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Fón§s\ Ahiyw Adnªncnt¡ï Imcy§Ä A\mbmkambpw kckambpw Cu IYIfnð {]Xn]mZn¨ncn¡póp. cmPyw `cn¡póhÀ {]tXyIw CXnð ]dªncn¡pó Imcy§Ä Adnªncnt¡ïXv A\pt]£WobamWv. "A[otX b CZw \nXyw \oXnimkv{Xw irtWmXn N \ ]cm`ham]vt\mXn i{ImZ]n IZmN\" (Cu \oXnimkv{Xw ]mcmbWw sN¿pIbpw tIÄ¡pIbpw sN¿póh\v Hcn¡epw, tZth{µ\nð \nópIqSn, ]cmPbw Gð¡pIbnñ) Fóv {KÙ¯nsâ aqeIÀ¯mhp Xsó CXnsâ {]tbmP\s¯¸än ]dªncn¡póp. hninjy kòmÀtKm]tZi]camb KpW]mT§fpsS hnf\neamWv Cu sIm¨p{KÙw. AXpsImïpXsó asäñm IYmkamlmc§sf¡mÄ kamcm²yambncn¡pó Cu `mcXobIrXn temI sam«p¡pw am\n¡s¸SpópshópÅXv \ap¡`n am\IcamWv. F¦nepw X¡hn[w CXnsâ amlßyw a\Ênem¡n \½psS bphXeapd CXp ]mcmbWw sN¿póptïm Fóv kwibamWv. AhnShnsS NneXv Duón¸dbpI am{Xw t]mcm. \½psS hnZymÀ°nIÄ temIamIam\w CXns\ lrZnØam¡póXv Gähpw {]tbmP\Icambncn¡psaóXv {]tbmP\Icambncn¡psaóXv kwibclnXamWv.

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\nÀ½ehnthIhpw \oXnimkv{Xhpanñ ZpÀamÀ¤§fnð a\Êp®nIÄs¡ñmhÀ¡pw sh¬abnepïp Xm\psa´p Rm³ sNt¿ïpóp? Bcphms\mcp imkv{Xn {_mÒW\{X hóp Nmcphmw \oXnimkv{Xanhsctºm[n¸n¨p Xanhsctºm[n¸n¨p kmcamw ]p\ÀÖòanhÀ¡p k¼mZn¸m³ [oc\mbv hcm\nón¸cnSw Xónent¸mÄ. `qan]³ kpZÀi\³ C§s\ hnNmcn¨p `man\namtcmsSmón¨mZcmð tahpw Imew tkmaiÀ½mshsómcp `qantZhmt{Kkc³ (kuayhm³ thZ{]nb³ \oXnimkv{Xmwt`m\n[n Xmwt`m\n[n hn{ipX³ _rlkv]Xnkón`³) X{X hóp. hn{ian¨cNt\mSn§s\ hn{ian¨cNt\mSn§s\ sNmñoSn\m³:þ aóh! tIÄ¡ `h\mdpamk¯n³ apt¼ \nópsS kpXòmÀ¡p \oXnimkv{X§sfñmw HsómgnbmsXIïp kmZcw {Kln¸n¡mapóXòmcmbhcp¯aòmcmbpw hcpw. FóXp hónsñ¦nsesó \o \nsâ cmPywXónð \nóm«n¸pd¯m¡ptI thïq \r]! FóXptI«p \r]³ \nÀ`cw {]kmZn¨p XópsS X\qPhrµ§sf hnfn¨pS³ tkmaiÀ½mJyZznPt{ijvTsâ Tsâ kao]¯p Xmakw hn\m]dªm¡n\m³ hnZym`ymtk. tkmaiÀ½mhpw apZm cmP\µ\òmscÊmaZm\mZn{ioaóoXnimkv{X§sfñmw kmZcw {Kln¸n¸m\mip Xm\mcw`n¨p kev¡YmIY\saópsÅmcp amÀ¤¯qtS. ]ôX{´§sfñmw ]mcv°nhòmÀ¡p [À½w Aônepw {][m\ambpsÅmóp an{Xt`Zw, 10

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2. ]nwKesâ i¦ Pohtij¯nð {]`mhw sImïp kRvPohI³ Pohn¨p ]Xp¡th ]mZhpw t\cmbv h óp shÅhpw \ñ]pñpw XWp¸papÅ Im«nð shsÅcpXmbpÅh³ shsÅcpXmbpÅh³ shÅnamaet]mse apjvIc³ \Só§p ap¡pdbnSptócw Zn¡pIÄ apg§póp P´p¡Ä t]Sn¡póp. A¡mesamcp knwlw ]nwKeImJy³ alm-þ hn{Ia\nltLmc³ hnizhn{ipX³ hoc³ 14 

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A¡m«nó[n]Xn h¡mW¡mc³ X{X s]m¡tadpó KncnKlztc tahoSpóp. kv\m\hpanñ X¯zÚm\hpan ñ hnjvWp-þ [ym\hpanñ hnZym`ymkhpansñómepw hn{Iaw sImïp hnizw Pbn¨p hn]n\¯n ð N{IhÀ¯nbmbv hóp tIkcn{]hc´m³ lkvX§Ä sImïp almlkvXnhocòmcpsS akvXIw Ip¯n¸nfÀókvXi¦amw h®w càhpw ]m\w sNbvXp ap¯pcXv\§Ä \tJ tImÀ¯psImtïmSn¨mSn [qÀ¯psImïqä¡mc³. ]mÀ¯ew Xónð knwlw knwlsaóXp tI«mð ]mÀ°nhòmcpw IqsS t]Sn¨phndbv¡póp ]mÀ°nhmßPòmtc! \n§Ä¡p t_m[nt¡Ww IoÀ¯nbpïmhm³ `pPhn{Iaw Xsó aqew. A§s\ KncnKplmKÀ`¯nð hkn¡pó ]nwKemJy\mw almtIkcnhoc´m\pw almtIkcnhoc´m\pw GIZm Pew IpSn¨oSphm³ ]pds¸«p temIhn{ipXamb bap\mXotc sNóp shÅhpw IpSn¨psImïpÅhpw XWp¸n¨p ]Åbpw hoÀ¯psasñt¸mhm\mbv ]pds¸«p ]ïptI«dnhnñmXpsÅmcp iÐw tI«p cïp tNmSn§phm§n¡nô\ `bs¸«p apjvIc\mIptómcp Iqäsâ IWvT²zm\w ap¡pdiÐsaóp aÀ¯yòmÀ sNmñoSpóp. tIkcnt{ijvT\Xp tI«n«panñ apów tIheanSnt]mse tI«t¸mÄ `bs¸«p X{X hónXp alma{´nbmw t{Imãmhnsâ t {Imãmhnsâ ]p{Xòmcncphcpsï{Xbpw kaÀ°òmÀ A{KP³ IcSI³ tkmZc³ aZ\I³ hy{KsaóntbbhÀ X§fnepcsNbvXp 15

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tkmZc³ Za\I³ tNmZn¨p ]Xp¡th kmZcw kq£n¨epa{KP! almßmth! \½psS kzman¡nt¸msfs´mcp `bapÅnð ZpÀ½Zw hn«p]mcw Zo\\mbv tahoSp óp. sNmñn\m\Xpt\ca{KP³ n\m\Xpt\ca{KP³ IcSI³ hñXpamIs«¦n ð ImcyanñXpsImïp "ImcyanñmXhkvXp Nn´n¨p {]hÀ¯n¨mð ImcWw IqSmXpsÅmc\À°w `hn¨oSpw" ]sïmcp Ipc§¨³ ]mgnepÅmcw`s¯]mgnepÅmcw`s¯s¡mïpS³ Xcw sI«p N¯XptI«n«ntñ? Rm\Xp tPyjvTm! tI«n«nsñóp ktlmZc³; hm\cm]mbw tI«psImÄsIóp IcSI³

3. hm\cm]mbw h³]\msamcp \r]³ XópsS \m«nð \tñmc¼ew tISphóp IqShpw IqsS hoWp, BbXp]WnsNbvhm\mimcn¸cnjIÄ BbX½lmacw Imacw h¨pIm«nð CuÀ¨bpw XpSÀópsImïmWnIÄ t]mSnt¸mSn t ]mSnt¸mSnþþ ¯mgvN IqSmsX ]mXn]nfÀóp\nÀ¯ns¡mïp `£W¯n\pImeamIbm ð ]WnsN¿pwX£I¸cnjIÄ {Kma¯nð t]mbt\cw aÀ¡S¡q«w ]eZn¡oópw NmSn¨mSn-þ ¯¡¯nð X{X hóp\ndªp tZhmetb. BbXnsemcp acômSn Xm³ NmSns¨óp AÀ²XoÀóncn¡póZmcphn³ apItfdn cïp`mK¯pw ImepIp¯n hmð s]m¡n¡cwsImïpS³ IpänIpep¡oSphm\mcw`n¨p, IpänIpep¡oSphm\mcw`n¨p, Atócw ac¯nsâ hnÅenð Ipc§nsâ 16

