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Malayalam

Mydhili Novel By

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

Milan Graphics, Junior Janatha Road, Vyttila, Kochi - 19. Ph: 98950 83350 Publishers :

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kn.- s F.- k n.- k n.- b psS Cu h¿jsØ Nne t\mh- e p- I ƒ ss{Iw {Xn√- d p- I ƒ C∂- s etbm Ct∂m sI.- s I.- k p- [ m- I - c ≥ hcq, Zpxk- z ]v \ w ImWmw AP- b - t Lmjv agbpw \nemhpw sI.- s I.- k p- [ m- I - c ≥ Hcn- S - s Ømcp `mcy AP- b - t Lmjv ag- h n- √ n- \ p- a - ∏ pdw a√n- I m- b q- \ nkv ssaYnen sI.- s I.- k p- [ m- I - c ≥ a\- k - z n\n kn.- h n.- \ n¿Ωe ]q°fpw ie- ` - ß fpw sI.- s I.- k p- [ m- I - c ≥ alm-{]`p (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.- h n.- A - \ n¬ tImºkv (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp- t hen _m_pPn Fbv ‰ n- s k- h ≥ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) _m‰¨ t_mkv tjm°v (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sPbnwkv lmUven tNkv X£-I≥ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp- t hen _m_pPn s_Ãv {Xnt√gvkv Hm^v tIm´bw ]pjv]-\mYv saKm- l n‰v ss{Iw t\mh¬kv Hm^v tIm´bw ]pjv ] - \ mYv Irjv W - X p- f kn kp[m- I ¿ awK- t fm- Z bw Xqh¬sIm- ´ mcw Ia- e m- t Km- h nµv km¥- z \w tPmkn hmK- a ‰w \nem- Ø ncn Pn. Dj cm{Xn- a g tPmkn hmK- a ‰w th\¬hoSv kp[m- I ¿ awK- t fm- Z bw \o≠-Ic (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp- t hen _m_pPn Hm¿thm¨ ]mekv (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) tPkn Pq\n-b¿ IS¬t∏mcv (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp- t hen _m_pPn kv t \l- Z qXv tPmbv k n ka- b - X ocw kn.-hn. \n¿Ωe kz¿§- h m- X n¬ ]£n tPmkn hmK- a ‰w PSmbp (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.- h n.- A - \ n¬ KmÃnen sUØv (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) _m‰¨ t_mkv HmIv k n- P ≥ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.- h n.- A - \ n¬ \n\- ° m- b v . .. Ia- e m- t Km- h nµv AYo\ Ia- e m- t Km- h nµv Ggn¬ sNm∆ tkmaP \ºq- X ncn XemJv kp[m- I ¿ awK- t fm- Z bw ssIX- h - c - º nse \nemhv Pn. Dj ]n∂n¬ Hcmƒ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.hn. A\n¬ ssh‰v ln¬ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp- t hen _m_pPn ap√- s ∏- c n- b m¿ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp- t hen _m_pPn Nph- ∏ p- I q- S m- c - ß ƒ kp[m- I ¿ awK- t fm- Z bw {Zmhn- U ≥ tPmkn- h m- K - a ‰w Ce- s ]m- g nbpw inincw tPmbv k n au≠≥anÃv tPmkn- h m- K - a ‰w

H∂v Ipfnapdn-bpsS hmXn¬ AS™p InS-°p-∂p. AIØv Btcm D≠v. hmXn-en\v apI-fn-en-´n-cn-°p∂ ]mhmS I≠n´v kplm-kn-\nbp-tS-Xm-Wv. jh-dn¬\n∂v No‰p∂ sh≈-Øns‚ aqf¬ tI´v sX√-cn-itØmsS aoc ]pdØp ImØp-\n-∂p. CXp-hsc Fs¥-Sp-°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂p Chƒ? G‰hpw Zqsc t]mtI-≠-h-fmWv kplm-kn-\n. \mem-©nd hsc. Ahƒ°v B-Zyw Ipfn-°mw. t\csØ Hcp-ßn-t∏m-Imw. ]t£... ¢mkv XpSßpw apºv Ahƒ°n∂v tImtf-Pn-se-Øm≥ Ignbp-tam? Ipfn-ap-dn-bpsS hmXn¬ Xpd-°-s∏-´p. amdn-\p-ap-If - n¬h®p-SpØ ]mhm-Sb - p-ambn kplm-kn\n Cdßn h∂p. ""s\\°v Iptd t\csØ Ipfn-®q-sS? C°-W-°n\v F∏gm \obßv sN√p-∂-Xv?'' aoc tNmZn-®p. ""AXn-\nt∏m ka-b-sa-{X-bm-bn? F´-Sn-®-X-t√-bp≈q tN®o.'' Nncn-®p-sIm≠v Ahƒ apdn-bn-tebv°p t]mbn. Ah-fpsS \·-amb Npa-ep-I-fn¬ Pe-I-W-߃ Xnf-ßp-∂p≠m-bn-cp-∂p. apSn-bn¬\n∂v C‰p-ho-gp∂ sh≈w ]mhm-S-bpsS ]n≥`mKw \-\-bv°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp∂p F∂pw BZ-y-an-d-ßp-∂Xv kplm-kn-\n-bm-Wv. AXn-\p-tijw kptI-in-\n. Ah-fpsS kvIqƒ In≈n-∏m-e-Øm-bn-cp-∂p. bqWn-th-gvkn‰n Hm^o-kn-tebv°v aocbpw hna≥kv tImtfPn-tebv°v kp`m-jn-Wnbpw H∂n-®m-Wn-d-ßp-∂-Xv. sdÃv lukpw t]meokv s{Sbn-\nwKv tImtfPpw Ign™v km\-Up-hsc H∂n-®v, ]ns∂ tImtf-Pn-tebv°v kp`m-jn-Wnbpw ]mf-b-tØbv°v aoc-bpw. aoc Ipfn-I-gn™v sN∂-t∏mƒ kplm-kn\n ^m\ns‚ Nph´n¬\n∂v apSn-bp-W-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ thjw [cn®v Ign-

