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cm{XnbpsS
a[ybma¯nse DjvWw ]pIbp¶ hoÀ¯psI«nb
A´co£¯nÂ, AÀ[ab¡¯nÂ
Hcp \ng cq]w IWvSp Ipdph¨³ sR«nbpWÀ¶p.
XfwsI«nb \ni_vZXbm AbmÄ hnbÀ¯p
Ipfn¨ncp¶p.
hmkphnsâ \ng cq]amWv Ipdph¨³ ab¡¯nÂ
IWvSXv. t_m[aWvUe¯nse¯nt¨À¶t¸mÄ
Ipdph¨³ sR«nt¸mbn. hmkp acn¨ntÃ?
acns¨¶p am{XaÃ, A]arXyp kw`hn¨ncn¡pIbmWv.
Ahsâ apJw IsWvS¶p ]dªm BfpIÄ Nncn¡pw.
Ipdph¨³ a\Ênsemcp sXc¨n \S¯n.
Hcp ]t£ kz]v\amImw. Asæn hn{`maIamb
AhØbmhmw.
Ct¸mÄ cm{XnIme§fn Dd¡w IpdhmWv.
\nch[n Nn´IÄ Ae«p¶p. Hmtcm {]hr¯nbpw
hnebncp¯pt¼mÄ Ahbnse sXäpw icnbpw thÀXncn¡m\mhp¶nÃ.
a\Ênt¸mÄ AkzØamWv. Nn´IÄ
h¶v Ae«pt¼mÄ Dd¡w sI«pt]mIp¶p.
Xncnªpw adnªpw InS¶p. Dd§m³ Ignbp¶nÃ.
Dd¡w hcm¯ cmhpIÄ icoc¯n\v £oWw
k½m\n¡p¶p. BtcmKyw £bn¨p XpS§pIbmtWm?
\S¡pt¼mÄ th¨p t]mIp¶p. Rc¼pIfnÂ
]ncnapdp¡w.
Xebv¡pÅnsehnsStbm Hcp s]cp¼d apg§p¶Xpt]mse.
am\s¯ sImÅnbm³ t]mse a\Ên\I¯v Nn´IÄ
Xe§pw hne§pw ]mbp¶p.
]t£, ChnSs¯ {]iv\w AXÃ. ImWm³ ]mSnÃm¯
Hcp cq]s¯ t\cn ImWpI. AXp kz]v\tam bmYmÀ
°ytam F¶p Xncn¨dnbm³ Ignbm¯ AhØ.
Ipdph¨³ kmhImiw ssIIp¯n I«nen FWoäncp¶p.
]pd¯p I\¯ \nÈ_vZXbv¡p t]mdteev]n¨psImWvSp
NohoSpIÄ Icbp¶p. Ccp«nsâ Im«p]q¨IÄ
s]m´¡mSpIfn ]Xp§nbncn¸pWvSmhpw.
FhnsStbm Hcp Inø«n Ime³ Iqhp¶pWvSv.
Ipdph¨³ a¯mbnbpsS t\tc t\m¡n. AbmÄ
Hcp hiw sNcnªp InS¶pd§pIbmWv. t\cnb IqÀ¡w
hen tIÄ¡p¶pWvSv. Ipdph¨³ a¯mbnsb
kq£n¨pt\m¡n. Ah³ Dd¡nset´m
]n¨pw t]bpw ]dbp¶pWvSv. F´msW¶p hyàaÃ.
""a¯mbo, FSm a¯mbo''.
Ipdph¨³ hnfn¡p¶XptI«v a¯mbn
sR«nbpWÀ¶p.
""F´m A¨mbm Cu ]mXncm{Xoev. A¨mb\obvsSbmbv
Hd¡w sImdhmWtÃm. F´p ]än A¨mb\v?''.
Ipdph¨³ adp]Sn ]dbp¶nsöp IWvSt¸mÄ
a¯mbn XpSÀ¶p:
""C¶pw hà Zpxkz]vt\mw ItWvSm?''.
Ipdph¨³ AXn\pw adp]Sn ]dªnÃ. ]Icw asämcp
tNmZyw a¯mbn¡p t\sc sXmSp¯p hn«p.