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AÞhpaIs¸«p s]m®\pw t_m[n¨oe X«nbt§ev]ns¨mcp Ipäntað _esams¡ Im«nb Ipc§¨³ Ipänsb hnSp¯t¸mÄ Zmcp`mK§Ä X½nð tNÀón«p I]nbpsS kmcamaÞw s]m«n¨Xªp Xm\pw N¯p. "X§Ä¡p ^eanñmXpÅXp {]hÀ¯n¨mð `wKta hcpsaóp kÀÆcpw t_m[nt¡Ww" F´n\p hrYm X\n¡mhiyanñm¯Xp Nn´n¨p a\xt¢iw sN¿póp ktlmZc! Ht«Sw `pPn¨p \mant«¨p t]móoetbm ]pãamsbmcp amwkambXp Xnòm³ t]mIpsóóXp tI«p ]dªoSn\m³ ZI\I³ \ónXp almatX! Xm\n§s\ h\m´tc cmPa{´nsbsómcp t]tcmsS \S¡póp? XópsS _Ôp¡sf k´Xw c£n¸m\pw XópsS i{Xp¡sfsbm¡th in£n¸m\pw DóXn htcWsaóm{Kln¨tñm temIþ aóhòmscs¨óp am\pjÀ tkhn¡póp. XópsS PTcs¯¸qcnt¡ thïpsh¦nð A\yhkvXp¡Ä ]eXpïtñmsbfp¸¯nð. bmsXmcp ]pam\nl Pohn¨p hkn¡pt¼mÄ BXpcòmcmw _lpP´p¡Ä Pohn¡póp A¸pam\t{X `qau tIhew Pohn¡póp kev]pam\h³ Xsó km[pXm\h³ Xsó. X¡¯nð Xsâ `pàn am{Xta thïpsh¦nð ]¡¯nð tNmdpw Xnóp tImbn¡ð ]mÀt¡Wtam? s]m¡¯nð ]d¡pó ]cp´pw InfnIfpw H¡thXsó¯só t]mänc£n¡póntñ? A¡W¡pÅP\w N¯mepw Pohn¨mepw an¡Xpat\zjWamÀ¡\papt ïm tPyjvT! 17

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H¡th \ncqss]¨mð `q]XntkhsImïp Xð¡pe{XmW´sókm²ysaódnªmepw XópsS _e¯n\pw ]ucpj¯n\pw XmgvN hóp t]mImsX Xsó hñXpw km[n¡Ww `pànam{Xtabñ am\nIÄ¡`n{]mbw iànImt«WsatótbhÀ¡pw Xr]vXnbpÅq. tKm¡tS ihw Xnóm\m{Kln¨Sp¡pó izm¡fpw X½nðX½nð Ipc¨pw Ieln¨pw Xcn¼pw amwkanñ Rc¼panñ \tñm--þ cncp¼pIïw t]mepÅØn t ]mepÅØnta tað ]nSns]«p Icn¼n³ Nïnt]mse ISn¨pw sImópw X½nð Dc¼ntLmjns¡t\y Dc¼ntLmjns¡t\y Ip£n]qcWw \mkvXn X\n¨p knwl§Ä¡p XópsS ap¼nð hcpw XSn¨ t{Imãm¡sf h[n¸m³ tamlanñ aZn¨ sImebm\s¡m¼t\mSaÀ sNbvXp h[n¨p ISpcàw IpSnt¨ Xr]vXnbpÅq, FóXpsImïp sNmtó³ XópsS _ew Im«m-þ X\yamIptómców `£n¸m³ NnXw t]mcm. ]«n¡§pcpfbpw sImïpsNñpt¼mfh³ Im«pó tKmjvTnIïmse{Xbpw NncnbmIpw h«¯ntemSpw ]nsó hme§phnd¸n¡pw ap«pIÄ Ip¯n¡p\nªqgnbnð ]sä¯mgpw s]s«óp ZmXmhnsâ h{àhpapZchph{àhpapZchp-þ sams«m«p t\m¡n¨neiÐ§Ä ]pds¸So-þ ¨n§ns\ hnIrXnIÄ Im«msX `£n¸m³ X³N§mXns¡mcp\mfpw kwKXn hc¯nñ. Ipw`ncmPóp Xnòm³ hñXpw sImSps¯ómð kw{`aw IqSmsXh³ taSn¨p `£n¨oSpw Kw`ochntemI\`mhhpw `b¦cw h¼\mw ]pcpjsâ `mhan§s\ thïq. 18

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"XópsS hnZy sImïpw XópsS iucyw sImïpw XópZcs¯¸qcn¸n¡p óhòlm[\y³. izmhns\t¸mse Ingnªm{ibn¨p®p Ingnªm{ibn¨p®póh³ tIhew Iran{]mbs\ótX sNmðhm\pÅq." hn{Iaw sImïpw hnÚmZnIÄ sImïpw ]¯p-þ Zn¡pIÄ shfp¸n¡pw IoÀ¯n[mhfyt¯msS bmsXmcp ]pam³ almam\nbmbv Pohn¡póp \oXnam\h³ PohPohs\ópcsN¿mw aäpÅ almaqV³ sImän\p am{Xw sImÅmw aäpao KpWsamópw ]ämsX Pohn¡ptóm³ s]ä amXmhn\pÅ buh\amIpw hr£w ]sä JÞn¸ms\mcp tImSmenXtóbh³ Bcm\pw _enbn«p ssIsIm«ptIÄ¡ptócw ]mcmsX ]dópS³ sNó§p ]nÞw sIm¯n-þ ¯nópsImïncn¡pó ImI\pw Pohn¡póp; FóXpt]mse almaµ\pw Pohn¡póp. kzev]_p²nbmbpÅ am\pj³ almZo\³ kzev]`mhs¯s¡mïp Xð£Ww {]kmZn¡pw Aev]amw Pem[mcw ]qcn¸m³ ag¯pÅn kzev]apïmbmð t]mcpambXp \ndªoSpw. aqjnI³ Xsâ sIm¨pssI cïpw Pew sImïp cqjnXam¡oSphms\{X cqjnXam¡oSphms\{X ]m\obw thWw "IrXyhpaIrXyhpw [À½hpa[À½hpw \nXyhpa\nXyhpw \nXyhpa\nXyhpw kXyhpakXyhpw C°apÅXnsem ópw sNäpta {Kln¡mX-þ aÀ¯y\pw ]ip¡fptaXpta t`Zw \mkvXn." Ft¸mgpamlmchpas¸mtg Ft¸mgpamlmchpas¸mtg \nÀlmchpw Xev]capd¡hpw ssaYp\hym]mchpw ssaYp\hym]mchpw C¸dªXp \mepsam¡sh ]ip¡Ä¡pw kzev]_p²nbmw ]pcpjm[aòmÀ¡pw Xpeyw. 19

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FóXneñ IqSpw \½psS kzman knwlw F{Xbpw almhoc³ _p²nam³ hnthIhm³. A§s\bpÅ knwl¯¼pcm´m\pant¸mÄ C§s\ hnj®\mboSphms\´p aqew?

4. Pw_pI mcpsS Ba{´Ww sNmñn\m³ IcSI³ Imcnbw t¢in¡ptóm-þ cñtñm \obpw Rm\psaóXpsImïpsNóp A{][m\òmcmIpw \ap¡o hnNmcw sIm-þ ïev]hpsamcp Imcyans ñtSm ktlmZc! C¯capc sNbvXp tkmZc³ Za\I³ kp{][m\Xzw ]nsó \ap¡p hcmatñm A{][m\\mbpÅ ]pcpj³ {Ia¯mse kp{][m\\mbn«pw adn¨pw ImWp óntñ? asämcp¯sâ iàn sImïñ a\pjyòmÀ Duä¡mcmIpóXpw aqVòmcmIpóXpw F´n\p aäptÅmÀ¡p Ipäapïm¡oSpóp Nn´n¨mð Xsâ KpWtZmjhpw Xm\pïm¡pw. DóXnhcp¯phms\{Xbpw ]cm[o\w ]nsób§t[mKXns¡{Xbpsafp¸amw. F{Xbpw I\s¯mcp IñpIfpcp«ns¡m- þ ï{ZnX³ apIĸm«nteäphm³ ]mcw ZÞw BbXp Iogvt]mt«bv¡p NmSn¸ms\fp¸am-þ ambmkw sNäpw thïm Xmg¯p htó \nev]q XópsS KpW¯n\pw XópsS tZmj¯n\pw XópsS PohmßmshópÅXp Xtó aqew. FóXp tI«p XZm tNmZn¨p IcSI³ \nópsS hm¡nó`n{]mbsas´tSm ktJ! FópsS hm¡nó`n{]mban¯¼pcmsâ 20

