\na-÷\w

]n.Fw.B¿

tImfnw-Kvs_-√ns‚ i_vZw tI´mWv Dd-°-Øn¬\n∂v Abmƒ DW¿∂Xv.

{]`m-X-am-bn-cn-°p∂p.
hm®n¬ t\m°n. kabw Bdp-aWn.
At∏m-gmWv Abm-tfm¿ØXv s_Uv tIm^n Hm¿U¿ sNbvXn-cp∂
Imcyw.
hmXn¬ Xpd-∂Xpw "KpUvtam-WnwKv km¿' F∂p ]d™v sh≈ bqWn-
t^m-an´ dqwt_mbv tIm^n t{Sbp-ambn AI-tØ°p IS∂p.
Bhn-]-d-°p∂ tIm^n DuXn-°p-Sn-°p-tºmƒ Ahs‚ BXn-Yy-a-cym-Z-
bn¬ Abmƒ°v aXn∏p tXm∂n.
k¿°m¿ hI AXn-Yn-a-µn-c-ß-fn¬ Xma-kn-°p-tºmƒ "tKmUvkv Hm¨
I¨{Sn' F∂v Bte-J\w sNbvXn-´p≈ sh≈-°-∏nse tIm^n F∂pw
Abmƒ°p Zu¿_-ey-am-bn-cp∂p.
]t£, C∂v dqwt_mbv Bdp-a-Wn-°p-Xs∂ DW¿Øn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p-sh-
¶n¬ Abmƒ°v B kz]v\w ]q¿Øn-bm-°m≥ Ign-bp-am-bn-cp∂p.
F¥m-bn-cp∂p B kz]v\w? Abmƒ Hm¿°m≥ {ian®p.
GXm-bmepw AXv Hm¿sØ-Sp-°m≥ ka-b-ap≠v. C∂n\n Bcpw Xs∂
iey-s∏-Sp-Øm≥ hcn√. kzX-{¥-amb Hcp-Zn-hkw. A√, hcm≥t]m-Ip∂ kzX-
{¥-Zn-\-ß-fpsS XpS°w.
C∂se D®bv°p \S∂ sk‚ v Hm^v ]m¿´n-bn¬ Abmsf {]Io¿Øn®v
Fs¥m-s°-bmWp ]d-™Xv!
Abm-fpsS A`mhw hIp-∏n\v I\Ø \jvS-am-bn-cn-°p-sa∂v. Xm\n-√mØ
B hIp-∏n-s\-°p-dn®v Nn¥n-°m≥ Xs∂ ]e¿°pw {]bmkw!!
hmk-hs‚ {]kw-K-Ønse hmgvØp-sam-gn-Iƒ Abm-fpsS ImXn¬ apgßn.
""hIp-∏ns‚ Ign-™I - me t\´-ßf
- psS \mgn-I°
- √
- m-bn-cp∂ Ct±lw k¿∆o-
kn¬\n∂p hnc-an-°p-tºmƒ R߃ kwL-S\m t\Xm-°ƒ°v D]-tZiw tXSn-
sb-Øm-\p≈ Hcp AØm-Wn-bmWv C√m-Xm-Ip-∂Xv.''
AXn\p tijw {]kw-Kn® ap≥ FwF¬-Fbpw Ct∏mƒ t_m¿Uv saw_-
dp-amb am\y-tZlw ]d-™Xpw Abm-tfm¿Øp˛
""Akw-ªn-bn¬ adp-]Sn ]d-tb≠ ]e {]iv\-ßfpw Ct±-l-hp-ambn
R߃ N¿® sNbvXn-cp∂p.''
XpS¿∂p {]kw-Kn-®-hcpw ]pI-gvØ-ep-IƒsIm≠p aqSn. ]eXpw `wKn-hm-

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°m-sW-∂-dn-™n-´p-t]mepw sX√v A`n-am\w tXm∂m-Xn-cp-∂n√. a{¥n-bpsS
{]kw-Khpw Xs‚ tkh\w XpS¿∂pw k¿°m-cn\v Bh-iy-ap≠v F∂p [z\n-
∏n-°p∂ Xc-Øn-em-bn-cp∂p.
