kvIq´-dn¬ Ahs‚ Ac-bn¬ ssINp‰n cm{Xn-bn¬... GXv Hm^o- k mWv cm{Xn F´p- a - W n- h sc Xpd- ∂ p- s h®v {]h¿Øn-°p-∂-Xv? Ipsd-\m-fmbn ]eXpw ImWp-∂p! ]eXpw tIƒ°p-∂p! ]eXpw Adn-bp-∂p. A\p-`-hn-°p-∂p! ]t£ Xf¿∂p-t]mb `¿ Øm-hn-s\-s°m-≠v Ahƒs°¥p {]tbm-P-\w? IØn-°m-fp∂ bu∆-\hpw Pz-en-°p∂ kuµ-c-y-hpw. hnc¬ sRmSn-°p-Itb th≠q. {^o en^v‰v. Hcp hml-\w-Xs∂ Ahƒ°p-th≠n ÿnc-ambn HmSn-°m≥ Bfp-≠m-hpw. Fs¥m-c` - n-am-\a - m-bn-cp∂p Aa-es - b-°p-dn-®v. Fs¥√mw {]Xo£-I-fm-bn-cp-∂p. ]Xn-aq∂p amk-߃°p-apºv AsX√mw XI¿∂p. B AX-ym-ln-Xw! temdn-bn-Sn®v kvIq´-tdm-sSm∏w sXdn-°p-I-b-√, N{I-߃°nS-bn¬ NX-™-c-bp-I-bmWp th≠n-bn-cp-∂-Xv. CS-Xp-]m¿i-zw˛ Hcp ssIbpw Imepw Dƒs∏-sS˛ Xf¿∂p t]msb-∂-dn-™-t∏mgpw AXm-Wm-{K-ln-®-Xv˛ ac-Ww. F¥p-sIm≠v acn-®n-√? F¥p-sIm-≠v? C\n Fs∂-¶nepw ]g-b-Xp-t]mse tPmen sNbvXp IpSpw_w ]pe¿Øm≥ X\n-°m-hp-tam?

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C√. F¶nepw ]co-£n®p t\m°m-am-bn-cp-∂p. NnIn-’n-°m≥ Bcp-≠v? Iptd \mƒ ^nkn-tbm-sX-dm∏n sNbvXp-t\m-°n-b-Xp-Xs∂ Aa-e-bpsS Imcp-Wyw sIm≠m-Wv. Bbp¿thZ NnIn-’-sb-°p-dn®v kqNn-∏n-®-t∏mƒ ]d-™Xv \√ Hm¿Ω-bp-≠v. ""Hcp ^ehpw In´m-tºm-Wn-√. shdpsX Imip sNe-hm-°msa-∂p-am-{Xw. C∏-Øs∂ F{Xm-bncw cq]-bm-bn! ChnsS ]Ww Imbv°p∂ ac-sam∂pw Dep-Øm-\n-√-t√m. ho´p-hm-SI sImSp-°Ww, Fs´m-º-Xp-t]¿°v Xo‰n-bp-≠m-°-Ww. DSp-°m≥ XpWn hmß-Ww. acp∂pw a{¥hpw thsd. Fhn-S∂m hc-hv? IjvS-s∏´p-≠m-°m≥ Rms\m-cpØn am{Xw.'' ]ns∂ Ah-tfmSv NnIn-’-sb-°p-dn®v kwkm-cn-®n-´n-√. Ahƒ Xm¬]-cy- s - a-Sp-°m-™Xv a\x-]q¿∆-am-sW∂p tXm∂n. ]£w Xf¿∂p- I n- S - ° p∂ Hcp `¿Øm- h p- ≈ - X m- b n- c n°mw Ahƒ°p IqSp-X¬ kuI-c-yw. hoS-S°n `cn°mw, ta®n¬ ]pdß-fn¬ kzm-X{-¥-y-tØmsS Ae-bmw. Btcbpw `b-s∏-tS-≠. Ah-fpsS Im¬°o-gn-e-a¿∂p t]mbn-cn-°p∂p kI-e-Xpw. C\n tamN-\-an-√. Fs¥mcp \n -lm-b-X! ssZ\-y-X! ac-W-tØ-°mƒ `b-¶cw! thZ-\m-`-cn-Xw! Imsem-®. Abmƒ sas√ Xncn-bm≥ {ian-®p. AX{X Ffp-∏-a-√. ""_mem...'' ""AΩ-bm-tWm?'' ""\o Dd-ßn-bn-t√?'' ""Dw.'' AΩ Abm-fpsS InS-°-bn-en-cp-∂p. Abm-fpsS apSn-bn¬ Xtem-Sn-s°m≠v ]d-™p. ""\o hy-k-\n-°≠ tamt\... CsX√mw amdpw. Cu thZ-\-sb√mw.'' AΩ-bpsS H® AS-™p-thm? _mem-\-µs‚ I¨tIm-Wn¬ Hcp Xp≈n Pew s]mSn-™p. AXv I¨tIm-Wn-eqsS sN∂n-bn-tebv°v Hgp-In.

