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\oen-¡vSm¯n
\oen-bpsS Pw_À \\ªp. Ah-fpsS Idp-¯-ta-\n-bn hnbÀ¸nsâ Nmep-IÄ D−mbn. Hcn-¡epw
£oWn-¡m¯ icocw. aI-c-¯nse aªn\pw, ao\-¯nse shbn-en\pw, anYp-\-¯nse agbv¡pw
H¶pw Ahsf Iog-S-¡m³ Ign-ªn-«nÃ. AhÄ ap−-I-¸m-S¯p Rmdp-]-dn¨p \Sp-I-bmWv; AhÄ
\Sn-¨nÂ]m-«p-]mSn. aäp s]®m-fp-IÄ AXv Gäp-]mSn. Ah-fpsS ]mZ-§Ä tNdn ]pX-ªn-cp¶p.
inc-Ên h{P-¡-Ãp-IÄ ]Xn¨ sIm¨p-sIm¨p ]qªm-\p-IÄ B sNfn-sh-Å-¯n Iq¯m-Sp-I-bp-
−mbn.
Fs´mcp D{K-amb shbnÂ! ]t£, \oen-¡Xv Bh-Wn-am-k-¯nse ]q\n-em-hm-bnt« tXm¶n-bpÅq.
Ah-fpsS Idp¯ taseÃmw tNcp-]p-c-−n-cn-¡p¶p. B tNdnsâ aWw AhÄ¡n-jvS-amWv. ]mS-
¯n³ Ic-bnse ssXs¯-§nsâ XW-en Ccn-¡p¶ ]Tn-¯-¡m-c-\mb sIm¨n-{am³ tIÄ¡m-\Ã
AhÄ ]mSp-¶Xv. \oe-am-\-t¯¡p t\m¡n Infn-¨p-h-cp¶ Cfw-Rm-dp-Isf sXmSp-t¼mÄ Ah-f-dn-
bm-sX-X¶ ]mSn-t¸mIpw. B ]m«p-IÄ tI«p Rmdp-IÄ Xe-bm«pw; sIm¨p-]q-ªm-\p-IÄ Iq¯m-Sp-
Ibpw sN¿pw.
""F´m IvSm¯o, \o sIm¨n-{ams\ Gdp-I-®n«p t\m¡vWXv?'' Iptªm-esâ ]pebn amÀ¯
tNmZn¨p.
""F\n¡p Is®m-−m-bn«v.'' \oen ]dªp. \oenbpw amÀ¯bpw temly-¯n Ign-bp-¶-h-cmWv.
aÀ¯m Np½m Ifn-X-ami ]d-ª-Xm-sW¶v \oen-¡-dnbmw. hmkvX-h-¯nÂ, ssXs¯-§n³ XW-en-
en-cn-¡p¶ sIm¨n-{ams\ AhÄ Gdp-I-®n«p t\m¡n-b-Xp-amWv. GXm-bmepw AXp aÀ¯m I−p-
t]m-¡-Ww-tI-Sm-bn-t¸mbn.
""Is®m-t− Rmtd t\m¡v IvSm¯o,'' amÀ¯m adp-]Sn ]dªp.
""G³ sIm¨n-{ams\ t\m¡n-sb-¶pw-h¨v s\\-s¡-´mSo Ipip¼o?""
""F\n-s¡mcp tNtXm-anÃ; \o t\m¡nt¡m IvSm¯o, t\m¡nt¡m.""
""B, G³ t\m¡pw.'' \oen¡p hmin-bmbn.
taes¯ I−-¯nÂ\n¶v ssIt¯m-«n-te-¡pÅ aS icn-s¸-Sp-¯p-I-bm-bn-cp¶ \oen-bpsS X´
]t{Xmkv aq¸³.
""F´-s\So IvSm§tf \n§ N−-Iq-SvWXv?'' I−-¯nÂ\n¶v ssIt¯m-«n-te-s¡m-gp-Ip¶ shÅ-
¯n-te¡p t\m¡n-s¡m−v aq¸³ At\z-jn¨p.
