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ാ Rm³ A\n amXyp.kztZiw Xncphà (t{]m¸À Xncphà Aà þ XncphÃbv¡v kao]apÅ Hcp {Kmaw). Rm³ _n. F. Un{Kn FSp¯n«p−v. Rm³ Fsâ PohnXcoXn BsI amän adn¨ BZym\p`h§Ä {]nbs¸« hmb\¡mÀ¡mbn hnhcn¡mw.

Fsâ A¸¨³ acn¨p t]mbn, A½¨n D−v. F\n¡v aq¯Xmbn aq¶v tPyjvT·mcpw, Hcp ktlmZcnbpap−v. tPyjvT·mÀ aq¶p t]cpw KÄ^nemWv. ktlmZcnsb tImgt©cnbn hnhmlw Ign¨v Ab¨ncn¡p¶p.

AhÄ `À¯mhnt\msSm¸w KÄ^nemWv. tPyjvT·mÀ aq¶pt]cpw hnhmlnXcmWv. aq¯ tPyjvT³ k®n, `mcy sken³. c−mas¯ tPyjvT³ ]oäÀ, `mcy \nÀ½e, aq¶mas¯ tPyjvT³ Acp¬, `mcy Pqenbäv. aq¯ c−v tPyjvT·mÀ¡pw Hmtcm Ip«nIfp−v. aq¶mas¯ tPyjvTsâ hnhmlw Ignªv c−mgvN Ignªt¸mÄ Xncn¨p t]mbn. AhÀ¡v Ip«nIfmbn«nÃ. tN«³ hnhmlw Ignªv t]mbn«v Ct¸mÄ (Cu IY \S¡p¶ kab¯v ) A©v amkambn.

R§Ä ktlmZc§Ä X½n GItZiw c−v hbÊnsâ hyXymkap−v.

Gähpw Cfbh\mb F\n¡v 24 hbÊv {]mbap−v. F\n¡v t\tc aq¯ tN«\v 26 hbÊpw, AXn\v aq¯ tN¨n¡v 28 hbÊpw, aq¯ c−v tN«·mÀ¡pw 30, 32 hbÊpw hoXap−v. aq¯ tN«sâ `mcy sken\v 27 hbÊpw, c−mas¯ tN«sâ `mcy \nÀ½ebv¡v 24 hbÊpw, Cfb tN«sâ `mcy Pqenbän\v 21 hbÊpw {]mbap−v. aq¯ tN«sâ aIÄ H¶mw ¢mÊnepw, c−mas¯ tN«sâ aI³ FÂ. sI. Pn. bnepw ]Tn¡p¶p. tN«¯namscÃmhcpw R§fpsS ho«n Xs¶bmWv Xmakn¡p¶Xv. AhÀ aq¶pt]cpw kz´w ktlmZc§sft¸mse Hs¯mcpatbmsSbmWv Ignbp¶Xv.

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R§Ä¡v Ipsdb[nIw dºÀ tXm«w D−v. Un{Kn ]qÀ¯nbm¡nb tijw Rm³ Irjn Imcy§fpw, ho«p Imcy§fpsams¡ t\m¡n Ignbp¶p.

R§fpsS ho«nsâ Xmgs¯ \nebn c−v InS¸v apdnIfpw, apIfnes¯ \nebn aq¶v InS¸v apdnIfpap−v. CXn Xmgs¯ apdnIfn Hmtcm¶nepw A½¨nbpw, sken³ tN«¯nbpw InS¡p¶p. apIfnes¯ apdnIfn Hmtcm¶n Rm\pw, aäv c−v tN«¯namcpw InS¡p¶p. sSent^m¬ IWIvj³ Xmgs¯ lmfnepw, Fsâ apdnbnepamWv DÅXv. Fsâ apdnbn I¼yq«dpw, Câ³s\äv IWIvj\pap−v.tN«¯namÀ Nnet¸mÄ Fsâ apdnbn h¶v tN«·mÀ¡v t^m¬ sN¿mdp−v. B kabw Rm³ apdn¡v ]pd¯v t]mIpIbmWv ]Xnhv.

A½¨n¡v Ignª c−v hÀjambn hmX¯nsâ AkpJapÅXn\m s̸v Ibdp¶Xn\v _p²nap«mWv. AXpsIm−p Xs¶ A½¨n apIfnes¯ \nebntebv¡v IbdmdnÃ. aq¯ c−v tN«¯namcpw ho«n ss\änbmWv [cn¡p¶Xv. Cfb tN«¯n an¡hmdpw anUnbpw jÀt«m So jÀt«m BWv [cn¡p¶Xv. (Fsâbpw tN«sâbpsams¡ ]gb jÀ«pIfmWv AhÄ [cn¡p¶Xv). A]qÀÆw Nnet¸mÄ NpcnZmdpw [cn¡pw. ho«n Imdp−v. tN«¯namÀ¡v HmSn¡m\dnbnÃ. tjm¸nwKn\pw aäpw Rm\mWv Ahsc TuWn sIm−p t]mIp¶Xv. aq¯ c−v tN«¯namcpw \à AS¡hpw HXp¡hpapÅhcmWv. F¶m CfbhÄ A¸w Cf¡apÅ Iq«¯nemWv. AhÄ anSnbpsS IqsS jÀ«v CSp¶ Ahkc¯n an¡hmdpw jÀ«nsâ apIfnes¯ H¶p c−v _«³kpIÄ CSmsX apIÄ `mKw Xpd¶v C«mbncn¡pw \n¡p¶Xv. AXn\m CdpIn InS¡p¶ t{_knbdn\pÅn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v sXdn¨p \n¡p¶ ape ]pd¯p ImWmw. F¶m tN«sâ `mcy F¶ \nebn Rm³ Hcn¡Ât¸mepw aäp Nn´ItfmsS Ahsf t\m¡n I−n«nÃ.

Hcp Znhkw D¨bv¡v Rm³ FhnsStbm t]mIm\mbn Fsâ apdnbn \n¶pw ]pdt¯bv¡v h¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS apdnbpsS hmXn Xpd¶p InS¡pIbmbncp¶p.

AXn\p ap¶neqsS t]mbt¸mÄ Rm³ AhfpsS apdn¡pÅntebv¡v t\m¡n. AhnsS¡− ImgvNbn Rm³ hÃmsXbmbn.

AhÄ [cn¨ncp¶ jÀ«nsâ apIfnes¯ _«³kpIÄ Cf¡n amänbn«v apeIÄ c−pw ]pd¯v ImW¯¡hn[w I«nen Ncnªv InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhÄ t{_knbÀ [cn¨ncp¶nà F¶v tXm¶p¶p. Rm³ t\m¡p¶Xv AhÄ ImWpIbpw

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sNbvXp. ]t£ AhÄ¡v AXn Hcp N½epw CÃmbncp¶p. AhÄ Fs¶ ImWn¡ms\¶h®w Fs¶ t\m¡n Nncn¨psIm−v InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ s]s«¶v I®pIÄ ]n³hen¨v Xncnªv \S¶p t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp. asämcp Znhkw cmhnse Rm³ Im¸n IpSn¨psIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ Pqenbäv, “A\nbm \o ISbn t]mIps¶¦n ]dbtW. F\n¡v Hcp km[\w hm§m\p−v ” F¶v Ft¶mSv ]dªp. AX\pkcn¨v A¶v cmhnse ]¯v ]Xns\m¶v aWntbmsS Rm³ ]pdt¯bv¡v t]mIm³ Cd§pt¼mÄ Rm³ Pqenbäns\ Xnc¡ns¨¶t¸mÄ AhÄ ASp¡fbv¡v ]pdIphi¯pÅ _m¯v dqant\mSv tNÀ¶v XpWn IgpIp¶Xn\mbn sI«nbn«pÅ IÃn\v ]pd¯v h¨v ao³ sh«n IgpIpIbmbncp¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ASp¯v sN¶n«v “Pqenbtä Rm³ ]pdt¯bv¡v t]mIpIbmWv. \n\¡v F´m hm§Wsa¶v ]dªXv ” F¶v tNmZn¨p. AhÄ Xncnªv ASp¡f `mKt¯bv¡v t\m¡n Bcpw ImWp¶nà F¶v Dd¸phcp¯nbn«v ]Xps¡ “A\nbm F\n¡v Hcp IhÀ tÌ{^o hm§Ww. Imiv CXm Fsâ jÀ«nsâ t]m¡änep−v. Fsâ ssI c−pw Agp¡mWv. \o AXv t]m¡än \n¶pw FSpt¯m” F¶pw ]dªpsIm−v Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v \o§n \n¶p. tN«¯namÀ CSbvs¡ms¡ Fs¶s¡m−v \m]vIn³ hm§n¸n¡mdpÅXp sIm−v F\n¡v AXn {]tXyIn¨v H¶pw tXm¶nbnÃ.

AhfpsS t]m¡än I¿n«v ss]k FSp¡p¶Xn\pÅ _p²nap«p ImcWw “AXp th−. Rm³ hm§ns¡m−p hcmw. Fsâ ssIbn ss]kbp−v” F¶v Rm³ ]dsª¦nepw AhÄ k½Xn¨nÃ.

“AXv icnbmI¯nÃ. Ct¸mÄ Fsâ I¿n ss]k D−tÃm. CÃm¯¸w Rm³ ]dbmw. AXpsIm−v C¸w \o Cu ss]k FSp¯v hm§nbm aXn” F¶pw ]dªpsIm−v F\n¡v ss]k FSp¡m³ kuIcy¯n\v Ip\nªv ImWn¨v X¶p.

AhÄ jÀ«nsâ apIfnse _«³kv C«n«nÃm¯Xn\m Ip\nªt¸mÄ apeIÄ c−pw hyàambn ImWmambncp¶p. AhfpsS apebn sXmSmsX ss]k FSp¡m³ _p²nap«v BbXn\m Rm³ H¶p aSn¨p \n¶p.

AhÄ ho−pw \nÀºÔn¨t¸mÄ Rm³ AhfpsS t]m¡än \n¶pw ss]k FSp¡m³ Xs¶ Xocpam\n¨p. Rm³ Fsâ ssI ]Xps¡ AhfpsS jÀ«nsâ t]m¡än IS¯nb DSs\ AhÄ \nhÀ¶v \n¶n«v s\©v apt¼m«v XÅn ]nSn¨p. Fsâ

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ssI AhfpsS jÀ«nsâ t]m¡änencp¶p sRcp§n. AtXmsS Fsâ ssI AhfpsS apebn AaÀ¶p. Hcp kv{XobpsS apebn BZyambn sXmSp¶XmbXn\m Fsâ icoc¯neqsS Hcp sshZypX {]hmlw IS¶p t]mbXpt]mse A\p`hs¸«p..

Rm³ s]s«¶v ss]k FSp¯psIm−v Fsâ ssI hens¨Sp¯p. Rm³ BsI hÃmsXbmbn. F\n¡v AhfpsS apJ¯v t\m¡m³ _p²nap«mbncp¶p. Rm³ s]s«¶v AhnsS \n¶pw t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp. ISbn t]mbn«p h¶v Rm³ km[\w sImSp¡p¶Xn\v AhfpsS ASp¯v sN¶t¸mÄ AhÄ bmsXm¶pw kw`hn¨n«nÃm¯Xp t]msebmWv s]cpamdnbXv. A¶v cm{Xn Dd§m³ InS¶n«v F\n¡v Dd§m³ IgnªnÃ. Rm³ A¶mWv BZyambn Hcp kv{XobpsS apebn sXmSp¶Xv. AXv HmÀ¯t¸mÄ Fsâ Ip«³ ap−n\pÅn Fgpt¶äp \n¶v C¦znem_v hnfn¨psIm−ncp¶p. tN«sâ `mcysb¸än A§s\sbm¶pw Nn´n¡cpsX¶v a\Ênsâ DÅnencp¶v hne¡p¶ps−¦nepw, F¶nse arKw DWÀ¶v adn¨v Nn´ DWÀ¯n hn«psIm−ncp¶p.

HSphn Rm³ AdnbmsX Xs¶ B kw`hw HmÀ¯v Hcp hmWw hn«n«p am{Xta Dd¡w h¶pÅp.

C§ns\ Hcphn[w kt´mjIcambn Imcy§Ä \S¶psIm−ncns¡, A{]Xo£nXambn«mWv Hcp Znhkw Fsâ PohnXcoXn BsI amän adn¨ B kw`hw D−mbXv. B kw`hw Rm³ hnhcn¡mw.

A¶v Hcp RmbdmgvNbmbncp¶p. A½¨nbpw, aq¯ c−v tN«¯namcpw Ip«nIfpambn ]Ånbn t]mbn. Cfb tN«¯n \à kpJanÃm¯Xn\m A¶v ]Ånbn t]mbnÃ. F\n¡v ]t− ]Ånbn t]mIp¶ ioeanÃ. ho«n Rm\pw Cfb tN«¯n Pqenbäpw am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp.

Pqenbäv ASp¡fbn tPmen t\m¡ns¡m−ncn¡pI bmbncp¶p. Cu kabw Rm³ Fsâ apdnbn I¼yq«dn Hcp \oe Nn{X¯nsâ kn.Un. C«v I−psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p.

CXn\nsS Pqenbäv F\n¡v Nmbapambn apdnbntebv¡v Ibdn h¶p.

Nn{X¯n apgpIn, hnImc¯m NqSp]nSn¨ncp¶ Rm³ AhÄ Ibdn h¶Xv AdnªnÃ. AhÄ icn¡pw Nn{Xw I−p. AÂ]kabw AXv {i²n¨n«v AhÀ apdn¡v ]pd¯v Cd§nbn«v, Xmsg \n¶pw Ibdn hcp¶Xp t]mse

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Fs´Sp¡pIbm. \n\¡v Nmb thtWm” F¶v hnfn¨p tNmZn¨p. Rm³ s]s«¶v Nn{Xw \ndp¯nbn«v AhnsS \n¶pw Fgpt¶äp sN¶v Nmb hm§n. AhÀ Nmbbpw X¶n«v Xmtgbv¡v Cd§n t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp. ( Cu hnhc§sfms¡ ]n¶oSv Hchkc¯n AhÄ ]dªmWv Rm³ AdnªXv. AXn\pÅ kmlNcyw hgntb hmb\¡mÀ¡v a\ÊnemIpw).

Ipd¨p Ignªv A½¨nbpw tN«¯namcpw ]Ånbn \n¶pw h¶p. A¶p ]I {]tXyIn¨v hntij§sfm¶panÃmsX IS¶p t]mbn. ]Xnhp t]mse cm{Xn `£Wsams¡ Ignªv Rm³ Fsâ apdnbn Ibdn IXIv AS¨n«v I¼yq«dn Hcp kn\na I−psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ cm{Xnbn apdnbpsS IXIv ]q«mdnÃ. tNÀ¯Sbv¡pI am{Xta sN¿mdpÅp. ]¯v aWnsbms¡ BIpt¼mtgbv¡v km[mcW KXnbn FÃmhcpw Dd§pw.

A¶v Dt±iw ]Xns\m¶v aWnbmbt¸mtgbv¡v Pqenbäv ]Xps¡ Fsâ apdnbpsS IXIv Xpd¶v AI¯p h¶p. AhÀ tN«\v t^m¬ sN¿m\mbncn¡pw F¶v hnNmcn¨v Rm³

“F´m Pqenbtä, Dd§nbntà ? CsX´m ]mXncm{Xn t^m¬

sN¿p¶Xv” F¶pw tNmZn¨psIm−v, AhÀ kzImcyambn kwkmcn¡p¶Xv tIÄ¡− F¶p IcpXn Rm³ ]pdt¯bv¡v t]mIm³ h¶p.

At¸mÄ AhÄ IXIv AS¨v

Ipänbn«p.

F´mWv

AhfpsS

Dt±isa¶dnbmsX Rm³ AhcpsS apJt¯bv¡v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ “A\nbm \o C¶v cmhnse I− kn. Un. Fs¶ H¶p ImWns¡Sm”F¶v ]dªp. AXp tI«Xpw Rm³ N¯Xv t]msebmbn. Rm³ ]e Hgnhp IgnhpIfpw ]dsª¦nepw AhÄ ]n·mdm³ Iq«m¡nbnÃ.

HSphn KXy´canÃmsX Rm³ kn. Un. FSp¯v I¼yq«dnen«n«v ]pdt¯bv¡v t]mIm³ Hcp§n. ]s£ AhÄ Fs¶ AhnsS ]nSn¨p \ndp¯n. Rm³ AhfpsS ssI X«n amänbn«v t]mIm³ Hcp§nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Icªp sIm−v “A\nbm Rm\pw aÖbpw amwkhpsams¡ DÅ Hcp a\pjy kv{XobmWv. F\n¡pw aäpÅhsct¸mse hnImc§sfms¡ D−v. \nsâ tN«sâ IqsS BsI HcmgvNtb F\n¡v Ignbm³ km[n¨pÅp. C\nbpw Fsâ hnImc§sf ]nSn¨p \ndp¯nbm F\n¡v {`m´v hcpw. \o AhnsS Ccn”F¶pw ]dªpsIm−v Fs¶ I«nen ]nSn¨v Ccp¯nbn«v AhÄ Fsâ heXp hi¯mbn I«nen Ccp¶p.

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“Pqenbtä \o Fsâ tN«sâ `mcy AtÃ.tN«¯nb½bv¡v A½bpsS Øm\amWv. Rm³ \ns¶ A§ns\tb I−n«pÅp. \o Cu sN¿p¶Xv sXätÔF¶pw ]dªv Rm³ Ahsf ]n´ncn¸n¡m³ {ian¨p.

“A\nbm

Ct¸mÄ

icnbpw

sXäpw

H¶pw

Nn´n¡phm³

X¡

kmlNcy¯neà Rm³. F\n¡v Fsâ icoc¯nsâ Bhiyw \ndthäntb Xocq.

Asæn F\n¡v Fs¶ \nb{´n¡m³ Ignbp¶nÔ F\n¡v Fs´¶nÃm¯ Hcp sh{]mfambn. ^m³ ^pÄ kv]oUn Id§nbn«pw Rm³ hnbÀ¡m³ XpS§n.

CXn\nsS kn. Un. HmSn¯pS§nbncp¶p. tamWnädn Nn{Xw sXfnªp. aebmf kn\nabnepw, Sn.hn kocnbepIfnepsams¡ D] \mbnIbmbn A`n\bn¨p sIm−ncp¶ Hcp \SnbpsS Ima tIfnIfmWv B kn.Un. bn D−mbncp¶Xv. AXv I−v Pqenbäv hnImchXnbmbn.

AhÄ Dan\ocv Cd¡p¶ i_vZw F\n¡v hyàambn tIÄ¡mambncp¶p.

AhfpsS CSXphi¯mbn Ccp¶ Fsâ XpSbn AhfpsS CSXp ssI ]Xps¡ FSp¯p h¨p. B ssI sasà Fsâ ap−nsâ DÅntebv¡v Acn¨nd§p¶Xv Rm³ Adnªp. AhÄ kmh[m\w Fsâ enwK¯n ]nSn¨p.

Ah³ CXn\Iw DWÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p. Rm³ ASnbn P«n [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. AhÄ Fsâ enwK¯n ]nSn¨v ]Xps¡ Dgnbm³ XpS§n. F\n¡pw ]Xps¡ \nb{´Ww hn«p XpS§nbncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ heXp ssI AhfpsS tXmfn IqSnbn«v Ahsf F¶ntebv¡v tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨p. AhÄ AhfpsS apJw Fsâ apJt¯mSp tNÀ¯p h¨p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. hnImchnhi\mb Rm³ AhfpsS amdn XgpIn. Rm³ AhfpsS jÀ«nsâ ]pd¯pIqSn AhfpsS apebn XtemSn. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨v AaÀ¯n. Ct¸mÄ Ip® icn¡pw _ew h¨v ]qÀ® cq]¯n F¯nbncp¶p. Fsâ Ip®bv¡v kma\y¯ne[nIw hen¸ap−mbncp¶p.

AXv AhfpsS ssI¡pÅnencp¶v sRcnªaÀ¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Agn¨p. jÀ«v c−p hit¯bv¡pw amdnbt¸mÄ AhfpsS amdnSw Hcp Idp¯ t{_knbdn\pÅn hoÀ¸pap«n \n¡p¶Xv I−p. Rm³ t{_knbdn\v ]pd¯pIqSn AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨p Ii¡n.

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AhÄ hnImc¯m sRfn]ncn sIm−p. Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â]n¨n«v AhfpsS jÀ«v Ducn amän. I«nen Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶ Fsâ apJ¯n\p t\tc \n¶ apeIfn t{_knbdn\v ]pd¯p IqSn Rm³ ISn¨p.

AhÄ ]pdtIm«p I¿n«v t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v FSp¯n«v AXv Ducn amän.

At¸mÄ AhfpsS H«pw DShv X«m¯ apeIÄ Fs¶ t\m¡n hndsIm−p. Rm³ c−v ssI sIm−pw AhfpsS c−v apeIfnepw ]nSn¨v Ii¡n DS¨p. At¸mÄ AhfpsS ape sR«pIÄ Hcp ap´ncnbpsS hen¸¯n sXdn¨p \n¶p. {_u¬ \nd¯n Hcp cq] hen¸¯nepÅ Hcp hr¯¯n\p \Sphn B ap´ncn¸g§Ä I−n«v F\n¡v kln¨nÃ. Rm³ AhfpsS apesR«pIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v N¸n. AhÄ hnImc¯m ImÂhnc Xdbn Du¶n apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS anUnbpsS lq¡v Cf¡n. F¶n«pw AXv hbän apdpIn Ccn¡p¶Xp I−n«v Rm³ H¶p ]cntim[n¨t¸mgmWv AXn Hcp knºv IqSn Ds−¶v a\ÊnembXv. Rm³ B knºp IqSn DucnbtXmsS AhfpsS anUn Xmtgbv¡v DuÀ¶v hoWp. AXv AhfpsS ImepIÄ¡p Npäpambn hnSÀ¶p InS¶p.

