sImp--h-cpsS Pohn-X-w Hcp ^o

ImSp-]n-Sn ]d-ntebvv Ib-dn-b-tms HmSn ]pc Ip. A{X

henb hosSm-p-a-. Ccp-h-i-p-ap sNSn-I hI-p-amn Dn-tebvp \S-p.
]qap-Jv Bscbpw ImWm-\n-. tIm-fnv s_n ssIsh-bvm XpSpw appXs hmXn Xpdv Hcp sNdp--m-c ]pd-p-h-p.
""Rm\mWv t]m chn,'' sNdp--m-c Fs t\sc ssI\o-n. ssI ]nSnv
Ipep-p--Xn-\n-S-bn tNmZnp: ""hgn Ip-]n-Sn-bvm hnj-an-pthm?''
""C-,'' Rm\-dn-bn-p. hgn tNmZntm Fm-hcpw IrXy-ambn ]d-p-XXpsImv Hcp _pn-ap-p-ap-m-bn. ]t ^o-dn As\ ]mSn- Fv
Atms a\-n Ipdn-nSp-Ibpw sNbvXp. CXv kml-kn-I-amb Hcp bm{X-bmWw. hmb-\-msc Hcp Imc-W-h-imepw apap-\-bn \nv Xmsgbnd-m kXn-bv-cpXv.
""\n Ap an\nv tebvm-Wv,'' AI-tbvp \S-p--Xn-\n-S-bn
t]m ]d-p. ""R Htm ctm an\n-p- ]ngm aXn ]e P-fpw
amdnadn-bpw. Nne-tm tIcfNcn{Xw Xs. AXp-sImv Hcp skns amw
t]mepw R s]mdpn-.''
HXp--ap kzoI-c-W-ap-dn. t]m Ftm-Sn-cn-bvm BwKyw ImWnv
skn-bpsS In\nv Hcp IjWw XpWn- hens-Spv F\n-bvs-Xnsc Ccpp.
Atm-gmWv Cc--s-n-bn \ncnshn-cn-bvp ITmcI-fn-tebvv Fs {i
Xncn--Xv.
""an-bv-Ww,'' sXmbnS-dmXncn-bvm ]Wn-s-p-sImv Rm ]d-p.
""Ap an\nv sshIn-b-Xn\p amm--Ww.''
t]m- chn Hcp Xe shn-bv-en-eqsS AXp hchp shv skn-bnse Hcp
ITm-csb-Spv XpSp XpS-n.
{]kn--amb sIzmt-j kwL-nse AXn{]i-kvX-\mb Hcm-fpsS apn-emWn-cn-bvp--Xv. F\nbvp tImcn--cn-p-m-bn. Pohn-X-n C-c-samcp `mKyw
knn-bvp-sav Cu \nanjw hsc Icp-Xn-bn-n-.
AI-p-\nv {]uV-bmb Hcp kv{Xo kzoI-c-W-ap-dn-bn-tebvp hp. Xs
`mcy- `mabmWv AsXv t]m ]cn-N-b-s-Sp-n. Inse t{Sbn\nv Pyqkv
\nd henb Hcp mv Sotm-bnshv Ah Xncnpt]mbn.
""Cu t]m Fp t]cp h-sX--s\-bmWv?'' Pyqkv thKw IpSnp Xov
Rm IS-empw t]\bpw FSpp.
""F\nbvv 17 hb-p--tm-gmWv. SuWn-ep Hcp Xob--dn kIpSpw_w
Hcp kn\n-abvp t]mbn. IWp sXn Hcp Snv A[nIw FSp-p-t]m-bn. AXv
Bs-nepw sImSp-m h hgn-bp-aptm Fp t\mp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. s]sv
apJv ASn hoWp. BZyw Hp ]X-dn-sb-nepw Rm Xncn--Sn-p. C{X-b-[nIw
in F\n-bvp-sv Atm-gmWv Rm\-dn-bpXv. ASn--hs\ Rm icnbvpw
Iogvs-Spn. ]ns-bmWv Ah Ahn-Ss Icn---mcmbn-cpp Fp a\-n-emb-Xv.''
""Ac-tw A-s\-bm-bn-cpp At?''
""Fp ]d-bmw. ]ntv kybvv Fs hoSns apv aqp t].
es Nop-I-fn-m-cm-Wv. t]meokns ieyw ImcWw a\am-[m-\tmsS
Ifn-bvm ]p-n-. Ah-msc aW--dnv Atm-g-tm hnhcw ssIam-d-Ww.
]ptam? A[n-I-sampw Btem-Nn-bvmsX Rm\Xv Gp.''
