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Rm³, Fsâ PohnX¯n AhnNmcnXambn kw`hn¨ Hcp kw`hw hnhcn¡mw.

Xosc {]Xo£n¡m¯ Hcp kw`hw. C§s\ H¶v Rm³ a\Ên t]mepw hnNmcn¨n«nÃ.

F¦nepw AXv kw`hn¨p.

Rm³ cmtIjv. Hcp kÀ¡mÀ B^okn tPmen sN¿p¶p. hnhmlnX³. F\n¡v hbÊv 32 Bbn. ho«nse Nne {]mcm_v[§Ä aqew hnhmlw sshIn. F\n¡v Cfb c−v ktlmZcnamsc hnhmlw Ign¨v Abt¡− NpaXe F\n¡v Bbncp¶Xn\mÂ, AsXms¡ Ignªv aXn Fsâ hnhmlw F¶v Rm³ Xocpam\n¨ncp¶p.

A§s\sbms¡ Xs¶ Imcy§Ä \S¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Fsâ Aѳ kÀ¡mÀ kÀÆokn tPmen sNbvXp hcp¶Xn\nsS AkpJw apew acWaSªp. A§s\bmWv F\n¡v tPmen In«nbXv. AÑsâ acWs¯ XpSÀ¶v kÀ¡mcn \n¶pw e`n¨ XpI, Hcp ktlmZcnbpsS hnhmlw Ignªt¸mÄ XoÀ¶p. H¸w Iptd IS§fpw _m¡n. ]ns¶ A½bv¡v In«p¶ ^manen s]³j³ sIm−v c−v hÀjw sIm−v B ISw XoÀ¯p. HSphn F\n¡v 31 hbÊv Ignªt¸mÄ, Cfb ktlmZcn¡v Hcp hnhmlw icnbmbn. HSphn B kab¯v F\n¡v h¶ Hcp hnhml BtemN\ hgn, Hcp henb XpI Xcmsa¶ hmKvZm\¯n Rm³ Cu hnhml¯n\v k½Xn¡pIbmbncp¶p. B XpI hm§n ktlmZcnbpsS hnhmlw \S¯n. XpSÀ¶v Fsâ hnhmlhpw \S¶p.

Fsâ `mcy caybv¡v 28 hbÊv Bbncp¶p. AhfpsS ho«n \mev s]¬Ip«nIÄ am{XamWv D−mbncp¶Xv. AXn Gähpw CfbhfmWv Fsâ `mcy. AhfpsS t\tc aq¯ tN¨n, sNmÆm tZmj¯n IpSp§n hnhmlw \S¡msX \n¡pIbmbncp¶p.

HSphn ap¸¯n H¶mas¯ hbÊnemWv AhcpsS hnhmlw IgnªXv. AXmWv Fsâ `mcybpsS hnhmlw sshInbXv. AhfpsS Gähpw aq¯ tN¨nbpw, `À¯mhpw, AhcpsS GI aIfpw AhfpsS A½bpsS IqsS AhnsS Xmakn¡p¶p. AhfpsS Aѳ, Fsâ hnhmlw Ignªv aq¶p amkw Ignªt¸mÄ acn¨p. A¶p apXemWv AhfpsS aq¯ tN¨n AhnsS Xmakam¡nbXv. aäpÅhscms¡ hnhmlnXcmbn thtd Xmakn¡p¶p.

Fsâ hnhml kab¯v, aq¯ tN¨nbpsS aIÄ am\Ê, ¹Êv h®n ]Tn¡p¶p. am\Êbv¡v, Fsâ `mcybpambn am\knIambn \à ASp¸ap−mbncp¶p. icn¡pw AhfpsS Hcp t]mä½ Xs¶bmbncp¶p Fsâ `mcy cay. AXpsIm−v Xs¶, am\Ê Ah[n Znhk§fnsems¡ R§fpsS ho«n h¶p \n¡pambncp¶p. R§fpsS ho«nÂ, R§sf IqSmsX Fsâ A½ am{XamWv D−mbncp¶Xv. AhÄ hfsc s]s«¶v Fsâ

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A½bpambn \à ASp¸ambn. AhÄ ‘sIm¨Ñm’ F¶v hnfn¨psIm−v FÃmbnt¸mgpw Fsâ ASp¯v hcpambncp¶p. A§s\ R§Ä hfsc s]s«¶v Xs¶ ASp¯ kplr¯p¡sf t]mse Bbn. A§ns\bncns¡, Fsâ hnhmlw Ignªv Bdv amkw Ignªt¸mÄ Fsâ `mcy KÀ`nWnbmbn. IrXyambn tUmIvSsd I−psIm−ncp¶p. aq¶p amkw Ignªt¸mÄ Nne AkzØXIÄ I−Xns\ XpSÀ¶v tUmIvSÀ ]qÀ® hn{iaw thWsa¶v ]dªp.

B kab¯mWv Fsâ Cfb ktlmZcnsb {]kh¯n\mbn hnfn¨psIm−v h¶Xv. A½bv¡v c−p t]cptSbpw Imcy§Ä Htc kabw t\m¡m³ _p²nap«v Bbncp¶p.

A§s\ Rm³ Fsâ `mcysb AhfpsS ho«n sIm−p sN¶v B¡n. ]ns¶bpw H¶v H¶c amkw Ignªv A\nb¯n {]khn¨p. c−v amkw IqSn Ignªv Ahsf AhfpsS ho«ntebv¡v Iq«nsIm−p t]mbn. H¸w klmb¯n\mbn A½bpw t]mbn. A§s\ ho«n Rm³ X\n¨mbn. Rm³ FÃm Znhkhpw B^okn \n¶pw aS§p¶ hgn, caybpsS ho«n t]mIpambncp¶p. cm{Xn `£Ww AhnsS \n¶pw Ign¡pw. A§s\ Znhk§Ä IS¶p t]mbn.

A§s\bncns¡, Hcp sk¡³Uv kmäÀtUbv¡v ap¼pÅ shÅnbmgvN. ]Xnhp t]mse Rm³ B^okn \n¶pw hcp¶ hgn, caybpsS ho«n t]mbn. Rm³ aS§p¶ kab¯v, am\Ê, AhÄ¡v Hcp {t]mPIvSv sN¿m\p−v F¶v ]dªv Fsâ IqsS ho«ntebv¡v h¶p. A¶v AhÄ ¹Êv Sqhn\v ]Tn¡p¶p. F\n¡v ho«n I¼yq«dpw, CâÀs\äv IW£\pw, {]nâdpsams¡ D−v. AXn t{]PIvSv sN¿m³ th−nbmWv am\Ê Fsâ IqsS h¶Xv. ASp¯ Znhkw c−mw i\nbmgvN BbXn\m F\n¡pw Ah[nbmWv. AXpsIm−v AhÄ¡v kuIcyambn AXv icnbm¡mw F¶v ]dªn«mWv AhÄ h¶Xv. A§s\ Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ ss_¡n Ibän sIm−p h¶p. ss_¡nÂ, AhÄ c−p hi¯pambn Imen«mWv Ccp¶Xv. h−n tdmUn Ibdn Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ apt¶m«v \o§n, Fsâ apXpIn AhfpsS apeIÄ AaÀ¯n Ccp¶p. Fsâ Ip«³ sNdnb Ne\§Ä krjvSns¨¦nepw, Ahsf Hcp aIfmbn am{Xw I−ncp¶ Rm³, a\ÊpsIm−v B hgn¡v Nn´n¡− F¶v Xocpam\n¨p. A§s\, Rm³ AhfpsS ape sIm−pÅ aÀ±\w AhKWn¨v h−n HmSn¨p ho«n F¯n. R§Ä ho«n\pÅn Ibdn IXIv AS¨p. AhÄ ]Xnhmbn AhnsS hcp¶Xv BbXn\m AhÄ¡v AhnsS Hcp A]cnNnXXzw D−mbncp¶nÃ.

AhÄ Hcp apdnbn t]mbn hkv{X§Ä amän h¶p. AhÄ, ap«n\v apIfn \n¡p¶ Hcp anUnbpw, Hcp jÀ«pamWv [cn¨Xv. Rm\pw Fsâ apdnbn t]mbn thjw amdn. Rm³ Hcp ep¦n am{XamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. km[mcW ho«n \n¡pt¼mÄ Fsâ thjw AXmWv. Rm³ thjw amdn Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ apdnbn F¯n.

AhnsSbmWv I¼yq«À Ccn¡p¶Xv. Rm³ AhÄ¡v I¼yq«À Hm¬ sNbvXv, s\äpw

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IWIvSv sNbvXv sImSp¯p. AhÄ Fs´ms¡tbm sN¿p¶p−mbncp¶p. Rm³ ]pd¯v lmfn t]mbn ]{Xw hmbn¨v Ccp¶p.

Iptd Ignªv F\n¡v Dd¡w h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ InS¡m³ t]mbn. Rm³ apdnbn sN¶t¸mÄ AhÄ Hcp AÇoe sskän t\m¡nbncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ AXv hyàambn I−p. Fs¶ I− DS³ AhÄ AXv amänbn«v, AhfpsS t{]mPIvSv Hm¸sNbvXp. Rm³ AXv {i²n¡m¯Xp t]mse I«nen Ibdn InS¶p. “tamtf, F\n¡v Dd¡w hcp¶p. tamÄ¡v Dd¡w hcpt¼mÄ tamÄ AXv AW¨n«v t]mbn¡nS¶v Dd§nt¡m.” “icn sIm¨Ñm. F\n¡v Ct¸mÄ Dd¡w hcp¶nÃ. Rm³ Ipd¨p IqSn Ignªv In¡mw.” “tamfv t]mIp¼w Cu sseäv IqSn AW¨n«v thtW t]mIm³.”

“Hm. Rm³ AWt¨¡mw. sIm¨Ñ³ Dd§nt¡m.”

A§s\ Rm³ InS¶v ab§n. Iptd Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ sseäv AW¨n«v, Fsâ ASp¯v Ibdn InS¶p. At¸mÄ Rm³ sR«n DWÀ¶p.

