DdpZp IY

\qdv hmns __v

kmZv l atm
hnh\w: sI.-]n. \Po-ap-o
ssIk ]mn\v apnse \m-h-e-bn \nc-p-\np tSm-In-S-bn Hcp hnf-pIm-en Nmcn \np-sImv Abm Nnn-n-cp-Xv B ]mn-s\-p-dnv Xs-bm-bn-cp-p. CXmWv
Ah-K-W-\-bpsS aq-cq-]w. cv sImw apv hsc Cu ]mn Poh XpSn-n-cp-p. ChnsS
km-c-fpw s]mXp-tbm-K-fpw \S-n-cp-p. Hcn- ]cn-jvm-cn-I-fmb kv{Xo]p-cp-j-mcpsS hnlm-c-cw-K-am-bn-cp ChnSw Ctm `n-m-cp-sSbpw hy`n-Nm-cn-I-fp-sSbpw Xmh-f-am-bn-cnp-p. ]pdv _km-dn A]w Xnc-sm-s-bp-s-nepw ]mn\v AXns ]gb {]Xm]w
\jvS-s-n-cn-p-p. Npp-ap-ff sIn-S- ]cn-Xm-]-Ic-amb Ah--bn I\ am\-kn-Im-LmX-n-se hw ]c-kv]cw Xpdnv t\mn \npp AIme ssh[-hy-n sRn-hn-d-enp \np XcpWn-Isf-tm-se...
Cu amw A-c-n-p--Xm-Wv. Fhn-sS-tmbn Fmw? AXpw Ipd-p-Imew sImv. cv hjw
FXv Xosc Npcp-nb Ime-b-f-hm-Wv.
Xm Chn-Sps Hcp kzImcy I-\n-bn \nb-a\w Inn h Imesn Abm Hmp.
An-hnsS Hcp ^vfmv Inm Abm hfsc _pn-ap-n. ]s Ctm, sNcp-pIp-n-Ifpw
Xdn-sm-gn-em-fn-Ifpw sXmv ]--dn---h-S-m hsc ChnsS ^vfmp-Ifpw apdn-Ifpw kz-amn--gn-p.
ChnSw Xmdp-am-dm-nf B am-ns sImSp-m-ns\, AXns insb Abmv AwKoI-cnmXn-cn-m Ign-n-. B ]m]-]-n-e-amb Imv, hn\m-i-Im-cn-bmb sImSp-mv Chn-Sps
sIn-S--fpsS \ndw sISp-p-Ibpw, Bfp-Isf sIme-]m-X-In-Ifpw Ima-shdn ]nSn--h-cp-am-nopIbpw sNbvXn-cn-p-p.
Abm hnf-p-Im-en Nmcn Hcp kplr-ns\ Imp-\np-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Abmv Xmakn-m-s\mcp apdn icn-bm-n-sm-Sp-m-sav kplrv Gn-cp-p. ChnsS shv ImWm-sa-mWv
Ah apIqn Xocp-am-\n-n-p-f-f-Xv.
cv hjw apv Abm-fn-hnsS h-tm Cu ew hfsc {]kn--am-bn-cp-p. hfsc Ipd
hmS-Ibvv Ia-\o-b-amb tSm-I hnfn-p-dv hcpw. AXn Fm-hp Zqc-n-semw Dmk-n-\p-ff tNcp-h-I kpe-`-am-bn-cp-p. apnb Xcw sdtm-d-p-Ifpw, tlm-ep-Ifpw, _mdpI-fpw, cpNn-I-c-amb `-W-hpw, aZyhpw aZn-cm-n-bp-apssS kn-m-hp--Xnepw Ihn
BVw-_-c-. \K-c-nse [\n-I-cmb I-h-S-m apgp-h ssIk ]mn X-Sn-p.
AhnsS aZyhpw ]Whpw shffw t]mse Hgp-In.
ssIk ]mnse Dm-k-tI-fn-I Abmfpw Iptd Bkz-Zn-n-cp-p. Hmtcm Znh-khpw Hmtcm
apnb C\w kvtImv hnkvIn-Ifpw Inm-hp--Xn ht-hpw kp-cn-I-fmb kv{XoI-fpw. bpw
XpS-n-b-Xnns Ch-bvsmw hne-ts-Sp-n-sb-nepw Fpw tNmZn-m Inp-am-bn-cpp.
tSm-I Cp-ap-v. ]gb s]men-ab
- n-m-sX. as-m-n-s\bpw t]mse Ahbpw ssIk ]mn
\nv A{]-Xy--am-bn-cn-p-p.
Abm hmn t\mn. Ggv aWn Ign-n-cn-p-p. Cu s^{_p-h-cn-bn \ng-ep-Iv hfsc
thKw Bgw shp-p.