C∂se am¿®v 28˛\v D®-bv°p-ti-j-ap≈ Abm-fpsS dn´-b¿sa‚ v sk‚ v
Hm^v ]m¿´n Ign-™-t∏mƒ kabw c≠c aWn.
]ns∂ _pt^ Un∂¿.
a{¥n-bp-ambpw sF.F.Fkv DtZym-K-ÿ-cp-am-bp≈ Ipiew. sF.F.F n-
t\mSv sXm´-Sp-Øp-hsc FØn hnc-an-°p∂ DtZym-K-ÿ\v Ah-cp-am-bp≈
kulrZw kzm`m-hnIw.
sF.F.Fkp-Im¿ F∂pw hf-°q-dp≈ aÆm-bn-°m-Wp∂ hIp-∏nse
c≠mw- X - c - Ø n¬ Db¿∂ ¢mkv h ¨ DtZym- K - ÿ ≥. dn´- b ¿sa‚ ns‚
Iu≠vUu¨ XpS-ßp-tºmƒ k¿°m¿ I\n-™p-\¬Ip∂ ]Zhn.
F∂n´pw C∂se I≠ kz]v\-sa-¥m-bn-cp∂p? Hm¿an-s®-Sp-°m≥ Abmƒ
{ian®p.
Db¿∂p-b¿∂p t]mIp∂ Abmsf Xmtg°p hen-s®-dn-bp∂p!
Xmsg hoWXv IncoSw sXdn®v I_-‘-amb Hcp hy‡n!!
B hy‡n Abmfm-bn-cn-°n-s√∂v Biz-kn®p.
I∏n¬ tijn® tIm^n-IqSn IpSn-®-tijw kz]v\-Øns‚ _m°n-`mKw
IqSn sNI-s™-Sp-°m≥ Abmƒ {ian®p.
s]s´-∂mWv Abmƒ°p tXm∂n-bXv, tIm^n Hsc-Æw-IqSn BIm-sa∂v.
t^msW-SpØv dqw k¿ho-kn¬ hnfn®v Hcp a[p-c-an-√mØ tIm^n Hm¿U¿
sNbvXp.
tImfnw-Kvs_-√ns‚ i_vZw.
hmXn¬ Xpd∂p.
ss{Uh-dmWv. Ipfn®v bqWnt^mw [cn®v kpkvta-ch
- Z- \
- \
- mbn \n¬°p∂p.
Ign™ \mep-h¿j-ambn Abm-fpsS HutZym-KnI Imdns‚ ss{Uh-dmbn
tPmen t\m°p-I-bmWv.
t]cp-t]mepw IrXy-ambn Hm¿an-®p-h-bv°m≥ Abmƒ {ian-®n-´n√.
k¿°m¿ Hm^o-kn¬ t]cv henb {]iv\-am-Ip-∂n√.
ss{Uh¿, ssS∏nÃv, kq{]≠v Fs∂ms° ]d-™m¬ aXn.
]t£, Hcp-Imcyw Abmƒ Hm¿Øp. Cbmƒ Xs‚ ss{Uh-dmbn h∂-
t∏mƒ saen-™n-´m-bn-cp∂p. Ct∏mƒ XSn-®p-sIm-gpØv Nncn°p \√ `wKn-
sbms° h∂n-´p≠v.
Abm-fpsS kmIq-X-ap≈ t\m´w I≠v ss{Uh¿ tNmZn®p˛
""k¿, C∂p \S-°m≥ t]mIp-∂nt√?''
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 AsX. Abmƒ°-dnbmw. Fd-Wm-Ip-fsØ k¿°m¿ AXn-Yn-a-µn-c-Øn¬
Xma-kn-°p-tºmƒ {]`m-X-Øn¬ assd≥ ss{Uhn-eq-sS-bp≈ \SØw ]Xn-
hmWv. Ipd®p ]pd-In-embn HutZym-KnI bqWn-t^m-an¬ Hcp skIyq-cn‰n Km¿Un-
s\-t∏mse ]n¥p-S-cm≥ Abmƒ°pw kt¥m-j-am-bn-cp-∂n-cn-°Ww.
ss{Uh-dpsS tNmZy-Øn\v Abmƒ adp-]Sn sImSp-Øn√. apdn-™p-t]mb
kz]v\-Øns‚ _m°n `mKw Hm¿sØ-Sp-t°-≠-Xp≠v. AsX-ßs\ Abm-tfmSp
]dbpw. Fs¥-¶nepw ]dt™ ]‰q.
