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Nagaravasiyaya Oru Kutti \Kchmknbmb Hcp Ip´n (collection of short stories in Malayalam) Author: E. Harikumar Electronic version published in 2013 This book is meant for distribution among research organisations absolutely free of cost. Copyright C
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1943 Pqsse 13 \v s]m∂m\nbn¬ P\\w. A—≥ almIhn CSt»cn tKmhnµ≥ \mb¿. AΩ CS°≠n Pm\In AΩ. I¬°Øbn¬ h®v _n.F. ]mmbn. 1972˛¬ efnXsb efn Xsb hnhmlw sNbvXp. aI≥ APbv hnhmlnX\mWv. `mcy: ip`. I¬°Ø, Zn√n, t_mws_ F∂o \Kcßfn¬ tPmensbSpØp. 1983˛¬ tIcfØntebv°v Xncn®ph∂p. 1962 sXm´v sNdpIYIsfgpXnØpSßn. BZysØ IYmkamlmcw "IqdIƒ' 72¬ {]kn≤s∏SpØn. 15 IYmkamlmcßfpw 9 t\mhepIfpw Hcp A\p`h°pdn∏pw {]kn≤s∏SpØnbn´p ≠v. ]pckvImc߃: 1988 se tIcf kmlnXy A°mZan ]pckv ]pc kvImcw "Znt\mkdns‚ Ip´n' F∂ IYmk amlmcØn\v. 1997 se ]fl ]flcmP≥ ]pckvImcw "]® "]®∏ ∏øns\ ]nSn °m≥' F∂ IY IYbv bv°v. 1998 se \me∏mS≥ ]pckvImcw "kq£n®ph® abn¬∏oen' F∂ IYmkamlmcØn \v. 2006 se IYm]oTw IYm]oTw ]pckv ]pckvImcw "A\nXbpsS hoSv' F∂ IYm IYmk kamlm amlmc cØn\v. 2012 se G‰hpw anI® IYbv°p≈ tIcf tÉv t Év Ne®n{X A°mZan Ahm¿Uv "{io]m¿∆Xn bpsS ]mZw' F∂ IYbv°v. BUntbm Imk‰v dn°m¿UnMv, sh_v Unssk\nMv, aƒ´naoUnb s{]mU£≥, ]pkvXI {]kn ≤o I cWw F∂n h bn te¿s∏ ´n ´p ≠v. 1998 apX¬ 2004 hsc tIcf kmlnXy A°m A °mZan AwK Aw Kambncp ambncp∂p. IrXnIƒ: sNdpIYmkamlmc߃: c ߃: IqdIƒ, hrj`Øns‚ IÆv, Ip¶paw hnXdnb hgnIƒ, Znt\mkdns‚ Ip´n, Im\ U bn¬ \ns∂mcp cmP Ip amcn, {io]m¿∆ Xn bpsS ]mZw, kq£n ®p h® abn¬∏oen, ]®∏øns\ ]nSn°m≥, Zqsc Hcp \KcØn¬, IdpØ X{ºm´n, A\nXbpsS hoSv, Cfshbnens‚ km¥z\w (IY (IYIƒ Iƒ 1966˛1996), \Kc \Kchmkn hmkn bnse bmb Hcp Ip´n, Fs‚ kv{XoIƒ (kv{Xo]£ IYIƒ), sh≈nØncbnse ∂t]mse.
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IYbpsS ss]XrIw C.lcnIpam¿ Ipam¿ "kuµcymcm[\' F∂ IhnXbn¬, Xeßpw hneßpw t\m°msX kr„n \SØnb ssZhsØ∏‰n ssZhsØ∏‰n A—≥ ]dbp∂p≠v. A]q¿Wamsbmcp {]]©w kr„n°pI F∂ Xs‚ ZpjvI¿ΩØns‚ t]cn¬ kr„nIfn¬ Zfi\ta¬∏n°pIbpw X¬^eambn sshcq]yw hcpØn°q´pIbpw sNøpI. F¶n¬ Aßns\bp≈ Hcoizc≥.... F∂v A¿t≤m‡nbn¬ \n¿Ønb CSt»cn, A]ISw ]nSn® B Nn¥ \n ¿Øn Xs‚ hgn°p Xncn™p \S°p∂p. "Rmt\m £XØn¬ tX\nSpa≥]ns\ XncIbmw a∂ns∂gpw am≥]ns\'. £XØn¬ tX\nSp∂ A≥]ns\bmWv CSt»cn Xncbp∂Xv, kuµcyambn ImWp∂Xpw kr„n°phm≥ Dt±in°p∂Xpw. A\pIcn°s∏Sm≥ am{Xsam∂pw ssZhw sNbvXn´n√m ØXpsIm≠v kmlnXyImc≥, kmlnXyImc≥, As√¶n¬ IemImc≥ kz¥ambn Hcp temIw kr„n°p∂p, Ignbp∂{X ]q¿Wambn. Fs‚ ÿnXnbpw Gsd°psd CXpXs∂bmWv. £XØn¬ tX\nSp∂ A≥]ns\Øs∂bmWv Rm\pw At\zjn°p ∂Xv. kmlnXycN\ Fs∂ kw_‘nt®StØmfw Cu At\zjWamWv. Zo¿LImeambp≈, FhnsSbpw FØnbn´n √mØ At\zjWw. P∑m¥cßfn¬ Rm≥ I≠pap´pItbm ]cnNbs∏SpItbm sNøpIbpw ]n∂oSv adhnbpsS BgßfnsehntStbm \„s∏SpIbpw sNbvX kw`hßtfm hy‡nItfm Bbncn°Ww ]n∂oSv Hcp IYm_oPambpw AXnse IYm]m{X ßfmbpw Fs‚ a\n¬ {]Xy£s∏Sp∂Xv. £Wn°msX IS∂p h∂ Cu AXnYnIƒ Fs‚ At_m[a\n¬ kz¥amb Hcp PohnXw \bn°m≥ XpSßpIbpw a\n\v AXp Xmßm≥ IgnbmsX hcnIbpw sNøptºmƒ Rm≥ ISemkpw s]∂psaSp°p∂p. At∏mƒ am{XamWv Ah¿°nt∏mƒ kz¥amb, hy‡amb cq]ap≠v, `mhap≠v, k¿t∆m]cn kz¥amb {]iv\ßfp≠v F∂p Rm\dnbp∂Xv. Cu Xncn®dnhneqsS AhcpsS PohnXw Fs‚ apºn¬ A\mhcWw sNøs∏SpIbmWv. \·amb PohnXw. B PohnXw ISemkntebv°v ]I¿ØpI am{XamWv Rm≥ sNøp∂Xv. HcpXcw X]kybmWXv. Fs‚ a\ntebv°p IS∂ph∂ IYm]m{X߃ AhnsSbncp∂psIm≠v Hcp PohnXw \bn°pIbmWv . B \nanjwsXm´v Rm≥ Hcp shdpw ImWn am{XambnØncp∂p. XpS°Øn¬ Cu IYm]m{XßfpsS kz`mhsØ∏‰n, IYbpsS hnImk]cnWmaßsf∏‰n F\n°v {k„msh∂ \nebn¬ Al¥bp ≠mhpw. AhbpsS `mhnsb∏‰n, Ahbv°v IYbn¬ \¬Imhp∂ ÿm\sØ∏‰nsb√mw Rm≥ kz]v\w ImWpw. {ItaW a\nemhpw IYm]m{X߃ Fs‚ hcpXnbn¬ \n¬°p∂n√ F∂pw, AhcpsS hn[nb\pkcnt® \oßp∂p≈q F∂pw. F\n°v AhcpsS PohnXw \nb{¥n°m≥ Ignbn√. sNøm≥ ]‰p∂ Hcp Imcyw AhcpsS hn[n°\pkcn ®v t]mhpI am{Xw. ssZhØn\pw Cu {]iv\ap≠mbncn°Ww F∂mWv Fs‚ A\pam\w. CsXm∂pambncn°n√ CsXm∂pam bncn°n√ At±lw kr„n°m\pt±in®Xv! Npcp°n∏d™m¬ Rm≥ Fs¥gpXm\mWv BZyw {ian®Xv F¥mWv FgpXs∏´Xv, Ch XΩn¬ hfsc hyXymk ap≠mhpw. XpS°Øn¬ a\nep≠mbncp∂ IYtb BhWsa∂n√ FgpXn°gnbptºmƒ. FgpXn°gnbptºmƒ. ImcWw IYm]m{X߃ Poh\p≈hbmWv, Ah¿°v AhcpsSXmb Hcp PohnXap≠v. Hcn°¬ FgpXs∏´m¬ AXn\p am‰hpan√ (irreversible). Rm≥ ]d™phcp∂sXs¥∂m¬ kmlnXyImcs‚tbm, IemImcs‚tbm kr„n ssZhtØmSp≈ sh√phnfnbmWv. AXn¬ ssZhtØ°mƒ ]q¿WX t\Sm≥ \Ωƒ {ian°p∂p F∂p am{Xw. AXn¬ hnPbn°Wsa∂n√. {ian°p∂Xn¬ F¥mWv sX‰v? k¿§kr„n \SØp∂ GsXmcp FgpØpImc\pw Cu A\p`hw D≠mhWw. Aßns\b√mØ kr„nIƒ hymP \n¿ΩnXßfmWv. Ahsb teJ\ßsft∂m, ]{Xdnt∏m¿´pIsft∂m ]dbpIbmhpw ]dbpIbmhp w t`Zw. Xs‚ Hcp OmbmNn{Xw Hcp ho´n¬ Xqßp∂Xv ImWn®p sImSpØ kvt\lnXt\mSv \lnXt\ mSv ]n°mtm ]d™Xv Hm¿°p∂p. "AsX Rm≥ hc®Xp Xs∂bmWXv, ]t£ AsXmcp hymP\mWv.' ]n°mtmhns‚ B¿÷hw \ΩpsS F{X FgpØpIm¿°p≠v? kr„nbpsS ]n∂nse Ccp≠ AdIƒ Ccp≠pXs∂ InS°p∂p. AXpsIm≠pXs∂ Fs∂ kw_‘nt®StØmfw cN\ Hcp _u≤nIm`ymka√, adn®v lrZbtØmSSpØp \nev°p∂ Hcp {]{InbbmWv. IYsbgpXm≥ Rm≥ _p≤n D]tbmKn°p∂n√. _p≤n ths≠∂√ ]dbp∂Xv. [njW k¿§kr„n°mhiyamWv. Hcp aqV∂v kr„n \SØm≥ Ignbn√. Rm≥ ]tcm£ambn _p≤n D]tbmKn°p∂ns√t∂ A¿∞ap≈q. a\ns‚ Bebn¬ ]m{Xkr„n°mbn AkwkvIrX hkvXp°sf Dcp°p∂Xv _p≤nbpsS Xo£vWXbn¬Øs∂bmWv. \nXy PohnXØn¬ _p≤n IqSpX¬ bm{¥nIamb Imcy߃°mbn Rm≥ D]tbmKn°p∂p. imkv{Xw ]Tn°mt\m, Pohk‘mcWØn∂mhiyamb A`ymk߃ ImWn°mt\m Hs°. Cu ImcWw sIm≠v Rm≥ F\n°p apºp h∂ XeapdtbmSv IqSpX¬ ASpØp \n¬°p∂p. (1999¬ amXr`qan BgvN∏Xn ∏Xn∏n¬ ∏n¬ h∂ "IYbpsS "IY bpsS ss]XrIw' F∂ teJ\Øn¬ \n∂v.)
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C.lcnIpam¿ ß\sØ Hcp sI´nSØnemWv AΩ tPmenSv°W Xv.' apºn¬ Cfw ]®\ndØn¬ Db¿∂p\n¬°p∂ " C F´p\ne sI´n Sw Nq≠n s°m≠v A h≥ ]d™p. sKbv ‰ n¬ c≠p Imh¬ °m¿, Hcmƒ Imh¬°q Sn \p≈n\mWv. {Iowj¿´pw {Iowj¿´pw \oe ]m‚ vkpw BWv Ah AhcpsS cpsS bqWnt^mw. bqWnt^mw. Ah≥ XpS¿∂p. "CXns‚ D≈ntebv D≈nte bv°v A{X Ffp s∏m∂pw tIdm≥ ]‰n ] ‰n√. √. Adnbm bmtØmcv tØmcv h∂m GXv ^vfm‰n tebv°mWv t]mWv, Bcym ImW≠Xvs∂ms° ]d™p sImSp°Ww. Ahcv B ^vfm‰ntebv°v C‚¿tImanev hnfn®v tNmZn°pw. ∂vs´mt° AIØv A IØv t]mhm≥ kΩ kΩXn Xn°q.' °q.' Ah≥, Adntbzm F∂ a´n¬ Hcp {]tXyI {]tXy Ihn[w Np≠p ]nfp ]nfpØn Øns°m≠v s°m≠v Xebm Xebm´n. CsX√mw ]pXnb AdnhpIfmsW∂ a´n¬ inh≥ AZv`pXw \Sn®p. Ipd®papºv Ah≥ tNmZn®nt´bp≈p. "A∏q∏≥ "A∏q ∏≥ \m´o∂v hczmWt√?' hczmWt√?' Abmƒ Ft¥m BtemNn BtemNn®p ®psIm≠v sIm≠v aqfp Ibpw sNbv X p. Abmƒ Aßn \ sØ Hcp am\knImhÿbnembncp∂p. Aev ] w Bizm kØn ∂mbn ]pd Ønd ßnbXmWv. At∏mgmWv B F´phbp Imc≥ H∏w IqSnb Xv. Ipd®p t\c ambn Ah≥ H∏w \S°pIbmsW∂v a\nem b t∏mƒ inh≥ Ahs\ Hcp tNmZy tØmsS t\m°n. Ah≥ Nncn ®p. "Rm≥ shdvsX ho´o∂v Fdßo Fd ßoXm.' Abmfpw AXpXs∂bmWv sNbvXXv. ho´nencn °m≥ hsø ∂mb t∏mƒ ]pd Øndßn. ho´n¬ \n¬°p∂ AtX thj Øn¬. apjn™ ap≠v, Npfn™ j¿´v. aq∂p Znhkw XmSn h Sn Sn°m °mXncp∂ Xncp∂XpsIm≠v XpsIm≠v hf¿∂ Ip‰n tcma tcma߃ apJw shfp∏n shfp∏n®p. ®p. Abmƒ tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. "F¥m tams‚ t]cv?' "Znt\iv.' apºnep≈ \mep\ne sI´nSØntebv°v Nq≠ns°m≠v Ah≥ kwkmcn°pIbmWv. "AΩ tPmenSv°W sI´nSØnev Bdv s\eymWv≈Xv. AXns‚ G‰hpw tamfnev sØ s\teem tPmen. B s\teevXs∂ \mev ^vfm‰v≠v. AΩbv°v c≠v ho´o ]Wn≠v. H∂m¥nsXm´v aq∂masØ s\teepw Hcp ^vfm‰n ev tPmen In´o´v≠v.' Bhiys∏SmsXØs∂ Ah≥ Xs‚ Adnhv h¿≤n∏n°pIbmWv. Ccp≠ \ndw, \ndw , IuXpIap≈ apJw. Ah s\mcp \KchmknbmsW∂ `mhw. H∏w \S°p∂ \m´n≥ ]pdØpImc\pambn XmcXays∏SpØptºmƒ Xs‚ Db¿∂ \nesb∏‰nbp≈ t_m[hpw AXpsIm≠p≠mb Bflhnizmkhpw. Bflhnizmk hpw. inh\v B Ip´nsb CjvSs∏´p. Ct∏mƒ \ncØn¬h®v \ncØn¬h®v ]cnNbs∏´ a\pjy≥ Hcp {KmaoW\m {KmaoW\msW sW∂mWv Ah≥ hnNmcn°p °p∂ ∂Xv. Aßns\ Ccn° Ccn °s´, Ahs‚ Bflhn Bflhnizm izmk kØn\v tIm´w ]t‰ ]t‰≠. ≠. Abmƒ hm®p t\m°n. kabw ]Xns\m∂v. hni°p∂p≠v hni°p∂p≠v . `£Ww Ign°m≥ th≠n Ccp∂XmWv . At∏m gmWv ssaYnen enbpsS bpsS hnfn tI´Xv. "F\n°p hø inth´m, inth´m, Cu thZ\ kln °m≥ Ignbv Ign bvWn√y.' AhfpsS Ah fpsS apJw thZ\ sIm≠v tImSnbn bncp cp∂p. Abmƒ I´n ent∑ t∑en encp∂v cp∂v Ah fpsS hb¿ Xtem XtemSn Sns°mSpØp. Sp Øp.
"AhvsS ams{Xm a ms{Xm∂z√ thZ\. thZ \. F√mSØpw Øpw≠v ≠v. h√ KpfnIow X∂qsS?' CXv KpfnI sIm≠v \n¬°p∂ thZ\b√. Abmƒ ssaYnensb ip{iqjn°m≥ \n¬°p∂ tlmw\gvkv ssj\ntbmSv C©£≥ sImSp°m≥ ]d™p. hø, CXp I≠psIm≠v Ccn°m≥ ]‰p∂n√. Aßns\ ]pdØn dßnbXmWv. F∂pw Cßs\bmWv . ssZhta Cu A·n]co£ F{X\mƒIqSn? Abmƒ H∏w \S°p∂ Ip´nsb t\m°n. F¥p sImt≠m Xm≥ H‰ H ‰ bv°√ F∂ F ∂ t_m[w. t_m [w. Hcp H cp Nmb Nm b IpSn °Ww, Fs¥ F s¥ ¶nepw Ign°p Ibpw thWw. Hcp dtÃmd≠n dtÃmd≠ns‚ s‚ apºnseØnbt∏mƒ Abmƒ tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. "Znt\iv, \ap \aps°mcp s°mcp Nmb IpSn®mtem?' IpSn ®mtem?' Ah≥ B \n¿t±iw Imcyambn Imcyambn ]cnKWn°pIbmWv. Ipd®p Ipd ®pt\cw t\cw BtemNn®tijw Ah≥ ]d™p. "Cu tlm´ t lm´ en sems° Hcp H cp]mSv Imiv thWw. ASpØ A SpØ tdm´nev td m´nev Hcp X´vI S≠v, AhnSv Ahn Sv∂v Nmb IpSn°mw. AhnsS htSw ]gws]mcow Hs°≠m ≠mhpw.' hpw.' "Rm≥ shdpw Hcp Nmbtb Dt±in Dt± in®p ®p≈p. AXp \a°v Chn Sv∂s∂ IpSn°mw.' "Hm, F∂m¬ icn.' Ahs‚ apJw aßn. A¿ln°p∂Xnepw IqSpX¬ {]Xo£n®Xnep≈ PmfyX Ahs‚ kzcØnep≠mbncp ∂p. Ah¿ tlm´en¬ Ibdn, Hcp tai°ncphiØpambn Ccp∂p. Ah≥ Np‰pw t\m°n, ÿew sIm≈msa∂ a´n¬ Abmsf t\m°n. "A—\p≠mbncp∂t∏m FSbv°v tlm´enev tlm´ene v sImt≠mhmdv≠v. C{X hepsXm∂pw A√, ∂mepw HcpamXncn hepXv hep Xv. Rßfv htSw tZmtiw Hs° Ign°m °mdv dv≠v.' "\ns‚ A—\v F¥p]‰o?' F¥p]‰o?' "A—≥ sacn®p, sacn®p, Im≥kdmbncp∂p.' "Hm...' "Bdp amkw a mkw Bkv Bk v]{Xoev sIS∂p. sImtd sIm td ]Ww ]W w sNe hm°n. NnIn NnI n’n°m≥ th≠n t h≠n RßsS R ßsS hoSv hoS v hn‰p. hn‰ p. Abns‚ tijm AΩ ]Wn°v t]mbnsØm sØmSSßoXv.'
"hoSv hn‰q? As∏m \nßfv FhnSymWv Xma kn kn° °WXv?' "AhvsS ASvØvX∂ym.' Ah\v AXns\∏‰n IqSpX¬ kwkmcn°m≥ Xmev]cyan√mØ t]mse. Ahs‚ kzcØn¬ A\pIº Bhiys∏SmØ Hcp hnImccmlnXyap≠m bncp∂p. Abmƒ ssaYnensb°pdnt®m¿Øp. Ct∏mƒ ssj\n C©£≥ sImSp Øn´p Øn ´p≠mIpw. ≠mIpw. thZ\ thZ\bn¬\n∂v X¬°me tamN tamN\w. \w. AkpJw amdm\p≈ amdm\p≈ acp ∂mWv C© Iv j \mbn sImSp °p ∂Xv F∂mWv ssaYnen bpsS hnizmkw. AkpJw amdn ho≠pw km[m km [mcW a´n ¬ Hcp Pohn XsØ °pdn ®p≈ kz]v \ßfmWv \ßfmWvAhfpsS AhfpsS D≈n¬. AXns\∏‰n ]dbm≥ XpSßnbm¬ Xm≥ Akzÿ\mIp∂p. ]ns∂ ho´nencn°pI {]bmkamWv. c≠p amkw F∂mWv tUmIv tUm IvS¿ ]d ™Xv. AΩbpsS AΩ bpsS Akp Ja dn™v ImWm≥ h∂ aIs\ Abmƒ Xncn®v apwss_bv°v ° v ]d™b®p. H∂c hb p≈ tamsf bpwsIm≠v cmPn AhnsS H‰ bv°m Wv. kab am Ip tºmƒ hnfn°mw. Hcp sIm®p hnc¬kv]¿iw Abmfn¬ ]cnkct_m[ap≠m°n. Znt\iv sXm´papºn¬ ImØp\n¬°p∂ shbv‰sd Nq≠n°m´n. Abmƒ tNmZn®p. "Fs¥ms° "Fs¥m s°bmWv bmWv Xn∂m\p \p≈Xv ≈Xv?' "hS, s\bvtdmÃv, akmetZm tZmi, i, ]qcna ]qcnakme........' kme........' "tams\¥mWv "tams\ ¥mWv Ign°WXv Ign°WXv?' Ahs‚ apJw hnI kn®n cp∂p. "Nmb amt{X Ign °pWp ≈q∂t√ ]d ™Xv?' "AXp kmc √y. \o ]d. Hcp sπbv‰v hS Bbn Bbnt°ms´ t°ms´.. AXn\p AXn\paosX aosX akmetZm tZmi ibmbmtem? bmbmtem? F¥m?' Ah≥ thKw aqfn. C\n Xs‚ {]XnIcWØns‚ Ahy‡Xbpw ImeXmakhpw aqew hn`h߃ Ipd™p t]mI t]m Itbm ths≠∂vXs∂ hbv°pItbm p Itbm sNtø≠. "Ch\vth≠Xv tI´nt√. F\n°v Hcp sπbv‰v hSbpw Nmbbpw am{Xw. AXpc≠pw H∏w sIm≠phcp. Ahs‚ NmbbpsS Nmb bpsS Imcyw ]ns∂ ]d bmw.' shbv‰¿ t]mbn. Abmƒ Znt\ins\ Znt\ ins\ t\m°n Nncn®p, Nncn ®p, C\n \aps°mcp ssI t\m°msa∂ a´n¬. "Znt\iv GXp ¢mnemWv ¢mnemWv ]Tn °WXv?' "\memw ¢m nev.' "\∂mbn ]Tnt°ym?' "Mpw, ¢mnev H∂mas\m∂z√. ∂mepw \√ am¿°v In´mdv≠v. F√m ]pkvXsIm∂pw√y Iønev. AsXms° s≠¶nev s≠ ¶nev sImd®p ®pIqsS IqsS am¿°v hmßm bncp∂p.' "thsd Bcpw klmbn klmbn°nt√y?' "Gbv, Bcp klmbn°m\m?' "\ns‚ AΩ tPmensbSv°W ho´nse Bƒ°mscm∂pw klm bn°ns√.' bn°ns√.' "F¥n\v? ]pkvXIw hmßmt\m?' "AXp am{X a m{X√, DSp D Sp∏v ∏v, sImS, Aßns\ sImtd km[\ßfv tht≠. AsXm° hmßm≥?' "AsXm∂pw√y. Ah¿s°ms° ]Tn°W Ip´nIfnt√? Ahscms° heyhey kvIqfpIfnem ]Tn°WXv. \√ sNehm.' sNehm.' Ah≥ ]d™Xv ] d™Xv Abmsf Abm sf kv]¿in®p. ¿ in®p. Xs‚ ho´nepw tPmen °mcnIfp≠v. X\n°v AhcpsS a°ƒ°p a°ƒ °p th≠n Fs¥ms° sNømambncp∂p. Xm≥ F¥mWvsNbv sNbv XXv? ]niIn Dd∏n® iw_fw amkmamkw sImSp°p I, [mcmfw tPmen FSp∏n°pI. Ah AhcpsS cpsS {]iv\߃ Fs∂¶nepw Xs∂tbm ssaYnensbtbm Ae Ae´nbn´p ´nbn´p t≠m? Ct∏mƒ Ct∏m ƒ H∂mw XnøXn apX¬ ]pdw ] Wn°p klm bn°p∂ kv{Xo°p ]pdsa Hcp ]pXnb tPmen °mcnIqSn hcp ∂p≠v, `£Ww ]mIw sNøm \mWv. B kv{Xo ]Ø cbv°p hcpw `£Ww ]mIw sNbvXv ]{¥≠p aWntbmsS Xncn®p t]mIpw. AhcpsS ho´pImcy߃ Fs¥¶nepw X\n°dnbptam? AdnbWw∂v B{Klap≠mbn´pt≠m? ths≠∂p h®n´√, AXns\∏‰n BtemNn®n´n√t∂bp≈q. ssaYnen ssaYne n ]t£ F√mw tNmZn® tNmZn ®dn™n´p ™n´p≠m ≠mIpw, Ahƒ°v Ah Ahsc scsbms° sbms° \√ Imcyam ImcyamWv, Fs¥ Fs¥¶nepw ¶nepw sNøp∂p≠m sNøp∂p ≠mIpw. c≠p sπbv‰v hS h∂p, Nmbbpw. Imcy߃ Kuchambn FSpt°≠ L´ambn F∂ apJ`mhtØmsS Znt\ iv Abmsf t\m°n. "icn, \ap°v XpSßmw.' XpS ßmw.' Znt\iv bmsXmcp [rXnbpw ImWn°msX `£Ww Ign°m≥ XpSßn. Ah≥ cmhnse cmhn se F¥mbncn°pw Ign ®n´p≠mhpI? CÕen, tZmi......? tl anÿ. AbmfpsS D≈n¬ \n∂v Hcp i_vZw s]m¥nh∂p. Xm≥ GXp cmPysØ ImcyamWv ]dbp∂Xv? Ah≥ [rXn ImWn°mXncn°m≥ {]tXyIw {i≤n®psIm≠v hS Xn∂pIbm Wv. hS Ignbptºmtgbv°v akm akme etZmi FØn. AXns‚ hep∏w I≠v Ahs‚ IÆv X≈nt∏m X≈n t∏mbn. "Fs¥mcp hep∏w!'
akmetZmi apºn¬ h∂m¬ ssaYnenbpw ]dbmdp≠v. "Fs¥mcp hep∏w!' dtÃm d≠n¬ t]mIp∂Xn\p Znhk ߃°p apºp Xs∂ Ahƒ tZmi kz ]v \ w Im Wp ∂p. B¿Øn ImWn ImW n°p∂p. ]t£ km[\w apºn¬ h∂m¬ h∂m ¬ Ahƒ A[o c bm Ip ∂p. "ssZhta CsX ßns\ Rm≥ Xn∂p Xo¿°pw? ]IpXn inth´\v inth ´\v Xcs´?' "As∏m Rms\s‚ tZmi B¿°p sImSp°pw?' Abm ƒ tZjyw ]nSn®p sIm≠v ]dbpw. "ssaYnenbv°v F∏gpw D≠v Cßns\ Hmtcm∂v. Cu B¿Øn ImWn °ev ams{X ≈p.......' ho´nencp∂v cm{Xn`£Ww Ign°p∂ kabØv Ahƒ ]dbpw, "\√ Nn°≥ _ncnbmWn Ign°m≥ tXm∂pWp....' "AXns\¥m? \av°v \msfØs∂ t]mhmtem.' ]nt‰∂v dtÃmd≠n¬ sIm≠pt]mIpw. sIm≠pt]mIpw . B¿Øn I≠m ¬ dtÃm d ≠nse F√m hn` h ßfpw H‰b Sn°v Xn∂p Xo¿°psa∂p tXm∂pw. tXm ∂pw. shbv‰¿ km[\w sIm≠ph∂p h®m¬ XpSßpIbmbn ssaYnenbpsS {]iv\߃. tam\p ≠m bncp ∂t∏mƒ Imcyw Ffp ∏am bncp ∂p. AΩbv°v ths≠∂p tXm∂nbm¬ Ah≥ sπbv ‰ S°w Ahs‚ apºntebv°p \o°p∂p. Ah≥ tPmen In´n t]mb t] mb Xn¬ ∏ns∂ km[ \߃ _m°n bnSp I Xs∂bmWv ]cn ]mSn. shbv‰tdmSv s]mXn™p s] mXn™p Xcm≥ ]d ™m¬ aXn, sshIp t∂camIptºmƒ ho≠pw AXp Ign°m≥ tXm∂pw. ]t£ ssaYn en ° Xn jv S a √. "Ahcv \sΩ∏‰n F¥m hnNm cn°ym?' C\n AsXm∂pw D≠m D ≠mhm≥ t]mIp∂ns√∂v Abmƒ A bmƒ thZ\tbmsS Hm¿Øp. Ct∏mƒ apºnencn apºnencn°p∂ °p∂ F´ph F´phb pImc≥ c≠p hSbv °p °p aosX Hcp akmetZmi Xn∂m≥ Ijv Ss∏Sp∂Xp Ss∏Sp∂Xp I≠t∏mƒ Abmƒ°v IuXpIamWv tXm∂nbXv bXv. Abmƒ tNmZn®p. tNmZn ®p. "C\n? Nmb ]dbs´?' ]dbs´?' "Atøm, C\n H∂n\pw ÿew √y.' Ah≥ hb¿ Xtem Sn Sns°m≠v ]d™p. "As∏m \ap°v Hcp Imcyw sNømw. Hcp sNdnb sFkv{Iow, F¥m?' Ah≥ [¿Ωk [¿Ωk¶SØnembn. embn. H∂pw ths≠∂p ]d bpIbpw sNbvXp. \m´n≥ ]pdØp \n∂p h∂ Cu a\p jy≥ CsXms° hmßnØcp hmßnØcpsa∂ sa∂ Hcp [mcWbpw≠m [mcWbpw≠mbn bncp∂n√. Ahs‚ {]iv\w Abmƒ °p a\ a \ nembn. AbmfpsS D≈n¬ Hcp Ip´n kPoh kPo hambn D≠m D≠mbn bncp cp∂p. ∂p. "kmc√y.' "kmc √y.' Abmƒ kam[m kam[m\n \n∏n®p. "Hcp " Hcp sFkv{Iow sN√m\p≈ ÿew IqSn IqSn≠v ≠v AhnsS.' Abmƒ shbv‰sd hnfn®p. "F\n°v Hcp NmbIqSn. Ch\v Hcp H cp sFkv{Iow. I∏paXn. AXn\p≈ ÿte D≠m °nbn´p≈q. F¥m?' Abmƒ Znt\ins\ t\m°n. Ah≥ Xebm´n, AsXbsX AXpXs∂ I„s∏´v D≠m°n bXmWv F∂ a´n¬. Abmƒ t]m°‰n¬\n∂v knKd‰v ]m°‰v ]pdtØbvs°SpØp. th≠, dtÃmd≠n¬ h®v hen°WXv icnb√. "knKd‰vhen°WXv \∂√.' Znt\iv ]d™p. "s‚ A—≥ hen®ncp∂ hen®ncp∂p.p. AtXm≠m Im≥kdv h∂Xv∂m ]td WXv.' Abmƒ Hcp NncntbmsS Xebm´n. Abmƒ BtemNn®p. ssaYnen apdp°pItbm, kpK‘ ]m°v Xn∂p Itbm sNbvXn cp ∂n√. A]q¿∆ ambn Nn°≥ Ign °pw. AXpw ]pdØp t]mbm¬ am{Xw. hfsc Btcm Ky Icamb Np‰p]mSnemWhƒ Pohn®Xv. cmhnse BdpaWn°v IpfnIgn™v AºeØn¬ t]mIpw. [mcmfw tPmen sbSp°pw. anXamb `£Ww. Xmt\m? t\sc adn®pw. Znhkw H∂c ]m°‰v knKc‰v, F∂pw Aev]w aZy]m\w, `£WØn¬ bmsXmcp {Ia {Iahp hpan an√. √. F∂n´pw tcmKw tXSnsbØn tXSnsb ØnbXv bXv..... `£Ww Ign™v ]pdØn ]pd Ønddßn ßnbt∏mƒ bt∏mƒ Abmƒ tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. "C\n?' "shdpsX \S°mw.' \S°mw.' Znt\iv ]d™p. ]d ™p. "ChnsS ASpØmWv ASp ØmWv AΩ tPmenSv tPmenSv°W ^vfm‰v. thW¶o ImWn®p ImWn ®pX X cmw.' hntcm[ans√∂ a´n¬ Abmƒ Xebm´n. \S∂psIm≠ncns° Abmƒ ho≠pw kz¥w temItØbv°p t]mbn. \mep Znhkw apºmWv ssaYnen ]d ™Xv. "F\n°n∂v "F\n °n∂v \√ t`Zw≠v inth´m. Cßns\ Aß´v amdym¬ aXymbn aXym bncp cp∂p.' ∂p.' "Hs° thKw amdpws∂bv.' Db¿∂ph∂ Db¿∂p h∂ tX߬ HXp°ns°m≠v Abmƒ ]d ]d™p. ™p. "amdo´v thWw \ap°v tams‚ ASpØp t]mbn sImd®p Znhkw Xmakn°m≥. Ip™ntamfvsS Ifnsbms° IÆn¬°mWzm.'