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™n-cp-∂p. ""\o Nmb IpSn-t®m?'' aoc tNmZn-®p. Ahƒ Xe-Ip-ep-°n. ""F∂m¬ thKw t]mIm≥ t\m°v. ka-bØv _kv In´n-bns√-¶n¬ \ns‚ ^Ã-h¿ t]mIpw.'' ""C∂v ^Ã-h¿ Ib-dn-bmepw Ib-dn-bn-s√-¶nepw Hcp-t]m-sebm.'' kplm-kn\n ]d-™p. ""AsX-¥m?'' ""AX-ß-s\-bm-Wv...'' Ahƒ Nncn-®p: ""tamtU¨ {Uma-bm-Wv. Rß-fn-cp∂v Dd-ßpw. Ipg∏w {Umabp-tS-X-√.'' ""Ipg∏w \nß-fp-tS-Xm-bn-cn-°pw.'' kplm-kn\n Nncn-®p. Ahƒ apSn \Sp-hn¬ hI™v c≠mbn ]IpØv NoIn. \mep-t]¿°pw kmam-\yw kº-∂-amb apSn-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. AΩ-bn¬\n∂v ]mc-º-c-y-ambn In´nb kz-Øv. apSn-bnse sh≈w icn°v tXm¿∂n-´n-√. aoc DW-ßnb Hcp S∆-se-SpØv ho≠pw tXm¿Øn. kp`m-jnWn Ipfn-®p-h-cpw-apºv Hcp°w Ign-b-Ww. Ah-km-\sØ Dug-amWv kptI-in-\n-bp-tS-Xv. ""\o ¢mkv I´p-sN-øm-dp-t≠m?'' s]mSp-∂s\ aoc tNmZn-®p. ""C√. Bcp-]-d-™p?'' Aº-c-t∏msS Ahƒ tNmZn-®p. ""Bcpw ]d-™n-√. Rm≥ tNmZn-s®-t∂-bp-≈q. ¢mkv t_mdmbm¬ Rß-sfms° I´p-sN-øp-am-bn-cp-∂p.'' aoc Iui-e-tØmsS ]d-™p. ""hna≥kv tImtf-P√ Chm-\n-tbm-kv.'' apSn-∏n∂v {i≤m-]q¿∆w Xe-bn-ep-d-∏n-®p-sIm≠v kplm-kn\n ]d-™p. ""AsX-\n-°-dn-bn-√.'' AΩ kplm-kn-\n-°p≈ tNmdp-]m-{X-hp-ambn h∂p. ""\n\°v t]mIm-dm-bn-t√?'' ""AΩ tNmdp Xcm-™n-´-t√. Rm\nXm t]mIp-∂p.'' _mKn¬ _p°pw tNmdp-]m-{X-hp-sa-Sp-Øp-h®v kplm-kn\n [rXn-bn-en-d-ßn-t∏m-bn. ""\obn∂v t\csØ hcn-t√?'' AΩ aoc-tbmSv tNmZn-®p. aoc tNmZ-y-`m-h-Øn¬ AΩsb t\m°n. AΩ-bpsS aq°n≥Xp-ºn¬ Icn-]p-c-≠n-cp-∂p. ""\msf-b-t√ IrjvW-Ip-am-cn-bpsS Ie-ym-Ww?'' ""Hm Rm\Xp ad-∂p.'' aoc ]d-™p. Ahƒ S∆¬sIm≠v AΩ-bpsS aq°v XpS-®p-sIm-Sp-Øp. Hcm-gvN-aptº IrjvW-Ip-am-cn°v sImSp-°m-\p≈ kΩm\w hmßn-h-®-Xm-Wv. iºfw In´nb A∂p-X-s∂.

