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kl-Xm-]-amtWm Ah³? tlbv AÃ. ]dy-s¸-Sm-sX, BtLm-jn-¡-s¸-Sm-sXt]mb h\y-amb kvt\l-¯nsâ Xpcp-¯m-W-h³. C¶pw B AÛpX Zo]n Ah³ kzbw DcpIn Xocp-I-bm-sW¶v ]d-ªm icnbmIptam.? CÃm-bn-cn-¡mw. Hcp ]s£ AXm-bn-cn¡mw Ahsâ Bkzm-Z-\-¯nsâ Pohn-X-s]m-cpÄ. F´p-sIm-m-bn-cn¡mw Ah³ kZm ]p©ncnXqIp-¶-Xv.? Nncn-bpsS ]cym-b-am-W-h³.
]{X-{]-hÀ¯-I-\m-bn-cp¶p. Ct¸m-gpw A§-s\-btÃ?
]¨-Ip-cp-¡nsâ \ndw a§p-¶Xv Ah\v thZ-\-bm-Wv. Nne-t¸mÄ Ak-l-\o-bhpw. Du«n-bpsS \\p¯ XWp-¸n-em-bmepw Pohn-Xs¯ ]¨]pÂNm-Sn-bm¡n. {]Ir-Xn-bpsS Xmfhn\ym-k-t¯bpw Bem-]-\-t¯bpw Ipdn¨v \nc-´cw Fgp-Xn. teJ-\-§Ä, hmÀ¯IÄ. ktlm-Z-c³ Ata-cn-¡-bn-te¡v D]-cn-]-T-\-¯n\v ]d-¶-t¸mgpw Ah³ Xsâ \mSn\v {]W-bn¨p \n¶p., ]pWÀ¶p\n-¶p.
cp kap-Zm-b-¯nepw km¼-¯n-I-Øn-Xn-bn-epapÅ AÑ-\pw A½bpw \nc-´cw Ie-ln-¨p. AhÀ¡n-S-bn Ft¸mgpw Ah³ Hcp ]cn-k-am-]vXn-bpsS shfn-¨-ambn \n¶p I¯n. Nne-t¸mÄ Ah-cXv Xncn-¨-dn-ªp. Nne-t¸mÄ Adn-bm-sX-bpw.
Fw.-_n.-F.bv¡v ]Tn-¡p-t¼mÄ Hcp s]¬Ip«n Ahs\ {]W-bn-¨p. A¶v Ah\v {]W-b-¯nsâ kpKÔw Adn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. Ipd¨v Ignªv {lkz-amb Hcp tImgvkn\v \K-c-¯n-te¡v t]mbn Xncn¨p h¶-t¸mÄ Ah-\-h-sf-tXSn Ae-ªp. Is-¯m-\m-bn-Ã.
Hcp ]{X-k-t½-f-\-¯n\v Ah³ Hcp s]¬Ip-«nsb Ip. tlm«-ensâ t]mÀ«n-tIm-bn FIm-In-bmbn Ccn-¡p¶p AhÄ. Ah-fpsS au\w hmNm-e-am-bn., Ahs\ s]mXn-ªp. Ah³ t]cp ]d-ªp. AhÄ taÂhn-emkw \ÂIn. hnemkw hmbn-¨-t¸mÄ Ah-s\m¶v In\n-ªp. Pohn-X-¯nepw AhÄ GIm-In-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Ah³ AhÄ¡v I¯p-I-sf-gp-Xn. tIm¬shân-te-¡v. AhnsS ]e-t¸mgpw Ah-s\-¯n. BtLm-j-§Ä¡v Biw-k-IÄ t\À¶p. AhÄ Ah\v {]Wbw \nd¨ hcn-I-sf-gp-Xn. D¶X IpSpw-_-¯n P\n¨ AhÄ¡v Ipsd kz¯p-m-bn-cp-¶p. A]-I-S-¯n acn¨ AÑ\pw A½bv¡pw CS-bn AhÄ¡v {]mbw ]{´-v. ]s£ Bsc-s¡tbm X\n-¡p-s¶v AhÄ tamln-¨p. Aѳ kzcp-¡q-«nb `qan Ahsf A\m-Y-am-¡n. Ipd¨p hfÀ¶-t¸mÄ Ah-fpsS tNmZy-§Ä¡v adp-]-Sn-bmbn Ahsf Nne-cpsS ap¼n-te¡v Fdn-ªp-sIm-Sp-¯p. AhÀ Ahsf {hW-s¸-Sp-¯n. HSp-hn Cd-§n-tbm-Sn. tIm¬shânse saâ Bip-]-{Xn-bn F¯n.