"\av°v t]mhmtem t ]mhmtem ssaYnen. AXn{X {]bmk≈ Imcym Im cymtWm.' "t]mº B ]mebv° sIm≠v t]mWw. t]mWw. Fs‚ Itøm≠vXs∂ AXv tamsf sI´n°Ww. AtX Rm\Xvtams‚ Iøn¬ sImSpØb°mXncp∂Xv . AXv sI´n®n´v Ahtfw aSoencpØn \aps°mcp {Kq∏v t^mt´m FSp°Ww.......' Abmƒ Fgpt∂¬°pw. ]ns∂ AhnsS Ccn°pI hnjaamWv. aq∂v amkw apºmWv AhfpsS K¿`mibw FSpØpIf™Xv. At∏mtgbv °pw °pw A¿∫pZw AXns‚ thcpIƒ FtØ≠nSsØms° FØn®ncp∂p. Icfpw hr°bpw Ign™v izmktImiØntebv°p≈ {]bmWamWv. C\n ]camh[n c≠p amkw. tUmIvS¿ ]d™p. AXn\p≈n¬ Ahsc am\knIambn XømsdSp∏n°bmWv th≠Xv. ssaYnensb AXn\p ]‰psa∂v tXm∂p∂n √. Ahƒ°v Ct∏mgpw a\n¬ a\n¬ \ndsb kz]v\ßfmWv. Znt\iv kwkmcn kwkmcn°pIbm I bmWv. H∏w \S \S°p∂ °p∂ A∏q∏≥ {i≤n°p∂ns√∂p tXm∂n tXm∂nbm¬ bm¬ Ah≥ kwkmcw \n¿Øn Abmsf t\m°pw. Abmƒ {i≤n°pIbmsW∂ a´n¬ Xebm´pw. CcphiØpap≈ ISIsf∏‰nbm bncp∂p Ah≥ ]d™psIm≠ncp∂Xv. AhnsS In´p∂ AZv`pXhkvXp°sf∏‰n. F¥psImt≠m Abmƒ° ht\mSv kvt\lw tXm∂n. "CXm ASpØ Xncnhn XncnhnemWv emWv AΩ tPmenSv tPmenSv°W ^vfm‰v. AXm B ImWvWnt√ B Hbcw IqSnb sI´nSw?' Abmƒ°p a\nembncp∂p. Ipd®p t\cambn Abmƒ°Xp a\nembncp∂p. Abmƒ hm’eytØmsS Ahs‚ Xe XtemSn. XtemSn. "C∏ kasb kasb{Xymbn?' {Xymbn?' Znt\iv Znt\iv tNmZn®p. Abmƒ hm®p t\m°n. "]Xns\m∂c.' "C∏ AΩ ]pXnb ho´nembncn°pw ho´nembncn°pw.. aq∂mw s\teev. Rm\nXphsc AhnsS t]mbn´n√. Fßn\sØ Bƒ °mcm °m cms∂m∂pw s∂m∂pw Ado√y. Ado√y. thW¶o t]mbnt\m t]mbnt\m°mw.' "t]mbn t\m°mw.' B \m´n≥]pdØpImcs\ C{X henb sI´nSØn\p≈nep≈ hntij߃ ImWn®p sImSp°m≥ Ah\v Xmev]cyap≠mbncp∂p. cyap≠mbncp∂p. sKbv‰n¬ \n¬°p∂ bqWnt^man´ c≠p sk°yqcn‰n°m¿ Ahsc t\m°n Nncn®p. Znt\i\v Bizmkambn. C\n Ipgs∏m∂w√y. CSbv°p AΩsb At\zjn®p hcmdp≈XpsIm≠v Ahs\ Ah¿°p ]cnNbamWv. AdnbmØ Hcmsf H∏w sIm≠ph∂m¬ Fs¥¶nepw ]dbptam F∂h\v `bap≠m bncp∂p. t^mbdn seØn bt∏mƒ Ah≥ HmSns®∂v en^v‰ns‚ _´¨ Aa¿Øp∂Xv Abmƒ IuXpItØmsS t\m°n \n∂p. en^v e n^v‰ns‚ hmXn¬ CcphitØbv°pw Xpd∂p. Ahs‚ A hs‚ ]n∂mse Abmfpw AIØp Ibdn. Ah≥ ^m\ns‚ kzn®n´p, aq∂mw \º¿ _´a\¿Øn. \n\°v CsXms° Adnbmas√ F∂ `mhØn¬ Abmƒ Ahs\ t\m°n. AXh≥ {]Xo£n®n´p≠mIWw, ImcWw Ah\pw "I≠nt√' F∂ `mh Øn¬ Abmsf t\m°p I bm bncp∂p. en^v‰ns‚ hmXn¬ Xpd∂p, Ah¿ ]pdØp IS ∂p. Znt\iv s]s´∂v A[o c \mbn, F¥mWv sNtø≠Xv F∂v Xocpam\n°m≥ ]‰mØt]mse Abmsf t\m°n. H∂mtemNn® H ∂mtemNn® tijw Ah≥ ]d ™p. "A∏q∏≥ ChnsS \n∂m \n∂ma aXn, AI AItØbv tØbv°p hc≠.' hc≠.' Ahs‚ ss[cysa√mw tNm¿∂p t Nm¿∂pt]m t]mbt]m bt]mse. se. "C√ Rm≥ AIØp Ib dp dp∂n ∂n√, √, t]msc.' Abmƒ Znt\in\v Znt\in\v Dd∏p sImSpØp. Ah≥ hmXnen\SpØp sN∂v ssIbp b¿Øn s_√Sn s_√Sn®p. ®p. hmXn¬ Xpd∂Xv Xpd∂Xv Ahs‚ AΩ Xs∂bm Xs∂ bmbn bncp cp∂p. ∂p. Ah¿ tNmZn®p. "F¥m tams\?' shdpsX h∂XmsW∂ A¿∞Øn¬ Ah≥ Npa¬ Ipep°n. Ipd®∏pdØv Ahs\ t\m°n \n¬°p∂ Bsf At∏mgm At∏mgmW Whƒ I≠Xv. "Atøm kmdv.' Ahƒ Abmƒ°p IS°m\mbn amdn\n∂p. Abmƒ AIØp IS°msX Nncn®psIm≠v \n¬°pIbmWv. "\ns‚ tam≥ tam ≥ ]d ™n´p ™n´p≈Xv ≈Xv AIØp IS °≠m ∂mWv.' "AsX¥mSm?' "AsX ¥mSm?' Ah≥ AΩbpsS AΩbpsS ASpØp sN∂v kzImcyambn tNmZn®p. "CXmcmWv AtΩ?' "CXv ChnSpsØ ChnSpsØ kmdmWv tams\? \o kmdn kmd nt\mSv hnUvVnØw h√Xpw ]dt™zm?' Ahƒ Abmsf t\m°n. Fs¥ ¶nepw ]d™n ]d ™n´ps≠ ´ps≠¶n¬ ¶n¬ am∏m° am∏m°Wsa∂ a´n¬. "Gbv, Ah≥ H∂pw ]d ™n ™n√. √. \ns‚ tam≥ anSp° anSp °\mWv \mWv.' Znt\iv AΩbpsS kmcnbn¬ apJaa¿Øn Abmsf CSwIÆn´v t\m°pIbmWv . Ahs‚ apJsØmcp ]p©n cn. Abmƒ tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. "Znt\iv "Znt\ iv, Rm≥ AIØp ISt∂ms´?' ISt∂ms´?'
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Ip´nsb Hm¿Ω h∂p. Abmƒ°hsf Cjv Sap≠mbn Sap≠mbn cp∂n√. Ignhn√mØ Hcmƒ, AXns‚ H∏w A©p amkw K¿`nWnbpw. ]dbptºmƒ IeymWw Ign™v Bdp amkw Bhpt∂ D≈p. AXn s\ ∏‰n Xm≥ IpØn∏dbmØ dbmØ Znhkßfn fn√. √. "tPmen≈ s]¨Ip´nIƒ IeymWw Ign™ DS s\sbm∂pw Ip´nIsfbp≠m°n√. cmhnse h∂m¬ \n߃°v tamWnMv kn°v\mWv. AXp Ign™m ¬ hømb hømbbpw. Fs‚ tPmen Bcp sNøpw? F\n°v \mep aWnbm bmhp hptºmtgbv°v Cu IØpIsfms° In´Ww. F√mw C∂v t]m≠ IØvIfmWv. a\n emtbm?' kptcJ kptc J H∂pw ]dbmsX ]dbmsX Nncn®p Nncn®psIm≠ncn ≠n cn°pw. °pw. AsXmcp apJwaqSnbmbncp∂p. B Nncnbn¬ Ahƒ kz¥w \nlmbmhÿ Hfn∏n®p. IØpIfn¬ \ndsb sX‰pIƒ h∂ncp∂Xv Xncp tØ≠nhcmdp≠v. IØpIƒ `wKnbmbn XncpØep Isfm∂pw C√msX Ab° Ab°Wsa∂ B{Klw \S∏n \S∏n √. BcmWv \ns∂ C‚¿hyp sNbv X Xv ? Abmƒ tNmZn°pw. tNmZn °pw. Ahƒ H∂pw ]dbmsX ]d bmsX Nncn®p ®psIm sIm≠n ≠n cn°pw. Hcn°¬ Hcp {][m\s∏´ IØv Ab°ptºm gmWv AXp ≠m b Xv . aq∂p t]Pp≈ B IØn¬ Hmtcm t]Pnepw NpcpßnbXv aq∂v sX‰vhoXw. Fßn s\bmWv AX AXb b °pI. C∂p Xs∂ AX b° Wsa ∂p≠m ∂p ≠mbn bncp cp∂p. ∂p. Ah¿ IØp sIm≠ph sIm≠p h∂pX∂Xv \me \mec cbv°v. C\n CXv ho≠pw ssS∏psNbvXv Ab °m≥ ]‰psa∂p ]‰p sa∂p tXm∂p∂n tXm∂p∂n√. Xncp XncpØp ØpI ItfmsS Abbv°msa∂v msa∂v IcpXn. IcpXn. ]s£ hmbn®p ®pt\m t\m°ptºmƒ °ptºmƒ AXns‚ sshcq]yw Abmsf IqSpX¬°q X¬°qSp SpX¬ tZjyw ]nSn ]nSn∏n ∏n®p. "annv tUm_vsf', Abmƒ H®bn bn´p. ´p. "Znkv se‰dokv Gkv AKvfn Gkv bph¿ kv\u ´v.' apºnencp∂psIm≠v apºnencp∂psIm ≠v NΩnb Nncn Nncn®psIm≠ncp∂ B s]¨Ip´nbpsS apJw s]s´∂v Ccp≠p. Ahƒ `wKnbn√mØ Ip´nbmbncp∂p. ]s£ AhfpsS kuµcysØ Abmƒ CXphsc C{X tamiambn hna¿in®n ´n√. "Rm≥ Hcp Imcyw ]dbs´? ]dbs´? F¥p sIm≠v \n߃°v tPmen cmPn h®p t]mbn Cu \c IbmX bmX\bn¬\n∂v Fs∂ c£n®p c£n®pIqSm?' Hcp an\p‰v apJw Ip\n®n ®ncp∂tijw cp∂tijw Ahƒ ]d™p. ]d™p. "kmdn\v hnjaw aw≠m ≠m°W °WXn\v am∏v. tPmen Dt]£n°m≥ ]‰nb kml kmlN Ncy√ F\n°p≈Xv k¿. Fs‚ `¿Ømhn\v `¿Øm hn\v A{X henb tPmensbm tPmen sbm∂p ∂pa a√. Ft∂ Ft∂°mƒ °mƒ IpdhmWv In´W In´ WXv. CsXmcp bqtdm]y≥ bqtdm]y≥ Iº\n Iº\nbm bm btXm≠v F\nbv°v HcpamXncn iw_fw In´vWv≠v. a‰p Iº\nIfnev t]mbm¬ Cu iw_sfm∂pw In´n√ k¿. c≠pt]cvSow hcmb IqSo´vXs∂ Pohn°m≥ hnjamWv. C\ns∏m Hcp Ip´owIqSn≠mbm¬ sNehpw IqSpw. c≠paq∂vamkw Ign™m¬ F\nbv°v aq∂pamkw iw_ftØmSpIqSn eohpIn´pw. Cs∏m cmPnh®m¬ B B\pIqseyms° t]mhpw. Rm≥ Cu IØv dossS∏v sNømw.' Abmƒ hm®pt\m°n. kabw \mteap°m¬. Cu IØv am‰nbSn°Wsa¶n¬ NpcpßnbXv H∂caWn°q sdSp°pw. Sp°pw. ]s£ Fßns\ Fßn s\bmWv bmWv Cu \nebn¬ \nebn¬ B IØv Abbv Abbv°pI? "Hcp Imcyw sNøp. \msf cmhnse h∂ DSs\ IØv dossS]v sNøp. Rm≥ ]pdØpt]mIp∂Xn\papºv ]pdØpt]mIp∂Xn\ papºv H∏n ´b°mw.' "k¿, \msf eohv thWw. F\n°v Bkv] {Xoev sN°∏n\p sN°∏n\p t]mWw. Rm≥ eohv thWw∂v kmdnt\mSv kmdn t\mSv ]d bm≥ t]m∆mbn t]m∆mbncp cp∂p.' ∂p.' "Aßns\ "Aßn s\bmsW¶n¬ bmsW¶n¬ C∂v Xs∂ IØv Xo¿Øn´v t]mbmaXn. \msf Rm≥ ]pd ]pdØpt]mIp∂ Øpt]mIp∂Xn\papºv Xn\papºv H∏n´v A\nens‚ Iøn¬ sImSp°mw. IØv Fs‚ tai∏pdØv sh®m¬ aXn.' hmSnb apJtØmsS apJtØmsS XncpØnb IØp IØpsa saSpØv Ahƒ t]mIp t]mIptºmƒ tºmƒ Abmƒ Ah⁄tbmsS ]d™p. "ihw!' Ahƒ°Xns‚ A¿∞w a\nembncp∂n√. Hcp im]hN\amsW∂ im]hN\amsW∂pam{Xw pam{Xw a\nem°nbn´p≠v. CSbv°n Sbv°v Xs‚ t_mns‚ hmbn¬\n∂v hcmdp≈ hcm dp≈ hm°mWv. A©paWnbv°v {_o^vtIkpsaSpØv t]mIptºmƒ kptcJ Ip\n™ncp∂v ssS∏v sNøp∂Xv Abmƒ I≠p. ]nt‰∂v cmhnse Hm^okn¬ h∂ t∏mgmWv Abmfdn Abmf dn™Xv B ]mhw s]¨Ip´n tPmen sNbvXpsIm≠n cns° t_m[w sI´p hoWp F∂v. kabw BdpaWn Ign ™ncp∂p. Ahƒ sshIpt∂cw H∂pw Ign Ign°msX °msX
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`mcysb Adn bm hp∂ `¿Øm hn\v Cu A`n{]mb{]IS\w A{X Xr]vXnI nI cambn tXm∂n bn√. C{Xbpw ]›mØ ]›mØew. C\n apwss_ bn tebv°p t]m Imw. H∂mw Xnø Xn Xs∂ ]¶Pw tPmen °mcnsb ]d ™ b ®p. ®p. A ßns\ BZywXs∂ BZywXs∂ Ah¿ FÆqdp cq] em`n ®p. `¿Ømhv Hm^o kn tebv°pw tamƒ kvIqfntebv°pw t]mbm¬ Ah¿ tPmen XpSßp∂p. Hcp tPmen XpSßnhbv°pw, F∂n´v B tPmen ]Ip Xn bm bm¬ amep hns\ hnfn°p °p∂p. ∂p. "ameq, CsXm∂v Xo¿°v, Rm≥ t]mbn IjvWw \pdp°mw.' amep ]mhw NXn Adn bp ∂n√. Ahƒ Ipºn´v \new XpS bv°m≥ XpSßp∂p. Ahƒ ho´n¬ AXym hiyw tPmenIfn¬ AΩsb klm bn°mdp≠v. Ipd®pImeambn ho´n ¬ Ft¥m kw`hn hn°p °p∂p≠v F∂v Ahƒ°p a\nembncp∂p. F¥m sW∂v hy‡a hy‡a√. A—≥ apº apºsØ sØ t∏mse IS Xpd°mdn √. ASp°f bn¬ km[ \߃ Ipd hmbnØpS ßnbXmWv Ahƒ BZyw a\nem °nbXv. c≠pt\csØ tNmdv I™n bv°p hgnamdn dns°m s°mSpØp. SpØp. Iq´m≥ D≠m°p∂ ]Wntbbn√. ]dºnse amhn¬\n∂v ]dns®Sp°p∂ amß sIm≠v NΩ ¥nbp ≠m°n bXmWv I™nbv I™n bv°v. {ItaW B Ip´nbv°v Hcp Imcyw a\n nem embn. X߃ Zmcn{Zy Zmcn{ZyØn Øntebv°v FSp FSpsØ sØdnb dnbs∏ s∏´n ´ncn°p∂p. °p∂p. A{Xbpw IjvS a\p`hn® tijw Ahƒ°v apwss_ bn¬ kz¿§ am bncp∂p. AXpsIm≠v Cu tPmen sbm∂pw Ahƒ°v A{X hnj hn jaap ap≈ ≈Xmbn tXm∂nbn bn√, √, {]tXyIn®pw aq∂p t\cw `£Ww In´ptºmƒ. ]IpXn tPmen sNbvXv _m°n ]Wn amephns\ Gev ]n°pI ]n°pI F∂ ]Xnhv Im¬ tPmen sNbvX_m°n v Gev ]n °p∂Xm ∂Xmhm≥ hm≥ ]¶P ]¶PØn\v Hcmgv HcmgvNsb th≠nh∂p ∂p≈p. ≈p. apgph≥ apgp h≥ tPmenbpw Gev]n °m≥ as‰m as‰mcm cmgv gvNbpw. ]¶Pw Fs¥ms° ]d™mepw Ahƒ amephns\s°m≠v \√hÆw tPmensbSp∏n°p∂p≠v tPme nsbSp∏n°p∂p≠v F∂v _me IrjvW∂v a\nembncp∂p. a\nembnc p∂p. \mhn\v Ft∏mgpw \pW kq£n°m≥ Ignbn√. AXv Nnet∏mƒ kXyw ]pdØp hnSpw. hn Spw. Fs¥¶nepamhs´, Fs¥¶nepamhs´, B Ip´n `£Ww Ign°p∂p≠s√m F∂ Bizmkambn Bizmkambncp∂p cp∂p Abmƒ°v. Ah fpsS ho´nse ÿnXnIƒ ÿnXn Iƒ Abmƒ°dn Abmƒ°dnbmw. C{Xbpw apwss_bnse amephns‚ PohnXw ]cnNbs∏SpØphm≥. C\n IY XpSßmw. RmbdmgvN ho´n encn en cn°p∂ °p∂ I£nb√ ]¶ ]¶Pw. Pw. ASpØ Rmbdm Rmbdmgv gvNbv°p≈ kn\na Xn¶fm Xn¶ fmgv gvNXs∂ Bkq Bkq{XWw {XWw sNøp∂p. sNøp∂p. {]mX¬ kabØv, cm{Xn`£Ww Ign Ign°p °ptºmƒ Hs° Ahƒ°v kwkm cn°m\p≈Xv ASpØ HgnhpZnh ksØ ]cn]mSnIƒ am{Xw. amephns\ sIm≠ph ∂tijw Hcp Znhkw Dd ßm≥ InS°ptºmƒ _me IrjvW≥ tNmZn°p tNmZn°p∂p. "\Ωƒ amephns\bpw kn\n kn\nabv abv°v sIm≠pt]m sIm≠pt]mWnt√y?' "ameqs\ sIm≠p t]ms∆? \nß°v {]m¥m. Sn° ‰ns‚ she F¥m? AXv Ign ™n´v ht√SØpw t]mbn `£Ww Ign°s≠? F√mwIqSn F√mw IqSn \√ sNehm. Hcmfv Hcm fvIqSn qSn≠m ≠m∆m ∆m®m ®mev ev.... t]mcmØ t]mcmØXn\v \ΩsS H∏w s]mdØv t]m∆m≥ ]‰nb {Usm∂pw C√ Ahƒ°v. ao\qs‚ ]sg {Usm°ymWv Ahfns∏m CSvWXv. AXs∂ Hs° IodnsØm Iodn sØmSßocn°pWp.' °p Wp.' "Aßn \ym sW ¶n¬ Hcp Imcyw sNø Ww. AhfvsS apºnevh®v kn\n abv°pw dtÃm d≠nepw t]mW Imscym∂pw ]db ]dbcpXv?' "\√ Imcymbn! Hcp Ip´n tPmen°v≠v∂v h®n´v \ap s°m∂pw kwkmcn°m≥ hsø?'
"t\m°p, Ahcv h√y sImg∏w√ymsX Ign™ncv∂ IpSpw_mWv. Abmƒs°mcp sNdnb ]eNc°pIS≠m bncp bn cp∂p. ∂p. AXv s]mfn™t∏msg Cßn\ym Cßn\ymb bXv. NoØ NoØImew Imew h∂m∏ns∂ h∂m∏ns∂ F¥m sNøm?' F¥mbmepw AXn\ptijw RmbdmgvN∏cn]mSnIsf°pdn®p≈ ]cky{]kvXmh\Iƒ AhnsS D≠mbn √. adn®v IpipIpip°eneqsS Imcy߃ \SØn. amephn\v F√mw a\nembncp∂p. Ahƒ _p≤nbp≈ Ip´n bmbncp∂p. cp∂p. Xm≥ FhnsS Fhn sSbmWv bmWv \n¬t°≠sX∂v \n¬t°≠sX∂v Ahƒ°dn Ahƒ°dnbmw. "amep, {^n÷nev C∂esØ C∂ esØ tNmdpw Iq´m\pw Iq´m\pw≠v ≠v. AXv NqSm°n NqSm °n°gnt®m. s\ew sXmS sXmSbv bv°m≥ ad° ad°≠ t´m.... kv¶nev≈ ]ms{Xms° tamdnh tamdn hbv°Ww...... Rßfv Hcp ]cn Nb Nb°mcvsS ASvØv t]m∆mWv.... sNes∏m t\cw sshIpw hcm≥. sISv∂v Hdsßzm∂pw Hd sßzm∂pw sNøcv sNøcvXv...... Sn.hn. Sn. hn. hbv°≠......' Hcp ]mSv \n¿t±ißfpw \nb{¥Wßfpw ASnt®¬]n®v ]¶Pw t]mbm¬ amep _m¬°Wnbn¬ t]mbn \n¬°pw. A—\pw AΩbpw aIfpw Ibdnb Im¿ IÆn¬\n IÆn¬\n∂p ∂p adbp∂Xp Xphsc hsc Ahƒ AhnsS \n¬°pw. ]ns∂ h¿°v Gcnbbnep≈ Ipfnapdnbn¬ t]mbn _°‰n¬ sh≈w \nd®v \nd ®v \new XpSbv°m≥ XpSßpw. AXp Ign™m¬ Ign ™m¬ ASp° ASp°fbn¬ kn¶n¬ Iqºmcambn Iq´n Iq´nbn´ bn´ ]m{X߃ Igp IgpIpw. Ipw. kn¶ntebv°v FØmØXp sIm≠v Xmsg Hcp sNdnb Ãqƒ sh®v AXnt∑¬ IbdnbmWv Ahƒ ]m{X߃ IgpInbncp∂Xv. F√m tPmenbpw Ign™m¬ h¿IvGcnbbnse Ipfnapdnbn¬ Ibdn Ipfn°pw. ao\phn\v AhfpsS apdnbn¬Øs∂ Ipfnapdnbp≠v. AXpt]mseØs∂ AhfpsS A—\pw AΩbv°pw. B IpfnapdnIƒ IgpIm\√msX D]tbm Kn°m≥ amephn\v A[nImcan√. AXpsIm≠v AhfpsS Ipfn F∂pw h¿°v Gcnbbnse Ipfnapdnbn¬ am{Xw. Ipfn Ign™m¬ {^n÷v Xpd∂v Xte∂p cm{Xnbnse _m°nbp≈ hn`h߃ ]pdtØbv ]pdt Øbvs°Sp°pw. NqSm °ms\m∂pw °m s\m∂pw sa\s°Sm sa\s°Smdn dn√. Hcn°¬ ]m{Xw Icn Icn™p ™psh∂v sh∂v ]d™v ao\qs‚ AΩ IptdNoØ Iptd NoØ ]d™ ]d™Xm Wv. Cu RmbdmgvN Ahƒ°v H∂pw sNøm≥ tXm∂nbn√. shdpsX _m¬°Wnbn¬ \ncØntebv°p t\m°n \n∂p. Hcp aWn°q¿ Aßns\ \n∂t∏mƒ Ahƒ°v ASp°fbn¬ kn¶n¬ Iq´nbn´ ]m{XßfpsS Hm¿Ω h∂p. Ahƒ h¿t°cnbbntebv°p \S∂p. ]s£ kn¶ntebv°p t]mImsX \neØph® AhfpsS k©n Xpd∂v Ipfn Ign™p am‰m\p≈ DSp∏pIƒ FSpØp. ]ns∂ H´pw i¶n°msX Ahƒ ao\phns‚ apdnbn tebv°p \S∂p. Ahƒ ao\phns‚ Ipfn Ipfnap apdn dnbn¬ bn¬ Ipfn°m≥ Ipfn°m≥ Xo¿®bm Xo¿®bm°n. \√ hmk\bp≈ tkm∏ptX®v Ahƒ Ipfn XpSßn. ]IpXn Ipfn Ign™t∏mgmWv Ahƒ°v jmw]qhns‚ Hm¿Ω h∂Xv h∂Xv. ao\p AXv XeapSnbnen´v ]X ]X∏n ∏n°p∂Xv °p∂Xv amep ImWmdp≈XmWv. [mcmfw jmw]q FSpØv Xe bn¬ s]mØn Ahƒ ]X∏n ]X∏nbv bv°m≥ XpSßn. XpSßn. jh¿ Xpd∂v tkm∏pw ]Xbpw t]mIp∂Xphsc t]mIp∂ Xphsc AXn\p Nph ´n¬ \n∂p. Hcp aWn°qsdSpØp BkzZn®p \SØnb Ipfn Ahƒ°njvSs∏´p. tXm¿Ønb tijw DSp∏nSm≥ D Sp∏nSm≥ t\m°nbt∏mƒ Ahƒ°v IodnØpSßnb kz¥w DSp∏pIƒ CSm≥ tXm∂nbn√. AXp am‰n Ahƒ ao\phns‚ Aeamdn Xpd∂p \s√mcp DSps∏SpØp. a™bn¬ Nph∏p ]q°fp≈ B DSp∏n´ tijw Ahƒ IÆmSn t\m°n. kpµcnbmbn bmbncn cn°p∂p. t]mc, Ahƒ s{Un s{UnMv MvtS_v S_vfn\p apºn¬ t]mbncp∂p ]pds∏ ]pd s∏Sm≥ Sm≥ XpSßn. \√ hmk\bp≈ {Ioapw ]uUdpw apJØv [mcmfw sh®ptX®p. I¨ajnsbSpØp IsÆgpXn hmen´p. apØpIfpw Kn¬´pw Hs°bp≈ `wKnbp≈ s]m´v HscÆsaSpØv s\‰nta¬ H´n®p. XeapSn c≠mbn ]IpØv No¥n c≠p`mKØpw `wKnbp≈ Hmtcm ¢ns∏SpØn´p. Hcp sIm®p kpµcn IÆmSnbn¬\n∂v Ahsf t\m°n Nncn®p. Ahƒ _m¬°Wnbn¬ t]mbn \ncØntebv°p t\m°n\n¬∏mbn. D®bv°v `£Wsam∂pw Ign®ncp∂n s√¶nepw Ahƒ hni∏v Adn™n√. Iptds» Dd°w h∂ncp∂psh∂p am{Xw. Aßns\ t\m°n \nev°ptºmƒ Ahƒ B Im¿ hcp∂Xp I≠p. Ahƒ thKw HmSnt∏mbn hmXn¬ Xpd°ptºmƒ Ah¿ ImWØ° hn[ Øn¬ \n∂p. Ah¿ ]pdØp\n∂v D® D®Øn¬ Øn¬ kwkmcn kwkmcn®p ®psIm≠v sIm≠v hmXn¬ Xpd°p °pI IbmWv bmWv. ASpØ \nanjw hmXn¬ ae¿s° Xpd°s∏´p. AtXmsS AhnSw BsI \n»_vZambn. aq∂pt]cpw A\ßm≥ hømsX høm sX \nev °p °p IbmWv. AhcpsS Hmtcm Hmtcmcp cpØcp ØcpsSbpw a\n¬ F¥mWv kw`hn°p °p∂ ∂Xv, C\n F¥mWp≠mIm≥ t]mIp ∂Xv? Rm\Xv {]nbs∏´ hmb\°m¿°v hn´p hn´psIm sImSp SpØv Øv ÿew hnSpIbmWv.
