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FÃmän\pw hyàhpw IrXyhpamb
\S]Sn{Ia§fpWvSv, ]cntim[\IfpWvSv, AwKoImc§Ä
t\tSWvSXpWvSv. ]t£ \S]Sn{Ia§Ä
]men¡p¶Xn\p ]Icw ]Whpambn Hm^okpIÄ
Ibdnbnd§p¶ GÀ¸mSv am{XanÃ.
HcnS¯pw Bscbpw {]oXns¸Sp¯mt\m
kzm[o\n¡mt\m {iant¡WvSXnÃ.
Hcp Hm^okdpsSbpw ap¶n \½psS
\m«nset¸mse HmÑm\n¨p
\nÂt¡WvSXnÃ. Bhiyw \ymbsa¦nÂ
km[n¨pIn«pw. sNt¿WvS Imcy§Ä
hniZambn ]dªpXcpw. \S¸nÃm¯
Imcy§Ä "\S¡nÃ'
F¶ adp]Sn e`n¡pw, ImcWhpw hyàam¡pw.
shdpsX IqSpXÂ kabw ]mgm¡nbn«p
ImcyanÃ. ]e Hm^okpIfnsebpw tkh\§Ä
Ct¸mÄ "Hm¬sse³' Bbn
km[n¨pIn«pIbpw sN¿pw.
]pXpXmbn Atacn¡bnse¯nb
Hcp bphmhpw Abmsf klmbn¡ms\¯nb
aebmfn kplr¯pambn \S¶ ckIcamb kw`mjWw
HmÀan¡p¶p. sNdp¸¡mc³
hfsc kzImcyambn kplr¯nt\mSp ]dªp,
"Afnbm, Hcp Id¼ns¸®mWp
ss{UhnwKv sSÌn\p hcp¶Xv.' (B{^n¡³
Atacn¡³ hwiPsc Atacn¡³
aebmfn hntijn¸n¡p¶Xv A§s\bmWv)
"Hcp Ccp]Xp tUmfÀ AhfpsS ssIbne§p
]nSn¸n¨mtem?'
"Ccp]Xp tUmftdm?'
kplr¯v tNmZn¨p.
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t]mtc? Afnb AXp \m«nse IW¡\pkcn¨v
Bbncw cq]bm...' Aªqdp cq] sImSp¯v
\m«n CâÀ\mjWÂ
ss{Uthgvkv ssek³kv kwLSn¸n¨p
h¶ncn¡p¶ hncpX\mWbmÄ.
"F´n\m Ccp]Xm¡p¶Xv,
\qdp tUmfÀ AhÄ¡§p sImSp¡v.
At¸mÄ \o hnhcadnbpw.' \m«nse
A\p`hwh¨v A{Xbpw [ocX ImWn¨ncps¶¦nÂ
Ah³ XoÀ¨bmbpw AI¯mIpambncp¶p.
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hyànIÄ¡v \ymbambn e`nt¡WvS
tkh\§Ä e`n¡m³ Hcp Hm^oknepw
]Wtam kzm[o\tam D]tbmKnt¡WvSXnÃ
F¶ hyhØnXn a\pjymhImis¯¸änbpÅ
Aht_m[¯nÂ\n¶v DÛhn¡p¶XmWv.
"Id]vj³'
F¶ Cw¥ojv ]Z¯nsâ IrXy]cn`mjbmb
PoÀWX F¶ hm¡pXs¶bmWv
\½psS \m«nse ØnXnhntijs¯
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bpàw. kÀ¡mcptZymK§fpsS
GWn¸SnIfn BZyt¯Xp apXÂ
apIfäwhsc kÀhhym]nbmbn¯oÀ¶n«pÅ
PoÀWX. ]©mb¯v, hntÃPv,
Xmeq¡v Hm^okpIÄ, IfIvStdäv,
BÀSnH Hm^okv F¶n§s\ FhnsS
GXp Imcykm[y¯ns\¯nbmepw AgnaXnsb¶
PoÀWXbpsS amen\yw hym]n¨ncn¡p¶XmWtÃm
ImWpI. Hcp t\cs¯ `£Ww Ign¡m³thWvS
\nkmc s]³j³XpI ]mkm¡nsbSp¡ms\¯p¶
km[phnt\mSp apXÂ "kvamÀSvknän'
\S¯n¸pImtcmSphsc Imip IW¡p]dªp
hm§m³ sshZKv[yw t\Snb a\kpIÄ
F§s\bmWv \mSnsâ hnIk\¯n\p
apX¡q«mhpI? \nÀ`mKyhimÂ
AhcmWtÃm \½psS \mSnsâ
`mKt[bw \nÀWbn¡p¶hÀ!
