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]n¶n-te-¡v t\m¡p-t¼mÄ H¯ncn hgnIÄ ]n¶n-«-t]m-se. ImSpw, ae-I-fpw

Xmn H¯ncnsbm¯ncn AI-se-sb-¯ntbm Xm³ F¶v cLpdmw IpWvTn-X-s¸-«p.
HmÀ½-IÄ ]n¶n-te¡v ]mbm³ XpS-§n. At\I hÀj-§Ä ]n¶n«v HSp-hn Iem-e-
b-¯nsâ hcm-´-I-fn Abmfpw, Abm-fpsS kz]v\-§fpw F¯n-t¨À¶p. Abm-fpsS
kz]v\-§sf ambn-¨p-sImv t^m¬ s_Ã-Sn-¨p. AXv Atem-k-c-ambn AbmÄ¡v
tXm¶n.

ltem BcmWv?
Rm³ Ip¡p-hmWv G«m.
AhnsS kpJ-amtWm?
kpJw Xs¶ FÃmw Cuizm-cm-\p-{Klw.
G«s\ ImW-sW-a¶v ]d-ªp.
Bcv?
cLpdmw hymIp-e-\mbn.
sshI
sshI-tbm?

Hcm-bncw Aán-kv^p-enw-K-§Ä Abmsf s]mXn-ªp. lrZ-b-th-Z-\-

tbmsS AbmÄ t^m¬ sh¨p. AkvX-ab kqcy\v I\-Im-¼-c-¯nsâ Nph-¸p-s¶v
AbmÄ¡v tXm¶n.

hopw t^m¬.
G«-s\-´n\m t^m¬ sh¨Xv? AhÄ tZjy-s¸-«p.
AtX ag-Nm-ä-epv? CSn-sbm-¨-IÄ tIÄ¡p-¶ntÃ?
Fs´m-s¡bm Fsâ G«³ ]d-bWXv?
Ip¡q, Cu ag-bmbn s]¿-WXv F´m¶-dnt¿m?
Hcp ZpxJIhnbpsS hnem-]-§sf¶m-bn-cn¡pw ]d-bm³ t]mWXv F\n-¡-dn-
bmw. þ AhÄ ]p©n-cn-¨p.

atgsS IY-b-dnt¿zm? H¯ncn \mfp-IÄ¡v tijw _²-i-{Xp-¡-fmb CSnbpw

an¶epw Ip-ap-«n. F¶pw AhÀ¡n-S-bn shÃp-hn-fn-IÄ am{X-am-bn-
cp-¶p. AXn H¯ncn Poh-\p-IÄ s]men-ªp. ]t£, C¶m-Zy-ambn AhÀ ]dªp þ
""ag-bmbv s]¿-W-sa-¶v, a®nsâ AKm-[-amb KÀ`-]m-{X-¯n-en-cp¶p Ic-
bp¶ hn¯p-IÄ¡v Poh-\p-m-¡-W-sa-¶v, Ah-bn Xfn-cn-e-I-fpw sam«p-Ifpw
Dm-Ipt¼mÄ Ah-cpsS kt´m-j-¯n \ap¡pw ]¦p-tN-c-W-sa-¶v, Cubmw-]m-ä-
IÄ¡v NndpIv apf-¸n-¡-W-sa¶v''.
 F´m G«m Ic-bp-I-bmtWm? t^mWn-eqsS i_vZ-¯ns\mcp amäw. Fsâ
F«sâ i_vZsam¶p amdn-bm t]mepw F\n-¡-dn-bmw.

sNSn-I-fpsS kt´mjw Cs¶{X hep-Xm-bn-cn¡mw AtÃ? þ AXv ]dªv

AbmÄ \ni-_vZ-\m-bn.

F«m, Fs¶ ]än-¡-cp-tX, Fsâ G«³ Ic-bp-I -X-s¶-bm-Wv. C§-s\-sbms¡

kw`-hn-¡p-t¼mÄ kt´m-jn-¡p-I-btà th-Xv? C¶v Cbmw-]m-ä-Isf t]mse Fsâ
G«sâ a\Êpw DbÀ¶p ]d-¡pw XoÀ¨.

Ip¡q, C¶-se-I-fn `qan-bpsS DÅ-d-I-fn ITn\amb NqS¯v hn¯p-I-fpsS

Poh³ H¯ncn thZ-\n-¨n-cn-¡m-w AtÃ?

tN«sâ thZm´w tI«p-a-Sp-¯p. AÃ G«m, Rms\´m sshtI-t\mSv ]d-tb-Xv?

\mfs¯ {]`m-X-¯nse ]pXp-a-®n\v F´p kpK-Ô-am-Wp-m-bn-cn-¡pIsb¶-

dnt¿zm? þ AbmÄ A«-l-kn-¡m³ XpS-§n.

