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IïI³ \mbcpw Iq«pImc\pw IrXykab¯n\¸w apt¼ Su¬ lmfnse¯n.
\nÀ±nã kabamb \mepaWnIgnªv IrXyw Hcp aWn¡qdn\ptijw t\Xmhpw
Øes¯¯n. kzmKXw, D]{Iaw XpS§nb NS§pIÄ Ahkm\n¸n¨v t\Xmhv
{]kwKw XpS§n. At¸mÄ kabw 5:45!

{]kwKw XpS§nbXv B{Ôsb kv]Àin¨psImïmWv. ]cp¯n¡rjnsb¸änbpw
IÀjIcpsS BßlXysb¸änbpw ]dbpsa¶v IcpXn. AXpïmbnÃ. ]dªXv,
I¼yq«dns\¡pdn¨pw N{µ_m_p \mbnUphns\¡pdn¨pw aäpamWv. t\sc t]mbXv
UÂln¡v. AhnsS C{µ{]دn\pÅnse "Ip«nbpw tImepw' Ifn Ipsd
AhXcn¸n¨p. ]ns¶ t]mbXv ssN\bnte¡v. tijw \n¡cmKzbnte¡v. ]n¶oSv
^nenss¸³knte¡v. XpSÀ¶v Kzm«namebnte¡v; a\nebnte¡v...

{]kwKw I¯n¡bdn "hnizhym]I'amIpIbmWv. Irjnsb¡pdnt¨m Irjn¡mÀ
t\cnSp¶ {]XnkÔnsb¡pdnt¨m bmsXm¶pw ]dbp¶nÃ. hntZi cm{ã§fnse
B`y´cþsshtZinI _Ô§fnse Ducm¡pSp¡pIÄ hmÜnXzt¯msS hniIe\w
sNbvXv kabw sImÃpIbmWv t\Xmhv. CXptI«v Aklyambt¸mÄ Iq«pImc³
IïI³ \mbtcmSv ]dªp: ""ImÀjnI Imcy§fà Ct±l¯n\v tbmPn¡p¶Xv;
GsX¦nepw hntZi cm{ã§fnse A¼mknUÀ ]ZhnbmWv ''.

""\½Ä IÀjIcmWv. \ap¡v \nXyhpw \SpshmSnbp¶Xphsc ]WnbmWv.
"Ae¡pIgnªv shfpt¯S\v Imin¡pt]mIm³ kabanÃm'sb¶p ]dªXpt]mse,
\ap¡v hntZi§fn t]mIm³ kabanÃ; km¼¯nIhpanÃ. F¶psh¨v, \ap¡v
hntZiImcy§Ä ]Tn¸n¡m³''þ IïI³ \mbcpsS adp]Sn.

""ChnsS IÀjIÀ Hä¡pw Iq«mbpw BßlXy sN¿pIbmWv. AXns\´v
{]Xnhn[nsb¶v BtemNn¡m³ kabanÃ. \n¡cmKzbnse hnZymÀ°n {]t£m`hpw
a\nebnse Iu¬knedpsS h[hpsams¡bmWv ChcpsS Xe¡pÅn h¶p
\ndbp¶Xv. Chscsbms¡ t\Xmhmbn AwKoIcn¨v Npa¶p \S¡p¶ \½sf
Nhn«Ww''.

""{KmatkhI³ hntÃPv FIv̳j³ Hm^okdmbn. A[ym]IÀ s{]m^kÀ
amcmbn. sXmgnemfn t\Xm¡Ä "kmdv'amcmbn, AtXmsS FÃmhcpsSbpw t\m«w
hntZit¯¡mWv; t]m¡pw At§m«pXs¶''þ IïI³ \mbcpsS A`n{]mbw.

""\½psS t]mt¡m? ]mXmf¯n\pÅnte¡pw''.þ Iq«pImc³ ]dªp.

t{imXm¡fpsS £a ]co£n¡ms\¶t]mse, t\Xmhnsâ {]kwKw At¸mgpw
A\ÀKfw {]hln¨psImtïbncp¶p.

(]mc : BKÌv 2004)

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