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saSp¯p IpSn¡m³ XpS§pt¼mtg¡pw, `mcy ASps¯¯n: ""BMvlm, ht¶m? C¶v
t\ct¯bmWtÃm?''

""\ns¶ GsX¦nepw ]©mb¯nsâ {]knUïm¡Ww. A¸tg, {]knUïnsâ
`mcn¨ NpaXeIÄ \n\¡dnbq''.

""C{X {]bmkamsW¦n Cu ]Zhn cmPn sh¨pIqsS?''

""AsXms¡ XmXznI h\§fmWv. AsXm¶pw ChnsS NÀ¨bm¡ï. \o t]mbn
`£Ww hnf¼ns¡mïphm. F\n¡v hÃmsX hni¡p¶p.''

AbmÄ `£Ww Ign¡m³ XpS§th `mcy ]dbm³ XpS§n: ""cmhnse Hc£cw
anïm³, kabw In«nÃ. sshIpt¶chpw ØnXn AXp Xs¶. Ct¶Xmbmepw
]dbmsX ]änÃ. ChnsS Hscmä aWn AcnbnÃ, ]©kmcbnÃ, ]¨¡dnIfnÃ...'' `mcy
]dªp \ndp¯p¶Xn\p apt¼ AbmÄ, ""\nÀ¯v, \nÀ¯v, Rms\m¶p tNmZn¡s«: \o
Fsâ IqsS Pohn¡m³ XpS§nbn«v 20 hÀjambtÃm. Cu Ime¯n\nSbnÂ, CÃm,
CÃm, CÃm... Cu "CÃm¸m«ÃmsX', "Dïv ' F¶v Hcn¡se¦nepw \o ]dªn«ptïm?''

`mcy Hc¸t\cs¯ \nÈÐX¡ptijw ]dªp: ""Hm, AXmtWm Imcyw?
F¶men\n Rm³ Dïv F¶pam{Xta ]dbq. CXm, tIt«mfq. Cu ho«n Acn¡v \Ã
£maw Dïv, ]©kmc¡v AXnbmb £maw Dïv, ]¨¡dnIÄ¡p \à Ipdhpïv ''þ

At¶cw `À¯mhv {]XnIcn¨p: ""Fsâ I¿n Imin\pw \à Ipdhpïv ''.

`mcy Xebn ssIsh¨psImïp ]dªp ""{]knUïmb ]mh¯ms\, sXm«Sp¯
]©mb¯pIfnse {]knUïpamsc Iïp]Tn¡v, Ahcmcpw \n§sft¸msebÃ.
Aev]Imew `cn¨t¸mtg¡pw a{´naµncw t]msebpÅ aWnamfnIbpw at\mlcamb
Imdpw kz¯psams¡ k¼mZn¨p. F§s\bm AsXms¡ t\SnsbSp¯Xv?
Ht¶mÀ¯p t\m¡v ''.

""\o Fs¶ Pbnen InS¯m\pÅ Ffp¸hgnbmWv D]tZin¡p¶Xv ''þ `À¯mhv

`mcy hoïpw ]dªp: ""Cu ]mh¯ms\ sImïv Rm³ tXmäp. Gbv a\pjym,
\n§fobnsSbmbn ]{X§sfm¶pw hmbn¡mdnsöm tXm¶p¶Xv, Asæn C§s\
t]Sns¯mï\mhnÃ'' `mcy XpSÀ¶p: ""]{X§fn Gähpw IqSpX ASn¨p hcp¶ ]Zw
Ct¸mÄ "{Iah¡cWw' F¶mWv, ¶v¨m F´m¶dntbm? s\ÂhbepIfpw X®oÀ
¯S§fpw a®n«paqSn ]d¼m¡nb [mcmfw tIkpIfpïv. Imb It¿ä
tIkpIfpïv, \n£n]vX h\w It¿ä tIkpIfpïv. {Iahncp²amb C¯cw
tIkpIsfms¡ Hcp \nÝnX kwJy ]ngbmbn hm§nb tijw, {Iah¡cn¡pI.
kÀ¡mÀ Xs¶ ap³ssIsbSp¯mWv {Iah¡cW¯n\v Hcp§p¶Xv. F´v
{Iahncp² {]hr¯nbpw ]ng hkqem¡nb tijw kÀ¡mÀ Xs¶ {Iam\pkmcam¡n
\ÂIpI! Fs´mcp DZmckao]\amWnXv! kzm{ib saUn¡Â tImtfPpIfnse

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