hoSpsh©ncn¸v
`mKw
\mev
Ipcymt¡mkv
F¯nbt¸mtg¡v Ggc aWn Ignªp. At¸mft¯¡v tacn Ipfn¨p Hcp§n.
InS¡bpw Xdbpw IgpIn XpS¨p AhnsS \S¶ XIÀ¸³ ]cn]mSnbpsS
sXfnhpIsfÃmw {i²tbmsS ambn¨pIfªncp¶p.. Hcp aÃpbp²w Ignª
£oWw tXm¶p¶pmbncps¶¦nepw kpJabamb HmÀ½IÄ Abhnd¡ns¡mv
AhÄ Ih¨p Ih¨p \S¶v A¯mgw Dm¡n. ]iphnt\ Iq«n sI«n,
sNs¿ ]WnsbÃmw Hcphn[w sNbvXp XoÀ¯p ap³ hit¯
NmcpItkcbn h¶v Ccp¶p.
At¸mtg¡v Ipcymt¡mkv h¶p Ibdn. tacn Fgpt\äp hit¯m«v amdn
\n¶p.
"H¯ncn Xmakn¨tÃm tN«m.
A©paWn¡t¯ _Êv In«nbntÃ".
"B _Êp tISmbn. BdntâXv
In«n"
"A½s¡§ns\bpv." DSp¸p amdm\mbn
InS¸papdnbnte¡v Ibdnb `À¯mhnt\ A\pKan¨psImv tacn tNmZn¨p.
"Ipg¸sam¶pÃ.
IptdsbÃmw {]mb¯nsâXm. \osbânsb hcmªsX¶v A½ tNmZn¨p".
t]mbncps¶¦nÂ
Fs´mcp \jvSambnt¸mtbt\. tacn HmÀ¯p.
"A½s¡¶m C¸w
Ft¶¡mWm³ sImXn."
"B, A\nbsâ ]pXnb s]®p
h¶ntÃ. Ahfv ho«nte Hcp ]Wn sNt¿e. C¸w \obmbncp¶p sa¨w F¶v
A½¡p tXm¶m³ XpS§nsb¶m tXm¶p¶Xv". hcm´bntebv¡nd§n NmcpItkcbn Ccp¶psImv
Ipcymt¡mkv ]dªp.
"A¿Sm A§s\ hcs«". tacn ItkcbpsS ]pdInÂ
XqWn Nmcn\n¶p sImv Nncn¨p.
"thsdbpw ]cmXnIfpv A½¡v.
FSm Ipcymt¡mtk IÃymWw Ignªn«v sImÃw H¶p
IgnªtÃmSm. F¶mSm Rms\mcp Ipªn¡mep ImWp¶Xv. \osb¶m B
aeatt¡dnbncp¶v k\ymkamtWmSm". A½tb sImª\w Im«n A½ ]dbp¶t]mse Xepbpw
Ipep¡ns¡mv Ipcymt¡mkv ]dªp.
tacn
s]m«n¨ncn¨p. C¶p `À¯mhv \à aqSnemWtÃm F¶htfmÀ¯p.
km[mcW Xdhm«n \n¶p h¶m Acniambncn¡pw. tacnbpsS Ipäw
A½bpsS hmbnÂ\n¶v tI«v
aSp¯tà hcp¶Xv. C¸w A½ Ipäw ]dbm³ Bfv amdn¸nSn¨Xnsâ amäw
Bbncn¡pw.
"]ns¶, B A¨³ h¶mbncp¶p hoSp
sh©ncn¡m³". s]s«¶v B Imcyw
HmÀ¯t]mse tacn ]dªp.
"F¶n«v sh©ncnt¨m."
"A¨s\mcp D¨bmImdmb¸w h¶p.
hoSv s]s«¶v sh©ncn¨p". icnbm, ho«pImcntb
sh©ncn¡m\m kabsaSp¯Xv. AhÄ a\kntemÀ¯p.
"D¨bmb¸w h¶p tIdo«v DuWv
sImSpt¯m A¨\v."
"tN«m AXn\nhnsS htÃmw
Dmbncpt¶m sImSp¡m³. s]s«¶§p h¶p tIdnbm F¶Xm
Dm¡ns¡mSp¡p¶Xv".
"cmhnte _tÊÂ tIdn
Ccn¡pt¼mgm I]ymcp h¶p ]dbp¶Xv. Rms\¶m sN¿m\m. F¶ns«¶m sImSp¯p \o."
"
F\n¡p
HÅsXms¡ sImSp¯p".
AXpw icnbm. AsXs´ms¡bmsW¶v tNmZn¡m¯Xv `mKyw. tacn HmÀ¯p.
"Acnbp Dm¡n
Im¸nsImSp¯p."
"AXpaXn. ho«p
]elmc§sfms¡ A¨·mÀ¡v hÃt¸mgpw Hs¡ AtÃ
In«p¶pÅp. F¶n«v \nsâ D A¨³ Xnt¶m. Nnet¸mÄ \nsâ D¡v H«pw
abanÃ."
"Hm tN«s\sâ D
thmbncn¡p ]t£ A¨\njvSs¸«p. C¶Xn\v \à abambncp¶p." A¨³ \¡nRpWª
Xsâ apeIÄ sasÃ
XShns¡mv tacn ]dªp.
HmÀ½IÄ Ahfntebv¡v Cc¨pIbdnbt¸mÄ AhfpsS
apeR«pIÄ Hcp IpfnÀ½sbmsS ]nSªpbeÀ¶p. Imen\nSbnepw
sNdnsbmcp C¡nfn CfIn.
