{]kmZv

Rm³ a\p. Fsâ Cc« ktlmZcn an\n (CXv R§fpsS ho«nÂ

hnfn¡p¶ t]cmWv. icnbmb t]cv Zo]Iv F¶pw, Zo]vXn F¶pamWv).
R§fpsS Aѳ hntZi¯v tPmen sN¿p¶p. A½bv¡v tPmenbnÃ.
R§fpsS ho«n Xmgs¯ \nebn Hcp InS¸papdnbpw, apIfnes¯
\nebn c−v InS¸p apdnIfpap−v.

R§fpsS ho«n apIfnes¯ \nebntebv¡v Ibdp¶ s̸nsâ

XpS¡¯nembn Hcp tKäv D−v. cm{Xn R§Ä apIfntebv¡v
Ibdn¡gnªm AXv AS¨p IpänbnSpw. Xmgs¯ apdn A½bpw,
apIfnes¯ c−p apdnIÄ Rm\pw A\nb¯nbpw D]tbmKn¡p¶p.
(R§fpsS P\\¯n A©v an\n«nsâ B\pIqey¯n Rm³ AhfpsS
tN«\mbn. ]s£ Rm³ Ahsf “FSo” F¶pw, AhÄ Fs¶ “FSm”
F¶pamWv hnfn¡p¶Xv.)

sNdp¸¯n R§Ä X½n Iocnbpw ]m¼pw t]mse `b¦c

i{Xp¡Ä Bbncp¶p. F¶m Hcp ]¯v hbÊv Bbt¸mtgbv¡pw R§Ä
X½n hfsc ASp¯ Iq«pImcmbn¯oÀ¶p. R§Ä c−pt]cpw ]Tn¡m³
H¶ns\m¶p sa¨ambncp¶p.

kmam\yw \à Blmc§Ä Ign¨v hfÀ¶p h¶Xn\m sIm¨nte

apX Xs¶ R§Ä¡v \à icoc {]IrXnbmbncp¶p. Ggmw ¢mÊv

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Ignªt¸mtg Xs¶ an\n {]mb]qÀ¯nbmbncp¶p. A¶v AhÄ¡v ]{´−v
hbÊv am{Xta {]mbapÅp F¦nepw Ahsf I−m Hcp ]Xn\©v, ]Xn\mdv
hbÊv tXm¶n¡pambncp¶p.

AhÄ {]mb]qÀ¯n Bbt¸mÄ apX A½ AhÄ¡v Nne s]cpamä

N«§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¨ncp¶p.

“BWp§fpambn CS]gIcpXv. Ahcpambn IfnXami ]dbm\pw,

AhtcmSpIqSn Ifn¡m\pw t]mIcpXv. \Ã AS¡hpw HXp¡hpambn thWw
kv¡qfn t]mIm³” XpS§n Nne IÀi\ \nÀt±i§Ä.

AXv ]men¡s¸Sp¶p−v F¶v Dd¸p hcpt¯− NpaXe F\n¡pw

\ÂIn. A§s\ F\n¡v AhfpsS ta Nne A[nImc§Ä In«n. Rm\pw
A\nb¯nbpw Htc kv¡qfnemWv ]Tn¡p¶sX¦nepw, F«mw ¢mÊv apXÂ
R§fpsS kv¡qfn B¬Ip«nIÄ¡pw, s]¬Ip«nIÄ¡pw {]tXyI
Unhnj³ D−v. AXpsIm−pXs¶ R§Ä thtd thtd ¢mÊpIfnemWv
]Tn¨ncp¶Xv.

H³]Xmw ¢mÊn ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ Xs¶ F\n¡v shÅw h¨ncp¶p.

Fsâ ¢mÊnse apXnÀ¶ Nne Iq«pImcn \n¶pw hmWaSnbpw ]Tn¨ncp¶p.
cm[mIrjvW³, hnPbIpamÀ XpS§nb Nne Iq«pImÀ H¶pw c−pw
hÀjsams¡ tXmäv ]Tn¨p hcp¶hcmbncp¶p.

F\n¡v ssewKnIXbpsS BZym£c§Ä ]Tn¸n¨p X¶Xv

Ahcmbncp¶p. Fs¶t¸mse {]mb¯ne[nIw hfÀ¨bpÅ c−p aq¶v
Iq«pImÀ IqSn D−mbncp¶p. AhÀ¡v Fs¶t¸mse am{Xta hbÊv
D−mbncp¶pÅp F¦nepw, AhscÃmw Fs¶t¸mse Xs¶ hfÀ¨
DÅhcmbncp¶p.
 R§Ä F«mw ¢mÊn ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ AhÀ R§sf hmWaSn¡m³
]Tn¸n¨p. CâÀsh kab¯v R§Ä Cu aq¸·mcpambn R§fpsS
kv¡qfn\Sp¯mbn ImSp Ibdn InS¶ncp¶ Hcp ]pcbnS¯nÂ
aq{Xsamgn¡m\mbn t]mIpambncp¶p.

AhnsS h¨v Cu aq¸·mÀ R§fpsS Ip©nbn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨v

Xcpambncp¶p. ]Icw R§Ä, IptdtÈ Aäw sXmenª AhcpsS
kmam\¯n ]nSn¨v AhÀ¡pw hmWaSn¨v sImSp¡pambncp¶p.

AhcpsS Ip® R§fptSXnt\¡mÄ hepXmbncp¶p. IqSmsX

AhcpsS Ip®bv¡v Npänepambn IptdtÈ Idp¯ tcma§fpw hfÀ¶ncp¶p.
BZysams¡ R§Ä¡v shÅw hcmdnÃmbncp¶p. F¶m AhÀ Ip®bnÂ
]nSn¨v hmWaSn¡pt¼mÄ \Ã kpJw e`n¡pambncp¶p.

]s£, AhcpsS Ip®bn \n¶pw shfp¯v I«nbmb Hcp Xcw

{ZmhIw sXdn¨v hcpambncp¶p. Ipd¨p \mfpIÄ Ignbpt¼mÄ R§Ä¡pw
AXpt]mse hcpsa¶v A¶v AhÀ ]dªncp¶p.

Iq«¯n AhÀ R§Ä¡v Hcp D]tZihpw X¶ncp¶p, “Znhkhpw

C§s\ hmWaSn¡Ww. F¶m am{Xta \n§fpsS Ip®bpw
R§fptSXpt]mse sXmenªv hepXmbn hcq.”

A§s\ Rm³ cm{Xnbnepw, Ah[n Znhk§fnepsams¡ ho«n h¨pw

hmWaSn¨v ]Tn¨p. BZysams¡ Rm³ shdptX hmWaSn¡pIbmbncp¶p
]Xnhv. ]n¶oSmWv AhÀ R§Ä¡v ASp¯ ]mTw ]dªp X¶Xv.

“\n§Ä C§s\ Np½msX Ipep¡nbn«v ImcyanÃ. \½fpsS Cu Ip®

C§s\ s]cpIn IgnªmÂ, AXv s]®p§fpsS ]qän h¨v C§s\
AIt¯m«pw ]pdt¯m«pw Nen¸n¡pw. At¸mÄ \½Ä kzÀ¤w ImWpw. AXv
]äm¯Xv sIm−mWv \½Ä C§s\ ssI sIm−v sN¿p¶Xv. AXmbXv
\½Ä C§s\ Ipep¡pt¼mÄ GsX¦nepw s]®p§fpsS ]qän Ibän
ASn¡pIbmsW¶v k¦ev]n¨p thWw sN¿m³. At¸mtg \ap¡v ]qÀ®
Xr]vXn In«q.”

AXn\p tijw Rm³ R§fpsS Nne sNdp¸¡mcmb So¨Àamscbpw,

apXnÀ¶ ¢mÊnse Ip«nIsfbpsams¡ HmÀ¯v hmWaSn XpS§n. AXnsâ
^ehpw I−p XpS§n.

Ipd¨p kabw hmWaSn¨p Ignbpt¼mÄ Fsâ DÅn \n¶pw Ft´m

s]m«n HgpIp¶Xpt]mse Ip® sh«n sh«n hndbv¡pambncp¶p. H¸w Hcp
£oWhpw A\p`hs¸Sm³ XpS§n. ]s£ icn¡pw shÅsam¶pw
hcmdnÃmbncp¶p.

Nnet¸msgms¡ Fsâ A\nb¯nsb HmÀ¯pw Rm³ hmWaSn¨n«p−v.

Ahsf I−m Bcpw H¶p t\m¡n \n¶pt]mIpambncp¶p. A{Xbv¡v
at\mlcamb hSnshm¯ icocambncp¶p AhÄ¡v.

sIm¨nte apX Xs¶ R§Ä Hcpan¨mWv kv¡qfn t]mbncp¶Xv.

AhÄ {]mb]qÀ¯n BbXn\ptijw R§Ä Hcpan¨v \S¶p t]mIpt¼mÄ
BfpIÄ t\m¡pIbpw, Nne IaâpIÄ ]dbpIbpsams¡ sN¿pambncp¶p.
R§Ä AsXm¶pw Imcyam¡msX \S¶p t]mIpw.

Rm³ H³]Xmw ¢mÊn Bbt¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ Ip®bv¡v Npänepw

sNdnb tcma hfÀ¨ XpS§nbncp¶p. BZyw sN¼n¨ \nd¯n sNdnb
hfÀ¨. kmh[m\¯n AXv Idp¸mIm³ XpS§n.

A§s\ {InkvXpaÊv sht¡j³ kab¯v Hcp Znhkw cm{Xn Rm³

I«nen InS¶psIm−v hmWaSn¡pIbmbncp¶p. A¶v, R§fpsS ASp¯
ho«nse, tImtfPn ]Tn¡p¶ kpa tN¨nbmbncp¶p a\Ênse IYm]m{Xw.
 kpat¨¨nbpsS ho«n kpat¨¨nsb IqSmsX AÑ\pw, A½bpw, Hcp
tN«\pw am{XamWv DÅXv. AhcpsS Aѳ sUÂlnbnemWv tPmen
sN¿p¶Xv. tN«³, _mw¥qcn ]Tn¡p¶p. AXn\m AhÀ¡v ISbnÂ
\n¶pw km[\§sfms¡ hm§ns¡mSp¡p¶Xn\v Fs¶ CSbvs¡ms¡
hnfn¡mdp−v.

A¶v cmhnse kpat¨¨nbpsS ho«n sN¶t¸mÄ tN¨n AhcpsS

ho«nsâ ASp¡fbv¡v ]pdIphiw Ccp¶p ao³ sh«p¶Xv I−p. B
kab¯v tN¨nbpsS ]mhmS ap«n\p apIfn Npcp«n sh¨psIm−mWv
Ccp¶Xv.

tN¨n Fs¶ I−t¸mÄ Ft¶mSv ao\n Ipd¨v shÅw FSp¯v

Hgn¨psImSp¡m³ ]dªp. Rm³ shÅw FSp¯v tN¨nbpsS ASp¯v
Ip\nªp \n¶psIm−v ao\ntebv¡v Hgn¨t¸mÄ tN¨nbpsS ImepIÄ
sNdpXmbns«m¶v AIÀ¶p.

At¸mÄ ]mhmSbpsS CSbn¡qSn Cfw \oe \nd¯nepÅ

]mâokn\pÅn tN¨nbpsS A¸w s]m§n \n¡p¶Xv ImWm³ Ignªp.
Rm³ ho−pw B `mK¯v Xs¶ t\m¡ns¡m−v shÅw Hgn¨p. ]s£ shÅw
N«nbpsS ]pd¯mWv hoWXv.

At¸mÄ tN¨n apJw DbÀ¯n Fs¶ t\m¡nbn«v “FSm a\q, \o

F´m th−m¯nSs¯ms¡ t\m¡p¶Xv ? ao\n shÅw Hgn¡m³
]dªm AXn t\m¡n shÅw Hgn¨m t]mtc.”

“AXà tN¨o, AhnsS GXm−v apg¨v \n¡p¶tÃm.

AsX´msW¶m Rm³ t\m¡nbXv.”
 “Mm, AhnsSbpw ChnsSbpsams¡ A§s\ Nne apgIÄ ImWpw. \o
F´n\m AsXms¡ t\m¡p¶Xv \o N«nbn t\m¡n shÅw Hgn¨m aXn.”

“F¶mepw AsX´msW¶v Rm³ H¶v t\m¡nbXm.”

“AXv \n\¡v AhnsS apg¨v \n¡pIbtÃ. AXp t]mse R§Ä¡pw

Nne apgbpw Ipgnbpsams¡ ImWpw.”

“At¿m tN¨o Rm³ AXv CXphsc I−n«nÃ. tN¨n Fs¶ H¶v

ImWn¨p Xm.”

“A¿Sm apt«¶v hncnªnÃ. AXn\v apt¼ Ah\v s]®p§fpsS aäSw

ImWWsa¶v. t]mSm AhnSp¶v. \nsâ ho«nepw H¶p cs−®w D−tÃm. \o
AhcpsS ASp¯v sN¶v ImWn¨pXcm³ ]d.”

“At¿m tN¨o, AXv Fsâ A½bpw A\nb¯pbpatÃ. AhtcmSv

ImWn¨p Xcm³ ]dbp¶Xv icnbmtWm.”

“AXnse´m sXäv ? Fsâ I¿n DÅXp t]msebpÅ km[\w

Xs¶bmWv AhcpsS I¿nepw DÅXv. \n\¡v aSnbmsW¦n Rm³
AhtcmSv ]dbmw \ns¶ AXv H¶v ImWn¨p Xcm³.”

“At¿m tN¨o, tN¨n Fs¶ sImebv¡v sImSp¡ptam ?

AhtcmsS§m\pw ]dªm ]ns¶ Fs¶ XÃn sImÃpw.”

“Mm, A{X t]SnbmsW¦n \o C¸w ImW−. \o hepXmbn«v Hcp

IÃymWsams¡ Ign¨p sIm−p h¶n«v AhfpsS ASp¯v ]dªm aXn.
Ahfv ImWn¨p Xcpw.”
 “Hm .... AXn\v C\n F{X \mfv IgnbWw. C¸w tN¨n Fs¶ H¶v
ImWn¨m F´m Ipg¸w ?”

“\o C¸w AXv ImWm³am{Xsam¶pw hfÀ¶nÃ. \o Hcp BWv

Bsb¶v F\n¡p tXm¶p¼w Rm³ AXns\¡pdn¨v BtemNn¡mw.”

“tN¨o Rm³ C¸w Xs¶ hepXmbn.”

“AXv F\n¡p IqSn tXm¶t−. \nsâ No¯bnsems¡ aoi

InfnÀ¯n«v hm. At¶cw BtemNn¡mw.”

“At{X DtÅm ? Fsâ No¯bnsems¡ aoi InfnÀ¯p. apJ¯v

InfnÀ¯nà Ft¶ DÅp.”

“Mm, Xev¡mew \o t]m. \o AXv ImWm³ X¡ {]mbambn F¶v

F\n¡pIqSn tXm¶t−.”

Cu kaba{Xbpw tN¨n ]mhmS HXp¡n AXv adbv¡msX Xpd¶p

Xs¶ h¨ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. At¸mtgbv¡pw tN¨n ao³ IgpIn XoÀ¶v
Fgpt¶äp Ignªncp¶p. A§s\ Fsâ B \b\kpJw adªp. tN¨n
ASp¡fbntebv¡v Ibdn t]mbn. AhnsS tN¨nbpsS A½ DÅXn\m Rm³
At§m«p t]mbnÃ. Rm³ Fsâ ho«ntebv¡v XncnsI t]mbn. A¶v cm{Xn
B Zriyw HmÀ¯mWv hmWaSn¨Xv.

A¶v hmWaSn¨v Ahkm\s¯ t]mbnân F¯nbt¸mÄ Fsâ

ssIbn sNdnb \\hv A\p`hs¸«p. aq{Xw h¶Xmbncn¡psa¶v IcpXn
Rm³ Fgpt¶äv sseän«p t\m¡n.
 At¸mÄ Fsâ ssI hncepIÄ¡nSbn GXm−v t\À¯ I¼n
t]mse Ft´m henbp¶p−mbncp¶p. At¸mgs¯ Fsâ kt´mjw
]dªdnbn¡m³ Ignbm¯Xmbncp¶p. F\n¡pw shÅw sh¨p.

ASp¯ Znhkw ]I _m¯vdqan h¨v ]I shfn¨¯n Rm³

AXv Hcn¡Â IqSn I−v t_m²ys¸«p. ]s£ AXv cm[mIrjvWt\bpw,
hnPbIpamdnt\bpw t]mse I«nbpÅXmbncp¶nÃ. HcpamXncn ap«bpsS
shÅ¡cp t]mse sImgp¯v \ndanÃm¯ Hcp {ZmhIw.

Cu hnhcw Iq«pImsc Adnbn¡m³ F\n¡v XnSp¡ambncp¶p.

kv¡qÄ Xpd¡p¶ Znhk¯n\mbn Rm³ A£a\mbn Im¯ncp¶p.
A§s\ kv¡qÄ Xpd¶ Znhkw Rm³ Cu hmÀ¯ Fsâ hmWaSn
Iq«pImÀ¡nSbn s]m«n¨p.

A¶v AhÀ cmhnsebpw, D¨bv¡pw CâÀsh kab¯v hmWaSn¨v

Fsâ {]mb]qÀ¯nbmI BtLmjn¨p.

A§s\ Rm³ apS¡anÃmsX hmWaSn XpSÀ¶p sIm−ncp¶p.

HSphn H³]Xmw ¢mÊnse hÀjmhkm\ ]co£ Ignªv sht¡j³

Bbn. A§ns\bncns¡ Hcp Znhkw Rm³ cmhnse Im¸nIpSnsbms¡
Ignªv apä¯v Ifn¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. A½bpw A\nb¯nbpw
ASp¡fbn tPmenbnepw.

At¸mÄ ASp¯ ho«nse kpat¨¨n Fs¶ hnfn¨p.

“Ip«m \o AhnsS shdptX \n¡pIbmsW¦n F\n¡v ISbnÂ

\n¶pw Ipd¨v ]¨¡dn hm§n Xcptam.”

A§s\ Rm³ At§m«p sN¶p. Rm³ AhnsS sN¶t¸mÄ AhnsS

tN¨n am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp.
 “tN¨o, A½ FhnsS t]mbn”

“A½ C¶v Hcp hnhml¯n\v t]mbncn¡p¶p. D¨ Ignbpw hcm³. \o

F\n¡v A¸pds¯ ISbn \n¶pw Ipd¨v ae¡dn C§n hm§n Xm.”

“ae¡dn hm§n Xcmw. ]s£ Iqen thWw.”

“AsX´mSm ]XnhnÃmsX C¶v Hcp Iqen. CXphsc \o ISbnÂ

t]mIp¶Xn\v Iqen tNmZn¨n«nÃtÃm. Mm, AXncn¡s«. \n\¡v F´v Iqenbm
th−Xv”

“Rm³ ap³]v tN¨ntbmSv Hcp km[\w ImWn¨p Xcm³ ]dªncp¶p.

AXv ImWn¨p X¶m aXn.”

“AXv I−m am{Xw aXntbm”

“AZyw Rm³ AXv H¶v ImWs«. ]ns¶ Xocpam\n¡mw thtd

Fs´¦nepw thtWm F¶v.”

“\o FXmbmepw km[\w hm§ns¡m−v hm. ]ns¶ Xocpam\n¡mw

ImWn¡tWm th−tbm F¶v.”

“AXv icnbmI¯nÃ. BZyw F\n¡v Hcp Dd¸v thWw. F¶mte Rm³

t]mIq.”

“AXv sImÅmatÃmSm. C¸w Dd¸v H¶pw Xcm³ ]änÃ. \n\¡v

kuIcyaps−¦n ISbn t]mbn«v hm.”
 “tN¨n ]nW§msX. Fs´ms¡bm hmt§−sX¶v ]d. Rm³ hm§n
Xcmw.”

tN¨n DS³ AI¯v t]mbn ss]km FSp¯psIm−p h¶v Fsâ

I¿n X¶n«v thWp¶ km[\§fpw ]dªp. Rm³ hfsc {]Xo£tbmsS
ISbn t]mbn km[\§fpw hm§n h¶p.

“Zm tN¨o Rm³ tN¨n ]dªXv sNbvXp. C\n tN¨n hm¡v

]men¡Ww.”

“\o hm. Fs¶ ASp¡fnbn H¶p klmbn¡v. Rm³ IdnIsfm¶pw

h¨nÃ.”