""R§ Np½m Ifn-X-ami ]td-h¸m.'' \oen ]dªp.
AhÄ ho−pw ]mSn. aäp s]®m-fp-I-tf-¡mÄ AhÄ IqSp-XÂ Rmdp-]-dn-¨p-\«p.
hfsc t\cw A§s\ I\nªp tNdn \n¶-t¸mÄ Ah-fpsS \Sp-hn\v s\m¼cw tXm¶n. AhÄ
\nhÀ¶p-\n¶p. \oena ]q− BIm-i-t¯m-SpÅ Hcp shÃp-hn-fn-t]mse AhÄ \nhÀ¶p \n¶p.
Ah-fpsS I\¯ Xe-ap-Sn-bnepw Igp-¯nepw IW-¦m-ep-I-fn-ep-saÃmw tNdnsâ Ipg-¼mWv. Ah-
fpsS \nev]p I−m Ah-fm-]m-S-¯nsâ dmWn-bm-sW¶p tXm¶pw. A©w-Kpew Inf-cw-h¨ Idp-
¯n-«ym-c³ Rmdp-I-fpsS Xe-¸p-I-fn In¡-fn-bn-«p-sIm−v HmSn-t¸mb Ipªn-¡m-än tNdnsâ amZ-
I-amb aWw IeÀ¶n-cp¶p. Igp-¯n s]m¶n³ sNbn³ AWnª sIm¨n-{am³ Ccn-¡p¶ Xn«-
bpsS Xmgs¯ Ipf-¯n³I-c-bn \nev¡p¶ ssIX ]q¯p-\n-¶n-cp¶p; B ssIX-bpsS Xmsg
sIm¡n\p \of-apÅ c−p s]m·m-\p-IÄ Ccp¶v Ft´m kzImcyw ]d-bp¶p.
\oen ho−pw I\nªp. sXcp-sX-sc-s¯-cp-sXsc Rmdp-IÄ \«p-sIm−v s]®m-fp-I-fpsS DÅnÂ
Akqb tXm¶n. ]t£, \oen BtcmSpw aÕ-cn-¨Ã A§s\ ]Wn-sb-Sp-¡p-¶Xv. tNdn \n¶v
thÀ¸p Nn´p-¶-XmWv Ah-fpsS B\µw.
\Sn-¨n Ignªp.
F¦nepw \oen F¶pw I−-¯n t]mIpw. I−-¯n hc-¼nse Idp-I-¸p-Ãp-I-fpsS Nph-Sp-I-fnÂ
Ah-fpsS aqÀ¨-bpÅ sImbv¯-cn-hmÄ kv]Àin-¡p-t¼m-gp-−m-Ip¶ Incp-In-c-i_vZw Ah-fpsS
lrZ-bs¯ tcmam-©w-sIm-Ån¡pw.
\oem-Im-i-¯nse shÅn-ta-L-§Ä Idp-¡m-Xm-b-t¸mÄ AhÄ¡v D¡-WvT-bmbn. Ah-fpsS
sIm¨n-{amsâ I−-¯nse Ipcp-¶p-Rm-dp-IÄ hni-¶p-s]m-cn-bp¶ Ipªp-§-sf-t¸mse hmSn-¯p-S-
§p-¶Xp I−-t¸mÄ Ah-fpsS lrZbw \pdp-§n-t¸mbn. AhÄ BIm-i-¯n-te¡v Acn-i-t¯msS
t\m¡n. \oen¨ acp-`q-an-t]mse InS-¡p¶ BImiw. A§p hS-¡p-In-gs¡ N{I-hm-f-¯n \oen-a-
e-I-tfmSp sXm«p Iptd taL-§Ä \nev]p−v.
th\Â ISp-I-«n-bmbn! AhÄ ]e tZh-X-I-tfmSpw ]pWy-hm-·m-tcmSpw {]mÀ°n¨p. ]Ån-I-fnepw
A¼-e-§-fn-ep-saÃmw AhÄ t\À¨-t\À¶p. ag-s]-bvXnÃ. AhÄ¡p ssZh-§-tfmSv Acniw
tXm¶n.