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""Xo-bm-bpw,'' XpS-p-I-gn ITmc-I ]p-sIm-p Hcp knbntebvv
shv kzoI-c-W-ap-dn-bpsS Hcp `mK-amb ]qPm-ap-dn-bn-te-bvv \Sp.
apdn Xpdv
Nmv AhnsS shv Ahn-sS-\nv Hcp ams-Spv skn-bn-tebvp Xs aSnsbn. ""ssI \ndsb Imim-bn. AtXmsS kv Sq ]Tnv Ah-km-\n-n-p. Hcp
{]apJ cm{o-b-mn Ah-cpsS Hcm-h-iy-n\p thn Fs kao-]n--tm-gmWv Cu
cwKv F\n-bvp ktcv Rm Xncn--dn--Xv.''
""Fm-bn-cpp Ah-cpsS Bhiyw?''
""Rm AXn-te-bvmWv hcp--Xv,'' amn\nv Hcp Iqw hSn-hmfpI ]pds-Sp-p-sImv t]m ]d-p. ""Ah-cpsS Bhiyw asm-m-bn-cp-p.
Ah Hn-bvp t]m-dp-Itf B {]tZ-iv ImWmhq Fv \n-bn-n-pv. thsd
BcpsS t]m- Imepw AXn\p aosX Ah-cpsS t]m Hn-bvpI F-Xm-bncpp ZuXyw. AXnepw Rm anSpp Imn. cm-gvN-bvIw {]tZiw o o.''
""adp-I-n-bpsS FXnp-m-bn-cp-nt?''
""Cm-Xn-cn-bvn--tm,''
hmfp-I Hmtcm-mbn XpS-bvp--Xn-\n-S-bn
Abm XpSp. ""Ah Xm\pw sImm\pw hp. AXn-s\-sbms hnP-bIcambn t\cn-tXmsS B {]tZ-iv ampw t]m Hn-bvm ss[cy-an-m-Xm-bn.''
hmfp-I-fpsS Xnf--n BIr--\mbn A]-t\cw Rm Ccp-p. C{X
`wKn-bp D]-I-c-W-amWv Ah-sbv Adn-n-cp-n-. \of-w IqSn-bXpw Ipd-Xpw
hfXpamb ]nSn-bp- ]e-Xcw hmfp-I. t]\bvmWv hmfnt\-m in Fsms Be-m-cn-I-ambn ]d-bm-sap am{Xw. Fs Inse t]\ sNdp-Xm-sbmp
hndp.
""CXv Bbp-[--fpsS Hcp {]tXy-I-X-bmWv,'' Fs a\p hmbnv t]m
]d-p. ""{]tem-`\w kln-bvn-. ]t Hp-v. H {]tbm-K-n\p Ign-b-Ww.
Asmp shv Fsms ]d-bp-Xv ip Akw-_--am-Wv. Bbp-[s
Ah-tl-fn-bv-em-WXv.''
""t]m chn FXv Hcp ]gb t]ct?'' Rm tNmZn-p. ""Ctm t]m
Iodm-s\ms \S-m-dptm?''
""C,'' XpS-bvp--Xn-\n-Sbvv Hcp Ccp-Xehmfns ku-cy-n A]t\cw apgp-In-bn-cpv Abm XpSp. ""AXv Inv Hcp sImta thn hp-p.
]ns amcpw AhnsS t]m Hn-bvm-Xm-b-tm F\nbvp ]Wn-bn-m-Xm-bn.
Fnpw Ahsc\nbvv amkm-amkw IrXy-amb {]Xn-^ew FnpsImn-cp-p.''
""]Wn-sbm-p-an-m-sX-s Pohn-bvm-sa ambn At?''
""AsX,'' hmfpI Fmw XpS-p-I-gnv XncnsI amns shv
Abm Fgp-t-p. ]qPm-ap-dn-bn\nv Hcp \oen-bp-ambn Abm aS-n-sbn. ""]t F\nbvp aSp-p. Hcp ]Wn-bp-sa-Sp-msX Pohn-bvp--Xncw Hcp
t_mdn-. AXp-sImv F\nbvv Fs-nepw ]Wn thW-sav Rm\-h-tcmSv Bhiy-sp.''
""A-s\-bmWv At ]pXnb ]Wn Inn-bXv?''
""Fp ]d-bm h,'' \oen-bn\nv Btdm Gtgm dnthmh ]pds-Spv Abm XpSp. ""Fp tPmen-bmWv Dt-in-bvp-Xv Fv Ah
Bcm-p. Amev ]e hS- hoc-Km-Y-Ifpw tIv lcw ]nSn-n-cn-bvp-I-bm-bncpp Rm. sIme Fv Rm ]d-p. AXp tIXpw Ah Nncn-bvm XpS-

