A`vbw Smfhn¨Sn £f tImUn¡p¶p.. Cu bmÀ«v CSnsâ AkhmW emPfm\v… CWn]pw Wo«t\m F¶v H^pbmXv In´n¨Sm\v… tk* F¶m\p fWhv b_ªSv.. ASpsNm*p CSnknsX So^pN]m\v… km]n¨p Aen{bm]w b_ªkÀ¡p H^pbmXv Wµn…
fWhnsW sbmSnª e]¯nsâ AN¼Xnt]msX fNapsX _qfnt`¡v IpkXpNÄk¨ sc^v\m*hnsâ fWhv H^p Wnfngw lqWyfm]n…FSnt^ä NmjvI H^¼ptbms` N®n`qsX Spa¨pN]_n irU]¯n bnaÀ¸p*m¡p¶ S^¯n`pÅSm]n^p¶p..BUyw A]mÄ N*Sp Wn`¯p ko\pNnX¡p¶ ^à¯pÅnNam\v..ASyVnNw e]t¯msX fpOfp]À¯n] sc^v\m*hnsâ N®pNÄ sdZv[n f`À¶p NnX¡p¶ Z]mWs] N*p..k`¯pN¿n ^àw HjpNpN]m\v..ASv sdZv[n`pw AkapsX s{ZÊn`pw bXÀ¶p N]_p¶p..

H^p Wnfngw N®n C^p«pN]_p¶Sptbms` tSm¶n sc^v\m*hnWv…l^o^fmhN`w Sa^p¶Sptbms`..Fs´ms¡t]m sI¿m³ fWhnsâ tdmVfÞ`¯nsâ GsSms¡t]m emP§an fp_knanNÄ D]^p¶ps*¦n`pw ASnsWs]Ãmw f_¨p fWhv AbtdmV fWhnsâ S`§ant`¡v tIt¡_p¶Sptbms`…

GtSmWnfngw Sn^n¨pNn«n] Sn^n¨_nknsâ D\Àkv At±i¯nsâ sSm*]n Wn¶pw H^m^vTWmTfm]n bp_t¯¡p k¶p..

“”tfmsa…”” AsSm^p tS§`m]n^p¶p.. N®o^nsâ AN¼Xnt]msX]pÅ H^p tS§Â..At±i¯nsâ Nm`pNÄ {UpSPSn]n I`n¨p fNapsX AXps¯¯n..N^§am Aksa tNm^n FXp¡pt¼mÄ N®pWoÀ SpÅnNÄ AkapsX l^o^¯nt`¡v Cäp kojp¶p*m]n^p¶p..

“”^mKm….^mKm…k*ns]Xp¡Xm…”” AsSm^`À¨]m]n^p¶p…B koXv fpjpk³ WXp§p¶ S`¯n`pÅ A`À¨..

At§mt«mXnk¶ tPmf¯n¡p H¶pw fWÊn`m]nÃ…bs£ Z]mWs] N^§an FXp¯p HmXnk^p¶ scÀ\m*hv hm_nsâ fpOkpw Z]mW]psX ssNNan H`n¨n_§p¶ ^àkpw Nm^y¯nsâ Pu^kw AkÄ¡p fWhn`m¡n sNmXp¯p..

^mtK«m…^msK«m.”” tPmfSn tkPw sc^v\m*hnWv fpt¶ A]n HmXn…sshZn H¶v bpN¨psNm*n^n¡pN]m]n^p¶ ^mK³ sN«n]kapsX BÀ¯mWmTw tN«m\v HmXn k¶Sv..

“”^mtK«m..Z]mW tfmsa Blpb{So`v sNms*m\w..tkPw k*ns]Xp¡p..”” NnS¨psNm*m\v tPmfSn ASv b_ªSv..

^mK³ tkPw NmÀtbmÀ¨nt`t¡mXn.. AN¯pWn¶pw Z]mWtfmsa ssNNant`´n HmXnk^p¶ scÀ\m*hv hm_nsW A]mÄ N*p..AkapsX ssNNan H`n¨n_§p¶ tIm^]pw…Nm^y¯nsâ NnX¸p fWhn`m] ^mK³ DX³ Ss¶ Nm_nsâ bn³ tZmÀ Sp_¶p. scÀ\m*hv Z]mWs]]pw sNm*v N]_n..^mK³ tkP¯n Ss¶ k*ns]Xp¯p..

f^\bm¨n`m]n^p¶p bns¶..Ssâ ss{Zkn§nsâ NjnskÃmw A]mÄ bp_s¯Xp¯p…WnfngtW^w N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv sNm*m\v AkÀ timhvbnä`n F¯nt¨À¶Sv..B Wm«ns` Ss¶ Gäkpw k`n] fÄ«n hvsbgy`nän timhvbnäÂ…

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scÀ\m*hv sF hn ]p knWp skan]n SaÀ¶ fpOkpfm]n sI]_n C^n¡pN]m\v…AXp¯v Ss¶ ^mKWpw..sc^v\m*hnsâ N®pNÄ U]]psX emk¯n fpNant`¡p]À¶p hÀtÆlz^Wm] ssUkt¯mXpÅ ]mIW tbms`..B N®pNÄ N®ot^msX fNapsX KokWm]n tNjpN]m]n^p¶p..

sbs«¶v A]mapsX fWhv Cu hwek§Ä¡pÅ Nm^\§Ä tSXn A`ªp..CWn tKmhq«ns¡s´¦n`pw…AÃ..
At¸mjm\v A]mÄ tKmhq«nt]mXv b_ª Nm^y§Ä Hs¡ HmÀ¯Sv…

A]mÄ tkPw sfmssd FXp¯p tKmhq«n]psX W¼À ssZ sI]vSp..CÃ…NmÄ tbmNp¶nÃ..hzn¨nXv Hmcv B\v..scÀ\m*hv A`vbWnfngw Bt`mIn¨p…sbs«¶v Ss¶ A]mÄ l^¯nsW knan¨p..^*p {bmklyw _nRv sI]vSt¸mtj¡pw l^Sv NmÄ Aä³Zv sI]vSp..

“”l^Sv…tKmhq«n]pt*m AknsX…sbs«¶v H¶v tcm¬ sNmXp¡v..”” A]mÄ tcm¬ FXp¯sS b_ªp..

“”hmÀ..ASv…tKmhq«n CknXp¶p tbm]n…Mm³ hm_nsW knan¡m³ C^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p…C¶v Z]mW k¶t¸mÄ Mm³ b_ªn^p¶p..””

l^¯nsâ km¡pNÄ Nm^y§apsX NnX¸v sc^v\m*hnWv fWhn`m¡n sNmXp¯p..

“”tKmhq«n Ft§m«m\v tbm]Sv..”” A]mÄ DUvP\vYt]msX tImSn¨p..

“”AS_n]nà hmÀ..Ak³ Fs¶ NmÄ sI]vSp b_]pN]m]n^p¶p…In`t¸m B Hm^vctWKnt`¡m]n^n¡pw..”” l^Sv b_ªp WnÀ¯n..

“”l^Sv H^p Nm^yw sI¿p..CknsX AÂtcm³hm timhvbnä`nt`¡v H¶v k^q..kas^ ASymklyfm\v..”” A]mapsX hz^w CX_n]n^p¶p.. ASpw b_ªp sc^v\mWhv NmÄ N«v sI]vSp..

A]mÄ H^p SaÀ¨t]msX sI]_nt`¡v ko\p..fWÊn In´NapsX em^w NqXns¡m*n^p¶p..bs£ kyàfm]n F´psI¿\sf¶p H^p kyàS At±i¯nWv `en¨nÃ..

sbs«¶p sF hn ]p knsâ tZmÀ Sp_¶p tZmÎÀ C_§n k^p¶Sv scÀ\m*hv N*p.. At±i¯nsâ Nm`pNÄ {UpSPSn]n At§m«v bmªp..

“” Zm fp^an..Fsâ tfmav…”” sc^v\m*hnsâ hz^w CX_n]n^p¶p..

“”Zm …Wo]n§sW SaÀ¶mt`m… MmsWms¡ Ctà CknsX…»Zv Nps_ tbm]n«p*v…F¶m`pw Sm³ sXWvgsWm¶pw AXn¡*m…AkÄs¡m¶pw bänÃ..”” tZmÎÀ fp^aoV^³ F¶ fp^an sc^v\m*hnsâ tSman S«ns¡m*m\v ASv b_ªSv… AkÀ hf{bm]¡m^pw hpir¯p¡apfm]n^p¶p..

“”Zm..WnW¡_n]mt`m.. FWn¡msN]psÅm^p tfmam…Fsâ kmk]m ASv..AkÄs¡t´`pw bän]m..””.A]mapsX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv km¡pNÄ CX_n..

“” Zm… Wo tbXn¡*m…H¶v hfmVmWn¡p..bns¶ hq]nsshZv Asä¼vâv B]SpsNm*v Wn]f¯nsâ Wq`mfm`NÄ kas^]m\v..ASpsNm*p CknsX fäp^oSn]n ^KnÌÀ sI¿mw..bns¶ AtdmVmkØ]n tKmhq«n F¶ tb^v b_]p¶p*m]n^p¶p..tfmÄ¡v kà Ac]_pw D*m]n^pt¶m…ASmt\m Nm^\w..””

“” Zm..Wnt¶msXm¶pw Mm³ f_¡p¶nÃ…tKmhq«n Fsâ Hmcohns` H^p Ìmcv B\v.. WÃ b¿Wm\v..hzemkkpw Nm\mWpw… CkÄs¡t´m….AksW kÃmsS Cãfm]n^p¶p…Fs¶ kngfn¸n¡*m F¶v N^pSn]mkpw…tKmhq«n CknXp¶p tbm]n…ASpsNm*m Fsâ tfmav…”” A]mÄ ASv b_ªt¸mtj¡pw A_n]msS sS§ntbm]n^p¶p..

“” fv…F´m]m`pw 24 f\n¡q^v tW^t¯¡v HdvhÀtkgWn B]n^n¡pw..bns¶ Njn]psf¦n tKmhq«ns] Ns*¯m³ tWm¡v..Aksâ hm¶nVyw H¯n^n Pp\w sI¿pw..Wo F´m]m`pw ssV^yfm]n^n¡p.””.. tZmÎÀ sc^v\m*hnsâ tSman S«n b_ªp. ASnWp tlgw A]mÄ sc^v\m*hnsW NX¶ptbm]n..

Fsâ ssUktf…tfmÄs¡m¶pw k^pStà …A]mÄ DÅp^pNn {bmÀ°n¨p…

A`vbhf]¯nWp tlgw l^Sv At§m«v NX¶pk¶p..scÀ\m*hv sI]_n Im^n N®pNaX¨p SaÀ¶tbms` C^n¡p¶Sm\v N*Sv..AXp¯pSs¶ ^mtK«Wpw..l^Sv ^mKsW At§m«v k^mWpÅ ^oSn]n N®psNm*v Nm\n¨p..^mK³ bSns] l^SnWXpt¯¡p sI¶p.

“”F¶m ^mtK«m…F¶m bäns]..F¶m Wn§Ä CknsX..”” l^Sv sbs«¶v BNmwgt]msX tImSn¨p..

“”ASv l^s¯…Nm^y§Ä sfm¯fm]n FWn¡pw A_n]nÃ..F´m]m`pw Z]mW Npªp f^n¡m³ ssN fp_n¨p..tKmhq«ns] H¯n^n Cãfm]n^p¶p NpªnWv tbm`pw ..Ak³ tbms]¶v tN«t¸m sI]vSSm..”” ^mK³ b_ªp WnÀ¯n..

l^Sv A`vbWnfngw Bt`mIn¨p…Aksâ DÅn`pw kngfw Wn_ªp..Ak³ bSns] sc^v\m*hnsâ AXpt¯¡v IpkXpNÄ kIp…

“”hmÀ””.. Ak³ bSns] knan¨p..

scÀ\m*hv bSns] N®pNÄ Sp_¶p tWm¡n..fp¶n l^Sv.

