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bmZr›nIXbpsS \ng¬hoW hgnIfn¬.....

AkpJhpw \ncmibpambn a√Sn®v Iptdtbsd Znhkßfpw amkßfpw iømhew_nbmbn

InS∂t∏mgmWv, AΩsb DSs\sbm∂pt]mbn ImWWsa∂ BtemN\ aIs‚ a\ n¬

h∂p\ndbp∂Xv.

]nt‰∂v,

AXncmhnseØs∂ Imdn¬\n∂ndßn ]SnIbdns®√ptºmƒ ]k∂hZ\bmbn DΩdap‰Øv

the°mcntbmSv kwkmcn®p\n¬°p∂ AΩsbbmWv Abmƒ AXoh B›cytØmsSbpw

BtamZtØmsSbpw ImWp∂Xv.

\m´n≥]pdØnse B XdhmSv ho´nse PohnXkacØn¬ AΩ F∂pw kwXr]vXbmbncp∂p,

kt¥mjhXnbpw.

B \m´n≥]pdØnse, sh≈®pÆmºptX®v \ndwhcpØnb NpacpIfpw Npa∂ HmSv ta™

ta¬∏pcbpw kna‚ v ]qinb \nehpw D≈, kz¥w hosS∂v A`nam\tØmsS ]dbmhp∂ B ]gb

Ccp\nes°´nSØn¬ Hcp cmXn Ign®pIq´pI aIs\kw_‘n®nStØmfw ANn¥\obambncp∂p,

]ns∂ thZ\mP\Ihpw.

AXncmhnse Xs∂ sXßn≥tXm∏nsebpw Iipamhn≥tXm∏nsebpw ]ipsØmgpØnsebpw

kq£va]cntim[\Iƒ Ign™Xn\ptijw amXamWv, AΩ aIs\ hcth¬°p∂Xv.

]mStØ°ndßm≥ sshInsbØnb ]Wn°mcØn s]¨sImSnIƒ AΩsb°≠v Zqsc

]Xpßp∂Xv Abmƒ i≤n®p.

AΩbpw aI\pw apJtØmSpapJw t\m°n A¬]kabw \n∂p.

ssZhta, Abmƒ kzbw ]d™p:

""AΩbpsS Cu D≈p\ndbv°p∂ kvt\lhm’ey߃ FXtbm XhW A\p`hn®h\mWv,

Rm≥.................... F∂n´pw''

Ip‰t_m[tØmsS Abmƒ HXp°pI√pIƒ Ibdn hcm¥bn¬ \n∂p.

]n∂oSv DΩdap‰tØmSv tN¿∂ B hcm¥bn¬ Hcp Itkc hen®n´v AXn¬°bdn

Ccn∏pd∏n®p.

ImepIƒ DΩdap‰sØ Icn¶¬∏mØnbn¬ Dc®pIgpInbXn\ptijw apJhpw IgpØpw

\\™ tXm¿Øpap≠psIm≠v \∂mbn XpS®v AΩ H∂pw an≠msX, ]cn`hn®v ]Xps° AItØm v

\S∂p.

shfnbn¬ ImØp\n∂ncp∂ the°mcn s]¨sImSnbpw Abmsf H∂v ISp∏n®v

t\m°nbXn\ptijw AΩsb AIapdnbnte°v ]n≥XpS¿∂p.

AbmfpsS apJw H∂p hnfdn.

""kmcan√. Chƒ AΩbv°v Hcp aIfpw aI\pw Hs°bmWv. AXns‚ ss[cyhpw

kzmX¥yhpamWv AhfpsS D≈n¬.''

Abmƒ kzbw Bizkn®p.

Iucyhpw ]ns∂ tZjyhpw Ie¿∂ B t\m´Øns‚ A¿∞Xe߃ Abmƒ°v

a\ nemhp∂p≠v.

