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ta kqNn¸n¨ DÄ\mS³ Soapw asämcp Soapw X½nepÅ am¨v \S¡pIbmWv. t»m¡pIÄ¡p apIfneqsS AXniàambn kvamjpIfpXnÀ¡p¶ {]ikvXIfn¡mc\mWv \½psS DÄ\mS³ Soansâ Iym]vä³. FXnÀSow iàambn apt¶dns¡mWvSncn¡p¶ kabw. shfn¨w a§n¯pS§p¶p. tXmÂhn i¦n¡p¶ \½psS Iym]vä\v Hcp]mbw tXm¶n. Ifn XpSÀ¶m Ipg¸amtb¡pw. At±lw HcnSthfbn d^dntbmSp ]dªp: ""kmÀ, hWvSÀ s¹bnäv.'' d^dn¡p Imcyw a\ÊnembnÃ. thmfnt_mfn kaÀ°s\¦nepw km£cXbpsS hnjb¯n hfscsbm¶pw apt¼m«p t]mbn«nÃm¯ hyànbmbncp¶p Iym]vä³. BÄ Dt±in¨Xv "hmWvSv Hm^v sseäv (Want of light) ' Fs¶mcp kmt¦XnIkwKXnbmsW¶p d^dn¡p ]n¶otS a\ÊnembpÅq: shfn¨¡pdhpImcWw Ifn \ndp¯nhbv¡Ww. AXmWmhiyw. B DÄ\mS³ Sow Iym]vä\v "hWvSÀ s¹bnäv' Fs¶mcp t]cv A¶p ]Xnªp In«nbXv BfpIÄ ]ckyambn hnfn¡m³ ss[cys¸«ncp¶nsöXp asämcp Imcyw.
Cw¥ojdnbm³ h¿m¯hÀ Cw¥ojv ]dªm C§s\ Nne Ipg¸§fpWvSv. kwkmc¯n\nSbv¡v bmZrÑnIambn HcmwKe]Zw IS¶phcp¶Xv A{X henb sXsäm¶paÃ. F¶m¯s¶, Cw¥ojv \Ãh®w Adnbmhp¶hÀ aebmfw ]dbpt¼mÄ \à aebmfw am{Xta ]dbmdpÅq F¶XmWp hkvXpX. Cw¥ojnse hm¡pIsfm¶pw Xs¶ AhcpsS `mjW¯n At¸mÄ DWvSmbncn¡mdnÃ. Cw¥ojdnbm³ h¿m¯hcpsS A]IÀjt_m[amWv aebmfw "hÀ¯am\'¯n\nSbv¡v Ahscs¡mWvSv hnIeamb Cw¥ojv ]dbn¡p¶Xv. ""Fsâ CS¯phis¯ tjmÄtUgvkn\v Hcp thZ\bmsW''¶p ]dªXv Hcn¡Â Hc[ym]I\mWv. ""R§Ä ]yqtWgvkv H¯ncn IjvSs¸Sp¶psWvS¶v Bcpw HmÀ¡mdnsÃ''¶p ]dªXv ]yq¬ XkvXnIbn tPmen sN¿p¶ anSp¡s\mcp¯\mWv. dn«tbÀUv BhpI F¶v, tkh\¯nÂ\n¶p hncan¡pI F¶ AÀ°¯n BwKe]Zap]tbmKn¨p ]dbp¶Xv hensbmc]cm[aÃ. "dn«tbÀUv sN¿pI' F¶p ]dbmXncp¶m aXn! "dn«tbÀUmbn' Fs¶mcp lmky GIm¦\mSIw lmkykmlnXyIc\mb thfqÀ IrjvW³Ip«n FgpXnbn«v hÀjsam¯ncnbmbn. dn«tbÀUmsb¶p tI«v BÄ acn¨pt]mbn F¶p [cn¨v acWat\zjn¨psN¶ GXm\pw ip²KXn¡msc Ipdn¨pÅXmWv B \mSIw.
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