"F¶m \o A¯mgsaSp¡v. Rm³
H¶p Ipfn¨n«p hcmw". Ipcymt¡mkv
apä¯nd§n.
"]ns¶ A½ ]dª Imcyw H¶p
Kuchambn FSp¡t". Xncnªp\n¶v tNmZn¨n«v
Ipcymt¡mkv InWdnsâ hit¯¡v \S¶p.
"F´p Imcyw" tacn ]pdtI hnfn¨p tNmZn¨p.
"Ipªn¡mensâ Imcyw".. Ipcymt¡mkv ]pdw
XncnbmsX hnfn¨p ]dªp.
tacn
\mWt¯msS XeXmgv¯n. tN«\n¶v apUnemW¶v tXm¶p¶tÃm. AhÄ s]mdps]mdp¯p.
km[mcW aq¶mgvN Hs¡ IqSpt¼mgm C¯cw aqUv hcmdv. A¯mgw Ignªv km[mcW
AbÂh¡¯v Hcp ho«n No«pIfn¡m³ t]mIpw. No«pIfn¡nsS
C¨nsc IÅpw IpSn¡pw. h¶p tIdpt¼mtg¡v AhÄ
Dd§n¡gnbpw. F¶n«v H¶pw anmsX hcm´bnepÅ I«nenÂ
Ibdn¡nS¶pd§nt¡mfpw. Bnepw N{¦m´n¡pw aqUp hcp¶
cm{XnIfn hmXnen\It¯m«v Xe\o«n \o Dd§ntbm F¶p tNmZn¡pw. AhÄ
annbnsæn Xncn¨pt]mbn InS¶pd§pw. h¶v
Fgpt\¸n¡pIsbm¶panÃ. AXpsImp Xs¶ AhÄ an¡hmdpw
Dd§nbn«pmhnÃ. hà A_²¯n\pw Dd§nt¸mbn aqUpÅ cm{Xn
\jvSs¸«mtem Ft¶mÀ¯v.
BsI¡qSn sXmSm\pw ]nSn¡m\pw Hcmftà HÅp. Xsâ PohnX¯nte
GI]pcpj³. thdmtcbpw sXm«n«pw CÃ sXmSo¨n«pw CÃ. ]t£ sXmSm³
]äp¶ ]pcpj³ AhfpsS I¶nta\n H¶p sXmSt. aqUp ]nSn¨p hcp¶ cm{XnIÄ Ahtf
kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw XncpthmWhpw {Inkvakpambncp¶p. sNdnb I\nhpIÄ¡mbn
\µn]qÀhw Im¯ncnt¡ s]®nsâ hn[n. Fs¶ms¡ Nn´nt¨mv AhÄ
ASp¡fbnte¡v Ih¨p Ih¨p \S¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS AhkvXtb ]än
hnNmcapmbn. C¶n\n Hcp XhWIqSn C¸Wn sN¿m³ ]äptam F¶hÄ Nn´n¨p.
AhfpsS
]qdnsâ AIhpw ]pdhpw Ct¸mgpw hn§p¶pv. apeIfpw NppIfpw AXpt]mseXs¶. `À¯mhnsâ
]cp¡³ ssIIfpw Ip®bpw C¶n\n kln¡m³ ]äpthm.F¶v A¯mgw
s¹bvän hnf¼n taibn h¨psImhÄ kwibn¨p.
sasÃ
AhÄ InS¸papdnbnse¯n I«nenencp¶p. D¨ Ignªpmb kw`h§Ä Hmtcm¶mbn
AhfpsS a\kn Cc¨ptIdn. Ahsâ NpSp amdpw apt¼, Ahsâ NpSNpw_\§fpsS
tImcn¯cn¸v AS§pwapt¼, Ahsâ Ip®bpsS h®hpw Icp¯pw Bthihpw AhfpsS ]qdn hn§n
\ndªp \n¡pt¼mÄ, B kz]v\m\p`h§sf Abhnd¡n
sImXnamdmsX F§s\ thsdmcp ]pcpjsâ I¿neacpw, AXp kz´w
`À¯mhmsW¦n t]mepw. AhÄ Ah³ I«nen InS¶ `mK¯v sasÃ
It¿mSn¨p HmÀ½IÄ Abhnd¡nbt¸mÄ I¿nÂ
Hcp sNdp \\h\p`hs¸«p. t\m¡nbt¸mÄ C{X {i²tbmsS t\m¡n XpS¨n«pw
Xsâ I®n s]SmsX InS¶ Hcp XpÅn Ip®¸memWv. AXhÄ sasÃ
hncfnen tXmn hmbnte¡v h¨p hnceq¼n. F´pam{Xw Ip®¸memWv AhfpsS
]qdn IqSn HgpInbsX¶v HmÀ¯t¸mÄ AhfpsS ]qdn C¡nfn
tIdn. s]s«¶v AhÄ ASntbäXpt]mse I«nen Gäncp¶p
ASnhbän ssIh¨psImp ]dªp.
X¼pcmt\,
A_²w hÃXpw ]änbn«ptm Ft´m.
tPmk¨sâ
A_²w Xsâ hbän ImWmsa¶ hnNmcw Ahtf tImcn¯cn¸n¨p. tPmk¨t\t¸mse
kpµc\mb Hcp B¬Ip«n. Rm\ht\ s]m¶pt]mse t\m¡pw. H¯ncn kvt\ln¡pw.