F¶m AgnaXntbmSp kÔnsN¿nsö
\nÝbZmÀVyw P\§Ä ]peÀ¯nbmÂ
PoÀWX _m[n¨ a\kpIsf \nebv¡p\nÀ¯m\mIpw.
tas¼mSn:
BÀSnH Hm^oknÂ
\mepaWn¡qÀ Im¯ncp¶n«pw
Imcyw km[n¡msX \ncmibmb ho«½
HSphn Hm^oksd IWvSv KXy´canÃmsX
tIWp, "kmtd cmhnse apXÂ Rm\nhnsS
Ccn¡p¶XmWv. Fsâ ssek³kv
]pXp¡n¯¶m D]Imcambn.'
"FÃmhcpw
ChnsS Xnc¡pÅhÀXs¶bm.
\n§Ä t]mbn D¨Ignªp hm.'
ho«nÂ
t]mbn aS§nhcnI A{]mtbmKnIambXn\mÂ
B kab¯v aIs\mcp {In¡äv _mäv
hm§msa¶p IcpXn ASp¯pÅ
ISbnte¡p Ibdn. AhÀ IS¡mct\mSp
]dªp, "{In¡äv _mäv.'
]dªXv AÂ]w
]cpjamtbm F¶ kwib¯n AhÀ
hniZoIcn¨p, "BÀSnH Hm^oknencp¶v
£asI«n«mWp hcp¶Xv.
AXpsImWvSmWv.'
IS¡mc³
tNmZn¨p, "_mäv s]mXnbtWm AtXm
CXpwsImWvSv t\tc BÀSnH Hm^oknÂ
t]mIm\mtWm?'
AXtà AXnsâsbmcp kv]ncnäv?
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\m«nÂ
Ah[ns¡¯pt¼mÄ XnbädnepÅ
GsX¦nepw \Ã kn\na ImWm³ a\kphbv¡mdpWvSv.
hÀj¯nsemcn¡Â am{Xw e`n¡p¶
BUw_camWXv. C¯hW AXn\p {ian¨t¸mÄ
tI«p, XnbädpImcpsS ]WnapS¡mWt{X.
]Icw ASp¯nsS dneokmb GsX¦nepw kn\nabpsS
UnhnUn BImsa¶p IcpXn. cRvPn¯nsâ
Nn{XambXpsImWvSv \¶mbncn¡psa¶
{]Xo£bn "kv]ncnäv' sXcsªSp¯p.
{]Xo£ sXänbnÃ. aebmfnbpsS
aZytkhbpsS ]Ým¯e¯n aZymkànsb
kw_Ôn¨ Hcp kam\yX¯zw iàambpw
Iem]cambpw BhnjvIcn¨ncn¡p¶Xp
IWvSt¸mÄ ssIbSn¡m³ DÄt{]cW
tXm¶n.
BZyta
]dbs«, CsXmcp kn\nam \ncq]WaÃ.
kv]ncnänsâ ]Ým¯e¯nÂ
\½psS aZykwkvImcs¯¸än
Nn´n¨pt]mbXmWv. kv]ncnänÂ
ImWn¨n«pÅXpt]mse, _nhtdPkv
tImÀ]tdjsâ hnev]\imebv¡p
ap¼n A¨S¡t¯msS
ZoÀLt\cw Iyq \n¡p¶
km[mcW aebmfnbpsS ioes¯¸än
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icnbmWtÃm F¶p bm{Xbv¡nSbnÂ
AXp t\cn«pIWvSt¸mÄ tXm¶n.