""C∂p \S-°m≥ t]mIp-∂n√. Hcp ÿew-hsc t]mtI-≠n-hcpw. Xm≥
Hcp-Zn-h-ksØ {U p-IqSn Icp-Xn-bn-´pt≠m?''
""C√ k¿.''
""Hcp-Imcyw sNøq. Hcp sdUn-sabvUv j¿´v hmßq.''
tai-∏p-d-Øp-\n∂p t]gvsk-SpØv 500 cq] \¬In. t]mIm≥t\cw Abm-
tfmSp ]d™p:
""Xm≥ t{_°v^mÃv Ign-t®mfq. Fs‚ t{_°v^mÃv Hº-Xc aWn°v
dqan¬ Xcm≥ ]d-™m¬ aXn. \Ωƒ ]Ø-c-a-Wn°v Chn-sS-\n∂pw ]pd-s∏-
Sp∂p.""
\mfn-Xp-hsc ]pd-s∏-Spw-apºv Ftßm-´mWp t]mIp-∂-sX∂v ss{Uh¿
tNmZn-®n-´n√.
F∂m¬ A∂p am{Xw Abm-fXp tNmZn®p:
""Ftßm-´mWp km¿ bm{X?''
""AsXms° ]dbmw. Xm≥ ]Ø-c-a-Wn°p Xs∂ sdUn-bm-bn-t°mfq.''
ss{Uhsd ]d-™p-hn´v hmXn¬ AS-®-tijw ho≠pw I´n-en¬ Ib-dn-
°n-S∂p.
apdn-™p-t]mb kz]v\-Øns‚ Cg-Iƒ ho≠pw Iq´n-bn-W-°m≥ {ian-
°pw-apºv Xte-∂sØ kw`-h-߃ ho≠pw Abm-fpsS a\-kn-te°p IS-∂p-
h∂p˛
]m¿´n Ign™v Hmtcm-cp-Ø-cmbn bm{X-tNm-Zn®p ]ncn™p. Abmƒ
H‰bv°v tkm^-bn¬ Ccn-°p∂ kabw. an\n-Ã-dp-ambn ASpØ _‘w
]pe¿Øn-bn-cp∂ B am\y≥ ASp-tØ°p h∂p.
h∂bpS≥ At±lw ]d™p:
""an\n-ÿ C∂n-hnsS Iymºv sNøp-I-bmWv. \msf am{Xta Xncp-h-\-¥-
]p-c-tØ°p aSßq. Ct∏mƒ an\n-ÿ am{Xta apdn-bn-ep≈q. B FIvkn-Iyq-
´ohv t]mÃv Hgn-™p-In-S-°p-I-bt√. k¿ho-kn¬ XpS-cm≥ XmXv]-cy-ap-s≠-
¶n¬ an\n-Ã-tdmSv H∂p ]d-bp-Itb th≠q.''

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 ""AsXms° thW-sa-¶n¬ Adn™p sNtø≠ Imcy-at√. Rm≥ ]d-bp-
∂Xp icn-bmtWm?""
At∏m-gmWv Hm¿ØXv. hn{i-a-Po-hnXw \bn-°m≥ Dt±-in® Abmfn¬
k¿ho-kn¬ XpS-cm-\p≈ B{Klw Fß-s\-bp-≠mbn.
h∂-bmƒ ]ns∂bpw Hm¿Ωn-∏n®p˛
""]d-bmsX Bsc-¶nepw sNbvX Ncn-{X-apt≠m? Xm¶ƒ k¿ho-kn¬
XpS-tc-≠-Xns‚ Bh-iy-I-X-sb-∏‰n a‰p-≈-h¿ ]d-™Xp tI´nt√?''
