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,ijf; Nfl;l nfsjkdpd; Kfk; Rz;baJ. baJ. nfsjkidg; ghh; j; jJ ; Nrfh;> “Mkhk;> Mkhk;> Fz;lhf lhf ,Uf;fpwha; fpwha;” vd;W $wpdhh; .
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xd;Wjhndd; Wjhndd;W
nrhy;ypl; ypl;L> L>
vy;yh yh
tP l; l;Lg; Lg;ghlq; ghlq;fisAk; fisAk;
,g;NghJjhd; NghJjhd;
“,y;iyag;gh... xd;W jhd; ,Ue;jJ. jJ. ,d;ndhd; ndhd;W ,Ug;gij gij kwe;J tpl; Nld; Nld;” “rhp rhp... ,d; ndhd; ” vd;W mq;fyha; ndhd;W ,d;ndhd; ndhd;W vd;W vj; jid jid ,Uf;Nfh? Nfh? fyha;j; jjhh; j ; hh; Nrfh;. “mg;gh... gh... ,d;Dk; Dk; nfhQ;rk; rk; jhd;. ,Njh ,g;NghNj NghNj Kbj;J tpLNtd;” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; . 3
l; l;Lg; Lg;ghlq; ghlq;fisr; fisr; nra;ahky; ehd; cd;id id ntspNa $l;bf; bf; nfhz;Lg; Lg; Nghf “nfsjkh... ,dpNk tP khl;Nld; Nld;” vd;W jpl;ltl; ltl;lkhff; lkhff; $wptpl;Lr; Lr; nrd;whh; whh;. nfsjkd; ftdkhfj; jd; Ntiyiar; nra;jhd; jhd;. mtd; mijr; nra;J nfhz;L ,Uf;Fk; Fk;NghJ NghJ gj;jiuahfptpl; jiuahfptpl;lJ. lJ. ghD ntspNa Rw;wptpl; wptpl;L te;j mrjpapy; J}q;fptpl; bUe; bUe;jhs; jhs;. nfsjkd; ,d;Dk; Dk; tPl; l ;Lg; Lg;ghlq; ghlq;fisr; fisr; nra;J nfhz;L ,Ug;gijg; gijg; ghh;j; jJ ; Nrfh; Nufhtplk;> “Nufh ,dpNky; nts;spf; spf;fpoikNa fpoikNa ghlq;fisr; fisr; nra;ar; ar; nrhy;ypg; ypg; ghh;j; jJ ; tpl Ntz;Lk; Lk;. ,y;iynad; iynad;why; why; ,g;gbj;jhd; jhd; elf;Fk; Fk;” vd;whh; whh;. lNghJ... vy;yhk; nra;Jtpl; Jtpl;ljhfr; ljhfr; nrhd;dhd; dhd;. ,g;NghJ NghJ vd;dntd; dntd;why; why; ,t;tsT tsT Neuk; “ehd; Nfl;lNghJ... nra;J nfhz;L ,Uf;fpd; fpd;whd; whd;. ,tid vd; d nra;tnjd; tnjd;Nw Nw njhpatpy;iy iy” vd;W tUj;jj; jj;Jld; $wpdhh; Nufh. dpuz;L tajhfpwJ... ,d; Dk; Dk; nghWg;G vd;why; why; vd;dntd; dntd;Nw Nw njhpatpy;iyNa... iyNa... ,Nj “gd;dpuz; ,e;jpahtpy; jpahtpy; ,Uf;Fk; Fk; Foe;ijfs; vt;tsT nghWg;ghf ghf ele;Jf; nfhs;fpwhh;fs; fs;... mth;fisg; ghh;j; jjhy; j ; hy; Mr;rhpakhf rhpakhf ,Uf;fpwJ fpwJ” vd;whh; whh; Nrfh;. gj;ijnay; ijnay;yhk; yhk; tpl;Lj; Lj; J}ukh te;Jtpl; Jtpl;ljhy; ljhy;> Foe;ijfSf; ijfSf;F mjpfkhfr; nry;yk; “ehk; FLk;gj; nfhLf; fpd; fpd;NwhNkh NwhNkh vd;W Njhd;WfpwJ WfpwJ” yhk; ,y;iy. iy. jd; Ntiyiar; rhpahf> rhpahd Neuj;jpy; nra;a mth;fSf; fSf;Ff; Ff; fw;Wf; Wf; “nry;ynky; yhk; nfhLj;Jtpl; Jtpl;lhy; lhy;... ... gpwF vy; yhk; yhk; rhpahf elf;Fk; Fk;” vd;W jhd; vd;d nra;a Ntz;Lk; Lk; vd;gij gij kdjpy; KbT vLj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L> Nufhtplk; $wpdhh;. dq;f ,J? ,ijnay;yhk; yhk; nrhy;yhkyh yhkyh “vd;dq; nrhy;ypapUg; ypapUg;Nghk; Nghk;!” vd;W mq;fyha; fyha;j; jjhh; j ; hh; Nufh.
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spf;fpoikNa fpoikNa nra;J thq;fpl fpl Ntz;Lk; Lk;” vd;whh; whh; Nrfh;. ,J elf; Fk; Fk; NghJ “,dpNk> ,ij nts; spf; kzp gjpndhd; W. W. “rhpg;gh... gh...” vd;W Ntfkhfr; nrhy;yptpl; yptpl;L> L> gs;sp sp ehNsl;il il thq;fpf; fpf; nfhz;L miwf;Fr; Fr; nrd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; . ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; ,uz;L “mz;zh.. zh.. vdf;F b];dp ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;” “KbahJ... vdf; F epfNyhbad; ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;”
njhiyf;fhl; fhl;rpapd; rpapd; njhiy ,af;Ff; Ff;fUtpiaf; fUtpiaf; ifapy; itj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L ghD miythpiria khw;w Kay> khw; wtplhky; wtplhky; nfsjkd; ; mijg; gpLq;f vj;jdpf; jdpf;fpwhd; fpwhd;. zh... tpLfpwhah... ehd; jhd; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz;L ,Uf;fpNwd; fpNwd; ,y;iyah.. iyah..” “mz;zh... NghJ ghh;j; jj ; hYk; eP mijj;jhNd jhNd ghh;f; ffpwha; f ; pwha;....” “Mkhk;> vg;NghJ Fg; gpbj;jpUf; jpUf;fpwJ> fpwJ> mjdhy; ghh;f; ffpNwd; f ; pNwd;....” “vdf;Fg; Fk; b];dp dp gpbj;jpUf; jpUf;fpwJ.. fpwJ.. vdf; Fk; Fk; ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;....” “mJ Nghy jhd; vdf;Fk; tijf; Nfs;... ... vdf;Fg; Fg; gpbj;j bNuf; mz;l; l; [h\; tUJ... mij kl; Lk; Lk; ghh;j; jJ ; “ghD nrhy;tijf; tpl;Lj; Lj; jUfpNwd; ” nfsjkd; njhiy ,af;Ff; Ff;fUtpiag; fUtpiag; gpbq;fpf; fpf; nfhs;s> s> ghD mOJ nfhz; Nl> Nl> “mz;zh zh ,U ... ehd; mk;khtplk; khtplk; nrhy;fpNwd; fpNwd; .” “vd;d Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;whYk; whYk; nrhy;..”
ghD jhaplk; Ngrj; njhiyNgrpia vLj;J vz;fis fis mOj;jpdhs; . kWGwk; jhapd; Fuy; Nfl;lJk; lJk;> tpk;kpf; kpf; nfhz;Nl Nl ghD> “mk;kh... kh... vdf;F b]; dp dp ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;. mz;zh zh tplkhl; Nlq; Nlq;fpwhd; fpwhd;”. “vd;d Muk;gpr; ” gpr;rpl; rpl;Bq; Bq;fsh.. fsh.. cq;fs; rz;ilia? ilia?
kh... vdf;F b];dp dp ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;” “mk;kh... ahtJ ahtJ mtd; nghpatd; vd;W tpl;Lf; nfhLf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;. ,y;iy iy mtdhtJ eP rpd;dg; dg; “mllh... eP ngz;jhndd; jhndd;W tpl;Lf; Lf; nfhLf; f Ntz;Lk; Lk;” “mk;kh... kh... vdf;F b];dp dp ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;..” “ghD... mk;kh kh gs;spapNy spapNy Ntiyahf ,Uf;fpNwd; fpNwd;. tuf; nfhQ;rk; rk; jhkjk; ,d;Dk; Dk; nfhQ;rk; rk; Neuk; nghWj; Jf; Jf; nfhs;... ... ehd; te;jJk; jJk; b];dp dp ghh;f; ffyhk; f ; yhk;”
MFk; .
mjdhy;
“mk;kh... kh... vdf;F b];dp dp ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;.” “ghD... vd;d ,J nrhd;dijNa dijNa jpUk;gj; gj; jpUk;gr; gr; nrhy;ypf; ypf; nfhz; ;L... L...” “Mkh... vdf;F b];dp dp ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;” “rhp rhp... rhp ... njhiyNgrpia njhiyNgrpia mz; zdplk; zdplk; nfhL... ”
mk;kh kh ,ijr; nfhLj;jhs; jhs;.
nrhd;dJk; dJk;
ghD
tpk;Ktij Ktij
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njhiyNgrpia
nfsjkdplk; ; 5
nfsjkd; rw;Nw Nw Nfhgj;Jld; Jld; mij thq;fp> fp> fhjpy; itf; fpwhd; fpwhd; . dg;gh... gh... ,J... ghDit nfhQ; rk; rk; Neuk; ghh;f; ff ; tpLtJ jhNd...” “nfsjk; > vd;dg; kh ... vdf; F gpbj;jJ jJ ,g;NghJjhd; NghJjhd; tUk;” “mk;kh jhy; vd;dg; dg;gh... gh... mJ jhd; NghLtijNa jpUk; gj; gj; jpUk;g NghLfpwhNd... mg; NghJ NghJ ghh;j; jJ ; “,Ue;jhy; nfhs;s Ntz;baJjhNd... baJjhNd... ” NghJ eP q; qfs; f ; s; te;JtpLtP JtpLtPh;h ;fs; fs;... ...” “mJ kWgbAk; tUk;NghJ Dk; miu kzp Neuj; jpy; jpy; fpsk;gp gp tpLNtd;. rPf; f fpukhf f ; pukhf te;JtpLfpNwd; JtpLfpNwd;” “ehd; ,d;Dk; ntWg;Gld; Gld; “rhp” vd;W $wp nfsjkd; njhiyNgrpg; nghj;jhidf; jhidf; Nfhgj;Jld; Jld; mOj;jptpl; jptpl;L mijf; fPNo No vwpfpwhd; . “ghD... ,e;jh jh Ntz;baijg; baijg; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhs;... ...” vd;W $wptpl;L njhiy ,af; Ff; Ff;fUtpia mts; iffspy; jpzpj; Jtpl; Jtpl;L cs;Ns Ns nrd;whd; whd;.
ghD clNd njhlq;fpdhs; fpdhs; .
kfpo; r; r;rpAld; rpAld;
miythpiria
khw;wp wp
b];dpapy; dpapy;
tUk;
epfo;r; r;rpiag; rpiag;
ghHf;fj; fj;
,UtUk; mg;NghJ NghJ jhd; gs;spapypUe; spapypUe;Jj; Jj; jpUk;gpapUe; gpapUe;jhHfs; jhHfs; . jha; vg;NghJNk NghJNk mtHfs; tUk; Kd;dNu dNu tP l; lby; b ; y; ,Ug;ghH. Mdhy; md;W rw;Nw Nw jhkjk; Mfptpl;lJ. lJ. mjdhy; jhd; ,e;jf; jf; $j;Jk; Jk; rz;ilAk; ilAk;. miu kzp Neuk; fope; jJ. jJ. ghDtpd; jha; Nufh fjitj; jpwe;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L tPl; l ;bw; bw;Fs; Fs; Eioe;jhH. jhH. tPl; l ;bd; bd; epiyiaf; fz;lhH. lhH. nfsjkd; kw;Wk; Wk; ghDtpd; gs;spg; spg; igfs; xU gf;fk; fplf;f... f... czT Nkirapd; Nky; ,UtuJ czTg; igfs; jhWkhwhff; fplf;f... f... ghD njhiyf; fhl; fhl;rpiag; rpiag; ghHj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;bUf; bUf;f ... mts; ifapy; nuhl;bg; bg; nghl;lyk; lyk; ,Uf;f... f... mts; gf;fj; fj;jpy; jpy; jpd;Wg; Wg; Nghl;lr; lr; rhf;Nyl; Nyl; ciwfs; ,Uf;f... f... tP Nl Nl mRj;jj;jpd; jpd; ciwtplkha; ,Ug;gjhf gjhf vz;zpdhH. zpdhH. Nufh rypj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L> L> “ghD vd;d... d... ,d;Dk; Dk; gs;sp sp rP Uiliaf; Uiliaf; $l fow;whky; whky; ,Uf;fpwha; fpwha;... ...” mg;NghJ NghJ jhd; ghD jha; te;jijNa jijNa ftdpj;jhs; jhs;. “mk;kh... kh... ,Njh fow; WfpNwd; WfpNwd;... ...” vd;W tha; kl;LNk LNk $wpaJ. mijf; fow;Wtjw; Wtjw;F VJk; tpUg;gk; gk; ,Ug;gJ gJ Nghy; fhl;lNtapy; lNtapy;iy. iy. “ghD... ghD... Nr... njhiyf; fhl; fhl;rp rp ,Ue;jhNy jhNy xU fhhpaKk; cUg;gbahf gbahf elf;fhJ fhJ” “mk;kh... kh...” xU fz; njhiyf; fhl; fhl;rp rp kP Jk; Jk; xU fz; jhapd; kP Jk; Jk; itj;J> J> ghD tpopj;jhs; .
Nufh Ntfkhfj; njhiyf;fhl; fhl;rpapd; rpapd; Kd;dhy; dhy; nrd;W mij mizf; f Kay> clNd ghD “mk;kh... kh... mk;kh... kh... Ntz;lhk; lhk;kh... kh... ,Njh rP Uiliaf; Uiliaf; fow;WfpNwd; WfpNwd;” vd;W mq;NfNa NfNa fow;w vj;jdpf; jdpf;fpwhs; fpwhs;. Nufh clNd Nfhgj;Jld; Jld;> “vd;d ,J.. ,q;NfNath NfNath fow;WtJ? WtJ? ” 6
ghDTf;F vd;d nra;tnjd; tnjd;Nw Nw njhpatpy;iy. iy. njhiyf; fhl; fhl;rpapy; rpapy; NtW jdf;Fg; Fg; gpbj;jj; jj; njhlH Xbf; nfhz;L ,Uf;fpwJ. fpwJ. ,q;Nf Nf mk;kh kh NtW ,g;gbj; gbj; njhe;juT juT nra;afpwhh; afpwhh;fNs fNs vd;W vz;zpdhs; zpdhs; . clNd Ra epidTf;F te;J> J> “mk;kh... kh... mk;kh... kh... mizf; fhjP fhjPh;h ;fs; fs;... ... ehd; ,Njh te;J tpLfpNwd; ...” vd;W nrhy;yp> yp> cs;siwf; siwf;Ff; Ff; nrd;whs; whs;. Nufh mts; nry;tijNa tijNa ghHj;Jtpl; Jtpl;L jg; gps;isfSf; isfSf;F vg;gbr; gbr; Rj;jj; jj;ijr; nrhy;ypj; ypj; “,e;jg; jUtnjd;Nw Nw njhpatpy;iy... iy...” vd;W mYj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;Nl Nl jd; miwf;Fr; Fr; nrd;whH. whH. nfsjkd; jd; miwapy; ,d;Dk; Dk; rP UilAld; UilAld; fl;bypy; bypy; gLj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L> L> tP bNah bNah Nfk; Mba tz;zk; zk; ,Ue;jhd; jhd;. mijg; ghHj; jJk; jJk; Nufhtpw;F te;jNj jNj Nfhgk;. “nfsjk; ... ... vd;d ,J... ,d;Dk; Dk; rPUiliaf; U iliaf; $l khw;whky; whky;... ... tpisahl; lh... lh...” vd;W mUNf te;J tPbNah b Nah Nfk;-I -I gpLq;fpdhs; fpdhs;.
nfsjkd; rw;Nw Nw mq;fyha; fyha;g; gGld; G ; ld;> “khw;WfpNwd; WfpNwd;” vd;W $wpr; rl;iliaf; iliaf; fow;w Muk;gpj; gpj;jhd; jhd;. Nufh> “Nr... xU ehs; jhkjkh te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lhy; lhy; NghJk; ... ... tP Nl Nl tPL khjphp ,Ug; gjpy; gjpy;iy. iy.” Nufh miwf;Fr; Fr; nrd;W cilia khw; wpf; wpf; nfhz;L> L> if fhy; Kfk; fOtpf; nfhz;l gpd; Foe;ijfs; ijfs; vd;d nra;fpwhHfs; fpwhHfs; vd;W ghHj;jhs; jhs;. nfsjkd; cilia kl;Lk; Lk; khw;wptpl; wptpl; L tpisahbf; nfhz;L ,Ue;jhd; jhd;. rP Uilia Uilia mg;gbNa Nki[ Nky; Nghl;bUe; bUe;jhd; . mNj Nghd; W ghDTk; njhiyf;fhl; fhl;rpia rpia ghHj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L ,Ue;jhs; jhs;. mtsJ rP UilAk; UilAk; miwapd; jiuapy; fple;jJ. jJ. ,ijf; fz;lJk; Nufh> “nfsjk; > ghD ,uz;L NgUk; thUq;fs; fs;... ...” vd;W mioj;jhs; . mtuJ miog;G ,UtuJ fhJfSf;Fk; Fk; vl;ba ba NghJk;> mtHfs; ,UtUk; ftdpg;gjhf gjhf ,y;iy. kWgbAk;> “nfsjk; > ghD...” ,d;Dk; Dk; ve;j tpj khw;wKk; wKk; ,Uf;ftpy; ftpy;iy. iy. ,e;j Kiw rw; Nw Nw Xq;fpa fpa Fuypy; Nfhgj;Jld; Jld; “nfsjk;> ghD...” vd;W mioj;jhH. jhH. czHTg; ngw;W ,UtUk; ,Ue;j ,lj;ijtpl; ijtpl;Lj; Lj; jhapd; mUNf te;jdH. jdH. “vd;d ,J ... rP ” vd;W Nfl;lhs; Uilia Uilia ,g;gbj; gbj;jhd; jhd; NghLtjh? lhs;.
ghD jd;Dila Dila rP Uiliag; Uiliag; ghHj;jhs; jhs;. clNd mijf; Fdpe;J vLj;jhs; jhs;. nfsjkd; jhiag; ghHj;j tz;zk; ; epd;wpUe; wpUe;jhd; jhd;. Nufh> “nfsjk;... ... vL... cd; gs;spg; spg; igia vLj;J itf;f Ntz;ba ,lj; jpy; jpy; it. ghD ePAk; A k;jhd; jhd;. rPUiliaj; Uiliaj; Jitf;Fk; Fk; ; $ilapy; NghL... czTg; igiar; rikayiwapy; itAq;fs; fs;” vd;W njhlH Mizfisg; gpwg;gpj;jhH. ,UtUk; jkf;F ,l;l Ntiyfisr; nra;jdH. jdH. gpwF Nufh ,UtiuAk; Kfk; if fhy; fOtpf; nfhz;L tur; nrhd;dhH. dhH. ,UtUf;Fk; Fk; ghy; fye;Jf; Jf; nfhLj;Jtpl;L> L> Nufh “ghD nfsjk;... ... ,uz;L NgUk; nfhQ;r Neuk; fP No No Ngha; G+q;fhtpy; tpisahbtpl; L thq;f ...”
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,ijf; Nfl;l ghDTf;F> F> b];dpia dpia ghHf;Fk; Fk; MtYld;> “mk;kh... kh... vdf;Ff; Ff; fPNo No Nghfg; gpbf; f tpy;iy... iy...” vd;whs; whs;. “mnjy;yhk; KbahJ... eP q; qfs; f ; s; fPNo N o jhd; Nghf njhiyf;fhl; fhl;rpAk; rpAk; tPbNah Nfk;]_kh ]_kh ,Ug;gP gq; q P f ; ...”