A§s\ tN¨n ASp¡fbntebv¡v t]mbn. ]pdtI Rm\pw sN¶p.

tN¨n ]¨¡dn Acnªt¸mÄ Ft¶mSv Ipd¨v tX§ Npc−n sImSp¡m³
]dªp. Rm³ Nnch FSp¯v Xdbn h¨v tX§ Npc−m³ Bcw`n¨p.

tN¨n Ìqfn Ccp¶p tai¸pd¯v h¨v ]¨¡dn AcnªpsIm−ncp¶p.

tN¨n Hcp anUnbpw jÀ«pamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. Rm³ Ccn¡p¶Xn\v sXm«p
ap¶nembn, F\n¡v A`napJambn«mWv tN¨n Ccp¶Xv.

taibpsS ASnbn¡qSn Rm³ t\m¡pt¼mÄ tN¨n Im ap«pIÄ

Ccphi§fntebv¡pw B«ns¡m−mWv ]¨¡dn Acnbp¶Xv. tN¨nbpsS
ImepIÄ AIept¼mÄ F\n¡v tN¨nbpsS XpSbnSp¡v ImWm³
Ignbpambncp¶p.

Rm³ tX§ Npc−Â aXnbm¡nbn«v tN¨nbpsS XpSbnSp¡ntebv¡v

kq£n¨v t\m¡n. shfn¨¡pdhv aqew H¶pw hyàambn ImWm³
Ignbpambncp¶nÃ. tX§ Npc−p¶ i_vZw tIÄ¡mXmbt¸mÄ tN¨n
hnfn¨p tNmZn¨p : “F´m Ip«m tX§m Npc−Â aXnbm¡ntbm?”
 “CÃ tN¨o. Rm³ Iqen t\m¡ns¡m−ncn¡pI bmbncp¶p.”

“F¶n«v \n\¡v Iqen In«ntbm?”

“CÃ tN¨o. AhnsS apgph³ Ccp«mWv. AXpsIm−v H¶pw ImWm³

Ignbp¶nÃ.”

AXp tI« DS³ tN¨n ImepIÄ H¶pIqSn AIÀ¯n h¨p. At¸mÄ

F\n¡v AhnSw Ipd¨pIqSn hyàambn ImWm³ Ignªp. tN¨n ASnbnÂ
]mâokv [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. AXn\m Idp¯v Ccp− tcma§Ä¡nSbnembn Hcp
sNdnb hnShv t]mse I−p. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip«³ I¼nbmbn.

“FSm \o ]´w I− s]cp¨mgnsbt¸mse angn¨p t\m¡n Ccn¡msX

thKw tX§ Npc−n Xm.”

CXv ]dªn«v tN¨n ImepIÄ ASp¸n¨p h¨p. AtXmsS Fsâ

]qc¡mgvNbpw Ahkm\n¨p. ]ns¶ Rm³ tX§ Npc−n XoÀ¯v Fgpt¶äp.
Fsâ Ip«³ At¸mgpw I¼nbmbn Xs¶ \n¡p¶Xn\m Fsâ
{Sukdnsâ ap³hiw apg¨p \n¶p.

At¸mtgbv¡pw tN¨nbpw Acnb aXnbm¡n Fgpt¶äp

Ignªncp¶p. tN¨n IdnIÄ D−m¡m³ XpS§n. Rm\pw tN¨ntbmsSm¸w
AhnsS Id§n \n¶p. CXn\nsS tN¨n Fsâ ap³his¯ apg I−p.

“AXv F´m Ip«m \nsâ \n¡dv apg¨ncn¡p¶Xv?”

“AXv tN¨n aWnt¸gvkv Xpd¶v ImWn¨t¸mÄ AXv ImWm\mbn

Fgpt¶äXmWv.”
 “\o hepXmbn Fs¶ms¡ \o Xs¶ AhImis¸Sp¶p−tÃm.
]ns¶´m \o Cu \n¡sdms¡ amän ap−v DSp¡m¯Xv?”

“Rm³ ap−v DSp¯m tN¨n¡v Cu apg ImWm³ ]äpambncpt¶m?”

“At¸mÄ \o Fs¶ ImWn¡m\mbn a\x¸qÀÆamWv \n¡dpan«v h¶Xv.

AtÃ.”

“a\x¸qÀÆsam¶paÃ. Rm³ ho«n Cu thj¯n \n¶t¸mgtà tN¨n

hnfn¨Xv. s]s«¶v Rm³ C§v t]mcpIbmbncp¶p.”

“Mm, icn, icn. Rm³ Cu Idnsbm¶p shbv¡s«.”

Fsâ Ip«³ I¼nbSn¨v \n¡p¶Xp ImcWw F\n¡v hÃm¯

AkzØX tXm¶nbncp¶p. AXn\m F§s\sb¦nepw Hcp hmWw hn«mÂ
aXnsb¶v hnNmcn¨n«v Rm³ ho«ntebv¡v t]mIm³ Xocpam\n¨p.

“tN¨o F¶m Rm³ ho«n t]mIt«”

“\o C¸w F´v Imcyw km[n¡m\mWv ho«n AXymhiyambn

t]mIp¶Xv F¶v F\n¡dnbmw. AXv GXmbmepw th−. Rm³ Cu
Idnsbms¡ thhn¨v Ignªn«v \n\¡v Iqen Xcmw. AXp Ignªv t]mbmÂ
t]mtc.”

“tN¨n Iqen Xcpsa¦n Rm³ ChnsS \n¡mw.”

“\o Ipep¡n Ifbm\tà C¸w AXymhiyambn ho«n t]mIWsa¶v

]dªXv ”

“AXv tN¨ns¡§s\ Adnbmw”

 “FSm Rm³ \nt¶¡mÄ \me©v HmWw IqSpX D−XtÃ. At¸mÄ
F\n¡v \nt¶¡mÄ Ipd¨pIqSn temI]cnNbw ImW¯ntÔ

F\n¡v ]dªdnbn¡m³ Ignbm¯ kt´mjambn. F\n¡v F´v

sN¿Wsa¶dnbm¯ AhØbmbn. C¶phsc `mh\bn I−v
hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶ kv{XoIfpsS Ifn¸m«w t\cn ImWm³ t]mIp¶p.
AXv Nn´n¨Xpw Fsâ Ip«³ hÃmsX sh«n hnd¨p.

Rm³ ASnbn P«n [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. apg¨p \n¶ Ip®bpsS ]pd¯v

Rm³ ssI sIm−v ]Xps¡ XgpIns¡m−ncp¶p. ASp¸n {i²n¨p \n¶
tN¨n CXn\nsS Xncnªp t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Rm³ Ip«s\ XgpIp¶Xv tN¨n
I−p.

s]s«¶v tN¨n Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v h¶n«v \n¡dnsâ ASnbneqsS

ssI Ibän Ip«s\ ]pds¯Sp¯p. Ip«³ 120 Un{Knbn \n¶p sh«nhnd¨p.
A¶v AXn\v GItZiw A©v C©v \ofw D−mbncp¶p. tN¨n c−p ssI
sIm−pw AXn apdpsI ]nSn¨p. Fsâ Ip®bn BZyambn Hcp kv{Xo
kv]Ài\w. Rm³ \n¶v sRfn]ncn sIm−p.

Fsâ kzt_m[w \jvSambXp t]mse tXm¶n. Rm³ s]s«¶v

tN¨nbpsS apebn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ BZyambn«mWv Hcp kv{XobpsS apebnÂ
]nSn¡p¶Xv. tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ \Ã Dd¨v IÃv t]mse Ccp¶p.

Cu kab¯v Idn Xnf¨v ASp¸n hoW i_vZw tI«n«v tN¨n s]s«¶v

Ip®bnse ]nSnhn«v ASp¸n\Spt¯bv¡v Xncn¨p t]mbn. F\n¡v hÃm¯
\ncmi tXm¶n. Fsâ Ip® At¸mgpw \n¡dn\v shfnbn \n¶v sh«n
hnd¨psIm−ncp¶p.

Rm³ kmh[m\w tN¨nbpsS ASpt¯bv¡v \S¶p sN¶n«v tN¨nbpsS

]n¶neqsS c−p ssI sIm−pw tN¨nbpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨p. Fsâ Ip«³
tN¨nbpsS N´nbn Ip¯n \n¶p. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ]n³Igp¯nÂ
Npw_n¨p.

Rm³ tN¨nbpsS jÀ«v DbÀ¯nbn«v t{_knbdnsâ ]pd¯pIqSn

apeIÄ ]nSn¨v Ii¡n. At¸mtgbv¡pw tN¨n ASp¸v AW¨p Ignªncp¶p.
F¶n«v tN¨n F\n¡v t\tc Xncnªv \n¶psIm−v ho−pw Fsâ Ip«s\
I¿nseSp¯p.

Rm³ tN¨nbpsS jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Hmtcm¶mbn Cf¡n, jÀ«nsâ

ap³hiw Xpd¶p. tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ Hcp Idp¯ t{_knbdn\pÅn Xn§n
sRcp§n \n¶p. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS jÀ«v ]n¶ntebv¡v Ducn amän. At¸mÄ
tN¨nbpsS I£§fn tcmaw hfÀ¶p \n¡p¶Xv Rm³ I−p. Rm³ B
tcma¯n apJw AaÀ¯n hnbÀ¸p aWw hens¨Sp¯p.

tN¨n s]s«¶v Fsâ apJw tN¨nbpsS amdntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n

h¨p. t{_knbdn\v apIfneqsS Zriyamb apeIfpsS CSbv¡pÅ NmenÂ
Rm³ apJw tNÀ¯p h¨p.

tN¨n Cu kab¯v Fsâ \n¡dnsâ IpSp¡pIÄ hnSÀ¯n \n¡À

Xmtgbv¡v ]nSn¨p Xmgv¯ns¡m−v Fsâ ap¶n ap«pImenÂ
Ip¯nbncp¶p. tN¨n Fsâ Ip«s\ ]nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. Ah³ CXn\Iw
B\µ¡®oÀ XqIm³ XpS§nbncp¶p.

“tamt\ \n\¡v No¯bn aoi InfnÀ¯p F¶v \o ]dªn«v FhnsS?

ChnsSsb§pw tcmaw ImWp¶nÃtÃm.”

“tN¨o AXv Rm³ C¶se FÃmw hSn¨p IfªXmWv.”

“CsX´m tamt\ Ch³ Icbp¶Xv” F¶p tNmZn¨psIm−v tN¨n

Ip®bpsS Aä¯p Xpfp¼n \n¶ tX³ \m¡psIm−v \¡nsbSp¯p.
tN¨nbpsS \m¡v Ip®bpsS Aä¯v kv]Àin¨t¸mÄ Rm³
tjm¡Sn¨Xpt]mse sR«n hnd¨p.

Rm³ tN¨nbpsS Xebn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. Rm³ ImepIÄ

Hmtcm¶mbn DbÀ¯n, Imen\p Npäpw InS¶ \n¡dn \n¶pw ImepIÄ Ducn
amän. tN¨n ]Xps¡ Ip«sâ ap¶nse, ]IpXn aqSn¡nS¶ sXmen
]n¶ntebv¡v ]nSn¨p hen¨p.

Rm³ Ip\nªv tN¨nbpsS t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v Cf¡nbn«v AXv Ducn

amän. tN¨n At¸mtgbv¡pw Ip«s\ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n Ignªncp¶p.
tN¨nbpsS \m¡v Ahsâ ]pd¯pIqSn XgpInbt¸mÄ Rm³ kzÀ¤w I−p.
Rm³ AdnbmsX s]cphnc \ne¯v Du¶n apIfntebv¡v s]m§n.

tN¨n Fsâ Acs¡«n AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨psIm−v sFkv Ìn¡v

\pWbp¶Xpt]mse Ip«s\ \pWªpsIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS
Xebn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. Fsâ DÅn Fs´ms¡tbm Dcp−p IqSp¶Xp
t]mse tXm¶n.

“At¿m tN¨o Rm\n¸w Nmhpw” F¶v AdnbmsX \nehnfn¨p.

s]s«¶v tN¨n Ip® hmbn \n¶pw ]pds¯Sp¯n«v “F´m Ip«m

\n\¡v hcmdmtbm” F¶p tNmZn¨p.

s]s«¶v B kpJw \ne¨t¸mÄ F\n¡v \ncmibpw, tZjyhpsams¡

tXm¶n..

“tN¨n F´v ]Wnbm ImWn¨Xv. Rm³ \à kpJ¯n A§s\

\n¶t¸mgm tN¨n s]s«¶v aXnbm¡nbXv.”
 “tamt\ AXv s]s«¶v Ifªm ]ns¶ Hcp ckhpw ImW¯nÃ. \o
AtXmtS XfÀ¶pt]mIpw. ]ns¶ Fsâ Imcyw IjvS¯nemIpw. AXm Rm³
\ndp¯nbXv.”

tN¨n s]s«¶v Fgpt¶än«v Agn¨n«ncp¶ XpWnIfpw s]dp¡n,

Fs¶bpw ]nSn¨psIm−v InS¸papdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. Fsâ icoc¯n Hcp
jÀ«pw, tN¨nbpsS icoc¯n anUnbpw am{Xta _m¡n DÅmbncp¶p.

InS¸p apdnbn sN¶ DS³ tN¨n Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. Rm\pw

tN¨nsb sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. tN¨n, Fsâ icoc¯n Ahtijn¨ncp¶
jÀ«pw Ducn amänbn«v, Fs¶ amtdmSv tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨p. tN¨nbpsS \áamb
apeIÄ Fsâ amd¯v AaÀ¶p.

Rm³ kmh[m\w tN¨nbpsS anUnbpsS lq¡v Cf¡n. Rm³

anUnbnse ]nSn hn« DS³ AXv Xmtgbv¡v DuÀ¶p hoWp.

“tN¨n F´m Chsf C§s\ Xpd¶p h¨v Imäp sImÅn¡p¶Xv? IqSv

C«p aqSmdntÃ?”

“FSm Rm³ IqSn«v aqSnbmWv hbv¡p¶Xv. Ct¸mÄ \o ISbn t]mb

kab¯v Rm³ AXv Ducn IfªXmWv. \o hcpt¼mÄ \n\¡v Iqen
Xcm\pÅXtà F¶p hnNmcn¨p.”

tN¨n Fs¶bpw ]nSn¨psIm−v I«nen InS¶p.

tN¨n Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨psIm−v I«nen InS¶v Dcp−p adnªp. Rm³

Xe DbÀ¯n tN¨nbpsS Hcp ape hmbv¡pÅnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¨p. H¸w Hcp
ssI sIm−v atä ape ]nSn¨p sRcn¨p. tN¨n Fsâ Ip«s\ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p.

“Ip«m \n\¡v ISbn t]mbXnsâ Iqen tht−?”

 “thWw tN¨o.”

Rm³ ]Xps¡ Xe Xmtgbv¡v sIm−p h¶n«v tN¨nbpsS

tcmamhrXamb IfnØe¯v D½ h¨p.

“tN¨n F´m Cu ImsSm¶pw sh«n Ifbm¯Xv? sNmdnb¯ntÃ?”

“hnbÀ¡p¼w F\n¡v sNmdn¨n FSp¡pw. ]t£ tjhv sNbvXmÂ

AhnsSsb§m\pw apdnbptam F¶mWv F\n¡v t]Sn. AXp sIm−v Rm³
CXphsc AXn\v {ian¨n«nÃ.”

“tN¨n¡v Rm³ tjhv sNbvXv Xct«”

“C¸w tjhv sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶m CXnsâ ckw t]mIpw

AXpsIm−v C¸w th−. ]n¶oSmIt«.”

“F¶m icn.”

Rm³ ]Xps¡ c−p ssI sIm−pw tcmaw hIp¶p amänbn«v ]qänsâ

Np−pIÄ c−p hit¯bv¡pw hnSÀ¯n AXnsâ AIw I−p. A§s\
Rm³ BZyambn Hcp ]qdv t\cn«v I−p. AXnsâ AIw \Ã Nph¸v \nd¯nÂ
Bbncp¶p.

]qÀNp−pIfpsS apIfä¯mbn Hcp sNdnb apIpfw t]mse Hcp

km[\w I−p. AXmbncn¡pw Rm³ tI«dnªn«pÅ I´v F¶v Duln¨p.
Rm³ AXn ]Xps¡ sXm«p t\m¡n. At¸mÄ tN¨n H¶p sR«n hnd¨p.

“tamt\ AXn C\nbpw ]nSnt¨. tN¨n¡v \à kpJw tXm¶p¶p.”

“CXmtWm tN¨o Cu I´v F¶v ]dbp¶ km[\w?”

 “Mm, AXv Xs¶. ]t£ \o AXnsâ t]scms¡ F§ns\ ]Tn¨p?”

“AsXms¡ R§Ä¡v Adnbmw tN¨o. Iq«pImscms¡ ]dªp

X¶n«p−v.”

“GXmbmepw \o AXn ]nSn¨v ]Xps¡ Xncp½ntb.”

Rm³ heXp I¿nse Nq−p hncen\pw XÅ hncen\pw CSbnem¡n

AXn ]nSn¨v ]Xps¡ Xncp½n. tN¨n ImepIÄ IqSpX AIÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.

“tamt\ \o AXv hmbv¡pÅmem¡n \pWtª.”

A§s\ Rm³ Iagv¶p InS¶psIm−v I´v Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n

hen¨p IpSn¨p. tN¨n Fsâ Xe tN¨nbpsS ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n
h¨p. F\n¡v izmkw ap«p¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n.

Rm³ s]s«¶v Xe DbÀ¯n. At¸mÄ tN¨nbpsS ]qän \n¶pw Hcp

sImgp¯ {ZmhIw sNdpXmbn Hen¨d§p¶Xv Rm³ I−p. Rm³ ]Xps¡
Ip\nªv AXv \¡n \pWªp. AXn\v sNdnb D¸pw, ]pfnbpsams¡
IeÀ¶ Hcp kzmZmbncp¶p.

B kzmZv F\n¡v CjvSambn. H¸w tN¨nbpsS ]qänsâ a¯p

]nSn¸n¡p¶ hmk\bpw. A§s\ Rm³ ho−pw ho−pw AXv \¡n
IpSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. tN¨n InS¶v ]pfªp.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ \m¡v B tX³ DdhbpsS DÛh Øm\t¯bv¡v

Ip¯n Cd¡n. tN¨nbpsS ImepIÄ A´co£¯ntebv¡v DbÀ¶p \n¶p.
HSphn tN¨n H¶p ]pfªn«v s]s«¶v ImepIÄ Xmtgbv¡v ]Xn¨p. H¸w
tN¨n InX¡m\pw XpS§n.
 tN¨nbpsS ]qän \n¶pw tX³ iànbmbn HgpInbnd§n. Rm³ AXv
apgph³ \¡nsbSp¯p. tN¨n Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨p amän. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS
ASpt¯bv¡v tNÀ¶p InS¶p.

Fsâ Ip«³ sh«n hnd¨psIm−ncp¶p. tN¨n Hcp ssI sIm−v

Ahs\ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

“tamt\ \o Fs¶ hÃmsX kpJn¸n¨p. Rm³ XfÀ¶p t]mbn.”

Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶psIm−v tN¨nbpsS

apeIfn XgpIns¡m−ncp¶p. tN¨nbpsS apesR«pIÄ _ew sh¨v
DbÀ¶p \n¶p. Rm³ AXn\p Npänepambn hnc sIm−p XgpIn. AtXmsS
tN¨n ho−pw NqSmbn¯pS§n.

“tamt\ \o Fsâ ]pd¯v Ibdn InS¶n«v \nsâ Cu aWn AI¯v

Ibän ASnt¨.”

“tN¨o F\n¡v Adnb¯nÃ. tN¨n ]dªp XcWw.”

“AsXms¡ Rm³ ]dªp Xcmw. \o BZyw Fsâ ]pd¯v Ibdn

InSt¶.”

Rm³ ]Xps¡ tN¨nbpsS ]pdt¯bv¡v henªp Ibdn InS¶p. tN¨n

ImepIÄ c−pw AIÀ¯n h¨n«v Fsâ Ip® ]Xps¡ tN¨nbpsS ]qänÂ
]nSn¨v h¨v Dc¨p. HSphn AXv Hcp Ipgnbn XSªt¸mÄ tN¨n Ip®
AhnsS Ip¯n h¨n«v

“Mm, C\n tam³ ]Xps¡ Ibäntb.”

Rm³ ]Xps¡ Acs¡«v Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯n. ]t£ Ip®bpsS Xe

am{Xta AIt¯bv¡v IS¶pÅq.. Fsâ Ip®bpsS Aäs¯ sXmen
]n¶ntebv¡v \o§nbn«v F\n¡v thZ\ A\p`hs¸«p. Rm³ Ip®
]pdt¯bv¡v FSp¯p.

“F´v tamt\ s]s«¶v DucnbXv?”

“F\n¡v thZ\ FSp¯XpsIm−m tN¨o Rm³ DucnbXv.”

“AXv kmcanà tamt\. BZyambXpsIm−mWv.”