kplr-ns\ \ni-_vZ-ambn i]n-p-sImv Abm ASp-p-ff Hcp tlm-en-tev Nmb-Ip-Snm \osh Btcm Abmsf ]pd-In \nv hnfn-p. Xs kplr-m-bn-cn-p-sav IcpXn
Xncnp t\mnb Abm IXv Hcp A]-cn-Nn-Xs
- \-bm-Wv. hSn-t]mse In-ap-nb khmdpw
Hc-e-n-n-gn-b AXym-hiy-amb \oe t]mo jp-amWv Abm-fpsS thjw.

\n-sfs hnfntm? Abm tNmZn-p.

AtX. A]-cn-Nn-X ]d-p.
[w Cc-p-h GtXm *samlm-Pn BsWp IcpXn Abm tNmZnp

Fp thWw?
Hpw th. AtX `mh-n Abm adp-]Sn ]d-p. ]ns Ipd-p-IqSn ASp-tv
\on \np-sImv tNmZnp Xms-s-nepw Bh-iy-aptm?
Fv?
h... s]tm atm... AXv ]d-nv A]cn-Nn-X cSn ]pd-tImv amdn \np.
Abmv lrZ-b-n aq-bp-ff Ftm Ipn-bn-d-nb t]mse tXmn. Abm A]-cn-NnXs\ Xpdnp t\mn. Cu ka-bv t]mepw Cu amwk---hSw \nm-dm-bnt Chv?

FhnsS Ah? Abm ISp--tmsS tNmZn-p.

]s B ]nv ]nn-cn-bm `mhnp C. \nn-Xns Bh-iy-ap-sp tXmp-n-.
Abm ]d-p.

F\n-sv thW-sav \ns-s\bdnbmw? Fm-hpw Ftmgpw Bh-iy-apff HmWv \n-fpsS ssIh-ia

- p-ffXv. sIme-b
- d- n\v apnepw Ip NnX-bnepw a\p-jynXm-h-iy-am-Wv... Abm Hcp B-]-cn-tim-[-\v tijw ]d-p t\mq.. \n ]d-bp
ew ChnsS ASpv h-Xp-am-sW-n Rm \n-fpsS IqsS hcm Xm-dm-Wv. Rm\n-hnsS
Fs-sbmcp kplr-ns\ Imp-\np-I-bmWv.
Atm B ]nv Abm-fpsS ASp-tv \on \np-sImv ]d-p.

ChnsS sXm-Sp-m-Wv.
FhnsS?
B sIn-S-n..
Abm sXmp-ap-n-ep-ff Hcp sIn-S-n-tev ssINq-n.

Ahn-sStbm?
AsX.
Abm Hcp \nanjw inp \np. ]ns tNmZn-p. Rm \n-tfm-sSmw hcs?

Xo-bm-bpw. ]s.. Rm apn \S-mw.

]nv hgn sXfn-p. sXpw icnbpw a]n-Snw \S-p a\-p-ambn Abm ]nns\ A\p-Kan-p. \nan-j-p-f-fn Ahcm sIn-S-n-\p-f-fn-se-n. AXns Dhiw Xopw `bm-\-Iam-bn-cp-p. Ip-I CfIn ]vfm-dp-I AS Npa-cp-I-fn \nv Ftm DWn hcp
t]mb ss]p-I Fdnp \np. \nev sNfnbpw Ah-in-jvS-fpw NnX-dn-n-S-p-p.
Ah Hcp IhmSw ]nnv Ccp-n-tev Nph-Sv sh-p. sIn-S-ns ]Wn-Xo-cm Hcp `mK-tv
]nv Abmsf \bn-p. sN-pw, aW-epw, DW-nb Ipm-b---Ifpw knapw AhnsS Fm-bn-

Spw NnX-dn-n-S-n-cp-p.
Hcp ]Sn-s-n\v apn-se-n-b-tm ]nv ]-dp Xm-fn-hnsS \nq. Rm\nsm hcmw.
]nv apI-fn-tev Ib-dn-tm-Ip-Xv Abm t\mn-\n-p. ]Sn-s-p-Iv apI-fn-se-hn-sS-tbmh-fsc sXfn {]Imiw ImW-s-p.
\nan-j- IS-p-t]m-bn. ]nns\ ImWm-Xm-b-tm Abm sas ]Sn-s-p-I Ib-dn. apIfn Hcp ]pcp-j-i_vZw s]mn-s-dn-p--X-bm tIp.