Ip‰t_m[tØmsS Xs∂ Xs‚ AΩtbmSv D≈ hm’ey°pdhn¬ Abmƒ \Spßn.

]mcºcyhpw GIm¥Xbpw h¿jßfmbn ]p¬Ip∂ ]ucmWnIamb B Xdhm´n¬ AΩ

Iptdtbsd h¿jßfmbn H‰bv°mWv Xmakw.

AbmfpsS a\ v At∏mƒ AΩtbmSv kwkmcn°phm\p≈ IcpØv hos≠Sp°phm\p≈

iaØnembncp∂p.

ho´pImcpsSbpw \m´pImcpsSbpw tNmZy߃°v X° adp]Sn \¬Iphm≥ GIaI\mb Abmƒ

A∂pan∂pw \n lmb\mbncp∂p.

As√¶n¬, kz¥w s]‰Ωsb AImeØn¬ Dt]£n®pt]mbXn\v Abmƒ°v F√mhtcbpw

kwXr]vXcm°mhp∂ adp]Sn F¥mWv ]dbphm≥ IgnbpI?

i≤n®p: Imew Iptdtbsd IS∂pt]msb¶nepw Np‰pap≈ Krlm¥co£Øn\v C\nbpw Hcp

am‰hpw kw`hn®n´n√.

]dºn¬ CSXq¿∂v hf¿∂p\n¬°p∂ Ihpßn≥acßfpsS \SphneqsS ]I¬t]mepw

t]SntbmsS \S°mt\ \n¿∆mlap≈q.

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\m´pImcn¬, X\n°v ]cnNnXcpw A]cnNnXcpamb ]ecpw Cu hgn IS∂pt]mIptºmƒ

Abmsf shdpsX H∂p t\m°n aµlkn®Xn\ptijw ho≠pw [rXn `mhn®v apt∂m´v Xs∂

\S°p∂p....

]gb kvt\l`mhhpw ]cnNnX`mhhpw ]ecnepw Ct∏mgn√.

BfpIƒ \Shgnbmbn D]tbmKn°p∂ Ab¬hoSns‚ \of≥ ]Sns°´v Gsd ZqctØmfw

ImWm≥ Ignbp∂p≠v.

B ]SnbpsS Ccphihpw DbcØn¬ hf¿∂p\n∂ncp∂ Abn\nacßfmbncp∂p, apºv.

AßIse im¥amsbmgpIp∂ ]pgbn¬ IpfnIgn™v H∂cbpapSpØv, \\™v hnS¿Ønbn´

\of≥apSnbpambn \S∂ph∂v, ]Sn∏pchmXn¬ ]Xnsb X≈nØpd∂v aµw aµw Ibdnt∏mIp∂

Hcp s]¨sImSnsb ImWm≥amXambn Abmƒ FÆan√mØ FXtbm \mfpIƒ

ImØp\n∂ncp∂p....

AsX! AXv h¿j߃°pap≥]mbncp∂p.....

\m´n¬\n∂pw bmXbmhp∂Xn\p ap≥]v AhfpsS Npaen¬ ssIh®v, D’ml`cnX\mbn

apJw ]Xps° ]nSn®pb¿Øn ]d™ncp∂p!

""Ip´o, \o Xo¿®bmbpw F\n°pth≠n ImØncn°Ww.''

B ]m]Nn¥Iƒ Hgn™pt]mIp∂Xn\mbn Abmƒ Fgpt∂‰v, ]Xnsb hcm¥bn¬

Atßm´pantßm´pw \S∂p.

Adnbp∂p.....

h¿j߃ IS∂pt]mIth, Xm\pw ]Xnsb £oWnX\mhpIbmWv.

C∂sØ Cu hchns‚ BIkvanIXbnepw kz—Xbnepw kz¬]w Aºc∂pt]mIp∂p,

Ct∏mƒ.