“tN¨n CXn\v ap¼v tIänbn«pt−m?”

“Rm³ BWp§fpsS km[\sam¶pw tIänbn«nÃ. ]t£ Nnet¸mÄ

hgpX\§ Ibän ASn¨n«p−v.”

“tN¨n F´n\m hgpX\§ sIm−v ASn¡m³ t]mIp¶Xv. tN¨n¡v

thWsa¶v tXm¶pt¼mÄ Fs¶ hnfn¨m t]mcmbncpt¶m. Rm³
icnbm¡n Xcpambncp¶tÃm.”

“AXv ]ns¶ \mWt¡Sp sIm−m Rm³ \nt¶mSv ]dbmXncp¶Xv.”

“CXns\ms¡ \mWn¡p¶Xv F´n\m tN¨o. tN¨n¡v C§s\ Hcp

klmbw sN¿m³ ]äp¶nsæn ]ns¶ Rms\´n\m CXpw sIm−v
\S¡p¶Xv.”

“Mm, CXpw sIm−p \S¡p¶Xnsâ KpWw Rm³ C¸w I−XtÃ.

thZ\n¡ps¶¶pw ]dªv Ducns¡m−v HmSnbntÃ?”

“AXv BZyambXv sIm−tÃ.”

 “aXn \nsâ hmNIaSn. hmNIaSn¡msX \o {]hÀ¯n¨v ImWn¡v.
F¶n«v ho¼nf¡v.”

Rm³ ho−pw Acs¡«v Xmgv¯n. ]t£ Ip® sX¶n amdn t]mbn.

tN¨n ho−pw Ahs\ ]nSn¨v Xpfbn ap«n¨p h¨n«v atä ssI sIm−v Fsâ
N´nbn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n. Rm\pw Acs¡«v Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯n.

Fsâ Ip® kmh[m\w AIt¯bv¡v IS¶p. F\n¡v sNdnb thZ\

D−mbncps¶¦nepw, tN¨nbpsS ap¶n tXm¡m³ F\n¡v
a\ÊnÃmbncp¶p. AXn\m Rm³ thZ\ ISn¨aÀ¯n ]Xps¡ Ip®
AIt¯bv¡v IS¯n.

HSphn Fsâ {iaw hnPbn¨p. R§fpsS Acs¡«pIÄ X½nÂ

tNÀ¶p. Rm³ Ipd¨p kabw A\§msX InS¶p. tN¨n Fs¶
sI«n¸nSn¨psIm−v InS¶p. Fsâ thZ\ IptdtÈ amdn. tN¨n ASnbnÂ
InS¶psIm−v N´n ]Xps¡ apIfntebv¡v Nen¸n¨p.

“F´m tamt\ \o A\§msX InS¡p¶Xv. tN¨n¡v kln¡m³

]äp¶nà tamt\. \o tN¨nbpsS ]qdv ASn¨v s]mfnt¨.”

A§s\ Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. Fsâ

BZys¯ ]®Â. Rm³ s]s«¶v shÅw t]mImXncn¡m³
IcpXn¡q«nbmWv ASn¨psIm−ncp¶Xv. C¡mcy¯n Fsâ
Kpcp¡·mcpsS D]tZi§Ä ]co£n¡m³ Xs¶ Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p.

A§s\ Rm³ Fsâ {i² aäp hgn¡v Xncn¨p hn«v, CSbv¡nsS

ASnbpsS thKX Ipd¨pw ASn¨psIm−ncp¶p. HSphn Fsâ DÅnÂ
FhnsStbm Bbncw a¯m¸pIÄ H¶n¨p I¯p¶ Hcp A\p`qXn D−mbn.
 Cu kab¯v Xs¶ tN¨nbpsS Rc¡§fpw \ne¨p. tN¨n
\nÝebmbn InS¶p. Fsâ Ip«³, tN¨nbpsS ]qän ]\n\ocv Xfn¨p.
F\n¡v ]dªdnbn¡m³ Ignbm¯ Hcp ]cthihpw, £oWhpw
A\p`hs¸«p. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ]pdt¯bv¡v XfÀ¶p hoWp.

“tamt\ \o Rm³ IcpXnbXp t]mse AÃtÃm. \o icn¡pw Hcp

]pcpj³ Bbn. Rm³ \nsâ A½tbmSv ]dªv \n\¡v Hcp IÃymWsams¡
Ign¸n¨p Xcmw.”

“Rm³ tN¨nsb A§v sI«mw. At¸mÄ ]ns¶ \½psS c−p

t]cptSbpw Imcyw awKfambn \S¡patÃm.”

“AXn\v C¸w \½fv IÃymWw Ign¡Wsas¶m¶pw CÃ. \ap¡v

CXpt]mse Ahkcw In«pt¼msgms¡ ASn¨v s]mfn¡matÃm.”

“A§s\ F¶pw ASn¨m tN¨n KÀ`nWnbmbm F´v sN¿pw?”

“AsXms¡ \ap¡v AXn\pÅ adpacp¶v I−m t]mtc?”

“F´v adpacp¶v?”

“FSm a−¨mtc, AXn\tà Cu KpfnIbpw, \ntcm[psams¡ D−m¡n

h¨ncn¡p¶Xv. Mm, C¸w t\cw Hcp]mSmbn. A½ hcmdmbn¡mWpw. hm,
\ap¡v ]pd¯v t]mImw.”

A§s\ R§Ä c−mfpw hkv{Xw [cn¨v ]pd¯p h¶p. R§Ä

]pd¯v hcm´bn h¶v kwkmcn¨ncp¶p. GItZiw AcaWn¡qÀ
Ignªt¸mÄ tN¨nbpaS A½ h¶p.
 Fs¶ AhnsS I−n«v A½ : “Mm, a\p tam³ ChnsS D−mbncpt¶m.
AtXXmbmepw \¶mbn. ChÄ¡v Hcp Iq«mbtÃm.”

“tN¨n¡v ISbn \n¶pw ]¨¡dn hm§n sImSp¡m\mbn tN¨n hnfn¨p.

A§s\bm Rm³ h¶Xv. h¶t¸mgmWv tN¨n Häbv¡msW¶v AdnªXv.
AXpsIm−v ]ns¶ A½ h¶n«v t]mImsa¶p IcpXn Rm³ ChnsS \n¶p.”

“GXmbmepw Ch³ h¶XpsIm−v F\n¡v ASp¡fbn Ipd¨v

klmbn¨p X¶p. AXpsIm−v ]Wn thKw Ignªp.”

“AtXXmbmepw \¶mbn.”

At¸mtgbv¡pw Fs¶ Fsâ ho«n hnfn¨Xn\m Rm³ AhtcmSv

bm{X ]dªv ]ncnªp.

CXv Hcp XpS¡w am{Xambncp¶p. ]ns¶bpw ]e Ahkc§fnepw

R§Ä H¯ptNÀ¶n«p−v. ]et¸mgpw Rm³ tN¨nbpsS sskeâvhmenbpw,
I£hpsams¡ tjhv sNbvXv sImSp¯n«pap−v.

Znhk§fpw amk§fpw IS¶p s]mbvs¡m−ncp¶p. Fsâ A\nb¯n

Nnet¸msg¦nepw hmWaSnbpsS hnjbw BIpambncps¶¦nepw,
Hcn¡Ât]mepw AXv bmYmÀ°yamIpw F¶v Rm³ Nn´n¨n«nÃ.

A§s\bncns¡ R§fpsS ]¯mw ¢mÊv ]co£ Ignªp R§Ä

ho«n \n¡p¶ kabw. km[mcW cmhnse Im¸n IpSnsbms¡ Ignªv
Hcp ]¯v aWntbmSpIqSn Rm³ ASp¯pÅ hmb\imebn t]mIpw.
AhnsS sNÊv, Iymcwkv apXembh Ifn¨psIm−v D¨ hscbpÅ kabw XÅn
\o¡pw.
 D¨bv¡v DusWms¡ Ignªv aq¶v \mev aWntbmsS Ifn¡m³
t]mIpw. A¶v R§Ä km[mcWbmbn ^pSv_mÄ, I_Un, thmfn_mÄ,
j«n F¶nhbmWv Ifn¨ncp¶Xv.

Ifnbpw Ignªv kÔytbmsS ho«nse¯n Ipfn¨v Ipd¨p kabw Sn. hn

bpw I−v Ignbpt¼mÄ A¯mg¯n\pÅ kabamIpw. ]ns¶ A¯mghpw
Ignªv apdnbn Ibdn ]Xnhv hmWaSnbpw Ignªv InS¶pd§pw. CXmWv
Zn\Ncy.

A§ns\bncns¡ Hcp Znhkw cmhnse Im¸nIpSn Ignªn«v A½,

A\nb¯nsb Hcp IeymW¯n\p t]mIm³ Iq«psNÃm\mbn hnfn¨p. ]s£
AhÄ t]mbnÃ.

Ahkm\w A½ Häbv¡v t]mbn. t]mIm³ t\cw Fs¶ hnfn¨n«v

“tamt\ a\p, ChnsS ChÄ Häbvt¡ DÅp. AXpsIm−v \o C¶v Ifn¡m³
t]mI−. Rm³ hcp¶Xp hsc ChnsS Xs¶ ImWWw” F¶v ]dªp.

F\n¡v k¦Shpw, H¸w AhtfmSv tZjyhpw tXm¶n. GXmbmepw A¶v

hmb\imebn t]m¡v apS§n. AhnsSbncp¶p t_mdSn¡mXncn¡m³ Rm³
ASp¯ ho«ntebv¡v t]mbn. kpat¨¨nbpambn kwkmcn¨ncn¡msa¶v
hnNmcn¨mWv At§m«p t]mbXv.

]t£ kpat¨¨n lmÄSn¡äv hm§m\mbn tImtfPnÂ

t]mbncp¶Xn\m Rm³ Ipd¨p Ignªv ho«ntebv¡v aS§n. Rm³ ho«nÂ
sNÃpt¼mÄ an\nsb AhnsSsb§pw I−nÃ. ]t£ IXIv Xpd¶p
InS¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Rm³ AI¯p Ibdn IXIv Ipänbn«n«v, Ipd¨pkabw

hmb\imebn \n¶pw sIm−ph¶ Hcp ]pkvXIw hmbn¡msa¶p IcpXn
Fsâ apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. Rm³ Ibdn sNÃpt¼mÄ an\nbpsS apdnbpsS
IXIv Nmcnbn«ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhnsSsb§pw A\¡sam¶pw
tIÄ¡m¯Xn\m Rm³ i_vZap−m¡msX IXIv ]Xps¡ Xpd¶p
t\m¡n.

Rm³ s]s«¶v sR«n ]pdtIm«p amdn. Hcp \nanjw Rm³

tjm¡Sn¨Xpt]mse Bbnt¸mbn. A¯csamcp ImgvNbmWv Rm³ AhnsS
I−Xv.

an\n AhfpsS apdnbpsS ]pdInse P\mebneqsS ]pdt¯bv¡v t\m¡n

\n¡p¶p. AhfpsS heXp Im AhnsS InS¶ Itkcbn s]m¡n
Nhp«nbncp¶p. heXp ssI P\mebn ]nSn¨ncn¡p¶p. AhfpsS CSXp
ssI anUnbpsS ap³hiw s]m¡nbn«v AhnsS¡qSn AI¯v IS¯n ]qänÂ
Ft´m sN¿p¶p.

AhfpsS apdnbpsS ]pdInse P\me R§fpsS hoSnsâ ]pdIp

hit¯bv¡mWv Xpd¡p¶Xv. AhnsS hnimeamb ]pcbnSamWv. AhnsS
R§Ä sNdnb tXmXn ]¨¡dnbpw, I¸, Ing§pIÄ F¶nh
IrjnsNbvXn«p−v. Fsâ apdn AhfpsS apdnbpsS FXnÀ hi¯mWv.
AXnsâ P\me hoSnsâ ap³hit¯bv¡mWv Xpd¡p¶Xv.

Hcp an\n«p kabs¯ sR«Â amdnbt¸mÄ Rm³ ho−pw AhfpsS

apdnbntebv¡v t\m¡n. AhfpsS ]qänencn¡p¶ ssI Nen¡p¶p−v.
AhfpsS ]mâokv Hcp hfbw t]mse Npcp−v Itkcbn InS¡p¶p.

Rm³ Aev]kabw t\m¡n \n¶n«v AhÄ amäanÃmsX A§s\ Xs¶

XpScpIbmbncp¶p. AhÄ F´mWv t\m¡p¶sX¶v Adnbm³ Rm³
i_vZap−m¡msX apdn¡pÅn IS¶v AhfpsS ASpt¯bv¡v sN¶p.
 Rm³ sNÃp¶ hnhcw AdnbmsX AhÄ AhfpsS {]hr¯n
XpSÀ¶psIm−ncp¶p. AhÄ atätXm temI¯msW¶p tXm¶n. Rm³
AhfpsS sXm«p ]pdIn sN¶v P\eneqsS ]pdt¯bv¡v t\m¡n.

Rm\pw B ImgvN I−v Ipd¨pt\cw BkzZn¨p. AhnsS Hcp B¬]«n

asämcp s]¬]«nbpambn CWtNcpIbmbncp¶p. AXv I−v I¼n
Bbn«mWv AhÄ ssI {]tbmKw \S¯ns¡m−ncp¶Xv. AXv I−n«v Fsâ
Ip®bpw kSIpSªv Fgpt¶äp. Rm³ Ahs\ I¿nseSp¯p.

Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ F\n¡v Fs¶¯s¶ \nb{´n¡m³

IgnbmXmbn. Rm³, AhÄ kz´w ktlmZcnbmsW¶ Imcyw hnkvacn¨p.
R§Ä shdpw kv{Xobpw ]pcpj\pw am{Xambn.

ImahnImc¯m F\n¡v hnthIw \jvSs¸«p. Rm³ s]s«¶v

AhfpsS ]n¶n \n¶psIm−v Xs¶ AhfpsS apeIfn c−p ssI
sIm−pw ]nSn¨p sRcn¨p. AhÄ s]s«¶v sR«n Xe Xncn¨v Fs¶ t\m¡n.

AhÄ Xncnªv Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. Ahfpw Ima{`m´

Bbn¡gnªncp¶p. Rm³ ASnbn P«n [cn¨n«nÃm¯Xn\mÂ, I¼nbmbn
\n¶ncp¶ Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ASnhbän Ip¯ns¡m−ncp¶p. AhÄ
s]s«¶v ap−n\v ]pd¯pIqSn AXn ]nSn¨p.

R§Ä P\eneqsS ho−pw ]pdt¯bv¡v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ ]«nIÄ c−pw

IqSn ]q«p hoWn«v thÀs]Sm³ IgnbmsX N´nIÄ c−pw tNÀ¶v
\n¡pIbmbncp¶p.

AhÄ At¸mÄ anUnbpw, Fsâ Hcp ]gb jÀ«pamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv.

Rm³ AhfpsS jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Cf¡nbn«v AXv Ducn amän. AhfpsS
apeIÄ, AhÄ [cn¨ncp¶ 34 C©nsâ {_mbn sImÅmsX ]pdt¯bv¡v
XÅn \n¶ncp¶p.
 Rm³ ]n¶neqsS I¿n«v AhfpsS t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v FSp¯n«v AXv
Ducn amän. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v AhfpsS Np−pIfn Npw_n¨p.
AhfpsS Aev]w t]mepw DShv X«m¯ Dd¨ apeIÄ Fsâ amdn sRcnªv
Aa˦p.

Rm³ AhfpsS anUnbpsS lq¡v FSp¯Xpw anUn s]s«¶v

Xmtgbv¡v DuÀ¶p hoWp. AhfpsS ImepIÄ¡p Npänepambn InS¶ anUn,
AhÄ ImepIÄ amänbn«v Zqtcbv¡v X«nsXdn¸n¨p.

CXn\nsS AhÄ Fsâ ap−v Dcnªp amänbn«v Fsâ Ip®bnÂ

apdpsI ]nSn¨p. AXv AhfpsS I¿nencp¶v sh«nhnd¨p. Rm³ Ip\nªv
AhfpsS apeIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhÄ ImepIÄ
AIÀ¯nbn«v, Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qän h¨v Dc¨p.

Rm³ Ahsf I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v Ip\nªv AhfpsS

tcmamhrXamb ]qän Npw_n¨p. AhÄ CXphsc AhnSps¯ tcmaw
sh«nbn«nà F¶v tXm¶p¶p. A{X henb ImSv Bbncp¶p.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhfpsS ]©h³ImSv c−p hit¯bv¡pw hIp¶p

amänbn«v AhfpsS ]qänsâ Np−pIÄ c−v hit¯bv¡pw ]nSn¨v
AIÀ¯nbn«v ]qänsâ AIw icn¡pw t\m¡n I−p.

R§Ä C{Xbpsams¡ sNbvXv Iq«nsb¦nepw c−pt]À¡pw ]ckv]cw

an−m³ Hcp aSnbmbncp¶p. Rm³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS ]qän \m¡psIm−v
\¡n. Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS I´n X«nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Hcp io¡mc
i_vZw ]pds¸Sphn¨p.

Rm³ \m¡v sIm−v ho−pw iànbmbn Iogäw apXÂ apIfäw hsc

\¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. AhÄ ssI F¯n Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hen¨p.
Rm³ I«nen AhÄs¡Xncmbn Xeh¨psIm−p InS¶p. AhÄ Ip®
]nSn¨v \m¡psIm−v AXnsâ Xebn \¡n.

Rm³ ImepIÄ AhfpsS c−v hi§fnepambn C«psIm−v InS¶n«v

Fsâ apJw AhfpsS ]qän ap«n¨p. Cu kabw AhÄ Fsâ Ip®
AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhÄ Rm³ ]dbmsX Xs¶
Imcy§Ä sN¿p¶Xv I−n«v AhÄ¡v C¡mcy¯n ap³]cnNbw Dt−m
F¶v kwibn¨p.

Rm³, AhfpsS, henb ]bÀaWnbpsS hen¸¯nepÅ I´n \m¡p

sIm−v Dgnªp. AhÄ Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n
h¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS I´v Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n N¸n hen¨p. AhfpsS
Acs¡«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¶p h¶p. H¸w AhfpsS I´nsâ hen¸hpw
hÀ²n¨v Hcp \ne¡Se¡pcphnsâ A{Xbpambn.

AtX kabw AhÄ Ip® N¸p¶Xnsâ thKXbpw IqSn h¶p. Rm³

AhfpsS ]qÀ apgph³ N¸n hen¡pIbpw, \m¡v AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbnÂ
Ip¯n IbäpIbpw sNbvXp. AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw sNdnb Ddh
Hen¨nd§p¶p −mbncp¶p. Rm³ AXv apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨p.

A§s\ A[nIw XpScm³ IgnªnÃ, AXn\nsS AhfpsS

DbÀ¶ncp¶ Acs¡«v s]s«¶v sh«nbn«Xpt]mse Xmtgbv¡v hoWp.
AtXmsS AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw iànbmb emhm {]hmlhpap−mbn.
Rm³ AXv apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨p.

A[nIw sshImsX Fsâ Ip«\pw AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v ]mÂ

Hgp¡n hn«p. Ahfpw AXp apgph³ IpSn¨nd¡n. Rm³ AhfpsS icoc¯nÂ
\n¶pw Cd§n AhfpsS ASp¯v InS¶p. AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v D½ h¨p.

kvJe\w \S¶p Ignªt¸mÄ Fsâ Nn´ t\cmb hgn¡mbn.

 “tamtf \½Ä F´m sNbvXXv ? \½Ä Hcp \nanjw FÃmw ad¶p.
\n\s¡¦nepw Fs¶ XSbmambncp¶ntà ?”

“FSm At¶cw F\n¡pw hnthIw \jvSs¸«ncp¶p. A§\s¯ Hcp

AhØbnembncp¶p Rm³.”

“GXmbmepw \½Ä AI¯v IbänbnÃtÃm. AXv `mKyambn. \½Ä

A§s\ IqSn sNbvXncps¶¦Â F´mIpambncp¶p.”

“AXns\´n\mSm \o hnjan¡p¶Xv ? CsXm¶pw F§pw

\S¡m¯sXm¶paÃtÃm. R§fpsS ¢mÊn ]Tn¡p¶ kz]v\sb \n\¡v
Adnbntà ? AhÄ AhfpsS tN«\pambn Øncambn ]®mdp−v. AsXm¶pw
Hcp sXäÃ. Ipg¸ap−mImsX {i²n¨m aXn.”

“AhÄ C§s\ sN¿mdps−¶v \o F§s\bm AdnªXv ?”

“AhÄ Ft¶mSv AhfpsS FÃm Imcy§fpw ]dªp Xcpw. R§Ä

A{Xbv¡v ASp¯ Iq«pImcnIfmWv.”