\osb-gp-tp-ptm? AXv B ]nm-bn-cp-p.

]ndp-]n-dpv t]mse CS-tbmsS Hcp kv{Xo i_vZw:

Rm ]dp \ntfmSv. Zb-hmbn Fs Dd-m-\-\p-h-Zn-q.

]nv hopw ]d-p Rm\m ]d-bp--Xv. acym-Z-bvs-gp-t-tm. Cs-n...

Fs sImtm. Fmepw Rms\-gp-tn-. ssZh-s-tbmv Ftm-S]w

IcpW ImWn-q..
DSs\ ]nns i_vZw A\p-\bntev [z\n-am-dn Fgp-tss s]mt.. hmin ]nSn-t. ]ns \-sf-s\ Pohnpw?

Rm\n-hnsS ]nWn InSv acn-tm-fmw. ssZh-s-cpXn Fs shdpsX hnSq. Fs

Dd-m-\-\p-h-Zn-q..
\o Fgp-tn-t? ]nv apc-p. ]osS tamsf..
Rms\-gp-tn-.. F-gp-tn-.. F-gp-tn-.. B kv{Xo Ctm Ae-dp-Ibm-Wv.
Atm Abm hopw i_vZ-n abw ]pc-n.

]Xp-s... ]Xps ]d-bq. Bsc-nepw tIpw. F-gp-tq. ]v \mXv cq]

Imiv Inp Imcym..
Imiv t]mbn Xpe-b-s. F\n-sm-p-an-. Znh-k--fmbn Rms\m-p-d-n-bn-v. Zb-hmbn
Fs ieyw sNm-Xn-cn-q..
shdpw Htm ctm aWn-q aXn. ]ns \o InS-p-d-n-tm. Cs-n... F\nv
_ew {]tbm-Kn-tn hcpw. \n\--dn-bm-atm Fs?
]ns \ni-_vZX
- . Abm A]-t\cw Ghpw apI-fn-es ]Sn-bn in-p-\n-p. ]ns apImen Gn \nv shfnw \nd B apdn-bn-tev Fn-t\m-n. Hcp __ns I-n-np {]Im-is
- am-gn-m B sNdnb apdn Xopw Imen-bm-bn-cp-p. AXv Ipd-Xv \qdv hmns
__m-bn-cn--Ww. AXns shfn--n \nev Hcp kv{Xo InS-p-p-m-bn-cp-p. Ahn-S-hnsS-bmbn GXm\pw Hgn ]m{X- NnX-dn-n-S-p-p. asm-p-an-. B ]nv hmXn-en\v ]pdw
Xncnp \nv Ah-fpsS Imen Xncp-p-p.
Hc]w Ignv ]nv hopw ]d-p aXn. Fgp-tv. Rm hmv Xcmw. GXm\pw aWnq-dp-Ip-f-fn \n\v XncnsI hcmw. Fnv aXn-bm-thmfw InS-p-d-n-tm.
DSs\ s]mf-f-te s]cp-m-gn-sb-tmse Ah s]s-s-gp-tp sIm-e-dn \miw. Rms\-gptmw..
Ahy-a
- mb Hcp`bw Iog-S
- nb t]mse Abm ]Sn-s-p-If
- n-d
- n. Abms-tm-s-nepw
HmSn c-s-S-W-sav tXmn. AhnsS \nv, B \K-c-n \nv, B temI-n \nv Xs

HmSn-sbm-fn-m Abm shn. ]s Abm Ftm-tm-Spw?