FÃm-a-dn-ªn«pw AhÄ¡m-{i-b-am-I-W-sa¶v Ah\p tXm¶n. Ccp-{[p-h-§-fn-ep-apÅ AÑ\pw A½bpw At¸mÄ H¶mbn. AhÀ¡n-Sbnse¶pw I¯nb hnf¡v Fcnªp I¯n. HSp-hn Ah\pw tdmUn-te-¡v. dPn-ÌÀ Hm^o-knse tcJ-bn Ah\pw Ahfpw hnhm-ln-XÀ. Ahsf Zqsc-sb-dnª _Ô-§Ä hopw Ahs\ Xtem-Sn. \À¯-In-bmb AhÄ¡v {]apJ tÌPv tjm tImþ-HmÀUn-t\-ä-dpsS hntZi tjmbpw ]W-hp-ambncp¶p ]mcn-tXm-jn-Iw. AhÄ hnXp-¼n. Ah-fpsS ssI ]nSn¨v Ah³ HmSn. ]I-bpsS I®p-IÄ Ah³ Ip. imco-cnI ]oV\w Adn-ªp. Ah-fpsS asämcp _Ôp-hnsâ ASp-t¯¡v. Ahn-sS-sbcp ss{Uh-sd-bm-bn-cp¶p AhÀ¡m-hiyw. t]mIm-\n-S-an-Ãm-¯-h-\mbn Ah³ Ipd¨p Znhkw Ìnb-dnw-Kn IY-I-sf-gp-Xn. AhÄ hopw at\m \ne XIÀ¶ Ah-Ø-bn-em-bn. \K-c-§-fn- \n¶pw \K-c-§-fn-te-¡pÅ ]em-b-\-§Ä. At¸m-sgÃmw Xsâ {]nb-Xa F¶v Ah³ Bizmkw sImp. Fh-tSbpw AhÄ {]iv\-§-fp-m-¡n. kzØX \jvS-s¸« Ah\v Hcp tPmenbpw IrXy-ambn sN¿m-\m-bn-Ã. sat{Sm-bnse PohnX sNe-hp-IÄ¡mbn Ah³ sh´p-sIm-n-cp-¶p. Hcn-¡Â t]mepw AhÄ Ahs\ {]W-bn-¨nÃ. Xtem-Sn-bn-Ã. A\p-h-Zn-¨p-an-Ã. Ah-fpsS at\m\ne-bn AhÄs¡mcp tPmenbpw sN¿m-\m-Ip-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. cp-t]-cpw-IqSn ]e-t¸mgpw Ah-fpsS hnhmlw ¹m³ sNbvXp. ]ckyw \ÂIn. Btem-N-\-IÄ ]eXpw h¶p. AhÄ¡v kzoIm-cy-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. AhfpsS UnamâpIÄ sNdp-Xm-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. h¶ Btem-N-\-IÄ¡v ap¼n Ah³ Ah-fpsS Bcm-sW¶pw ]d-bp-sa¶v Btem-Nn-¨p. Un£W-dn-IÄ Xnc-ªp. kplr-¯p-¡sf kao-]n-¨p. Hcp hm¡pw Is-¯m-\m-bn-Ã.
Ah³ amK-kn-\p-thn ^nenw Ìmdp-Isf Ip. A`n-apJw sNbvXp. Ah-cpsS hÀWm-`-amb IY-I-sf-gp-Xn. kulr-Z-§-fpsS henb he-bp-m-bn. A`n-t\-Xm-¡fpw kmt¦-XnI {]hÀ¯-Icpw Kmb-Icpw ]{X-{]-hÀ¯-Icpw.......... \nc-h[n B¬ s]¬ kplr-¯p-IÄ. ]ecpw Ahs\ {]W-b-¯n-te¡v £Wn-¨p ]e-co-Xn-I-fnÂ.
Ah-fpsS GIm-´X NqSp ]IÀ¶Xv ]e-t¸mgpw AbÂhm-kn-IÄ¡m-bn-cp-¶p. ]e-tcmSpw {]iv\-§-fp-m-bn. amkw-tXm-dp-apÅ ^vfmäv amdepIÄ Hcn-¡Â ^vfmänsâ aq¶mw \ne-bn \n¶-hÄ NmSn. apdn-bnse Ahsâ Iw]yq-«dpw Umä-Ifpw I¯n-t¸m-bn. Ah³ Nncn-¨p-sImv kplr-¯p-¡-tfm-sSÃmw Ahs\ Bip-]-{Xn-bn-em-¡nb Imcyw ]d-ªp. NnInÕm ]Ww Is-¯m-\m-Im-¯-t¸mgpw Ah³ Nncn-¨p. Nncn-bmWv Ahsâ kwkm-cw. ]ucpj hnIm-c-§sf Ah³ aqSn-sh-¨p. \nc-h[n ¢_p-Ifpw s]¬ kplr-¯p-¡-fp-ap-m-bn«pw Ah³ X\n¨p Xs¶ \S-¶p. hnhm-ln-X-\m-bn«pw c£m-IÀ¯m-hn-s\-t¸mse AhÄ¡mbn Nncn-¨p-sImv Fcn-ªp. AhÄ¡mbn \nc-h[n kwL-«-\-§-fn AI-s¸-«p. AhÄ¡-h³ AÑ\pw A½-bp-am-bncp¶p. PohnX-¯nsâ B{i-b-hpw.
Ahsâ AÑ\pw A½bpw thÀ]n-cn-ªp. \m«n-se-¯nb Ah³ hopw BZy-ambn Xt¶mSv {]Wbw At]-£n¨ s]¬Ip-«nsb Ip. AhÄ GIm-In-bmbn Du«n-bpsS XWp-¸n Im¯n-cn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.