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]cmXn ]Ãhnbmbt¸mÄ Hcp Znhkw ]¿³ h¶t¸mÄ Aht\mSv tNmZn¨p:

""hbdn§v sN¿m³ bqWnän\v NmÀsP{XbmWv?''

""FÃmbnS¯pw 50cq]bmWv. \n§Ä 40cq] X¶m aXn''.

""AsX´m, F\n¡v am{Xw Hcp {]tXyIX?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

AXn\pÅ adp]Sn Ah³ Hcp NncnbnsemXp¡n.

a{´hmZnbpsS NmÀ¯v t]mse \oï Hcp enJnXw Ah³ X¶p. AXpambn
Ce{ÎnIv jm¸n sN¶v km[\§Ä hm§n. sam¯w XpI Bdmbnc¯ne[nIw!
kuP\yambn, ssZh¯nsâ Nn{XapÅ Hcp aÄ«nIfÀ Ieïdpw In«n. ]ntäZnhkw
hbdnwKv ]Wn Bcw`n¨p. cïmas¯ Znhkw kÔy¡v Ah³ ]Wn¡qen¡pw
aäpapÅ _nÃp \ÂIn. ]Wn Adp]Xv bqWnäv, AXn\v Iqen cïmbnc¯n \m\qdv cq].
HmhÀknbÀ¡v Ccp\qä¼Xv cq]. Hmt«mdn£bv¡v 40cq]. t]mÌv 10cq]. BsI
cïmbnc¯nFgp¶qdv cq].

""Hcp Xos¸«n¡qSnt\mfw hen¸apÅ ]pc. BsI Bdv _Ä_v. C{Xbpw sImïv
bqWnäv Adp]Xmtbm?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

""Hcp]mSv "¹Kv ' DïtÃm. ¹Kv H¶n\v cïv bqWnämWv ''. adp]Sn.

""C{Xb[nIw ¹Kptïm? GsXms¡?''. Rm³ At\zjn¨p.

""ImfnwKvs_Â, ^m³, ^yqkv, tamt«mÀ, anI-vkn, {^nUvPv, ss{KâÀ, hmjnwKv sajo³,
Sn.hn, jhÀ FÃmän\pw ¹Kpïv'. "dUmdn\pw dntam«v I¬t{Smfn\pw Csabnen\psams¡
¹Kv hbv¡mambncp¶p''. Rm³ ]dªp.

Fsâ Zp:kqN\ Ah\v a\Ênembn. Ah³ \niÐ\mbn.

""HmhÀknbÀ¡v 250 F¶v FgpXnbn«pïtÃm. AsX´m?'' Rm³ hoïpw tNmZn¨p.

""hbdnwKv hÀ¡v C³kvs]Îv sN¿m³ HmhÀknbsd sImïphcWw. AXn\pÅ
Hmt«m NmÀÖv 40 cq]. At±l¯n\v ssIaS¡v 200 cq]''. Ah³ hniZoIcn¨p.

""hbdnwKv hÀ¡v sNbvXXv \obmWv. B hÀ¡v ]cntim[n¡m³ hcpt¼mÄ AXn\v
^okv sImSpt¡ïXv \obmWv. ]ns¶, [mcmfw _ÊpIÄ HmSp¶ dq«mWnXv. AbmÄ
_kn\ph¶v ]cntim[nt¨mt«. AXns\mcp Hmt«mdn£ thï''. Rm³ ]dªp.

Ahsâ apJw Ccpïp.

Rm³ hoïpw tNmZn¨p: ""Ìm¼n\v 10 cq]. AsX´mWv kwKXn?''

Ah³ ]dªp: ""IW£³ kw_Ôn¨ hnhcw \n§sf Adnbn¡m\mWv ''

""AXns\mcp t]mÌvImÀUv aXnbtÃm. e£§fpw tImSnIfpw sNehn«v ap¡nepw
aqebnepw sF._n.Ifpw Sn._n.Ifpw \nÀ½n¡p¶ t_mÀUn\v Hcp t]mÌv ImÀUv
hm§m³ 25 ss]k sNehm¡nIqSm AtÃ? AXn\p ]Icw R§Ä 10 cq]
Nnehm¡Ww AtÃ? F¶mtebv, AXnt¸m \S¡qÃm'' Rm³ Xd¸n¨p ]dªp.

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