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Xma-kn-®p-t]m-bm¬ Dt±-in-°p-∂Xp hmßm≥ Ign-bn√ F∂v Ahƒ°v \∂mbn Adn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. sshIp-t∂cw IrjvW-bpsS ho´n¬ t]mI-Ww. kΩm\w sImSp-°-Ww. ""Bscm-s°-bmWv t]mIp-∂-Xv?'' AΩ tNmZn-®p. ""Rm\pw kptI-in-\n-bpw. Rm\n∂v t\csØ hcmw.'' ""\msf t]mI-t≠?'' ""aplq¿Øw ]{¥-≠-c-bv°-t√. Hcp aWn-°q¿ s]¿an-j≥ hmßn Rm≥ Hm^o-kn¬\n∂v s]mbvs°m-≈mw.'' ]{¥-≠n\v Cd-ßn-bm¬ aXn. kn‰n-_- ntem Hmt´m-bntem Ing-t°-t°m-´-bn-tebv°v t]mImw. cmP-cm-tP-i-zcn Ie-ym-W-aWvU]w Zqsc-sbm-∂p-a-√-t√m. kvIqfnepw tImtf-Pn-ep-sams° Htc ¢mkn-emWv IrjvWIp-am-cnbpw aocbpw ]Tn-®-Xv. Ah¿ hfsc ASpØ kvt\ln-X-I-sfm-∂p-am-bn-cp-∂n-s√¶nepw At\-ym-\yw hoSp-Iƒ kµ¿in-°p-am-bn-cp-∂p. ayq-knIv A°m-U-an-bpsS Aev]w Xmsg-bm-bn-cp∂p IrjvWbpsS hoSv. ""IrjvWI - p-am-cnsb Ie-ymWw Ign-°p∂ ]ø\v F¥p tPmenbm-Wv?'' AΩ tNmZn-®p. ""_m¶n-em-Wv.'' AΩ Zo¿L-ambn H∂v \ni-z-kn-®p. ""F¥-Ωm?'' ""\n߃ c≠pw Hcp {]mb-a-t√?'' AΩ tNmZn-®p. ""AXn-\v?'' ""\ns‚ Iq´p-Im-cn-If - p-sS-sb√mw Ie-ymWw Ign-™n-t√. `mKye-£van°pw im¥n-°p-sams° Ip´n-Iƒ c≠m-bn.'' ""AΩ C{X ]mh-am-bn-t∏m-b-t√m.'' aoc AΩ-bpsS ASp-ØpsN∂v Ifn-bmbn Ah-cpsS XmSn ]nSn-®p-b¿Øn ]d-™p: ""Rm≥ ths≠-∂p-h® - n-´t- √. H∂m-¥cw ]ø-∑m¿ Iyq \n¬°p∂p-≠v. CSXp ssIbv°v kzm-[o-\-an-√ F∂p-h®v Rm≥ kpµ-cnb-√m-Xm-Ip-∂n-√-t√m? hnZ-ym-`-ym-k-ap-≠v. \s√mcp tPmen-bp-ap≠v. kplm-kn-\n-bp-sSbpw kp`m-jn-Wn-bp-sSbpw ]Tn-Ø-sam∂p Ign-b-s´. kplm-kn-\n°v Fs¥-¶n-ep-samcp tPmen-In-´n-bm¬ ]nt‰-Zn-hkw Xs∂ Iyq-hn¬ \n∂v Rms\mcpØs∂ Xnc-s™Sp-°pw.'' ""\n\°v Ie-ymWw Ifn-bm-Wv.'' ""Ifn-b√ Ie-ym-Ww.'' ""AXv Hcp kn\n-a-bpsS t]ct√ tN®o?'' apdn-bn-tebv°p h∂ kp`m-jnWn tNmZn-®p. ""BtWm? thKw sdUn-bm-Iq. t\csØ t]mtI≠ Hcm-h-

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i-y-ap-≠v.'' aoc ]d-™p. ""[rXn-bp-s≠-¶n¬ tN®n s]mbvt°m-fq. F\n-°p-th-≠n shbv‰v sNø-≠.'' kp`m-jnWn ]d-™p. ""th≠. \ap-s°m-∂n®v t]mImw.'' ""tN®n, F\n-s°mcp ]Øp cq] thWw.'' thjw [cn-°p-∂Xn-\n-S-bn¬ kp`m-jnWn ]d-™p. ""F¥m Imc-yw?'' ""Rß-fpsS Un∏m¿´vsa‚nse B ]yq¨ tKma-Xn-bΩ Cu amkw dn´-b¿ sNøp-I-bm-Wv. Rß-sfmcp tIm¨{Sn-_-yq-j≥ FSp-°p-∂p-≠v.'' ""sNbv©n-√. sshIp-t∂cw t]msc?'' ""aXn.'' Nmb IpSn-°p-tºmƒ aoc AΩ-tbmSv ]d-™p: ""A—s\ CXp-hsc I≠n-√-t√m.'' ""hgn-bn¬ GsX-¶nepw ]cn-N-b-°msc I≠p-Im-Wpw. kwkmcn®p XpS-ßn-bm¬ DSs\ h√Xpw \n¿Øp-tam?'' \mcm-b-W≥ km¿ F∂pw cmhnse \S-°m≥ t]mIpw. s]≥j-\m-b-Xn-\p-ti-j-ap≈ ioe-am-Wv.kvIq-fn¬ lnµn A≤-ym-]-I-\m-bn-cp-∂p. lnµn IY-Ifpw Ihn-XI - f - p-sams° ]cn-`m-js - ∏-Sp-ØpI F∂XmWv {][m\ hnt\m-Zw. Ct∏mƒ AXn\v [mcmfw kabw In´m-dp≠v. Nne-sXms° ]{X-am-kn-I-I-fn¬ A®-Sn®v hcm-dp-≠v. ""C∂se ]{X-°m-cmtcm \qdp-cq] Ab-®p-sIm-Sp-Øp. B kt¥m-j-Øn-em-Wv.'' AΩ ]d-™p. ""\∂m-bn. IÆ-S-bpsS s{^bnw HSn-™Xv A—≥ Xs∂ C\n am‰n-®p-sIm≈pw. _UvP‰v {]Imcw Cu amk-tØ-bv°p≈ ^≠v Xo¿∂n-cn-°p-I-bm-Wv.'' aoc ]d-™p. Cd-ßm≥ XpS-ßp-tºmƒ kptI-in\n Hm¿Ωn-∏n-®p: ""tN®n s]m´p-sXm-´n-√-t√m?'' IÆm-Sn-bn¬ t\m°n. icn-bm-Wv. ad-∂p. Nm¥p-Ip-∏n-sb-hn-sS? As√-¶n¬ th≠. ka-b-an-√. Ãn°¿ s]m´p-a-Xn. sadq¨ \nd-Øn¬ henb Hcp-s]m-´mWv In´n-bXv. \ns‚ Cu henb apJ-Øn\v henb s]m´mWv tNcp-∂-Xv. AkvX-a-\-kq-c-y-s\-t∏m-se... ""Ct∏m-sg-ß-s\?'' aoc tNmZn-®p. ""kpµ-cn.'' kptI-in\n ]d-™p. ""\ns‚ tN®n-bt√ Rm≥. ]ns∂ kpµ-cn-bm-ImsX Xc-apt≠m?'' kptI-in-\n-bpsS Ihn-fn¬ \p≈n-s°m≠v Ahƒ ]d™p.