cm{Xn-bn ]mep-t]m-epÅ \nemhp h¶p \m«pw-]p-ds¯ ]I-em-¡n-b-t¸mgpw AhÄ¡v Acniw
h¶p. B \nem-hn-t\-¡mÄ AhÄ¡v F{X-am{Xw {]nbw-I-c-amWv CSn-an-¶-ep-I-fp-sSbpw ]ni-d³
Imäp-I-fp-sSbpw tXmgva-tbm-Sp-IqSn NX-¨p-Ip¯n s]¿p¶ ag.
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Ah-fpS Ipcp-¶p-Rm-dp-IÄ DW-§n-¡-cn-bp-¶tÃm. ]mS-¯n³ Ic-bn-epÅ Ip¶n³sN-cp-hnÂ, Hcp

h«-a-c-¯nsâ Xmg-¯pÅ sNä-¡p-Sn-en \oen \ne¯p hncn¨ Xg-¸m-bn InS-¶p-sIm−v BIm-i-
¯n-te¡p t\m¡n. ""B \nem-shm¶p amªn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ! am\w Imdp-¯n-cp-s¶-¦nÂ!'' AhÄ ]ndp-
]n-dp¯p.
""F¶m ]ptÅ, \o ]n¨pw t]bpw ]td-WXv?'' ]t{Xmkv aq¸³ tNmZn¨p:
""ag C\ow s]¿-¯n-tøm?'' AhÄ tNmZn¨p.
""s]¿m-s−-hvSm-t¸m-hm\m?'' aq¸³ Ae-£y-\mbn ]dªp.
""\o sIS-s¶m-d§p ]ptÅ.""
]t£, \oen¡v Dd¡w h¶nÃ. AhÄ BIm-is¯ \nemhp ]pc− shÅn-ta-L-§-fn-te-¡p-Xs¶
t\m¡n-s¡m−p InS¶p. t\m¡n-t\m¡n taL-§sf Idp-¸n¡pw F¶p tXm¶pw Ah-fpsS t\m«w
I−mÂ. AhÄ¡p ImWmw. Ah-fpsS sIm¨n-{amsâ ap−-I-¸m-Shpw ssIX-¡p-fhpw AXn-\-¸p-d-
¯pÅ sIm¨n-{amsâ taSbpw.
B sIm¨n-{ams\ AhÄ¡n-jvS-amWv. F´p-sIm-−mWv CjvSw F¶v AhÄ¡-dn-ªp-IqSm.
sIm¨p-¶m-fn AhÀX-½n a®p-hm-cn-¡-fn-¨n-«p−v., ]mS-¯n³I-c-bnÂ; ssIX-¡p-f-¯nsâ Acn-
InÂ. {]mb-am-b-Xn-\p-tijw AhÀX-½n an−n-bn-«n-bnÃ.
Hcn-¡Â ]mS-¯n³h-c-¼nÂh¨v sIm¨n-{am³ Ahsf t\m¡n H¶p ]p©n-cn¨p. \oen Htcm«w h¨p-
sIm-Sp¯p. Ah-fpsS lrZbw XpSn¨p. F´p-sIm-−mWv A§s\ lrZbw XpSn-¨-sX¶v AhÄ¡-dn-
ªp-IqSm.
"sIm¨n{am' F¶v AhÄ Ah-s\tbm, "\oen' F¶v Ah³ Ah-sftbm hnfn-¨n-«nÃ. sIm¨n-{amsâ
ho«n AhÄ Nne-t¸mÄ t]mIpw. A±lw Ahn-sS-bp-s−-¦n AhÄ Hfn¨p \n¶p-I-fbpw. F´p-
sIm−v A§s\ Hfn-¨p-\n-¶-sX¶v AhÄ¡-dn-ªp-IqSm. AhÄ¡p sIm¨n-{ams\ CjvS-am-sW¶p
am{Xw Adnbmw.