“”B l^Sv…N*nsÃtXm Fsâ tfmav…Fs¶ kn«p tbmNm³ tWm¡n…Fsâ tfmsa FWn¡v Sn^n¨p tk\tXm.. FWn¡ksa tk\w..”” A]mapsX N®pNÄ Wn_sªmjpNp¶Sp l^Sv N*p..AkW_n]mw A]msa..FÃm {bSnhÔnNan`pw bm_ tbms` D_¨p Wn¶ fWpgyWm\v…hz´w fNapsX tkUW]n fªptbms` D^pNp¶Sv..

“”hmÀ.. hm_n§sW sNm¨p Np«nNsa tbms` N^]tÃ…Z]mW¡p H¶pw hwekn¡nÃ…””Ak³ A]msa Blzhn¸n¡m³ {lfn¨p..

“”MmsW´mtXm sI¿m..Fsâ tfmÄsX W·¡ptk*n]m Mm³ tKmhq«n]psX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Nm^y¯n FSn^v Wn¶Sv..AktWmXv A§sWs]Ãmw b_ªSv..bs£ Cs¸m..FÃmw AwPoN^n¨t¸mjpw C§sWms¡..”” sc^v\m*hv SaÀ¨t]msX B\v ASv b_ªSv..

“” hm_nWp A_n]mkp¶Stà tKmhq«ns]…Ak³ Nm^\w fsäm^mapsX ht´mgw Wln¡m³ Ak³ h½Sn¡nÃ..ASnWptk*n F´pw sI¿pw…””

“”FWn¡_n]mw..Mm³ Nm^\ Cs¸m C§sWms¡..FWn¡v tKmhq«ns] tks\tXm… Fsâ tfmanWnv N®pSp_¡pt¼m FWn¡kapsX fp¶n AksW Wn_p¯\w.. AkapsX In^n¡p¶ fpOw FWn¡v Nm\\w. “” A]mÄ l^¯nsâ tSmapNan bnXn¨m\v ASv b_ªSv..

“”W½p¡ksW N*pbnXn¡mw..Mm³ AksW hm_nsâ fp¶n sNmXpk¶p WnÀ¯pw..hm_nt¸m hfmVmWfm]n^n¡p..BUyw W½p¡ksâ HmÀscWmKnt`¡p H¶v knan¨p tWm¡mw..Ak³ In`t¸m AknsX D*mNpw..hmÀ B W¼À H¶v Sm..Mm³ knan¡mw..””

l^¯nsâ km¡pNÄ sc^v\m*hnsâ N®pNan {bSo£]psX `m©WNÄ fpa¸n¨p.. A]mÄ tcm¬ FXp¯p W¼À AkWp sNmXp¯p..l^Sv ASpkm§n ssZ sI]vSp..

A¸p_¯p tcm¬ _nRv sI¿p¶Sv Ak³ tN«p..

“”it`m…hzÀPw HmÀsctWKv..”” A¸p_¯pWn¶pw {bm]fpÅ H^p hv{So]psX lÐw..

“”it`m hnÌÀ…fU_nWp H¶v sNmXp¡ptfm..H^Symkly Nm^yw D*m]n^p¶p..”” l^Sv knW]t¯msX b_ªp..

“”CSv fUÀ Ss¶]m\v hwhm^n¡p¶Sv…B^m\v knan¡p¶sS¶p fWhn`m]nÃ..”” Ak^psX lÐw.

“”fUÀ…Mm³ l^Sv..tKmhq«n kÀ¡v sI¿p¶ Hmcohns` fmtWKÀ B\v.. FWn¡v tKmhq«ns] H¶v Nn«ptfm…”” l^Sv ASpw b_ªp WX¶ hwek§Ä Aks^ b_ªp tN¸n¨p…

“”Fsâ NÀ¯mtk…Fs´ms¡]m Fsâ Npªnsâ Ipäpw WX¡ps¶..”” AkÀ H¶v tWXpkoÀs¸«psNm*p SpXÀ¶p..””l^Sv…Ak³ Ft¶mXv WX¶ Nm^y§sams¡ b_ªn^p¶p..F¶m`pw Z]mW A§sW sI¿psf¶v N^pSn]nÃ..hSyw b_ªm Ak³ Cs¸m FknXm\v F¶v FWn¡pw A_n]nÃ…^*p Unkhw fp¼v knan¨t¸m bpSn] H^p tKm`n tWm¡\w F¶pw AknsX Wn¶pw fm_\w F¶pw b_ªn^p¶p…CWn BÀ¡pw H^p dp²nfp«p*m¡msS Kokn¡\w tbm`pw..bj] W¼_n CWn knan¨ Nn«nöpw Ak³ Ct§m«p knant¨mam¶pw b_ªp..bns¶ Ak³ knan¨n«nÃ..Cs¸m ^*p Unkhtà B]n«pÅp…Ak³ kn¡n¡mSn^n¡nÃ…knan¡pt¼m Mm³ b_tªmamw Nm^y§Ä..Z]mW NpªnWv H¶pw hwekn¡nÃ…sc^v\m*hv hm_ntWmXv M§apsX {bmÀ°W NqsX]p*mNpw F¶v b_tª¡p…”” AkÀ b_ªp WnÀ¯n..

“”F¶ l^n fUÀ…Sm¦v ]p..”” l^Sv At{Sw b_ªSnWv tlgw tcm¬ N«v sI]vSp..

l^Sv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv A`vbhf]w Bt`mIWt]msX Wn¶p..

“”F´m l^Sv..F´m]n…tKmhq«n FknXm¶p fWhn`mt]m…”” sc^v\m*hnsâ BNmwlt]msX]pÅ tImUyfm\v AksW D\À¯n]Sv..

fUÀ b_ªSv AtStbms` b_ªm In`t¸m scÀ\m*hv hmÀ ko*pw SaÀ¶ptbmNpw F¶v l^¯nWp tSm¶n. ASpsNm*p A§sW b_]m³ bmXnà F¶k³ In´n¨p..

“”B hmÀ..tKmhq«n bpSns]m^p tKm`n¡m]n {lfn¡pN]m\v…ASnWm]n tbms]¡pkm\v…Aks^ tNm¬XmÎv sI¿pt¼mÄ fUÀ knk^w b_tªmamw F¶v b_ªp.. bns¶ MmWpw H¶tWzgn¡mw..Wmsa Ss¶ tKmhq«ns] Mm³ CknsX¯n¡pw.. hmÀ ssV^yfm]n^n¡p…”” Ak³ ASpw b_ªp AknsX Wn¶pw C_§n.. Aksâ DÅn b` Bt`mIWNÄ DXs`Xp¯p..tKmhq«ns] DXsW Ss¶ N*p bnXn¡\w..ASpfm{Stf l^¯nsâ fWÊn D*m]n^p¶pÅp..

hf]w Cjªnjªm\v Wo§n]Sv..sc^v\m*hnWv fNsa Np_n¨pÅ tbXn D]À¶p]À¶p k¶p…C{StW^fm]pw fsäm^p knk^kpw `en¨n«nÃ…fp^ans] H¶v sI¶p N*mt`m F¶]mÄ In´n¨p..

sbs«¶m\v sF hn ]p knsâ kmSn Sp_¶p H^p tWjvhv HmXn tbmNp¶Sp N*Sv..AkÀ kas^ tkP¯n fp^an]psX N¬hÄänwPv _qfnt`¡mWp N]_n]Sv..sc^v\m*hnsâ sW©nsâ Smaw NqXn]Sv A]mÄ A_nªp…Nm`pNÄ¡v kn_] dmVn¨tbms`.. FjptWäp At§m«v HmXn sIÃm³ fWhv sk¼p¶ps*¦n`pw l^o^w SaÀ¶tbms`..

sbs«¶v tZmÎÀ fp^an]pw Wjvhpw bp_t¯¡n_§n k^nN]pw sF hn ]p knsâ ANt¯¡v N]_pN]pw sI]vSp.. A]mÄ SaÀ¶ fpOt¯msX ^mKsW tWm¡n. A]mÄ F´v b_]m\sf¶_n]msS Wn¡pN]m\v..

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l^Sv tWs^ tbm]Sv tbm`ohv tÌgWnt`¡m]n^p¶p.. Fhv sF Wkmhv ..Aksâ Gäkpw AXp¯ hpir¯p¡Npan H^mÄ..H^pfn¨p bYn¨kÀ.. B Wm«ns` Ss¶ Gäkpw Câ`nsKâ B] tbm`ohv HmcohÀ…AksW Nm\m³ tbm]m tKmhq«ns] kas^ sbs«¶v Ns*¯m³ hmVn¡pw F¶v l^¯nWp tSm¶n..

WkmhnsW knan¨p b_ªn^p¶SpsNm*p Nm\m³ dp²nfp«p*m]nÃ…l^Sv sIÃpt¼mÄ Wkmhv Ft´m tNhv c] sINv sI¿pN]m]n^p¶p..l^¯nsW N*t¸mÄ Wkmhv FjptWäp sI¶v Aksâ k]än H^p Np¯p sNmXp¯p…l^Sv tkUWn¨ns«¶tbms` k]än ssN k¨ptbm]n..

“”FXm ifps¡…b^f Wm_n..MmWnt§m«v Ø`w fm_n k¶n«v F{S Wmam]n…CSpks^ H¶v NqXm³ Wo knant¨m..Wo]n§sW sN«n]kapsX fpt“pw Sq§n WXt¶m..”” ASpw b_ªp Wkmhv Aksâ sI]_n C^p¶p..

“”Wo tbmXm..hf]w Nn«ms¯m*m.. Hmcohn Np¶pN\¡nWm kÀ¡v…”” l^Sv In^n¨psNm*v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv b_ªp. Ak³ WmkmhnWmenfpOfm]n FSnÀkls¯ Nth^]n C^p¶p..

“”B DÆ…Wo B^m¶_n]nà C{S Sn^¡p bnXn¨p WX¡m³..H^p sbm`ohpNm^Wm] FWn¡nÃm¯ Sn^¡v WnW¡v AsÃ..”” Wkmhv Sfml^qtb\ b_ªp..

“”CWn F´m]m`pw H¶v NqXmw..ASnWp fp¼v Wo Fs¶ N«s¡m¶p him]n¡\w..H^p si`vbv…k`y f`f_n¡p¶ b\nt]m¶qÃ..Wns¶ hwdÔn¨v H^p bpÃp b_n¡p¶ tbms`..””

“”F´mXm…Wo Nm^yw b_..”” Wkmhv BNmwgt]msX tImSn¨p..

“” Zm..FWns¡m^msa N*pbnXn¨p S^\w..DXsW Ss¶ tk\w SmWpw..”” l^Sv ASpw b_ªp tKmhq«n]psX Nm^ykpw ASpks^ WX¶ Nm^y§apw b_ªp..

Wkmhv AÂb hf]w Bt`mIWt]msX C^p¶p…

“”H^msa Ns*¯m³ A{S bmsXm¶pfnÃ..tKmhq«n As¸m fW¸qÀkw W¼À fmän]Sm]n^n¡pw..bns¶ B fU_nsW]pw knan¨n«nà s`.. Wo H^p Nm^yw sI¿v..Aksâ bj] W¼_pw ZossäÂhpw Sm..A¬Hcogy Nm^yw B]tSm*p sI`kv Wo sI¿\w..h½mSmt\m..”” Wkmhv H^p sI_p bp©n^nt]msX b_ªp..