AhÄ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n AXv X«n Zqscsbdnªp.AhÄ ASnbn ]mâokv [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. At¸mÄ ]qÀ® \ábmb Ahsf I−m sh®¡Ãn sIm¯nsbSp¯ Hcp kpµc inev]w t]mse tXm¶n¡pambncp¶p. AhfpsS \à tjs¸m¯ icocw I−n«v Fsâ Ip® ap−pw ]dn¨psIm−v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p h¶p. AXv I−n«v Rm³ “CXv sImÅmatÃm. \o ]mâokv H¶pw CSp¶ ]XnhntÃ?

CXns\ C§s\ Imäpw sImÅn¨v sIm−v \S¡pIbmtWm?” “A\nbm \o Ime¯v Cu ]Sw ImWp¶Xv Rm³ AÂ]kabw ChnsS \n¶p I−ncp¶p. AXn apgpInbncp¶ \o Rm³ h¶sXm¶pw Adnªncp¶nÃ.

Ipd¨p kabw Rm³ AXv I−n«mWv ]pd¯v Cd§n \ns¶ hnfn¨v Nmb X¶Xv. At¸mÄ apXÂ, Rm³ AS¡n h¨ncp¶ Fsâ hnImcw ]pd¯p h¶p. Rm³ At¸mÄ apX ISn¨p]nSn¨v \S¡pIbmbncp¶p. cm{Xn InS¶n«v I®Sbv¡pt¼mÄ B Zriy§Ä I¬ap¶n sXfnªp hcpw Dd§m³ IgnªnÃ. A§s\ Rm³ ]mâokv Ducnbn«v hncen«p t\m¡n. F¶n«pw kln¡mªn«mWv Rm³ Ct§m«p h¶Xv. At¶cw Fsâ hnthIw \in¨ncp¶p.A\nb³ Ft¶mSv £an¡Ww.”

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Rm³ Ahsf F¶ntebv¡v ]nSn¨v tNÀ¯v \ndp¯nbn«v AhfpsS apeIÄ¡v \Sphnembn apJw AaÀ¯n. Rm³ apJw DbÀ¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Ip\nªv Fsâ ap−v Agn¨p.

AhÄ A¦¯n\v X¿mdmbn \n¶ncp¶ Fsâ Ip®bn Ibdn ]nSn¨p.

AXnsâ hen¸w I−n«v AhÄ “Fsâ A\nbm, \o CXn\v F´mWv Xoä sImSp¡p¶Xv? CXv \nsâ tN«s\bpw IS¯n sh«nbtÃmSm. Ch³ tIdnbm FÃmw Iodnt¸mIpatÃmSm. F\n¡v CXv I−n«v kln¡p¶nÃSm.” “Fsâ tN«¯o, Rm³ hÃt¸mgpsamcp \oe Nn{Xw I−n«v hmWaSn¡pw F¶ÃmsX Rm³ asäm¶pw sN¿p¶nÃ. AXv C§s\ hfÀ¶Xn\v Rm³ F´v sN¿m\m. ]ns¶ F\n¡v C¯cw Imcy§fnsem¶pw Hcp ]nSnbpanÃ. CXv Fsâ BZys¯ A\p`hamWv. AXp sIm−v tN«¯n Xs¶ Fs¶ FÃmw]Tn¸n¨p XcWw.” “AsXms¡ Rmt\äp.\o klIcn¨m aXn. F¶mepw \o C§s\ C{Xbpw henb Hcp kmam\hpambn \S¶n«v Rm³ C{X\mfpw ChnsS ]«nWn InS¶tÃmSm. ChnsS tN¨namcpw Fs¶t¸mse Xs¶ ]«nWn InS¡pIbmWv. AhÀ¡pw C§s\bpÅ B{Klapt−m F¶v F\n¡dnbnÃ.”

“At¿m tN«¯n, NXn¡tÃ.Cu hnhcw Ahcmcpw AdnbtÃ.”

“FSm Rm³ \nsâ tN«¯nsbms¡ Xs¶ ]t£ \o Fs¶ t]cp hnfn¨m aXn. Rm³ \nt¶¡mÄ c−p aq¶v hbÊn\v CfbXtÃ.”

Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v Ip\n¨n«v AhfpsS Np−n Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Np−v hmbv¡pÅnem¡n hen¨p Dudm³ XpS§n. Rm³ Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v XÅns¡mSp¯p. AhÄ AhfpsS \m¡v sIm−v Fsâ \m¡ns\ Npän ]nSn¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Dan\ocv hen¨p IpSn¨p. Rm\pw AhfpsS \m¡v Dudn IpSn¨p.

AhÄ Fs¶ I«nentebv¡v adn¨n«n«v Ahfpw IqsS Ibdn InS¶p. AhÄ Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶n«v Hcp Im Fsâ ]pd¯p Ibän h¨p. AXv Fsâ Ip®bpsS ta AaÀ¶ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Hcp ssI sIm−v AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.

AhÄ ]Xps¡ Fgpt¶äp Xncnªp InS¶n«v Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v Npw_n¨p AXnsâ Aä¯v Xpfp¼n \n¶ Hcp XpÅn tX³ AhÄ \m¡p sIm−v \¡n FSp¯p.

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AhfpsS \m¡v Ip®bpsS Aä¯v sXm«t¸mÄ Fsâ icoc¯n IqSn Hcp sshZypX {]hmlw IS¶p t]mbXp t]mse Rm³ sR«nt¸mbn.

AhfpsS ]qdv Fsâ apJ¯n\Sp¯mbn h¶ncp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS Acs¡«v Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v ]nSn¨v ASp¸n¨n«v AhfpsS Hcp Im DbÀ¯n h¨p.

At¸mÄ AhfpsS ]qÀ Fsâ ap¶n hm ]nfÀ¶p \n¶p. Rm³ ssI sIm−v ]qÀ Np−pIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v AhfpsS ]qdnsâ AIw ]cntim[n¨p. Hcp kv{XobpsS ]qÀ BZyambn«mWv Rm³ ImWp¶Xv. AXnsâ AIw Hcp tdmkm¸q t]mse Nph¶v XpSp¯ncp¶p. AhfpsS ]qÀ XSw aq¶v \mep Znhk¯n\v ap¼v tjhv sNbvXXnsâ e£Ww D−mbncp¶p. sNdnb Ipän tcma§Ä AhnsS hfÀ¶p \n¶ncp¶p. ]qÀ Nmensâ apIfä¯mbn Hcp \ne¡Se Ipcphnsâ hen¸¯n DbÀ¶p \n¶ncp¶p. CXmbncn¡pw Rm³ I¼n¡YIfnsems¡ hmbn¨v AdnhpÅ I´v F¶v Duln¨p.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhfpsS I´n hnc sIm−v hoW ao«n. AhÄ hnImc¯m InS¶p IpdpIn. CXn\nsS AhÄ Fsâ Ip® hmbv¡pÅnem¡nbncp¶p.A\nbm CXv hmbnsem¶pw sImÅp¶nÃtÃmSm.Rm³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n Ip® AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v XÅns¡mSp¯p. Rm³ AhfpsS DbÀ¶ncp¶ Im s]m¡n Fsâ XebpsS adp hi¯v h¨p. Ct¸mÄ AhfpsS ]qÀ Fsâ apJ¯n\v t\tc apIfnembn h¶p.

AhfpsS ]qän\pÅn \n¶pw sImgp¯ Hcp {ZmhIw Hen¨nd§p¶p −mbncp¶p. CXmbncn¡Ww ]qÀtX³ F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. Rm³ Xe DbÀ¯n AXv \¡n FSp¯p. AXn\v Hcp Xcw ]pfntbm, Dt¸m Hs¡ IeÀ¶ kzmZmbncp¶p.

Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS ]qän sXm«t¸mÄ AhÄ ]qÀ Fsâ apJt¯bv¡v tNÀ¯p h¨p X¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS I´v Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n ]Xps¡ \pWªp.

AXnsâ {]Xn^e\w Fsâ Ip®bn Adnbp¶p−mbncp¶p. AhÄ Ip® N¸p¶Xnsâ thKX IqSn. AhfpsS Xe hfsc thK¯n DbÀ¶p XmWp sIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ \m¡v Npcp«n AhfpsS ]qän\pÅntebv¡v IS¯n. AhfpsS DÅn \n¶pw Hen¨nd§nb tX³ apgph³ \¡nsbSp¯p.

AÂ]kab¯n\pÅn AhfpsS tX³ IpSw s]m«n HgpIn. B tX³ apgph³ Fsâ apJ¯p IqSn HgpInbnd§n. Iptd Rm³ hen¨p IpSn¨p. tX³ s]m«n

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HgpInbtXmsS AhÄ XfÀ¶p hoWp. Ip® AhfpsS hmbn \n¶pw Ducnt¸m¶p.

F¦nepw AhÄ Ahs\ ssI sIm−v apdp¡n ]nSn¨ncp¶p.

AÂ]vkabw A§s\ InS¶n«v AhÄ Xncnªv Fsâ H¸w InS¶psIm−v Fsâ apJ¯v ]änbncp¶ AhfpsS ]qÀtX³ apgph³ \¡n FSp¯p. F¶n«v F\n¡v Hcp Npw_\hpw X¶p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS ape hmbnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. AÂ]kab¯n\Iw AhÄ ho−pw NqSmbn.

AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhfpsS apIfn henªp Ibdnbn«v AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]nSn¨IÀ¯n. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS ]qÀ Nmen ]nSn¨v Dc¨p. F¶n«v ]Xps¡ Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS ]qÀ hnShn tNÀ¯v h¨n«v DÅntebv¡v XÅn. Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v ]Xps¡ Xmgv¯ns¡mSp¯p. At¸mÄ Ip®bpsS aIpSw ]qän\pÅnembn. “A\nbm ]Xps¡. F\n¡v thZ\n¡p¶p”F¶p ]dªp sIm−v AhÄ Fs¶ ]Xps¡ XÅn.

Rm³ B \nebn A\§msX Ipd¨p kabw InS¶p. AXn\ptijw Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ Ipd¨pIqSn ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v ho−pw ]Xps¡ Ip® AIt¯bv¡v XÅn. Ip®bpsS ]IpXntbmfw `mKw AI¯mbn. AhÄ ]ÃpIÄ ISn¨p ]nSn¨v I®paS¨v A\§msX InS¶p.

AÂ]kab¯n\ptijw Rm³ H¶pIqSn Bªp XÅnbXpw Ip® ]qÀ®ambn AI¯p IS¶p. AhÄ thZ\ sIm−v \nehnfns¨¦nepw, At¸mtgbv¡pw Rm³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS Np−pIÄ Fsâ Np−p sIm−v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨Xn\m i_vZw ]pd¯p tI«nÃ. Rm³ AÂ]vkabw A\§msX InS¶Xn\p tijw, Ip® ]Xps¡ Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n.

Ct¸mÄ thZ\ amdnbn«v Ahfpw klIcn¨p XpS§n. AhÄ ]Xps¡ Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n X¶p. Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. AhÄ InS¶p sRfn]ncn sImÅpIbpw, Fsâ Acs¡«v AhfpsS ImepIÄ sIm−v apdp¡n ]nSn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Fsâ DÅn Fs´ms¡tbm Dcp−p IqSp¶Xv Rm³ Adnªp.

“FSo F\n¡v hcmdmbn.AI¯v Hgn¡t«m. Ipg¸amIptam.”

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“A\nbm F\n¡pw hcmdmbn. \o ss[cyambn apgph\pw AI¯v Xs¶ Hgn¡v. Iptd \mfmbn hc−v InS¡p¶XtÃ. \Ã t]mse XWp¡s«. F\n¡v c−v Znhk¯n\Iw sa³kkv BIpw. AXpsIm−v t]Sn¡−”.

AXp tI«Xpw Rm³ BªSn¡m³ XpS§n.A[nIw XmaknbmsX Xs¶ AhÄ¡v kvJe\ap−mbn. AhÄ Fs¶ AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p sIm−v Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n. s]s«¶v sh«nbn«Xp t]mse hogpIbpw sNbvXp. GXm−v AtXmsSm¸w Xs¶ F\n¡pw kvJe\ap−mbn. Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]qänencp¶p sh«n hnd¨p. Ip® XpSÀ¨bmbn Gsg«p {]mhiyw AhfpsS ]qän\pÅntebv¡v \ndsbmgn¨p. AtXmsS Rm\pw XfÀ¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]pd¯p \n¶pw AhfpsS AcnIntebv¡v Ncnªp InS¶p. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v XpcpXpsc Npw_n¨p.

AtX InS¸n Ipd¨p t\cw IqSn InS¶n«v AhÄ thjw [cn¨v AhfpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. t]mIp¶Xn\v ap¼mbn AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Hcp½ IqSn X¶n«mWv t]mbXv. AhÄ hmXn¡ hsc sN¶tijw XncnsI h¶n«v “A\nbm \o \ntcm[v hm§n h¨ncn¡Ww. Ipd¨p Znhkw Ignbpt¼mÄ AXv th−nhcpw.Asæn Ipg¸amIpw.” “AXp icn. At¸mÄ \o CXv Hcp Øncw ]cn]mSn B¡m\mtWm ¹m³.

Bsc¦nepw AdnªmepÅ Ipg¸w AdnbmatÃm.”

At¸mgpw \á\mbn I«nen InS¡pIbmbncp¶ Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v Fsâ ap−v FSp¯v C«n«v AhÄ t]mbn. I¼yq«dn InS¶ kn. Un. CXn\nsS Ft¸mtgm HSn¡gnªncp¶p. Rm³ Fgpt¶äp ap−v DSp¯psIm−v t]mbn I¼yq«À AW¨n«p h¶p InS¶p.

InS¶p sIm−v Rm³ Ignª kpJIcamb \nanj§Ä H¶p IqSn BtemNn¨p. Fsâ `mKyw F\n¡v hnizkn¡mt\ IgnªnÃ.hÃt¸mgpsams¡ \oeNn{X¯nsâ kn.Un. C«v I−n«v ssI {]tbmKw \S¯psa¶ÃmsX Rm³ CXphsc kv{XoIfpambn _Ôw ]peÀ¯nbn«nÃmbncp¶p. Fsâ PohnX¯n BZyambn«mWv Rm³ Hcp kv{Xobpambn ssewKnI _Ô¯n GÀs¸Sp¶Xv. Fsâ Cu BZym\p`h¯nsâ kpJw F\n¡v PohnX¯n Hcn¡epw ad¡m³ IgnbnÃ.

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ASp¯ Znhkw AhÄ¡v Ft¶mSv `b¦camb kvt\lw Bbncp¶p.

Fsâ Imcy§Ä t\m¡p¶Xn\v ]XnhnÃm¯ hn[w DÕmlambncp¶p. A¶pXs¶ AhÄ Fs¶s¡m−v KÀ` \ntcm[\ Ddbpw hm§n¸n¨p.

A¶p cm{Xnbnepw Rm³ ]¯p aWntbmsS Fsâ apdnbn Ibdn Dd§m³ InS¶p. Ignª Znhks¯ kpJIcamb A\p`h§Ä Abhnd¡n A§s\ InS¶v Ft¸mtgm Rm³ Dd§nt¸mbn. Dd¡¯n Btcm Fs¶ XgpIpIbpw, s\änbn Npw_n¡pIbpw sN¿p¶Xmbn Rm³ kz]v\w I−p.

AXp ho−pw BhÀ¯n¡pIbpw, Npw_\w Fsâ Np−pIfntebv¡v hym]n¡pIbpw sNbvXt¸mÄ Rm³ sR«n DWÀ¶p. At¸mgmWv Rm³ I−Xv kz]v\aÃ, bmYmÀ°yambncp¶p F¶p a\ÊnembXv. Rm³ I®p Xpd¶p t\m¡pt¼mÄ Pqenbäv I«nen Fsâ ASp¯v Ccp¶psIm−v Ip\nªv Fs¶ Npw_n¡p¶XmWv Rm³ I−Xv. Rm³ ssI DbÀ¯n Ahsf F¶ntebv¡v tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨n«v Rm\pw Ahsf Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Fsâ ap−v Agn¨n«v Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ Dd§m³ InS¡pt¼mÄ P«n [cn¡mdnÃ. Rm³ AhfpsS jÀ«v DbÀ¯nbn«v AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨p.

AhÄ t{_knbÀ [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. AhÄ Ip\nªv ape Fsâ apJ¯n\Spt¯bv¡v sIm−p h¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ape hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p.

AÂ]kabw Ignªv Rm³ Ahsf Fgpt¶Â]n¨n«v Rm\pw I«nen \n¶pw Fgpt¶äp. Rm³ AhfpsS jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Cf¡nbn«v jÀ«v Ducn amän.

A¶v AhÄ [cn¨ncp¶ anUnbv¡v CemÌn¡v Bbncp¶Xn\m AXv s]s«¶v Xmtgbv¡v Ducn amäm³ km[n¨p. AhÄ ASnbn ]mâokpw [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. ]qÀ® \á\mb Rm³ ]qÀ® \ábmbn \n¶ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨p. Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ASnhbän Ip¯n \n¶p.

Rm³ Fsâ ap«pIÄ aS¡n AÂ]w Ip\nªn«v Ip® AhfpsS ]qän h¨v Dc¨p. AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯nbt¸mÄ Rm³ Ip® AhfpsS XpSIÄ¡nSbnembn XncpInh¨p. AhÄ XpSIÄ sIm−v Ip® apdp¡n ]nSn¨p. Rm³ Ahsf Npw_n¨p. AhÄ AhfpsS \m¡v Fsâ hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v XncpIn Ibän.

Rm³ AhfpsS \m¡v hen¨v Du¼n IpSn¨p.

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“A\nbm hm \ap¡v I«nen Ibdn InS¡mw” F¶p ]dªpsIm−v AhÄ Fs¶bpw ]nSn¨psIm−v I«nen Ibdn InS¶p. F\n¡v BZyambn ssewKnI kpJw ]IÀ¶p X¶ kv{Xo F¶ \nebn F\n¡v AhtfmSv hÃm¯ kvt\lw tXm¶n.

Rm³ AhfpsS ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶n«v Hcp ssI Xebn Du¶n Xe DbÀ¯n Ahsf t\m¡n InS¶p.

“F´m A\nbm \o C§s\ t\m¡p¶Xv. \o Fs¶ BZyambn ImWpIbmtWm.” “Mm. Rm³ \ns¶ Fsâ tN«¯nbmbn«mWv CXphsc I−ncp¶Xv. ]s£ Ct¸mÄ A§s\bÃmsX BZyambn ImWpIbmWv.” “Fsâ

s]m¶\nbm

\ns¶

H¶p

hfs¨Sp¡m³

Rm³

F{X

\mfmbn

{ian¡p¶XmsW¶v \n\¡dnbmtam. ]s£ At¸msgÃmw \o Hgnªpamdns¡m−ncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ ape F{X {]mhiyam \ns¶ Xpd¶p ImWn¨n«pÅXv. F¶n«v \o `b¦c ]pWyhmf³ Bbn \S¡pIbÃmbncpt¶m. A¶v tÌ{^o hm§m³ ss]k Fsâ jÀ«nsâ t]m¡än h¨n«v a\¸qÀÆamWv \ns¶s¡m−v Fsâ jÀ«nsâ t]m¡än \n¶pw AXv FSp¸n¨Xv.” “AXv F\n¡v At¸mÄ Xs¶ a\Ênembncp¶p. \o Fsâ tN«¯nb½ BbXpsIm−v Rm³ a\x]qÀÆw Hgnªp amdnbXmWv. A¶v \ns¶¡pdn¨v adn¨v Nn´n¡m³ Ignbpambncp¶nÃ.]s£, A¶v cm{Xn InS¶n«v F\n¡v Dd¡w h¶nÃ. \nsâ Hmtcm {]hr¯nIÄ Fsâ a\ÊneqsS an¶n amdns¡−ncp¶p. Ahkm\w \ns¶ HmÀ¯v Hcp hmWw hn«n«mWv F\n¡v Dd§m³ IgnªXv. ” “FSm a−m, \o F´n\m hmWaSn¡m³ t]mbXv. t\tc Fsâ apdnbntebv¡v h¶m t]mcmbncpt¶m ?” “kXy¯n F\n¡v t]Snbmbncp¶p. AXmWv hcmXncp¶Xv. ” “\n\¡dnbmtam, Fsâ IÃymWw Ignªn«v \nsâ tN«\pw Rm\pw IqSn ChnsS GItZiw ]Xn\©v Znhkw H¶n¨v Ignsª¦nepw, icn¡pw R§Ä At©m Btdm Znhkw am{XamWv _Ôs¸«Xv. IÃymWw IgnªXnsâ aq¶p Znhkw Ignªv \memas¯ Znhkw am{XamWv hfsc ]mSps]«msW¦nepw tN«sâ Ip® H¶v AI¯v Ibdn In«nbXv. BZy Znhkw Ip® Ibäm³ {ian¨n«v Aev]w t]mepw DÅntebv¡v IbdnbnÃ. F\n¡v `b¦c thZ\bmbncp¶p. c−mas¯ Znhkhpw {ian¨n«v Ip®bpsS

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Xe am{Xta IbdnbpÅp. At¸mtgbv¡pw kln¡m³ h¿m¯ thZ\ ImcWw Rm³ tN«s\ XÅn amän. A¶s¯ Znhkw A§s\ Ignªp. aq¶mas¯ Znhkw tN«sâ _mlyeoeIÄ aqew Rm³ icn¡pw NqSmbncp¶Xn\m tN«sâ Ip® ]IpXntbmfw AI¯v Ibäm³ Ignªp. ]s£ thZ\ sIm−v Rm³ \nehnfn¨tXmsS tN«³ {iaw Dt]£n¨v Ip® hen¨v Ducn. At¸mÄ Fsâ ]qän \n¶pw càw hcp¶p−mbncp¶p.