“F´m tamtf InS¡mªsX´m.”

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“sIm¨Ñm, ChnsS thtd BcpanÃevtem. Häbv¡v InS¶m F\n¡v t]Sn BIpw.” “tamÄ ho«n Häbv¡tà InS¡p¶Xv. ]ns¶ F´m Ct¸mÄ Hcp t]Sn ?” “ho«n FÃmhcpw DÅXtÃ. AXpsIm−v t]Sn CÃmbncp¶p. ChnsS thtd Bcpw CÃtÃm. AXmWv t]Sn.” “icn. . . icn . . . AhfpsS Hcp t]Sn. \o InS¶v Dd§v.”

A§s\ Rm³ ho−pw InS¶v ab§n. Iptd Ignªt¸mÄ, AhÄ Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶n«v, AhfpsS Hcp Im Fsâ ]pd¯v Ibän h¨p. H¸w AhfpsS Hcp ssI Fsâ s\©nepw. At¸mÄ Rm³ sR«n DWÀ¶p. AhfpsS Im IrXyambn Fsâ Ip«sâ ]pd¯v Bbncp¶p. Dd¡¯n Bbncn¡pw F¶v IcpXn Rm³ AXv Imcyam¡nbnÃ. Rm³ ho−pw Dd§m³ XpS§n.

At¸mgmWv, AhfpsS ImÂap«v Fsâ Ip®bpsS apIfn Aacp¶Xmbn tXm¶nbXv. Rm³ A\§msX InS¶p. AhfpsS Imensâ ap«p sIm−v Fsâ Ip®bn AaÀ¯n XgpIn. H¸w Fsâ s\©n Ccp¶ ssI sIm−v Fsâ

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apesR«nepw XgpIn. Rm³ Dd¡w \Sn¨v A\§msX InS¶p. Fsâ Ip«³ AhfpsS ImepsIm−pÅ XgpIen DWcm³ XpS§n. Fsâ ape¡®n\v Npänepambn Hcp Xcn¸v A\p`hs¸«p. \me©v amkambn Rm³ Fsâ `mcybpambn _Ôs¸«n«v.

AXpsIm−mbncn¡mw, Fsâ \nb{´Ww hn«p XpS§n. AhÄ Fsâ aIÄ BsW¶ Imcyw Rm³ ad¶p. Fsâ hnthIw, hnImc¯n\v hgn amdn. R§Ä, sIm¨Ñ\pw aIfpw F¶Xv ad¶v shdpw kv{Xobpw ]pcpj\pw am{Xambn. AhfpsS XgpIen Fsâ Ip«³ ]qÀ® cq]¯nembn. Rm³ \à Dd¡¯nemWv F¶ t]mse AhÄ kuIcyambn XgpI XpSÀ¶p.

AhÄ kmh[m\w Imensâ ap«p sIm−v Xs¶ Fsâ ap−v ]Xps¡ hi§fntebv¡v \o¡n, Ip«s\ ]pd¯m¡m³ {ian¨p. A§s\ Fsâ ap−v Iptdsbms¡ \o§n, Fsâ XpS ]pd¯p h¶p. AhfpsS anUn apIfntebv¡v amdnbn«v, AhfpsS \áamb XpSbpw Fsâ XpSbn Dckn. Rm³ Dd¡¯nse¶ t]mse ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶p. AhÄ AXv {i²n¡msX, Dd¡w A`n\bn¨v A§s\ Xs¶ InS¶p. Ct¸mÄ Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS ASnhbän ap«n \n¶p.

AhÄ Ipd¨v kabw A\§msX InS¶p. ]ns¶ Rm³ Dd¡ambn F¶ [mcWbn ]Xps¡ Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v \o§n InS¶p. ]ns¶bpw A©v an\näv Ignªt¸mÄ, AhfpsS ssI Fsâ ]pd¯pIqSn C«v Fs¶ AhfpsS ASpt¯bv¡v ]nSn¨v ASp¸n¨p. AhÄ, AhfpsS Im ho−pw DbÀ¯n Fsâ ]pd¯v h¨p. AtXmsS, Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS ]qän ap«n \n¶p. AhÄ AhfpsS Acs¡«v, Ipd¨pIqSn ASpt¯bv¡v XÅn. ]ns¶bpw \nanj§Ä Cgªv \o§n.

Ipd¨v kab¯n\v tijw AhfpsS ASp¯ \o¡w D−mbn. AhÄ Hcp ssI FSp¯v, AhfpsS anUnbpsS ap³hiw apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n. ]ns¶ Fsâ ap−v hI¶p amän. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS ]qän ap«n. Ip®bpsS XebnÂ, AhfpsS sskeâv hmen ap«n. AtXmsS F\n¡v Hcp Imcyw a\Ênembn. AhÄ ASnbn ]mâokv [cn¨n«nÃ. kmh[m\w AhÄ DbÀ¶ncp¶ AhfpsS Im ASp¸n¨v Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS XpSIÄ¡nSbnem¡n sRcn¨p. ]ns¶bpw Ipd¨v kabw Ignªv AhÄ Fsâ ]pd¯v h¨ncp¶ ssI FSp¯p. ]ns¶ F´v \S¶p F¶v F\n¡v Adnbm³ IgnªnÃ. ]Ivtj, ho−pw H¶p c−v an\näv Ignªt¸mÄ, AhfpsS \áamb ape, Fsâ s\©n AaÀ¶p. AhÄ jÀ«nsâ _«³kv Ducn amänbncp¶p. A{Xbpsams¡ Bbt¸mÄ F\n¡v Hcp IpkrXn tXm¶n.

“F´m tamtf, \n\¡v Dd¡w hcp¶ntÃ?”

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AXv tI«v AhÄ sR«n amdn. Rm³ ssI F¯n sseäv sXfn¨p. At¸mÄ, AhÄ, jÀ«v ]nSn¨v AhfpsS apeIÄ adbv¡m³ {ian¡pIbmbncp¶p. ]ns¶ Hcp ssI FSp¯v anUnbpw t\tc B¡n. “tamtf, \o Fsâ tamftÃ. \½Ä sIm¨Ñ\pw aIfpw AtÃ. At¸mÄ \ap¡v C§s\sbms¡ sN¿mtam?”

AhfpsS apJw hnfdn shfp¯p. AhÄ an−m³ IgnbmsX A§s\ InS¶p.

AhfpsS apJ¯v tNmcbpsS Awiw ImWm\nÃmbncp¶p. ]ns¶bpw Ahsf hnjan¸n¡− F¶v IcpXn Rm³ AhfpsS s\änbn Npw_n¨p. AtXmsS AhfpsS apJ¯v Hcp t\cnb Bizmkw I−p. Rm³ AhfpsS ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶psIm−v Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨p.

“Rm³ tamsf hnjan¸n¡m³ ]dªXÃ. tamfpsS {]mbw AXmWv. Cu {]mb¯nsâ Nm]eyamWv CsXms¡. tamÄ CsXms¡ FhnsS \n¶mWv ]Tn¨Xv ?”

AhÄ Ipd¨p kabw Fsâ apJ¯v t\m¡n InS¶p. ]ns¶ ]Xps¡ Np−pIÄ Nen¨p XpS§n. “sIm¨Ñm, AXv R§fpsS ¢mÊn Zp_mbn \n¶v h¶ Hcp s]¬Ip«nbp−v. hÀj. AhÄ CXnsâsbms¡ Bim«nbmWv. AhfpsS AÑ\pw A½bpw Ct¸mgpw Zp_mbnemWv. Ahfpw AhfpsS tN«\pw, ChnsS AhcpsS ap¯ÈnbpsS IqsSbmWv Xmakn¡p¶Xv. AhfpsS tN«³ F³Pn\obdnwKn\v ]Tn¡p¶p. AhÀ ap¯Èn Dd§n Ignªm ]ns¶ Hcp apdnbn H¶n¨v InS¶mWv Dd§p¶Xv. AhÀ C§s\ Øncambn sN¿mdp−v.”

“AhÄ CsXms¡ tamtfmSv ]dªp X¶n«pt−m?”

“D−v. AhÄ Rm\pambn \à Iq«mWv. AhÄ Nnet¸msgms¡ Fsâ apebn ]nSn¡mdp−v.”

“C¶v tamÄ¡v C§s\sbms¡ tXm¶m³ F´mWv ImcWw? aps¼m¶pw tamÄ Ft¶mSv C§s\ s]cpamdnbn«nÃtÃm.”

“C¶v kv¡qfnse aq{X¸pcbn h¨v AhÄ Fsâ A¸¯n ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. ]ns¶ AhfpsS Hcp hnc AXn Ibän. At¸mÄ apX F\n¡v Hcp GXm−v t]mse tXm¶p¶p. AXmWv Rm³ t{]mPIvSv sN¿m\ps−¶v ]dªv sIm¨Ñsâ IqsS h¶Xv.” “At¸mÄ \n\¡v t{]mPIvSv sN¿m³ CtÃ?”

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“t{]mPIvSv sN¿Ww. ]t£, AXv DSt\ th−. AXn\v C\nbpw kabap−v.”

“AsX\n¡v a\Ênembn. Rm³ Ct§m«v Ibdn h¶t¸mÄ XpWnbnÃm¯ sskänsems¡ ]cXp¶Xv I−p.”

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“At¿m sIm¨Ñ³ AXpw It−m? sIm¨Ñ³ ]pd¯p \n¶pw h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ AXv s]s«¶v amänbmbncp¶p.”