Ntz;Lk; Lk;. ,y;iynad; iynad;why;
nghOjd;dpf; dpf;Fk; Fk;
,UtUk; jhapd; fl;lisia lisia vhpr;rYld; rYld; Vw;Wf; Wf; nfhz;L Ik;gjhk; gjhk; jsj;jpypUe; jpypUe;J ,wq;fpr; fpr; nrd;W jiuapy; ,Ue;j G+q;fhtpy; fhtpy; tpisahlg; Gwg;gl;lhHfs; lhHfs; . Nufh Ntiytpl;L te;jJk; jJk;> rpwpJk; Xa;T vLf;f Kbahky; Foe;ijfisg; ijfisg; guhkhpj;J> J> tPl;L Ntiyfisf; ftdpg;gJ gJ md;whlk; whlk; elf;Fk; Fk; tp\ak; jhd;. Mdhy; ,d;W rw;Nw Nw jhkjkhf te;jjhy; jjhy;> vy;yhk; vhpr;rY}l; rY}l;Ltjhf Ltjhf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. Foe; ;ijfs; ijfs; ,UtUk; tPl; l ;iltpl; iltpl;Lg; Lg; Gwg;gl;lJk;> mf;flh flh vd;W cl;fhHe; fhHe;jhH. jhH. ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; %d;W Nghd ,UtUk; gjpide;J epkplq;fspNyNa fspNyNa tP L jPUk; U k;gpdH. gpdH. “vd;d nfsjk; tpisahlhky; tpisahlhky; te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lha; lha;? ?” vd;W mk;kh kh Nfl;lhH. lhH. “mk;kh... kh... mq;Nf Nf vd; $l Ml ahUNk ,y;iy. iy. mjdhy; jhd;...” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; .
lha;? ?” vd;W ghDitg; ghHj;Jf; Jf; Nfl;lhH. lhH. “rhp... Vd; ghD eP $l te;Jtpl;lha; kh... ,d;dpf; dpf;F ahUNk tpisahl tutpy;iy... iy...” vd;whs; whs; ghD. “mk;kh... ... jpdKk; fyh tUthNs...? “Vd;... ” kh... ,d;iwf; iwf;F mtSf;Fr; Fr; rPd nkhop tFg; G ,Uf;Fk; Fk;. kwe;Jg; Jg; Nghapw;wh? wh? “mk;kh... ” iynad;why; why; ePq; q fs; f ; s; ,uz;L NgUkhf VjhtJ tpisahl Ntz; baJjhNd! baJjhNd!” vd;W “ahUNk tutpy;iynad; Nfl;lhh; lhh; ; Nufh. “Ntz;lhk; lhk;gh... gh... ehd; mz;zDld; zDld; tpisahl khl;Nldg; Nldg;gh! gh!” vd;whs; whs; ghD. “Vd;? ?” vd;W Nfl;lhH lhH Nufh. “mtd; vd;id id mbg;ghd; ghd;” vd;whs; whs; ghD. “rhpaha; Nghapw;W... W... ,d;iwf; iwf;Fj; Fj;jhd; ePq; q fs; f ; s; ” vd;W mq;fyha; te;jhy; jhy; vd;d? d? fyha;j; jjhH j ; hH mk;kh. kh.
tPl; l bNyNa ;bNyNa
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nfhQ;rk; rk;
tpisahbtpl;L
“Nghfl;Lk; Lk; tpLq;fk; fk;kh... kh... ehq;f tPl; l bNyNa ;bNyNa tpisahbf; nfhs;fpNwhk; fpNwhk; ” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; . “rhp rhp... rz;ilg; ilg; Nghlhky; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;” vd;whH Nufh.
ghD rpwpJ Neuk; mikjpahf nkj;jpUf; jpUf;ifapy; ifapy; mkHe;jpUe; jpUe;jhs; jhs;. gpwF nky;yj; jhaplk; te;jhs;. “mk;kh... ” vd;W kh... ,g;NghJ NghJ b];dp dp fpsg;`T]; `T]; tUk;. ehd; nfhQ;rk; rk; Neuk; b];dp dp ghh;f; ffyhkh? f ; yhkh? Nfl;lhs; lhs;.
Njd;... mjdhy; jhd; jhd; fPNo N o tpisahlhky; tpisahlhky; te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lhahf; lhahf;Fk; Fk;>” vd;whh; whh;. “mJjhNd ghHj;Njd; kh... cz;ikahfNt ikahfNt ahUNk tutpy;iy... iy...” vd;whs; whs;. “,y;iyak; kh... l ;Lg; Lg;ghlk; ghlk; vJTk; nra;a Ntz;lhkh? lhkh? “tPl; ” kh... vy;yhtw; yhtw;iwAk; gs;spapNyNa spapNyNa Kbj;J tpl;Nld; Nld;” vd;whs; whs;. “mk;kh... gbnad;why; why;... ... vijahtJ vLj; Jg; Jg; gbf;f Ntz;baJ baJ jhNd? whs;. “mg;gbnad; ” vd;whs; kh... mtw;iwnay;yhk; ghPl; l ir ;ir rkaj;jpy; jpy; gbj;Jf; Jf; nfhs;fpNwd; fpNwd;. ,g;NghJ NghJ b];dp... dp...” vd;W “mk;kh... ,Oj;jhs; jhs; ghD. “vdf;Fr; Fr; rikf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;. nra;ayhk; ayhk;” vd;whH whH Nufh.
mJ tiuf;Fk; Fk; ghH. mjw; Fg; Fg; gpwF ,uz;L NgUkhf VjhtJr;
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,tHfs; Ngrpf; nfhz;bUe; bUe;j mNj Neuj;jpy; jpy; nfsjkd; mikjpahf miwf; Fr; Fr; nrd;W tPbNah b Nah Nfk; tpiisahl Muk;gpj; gpj;Jtpl; Jtpl;lhd; lhd;. Ntiyia Kbj; Jtpl; Jtpl;L mtidf; ftdpj;Jf; Jf; nfhs;syhk; syhk; vd;W Nufh rikayiwf;Fs; Fs; GFe;jhH. rikaiy Kbj;Jj; Jj; nra;jhHfs; jhHfs;.
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jq;fs; fs; “ghD
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mijr; rw;Wk; Wk; epkplk;jhd; jhd;.”
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ghD njhiyf;fhl; fhl;rpiag; rpiag; ghHf;f Muk;gpj; gpj;jJk; jJk;> Nufh “nfsjk; cd;Dilag; Dilag; Gj;jfj; jfj;ij vLj;J th!” vd;W fl;lisapl; lisapl;lhH. lhH.
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kh... mk;kh... kh... ,d;Dk; Dk; ,uz;Nl Nl epkplk;. ,e;j Nfk; kl;Lk; Lk; Kbj;J tpLfpNwd; mk;kh... kh...” “mk;kh... dlhJ? ,uz;L NgUk; ,g;gb gb epkp;lf; lf; fzf;fpy; fpy; nrhy;fpwP fpwP h;hfs; f ; s;... ...” “vd;dlhJ? tUk;NghJ NghJ vLj;J te;j fbjq;fisg; fisg; ghHf;f Muk;gpj; gpj;jhH. jhH.
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kh... “mk;kh...
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itj;Jtpl; Jtpl;L> L>
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Gj;jfq; jfq;fis
Nufh Gj;jfq;fis fis jpwe;Jg; Jg; ghHf;f Muk;gpj; gpj;j NghJ nfsjkd; > “mk;kh> kh> vdf;F cq;fsplk; fsplk; xd;W Nfl;f Ntz;Lk; Lk; ;” vd;whd;. ” vd;W Nfl;lhH. Nufh mtidg; ghHj;J “vd;d? d? lhH. “mLj;j Qhapw;Wf; ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; Wf;fpoik fpoik cq;fSf; fSf;F VJk; Ntiy ,Uf;fh? fh? lhd;. “Vd; ... vjw;Ff; Nfl;fpwha; fpwha;? ?”
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gd; Nfhgp tP l; lbypUe; ;bypUe;J “,y;iy... vd; ez;gd; tUfpwhah vd;W Nfl;lhd; lhd;” vd;whd; whd;. “mLj;j vd;whH. whH.
Qhapw;Wf; Wf;fpoik... fpoik...
vdf;F
vy;NyhUk; NyhUk;
kiyNawg;
xd; Wk; Wk; ,y;iy. iy. Mdhy;
Nghfpwhh;fs; fs;.
vd;idAk; idAk;
mg;ghTf; ghTf;F vg;gbNah njhpahJ”
kh... mk;kh... kh... mg;gh te; jJk; jJk; NfSq;fs; fs;. ehk; vy;NyhUk; NyhUk; Nghdhy; nuhk;g ey;yh yh ,Uf;Fk; Fk;kh kh” “mk;kh... vd;W er;rhpj; rhpj;jhd; jhd;. “rhp... rhp... ,g;g cd; Ntiyiag; ghU. mg;gh te;jJk; jJk; mijg; ghh;f; ffyhk; f ; yhk;” vd;whs; whs;.
ghDtpd; tPl; l ;Lg; Lg;ghlq; ghlq;fisr; fisr; rhpg; ghHj;Jtpl; Jtpl;L> L> gs;sp sp ehNsl;ilg; ilg; ghHj;jhH. jhH. mijg; ghHj;jJk; jJk; rw;Wf; Wf; Nfhgj;Jld; Jld;> “ghD... vd;d ,J... ,d; iwf; iwf;Fj; Fj; Jizg;ghl E}iy vLj; Jf; Jf; nfhz;L ” Nghftpy;iyah? iyah? “Mkhk;kh... kh... kwe;J tpl;Nld; Nld;” “vd;d ,J. jpdk; vd;d Gj;jfk; jfk; vLj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;Lg; Lg; Nghf Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;Wf; Wf; $lj; njhpahky;? ?” vd;W mq;fyha; fyha;j; jjhh; j ; hh;.
kh... mjdhy; ehisf;F ehd; gs;spapNy spapNy Ie;J kzp tiuf; Fk; Fk; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; ;” “mk;kh... “rhpahf Nghapw;W Ngh ... mjw; Fg; Fg; gpwF eP vg;NghJ te; J vg;NghJ NghJ ghl;L tFg;gpw; gpw; ;Fg; Fg; NghtJ”
mk;kh kh MW kzpf; Fj; Fj;jhNd jhNd tFg;G. G. ehd; Ie;jiuf; jiuf;nfy; nfy;yhk; yhk; te;JtpLNtd;” “vy;yhk; yhk; vd;idr; idr; nrhy;y Ntz;Lk; Lk;. ehd; jhd; ,dpNky; vy;yhtw; yhtw;iwAk; iwAk; rhpg; ghHf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk; Nghy. rhp rhp... ,d; iwf; iwf;fhtJ fhtJ vy;yhtw;iwAk; iwAk; rhpahf vLj;J itj; Jf; Jf; nfhs;” vd;whs; whs;.
kh” vd;w ghD> kpfTk; ftdkhf vy;yhg; yhg; Gj;jfq; jfq;fisAk; fisAk; vLj;J itj;jhs; jhs;. “rhpk;kh jpy; ,ilj;NjHT ,Uf;fpwjy; fpwjy;yth? “Mkhk;.... ghD ,uz; L thuj;jpy; kh... jpq;fs; fs;> nrt;tha; tha;> Gjd; %d;W ehl;fs; fs; ;” “Mkhk;kh... yhtw;iwAk; iwAk; gbj;Jtpl; Jtpl;lhah? lhah? “vy;yhtw; ” “ehq;f tFg;GNyNa GNyNa vy;yhg; ghlq;fisAk; fisAk; jpUk;gj; gj; jpUk;gg; gg; gbj;Jtpl; Jtpl;Nlhk; Nlhk; mk;kh kh” “nfsjk; .... eP vg;gb? ” gb? “ehDk; jhd; mk;kh kh” “rhp ghD. eP cd; fzf;Fg; Gj;jfj; jfj;ij ij vL. nfsjk; eP cd; Gtpapay; Gj;jfj; jfj;ij ij vL. ,d;iwf; iwf;Ff; Ff; nfhQ;rk; rk; gbf;fyhk; fyhk;. kw;wij tpLKiwapy; gbf;fyhk; fyhk;” vd;wJk; wJk;> ,UtUk; jj;jk; jk; Gj;jfq; jfq;fis fis vLj;J itj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L mkHe;jdH. ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; ehd;F vl;L kzp Mapw; W. W. tPl; l L ; kzp xypj; jJ. jJ. nfsjkd; Ntfkhfr; nrd;Wf; Wf; fjitj; jpwe;jhd; jhd;. mtDila mg;gh gh NrfH epd;wpUe; wpUe;jhH. jhH. kh... mg;gh te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lhH lhH” vd;W nrhy;ypf; ypf; nfhz;Nl Nl cs;Ns Ns ele;jhd; jhd;. “mk;kh... NrfH jd;Dilaf; Dilaf; fhyzpfisf; fow;wptpl; L> L> fOj;Jg; gl;ilia ilia fow;Wk; Wk; NghJ> nfsjkd; > “mg;gh... gh... cq;fsplk; fsplk; xd;W Nfl;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;” vd;whd; whd;. ” Nufh clNd> “nfsjkh> vd; dg; dg;gh gh ,J... mg; gh gh ,g;NghJjhNd NghJjhNd cs;Ns Ns tUfpwhH. clNdah? “Nufh... Vd; mtidj; jLf;fpwha; fpwha;... ... Nfl;gijj; gijj; Nfl;fl; fl;LNk LNk” vd;whH whH NrfH. “,y;iyag;gh... ehd; gpwF Nfl;fpNwd; fpNwd;” vd;W Kfj;ijj; ijj; J}f;fp fp itj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L nrd;whd; whd;. “nfsjkh... mjw;Fs; Ns Ns Nfhgk; te;Jtpl; Jtpl;ljh... ljh... rhp rhp... nrhy; y te;jijr; jijr; nrhy;Y ...” vd;whH. whH. “mJ te;Jg;gh... gh... mLj;J $g;gpl; gpl;lhd; lhd;!” vd;whd; whd;.
thuk;
Qhapw; Wf; Wf;fpoik fpoik
Nfhgp
kiyNawg;
Nghfpwhdhk; .
vd;idAk; idAk;
“mLj;j thuk; Qhapw; Wf; Wf;fpoik jhNd! Nghfyhk; . Mdhy;... ... mij ,g; NghNj NghNj nrhy;y KbahJ... vdf;F jPBnud; B nud;W ntspA+H Nghfpw Ntiy tuyhk; ... ...” vd;whH. whH.
nfsjkDf;F> F> Nghfyhk; vd;w xU nrhy;Ny Ny NghJk;. epr;rak; rak; je;ij ij mioj;Jr; Jr; nrd;W tpLthH vd;W ek;gpf; gpf;if if ,Ue;jJ. jJ. ,ijf; Nfl;L Nufh> “Mkhk;... ... mth;fs; fs; Nfl;lJk; lJk; clNd rhpnad;Wr; Wr; nrhy;ypLq; ypLq;fs; fs;... ... ,d;iwf; iwf;F vd;d nra;jhh; jhh;fs; fs; njhpAkh? gpj;jhH. ” vd;W Muk;gpj; Lf; nfhs;fpNwd;. ,g;NghJ NghJ ,uTr; rhg;ghl; ghl;il il it ... rhg; gpl; gpl;lg; lg; “rhp... rhp mij ehd; gpwF Nfl;Lf; gpwF Ngryhk;” vd;W nrhy;ypf; ypf; nfhz;Nl Nl cs;Ns Ns nrd;whH NrfH. ele;Jr; Jr; nrd;w NghJ Kjypy; ,Ue;j ghDtpd; miwiag; ghHj;jhH. jhH. cilfs; fl;bypy; bypy; fplf;f ... Nki[ KOJk; Gj;jfq; jfq;fs; fs;> Ngdh> ngd; rpy; rpy;fs; fs; fplf;f... f... fP No No tpisahl;Lg; Lg; nghUl;fs; fs; fplf;f... f... miw myq;Nfhykhff; Nfhykhff; fple;jJ. jJ. mLj;J nfsjkdpd; miwAk; mNj fjpapy; ,Ue;jijg; jijg; ghHj;Jk; Jk;> NrfUf;Ff; Ff; Nfhgk; te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lJ. gbah itj;Jf; Jf; nfhs;tJ? tJ? “ghD> nfsjk;> Nufh ... vd; d ,J> miwia ,g; gbah ” vd;W Nfhgkhff; fj;jpdhH. jpdhH. Nufh> “mijj; mijj;jhd; ehd; nrhy;y te;Njd; Njd;” vd;whH. “ghD> nfsjk; Kjypy; cq;fs; fs; miwiar; Rj;jk; jk; nra;Aq; Aq;fs; fs;... ...” vd;whH whH NrfH. “ehDk; ,th;fSf; fSf;F vt;tsNth tsNth nrhy;yp yp tpl;Nld; Nld;. Nfl;lhy; lhy;jhNd... jhNd...” vd;W mq;fyha;j; jjhH j ; hH Nufh.
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... cdf;F kiyNawg; Nghf Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;why; why;... ... ,e;j “nfsjk; ... miwAk;> ghDtpd; miwAk; Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;... ...” vd;whH. whH.
thuk;
KOtJk;
cd;Dila
“Nr... vd;d ,J... mg;gh gh vjw;nfLj; nfLj;jhYk; jhYk; VjhtJ epge;jid jid Nghl;Lf; Lf; nfhz;Nl... Nl...” vd;W kdjpy; epidj; Jf; Jf; nfhz;Nl> Nl> Kfj;ij ij ck;nkd; nkd;W itj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L> L> “rhpq;fg; fg;gh gh” vd;whd; whd; Ntz;lh lh ntWg;ghf. ghf.
ghlh... mg;gbahtJ gbahtJ ,uz;L NgUk; Rj;jj; jj;ijf; ijf; fw;Wf; Wf; nfhz;lhy; lhy; rhpjhd; . “mg;ghlh... ” vd;W Nufh $wpf; nfhz;Nl rikayiwf;Fr; Ghpag; NghfpwNjh? Fr; nrd;whH. whH.
vg;NghJ NghJ jhd;
ghD jd; miwf;Fs; Fs; Eioe;J fP No No fple;jg; jg; nghUl;fis fis vLj;J Nki[apd; Nky; itj;jhs; . mtsJ Nki[iag; ghHj;jhNy jhNy kiyg;ghf ghf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. gy nghUl; fs; fs; mg;gbNa gbNa xd;Wf; Wf;F Nky; xd;whf whf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. vq;fpUe; fpUe;J Muk;gpg; gpg;gJ vd;Nw Nw njhpatpy;iy. iy. nfsjkd; rpwpJ nghpatd; vd;gjhy; cilfis vLj;J mykhhpapy; itj;jhd; jhd;. Gj;jfq;fis vLj;Jg; Jg; Gj;jf jf mykhhpapy;> fpilj;j ,lj;jpy; jpy; itj;jhd;. NrfH Kfk;> if> fhy; fOtpf; nfhz;L> L> Ntw;Wilia Wilia khw; wpf; wpf; nfhz;L te;jhH. jhH. Kjypy; nfsjkd; miwiag; ghHj;jhH. jhH. ntspg;Gwj; Gwj;jpy; jpy; rw;Nw Nw Rj;jkhfj; jkhfj; njhpe;jJ. jJ. mykhhpiaj; jpwe;J ghHj;jhH. jhH. cilfs; midj;Jk; Jk; RUl;br; br; RUl;bg; bg; Nghlg; gl; gl;L ,Ue;jd. jd. vd;ndd; ndd;d cilfs; ,Uf;fpd; fpd;wnjd; wnjd;N; Nw ; njhpatpy;iy. iy. “nfsjkh ... vd; dlh dlh ,J ... ,g; gb gb ,Uf;F” vd;whH. whH. “vd;dg; ” vd;W jpUk;gpg; dg;gh? gh? gpg; ghHj;jhd; jhd;. “mykhhpapy; cilfis ,g;gbah itg;gJ? ” vd;whH. whH. “mg;gh... gh... ntspapNyjhd; Rj;jk; jk; nra;J tpl;NlNd NlNd” vd;W kOg;gpdhd; gpdhd; .
yh ,lKk; Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;. rhpah? whH. “nfsjkh... vdf; F vy;yh ” vd;whH. fpNwd;... ...” “rhp... ehisf; F vLj;J itf;fpNwd; F... th ,g; NghJ NghJ rhg;gplyhk; gplyhk;. ,uhj;jphpNa jphpNa ehk; ,uz;L NgUNk NrHe;J vLj;J “Vd; ehisf;F... itg;Nghk; Nghk;. mjw;Fg; Fg; gpwF rhpahf itj; Jf; Jf; nfhs;s Ntz;baJ baJ cd; Ntiy... ” vd;whH. whH. “mg;gh... gh... mg;g ghD... ” “th.. mts; nrd;whH. whH.
miw vg; gb gb
,Uf;fpwnjd; fpwnjd; Wg; Wg; ghh;f; ffyhk; f ; yhk;” vd;W
$wptpl;L ghDtpd; miwf;Fr; Fr;
ghD miwapd; %iyapy; cl;fhHe; fhHe;J nfhz;L ntwpj;Jg; Jg; ghHj;j tz;zk; zk; ,Ue;jhs; jhs;. ftpy;iyah? iyah? ij Nfl;lhH. lhH. “vd;d ghD vLj;J itf;ftpy; ” vd;W je;ij gh... vdf;F vg;gb gb vLj;J itg;gnjd;Wj; Wj; njhpatpy;iy iy” vd;W $wp mo Muk; gpj; gpj;jhs;. “mg;gh... clNd Nrfh;> “rhp>rhp> th ehd; gpwF cjtpr; nra;fpNwd; fpNwd; . ,uz;L NgUNk vLj;J itf; fyhk; fyhk;” vd;W MWjyhff; $wp mtis czT cz;z mioj; Jr; Jr; nrd;whH. whH. “mg;gh... ” vd;whd; gh... ghD ed;whfNt whfNt ebf;fpwhg; fpwhg; gh...? gh...? whd; nfsjkd; Nfypahf. “vd;d mz;zh... ehd; vg;gb vLj;J itg;gjhk; gjhk;!” 13
“Mkhk;... ... Mkhk;... ... vy;yhtw; yhtw;iwAk; iwAk; ntspapNy kl;Lk; Lk; J}f;fpg; fpg; Nghlj; njhpfpwjpy; iyah... iyah...” vd;whd; nfsjkd; .