AtXmsS A¶s¯ Ifnbpw Ignªp. ]s£ AXv Fsâ I\yIm NÀ½w s]m«nbXmWv F¶v ]n¶oSmWv a\ÊnembXv. GXmbmepw \memas¯ Znhkw hfsc thZ\n¨n«msW¦nepw R§fpsS {iaw hnPbn¨p. ]s£ F\n¡v thZ\sbms¡ amdn ckw Ibdn h¶t¸mtgbv¡pw tN«³ XfÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p. AtXmsS tN«³ IqÀ¡w hen¨v Dd¡hpambn. Rm³ Dd¡w hcmsX Iptd t\cw Xncnªpw adnªpsams¡ InS¶n«mWv F¸tgm Dd§nbXv. ]s£ AXn\Sp¯ Znhkw F\n¡v icn¡pw ]qÀ® kpJw In«nbncp¶p. c−v Znhkw IqSn Ignªt¸mÄ F\n¡v sa³kkv BbXp ImcWw ]n¶s¯ A©v Znhkw H¶pw \S¶nÃ. AXp Ignªv aq¶p Znhkw Ignªt¸mÄ tN«³ XncnsI t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp. ]n¶oSpÅ Znhk§fn aqt¶m \mtem Znhkw am{Xw F\n¡v In«nb kpJw HmÀ¯v InS¶v Dd§pambncp¶p.” “]ns¶ Fs¸mgmWv \n\¡v Fs¶ hfs¨Sp¡m³ tXm¶nbXv ?”

“Nne

kab¯v

\ns¶

ImWpt¼mÄ

\n\¡v

tN«sâ

Hcp

sNdnb

Omb

tXm¶pambncp¶p. A§s\ Nnet¸mÄ \ns¶ Fsâ tN«\mbn IW¡m¡pambncp¶p.

A§s\bmWv \ns¶ hfs¨Sp¡m³ {ian¨Xv. F§s\sb¦nepw Fsâ hnImcw AS¡Wsa¶ Nn´ a\ÊnepÅXn\m DÅn Rm\dnbmsX Xs¶ AXn\v Hcp \ymboIcWhpw ImWpambncp¶p. F{Xbmbmepw \o Fsâ tN«sâ ktlmZc\tÃ.

AXpsIm−v Ipg¸anà F¶v kzbw kam[m\n¡pIbpw sN¿pambncp¶p.”

“F¶n«v \o F´psIm−mWv AXv Ft¶mSv Xpd¶p ]dbmXncp¶Xv.” “AXp

]ns¶

Rm³

F§ns\bmWv

A¡mcyw

Xpd¶p

]dbp¶Xv.

Fsâ

{]hr¯nIfn \n¶pw \o Imcyw a\Ênem¡n klIcn¡psa¶v Rm³ IcpXn. ]t£ \o FÃmbnt¸mgpw hgpXn amdns¡m−ncp¶p.” “]ns¶ Ct¸msg§s\bm \o t\cn«v h¶v Fs¶ IpSp¡nbXv.” “AXp ]ns¶ C¶es¯ \nsâ kn. Un. ImWemWv Ipg¸ap−m¡nbXv. AXv I−n«v F\n¡v kln¨nÃ. cm{Xn Dd§m³ InS¶n«v Hcp t]mf I®Sbv¡m³ km[n¨nÃ.

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I®Sbv¡pt¼mÄ B \oe Nn{X¯nse cwK§Ä I¬ap¶n sXfnªp hcpw. Rm³ hncen«v t\m¡nbns«m¶pw Hcp c£bpanÃmbncp¶p. At¸mgs¯ hÃm¯ am\knImhØbn Rm³ AdnbmsX Btcm Fs¶ ]nSn¨p hen¨v \nsâ apdnbn F¯n¡pIbmbncp¶p.” “hnhml¯n\v ap¼v \n\¡v C§\s¯ hnImc§sfm¶pw CÃmbncpt¶m” “AXp ]ns¶ R§fpsS ho«n a¡fmbn Rm\pw A\nb¯n saÀen\pw am{Xta DÅp F¶v \n\¡dnbmatÃm. R§Ä c−mfpw Hcpan¨mWv InS¶ncp¶Xv. R§Ä¡v c−p t]À¡pw ssewKnI Imcy¯n henb hnhcsam¶pw CÃmbncp¶p. F¦nepw R§Ä X½n sNdnb tXmXn N«nbSnsbms¡ \S¯pambncp¶p.”

Pqenbänsâ A\nb¯n saÀen³, Ppenbäns\t¸mse Xs¶ kpµcnbmbncp¶p. F¶m AhÄ¡v Pqenbänsâ A{X XSnbnÃmbncp¶p. AhÄ Hcp Énw _yq«nbmbncp¶p. AhÄ Un{Kn¡v ]Tn¨psIm−ncn¡p¶p. AhÄ Pqenbänt\¡mÄ c−v hbÊv CfbXmWv. “\n§Ä X½n Cu N«nbSn F§ns\bmWv XpS§nbXv ? \obmbncn¡pw Ahsf¡qSn hgnsXän¨Xv Atà ?”

“Gbv icn¡pw AhfmWv Fs¶ ]Tn¸n¨Xv. AhÄ ¹Êv Sq hn\v ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ AhÄ¡v XesXdn¨ Hcp Iq«pImcnbp−mbncp¶p. AhÄ C¡mcy¯n Hcp PKPnÃn Bbncp¶p. AhÄ¡v AhfpsS apds¨dp¡\pambn ssewKnI _Ôsams¡ D−mbncp¶p. AhÄ B IYIsfms¡ saÀens\ ]dªp tIĸn¡pambncp¶p. saÀen³ B IYIÄ F\n¡v ]dªp Xcpw. A§s\bmWv N«nbSnsb¡pdn¨v a\Ênem¡nbXv. ” “AXv icn.At¸mÄ saÀen\mWv \nsâ Kpcp. AtÃ.]ns¶ F¶v apXemWv Cu N«nbSn XpS§nbXv ?”

C\n Pqenbäv ]dª IYIÄ AhfpsS hm¡pIfn Xs¶ ]dbmw.

“R§Ä sNdpXnte apXte Htc I«nenemWv InS¶ncp¶Xv. R§Ä Ipfn¡p¶Xpw hkv{Xw amdp¶Xpw FÃmw Hcpan¨mbncp¶p. hfÀ¶t¸mgpw AXp XpSÀ¶ph¶p. As¶m¶pw R§Ä¡v {]tXyIn¨v Hcp hnImchpw tXm¶nbncp¶nÃ.

F¶m saÀen³ AhfpsS Iq«pImcnbn \n¶pw ssewKnI IYIÄ ]Tn¨p

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Ignªt¸mÄ AXnsâ kpJw Adnªm sImÅmsa¶v AhÄ¡pw B{Klambn.

R§Ä X½n Hcp clkyhpw D−mbncp¶nÃ. AhÄ Ft¶mSpw, Rm³ AhtfmSpw FÃm Imcy§fpw Xpd¶p ]dbpambncp¶p. R§Ä¡v c−v t]À¡pw thj§Ä t]mepw {]tXyIw CÃmbncp¶p. thj§fpw R§Ä At§m«pw Ct§m«pw amdnamdn D]tbmKn¡pambncp¶p. ho«n \n¡pt¼mÄ R§Ä km[mcW Ct¸mgs¯t¸mse Xs¶ anUnbmWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. A§s\ Hcp Znhkw cm{Xn Dd§m³ InS¶t¸mÄ AhÄ km[mcW t]mse Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p. R§Ä XWp¸v Ime¯v Øncambn sI«n¸nSn¨mWv InS¶v Dd§p¶Xv AXpsIm−v F\n¡v {]tXyIn¨v H¶pw tXm¶nbnÃ. ]t£ Aev]w Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ Fs¶ Npw_n¨p. F¶n«v AhÄ Fsâ DSp¸n\v apIfn¡qSn Fsâ apebn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. s]s«¶v sR«nt¸mb Rm³ “F´m tamtf F¶v AhtfmSv tNmZn¨p.”

“Aà tN¨o, C§s\ apebn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨m kpJw In«psa¶v kz]v\ (AXmbncp¶p AhfpsS Iq«pImcnbpsS t]cv) ]dªp. Rm³ ]nSn¨n«v tN¨n¡v kpJw tXm¶p¶pt−m ?” kXy¯n At¸mÄ Fsâ DÅn Hcp sNdnb IncpIncp¸v tXm¶n¯pS§nbncp¶p.

Rm³ AXv AhtfmSv ]dbpIbpw sNbvXp. “tamtf F\n¡v Ft´m Hcp C¡nfntbm, Ipfntcm F´msW¶v Adnbm³ h¿m¯Xpt]mse A\p`hs¸Sp¶p−v. ” AXp tI«Xpw AhÄ Fsâ DSp¸v DbÀ¯nbn«v ]ndIneqsS I¿n«v t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v Cf¡n apeIsf kzX{´am¡n. F¶n«v AhÄ Ip\nªv Hcp ape AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n hen¨v IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. atä apebn ssI sIm−v ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p.

F\n¡v ]dªdnbn¡m³ Ignbm¯ Ft´m Hcp kpJw tXm¶n.

Fsâ Fsâ AhÄ Rm³

AdnbmsX Xs¶ Ahsf t{]mÕmln¸n¨p. “tamtf tN¨n¡v \Ã kpJw tXm¶p¶p. tamÄ ape \ÃXpt]mse ]nSn¨v DSbv¡v tamtf.”

At¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ XpSbnSp¡n A¸m¸ambn \\hv ]Scp¶Xpw Rm³ Adnªp. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v Fsâ anUn DbÀ¯nbn«v ]mâokn\p ]pd¯pIqSn Fsâ P\t\{µnb¯n X¸n t\m¡n. At¸mÄ Fsâ ]mâoknsâ ap³hiw \\ªncn¡p¶Xmbn I−p. IqSmsX AhnsS Hcp sNdnb IncpIncp¸pw

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A\p`hs¸«p. Rm³ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯nbn«v ]mâokn\v apIfneqsS ]qän AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.

CXn\nsS AhÄ Fsâ DSp¸pw, t{_knbdpw Ducn amänbncp¶p. ]n¶oSv AhÄ Fs¶ Fgpt¶Â¸n¨v \ndp¯nbn«v Fsâ anUnbpw, ]mâokpw Xmtgbv¡v Ducn amän. Rm³ AhfpsS DSp¸v Ducn amän. AhÄ ASnbn t{_knbÀ [cn¨ncp¶nÃ.

AhfpsS apeIÄ FtâXnsâ A{X hen¸ansænepw, \à Dd¨ apeIfmbncp¶p. AhÄ cm{Xn InS¡pt¼mÄ an¡t¸mgpw t{_knbÀ [cn¡mdnÃ.

AhÄ Fs¶ kpJn¸n¨Xp t]mse Rm³ Ahtfbpw kpJn¸n¨p. Rm³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS Hcp ape hmbn h¨v hen¨v IpSn¨p. atä ape ssI sIm−v sRcn¨v DS¨p. AhÄ s]s«¶v Fs¶ I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v Fsâ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v AhÄ Fsâ IpepIÄ¡v CSbnembn Ibdn InS¶p. AhÄ Ip\nªv Fsâ ]qän Npw_n¨p. kmh[m\w AhÄ Fsâ ]qdnsâ Np−pIÄ ssI sIm−v c−v hit¯bv¡pw ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v AhfpsS \m¡v sIm−v ]qänsâ DÅn \¡n. s]s«¶v Rm³ tjm¡Sn¨Xp t]mse sR«nt¸mbn. AhÄ ]qänsâ apIfä¯mbn D−mbncp¶ apÃsam«n Np−v sIm−v ISn¨p ]nSn¨n«v \m¡p sIm−v AXn Dgnªp.

Rm³ AdnbmsX Fsâ N´n InS¡bn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p. Rm³ ssIIÄ sIm−v AhfpsS Xe Iptd¡qSn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.

AhÄ Np−pw \m¡pw sIm−v Fsâ ]qän Iptd t\cw Fs´ms¡tbm sNbvXp. Rm³ GtXm kzÀ¤¯ntebv¡v DbÀ¶p t]mIp¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. ]s£ Gsd Xmakn¡p¶Xn\v ap¼v Fsâ DÅn \n¶pw Ft´m s]m«n HgpIn. AtXmsS Rm³ XfÀ¶p hoWp.Fsâ ]qän \n¶pw Hen¨nd§nb tX³ apgph³ AhÄ \¡n IpSn¨p.

B £oW¯n Rm³ AdnbmsX A§s\ Xs¶ InS¶v Dd§nt¸mbn.A¶s¯ ]cn]mSn A§s\ kam]n¨p.

ASp¯ Znhkw cmhnse DWÀ¶p t\m¡pt¼mÄ saÀen³ \à Dd¡ambncp¶p. AhÄ anUn am{Xw [cn¨psIm−mWv InS¶ncp¶Xv. Rm³ Ahsf hnfn¨v DWÀ¯nbn«v thjw [cn¨p. ]s£ AhÄ AÂ]w ]cn`h¯nembncp¶p.

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“tN¨n C¶se tN¨nbpsS Imcyw I−p Ignª¸w kpJambn InS¶§v Dd§n. ]ns¶ Fsâ Imcyw {i²n¨tX CÃ. AtÃ.”

AXv tI«t¸mÄ F\n¡v hÃm¯ Ipät_m[w tXm¶n.

“AXv tamtf, Rm³ At¶cw hÃmsX £oWn¨p t]mbncp¶p. B £oW¯n InS¶v AdnbmsX Rd§nt¸mbn. a\x]qÀÆaÃ. C¶mIs«.tamsf Rm³ kpJn¸n¨p Xcmw.” ]n¶oSv R§Ä thjw [cn¨v ]pd¯p h¶p. ]Xnhpt]mse Rm³ tImtfPnepw, AhÄ kv¡qfnepw t]mbn. A¶v AhÄ kv¡qfn \n¶pw h¶t¸mÄ Hcp sIm¨p ]pkvXIhpw sIm−p h¶ncp¶p.

AhfpsS Iq«pImcn kz]v\ \ÂInbXmbncp¶p AXv. sshIpt¶cw kv¡qfn \n¶pw h¶Xn\p tijw R§Ä NmbIpSnsbms¡ Ignªn«v t]mbn Ipfn¨p. ]t£ A¶v Ipfn Ignªn«v R§Ä c−pt]cpw ASnhkv{X§Ä H¶pw [cn¡msX anUnbpw, tSm¸pw am{Xta [cn¨pÅp. ]Xnhp t]mse kÔybv¡v R§fpsS ]Tn¯sams¡ Ignªv `£Whpw Ign¨v R§Ä 9 aWntbmSpIqSn R§fpsS apdnbn Ibdn IXIv AS¨p. R§Ä sIm¨p ]pkvXIw FSp¯v hmbn¡m³ XpS§n. kv{Xobpw ]pcpj\pw \ácmbn ssewKnI _Ô¯n GÀs¸Sp¶Xnsâ Nn{X§fpw IYIfpambncp¶p AXn apgph\pw. R§sf kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw AXv ]pXnb Hcp A\p`hambncp¶p.

R§Ä AXnse IYIÄ hmbn¨psIm−ncns¡ F\n¡v Fsâ XpSbnSp¡n \n¶pw sNdpXmbn Hen¸v XpS§n. H¸w Fsâ DÅn Ft´m Hcp Xcn¸pw A\p`hs¸«pXpS§n. Rm³ Fsâ anUn DbÀ¯nbn«v Fsâ ]qän ssI sIm−v XShns¡m−ncp¶p.

CXn\nsS saÀen³ Hcp ssI sIm−v Fsâ DSp¸v ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯nbn«v ssI DÅn IS¯n Fsâ apebn XgpIm³ XpS§n. Fsâ \nb{´Ww hn«p XpS§nbncp¶p. Rm³ saÀensâ DSp¸v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n Ducn FSp¯p. F¶n«v c−v ssIIfpw sIm−v AhfpsS apeIÄ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨v DS¨p.

AhÄ sIm¨p ]pkvXIw tai¸pd¯v Dt]£n¨n«v Fgpt¶äv Fsâ anUnbpw tSm¸pw Ducnamän. AhfpsS anUn Rm\pw Ducnamän.]qÀ® \ácmbn c−pt]cpw I«nen Ibdn InS¶p. AhÄ Fsâ apeIÄ amdnamdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ]qän hnc IS¯n AhfpsS I´n ]Xps¡ XtemSn. AhÄ

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ImepIÄ c−pw ]camh[n AIÀ¯n h¨psIm−v aeÀ¶p InS¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ Xe Xmtgbv¡v sIm−ph¶v AhfpsS ]qän Npw_n¨p.

AhÄ Ignª cm{Xnbn Fs¶ kpJn¸n¨Xpt]mse Rm\pw Ahsf kpJn¸n¡m³ Xocpam\n¨p. Rm³ Fsâ aq¡v sIm−v AhfpsS Xpd¶ncp¶ ]qän Dc¨p. AhfpsS ]qänsâ Np−pIÄ Rm³ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v, ]qänsâ apIfä¯mbn I− \ne¡Se¡pcphnsâ hen¸¯nepÅ I´n \¡n. AhfpsS N´n apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS I´v Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhÄ hnImc¯m ]pfbpIbpw, Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. AhfpsS ssI H¶v Abªt¸mÄ Rm³ Xe DbÀ¯nbn«v \m¡v sIm−v AhfpsS ]qänsâ Iogäw apX apIfäw hsc \¡n. AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Hen¨nd§ns¡m−ncp¶ tX³ Rm³ \¡nIpSn¨p. ]pd¯p h¶ tX³ apgph³ IpSn¨p XoÀ¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS ]qÀ Zzmc¯ntebv¡v Ibän tX³ IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ InS¡bn InS¶v sRfn]ncn sImÅpIbpw, Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n¸nSn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Rm³ \m¡psIm−pÅ ]WnbpsS thKX Iq«n. Fsâ \m¡v hfsc thK¯n AhfpsS ]qän Ibdnbnd§ns¡m−ncp¶p. HSphn AhÄ Ahyàamb Fs´ms¡tbm i_vZ§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¨psIm−v Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨p. A[nIw XmaknbmsX Fsâ Xebn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯nbncp¶ AhfpsS ssI Abªp. AtXmsS AhÄ XfÀ¶p hoWp. AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Hen¨nd§nb tX³ apgph³ Rm³ \¡n IpSn¨p Rm³ Fgpt¶äv AhfpsS ASp¯v InS¶p. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.

“tN¨o,

F\n¡v

]dªdnbn¡m³

]äm¯v

kpJambncp¶p.

kz]v\

]dªt¸mÄ C{Xbpw kpJap−mIpsa¶v Rm³ IcpXnbnÃ. Fsâ tN¨n Fs¶ kzÀ¤w ImWn¨pX¶p. AXn\v ]Icambn«v Rm³ tN¨n¡v F´mWv sNbvXv Xtc−Xv ?” AhÄ Fsâ apeIfn XgpIns¡m−v Ipd¨pt\cw InS¶n«v Fgpt¶äv Fsâ ]pd¯v Iagv¶v InS¶psIm−v Fsâ Np−v AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp.

Rm³ Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v XÅn Ibän. R§fpsS \m¡pIÄ X½n AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅn sI«n ]nWªp. AÂ]v kab¯n\v tijw AhÄ Fsâ ]pd¯pIqSn Xs¶ Xmtgbv¡v \nc§n Fsâ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨IÀ¯nbn«v

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AhfpsS apJw Fsâ ]qän AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Fsâ ]qän\pÅn Np−pw \m¡pw sIm−v Fs´ms¡tbm sNbvXp. Rm³ I«nen InS¶v ]pfªp.

HSphn Fsâ tX³IpSw s]m«n Hen¨tXmsS Rm³ XfÀ¶phoWp. AhÄ B tX³ apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨n«v Fsâ ASp¯v h¶pInS¶p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨psIm−v InS¶p. B InS¸n R§Ä AdnbmsX Dd§nt¸mbn. ]n¶oSpÅ Znhk§fnepw Cu N«nbSn XpSÀ¶psIm−ncp¶p. R§fn BÀs¡¦nepw sa³kkv BIp¶ Znhk§fn HgnsI asäÃm Znhkhpw R§Ä kpJn¨p. AXv Fsâ hnhmlw hsc XpSÀ¶p.

A§s\ AhÄ N«nbSnbpsS IY ]dªv Ahkm\n¸n¨p.

CXn\nsS Ncnªp InS¡pIbmbncp¶ Fsâ ssIbpsS apIfntebv¡v AhfpsS Xe Ibän h¨n«v AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v DgnªpsIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ Hcp Im AhfpsS ]pd¯p Ibän h¨p. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS apeIfn amdnamdn XgpIpIbpw CSbv¡v Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¡pIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p.

Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ NqSmbn XpS§n. c−p t]cpw IqSn sI«n¸nSn¨v I«nen InS¶v adnªp. AÂ]w Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ apIfn Ibdnbn«v Fsâ Acs¡«n\v Ccp hi§fnepambn ap«pIÄ Du¶n \n¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨p sRcn¨p. AhÄ Ip\nªp h¶v Fs¶ Npw_n¨p.

AhÄ Hcp ssI sIm−v Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qÀ IhmS¯n ap«n¨p h¨psIm−v ]Xps¡ Xmgm³ XpS§n. AhÄ kmh[m\w Xmgp¶Xn\\pkcn¨v Ip® AhfpsS DÅntebv¡v Ibdns¡m−ncp¶p. ]IpXn Ibdnbt¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ thZ\ sIm−v A\§msX Ccp¶p.