“F¦nepw Rm³ AXv I−p. GXmbmepw CXphsc BbntÃ. \o Fs´ms¡tbm B{Kln¨v h¶XtÃ. C\n Rm³ \nsâ B{Klw km[n¨p Xcmw.” s]s«¶v AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS Np−v, Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n \pWªp. ]ns¶ kmh[m\w Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v IS¯n. AhÄ Fsâ \m¡v Dudn hen¨p. GXm−v ]¯v an\näv A§s\ IS¶p t]mbn. ]ns¶ Rm³ apJw amänbn«v, AhfpsS jÀ«v c−p hit¯bv¡pw amän. AhfpsS ZrVamb apeIÄ ]pd¯v h¶p. AhÄ ASnbn t{_knbÀ [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v B apeIfn XgpIn. Rm³ I«nen Fgpt¶äv Ccp¶psIm−v, Ahsf ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯n Ccp¯nbn«v, AhfpsS jÀ«v Ducn amän. ]Xn\mdv hbÊv Ignª Hcp s]®nsâ Cfw apeIÄ Rm³ BZyambn ImWpIbmWv. A[nIw hepXÃm¯ apeIÄ. Fs¶ Ip¯m³ hcp¶Xp t]mse apt¶m«v sXdn¨v \n¡p¶p. \à shfp¯ icoc {]IrXw BbXn\mÂ, AhfpsS apeIÄ \t¶ shfp¯n«mbncp¶p. AXnsâ H¯ \Sp¡mbn Hcp c−p cq] Xp«nsâ hen¸¯n ]n¦v \nd¯n c−v hr¯§Ä. B hr¯¯nsâ \Sphn Hcp a©mSn¡pcphnsâ hen¸¯n ]Xnª apesR«pIÄ.

Rm³ B apesR«pIÄ¡v Npänepw Fsâ hncepIÄ sIm−v hr¯¯n XgpIn. AtXmsS AhfpsS apesR«pIÄ _ew h¨v DbÀ¶p h¶p. ape¡®n\v Npänepw, sNdnb Ipcp¡Ä DbÀ¶p h¶p. Rm³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS ape sR«v Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbn h¨v \pWªp. AhÄ Fsâ Xe AhfpsS s\©n ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS c−v apeIfpw amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨v IpSn¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS aSnbn InS¶psIm−v ape IpSn¨p.

Ipd¨v Ignªv Rm³ AhfpsS aSnbn \n¶pw Fgpt¶äp. ]ns¶ Ahtfbpw ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶ev¸n¨p. CXn\nsS Fsâ ap−v Agnªv Xdbn hoWp. Fsâ Ip«³ 120 Un{Knbn DbÀ¶p \n¶v sh«n hnd¨p. AhÄ AXn kq£n¨v t\m¡n \n¶p. AhÄ¡v AXn sXmSm³ Hcp aSn t]mse. Rm³ AhfpsS Hcp ssI ]nSn¨v AXn ]nSn¸n¨p.

BZyw AhÄ ]Xps¡ ]nSn¨p. ]ns¶ AhfpsS ssI AXn apdpIn. Rm³ AhfpsS anUn Xmtgbv¡v ]nSn¨v Ducn. AhfpsS ]qÀXS¯n \à Idp¸v \nd¯n Npcp− apSn hfÀ¶p InS¶p.

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Rm³ AhfpsS hSnshm¯ icoc `wKn t\m¡n I−p. A[nIw hen¸anÃm¯, IpXn¨v DbÀ¶p \n¡p¶ apeIÄ, HXp§nb Acs¡«v, ]ns¶ XSn¨v Dcp− \nXw_w. icn¡pw AhÄ Hcp sh®¡Â inev]w t]mse Xnf§n. Rm³ Ahsf I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯n. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ImepIÄ¡v CSbnembn InS¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS sskeâv hmenbn XgpIn. AhfpsS \t¶ shfp¯ icoc¯n B apSn Idp¯v Ccp−v ImWs¸«p.

Rm³ B tcma§Ä c−v hit¯bv¡pw ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n. AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIfpsS apIfä¯mbn Hcp _Zmw ]cn¸nsâ hen¸¯nÂ, I´v ]pdt¯bv¡v XÅn \n¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀ Np−pIÄ c−v ssI sIm−pw ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n. ]«pt]mse Nph¶ ]qÀ`n¯nIfneqsS t\cnb \oscmgp¡nsâ e£W§Ä ImWp¶p−mbncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ apJw AhfpsS ]qÀXS¯ntebv¡v AaÀ¯n.

AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw a\Êns\ a¯v ]nSn¸n¡p¶ Hcp amZI KÔw DbÀ¶p h¶p.

F´nsâ aWamsW¶v Xncn¨dnbm³ Ignbm¯ Hcp KÔw. ssIX¸qhntâtbm atäm t]mse Hcp kpKÔw. Rm³ B a\wab¡p¶ kpKÔw aXnhcpthmfw \pIÀ¶p. ]ns¶ ]Xps¡ \m¡v \o«n AhfpsS ]qÀNmen Xmsg \n¶pw apIfäw hsc \¡n. Fsâ \m¡v X«nbt¸mÄ, AhÄ tjm¡Sn¨Xp t]mse sR«n hnd¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS I´v, Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbn ]nSn¨n«v, \m¡v sIm−v AXv \pWªp.

AhÄ InS¶v ]nSªp. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Hen¨nd§nb ]pfnshÅw \¡nsbSp¯p. AhÄ Fsâ Xebn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n.

Rm³ \m¡v iànbmbn AhfpsS ]qÀ NmeneqsS HmSn¨p. AhÄ ImepIÄ ]camh[n AIÀ¯n h¨p. AhfpsS Imensâ ap«pIÄ aS§n. Im ]mZw Fsâ apXpIn AaÀ¶p. Rm³ \m¡v Npcp«n AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ip¯n. AhfpsS sXm−bn \n¶pw Nne A]i_vZ§Ä ]pd¯p h¶p.

AhfpsS Acs¡«v, Hcp hnÃv t]mse apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p h¶p. ]ns¶ A[nIw sshImsX AXv I«nen ]Xn¨p. AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn \n¶pw sImgp¯ {ZmhIw HgpInbnd§n. Rm³ AXv apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨p. At¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨v amän. Rm³ AhfpsS ASp¯v Ibdn InS¶p. AhÄ InX¨psIm−ncp¶p.

AXn\nSbnepw AhÄ Ft¶mSv kwkmcn¨p. “sIm¨Ñm, sIm¨Ñ³ Fs¶ kzÀ¤w ImWn¨p. hÀj ]dªt¸mÄ AXv C{Xbpw kpJapÅ ]WnbmsW¶v Rm³ IcpXnbnÃ. CXv A]mcamb ]Wn Xs¶. C\n F\n¡v acn¨mepw th−nÃ. A{X kpJambncp¶p.” “tamtf CXv H¶pw BbnÃ. icn¡pÅ kpJw CsXm¶paÃ.”

“At¿m! CXv Xs¶ F\n¡v Xm§m³ ]äp¶nÃ. ]ns¶ CXn\¸pds¯ kpJsa¶v ]dªm Rm³ N¯p t]mIpw.”

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Rm³ Ahsf Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p. R§fpsS \á ta\nIÄ ]ckv]cw sRcnªv AaÀ¶p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS I¿n ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¡m³ ]Tn¸n¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn XgpIn. “tamtf \n\¡v AXv sFkv Ìn¡v \pWbp¶Xp t]mse hmbn h¨v Dudmtam?”

“A§s\ sNbvXm sIm¨Ñ\v kpJw In«ptam?”

“In«pw tamtf. \Ã kpJamWv A§s\ sNbvXmÂ.”

“F¦n Rm³ sN¿mw.”

AXv ]dªpsIm−v AhÄ Ip\nªv Fsâ Ip®bpsS Aä¯v Xpfp¼n \n¶ \ndanÃm¯ {ZmhIw ssI sIm−v XpS¨n«v, Ip® AhfpsS hmbn Ibän. Fsâ Bdv C©v Ip®bpsS ]IpXntb AhfpsS hmbn IbdnbpÅp. Rm³ AhfpsS Xe ]nSn¨v ap¶ntebv¡pw ]ndIntebv¡pw Nen¸n¨p. BZysams¡ Ip®bn AhfpsS ]Ãv sIm−n«v F\n¡v thZ\n¨p. ]ns¶ Rm³ ]dªX\pkcn¨v AhÄ ]ÃpIÄ X«msX Ip® Du¼n IpSn¨p. HSphn Fsâ Ip®bn \n¶v hn«p hn«v AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v ]mÂKp−pIÄ sXmSp¯p hn«p. AhÄ AXv apgph³ IpSn¨nd¡n. HSphn Ip®bnse ]mÂ{]hmlw \ne¨t¸mÄ AXv hmbn \n¶pw ]pds¯Sp¯p. “sIm¨Ñm, AXn\v {]tXyIn¨v Hcp cpNnbpanÃmbncp¶p. Hcp sNdnb NhÀ¸v. ]ns¶ ]¨ ap«bpsS aWhpw. AXv IpSn¨Xn\v Ipg¸w hÃXpw Dt−m sIm¨Ñm?”

“Cà tamtf. AXv hbän sN¶m Hcp Ipg¸hpanÃ. Rm³ tamfpsS tX³ IpSn¨tXm. ]ns¶´m Ipg¸w.” “sIm¨Ñ³ Fsâ shÅw IpSn¡p¶Xv I−n«mWv Rm³ CXv IpSn¨Xv.” “AXv km[mcW FÃmhcpw sN¿p¶XmWv tamtf. AXn\v Ipg¸anÃ.”

CXn\nsS AhÄ Fgpt¶äv Fsâ ASp¯v h¶p InS¶p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v IS¶p. AhfpsS hmbn Ahtijn¨ Ip®¸mÂ, AhfpsS Dan\ocpambn IeÀ¶v Fsâ hmbntebv¡v IS¶p.

Rm³ AXv \pWªnd¡n. AhÄ Fsâ I¿n Xe h¨v InS¶p.

“Rm³ sIm¨Ñsâ AXv Dudnbt¸mÄ sIm¨Ñ\v \à kpJw In«ntbm.” “]n¶nÃmsX. Rm³ icn¡pw kpJn¨p. ]ns¶ Hcp ImcyapÅXv, AXnsâ t]cv Ip®sb¶mWv. C\n A§s\ ]dªm aXn.”

