A¶p Ip«nIÄ \mept]cpw kvIqfnÂ\n¶p h¶Xv DÕml¯nanÀt¸msSbmbncp¶p. ho«nte¡p {]thin¨tX Ahscm¶n¨v, Nm¨³ Io Pbv, A½ Io sPbv F¶v BÀ¸p hnfn¡m³ XpS§n. jm_phpw jn_phpw HmSns¨¶v A½sb sI«n¸nSn¨p. km_phpw ssj\nbpw a\Ên H¶pd¸n¨p: C¶p Ip«nIÄ¡p Imcyambns«t´m kvIqfnÂ\n¶p In«nbn«pWvSv. "F´mSm ]ntÅsc hntijw' F¶p km_p tNmZn¡p¶Xn\p ap¼p Xs¶ D¯cw h¶pIgnªp.
""C¶p R§Äs¡ÃmhÀ¡pw slUvamÌÀ k½m\§Ä X¶p''
""F´n\m?'' km_phn\v BImw£bmbn.
""Ah[n¡mew Gähpw {]tbmP\{]Zambn sNehgn¨Xn\v'' Ip«nIÄ H¶n¨mWp adp]Sn ]dªXv.
""sImÅmatÃmSm hoc·msc! F§s\bmWp \n§sf skeIvSv sNbvXXv?'' km_phn\pw ssj\n¡pw BImw£tbdn.
""FÃm ¢mÊpIfnepw Sot¨gvkv Ip«nItfmSp tNmZn¨p, \n§Ä F§s\bmWv Ah[n¡mew sNehgn¨sX¶v. an¡hcpw Hscmgp¡³ a«n ]eXpw ]dªp. {In¡äp Ifn¨p, kn\na IWvSp, _ÔphoSpIfn t]mbn, Sqdn\pw ]nIv\n¡n\pw t]mbnþC§s\bmbncp¶p an¡ D¯c§fpw. A]qÀÆw NneÀ I¼yq«À ]Tn¨Xmbpw ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn¨Xmbpw aäpw ]dªp.''
""\n§sf´p ]dªp?'' km_phpw ssj\nbpw H¶n¨mWXp tNmZn¨Xv.
""R§Ä Cu Ah[n¡me¯p sNbvX Hmtcm {]hÀ¯\§fpw {Iaambn hnhcn¨p. Cw¥ojv ]T\w, kwKoX]cnioe\w, ASp¡ft¯m«\nÀ½mWw aÕyw þ tImgnhfÀ¯Â þ C§s\ FÃmäns\bpwIpdn¨p ]dªp. BcmWnXn\p \n§sf t{]cn¸n¨sX¶p tNmZn¨t¸mÄ Nm¨\pw A½bpamsW¶p R§Ä ]dªp. R§fpsS ¢mkv So¨À hgn hnhc§fdnª slUvamkväÀ ]¯v, F«v, Bdv, \mev ¢mÊpIfn ]Tn¡p¶ anSpanSp¡·mcmb s\_phn\pw tkm_phn\pw jm_phn\pw jn_phn\pw anI¨ Ah[n¡me{]hÀ¯\§Ä \S¯nbXn\pÅ ]mcntXmjnIw \ÂIm³ D¯chmbn. slUvamÌÀ ssa¡neqsS R§fpsS t]scSp¯p ]dªv A`n\µn¨ tijw Hmtcmcp¯À¡pw k½m\§Ä \ÂIn!'' s\_p Hä izmk¯n C{Xbpw ]dªpXoÀ¶tX km_phpw ssj\nbpw kt´mj¯m aXnad¶v Ip«nIsf hmcn¸pWÀ¶p. FÃmhcpsSbpw I®pIÄ \ndbp¶pWvSmbncp¶p. FÃmw Aev]sam¶p im´ambt¸mÄ km_p ]dªp: ""Imcy§Ä `wKnbmIpsa¶p Rm³ {]Xo£n¨ncp¶p. ]t£, C¯csamcp A`n\µ\w H«pw {]Xo£n¨nÃ.''
ssZhw X§sf A\p{Kln¡p¶Xnsâ hyàamb ASbmfambn km_phpw ssj\nbpw Cu kw`hs¯ IWvSp. at\mlcamb Ipd¨p]pkvXI§fpw GXm\pw t]\IfpamWp Ip«nIÄ¡p k½m\ambn e`n¨Xv. Ip«nIÄ¡p In«nb Cu k½m\§Ä, AhcpsS amXm]nXm¡Ä F¶ \nebn X§Ä¡p In«nb k½m\§fmsW¶p Xs¶ AhÀ IcpXn. Ah[n¡me{]hÀ¯\§Äs¡Ãmw cq]wsImSp¯Xpw t\XrXzw \ÂInbXpw X§Ä cWvSpt]cpw IqSnbmWsÃm. km_phnsâbpw ssj\nbpsSbpw a\Êp \ndªp. AX§s\bmWv. a¡fpsS a\Êp \ndbpt¼mgmWv amXm]nXm¡fpsS a\Êp \ndbpI.
