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{]`mX¯n Rm³ ]qapJ¯v Ccn¡pIbmWv, Häbv¡v, apät¯¡p t\m¡n. Ip«nIfpsS Ipªn¡meSnIÄ ]XnªpInS¡p¶p. Cu¼n¡pSn¨ sFkv{^q«nsâ CuÀ¡ne, tam´n¯oÀ¯ sFkv{^q«nsâ ISemÊptIm¸, a[pc\mc§t¯mSv, ]mä¨ndIpIÄ, hÅns]m«nb sNcp¸v, ]o¨n¡gnª Sq¯vt]Ìnsâ I_Ôw, _oUn¡pän, XeIcnª Xos¸«t¡mev, \of³ \ngepIÄ Acn¨pt]mb ]mSpIÄ þ CsXÃmw apä¯p Nn¶n¡mWmbn. ASn¨phmcnbn«nÃ. DjÊÔy kzÀW¨qepambn F¶pw IS¶phcp¶p. FÃmw ASn¨phmcp¶p. F¶n«pw ASn¡mSpIÄ t]mIp¶nÃ, ]mSpIÄambp¶nÃ. ImeamIp¶ ]m¼v Ducn¡fª Ddt]mse shfn¨w apä¯p InS¡p¶p.! .
eX HmSnh¶v Ft¶mSmbn ]dªp: ""C¶mWv Fsâ ]nd¶mfv, ap¯Èm! t\m¡v A¼e¯nev t]mWw. ]mbkw sIm Ù phcWw. Dw, FWo¡p, ap¯Èm!''. Cu hm¡pambn F\n¡v Hcp apJ]cnNbapÅt]mse tXm¶n. DÆv, CXp Rm³ aps¼t¶m ]dªn«pÅXmWv.
HfnNnXdp¶ Hm«phnf¡v, AXn¶p Nph«n AjvSawKeyw, AXnsâ ap¼n aS¡p]IpXn \nhÀ¯nb CebS, henb \m¡ne. Rm³ A½sb Im¯ncn¡pIbmWv. tImSnbe¡nbXpSp¯vA½ tImcnIbn \ndsb Xp¼¸qt¨mdpambn h¶p. Fsâ Ce \ndªp. CXpapgph³ Fsâ Ipªnhbän sImÅptam?
Rm³ ]dªp : ""aXn''. ""C¶p s]d¶mftÃm, aXo¶p ]tdcvXv.'' A½ ho-pw hnf¼n: ""C¶v Dcp¡oXpw Ie¡oXpw AcpXv.''
sh®bpw I«ss¯cpw Iq«n Rm³ D Ù p. D®pt¼mÄ A½ hbdv Dgnªp. At¸mÄ A½bpsS I®p \ndªpI Ù p. F´psIm Ù mWv Cu I®ocv? Rm\¶v BtemNn¨nÃ. IÃp \ndª tdj\cnt¨mdp hmcn¯n¶pt¼mÄ C¶pw A½bpsS B hm¡pIÄ Rmt\mÀan¡p¶p: ""H¶pw aXo¶p ]tdcvXv.'' CÃ, PohnX¯nsâ t\À¡p t\m¡n aXnsb¶v Rm³ ]dbnÃ, ]dªn«panÃ.
Fsâ Ip«n¡mew Xs¶btà ""ap¯Èm'' F¶ Infns¡m©epambn ]qapJ¯p h¶Xv? FÃmhcpw ]nd¶mÄ BtLmjn¡«. ""aXn'' F¶p ]dbmsX ]mbkw hbdp\nd¨p®s«. a\pjyP·w In«nbXnsâ hmÀjnImtLmjamWtÃm ]nd¶mÄ!
Rm³ Ip«nbpsS IqsS A¼e¯nte¡p ]pds¸«p. Ip«n ]«pSn¸n«n«p Ù v. Is®gpXo«p Ù v. Ihnf¯p "Ip«n¡pd'' ]qinbn«p Ù v. \mw Cuizcsâ ap¼n tamSnbn sNÃWw. Cu \à Znhk¯n se¦nepw. A¼e¯n \n¶p In«nb ]mbkhpambn aS§nt¼mgmWv jjvSn]qÀ¯n ¡½nän¡mÀ Fs¶ At\zjn¨p hcp¶Xv.