IpfnIgnªp
h¶pIbdnb `À¯mhnsâ Imsem¨ tI«v AhÄ ZnhmtemI¯nÂ\n¶v sR«n Fgt\äp.
Fgpt\äv
ssIIgpIm³ shÅsaSp¯p sImSp¯p. AhfpsS \S¸v In«v Ipcymt¡mkv tNmZn¨p.
"\n\s¡¶m ]än.
hà AkpJhpamtWm."
"
AÃ.
Cs¶m¯ncn ]Wnbpmbncp¶p. cmhnte XpWn Iptd IgpIn. ]ns¶ tIdn Cd§n tIdn Cd§n C¶v
H¯ncn ]Wn sNbvXp. Hcp aq¶p aWnbmbt¸mtf¡pw aSp¯pt]mbn. ]ns¶ Rm³ Iptdt\cw
InS¶p. Ct¸mÄ £oWw H«p Ipdªp." ]dªsXÃmw kXyatÃ.
"
At¸mÄ C¶p
\n\¡v AhiXbm. C¡W¡n\v \o \nsâ A½mbn A½bpsS N¦p
s]m«n¡patÃmSo."
A¯mgap®m³ Ccp¶psImv Ipcymt¡mkv ]dªp.
"
AXn\v
aq¶mgNbmbn«v Hc\¡hpw CÃmbncp¶tÃm. A½ ]dbmªn«mtWm." .
Ipcymt¡mkv
H¶pw annbnÃ. tNmdp®m³ XpS§n. tacnbpw H¶pw ]dªnÃ. AhÄ
Ipcymt¡mknt\ t\m¡n ]gb Imcy§tf¸än Nn´n¡phm³ XpS§n. Bfv
]pdta Hcp ]cp¡\msW¦nepw Hcp ]mhamWv. ImWm³ henb sXsäm¶pw CÃ.
Ccp\ndw. Npcp XeapSn. s]m¡w Ahfpw Ah\pw kamkaw. Hcp IÀjIsâ icocw.
IÃpt]mse Dd¨ t]inIÄ. IÃymWw Ignª CSs¡m¶pw
ssewKnIImcy§tf ]än Hcp Np¡mbpw AhÄ¡pw
AdnªpIqSmbncp¶p. tN«³ HmSn¸nSn¨v aqcn tIdp¶t]mse Cc¸n¨p h¶p Ibdpw s]s«¶v
NqSmIpw A©mdv ASnbSn¡pw. AtXmtS Imäv Xocpw. AhÄ¡pw
]pcpjkmao]yhpw kwt`mKhpw ]pXnb A\p`h§fmbncp¶Xn\m tN«\nÂ\n¶v
In«nbXpsImv B\µn¨p. ]t£ aq¶mep amkw Ignªt¸mÄ cXnkwt`mK¯n\v
IpSpXÂ kabsaSp¯v Ahtfbpw IqSn kpJn¸n¨v sN¿m³ ]Tn¨p. AhfpsS
icoc¯nsâ Hmtcm tImWpw ]cXn \S¶v hfsc kvt\lt¯msS
Xmtemen¨v Dt¯Pn¸n¨v Ahtfbpw cXnaqÀO\¯nse¯n¡m³ ]Tn¨p. B
Ime§fmbncp¶p AhfpsS hnhmlPohnX¯nte Gähpw kt´mjIcamb Zn\§Ä. ]t£ A[nIw
\mÄ AXv \op\n¶nÃ. A\nb\pambn«pÅ {]iv\¯n\v tijw ]t¯Xp
t]membn. FhnsS sXm«m AhÄ
s]sǦv
NqSmIpw F¶dnbmsa¶Xv A§mÀ¡v Ffp¸ambn. HmSn. h¶p, sR¡S¯v
Hs¡ sR§n, F©n³ ÌmÀ«mbn, tIdn, tIän, A©mdSn ASn¨p, Ifn
Ignªp. C¶t¯bpw ¹m³ CXpXs¶ Bbncn¡pw.
A§s\sbmcp
Ifn¡mbn AhfpsS ta\nbmsI C¶p \ndªncn¡p¶ tcmam©w
ImgvNshbv¡Wtam. ]t£ {]iv\w AXn KpcpXcamb asäm¶pv. tPmk¨³
hà Kpepamepw H¸n¨n«ps¦n F´p sN¿pw. tN«sâ C¶s¯ aqUv
t]mbm ]ns¶ F¶mWv ASp¯ XhW C§s\sbm¶v tXm¶pI F¶v ]dbm³ ]änÃ.
KÀ`nWnsb§m\pw BsW¦n Bsc¦nepw Hs¡ IW¡pIq«pw. AXn\v
anSp¡n A½mbn A½ Xs¶bpv. AXpsImv F{Xbmbmepw Cu Ahkcw ]mgm¡m³
]änà F¶hÄ Xocpam\n¨p. AXns\mcp the thWatÃm. F´m sNbvX.
AhÄ BtemNn¨p.
"
tN«\n¶v
No«pIfn¡m³ t]mIp¶ptm."
"
F¶m tNmZn¨Xv."
"
AÃ
IpªpImev ImWm\pÅ B{Klw A½¡pam{Xaà DÅXv tIt«m.
F\n¡nsà Bi. BÄ¡mcp AXnanXpsams¡ ]dbm³ XpS§n."
"Bsc¶m ]dsªSo."
"
F\n¡dnbmw.
F\n¡pw sNhnbptÃm tIÄ¡m³." AhÄ Icbm³ XpS§n.
