Ip--s Ub-dn-pdnpI

Rmb-dm-gvN-bpsS Bekyw apgp-h Dsmv ]qap-J-n--bn-en-cpv ]{Xw

hmbn-bvp-tm ]Sn Xpd-p i_vZw tIp. Ip---\m-bn-cp-p. ]{Xw Xmsg
shv Rm Ip--s\ FXn-tc-p. Xn-bn-tebvp Ib-dn-bn-cpv Ip--
Nncn-p.
Unkw-_-dm-btm amkw Fv F\nbvv Hm h-p. Fm sImhpw
Ip--\v Ubdn thWw. Ign ]p ]{p sIm-am-bn-p ]Xn-hm-Wv.
Unkw-_-dnse GsX-nepw Rmb-dm-gvN Ip-- Ib-dn-hcp-w. F\nbvp Innb
Ub-dn-I apgp-h Rm Abmp apn \nc-p-w. Ip-- X\nbvp
t_m[n Ubdn Xnc-s-Spv aS-p-Ibpw sNpw.
F-s\-sb-n-ep-ap
Ubdnsbmpw
t]mcm
Ip---\v.
Hcp
t]Pns cp Xob-Xn-I-fp Ub-dn-I Abm FSp-mdn-. Hcp XobXnbvv apgp-h t]Ppw Dm-bn-cn-bv-Ww.
A-s\-bp Ub-dn-I-fns
Nnetm i\nbvpw Rmb-dn\pw IqSn Hcp t]tP Dm-bn-cn-bvq. Ip--\v
AXp t]mcm. Ggp Znh-k-n\pw apgp-h t]Pp Xs thWw. Ubdn F{Xtmfw
hep-XmtWm A{X-tmfw ktm-j-am-hpw Ip--\v.
R-fp-sS ASp-p tImf-\n-bnse At-hm-kn-bmWv Ip--. aq
aI\v IpSpw_w t]mn-sm-p-t]m-hm-\p Hcp tPmen Xc-s-tXmsS Ip--
]Wnbvpt]mv \nn. Ap apX-emWv Abm Ub-dn-sb-gpp XpS-n-b-Xv.
kvIqfn Fs H-am-bn-cpp Ip--. Ggn tXm-tXmsS Abm
]Tnp \nn. As Hw then sIm t]mbn-p-S-n. appthen-I
Bpw Bh-iy-an-m-Xm-b-tm hm-Wn hi-amn Ip--. ]t ]WnbpsS `mK-ambn Innb Xsp thZ\ Abmsf Ah-i-\m-n. aI ]Tnbvm
A{X tami-a-m-Xn-cp-Xv Ip--s `mKyw.
Ip---\v kvIqfn t]mhm Hpw C-ap-m-bn-cp-n. kzw t]cp
Xs icn-bvs-gp-Xm Ign-n-cpn Abmv. Iq--c- Abmsf Ipg-n.
"R' Cc-n-n-bvm {ian-bvp-tm AXv FhnsS \n-W-sa Bi-b-p-g--nembn Abm. AXp-sImv shdpw "R'bn Abm AsXm-Xp-n. AXp-sIm-pXs XpSp A-c--sfmpw Cc-n-n-bvm- Abm an\-s-Xpan-.
As\ "IpRb-]' ]pkvX-I-ns apJtPn hSn-Ipn Iq\n-qSn\np.
AXn\p am{Xw amj-m-cpsS NqchSn thp-thmfw hmnshbvpIbpw sNbvXp
Ip--.
""Hpw Imcy-ambn Inn-bn-n-tm Ip--m,'' Rm ]d-p. sNdnb Nne
Ub-dn-I-fmWv CXp-hsc Inn-bn-p--Xv. henbh C\nbpw Inm-\n-cn-bvp--tX-bp-p.
BZy-am-k-ns Ah-km-\-sam-s-bmWv ]ecpw
Xcm-dp--Xv.
Ip--\v
A{Xbpw Imn-cn-bvm ]n-. P\p-hcn Hmn Xs Abm-v FgpXnpS-Ww.
Ubdn Fgp-Xp ioew F\nbvp Xosc-bn-. ]e-hw {ian-n-p-s-nepw
Htm ctm Znh-k-n-\-p-d-tbvv AXp IS-n-n-. B Ub-dn-I Bpw
Hcp-]-Im-c-hp-an-msX ]mgmn-f-Xp am{Xw anw.
Hcp- Ub-dn-sb-gp-p-Im-cs IY tIn-p-v. hnkvXcnp Xs F-gp-Xm ]pdsp. cp Znh-k-w Ign--tm-gmWv a\-n-em-b-Xv Hcp hyXym-k-hp-an Znhksv.
AXp-sImv sImm-h-km\w hsc Fm Xmfp-I-fnepw "do do
FsgpXn Ubdn tai-h-en-n -shp]qn.
Ip--\v FmWv C{X-sbms Fgp-Xm-\p--sXv a\-n-em-bn-n-.
AXpw sXp-Iq-SmsX Hcp hmN-Iw t]mepw apgp-anbvm ]m Ip---\v.
FmWv Ip-- Znh-khpw Fgp-Xn-sm-n-cn-bvp-Xv F-dn-bm F\nbvv
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tamlanm-n--. ]t tNmZn-bvp-Xv acym-Z-b--tm.