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A] SpIcß fnte¬∏n®v t\csØ ÿew hn´ncp∂p. B hr≤ H∂p ]I®p \n∂tijw Poh\pw sIm≠v AItØbv°v HmSnt∏mbn. kzoIcWapdn ap dn Gs‰Sp°¬ c‡clnXhpw ]q¿Æ hpam bncp∂p. Sn. hn. bn¬ Nm\¬ \njvIcpWw am‰s∏´p. ]m¿∆Xn AItØbv°p t]mbn√. Ahƒ H‰bv ° v Hcp Itk e bn¬ Ccp ∂p. Xpey ZpJnXbmb Nn{X ]pdtØbv°v h∂v ASp Øp≈ Itke \o°nbn´v Ccp∂p. "]m¿∆ Xn Xn sb sb ¥m Chv s S H‰ bv °n cn° WXv?' "F\n°m Ifn Xosc CjvSw√y.' "{In°‰v CjvS√m∂v ]tdWXs∂ ]m]m Wv∂m Rm\ns{Xw Imew hnNmcn®ocv∂Xv. \Sm SymWv Rms\m cmsf ImWvWXv. C\n F\n°pw ss[cymbn´v ]dbmtem Cu Ip´ow tImepw Ifn F\n°pw CjvS √ym∂v.' "\ap°v CjvS√ymØXv CjvS√ym∂vXs∂ ]d™qsS?' "]m¿∆ Xnbv ° v F{X aWn °mWv t^m Wn≥ ]cn]mSn?' "Ggn\v.....' "tdUntbmtÃj tÃj\n¬ t]mtWm?' AtXmsS _p≤n Po hn Iƒ H∂ S¶w ASn sX‰n hogp Ibpw Ccn ∏n "Gbv ChnsS ASpØv X∂ymWv. Ahn Sßfpw a‰pw adn®n´v BXntYbbpsS kzoIcW apdnbntebv apdnbntebv°v Cc ®p I b dp Ibpw sNbvXp. Nn{X bpsS Fgp ]Xp hb mb AΩΩ SymWv ]cky°º\osS Hm^okpw ÃpUn kocnb¬ I≠p sIm ≠n cn ° bm bn cp ∂p. Nn{X bpsS AΩ, tbmhpw.' "Rm≥ H∂p c≠p XhW ]m¿∆ XosS hcm≥ t]mIp∂ hn]Øv ap≥Iq´n b dn™v hoSpw Imcy ßfpw t{]m{Kmw tI´n ´v ≠ v . \√ t{]m{Km am Wv . aIfpsS A]SpIcßfnte¬∏n®v A]SpIcßfnt e¬∏n®v t\csØ ÿew ÿew hn´ncp∂p. ]t£ F∂pw tIƒ°m≥ FhnsS kabw? AΩ Sn.hoev Sn.hoev hcW t^mWn≥ t{]m{Kmsams° t{]m{Km sams° ImWpw. \√ ckm ImWm≥.' t{]m’ml\Øn\p \Øn\p \µn. ]m¿∆Xn hnNmcn®p. hnNmcn ®p. Cu t{]m{Kmw \Ωsft∏mep≈ t∏mep≈h¿°p≈X h¿°p≈X√t√m. √t√m. CXn¬ •madn√. Xnfßp∂ hkv{X߃ [cn®v CfInbmSn h¿Øam\w ]dbp∂ AhXmcIamcn√. shdpw i_vZ߃ am{Xw, AXpXs∂ ]e ]et∏mgpw t∏mgpw Bimhla√mØ i_vZ߃. "\ΩpsS tZhnI CXphsc CXphsc h∂n√ h∂n√t√m.' sKbv‰ntebv ntebv°v t\m°ns°m≠v t\m°ns°m≠v Nn{X ]d™p. ]d ™p. "BcmWv tZhnI?' "Atøm tZhntI Adot√y? C∏gsØ C∏gsØ Sn.hn. kq∏¿ÃmdmWv.' "B, AhfmtWm?' AhfmtWm?' "tlm´v t^hdn t^hdn‰mWv ‰mWv. Ahƒ°v Hcp aWn°q aWn °qdns‚ ]cn]m ]mSn°v Sn°v F{Xym In´WXv∂dntbm?' "Adnbmw.' ]Xn\mep hbn¬ B s]¨Ip´n Ccp]Ø©masØ hbn¬ Xm\p≠m°p∂Xns‚ ]Ønc´n D≠m °p∂p. hyXym hyXymk kap≠v. H∂v Sn. Sn.hn hnbm bmWv, at‰Xv tdUntbm tbmhpw. hpw. Z Sn.hn. Sn. hn. In¬Uv Z tdUntbm Ãm¿. AIØp AI Øp\n∂v \n∂v Hcp _lfw tI´p. "F¥p ]‰nbm bmthm thm?' Nn{X ]cn{` {`an an®p. ®p. "Gbv, Sn.hoev t{]m{Kmw \n∂ \n∂Xm. Xm. Id≠p t]mbncn cn°p °p∂p.' ]m¿∆Xn ]d™p. F√mhcpw ]pdtØbv°p h∂p. an° an°hmdpw hmdpw F√mhcp cpsSbpw sSbpw ssIøn¬ samss_¬ t^mWp≠v. Ah¿ Fßns\sb¶nepw Id≠p≈ hoSpIfntebv°v t^m¨ sNøm≥ {ian°pIbmWv. Ifn Hcp \n¿ÆmbIL ´ØnseØn \n¬°ptºm \n¬°ptºmgm gmWv Wv...... t\mhen t\mh enÃn Ãn∂mWv ∂mWv `mKyap ap≠m ≠mbXv. Abmƒ°p ho´n ho´ntebv tebv°p IW£≥ IW£≥ In´n. `mcybm `mcybmWv Wv. "Nn{XsS ho´o∂mWv. ChnsS Id≠p t]mbn. kv tImsd{Xymbo∂v tImsd{Xymbo∂v]dbq.' ]dbq.' Ah¿ At∏mgt∏mƒ hnhcw sImSp ØpsIm≠ncp∂p. kmh[m\ kmh[m\Øn¬ Øn¬ Nn{XImc Nn{XImcs∂mgnsI s∂mgnsI F√mh¿°pw Ah\hs‚ ho´n tebvt°m kvt\ln X∑mcpsS ASptØbvt°m t^m¨ sNøm≥ ]‰n. Nn{XImc≥ kzoIcWapdnbn¬ h® t^mWn¬ ho´ntebv h o´ntebv°v Ub¬ sNøm≥ {ian ®t∏mƒ Nn{X Nn{XbpsS bpsS AΩ t^mWn¬ tem°¬ ImfS°w ]mvthUv D]tbmKn®v D]tbm Kn®v ]q´n bncp∂XpsIm≠v tJZn®p sIm≠p≈ Iºyq´¿ ktµiamWv In´nbXv. \ncmi\msb¶nepw PmfyX ad®ph®v t\mhenÃnt\msSm∏w \S∂v Imcy߃ {Kln®p. sNhn t\mhenÃns‚ sNhn sNhntbmSv tbmSv tN¿Øp ]nSn®n ®ncp∂ cp∂Xp sIm≠v AbmfpsS Hmtcm Ne\Ønepw t^m¨ Nn{XImcs‚ aq°nt∑enSn®p thZ\bp≠m°n. A∏t∏mƒ
In´ns°m≠ncn°p∂ hnhcßfpsS aqeyw t\m°ptºmƒ Cu thZ\ \nmcsa∂p ]dbmw. IYmIm IYm Imcs‚ Iøn¬ samss_¬ t^mWp≠mbncp cp∂n ∂n√. CsXm CsXmc chkcam°n am°nsbSpØv Abmƒ Nn{Xbpw ]m¿∆Xnbpw ]m¿∆ Xnbpw \n¬°p∂n \n¬°p∂nSStØbv°p h∂p. "Ft¥ Ifnbn¬ Ifnbn¬ Xmev]cyant√?' Nn{X tNmZn tNmZn®p. ®p. "A{X henb Xmev]cysam∂pan√.' cysam∂pan √.' IYmIrØv ]d™p. ]d™p. "\mtSmSptºmƒ \Spth HmS Wsa∂mWv sa∂mWv. F√mhcpw F√mhcpw AItØ AItØbv bvt°mSnbt∏mƒ bt∏mƒ Rm≥ AItØ AItØ bvt°mSn. F√m F√mhcpw hcpw ]pdtØ ]pd tØbv bvt°mSn °mSnbt∏mƒ bt∏mƒ Rm≥ ]pdtØbv ]pdtØbv°pw HmSn. A{XX A{XXs∂.' kv{XoIƒ Nncn®p. Abmƒ A bmƒ Nn{X Nn{XbpsS bpsS amdn¬\n∂p sX∂nt∏mb kmcn A\mhcWw sNbvX ImgvNbn¬ BIrjvS\mbn Ft¥m Imcyambn Nn¥n°pIbmsW∂ a´n¬ \n∂p. AbmfpsS IÆns‚ A\pkcWan√mbva Nn{X am{Xa√ ]m¿∆Xnbpw a\nem°nsb∂Xv Abmƒ°v Ipd®p hnjaap≠m°n. kv{XoIƒ {i≤n {i≤n°msX °msX AhcpsS kuµcyw BkzZn Bkz Zn °m\p≈ hgnIƒ hgnIƒ I≠p]nSn° I≠p]nSn°Ww. B \nanjØn¬ Abmsf c£n c£n°ms\∂ °ms\∂ a´n¬ ]Sn °¬ Hcp Im¿ h∂p \n¬°bpw tZhnIsb∂ ]Xn\mep hb hbpImcn pImcn NmSn ]pdØndßp Ibpw sNbvXp. AhfpsS A—\mbncn°Ww apºn¬ ÃobdnMv hoen\p ]n∂nencn°p∂ Xv. B \nanjØn ØnemWv emWv F√mhcpw F√mhcpw B¿Øp hnfn® hnfn ®Xpw. B¿∏phnfn c≠p ImcyØn\mbncps∂∂v hgntb a\nembn. H∂v C¥y Iptd Ime Øn\p tijw Hcp am®v Pbn®Xn\v, c≠v tZhnI h∂Xn\v. F¥mbmepw Bthi{]IS\ ßfpsS apgph≥ e£yhpw Xm≥Xs∂sb∂pd∏n®v tZhnI heXpssI Db¿Øn Nncn®p sIm≠v \S∂SpØp. AhfpsS Icw {Kln°m\p≈ Xnc°n¬ ]¶mfnbmhtWm F∂v Hcp \nanjw i¶n® tijw AXn\mbn Iyq \n¬t°≠ KXntISv X\n°ns√∂ hnizmkØn¬ Xm≥ XpSßnh® kwkmchpw I≠psIm≠ncp∂ ImgvNbpw XpScm\mbn IYmIrØv Xncn ™p. c≠p kv{XoIfpw ÿew hn´ncp∂p. C\n apJy[mcbn¬ tNcmsX hø. Abmƒ Xnc °ntebv °n tebv°v Dufnbn Dufnbn´p. ´p. "Bdp aWnbv°v Fs‚ C∂esØ C∂ esØ ]cn]mSnsS doImÃv≠v, Nn{X Nn{Xt®®n t®®n Sn.hn. HmWm°p.' tZhnI AwKhn t£] t£ ]tØmsS, tØmsS, Iymad ap∂neps≠∂ a´n¬ kwkm kwkmcn cn°p °pIbm IbmWv Wv. "Id≠n√ tamsf.' Nn{X ]d ]d™p. ™p. "Atøm, CXdn™ncps∂¶n¬ Rm\Xv Ign™nt´ hcpambncp∂p≈q. C∂se KÃmbn´v Bcmbncp∂q Bcmbncp∂q∂ ∂ dnbmtam?' F\n°p t]mtI≠ kabambn. ]m¿∆Xn Icp IcpXn. Xn. C\nbpw ChnsS \n∂m¬ icnbm icn bmhn hn√. √. "\n\°v Rms\mcmsf Rms\mcmsf ]cnN ]cnNb∏SpØnØ ØnØcmw.' Nn{X Ahsf ]m¿∆Xn ]m¿∆ XnbpsS bpsS ASptØbv°v sIm≠p sIm≠ph h∂p. "CXmWv "CXm Wv, ]m¿∆Xn. ]m¿∆Xn. tdUntbm tdUntbmhn¬ t^mWn≥ ]cn ]cn]mSn ]mSn AhX AhXcn cn∏n ∏n°p °p∂p.' "Rm≥ tN®nsb∏‰n tI´n´v≠v.' Ahƒ Nncn®psIm≠v ]d™p. "]cn]mSnsbm∂pw "]cn]mSnsbm∂pw tI´n´n√. RßsS ho´nev tdUntbm C√.' Ds≠¶n¬ sh® sh®Xp XpXs∂. ]m¿∆Xn a\ a\n¬ n¬ IcpXn. AIØp AI Øp\n∂v \n∂v SnhnbpsS SnhnbpsS i_vZw tI´p. Hcm¿∏phnfntbmsS sshZypXnsb kzoIcn®v F√mhcpw AItØbv tØbvt°mSn. tZhnIbpsS ]cn]mSn XpSßnbncp∂p. Ahƒ Zp_mbnse Hcp sIm®p t{]£I t{]£ Ibp bpambn ambn kwkmcn kwkmcn°pI °pIbmWv. "F¥mWv Ip´nbpsS Ip´nbpsS t]cv?' "A\nX. "adpXebv°¬ \n∂v kwibn®psIm≠v]dbp∂p. ]dbp∂p. "Ip´n F{Xmw ¢mnemWv ]Tn ]Tn° °WXv?' "Bdmw ¢mn¬.' 'ho´n¬ Bscms°≠v?' 'A—≥≠v , AΩ ≠v , G´ \v ≠ v . ...... Cs∂s‚ _¿Øv UymWv.' "AtXym? lm∏n _¿Øv tU. Fs¥ms° kΩm\w In´n?' "kn¬°v em®, ]ns∂ Fs‚ apdoev Hcp Sn. hnw.' "tImf Sn ®t√m? At∏m tN´\v Akq bm bn ´p ≠mhpw As√?' "Duw, Mpw. tN´\v Iºyq Iºy q´dv≠v...............' ]m¿∆Xn Fgpt∂‰p. "Rm≥ t]mWp.' Ahƒ Nn{XtbmSp ]d™v ]pdØndßn. a‰mcpw AhfpsS A`mhw {i≤n°m≥ t]mIp∂n√. _v tÃm∏ntebv tÃm∏ntebv°p \S∂p. Hmt´m ]nSn ]nSn°m≥ °m≥ tXm∂n
bn√. F¥psImt≠m Ahƒ tdUntbmhnse t^mWn≥ ]cn]mSnbn¬ t^m¨ sNømdp≈ s]¨Ip´nIsf Hm¿Øp. A[nIhpw s]¨Ip´nIfmWv hnfn°mdv . XpWn°SIfnepw t^m¨_qØpIfnepw tPmensbSp°p∂ ]mhw Ip´n Iƒ. As√¶n¬ _qØn¬ t]mbn t^m¨ sNøp∂ ho´ ho´Ωam¿. Ωam¿. Ah¿°v ]d bm≥ sNdnb Imcy ßsf D≈q. ÃpUntbmhn¬ ÃpUn tbmhn¬ F√mhcpw Xømdmbn \n¬° bmWv. Ggp aWn°v kvt]m¨k¿amcpsS ]cky߃ Ign ™m¬ t^m¨ Imfp Iƒ hcm≥ XpS XpSßp ßp∂p. ∂p. ]cky߃ ky߃ Ignbm≥ Ignbm≥ ImØp\n ImØp\n∂t]mse ∂t]mse t^m¨ ASn®p. _´\ _´ \a¿Øn ]m¿∆Xn ]d™p. ]d™p. "ltem....' "ltem, ]m¿∆Xnt®®n ®nbmtWm?' bmtWm?' Hcp s]¨Ip´n ´nbpsS bpsS i_vZw. "AsX....' "]m¿∆Xnt®®o!' "]m¿∆Xn t®®o!' "AsX ]dbq.' "At∏m F\n°v Ahkm\w Ahkm\w ]m¿∆Xnt®®nsb In´o! F‚o F‚oizcm izcm Rms\{X Imembn {ian°p °pWp.' Wp.' "Ft¥?' "tPmen FSp °W ItS∂v t\csØ Ffp∏w s]md s]mdsØ sØdßm≥ dßm≥ ]‰vWv√y.' "F¥m Ip´osS t]cv?' "Fs‚ t]tcm?' "AsX, F¥m Ip´osS t]cv?' "amen\o "amen \o∂m.' ∂m.' "amen\n F¥p ItSem tPmensb tPmensbSp° Sp°WXv?' "Rmt\bv "Rmt\ bv, Rms\mcp Xp∂° Xp∂ °tS tSem. em. F´p aWn hcym kabw. ka bw. AXn\v apºv Fd ßm≥ ]‰n√. ]‰n √. C∂v kmdn√. kmdn√. As∏m Rm≥ tN®nsb hnfn°m≥ hnfn °m≥ th≠n s]mdsØ sØddßoXm. C\n Xncn®p sN√ sN√Ww. Ww. kmddn™m kmddn™m {]iv\m.' "amen\n°v Bscm Bscms°≠v s°≠v?' "A—≥, AΩ, tN´≥, ]ns∂ A\nb A\n bØow.' "A—s\¥mWv s\¥mWv sNøWXv sNøWXv?' "A—\v hm¿°∏WnbmWv bmWv. tN´\p tN´\pa asX. A\nbØn ]Tn°ym °ymWv Wv.' "AΩtbm?' "AtΩym?.....AΩ........ AΩ........ tN®nbv°v ho´nev Bscms°≠v Bscm s°≠v?' "F√mcpw≠v.... ]ns∂ amen\nsS hnti hntij jßfv ]d ]dbq.' bq.' "ssZhta F{X Imembn {ian°p {ian °pWp. Wp. Cs∏m tN®nsb In´nbs∏m In´n bs∏m H∂pw ]dbm≥ In´vWn√y.' n√y.' "Ft¥?' "AtXm........ kt¥mjw kt¥mjwsIm sIm≠v ≠v. ]m¿∆Xn ]m¿∆Xnt® t®®n ®nbpambn kwkmcn®mev sImtd kam kam[m [m\m \mhpw.' "amen\nbv "amen \nbv°v F¥mWv kam[m\°p °pdhv dhv?' "AtXm...........' "]dbq.' "..........................' "........................ ..' au\w am{Xw. "amen\o......' adp]Sn ]Snbmbn bmbn Hcp tX߬. t^m¨ \n∂p. \n¬°m≥ ImØp\n∂t]mse t^m¨ ho≠pw ASn®p. C{]mhiyw AsXmcp ho´Ωbmbncp∂p. apºnse I¨tkmfnse t¢m°n¬ kabw Ggv A©v. C\nbpw Ccp]Xp an\p‰pIqSn. CsXmcphn[Øn¬ Ahkm\n®m¬ aXnbmbncp∂p. t^mWn¬°qSn Iman\n F∂ ho´Ω kwkmcn°pIbmWv. ]m¿∆XnbpsS tNmZy߃. adp]Sn Iƒ. AX ßns\ H∂n\p ]pdsI H∂mbn t]mhp t ]mhpI bmWv. ]m¿∆Xn F¥psImt≠m F¥psImt≠m Xf¿∂ncp Xf¿∂ncp∂p. ∂p.
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tem At©m hbnemWv C. lcnIpam¿ ca A— s\ °p dn®v tNmZn ®Xv. F√mh¿°pw A—\p ≠mhWsa∂ Adnhv Ah ƒ ]pXp Xmbn kv I qfn¬\n∂p kºmZn®XmWv. ap´pIpØnbncp∂v AhfpsS DSp∏v Agn®p sImSp°p ∂ AΩ ]d™p. ]d™p. "tam°pw Hc— Hc—\v≠v.' C. lcnIpam¿ "icn°pw?' "AsX tamsf, tam°pw Hc—\v≠v.' "FhnsS?' "FhnSym "Fhn SymWv Wvs∂m∂pw AΩbv AΩbv°do√y.' "F¥mtΩ Aßns\?' Ipd®pt\csØ au\Øn\ptijw AΩ ]d™p. "HmtcmcpØ¿°v Hmtcm Pohn PohnXw≠v Xw≠v tamsf. \av°v B PohntX Pohn°m≥ Pohn°m≥ ]‰q.' "F∂m‚—≥ hczm AtΩ?' AΩ [rXnbn¬ [rXnbn¬ Ahsf ]nSn®v Ipfnapdn dnbn bntebv°p sIm≠pt]mbn. ta¬ IgpIn®tijw DSp∏nSphn®v Ahƒ°v tZmi sImSpØp. sImSpØp. tZmi Ign®p sIm≠ncp sIm≠n cp∂ ∂t∏mƒ Ahƒ ho≠pw tNmZn®p. "F∂m‚—≥ hczm AtΩ?' "\osbm∂v an≠mXncn cn°v °v.' kmhn{XnbΩ ASp°fbntebv°p hcp∂ i_vZw tI´p. AXn\papºv Cu kwkmcw \n¿ØWsa∂p≠m bncp∂p bn cp∂p AΩmfp fphn hn\v \v.
