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Xncpta\nbpsS apJ¯v Bizmk¯nsâ sXfnag. sk¡âpIÄ¡pÅn Xncpta
\nbpsS \nÀt±iw.þ

""B\sb A¼e\Sbnte¡v sImïpsNÃq. ¶n«v thKw AWnbns¨mcp¡m''.

A¼e\Sbn B\sb AWnbns¨mcp¡p¶Xn\nSbn Xncpta\n F¯n.
At±lw ]m¸mt\mSp ]dªp: "\½psS B\sb A¸w Ip\nbn¨v \nÀ¯m. t\mw
]pds¯m¶v Ibds«'.

Xncpta\n B\¸pd¯p Ibdn, ]pdw Xncnªncp¶p. B\bpsS ap³`mKt¯¡p
Xncpta\nbpsS ]n³`mKw!

]m¸m³ ]dªp: ""Xncpta\n, Xncnªncn¡Ww''.

""\½sS B\, \½sS DÕhw. Xm³ \½sS i¼f¡mc³. Xm³ ]dbWt]mse
Ccn¡m³ t\mw Xsâ IpSnInS¸pImc\m?''þ

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""BÄ¡mÀ Iïm Ifnbm¡n Nncn¡pw, Xncpta\n'" ]m¸m³ hoïpw ]dªp.

""FtSm G`ym, Xm³ Èn kabmbn \ap¡p _p²n D]tZin¡p¶p. Xms\mcpImcyw
a\Ênem¡zm. t\mw Ccp¶m Ccp¶Xm. FWo¡bnÃy. X\n¡v \nÀ_Ôm¨mÂ,
B\sb Xncn¨v \nÀ¯nt¡m''.

]m¸m³ BsI hnjan¨p. Fgp¶Å¯n\v kabamIp¶p. Xncpta\n, B\¸pd¯v
]pdw Xncnªncn¸pamWv. C\nsb´p sN¿pw.

A¸w Ignªv ]m¸m³ Hcp Iuiew ImWn¨p. B\t¯m«nsImïv B\bpsS
sNhn¡ns«mcp hen! B\bpds¡ Nn¶w hnfn¡pIbpw XSn Ipep¡pIbpw sNbvXp.
B\¸pd¯p \n¶pw Xncpta\n Xmtg¡pcpïp hoWp. hoW Øe¯v InS¶psImïv
Xncpta\n ]dbp¶Xv ]m¸m³ hyàambn tI«p:

""\½sS B\¡v aZw s]m«o¶m tXm¶WXv. tSzm, ]m¸m³, Ahs\ thKw
Xfbv¡p''.

tZl¯v ]änb s]mSn X«n, ]qWp\q icnbm¡n, Xncpta\n Fgpt¶ät¸mgpw
]m¸m³ B\sb Xfbv¡p¶nsöp Iït¸mÄ Xncpta\n tIm]n¨p: ""X\nbv¡v _p²n
]tïbnÃ. Ct¸mÄ, sNhow tIÄ¡mïmtbm? Ahs\ Xfbv¡q thKw. sshInbmÂ,
s]mÃm¸pïm¡pw''.

hcp¶Xpt]mse hcs« F¶ ss[cyt¯msS ]m¸m³ ]dªp: ""Ah³
s]mÃms¸m¶pw Dïm¡nÃ. Xncpta\n s]mÃm¸pïm¡mªm aXn''.

Xncpta\n A¼c¶p. Xm³ F´mWo tIÄ¡p¶Xv? Xsâ i¼f¡mc³ Xt¶mSv
H¸¯ns\m¸w kwkmcnt¡? Xncpta\n AÔmfn¨p \n¶p.

(]mc : Unkw_À 2004)

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