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JnóXmaqVXzhpw `oXnbpw ImWvI Xs ó. C§s\ Za\I³ sNmñn\m\nZant¸mÄ F§s\bdnªp \osbó{KP\pc sNbvXm³ C§p tXmónbsXñmaSnb\pWÀ¯n¡mw sNmñpó hm¡p tI«p tKm¡fpw tKm¡f pw {]hÀ¯n¡pw Xñp t]Sn¨p acw hen¡pw KP§fpw hñXpw sI«n¸pdt¯änbmð IgpXbpw Iñnepw t]dns¡mïp aïpsaótX thïq. sNmñp IqSmsX Xsó aÀ¯ysâ at\mKXw sXñpta tXdoSmsX t_m[n¡pw almP\w A\yNn¯m`n{]mbw e`n¸m\tñm aÀ¯y³ XópsSbpÅnð _p²nkmcs¯ hln¡póp. Pw_pI³ Xsó \msaómInepw \ap¡pÅnð _nw_nXw {]`phnsâ Nn¯kwt£m`w ZrVw \½psS _p²n sImïp \½psS X¼pcms\ \½psS ]m«nem¡n¯oÀt¡Waóp Xsó Fs´tSm! \ap¡ptïm cmPtkhm`nÚX cm Ptkhm`nÚXzw zw FópS³ IcSI\tócw Za\I³ Ftómfw cmPtkhm[À½s¯ {Kln¨h³ ]nsó aämcpansñó{KP³ {Klnt¡Ww. a{´nbmbv hknt¡ïp½mÀ¤hpw kwkmchpw a{´n¨p aäptÅmsc¨Xn¸m\p]mbhpw aäptÅmsc¨Xn¸m\p]mbhpw ssI¡mWw taSn¸m\pw IïhtcmSpw tNÀóp h¡mWw Iq«n {Zhyw ssI¡em¡oSphm\pw ssI¡em¡oSphm\pw Imcy§Ä Xocptócw kzman¡p sNtñïpó ImW§Ä ]mXoteäw ]äphm\p]mbhpw asämcphn[w \m«nð Xocpó hÀ¯am\w asämcphn[w sNóp kzmansb t_m[n¸n¡ ]äneptÅmÀ¡pw Imcysam¡th km[n¸n¡ aäpÅ P\¯nsâ sImä§p apS¡pI 21

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sImän\p hIbpÅ km[p¡Äs¡mcphn km [p¡Äs¡mcphn[w [w Ipäapïm¡n {Zhysam¡th lcn¡bpw C¯cw ZpÀ½{´nIÄ¡psÅmcp sXmgnepIÄ-þ s¡ms¯mcphn[sa¦nembXpw s¡ms¯mcphn[sa¦nembXpw \ap¡pïp ]mcnSw Xónð \ñ kmaÀ°yaptÅmÀt¡Xpw `mcamIpó Imcysam¡th km[n¸m\pw ksszcamw h®w aïn\S¡pw \còmÀ¡p ZqcamsbmcpZn¡pansñóp t_m[nt¡Ww. [\ycmw hnZzmòmÀ¡p XópsS tZisaópw A\ysâ tZisaópw t`ZansñmtcS¯pw F{Xbpw ]dªÀ¨n¨oSpó ]pamòmÀ¡pw i{Xphnsñóp tI«n«nñtbm almßmth! DuNnhm³ IcSI\nónXp Za\I-þ tcmNnXanZw \nsd kómlsaómInepw tkhbv¡pÅhkcw ImWmsX Xncpap¼n-þ emhemXn¡p sNóme_²ambn¯ocpw. sNmñn\m³ Za\I\mbXp kXyw Xsó hñmt¯mchktc sNñpIne_²amw. B\bv¡p aZ¸mS§ptÅmcp t\cw sNómð B\¡mcs\t¸mepambh³ B\¡mcs\t¸mepambh³ Ip¯ns¡mñpw. Ghs\ómepw ]nsó kón[u kZmImew tkhn¨p\nð¡ptómcnð kzman¡p Ir]bpïmw hwiip²nbpanñ _p²nbpan ñ Iïmð hÀ¡¯p sXñpanñ hnZybpsamópanñ C¡W¡pÅ ]pams\¦nepw Xncpap³]n ð X¡hpw t\m¡n aq¡nð hncepw XÅn \nómð aóhòmÀ¡p ]mcw ]£ambv hcpw {Iamð A\ytkhIòmcne{KKWy\mah³ ]mÀ°nhòmcpw ]ckv{XoIfpw eXIfpw ]mÀiztkhnsb¸mcw ]m«nem¡oSpw ZrVw. 22

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C{µt\msSm¡pw kzman N{µt\msSm¡pw `hm-þ s\sóñmw kvXpXn¨psImsït¸mgpw ]ncnbmsX kón[u ]mÀ¡póh³ ]mÀ°nhó`naX³ ]nsósb´tlm _lp ZpÀ`Ks\ómInepw XópsS lnXw t\m¡n¸mÀ¡pó ]pcpjs\ X\zwKnamcpw apZm ssIs¡mÅpw {Ia¯mse. apÅpÅ hr£s¯bpa´nIØnXambmð hÅnbpw Npän¸änt¡dpsaódnªmepw. CóXp {]tbmKn¨mð tIm]n¡pw alo]Xn CóXp {]tbmKn¨mð aóh³ {]kmZn¡pw FópÅ hntij§Ä IïpsImïp]m´ntI \nóp tkhn¨otSWsat¸mgpanfImsX. tkhn¨otSWsat¸mgpanfImsX. Fóntb \nckn¨psh¦nepw Iq«m¡msX ]nsóbpw Npän¡qSn¸nómse \St¡Ww. C§s\ ]eZn\w sN¿pt¼mÄ {]`p¡fpw XópsS hi¯mbn¯ocpsa hi¯mbn¯ocpsaótX thïq. tNmZn¨p IcSIs\´p \obpWÀ¯n¸m³ `mhn¨p knwlm´nIw {]m]n¸ms\mcps¼«p? {]m]n¸ms\mcps¼«p? Dàhm³ Za\I³ hñXpapWÀ¯n¨m ð D¯cw tIÄ¡maXn\p¯cat¸mÄ tXmópw D¯cw Xónð \nó§p¯capïmIpóp hn¯nð \nótñm ]nsó hn¯pIfpïmIpóp. Iï¯nð hnXbv¡pó s\ñpIÄ apf¨p s\-þ ñpïmIpaXp Xsó hn¯mbn¯ocpat ñm cïp hm¡hntSbv¡p sNóp Rm\pWÀ¯n¨mð IïpsImtÅWw tatòep¯cw _lphn[w. GsXmcp hkvXp sNbvXmet¸mtg sISpw Imcyw GsXmcp hkvXp sNbvXmð Imcy§Äkm[n¨oSpw BbXp cïpw apt¼ \oXnbpÅhÀ ImWpw BbXns\m¯t]mse BbXns\m¯t]mse Imcy¯nð {]thin¡pw. 23

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D¯a\[a\pw a²yas\óoh®w aÀ¯yòmÀ aqóphn[apsïóp t_m[nt¡Ww. FóXne[a´m³ hnLv\¯nð `bw sImïp Hópta XpS§msX kzØ\mbncpóoSpw a²ya³ ]nsó¡mcyw XpS§pw apS§pt¼mÄ _p²nbpw sI«p]mcw aS§nbS§oSpw D¯a³ at²yat²y apS¡w hsó¦nepw kn²amthmfw Imcyw ssIhnSpIbnñ. Cóp Rm\hkcsas´óp {Kln¡msX sNópNmSpIbpansñóp t_m[n¡ `hm³. tZhIÄ¡mNmcy\mw Kojv]Xn Xms\¦nepw tIheahkcw t_m[n¡mXpcsNbv t_m[n¡mXpcsNbvXmð ewL\w `hn¨oSpw Imcyhpw hcm Xsâ ÇmLnX¯n\pw lm\n hópt]makwibw \sñmcp Imte sNóp sNmñpInekmc\pw hñ Imcysaómepw km[n¨pt]mcmw Xm\pw. tZihpw Imehpw kwNn´nbmsXmcp Imcyw teihpw XpS§cpXmßt_m[apÅh³. XpS§cpXmßt_m[apÅh³. Bitb ]cn]mIanñmX ]pamt\mSp kzmibm`n{]mbs¯s¨mñmsXmcp\mfpw. \njvIr]òmsc¡mcyw tIĸn¨mð kaolnXw \njv^eambn¯ocpsaóXpw Xsóbñ Nn´nbmXptÅmc\À°§fpaIs¸Spw F´n\p aqVòmscs¨ótlm tkhn¡póp? bmsXmcp KpWw sImïp hr¯nkuJy§Ä hcq? bmsXmóp sImïp kÖ\hpw {]iwkn¸q? A§s\bpÅ KpWapïmhm³ t¢in¡Ww. F§pta tem`w IqSmX¤pWw c£nt¡Ww. A{KP³ sNmóm\t¸mÄ `qan]meòmtcmSpw kp{KlòmcñhÀs¡§s\ ]£saópw 24 

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B{Klsas´óXpamcw`sas´óXpw hy{Ksaóntb ]mÀ¯p t_m[n¸ms\fpXñ. tkmZc³ sNmónXt¸mf§póp ]dªXp-þ amZcnt¡ïpw ]camÀ°saóncn¡nepw h¦Sð¡scs¨óp \nev¡pt¼mÄ inhinh! k¦SanXnend§oSphms\óp tXmópw H«p\mfnd§nbpw ap§nbpw Xnch óp X«nbn«eªpans§mt«Sw X«nbn«eªpans§mt«Sw sNópw t]mópw s]s«óp ]cnNbn¨oSn\msemcphgn ]cnNbn¨oSn\msemcphgn In«pa§Xnð \o´n{IoUn¨ptahoSphm³ FóXpt]mse sNóp hµ\w sNbvXp \n óp sNmóXptI«pw Iïpw kq£n¨pw ]co£n¨pw aóh³ Xsâ ioe`mhhpw ]Xp¡th XópÅnem¡ns¡mïmð ]nsó sshjayanñ. A§s\ hi¯m¡msasómcp ]£ant¸mÄ C§s\ a\¡m¼nð \n³ Ir]bpsïómInð FóXp tI«p apZm sNmñn\m³ IcSI³ \ónXp ktlmZc! \ñXp hóoSWw \nópsS amÀ¤w ip`ambv hcpw \ncq]n¨- þ sXmópta `wKw IqSmXkvXp tX ip`atX!

