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D¯ctZis¯ Fkv.]n ]nÅamcpsS ap¯¸\mb apemb³ ]pXnsbmcp ZuXy¯n\p XpS¡w Ipdn¨Xv AdnªpImWpatÃm. C´ymalmcmPys¯ AgnaXn¡mcnÂ\n¶p c£n¨v ]pXnsbmcp tkmjyenkväv `cW{Iaw \S¸m¡n, ip²amb \m«ptX\pw ]iphn³]mepw Hgp¡psa¶mWv Bim³ `ojvai]YsaSp¯ncn¡p¶Xv. AXmbXv, CXn\p ap¼v tZhKuU³ F¶ AkpcKuU\pw KpPdmf³ F¶ KPt]m¡ncnbpw \S¸m¡n hnPbn¸n¨ aq¶mwap¶Wn hoWvSpw X«n¡q«nbpWvSm¡Ww.
CXp ]dbm³ sIm¡¯ hsc F´n\p bm{XsNbvXpsh¶v GtXm IÅpIpSnb³ tNmZn¨Xv ap¯¸³ tI«p. XZvkabw adp]Snbpw sImSp¯p:
""sIm¡¯, `mhnbn ½sf X«Iambn¯ocpw. aaXm½bpsS aknev Ipdªphcp¶Xv ImWp¶ntÃ?''
aaXmZoZn¡v cWvSp sImSp¡Wsa¶v ap¯¸³ hnNmcn¡m³ XpS§nbn«v \mfp Ipd¨mbn. cm{ã]Xn F¶ hey{¼ms\ XncsªSp¡p¶Xpambn _Ôs¸«v aaXm½bpambn NnÃd DS¡pWvSmbn F¶Xv icnbmWv. P\m[n]Xy¯nsâ kpKaamb \S¯n¸n\v C¯cw DS¡pIÄ A\nhmcyamWv F¶p tUm. dmwat\mlÀ temly {]kvXmhn¨n«pWvStÃm! Cu DS¡ns\ AXnsâ tkmjyenkväv AÀY¯n ImWmsX, Xm³ ImephmcnbmsW¶v Bt£]n¡p¶Xv icntbm F¶p aaXm½ Nn´n¨pImWp¶nÃ. AXn\memWv Bb½bpsS X«Iamb sIm¡¯bn Xs¶ Fkv.]n ]nÅamsc hnfn¨pIq«n cWvSp sImSp¡msa¶v ap¯¸³ Xocpam\n¨Xv. ]cn]mSn hnPbn¸n¡p¶Xn\mbn bp.]n hn[m³k`bv¡Sp¯v tlmahpw \S¯nbncp¶p.
tlmaw tamiambnsömWv A\´c^e§Ä sXfnbn¡p¶Xv. hma]£s¯ 24 Imcäv {]Imi³ {]`rXnIÄ, ss\kmansâ \m«nse shfh³ XmSn\mbnUp, _mw¥qcnse AkpcKuU³ F¶nhcpambn Hcph«hpw asämcp ]qPyhpw NÀ¨ \S¯n¡gnªp. tImgn_ncnbmWn¡v ap¼p \S¶ kwhmZw tNmÀ¯nbXv hmb\¡mcpambn ]¦n«v `£n¡p¶Xn cm{ãobNmc\pw Itkc¡fnbn A{KKWy\pamb tImc\p kt´mjtabpÅq.
apJ¯v s^bÀ Bâv euen tX¨p]nSn¸n¨v kpµc¡p«¸\mbn«mbncp¶p ap¯¸³ tbmK¯ns\¯nbXv. At¸mÄ shfh³ \mbnUp ]dªp:
""ap¯¸³ hfsc b§v BbXpt]mse tXm¶p¶p.''
""tXm¶eÃ, Fkv.]n ]nÅamÀ¡v aknev IqSnbXn ]ns¶, Rm³ ASn¡Sn sNdp¸ambnhcpIbmWv. C§s\ t]mbm H¶mw ¢mkn tNtcWvSnhcptam Bthm?''
