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Pookkalum Salabhangalum Novel By

K.K. Sudhakaran This Impression - January 2018 Copies - 1000 Cover Design : Hasan Darvish Typesetting :

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H∂v Ãocntbm-bn¬ Aeoj Nn\mbv ]mSp-∂p. Xe-bW Db¿Øn-h®v ]m´p-tI´v Nmcn-bn-cp-∂p-sIm-≠mWv loc B Cw•ojv t\mh¬ hmbn-®-Xv. knUv\n sj¬Us‚ "km≥Uvkv Hm^v ssSw.' imen-\n-bpsS ho´n¬ \n∂v loc FSp-Øp-sIm-≠p-h∂ ]pkvX-I-am-W-Xv. c≠p-ho-Sp-Iƒ°-∏p-d-ØmWv imen-\n-bpsS hoSv. tImtf-Pn¬ Ah-fpsS ko\n-b-dm-bn-cp∂p imen-\n. ASpØ Iq´p-Im-cn-bpw. \mep-amkw apºv imen-\n-bpsS hnhmlw Ign™v Ahƒ `¿Øm-hp-samØv jm¿P-bn-tebv°p t]mbn. F¶nepw loc B ho´n-te-bv°p≈ kµ¿i\w apS-°n-bn-´n√. imen-\n-bpsS A—≥ {ioI-WvT-\-¶nfpw AhfpsS aΩn kp`mjn-Wnbpw Htc Hm^o-kn-emWv tPmen sNøp-∂-Xv. imen-\n-bpsS tN´≥ henb hmb-\-°m-c-\m-b-Xp-sIm≠v CjvSw-t]mse ]pkvX-I-߃ hmßn-s°m-≠p-hcpw. sse^v C≥jp-d≥kn¬ Hm^o-k¿ s{Sbn-\n-bmWv Acp¨. Acp¨ hmßp∂ ]pkvX-I-߃ Abmƒ hmbn-®p-I-gn™m¬ locbv°v hmbn-°m≥ In´pw. Iº-yq-´¿ kb≥kn¬ Untπma tImgvkv Ign™v c≠p-am-kambn loc ho´n-en-cn-∏m-Wv. ]Tn-°m≥ thsd tImgvkp-I-fp-≠v. ]t£, Ahƒ aSp-Øp. A\p-P≥ cmlp¬ tImf-Pn-tebv°pw aΩn Hm^o-kn-tebv°pw t]mbn-°-gn-™m¬ apI-fn-esØ \ne-bn¬ Ahƒ X\n-®m-hpw. Xmsg ASp-°f - b - n¬∏ns∂ tPmen-°mcn Hma\ am{Xta D≠mhq. cmlp-en\v t]m∏v ayq-kn-°n-emWv Iºw. Ah≥ ]pXnb Imk‰p-Iƒ sIm≠p-hcpw tIƒ°m≥. ]pXnb ]m´p-Ifpw hmbn-°m≥ ck-ap≈ ]pkvX-I-ß-fp-ap≈-Xp-sIm≠v locbv°v kabw If-bm≥ _p≤n-ap-´n-√. \mep-h¿jw apºv Hcp Im¿ BIvkn-U‚n-emWv Ah-fpsS UmUn acn-®-Xv. UmUn°v ]I-c-ap≈ tPmen Ahƒt°m cmlp-ent\m In´pw.

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]Tn-°m≥ A{X ka¿∞-s\m-∂p-a√ cmlp¬. AXp-Im-cWw B tPmen cmlp-en\p In´p-∂-Xt√ \√-sX∂v aΩn Ah-tfmSv tNmZn-®p. AXp icn-bm-sW∂v tXm∂n-b-Xp-sIm≠v Ahƒ kΩXn-°p-Ibpw sNbvXp. GsX-¶n-ep-sams° sSsÃ-gpXn thW-sa-¶n¬ X\n-s°mcp tPmen icn-bm-°mw. cmlp-en-s\-s°m≠v AsXm∂pw km[n°n-√. Imk‰v ]mSn-°-gn-™p. loc Fgp-t∂-‰p-sN∂v AXv Xncn-®n´v tπ sNøm≥ XpS-ßnb-t∏m-gmWv Xmsg ssk°nƒ s_√ns‚ H®-tI-´-Xv. P\m-e-bpsS ASp-Øp-sN∂v ]pd-tØbv°p t\m°n-b-t∏mƒ t]mÃp-am≥ Xncn-®p-t]m-Ip-∂p. Ãocntbm Hm^m-°n-bn´v loc thKw Xmtg-bv°n-d-ßn-s®∂p. tK‰n¬ se‰¿ t_mIvkv ÿm]n-®n-´p-≠v. IØp-Iƒ AXnen´v t]mÃp-am≥ t]mIpw. loc sN∂p t\m°n-b-t∏mƒ se‰¿ t_mIvkn¬ sh≈-\nd-ap≈ Hcp \o≠ Ih¿ InS-°p-∂p. Ahƒ AsX-Sp-Øp t\m°n. ankv loc Fkv. \mb¿, {Xnth-Wn... A-hƒ°p≈ Ih-dm-bn-cp∂p AXv. Ih-dns‚ Xmsg CS-Xp-`m-KØv tat\m≥ Atkm-kn-tb‰vkv B‚ v Iº\n F∂p `wKn-bmbn A®-Sn-®n-cp-∂p. Ah-cpsS Hm^o-kns‚ hnem-k-hp-ap-≠v. locbv°p s]s´∂p Imcyw a\- n-em-bn. tat\m≥ Atkm-kn-tb-‰vkn-tebv°p Hcp teUn t]gvk-W¬ sk{I- ´ - d nsb thWsa∂ ]c- k yw I≠- t ∏mƒ locbpw shdpsX At]£ Ab-®n-cp-∂p. Hcp amkw apºm-bn-cp∂p AXv. ]c-ky- Ø - n¬ Bh-iy- s - ∏-´n-cp∂ tbmK-yX - I - s - f√mw Ahƒ°p≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ccp-]-Xn\pw Ccp-]-Øn-b-©n\pw at≤y {]mbw. Ahn-hm-ln-X. _ncp-Z-[m-cn-Wn. sÃt\m-{Km-^n-bn¬ {]mhn-W-yw. Iº-yq-´-dn¬ {]hr-Øn-]-cn-N-bw. F√m-‰n-\p-ap-]cn imco-cn-I-amb BI¿j-Wo-b-X. ""Rms\m∂v Assπ sNbvXp-t\m-°s´ aΩo...?'' ]c-kyw ImWn®v Ahƒ kp`m-jn-Wn-tbmSp tNmZn-®p. ""\n\°p Xmev]c - y- a - p-s≠-¶n¬ Ab-bv°v.'' AXm-bn-cp∂p aΩnbpsS adp-]-Sn.

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]nt‰- Z n- h kwXs∂ loc _tbm- t U- ‰ bpw t^mt´mbpw klnXw At]£ Ab-®p. Ahƒ A°m-cyw ad∂p XpS-ßn-b-Xm-Wv. ]t£, Ct∏mƒ... loc Ih¿ Xpd∂p t\m°n. C‚¿h-yq-hn\v lmP-cm-Im-\p≈ £W-°-Øm-Wv. ASpØ Xn¶-fmgvN cmhnse ]Xn-s\m∂p aWn°v tat\m≥ Atkm-kn-tb-‰vkns‚ {][m\ Hm^o-kn¬ k¿´n-^n-°-‰p-Iƒ klnXw IqSn-°m-gvNbv°v lmP-cm-Ip-I. C∂v _p[≥. C\n A©p-Zn-hkw IqSn-bp-≠v. kz-Im-cy Iº-\n-bm-Wv. iºfw F{X-bm-sW-∂-dn-bn-√. Hm^o-kn-s\-°p-dnt®m tPmen-bpsS kz-`m-h-sØ-°p-dnt®m Adn-bn-√. sshIp-t∂cw kp`m-jnWn Hm^o-kn¬\n∂p h∂-t∏mƒ loc B IØv aΩnsb ImWn-®p. ""t]mtWm aΩo?'' Ahƒ tNmZn-®p. ""F¥n\m ]ns∂ \o Bπn-t°-j≥ Ab-®-Xv?'' ""t]mImw At√? C‚¿h-yq-hn¬ ]s¶-SpØv Hcp ]cn-N-b-hpam-Ip-a-t√m.'' ""F{X \mf-tØ-bv°m... Hcp h¿j-Øn-\Iw Rm≥ \ns‚ Ie-ymWw \S-Øpw.'' ""shdpsX ho´n-en-cp∂p Rm≥ t_md-Sn-°p-I-bmWv aΩo...'' Ahƒ ]d-™Xp ]mXn-k-Xyw am{X-am-bn-cp-∂p. ho´n¬ Bh-i-y-Øn-tesd kº-Øp-s≠-¶nepw kz-¥-ambn A≤-zm-\n-®p-≠m-°nb ]Ww kz¥-ambn sNe-h-gn-°p∂ kpJw... AsXm∂p thsd-bm-W-t√m. ho´n¬ ]W-Øn\v Hcp _p-≤n-ap-´p-an-√. aΩn Hm^o-k-dm-Wv. \√ iº-f-hp-ap-≠v. UmUn acn-®-t∏mƒ C≥jp-d≥kn¬\n∂v henb Hcp XpI In´n. IqSmsX UmUn-bpsS \m´nepw aΩn-bpsS \m´nepw Ipsd `qk-zØ - p-°f - p-ap-≠v. kz-¥-ambn ]W-ap-≠m-°p-tºmƒ CjvS-s∏´ kΩm-\-߃ hmßn aΩn°v sImSp-°mw. cmlp-en\v t]m°‰v aWn sImSp-°mw. B{K-l-ap-≈-sXms° kzbw hmßmw. AXn-ep-sams° {][m-\-s∏´ as‰mcpIm-cyw IqSn-bp-≠m-bncp-∂p. CS-bvs°ms° kz-X-{¥-ambn cta-jns\ ImWmw.

