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       "F´p sN¿p-t¼mgpw c-­p h«w Btem-Nn-¡Ww' Fs¶mcp ]g-sam-gn-bp-­v. Btem-N-\-bn-Ãm¯ {]-hr¯n ]e-t¸mgpw \s½ B]-¯n Nm-Sn-¡pw.

\½psS ]mhw alm-_en IpSp-¡nÂs]-«Xv A§-s\-btÃ? X]-kp-sN-¿p¶Xn\p k-ao-]¯p h¶p  s]m¡-an-Ãm¯ Hcp _me³ aq¶Sn Øew Zm\w tNmZn-¨-t¸mÄ A-t±lw c­p-h«w Btem-Nn-¡m³ \n¶n-Ã. aq¶Sn Øe-atÃ? hfsc \nÊmcw! tI-«-]-Sn Xs¶ sImSp-¡m-sa¶p k½-Xn-¨p. HSp-hn F´p-]än? Xe-bnen-cp¶ Inco-S-hpw `cn-¡m-\pÅ knwlm-k-\hpw cmPyhpw \jvS-am-bntÃ?

`mc-X-¯n hntZ-in-IÄ IS-¶p-IqSm-\n-S-bm-bXpw C¯cw  Btem-N-\-¡p-d-hn-eq-sS-bm-Wv. ]Xn-t\gmw\q-äm-­v. jmP-lm³ N{I-hÀ¯n-bmWv A¶v \mSp-`-cn-¨n-cp-¶-Xv.

s]s«-s¶mcp Znhkw At±-l-¯n-sâ sIm«m-c-¯n Hcp Xo¸n-S-p¯-ap-­m-bn. h-enb \mi-\-jvS-§Ä kw`-hn-¨p. A¡q-«-¯n At±-l-¯nsâ Hm-a-\-¸p{Xn ]m-Zv-jmbv¡p Kpcp-X-c-ambn s]mÅ-teäp! sIm«mcw sshZy-·m-scÃmw ]Tn¨]Wn ]bän t\m-¡n. Hcp ^ehpw I­n-Ã. ]mZvjm Hmtcm \nan-j-hpw ac-W-t¯mS-Sp-¡p-I-bm-sW-¶v FÃm-hcpw IW-¡p-Iq-«n.

Ipamcnsb c£n-¡m³ F´m-sWm-cp hgn?  þN-{I-hÀ¯nbpw ]cn-hm-c-§fpw X-e-]p-Iªv Btem-N-\-bm-bn. ]t£, F´p-^ew? BÀ¡pw- H-cp t]mwh-gnbpw Is­-¯m-\m-bn-Ã.

FÃmw ]cm-P-b-s¸-«-t¸mÄ jmP-lm³ N{I-hÀ¯n cmP-k-` hnfn¨p Iq«n.

\½psS B-tcm-aÂ]p-{Xnsb c-£n-¡m³ F´m-sWmcp hgn? þ A-t±lw k`m-hm-kn-I-tfmSv Bcm-ªp. A-t¸mÄ a{´n-am-cn HcmÄ Fgp-t¶äp ]dªp:

Xncp-ta-\n, kqd-än  Hcp Cw¥o-jp-Im-c³ tUmIvSÀ h¶p Xma-kn-¡p-¶p-­v. h-f-sc t]cp-tI« Bfm-Wv. A-bmsf ImWn-¨m Ipam-cn-bpsS Po-h³ c£-s¸-t«-¡pw.

F´v! Cw¥o-jp-Im-c³ tUm-Iv-S-tdm? BcmWXv? -þN-{I-hÀ¯n Xnc-¡n.

H-«pw sshIn-bnÃ; ]ntä¶p Xs¶ tUm-IvSÀ K{_n-tb h¶p. ]m-Zv-jm-sb ]cn-tim-[n-¨p. Bh-iy-amb acp-¶p-IÄ \evIn. Ipamcn c£-s¸-«p. jm-P-lm³ N{I-hÀ-¯n-bpw sIm«m-c-hm-kn-Ifpw kt´m-j-¯m aXn-a-d-¶p.

tUmIvSÀ K{_ntbÂ, Xm¦Ä-¡n-¶v F´p {]Xn-^-e-amWp \mw X-tc-­Xv? N-{I-hÀ¯n kulr-Z-]qÀhw At\z-jn-¨p.

F\n¡p {]Xn^-e-sam¶pw th­. Hcp Imcyw am{Xw A§v A\p-h-Zn-¨m aXn þ tUm-IvSÀ A`yÀ°n-¨p.

F´p-th-W-sa-¦nepw tNmZn-t¨m-fq. aSn-t¡­  N{I-hÀ¯n \nÀ_-Ôn-¨p.

{_n«o-jp-ImÀ¡p `mc-X-¯nsâ a®n h-cm\pw ChnsS I¨-hSw \S-¯m\pw A-\p-hmZw \evIWw. tUm-IvSÀ K{_ntb ssIIq-¸n.

icn AXp \mw A\p-h-Zn-¨n-cn-¡p¶p þ N{I-hÀ¯n, tUmIvS-dpsS ssIIÄ ]nSn¨pIp-ep-¡ns¡m­p ]d-ªp.

A§-s\-bmWp {_n«ojv CuÌn´ym I¼\n BZy-ambn `mc-X-a-®n Imep Ip¯n-b-Xv. AtXmsS Cw¥o-jp-ImÀ ChntS¡v Hgp-In-sb-¯n.- Xm-a-kn-bmsX \mw Ah-cp-sS ASn-a-I-fm-Ip-Ibpw sNbvXp.

t\m¡-tW, jmP-lm³ N{I-hÀ¯n c­p-h«w Btem-Nn-¨n-cp-s¶-¦n \mw Hcn-¡-epw {_n«o-jp-Im-cpsS ASn-a-I-fm-Ip-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. HmÀ¡pI; F´p sN¿p-t¼mgpw \-½Ä c­p-h«w Btem-Nn-¡-Ww.

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