“Ahsc§s\bm CXv XpS§nbXv ?”

“AXv AhcpsS ho«n BsI c−v apdnItf DÅq. H¶n AhfpsS

AÑ\pw A½bpw InS¡pw. atä apdnbnemWv sIm¨nte apXÂ AhÀ
c−pt]cpw InS¶ncp¶Xv. AhfpsS tN«\v Ahtf¡mÄ aq¶v hbÊv
IqSpXep−v. AhfpsS tN«\pw Ahfpw Htc I«nenemWv As¶ms¡
InS¶ncp¶Xv. A¶papXÂ Xs¶ AhfpsS tN«³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v
InS¡pIbpw, D½hbv¡pIbpsams¡ sN¿pambncp¶p. At¸mÄ AbmfpsS
Ip® I¼nbmbn AhfpsS icoc¯n ap«pambncp¶p. A§s\
Nnet¸msgms¡ AhÄ AXn ]nSn¨n«p−v. AhfpsS tN«³ ]¯mw ¢mÊnÂ
Bbt¸mÄ AhfpsS ]mâokv Ducn amänbn«v XpSIÄ¡nSbn Ip® Ibän
h¨n«v apt¼m«pw ]pdtIm«pw Nen¸n¡pambncp¶p. At¸mÄ AhÄ¡v \Ã
kpJw tXm¶pambncp¶p. B kab¯v AhÄ¡v Hcp sNdp\mc§bpsS
hen¸¯n ape hfÀ¶p XpS§nbncp¶p. tN«³ AhfpsS apebnÂ
XgpIpIbpw, hmbn h¨v N¸pIbpsams¡ sN¿pambncp¶p. AhÄ
{]mb]qÀ¯n BbXn\ptijw B apdnbn Xs¶ AhÀ¡p c−p t]À¡pw
InS¡m³ c−v I«nepIÄ {]tXyIambn \ÂIn. F¦nepw cm{Xnbn apdn
AS¨pIgnªm AhÀ Htc I«nen Xs¶bmWv InS¶ncp¶Xv.
At¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS apeIfpw icn¡pw hfÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p. AhÀ
kmh[m\w Ip® Du¼m\pw, ]qdv N¸m\psams¡ XpS§n. Ahkm\w Hcp
Znhkw AhÀ icn¡pw Ip® ]qän\I¯v Ibän ASn¨p. ]ns¶ AXv
]Xnhmbn. AhfpsS tN«³ Dd D]tbmKn¨mWv Ahsf ASn¨ncp¶Xv.
AhfpsS tN«³ \m«n hcpt¼mÄ AhÀ Ct¸mgpw Cu ]cn]mSn
XpScp¶p−v.”

“AXncn¡s«, \o Cu Ip® N¸ms\ms¡ FhnSp¶v ]Tn¨p?”

“AXv kz]v\ ]dªp X¶XmWv. AhfpsS tN«³ Ahsfs¡m−v

Ip® N¸n¡pIbpw, AhÄ Ip®¸m IpSn¡pIbpsams¡ sN¿psa¶v
AhÄ ]dªncp¶p. AhÄ CsXms¡ ]dbpt¼mÄ F\n¡pw
AXpt]msesbms¡ \ns¶s¡m−v sN¿n¡Wsa¶v B{Klap−mbncp¶p.
]t£ AXv \nt¶mSv ]dbm\pÅ ss[cyw F\n¡nÃmbncp¶p.”

kwkmc¯n\nsS AhÄ Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v Ncnªp InS¶n«v Hcp

Im Fsâ ]pd¯v FSp¯p h¨p. H¸w Hcp ssI sIm−v Fsâ Ip®bnÂ
]nSn¨p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v D½ h¨p. A[nIw Ignbp¶Xn\v ap¼v
Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS I¿nencp¶p hepXmbn _ew h¨p. AhÄ AXnÂ
]nSn¨v sRcn¨p.
 “FSo \o AXn ]nSn¨v Zm C§s\ B¡v ” F¶v ]dªpsIm−v
Rm³ hmWaSn¡m³ ImWn¨psImSp¯p.

AhÄ A§s\ hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIÄ amdn

amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. At¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ icn¡pw
NqSmbn¡gnªncp¶p.

“FSm Fsâ icocw apgph³ henªp apdpIp¶p. \o

Fs´¦nepsams¡ sN¿Sm. F\n¡v kln¡m³ h¿.”

“FSo Dd CÃ. hà Ipg¸hpw ]änbmtem?”

“AXv kmcanÃ. F\n¡v sa³kkv BImdmbn. c−p aq¶v Znhk¯n\Iw

sa³kkv BIpw. C¸w ]®nbm Ipg¸anÃ.”

Rm³ AhfpsS ]pdt¯bv¡v henªp Ibdn. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®

AhfpsS ]qän ]nSn¨p h¨v Dc¨p. Rm³ Ip® ]Xps¡ AhfpsS
]qäntebv¡v XÅn Ibän.

BZysams¡ AhÄ “FSm ]Xps¡. F\n¡v thZ\n¡p¶p”

Fs¶ms¡ ]dªp. Rm³ kmh[m\w Fsâ {iaw XpSÀ¶p. HSphn Ip®
Hcphn[w AI¯mbn.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ Acs¡«p Nen¸n¨p XpS§n. AtXmsS AhÄ¡pw ckw

]nSn¨p XpS§n. Fsâ ASns¡m¸w Ahfpw ASnbn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v
XÅns¡m−ncp¶p. Fsâ ASnbpsS thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. AhÄ InS¶v
]pfªp.
 Ahkm\w AhÄ¡v kvJe\w D−mbn. AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw tX³
Hen¨nd§nbn«v Fsâ Hmtcm ASn¡pw ]«n shÅw IpSn¡pt¼mÄ
tIÄ¡p¶Xp t]mse “¹v¡v ” .. “¹¡v ” F¶v i_vZw D−mbns¡m−ncp¶p.

t\ct¯ Hcp {]mhiyw shÅw t]mbXpsIm−v F\n¡v Ipd¨p kabw

IqSn ]nSn¨p \n¡m³ Ignªp. Ahkm\w Fsâ Ip®bpw AhfpsS
]qäntebv¡v \ndsbmgn¨p. Ah³ \me©v {]mhiyw AhfpsS
]qän\pÅnencp¶v sh«nhnd¨p.

H¸w AhfpsS ]qÀ `n¯nIÄ Fsâ Ip®sb hn«p hn«v

]ngnªpsIm−ncp¶p. Ahkm\w c−pt]cptSbpw Ne\w \ne¨p. Rm³
AhfpsS ]pd¯p\n¶pw AhfpsS AcnIntebv¡v Cd§n InS¶p. AhÄ
Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Fsâ s\änbnepw, Np−pIfnepw D½ h¨p.

Ipd¨pIgnªv Rm³ Fgpt¶ät¸mÄ Fsâ Ip®bn càw

0]änbncn¡p¶Xp I−p. AhÄ Hcp ]gb XpWnsbSp¯v AXp XpS¨p.
AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Hen¨nd§nb sImgp¯ {ZmhI¯nepw càw
IeÀ¶ncp¶p. AhÄ AXpw XpS¨p Ifªp.

]ns¶ c−pt]cpw hkv{X§sfms¡ [cn¨n«v P\eneqsS ]pdt¯bv¡v

t\m¡nbt¸mÄ R§sf sXäntebv¡v ]nSn¨nd¡nb \mbv¡Ä Øew hn«p
Ignªncp¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä apdnbn \n¶pw ]pd¯p h¶p.

Iptd Ignªt¸mÄ A½bpw IÃymWw Ignªp XncnsI h¶p. A¶p

apX R§Ä X½nepÅ kvt\lw IqSpX ZrVambn. A¶v cm{XnbmIm³
R§Ä Im¯ncp¶p. F¶m kabw Cgªp \o§p¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n.
HSphn cm{Xnbmbn.

R§Ä aq¶p t]cpw IqSn F«p aWn hsc Sn . hn. I−p. ]ns¶
`£Ww Ign¨p. A½bpw Ahfpw IqSn ]m{X§sfms¡ IgpIn, ASp¡fbpw
AS¨n«v h¶p. Rm³ At¸mgpw Sn. hn. bpsS ap¶nembncp¶p. Ahfpw Fsâ
ASp¯v h¶ncp¶v Sn.hn. I−p.

“a¡tf F\n¡v bm{X sNbvXXp sIm−v \à £oWap−v. \n§Ä Sn.

hn. AW¨n«v thtW t]mbn InS¶v Dd§m³” F¶v ]dªn«v A½ InS¡m³
t]mbn.

A½ apdnbn Ibdn IXIv AS¨ DS³ an\n Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v

\o§n Ccp¶n«v Fsâ ap−nsâ DÅn ssI IS¯n Ip®bn ]nSn¨p. Rm³
ho«n \n¡pt¼mÄ ASnbn P«n [cn¡mdnÃ. AXn\m AhÄ
]nSn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw Ip® ap−n\v ]pd¯v h¶p.

Ah³ ]Xps¡ _ew h¨v Dbcm³ XpS§n. AhÄ ssI sIm−v

AXn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. AtXmsS Rm³ icn¡pw
NqSmbn¡gnªncp¶p. Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. Rm³ Hcp ssI
sIm−v Ahsf F¶ntebv¡v tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨n«v, atä ssI sIm−v AhfpsS
apebn ]nSn¨p.

At¸mgmWv AhÄ ASnbn t{_knbÀ [cn¨n«nà F¶ kXyw Rm³

Adnbp¶Xv. Rm³ AhfpsS jÀ«v DbÀ¯nbn«v, apeIÄ amdn amdn hmbnÂ
h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AtXmsS Ahfpw NqSmbn.

Rm³ Ahsfbpw ]nSn¨psIm−v skänbn \n¶pw Fgpt¶äp. Rm³

Sn. hn. bpw, sseäpw AW¨n«v Ahsfbpw ]nSn¨psIm−v apIfntebv¡v t]mbn.

Rm³ AhfpsS Acs¡«n I¿n«v Ahsf Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v

tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨psIm−mWv apIfntebv¡v t]mbXv. R§Ä c−pt]cpw t\tc
Fsâ apdnbntebv¡mWv t]mbXv. apdnbn Ibdnb DS³ Rm³ sseäv
sXfn¨n«v, apdnbpsS IXIv AS¨p Ipänbn«p. Rm³ jÀ«v [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. Rm³
Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.
 Rm³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS Np−pIÄ¡nSbneqsS
DÅntebv¡v IS¯n. AhÄ ]ÃpIÄ AIÀ¯nbn«v Fsâ \m¡n\v
DÅntebv¡v IS¡m³ hgn Hcp¡n. Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnembn.
AhÄ AhfpsS \m¡p sIm−v Fsâ \m¡n XgpIn. Ipd¨p kabw
R§fpsS \m¡pIÄ, kÀ¸§sf t]mse sI«p]nWªv aZn¨p. AhfpsS
hmbn \n¶pw Dan\oÀ Fsâ hmbntebv¡pw, Xncn¨pw {]hln¨p.

Rm³ AhÄ [cn¨ncp¶ jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Cf¡nbn«v jÀ«v Ducn

amän. AhÄ Fsâ ap−pw Dcnªp Ifªp. Rm³ AhÄ [cn¨ncp¶
anUnbpsS lq¡v Cf¡nbn«v AXv Xmtgbv¡v Ducn amän. AhÄ ASnbnÂ
]mâokpw [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. apdnbn \ndªp\n¶ Syq_nsâ {]Imi¯nÂ
]qÀ® \ábmb Ahsf I−m sh®¡Ãn XoÀ¯ Hcp inev]w t]mse
tXm¶pambncp¶p.

Rm³ Zqtcbv¡v amdn \n¶v AhfpsS icoc kuµcyw BkzZn¨p.

HXp§nb Acs¡«v. AXn\v apIfntebv¡pw, Xmtgbv¡pw hoXn IqSnb
{]IrXn. icn¡pw Hcp Dcensâ BIrXn. \nXw_w aqSn InS¡p¶ XeapSn.
aq¡n\v Xmsg \\p¯ tcma§Ä. H«pw DShv X«m¯, kmam\yw hen¸apÅ
apeIÄ. c−v I£§fn \n¶pw Idp¯ tcma§Ä ]pdt¯bv¡v Xe\o«n
\n¡p¶p. hnkvXmctadnb s]m¡nÄ¡pgn. s]m¡nfn\v Xmsg \n¶pw
t\À¯ Hcp hc t]mse Bcw`n¡p¶ tcma§Ä, Xmtgbv¡v t]mIpwtXmdpw
I«nIqSn XpSIfpsS kwKa Øm\¯v icn¡pw Hcp ImSp t]mse
Ahkm\n¡p¶p. DbÀ¶ ]qÀXSw. XSn¨v Dcp− XpSIÄ. Ft¶¡mÄ c−v
aq¶v C©v s]m¡¡pdhv. \à shfp¯v XpSp¯ icocw. sam¯¯nÂ
icn¡pw Hcp A]vkcÊv Xs¶.

Fsâ t\m«w I−n«v AhÄ \mW¯m Nqfn. ssI sIm−v amdv ad¨n«v
“\o F´mSm Fs¶ C§s\ kq£n¨v t\m¡p¶Xv?”
 “Rm³ \nsâ kuµcyw icn¡pw BkzZn¡pIbmbncp¶p. \ns¶
F{X I−n«pw aXnbmIp¶nÃ. kXy¯n \ns¶b§v ISn¨v Xn¶m³
tXm¶p¶p.”

“\o shdptX s]m¡tÃ. \o ]dbp¶t]mse kuµcysam¶pw

F\n¡nÃ.”

“AXv \o icn¡pw I®mSnbn t\m¡mªn«m.”

Rm³ Ahsf, _m¯vdqansâ tUmdnepÅ \ne¡®mSn¡v ap¶nÂ

]nSn¨p \ndp¯nbn«v

“C\n \o B I®mSnbn icn¡v H¶p t\m¡ntb.”

AhÄ I®mSnbn t\m¡nbn«v “t]mSm. A{X kpµcnsbm¶paÃ.

A§s\bmsW¦n \o B kz]v\sb Is−¦ntem. AhÄ¡v F´v
kuµcyam. AXmWv icn¡v ImW−Xv.”

“Ahsf F\n¡v C§s\ ImWm³ ]änÃtÃm. AÃmsX I−n«v F´m

Imcyw.”

“Rms\m¶v {ian¨v t\m¡s«. \n\¡v `mKyaps−¦n Ahsf Rm³

sIm−p hcmw.”

“\o hdptX a\pjys\ sImXn¸n¡cpXv. Ahsf§pw k½Xn¡nÃ.”

“AÃSm. AhÄ Fsâ Gähpw ASp¯ Iq«pImcnbm. Rm³

]dªm AhÄ k½Xn¡pw. C\n A½ FhnsSsb¦nepw t]mIp¶ Hcp
ZnhkamIs«. Rm³ Ahsf hnfn¨p hcp¯mw.”
 “FSo F\n¡v AXv tI«n«v Xs¶ I¼n BIp¶p.”

AhÄ ssI F¯n Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨p. Rm³

Ahsfbpw ]nSn¨psIm−v I«nen Ccp¶p. Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ
aSnbntebv¡v ]nSn¨v InS¯n. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn XgpIns¡m−ncp¶p.
AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³
CSbv¡nSbv¡v Ip\nªv Ahsf Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Igp¯neqsS
I¿n«v Fs¶ Ahfntebv¡v tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨p.

“FSm \o C{Xbpw \à Hcp Ip®bpw I¿n h¨psIm−v Fs¶

ImWn¡msX C{X \mfpw \S¶ntÔ

“FSo Rm³ \o AdnbmsX \ns¶ {i²n¡mdp−mbncp¶p. ]t£,

\nt¶mSv Cu coXnbn s]cpamdnbm \o F§s\ {]XnIcn¡psa¶v
AdnbnÃmbncp¶p. \½Ä X½nepÅ \à kvt\l_Ôw \jvSs¸Spsa¶v
Rm³ `b¶p.”

“Fsâ Iq«pImcn kz]v\, AhfpsS IY ]dªt¸mÄ apXÂ F\n¡pw

AXpt]mse Hs¡ sN¿Wsa¶v B{Klambncp¶p. ]t£, AXv \nt¶mSv
F§s\ AhXcn¸n¡psa¶v F\n¡v AdnbnÃmbncp¶p. H¸w AXv sXätÃ
F¶ Hcp `bhpw.”

“GXmbmepw c−p t]cptSbpw B{Klw C¶v B \mbv¡Ä

hnNmcn¨Xn\m \S¶p.”

“icnbm. C\n B \mbv¡sf I−m AXn\v `£Ww sImSp¡Ww.”

“Mm, GXmbmepw C\n \ap¡v icn¡pw ASn¨p s]mfn¡Ww.”

 “FSm \½Ä kq£n¨p thWw s]cpamdm³. A½sb§m\pw
Adnªm ]ns¶ Pohn¨ncp¶n«v ImcyanÃ.”

“FSo, \½Ä A½bpsS ap¶n h¨v C{X \mfpw s]cpamdnbXp t]mse

am{Xw s]cpamdpI. _m¡n ]cn]mSnIsfms¡ \ap¡v ChnsS apdnIfn am{Xw
aXn.”

“FSm, AXp t]mse Xs¶ Ipg¸w kw`hn¡msXbpw t\m¡Ww.”

“FSo, F¦n ]ns¶ c−pt]cpw IqSn sI«n¯q§n acn¨m aXn.”

“FSm, \o \ntcm[v hm§n hbv¡Ww. kpc£nXaÃm¯ Znhk§fnÂ

AXv D]tbmKn¡Ww.”

“AXv Rm³ TuWn t]mIpt¼mÄ hm§mw. ChnsS ]cnNbapÅ

ISIfn \n¶pw hm§nbm icnbmInÃ.”

“AXpt]mse Xs¶ Ct¸mÄ aäp tZmj ^e§sfm¶panÃm¯

KpfnIIfpw hm§m³ In«pw.”

“AXp c−pw Rm³ F§s\sb¦nepw kwLSn¸n¡mw.”

Cu kaba{Xbpw, Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn XgpIpIbpw, AhÄ

Fsâ Ip®bn XgpIpIbpambncp¶p. AhÄ ]Xps¡ Fsâ Ip®
AhfpsS hmbnem¡n \pWbm³ XpS§n. AhÄ Hcp tement]m¸v \pWbp¶
emLh¯n Ip® \pWªpsIm−ncp¶p.

AhÄ AhfpsS ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n h¨psIm−v InS¶p. Rm³ ssI

F¯n AhfpsS ]©h³ Im«n XgpIn. Fsâ heXp I¿nse Nq−phncÂ
ImSpIÄ hIp¶p amän ]qÀ Nmentebv¡v Cd§n. sIm¨p an\n CXn\Iw
Hen¸n¡m³ XpS§nbncp¶p. Rm³ hnc sIm−v AXv tXm−nsbSp¯v
\m¡n h¨p \pWªp.

CSbv¡v Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀtX³ hncen FSp¯v AhfpsS hmbnepw

h¨psImSp¯p. AXv Ahfpw \¡n IpSn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS Xe Fsâ
aSnbn \n¶pw ]nSn¨p amänbn«v Ahsf I«nen t\tc InS¯n. F¶n«v Rm³
AhfpsS FXnÀ Znibn Xncnªp InS¶p.

AhÄ s]s«¶v Fsâ XebpsS Ccp hi§fnepambn ap«pIp¯n

\n¶n«v Ip\nªv Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbnem¡n. Cu kab¯v AhfpsS
]qdv Fsâ apJ¯n\v sXm«p apIfnembn h¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS N´n ]nSn¨v
Xmgv¯nbt¸mÄ AhfpsS ]qdv Fsâ apJ¯v AaÀ¶p.

Rm³ \m¡v \o«n AhfpsS ]qÀNmen Hcäw apX atä Aäw hsc
\¡n. Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS I´n X«nbt¸mÄ AhÄ tjm¡Sn¨Xpt]mse
sR«n hnd¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip® hmbv¡pÅnem¡n sFkv Ìn¡v
\pWbp¶Xpt]mse \pWªpsIm−ncp¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS I´v Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n \pWªp. AhÄ Nne

A]kzc§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ \m¡v Npcp«n
AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn Ip¯n. AhnsS \n¶pw Hen¨nd§nb tX³ Rm³
\¡n IpSn¨p. AhÄ ]qÀ Fsâ apJ¯v AaÀ¯n h¨p. Rm³ Fsâ \m¡v
sIm−v Ahsf ]®ns¡m−ncp¶p.

Cu kab¯v Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v ]me`ntjIw \S¯n.