"Np½m IcbmsX Imcyw ]dsbSo."
"Rm³ Ignª XhW
ho«n t]mb¸w Icb¯p¦te X¦½ Ft¶mSv kzImcyambns«¶Xm ]dtªt¶m."
"
F¶Xm."
"
\½fv icnbmbn«v
sN¿mªn«m sIms¨mmIm¯Xv F¶v."
"
AXn\hsf¶m
tUmIvSdmtWm. AtÃepw Ahsf§s\bm AdnªXv \½sf§\m sN¿p¶Xv F¶v. \o
]dªpImWpw."
"
At¿m
CÃ. Ahfv ]dªp km[mcW FÃmhcpw C§s\bm sN¿p¶Xv. ]t£ AXv
sXäm¶v ]dªp. "
"
AXm Cu
\m«memÀ¡pw ]ntÅcnÃm¯Xv." Ipcymt¡mkv Nncn¨p.
"
tN«\nsXÃmw
Xamibm. Rm\tà a\ptjcpsS Ip¯phm¡p tIÄ¡p¶Xv. Rms\m¶pw
]dbp¶nÃ."
"
AÃ \o
]d. ]ns¶ F§s\ sN¿Wsa¶hÄ ]dtªm."
\mWt¯msS
AhÄ XeIpep¡n.
"
F§s\bm".
"
]dbm³
]änÃ. sNbvXpImWn¡mw. "
"
At¸mÄ
F\ns¡m¶pw sN¿m\ntÃ. F¶m Rm³ t]mbn No«p Ifn¡s«. \o Xs¶
Hm¡v." ssIIgpIm\mbn Ipcym¨³
Gäp.
"
A§s\bÃ.
tN«³ AhnsS H¶pw sN¿msX InS¶m aXn. FÃmw Rm³ Xs¶
sN¿Ww F¶mWv {Iaw."
Ipcymt¡mkv
Ahtf Iptd t\cw t\m¡n Nncn¨p.
"
Hcp XhW H¶v
{ian¨pt\m¡p¶Xnse¶m sXäv. sNeshm¶panÃtÃm.
Ipªn¡mev FÃmhcpsSbpw B{KlasÃ."
"
Hms¡.
k½Xn¨ncn¡p¶p.".
"
F¶m tN«³
t]mbn No«pIfnt¨m. ]t£ A[nIw Xmakn¡cpXv. Rm³ sdUnbmbncpt¶¡mw."
"icn."
Ipcymt¡mkv
apät¯¡nd§n.
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Ipcymt¡mkv
cm{Xn ]Xns\m¶mbt¸mtf¡v Xncns¨¯n. hmkvXh¯n AXp \¶mbn. AhfpsS £oWw
H¶v HXp§n. FÃmw t\mÀa Bbn¯pS§n.
"tN«\nt§m«v AIt¯m«p t]msc ". AhÄ
InS¡apdnbn \n¶pw hnfn¨p.
Ipcymt¡mkv
Ibdns¨¶t¸mÄ AhÄ Hcp shfp¯ Hmbn kmcnbpapSp¯v I«nep\cntI
\n¡p¶p. shfns¨®hnf¡nsâ t\cnb shfn¨¯nta DmbnXp¶pÅp
apdnbnÂ. Ah³ AhfpsS ASpt¯¡v
sN¶p. ASp¯p sN¶t¸mÄ a\knembn AhÄ kmcn¡I¯v asäm¶pw
[cn¨ncp¶nà F¶v.. »uknÃ, ]mhmS.bnÃ, ]m³Sn CÃ. B
t\cnb Hmbn kmcnbpsS AI¯v AhÄ ]qÀ®ambpw \ábmWv. Xsâ
`mcytb Ah³ BZyambn«mWv C{X kpµccq]¯n ImWp¶Xv.
`mKnI\áXbmWtÃm ]qÀ® \áXtb¡mÄ Dt¯PIw.
Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¡m\mbn Ah³ ssI \o«n Ahtf kao]n¨p.
"
AcpXv tN«m, Rm³
]dªXv HmÀ½bntÃ. Cu Hcp cm{Xn tN«³ H¶pw sN¿m³
]mSnÃ."
"H¶p sXmSm³ t]mepw
k½Xn¡nsÃ. CXv ]ns¶ F¶m Ifnbm."
"tN«³ F¶pw tXm¶p¶sXms¡
sN¿p¶XtÃ. Cu Hcp Znhkt¯¡v kwba\w ]men¡m³
]änsÃ."
"
icn. k½Xn¨p.
C\n FÃmw \o ]dbp¶t]mse."
"
tN«³
I«nen InS¡v."
Ipcymt¡mkv
InS¡bn Ibdn InS¶p. Ahfhsâ ssIIsfSp¯v I«nensâ AgnIfnÂ
]nSn¸n¨p.
"
Cu ssIIÄ
Rm³ ]dbp¶Xphsc F´ph¶mepw Cu AgnItf hnScpXv."
"
icn."
"
F¶mÂ
\ap¡p XpS§mw."
Ft´m
henb Hcp IqZmi sN¿p¶ `mh¯n AhÄ Ahsâ ImepIÄ AI¯n
CSbn Ibdn ssIIq¸n. I®pIfpbÀ¯n Ft´m s]mdps]mdp¯p. F¶n«v
sasÃw Ahsâ ssIenapv Agn¨p Ifªp. AÀshbdpw Ducn.
]cn]qÀ® \á\mb Xsâ ap¼n InS¡p¶ Aht\ t\m¡n
ssIIÄ DbÀ¯n hopw s]mdps]mdp¯p.