""FSo IvSm¯o, X{am-¡-·m-scms¡ s]fbm.'' Hcn-¡Â Ah-tfmSv amÀ¯ KpW-tZm-jn¨p.
""AXn\v Gs\¶m taWw?'' \oen tNmZn¨p.
""\o sIm¨n-{am-¡-·m-cpsS ASp-s¯-§m³ t]mIte. FSo IvSm¯o, \n\¡p {]mbw aÃm-¯Xm.""
\oen¡p Imcyw a\-Ên-embn. Ah-fpsS {]mbw hÃm-¯-Xp-Xs¶; hfsc A]-ISw ]nSn-¨-XmWv. ]nX-
t\-gm-as¯ hbÊv, {]tXy-In¨p \oensb kw_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯mfw. Ah-fpsS Ah-b-h-§Ä Du«n-¯-
Sn-s¡m−p sIm¯n-sb-Sp¯ inev]w t]mse \b-\-a-t\m-l-c-§-fmWv. AhÄ sIm¨n-{amsâ ASp-
s¯§pw t]mIp-¶nÃ. At±-l-t¯mSp an−p-¶p-anÃ. X{am-¡-·m-scms¡ ]ng-bm-bn-cn¡pw. ]t£,
Ah-fpsS sIm¨n-{am³ ]ng-bÃ. Ah-fpsS sIm¨n-{am\pw Ah-fpsS ap−-I-¸m-Shpw.
Hcp cm{Xn-bn \n\-¨n-cn-bmsX ag s]bvXp. Ah-fpsS IpSn-ensâ apI-fn ]Sp-]-sS¶p ag-¯p-Ån-
IÄ hoW-t¸mÄ ]Sp-]-sS¶p Xs¶ Ah-fpsS lrZ-bhpw XpSn¨p; BËm-Zw-sIm−v.
tlm! ]p¶m-c-ag! ]mXn-cm-{Xn-k-a-b-am-bn-cp¶p. B ag-b¯v Ah-fpsS A¸\pw A½bpw Ipsd-¡qsS
\¶mbn Dd§n. BIm-i-¯p-\n¶p [mcm-f-ambn hcp¶ B ]pXp-shÅw Ah-fpsS ico-cs¯
tImcn-¯-cn-¸n¨p. AhÄ B ag-b-¯p-\n¶v BIm-i-t¯¡p t\m¡n ssI Iq¸n.
]mS-t¯¡v HmSm³ Ah-fpsS Imep-IÄ Xcn¨p. ]t£, A¸-\-dn-ªmÂ! B ag-bpsS XWp¸v Ah-
fpsS ico-c-¯nse Hmtcm Rc-¼nepw ]pfIw ]qin. ]pXp-a-®nsâ aWw hmbp-hn IeÀ¶p. F{X
tNepÅ aWw!
sImbv¯p-Imew h¶p.
hnfhv A{X-Xs¶ tami-am-bn-cp-¶nÃ.
AhÄ sImbv¯p-Iä sI«n, If-¯n sIm−p-sN¶p saXn¨p. sIm¨n-{am³ s]men Af¶v
AhÄ¡p ]Xw sImSp¯p. FÃm-hÀ¡pw sImSp-¡p-¶-Xp-t]mse.
B sImbv¯p Ignªp ]¯mw-]¡w Hcp ]pcp-j³ h¶v Ahsf I−p. Zqsc-sbt§m kÀ¡m-
cn tPmen-bpÅ Hcp sNdp-¸-¡m-c³. ]t{Xmkv aq¸sâ Hcp ]gb N§m-Xn-bpsS aI-\m-W-h³.
Ah\p ]Tn-¸p−v, i¼-f-ap−v. I−m tbmKy-\mWv.
""]mShpw tXmSpw HÅ-S¯v Fs¶ Ab¨m aXn,'' F¶v AhÄ A`yÀ°n¨p.
