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CXm.......GXp \nanjhpw s\©p Xs¶ s]m«psa¶ AhØbn \n¡p¶ Hcmsf k¦Â¸n¨p t\m¡q. AbmsfgpXnt¸mIp¶, AbmfpsS sh{]mf§fpsS km£y]{Xambn Cu IYsb I­m aXn.

Ft¸mgpw XWp¯p InS¡p¶ Hcp {Kmaw. AXn¶I¯qsS Gsd¡mew hfªp Xncnªp aSp¯ Smdn« tdmUv Zni sXän GtXm aebpsS ASnhmct¯¡v kZm ]nW§nt¸mIp¶p­v. tdmUnsâ Dbcw IqSnb `mK¯mWv AizXnbpsS hoSv. Cu {Kmaw Hcn¡Â Adnbs¸«Xv FtXm `KhXnbpsS t]cnÂ. ASp¯ Imew hsc ]mÀ«n {Kmasa¶dnbs¸«p.                                                                        

\Kc¯nse _mÀ tlm«en cm{XnþASp¡f¡mc\mbncp¶ Rm³, ]I hn{ian¡ms\mcnSw GsX¦nepsamcp Ip{Kma¯nemImsa¶p Nn´n¨Xns\ XpSÀ¶mWv ChnsS F¯nbsX¶p kqNn¸n¡s«. Ae£y e£yhpambmWv SuWn \n¶pw _Êp IbdnbXv. Ahkm\ tÌms¸¯p¶Xn\p ap¼v At\zjn¡pt¼mÄ am{Xambncp¶p Adnbp¶Xv;AizXnbpsS {Kmaw F¶ t]cn HcnSaps­¶v. C¯cw Hcp {Kaw Btcbpw, Btcbpw BIÀjn¡psa¶v \n§Ä¡pw Duln¡mw.

          t]cnsâ BIÀjIXz¯nte¡v NmSnbnd§p¶ kab¯mWv B hÀjs¯ Fähpw IqSpX ag e`n¨ Znhkap­mbXv. B ag c­mgv¨tbmfw GhcptSbpw Dd¡w sISp¯nbXv Bcpw ad¡m³ hgnbnÃ. Fs¶ Im¯p InS¶Xp t]msebmbncp¶p AizXnbpsS sXm«Sp¯v F\n¡pÅ hoSv  Xnc¡pIÄ¡nSbn ]cp§n \n¶ncp¶Xv. c­p hoSn\panSbn Hcp sImSpw ImSp ImWmw. Xosc sNdpXv. amhv, ]vfmhv, ]pfn, s\Ãn XpS§n FtXm hr£kvt\ln \«p ]nSn¸n¨ sIm¨p h\hpw AXp\pÅn Hcp ]s£, AbmÄ Xs¶ Pohn¨p aSp¯ Npacnsâ HmÀ½Itfbpw A\p`hs¸Sp¶p­v.

          Cu ImgvN kzev]w t]Snbp­m¡p¶psh¶v hoSnsâ DSaØt\mSp kqNn¸n¨t¸mÄ AbmÄ ss[cyw X¶Xv t]Snt¡­, ASp¯ ho«n  AizXnbp­v F¶mWv. Asæn Xs¶ Rm³ t]Sn¡m³ h¶XÃsÃm. \Kc¯n \n¶p Zqsc ]Iepd¡w thWw . A{X Xs¶.

          Xmakw XpS§n Hcmgv¨bmbn«pw F\n¡v AizXnbpsS ho«n¶I¯p \n¶pw Btcbpw shfnbn ImWm³ IgnªnÃ. AhnNmcnXambn At§m«p t\m¡pt¼mÄ Imäpw shbnepw CS IeÀ¶p Ifn¡p¶Xp am{Xta B apä¯p I­pÅq.  ]Iepd¡w BtLmjn¡ms\¶ t]cn Hscmfnhp PohnX¯nsâ at\mLS\tbmsS _mdnsâ Nph¶ ASp¡fbn \n¶pw ]mªp hcp¶ Rm³ AbÂ]¡¡msc hmkvXh¯n DÄs¡mÅm\pw sshInbncq¶p. (A[nIw ]n¶neÃm¯ Hcp Ime¯v Hcp AbÂ]¡¡mc\pw F´n\v,. Fsâ `mcybv¡p t]mepw DÄs¡mÅm\mhm¯h\mbncp¶p Rms\¶Xv IYbv¡p ]pd¯p \n¶p hmbn¡pasÃm.)