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sNdpIY "F¥m tamfv ]db ]dbWXv AΩmtfzm?' "H∂pw√y kmhnt{XytΩ.' Cu Hcp hnjbw Xs‚ bPam\ØnbpsS apºn¬ h®v Agn°m≥ AΩmfphn\v Xmev]cyap≠mbncp∂n√. AsX√mw Ign™ ImcyßfmWv. Ct∏mƒ Ahfpw aIfpw Cu \√ kv{XobpsS HuZmcyØn¬ Ignbp∂p. Hcp the°mcnsb∂Xn\ ∏pdsØm∂pw Ahƒ Ahcn¬\nt∂m AhcpsS `¿Ømhn¬\nt∂m {]Xo£n°p ∂n√. kz¥ambn Ip´n Ip´nIfn√ Ifn√ F∂ XpsIm≠mhWw Ah¿°v casb Cjv C jvSamWv. "F∂m‚—≥ hczm B‚o?' "tamfsS A—≥ tamfsS t amfsS Ieym Iey mWØn\v hcpw, t]msc?' CXv]gb ]gb Hm¿ΩbmWv. AXn\ptijw B \√hcmb `mcybpw `¿Ømhpw Xs∂ ZsØSpØp. AΩ AΩbpsS ]gb PohnXwXs∂ XpS¿∂p. Ah¿ AXphsc InS ∂ncp∂ CSpßnb apdnbn¬Øs∂ InS∂p. F√mhcpsSbpw `£Ww Ign™m¬ am{Xw kz¥w hnfºn°gn®p. aIfpsS ImcyØn¬ HcpXcw AhImihpw ImWn ®n√. Xm≥ tPmensbSp°p∂ ho´nse bPam\ØnbpsS aItfmsS∂t]mse s]cp amdn. BZysa√mw cabv°Xp thZ\mP\Iambn tXm∂nbncp∂p. ]ns∂ F√mw km[mcW a´n a´nem embn. aIƒs°mcp \√ PohnXw sImSp°m≥ B AΩ sNbvX XymKw Hm¿°ptºmƒ IÆp Iƒ Cud\mhpw. ]m¿°n¬ X\ns° s°Xnsc Xnsc Ccn°p∂ Ccn°p∂ sNdp∏°m °mc≥ c≥ tNmZn®p. "ctasS A—≥ ]ns∂ h∂nt´bnt√?' "C√.' "Rm≥ CsXms° tNmZn°WXnev shjsamt≠m?' "C√, kptc{µ\v F¥pw tNmZn°m\p≈ A[nImcw≠t√m.' CSsØ Iønse tamXnchncen¬ \n›bZnhkw Abmƒ AWnbn® AWnbn® IeymWtam tamXncw Xncw Db¿Øn°m´n Db¿Øn°m´n ca ]d™p. ]d™p. "Ign™ Hcp amkmbn´v F\n°v B hnizmkw h∂n´v≠v, ctaymSv F¥p thWsa¶nepw kwkmcn°mw∂v.' AXmWv \√Xv \√Xv. a\v Xpd°p Xpd°pI, I, H∂pw _m°nh _m°nhbv°msX. msX. "Fs‚ Hcp kvt\lnX≥ \lnX≥ \nßsS ASpØmWv Xmakn kn° °WXv. _nPp. Adntbm?' Adntbm?' "Hcp XmSnbp≈ XmSnbp≈ ]ø≥, ss_t°mSn®p t]mhmdv t ]mhmdv≠v?' "AsX Ah≥Xs∂. \nßsf∏‰n B `mKØv ]d™ptIƒ°W Iptd Imcyßfv Ah≥ ]dbmdv≠v. F¥m \n\°v C{Xb[nIw i{Xp°fp≠mhm≥ ImcWw?' "icymWv "icym Wv, F\n°v [mcmfw i{Xp° fp≠v. ImcWw ]eXmWv. B‚nb B‚nbvv°v a°fn√ F∂Xn¬ kt¥mjn ®ncp∂ sImtd _‘p°fp≠v. B‚nsS kzØn¬ IÆpwh®v sImXn®ncp∂ Iptdt]¿. Iptdt ]¿. B‚osS kzØv∂v ]d ™m¬ Ipds®m∂pa√ D≈Xv. C∂sØ s\e h®pt\m°nbm¬ ]Ødp]Xp e£Øns‚ samXev≠v. Fs∂ ZsØSpØtXmSpIqSnn AhcvsS Ahkscms° \jvSs∏´ncn°ymWv. shja√ymXncnt°ym? ZsØSpØtXmSpIqS shja√ymXncnt°ym? AXpw Hcp tPmen °mcnsS °m cnsS aIsf. Bs´ Fs¥ms°bmWv Fs∂∏‰n ]dbWXv?' "AsXm° t]ms´, ImWm≥ sIm≈mhp∂ Hcp s]¨Ip´n ´nsb sb∏‰n ∏‰n IYI IYIfp≠m°m≥ Bfp BfpIfv Ifv sa\s° ´ncn°ymWv. _nPphn\v B ]cnkcw apgph≥ Adnbmw. GsX¶nepw Hcp s]¨Ip´n hgn]ng®p \S°zmsW ¶nev Ah\dn dnbpw. bpw. \ns∂ ∏‰n Ah≥ A h≥ ]d ]d™ ™sX¥m sX¥m∂ ∂dntbm? \o H∂pw BtemNn Nn°≠, °≠, \√ Ip´ymWv Ip´ym Wv, kΩ Xw aqfnt°m∂v aqfnt°m∂v. Rm≥ ]dbm≥ ]dbm≥ t]mWXv AsXm∂pw A√. i¶ c≥ A¶nfmWv \ns‚ A—≥∂v Hcp kwkm cw≠v. \n\°Xdnbptam?' "F\n°dnbmw. dnbmw. ]mhw, Fs¥mcp kmXznI kmXznI\mb a\p a\pjy jy\m \msWt∂m A¶n A¶nƒ! ƒ! kmhn{Xn B‚nsbb B‚nsbb√msX as‰mcp kv{Xosb At±lw sXm´n´v sXm´n ´v≠mhn√. F\n°v Fs‚ kz¥w kz ¥w A—t\ °mƒ aaX Cu a\pjyt\mSmWv. F\ns°mcp PohnXw X∂Xv Cu A¶nfpw B‚nbpamWv . ]t£ Fs‚ IeymWØn\v Fs‚ icn°p≈ A—≥ Fßns\ Fßn s\sb sb¶nepw ¶nepw h∂ptN tNc cWsa∂p≠v ∂p≠v. Bƒ°mcpsS Bƒ°mcpsS hm aqSms\¶n aqSms\¶n epw. AXpsIm≠mWv \ΩpsS \n› \n›b bØn‚ t^mt´m ]{XØn¬ sImSp °Wsa∂v Rm≥ ]d™Xv. AXp I≠ns´¶nepw.......' cabpsS IÆpIƒ Cud\mbn. "Rm≥ \ns∂ thZ\n∏nt®m?' "C√ kptc{µ≥. icn°p ]d™m¬ Cßns\ Hmtcm∂v tNmZn°p∂Xv F\n °njvSm Wv. H∂pw a\ n¬ hbv°mØ kwkm cw. Rm≥ `mKyw sNbvXhfm fmWv Wv.' Ahƒ AΩsb Hm¿Øp. Htc ho´n¬ AΩbpw A Ωbpw aIfpambn´pIqSn Pohn Xßfnep≠mb A¥cw F{XbmWv. AΩ Im‰pw shfn®hpw C√mØ Hcp sNdnb apdnbn¬ ]gsbmcp I´nen¬ AS t]mse Bb InSbv° hncn®p InS°p∂p. Ahfpw Bdp hbphsc B InSbv°bnemWv InS∂Xv. ]n∂oSv Ahƒ°mbn Hcp apdn Hcp°s∏´p. B‚nbpw B‚nb pw A¶nfpw InS°p∂ apdnbpsS sXm´SpØ apdn. ]pXnb Cc´°´n¬, t^mans‚ InSbv°, ]q°
sNdpIY fpsS Nn{Xßfp≈ hncn, apIfn¬ Idßp∂ ^m≥. AΩbpsS apdnbn¬ ^m\p≠mbncp∂n√. apdn Hcp °nbt∏mƒ B‚n AΩtbmSv AhfpsS H∏w InS ∂psIm≈m≥ ]d™Xmbncp∂p. Ah¿ kΩXn®n √. HmtcmcpØ¿°v Hmtcm Pohn PohnXw. Xw. aIsf bPam\Øn ZsØSpØt∏mƒ Ah¿ ]d ™p. "C\n Rm≥ ChnsS \nev°WXv icy√. Rm≥ s]mbvt°ms´.' Zm\wsImSpØ aIfpsS H∏w Xmakn°p∂Xv c≠pIq´¿°pw \∂mhns√∂v Ah¿ hniz kn®p. ]pXnb A—\Ω amcpambn CWßnt®cm≥ AXv Hcp XS am Ipw. t]mcm Ø Xn\v Hcp the °m cnbpsS aIsfbmWv ZsØSpØXv F∂v Xs∂°m Wptºmƒ Wp tºmƒ temIw Hmtcm Hmt cm \nan jhpw Hm¿°pw. AsX√mw Hgnhm°m≥ Xs‚ Xntcm[m\amWv G‰hpw \√ hgn F∂v B ]mhw kv{Xobv°v tXm∂nbn´p tXm∂nbn ´p≠m ≠mIWw. IWw. "AΩmfphn\v t]mIm≥ F{X hoSpIfv≠v?' kmhn{XnbΩ tNmZn®p. "t]mIm≥.......? FhnsS Fhn sSsb sb¶nepw ¶nepw ho´p]Wn In´nt√?' "AXv ChnsS sNbv Xm¬ Xm¬ t]msc. Rm≥ AΩmfqs‚ tamsf thWwt∂ thWw t∂ ]d™n´p≈p. AΩmfqs\ C\n I≠p t]mh t]m hcvXvs∂m∂pw ]d™n´n√. Rm≥ AΩmfqs‚ BcmWv?' "F\ns°mcp "F\n s°mcp tN®osS amXntcy am Xntcy tXm∂o´p ´p≈p.' ≈p.' "F\n°v AΩmfp Hc\pPØnbmWv. RßsS `mKyt°tSm≠v Ip´nIsfm∂pw≠mbn√. cabmsW¶nev Cu ho´nev s]‰phoW Ip´nbmWv. AhtfmSv≈ sImXow, ]ns∂ AhfvsS `mhnw Hs° Hm¿Øn´m Rßfv Ahsf ZsØSp°mw∂v ]d™Xv. A√msX tamsf AΩmfqs‚ ASvØv∂v X´n∏dn°m\√. Ahƒ°v c≠Ωamcv c≠Ωam cv≠v∂v IW°m°ym IW °m°ym aXn.' hfsc hf sc°meØn\p °meØn\p tijw X\n°v ]Xn\mtem ]Xn \mtem ]Xn\t©m ]Xn\t©m hbp≈ p≈t∏mgmWv t∏mgmWv AΩ Cu kw`hsØ∏‰n kw`hsØ∏‰n ]dbp∂ bp∂Xv. AΩ sNøm≥ t]mb XymKw F{X hepXmsW∂ hƒ a\n nem em°n °nbn bncp cp∂p. Ahƒ A—s\∏‰n tNmZn®p. tNmZn ®p. FhnsSbm bmsW sW∂h¿°dn h¿°dnbn√. Xs∂ Bdp Bdpamkw amkw K¿`w [cn®n [cn®ncn°ptºmgmWv °ptºm gmWv A—≥ Dt]£n®p Dt]£n®p t]mbXv. ImcWw? AΩbv°dnbn√. hcpsa∂ {]Xo£tbmsS ]mXn ]´nWnbpambn ]´nWnbpamb n c≠p amkw ImØp. hb ‰nep≈ Ip™ns‚ Imcyw Hm¿Ø H m¿Øt∏mƒ t∏mƒ Pohs\mSp°m\pw Ign™n Ign ™n√. √. Aßns\ Aßns\bmWv bmWv kmhn{Xn kmhn{XnbΩbpsS bΩbpsS ho´n¬ A`bw {]m]n® {]m]n®Xv. "\o Ipd®pt\cmbn´v FhnSymbn Symbncp∂p?' cp∂p?' kptc{µ≥ kptc{µ≥ tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. Ahƒ Nncn®p. icnbmWv icn bmWv, Rm≥ Iptd Zqcw \S∂p, \S ∂p, Fs‚ `qXIm Ime eØns‚ AIeßfn¬. "Rmt\bv, Fs¥mt°ym BtemNn Nn°ym °ymbncp∂p. cp∂p. Fs‚ c≠v AΩam amsc sc∏ ∏‰n. F{X \√h \√hcmWh¿! cmWh¿! Fs‚ AΩ F\n°p F\n°pth≠n hf hfsc scb b[nIw XymKw kln®ncn°p °pWp.' Wp.' "\aps°mcp Imcyw sNømw.' kptc{µ≥ ]d™p. "IeymWw Ign ™v sNss∂bnev t]mIptºm AΩtbw Iq´mw.' "Atøm, AXn s∏m th≠. Fs‚ as‰ AΩbv°v hbm hb mbn bncn cn°p °pWp. Wp. B‚n°v Ct∏m Adp] Adp ]Ønc≠mWv. A¶nfn\v Fgp]Xpw. Cu kabØv Ah¿°v Hcp sXmW BhiymWv. A¶nfn‚ow B‚nSow Imew Ign™n´v \ap° \ap °sXms° BtemNn BtemNn°mw.' "Rm≥ \msf sNss∂bntebv°p t]mWp. C\n IeymWØns\ hcp. H∂c amkw Ign™n´v. t]mtWs‚ apºv F¥mWv XcpI?' "Cu ]m¿°n¬h®v Xcm≥ ]‰nbsXm∂pw C√ Fs‚ Iøn¬.' "icn \ap°v \ns‚ ho´n¬ t]mhmw.' kptc{µ≥ t]mbtijw ca ZnhkßsfÆpIbmbncp∂p. F¥psImt≠m ]≠v kmhn{Xn B‚n ]d™Xv Ahtfm¿Øp. "tamfsS A—≥ tamfsS IeymWØn\v hcpw.' Hcp Ip´nbmbncn°ptºmƒ A hsf Bizkn ∏n®ncp∂Xv B‚nbpsS hm°pIfmbncp∂p. Xs‚ PohnXw XpSßm\p≈ Znhk߃ Ahƒ Xmtgbv°v FÆp IbmWv. Hmtcm Znhkw Ign™mepw Ign™m epw Ahƒ Ubdnbn¬ B ZnhkØn\p t\sc Nph∏v hc hcbv°pw. C∂pw A—≥ h∂n√. h∂n√. ]ns∂∏ns∂ Ahƒ hc hcbpsS bpsS \ofw Ipd®p h∂p. CXv Fs‚ sNdpXmbn hcp∂ {]Xo£I fpsS {]XoIamWv. IeymWØn\v HcmgvNapºv Ahƒ hc Xosc \n¿Øn. C\n F\nbv°v {]Xo£sbm∂pan √. kptc{µ≥ kptc{µ≥ Znhkhpw Znhkhpw cm{Xn HºXp aWnbv°v hnfn°pw. Hcp Znhkw Ahƒ Xs‚ Cu C u {`m¥n s\∏‰n ]d ™p. Abmƒ \n»_v \n»_vZ\mbn. At∏mƒ AXp ]d ]dtb tb≠nbn ≠nbncp cp∂n ∂ns√∂ s√∂hƒ°p tXm∂n. Ahƒ tNmZn®p. tNmZn ®p. "F¥mWv H∂pw ]dbm bmØXv ØXv?' "A—s‚ Imcyw \n\s°mcp H_vskj\mbncn°p∂p. AXns‚ Bhiyan√. i¶c≥ A¶vƒ BWv \ns‚ icn°p≈ icn °p≈ A—≥ F∂p h®m¬Øs∂ F¥mWv?' "F\n°njv °njvSmWv.'
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2006 G{]n¬ 23 17 F¥p tPmenbm In´pI? F√mw sIm≠pw henb IjvSmWv AhcpsS ÿnXn.' AΩ ho≠pw ]gb ImetØbv°p Xncn®pt]m bn. X\nbv°v sNdp sX ¶n¬ sNdpXv Hcp tPmen bv°p≈ ]Tn Ø ap ≠mbncp∂Xp sIm≠v am{Xw c£s∏ c£ s∏´´Xm Wv. AXn √mbn cps∂ cps∂¶ntem? ¶ntem? "\ns∂ s°m≠v klm bn °m≥ Ign b WXv WXv sNøp. A√msX Rms\¥p ]dbm\m?' ]d bm\m?' 4 P\epIfpw hmXnepIfpw AS®n´ B sIm®p ho ´n en cp∂v im¥ Btem Nn °pI bmWv . H‰bv ° v c≠p Ip™pßfpambn Fßns\bmWv.... Cu Hcp amkØn amk Øn\p≈n¬Øs∂ F{X t]¿ hmXn¬°¬ ap´n, Ak a b ß fn¬. Bcm sW∂p t\m°m≥ t]mepw `b∂v Ahƒ Ip´nI Ip´nI fpambn InS∏ dbn¬ Hfn®ncp∂p. hmXn¬°¬ ap´nbn´p ^eans√∂p ImWptºmƒ ap´¬ AS®n´ P\entebv°p hcp ∂p. Ahƒ Ip´n I fp ambn I´n ∂ Sn bn tebv°p \qWp IS°p∂p. ]ns∂ DdßmØ cm{Xn Ign®pIq ´p∂Xv AhnsSbmWv. ]pcpj∑mcn√mØ hoSpIƒ Ah¿ F{X thKamWv aWØdn aWØdnbp∂Xv bp∂Xv! Cßns\ F{X Imew Ign°m\mIpw? Znt\i≥ apºnencn°pIbmWv. ]mhw. Abmƒ Hcp sX‰pw sNbvXn´n√, F∂n´pw a\p hnjan°p ∂p. C°meØpw Cßn\sØ a\pjycpt≠m? \∑ temI Øp \n∂v Xosc A{] Xy £ am bn ´n s√ ∂¿∞w. AbmfpsS ASpØp\n∂v klmbw kzoI cn°p∂ °p∂Xn¬ A]ISsam∂p sam∂pan an√. ]s£ AsX{X tØmfw icn bmWv F∂ Imcy Øn¬ Ahƒ°v kwibap≠mbn. sNbvXn´n√mØ sX‰n\v in£b \p ` hn °p I bmWv Abmƒ. Bbncw cq]. AXp X\n°v BhiyamWv. ]s£ AXntesd Bhiyw _m¶n¬ t]mbn P]vXn Ipds®¶nepw \o´n°n´m≥ ]‰ptam F∂t\zjn°emWv. Fßns\bmWv Znt\ it\mSv AXp ]dbpI? "\ap°v _m¶n¬ Hcp At]£ sImSp°mw.' sImSp °mw.' Znt\i≥ Znt\i≥ ]d™p. ]d™p. Ahƒ°v AZv`pX pXambn. Bh Bhiys∏ iys∏Sm SmsXØs∂ sXØs∂ Znt\i≥ Znt\i≥ Ctßm´p ]dbp ]dbpI IbmWv. "BhiyamsW amsW¶n¬ ¶n¬ Hcp tIm¿´v tà hmßmw. Ipds® Ipds®¶nepw ¶nepw kabw In´pa In´p as√m.' "F\nbv°v AXn AXns\ s\∏‰nsbm∂pw ‰nsbm∂pw Adnbn√.' im¥ ]d ]d™p. ™p. "kmc√y. "kmc √y. Rm≥ \nßsf klmbn klmbn°mw. °mw. P]vXn Hgnhm hm°m≥ °m≥ \ap°v Bhp∂Xpw Bhp ∂Xpw {ian°mw. {ian°mw. F∂n´pw ]‰n bns√ bn s√¶n¬ t]ms´ F∂p hbv° Ww. \n߃ hgn bm bm[m [mc camhn√. \n߃°v Fs‚ ho´n¬ hcmw. Fs‚ AΩ \nßsf ]pdØm Øm°n °n√.' √.' "Atøm AsXm∂pw th≠. \nßsf Cßns\ _p≤n ap ap´n ´n°tW °tWs\ s\∏‰nØs∂ ∏‰nØs∂ F\nbv°v BtemNn BtemNn°m≥ hø. Cu klmsbm klmsbm s°Øs∂ [mcm fmWv.' Znt\i≥ apºnencn°p∂ sNdp∏°mcnsb {i≤n®p. Ign™ {]mhiyw I≠t∏mƒ Ahƒ hfsc tamiw hkv{XamWv [cn®ncp∂Xv. apJØmIs´ Xosc tNmcbp≠mbncp∂n√. tNmcbp≠mbncp∂n√. C∂v Ahƒ Ipd®pIqSn \√ kmcnbmWv [cn®ncn°p∂Xv. sshIpt∂cw Ipfn®psh∂p tXm∂p∂p. tkm∏ns‚bpw ]uUdns‚bpw hmk\ hcp∂p≠v. apJw Ipd®pIqSn XpSpØncp∂p. "C\nbpw Fs¥¶nepw Bhiyaps≠¶n¬ hnfn®p ]dbm≥ ad°≠. _m¶ns‚ Imcy߃ Rm≥ icnbm °mw. h√ t]∏dp t]∏dpaps≠¶n¬ s≠¶n¬ Xcp, Fs∂ hnizmk hnizm kaps≠¶n¬ am{Xw.' "F¥mWv Aßns\ Aßns\sbms° sbms° ]dbp bp∂Xv ∂Xv?' "A√, ]eXcw X´n∏pIƒ \S°p∂ ImeamWv. kq£n®ncn°Ww. Bsc¶nepw h∂v Bhiys∏´m¬ H∂pw H ∂pw FSpØpsImSp°cpXv.' "F\n°v Znt\is\ hnizmkamWv.' im¥ Fgpt∂‰v AItØbv°p t]mbn. Ip´nIƒ AIØp\n∂p h∂v Abmsf t\m°n \n¬°pIbmWv. Ahscbpw \∂mbn hkv{Xw [cn∏n®ncn°p∂p. Ah¿ Znt\is‚ Hcp Nncn
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®pt]mbncp∂p. C∂sehsc Rm≥ \nXyhpw t\m°nbncp∂X ®pt]mbncp∂p. t\m°nbncp∂Xvv Fs‚ a\n¬Øs∂bp≈ Nn{Xambncp∂p. Nn{Xambncp∂p. A—\p]tbmKn®ncp∂ I√pfnIƒ°pth≠n Rm≥ ]cXn. C√ AXmtcm sIm≠pt]mbncp∂p. tamjWa√, A—s\ kwkv Icn®nSØv Icn®nSØvDb¿t∂bv Db¿t∂bv °mhp∂ kvamcI aµncØn¬ {]Xnjv Tn°m\mbn Tn°m\mbn sIm≠pt]mbXmhWw. Pohn °p tºmƒ \m´n¬\n∂v HmSn bv ° pIbpw acn ®p t]m bm¬ kv a mc I ap ≠m °p Ibpw sNøp∂ Hcp kwkvImcw. C\n A—≥ Fs‚ a\nemWv Pohn°pI. A—s‚ cq]w a\ a\n¬ n¬ sImØnsb sImØnsbSp°m≥ F\n s°mcp I√pfn Bhiy Bh iyan an√. A—s‚ A —s‚ kvacW \ne \ne\n¿Øm≥ \n¿Øm≥ F\n F\nbv bvs°mcp kvamcI mcIhpam hpamh hiyan√. hoSns‚ Nmbv]n¬ A—≥ ]cp °≥ Icn¶ Icn ¶√p √pIsf Isf `wKnbp≈ inev] ßfm°n am‰ptºmƒ am‰ptºmƒ Rm≥ sNdnb I√pIsfSpØv A—s‚ ASpØncp∂v sIm®p {]XnaIfp≠m°m≥ {ian°pw. ]et∏mgpw A—≥ F¥mWp ≠m°p∂ °p∂sX∂v a\n nem emhmsX hmsX Rm≥ Iptd t\cw t\m°nbn t\m°nbn cn°pw. tPmen sbSp sbSp°p °p∂Xn\nS \n Sbn¬ Bcpw kwkmcn°p∂Xv A—\v CjvSa√. CSbv°v A—≥ Dfnbpw Np‰nIbpw \neØph®v AΩ sIm≠ph∂ph® sam¥bn¬\n∂v sh≈sa sh≈saSpØp SpØp IpSn°pw. IpSn°pw. sXm≠bnse apg Xmgv∂pw s]mßnbpw A—≥ sh≈w IpSn °p ∂Xp Ignbm≥ Rm≥ ImØp\n¬°pw. sh≈w IpSn®v sam¥ XmgØp h®m¬ Rm≥ Fs‚ kwibw tNmZn °p∂p. "A—≥ F¥m≠m F¥m≠m° °WXv?' "Rmt\m?' Fs‚ apJØv D‰pt\m°n D‰pt\m°n F\n°v Imcy߃ Imcy߃ a\nem emhm≥ hm≥ am{Xw {]mbamtbm F∂ kwi btØmsS A—≥ ]d ™p. "Rm\p≠m "Rm\p ≠m°WXv °WXv a‰pt≈m a‰pt≈mcpsS cpsS kz]v\ßfm fmWv Wv.' "a‰pt≈m "a‰p t≈mcsS csS kz]v\ßtfm? AsXßn AsXßn\ym A—\v a\ a\n nemhv emhvWXv?' "AXp a\n a\nem emhpt∂mtc hpt∂mtc icn°pw IemIm IemImc c∑mcmhp cmhp ∂p≈p. a‰p a‰pt≈m t≈msc√mw shdpw sImØp sImØp] ]Wn Wn°m¿ °m¿ am{XmmWv.' am{X Ipd®pIqSn Ipd ®pIqSn hepXmbt∏mƒ hepXmb t∏mƒ CsX\nbv CsX\nbv°p [mcmfw kwib߃ kwib߃ D≠m°n. a‰p≈hcpsS a‰p≈ hcpsS kz]v\ßfmWv A—≥ Xo¿ØpsImSp Sp°p °p∂sX ∂sX¶n¬ ¶n¬ F¥mWv A—s‚ inev] ߃ hn¬°m≥ C{X {]bmkw? F¥n\mWv F¥n \mWv B inev] ߃ cmhn sesXm´v sshIp t∂cw hsc Xebn te‰n \S t°≠n hcp∂Xv? F¥mWv A—\v Hcp ImeØpw A¿ln°p∂ {]Xn {]Xn^ew ^ew In´mØXv? F¥mWv A—\pw AΩbpw Rm\pw \nXyZmcn{ZyØn¬ \nXyZmcn {ZyØn¬ Ign tb≠nh ≠nhcp∂Xv cp∂Xv? adp] adp]Snbv°v A—\v BtemNn Nnt° t°≠n ≠nh∂n h∂n√. "ImcWw, tams\, kz¥w kz]v\sa¥m∂v a\nemhptWmcv a\nemh ptWmcv F{Xt]cp≠v?' At±lw Ipd®pt\cw Btem Nn®psIm≠ncp∂p. "tams\ \√ Iebv°v Hcp ImeØpw A¿ln°W {]Xn^tem AwKoImtcm In´mdn√. In´m dn√. AX ßn\ymWv ßn \ymWv.' ]ns∂ Dfn sb sbSpØv tPmen XpS XpSßm≥ ßm≥ t]mIp∂Xn t]mIp∂Xn\papºv A—≥ ]d ]d™p. ™p. "GsX ¶nepw ¶nepw ImeØv GsX¶nepw Bƒ°mcv CXns‚yms° she a\nem°pw. A—s‚ inev]߃ tXSn ]e \m´n¬\n∂pw Ah¿ hcpw. A∂v A—≥ Pohn®ncn°vWv≠mhn m hn√.'
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C∂v A—s‚ {]hN\w icn icnbmbn bmbn h∂p. cmhnse Ipfn®v A—s‚bpw AΩbpsSbpw Ahkm\hn{iaÿm\Øv t]mbn {]m¿∞n®p. AhtcmSv hnS ]d™p. F\nbv°p P∑wX∂v Fs∂ ]d ]d° °ap‰p∂Xphsc ap‰p∂Xphsc t\m°n hf¿Ønb hf¿Ønbh¿. Fs‚ bm{XbpsS bm{XbpsS A¥yw hsc Ahcp≠mIpsa∂v {]Xo£n°m≥ h øs√m. C\n? Fs‚ sIm®p hoSns‚ FXn¿hiØp≈ amfnIbnemWv RßfpsS P∑nam¿ Xmakn®ncp∂Xv. Hcp ImeØv R߃ Xmakn®ncp∂ hoSpw ]dºpsa√mw ]dºpsa√mw AhcptSXmbncp∂p. AhcptSXmbncp∂p. ]ns∂ hoSpw Np‰pap≈ ]Øpsk‚ ]Øpsk‚ v ÿehpw R߃°p kz¥ambn In´nbt∏mƒ Ah¿ kzbw P∑nÿm\w Hgn™p. F¶nepw RßfpsS a\ n¬ \ns∂mgnbm≥ Ah¿ hnkΩXn®p. R߃ HmWØn\v Ah¿°v ImWn° sImSpØp. Ah¿ R߃°v HmW∏pShbpw X∂p. AXhcpsSbpw AX hcpsSbpw RßfpsSbpw RßfpsSbpw AhImiambn Ah Imiambncp∂p. P∑m¥cß P∑m¥c ߃ IS∂phcp∂ Hcp Hm¿ΩbpsS hn´pt]mImØ, AkpJIcsa¶nepw Dujvafamb KrlmXpcXzw. A—\p≠m°p∂ inev]߃ Ah¿ h√t∏mgpw hmßn. Rm≥ hepXmbt∏mƒ hepXmbt ∏mƒ Fs‚ BZysØ henb {]Xna AhcmWv hmßnbXv. aq∂Sn Dbcap≈ B {]Xna Ah¿ AhcpsS XfØn¬ Hcp apebn¬ Cu´nbpsS Cu´ nbpsS hensbmcp ]oTØnt∑¬ ÿm]n®p. B ]oTw D≠m°nb aqØmimcnbpw Hcp IemImc\mbncp∂p. inev]hpw ]oThpw XΩnep≈ XmZmflyw AZv`p Xs∏SpØp SpØp∂Xmbn Xmbncp cp∂p. ∂p. Hcp IemIm Iem Imc\v c\v as‰mcp IemIm IemImcs\, cs\, Ahs‚ krjvSnsb a\ n nem emsb sb∂¿∞w. ∂¿∞w. ]pdsØ hmXneneqsS t\m°nbm¬ ImWØ°hn[Ønembncp∂p AXv ÿm]n®ncp∂Xv. Fs‚ inev] Øns‚ Iemaq eyßfpsS AwKo Imc tØ°mƒ Ft∂m Sp≈ Sp≈ hm’ eyØns‚ {]Xn^ e\ ambn cn°Ww AXn\p ImcWw. Ah¿ AXn\p X∂ hnebmbncp∂p, F\n°p In´nb BZysØ {]Xn^ew. XpOsa¶nepw B kwJybpw ]nSn®v Rm≥ A`nam\]q¿∆w \n∂tXm¿°p∂p. Ahsc ImWmsX t]mIm≥ {ian®t∏mƒ aa XzØns‚ Im¥hoNnIƒ Fs∂ ]pdtIm´p henbv°bmWv. Rm\dnbmsX B kvt\lØns‚ hmXmb\ß fneqsS AIØp IS°pIbmWv. AhcpsS hmXn¬°¬ FØnbt∏mƒ Rm≥ k¿∆i‡nbpap]tbmKn®v XncnbpI bpIbmWv bmWv. hø Ahsc ImWm≥. "F¥m Ipamcm?' Rm≥ Xncn™p Xncn™p t\m°m≥ \n¿∫‘n ‘nX X\mbn. X{ºm´n X{ºm´n Xpd∂ hmXn¬°¬ \nev°pI bmWv. Fs∂ I≠ t∏mƒ Ah¿°v AZv`pXambn F∂p tXm∂p∂p. AtXm h√m h√mbv bvatbm? Adn ™p ™pIqSm. Ah¿ tNmZyam amh¿Øn h¿Øn®p. "Rm≥ t]m∆mWv t]m∆mWv.' IqSpX¬ IqSpX¬ ]dbm≥ Fs∂s°m≠v Ign™n ™n√. √. Hcp ImeØv A—s‚ H∏w inev] ߃ hn¬°m≥ \S∂v D®Xncn™v £oWn®p hcptºmƒ AhcmWv ASp°f hcm¥bn¬ hnfn®v I™n X∂n cp ∂Xv. Ah¿ Ipd®pt\cw H∂pw an≠msX Fs∂ t\m°n\n∂p. ]ns∂ kzcw XmgvØn Np‰pw t\m°ns°m≠v ]d ™p. "Hcp \mSv apgph≥ apgph≥ FXncm FXncmbm¬ F¥m sNøm Ipamcm?' At∏mgmWv Rm\Xp {i≤n®Xv. Rm≥ D≠m°nb {]Xna AhcpsS XfØn¬ \n∂v A{]Xy£ambncp∂p. Fs‚ t\m´w Ah¿ {i≤n®psh∂p tXm∂p tXm∂p∂p. ∂p. "X{ºm´o,' "X{ºm ´o,' Rm≥ ]I®p ]I®psIm≠p sIm≠p tNmZn®p. "AXv?.........' Ah¿ XfØns‚ aqebntebv°p t\m°n. ]ns∂ Xncn™pt\m °m\mhmsX hmXne S®p, H∂pw ]d bm\mhmsX. kmh[m\Øn¬, ]s£ Dd® a´n¬. Fs‚ apºn¬ ASbs∏´Xv acØns‚ hmXne√. Icn¶√ns‚ Hcp aXnem aXnemWv. Rm≥ Xncn®p \S∂p. \S ∂p. C\n? C\n Ftßm´p t]mIWw. Rm≥ C\n Xncn®phcmØhn[w \mSp hn´p t]mIbmWv. AXn\papºv, aa XzØns‚ NcSpIƒ C\nbpw h√Xpw _m°nbpt≠m F∂dnbWw. Fs‚ inev]߃ P∑nbpsS hoSp Ign ™m¬ ]ns∂bp≈Xv ]ns∂bp≈Xv AºeØn\p≈n¬ am{XamWv. _m°nbp≈ bp≈hsb√mw hsb√mw a‰p \mSpIfnemWv. t]mIp∂ Xn\p Xn \papºv B inev] ߃IqSn ImWWw. Rm≥ R m≥ \S \S∂p. ∂p. hgnbn hgnbnep≈ ]cn ]cnN Nb°m¿ Fs∂ t\m°n. t\m °n. ]cnN ]cn Nb Øns‚ teiwt]m teiwt]mep epan an√mØ √mØ B t\m´w Fs∂ kv]¿in°msX ¿in°msX IS∂p ∂pt]m t]mIp Ip∂p, ∂p, kv^SnI SnIØneqsSsb sSsb∂ ∂ t]mse. Rm≥ IS∂pt]mbn°gnbptºmgp≠mIp∂ IS∂pt]mbn°gnbptº mgp≠mIp∂ IpipIpip°epIƒ Fs‚ sNhnbnseØp∂p≠v. Rm≥ Xncn™pt\m°p∂n Xncn ™pt\m°p∂n√. Aºe®ndbpw Iqغehpw Ign™v Rm≥ kckzXnt£{XØns‚ \SbnseØn. D≈n¬ IS∂v Fs‚ inev]߃ Ahkm\ambn Hcn°¬ ImWWw. F∂n´v thWw Cu \mSns‚ ]Snbndßm≥. Cu \m´ntebv°v, Fs∂ Dt]£n Dt]£n® ® \m´n \m´nte tebv°v C\nsbmcp Xncn®p ®ph hchp hp≠m ≠mhn hn√. √. AIØv Fs∂ ImØncp∂Xv A{X Imayamb Adnhmbncp∂n√. Fs‚ inev]߃ H∂S¶w AhnsS\n∂v \o°w sNbvXncn cn°p °p∂p. Np‰p Np‰pa aXnen¬ Iem`w Iem`wKntbmsS \n¿Ωn® s]mØp s]mØpI IfnemWv fnemWv B inev]߃ sh®ncp sh®n cp ∂Xv. s]mØpIfn¬ hnS¿∂ Xma Xmac cbpsS a´nep≈ a´nep≈ B ]oT߃ ]oT ߃ Rm≥Xs∂ Rm≥Xs∂bmWv \n¿Ωn \n¿Ωn® ®Xv. A—s‚bpw A—s‚bpw Fs‚bpw inev]߃ CSIe¿Øn CSIe¿Øn h®ncn°bmbncp∂p. AXn¬\n∂v Fs‚ inev]߃ am{Xw A{]Xy£ ambncn°p∂p. cn°p∂p. Fs‚ inev]ßfp≠mbncp∂ Nne s]mØpIfn¬ Rm≥ ]WnX ]Zva ]oTß ]oTßfn¬ fn¬ Iem`wKn Xoscbn Xosc bn√mØ √mØ Nne inev]߃ IpSnh®ncn° cn°bm Wv Wv. ]pXnb in¬]nIfmsc¶nepw ]Wn ]WnX XXm Xmbn bncn cn°pw. °pw. Ah
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A—s‚ inev]߃°p sh® t\m°pIp IpØn Ønt]mse t]mse klXm klXm] ]a¿ln°pw hn[w Ahn AhnSShnsS \nesIm sIm≠p. ≠p. Rm≥ ]pdØndßn. C\n F\n°o \m´n¬\n∂v \m´n¬ \n∂v H∂pw {]Xo£n°m\n√. Rm≥ P\n®p hf¿∂ \mSv. Fs∂ cq]s∏SpØnbXvv Cu \m´ns‚ K‘amWv, agbpsS XmWvUhw, Ad_n°Sens‚ Xmcm´v, ChnSsØ ]p√ns‚ cq]s∏SpØnbX ]®∏v, \·]mZßsf thZ\n∏n°mØ \\pØ XcnaÆv Chsb√mamWv. AsX√mw Ft‚X√mXmbncn°p∂p, A]cnNnXambncn°p∂p. C\n Fs∂ XSbm≥ ChnsS Bcpan√. t]mIp∂Xn\p apºv apºHcmsf°qSn v ImWm\p≠v. Fs∂ CjvSs∏´n ´ncp∂ cp∂ Fs‚ Kpcp\m Kpcp \mY≥. At± At±l ltØmSpw hnS ]d ]db bWw. "t]m∆mWs√?' Kpcp\m \mY≥ Y≥ tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. "AsX, t]m≠nh t]m≠nh∂p.' Hcp \o≠ au\w. F¥mWv ]dtb ]dtb≠sX∂ ≠sX∂dnbm™n dnbm™n´√, ´√, F¥n\mWv F¥n\mWv ]dbp∂Xv F∂ t_m[w h∂n´mW Xv. "Ipamc≥ "Ipam c≥ C\n F¥m sNøm≥ t]mWXv?' "F\ns°s‚ "F\n s°s‚ IpesØm IpesØmgnep≠t√m? AXpsIm≠v GsX GsX¶nepw ¶nepw \m´nev t]mbn Pohn°pw.' Pohn °pw.' "Ipamc\pw "Ipam c\pw A—s\ A—s\t∏mse t∏mse Fs¥mt°ym Hs° Hs°≠m°m ≠m°mdv dv≠s√?' Rm≥ sR´nbn√. F¥mWv ]dtb≠Xv. Fs‚ inev]Iesb∏‰n hm tXmcmsX kwkmcn°mdp≈ Kpcphm WnXv. B ]gb a\n¬\n∂pIqSn Fs‚ Iesb∏‰nbp≈ Hm¿ΩIƒ XpS®pam‰s∏´ncn°p∂p. Cu \mSv AXn s‚ Hm¿ΩI Hm¿ΩIfn¬\n∂v Ipam Ipamc≥ c≥ F∂ inev]nsb ambv®pI p If™ncn ™ncn°p °pIbmWv. "Rms\mcp Imcyw tNmZn°s´?' tNmZn°s´?' Rm≥ apcS apcS \°n s°m≠v s°m≠v tNmZn tNmZn®p. ®p. Kpcp\mY≥ `bs∏Sp∂Xpt]mse `bs∏Sp∂Xpt]mse tXm∂n. At±lw ]Sn°tebv°p t\m°n, ]ns∂ ho´ns‚ D≈ntebv °pw. °pw. F√mhcpw Fs‚ tNmZy ßsf `bs∏Sp∂p. Ah¿°Xn\p≈ DØc an√mØXp ØXpsIm≠mbncn° cn °Ww. F√m tNmZy߃°pw DØcap≠mhWsa∂n√. Nne tNmZy߃ DØcan√msX DØcan√ms X InS°pw. ]s£ Fs‚ tNmZyw?..... "F\ns°mcp AXym AXymh hiy Imcy Imcy≠v ≠v. Rm≥ Cdßm≥ Cdßm≥ \nev°zmWv zmWv. Ipamc≥ s]mbvt°mfp. \∂mbn hcs´.' At±lw AItØbv°p t]mbn. C\n? H∂pan√. {KmaØn\p ]pdtØbv°p≈ H‰bSn∏mXbneqsS H‰bSn∏mXbne qsS \S°ptºmƒ ASpØ Imew hsc Fs‚ H∏w tPmen sNbvXncp∂hcpw kvt\lnX∑msc∂p IcpXnbncp∂hcpw \S∂pt]mbncp∂p. AXn¬ Fs‚ ka ImenIcpw F\nbv°p ]n∂mse h∂hcpap≠v. Bcpw H∂pw tNmZn tNmZn®n ®n√. √. km[mcW km[mcW a‰p≈ a‰p≈hcpsS Imcyß Imcyß fdnbm\p≈ A«oeXmev]cytØmsS cytØm sS F√mw tNmZn®dnbmdp≈ \m´pImcpsS \mhv Ct∏mƒ ]Wbs∏´ncn°p ∂p. Ah¿ Fs∂ t\m°n. t\m´w Fs∂bpw IS∂v t]mIp∂Xv t]mIp ∂Xv \nwK \nwKXtbmsS t\m°n Rm≥ \S∂p. Bƒ∏m¿∏n Bƒ∏m ¿∏n√mØ ÿesØØn. CXv {KmaØns‚ AXn AXncmWv cmWv. AXncn¬ \nesIm≈p∂ Iq‰≥ B¬acw B \mSns‚ {]XoIambn F\nbv °p °p tXm∂n. CeIfpsS a¿Ωcw s]mgn°mdp≈ B¬ Fs∂ I≠tXmsS \n› eambn. Rm≥ Xebp Xebpb¿Øn b¿Øn Bent\mSp Bent\mSp tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. Kpcp\m \mY Yt\mSv tNmZn°m≥ Hmßn HmßnbXpw bXpw Ahkcw Ahkcw e`n°m e`n°mXn Xn cp∂ cp ∂Xpamb Xpamb tNmZyw. adp]Sn In´psa∂ {]Xo£bp≠mbncp∂n√. Cu \m´n¬ ac߃t]mepw \mhv ]Wbwh®ncn°bmWv . Rm≥ Xebpb¿Øn \S∂p, Fs‚ inev]߃ Ct∏mgpw Ahb¿ln°p∂ ÿm\Øv {]XnjvTn®v BZcn°p∂ a‰p \m´pIm \m´p ImcpsS ASptØ tØbv bv°v. `mhnbn `mhnbntetXm tetXm ImetØ ImetØbv°v.