B kabw AßIsebp≈ tXmSpw ]pgbpw ]ns∂ sXmSnbpw IS∂ph∂v Hcp Ip™v Im‰v

]Xnsb hoiphm≥ XpSßnbncp∂p.....

D≈n¬ Hcp Ipfn¿ag sNdpßs\ Xs∂ s]bvsXmgnbpIbpw sNbvXp.

AI∂I∂pt]mIp∂ ImeØns‚ ImeSn i_vZ߃°mbn B ]gb hoSns‚ hmXnepIfpw

P\¬∏mfnIfpw ae¿s° Xpd∂nSphm≥ At∂cw Abmƒ tamln®p.

Fs¥√mtam Hm¿ΩIƒ Abhnd°m≥ C\nbpw _m°nbmWv.

]m¿∞\bnepw ]pcmW ]pkvXIßfnepw AºeZ¿i\ßfnepw A`bw ]m]n°pIbmWv

Xs‚ AΩ C∂v.

Xs‚ Ahkm\ \mfpIƒ ASpØXmbn hnjmZ`mctØmsS Ign™XhWbpw aI≥

h∂ncp∂t∏mƒ AΩ Hm¿Ωs∏SpØnbncp∂p.

AΩ At∏mƒ AIØp\n∂pw aI\mbn IcpXnh®ncp∂t]mse ]mepw Ipd®v ]gh¿§ßfpw

_nkv°‰pw ap∂nse Sot∏mbn¬ sIm≠ph∂ph®p.

""DÆo.... Ip´m..... \o cmhnse h√Xpw Ign®pthm?''

AΩ Hcp sIm®pIp´ntbmsS∂t]mse aIt\mSv tNmZn®p.

C√t√msb∂ A¿∞Øn¬ Abmƒ ]Xps° Xebm´n.

NqSp]mseSpØv Hcp Ihnƒ IpSn°ptºmƒ Adnbp∂p....

""CXm.... F∂nte°v Fs‚ _meyw Xncn®phcnIbmWv. Fs‚ AΩbpsS ]gb

DÆn°p´\mbn.... Cu ap‰sams° HmSnbpw NmSnbpw Ifn°phm≥....''

s\øn´ tKmXºv I™nbpw ]iphn≥]mepw IpSn®phf¿∂ KmaoW _meyw Hm¿ΩIfn¬

XnI´n hcnIbmWv, Ct∏mƒ.

˛FXtbm \o≠ h¿j߃ D≠pw Ddßnbpw Ign™ Xs‚ hoSv C∂v X\n°v Xo¿Øpw

A\yamWv!

AsX! h¿j߃°v ap≥t] Cu hoSpw sXmSnbpw Fs∂t∂°pambn

Dt]£n®pt]mbh\mWv Xm≥.

A∂v A—\p≠mbncp∂p...

˛]Xm]imenbmb A—≥

I¿jI]amWn

\m´p]amWn

HcmbpjvImeØns‚ hn[nsbgpØn¬ A—\pw aI\pw ]ckv]cw AI∂p.

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AΩ A∂v A—\pw aI\pw CSbn¬\n∂v Gsd \odn.

hml\m]ISØn¬ Imcyamb ]cn°pIƒ ]‰n Xangv\m´nse Hcp kzImcy \gvknwKv tlman¬

Iptdtbsd amk߃ InS∂t∏mƒ, Xs∂ F√mw ad∂v ipiqjn®ncp∂ Hcp \gvknwKv

hnZym¿∞n\nbpw NnIn’ Ign™t∏mƒ IqsSt∏mcphm≥ Xømdmbn Iq´Øn¬ D≠mbncp∂p.

(AsX! A—s‚ `mjbn¬ ]d™m¬ IdpØ ]m≠ns∏Æv!!)

A∂v Bip]XnbpsS Nn√pPmeIØn\∏pdw C\nbp≈ PohnXhpw `mhnbpw Hcp henb

kakybmbncp∂psh∂v A—\v Adnbmambncp∂n√t√m!