bntebvv Fn-t\m-p-Xpw icn-b-.

ap--h-cpsS Ub-dn-

As-n
Fpw
FgpXnshbvm
X-hw
Ip---tbpw
Ftbpsams Pohn-X-n Fm-Wp-Xv? Rm Znh-khpw IrXy-k-a-bv Fgptv Htc _n tPmen--ev Fp-Ibpw Htc ]Wn Xs sNp-Ibpw ncw_n aS-n-sb-p-I-bp-w sNp-p. thZ-\n-bvp Xs-p-ambn Ip--
Znhkw apgp-h\pw hons Ccn-bvp-p.
Hcp ]t Cu hon-en-cn-mbncnbvptam Ip--s\ Ub-dn-sb-gp-Xm
t{]cn-n-bvp-Xv? tPmen-bn\np hnc-an-Xn\p tij-amWv A hni-Z-amb Ubdn-sb-gpp XpS-n-b-Xv. XpSv Im \qm-tmfw AXp \op-\n-p. cm{Xnbpw
]Iepw Xnfpw sNmbpsams t_m[-ns AXn-cp-I-fn Ipg-p-a-dnbpXp
hsc. ]noSv aen-sh Ubdn t]mse A \mep sIm-tm-fw Zo\nS-bn InSp. Znh-k-fpsS Imn iq\y-amb B t]Pp-I adn-psImtbn-cpp.
As Ub-dn-I-fn Fm-bn-cpp? R-tf-p-dn-s-s-nepw Dmhptam
F hrn-sI Pnmk Rsf ]nSn-IqSn. cl-ky-ambn kqn-p-sh-bv-s
Ah As ac-W-tijw R Is-Sp-p. icn-bm-bn-cp-p. a-tf-p-dnp
As {]Xo--I ]eXpw Ah-bn {]Xn-^-en-n-cp-p. ]t A AsXmpw
R-tfmSv t\cnp ]d-n-. X ka-bv Adn-bn-ncp-s-n AXn Ipd-snepw kmm-cn-bvm Rp Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-tm F Nn-bn CSbvnsS R Dcp-In.
{]Xo--I am{X-am-bn-cp-n As Ub-dn-I-fn Dm-bn-cp--Xv. XnIpw
iq\y-ambn IS-p-t]mbn Fp Icp-X-s B Znh-k--fnse hepXpw sNdp-Xp-amb
Htsd Imcy- Rv Hms-Sp-m-\m-bXv B Ub-dn-m-fp-I-fn\n-m-Wv.
kw`m-j-W--f-Sw ]eXpw A Fgp-Xn-sh-n-cp-p. Fsmw sIm-cp-Xm-bva-IfmWv Cuiz-cm, \ \nXy-Po-hn-X-n ]d-p-Iq-p-Xv!