c≠v Aa-ebv°p iºfw In´p∂ Znh-k-am-Wn∂v. ho´n¬ Hmtcm-cp-Ø¿°pw ]d-bm≥ \qdp-\q-dm-h-i-y-ß-fp-≠v. {ioIp-am-cn-b-Ωbv°v Xe-bn¬h-bv°m≥ Ims®Æ hmß-Ww. apØ-—\v Ipgºpw ssXehpw thWw. ]q¿Wn-abv°v ssS∏v

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ssd‰nwKv C≥Ãn-‰-yq-´n¬ ^okv sImSp-°-Ww. tKm]n-°p-´\v ]T\-kw-_-‘n-bmb Bh-i-y-ß-fpw. Ip´n-Iƒ°m-h-i-y-amb Sn≥ ^pUv Bcpw ]d-bmsX Xs∂ Aae hmßn-s°m-≈pw. _mem-\-µ\pw ]d-bm≥ Hcm-h-i-y-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ico-c-Øns‚ Hcp-h-isØ Xf¿® sas√ hym-]n®p hcp-∂Xp-t]mse Hcp tXm∂¬. s\©pw Icfpw Nne-t∏mƒ \\pØv ac-hn-°p-∂-Xp-t]mse tXm∂p-∂p. IÆp-Iƒt]mepw \\p-Øpt]m-Ip-∂p. Xf¿® ico-csØ BI-am\w _m[n-°m-s\m-cp-ßpI-bmtWm Fs∂mcp kwi-bw. acp∂p Ign-®m¬ AXns\ sNdpØp \n¿Øm-s\-¶nepw Ignbp-a-t√m. GXm\pw Znh-k-ß-fmbn AaetbmSp ]d-b-W-sa∂p hnNm-cn-°p-∂p. F∂m¬ C∂-esØ hg-°n-\p-tijw Abmƒ°Xn\p a\- p-h-∂n-√. tZlw apgp-h≥ Xf-c-s´. ac-hn-°-s´. F{Xbpw thKw acn-®pIn-´n-bm¬ A{Xbpw \∂v. acWw Ign-™m-tem? AΩ-tbbpw apØ-—-t\bpw ]q¿Wn-a-tbbpw tKm]n-°p-´t\bpw Ahƒ ho´n¬\n-∂n-d°nhnSp-sa-∂Xv aq∂p-X-cw. Ah¿ hgn-bm-[m-c-am-Ipw. Ahsc Bcp kwc-£n-°pw? GXp Iqcbv°p Iogn¬ Ah¿ A¥n-bp-d-ßpw? Hcp Poh-—-h-am-bn-s´-¶nepw Xm≥ tijn-°p-∂-Xp-sIm-≠mWv Aae Ahsc sXcp-hn-tebv°p X≈m-Ø-Xv. Cui-z-cm˛ Po-hn-Xw! Fs¥√mw taml-ß-tfmsS XpS-ßn-h® Zmº-X-y-am-Wv. Aa-esb hnhmlw Ign-®-t∏mƒ Xt∂-°mƒ `mK-y-hm≥ temI-Øm-cp-an-s√∂ Al-¶m-c-am-bn-cp-∂p. CS-bv°p-sh®p \n¿Øn-t∏mb Ah-fpsS _ncp-Z-]-T\w XpS-cm-\m-{K-l-ap-s≠∂v Ahƒ ]d-™-t∏mƒ AXn-\-\p-h-Zn-®p. tPmen thW-sa∂v Ahƒ iTn-®-t∏mƒ ]e-cp-sSbpw Imep]n-Sn®pw tkh ]d™pw k¬°-cn®pw tPmen hmßn-s°m-SpØp. Aa-e-bv°p-th≠n F¥p-sN-øm\pw A∂p Xms\m-cp-°-ambn-cp-∂-t√m. Hcmsf sIm√-W-sa-¶n¬ AXn-\p-t]m-epw! AX-ym-ln-X-Øn-\p-tijw ]£w Xf¿∂v tPmen-°p-t]m-Im\m-hmsX Xm≥ InS-∏n-em-b-t∏m-gmWv Ah-fpsS X¶-\n-d-am¿∂ ico-cØ - n-\p-≈nse Idp-Øo-bØ - ns‚ a\ v icn°pw shfn-s∏´p I≠-Xv. CXmWp hn[n. ap-Ø-—\pw AΩbpw `n£ bmNn-s®-¶nepw Pohn-°p-sa∂p Icp-Xmw. tKm]n-°p-´\v h√ Iqen-∏-Wn°pw t]mImw. ]t£ Xm≥ acn-®p-I-gn-™m¬ ]q¿Wn-a-bpsS `mhn F¥m-Ipw? Ahsf Hcp-Øs‚ ssIbn¬ Gev]n-®p-sIm-Sp-°m≥ Ign-™n-√. C\n

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Aa-e-bpsS `c-W-Øn≥Io-gn¬ AXn\p Ign-bp-I-bp-an-√. Aae Hm^o-kn¬ t]mIm-s\m-cp-ßp-∂p. Bcpw Ah-ch - c - psS Bh-iy- ß - ƒ Aa-et- bmSp ]d-bp-∂X - mbn tI´n-√. C∂se cm{Xn-bnse hg-°n-\p-tijw B¿°pw Aa-e-tbmSp kwkm-cn-°m≥ a\- p-d-bv°p-∂n-√. Ah-c-h-cpsS Bh-i-y-߃ D≈n-e-S-°n-h®p Hmtcm-cp-Ø-cpw. Aae Cd-ßm≥ t\cw _mem-\-µ≥ ]d-™p. ""AΩbv°pw apØ-—\pw FÆbpw Ipgºpw ssXe-hpw.. ]q¿Wn-abv°pw tKm]n-°p-´-\pw.'' ""Fs∂-s°m≠p ]‰n-√.'' ]d-™p-Xocpw aptº Aae NmSn°-Sn-®p. ""Rm\n-∂se ]d-™-t√m. Fs‚ Bh-i-y-߃°p≈ hcpam-\ta F\n°v In´p-∂p-≈q.'' ""In´p∂ ]Ww \ns‚ Bh-i-y-߃t° \o sNe-hm°q F∂p ]d. AXt√ icn?'' ""AsX. F\n-°n∂v c≠p kmcn hmßWw. Ip´n-Iƒ°v DSp∏p hmß-Ww. AXn-s\ms° Ign™v ISw ho´m-\p≈ Imti D≠mhq.'' ""\n\-s°{X kmcn-bp-≠v. Aº-tXm, Adp-]-tXm?'' ""AXn¬ IqSp-X¬ ImWpw. B¿°m \jvSw?'' _mem-\-µ≥ ]ns∂-sbm∂pw an≠n-bn-√. `mc-y-bpsS sNe-hn¬ Ign-bp-tºmƒ \mh-S°n hbv°p-∂Xp Xs∂ \√-Xv. thsd am¿§-an-√-t√m. Aae _ n¬ Ibdn ]´-W-Øn-se-Øn. {Smh¬ GP≥kn-bpsS Hm^o-kn-emWv Ahƒ°p tPmen. sN∂- b p- S s\ kl- { ]- h ¿Ø- I - b mb tUmfn Ah- f psS ASpØp h∂p. ""C∂se sshIn-s®-∂n´v hg°p In´n-tbm?'' ""Hm...'' ""B¿s°-¶nepw kwibw h√-Xpw?'' ""kwibw tXm∂n-bm¬ Bcp-h-I-sh-°p-∂p.'' ""Fs∂ ho´n¬ Ipsd hg-°p-]-d-™p. Rm≥ tPmen Xocm-\p≠m-bn-cp∂p Fs∂ms° I≈w ]d™v c£-s∏-´p. kX-y-a-dn™m¬ sIm∂p-I-f-bn-t√?'' ""amt\-P¿ km¿ h∂n-t√?'' ""C√. C∂p hcp-sa∂p tXm∂p-∂n-√. C∂se F¥m-bn-cp∂p ]qcw? Fs‚ Fs√ms° \pdp-°n-°-f-™n-t√?'' tUmfn AS-°n-®n-cn-®p. ""cho-{µ≥ kmtdm?'' ""]p≈n-°m-c≥ t\csØ h∂p. C∂se Fs¥-¶nepw kw`-