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in® bqWn‰v XpSßm≥ ]‰q. k¿°m¿ Hm^okv Hc ºew t]mse bmWv. Hmtcm \Sbnepw Z£nW sImSp sImSp° ° Ww. sNdnb {]XnjvT apX¬ {][m\ tZh≥ hsc Bscbpw ]nW °m≥ hø. CXv ]d™pX∂Xv \mW \mW∏ ∏\m Wv. Abmƒ°v Cu clkyw Hcp amkwapºv ]d™pXcm≥ k∑\p≠msb¶n¬ Xs‚ hnes∏´ kabw C{X ]mgmhn ]mgm hn√m √mbn bncp cp∂p. ChnSpsØ ImcyßfpsS InS∏v kuZnbnencn°p∂ Xms\ ßns\ Adnbm Adnbm\mWv? ]t£ ]d™p ]d ™pXcp Xcptºmƒ tºmƒ AXn‚ hgnt]mse ]d™pX∂Xp \∂m \∂mbn. bn. BZyw sImSpt° t°≠Xv ≠Xv Hm^okns‚ ]pdw tKm]pcwsXm´v ÿm]\Øn¬ apgph≥ \nd™p \n¬°p∂ k¿∆i‡\pw k¿∆hym]nbpamb ]yqWn\mWv. AsXmcp AºXp aXn. AbmfmWv Abm fmWv Xs∂bpw sIm≠v ASpØ ]Snbntebv°v Ib Ibdp dp∂ ∂Xv. Hcp ¢¿°v. ]t£ Abmƒ F{X D{Kaq¿ØnbmsW∂v t\cn´p t]mbt∏mgmWv a\nembXv. Abmƒ Ft¥m FgpXpIbmbncp ∂p. apºn¬ h∂v sXmgpXp\n¬°p∂ `‡s\ Abmƒ {i≤n°p∂pt]mepan√. {i≤n°p∂pt]m epan√. Xm≥ £atbmSpIqSn ImØp \n¬°p∂p. Hcp t]Pv apgph≥ FgpXn°gn™t∏mƒ Abmƒ ASpØ taibv°p ]n∂nencn°p∂ s]¨Ip ´ntbmSv Ft¥m ]dbp∂p. Aßns\ HchkcØn\p th≠n ImØncp∂t]mse Ahƒ s]≥ Xmsg h®v kwkmcw XpSßp∂p. Hcc aWn°q¿ ImØp\n∂tijw IcpW≥ Npa®v Xs‚ AkzoImcyamb km∂n≤yw Adnbn®p. Abmƒ XeXn Xe Xncn®v, Xs‚ kzÿ kzÿamb amb sskzck√m √m] ]Øn\v h∂ XS XS Øn\v ImcW ImcWat\zjn°p t\zjn°p∂p. ∂p. Hcp ssek≥kn ∂mWv h∂sX∂dn™t∏mƒ Abmƒ H∂p Nncn®p. kz¥ambn _nkn\v _nkn\ v sNøm≥ HcpsºSp∂ Ght\bpw \mWn∏n \mWn ∏n°p∂ Xc XcØn Ønep≈ ep≈ Hcp Nncn. Icp W≥ ]X dmsX Xs‚ At] At]£mt^mw £mt^mw \o´n. sXm´Sp SpØp≈ Øp≈ Iºyq ´¿ sk‚dn¬\n∂v ssS]vsk‰v sNbvXv at\mlcambn {]n‚us´SpØXmWXv. Aekamb IÆpItfmsS AsXm∂v ho£n® ho£n®tijw Abmƒ AXp tai t ai∏p ∏pddØp Øph h®p. "CXv Ft∂bv°p icnbmhpw?' Icp IcpW≥ W≥ tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. ho≠pw AtX Nncn. "CXns\mcp "CXn s\mcp k{ºZm Zmsbm sbms°≠v s°≠v. AXp{]Imsc Imcyßfv Imcyßfv \S°q. \S°q. CXv \nßsS At] £bs√. CtXm≠v Imcy Imcy√y. √y. ChnSv∂v Hct] Hc t]£mt^mw hmß hmßWw. Ww. AXnev AssπsNøWw.' "F∂m¬ Hcπn πntI tIj≥ t^mw Xcp, Rm\Xv Cs∏m Cs∏mØs∂ Øs∂ ]qcn∏n®v ]qcn∏n®v Xcmw.' "t^mw Xev°mew tÃm°n√. ASpØ BgvN h∂vt\m°v.'
"ASpØ BgvNXs∂ htczm?' "h∂v At\z jn®v t\m°v . sNe s∏m hcpw, sNes∏m Hcp amkw FSp°pw hcm≥.' "As∏m Rm≥ ASpØ BgvN....' F∂p ]d ™ s∏m gmWv Fs¥mcp IgpXbmWv Xms\∂v IcpW≥ Hm¿ °p∂Xv ∂Xv. Abmƒ sNhn X∏nt\m X∏n t\m°n. \mW∏≥ \mW ∏≥ ]Tn∏n®pX∂ tlmwh¿°v apgp h≥ ad ∂p t]m bn cn °p ∂p. Abmƒ ]d ™n cp ∂p. "\Ωfv Hcp Imcyw Bhiy Bhiys∏ s∏´m≥ ´m≥ DSs\ Ahcv Ahcv s S tai h en∏v Xpd ∂n Spw. As∏m ImcyØns‚ Kuch\pkcn®v \qtdm Ccp∂qtdm A™qtdm ImWn °bn´psImSp°Ww. Imcyw As∏m \S°pw. \S °pw. As√¶o Ahcn´v Ah cn´v......' \mW ∏≥ ]d ™Xv icn bm Wv . Xm≥ At]£ sImSpØ DSs\ ¢¿°v AbmfpsS taihen∏v Xpd∂n ´ncp∂p. AXp Is≠¶nepw AXns‚ kmwKXyw a\nembn√ F∂Xv Xs‚ _p≤namµysØ ImWn°p∂p. IcpW≥ t]m°‰n¬\n∂v Hcp \qdpcq] t\ms´SpØv¢¿°ns‚ ¢¿°ns‚ taihen∏nen´p. taihen∏v AS®tijw ¢¿°v Fgpt∂‰p. \mep an\p‰n∂p≈n¬ At] £m t^mw AbmfpsS apºnseØn. apºnep≈ Itkebn¬ Ccp∂v AXp ]qcn∏n°m≥ A\phmZhpw \¬I s∏´p. s∏ ´p. ]ns∂ Imcy߃ Ffp∏ambn ambncp∂p. cp∂p. Hmtcm \Sbn \S bnseØn seØnbmepw aq¿ØnbpsS i‡n i‡nb b\pkcn®pw \S ∂pInt´≠ ImcyßfpsS Kucha\pkcn®pw Z£nW sImSpØp. HcmgvNbv°p≈n¬ ^b¬ {][m\{]XnjvT {][m\{]Xnjv T bpsS apºnseØn. {]XnjvT tZhnbmbncp∂p. AhcpsS t]cpw tZhn F∂Xv bmZr›nIamhm≥ Xcan√. C\n bp≈Xv bp ≈Xv Ahsc {]kmZn {]kmZn∏n ∏n°emWv emWv. Aev]w KthjWw \SØn \S Ønb bt∏mƒ In´nb hnh c߃ A{X Bimh Bimhl a√. £n{]tIm]nbmsW∂mWv tIƒhn. \mev]Xp hbmb Ahn Ahnhmln hmlnX XbmWv. Ign°≠ F∂p h®n´ √. CXphsc CXp hsc H∂pw XcØn\p XcØn\p In´nbn√ F∂p am{Xw. ]WØns‚ Imcy ImcyØn¬ Øn¬ H´pw hn´pho hn´phogv gvNbn bn√mØ √mØ kz`m ham amWv Wv. t\m°s´ HcmgvN kab kabap≠vv. Imcy ßfpsS InS∏v Cßn s\sbms°bm bmsW∂v sW∂v Abmƒ tcmjv\ntbmSp ]d™p. tcmjv\n F∂Xv Hcp \n¿t±mjIcamb \n¿t±mjIc amb C‚¿s\‰v Nm‰nßn Nm‰nßneqsS eqsS IgpØn¬ hoW s]m√m∏mWv. Ct∏mƒ Ahfpambn IeymW\n ›bw Ign™n Ign™ncn°bmWv bmWv. "AhnhmlnX? "Ahn hmlnX? \mev]Xp hb v?' tcmjv\n ]d™p. ]d ™p. "Imcyw Ffp∏amb ambt√m. t√m. Icp¨ kz¥w hioIcW hioIc W i‡n {]tbmKn {]tbmKn®m¬ ®m¬ aXn. Imcyw \S°pw.' "h√mØ A]ISkm≤yX A]ISkm≤yXbp≈ bp≈ ImcyamWXv. Rm≥ C‚¿s\ ‰n¬ Hcn°¬ Hcn °¬ {ian®n {ian®n´p≈XmWv ´p≈XmWv. Hcp Zpc¥ ambn AXv?' "AsX¥mWv "AsX ¥mWv?' aµ_p≤n tNmZn tNmZn®p. ®p. "s]Æv IgpØn¬ IgpØn¬ Xqßn.' "Hm, AtXm?......' "Fs‚ hioI hioIcWi‡nsbm∂pw AhnsS sNehmhpw∂v tXm∂vWv√y.' "Mqw?' "AhnsS AXnepw hioIcWi‡nbp≈ km[\wXs∂ thWw. NpcpßnbXv Ccp]Xv Km‘nam¿ hSnIpØn sN√Ww. sN√ Ww. Km‘nPn°p≈ hioIcWi‡n C∂v a‰m¿°p a‰m¿°pan an√.' F¥ns\∏‰nbmWv IcpW≥ ]dbp∂sX∂v BtemNn°pIbmbncp∂p tcmjv\n. k¿°m¿ Hm^okpIfn¬ Imcykm[yØn∂mbn CXphsc t]mtI≠ Bhiyw h∂n´n√mØ `mKyhXnbmb Ahƒ°v Km‘nam¿§sØ ∏‰n F¥dnbmw? F¥dnbmw? "ASpØ sNm∆mgvN Fs‚ ]nd∂m ]nd ∂mfm fmWv. F¥mWv kΩm\w?' "CsX√mw ss]¶nfn h¿Øam\amWv.' IcpW≥ ]d™p. "\Ωƒ IeymWw Ign°m≥ t]mIp∂p. AXnepw aosX F¥p kΩm\amWv. AXpXs∂ A XpXs∂ hen sbmcp kΩm\ ambpw, Fs‚ hiØp\n∂v hfsc alØmb Hcp XymKambpw XymK ambpw IW°m °m° °Ww.' "AøSm! ASp°p ASp°ptºmgs√ tºmgs√ bYm¿∞ kz`mhw a\nem emhp hp∂p ∂p≈p.' ≈p.' "tcmjv\n F¥n s\∏ ‰nbmWv ‰nbmWv ]db ]dbWXv?' "\nßfpsS ]nip ]nip°n °ns\ s\∏ ∏‰nØs∂.' Øs∂.' "Cßns\ apJØ apJØSn®v Imcy߃ ]d ]dbp bp∂Xv ∂Xv {Iqcam {IqcamWv.' "Rm≥ F¥mbmepw Hcp kΩm\w {]Xo£n°pw. \Ωƒ I≠pap´nbXn\ptijap≈ BZysØ ]nd∂mfm
Wv. kΩm\w H∂pw In´nbn In´n bns√¶n¬ s√¶n¬ Rm≥ ho≠pw C‚¿s\‰v Nm‰nßn\pt]mIpw.' Cu `ojWnbv°v Zqchym]Iamb Zqc hym]Iamb ^eßfp≠mIpsa∂v ^eßfp≠mIpsa∂v Xo¿®. Imcy߃ hnjaX hnja XcamIp∂p F∂v Icp W\v a\nembn. k¿°m¿ Hm^okpw ImapInbpw IqSn Xm≥ ]Øp sIm√w aWemcWyØn¬ t]mbn kºm Zn® ]Ww apgph≥ Xn∂pXo¿°psa∂p tXm∂p∂p. ^mIvSdn XpSßphm≥ F√mw Xømdmbm¬, AXp \SØm \mbn Hcp ]ØpsIm√w ho≠pw Kƒ^n¬ t]mbn tPmensbSpØp kºmZnt°≠n hcpw. tcmjv\nbpsS Imcyw Fßns\sb¶nepw ssIImcyw sNømw, ]t£ k¿°mdm^okn¬ Z£nW sImSp°msX Hcp ^b¬ apt∂m´p t]mIn√. t]mIn √. ]Xn\m ]Xn\mbncw F∂mWv \mW \mW∏≥ ∏≥ ]d™Xv. AsXmcp AsXmcp]t£ hcm≥ t]mIp∂ kocn kocnb bens‚ {]Ya F]ntkmUv am{XamIm\pw km[yXbp≠v. ASpØ HcmgvN, Xs∂ kw_‘nt®StØmfw \n¿ÆmbIL´am sW∂v A®Sn `mjbn¬ `mjbn¬ IcpW≥ Nn¥n®p. c≠p cm{Xnbpw c≠p ]Iepw KmVambn Nn¥n®Xns‚ ^eambn IcpW≥ Xmsg ]dbp∂ Hcp Xocpam\ ØnseØn. tZhnbv°v hgn]mSp sImSpt°≠ ]Xn\mbn \mbnc cØn\p ]Icw X¬°mew Aømbncw sImSp°pI, _m°n ]n∂oSv \n¿∫‘w ]nSn°pIbmsW¶n¬ ]nSn°pIbmsW¶ n¬ am{Xw sImSp°pI. Hcp Aømbncw cq]bv°p th≠n Ah¿ Xs‚ ]≤Xnbv°tImSmen v hbv°ns√∂v hnizkn°pI. C\n ImapInbpw {]Xn{ipXh[phpamb tcmjv\nbv°v F¥p sImSp°pw? Xev°mew Ahƒ°v Hcp ]nd∂mƒ BiwkmIm¿Upw thWsa¶n¬ Ahsf C‚¿s\‰p hgn hogvØnb a´nep≈ GXm\pw hcnIfSßnb Hcp IØpw hbv°mw. \ΩpsS hnhmlw Ign™m¬ ]ns∂ F∂pw BtLmj BtLmjas√ F∂a´n¬ Hcp IØv. AXp sImSpØ DSs\ Ah fpsS {]XnI cWØn\pw \µn \µnhm hm °n\pw Im°pI F∂ h¶Øw sNømsX hm®pt\m°n Hcp ao‰nßp≠v F∂pw ]d™v Imdn¬ Ibdn ÿew hnSpI. AtX \S°q. Imcy߃ hnNmcn®t]mse \S°psa∂p tXm∂p∂p. c≠p aWn°q¿ FSpsضnepw kpµcamb Hcp IØv FgpXm≥ Ign™psh∂ NmcnXm¿∞yw apJØp ]nSn∏n®v IcpW≥ ]pdØndßn. k¿°m¿ tZhnbv°p≈ hgn]mSpw FSpØp. tcmjv\nsb°≠tijw t\sc k¿°mcm^o…n¬ t]mbn Imcy ߃ \SØnhcmw. \£{Xßfpw {Klßfpw A\pIqeamsW¶n¬ C∂v Imcyßsf√mw `wKnbmbn \S°pw. A\pIqew Xs∂bmbn bmbncp∂p. cp∂p. s_√Sn®t∏mƒ hmXn¬ Xpd∂ tcmjv\nbpsS Iøn¬ Ih¿ sImSpØv "lm∏n _¿ØvtU'bpw ]d™v ]pdtØbv ]pdtØbv°p IS∂p. IS∂p. "AIØp Ibdp Ibdp∂nt√?' tcmjv\n tNmZn tNmZn®p. ®p. "C√, t]mIm≥ [rXn≠v. ssek≥kns‚ Imcyw C∂v icnbm°mw∂mWv ]d™n´p≈Xv. ]ØpaWnbv°v. Cs∏mØs∂ Cs∏m Øs∂ ]Øp Ign™p. Ign™p. HmSs´.' HmSs´.' "sshIo´v ImWnt√?' "]nt∂?' Aßns\ H∂masØ ISº IS I S∂p. C\n? k¿°m¿ Hm^okv NqSp ]nSn®phcpt∂bp ≈q. Abmƒ £a tbmsS ImØncp ImØncp∂p. ∂p. ]tØap°m °mem emb bt∏mƒ tZhn amUw h∂p. DSs\ Icp W≥ AhcpsS apºn¬ t]mbn \n∂p. Ah¿ I¿Nos^SpØp apJw XpSbv°p∂Xn\nSbn¬ Abmsf tNmZy`mhØn¬ t\m°n. IcpW≥ IS emskSpØv `hyXtbmsS AhcpsS apºn¬ h®p. Ah¿ AsXSpØp t\m°n, apJw Npfn®psIm≠ Npfn®psIm≠vv ]d™p. "icn, Adnbn°mw.' "amUw, CXv thKw icnbm icn bm°nbm¬ °nbm¬ \∂mbncp∂p.' IcpW≥ ss[cyw kw` kw`cn®v cn®v ]d™p. tZhn H∂p Nncn®p. Nncn ®p. B Nncnbn¬ AS ASßnb ßnb {]]©clky ky߃ ߃ I≠v IcpW≥ IcpW≥ H∂p ]Xdn. ]Xdn. "F√m‰n\pw AXnt‚Xmb kabap≠v. As∏mtg \S°q. \nßfv[rXn [rXn ]nSn®tXm≠v Imcy√y.' apºn¬ Ip∂p IqSn InS°p∂ ^bepIƒ Nq≠ns°m≠v Ah¿ XpS¿∂p. "CXm, CsXms° Ign™ Hcp sIm√mbn´v sIS °WXm XmWv Wv. kab kabsa saSp Sp°pw. °pw. icnbm icnbmhptºm Ado Ado°mw.' °mw.'
CXmWv kabw. kabw. IcpW≥ IcpW≥ Ioibn¬\n∂v Ioibn¬\n∂v Hcp Ihsd IhsdSpØv SpØv taita¬ taita¬ h®p. "Fs‚ Hcp sNdnb D]lm D] lmcw.' cw.' Ah¿ AXp I≠ `mhw \Sn®n√, ]t£ Xm≥ t\csØ sImSpØ ISemkv Hcn°¬°qSn hmbn®p. Ft¥m AhcpsS s]cpam‰Øn¬ Ipd®p abw h∂t]mse. "H∂v ]pdØp ImØp\n¬°q, Rm≥ ^b¬ Bhiys∏S s´.' Ah¿ ]d™p. "F∂n´v hnfn°mw.' IcpW≥ Icp W≥ Hcp Zo¿L\n Zo¿L\nizm izmk k tØmsS Fgp t∂‰p. ]Øp an\p‰n\p≈n¬ ]yq¨ h∂v hnfn®t∏mƒ IcpW\p≠mbncp∂ `bw sImSpØ Aømbncw t]mcm Fs∂ßm≥ ]dbptam F∂mbncp∂p. H∂pap≠mbn√. Abmƒ°p In´nb kzoIcWØn¬ IcpW\v icn°pw AZv`pXambn. Hcp k¿°m¿ Hm^okn¬Øs∂bmtWm Xm≥ \n¬°p∂Xv, AtXm ]©\£{X tlm´entem? tZhnbpsS apJw a pJw \ndsb Nncnbm bmWv Wv. "Ccn°p....' "Ccn °p....' Ah¿ apºnep≈ Itke Nq≠n°m´n. Abmƒ Ccp∂p. "F¥mWv t]cv?' Aev]w e÷ Ie¿∂ tNmZyw. "IcpW≥. Icp IcpW≥ W≥ cmaIr cmaIrjv jvW≥. Iq´pIm¿ Fs∂ Icp¨ F∂p hnfn°p °p∂p.' ∂p.' "Rm\pw Aßns\ hnfn°s´?' ssZhta, Chsf sf¥n ¥n\p≈ \p≈ ]pd∏m ]pd∏mSmWv? ]Whpw hmßnh®n´v irwKcn°m\p≈ ]pd∏mSmtWm? "Xo¿®bmbpw.' "IcpWn\v F{X hbmbn? tNmZn tNmZn°p °p∂Xp ∂Xp sIm≠v hntcm[an an√t√m?' √t√m?' IcpW≥ apºnencn°p∂ kv{XobpsS HchtemI\w \SØn. \mW∏≥ ]d™Xv \mev]Xp Ign™psh∂m Wv. ]t£ I≠m¬ tXm∂n √. Gdnbm¬ Gdn bm¬ Hcp ap∏Ø©v. Hcp icmicn kv{Xo. F¥mWhcpsS IeymWw Ign bmØXm ØXmthm. thm. PmXI tZmj tZmjtam, Aßns\ h√Xpambn h√Xpambncn°pw. cn°pw. kuµcyw Hcp ImcW Imc WamsW∂p tXm∂p tXm∂p∂n ∂n√. C{XXs∂ kuµcy cyan√m an√mØ Øh¿ IeymWw Ign®v `wKnbmbn `wKn bmbn Pohn°p °p∂p. ∂p. "F\n°v Cu HIvtSm_dn¬ ap∏Øn ap∏Ønc≠p c≠p XnIbp∂p.' "I≠m¬ tXm∂n√. tXm∂n√. Gdnbm¬ Gdnbm¬ Ccp] Ccp]sØ´v sØ´v.' "Xm¶vk.'.v ' CtX A`n\µ\w Ah¿°pw sImSp°Wsa∂p≠mbncp∂p IcpW∂v . Fßns\ sImSp°pw? Ah cpsS icn°p≈ icn°p≈ hbv Btcm ]d™p ]d ™pX∂p X∂p F∂Xv Ah¿ CjvSs∏s´∂p hcn√. "ho´n¬ Bscms° Bscms°bp≠v bp≠v?' IcpW≥ kwkmcn°m≥ \n¿∫‘nX\mbn. tcmjv\n ]d™t]mse Xs‚ hioIcWi‡n ^en°p∂p≠v F∂p tXm∂p∂p, X\n°Xv CjvS s∏´mepw Cs√¶n Cs√¶nepw. epw. Hcp aWn°q¿ aWn°q¿ t\csØ kwkmcØn\p tijw ]ncn bptºmƒ bp tºmƒ Ah¿ ]d™p. ]d™p. "Cu ssek≥kv Hcmgv HcmgvN°p≈n¬ °p≈n¬ \ap°v icnbm icnbm°mw.' °mw.' ho´nse ho´n seØnb DSs\ Icp IcpW≥ W≥ tcmjv\nbv°v t^m¨ sNbvXp. "\o ]d™Xp Xs∂ Xs∂bmWv bmWv Imcysa∂p tXm∂p tXm∂p∂p. ∂p. Imcyw Hcp aWn°q aWn °qdn\p dn\p≈n¬ ≈n¬ icnbm icnbmbn.' bn.' "Rms\¥mWv "Rms\ ¥mWv ]d™Xv?' "Fs‚ Nmw sIm≠v Imcyßfv Imcyßfv Ffp∏w \SØmw∂v.' "IcpWns‚ Nmw sImt≠m? k¿°m¿ Hm^o kn¬ AXp sIm s≠m∂pw Imcy ߃ \S °n √. ]Ww FÆns°mSp°zs∂ thWw. ]ns∂ IcpWn\v A{X hioIcWi‡nsbm∂pw√y. Aßn\sØ anYym[mcW sbm∂pw h®p]p h®p]pe¿Ø≠ e¿Ø≠ sIt´m. Bs´ B Hm^ok¿°v Hm^o k¿°v hbs s{Xymbn?' {Xymbn?' "Ccp]Ø©v "Ccp]Ø ©v.' "ImcyamtWm?' AhfpsS kzcw Xmgv∂phcp∂p. "Bs´ sshIpt∂cw ImWnt√? IcpWn\v Hcp k¿ss{] kp≠v.' "k¿ss{]tkm?' "sshIpt∂cw "sshIp t∂cw ImWmw.' tcmjv\n X∂ G‰hpw henb k¿ss{]kv Ahsf t\cn´p I≠t∏msg Ign™ncn°p∂p. AXphsc C˛sa bnen¬°qSn h∂ncp∂ t^mt´mIƒ hgn In´nb cq]w am{Xta D≠mbncp∂p≈p. IcpW∂v A∂papXemWv t^mt´mItfmSp≈ Ahnizmkw XpSßnbXv. ]nd∂mƒ kΩm\w Hcp D{K≥ Un∂dn¬ HXp°mw. H Xp°mw. tcmjv\nbv°v CjvSs∏´ S s∏´ sdtÃmd≠n¬Ø∂bmIs´. Hcp tS_v ƒ _p°p sNbv Xp, Xp, Abmƒ Ahsf Iq´m\mbn t]mbn. Ahƒ Xømdmbn \n¬°pIbmWv. Nph∏p \nd Øn¬ a™∏q°fp≈ a™∏q° fp≈ at\mlcamb kn¬°v NqcnZm¿, Nqcn Zm¿, s\‰nbn¬ Nph∂ s]m´v, \Jßfn¬ \Jßfn¬ Nph∂ t]mfnjv t]mfn jv, AXns\√mw tbmPn® sNcn ∏v, BsI Nph Nph∏p ∏pabw. abw. Imdns‚ i_vZw tI´ DSs\ Ahƒ ]n∂ntebv°p t\m°n AΩtbmSv Ft¥m hnfn®p]d™v HmSnh∂p. ASpsØ ASp sØØn Ønbt∏mƒ Abm AbmfpsS fpsS apºn¬ \n∂psIm≠v \n∂p sIm≠v tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. "Fßns\ "Fßn s\bp≠v bp≠v?' "D{K\mbn´p≠v "D{K\mbn ´p≠v. \o Ibdv.' Abmƒ hmXn¬ Xpd∂psImSpØp. Xpd ∂psImSpØp. Ahƒ Ibdnbncp∂t∏mƒ s]¿^yqans‚ hmk\. Ahƒ km[mcW D]tbmKn°p∂X√. C∂hƒ Iptd ]Ww s]mSn®n ®n´p ´ps≠∂p s≠∂p tXm∂p∂p. tXm∂p∂p. Abmƒ Im¿ Ãm¿´m°n. Ãm¿´m°n. "F¥mWv k¿ss{]kv ImWn®p Xcmw∂v ]d™Xv ]d ™Xv?'
