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mj;ij tPl;Lf;F NghNtd;. rpy Neuq;fs;y khkh ,Ug;ghh;. kw;w Neuq;fspy; mj;ij kl;Lk; ,Ug;ghs;. ehd; tpliyah ,Ue;jJdhy ahUk; ,ijg;gj;jp fz;Lf;fwjpy;y. ehDk; mij
gad;gLj;jpf;FNtd;. rpyNeuq;fspy; mj;ij Fspf;Fk;NghJ 'uh[h> Nrhg; thq;fpl;L th..'k;ghq;f. ehd; thq;fp tUk;NghJ mj;ij ghj; &kpy; ,Ue;jhy;> ehd; Ngrhky; mq;NfNa Ngha; nfhLg;Ngd;. mg;NghJ mj;ij neQ;Rf;F NkNy xU Jzpiaf; fl;bf;nfhz;L Fspf;Fk; fhl;rp ghh;f;f gLnrf;]pahf ,Uf;Fk;. eide;j Jzp mj;ijapd; fl;loif fz;zhb Nghy; fhl;btpLk;. mj;ijapd; Kiyfs; nuhk;gg; ngupaJ. Kiyf;fhk;Gfs; $l eide;j ghthilf;F Nky; JUj;jpf;nfhz;bUf;Fk;. njhilfisg; ghh;j;jhNy %L te;JtpLk; Nghy; ,Uf;Fk;> gpd;doF ghh;g;gtiu kaf;fk; nfhs;sr;nra;Ak;. mg;gbg;gl;l ngz;zoif Fspay; Milapy; ghh;j;jhy; vg;gb ,Uf;Fk;. ehd; Ntz;Lnkd;Nw> 'mj;ij > KJif Nja;r;R tplth..' d;D Nfl;Ngd;. mj;ijAk; rupd;D nrhy;Ythq;f. ehd; KJif Nja;f;Fk; rhf;fpy; nkJthf
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mbf;fb ghj;&kpy; Ngha; MZWg;G Nghd;w xd;iw Gz;ilapy; Nghl;Lg;Nghl;L Ra,d;gk; mDgtpg;gij kiwe;jpUe;J ghh;j;jpUf;Nfd;. rpyNeuq;fspy; vd;id ,Wff; fl;bg;gpbj;J vd;id Xf;FtJ Nghy; jd; clk;ig vd;Nky; mbg;gh. 'tpisahl;Lf;Flh..' d;D nrhy;Yth.

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ehd; mj;ijapd; fd;dq;fs;> Njhs;> iffs; vd;W k]h[; gz;zptpl;L KJif ePtptpl;Nld;. mg;gbNa nkJthf iffis fPNo ,wf;fp ,Lg;gpd; ,uz;L gf;fj;ijAk; gpbj;J k]h[;
nra;Njd;. mj;ijapd; tpupe;j gpd;doF vd;id th.. th.. vd;W miog;gJ NghypUe;jJ. mq;NfAk; vd; iffis nfhz;L nrd;W Gl;lq;fs; ,uz;ilAk; jl;b> jl;b gpire;Njd;.
mg;nghOJ mj;ijf;F %L te;jJNghy; nespe;jhs;. ehDk; tplhky; nra;Njd;. mg;Ngh mj;ij ky;yhf;f Guz;L gLj;Jnfhz;L ',g;Ngh Kd; gf;fk; nra;lh fz;zh..' vd;whs;. ehd; mj;ij Nky; Vwp ,uz;L njhilfspd; Nky; cl;fhh;e;J nfhz;L mj;ijapd; njhg;Gs; gFjpia
jltpNdd;. mg;gbNa NkNy ,uz;L khh;GfSf;Fk; ,ilapy; ifia itj;Njd;. mg;nghOJ mj;ij fz;fis %bf;nfhz;L> vd; ,uz;L iffisAk; vLj;J jdJ Gilj;j khh;Gfspd; Nky;
itj;J eRf;fpdhs;. 'uh[h> cq;f khkhTf;F xU kz;Zk; njupahJ. eP ey;y gps;is. ey;yh k]h[; nra;wha;. cd; Mz;ik vg;gb vd;W nl];l; gz;zpg; ghh;g;Nghkh..?' vd;whs;. ehDk; rup vd;Nwd;. 'mg;Ngh vd;Ndhl cLg;Gfis xt;nthd;whf fow;Nwd; ghh;g;Nghk;.' vd;whs; mj;ij.