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“AXnsâ t]cv A§s\bmWv F¶v F\n¡v Adnbmw. ]t£ AXv No¯ hm¡v BbXpsIm−mWv Rm³ A§s\ ]dbm¯Xv. Ipª½ C§s\ sNbvXv Xcpambncpt¶m?”

“Hm, Ahfpw \à Hcp Ipgeq¯v ImcnbmWv. AhÄ¡v sa³kkv BIpt¼mÄ F\n¡v C§s\ sNbvXmWv shÅw Ifbp¶Xv.” Rm³ ]Xps¡ Xe DbÀ¯n AhfpsS apebn apJw AaÀ¯n. AhÄ I«nen aeÀ¶p InS¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Xe AhfpsS amdntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS ]qän XgpIn. AtXmsS Ahfpw NqSmbn. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨p. “sIm¨Ñm, CXv Fsâ AXn\I¯v tIäptam. F\n¡v AXn\Is¯ms¡ hÃmsX Xcn¡p¶p.” “tamtf, Rm³ t\ct¯ ]dªntÃ, CXnsâ t]cv Ip®bmsW¶v. AXpt]mse tamfpsS CXnsâ t]cv ]qdv F¶mWv. Ip®, ]qän Ibän ASn¨p Xcptam F¶mWv tNmZn¡−Xv. A§s\ ]dªmte Rm³ tIäq.”

“F¶m sIm¨Ñ³, Cu Ip®, Fsâ ]qän Ibän ASn¨v Fsâ Xcn¸v amän Xcptam?”

“C¸gm Fsâ tamfv icn¡pw Hcp s]®mbXv. AXncn¡s«, tamfpsS Iq«pImcn F¶pw AhfpsS tN«s\s¡m−v ASn¸n¡ptam?”

“Hm. AhÄ FÃm Znhkhpw Ifn¡psa¶mWv ]dªXv.” “At¸mÄ AhÄ¡v KÀ`w D−mI¯ntÃ. AXn\v AhÄ F´mWv sN¿p¶Xv?” “KÀ`w D−mImXncn¡m³ AhÄ GtXm Hcp KpfnI Ign¡psa¶p ]dªp.”

“A§s\ KpfnIsbms¡ Øncambn Ign¡p¶Xv tISmWv. AXpsIm−v tamÄ KpfnIsbm¶pw Ign¡−.” “]ns¶ KÀ`nWn BImXncn¡m³ Rm³ F´v sN¿pw?”

“AXns\ms¡ thtd hgnbp−v tamtf. tamÄ¡v sa³kkv Bbn«v F{X Znhkambn?”

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“F\n¡v c−v aq¶v Znhk¯n\Iw sa³kkv BIpw. ]ns¶ aq¶v \mev Znhkw \Ã IjvS¸mSmWv.” “At¸mÄ Cu kab¯v KÀ`w D−mI¯nÃ.”

“AsX´m sIm¨Ñm?” “tamtf, IrXyambn sa³kkv hcp¶hÀ¡v, ]¯mas¯ Znhkw apX Hcp ]Xns\«mas¯ Znhkw hscbmWv KÀ`w D−mIm³ km²yXbpÅ Znhk§Ä. aäpÅ Znhk§Ä kpc£nXamWv.” “AXp sImÅmatÃm. At¸mÄ C¶v sIm¨Ñ³ Fs¶ Ifn¨m F\n¡v KÀ`w D−mI¯nÃ. AtÃ?” “icnbmWv tamtf. C¶v \ap¡v ss[cyambn Ifn¡mw. Ipg¸apÅ Znhk§fn Ddbn«v Ifn¡mw. Asæn shÅw hcmdmIpt¼mÄ, shÅw AI¯v hogmsX Ip® DucnsbSp¯mepw aXn.” “AXv \à amÀ¤amWtÃm. C\n hÀjtbmSv AXv ]dªpsImSp¡Ww.” “AhtfmSv \½Ä c−pw IqSn Ifn¨ Imcyhpw ]dbptam?”

“AXv Rm³ DSt\ ]db¯nÃ. ]ns¶ ]Xps¡ ]dbpw. R§Ä A{X ASp¯ Iq«pImcmWv.” Cu kaba{Xbpw Rm³ AhfpsS ]qän XgpIns¡m−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p.

AXpt]mse Xs¶ AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨p sIm−pw Ccp¶p. Rm³, Fsâ icoc`mcw AhfpsS icoc¯n AaÀ¯msX, ]Xps¡ AhfpsS apIfn Ibdn InS¶p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bnse ]nSn hn«n«v, Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ImepIfpsS CSbn Fsâ ImÂap«pIÄ Du¶n. ]ns¶ Hcp ssI sIm−v Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qän Iogäw apX apIfäw hsc aq¶p \mev XhW Dc¨p. ]ns¶ Ip®bpsS Xe, AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn ap«n¨v h¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS tXmfpIfpsS Ccp hi¯pw ssIIÄ Du¶n DbÀ¶p \n¶psIm−v, ]Xps¡ Fsâ Acs¡«v Xmgv¯n. AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIsf c−p hit¯bv¡pw XÅnamäns¡m−v, Fsâ Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn IS¶p.

AhÄ thZ\ sIm−v Np−pIÄ ISn¨v ]nSn¨v, I®pw AS¨v InS¶p. AhfpsS ssIIÄ Fsâ tXmfn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. Rm³ Ip® AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Ducn. F¶n«v Rm³ _m¯vdqan t]mbn F® FSp¯psIm−v h¶p. Ipd¨v F® Fsâ I¿n FSp¯n«v AXv Fsâ Ip®bn \¶mbn tX¨v ]nSn¸n¨p. ]ns¶ Ipd¨v F®, AhfpsS

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]qänepw \¶mbn tX¨p. ho−pw Rm³ AhfpsS apIfn Ibdn InS¶psIm−v, Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS ]qän IS¯n. ]ns¶ kmh[m\w Fsâ Ip® H¶p h«¯n Id¡ns¡m−v ]Xps¡ AaÀ¯n. AtXmsS Ip®bpsS ]IpXntbmfw DÅnembn. AhÄ thZ\ sIm−v ]pfªp. “sIm¨Ñm, F\n¡v \¶mbn thZ\n¡p¶p. hÀjv ]dªn«p−v BZys¯ XhW \à thZ\ Bbncps¶¶v. Ipd¨v Ignªv thZ\ amdnbn«v \à kpJw In«psa¶pw ]dªp.”

“AXv t\cmWv tamtf. BZyw Ipd¨v thZ\ ImWpw. ]ns¶ AXv amdnbn«v \à kpJw In«pw. Hcn¡Â AXnsâ cpNn ]än¡gnªm \o ]ns¶bpw thWsa¶v ]dbpw.”

AXv ]dªpsIm−v Rm³ Ip® Ipd¨v ]pdt¯bv¡v Ducnbn«v, iànbmbn Hä XÅv. AtXmsS, Ip®, FÃm {]Xn_Ô§fpw XIÀ¯psIm−v AhfpsS ]qän ]qÀ®ambn IS¶p. Fsâ Ip®bnepw \à thZ\ A\p`hs¸«p. AhÄ thZ\ sIm−v \nehnfn¨p. AhfpsS I®n \n¶pw I®p\oÀ HgpIn. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v AXv XpS¨p. AhfpsS apJ¯v hfsc Zb\obamb Hcp AhØbmbncp¶p. AXv I−n«v F\n¡pw hnjaw h¶p. “tamtf, \o ]dªn«tà Rm³ IbänbXv. tamÄ¡v \¶mbn thZ\nt¨m?” “kmcanà sIm¨Ñm. thZ\n¨mepw kmcanÃ. thZ\n¡psa¶v AdnªpsIm−v Xs¶bmWv Rm³ CXn\v X¿mdmbXv. thZ\ Ignªv In«p¶ kpJw F\n¡v A\p`hn¡Ww.” Rm³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS Np−pIfn Npw_n¨p. ]ns¶ AhfpsS apeIÄ hmbnem¡n \pWªp. A§s\ Hcp ]¯v an\näv IS¶pt]mbn. At¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS thZ\ amdn. AXv AhfpsS apJ`mh¯n \¶p Xs¶ F\n¡v a\Ênembn.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® sNdpXmbn Nen¸n¨p. “sIm¨Ñm Ct¸mÄ Fsâ thZ\ Ipdªp. C\n sIm¨Ñ³ ]Xps¡ ASn¨v t\m¡ntb.”

A§s\ Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. AhfpsS thZ\ amdnbn«v AhÄ¡v kpJw In«n XpS§n. Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. AhÄ Xe DbÀ¯n, Ip® AhfpsS ]qän Ibdnbnd§p¶Xv t\m¡n. AhÄ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n Fsâ Acs¡«n Npän ]nSn¨p. HSphn AhfpsS tX³IqSv s]m«n. AtXmsS AhfpsS ImepIÄ Fsâ Acs¡«nse ]nSn hn«v I«nen ]Xn¨p. Rm³ Ip® DucmsX Xs¶ AhfpsS ]pd¯v AaÀ¶p InS¶psIm−v AhfpsS Np−n Np_n¨p. AhÄ Fs¶ AhfpsS icoc¯ntebv¡v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨v InS¶p.

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Rm³ Ipd¨v kabw AhfpsS BenwK\§fn AaÀ¶v A§s\ InS¶p.

F\n¡v shÅw t]mbn«nÃmbncp¶p. AXpsIm−v Xs¶ Fsâ Ip®, AXnsâ ]qÀ® hfÀ¨bn AhfpsS ]qän sRcp§n AaÀ¶v Ccp¶p. At¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS £oWw amdnbn«v AhÄ ASp¯ A¦¯n\v X¿mdmbn¡gnªncp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]nSn hnSphn¨n«v, ho−pw ssI Ip¯n DbÀ¶p \n¶p.

Rm³ kmh[m\w Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. Fsâ ASnbpsS thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. AhÄ Fsâ ASnbn InS¶v hnd¨v XpÅn. HSphn Fsâ DÅn Hcp h³ Xncame Dcp−pIqSn. Ahkm\w B Xncame AhfpsS ]qän\pÅn BªSn¨p.

