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hml\m]IS§Ä s]cpIp¶ ImeamWnXv. tNmZyIÀ¯mhv Dt±in¨Xpw AXmWv.
]t£, adp]Sn e`n¨Xv asäm¶mWv: ""BÄ¡mÀ ]gbXv s]dp¡zmWv ''.

H¶pIqSn ]pdt¯¡p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ, hr¯nbmbn hkv{Xw [cn¨, kpapJcmb
GXm\pw bphm¡fpw A¸w Ip«nIfpw tNÀ¶v ¹mÌn¡v IhdpIÄ, s]m«nb
Ip¸nIÄ, Iod¯pWnIÄ, Noªfnª ]¨¡dnIÄ F¶nh tiJcn¡p¶p. s]dp¡n
tiJcn¡p¶htc¡mÄ, ImgvN¡mcpw A`n{]mb {]IS\¡mcpamWv IqSpXÂ.

""CsXms¡ tiJcn¨ns«´p sN¿pw?'' klbm{X¡mcn Hcphsâ tNmZyw.

""kwk-vIcn¡pambncn¡pw''. Rm³ ]dªp.

""Hm, kwk-vIcn¡p¶p! FhnsS kwk-vIcn¡m³? Hmtcm ]©mb¯nepw amen\y
kwkvIcW ¹mâv Øm]n¨ns«m¶pÃ''. asämcp klbm{XIsâ adp]Sn.

_Êv apt¶m«v \o§n¯pS§n. C¯ncn kv]oUv IqSp¶p F¶v tXm¶nbt¸mÄ
bm{X¡mcnsemcphsâ Iaâv: ""¢o³ tIcfm amkamWv. tNmcbpw amwk¡jvW§fpw
hnXdn tdmUv aen\am¡cpXv ''.

amen\y¡q¼mchpambn h¶ Hcp sSt¼mbv¡v sskUv sImSp¯v, C¯ncnbIew
Zqsc Hcp tlm«en\p ap³]n _Êv \nÀ¯n. ss{UhÀ ]dªp: ""]¯p an\näv
kabïv ''.

ss{UhÀ _Ên \n¶pw Cd§n IïÎdpsam¶n¨v tlm«ente¡p \S¶p. ]pdsI
"Infnbpw'. GXm\pw bm{X¡mcpw.

amen\y¡q¼mcw \nd¨ sSt¼m XncntIh¶p. AXp _Ênsâ ap¶neqsS,
sskUnepÅ tdmUnte¡p Xncn¨p. cq£KÔw Xet¨mdns\ Cf¡n adn¨p. At¶cw
NneÀ aq¡ps]m¯n. NneÀ tcmjw sImïp.

]ecpw ]eXpw ]dªv kabw \o¡p¶Xn\nSbn ss{UhÀ h¶v koänencp¶p.
IïÎÀ aWn cïSn¨p. _Êv Dcpfm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ, bm{X¡mcnsemcph³ C¯ncn
Dds¡ ]dªp:

""ss{Uhtd, Nhdphïn IïmepSs\ \nÀ¯tW. AXnsâ aWtaäv sXm«Sp¯
tlm«en \n¶v Aev]w `£Ww Ign¡m\mWv ''.

(]mc : G{]n 2004)

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