Fk; mNjjhd; ... ... vg;gb gb ntspNa vLf; fpNwhNkh... fpNwhNkh... mNj Nghy nghUl; fis fis “nfsjkh... cdf; Fk; me;je; je;j ,lj;jpy; jpy; itf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;. mg;NghJjhd; NghJjhd; ekf;F Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;fpwNghJ fpwNghJ nghUis Ntfkhf vLf;f KbAk;. njhpfpwjh? whH Nrfh;. ” vd;whH ij ck;nkd; nkd;W itj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;Nl Nl ghD czT cz;zj; zj; “rhp” vd;W nfhsjkd; $w> Kfj;ij jahuhdhs; . nfsjkDk; Nki[f; F te;jhd; jhd;. gpwF mjw;F Nky; ahUk; vJTk; Ngrhky; cz;L Kbj;jhHfs; jhHfs;. jha; ghDTf;F cjt> je;ij nfsjkDf;F cjt> ,uz;L miwfisAk; Rj;jk; jk; nra;a xU kzp Neuk; gpbj;jJ. jJ. “,dpNkyhtJ> cq;fs; fs; miwfisr; Rj;jkhf jkhf itj;Jf; Jf; nfhs;s Ntz;Lk; Lk; ;... ... rhpjhNd…” $wp Nrfh; ,UtiuAk; J}q;f mDg;gp gp itj;jhH. jhH.
nfsjkDf; F mLj;j thuk; kiyNaw;wk; je;jjhy; jjhy; epk;kjpAld; kjpAld; cwq;fr; fr; nrd;whd; whd;.
vd;W
Nghfj; je;ij rk;kjk; kjk; nrhd;dJ dJ kpfTk; kfpo;r; rrp r ; p ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; Ie;J mLj;J te;j ehl;fs; fs; nfsjkDf;Fk; Fk; ghDTf;Fk; Rygkhdjhf ,y;iy. iy. vg;NghJNk NghJNk nghUl;fis fis Ntz;bajhapw; bajhapw;W. W.
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itj;Nj
gofptpl;ljhy; ljhy;>
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nra;a
ghD gs;sp sp tpl;L te;jJNk> jJNk> Gj;jfg; jfg; igia epidj;j ,lj;jpy; jpy; itj;J tpLths;. nfsjkDf;F kiyNaw;wk; wk; nry;y mjpf MHtk; ,Ue;jjhy; jjhy;> mbf;fb fb mNj Qhgfk; te;j tz;zk; zk; ,Uf;Fk; Fk;. clNd mg;gh gh nrhd;d epge;jid jid epidtpw;F te;J tpLk;. clNd ghDit tpul;Lthd; Lthd;. “ghD... Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Uf;f ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; itg;gJ? gJ? lhd;.
Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;W
mg;gh gh
nrhy;ypapUf; ypapUf;fhwpy; fhwpy;iyah? iyah?
igia
,g; gbah gbah
“Ngh mz;zh... zh... vdf; Ff; Ff; fisg;ghf ,Uf;fpwJ fpwJ” vd;W rhf;Fr; Fr; nrhd;dhs; dhs; ghD. “ghD... ghD... nfQ;rpdhd; rpdhd;.
jaT
gb mz;zh zh “mJ vg;gb vd;whs; whs; ghD.
nra; J
KbAk;?
,e;j ehd;
thuk; jhd;
kl;Lk; Lk;
fisg;ghf ghf
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vy;yhtw; yhtw;iwAk; iwAk;
,Uf;fpwnjd; fpwnjd; W
it”
vd;W
nrhy;fpNwdpy; fpNwdpy; iyah... iyah...”
“ghD... ghD... kiyNawg; Nghdhy; cdf;Fk; Fk; ey;yJ yJ jhNd. ehNk [hypah ,Uf; fyhkpy; fyhkpy;iyah iyah” vd;W fhuzj;ijf; ijf; $wpdhd; nfsjkd; .
zh... “mz;zh...
kiyNawg; Nghdhy; nuhk;g J}uk; elf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;... ... vdf;F Ntz;lhk; lhk; Ngh...”
Ff; nfhQ;rk; cjtpr; nra;Nad; Nad;. “ghD... vd;d ghD ,J. vdf; Ff; [hypah ,Uf;Fk; Fk;. Nghd Kiw $l ehk; flw;fiuf;Fg; Fg; NghNdhNk!”
NfhgpAld;
Nghdhy;
nuhk; g
“Mkhk; Mkhk;... ... md;iwf; iwf;F ehk; flypy; Fspj;Njhk; Njhk;. gpwF Nghl; bnay; bnay;yhk; yhk; itj;jhh; jhh;fNs.. fNs..” “mNj jhd;. ghD ,e;j KiwAk; mJ Nghy tp\aq;fnsy; fnsy;yhk; yhk; ,Uf;Fk; Fk;...” “mg;gbahdhy; ” gbahdhy; rhp... Mdhy; ; ,e;j xU thuk; kl;Lk; Lk; jhd;. rhpah?
tpl;L te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lhy; lhy; NghJk;. gpwF ghh; j; jJf; J ; f; nfhs;syhk; syhk;” “rhp rhp... ehk; kiyNawg; Ngha;tpl; ,UtUk; jpdk; ,g;gb gb VjhtJ Ngrp> tPl; il il xU topahfr; Rj;jkhf jkhf itj;jhh; jhh;fs; fs;. Nufhtpw;Ff; Ff; Foe;ijfs; ijfs; ,g;gbg; gbg; nghWg;ghfp ghfp ,Ug;gijf; gijf; fz;L kfpo;r; r;rpahf rpahf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. vg;gbNah gbNah Nrfh; xU epge;jidg; jidg; Nghl;L Foe;ijfis ijfis khw; w Kaw;rp rp nra;tijf; fz;L MWjyhf ,Ue; jJ. jJ. md;W Gjd;fpoik. fpoik. Nrfh; mYtyfj;jpypUe; jpypUe;Jj; Jj; jpUk;Gk; Gk; Neuk; nfsjkDk; ghDTk; ghPl; l ;irf; irf;fhdg; fhdg; ghlq;fisg; fisg; gbj;Jtpl; Jtpl;L> L> Gj;jq; jq;fis fis vLj;J itj; j tz;zk; zk; ,Ue;jdh; jdh;. mg;NghJ NghJ Nrfh; tPl; l by; ;by; Eioe;jhh; jhh;. “mk;kh... kh... mg;gh gh te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lhh; lhh;” vd;W ghD $wpf; nfhz;Nl Nl muf;fg; fg; guf;fg; fg; Gj;jfq; jfq;fis vLj;Jg; Jg; igapy; Nghl;lhs; lhs;. “vd;d ghD ,J... vjw; F ,t;tsT tsT mtrukhf vLj;J itf;fpwha; fpwha;” vd;whh; whh;.
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gh... eP q; qfs; f ; s; jhd; tPL Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;W nrhd;dP d h;Phfs; f ; s;... ... mjdhy; jhd; ePq; q fs; f ; s; “mg;gh... tUtjw;F Kd;dhy; dhy; vLj;J itf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk; vd;W... W...” vd;wthWj; wthWj; Jhpjkhfg; ngd;rpy;fisg; fisg; ngl;bapy; bapy; Nghl;lhs; lhs;. jkhf vLj;jij jij vLj;j ,lj;jpy; jpy; itj;Jg; Jg; gof Ntz;Lk; Lk; vd;gjw; gjw;fhf fhf mg;gbr; gbr; “ghD... ehd; Rj;jkhf nrhd;Ndd; Ndd;. mjw;F ,g;gbah...” gh... mz;zh ghtkg; gh... gh... kiyNaw $l; bf; bf; nfhz;Lg; Lg; Nghq;fsg; fsg;gh!” vd;W mz;zZf; zZf;F “mg;gh... Mjuthfg; Ngrpdhs;. Dk; %d;W ehl;fs; fs; ,Uf;fpwNj... fpwNj... ghh; f; ffyhk; f ; yhk;.... ghh;f; ffyhk; f ; yhk;” vd;whh; whh;. “mJf;F ,d;Dk; l; l;ir? ir? lhh;. “vd;d nfsjk;> ehisf;F vd;d ghP ” vd;W Nfl;lhh; F. mj;Jld; ghPl; l ir ;ir Kbe;J tpLkg;gh gh” vd;whd; whd;. “ehisf; F fzf;F. l; lir i ; r vg;gbr; gbr; nra;jha; jha;? ?” “,e;j Kiw ghP “ed;whf whf vOjpapUf; fpNwd; fpNwd;” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; . “ghD eP vg;gb? ” vd;W Nfl;lhh; gb? lhh;. “mg;gh... gh... ehd; vg;N; NghJk; ;ghJk; Nghyj;jhd; jhd;” vd;whs; whs;. “vg;NghJk; NghJk; Nghy ftdkpy;yhj yhj jtWfs;> mg;gbj;jhNd jhNd” vd;whh; whh;. “mjw;F ehd; vd;d nra;tJ... tJ...” “rhp... rhp... ,e; j KiwahtJ vOjptpl; Lr; Lr; nrhy;yptpl; yptpl;L cil khw;w cs;Ns Ns nrd;whh; .
rhpahf
,Uf;fpwjhntd; fpwjhntd; W
rhp
ghU! ”
vd;W
Foe;ijfs; ijfs; ,UtUk; Gj;jfq; jfq;fis fis vLj;J xOq;fhf itj;Jtpl; Jtpl;L rhg;gplj; gplj; jahuhdhh;fs; fs;. nfsjkd; kpFe;jg; jg; nghWg;Gld; Gld; Nufhtpw;F cjtp nra;jhd; jhd;. midtUk; czT cz;z mkh;e; ejdh; j ; dh;. Nufh Nrfiug; ghh;j; jJ> J ; > “vg;gbNah> Foe;ijfs; ijfs; ,g;NghJ NghJ nfhQ;rk; rk; topf;F te;jpUf; jpUf;fhq; fhq;f” vd;W MWjyhff; $wpdhh; . “mth;fSf; fSf;F Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Ug;ghh; ghh;fs; fs;” vd;whh; whh;.
,Ug;gijg; gijg;
gw;wpg; wpg;
Ghpa
Ntz; Lk; Lk;.
mg;NghJjhd; NghJjhd;
mth;fs; fs;
rhpahf
gh... mg;g kiyNaw; wk; wk;” vd;W kWgbAk; nfsjkd; ,Oj;jhd; jhd;. “mg;gh... Ng nrhd;Nddpy; Nddpy;iyah.. iyah.. ,d;Dk; Dk; %d;W ehl;fs; fs; ghh;jJtpl; J ; tpl;Ljhd; Ljhd;” vd;whh; whh;. “ehd; jhd; Kd;Ng gh” vd;whd; whd; rypg;Gld; Gld;. “rhpg;gh L Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;. mjw;fhf fhf ehd; tUtjw; ;F Kd;dhy; dhy; vy;yhk; yhk; ,Ue;j “ghD... tP ,lj;jpy; jpy; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;gjpy; gjpy;iy. iy. eP q; qfshf f ; shf vLj;jij> jij> vLj;j ,lj; jpy; jpy; itj;jhy; jhy; NghJk;. jhdhfr; Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Uf;Fk; Fk; gof;fk; fk; te;J tpLk;”
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gh” vd;whs; whs; mq;fyha; fyha;g; gGld; G ; ld;. “rhpg;gh jl;Lfspy; Lfspy; czT ghpkhwg;gl; gl;lJk; lJk;> midtUk; cz;z Muk;gpj; gpj;jdh; jdh;. cz;Zk; Zk; Neuj;jpYk; jpYk; Nrfh; Foe;ijfsplk; ijfsplk; rhpahd Kiwapy; cz;z Ntz;Lk; Lk; vd;gijf; gijf; $wpa tz;zk; zk; ,Ue;jhh; jhh;. midtUk; cz;L Kbj;J vOe;jJk; jJk;> nfsjkd; kpfg; nghWg;Gld; Gld; rhkhd;fis vLj;J itf;f Nufhtpw; ;F cjtpdhd;. ,ijg; ghh;j; jj ; Nrfh;> “vd;d nfsjkh... mg;gh cd;id vg; NghJ NghJ ghh;j; jjhYk; j ; hYk; Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;W> W> Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;W nrhy;ypr; ypr; rypf;f itf;fpNwdh? fpNwdh? lhh;. ” vd;W Nfl;lhh; jhy; rhpjhd;” vd;W kdjpy; epidj;Jf; nfhz;lhYk; lhYk;> mij “njhpe;jhy; gbnay;yhk; xd;Wkpy; Wkpy;iyag; iyag;gh gh” vd;W kl;Lk; Lk; nrhy;yp yp itj;jhd; jhd;. “mg;gbnay;
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,UtUk; gbg;gpYk; gpYk; cyf tpraq;fis fis mwpe;Jf; nfhs;tjpYk; tjpYk; kpfTk; rpwg;ghf ghf ,Ue;jNghJk; jNghJk;> Rj;jk; jk; vd;gJ gJ kl;Lk; Lk; ,y;yhky; yhky; Vd; ,Uf;fpwhh; fpwhh; fs; fs; vd;W vz;zpdhh; zpdhh;. mjw;F kl;Lk; Lk; rpwpJ Nrhk;gy; gy;jdk; jdk; gLtijj; jtph;j; jjhy; j ; hy;> mth;fs; fs; kpf ey;yf; yf; Foe;ijfshf ijfshf ,Ug;ghh; ghh;fNs fNs vd;W Mjq;fj; fj;Jld; Jld; nra;jpj; jpj;jhs; jhs; thrpf;Fk; Fk; gFjpf;Fr; Fr; nrd;W> W> jhDk; xd;iw iw vLj;J thrpf;f Muk;gpj; gpj;jhh; jhh;. fhy; kzp Neuk; fope;jg; jg; gpd; nfsjkid miof; fr; fr; nrd;whh; whh;. nfsjkd; mjw;Fs; rPdg; d g; glj;ijg; ijg; ghh;j; jJtpl; J ; tpl;L> L> kw;nwhU nwhU glj;ijg; ijg; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz;L ,Ue;jhd; jhd;. Nufh Neukhfptpl; lJ lJ vd;W $wp mtidg; ghjpapNyNa tur; nrhd;dhh; dhh;. nfsjkd; rw;Nw Nw kWj;jNghJk; jNghJk; > mg;gh gh te;JtpLthh; JtpLthh; vd;w thh;j; jijfisf; i ; jfisf; Nfl;lJk; lJk;> kiyNaw;wk; wk; ; gw;wpa wpa epidT te; jtdhf jtdhf clNd vOe;J te;jhd;. gpwF %tUk; thrpf;fj; fj; Njitahdg; Gj;jfq; jfq;fis fis vLj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L tPL jpUk;gpdhh; gpdhh;fs; fs;. E}yfj;jpypUe; jpypUe;J ntspNa te;jJNk jJNk nfsjkd; > “mk;kh> kh> mg;gh gh te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lhuh? lhuh? ” vd;W MtYld; Nfl;lhd; lhd;. “mk;kh... kh... mg;NghJ NghJ ehd; mthplk; Ngr Ntz;Lk; Lk;” vd;whd; whd;.
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Nufhtpw;F mtd; vt;tsT tsT MtYld; fhj;jpUf; jpUf;fpwhd; fpwhd; vd;gJ gJ Ghpe;jJ. jJ. Nrfhplk; Ngrptpl;L> L> NeNu tPl; l ;bw; bw;Fr; Fr; nrd;wdh; wdh;. Nrfh; te;jJk;> ghDTk; nfsjkDk; md;W tiu ele;j tpraq;fisr; fisr; nrhd;dhh; dhh;fs; fs;. tPLk; L k; Rj;jkhff; jkhff; fhzg;gl; gl;ljhy; ljhy;> mLj;j ehs; kiyNawr; nry;y KO mDkjpf; nfhLf;fg; fg;gl;lJ. lJ. nfsjkd; jd; ez;gDf;Fj; Fj; njhlh;Gf; Gf; nfhz;L> L> jhDk; tUtjhff; $wpdhd; . mq;F nry;Yk;NghJ NghJ vLj;Jr; Jr; nry;y Ntz;bag; bag; nghUl;fs; fs; vd;ndd; ndd;d vd;W KbTr; nra;ag; ag;gl;lJ. lJ. md;W khiy mtw; iw iw thq;ff; ff; filf;Fr; Fr; nrd;wdh; wdh;. nfsjkd; md;W ,uT mLj; j ehs; nra;ag; ag; NghFk; nray;fisg; fisg; gw;wp wp vz;zpa zpa tz;zk; kpfTk; kfpo;r;rpAld; rpAld; ,Ue;jhd; jhd;. mg;gbNa cwq;fpAk; fpAk; Nghdhd;. ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; VO md;W Qhapw;Wf; Wf;fpoik. fpoik. nfsjkd; ,uz;L thukhff; fhj;Jf; Jf;nfhz; nfhz;L ,Ue;j ehSk; te;jJ. jJ. md;W MW kzpf; Nf Nf vOe;J> J> Ntf Ntfkhff; fpsk;g Muk;gpj;jhd; jhd; nfsjkd; . NufhTk; Njitahdg; nghUl; fis fis vLj;J itj;jhh; jhh;. nfsjkd; ,d;Dk; Dk; ghD J}q;fpf; fpf; nfhz;L ,Ug;gijf; gijf; fz;L> L> mtsUNf nrd; W> W> mtis cYf;fp> “ghD...ghD... Neukhapw; W. W. rP f; ffpuk; f ; puk; vOe;Jf; Jf; fpsk;G. G. ehk; Voiu kzpf; F fP No No ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;” vd;W mtru mtrukhf mtis vOg; gpdhd; gpdhd; . Nufh nfsjkdpd; Mh;tj; tj;ijf; ijf; fz;L Mr;rhpag; rhpag;gl; gl;lhh; lhh;. ghDitr; nrd;W mtUk; vOg;gpdhh; gpdhh; . ghD Nrhk;gy; gy; Kwpj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;Nl Nl vOe;jhs; jhs;. mLj;jg; jg; gjpide;J ,UgJ epkplq; fspy; fspy; ghDTk; Ntf Ntfkhfj; jahuhdhs;. midtUk; VO kzpf;nfy; nfy;yhk; yhk; fpsk;gj; gj; jahuhfptpl;lhh; lhh;fs; . ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; nfsjkd; Nrfhplk; > “mg;gh... ehd; Nfhgpaplk; fpsk;gf; gf; Nfl;fl; fl;Lkh? Lkh? lhd; ;. “rhp... Nfl;Lg; Lg; ghh;. mth;fs; fs; Voiuf;Fj; Fj; jhNd fP No No ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk; vd;W nrhd;dhh; dhh;fs; fs;. ,d;Dk; Dk; miukzp Neuk; ,Uf;fpwNj fpwNj” vd;whh; whh;.
nfsjkd; njhiyNgrpapy; Nfhgpiaj; njhlh; Gf; Gf; nfhz;lhd; lhd;. fs; jahuhfp tpl;Nlhk; Nlhk;. vg;NghJ NghJ fpsk;gyhk; gyhk;” vd;W nfsjkd; Nfl;lhd; lhd;. “Nfhgp... ehq;fs; “ehq;fSk; fSk; jahuhfp tpl; Nlhk; Nlhk;. ,d;Dk; Dk; uNk\;> tPzh z h jahuhfZNk ” vd;whd; whd; Nfhgp. “rhp... ehd; tPzhtplk; z htplk; Nfl;fpNwd; fpNwd;” vd;W $wpf; Nfhgp njhlh; igj; igj; Jz;bj; bj;jhd; jhd;.
uNk\; tPl; l ;bw; bw;Fg; Fg; Ngr> nfsjkd; clNd njhlh;Gf; Gf; nfhz;lhd; lhd;. njhiyNgrpia vLj;J uNk\; “`Nyh” vd;W nrhd;dJNk> dJNk> nfsjkd; > “uNk\; ehq;fnsy; fnsy;yhk; yhk; jahuhfp tpl;Nlhk; Nlhk;. vg;NghJ NghJ fpsk;gyhk; gyhk;? ?” vd;W Nfl;lhd; lhd;. uNk\;> “nfsjkh... ehd; ,g;NghJ NghJ jhd; vOe;Njd; Njd;. mjw;Fs; Fs; ehd; jahuhfp tpLfpNwd; ” vd;whd; whd;.