AbÂ]¡¡mscsbms¡ kzm`mhnIambn ASp¯dnbmw F¶p Nn´n¡p¶ GtXm ]I thf Dd¡¯n \n¶pw Rm³ sR«nbpWÀ¶p. Hcp sIm¨p Ipªnsâ hÃmsX aqÀ¨bpÅ Ic¨nÂ......          NmSnsbWoäv AizXnbpsS ho«nte¡v sNhn h«w ]nSn¨p. Ic¨nensâ XmfmßIamb BhÀ¯\w .

          sXm«Sp¯v XIÀ¶p InS¡p¶ NpacpIÄ¡pÅn \ns¶¶t]mse {]I¼\ap­m¡ns¡m­v Ic¨n tX§embn amdpIbpw ko¡mcan«v AhnShnsS Id§n¯ncnbp¶ agbnte¡Xv ebn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Ct¸mfm Ic¨n Fsâ s\©n\I¯mWp h«w Npäp¶Xv. Dd¡w apdnªXnsâ \ock¯n P\eS¨v ho­pw ab§m³ {ian¡pt¼mÄ AtX Ic¨n ......................

          Ipd¨p t\ct¯¡p IqSn P\ Xpd¡msX sNhn IqÀ¸n¨p. CSbnset¸mtgm Rm³ P\       CSn¨p Xpd¶ncp¶p.                                                                                    NmSnbnd§m³ {ian¡pt¼mÄ F\n¡`napJambn«pÅ AizXnbpsS P\ Xpd¡s¸«v             AgnIÄ¡nSbneqsS Hcp sIm¨p apJw cq]s¸«p.

                   At½ .....................                                                                      Rm\dnbmsX \nehnfn¨p.sNdnsbmcnSthfbv¡p tijw icocw hndbv¡pIbpw Xebv¡Iw hnd§en¡pIbpw sNbvXp. hmXn Xpd¶v Rm³ sXdn¡pIbmWp­mbXv. hmXn XIÀ¯v Xpd¡p¶Xv F´ns\¶t\zjn¨v asämcp sXm« ho«nse ]nÅkmÀ HmSn h¶p.

          Hcp Ip«nbpsS Ic¨n tI« Imcyw ]dbm\mbn Rm³ Xe sh«n¡pt¼mÄ B P\ ASªncp¶p. At§m«p t\m¡n Icbmt\ IgnªpÅq,Ipd¨p t\cw. H¶pw kw`hn¡m¯Xp t]mse ]nÅkmÀ iz´w ho«nte¡v Ibdnt¸mbn. CSbv¡v ]nÅkmÀ Xncnªp \n¶v  Nncn¨p.

                   “Xm³ t]mbn InS¶pd§tSm.. AXv ............  AizXnbpsS Xamibm…”                                         Dd§m³ IgnªnÃ. {ian¨panÃ..

apÅpIÄ \ndª kmbmÓamWv A¶p­mbXv. _mdnte¡p ]pds¸tS­ thf AizXnsb Ipdn¨pÅ Nn´IÄ¡nSbn Ahyàamb Bi¦Ifpw AXn{Ian¨p Ibdnbncp¶p.

B apä¯v AizXnbpw A½sb¶p tXm¶n¡p¶ Hcp kv{Xobpw hfsc kzm`mhnIambn Ifn¡p¶p. Hcp s\mSn, A¶s¯ bm{X d±m¡nbmtemsb¶v Nn´n¨p. Fsâ lrZb kqNnI B apä¯p Xs¶ XncnbpIbmWv.

          AhÄ, ]ndIn ssIsI«n hfsc Kuch¯nemWp \S¸v. CSbv¡v AhfpsS A½ hfsc `hyXbmÀ¶v  Hcp sFkv_mÀ \o«p¶p. AXv A[nImct¯msS ]nSn¨p hm§n XnI¨pw A{]Xo£nXambn \o«n hnfn¨p................

\n¶ \n¸n F{]ImcamWv HcmÄ CÃmXmIp¶sX¶v Rm³ AXnibs¸«p..........                    Rm³ \n¡p¶bnSw iq\yambXmbn tXm¶n.

Hcp sIm¨p Ipªv \mev¸Xp IS¶ Fs¶ kplrt¯sb¶p hnfn¡p¶Xnsâ Akzm`mhnIXbnte¡mWv Rms\dnbs¸«Xv. _mdn F{Xbpw s]s«s¶¯n,Ac­ sh«¯n A\pkcWtbmsS hnbÀ¯v CÃmXmIm³ Rm³ Ct¶cw XnSp¡s¸«p.