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"H∂pw√y. ]ns∂ tN´\v F∂m tPmen In´zm In´zm.'.' Ahƒ hnjbw am‰m \mbn ]d ™p. Ahƒ F∂pw tNmZn °p∂ tNmZyamWXv. Hmtcm Znhkhpw Abmƒ `mh\bn¬ hncn™p≠mIp∂ adp]Sn \ev Ipw. Ipw. A[nIZnhkw ]nSn®p\n ]nSn ®p\nev°m≥ Ign Ignbn bns√∂ s√∂bmƒ° bmƒ°dnbmw. dnbmw. C\n AΩbpsS apºn¬ ssI\o´p∂ {]iv\ an an√. √. "ASvSvØpXs∂ "A ØpXs∂ tPmen In´nbn In´n bns√ s√¶n¬ ¶n¬ Rm≥ Chv C hvSv∂v t]mIpw.' t]mIpw .' Abmƒ ]d™p. ]d™p. \µn\n°v \µn\n°v Imcyß ImcyßfpsS InS∏v a\n a\nembn embncn°p∂p. cn°p∂p. ]øs‚ Iøn¬ H´pw ]Wans√∂ ]Wan s√∂hƒ hƒ°dn °dnbmw. ho´n¬\n∂v C\n ]Ww hcpØn s√∂pw. ho´n¬ AΩbpw kvIqfn¬ ]Tn°p∂ A\pP\pw D≠v. A—≥ \mep sIm√w apºv acn®p. ]Øp sk‚p ÿeØv Ccp\ne sI´nSØnemWv Ah¿ Xma kn °p ∂ Xv. C\n AXp am{X ta bp ≈q. A—≥ tPmen sNbv Xn cp∂ ÿeØp\n∂v In´nb ]Wsa√mw hnt\mZns‚ ]Tn∏n\p sNehmbn. C\n Hcp aIs\°qSn ]Tn∏n°Ww. CsX√mw ]et∏mgmbn hnt\mZv AhtfmSv ]d™ Xmbncp∂p.. ImcyØns‚ Kuchw \µn\n°p a\nembn. Ahƒ Hcn°¬ ]d Xmbncp∂p ™p. "hn t\mZv tN´≥ Fs‚ ho´n¬ Xma kn ®p sIm ≈p, hmSI Xc ≠ .' Abmƒ Nncn°pI am{Xw sNøpw. AsXm∂pw icnbmhns√∂v Ahƒ°p Xs∂ Adnbmw. Adnbmw. H∂maXv hfsc sNdnb hoSv, hrØn bn bn√mØ √mØ AIhpw ]pd hpw. sXm´Sp sXm´SpØp ØpXs∂ \ndsb Ab¬ Ab¬°m¿. °m¿. HcmfpsS HcmfpsS Npacn¬ Npa cn¬\n \n∂mWv ∂mWv a‰m fpsS hoSv XpSßp∂Xv. a‰p≈h¿°p ]d™p \S°m≥ Hcp Imcyambn F∂p am{Xw. ]mh ]mhß ßfpsS i{Xp ]mh߃Xs∂bm bmsW∂v sW∂v Ahƒ°v ]et∏mgpw tXm∂mdp tXm∂m dp≠v. "Rm≥ apw_mbnev t]mhpw. \s√mcp tPmen In´pw. Xncn®ph∂v \√ kpµ cnbmb cn bmb Hcp s]¨Ip s]¨ Ip´nsb IeymWw Ign Ign°pw °pw......' . .' "F∂n "F ∂n´v?' ?' "AsXm∂pw \ns∂t∏msebp≈ Ip´nIƒ Adntb≠X√. Bs´ \ns‚ hb s{XbmWv?' "]Xns\´v'' "]Xns\´v? At∏mƒ Adn™XpsIm≠v Ipg∏an√. ]ns∂ F¥mWv sNøp Isbt∂m?......' "Rm≥ t]mWp.' Ahƒ Fgpt∂‰p. Ahƒ°v hnt\mZnt\mSv tZzjyw ]nSn ®ncp ®n cp∂p. Ac aWn°q¿ Ign™v Ahƒ Xncn®p h∂p. Iønep≈ s]mXn taita¬ h®psIm≠v h®p sIm≠v Ahƒ ]d ]d™p. ™p. "CXm Ipd®p N∏mØow Idow ≠v. F´mw s\teev≈ KpPdmØn KpP dmØnIfv Ifv X∂ Xm. C∂se Xn∂ tImgow s]mdmt´w Zln®m¬ FSpØv Xn∂mw. Ct∏m≠m °oXm, \√ NqSv≠v ≠v.'.' "AXn¬ {]iv\ap≠v .'.' hmbn¬ Dudn°qSn hb‰ntebv s°Ønb s°Ønb Dan \ocv hb‰n\p≈n¬ IqSpX¬ {]iv\ßfp≠m°p∂Xdn™psIm≠p Xs∂ hnt\mZv ]d™p. "kapZmbØn¬ Fs‚ ÿm\w hfsc Db¿ ∂XmWv, \nt‚Xv adn®pw. At∏mƒ \o kuP\yambn Xcp∂ `£Ww Rm≥ kzoIcn®m¬ AXv icnbm bmhn hn√ √.' "AXp icn. kmcw √y. Rm\nXv sIm≠p t]mbn kap Zm b Ønev ÿm\w sImd™ ht√mtcw I≠p]n I≠p ]nSn®v Sn®v sImSp°mw °mw.'.' hnt\mZv s]s´∂vFgpt∂‰p. "iv iv .... AX√m Rm\pt±in®Xv. Rm\p ds° Nn¥n°pIbmbncp∂p. kapZmbØns‚ D®\oNXzßsf \ap°v ]msS XpS®p \o°Wsa∂p ]dbzm bncp∂p. Npcpßn bXv `£W Øns‚ ImcyØn Ønse se¶n ¶nepw.' epw.' "F\n°v tPmen ≠v.' \µn\n ]pdØpIS∂p hmXn¬ Nmcn Hcp an\n‰v AhnsSØs∂ \n∂p. ]ns∂ ]Xps° hmXn¬s∏mfn Aev]w Xpd∂p t\m°nbt∏mƒ kapZmbØn¬ Db¿∂ ÿm\ap≈ ]ø≥ Xmgv∂ ÿm\ ap≈ s]¨ Ip´n sIm≠p h∂p sImSpØ N∏m Ønbpw Idnbpw B¿ØntbmsS ISn®phen®p Xn∂p∂XmWvI≠ I ≠ Xv. Ahƒ Nncn®n√. aq∂mw \nebnseØnbt∏mƒ Inghs‚ ^vfm‰ns‚ hmXn¬ Xpd∂p InS°p ∂p. en^v ‰p]tbmKn°msX ‰p]tbmKn°msX tImWn Ibdn htc≠nbncp∂n√. Ahƒ°vt]mtI ≠Xv \memw \nebntebv°mWv. Cu c≠p \neIƒ°p th≠n en^v‰ p ImØp \n¬°m≥ Ahƒ°v £abp≠mbncp∂n√. Ingh≥ ImWcptX F∂p {]m¿ ∞n®psIm≠v Ahƒ tImWn Ib Ibdn. dn. Ingh≥ Ing h≥ hmXnen\cn cnI¬ I¬Øs∂ Øs∂ D≠mbncp cp∂p. ∂p. Abmƒ hnfn®p. "hm ..'
Ahƒ s]mXnbpw ]nSn®v Xmtgbv°ndßptºmƒ Abmƒ tNmZn®n ®ncp cp∂p. ∂p. "\o Ftßm´m t]mWv ?' Xmsg Hcp km[\w sImSp °m≥ t]mIpI t]mIp IbmsW∂v bmsW∂v Ahƒ ]d™p. "Xncn®p "Xn cn®p hcptºm ChnsS tIdWw sIt´m, Ipd®p tPmen IqSn _m°n≠v.' Ahƒ H∂pw ]d™n√. Ingh≥ At∏mƒ apX¬ ImØp\n¬°p∂XmsW∂p tXm∂p∂p. Fs¥¶nepw \nmc tPmenbp≠mhpw. X\n°v Xcp∂ iºfw apgph≥ apXem°t≠. apXem°t≠. cm£kn. a\n¬ ]d™psIm≠v Ahƒ AIØp IS∂p. IS∂p. AIØv ]t£ cm£kn cm£knbp bp≠m ≠mbn bncp cp∂n ∂n√. Ahƒ tNmZn tNmZn®p. ®p. "sIm®Ω "sIm®Ω Ft¥y?' "sIm®Ω "sIm ®Ω s]mdØv t]mbncn°ym °ymWv Wv.'.' "F¥n "F ¥n\ms∂ \ms∂ hnfnt® hnfnt®?' Abmƒ hmXn¬ Ip‰nbn´psIm≠v AhfpsS ]n∂mse sN∂p. "\n\°v Fs‚ ASpØv Hc©p an\p‰v Ccp ∂pIqsS, tPmensbm∂pw sNøm sNømsX sX?' ?' "AsX¥n "AsX ¥n\m?' \m?' Abmƒ AhfpsS hfsc ASpØv \n¬°p °pI IbmWv. "\n "\n\°v \°v sImd®p FIvkv{‰m ]Ww ]Ww≠m ≠m° °tWm?' "Fß "F ßs\?' "Rm≥ Xcmw.' Abmƒ Ahsf Acs°´neqsS ]nSn®Sp∏n°pIbmWv. Ahƒ IpXdns°m≠v ]d™p. "F \n°v FIv kv{‰m ]Ww th≠. F¥m tPmeo®m ]td, As√¶o Rm≥ t]mWp.' t]mWp .' "\o ChnsS Ccn°v' "Rmtºm "Rm tºmWq Wq...' Ahƒ hmXn¬ Xpd∂v ]ndp ]ndp]n ]ndp dpØp ØpsIm≠v sIm≠v ]pdtØ tØbv bv°nd °nd ßn. "A ∏q∏s‚ ∏q∏s‚ Hmtcm ]qXn.' sshIo´v ho´nse ho´nseØn Ønbt∏mƒ bt∏mƒ Ahƒ AΩtbmSv AΩtbmSv tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. "AtΩ Rms\mcp Imcyw tNmZn° tNmZn °s´.' "sIm©m "sIm ©mXy Xyß´v ]td ]tdWv Wvt≠m.' t≠m.' "A tΩ. .. .. .' Ahƒ kwi bn®psIm≠v ]d ™p. ™p. "Cu hbm mtbm¿ tbm¿°pw °pw...... ...' "hbmtbm¿°pw?' "H∂pw√y ∂pw√y.'.' "Rms\mcp IpØv h®pXcpw.' Ah¿ tZzjys∏´p. Ah¿ \KcØns‚ as‰mcp `mKØp≈ _lp\ne sI´nSØn¬ \mep ^vfm‰pIfn¬ ho´pthe sNøpI bmWv. {]mbamb aIsf H‰ H‰bv bv°v tPmen°v hnSp∂ Xn¬ Ah¿°v \√ `bap≠v `b ap≠v. B `bw AhtfmSp≈ tZzjyambn ]pdØp hcn hcnI IbmWv bmWv. KpPdmØn KpP dmØn kv{Xo hnNmcn hnNmcn®n ®ncp∂Xv cp∂Xv N∏mØnbpw N∏mØnbpw Idnbpw \µn\n°p Ign°m≥ sIm≠pt]mIbmsW ∂mWv. F∂m¬ \n\°vAXnhnsS\n∂v Ign®pIqsS F∂ tNmZyØn\v Ahƒ adp]Sn ]d™n ™n√. √. Ahƒ AXpwsIm≠v hcp∂Xpw ImØv hnt\mZv AbmfpsS apdnbn¬ Ccp∂p. ho´p ho´pIm Imc≥ Aev]w ]cp ]cpj jambn kwkm cn®v Ct∏mƒ t]mbnt´ bp≈q. c≠p amk sØ hmSI sImSp°m sImSp°m\p≠v \p≠v. tPmen In´nbmep epS≥ S≥ sImSp°m sImSp °msa∂p ]dbp bp∂Xv ∂Xv Abmfn¬ Gip Gip∂n ∂n√. \µn\n hcptºmƒ ho´pImc≥ tcmjmIpe\mbn Cd ßnt∏mIp∂XmWv I≠Xv. Ahƒ hnt\mZnt\mSv Imcyw tNmZn®p. tNmZn®p. "FÆqdpdp∏nI?' Ahƒ tNmZn®p. "At{Xw cq] Fßns\≠m°pw?' Abmƒ ssI ae¿Øn. tPmenbpsS Imcyw Hcpam Xncn icnbmbn hcp∂tXbp≈q. Hcp amkw C\nbpw ]nSn°pw, As√¶n¬ c≠v. AXp Ign™v ho≠pw Hcp amkw Ignt™ iºfw Iøn¬ In´q. At∏mtg bv°v hmSIIpSn»nI Xs∂ c≠mbncw hcpw. AXm bXv ho´pIm c≥ Xs∂ ]nSn®p ]pdØm °nbns√ ¶n¬. ]ns∂ `£Ww? Abmƒ \n» \n»– –\mbn. \mbn. "Rms\mcp Imcyw sNømw sNømw.'.' \µn\n ]d™p. ]d™p. "G sX¶nepw sX ¶nepw ho´o∂v AUzm≥kv hmßmw. Xev °mew °mew Hcp amksØ hmStI¶nepw hmStI¶nepw sImSpØm¬ sImd®v kam[m\mhqt√m.' hnt\mZvH∂pw H∂pw ]d™n√. Ahƒ t]mbn°gn™n cp∂p.
\µn\n°v AUzm≥ skSp Sp°m≥ °m≥ hnjaap ap≠m ≠mbn bncp cp ∂p. \mep ho´n¬\n∂pw iºfw hmßnbncp∂Xv AΩ Xs∂bmWv. c≠m¥nbmbm¬ Ah¿ hcp∂p. hcp∂p. aIfpsS iºfw FÆnhmßp∂p. AsX√mw Ah¿ _m¶nenSp I bm Wv , aI fpsS I√ym Wm h iy ߃°p ߃°p th≠n. At∏mƒ AUzm≥kv hmßp∂ ]cn]mSn ]cn]mSn \S°n \S°n√. Ahƒ aq∂mw \ne bn seØn hmXn¬ °¬ ap´n. `mKyØn\v `mKy Øn\v Xpd∂Xv Xpd∂Xv Ingh≥ h≥X Xs∂ s∂bm bmbncp∂p. cp∂p. cm£ knbm kn bmsW¶n¬ sW¶n¬ {]iv\amtb tbs\. s\. Ahƒ Xmgv∂ i– Øn¬ ]d™p. "F\ns°mcp FÆqdp cq] thWw, A¿P‚mbn´v.' "FÆqdp cq]tbm AsXßns\ C{X s]s´∂p≠m °pw?' Ing Inghs‚ hs‚ apJw hnIkn hnIkn®p. ®p. "s]s´∂v thWw, ]ns∂ AXv iºfØn¬ Ingn ° cpXv cp Xv. thsdmcm cmh hiy iyØn Øn\m. sIm® sIm®tΩymSv tΩymSv ]td≠ ]td≠.' Abmƒ AXoh k¥p„ k¥p„\mbn. "Rm≥ t\m° t\m°s´ s´.' Abmƒ t\cnb i–Øn¬ ]d™p. "\o "\ o aq∂p aWn °p hm, F{X≠m F{X≠mhpw∂v hpw∂v t\m°s´ t\m°s´.'.' "Cs∏m Xcm≥ ]‰ns√ ]‰ns√?' ?' Abmƒ AI tØ bv ° v IÆp sIm≠v ImWn ®p. "aq∂p aWn°v _yq´n ]m¿e ]m¿ edn¬ t]mhpw.' "_yq´n ]m¿ edn tem ?' \µn \n°v AZv `p Xam bn. Abmƒ Xebm Xebm´n. "\√ tImew Bhpw.' Ahƒ \S∂psIm≠v]d™p. ]d™p. aq∂paWn°pXs∂ Ahƒ apIfn¬\n∂p Xmtg°n dßn h∂p. em‚nßn¬h®v Ahƒ sIm®Ωsb I≠p ap´n. "sIm®Ω "sIm ®Ω FhntS FhntSbv°m?' °m?' "Rm s\m∂v _yq´n ]m¿edn¬ t]mbn hcmw. apSn ssU sNøn° sNøn°Ww, ]ns∂ ]pcnIw ]pcn Iw.' "sIm®Ω CsXm∂pw sNømdn√t√m.' \µn\n AZv`p XtØmsS tNmZn®p. "AtXbv, ASpØmgvN A\nbØosS tams‚ Ieym Wm. Fß\ym Cu sh¨Nm sh¨ Nmacpw acpw Xteev Xteevh®v. As∏m tXm∂n H∂v ssU sNbv Xp I f bmw ∂v . ]ns∂ Hcp t^jyepw sNøWw sNøWw.' "AtXm≠v Imcywt≠m sIm® sIm®tΩ tΩ?' ?' "t]mSn AhnSv∂v. ]ns∂ \ns∂ I≠Xp \∂mbn. kn¶nev sImd®v ]m{Xßfn´n´v≠v. AsXm∂v IgpInh ®n´p t]m.' "icn sIm®tΩ', hmXnen¬ ap´ns°m≠v \µn\n ]d ™p. Ah¿ en^v‰ns‚ ‰ns‚ hmXn¬ Xpd∂v AIØpIbdn dnb bt∏mƒ Ahƒ tIm{In Im´n. ^vfm‰ns‚ hmXn¬ Xpd∂v Ingh≥ Ingh≥ Np‰pw t\m°n. Bcpans√∂pd∏mbt∏mƒ Bcpans√∂pd∏mbt∏mƒ Abmƒ Ahsf AItØ bv°p hnfn®p. hnfn®p. "hm.' "hm.' Inghs‚ ]Xnhn√mØ ap≥IcpXepIƒ Ahsf `bs∏SpØn. Ahƒ CsXm∂pw hnNmcn®ncp∂n√. sIm®Ω C√mØ kabØv ]Ww FSpØp Xcpsa∂p am{Xw. Abmƒ hmXn¬ Ip‰nbn´v AhfpsS Acs°´neqsS ssIøn´v AItØbv°p \bn®p. cmhnesØt]mse Ahƒ IpXdn amdnbn√. Fs¥¶nepw sNøs´, Ipd®p Ign™m¬ \n¿Øns°m≈pw. ]t£ Ingh≥ Ipd®pIgn™n´pw \ndpØm\p≈ `mhan√. Abmƒ kmh[m \Øn¬, AhfpsS apJ`mhw {i≤n®psIm≠pXs∂ ]ptcmKan°pIbmbncp ]ptcmKan°pIbmbncp∂p. ∂p. Ahƒ s]s´∂p IpXdn amdn s°m≠p ]d™p. ]d™p. "a "aXn, C\n ]ns∂ Bhmw. ]Ww Xcq Rm≥ t]ms´.' Inghs‚ Bfn°Øens∂mcp ia\ap≠mbn´p≠mbncn°Ww. Abmƒ ]d™p. "Fs‚ Iøn¬ FÆq sdm∂pw D≠mhn√. Hcp aq∂qdv FSp FSp°mw °mw.' "Atøm FÆqdv Xs∂ thWw. C∂v \m\qsd \m\q sd¶nepw ¶nepw thWw. _m°n \msfbm \msf bmbmepw aXn aXn.'.' Ingh≥ AIØpt]mbn \qdns‚ \mep t\m´pIƒ sIm≠ph∂p AhfpsS Iøn¬ h®psImSpØp. "\msf hcWw, sIt´m. _m°n Xcm≥ ]‰ptam∂v t\m°s´ s´.'.' hnt\mZn\v kt¥mjamIpsa∂mbncp∂p kt¥mjamIpsa∂mbncp∂p \µn\n IcpXnbXv. Abmƒ t\m´pIƒ ssIøn¬]nSn®v Iptdt\cw
Ccp∂p. IÆn¬ Dudn°qSnb Pew j¿´ns‚ Iøn¬ XpS®psIm≠v Abmƒ ]d™p. "\osb\n°p th≠n F¥n \mWv CsXms° sNøWXv?' "AXp kmcw√y.' \µn\n ]d™p. "\m\qdpdp∏nI \msf Xcmw ∂v ]d™n´v ≠v ≠.v At∏m c≠p amksØ hmSI sImSp°m sImSp °mtem. tem. ]ns∂ ho´pIm Imcs‚ cs‚ tam¥ ImW≠t√m t√m.'.' "F\n°v "F \n°v ]d™p ™ph® h® B tPmensbm∂v thKw In´nbncps∂ s∂¶n¬ ¶n¬!'!' "tPmen In´nbm¬ F¥mWv sNøzm?' "tPmen In´nbm bmtem? tem? F¥m kwibw, Rm≥ \√ kpµcn kpµ cnbmb bmb Hcp s]¨Ip s]¨ Ips´y IeymWw Ign°pw °pw.'.' hnt\mZv ho≠pw ]gb a´mbn. AbmfpsS ]cn]mSnbn¬ h√ am‰hpw h∂n´pt≠m F∂p t\m°pIbmbn cp∂p \µn\n. \µn\n. Ahƒ°p kam[m kam[m\ \ambn. ambn. Bfv ]gb hnt\mZv tN´≥ tN´≥ Xs∂. ]nt‰∂v _m°n \m∂qdpw IqSn sIm≠ph∂p sImSp°ptºmƒ sImSp°ptºm ƒ \µn\nbpsS apJw hmSnbncp∂p. F¥p ]‰n sb∂p hnt\mZv tNmZn®p. tNmZn ®p. henb BtemN BtemN\bnembn embncp∂ Ahƒ ]t£ H∂pw ]d™n ]d ™n√. "F\n°p "F \n°p aSpØp aSpØp.'.' Ipd®p t\cw Ign™ Ign ™t∏mƒ Ahƒ ]d™p. ]d™p. hnt\mZn\p hnt\m Zn\p hnjaambn. Abmƒ tNmZn®p. "F¥m "F¥ m AUzm≥kv In´m≥ ASn ASn]nSn ]nSn IqtS≠n h∂pthm?' \µn\n BtemNn°pIbmbncp∂p. tZlw apgph≥ ]cXp∂ c≠p ssIIƒ. ho¿Ø RcºpIƒ°nSbn¬ \ndsb \c® tcma߃ Fgp∂p \n¬°p∂ c≠p ssIIƒ. Acbn¬ ]mhmSbpsS NcSpIƒ At\zjn®v hnd sIm≈p∂ sIm ≈p∂ hncep hncepIƒ Iƒ...... "F\n°p "F \n°p iºfw In´nbm¬ In´nbm¬ c≠p amkwsIm sIm≠Xv ≠Xv sImSpØp Xo¿°mw. Xo¿ °mw. t]msc?' hnt\mZv ]d™p. Ahƒ s]s´∂v AhfpsS AhfpsS A`n\b Ønte bv°v Xncn ®ph ®ph∂p. hnt\m hnt\mZn\v Zn\v hnja hnjaap≠m ap≠mbnØp bnØpSßn Sßnsb∂ hƒ°p a\n nem embn. "AXp kmcw√y. Ahcv sImtd»ymbn ]nSnt®m t®mfpw. fpw. tN´\v F{Xym iºfw In´m≥ t]mWXv ?' "]d™m¬ \o hniz hnizkn kn°n °n√.' "A{X A[nIw Iwt≠m t≠m?' "Dw. aq∆mbncw Ddp∏nI.' "AtXym? "A tXym? tN´≥ IeymWw Ign °m≥ t]mW Ip´osS `mKyw. ]ns∂ Hcp Imcyw, \nßfv thsd hosS SpØv Xmakn°ptºm kn°ptºm AhnsS A hnsS tPmen°v Fs∂Øs∂ hbv° hbv °Ww Wwt´m t´m.'.' "BtemNn°s´.' "Rm≥ t]mWq.' Ahƒ Fgpt∂ t∂‰p. ‰p. Aßns\ ]Xnhn hn√m √mØXm ØXmWv. h∂m¬ Ipd®p ®pt\ t\c csa¶nepw sa¶nepw Ccp∂p kwkmcn°pw. Chƒ°v F¥mWv ]‰nbXv? Znhk߃ BgvNIfmbt∏mƒ X\n°v {]iv\ap≠mhpIbmsW∂v \µn\n°p a\nembn. F√m amkhpw apdnbpsS aqebn¬ C´ Aben¬ hncn®n´ XpWn°jv Ww Ww ImWm≥ Hcp Znhkw sshInbm¬ AΩbpsS tNmZyw XpSßpw. XpS ßpw. "F¥mSo "F¥mSo Cu amkw h∂ns√ h∂n s√??...' \µn\n°p sImSp°m≥ a[pc]elmcßfpambn hnt\mZv ImØncp∂p. Abmƒ°v H∂mw XoøXnXs∂ iºfw In´nbncp∂p. AhfpsS Iøn¬\n∂p hmßnb ]WØns‚ IW°pw Abmƒ FgpXnbp≠m°nbncp ∂p. samØw BbncØn aq∂qdv cq]. AXp]t£ kmh[m\Øn¬ sImSpØm¬ sIm SpØm¬ aXnsb∂hƒ ]d™ncp∂p. At∏mƒ Ipd®p ]Ww AΩbpsS AΩbpsS Iøn¬ Gev]n° ]n°Ww. BZysØ iºf iºfas√. \µn\n h∂n√. cmhnse F´paWn°v Ahƒ h∂v Xe ImWn®v t]mIm dp≈XmWv. F¥p ]‰nbmthm. ]nt‰∂pw Ahƒ h∂n√. sshIpt∂cw Hm^okn¬\n∂p h∂t∏mƒ Abmƒ t\m°nbXv \µn\n h∂n´pt≠m F∂mWv. Ahƒ h∂m¬ Abmƒ° Abmƒ°dn dnbmw. bmw. ]m{X߃ ]m{X߃ IgpIn Iangv IangvØn h®n ´p≠mhpw. sshIpt∂cw D≠m °m\p≈ IdnIƒ°p≈ ]®°dn \pdp °n AS®ph®n´p≠mhpw. InS°hncn NpfnhpIƒ am‰n hncn®n´p≠m hpw. Ct∏mƒ Aßns\sbm∂pan√. apdn, t]mIptºmƒ C´ncp∂t]mse Ipg™padn™v InS°p∂p. Abmƒ°v a\n¬ t\cnb thZ\ tXm∂n. ]´nWn InS∂ \mfpIƒ Hm¿Ω h∂p. \µn\n sIm≠phcmdp≈ `£Ws∏mXnsb∏‰nbpw. ‰n bpw. IÆpIƒ IÆpIƒ Cud\m Cud\mbn. Xn¶fmgvN apX¬ Ahƒ ho≠pw hcm≥ XpSßn. ]t£ apºv sNbvXncp∂t]mse Hcn°epw cmhnse F´p aWn°v Abmsf ImWm≥ h∂n√. h∂n √. AhfpsS km∂n≤yw AZriyambn AZr iyambn XpS¿∂p. Npfn \nh¿∂ hncn Ifn Ifneq eq sS, \pdp°nh® IjvWßfneqsS, IpSØn¬ ]nSn®ph® IpSnsh≈ØneqsS. F¥mWhƒ Cßns\ Hfn®p Ifn°p∂sX∂v hnt\mZn\p a\nembn√. Ahkm\w Hm^okn¬ t]mImsX t]mIm sX ho´nencp∂ Hcp Znhkw Ahƒ {]Xy£ {]Xy £s∏ s∏´p. ´p. hmXn¬ Xpd∂p Xpd∂ph∂ Ahƒ hnt\m hnt\mZns\ Zns\ {]Xo£n {]Xo£n®n ®ncp cp∂n√. ∂n√. Ahƒ sR´n. "\o F¥mWv Iptd Znhkw hcmXncp∂Xv?' Ahƒ Xe XmgvØn. At∏mgmWv Abmƒ {i≤n®Xv {i≤n ®Xv. AhfpsS apJØpw ssIIfnepw ]mSpIƒ. ASnsIm ≠t]mesØ ]mSpIƒ. AsXßns\ ]‰nbXmsW∂ tNmZyØn\v Ahƒ adp]Snsbm∂pw ]d™n√. Ahƒ H∂pw ]dbmsX, H∂pw tNmZn°msX tPmenbnte¿s∏´ncn°bmWv. AbmfmIs´ kwkmcn°bpw. Abmsf ∏‰nØs∂, Hm^okns\∏‰n, tPmensb∏‰n. Xs‚ hm°pIƒ A{i≤amsbmcp sNhnbn¬ ]mgmhpIbmsW∂p I≠t∏mƒ I≠ t∏mƒ Abmƒ \n¿Øn. \n¿Øn. Abmƒ ]d™p. ]d™p. "\o X∂ Bbnc Bbn cØnap∂qdp ap∂qdp cq] Fs‚ Iønep Iøn ep≠v ≠v. F{X ]enibmWv th≠Xv.'.' B hmNIw hfsc {Iqcambnt∏mbn. AbmfdnbmsX, hmbn¬\n∂vHcp Zp¿∫e \nanjØn¬ sXdn®p hoW XmW Xm WXv. Ahƒ, Xs∂ AhK AhKWn Wn°p °pIbm IbmsW∂ sW∂ t_m[Øn¬ \n∂p \n∂pf fhm hmb bXmbncp∂p AXv. Ahƒ Xebp W∏Xn∏v
b¿Øn hnt\mZns\ t\m°n. Zb\obamsbmcp t\m´w. IÆpIƒ Cud\mhpIbpw ASpsØmcp \nanjØn¬v Ahƒ s]m´n°cbpIbpw sNbv Xp. Xp. Hcp \o≠ kwba\Øns‚ A¥yambncp∂p AXv . Ahƒ°n\n kln°m≥ hø. Hcp \nanjw hnt\mZv ]I®p \n∂p. ]ns∂ ASpØp ØpsN∂v sN∂v AhfpsS AhfpsS Npaen¬ Npa en¬ ssIh®p. ssIh®p. "Ic "I ctb≠. tb≠. F¥mWv Imcysa∂v ]dbq.' ]d bq.' "Rm s\mcp s\mcp a≠\m \mWv Wv.'.' Abmƒ XpS¿∂p. XpS¿∂p. "As√ "As√¶n¬ ¶n¬ Cßns\ Cßns\sbms° sbms° ]dtbzm. ]dtbzm. t\m°v F\n°v iºfw In´n. \n\°pth≠n eÕp hmßn Iptd Znhkw h®p ImØncp∂p. \o h∂n√. FhnsSt∏mbn F∂pw a\n embn√. Rm≥ apºv ]d™tXm¿°vWvt≠m. tPmen In´ymev In´ym ev Hcp kpµcnsb IeymWw Ign°pw∂v. Rm≥ Xo¿ ®bm°nbncn°p∂p.' \µn\n H∂pw ]d™n ™n√. √. "BscbmWv IeymWw Ign°m≥ t]mWsX∂v F¥m tNmZn tNmZn°m °mØXv ØXv?' ?' \µn\n H∂pw ]dbp∂n√. AS°n∏nSn® Hcp tX߬ am{Xw _m°nbmbn. AhfpsS tPmen Ign™ncp∂p. Hcp XpWnsbSpØv ssIXpS®v Ahƒ t]mIm≥ \n¬°pIbmWv; Abmƒ Bsc IeymWw Ign®mepw Ahƒ s°m∂p s°m ∂pans√∂ ans√∂ `mhØn¬. Abmƒ ho≠pw tNmZn®p. "F¥m tNmZn°m tNmZn°mØXv ØXv.....' HcpØcØn∂mbn hnt\mZv ImØp\n¬t° \µn\n H∂pw ]dbmsX apdn hn´v HmSnt∏mbn. apIfn¬, sSd n¬ Hgn™pInS°p∂ Hcp apdnbmbncp∂p e£yw. AXhfpsS Hfn°m\p≈ kt¶XamWv. AhnsS shdpw \neØv Ipºn´n Ipºn´ncp∂v cp∂v Ahƒ tXßn° tXßn°cbm≥ XpS XpSßn. ßn.