B kab¯v Xs¶ AhfpsS DÅnepw AXnsâ AeIÄ DbÀ¶p. HSphn c−pt]cpw XfÀ¶p hoWp. Rm³ c−p an\näv IqSn AhfpsS apIfn InS¶p. ]ns¶ sX¶n amdn AhfpsS ASp¯v InS¶p. AhÄ icn¡pw XfÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p.

AhfpsS £oWw amdnbt¸mÄ AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨psIm−v Fgpt¶äv Xdbn \n¶p. Fsâ Ip®bn càw ]änbncp¶p. AhfpsS XpSbneqsS HgpInbnd§nb sImgp¯ {ZmhI¯nepw cà¯nsâ km¶n²yw D−mbncp¶p. Rm³ Ahsfbpw ]nSn¨psIm−v _m¯vdqan t]mbn. AhÄ \S¡m³ \t¶ _p²nap«nbncp¶p. Ahsf Xdbn Ip¯nbncp¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ]qän shÅw Hgn¨v IgpIn. a¤n \n¶pw shÅw AhfpsS ]qän X«nb DS³ AhÄ Ccp¶nS¯p\n¶pw NmSnsbgpt¶äp. \oä sIm−v AhÄ ]pfªp. Rm³ Ipd¨v sUtämÄ IqSn shůn IeÀ¯nbn«v, Ahsf ho−pw ]nSn¨v Ccp¯nbn«v AhfpsS ]qÀ hr¯nbmbn IgpIn sImSp¯p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Fgpt¶än«v Fsâ Ip® IgpIn X¶p. Rm³ tXmÀ¯v FSp¯v AhfpsS ]qänse Pemwiw XpS¨p amän. AhfpsS ]©h³ ImSv \¶mbn XpS¨p sImSp¯p. ]ns¶ Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ ssIIfn tImcnsbSp¯p. AhÄ Fsâ Igp¯neqsS ssI Npän Fs¶ _eambn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ Ahsf Npw_n¨psIm−v \S¶v apdnbn h¶p. Rm³ Ahsf I«nen InS¯nbn«v, Rm³ \nhÀ¶v \n¶v Ahsf icn¡pw t\m¡n I−p. sh®¡Ãn sIm¯nsbSp¯ Hcp inev]w t]mse AhfpsS icocw sh«nXnf§n. AhfpsS hSnshm¯ B icockuµcyw F{X I−mepw aXnhcnÃ. ]qÀ® kwXr]vXn hnfbmSp¶, ]qÀ® N{µs\t¸mse Xnf§p¶ apJw. Agnªv Deª apSn I«nen ]c¶v InS¡p¶p. Hcp 34 C©nsâ amdnSw. AhfpsS apeIÄ, c−v Nnc«¸p«v Iagv¯n h¨Xpt]mse IpXn¨v DbÀ¶p \n¡p¶p. Ahbv¡v CSbnembn Hcp Xmgv hc t]mse AKmX KÀ¯w. HXp§nb Acs¡«v. ]ns¶ Xmtgbv¡v h®w IqSnhcp¶p. 36 C©v h®w D−mIpw AhfpsS \nXw_¯n\v. Igp¯n Hcp sNdnb kzÀ® ame. ImXpIfn c−v I½Â. Acbn Hcp kzÀ® AcªmWw. \t¶ shfp¯ AhfpsS icoc¯n kmam\yw \à IpgntbmSpIqSnb s]m¡nfn\v Xmsg \n¶pw, sNdnb Ddp¼v hcnbmbn Cgªv \o§p¶Xpt]mse \\p¯ tcma§Ä.

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Xmtgbv¡v t]mIpwtXmdpw AXn\v I«nIqSn hcp¶p. HSphn AhfpsS XSn¨v DbÀ¶ ]qÀXS¯n AXv Hcp \nXylcnX h\¯nsâ {]XoXn P\n¸n¡p¶ hn[w ]SÀ¶v ]´en¨v InS¡p¶p. AhfpsS shfp¯ icoc¯n AXv FSp¯v ImWmambncp¶p. hmg¯S t]mse XSn¨v, tcma§fnÃm¯ shfp¯ XpSIÄ. BsI¡qSn GXv Ip® s]m§m¯htâbpw Ip®sb X«nbpWÀ¯p¶ kÀ¸kuµcyw. B kuµcyw F{X I−n«pw F\n¡v aXnh¶nÃ.

Fsâ I®pIfpsS Im´iàn t\cnSm\mhmsX AhÄ c−v ssI sIm−pw apJw s]m¯n. A§s\ Ipd¨v kabw IqSn t\m¡n \n¶n«v Rm\pw AhfpsS ASp¯v Ibdn InS¶p. AhfpsS apJ¯v, FhdÌv IogS¡nbXp t]msebpÅ Hcp kwXr]vXn hnfbmSn. AhÄ Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶n«v, Hcp Im Fsâ apIfntebv¡v Ibän h¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Xe DbÀ¯n Fsâ apJ¯v apgph³, Hcv C©v Øew t]mepw hnSmsX Npw_n¨p. Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ apIfntebv¡v ]nSn¨v InS¯n. Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ s\©n AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨psIm−v InS¶p. At¸mgpw AhfpsS Np−pIÄ Fsâ apJ¯v apgph³ Npw_\§Ä \«psIm−ncp¶p. At¸mÄ kabw GXm−v ]{´−v BImdmbncp¶p.. “tamtf F§s\bp−mbncp¶p. tamÄ icn¡pw kpJnt¨m?”

“At¿m, sIm¨Ñm, F´v \à kpJambncp¶p. F\n¡v AXv hnhcn¡mt\ ]äp¶nÃ. Fsâ PohnX¯nse Hcn¡epw ad¡m\mhm¯ Hcp cm{XnbmWv C¶t¯Xv.” “F\n¡pw C¶s¯ cm{Xn Hcn¡epw ad¡m³ IgnbnÃ. Rm³ Fsâ s]m¶ptamsf Ifn¨ Znhkatà C¶v.” “sIm¨Ñm, hÀj ]dªt¸mÄ C{Xsbm¶pw Rm³ {]Xo£n¨ncp¶nÃ. CXv icn¡pw kzÀ¤w Xs¶bmbncp¶p. sIm¨Ñ\mWv C\n apX Fsâ {]mW³. Fsâ Hmtcm izmk¯nepw Rm³ sIm¨Ñs\ HmÀ¡pw.”

“F\n¡pw AXpt]mse Xs¶ tamtf. tamfv Igntª C\n F\n¡v BcpapÅp.

AXncn¡s«, \nsâ hÀj Bfv F§s\? \½psS I¼\nbn Iq«mtam?”

“Hmtlm, sIm¨Ñ\v Ahtfbpw t\m«apt−m?”

“A§s\sbm¶pw CÃ. \o C¶v Ahsf¡pdn¨v ]dªt¸mÄ F\n¡v Ahsf H¶v I−m sImÅmsa¶v tXm¶n. A{Xtb DÅp.”

“I−m am{Xw aXntbm? AtXm C\n I−v Ignbpt¼mÄ AhfpsS AIhpw ImWWsa¶v ]dbptam?”

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“tamÄ¡v k½XamsW¦n am{Xw ImWmw.” “AhÄ Fsâ Gähpw ASp¯ Iq«pImcnbmWv. Rm³ ]dªm AhÄ k½Xn¡pw. Xs¶bpaÃ, AhÄ¡v Ct¸mÄ CXnÃmsX Dd§m³ Ignbm¯ ØnXnbmWv. AhÄ F\n¡v AhfpsS tN«s\ thWsa¦n Xcs¸Sp¯n Xcmsas¶ms¡ ]dªncp¶p. ]t£, F\n¡v t]Sn ImcWamWv Rm³ k½Xn¡mªXv.” “AXv \¶mbn. tamÄ A§s\ A_²¯nsem¶pw sN¶v s]ScpXv.” “Cà sIm¨Ñm. C\n Fsâ GXv B{Klhpw km[n¨p Xcm³ Fsâ sIm¨Ñ³ D−tÃm. ]ns¶´n\m Rm³ thtd Bfns\ Xnc¡p¶Xv.” “Ahsf§s\ tamsft¸mse kpµcnbmtWm?” “AhÄ \à kpµcnbmWv. ]t£, KÄ^v PohnXw sIm−mbncn¡pw, AhÄ Ft¶¡mÄ Ipd¨pIqSn Idp¯n«mWv. ]ns¶ Ft¶¡mÄ \à icoc ]pjvSnbp−v.” “tamfv Ahsf Hcp Znhkw hf¨v sIm−phm. Rm³ Ahsf H¶v ImWs«.”

“AsXms¡ t]mencn¡pw.”

Rm³ sIm−phcmw. ]n¶s¯ Imcyw sIm¨Ñsâ Ignhv

“\o Ahsf H¶p sIm−p h¶m aXn. _m¡nsbms¡ Rm³ icnbm¡mw.” “sIm¨Ñm, C\napX Rm³ ChnsSb§v ØncXmakw B¡m³ t]mIpIbmWv. H¶pansænepw F\n¡v Fsâ sIm¨Ñs\ Ft¸mgpw I−psIm−v Ccn¡matÃm.”

“F\n¡v \qdph«w k½Xw. H¶pansænepw \nsâ Ipª½bpsS I®v sh«n¨v \nsâ \nsâ Cu ]qta\nbn XgpImt\m, H¶p sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¡mt\m Hs¡ km[n¡patÃm.”

“F\n¡v AXv am{Xw t]mc. Ipª½bpsS I®v sh«n¨v F\n¡v sNbvXv XcpIbpw thWw.” “\nsâ Ipª½sb§m\w Adnªm c−ntâbpw IY Ignbpw.”

“AsXms¡ Ipª½ AdnbmsX Rm³ t\m¡ns¡mÅmw.” “\nsâ AÑ\pw A½bpw k½Xn¡ptam \o ChnsS h¶v \n¡m³?”