"
\o F¶m sIm´
sNÃphmtWm." Ipcy³ Nncnt¨mp tNmZn¨p.
"
tN«³ IfnXamiv
\nÀ¯n anmXncn¡mthm. Cu tImew sI«p¶Xv
shdptXbm¡n¡fbcpXv."
F¶n«hÄ
AhfpsS kmcn hen¨qcn¡fªp. Ipcymt¡mkv \ábmbn Xsâ
Ihbv¡nsS Ccn¡p¶ `mcytb t\m¡n ]ns¶ H¶pw annbnÃ.
AhÄ
sasà ]IpXnPoht\msS InS¶ Ahsâ Ip® I¿nseSp¯p. F¶n«v ]pdtIm«v
henªp Ip\nªp AhfpsS Npp sImp Ip® ap¯ns¡mv I®S¨p. ]Xps¡
AhÄ hm Xpd¶v Ip® hmbnte¡v Ibän. Ipcymt¡mknsâ I®v
XÅnt¸mbn. C¯csamcp IrXn tacnbn \n¶h³ {]Xo£n¨nÃ. C§s\msbm¶pw
Ahscmcn¡epw sNbvXn«nÃ. AhfpsS Iq«pImcn ]Tn¸n¨Xmbncn¡pw.
GXmbmepw ckapv. CXpsImv ^eaptepw CsÃepw Ipg¸anà Ft¶mÀ¯v
H¶pw anmsX Ah³ InS¶p. ]t£ Ahsâ Ip® ]nSsªgpt\äp. AhfpsS Cu ]Wn hfsc
CjvSs¸« a«nÂ. AhÄ I®pw AS¨v Ip®tb s]mXnª hm s]m¡m\pw
Xmgv¯m\pw XpS§n. NpSp tIdnbt¸mÄ Ah³ ssI FSp¯v Ahtf ]nSn¡m³ XpS§n.
AhÄ I®p Xpd¡msX IÀi\ambn AcpXv F¶p ]dªt¸mÄ
hnjan¨msW¦nepw ssI Xncn¨v Agnbn ]nSn¨p.
AhÄ
I®S¨ncn¡p¶Xv NS§nsâ Hcp `mKsa¶v Ipcymt¡mkv IcpXn. hmkvXh¯nÂ
AhÄ I®S¨v thsdmcp ]pcpjsâ Ip®tb A\pkvacn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhfpsS hmbv
Ipcymt¡mknsâ Ip®bn tIdn Cd§ns¡mncp¶t¸msfÃmw
a\kpapgph³ tPmk¨sâ apgp¯ \o kmam\¯nembncp¶p. AhÄ tfml Xpd¶v BZyambn Aht\
]pds¯Sp¯t¸mÄ Dmb A\p`qXnbmbncp¶p AhfpsS a\kp \ndtb. AtXmÀ¯v AhfpsS
]qdp Ihnªv HgpIm³ XpS§n. ape¡®pIÄ hoÀ¯pbÀ¶p. Xsâ
hmbn B kpµc{]XnjvS BsWt¶mÀ¯v AhÄ Bªmªv Du¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ Xsâ XÅhncÄ ]qdn C«p Ii¡n.
]qdn \n¶v tXs\mgpIn AhfpsS ssI¸¯n \\ªp.
Ipcymt¡mkn\v
Bthiw Ibdn¡gnªncp¶p. ssI hnSm³ ]änÃm¯Xn\mÂ
AgnIÄ IpSpXÂ apdps¡ ]nSn¨v Bthiw sImv Xe sRfn¨v Rc§m³ XpS§n.
Hcp sImÃt¯ A\p`hapÅ tacn¡p a\knembn tN«sâ IXn\m s]m«mdmsb¶v.
AhÄ I®p Xpd¶v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ a\knembn Ipcymt¡mkv
cXnkzÀ¤¯nsâ hmXnen ap«m³ XpS§n F¶v. apJw NpSp¯n«pv. InX¡m\pw
Rc§m\pw XpS§n. AhÄ s]s«¶v Fgpt\äp Imep Ih¨p InS¡p¶ Ahsâ icoc¯v
Ibdn¡nS¶p AhfpsS icoc¯nsâ NqSpw
IqSn ASn¨t¸mÄ Ahsâ Bthiw aq¯p. Cu AhØbn ]cnkct_m[w
BÀ¡pw ImWnà F¶ Dd¸n AhÄ AhfpsS XpSIÄ
hcnªpapdp¡n¸nSn¨psImv Ahsâ Ip® AhfpsS arZpeamb XpSbpsS
CSbnÂIpSn sR¡ntIän. AtXmsS Ahsâ AW s]m«n. Ahsâ Ip® hnd¨p
N´n
s]m¡n BªSn¨psImv Ah³ XpcpXpcm shfp¯psImgp¯ Ip®¸m Noän.
Ah\dnbmsX Noänt¸m§nbXv AhfpsS XpSIfpsS hnShpIfntebn IpSn
BImi¯nte¡mWv. Ip®¸m Noän hoWXv AhfpsS N´nbnepw XpSIfnepamWv.
hmWw XoÀ¶tX AhÄ Ahsâ ta¯p\n¶v adnªv ae¶p InS¶p. ]pdnte tX³ ]änb ssIsImv Ahsâ Ip® H¶p \¶mbn
Xncp½n. InXs¸m¶p Ipdªp kpJkwt`mK¯nsâ \o \nizmkhpambn I®p Xpd¶
Ipcymt¡mkv IXv BImi¯nte¡v Imepw s]m¡n ae¶p InS¡p¶
tacntb Bbncp¶p.