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Iº-yq-´¿ F©n-\o-b-dmWv ctajv N{µ≥. loc ]Tn® Iº-yq-´¿ sk‚-dn¬ CS-bvs°ms° Iº-yq-´¿ k¿∆okv sNøm≥ ctajv hcp-am-bn-cp-∂p. A-hn-sS-h-®p-≠mb ]cn-Nbw {ItaW shdpw kulr-Z-Øn¬\n∂v ZrV-amb Hcp kvt\l-_-‘-Øn-tebv°p hf-cp-I-bmWv sNbvX-Xv. {]i-kvX-amb Hcp Iº-yq-´¿ \n¿ΩmW Iº-\n-bn-emWv k¿∆okv F©n-\o-b-dmbn ctajv tPmen sNøp-∂-Xv. Hcp XhW kwkm-cn-®m¬ aXn Bcpw cta-jns‚ Bcm-[-Icm-bn-t∏m-Ipw. shfpØv s]m°-ap≈ kpap-J≥. kua-y-amb kz-cw. hn\-b-tØm-sS-bp≈ s]cp-am-‰w. hm°nepw {]hr-Øn-bnepw Ipeo-\-X. hnhm-lsØ°p-dn®v CXp-hsc loctbm ctatjm kwkmcn-®n-´n-√. ctajv A°m-cyw BZyw ]d-bs´ F∂mWv Ah-fpsS B{Klw. \K-c-ß-fn¬\n∂v \K-c-ß-fn-tebv°v \nc-¥-c-ambn bm{X sNtø≠n-h-cm-dp≠v cta-jn-\v. Fhn-sS-bm-sW-¶nepw BgvN-bn-sem-cn-°¬ A-bmƒ t^m¨ sNøpw. Iº-yq-´¿ ]T\w Ah-km-\n-®-tijw CXp-hsc I≠n-´n-√. Ct∏mƒ c≠p-am-k-tØm-f-am-Ip-∂p. ]I¬ Bcp-an-√m-Ø-Xp-sIm≠v ctajv ss[c-y-tØmsS ho´ntebv°p t^m¨ sNøpw. tat\m≥ Atkm-kn-tb-‰vkn¬ C‚¿h-yq-hn\p t]mI-Ww. tPmen In´n-bm¬ ÿnc-ambn cta-jns\ ImWmw. ""tN®n-°-dn-bmtam Ah-cpsS Hm^o-kv?'' cmlp-en-t\mSv C‚¿h-yq-hn-s\-°p-dn®p ]d-™-t∏mƒ Ah≥ tNmZn-®p. ""F¥-dn-bm≥? F\n-°n-Øncn ]cn-N-b-ap≈ SuW-t√? Rm≥ I≠p-]n-Sn-t®m-fmw.'' loc ]d-™p. ""F\n-°∂v IqsS-h-cm≥ ]‰-Øn-√ lotc. \n\°v X\n®v t]mIm-tam?'' kp`m-jnWn tNmZn-®p. ""Rms\m-‰bv°v s]mbvt°mfmw aΩo...'' s{Sbn-\n¬ Hcp aWn-°q¿ bm{X. Un{Kn Ign-™-t∏mƒ Bdpam-k-tØmfw sÃt\m-{Km^n ]Tn°m≥ B SuWn-emWv loc t]mb-Xv. kok¨ Sn°-s‰-SpØv s{Sbn-\n¬ Znh-khpw t]mbn-h-cn-Ibm-bn-cp-∂p. ""thW-sa-¶n¬ Rm≥ Iq´n\v hcmw tN®o...'' cmlp¬ ]d™p.