“”ASv MmsWäp.. BtQmgm¡nt]¡mw..”” l^¯pw In^n¨p..

“”Hms¡ Zm..Mm³ s`mt¡g³ fWhn`m¡n Wns¶ A_n]n¡mw..C¶v Ss¶..tbms^..””

“”ASv fSn..Wo Gä ASv WX¡pw Fs¶Wn¡p A_n]mw..”” l^Sv ASpw b_ªp FjptWäp..

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scÀ\m*hv Nth^]n SaÀ¶n^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p.. AkÀ sF hn ]p knt`¡p N]_n]n«v bp_¯p k¶n«nÃ..A]mapsX N®pNÄ Wn_sªmjpNm³ SpX§n..A]mÄ ssUks¯ knan¨p..AknsX fm{Sfm\v Cs¸m H^m{l]w F¶v sc^v\m*hnWv tSm¶n..

sbs«¶v sF hn ]p knsâ kmSn Sp_¶p tZmÎÀ fp^an C_§n k¶p..scÀ\m*hv C^p¶nX¯pWn¶pw ImXn Fjpt¶äp..fp^an]psX fpO¯v ht´mgfmt\m AtSm h¦X emkfmt\m F¶]mÄ¡v Sn^n¨_n]m³ NjnªnÃ..

sbs«¶v fp^an k¶p sc^v\m*hnsW sN«n¸nXn¨p…

“”Zm…Mm³ b_ªntà Wnsâ tfmÄ¡v H¶pw bänà F¶v..Akant¸m Hu«v Hmcv sZ]v©À B\v….H¶pw tbXn¡*…”” A]mÄ In^n¨p sNm*v b_ªp.

sc^v\m*hnsâ N®pNÄ Wn_ªp. Ssâ fNsa Sn^n¨p Nn«n]n^n¡p¶p..A¿mÄ BUyw N®pNaX¨p…fWÊn H^m]n^w Wµn b_]pN]m]n^p¶p ssUkt¯mXv…

“”Zm…Wnt¶msX§sW Wµn b_]pw Fsâ tfmsa Sn^n¨p S¶SnWv…ASnsWWn¡p km¡pNÄ CÃ…”” scÀ\m*hv fp^ans] sN«n¸nXn¨m\v ASv b_ªSv..

“”Wµn ssUkt¯mXv b_ªm fSn..FWn¡Sv tk*..FÃmw H¶v W¶m]n k^s«…F¶n«p b_]mw FWns¡´m tk*sS¶p..Cs¸m N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Z]mW¡p tdmVw sSanªn«p*v..Wo Aksa sI¶v Nt*m..bs£ AVnNw hwhm^n¸n¡*…Wmsa _qfnt`¡v fmämw…””

ASv tNt¡* Smfmhw scÀ\m*hv sF hn ]p knsâ kmSn Sp_¶p AN¯p N]_n..Z]mW N®pNÄ Sp_¶m\v NnX¡p¶Sv..B N®pNÄ Wn_ªn«p*v..fpO¯v l^o^¯nsâ SaÀ¨ W¶m]n A_n]m³ Njn]p¶p*v…sc^v\m*hnsW N*t¸mÄ Z]mW]psX N®pNÄ ko*pw Wn_sªmjpNn..B N®pNan Fs´ms¡t]m emk§Ä fn¶nf_ªp..

“”tfmsa..F´nWm tfmsas¶ kn«p tbmNm³ tWm¡n]Sv..tfmantàbns¶ Cu b¸m F´nWm Kokn¡ps¶..””A]mÄ AkapsX ln^hn St`mXn..

“”Mm³ b_ªStà b¸m..tKmhq«n]nÃmsS bäp¶nà FWn¡v..”” AkapsX SaÀIt]msX]pÅ B hz^w bp_¯p k¶p.

“”tk*..tfmsam¶pw CWn b_]*..Fsâ tfmav W¶m]n kn{lfn¡p..FÃmw l^n]mkpw..”” A]mÄ Aksa Blzhn¸n¨psNm*p b_ªp..

“”b¸m…tKmhq«n FknsX…FWn¡ksW Nm\\w..”” AkapsX N®pNÄ ko*pw Wn_ªp..

“”tfmant¸m hfmVmWm]n^n¡p..tKmhq«n tfmapsX fp¶n k^pw..Cu b¸m sNm*pk¶p WnÀ¯pw.. Cs¸m tfmav kn{lfn¡p..”” A]mÄ AkapsX ln^hn St`mXns¡m*n^p¶p..AkapsX N®pNÄ bSps¡ AXªp.

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sskNn«v Wm`^t]msX Hmcohn WnWn_§m³ SpX§pN]m]n^p¶p l^Sv…sbs«¶v tcm¬ _nRv sI]vSptWm¡n]t¸mÄ Wkmhv … tKmhq«n]psX Nm^yw A_n]mWm]n kas^ DÕmit¯msX]m\v l^Sv tcm¬ Aä³Zv sI]vSSv…

“”Zm Wkmhv….Ft¶`pw knk^w Nn«nt]m..”” l^Sv BNmwgt]msX tImSn¨p..

“”BXm… ASv b_]mWm knant¨…Mm³ tKmhq«n]psX W¼_n Wn¶pfpÅ NmÄ `nÌv FXp¯n^p¶p..AkhmWfm]n Ak³ NmÄ sI]vSn^n¡p¶Sv H^p `m³Zv ss`Wnt`¡mWp…ASv sINv sI]vSt¸mÄ ASv tUknN FN-vhvtbmt«jvhnsâ Hmcohv W¼À B\v..^*p Unkhw fp¼v b{S¯n Ak^psX Hmcohnt`¡v ÌmcvhnsW Bklyfp*v F¶ H^p b^hyw k¶n^p¶p..tKmhq«n B b^hyw N*p knan¨Smk\w..””

“”tUknN FN-vhvtbmÀt«jvhv FWn¡_n]mw…Fsâ H^p {c*v Ak^psX tNmjnt¡mXv {dm©n fmtWKÀ B\v..foWm£n…”” l^Sv sbs«¶v b_ªp..

“”fv.. Mm³ Hmcohnt`¡v knan¨n^p¶p… C¶v fpS Ak^psX tNmjnt¡mXv {dm©n tKmhv F¶ H^p sI_p¸¡m^³ tKm]n³ sI]vSn«p*v..ASv Wo AtWzgn¡p¶ tKmhq«n B\v..AknsX WnW¡m_n]mkp¶ Baps* tW^n«v H¶v sbm]vt¡m..Nt¿msX Nq«nsNm*pkm B sI¡sW…tN«nXt¯maw Z]mW AksW A{St]s_ B{Pin¡p¶p*v..”” Wkmhv b_ªp WnÀ¯n..

“”AtSXm..FWn¡_n]mw..AkÄ¡ksW N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv A{St]s_ Cãfm\v..MmsW´m]m`pw Wmsa Ss¶ tbm]n Nq«ns¡m*p k^mw…Np_¨p fp¼p scÀ\m*hv hmÀ knan¨n^p¶p..Z]mW AbNX Wn` S^\w sI]vSp..At{Sw emPyw..CWn Wfps¡m¶v NqXmw..ht´mgt¯msX…Mm³ tbm]n k¶n«v knan¡mw..””

At{Sw b_ªp l^Sv tcm¬ N«v sI]vSp.. Aksâ fWÊn Fs´¶nÃm¯ Blzmhw tSm¶n.. tKmhq«n FknXms\¶p fWhn`m]n^n¡p¶p..Z]mW]pw f^\¯nWn¶pw Sn^n¨pk¶p. BUyw foWm£ns] knan¨mt`m F¶k³ In´n¨p.. Atàtk*..tW^n«v tbm]n H^p hÀss{bhv sNmXp¡mw..

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bnsä¶p ^mkns` Ss¶ sc^v\m*hntWmXv knk^w b_ªp l^Sv tNmjnt¡mt«¡v ]m{S Sn^n¨p.. ^mkns` Z]mWs] _qfnt`¡v fmän]n^p¶p..Akav Cs¸m Bt^mPy Wn` kos*Xp¯n«p*v..fWhnsâ kngfw fm{Sw..tKmhq«ns] sNm*ptbm]n fp¶n WnÀ¯pt¼mÄ ASpw Hms¡..

2 f\nt]mXpNqXn l^Sv tUknN FN-vhvtbmt«jvhnsâ HmcohnWp fp¼n F¯n..AknsX Wn¶pw Ak³ sfmssd FXp¯p foWm£ns] ssZ sI]vSp..

“”FXm NÅ sS½mXn…F{S Nm`ms]Xm Wo H¶v knan¨n«v..Wo FknXm..sN«n]ksat´y…”” foWm£n]psX NnanWmUw..

“”Sn^¡m]n^ps¶sX….ASpsNm*m knan¡m³ bämsS kt¶..bns¶ Fsâ sb®p¼nÅ hpOfm]n^n¡p¶p…”” l^Sv b_ªp..

“”Aà ..Sn^¡m]n«p Cs¸m F´m knant¨…”” AkapsX tImUy¯n BNmwg..

“”Wns¶ H¶v k¶p Nt*¡mw F¶v knIm^n¨p…MmWnknsX Wnsâ HmcohnWp fp¶n D*v..””

“”tim..ASv e]¦^ hÀss{bhv B]tÃm..Wo]nknsX Wn¡v..Mm³ Um k^p¶p..”” AkÄ ASpw b_ªp tcm¬ N«v sI]vSp..

DXsW Ss¶ HmcnWpÅn Wn¶pw H^p 30 k]hv tSm¶n¡p¶ hpµ^n]m] ]pkSn C_§n k¶p..tdmdv sI]vS fpXn.. skap¯ k« fpOw..Wo* fq¡v.. Wà sNmjp¯ l^o^w.. fpO¯v fWw f]¡p¶ bp©n^n..
AkÄ C_§n k¶p l^¯nsW sN«n¸nXn¨p..

“”F{S Nm`ms]Xm N*n«v..Wnsâ sb®p¼nÅs] NqXn Nq«m³ tf`m]n^pt¶m..Aksa]pw N*n«v Nps_ A]n..””

l^Sv In^nt]msX Aksa AXÀ¯n fmän..

“”AsSms¡ CWns]m^n¡`mkmw.. Cs¸m Mm³ k¶Sv H^SymklyNm^y¯nWm..””

“”Wo km…Hmcohnt`¡v tN_n C^n¡mw..F¶n«p H^Xnsbman Im]]pw NpXn¨p hwhm^n¡mw…””

ASpw b_ªp foWm£n fpt¶ WX¶p..l^Sv Aksa AWpPfn¨p.. AkÀ foWm£n]psX Hmcohv _qfnt`¡v N]_n..foWm£n AkapsX sI]_n`pw l^Sv AkÄ¡enfpOfm]pw C^p¶p..foWm£n tcm\n knan¨p ^*p Im]]pw b_ªp..

“”CWn N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv b_.. F¶m C{S ASymkly Nm^yw..””AkÄ BNmwgt]msX tImSn¨p..

“”Zo…Mm³ l^n¡pw tKmhq«ns] Nm\m³ k¶Sm…CknsX C¶s` tKm]n³ sI]vSntÃ…AksW..”” l^Sv b_ªp..

“”Hm…tKmhv…C¶s` tKm]n³ sI]vS B Ipų sI¡³..AksW WnWs¡§sW A_n]mw..”” AkÄ BÝ^yt¯msX tImSn¨p..

l^Sv tKmhq«ns]¡p_n¨pw CSpks^ WX¶ hwek§apw b_ªp..FÃmw tN« foWm£n]psX fpO¯v BÝ^y¯nsâ emkw sSanªSv l^Sv N*p..