".F§s\bpmbncp¶p tN«m" tacn tNZn¨p.
"AXn Kw`oc³. A¼So,
\n\¡o thesbms¡ Adnbmambncp¶n«mtWm C{Xbpw \mfpw anmXncp¶Xv."
"AÃ \osb¶m Cu Imep
s]m¡n sh¨ncn¡p¶Xv."
"C§s\bm CXnsâ {Iaw. Hcp
XpÅn t]mepw \jvSs¸SmsX AI¯p sNÃm\m."
Ipcymt¡mkv
a\knembt]mse XeIpep¡n.
"C\n F\n¡v Gäp
t]mImthm."
"Bw. C\n tN«³ s]mbvt¡m.
]t£ t\cw shfp¡p¶Xp hsc Ft¶ ImWm³ ]mSnÃ."
"`b¦c Nn«§sfms¡
BWtÃm Cu ]co]mSn¡v. F¶v KpWw sN¿psa¶v IdnbWw."
F¶pw
]dªp ssIenbpw FSpt¯mv Ipcymt¡mkv ]pdt¯¡nd§n. tacn Hcp ZoÀL\n\nizmkw hn«v Imev Xmsg
h¨p. Imev Ih¨v ]cntim[n¨p. Bimsâ Ip®¸m AhfpsS ]qdosâ
AbÂ]¡¯pt]mepw F¯o«nÃmbncp¶p. thKw N´nbn \n¶pw
XpSbnÂ\n¶pw InS¡bnÂ\n¶pw Ip®¸m XpS¨pIfªp Hcp
ss\än FSp¯n«v ]pX¸nsâ ASnbn Ibdn HmÀ½IÄ Abhnd¡m³
XpS§n. cmhnte XpWn IgpInt¡mncp¶t¸mÄ Hcp shÅhkv{X[mcn Ibdn
h¶t¸mÄ apXepÅ cwK§Ä HmÀ¯v Abhnd¡ns¡mv
AhÄ Hcp sNdp ]p©ncnbpambn InS¶pd§n.
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GItZiw
]¯pamkw Ignªp RmbdmgvN IpÀ_m\ Ignªv Hcp amtamZok Dmbncp¶p.
Bcyw]d¼n Ipcymt¡mknsâbpw tacnbpsSbpw aI³ tXmaknsâ amtamZok.
hnImcnb¨³ Hcp IÃymW¯n\v t]mbXn\m sIm¨¨\mbncp¶p ImÀ½nI³.
XesXm«¸\pw XesXm«½bpw Ipcymt¡mknsâ A¸\pw A½bpw Bbncp¶p. NS§pIÄ
\S¶psImcp¶t¸mÄ tacn ]pdIn Hcp Itkcbn Ccp¶p. {]kh¯nsâ £oWw
amdnhcp¶Xtà HÅp. AhnsS Ccp¶p sImv {]mÀ[\IÄ
sNÃp¶ ImÀ½nIt\bpw kt´mj¯n aXnad¶v ap¸¯pcp ]Ãpw
ImWn¨v Nncnt¨mncn¡p¶ `À¯mhnt\bpw XesXm«½bmbn KÀthmSpIqSn
sIm¨nt\bpw FSp¯p \n¡p¶ A½mbnA½tbbpw t\m¡n. Fs´Ãmw
adnamb§fmWv ChnsS \S¡p¶Xv. kXymhØ Adnbmhp¶Xv X\n¡p am{Xw.
H¶pw C§s\ BIWsa¶v ¹m\n«XÃ. ]t£ C\n kXyw Bcpw AdnbmXncn¡pI Xs¶
sa¨w.
KÀ`nWnbmsW¶dnª
\mfpIfn tPmk¨t\mSv ]dbWw Ft¶mÀ¯XmWv. ]ns¶ hnNmcn¨p. ]dªns«´p
In«m\mWv. A¨\dnªm Hcp ]t£ tfml Ducn¡fªv Xsâ
IpsS
Cd§n¯ncn¡m³ k¶²\mtb¡pw. Hcp ]t£... F¦n t]mepw A¨\v
am\t¡SmIpw. IqSmsX Ipcymt¡mknsâ lrZbw XIÀ¡Ww.
X\n¡v Ipcymt¡mknt\ h©n¨ t]cptZmjhpw BIpw. Xsâ hbänÂ
InS¡p¶ Ip«ntb kz´amWv F¶v [cn¨v Poht\mfw kvt\ln¡m\pw Hcp \Ã
PohnXw B Ip«n¡v sImSp¡phm\pw Ignhp Ipcymt¡mkn\pv.. AXpsImv
A¨t\mSv ]dbm\pÅ ¹m³ Dt]£n¨p. IqSmsX ]dbm\msW¦n t]mepw FhntS
AXn\hkcw. RmbdmgvN {Ia¯n\v IpÀ_m\¡v h¶v s]®p§fpsS CSbn \n¶v
IpÀ_m\ Iv Xncn¨pt]mIpw. hÃt¸mfpw tPmk¨\mWv IpÀ_m\
sNÃp¶sX¦n A¨t\ Ip F¶p ]dbmw. sNdp¸¡mcn s]®p§Ä¡v
sIm¨¨·mtcmSv anm\pw aäpw FhnsSbWv Nm³kv. Nnet¸mÄ AhÄ¡v
A¨t\mSv Acnihpw tXm¶nbn«pv. C{XsbÃmw AhÀ ]¦psh¨n«v B a\pj³
Ct§m«p kwkmcn¡m³ {ian¨n«p t]mepanÃtÃm Ft¶mÀ¯v.