]t{Xmkv aq¸³ H¶p Nncn-¡p-I-am{Xw sNbvXp. X]-Ên-cp-¶m In«ptam ]Tn¸pw DtZymtKmw DÅ
sNdp-¡s\?
hnP-b³ F¶ B bphmhv \oensb IeymWw Ign-¨p-sIm-−p-t]mbn. t_m«pw tamt«mÀh-−nbpw
tIdn-bmWv \oen Ah-fpsS ]pcp-jsâ IqsS t]mbXv. hfsc kvt\l-ap-Å-bm-fm-bn-cp¶p Ah-fpsS
]pcp-j³. \oen¡v Ah-fpsS `À¯m-hns\ CjvS-ambn. A§§p Zqsc-bpÅ ]«-W-¯nse Hcp
sIm¨-hm-SI- h
- o-«n AhÀ Xma-k-ap-d-¸n¨p. hnP-b³ AhÄ¡v Hcp kmcn hm§n¨p sImSp¯p.
\oen¡v AsXms¡ Npäp-¶Xv A{X CjvS-an-Ãm-bn-cp¶p. F¦nepw hnP-bsâ B{K-l-¯n\v AhÄ
k½-Xn¨p. Ah³ AhÄ¡v Hcp kzÀ®-am-ebpw hfbpw hm§n-s¡m-Sp¯p. AsXÃmw Ah-f-
Wnªp. AWn-ª-t¸mÄ AhÄ Ipsd-¡qsS kpµ-cn-bm-hp-Ibpw sNbvXp.
hnP-b³ F¶pw cmhnse B^o-kn t]mIpw. sshIp-t¶cw Xncn-¨p-hcpw. AXp-hsc AhÄ
X\n¨v. B ho«n Ign-¨p-Iq-«Ww. Iq«n-e-S¨ Infn-tb-t¸mse Hä-bv¡n-cn-¡p-¶Xv \oen¡p hnj-a-
amWv F¶p a\-Ên-em-¡nb hnP-b³ Hcp {]mbw sN¶ kv{Xosb sIm−p-h¶p IqsS-¯m-a-kn-
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¸n¨p. ]n¶o-SmWv \oen¡p a\-Ên-em-bXv B kv{Xosb ho«p-th-ebv¡p sIm−p-h-¶-Xm-sW¶v.

AXp \oen¡v H«pw ckn-¨nÃ. ImcWw, AhÄ¡p sN¿m-\pÅ tPmen-Xs¶ B ho«n-enÃ. Ah-fnÂ
AS-§n-bn-cn-¡p¶ Akm-[m-c-W-amb iàn Ib-dp-s]m-«n¡pw t]mse tXm¶n. ag-b¯pw \n¶p
]Wn-bm³ hnim-e-amb Hcp ]mS-amWv AhÄ¡p th−Xv. aW-apÅ tkm¸n-t\-¡mÄ
AhÄ¡njvSw ap−-I-¸m-Ss¯ tNdmWv.
""Chn-sS§pw ]mS-antÃ?'' Hcp Znhkw \oen tNmZn¨p hnP-b-t\mSv.
""F´n-\mWv?""
""F\-s¡m¶p ImWWw. ]mS¯p ]Wn-bm-s\-s´mcp sImXn!""
hnP-b³ H¶pw Nncn-¡p-I-am{Xw sNbvXp.
]«-W-¯nse ]cn-jvIm-c-t¯mSpw BUw-_-c-]qÀ®-amb Pohn-X-t¯mSpw s]mcp-¯-s¸-Sm³ \oen
BhXpw {ian¨p. ]t£, Ah-fpsS a\Êp IqSp-XÂ IqSp-XÂ Akz-Ø-am-b-tX-bpÅp. agbpw
ImäpÅ cm{Xn-I-fn AhÄ Xs¶ Ccp¶p s\Sp-hoÀ¸nSpw. AhÄ Ah-fpsS {]nb-s¸« \m«pw-]p-
ds¯ HmÀ¡pw.
""F¶m \oen?'' hnP-b³ tNmZn¡pw.
