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AXncmhnse
aKvZe IS¸pd¯p\n¶v ]SIpIbdn, R§Ä I^À\lqanÂ
Cd§pt¼mÄ a²ymÓw. Keoe¡Sensâ
hSt¡Xoc¯pÅ ]«Ww. cmP]mXIÄ ChnsS
kÔn¡p¶p. cmPtkhIsâ BØm\hpw tdmam¡mcpsS
Np¦Øehpw ]«mf¯mhfhpw ChnsSbmWv. Hensh®bpw
tKmX¼pw aÕyhpw ]«phkv{X§fpw kpe`amb
hym]mctI{µw. tdmam¡mcpw bh\·mcpw ChnsS Ip¯Ihym]mcnIÄ.
BfpIÄ I¨hS§fn apgpIn \S¶p. AhÀ¡nSbnÂ
Np¦¡mcpw ]SbmfnIfpw Xn¡n¯nc¡n.
IS¡mänsâ XWp¸n ]«W¯nse
NqSn\v B¡anÃmbncp¶p.
]«Whgntb R§Ä Npän\S¶p. IgpX¸pd¯pw
IpXnc¸pd¯pw k©cn¡p¶hÀ R§sf
IS¶pt]mbn. ]n¶nepw ap¶nepw IgpXhWvSnIfpw IpXnchWvSnIfpw.
FhnsSbpw ]«W¯nc¡v.
""Cu Xnct¡dnb ]«W¯n FhnsSbmWv
tbiphns\ ImWpI?''
Fsâ tNmZy¯n\p atbman D¯cw ]dªnÃ.
]«W¡mgvNIfnembncp¶p AhfpsS I®pwImXpw. Hcp
`mK¯v [mcmfw ]«phkv{X§Ä \nc¯nbn«pÅ
hnev]\ atbman Ft¶mSp ]dªp:"" t\m¡q,
[mcmfw ]«phkv{X§Ä. ]pX¸pw tae¦nbpw.''
R§ft§m«p sN¶p. Hcp shfp¯ ]pX¸nepw
sNa¶tae¦nbnepw Fsâ t\m«w ]Xnªp.
AhcWvSpw ssIbnseSp¯v R§Ä Xncn¨pw adn¨pw
t\m¡n. at\mlcamWp cWvSpw. C¯c¯nepÅXv CXn\pap¼p
IWvSn«nÃ. bh\\mbncp¶p hym]mcn. a²yhbkvI\mb
AbmÄ hkv{X§fpsSKpWKW§Ä hÀ®n¨p:
""]«p\qem s\bvXp Nmbw ap¡nbXv.
I\anÃm¯Xv. arZphmbXv. ]qt]mse `wKn. hnetbm XpÑw.
KpWtamsa¨w.''
R§sf ISm£n¨psImWvSv AbmÄ ]dªp: ""
B A¦nbpw ]pX¸pw hm§nt¡mfq. `À¯mhn\p
k½m\w sImSp¡mw. \n§Ä¡p Rm³
hneIpd¨pXcmw.''
AbmfpsS ]cmaÀiw {]Xo£n¨Xmbncp¶nÃ.
atbmanbpsS apJw Npfnªp. AhÄ AS¡w ]dªp:
"" Ch cWvSpw kvXoIÄ¡pÅXÃ adnbw.''
tIÄ¡m¯ `mh¯n Rm³ \n¶p.
sNa¶ A¦nbpw shfp¯]pX¸pw [cn¨p\nev¡p¶
HcmfpsS cq]w k¦ev]n¡pIbmbncp¶p Rm³. Ct¶mfw
tXm¶m¯ shdpw s]m«¯cw. F¶mepw AhcWvSpw
hm§phm³ XmÂ]cyw tXm¶n F\n¡v. atbman
tNmZn¨p:"" \aps¡´n\m A¦nbpw
]pX¸pw?''
""~~~HcmÄ¡p ImgvNsImSp¡m³.''
""BÀ¡v?''
""v\½Ä ImWm³t]mIp¶ BÄ¡v.''
AhÄ ]p©ncn¨p. Rm³ tNmZn¨p:
""CXp cWvSpw hm§nbmtem?''