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“AsXms¡ Rm³ ]dªv k½Xn¸n¡mw. Ipª½btà Fs¶ hfÀ¯nbXv. AXpt]mse Ipª½ {]khn¨v Ignbpt¼mÄ Ipªns\ t\m¡m\mbn Rm³ hcmw.

B t]cn F\n¡v ChnsS Ignbmw.”

A§s\ kwkmcn¨v InS¶v R§Ä Dd§nt¸mbn. At¸mgpw AhÄ Fsâ s\©n Xs¶bmWv InS¶ncp¶Xv. Rm³ Ahsf tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨ncp¶p. ]ns¶ Rm³ DWÀ¶Xv cmhnse Ggv aWn¡mWv. AhÄ At¸mgpw Fsâ s\©n InS¶v Dd§pIbmbncp¶p. Fsâ Ip«³ I¼nbmbn«v, AhfpsS XpSIÄ¡nSbn sRcp§n Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. F\n¡v aq{Xsamgn¡m³ ap«n \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. AXpsIm−v Rm³ Ahsf DWÀ¯msX Xs¶ Fsâ ]pd¯p\n¶pw Cd¡n InS¯n.

At¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ DWÀ¶p. I®v Xpd¶v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ apJamWv IWn I−Xv. AhÄ Fsâ apJ¯v \n¶pw s]s«¶v I®pIÄ amän. AhfpsS apJ¯v Fs¶ A`napJoIcn¡m³ h¿m¯ Xc¯n \mWw A\p`hs¸«p. Ignª cm{Xnbn hnImcXnf¸n Im«n¡q«nb Imcy§Ä HmÀ¯n«mbncn¡pw AhÄ I®pIÄ s]m¯nbXv. Rm³ s]s«¶v Fgpt¶äv _m¯vdqan t]mbn aq{Xsamgn¨n«v aS§n h¶p.

At¸mgpw AhÄ InS¶ncp¶ Øe¯p \n¶pw Fgpt¶äncp¶nÃ. ]t£, Hcp joäv X¸nsbSp¯v AhfpsS \áX ad¨ncp¶p. AhÄ apIfn Id§p¶ ^m\n t\m¡n Ft´m BtemNn¨v InS¶p. Rm³ IS¶p h¶Xv AhÄ Adnbp¶tX CÃ. Rm³ s]s«¶v AhÄ \áX ad¨ncp¶ joäv FSp¯v amän. AhÄ s]s«¶v AXv XSbm³ {ians¨¦nepw, AXn\v ap¼mbn Xs¶ joäv Fsâ I¿n F¯n Ignªncp¶p. AhÄ c−v ssI sIm−pw AhfpsS apJw ad¨p.

Rm³ I«nen AhfpsS ASp¯mbn Ccp¶n«v, AhfpsS ssIIÄ ]nSn¨v amän.

AhÄ Ipd¨v _ew ]nSns¨¦nepw Rm³ ssIIÄ amän AhfpsS apJw kzX{´am¡n.

BZyw AhÄ I®pIÄ ]q«n InS¶p. Rm³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS I®pIfn Npw_n¨p.

Hcp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhfpsS Hcp apesR«v Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. AtXmsS AhÄ I®pIÄ Xpd¶p.

AtXmsS Ahfn Nne amä§Ä I−p XpS§n. AhfpsS \mWw amdn. AhÄ Fsâ Xe AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p. Fsâ Hcp ssI AhfpsS sskeâv hmenbntebv¡v \o−p. Rm³ AhnsS XgpIn. B ImSn\pÅnse Im«cphn tXSn Fsâ hncepIÄ \pgªp Ibdn. AhÄ Fsâ ssI ]nSn¨v amän. “sIm¨Ñm, ssI amäv. F\n¡v aq{Xsamgn¡Ww. Asæn ChnsS apgph³ BIpw.” “F¦n \o Fgpt¶äv hm. \ns¶ Rm³ aq{Xsamgn¨n«v IgpIn Xcmw.”

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“At¿. th−. Rm³ IgpIns¡mÅmw. sIm¨Ñ³ t\m¡n \n¶m F\n¡v aq{Xsamgn¡m³ ]ä¯nÃ.”

“AXv shdptX. C¶se cm{Xn Rm³ \nsâ ]qdv apgph³ IgpIn X¶XtÃ. ]ns¶ Cs¶´m Ipg¸w?”

“At¶cs¯ B AhØbn Rm³ AsXm¶pw {i²n¨nÃ. ]t£, Ct¸mÄ BtemNn¨n«v \mWamIp¶p.” “\o hm. \nsâ \mWsams¡ Rm³ amän Xcmw.”

A§s\ Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â]n¨v _m¯vdqan sIm−p t]mbn.

AhfpsS tXmfneqsS I¿n«v Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ icoc¯n tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨psIm−mWv \S¶Xv. Ahfpw Hcp ssI Fsâ Acs¡«neqsS Npän ]nSn¨p. Ahsf Rm³ bqtdm]y³ t¢mskän ]nSn¨v Ccp¯n. F¶n«v AhÄ aq{Xsamgn¡p¶Xv t\m¡n \n¶p.

AhÄ Ccp¶v Ipd¨v IgnªmWv aq{Xsamgn¡m³ XpS§nbXv. BZyw hn«phn«v c−p aq¶v XpÅn h¶p. ]ns¶ ss]¸n \n¶pw shÅw NmSp¶Xpt]mse iànbmb {]hmlambn. t\cnb kzÀ®\nd¯n AhfpsS Im«n\pÅn \n¶pw Hcp Ipªcphn t]mse AXv HgpIn t¢mskän hoWpsIm−ncp¶p. kmh[m\w AXnsâ iàn Ipdªv HSphn XpÅnIfmbn, ]ns¶ AXpw \ne¨p.

Rm³ ^mskäv FSp¯v AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v shÅw Noän¨p. AhÄ¡v sNdnb \oä A\p`hs¸Sp¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. Im´mcn apfIv ISn¡pt¼mÄ \½fdnbmsX hmbn \n¶p hcp¶Xp t]mse Hcp i_vZw tI«p. ]ns¶ Rm³ ssI sIm−v AhfpsS ]qÀ \¶mbn IgpIn sImSp¯p. AhÄ Fgpt¶ät¸mÄ Rm³ tXmÀ¯v FSp¯v AhfpsS ]qdpw, AXn\v NpäpapÅ ImSpw \¶mbn XpS¨v hr¯nbm¡n. B kab¯v AhÄ Fsâ I¼nbmbn \n¶ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p sRcn¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS tXmfneqsS I¿n«v Ahsf Fsâ icoc¯ntebv¡v tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨v \S¶p. Ahfpw Fsâ Acs¡«neqsS ssI Npän Fs¶ ]nSn¨ncp¶p. R§Ä ho−pw h¶v I«nen InS¶p. AhÄ Fsâ I¿n Xe h¨v Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªv InS¶p. Rm\pw AhfpsS ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªv InS¶p. I¼nbmbn \n¶ Fsâ Ip®, AhfpsS ASnhbän Ip¯n \n¶p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n ]pWÀ¶p. AhÄ Fsâ Np−n Npw_n¨p. AhfpsS \áamb apeIÄ Fsâ s\©nse tcma¡m«n sRcnªv AaÀ¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS Np−v Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. AhÄ AhfpsS \m¡v Fsâ hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v Ip¯nbnd¡n. Rm³ AXv \Wªp. AhfpsS Dan\oÀ Fsâ hmbntebv¡v HgpInbnd§n. Rm³ AXv Fsâ Dan\ocns\m¸w \pWªnd¡n. ]¯v ]Xn\©v an\näv R§Ä A§s\ InS¶p. CXn\nsS, AhÄ Hcp ssI R§fpsS

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icoc¯n\v \SphneqsS IS¯n, AhfpsS ASnhbän Ip¯n \n¶ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p. Rm\pw AhfpsS icoc¯n Npänbncp¶ Fsâ ssIIÄ kzX{´am¡nbn«v, AhfpsS apebn XgpIn. AhfpsS apesR«pIÄ _ew h¨v DbÀ¶p h¶p.

Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ apIfn ]nSn¨v InS¯n. AhÄ ssIIÄ Fsâ tXmfn\v Ccphi§fnepambn Ip¯n DbÀ¶p \n¶psIm−v, AhfpsS Hcp ape Fsâ hmbn XncpIn h¨p. Rm³ AXv ]camh[n Fsâ hmbv¡pÅn Ibän hen¨v IpSn¨p. H¸w AhfpsS atä apebpsS sR«v, Fsâ heXp I¿nse Nq−p hncen\pw XÅhncen\pw CSbn h¨v sRcn¨p. AhfpsS Imensâ ap«pIÄ Fsâ Acs¡«n\v Ccphi¯pambn Ip¯n \n¶psIm−v AhÄ AhfpsS ape ]camh[n Fsâ hmbntebv¡v sXÅn X¶p.

Fsâ ASnhbäntebv¡v tNÀ¶v aS§nbncp¶ Ip®bpsS ]pd¯v AhfpsS ]qÀ AaÀ¶p. AhÄ AhfpsS ]qÀ sIm−v Fsâ Ip®bn apIfntebv¡pw Xmtgbv¡pw AaÀ¯n Dc¨psIm−ncp¶p. AXv F\n¡v kln¡mhp¶Xnepw A¸pdambncp¶p.

Rm³ Fsâ ssIIÄ \o«nsIm−v sN¶v Ip® ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn ap«n¨p h¨p. AhÄ ]Xps¡ AhfpsS Acs¡«v Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯n. AtXmsS Ip® kmh[m\w AhfpsS ]qän Ibdm³ XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS N´nbn ]nSn¨v Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯n.

AhÄ¡v t\cnb thZ\ A\p`hs¸Sp¶v F¶v ]dªXnsâ ASnØm\¯n Rm³ AhfpsS N´nbnse ]nSn hn«p. AhÄ kmh[m\w Ip® Ducnbpw Ibänbpw HSphn AXv ]qÀ®ambn AhfpsS ]qän\pÅn Ibdn. Ip® ]qÀ®ambn DÅnembn Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ s\©n AaÀ¶p InS¶p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨p.