""icn. a{¥nsb k∂-≤X Adn-bn°mw.'' HSp-hn¬ kΩ-Xn®p.
a{¥n-bpsS apdn-bn-te°p sN∂p. At±lw Nmcp-It- k-cb
- n¬ InS∂v Ft¥m
hmbn-°p-I-bmWv. Abmsf I≠-t∏mƒ hmb-\-bn¬\n∂pw apJ-ap-b¿Øn Ccn-
°m≥ ]d™p.
a{¥n apJ-hp-c-bn-√msX ]d™p:
""\ap°p hIp-∏ns‚ Hcp t]mfnkn Xøm-dm-°Ww.''
""icn k¿.'' Abmƒ kΩ-Xn®p.
XpS¿∂mWv Bh-iy-ap-∂-bn-®Xv:
""k¿ B FIvkn-Iyq-´ohv t]mÃv Hgn-™p-In-S-°p-I-bm-Wt√m.''
]d™p apgp-h-\m-°pw-apºv a{¥n s]s´∂p ]d™p:
""AXp icn-bm-hn√. ]ns∂, t]mfnkn Xøm-dm-°m≥ Ipd-®p-Zn-h-k-߃
th≠n-h-cp-at√m.'' H-cm-\p-Iqeyw t]mse-bmWv AXp-t]mepw At±lw ]d-
™Xv.
Abmƒ dqan¬ aS-ßn-sb-Øp-tºmƒ t\cn¬°≠v Biw-kn-bn-°m≥
]ecpw ImØp-\n-∂n-cp∂p. ]ecpw t^mWn-eq-sSbpw Biw-k-Iƒ t\¿∂p.
Ign-™-Ime tkh-\-ßsf ]pI-gvØnbpw Zo¿Lm-bp p t\¿∂pw im¥-am-
sbmcp hn{i-a-Po-hnXw Biw-kn-®p-sams° ]ecpw hnfn®p, t\cn¬ h∂p.
_m¶nse kplr-Øp-°-sfm-cp-°nb ss^hvÃm¿ tlm´-ense cm{Xn-k¬°m-c-
Ønepw ]s¶-SpØp. hnhn-[-bn\w aZy-ß-f-S°w hn`-h-k-ar-≤-amb ]m¿´n-bn¬
F√mw Ign-s®∂p hcpØn Abmƒ \S∂p.
Hcp klr-Z-b≥ ]d™p, ]pXnb sUt∏m-kn-‰p-Iƒ \¬Ip-∂Xv am¿®v
31˛\v B°n-bn-√m-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ \Ωƒ°n-hnsS HØp-tN-cm≥ Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-
∂n√.
Xncn-®p-h∂p InS-∂Xv Hm¿°p∂p. Ft∏m-gmWv Dd-ßn-b-sX-∂-dn-bn√.
kz]v\-Øn¬ I≠ B IS-∏pdw GXmWv? IS-∏p-dØv t\cnb {]Imiw
am{Xta D≠m-bn-cp-∂p-ffq. IS-∏pdw \ndsb Aÿn-bpsS Iqºm-c-߃. Aÿn-
Iƒ hne-]n-°p∂p. ]nXr-X¿∏Ww sNømØ Aÿn-Iƒ Xoc-Ø-Sn-™n-cn-
°p∂p. tam£-{]m]vXn e`n-°mØ Aÿn-Iƒ hmhn´p \ne-hn-fn-°p∂p. ]p{X-
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∑m-cp-≠m-bn´pw ]nXr-X¿∏Ww e`n-°mØ Aÿn-Iƒ ]p{X-∑m-cpsS t]cp-hn-
fn®p hne-]n-°p∂p. Fßs\ Cu ]p{X-∑m¿ Aÿn-Iƒ Xncn-®-dnbpw. s]s´∂v
Abm-fpsS a\- n¬ Hcn-Sn-sh´n. Abmfpw ]nXr-X¿∏Ww sNbvXn-´n√. Abmsf
t\m°n hne-]n-°p∂ Aÿn GXmWv? AsX-ßs\ I≠p-]n-Sn°pw.
At∏m-gmWv dqwt_mbn h∂v kz]v\w apdn®v Imfnw-Kvs_¬ Aa¿Øn-
bXv.
kz]v\s- Ø-∏‰n Btem-Nn®p InS-°p-tºm-gmWv ]≠v hmbn® Hcp dnt∏m¿´v
Hm¿Ω h∂Xv.