""\n§Ä C¶p h¶Xp \¶mbn. Ip«nbpsS ]nd¶mfmWv.'' R§Ä ho«nte¡p aS§n. I½nän¡mÀ Fsâ jjvSn]qÀ¯nsb¸än kwkmcn¨p. ""F½mÀ_n Ip¶wIpf¯p t\cs¯ F¯Ww. BtLmjw \S¯p¶ aq¶v Znhkhpw AhnsS DÙ mhWw.''
Adp]Xmas¯ ]nd¶mfnsâbpw \m¡nesh¨p Ignªp. kplr¯p¡sfm¶n¨v Du¬ Ign¨p. ]qs¨ Ù psIm Ù pÅ hbdpgn¨n kpJIcambncp¶p.
Rm³ Adp]Xp sImÃw Pohn¨p. PohnXw Fs¶ Xmtemen¡pIbpw XÃpIbpw sNbvXp; Fsâ t\À¡p ]oen¡®pw \cn¡®pw ImWn¨p; hf¡nep¡hpw N§e¡nep¡hpw tI«p. hnf¼n ¡n«nb FÃm ck§fpambn Rm³ CW§nt¨À¶p. ]nW§nbn«p ImcyanÃ. kap{Zs¯ F{X XhWbmbn Ic X«namäp¶p! F¶n«pw Xncame Nncn¨psIm Ù p Xncn¨p hcnIbtÃ. Rm³ ho Ù pw CÃs¯¯p¶p A½ DSp¸n¨ Cet¡mWIw Ifªv Aѳ X¶ ioet¡mWIw DSp¯p. D]\b\hpw kamhÀ¯\hpw Ignªv Rms\mcp D®n\¼qXncnbmhpIbmWv. Aѳ Fgp¯n\p sh¨p, Hm¯v sNmÃn¨p Aѳ sNmÃn¯¶Xp Rm\pw sNmÃn, Im«nbXp Im«n CXmtWm PohnXw? Aѳ Nncn¨p. F\ns¡m¶pw a\ÊnembnÃ.
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Cïp\n¶p Rm³ ]pd¯pIS¶p. Im«phÅnt]mse ]SÀ¶ Rm³ ]q¦mhn hfcp¶ hÃnIsf IÙ p. kahbkvIcmb Ip«nIÄ k©nbpw Xq¡n kvIqfn t]mIp¶p. apXnÀ¶hÀ DtZymK¯n\p t]mIp¶p. htbm[nIÀ DtZymKPohnXw Ignªp hn{iaaµncw ]Wnbp¶p. Rm\pw hepXmhpI bntÃ? F\n¡pw PohnXantÃ?
Rm³ \n¡p¶ Xpcp¯nt·Â ]e AeIfpw h¶Sn¨p þ tbmKt£a {]Øm\¯nsâ, kzmX{´y{]Øm\¯nsâ, kzmX{´ykac¯nsâ, kmlnXy\thm°m\¯nsâ. Cu AeIÄ Fs¶ ap¡ptam? Fsâ AcnIneqsS cÙ p ]pgIÄ HgpInt¸mbn þ hÅt¯mfpw \me¸mS\pw! ChcpsS kckzXn]et¸mgpw kwKaØm\t¯¡v Fs¶ £Wn¡mdp Ù v.
KwKbpw bap\bpw kckzXnbpw Hmf§sfs¡mÙ v Hens¡mÅmsX H¶ns¨mgpIp¶ IShn Rm³ Ipfn¨p. CXv Hcp Úm\kv\m\atÃ? {]Øm\§fpsS kzÀWw Cu IShn \n¶p Rm³ Acns¨Sp¯p Rm\msI amdnbXmbnt¯m¶n. Fsâ IWvT¯n HmS¡pgept Ù m? Fsâ ssIbn sImSnbpt Ù m? IpSpabpw ]qWq\qepw \jvSs¸«pthm? Fsâ ]n¶n \mepsI«nsâ B\hmXn ASªpthm?
