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AZv`pXambn. a\ünemhpÐXn\p apÚv
XsÐ AXv kw`hn®p Ign¹ncpÐp.
t\ctà s_Uv dqanã \nÐv
FgptÐâv, Dd|®SthmsS Ahç
_mÃv dqanã t]mbncpÐp.
]nsÐ ASp|fbnã t]mbn Nmb D¾m|m\mbn,
Xo sImfpÃn. shèw Xnf|m\ncns|,
Ahç hncã sRmSn|pIbpw aqcn
\nhcpIbpw tImºphmbnSpIbpw sNbvXp. Nmb
sdUnbmbtÔmç Ahç t]mbn,
sImXpIphebv|ItÃ|v ssI\oºn PbÌns\ DWáÃm\mbn ]Xps| Xºn hnfn®p. XpdÐ apËhiÃncpÐv Nmb IpSn|pI - FÐXntÔmgpw Ahç|v kpJIcamb Hcp ]cn]mSnbmWv. AXneqsSbmWhá Znhkw XpSªpI.
"Rms\mcp hnNn{Xamb kz]v\w I¾p." - Nmb \pW¹psIm¾v kp]áÁ ]d¹p.
"FÌns\?" PbÌv tNmZn®p. "F\n|msW©nã Hcp \æ kz]v\w t]mepanæ."
"\nªç|v BtemNn|mË ]ânæ. CXphsc RmË I¾Xnã sht®âhpw hnNn{Xw."
"tIç|sº."
"Bw, Rm\Xv tUm.{Xn]mTnbpsS IqsS sNbvXp. Fªns\bmsWÐbnæ. ]t¢, HÐn®v, Hmtcm öew XÔn, tXSntÃSn, Hâbv|ncn|mË Hgn¹ CSw tXSn Rªç \SÐp. FæmbnSÃpw Bsc©nepw D¾mbncpÐp. FÐncpÐmepw AXp kw`hn®p."
"FÌv kw`hn®p?"
"Abmç FsÐ kwt`mKw sNbvXp."
"Rm\paXm{Kln|pÐp." PbÌv s]mºn®ncn®p - "\nsÐbæ, asâmcphsf."
Hcp t{]X®ncn PbÌnsÒ apJÃv Xªn \nÐp. AXv IdpÃXmbncpÐp FÐv kp]áÁ {iÊn®p. Hcp an\nâp sIm¾Xv \ntÐ|mw. PbÌv Nncn®p Xèntb|pw, A|mcyÃnã A[nIambn HÐpansæÐv ImWn|ms\©nepw.
kz]v\w tamiambn. kp]áÁbneXv A]cm[t_m[apWáÃn. PbÌnsÒ s]cpamâw AXnepw tamiw. Assbsf t]SnÔn|mt\m thZ\nÔn|mt\m BbncpÐnæ, Hmá|mÔpdêns\ kw`hn|pIbmbncpÐp. AbmfXnã N³e\mhpsaÐhç BtemNn®næ. Aªns\ kw`hn®mã t]mepw AXnã X\ns|mcp Np|pansæÐbmç ]d¹nºps¾©nepw, AXnehç|pdÔnæmbncpÐp. Ahç {iÊn®p - AbmfpsS Nncn Ir{XnaambncpÐp. FhnSptÐm ]dns®SpÃv Np¾pIfnã sh®Xpt]mse.
Ahç [rXnbnã Nmb IpSns®gptÐâp. thKw kwKXn Ign® IqºWw. asâmcp ZnhkambncpÐpsh©nã Ahç ISpà Xá|ÃnteásÔSpambncpÐp."FÌv, F\n|v kz]v\w ImWm\pè kzmX{ÌyansætÐm? kz]v\w \nb{Ìn|mË ]âptam?" PohnXw Cªns\ `oXnXambn, izmkw apºn|pÐXmbn Hccp sNdpXp¾v `qanbnã, Cu hoºnã ASn¹p IqSpÐ AhfpsS PohnXÃnsÒ DZmko\X, aÎX, aSn FÐnhbnã \nÐp c¢sÔSm\mbn Ahfªns\ ]dt¹s\. ]pdw temIahsf `bsÔSpÃmË XpSªnbncpÐp. Hcp öeÃp \nÐpw thsdmÐnte|v ]dÐp \oªpÐ ]¢nbmbn ]p\áP\n|pÐ kpÎcamb Imcyw Ahç BtemNn|mdp¾mbncpÐp. \mep NpacpIç|nSbnepè Cu PohnXw Ahç BtemNn®ncpÐnæ. AhfpsS c¾mw hájhpw aqÐmw hájhpw apÔÃn aqÐmw hájhpw Hcpt]mse XsÐ.