          F¶me¶v ASp¡fbpsS DjvW¯n\v Hmcw tNÀ¶v FÃm D¯chmZn¯z§fn \n¶pw amdn \n¡mt\ IgnªnÅp. ]ntä¶p Ime¯v t]mcpt¼mÄ ASp¡fbnepÅ Fsd ]gInb {Sm³knÌÀ ssIbnseSp¯p. hmkvXh¯n HcmgvNbpsS ]I hmk¯n\v XpS¡¯nse¦nepw D­mtI­ Bthiw ImWmªp Xs¶bmWv tdUntbm ssI¡em¡nbXv.

          F^v. Fw . _lf¯n InS¶pd§pIsb¶ ]gb ioe¯nte¡v Gsd [rXntbmsS A¶p Rm³ Ibdn¡nS¶p. A[nI t\cw IgnªnÃ,D½d hmXnen Btcm AaÀ¯nbSn¡p¶p. Dd¡¨Shns\ hIªp amän hmXn Xpd¡pt¼mÄ AXnibn¡mXncn¡m³ IgnªnÃ.

ap¶n AhÄ.....................                                                                              sXm«p ]ndIn ]nÅkmÀ.AhÀ¡p ]n¶n Xosc ]cnNbanÃm¯hcpsS \ngepIÄ

        hmb Xpd¶Xv ]nÅkmdmsW¦nepw kwkmcn¨Xv AhfmWv.

 ""\msfbmWv ]¯mw Ivfmknse ]ntÅÀ¡v ]co£. Fsâ tN«\pw Cu ]nÅkmdnsâ aI\psams¡ ]Tn¡m\pÅXm.C§s\ D¨¯n tdUntbm sh¡ms\m¶pw ]änÃ.""

Hcp¯ct]¸À IodnsbdnªXn\p kaw Rm³ D½d¸Snbn IjvW§fmbn hoWp.

          BZyambn, ASp¯p ImWp¶ AhfpsS {]mbaf¡m³ {ian¨p. F´mbmepw A©p              hbÊn A[nIamInÃ.

          h¶Xnsâ Cc«n AXnibw XoÀ¯v t\Xmhv Hcp hgn¡pw PmY FXnÀ hgn¡pw Xncn¨p           t]mIp¶pXp a\Ênem¡m\pÅ kzØXsbm¶pw At¶cw F\n¡p­mbncp¶nÃ.

Dd§m³ Ignbm¯ Zn\w.....................................                                

          aWn¡qdpIÄ Ignªv a\sÊm¶v XWp¯t¸mgmWp {i²n¨Xv, Hcnfw Imäv Ipd¨p t\cambn hmXn¡ep­v. sasà hmXn Xpd¡m³ {ian¡pIbmWv...........]n¶mse ]pÅnbpSp¸n«v, apJ¯v sFkv hmcnt¯¨v ... Ahfpw.

          ka{]mb¡mscmsS¶ t]mse ]cnNbs¸Sms\¶ a«n AhfpsS t\À¡v ssI \o«n. D¨¯nepÅ hÀ¯am\w AhfpsS icoc¯n \n¶mWp hcp¶sX¶pÄs¡mÅm³ Gsd kabsaSp¯p.

""tN«³ BßlXy sN¿m³ h¶XmtWm... A§s\bmWv BÄ¡mscms¡ ]dbp¶Xv.                   ap¼v ChnsS Xmakn¨ tN«\pw AXn\mWp h¶Xv. A§s\bmsW¦nev....\n§fv \msf           apXÂ ChnsS Xmakn¡m³ ]änÃ.""

Ccp hit¯¡p ]n¶ns¡«nb apSnbpsS Cf¡¯nembncp¶p Fsâ {i² apgph\pw. C{Xbpw Xo£vWambn Hcp sIm¨p Ip«n¡v asämcmsf t\m¡m³ Ignbptam........

A¼c¸p sIm­v Fsâ icocw hnd¨p XpS§nbncp¶p.  Bi¦IfpsS IÃpIÄ ]mIn , AhÄ s]mSp¶s\ AZriybmbn.

£oWw ImcWw A¶v \Kc¯nte¡pÅ Nn´ Dt]£n¨p. shfnbnse cm{Xn¡mgvNIÄ¡mbn hmXn Xpd¶n«v InS¡pt¼mÄ PohnX¯nemZyambn Rm³ F¶nte¡p Xpdn¨p t\m¡n.