Nnet¸mÄ HmSns¨¶v A¨sâ Imen hoWv tNmZn¡m³ tXm¶nbn«Sv F¶m,
tPmkq«n¡v A¶t¯sXÃmw Ifnbmbncpt¶m F¶v... A¶p ]dªXpw sNbvXXpw
shdpw Ifn¸ocmbncpt¶m F¶v. Cu
Nn´sbms¡ BZyt¯ cp amkt¯t¡ Dmbn«pÅp. At¸mtg¡pw {i²
apgph³ Ipªnembn. Bcv F´p Ifn¸n¨mepw B Ip«ntb X¶n \n¶v
BÀ¡pw FSp¡nÃtÃm. ]Xps¡ B Ima{`m´nsâ aq¶p
\mep aWn¡qdpIfpsS DujvafX Ipdªp. Xsâ t{]a\mYt\ Hcpt\m¡pIqSn
ImWm\pw Hcp hm¡p ]dbm\pw H¶v sI«n¸nSn¡m\papÅ Bthiw
Ipds¨ms¡ im´ambn. A§s\ ]¯pamkw Ignªp. C¶mZyambmWv tPmk¨s\ C{X
ASp¯ph¨p ImWp¶Xv. A¨³ H¯ncn £oWn¨pt]mbn. ]Wn H¯ncn ImWpw. A¨sâbpw AhfpsSbpw
I®pIÄ Cu NS§n\nSbn ]eXhW CSªp. Hcp Ipät_m[hpw k¦Shpw B
I®pIfp Ctà F¶hÄ kwibn¨p.
tPmk¨³
NS§pIsfÃmw sNt¿Xpt]mse sN¿p¶pmbncp¶p F¦nepw Ie§n
adnª B a\Êpapgph³ Itkcbn Ccn¡p¶ tacnbpsS ASp¯v Bbncp¶p.
F{X Znhk§fmbn Ahtf Hcp t\m¡p ImWm³ sImXn¡p¶p. Nne RmbdgvNIfnÂ
IpÀ_m\¡nS¡v ]ÅnbpsS ]pdIn Ahtf In«pv.
HmSns¨¶v Ahtf sI«n¸nSn¨v D½shbv¡m³ lrZbw sh¼nbn«pv. B ad¡m³
]äm¯ Znhkw Ignªv CXphsc \¶mbn Dd§nbn«nÃ. DuWnepw
Dd¡¯nepw {]mÀ[\kab¯psaÃmw AhÄ \ndªp\n¶p. AhfpsS
ho«n t]mIm³ ]eXhW Hcps¼«n«pv. ]t£ F´m h¶Xv F¶v tNmZn¡p¶
`À¯mhnt\mSv F´p ]dbpw. Fgps¯gpXnbm AXmcpsS I¿nemWv
In«p¶sX¶dnbvtam. Cu Imcy§Ä BtcmsS¦nepw ]dbm³ ]äptam. Xt¶ kln¨p. C¶htf
BZyambmWv C{Xbpw ASp¯pImWp¶Xv. HmSns¨Ãm³ tXm¶n. AhÄ AhfpsS
Ipªnt\bpw ]nSn¨v `À¯mhnt\mSv Ft´m kwkmcn¡pIbmWv. Ahtf ItX apJw XpSp¯p. lrZbaSn¸v IqSn.. ]t£
HmSns¨ÃtWm. BÀ¡dnbmw. Ahtf kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw A¶t¯
kw`h§Ä Hcp Ifnbmbncn¶ncn¡mw. B \nanjt¯ Bthi¯n³ sNbvXpt]mb Hcp
sXäv. AhÄ kvt\ln¡p¶ Hcp `À¯mhpw AXnsâ ^eamb Hcp
Ipªpw AhÄ¡pv. an¡hmdpw AhÄ¡v Xms\mcp
sN¿m³ ]mSnÃmXocp¶ sXäv am{Xambncn¡p. AXhÄ
ad¡m³ {ian¡pIbmbncn¡bmtW¦n F´n\htf _p²nap«n¡Ww.
AXpw CXpt]mse kt´mjw \ndª Ahkc¯nÂ.
NS§nsâ
Ahkm\ BioÀhmZw sImSp¡m\mbn A¨³ ssI s]m¡n B ]n©p Ipªnsâ
apJt¯¡v t\m¡n. F´p kpµc \njvIf¦amb apJw. bmsXmcp thZ\bpw
hnja§fpamÃmsX hÃy½bpsS I¿n InS¶pd§p¶p. tPmk¨³
sasà B Ipªnsâ Ihnfn XtemSns¡mv a\kn lrZbw
s\m´p {]mÀ[n¨p.. tamt\ \ÃXp hcs«. \nsâ PohnXw F¶pw im´nabhpw B\µw
\ndªXpamIs«. \nsâ A¸\pw A½¡pw \o A´kn\pw kÂt]cn\pw ImcWamIs«.
NS§p
Igpªp FÃmhcpw ]Ånbn \n¶nd§n. _Ôp¡Ä
amdnamdn Ipªnt\ FSp¡pIbpw XtemSpIbpw sNbvXpsImv At¿m F´p
anSp¡³ sNdp¡\m, F´p \Ã
\ndam,
Ipcym¨m \nsâ `mKyw sXfnsªSm Fs¶ms¡ Iaâv ]dbp¶Xpw tI«v tacn
XncnªIt¯¡v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ amtamZokbpsS km[\§sfÃmw
aS¡n s¡mv ]pdw Xncnªp \n¡p¶ tPmk¨\mWv.