AhÄ k½Xw aqfn. ]dª hne sImSp¯v A¦nbpw
]pX¸pw hm§n Rm³ amtdmSptNÀ¯p]nSn¨p.
hym]mcn Ft¶mSp Nncn¨p”""C§s\thWw
Ipekv{XoIÄ. \ÃXp IWvSm IWh\p hm§ns¡mSp¡Ww.''
AbmfpsS BkàZrjvSnbpsS ]nSnhn«v R§Ä AhnSp¶p
thKw \S¶p. FhnsSbpw hepXpw sNdpXpamb hkXnIfpw hym]mcimeIfpw.
]e`mKt¯¡pw \ofp¶ sXcphpIÄ. Ft§m«mWp
t]mhpI? tbip ]mÀ¡p¶Xv FhnsSbmsW¶v BtcmSp
tNmZn¡pw?
hgnt]m¡cpsS hfªangnIÄ R§sf sIm¯nhen¡p¶pWvSmbncp¶p.
Bscbpw IWvSnsöp \Sn¨v Xncs¡mgnª
Hcp Øe¯v R§Ä kmh[m\w \n¶p. At¶cw
ao³IpSIfpw XpgIfpw hln¨v GXm\pw BfpIÄ hcp¶XpIWvSp.
thjw sImWvSv AhÀ ap¡phcmsW¶p a\Ênembn.
ap¡phsc hnizkn¡mw. t\cpws\dnbpapÅ ss[cyimenIÄ.
ad¨phbv¡msX Imcy§Ä]dbpw.Ahsc kao]n¨v
Rm³ hn\b]qÀÆw kwkmcn¨p.
"" Hcp]Imcw tNmZnt¨ms«?''
""AXns\´m, F´m thWvSysX¶p ]dtªmfq.''
]mXn\c¨ XmSnbpw ]Xnªkzchpw. kt¦mNanÃmsX
Rm³ DÅp Xpd¶p.
""aKvZe¡mcmWv R§Ä. \kdmb\mb tbip ChnsSbpsWvS¶dnªv,
ImWm³ h¶XmWv. Ah³ ]mÀ¡p¶Xv
FhnsSbmsW¶p ]dªpX¶m D]Imcambn.''
""Ah\nt¸mÄ FhnsSbpWvS¶v R§¡dnªpIqStÃm.
F¶m ]et¸mgpw ChnsS IS¸pd¯p IWvSos«mWvSv.
Nne t\c§fn ]SInd§nhcpw. Nnet¸mÄ
Ip¶nd§n hcp¶Xpw ImWmw.''
hnkvabn¨p\n¶p Rm³. tbiphns\ t\cn IWvShsc
ImWp¶XpXs¶ henb Imcyw. Rm³ ]dªp: ""
\n§sfms¡ ]e{]mhiyw tbiphns\ IWvSn«pÅhÀ.
H¶p t\cn«pImWm³ F\n¡nXphsc Ignªn«nÃ.''
""R§fpw Ahs\ t\cns«m¶pw IWvSn«nÃ.
AIse \nt¶ IWvSns«mÅq. AsX§s\ ASp¯pImWm³
? GXp t\chpw BÄ¡q«atà Npänepw.
Hcn¡epw ]pcpjmcw Ahs\ hn«pamdptIe.''
""]ns¶ F\ns¡§s\bmWv Ahsâ apJsam¶p
ImWm³ IgnbpI? FhnsSbmWv Rm\hs\ At\zjnt¡WvSXv? ''
a\ÊnSnªv Fsâ i_vZangªp. tbiphns\ ImWmsX
ChnSp¶p Xncn¨p t]mIp¶ Imcyw hnNmcn¡mt\ h¿.
Rm\hsc Zb\obambn t\m¡n. BtemN\bn apgpInb asämcmÄ
XmSnsNmdnªp sImWvSp ]dªp:
""}Rms\mcp hgn ]dbmw. R§sS IS¸pd¯o¶v
aq¶mept]À tbiphnsâ ]ndtI \Ss¸mWvSv.
htÅmw htesams¡ Dt]£n¨p t]mbncn¡ym.
