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a®dnªv, agbdnªv, shbnednªv, \ocdnªv, hn¯dnªv, hnfbnd¡n \qdpta\n sImbvX Hcp Imew \½psS IÀjIÀ¡pWvSmbncp¶p. ImemhØbmbncp¶p F´n\pw Ahsc ]n´pW¨Xv. Irjnbpw ImemhØbpw X½n A{Xbv¡p _ÔamWpÅXv. s\¡rjn {][m\ hcpam\amÀKambn IWvSncp¶p \½psS ap³Xeapd. hn¯nSm³ \nesamcp¡pt¼mÄ apX AXp hnfhmbn, hoWvSpw hn¯mbn kq£n¡p¶XphscbpÅ hnjb§Ä \mtSmSnKm\§fneqsS AdnhSbmf§fmbn \mw kq£n¨p. IuXpIapWÀ¯p¶Xpw ]mc¼cy, ssPhIrjn coXnbpsS AdnhpIÄ ]¦phbv¡p¶Xpamb Cu \mtSmSnKm\§fmWv ChnsS ]cmaÀin¡p¶Xv.
hn¯nd¡pt¼mgpw AtX hn¯p [\ambn kq£n¡pt¼mgpw {]IrXnsb kvXpXn¡p¶ ]m«pIfpWvSv.
""\mgns\Ãv s]mcn ]ds¡
A½bvs¡mcp ImgvNh¨v
ssIsXmgWvSt½ ssIsXmgWvSv
ASnb¶p hcw XcWt½
hcw XcWt½ hcw XctW''
a®v, shbnÂ, ag XpS§n {]IrXnbnse apgph³ klmbnItfmSpw hcw tNmZn¡p¶ IÀjIs\bmWv Cu Km\¯n ASbmfs¸Sp¯p¶Xv.
""Imbpw ]qhpw sImgnbmsX
s\ÃpWvSm¡Wat½
s\ÃpWvSmhWat½''
F¶ ]m«nepw {]Xn^en¡p¶Xp kam\ Bhiy§Ä Xs¶bmWv. ap³ Xeapdbnse IÀjI³ hn]WnaqeyapÅ Hcp hkvXphmbà `qansb IWvSXv. asämcp Imcyw IqSn HmÀabn hbvt¡WvSXpWvSv. A¡me¯p \½psS \m«n iàamb P·nþIpSnbm³ hyhØ \ne\n¶ncp¶p. ]mSp¶ ]WnbmftâXà IrjnsN¿p¶ `qan, AXp P·nbptSXmbncp¶p.
IrjnbpsS BZyL«w as®mcp¡ emWv. s\¡rjn¡v hc¼p Inf¨v hr¯n bm¡Ww, hb ImenIsfs¡mWvSp ]q«n ¡Ww. ChsbÃmw hyàam¡p¶ Hcp \mS³]m«v tIÄ¡q:
""]pÅn¡mtf A... t]cmSm
t]cmSm¡mtf...]pÅn¡mtf
IWvS¯n heXp`mKw tNÀ¶p
hmtbm
sX¡p¶p hSt¡m«p tN¶³
Imfsb¸q«n Xn´mtcm
tamXnchnceXp t]mse
CSp¸Xp tNÀ¯p Xn´mtcm''
tIcf¯n 4000 C\w s\Âhn¯pIfpWvSmbncp¶p. Hmtcm C\¯nsâbpw Irjn coXn hyXykvXamWv. apWvSI¸mS¯p Irjnbnd¡p¶Xp {][m\ambpw Rmdv \Sm\mWv. Hcp hb¡WvS¯n apgph³ Irjn¡pamhiyamb hn¯v apf¸n¡pI. ]n¶oSXp ]dns¨Sp¯v aäp hbepIfn \Spw. CXmWv Rmdp\SÂ.
""\msf \aps¡mcp hn¯nSemtW
apWvSI¡WvS¯n hn¯nSemtW
\½psS IWvS¯n IÃp IsWvS¯n
a®p IsWvS¯n þ a®p IsWvS¯n
IÃp IsWvS¯n Ic IsWvS¯n
\msf \aps¡mcp hn¯nSemtW''
C§s\ Hmtcm a®n\pw tNÀ¶ hn¯n\§sf¡pdn¨v Cu ]m«pIÄ hyàam¡p¶p. AcnIpdpIm, sNdpIpdpIm, NocIs¨¼mh XpS§nb hn¯pIsf¡pdn¨pw Cu ]m«n¯s¶ hniZoIcn¡p¶p.