BcpadnbmsX sasà AhÄ A¨sâ ASp¯p sN¶v hnfn¨p,
"
tPmkq«n."
A¨³
s]«¶v Xncnªp. Ahtf ItX B I®pIÄ Ie§n. AhfpsS I®pIfpw \ndªp. Hcp
tX§temsS AhÄ tNmZn¨p.
"
kpJamtWm
tPmkq«o."
Ahs\m¶pw
]dªnÃ. B I®pIfnÄ Hcp Bthiw Dmbncp¶p. Ahtf t\m¡n
sImXnXoÀ¡m³ {ian¡p¶t]mse, ]ncnªpt]mbXnsâ ZpJw
AaÀ¯m³ ]mSps]Sp¶ t]mse.
Hcp
ZoÀL\nizmkt¯msS A¨³ tNmZn¨p.
"
\n\¡v
kpJamtWm. CXn IqSpX F´p thWw tacn. \à X¦¡pSw t]mes¯
Ipªv. \o `mKyhXnbmWv. C¶t¯ kt´mjw F¶pw \n\¡v Dmbncn¡s«."
AhÄ
H¶pw ]dªnÃ. CXn IqSpX F´pthWsa¶pÅ tNmZy¯n\v
D¯canÃmªn«Ã.
At¸mtf¡pw
Ipcymt¡mkv HmSn h¶p.
"
At¿m
At¨m hfsc \µn. A¨³ hcntà ho«nte¡v C¶v. \à ]¶nbnd¨nbpw
A¸hpamWv A½ Dm¡nbncn¡p¶Xv."
C\n
B Ip¶nsâ HcSn t]mepw Ibdm\pÅ iàn X\p¡nÃ. B ho«nÂ
Ibdm\pÅ a\¡cp¯nÃ. A{]m]yamb Hcp kz]v\w Bbn AXv Xsâ PohnXImew
apgph³ Xsâ Poh³ ImÀ¶p Xn¶pw.
"CÃ Ipcymt¡mtk,
£an¡Ww. F\n¡n¶v Aca\ htc AXymhiyambn t]mIWatÃm.
thsdmcn¡emIs«."
At¸mtf¡pw
Ipªnsâ Npäpw IqSnbncp¶hcpsS CSbn Hcp
hm¡pXÀ¡whpw H¨bpw sIm¨v Btct¸msebmWv Ccn¡p¶Xv
F¶Xmbncp¶p {]iv\w. AXn³ ]s¦Sp¡m\mbn Ipcyt¡mkv At§m«v henªp.
Ipcymt¡mknsâ
A½ ]dbp¶p Ipªv A½bpsS A¸t\t¸mse Ccn¡p¶p F¶v..
tacnbpsS
A¸sâbmWv kzcw DbÀ¶v tIÄ¡p¶Xv. ImcWw ]mÀ«n cmhnte C¨ncn
IpSn¨mWv ]Ånbn h¶ncn¡p¶Xv. BtLmjw cmhnte Xt¶ XpS§n. A§mcp
]dbp¶Xv sIm¨v tacnbpsS B§f X¦¨t\t¸mse Ccn¡p¶p F¶mWv.. B Xamiv kzev]t\cw
t\m¡n\n¶tijw tacn tNmZn¨p.
"
tPmk¨³ F¶m
]dbp¶p. Ipªp Btct¸msebm Ccn¡p¶Xv."
"
Bthm. C{X
s]s«¶v ]dbm³ ]mSm. Rm³ \nsâ BÄ¡msc FÃmw
AdnbpIbnÃtÃm.
\n\¡sÃ
IrXyw ]dbm³ ]äp¶Xv. \o Xs¶ ]d."
tacn
tPmk¨sâ apJ¯pt\m¡n kmh[m\w ]dªp.
"
AXp icnbm.
F\p¡pam{Xta IrXyambn Adnbs¯mÅp. Rm³ ]dbp¶Xv kXyhpamWv. Fsâ
]p¶mctam³ Ahsâ A¸s\t¸mse Xs¶bmWncn¡p¶Xv."
tPmk¨³
B _lf¯n IqSnbncn¡p¶ Ipcymt¡mknt\ t\m¡n. ]ns¶ tacntb
t\m¡n XeIpep¡n.
"
Ipcymt¡mknt\t¸msetbm.
Bthm."
"
Ipcymt¡mknt\t¸mse
AÃ F¶v GXp s]m«¡®\pw ]dbmw. Fsâ ]p¶mctam³ Ahsâ A¸t\t¸memWv
Ccn¡p¶Xv F¶sà Rm³ ]dªpÅp."
tPmk¨³
tjmt¡äXpt]mse Ahtf t\m¡nbt¸mtf¡pw AhÄ Xncnªp
\S¶p Ignªp. BÄ¡q«¯nsâ IpsS IqSn ]Ånbn \n¶nd§n
Po¸n Ibdn s]s«¶v A¨sâ ap¼n \n¶pw AhÄ Hcp CSnhmfp t]mse
adªp.
Po¸v
Xncnªv ]ÅnbpsS tKäv IS¶n«pw tPmk¨³ B hmXnen IqSn
t\m¡n At¸mfpw Hcp {]Xna t]mse \n¡p¶pmbncp¶p.
ip`w
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