AhscsS ho«ns¨¶p sXc¡ym hnhcw Adnbmw.''
""Ahscms¡ BcmsW¶p ]dªpX¶m henb
D]Imcw. AhcpsS hoSt\zjn¨v R§Ä¡p t]mImatÃm.''
Rm³ XnSp¡s\ ]dªp. AbmÄ t]cphnhcw X¶p.
""Hcp¯³ ]t{Xmkm. Ahsâ ktlmZc³
A{´tbmkpw IqsSbpWvSv. t_¯vskbvZ IS¸pd¯m
AhcpsS Xmakw. ap¡ph¡pSoev. AhnsS tbiphpw hcmdpsWvS¶mWdnhv.''
"" F¶m t_¯vskbvZbv¡v C¸¯s¶
]pds¸Smw. GXp hgn¡mWv R§Ä t]mtIWvSXv?''
Fsâ PnÚmkbv¡v B¡tadn. Ahcn BZys¯bmÄ
]dªp:
""t_¯vskbbbvZm ChnsSbSp¯pXs¶. R§fpw
At§ms«mtÅmcm.IqsS t]mt¶mfq, ]t{Xmknsâ
hoSv ImWn¨pXcmw.''
Bizmkt¯msS R§Ä AhtcmsSm¸w \S¶p. ]«WaXnepIÄ
IS¶Xpw IStemcw hfscbSp¯v. IS¸pd¯v ao³]nSn¯¡mcpsS
Ht«sd ]SIpIÄ. Imän\p aÕyKÔw. ]SIpw
hebpw \¶m¡p¶hcpw ao\pW§p¶hcpw. shbnteäv
ISÂ shÅnt]mse Xnf§p¶p.
""CXpXs¶ t_¯vskbvZ. B ImWp¶Xm R§sS
{Kmaw.''
ap¡phcn HcmÄ {Kmaw NqWvSn¡mWn¨p.
ao³]nSn¯¡mcpsS \m«p¼pdw. AhnsS
[mcmfw XmWXcw hoSpIÄ. AhÀ R§sf {Kma¯nte¡p
Iq«ns¡mWvSpt]mbn. kmam\yw t`Zs¸« Hcp
hoSnsâ ap¶nse¯nbXpw, B ho«nte¡pt\m¡n
AhcnsemcmÄ hnfn¨p ]dªp: Geb½mbntb, \n§¡n¶v
cWvSp hncp¶p¡mscmtWvS. h¶p kzoIcnt¨mfq.''
Geb½mbn ho«phmXnev¡Â h¶Xp IWvSv,
AhÀ AhcpsS hoSpIfnte¡pt]mbn. R§sf Däpt\m¡ns¡mWvSv
Geb½mbn Xnc¡n: ""F´m ? FXm?''
C¼apÅ kzcw. sFizcyapÅ Npfnª apJhpw \c¨apSnbpw.
`wKnbpÅ tae¦nbpw intcmhkv{Xhpw. Geb½mbnsb
I®p\ndsb IWvSp. aaXtbmsS Rm³ ]dªp:""
}Rm³ aKvZe¡mcn adnbw. CsXsâ Iq«pImcn
atbman.''
""hm. hm. tIdnhm. AI¯ncp¶p hÀ¯am\w
]dbmw. \à shbnetà apä¯v.''
R§Ä ho«n\pÅn Ibdn. Geb½mbn
Ccn¸nSw X¶p. AhÀ tNmZn¨p: ""}Rms\´m
\n§Ä¡p sNt¿WvSXv? BZyw A¸hpw shÅhpw
Xcmw. ''
AIt¯¡p Xncnªv AhÀ tiem F¶phnfn¨p.
DSs\ Iqeo\bmb a²yhbkvI h¶p apJwImWn¨p. Geb½mbn
]dªp:""aItf, ChÀ¡v A¸hpw shÅhpw
sImSp¡v, aKvZe¡mcm.''
k½Xw aqfn tiem AIt¯¡p t]mbn. Geb½mbn
]dªp:"" Fsâ aIfm. ]t{Xmknsâ `mcy.''
