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""\o Cu ]dbp¶Xpt]msesbm¶paà Imcyw. Hcp s]mXptbmK¯ntet¡m
kt½f\¯ntet¡m Hs¡ t]mIpt¼m C¯ncn \¶mbn {UÊv sNbvXp t]mWw.
F¦nte Bcpw {i²n¡q''.
""]ns¶, \n§ftà tÌPnse Xmcw! \mev]Xp A¼Xp hbÊp Ignªn«pw,
Ct¸mgpw ]ntÅsct¸mse sN¯n\S¡m\m tamlw! Rm\mtemNn¡pIbmWv, \n§sf
t¸msebpÅ kpJnb·mÀ \bn¡p¶ ]mÀ«nbnse ]mh§fpsS KXnsb´mIpw?'' `mcy
Aev]w tcmjt¯msS tNmZn¨p.
A¸kabt¯¡v Ccphcpw bmsXm¶pw kwkmcn¨nÃ. ]n¶oSv AbmÄ Xs¶
]dªp. ""kwØm\ t\Xmhnsâ A`n{]mbamWv. Nnet¸mÄ, kwØm\ I½nän {UÊv
tImUpw _ntlhnbÀ tImUpw Hs¡ kÀ¡pedmbn Xmtgm«v Abs¨¶ncn¡pw''.
""{UÊv tImUnt\¡mÄ AXymhiyw _ntlhnbÀ tImUmWv. F¦nte \n§fpsS
bpht\Xm¡sf \ne¡v \nÀ¯m³ ]äq'' `mcy.
bpht\Xmhnsâ cq]`mh§fpw icoc`mjbpsams¡ AbmÄ¡v s]s«¶v HmÀ½
h¶p. Hs¶m¶c ZiI§Ä ap¼phsc tIcfkaql¯n icoc`mj¡v Øm\anÃm
bncp¶p. C¶v ØnXn amdn. IeymWho«n t]mIpt¼mgpÅ BÀ`mShpw apJ`mh
hpaÃ, acWhoSv kµÀin¡pt¼mÄ kzoIcnt¡ïXv. cïnS¯pw kwkmccoXnbpw
cïmbncn¡Ww. KpïmkwLs¯ t\cnSm³ t]mIp¶ "hmSm, t]mSm' coXnbneÃ
s]mXpkaqls¯ kao]nt¡ïXv. A¸w BtemN\mtijnbpÅhÀs¡Ãmw
CXdnbmw. Adnbm¯hcnemWv bpht\Xm¡Ä ]ecpw.
CubnSs¯ ]©mb¯v D]XncsªSp¸nÂ, Hcp Ihebn \me©p sNdp¸¡mÀ
\n¡p¶Xp Iït¸mÄ Imdn t]mIpIbmbncp¶ Hcp bpht\Xmhv, ImÀ ssk
Um¡n, tUmÀ¥mÊv Xmgv¯n, bphm¡tfmSv ab¯nsemcpNncn. At¶cw bphm¡fn
semcmfpsS tNmZyw: ""At¸mÄ \n§fpsS Imdnsâ ¥mÊv Xmgpw, CtÃ?'' (\ntXy\,
CXphgn Cu Øm\mÀ°n, Imdnsâ ¥mÊpIÄ DbÀ¯nsh¨v t_¡vkoän aeÀ¶n
cp¶v "temIw ]pÃm'sW¶ `mhn¯n ]d¶p t]mbncp¶Xv Cu bphm¡Ä ImWmdpïm
bncp¶p. A¶v CbmÄ Øm\mÀ°nbmbncp¶nÃ) bphmhnsâ tNmZy¯nse B´cm
À°w a\Ênem¡nb Øm\mÀ°n hnt[b`mh¯n samgnªp. ""Ft¸mgpw Xnc¡p
]nSn¨ Hm«amWv. H¶n\pw Hcp an\p«v kabw In«p¶nÃ''.
""kabanÃm¯ \n§sf´n\m Øm\mÀ°nbmbXv?'' bphmhnsâ tNmZyw hoïpw.
Cu bphmhns\t¸mse Øm\mÀ°nIsf P\Iob hnNmcW sN¿ms\m¶pw _lp
`qcn]£w t]cpw X¿mdmhnÃ. AhÀ \niÐcmbn, \ntj[thm«v \ÂIn {]XnIcn¡pw.
_ZepIfnÃm¯XpsImïv, DÅhÀ¡v thm«p sN¿pambncn¡pw.....
HmÀ¯m Imcyw icnbmWv. ]t£, ioXfOmbbn Pohn¨pioen¨hÀ C\n
shbnteäv hmSm³ hcptam? AbmÄ¡v kwibw. Nm\ km¶n²yapÅ kt½f\
§fnepw Nm\ NÀ¨bv¡pw aäpambn kvs]jyembn hm§nb IfÀ^pÄ {UÊpIÄ
C\n shdpsXbmIptam? ]mÀ«nsb ]gbImes¯t¸mse "]cn¸phSbpw I«³
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