A]IS hnhchpw Bip]Xn hmkhpw ho´n¬ Adnbn®ncp∂n√.

(˛]t£, a[pcbn¬ ao\m£n t£X\Sbn¬sh®v hnhmlw Ign™ hnhcw ho´pImsc

Adnbnt°≠nbncp∂p....)

A—≥ £pœ\mbn, Ip≤\pw.

IenXp≈n A—≥ Adnbn®p. ""thKw ÿewhnt´m... Fs‚ ihwt]mepw ImWmt\m

Zln∏n°phmt\m \obn\n Cu hgn IS∂phccpXv.''

hnfdnshfpØ \hh[phns‚ ssIIƒ Iq´n∏nSn®v Aßs\ A∂p cmXn Xs∂ Abmƒ

\mSpw hoSpw Dt]£n®v s]m≈m®nbnte°v h≠n Ibdn.

A∂v Xs‚ IÆp\o¿ aI≥ ImtWs≠∂v IcpXn AΩ thKw AIapdnbnte°v Xncnt™mSn.

XnI™ A]oXntbmsS AΩ ]n∂oSv Hcp]mSv \mfpIƒ Ic™pXo¿Øp.

XangcpsS kwkvImchpw aebmfnbpsS kwkvImchpw c≠pw c≠msW∂ Nn¥mKXnbn¬

A—≥ Dd®pXs∂ \n∂p.

A—\n¬\n∂pw amkwtXmdpw e`n®psIm≠ncp∂ \√sbmcp kwJy sIm≠v At∂hsc

PohnXw BtLmjam°nbncp∂ aI≥ kzbw kºmZn®v Pohn°m≥ Bcw`n®Xv A∂v apX¬°mWv.

amkwtXmdpwXs∂ \√sbmcp XpI AΩbpsS t]cnepw AXn\ptijw Ab°m≥ Abmƒ

ian®ncp∂p.

(At∂hsc hf¿Øn hepXm°n Bfm°nbXns‚ IS∏mSpIƒ _m°nbmhcpXt√m!)

A—s‚ acWØn¬ bmsXmcp a\x›m©eyhpan√msX, A—s‚ Hm¿ΩItfmSv kzbw

]cn`hn®v, ]n∂osSt∏mtgm Cu IcpWm\n[nbmb AΩtbbpwIqSn ad∂v, Iptd\mƒ Cu aI≥

Xangv\m´n¬ XpS¿∂pPohn®p F∂pXs∂ ]dbmw.

acn°p∂Xn\v ap≥]v am∏p]d™v, H∂pIqSn Xs∂ ImWWsa∂v BKlw ]ISn∏n®v A—≥

Bsf Ab°psa∂v aI≥ A‘ambnØs∂ hnizkn®p.

˛]t£, B hnfn amXw ]n∂osSmcn°epw h∂n√.

A—≥ ]cmXnIfpw ]cn`hßfpw D≈nsemXp°n BtcmSpsam∂pw Xpd∂p]dbmsXXs∂

\n»_vZ\mbn Cu temItØmSv hnS]d™p.

B ]uVn°v At∏mgpw bmsXmcp Ipdhpw h∂ncp∂n√.

Hcp \m´p]amWnbpsS imTytØmsS, ]Int´msSØs∂bmbncp∂p A—s‚ bmXmsamgnbpw.

sX°n\nbn¬, B ]gb tX°ns‚ henb Aeamcnbn¬ A—≥ ]q´nh®ncp∂, ]gbIme

Ubdn°pdn∏pIƒ AΩ Is≠SpØv BcpsStbm ssIhiw sImSpØphn´ncp∂Xv ]n∂osSt∏mtgm

hnImcclnX\mbn hmbn®pXo¿°ptºmgmWv....