5. Za\Isâ \oXnkqàw tPyjvTs\s¯mgpXpsImït¸mtg Za\I³ t{ijvT\mw knwl{]`p kzmansb {]m]n¨pS³ {]m]n¨pS³ Zqcth Xsó \nóp ]mWnIÄ Iq¸n¡q¸n-þ ¨mcth ]Xp¡th sNsómcp Zim´tc ]nwKeI\papc sNbvXnXp Za\I! C§phómepw ]e\mÄ IqSn¡mWpónt¸mÄ. Fs´tSm \obpw \nsâ tPyjvT\psasó hóp 25

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k´Xw tkhn¡m¯ kwKXn IYn¡ \o. h¼\mw Za\I³ hµ\w sNbvXp sNmóm³:-þ X¼pcm\Snbs\s¡ms ï´p {]tbmP\w? sIm¼\m\sbs¡móp Xet¨mÀ]gbcnk¼mZn¸Xn\n§p kmaÀ°yw t]mcmbtñm. F¦nepaamXysâ a¡fmbSnb§Ä \n¦genW ]WnªoSmsX s]mdp¡ptam? HmÀ¡pt¼msfmcp¯scs¡mïp]Imcansñþ ómÀ¡pta hcnIbnsñóXpapWÀ¯n¡mw. ]pñpIÄ sImïpap]ImcapïmIpw Xsâ ]ñpIÄ tX¸m³ sImÅmw ]bv¡sf¯oäm³ sImÅmw sañth IÀ®§fnen«pS³ sNdp¡nbmð sXñp kuJyapïmInem hn[¯n\pw sImÅmw. Imð Icw I®pw aq¡papsÅmcp P´p¡fmð GIs\¦nepw ImcyanñmsX `hn¡ptam? kmc\mw ]pcpjs\¸mcan«nSn¨mepw ]pcpjs\¸mcan«nSn¨mepw kmciànsb XyPn¨oSpamdnñ \q\w. Xosbcnbpó sImÅn Iogm¡n¸nSn¨mepw XobpsS Pzme taevt]m«ñmsX Pzen¡ptam? PohP´p¡sfñmsamópt]mseópsÅmcp `mhhpw `hmòmÀ¡p tNÀ¨bnñdnªmepw. X§Ä¡p aäptÅmcnð t`ZapsïópÅXpw kwKXn hcpw Zn¡nð ImWn¡pw kaÀ°òmÀ hn¯pIsfñmw IqSn¡eÀóp hnX¨mep-þ ap¯a³ Infn¡pt¼mÄ XòlXzs¯¡m«pw D¯aØe§fnð {ioImcyw hnNmcn¸m³ D¯aòmcmw Imcy¡mdsc¡ev]nt¡Ww ip²`qkpct£{XØm\§Ä¡[nImcw _u²\psImSp¡pó aóh³ almaqV³ I¦Ww Ic§fnð IpÞew IÀ®§fnð 26

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ImônIÄ ISoXtS lmc§Ä h£Øte C§s\ X§Ä¡pÅ `qjWØe§fnð `wKnbnð tNÀs¯¦nte `qjWw tim`n¨oSq. IWvT¯necªmWw I¦Ww IÀ®§fnð sImïpt]mbvs¡«nXq¡ns¡mï§p ]pds¸«mð IïhÀ Icw sIm«ns¡mïpS³ Nncn¨oSpw. XïpX¸nsbsómcp \mahpw e`n¨oSpw. F{Xbpw \oNòmcmw _u²PmXnPòmÀ¡p O{Xhpw ]ñ¡Xpw Zo]bãnbpw \ ðIn £{Xnb{_ÒmØmt\ £{Xnb{_ÒmØmt\ a{´nbm¡oSpsómcp [m{Xo]mesc¸mcw \nµn¡pw almP\w Xsó¯m\dnbmsX Zpjv{]`p¡sfs¨óp hµn¨ptkhn¡pó am\pj¸ip¡Ä¡p Cónt¸mfnltemIkuJyanñhÀ N¯mð sNsómcp \cI¯nð NmSpsaónñmXnñ sa¨ta kphÀ®¯nðt¨Àt¡ïpw almcXv\w ]n¨f¸X¡¯nðt¨À¡pó ]pcpjs\ kÖ\w Xsóbñ ZpÀÖ\§fpw IqsS XÀÖn¡pw XÕ¼À¡w hÀÖn¡psañmhcpw. _p²nbpw hnthIhpw hocyhpw {]`p¡fnð `ànbpapÅ `rXy³ kzmansb \nI¯oSpw. iànbnñmXptÅmsâ `àn \njv^ew ZrVw, iànbpsïmcp¯\p `ànbnñmªmð \tóm? iànbpw \ñ kzman`ànbpw XnIsªmcp `rXy\psïómInte hÀ²n¸q alo]Xn iànbpanñ kzman`ànbpanñmtXmÀ¡p `pàn \evIoSpw \r]s\{XbpahnthIn. \r]s\{XbpahnthIn. Bbh³ `pPn¡ptómtcmZ\sañmsamcp \mbn\p sImSps¯¦nembXp ]mgmbvt]mIm. \mbn\p tNmdp \evIpw \mbI òmsc¡pdnþ27

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só´p ]ucpjw ]nsó £oWamw {]`pXzhpw. {]m`hw Ipdbpt¼mÄ {]mbtim hnZzmòmÀ¡pw tem`anñmXmahcmKan¡bpanñ. \nXyhpw kao]¯p hnZzm òmcnñmXmbmð IrXyhpaIrXyhpw t_m[anñmXmbv hcpw. ]mÀ°nhòmÀ¡p \oXnÚm\ansñóp hómð ]mÀ¯te hkn¡ptómscm¡th \in¨oSpw. FóXpsImïp ]dªoSptó³ aa kzman¡póXn hcm³ \ñ `rXyòmÀ Xsó thWw. FóXp tI«p almknwlhpapc sNbvXp:-þ \sótSm! Za\I! \nópsS \oXnhmIyw \½psS kNnhsâ \µ\\tñm `hm³ \ò taðhcm\pÅ bXv\w \o sNbvXnSWw tNmZn¨p Za\I³ \n´ncphSnbnt¸mÄ \n´ncphSnbnt¸mÄ tamZn¨ Pe]m\w sNbzXnsógpóÅn Aw`Ênóp]m´ntI hmWcpfpt¼mÄ _p²n kvXw`n¨IW¡p ImWpónXp Inw ImcWw? D¯capcsNbvXp tIkcnt{ijvT´m\pw kzØasñsâ a\Ên§s\ XoÀóp Iãw! \½psS h\w Xónensómcp P´p hóp ZpÀ½Zw ]qïp iÐn¡póXp tIÄ¡póote? F{XbpaXn{Iqcw F{XbpaXn{Iqcw Zpãsâ IWvT[zm\w t{im{Xc{Ô¯nð¸p¡p k¦Ss¸Sp¯póp. aäpao almcWyhmkhpw shSnªp Xm³ asämcp h\m´cw {]m]n¸m³ `mhn¡póp. IWvTiÐs¯t¡«meqln¡maht\Xpw IWvT\ñtlm! almhn{Ian almhoc³ cïp]£ansñ\n¡mbh´sót¡«pw Iïpw sImïnhnS¯nð ]mÀ¡ sshjay´só FóXptI«p apZm sNmñn\m³ Za\I³:-þ 29

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FópsS kzman hrYm Nmôeyw XpS§ï iÐam{Xs¯t¡«p i¦n¡ms\´p aqew? iànam\tñm `mhs\´n\p t]Sn¡póp? BdpIÄ Pew s]m§n tkXp`RvP\w sN¿pw BdpIÀ®§Ä ]p¡mð a{´hpw t`Zn¨oSpw GjWn {]tbmKn¨mð kvt\lhpw \in¨oSpw `ojWnhm¡p sImïp `ocp¡Ä `bs¸Spw Iït¸mfXnð _lpamwkaps ïóp tXmón sNïbnepĸp¡t¸mÄ NÀ½hpsamcpac N À½hpsamcpacþþ ¡ïhpw am{XwXsó IïXpÅp Rms\óp ]sïmcp P´p ]dªn§s\ tI«n«pïv. sNmsñtSm! ]pcmhr¯saóp tIkcnt{ijvT³; sNmñph³ {ihn¨mepsaópS³ Za\I³. ]sïmcp Ipdp\cn `£Ww In«mbvIbmð IpWvTnXw ]qïp hnió§s\ \S¡pt¼mÄ Ip{XNnð {]tZi¯p bp²`qXew Iïp X{X ssk\y§Ä N¯pInS¡póXpw Iïp. A{Xbsñmcp s]m®s¨ïbpw Iïm\h³ X{X \nsómcp iÐw {ihn¨p `bs¸«m³ hbp hóSn¡pt¼mfmbXp Xmt\ Xsó tXmbZ[z\nt]mse iÐn¡póXpw tI«p. F´phm\nXs§mcp P´phmbv hcpsaómð _Ôphmsc\n¡t¿m! _Ôphmsc\n¡t¿m! \s½bpw sImñpanh³ A´nsI sNóp t\m¡ns¡mïpt]mcnsIópÅnð Nn´n¨p ss[cyt¯msS sasñ sañth sNóm³. `£W¯nóp thïpw tNmcbpw amwk§fpw Xð£WaXn\I¯ps ïóp tXmóoSpóp e£Ww ip`w \apt¡j Rm\pÅnð¸p¡p `£Ww hgnt]mse sNbvIsbópd¨h³ 30