A¸hpw shÅhpw FSp¯p tiem h¶Xn\mÂ,
hÀ¯am\w apdnªp. R§Ä Blmcw Ign¡p¶Xpw
t\m¡n tiem Npacpw Nmcn \n¶p. `£W]m{Xw Hgnªt¸mÄ
AhÄ tNmZn¨p: ""F´n\m ChnsS?'' ssIXpS¨psImWvSv
Rm³ ]dªp: ""tbiphns\ ImWm\m{Kln¨v ]pds¸«p
h¶Xm. Ah\nhnsS DWvSmIpsa¶p hnNmcn¨p...''
""]et¸mgpw ChnsS hcmdpWvSmbncp¶p. Ipd¨p\mfpap¼v
ChnSp¶pt]mbn.''
tbipChnsSbnsö Adnhv Fs¶ \ncmis¸Sp¯n.
Rm³ _²s¸«ptNmZn¨p: ""C\n
Rm³ Ft§m«mWp t]mtIWvSXv? F\n¡hs\ H¶p
ImWmsX h¿,''
""ChnSp¶v AhÀ ]SIpIbdn t]mhpIbmbncp¶p...
'' tiem ]dªp. Geb½mbn XpSÀ¶p:
""Fsâ acpaI³ ]t{Xmkpw Ahsâ ktlmZc³
A{´tbmkpw tbiphnsâ IqsSsbmWvSv. ]ns¶ ChnSp¯pImc³
tbml¶m\pw ktlmZc³ bmt¡m_pw.. s]cp\mÄ ASp¯phcnIbtÃ;
AhÀ Pdpkteante¡p t]mbncn¡mw. ChnsS Xncn¨phcptam
Ft´m? hoSpw IpSow Dt]£n¨hcm FÃmhcpw.''
""At¶cw tbiphnsâ amXmhv?'' atbman Xnc¡n.
Geb½mbn ]dªp:
""Mvlm, adnbw. Ahsf \Ym\ntb Iq«ns¡mWvSpt]mIpIbmbncp¶p.
Ahsâ ho«n ImWpw, Im\mbnÂ.''
""F¶Xm aKvZe¡mcn adnbbv¡v Bhiyw?
tiem tNmZn¨p: ""tcmKkuJy¯n\mtWm?''
hyàamb D¯cw ]dbm\mImsX Rm³ Ipg§n. F´n\mWv
Rm³ tbiphns\ At\zjn¨ph¶Xv? Bi¦s¸Spt¼mÄ
a\Êp]dªp; AÃ, Imcykn²n¡pthWvSnbÃ,
tbiphns\ ImWphm³ \o _²s¸«ph¶Xv. AsXmc\nhmcyXbmIp¶p
\n\¡v. F´psImsWvS¶m BZnapXevt¡
Ah³ \nsâ bpÅnepWvSmbncp¶p. DÅnepÅXp
tXSnbebp¶Xv a\pjysâ \ntbmKw. AXp Xs¶bmWsÃm
Pohsâ apànhntijw.
Fsâ CSÀ¨IWvSv Geb½mbn ]dªp: ""
IWvSmednbmw, \Ã a\:{]bmkapWvSv cWvSp t]À¡pw.
AsXm¶pw kmcanÃ. tbiphns\ IWvSpap«nbmÂ
aXn, a\Èm´n e`n¡pw. GXp tcmKhpw kuJyamIpw,''
""shdptXbà A½ ]td¶Xv. kz´w
A\p`h¯o¶m.'' A½bpsS A\p`hw tiemhnhcn¨p.
""A½ ChnsS ]\n]nSn¨p InS¡pIbmbncp¶p.
Np«p s]mÅp¶]\n. shÅand§msXbpÅ
InS¸v. I®pXpd¡ptIanà anWvSptIanÃ.