AhÄ Fsâ apJ¯v apgph³ Npw_\§Ä sIm−v aqSn. GXm−v ]¯v an\näv R§Ä A§s\ InS¶p. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhfpsS N´nbn c−v ssI sIm−pw Xm§n]nSn¨psIm−v, ASnbn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v ASn¨p.

At¸mgmWv Fsâ samss_ t^mWn _Ãv ASn¨Xv. Rm³ ASn aXnbm¡nbn«v, AhfpsS N´nbn \n¶p ssI FSp¯p. A§s\ InS¶psIm−v Xs¶ Rm³ ssI F¯n tai¸pd¯v \n¶pw t^m¬ FSp¯p. Fsâ `mcybmbncp¶p hnfn¨Xv. Rm³ t^m¬ Aä³Uv sNbvXp. At¸mÄ kwkmcn¨Xv `mcybpsS tN¨n Bbncp¶p. AhÀ am\Êsb Xnc¡n. AhÄ Dd¡apWÀt¶m F¶v tNmZn¨p. “tN«¯o AhÄ F¸tg Fgpt¶äp. Zm t^m¬ Rm³ AhÄ¡v sImSp¡mw.”

Rm³ t^m¬ kv]o¡À Hm¬ sNbvXn«v am\ÊbpsS I¿n sImSp¯p. AhÄ AXv hm§n kwkmcn¨v XpS§n. “ltem. A½m cmhnte F´mWv?” “H¶panÃ. shdptX hnfn¨Xm. \o F¸gm Ct§m«v hcp¶Xv?”

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“A½m F\n¡v C\nbpw H¯ncn ]Tn¡m\p−v. sIm¨Ñ³ C¶se cm{Xn Fs¶ ]Tn¸n¨p. C\nbpw Iptd¡qSn ]Tn¡Ww.” “At¸mÄ \n§Ä cmhnse H¶pw Ign¡p¶ntÃ?” “cmhnse Rm³ Fs´¦nepw D−m¡n Ign¡mw. ChnsS \à G¯¸gw D−v.

C¶se cm{Xnbnepw Rm³ Hsc®w Ign¨p. R§Ä Iptd¡qSn ]Tn¨n«v, D¨tbmsS DuWv Ign¡m³ F¯mw.” “icn.. icn. \o sIm¨Ñs\ hÃmsX _p²nap«n¡cpXv.” “CÃt½. sIm¨Ñ\v Fs¶ henb CjvSamWv. Fs¶ FÃmw ]Tn¸n¨v Xcmsa¶v ]dªn«p−v.”

“F¶m ]ns¶ Rm³ t^m¬ shbv¡t«?” “icn A½m. Ipª½ F´m ]dbp¶p ? sIm¨Ñ\v ChnsS Hcp _p²nap«pw CÃmsX Rm³ t\m¡ns¡mÅmsa¶v ]dtª¡v.” “icn tamtf.”

AtXmsS t^m¬ I«mbn. t^m¬ AhÄ Xs¶ tai¸pd¯v h¨p. F¶n«v AhÄ Fs¶ t\m¡n Hcp Nncn Nncn¨p. Fsâ {]IS\w F§s\bp−mbncp¶p sIm¨Ñm F¶v tNmZn¡p¶ amXncn Hcp Nncn. “tamtf \o Rm³ hnNmcn¨ t]mse A{X tamiaÃ. \o icn¡pw hnfª hn¯v Xs¶. \o Fs´ms¡bm X«nhn«Xv. \o C¶se cm{Xn G¯¸gw Xnt¶m? AXn\v ChnsS G¯¸gw CÃmbncp¶tÃm.”

“Hm. Cu sIm¨Ñ³ Hcp a−³ Xs¶. C¸gpw B G¯¸gw Fsâ tamfv Xn¶psIm−ncn¡pIbtÃ.”

“F¶v. Rm³ A{Xbv¡v IS¶v Nn´n¨nÃ. \nsâ ss[cyw A]mcw Xs¶. kz´w A½tbmSv ]dª hÀ¯am\w tI«ntÃ.”

“AXn\v Rm³ F´m ]dªXv? Hcv G¯¸gw Igns¨¶v am{Xatà ]dªXv. AXnse´m C{X Imcyw?” “\ns¶ Rm³ C¶se cm{Xn F´mSo ]Tn¸n¨Xv?”

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“C¶se Rm³ F\n¡v Adnbm¯ H¯ncn Imcy§Ä ]Tn¨p. AXpw {]mIvSn¡Â klnXw. AXn IqSpX C\n F´m ]Tn¡m\pÅXv ?” “]ns¶ \o C\nbpw Iptd ]Tn¡m\ps−¶v ]dªtXm?” “C¸w Rm³ ]Tn¨psIm−ncn¡p¶Xv ]pXnb ]mTatÃ. CXv C¶se ]Tn¨Xv AÃtÃm. CXv C¶se ]Tn¨Xnt\¡mÄ \à ckap−v.”

“C§\mbm \o Iptd ]mTw ]Tn¡pw.” “sIm¨Ñ³ ]Tn¸n¨v X¶m aXn. Rm³ FÃmw \¶mbn ]Tn¡mw.” kwkmc¯n\nSbnepw AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn AhfpsS ]qdv sIm−v aÀ±\§Ä Gev]n¨psIm−ncp¶p. AhÄ Fsâ s\©n ssI Ip¯n DbÀ¶p \n¶psIm−v, AhfpsS N´n DbÀ¯n kmh[m\w Fsâ Ip®bn ASn¨p. kmh[m\w XpS§nb ASnbpsS thKX {ItaW IqSn¡qSn h¶p. AhfpsS ASns¡m¸w, Rm\pw Xmsg \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v ASn¨psImSp¯p. AhÄ GXm−v kÀ¸w XpÅen\v If¯nencp¶v Ddªp XpÅp¶ XpÅ¡mcnsb t]mse Fsâ Ip®bn Ddªp XpÅn.

HSphn AhÄ XfÀ¶v Fsâ s\©n hoWp. AtX kabw Xs¶ Fsâ Ip®bpw AhfpsS ]qän \qdpw ]mepw hnf¼n. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¶p.

Fsâ Ip«³ Npcp§m³ XpS§n. CXn\nsS, AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw sImgp¯ {ZmhIw Fsâ Ip®bneqsS HgpInbnd§n. AXv Fsâ XpSbnSp¡ntebv¡v Hen¨nd§n. ]ns¶bpw ]¯v an\näv Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ £oWw amdn Xe DbÀ¯n. Rm³ AhÄ¡v ]IÀ¶v \ÂInb kpJ¯nsâ {]Xn^eambn AhÄ Fsâ s\änbnepw, I®pIfnepw, Np−nepsaÃmw amdn amdn D½ h¨p. ]ns¶ Fsâ ]pd¯p \n¶pw sX¶n amdn InS¶p. ho−pw Ipd¨p kabw IqSn InS¶n«v R§Ä Fgpt¶äp. t\tc _m¯dqan t]mbn \¶mbn IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀ IgnIns¡mSp¯p. AXnsâ {]Xyp]Imcambn AhÄ Fsâ Ip® IgpIn X¶p.

AhfpsS \S¯bv¡v sNdnb hyXymkw D−mbncp¶p. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨mWv \S¶Xv. apdnbn h¶ tijw R§Ä hkv{X§Ä [cn¨p. AhÄ anUnbpw jÀ«pw am{Xw [cn¨p. ASnhkv{X§Ä H¶pw [cn¨nÃ. AhÄ jÀ«nsâ apIfnse c−v _«³kpIÄ C«ncp¶nÃ. AXpsIm−v Xs¶ AhfpsS apeIÄ ]pd¯v ImWmambncp¶p. Rm\pw ]Xnhv t]mse Hcp ep¦n am{Xw DSp¯p. ho«n \n¡pt¼mÄ AXmWv Fsâ Øncamb thjw. ]ns¶ R§Ä ASp¡fbn t]mbn {]`mX `£Whpw Nmbbpw X¿mdm¡n .

Nmbbv¡pÅ ]m {^nUvPn D−mbncp¶p. ]ns¶ Acns¸mSn FSp¯v ]p«pw D−m¡n.

AhÄ Xs¶ ]p«n ]gw RhpSnbn«v F\n¡v hmcn X¶p. Rm³ AhÄ¡pw hmcn

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sImSp¯p. A§s\ R§Ä AXv apgph³ Ign¨p. ]ns¶ Rm³ t]mbn A¶s¯ ]{Xw FSp¯v hmbn¨p. Ahfpw Fs¶ ap«nbpcp½n Ccp¶v hmbn¨p. ]ns¶ Rm³ I¼yq«dn tkhv sNbvXv C«ncp¶ Nne \oeNn{X§Ä AhÄ¡v ImWn¨p sImSp¯p. Iq«¯nÂ, Hcp josabn Hcp s]¬Ip«nbpambn Ifn¡p¶ kn\nabpw D−mbncp¶p. AXmWv AhÄ¡v Gsd CjvSs¸«Xv. R§Ä ASp¯Sp¯v InS¶ ItkcIfn ap«n Dcp½nbmWv Ccp¶Xv. AXp I−psIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ ap−v hI¶p amänbn«v, Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm\pw AhfpsS jÀ«n\pÅn I¿n«v AhfpsS apeIfn XgpIns¡m−ncp¶p.