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""F¥n\m \o shdpsX ¢mkv If-bp-s∂?'' Aßs\ ]d-s™-¶nepw AXm-bn-cp-∂n√ Ah-fpsS D≈nen-cn-∏v. Xn¶fm-gvNbv°p apºv ctajv t^m¨ sNbvXm¬ C‚¿h-yqhns‚ Imcyw ]d-bmw. ctajv AhnsS hcpw. ]t£, Xn¶-fmgvN hsc ImØn-cp-∂n´pw ctajv hnfn-®n-√. cmhnse Hº-Xn\v Hcp s{Sbn-\p-≠v. tÃj-\n-tebv°p ]Øp-an-\n‰v \S-°-Ww. F´-c-bm-b-t∏mƒ loc ]pd-s∏-Sm≥ Xøm-dm-bn. A[nIw h¿Æ-∏-Int´m Ae-¶m-c-∏-Wn-Itfm C√mØ NpcnZm-dmWv Ahƒ [cn-®-Xv. A[nIw ta°∏pw sNbvXn-√. efn-X-amb thj-[m-c-W-am-bn-cn°pw C‚¿h-yq-hn\v t]mIptºmƒ \√-sX∂v Ahƒ Fhn-sStbm hmbn-®n-cp-∂p. ""Rm≥ t]m∆m aΩo...'' lm≥Uv _msK-SpØv Npa-en¬ Xq°n k¿´n-^n-°-‰p-I-f-S-ßnb πmÃnIv ^b¬ ssIbn-se-SpØv kp`mjn-Wn-bpsS ASpØp sN∂v loc ]d-™p. ""Ign-bp-∂Xpw t\c-sØ-bnßv hcWw tIt´m.'' UmUnsb a\- n-sem∂v [ym-\n-®n´v Ahƒ ]Sn-bn-d-ßn. At∏m-tgbv°pw tK‰p-I-S∂v cmlp-ens‚ ss_°v h∂p. Ah≥ cmhnse Syq-j\v t]mbn-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ""tN®n h≠n-bn¬ Ib-dv. Rm≥ tÃj-\n¬ sIm≠p-sN∂p hnSmw.'' AXv `mK-y-am-bn. shdpsX tÃj≥ hsc \S∂p hnb¿°≠. cmlp¬ Ahsf tÃj-\n¬ sIm≠p-sN∂p hn´p. ]Øp-an-\n‰v te‰m-bn-cp∂p h≠n. Hscm-gn™ ko‰p I≠p-]n-Sn®v loc Ccp-∂p. Ahƒ hm®n¬ t\m°n. ]tØ-Im-em-Ip-tºmƒ h≠n Asß-Øpw. AXp-a-Xn. s{Sbn≥ \√ thK-Øn-emWv HmSn-b-Xv. Hcp-]-t£, ctajv C∂p t^m¨ hnfn-t®-°pw. Hma-\-bmWv dnko-h-sd-Sp-°p-I. Hma-\-bm-sW-∂-dn-bp-tºmƒ ctajv DS≥ t^m¨sh-bv°pw. apsºmcp XhW ctajv hnfn-®-t∏mƒ aΩn-bmWv t^msWSp-Ø-Xv. i_vZw Xncn-®-dn™v c£-s∏-s´-∂mWv ctajv ]d-™Xv. Xm≥ Xncn-s®Øpw hsc ctajv hnfn-°-cptX F∂v loc a\- n¬ {]m¿∞n-®p. s{Sbn≥ tÃj-\n-se-Øn-b-t∏mƒ ]Øp-a-Wn-I-gn™v ]Øpan-\n‰v. [rXn-Iq-SmsX loc Cd-ßn.

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Ahƒ ]pd-Øp-sN∂v Hcp Hmt´mdn£-bn¬ Ibdn Ccp-∂p. ""N¿®v tdmUn-ep≈ tat\m≥ Atkm-kn-tb-‰vkn¬ t]mWw.'' Ahƒ ]d-™p. ÿe-]-cn-N-b-ap-≈-h-sf-t∏m-se-bmWv loc ]d-™-sX-¶nepw N¿®v tdmUns‚ `mK-tØbv°v Ahƒ apsºm-cn-°epw t]mbn´n-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ sÃt\m-{Km^n ]Tn-°m≥ t]mb "ankv tacn' F∂ tImta-gvk-y¬ C≥-Ãn-‰-yq´v sdbn¬th tÃj-\-Sp-Øp-X-s∂-bmbn-cp-∂p. A©p-an-\n-‰n-\Iw `wKn-bp≈ Hcp aq∂p-\n-e-s°-´n-S-Øn\p ap∂n¬ sN∂v Hmt´m-dn£ \n∂p. sI´n-SØ - ns‚ s\dp-Ib - n¬ tat\m≥ Atkm-kn-tb‰vkv F∂p henb t_m¿Uv Ahƒ I≠p. Hmt´m hn´v henb tK‰v IS∂v Ahƒ kt¶m-N-tØmsS AI-tØbv°p sN∂p. ap‰Øv `wKn-bp≈ ]qt¥m-´w. c≠p-aq∂v Imdp-Iƒ. H∂p hntZ-i-\n¿Ωn-Xw. XmgsØ \ne-bn-ep≈ {]th-i-\-I-hm-S-Øn¬ bqWnt^mw [mcn-bmb skI-yq-cn-‰n-°m-c-\p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. C‚¿h- y q- h n\p h∂- X