Imep-Iç sXmºp
hÎn®v ]Sn-I-fn-dªn Rª-sf-æm-hcpw
henbm-enã `h-\-ÃnsÒ
apâ-sÃ-Ãn, Xncn¹p
\nÐ-tÔmç, AtÉlw
]d¹p: “acWsÃÔân
`btam `b-an-æm-bvatbm Cæ F\n-|v.
AXv A\n-hm-cy-am-Wv. It
is a must.
Fæm BÇm-hp-Ifpw ac-W-ÃnsÒ
cpNn Adn-b-Ww.”
RªtfmSpè `mjWw Bcw-`n-®Xpw
ac-W-Ãnã \nÐm-bn-cp-Ðp.
Ah-i-\m-bn, Ccp-Ãn-bn-en-cpÐv
hmbn-|p-I-bm-bn-cpÐp AtÉ-lw.
amÊyaw hnti-jmã ]Xn-Ôv.
AXnse apIp-Î-sÒ IY. “ssh|w
aplÛZv _joá.”
Ccn-|mË IÁp-Iç sIm¾v
\nátÉ-in-®p. ISpÃ
izmkw apº-e-\p-`-hn-|p-I-bm-W-tÉ-lw.
hen-hv. temIm-tem-I-ª-fpsS {kjvSm-th,
Cu alm-{]-Xn-`sb Cu hen-hnã \nÐv
ap~-\m-t|-W-ta. AWvU-I-Sm-l-ª-fpsS
\mY-\m-bp-tèm-t\, A\-Ì-tImSn
\¢-{X-ª-tf, BIm-i-ª-fpsS
ssNX-\y-ª-tf, {]Im-i-ª-tf, AtÉ-lsÃ
Cu hen-hnã \nÐv c¢-sÔ-SpÃ-W-ta.
F½]-Ãn-aqÐv háj-ª-fnse
A\p-`-h-ª-fpsS `mc-hpw, BkvXv ab-pw.
AtÉlw ]d¹p: “izmkw apº-emWv,
`b-©cË. ac-W-Ãn\v ISÐp-h-cm-s\mcp\ymbw.
FÌn\pw thW-atæm Hcp \ymbw.
”
XpSáÐv hen-hv. “Cª-s\-bn-cp-Ðmã
Aev]w kpJw. \S-Ðmã ]nsÐ Imã
an\pºv , Ac an\pºv izmkw \ne®
aºm-Wv.” Rª-ç izmkw
]nSn-®n-cp-Ðp. AtÔm-gmWv tNmZn-®-Xv,
Bcm, FÌp-thWw?
shdpsX ImWmË, Rªç ]cn-N-b-sÔ-Sp-Ãn.
A³p t]cp-¾m-bn-cp-Ðp, Rªç:
Bá.-sI. chn-háÛ, cmPËXn-cp-thm-Ãv,
Ubm\m cmL-hË, kenw, RmË. cmhnse
11.30\v Rªç henbm-enã
FÃn-b-tÔmç AtÉlw
Dd-ªp-I-bm-Wv. imÌ-tam-l-\-amb
\n{Z. aIË A\okv _joá ]pd-Ãp-h-Ðp.
c¾p WWn-tbm-S-SpÃp hc-W-saÐv
Rªtfm-S-t]-¢n-®p. c¾p
aWn-|q-tdmfw Rªç t_ÔqáI-S-Ôp-dÃv
sNe-h-gn-®p. Ncn-{X-an-c-ÚpÐ
Idpà aWãXÃ-cn-I-fn-en-cpÐv,
shbn-enã, Imânã Rªç
ISã|n-fn-I-sf-tÔmse Nne-®p.
I|-tÃm-Sp-Iç tImcn-sb-Sp-|pÐ
ISãsÔ-Áp-ªfpsS
Ne-\-ªç t\m|n-bn-cp-Ðp.
]cp-Ìp-Iç hº-anºp
]dÐp. Iæ-ºn-I-fnã
[ym\n-®n-cn-|pÐ Nq¾-|msc
t\m|n-bn-cpÐp. DuáÛn-bmbn
hnSáÐv, Xcw-K-am-bp-e¹v
]SáÐv, `wK-ambn NnX-dpÐ ISã
shè-Ãnã IÁp-\-ºn-cp-Ðp.
kl-{km-_vZ-ª-fmbn XpS-cpÐ {]Ir-Xn-IáÛw.
]nsÐ Rª-fp-WáÐp. ka-b-am-bn,
A-ensS FÃm\pè ka-b-am-bn.