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Imfbpw IWvTocht{ijvT\pw Kplm´tc ]mfbw ]p¡p X½nð X½nð {]mWhnizmkt¯msS tIfnkñ tIfnkñm]w sImï sImïp tIhew Znt\Znt\ tafn¨p atlmÕh{IoUbm tahpw Imew `rXyò `rXyòmcamXyò mcamXyòmÀ tNÀ¨¡mÀ _Ôp¡fpw \nXytkhIò \nXytkhIòmcpw ]nÅcpw Imhð Imhð¡mcpw \nXyhr¯n¡p e`n¡mbvIsImï sImïtlm Iãw {]Xylw ]cm[o\s¸«pgepó ]cm[o\s¸«pgepó Imew GIZm Za\I³ ]qÀhP³IcS\pw ]qÀhP³IcS\pw hyIpew]qï hyIpew]qïp X½nð X½nð kwkmcw XpS§n\mÀ. sNmñ sNmñn\m³ Za\I³ \½psS kzbwIrXw Añtbm almtZmjan§s\ kw`hn¸m³? X§ÄXm\pï X§ÄXm\pïm¡pó m¡pó tZmj§Ä aqó aqópIq«w kwKXnhcpsaó kwKXnhcpsaóp kÖ\w sNmñ sNmñnt¡Ä¸q. tajbp²wsImsï tajbp²wsImsïmcp Pw_pI³ acn¨pt]mb BjmV`qXnaqew \ap¡pw\miwhó \ap¡pw\miwhóp X´phmsbsâaqew ZqXn¡p\miwhó ZqXn¡p\miwhóp; Xm´só Xm´sótZmj{Xban§s\ tZmj{Xban§s\ P\n¸n¨p Fsó Fs ómcpbXnt{ijvT³ ]ï ]ïcpÄsNbvXpt]mepw FóXp `hm³ tI«n«nñ tI«n«nñtbm almßmth! BbXptIÄt¡Wsaó BbXptIÄt¡Wsa ó{KP\pcsNbvXm³; {]mbtim \nthZ\wsNbvXnXp ktlmZc³.

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hm¡paohym]mchpsams¡ hm¡paohym]mchpsams¡ \o s]mdp¡Ww Xo¡\ðt]mse\nsâ Nmcn{Xyw Nmens¸t®! \o¡ansñtSm _mte! \ntó Rm³ hW§ptó³ C°a§pcsNbvXp sI«gn¨p]m´ntI \nÀ¯n¡®p\oÀ hmÀ¯p ]pWÀóptahoSn\m³. X{X kw`hns¨mcp hmÀ¯am\§sfñmw ]mÀ¯psImï\§msX `n£phpw hkn¡póp. ZmknIXm\pat¸mÄ JÞnXambpsÅmcp \mknImJÞs¯bpw I¿nðh¨ncn¡póp. AtócahfpsShñ`³ £uc¡mc³ hópS³ £uc¡¯nÊônsImïphm s]t®! FóXp tI«s§mcpI¯nam{Xs¯sbSp-þ ¯t§m«psImSp¯nXp ¯t§m«psImSp¯nXp \m]nXkv{XobmahÄ. \m]nXòmlmaqÀJ³ kônIn«mªp ]mcw tIm]n¨p I¯nsbSps¯dnªm\It¯bv I¯nsbSps¯dnªm\It¯bv¡p A¿t¿m! amtemItc! \½psS `À¯mhnsâ I¿mse³aq¡pt]mbn, I¿mse³aq¡pt]mbn, aqV\mw alm]m]n, aqÀ¨bpsÅmcpI¯nsImsïdnªhs\sâ aq¡pIïn¨m\nXpIïmepw tijJÞw. C§s\]escbpw hnfn¨pIm«oSn\mÄ hnfn¨pIm«oSn\mÄ AwK\mP\t¯mfw ZpÀ_p²n aämÀ¡pÅq? A¡YtI«p \r]³Iev]n¨p `Sòmcpw Nns¡óphóp ]nSns]«nXp £pcIs\; t\mt¡Sm aqVm,\obns¸Wv]ndóhfpsS aq¡pJÞn¸ms\´pImcWw aq¡pJÞn¸ms\´pImcWw Zpcmßmth! BÀ¡pta tXmómXpÅ ZpjvIÀ½w sNbvX \nsâ \m¡pIïn¨p Xobnsecnt¨ aXnbmhq. s]®ns\t{Zmln¨h³ s]®ns\t{Zmln¨h³ iqemt{K i qemt{K \£{X§sf®nt¡mït\Iw \mfn§s\ InS¡Ww. 37

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FóXptI«p k\ymkoizc\cpÄsNbv k\ymkoizc\cpÄsNbvXp:þ sImópt]mtIï hrYm `oX\mw £pcIs\. ZmknbmahfpsS \mknItÑZant¸mÄ \m]nX\ñ sNbvXp \msañmw t_m[n¡póp X´phmbnbmw \mcn ImcWw almaqV³ X´phmb´m\nXp sNbvXXp `hmòmtc. tÇmIÀ°samópsNmñnt_m[hpw hcp¯oSmw; temIm]hmZ´ocpóm]nXónXptI«mð. tajbp²wsImsïmcp Pw_pIw \in¨pt]m-þ bmjmV`qXnaqew \ap¡pw \miwhóp X´phmbsâaqew X´phmbsâaqew ZqXn¡pw \miw hóp Xm´sóÖ\n¸nt¨mc\À°{XbanZw C¯cacpÄsNbvXp k\ymkn Kan¨nXp; XXzambv `SòmÀ¡pw t_m[n¨p hgnt]mte. inã\mw £pcIs\ c£n¨p k½m\n¨p; Zpãbmw £pcInsb Zqcsh hnkÀÖn¨p; X´phmbn¡samcpsshcq]yw X´phmbn¡samcpsshcq]yw \ðInhn«p; X´phmbs\s¡mïp ]ngbpw sN¿n¸n¨p. Pw_ptIm tajbpt²\; hbw NmjmV`qXn\m; ZqXnIm ]cImtcyW; {Xtbm tZmjmÊzbwIrXmx tZmjmÊzbwIrXmx

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kwibn¡póp XYm hnZzmòmÀ IYn¡póp. Imcy§Ä hnNmcn¸m³ Imcnb¡mc\m¡n-þ ¡ev]n¡m¯h³ hóp Imcy§fdnbn¨mð aóhòmÀ¡p X¦ð apótabpÅ kvt\lw `nóambv hcpw Xsâ ZpÊmaÀ°ys¯s¡mïp kmZcapc sNbvXp ]nwKeI\pw XZm:-þ tkmZckvt\lw \n¦epsï\ns¡tSm ktJ! F´p \obpc sNbvhm³ `mhn¨p Za\Iþ \´cwIqSXXp sNmðI \o aSnbmtX. Dàhm³ Za\I³ \½psS kRvPohI³ iàs\¦nepw almepÏs\ódntbWw. iànIÄ aqóphn[apÕmlw {]`pXzhpw bpànbpàamIpó a{´hpanh aqópw kw]qÀ®w aa kzman¡mbXp kRvPohI³ k{¼Xn \nµn¡póp R§fpw tIÄs¡¯só F´n\p ]ehkvXp sN ñpóp kRvPohI³ \n´ncphSnbpsS \n´ncphSnbpsS cmPys¯¡mw£n¡póp. BbXp tI«p Inônð `oXnbpamÝcyhp-þ amitb P\n¡bmð anïmsX \nóp knwlw. ]nsóbpw Za\I³ sNmñn\mòa kzmanXóptS {][m\a{´oizc³ kRvPohI³ FóXnð hcpsómcp tLmjhpapWÀ¯n¡mþtLmjhpapWÀ¯n¡mþsaópsS krãnbñ hnZzm³òmÀ ]dbpóp. DóXambpsÅmcp a{´n X³ Igp¯nepw aóh³ Igp¯nepw ]mZ§Ä cïpwh¨p \nð¡pó cmPy{ioXm\mbhsfmcp¯s\-þ ¯¡¯nept]£n¡pw ¯¡¯nept]£n¡pw kv{Xokz`mh¯n³ aqew. cïp t]À ]pcpjòmcpïmbmð thiymkv{Xobpw cïpt]cnepw Xpeykvt\lambv hcnInñ. temIk½Xw almNm]eyapïmIbm-þ 47