m- s W∂p ]d- ™ - t ∏mƒ A- b mƒ hnkΩXw IqSmsX Ahsf IS-Øn-hn-´p. ]Sn-I-bdn Ahƒ IS∂p sN∂Xv at\m-l-c-ambn ^¿Wnjv sNbvX Hcp tem_n-bn-te-bv°m-Wv. Ccn-°m≥ ]Xp-]-XpØ tkm^-Iƒ. `nØn-bn¬ s]bn‚nw-Kp-Iƒ. Ae-¶m-c-s®-Sn-Iƒ. dnk-]vj-\n¬ kpµ-cn-bmb Hcp sNdp-∏-°m-cn. Ahƒ Btcm t^mWn¬ kwkm-cn-°p-∂p. loc Ah-fpsS ASp-tØbv°p sN∂p. ""hm´v Iym≥ sF Up t^m¿ bq?'' auØv ]okv s]mØn-∏nSn-®p-sIm≠v kulr-Z-]q¿∆w dnk-]vj-\nÃv tNmZn-®p. ""C‚¿h-yq-\m-Wv.'' loc ]d-™p. ""^Ãv ^v t fmdn- t ebv ° p s]mbv t °m- f q. A- h n- s S- b mWv ÿew.'' Ahƒ Adn-bn-®p. he-Xp-h-i-Øp≈ sÃb¿tIkv Ibdn loc apI-fn-tebv°p sN∂p. AsXmcp sNdnb lmfm-bn-cp-∂p. kµ¿i-I¿°n-cn-°m≥ `nØn-tbmSv tN¿Øp Itk-c-I-fn-´n´p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. loc sN∂-t∏mƒ \me©p s]¨Ip-´n-Iƒ FØn-bn-´p-≠mbn-cp-∂p.

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Ahcpw C‚¿h-yq-hn\p h∂-Xm-sW∂v Ahƒ°p a\- n-embn. Hc-‰Øv Hgn™p InS∂ Itk-c-bn¬ Ahƒ sN∂v Ccp-∂p. shfp-Øp-sa-en™ Hcp s]¨Ip´n Xs∂ Xpdn-®p-t\m-°p∂Xv loc I≠p. Fhn-sStbm I≠p-a-d∂ apJ-am-bn-cp∂p Ah-fp-tS-Xv. Ahƒ s]s´∂v Fgp-t∂‰v loc-bpsS sXm´-SpØ Itk-cbn¬ sN∂v Ccp-∂p. ""loc-b-t√?'' Ahƒ tNmZn-®p. ""AsX.'' B›-c-y-tØmsS loc ]d-™p. ""Fs∂ Hm¿°p-∂p-t≠m? loc Iptd-\mƒ ankv tacn-bn¬ ]Tn-°m≥ h∂n-´n-t√?'' s]s´∂v Ahsf locbv°v a\- n-em-bn. ankv tacn-bn¬h®v Ahsf I≠n-´p-≠v. Bim-e-X. ""Bi-b-t√... tkmdn... BZ-y-sa-\n°v a\- n-em-bn√ tIt´m.'' Hcp ]cn-N-b-°m-cnsb In´nb kt¥mjw tXm∂n loc-bv°v. Ahƒ BÀm-Z-tØmsS ]Xn™ kz-c-Øn¬ kwkm-cn-®p. C‚¿h-yq-hn\v ]s¶-Sp-°m≥ ]ns∂bpw H∂p-c-≠p-t]¿ h∂p. ]Xn-s\m-∂m-Im≥ C\nbpw Ccp-]Xv an\n-‰v. ""ChnsS h∂-t∏m-gmWv lotc htc-≠n-bn-cp-∂n-s√∂v a\ n-em-sb...'' s]mSp-∂s\ Bi ]d-™p. ""AsX-¥m?'' loc tNmZn-®p. ""C‚¿hyq \SØn t]gvk-W¬ sk{I-´-dnsb sXc-s™-Sp°p-∂Xv B¿°p-th-≠n-bm-sW-∂-dn-bm-tam? tat\m≥ Atkmkn-tb-‰vkns‚ sNb¿am≥ Pb-]m-e-ta-t\m-\p-th-≠n-bm-Wv. Abmƒ Bfn-Øncn ]ni-Im-sW-∂mWv tIƒhn.'' ""sXfn-®p-]d Bti...'' ""Abmƒ°v hb- n-t∏mƒ \mev]-Ø-©v. \mep-h¿jw apºv `mc-ysb sXmgn-®p-sIm-∂-Xm-sW-∂mWv tIƒhn.'' loc H∂pw an≠msX Bisb t\m°n. ""Xo¿∂n-√. A∂v do\ Fs∂mcp s]Æm-bn-cp∂p AbmfpsS t]gvk-W¬ sk{I-´-dn. Hcp h¿jw Ign-™-t∏mƒ Ahƒ Xoh≠n-bpsS apºn¬ NmSn Bfl-l-Xy sNbvXp. sIm∂v sdbn¬th {Sm°n¬sIm≠p-sN-∂n-´Xm-sW-∂mWv ]d-bp-∂-Xv.'' ""BcmWv sIm∂-Xv?'' ""Bcm-sW-∂d - n-bn-√. tIkv tX™p-am-™p-t]m-bn. do\-bv°ptijw temenX Fs∂mcp s]Æm-bn-cp∂p Abm-fpsS t]gvkW¬ sk{I-´-dn. c≠p amkw apºv Ahƒ …o∏nwKv ]n¬kv Ign®v Bfl-lX - y sNbvXp. t]mÃp-tam¿´w sNbvXt- ∏mƒ Ahƒ \mep-amkw K¿`n-Wn-bm-bn-cp-∂p.'' loc `oXn-tbmsS Ahsf t\m°n Ccp-∂p.