“”sNmÅmw… NXp¯ {b\]fm\tÃm..As¸m Wo k¶Sv AksW sNm*ptbmNmWm\v..Wo CknsXmÅ sb®p§apsX sfm¯w {bm¡v tfXn¨pNq«pw..”” AkÄ Sfml ^qtb\ B\v ASv b_ªSv..

“”AsS´m…”” l^¯nsâ fpO¯v BÝ^yw..

“”AÃ…C¶s` tKmhv k¶t¸mtj CknXpÅ sb®p§apsX Hs¡ fWÊnaNn.. b`^pw AksW H¶v fp«m³ {lfn¡p¶p*v F¶m\p Fsâ A_nkv…Akapfmt^w b_ªn«v Nm^yfnÃ…AksW Np_¨p tW^w tWm¡n]n^p¶ fWhnsâ bnXp¯w kn«p tbmNpw..””

“”F¶n«p Wnsâ bnXp¯w knt«m…”” l^Sv Nant]msX tImSn¨p.

“”H¶v tbmXm..FWn¡§sW knXm³ bäptkm..sN«n ^*p bntÅ^pfp*v… bns¶ Z]mW Nm\m³ F§sW…tKmhnWv tI^p¶ hpµ^n]mt\m”” AkÄ H^p In^nt]msX b_ªp.

“”fv… Aksas]ms¡ Nm\pt¼mjm Wns¶s]ms¡ FXp¯p AXp¸n`mXm³ tSm¶pt¶..Aksams¡]m\v sb®v..””

“”Wo BUyw tbm]n Wnsâ sb®p¼nÅs] AXp¸n`nXv..Hm..H^p Z]mW ^mKNpfm^n..”” AkÄ Cãs¸Xm¯ f«n b_ªp.

l^Sv H¶v In^n¨p..

“”sNmÅmw.. Cu Nplp¼v Wn§sXs]ms¡ NqX¸n_¸m AsÃ..Wo hf]w Na]msS tKmhq«ns] knan¡v..””

l^Sv ASv b_ªt¸mtj¡pw byq¬ ^*p Im] sNm*pk¶p..50 k]hp {bm]w tSm¶n¡p¶ H^mÄ. A]mÄ Im] tXdnan sk¨p..

“”A¿s¸«m…C¶s` tKm]n³ sI]vS tKmhnsW H¶v knan¡v..”” AkÄ A]mtamXm]n b_ªp.

“” l^n fmZw.”” A]mÄ bp_t¯¡p tbm]n..

“”Wo Im] NpXn¡p..AkWnt¸m k^pw..””

“”AÃXn.. C¶s` tKm]n³ sI]vSsà DÅp..sbs«¶v tbm]m Ft´`pw t{bm»w Dt*m…”” Ak³ Im] N¸v N¿ns`XnSpsNm* tImSn¨p..

“”G]v..A§msWm¶pfnÃ…SmSvb^yfntÃÂ F¶psk\sf¦n`pw tbmNmw..””

sbs«¶v tKmhq«n At§m«v NX¶pk¶p..

PpZv tfm\nwPv fmw..”” Ak³ foWm£ns] AenkmUWw sI]vSpsNm*v b_ªp..

“”PpZv tfm\nwPv tKmhq«n..””AkÄ H¶v bp©n^n¨p.

sbs«¶m\v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv FSnÀkl¯n^p¶ l^¯nsW tKmhq«n Nm\p¶Sv.. AkWn H^p sM«Â D*m]n…

“”l^t¯«³…”” Aksâ km]n Wn¶pw B tWÀ¯ lÐw bp_¯p k¶p..

“”AsS l^t¯«³ Ss¶…Fs¶ Sos^ {bSo£n¨p Nm\nà s`..WnW¡v Bs^]pw kngfn¸n¡p¶Sv Cãfà F¶v b_]pftÃm..Wo Nm^\w Cs¸m H^mÄ timhvbnä`n B…emPyw sNm*m Kok³ Sn^n¨pNn«n]Sv..”” Aksâ hz^¯n A`vbw Wo^hw Nm`À¶n^p¶p.

“”B^v ..F´m bäns]..”” Aksâ hz^¯n BÝ^ykpw h¦Xkpw e]kpw FÃmw N`À¶n^p¶p..Aksâ fWhv A_n]msS bnXªp..

“”B^m]n^n¡pw…Wnsâ Z]mW Ss¶..Wo tbm] kngf¯n AkÄ N¿ns` M^¼v fp_n¨p..ssUkmWp{Piw..Kok³ Sn^n¨pNn«n..””

B km¡pNÄ tKmhq«n]psX DÅn H^p skÅnXn tbms`]m\v bSn¨Sv…Aksâ N®pNÄ Wn_ªp..fWÊn D]À¶ tS§Â K`N\§am]n ^qbm´^s¸«p fnjnNan`qsX HjpNn]n_§n…Ss¶ KokWpSp`yw Asæn ASntW¡mapw Db^n]m]n hvtWin¨ Ssâ Z]mW¡p Sm³ Sn^n¨psNmXp¯sS´m ..N®o^p fm{Sw.. AkapsX hvtWi¯nWp fp¶n Sm³ H¯n^n sI_pSmNp¶Sm]n AkWp tSm¶n..

“”F´nWm tKmhq«n Wo Akan Wn¶pw Hant¨mXm³ {lfns¨.. AkÄ¡p Wns¶ A{St¯maw Cgfm\v F¶v WnW¡_n]nÃm]n^pt¶m…Wns¶ sNm*ptbmNmWm Mm³ kt¶..scÀ\m*hv hmÀ Wns¶]pw Nq«ns¡m*p k^m³ Fs¶ A]¨Sm..””

“”l^t¯«..Mm³..Fsâ Z]mW…Mm³ Nm^\w Akav…FWn¡ksa tk\w l^t¯«..”” tKmhq«n]psX N®pNÄ Wn_sªmjpNn..Aksâ lÐw knSp¼n tbm]n^p¶p…

“”Wo kngfn¡*m…FÃmw WÃSnWm]n^p¶p F¶v In´n¨m fSn..CWn WnWs¡ bj] Z]mWs] Sn^n¨psNm*pk^m³ Njn]q..”” l^Sv FjptWäp Aksâ tSman ssN k¨m\v ASv b_ªSv..

tKmhq«n foWm£ns] tWm¡n..Fs´ms¡t]m ]mIWNÄ B N®pNan D*m]n^p¶p. ASv fWhn`m¡n Ft¶m\w AkÄ H¶v bp©n^n¨p..

“”Wo tbm\w tKmhq«n…Njn]p¶Spw tkPw..fWhv Sp_¶p hvtWin¡p¶ sb®nsW H^n¡`pw kn«pNa]^pSv…”” B km¡pNan AktWmXpÅ hvtWikpw kmÕ`ykpw Wn_ªp Wn¶n^p¶p..

Ak³ Wµn Wn_ª H^p tWm«w AkÄ¡p Sn^nsN WÂNn..

“”Zo…CWn hf]w Na]m³ CÃ..M§Ä C_§pkm..Mm³ Wns¶ knan¡mw..”” l^Sv ASpw b_ªp tbmNm³ emkn¨p..

“”l^n Zm..”” AkÄ l^¯ntWmX]n b_ªp…F¶n«p tKmhq«ns] tWm¡n. “” HmÄ Un sdÌv tKmhq«n…N`ym\¯nWv knan¡\w…””

ASnWp f_pbXns]t¶m\w ftWmi^fm] H^p bp©n^n Ak³ AkÄ¡p WÂNn.

“”Zm…sbm¶qhv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv FknsX..Aksa FknXm WnÀ¯n]n^n¡ps¶…”” l^Sv sbs«¶v tImSn¨p..

“”Cs¸m AkÄ Fsâ NqsX CknXp*v l^t¯«..Wmsa h-vNqan sNm*ptbm]n tIÀ¡m³ C^p¶Sm…Mm³ Aksa knant¨m*p k^mw…”” ASpw b_ªp tKmhq«n ANt¯¡v tbm]n..

Np_¨p Njnªt¸mÄ Ss¶ sbm¶qhnsW]pw N¿nt`´n Ak³ k¶p..

“”it`m sbm¶qhq«n…hpOfmt\m tfmÄ¡v..”” l^Sv bp©n^nt]msX AkapsX Nknan St`mXns¡m*p tImSn¨p.

“”fv..”” AkÄ bp©n^nt]msX H¶v fqapN fm{Sw sI]vSp..

“”tKmhq«n…Wn§apsX Smfhw FknXm…ASnsâ Nm^y§sams¡ SoÀ¡t*…””

“”fv… ASv Npj¸fnÃ..Hm\À H^p bmkm.. AZzm³hv H¶pw tfXn¨nÃ]n^p¶p..W½p¡v AknsX sI¶n«p FÃmw s_Zn B¡n sskNpt¶^t¯mXv NqXn C_§mw..””

AkÀ Nm_nWXpt¯¡p Wo§n..

sskNn«v 7 f\nt]mXpNqXn]m\v AkÀ tNmjnt¡m«pWn¶pw ]m{S Sn^n¨Sv.. tKmhq«n]psX fWhv fpjpk³ Z]mW B]n^p¶p.. SWn¡ptk*n AksaXp¯ SymP§Ä…AWpekn¨ kngf§Ä FÃmw Aksâ fWÊn kn§`p*m¡n..CWn]pw AkapsX hvtWiw N*nà F¶v WXn¡m³ BknÃ…bs£ sbm¶qhv…Fs¶ AwPoN^n¨tbms` sbm¶qhnsW AwPoN^n¡m³ scÀ\m*hv hm_nWp Njn]ptfm..A§sW]tàMm³ Bs^ tk*m¶p sk¡pw.. Aksâ fWÊn b`knV tImUy§Ä D]À¶psNmt* C^p¶p..Fs´ms¡]mt\`pw sbm¶qhnsW fmänWnÀ¯m³ SWn¡mknà F¶kW_n]mfm]n^p¶p..

l^Sm\v NmÀ ss{Zkv sI¿p¶Sv..sbm¶qhv tKmhq«n]psX fXn]n hpOfm]n D_§pN]m\v…Aksâ fXn]n C^p¶p sW©n S` Im]v¨p ssNNam Aksâ k]än Ipän bnXn¨p B Npªp D_§p¶p..Ak³ B Npªnsâ ln^hn NqXn kmÕ`ybqÀkw St`mXns¡m*n^p¶p.. sbm¶qhnt¸m A§sW]m\v…Aksâ sW©n S` Im]v¨p D_§n]ms` D_¡w k^q.. hf]w bSns] Cjªp Wo§ns¡m*n^p¶p..

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^mkns` D_¡w sSansªjptWät¸m Z]mW Bt^mPyw sNm*v W¶m]n sf¨s¸«n^p¶p..sI_n] £o\w fpO¯ps*¦n`pw B^ptX]pw him]fnÃmsSSs¶ FjptWän^n¡mWpw fäpw Njn]pfm]n^p¶p..

Cs¸m sc^v\m*hpw tPmfSn]pfm\v AkapsX NqsX Wn¡p¶Sv..^mK³ ko«nt`¡p tbm]n..scÀ\m*hv A`vbw e£\w Z]mW¡p km^ns¡mXp¡pN]m]n^p¶p..

sbs«¶v NSNv Sp_¶p l^Sv ANt¯¡v k¶p..

“”im]v Z]mW…Cs¸m F§Wp*v…”” l^Sv bp©n^nt]msX tImSn¨p..

“”Npj¸fnà l^t¯«….”” Akapw sI_pSm]n In^n¨p..