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XSn-b-e-am-c-bpsS Bƒ hen-∏-ap≈ \ne-°-Æm-Sn-bn¬ aoc kz¥w cq]w Hcn-°¬IqSn ]cn-tim-[n-®p. \o´n-bn´ kmcn-Øpºv timjn® CSXp Iøns\ ad-bv°p-∂p. \ns‚ Cu hnS¿∂ IÆp-Ifpw Nncn-°p-tºmƒ \pW-°p-gnIƒ sXfnbp∂ Ihn-fp-Ifpw cq]-`w-Kn-bp≈ henb Np≠p-Ifpw... ""tO aXn h¿Æn-®-Xv...'' aoc _mKpw IpS-bp-sa-Sp-Øp. Ahƒ kp`m-jn-Wn-tbm-sSm∏w ap‰-tØ-bv°n-d-ßn. At∏mƒ CS-tdm-Un¬ Hcp iwJp-hnfn tI´p. Ah¿ At\-ym-\yw apJ-tØbv°v t\m°n. ""C\n AXv Ign-b-s´.'' aoc ]d-™p. Hcp ih-tLm-j-bm-{X. hoSn\p ap∂n-ep≈ CS-tdmUv ivaim-\-Øn-te-bv°p-≈-Xm-bncp∂p. cm]-I-ep-Iƒ t`Z-an-√msX Ah h∂p-sIm-≠n-cn-°pw. ]mXn Xpd∂v InS-∂n-cp∂ sIm´n-b-º-e-Øn-eqsS Ah¿ IS∂p-t]m-Ip∂ P\-°q´w I≠p. Npa-en¬ Xmßnb ih-a©w Pa-¥n-∏q-am-e-Iƒ sIm≠v Ae¶-cn-®n-cp-∂p. Bfp-Iƒ IS-∂p-t]m-b-t∏mƒ ]n∂mse hml-\-ß-fpsS \o≠ \nc. ""C\n \n∂m¬ sshIpw.'' kp`m-jnWn ]d-™p. Ah¿ Cdßn tdmUns‚ Hmcw ]‰n \S-∂p. ""acn-®Xv GtXm hn.-sF.-]n-bm-sW∂p tXm∂p-∂p.'' kp`mjnWn ]d™p. aoc aqfn. icn-bm-h-Ww. As√-¶n¬ AI-º-Sn°v C{X-tbsd hml-\߃ D≠m-hn-√. ""C∂v tN®n GXp-h-gn-bm-Wv?'' kp`m-jnWn tNmZn-®p. ""\ns‚-IqsS hcp-∂p. km\-Up-hns‚ ap∂n¬\n∂v _ n\v t]mImw. \S-∂m¬ ka-b-sØ-Øn-√.'' t\csØ Cd-ßp∂ Znhkw ta´p-°-S-bn-se-Øp-tºmƒ Ah¿ hgn-]n-cn-bp-I-bm-bn-cp∂p ]Xn-hv. kp`m-jnWn t\tc \S-°pw. hna≥kv tImtf-Pns‚ sXt° tK‰v hgn Ahƒ°v Ib-dmw. aoc CS-tØbv°v Xncn-bpw. sN¶¬Nqf hgn luknwKv t_m¿Uns‚ Hcp hi-Øp-IqSn apI-fn-tebv°v \S°pw. Hcp Ib-‰w. Hcn-d-°w. sabn≥ tdmUn-se-Øm≥ thsdbpw hgn-I-fp-≠m-bn-cp-s∂¶nepw CXm-bn-cp∂p Ahƒ°n-jvSw.