""I\ym-Ip-amcn IS-∏p-dØv Aÿn-Iƒ h∂-Sn-bp-∂Xv {Iam-Xo-X-ambn h¿[n-
®n-cn-°p-∂Xv ]mcn-ÿn-XnI {]iv\-߃ D≠m-Ip-∂-Xn-\m¬ {Xnth-Wn-kw-K-a-
Ønse ]nXr-X¿∏W NS-ßp-Iƒ \ntcm-[n-®n-cn-°p∂p.''
Abmƒ s]s´-∂p-Xs∂ Ipfn®v {U v sNbvXv sdUn-bmbn, t{_°v^mÃv
Ign®p. ss{Uh-tdmSv _msK-SpØv Imdn¬ hbv°m≥ B⁄m-]n®p.
dqwt_m- b nsb hnfn- ® p- h - c pØn _n¬ØpI \¬In km[m- c - W - b n¬
Ihn™ Sn∏p \¬In.
Imdn¬ Ccp-∂p-sIm-≠p-Xs∂ samss_¬ t^m¨ hgn I\ym-Ip-amcn
tIc-f-lu-kn¬ hnfn®v dqw _p°v sNbvXp.
sshIp-t∂cw Bdp-a-Wn-tbm-Sp-IqSn I\ym-Ip-am-cn-bn-seØn. tIc-f-lu-
knse Poh-\-°m¿ lrZy-amb hc-thev∏p \¬In. ss{Uh-dpsS Xma-khpw
`£-Whpw G¿∏m-Sm-°n-b-tijw apdn-bn¬ Ibdn Aev]w hn{i-an-°m-\mbn
InS∂p.
DW¿∂-t∏mƒ cm{Xn ]Xn-s\m∂p aWn Ign-™n-cp∂p. "Don't distur
me' F∂ t_m¿Uv Xq°n-bn-cp-∂-Xn-\m¬ cm{Xn Blm-c-Øn-\p-t]mepw Bcpw
Abmsf hnfn-®n√.
Abmƒ°v hni∏p tXm∂n-bn-cp-∂n√.
Abmƒ ]pd-tØ-°n-dßn IS-∏pdw e£y-am°n \S∂p.
Aÿn-°q-ºm-c-ß-fpsS tcmZ-\am-bn-cp∂p a\ p apgp-h≥.
Imen¬ Fs¥m-s°tbm XS-bp-∂p≠v. ]t£, tcmZ\w tIƒ°p-∂n√.
B¿Ø-e®p Ic-tbm-SS- p-°p∂ Xnc-am-eI - ƒ Zriy-as
- √-¶nepw i_vZw hy‡-
ambn tIƒ°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp∂p.
Aßp Zqsc Ft¥m Xnf-ßp-∂X - mbn Abmƒ°p tXm∂n. ASp-°p-t¥mdpw
AXv A\-ßp-∂p-s≠∂pw AX-bmsf amSn-hn-fn-°p-I-bm-sW∂pw tXm∂n.
Abm-fpsS D≈nepw IS-en-c-ºp-I-bm-bn-cp∂p.
Abmƒ HmSn B `mK-tØ-s°Øn.
AsXmcp Aÿn-°-j-W-am-bn-cp∂p. B Aÿn-°-j-WsØ aW-tem-Sp-
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IqSn hmcn-sb-SpØv amtdm-Sp-tN¿Øv Aa¿Øn-∏n-Sn®p.
Abm-fpsS a\ v a{¥n®p:
""Pohn-®n-cp-∂-t∏mƒ A—≥ B{K-ln-®n-cp∂ hep-∏-Øn¬ CXm Cu aI≥
\n¬°p∂p. Db-c-ß-fn¬ aIs\ ImW-W-sa∂ Hc-—s‚ B{Klw CXm Rm≥
k^-eo-I-cn-®n-cn-°p∂p.''
hmin-tbmsS Xoc-tØ°v B¿Ø-e® - p-h∂
- p-sIm-≠n-cp∂ Xnc-am-eI
- ƒ A\p-
\n-anjw D{K-l-`mhw ]q≠v Aÿn-°q-ºm-c-ß-sfbpw IS∂v Abmƒ°p Np‰pw
Ccºn.
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