“”Fsâ kN Z]mW¡p H^p h½mWfp*v.”” N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ASpw b_ªp l^Sv bp_t¯¡p tWm¡n. kmSn Sp_¶psNm*p tKmhq«n ANt¯¡v k¶p. ssNNan sbm¶qhpw. Aksâ fpO¯v H^p sI_p bp©n^n D*v..bs£ B N®pNans` WWkv kyàfm\v..

tKmhq«ns] N* Z]mW]psX fpOw sbs«¶v knXÀs¶¦n`pw ASv ko*pw C^p*p k¶p. AkÄ fpOw Sn^n¨p..N®pNÄ Wn_sªmjpNp¶p*m]n^p¶p..h¦X¯m NknÄSX§Ä kn_¡p¶p*m]n^p¶p..

“” FWn¡ms^]pw Nm\* b¸m..Ckt^mXv tbmkm³ b_.. FWn¡v Np_¨p tW^w NnX¡\w..”” Z]mW fpOw sk«n¨m\v ASv b_ªSv..sc^v\m*hpw l^¯pw fpOt¯mXp fpOw tWm¡n. CsS´m F¶ emk¯nÂ.. tKmhq«n]psX N®pNan DSnÀ¶ WWkv B^pw Nm\msS Ak³ SpX¨p Wo¡n.

“”F´m tfmsa Cu b_]pt¶..tfmÄsX Cãw sNm*tà tKmhq«ns] tfmÄsX fp¶n sNm*pks¶…”” scÀ\m*hv knlzmhw k^m¯tbms` b_ªp.

“”FWn¡nt¸m A§sW H^p CãfnÃ…Fs¶ Cãfm]n^pt¶Â Fs¶ SWn¨m¡n tbmknÃm]n^p¶p… CWn b¸]psX B{PifWph^n¨p b¸m b_]p¶ BtamsXm¸w Mm³ Koknt¨mamw.. Ckt^mXv tbmkm³ b_..”” AkÄ tKmhq«n]psX fpO¯v tWm¡msS]m\v At{Sw b_ªSv..

tKmhq«n]psX fWÊn Nm^fpÅptbms`]m\v B km¡pNÄ Spa¨pN]_n]Sv..F{S bnXn¨pWnÀ¯n]n«pw Aksâ N®pNanÂWn¶pw ^*p SpÅn N®pWoÀ HjpNn]n_§n..sbm¶qhv Aksâ N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n]n^n¡pN]m\v.. AkapsX Npªn ssNNÄsNm*p AkÄ B fnjnWoÀ¡\w SpX¨pWo¡n. F¶n«v tKmhq«ns] C_p¡n sN«n¸nXn¨p..

“”Fs´ms¡]m Z]mW Cu b_]pt¶…”” l^¯nsâ km¡pNÄ bqÀ¯n]m¡m³ Z]mW h½Sn¨nÃ..

“”tk* l^t¯«…CkÀs¡t§m«m\v tbmtN*Sv F¶v sk¨m At§m«v sNm*m]m¡ns]¡p..””

“”Z]mW…”” l^Sv Ft´m ko*pw b_]m³ SpX§n]t¸mtj¡pw tKmhq«n l^¯nsW SXªp..

“”tk* l^t¯«…Z]mW b_ªSm\v l^n.. AkapsX hvtWiw fWÊn`m¡mtWm ASv Sn^n¨psNmXp¡mtWm FWn¡v hmVn¨n«nÃ… AkÄs¡m^n¡`pw Mm³ t]mPyWà l^t¯«.. M§Ä C_§ns]¡pkm…”” At{Sw b_ªp tKmhq«n Sn^nªp.. tKmhq«n]psX tSman NnX¡p¶ sbm¶qhv S§sa Wn_N®pNtamsX tWm¡p¶ Z]mWs] N*p.. B Npªp irU]w F´nsWms¡t]m tk*n SpXn¨p..

“”As½..””

I`n¡m³ SpX§n] tKmhq«n]psX Nm`pNÄ WnÝ`fm]n.. sbm¶qhnsâ AV^§an Wn¶pfm\v B lÐw D]À¶Sv.. WngNa¦ fWhnsâ b_ª_n]n¡m³ Njn]m¯ GtSm knNm^w.. Wn_ªp Spap¼n Wn¶ Z]mW]psX N®pNan Wn¶pw bns¶m^^pkn B\v DÛkn¨Sv..N®oÀ¡\§apsX A^pkn.. ASpks^ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AkapsX fWÊn AkÄ SXªp sk¨ FÃm knNm^§apsX]pw A\ sbm«n.. sbm¶qhnWptWs^ Ssâ C^p N^§apw D]À¯pt¼mÄ Wn_sªmjpNp¶ N®pWo_nsWm¸w kmÕ`y¯nsâ sI_p bp©n^n]pw B fpO¯p*m]n^p¶p.

tKmhq«n]psX tSman`vWn¶pw ImXn C_§n] sbm¶qhv Z]mW]psX ssNNant`¡v tIt¡_n.. Z]mW N^§am Aksa bp\^p¶SnsWm¸w B Npªn fpOw fpjpk³ IpwdW§Ä sNm*v fqXpN]pw sI]vSp..

“”A½]psX sbm¶qhm CSv.. sbm¶qhpNp«n F´nWm A½s] kn«ptbms]… A½ F{Sfm{Sw h¦Xsb«p F¶_nt]m..”” AkÄ ko*pw ko*pw sbm¶qhnsW Ipwdn¨p..

N*p Wn¶ FÃmk^psX]pw N®pWn_ªp.. scÀ\m*hv Wn_ª N®pNÄ B^pw Nm\mSn^n¡m³ Sn^nªn^p¶p… l^Sv Wn^N®pNtamsX tKmhq«ns] tWm¡n Aksâ tSman CXn¨p.. sI_p bp©n^n]pw B fpO¯p*m]n^p¶p.. tPmfSntbm`pw hm^nS`¸psNm*p N®pNÄ SpX¨p..

tKmhq«n bSns] Z]mW¡^nNnt`¡p WX¶Xp¯p.. Ak³ AkÄ¡^nNn`m]n N«n`n C^p¶p.. sbm¶qhnsW N®pNaX¨p ssNNÄsNm*p C_p¡n bp\À¶n^n¡pkm]n^p¶ Z]mW¡p tKmhq«n]psX hm¶nVyw fWhn`m]n.. AkÄ bSns] N®pNÄ Sp_¶p.. tKmhq«n]psX fpOt¯¡v AkÄ N®pNÄ bm]n¨p… kas^ ^q£ emk¯n`m]n^p¶p AkapsX tWm«w..

sbs«¶v B N®pNÄ ko*pw Wn_ªp.. ^u{Uemkfm]n^p¶ fnjnNÄ BÀ{U emk¯nt`¡v fm_n.. fnjnWoÀ Wn`¡msS HjpNn]n_§n.. AkÄ làn]m]n Aksâ sW©n CXSp N¿m AXn¨p… ko*pw ko*pw AXn¨p..

“” tbmkm³ b_ªm DXsW tbmkpw AsÃ… Mm³ Np_¨p bn\¡w Nm\n¨t¸mtj¡pw kngfw k¶p AsÃ.. tkUWn¨p AsÃ… As¸m Fs¶ SWn¨m¡n tbm]t¸m Mm³ F{S tkUWn¨p Nm\pw.. Mm³ F{S N^ªp Nm\pw.. ASmt`mInt¨m …”” N®ot^msX]pÅ km¡pNÄ¡p bp_sf AkÄ Aksâ sW©n CXn¨psNm*n^p¶p..

tKmhq«n]psX fWhnsâ FÃm Wn]{´\ hofNapw SNÀ¡s¸« Wnfngfm]n^p¶p ASv.. AkapsX hvtWi¯nWp fWhpsNm*v D¯^w sNmXpt¡* hf]fm]n F¶v Sn^n¨_nª Wnfngw .

Ak³ Aksa ssNNam Ipän Aksâ fmt_mX\¨p… bSns] AkapsX ln^hn St`mXn.. AkapsX N®pWoÀ Aksâ sW©n`qsX HjpNn]n_§n]Sv Ak³ A_n]p¶p*m]n^p¶p. Ak³ sbm¶qhnsW]pw H^p N¿m Ipän¸nXn¨p..

“” F¶mSnWm Fs¶ kn«p tbms]… tKmhq«n]ntÃÂ Mm³ f^n¡p¶p b_ªStÃ… FWn¡v Kokn¡m³ bänÃm¶p b_ªStÃ..F¶n«pw tbm]sS´nWm…”” N^ªpsNm*m\v AkÄ ASv b_ªSv..

Ak³ ko*pw Aksa C_p¡nbp\^pN]m\v sI]vSSv..

“”thm_nXm…CWns]sâ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv f^\w ks^ Cu sb®nsW kn«p Mm³ tbmknÃ…H^n¡`pw…”” Ak³ AkapsX sW_pN]n Ipwdn¨p… Ak^psX hvtWi{bNXW¯m FÃmk^pw ht´mg¯nsâ N®pWoÀ sbmjn¡pN]m]n^p¶p..

CSv Sm³ hzbvWw N*Sn`pw ftWmi^fm\v.. Sm³ fNÄ¡v `en¡m³ B{Pin¨ ht´mg¯nsW¡mÄ Wn_w Cu BWµ¯nWm\v.. sc^v\m*hnsâ In´NÄ fpOs¯ bp©n^n]m]n HjpNn]n_§n..

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Unkh§Ä sNmjnªp… C¶v sc^v\m*hnsâ koXv fpjpk³ DÕk {bSoSn B]n^p¶p… B Wm«ns` Ss¶ Gäkpw k`n] BtQmgw tbms`.. tKmhq«n]pw Z]mW]pw knkmi¯n`qsX H¶m] Unkhw.. hUy]pw A`¦m^§apw FÃmw B^vemXfm]n WX¶p.. B Wm«ns` FÃmk^pw..NqXmsS tKmhq«n]psX Hm^vctWKn Wn¶pw FÃmk^pw k¶n^p¶p..

^m{Snt]mXpNqXn]m\v BtQmg§sams¡ H^pknVw AkhmWn¨Sv.. FÃmks^]pw ]m{S B¡n] tlgw tKmhq«n knlm`fm]n H¶v Npan¨p..ASpks^]pÅ £o\sfÃmw f_¶p l^o^¯nWpw fWÊnWpw bpSns]m^p D\ÀknWm]n..

Npan Njnªp bp_¯n_§n] tKmhq«n Nm\p¶Sv ftWmi^fm]n A`¦^n¨n^n¡p¶ f\n]_¡pÅn Km`N¯n`qsX skan]nt`¡v tWm¡n Wn¡p¶ Z]mWs] B\v… shäv hm^n DXp¯p S`]n A`vbw fpøq IqXn Wn¡p¶ Z]mW… AkapsX AwP`mk\yw bp_s¯ I{µ³ SqNnWn¡p¶ Wn`mknsâ tlme]n AkÀ\Wo]fm]n^p¶p..tKmhq«n skan]n k¶Sv AkÄ A_nªn«nÃ.. Wn`mknsâ tlme]n Wm\¯m In^n SqNp¶ AkapsX fpO¯nsâ Nm´n…. GsS¦n`pw In{SNm^Wm]n^ps¶¦n ASnt¸mÄ H^p Nym³kmhnt`¡v bNÀ¯m³ SpX§nt]sW… A{S ftWmi^fm]n^p¶p… tKmhq«n H^p Wnfngw B NmjvI]n `]n¨n^p¶ptbm]n..

