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Nncn¸qacw

""hn¯pw ssIt¡m«pw
Ių N¡bn«p
Iïm anïï
sImtïmbv Xnt¶ms«...''
Cu ]m«pw ]mcUnbpsaÃmw C¶v HmÀ½bn am{Xw. IÀWnImc§Ä kzÀW
hÀW¯n ]q¯peªXpw IWnshÅcnIÄ hbteeIÄ¡v hÀWm`sbmcp¡n
bXpw tIhew HmÀ½bmbn. F¦nepw \ãhk´ kvarXnIfpambn aebmfn C¶pw hnjp
BtLmjn¡p¶p.

Ip«nIfpsS ]¦mfn¯amWv hnjphns\ BtLmj`cnXam¡p¶Xv. AXn\v
ImcWhpapïv. ]co£ F¶ thhemXn¡pw hnckXbv¡pw hncmaans«¯p¶ Ah[n
¡mew G{]nÂ, sabv amk§fmWv. (ao\w, taSamk§Ä) Ah[n¡mew Bcw`n¨mepÅ
BZys¯ BtLmjamWv hnjp. ]S¡hpw Aan«pw s]m«n¨v ]cnkcw iÐ
apJcnXam¡nbpw hnjphns\ hcth¡p¶hcn Ip«nIfmWv ap³]´nbnÂ. H¸w
{]mbambhcpw IqSpw. "AässI¡v D¸nSm¯' Adp]nip¡·mÀt]mepw hnjphn\v
]S¡tam ]q¯ncntbm hm§n ]Ww I¯n¨p Ifbp¶Xn ]nip¡v ImWn¡mdnÃ.

hn¯nd¡m\pÅ hbensâ Hmc¯v C¯ncn Øe¯v Hcp sNdnb ]qP \S¯pw.
(KW]Xn ]qP). Cu ]qPm hkvXp¡Ä AhnsS IqSnb Hmtcmcp¯À¡pw ]¦n«p
\ÂIpw. CXn\p tijamWv hben ]q«m\nd§p¶Xv. BNmc§Ä AÔ
hnizmkamsW¦nepw Asænepw Cu ASp¯Imew hsc Hcp Xeapd BZc]qÀÆw
A\pjvTn¨pt]m¶ "NmenSÂ' NS§pw A\p_Ô Irjn {]hÀ¯\§fpw A\yw \n¶p
Ignªp.

BZys¯ agbn \\ªp IpXnÀ¶ a®n hn¯v hnXbv¡p¶Xnsâ DÕhamWv
hnjp. ]e Øe§fn CXv sImïmSp¶p. hnjpthe F¶ t]cn ]qcmtLmjw
t]mse Xmftaf hmZytLmj§tfmsSbpw hnjp BtLmjn¡p¶pïv.

ao\w cminbn \n¶v taSw cminbnte¡pÅ kqcysâ {]bmWw C´ybnse FÃm
kwØm\§fpw DÕhambn BtLmjn¡p¶p. CXn\v D¯tc´y³ kwØm\§Ä
"_njp' F¶v ]dbpw.

asäÃm BtLmj§fpw t]mse C¶v hnjphn\pw {]m[m\yw I¸n¡p¶Xv _¼À
tem«dnbpw aZyhn¸\bnse kÀÆIme dn¡mÀUv t`Zn¡p¶XnepamWv. Hnjp
¸£nbpsS ]m«v, AhbpsS ]mcUnIÄ, km{µ kpµcamb hnjp¸pecnIÄ, At\ym\y
apÅ kvt\lmZchpIÄþ FÃmw C¶v A\yambn¡gnªp....

""G«s\m¶pw DcnbmSp¶nÃ. F¶m Rm³ hnS ]dbs«'' cmPsâ iÐw Xsâ Nn´
bpsS Xmac\qepIsf s]m«n¨p.

""Hm, tkmdn. Rm³ Hmtcm¶v HmÀ¯pt]mbXm. Bs«, cmP³ NmenSm³ t]mIp¶p
sh¶tà ]dªXv? AXn\v Ie¸bpw ssIt¡m«psam¶pw ImWp¶nÃtÃm?''

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