“C¶se F§ms−ms¡ Iodnapdnªncp¶p. aq{Xsamgn¡pt¼mÄ \à \oäembncp¶p. C¶v C\nbpw apdnbptam¶m t]Sn” F¶p ]dªpsIm−v AhÄ H¶pIqSn ]Xps¡ Xmgv¶p. AtXmsSm¸w Rm³ Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯ns¡mSp¯p. AtXmsS Ip® ]qÀ®ambn AhfpsS Kplbv¡pÅn Hfn¨p Ignªncp¶p. AhfpsS N´n Fsâ Acs¡«n AaÀ¶ncp¶p.

“A\nbm CXv AI¯v FhnsStbm sN¶v ap«p¶p. GXmbmepw CXv A]mcamb km[\w Xs¶.”

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Ipd¨p kabw A§s\ AhÄ A\§msX Ccp¶p. Ip® AhfpsS ]qän \ndªncp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn c−nepw ]nSn¨v Ii¡n DS¨p. AtXmsS AhÄ Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n ASn XpS§n. kmh[m\w XpS§nb ASn, ]Xps¡ thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. H¸w Rm\pw ASnbn \n¶pw N´n DbÀ¯ns¡mSp¯p. AhÄ sImSp¦mänsâ thKXbn ]d¶Sn¡m³ XpS§n.

AhÄ¡v kvJe\w \S¡mdmbn F¶v AhfpsS apJ`mh¯n \n¶pw F\n¡v a\Ênembn. AÂ]kab¯n\Iw AhÄ H¶p sh«nhnd¨psIm−v Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v adnªp hoWp. AtXmsS Ip® AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Ducnt¸m¶p.

F\n¡v shÅw t]mIm¯Xn\m Ah³ Ct¸mgpw apIfntebv¡v \n¶p sh«n hndbv¡pIbmbncp¶p.

AÂ]vkabw AhÄ A§s\ Xs¶ InS¶p. Ipd¨p Ignªv AhÄ AhnsS InS¶psIm−p Xs¶ Ip®bn X¸n t\m¡nbn«v “A\nb\v

t]mbnÃ

AtÃ.

AsX´mbmepw

Imcyambn.F\n¡v

aXnbmbnÃ. Hcp {]mhiyw IqSn sN¿Ww” F¶p ]dªp sIm−v AhÄ Fsâ ]pd¯p \n¶pw Cd§n InS¶p. AhÄ Fsâ t\tc Ncnªv InS¶n«v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.

“A\nbm Fsâ InX¸v H¶p amds«. ]ns¶ sN¿mw.”

“C{Xbpw {`m´v CfInb \o F§ns\bmSo C{X\mfpw ChnsS AS§n IgnªXv

?

\o

hncenSo \S¯mdp−mbncp¶p. AtÃ.AÃmsX \o

AS§n

InS¡pambncp¶nÃ.”

“A\nbm hncenSo am{XaÃ. Nnet¸msgms¡ \à hgpX\§ In«pt¼mÄ AXpsIm−pw Hcp {]tbmKsams¡ \S¯pambncp¶p. F¦nepw AsXm¶pw CXnsâ Ggbe¯p hcnÃmbncp¶p. Fsâ PohnX¯n Rm³ CXphsc C{Xbpw kpJn¨n«nÃ.”

AÂ]kabw IqSn Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ Fgpt¶äv shÅw IpSn¨n«v Fsâ ASp¯v h¶p InS¶p. Fsâ Ip® Ct¸mgpw apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p Xs¶ \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhÄ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n sRcn¡pIbpw, ape¡®n\v Npäpw hncen«v h«¯n hcbv¡pIbpw sNbvXp.

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AhÄ Ip\nªv ape Fsâ hmbntebv¡v XncpIn h¨p X¶p.. Rm³ ape hen¨p IpSn¨p. AÂ]kab¯n\ptijw Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v, AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n. Rm³ Fsâ apJw AhfpsS ]qän ap«n¨n«v aq¡v sIm−v hnShn Dc¨p. AhÄ ImepIÄ Ipd¨p IqSn AIÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS I´v Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡nbn«v \m¡p sIm−v AXn Dckn. AhÄ Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n. Ipd¨p kabw IqSn Rm³ AhfpsS I´v \¡nb tijw, Fgpt¶äv AhfpsS ImepIÄ¡v CSbnembn InS¶p. AhÄ Ip® ]nSn¨v ]qÀ Nmen Dc¨p.

Ip® AhfpsS hnShn F¯nbt¸mÄ Rm³ ]Xps¡ Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¶p. AtXmsS Ip® ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ]qän {]thin¨p. Rm³ iànbmbn H¶pIqSn XÅnbtXmsS Ip® ]qÀ®ambn DÅnembn. AhfpsS ]qänsâ hgphgp¸v sIm−v A[nIw _p²nap«msX Xs¶ AXv AI¯mbn.

Rm³ Ip® AI¯p h¨psIm−v Acs¡«v Acn B«p¶Xpt]mse H¶v Id¡n. AhÄ InS¶v sRfn]ncn sImÅpIbpw, ssIIÄ ]pdtIm«p sIm−pt]mbn XebnWbn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Rm³ ]Xps¡ DbÀ¶p Xmgm³ XpS§n. kmh[m\w ASnbpsS thKX IqSn. AhÄ GXm−v D·mZ AhØbn InS¶v Rc§pIbpw, Ft´m ]n¨pw t]bpw ]dbpIbpw sNbvXp. A[nIw XmaknbmsX AhÄ¡v kvJe\ap−mbn. AhÄ H¶p sh«n hnd¨n«v \nÝeambn hoWp. AtX kabw Xs¶ Fsâ Ip®bpw AhfpsS ]qän\pÅn ]me`nt£Iw \S¯n. AhfpsS ]qänsâ DÄ `n¯nIÄ Fsâ Ip® sRcn¨v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨ncp¶p.

Ct¸mÄ hn«p hn«v AXv Ip®bn k½À±w sNep¯pIbpw Ip®¸m apgph³ ]ngnªv FSp¡pIbpw sNbvXp. kmh[m\w Ne\§sfÃmw sI«S§n. Fsâ Ip® ]qän \n¶pw sX¶n ]pd¯p h¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]pd¯p \n¶pw amdn InS¶p.

AÂ]kabw IqSn A§ns\ InS¶n«v c−v t]cpw IqSn Fgpt¶äp _m¯v dqan t]mbn. AhÄ t¢mskän Ibdn Ccp¶p aq{Xsamgn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS ap¶nembn Ip¯nbncp¶v AXv kq£n¨v t\m¡n. BZyw c−p aq¶v XpÅnIfmbn aq{Xw h¶p. AXp Ignªv GXm−v Umw Xpd¶p hn«Xp t]mse Hcp {]hmlambncp¶p.

HSphn XpÅn XpÅnbmbn B {]hmlw \ne¨p.

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Rm³ shÅw Hgn¨v AhfpsS ]qÀ hr¯nbmbn IgpIns¡mSp¯p. AXp Ignªv AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v aq{Xw Hgn¸n¨p. BZyw aq{Xw hcm³ {]bmkambncp¶p. Rm³ Ipd¨p kabw {ian¨n«mWv aq{Xw h¶Xv. aq{Xw apgph³ t]mbn Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bpw shÅw Hgn¨v IgpIn. c−pt]cpw apdnbn h¶v thjw [cn¨p. Rm³ hm¨n t\m¡pt¼mÄ kabw Hcp aWn Bbncp¶p. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v D½ h¨n«v AhfpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. £oWw ImcWw Rm³ InS¶ DSt\ Dd§nt¸mbn.

ASp¯ Znhkw cm{Xn AhÄ Fsâ apdnbn h¶p. “Fsâ N¡c Ip«m Fsâ tamfv C¶v kacw {]Jym]n¨p. AXpsIm−v Ip«³ aq¶v \mep Znhkw hmWaSn¨n«v InS¶v Dd§nbm aXn. GXmbmepw C¶v Rm³ h¶XtÃ. AXpsIm−v C¶t¯bv¡v Rm³

hmWaSn¨p

Xcmw”F¶pw

]dªpsIm−v

AhÄ

Fsâ

ap−v

c−p

hit¯bv¡pw hI¶v amänbn«v Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨p. Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ “A\nbm CXv I−n«v F\n¡v kln¡p¶nÃ. Rm³ CXv ISn¨v Xn¶t«” “F\n¡v hntcm[anÃ. ISn¨p Xn¶m ]ns¶ \o Xs¶ ]«nWnbmIp¶Xv.” AhÄ FXps¡ Ip\nªv Ip«s\ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n N¸m³ XpS§n. Ipsd t\cw N¸n¡gnªt¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbn ]me`ntjIw \S¯n. AhÄ AXpapgph³ IpSn¨nd¡n. Ahkm\ XpÅn hscbpw AhÄ \¡nsbSp¯n«v Ip® hmbn \n¶pw ]pds¯Sp¯p. AhÄ Ip\nªv F\n¡v Hcp Npw_\w IqSn \ÂInbn«v AhfpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn.

XpSÀ¶pÅ aq¶v Znhkw IqSn Rm³ ]«nWn InS¶p. A§s\ \mep Znhk§Ä¡v tijw AhÄ ho−pw h¶p. R§fpsS ]cn]mSn ]p\cmcw`n¨p. XpSÀ¶pÅ FÃm Znhk§fnepw XpSÀ¶psIm−ncp¶p. ]s£ R§fpsS Cu IÅ¡fn A[nI Znhkw XpSÀ¶nÃ, AXn\p ap¼v Hcp cm{Xn \nÀ½e tN«¯n R§fpsS Ifn I−p]nSn¨p. ]n¶oSv AhÀ ]dªv Adnª {]Imcw Imcy§Ä C§s\bmbncp¶p.

“Hcp Znhkw cm{Xn AhÀ Dd§m³ InS¶n«v Dd¡w hcmsX Xncnªp adnªp InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. At¸mÄ Pqenbänsâ apdn Xpd¡p¶ i_vZhpw XpSÀ¶v Hcp ImÂs]cpamähpw tI«p. AhÀ ]Xps¡ i_vZap−m¡msX Fgpt¶äp h¶p t\m¡pt¼mÄ Pqenbäv Fsâ apdnbn Ibdn IXIv ASbv¡p¶Xp I−p. AhÀ

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]Xps¡ Fsâ apdnbpsS ]pd¯v h¶v {i²n¨t¸mÄ R§fpsS kwkmcw tI«p.

A§ns\ AhÀ¡v Imcy§fpsS InS¸phiw ]nSnIn«n. At¸mÄ Xs¶ c−nt\bpw It¿msS ]nSnIqSmsa¶v hnNmcns¨¦nepw, ]n¶oSv H¶p IqSn Nn´n¨t¸mÄ AXv clkyambn hbv¡p¶XmWv IpSpw_¯n\v \ÃXv F¶p hnNmcn¨v At¸mÄ £an¡pIbmbncp¶p F¶pw ]dªp.”

ASp¯ Znhkw Fs¶ kuIcyambn Häbv¡v In«nbt¸mÄ, \nÀ½e Ft¶mSv ]dªp “FSm \o Fsâ apdnbntebv¡v H¶p hcWw.” “AsX´m tN«¯o hntijw” “hntijw Adnªnt¡ \o hcpt¯mtÅm ?” AhcpsS tNZy¯nse ISp¸hpw, kzchyXymkhpw ImcWw Rm³ ]ns¶ H¶pw tNmZn¨nÃ.

Cu kab¯v sken³ tN«¯nbpw, Pqenbäpw ASp¡fbn tPmenbnembncp¶p. \nÀ½e ]Xps¡ apIfn AhcpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. AXn\p ]ndsI Rm\pw AhcpsS apdnbntebv¡v sN¶p.

Rm³ apdnbn IbdnbXpw AhÀ hfsc Kuch¯n Fs¶ H¶p kq£n¨p t\m¡nbn«v “GSm, \ns¶ hnizmkapÅXp sIm−tà \nsâ tN«·mÀ R§sfsbms¡ ChnsS \ndp¯nbn«v t]mbXv. F¶n«v \o \nsâ tN«s\ h©n¨ntÔ “AsX´m tN«¯o ? Rm³ F´v h©\bmWv Im«nbXv ?” “]mhw. \n\¡v H¶pw AdnbnÃ, Atà ? C¶se cm{Xn \S¶ Imcy§sfms¡ Rm³ I−p. AXv icnbmWv F¶v \n\¡v tXm¶p¶pt−m?” “tN«¯n F´mWv I−Xv? Imcyw sXfn¨v ]d. AÃmsX Rm³ F´v ]dbm\m?” “hr¯ntISv ImWn¨n«v \o F´m s]m«³ Ifn¡pIbmtWm? C¶se \obpw Pqenbäpw IqSn \nsâ apdnbn F´mbncp¶p?Rm³ FÃmw I−p.”

“At¿m tN«¯n Fs¶ sXän[cn¨XmWv. Pqenbäv cm{Xn t^msN¿m\mbn Fsâ apdnbn h¶p. t^m¬ sNbvXn«v DSt\Xs¶ t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp. AÃmsX asäm¶pw D−mbn«nÃ.”

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“\o BfpIsf shdpw a−·mcm¡cpXv. AhÄ \nsâ apdnbn Ibdnbn«v Ipd¨p kabw Ignªn«pw ImWmXmbt¸mÄ Rm³ \nsâ apdnbpsS ]pd¯p h¶p FÃmw icn¡v tI«p. Fs¶ ]än¡m³ t\mt¡−. c−nt\bpw At¸mÄ Xs¶ It¿msS ]nSn¡mªXv Fsâ I¿nse sXämbnt¸mbn. Asæn \o Ct¸mÄ C§s\ ]dbnÃmbncp¶p.”

AXp tI«Xpw Rm³ kvXw`n¨p t]mbn. Fsâ apJs¯ càw apgph³ t]mbn Rm³ hnfdn shfp¯p t]mbn. `qan ]nfÀ¶v \n¶ \nÂ]n Rm\§v Xmgv¶p s]msb¦n F¶v Rm³ B{Kln¨pt]mbn.

“Mm, Ct¸msg´mSm \nsâ \mhv Cd§nt¸mtbm ?FSm Ahfv Hcp hnhcanÃm¯hÄ. AhÄ¡v CXnsâ `hnjy¯pIÄ H¶pw Nn´n¡m\pÅ ]IzXbnÃ. ]s£ \o A§s\bmtWm ?\n\¡v Ahsf Imcyw ]dªp a\Ênem¡n¡qSmbncpt¶m?

CXv F{X \mfmbn XpS§nbn«v.\nsâ tN«·mÀ Adnªm F´mbncn¡pw ^ew F¶v \o Nn´n¨n«pt−m ? BcpsSsbms¡ PohnXamWv XIcp¶Xv F¶v Adnbmtam ?”

Rm³ s]s«¶v AhcpsS Imentebv¡v hoWp. “tN«¯o Ft¶mSv £an¡Ww. A§s\sbms¡ ]änt¸mbn. tN«¯n CXv BtcmSpw ]dbcpXv. Bsc¦nepw Adnªm ]ns¶ Rm³ Pohn¨ncp¶n«v ImcyanÃ. tN«¯o BsI c−v Znhkta Bbn«pÅp CXv XpS§nbn«v. Pqenbäv \nÀºÔn¨t¸mÄ A§s\sbms¡ kw`hn¨p t]mbn. C\n taen CXv BhÀ¯n¡nÃ.tN«¯n R§Ä¡v am¸p XcWw.” Iptd t\ct¯bv¡v AhÀ H¶pw an−nbnÃ. AhÀ Ft´m BtemNn¨psIm−v \n¶p. F¶n«v Ft¶mSv ]dªp : Mm, \o F´mbmepw Fgpt¶Â¡v Rm³ H¶pIqSn BtemNn¡s«. Ct¸mÄ \o t]m.

Rm³ F§s\sb¦nepw AhnsS \n¶pw c£s¸«p t]mcp¶p.

Pqenbänt\mSv hnhcw [cn¸n¡Wsa¶p hnNmcns¨¦nepw km[n¨nÃ. ]dªnsæn AhÄ ]Xnhp t]mse cm{Xnbn Fsâ apdnb hcpw. AtXmsS {]iv\w C\nbpw KpcpXcamIpw. AXpsIm−v cm{XnbmIp¶Xn\p ap¼v Ahsf hnhcw Adnbn¡Wsa¶v Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p.

GXmbmepw {]tXyIn¨v aäv kw`h§sfm¶pw CÃmsX D¨ DuWp Ignªv Rm³ Fsâ apdnbn t]mbn.

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Rm³ Fsâ apdnbpsS IXIv ASbv¡msX, Hcp ho¡nenbpambn I«nen Ibdn InS¶v AXp adn¨p t\m¡n. Pqenbäv apdnbntebv¡v hcpIbmsW¦n kuIcyw H¯m hnhc§Ä AhtfmSv ]dbmw F¶p hnNmcn¨psIm−v InS¶p. Fsâ I«nen InS¶m Pqenbänsâ apdnbntebv¡v Ibdp¶Xp ImWmambncp¶p.

Rm³ Pqenbänt\bpw {]Xo£n¨v A§ns\ InS¶t¸mÄ Pqenbäpw, aäv c−v tN«¯namcpw IqSn \nÀ½ebpsS apdnbntebv¡v Ibdnt]mIp¶Xp Rm³ I−p.

AhÀ apdn¡pÅn Ibdn IXIv AS¨Xpw, Rm³ ]Xps¡ i_vZap−m¡msX Fgpt¶äp sN¶p.

AhÀ hnjbw F§ns\bmWv ssIImcyw sN¿p¶Xv F¶v Adnbmsa¶p hnNmcn¨p Rm³ IXIn\v kao]w sNhntbmÀ¯v \n¶p. At¸mÄ AhnsS \S¡p¶ kw`mjWw F\n¡v hyàambn tIÄ¡mw. \nÀ½e :þ“FSo Pqenbtä, \n\¡vF´msWSo c−paq¶v Znhkambn Hcp kt´mjhpw, hÃm¯ Hcp Cf¡hpsams¡ ? \nsâ apJ¯v Hcp enwK {]kmZhpw ImWp¶p−tÃm.”

Pqenbäv :þ“F\n¡v F´m tN¨o kt´mjn¡m³.tN¨ns¡´m A§s\ tXm¶m³ ImcWw ?” sken³ :þ“FSo Pqenbtä, Rm\pw \ns¶ c−v Znhkambn {i²n¡p¶p−v. c−p Znhkambn \n\¡v Hcp amäsams¡ D−v. ” Pqenbäv

:þ“F\n¡v

H¶pw

a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ.

CsX´m

c−p

t]cpw

IqSn

C§s\sbms¡ kwkmcn¡p¶Xv ? Rm\dnsb F\n¡v Hcp amähpanÃ.” \nÀ½e :þ“]q¨ ]mep IpSn¡p¶Xv Bcpw Adnb¯nà F¶m hnNmcw. Ipd¨p Znhkambn cm{Xn ChnsS \S¡p¶sXms¡ Rm³ Adnbp¶p−v. A\nb³ FÃmw k½Xn¨p Ignªp. FSo Ccp«v Ds−¶p IcpXn shfp¡p¶Xp hsc I¡cpXv. ” CXp tI«Xpw Pqenbäv BsI XfÀ¶p. AhfpsS apJw hnfdn shfp¯v, AhÄ Ct¸mÄ t_m[w sI«p hogpsa¶ AhØbnembn. AhÄ \n¶v hnbÀ¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ ]Xps¡ Xebv¡v ssI sImSp¯p sIm−v I«nen Ccp¶p. AhfpsS apJw Ip\nªp Xs¶ Ccp¶p. AhfpsS I®n \n¶pw I®p\oÀ IhnfneqsS HgpIm³ XpS§n.

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sken³ AÂ]w tZjy¯n :þ “F´mSo Ct¸mÄ \n\¡v H¶pw ]dbm\ntà ? hr¯ntISv ImWn¨n«v Ct¸mÄ \n¶v tam§p¶p. \o \nsâ `À¯mhns\¡pdn¨v Hcp \nanjw Nn´n¨ncps¶¦n C§s\ sN¿m³ tXm¶pambncpt¶m ? \n\¡v F§ns\ CXn\v a\Êv h¶p ? R§Ä `À¯m¡·mcnÃmsX F{X \mfmbn C§s\ \n¡p¶p.

R§Ä¡v A§s\sbm¶pw tXm¶p¶nÃtÃm.” \nÀ½e :þ“F§ns\bmSo CXv kw`hn¨Xv? FÃmw hniZambn ]d. BcmWv Ipä¡mcv F¶dnbWatÃm.”

Pqenbäv Ct¸mgpw Ip\nªv Ccp¶v \ni_vZambn IcbpIbmbncp¶p. \nÀ½e :þ“F´mSo, \n\¡v H¶pw ]dbm\ntà ? tN¨o, F¦n ]ns¶ \ap¡v AhfpsS `À¯mhns\ hnfn¨v ]dbmw. AhÀ Xocpam\n¡s« C\n F´v thWsa¶v. ” CXp tI«Xpw AhfpsS Ic¨n D¨¯nembn. AhÄ c−p t]scbpw amdn amdn

sXmgpXp

sIm−v

Fgpt¶äp.

“tN¨namtc,

Hcp

Zp˼e

\nanj¯nÂ

A§s\sbms¡ ]änt¸mbn. tN¨namÀ Zbhp sNbvXv Fsâ PohnXw \in¸n¡cpXv. Rm³ F´v {]mbÝn¯w thWsa¦nepw sN¿mw. Cu Hcp XhWt¯bv¡v tN¨namÀ Ft¶mSv £an¡Ww. C\n taen CXv BhÀ¯nbv¡nÃ.” sken³ :þ“\o Ct¸mÄ InS¶v Icbp¶Xv F´n\mWv. CXv sN¿p¶Xn\p ap¼v \o c−masXm¶v BtemNn¨ncps¶¦n CXv kw`hn¡pambncpt¶m? GXmbmepw \o CXv F§s\ kw`hn¨p F¶v ]d. AXp Ignªn«v Xocpam\n¡mw F´v thWsa¶v. ” Pqenbäv tai¸pd¯ncp¶ P¤n \n¶pw Ipd¨v shÅsaSp¯v IpSn¨n«v ]Xps¡ ]dbm³ XpS§n.

