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]¯mw¢mkv
]co£bn kvIqfn\p e`n¨ "GI ^ÌvIvfmkv'
F¶ \nebn dnk«v h¶ ]ntä
Znhkw slUvamÌÀ Fs¶ hnfn¸n¨p.
slUvamÌÀ Fs¶ms¡¸dªmÂ
A¶v DbÀ¶ t]meokv Hm^okdpsS ap¼nÂ
\n¡p¶ Hcp tIm¬Ì_nfnt\t¸msebmWv
Ip«nIÄ B apdnbn \nev¡mdpÅXv.
""Mm anSp¡³! \¶mbn What
is your ambition?''
kXy¯n "Aw_oj³' F¶ ]Z¯nsâ
aebmfAÀ°w A¶v F\n¡dnbnÃmbncp¶p.
Fsâ ]I¸v IWvSv slUvamÌÀ hoWvSpw
aebmf¯n tNmZn¨p: ""FtSm X\n¡v
F´mIm\mWv B{Klw?'' Rm³ At¸mgpw ]I¨p\n¶tXbpÅq.
ImcWw At¶mfw A§s\ Hcm{Klw a\Ên DZn¨n«nÃmbncp¶p.
Fsâ A½mhs\mcmÄ t]meokn DWvSmbncp¶p.
hÃt¸mgpw \m«n hcp¶ A½mht\mSv
ho«nepw \m«nepw _Ôp¡fnepsaÃmw
henb aXn¸mbncp¶p. A½mhsâ ap¼nÂ
A½mht\¡mÄ aq¯ Fsâ A½tbm
hey½tbm R§fmcpw Xs¶tbm Ccn¡mdpapWvSmbncp¶nÃ.
AXv acpa¡¯mb Imew. kz´w AÑ\½amtc¡mÄ
`b`àn_lpam\t¯msSbmWv As¶ms¡
R§Ä Ip«nIÄ A½mh·msc
t\m¡n¡WvSn«pÅXv. hfsc Kuch¯nÂ
kwkmcn¡pIbpw Kuch¯n¯s¶ s]cpamdpIbpw
sN¿p¶ A½mh³ ho«nse Gähpw
henb BÚmiànbmbncp¶p. A©mw¢mkv
Pbn¨t¸mÄ Hcn¡Â A½mh³
tNmZn¨p.
""hepXmIpt¼mÄ \n\s¡´mIWw?''
"F\n¡v t]meokmbm aXn' F¶mWv A¶v
adp]Sn ]dªXv. A¶v ho«nseÃmhcpw
Nncn¨p. tNmZyw tNmZn¨ A½mh\pw B D¯cw
Nncn¨pXÅpIbmbncp¶p. ]ns¶, Rm\pw
Nncn¨p. s]s«¶v Rm\m ]gb Nncn HmÀs¯¦nepw
slUvamÌtdmSv D¯csam¶pw ]dªnÃ.
""XpSÀ¶v ]Tn¡p¶ptWvSm?''
slUvamÌÀ A§s\ tNmZn¨t¸mÄ
Rm³ Xebm«n. ""icn, F¦nÂ
bp.kn. tImfPn t]mbn tNcv!'' Fkv.Fkv.FÂ.kn.
_p¡v ssIbn X¶v slUvamÌÀ A\p{Kln¨phn«p.
A¶v ^ÌvIvfmkpw UnÌnwKvj\pw C¶t¯Xpt]mse
[mcmfambn FÃmhÀ¡pw In«mdnÃ.
Fkv.Fkv.FÂ.kn. hnPbiXam\hpw GXmWvSv \mev]Xv
\mev]¯nsb«p iXam\w hsctb F¯mdpÅq.
Pbn¡p¶hcn IqSpX t]À FÃm
kvIqfnepw tXm¡pw. \qdp iXam\w hnPbw F¶Xv
, Ipd¨p Ip«nIsf am{Xw ]co£bv¡ncp¯p¶
Ht¶m ctWvSm kvIqfn\p In«p¶ `mKyamWv. ^Ìv
¢mÊv In«p¶ FÃmhÀ¡pw,
an¡hmdpw sk¡âv ¢mÊpImÀ¡pw
BcpsSbpw in]mÀibnÃmsX AhÀ B{Kln¡p¶
tImfPn AUvanj³ In«pambncp¶p.