hoºptPmenIfnã apgpIn, `áÃmhn\v NqSpè Blmcap¾m|n, aIsÒ Krl]mTªç t\m|n, aIfpsS NáÛw, ]æv-apSn FÐnh {iÊn®v Aªns\ \oªptÚmç Xms\mcp ImeÃv Hcp hnæÃnbmbncpÐp FÐhfA ]msS adÐp. Hcp XhW tImtfPnã \nÐpw [_teizctÃ|v ]nIv\n|n\p t]mbtÔmç, IqºpImcpsS IpÃphm|pIfnã \nÐIÐv, Ahç \ZoXocÃncpÐp, ]cpjambn knKcâp ]pIbv|pIbmbncpÐp. BcmbncpÐp Abmç - Zmkv A[nImcn FtÐm atâm BbncpÐp t]cv- Abmfpambn Ii]nibp¾mbn. "\nªç BWpªç Rªç s]½IpºnIsf FÌmbmWv ImWpÐXv? ]ip|ç? AtXm BSpIç? Rªç|v
tXmÐptÚmç knKcâp hen|mË ]mSntæ? aqÐp hájw Ign¹v, hnhml tijw Ahç hnckamb XsÒ ssZ\wZn\ªfnã AtXmáÃnæ, `áÃmhnsÒ temIÃv XsÐbpw HXp|n sh®p, Iº|nã \nÐpw `pht\izdnte|pw ]pcnbnte|pw amdn amdn bm{X sNbvXp. F\n|nhnSw izmkw apºpÐp - Ahç `áÃmhnt\mSv ]d¹p - "PbÌv F\n|v aÁpw ISepw BImihpw thWw ! tPmen Ahç|v XSüambncpÐpsh©nepw FsÌ©nepsamÐv sNàm\mbn Xocpam\n®p - kzbw arZphm|m\mbn. ]t¢ AtÔmtg|pw Ahç Ká`nWnbmbn, tUmIvSá AhtfmSv A³v amksà ]qáÁ hn{iaw thWsaÐv ]dbpIIqSn sNbvXtÔmç Ahç tPmen ths¾Ðp sh®p. B A³p amkw AhfpsS PohnXw F{Xam{Xw amdntÔmbn! ]pXnb A\p`hªfhsfbmsI amân. AhfÛbmbn. kzX{Ì hnlmcnbmb ]¢nbmhm\pè HmáÛIç adÐp. Ahç|v ho¾pw NndIpIç apft®s\, ]t¢ BZysà Ipºn AXn\v \nb{ÌWambn. Ahç|Ãv ]ânbnæ. ]nsÐ c¾masà Ipºn - s]½Ipºn. aIsÒ ]p³ncnbpw aIfpsS IpkrXnbpw `áÃmhnsÒ hmkIvSan|pw tijw e`n® KmVhpw XSühpanæmÃXpamb Dd|Ãnã Ahsfæmw adÐp. Ahç tkmçs_tæmsb, Kmákntb amát|kns\, kmw ]nt{XmXsb, i_m\m Bkvansb, A\ÌaqáÃnsb, Fæmw adÐp. bmsXmcp NqfepanæmsX Ahç Abã|mtcmSv 'samlÌn Ac|ntem aºË sIm¾v HÐc|ntem Idn D¾m|psaÐv' skmd ]d¹p. 'Ahç|v CjvSw t]mse kzáÁm`cWªç hnhmlkabÃv InºnsbÐpw Ah IqSn|qSn hcpÐpshÐpw ]d¹p. "FtÔmsgms| Ahç ]máÄsÒ Izmátºgvknte|v t\m|mdpt¾m, AtÔmsgms| Abmç `mcybpsS Xebnse t]s\Sp|pItbm hnknenSpÐ {]jáIp|dntet|mSpÐtXm ImWmdps¾Ðv ]dbm\pw Ahç|v FfpÔambncpÐp.