Ak³ bSns] IpkXpNÄ k¨v Z]mW]psX bp_Nn`m]n k¶pWn¶p.. bSns] Aksâ ssNNÄ »ÊnWp Smsj]pÅ hm^nS`¸nsâ knXkn`qsX NX¯n Aksa tIÀ¯v bnXn¨p.. AkapsX WPvWfm] Njp¯n tKmhq«n]psX fq¡v D^hn.. tKmhq«n]psX hm¶nVyw A_nª Z]mW]psX fpO¯v Wm\¯m H^p bp©n^n knXÀ¶p…

“”fm_nWn¡Xm NÅsS½mXn… “” Wm\t¯msX]pÅ AkapsX km¡pNÄs¡m¸w AkÄ AkWn Wn¶pw AXÀ¶pfm_n.. AkÄ ftWmi^fm]n A`¦^n¨n^n¡p¶ N«n`nsâ H^p sshZn`m]n C^p¶p.. tKmhq«n bSns] ASnWn¸p_¯p S` Im]v¨p NnX¶p..

“”F¶mXn sb®p¼ntÅ WnW¡nSpks^ CÃm¯ Wm\w…”” tKmhq«n Sfml]m]n tImSn¨p..

“”FWn¡_n]nÃ…”” Aksâ fpO¯v tWm¡msS NbXt±gyt¯msX]pÅ f_pbXn..

“” A¶v sN«n¸nXn¨p D½ sk¡pt¼mÄ Cu Wm\sfm¶pw N*nÃtÃm..””

“” Fs¶ Nan]m¡*..”” N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AkÄ ssNkn^`pNÄ sdZv[n Wm\t¯msX NnÅns¡m*n^p¶p..

“”Fsâ ssUktf..Cu sb®n\nsS¶m bän.. Ct{Sw Wm\w CkÄ¡p*m]n^pt¶m..”” tKmhq«n Bt^msX¶nÃmsS b_ªp..

Z]mW ASnWp f_pbXn H¶pw b_ªnÃ..bSns] HanN®n«p AksW tWm¡n..

“”CJm]m…”” sNm©`pw Wm\kpw {b\]kpw FÃmw NqXnN`À¶ AkapsX tWÀ¯ lÐw bp_¯pk¶p. AkÄ bSns] HanN®n«p tKmhq«ns] tWm¡n.. Ak³ In^n]X¡m³ Njn]msS Aksa tWm¡pN]m\v.. A_n]msS AkWp In^n sbm«nt¸m]n…

AkÄ Wm\w N`À¶ In^nt]msX FjptWäp N«n`n N]_n Aksâ fm_nt`¡v fpOw bqjv¯n..AksW C_p¡n sN«n¸nXn¨p..

“”Nan]m¡*…Mm³ CWn CJm]ms¶ knan¡q..”” AkÄ sNm©t`msX b_ªp..

“”sNmÅmw.. C§sW knan¡mWmt\m Fsâ tfmav C§sW Wm\w Np\p§ns]…”” Ak³ Aksa Nan]m¡p¶ tbms` b_ªp..

“” Cu S` H¶v sbm¡ns].. Mm³ Cu hpµ^n¡p«n]psX fpOw H¶v Nm\s«…”” Ak³ Aksa D]À¯m³ {lfn¨psNm*p b_ªp..

“”tk*…Fs¶ Nan]m¡mWtÃ…”” AkÄ ko*pw Aksâ fm_n fpOw bqjv¯n..

“”Fsâ fp¯nsW Mm³ Nan]m¡ptkm.. Cu fpOw H¶v Nm\s« Mm³”” Ak³ AkapsX fpOw Aksâ ssNNam D]À¯n ASv ssNNp¼nan`m¡n.. AkÄ N®pNÄ Wm\¯m C_p¡n AX¨n^p¶p.. Aksâ ssN¡p¼nan knXÀ¶ Smf^tbms` AkapsX fpOw… ftWmi^fm] fnjnNapw Wo* fq¡pw S¡man¸jw tbm`pÅ Ip*pNapw ASnWp fpNan`m]n WWp¯ t^mf§an sbmXnª kn]À¸pSpÅnNapw fWw f]¡p¶ ]TmÀ° sb®nsâ PÔkpw… Aksâ N®pNan t{bfkpw Nmfkpw Ht^tbms`]m\v sbm«nkn^nªSv… bs£ AkapsX Np«n¯w N`À¶ sb^pfmäw Aksâ {b\]s¯]m\v NqXpS D\À¯n]Sv… Ak³ AV^§Ä B AXª fnjnNan tIÀ¯p.. t{bf hpµ^fm] Wnfngw.. AkÄ fnjnNÄ bSns] Sp_¶p.. Ak^psX N®pNÄ S½n H^pWnfngw CXªpWn¶p.. AkapsX AV^§Ä F´ntWm kn_sNm*p.. lzmhPSn D]À¶pk¶p… Wn_ª fm_nX§Ä sbm§n¯m¶p.. N®pNan Wm\w..

“”Fs¶ F¶m sI¿m³ tbmkm..”” AkapsX AV^§Ä f{´n¨p…

“”F´v sI¿m³… H^p½ S¶n«v NnX¡\sf¶p N^pSn… Sos^ k¿.. tfmÄNv tks_ Ft¶`pw tkt\m..”” Ak³ Sfml ^qtb\ tImSn¨p..

AkÄ sbs«¶v Aksâ N^w knXpkn¨p Sn^nªp NnX¶p..

B D½ FWn¡v tk*… N®mXn]ntWm¡n hz]w sNmXpt¯m..”” b^nekw N`À¶ hz^w..

Ak³ H^p In^nt]msX AkapsX AXpt¯¡v ko*pw tIÀ¶pNnX¶p.. Aksâ k`¯pN^w AkapsX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv CXp¸n`qsX… hm^nknXkn`qsX WPvWfm] k]än F¯n¨p bSns] SjpNn..

AkÄ N^§Äs¡m*p Aksâ N¿n d`fm]n bnXn¨p..

“”Ns¿Xps¯.. tfmWv £o\ftÃ… FWn¡pw k¿.. H¶p_§\w”” AkapsX b^nekw N`À¶ hz^w..

“”At¿… At¸mtj¡pw Fsâ tfmaq«n bn\§nt]m… tfmavsX]o sNm©`v Nm\mWtà Mm³ C§sWms¡ b_sª.. AtàCt{Sw hpµ^n]m] Fsâ sb®v C§sW tIÀ¶v NnX¡pt¼mÄ MmsW§mWm hpOfm]n D_§pN…”” Ak³ kn^ AkapsX bp¡nÂIpjn]n N]än N_¡n fpOw AkapsX fpXn]n bqjv¯n.. Z]mW A_n]msS H¶v Np_pNn.. N®pNÄ hpO¯m AXªptbm]n..

CsSÃmw N*psNm*p Ak^psX AXpt¯¡v Wo§n] H^msa tKmhq«n]pw Z]mW]pw N*nÃ..

“”At¿… Cu b¸m A½s] sN«n¸nXn¨p D½ skt¨.. At¿..”” sbs«¶pÅ B lЯn tKmhq«n]pw Z]mW]pw sM«nt¸m]n.. Sn^nªptWm¡pt¼mÄ WngvNa¦fm] In^nt]msX bp_Nn sbm¶qhv..

tKmhq«n sbm¶qhnsW ssNNan tNm^n FXp¯p fXn]n kIp..

“”FXo Nman… Wo F¸jm CknsX N]_ns].”” Ak³ AkapsX Nknan WpÅn..

“” sbm¶qhv tW^s¯ Nm«n`nWXn]n N]_n C^p¶Sm.. b¸]pw A½]pw F¶m Nm\n¡ps¶ F¶_n]m³.. At¿.. Mm³ FÃmw N*p…”” B Npªnsâ km]n`vWn¶pw B km¡pNÄ k¶t¸mÄ Z]mW Wm\¯m fpOw sbm¯n.. sbs«¶m\v kmSn`n Bt^m fp«p¶Sm]n tN«Sv.. sbm¶qhnsW fXn]n`vWn¶pw fmän tKmhq«n NSNv Sp_¡mWm]n Wo§n.. Sp_¶t¸mÄ skan]n scÀ\m*hv… A`vbw Bl¦ B fpO¯v {bSnc`n¡p¶p*..

“”tKmhq«n… sbm¶qhv Ct§ms«§mWpw kt¶m.. MmWnknsX sfm¯w tWm¡n]n«pw Nm\p¶nÃ… “”
B tImUy¯nWp¯^fm]n tKmhq«n In^n¨psNm*v ANt¯¡v tWm¡n Nm\n¨p.. scÀ\m*hv ANs¯¡ptWm¡pwt¼mÄ Z]mWs] sN«n¸nXn¨n^n¡p¶ sbm¶qhnsW]m\v Nm\p¶Sv.. scÀ\m*hv Blzmh¯nsâ H^p UoÀQWnlzmhw FXp¯p.. A]mÄ ANt¯¡v NX¶p sbm¶qhnsW ssNNan FXp¯p.

“”FXo Np_p¼n… Wo CknXp*m]n^pt¶m.. A¸¨³ FknsXÃmw Sn^ªp Cu Nm´m^ns]..”” A]mÄ AkapsX Nknan Ipwdn¨psNm*p b_ªp..

“”A¸¨m… Cu b¸m A½s] sN«n¸nXn¨p D½sk¡pkm]n^p¶p… At¿.. “” sbm¶qhv WngvNa¦fm] In^nt]msX b_ªp..

“”At¿.. Cu sb®v.. “”Z]mW Wm\¯m fpOw sbm¯n..

“”Aks^s¶`pw Nm\n¡s«s¶… C¶v tfmÄ¡v b_ªpS^m³ A¸¨³ Nps_ NTNÄ HmÀ¯pk¨n«p*v..W½p¡v tbmNmw””

B tImUy¯nWv AkÄ ht´mgt¯msX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv S`]na¡n. AkÀ bp_t¯¡p tbm]t¸mÄ tKmhq«n ko*pw NSNv AX¨p.

Cs¸m sbm¶qhv Ssâ tfmap¯s¶]m\v.. A¸Wpw A½]pfm]n SmWpw Z]mW]pw Dt*`pw AkÄ¡nt¸m NqXpS Cãw A¸¨tWmXm\v.. AkÄ NqXpS`pw D_§p¶Spw A¸¨sWm¸w.. AkWp Fs´¶nÃm¯ ht´mgw tSm¶n..

N«n`n H^p tUkSs] tbms` NnX¡p¶ Z]mW]psX ^qbw Aksâ DÅn ko*pw {b\]kpw Nmfkpw Ht^tbms` D\À¯n.. Ak³ N«n`n ko*pw AktamXv tIÀ¶v NnX¶p.. ssNNÄ ko*pw WPvWfm] AkapsX k]än`qsX HmXn¨p..

“”F´m… Cs¸m £o\w fm_nt]m..”” AkapsX fVp^fq_p¶ hz^w..

“”Ct§m«p Sn^nªpNnX¡Xo fp¯pf\n..”” Ak³ Aksa bnXn¨p Sn^n¨p NnX¯n..

AkÄ Aksâ WPvWfm] fm_ns` t^mf§anÂNqXn kn^`pNtamXn¨p.. bSns] N®pNap]À¯n Aksâ N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n.

“”CJm]m… CWns]s¶ kmsk¶p knan¡ptkm..””

“”At¿… Ct{Sw k`n] sb®nsW F§Wm ktk¶p knan¡pN..Wo F´m..CÅ¡p«n]m…””

Ak³ Nant]msX tImSn¨p..

“”b¸]pw f½n]pw fmt{S A§sW knan¡pkm]n^p¶pÅp.. CWn CJm]mWpw A§sW knan¨m fSn.. FWn¡Sm Cãw.. “” AkÄ Aksâ N®n tWm¡n b_ªp.

Ak³ AkapsX Nknan bSns] St`mXn..