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Voiuf;Fj; Fj; jhNd Nghf Ntz; Lk; Lk;.
nfsjkd; Kfj;ijg; ijg; ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;LNk. LNk. Nfhgj;NjhL> NjhL> “rhp” vd;W nrhy;yptpl; yptpl;L njhiyNgrpiag; gl;nld; nld;W mizj;jhd; . NghJNk ,g;gbj; gbj; jhd;. rPf; f fpukhfNt f ; pukhfNt fpsk;g khl;lhd; lhd;” vd;W Nfhgj;Jld; Jld; nrhd;dhd; dhd;. “uNk\; vg;NghJNk Fj; jhNd jpl;lkpl; lkpl;Nlhk; Nlhk;. eP mjw;Fs; Fs; mtrug;gl;lhy; lhy; vd;d nra;tJ tJ” “nfsjkh... ehk Voiuf; Fj; vd;W nfsjkDf;F MWjy; jUk; tifapy; Nrfh; $wpdhh; . “Nfhgp tP l; l;by; by; vy;NyhUk; NyhUk; jahuhfptpl; lhh; lhh;fs; fs;. ,e;j uNk\; jhd; ,d;Dk; Dk; fpsk;gtpy; gtpy;iy iy” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; .
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,ijf; Nfl;l Nufh> “nfsjkh ,g;NghJ njhpAjh? eP Ak; Ak; jhd; ehk; ntspNa fpsk;Gfpw Gfpw NghJ> tpisahbf; fpl; fpl;Nl Nl njhy;iy iy jUthNa” vd;W nfsjkd; nra;Ak; Ak; jtiwr; ; Rl;bf; bf; fhl;bdhh; bdhh;. nfsjkd;> “mJ NtW... ,J NtW.. vdf; F kiyNaw nuhk; gg; gg; gpbf;Fk; Fk;” vd;whd; whd;. “cdf;Fg; ” vd;W Nufh Nfl; lhh; Fg; gpbj;jhy; jhy; nra;tha; tha;. ,y;iynad; iynad;why; why; gLj;Jtha; . mJ jhNd? lhh;.
,th;fs; fs; NgRtJ nfsjkdpd; kdijg; ghjpf;Fk; Fk; vd;gij gij czh;e; ej ; Nrfh;> Ngr;ir ir mj;Jld; Jld; epWj;Jk; Jk; tifapy;> “rhp... rhp... ehk; Ntz;Lkhdhy; Lkhdhy; fPNo No Ngha; epw;fyhk; fyhk;. ,uz;L NgUk; nfhQ;r Neuk; G+q;fhtpNy fhtpNy Ngha; tpisahll;Lk; ;” vd;whh; whh;. ,ijf; Nfl;lJk; lJk;> nfsjkd; kpFe;j kfpo;r; rrpAld; r ; pAld;> jd; igia vLj;Jf; nfhz; L> L> fhYiwia mzpe;J nfhz;L> L> fhyzpia Nghl;Lf; nfhz;lhd; lhd;. ghDTk; jahuhf Maj;jkhdhs; jkhdhs;. mLj;j Ie;jhtJ jhtJ epkplk;> ehd; F NgUk;> fl;llj; llj;jpw; jpw;Ff; Ff; fPNo No ,Uf;Fk; Fk; G+q;fhtpy; fhtpy; ,Ue;jdh; jdh;. nfsjkDk; ghDTk; tpisahl Muk;gpj; gpj;jdh; . mLj;j miu kzp Neuj;jpy; xt;nthU nthU FLk;gj;jpduhf te; Jr; Jr; Nrh;e; ejdh; j ; dh;. vy;NyhUk; NyhUk; te;jJk; jJk;> kiy VWtjw; Fr; Fr; nry;y Ntz;ba ba ,lj;jpw; jpw;fhdg; fhdg; NgUe;jpy; jpy; Vwg; NgUe;J epiyaj;jpw; jpw;Fr; Fr; nrd;wdh; wdh;. Jq; Rq; gFjp yhd; lht; vd;w jP tpy; tpy; ,Uf;fpwJ. fpwJ. mq;F kiyfs; mjpfk; . mjdhy; yhd; lhtpy; gy ,lq;fspy; fspy; kiy Vw trjpfs; nra;ag; ag;gl;L ,Ue;jd. jd. mjpy; xd; iwj; iwj; jhd; ek; FOtpdh; KbTr; nra;J ,Ue;jdh; jdh;. Foe;ijfs; ijfs; midtUk; kpFe;j kfpo;r; r;rpAld; rpAld; NgUe;jpy; Vwpdhh; fs; fs;. Vwpa fzj;jpypUe; J xUtNuhL xUth; Ngrpf; nfhz;Lk; Lk;> tpisahbf; nfhz;Lk; > xt;nthU nthU fzj;ijAk; ijAk; Mde;jkhff; jkhff; fspj;jdh; jdh;. mLj;j ,UgJ epkplq;fspy; fspy; ;> mth;fs; fs; ,wq;f Ntz;ba ba ,lk; te;jJ. jJ. nfsjkDf;F me;j ,lj;jpy; jpy; ,wq;fpaJk; fpaJk;> kfpo;r; rrpf; r ; pf;F msNtapy;iy. iy. ,uz;L thuq;fshf fshf ,e;jj; jj; jUzj;jpw; fhfj; fhfj; jhNd fhj;jpUe; jpUe;jhd; jhd;. ghD rw;Nw Nw rpwpats; vd;gjhy; gjhy; ,jpy; mjpf mf;fiwf; fiwf; fhl;ltpy; ltpy;iy. iy. mtsJ taij xj; jth; jth;fs; fs; ahUk; ,y;yhjjhy; yhjjhy;> NufhTld; Nrh;e; eJ ; elf;f Muk;gpj; gpj;jhs; jhs;. NgUe;jpypUe; jpypUe;J midtUk; ,wq;fp> fp> jq;fs; fs; kiyg;gazj; gazj;ij ij Muk;gpj; gpj;jdh;. ghij ed;F tise;J tise;Jr; nrd;wJ. wJ. rpy ,lq;fspy; fspy; mlh;j; jjpahd j ; pahd kuq;fs; fs; ,Ue;jd. jd. rpy ,lq;fspy; fspy; ntl;l ntspahf ,Ue; jd. jd. NghFk; ghijapy; gytpjkhd ,aw;iff; iff; fhl;rpfisf; rpfisf; fhz Kbe;jJ. jJ. rpW rpW eP h;h; tPo; o ;r; rrpfisAk; r ; pfisAk; > XilfisAk; fle;Jr; Jr; nrd;wdh; wdh;. nfsjkd; ,g;gbr; gbr; nry;tJ tJ Kjd;Kiw vd; gjhy; gjhy;> mtDf;F kpFe;j Mr;rhpakhf rhpakhf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. Xhplj;jpy; kuq;fs; fs;> nrbfs; VJk; ,y;yhky; yhky; ntl;l ntspapy;> jiuapy; fUfpa nrbfisf; fz;lhd; lhd;. jd; je;ijaplk; “mg;gh... gh... vJf; F ,q;Nf Nf vy;yhk; yhk; fUg;G fUg;gh ,Uf;F? F? ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; lhd;. ,ijf; Nfl;l Nrfh;> “nfsjkh... fhl; by; by; gy rkak; jP gpbf;Fk; Fk;. mjdhy; kuk; nrbnay;yhk; yhk; ,g;gbf; gbf; fUfpg; NghFk; ” vd;whh; whh;. l ;by; by; ,Uf;Fk; Fk; NghJ xU ehs; fUfpd ,iyAk;> J}rpAk; ek; tPl; l ;Lr; Lr; rd;dypYk; dypYk;> ghy; “ehk; tPl; ” vd;W Nfl;lhd;. mg; NghJ fd;dpapYk; dpapYk; ,Ue;jNj... jNj... mJ Nghd; w fhl;Lj; Lj; jPah? a h? NghJ jhd;> ,uz;L khjq; ;fSf; fSf;F Kd;G yhd; lht; gFjpapy; Vw;gl;lg; nghpa fhl;Lj; Lj; jP> NrfUf;F epidtpw;F te;jJ. jJ. 22
“Mkhk;> Mkhk;... ... me;jf; jf; fhl;Lj; Lj; jP ia ia mizj;jJk; jJk;> me;j ,lk; ,g;gb gb Mfp tpLk; ” vd;W Nfhgpapd; je;ij ij tpthpj;jhh; jhh;.
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jNjd; N ; jd;. ,uz;L n`ypfhg; lh; lh; khw;wp wp khw;wpj; wpj; jz;z Piuf; iuf; nfhz;L Nghapw;Nw Nw” “ehd; $l mijg; ghh; j; vd;whd; whd; uNk\;. “Mkh... fhl;Lj; ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; Lj; jP Vd; tUfpwJ? lhd; Nfhgp.
mjw;F Nfhgpapd; je;ij ij RNu\;> “rpy rkak; Ntfkhdf; fhw;W tP Rk; Rk;NghJ NghJ kuk; nrbf; nfhbfs; xd;NwhL NwhL xd;W cuRk; NghJ neUg;G cz;lhfp> lhfp> mJ fhl; by; by; guTk;. rpy rkak;> ek;ikg; ikg; Nghy kiyNaw tUgth;fs; fs;> ftdf;Fiwthf Fiwthf neUg;ig ig mizf;fhky; Ngha;tpl; tpl;lhy; lhy;> mJTk; fhl;Lj; Lj; jPahf khwptpLk; ” vd;W tpsf;fpdhh; fpdhh;. jpy; VJk; fhl;Lj; Lj; jP tuhky; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;g; ggh g ; h” vd;W Nufh Ntz; bf; bf; “ehk; NghFk; rkaj;jpy; nfhz;lhh; lhh;. 23
,g;gbNa gbNa mth;fs; Ngrpf; nfhz;Nl> Nl> xU rkntspg; gFjpf;F te;Jr; Jr; Nrh;e; ejdh; j ; dh;. nfsjkd; jd; fbfhuj;ijg; ijg; ghh;j; jJ> J ; > “ehk ,g;NghJ NghJ tiuf;Fk; Fk; xU kzp Neuk; ele;jpUf; jpUf;Nfhk; Nfhk;” vd;W mwptpj; jhd; jhd;. Nfhgpapd; je;ij ij RNu\;> “ehk; ,q;Nf Nf nfhQ;rk; rk; Neuk; Xa;T vLj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L> L> fhiy czit cz;Ltpl; Ltpl;L gpwF NkNy Vwyhk; ” vd;whh; whh;. midtUk; jq;fs; igfis Xhplj;jpy; jpy; itj;Jtpl; Jtpl;L> L> fhiy czit cz;zj; jahuhdhh;fs; fs;. ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; vl;L mth;fs; fs; ,Ue;j ,lk; rw;Nw Nw rkntspahf ,Ue;jjhy; jjhy;> nfsjkDk; mtDila ez;gh;fSk; fSk; Muthuj; Jld; Jld; tpisahl Muk;gpj; gpj;jdh; jdh;. jha;khh;fs; fs; midtUk; jpd;gjw; gjw;fhff; fhff; nfhz;L te;jf; jf; fhiy czTfis vLj;J itf;f> f> mhpjhfr; re;jpj; jpj;Jf; Jf; nfhs;Sk; Sk; je;ijkhh; ijkhh; fs; fs; $b epd;W Ngrpf; nfhs;s Muk; gpj; gpj;jhh; jhh;fs; fs;.
Foe;ijfs; ijfs; tpisahl; L Kk;Kuj; Kuj;jpy; jpy; ngw;Nwhh; gy Kiw mioj; Jk; Jk; tuhky; jq;fs; fs; tpisahl; bNyNa bNyNa yapj;jpUe; jpUe;jdh; jdh;. Nfhgpapd; jha; Foe;ijfSf; ijfSf;F mUNf nrd;W> W> fhiy czT MdJk;> midtUk; Nrh;e; eJg; J ; g; Nghl;b Nghlyhk; vd;W nrhd;dg; dg; gpd;dNu> dNu> cz;z mkh;e; ejdh; j ; dh;. Ie;J FLk;gj; gj;jpdh; vd;gjhy; gjhy; tpjtpjkhd czTfs; ,Ue;jd. jd. ,l;yp> yp> G+hp> rg; ghj; ghj;jp> jp> cg;Gkh> Gkh> Nghsp> nfhOf; fl; fl;il> il> nuhl; b> b> rhk;ghh; ghh;> rl;dp> dp> FUkh> Rz; ly; ly; vd;W gy tif. Foe;ijfs; jf s; jq;fSf; fSf;F Ntz;baij baij thq;fp> fp> tpUk;gpj; gpj; jpd;d Muk;gpj; gpj;jdh; jdh;. Mdhy; tpisahlr; nry;Yk; Yk; Mh;tj; tj;jpy; cztpy; mj;jidf; jidf; ftdk; nry;ytpy; ytpy;iy. iy. miuFiwahf cz;L kWgbAk; tpisahl Xbtpl;Ldh; Ldh;. ngw;Nwhh; Nwhh; midtUk; cz;L Kbe;j gpd;> mq;NfNa NfNa ,lk; VJthf ,Ue;jjhy; jjhy;> Nghl;bfs; bfs; elj;j KbTr; nra;ag;gl;lJ. lJ. rpWth; rpWkpaUf; fhfr; fhfr; rpy Nghl;bfs; bfs;. ngw;NwhUf; NwhUf;Fr; Fr; rpy Nghl;bfs; bfs;. ,U rhuhiuAk; ,izj;Jr; Jr; rpy Nghl;bfs; bfs;. vy;yhg; yhg; Nghl;bfSk; bfSk; Kba kzp gjpndhd; whfptpl; whfptpl;lJ. lJ. kWgbAk; tPL jpUk;g %d;W fpNyh kP l; l;lh; lh; elf;f Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;gjhy; gjhy;> midtUk; mt;tplj; tplj;ijtpl; ijtpl;Lf; Lf; fpsk;gj; gj; jPhkhdpj; k ; hdpj;jdh; jdh;. ghDTf;F ,izahd taijnahj;jth; mq;F ,y;yhjf; yhjf; fhuzj;jhy; > kw;wf; wf; Foe;ijfSld; ijfSld; mtshy; tpisahl Kbahky; NghdJ. mjdhy; Foe;ijfs; ijfs; Nghl;bfspy; bfspy; fye;Jf; Jf; nfhz;l gpd;> me;j ,lj;ijr; ijr; Rw;wpg; wpg; ghh;f; ff ; Muk;gpj; gpj;jhs; jhs;. mq;F fPNo No fple;jtw; jtw;iw Muha;e; eJ> J ; > mofhdf; Fr;rpfisAk; rpfisAk; > ,iy> G+f; fisAk; fisAk; Nrfhpj;jhs; jhs;. mtw;iwnay; iwnay;yhk; yhk; nfhz;L te;J jd; igapy; Nghl;Lf; Lf; nfhz;lhs; lhs;. midtUk; fpsk;gp gp epw;Fk; Fk; Ntisapy;> ghD mq;F ,Uf;ftpy; ftpy;iy. iy. Rw;Wk; Wk; Kw;Wk; Wk; ghh;j; jjdh; j ; dh;. mtisf; fhztpy; iy. iy. ghD njhiye;Jtpl; tpl;lhNsh lhNsh vd;W gae;Jg; Jg; Ngha;> MSf;nfhUg; “ghD.. ghD..” nfsjkd; rj;jkhf gf;fkha; fkha;r; r; nrd;Wj; Wj; Njl Muk;gpj; gpj;jdh; jdh;. jkhf mioj;jhd; . ghDtpw;F nfsjkdpd; Fuiyf; Nfl;l gpd; jhd;> jhd; rpwpJj; njhiyT te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lJg; lJg; Ghpe;jJ. clNd Rjhhpj; Jf; Jf; nfhz;L “mz;zh.. zh.. mz;zh.. ehd; ,q;Nf Nf ,Uf;fpNwd;!” vd;W gjpYf;Ff; Ff; 25
fj;jpdhs; jpdhs;. $l;lj; lj;jpdh; midtUk; ghDtpd; Fuy; Nfl;l gpd; rw;Nw Nw MRthrg;gLj; gLj;jpf; jpf; nfhz;L> L> Fuy; te;jj; jj; jpf;if if Nehf;fp fp elf;fj; fj; njhlq;fpdh; fpdh;. mJNt mth;fs; fs; Nghf Ntz;bag; ghijahf ,Ue;jjhy; jjhy;> ghDitr; rP f; ffpuNk f ; puNk neUq;fpdh; fpdh;. ghDtpd; mUNf nrd;wJNk> wJNk> Nrfh;> “ghD.. vd;d ,J.. ,g;gbah gbah jdpNa tUtJ..” vd;W rw;Nw Nw Nfhgj;Jld; Jld; Nfl;lhh; lhh;. gh.. ,e;j ,lk; ed;whf whf ,Ue;jjh.. jjh.. mijg; ghh;f; ff ; te;Njd; Njd;....” vd;whs; whs; gaj;Jld; “,y;iy mg;gh.. ghD. “,e;jf; jf; fhl;by; by; fhzhky; Nghdhy; > cd;dhy; dhy; vg;gbj; jpUk;gp gp tu KbAk;.... ,dpNk vq;fNshL fNshL jhd; tu Ntz;Lk; Lk;.. Ghpfpwjh.. ” vd;W Nufh mwpTiu $wpdhh; .
kh..” vd;W $wp mikjpahfj; jiyahl;bdhs; bdhs; ghD. “rhpk;kh.. gpwF midtUk; kiy kP Nj> Nj> mg;gbNa nky; y ele;Jr; Jr; nry;y Muk;gpj;jdh; jdh;. nrbfSf;Fk; Fk; kuq;fSf; Fk; Fk; ,ilNa ele;J> J> xU kiyapypUe; J kw;nwhU nwhU kiyf; Fr; Fr; nry;tJ kpfTk; Rthurpakhf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. topapy; rpWrpW Xilfs; ,Ue;jd. jd. rpy ,lq;fspy; fspy; epyr;rhpTfs; rhpTfs; Vw;gl; gl;ljhy; ljhy;> kz; rw;Nw Nw ntSj;jpUe; jpUe;jJ. jJ. me;j ,lq;fspy; fspy; vr;rhpf; rhpf;ifg; ifg; gyiffs; ,Ue;jd. jd. Foe;ijfs; ijfs; midtUk; xUtUf;nfhUth; nfhUth; Nghl;b Nghl;Lf; Lf; nfhz;L Kd;Nd Nd nry;y> y> nghpath;fs; fs; Ngrpf; nfhz;Nl gpd;Nd Nd nrd;wdh; wdh;. mg;NghJ NghJ ghD> Nrfiu Nehf;fp fp Ntfkhf te;jhs; jhs;. gh.. mq;Nf ghUq;fs; fs;.... eP h;h;tP to P ;r; rrp.. r ; p..” “mg;gh.. vd;whs; whs; kfpo;r; r;rpAld; rpAld;. Fw;whyk; whyk; Nghy; kpfg; nghpjhf ,y; yhJ yhJ NghdhYk;> me;j ePh;h ;tP to; o P r; r ; ;rpapy; rpapy; nts;spf; spf; fk;gpiag; gpiag; Nghd;W rpwpJ eP h;h; te;Jf; Jf; nfhz;bUe; bUe;jJ. jJ. th; Ng eP h;h;tP to; o P ;r; rrp.. r ; p..” vd;whh; whh; Nrfh;. “Mkhk; ghD.. mJ jhd; rpy;th; Nf Nghfyhkhg;gh.. gh..” vd;W Nfl;lhs; lhs; ghD. “ehk; mq;Nf rakh.. ehk; me;j topahfj; jhd; Nghf Ntz;Lk; Lk;” vd;whh; whh; mth;fspd; fspd; ciuahliyf; Nfl;Lf; Lf; “epr;rakh.. nfhz;bUe; bUe;j RNu\;. mjw;Fs; Fs; uNk\{k; NfhgpAk; kw;nwhU nwhU Gwk; > “mg;gh.. gh.. mg;gh.. gh.. mq;Nf Nf ghUq;fs; fs;.... fhl;Lj; Lj; jP... .” vd;W xU Nruf; fj;jpdh; jpdh;. midtUk; me;jg; jg; gf;fk; fk; ghh;j; jjdh; j ; dh;.