""H¶p-anÃ. F\-s¡m¶p ]mSw ImWm-t¼mWw.""
""Hc-h[n In«s«, \ap¡p t]mImw.""
]t£, B Ah[n ASp-¯p-h-¶nÃ. AhÄs¡m-¶nepw Hcp Dt·-i-an-sÃ-¶mbn. Icbv¡p \« Xma-c-
s¨-Sn-t]mse AhÄ XfÀ¶p-t]mbn. tUmIvSÀamÀ h¶p tcmK-sa-s´¶p I−p-]n-Sn-¨nÃ. F¦nepw
AhÀ NnIn-Õn¨p. hnP-b\v Hcp-]nSn ]Ww sNe-hmbn. F¶mepw \oen¡p kpJw e`n-¨nÃ. Ah-
fpsS tcmKw ASn-¡Sn hÀ²n¨p. hnP-b³ A¼-c¶p.
""\oen!þ""
""Ft´m!þ""
""Ft¶mSp \n\¡p kvt\l-antÃ?""
Ahsf Ah³ kwi-bn-¡p-¶-Xn AhÄ¡p k¦Sw tXm¶n.
Ah-fpsS Ipgnª I®p-I-fn I®p-\oÀ ImWmbn. hnP-b-\-dnbmw AhÄ Ahs\ BßmÀ°-
ambn kvt\ln-¡p-¶p−v F¶v.
""F\-s¡m¶p ap−-I-¸mSw ImWWw.'' AhÄ ]dªp.
hnP-b³ ]n¶oSp Xma-kn-¨nÃ. Ah³ DSs\ Hcp hmS-I-ImÀ ]nSn¨v \oensb Ah-fpsS ho«nÂ
sIm−p-h¶p.
""F\-s¡sâ ap−-I-¸mSw H¶p ImWWw.'' AhÄ t_m[-an-Ãm-¯-h-sf-t¸mse ]dªp. ]t{Xmkv
aq¸\pw amÀ¯bpw hmhn«p Ic-ªp-t]mbn. AhÀ Ahsf FSp-¯pw-sIm−p ap−-I-¸m-S¯p
t]mbn.
t\cw kmbm-Ó-am-bn-cp¶p. ]Sn-ªmsd BImiw sNa¶p ImW-s¸«p. IptdsÈ Idp¯ taL-§Ä
BIm-i-¯n A§n-§mbn \nev]p−v. ssIX-¡p-f-¯nsâ ]p¯n-«-bn ]mbv hncn¨v Bfp-IÄ
Ahsf InS¯n. IXn-cp-Isf KÀ`w [cn-¨p-sIm−v ]¨¨ s\Âs¨-Sn-IÄ ]Sn-ªm-d³ Imä¯p Cf-
In-s¡m-−n-cp¶p.
\oen Ah-fpsS £oWn¨ I®p-Xp-d¶v B s\¸m-S-t¯¡p t\m¡n. Ahm-Ny-amb Hcm-\µw Ah-
fpsS apJ¯p Zriy-ambn. sIm¨n-{am³ hnh-c-a-dnªp Øe-s¯¯n. Bfp-IÄ BNm-c-]qÀÆw amdn-
s¡m-Sp¯p. sIm¨n-{am³ \oen-bpsS ASp-s¯¯n.
""\oen!þ'' At±lw hnfn¨p.
""sIm¨n... {am!...'' At\-I-ImXw AI-se-\n-s¶-¶-t]mse B i_vZw £oWn-¨n-cp¶p.
AhÄ Ft¶-¡p-ambn I®-S¨p. Bfp-I-fpsS FXnÀ¸ns\ IW-¡m-¡msX B sIm¨n-{am³ ssIX-
¡p-f-¯nsâ Xn«-bn¯s¶ \oen-bpsS arX-tZlw ad-hp-sNbvXp. ]−v \oen-bp-sam-¶n¨p a®p-hm-
cn-¡-fn¨ B ]p¯n-«-bn¯s¶.