FÌp-sImt¾m F\n|v kzmöy-ÃnsÒ
Zn\-a-æ, CÐv. Hcp Ihn-X-hn-cn-bp-tÚmgpè
Akzmöyw CÐv ]p ecn apXã
FsÐ ]nSn IqSn-bn-cn-|p-Ðp. ka-b-am-bn;
Xn-c-am-e-Itf hnS. HtÐ ap|mã
aWn|v Rªç hen-bm-enã
FÃn. [ym\-\n-c-X-amb hmb-\-bm-Wv,
hen-hpw. ]cn-N-b-sÔºv kw`m-jWw
Bcw-`n-®-Xn\v tijw AtÉlw ]d-¹p;
“HÃncn
Ime-ambn tamj-W-ÃnsÒ Btcm-]Ww
tIºp kln-|p-I-bm-Wv. CtÔmç
Iem-Iu-ap-Zn-bnã IrjvWË \mbá
FsÐ Ipâ-hn-ap-~-\m-|n. IrjvWË
\mbá apÚv tamjvSm-hmbn Nn{Xo-I-cn®v
Fgp-Xn-bn-cp-ÐXv thsd tIkv. kwKXn Aev]w
há£o-b-am-Wv. _mey-Im-e-kJn
BZyw A®-Sn-Ôn-®Xv A¹qdv
tImÔn.NÌp-ta-t\msÒ imc-Zbv|v
tijw ae-bm-f-`m-j-bn-ep-¾mb Gâhpw
at\m-²-amb IrXn-bmbn Fw.-]n. t]mç
_mey-Im-e-k-Jnsb hmgvÃn. Xncp-h-\-Ì-]p-csÃ
kmln-Xy-b-P-am-\-Ñmá|v AXv
kln-®n-æ. Whispering
Campaign.NÌp-ta-t\msÒ
imc-Zbv|pw _jo-dnsÒ_mey--Im-e-k-Jn|pw
CS-bnã F{X-sb{X t\mh-ep-Iç
]nd-Ðp-ho-Wnæ! FÐnºpw
ChnsS kmln-XyX-ÃnsÒ BÇmhv
sXmº-dn¹ Hcp kmln-Xy-\n-cq-]-IË,
Fw.-]n. t]mç imc-Z-bpsS ]nÌp-Sá®m-h-Imiw
_mey-Im-e-k-Jn-|v, NÌp-ta-t\msÒ
A\-ÌcmhImiw _jo-dn\v sh®p \oºn-bn-cn-|p-Ðp.
\mbáhn-i-Ðp-h-e¹p hcp-tÚmç
Imb-|-¹n-|-cn-bn-ºn-sæÐv
I¾m-sd, hoºn\p Npâpw a¾n
\S-|mË XpS-ªn, ]e-cpw....- ”.
\-ÛpsS kzÌ-|m-sc-Ôân
]d-¹n-ætæm, kzcw XmgvÃn-,
A-há ]cm-Xn-sÔ-ºp.
]nsÐ
t]mç acn-®p. ]hn-{X-amb B BÇmhv
ac-W-ÃnsÒcp-Nn-b-dn-¹p.
]q®-N-Ã-tÔmç ¢p{Z-aq-jn-I-ªç
amf-ª-fnã \nÐv ]pd-Ãn-d-ªn.
t\máêo-Pn-bË Fgp-Ãp-Im-c-\mb
\Sv lmËksÒ IrXn-bnã\nÐpè
tamj-W-at{X _mey-Im-e-kJn! \ÛpsS IrjvWË
\mbá Iuap-Zn-ap-tJ\ {]Jym-]n-®p.
kpJw, ktÌmjw. _joá B]p-kvXIw
hcp-Ãn, A_p-[m-_n-bnse kplrÃv
aptJ\ Ata-cnI-|-bnã \nÐv hcp-Ãn.
ktÌm-jw, _mey-Im-e-k-Jn-bp-ambn AXn-s\mcp
_Ï-hp-an-æ.
CtÔmç IrjvWË \mbá
_jo-dns\ Ipâ hnap-~-\m-|n-bn-cn-|p-Ðp.
Keo-en-tbm-hnsÒ IY HmáÃp-t]m-bn.
`qtKm-f-{`-a-W---]-cn-{I-a-W-ª--sf-|p-dn-OvOè
tImÔá\n-|Ë k©ev]-ªç
]c-ky-ambn {]Jym-]n-®-XnsÒ t]cnã
{Iqc-]o-U-\-ªç|v hnt[-b-\mb
Keo-en-tbm, acn-®v, aqÐ-c-\q-âm-¾p-Iç|v
tijw, Ipâ-hn-ap-~-\m-|-sÔ-Sp-I-bp-¾m-bn.