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n. sImm-s\m-p-ap hf \n-\m-bn-n tamt\ Fm-bn-cpp AXns

Aw. B Nncn Fs hmsX Ae-n.''
""B hnjaw F\nbvp \mbn a\-n-em-hp-pv,'' Rm ]d-p.
""FtmSp Xs Ah tXmnb Znh-k-. ]t ssZhw Ftmgpw
Fs IqsS-bp-m-bn-cp-p. Fs tamlw aW--dnv FXnIn Fs kao-]np. Fs kzw In-bns Hcmsf hI-h-cp-p--Xn-\p ZuXy-amWv Fs
Gn--Xv.''
""hnizm-kyX-bpsS Hcp sSv IqSn-bmhmw AXv At?'' Rm tNmZn-p.
""Xo-bmbpw AsX. AsX-\nbvv \-hw a\-n-em-bn. Hcp In-m-c\v
A]w ZpL-S-amb ZuXy-am-bn-cp-p. ]t Fs I-n-m Fs kwi-bn--tXbn-. A-s\-bmWv B ZuXyw hnP-b-I-c-am-b-Xv.''
""tNmZn-bvp--Xp-sImv tm`n-bv-cp-Xv,'' i_vZw Xmgvn Rm ]d-p.
""AXn Hcp hnizm-k-h--\-bnt?''
""Hp-an-,'' Inse tXmv Fs t\sc \on Abm ]d-p. ""CXp am{XamWv kXyw. Bbp-[-n\p apn kXyhpw Ak-Xyhpw C. hnizm-khpw hnizmk-h--\bpw C. PohnXw As-n acWw. AXp am{Xw.''
s]-sv tXmn\p apn-em-b-tm Rm Adn-bmsX Hp Nqfn-tm-bn-cp-p.
""t]Sn-bvt-,'' t]m Nncn-p.
""{]tXy-Inv Hcp Imc-W-hp-an-msX
R Bscbpw sImm-dn-. AXn\v Ghpw Npcp-n-bXv Hcm-h-iy-m-c-s\-nepw
thWw. Am-sX-bp sIme-I-sfms \njv^-e-am-Wv. RfXp ]Xn-hn-.''
""Hcp tNmZyw IqSn-,'' Rm ]d-p. ""]ehw ]nSn-bn-em-bn-p-v, Pbn-enepw
InS-n-pv. Cu ]Wn aXn-bm-m-dmbn Fp tXmn-bn-ptm?''
""C, Pbnepw hoSp-sams F\nbvv Hcp-t]m-se-bm-Wv.'' tXmp-I-sfmw
XpSp hrn-bm-n--gn tijw Hmtcm-n-embn D-I \nd-bvp-I-bm-bn-cpp
t]m.
""am{X-a, Pbn-enem-hp-Xm-Wv `mabvpw kam-[m-\w.
t\cm-t\-cv
`Ww Inpatm Fp ]dbpw.''
AXym-hiyw Hcp Rmb-dmgvNXn-n-\p hn`-h-sfmsbm-bn. t]\bpw ISem-pw- kn-bn Cv Rm Fgp-tp.
t]m Fs Duta-i-bn-tebvv B\-bn-p.
H-an-cpv DuWp Ignbvmw Fv Atm-bvsav Xcp-smtg ]d-n-cp-p.
Hnepw Hcp sNdp-p-\nv Bh-iy-an Fv BZyta Rm Xocp-am-\n-n-p-ap-mbn-cp-p.
Duta-i-bn Rp ]pdta t]m-dns Ipn-Ifpw Dm-bn-cp-p.
cpw s]Ip-n-I. Ah cp t]cpw ]Tn-bvp-I-bm-bn-cpp Fv t]m Adnbn-p. DuWp Ign-bvm aSn ImWn cm-as Ipnbvv t]m Xs Dcp-f-bpcp-n-sm-Sp-p. ""Ch-fmWv As Ipn,'' hme-y-tmsS Abm ]d-p.
""cp t]cpw As Iptym-fm-Wv,'' `ma Fs t\sc t\mn Nncnp: ""Fgpp-Im-c-\mWv Ft ]d-Xv?''
""Ipdp IY-I-sfms Fgp-Xn-bn-p-v,'' Rm ]d-p.

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""AsXms Bcp hmbn-bvm!'' `mhn\v Hcp NpIw tNmdpIqSn hnf-p-Xn-\n-bn Ah XpSp: ""XkvIc-tbpw A`n-km-cnI-bp-tSbpw I\ym-kv{Xo-bptSbpw Hs B-I-Y-I Dv. AsXms hmbn-bvm [mcmfw Bfp-I-fp-ap-v.
Hcp sIzmt-jIm-cs Pohn-X-IY am{Xw CXp-hsc hn-n- Fv tN Ftmgpw
]dbpw. henb taml-amWv A-s\-sbmcp ]pkvX-I-n\v.''
""\apXp icn-bmmw,'' Rm Adn-bn-p. ""]t Ipd--[nIw knn-p-I
thn-hcpw. sImp--h-cpsS PohnXw Fmmw ]pkvX-I-n-s t]cv.''
""]Wnepw kpJnepsampw kwXr]vXn tXmmXmbn,'' DuWp Ignv
ssI I-gp-Ip-tm t]m ]d-p. ""]Icw Ipdp Ime-ambn Hcp kz]v\w Fs
IqsS-bp-v. Hcp kmlnXy Am-Zan AhmUv. Inp-am-bn-cnbvpw At?''

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