]mã h¾n hoºn\p apÚnã hÐp \nÐv tlm½ apg|n. AhfpsS aoÐp hbüpImcË aIË BItÃ|v HmSn hÐp. ]mã|mcË H® sh®p. ']mã h¾n.' kp]áÁbv|v XÐnã XsÐ AÆpXambn - Ahç an\s|ºncpÐp ]m{Xªç tX|pIbmbncpÐp. ]Ãv an\ndndn\p apIfnã AhfXn\v kabw Ifbmdp¾mbncpÐnæ, CÐXv apÔXv an\nâmbncn|pÐp. cm{Xnbnesà ]mã ]m{Xw {^nUvPnã XsÐbp¾v. AXv hrÃnbm|mË kabw Inºnbnæ. Ahç thsd ]m{XsaSpÃv, aIt\mSv ]mensÒ ss]k sImSp|mË ]d¹v XsÒ Xe NoIm\mbn XnSp|sÔºp, kmcn t\scbm|nbnºp, IÁmSnbntes|mÐv apJw ]mdn®p t\m|n, ]pdtÃ|v hÐp. ss{Uhá henb hmbnã ]ænfn®p Imºn -"Dd|w Ign¹ntæ?" Ahfpw hnfdn®ncn®p.
Ahç ]mNIÃn\mbn HmSn. Fºv aWn|pènã {]mXã D¾m|Ww. PbÌpw XnSp|ÃnembncpÐp.Hm^oknte|v t]mImË sdUnbmbtÔmtg|pw Ahç SqÃv t]bvkvâv sR|nsbSpÃv {_jnã sh®v, Abmsf bm{Xbm|m\mbn tKân\SptÃ|v \SÐp.
"sNdpXnsÒ aew ]cntim[\m dntÔmáºnÐse XÐtXmáÛbntæ? " PbÌv ]d¹p- "\ap|nÐv ]Ãn\v tUmIvSsd ImWWw. RmË Hm^oknã \nÐnSbv|v Hcp aWn|qtd|v apªn hcmË t\m|mw. \o sdUnbmbncptÐm."
AhsfsÌ©nepw ]dbpÐXn\v apÚv Abmç kvIqºá kvâmáºp sNbvXv HmSn®p t]mbn. CtÔmghç {iÊn® thsdmcp ssZ\wZn\ Imcyw, IpºnIsf A\mhiyambn XæpI, ]nÐoShá|v tNmt¡âpw NqSpè hdpà km[\ªfpw IfnÔmºªfpw sImSpÃv ktÌmjsÔSpÃpIbpamWv. thsdsbmcp]mSv KmálnI kwKXnIfp¾nªs\ - t{UmbnwKv dqw hrÃntISm|nbnSpI. sdmºn|jWªfpw IdnIfpw hoW \nehpw taiIfpw tkm^bpw aâpw. PbÌv XtÐmsSmÔw IpºnItfbpw Sn.hn. I¾psIm¾v {]mXã Ign|mË t{]cnÔn|pw. hncnÔv icnbm|epw ]mã XnfÔn|epw enhnwKv dqw ]gÌpWnsIm¾v hrÃnbmbn XpS®v Fæmw ]gbXpt]msebm|n CSpIbpw sNàWw. ]nsÐ hmºá ^nãºá tX®v hrÃnbm|Ww. CsXæmw ]Ãv aWn|v PbÌv t]mIpÐXn\p aptÚ thWw Xm\pw. CXn\nSbnã Ahç XsÐ ISbnepw t]mIWw. Ahç kzbw achn®Xp t]msebmbn.
Iºnente|v \oªnbtÔmç ¢oWw IogvsÔSpÃpÐXp t]mse tXmÐn. thKw InSÐp. Hcp the|mcnsbtÃSnbmtem FÐmtemNn®p. ]t¢, the|má XethZ\bmWv. Znhkw apgphË XsÒ aq|n\p Xmsg hnckambn ]ndp]ndpÃv AtemkcsÔSpÃns|m¾ncn|pw. \mep amkªç|p apÚv Hcp the|mcnsb ]d¹p hnºtÔmç Ahç Bizkn®p. hoºp tPmenbpsS `mcapcpIn AhfpsS \Sphn\p Npâpw ASn¹p IqSnbncpÐp. AhfpsS BImcw CtÔmç Xncn¹mWncn|pÐXv. IpºnIsf t\m|m\mfnæmÃXmWv henb {]iv\w. CXn\nsS Hcp Znhkw, Hcev]w {iÊ amdnbtÔmç aIç Hmhnã \nÐpw shè|pÔnsbSpÃv hmbnenºp, Nh®p If¹p. kp]áÁbv|Xv henb hnjaambn. IpºnbpsS hmbnã \nÐpw NnæpIç amâmË hnjan®p. AhpsS \m|v Aªnªv Iodn apdn¹ncpÐp. ]nsÐbhfpsS aew ]cntim[n|m\mbn tUmIvSdpsS ASptÃ|v ]m¹p.