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hn-®-Xns‚ `mhw t]mep-an-√.'' Aae Xs‚ Ccn-∏n-S-Øn¬ sN∂n-cp-∂p. Iptd-°-gn-™v, cho-{µ≥ hnfn-°p-∂-Xmbn ]yq¨ h∂v Aaesb Adn-bn-®p. Aae Nn√p-`n-Øn-Iƒ°p-≈n-tebv°v IS-∂p-sN-∂p. ""Ccn-°v.'' cho-{µ≥ ]d-™p. Aae Ccp-∂p. ""C∂se Fß-\p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p?'' Aae Hcp I≈- t \m´w t\m°n e÷n®v Nncn®v apJw XmgvØn. ""C∂p sshIn´v ImW-Ww. A©p-aWn Ign™v \obpw tUmfnbpw IqSn Fs‚ apdn-bn-tebv°p hcn-I.'' ""C√... Cs∂-\n°v t\csØ t]mI-Ww. tjm∏nw-Kp-≠v.'' ""Hm... iº-f-Zn-h-k-am-W-t√m. Ipg-∏-an-√. t\csØ hnt´-°mw. F¥m?'' ""tUmfn hcp-sa∂p tXm∂p-∂n-√. C\n sshIn-s®-∂m¬ ho´n¬ Ib-‰n-√-t{X.'' ""th≠. Aae am{X-am-bmepw aXn. Rm≥ X\n-®-t√-bp-≈q.'' D®bv°v cho-{µ≥ B^okp hn´p. \me-p-a-Wn°v Aa-e-bpw. \me-c-a-Wn-bm-b-t∏mƒ Ahƒ cho-{µ≥ Xma-kn-°p-∂n-S-sØØn. tUm¿s_¬ tI´-bp-S≥ ep¶n apdp-°n-bp-Sp-Øp-sIm≠v cho{µ≥ h∂v hmXn¬ Xpd-∂p. ""hm...'' Aae AIØp Ib-dn. Abmƒ hmXn-e-S®p Xgp-Xn-´-tijw Ahsf s]m°n-sb-SpØp-sIm≠v InS-°-d-bn-tebv°p t]mbn. ""F\n-°n∂p t\csØ t]mI-Ww.'' Ahƒ sIm©n. F∂n´pw aS-ßm-s\m-cp-ßp-tºmƒ Ggp-a-Wn-bm-bn. Xmdp-am-dmb apSn NoIn-sbm-Xp-°n-s°m≠v Ahƒ InS-°b - n¬ Iangv∂p InS-°p∂ cho-{µ-t\mSp ]d-™p. ""F\n-s°mcp A™qdp cq]m thWw.'' ""F¥m AX-ym-h-i-yw?'' ""AX-ym-h-i-y-ap-≠v. Fs´m-ºXv B{in-Xsc Xo‰n-t∏m-‰-t≠?'' ""t]gvkn-ep-≠v. FSp-tØm.'' tai-∏p-dØ - p-In-S∂ t]gvkv Xpd∂v Aae A™q-dp-cq] FÆnsb-Sp-Øp. ""s]tÆ...'' ""Mpw..?''

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