tPmen sNp Imepw A Ubdn Icp-Xnbn-cp-p. AXp ]t hfsc
sNdn-b-Xm-bn-cp-p. hchp sNehp IW-p-I Fgp-Xm am{X-amWv A Ah D]tbm-Kn-n-cp--Xv. Htmp-tm Ahbpw Ncn-{X-tc-J-I-fm-Wv. Ctm Ah adn-pt\m-p-tm Am-es Pohn-X-ns Hcp Nn{Xw Inppv. Ikyq-a-dnkw
C-t-tmse hrn-sI--Xm-bn-cp-n Fv B hc-hp-sN-e-hp-I-W-p-I hnfn-p]-d-bp-p. Cv Bh-iy-n\pw A\m-h-iy-n-\p-ambn Fs-m-amWv \ hmnq-p-Xv!
]e Ub-dn-Ifpw Ncn-{X-tc-J-I-fmbn amdm-dp-v. Ah ]e-Xpw ]pkvX-I-cq-]n hn-p-ap-v. B {^mv F s]Ip-n-bpsS \njv-f-X Xpfp-p Ubdn-p-dn-p-I Ip-In-n-b-tm-gmWtm \mkn--`o-I-c-X-bpsS ]e apJ-fpw sXfn-Xv.
ae-bm-f-n Ccw ]pkvX-I- Ipd-t-bpp. "kn. Ap-X-ta-t\ms
Ub-dn-p-dn-p-I' Ahbn-sem-m-bn-cp-p. apapJy-a-{n-bpsS efn-X-Po-hn-X-ns
Nn{X-tm-sSmw henb tXmXn-e-s-nepw tIc-f-ns kao-]-Im-e-N-cn{Xhpw
AXn Hfn-an-p-p-v.
B Ub-dn-p-dn-p-I ]c-ky-am-n-bXp icnbmtbm F kwibw ]nmev Dbp-hncpp. Hcm\p-Im-en-I-n AXp {]kn--s-Sp-m XpS-n-bXp
apXte B kwibw Nne Dbnp. {]tXy-Inpw Hcm-fpsS ac-W-tijw AXv {]kn-s-Sp-p-Xv DNnX-amtWm? ampw hmbn-bvm thn Fgp-X-s-Sp--Xtm Ub-dn-I. ap--h-tc-p-dnv Akp-J-I-c-amb ]cm-ai- t]mep-ap-m-bncnbvpw. Ap-X-ta-t\m\msW-n ]eXpw a\p Xpdv Fgp-Xn-bn-cp-p.
a\-n-ep-Xv apgp-h Xpd-s-gp-Xm-\pXmWv Nnep Ub-dn-I. B-`mjWw t]mse-bm-W-Xv. kzbw Xn-bvp-Xp hgn Pohn-X-nse Nne ka-ky-

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Iv Ah Dcw Is-pp. ap Nnem-hs Ub-dn-sb-gp-v a\-nse