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C∂v kn‰n _kn¬ ]mf-b-Øn-d-ßmw. hgn-\osf ^pSv]m-Øn¬ hmI-a-c-Øns‚ ]q°ƒ hoWp InS°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. aoc bqWn-th-gvkn‰n Hm^o-kn-se-Øn-bt- ∏mƒ ]ØpaWn Ign™n-cp-∂p. sk£-\n¬ Bfp-Iƒ h∂p XpS-ßp-∂-tX-bp-≈m-bn-cp-∂p. cPn-Ãd - n¬ H∏p-h® - n´v Ahƒ ko‰n¬ h∂n-cp∂v Btem-Nn®p. {]km-Zn\v Ft∏m-gmWv t^m¨ sNøp-I? Ct∏mƒ t]mbn-´p-h-cm≥ ka-b-ap-≠v. ]t£ {]kmZv Hm^o-kn-se-Øn-°m-Wp-tam? Nmb IpSn-°m≥ t]mIp-tºm-gm-Is´ F∂v Ahƒ Xocp-am\n®p. sk£≥ Hm^o-k¿ Ipdp∏v Ah-fpsS ASp-tØbv°v h∂p. ""tdmkΩ C∂v eohm-Wv. sk°‚ v Fw.-F. lnµn-bpsS No^v FIvkm-an-\¿°v Cs∂mcp dnssa≥U¿ Ab-bv°-Ww. Abm-fnXp-hsc am¿°v enÃv Ab-®p-X-∂n-´n-√.'' ""Abm-f-sXmcp ÿncw ]Xn-hm-°n-bn-cn-°p-I-bm-Wv.'' thsd AX-ym-h-i-y-tPm-en-I-sfm-∂p-an-√. Ahƒ sk°‚ v Fw.F. lnµn-bpsS ^b¬ t\m°n-sb-Sp-Øp. kabw t]mb-X-dn-™n-√. ""Nmb IpSn- ° - t ≠? ]Xn- s \m- ∂ m- b - t √m.'' {ioP h∂p tNmZn®p. ""icn. s]mbv°-f-bmw.'' ^b¬ aS-°n-h®v aoc Fgp-t∂-‰p. ]Sn-Iƒ Cd-ßp-tºmƒ {ioP ]d-™p: ""Rm≥ Iptd Znh-k-tØbv°v eosh-Sp-°p-I-bm-Wv.'' ""F¥p-]-‰n?'' ""tN´≥ C∂se h∂p.'' ""GXv tN´≥?'' ""Fs‚ {]nb `¿Øm-hv. A√m-Xm-cm?'' ""Ign™ XhW eohn¬ h∂v t]mbn´v Hcp h¿j-am-tbm?'' ""Hcp h¿jhpw ]Xn-\-©p-Zn-h-k-hp-am-bn.'' aoc Ahsf H∂p-gn-™p-t\m°n Nncn-®p. ""C∏w Imcyw a\- n-em-bn.'' aoc ]d™p. ""F¥v a\- n-em-bn?'' ""H‰-Zn-h-kw-sIm≠v \ns‚ Ihn-fnepw Np≠n-ep-sams° C{Xb-[nIw ]mSp-Iƒ h∂-sX-ß-s\-sb-∂v.'' ""t]mSo Ak- t Ø...'' {ioP Ah- f psS ssIØ- ≠ - b n¬ Aa¿Øn \p≈n. Nmb IpSn-®-tijw Xncn-®p-h-cp-tºmƒ aoc ]d-™p: ""\o \S-t∂m-fq. Rm≥ t]mtÃm-^o-kn-te-bv°m-Wv. H∂v t^m¨ sNø-Ww.''

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{ioPsb hn´n´v A-hƒ t^m¨ sNøm≥ t]mbn. {]kmZv FØn-°m-Wm-Xn-cn-°p-tam? C∂v Hcp tUmkv sImSp-°-Ww. Hcp s]cp-am-‰-®´w D≠m-t°≠Imew AXn-{I-an-®n-cn-°p-∂p. Ahƒ \º¿ Ub¬ sNbvXp. ""πm\nwKv t_m¿Uv At√?'' ""AsX.'' ""dnk¿®v Hm^o-k¿ Pb-{]-km-Zns\ H∂p Xcq, πokv.'' ""πokv tlmƒtUm¨.'' Ub-temKv t^mWn¬ IqSn th≠. aoc Xocp-am-\n-®p. sshIp-t∂cw ]mf-bØv hcm≥ ]d-bmw. Imcyw ]d-b-≠. Aev]w shbv‰n-Sp-∂-Xn¬ sXs‰m-∂p-an-√. ""ltem...'' B ]gb kv{Xoi_vZw dnko-h-dn¬ h∂p: ""Pb-{]-kmZv Hm^o-kn¬ FØn-bn-´n-√. Fs¥-¶nepw satkPv sImSp-°m-\p-t≠m?'' ""C√. H∂p-an-√. Rm≥ ]n∂oSv hnfn-t®m-fmw.'' aoc kmh-[m\w dnko-h¿ h®p. Ah-fpsS a\- n¬ h√mØ Hcp `oXn IS-∂p-Iq-Sn. {]km-Zn\v F¥mWv kw`-hn-®-Xv? Hcm-gvN-bn-te-sd-bmbn {]km-Zns\ I≠n-´v. CXv aq∂m-asØ Xh-W-bmWv t^mWn¬ kwkm-cn-°m≥ {ian-°p-∂-Xv. C∂v aq∂mw Znh-khpw {]kmZv Hm^o-kn¬ FØn-bn-´n-√. D≈q¿ hsc t]mbmtem? B°pfw tdmUn-emWv {]km-Zns‚ hoSv. I≠p-]n-Sn-°m≥ {]bm-k-ap-≠m-hn-√. D®-I-gn™v Hcp-X-hW IqSn hnfn-°mw. In´n-bn-s√-¶n¬? aqSn-s°-´nb a\- p-ambn aoc sk£-\n-tebv°v \S-∂p.