ehd; Kjypy; mj;ijapd; Nriyia mtpo;j;Njd;. gpwF [hf;nfl;il fow;wpNdd;. cs;Ns fUg;G gpuhTf;Fs; mj;ijapd; khh;Gfs; NfhGuk; Nghy; epkph;e;J epd;wd. gpd;dh; ghthiliaAk; fow;wpNdd;. mj;ij fUg;G epf;fh; Nghl;bUe;jhs;. mg;nghOJ mj;ij 'fz;zh... cdf;F vd;id Xf;fZk; Nghy ,Uf;FjhNd?

ntl;fg;glhNj... cdf;F vg;gbnay;yhk; Xf;fj;njupANkh mg;gbnay;yhk; Xs;!' vd;whs;.
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#g;gpNdd;. mj;ij vd; gplwpapy; ifitj;J vd; jiyia jd; khh;GfSf;Fs; jpzpj;jhs;. gpd; vd;id ,Oj;J vd; cjLfspy; mOj;jkhf Kj;jkpl;lhs;. ehDk; mj;ijapd; clk;gpy; Kj;jkio nghope;Njd;. mj;ijf;F cz;ikapNyNa %L te;Jtpl;lJ.

jdJ ,uz;L njhilfisAk; mfl;b Gz;ilia tpupj;J itj;Jf;nfhz;lhs;. mJ Gupe;J ehDk; mj;ijapd; rpte;j nrhh;f;fj;ij ehf;fhy; ef;fpNdd;. mj;ij GOitg;Nghy; nespe;jhs;. m..M..M..m.. vd;W gL nrf;]pahf fj;jpdhs;. nfhQ;r Neuk; mg;gb nra;jJk; mj;ij vOe;J vd; Ngz;l;il fow;wp ePl;bf;nfhz;L ,Ue;j vd; nghy;iy ntspNa vLj;jhs;;. mj;ijapd; if vd; fk;gpy; gl;lJk; vd; clk;G J}f;fpg;Nghl;lJ. vd; nghy;iy ntspNa vLj;j mj;ij jd; khh;GfSf;F ,ilapy; itj;Jf; nfhz;lhs;. ehd; nkJthf fk;ig khh;GfSf;F ,ilapy; nrhUfpr; nrhUfp ntspNa vLj;Njd;. ehd; MZWg;ig nrhUFk;NghJ mj;ij mij ehf;fpdhy; ef;fpdhs;. gpd;dh; gf;fj;J Nlgspy; ,Ue;J VNjh ];gpNuia vLj;J vd;Ndhl nghy;ypy; mbj;Jtpl;L 'vd;Ndhl Ruq;fj;jpy; cd; uapiy Xl;bg;ghU.. ,y;y.. Xf;fpg;ghU..'d;D mj;ij nrhy;y> ehd; nkJth vd;Ndh rhkhid mj;ijNahl Gz;ilapy; itj;J nrhUfpNdd;. mj;ij M..m.. vd;W Kdfpdhs;. nkJth Nghl;Lg;Nghl;L vLj;Jf;nfhz;bUe;j ehd; nfhQ;rk; nfhQ;rkhf Ntfj;ijf; $l;bNdd;. ehd; Ntfkhf Xf;f Xf;f mj;ij fj;JtJk; $baJ. tho;f;ifapy; Kjd; Kiwahf Xf;FfpNwd; vd;gjhy; ehDk; ntwpnfhz;ltd; Nghy; mj;ijia Xf;fpNdd;. gpd;dh; mj;ij vd; cWg;ig mts; Gz;ilapypUe;J ntspNa ,Oj;J vLj;Jtpl;L kWgf;fk; Guz;L Kl;Lf;fhypy; epd;W Kd;dhy; Fdpe;jhs;. ,g;NghJ mj;ijNahl gpd;doF NkYk; tpupe;J mfd;W ,Ue;jJ. ehd; gpd;dhypUe;J mj;ijNahl Gz;ilapy; vd; nfhl;ilia Nghl;L kPz;Lk; Xf;fj; njhlq;fpNdd;. ehd; Ntfkhf Xf;Fk;NghJ vd; ,Lg;G> njhilfs; mj;ijapd; #j;jpy; Nkhjpd. mg;NghJ gr;rf;.. gr;rf;.. vd;W rj;jk; te;jJ. me;j Ntfj;Jf;F <L nfhLf;f Kbahky; mj;ijapd; khh;G kiyfs; ,uz;Lk; Ngahl;lk; Mbd. nfhQ;r Neuj;jpy; vd;id fl;bypy; ky;yhf;fg; Gul;bg;Nghl;l mj;ij> vdf;F NkNy cl;fhh;e;J nfhz;L nrq;Fj;jhf ,Ue;j vd; nfhl;ilia nkJthf vLj;J jd;Ndhl Gz;ilapy; nrhUfpf;nfhz;lhs;. ,g;NghJ mj;ij vd;id Xf;fj;njhlq;fpdhs;.