IyqhnÂ\n¶p In«p¶ DXv]¶w
Ign¨n«p \S¯p¶ Iem]cn]mSnIfpsS
Zriy§Ä NneÀ ]IÀ¯n
bp Syq_n C«ncn¡p¶Xpw
IWvSn«pWvSv. F¶mÂ, AsXm¶pw
_nhtdPkv tImÀ]tdjsâ I¨hSw
XpS§nbXn\p tijapWvSmbn«pÅ
{]Xn`mkaÃtÃm.
IpSn¨p
t_m[wsI«p cm{Xn Dds¡ ]m«pw]mSn
hgnbneqsS sX¶ns¯¶n t]mIp¶hscbpw
CjvSanÃm¯hcpsS hoSn\p ap¶nse¯pt¼mÄ
AXp ÇoeaÃm¯ ]mcUnbm¡n
amäp¶hscbpw hgnbn X«nadnªv
HmSbn hoWpInS¡p¶hscbpsams¡
sNdp¸wapXte IWvSn«pWvSv. F¶mÂ,
jm¸nse aZy]m\cwKw kn\nabn Nn{XoIcn¡pt¼mgpw
AX\pkcn¨p aZy]m\ ]mT§Ä kzPohnX¯nÂ
]IÀ¯pt¼mgpw ]men¡p¶
IpSnbpsS ssieoIcn¡s¸« "sa¯tUmfPn'
\½psS \m«pImÀ¡p
am{Xw kz´amWv.
¥mknÂ
Ht¶m ctWvSm s]Kv aZysamgn¨p _m¡n
shÅw \nd¨p izmkw]nSn¨v HäbSn!
jm¸nemsW¦n HSphnsemcp
Noäpw ]äpsa¦nsemcp Xp¸pw.
ASp¯ncn¡p¶ ]m{X¯nÂ\n¶Â]w
"S¨nwKvkv' sXm«p \mhnÂ
hbv¡p¶tXmsS Iemis¡m«mbn.
]ns¶ Iemtaf XpS§pIbmbn.
Aev]wIqSn
]cnjvImcnbmb IpSnbs\bmWp kn\nabn AhXcn¸n¡p¶sX¦nÂ,
cWvSp s]Kv Hgn¨n«v sFkvIyq_v C«v
ssÌem¡pw. F¶n«v Hä¸nSn¸ocpXs¶.
Ipdª kabwsImWvSv IqSpXÂ AI¯m¡n
^nämIm³ (AtXm A¬^ntäm)
{ian¡p¶ coXn¡v "HmkvIÀ'
DsWvS¦n AXp e`n¡pI \½psS
\m«nse Cu Iem]cn]mSn¡mhpw. ^etam?
kmaqlyhncp² s]cpamä§fnte¡pw
IpSpw_kam[m\w XIÀ¡p¶ XÃpsImÅn¯c¯nte¡papÅ
thj¸IÀ¨.
Cu {]iv\¯nte¡mWp
cRvPn¯nsâ kv]ncnäv hncÂNqWvSp¶Xv.
taml³emensâ IYm]m{Xamb cLp\µ³
AanX aZy]m\mkànaqew _u²nIþam\knI
Xe§fn A]`rwi]mXbnte¡p hgpXnhogp¶Xp
hnImc\nÀ`camb cwK§fneqsSbmWp hc¨pIm«p¶Xv.
AXpey{]Xn`bmbn«pw hnImc\nb{´Ww
AbmÄ¡v Akm[yamIp¶p, Xocpam\saSp¡Â
sXämb coXnbnemhp¶p. icnbpw sXäpw
\nÀWbn¡p¶Xn ]nghp
]äp¶p. sshImcnI {]XnIcW§Ä
AXncphn«pt]mIp¶p. Chsbms¡
AbmfpsS kmaqly_Ô§fn hnÅepIÄ
hogv¯p¶p. F{X Iem]cambpw hnizk\obhpambn«mWp
kwhn[mbI³ Ah Nn{XoIcn¨n«pÅXv!
cLp\µsâbpw
aocbpsSbpw Zm¼Xy_Ôw XIÀ¶Xpw
aZy]m\¯nsâ ]mÀiz^eamsW¶
ktµiw hywKysa¦nepw hyàamWv.
Chsbms¡¯s¶bmWp aZymkàn¡v
ASnas¸Sp¶ FÃmhcnepw kw`hn¡pIsb¶p
cRvPn¯v `wKy´tcW NqWvSn¡m«p¶p.