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""Bcm CsXms° Bi-tbmSp ]d-™-Xv?'' Ahƒ tNmZn®p. ""ChnsS Hm^okv Ãm^mb I\-I-eX Fs∂mcp kv{Xosb F\n°p ]cn-N-b-ap-≠v. Ipd-®p-apºv Rm\n-hnsS h∂-t∏mgm eXt®®n Adn-bp-∂Xv Rm\pw ChnsS C‚¿h-yq-hn\v h∂-Xm-sW∂v. X\n°v Nmhm-\n{X [rXn-bmtWm tamtf F∂mWv AXdn™ tN®n-sb-t∂mSv BZyw tNmZn-s®.'' Pb-]m-e-ta-t\m≥... kº-∂≥, henb FIvkvt]m¿´¿, ]nSn-]m-Sp-≈-h≥, k¿t∆m]cn AXn-kp-µ-c≥. ""C‚¿hyq sNøm≥ Abmfpw ImWp-tam?'' loc tNmZn-®p. ""]n∂n-t√... I≠v Abmƒ°n-jvSs - ∏-Sp-∂b - m-fn-s\-bt√ sk{I´-dn-bmbn FSp-°q.'' Bi ]d-™p. Xncn-®p-t]m-ItWm AtXm C‚¿h-yq-hn¬ ]s¶-Sp-°-tWm? Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-°msX loc Ccp-∂p.

c≠v Bim-eX ]d-™-sX√mw tI´v loc tei-sam∂v `b-∂p. ssZh-ta, Pb-]m-e] - t- a-t\m-s\-t∏m-se-bp≈ Hcm-fns‚ t]gvkW¬ sk{I-´-dn-bm-Im≥ th≠n-bmtWm Rm\n{X kml-k-s∏´v h∂-Xv? Cu IY-I-sfms° t\csØ Adn-™n-cp-s∂-¶n¬ aΩn Hcn°epw hnSp-I-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Xm≥ hcn-I-bp-an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. C‚¿h-yq-hn¬ ]s¶-Sp-°msX Xncn®v ho´n-tebv°p t]mbmtem? ]t£ F¥n-\p-t]m-I-Ww? hn√s\ H∂p t\cn¬ ImWm-at√m. Pb-]m-e-ta-t\m≥ F{X henb ISp-h-bm-sW-¶nepw C∂v \Jtam tX‰tbm ]pd-sØ-Sp-°m≥ t]mIp-∂n-√. C{Xbpw IjvS-s∏´v h∂n´v `ocp-hn-s\-t∏mse Xncn-®p-t]mIm≥ locbv°v a\- p-h-∂n-√. Hcp C‚¿h-yq-hn¬ ]s¶-Sp-Øm¬ ASp-Ø-X-hW AsXmcp ]cn-N-b-am-hpw. ""Bi F¥p Xocp-am-\n-®p?'' loc tNmZn-®p. ""F¥m loc-bp-t±-in-®-Xv?'' a\- n-em-Im-Ø-Xp-t]mse BimeX Ahsf t\m°n. ""C‚¿hyq A‰‚ v sNøp-∂p-t≠m?'' ""h∂p-t]m-bn-t√. F¥m-bmepw B NSßv Xo¿tØ-°mw.'' ""tPmen In´n-bm¬ Bi kzo-Ic - n-°p-tam?'' loc ho≠pw tNmZn®p.