""BcmsWSm hmkqs\ Ip¯nbXv? s\\s¡s´¦nepw
a\ÊdnshmtWvSm? ]dbv \o''.
""A¨mbm... Rm³?''.
a¯mbn adp]Sn ]dbm\mhmsX hn¡n hn¡n AÀt²mànbnÂ
\ndp¯n. a¯mbn ]mbn FWoäncp¶p.
\osbm¶pw ]tdWvS.. s\\¡Xnev ]s¦msWvS¶v
F\n¡dnbmw. sImd¨p sZhkambn s\sâ samJ`mhw Rm\v
{i²n¡Wv. kXyw \o Ft¶mSp ]dbv.
Ipdph¨³ Hcp\nanjw \nÈ_vZ\mbn. F¶n«v
a¯mbn¡p t\sc Hcp tNmZysadnªp.
""Fsâ s]«oep \n¶v ]Xn\mbnc¯nsâ
Hcp sI«v \o FSpt¯m? F\n¡p a\ÊnemsbSm
a¯mbn. \osbmcn¡epw tamjvSn¡nsöv
F\n¡dnbmw. At¸m ]ns¶ B Imiv \osb´n\m
sNehm¡oXv?''.
a¯mbn Xsâ InS¡¸mbn adp]Snsbm¶pw
]dbmsX apJw Ip\n¨ncp¶p.
Ipdph¨³ au\¯nembn. B apJ¯v Fs´ms¡tbm
`mh§Ä an¶nadªp.
""hmkqs\ \obmtWm Ip¯oXv. AXdnªmaXnsb\n¡v?''.
""A¨mbt\mSp IÅw ]dbm³ Fsâ a\k\phZn¡vWnÃ.
ChvSs¯ tNmdmWv Cu XSn. AsX\n¡p ad¡m¼änèmbm.
A¶p cm{Xoev A¨mb³ IWvSXv kz]v\aÃmbvcp¶p.
Ah³ A¨mbs\ sImÃm³ h¶Xmcp¶p.
ssZhm\p{Klw sImWvSv A¨mb³ c£s]«Xm. A¨mbs\t´m
Zpxkz]v\w IWvSXpt]mse s\ehnfn¨v. Ah\v Ip¯m¼äoÃ.
Ah³ HmSnsbd§nt¸mWXv Rm\o I®psImWvSp IWvSXm.
]t£¦nev Rm\pw kz]v\amsW¶p Nn´n¨p.
]t£ ]ntä sZhkw apä¯v Imev]mSpIfv IWvSt¸m...''
a¯mbn H¶p \ndp¯n. Ipdph¨³ kmIqXw Ahsâ
hm¡pIÄ ImtXmÀ¯p.
""Ah³ hoWvSpw hcpsa¶v Hd¸mbncp¶p.
Ah\v A¨mbs\ sImÃWw. ]ntäZnhkhpw Ah\v jm¸nencp¶v
]dªp A¨mbsâ hbänev I¯ntIänbmte
Ah\v a\Êam[m\w In«pshmŶv. C\n Ahs\s¡mWvSv
A§s\ ]td¡sWvS¶v Rm\pw Xocpam\n¨p.
Ahs\ hIhcp¯m³ ]änb HcpkwLs¯ IsWvS¯Wambncp¶p.
A§s\ X¸ns¨¶t¸mgmWv Ah³ jm¸neph¨p
Ip¯ns¡m¶ a\pjysâ aI³ Zmk¸s\
ImWpt¶.
Zmk¸³ ]dªp. ""hmkq sPbneo¶v
hcm³ Im¯ncn¡zmcp¶p Rm³. Ah³
Pbneos¶d§nbtÃ. Rm\h\pthWvSn Hcp I¯n
]Wnbn¨ns«mWvSv, A©psImÃw ap¼v.
AXnsâ Xpcps¼m¶p amän Im¨nsbSp¡Ww.''.
Ahsâ hm¡p tI«¸w Imcyw Ffp¸amsb¶p
tXm¶n. ]t£¦nev A{X Ffp¸ambncp¶nÃ,
Imcy§fv..