“Ignª Hcp RmbdmgvN \n§sfÃmw ]Ånbn t]mbncp¶t¸mÄ ChnsS Rm\pw A\nb\pw am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp. A¶v CSbv¡v Hcp {]mhiyw Rm³ A\nb\v Nmbbpambn apdnbntebv¡v Ibdn sNÃpt¼mÄ A\nb³ I¼yq«dn Hcp »q ^nenw I−psIm−v Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AXn apgpIn Ccp¶Xn\m Rm³ Nmbbpambn sN¶Xv Ah\ AdnªnÃmbncp¶p. Rm³ B Nn{Xw I−n«v F\n¡v F´v sN¿Wsa¶dnbm¯ HchØbmbncp¶p. AÂ]kabw Rm³ AdnbmsX Xs¶ AhnsS \n¶v AXp I−pt]mbn. ]ns¶ ØeIme t_m[w D−mbt¸mÄ Rm³ apdn¡v ]pd¯v Cd§nbn«v Ahs\ hnfn¨v Nmb sImSp¯n«v Adnbm¯Xv t]mse Xmtgbv¡v

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t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp. A¶p cm{Xn Dd§m³ InS¶n«v F\n¡v Dd§m³ km[n¨nÃ.

I®Sbv¡pt¼mÄ cmhnse I− Zriy§Ä I¬ap¶n sXfnªp h¶p. Ahkm\w klnsI«v, Rm³ AdnbmsX Xs¶ Fgpt¶äv Ahsâ apdnbn t]mbn. A¶v Fsâ a\Êv F\n¡p Xs¶ \nb{´n¡m³ IgnªnÃ. CXmWv kw`hn¨Xv. tN¨namÀ Ft¶mSv s]mdp¡Ww.” sken³ :þ“FSo \nÀ½te, \n sN¶v Ahs\¡qSn hnfn¡v. Ah\v F´mWv ]dbm\pÅXv F¶v IqSn Adnbs«. AXp Ignªv Xocpam\n¡mw F´v thWsa¶v.”

CXp tI«Xpw Rm³ s]s«¶v Fsâ apdnbn Ibdn I«nen InS¶v ho¡nen FSp¯v hmbn¡m³ XpS§n. AÂ]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ \nÀ½e Fsâ apdnbn h¶v Fs¶ hnfn¨p. “FSm \o At§ms«m¶p ht¶. sken³ tN«¯n¡v \nt¶mSv Ft´m kwkmcn¡Wsa¶v. ” Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhcpsS ]pdtI Pqenbänsâ apdnbntebv¡v sN¶p.

Fs¶ I−Xpw sken³ tN«¯n AhnsS InS¶ Itkc \o¡nbn«n«v “FSm \o AhnsS Ccn¡v. \ns¶ C¸w hnfn¸n¨Xv F´n\mWv F¶v \n\¡dnbmambncn¡patÃm. \o IpSpw_w XIÀ¡m\mbn«v Xs¶ Xp\nªv Cd§nbncn¡pIbmWv.Atà ?C¶v CXn\v Hcp Ahkm\ Xocpam\w D−mIWw. CXv C§s\ \o«ns¡m−p t]mbm ]änÃ. \o F´v ]dbp¶p.”

“AXv tN«¯o, A§s\sbms¡ kw`hn¨p t]mbn. C\n taen CXv BhÀ¯n¡nà F¶v Rm³ \nÀ½e tN«¯ntbmSv t\ct¯ Xs¶ ]dªncp¶XmWtÃm. AXp Xs¶ Rm³ ho−pw BhÀ¯n¡p¶p. Hcp {]tXyI kmlNcy¯n A§s\ ]änt¸mbn. AXv C\n BhÀ¯n¡nÃ. AXn\v Rm³ F´v {]mbÝn¯hpw sN¿mw.” sken³ :þ hr¯ntISv ImWn¨n«v \o Ct¸mÄ AXv \ymboIcn¡pIbmtWm. \o F´v emLht¯msSbmWv AXv ImWp¶Xv. Hcp IpSpw_w apgph³ XIcp¶ ]Wnbtà \o ImWn¨Xv. \n\¡v IeymWw Ign¡Wsa¦n AXv ]dªm R§Ä \nsâ tN«·mtcmSv ]dªv \S¯n Xcpambncp¶tÃm. \nsâ tN«·mÀ CXv Adnªm ]ns¶ F´mWv kw`hn¡p¶Xv F¶v \o Nn´n¨n«pt−m. th− AhcnXv Adnªm \nc]cm[nIfmb R§sfbpw kwibn¡ntÃ.”

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“tN«¯o, ]änt¸mbn. Rm³ AXv k½Xn¡p¶tÃm. C\n `mhnbn H¶pw D−mImXncp¶m t]mtc. ]ns¶ kw`hn¨p t]mbXn\v Rm³ F´v {]mbÝn¯w thWsa¦nepw sN¿mw. \n§Ä ]dbp¶ GXv in£bpw Rm³ GsäSp¡mw. tN«·mtcmSv ]dªv Hcp hnk icnbm¡n Rm\pw AhnsS FhnsSsb¦nepw s]mbvs¡mÅmw.” \nÀ½e :þ“AXpsIm−v {]iv\¯n\v ]cnlmcamIptam? FSo Pqenbtä, \n\¡v H¶pw ]dbm\ntà ? \obtà icn¡pw Ahs\¡qSn hgnsXän¨Xv. ” Pqenbäv :þ“tN¨oamtc, kw`hn¨Xv FÃmw Rm³ \n§tfmSv ]dªp IgnªXtÃ. H¶pw a\¸qÀÆambncp¶nÃ. A§s\b§v kw`hn¨p t]mbn. C\n taen Fsâ I¿n \n¶pw C§s\ Hcp sXäv D−mInÃ. Rm³ thWsa¦n C¶v Xs¶ Fsâ ho«ntebv¡v t]mImw. ]ns¶ {]iv\anÃtÃm.” sken³ :þ“AsX´mbmepw th−. C{Xbpsams¡ Bb ØnXn¡v R§Ä¡v \ns¶ A{Xbv¡§v hnizmkw t]mc. AhnsS t]mbn«v \o aämsc¦nepambn CXpt]mse ASp¸ap−mbm R§Ä AsXm«v AdnbpIbpanÃ. Xs¶bpaÃ, \o Ct¸mÄ \nsâ ho«ntebv¡v t]mbm AXn\v F´v ImcWw ]dbpw ? ChnsS A½¨nbpw, \nsâ `À¯mhpw Hs¡ ImcWw Xnc¡pt¼mÄ F´v kam[m\w ]dbpw ?

AXpsIm−v \nsâ ho«n t]mIp¶Xns\¡pdn¨v BtemNn¡pItb th−. FSo \nÀ½te \o F´v ]dbp¶p ?” \nÀ½e :þ“Rm³ F´v ]dbm\m tN¨o. tN¨nbtà ChnSps¯ aq¯bmÄ.

AXpsIm−v tN¨n Xs¶ Xocpam\n¨m aXn.AXv R§Äs¡Ãmw kzoImcyamWv.” sken³ AÂ]kabw BtemNn¨n«v. “FSo Pqenbtä, \o CsXms¡ sNbvXt¸mÄ R§sf¡qSn H¶v HmÀ¡Wambncp¶p. \nsâ AtX AhØbnetà R§fpw ChnsS Ignbp¶Xv. \½Ä X½n Hcp Imcy¯nepw Hcp clkyhpanÃm¯XtÃ.

F¶n«v \o R§sf CXp am{Xw Adnbn¨nÃ. AsX´m \o R§fn \n¶pw AXv ad¨p h¨Xv ?”

Pqenbäv :þ“AXp ]ns¶ tN¨o, a\x]qÀÆaÃ. CXv \n§tfmSv ]dªm \n§Ä

F´v hnNmcn¡psa¶v HmÀ¯n«mWv ]dbmXncp¶Xv. \n§Ä

Ft¶mSv

£an¡Ww.”

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sken³ :þ“AXp icn. \n\¡v Hcp tImfv H¯pIn«nbt¸mÄ \o X\ntb A§v BkzZn¡msa¶v IcpXn.AtÃ. AXn\v c−p t]À¡pw X¡Xmb in£ Xs¶ \ÂIntb icnbmIq. FSm A\o, \o Iptd Znhkambn Chsf kpJn¸n¨psIm−ncn¡pIbtÃ. AXnsâ in£bmbn C¶v \o R§sf c−msfbpw IqSn AXpt]mse kpJn¸n¡Ww. \nsâ ]Wn F§ns\bps−¶v R§fpw H¶p t\m¡s«.

AÃmsX \o clkyambn Hcmsf am{Xw kpJn¸n¨Xv icnbmbnÃ. \nsâ tN«·mÀ R§sf FÃmhscbpw \ns¶ hnizkn¨v GÂ]n¨v t]mbXtÃ. F¶n«v \o ]£]mX]cambn s]cpamdn. AsXm«pw icnbmbnÃ.FSo \nÀ½te, \o F´v ]dbp¶p ?” \nÀ½e :þ“tN¨nbpsS Xocpam\w 100 % icnbmWv. ChÀ sNbvX Ipä¯n\v CXp Xs¶bmWv icnbmb in£. C¶v ChfpsS ap¶n h¨v Ch³ \½sf c−p t]scbpw kpJn¸n¡Ww. ChÄ AXp I−v \n¡s«.” sken³ ]cntim[n¡Ww.

:þ“FSo

\½sf

\nÀ½te FÃmhscbpw

\ap¡v

Chsâ

Xm§m\pÅ

]Wnbmbp[w Ignhv

H¶p

AXn\pt−m

F¶dnbWatÃm.”

CXp tI«Xpw \nÀ½e Fs¶ ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â]n¨n«v s]s«¶v Fsâ ap−v hen¨v Agn¨p. Rm³ Cu kab¯v ASnbn sP«n [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. AhcpsS {]Xo£n¡msXbpÅ Cu {]hr¯nbn Rm³ s]s«¶v sR«nt¸mbn. Rm³ AdnbmsX Xs¶ c−v ssI sIm−pw Fsâ Acs¡«v ad¨p ]nSn¨p. \nÀ½e Fsâ ssIIÄ ]nSn¨p amänbn«v Fsâ Ip®bn Ibdn ]nSn¨p.

AtXmsS Ah³ DWÀs¶gpt¶äp. AhfpsS I¿psS NqSv In«nbt¸mÄ Ah³ Ahsâ hnizcq]w ImWn¨p AXv ]qÀ® cq]¯n \nÀ½ebpsS ssIIfnencp¶p sh«nhnd¨p.

AXp I− \nÀ½e “tN¨o CXv \½Ä hnNmcn¨Xp t]msesbm¶paÃ. Ch³ icn¡pw \½sf shÅw IpSn¸n¡psa¶m tXm¶p¶Xv. FSm CXv Chsf§s\bmSm kln¨Xv. FÃmw Ip¯n Iodn¡mWpatÃm.”

At¸mtgbv¡pw sken\pw Fsâ ASp¯v h¶n«v \nÀ½ebpsS ssI amänbn«v AhÀ ]nSn¨p. AhÀ AXns\ BsI H¶v icn¡v ]nSn¨p t\m¡nbn«v “FSm CXv hÃm¯ km[\amWtÃmSm. \nsâ tN«s\bpw IS¯nsh«nbtÃmSm CXv. ” AhÀ AÂ]kabw IqSn AXn ]nSn¨psIm−v \n¶t¸mÄ AhcpsS apJsaÃmw Nph¶p XpSp¯p h¶p. ]ns¶ AhÀ kzbw \nb{´n¨n«v AXnse ]nSnhn«p.

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sken³ :þ ""FSo \nÀ½te, F¦n ]ns¶ \ap¡v Xmtgbv¡v t]mImw. a¡Ä kv¡qfn \n¶pw hcmdmbn.A½¨nbpw Fgpt¶Â¡mdmbn.hm \ap¡v t]mImw. FSm \o \nsâ apdnbntebv¡v t]m. C\n ChnsS \n¡−.'' \nÀ½e skensâ ]pdtI apdnbn \n¶pw ]pdt¯bv¡v t]mIm\mbn Cd§n. AhÀ hmXn¡ hsc sN¶n«v XncnsIh¶n«v Ft¶mSv :þ “FSm \o s]s«¶v t]m. C\n

ChnsS \n¶m icnbmInÃ. ChÄ¡v th−m¯Xv Fs´¦nepsams¡

tXm¶pw.”F¶v ]dªn«v apdn¡v ]pdt¯bv¡v t]mbn.

AhÀ t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ Pqenbäv HmSn h¶v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨psIm−v “A\nbm Ahcp c−mfpw IqSn \½sf shdptX Iptdt\cw Xo Xoän¨p.

Rm³ hÃmsX t]Sn¨pt]mbn. Ct¸mÄ ae s]mse h¶Xv Fent]mse t]mbn F¶v ]dªXp t]msebmbn. Ct¸mgmWv F\n¡v izmkw t\tc hoWXv. AhÄ s]s«¶v Fsâ Ip®bn Ibdn ]nSn¨n«v A\nbm F\n¡v GXmbmepw C¶v cm{Xn A\nbs\ In«¯nÃ. AXpsIm−v \ap¡v Ct¸mÄ H¶p kwLSn¸n¨mse´m.” “s]m¶p

tamtf

\S¶sXm¶pw

F\n¡v

Ct¸mgpw

hnizkn¡m³

Ignbp¶nÃ. C¶se cm{Xnbn \o Fsâ apdnbn Ibdp¶Xv \nÀ½e tN«¯n I−ncp¶p. AhÀ ]Xps¡ ]pd¯p h¶p\n¶v ChnsS \S¡p¶Xv apgph³ a\Ênem¡nbn«mWv t]mbXv. C¶v cmhnse AhÀ Fs¶ Ipd¨p kabw icn¡pw shÅw IpSn¸n¨p. t]mbn N¯pIfªmtem F¶p hsc F\n¡v tXm¶nbncp¶p. Cu hnhcw \ns¶ F§ns\ Adnbn¡psa¶v hnNmcn¨v Rm³ hnjan¡pIbmbncp¶p. Asæn \o hnhc§sfm¶padnbmsX C¶pw cm{Xn Fsâ apdnbntebv¡v h¶m ]ns¶ F´v kw`hn¡psa¶v AdnbnÃmbncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ F\n¡v tem«dn ASn¨Xp t]msebmbn.

F\n¡v Ct¸mgpw AXv At§m«v hnizkn¡m³ Ignbp¶nÃ.”

“Cu `mKyw D−m¡n X¶Xv Rm\mWv.AXn\v F\n¡v sNehv \S¯Ww.” At¸mtgbv¡pw sken³ Xmsg \n¶v Fs¶ NmbIpSn¡m\mbn hnfn¨p. ]ns¶ Xmakn¨m AhÀ¡v kwibamIpsa¶Xn\m Rm³ s]s«¶v ap−v FSp¯v DSp¯psIm−v Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn. ]ns¶ F\n¡v F{Xbpw s]s«¶v cm{Xnbmbm aXn F¶ Nn´bmbn. kabw Cgªp \o§p¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n.. {]tXyIn¨v H¶pw kw`hn¡msX

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cm{Xnbmbn. F¶t¯bpw t]mse cm{Xn F«paWn Bbt¸mÄ R§Ä DuWp Ign¨p.

DuWp Ignªv km[mcW t]mse A½¨n AhcpsS apdnbn Ibdn IXIv AS¨p.

Rm³ Sn. hn. Hm¬ sNbvXn«v AXp I−psIm−ncp¶p. ASp¡fbnse ]WnIsfÃmw Ignªv aq¯ tN«¯namÀ Ip«nIfpambn AhcpsS apdnIfntebv¡v t]mbn. t]mIp¶Xn\v ap¼mbn \nÀ½e F\n¡v Hcp ¥mÊv NqSv ]mepw Hcp ap«bpw kvs]jyembn sIm−p X¶p. “\o CXpIqSn Ign¡v.

CXnsâ KpWw cm{Xn

ImWn¡Ww” F¶p ]dªn«v t]mbn. Pqenbäv skänbn Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶ Fsâ ASp¯v h¶ncp¶p. Ipd¨p kabw Ignªv AhÄ Npänepw t\m¡n Bcpw Cà F¶v Dd¸p hcp¯nbn«v Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v tNÀ¶ncp¶n«v AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v XgpIn. Ct¸mÄ AhÄ¡v Bscbpw `banÃm¯ Hcp AhØbmbn. Ipd¨p Ignªv AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨n«v AhfpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. Ipd¨p kabw IqSn Rm³ AhnsS Ccp¶n«v Sn. hn. Hm^v sNbvXn«v Fsâ apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn.

Rm³ apdnbn Ibdn IXIv tNÀ¯v AS¨n«v I¼yq«dn Hcp kn\na I−psIm−ncp¶p. kn\na ImWp¶ps−¦nepw, Fsâ {i² apgph³ hmXn¡tebv¡v Bbncp¶p. Hmtcm \nanjhpw Imsem¨bv¡v ImtXmÀ¯v Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Fsâ lrZbw ]S]Sm anSn¡m³ XpS§n. lrZbanSn¸nsâ i_vZw hyàambn tIÄ¡mambncp¶p.

Ahkm\w Fsâ Im¯ncn¸n\v Hcp Ahkm\w hcp¯ns¡m−v Dt±iw 10.30 HmSpIqSn apdn¡v ]pd¯v AhcpsS kwkmcw tIÄ¡m³ Ignªp. AÂ]w IqSn Ignªt¸mÄ AhÀ aq¶pt]cpw IqSn Fsâ apdnbn Ibdn IXIv AS¨p Ipänbn«p. sken³ :þ“F´mSm \o Im¯ncp¶p apjntªm ? \n\¡v F´mSm Hcp ]cthiw t]mse. \n\¡v t]Snbpt−m ?”

Rm³ H¶pw an−nbnÃ.kXy¯n F\n¡v AÂ]w `bw D−mbncp¶p.

Ipdª]£w Ahsc c−p t]scsb¦nepw Xr]vXns¸Spt¯−Xmbn hcpw. AhnsS Rm³ ]cmPbs¸«m ]ns¶ Fsâ ]pcpjXzw Xs¶ tNmZyw sN¿s¸Spw. GXmbmepw Rm³ ss[cyw kw`cn¡m³ {ian¨p. sken\pw \nÀ½ebpw Fsâ I«nen Ibdn Ccp¶p. sken³ :þ“FSm BZyw \o Pqenbäns\ hogv¯nb B kn. Un. H¶v R§sf¡qSn ImWnt¨.R§fpw IqSn AsXm¶p ImWt«.”

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Rm³ kn. Un. FSp¯v I¼yq«dn C«v t¹ sNbvXp.Nn{Xw sXfnªp Ignªt¸mÄ sken³ :þ “FSm \o ChnsS h¶ncn. \o AhnsS Ccp¶m R§Ä¡v AXv icn¡v ImWm³ ]äp¶nÃ.”

Rm³ Fgpt¶äp sN¶t¸mÄ sken\pw \nÀ½ebpw Ccp¶Xnsâ a²y¯nembn AhÀ F\n¡v Ccn¡m³ Øew HXp¡n X¶p. Rm³ AhnsS t]mbn Ccp¶p. Pqenbänt\bpw skensâ adphi¯v hnfn¨v Ccp¯n. Nn{Xw I−t¸mÄ AhÀ aq¶pt]cpw NqSmbn¯pS§n. sken³ Fsâ ap−v hi§fntebv¡v ]nSn¨v amänbt¸mÄ Fsâ Ip®, ]m¼v ]¯n FSp¡p¶Xp t]mse s]s«¶v Xe DbÀ¯n. AhÀ AXn Ibdn ]nSn¨p.

AhcpsS ssIbpsS NqSv In«nbtXmsS Ah³ ]qÀ®ambn DWÀ¶v AhcpsS ssI¡pÅnencp¶p sh«n hnd¨p. AhÀ Ahs\ sRcn¨v AaÀ¯n.

Rm³ Fsâ c−p hi§fnepambn Ccp¶ skentâbpw \nÀ½ebptSbpw tXmfneqsS I¿n«v Ahsc tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨n«v Rm³ Ahsc amdn amdn Npw_n¨p. \nÀ½e AhfpsS ss\änbpsS knºv Xpd¶n«v AI¯v I¿n«v apebn XgpIn. At¸mÄ Rm³ Hcp kXyw a\Ênem¡n. AhÀ t{_knbÀ [cn¨ncp¶nÃ.

AhÀ Hcp ssI sIm−v Fsâ ]dn k©nbn XtemSn. Rm³ AhcpsS tXmfn h¨ncp¶ ssI ]Xps¡ Xmgv¯n AhcpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨p. H¸w atä ssI sIm−v skensâ apeIfnepw ]nSn¨v Ii¡n. c−p t]cpw icn¡pw hnImchXnbmbn¡gnªncp¶p. Ahcn \n¶pw Ahyàamb Nne i_vZ§Ä ]pd¯ph¶p.

CXn\nsS CsXÃmw I−v hnImcw apän\n¶ Pqenbäv ]Xps¡ skens\ ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â]n¨n«v, AhcpsS ss\än apIfntebv¡v Ducn amän. XpSÀ¶v AhcpsS ASn¸mhmSbpsS sI«v Agn¨v AXpw Xmtgbv¡v Ducn amän. Ct¸mÄ sken³ tN«¯nbpsS icoc¯n Hcp shfp¯ t{_knbdpw {_u¬ \nd¯nepÅ ]mâokpw am{Xambn.

Rm³ c−v ssIIfpw \o«n Fsâ ap¶n \n¡pIbmbncp¶ AhcpsS c−v apeIfnepw ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n. AhÀ ]pdIneqsS ssIbn«v t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v Cf¡nbn«v I¿neqsS AXv Ducn amän. Pqenbäv Ip\nªv AhcpsS ]mâokpw Ducn amän.