Abm B kv{Xosb-p-dn-tmp. Bcm-W-h? Fn-\m-W-h CXv sNp-Xv? B ]nv
Ah-fpsS BcmWv? Abm Fn-\m-W-hsf D]-{Z-hn-p-Xv? Fn-\m-W-hco IpSp-p-ap-dnbn
Cu XovW-amb {]Im-i-n\v Iogn Ign-bp-Xv?
B apdn-bnse Xpf-bvp {]Imiw Abm-fpsS Ip-Isf A-am-n. a\-n-s\-bpw. F-s\bmWv Hcm Cu \qdv hmv __ns {]Im-i-n InS-p-d-pI?
Nn-I-fn kzbw \jvS-sv \nth \ng t]mse cv cq]- Xs apn-tev hXv
Abm Adn-n-. AXv B thiybpw Iqn-sm-Sp-p-Im-c-\p-am-bn-cp-p.

icnpw Itm-fq. Ccp-n \nv amdn \np-sImv ]nv ]d-p.

Rm Ip. Abm ]d-p.
Ch t]mtc?
Dw.
\mXv cq]-bm-Ipw.
icn.
BZyw ]Ww.
Fsm-s-bmWv kw`-hn-p--sXv Abmv Dsm-f-fm Ign-n-. Abm Ioi-bn
ssIbnv Ipdv cq]m t\mp-I ]pd-s-Spv ]nn\v \In-smv ]d-p. Fn t\mv.
t\mp-I-fpsS kom-cw. ]ns ]nv ]d-p CXv A--Xp-v.

shtm. Abm ]d-p.

hen-sbmcp Is-Spv B kXy-k--\mb Iqn-sm-Sp-p-Im-cs Xe Xn--X-bvm-\mWv
Abmv tXmn-b-Xv.
]nv ]d-p icn. Chsf sImv t]mbvtm-fq. ]s t\mq. IqSp-X _pn-ap-n--cp-Xv.Ip-dv Ignv Chsf Zb-hmbn XncnsI sImp hm--Ww.
Ah B sIn-S-n \nv ]pd-tv IS-p.
tSm-bn Abm apnepw Ah ]nn-ep-am-bn- Ccp-p. ]nv Abmv kemw shp. HcnIq-Sn.. Hcp ]md--s-Spv Ahs apJw CSnp ]c-m Abm-fpsS ssI Xcn-p.
Abm Ahsf Hcp tlm apdn-bn-tev Iqn-smv t]mbn.
Abm Ahsf ASpv \nn ASn-apSn kqva ]cn-tim-[\ \S-n. Ah Xopw Zp_e-bm-bn-cp-p. Ipgn-bn-em Ip-Ifpw CSnp Xqnb Npa-ep-I-fp-ambn s]mfnp hogm-dmb
Hcp {Zhn sInSw t]mse Ah Xfp \np.

apJ-sam-p-bq. Abm ]d-p.

Fv? Ah sRn apJ-ap-bn t\mn.
Hp-an-. Rm ]d--Xv.... \o... Fs-nepw kwkm-cn-v..
Ah-fpsS Ip-I apf-Ip-s]mSn hnX-dnb t]mse Nph-ncpp. ]s Ah ann-bn-.

\ns t]scm?
t]cn-. Ah Xncn--Sn-p.

\o FhnsS \nv hcpp?

\n-v Rm FhnsS \nmWv htc-Xv?
\o Fn-\m-Wn{X tZjy-s-Sp-Xv?
Ah s]sv Poh sh t]mse tNmc Ip-I Abmv t\sc Xncn-p-sImv ]dp \nv sNm-\p-f-fXv thKw sNv. F\nv t]mI-Ww.

Fhn-tSv?
\n-sfs FhnsS \nmtWm sImv hXv AhntSv..
\n\v t]mI-W-sa-n t]mImw.
\n sNm-\p-f-fXv thKw sNm--sXv? Fn-\mWv shdpsX Fs D]-{Z-hn-pXv?

Rm \ns Hpw sNp-n-. F\nv \ntmSv kl-Xm-]-amWv tXmp--Xv. AbmfpsS i_vZw Df-fnse hnIm-c-sf shfn-s-Sp-n.

F\nv \n-fpsS kl-Xm]w Bh-iy-an-. Ah-fpsS i_vZ-n\v aq-tb-dn. ]ns

Ah Gsd-ptd Ae-dm XpS-n. \n sNm-\p-f-fXv sNbvXnv Fs t]mIm-\-\p-h-Znq..
Abm Ahsf ]Xps Xtem-Sm {ian-p. ]s Ah Abm-fpsS ssII Xn-am-n-smv
]d-p Fs ieyw sN-cp-Xv. F{Xtbm cm{Xn-I-fmbn Rms\m-p-d-n-bn-v. F\nv Xncn-pt]mbn InS-p-d--Ww..