Hcp XpÅnt]mepw IfbmsX AhÄ AXv apgph³ IpSn¨nd¡n.
At¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw tX³ s]m«n HgpInbncp¶p. AXv
apgph³ Fsâ hmbnepw, apJ¯pambn hoWp. Rm\pw AXv apgph³ \¡n
IpSn¨p.
 HSphn AhÄ XfÀ¶v Fsâ ]pd¯v hoWp. R§Ä Ipd¨p kabw
A§s\ Xs¶ InS¶p. £oWw amdnbt¸mÄ c−mfpw Fgpt¶äp. Rm³
_m¯v dqan t]mbn aq{Xw Hgn¨n«p h¶p. At¸mÄ AhÄ I«nen \n¶pw
Cd§n Xdbn \n¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Rm³ s]s«¶v Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bnÂ

]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Rm³ Hcp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS ]qÀXS¯n AaÀ¯n
]nSn¨p.

“FSm ]Xps¡ ]nSn. F\n¡v t\mhp¶p.”

“FSo AXv Cu tcmaw hf¶p InS¡p¶Xp sIm−m t\mhp¶Xv. \o B

I«nentem«v Ibdn InSt¶. Rm³ AXv hSn¨p Ifbmw.”

Rm³ Ahsf I«nen ]nSn¨p InS¯nbn«v _m¯v dqanÂ\n¶pw

tjhnwKv skäpw, {Ioapw, {_jpw FSp¯psIm−v h¶p. AhfpsS ImepIÄ
]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n h¨n«v {Iow ]X¸n¨v tcma¯n ]pc«n. F¶n«v tjhnwKv skäv
sIm−v ]Xps¡ apIfn \n¶pw Xmtgbv¡v tcmaw hSn¨p. AhÄ I®pIÄ
apdpsI AS¨v InS¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀNp−pIÄ ssI sIm−v ]nSn¨v hnSÀ¯nbn«v hfsc

{i²m]qÀÆw ]qÀNmensâ hi§fnse tcmaw hSn¨p. ]ns¶ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v
AIÀ¯nbn«v N´n IpgnbpsS Npänepambn A§n§mbn hfÀ¶p \n¶
tcmahpw hSn¨p Ifªp.

]ns¶ AhfpsS I£§fnse tcmahpw hSn¨p. AhÄ ]Xps¡ I®v

Xpd¶n«v, Xe s]m¡n AhfpsS ]qän t\m¡n. AhfpsS apJ¯v Hcp
]p©ncn hnSÀ¶p. AhÄ Hcp ssI FSp¯v AhnsS XShn t\m¡n.

“C¸w F§s\ Ds−So”

 “sImÅmsaSm. \Ã I®mSn t]mse Xnf§p¶p. \Ã an\pkap−v.”

Rm³ tjhnwKv skäpw, {_jpsams¡ sIm−p t]mbn IgpIn h¨n«v

XncnsI h¶p. AhÄ At¸mgpw AhfpsS an\pkapÅ ]qÀXS¯nÂ
XShns¡m−v InS¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ASp¯v Ibdn InS¶p. R§Ä sI«n¸nSn¨psIm−v

I«nen InS¶v Dcp−p. Rm³ Ahsf Fsâ ]pd¯p Ibän InS¯n. AhÄ
ssIIÄ Fsâ XebpsS Ccp hi§fnepw Ip¯n DbÀ¶p \n¶p sIm−v
AhfpsS Hcp ape Fsâ hmbntebv¡v XÅn X¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIÄ
amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AhÄ InS¶p ]pfªp.

“FSm F\n¡v kln¡m³ ]äp¶nÃ. Fs¶ Fs´¦nepsams¡

sN¿Sm” F¶v ]dªpsIm−v AhÄ Fsâ apSnbn ]nSn¨v hen¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ImÂap«pIÄ Fsâ Acs¡«n\v Ccp hi¯pambn

Ip¯n \ndp¯ns¡m−v Ahsf sasà ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯n. Rm³ Fsâ Ip®
AhfpsS ]qÀ Xpfbn ap«n¨p h¨psIm−v “C\n ]Xps¡ tIsäSo” F¶v
AhtfmSv ]dªp. H¸w Rm³ AhfpsS tXmfn ]nSn¨v Ahsf ]Xps¡
Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯pIbpw sNbvXp.

Fsâ Ip® kmh[m\w AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v Ibdn. HSphn ]m¼v

amf¯n Ibdp¶Xpt]mse Ip® ]qÀ®ambn AhfpsS amf¯n Hfn¨p.
AhfpsS N´n, Fsâ Acs¡«n AaÀ¶p. B AhØbn Xs¶ AhÄ
Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v Iagv¶p InS¶psIm−v Fs¶ Npw_n¨p. Rm³ Ahsf
sI«n¸nSn¨v F¶ntebv¡v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. AhfpsS IÃpt]msebpÅ
apeIÄ Fsâ amdn AaÀ¶p.
 “FSm F\n¡v kln¡m³ ]äp¶nÃSm. Fsâ icocw apgph³ tIm¨n
hen¡p¶Xp t]mse tXm¶p¶p.”

“FSo \ap¡v C§s\ Ipd¨p kabw kpJn¡msaSo. AXv Ignªv

shÅw Ifbmw. Asæn shÅw t]mbm ]ns¶ BsI XfÀ¶p
t]mIpw.”

“FSm \ap¡v shfp¡p¶Xp hsc C§s\ sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¡msaSm.

\nsâ kmam\w AI¯v Ccp¶n«v F\n¡v ]dªdnbn¡m³ h¿m¯ kpJw
tXm¶ps¶Sm.”

“F\n¡pw \Ã kpJw Ds−So. Rm³ atätXm temI¯v F¯nb

t]mse tXm¶p¶p.”

“FSm kz]v\ ]dªt¸mÄ CXv C{X kpJapÅ GÀ¸mSmsW¶v Rm³

Hcn¡Ât]mepw hnNmcn¨ncp¶nÃ. \½Ä C{X \mfpw kabw shdptX
]mgm¡n.”

“Mm. FÃm¯n\pw Hmtcm kabw Ds−So. AsXms¡

kw`hn¡−t¸mÄ kw`hn¡pw. C\n \ap¡v Bhiyw t]mse kabaps−So.
]ns¶ \½Ä F´n\m Ignª Imcyw BtemNn¨v shdptX kabw
Ifbp¶Xv. \nsâ IÃymWw Ignbp¶Xp hsc \ap¡v C§s\
kpJn¡matÃm.”

“AsX´mSm \o A§s\ ]dªXv. Fsâ IÃymWw Ignªmepw

\ap¡v C§s\ Xs¶ kpJn¡Ww.”

“AXn\v Ah³ k½Xn¡ptam.”

 “Ahsâ k½Xw BÀ¡v thWw? AsXms¡ Ahs\ sh«n¨v \ap¡v
IqSmw.”

“AXn\v Hcp ]Wnbp−v. \o hà KÄ^v Imcs\bpw sI«nbm aXn.

At¸mÄ Ah³ \m«n hcp¶ Ipd¨p Znhk§Ä HgnsI asäÃm Znhkhpw
\ap¡v C§s\ IgnbmatÃm.”

“AXp aXnsbSm. ]ns¶ IÃymWw Ignªn«v Rm³ {]khn¡p¶Xv

\nsâ Ip«nsb Bbncn¡Ww. At¸mÄ ]ns¶ \½fpsS a\ÊpIÄ X½nÂ
Hcn¡epw AIepIbnÃ.”

“FSo At¸mÄ Ah³ Fs¶ A½mh³ Ft¶m, Aѳ Ft¶m

hnfn¡p¶Xv?”

“FÃmhcptSbpw ap¶n Ah³ \nsâ acpaI³ Xs¶. ]t£, \½psS

a\Ên Ah³ tam³ Bbncn¡pw.”

Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨psIm−v, ]Xps¡ Ahsfbpw

]nSn¨psIm−v Fgpt¶äv Ccp¶p. AhÄ Ip® AI¯v h¨psIm−v Xs¶
Fsâ aSnbn F\n¡v A`napJambn Ccp¶p. Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS
apdp¡apÅ ]qän sRcp§n AaÀ¶ncp¶p.

R§Ä A§s\ Ccp¶psIm−v apJt¯mSp apJw t\m¡pIbpw,

Npw_n¡pIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p. Ipd¨p kabw Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ

“FSm F\n¡v C\n kln¡m³ ]äp¶nÃ. \o thKw Fsâ ]qdv H¶v

ASn¨v s]mfns¡Sm.”
 Rm³ Ahsf Hcn¡Â IqSn Npw_n¨n«v Rm³ Ahsf hn«n«v I«nenÂ
aeÀ¶p InS¶p.

“C\n \o Ducn ASnt¨So. ]Xps¡ thWw s]m§m³. Asæn AXv

Ducn t]mIpw.”

AhÄ Fsâ s\©n ssI Ip¯n \n¶psIm−v ]Xps¡ N´n

s]m¡n ASn¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ s]m§n ASn¡p¶Xn\\pkcn¨v AhfpsS
apeIÄ XpÅn NmSn. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p.

“FSm Fsâ apebn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨v DSbvs¡Sm. F\n¡v kln¡m³

]äp¶nÃ.”

AhÄ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. thKX Iq«nbt¸mÄ Ip® c−p aq¶p

{]mhiyw AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Ducn ]pd¯p h¶p. Rm³ AXv s]s«¶p
Xs¶ ]nSn¨v AI¯p h¨p.

ho−pw A§s\ kw`hn¡mXncn¡m³ Rm³ AhfpsS Acs¡«nÂ

]nSn¨v AhfpsS Ne\w \nb{´n¨p. H¸w Rm\pw ASnbn \n¶pw
apIfntebv¡v ASn¨psImSp¯p. A§s\ ASn kpKaambn
\S¶psIm−ncp¶p. HSphn Fsâ DÅn Fs´ms¡tbm Ddªp
IqSp¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. F\n¡v kvJe\w \S¡m³ t]mIp¶Xnsâ
e£W§Ä I−p.

“FSo F\n¡v hcm³ t]mIp¶p. \n\¡v t]mtbm?”

“FSm F\n¡v t\ct¯ Hcp {]mhiyw t]mbn. Zm C¸w ho−pw

hcp¶p.”
 ho−pw c−p aq¶p ASn IqSn ASn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ Ip® ip¢
kvJe\w \S¯n. AtX kabw Xs¶ Ahfpw H¶p sRcnªv AaÀ¶p.
AhÄ¡pw kvJe\w \S¶p. ]ns¶ AhÄ sh«nbn« t]mse Fsâ
amdntebv¡v Iagv¶p hoWp InX¨p.

“FSm Rm³ icn¡pw Xf¶p t]msbSm. Fs¶ C\n H¶n\pw

sImÅnÃ.”

hnbÀ¯v XfÀ¶ Ahsf Rm³ Fsâ icoc¯ntebv¡v AaÀ¯n

]nSn¨p sIm−v A§s\ InS¶p. Fsâ Ip® At¸mgpw AhfpsS
]qän\pÅn Xs¶ Bbncp¶p. AhfpsS ]qÀtX\pw, Ip®¸mepw IqSn
IeÀ¶v Fsâ Ip®bneqsS Hen¨nd§ns¡m−ncp¶p.

AhÄ Fsâ amdn InS¶p Xs¶ ab§n. Rm\pw B £oW¯nÂ

AdnbmsX Dd§nt¸mbn. ]ns¶ cm{XnbpsS A´y bma¯n F¸tgm aq{X
i¦bm Rm³ DWÀ¶p. F\n¡v ISp¯ Zmlhpw D−mbncp¶p.

Rm³ t\m¡pt¼mÄ, AhÄ, sIm¨p Ip«nIÄ AÑsâ amdnÂ

kpc£nXambn InS¶v Dd§p¶Xp t]mse Fsâ amdn InS¶p kpJambn
Dd§pIbmbncp¶p. Ahsf DWÀ¯m³ F\n¡v a\Êv h¶nÃ. ]t£
Ieiemb aq{X i¦ aqew F\n¡v Fgpt¶Â¡msX XcanÃmbncp¶p.

Fsâ Ip® CXn\Iw Npcp§nbn«v AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw ]pd¯v

h¶ncp¶p. Ip®¸mepw, ]qÀtX\pw IqSn IeÀ¶ an{inXw Hen¨nd§n Fsâ
Ip®bnepw XpSbnepsams¡ DW§n ]änbncp¶p. Rm³ Ahsf
DWÀ¯msX ]Xps¡ Fsâ ]pd¯p\n¶pw Cd¡n InS¯n. ]t£
At¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ DWÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p. AhÄ Fsâ apJ¯v
t\m¡n Nncn¨p.
 “FSm Rm\§v Dd§nt¸mbn. Rm³ A[nIkabw \nsâ ]pd¯v
InS¶v Dd§ntbm.”

“FSo C¸w aWn aq¶mbn. GXm−v aq¶v \mev aWn¡qÀ Dd§n.”

“FSm Rm³ \nsâ ]pd¯v InS¶n«v \n\¡v izmkw ap«nbntÃ?”

“Hm, F\n¡v Hcp _p²nap«pw tXm¶nbnÃ. C¸w F\n¡v s]Sp¡m³

ap«nbXp sIm−m Rm³ \ns¶ Xmtgm«v Cd¡n InS¯nbXv. \ns¶
DWÀ¯msX ]Xps¡ Cd¡n InS¯nbXm. ]t£ \o DWÀ¶pt]mbn.”

“AXns\´mSm. F\n¡pw aq{Xw Hgn¡Ww. hm, \ap¡v H¶n¨v t]mbn

aq{Xw Hgn¡mw.”

A§s\ R§Ä c−pt]cpw Fgpt¶äv _m¯v dqantebv¡v t]mbn.

AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v aq{Xw Hgn¸n¨p. AhÄ Ip®bnÂ
]nSn¨t¸mgmWv Ip®bn DW§n ]änbncn¡p¶Xv I−Xv.

“FSm CXn apgph³ GXm−v DW§n ]änbncn¡p¶tÃmSm.”

“AXv \nsâ ]qÀtX\pw, Fsâ Ip®¸mepw IqSn Hen¨nd§nbXm.”

“\o AhnsS \nÃv. Rm³ aq{Xsamgn¨n«v AXv IgpIn Xcmw.”

AhÄ Fsâ Ip®bnse ]nSn hnSmsX Xs¶ t¢mskänencp¶v

aq{Xsamgn¨p. AhÄ aq{Xsamgn¨v Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ ^mskäv FSp¯v
AhfpsS ]qdv \¶mbn IgpIn sImSp¯p. AXv Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ
^mskäv Fsâ I¿n \n¶pw hm§nbn«v Fsâ Ip®bn shÅw Hgn¨v
AXnepw, AXnsâ Npänepw ]änbncp¶Xv apgph³ IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n.
At¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ Ip® ho−pw \à t^man Bbn¡gnªncp¶p.
 “FSm Ch³ Zm ]nt¶bpw Fs¶ sImXn¸n¡p¶tÃmSm.”

“AXns\´mSo? \nsâ sImXn XoÀ¡m\tà Rm³ Ahs\ sIm−p

\S¡p¶Xp Xs¶.”

AhÄ t¢mskän Ccp¶psIm−p Xs¶ Ip\nªv Fsâ Ip®

hmbnem¡n \pWbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ ssI F¯n AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v
sRcn¨p. AtXmsS Ahfpw NqSmbn. AhÄ Ip® Du¼p¶Xnsâ thKX
IqSn.

Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨n«v, t¢mskän ssI Ip¯n Ahsf

Ip\n¨p \ndp¯n. AhfpsS ]qdpw N´nbpw ]n¶ntebv¡v hm s]mfn¨p
sIm−v \n¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]n¶n tNÀ¶p \n¶n«v Ip® kmh[m\w
AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v IS¯n. Rm³ AhfpsS Acs¡«n tNÀ¯v
]nSn¨psIm−v ]n¶n \n¶pw Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ Bcw`n¨p.

Fsâ ASns¡m¸w AhÄ N´n ]n¶ntebv¡v XÅn ASnbpsS iàn

Iq«n. Rm³ ssI F¯n AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨v DS¨p.

“FSm Fsâ apeIÄ RhpSn HSbv¡Sm. F\n¡v kln¡m³ ]äp¶nÃ.”

“C¶m ]nSnt¨mSo. \nsâ ]qdv C¶v Rm³ ASn¨v IodpsaSo.”

“Np½m hmNIaSn¡msX ASn¨v Iodn ImWns¡Sm.”

“F¦n ]ns¶ AXv Ignªn«v _m¡n Imcyw. Ifn Ft¶mSm?”

“FSm F\n¡v shcps¶Sm. thKw ASnbvs¡Sm.”

“F\n¡pw hcmdmbSo. C¶m ]nSnt¨m” F¶v ]dªpsIm−v Rm³

BªSn¨p. AtXmsS AhfpsS shSn XoÀ¶p.
 ]ns¶bpw aq¶p \mev ASnIqSn ASn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ shSnbpw
XoÀ¶p. AhÄ InX¨psIm−v \nhÀ¶p \n¶p. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip®
AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw ]pd¯v h¶p. Ip®¸mepw ]qÀtX\pw IqSn IeÀ¶v
AhfpsS XpSIfneqsS Hen¨nd§n.

Rm³ ]n¶n \n¶pw Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨p. AhÄ apJw Xncn¨v Fs¶

Np_n¨p. Aev]kabw IqSn R§Ä A§s\ sI«n¸nSn¨v \n¶n«v R§Ä ]nSn
hn«n«v amdn.

AhÄ Xdbn Ip¯n Ccp¶psIm−v Hen¨nd§nbXv apgph³ IgpIn

Ifªp. H¸w AhfpsS ]qdpw, Fsâ Ip®bpw. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhfpsS
tXmfneqsS I¿n«v ]pd¯v h¶p. AhÄ AhfpsS hkv{X§Ä [cn¨n«v
AhfpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. Rm\pw Fsâ ap−v FSp¯v DSp¯n«v
I«nen Ibdn¡nS¶p.

A{]Xo£nXambn ssIh¶ `mKyw BtemNn¨v InS¶v Rm³ F¸tgm

Dd§n. cmhnse an\n Nmb IpSn¡m³ hnfn¨t¸mgmWv Rm³ DWÀ¶Xv.
At¸mÄ aWn Ggv Ignªncp¶p. ho−pw c−p Znhkw IqSn R§Ä ASn¨v
s]mfn¨p. an¡hmdpw R§Ä Ht¶m ct−m Ifn Ignªv ]nd¶]Sn Xs¶
InS¶v Dd§pw.

aq¶mw Znhkw cmhnse DWÀ¶t¸mÄ an\nbpsS XpSbneqsS t\cnb

tXmXn càw HgpIns¡m−ncn¡p¶XmWv Rm³ IWn I−Xv. Rm³
Ahsf hnfn¨v DWÀ¯n. AhÄ AhfpsS hkv{X§Ä t]mepw FSp¡msX
s]s«¶v AhfpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn.

Rm³ Fsâ ap−v FSp¯v DSp¯n«v AhfpsS hkv{X§Ä AhfpsS

apdnbn sIm−p sImSp¯p. At¸mÄ AhÄ _m¯vdqanembncp¶p. Rm³
AhnsS \n¡pt¼mÄ Xs¶ AhÄ càw IgpIn hr¯nbm¡nbn«v ]mUpw
h¨v ]mâokpw [cn¨v ]pd¯p h¶p.
 ]ns¶ Rm³ Xs¶ AhÄ¡v _m¡n hkv{X§Ä [cn¸n¨p sImSp¯p.
BZyw t{_knbdpw, ]ns¶ anUnbpw [cn¸n¨p. HSphnembn jÀ«pw
C«psImSp¯p.

“FSm C\n \me©v Znhkw \½psS ]cn]mSn apS§patÃmSm.”

“Mm, \ap¡v F´v sN¿m³ ]äpw? F¶mepw \½Ä F¶t¯bpw

t]mse H¶n¨p Xs¶ InS¡pw.”

“AXv A§s\ Xs¶ F¶v Rm³ t\ct¯ Xs¶

Xocpam\n¨XmWv.”

]ns¶ AhÄ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨n«v apdnbn \n¶pw Cd§n

Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn. AhÄ t]mbn¡gnªv Ipd¨pIqSn Ignªv Rm³
Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn.

ap³ [mcW {]Imcw Xs¶ A¶v cm{Xnbpw AhÄ Fsâ apdnbnÂ

InS¡m³ h¶p. R§Ä Iptd kabw ]ckv]cw sI«n¸nSn¡pIbpw,
Npw_n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. CXn\nsS AhÄ Fsâ ap−v Dcnªp amänbn«v
Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨p.

Rm\pw AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v DSbv¡pIbpw, AhfpsS

hmbv¡pÅn Fsâ \m¡v Ibän \pWbpIbpw sNbvXp. CXn\nsS Rm³
AhfpsS jÀ«v Ducn amänbn«v t{_knbdnsâ ]pd¯pIqSn AhfpsS apeIfnÂ
]nSn¨v sRcn¨p.

