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tImgnt¡mSv PnÃbnse hSIc `mK¯p\n¶p h¶Xmbncp¶p B A[ym]I Z¼XnIÄ. ImgvNbn Ipeo\cpw kpapJcpamb `mcym`À¯m¡·mÀ. IpSpw_¯nsâ BVyXzw AhcpsS {]IS\§fn apg¨p\n¡p¶p. `mcybpsS t]cv hn\oX. BtcmSpw A[nIw kwkmcn¡m¯ {]IrXw.  Ft¸mgpw Ft´m BtemNn¨ncn¡p¶Xpt]mse. aq¶maXv KÀ`nWnbmbXmbncp¶p AhÀ. s{]Kv\³kn ]ncoUnsâ XpS¡¯nemWv Fsâ kplr¯p IqSnbmb AhcpsS tUmÎÀ kvIm³ sN¿p¶Xn\mbn Cu A[ym]nIsb F\n¡p d^À sN¿p¶Xv.
km[mcW tcmKnIsf kvIm\nMn\p hnt[bam¡pt¼mÄ Ahcpambn kulrZw Øm]n¡m\mbn ]ckv]cw hntij§Ä ]¦phbv¡mdpWvSv. AXpt]mse hn\oXbpambpw kulrZ kw`mjWw Bcw`n¨bpSs\ hn\oX tNmZn¨p: ""Fsâ hbän hfcp¶Xv F´p Ip«nbmsW¶p ]dbmtam?'' FÃmhtcmSpw ]dbp¶Xpt]mse Rm³ hn\oXtbmSpw ]dªp: AXp R§Ä ChnsS sN¿p¶nÃ. enwK\nÀWbw \S¯m³ ]mSnsöXv kÀ¡mcnsâ \nÀtZiamWv. AXnhnsS sN¿nsöv kXy{]kvXmh\ sNbvXm am{Xta C¯cw kvIm\nMv skâdpIÄ¡p {]hÀ¯n¡m\pÅ A\paXn t]mepw kÀ¡mÀ \ÂIpIbpÅp. {]khm\´caÃmsX \n§fpsS Ip«n F´msW¶v Adnbm³ IgnbnÃ. Cu kvIm\nMv skâdnsâ IhmS¯n Xs¶ kÀ¡mcnsâ Cu \nÀtZiw R§Ä {]ZÀin¸n¨n«pÅXp IWvSntÃ? AXpsImWvSv C¡mcy¯n hnZymk¼¶bpw IqSnbmb hn\oX R§tfmSp klIcn¡Ww.
hn\oX Fsâ apJt¯¡p Xpdn¨pt\m¡n. AhÀ Xsâ IY]dbm³ XpS§n. Fsâ aq¶mas¯ {]khamWnXv. BZys¯ cWvSp Ip«nIfpw s]¬Ip«nIfmWv. am{XaÃ, [mcmfw AwK§fpÅ henb Hcp IpSpw_¯nte¡mWv Fs¶ hnhmlw sNbvXb¨n«pÅXv. ]c¼cmKX Nn«h«§Ä¡\pkcn¨p Pohn¡pIbpw ]gb hnizmk§Ä apdpsI ]nSn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ Fsâ `ÀXrIpSpw_¯nse apgph³ t]c¡p«nIfpw s]¬Ip«nIÄ Xs¶. C\n Fsâ aq¶mas¯ {]khhpw s]¬Ip«nbmbm F\n¡hnsS Pohn¡m³ Ignbnà tUmÎÀ. AXpsImWvSv F´mbmepw Fsâ hbän hfcp¶ Ip«n F´msW¶v F\n¡dnbWw.         ¹okv... F\ns¡mcp B¬Ip«n IqSn thWw. k¦St¯msSbmWv  hn\oX A{Xbpw ]dsªm¸n¨Xv.
Rm³ ]dªp: AXp Xoscbpw sN¿m³ ]mSnÃm¯XmWv. ChnsSsb¶Ã FhnsSbpw AXp sNbvXpsImSp¡nÃ. A§s\sb¦n C¯hWIqSn \n§Ä {]khn¨n«v {]khw \nÀ¯ns¡mÅq.
]t£, X\ns¡mcp B¬Ip«n IqSn thWsa¶p hn\oX BhÀ¯n¨psImtWvSbncp¶p. Rm³ AhtcmSv kvt\lt¯msS hoWvSpw enwK\nÀWb¯nsâ A]ISw t_m[ys¸Sp¯m³ {ian¨p: So¨sd, \n§fpsS Ip«nbpsS hfÀ¨ Ct¸mÄ cWvSpamkw F¯nbnt«bpÅq. KÀ`kvXiniphnsâ enwKw kvIm\n§neqsS hyàamhWsa¦n ]Xn\mdp apX Ccp]Xv BgvNhtc¡pw Ip«n KÀ`mib¯n hfcWw. At¸msg AXp hyàamhpIbpÅq. C\n Xncn¨dnsª¶ncn¡s«. B¬Ip«n Asöp t_m[yambm \n§Ä F´psN¿pw? Rm³ tNmZn¨p. ""F\n¡Xns\ At_mÀj\p hnt[bam¡Ww.'' þ bmsXmcp IqkepanÃmsX hn\oX Xpd¶Sn¨p. AhcpsS Cu adp]Sn hÃm¯ thZ\bpw D¡WvTbpw F¶nepfhm¡n. [mcmfw Ip«nIsf kmaqlnIacymZ ]Tn¸n¡p¶ Hcp A[ym]nIbmWtÃm CXp ]dbp¶Xv.