Rm³ hÃmWvSp t]Sn¨p t]mbn. tbip ]«W¯nse
]ÅoepWvSmbncp¶p. A½bv¡p ]\nbmsW¶dnªv
FÃmhcpwIqsS ChnsS h¶pIbdn. A½bpsS ASp¯psN¶v
tbip H¶p sXm«phnfn¨tXbpÅq, ]\n hn«pamdn
A½ I®pXpd¶p. Fgpt¶äncp¶v A¸hpw
shÅhpw Ign¨p. hmtXmcmsX kwkmcn¨p. ]cn]qÀ®kuJyw.''
izmkw hnSmsX Rm\pw atbmanbpw tI«ncp¶p. tiem XpSÀ¶p:
""F¶n«p tIÄ¡tWm hntijw...CSp]nSo¶v
Cu hnjbw I^À\lqanemsI ]c¶p. ]ns¶ tcmKnIfpsS
Hgp¡mbncp¶p Ct§m«v.cmshfps¡ tcmKnIÄ
h¶psImWvSncp¶p. £btcmKnIfpw k¶n]nSn¨hcpw
amdmhym[n¡mcpw Hs¡bpWvSmbncp¶p. AhscsbÃmw
tbip sXm«pkpJs¸Sp¯n. Fs´mcm\µambncp¶p
BfpIÄs¡Ãmw!''
hnkvab¯m tImcn¯cn¨v Rm\ncp¶p. tI«sXÃmw
kamlcn¡p¶ a\ÊnÂ, tbiphnsâ BÄcq]w
BImit¯mfw hfcp¶p. B tXmtPmaqÀ¯nsb IWvSp
hµn¡phm³ BÀ¯ntbdp¶p. tbiphnNmc¯mÂ
XcfNn¯bmbn Rm\hnsS Xdªncp¶p.
B kab¯v hmXnev¡Â HcmÄ {]Xy£\mbn.
tamSnbmbn thjw [cn¨v apJ{]kmZt¯msS Hcp a²yhbkvI³
. R§Ä kv{XoIÄ ]nSsªgpt¶äv AbmfpsS
ap¶n hn\oXcmbn. AtX hn\bt¯msS AbmÄ tNmZn¨p;
"" CXtà ]t{Xmknsâ hoSv?''
AtX¶v tiem ]dªp. BImw£tbmsS Geb½mbn Xnc¡n:
"" FhnSp¶m ? F´mImcyw?''
""}Rm³ tImclv. ]«W¯o¶p hczm.
F\n¡p Kpcphns\ ImWWw.''
""tbiphnsâ ImcytWm?''
""AtXbtX, tbip F\n¡p Kpcp. Fsâ c£I³.''
`ànbmZchpIfm AbmÄ hnImc`cnX\mbn. apJw XpSp¡pIbpw
I®pXpfp¼pIbpw sNbvXp. Geb½mbn ]dªp:""Kpcp
ChnsSbnÃtÃm.''
""ssZhta! G§temsS AbmÄ Rc§n.tie tNmZn¨p:
""shÅw IpSn¡tWm?''
""thWvS. Kpcphns\ H¶pIWvSmaXnbmcp¶p F\n¡v.
At±lw FhnsSbpsWvS¶dnªm At§m«v HmSns]mt¡mfmw.''
""tbip Pdpkteante¡p t]mbncn¡mw. F¶m
tXm¶p¶Xv.''
""At¿m! AhnsS t]mIm\pÅ ]m§nÃtÃm
F\n¡v. Rm³ H¶panÃm¯ Zcn{Z³.
Hcp thesN¿m³ Bcpw k½Xn¡p¶nÃ.
Ct¸mgpwBfpIsfs¶ B«ntbmSn¡p¶p.''
AbmfpsS Zo\`mhw IWvSv klXm]w tXm¶n F\n¡v.'' F´mWn§s\sbms¡?''
Rm³ tNmZn¨p. Ad¨d¨v AbmÄ ]dªp:
""IpjvTtcmKnbmbncp¶p Rm³..''
tM! AXptI«v Rms\m¶p sR«n. DÅnsemcd¸v.
IpjvTtcmKnIsf ]tWvSt]Snbmbncp¶p. Ahsc ImWpt¼msgms¡bpw
HmSnamdn. IpjvTw ]Icpsa¶ `oXn. tImclns\ Rm³ shdpt¸msS
t\m¡n. IpjvStcmKnIÄ C§s\ Cd§n\S¡m³
]mSpÅXÃ. Cbmsf IWvSn«pWvSmhnà ]SbmfnIÄ.