Hcp kplr¯v
Ah[n¡p \m«nse¯nbt¸mÄ
GXm\pw kl]mTnIsf kXvIcn¡m³ tlm«ente¡p
Im«ns¡mWvSpt]mbXv HmÀahcp¶p.
_mÀtlm«embncp¶XpsImWvSv
aZyw HmÀUÀ sN¿m³
FÃmhcpw AXypÕmlw Im«n.
AcaWn¡qdn\pÅn AI¯m¡nbXv
12,000 cq]bpsS aZyambncp¶p. 'H¯pIn«nbXtÃ
X«ntb¡mw' F¶ a«nÂ
IpSn¨v \mhv Ipgªv, H¨¸mSpWvSm¡n,
dÌdânencp¶ kIescbpw shdp¸n¨v,
t]cn\p `£Whpw AI¯m¡n kulrZkt½f\w
]ncnªp. hntij§Ä ]¦ph¨p
\Ã `£Ww kzmtZmsS Ign¨p kt´mjt¯msSbpw
kwXr]vXntbmsSbpw ]ncntbWvS kplrZvkwKaamWp
aZy]m\mkànbn IpfwtXmWvSnbXv.
A[zm\n¨pWvSm¡p¶Xpw
ISwhm§p¶Xpw Cc¶phm§p¶XpsaÃmw
aZy¯n\mbn sNehgn¨p hyànPohnXhpw
IpSpw_PohnXhpw \cIXpeyam¡p¶ aWnb³
F¶ IYm]m{Xs¯ cRvPn¯v AhXcn¸n¡pt¼mÄ
\½psS tIcfob kmlNcy¯nsâ
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At\I tImSnIfpsS em`w kÀ¡mcn\p
t\Sns¡mSp¡p¶ _nkn\kv km{amPy¯nsâ
s]cpw`Þmcw \ndbv¡p¶hcnÂ
HcmÄ þ aWnb³. \n§fmWbmÄ.
_nhtdPkv
tImÀ]tdj³ tÌmdn\p ap¶nÂ
Iyq \n¡p¶ F{Xtbm t]cpsS
{]Xn_nw_amWXv. AhcpsSsbms¡ `mcyamcpw
Ip«nIfpw A\p`hn¡p¶ am\knIhyYIÄ
aWnbsâ IpSpw_Zriy§fneqsS t{]£Ia\knte¡p
kw{Ian¸n¡m³ IgnªXmWp
Nn{X¯nsâ t\«w. IemImcs\bpw
_p²nPohnsbbpw ]Wn¡mcs\bpw ]WnbnÃm¯hs\bpw
Hcpt]mse hcnªpapdp¡p¶ h³hn]¯mbn
aZy]m\mkànsb AhXcn¸n¨ncn¡p¶
kv]ncnäv a\xkm£nsb t\mhn¡p¶
Nne tNmZy§fpw DbÀ¯p¶p.
Sn\n
tSmansâ _mÀ Aä³UÀ
cLp\µt\mSv D¶bn¡p¶ tNmZyw
kpt_m[apÅhsâ am{Xw hnthIamWv.
"kmdnt¸mÄ As©®ambn.
Ct¸mt¸mbn B {]iv\¯nenSs]StWm?'
AXn\p sNhnsImSp¡msX {]iv\§Ä
krãn¨ AbmtfmSp ]dbp¶tXm? "km[mcWKXnbnÂ
AXp sN¿p¶Xn\p ap¼p kmsdm¶v
BtemNn¡pw. B BtemN\bmWv kvtamfnsâ
tate CÃmWvSmhp¶Xv.' HSphnÂ
tNmZn¡p¶, "CXn§s\ F{XImew
t]mIpw kmtd?'’F¶ Nm«pfn Ipdn¡psImÅp¶Xpambn.
"X¶n \ndbp¶, X¶nÂ\n¶p
{]kcn¡p¶, kvt\ls¯¡mÄ
D·mZZmbnbmb asämcp elcnbpw Bcpw
C¶phsc Hcp Ip¸nbnepw \nd¨n«nÃ.'