`mKyw! _jo-dns\ IrjvWË\m-báXsÐ
Ipâ-hn-ap-~-\m-|n-b-tæm. AtÔm-gmWv
ae-ap-I-fnã\nÐv A_vZp-è-bpsS
i_vZw: _mey-Im-e-kJn A{X-sa-`mKw -sÔº
IrXn-sbm-Ðp-a-æ. H.-hn.-hn-P-bs\
C\m-_vkËjym amÔp-km-¢n-bm-|n-s|m-¾v,
\ÛpsS ká±Ë kmln-Xy-ao-amw-k-I-\mbn
amdn. I\ym-h-\-ª-fnã SmtKm-dnsÒ
JWvUn-I-Iç Dçs|m-èn-®Xv
Hcp sXâm-hp-Ðn-sæÐv
hniz-kn-|pÐ Cu teJ-IË t]mep-w,
sshZy-hn-]-ÃnsÒ kmln-Xy-ao-amw-k-Ãnã
e±n-®p-t]m-bn. hntZ-i-I-Y-Iç
hmbn-|p-tÚmç, Hm, CXv Ip¹-_vZp-è-bpsS
IY-t]m-en-cn-|p-Ðp-shÐv a\w Npfn-¹n-cp-Ðp-t]m-t#b
A\p-`-h-Xn-~-ª-ç XnÐ-h-cpw
D¾m-hmw. temdËkv Uypdepw Imç
tImsÔ|pw {Klmw {Ko\pw FÐn-lvMs\
At\Iw hntZ-i-F-gp-Ãp-Imá ]IáÔ-h-Im-i-ew-L-\-Ãn\v
\ÛpsS kplr-Ãp-|çs|-X-Nnsc
\nb-a-bpÊw \S-tþn hcpÐ
Ah-ö. AÐbpw Imdepw FÐ PáÛË
t\mh-ensÒ A]-l-cWw, A]-l-cWw FÐ
t]cnãXsÐ {]kn-Êw-sN-àp-hmË
bmsXmcp aSn-bp-an-æmà Alnw-km-hm-Zn-I-fpsS
\mSmWv \Ûp-tS-Xv. ae-ap-I-fnã
\nÐv aà-gn-Ôp-g-bpsS XocsÃ
]gb el-cn-\n-e-b-ª-ç Btcm-]Ww
Gâp-hm-ªn. Zpá£-Ï-]qáW-amb
OáÉn-I-fnã \nÐv
\mw ap~-cm-bn-Ãp-S-ªn-bn-cn-|p-Ðpthm?
_jo-dnsÒ Ipgn-bm-\-I-sf-Ôân
Kth-jWw \SÃn ]pkvXIw {]knÊw
sNbvX cLp-\m-YË \mb-cpw, Fw. sI.-ta-t\m-\pw,
Kp]vXË \mb-cp-saæmw Hcp Imcyw
ad-Ðp-t]m-bn-cp-Ðp. `qan-bpsS Ah-Im-in-Iç
FÐ _joá|Y cWAtSm aptÐm ]p
d-ta-bp-èq. Ah-Im-in-Iç FÐ
t]cnã Bdm-bncw ]pd-apè Hcp
t\mhã _p|v D¾v ae-bm-f-Ãnã.
tImgnbpw aqáJ\pw Fen-bp-saæmw
AS-ªnb `qan-bpsS Ah-Im-in-Iç
FÐ B sIm®pIY, ]Xn-\m-bncw ]pd-ª-fn-sem-Xp-ªmÃ
]T-\-ªç Aáln-|p-Ðp.
]Xn-\m-bncw ]T-\-ªç _joá|Y-I-sf-Ôân
hcm-\n-cn-|p-I-bm-Wv. ]®-sh-è-Ãns\
apÌn-cn-®m-dm|pÐ tbip-`-K-hm-s\-Ôân
GXm\pw al-\o-b-am-b, Kl-\-amb IrXn GsXÐv
tNmZn-®mã, Rm\-Xn\v \evIpÐ
DÃcw Hcp sNdnb hmIyw am{X-am-bn-cn|pw:
Water
saw its Lord and blushed.