BZna IrjncoXnsbbmWp ]p\wIrjn F¶p hnfn¡p¶Xv. ImSp sh«ns¯fn¨v, Ah Noªp a®n\p hfamhpt¼mÄ Irjn sN¿p¶ coXnbmWv ]p\wIrjn. C¯cw {]tZiw hb¡mSv F¶mWv Adnbs¸Sp¶Xv. aebnse a®ns\ hbem¡pt¼mÄ X«pIfm¡n Xncn¡Wsa¶pw ]ga¡mÀ¡v Adnbmambncp¶p:
""]¨¡mSv sIm¯n Icn§s\
hfhpw Iq«n sh´ hndsIÃmw
]pdthen sIWn¨p h¨p
Imcnbs\ CSXp`mK¯v
]q«n, shÅ FcpXns\
heXp `mK¯p ]q«n
Ggp Nmsegp¯v Hmtcm NmÂ
hgn Xn\bpw tImcn hn\¨t{X''
IqSmsX,
""tImcn hnX¨mepw hI¯sX
hnfbq
hmcn hnX¨mepw hI¯sX
hnfbq''
F§s\ hnX¨mepw hn[n¨tX In«q F¶ ZÀi\hpw CtXmsSm¸w \ÂIp¶p.
D¯ctIcf¯nse tXmäw]m«pIfnepw
]p\wIrjnsb¡pdn¨p ]dbp¶pWvSv:
""aesh«n Xn\ hnX¨p
Xn\ Xn¶m³ Infnbnd§n
Infnbm«m³ s]®nd§n''
F¶ Km\hpw ]p\wIrjnbpsS HmÀaIÄ ]¦phbv¡p¶pWvSv.
kq£vaamb {]IrXn\nco£Whpw Nne \mS³]m«pIfn ImWmw:
""HmSn HmSn \S¡W t]mt¯
Imcn sN¼³t]mt¯,
A... A... A
I¶n hchptWvS
Imcn sN¼³t]mt¯
A... tXc¿...F´nct¿... ''
I¶napWvS³ agsb¡pdn¨pÅ kqN\bpw Dghp XoÀ¯p tIdm\pÅ DÂkmlhpamWv Cu hcnIfn \ndªp\n¡p¶Xv.
IWnapWvS\pw i¦cm´n¯Snb\pw ]pWÀX¯Snb\pwþ Rmäpthebpambn _Ôs¸« agsamgnIfmWv.
ag s]bvXmtem?
""ags]bvXm henb hc¼pw
h³ I¶pw heyÑsâ ssIt¡m«pw''
F¶p ]mSns¡mWvSp IÀjI³ ]mSt¯¡nd§pw. agshÅw \ndsªmgpIn Ihnbmdmbm henb hc¼pIÄ sI«n shÅw XSbWw. Asæn IWvS¯n Fdnª hn¯pw hfhpw HgpInt¸mhpw. CXn\mWv "heyÑsâ ssIt¡m«v' F¶p ]dbp¶Xv. C¶v Cu AdnhpIsfm¶pw hIhbv¡msX IWvS§Ä IjW§fm¡nbmWp Irjn sN¿p¶Xv.
hnfshSp¯v s\Ãv Acnbm¡n D]tbmKn¡m³ XpS§pt¼mtgm? Hmtcm Acnbpw Hmtcm Xcw `£W¯n\v A\ptbmPyambhbmWv:
""B s\Ãv sNs¶Ãv R§Ä
I¨n¶pthm Xp\n¹mhphÃfn
apt«ed¡p¶ apWvSI³ hn¯pw
ImWmegIpÅ Idp¯ Np«ymc\pw
Imcmcnb³ hn¯p t]cmcnb³
hn¯v
aebmcnb³ \Ã B\t¡mS³
hn¯v F¶n§s\ hnhn[bn\w
hn¯pIÄ
]fymev Ip¯n ]¯ncnNp«m
se§n\ncn¡pw ]m¯p½m''
tNmdp®m\pw ]elmc¯n\pw hn¯n\§fn {]tXyIXbpsWvS¶mWÀYam¡p¶Xv.
""s]m¶mcnb\pw ]ns¶ Igabpw
a¶hÀ¡pNnXanX `£Ww''
F¶ hcnbpw kam\ Bibw ]¦phbv¡p¶pWvSv.