          XoÀ¨mbmbpw Rms\¯ns¸«Xv BßlXy sN¿m³ Xs¶bmtWm.....

shfnbnte¡v Cd§ntbmSm³ B{Kln¡pt¼mÄ tam´mb¯n \n¶pw NmSp¶ ]q¨sb t]m AizXn Hcp samss_ sh«hpambn Ibdn h¶p. AhÄ kz´w apJt¯¡v sh«an«v s]m«n¨ncn¨t¸mÄ Rm³ t]Sn¨p \nehnfn¡pIbmsW¶dnªv hÃm¯ PmfyXbp­mbn.

          XpSÀ¶p Nn´n¡m³ Xosc kabw XcmsXbmbncp¶p, AhÄ P\temc¯p sN¶v AhfpsS ho«papät¯¡v Xpdn¨p t\m¡n hndbv¡m³ XpS§nbXv.

          shfn¨w \ndª apä¯v kpµc\mb Hcp sNdp¸¡mc³ At§m«pant§m«pw

 \S¡pIbmWv. Xn®bnÂ, ImÂap«pIfn apJaaÀ¯n AhfpsS A½bncn¡p¶p.I®pIfn Xo sImSp¯v AhÄ BtcmsS¶nÃmsX ]dªp XpS§n;

"".........IcbpIbmWv. A½bv¡v Icbmt\ Adnbq. tN«³ t\m¡ns¡m. apä¯qsS                            \S¡p¶ B sNdp¸¡mc\p­sÃm....AXmbXv Fsâ  Aѳ Ct¸mÄ A½sb                       Nhp«ns¯dn¸n¡pw. Imtem§pt¼mtg¡pw Npcp«n¸nSn¨ ]Ws¯ tX§enen«p Ipg¨v                  A½ hen¨dnbpw .A¨\Xv  F®n Xn«s¸Sp¯n H¶qsS A½sb Nhn«pw.

Fsâ A½ kmcn¯e¸psIm­v ]Xnhp t]mse I®p XpSbv¡pw. AXm......AÑs\hnsS...........? ImÀ ÌmÀ«m¡p¶Xp tI«ntÃ........

                   AI¯p t]Sn¨ncn¡p¶ Fsâ tN«\mWv Ct¸mÄ HmSn h¶v A½sb                      sI«n¸nSn¨p Icbp¶Xv. Rms\t¸mgpw sXmSnbnse Ccp«n Hfnªncn¡pIbmWp             ]Xnhv. C¶v \n§tfmsSmcp klmbw tNmZn¡m³ hs¶t¶bpÅq..............................""

.B ZrIvkm£n hnhcW¯nsâ Xo¨qfbn Id§pIbmbncp¶p, Rm³. Fsâ s\©I¯qsS hÃm¯ Iod XoÀ¯mWv Hcp Imdnsâ _lfw AI¶pt]mbXv.

H¶pw kw`hn¡m¯ a«n Nncn¡p¶ AizXn \evInb A¼c¸v sNdpXmbncp¶nÃ.

""Cu {Kma¯neptÅmscms¡ t]Sns¯m­·mcm. BßlXy sN¿m³ t]mtWmÀ¡v  ss[cyw IqSpw¶m  A½ ]dªXv. C\n Aѳ hcpt¼m..... R§sf  klmbn¡m³  hsczm....?""

AhÄ Ft¸mÄ Xncn¨p t]msb¶v AdnªnÃ. kzbw DÄs¡mÅm\mImsX C{Xtbsd B[ntbmsS Pohn¨ aWn¡qdpIÄ ap³]q­mbn«nÃ. (Zqscsbmcp {Kma¯nse, kpµcnbmb `mcysb Xosh¨p sImÃpIbpw sXfnhnÃm¯Xn\m tImSXn shdpsX hn«Xns\ XpSÀ¶v a\Êm£nbpsS ]pI¨n Xm§m³ sI¸nÃmsX AebpIbpw sN¿p¶ Hcp¯s\ , AXmbXv Fs¶ F´n\mWv Imew Cu ho«nse¯n¨sX¶v \n§Äs¡mcp]s£ Duln¡m³ Ignbpw)

          ASp¯ Znhkw ho­pahÄ hnkvab¯nsâ I\epambn h¶p. R\t¶cw,  Aán \mf¯n\pÅneqsS BImit¯¡p sXdn¨p t]mIpt¼mgpw ssIIq¸nbpÅ Hcp¯nbpsS I®ocnepw t\m«¯nepw Nmcambn InS¡pIbmbncp¶p.