Rm³ Ahsc Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨n«v AhcpsS ape hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhcpsS I£¯nepw, XpSbnSp¡nepw kar²ambn apSn

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hfÀ¶p InS¶ncp¶p. Hcp ssI sIm−v c−mas¯ apebn ]nSn¨v DS¨p. CXn\nsS Fsâ Ip® I¿nen«v A½m\amSns¡m−ncp¶ \nÀ½etbbpw Pqenbäv Fgpt¶Â¸n¨n«v AhcpsS ss\än apIfntebv¡v Ducn amän. AhÀ t{_knbÀ [cn¨ncp¶nÃ.

XpSÀ¶v AhÄ \nÀ½ebpsS ]mhmSbpw Agn¨p amän. AhÀ ASnbn ]mâokpw [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. CXp I−n«v sken³ :þ“FSo Ppenbtä, ChnsS R§Ä c−mfpw XpWnbnÃmsX \n¡pt¼mÄ \o am{Xsa´mSo FÃmw sh¨p sI«n \n¡p¶Xv. Agn¨p IfbSo FÃmw”.

CXp tI«Xpw Pqenbäv AhÄ [cn¨ncp¶ anUnbpw jÀ«pw Ducn amän.

AhÄ ASnhkv{X§Ä H¶pw [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. CXn\nsS \nÀ½e ss\än Ducm\mbn ssI Fsâ Ip®bn \n¶pw FSp¯ X¡¯n\v sken³ Ahs\ ssI¡em¡nbncp¶p.

Ct¸mÄ sken³ Fsâ Ip® ssIImcyw sNbvXpsIm−ncn¡pIbmWv. \nÀ½e CXn\nsS Xdbn ap«pIp¯n Ccn¶n«v skensâ XpSbnSp¡n apJw AaÀ¯nbncp¶p. sken³ ImepIÄ sasà AIÀ¯ns¡mSp¯p. \nÀ½e skensâ ]qÀ Zf§Ä ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v AhnsS \m¡psIm−v \¡m³ XpS§n.

AXnsâ kpJ¯n sken³ Fsâ Ip®bnse ]nSn hn«n«v \nÀ½ebpsS Xe AhfpsS XpSbnSp¡ntebv¡v IqSpX AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.

Cu X¡¯n\v Pqenbäv Fsâ ap¶n apÅm\ncn¡p¶Xp t]mse Ip¯nbncp¶psIm−v Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n N¸n hen¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ ssIIÄ c−pw ]ndIn I«nen Ip¯n ]pdtIm«v Nmªv Ccp¶p.

A§s\ Ccp¶psIm−v Rm³ Fsâ Imense XÅhnc sIm−v AhfpsS Xpd¶ncp¶ ]qän XgpIn. AÂ]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ sken³ Fs¶ I«nentebv¡v XÅnbn«n«v Ahfpw Fsâ apIfntebv¡v adnªp. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨p Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Acs¡«nsâ c−p hi§fnepambn ImÂap«pIÄ Du¶n \n¶p. A§s\ \n¶psIm−v AhÄ Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v AhcpsS ]qÀ Nmen Hcäw apX atä Aäw hsc Dc¨p. ]ns¶ ]qÀXpfbn Ip®bpsS aIpSw ap«n¨p h¨psIm−v AhÀ ]Xps¡ Xmgm³ XpS§n. Ip®bpsS aIpSw ]qÀ®ambn AhfpsS ]qän\pÅnembn. AhÄ AÂ]kabw A\§msX AtX \nebn Ccp¶p. Ipd¨p Ignªv AhÀ

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]qÀNp−pIÄ ]Xps¶ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯ns¡m−v H¶pIqSn Xmgv¶p. AtXmsS Ip®bpsS ]IpXnbpw ]qän\pÅnembn.

AhÀ thZ\sIm−mbncn¡psa¶p tXm¶p¶p, ]ÃpIÄ ISn¨p ]nSn¨v I®pw AS¨v A\§msX Ccp¶p. AÂ]w IqSn Ignªv AhÀ ]Xps¡ Xmgm³ XpS§nbXpw, £asI« Rm³ AhcpsS tXmfn ]nSn¨v s]s«¶v Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯n.

AhÀ thZ\ sIm−v AdnbmsX \nehnfn¨pt]mbn.

“At¿m FSm \o CXv F´v ]Wnbm ImWn¨Xv FÃmw Iodnsb¶m tXm¶p¶Xv. F\n¡v ht¿.”F¶p ]dªpsIm−v AhÀ s]m§n amdm³ {ians¨¦nepw Rm³ AhcpsS tXmfnse ]nSn hn«nÃ. Ahsc Rm³ Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.

AÂ]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ AhcpsS thZ\ amdnbt¸mÄ AhÀ ]Xps¡ s]m§n Xmgm³ XpS§n. kmh[m\w AhcpsS Ne\¯nsâ thKX IqSn¡qSnh¶p.

Cu kabw Rm³ Xe Xncn¨p t\m¡pt¼mÄ, \nÀ½ebpw, Pqenbäpw Xdbn InS¶p N«nbSn XpS§nbncp¶p. AhÀ ]ckv]cw XeXncnªv InS¶v HcmÄ atä BfpsS XpSbnSp¡n Xe ]qgv¯n h¨v ]qän\pÅn \m¡psIm−v ]WnbpIbmbncp¶p. AhÀ kÀ¸§sft¸mse Npän]nWªv InS¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Ct¸mÄ sken³ icn¡pw ]d¶Sn¡pIbmWv. AhÀ Hcp IpXnc¸pd¯ncp¶p khmcn sN¿p¶Xp t]mse s]m§n Xmgv¶psIm−ncn¡pIbmWv. Rm³ Fsâ {i² Xmsg¡nS¶v N«nbSn¡p¶ \nÀ½ebnepw Pqenbänepambn tI{µoIcn¨psIm−v Fsâ kvJe\ kabw ZoÀLn¸n¨p. Rm³ skensâ apeIfn c−v ssIIfpw sIm−v ]nSn¨v sRcn¨pS¨p. AhÀ hnImc¯m ]nSbpIbmbncp¶p.

A[nIw Ignbp¶Xn\p ap¼v AhcpsS icocw H¶p sh«n hnd¨p. AhÀ H¶p c−p {]mhiyw IqSn DbÀ¶p XmWn«v s]s«¶v sh«nbn«Xpt]mse Fsâ s\©t¯bv¡v Iagv¶p hoWp.. AhÀ B InS¸n InS¶p InX¨p.

Ipd¨p Ignªv AhÀ Fsâ Hcp hit¯bv¡v sX¶n amdn InS¶p.

AhnsS InS¶p sIm−v AhÀ \nÀ½esb hnfn¨p “FSo \nÀ½te, Zm Ch³ Fs¶ icn¡pw shÅw IpSn¸ns¨So”. apIfntebv¡v Xe DbÀ¯n \n¡p¶ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p sIm−v AhÀ ]dªp “FSo, Zm Ch³ ]ns¶bpw sIm−p hm F¶v ]dªpsIm−v Fgpt¶äp \n¡pIbmWv. \n\¡v thWsa¦n Ibdnt¡m”.

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CXp tI«Xpw \nÀ½e N«nbSn aXnbm¡n I«nen Ibdn Fsâ ASp¯v InS¶n«v Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS apIfntebv¡v henªp Ibdnbn«v Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. AhÄ ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ImepIÄ AIÀ¯nbn«v Ip® ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qÀ IhmS¯n Dc¨p.

AhfpsS ]qÀ¯S¯n D−mbncp¶ c−v Znhkt¯mfw hfÀ¨bpÅ Ipäntcma§Ä Ip®bn Dcknbt¸mÄ sNdnb thZ\ tXm¶n. AhÄ Ip®bpsS aIpSw ]qÀ Xpfbn tNÀ¯p h¨t¸mÄ Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v ]Xps¡ Xmgv¯ns¡mSp¯p.

Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS ]qän\pÅnembn.

“A\nbm \o tN¨nsb Ip¯n IodnbXpt]mse Fs¶ t\mhn¡tÃ. ]Xps¡ tIätW”.Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ H¶pIqSn ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v ]Xps¡ Xmtgbv¡v

Aa˦p.

At¸mÄ

Ip®bpsS

]IpXntbmfw

AI¯mbn.

AhÀ

thZ\sIm−v hnfn¨p “At¿m ]Xps¡. thZ\n¡p¶p.”

AtXmsS Rm³ Ipd¨p kabw A\§msX InS¶p. AÂ]w Ignªt¸mÄ AhÀ Xs¶ “Mm, C\n ]Xps¡ Ibänt\m¡v.”F¶p ]dªp.

AXp tI«Xpw Rm³ Ip® AÂ]w ]pdt¯bv¡v Ducnbn«v AaÀ¯n H¶pIqSn AIt¯bv¡v XÅn. AhÄ H¶p \nehnfns¨¦nepw, Ip® ]qÀ®ambn DÅn Ibdn¡gnªncp¶p. Rm³ Ipd¨p kabw A\§msX InS¶p.

AhfpsS thZ\ amdnbt¸mÄ AhÄ Xmsg\n¶pw N´n apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n. AtXmsS Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. ]Xps¡ ASnbpsS thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. AhÄ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n Fsâ Acs¡«n Npän ]nSn¨p. Fsâ DÅn Fs´ms¡tbm Dcp−p IqSp¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n¯pS§n.

ASnbn InS¶v AhÄ sRfn]ncn sIm−p “A\nbm H¶p thKw thKw ASns¡Sm F\n¡v hcmdmbn.”

F\n¡pw kvJe\w \S¡mdmbn¡gnªncp¶p. Dd [cn¨n«nÃm¯Xn\m Rm³ AhtfmSv tNmZn¨p “F\n¡pw hcmdmbn. DÅn Hgn¡t«m. Ipg¸w hÃXpw BIptam” “A\nbm \o ss[cyambn Hgnt¨m. F\n¡v sa³kkv Ignªn«v c−v aq¶v Znhkta Bbn«pÅp. AXpsIm−v Hcp Ipg¸hpanÃ. \o \nsâ Ip® ]m apgph\pw

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AI¯v Hgnt¨m. Iptd\mfmbn AXv hc−v DW§n¡nS¡pIbmWv. icn¡v H¶v XWp¡s«.” ho−pw c−p aq¶v ASnIqSn ASn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ¡v kvJe\ap−mbn.

AhÄ XfÀ¶p Ignªp. ]ns¶ A[nIw Ignbp¶Xn·p¼v F\n¡pw kvJe\ap−mbn.

Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]qän\pÅntebv¡v sh«n sh«n ]m Noän. AtXmsS Rm\pw XfÀ¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]pd¯p \n¶pw hit¯bv¡v \nc§n Cd§n InS¶p.

Fsâ I«n Hcp ^manentIm«v BbXn\m aq¶p t]À¡pw _p²nap«p IqSmsX InS¡m³ Ignbpambncp¶p. Pqenbäv CXp apgph³ I−psIm−v AhnsS ASp¯v Xs¶ \n¸p−mbncp¶p. AhÄ AhfpsS apeIÄ kzbw ]nSn¨v sRcn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v hnfn¨n«v AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v Ii¡n. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¡m³ XpS§n. Ipd¨p kabw hmWaSn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw Ah³ _ew h¨p XpS§n.

CXn\nsS sken\pw, \nÀ½ebpw Fgpt¶äv _m¯dqan t]mbn IgpInbn«v h¶v thjw [cn¨v AhcpsS apdnIfntebv¡v t]mbn.

Pqenbäv Fsâ ASp¯mbn h¶ncp¶n«v Ip® ]Xps¡ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n N¸n hen¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨v Ii¡n.

AhÄ Ip® Du¼p¶Xnsâ thKX Iq«n. Ct¸mÄ Ip® icn¡pw _ew sh¨v A¦¯n\v X¿mdmbn \n¶p.

Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â]n¨n«v Ahsf I«nen ap«pIp¯n \ndp¯n.

F¶n«v Rm³ Ip®bn Dd FSp¯v [cn¨p. Rm\pw AhfpsS ]ndIn ap«pIp¯n \n¶p. AhfpsS ]qÀ ]pdIp hit¯bv¡v Xpd¶p \n¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ H¶pIqSn ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n h¨p. F¶n«v Fsâ Ip®bpsS aIpSw AhfpsS ]qÀ Nmenepw I´nepw h¨v Dc¨p. AhfpsS ]qÀ, tX³ Hen¨v Ipgªv \à hgphgpt¸msS Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Rm³ Ip®bpsS Xe AhfpsS ]qÀ Zzmc¯n tNÀ¯ph¨v ]Xps¡ AIt¯bv¡v XÅn. Ip® kmh[m\w AIt¯bv¡v Ibdn XpS§nbt¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ s]s«¶v N´n ]pdtIm«v Hä XÅv XÅn. AtXmsS Ip® apgph\mbn ]qän\pÅnembn. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n.

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Rm³ AhfpsS Acs¡«n AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨psIm−v ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. Ahfpw Fsâ ASn¡v H¸w AhfpsS N´nbpw ]pdtIm«v XÅns¡m−ncp¶p.

AhfpsS hmbn \n¶pw hnImc¯Åen DÅ A]kzc§Ä tI«psIm−ncp¶p.

AÂ]vkabw sIm−v AhÄ¡v kvJe\ap−mbn. AhÄ XfÀ¶v apt¼m«v Iag¶p hoWp. AtXmsS Ip® ¹¡v Fs¶mcp i_vZt¯msS AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Ducnt¸mcp¶p. F\n¡v ]m h¶XpanÃ.AhÄ £oWn¨v InS¶Xn\m Rm³ ]ns¶ H¶pw sN¿msX InS¶p.

AÂ]kab¯n\ptijw AhÄ Xes]m¡n t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Fsâ Ip® hmWw IpXn¨pbcm³ \n¡p¶Xp t]mse apIfntebv¡v \n¶v sh«n hndbv¡p¶XmWv I−Xv. “At¿m A\nbm \n\¡v t]mbnÃmbncpt¶m F¶pw tNmZn¨psIm−v AhÄ Ip®bn Ibdn ]nSn¨n«v C\n H¶pIqSn Xm§m\pÅ iàn F\n¡nÃ. A\nb\v shÅw Ifbm³ Rm³ F´p sNbvXp XcWw. Rm³ IpSn¨p X¶m aXntbm” “\o Fs´¦nepw sNbvXv shÅw Ifªp Xm. Asæn F\n¡v InS¶v Dd§m³ ]änÃ.”

AXp tI«Xpw AhÄ Fgpt¶äv Ccp¶n«v, Ip®bn InS¶ Dd hen¨v Ducn.

F¶n«v Ip®bn ]änbncp¶ ]m XpÅnIÄ \¡nsbSp¯p. Ip® ssI sIm−v AÂ]kabw hmWaSn¨p.

AXpIgnªv AhÄ Ip\nªv Ahs\ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n. AhÄ \m¡p sIm−v Ip®bpsS aIpS¯nepw, AXnsâ Npänepw FÃmw \¡n XpS¨p. kmh[m\w AhÄ Ip® apgph³ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhÄ Xe apt¼m«pw ]pdtIm«pw Nen¸n¨v Ip® Du¼ns¡m−ncp¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v Ii¡n. AhfpsS XebpsS Ne\ thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. A[nIw XmaknbmsX Xs¶ Fsâ DÅn \n¶pw emh s]m«nsbmgpIn. Ip® XpSÀ¨bmbn \me©v {]mhiyw sh«nhnd¨psIm−v AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v \ndsbmgn¨p.

AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅn e`n¨ ]m apgph³ AhÄ IpSn¨v Cd¡n.

Ip®bpsS Ne\w \n¡p¶Xp hsc AhÄ Ip®bn \n¶pw ]m Dudn IpSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. F¶n«vAhÄ Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯v AXnsâ ]pd¯p−mbncp¶ apgph³ ]mepw \¡n IpSn¨p.

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AtXmsS Ip® Npcp§n hcm³ XpS§n. F¶n«v AhÄ Fsâ IqsS tNÀ¶p InS¶n«v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Hcp Im Fsâ ]pd¯p Ibän h¨n«v Hcp ssI Fsâ s\©nepw h¨v InS¶p. AÂ]w Ignªv AhÄ Fgpt¶äv t]mIpsa¶v hnNmcn¨v Rm³ A\§msX InS¶p. Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ IqÀ¡w hen XpS§n. Rm³ Ahsf Ipep¡n hnfn¨p. \o \nsâ apdnbn t]mIp¶ntà “Hm

C\n

Bsc

t]Sn¡m³.

Rm³

C¶p

apXÂ

ChnsSbm

InS¡p¶Xv.”F¶pw ]dªv AhÄ Fs¶ H¶pIqSn apdpsI ]nSn¨p sIm−v InS¶p. £oWw aqew c−p t]cpw XfÀ¶v InS¶v Dd§nt¸mbn. ASp¯ Znhkw cmhnse \nÀ½ebmWv h¶v R§sf hnfn¨pWÀ¯nbXv. “FSo

\o

CXv

F´v

`mhn¨m?\o

F´m

ChnsS¡nS¶v

Dd§nbXv?A½¨nsb§m\pw Adnªm F´mIpsa¶dnbmtam?”

“AXv tN¨o Rm³ £oWw sIm−v AdnbmsX InS¶§v Dd§nt¸mbn.” c−p t]cpw Fgpt¶äv hkv{X§Ä [cn¨p. Pqenbäv ASnhkv{X§fnÃmsX anUnbpw jÀ«pw am{Xw [cn¡p¶Xp I−n«v \nÀ½e “FSo \o CXv F´mSo FÃmw Xpd¶n«v Imäp sImÅn¨p \S¡m\mtWm `mhw. A½¨n¡v I−m DS³ a\ÊnemIpta. \o t]mbn t\cmw h®sams¡ thjw [cn¨v Xmtgbv¡v hm.”

Pqenbäv AhfpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn Ignªt¸mÄ \nÀ½e, I¼nbSn¨v \n¡pIbmbncp¶ Fsâ Ip®bn Ibdn ]nSn¨n«v “CsX´m A\nbm Ft¸mgpw C§s\tb \n¡t¯mtfm. F´mbmepw CXv A]mc km[\w Xs¶. Rm³ aq{Xsamgn¨n«v IgpInbt¸mÄ `b¦c \oäembncp¶p. FhnsSsbms¡tbm Iodnapdnsª¶m tXm¶p¶Xv. tN¨n¡pw apdnªp ImWpw tN¨n Ch³ tIdnbt¸mÄ Fs´mcp s\ehnfnbm hnfn¨Xv. \o C¶se R§sf icn¡pw shÅw IpSn¸n¨pIfªp. F´mbmepw CXpt]msemcp kpJw Fsâ PohnX¯n CXp hsc A\p`hn¨n«nÃ. \o GXmbmepw Xmtgbv¡v hm. IpSn¡m³ ]mep Xcmw” F¶p ]dªv Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v c−v Ihnfnepw amdn amdn D½ X¶n«v AhÀ Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn.

A¶v D¨bv¡v DuWv Ignªv Rm³ Fsâ apdnbnÂ, I«nen Hcp hmcnIbpw hmbn¨p InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. At¸mÄ \nÀ½ebpw Pqenbäpw IqSn Fsâ apdnbntebv¡v Ibdn h¶p. apdnbn Ibdnb DS³ AhÀ IXIv AS¨v Ipänbn«n«v Fsâ

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ASp¯v I«nen h¶ncp¶p. Pqenbäv Fsâ I¿nencp¶ ho¡nen ]nSn¨p hm§n tai¸pdt¯bv¡v Fdnªp. \nÀ½e Fsâ s\©n ssI h¨n«v AhnsSbpÅ tcma§fn XgpIns¡m−ncp¶p. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip®¡p«³ ]Xps¡ Xe DbÀ¯m³ XpS§n.

Rm³ ASnbn P«n [cn¨n«nÃm¯Xn\m Ah³ ]Xps¡ ap−n\pÅn Hcp IqSmcw sI«nbXpt]mse DbÀ¶p \n¶p.

CXp I− Ppenbäv Fsâ ap−nsâ Ip¯v Agn¨v c−v hit¯bv¡pw amänbn«v Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p. AhfpsS ssIbpsS kv]Ài\w IqSn Bbt¸mtgbv¡pw Ah³ icn¡pw _ew h¨v A´co£¯ntebv¡v DbÀ¶p \n¶p sh«n hnd¨p. Pqenbäv ]Xps¡ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¡m³ XpS§n. \nÀ½e Ip\nªv Fsâ Np−n Npw_n¨p. Rm³ Ahsf F¶ntebv¡v ]nSn¨v ASp¸n¨n«v AhfpsS Np−pIÄ Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n.

AhÄ Fsâ s\©n Iag¶p InS¶p.

Pqenbäv CXn\nsS Ip® hmbv¡pÅnem¡n Du¼nhen¨pIpSn¨p. Rm³ \nÀ½ebpsS apeIfn ]Xps¡ ]nSn¨p sRcn¨p. AhÄ ]Xps¡ s\©v DbÀ¯n F\n¡v apebn ]nSn¡m³ kuIcyw D−m¡n X¶p.

Rm³ Ahsc ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨n«v Rm\pw Fgpt¶äp \n¶p sIm−v AhcpsS ss\än apIfntebv¡v Ducn amän. Ahsc sI«n¸nSn¨p sIm−v AhcpsS t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v Cf¡nbn«v AXnsâ hÅn tXmfn \n¶pw Ducn amän. t{_knbÀ R§fpsS s\©pIÄ¡nSbn IpSp§n InS¶p.

Rm³ Ahsc AÂ]w AIÀ¯n \ndp¯nbn«v ]mhmSbpsS sI«v Agn¨p.

AtXmsS ]mhmSbpw t{_knbdpw Xmtgbv¡v DuÀ¶p hoWp. AhÄ AXv ImepIÄ sIm−v X«n amän. Rm³ I«nen \n¶pw Fgpt¶ät¸mÄ Xs¶ Fsâ ap−v Dcnªp t]mbncp¶p.

Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨p sIm−v I«nentebv¡v adnªp. Rm³ AhfpsS apIfn Ibdn¡nS¶p sIm−v Ahsf Npw_n¨p. AhÄ c−v ssIIfpw sIm−v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ AÂ]w Xmtgbv¡v \o§nbn«v AhfpsS apeIÄ hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhÄ hnImc¯m I«nen InS¶p ]pfªp.

Rm³ ho−pw Xmtgbv¡v \o§nbn«v AhfpsS XpSbnSp¡n apJw AaÀ¯n. AhÄ ]Xps¡ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀ Zf§Ä c−p

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hit¯bv¡pw ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v AhfpsS I´v Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n \pWªp.

AhÄ Fsâ Xe AhfpsS XpSbnSp¡ntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n.

Rm³ Fsâ \m¡v Npcp«n AhfpsS hnShn\pÅntebv¡v Ip¯nbnd¡n.

CXn\nsS AhnsS \n¶pw tX³ Hen¨nd§m³ XpS§nbncp¶p. Rm³ AXp apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. AhÄ N´n apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n]nSn¨p.

Fsâ \m¡nsâ thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. AhÄ ssIIÄ ]pdIntebv¡n«v XebnWbn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.

Pqenbäv CXn\nsS kzbw hnhkv{Xbmbn«v I«nen Fsâ ASp¯v Ibdn Ncnªp InS¶psIm−v Fsâ Acs¡«v ]nSn¨v Ncn¨n«v Ip® hmbv¡pÅnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS ]qÀ XS¯n XgpIn. AhÄ InS¶ InS¸n Xs¶ Hcp Im apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.

Fsâ I¿psS \Sphnc AhfpsS ]qänsâ AKm[Xbntebv¡v Bgv¶nd§n. Fsâ ssI hnc Rm³ ]Xps¡ apt¼m«pw ]pdtIm«pw Nen¸n¨p.

AXn\\pkcn¨v Ahfpw Xe apt¼m«pw ]pdtIm«pw Nen¸n¨v Du¼ensâ thKX Iq«n.

CXn\nsS \nÀ½ebpsS tX³IqSv s]m«n HgpIn¡gnªncp¶p. AhÄ XfÀ¶p hoWncp¶p.

AhfpsS tX³ apgph³ \¡nsbSp¯n«v Rm³ Fsâ Xe DbÀ¯n Pqenbänsâ XpSbnSp¡n ]qgv¯n h¨p AhnSw \¡n¯pSbv¡m³ XpS§n.

Pqenbänsâ Du¼ensâ thKX AtXmsS IqSn. ]ns¶ F\n¡pw A[nIkabw ]nSn¨p \n¡m\mbnÃ. Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnencp¶p sh«n hnd¨p.

AtXmsS AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v IpSpIpSm Ip®¸m Hgp¡n hn«p.

AhÄ AXp apgph³ IpSn¨nd¡n. kvJe\w \S¶Xnsâ Beky¯n Rm³ Hcp \nanjw A\§msX InS¶n«v AhfpsS ]qän\pÅn \m¡v Ibän ASn¨p. Hcp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS I´n ]nSn¨v sRcSn. AhfpsS ]qÀ N¸p¶Xnsâ thKX IqSn. AhÄ ]qÀ Fsâ apJt¯bv¡v tNÀ¯v AaÀ¯n.

A[nIw Ignbp¶Xn\v ap¼v AhÄ¡v kvJe\ap−mbn. AhfpsS tX³ Fsâ apJ¯v apgph³ ]än. Iptd Ncnªp InS¡pIbmbncp¶ AhfpsS XpSbneqsS Xmtgbv¡v HgpInbnd§n. AtXmsS Ahfpw XfÀ¶p hoWp.

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aq¶p t]cpw XfÀ¶v A§s\ InS¡p¶ kab¯v Btcm IXIn X«n.

R§Ä s]s«¶v sR«n Fgpt¶äp. Rm³ ap−v FSp¯v DSp¯p sIm−v AXv BcmsW¶v hnfn¨p tNmZn¨p.

At¸mÄ ]pd¯v sken³ tN«¯nbpsS i_vZw tI«p. “FSm \nÀ½ebpw Pqenbäpw FhnsS ? Ahsc ChnsSsb§pw ImWp¶nÃtÃm.AhnsS Dt−m”. sken³ BsW¶v a\Ênembt¸mÄ aq¶p t]À¡pw kam[m\ambn. “tN¨o Ahcp c−p t]cpw ChnsS D−v R§Ä Hcp amän\n tjm \S¯pIbmbncp¶p” F¶p ]dªp sIm−v

Rm³ sN¶p IXIv Xpd¶p. AhÀ

AI¯v Ibdn IXIv AS¨n«v “AsX´mSo \n§Ä Ct§m«v h¶n«v Fs¶ hnfn¡mXncp¶Xv. F\n¡v amän\n I−m ]ä¯ntÃ?” \nÀ½e :þ“AXà tN¨o, R§Ä Ct§m«p hcpt¼mÄ tN¨n tN¨nbpsS apdnbnembncp¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä¡pw C§s\ ap³Iq«n Xocpam\sam¶pw CÃmbncp¶p.

ChnsS h¶t¸mÄ Ch³ IXIpw Xpd¶p h¨v C§s\ I«nen InS¡p¶Xp I−t¸mÄ s]s«¶p tXm¶nb Hcp sFUnbm BWv. A{]Xo£nXambn kw`hn¨pt]mbXmWv. ” CXn\nsS Pqenbäv Fgpt¶äv sN¶v skensâ ss\änbpw, XpSÀ¶v ASn¸mhmS, t{_knbÀ, ]mâokv F¶nhbpw kmh[m\w Ducn amän Ahscbpw ]qÀ® \ábm¡n. \nÀ½e Fsâ ap−pw ]nSn¨v Dcnªp. A§s\ \mept]cpw ]cn]qÀ®ambpw ]nd¶ ]Sn Bbn. sken³ Fsâ XfÀ¶p InS¶ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v Ipep¡ns¡m−v “CsX´mSm Fs¶ ssa³Uv sN¿m¯Xv. Chfpamcv Nmdv apgph³ Duän FSpt¯m.

Fsâ Imcyw IjvS¯nemIptam” F¶v tNmZn¨p.

AXp tI«Xpw Pqenbäv

“tN¨n hnjan¡−. AXv Rm³ Ct¸mÄ

icnbm¡n Xcmw. tN¨n AXn§v Xt¶”F¶p ]dªpsIm−v skensâ I¿n \n¶pw Ip® ]nSn¨p hm§nbn«v AhÄ Fsâ ap¶n ap«pIp¯nbncp¶p sIm−v Ip® hmbnem¡n N¸n hen¡m³ XpS§n. AhfpsS hmbnse NqSv Gät¸mÄ Ip® ]Xps¡ DWÀ¶v Fgpt¶äp.

Ah³ ]qÀ®ambn DWÀ¶p Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ Ip® hmbn \n¶pw ]pds¯Sp¯n«v

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t\m¡ns¡mÅWw”F¶v ]dªpsIm−v Pqenbäv t]mbn Fsâ taibn \n¶pw Hcp Dd FS¯v Fsâ Ip®bn [cn¸n¨p. \nÀ½e CXn\nsS skens\ I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v Fs¶bpw I«nentebv¡v InS¯n. Rm³ skensâ apebn ]nSn¨v Ii¡n. Rm³ skensâ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v AhfpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbn ap«p Ip¯n \n¶p. \nÀ½e ]Xps¡ Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v skensâ ]qän h¨v Dc¨p. sken³ ImepIÄ¡nSbneqsS I¿n«v Ip®bn ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qän\pÅnse Xpfbn tNÀ¯p h¨p.

Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v ]Xps¡ Xmgv¯n. “A\nbm ]Xps¡. C¶se \o AXv ASn¨v Iodn h¨ncn¡pIbmWv.C\n C¶p IqSn IodcpXv.” CXp tI«Xpw Pqenbäv Fgpt¶äv Fsâ _m¯v dqan \n¶pw F®bpsS Ip¸n FSp¯psIm−v h¶n«v Ip® ]nSn¨v Ducn AXn apgph³ F® tX¨p ]nSn¸n¨p.

Iptd F® FSp¯v skensâ ]qänepw tX¨p ]nSn¸n¨p. F¶n«v Ip® ho−pw skensâ ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨v h¨p. Rm³ Acs¡«v ]Xps¡ Xmgv¯n.

Ct¸mÄ A[nIw _p²nap«nÃmsX Ip® kmh[m\w DÅntebv¡v Ibdn.

Ip® ]qÀ®ambn Ibdn¡gnªt¸mÄ Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v ]Xps¡ DbÀ¯nbn«v ho−pw sasà Xmgv¯n. Ct¸mÄ skensâ thZ\ ]qÀ®ambn amdnbncp¶p. sken\pw ]Xps¡ Acs¡«v ASnbn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n¯¶p. AtXmsS Rm³ Fsâ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n.

Cu kab¯v Pqenbäv Fsâ hi¯pIqSn I¿n«v skensâ apebn ]nSn¨p Ii¡ns¡m−ncp¶p.. AXnt\msSm¸w \nÀ½e Pqenbänsâ apebn ]nSn¡pIbpw, Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¡pIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p.

Rm³ hfsc thK¯n Ip® Ducn ASn¨psIm−ncp¶p.A[nIw XmaknbmsX sken³ XfÀ¶p hoWp. AhfpsS ]qänsâ `n¯nIÄ Fsâ Ip®bn hn«p hn«v AaÀ¯n sRcn¨p sIm−ncp¶p. kmh[m\w B Ne\¯nsâ thKX Ipdªv Ipdªv Xosc CÃmXmbn. c−mas¯ {]mhiyambXpsIm−mbncn¡psa¶p tXm¶p¶p, F\n¡v thK¯nsem¶pw kvJe\ap−mbnÃ.

CXp a\Ênem¡nb Pqenbäv, “A\nbm tN¨n XfÀ¶ntà C\nbpsa´n\m AhnsS h¨v Ipep¡p¶Xv. R§Ä¡v BÀs¡¦nepw Xm”F¶p ]dªpsIm−v Fs¶ skensâ ]pd¯p\n¶pw ]nSn¨p amän. Rm³ Hcp hit¯bv¡v sX¶n amdn InS¶p.

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\nÀ½e Fs¶ ]nSn¨v aeÀ¯n InS¯nbn«v Fsâ Acs¡«nsâ Ccp hi§fnepambn ImepIÄ Du¶n Ccp¶p. Cu X¡¯n\v Pqenbäv Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v \nÀ½ebpsS ]qÀ Xpfbn ap«n¨p h¨p. At¸mÄ \nÀ½e ]Xps¡ Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¶p. skensâ ]qÀtX³ DdbpsS ]pd¯v ]pc−ncp¶Xn\m Ip® \nÀ½ebpsS ]qäntebv¡v kpJambn Ibdnt¸mbn. AhÄ ]Xps¡ DbÀ¶p Xmgm³ XpS§n. kmh[m\w AhfpsS Ne\¯nsâ thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. AhÄ A]kvamcw ]nSn¨ t]mse Xe apIfntebv¡v Xncn¨v I®pIÄ Cdp¡nbS¨v hfsc thK¯n s]m§n Xm¶p sIm−ncp¶p.

A[nIw Ignbp¶Xn\p ap¼v Fsâ icoc¯nse Rc¼pIsfms¡ henªp apdpIp¶Xmbn F\n¡v tXm¶n. F\n¡v kvJe\w \S¡mdmbn F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. AhÄ c−v aq¶v ASn IqSn ASn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ Ip® \ndsbmgn¨p Ignªp. AhfpsS ]qän\pÅnencp¶v Ip® hn«p hn«v sh«n hnd¨p. AÂ] kab¯n\pÅn AhÄ¡pw kvJe\ap−mbn. AhÄ Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v XfÀ¶p hoWp. AÂ]kabw A§s\ Xs¶ InS¶n«v AhÄ Fgpt¶äp amdn. kmh[m\w FÃmhcpw Fgpt¶äp. sken\pw \nÀ½ebpw _m¯v dqan t]mbn IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n h¶n«v thjw [cn¨p.

Pqenbäv Fsâ Ip®bnse Dd Ducn t¢mskänen«n«v Ip® \ÃXp t]mse sXmen¨v IgpIn. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qdpw IgpIns¡mSp¯p. Iq«¯n hnc DÅn IS¯n c−p aq¶v ASn ASn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. R§Ä ]pd¯p h¶t¸mtgbv¡pw AhÀ c−p t]cpw t]mbn¡gnªncp¶p. R§fpw hkv{X§Ä [cn¨p. Pqenbäv Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn. Rm³ £oWw ImcWw Aev]kabw I«nen InS¶p.

A§s\ R§fpsS ]cn]mSn apS¡anÃmsX XpSÀ¶psIm−ncp¶p. sken³ tN«¯n BgvNbn aqt¶m \mtem Znhkw am{Xta ]cn]mSn¡mbn h¶ncp¶pÅp.

F¶m aäp c−p t]cpw FÃm Znhkhpw h¶p ]e coXnbn t`mKn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

Hmtcmcp¯À¡pw sa³kkv BIp¶ Znhk§fn HgnsI FÃm Znhkhpw ImatIfn \S¯nbncp¶p. ap³]v ]dªXp t]mse Xs¶ Pqenbäv ]Xnhmbn Fsâ apdnbn Xs¶bmWv InS¶ncp¶Xv. AhÄ¡v sa³kkv BIp¶ Znhk§fn \nÀ½e Ahsf aI\v Iq«p InS¯nbn«v \nÀ½e Fsâ apdnbn InS¶v Dd§pambncp¶p.

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CXn\nsS tN«·mÀ aq¶pt]cpw ]et¸mgmbn Hmtcm {]mhiyw h¶p t]mbn.

AhÀ F\n¡v hnkm FSp¯b¡msa¶v ]dsª¦nepw, Rm³ IqSn t]mbm Irjn Imcy§sfÃmw AhXmf¯nemIpsa¶pw ]dªv aq¶p tN«¯namcpw IqSn Häs¡«mbn B {iaw ]cmPbs¸Sp¯n.

CXn\nsS aq¯ tN«³(k®n) ho«n D−mbncp¶ Ahkc¯nÂ, Pqenbänsâ A¸\pw, A½bpw thfm¦®nbn t]mbn. F¶m saÀen\v ]co£ ASp¯ncp¶Xn\m AhÄ AhcpsS IqsS t]mIp¶nà F¶v Xocpam\n¨p. A§s\ saÀens\ R§fpsS ho«n sIm−m¡nbn«mWv AhÀ t]mbXv. saÀen³ cm{Xn Pqenbänsâ IqsS AhfpsS apdnbnemWv InS¡p¶Xv. CXn\nsS \nÀ½ebv¡v sa³kkpw Bbn. AtXmsS Fsâ Imcyw c−v aq¶p Znhkt¯bv¡v IjvS¯nembXp Xs¶ F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. A§s\ A¶v cm{Xn Rm³ k¦Ss¸«v Dd¡w hcmsX I«nen Xncnªpw adnªpw InS¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Rm³ A§s\ Hmtcm Imcy§Ä BtemNn¨psIm−v InS¶p. Pqenbäpw saÀen\pw IqSn Ct¸mÄ N«nbSn XpS§n¡mWpw.t]mbn t\m¡nbmtem F¶v hnNmcn¨p InS¶t¸mÄ Fsâ apdnbpsS ]pd¯v hfsc t\cnb ImÂs]cpamäw tI«p. Rm³ AXp {i²n¨psIm−v InS¶t¸mÄ Fsâ apdnbpsS IXIv ]Xps¡ Xpd¡p¶Xv t\cnb shfn¨¯n I−p.

Btcm HcmÄ hmXn¡ {]Xy£s¸«p. Ccp«n AXv BcmsW¶v a\ÊnembnÃ. Rm³ kq£n¨p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ B BÄ ]Xps¡ apdn¡pÅntebv¡v Ibdn. AhnsS \n¶psIm−v AbmÄ ]Xps¡ hnfn¡p¶Xp tI«p. “FSo \o t]Sn¡msX Ibdn hm. Ipg¸anÃ.” i_vZw tI«t¸mÄ AXv PqenbämsW¶v a\Ênembn. ]pd¯p \n¶ BÄ F¶n«pw IbdnhcmXncp¶t¸mÄ Pqenbäv ]pdt¯bv¡v ssI \o«n ]pd¯p \n¶ Bsf hen¨v AI¯v Ibänbn«v IXIv AS¨v Ipänbn«p. F¶n«v Pqenbäv ss\äv em¼nsâ kzn¨n«p.

At¸mÄ Rm³ FÃmw hyàambn I−p. Pqenbänsâ IqsS h¶Xv AhfpsS A\nb¯n saÀen³ Bbncp¶p. AXp I−v Rm³ AÛpXs¸«p. “Mm, F´m Pqenbtä c−pt]cpw IqSn Cu cm{Xnbn” F¶v tNmZn¨psIm−v Rm³ I«nen Fgpt¶äv Ccp¶p.Pqenbäv, apdnbpsS IXIv AS¨v Ipänbn«p. saÀen³ \nhÀ¶v

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t\m¡msX apJw Ip\n¨v Xdbn t\m¡ns¡m−v Xs¶ \n¡pIbmWv. AhfpsS apJ¯v Hcp ]cn{`aw ImWp¶p−mbncp¶p. AXp I−psIm−v “F´m saÀen³ \n\¡v Hcp ]cn{`aw” F¶v Rm³ tNmZn¨p. ]s£ AhÄ H¶pw an−nbnÃ. AXp I−n«v Pqenbäv “A\nbm, \n\¡dnbmatÃm R§Ä¡nSbn clky§sfm¶pw Cà F¶v. Rm³ Fsâ Imcy§Ä apgph³ ChtfmSv ]dªp. At¸mÄ apX ChÄ¡pw \½psS I¼\nbn tNcm³ Hcp B{Klw. AXv ]dbm\mWv Rm³ Chsf Iq«ns¡m−v h¶Xv”.

CXp tI«Xpw saÀen³ \mWn¨v Pqenbän³sd ]pdIn Hfn¨p. CXv tI«t¸mÄ BZyw F\n¡v kt´mjw tXm¶nsb¦nepw, ]n¶oSv BtemNn¨t¸mÄ AXv icnbà F¶v tXm¶n.

“Pqenbtä

ChÄ

\ns¶t¸msebÃ.hnhmlw

Ignbm¯

s]®mWv.

At¸mÄ \½Ä Ahsf \in¸n¡p¶Xv icnbÃ. \o tht− Ahsf CXv ]dªv ]n´ncn¸nt¡−Xv.” “ A\nbm, R§Ä¡v AsXm¶pw Adnbmªn«Ã. ]t£, ChfpsS hfsc \mfmbpÅ Hcp B{KlamWv Hcp ]pcpjsâ Icp¯v AdnbWsa¶Xv. AXv \½Ä km[n¨p sImSp¯nsæn Nnet¸mÄ AhÄ GsX¦nepw A_²¯n sN¶v NmSpw. AXnepw \ÃXsà AhfpsS B{Klw \½Ä Xs¶ km[n¨psImSp¡p¶Xv. AXmWv Rm³ Ahsf Ct§m«v sIm−ph¶Xv. \obmIpt¼mÄ I−pw t]Wnbpsams¡btà sN¿pIbpÅp. ]n¶oSv AXph¨v Hcp apXseSp¸ns\m¶pw {ian¡nÃtÃm.”

“F¶mepw Pqenbtä AXp thtWm. \ap¡v ChfpsS ]co£ Ignbpt¼mÄ Ahsf IÃymWw Ign¨v Ab¨m t]mtc. AtXmsS AhfpsS B{Klsams¡ km[n¡ntÃ.”

“A\nbm \n\¡v A{Xbv¡v hnjaw BsW¦n Chsf \o Xs¶ A§v sI«nt¡m. \nsâ tN«t\mSv ]dªv Rm³ AXp \S¯n¨p Xcmw. At¸mÄ ]ns¶ Chsf \in¸n¨p F¶ \nsâ a\{]bmka§v amdpatÃm.”

“F¶mepw AXp thtWm Pqenbtä.Fsâ IÃymWs¯¡pdns¨m¶pw Rm³ Ct¸mÄ Nn´n¡p¶nÃ.AXn\v kabamIpt¼mÄ BtemNn¨m aXnbtÃm.”

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“A\nbm \o Ct¸mÄ A{X IS¶v Nn´n¡pIsbm¶pw th−. X¡mew \o AhfpsS B{Klw H¶p km[n¨v sImSp¯m aXn. \nsâ tN«·mcpsS `mcyamsc FÃmw Ifn¡pt¼mÄ \n\¡v Cu kZmNmc t_m[sam¶pw CÃmbncp¶tÃm. ]ns¶ Ct¸mÄ am{Xw F´m \n\¡v Hcp hnjaw. AXpsIm−v Ct¸mÄ \o A{X IS¶v Nn´n¡msX ChfpsS B{Klw km[n¨psImSp¯m aXn.” AtXmsS Rm³ Fsâ XSÊ hmZ§sfms¡ aXnbm¡n AhcpsS B{Klw km[n¨psImSp¡m³ Xs¶ Xocpam\n¨p. Rm³ ]n¶oSv XSʧsfm¶pw D¶bn¡mXncp¶t¸mÄ, Pqenbäv, saÀens\ ]nSn¨psIm−ph¶v I«nen Rm³ Ccp¶Xn\Sp¯mbn ]nSn¨ncp¯n. Ahfpw Pqenbänsâ anUnbpw jÀ«pamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. F¶n«v Pqenbäv Fsâ ap−nsâ Ip¯gn¨v ap−nsâ c−p Xebpw c−p hit¯bv¡p ]nSn¨p amänbn«v Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p.