“”Fsâ kmtksâ Cãtà Ftâw.. CsSsâ kmk Ss¶]m…”” Ak³ t{bfbqÀÆw b_ªp.

Ak³ Aksâ kn^ AkapsX AV^§an NqXn HmXn¨p..

“”FWn¡o tS³ NpXn¡m³ S^ptkm.. “” Ak³ AkapsX N®pNan tWm¡n tImSn¨p.

“”GSp tS³..”” Akan Wm\w..

“”CknXps¯ tS³..”” Ak³ AkapsX Ip*pNan sSm«p..

“” At¿.. Ft¶mXv A§msWm¶pw b_]tÃ.. FWn¡v Wm\mkpw..”” AkÄ Wm\¯m b_ªp..

“”F¶m CWn H¶pw b_]p¶nÃ… A§v NpXnt¨¡mw..”” Ak³ ASpw b_ªp AkapsX AV^§ant`¡p Aksâ Ip*pNÄ AXp¸n¨p.. AkÄ A_n]msS N®pNÄ AX¨p.. Ak³ AkapsX Ip*pNan AfÀ¯n Ipwdn¨p.. AkapsX ssNNÄ hpO¯m Aksâ bp_¯fÀ¶p.. Ak³ kn]À¸pSpÅnNaX¡w AkapsX tf`vIp*pw NojvIp*pw km]n`m¡n Wp\ªp.. tkÀ¸nsâ D¸p^hkpw AkapsX DfnWo^nsâ hzmSpw Aksâ M^¼pNan APvWn bXÀ¯n.. Ak³ WÂNp¶ IpwdW¯nsâ hpO¯n AkÄ Aksâ l^o^¯n H^p fpÃkÅntbms` bXÀ¶pN]m_m³ sk¼n..

NnS¸v tSm¶n]t¸mjm\v AkÀ AV^§Ä bn³k`n¨Sv.. AkÄ Wm\t¯msX Aksâ N®pNan tWm¡n..

“” fSnt]m tS³.. CWn]pw H^pbmXv tS³ D*v..”” N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ASpw b_ªp AkÄ ko*pw Aksâ Ip*pNant`¡v AV^§Ä bm]n¨p.. AkÄ Btkl¯m Aksâ Ip*pNÄ Wp\ªp.. Sn^n¨p AkWpw.. B hwPf¯n {bNrSntbm`pw AkÀ¡p Npan^nWm bpSt¸Nn..tKmhq«n bSns] AkapsX hm^nS`¸p fmän.. Ipk¶ »uhn Wn_ªpWn¡p¶ AjtN_n] fm_nX§Ä..

“”CWn CSns` tS³..”” Ak³ AkapsX fm_nX§an »uhnWv fpNan`qsX SjpNn..

“”ASn tSsWm¶pfnÃ..”” AkÄ Wm\t¯msX b_ªp.

“”Mm³ tWm¡s«”” ASpw b_ªp ASn Ak³ H¶mfÀ¯n sM¡n.. H^pXkpw bäm¯ NèpNnX¡p¶ fm_nXw.. Aksâ AfÀ¯`n AkÄ A_n]msS H¶v fqan… N®pNÄ AXªp.. Ak³ Ip*pNam AkapsX sIkn]n AfÀ¯n k`n¨p.. Wmkp DÅnt`¡v N]än SjpNn.. AkÄ hpO¯m Aksâ ssNNÄ ko*pw FXp¯p AkapsX fm_nt`¡v sk¸n¨p.. Ak³ ko*pw ko*pw ASn AfÀ¯n sM¡n.. kn]À¸pN\§Ä sbmXnª AkapsX Njp¯n`qsX Aksâ Ip*pNÄ HjpNnWX¶p..Ak³ B D¸p^hw B Wmkn`qsX ^pIn¨_nªp… Ak³ AkapsX SmXns]Ãn bSns] NXn¨p.. AkapsX ssNNÄ Aksâ bp_¯pNqXn HjpNn WX¡pN]m]n^p¶p..

AkapsX Njp¯n`qsX Ipwdn¨psNm*pSs¶ Ak³ AkapsX »uhv Ajn¨p.. AkÄ ASv ssNNan`qsX Du^n fmän.. {dm]n HSp§msS D^p* AkapsX fm_nX§Ä Ak³ N*p.. AkapsX skap¯msfWn]n B N_p¯ {dm B fm_nX§apsX ewPn Nq«n…

B fm_nX¯nWp sSm«pfpNan`m]n k`n¸¯n`pÅ H^p f_pNv Aksâ N®pNan DX¡n.. Aksâ N®pNÄ Sna§n.. A{S hpµ^fm]n^p¶p B Nmjv¨.. Ak³ B f_pNnWpfpNan Ip*pNÄ AfÀ¯n.. ASn`qsX WmkpsNm*v Djnªp.. AkÄ hpO¯m Aksâ ln^hn St`mXpN]m]n^p¶p.. Aksâ ssNNÄ {dm]n sbmSnª AkapsX fm_nX§sa SjpNn. ASnsW AfÀ¯n Sn^pfn… Ak³ AkapsX N®pNan tWm¡n..

“”C¨n^n bm¸w NpXnt¨ms« Mm³..””

AkÄ H^p bp©n^nt]msX Aksâ fpOw ssNNam AkapsX fpOt¯mXXp¸n¨p.. bSns] Aksâ Nknan AkÄ NXn¨p..

“”fv… NpXnt¨m… CÑm]Wpw W½psX bntÅÀ¡pw DÅSm..”” AkÄ Wm\t¯msX Aksâ sIkn]n b_ªp..

Aksâ ssNNÄ AkapsX {dm]psX ip¡v knXpkn¨p.. ASv bSns] Du^n fmän.. B Wn_ª fm_nX§Ä AkWpfp¶n AWmkrSfm]n.. fpjp¯ Wà kr¯mNrSn]n`pÅ skap¯ B bmÂNpX§Ä Aksâ N®pNan`qsX ^à¯nWp IqXv bNÀ¯n.. skap¯p hpµ^fm] fm_nX¯n WXpkn`m]n IµW Wn_¯n`pÅ sbm«pw WXpkn NqÀ¯pWn¡p¶ fp`¡®pNapw… fp`Im`n fpasbm«n] kn]À¸pSpÅnNÄ.. B NmjvI]n Npªp tKmhq«n AXn]n sgZn]pw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv fp*pw Spa¨p bp_¯pk^m³ tWm¡n..

Ak³ WmknWm Im`ns` B kn]À¸pN\§Ä H¸ns]Xp¯p. bSns] Aksâ Ip*pNÄ B sM«pNant`¡p fp«n¨p.. WmknWm ASnsW Djnªp.. bSns] ASv Ip*pNÄ¡nX]n`m¡n k`n¨p..

“”Biv..fv…”” AkapsX lo¡m^¯nsWm¸w ssNNÄ Aksâ S`]n AfÀ¶p.. ASv NqXpS fm_nXt¯mXkÄ tIÀ¯pk¨p… AkÄ b^ffm] BWµ¯n ASmhzSn¨p… CSpks^ N*n«nÃm¯ bpSn] H^p t`mN¯pNqXn HjpNn WX¡p¶tbms` AkÄ¡p tSm¶n..

AkWm sM«pNÄ km]n`m¡n Wp\ªpsNmt* C^p¶p.. H¸w ftä fp` N¿m DX¨p… AkÄ N®pNÄ C_p¡n AX¨p ASmhzSn¡pN]m\v… ssNNam sdZv[n AfÀ¯n bnXn¨p.. Nm`pNÄ kn_sNm*p… Ak³ ko*pw ko*pw fSnk^msS AkapsX fm_nX§Ä fm_n fm_n Wp\ªp… sM«pNan bSns] NXn¨p.. AkapsX AXnemPsfÃmw WWªp NpSn^p¶Sv AkÄ A_nªp.. A_n]msS AkÄ Ip*pNÄ NXn¨p..

ssNNÄ fm_nXs¯ SjpNnsNm*pSs¶ Aksâ Ip*pNÄ Smtj¡p DuÀ¶n_§n… AkapsX tfWn]ns` fmUN PÔw Ak³ Btkmaw k`ns¨Xp¯p… fWhnsâ FÃm tdmVfÞ`§sa]pw f_¨p Nmf¡X`n B_mXn¡pkmWpÅ N^p¯p AkapsX B PÔ¯nWp D*m]n^p¶p.. F{S BhzSn¨n«pw fSnk^msS Ak³ AkapsX bqtfWn]ns` Hmt^m N\§an`qsX]pw fq¡pw Ip*pNapw HmXn¨p.. HjpNnWX¶ Aksâ AV^§Ä AkapsX sbm¡nanWp fpNan`m\v kn{lfn¨Sv.. B hpµ^fm] sbm¡nÄIpjn]nt`¡p Aksâ Wmkp Duan]n«p… AWpekn¡p¶ hpO¯nsâ `i^n]n AkÄ Aksâ ln^hv ASnt`¡p NqXpS AfÀ¯n.. H¸w lo`¡m^ lЧapw bp_¯pk¶psNm*n^p¶p…

Aksâ Wmknsâ loS`S AkapsX t^mfNqb§an`vtbm`pw {bSnc`n¨p.. Hmt^m tNml§apw Npant^msX Fjp¶pWn¶p.. AkapsX A^¡pSmsj]pÅ hm^n]pw AXn¸mkmX]pw DuÀ¶n_§n]Sptbm`pw AkÄ A_nªnÃ.. AkapsX skap¯p k®tf_n] tfmiW SpXNÄ Aksâ ssNNam Sjp¡s¸«p.. H^p Wo` Wn_¯n`pÅ bmâohv fm{Sfm\v AkapsX l^o^¯n Ct¸mÄ.. bmâohv fpjpk³ WWMp NpSnÀ¶n^p¶p.. Aksâ Ip*pNÄ k]än`vWn¶pw Smsj¡qÀ¶p.. sbm¡nÂIpjn]n Wn¶pw SpX§p¶ hzÀ\Wn_fpÅ t^mfm^mKnNÄ bmâohnWN¯p F¯nWn¡p¶p… Aksâ Hmt^m tNml§an`vtbm`pw AkapsX l^o^¯nsâ f¯pbnXn¸n¡p¶ PÔfm\v Wn_ªn^n¡p¶Sp. Aksâ Ip*pNÄ AkapsX hz^v\t^mf§sa Fjpt¶Â¸n¨p..

Ak³ bSns] Aksâ fpOw ko*pw AkapsX fpO¯nWv tWs^ AXp¸n¨p.. AkÄ N®pNaX¨p Aksâ sI]vSnNÄ BhzUn¡pN]m\v.. Ak³ AkapsX sIkn]n bSns] NXn¨p.. AtShf]w Aksâ ssNkn^ k]än`qsX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv HjpNn AkapsX bmâohnWNs¯¡p NX¡pN]m]n^p¶p. WW©pNpSnÀ¶ B fVWsbm]vN]n Aksâ kn^`pNÄ AfÀ¶t¸mÄ AkapsX A^s¡«v A_n]msS D]À¶ptbm]n.. lv..”” F^nkv NXn¨tbms` AkÄ bpaªp.. Ak³ kn^`pNam AknsX SjpNns¡m*n^p¶p..

“” kmtksâ CknsX B¸nXn tSWm\tÃm… CSv CJm]Wv fm{Sw NpXn¡mWpÅSm..”” Ak³ AkapsX sIkn]n f{´n¨p..

“”fv… Hmiv..”” Aksâ SjpNan AkÄ Np_pNntbm]n.. “”tk*… AsSms¡ Io¯ Ø`… “” H^p Nn¯t¸msX AkÄ b_ªp..

