A-Xv kn\n-a B-h-W-sa-Ðnæ; Po-hn-X-Ãn-sÒ ]-cp-|Ë-ap-lqá-Ã-ªç.....A-ª-s\-bp-è cw-K-ªçtKvfm-_-sse-tk-j-\nã hn-aá-in-|-sÔ-Sp-Ibpw k-l-bm-{Xn-I-á F-Ð hymtP-\ I-S-Ðp-IqSn-b Nn-e _p-Ên-cm-¢-k-Ñmá A\p-Iq-en-®p-{]-kv-Xm-h-\ Cd-|n km-{am-Py-Xz I-cw \p-Iá-Ðp Xn-c-îo-e-bv-|v ]n-Ðnã ad-¹-tXm-sS-bm-Wv-skË-ká-In-ºm-sX t]m-b-Xv.

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aªn-b C-cp-ºnã, sX-cp-hnã ho-in-b-Sn-|pÐ B Im-ân-s\ \mw ]n-Ìp-S-cpÐp. Ipd-®p ap-tÐm-ºv sNæp-tÚmç hn-c-t¾m-Sp-Ð \n-gã-Im-Wmw. h-gn-h-|nã Iq-âË t_m-Uv \n-ew s]mÃn-b \n-e-bnã........ A-Xv t{]-¢-IsÒ apJ-Ãv {]-I-S-amWv. A-bmç-\o-¾ Zo-¢ XS-hn ap-tÐm-ºm¹p, kvv-I-co-\nã Dâp-t\m|n. hrÊ-\v X-sÒ I-Áp-Iç h-³nv-I-Ip-IbmtWm F-Ðv kw-ibw. A-bmç-sXm-º-Sp-à I-km-e-bnã-t\m|n. A-Xv iq-\y-amWv. FtÌm Hmá-Ãn-sº-Ð-t]m-se-Xn-cn¹p. .....
I-km-e-Iç..... \m-e-³p-t]á A-ªn-ªm-bn C-cn-Ôp¾v. In-g-hË-kv-{Io-\nã t\m-|n B-th-i-tÃmsS:
' RmË Fª-s\ C-hn-sS-sbÃn? kz-]v-\-Ãnã-t]mepw I-¾n-ºnæm-à C-hn-sS-F-ª-s\-bm-Wv h-Ðp-tNáÐXv?"
t{]m-P-Ivv-S-dnã ^nenw Hm-SpÐp. A-hnsS a-\pjy-km-Ðn-[y-anæ. ^nenw s]w-ºn-|p-ap-Ðnã !H-tcmá-Û-sÃ-âm-bn-amdn-b Fen. ... In-g-hË k-ao-]-Zr-iyw..... B ap-Jw Pz-en®p. FtÌm Hmá-|mË-{i-an-®p.

I-gp-a-c-Ãn-te-|v \-S-|p-Ð kÉmw lp-ssüË. A-Xp-]-eh-ºw B-há-Ãn-|p-Ðp.
ss]m-im-Nn-I-th-Z-\ ]-IáÐp-sIm-¾v ]nbmt\m kw-KoXw. Zq-sc I-dp-à _nÎp. I-gpI-sÒ t\á-à Nn-d-ISn. _n-Îphn-t\m-sSm-Ôw Nn-d-I-Snbpw A-Sp-|pÐp. s{^bnw \nd-sb ]p-I. Im-gv-N-bnã a-¹v F-tÐ tXm-Ðq.

In-g-hË: (B-ÇK-Xw): " t_m-ÚnsÒ ]p-Ib-tæ AXv?"
Iym-a-c a-cp-`q-an-bn-te-|v...................................................
Im-e-Ãn-sÒ {Iq-c-^-en-Xw I-Ws|, Nn-Xdnb t_mw-_n-sÒ tXm-Sp-Iç....
B-Im-i-Ãp-\n-Ðv Im-Wm-hp-Ð Zr-iy-ªç......
i-h-ÃnË-sc Ip-Sã-am-e-bnã ]n-Sn-ap-dp-|p-Ð-I-gp-IË....
C-Sn-¹p-\n-cÐ sIm-ºm-c-ªç...................
A-Sn-sXân-b Cu-Ì-Ô-\-Iç...........................
H-cp ssI Xp-S-bnã ]n-Sn-ap-dp|n. sR-º-tem-sS In-g-hË ]-®-amw-k-Ãn-sÒ km-Ðn-[y-amWv Hmá-ÃXv. sR-º-enã-\n-Ðv tam-Nn-X-\m-hm-sX A-Sp-Ã-I-km-e-bnã-t\m|n. X-e-bnæm-Ã H-cmç.........
In-g-hË IÁp-s]m-Ãn A-e-dp-Ðp.

kn\n-a G-Xm-Wv?In-ghË HmáÃp, kv-{Io-\nã Im-WpÐtXm , Xm-t\m?