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""Hcn-°-ep-an√ lotc. ]h≥ Xcm-sa∂p ]d-™m¬t]mepw Pb-]m-e-ta-t\ms‚ sk{I-´-dn-bm-hm≥ Fs∂ In´-Øn-√. GsX¶nepw Xoh-≠n-∏m-f-Øn¬ NnX-dn-°n-S-°mt\m Imb-en¬ NØps]mßmt\m F\n-s°m-cm-{K-l-hp-an√ lotc.'' Ahƒ Nncn-®psIm≠p ]d-™p. ""At∏m-∏ns∂ C‚¿h-yq-hn¬ ]s¶-Sp-Øn´v t]mImw. Pb]m-e-ta-t\m≥ \ap-s°ms° F{X-am¿°v Xcp-sa∂v Adn-bm-at√m.'' Xam-i-a-´n¬ Bi ]d-™p. At∏m-gmWv tat\m≥ Atkm-kn-tb-‰vknse DtZ-ym-Kÿ - \ - mb Hcp sNdp-∏-°m-c≥ lmfn-tebv°p h∂-Xv. ]m‚ vkpw j¿´pw ssSbp-am-bn-cp∂p thjw. ""k¿´n-^n-°-‰p-Iƒ shcnss^ sNø-Ww. t]cp-hn-fn-°p-∂X-\p-k-cn®v Hmtcm-cp-Ø-cmbn hcq.'' lmfn-t\mSv tN¿∂p≈ Hcp apdn-bn-te-bv°mWv Abmƒ t]mb-Xv. sh≈-bq-Wnt^mw [cn® Hcp a[-y-h-b-kvI≥ s]s´∂v B apdn-bn¬\n∂v ]pd-tØbv°p h∂v BZ-ysØ t]cv hnfn-®p. ""ankv KoX sNdn-bm≥.'' Hcp s]¨Ip´n Fgpt∂‰v k¿´n-^n-°-‰p-I-fp-ambn AItØbv°v Ib-dn-s®-∂p. c≠p-aq∂p an\n-‰p-Iƒ°Iw Ahƒ aS-ßn. \mem-a-XmWv loc-bpsS t]cv hnfn-®-Xv. Ahƒ sN∂-t∏mƒ, ssS [cn® sNdp-∏-°m-c≥ k¿´n-^n-°‰p-Iƒ Hmtcm-∂mbn hmßn ]cn-tim-[n®v XncnsI \evIn. Ah-f-b® At]£ tai-∏p-d-Øp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. AXp-h-®mWv k¿´n-^n-°-‰p-Iƒ HØp-t\m-°n-b-Xv. ]Øv DtZ-ym-Km¿∞n-I-fp-sSbpw k¿´n-^n-°‰v ]cn-tim-[\ Ac-a-Wn-°q-dn-\p-≈n¬ Ign-™p. ""C‚¿hyq DS≥ XpSßpw. t]cp hnfn-°p-tºmƒ Hmtcm-cp-Øcmbn t]mI-Ww.'' Abmƒ Adn-bn-®p. A©p-an-\n‰v Ign-™-t∏mƒ a≤-y-h-b-kvI≥ h∂v BZ-ysØ t]cv hnfn-®p. ""tcjvam Pb-cm-Pv.'' ]nSn-®p-In-S-°p∂ \oe-Po≥kpw IdpØ tSm∏pw [cn® Hcp s]¨Ip´n s]s´∂v Fgp-t∂-‰p. Ahƒ en]vÃnIv D]-tbm-Kn-®n-cp-∂p. Npa-sem∏wh®v apSn apdn-®n-cp-∂p. F√m-h-tcbpw t\m°n ]p©n-cn-®n´v Ahƒ a≤-y-h-b-kvIt\m-sSm∏w tImdn-tUm-dns‚ A‰-tØbv°p t]mbn. Bim-eX ssI\o´n locsb sXm´p. ""ankv tcjvam Pb-cmPv t]mbXp It≠m lotc?''

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""Dw.'' ""CØcw km[-\-ß-fp-≈t∏m anÿ Pb-]m-e-ta-t\m\v \Ωsfms° IÆn¬∏n-Sn-°p-tam? \Ωƒ c£-s∏-s´∂v Icp-Xn-t°m.'' Ahƒ i_vZw XmgvØn- ]d-™p. loc H∂pw ]d-™n-√. ]Øp-an-\n‰v Ign-™-t∏mƒ ]yq¨ ho≠pw h∂p. ""Bim-e-X.'' Abmƒ hnfn®p. ""ssZhta C\n Rmt\m!'' Hcp sR´-temsS Ahƒ Fgpt∂-‰p. BZyw t]mb s]¨Ip´n Xncn-®p-h-cmsX AXp-h-gn-Xs∂ ÿew hn´n-cn-°p-∂p. ""t]mhm lotc...'' Bim-eX t]mbn. Aev]-t\cw Ign-™-t∏mƒ ASpØ s]¨Ip´n hnfn-°-s∏´p. Aßs\ Hmtcm-cp-Ø-cmbn t]mbn. t]mb-h-cmcpw lmfn-tebv°v Xncn-®p-h-∂n-√. Xs‚ Dughpw ImØv loc Bi-¶-tbmsS Ccp-∂p. F√m-hcpw hnfn-°-s∏-´p. HSp-hn¬ Ahƒ am{Xw Ah-ti-jn-®p. Ah-km-\sØ Cc Xm\m-Wt√m Ft∂m¿Ø-t∏mƒ Aev]w `oXn tXm∂m-Xn-cp-∂n√ loc-bv°v. Ahƒ hm®n¬ t\m°n. aWn ]{¥-≠-c. ""loc Fkv. \mb¿.'' HSp-hn¬ Ahfpw hnfn-°-s∏-´p. ]yq-Wn-t\m-sSm∏w Ahƒ sN∂p. tImdn-tUm-dns‚ A‰Øv AS™ Hcp hmXn¬. hmXn-en-\p-]p-dØv `nØn-bn¬ at\m-lc - a - mb ssk≥t_m¿Uv AXn¬ kz¿Æ-\n-d-ap≈ A£-c-߃sIm≠v sNb¿am≥ F∂v Fgp-Xn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. ""sNt∂m-fq...'' ]yq¨ ]d-™p. hmXn¬ Xpd∂v Ahƒ AI-tØbv°v Ib-dn. AXv Hcp sNdnb apdn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Hcp Hm^okv tS_nƒ, sNb¿, Hcp `mKØv aqSn-bn-´p-h® ssS∏vssd-‰¿... AXv sk{I-´-dnbpsS apdn-bm-sW∂v Ahƒ°v a\- n-em-bn. AI-tØbv°v Hcp hmXn¬Iq-Sn. ^vsfjv tUmdmWv AXv. AXm-hWw sNb¿ams‚ apdn. hmXn¬ Xpd∂v Ahƒ AI-tØbv°p Ib-dn. IÆm-Sn-t]mse Xnf-ßp∂ apdn.