“mllh.. Mkhk; .... fhl;Lj; Lj; jP ....” vd;W vy;NyhUk; NyhUk; mq;NfNa NfNa epd;Wg; Wg; ghh;f; ff ; Muk;gpj; gpj;jdh; jdh;. 26
me;jj; jj; jP rpwpJ Neuj;jpw; jpw;F Kd;Ng Ng Vw;gl; gl;bUf; bUf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;. jPia i a mizf;fj; fj; jPaizg; a izg;G Ml;fs; fs; rpyh; Ntiy nra;Jf; nfhz;bUe; bUe;jdh; jdh;. mJ ,uz;L kiyfSf;F mg;ghy; ghy; ,Ue;j NghJk;> elg;gJ gJ kpfTk; Jy;ypakhfj; ypakhfj; njhpe; jJ. jJ. ghD kWgbAk;> “mg;gh.. mq;Nf Nf ghUq;fs; fs;.... n`ypfhg;lh; lh;....” vd;W fj;jpdhs; . h;h; nfhz;L tUfpwJ” vd;W Nfhgp cw; rhfj; rhfj;Jld; Jld; fj;jpdhd; jpdhd; . “ghD.. mJ eP n`ypfhg; lhpd; lhpd; fP No xU nghpa $ilapy; ePh;h ; tope;Jf; No Jf; nfhz;L ,Ue;jJ. jJ. mij mg; gbNa gbNa jP apd; apd; NkNy nfhl;baJ. baJ. gpd; ePh;h ; epug;g kWgbAk; nrd;wJ. wJ. mjw;Fs; kw;nwhU nwhU n`ypfhg; lh; lh; ,d;ndhU ndhU $il epiwa eP h;h; nfhz;L te;Jf; Jf; nfhl;baJ. baJ. ,ijf; Foe;ijfs; ijfs; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz;L ,Ue;j Ntisapy;> nghpath;fSf; fSf;Fg; Fg; gj;jpukhf jpukhf tP L Nru Ntz;LNk LNk vd;w vz;zk; zk; nghpjhf ,Ue; jJ. jJ. mth;fis fis elf;fr; fr; nrhd;dhh; dhh;fs; fs;. gh.. ,d;Dk; Dk; nfhQ;rk; rk; Neuk;....” midtUk; xd;W Nghy nrhd;dijNa dijNa “mg;gh.. mq;NfNa NfNa gj;J epkplq;fs; fs; epd;w gpd;> “ePh;h ;tP to; o P r; r ; ;rpf; rpf;F NtW nry;y Ntz;Lk; Lk;” nrhd;dJk; dJk; jhd;> Foe;ijfs; ijfs; fpsk;gj; gj; jahuhdhh;fs; fs;.
nrhd;dhh; dhh;fs; fs;. vd;W RNu\;
midtUk; kpfTk; Ntfkhf elf;f Muk;gpj; gpj;jhh;fs; fs;. tpiutpy; ePh;h ;tP to P r; r ; ;rpf; rpf;F mUNf te;jdh;. ghiwfs; eLNt ,J ,Ue;jJ jJ kpfTk; mofhf ,Ue;jJ. eP h;h; mjpfkpy; yhjjhy; yhjjhy;> Foe;ijfs; ijfs; klklntdg; ghiwfspd; Nky; Vw Muk;gpj; gpj;jdh; jdh;.
nfsjkd;> uNk\;> Nfhgp> nry; tk; tk;> Fkhh;> MNj\;> uhzp> rj; ah> ah> tpj;ah ah midtUk; kpf Ntfkhf NkNy Vwpr; nrd;wdh; wdh;. ghD jd; Nghf;fpy; fpy; epjhdkhf Vwpa tz; zk; zk; ,Ue;jhs; jhs;. NrfUk; “gj;jpuk;.... gj;jpuk;” vd;W nrhy;ypa kw;wth; wth;fSk; fSk; fPNoNa NoNa epd;Wf; Wf; nfhz;L> L> mth;fisg; fisg; ghh;j; jJ ; ypa tz;zk; zk; ,Ue;jdh; jdh;. mq;F xU gj;J epkplq;fNs fNs MfpapUf;Fk; Fk;. jPaizg; a izg;Gg; Gg; gilapdh; ,Uth; te;J> J> midtiuAk; mt;tplj; tplj;ijtpl; ijtpl; Lr; Lr; nry;YkhWf; YkhWf; $w Muk;gpj;jdh; jdh;. Foe;ijfs; ijfs; midtUk; kpfTk; kfpo;r; rrpAld; r ; pAld; Vwpf; nfhz; Lk; Lk; tpisahbf; nfhz;Lk; Lk; ,Ue;jjhy; jjhy;> fpsk;gj; gj; jahuha; ,y;iy. iy. “ghD.. nfsjk;....” “Nfhgp.. uNk\;> uhzp> Fkhh; ....” 27
xt;nthUthpd; nthUthpd; ngauhf mioj;Jg; Jg; ghh;j; jjdh; j ; dh;. “,Njh mth;fs; fs; ,wq;FtJg; FtJg; Nghy; njhpaNtapy;iy. iy. NrfUk; tur; nrd;whh; whh;fs; fs;. mth;fisf; fisf; fpsg;GtJg; GtJg; ngUk; te;jpUf; jpUf;fpwhh; fpwhh; fs; fs;. fhl;Lj; Lj; jP ,Ug;gjhy; gjhy; ehk; ,q;F itj;J mth;fis fis mioj;J te;jdh; jdh;.
tUfpNwhk;” vd;W Fuy; kl;LNk LNk te;jJ. jJ. RNu\{k;> NkNy Vwp mth; fis fis mioj;J ghlhfptpl; lJ. lJ. a izg;Gg; Gg; gilapdh; “jPaizg; ,Ug;gJ gJ ghJfhg;ghdjy;y.. y..” vd;W Ghpa
Foe;ijfs; ijfs; miu kdj;Jld; Jld; me;j ,lj;ijtpl; ijtpl;Lf; Lf; fpsk;gpdh; gpdh;. Lj; jP ek;ik ik tpisahl tplhky; jLj;Jtpl; Jtpl;lNj.. lNj..” vd;W Nfhgp tUe;jpdhd; jpdhd; . “Nr.. fhl;Lj; tJ? “mjw;F vd;d nra;tJ?
ehk ,d;ndhU ndhU Kiw te;jhy; jhy; NghfpwJ..” vdwhh; RNu\;.
NghJ tuyhk;? ?” vd;whs; whs; Mh;tj; tj;Jld; Jld; ghD. “vg;NghJ ffyhk; f ; yhk;.... vg;NghJ NghJ KbANkh.. mg; NghJ.. NghJ..” vd;whh; whh; Nufh. “ghh;f; midtUk; top neLfpYk; fhl;Lj; Lj; jP iag; iag; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz;Nl> Nl> mij rgpj; Jf; Jf; nfhz;Nl> Nl> NgUe;J epWj;jk; jk; tiuf;Fk; Fk; te;Jr; Jr; Nrh;e; ejdh; j ; dh;. kjpa cztpid eP h;h;tP to P r; r ; ;rpf; rpf;F mUNf cz;zyhk; zyhk; vd;w jpl;lk; lk; ,Ue;jjhy; jjhy;> czT cz; Zk; Zk; tha;g; gG ; ,y;yhJ yhJ NghdJ. midtUk; mtuth; tPLfSf; L fSf;Fr; Fr; nrd;W cz;zyhk; zyhk; vd;W KbTr; nra;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L> L> tP L Nehf;fpg; fpg; gazkhapdh;. ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; xd;gJ gJ tPl; l ;bw; bw;Fs; Fs; EioAk; NghJ fpl;ljl; ljl;l %d;W kzpahfptpl;lJ. lJ. NgUe;jpy; tUk;NghJ NghJ Foe;ijfs; ijfs; xUtNuhL xUth; Ngrpf;nfhz; nfhz;Lk; Lk;> Mbf;nfhz; nfhz;Lk; Lk; te;jjhy; jjhy;> ghDtpw;Fk; Fk; nfsjkDf;Fk; Fk; tPl; l ;Lf; Lf; ;Fs; Fs; Eioe;jJNk> jJNk> mrjp Vw; gl; gl;lJ. lJ. nkj;jpUf; jpUf;ifapy; cl;fhh; fhh;e; eJf; J ; f; fhyzpfisf; fow;wptpl; wptpl;L> L> igfis mq;NfNa NfNa tpl;Ltpl; Ltpl;L> L> cs;Ns Ns nry;y vj;jdpj; jdpj;jdh; jdh;. ,ijf; fz;l Nrfh;> “nfsjk; .... ghD.. vd; d ,J? fow; wpaij wpaij itf;f ” vd;W mjl;bdhh; Ntz;ba ba ,lj;jpy; jpy; itf;f Ntz;lhkh? lhkh? bdhh;. gh vd;d te;jJk; jJk; tuhjJkhf.. ,g; gb.. gb..” vd;W nrhy;yj; yj; Njhd;wpdhYk; wpdhYk;> “Nr.. mg;gh nksdkhf \{ rhf; i] i] vLj;J itj;jhd;. ghDTk; mtidg; gpd; njhlh; e; ejhs; j ; hs;.
nfsjkd;
” vd;whh; kWgbAk; cs;Ns Ns nry;y vj;jdpj; jdpj;jg; NghJ> “igfis ahh; vLj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L NghtJ? whh; Nufh jd; gq;fpw; fpw;F. F.
mikjpahf ,UtUk; jq;fs; fs; igfisj; jq;fs; fs; miwf;F vLj;Jr; Jr; nry;y Kw;gl;ldh; ldh;. “,uz;L NgUk; cilfis khw; wpf; wpf; nfhz;L> L> Kfk; if fhy; fisf; fisf; fOtpf; nfhz;L rP f; ff ; pukhf rhg;gpl gpl thUq;fs; fs;....” vd;whh; whh; Nufh.
kpFe;j mrjpahy;> NkYk; vJTk; Ngrhky;> ,UtUk; jq;fs; fs; miwf;Fs; Fs; nrd;W cil khw; wpf; wpf; nfhz;L Kfk; if fhy;fisf; fisf; fOtpf; nfhz;L te;jdh;. NrfUk; NufhTk; jahuhdJk; kjpa cztpid cz;ldh; ldh;. Nufh> “,dpNky; ePq; q fs; f ; s; nra;a Ntz;baijr; baijr; nra;ayhk; ayhk;....” vd;whh; whh;. ghD mg;gbNa nkj;jpUf; jpUf;ifapy; ifapy; gLj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;lhs; lhs;. ” vd;W Nfl;lhh; Nufh Nrfhplk;> “Vq;f.. f.. cq;fs; fs; ez;gh; gh; tpf;uk; uk; tPl; l bw; b ; w;Fg; Fg; nrd;W tuyhkh? lhh;. “vjw;F? ” F? “vd;dq; dq;f ,J.. kwe; J tpl;Bh; Bh;fsh.. fsh.. mth;fSf; fSf;Ff; MfpwJ.. ,d;Dk; Dk; Ngha; ghh;f; ffNtapy; f ; Ntapy;iy.. iy..”
Foe;ijg; ijg;
gpwe;J
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NkNy
“eP ” Na Na Ngha; ghh;j; jJtpl; J ; tpl;L te;Jtpl Jtpl Ntz;baJjhNd? baJjhNd? “mth; cq;fs; fs; $l Ntiyr; nra;fpwth; fpwth;.... ePq;fs; fs; ,y;yhky; yhky; ed;whf whf ,Uf;fhJ.. fhJ.. mjdhy; jhd; ,d;Dk; Dk; Nghftpy;iy.. iy..”
ehd; kl;Lk; Lk; Ngha;tpl; tpl;L te;jhy; jhy;
gbahdhy; vg;NghJ NghJ Nghfyhk;? ?” “rhp.. mg;gbahdhy; Fg; Nghdhy; rhpahf ,Uf;Fk; Fk;....” “xU Ie;J kzpf;Fg; ;Fs; Fs; xU Fl; bj; bj; J}f;fk; fk; Nghl;Lf; Lf; nfhs;fpNwd; fpNwd;” vd;W $wptpl;L J}q;fr; fr; nrd;whh; whh; Nrfh;. “mjw; NufhTk; rw;Nw Nw nkj;jpUf; ifapy; ifapy; rha;e; ejhh; j ; hh;. Ie;J kzp thf;fpy; fpy;> vOg;gpdh; gpdh;.
NufhTk;
NrfUk; fpsk;gj; gj; jahuhdhh;fs; fs;.
nfsjkidAk;
“mk;kh.. kh.. vdf;Fj; Fj; J}f;fkhf fkhf tUfpwJ..” vd;w ghD voj; jahuha; ,y;iy. iy. ,d;Dk; Dk; J}q;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;....” vd;whd; whd;.
ghDitAk;
nfsjkDk; “vdf;F
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fs; tpf;ukd; ukd; khkh tP l; l;bw; bw;Fg; Fg; NghfpNwhk;. “ehq;fs;
eP q; qfSk; f ; Sk; thUq;fs; fs;....” vd;whh; whh; Nrfh;.
kh..” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; . “ehd; tutpy;iy mk;kh.. l ;by; by; ,Ue;J nfhz;L vd;d nra;ag; ag; NghfpwPh;h f ; s;? ?” vd;W Nfl;ljw; ljw;F> F> “J}q;fNwhk; fNwhk;” vd;whd; whd; “tPl; nfsjkd; . “vt;tsT tsT Neuk; J}q;FtP FtPh;h ;fs; fs;.... rhp.. rhp.. ehq; fs; fs; Ngha;tpl; tpl;L tUfpNwhk;. ePq; q fs; f ; s; ,uz;L NgUk; rz;il il Nghlhky; tPl; l ;by; by; ,Ug;gP gh;h P fsh? ;fsh? whh; Nrfh; Foe;ijfis ijfis tP l; lbNyNa ;bNyNa tpl;Lr; Lr; nry;yyhk; yyhk; ” vd;whh; vd;w KbTld;. “rhpg;gh.. gh..” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; .
NrfUk; NufhTk; fpsk;gj; gj; jahuhfpaJk; Ie;jiu jiu kzpf;Ff; Ff; nfsjkid vOg;gp> gp> NghJk; J}q;fpaJ.. fpaJ.. ,uhj;jphpapy; jphpapy; gpwF J}f;fk; fk; tuhJ..” vd;W vOg;gpdhh; gpdhh; Nufh.
“nfsjkh..
nfsjkd; mth;fs; fs; fpsk;gp gp epw;gijg; gijg; ghh;j; jjJk; j ; Jk;> ,dp jhd; tPbNah b Nah Nfk;]; ]; tpisahlyhk; vd;w epidg;gpy; gpy; vOe;J cl;fhh; fhh;e; ejhd; j ; hd;. “gj;jpukhf ” vd;W $wptpl;L ghDit vOg;gpdhh; jpukhf ,Uf;f Ntz; Lk; Lk;.... rhpah? gpdhh; Nufh. “rhpk;kh.. kh..” vd;whd; whd;.
ghD miuj; J}f;fj; fj;jpy; jpy; vOe;J cl;fhh; fhh;e; ejhs; j ; hs;. jhAk; je;ijAk; ijAk; fjit %bf;nfhz; nfhz;L ntspNa nrd;wJk; wJk;> ghD mg; gbNa gbNa J}q;fpg; fpg; Nghdhs; . nfsjkd; jd; tPbNah b Nah Nfk;i] i] vLf;f miwf;Fr; nrd;whd; whd;. vLj;Jr; Jr; nrd;w jd; igapy; Njbdhd;. mJ ,Uf;ftpy; ftpy;iy. iy. Nf vd; tPbNah b Nah Nfk;]; ]? ?; ” vd;W fj;jpdhd; jpdhd; . “ghD.. ghD.. vq; Nf nfsjkdpd; $r;rypy; rypy; muz;Lg; Nghd ghD> “vdf;Fj; Fj; njhpahJ.. ” vd;whs; whs;. fpwjh ghh; ? ?” vd;whd; whd; Nfhgkhf. “cd; igapy; ,Uf;fpwjh ghD miu kdJld; vOe;J jd; miwf;Fg; Fg; Ngha; igia tuNtw;giwf; giwf;F vLj;J te;jhs; . mtsJ ig Fr;rp> rp> G+> ,iyfshy; epuk;gpapUe; gpapUe;jJ. jJ. mijnay;yhk; mg;gbNa jiuapy; nfhl;bdhs; bdhs;. gpwF igapd; xt;nthUg; nthUg; gf;fj; fj;jpYk; ifia tpl;Lj; Lj; Njbdhs;. tPbNah b Nah Nfk;]; ]; mjpy; ,Uf;ftpy; ftpy;iy. iy. zh.. vd;dplk; dplk; ,y;iyNa.. iyNa..” “mz;zh.. Nah.. mg;NghJ NghJ fhzhky; Ngha; tpl; tpl;ljh? ljh? “Iaa;Nah.. ” zh.. ePjhNd Nfhgp mz; zhtplk; zhtplk; fhl;b nfhz;L ,Ue;jha; jha;....” “mz;zh.. “Mkh.. mg;NghJ mth; fsplk; ” fsplk; ,Uf;Fkh? Fkh? “Nfl;Lg; ghh; mz;zh..”
clNd Nfhgpf;F Ngrpdhd;.
mtdplKk; ,Uf;ftpy; ftpy;iy. iy.
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iwf;F mg;ghtplk; ghtplk; ed;whfj; whfj; jpl;L thq;fg; fg; NghfpNwd; …” “,d;iwf; …” itj;jpUe; jpUe;jf; jf; Fg;igapy; igapy; kWgbAk; Njl Kw;gl; gl;lhd; lhd;. mg;NghJ NghJ mjpy; xU nghUs; mtd; ftdj;ijf; ijf; fth;e; ej ; J. tpj;jpahrkhf jpahrkhf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. kpfTk; jbkdhf> jq;f epwj;jpy; jpy;.
vd;W mJ
tUe;jpg; jpg; xU
ghD
J}hpif.
nfhl;b rw; Nw Nw
“ghD.. ,njd;d? ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; d? lhd;. “mz;zh.. zh.. mij ehk; tpisahbf; nfhz;L ,Ue;j ,lj;jpNy jpNy fz;nlLj; nlLj;Njd; Njd;..” “Vd; mg;NghNj ” NghNj fhl;ltpy; ltpy;iy? iy?
NghJjhd; eP q; qfs; f ; s; vy;yhk; yhk; vd;idj; idj; Njbf; nfhz; ;L te;jP h;h;fs; fs;.... gpwF ehd; kwe;J tpl;Nld; Nld;” “mg;NghJjhd; vd;whs; whs;. “J}hpif kpfTk; mofhf ,Uf; fpwJ.. fpwJ.. th glk; tiue;Jg; Jg; ghh;f; ffyhk; f ; yhk;....”
nfsjkDf; Fg; Fg; glk; tiutJ gpbj;j tp\ak;. mjdhy; njhiye;j tP bNah bNah Nfk;i] i] kwe;Nj Nj Nghdhd;. nfsjkd; tiuglg; Gj;jfj; jfj;ijAk; ijAk; tz;zk; zk; jPl;l tz;zg; zg;ngl;biaAk; biaAk; nfhz;L te;jhd; jhd;. “ghD.. nfhQ;rk; rk; jz;z Ph;h; kl;Lk; Lk; nfhz;L th..”
ghDtpd; J}f;fk; fk; ,g;NghJ NghJ gwe;Nj Nj NghdJ. te;jhs; jhs;.
Xbg;
Ngha; xU
fpz;zj; zj;jpy; jpy;
nfsjkd; J}hpifahy; tz;zj; zj;ijf; Fioj;J> tz;zk; zk; jPl;l Kide;jhd; jhd;. tiue;jJNk.. jJNk..
eP iuf; iuf; nfhz;L %d;W NfhLfs;
me;j miwapy; xNu Gif %l;lk; lk;. ghD gae;Nj Nj Nghdhs;. Xbg; Ngha; nfsjkdplk; xl;bf; bf; nfhz;lhs; lhs;. ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; gj; ;J ; rw;Nw Nw Gif %l;lk; lk; Fiwaf; Fiwa> mjpy; xU cUtk; vOe;jJ. jJ. mq;F mofpar; rpWkp epd;wpUe; wpUe;jhs; jhs;. dlh ,J? mjprakhf ,Uf;fpwNj.. fpwNj.. “vd;dlh kdjpy; gy jug;gl;l vz;zq; zq;fs; fs;.
rpdpkhtpy; tUfpw khjphp G+jkh.. ” vd;W nfsjkdpd;
“md;ghd ,dpa cs; sk; sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu!” vd;W me;jr; jr; rpWkp cliy tisj;Jf; Jf; Fdpe;J tzq;fp fp epd;whs; whs;.
rpWkp tzq;fp fp epw;gijf; gijf; fz;L rw;Nw Nw gak; njspe;J> J> nfsjkd;> “ahh; eP? ? ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; lhd;. sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! ehd; xU G+jk;....” vd;whs; whs; mr;rpWkp rpWkp kP z; zLk; L ; k; cliy “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; tisj;Jf; Jf; Fdpe;J tzq;fpf; fpf; nfhz;Nl. Nl. ejhs; j ; hs;. “G+jkh? ” vd;W ghD mjph; e; why;.... cd;dhy; dhy; vd;d nra;a KbAk;? ?” vd;W nfsjkd; ijhpaj; Jld; Jld; Nfl;lhd; lhd;. “G+jk; vd;why; njhiyf;fhl; fhl;rpapy; rpapy; tUk; gy njhlh;fspy; fspy; gytpjkhd epfo;r; rrpfisg; r ; pfisg; ghh;j; jjjhy; j ; jhy; nfsjkDf; F mj;jid jid gak; ,Uf; ftpy; ftpy;iy. iy. “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! eP q; qfs; f ; s; Nfl;gij gij vd;dhy; dhy; ju KbAk;....” vd;W $wp tzq;fp fp epd;wJ. wJ.
clNd fhzhky; Nghd tP bNah bNah Nfk;]; ]jhd; j ; hd; nfsjkdpd; epidtpw; F te;jJ. NghJ “,g;NghJ Nfl;lhd; lhd;.
vd;
tPbNah b Nah
Nfk;i]f; i]f;
fhNzhk; .
mijf;
fz;L
gpbj;Jj; Jj; ju
KbAkh? ” vd;W
“md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! ,Njh..” vd;wJ wJ jhd;. G+jj;jpd; jpd; ifapy; mtdJ tPbNah b Nah Nfk;]; ]; ,Ue;jJ. jJ.