saUnkn\pw F³Pn\obdnwKn\pw t]mtIWvShÀ
bYm{Iaw sk¡³Uv {Kq¸pw ^Ìv {Kq¸psaSp¯v
{]oUn{Kn¡p tNcpw. AÃm¯hÀ lyqam\näoknÂ
AYhm F¡tWmanIvtkm sImtagvtkm ]mTy`mKapÅ tXÀUv
{Kq¸nepw tNcpw. DbÀ¶ amÀ¡pÅhÀ
tXÀUv {Kq¸nepw Xmgv¶ amÀ¡pÅhÀ
Nnesc¦nepw ^Ìv þsk¡³Uv {Kq¸pIfnepw
F¯ns¸Sp¶Xpw A¶v Ip«nbpsS CÑm\pkmcw
\S¡p¶ Imcy§fmbncp¶p. tImfPv AUvanj³
F¶Xv C¶t¯Xpt]mse Hcp Iodmap«nbmbn,
A¶mÀ¡pw tXm¶nbn«panÃ.
DbÀ¶ amÀ¡p hm§nbn«pw
XpSÀ]T\¯n\p t]mImsX, AYhm ssS¸v ssdänwKv
t]mepÅ Fs´¦nepw sSIv\n¡Â kÀ«n^n¡äv
tImgvknte¡p hgnamdnt¸mIp¶hcpw [mcmfapWvSmbncp¶p.
]¯mw¢mÊv ]mÊmbnS¯ph¨v
]T\w \nÀ¯n ssIs¯mgnteÀs¸«hscbpw
F\n¡dnbmw.
Rm\¶v cm{Xn apgph³ Nn´n¨p. "What
is my Ambition?' D¯cw In«nbnÃ. XpSÀ¶v
\me©pZnhkw CXp Xs¶ Nn´n¨p \S¶p. F\ns¡´mIWw
F¶ HsscUnbm a\Ên DZn¨tXbnÃ. Rm³
km[mcW FÃmhcpw sN¿pwt]mse Bephm bp.kn. tImfPnÂ
sN¶v {]oUn{Kn¡pÅ At]£mt^mdw hm§n
sk¡³Uv {Kq¸n\v At]£ sImSp¯p. kb³kn\pw
amXvkn\pw \à amÀ¡pWvSmbncp¶Xn\mÂ
"\o sk¡³Uv {Kqs¸Sp¯m aXn'
F¶mWv A²ym]IscÃmw D]tZin¨Xv. AXpsImWvSmWv
Rm³ sk¡³Uv {Kq¸v F¶v At]£bnÂ
FgpXnbXv. Hmtcm {Kq¸pw F´msWt¶m AXnÂ
Fs´ms¡bmWp ]Tnt¡WvSsXt¶m As¶\n¡dnbnÃmbncp¶p.
HcmgvN Ignªt¸mÄ bp.kn. tImfPn \n¶v
ImÀUp h¶p! ""You
are provisionally selected.'' sk¡³Uv {Kq¸nÂ
tNÀ¶p ]Tn¡m³ AUvanj³ Hm^À
sNbvXpÅ I¯mWv. I¯p In«nbXv Hcp shÅnbmgvN.
Xn¦fmgvN bp.kn. tImfPn t]mbn tNcWw? A½
tX§m¡mcsâ ho«n sN¶v ASp¯
amkw sX§pIbdn \ÂtIWvSp¶ tX§bpsS hnebnÂ
\n¶v \qdp cq]m AUzm³kmbn hm§n, Fsâ ssIbnÂ
X¶p. \qdp cq] aXnbmIpw AUvanj\v F¶mWv AdnªXv.
RmbdmgvN sshIn«v Fsâ kvIqÄ amt\PÀ
kn.]n.BÀ. imkv{Xn ho«n h¶p. ""cmP³
Xncph\´]pc¯v kwkvIrXtImfPn tNÀ¶p
]Tn¡s«. Rm\hnSps¯ {]n³kn¸ent\mSp
kwkmcn¨n«pWvSv; Ah\v kvtImfÀjn¸v Ct§m«pIn«pw.
Aw_oj\nÃm¯ Rm\pw Fsâ A½bpw AXp Xebm«n
AwKoIcn¨p! F´n\mWo Aw_oj³? hn[nbpsWvS¦nÂ!
hn[nbnsæn Aw_oj\pWvSmbn«pw ImcyanÃtÃm...!
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