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s{^-bnapw t{]-¢-I\pw e-bn-|p-Ðn-S-Ãm-Wv D-Ã-a kn-\n-a. s{^bnw \-Ðm-bXp-sIm-¾m-bnæ, Iq-sS t{]-¢-IË D-b-cWw. ...... t\-c-sÃ-{]-Xy-¢-sÔ-º _n-Îp-hn-te-|v.
A-Xp-h-fá-Ðp B-dp-h-b-üp-Im-cË B-bn amdn. sh-ºn-am-â-sÔ-º-ssIIç, apJ-Ãv sh-dptÔm A-©-em-tÔm? Im-gv-N-bv-|v hm-bn-s®-Sp-|m-\m-hm-Ã-hn-Imcw.
kw-hn-[m-b-IË A-Xv t{]-¢I-\v hn-ºn-cn-|pÐp. kw-hn-[m-b-IË I-e-bnã-\n-Ðv t{]-¢-I-\n-te-|v ]-cn-háÃ-\w sN-à-W-a-tæm. ........

_m-eË-]-cn-kc-Ãv FtÌm sX-c-bpÐp. i-h-ªç.... ]p-I-bp-sS Xp-cp-Ãp-Iç...... ac-Ww t]m-se Xn-Sw sIm-¾ G-Im-Ì-X.....
¢-W-Ãnã tIm-dã-ho-gv-Ãn bp-Ê-hn-am-\w..... A-h-km-\-a-\p-jy-t\bpw h-I-h-cp-Ãm-\p-è B-th-i-tÃm-sS............
]p-cm-X-\am-b sI-ºn-S-Ãn-sÒ A-h-in-ð-ªç...................tXm-|p-am-bn \-S-|p-Ð ]-ºm-f-|m-cË {K-Í-Ôp-c-bp-sS X-Iá-Ð t_m-Unã Im-dn-Ãp-Ôn.....
Iym-a-d -bp-Ê-hn-am-\-Ãn-te-|v........
hn-am-\-Ãn-\-Iw
ss]-e-ân-s\ Iq-Sm-sX A-há c-¾p-t]á, _-ln-cm-Im-i-k-³m-cnI-sf t]mse. .................
H-cmç:-P\-sà sIm-sÐm-Sp-|n-bXp-sIm¾v Cu ZuXyw A-h-km-\n-|p-I-bnæ.
A-]cË:- C-|p-dn \m-ºnã Ir-kv-Xpa-kv B-tLm-jn-|Ww. ..... RmË ]-d-¹ntæ sF-an-sb-|p-dn®v? A-hç-Im-Ãn-cn-|pw.
"B cm--Py-sà N-cn{Xw X-I-á-|Ww. C-\n-h-cp-Ð X-eap-d hm-bn-t|-¾Xpw ]Tn-t|-¾Xpw \-sÛ.................................v "
"temI-sà B-Zy bq-W-n-th-gv-knânb-tæ _m-Kv-Zm-Zn-teXv? sF-an ]-e-tÔmgpw ]-d-¹n-ºp¾v."
Iym-a-d Xm-tg-|v \-S-Ðp-h-cp-Ð ]-ºm-f-|m-c-\n-te-|v..... A-bm-fp-sS t\m-ºw H-cn-S-Ãv Xªn. A-há-W-\o-bam-b H-cm-\-Î-Ãn-\p-Io-gv-s]ºp. C-tÔmç e-¢y-Ãn-te-|p-è \-S-Ã-Ãn-\p H-cp k-hn-ti-jXm-f-ap¾v. D-Sã A-ev-]w ap-tÐm-ºv h-f®v, Np-¾v \-\®v, .......................
Xm-Wp-]-d-|p-Ð I-gpI-sÒ hn-Zq-c-Zr-iyw.......
_q-Sv-k-Wn-¹-Im-ep-Iç... t{]-¢I-sÒ C-cn-Ôn-S-Ãn-te-|v....................
In-gh-sÒ izm-kw apºã..................... GtXm Zpc-Ìw A-cn-sI F-Ãn-bXp-t]m-se.
sXm-º-cn-sI-bn-cn-|p-Ð I-_-Ï-Ãn-sÒ `mjWw:
"]-Xn-âm-¾p-Im-ew C-dm-\p-am-bn bp-Êw sN-bv-Xn-ºp Rm-s\-Ìp t\Sn? A-ta-cn-| B-bp-[w hn-â-gn®p. ..... RmË shdpw h-º-Ôq-Py-hpw..."
In-g-hË H-sºm-c-kp-J-tÃm-sS t\m-|pÐp. ... ]-ºm-f-|mc-sÒ _q-Sv-kp-Iç H-cnS-Ãv \n-ev-|pÐp. ...
Iym-a-d A-bm-fp-sS ap-J-tÃ-|vv........................... A-bm-fn-eq-sS Xm-sg In-S-|p-Ð kp-Î-cn-bp-sS i-h-Ãn-te-|v........................ ]-Xn-\m-dn-\-Sp-Ã h-b-üp-¾v... a-cn-®n-ºv G-sd B-bnæ. A-bm-fp-sS ]-c-th-iw.. tXm-|p-Xm-sg-bnºv, ssI-Iç Iq-ºn-Ãn-cpÛn, ...............ihw, A-bmç A-cn-sI-bn-cpÐp. F-hnsS, Fª-s\ Xp-Sª-Ww?
Bá-Ãn-]q-¾ I-gp-IË Nnd-Iv hn-cn-®v................................
Im-Wm-\p-è B-th-i-tÃm-sS ]-ºm-f-|mc-sÒ hn-c-ep-Iç i-h-ÃnsÒ s\-ân-bnã ]-cXn. sa-sæ I-hn-fn-eq-sS Xm-tg-|v....... ¢-a-sI-ºv i-h-Ãn-sÒ h-kv{Xw h-en-®p-Io-dn.
I-gpI-\v
]-ºm-f-|mc-\v
In-gh-\v
i-h-c-Xn-bp-sS G-ân-d-|-ªç....