Nf ,Ue;jJ? jJ? lhd; Mh;tj;Jld; Jld;. “vq;Nf ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; “md;ghd ,dpa kiwe;jJg; jJg; G+jk;.
cs;sk;
nfhz;l
v[khdNu!
ehd;
,Ue;j
jhd; kiyapy; jtwtpl;lJ lJ vg;gbNah gbNah fpilj;jJ jJ vd;W J}hpifahy; tz;zk; zk; jP l; l;bg; bg; G+jj;ij ij mioj;jhd; .
kiyapy;
jhd;....”
vd;W
$wp
ngU%r;Rtpl; Rtpl;Lf; Lf; nfhz;lhd; lhd;. kPz; z Lk; L ; k;
“cd;dhy; dhy; Ntnwd;d nra;a KbAk;? ?” vd;W Nfl;lhd; lhd;.
sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! mij eP q; qfs; f ; s; jhd; nrhy;y Ntz;Lk; Lk;. “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; nra;Ntd; Ntd;” vd;wJ wJ G+jk; tzq;fpf; fpf; nfhz;Nl. Nl.
nrhy;tijr; tijr;
“mz;zh.. zh.. vdf;F gakhf ,Uf;fpwJ.. fpwJ..” vd;W ghD xU Gwj;jpy; jpy; G+jj;ijg; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz;Nl Nl $wpdhs; .
d; d; fijapy; tu n[d;dp dp Nghy.. mJ cd; idg; idg; Nghy rpWkp “ghD.. Vd; gag;gLfpwha;.... myhTjP jhNd.. cdf;F Ntz;baijf; baijf; Nfs;....” vd;W MRthrg;gLj; gLj;jpdhd; . 32
Wk; Ntzhk; g; ggh.. g ; h..” vd;W xJq;fpdhs; fpdhs; ghD. “vdf;F xd;Wk; Lf; nfhs;.... “ vd;W $wptpl;Lg; Lg; G+jj;ijg; ijg; ghh;j; jJ ; d? “rhp.. nks; s Nfl;Lf; “Mkhk;.... cd; ngah; vd;d? ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; lhd;. “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! vdf; Fj; Fj; njhpahJ” vd;wJ wJ G+jk;.
rpwpJ Nahrpj;jhd; jhd;.
“G+jj;ij ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; ij vg;gbf; $g;gplyhk; ghD? lhd;.
G+jk; nghWikapd;wp> wp> “md;ghd ghd nra;al; al;Lk; Lk;? ?” vd;W Nfl;lJ. lJ.
,dpa
cs;sk; sk;
nfhz;l
v[khdNu!
ehd;
,g;NghJ NghJ
vd;d
Ak; Ak; vq;fSld; fSld; cl;fhh; fhh;e; eJf; J ; f; nfhs;.... Nahrpj;Jr; Jr; nrhy;fpNwd; fpNwd;....” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; . “eP ghD gae;jpUg; jpUg;gijf; gijf; fz;l nfsjkd;> njhiyf;fhl; fhl;rpia rpia miythpir te;jJ. jJ. mijg; ghh;f; ffj; f ; j; Jtq;fpdhs; fpdhs;.
KLf;fpdhd; fpdhd;.
mtSf;Fg; Fg; gpbj;j
nfsjkd; G+jk; vg;NghJk; NghJk; “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! ” vd;W nrhy;tijf; tijf; ftdpj;jpUe; jpUe;jhd; jhd;. nfsjkd; G+jj;jpd; mUNf nrd;W “cd;id id vg;gbf; $g;gpLtJ? ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; lhd;. “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! vg; gb gb Ntz;LkhdhYk; LkhdhYk; $g;gpLq;fs; fs;....”
Lk;....” “Kjypy; eP xd;W nra;a Ntz;Lk; sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! vd; d? d? “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; ” skhfr; skhfr; nrhy;tij tij epWj;j Ntz;Lk; Lk;..” “,g;gb eP sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! Mdhy; vdf;F cq;fis fis tzq;fpdhy; fpdhy; jhd; rf;jp jp “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; fpilf;Fk; Fk;....” gbnad;why; why;.... mijNa RUf; fp fp m,cv-d;Dr; Dr; nrhy; NghJk; ....” “mg;gbnad; sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! rhp nra; J ghh;f; ffpNwd; f ; pNwd;....” “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; NghJ gpud;R gpiu]; rhg;gpl Ntz;Lk; ; Nghy; ,Uf;fpwJ.. fpwJ.. tutiof;f KbAkh? “vdf;F ,g;NghJ ” mijf; Nfl;lJk; lJk; ghD G+jj;ijg; ijg; ghh;j; jjhs; j ; hs;. “md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! ,Njh.. ”
G+jj;jpd; jpd; iffspy; gpud;R gpiu]; ,Ue;jJ. jJ. skhfr; skhfr; nrhy;yhNj.. yhNj..” “m,cv-d;D nrhy;.. eP f..” “m,cv! rhpq;f.. ;F ,g;NghJ NghJ Nfl;nrg; nrg; Ntz;Lk;....” “,jw; “m,cv! ,Njh.. ”
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“RUf;fkhfr; ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; fkhfr; nrhd;dhYk; dhYk; rf;jp jp ,Uf;fpwJ fpwJ ,y;iyah? iyah? lhd; nfsjkd; . “m,cv! Mkhq;f.. f..” vd;W MNkhjpj;J kiwe;jJ G+jk;.
ghDTk; nfsjkDk; rhg;gpl; gpl;lhh; lhh;fs; fs;. nfsjkDf;F xNu kfpo; r; rrp. r ; p. Nfl;lijf; lijf; nfhLf;fpd; fpd;w G+jk;. vd; d Nfl;fyhk; fyhk;? vd;d nra;ar; ar; nrhy;yyhk; yyhk;? xd;WNk WNk Ghpatpy;iy. iy. gpwF Nahrpj; Nahr pj;Jf; Jf; nfhs;syhk; syhk; vd;W kP z; zLk; L ; k; J}hpifahy; tz;zk; zk; jP l; l;bg; bg; G+jj;ij tutioj; J> J> “ehq;fs; fs; vg;NghJ NghJ tz;zk; jPl; l ;bdhYk; bdhYk; eP tUthah? ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; lhd;. “m,cv! Mkhk;....” vd;wJ wJ G+jk;.
,ijf; Nfl;l Neuj;jpy; jpy; njhiyNgrp kzp xypj; jJ. jJ. Nufh jhd; nra;jpUe; jpUe;jhh; jhh;. “nfsjk; .... ghD.. vd; d nra;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L ,Uf;fpwP h;h;fs; fs;? ?” vd;W Nfl;lhh; lhh;.
ele;jJ jJ vijAk; $whky;> “njhiyf; fhl; fhl;rpiag; rpiag; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz;L ,Uf;Nfhk;kh.. kh..” vd;W kl;Lk; Lk; nrhd;dhd; dhd; ey;yg; yg; gps;isaha; isaha;. fs; ,d;Dk; Dk; gj;J epkplj;jpy; jpy; tPl; l ;bw; bw;F te;JtpLNthk; JtpLNthk;.. rhpah? whh;. “ehq;fs; ” vd;whh; fk;kh.. kh..” vd;W nrhy;ypj; ypj; njhiyg;Ngrpia Ngrpia itf;Fk; Fk;NghNj> NghNj> nfsjkd; jiuapy; ghD nfhl; b “rhpq;fk; itj;jf; jf; Fg;igfSk; igfSk; nkf;Nkhdhy; Nkhdhy;l; l; ngl;bfSk; bfSk; fplg;gijf; gijf; fz;lhd; lhd;. “ghD.. cd; Fg;igia vLj;J it..” vd;whd; whd;. “Vd;.... eP Na Na vLj;J it..” vd;whs; whs; ghD Nrhk;gYld; gYld;.
G+jk; tPl; l ;ilr; ilr; Rj;jk; jk; nra;Akh Akh vd;w Nfs;tp tp cld; vOe;jJ. jJ. G+jj;ijj; ijj; J}hpifahy; tz;zk; jPl; l b ; mioj;jhd;.
G+jKk; te;jJ.
“m,cv G+jNk.. ghDNthlf; Fg;igfis igfis igapNy Fg;igapNy igapNy NghL.. ” vd;W Mizapl;lhd; lhd; nfsjkd; .
NghL..
nkf; Nlhdhy; Nlhdhy; l; l;
ngl;bfisf; bfisf;
f..” vd;wJ wJ jhd;. jiu Rj; jkhdJ. jkhdJ. “m,cv! rhpq;f.. Dk; nfhQ;rk; rk; Neuj;jpNy jpNy vq;fs; fs; mk;khTk; khTk; mg;ghTk; te;J tpLthh;fs; fs;....” vd;whd; whd;. “rhp.. rhp.. ,d; Dk; gbah? “m,cv! mg;gbah? ” “rhp.. ,g;NghJ NghJ eP Nghfyhk;. kPz;Lk; Lk; Gif %l;lk; lk;.
ehd; ehisf;F cd;idf; idf; $g;gpLfpNwd; gpLfpNwd;....”
vd;W nrhd;dJk; dJk;>
Jf; Fdpe;J tzq;fp fp kiwe;jJ jJ G+jk;. “m,cv! ehd; nrd;W tUfpNwd;” vd;W cliy tisj; Jf; ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; gjpndhd;W G+jk; NghdJk; nfsjkd; ghDtplk;> nrhy;yhNj.. yhNj..” vd;W Ntz;bdhd; bdhd;.
“ghD..
mk;kh kh
mg;gh gh
te;jhy; jhy;....
G+jj;ijg; ijg;
gw;wp
VJk;
“Vd; mz;zh.. zh.. nrhd;dhy; dhy; vd;dthk; dthk;? ?” “ekf;F Ntz;baij baij vy;yhk; thq;fpf; fpf; nfhz;L.. L.. gpwF nrhy; yyhk; yyhk;. mij mth;fs; fs; thq;fpf; fpf; nfhs;thh; thh;fs; fs; ,y;iyah.. iyah.. mjw;fhfj; fhfj;jhd; jhd;....”
ehk; ,g;NghNj nrhd;dhy; dhy;....
“Mkhz;zh.. zh.. rhp.. mg; NghJ NghJ ehd; nrhy;ytpy; ytpy;iy..”
nfsjkd; J}hpifiag; gj;jpukhf jpukhf jd; miwf;Fr; nrd;W xspj;J itj;jhd; jhd;. NrfUk; NufhTk; tPl; l ;bw; bw;F te;jJk; jJk;> tPL Rj;jkhf jkhf ,Ue;jijf; jijf; fz;L MWjyhf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. Nufh Nkir Nky; %b itj;jpUe; jpUe;jf; jf; fpz;zj;ijj; jpwe;Jg; Jg; ghh;j; jjg; j ; g; gpd;> “nfsjkh.. ghD.. ehd; ntl;b itj;Jtpl; Jtpl;Lg; Lg; Nghdg; goj;ijr; ijr; rhg;gpltpy; gpltpy;iyah? iyah? lhh;. ” vd;W Nfl;lhh; kh..” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; clNd. “,y;iyak; kh.. “kjpak; rhg;gpl; gpl;lJ. lJ.
” vd;W Mjq;fj; ,g;NghJ NghJ VO kzp.. grpf; ftpy; ftpy;iyah? iyah? fj;Jld; Jld; Nfl;lhh; lhh; Nrfh;.
“mg;gh.. gh.. ehq;fs; fs; nkf;..” vd;W ghD nrhy;y vj;jdpf; jdpf;Fk; Fk; NghNj> nfsjkd; ,ilkwpj; J> J> ftpy;iyak; iyak;kh.. kh.. njhiyf; fhl; fhl;rpiag; rpiag; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz;Nl Nl ,Ue;Njhk; Njhk; mk;kh.. kh..” vd;W “grpf;ftpy; kOg;gpdhd; gpdhd; nfsjkd; . “rhp.. rhp.. ,g; NghJ NghJ ,ijr; rhg;gpl gpl Ntz;lhk; lhk;. ,uT czTf; Fg; Fg; gpwF rhg;gpl; gpl;Lf; Lf; nfhs;syhk; syhk;..” vd;W $wptpl;L> L> ,uT cztpidj; jahh; nra;a rikayiwf;Fs; Fs; Eioe;jhh; Nufh.
mjw;Fs; Fs; ifNgrp kzp mbf; f> f> mtuJ ez;gUld; Ngrr; nrd;Wtpl; Wtpl;lhh; lhh; Nrfh;. Foe;ijfs; ijfs; ,UtUk; mikjpahf ,Ue;jdh; jdh;. Nahrpj;j tz;zk; zk; ,Ue;jJ. jJ.
nfsjkDf;F kl;Lk; Lk; kdk; kpf Ntfkhf VNjNjh
Nufh rpwpJ Neuj; jpy; jpy; rikayiwapypUe; J ntspNa ” vd;W Nfl;lhh; nkf;Nlhdhy; Nlhdhy;l; l; ngl;bfs; bfs; ,Uf;fpd; fpd;wd? wd? lhh;.
te;J> J>
“nfskjh..
vd; d
Fg;igapNy igapNy
nfsjkDf; F Kjypy; mJ vg;gb te;jJ jJ vd;W Ghpatpy; iy. iy. gpwF G+jj; jpd; jpd; epidT te;jJk;> Rj;jk; jk; nra;j G+jk; mijf; Fg; igapy; igapy; Nghl;lJg; lJg; Ghpe;jJ. jJ. mk;khtpw; khtpw;F vd;d gjpy; nrhy;tnjd; tnjd;W Nahrpj;jhd; jhd;. ghD> “mk;kh.. kh.. ,d;iwf; iwf;F ehk; ntspNa Nghd NghJ.. ” vd;W Muk;gpj; gpj;jhs; jhs;. mtis NkNy $w tplhky; nfsjkd;> “mk;kh.. kh.. ehd; Ke;jhehs; jhehs; thq;fpag; fpag; ngl;b mJ.. ,d; iwf; iwf;F vd; igiar; Rj;jk; jk; nra;Njdh.. Njdh.. mJ jhd; ....” vd;whd; whd; ierhf. ghDtplk; vijAk; $w Ntz;lhk; lhk; vd;W irifapdhNyNa nfQ;rpf; rpf; Nfl;Lf; Lf; nfhz;lhd; lhd;. ,UtUk; kpfTk; ey;yg; gps;isfsha; isfsha; ,uT cztpid cz;L cwq;fr; fr; nrd;wdh; wdh;.
md;W
nfsjkDf; Fj; Fj; J}f;fNk fNk gpbf;ftpy; ftpy;iy. iy. mLj;j ehs; G+jj;jplk; jplk; vd;d Nfl;fyhk; fyhk; vd;w Nahrid. ngw;Nwhh; Nwhh; ,y;yhj yhj NghJ jhNd mij miof; f KbAk;. vg;NghJ NghJ miof;fyhk;? vd;nwy; nwy;yhk; yhk; Nahrid. mjpfk; Nahrpj;J Nahrpj;J> J> me;j mrjpapNyNa J}q;fpg; fpg; Nghdhd;. mLj;j ehs; fhiy VO kzpf; F jha; nfsjkid jl; b vOg;gpdhh; gpdhh;. 35
“nfsjkh.. nfsjkh.. vOe; jpU.. jpU..” “vd;dk; dk;kh.. kh..” vd;W nrhy;ypf; ypf; nfhz;N; Nl ; vOe;J cl;fhh; fhh;e; ejhd; j ; hd;. “,d;iwf; iwf;F cq;fSf; fSf;Fg; gs;sp sp fpilahJ” vd;W $wpaJNk> G+jj; jpd; jpd; epidT te;jJ. jJ. gwe;J NghdJ.
d? “vd;d?
gs;sp sp ,y;iyah? iyah?
J}f;fk; fk;
Vd;? ?” vd;W mtrukhff; Nfl;lhd; lhd;.
NghJ jhd; cd; gs;spg; spg; NgUe;J Xl;Leh; Leh; Ngrpdhh; . cq;fs; fs; gs;spapy; spapy; xU khztDf; F “,g;NghJ gd;wpf; wpf; fha;r; rry; r ; y; Neha; mwpFwpfs; ,Ug;gjhy; gjhy;> cq;fSf; fSf;F xU thuk; tpLKiwahk;.. ” vd;W $wp Kbj;jhh; . “i`.. [hyp..” vd;W $tpdhd;.
fis ahh; fl;b Nkag;gJ.. gJ.. vdf;F NtNw ,e;j thuk; KO Neu Ntiy “Mkhk;.... Ngh.. cq;fis ,Uf;F.. F.. tpLKiwAk; vLf;f KbahJ. eP q; qfs; f ; s; NtW rz;ilg; ilg; Nghlhky; ,Uf;f khl;Bh; Bh;fs; fs;.... vd;d nra;tnjd; tnjd;Nw njhpatpy; iy.. iy..” vd;W tUe;jpdhh; jpdhh; Nufh. kh.. mk;kh.. kh.. ehq;fs; fs; ,g;NghJ NghJ ey;yg; gps;isfshfpl; isfshfpl; Nlhk; Nlhk;.... eP q; qfs; f ; s; ftiyg;glhjPh;h ;fs; fs;....” vd;W “mk;kh.. jq;fisj; fisj; jdpahf tplhky; jha; $lNt ,Ue;JtpLthh; JtpLthh; fNsh fNsh vd;w vz;zk; zk; tug; ngw;wtdha; wtdha; MWjyspj;jhd; jhd;. NghJ fpsk;GfpNwd; GfpNwd;. cq;fs; mg;ghTk; ghTk; ,d;Dk; Dk; miu kzp Neuj; jpy; jpy; fpsk;gp gp “rhp.. rhp.. ehd; ,g;NghJ tUthh;fs; fs;.... fhiy czTk; kjpa czTk; Nkir Nky; ,Uf;fpd; fpd;wd. wd. ghh;j; jJr; J ; r; rhg;gpLq; gpLq;fs; fs;.... ghDitAk; rhg;gplr; gplr; nrhy;ypg; ypg; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhs;.... rhpah.. Ghpe; jjh.. jjh.. ehd; mbf;fbg; fbg; NgRfpNwd;.. ” vd;W $wptpl;L mtrukhff; fpsk;gpr; gpr; nrd;whh;. G+jj;jplk; jplk; vd;d Nfl;fyhk; fyhk; vd;w vz;zk; zk; NkNyhq;f> f> jha; $wpajpy; ghjpAk; mtd; fhJfspy; VwNtapy; iy. iy. MdhYk; mth; Ngrp Kbj;jJk; jJk;> “rhpk;kh.. kh..” vd;W kl;Lk; Lk; $wp itj;jhd;. Nufh fpsk;gpr; nrd;w rpwpJ Neuj; jpy; jpy;> Nrfh; jd; cztpid cz;Ltpl; Ltpl;L> L> kjpa cztpid vLj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L> L> “nfsjk;.. ,d; Dk; Dk; nfhQ;rk; rk; Neuj;jpy; jpy; ghDit vOg;gp> gp> ,uz;L NgUk; rhg;gpLq; gpLq;fs; fs;. gpwF VjhtJr; Nrh;e; eJ ; tpisahLq;fs; fs;....” vd;W $wptpl;L mtUk; tPl; l iltpl; i ; ltpl; L fpsk;gpr; nrd;whh; whh;. Nrfh; fpsk;gpaJNk> gpaJNk> ghDtpd; miwf;Fr; Fr; nrd;W> W> mtrukhf> “ghD.. ghD.. vOe; jpU.. jpU..” vd;W fj;jpdhd; jpdhd; . “mz;zh.. zh.. vdf;Fj; Fj; J}f;fk; fk; tUfpwJ.. ” “ghD.. ,d;iwf; iwf;F ekf;Fg; Fg; gs;sp sp fpilahJ. Ntz;baijf; baijf; Nfl;fyhk; fyhk;. Ntfkhf vOe;jpU.. jpU..”
mjdhy; m,cv G+jj;ijf; ijf; $g;gpl; gpl;L> L> ekf;F
ghD G+jk; vd;W nrhd;dJNk dJNk Ntfkhf vOe;J cl;fhh; fhh;e; ejhs; j ; hs;. “,d;iwf; ” iwf;F G+jj;jplk; vd;d Nfl;fg; fg; Nghfpwha; mz;zh? zh? “vd;d Nfl;fyhk; fyhk; nrhy;Y.. Y..” “vdf;F b];dpNyd;l; l; Nghf Ntz;Lk;.
