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Xncpta\nbpsS Hcp Im \ne¯psXm«p, sXm«nà F¶mbt¸mtg¡pw IïÎÀ
U_nÄ s_ÃSn¨p. _kv an¶ÂthK¯n ]d¶p. Xncpta\n XebnSn¨p hogm¯Xv
BcptStbm `mKyw.

Xncpta\n XncnsI \S¶v ]me¯n\p kao]sa¯n: ]pgtbmc¯p IqsS ]Xps¡
\S¶p sN¶v, ]pg¡Shnse¯n. IShn At¶cw HcmÄ tXmÀ¯papïpsImïv Xe
XphÀ¯pIbmWv. Abmsf t\m¡n Xncpta\n tNmZn¨p: ""AtÃ, Xm³ Cu hnZy
F§\ym hi¯mt¡y?''.

""GXp hnZy?'' AbmÄ tNmZn¨p.

""t\mw cmhnse ]me¡mSn\p t]mIpt¼mÄ Xm³ ]pgbn ap§WXv Iïp.
At¸mÄ kabw 11 aWn. t\mw Xncn¨p hcphmWv Ct¸mÄ. Ct¸mÄ Xm³ ]pgbnÂ
\n¶v \nhcp¶Xpw t\mw Iïp. kabw \mev aWnbmbn. ]Xns\m¶paWn apXÂ
\mepaWnhsc kabïv. Ct{Xw kabw shůn ap§n¡nS¡m\pÅ kn²n Xm³
F§\ym kzmb¯am¡nbXv?'' Xncp ta\n Bcmªp.

Ipfn¡mc\v Imcyw a\Ênembn. AbmÄ Xncpta\nbpsS hnVvUn¯tamÀ¯v a\Êm
Nncn¨p. B `mhw ]pdta¡v ImWn¡msX AbmÄ ]dªp: ""CX§v, lnameb¯nÂ
t]mbn X]Êncp¶tijw e`n¨XmWv Xncpta\n''.

Xncpta\nbpsS apJ¯v BÝcy¯nsâ Xncbnf¡w. At±lw tNmZn¨p: ""DtÆm?
lnameb¯n t]mbn X]kncpt¶zm? F{X Imew?''

""cïc hÀjw'': adp]Sn.

""inhinh. t\mw F´mbo tIÄ¡Wv? Blmc\olmcmZnIsfm¶qÃmsX
cïchÀjw X]Ê\pjvTn¨qt¶m? Kw`ocw. Kw`ocw...''

BÝcy]cX{´\mb Xncpta\n Xsâ hncen InS¶ kzÀ®tamXncw DucnsbSp¯v
Ipfn¡mcsâ t\sc \o«nbn«v ]dªp: ""\nbv¡v hÃm¯ kt´mjïv. kt´mj
kqNIambn t\mw Cu tamXnc§Sv Xcmw, hm§nt¡mfq''.

Ipfn¡mc³ kwibn¨p\n¶p. tamXncw hm§tWm? hm§sï? Cu kwib`mhw
Iï Xncpta\n ]dbpIbmWv: ""kwibnt¡ï, hm§nt¨mfq, {_mÒWZm\amWv.
sFizcyapïmIpw''.

AbmÄ tamXncw hm§n. Xncpta\n hnS ]dªp.

(]mc : BKÌv 2002)

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