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D≠mImdp≈ Hcp hnImcw DW¿∂ph∂p. AXv GXp \nanjØn emWv Xs∂ ]nSnIqSp∂sX∂v Abmƒ°v Ct∏mgpw ]nSpØw In´n bn´n√. GIm¥amb ho´ns‚ hmXn¬ Xpd°ptºmgmtWm, AtXm s]Æns‚ K‘ta ‰n´n √mØ ASp °fbn tebv°p IS °ptºm gmtWm, AtXm H‰bv°ncp∂v Xm≥ kz¥ap≠m°nb {]mX¬ Ign °ptºmgmtWm Adnbn√. BZysa√mw hnNmcn®Xv km[mcW F´p aWnbv°v `£Ww Ign°m Ign°mdp≈ Xm≥ RmbdmgvN A®s‚ Ip¿ _m\sb√mw Ign™v ho´nseØptºmtgbv°v Hgn™ hb¿ \S Øp∂ Iem]w aqeam aqe amsW∂mbncp sW∂mbncp∂p. ∂p. Bflob Bflo bXbv°v AXnt‚ Xmb hne sImSp° sImSp °Ww. C∂pw tacn Xnc°n\nSbn¬ hfsc ASpØph∂v tN¿∂p \S ∂psIm≠v ]d™p. "A®mbs‚ apSnsbms° \c®p XpSßn. C\n sb¶nepw Hcp Xocpam\saSpØqsS?' icnbmWv icnbmW .v XeapSn \c®p XpS ßn. apºn¬ s\‰n apIfntebv°p≈ hnPbIcamb apt∂‰w XpS ßnbn´pap≠v. ap∏Ømdp hbv Hcp hbp Xs∂bmWv. tacnsb∏‰n c≠p hm°v. ap∏Xp hbv. tXmav ]Snb°mc s‚bpw F¬kn tXma n s‚bpw apØ aIƒ. B‚ Wn bpsS Hm^okn¬ Øs∂ ssS∏n Ãmbn tPmen t\m°p ∂p. iw_f kvsIbn¬: 1200˛80˛1520˛C._n.˛120˛2000..... 1200˛80˛1520˛C._n.˛120˛2000..... C\n ssh‰¬ Ãm‰nÃn °n s\ ∏‰n ]d bp I bm sW ¶n¬. I¿Ømsh kv t \ln °p∂ s]¨Ip´n s]¨Ip ´nsb sb∏‰n Rm≥ Fs¥m Fs¥ms° s°bmWv hnNm hnNmcn cn°p °p∂Xv ∂Xv. XSn Aev]w IqSpXemWv. kΩXn®p. ]s£ Fs‚ s]ßfpw F¥m tamiw? Cu hI hnNmc߃ A®s‚ Ip¿∫m\ tI´n´p≠mb a\»p≤o I cWsØ ]msS \in ∏n°p sa ∂dn bp∂ XpsIm≠v B‚Wn Ahsb a\n¬ \n∂v XpS®pam‰n. ho´nseØnbt∏mƒ BflobX bmYm¿∞yØn\p hgnamdns°mSpØp. hbdns‚ Iem]w ASn®a¿Øp∂Xn\mbn {]mXep≠m°m≥ ASp °fbn bntebv tebv°p IS∂p. IS∂p. \mep IjvWw {_Õp≠v, c≠p ap´bpw. ap´ bpw. Abmƒ D≈nb D≈nbcn cnbm≥ bm≥ XpSßn. XpSßn. \s√mcp Hmwse‰p≠m°n.n. shfns®Æbn¬ D≠m°nb Hmwse‰ns‚ hmk\ Bthmfw izkn®v \√ ISp∏Øn¬ Nmb Hmwse‰p≠m° bp≠m°n. F√mw tai∏pdØph®p. emant\‰p sNbvX tSm∏p≈ \s√mcp ssU\nMv tS_vƒ hmßnbXv s]߃ AhfpsS ho´n¬ sIm≠pt]mbn h®ncn°bm Wv. Ahƒ ]dbp∂Xv icnbmWv. Xm\pt≠m AsX∂pw XpS®v hrØnbm°m≥ t]mIp∂p? Ahƒ ]d™p. B‚∏\®m b≥ IeymWw Ign°psºm Ign°psºm Rm\nXv Xncn®p sIm≠cmw. t]msc. ]vsfbv‰pw Bhn ]d°p∂ Nmbbpw apºn¬ h®v B‚Wn {]m¿∞n °m≥ XpSßn. XpSßn. "I¿Ømsh, cmhnesØ A∏w X∂Xn\v \µn. CXpt]mse D®bv D ®bv°pw cm{Xnbpw `£Ww Xcpsa∂v F\n °pd∏p≠v °pd ∏p≠v. F\n°p hnjaap≠m°p∂ Imcyw CXv H‰bv°ncp∂p Ign °Was√m F∂XmWv. Cu A∏w ]¶nSphm≥ Bscsb¶nepw ]d™b®pIqsS? s]s´∂v hmXn¬°¬ Hcp ap´v. s_√Sn°p∂p, ho≠pw s_¬. ]e i_vZØn¬ ap´pIƒ. Abmƒ Fgp t∂‰v hmXn¬ Xpd∂p. Hcp ]S apgph≥ Cc®p Ibdp∂Xv B‚Wn \nlmb\mbn t\m°n t\m °n \n∂p. s]߃ sPnbpw `¿Ømhpw \mep ]nt≈cpw. ]nt ≈cpw. I¿Ømth! ]nt≈cv HmSnh∂Xv Du¨taiem°m°nbn´mbncp∂p. \nanj߃°Iw, Xs‚ Imfp∂ PTcm·n ian∏n°m≥ Dt±in® {]mX¬ \mep ]nt≈cpsS hb‰n¬ FØn bncn°p cn°p∂p. Hmtcm IjvWw {_Õpw Hmwe‰pwsIm≠v AXp߃s°¥mhm\m. Ah¿ AΩsb t\cn´p. tZim`nam\n
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sPn°Xdnbmambncp∂p. Ahƒ ASp°fbn¬ apgph≥ ]cXpIbmbncp∂p. C√ H‰ ap´t]mepw C√. "A®mbm, samt´w {_Õpw H∂pwt√y?' "C√ s]ßsf, s]ßsf, BsI c≠p sam´≈ sam´ ≈ sXSpØm Hmwe ‰p≠m ≠m°n °nbXv bXv.' "F∂m A®mb≥ A®mb≥ Hcp Imcyw sNøv HmSnt∏mbn Hcp Uk≥ samt´w c≠v {_Õpw hmßntb tb®p ®phm.' hm.' "\n°v, sF{Iow amWw.' G‰hpw CfbXvAhs‚ Ahs‚ Unam‚ v tai∏pdØph®p. tai∏pdØph®p. ]ns∂ D≠mbXv D≠mbXv Hcp tImd mWv. ]m´ns‚ A¿∞w H∂pXs∂. B‚Wn ]g vskSpØv j¿´ns‚ t]m°‰nen´v hmXn¬ hm Xn¬ Xpd∂p. sPn hnfn®p ]d™p. "Hcp c≠p Intemhns‚ Intemhns‚ Nn°\pw hmßntb tbcv cv. ]n≈mcv Nn°≥ Ign®n´v Hcm gvN bmbn.' sKbv‰v IS∂ IS∂t∏mƒ B‚Wn {]m¿∞n®p. {]m¿∞n®p. "I¿Ømsh, {]mX¬ Ign°m\ncp∂t∏mƒ Hcp Iq´p thWsa∂v Rm≥ ]d™Xv I¿Ømhn\v a\nem bn√ As√? Rm\n X√ Dt±in Dt± in®Xv ®Xv........' B‚WnbpsS {]m¿∞\bn¬ CS CSs] s]´p ´psIm≠v sIm≠v Hcp i_vZw ]n∂n¬ \n∂v tI´p. "aIs\.....' "aI s\.....' aIs\ F∂vacn®pt]mb acn®pt]mb A∏≥ am{Xta hnfn°mdp≈p, AXpw c≠p s]§Sn®p Ign™m¬ am{Xw. am{ Xw. As√ ¶n¬ hnfn°pI hnfn°pI "FSm B¥∏m' F∂mWv. aq∂masØ s]§Sn®p s]§ Sn®p Ign™m¬ Ign™m¬ kwKXn amdn. kwt_m[\ kwt_m[\ IfpsS kz`mhw amdpw. "FSm \mbns‚ tams\' F∂mhpw hnfn. AXpw Ign™m¬ ]ns∂ Xm≥ am{Xa√ kIecpw arKk¥XnIfmhpw. A∏≥ kz¿§Øn¬ t]mbn´pw Cu kz`mhw am‰nbn´n√ F∂s√ ImWn °p∂Xv. Hcp s]§Sn®n´mWv A∏s‚ t{]Xw h∂ncn°p °p∂ ∂Xv. Abmƒ Xncn™p Xncn™pt\m°n. t\m°n. Bcpan Bcpan√. √. "aIs\, "aI s\, Ip™msS....' Ct∏mƒ kwKXn amdn bn cn°p∂p. A∏≥ Hcn°epw Xs∂ Ip™msS F∂p hnfn®n´n√. ]n∂n¬ \n∂p≈ i_vZw XpS¿∂p. "Rm≥ \ns‚ A∏\ A∏ \√, I¿ØmhmWv. \ns∂ Ipd®v D]tZin°m≥ D]tZin °m≥ Xo¿®bm °nbncn°bmWv. \o Ct∏mƒ ]≈nbpsS apºnemsW∂v a\nem°ntbm. AXn\IØv h∂ncn°v . F\n°p Ipd®p Imcy߃ kwkm kwkmcn cn°m\p≠v. "A®t\m? Gbv At±lw Ct∏mƒ kocnb¬ ImWpIbmWv. HmtcmcpØ¿°v Hmtcm Xmev]cyßfs√.' B‚Wn ]≈n° ]≈n°IØp Ibdn. I¿Ømhp ]d ]d™Xp ™Xp icnbm icnbmWv. Bcp Bcpan an√. Abmƒ AƒØm AƒØmcbv cbv°p apºn¬ ap´pIpØn\n∂p. apºn¬ IØn®ph® sagpIpXncnIƒ°p ]n∂n¬ Ipcnintednb Ipcnintedn b tbip. AXn\pw ]n∂n¬ Nphcnse Nphcnse Ae¶ Ae¶cn® X´pIfn¬ ]pWymf∑m¿. apºn¬\n∂v I¿Øm hns‚ i_v i_ vZw tI´p. "aIs\, ]nXmhv \ns∂ krjvSn®t∏mƒ F√mh¿°psa∂t]mse \n\°pw AXymhiyw th≠ _p≤n X∂ncp∂p. X∂n cp∂p. AXv \o D]tbmKn°p∂n√ D]tbmKn °p∂n√ F∂Xv ]nXmhns‚ Ip‰ a √. \n\°n \n\°nt∏mƒ t∏mƒ ap∏Ømdp hbmbn. \ns‚ IeymWw CXphsc IgnbmXncp∂Xns‚ ImcWw F¥msW∂v Ft∏msg¶nepw BtemNn®n´pt≠m? C√? Rm≥ ]dbmw.' ]dbmw.' B‚Wn \nh¿∂ncp∂p. \nh¿∂ncp∂p. hfsc {][m\s∏´ {][m\ s∏´ Hcp ImcysØ∏ ImcysØ∏‰n ‰nbmWv bmWv I¿Ømhv ]d™psIm≠phcp ]d™psIm≠phcp ∂Xv. IeymWw Ign™n Ign™n´n ´ns√ s√¶n¬ AXn\p ImcWw ka kab bambn´n√m bn´n√m F∂m bncn °pw. °pw. B‚WnbpsS WnbpsS a\nse hym]m c߃ I¿Øm I¿Ømh hdn™p. As√ As√¶n¬ ¶n¬ At±lw AdnbmsX temIØv h√Xpw \S°p \S°p∂pt≠m? ∂pt≠m? I¿Ømhp ]d™p. ]d ™p. "AsXm∂p "AsXm ∂pa√ aIs\ Imcyw. \ns‚ IeymWw Ign™n Ign ™ns√ s√¶n¬ AXns‚ KpW KpWt`m t`m‡mhv ‡mhv BcmWv?' Xs‚ IeymWw Ign™ns√¶n¬ B¿°p KpWap≠mhm\mWv? Xm≥ IjvSs∏SpIb√msX? B‚ Wnbv°v Imcy߃ ]nSpØw In´p∂n ∂ns√∂p s√∂p I≠ I¿Ømhv XpS¿∂p. "\ap°nXns\ °nXns\ as‰mcp hn[Øn¬ hn[ Øn¬ ]dbmw. ]dbmw. _p≤n D] tbmKn tbmKn°v °v. BcmWv \n\°p hcp∂ BtemN Btem N\I sf√mw ths≠∂p ]d ™v apS apS° °WXv?' B‚Wn BtemNn BtemNn®p. Bcv apS°m °m\m \mWv Wv. Bsc¶nepw Bsc¶nepw apS°n °nbn bn´mtWm IeymWw Xcam amhm hmØXv? "tXm‰p. Rm≥Xs∂ ]dbmw.' I¿ØmhvXpS¿∂p. XpS¿∂p. "\ns‚ s]߃. \mev \√ BtemN\Iƒ h∂p. F√mw \n\°njvSs∏´Xmbncp∂p, As√? Ahƒ Hmtcm ImcWw ]d™v AsX√mw ths≠∂p ]d™p. Cu \mev BtemN\Ifpw \√ _‘ßfmbncp∂p. \√ Xdhm´pIm¿, Ignbm\p≈ apXep≈h¿, `wKnbp≈ s]¨Ip s] ¨Ip ´nIƒ. ´n Iƒ. \√ kv{Xo[\w Xcm≥ Cu \mept]cpw Xømdm dmbn bncp cp∂p. ∂p. Hm¿Øpt\m Hm¿Øpt\m°v °v.' B‚Wn Hm¿Øpt\m Hm¿Øpt\m°n. icn icnbm bmWv. Hmtcm H mtcm Btem BtemN N\Ifpw Hmtcm ImcWw ]d™v sPn apS°p apS °pI I bmWp≠m Wp≠mb bXv. Ct∏mgs√ Ct∏mgs√ a\n a\nem emhp∂ hp∂Xv. H∂masØ BtemN\ Ah¿ IqSpX¬ ]W ]W°m °mcm cmsW∂p sW∂p ]d™psIm≠mbncp∂p. Ah¿ Xs∂ `cn°psa∂p ]d™v `bs∏SpØn. c≠matØXv s]Æns‚ AΩ bpsS s]cpam‰w kpJans√∂p ]d™n´v. X\n°v bmsXmcp A]mIXbpw AhcpsS s]cpam‰Øn¬ ImWm≥ ]‰nbn√. Ahsfs¥¶nepw I≠n´p≠mhpw. aq∂matØXv s]Æns‚ Xncph√bnep≈ Xdhm ´n¬ I°qkn¬ Sm∏n√ F∂p ]d™n´v. Ah¿ A∏q∏s‚ Imew Ign™m¬ B XdhmSpw Np‰pap≈ F´v G°¿ ]dºpw hn¬°m≥ t]mIpIbmsW∂v ]d™ncp∂p. BchnsS t]mIm \mWv! \mem asØbpw Aßns\ Ft¥m \nmc ImcWw ]d™v apS°n apS °nbXm bXmWv Wv. ]s£ F¥n\v? "AXv \n\°p hgnsb a\nemhpw. \ns‚ A∏≥ IpSn®p apSn®n´pw _m°nbmb At©°¿ ÿeap ≠v, AXn\v BcmWv AhIminIƒ? \n߃ c≠pt]cpw am{Xw. C\nsbms° \o BtemNn®p≠m° BtemNn®p≠m°nbm¬ nbm¬ aXn. C\n as‰mcp Imcyw. Hcp hnhmlPohnXhpw {]Xo£n®v \o ho´ntebv°p th≠ km[\ßsfms°
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hmßnbns√? Cc´ hmßnbns√? Cc´°´n¬, t^mw InSbv InSbv°, {^n÷v, Du¨tai, tkm^....... AsXms° Ct∏mƒ BcmWv D]tbmKn°WXv?' B‚Wn Hm¿Øp. icnbmWv. I´n¬ hmßnbt∏mƒ AXv InSbv° klnXw t\sc sIm≠pt]mbXv s]ß fpsS ho´ntebv°mWv. c≠pamkØn\p≈n¬ Ahƒ I´n¬ hmßpw, AXphsc D]tbmKn°m\mWv F∂p ]d™psIm≠v sIm≠v. c≠pamkw Ign™p tNmZn®t∏mƒ ASp ASpØ Øamkw Xcmw, ASpØ amkw F¥m F¥mbmepw bmepw Xcmw F∂p ]d™p \o´ns°m≠pt]mbn. h¿jw aq∂mbn. tNmZn°ptºmƒ ]dbpw "A®mb\v IeymWw Ignbptºmgs√ Bhiyap≈p. At∏mƒ F¥mbmepw FØn°mw.' {^n÷v hmßnbXv c≠p sIm√w apºm Wv. AXn\v Cu ho´n¬ c≠mgvN hmgm\p≈ tbmKta D≠mbp≈p. "sIm®pßfv XWpØ sh≈Øn\vZmln Zmln °ptºm s\©v s]m´zm. A®m b≥ IeymWw Ign °pº sIm≠ ∂pXcmw. t__n ®mb\v ASvØzs∂ t_mWkv In´pw, As∏m F¥mbmepw F¥mbmepw {^n÷v hmßWw∂v ]d ™n ™ncn cn°phm.' °phm.' F∂p ]d™v AXpw IS Øn. ]ns∂ ssU\nMv tS tS_v _vƒ, tkm^...... "Ct∏mƒ \n\°p a\n nemhp∂pt≠m emhp∂pt≠m \ns‚ s]ßfpsS IfnIƒ?' Ifn Iƒ?' B‚Wnbv°v BtemNn°m\p≈ BtemNn °m\p≈ kabw sImSpØp sImSpØpsIm≠v sIm≠v I¿Ømhv ]d™p. icnbmWv. Xm≥ _p≤nbp]tbmKn°mØXn\v _p≤nbp]tbmKn°mØX n\v ssZhsØ Ip‰s∏SpØnbn´p Imcyan√. Xm≥ IeymWw Ign®m¬ G‰hpa[nIw AkuIcyap≠mhp∂Xv sPn°mWv. AsX¥psIm≠v Xm≥ CXphsc a\nem °nbn√? kl{]h¿ØIbmb tacnsb IeymWw Ign°Wsa∂p IcpXnbXmbncp∂p. IcpXnbXmbncp∂p. Ahƒ°p Xt∂mSv kvt\lap \laps≠∂dn ∂dnbmw. Hcn Hcn°¬ °¬ sPntbm tbmSXp SXp kqNn∏n®t∏mƒ Ahƒ ITn ITn\ \ambn FXn¿Øp. "Ahcv I¨sh¿´vkv BWv. \ΩsS XdhmSv Xd hmSv FhnsS InS°p∂p? InS°p∂p? A®mb≥ A®mb≥ Fs‚ am\w \in∏n°s√.' Ft∏mƒ hnfn ®mepw Ahƒ Xs‚ IqsS hcpw. C∂pIqSn C∂p IqSn Ahƒ kqNn∏n®Xm XmWv Wv. "aIs\,' I¿Ømhv ]d™p. "Fs‚ apºn¬ F√mhcpw XpeycmWv. I¨sh¿´vkv F∂pw A√mØ hscs∂m∂p hscs∂m ∂pan an√. √. F∂n¬ hnizkn hniz kn®m¬ ®m¬ F√mhcpw F√mhcpw kz¿§Øn kz¿§Øn¬ Fs‚ H∏ H∏amWv amWv Ccn°m≥ Ccn°m≥ t]mIp∂Xv. At∏mƒ `qanbn¬ Cu AI‰ens‚ Bhiyw?' "I¿Ømsh, Rm≥ F√mw a\nem°p∂p. a\nem°p∂p.'' ssIIƒ {]m¿∞\bn¬ ]nSn®psIm≠v ]nSn®psIm≠v B‚Wn ]d™p. "C\n Rm≥ F¥mWv sNtø ≠Xv? Hcp IpSpw IpSpw_ _PohnXw \bn°m≥ sImXntXm tXm∂p ∂p∂p.' ∂p.' "Rm≥ ]dbp ]dbp∂ ∂t]mse sNøpI. sNøpI. \o Ct∏mƒØs∂ tacn bpsS ho´n¬ t]mIp t]mIpI.' I.' "I¿Ømth Ct∏mtgm?' "Ft¥?' B‚Wn ]d bm≥ aSn®p \n∂p. ]dbm ]d bmsXØs∂ sXØs∂ I¿Ømhn\v Xs‚ a\nse hym]mc߃ a\n nem em hp∂ps≠∂v Adn™n´pw Xs∂ As©´p sIm√w C´p Ifn∏n® s]߃°pw Afnb\pw a°ƒ°pw th≠n ap´bpw {_Õpw, Nn°\pw sFkv{Ioapw hmßn ho´n¬ sIm≠p t]m tI ≠Xps≠∂v t\cn´v ]d bm≥ Abmƒ°v aSnbm bmbn. bn. "Rm≥ F√mw ImWp ∂p, Adn bp∂p F∂v Hcn °¬ ]d ™ns√ aIs\? Rm\dnbmsX temIØv H∂pw kw`hn°p∂n √.' B‚Wnbv°v NΩep≠mbn. Xs‚ PohnXØns‚ \√ Imew \in ∏n °m≥ {ian® s]߃°p th≠n C\nbpw sNøm≥ t]mIp∂p F∂ X√. adn®v Bcpw ImWp∂n√ F∂ ss[cy Øn¬ Xm≥ sNbvX Imcy߃ I¿Ømhdn™n´p≠mIp I¿Ømhdn™n´p≠mIpsa∂ sa∂ `bØn¬. ]m]Nn ]m]Nn¥bm¬ ¥bm¬ B‚WnbpsS XeIp\n XeIp\n™p. ™p. "A¿ln°p∂tX sImSp°mhq. sImSp°mh q. \ns‚ s]߃ \o sNøp∂ sXm∂pw A¿ln°p∂n√. C\n apX¬ \o \ns‚ Imcyw t\m°n bm¬ aXn. C{Xbpw sNbvX sXms° aXn. tacn bpsS ho´n¬ Ahfpw A∏\pw AΩ®nbpw AΩ®nbpw am{Xtabp bp≈p. ≈p. AhtcmSv Imcy ߃ apgph≥ Xpd∂p ]dbpI. Ah¿ \ns‚ `mKØmWv. C∂p Xs∂ tacnsb sI´m≥ Dt±iaps≠∂pw ]dbpI. AXn\papºv c≠p Imcy߃ Imcy߃ sNøWw. kocn kocnb¬ b¬ Ign™v Ign™v A®≥ Ct∏mƒ Xncns®Øpw. A®t\mSv sshIpt∂cw \ns‚ hnhmlØn\p≈ I¿Ω߃ sNøm≥ ]≈nbn¬ D≠mbncn°Wsa∂p ]dbpI. sNdnb tXmXn sems° aXn. c≠v c ≠v, t]mIp∂ t] mIp∂ hgn kzman bpsS tlm´en¬ t]mbn c≠p hSbpw Nmbbpw IpSn°pI. \ns‚ hb dns‚ {]iv\߃ Rm≥ a\nem°p∂p≠v. \ns‚ kvt\lnX ∑m scsbms° hnfn°pI. ho´n¬ t]mbn hkv{X߃ amdn kvt\lnX∑mcpambn \lnX∑mcpam bn A©p aWnbv°v ]≈nbn¬ FØpI. \o sIm≠phcp∂ Xo‰km[ Xo‰km[\ \ßfpw {]Xo£n®v \ns‚ s]ßfpw IpSpw_hpw ho´n¬Øs∂bp≠v . AhtcmSv ho´ot∏mbn hkv{X ßsfms° am‰n ]≈nbn¬ hcm≥ ]dbpI.