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F§s\ \ap¡Xp k½XambntSïq? sNmñn\m³ Za\I\n{XZpÊls\óp sXñpta apów {Kln¨oe Rm³ almatX! ZpÀÖ\§Ä¡p _lpkð¡mcw sNbvXmInepw kÖ\kz`mhapïmIbnñdnªmepw. F®mtX¸n¨p ]nSn¨pgnªp ZÞn¨mepw s]m®\mw izmhnsâ hmð hftª \nð¸q ZrVw Zpãcmw _meòmsc kvXpXn¨p \óm¡phm-þ s\m«ptasbfpXñ \sñmcp hnZzmòmÀ¡pw Ft¸mgpaarXp sImïmIth \\¨mepw kð^ew ]pds¸So¨oSptam hnj{Zpaw? ]ôkmcbpw tX\pw tNÀ¯§p Ipg¨n«p Inô\Imew ]cn]men¨p IpfnÀ¸n¨p Fs¸mgpw £ocw sImïp \\¨p hfÀ¯mepw th¸nsâ Ibv]p ian¨oSptam? Nn´n¨mepw, X§fpsS bPam\óm]¯phcmsX I-þ ï§s\ c£nt¡WsaópÅ IqäpImc³ Ct§m«p tNmZn¨oseómInepw ip`mip`w At§m«p ]dªdnbn¡Ww IqsS¡qsS. XymPy\mahs\¦nembh³ XymPy\mahs\¦nembh³ tNmZn¨mepw tbmPyambXp ]dªoScpsXóp imkv{Xw. k¦sS c£n¡póa\pjyctñm _Ôp; k¦Sw IqSmX\pjvTn¡p n¡póXtñm IÀ½w; `À¯rip{ipj sNbvXp tahptómftñm \mcn; k¯p¡Ä _lpam\n¡póh\tñm hnZzm³: ZpÀ½Zw P\n¸n¨nsñ¦nte {iobmbpÅp; ZpÀt½mlanñm¯hs\¦nte kpJnbmhq; F§pta XShnsñómInse a{´w \ñq; Xn§n\ hnjb{`m´nsñtó ]pam³\ñq. C§s\ lnXw ]dªmepsa³ kzman¡nt¸mÄ 51

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]pwKhkvt\l¯n\p \l¯n\p `wKapïmIpónñ. AXybanXpsImïp taðhcptócw ]nsó `rXytZmjsaótX, kw`hn¡bpapÅp kw`hn¡bpapÅp kv{XoIfnð ImawsImïpw aZy]m\mZnsImïpw temI\nµnX\mbn kzѵw {]hÀ¯n¨pw a¯Z´nsbt¸mse aZn¡pw alo]Xn-þ ¡¯ðhóIs¸Spw _p²nap«pót\cw `rXytZmjsaótX t_m[n¸q \r]´sâ IrXytZmjsaóXp Nn´n¡pt]mepanñ. ]nwKe\pcsNbv ]nwKe\pcsNbvXms\s´mcp IpäwsNmñn-þ ¸pwKh{]hcs\ thÀs]Sp¯bbv thÀs]Sp¯bbvt¡ïq? sNmñn\m³ Za\I³ thÀs]Sp¯b¨mepw thÀs]Sp¯b¨mepw hñ´nhcpw \ap¡mbXp Nn´nt¡Ww. aäpan¡qä³ almZpÀ½Z³ IbÀ¯pt]mbv  asämcp {]_es\s¨óp tkhn¨p ]S-þ sImïphón±ns¡ñmw \ãam¡oSpw iT³ IïXpIW¡ñ Iivae³ IbÀ¡pt¼mÄ CïepïmIpw \aps¡ót{X tXmóoSpóp. iWvT IqSpt¼mÄ ]ns ó kvt\lhpw shSnªoSpw knwlhpapcsNbvXms\´nh³ sN¿pw \s½-þ Êwlcn¸Xn\nh³t]mcptam Êwlcn¸Xn\nh³t]mcptam Za\I! Dàhm³ Za\I³ ZpÊz`mhnIfpsS Nn¯amÀ¡dnbmhq ioesamódnbmsX. hn«nt]msbómð XcwsI«pt]manl XcwsI«pt]manl hen-þ ¨n«XpXsó \aps¡m«pta \ómbnñ. ioes¯ t_m[n¡msX sImïóp ]mÀ¸n¡bn-þ ¡me¯p NnXwhcm hmÈhs\ómInepw. UnÞnI³aqew ]ïp aµhn kcn¸nWn-þ s¸®n\p \miw hópshóp Rm³ tI«n«pïv. 52

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C¯cw]dsªmcp bqIIman\nbpsS Imð¯fnÀIq¸ns¡mïp a¡pWw \nÀ_Ôn¨m³; JÞn¨p]dªp IqSmbvIbmð bqIkv{Xobpw UnÞnI³Xsâ aXw k½Xn¨pcsNbvXp. kzmanXms\gpóÅn Iman\oktaX\mbv  Imaeoem\´cw kp]vX\mIpó t\cw sIevt]mSp ISn¨p \o tNmcbpw IpSn¨Y As¸mtg aïn¤an¨oSpI almßmth; FóXptI«p apZm a¡pWw alo]Xn hó§pibn¨t¸mÄ sNó§p ISnIqSn aóh³ Imhð¡msc hnfn¨§cpÄsNbvXp; Xp; FsóhsómcpP´p ISn¨p t\m¡n¡mWn³. FóXp tI«p Imhð¡mÀ sNóp hnf¡pambv  Atócw sNï¡mc³ aq«pbt§mSnt¸mbm³. ]Ånsa¯taehÀ ]Ånsa¯taehÀ kq£n¨p t\m¡pt\cw IÅt¸\nXmIqhm ]nSn¨psImóoSphn³ C§s\¸dªhÀ \J¯nem¡nsR¡n-þ t¸\ns\Êwlcn¨p hµ\wsNbvXpt]mbmÀ. pt]mbmÀ.

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sNmñn\m³ Za\I³ `rXyòmÀs¡´p kuJyw? B{ibn¨ncn¡ptómÀ¡mßPoh\nðt]mepw hnizmkanñm X\ns¡m¯Xp sNbv s NbvXpIqSm; pIqSm; {ZhyapïmIptócw KÀhn¡mXmcm\ptïm? `hys\ómepw Iman¡m]¯p IqSmXptïm? X\zwKnamÀ¡p hiañmX ]pam\ptïm? aóhòmÀ¡p lnX\mbpÅ ]pam\ptïm? A´Imebw Xónð {]m]n¡mXmcm\ptïm? k´Xanc¸mfn¡pð¡Àjsa§m\ptïm? aqÀJòmcpsS Iq«w Xónðs¨óIs¸«mð kuJyans§ópÅXpamcn§p _Ôpshóp-þ tasXmcp tZisaópsas¸mgpw Nn´n¡Ww. XópsS hcsh{X? XópsS sNesh{X? XópsS iànsb{X? Xm´sóbmscóXpw; C{]Imc§sfñmt\chpw hnNmcn¡pw. kð]pamòmÀ¡ptZmjsamópta hcm\nñ. C¡mew \aps¡´ptbmKysa \aps¡´ptbmKysaóXp I\n-þ ª¡mf tNmZn¨Xn\p¯cah³ sNmóm³. cmPhnizmkwsImïp hónl hkn¡póp; ]qP\ob\mw `hms\óXp kXyw Xtó. F¦nepw \r]òmsc hnizkn¡cpsXtSm! i¦n¨p hknt¡Ww tkhIs\ómInepw. ZpÀÖ\§fnðt¨cpw kv{XoIfpw \r]òmcpw; kÖ\§fnð \nóp {ZhyapïmIoetñm \oNPmXnt¡ [\w hÀ²n¸q agsNbvXmð \oNZn¡nte \nð¸q shÅsaóXpw ZrVw. ZpãòmcmbpÅhÀ aóòmÀ¡p ]mc-þ anjvSòmcmbn¡mWpónñtbm Imft{ijvT! inãòmÀ KpWw ]dsª¦nepw X{X\nóp {`ãòmcmIpóXpw kv]ãta ImWpóntñ? 55

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kÖ\w sNbvsXmcp]Imchpa]Imcw; Xmcp]Imchpa]Imcw; ZpÀÖ\w sNbvtXmc]Imchpap]Imcw; Xmc]Imchpap]Imcw; cmPtkhsbópÅsX{Xbpw pÅsX{Xbpw ]cm[o\w. ]qP\obcmw tbmKo{µòmÀ¡psafpXñ; aqÀ¨bpsÅmcpI¯n aqÀ¨bpsÅmcpI¯n tel\wsNbvXoSptam oSptam aqÀJ¸m¼nsâ apJw Npw_\w sNbvXoSptam? kn²amansX¦nepw kn²amansX¦nepw kn²nbm \r]mÀ¨\w. \ñhkvXp¡sfñmw \ñhtcmSptNÀtó \ñh®ambvhcq hñmXmasñómInð; \nÀ½ew \ZoPew kmKcw XónðtNÀómð \nÝbw ]pfn¨pt]msa óXp ImWpóntñ? kzev]sa¦nepw KpWw kð]pcpj¦ðtNÀómð inev]amwh®w {]Imin¡psaódnªmepw. N{µsâcivan shÅn¡pónðtað t¨cptócw km{µambv]XnòSt§ähpw {]Imin¡pw kÖ\§Ä¡p KpWtaäapsïómInepw ZpÀÖ\§fnðtNÀómsem¡th \in¨pt]mw. ARvP\mNte iincivanIÄ X«ptócw ARvPkm Idp¯pt]msaóXp t_m[nt¡Ww. \ãamap]Imcw Zpãcn ðsNbvsXómInð; \ãamw kp`mjnXw Zpjv]m{X§fn m{X§fnðt¨Àómð; Hm«p]m{X¯nð Z[n ]IÀóph¨meXp Iq«phm³\tóm? almIqäòmÀ¡[oizcm! F{Xbpw almht\ sNóp tcmZn¡pt¼mse, NoÀs¯mcp ih¯ns\t¡m¸nSphn¡pt¼mse; ih¯ns\t¡m¸nSphn¡pt¼mse; kmckw ]dn¨§p ]d¼nð \Spt¼msetbmcpÅ \ne§fnð amcns]¿pót]mse, izmhnsâ ]pÑw sNt½ t\cm¡póXpt]mse, tIhew _[ncs\¸m«p tIĸn¡pt¼mse, I®pImWmXpÅh³ I®pImWmXpÅh³ I®mSn t\m¡pwt]mse, 57