þ cLp\µsâ B `cXhmIyw kv]ncnäv
F¶ Nn{X¯n\v Bib]camb ]qÀWXtbIpIbpw
sNbvXp.
t\ct¯
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tcmKambn ]cnKWn¨p NnInÕnt¡WvSXnsâ
A\nhmcyXsb¸än Nn´n¡m³
iàambn t{]cn¸n¡p¶,
kv]ncnän\p aZy¯ns\Xncmb {]NmcW§Ä¡p
t\XrXzw \ÂIp¶ {]Øm\§fpw
kwLS\Ifpw F´psImWvSv Hcp AhmÀUv
\ÂIp¶Xns\¸än Nn´n¨nÃ
F¶v AZv`pXw tXm¶n. kn\nabv¡v
AhmÀUp \ÂIp¶ ]Xnhv X§Ä¡nÃ
F¶v AhÀ Hcp]t£ ]dbpambncn¡pw.
F¶mÂ,
AhÀ apdpsI¸nSn¡p¶
Hcp aqey¯nsâ {]kàn C{Xbpw
Iem]cambpw Xo{hambpw kaqla[y¯nÂ
AhXcn¸n¨bmÄ¡v AwKoImcw
\ÂIp¶Xv DNnXwXs¶bmWv. aZyhncp²
{]hÀ¯\§sf t{]mÕmln¸n¡pt¼mÄ
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AXnsâsbmcp kv]ncnäv!
tas¼mSn:
cWvSp
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AÂ]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ HcmÄ
Dds¡ Aedn: ""Zm hWvSn aXnenÂ
CSn¡m³t]mIp¶p. thKw hWvSn
\nÀs¯Sm.'' ImÀ iànbmbn
aXnenenSn¨p cWvSpt]cpw Bip]{Xnbnembn.
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]dªp: ""aXnen hWvSnbnSn¡m³
t]mIps¶¶p Rm³ Aednhnfn¨p
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kplr¯v
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ImtdmSn¨ncp¶Xv.''
kÀ¡mÀ Adnbp¶Xn\v...13
hnIk\]mXbn AXnthKw
k©cn¡m³ sh¼Â sImÅp¶
tIcf¯nsâ ]ptcmKXnbnte¡pÅ
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Nne {]iv\§Ä kwØm\¯p¶
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tcmjt¯msSsb¦nepw s]mcp¯s¸Sm\pw
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kzbwIrX ]cnlmcw IsWvS¯m\pw {ian¡p¶
aebmfnIÄ C{Xbpta AÀln¡p¶ptÅm
F¶ tNmZyw {]kàamWv. Zo]nIbnÂ
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XpS§nbtijw BZyambn \m«nse¯nbt¸mÄ
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F§s\ XpScp¶p F¶p hnebncp¯Wsa¶
kzm`mhnI t{]cWbpWvSmbn. tIcf¯nse GXm\pw
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AtX ØnXnXs¶bmhpw Gsd¡psd
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{Sm^nIv \o§pI H«pw A`nejWobaÃ.
sse³ A¨S¡anÃmsX, e`yamb
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hml\§fpw \qenSbpsWvS¦nÂ
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tNÀ¶p krãn¡p¶
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tdmUn adphit¯bv¡p t]mIm³
bmsXmcp {Sm^nIv knáepanÃmsX
shdpsX Xpd¶n«ncn¡p¶
hgn. Xn§n\ndªphcp¶ hml\§fpsS
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tSWnwKv sse³ CÃmsX, B hgn¡p
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ss{UhÀamÀ apg¡p¶
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hml\§Ä. CXv Hcp tdmUnse Hcp `mK¯p
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CXpXs¶.
CtX¸än
C{XbpsagpXn \nÀ¯mambncp¶p.
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kpc£sbbpw Pohsâ aqeys¯bpw
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\nÀ_ÔnX\mbnt¸mIp¶p.
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Hgnhm¡n kzbtam ss{Uhsd ht¨m sIm¨nbnse
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F{X\mÄ kvt^mS\mßIamb ØnXnbnÂ
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hnIknXcmPy§fn {Sm^nIv kwhn[m\w
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tkh\w e`yam¡pIbpw sNbvXpIqtS? tIcf¯nse
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