B Ic]amWnbpsS, B ]gb \ymbm[n]a\ p≈ A—t\mSp≈ ]Ibpw shdp∏pw Xo¿Øpw

Ahkm\n∏n®v , AßIsebp≈ \m´n≥]pdØnse kz¥w ho´n¬ CSbvs°¶nepw

h∂pt]mIphm\p≈ Xocpam\w Cu GIaI\mb Xm≥ ho≠pw ssIs°m≈p∂Xv.

s\¬∏mSßfnte°ndßn°nS°p∂ B ]gb Ccp\ne ho´nse ]Sn™m‰bnepw Ingt°

tImembnepw a‰pw h√t∏msg¶nepw Xs‚ ]m≠n°p™p߃°v HmSn\S°m\p≈ ÿeambn

AXv ]n∂oSv amdn.

A—s‚ Bflmhv Xs‚ a°fnse¶nepw tcmKßsfm∂pw hcpØmsX ImØpkq£n®v

A\pKlw sNmcnbpsa∂ ZrVhnizmkhpw Dƒ°mgvNbpw B Xocpam\Øn¬ A¥¿eo\ambncp∂p.

AΩ kwXr]vXbmhp∂Xv a\ n¬ CS¿®tbmsS Adn™p.

Zqsc I¨]mbn®psIm≠v, Ign™ XhWbpw h∂ncp∂t∏mƒ Abmƒ ]d™ncp∂p... ""Rm≥

C∂pXs∂ aSßpIbmWv. AΩ Xo¿®bmbpw Fs‚ IqsS hcWw.''

˛]t£, AΩ IqsS h∂n√.

C\nsbm´pw hcnIbpan√, Xo¿®.

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(hmin°mc\mb aIs‚ hmin°mcnbmb AΩ!)

apdnbpw ap‰hpw XqØphmcns°m≠v, the°mcns∏¨sImSnbpw ImtXm¿Øv AΩbv°pw

aI\panSbn¬ At∏mgpw Np‰n∏‰n \n∂ncp∂p.

""Rm≥ Cdßt´?''

Abmƒ ]Xps° AΩtbmSv A\phmZw tNmZn®p.

AΩ sas√sbm∂v Xebm´n.

AΩ Ieiemb ZpxJ`mctØmsS HXp°pI√n¬ aIs\bpw t\m°n Ccn°pIbmbncp∂p,

At∏mgpw.

CuizcIr]bpsS Hcp ssIØmßv AΩbpsS `‡nbpsS \ndhn¬ aI\v Ft∏mgpw

In´ns°mt≠bncp∂p....

h≠n ]Sn∏pchmXnepw IS∂v CShgnbnte°ndßptºmgmWv AΩbpsS apJw hmSp∂Xv

aI≥ i≤n®Xv.

\msf DXmSamWv....

DXmSw Ign™m¬ XncpthmWw.... ]Xnhpt]mse....

˛GIm¥XbpsS DXmSkZybpw XncpthmWkZybpw AΩbv°v \¬In aI≥ aIs‚ kz¥w

amfßfnte°v CXm aSßp∂p....

\o≠pt]mIp∂ h¿j߃ FXtbm Ign™mepw, Hcp X]kzn\nbpsS apJ`mhtØmsS

C\nbpw IS∂phcmhp∂ ip`Zn\ßsf Ic™psIm≠v FXntc¬°m\mbn amXw AΩ aIt\bpw

ImØv, Cu ]SnhmXnen¬ ]Xo£tbmsS At∏mgpw D≠mhpw.

ho´pap‰sØ t]cac®n√IfpsS \ngent\mSpw ]pgtbmcsØ sNdpIm‰nt\mSpw

sNdpaW¬ØcnItfmSpw hnS ]dbs´ C\n.

CShgnbpw IS∂v, Np´p]gpØ Sm¿ tdmUnte°ndßnb B h≠nbpsS KXnthKX Abmƒ

AdnbmsXXs∂ At∏mƒ IqSns°mt≠bncp∂p.....

F Pn APnXv]kmZv