“FSm \o AXvIqSn Ducn amänbn«v ape IpSns¡Sm. F\n¡pw

Ipds¨ms¡ kpJw In«t−.”
 A§s\ Rm³ AhfpsS ]n¶n I¿n«v t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v
FSp¯n«v AXpw Ducn amän. ]ns¶ Rm³ \n¶psIm−v Xs¶ AhfpsS
apeIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p. AtXmsS AhÄ NqSmbn.
AhÄ hnImc¯m ]pfªp. AhÄ Xs¶ AhfpsS anUnbpsS lq¡v
Cf¡nbn«v AXv Xmtgbv¡v Ducn amän. ]ns¶ AhfpsS icoc¯n ]mâokv
am{XamWv Ahtijn¨Xv.

“FSm F\n¡v kln¡m³ ]äp¶nsÃSm. km[mcW F\n¡v sa³kkv

BIpt¼mÄ hnImcw IqSpXembncn¡pw. \o ]mânbpsS ]pd¯pIqSn
A¸¯n ]nSn¨v AaÀs¯Sm. AXv s]m§n hcps¶Sm.”

s]s«¶v AhÄ Fs¶ I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v, Fsâ ]pd¯v Ibdn

InS¶p. F¶n«v AhÄ Fsâ Ip®, apIfntebv¡v ]nSn¨v Fsâ ASnhbänÂ
tNÀ¯p h¨n«v, AhfpsS A¸w AXnsâ ]pd¯v h¨v Dc¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS
apeIÄ \Ãt]mse ]nSn¨v DS¨p. Ipd¨p kabw Ignªt¸mÄ AhfpsS shSn
s]m«n. AtXmsS AhÄ Fsâ ]pd¯p\n¶pw Cd§n InS¶p.

AhÄ Fgpt¶äp amdnbtXmsS Fsâ Ip® sImSnacw t]mse

A´co£¯ntebv¡v DbÀ¶p \n¶p sh«n hnd¨p. AhÄ InX¸n\nSbnepw
Hcp ssI sIm−v Ip®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨p.

AhfpsS InX¸v H¶S§nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Fgpt¶äv Ccp¶psIm−v

Ip® hmbnem¡n Du¼m³ XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfnÂ
XgpIns¡m−ncp¶p. HSphn Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v
ipIvfm`nt£Iw \S¯n. AhÄ AXv apgph³ IpSn¨nd¡n. HSphn Ip®
XfÀ¶v Npcp§nbt¸mÄ AhÄ hmbn \n¶pw Ahs\ ]pds¯Sp¯p.

]ns¶ R§Ä AtX]Sn Xs¶ InS¶v Dd§n. ]ns¶bpw aq¶v Znhkw

IqSn IgnªmWv AhfpsS IfnØew icnbmbXv. A§s\ R§fpsS Ifn
\nÀºm[w XpSÀ¶p. F«nsâ A¶p apX Rm³ \ntcm[v D]tbmKn¨p. AXv
GXm−v Ccp]Xmw \mÄ hsc XpSÀ¶p. A§s\ Znhk§Ä R§Ä ASn¨p
s]mfn¨v Ignªp t]mbn.

R§fpsS ]¯mw ¢mÊnse dnkÄ«v h¶p. c−p t]À¡pw UnÌnwKvj³

D−mbncp¶p. A§s\ R§Ä AtX kv¡qfn Xs¶ ¹Êv Sqhn\v tNÀ¶p.
c−pt]cpw kb³kv {Kq¸v Xs¶ FSp¯p. kv¡qÄ Xpd¶t¸mÄ R§Ä
c−pw Htc ¢mÊn Xs¶ Bbncp¶p. H¸w, an\nbpsS Iq«pImcn kz]v\bpw
R§fpsS ¢mÊn Xs¶ F¯n.

BZysams¡ AhÄ Fsâ ASp¯v hcmsX Hgnªpamdn \S¶p.

Znhk§Ä Ignªt¸mÄ AhfpsS AI¨ ]Xps¡ amdn h¶p. Ct¸mÄ
AhÄ Ft¶mSv ASp¯v s]cpamdm³ XpS§n. AhfpsS IY apgph³ Rm³
Adnbpsa¶v IcpXnbmWv AhÄ Ft¶mSv ASp¡mXncp¶Xv.

F¶m AhfpsS IY apgph³ F\n¡v Adnbmsa¶pw, Ahsft¸mse

Xs¶ R§Ä c−pt]cpw CS]gImdp−v F¶v AdnªtXmsS AhfpsS
kt¦mNw ]Xps¡ amdn. HSphn AhÄ adbnÃmsX Ft¶mSv s]cpamdn
XpS§n.

A§s\bncns¡, HmW]co£ ASp¯p hcp¶ kabw. AhfpsS Hcp

A½mhsâ aIsâ hnhmlw Kpcphmbqcn h¨v \S¡p¶p. AhfpsS
AÑ\pw hnhml¯n IqSm³ F¯n. ]t£ hnhml¯nsâ Xte Znhkw
D¨bv¡v bm{X t]mIWw.

]co£ BbXn\m AhÄ hnhml¯n\v t]mIp¶nà F¶v

Xocpam\n¨p. AhfpsS FÃm ASp¯ _Ôp¡fpw hnhml¯n\v
t]mIp¶Xn\m Ahsf _Ôp hoSpIfn FhnsSbpw \ndp¯m³
Ignbm¯ AhØ h¶p. At¸mÄ an\n Xs¶ Ahsf R§fpsS ho«ntebv¡v
£Wn¨p.
 HSphn AhfpsS AÑ\pw, A½bpw AXv k½Xn¨p. AhÀ
hnhml¯n\v t]mIp¶Xnsâ A¶v cmhnte Xs¶ Ahsf R§fpsS ho«nÂ
sIm−ph¶v B¡n. A¶v R§Ä aq¶pt]cpw Hcpan¨mWv kv¡qfnÂ
t]mbXv. sshIpt¶cw kv¡qÄ hn«n«v AhÄ R§Äs¡m¸w R§fpsS
ho«n F¯n.

R§Ä F¯nbt¸mtgbv¡pw A½ ]Xnhpt]mse Nmbbpw ]elmchpw

D−m¡n h¨ncp¶p. AXv Ign¨n«v R§Ä apIfn t]mbn Ipfn¨v
hkv{X§sfms¡ amdnb tijw tlmw hÀ¡p sNbvXn«v, ]Tn¨p. F«p aWn
Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw A½ R§sf A¯mgw Ign¡m³ hnfn¨p.

R§Ä Xmsg sN¶n«v, R§Ä FÃmhcpw IqSn H¶n¨ncp¶v `£Ww

Ign¨p. AXn\ptijw s]®p§Ä aq¶pt]cpw IqSn ]m{X§sfms¡ sIm−p
t]mbn IgpIn. Cu kab¯v Rm³ Fsâ apdnbn t]mbn I«nen InS¶p.

hcm³t]mIp¶ ku`mKyw HmÀ¯n«v Fsâ lrZbw iànbmbn

anSn¡m³ XpS§n. Fsâ kt´mj¯n\v AXncnÃmbncp¶p. Hmtcm \nanjhpw
Hmtcm bpKw t]mse tXm¶n. Fsâ lrZbw anSn¡p¶ i_vZw hyàambn
tIÄ¡mambncp¶p.

CSbv¡v £a sI«v Rm³ Fgpt¶äp sN¶v t\m¡pt¸mÄ AhÀ aq¶p

t]cpw IqSn, kz]v\bpsS ho«p hntij§Ä kwkmcn¨psIm−v
Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ AhÀ ImWmsX sÌbdnsâ ASp¯v adªp
\n¶p. HSphn H³]Xv aWntbmsS AhÀ kwkmcw Ahkm\n¸n¨v
Fgpt¶äp.

Rm³ AhcpsS ZrjvSnbn s]SmsX s]s«¶v HmSn Fsâ apdnbnÂ

Ibdn sseäpaW¨v I«nen Ibdn InS¶p. AhÀ sÌbdn\v ASp¯pÅ
IXIv AS¨v Ipän CSp¶ i_vZw tI«p. Rm³ AhcpsS Imsem¨bv¡v
ImtXmÀ¯p InS¶p. At¸mÄ c−pt]cpw IqSn an\nbpsS apdnbntebv¡v
Ibdn t]mIp¶Xv Rm³ I−p.

Rm³ Cuizc hnizmkn AÃmXncp¶n«pIqSn ssZht¯mSv {]mÀ°n¨p.

“ssZhta ChÀ F´m Cu ImWn¡p¶Xv. an\n kz]v\sb Fsâ apdnbnÂ
sIm−phcmw F¶v Gäncp¶XmWtÃm. ]ns¶´v ]än. C\n Ahsf§m\pw
hcm³ hnk½Xnt¨m. Fsâ kz]\§sfms¡ XIcptam” F¶v Nn´n¨v Rm³
InS¶p.

HSphn ]¯v an\n«v Ignªt¸mÄ AhcpsS Imsem¨ tI«p. Rm³

hmXnentebv¡v t\m¡n InS¶p. an\n apdnbn Ibdn sseäv sXfn¨p. kz]v\
\mWn¨v apJw Ip\n¨v hmXnen adªp \n¶p. an\n Ahsf hen¨v AI¯v
Ibänbn«v IXIv AS¨v Ipänbn«p. kz]v\ ]Xps¡ CSw I®n«v Fs¶
t\m¡n.

]Xnhpt]mse Xs¶ an\n Hcp anUnbpw, jÀ«pamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv.

kz]v\, Hcp NpcnZmdmWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv. F¶m AhÄ NpcnZmdnsâ jmÄ
D]tbmKn¨ncp¶nÃ.

“\n§Ä C{X t\cw FhnsS Bbncps¶So?”

“R§Ä A½bpambn ChfpsS ho«p hntij§Ä kwkmcn¨v

Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p.” þ an\n ]dªp.

“AXv Ignªv \n§Ä apIfn Ibdn h¶n«v Iptd t\cambtÃm.

]ns¶ Fs´Sp¡pIbmbncp¶p?”

“Ių! FÃmw {i²n¨psIm−v InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. AtÃ. \n\¡v

A{Xbv¡v £a CÃmXmtbm? R§Ä apIfn Ibdn h¶n«v, Fsâ apdnbnÂ
Ibdn R§Ä aq{Xsamgn¨n«v BsI H¶v IgpIn hr¯nbm¡nbn«v hcmsa¶v
IcpXn. AXm Xmakn¨Xv.”

“\n§sf ImWmXncp¶t¸mÄ C\n kz]v\bvs¡§m\pw CjvSt¡Sv

D−mbncn¡psa¶v Rm³ IcpXn.”

“\à IYbmbn. AhÄ¡mWv Ft¶¡mÄ ISn Ibdn \n¡p¶Xv.

Ahsf AhfpsS tN«³ Ifn¨n«v Iptd \mfmbn. AXp ImcWw AhÄ
klnsI«v \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. A¸gm Cu Hcp Nm³kv H¯Xv.”

Rm³ I«nen Fgpt¶äv Ccp¶p. an\n, kz]v\sb Fsâ CSXp

hi¯mbn ]nSn¨v Ccp¯nbn«v, AhÄ Fsâ heXp hi¯pw Ccp¶p. Rm³
kz]v\bpsS het¯ XpSbn Fsâ CSXv ssI h¨p. AhÄ
tjm¡Sn¨Xpt]mse H¶p sR«n.

an\n Fsâ ap−nsâ Ip¯v Agn¨n«v AXv c−p hit¯bv¡pw Xpd¶p

h¨p. CXn\nsS _ewh¨v DbÀ¶p Ignªncp¶ Fsâ Ip® apIfntebv¡v
sh«n hnd¨p \n¶p. kz]v\ ]Xps¡ apJw Xncn¨v AXntebv¡v t\m¡n.

an\n ssI F¯n, kz]v\bpsS ssI ]nSn¨v Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¸n¨p.

AhÄ aSn¨v aSn¨v AXn ]Xps¡ ]nSn¨p. AhfpsS ssI sXm«t¸mtgbv¡pw,
Ip® IqSpXÂ _ew h¨v AhfpsS I¿nencp¶v hn§n hnd¨p.

Rm³ Fsâ CSXv ssI sIm−v Ahsf F¶ntebv¡v tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨n«v

heXp ssI sIm−v AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨p. AhfpsS apeIÄ an\nbpsS
apeItf¡mÄ Ipd¨pIqSn hepXpw, arZphpw Bbncp¶p. an\n Ccp¶nS¯p
\n¶pw Fgpt¶äv h¶n«v kz]v\bpsS NpcnZmdnsâ tSm¸v apIfntebv¡v ]nSn¨v
DbÀ¯n. kz]v\ N´n DbÀ¯n AXv kzX{´am¡n.
 AtXmsS an\n AXv apIfntebv¡v Ducn amän. kz]v\, Fsâ
Ip®bnse ]nSn hn«n«v ssIIÄ c−pw apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯n AXv Ducn
amäm³ klmbn¨p. tSm¸v Ducn amän¡gnªt¸mÄ AhfpsS kma\yw hen¸w
IqSnb apeIÄ Hcp {Iow \nd¯nepÅ t{_knbdn\pÅn hoÀ¸p ap«n
\n¡p¶Xv I−p.

Rm³ Ip\nªv, AhfpsS apeIfpsS a²y`mKs¯ Nmen apJw

AaÀ¯n. AhÄ Hcp ssI sIm−v Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p.
At¸mtgbv¡pw, an\n, kz]v\sb ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨v \ndp¯n. F¶n«v
AhfpsS ]mânsâ sI«v Agn¨v AXv Xmtgbv¡v Ducn. H¸w, AhfpsS
]mâokpw Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn. ]ns¶ AhfpsS icoc¯n BsI Ahtijn¨
t{_knbÀ Rm\pw Ducn amän.

an\n ]dªXpt]mse Xs¶ kz]v\bv¡v \Ã hSnshm¯

icocambncp¶p. BsI Hcp t]mcmbva DÅXv, AhfpsS apeIÄ Aev]w
Xmtgbv¡v Ncnªn«p−v F¶Xv am{Xambncp¶p. Rm³ I«nenÂ
Ccp¶psIm−p Xs¶ Ahsf Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v tNÀ¯v \ndp¯nbn«v
AhfpsS apeIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p.

Cu kab¯v an\n, Fsâ ap¶n ap«pIp¯n Ccp¶psIm−v,

kz]v\bpsS A¸¯n XgpIn. AhnsS HcmgvNtbmfw hfÀ¨bpÅ Ipän
tcma§Ä \nc¶p \n¸p−mbncp¶p. an\n ]Xps¡ AhfpsS apJw
kz]v\bpsS Acs¡«n tNÀ¯p. AtXmsS AhÄ ImepIÄ AIÀ¯n
h¨p. an\n \m¡v \o«n kz]v\bpsS ]qän \¡n.

Rm³ an\nsb ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨n«v, AhfpsS jÀ«v Ducn amän. AhÄ

ASnbn t{_knbÀ [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhfpsS anUnbpsS
lq¡pw Cf¡n AXpw Xmtgbv¡v Ducn amän. AhÄ ASnbn ]mâokpw
[cn¨ncp¶nÃ.
 an\n ]qÀ®ambn \ábm¡s¸«t¸mÄ, kz]v\ AhfpsS t\tc
Xncnªn«v, an\nbpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨p sRcn¨p. an\n, kz]v\sb sI«n¸nSn¨v
Npw_n¨p. an\nbpsS \m¡v kmh[m\w kz]v\bpsS hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v
IS¶p. AhÀ c−mfpw IqSn \m¡v ]ckv]cw \pWªv ckn¨p.

Cu kab¯v Rm³ Fsâ Ip® I¿nseSp¯v kmh[m\w

hmWaSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. At¸mtgbv¡pw AhÀ X½nepÅ sI«n¸nSn
Ahkm\n¸n¨n«v Fsâ t\tc Xncnªp. kz]v\ Fsâ ap¶n ap«p Ip¯n
Ccp¶psIm−v Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbnem¡n \pWªp. an\ntb¡mÄ
\¶mbn AhÄ Ip® aq©n X¶p. AXn\nsS, Fsâ ap¶n \n¶
an\nbpsS apeIfn Rm³ XgpIn.

kz]v\bpsS Ip® aq©Â I−n«v an\n Ahsf ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨p.

“FSo \o C§s\ N¸nbm Ahsâ ]m ]pd¯v NmSpw ]ns¶ \½psS
Imcyw IjvS¯nemIpw.”

“FSo Rm³ AsXms¡ t\m¡nbpw I−pta aq©t¯mffv. ]mÂ

hcmsXbmWv Rm³ aq©nbXv.”

“FSo Chsâ Ip® F§s\bp−v. \nsâ tN«sâ Ip® C{Xbpw

Dt−m. AtXm CXnepw hepXmtWm?”

“CsÃSo. Fsâ tN«sâ Ip®bv¡v GXm−v C{Xbpw Xs¶ \ofap−v.

]t£ C{Xbpw h®anÃ.”

At¸mtgbv¡pw Rm\pw AhcpsS kwkmc¯n ]¦p tNÀ¶p. “FSo

kz]vt\, \nsâ tN«³ \ns¶ Hcp Znhkw F{X {]mhiyw hsc
Du¡pambncps¶So?”
 “A§s\sbm¶panÃ. Nne Znhkw H¶v, Nne Znhkw c−v. Nne Znhkw
R§Ä sI«n¸nSn¨v InS¶v A§v Dd§nt¸mIpw.”

“FSo \nsâ tN«³ \ns¶ GsXms¡ t]mkn ASn¨n«p−v ?”

“tN«³ Fsâ apIfn Ibdn am{Xta ASn¨n«pÅp. ]ns¶ Nnet¸mÄ

Ip® aq©n¨v ]m hcp¯pw. A¶v tN«³ Fsâ ]qÀ \¡n tX³
hcp¯pambncp¶p. ]ns¶ Ct¸mÄ tN«³ _m¦vfqcn t]mbn«v h¶Xn\v
tijw H¶p c−p Znhkw Fsâ KpZ¯nepw Ibän ASn¨n«p−v. ]t£ Cu
KpZ¯n ASn F\n¡v kpJapÅXmbn tXm¶nbnÃ.”

At¸mtgbv¡pw, an\n, kz]v\sb I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯n. Rm³

kz]v\bpsS apeIfn XgpIn. Fsâ ssI kmh[m\w Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn«v
AhfpsS, Iäntcmaw \ndª ISn{]tZi¯v XgpIn. AhÄ ImepIÄ
AIÀ¯n h¨p. Cu kab¯v an\n Fsâ Ip«s\ hmbnem¡n \pWªp
sIm−ncp¶p.

Rm³ Ip\nªv kz]v\sb Npw_n¨psIm−v Fsâ \Sphnc AhfpsS

]qÀNmeneqsS Dc¨p. Nmensâ apIfä¯mbn sNdnb Hcp XSn¸n Fsâ
ssI XSªp. Rm³ Xe DbÀ¯n AhfpsS IfnØew t\m¡n. \Ã
]«pt]mse Nph¶ncn¡p¶p. apIfä¯mbn an\nbptSXnt\¡mÄ Ipd¨pIqSn
henb Hcp I´v. Rm³ Ip\nªv AXn \¡n. AhÄ tjm¡Sn¨t]mse
sR«n.

Rm³ AhfpsS I´v Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n \pWªp. AhÄ

c−p ssI sIm−pw Fsâ Xe AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p.
Fsâ \m¡v AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbntebv¡v Ip¯n Cd¡n. AhÄ Nne
A]kzc§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¨p.
 AXv tI«n«v an\n Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbn \n¶pw
]pds¯Sp¯n«v kz]v\bpsS apeIÄ \pWbm³ XpS§n. kz]v\ InS¶v
]pfªp. FSm F\n¡v kln¡m³ ]äp¶nÃ. \o Cu Ip® tIän ASn¨v XmSm.
Asæn Rm³ C¸w Nmhpw.

AXv tI«t¸mÄ an\n Fgpt¶än«v Fsâ Ip®bn Hcp Dd FSp¯v

C«n«v, Fs¶ ]nSn¨v kz]v\bpsS apIfn InS¯n. AhÄ Xs¶ an\nbpsS
ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v Fsâ Ip® kz]v\bpsS ]qän ]nSn¨v h¨p.

“FSm C\n \o ]Xps¡ tIsäSm.”

AXv tI«Xpw Rm³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ Acs¡«v Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯n.

kz]v\ ImepIÄ IqSpX AIÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. Fsâ Ip® sR§n sRcnªv
AhfpsS ]qÀ `n¯nIfneqsS Dcªv IptdtÈ AIt¯bv¡v IS¶p. an\n
Fsâ Acs¡«n ]nSn¨v Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¯n. kz]v\ thZ\ sIm−v
]pfªp.