Agp-p-I apgp-h Hgpn--f-bm-\p Ip-kmcamWv.
]t Bsc-nepw a\-n-ep-Xp apgp-h As\ Xpd-s-gp-Xptam? clky- apgp-h ]In-sh-bvptam?
Ub-dn-m-fp-I-fn- kzbw \-\mbn
\nm BcmWv ss[cy-s-SpI? Fgp-Xn-bms AXv Bcpw ImWmsX
kqn-p-sh-bvm-\p Aku-I-cy- Acw kXy-k-amb Gp-]-d-nen\nv \sf hne-p-p. AXp-sIm-p-Iq-Sn-bm-Wtm Hcm-fpsS Poh-N-cn-{X-sa-gpXm F{X KXn-sI-mepw Abm-fpsS Ub-dnsb B{i-bn-bv-cpXv Fp ]d-bp--Xv.
Ub-dn- F kt-X-ap-]-tbm-Knv Fgp-X-s t\mh-ep-Ifpw \apv [mcm-f-apv. Pq\n-kntdm Xm\n-km-n-bpsS "Xmtm' F t\mh ]q-ambpw Ub-dn-sbgp-ns cq]-n-em-Wv. hniz-hn-Jym-X-amb "{Umpf' Ip-I-smw Ub-dn-p-dnp-IfpsS cq]hpw Bn-bvp-p-tm.
IY-Ip am{X-a Imcy-pw Ub-dn D]-tbm-K-am-hm-dp-v.
]te
IpIrXy-pw sXfn-hp-I-fmhpXv Ub-dn-IfmWv.
Gp-ap--en sIm-sp
Fp ]d-bp Cjvdv Plmw tjbvns\ Xo{h-hm-Zn-sbp ap{Z-Ip-m t]meokv
Ah-fpsS Ub-dn-bmWv B[m-camn-b-Xv. Xncnv Hcp \nc-]-cm-[nsb Ip-hm-fn-bm-m
Abm-fpsS t]cn hymPUb-dn-bp-m-nbm aXn F s\dn-tISp-ap-v. Cjvdns Ubdn icn-bvp--XmtWm F kwi-bw D-bn-bv-s-n-p-tm.
Fn-\mWv Ub-dn-sb-gp-Xp-Xv F auen-I-amb tNmZy-n\v C\nbpw D-cam-bn-. Ign-p-t]m-bXv tcJ-s-Sp-m-\m-sW-n Ubdn Fgp-tX--Xns Hcm-hiy-hp-an-sv KmnPn ]d-npv. sNbvXp Xom-\p-Xv Fgp-Xn-sh-bvp-I-bmsW-nte AXns Bh-iy-app Fv KmnPn hniz-kn-p. Kmn-Pn-tb-tm-sesbmcp I-\n-c-Xs Pohn-X-n Ae-k-amb Ub-dn-p-dn-p-Iv m\-an-.
]t ap Nne I-\n-c-Xv AXv Hcm-hiyw Xs-bm-Wv. {]tXy-Inpw
{]`m-j-Iv. Ctm-gs m\ Hs hcp--Xn\p apv Ub-dn-bm-bn-cpp kt-f\-hn-h-c- Ipdn-p-sh-bvm\p D]m-[n. Hn-tesd Ww hcp-tm "Fs
Ub-dn-sbmp t\ms' FmWv {]`m-j-I ]d-bm-dp--Xv.
CXn GXp In-bnepw s]Sp-n Ip--. Fnpw Ip-- \nccw Fgp-Xn-sm-n-cn-bvp-p. Un-kw-_- ]ndp-tm Ubdn tXSn Fs ASps-p-p.
C-hW Innb Ub-dn-I apgp-h Rm Ip--s apn shp-sImSp-p.
Xn-bn N{aw ]Sn--n-cpv Ip-- Fmw IuXp-I-tmsS
adnpt\m-n. Iq-n Ghpw hepXv Hscw FSpp Inn-Snv Xncnpw
adnpw t\mn \ne-p-Xs shp.
apJw Im-e-dn-bmw, Abmsmpw
Xr]vXnbmhp-n-.
""C\nbpw Inpw Ub-dn-I,'' Rm kam-[m-\n-np.
Znhkw hopw hcq.''

""Ip-- Hcp

""CXp aXn,'' sNdn-bXv Hscw Inse-Spv Ip-- Fgp-tp. ""Imcy Npcp-n--d-bm Rm\n-tm ioenp hcn-I-bmWv.''

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