” mJ $l; bf; bf; nfhz;Lg; Lg; NghFkh?
ffyhk; f ; yhk;. th..” “Nfl;Lg; ghh;f; 36
ghD gLf;ifapypUe; ifapypUe;J ,wq;fpdhs; fpdhs;. iu iu kl;Lk; Lk; vLj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L th.. ehd; khaj;J}hpifiaf; J}hpifiaf; nfhz;L tUfpNwd;....” “th.. ghD.. eP vd;W $wpj; jd; miwf;F tpiue;jhd;. nra;jpj; jpj;jhs; jhs;fisAk; fisAk; tz;zg; zg;ngl; ngl;biaAk; biaAk; vLj;J te;jhd; jhd;. %l;lk; lk;. G+jk; te;J tzq;fpaJ. fpaJ.
J}hpifahy; tz;zk; zk; jPl; l ;baJk; baJk; Gif
Lk;? ?” vd;wJ. wJ. “m,cv! vd;d Ntz;Lk; dpNyd;l; l; Nghf Ntz;Lkhk; Lkhk;....” vd;whd; whd;. “ghDTf;F b];dpNyd; dJk; ghD b];dpNyd; dpNyd;by; by; epd;Wf; Wf; nfhz;L ,Ue;jhs; jhs;. “m,cv! ,Njh.. ” vd;W nrhd;dJk; tPl; l ;by; by; ghD kiwe;Jg; Jg; NghdJk; nfsjkd; gae;Nj Nghdhd;. ---
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; gd;dpuz; dpuz;L jhDk; mq;Nf Nf Nghf Ntz;Lk; Lk; vd;W Nfl;f kWgbAk; J}hpifahy; tz;zj; zj;ijj; ijj; jPl; l ;bdhd; bdhd;. “m,cv! ,g;NghJ NghJ vd;d Ntz;Lk;? ?” “vd;idAk; idAk; ghDtplk; $l;bg; bg; Ngh..” vd;whd; whd;.
dJk; ghDtpd; gf;fk; fk; nfsjkd; epd;wpUe; wpUe;jhd; jhd;. “m,cv! ,Njh.. ” vd;W nrhd;dJk; ghD nfsjkidg; ghh;j; jjJk; j ; Jk;> “,d;Dk; Dk; b];dpNyd; dpNyd;l; jpwf;fNtapy; fNtapy;iy.. iy.. ,q;Nf Nf ,Ue;Jf; Jf; nfhz; ;L ” vd;W Nfl;lhs; vd;d nra;tJ? tJ? lhs;. “ehk; jpwe;jg; jg; gpwF tuyhk;. m,cv G+jj;jplk; jplk; $wpdhd;.
,g;NghJ NghJ tPl;bw; bw;Fg; Fg; nfhz;Lg; Lg; Ngha; tpL”
vd;W cldpUe;j
wJk;> ,UtUk; tPl; by; by; ,Ue;jdh; jdh;. “m,cv! ,Njh.. ” vd;wJk; jplk; “ghD.. G+jj;jplk; Nfl;lhd; lhd;.
Nfl;fyhk; fyhk;....”
Ntnwd;d
Fok;gpg;
Nghd
nfsjkd;>
ghDtplk;
Nahridf;
“vdf;Fj; Fj; njhpatpy;iy.. iy..”
rpwpJ Nahrpj;jg; jg; gpd;> “cdf;Fg; Fg; fhiyapy; rhg;gpl gpl vd;d Ntz;Lnkd; Lnkd;W nrhy;.... mijj; jur; nrhy;yyhk; yyhk;....” vd;whd; whd;. “mk;kh ” mg;NghJ kh vq;Nf? Nf? NghJ jhd; jhapd; QhgfNk ghDTf;F te;jJ. “ekf;F kl;Lk; Lk; jhd; gs;sp sp Ngha;tpl; tpl;lhh; lhh;fs; fs;!” vd;whd; whd;.
tpLKiw.
mk;khTf; khTf;F
,Uf;fpwJ. fpwJ.
mjdhy;
fpsk;gpg; gpg;
kh nra; ;J itj;jpUg; jpUg;ghh; ghh;fNs.. fNs..” “mk;kh yp itj;Jtpl; Jtpl;Lg; Lg; NghapUf;fpwhh; fpwhh; fs; fs;....” “Mkhk;.... ,l;yp gpltpy;iynad; why; why; mk;kh kh jpl;Lthh; Lthh;fspy; fspy;iyah? iyah? “mijr; rhg;gpltpy; ” Lf; nfhs;syhk; syhk;.... cdf;F ,g;NghJ NghJ vd;d Ntz; Lnkd; Lnkd;Wr; Wr; nrhy;....” “mijnay;yhk; gpwF rhg;gpl;Lf; nyskP d; d>; gp\; ghy;]; ]...; .” “ghdp G+hp> nyskP “vdf;F rpf;fd; fd; tpq;]; ]>; gp\; ghy;]; ]...; . rhp th G+jj; jplk; jplk; Nfl;fyhk; fyhk;....”
d; d; vd;gJ gJ rP d E}Ly;]; ]; tifiar; rhh;e; ejJ. j ; J. gp\; ghy; ]; ]; - kP d; d; cUz;ilfs; ilfs;> rpf;fd; fd; (nyskP tpq;]; ]; - tWj;j Nfhop vYk; Gj; Gj; Jz;L) L) nra;jpj; jpj;jhspy; jhspy; J}hpifahy; %l;lj; lj;jpd; jpd; eLNt epd;wJ. wJ.
tz;zk; zk;
jPl; l ;bdhd; bdhd;.
%d;W
NfhLfs;
Nghl;lJk; lJk;>
G+jk;
“m,cv! vd;d Ntz;Lk; Lk;? ?”
jq;fSf; fSf;F Ntz;baijr; baijr; nrhd;dhh; dhh;fs;. 38
Gif
vy;yhKk; yhKk; mth;fs; fs; Kd;dhy; dhy; ,Ue;jd. jd.
G+jk; kiwe;Jg; Jg; NghdJ.
,UtUk; kfpo;r; rrpAld; r ; pAld; jpd;d Muk;gpj; gpj;jdh; jdh;. ghjp jpd;fpd; fpd;wg; wg; NghJjhd;> vOe;jJk; jJk; gy; tpsf;fTk; fTk; kwe;J NghdJ ghDtpd; epidtpw; F te;jJ. jJ. “mz;zh.. zh.. ehd; gy;Ny Ny tpsf;ftpy; ftpy;iy..” “ml Mkhk;.... G+jj;ijf; ijf; $g;gpLfpw N[hUNy.. ehDk; kwe;J tpl;Nld; Nld;. ,g;NghJ NghJ rhg;gpl gpl Muk;gpj; gpj;J tpl;NlhNk.. NlhNk.. Kbj; JtpLNthk; JtpLNthk;....” vd;whd; whd;.
rhp
guthapy;iy.. iy..
ghD tUj;jj;Jld; Jld; “rhpz;zh.. zh..” vd;whs; whs;. rhg;gpl; gpl;L Kbf;f vl;liu liu MdJ. dpNyd;l; l; Nghf Ntz;LNk.. LNk.. mjw;Fj; jahuhfyhk; ....” vd;whs; whs; ghD. “b];dpNyd; ,UtUk; Fspj;Jj; Jj; jahuhdhh;fs; fs;. Fspf;Fk; Fk;NghJ NghJ tP l; l;Lj; Lj; njhiyNgrp kzp xypj; jJ. jJ. Fspj;J te;jJk; jJk;> mjpy; ,Ue;j vz;izg; ghh; j; jjhd; j ; hd;.
Nufh jhd; mioj;jpUe; jhh; jhh;.
mk;khtpw; khtpw;Fj; Fj; njhlh;Gf; Gf; nfhz;lhd; lhd;. “vd;d nfsjk;.... ghD.. Vd; njhiyNgrpia ” njhiyNgrpia vLf;ftpy; ftpy;iy? iy? “ehq;f Fspj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L ,Ue;Njhk; Njhk; mk;kh.. kh..” “,uz;L NgUk; ,l;ypiar; ” ypiar; rhg;gpl; gpl;Bh; Bh;fsh? fsh? “rhg;gpl; gpl;Ltpl; Ltpl;Nlhk; Nlhk;....” “Mkhk;.... vd;d nra;ag; ” ag; NghwP q; qf? f ; ?
dD ; ,Uf;fpNwhk; fpNwhk; ....” “tpisahlg; Nghfyhk;d; jpukhfg; Ngha;tpl; tpl;L thUq;fs; fs;.... kjpa Neuj; jpw; jpw;Fr; Fr; rhpahf te;Jr; Jr; rhg;gpLq; gpLq;fs; fs;.... ehd; “rhp.. gj;jpukhfg; kjpak; NgRfpNwd; ....” vd;W $wp itj;jhh; . ” Ngrp Kbj;jJk; jJk; nfsjkd; ghDtplk;> “vd;d ghD.. jahuh? “ehd; jahh; mz;zh.. ”
nfsjkd; J}hpifahy; tz;zk; jPl; l ;bdhd; bdhd;.
G+jk; te;jJ. jJ.
“m,cv! vd;d Ntz;Lk; Lk;? ?” “,e;j ,l;ypia ypia eP rhg;gpL..” vd;W nrhd;dJk; dJk;> “m,cv! ,Njh..” vd;W ,l;ypia ypia jd; thapw;Fs; Fs; xt;nthd; nthd;wha; wha; tutioj;Jg; Nghl;Lf; Lf; nfhz;lJ. lJ.
ghDtpw;F mijf; fhz kpfTk; Mr;rhpakhf rhpakhf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. njhiyf;fhl; fhl;rpapy; rpapy; kl;LNk LNk mJ Nghy; ghh;j; jjpUf; j ; pUf;fpwhs; fpwhs;. Nehpy; fhZk; NghJ mJ mjprakhf ,Ue; jJ. jJ. 39
G+jk; kiwAk; Kd;dNu> dNu> “vq;fis fis ,g;NghJ NghJ b];dpNyd; dpNyd;l; l; mioj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L Ngh.. Mkhk;.... mq;Nf Nf ekf;Fj; Fj; njhpe; jth; jth;fs; fs; te;jhy; jhy; vd;d nra;tJ? tJ? ehq;fs; fs; ahUila fz;fSf; fSf;Fk; Fk; njhpahky; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;.... nra;a KbAkh? lhd;. ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; gbNa “m,cv! mg;gbNa ,Ue;jhh; jhh;fs; fs;.
Mfl;Lk; Lk;....”
vd;W G+jk; nrhd; d kW nehbapy;
mth;fs; fs;
b];dpNyd; dpNyd;by; by;
“eP Ak; Ak; vq;fSld; fSld; ,U..” vd;W nrhd;djhy; djhy; G+jKk; mth;fSld; fSld; ,Ue;jJ. jJ.
mg;NghJjhd; NghJjhd; jpwe;jjhy; jjhy;> $l;lk; lk; mjpfkpy; iy. iy. mq;F mikf;fg; fg;gl;bUe; bUe;jg; jg; gy;NtW NtW tpisahl;L mikg;Gfspy; Gfspy; Vwpr; Rw;wp wp te;jdh; jdh;. kjpak; tiu xNu Ml; lk; lk; jhd;. grpf;f Muk;gpj;jJk; jJk; ghD> “mz;zh.. zh.. vdf; Fr; Fr; rhg;gpl gpl Ntz;Lk; Lk;....” vd;whs; whs;. nfsjkd; clNd> “ehk; ,q;NfNa NfNa rhg;gplyhk; gplyhk;....” vd;W $wp> xd;nwhd; nwhd;whf whf Eioe;J> J> jq;fSf; fSf;F Ntz;baijg; baijg; G+jj;jplk; cz;lhh; lhh;fs; fs;. kzp %d;whdJk; whdJk; > “ghD.. tP l; l;bw; bw; ;Fg; Fg; Nghfyhkh? vd;whd; whd; jhapd; epidT te;jJk; jJk;.
mq; fpUe; fpUe;j czT tpLjpfspy; Nfl;lhh; lhh;fs; fs;. Ntz;ba kl; Lk; Lk;
mk;kh kh ek;kplk; kplk; Ngr Kaw;rp rp nra;jpUg; jpUg;ghh; ghh;fs; fs;....” ---
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mj;j jpahak; pahak; gjpd;%d; %d;W zh.. vdf;F b];dp Ch;tyKk; tyKk;> thd Ntbf;ifAk; ifAk; ghh;f; ffZNk.. f ; ZNk..” “mz;zh.. “mnjy;yhk; mLj;j Kiw tUk; NghJ ghh; f; ffyhk; f ; yhk;.. ,d;iwf; iwf;F ,J NghJk;....” vd;whd;.
ghDTf;F mq;fpUe; fpUe;J fpsk;g kdNk tutpy;iy. iy. vd;W fpsk;gr; gr; rk;kjpj; kjpj;jhs; jhs;.
,Ue;jhYk; jhYk; ngw;Nwhiu Nwhiu epidj; J “rhpz;zh..”
G+jj;jplk; jplk; nrhd;dJk; dJk;> ,UtUk; tPl; l b ; y; ,Ue;jdh; jdh;. Nufh %d;W Kiw mth; fSld; fSld; Ngr Kad;wpUe; wpUe;jhh; jhh;. nfsjkd; clNd Nufhitj; njhlh; Gf; Gf; nfhz;lhd;.
njhiyNgrpapy; mJ gjpthfpapUe;jJ. jJ.
nfsjkdpd; Fuiyf; Nfl;lJNk> lJNk> “vd;d ,J.. nfsjk; .... vq;Nf Nf NghdP h;h;fs; fs;? ?” kh.. mJ.. mJ.. tpisahlg; NghapUe;Njhk; Njhk;.... gpwF..” “mk;kh.. ” mtd; Kbf;Fk; Fk; Kd;Ng> Ng> “vg;NghJNk NghJNk ,g;gbj; gbj;jhd; jhd;.... rhp rhp rhg; gpl; gpl;Bh; Bh;fsh? fsh? “rhg;gpl; gpl;Nlhk; Nlhk;kk; kk; ;kh.. kh..” “ghD? ” “mtSk; rhg;gpl; gpl;lhsk; lhsk;kh.. kh..” “mts; vd;d nra;fpwhs; fpwhs; ? ?” “mts; njhiyf;fhl; fhl;rpiag; rpiag; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz;L ,Uf;fpwhs; fpwhs;.. ” “rhp.. rhp.. rz;il VJk; Nghltpy;iyNa.. iyNa..” “,y;iyak; kh.. kh.. vg;NghJ NghJ tUtP h;h;fs; fs;? ?” “Ie;J kzpahfptpLk; kzpahfptpLk;....”
kh.. ehq;fs; fs; rz;ilg; ilg; “rhpk;kh.. njhiyNgrpia itj;jhd;.
Nghlhky;
tpisahbf;
nfhz;L
,Uf;fpNwhk; fpNwhk;....”
vd;W
“ghD.. mk;kh kh tu Ie;J kzp MfptpLkhk; .... mJ tiu vd; d nra;ayhk; ayhk;? ?” “mz;zh zh vdf;F mtjhh; glk; ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;....” “ehk; jhd; md;iwf; iwf;Fg; Fg; ghh;j; jNjhNk.. N ; jhNk..” “mij tPl;by; by; jhNd ghh;j; jNjhk; N ; jhk;.... vdf;F jpNal;lhpy; lhpy; ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk; Lk;....” “rhp.. G+jj;ijf; ijf; Nfl;fyhk; fyhk;....”
nra;jpj; jpj;jhspy; jhspy; J}hpifahy; tz;zk; jPl; l ;bg; bg; G+jj;ij ij tutioj;jhd;. “m,cv! vd;d nra;a Ntz;Lk; Lk;? ?” 41
$wp
fs; kjpa czit eP rhg;gpL.. gpL..” vd;W nrhd;dhd; dhd;. “Kjypy; vq;fs; clNd> G+jk; mq;F itf;fg; fg;gl;bUe; bUe;j vYkpr;irr; irr; rhjj;ijAk; ijAk; cUisf;fpoq; fpoq;ifAk; ifAk; mg;gbNa tha;f; fF ; tutioj;J tpOq;fpaJ. fpaJ. G+jk; rhg;gpl; gpl;L Kbj;jJk; jJk;> “vq;fSf; fSf;F mtjhh; glk; ghh;f; ff ; Ntz;Lk;.... $l;bf; bf; nfhz;L Ngh..” vd;W nfsjkd; Mizapl;lhd; lhd;. `hq;fhq; fhq;fpd; fpd; ,Ue;jdh; jdh;.
jpiuauq; fk; fk;
xd;wpy; wpy;
glk; ghjpf; F Nky; XbapUe;jJ. jJ. mth;fisg; fisg; ghh;jJf; J ; f; nfhz;lJ. lJ.
glk;
Xbf;nfhz; nfhz;L
,Ue;jJ. jJ.
mth;fs; fs;
,Ue;jhYk; jhYk; ,UtUk; mijg; ghh;j; jjhh; j ; hh;fs; fs;.
,UtUk;
mq;Nf Nf
G+jKk; mUfpUe;J
jpBnud;W nfsjkDf;F jha; te;jhy; jhy; vd;d nra;tJ tJ vd;w Nahrid te;jJ. jJ. clNd G+jj; jplk; jplk; “mk;kh kh tP l; l;Lf; Lf;F tUk; Neuj;jpy; jpy; ehq;fs; fs; ,UtUk; mq;Nf Nf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; Lk;.... epidtpy; itj;Jf; Jf; nfhs;” vd;W $wp itj;jhd; jhd;. glk; Kbe;jpuhjg; jpuhjg; NghJk;> jpBnud;W ,UtUk; tPl; l ;bd; bd; tuNtw;giwapy; giwapy; ,Ue;jdh; jdh;. tPl; l ;bd; bd; miog;G kzpia mOj;jpdhh; .
Nufh mg;NghJ NghJ
fjitj; jpwe;j nfsjkidg; ghh; j; jJ> J ; > “nfsjkh.. vd; d fhiyapypUe;J vd;d nra;jP jh;h P ;fs; fs;? ?” vd;W Nfl;Lf; Lf; nfhz;Nl> Nl> czTg; ghj;jpuq; jpuq;fisg; fisg; ghh;j; jjhh; j ; hh;. czT ,y;yhjijf; yhjijf; fz;L kfpo;r;rpAld; rpAld;> iyNa.. itj;jijnay; jijnay;yhk; ; rhg;gpl; gpl;Bh; Bh;fs; fs; NghypUf;fpwJ.. fpwJ..” vd;W Nfl;lhh; lhh;. “guthapy; iyNa.. khk;kh.. kh.. tpisahbf; nfhz;Lk; Lk; glk; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz; ;Lk; Lk; ,Ue;Njhk; Njhk;....” vd;whd; whd;. “Mk;khk; ghD Mh;tk; tk; jhq;f khl;lhky; lhky;> “mk;kh.. kh.. ehq;fs; fs; ,d;iwf; iwf;F b];dp.. dp..” vd;W nrhy;y Muk;gpf; gpf;fTk; fTk;> nfsjkd; ,ilkwpj;J> “mk;kh kh ehq;fs; fs; ,d;iwf; iwf;F Nrh;e; eJ ; b];dp dp Nrdy; ghh;j; jNjhk; N ; jhk; mk;kh.. kh..” vd;W Kbj;jhd; jhd;. mjw;Fg; Fg; gpwF nra;jhd; jhd;.
nfsjkd;
jhapd;
mUfpNyNa>
ghj; jpuj; jpuj;ijnay; ijnay;yhk; yhk; njhl;bapNy bapNy “nfsjkh.. ,Uf;Fkpy; Fkpy;iyah.. iyah..” vd;W Nufh Nfl; lhh; lhh;.
ghDitg;
Ngr
tplhky;>
Nghl;bUf; bUf;fyhkpy; fyhkpy;iyah.. iyah..
mtUf;F vdf;F
cjtpr;
cjtpaha;
fpNwhk; mk;kh kh..” “ehisapypUe;J nra;fpNwhk; Nrfh; te;j gpwF> ,uT czTj; jahuhdJk; > midtUk; cz; ldh; ldh;. nfsjkDk; ghDTk; cwq;fr; fr; nrd;wdh; wdh;. NghFk; Kd;dh; dh; “ghD.. m,cv gw;wp wp kl;Lk; Lk; nrhy;yptplhNj.. yptplhNj..” vd;W nfQ;rpf; rpf; Nfl;Lf; Lf; nfhz;L jd; miwf;Fg; Fg; Nghdhd;. NufhTf;Fk; Fk; NrfUf;Fk; Fk; Foe;ijfs; ijfs; ,UtUk; rw;Nw Nw nghWg;Gld; Gld; ele;Jf; nfhs;tJ tJ Njhd;wpaJ. wpaJ. ,UtUk; rz;il il Nghl;Lf; Lf; nfhs;shky; shky; ,Ug;gNj gNj nghpa tp\akhf ,Ue; jJ. jJ.