“”Fsâ kmtksâ FÃmw FWn¡nãm… “”

Ak³ ASpw b_ªp fpOw AkapsX t]mWn SX¯nt`¡p sNm*ptbm]n.. Ak³ NXn¨psNm*p AkapsX bmân Smjv¯n…

“”tk* CJm]m… AknsX Hs¡ B¸nXn Io¯]m… “” AkÄ Aksâ S`]n bnXn¨psNm*p b_ªp.. bs£ At¸mtj¡pw Aksâ Ip*pNÄ AkapsX t]mWnUa§sa bp\À¶n^p¶p. CSpks^ AWpekn¡m¯…A_n]m¯ hpOw Akan DXs`Xp¯p.. ssNNÄ sdZv[n AfÀ¯n Nm`pNÄ Wo«n AkapsX l^o^w sk«nkn_¨p… kXn¨p kr¯n]m¡n]n^p¶ t]mWnUa§Ä Aksâ Ip*pNÄ¡nX]n`m]n.. Ak³ ASn WmkpN]män C_¡n.. AkÄ hpO¯nsâ sNmXpfpXn N]_pN]m]n^p¶p.. Ak³ C^pssNNNam`pw AkapsX bqknSapNÄ knXÀ¯n Aksâ WmknsW ASnsâ Bj§ant`¡v tIt¡_m³ kn«p.. ASv ko*pw NqXpS`m]n tS³ Ip^¯ns¡m*n^p¶p.. Aksâ Wmkp Han¨n^p¶ AkapsX sI_p N´nsW bnXn¨p.. Ak³ ASv Ip*pNÄ¡nX]n`m¡n k`n¨p..

“”Biv…As½..FWn¡v k¿..”” AkapsX loÂNm^ lЧÄs¡m¸w Aksâ ln^hv AkÄ NqXpS`m]n ASnt`¡p AfÀ¯n.. H^n¡`pw B hpOw Wãs¸Xm³ AkÄ B{Pin¨nÃ.. l^o^¯n Wn¶pw Bßmkv tkÀsb«p H^p tfQ Sp*ptbms` BNml¯pNqsX HjpNn WX¡pN]ms\¶v AkÄ¡p tSm¶nt¸m]n.. AkapsX bqknSans` tSWnsâ ^pIn AksW bqÀ\fm]pw Nmf¯nWXnfs¸Xp¯n]n^p¶p.. Ak³ ko*pw ko*pw N´n Wmkp Ipjän.. AkapsX DÅn hpOfpÅ H^p knhvtcmXWw D*m]n.. AkapsX A^s¡«v D]À¶pSm\p… ssNNÄ Aksâ fpXn]njNan AfÀ¶p.. Ip*pNÄ NXn¨p.. Akans` tS³ H^^pkn tbms` Aksâ fpOt¯¡v HjpNn]n_§n.. Ak³ B tS³ N\w fpjpk³ WmknWm H¸ns]Xp¯p… SaÀ¶ AkapsX l^o^¯nWv Aksâ Wmknsâ `maWw bns¶]pw hzoN^n¡mWpÅ tlgn CÃm]n^p¶p. AkÄ Aksâ ln^hn bnXn¨p]À¯n AkapsX fpOt¯mXXp¸n¨p..

“”bäp¶nà CJm]m.. C§sW hpOn¸n¨m Mm³ hpOw sNm*v I¯ptbmNpw…”” AkÄ Aksâ ln^hv fpjpk³ IpwdW§am fqXn.. bns¶ Aksâ fm_n S` Im]v¨p… Np_¨p hf]w AkÀ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv A§sW NnX¶p..

Ak³ bSns] AkapsX ssN bnXn¨p Aksâ Np«WpfpNan k¨p.. ASnsâ fpjp¸pw Woakpw Aksa AÛpSs¸Xp¯n..

“”F´m CSv..Hm`¡t]m.. CJm]³ Njn¡p¶sSÃmw Ct§m«mt\m tbmt\.. AtSm FÃm B\p§Ä¡pw C§sW Ss¶]mt\m…””

Ak³ H¶v In^n¨p . F¶n«p Aksâ fp*v D^nsª_nªp.. sgZn]pw Ak³ Ajn¨pfmän.. Aksâ bp^pg¯w AkapsX ssNNan sk«nWn¶p.. AkÄ Aksâ fpOt¯¡v tWm¡n F´m sIt¿*Sv F¶_n]m¯tbms`..

“”CSns` tS³ Fsâ kmk¡pÅSm.. NpXn¨p tWm¡v..””

AkÄ bSns] fpOw Aksâ Np«Wnt`¡mXp¸n¨p.. AkÄ bSns] Ip*pNÄs¡m*p H¶v SjpNn.. ASn WmknWm St`mXn.. AkÄ¡Snãs¸«tbms` Hä]Xn¡v ASv km]nt`¡v hzoN^n¨p.. tKmhq«n hpO¯m N®pNÄ AX¨ptbm]n.. Aksâ Np«Wn AkapsX Ip*pNapw bÃpNapw St`mXn]t¸mÄ Ak³ hzÀPw N*ptbm]n.. AkÄ ASv ko*pw ko*pw km]n Djnªp.. AkapsX Wmknsâ b^n`maW¯m Aksâ Np«³ l^vVn¡psf¶m]t¸mÄ Ak³ AkapsX ln^hv ssNNam D]À¯n.. F\oäp ko*pw AkapsX AV^§Ä bmWw sI]vSp.. Ak³ bSns] AkapsX Nm`pNÄ AN¯n Np«sW AkapsX bqkn fp«n¨p.. AkapsX N®pNÄ hpO¯m Nq¼n]Xªp.. Ak³ bSns] A^s¡«v SÅn.. C_p¡fpÅ AkapsX bqknSapNÄ SXªpWn¶p. tkUW]m AkapsX N®pNÄ Wn_ªn^p¶p..

Ak³ AkapsX N®pNan tWm¡n..

“”tkUWnt¨mXm..”” Ak³ bSns] tImSn¨p.

AkÄ Aksâ N®pNant`¡v tWm¡nSs¶ Aksâ A^s¡«v d`¯m Akant`¡vfÀ¯n. Aksâ Np«³ bqÀ\fm]pw AkapsX bqkn NX¶p.. AkapsX N®pNÄ Wn_sªmjpNn..

“”CSv Fsâ CÑm]sâ sb®m]nfm_mWpÅ tkUW].. Cu tkUW FWn¡nãkm… “” Ak³ Aksa C_p¡n bp\À¶p.. Np_¨phf]w Ak³ AW§mSn^p¶p.. F¶n«p bSns] bSns] A^s¡«v I`n¸n¨p.. tkUW]psX fpÅpNÄ DSnÀ¶pko\p bN^w hpO¯nsâ bq¡Ä Akan D\À¶p..

“”Biv.. CJm]m…”” Akan`vWn¶pw ko*pw hpO¯nsâ lo`¡m^ lÐ§Ä k¶p…
Ak³ AXn]psX tkPS Nq«n.. Akan ko*pw D_k sbm«n.. sbs«¶v Ss¶ AkapsX bqknt`¡p Aksâ Np«³ tSsWmjn¨p.. Aksâ tSWnsâ]pw tIm^]psX]pw fn{lnSw AkapsX t]mWoSa§an Wn¶pw HjpNn]n_§n.. AkÄ bqÀ®fm]pw SaÀ¶n^p¶p.. AkWpw. AkÄ Aksâ fm_nt`¡v S` Im]v¨p..

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b¸m””.. B lÐw tKmhq«n]psX N®pNÄ Sp_¸n¨p… Aksâ fWhv eqSNm`¯pWn¶pw kÀ°fmWNm`¯nt`¡p Sn^n¨pk¶p.. Ak³ Sn^nªp tWm¡n.. bn¶n N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv sbm¶qhv.. AkapsX ssNNan H^p k]hv fm{Sw {bm]fpÅ Ssâ sbmt¶mfW ssbSÂ…A`³ tKmhv.. Ak³ sbm¶qhnsW tWm¡n In^n¨p… AkÄ bmXpsb«m\v AksW ssNNan FXp¯pWn¡p¶Sv..

“”Npªm]nsW b¸m FXp¡mw..”” tKmhq«n sbm¶qhnsW ssNNan Wn¶pw NpªnsW FXp¯p..

“”sbm¶qsh… Wnt¶mXv Cu shsäÀ CXm³ b_ªntÃ.. CknsXms¡ A¸nXn Sm\p¸m.. “” Z]mW shä_pfm]n AkapsX bn¶ms` HmXn k¶Sm\v..

Z]mW sbm¶qhnsW tIÀ¯v WnÀ¯n shsäÀ CXo¸n¨p..

“”Fsâ A½sbt®… FWn¡v A{S]v¡v Sm\ps¸m¶qÃ…”” sbm¶qhv hvtWit¯msX Z]mW]psX Nknan WpÅns¡m*p b_ªp..

“”As¿mXn.. Cu k]Wm«n .. Cu FtÌän Sm\p¸nÃm¶p.. FWn¡v kn_¡pkm.. “”

tKmhq«n NpªntW]pw fXn]n`n^p¯n AknsX C^n¡mWm]n S]m_m¡n] sd©n C^p¶p.. AkWXp¯m]n Z]mW sbm¶qhnsW]pw fXn]n`n^p¯n C^p¶p.. AkÄ Aksâ tSmant`¡v S` Im]v¨p.. sbm¶qhv Z]mW]psX k]än ssN k¨v Ipän¸nXn¨p.. hm^nS`¸nsâ DÅn¡qXn sbm¶qhv Z]mW]psX WPvWfm] k]än ssNk¨p..

“” Cu b¸m e]¦^ UpãWm.. bmkw Fsâ A½.. CWn A½ bs¸sX NqsX NnX¡*m… At½sX k]_pfpjpk³ bn¨n bn¨n Wmlm¡n.. “” sbm¶qhv ko*pw Z]mW]psX k]än SXkn..

Z]mW In^n¨psNm*v tKmhq«ns] tWm¡n. “”Nãw”” AkÄ bSns] Ip*W¡n.

“”WnW¡_n]nÃ.. Cu A½ Fs¶s¡m*v sI¿n¡p¶Sm CSv.. “” tKmhq«n Sfml tbms` b_ªp..

“”CJm]m… fn*mSn^n.. sNm¨ntWmXmt\m..”” AkÄ sbm¶qhnWv tWs^ Sn^nªp..

“”tfmav tbm]n tfmÄsX k]`n FXpt¯m*v km… F¶n«p A½ C¶s` bYn¸n¨ B bm«p H¶v km]n¨p b¸s] tNĸn¡p..”” ASv tN«sS sbm¶qhv FtÌänWp WXpkn`pÅ Ak^psX dwPvamknt`¡p tbm]n.. Ak^psX sSm«pbn¶n Ss¶]m\v ASv..

“”CJm]m…”” Z]mW bSns] knan¨p..

“”F¶m kmtk..”” Ak³ AkapsX fpOt¯¡v tWm¡n..

“” FWns¡m^p½ Sm..”” AkÄ sNm©t`msX b_ªp..

Ak³ bSns] Ip*pNÄ AkapsX sWän]n AfÀ¯n..

“”dm¡n _qfo¶p… Cu S\p¸¯p bm¸w NpXn¡m³ Wà ^hfm]n^n¡pw…”” Ak³ In^n¨p..

“”tbmXm NÅsS½mXn CJm]m..”” AkÄ Aksâ tSmant`¡v S` Im]v¨p..

At¸mtj¡pw sbm¶qhv AkapsX Npªn k]`nWpfm]n k¶p.. AkÄ Z]mW]psX fXn]n N]_n C^p¶p..

“” km]n¡s« b¸m..”” AkÄ tKmhq«ns] tWm¡n..

“”Fsâsbm¶pkm]n¡Xm..””

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