Rm³ t^m¬ sh¡p-hmt«zm þ B kzc-¯nse \ockw AbmÄ Xncn-¨-dn-ªp.

Ahn-sS§pw hopw \ni-_vZ-am-bn. ag-bpsS t\À¯ Ne-\-§Ä am{Xw.

AXm A§-Ise DW§n hc Hcp I\-Im-¼cs¨Sn-bn Pohsâ XpSn-¸p-IÄ Dm-Ip-
¶p. Ce-IÄ h¶v, sam«p-IÄ ]qhmbv Nncn-¡m³ XpS-§p-¶p. At¸mÄ Hcn-fw-
ImähnsS hoin. kvt\lw Hcn-¡epw Ah-km-\n-¡p-¶n-Ã þ Fs¶mcp i_vZw Ahn-S-
amsI amsäm-en-sIm-p. s]s«¶v ame-tImÀ¡m³ ]q¡Ä tXSn Hcp s]¬Ip«n AhnsS
h¶p. I\-Im-¼-c-¸q-¡fpw Ah-fp-sS apJs¯ ]p©n-cnbpw Htc-t]m-se-bm-bn-cp-
¶p. kXy-tam, anYytbm F¶-dn-bmsX cLpdmw Xcn¨p \n¶p.

I
HmÀ½-IÄ¡v Xnc-bn-f¡w

""\msf kqcy\pZn-¡pw AkvX-an¡pw, ]q¡-fp-m-Ipw s]mgn-bpw, hnjp

hcpw, HmWw hcpw. ]t£ amä-an-Ãm¯ H¶p-v. AsX-´m¶-dnt¿m F«\v? F\n¡v
G«-t\m-SpÅ kvt\lw'' sshI-bpsS i_vZw Cs¶-sb-¶-t]mse Abm-fpsS IÀ®-]p-S-
§-fn Ae-b-Sn-¨p.

]t£, sshI \½psS kvt\l-¯n\v F´mWv ]än-bXv? \½Ä BßmÀ°-ambn

kvt\ln-¨n-cp-¶ntÃ? FÃmw ^nkn-Ivknse Xnbdnt]mse þ Hmtc NmÀÖpÅ IW-
§Ä hnIÀjn-¡p-¶p. \½Ä cp t]cpw Htc t]mse kvt\ln-¨n-cn-¡mw. AXp-sIm-m-
bn-cn¡mw sshIm, \½Ä ]ncn-ªp-t]m-b-Xv? UmÄ«\v kvXpXn. Xnbdn hnP-bn-
¨-tÃm. `qan-bpsS Ne\w t]mepw ^nkn-Ivkn-em-sW¶v AÑsâ hm¡p-IÄ Abm-
tfmÀ¯p. Xm³ ImcWw `qan-bpsS Ne\w \n¶m ssZh-¯n-\tà Ipd-¨nev þ AXp-]-
dªv A«-l-kn-¡m³ XpS-§n. ZpxJ-¯nsâ I\-ep-IÄ thZ-\n-¸n-¡p-t¼mÄ \odn sh®o-
dm-hm-Xn-cn-¡m³ AbmÄ Ip-]n-Sn¨ sSIvt\m-f-\n-bmWo A«-lm-kw. Xsâ ]
nd-¶m-fp-IÄ Hcn-¡epw AbmÄ BtLm-jn-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. tImtf-Pn sshI ]nW-¡-
¯nem-bm t]mepw FÃm-hÀ¡pw kzoävkv taSn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¯p-sImv AbmÄ
Ah-fpsS ]nd-¶mÄ BtLm-jn-¨n-«p-v.

F´n\m Fs¶bn§s\ kvt\-ln-¡p-¶-Xv F¶-hÄ tNmZn-¡p-t¼mÄ AbmÄ aµ-l-

kn-¡pw. F¶n«p ]dbpw, 'taml³-em-ensâ kn\n-a-bn Hcp IYm-]m{Xapv "tN«-
ѳ', Fs¶b§s\ hnfn-t¡zm? ImcWw F\n¡v \nt¶m-SpÅ kvt\lw A§\m tXm¶-W-
Xv.

F\n¡n§-\m-tcmSpw tXm¶o-«n-Ã,
kvt\l-¯nsâ hnhn[ Xe-§Ä Abmsf h«p-]n-Sn-¸n-¡p-¶p-m-bn-cn¡mw.
Adnt¿zm, F\n-s¡mcp s]§-fnÃ, B Øm\-t¯¡v \ns¶ Rm³ Zs¯-Sp-t¯m-s«? AbmÄ
Ah-fpsS apJ-t¯¡v t\m¡n.