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ssIIpdpXmbpÅh³ ssIIpdpXmbpÅh³ I¦WanSpt¼mse, _p²nbpauZmcyhpw _p²nbpauZmcyhpw hnZybpanñmsXmcp ep_v[s\tÊhn¡pó t`mjsâ hntNãnXw. Nµ\{Zpa§fnð kÀ¸§Ä sNópIqSpw; Nmcphmóocmgnbnð \{I§Ä hópIqSpw; \ñ cmPm¡òmcnð ZpÀ½{´n tNÀópIqSpw; \ñthiykv{XoIfnð aqÀJòmÀ sNópIqSpw C§s\ KpWapÅ hkvXpsImï\p`h-þ sa§pta hc¯nñ Zpãk¼À¡waqew, \½psS kzmanknwlw ImWpó P\t¯mSp k³apJw kuP\yhpw kvt\lhpw `mhn¡póp A§s\sbñmw a\sÊ{Xbpw alm{Iqcw; X§Ä¡p ]camÀ°sas§tSm kÖohIm! [qÀ¯\mbpÅ ]pam³ ]mÙòmÀ hcptócw ]mÀ¯ncnbmXs§mcp ]Sn¡ðs¨óp\nð¡pw; sNópS³ ssIbv¡p]nSn¨mtÇjwsNbvXp I®nð \nó§p alm{iq¡Ä s]mgn¡pw almIų. kmZcw Ipie{]iv\§fpw tNmZn¡p´mtamZ\samcphsäómInepw sImSp¡msX; hñXpsamcpIÅw ]dªp I_fn¨p sañthbqÀ²zam¡nbbbv thbqÀ²zam¡nbbbv¡pw ZpÀ½m\pj³ shůoòotXt]mhm³ I¸epw]äwtXmWn I¸epw]äwtXmWn hÅhpw hôo ]Sshsóñmw Xm\pïm¡n; s]«ó§ncp«¯p cm{Xnbnð kôcn¸m³ Nqs«ópw hnfs¡ópambXp k¼mZn¨p; ImänñmXpÅt\cw hoiphm\meh«w t]mänbpw hnidnbpan¯c§fpw XoÀ¯p, Im«nepÅm\¯eh òmsc hi¯m¡m³ tXm«nbpw tImepw Ip´saónhbpfhm¡n. IïpIq]¯nepÅ shÅs¯¡ct¡än-þ 58

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s¡mïpt]mhm\pw Xpemb{´hpa§pïm¡n, C§s\bp]Imcsas´ ñmw sNbvXp \ap¡p§t\bpÅ alm[À½njvThnZzmòmÀ¡pw sNtóSw \in¸n¡pw ZpÀÖ\§tS Nn¯w \óm¡nhbv]ms\mcp Iuiew tXmóoetñm. C§s\ Za\I³ ZpÀÖ\§sfs¡mïp Xn§n\ sshct¯msS Zpjn¡póXptI«p ip²\mw kRvPohI³ Nn´n¨p a\¡m¼nð epÏcmw P´p¡sS Iq«¯nembt ñm Rm³. ijv]hpw `£n¨psImïncn¡pw \ap¡nt¸mÄ \njv^eanlhóp knwltkh\w ZpxJw. t{Imãm¡fnhÀXsó knwls¯ t`Zn¸n¨p tamãm¡mtfmSpIqSn hkn¨mentXhcq. bpànIÄ NnehkvXp Rm³IqsS¸dbpt¼mÄ bpànIsfm«p ian¨oSpant{Imãmhn\pw. ian¨oSpant{Imãmhn\pw. ZpÀ½m¤wXpS§nbm ð Zqcthbpt]£n¨p kòmÀ¤ØnXòmtctÊhn¡pam]¯n¦ð. C§s\ hnNmcn¨p ]pwKh³ kRvPohI³ `wKnhm¡pIÄXm\ptamtcmó§pcsNbvXp. A´nhóSp¡pt¼mf_pPw Iq¼psaóp Nn´n¸m³ _p²nbnñmXpsÅmcp hïn³Iq«w AÔXsImïp cm{Xu ]¦tPmZcwXónð _Ô\w{]m]n¡pósXs´mcpIãw ktJ! F´n\n hcpsaóp taevt]m«phnNmcn¸m³ P´p¡Ä¡dnhnñm sXñpsaótXthïq. A´n¡p hnScpó ]n¨I¸qhpw ]ns óþ ¨´¯nð Ipdpsamgn apñbpw ssIX¸qhpw ]¦P§fpan°w kò[p]pj]§sfȦ IqSmsX shSnªoSn\ `rwK§fpw a¯hmcW¯nsâ KÞ¯nð aZPe59

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X¶psS PTcs¯ c£n¸m³ icocnIÄ-þ ¡n¶tX sN¿mhpsh¶nsÃtSm Imcy¡mtc! "£p¯p hÀ²n¡pt¶cw ImcpWyanÃmXmIpw ImcpWyanÃmXmIpw k¯p¡Ä¡pt]mep,anÖ´p¡Äs¡´p]ns¶?" C¯cw hnNmcn¨p aqhcpsamcpan¨p aqhcpsamcpan¨p kXzcws¨¶p almknwls¯¡q¸oSn\mÀ almknwls¯¡q¸oSn\mÀ ImI\§pWÀ¯n¨p `£W{Zhy§fnteIsa¶mepw e`n¨nÃtlm Im´mc¯nÂ; F´p]mbsa¶Xp F´p]mbsa¶Xp tNmZn¨p atZm¡S³; P´plnwkbÃmsX ]ns¶sbs´¶p ImI³; `£n¸ms\´phI `£n¸ms\´phI Ip \osb¶p knwlw; `£n¸m³ IY\I[zwk\sa¶p ImI³; knwlhpw sNhns]m¯ns¡mpXm sNhns]m¯ns¡mpXm \pc sNbvXp:-þ kmlkw inh! inh! sN¿cpsXmcp \mfpw; A¶Zm\hpw A¶Zm\hpw ]ns¶t¤mZm\w ]ns¶t¤mZm\w `qanZm\w X¶psS tZlZm\an¯cw Zm\§fn D¯aa`bZm\{hXw al¯cw; X¯Ym abm IrXsa§s\ tamNnt¡p? Aizta[mZnbmKw sNbvXpÅ ^es¯¡mÄ B{inX{XmW¯n\p ]pWytadp¶p \q\w. F¶XptI«p ImI³ sNmÃn\m\nXp kXywXs¶sb¦nepsamcp Xs¶sb¦nepsamcp imkv{XapSnb \pw; GIs\ XyPn¨n«pw Ipes¯ c£n¡Ww; BIpesat\y Ipew XyPn¡mw {KmakymÀt°; `pansb XyPn¨oSmamßc£Ww sNbv-hm³; hm³; X¼pcm\dntb X¼pcm\dntb hmÈXpaSnb§Ä km{¼Xai\mÀ°apm¡ns¡mphcmw; km{¼Xai\mÀ°apm¡ns¡mphcmw; H«I¯ns\¯s¶ `£n¸m\\phmZw s]s«¶p \evIpaXn\pÅ paXn\pÅ Iuieapmw; F¶Xp tI«ns«m¶pw anmsX \n¶p knwlw; 62