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t^m¨ sNbvXn-cp-∂p. {]kmZv h∂n-´p-≠mhpw F∂v {]Xo-£-sbm-∂p-an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. F¶nepw shdpsX Hcp {`aw. hnNm-cn-®-Xp-X-s∂-bm-bn-cp∂p ^ew. {]kmZv FØn-bn-´n√ F∂m-bn-cp∂p DØ-cw. Bim≥ {]Xn-abv°p ]n∂n-eqsS Ahƒ Fw.-F¬.-F. Izm¿t´gvkns‚ ap∂n-ep≈ ^pSv]m-Øn-tebv°v Ib-dn. thW-sa-¶n¬ Hmt´m-bn¬ t]mImw. A©p-a-Wn-tbmsS ho´n¬ sN√mw F∂mWv kptI-in-\ntbmSv ]d-™n-cn-°p-∂-Xv. Ahƒ Xøm-dmbn \n¬°pw. bqWn-th-gvkn‰n sse{_-dn-bpsS ap∂n-ep≈ ]Sn-I-fpsS Nph´n¬ Ahsf t\m°n ]p©n-cn-®p-sIm≠v Hcp sNdp-∏-°m-c≥ \n¬°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Abmƒ Ae-k-ambn knK-c‰p hen-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. aoc Abmsf I≠n-√. Hgn™ Hmt´m hcp-∂pt≠m F∂p t\m°n apt∂m´p \S°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂p A-hƒ. Abmƒ thKw \ncØp apdn-®p-IS- ∂v Ah-fpsS ASp-tØbv°v sN∂p. ""tlbv ankv.... KpUv Cuh-\nwKv ankv.'' Abmƒ ]d-™p. aoc sR´n-Øn-cn-™p-t\m-°n. {]km-Zn-s\-°≠v Ahƒ kvX_v[-bmbn \n∂p-t]m-bn. ""{]km-Zv...! Fhn-sS-bm-bn-cp∂p C{Xbpw Znh-kw? C∂pw c≠p XhW Rm≥ t^m¨ sNbvXn-cp-∂p. F¥mWv Ft∂mSv Hc-£-cw-t]mepw ]d-bm-sX...'' ""Iqƒ Uu¨ ssa Unb¿... Rm≥ ÿe-Øp-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. C∂p h∂-tX-bp-≈q. Hcp aWn-°q¿ apºv t\sc Ctßm-´mWv t]m∂-Xv. \o Hm^okv hn´p-h-cp-∂Xpw ImØv \n¬°p-I-bm-bncp∂p Rm≥.'' ""FhnsS t]mbn-cp-∂p? AΩ-bpsS ho´n¬.. B¿s°-¶n-epw...'' ""A√-√. ^pSv]m-Øn¬ Cßs\ Ip¥w-t]mse \n¬°msX hcq. Hcp I∏p Im∏n IpSn-°mw. Rm≥ hni-Z-ambn ]d-bmw.'' ""Cßs\ kkvs]≥kn-SmsX ]d. Fhn-sS-t∏m-bn-cp-∂p?'' Ahƒ BImw-£-tbmsS tNmZn-®p. ""I\-ym-Ip-am-cn-bn¬...'' ""F¥n-\v?'' ""D√m-k-bm-{X-bv°v...'' ""I≈w.'' ""A√. t\cv. Rm≥ \nt∂m-sSm-cn-°epw \pW ]d-bn-√.'' ""bq kvIu{≠¬...'' Ahƒ I]-S-tZ-j-y-tØmsS sh´n-Øn-cn-™p-\-S-∂p.