A¶p sshIn«v {]mÀ°\ Ignªt¸mÄ km_p Ip«nIsf Hcp Imcyw HmÀ½n¸n¨p: ""C¶p \n§Ä¡p In«nb k½m\§Ä C\nbpw Dbc§fnte¡p IpXn¡m³ \n§Ä¡p {]tNmZ\amIWw. Cu t{]mÕml\¯n aXnad¡cpXv. CXns\ Hcp ssIbSnbmbn am{Xw IWvSm aXn. At¸mÄ IqSpX hnPb§Ä t\Sm\mIpw.''
Ip«nIÄ Gsd XmÂ]cyt¯msSbpw DÕmlt¯msSbpw tlmwhÀ¡pIÄ sNbvXpXpS§n. tlmwhÀ¡pIÄ Ignbp¶nSt¯mfw kzbw sN¿m³ {ian¡Ww. kwibapsWvS¦n am{Xw ]ckv]cw tNmZn¨p a\Ênem¡Ww. CXmbncp¶p km_phnsâ \nÀt±iw. ]mT§Ä ]Tn¡pt¼mgpw CtX coXn Xs¶ ]n´pScWsa¶mWv Ip«nItfmSp km_p ]dbmdpÅXv. Ct¸mgs¯ ]T\coXn Xs¶ kzbw ]Tn¡pI F¶XmWsÃm.
""Hcp IW¡n\v \½psS ]WvSs¯ ]T\coXnsb¡mÄ F{Xtbm t`ZamWv Ct¸mgs¯ kne_kpw ]T\coXnIfpw'' km_p CXp ]dªt¸mÄ ssj\n Hcp Imcyw HmÀ½n¸n¨p: ""As¶ms¡ ]mT§Ä shdpsX a\:]mTw ]Tn¡p¶Xn\mbncp¶p {]m[m\yw. ]T\{]hÀ¯\§Ä Xosc Ipdhmbncp¶p.''
Ip«nIfpsS sSIvÌp _p¡pIÄ adn¨p t\m¡pt¼mÄ km_phn\pw ssj\n¡pw A`nam\amWp tXm¶mdpÅXv. F{X at\mlcambmWv, imkv{XobambmWv ]mT§Ä Bkq{XWw sNbvXncn¡p¶Xv? ]sWvSms¡ ¢mÊn Cw¥ojv ]dªp ]Tn¡m\pÅ Ahkc§tfbnÃmbncp¶p. A[ym]I³ ]mTw ]Tn¸n¡pw. Ip«nIÄ tNmtZym¯c§Ä ImWm¸mTw ]Tn¨v ]co£sbgpXpw. A{XXs¶. C¶nt¸mÄ Hmtcm ¢mÊnepw tIm¬shÀtkj³ {]mIvSokv F¶ t]cntem IayqWnt¡äohv Cw¥ojv F¶ t]cntem Hmtcm ]pkvXIw Xs¶bpWvSmIpw. AsXms¡ Ip«nIÄ¡v Gsd D]Imc{]ZamWv. ]mT]pkvXI§fn kÀ¡mÀ Nne IpdhpIsfms¡ Im«n¡q«mdpsWvS¦nepw AsXm¶pw _p²nbpÅ Ip«nIfpsS ap¼n hnet¸mhnsöv km_phn\v A`n{]mbapWvSv. C¯cw Imcy§fn amXm]nXm¡Ä¡pw A[ym]IÀ¡pw Ip«nIsf _p²n]qÀÆw ssKUv sN¿m\mIpw F¶mWv km_phnsâ Dd¨ t_m[yw.
amXm]nXm¡fn \n¶p \à amXrIIÄ e`n¨n«pÅ Ip«nIfpsS ap¼nte¡v Bsc´n«psImSp¯mepw AhcXnÂ\n¶p \· am{Xta kzoIcn¡q F¶mWv km_phnsâ ]£w. km_phpw ssj\nbpw hfsc amXrIm]camb Hcp IpSpw_PohnXamWv \bn¡p¶Xv. NnÃd Ipä§fpw IpdhpIfpw DWvSmImw. F¶m AsXm¶pw X§fpsS Ip«nIsf tZmjIcambn _m[n¡mXncn¡m³ AhÀ H¶n¨p {ian¡p¶p. CXmWv B IpSpw_s¯ aäp ]e IpSpw_§fn \n¶pw hyXykvXam¡p¶ khntijXsb¶v AhcpsS Ab¡mÀ t]mepw ]dªpXpS§nbn«pWvSv. Ab¡mscs¡mWvSv \ÃXp ]dbn¡m³ IgnbpI A{X sNdnsbmcp ImcyaÃsÃm.

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