s]s«¶v hn\oXbpsS cq]¯nepw `mh¯nepsams¡ Ft´m henb amäw kw`hn¨Xpt]mse. AhcpsS apJw henªpapdpIn. I®p Nph¶p.  {`m´nsbt¸mse B A[ym]nI A«lkn¨p: ""F\n¡v Ip«n F´msW¶dnbWw. F¦nte Cu KÀ`w Rm³ ]qÀ¯oIcn¡pIbpÅq.''
""£an¡Ww, AXdnbm\pÅ bmsXmcp kwhn[m\hpanÃ. {]tXyIn¨v ChnsS. AXn\m \n§sf ChntS¡b¨ tUmÎsdXs¶ \n§Ä ItWvSmfp.'' k¦Shpw tZjyhpw IeÀ¶ apJ`mht¯msS, ka\nesXänbhsft¸mse hn\oX apdnhn«nd§n.
 ]n¶oSv, aq¶mgvN Ignªn«pWvSmhWw. Hcp D¨t\c¯v hn\oXbpw `À¯mhpw kvIm\nMn\mbn hoWvSpw FsâbSp¡Â h¶p.  hn\oXbpsS Dugsa¯nbt¸mÄ kvIm\nMv tS_nfnte¡v Rm³ Ahsc £Wn¨p. kvIm\nMn\p InS¡p¶Xn\p apt¶ hn\oX Ft¶mSp ]dªp: ""Ip«n F´msW¶dnbm³ am{XamWv Rm³ h¶Xv. AXmsWsâ Bhiyw.'' A¸w tZjyt¯msS Rm\htcmSp ]dªp. AsX´msW¶v Adnbm³ Ignbnsöv Rm³ \n§tfmSv ]dªXtÃ. ]ns¶bpw F´n\mWnhnsS h¶Xv? A§s\sb¦n Ct¸mÄ Xs¶ t]mhp¶Xmbncn¡pw \¶mhpI. hn\oX H¶pw anWvSnbnÃ. "F´mbmepw \n§Ä kvIm³ sN¿q' AhÀ ]dªp.
\n§sft¸mse hnZymk¼¶cmb BfpIÄ C§s\ \nÀ_Ôw ]nSn¡p¶Xv R§Ä¡p a\Ênemhp¶nÃ. A§s\sb¦n cWvSp Ip«nIÄ DWvSmbt¸mÄ \n§Ä¡p {]khw \nÀ¯n¡qSmbncpt¶m? Rm³ Fsâ tcmjw ad¨ph¨nÃ.
ka\ne sXänbhsft¸mse hn\oX ]dªp: ""Fsâ `À¯mhnsâ ho«pImÀ F\n¡v kam[m\w XcnÃ. Fs¶ Pohn¡m\\phZn¡nÃ. AhcpsS FÃm t]c¡p«nIfpw s]®p§Ä Xs¶. FtâXpw AXmbm Cuizcm... ''. hn\oX s\SphoÀ¸n«p.
kvIm\nMn\p tijw AhÀ ¢n\n¡v hn«p t]mbn. ]n¶oSv hSIcbnse Fsâ kplr¯v hn\oXsb¡pdn¨v ]dªncp¶p. F¶pw Ic¨nepw _lfhpambncp¶pht{X hn\oX. {`m´nsâ FÃm ASbmf§fpw AhÀ {]ISn¸n¨p XpS§nbncp¶p. tUmÎsd ImWm³ hcpt¼msgms¡ _lfw hbv¡pw, s]m«n¡cbpw. hn\oX B tlmkv]näenÂ\n¶p Xs¶ At_mÀj³ sN¿pIbmbncps¶¶v ]n¶oSv Rm³ Adnªp. enwK\nÀWbw \S¯m³ Ignbp¶ kvtäPv ]n¶n«t¸mgmWv AhÀ AXp sNbvXXv. GXp kmlNcy¯nemWv Bip]{Xn A[nIrXÀ AXn\\phZn¨sX¶v F\n¡dnbnÃ. Gähpw k¦SIcamb Imcyw AsXmcp B¬Ip«nbmbncp¶p F¶XmWv. At_mÀj\p tijw A¡mcyw s\gvkpamcnÂ\n¶mWv hn\oX AdnªXv.                                             n


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