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Abmƒ ]n∂mse sN∂p. ""AΩ-bpsS \m´n¬ F\n-s°mcp kvt\ln-X-\p-≠v. ]fl-\m`≥. Ah-s\-°p-dn®v Rm≥ apºp ]d-™n-´p-≠-t√m.'' A-bmƒ ]d-™p. ""C√. ]d-™n-´n-√.'' ""icn. Aßs\ Hcm-fp-≠v. ]∏\pw Ah-s‚-sbmcp {^≠pw IqSn h∂n-cp-∂p. Ah¿°v I\-ym-Ip-am-cn-bn¬ t]mI-Ww. Rm\pw IqSn sN√-W-sa∂v Htc \n¿_-‘w. Hcp-Øa kplr-sØ∂ \ne-bn¬ Rm≥ hg-ßn-t∏m-b-Xn¬ sX‰p-t≠m?'' ""sXs‰m-∂p-an-√. AXn-cn-°-s´. Cu ]∏s‚ {^≠v BtWm s]tÆm?'' ""\n¿`m-K-y-Øn\v AsXmcp ]pcp-j-\m-bn-cp-∂p.'' \ncm-i-`m-hn®v {]kmZv ]d-™p. ""Dw...'' Ahƒ Ccp-Øn-sbm∂p aqfn. ""F∂n´pw \ns‚ Kuchw t]mbn-√-t√m?'' ""C{Xbpw Znhkw Rm≥ hnj-an-®-tXm¿°p-tºmƒ.. {]kmZn-\-sXm∂pw a\- n-em-hn-√.'' ""]d-™n-´p-t]m-Im-sa∂p hnNm-cn®v \ns∂ Rm≥ t^mWn¬ ss{S sNbvXp. \ns‚ Un.B¿. ]d-™Xv \o ko‰n-en-s√-∂m-Wv. \n\-s°mcp satkPv Abmsf Gev]n-°m-sa∂v Btem-Nn-®Xm-Wv. kpµ-cnbpw Ahn-hm-ln-X-bp-amb \ns∂-°p-dn®v shdpsX kvIm≥U-sem∂pw D≠m-°≠ F∂p IcpXn AXv ths≠-∂ph-®-Xm-Wv.'' ""Rß-fpsS Un.-B¿. am\-y-\mWv. A]-hm-Z-ß-fp-≠m-°p-Ib√ Abm-fpsS sXmgn¬.'' ""kΩ-Xn-®p. ]t£ AsX-\n-°-dn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂-t√m.'' ""]t£ Fs∂ Xo Xo‰n-b-Xn\v CsXm∂pw \ym-bo-I-c-W-amhp-∂n-√. AXp-sIm≠v in£ A\p-`-hn-°-Ww.'' ""icn. hn[n hmbn-®m-epw...'' Abmƒ At]-£n-®p. ""\msf D®bv°v IrXyw ]{¥-≠p-a-Wn°v ChnsS hc-Ww. Hm^o-kn¬ hc-≠. sse{_-dn-bpsS ap∂n¬ \n∂m¬ aXn.'' ""F{X aWn-°q¿ Fs∂ shbn-eØv \n¿Øm-\mWv \ns‚ Dt±-iw?'' ""Rm≥ hcp-∂-Xp-h-sc.'' ""F¥mWv Imc-yw?'' ""Imcyw At∏mƒ ]d-bmw. Hcp Hmt´m hnfn-®p-X-cq. F\n°n∂v t\csØ ho´n-se-tØ≠ Imc-y-ap-≠v.'' {]kmZv Hcp Hmt´mbv°v ssIIm-´n. AXv ASpØp h∂p-\n∂p. ""Rm\pw hc-s´?'' Abmƒ Ifn-bmbn tNmZn-®p. ""]≠v ca-W≥ ]d-™-Xp-t]mse \ns∂-sbm-cn-°¬ Rm≥

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sIm≠p-t]m-Imw.'' Ahƒ Hmt´m-bn¬ Ib-dn-bn-cp-∂p. A-bmƒ ssIho-in. aoc ho´n¬ sN∂-t∏mƒ kplm-kn\n Hcpßn Xøm-dmbn \n¬°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. aoc hm®n¬ t\m°n. A©v Ccp-]-Xv. ""A©p-a-Wn°v hcm-sa-∂t√ tN®n ]d-™-Xv? Rms\-∏tg sdUn-bmbn \n¬°p-I-bm-Wv.'' ""F\n-s°m∂p ta¬ Igp-I-Ww. ka-b-ap-≠v.'' kmcn-b-gn-®p-sIm≠v aoc ]d-™p. s]mSnbpw hnb¿∏pw. tZlw H´p-∂p. IrjvW-Ip-am-cn-°p≈ kΩm-\-s∏m-Xn-bp-ambn Ah¿ Cd-ßptºmƒ \mcm-b-W≥km¿ ap≥h-i-Øp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ""A—m R߃ t]mbn-´p-h-cmw.'' aoc ]d-™p. ""aS-ßp-tºmƒ k‘-y-bm-hn-t√. Rm≥ IqSn hcmw.'' Abmƒ ]d-™p. ""th≠-—m. R߃ DSs\ t]mcpw.'' Ahƒ ]d-™p. ""[rXn-h-bv°-≠. \n߃ s]mbvt°m-fq. Rm≥ ht∂-°mw.'' Ah¿ Cd-ßn. IrjvW Ahsc Ah-fpsS apdn-bn-te-bv°mWv t\sc Iq´ns°m-≠p-t]m-b-Xv. AXn-Yn-Iƒ hcn-Ibpw t]mhp-Ibpw sNøp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ""kptIin-\nbpw kp`m-jn-Wnbpw FhnsS? Ah¿ F¥mWv hcm-™-Xv?'' IrjvW ]cn-`hw ]d-™p. ""At∏mƒ R߃ c≠p-t]cpw \n\°v kzo-Im-c-y-c-t√?'' aoc tNmZn-®p. ""F∂√ Rm≥ ]d-™X - v. \mep-t]-cp-ap≠m-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ IqSpX¬ kt¥m-j-am-tb-s\. AXp-t]m-I-s´. \o \msf hcn-t√?'' IrjvW tNmZn-®p. ""hcpw.'' IrjvW A{X kpµ-cn-sb∂p ]d-bm-hp∂ Hcp s]¨Ip-´nsbm-∂p-am-bn-cp-∂n-√. F¶nepw Ahƒ°v \h-h-[p-hns‚ Hcp {]tX-y-I-ssN-X-\-y-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. km£m-XvI-cn-°-s∏-Sp∂ {]Xo-£-Ifpw \nKq-V-amb B\µhpw Ah-fpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ ]pXnb Hcp Zo]vXn \nd-®n-cp-∂p. ""DS-s\-bp-≠m-hp-tam... \nt‚-Xv?'' kz-Im-cy- a - mbn IrjvW tNmZn®p. ""GsX-¶n-ep-samcp tKmhn-µs\ he-bn-em-°-Ww.'' ""\ns‚ Ie-ym-W-Øn\v R߃ c≠p-t]-cm-bn-cn°pw hcnI.'' Ahƒ ]d-™p.