\n\-n-hnsS InS-p-d-m-atm? Abm arZp-hmbn ]d-p.

Rm\n-hnsS Dd-m h-X
- . CsXs hoSp-a
- . Ah-fpsS i_vZw ap-tmfpbp.
AXv \ns hoSmtWm?
Akw-_w ]d-bmsX! F\nv hoSn-. \n-fpsS Imcyw Ign-n-ss hnSq. Asn B.. B.... ---- ------ \nv \n-fpsS ]Ww XncnsI hmn-q..
Atm-gs Ah--bn Ah-tfmSv Fs-nepw ]d-ntm kl-Xm]w ImWn-ntm Imcy-anm-bn-cp-p.

hm.. Rm \ns XncnsI sImm-mw. Abm ]d-p.

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ASp Znhkw Abm CY apgp-h ssIk ]mnse Hcp tlm-en shv Xs kplrn-t\mSv ]d-p.

Ah sNdp--amtWm? kplrv Xm]-cy-]qw tNmZn-p.

F\n--dn-bn-. Rm\-hsf icnpw In-. Rm apgp-h ka-bhpw Nnn-p-I-bm-bncp-p. Fp-sImv Rms\mcp Is-Spv B Iqn-sm-Sp-p-Im-cs Xe XnX-n-m-v...
icnpw AXm-bn-cpp Xm sNt-n-bn-cp--Xv. kplrv ]d-p.
Xte cm{Xn-bnse kw`hw Abmsf Ae-n-sm-n-cp-p. Abmv Akzmyw tXmn. Nmb
IpSnp XoXpw Abm kplrnt\mSv bm{X ]dv ]ncn-p.
Abm-fpsS kplrv tSm-I \np-X
- n-\c
- n-Inse hnf-p-Im-en-\S- pv hv ]nns\ Imp
\np. ]s Abm hn-. kabw Ggv aWn Ign-p. Abm A-a-\mbn B sIn-S-n\v

apn hp \np. ]ns Abm Df-fn-tev {]th-in-p. Ihm-Snepw AIpw \ Ccp-mbn-cp-s-nepw ]Sn-s-n-t\m-S-Sp-p-tmdpw apI-fn \nv sXfn shfnw {]h-ln-p--Xbm Ip. Abm ]Xps ]Sn-I-b-dn. apI-fnse ]Sn-s-n-sen Abm inp \np. apdn-Iv shfnw \ndp Ihn-bp-p. ]s AIv \nv Hcp sNdnb i_vZw t]mepw tIpn-.
Abm aptmv \on. Npa-cn\v ]pd-In adp \np-sIm--bm B apdn-bn-te-sn
t\mn.
Abm BZyw IXv Hcp \qdv hmns __m-Wv. shfnw sImv I-n-tmb Abm
Ccp-n-tev apJw Xncn-p. Imgv ad-bvp shfn-s Ah-K-Wn-p-sImv Abm Xd-bntev kqnp t\mn.
AhnsS Hcp ]pp-]m-b-bn Hcp kv{Xo InS-p-p. Ah \ Dd--n-em-Wv. apJw Hcp Zp
sImv ad-n-cn-p-p. izmk-K-Xn-smw Ah-fpsS amdnSw Dbp XmWp-sIm-n-cp-p.
]ns-bpw aptm-m Abm sRn \ne-hn-fnp t]mbn. Dd-p kv{Xobn \nv GXm\pw
Nph-Sp-I-pdw shdpw \nev NX Xe-bp-ambn Hcm InS-p-p. sXm-Spv cw ]pc
Hcp sN-v...
Ht t\mn-bp-f-fq... Abm Xmtg-tm-Sn. HmSn c-s-Sm-\p-ff sh{]m-f-n-\n-S-bn Abm
sXn hoWp. ]s Abm thZ\ adv ]nS-s-gp-tv hon-te-tm-Sn.
Atmgpw B \qdv hmns __v {]Imiw hoinsmn-cp-p.
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*samlm-Pn - ^o.
ku Imn ]h Im __v F DdpZp IY-bpsS ]cn-`m-j.

sI.]n \Po-ap-o,
If-n hoSv, Ben-,
Xr{]-tmSv ]n.-H, Xncq,
ae-pdw Pn-676108