At¸mÄ {]Imi³ NqSmbn:
""C¯cw knÃn Imcy§Ä¡pthWvSn t\cwIfbp¶Xv hc«p]n¯hmZw ]Scp¶Xnsâ e£WamWv. DS³ {]Xybimkv{X NÀ¨ XpS§Ww.''
ap¯¸³ tIm«phmbn«psImWvSv KÀP\w A`n\bn¨v, BZys¯ NphsSSp¯p:
""aq¶mwap¶Wn hcpsa¶mWv Aicocn. ½fv ChnsS IqSnbXpw ip`e£Ww Xs¶. 2014 Hgnhphcp¶ s]cnb Itkcbn Cu ap¯¸s\ Ccp¯Wsa¶mWp IpXncIfmb P\¡q«w ]dbp¶Xv.''
DS³, AkpcKuU³ CSs]«p:
""ItkcbpsS Imcyw ]ns¶ NÀ¨sN¿mw. P\XmZfw Ct¸mÄ ]qÀWambn hncnªncn¡pIbmsW¶v AdnbmatÃm. ]ns¶, alm`cW]cnNbhpw {][m\amWv. Rm³.....''
""¿v Ipd¨pImew UÂln Itkcbn H«n¸nSn¨ncp¶p F¶tà ]dbm³ t]mWv. AsXÃmhÀ¡padnbmw. Alnwkm]pWymf³ koXmcmatIkcnbtÃ, bYmÀY¯n A¶p ]n³koäv ss{UhnMv \S¯nbXv''þ \mbnUp.
""¶mepw As¶t¸mse A½mbnb¸s\ Imephmcnbn«Ã Rm³ Itkc ]nSn¨Xv.''
AXp \mbnUphnsâ aÀa¯v sImWvSp. N½nb N§mbn C§s\ Nn´n¨p. C_s\ Im¨Ww; aq¶mwap¶Wn bmYmÀYyamhs«. Ahkcw hcpw.
At¶cw ASqÀ tKm]meIrjvWsâ apJmapJw kn\nabnse s{^bnw t]mse cwKw Hcp\nanjw \nÝeambn. ]ns¶ tÉmtamj\n Xncnªv {]Imi³ sP.F³.bp amXrIbn {]kwKw sNbvXp:
""Ncn{Xw bmYmÀYyamIbm bmYmÀYyw Ncn{Xhpambncn¡WatÃm! AXn\m tkmhnbäv bq\nb³ C\nbpw \nehnÂhcpw. ssN\ ]ptcmKan¡p¶Xv IWvSntÃ. AXn\m Hcp Nph¶ aq¶mwap¶WnbmWv \ap¡p thWvSXv.''
sP.F³.bp¡msc ]tWvS CãanÃm¯ ap¯¸³ Xncn¨Sn¨p:
""Hm.... Asâ Fkv.F^v.sF, sP.F³.bphn s]mfnªp]mfokmbntÃ! _ey hÀ¯m\w \nÀ¯n a\pjy\v a\Ênemhp¶ `mjbn ]dbp¶Xm shÅwtNÀ¯ I½yqWnk¯nsâ `mhn¡pw \ÃXv.''
hoWvSpw \nÝes{^bnw hcpsa¶p `b¶v ap¯¸³ FÃmhscbpw _ncnbmWn¡v £Wn¨p.
tImgn¡mev ISn¨p]dn¡sh, ap¯¸³ HmÀan¸n¨p:
""AgnaXntIm¬{KÊns\bpw hÀKobaqcm¨nIfmb ]cnhmc§sfbpw sI«psI«n¡Ww.''
CXn\nsS, lmfn\p ]pd¯v Zb\obamb Ic¨nepw Ipc¨nepw tI«p.
""Bcm! ]mIv Nmc\mtWm?''þ
ap¯¸\pw kwLhpw tImdkn tNmZn¨p.
""AÃ. hS¡pIng¡³ taJebnse {]^pÃIpamÀ al´bmWv. aq¶mwap¶Wnbn HgnhptWvSm Bthm?''
""tIdnhm, A¸w _ncnbmWn Xn¶v. NÀ¨ ]n¶oSmhmw.''
AXp IWvSv tImc³ aq¡¯v cWvSp hnc h¨p.