R§sS kwLw cWvSpsZhkw Im¯ncp¶n«m Ahs\
In«oXv. jm¸nev sN¶t¸m AhvsS¶v
t]mbncn¡Wv. shfp¸n\v cWvSpaWn¡v B¯dbnev
sISs¶md§Wv.
Im¡epw Xebv¡epw Icp¯cmb \mept]À.
Hä¡p¯m Zmk¸³. hbdpIodn IpSepame
]pd¯mbn.
hmkq¶v anWvSm¸änbnÃ. Xebv¡ev
\n¶hcv tXmÀ¯v hmbneaÀ¯n¸nSn¨ncp¶v.''
Ft´m a¯mbnbpsS IWvTanSdn.
""FÃmänepw km£nbmbn Rms\mWvSmcp¶p.
Ahsâ hbäo¶v tNmc NoäWXv Ct¸mgpw
Fsâ I¬ap¶nsemWvSv. F{X {ian¨n«pw
ad¡m³ ]äWnÃ..''.
FÃmw tI«p Ignªt¸mÄ CSdnb IWvTt¯msS
Ipdph¨³ Hcp tNmZysadnªp.
""BÀ¡pthWvSnbm \obv CsXms¡ sNbvXXv..
Ahsâ ssIsImWvSp acn¡m\mWv hn[nsb¦nev AXn\v
X¿mdmbncp¶p, Rm³. Ahs\ P\n¸n¨v
Hcp km[p kv{XobpsS PohnXw \in¸n¨h\tà Rm³...
AXns\mÅ in£ Rm\\p`hn¡Ww.''.
""]änà A¨mbm. A¨mbs\ R§Ä¡n\nbpw
thWw. Cu \mSn\p thWw. \m«mÀ¡p thWw. Ah³
t]mbtXmsS Cu \mSv c£s]«psh¶m R§fv IcpXtW.
Pbneo¶p h¶t¸m samXev Ah³ sImehnfnbpambn
\S¡WXm. \m«pImsc¦nepw c£s¸Ss«.
XÅbv¡pt]mepw Hcp t\cs¯ IªnsImSp¡m¯
Ahs\ BÀ¡p thWw A¨mbm. A¨mb³ Ft¶mSp
£an¡Ww. Cu XSn ChvSs¯ tNmdm. thWvSn h¶m
Pbnent¸mhm\pw Rm³ X¿mdmWv. F\n¡p taep
Iogvt\m¡m\nÃtÃm A¨mbm...''.
a¯mbn I®p XpS¨p. Ipdph¨³ Ahsâ
hm¡pIÄ tI«v hnImcm[o\\mbn.
""\o¿v. \ns¶ R§¡p thWw a¯mbn.
F\n¡p thWw. Cu IpSpw_¯n\p thWw. \ns¶ Rm\mÀ¡pw
hn«psImSp¡qe. \o¿v Ft¶mSv ]dªXncn¡s«.
C\nbnXv BtcmSpw ]dbcpXv. Aht\m t]mbn. Ahs\ HmÀ¯v
Icbm\mcm HÅXv. _p²n{`aw _m[n¨ IeymWntbm?''.
Ipdph¨³ H¶p \ndp¯n. F¶n«p XpSÀ¶p;
BtcmsS¶nÃmsX:
""F¶mepw Ah³ Ns¯¶p tI«¸w
Fsâ CS s\©ps]m«nsbSm..''.
cmhnsâ \ni_vZXbn AhÀ cWvSmfpw Dd¡w
ImWm¯ a\pjycmbn A§s\ Ccp¶p. F{X t\csa¶dnbnÃ.
au\w AhÀ¡nSbn HcÚmX km£nbmbn
\nesImWvSp.
GXm\pw \nanjs¯ au\w `RvPn¨psImWvSp a¯mbn tX§n.
""Ct¸mgpw Ahsâ tNmc Fsâ ssIbnepWvSv
A¨mbm. F{X IgpInbmepw t]mIm¯ tNmc''. AbmÄ CSs\©ps]m«n
tX§p¶XpIWvSv Ipdph¨³ Ahsâ incÊnÂ
sasà XtemSn Bizkn¸n¨p. |
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