""I®p Xpd¶p IoS¸mWtÃ............... Rm³ IcpXn, BßlXy sNbvXq¶v."".                    a\Ênse I\Â sISp¯m³ {iant¨m­v Rm³ ]ndp]ndp¯p.                           ""BßlXybv¡mWv Ct§m«p h¶sX¶v Ct¸msg\n¡p t_m[ymbn.. ]s£  t]Sn tXm¶p¶p.""

          ""At¿....... t]Sn¡mc\msÃ.... ]ns¶§\m R§SÑs\ icnbm¡vWXv...Fâ½bv¡v                 acn¡m\pw Pohn¡m\pw t]Syms{X. tN«s\ F´p sN¿pw¶m A½ tNmZn¡p¶Xv.""

{]XnIcWambn Fsâ lrZbw Xnf¨p adnªp................................................

          ""ASp¯ XhW Aѳ hcpt¼mÄ F\n¡v Fs´¦nepw sN¿m³ ]äpw. `mcysb Xobn«v                   Nhp«n sIm¶ Hcp¯\v NnesXms¡ \nÊmcambncn¡pw.""                          sR«temsSbmWv  AhÄ NmSnsbWoäsX¦nepw Nncnt¨m­mWv adªXv.

Bßmhn\pw icoc¯n\pw FXms­ms¡ ]cnhÀ¯\w hcp¶Xmbn tXm¶n. NcqcmIrXnbnepÅ apdnIÄ¡v hr¯ cq]w hcpIbpw BbXv Id§n¯pS§pIbpw sNbvXp.At¶csa\n¡v ssIImepIfpw Nn´bpsams¡ \jvSamIp¶Xmbn A\p`hs¸«p.                                                      t]mbXnsâ Cc«n thKXbn Xncn¨p h¶v AizXn Kuchw hnXdn NndIpIÄ IpSªp.

          ""Cs¶´mbmepw R§fp aq¶mfpw acn¡m³ Xs¶ Xocpam\n¨q¶m A½ ]dªXv. tN«s\ FhntS¦nepw Ifªm Ft¶w At½w \¶mbn t\m¡m¶ms{X A¨sâ Xocpam\w. \m«pImscsbms¡ Iq«n Hcp kacw sNbmXmtem¶m Rm³ Nn´n¡vWXv.""                           tN«s\ Ipdn¨pÅ kwib§Ä Fsâ {]Úsb t\mhn¡pt¼mÄ Hcp sImÅnao³ t]mse AhÄ Ccp«nte¡p s]mSnªp..........

          XqSÀ¶pÅ H¶p c­p Znhk§fn AizXnbpsS ho«n\I¯pw ]pd¯pw BÄe£Wap­mbncp¶nÃ. A{]Xo£nXambn Rm³ kzØ\mbncp¶p. Hcp thf, Cu BßlXy sN¿pt¶mcpsS ho«n \n¶pw Xmakw amäp¶Xns\ Ipdns¨ms¡ Nne Nn´IÄ hcmXncp¶nÃ.

aq¶mw \mÄ AizXn¡p«n Nncn¨p Iqgªp h¶p. BZyambn ,h¶]msS Fs¶ hmcnbW¨ IcbpIbpw Nncn¡pIbpw sNbvXp.                                                                 ""Fsâ tN«³ t]scgpXn¡mWn¨p.]¯nembn«pw BZymbn«m _p²ntbmsS t]scgpXp¶Xv. At½¶pw Fs¶ A¨q«o¶pw sXämsX hnfn¨p......................"".

          AhÄ BZyambn Hcp sIm¨p Ip«nbmIp¶Xntâbpw Fs¶ h«w Npäp¶Xntâbpw  kqKÔw   ]cnkcamsI \ndªp..............

""C\nsbâ½bv¡v Btcbpw H¶nt\bpw t]SoÃm¶v ]dªp.                                      Pohn¡m³ Xosc t]SoÃms{X...................."".

sXÃp t\cw IqSn B ]q¼mä Fs¶ sXm«pcp½pIbpw ]ns¶, Xncnªp t\m¡msX ]d¡pIbpap­mbn.

B cm{Xn apgph³ Rm³ P\temc¯p \n¶v                                                              Hcp Pohn¯nsâ ]pXnb XmfpIÄ hmbn¨p.

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