Ftªm t_mw-_v ho-gp-Ð i-Öw.... A-XnsÒ \-Sp-|w In-g-h-\nã.............X-e-bnæm-Ã a-\p-jyË(I_-Ïw)In-gh-s\ ]n-Sn®p:
" Ip-ssh-ânã I-b-dp-tÚmç A-ta-cn-| FsÒ kp-lr-Ãm-bn-cpÐp. ...."
In-gh-\v A-sXm-cp hn-j-b-ta-bæ.
" Aæ, Rm-t\m-tá|-bm A-d-_n-Iç FÌn-\m A-ta-cn-|Ë ]-¢w ]n-Snt®? ....... Fæmcpw Iq-Sn F-sÐ N-Xn-®ntæ?..."
In-g-hË izm-kw A-b-®p-hnºp. B-Ç-c-Xn-bp-sS B-tLm-j-Ãn-aá--Ônã.s]ºvv....
hmSn-b X¾p-t]m-se i-hw..... ]-ºm-f-|m-cË bqWn-t]m-a-Wn-bp-Ðp., Im-cyam-b A-Êzm-\-Ãn-\p-tk-jw........ tXm-|p-am-bn \-S-|pÐp. .... C-\nbp-sam-cnc-sb tXSp-Ibmtam?............................
kv-{Io-\nã C-S-Xp-`m-K-Ãm-bn Np-h-Ð en-]n-Iç....
bp-Ê-ÃnsÒ _m-|n......................
A-Xm-Wv kn-\n-a-bp-sS t]-cv.
Iym-a-d B-Im-i-tÃ-|v........
bp-Ê-hn-am-\w....
" \-Ûp-sS A-[n-\n-th-iw C-hn-sS A-h-km-\n-|p-Ðnæ. ...", H-cmç ]-d¹p. A-]cË-tNm-Zy-cq-t]-W........
" \memw tem-I-cm-Py-ª-fnã, \mw ]-W-|n-gn-I-fp-am-bn sNæpw. A-h-âI-sf I-S-Ãn-epqw ]-en-i-bnepw Ip-cp-|mw....."
"lm-hq.....!"
kvvv-{Io-\nã CS-sà A-âÃv, en-]-n-Iç-{]-Xy-¢-am-hp-Ðp.
" a-\pjys\, k-ky-e-Xm-ZnI-sf \-in-Ôn-® Hmd-³v t_mw-_p-Iç....ln-tcm-jn-a-bnepw \m-K-km-|n-bn-epw \-SÃn-b Ip-cp-Xn-Iç... F-Ðnºpw k-am-[m-\-Ãn-sÒ Im-hã-amem-J N-a-bp-I..."
In-g-hË-sc Zoá-L-\n-izm-kw.....
hn-am-\w A-I-ep-Ðp.
A-XnsÒ kz-cw ]-ëm-Ãe-sà In-Sp-|n.
]-àË-\n-d-IÁo-tcm-sS...........
Ip-dnÔv:
" B I-Áo-cm-Wv km-{am-Py-Xz-ÃnË-sc AÌ-IË..... N-Ìn I-gp-Im\pw , `-¢n-|m\pw ssI-bnæm-Ãh-sÒ I-Áo-cv ssZ-hw Im-Wm-Xn-cn|p-tam? A-tÔmç a-Ánã sIm-Spw-Im-âm-bpw-t]-am-cn-bmbpw ssZ-h-tIm-]w C-d-ªpw.... A-Xv a-dn-I-S-|mË G-Xv an-ssü-en-Ðm-Wv I-gnbpI?"

A-I-ep-Ð ]-àË
cw-Kw C-cp-fp-Ðp
In-gh-\v A-cn-sI-bp-¾m-bn-cp-Ð D-Sã Xm-sg In-S-|pÐp.