“FSo ]Xps¡ ]nSn¨v Xmgvs¯So. Fsâ FÃmShpw Iodp¶p.”

At¸mtgbv¡pw Ip®bpsS ap¡m `mKhpw AI¯v

Ibdn¡gnªncp¶p.

“FSo AXv GXm−v apgph\pw AI¯v BsbSo. C\n Hcp iIew

IqSntb DÅp.”

AXv tI«v kz]v\, AhfpsS ssI sIm−v Ip®bn X¸n t\m¡n.

“Mm, C{Xbpw tIdntbm. C\n _m¡n IqSn tIsäSm.”

AXv tI«Xpw Rm³ Bªv Hcp XÅv XÅn. AtXmsS R§fpsS

Acs¡«pIÄ tNÀ¶v H¶mbn.
 an\n: “FSo \nsâ tN«³ C{X \mfpw ]Wnªn«pw \nsâ hgnsbm¶pw
¢nbÀ BbntÃSo?”

“Hm, tN«³ Fs¶ Ifn¨n«v Ct¸mÄ GXm−v c−p amkw Ignªp.

tN«³ C\n Cu HmW¯nt\ hcq. AXphsc ]Wnsbm¶pw CÃ. AXv
am{XhpaÃ, tN«sâ kmam\¯n\v C{Xbpw h®hpanÃ.”

an\n: “FSm, \o Cu Ing§v F´m ]pgp§m³ ht¨¡phmtWm?

At§m«v ASn XpSs§Sm. F\n¡pw IqSpX kabw ]nSn¨v \n¡m³ ]änÃ.
\o thKw Ahsf ASn¨n«v Fs¶¡qSn ASn¨v Xm.”

AXv tI«Xpw Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. ]Xps¡

ASnbpsS thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. kz]v\bpw ASnbn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v
XÅn X¶p. ASn Hcp L«w F¯nbt¸mÄ AhfpsS ImepIÄ c−pw
A´co£¯ntebv¡v DbÀ¶p h¶p.

an\n Cu kaba{Xbpw kz]v\bpsS apeIfn amdn amdn \pWbpIbpw,

Hcp ssI sIm−v atä ape ]nSn¨v DSbv¡pIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p.
HSphn kz]v\bpsS icocw tIm¨n henbp¶ t]mse AhÄ InS¶v ]pfªp.
AhfpsS shSn s]m«mdmbn F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn.

Rm³ c−v ASn IqSn Bªv ASn¨t¸mtgbv¡pw AhfpsS shSn s]m«n.

AhfpsS ImepIÄ sh«nbn« t]mse I«nen ]Xn¨p. F\n¡pw shÅw
hcmdmbncp¶p. Rm³ Ip® AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw hen¨v Ducnbn«v,
an\nsb, kz]v\bpsS ASp¯mbn ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v, Ip® AhfpsS
]qäntebv¡v XncpIn Ibän.

AhÄ s]s«¶v AXv XSªn«v, “FSm F\n¡v Ipg¸anÃm¯

kabamWv. F\n¡v \nsâ Ddbn«psIm−pÅ Ifnsbm¶pw th−” F¶p
]dªpsIm−v AhÄ Dd Ducn FSp¯p. F¶n«v AhÄ Xs¶ Ip®
AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v ]nSn¨p h¨p.

Rm³ kmh[m\w Ip® DÅntebv¡v IS¯n. AXv ]qÀ®ambn

DÅnembt¸mÄ Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. c−paq¶v ASn
Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw AhÄ “FSm \o F´m HcpamXncn Dd§n Dd§n
ASn¡p¶Xv? \¶mbn«v At§m«v Bªv ASns¡Sm.”

“AsX´mSo C¶v \n\¡v Fsâ ASn A{X kpJn¡m¯Xv ?”

“kpJn¡mªn«ÃSm. C¶v F¶t¯bpw t]mse At§m«v Gip¶nÃ.

AXm Rm³ \¶mbn«v H¶v Xm§n ASn¡m³ ]dªXv.”

“A{Xtb DtÅm. F¶m Rm³ Zm C¸w icnbm¡n¯cmw” F¶p

]dªpsIm−v Rm³ Ip®, Acnbm«p¶Xpt]mse AhfpsS ]qän\pÅnÂ
h¨v H¶p Id¡n. F¶n«v Bªv ASn¨psImSp¯p. Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS
DÅn FhnsStbm sN¶v ap«p¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n.

“Mm, A§s\ In®¯n sImÅp¶ ASn ASn¨p XmSm. C¸w \nsâ

Ip® Fsâ \s«Ãn F§m−v sN¶v sImÅp¶Xp t]mse tXm¶ps¶Sm.”

Rm³ icn¡pw ]d¶v ASn¨p. HSphn AhÄ XfÀ¶p hoWp.

AhÄ InX¨psIm−v ]dªp: “FSm Rm³ icn¡pw kzÀ¤w I−p.

Rm³ XfÀ¶p t]msbSm. C¶s¯ \nsâ ASnbmbncps¶Sm icnbmb
ASn.”

AhÄ CsXms¡ ]dbp¶ps−¦nepw Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX Aev]w

t]mepw Ipd¨nÃ. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip®bpw shSn s]m«n¨p. ip¢ Kp−pIÄ
AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v H¶n\p ]ndtI H¶mbn Btdgv {]mhiyw hÀjn¨p.
AtXmsS Rm\pw XfÀ¶p. Rm³ AhcpsS c−p t]cpsSbpw a²y¯mbn
InS¶p.

kz]v\ CXn\Iw Bekysams¡ amdn, ASp¯ A¦¯n\v

X¿mdmbn¡gnªncp¶p. AhÄ Fâ Ip® ]nSn¨v AXnsâ ]pd¯v
]änbncp¶ ]qÀtX\pw, Ip®¸mepw IeÀ¶ an{inXw apgph³ \¡n FSp¯p.

Rm³ AhfpsS I£¯neqsS ssI IS¯n AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v

DS¨p. AhÄ ]Xps¡ Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbnem¡n \pWbm³ XpS§n.
an\nbpw At¸mtgbv¡pw Xe DbÀ¯n. AhÄ Fgpt¶äv _m¯vdqanÂ
t]mbn«v Xncn¨p h¶p. At¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ Ip«\pw kmh[m\w
Dd¡apWcm³ XpS§n. Ah³ kz]v\bpsS hmbv¡pÅnencp¶p _ew h¨p
XpS§n.

kz]v\bpsS hoW hmb\ I−n«v an\n AhtfmSv tNmZn¨p: “F´msbSo.

hà c£bpapt−m. C\n Rm³ hm shs¨¦nte Ah³ Fgpt¶Â¡q
Fs¶§m\w Dt−mSo.”

s]s«¶v kz]v\ Ip® hmbn \n¶pw ]pds¯Sp¯n«v: “ths−So. Zm

Ah³ DWcm³ XpS§n.”

At¸mtgbv¡pw Ah³ GXm−v ]qÀ® cq]¯nÂ

F¯n¡gnªncp¶p. an\n Ip®bn ]nSn¨v XpcpXpsc hmWaSn¨p.
AtXmsS Ahsâ FÃm Bekyhpw hn«pamdn, Ah³ ]qÀ® cq]¯nembn.

an\n: “FSm C\n \ap¡v Chsf ]pXnb IfnIsfms¡ ]Tn¸n¨p

sImSp¡mw. AhfpsS tN«\v BsI Hcp Ifntb Adnbmhq. \ap¡v BZyw
Chsf apIfn Ibän tX§m s]mXn¸n¡mw. ]ns¶ I¶pImen sI«pw
]Tn¸n¡Ww.”
 kz]v\: “GXn\pw Rm³ sdUn.”

“FSo an\o, F¶m ]ns¶ XpS§nt¡m. Rm³ X¿mÀ.”

s]s«¶v an\n, kz]v\sb ]nSn¨v Fsâ Acs¡«n\v Ccphi¯pambn

ap«p Ip¯n¨v \ndp¯n. ]ns¶ Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨v AhfpsS ]qän ap«n¨p
h¨n«v, Ahsf ]Xps¡ ]nSn¨v Xmgv¯n. tX³ Hen¨v IpXnÀ¶p InS¶ ]qänÂ
Ah³ henb _p²nap«nÃmsX Ibdnt¸mbn. HSphn AhfpsS N´n, Fsâ
Acs¡«n AaÀ¶p.

Rm³ ssI F¯n kz]v\bpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ Xe DbÀ¯n

Fgpt¶äncp¶p. kz]v\, Ip®bpw DÅn Hfn¸n¨v Fsâ aSnbnepw. Rm³
Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. R§Ä Ipd¨p kabw A§s\
sI«n¸nSn¨psIm−v Ccp¶p.

AXv I−v klnsI« an\n: “aXnsbSm sI«n¸nSn¨Xv. C\n \o Ahsf

hn«n«v aeÀ¶p InSt¶. Rm³ Chsfs¡m−v ASn¸n¡mw. ]ns¶ Hcp Imcyw,
Dd C«n«nÃ. AhfpsS AI¯v Hgn¡cpXv. Ipg¸amIpw. AXv HmÀ¯v thWw
ASn¡m³.”

A§s\ Rm³ ho−pw aeÀ¶p InS¶p. an\n, kz]v\tbmSv Ducn

ASn¡m³ ]dªp. AtXmsS AhÄ N´n DbÀ¯n ASn XpS§n. Rm\pw
Xmsg\n¶pw apIfntebv¡v ASn¨p sImSp¯p. an\n, kz]v\bpsS apeIfnÂ
]nSn¨v sRcn¨v DS¨p.

HSphn AhÄ XfÀ¶v Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v hoWp. Fsâ Ip®

At¸mgpw AhfpsS ]qän \ndªncp¶p sh«nhnd¨p.

s]s«¶v an\n, kz]v\sb Fsâ ]pd¯p\n¶pw Cd¡n InS¯nbn«v,

AhÄ Fsâ ]pd¯v Ibdn. AhÄ Ip® AhfpsS ]qän IS¯n. AhÄ
s]m§n ASn¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v DS¨p. AhfpsS
ASns¡m¸w Rm\pw Xmsg \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v XÅns¡mSp¯p. HSphnÂ
AhfpsS shSn XoÀ¶p. AhÄ Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v Iagv¶p hoWp.

AtXmsS Ip® AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Ducn h¶p. AXv

apIfntebv¡v sh«n hnd¨p \n¶p. “C\n Bsc¦nepapt−mSo” F¶v
tNmZn¡p¶Xp t]mse \n¶p hnd¨p.

kz]v\, s]s«¶v Fgpt¶äv Ccp¶n«v, an\nsb Fsâ ]pd¯p\n¶pw

amän InS¯nbn«v, Ip® AhfpsS hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWbm³ XpS§n.
AhÄ Ipd¨p kabw aq©nbt¸mtgbv¡pw Ah³ AhfpsS hmbntebv¡v
]m A`ntjIw \S¯n. AhÄ AXp apgph³ IpSn¨p.

Ahkm\ XpÅn hsc \¡n FSp¯tijw AhÄ Fsâ ASp¯v

tNÀ¶p InS¶psIm−v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. AhfpsS Np−nÂ
]änbncp¶ Fsâ Ip®¸mensâ XpÅnIÄ Rm³ \¡n FSp¯p. ]ns¶
A§s\ InS¶v R§Ä F¸tgm Dd§nt¸mbn. Fsâ c−p hi§fnepambn
an\nbpw, kz]v\bpw.

Dd¡¯nÂ, Rm³, apJw Xncn¨dnbm³ Ignbm¯ GtXm Hcp

kv{Xobpambn ssewKnI _Ô¯n GÀs¸Sp¶ kpµcamb kz]v\¯nsâ
tXcntedn Rm³ ]d¶psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhÀ Fsâ Ip®
hmbnem¡n \pWbp¶p. H¸w Fsâ ]dnk©n Hcp ssI sIm−v ]nSn¨v
Dgnbp¶p.

Rm³ hnImcw kln¡m³ IgnbmsX Ahsc sI«n¸nSn¡p¶p, D½

hbv¡p¶p. At¸mgmWv an\n Fs¶ ]nSn¨v XÅnbn«v, “FSm \nsâ Ip®
aq©p¶Xv Rm\Ã. kz]v\bmWv. \o Ahsf sI«n¸nSn. F\n¡v Ipd¨p IqSn
Dd§Ww.”
 CXp tI«psIm−mWv Rm³ kz]v\¯n \n¶pw sR«n DWÀ¶Xv.
Rm³ DWÀ¶p t\m¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ an\nsb sI«n¸nSn¨ncn¡p¶p. kz]v\
Fsâ Ip® hmbnem¡n \pWbp¶p. Ah³ \à _e¯n AhfpsS
hmbnencp¶v hn§p¶p.

Rm³ DWÀ¶Xv I−n«v AhÄ Ip® hmbn \n¶pw FSp¯n«v Xe

DbÀ¯n Fs¶ t\m¡n. “FSm, Rm³ CSbv¡v H¶v DWÀ¶t¸mÄ \nsâ
kmam\w apIfntebv¡v s]m§n \n¶v BSp¶Xp I−p. AXv I−n«v F\n¡v
kln¨nÃ. A§s\bm Rm³ Ahs\ H¶p hmbnseSp¯Xv. At¸mtgbv¡pw
\o an\nsb sI«n¸nSn¨p. AhÄ ]t£ Dd¡¯n \ns¶ ]nSn¨v XÅn.
A§s\bmWv \o DWÀ¶Xv. CXv C§s\ \n¡p¶Xv I−n«v Fsâ
sIm¨ptamfv Zm Icbp¶p. Ahfv tX³ Hen¸n¨psIm−ncn¡p¶p. \o AXv
H¶p XoÀ¯p Xm.”

“Rm³ CXp t]mse kw`hn¡p¶Xmbn kz]v\w I−p

InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. At¸mgmWv Rm³ Dd¡¯n AdnbmsX an\nsb
sI«n¸nSn¨Xv. ]t£ AhÄ Fs¶ DWÀ¯n. Mm, C\n \nsâ B{Klw
km[n¨p Xcmw. \o I«nen \n¶pw Cd§n Cu I«nensâ ]Snbn ssI
Ip¯n Ip\nªv \nÃv. \ap¡v Hcp ]pXnb t]mkn Ifn¡mw.”

A§s\ AhÄ I«nen \n¶pw Cd§nbn«v, I«nensâ ]Snbn ssI

Ip¯n \n¶p. Rm\pw I«nen \n¶pw Cd§n AhfpsS ]pdIn sN¶v
\n¶p. AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbpw, IqXns]m«pw ]n¶ntebv¡v hm s]mfn¨v \n¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ImepIÄ Ipd¨pIqSn ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n Nhp«n¨n«v

Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]qän ap«n¨p h¨p. ]qÀtX\n ap§n IpXnÀ¶v
Ccp¶ ]qÀ XpfbneqsS Ip®bpsS Xe DÅnembn. Rm³ AhfpsS
Acs¡«n c−p ssI sIm−pw ]nSn¨n«v, Fsâ Acs¡«v kmh[m\w
apt¶m«v XÅn.

Ip®, ]qÀ`n¯nIfn Dcªv kmh[m\w AIt¯bv¡v Ibdn.

HSphn Fsâ Acs¡«v AhfpsS N´nbn sN¶v ap«n. Rm³ AhfpsS
]pdt¯bv¡v Iagv¶p InS¶psIm−v AhfpsS I£¯neqsS ssI IS¯n
c−p apeIfnepw ]nSn¨v sRcn¨psIm−v kmh[m\w Ip® Ducn ASn¨p.

ASnbpsS thKX IqSnbt¸mÄ Ahfpw Fsâ ASns¡m¸w AhfpsS

N´nbpw ]pdtIm«p XÅn X¶p. Rm³ Bªv ASn¨p. HSphn AhÄ
XfÀ¶v I«nente¡v adnªp hoWp. AtXmsS Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]qänÂ
\n¶pw Ducn h¶p. F\n¡v kvJe\w \S¡m¯Xnsâ hnjahpw.

F§s\sb¦nepw F\n¡v shÅw Iftª ]äq F¶

AhØbnembn. ImepIÄ Xdbnepw, Acs¡«papXÂ apIfntebv¡pÅ
`mKw I«nenepambn kz]v\ Iagv¶p InS¡p¶p. AhfpsS IqXn s]m«v Gähpw
apIfnembn hnSÀ¶v Ccn¡p¶p.

Rm³ AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw Hen¨nd§ns¡m−ncp¶ ]qÀtX³

hncepsIm−v tXm−n FSp¯v AhfpsS IqXnbn tX¨v ]nSn¸n¨n«v
Nq−phnc kmh[m\w, \t¶ apdpIn ASªncp¶ IqXn Xpfbntebv¡v
XncpIn Ibän. B hnc ]qÀ®ambn AI¯v Ibdnbt¸mÄ Rm³ hncÂ
Xpfbn C«v H¶p h«wNpän¨p. AtXmsS Xpf Aev]w Abªp.

Rm³ hnc Ducn FSp¯n«v ho−pw ]qÀtX³ tXm−nsbSp¯v Fsâ

\Sphncen IqSn ]pc«n. ]ns¶ c−p hncepIfpw IqSn H¶n¨v IqXnXpfbnÂ
IS¯n. At¸mÄ AhÄ AhfpsS N´n kmh[m\w DbÀ¯n X¶p. AtXmsS
AhfpsS IqXnbpsS apdp¡w Ipdªn«v Fsâ hncepIÄ kpJambn Ibdn
Cd§p¶ AhØbmbn.
 Rm³ hncepIÄ c−p aq¶v {]mhiyw apt¶m«pw ]pdtIm«pw
Nen¸n¨t¸mtgbv¡pw Xpf \¶mbn hnIkn¨p. Rm³ hncepIÄ amänbn«v
ap«pIÄ Ipd¨ aS¡n Aev]w Xmgv¶p \n¶psIm−v Ip® kmh[m\w
AhfpsS IqXnXpfbn tNÀ¯v h¨psIm−v apt¶m«v XÅn. Ah³
kmh[m\w DÅntebv¡v Ibdn.

“FSm ]Xps¡ tIäv. F\n¡v thZ\n¡p¶p.”

“kmcansÃSo. thZ\ Zm C¸w amdpw.”

CXv ]dªpsIm−v Rm³ ]Xps¡ XÅns¡m−ncp¶p. Ip®bpsS

ap¡m `mKhpw AI¯v Bbt¸mÄ Rm³ Ip® Ipd¨v ]pdt¯bv¡v
Ducnbn«v AIt¯bv¡v Bªv XÅn. AtXmsS AXv ]qÀ®ambn AI¯v
Bbn.

aeZzmc¯n Ip® Ibän ASn¡mdps−¶v Rm³ ]dªp

tI«n«ps−¦nepw, AXv F\n¡v A{X CjvSapÅ GÀ¸mSmbncp¶nÃ.
AXpsIm−v Xs¶ Cu coXn Rm³ C¶phsc ]co£n¨n«nÃmbncp¶p. ]t£,
kz]v\sb, AhfpsS tN«³ KpZ¯n ASn¡mdps−¶v ]dªt¸mÄ
F\n¡pw AXv H¶p ]co£n¡Wsa¶v tXm¶n. A§s\bmWv Rm³
BZyambn Cu coXn ]co£n¨Xv.

Ip® AhfpsS ]qän sRcp§n AaÀ¶v Ccp¶p. AXv

Nen¸n¡pt¼mÄ F\n¡pw sNdnb thZ\ A\p`hs¸«p. F¦nepw, XpS§nbXv
e£y¯n F¯n¡m³ Xs¶ Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p.

Fsâ Ip® AXn\pÅnencp¶v sh´v t]mIptam F¶v Rm³ `b¶p.

AhfpsS IqXn¡pÅn A{Xbv¡v NqSmbncp¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS
Acs¡«n ]nSn¨psIm−v kmh[m\w Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n.
BZysams¡ \à apdp¡w A\p`hs¸«p.
 c−p aq¶v ASn ASn¨p Ignªt¸mtgbv¡pw, AhfpsS IqXnbnse
aknepIÄ Abªp hcm³ XpS§n. AtXmsS F\n¡v kpJambn Ip® Ducn
ASn¡msa¶ AhØbmbn. Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. Rm³ kmam\yw
\à kv]oUn ASn¨p. Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS h³IpSen Xpf¨p Ibdn.