Nghy;
kWehs; fhiy nfsjkid vOg; gptpl; gptpl;L> L> Nufh gs; spf; spf;Ff; Ff; fpsk;gpr; gpr; nrd;whh; whh;. nfsjkDf; Fk; Fk; ghDtpw;Fk; Fk; md;W vd;d nra;ayhk; ayhk; vd;W fhiy vOe; jJNk jJNk Nahrid. jpdk; ntt;NtW NtW ,lq;fSf; fSf;Fr; Fr; nry;tJ tJ kpfTk; ,d;gkhf gkhf ,Ue;jJ. jJ. ” vd;W Nfl;lhs; ghD> “mz;zh.. zh.. ,d;iwf; iwf;F X\d; ghh;f; f; Nghfyhkh? lhs;. “ghD.. ehDk; mijj; jhd; epidj; Njd; Njd;....” 42
“rhp.. fhiyapy; vd;d rhg;gplyhk; gplyhk;? ?” “vdf;F mNj nyskP d; d>; gp\; ghy;]; ].; .” “mg;gbnad; gbnad;why; why;.... ehDk; mijNa rhg;gplNwd; gplNwd;....”
md;W Qhgfkhfg; gy; tpsf;fp> fp> Fspj; Jtpl; Jtpl;Nl Nl G+jj;ij ij miof;fj; fj; jahuhdhh; fs; fs;. nra;jpj; jpj;jhs; jhs;fs; fs;> tz;zg; zg;ngl; ngl;b> b> eP h;h; midj;ijAk; ijAk; mtdJ Nkir NkNyNa itj;Jj; Jj; J}hpifahy; tz;zk; zk; jPl; l ;bdhd; bdhd;. te;j G+jj;jplk; jplk; Ntz;baijf; baijf; Nfl;lhh; lhh;fs; fs;. jpl;lkpl; lkpl;lg; lg; gb X\d; ghh;f; f; nry;yg; yg; G+jj;jplk; Ntz;bdhh; fs; fs;. kW nehbapy; mq;Nf Nf ,Ue;jdh; jdh;. md;W fhiy Kjy; kjpak; tiu jq;fs; fs; Mir jPu midj;J tpisahl;Lf; Lf;fspYk; fspYk; Vwp tpisahbdhh; fs; fs;. Nufh mth;fSld; Ngrj; njhlh; Gf; Gf; nfhz;l NghJ> G+jj; jplk; jplk; jq;fs; tPl; l ;Lg; Lg; njhiyNgrpia jq;fsplk; fsplk; tur; nra;J gjpy; Ngrpdhd;. kjpak; mq;NfNa NfNa nkf;Nlhdhy; Nlhdhy;l; l; ,Ue;jjhy; jjhy;> mq;fpUe; fpUe;jj; jj; jq;fSf; fSf;Fg; gpbj;j cztpid g+jj;jplk; Nfl;L> L> cz;ldh; ldh;. nfsjkd; rpf;fd; fd; itj;j gh;fh; fh; %d;iw cs;Sf; Sf;Fj; Fj; js;spdhd; spdhd;. xU kzp Neuk; nrd;wpUf; wpUf;Fk; Fk;. mtDf;F tapW typg;gJg; gJg; Nghd;Wj; Wj; Njhd;wpaJ. wpaJ. “ghD.. vdf;F tapW typf; fpwJ fpwJ” vd;whd;.
zh.. ,d;Dk; nfhQ;rk; rk; Neuk; tpisahlyhk; ....” vd;whs; whs; tpisahl; L Kk;Kuj; Kuj;jpy; jpy; mtd; “mz;zh.. nrhy;tijf; tijf; fhjpy; thq;fpf; fpf; nfhs;shkNyNa. shkNyNa. rpwpJ Neuk; nghWj;Jg; Jg; ghh;j; jjhd; j ; hd;. NkYk; nghWf; f Nfl;lhd; lhd;.
khl;lhky; lhky;>
“ghD..
ehk;
tPl; l bw; b ; w;Fg; Fg;
Ngha;tpl; tpl;L
ehisf;F
tuyhkh? ” vd;W
mq;NfNa NfNa tpisahl Mir ,Ue; jg; jg; NghJk;> nfsjkd; fpsk;gr; gr; nrhy;tijf; tijf; Nfl;lg; lg; gpd;dh; dh; jhd; mtidr; rhpahfg; ghh;j; jjhs; j ; hs;. tapw;iwg; gpbj;Jf; Jf; nfhz;L nfsjkd; epw;gijf; gijf; fz;L gae;Jg; Jg; Nghdhs;. “ehisf; F kWgbAk; tUNthkh? ” vd;W Nfl;lhs; lhs;. “epr;rakhf.. rakhf..” vd;whd; whd; nfsjkd; tapw;iwg; iwg; gpbj;Jf; nfhz;Nl. Nl.
G+jj;Jld; Jld; tPl; l ;bf; bf;F te;jhh; jhh;fs;. G+jk; tpilngw;Wr; nrd;wJ. wJ.
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mj;jpahak; jpahak; gjpd gjpdhd; dhd;F nfsjkDf;F typ nghWf; ftpy; ftpy;iy. iy. mg;NghJjhd; NghJjhd; Njhd;wpaJ. wpaJ.
G+jj;jplk; jplk; typf;F kUe;Jf; Jf; Nfl;fyhk; fyhk; vd;W mtDf;F
J}hpifahy; tz;zk; zk; jP l; l;bg; bg; G+jj;ij ij kWgbAk; tutioj;jdh; jdh;. fpwJ.. rhp nra; ....” vd;whd; whd;. “m,cv G+jNk.. vdf;F tapW typf;fpwJ.. Lk; Fzg;gLj; gLj;j KbahJ..” “m,cv! vd;dhy; Nehia kl;Lk; ?” “Vd;? id kd;dpAq; dpAq;fs; fs;.... cyfjjpy; jpdk; jpdk; GjpJ Gjpjha; Neha;fs; fs; tUfpd;wd.. wd.. “m,cv! vd;id kUe;Jfs; Jfs; tUfpd;wd.. wd.. vdf;F v[khdh;fSk; fSk; NtW NtW.. mjdhy; mijnay;yhk; yhk; vd;dhy; dhy; njhpe;Jf; Jf; nfhs;s Kbtjpy;iy.. iy..” NghJ vd;d nra;tJ? whs; ghD NahridAld;. “,g;NghJ ” vd;whs; gb typf;fpwJ..” “Nr.. ,njd;d ,g;gb mtd; typahy; Nfl;lhs; lhs;.
mtjpg;gLtijg; gLtijg;
ghh;j; jj ;
ghD>
zh.. “mz;zh..
mk;khtplk; khtplk;
nrhy;yth? yth? ”
vd;W
lhk;.... Ntz;lhk; lhk;.... jpl;Lthh; Lthh;fs; fs;.” “Ntz;lhk; lhkh? “mg;g tapWr; rhpahf Ntz;lhkh? ” rpwpJ Neuk; MfpAk;> typ Fiwahjjhy; > “ghD.. mk;khtplk; khtplk; nrhy;....” vd;W ,wq;fp fp te;jhd;. Nufhtplk; ghD Ngrpdhs;. “nfsjkh.. vd; dlh ” dlh ,J.. vjw; F tapW typf;fpwJ? fpwJ?
ele;jJ jJ vijAk; nrhy;yhky; yhky;> “njhpatpy;iy iy mk;kh.. kh..” vd;W kl;Lk; Lk; nrhd;dhd; dhd;. Dk; miu kzp Neuj; jpy; jpy; tPl; l ;bw; bw;F te;JtpLNtd; JtpLNtd;. “ehd; ,d;Dk; $wp mtDf;fhf fhf tUe;jpdhh; jpdhh; Nufh.
nfhQ;rk; rk; nghWj;Jf; Jf; nfhs;....” vd;W
md;W khiy nfsjkd; ,Ue;j epiyiaf; fz;Lg; Lg; gae;J Ngha;> mtid kUj;Jthplk; Jthplk; mioj;Jr; Jr; nrd;whh; whh; Nufh. m[P uzk; uzk; fhuzkhfj; jhd; tapw;W typ vd;W kUj;Jth; Jth; mjw;fhf fhf kUe;ijj; ijj; je;jhh; jhh;. Nufhtpw;F jhd; tof;fk; fk; Nghy; nra;Ak; Ak; cztpidr; nra;Jk; Jk; m[_uzk; Mff; fhuzk; vd;dthf dthf ,Uf;Fk; Fk; vd;W Nahrpj;jhh; jhh;. xd;Wk; Wk; Ghpatpy;iy. nfsjkid tP l; l;bw; bw;F mioj;J te;J> J> Xa;T vLf;f itj;jhh;.
,uT kUe;ijAk; ijAk; nfhLj;jhh; jhh;.
ghD elg;gijg; gijg; ghh;j; jJf; J ; f; nfhz;Nl Nl vJTk; Ngrtpy;iy. iy. kWehs; kWgbAk; X\d; ghh;f; f; Nghf Ntz;Lk; Lk; vd;w tpUg;gj; gj;jhy;> G+jj;ijg; ijg; gw;wpAk; wpAk;> jhq;fs; fs; ,UtUk; cz; ;l cztpidg; cztpidg; gw;wpAk; jhaplk; $Wk; vz;zj; zj;ij tpl;lhs; lhs;. Gjd;fpoik fpoik fhiy nfsjkd; ,ay;G epiyf;Fj; Fj; jpUk;gpdhd; gpdhd;. tof;fk; fk; Nghy; ngw;Nwhh; Nwhh; tPl; l ;iltpl; iltpl;Lf; Lf; fpsk;gpaJk; gpaJk;> J}hpifahy; tz;zk; jPl; l b ; G+jj;ijf; ijf; $g;gpl; gpl;L X\d; ghh;f; f; $l;br; br; nry;y itj;jdh; jdh;. Ntz;ba ba kl;Lk; Lk; tpisahb kfpo; e; ejdh; j ; dh;. nfsjkd; jd; czT tpraj;jpy; jpy; 44
md;W ftdkhf ,Ue;jhd; jhd;. Nufh tP L tUk; rkaj;jpy; jpy; tPl; l ;by; by; ,Ue;jhh; jhh;fs; fs;. tpraj;ij jq;fs; fs; ez;gh; gh;fsplk; $lr; nrhy;ytpy; ytpy;iy. iy.
G+jk; gw;wpa wpa
tpahodd;W gs;sp sp Kbe;jJk; jJk;> kw;w ehl;fisg; fisg; Nghypy;yhky; yhky; kjpaNk tP l; l;bw; bw;F te;jhh; jhh; Nufh. jha; kjpaNk jpUk;gptpLthh; gptpLthh; vd;gij gij mwpe;j fhuzj; jhy; jhy; md;W fhiy mth; fs; fs; ,UtUk; jpiug;glj; glj;jpw; jpw;F kl;Lk; Lk; nrd;Wj; jpUk;gpdhh; gpdhh;fs; fs;. Ntz;baij baij tof;fk; fk; Nghy; Nfl;Lr; Lr; rhg;gpl; gpl;lhh; fs; fs;. Nufh nra;J itj;j cztpidg; G+jk; ed;F Urpj;Jr; Jr; rhg;gpl; gpl;lJ. lJ. Nufh gs;spapy; spapy; mjpf Ntiy ,Ue;j fhuzj;jhYk; Foe;ijfs; ijfs; rz;ilg; ilg; Nghlhky; mikjpahf ,Ue;j fhuzj;jhYk; jhYk; tPlby; b ; y; mjpf ftdk; nrYj;jtpy; jtpy;iy. iy. tpahod; kjpak; tPl; l bw; b ; w;F te;jJk; rw;Nw Nw Xa;T vLj;Jf; Jf;nfhz; nfhz;lhh; lhh;. nfsjkDk; ghDTk; tuNtw;giwapy; giwapy; vd;d nra;tnjd; tnjd;Wg; Wg; Ghpahky; cl;fhh; fhh;e; eJ ; ,Ue;jhh; jhh;fs; fs;. ghD rpwpJ Neuj; jpy; jpy; cwq;fpg; fpg; Nghdhs;. mg;NghJ NghJ nfsjkDf;F gp.v];.gp .gp tpisahl Mir te;jJ. jJ. jd; miwf;Fr; Fr; nrd;W vg;NghJk; NghJk; Nghy; J}hpifahy; tz;zk; zk; jPl; l ;bg; bg; G+jj;ijf; ijf; $g;gpl; gpl;L gp.v];.gp .gp Nfl;lhd; lhd;. mJTk; nfhz;L te;Jf; Jf; nfhLj;Jtpl; Jtpl;L kiwe;jJ. jJ. Mir jPu %d;W kzp Neuk; tpisahb kfpo; e; ejhd; j ; hd;. Nufh khiyapy; nfsjkidAk; ghDitAk; fPNo N o cztpidj; cztpidj; jahhpf;fr; fr; rikayiwf;Fs; Fs; Eioe;jhh; jhh;. nfsjkDk; ghDTk; ntspNa nrd;wdh; wdh;. nfsjkd; gp.v];.gpAld; .gpAld; tpisahbdhd;. mioj;J mijj; jpUg;gpf; gpf; nfhLj;jhd; jhd;.
nrd;W
tpisahLkhW
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ghD jd; NjhopfSld; tpisahbdhs; . fP No No nrd;Wk; Wk; tPl;bw; bw;F te;jJk; jJk; jd; miwf;Fr; Fr; nrd;W G+jj;ij ij
,uT xd;gJ gJ kzpf;F tof;fk; fk; Nghy; J}q;f mDg;gg;gl; gl;ldh; ldh;. njhlh; e; eJ ; Ie;J kzp Neuk; tpisahbajhy; > fz;fs; fs; nrhf;f> f> nfsjkDk; ed;F cwq;fpg; fpg; Nghdhd;. Nufh mtdJ miwf;Fr; Fr; nrd;Wg; Wg; ghh;j; jjNghJ> j ; NghJ> Nkir Nky; nra;jpj; jhs; jhs;fs; fs; tz;zk; jPl; l ;lg; lg;gl; gl;L ,Ug;gijf; gijf; fz;L> L> “Nr.. vd;d ,J.. ,g;gb gb Fg;igahfg; igahfg; Nghl;bUf; bUf;fpwhNd? fpwhNd? L> ” vd;W $wpf; nfhz;L> jhs;fisnay; fisnay;yhk; yhk; mg;gbNa RUl;b> b> Kjy; jsj;jpy; jpy; itf;fg; fg;gl;bUe; bUe;j fhfpjf; Fg;igfisg; igfisg; NghLk; njhl;bapy; bapy; nfhz;L Ngha; Nghl;Ltpl; Ltpl;Lj; Lj; jpUk;gpdhh; gpdhh; . tof;fk; fk; Nghy;> fhiyapy; nfsjkd; vOg;gg;gl;lJk; lJk;> ngw;Nwhh; Nwhh; fpsk;Gk; Gk; tiuf; fhj;jpUe; jpUe;jhd; jhd;. gpwF J}hpifiaj; Njbdhd;. Nf? lhd;. “ghD.. J}hpif vq; Nf? ” vd;W Nfl;lhd; zh.. vdf;nfg; nfg;gbj; njhpAk;?. ?. eP jhNd itj;jpUe; jpUe;jha; jha;....” “mz;zh.. ypf; nfhz;Nl Nl mq;Nf Nf Njbdhd;. “Mkhk;.... vd; Nkir NkNy jhNd..” vd;W nrhy;ypf; Nkir Rj;jkhf jkhf fpilf;ftpy; ftpy;iy. iy.
,Ue;jJ. jJ.
mjdhy;
mtd;
miwapypUe; j
mLf;fspnsy; fspnsy;yhk; yhk;
Njbdhd; .
“ghD.. vd;d ,J.. vq; Nf ” Nf Nghapw;W? “mz;zh.. zh.. G+jj;jijf; jijf; Nfl;lhs; lhs; ghD.
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filrpahf
vg;NghJ NghJ
$g;gpl; gpl;lha; lha;? ?” Gj;jprhypj; jprhypj;jdkhdf; jdkhdf;
Nfs;tpiaf; tpiaf;
nfhLf;ff; ff; $g;gpl;Nld; Nld;”
“mjw;Fg; Fg; gpwF J}hpifia vq; Nf Nf itj;jha; jha;? ?”
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zk; jPl; l ;bar; bar; nra;jpj; jpj;jhs; jhs; eLNt..” vd;W nrhy;Yk; Yk; NghNj jhd; nra;jg; jg; nghpaj; jtwpid “tz;zk; czh;e; ej ; hd;. “me;jj; ” vd;W ghD Nfl; Fk; jj; jhSq;f vq;Nf? Fk;NghJ NghJ mtDf;F vy;yhNk Ghpe; jJ. jJ.
Nufh mtw;iwf; iwf; Fg;igapy; igapy; Nghl;bUg; bUg;ghh; ghh; vd;gij gij czh;e; ejhd; j ; hd;. Mdhy; J}hpifia vd; d nra;jpUg; jpUg;ghh; ghh; vd;gjpy; gjpy; kl;Lk; Lk; IakpUe;jJ. jJ. mjdhy; Nfl;Lg; Lg; ghh;j; jJtplyhk; J ; tplyhk; vd;W Nufhtpw;F njhlh; Gf; Gf; nfhz;lhd; lhd;. Nufh mg;NghJ NghJ jhd; gs;spf; spf;Fr; Fr; nrd;Wf; Wf; nfhz;be; be;jhh; jhh;. tPl; l bypUe; ;bypUe;J mjprakhf miog;G te;jJ> jJ> vd;dthf dthf ,Uf;Fk; Fk; vd;W vz;zpf; zpf;nfhz; nfhz;Nl Nl Ngrpdhh;. ” vd;W Kjypy; Nufhtpd; Fuy; Nfl;lJNk> lJNk> “mk;kh.. kh.. Nkir Nky; ,Ue;jr; jr; nra;jpj; jhs; jhs;fs; fs; vq;Nf? Nf? Nfl;lhd; lhd;.
igahf ,Ue;jjhy; jjhy; mijnay;yhk; RUl;b> b> fhfpjf; “vjw;F nfsjkh.. cd; NkirapNy Fg;igahf Fg;igj; igj; njhl;bapNy bapNy New;W ,uhj; jphp jphp Nghl; Ltpl; Ltpl;Nld; Nld;.... vjw;Ff; Ff; Nfl;fpwha; fpwha;? cdf;F Ntz;baJ baJ vjhtJ mjpy; ,Ue;jjh? jjh? fj;Jld; Jld; Nfl;lhh; lhh;. ” vd;W Mjq;fj; kh.. mj;Jld; Jld; J}hpif xd;iw iw itj;jpUe; jpUe;Njd; Njd;.... ghh;j; jjP j ; h;h P fsh? ;fsh? “,y;iy mk;kh.. ” fftpy; f ; tpy;iyNa.. iyNa..” vd;W nrhd;dijf; dijf; Nfl;lJk; lJk;> nfsjkd; “Ia;aa; aa;Nah.. Nah.. khaj; “mij ehd; ghh; f; ” vd;W kpFe;j J}hpifg; Nghr;Nr.. Nr..” vd;W kdJ nrhd;dhYk; > “ePq; q fs; f ; s; ghh;f; fftpy; f ; tpy;iyah? iyah? tUj;jJld; jJld; Nfl;lhd; lhd;. mtdJ Fuy; tUj;jj; jj;Jld; Jld; ,Ug;gijf; gijf; fz;L> “J}hpif jhNd.. Nghdhy; NghfpwJ.. thq;fpf; fpf; nfhs;syhk; syhk;.... gs;sp sp te;Jtpl; Jtpl;lJ.. lJ.. ehd; gpwF NgRfpNwd; ....” vd;W $wptpl;L njhlh; igj; igj; Jz;bj; bj;jhh; jhh;. “ghD.. J}hpifia mk;kh kh Fg;igapy; igapy; Nghl;Ltpl; Ltpl;lhh; lhh;fs; fs;.... ,U.. tUfpNwd; ....” vd;W ntspNa Xb> Kjy; jsj;jpw; jpw;Fr; Fr; nrd;whd; whd;.
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