AtXmsS Ip®bv¡v Poh³ h¨p XpS§n. Pqenbäv Ip® ]nSn¨v Ipep¡ns¡m−v “tamtf tZ

t\m¡ntb CXmWv BWp§fpsS Ip®” F¶v

]dªpsIm−v saÀensâ ssI ]nSn¨psIm−p h¶v Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¸n¨p. saÀen³ AXn H¶p ]nSn¨n«v s]s«¶v sR«n ssI ]n³hen¨p. “tamtf t]Snt¡−. \o ss[cyambn CXn ]nSnt¨m” F¶p ]dªpsIm−v Pqenbäv saÀensâ ssI ho−pw FSp¯v Ip®bn ]nSn¸n¨p.

C¯hW AhÄ ssI ]n³hen¨nÃ. At¸mtgbv¡pw Rm\pw NqSmbn¯pS§nbncp¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ Hcp ssI AhfpsS tXmfneqsS C«v Ahsf ]nSn¨v F¶ntebv¡v tNÀ¯v Ccp¯n. atä ssI sIm−v AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨p. aq¶v tN«¯namcpsSbpw apeItf¡mÄ \à ZrVambncp¶p saÀensâ apeIÄ.

Rm³ jÀ«n\p apIfn¡pSn apeIfn ]nSn¡p¶Xv I−n«v Pqenbäv ]Xps¡ saÀensâ jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Cf¡nbn«v jÀ«v Ducn amän. XpSÀ¶v Pqenbäp Xs¶ saÀensâ t{_knbdpw Agn¨p amän. Aev]w t]mepw DShv X«m¯ saÀensâ apeIÄ Pqenbänsâ apeIfpsS A{X hen¸anÃm¯Xv Bbncps¶¦nepw AXv \à tjs¸m¯ at\mlcamb apeIfmbncp¶p.

Rm³ c−p ssI sIm−pw AhfpsS apeIÄ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨v DS¨p. AhÄ hnImcw sIm−v ]pfªp. AXnsâ ^ew Fsâ Ip®bn A\p`hs¸«p. AhÄ Ip® AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨psIm−v sRfn]ncn sIm−p. Pqenbäv ]Xps¡ saÀensâ Xe ]nSn¨v

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Fsâ Ip®bpsS ASpt¯bv¡v sIm−p h¶n«v “tamtf, sFkv Ìn¡v \pWbp¶Xp t]mse tamfv CXv hmbnem¡n hen¨v IpSnt¨” F¶v ]dªp.

AhÄ H¶p kwibn¨n«v ]Xps¡ Ip\nªv Fsâ Ip® hmbnem¡n \pWbm³ XpS§n. Hcp ssI sIm−v AhÄ Fsâ ]dnk©nbn ]nSn¨v DgnªpsIm−ncp¶p. Fsâ aSnbn Iagv¶v InS¡pIbmbncp¶ AhfpsS ]n³ Igp¯n Rm³ Ip\nªv Npw_n¨p. Hcp ssI hi¯pIqsS IS¯n Fsâ XpSIfn AaÀ¶ncp¶ AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨p sRcn¨p.

Rm³ Hcp ssI ]Xps¡ AhfpsS apXpIneqsS Xmtgbv¡v sIm−pt]mbn«v anUnbpsSbpw ]mâoknsâbpw DÅneqsS IS¯n AhfpsS N´nbn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Hcp hnc sIm−v AhfpsS aeZzmc¯n AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨Xpw, AhÄ sR«n Xe DbÀ¯n.

AtXmsS Pqenbäv Ahsf ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨n«v AhfpsS anUnbpw ]mâokpw IqSn Xmtgbv¡v Ducn amän Ahsf ]qÀ® \ábm¡n. I«nen Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶ Rm³, Ahsf Fsâ t\tc ]nSn¨v Xncn¨p \ndp¯nbn«v AhfpsS apeIÄ ]nSn¨v sRcn¡pIbpw, amdn amdn Hmtcm apebpw hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Hcp ssI sIm−v Rm³ AhfpsS ]qän XtemSn. AhnsS apgph³ \à Idp¯v Npcp− tcma§Ä hfÀ¶p ImSp]nSn¨v InS¶ncp¶p. saÀen³ ho−pw Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯ns¡m−ncp¶p. AXp I−n«v Pqenbäv ASpt¯bv¡v h¶n«v AhfpsS I¿n ]nSn¨v Fsâ Ip®bn hmWaSn¡m³ ]Tn¸n¨psImSp¯p. Ahf kmh[m\¯nemWv hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶Xv. AXn\m kvJe\w \S¡psa¶ t]Sn CÃmbncp¶p.

Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ Fgpt¶äp \n¶v Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨p Npw_n¨p.

AhÄ ]Xps¡ AhfpsS \m¡v Fsâ hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v IS¯nbn«v Fsâ \m¡n sImcp¯p hen¨p. AhÄ Ip®bnse ]nSn hn«n«v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p.

Rm³ Ahsfbpw ]nSn¨psIm−v I«nen Ibdn InS¶p. AhnsS InS¶p sIm−v Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨p Npw_n¨p. ]Xps¡ Rm³ Xmtgbv¡v \o§nbn«v AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v AhfpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbn Ibdn InS¶psIm−v AhfpsS ]qän XtemSn. Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ]©h³ ImSv hIp¶pamänbn«v AhfpsS ]qÀ Nmen hncepsIm−v XShn. hnc AhfpsS I´n X«nbt¸mÄ AhÄ H¶p sR«n

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hndbv¡pIbpw Ahfn \n¶pw Hcp ko¡mci_vZw ]pds¸SpIbpw sNbvXp. Rm³ Xe Xmgv¯ns¡m−p h¶n«v ]Xps¡ \m¡psIm−v AhfpsS I´n \¡n. AhÄ Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n ]nSn¨psIm−v Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯nh¨p.

Rm³ \m¡v ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ]qän\pÅnse Ipgnbntebv¡v Ip¯nbnd¡n. hncepIÄ¡nSbnen«v AhfpsS I´v sRcSns¡m−ncp¶p. CXn\nsS Pqenbäpw AhfpsS thj§sfms¡ Agn¨pamän ]qÀ® \ábmbn¡gnªncp¶p.

AhÄ saÀensâ apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcSpIbpw, hmbnem¡n hen¨v IpSn¡pIbpsams¡ sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p. saÀen³ hnImc¯m InS¶v ]pfbpIbmbncp¶p.

AhÄ Fs´ms¡tbm Ahyàambn ]pe¼ns¡m−ncp¶p. AXp I−n«v Pqenbäv Fs¶ ]nSn¨v Xncn¨v InS¯nbn«v “A\nbm \o Cu sN¿p¶sXms¡ R§Ä¡pw sN¿m³ ]äp¶XmWv. CXn\à AhÄ Ct§m«v h¶Xv. \o \nsâ Ip® Ct§m«v Im«ntb” F¶p ]dªpsIm−v Hcp Dd FSp¯psIm−p h¶v Fsâ Ip®bn Ibänbn«v Ipfnapdnbn \n¶pw F® Ip¸n sIm−ph¶v Fsâ Ip®bnepw, saÀensâ ]qänepsams¡ F® tX¨p ]nSn¸n¨p.

“Mm, C\n \o AhfpsS apIfntebv¡v Ibdntb” F¶p ]dªpsIm−v Fs¶ AhfpsS ]pdt¯bv¡v hen¨n«p. F¶n«v saÀensâ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]qän ]nSn¨p h¨v Dc¨p. F¶n«v sasà AhfpsS ]qÀ Xpfbn ap«n¨p h¨n«v “A\nbm C\n \o ]Xps¡ XÅn Ibäv. ]Xps¡ thtW.ko s]m«m¯XmtW. Ip¯n Iodn¡fbcpXv.” AXp tI«Xpw Rm³ ]Xps¡ Acs¡«v Xmgv¯m³ XpS§n. Pqenbäv, saÀensâ ImepIÄ ]camh[n AIÀ¯n ]nSn¨p X¶p. Ip®bpsS aIpSw ]Xps¡ henb _p²nap«nÃmsX AI¯mbn. AXv AhnsS¯s¶ h¨psIm−v Rm³ AhfpsS apesR«pIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨pIpSn¨p. AXn\nsS Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v kmh[m\w H¶pIqSn AaÀ¯n. saÀen³ thZ\sIm−v H¶p ]pfsª¦nepw, Ip®bpsS ]IpXntbmfw AI¯mbn¡gnªncp¶p.

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Fsâ Ip® FhnsStbm sN¶v ap«n \n¶Xmbn tXm¶n. AhÄ ssI sIm−v Ip®bn X¸n t\m¡nbn«v “At¿m A\nb®m CXv C\nbpw _m¡n InS¡pt¶m. F\n¡v `b¦cambn thZ\n¡p¶p.”

CXp tI« Pqenbäv, “tamtf, AXv kmcanÃ.thZ\sbms¡ C¸w amdpw.

AXnsâ kpJw ]än¡gnªm \o C\nbpw thWsa¶v ]dbpw. A\nbsâ Ip® A{Xbv¡v am{´nI iànbpÅXmWv.” Rm³ Ip® AÂ]w ]pdt¯bv¡v Ducnbn«v H¶pIqSn Bªp XÅn. saÀen³ thZ\ sIm−v \nehnfns¨¦nepw Pqenbäv s]s«¶v AhfpsS hm s]m¯n ]nSn¨Xn\m i_vZw ]pd¯p h¶nÃ. AtXmsS Ip® ]qÀ®ambn AI¯v Ibdn¡gnªncp¶p.

Rm³ Ipd¨p kabw A\§msX InS¶n«v ]Xps¡ Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n ASn¡m³ XpS§n. kmh[m\w AhfpsS thZ\ amdn Ahfpw klIcn¨p XpS§n.saÀensâ ]qÀ ckhpw, F®bpw FÃmw IqSnt¨À¶v Ip®bv¡v kpJambn Ibdnbnd§p¶Xn\pÅ kuIcyw e`n¨p. AhÄ IpepIÄ sIm−v Fsâ Acs¡«n Npän]nSn¨p.

Pqenbäv CXn\nsS saÀensâ apeIfn ]nSn¨v DS¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. saÀen³ ssIIÄ ]n¶ntebv¡v \o«n XebnWbn apdpIn¸nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Aev] kab¯n\Iw saÀen³ Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n¸nSn¨p.

AhfpsS apJ`mh¯n \n¶pw AhÄ¡v hcmdmbn F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. Fsâ DÅnepw henªp apdpIp¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n.

Rm³ hfsc thK¯n A©mdv ASn IqSn BªSn¨p. AtXmsS AhÄ XfÀ¶v, AhfpsS DbÀ¶ncp¶ Acs¡«v sh«nbn«Xp t]mse s]s«¶v hoWp. AhÄ InS¶v InXbv¡m³ XpS§n. ho−pw c−p aq¶v ASn IqSn ASn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ DÅn \n¶pw s]m«nsbmgpIn. Fsâ Ip® \me©v {]mhiyw AhfpsS ]qänencp¶v sh«nhnd¨p.

AhfpsS ]qänsâ `n¯nIÄ Ip®bn hn«phn«v sR¡n¸ngnbp¶p−mbncp¶p. Aev]kab¯n\Iw AhfpsS ]qänsâ Ne\hpw \ne¨p.

AtXmsS Rm\pw XfÀ¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]pd¯p\n¶pw hit¯bv¡v amdnInS¶p.

CXn\nsS Pqenbäv, Fsâ Ip®bn InS¶ Dd Ducn amänbn«v, Ip® AhfpsS hmbn h¨v Ip®bpsS ]pd¯v ]änbncp¶ ]m apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨v Ip® hr¯nbm¡n. AhÄ Ip® Ipd¨pkabw hmbn h¨v N¸nbt¸mtgbv¡pw Ah³ ho−pw

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Poh³ h¨p XpS§n. AhÄ Ip® hmbn \n¶pw ]pds¯Sp¯n«v Hcp ssI sIm−v sXmen¨v hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. AtXmsS Ah³ ]qÀ®ambn D²cn¨p Ignªncp¶p.

Pqenbäv DSs\ Fsâ apIfn Ibdn Fsâ Acs¡«n\v Hcphi¯pambn ap«pIÄ Du¶n \n¶psIm−v, Ip® ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qän ap«n¨p h¨n«v ]Xps¡ Xmgm³ XpS§n. AtXmsS Ip® kmh[m\w AhfpsS ]qänsâ AKm[Xbntebv¡v Dufnbn«v Cd§n. kmh[m\w AhfpsS N´n Fsâ XpSIfn ap«ntNÀ¶ncp¶p.

Rm³ c−p ssIbpw sIm−v AhfpsS apeIÄ ]nSn¨v Ii¡nbpS¨p.

AhÄ kmh[m\w s]m§n ASn¡m³ XpS§n. kmh[m\w AhfpsS ASnbpsS thKXIqSn¡qSnh¶p. AhÄ icn¡pw AhnsSbncp¶p Hcp IpXnckhmcn \S¯n. Aev] kab§Ä¡Iw AhÄ N´n Fsâ Acs¡«n AaÀ¯ns¡m−v \nÝeambn Ccp¶p.

AtXmsS AhÄ XfÀ¶v Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v hoWp. Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ icoct¯mSv tNÀ¯v sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨psIm−v InS¶p.

Hcp {]mhiyw kvJe\w \S¶p Ignªncp¶Xn\m F\n¡v ho−pw kvJe\ap−mbnÃ. Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]qän\pÅn \ndªncp¶p. AhfpsS £oWw amdnbt¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ ]pd¯p\n¶pw saÀen³ InS¶Xnsâ adphit¯bv¡v Xncnªv InS¶p. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw ]pd¯ph¶n«v sImSnacw \m«nbXpt]mse apIfntebv¡v \n¶v hnd¨p.

CXp I−n«v saÀen³ ]Xps¡ Fgpt¶äv Ip® hmbnem¡n \pWbm³ XpS§n. AhÄ Ip®bn ]änbncp¶ Pqenbänsâ ]qÀtX³ apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨p.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ saÀens\ Fgpt¶ev]n¨v I«nen ap«pIp¯n \ndp¯nbn«v Rm\pw AhfpsS ]pdIn ap«pIp¯n \n¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ ]camh[n AIÀ¯n h¨n«v ]n¶neqsS AhfpsS ]qän Ip® Ibän.

AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw t\ct¯ Hen¨nd§nb ]qÀtX³ D−mbncp¶Xn\m Ip® henb {]bmkanÃmsX Ibdn. F¦nepw AhÄ thZ\ sIm−v “At¿m A\nb®m ]Xps¡. F\n¡v \odp¶p”F¶v ]dªpsIm−v H¶v Icªp.

Ip® ]qÀ®ambn Ibdn Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn apdpsI ]nSn¨psIm−v ]n¶neqsS BªSn¨p.

Ipd¨p kabw Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ XfÀ¶v I«nentebv¡v adnªp.

AtXmsS Ip® AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Ducnt¸mbn. F\n¡v kvJe\w

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\S¡mdmbncp¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¡m³ XpS§n. CXp I−psIm−v Pqenbäv A\nbm IfbtÃ. F\n¡v thWw F¶p ]dªpsIm−v s]s«¶v Ip® AhfpsS hmbnem¡n Du¼m³ XpS§n.

At¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ DÅn \n¶pw s]m«nsbmgpInb ]m AhfpsS hbntebv¡v HgpInbnd§n. AhÄ Ipsd IpSn¨nd¡nbtijw, hmbn tijn¨Xv saÀensâ hmbntebv¡v ]IÀ¶p sImSp¯p. AXv Ahfpw hen¨p IpSn¨p. AtXmsS aq¶pt]cpw XfÀ¶p InS¶p.

Fsâ c−p hi¯pambn InS¶ncp¶ Ahsc c−p t]cpsSbpw XebpsS ASnbneqsS ssI Ibän Ahsc Rm³ Fsâ ssIIfn Ibän InS¯nbn«v c−p t]scbpw F¶ntebv¡v tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨v amdn amdn Npw_n¨p. £oWw aqew R§Ä A§s\ InS¶v ab§nt¸mbn. shfp¸nt\ Rm³ DWÀ¶p t\m¡pt¼mÄ c−pt]cpw Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v Imepw Ibän h¨v Fsâ t\tc Ncnªv InS¶v Dd§p¶XmWv I−Xv. Aev]kabw IqSn Rm³ AhcpsS InS¸v I−v InS¶p. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip® ho−pw DbÀs¯gpt¶äp.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ahsc Ipep¡n hnfn¨p. c−pt]cpw Fgpt¶äp. Fsâ DbÀ¶p \n¡p¶ Ip® I−n«v Pqenbäv saÀent\mSv “tamtf Ch³ Zm ho−pw Fgpt¶äp \n¡p¶p. \n\¡v H¶p IqSn thtWm” F¶v tNmZn¨p. saÀen³ ]Xps¡ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v sIm−v “At¿m tN¨o Ct¸mÄ F\n¡v C\n th−. \à £oWw.C\n ]ns¶bmImw” F¶p ]dªp.

AXp tI«Xpw Pqenbäv Ip\nªv Ip®bn Npw_n¨psIm−v “\n\¡v ths−¦n amdv. F\n¡v Chs\ F{X {]mhiyw Ibänbmepw aXnbmInÔ F¶p ]dªpsIm−v AhÄ aeÀ¶v InS¶n«v Fs¶ AhfpsS ]pdt¯bv¡v hen¨p Ibän.Rm³ apIfn IbdnbXpw AhÄ ImepIÄ c−pw AIÀ¯n h¨psIm−v Ip® ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨p h¨p. Rm³ Acs¡«v ]Xps¡ Xmgv¯n. Ip® kmh[m\w AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v Ibdn.

Rm³ Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n kmh[m\w ASn¡m³ XpS§n. Ahfpw ASnbn \n¶pw Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v XÅn¯¶p. ASnbpsS thKX IqSn¡qSnh¶p.

Aev]kabs¯ ASnbpsS Ahkm\w A\nbm F\n¡v hcp¶p. thKw thKw ASn

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F¶pw ]dªpsIm−v AhÄ ImepIÄ apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ Fsâ tXmfntebv¡v ]nSn¨ph¨psIm−v BªSn¨p.

At¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ¡v kvJe\ap−mbn.GXm−v At¸mÄ Xs¶ F\n¡pw kvJe\ap−mbn. AtXmsS c−pt]cpw XfÀ¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ tXmfn \n¶pw FSp¯v amänbn«v hit¯bv¡v amdn InS¶p. Aev]kabw IqSn A§s\ InS¶n«v FÃmhcpw Fgpt¶äv _m¯v dqan t]mbn icocip²n hcp¯n, aq{Xsamgn¨v h¶n«v thjw [cn¨p. Rm³ c−p t]scbpw sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨n«v Ahsc bm{Xbm¡n.

Pqenbänsâ A¸\pw A½bpw ho−pw c−v Znhkw IqSn IgnªmWv h¶Xv. A§s\ e`n¨ c−p Znhk§fnepw Rm³ saÀen\pambn ASn¨p s]mfn¨p Ignªp. ]n¶oSpw saÀen³ ISn CfIpt¼msgms¡ R§fpsS ho«n h¶v \n¶n«p−v.As¶ms¡bpw AhfpsS ISn Rm³ amäns¡mSp¯n«p−v.kXy¯n ]®ensâ Hcp cpNn ]än¡gnªm ]ns¶ F¶pw B kpJ¯n\mbn kv{XoIÄ F§s\bpw Ahkcap−m¡psa¶v F\n¡v Fsâ A\p`h§fn \n¶pw a\Ênembn.

AXpt]mse icn¡pw Ahsc kpJn¸n¡p¶ ]pcpjs\ AhÄ Hcp Imehpw ad¡pIbpanÃ.

Rm³ aq¶v tN«¯namscbpw ASn¨n«ps−¦nepw, saÀens\ ASn¡p¶{X kpJw aäp aq¶p t]scbpw ASn¨m In«nÃ. kXy¯n saÀen\mWv icn¡pw e£Wsam¯ kv{Xo. hmÕymb\ alÀjnbpsS A`n{]mb¯nse “ibt\jp thiy” F¶ sNmÃv Ahsf kw_Ôn¨v A\zÀ°amWv. Cfb tPyjvT³ C¯hW h¶p t]mbXn\p tijw, Pqenbäv Ct¸mÄ KÀ`nWnbmWv. tPyjvTsâ hchnt\mS\p_Ôn¨v, hchn\v ap³]pw, t]mbXn\p tijhpw Ipd¨p Znhk§fn kpc£m amÀ¤§Ä D]tbmKn¡msX R§Ä _Ôs¸«ncp¶p.

Ct¸mÄ KÀ`¯n\v D¯chmZn Rm\mWv F¶mWv AhÄ ]dbp¶Xv. Pqenbäv KÀ`nWn BbtXmsS, Ahsf klmbn¡m\mbn«mWv F¶ t]cn saÀen³ CSbvs¡ms¡ ChnsS h¶v \n¡mdp−v. F´mbmepw Pqenbäns\ {]kh¯n\mbn AhcpsS ho«n Abbv¡msX, ChnsS Xs¶ \ndp¯n {]khw FSp¡m\mWv tN«³ Xocpam\n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. AhÄ¡pw AXp Xs¶bmWv CjvShpw.

ChnsSbmIpt¼mÄ klmb¯n\v tN«¯namcpw D−tÃm. sIm¨nsâ Aѳ

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ChnsSbpÅt¸mÄ Rms\´n\mWv Fsâ ho«n t]mIp¶Xv F¶mWv AhÄ clkyambn Ft¶mSv tNmZn¨Xv. A§s\ \mep t]scbpw kpJn¸n¨v Rm³ Hcp sIm¨v IrjvW\mbn kt´mjt¯msS Ignbp¶p.

C\n ]pXnb hntij§Ä D−mIp¶ apdbv¡v XpSÀ¶v FgpXmw.

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