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FIvkn-Iy- q-´ohv tS_n-fn\p ]n∂n-en-cn-°p∂ kpap-J\ - mb Hcp a≤-y-h-b-kvI-s\-bmWv Ahƒ I≠-Xv. sNb¿am≥ Pb- ] m- e - t a- t \m- \ mWv AsX∂v Ahƒ°v s]s´∂v a\- n-em-bn. apdn-bn¬ Abm-f-√msX thdmcpw D≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. ""ta sF Ian≥ k¿.'' hnd-bm¿∂ i_vZ-Øn¬ loc tNmZn®p. ""πokv Iw.'' Abmƒ ]d-™p. kulr-Zamb kz-c-am-bn-cp∂p AXv. Fb¿I-≠o-j≥ sNbvX hnim-e-amb apdn-bm-bn-cp∂p AXv. \neØv ]Xp-]-XpØ Nph∂ Im¿s∏-‰v. `nØn-bn¬ at\m-l-c-amb s]bv‚ nw-Kp-Iƒ. ^vfh¿th-kn¬ A∂p s]m´n-s®-SpØ Hm¿°nUv ]q¶p-eIƒ. CS-Xp-h-isØ sskUv tS_n-fn¬ aq∂v sSen-t^m-Wp-Iƒ. he-Xp-h-isØ tai-∏p-dØv t]gvk-W¬ Iº-yq-´¿. {][m-\-ta-i-bpsS FXn¿h-iØv \me©v Itk-c-Iƒ. Ahƒ Pb-]m-e-ta-t\ms‚ ASp-tØbv°p sN∂p. ""πokv tSIv bph¿ ko‰v.'' ap∂n-tebv°v ssIhoin Abmƒ ]d-™p. IdpØ XpI¬ s]mXn™ A©p-I-tk-c-Iƒ. GXn¬ thW-sa-¶nepw Ccn-°mw. ""Xm¶vbq km¿.'' \Sp-hn-esØ Itk-c-bn-emWv loc Ccp-∂-Xv. ""bq B¿ ankv loc?'' Abmƒ tNmZn-®p. ""tbkv k¿.'' tai-∏p-dØv Hcp IS-em-kp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ Ab® At]£-bpsS ]I¿∏m-W-sX∂v a\- n-em-bn. Abmƒ IS-em-kn¬ IÆp-\´v Ccp-∂-t∏mƒ Ahƒ Abmsf icn-s°m∂v t\m°n-°-≠p. Nmc-\n-d-Øn-ep≈ kq´mWv Pb-]m-e-ta-t\m≥ [cn-®n-cn-°p∂-Xv. ssSbpsS \ndw ISpw-Np-h-∏v. kar-≤-amb IdpØ apSn {Iow ]pc´n `wKn-bmbn ]n∂n-tebv°v NoIn-h-®n-cn-°p-∂p. sNhn-Iƒ°p apI-fn¬ Xe-bv°n-cp-h-iØpw Aev]w \c-bp≠v. ¢o≥ tjhv sNbvX apJw. XpSpØ apJw. Nph-∏p-cm-in-bp≈ apJw. B`n-Pm-Xyw kv^pcn-°p∂ apJ-am-W-bm-fp-tS-Xv. sNdp-∏I - m-eØv Abmƒ [mcmfw kv{XoI-fpsS lrZbw {Xkn∏n-®n-cn-°-Ww. A{Xbv°v kpµ-c-\m-Wv. Ct∏mgpw Hcp-]-t£...

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