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""At∏m-tgbv°pw c≠p-t]-sc-∂p-≈Xv aqt∂m \mtem Bsb∂n-cn-°pw. F∂mepw F√m-hcpw hc-Ww.'' aoc ]d-™p. IrjvW e÷ Ie¿∂ Nncn-tbmsS Ah-fpsS ssI]n-Sn®v Aa¿Øn. awK-fm-iw-kI - ƒ t\¿∂v bm{X-]d - ™v Ah¿ Cd-ßn-bt- ∏mƒ k‘-y-bm-bncp∂p. Xqsh≈ JZ¿ ap≠pw ssI \o≠ Pp∫bpw [cn® Hcmƒ ]pdsØ \S-bn¬ Ahsc ImØp-\n¬°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ""A—≥ h∂n´v Hcp-]mSp t\c-am-tbm?'' aoc tNmZn-®p. ""C√ Ct∏m FØn-b-tX-bp-≈q.'' \mcm-W≥km¿ ]d-™p. ]nt‰-Zn-hkw D®bv°v ]{¥-≠m-b-t∏mƒ Hcp aWn-°q¿ t\csØ A\p-hmZw hmßn-s°m≠v aoc Hm^o-kn¬ \n∂ndßn. \√ shbn-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. bqWn-th-gvkn‰n sse{_-dn-bpsS ]Sn-Iƒ Ib-dn-s®∂v aoc Np‰pw t\m°n. {]km-Zns\ ImWm-\n-√. Im‰mSnac- Ø ns‚ Nph- ´ nse XW- e n¬ \n∂v At∏mƒ {]kmZv Fgp-t∂‰p sN∂p. A-bmƒ knK-c‰v ]pI-bv°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ""{]km-sZt∏m h∂p?'' ""]Øp-an-\n-‰m-bn.'' ""Atßm´p h∂n-cp-s∂-¶n¬ H∂n-®n-d-ßm-am-bn-cp-∂-t√m.'' Ahƒ ]d-™p. ""bqWn- t h- g v k n‰n sse{_- d n- b psS ap∂nse shbn- e Øv ImØp \n¬°m-\m-bn-cp∂p in£.'' {]kmZv ]d-™p. ""At∏mƒ Fs‚ GXm-⁄bpw A\p-k-cn-°p-tam?'' ""C√. Nne-sXm-s°.'' ""F¶n¬ B knK-c‰v If-bq.'' Abmƒ knK-c‰v H∂p-IqSn B™p-h-en-®n´v AXv \ne-Øn´v jq sIm≠-a¿Øn. ""]pdØpw NqSv AIØpw NqSv. F¥n-\m-Wn-ßs\ Icfp hm´p∂-Xv?'' aoc tNmZn-®p. ""sX‰v. \n\°v a\p-j-y-i-co-c-im-kv{X-sØ-°p-dn-®p≈ Adnhv Xosc ]cn-an-X-am-W-t√m. ]pI hen-®m¬ Ic-f√ hmSp-∂-Xv. Fs¥-¶nepw hmSp-s∂-¶n¬ AXv eMvkm-Wv. AXm-bXv \ΩpsS Cu izm-k-tIm-iw...'' ""F¥p-am-bn-t°m-s´. F¥n\m shdp-sX.. Ft∏mƒ t\m°nbm-epw.. {]km-Zn\v knK-c‰p hen IqSp-X-em-Wv...'' ""ImØp-\n¬∏v Hcp t_mdm-Wv. \n\-°-dn-bm-a-t√m. Fs∂ kw_-‘n-®n-S-tØmfw ImØp-\n-ev]n-t\mSv _‘-s∏´ H∂mWv knK-c-‰p-h-en. kabw \o°m≥ Hcp am¿§w. hfsc kmh-[m\w

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