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hogp∂p≠mbncp∂p. Ahƒ k-vIqƒ amdnt∏mhpIbmsW∂ Imcyw Rm≥ AhfpsS apJØp \n∂v hmbns®SpØp. Rm≥ ]dTMp "So®¿ CSbv°nsSbv°v tamsf ImWm≥ hcpat√m".
AhfpsS B tX߬ ¢m vdqw samØw \n›eam°nbXv t]mse F\n°v tXm∂n. Rm≥ AhtcmSv ]dTMp "a°sf \ap°pw t]mhmw te dnbbpsS kIv- qfn¬" Ah¿ B I≈w a\knem°n. "dnb tamƒ t]mh≠ So®sd.... dnb tamƒ t]mh≠ So®sd.']e ItkcIfn¬ \n∂mbn Ipcp∂p Np≠pIƒ hnXpon. B A¥co£sam∂v am‰m\mbn Rm\hsc k-vIqƒ ssaXm\Ønte°v sIm≠pt]mbn. ]® ]p√neqsS ]n® sh®v \S°p∂ B IpTMn ImepIƒ ]qt¥m ́ØneqsS ]dn \S°p∂ Nn{X ie`ßsf t]mse F\n°v tXm∂n. Aßs\ Ifnbpw Nncnbpambn kabw IS∂p t]mbXdnTMn√. k-vIqƒ h≠nbpsS tlm ̈ ASn apgßn. ss{Uh¿ Cdßn h∂p ]dTMp "C∂v dnb Ip ́n hc≠. IpTMns\ IpTMns‚ AΩ h∂p Iq ́pw". dnb Fs‚ kmcn Xpov apdp°n ]nSn®p. a‰p Ip ́nIƒ t]mIp∂Xv dnb IuXpItØmsS t\m°n \n∂p. Rm≥ Ahsf FSpØp Ahƒ Fs‚ apJtØ°v Xe Nmbn®p. Ipd®p IgnTMt∏mƒ AhfpsS AΩ Hmt ́mbn¬ h∂ndßn.
"dnb F¥m So®dns‚ IqsS t]mhpIbmtWm".
Fs‚ Iøpw ]nSn®ncn°p∂ dnbtbmSv Nncn®pw sIm≠v tNmZn®p.
"C∂se tamƒ H ́pw Ddßnbn√ So®sd"
Ah¿ k-vIqƒ amdp∂Xns‚ Imcyw hniZoIcn®p.
AhcpsS ]pXnb Xmak ÿeØp \n∂pw HØncn Zqcw D≠v \ΩpsS k-vIqfnte°v. "Ahƒ kΩXn°psa∂v tXm∂p∂n√ So®sd"
AXv ]dTMp sIm≠v Ah¿ bm{Xbmbn.
hmSnb ]qsam ́p t]mse Ahƒ AΩbpsS tXmfn¬ InS∂p. Hmt ́m AI∂p AI∂p
t]mIptomgpw AhfpsS IÆpIƒ Ft∂mSv Fs¥ms°tbm ]dbp∂p≠mbncp∂p. Rm\pw B hnZqcXbnte°v t\m°n \n∂p. ]Xnhv t]mse ]nt‰∂v cmhnse Rm≥ k-vIqfnte°v t]mbn. _mKn¬ \n∂pw s] ́∂v t^mWns‚ i–w. Rm≥ t^m ̈ FSpØp, dnbbpsS AΩbmWv "So®sd R߃ C∂v ]pXnb kIv- qfn¬ tNcm≥ t]mhm, Ahƒ Fgpt∂‰n ́n√. hminbnem" Rm≥ sshIo ́v hnfn°msa∂v ]dTMp. k-vIqfn¬ FØn. ]Xnhv t]mse ]qhpIfpw ]qs®≠pIfpw, ]qom‰Ifpw...]s£ IXInt\mSv Xe Nmbv®p \n∂ncp∂ ]qom‰ C√, Nph∂ tdmkm∏qhv C√. hmSnt]mhmsX Hcp CXƒ t]mepw sImgnbmsX B IpTMn°øn¬ F{X IcpXtemsS Bbncp∂p Hmtcm ]q°fpw Ahƒ F\n°v kΩm\n®Xv. ]s£ Ipcp∂p Np≠pIƒ At∏mgpw tNmZn®p
"dnb hcnt√ So®sd"
Rm≥ AhtcmSv ]dTMp "Ahƒ°p Ct∏mƒ Hcp]mSp Iq ́pIm¿ D≠mhpw" Rm\pw
tXßtemsS Ahsc Adnbn°msX ¢m nte°v \oßn. sshIpt∂cw Rm≥ dnbbpsS AΩsb hnfn®p.
"]pXnb k-vIqfpw Iq ́pImcpw Fßs\ D≠v? dnbbv°v C„amtbm". "C√ So®sd Ahƒ t]mbn√.."
"Ahƒ `b¶c hg°v Bbncp∂p".
Rm≥ dnbtbmSv kwkmcn®p t\m°n. Aßs\ c≠v aq∂v Znhkw \o≠p \n∂p.
B ]\n\o¿ ]qhn\p C{Xbpw kpK‘w D≠mbncpt∂m? B ]qom‰°v C{Xbpw
kvt\lhpw `wKnbpw D≠mbncpt∂m?.
Ipd®p Znhk߃ IgnTMp ]Xnhv t]mse B tdmkm]qhv ]Xn∑SMv Xnf°tØmsS
Xncns®Øn. RßfpsS B Hcp h¿jØnte°p \nßsfbpw ]¶mfnIf°m≥ IgnTMXn¬ Rm≥ kt¥mjn°p∂p. Hcn°epw ad°m≥ IgnbmØ Hm¿ΩIƒ F\n°mbn kΩm\n® Fs‚ ]qom‰bpw ]qhpw C∂pw Hm¿abn¬ \ndTMp \n¬°p∂p...
tIcftÉv{]o ̨ss{]adnSot®gvkvAt mkntbj≥,hb\mSvPn√
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