F\n-¡n-jvS-Ã þ AhÄ tZjy-s¸-«p. Fsâ A¸m-hp¡njvSÃ, A½m-hp-¡n-jvS-

Ã, A\n-b-\n-jvSÃ Ah-scm¶pw k½-Xn-¡n-Ã, a\-kn-em-tbm¶v?
þ sshI-bpsS apJw Npa¶p.

Ct¸m I s]®nsâ apJw sN¼-c-¯n¸q t]mep-v. Ipd¨v RmhÂ]gw IqSn Nh¨v

\mhp \o«n-bm AÊ `{Z-Im-fn-bm-bn þ AbmÄ Ifn-bm-¡n.

F\n-s¡m¶pw tIÄ¡- þ AhÄ sNhn-IÄ cpw ssIIÄsImps]m¯n I®p-I-f-S¨v

Ae-dn. AbmÄ Xe Ip\n-¨n-cp-¶p.

]ns¶ ]Xps¡ Ah-fpsS I®p-I-fn-te¡v t\m¡n. Hcp I\-Im-¼-c-¸qhv Ah-fnÂ

hncn-bp-¶Xv Iv AbmÄ kt´m-jn-¨p.

\½sft¸mse Htc-«-\pw, A\n-b-¯nbpw temI¯v Dm-hnà AtÃ?

AsX´m? þ AhÄ tNmZn¨p
AÃm, cà-_Ôw t]mep-an-Ãm¯ \ns¶ A\n-bn¯o¶v hnfn-¨m AXv hey
ImcytÃ! AbmÄ A«-l-kn-¨p.

A\n-b-¯n, A\n-b¯n F\n-¡n-jvS-Ãm¶v Hcm-bncw h«w ]d-ªp.

Fsâ A¸m-hp¡njvSÃ, A½m-hp-¡n-jvS-Ã, A\n-b-\n-jvSÃ. C\n an-cpXv.
 A§s\ Ie-l-§-fn Hcp Zn\w Ah-km-\n-¨p. A¶m ]nW-¡-§-sfÃmw thZ-\-
I-fm-bn-cp-¶p. ]t£ C¶v Gähpw a[p-c-ap-ÅXv B HmÀ½-IÄ¡m-Wp¶ cLp-dm-
an\v tXm¶n. "cà-_-Ô-an-Ãm¯ A\n-b-¯n-¡p-«n' þ A§-s\-
bmWv sshIsb AbmÄ hnti-jn-¸n-¨n-cp-¶-Xv. AXns\¡pdn-t¨mÀ¯p Abm-sf¶pw
A`n-am-\n-¨n-cp-¶p. ]t£ kp\m-an-IÄ Ah-cpsS kmtlm-Z-cy-
¯nepw Ae-bSn¡p-sa¶v Abm-sfm-cn-¡epw {]Xo-£n-¨-tX-bn-Ã.

Dd-§m³ InS-¶-t¸mgpw AbmÄ Ahsf¡p-dn-¨mWv HmÀ¯Xv.

At\Iw hÀj-§Ä IS¶v ISepw, aebpw Xmn C\n-bp-samcp kulr-Ztam? F

´n\v? BÀ¡p-thn? kvt\l-¯n-s\m¶pw Hcp hne-bp-an-Ãm-sb¶p hnNm-cn-¨n-cp¶
Hcp Ime-L-«-ap-m-bn-cp-¶p. A¶p \o h¶n-cp-s¶-¦nÂ, H¶p ann-bn-cps¶-¦nÂ
kvt\l-¯n-s\-¦nepw hne-bp-m-hp-am-bn-cp-¶p. aäp-Å-h-cpsS A]-hm-Z-{]-N-
c-W-§-fn Ahfpw Xs¶ IsÃ-dn-ªp.

F¶n«pw a\-Ên AhÄ X¶ GI k½m-\-amb "s]³kn-ensâbs¯ Npa¶

]ªn- {]-Xna' AbmÄ Hfn-¸n¨p sh¨p. B {]Xna ]e-t¸mgpw kz]v\-§-fn IS¶p h¶v
Abmsf t\m¡n Nncn-¡p-am-bn-cp¶p. AXn Poh-\p-s-¶p-hsc AbmÄ¡v tXm¶n-
bn-«p-v. a\-Ên Hcn-¡epw "acn-¡m¯ kvt\lw' kq£n¨p hbv¡p-¶-hÀ¡v Bß-
an{Xw, {_q«-km-bm t]mepw Ahsc Adn-bmsX kvt\ln-¨p-sIm-t-bn-cn-¡pw.

A³t] inhw þ cLpdmw a{´n-¨p.

(Xp-S-cpw....)