`mctÃmsS Ahç Iºnenã \nsÐgptÐâv t{UmbnwKv dqante|v t]mbn. aI\pw aIfpw D®Ãnã Ii]ni IqSpÐp. Ahfhsc amân., {]tXyIw apdnIfnem|n. Ah\hsÒ IfnÔmºªsfSpÃv Ifn|mË ]d¹p. NqseSpÃv \new hrÃnbm|n. ]mNIw - CÃncn Ign¹mhsº FÐp IcpXn.
PbÌv Xncn®p hcptÚmtg|pw AhfpsS tPmen ]IpXn t]mepw XoáÐnºnæmbncpÐp. "F\ns|mcp \nanjÃne[nIw th¾" - Ahç ]d¹p. [rXnbnã hkv{Xw amâm\mbn t]mbn. AeamcbpsS Xmt|mã FhnsStbm sh®p adÐp. tXSnsbSp|mË Ipd®p kabw t]mbn. PbÌv apJw hoáÔn®v, Akzö\mbn apËhmXnen\SpÃv \nev]mWv. "Bbn.... hcpÐp, Hcp \nanjw." - Ahç ]d¹psIm¾ncpÐp. sNcpÔnSmË t\m|nbtÔmghbpsS aosX I\Ãnã s]mSn ASn¹ncn|pÐp. Iptd \mfmbn AhfXWnbmdnæmbncpÐp. XpSbv|m\mbn Ahç Npâpw t\m|n - "Hcp {_jv, XpWn|jWw." ]nsÐ \neÃnºv sImºnb tijw Cºp, hmXnã AS®p-]qºn [rXntbmsS ]pdtÃ|v \SÐp.
¡n\n|nseÃptÚmtg|pw kabw ]Xns\mÐmhmdmbncpÐp. AtXâhpw Xnc|pè kabamWv. apÐnã henb Iyq."\ntÐmSv XnSp|w IqºnbsXÌns\Ðv CtÔmç a\ünemtbm?" - PbÌv tNmZn®p. "bphá ssl\ünsÒ DÃch\pkcn®v sNàms\\n|v ]ânæ. F{X FfpÔamsWÐv IcpXpÐpthm?" - Ahfpw Xncn®p ]d¹p. PbÌv aIsÒ ssI ]nSn®psIm¾v ]d¹p - "icn, RmË ]pdÃv ImÃv \nã|mw. \obIÃp t]mbn Ip¹ns\ tUmIvSsd ImWn|q. tUmIvSá {Xn]mTnbpw `mcybpw \æ Xnc|nemWv."
Ahç AIÃp Ibdnsb©nepw Iptd t\ctÃ|v tUmIvSá Ahsf I¾tXbnæ.HmtcmcpÃsc XpSáÐv Abmç tai|cnInte|v \oªns|m¾ncpÐp. tUmIvSá XmË t\m|pÐ tcmKnbnã \nÐv ZrjvSnIfpbáÃpÐp¾v, Npâpw t\m|pÐpsh©nepw, XnI®pw NnÌm a¦amWv - IÁpIç. kp]áÁ Xebmºn AtÉlÃnsÒ IÁnãs]SmË {ian®p. ]t¢ AXv shdpsXbmbncpÐp. icn|pè PohnXÃnã tUm.{Xn]mTn hyXykvX\msWÐv tXmÐn. AhfpsS kz]v\Ãnte|mf buê\bp~\mbncpÐp, s\ânbnã hcIfp¾mbncpÐnæ. AtÉlw A³Sn c¾n³nã IqSpXe s]m|apèh\mbncpÐp. C{Xbv|ªv hnipÊ\æmbncpÐp. CXpt]mse Xnc|pèht\m Akzöt\m AæmbncpÐp. AtÉlÃnsÒ aoi CtÔmç XsÐ ]IpXn \c®nºp¾v - Ahç {iÊn®p. kz]v\Ãnã AbmfpsS apJw \æXsæ©nepw hyXykvXhpw ]ucpjw \nd¹XpambncpÐp - Hcp sImÃp]WnbnseÐ t]mse.
AhfpsS Dugambn.
"FÌm?" tUmIvSá tNmZn®p.
kp]áÁ XsÒ Hma\ aIç Kvfmüp IpÔn hngpªmË {ian® Imcyw ]d¹p.
"\nªç sNdnb IpºnIsf {iÊn|Ww." - tUmIvSá ]d¹p.