IWvSncps¶¦n N½«nbSntbäv
adhnS§fn Hfn¨ncpt¶s\.
ImgvNbn tcmKe£W§Ä bmsXm¶panÃsÃm
tImcln\v. ]ns¶´mWv?''Geb½mbn tNmZn¨p.
""AXmWp Rm¼dªXv...'' A\p`h§Ä
hnhcn¨p tImclv.
""Iptd\mÄ ap¼phsc ]«WhmXp¡Â
InS¶p `n£bmNn¡p¶h\mbncp¶p Rm³.
Fsâ Imepw ssIbpw aq¡pw sNhnbpw IpjvTw ]nSn¨p
Noªp\mdp¶Xmbncp¶p A¶v. F¶m Hcn¡Â
AXp hgnh¶tbip Fsâ \nehnfntI«p Xncnªp \n¶p.
a\Êenªv Ft¶mSpkwkmcn¨p. Fs¶ sXm«pXtemSn
BtÇjn¨p. kXyambn«pw B \nanjwXs¶ Fsâ
IpjvTw amdn, FÃm {hW§fpw FhnsStbm amªp. Ipfn¨pip²amIm³
]dªv tbip \S¶pt]mbn. F\n¡ht\mSp \µn]dbm³
t]mepw Ahkcw In«nbnÃ. henb ]pcpjmcamWv Ahs\ FXntcäpsImWvSp
IqsSbpWvSmbncp¶Xv...''
tImclnsâ hnhcWw Fs¶ BsIbpe¨pIfªp. IpjvTtcmKnsb
BenwK\w sNbvXp kuJyam¡nbh³ tbip! IpjvTtcmKnsb¶v
tImcln \n¶p tI«t¸mÄ F\n¡pWvSmbXv
Ad¸pw shdp¸pw! Bß\nµbm Rm³
kzbw i]n¨p. tImclnsâ ASp¯psN¶v Rm³
]dªp: ktlmZcm am¸v. \nt¶mSv AhÚ tXm¶nbXn\p
am¸v...''
Fsâ ]¡epWvSmbncp¶ ]pXnb tae¦nbpw ]pX¸pw
Ah\p k½m\n¨psImWvSp Rm³ At]£n¨p: ""Zbhmbn
Cu ]«phkv{X§Ä kzoIcn¨mepw. CsXsâ {]mbÝn¯w.''
Ahsâ ssI]nSn¨v Rm³ ap¯w sImSp¯p. Cu
\mSIobX IWvSv Geb½mbnbpw tiembpw AÔn¨ncp¶p.
At¸mgpw tImclv k¦Ss¸«p:
""v\n§sfms¡ F\n¡p IpjvTansöp
k½Xn¡p¶p. hne]nSn¸pÅ k½mt\mw
F\n¡p Xcp¶p. F¶m ]«W¯nepÅhÀ
Ct¸mgpw Fs¶ B«ntbmSn¡pIbmWv. AhtcmSv
Hcpan¨v thesN¿m\pw hgntb \S¡m\pw k½Xn¡p¶nÃ.
IpjvTwamdnbXpsImWvSp `n£bmNn¡m\pw ]äp¶nÃ.
]ns¶ Rms\§s\bm Pohn¡ps¶?''
~~H¶p\ndp¯n AbmÄ ]cnXm]w XpSÀ¶p:
"" ]Åose i_¯mcm[\bn ]s¦Sp¡m³
Ahscs¶ A\phZn¨nÃ.]Ån{]amWnamcpw]coi·mcpw
Ip]oXcmbn Fs¶ hnc«ntbmSn¨p. Cu k¦SsaÃmw
F\n¡v tbiphnt\mSp ]dbWw AXn\m Rm³ Xnc¡n h¶Xv.''
tImclnsâ I®p\ndbpIbpw sXmWvSbnSdpIbpw sNbvXp. aq¡pNoän
apJw XpS¨v AbmÄ R§sf Zb\obambn t\m¡n. tImclnsâ
hyk\¯n\p ]cnlmcw ]dbm\nÃmsX R§Ä au\s¸«ncp¶p |
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