AhÄ Xe I«nen tNÀ¯p h¨v N´n DbÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. H¸w AhÄ

an\nbpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¡m\pw XpS§n. AtXmsS an\n DWÀ¶p.
AhÄ kz]v\bpsS apeIfpw ]nSn¨v DS¨p. ]ns¶bpw Btdgv ASn IqSn
ASn¨t¸mÄ Fsâ Ip«³ AhfpsS Ip−n¡I¯v ]msemgp¡n hn«p.
AtXmsS Ip® Npcp§m³ XpS§n.

HSphn AXv AhfpsS IqXnbn \n¶pw sX¶n ]pd¯p h¶p. H¸w

Hcp i_vZt¯msS AhfpsS Ip−nbn \n¶pw ]m HgpInbnd§n. Fsâ
Ip®bntebv¡v t\m¡nb Rm³ sR«nt¸mbn. AXnsâ ]pds¯ms¡
AhfpsS Xo«w ]änbncp¶p. AXv I−n«v F\n¡v shdp¸v tXm¶n.

B \nanjw Rm³ i]YsaSp¯p: C\n taen CXpt]mse

hf¡pgnbnse Ifn F\n¡v th−. AXn IpdªpÅ kpJw aXn. an\nbpw
kz]v\bpw AXv I−p. HSphn kz]v\ Xs¶ Fs¶ ]nSn¨v _m¯vdqanÂ
sIm−p t]mbn«v, Ip®bn ]änbncp¶ Xo«w apgph³ IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n
X¶p.

“FSo CXv F´mbmepw henb NXn Bbnt¸mbn. C\n CXv F´n\v

sImÅmsaSo.”

s]s«¶v AhÄ Ip\nªv Ip®bn ]nSn¨v Npw_n¨n«v: “FSm C¸w

Ipg¸anÃ. Rm³ AXv \¶mbn tkm¸n«v IgpIn. AXn ae¯nsâ
\mäsam¶pw CÃ.”
 At¸mtgbv¡pw _m¯vdqan Ibdn h¶ an\nbpw Ip® ]nSn¨v
aW¸n¨n«v : “FSm, C¸w Ipg¸sam¶panÃ. \Ã tkm¸nsâ aWta DÅp.”
AXpw ]dªpsIm−v AhÄ Ip® hmbnem¡n \pWªp.

“aXnsbSo. C¶v C\n F\n¡v h¿. aWn Ct¸mÄ \membn. C\n

Ipd¨pkabw Dd§mw.”

A§s\ R§Ä apdnbn h¶n«v FÃmhcpw hkv{X§Ä [cn¨p. ]ns¶

AhÀ c−pt]cpw IqSn an\nbpsS apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. Rm³ I«nenÂ
Ibdn¡nS¶v Dd§n.

ASp¯ Znhkw i\nbmgvNbmWv. A¶v kv¡qfnÂ

t]mI−m¯Xn\m sshInbmWv Rm³ DWÀ¶Xv. an\n Nmbbpambn h¶v
Fs¶ hnfn¨n«mWv Rm³ Dd¡w DWÀ¶Xv. Rm³ Nmb IpSn¨n«v Hgnª
I¸pambn Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn. Rm³ sNÃpt¼mÄ AhÀ aq¶pt]cpw IqSn
ssU\nwKv tS_nfnencp¶p kwkmcn¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Rm\pw AhtcmsSm¸w IqSn. Fs¶ I− DS³ A½ : “FSm a\q, CXv

F´v Dd¡amSm? ]co£ ASp¯p hcnIbmWv.”

AXv tI« DS³ an\n : “AXÃt½ C¶se R§Ä aq¶p t]cpw IqSn
]{´−p aWn hsc Ccp¶p ]Tn¨p AXm DWcm³ sshInbXv.”

A½ : “F¦n \à Imcyw Xs¶. kz]v\ tamtf, tamfpsS AÑ\pw

A½bpw IÃymWw Ignªv Ft¸mÄ F¯pw?”

“AhÀ sshIpt¶cw BIpsa¶mWv ]dªXv.”

]ns¶bpw Iptd t\cw R§Ä kwkmcn¨v Ccp¶p.

 A½ : “F¶m a¡Ä Im¸n IpSn¨n«v t]mbncp¶v ]Tn¡m³ t\m¡v.”

an\n : “AXv kmcanà At½. R§Ä A½sb ASp¡fbn Ipd¨v

klmbn¨p X¶nt« t]mIp¶pÅp.”

“th− a¡tf ChnsS F\n¡v sN¿m\pÅ tPmentb DÅp. \n§Ä

t]mbn ]Tn¡m³ t\m¡v”

A§s\ Ipd¨p kabw IqSn kwkmcn¨v Ccp¶n«v R§Ä {]`mX

`£Whpw Ign¨n«v apIfntebv¡v t]mbn. R§Ä aq¶p t]cpw IqSn ho−pw
Fsâ apdnbn kwKan¨p.

an\n, IXIv AS¨v Ipänbn«p. F¶n«v an\n, kz]v\bpsS NpcnZmdnsâ

tSm¸v Ducn amän. ]ns¶ AhfpsS ]mâpw Ducn. ]ns¶ AhfpsS icoc¯nÂ
Hcp t{_knbdpw, ]mâokpw am{Xw Ahtijn¨p. AXv I−tXmsS Fsâ
Ip«³ ap−n\pÅn Hcp IqSmcw DbÀ¯n. Rm³ I«nenÂ
Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p.

kz]\bv¡v Ct¸mÄ Rm\pambn CS]gIp¶Xn\v Hcp aSnbpanÃmsX

Bbncp¶p. AhÄ ]Xps¡ Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡p h¶p. Rm³
Ccp¶psIm−v Xs¶ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p.

Rm³ AhfpsS Np−pIÄ Fsâ hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. AhÄ

AhfpsS \m¡v, Fsâ hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v XÅn Ibän. R§fpsS
\m¡pIÄ X½n ]ckv]cw sI«p]nWªp.

an\n CXn\nsS ]n¶neqsS h¶v kz]v\bpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨p. Rm³

kz]\bpsS ]mâokn\pÅneqsS ssI IS¯n AhfpsS N´nIfn ]nSn¨v
sRcn¨v DS¨p. an\n, kz]v\bpsS t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v FSp¯n«v AXv Ducn
amän. Rm³ AhfpsS Hcp apesR«v hmbv¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp.
 AtXmsSm¸w Rm³ AhfpsS ]n¶nembn \n¶ an\nbpsS apebnÂ
Hcp ssI sIm−v ]nSn¨p. AhÄ ASnbn t{_knbÀ [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. Rm³
AhfpsS j³«v ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯nbn«v AhfpsS apesR«pIÄ¡v Npänepw
hncepIÄ sIm−v XgpIn. AhÄ kz]v\bpsS ]mâokn\pÅnepsS ssI
IS¯n AhfpsS ]qÀXS¯n XgpIn.

AXn\nsS an\n kz]v\sb hnfn¨v amän \ndp¯n Ft´m clkyw

]dªp.

“F´mSo c−pw IqSn Fs¶ Hfn¨v ¹m³ sN¿p¶Xv?”

“\ns¶ Hfn¨sXm¶paÃSm. R§Ä thsdmcp Imcyw

BtemNn¨Xmbncp¶p.”

“AsX´mSo thtd Imcyw?”

“A§s\ H¶panÃSm. Hcp sNdnb Xami. At{X DÅp.”

“F¶mepw Rm\pw IqSn Adnbs«So.”

AXv tI«n«v kz]v\ : “FSm thtdsbm¶paÃ. \ns¶ H¶p s]¬thjw

sI«nbm F§s\bncn¡psa¶v R§Ä BtemNn¨Xm.”

an\n : “FSm \o Fgpt¶äv \n¶p X¶m aXn. _m¡n Imcy§sfms¡

R§Ä sN¿mw.”

CXv ]dªn«v an\n Fs¶ ]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨n«v, AhÄ Fsâ ap−v

Agn¨p Ifªp. ]ns¶ AhÄ kz]v\bpsS t{_knbÀ DucnbXv
AhnsS¡nS¶Xv FSp¯v Fs¶ [cn¸n¨p. ]ns¶ Ipd¨v ]gb XpWnIÄ
FSp¯v AXn\pÅn XncpIn Ibän, apebpsS tj¸v hcp¯n. ]ns¶ AhÀ
kz]v\bpsS NpcnZmÀ Ducnbn«ncp¶Xv FSp¯v Fs¶ [cn¸n¨p.

BZyw ]mâpw, ]ns¶ tSm¸pw [cn¸n¨p. tSm¸v F\n¡v \Ã ssSäv

Bbncp¶p. Rm³ _m¯dqansâ IXInepÅ henb I®mSnbn t\m¡n.
Rm³ icn¡pw sR«nt¸mbn. an\n¡v aoi h¨ t]mse Hcp s]®v. NpcnZmdnsâ
tSm¸v Cdp¡apÅXv BbXn\mÂ, icoc hSnhv icn¡pw FSp¯v
ImWn¡pambncp¶p. H¸w \à DbÀ¶v sXdn¨v \n¡p¶ apeIfpw.

AhÀ c−mfpw amdn \n¶v Fs¶ t\m¡nbn«v

an\n : “FSm, \ns¶ Ct¸mÄ I−m GXv ]pcpj\pw IÃymWw

Ign¡m³ tXm¶pw. \o icn¡pw R§sf IS¯n sh«n¡fªp.”

Fsâ ap³hiw, ]mân\pÅn DbÀ¶p \n¶ Ip®bn sXm«n«v

kz]v\: “BsI Hcp Ipg¸apÅXv Zm Cu apg am{XamWv.”

CXp ]dªn«v kz]v\ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Rm³ Ahsf

sI«n¸nSn¨p Npw_n¨p. CXn\nsS, an\n AhfpsS jÀ«v Ducn amänbncp¶p.
Rm³ ssI F¯n AhfpsS apebn ]nSn¨p. AhÄ Ip\nªv kz]v\bpsS
]mâokv Ducn amän.

kz]v\ Rm³ [cn¨ncp¶ NpcnZmdnsâ ]mâv sI«gn¨v Xmtgbv¡v Ducn

amän. AhÄ Ip¯nbncp¶psIm−v Fsâ Ip® hmbnem¡n \pWªp. an\n,
kz]v\bpsS hnSÀ¶ncp¶ ]qÀXpfbnÂ, Imensâ XÅhnc sIm−p XgpIn.
Rm³ an\nbpsS apeIÄ amdn amdn hmbn h¨v hen¨p IpSn¨p.

an\n, Rm³ [cn¨ncp¶ NpcnZmdnsâ tSm¸pw, t{_knbdpw Ducn amän.

HSphn R§Ä aq¶pt]cpw IqSn Xdbn InS¶p. aeÀ¶p InS¶ Fsâ
Acs¡«n kz]v\ Ip¯nbncp¶n«v Ip® AhfpsS ]qÀXpfbn ap«n¨p
h¨psIm−v kmh[m\w Xmtgbv¡v AaÀ¶p. AtXmsS Ip® ]Xps¡
AI¯v Ibdns¡m−ncp¶p.

HSphn AhfpsS N´n, Fsâ Acs¡«n AaÀ¶p. an\n AhfpsS

icoc¯n Ahtijn¨ anUnbpw Ducn amän. Rm³ Ahsf ]nSn¨v Fsâ
apJ¯n\Sp¯mbn Ip¯nbncp¯n. AhfpsS ]qÀ Fsâ apJ¯n\v sXm«p
ap¶nembn hnSÀ¶p \n¶p. Rm³ AhfpsS Acs¡«v Ipd¨pIqSn ]nSn¨v
ASp¸n¨n«v, \m¡p \o«n AhfpsS ]qän \¡n.

AhÄ ]qÀ Fsâ apJ¯v tNÀ¯v Dc¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS ]qÀ

sam¯ambn Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n \pWªp IpSn¨p. Cu kab¯v kz]v\
icn¡pw Fsâ ]pd¯v Ccp¶psIm−v IpXnc khmcn \S¯pIbmbncp¶p.
Fsâ \m¡v an\nbpsS ]qÀXpfbneqsS AI¯v IS¶v, AhnsS \n¶pw
Hen¨nd§nb tX³ apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. AhÄ ]qÀ Fsâ
apJ¯v AaÀ¯n h¨p.

an\nbpsS tXmfn ssI Ip¯ns¡m−v kz]v\ ]d¶Sn¨p.

At¸mtgbv¡pw an\nbpsS ]qän \n¶pw iàamb emhm {]hmlap−mbn.
AXv Fsâ apJ¯v apgph³ hoWp. AtXmsS AhÄ XfÀ¶p. AhÄ Fsâ
]pd¯p\n¶pw Cd§n InS¶p. Rm³ kz]v\bpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨v
sRcn¨psIm−v, AhfpsS ASns¡m¸w Xmsg \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v ASn¨p
sImSp¯p.

A[nIw XmaknbmsX Ahfpw Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v XfÀ¶p hoWp.

AhÄ AhnsS InS¶psIm−v Fsâ apJ¯v ]änbncp¶ an\nbpsS ]qÀtX³
\¡nsbSp¯p. Rm³ At¸mgpw kz]v\bpsS N´nbn Xm§n ]nSn¨psIm−v
apIfntebv¡v ASn¨psIm−ncp¶p. HSphn F\n¡v kvJe\w \S¡m\pÅ
e£Ww I−tXmsS Rm³ Ip® DucnsbSp¯p. Ah³ AhfpsS
N´nbntebv¡v ]m Noän.
 R§Ä Ipd¨p kabw IqSn A§s\ InS¶n«v Fgpt¶äp. ]n¶oSv
R§Ä aq¶p t]cpw IqSn Ipfnapdnbn Ibdn Ipfn¨p. R§Ä aq¶p t]cpw
]ckv]cw icocw tX¨psImSp¯p. H¶n¨v sI«n¸nSn¨v jhdn\v Iogn \n¶v
Ipfn¨p.

At¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ Ip® ho−pw X¿mdmbn¡gnªncp¶p. Rm³

an\nsb ]nSn¨v Ip\n¨p \ndp¯nbn«v AhfpsS ]pdIn \n¶psIm−v Ip®
AhfpsS ]qäntebv¡v IS¯n ASn¨p. kz]v\ AhfpsS ape Fsâ hmbnÂ
h¨p X¶p. Rm³ AXv \pWªp IpSn¨p.

A[nIw sshImsX Fsâ Ip® an\nbpsS ]qän \ndsbmgn¨p.

]t£ A[nIw H¶pw D−mbncp¶nÃ. c−p aq¶v {]mhiyw am{Xta Ah³
shSnbp− ]pd¯v hn«pÅp. AtXmsS Ip® Npcp§n ]pd¯v h¶p. an\n¡pw
CXn\nsS shSn s]m«nbncp¶p. AhÄ kz]v\sb ]nSn¨p sIm−v \nhÀ¶p
\n¶p. AhfpsS ]qän \n¶pw, XpSbneqsS HgpInbnd§nbXv AhÄ
IgpIn Ifªp. ]ns¶ R§Ä ]pd¯p h¶p thjw [cn¨p.

At¸mtgbv¡pw D¨ `£W¯n\pÅ kabambncp¶p. AhÀ c−mfpw

IqSn Xmtgbv¡v t]mbn. Rm³ Fsâ I«nen Ibdn InS¶p. Ipd¨p
Ignªt¸mÄ Xmsg \n¶pw Fs¶ hnfn¨p. Rm³ Xmsg sN¶v, FÃmhcpw
IqSn Hcpan¨ncp¶p `£Ww Ign¨p. `£W¯n\v tijw R§Ä hoSn\v
]pdIp hi¯pÅ amhn³ Nph«n t]mbncp¶p ]Tn¨p. sshIn«v A½ Nmb
IpSn¡m³ hnfn¡p¶Xp hsc ]Tn¯w XpSÀ¶p.

]ns¶ AhÀ c−mfpw IqSn sNSn¡v shÅsamgn¡epw aäpambn kabw

XÅn \o¡n. Rm³ A½ Bhiys¸«X\pkcn¨v ISbn t]mbn km[\§Ä
hm§ns¡m−p h¶p. ]ns¶ R§Ä aq¶p t]cpw IqSn t]mbncp¶p ]Tn¨p.

F«p aWn¡v A½ `£Ww Ign¡m³ hnfn¨t¸mÄ R§Ä Xmtgbv¡v

t]mbn. R§Ä `£Ww Ign¨psIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ kz]v\bpsS AÑ\pw
A½bpw h¶p. Ipd¨pIqSn Ignªv AhÄ AhtcmsSm¸w AhcpsS
ho«ntebv¡v t]mbn.

A§s\ R§Ä ho−pw X\n¨mbn. ]Xnhpt]mse Znhk§Ä

IS¶pt]mbn. ]co£ ASp¡pt¼msgms¡ I¼bnâv ÌUn F¶ t]cnÂ
kz]v\ ]ns¶ ]et¸mgpw R§tfmsSm¸w IqSnbn«p−v. BÀ¡pw
kwibanÃmsX R§Ä AÀamZn¨p.

apIfnes¯ \nebntebv¡v Ibdp¶nS¯pÅ tKäv AS¨v apIfnÂ

\n¶pw Ipänbn«m ]ns¶ AXv Xmsg\n¶pw Xpd¡m³ IgnbnÃ. AXn\mÂ
A½ apIfntebv¡v Ibdn hcpsa¶ t]Snbpw R§Ä¡nÃmbncp¶p.

cm{Xn R§Ä `£Ww Ign¨v apIfn t]mbn¡gnªm ]ns¶

AhnsS R§fpsS km{amPyamWv. R§Ä Øncambn Ifnbpw Ignªv ]qÀ®
\ácmbn sI«n¸nSn¨p InS¶v Dd§pw. R§Ä icn¡pw `mcymþ`À¯m¡·msc
t]msebmWv Ignªncp¶Xv.

HSphn ¹Êv Sqhnsâ ]co£ Ignªp. R§Ä c−mfpw \¶mbn

Xs¶ ]co£ FgpXn. DbÀ¶ amÀt¡msS ]mÊmIpsa¶v R§Ä¡v ]qÀ®
hnizmkap−mbncp¶p. R§Ä F³Pn\obdnwKv F³{S³kv FgpXm³
Xocpam\n¨p.

A§s\ R§Ä TuWnepÅ Hcp tIm¨nwKv skâdn ]Tn¡m³ t]mbn.

A§s\ F³{S³kv ]co£bpw R§Ä \¶mbn FgpXn. R§Ä¡v
c−pt]À¡pw ASp¯ ]«W¯nepÅ FbnUUv tImtfPn Xs¶ {]thi\w
In«n. F\n¡v CetIv{SmWnIvkpw, an\n¡v knhnepw {_m©pIfn AUvanj³
Bbn.

tImtfPv Xpd¶t¸mÄ R§Ä c−p t]cpw IqSn _Ên tImtfPnÂ

t]mbnhcm³ XpS§n. B hÀjs¯ {InkvXpaÊv sht¡j\v ap¼mbn
R§Ä¡v ]Xns\«p hbÊv XnIªncp¶p. A§s\ {InkvXpaÊv sht¡j\v
R§Ä ss{UhnwKv ]Tn¡m³ t]mbn. tamt«mÀ ssk¡nfpw, Imdpw
HmSn¡p¶Xn\v ]Tn¨p.

sht¡j³ Ignªv Ah[n Znhk§fnepw, sshIpt¶c§fnepw aäpw

]Tn¨v R§Ä¡v ssek³kpw In«n. B hÀjw Aѳ eohn h¶t¸mÄ
R§Ä¡v Hcp tamt«mÀ ssk¡nÄ hm§n X¶p. A§s\ R§fpsS bm{X
ss_¡nembn.

BZysams¡ an¡hmdpw Rm\mbncp¶p ss_¡v HmSn¨ncp¶Xv. ]ns¶

Ahsfbpw CSbvs¡ms¡ \¶mbn ]cnioen¸n¨p. Ct¸mÄ Ahfpw ss_¡v
\¶mbn HmSn¡pw. R§Ä amdn amdn ss_¡v HmSn¨v tImtfPn t]mIp¶p.

A§s\ AhÄ tImtfPnse lotdm Bbn. AhnsS tamt«mÀ

ssk¡nÄ HmSn¡p¶ GI Ip«n. Nne s]¬Ip«nIsfms¡ kv¡q«nbnsems¡
hcmdps−¦nepw, tamt«mÀ ssk¡nÄ HmSn¡p¶ GI hnZymÀ°n\n an\n
am{XamWv.

Ct¸mÄ R§Ä \memw skaÌdn\v ]Tn¡p¶p.

c−v izm\·mÀ, R§fpsS apJwaqSn amän, R§sf ]Tn¸n¨ Ifn

BÀ¡pw kwib¯n\v CS\ÂImsX R§Ä Ct¸mgpw XpScp¶p.
FÃmhcptSbpw ap¶n R§Ä kvt\lk¼¶cmb ktlmZco ktlmZc·mÀ
am{Xw.

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