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\esamSp It]mXhpw sN¶p hneaptJ Fenhcs\bpw hnfn¨oSn\m³ saÃth. shfnbneY h¶pS³ aqjnImt{Kkc³ sXfnshmSp ]dªp Nn{X{Koht\mSh³:N n{X{Koht\mSh³:-þ {]nbkJ! `hm·mÀ¡nsXs´mcm]¯tlm! `hm·mÀ¡nsXs´mcm]¯tlm! \bKpW\nt[ ktJ! sNmÂsItSm kXzcw. k Xzcw. hncshmSp It]mXhpw sNmÃn\m³ aqjnIm! "hn[nhnlnXtah\pw "hn[nhnlnXtah\pw ewLn¨p IqSptam?" "Ch\nXp `hnt¡Wan¶Imew thWahiX `hnt¡WaÀ°\miw thWw; CXn hn[n hn[n¨Xn{]mWnIÄs¡ms¡b hn[n¨Xn{]mWnIÄs¡ms¡bpw pw lnXalnXsa¦nepw lnXalnXsa¦nepw ewLyatÃXpta" XZ\p N lncWy\pw XXzsa¶qNnhm³; Xh hN\sa{Xbpw kXyasÃm ktJ! A\hcXaw_tc \n¶p ZqcØamw Ah\nbnse hr¯m´sams¡ {Kln¸h³ ]SpXchnZKv²\mw \mw KrZv{[\pw ]mi¯n ASns]Spsamcn¡set¶mÀ¯psImÄI ASns]Spsamcn¡set¶mÀ¯psImÄI `hm³. henbsImebm\bpw henbsImebm\bpw tLmckÀ¸§fpw _enIfhsc¦nepw am\pj·mcpsS hN\aXp tIÄ¡bpw XÃpIÄ sImÄIbpw AhcpsS \ntbmtK\ \n¶p Iq¯mSnbpw inh! inh! XcwsISp¶nÃtbm XcwsISp¶nÃtbm ]n¶sb-þ ´Xnsemcp iXmwiap¡ÀjanÃm¯ \mw? kIe`ph\§fn s{]mVtXtPmhc{]ISXcaqÀ¯nbmw {]ISXcaqÀ¯nbmw kqcy\pw N{µ\pw Hcp Zibne§tlm cmlphIv{Xm´tc -{Xm´tc hncshmSp ]Xn¨pg¶oSp¶XnÃtbm? ]Xn¨pg¶oSp¶XnÃtbm? kene \n[nhmcnX¶pÅnepÅnÂsN¶p knefnX kpJw]ppk´Xw tahp¶ henbPeP´phrµ§fpw h¶n§p heIfneIs¸«p NmIp¶XnÃtbm? kIeZnin tahp¶ kÀhP´p¡fpw k]Zn hnjbm\te sN¶p NmSn{ZpXw 87

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t¶I\p´Is t¶I\p´Is \¶p t]cmbh³. ]£n¸cnjsb c£n¨ \ns¶bn-þ ¸£nbmIp¶ Rm³ `£n¡ptam ktJ! X§fnteI³ IbÀ¯psh¶mInepw IbÀ¯psh¶mInepw X§fnteXpw ^en¡bnà ZrVw. Nqs«cn¨§p kao]¯p Im«nbm NqSp]nSn¡ptam NqSp]nSn¡ptam kmKchmcnbn £oW\mbpÅ Nn{X{Koh]£nsb {XmW\w sNbvX `hms\¨Xn¸Xn-þ ¶mWp§fmbpÅ R§Ä Nn´n¡ptam? \mWanÃm¯h\mWà \nÀ®bw. aqjnI³ sNmÃn\m³ Nm Nm]eysa¶pÅ ]eysa¶pÅþþ tZmjan¡mIPmXns¡ms¡bpstSm. Nm]eyapÅh³ _Ôphmbm P·-þ km^eyanà hn\mihpw \nÀ®bw. iIyaÃmXpÅImcyw {]bXvt\\ iIyam¡oSphm³ tamlw hrYm^ew, shÅanÃm±n¡n hÅw \S¡ptam? shůntemSptam shůntemSptam NmSpw cY§fpw? ZpÀÖ\w h¶p\ndªp `qaÞte; kÖ\w ]mcw Npcp§n¨aªnXp; Npcp§n¨aªnXp; Fs´¶ptasX¶pamsc¶panÃm¯ P´p¡Ä _Ôp¡fmbm icocnIÄþs¡´pÅp kuJyw almaqVXmcq]knÔptXmb¯n¡nS¡sbt\y knÔptXmb¯n¡nS¡sbt\y ktJ! ]pÅ iÐao _Ôpsh¶psÅmcp c£cw sImp sI«n¨a¨nXp. C¡meambXn¶À°sa´mbsX- þ ¶pÄ¡m¼ntemÀ¡p¶ ¶pÄ¡m¼ntemÀ¡p¶ am\pj³ ZpÀÃ`w kmcs\¶mInepw ap¶w X\n¡p]þImc§Ä sNbvsXmcptZlsa¶mInepw XmcptZlsa¶mInepw hocs\¶mInepw hnZymhntitjW, hnZymhntitjW, [ocs\¶mInepw \Ã]pcpjs\-þ ¡m a \pjyÀ¡p Rm\n¸pcpjs\89

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¸p In«pansö`mhw ktJ! thmX \¯ns¶mcp¯³ XpS§nbm cma \mbn¸päs¸Spw aäh³. A¶hpw ]mepw sImSp¯§p X·SnþX¶n¡nS¯n emfn¡pw a\pjys\-þ ¯s¶ ISn¨psIm¶oSpsI¶ÃmsX ]¶K¯ns¶mcp kwkmcansÃtSm F¶Xpt]mens¶mcp¯s\mcp¯t\m- þ St\ym\ykulmÀ±anà St\ym\ykulmÀ±anà `qaÞte, kvt\lanÃmXpÅ s]®n¶p X¶psS tZl¯neÀ²w ]Ip¯psImSp¡nepw, sXÃpt]mepw hi¯mIbnsöà hi¯mIbnsöà sImÃphm³IqsS {ian¨psh¶pw hcpw. PmXym hncp²cmbpÅhÀ X§fnÂ-þ tNÀ¯mepambhÀ tNcpInÃm ZrVw, ]q¨sbmSnÖ\w aqjnI·mÀ sN¶p tNÀ¨bv¡p `mhn¡ \¶mbvhcp¶tXm At§m«]IrXn sNbvXXnsænepþ Xnsænepþ ant§m«p]{Zhn¨oSp¶p ant§m«p]{Zhn¨oSp¶p ZpÀÖ\w. hy{Ls¯bmcm\p]{Zhnt¨m hy{Ls¯bmcm\p]{Zhnt¨m sN¶p io{LwISn¨psImÃp¶p io{LwISn¨psImÃp¶p ]ip¡sf? F¶XpsImp ]dªp Rm³ hmbk! \¶Ã \mw X½nepÅ kt½f\w hmbkw sNmÃn\m³ hm¡n\p l´ tX ambkw_ÔantÃXpw ambkw_ÔantÃXpw almatX kmt[m! lncWyI! kJyw `hmt\mSp km[n¡bnsænse´n\pPohnXw? {]mtbm]thti\ tIhew \½psS Imtbm]kwlrXn sN¿p¶Xpp Rm³ temlhpw temlhpw X§fnÂt¨cphm³ tamlaps¦n {Zhn¸n¨p tNÀ¡Ww ]£narKmZnsb kzm[o\am¡phm³ `£Ww am[pcytamSp sImSp¡Ww hn¯wsImSp¯pw `bs¸Sp¯pw aqV-þ 90

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sas¶bpw X{X \o \o sImpt]mboSWw sIm pt]mboSWw;; sImän\p ZpxJw \ap¡papn±n¡nÂ, \ap¡papn±n¡nÂ, asämcpIq«pImcnÃmªp asämcpIq«pImcnÃmªp ]mÀ¡p¶p; A{X ZpxJw X\ns¡s´¶p hmbkw; X{X sN¶m IYn¡msa¶p aqjnI³. ImI³ lncWys\s¡m¡nem¡ns¡mp lncWys\s¡m¡nem¡ns¡mp thKw ]d¶§p sN¶p]äoSn\m³. kzÑambpÅ almXSmI¯nsâ almXSmI¯nsâ IÑ{]tZti kpJn¨p hkn¡p¶ IÑ]t{ijvTt\¡p t\¡p Ipiehpw ]rÑn¨p aqjnIw Xmg¯nd¡n\m³. aµc³ tNmZn¨p Xms\s´tSm! aÀXyþ aµncwX¶n¡cpInS¡p¶ atµXtcmÕmlnbmamJphr²s\þ Êtµlsat\y Êtµlsat\y ]nSn¨psIm¶Xpw? ]nSn¨psIm¶Xpw? ImI³ ]dªnXp aqjnI·mcnÂh-þ t¨I³ almcmPcmP³ lncWyI³ temI{]kn²\nt±lhpw temI{]kn²\nt±lhpw Rm\pam-þ tbIm´_ÔpXzapmbn tbIm´_ÔpXzapmbn km{¼Xw. XZvKpWw hÀ®n¨psNmÃphm³ hm¡n\p hÂKpXzmtaXpw aXnbà aµcm! ssZhm\pIqtey\ kJyw XpS§nbm Pohmhkm\m´atÃm almß\mw? Ghw almKpWw aäpÅ`qhmkn-þ PohP´p¡Ä¡p ImWp¶XnsÃtSm! ]mti ]Xns¨mcp amS¸ndm¡sf-þ ¸mi§Ä JÞn¨p c£n¨p aqjnI³ tZim´tcjp {]kn±\mant±lþ {]kn±\mant±lþ aoim\]p{X\mw hnLv\sâ hml\w. cpicocsat¶bpÅp R§Ä¡p cpt]À¡pw {]mWs \ms¶¶dnI \o. ]p]t aa _ÔphmIpw `hm³ Ipt_m[n¡pan aqjnIsâ KpWw. F¶XptI«p {]kmZn¨p IÑ]w 92

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