CwKvfojv
kmln-Xy-Ãnse apÃp-a-Wn-I-fnã
HÐt{X B hmIyw. kmlvXy-ÃnsÒ
ká£m-Ç-I-X, ZpátÛ-Z-ün-e-æ,
kq¢va-X-bnã, kw¢n-]vX-X-bnã
BWv ImWm-\m-hp-I. sNdnb, kq¢vaamb-c-N-\-I-fn-eq-sS,
kzá£-\-c-I-ª-fnepw `qan-bnepw
AWvU-I-Sm-l-ÃnepS-\o-f-hpw, ]d-|pÐ
sFcm-h-X-ªsf krjvSn® {]Xn-`-bmWv
_jo-dn-tÒ-Xv.
]nsÐ aXn-ep-Iç. AXm hcp-Ðp,
]cm-Xn, BáXásIm-bvû-cpsS
\ºp-®-bvs|mcp Iqcn-cpºv FÐ
IrXn-bnã\n-sÐ-Sp-Ã-XmWv
aXn-ep-Iç! FÌm ImcWw? AXnã
t]meo-kp-¾v, Pbn-ep-¾v, tImS-Xn-bp-¾v.
Fæmw, XnI¹ aáÉ-t\m-]-I-c-W-ªç!
Fæm-SÃpw F|m-eÃpw Htc-[áÛw
XsÐ Ah-bv|v. thj-Ãnã amâ-ap-¾m-hmw,
`mj-bn-epw. CSbv|v Nne A\n-bË Pbn-eáamá
Fhn-sS-bp-ap-¾v. Ipim¾w hmáUáamcpw
Fæm-S-Ãp-ap-¾v. aXn-ep-I-sf-Ôân
_jo-dn\v henb aXn-Ôp-¾v. \ymb-amb
aXn-Ôm-W-Xv.
“temI-km-ln-Xy-Ãnã AÃcw
Hcp IY-bn-æ. AXv sIm¾v aXn-ep-I-sf-Ôân
]cmXn hc-Ww”. \ÛpsS \æ
kmln-Xy-c-N-\-I-sfæmw If-hvap-Xem-bn-tº,
Aev]-hn-`-h-Ñmá|v, kmln-Xv.-b-Z-cn-{Z-Ñmá|v
tXmÐp-Ðp-èq.
“kpJ-an-æ. Dd|v KpfnI Ign®v
ab-ªn-|n-S|pIm-Wv. AtÔmç
^m_n hÐp ]d-¹p, at\m-c-a-bnã\nÐv
Bfv hÐn-ºp-s¾-Ðv. at\m-ca!
\ÛpsS {^Òm-W-tæm. ]nsÐ
tNmZy-háj-ª-fm-Wv. ”.
“FÌn-\mWv aXn-ep-Iç
Fgp-Xn-bXv?”.
“Darkness
at Noon
hmbn-®n-ºpt¾m?”.
“BáXásIm-bvûscÔân
Adn-bmtam?”.
]nsÐ tNmZy-ªç {]tIm-]-\-Ãn-te|v
\oªn. Ah A]-hm-Z-háj-ª-fm-bn-ÃoáÐp.
FÌn\v? F\n-|-dn-bn-æ. CÃcw
A]-hm-Z-ªç F{X-Ip-ºn-Isf
sImÐp-I-f-¹n-ºp-s¾tÐm?
kmln-Xy-Ãnã IhnSn \ncÃn
tPymÈy-sa-gp-Xn, ]pÃË
\mÚp-Iç ]dn-s®-dn-¹p-I-f-bpÐ
A®n a|ç kmln-Xy-ao-amw-k-I-sc-Ôân
HmáÃp-t]m-bn.
“ISpà at\m-th-Z-\-bm-W-há
káK£-[-\-Ñmá|v
\evIp-Ð-Xv.Ah-tcm-sSmÔw Ip¹-_vZpæ
tNáÐp, apIp-ÎË tNáÐp.
?”.
]nsÐ ZoáL-amb Hcp Npa-bm-Wv.
“\ndsb I^-amWv Cu ico-cw. C\n A[n-I-\m-fn-æ.
Hmtcm Znh-khpw InS-|p-tÚmç
hnNm-cn-|pw, CXv Ah-km\w FÐv. ]pe-cp-tÚmç
{]]-³-\m-Y\v \În, ho¾pw
Hcp Zn\w-IqSn \evIn-b-Xn\v ?”.
“_mey-Im-e-kJn Ccp-]-tÃgv ]Xn-Ôp-Iç
Cd-ªn. C\nbpw Cd-ªpw. FsÐbpw
kmln-Xy-tÃbpw CjvS-sÔ-SpÐ
Hcp ]m Sv lnÎp-|-fp-¾v, apûnw-I-fp-¾v,
IrkvXym-\n-I-fp-ap-¾v. Ah-cXv hmªpw”.
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