"C\nbmWv {][m\s∏´ Imcyw ]dbm≥ t]mIp t]mIp∂ ∂Xv. ]≈nbn¬ ]≈nbn¬ sPn Hcp {]IS {]IS\sams° ImgvNsh bv°pw. tamlm ekys∏SpI SpIsbms° sNøpw. AsXm∂pw Imcyam°≠. C∂p C∂pXs∂ Xs∂ \ns‚ km[\߃ sPnbpsS ho´n¬\n∂v FSpØpsIm≠phcWw. F√mw Imcyßfpw tacn t\m°nt°mfpw. Ahƒ Ignhp ≈hfmWv. Hmtcm ]pcpjs\bpw krjvSn°ptºmƒ ]nXmhv Ah\v tbmPn® Hcp kv{Xosbbpw krjvSn°p ∂p. \ns‚ Ignhp hptISv tISv Ahƒ \nIØnt°m t°mfpw. fpw. Rm≥ ]dbp∂Xv a\ a\n nemhp emhp∂pt≠m?' ∂pt≠m?' "]s£ I¿Ømsh Rm≥ s]s´∂p s]s´∂p km[\ km[\߃ FSpØpsIm sIm≠p ≠phcp∂Xp hcp∂Xp icnbmtWm?' "icntbXv tbXv, sXt‰Xv F∂v \o F\n°p ]d ™p XcnIbmtWm? XcnIbmtWm? Hcmƒ Zpma¿∞yw ImWn®m¬ AXp kΩXn®p sImSp°cpXv. kuaycmbh¿ Cu `qanbv°v AhIminIfmhp∂p F∂v Rm≥ ]d™n´nt√? Cu `qan \ns∂t∏m \ns∂t∏mep ep≈ ≈h¿°mWv. AXp \S∏nem em°m °m\mWv \mWv ssZhw kz¥w ]p{Xs\ `qanbn `qan bnte tebv bv°b®Xv.' "I¿Ømth, Rm≥ Aßv ]dbWt]mse sNømw.' "F¥m B‚∏m \o I¿Ømhns\ hnfn®v IcbWXv?' ? ' ]n∂n¬ \n∂v I´∏dºne®s‚ i_vZw tI´vB‚Wn B‚Wn sR´nØn sR´n Øncn cn™p. ™p. A®≥ sXm´p ]n∂nseØnbncn°p∂p. apºn¬ AƒØmcbn¬ Ipcn Ipcnin intednb tednb I¿Øm hns‚ cq]w Xs∂ t\m°n A\p{K A\p {Kln ln®pthm? Abmƒ Fgpt∂ Fgpt∂‰p. ‰p. sshIpt∂cw awKfI¿Ωßsf√mw Ign™v B‚ B‚Wnbpw Wnbpw ]m¿´nbpw ]≈n hn´ t∏mƒ I´ ∏dºne ºne®≥ ®≥ AƒØmc AƒØm cbv°pap papºn¬ ºn¬ \n∂psIm≠v {]m¿∞n®p. "I¿Øm sh, Imcyßsfms° Cu hn[Øn¬ Ahkm\n®Xv \∂mbn. B B‚∏≥ \√h\mWv, Hcp ]mhw! Ah\m s]Æns\ In´nbXv In´nbXv \∂mbn. \∂mbn. Ignhp Ignhp≈h ≈hfmWv. Ahƒ B‚ B‚∏s\ ∏s\ t\m°n \SØn \SØnt°m t°mfpw.' aq∂ph´w Ipcniphc®p I´ I´∏ ∏dºne®≥ ºne®≥ ]≈nta ]≈ntaSbntebv°v t]mIm\mbn Xncn Xncn™p. ™p. "Ft∂mSmtWm "Ft∂m SmtWm \o CXp ]dbp∂Xv?' I¿Ømhp ]d ]d™p. ™p. "Rm≥ F√mw ImWp∂p, ImWp ∂p, tIƒ°p∂p.' tIƒ°p∂p.' CSXphisØ P\en¬°qSn h∂ i_vZw tI´v A®≥ Xncn™p. ]≈nhf∏ns‚ sXm´SpØv Xmakn°p ∂Xv AhnizmknIfmWv. Ah¿ Ft∏mgpw Sn.hn. Dds° shbv°pw. CsXmcp ieyambncn°p∂p. Fßns\ bmWv AhtcmSp ]dbpI? Fs¥¶nepw ]d™m¬, Xs∂ Hcp aXXo{hhmZnbmbn ap{ZIpØpw. "Rm≥ F√mw ImWp∂p, tIƒ°p∂p' F∂Xv GXp kocnbenteXmWv? Ggp aWnbpsS Un‰Iv‰ohv kocnb¬ C{X s]s´∂v XpSßntbm? XpS ßntbm? [rXn]nSn®v ]≈ntaSbntebv°v HmSp∂ I´∏dºne®s\ t\m°n Ipcnint∑¬ \n∂v I¿Ømhv Nncn®p sIm≠v Xebm bm´n. ´n.
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_m¬° Wn bnse Imgv N Iƒ C lcnIpam¿ cmhnse IrXyw Fgp aWn°v Nmbbp Nmb bp≠m°n ≠m°n c≠p •mnem°n •mnem°n `¿Ømhns\ `¿Ømhns\ DW¿Øn Hcp •mv ssIøn¬ sImSpØv `m\paXn InS∏dbpsS _m¬°WnhmXn¬ Xpd°p∂p. ]{X°mc≥ ssk°nfn¬\n ∂ndßmsX hens®dnbp∂ ]{Xw \mep IjvWßfmbn NnXdn°nS°p∂Xv s]dp°nsbSpØv I´nen¬ sNcn™ncn°p∂ sNcn™ncn °p∂ `¿Ømhns‚ Iøn¬ sIm≠pt]mbn sImSpØv Ahƒ _m¬°Wnbntebv°p Xs∂ t]mIp∂p. ]ns∂ Nmb IpSn Ignbp∂Xphsc Nqc¬ Itkebnencp∂v ]pdsØ hntij߃ t\m°nbn cn°pw. cm{Xn \jvSs∏´Xp apgph≥ hos≠Sp°p∂Xphsc B Ccn∏ncn°p∂p. NmbIpSn®p Ign™m¬ •mv ASp°fbn¬ sIm≠pt]mbnh®v InS∏dbntebv°p t]mIp∂p. AhnsS h¿Øam\ ]{XØns‚ BkpcXbn¬ apgpInbncn°p∂ `¿Ømhnt\mSv ]pdØp I≠ hntij߃ Hmtcm∂mbn ]dbp∂p. tIƒ°m≥ Xmev]cyap≈h tI´pw A√mØh Hcp aqfen¬ X≈n° X≈n °f™pw Abmƒ ]{X]mcmbWw ]{X]mcmbWw XpScpw. Ign™ HcmgvNbmbn Ahƒ°v ]d bm\p≈Xv Hcp kvIqƒIp´nsb qƒIp´n sb∏ ∏‰n ‰nbmWv bmWv. c≠p hoSpIƒ°∏p dØv sKbv‰n¬ Ahƒ kvIqƒ_v ImØp\n¬°p∂p. ]pXpXmbn hmSIbv°p h∂hcmWv. `m\paXn Ipd®kz Ipd ®kzÿ ÿbmWv, ImcWw B ho´pImsc ∏‰n Ahƒs°m∂pw Adn Adnbn bn√. √. AXp In´p∂Xphsc Ccn °s∏mdpXnbp≠mhn√. AhnsS tPmenbv°v h√ kv{XoIfpw Ds≠¶n¬ Ahcn¬\ns∂¶nepw hnhc ߃ tNm¿Ømambncp∂p. Aßns\ Btcbpw ImWm\pan√. AXpsIm≠v Ahƒ AXym[p\nI coXn bn ep≈ ep≈ Nmc ∏Wn bnte¿s∏ ´ncn °bm Wv. kz¥w _m¬° Wnbn¬ Ccp ∂p ∂p sIm≠p≈ km‰ sse‰v kv]bnßvAXnepƒs∏Spw. AXnepƒs∏Spw. Aßns\bmWv kv Iqƒ _n\pth≠n ImØncn°p∂ F´p hbpImcnsb ImWp∂Xv. Ahƒ hoSns‚ sKbv‰n\p apºn¬ ^pSv]mØn¬ ]pdØv Xq°nbn´ k©nbpsS I\w Imc Ww Aev]w apt∂m´v Ip\n™v _p hcp∂ Znibntebv°p am{Xw t\m°ns°m≠v \n¬°pw. _v Hcp Xncnhp Ign™v hcp∂Xp I≠m¬ CShpw hehpw t\m°msX tdmUv apdn®p HmSp∂p. adphiØp \n∂v h√ hml\ hml \ßfpw hcp∂pt≠m F∂ t\m´ t\m´an an√. √. Ahƒ°p Ibdm\p≈ Ibdm\p≈ _pXs∂ \n¿ØpI Ahƒ apdn®p IS°p IS °p∂ ∂Xn\p sXm´Sp sXm´SpØm ØmWv Wv. hfsc A]I A]ISIcamb Hcp Ipdp°p °pNm NmS¬. S¬. `m\paXn AItØbvt°mSp∂p. I´nen¬ At∏mgpw hm¿ØItfmSv a√nSp∂ `¿Ømhnt\mSp ]dbp ∂p. "Hcp Znhkw B s]Æv GsX¶nepw GsX ¶nepw h≠nsS ASoev s]Spw. CtSmw htemw t\m°mXymWv Hm´w.' Abmƒ km[mc km[mcWa´n¬ A{i≤ A{i≤\mbn, ]{X ]{XØn¬\n∂v Øn¬\n∂v IsÆSp IsÆSp°msX tNmZn°pw. "GXv s]Æv?' "Hcp kvIqƒIp´n. aq∂ntem \mentem Bbnt´ Bbn t´≠mhp. ≠mhp. F∂pw Htc Hm´w. F∂mWm F∂m Wmthm......' thm......' Abmƒ°v Xmev]cyw \in°p \in°p∂p. Hcp s]Ævs∂ms° ]d ™s∏m...... ]nt‰∂v cmhnse `m\paXn `¿Øm `¿Ømhns\ hns\ _m¬°Wnbn bntebv tebv°v hnfn®p. "t\m°p, H∂p hcp....' Abmƒ°v t]mIm≥ Hcp Xmev]cyhpap≠mbncp∂n√. cyhpap≠mbn cp∂n√. ]{XØns‚ hnS¿∂ XmfpIfn¬ Fs¥ms° hntijßfmWv! ho´n¬ H‰bv °p °p Ignbp∂ hr≤sb IgpØp sRcn®p sIm∂v B`cWw Ih¿∂p. c≠p tImfw hm¿Ø, t^mt´m klnXw. Hcp tImf\nbn¬ ]I¬ kabØv ho´n¬ AXn{Ian®p IS∂v \m¬ ∏Xp hbp hbpImcn ho´Ωsb _em¬kwKw sNbvXv....... B ck ckI Icamb hm¿Ø hmbn®p apgpan®n ®n´n ´n√. √. At∏mgmWv`m\paXnbpsS `m\paXnbpsS hnfn. Abmƒ apJØp h∂ tZjyw tZjy w H´pw ad®phbv °msX ]{Xw hens®dn™v _m¬°Wnbn Wnbntebv tebv°p \S∂p. "t\m°p AXns‚ \n¬]v!' `m\paXn `m\pa Xn Nq≠n°m´n. Abmƒ t\m°n. AhnsS Hcp saen™ s]¨Ip´n \n¬°p∂p. \n¬°p ∂p. AkpJw _m[n® Hcp henb sh≈∏£nsbt∏m sh≈∏£n sbt∏msebmWv Abmƒ°p tXm∂nbXv. "\n¬°pt´m, Cs∏m _phcpw, As∏m ImWmw AXns‚ Hm´w. IÆpw aq°pw√ymsX≈ Hm´w. F∂mWv h√ Imdpw tIdn CSn°ym∂do√y. Ahƒ°v t\¿sØØs∂ t{Imkv sNbvXv \n∂maXn. AXv sNøn√.' "B Ip´nbv°v AtΩw A—\pw Hs°≠mhqtem. Ah¿ {i≤n°s´. \osb¥n\mWv Cßs\ Cßs \ shjan °WXv'
Abmƒ Xncn®v ]IpXnbm°n \n¿Ønb _em¬kw _em¬kwK KØntebv°p IS IS∂p. ∂p. "Hcp PmXn Bƒ°mcm ChnsSt≈m ChnsSt≈mcv cv. Hcp {i≤ow√y........' {i≤ow√y........' `m\paXn `m\p aXn ]d™psIm sIm≠n ≠ncp∂p. Znhk߃ Ignbpt¥mdpw Hcp Imcyw Abmƒ {i≤n®p. ]{Xw hfsc hnckambnØpSßnbncn°p∂p. h nckambnØpSßnbncn°p∂p. H∂pw hmbn°m\n√mØ Ahÿ. cmjv{Sobw am{Xw. AXpw F¥p cmjv{Sobw! t\Xm°ƒ sXm´v F‰hpw Xmsgbp≈ AWnIƒIqSn Dƒs∏´ ASn]nSn. B¿°mWv AXn¬ Xmev]cyw? a‰p hm¿ØIƒ°p≈ hm¿ØIƒ° p≈ ÿewIqSn Ch A] lcn°p∂p. Fs¥¶nepw A]ISØns‚, `h\t`Z\Øns‚ As√¶n¬ sIme]mXIØns‚ sIme]m XIØns‚ hm¿Ø I≠n´v Imesa{Xbmbn? {Xbmbn? Hcp \√ _em¬kw KtIkv ]{XØn¬ ]{XØn¬ ImWm≥ sImXnbm sImXnbm bnØpSßn. \mSv s]s´ s]s´s∂mcp s∂mcp Znhkw \∂mbXpsIm≠m \∂mbXpsIm≠mhm≥ hø CsXm CsXm∂pw. ∂pw. ]{X°m¿°v B hI hm¿ØI hm¿Ø Ifn¬ Xmev]cyw C√mXm C√mXmbn. bn. AhcpsS cpNn amdn. A{XXs∂. Abmƒ ]{Xw Hs∂m∂mbn am‰n hcpØnt\m°n. F√mw Hcpt]mse hnckhpw AcpNn Acp NnIchpw. chpw. At∏mƒ Ipg∏w ]{XØn ]{X Øns‚bm s‚bmhm≥ hm≥ hø. Abmƒ hm¿ØIfpsS Xes°´pIfn¬ ]{Xhmb\ HXp°n. Hcp Znhkw Xtes°´pIƒ Xtes °´pIƒ IqSn hmbn°m≥ ]‰mØhn[w AtcmNIamb ]{XØn¬ IÆpw \´v a\v tISph∂ncn°p∂ kabØv `m\paXnbpsS hnfn tI´p. Ft¥m A]ISkqN\bp≠mbncp∂p B hnfnbn¬. Abmƒ ]{Xw hens®dn™v _m¬°Wnbntebv° v HmSn. AhfpsS apJw hnfdnbncp∂p. Ahƒ Nq≠n°m´nb ÿetØbv°v Abmƒ t\m°n. AhnsS B Ip´n InS°pIbmWv, \SptdmUn¬. Ahƒ°p t]mtI≠ _v Ipd®∏pdØv \n¿Ønbn´v ss{Uh¿ Cdßn HmSn hcnIbmWv hcn IbmWv. "Hcp ImdmWv ImdmWv.' `m\paXn `m\paXn ]d™p. ]d™p. "Rm≥ t\m°ns°m t\m°ns°m≠n ≠ncn°pº °p ºgmWv h∂v CSn®Xv.' "F∂n´v "F∂n ´v, ImsdhnsS?' ImsdhnsS?' "Abmfv HmSn®p HmSn®pt]m t]mbn.' bn.' _v ss{Uh¿ HmSnsbØn B Ip´nsb Fgpt∂¬∏n®p. Ahƒ Fgpt∂‰p\n∂p. Abmƒ AhtfmSv Ft¥m tNmZn°p∂p≠v. Ahƒ Xebm´n adp]Sn ]d™v AbmfpsS ssI ]nSn®v \S°m≥ XpSßn. H∂pw ]‰n bn´n√! _v \oßm≥ XpSßnbt∏mƒ Abmƒ AIØp IS∂p. Abmƒ £p`nX\mbncp∂p. \neØp ]c∂p InS∂ ]{XØm ]{XØmfpIƒ fpIƒ ImepsIm≠v X´n X´nam‰n am‰n Abmƒ ]d™p. ]d™p. "Ip‰a√ "Ip‰ a√ ]{Xßfv ]{Xßfv Cßns\ hmbn°m≥ hmbn°m≥ sIm≈mXm sIm≈mXmbXv!' C‚¿\mj\¬ aebmfn C‚¿\mj aebmfn ˛ HmWw ˛ 2004 ˛ Cu e°w \„s∏´ ImcWw hmcn Ibn¬ h∂ tebu´v ]p\xkr ]p\x kr„n°m≥ „n°m≥ Ign™n Ign™n√. √.
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At∏msgms° t{XkymΩ hgn]ng®pt]mIp∂ Xs‚ hncepIsf a\n¬ imkn®v sπbv‰n¬ \n∂vhncepIƒ hncepIƒ am{Xap]tbmKn®v Ipgbv°mØ tNmdv sπbv‰ntebv ntebvt°m \netØbvt°m DXn¿ ∂p hogmsX {i≤n®v hmb Aev]w am{Xw Xpd∂v AItØbv°m°pw. apºnencn°p∂Xv aIs‚ hcm≥t]mIp∂ AΩmbnbΩbmWv. Ah¿ Ipg bv ° msX `wKn bmbn `£Ww Ign °p ∂Xv Aev]w AkqbtbmsS t\m°pw. IeymWw Ign ™v tPmen Dt] £n®p t]mb ]mdp Ip´n C∂sØ kZy Hcp°m\mbn h∂v kzm tZmsS D≠m°nb Cd®n°dnbpw sNΩo ≥ hc´nbXpw s\bvao≥ s]m≈n®Xpw sπbv‰n¬ A\mYcmbn InS°p∂Xv k¶StØmsS t\m°n. AsXms° H∂v kzmZ dn™v Xn∂m≥ sImXn bm hp ∂p. F∂pw Xm≥Xs∂ D≠m °p∂ Idn Iƒ Iq´n DuWpIgn®v C∂vIptd°meØn\ptijw Iptd°meØn\ptijw ]mdp Ip´nbpsS sh∏ns‚ kzmZv ho≠pw AdnbpIbm Wv. kmc ey, Chscms° t]mIp as√m. cm{Xn CXns\m s° ]Icw ho´mw. sPnbpw tPmtam\pw taibpsS FXn¿ hi ØmWncn°p∂Xv. sPnbv °pw AhfpsS AΩ ®nbv°pw CS bn emWv Ah fpsS A∏≥. Hcp km[p a\pjy\msW∂p tXm∂p∂p. Xs‚ CS XphiØmWv tPmkt^´≥. At±lw km[m cW a´n¬ tNmdv Ipg®v Cd ®n ° dnbpw Nn√n Nn°\pw Hs° Iq´n DÆp∂Xv AkqbtbmsS t\m°n. Atßcv°v aIs‚ imk \sbm∂pw _m[Ia√. tPmtam≥ A∏s‚ ImcyØn¬ CS s]Smdpan√. ]ns∂ Fs∂ am{Xw F¥n\mWv sN°≥ D]{Z D]{Zhn°p∂Xv °p ∂Xv? "tPmtams‚ AΩ®nbv°v ° \√ v ssI∏pWy≠v .' \√ sPnbpsS A∏≥ ]d™p. "sPosS AΩ®n Ct{Xw \∂mbn´v \∂mbn´v D≠ms°zm∂pw√y.' "Gbv.' tPmk t^ ´≥ ]d ™p. tai bpsS Acn Inembn Cd ®n°dnbpsS ]m{Xhpw ]nSn®v \n¬°p∂ ]mdp °p ´nsb Nq≠n At±lw XpS¿∂p. "CXv sIm®pt{X sIm®p t{Xy≠m y≠m°ysXm∂pw °ysXm∂pw
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A√. CXv Zm ]mdpIp´n D≠m°WXm. RßsS H∏w≠mbncp∂ sIm®m. IeymWw Ign™vt]mbXm. C∏ \nß sfms° hcvWtXm≠v AhtfmSv hcm≥ ]d ]d™ ™Xm. Hu......' tPmkt^´≥ Ip\n™v Im¬∏Sw XShm≥ XpSßn. adphiØv sPnbpsS A∏\pw Xs‚ CSXpIm¬ XS hp∂p≠mbncp∂p. Im¬ tISphcpØp∂ Ft¥m H∂v c≠v A∏∑mcpsSbpw A`n{]mb{]IS\ßfnep≠m bncp∂p. ]mdpIp´n ]m{Xw sIm≠ph∂v tPmkt^´\v tPmkt^´ \v Ipd®pIqSn sNΩo≥ hc´nbXv hnfºn. AsXmcp Xpd∂ IrX⁄Xm{]IS\ambncp∂p. "aXnsbSn tPmk tPmkt^ t^´\v hnf hnfºo ºoXv Xv. {]jsdm {]jsdms°≈ Bfm.' "A√m, sIm®pt{Xtyw \√ sh∏v shbv°pw.' tPmkt^ ´≥ ]d ™p. F√mhcpw Nncn Nncn°m≥ °m≥ XpSßn, XpSßn, Hcm sfmgn sfm gnsI. t{XymΩ A©p hncepIƒ sIm≠p≈ A`ymkw XpS¿∂p. I¿Ømsh, C{Xbpw \√ hn`hßfv apºn¬ h®v AsXm∂v acymZbv°p Ign°m\pw ]‰p∂n√s√m. HcmgvNapºv XpSßnbXmWv tPmtams‚ Xm°oXpIfpw in£Whpw. "AΩ®o, Ahscms° \√ ssl ]m¿´n ]m¿´nI IfmWv sIt´m.' "\aps° "\ap s°¥mWv sImdhv tPmtams\?' t{XymΩ t{Xy mΩ tNmZn°pw. tNmZn °pw. "Aßn\y "Aßn \y√. AΩ®n tNmdv Xn∂psºm Id Id] ]dm∂v hmcnhen®v Xn∂pw. AsXm∂pw ]mSn ]mSn√. √. CXm, Cßns\ thWw `£Ww `£WwI Ign gn°m≥.' °m≥.' Ah≥ Iøns‚ A©p hncep hncepIƒ Iƒ am{Xap]tbm tbmKn®v Kn®v ImWn®p ®psIm sImSp SpØp. Øp. "Cßs\ Xn∂m¬ F¥p kzmZmSm tams\≠m∆m? \t√mWw Iq´ns°mg®v Xn∂m¬Øs∂sb DuWp Ign ®t]mse tXm∂q.' "]s£ AΩ®o Aßs\ Xn∂m¬ AXv tS_vƒ amt\gvkmhn√. Iq´ns°mg®v Iøns‚ D≈nepw s]mdØpw Hs° tNmdpw IdnIfpw B°n, Np≠ns‚ s]mdØpw h‰v H´n®v h® amXncn Ign°WXv tamim. ]s‰z¶nev kv]qtWm≠m Ign° ≠Xv. sPnsS AΩ®n \√ skmssk ‰nteUnbm. Ahcv AhnSvsØ kv{Xok amPw {]knU≠m AΩ AΩ®o. ®o. Fs∂ \mWw sISpØ sISp Ø s√. AXp t]mse hmb h√msX sXmd °cvXv. Nh bv°ptºmƒ hmb AS®p ]nSn°Ww. CXm Cßs\.' "Fs‚ I¿Ømsh, I¿Ømsh, kv]qtWm≠v Ign°ym, hmb AS®p]nSn®v Xnt∂zm, Fs∂s°m≠v taem CXns\m ∂pw.' "RmbdmgvN Ahcv hncv∂n\v hcW As∂¶nepw AΩ®n CsXms° sNbvtX Xocp.' A∂p XpSßnbXmWv ISpØ in£Ww. A_≤ Ønseßm≥ tNmdv Ipg®m¬, hmb Xpd∂v Nh®m¬ DSs\ taibpsS adp`mKØp\n∂v tPmtams‚ hnfn tIƒ°mw. "AΩ®o.....' tPmk t^ ´\v CsXm∂pw _m[ I a √. Atßcv \n¿_m[w IdnIsfSpØv Iq´n°pg®v henb DcpfI fmbn hmb apgp h≥ Xpd∂v Nh ® c®v Xn∂p ∂p. ssI∏ S Øns‚ AIØpw ]pdØpw tNmdpw Idn Ifpw \nd™p \n¬°p ∂p. tPmtam≥ Atßm´p t\m°p ∂ tXbn √. √. CsX¥p A\o Xn bm Wv. CXn \mtWm kv{Xo]pcpj kaXzsas∂ms° ]dbp∂Xv? \memw Znhkw cm{Xn InS°ptºmƒ {]m¿∞\ bv°nSbv°v Ah¿ Xs‚ {]mcm_v[߃ I¿Ømhn t\mSp ]d™p. A®mb≥ aqSn∏pX®vDd°ambncn°p ∂p. "I¿Ømsh sPnbpsS sPnbpsS AΩsbt∏mse≈ Hcp Ipcnins\ F¥n\mWv Fs‚ ASptØbv°v ]d™ b®Xv? thsd F{X kv{XoIfp≠v Cu temIØv? Hcp {]iv\hpan√mØ kv{XoIƒ. s]ÆpImWm≥ t]mb t∏mƒ Ipgs∏m∂pw tXm∂nbn√. skmssk‰nteUn bmWv, ssl skmssk skmssk‰n ‰nbmWv bmWvs∂ms° tPmtam≥ ]d™s∏m t]Snbmbncp∂p. XeapSn t_m_vsNbv sNbvX v Np≠n¬ Nmsbms° tX®v Cw•ojv am{Xw kwkmcn °W kv{Xobm hpwt∂ Icp XoXv. I≠s∏m Aß
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s\m∂pw A√. Hcp \mS≥ kv{Xo. ]s£ tPmtam≥ AXpw CXpw ]d™v Fs∂ t]Sn∏n°ymWv . acymZbvs°m∂v `£Ww Ign®n´v Znhkw \mem \membn.......' bn.......' ]cmXnIƒ \o≠pt]mbt∏mƒ tPmkt^´≥ IÆp Xpd∂p t\m°n. Xs‚ Dd°w Hcp ehen\p Xmsg t]mIm Ø Xns‚ Xns‚ ImcWsa sa¥m ¥msW∂p a\n nem emb bt∏mƒ At±lw ]d ]d™p. ™p. "sIm®pt{Xty, I¿Ømhn\v \o ]tdWXv tI°Wwt∂≠mhq, s\s‚ tam¥ ImWWw∂v taml≠mhn √. \o B shf°v AWbv AW bv°v.' Fgpt∂‰v hnf°W®v InSbv°bn¬ ho≠pw Ipºn´p \n¬°ptºmgmWv Ah¿°p a\nembXv. Npaccp In¬ tai∏pdØp ÿnXn sNøp∂ I¿Ømhns‚ cq]w t\cn´p ImWmsX X\nbv°v kwkm cn°m≥ hø. Ah¿°v I¿Ømhn I¿Ømhnt\mSv tZjyw t Zjyw tXm∂n. F¥n\mWv Cßs\ Hcp ]oU\w F\n F\n°mbn °mbn Xcp∂Xv? Ct∏mƒ sPnbpsS sPnbpsS AΩ Hcp hiØpw IÆpcp´n ´ns°m≠v s°m≠v tPmtam≥ as‰mcp hiØpw Ccn°p Ccn°ptºmƒ Ah¿°v ho≠pw I¿Ømhns‚ I¿Ømhns‚ hn[n\ymbØn Øn\p≈ \p≈ Ignhn¬ Ignhn¬ hnizmkw \jvs∏´p. ∏´p. hcs´, I¿Ømhv shdpsX Ccn Ccn°p °pIb Ib√. tPmtam≥ Fgpt∂ t∂‰p, ‰p, H∏wXs∂ H∏wXs∂ sPnbpw. sPnbpw. "AΩamcv h¿Øm\w ]d™v ]Xps° Ccp∂m¬ aXn.' tPmtam≥ ]d™p. "\nßsS H∏w Ccp∂m¬ ASoev thcv samfbv samfbv°pw.' tPmkt^´≥ t^´≥ Ahkm\L´Øn Ønse seØn Ønbn bncn°bm °bmWv. Fs¥m Fs¥ms°tbm s°tbm hmcnØn hmcnØn∂p ∂p∂p ∂p≠v ≠v. AsXm∂pw {i≤n°m\p≈ am\knImhÿbnembncp∂n√ t{XymΩ. At∏mgmWvI¿Ømhv shdpsX Ccn°pIb√ F∂v Ah¿°p a\nembXv. a°ƒ apdnIS∂v t]mbn F∂p I≠t∏mƒ sPnbpsS AΩ H∂v \nh¿∂psIm≠v ]d™p. "Bhq C\n H∂v acym Zbv°v `£Ww Ign °mtem. tNmdv sImg bv°msX Ign°m≥ h√ ctkmwt≠m t{XkymtΩ?' tNmdpw Cd®n°dnbpsS C d®n°dnbpsS Nmdpw Iq´n \∂mbn Ipg®v hmbntebv°p sIm≠pt]mIp∂Xn\nSbn¬ Ah¿ XpS¿∂p. "HcmgvNymbn sPn Fs∂ t]Sn∏n®v h®ncn°ymWv. tPmtams‚ AΩ Hcp skmssk‰n teUn bmWvs∂ms° ]d ]d™v ™v. AtXms≠¥m AtXms≠¥m acymZbv acymZbv°v `£Ww Ign° Ign°s≠, As√ t{XymtΩ?' Xncn™v ]mdp Ip´n Ip ´ntbmSp ]d ]d™p. ™p. "B s\bvao≥ s]mcn®Xv Hcp IjvWw CSv tamsf.' Xpd∂ hmb ASbv°m≥IpSn ad∂v t{XymΩ apºn¬ ImWp∂ AZv`pXhpw I≠psIm≠ncn°pIbmWv I≠psIm≠ncn°pIbmWv. tPmkt^´≥ ssI \°nØpS®v Hcp •mv sh≈hpw IpSn®v Gº°an´v t\m°ptºmƒ ImWp∂Xv Cu ImgvN bmWv. At±lw `mcysb tXm≠n t Xm≠n hnfn hn fn®p. "sIm®pt{Xty F¥m DuWp Ign°m≥ Ign °m≥ adt∂m?' Ah¿ [rXnbn¬ [rXnbn¬ ssI sπbv‰ntebv°p sIm≠pt]mbn. ]ns∂ D≠mbXv Ncn{X {XØns‚ Øns‚ kph¿ÆØmfp kph¿ÆØmfp I fn¬ sImØn sh bvt°≠ Hcq Wm Wv. c≠p `¿Øm °∑mcpw Fgp t∂‰p t]m bn cp ∂p. tai ∏pdw c≠p kv{XoIƒ°p am{Xambn Hgn™pInS°pIbmWv. Hcmgv N sI´n\n¿Ønb [m¿ΩnI tcmjsa√mw IcIhns™m gpIpIbmWv. tPmtam\pw sPnbpw ssIIgpIn tXm¿Øpap≠n¬ apJw apJwXp XpS®v ssU\nMvdqan¬ q an¬ FØnbt∏mƒ I≠ ImgvN........ "Fs‚ I¿Ømth!....'
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