AtÉlÃnsÒ i_vZÃnã CjvSt|SnsÒ kv]áiw. Itkc ]ndInte|v Xèn, aIsf ]cntim[\m apdnbnte|v sIm¾phcmË ]d¹v AbmsfgptÐâp. AhnsS taibnã Ahsf InSÃn hbá sXmºpw AaáXÃXnbpw t\m|n. aIç AhnsS|nSÐv ssIImenf|n. kp]áÁ AhfpsS ssIàpw Imepw ]nSn®\ªmsX InSÃn. tUmIvSá AhfpsS hmbneqsS D]IcWanºtÔmç Ahç apJw Xncn®p. kp]áÁ Ahsf icnbm|n \náÃn. \ocksÔº tUmIvSá AhtfmSv Ipºnsb Fªns\ ]nSn|WsaÐv ]dbmË adÐnæ. AbmfpsS \o¾ ]cntim[\ Iá|ihpw kq¢vahpambncpÐp. Ahkm\w Abmç ]d¹p - IpºnbpsS hbânsemÐpanæ. kp]áÁ imÌbmbn. ^okv sImSpÃtÔmgbmf ths¾Ðp ]d¹p. acpÐpw Ipdn®næ. taiÔpdÃp \nÐpw ae]cntim[\m ^ehpsaSpÃhç, ssIIqÔn, \akvImcw tcJsÔSpÃn ]pdÃp hÐp.
PbÌv ¡n\n|n\p apÐnã tdmUn\SptÃ|v NphSp sh|pÐXhç I¾p. aIË tNmt¡ân\v IeÚp IqºpÐp. PbÌpw tUmIvSdpsS ASptÃ|v htc¾XmbncpÐp - Ahç|v tXmÐn. tUmIvSá aIsf ]cntim[n|pÐ kabÃv Abmç ASpÃp¾mbncpsЩnã \ÐmbncpÐp. Ahç IpºnIç|v tNmt¡âv hmªns|mSpÃp, hoºnte|v hÐp.
]nÐoSv cm{Xnbnã, Fæm hoºp]WnIfpw Ign¹v, kp]áÁ ]ndInse hmXnã AS®p, apÐnse tKâpw. ^nãâdnã \nÐv c¾p Kvfmüv shèsaSpÃv, AXpambn s_Uv dqante|v hÐp. ]mã XWpÃncpÐp, AXv ]m{XÃnem|n. {^nUvPnã sh®p, DWªnb XpWnIç aS|n dm|nã sh®p. t{UmbnwKv dqanã Sn.hn., ^mË, sseâpIç AtÔmgpw HmWnã InS|pÐp, AhbW®p. ]nsÐbpw apÐnse hmXnã AS®pshÐpdÔp hcpÃn s_Unte|v.
"\n\|v hmbn|Wsa©nã s_Uv emw]v IÃnt®mfq."- PbÌv ]d¹p.
Ipd®p t\cw hmbn|pÐXv Ahç|v CjvSamsW©nepw CÐv XoáÃpw AhibmWv - "Rm\ªv ¢oWn®p, IÁv Xpd|mË hà."
Ahç sImXpIp hebv|ItÃ|v \oªn. IpºnIç InS|hncn aÊyÃnã \nÐv amân|f¹ncn|pÐp. AhfXp t\scbm|n, FæmbnStÃ|pw. AXnÃncn _pÊnapºmbncpÐp. PbÌn\v Hcp ssI IoSmambncpÐp, AbmfXv sNbvXnæ. InSÐtÔmç Abmç ssI AhfpsS Acs|ºnã sh®p. 'ssZhta' Ahç hnNmcn®p. "amâanæmÃXv, CXv hà." Ahç F{X ¢oWnXbmsWÐv Abmç ImWpÐntæ? Ahç sasæ AbmfpsS \ofapè ssI Xºnamân. ]t¢ ssI ]ntÐbpang¹v hÐp. CÃhW Ahç IWniXtbmsS \ncmIcn®p.
"Hm...\obnÐv tUm. {Xn]mTnsb I¾ntæ? Asæ? " - PbÌv hywKy®ncntbmsS ]d¹p. "\nsÒ kz]v\w km¢mXvIcn®nsæ?" kp]áÁ \nÐp t]mbn. CXv \nÎyamb ASnbmWv. PbÌv ]dbpÐXv FsÌÐv AbmfdnbpÐpthm ! Aæ CXv shdpw Xamitbm? ASn®aáÃensÒ Cu coXnIç|nSbnã FXnát|¾sXsÌms|sbÐhç|v a\ünemIpÐp. _emã|mcw sNàsÔSpÐXmbncpÐp CXnepw t`Zw.
samgnamâw: - {]aof sI.]n.