A§s\ Hcp L«ambt¸mÄ AhÄ kn\na ImW aXnbm¡nbn«v, Fsâ aSnbntebv¡v Iagv¶p InS¶p. AhÄ Fsâ ap−nsâ Ip¯gn¨v ap−v c−v hit¯bv¡pw Xpd¶p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbn Ibän Du¼n hen¨p. AhÄ A§s\ InS¶psIm−v AhfpsS Hcp Im DbÀ¯n I¼yq«À tS_nfn h¨p. AtXmsS AhfpsS ]qÀ hms]mfn¨p. Rm³ ssI F¯n AhfpsS ]qän XgpIn. AXn \à hgphgp¸v A\p`hs¸«p. Rm³ Fsâ I¿nse \Sphnc AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ip¯nbnd¡n. AtXmsS AhÄ Ip® Du¼p¶Xnsâ thKX IqSn. Ipd¨v kabw Bbt¸mtgbv¡pw F\n¡v shSn s]m«p¶Xnsâ e£W§Ä I−p XpS§n. Rm³ Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbn \n¶pw ]pds¯Sp¯p. F¶n«v Rm³ AhfpsS jÀ«v Ducn amän. Rm³ AhfpsS \áamb apeIfn XgpIn. AhfpsS apeIÄ¡v kmam\yw \à apgp¸v D−mbncp¶p. AhfpsS apesR«pIÄ Hcp sNdnb ap´ncnbpsS hen¸¯n _ew h¨v DbÀ¶p \n¶p. Rm³ Ahsf I«nentebv¡v ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v, Ip\nªv AhfpsS apesR«v Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. AhÄ Fsâ Xe AhfpsS amdn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. AhÄ Xe DbÀ¯n Fsâ s\änbn Npw_n¨p.

Rm³ Fsâ Hcp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS anUn ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯nbn«v AhfpsS ]mâokn\v ]pd¯pIqSn AhfpsS ]qän XgpIn. AhnsS apgph³ AhfpsS tX³ Hen¨v \\ªv IpXnÀ¶ncp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS anUnbpw ]mâokpw IqSn Xmtgbv¡v ]nSn¨v Xmgv¯n. AhÄ N´n DbÀ¯n AXv Ducn amäm³ klmbn¨p. A§s\ AhÄ ]qÀ® \ábmbn. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Xmtgbv¡v \o§n. Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbnembn InS¶p. Rm³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS Ipän tcmaw \ndª XSn¨v DbÀ¶ ]qÀXS¯n apJw AaÀ¯n. AhÄ sR«n hnd¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS XSn¨ ]qÀNp−pIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n. ]«pt]mse Nph¶ ]qÀNmensâ apIfä¯mbn Ipd¨v Ccp− \nd¯n Hcp Iiph−n ]cn¸nsâ hen¸¯n AhfpsS I´v ]pdt¯bv¡v XÅn \¶p. AXv sNdpXmbn hndbv¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. Rm³ AXn Npw_n¨p. AhÄ tjm¡Sn¨Xp t]mse sR«n Xcn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS I´v Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n ]Xps¡ \pWªp. AhÄ ImepIÄ ]ns¶bpw AIÀ¯nbn«v, Im aS¡n InS¡bn Nhp«n. AhfpsS Ihbv¡nS,

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Cw¥ojnse ‘Fw’ A£c¯nsâ BIrXnbn \n¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS I´v iànbmbn Du¼n hen¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. AhÄ hnImc¯m ]pfªp.

HSphn AhfpsS tX³IpSw s]m«nsbmgpIn. Rm³ AhfpsS tX³ apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨p. AtXmsS AhÄ XfÀ¶p. AhÄ Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨v amän. Rm³ AhfpsS ASp¯v tNÀ¶p InS¶p. AhÄ ZoÀLambn izkn¨psIm−v InXbv¡p¶p−mbncp s¶¦nepw, Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Hcp ssI sIm−v Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

Ipd¨v Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS £oWw amdn. AtXmsS AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn AhfpsS apJw AaÀ¯n. ]ns¶ kmh[m\w AXv AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. kabw IS¶p t]mbtXmsS AhfpsS Du¼ensâ thKX IqSn h¶p. HSphn Fsâ Ip«³ AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v \ndsbmgn¨p. Fsâ Ip®bn \n¶pw ]pd¯p h¶ Ahkm\ XpÅn hsc \¡nsbSp¯n«v AhÄ Npcp§n XpS§nb Ip® hmbn \n¶pw ]pds¯Sp¯p. Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v hen¨v InS¯nbn«v Ahsf Fsâ icoc¯n tNÀ¯v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.

A§s\ InS¶v R§Ä Dd§n t]mbn. I¼yq«dnse Nn{Xw HmSn Ignªncp¶p.

AXv Éo¸v tamUntebv¡v amdpIbpw sNbvXncp¶p. ]ns¶ F¸tgm Fsâ samss_ i_vZn¡p¶Xv tI«mWv Rm³ DWÀ¶Xv. AhÄ At¸mgpw Fsâ s\©n InS¶v Dd§pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ t^m¬ FSp¡m\mbn Ncnªt¸mÄ AhÄ DWÀ¶p. AhÄ Fsâ ]pd¯p \n¶pw amdn InS¶p. Rm³ t^m¬ FSp¯v kwkmcn¨p. AXv am\ÊbpsS A½ Bbncp¶p. AhÀ am\Êsb Xnc¡n. AhÄ I¼yq«dn Ft´m sNbvXpsIm−ncn¡pIbmsW¶v Rm³ ]dªp. ]ns¶ t^m¬ AhÄ¡v sImSp¡msa¶v ]dªpsIm−v Rm³ Ahsf Dds¡ hnfn¨p “tamtf, Zm tamsf A½ hnfn¡p¶p.”

AhÄ Hcp an\näv IgnªmWv t^m¬ Fsâ I¿n \n¶pw hm§nbXv. AXn\nsS Rm³ Ahsf Hcp {]mhiyw IqSn hnfn¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ Fsâ I¿n \n¶pw t^m¬ hm§n AhfpsS A½bpambn kwkmcn¨p. Rm³ tai¸pd¯v Ccp¶ ssSw]okn kabw t\m¡nbt¸mÄ, aWn H¶v Ignªncp¶p. A{Xbpw kabw Bbn«pw R§sf ImWmªXp sIm−mWv hnfn¨Xv. R§Ä _m¯vdqan t]mbn FÃmw IgpIn hr¯nbm¡nbn«v h¶v hkv{Xw [cn¨p. AhÄ icn¡pw FÃm ASnPhpfnIfpw [cn¨p. ]ns¶ NpcnZmÀ [cn¨p. Rm³ Hcp shÅ ap−pw jÀ«pw [cn¨p. ]ns¶ R§Ä AhfpsS ho«n t]mbn. AhnsS `£Ww Ign¨n«v Ipd¨v kabw IqSn Ignªv Rm³ XncnsI t]mbn. am\Ê, AhfpsS t{]mPIvSv sN¿m³, cm{Xn Rm³ `£Ww Ign¨v hcpt¼mÄ IqsS hcmsa¶v ]dªv AhnsS Xs¶ X§n.

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Rm³ XncnsI ho«n F¯nbn«v, hkv{X§sfms¡ amän P\n¨ ]Sn I«nen Ibdn InS¶p. Ignª cm{Xn apX D−mb FÃm kw`h§fpw Fsâ a\Ên sXfnªp h¶p. A{]Xo£nXambn F\n¡v e`n¨ ku`mKyw HmÀ¯v, I¼nbmbn \n¶ Ip®bn XgpIn InS¶v Rms\m¶v ab§n. ]ns¶ A©v aWntbmsSbmWv Rm³ DWÀ¶Xv. Fsâ Ip«³ At¸mgpw I¼n Xs¶ Bbncp¶p. Rm³ Fgpt¶äv t]mbn Ipfn¨p. XWp¯ shÅw hoWtXmsS Fsâ Ip«³ im´ambn.

Ipfn Ignªv Rm³ ]pd¯v t]mbn ]mepw Ipd¨v {^q«vkpw, sFkv {Ioapw hm§n sIm−p h¶p. ]mepw sFkv{Ioapw {^nUvPn h¨p. ]ns¶ Sn. hn. Hm¬ sNbvXv hmÀ¯ tI«p. Ggv aWntbmsS Rm³ Fsâ `mcym Krl¯ntebv¡v Xncn¨p. Rm³ AhnsS F¯nbt¸mtgbv¡pw am\Ê X¿mdmbn \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. A¶v AhÄ Hcp ^pÄ ]mhmSbpw, ]pdIp hiw Xpd¸pÅ Hcp tem§v »ukpamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. Fsâ ss_¡v hcp¶Xv I−t¸mÄ Xs¶ AhÄ HmSnh¶v F\n¡v tKäv Xpd¶p X¶p. ]qÀ® N{µ³ DZn¨v DbÀ¶ t]mse apJ{io. H¸w ]q\nemhv s]¿p¶ Hcp ]p©ncnbpw. At¸mÄ Xs¶ F\n¡v Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Hcp D½ sImSp¡m\pÅ Bthiw D−mbncp¶p. ]t£, kmlNcyw icnbÃm¯Xn\m Rm³ kwba\w ]men¨p.

Rm³ Fsâ `mcybpambn Ipd¨v kabw kwkmcn¨v Ccp¶p. AXn\nsS am\Ê h¶v Fs¶ DuWv Ign¡m³ £Wn¨p. Rm\pw `mcybpw, AhtfmsSm¸w AIt¯bv¡v t]mbn. c−v _Uv dqan\v CSbnepÅ Hcp CS\mgnbneqsS IS¶mWv ssU\nwKv lmfn F¯p¶Xv. Fsâ Hcp hi¯v `mcybpw, adp hi¯v am\Êbpw \S¶p. CSbv¡v AhÄ Fsâ I¿n ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. AhÄ Fsâ ssI kzX{´am¡nbt¸mÄ Rm³ ]n¶neqsS ssI IS¯n AhfpsS N´nbn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. ]ns¶ Rm³ `£Ww Ign¨p. Fsâ `mcybpsS IqsS am\Êbpw F\n¡v `£Ww hnf¼m³ IqSn. `£Ww Ignªv ssI IgpInbn«v Rm³ ap³his¯ lmfn h¶ncp¶p. ]¯v an\näv Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw am\Ê, `£Ww Ign¨n«v h¶p. B kab¯v asäÃmhcpw `£Ww Ign¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. am\Ê HmSnh¶v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. ]ns¶ AhÄ \à Ip«nbmbn amdn \n¶p.

FÃmhcpw DuWv Ignªv h¶n«v, Rm³ t]mIm\mbn Cd§n. am\Êbpw Fsâ H¸w h¶p.

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