ehd; mirahky; ,Uf;f mj;ij vd;kPJ Mjpf;fk; nrYj;jp Xf;fpf;nfhz;bUe;jJ Gjpa mDgtkhf ,Ue;jJ. gpd; vd;kPJ KOtJkhf rha;e;Jnfhz;L vd; neQ;rpy; jd; Gilj;j
khh;Gfis eRf;fpf; nfhz;l mj;ij> jd; #j;ij kl;Lk; J}f;fpj; J}f;fp vd;id Xj;jhs;. vq;fs; Nghuhl;lk; jhq;f Kbahky; fl;by; lhd;]; Mbf;nfhz;bUe;jJ. ehd; mj;ijia ,Wf mizj;Jf;nfhz;L cjl;by; Kj;jkpl;Nld;. gpd;dh; nkJthf epWj;jpa mj;ij> 'Nla;> vd;id epw;f itj;J Xf;Flh..' vd;whs; ntwp nfhz;lts; Nghy;. ehd; mj;ijia Rtupy; rhaitj;J xU njhilia nfhQ;rk; cah;j;jr; nrhy;yp mj;ijapd; ,uz;L KiyfisAk; ,Wfg;
gpbj;Jf; nfhz;L gaq;fukhf Xf;fpNdd;. filrpapy; vy;yhk; Kbe;J tpe;J ghAk; Neuj;jpy; ehd; mtrukhf vd; nfhl;ilia ntspNa vLj;J mj;ijia fl;bypy; gLf;fg;Nghl;L mts; Nky; tpe;ij gPa;r;rp mbj;Njd;. mj;ij mij jd; Gz;il> Kiyfspy; jltpf;nfhz;lhs;.
'uh[h> vdf;F nrf;]; Mir nuhk;g mjpfk;lh fz;zh.. cq;f khkhthy mij <Lfl;l Kbay.. Mdh eP fpy;yhb khjpup ,Uf;fpwha;. mbf;fb te;J vd;id Xf;fp Rth;f;j;ijf; fhl;Llh.. cd;Dld; ghj;&kpy;> ildpq; Nlgspy; > Nrhghtpy;> Njhl;lj;jpy; vy;yhk; itj;J Xf;fZk; vd;W Mirahf ,Uf;FJ.' vd;whs; mj;ij.

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