Rm³ \S¶p, ]oen¡pS \nhÀ¯nb ssXs¯§pIÄ, ]©mcaW hncn¨ ]mX, apcfn hmbn¡p¶ apfwIq«§Ä, Xmfne¡p¼nfn IÅsh¬ap¯pt]mse DcpÙ pIfn¡p¶ shÅ ¯pÅnIÄ, \ngepIfnte¡p aeÀ hnXdp¶ shfn¨wþ ChsbÃmw I Ù psIm Ù pw tI«p sIm Ù pw! Rm³ Ft§m«mWv? F\n¡pw \nÂt¡ Ù nhcntÃ?
ad¡pSbv¡pÅnÂ\n¶p km]Xv\ywsImÙ v Ccp Ù pcpIp¶ tPyjvT¯namcpsSbpw A\pP¯n amcpsSbpw tX§epIÄ. hm¡®mSn ssIbn ]nSn¨v hcm¯ hcs\ Im¯ncn¡p¶ \ndXmcpWy§fpsS s\SphoÀ¸pIÄ, A¼nfn¡pdn amª bphssh[hy§fpsS AS¡n¸nSn¨ KZvKZw, AÚXbpsS Syq¬sN¿m¯ A]kzc§Ä, {]mIrXamb A«lmk§Ä þ Fsâ lrZbw ]e hgn¡pw Hen¨p t]mbn.
""Fw.BÀ._n. hcq!'' þ hn.Sn. `«Xncn¸mSnsâ hnfn. Rm³ ASp¯p sN¶p. At±lw sNdnb a\pjy\mbncp¶p ImgvNbnÂ. Rm\t±l¯nte¡p t\m¡n. A´whn«p þ {ioIrjvWsâ ]nfÀ¶ hmbbv¡p ap¼nÂs¸« btimZsbt¸mse! shfn¨¯n\pthÙ nbpw kzÑPohnX¯n\pth Ù nbpw DWÀ¶p t]mcmSm³ Xbmdmb Hcp P\XXnsb AhnsS I Ù p. kmapZmbnIamb AkzmX{´y §Ä¡pw AXymNmc§Ä¡psaXncmbn hn.Sn. cmPnbnÃmsX t]mcmSn. At±lw Iqcncp«n¶p Iq«p \n¶hsc ]d¸n¨pIfªp! hn.Sn.sb \\s¨Sp¯Xp tX\nembncp¶p. At±lw I®oscm¸m\pÅ Hcp ssIteÊmbn!
asämcp hnfn! AXv C.Fw.FÊntâXmbncp¶p. C´y³ kzmX{´ykac¯n ]s¦Sp¯v CXÄ hnSÀ¯nhcp¶ C.Fw.Fkv. B sNdp¸¡mc³ a\pjykapZmbs¯ apgph³ hnfn¡pIbpw DWÀ¯pIbpambncp¶p, kapZmb¯nsâ XnÙ nSnª Ipf¯nÂ\n¶v Hcp \oÀ¨mep t]mse.
At±lw ]pdt¯s¡mgp¡nb Cu \oÀ¨mev hcÙ ]e `qanIsfbpw \\¨p ]¨]nSn¸n¨p. B ]¨¸nse XpSn¸Ãtbm C.Fw.FÊv? hn.Sn.Hcp PohnXhpw C.Fw.FÊv. HcmZÀihpw ImWn¨p X¶p.
]ns¶bpw Rm³ kz]v\hpambn \S¶p þ Dd¡¯nsâ ap´ncn§m¸gw \pIÀ¶psImÙ v! Rm³ `À¯mhpw AÑ\pw ap¯Ñ\pambn þ apf¨ Cehncnªp; ]q¯pImbv¨p; ho Ù pw apfbv¡m\pÅ hn¯mbn¯ocpw t]mse.
Rm³ Cu k©mc¯n\nSbn ]ns¶bpw ]eXpw IÙ p. ]mhs¸« C´ybv¡p tam£w \evIm\mbn AhXcn¨ KmÔnPnsb, PhlÀemens\, cho{µ\mYSmtKmdns\. sXm«pXebn hbv¡m³ R§fpsS `àn \o«nb ssI\J§fpsS t]mdteäp almßPnbpsS ImeSn {hWs¸«p. BthiwsImÅp¶ R§fpsS kmao]ywsIm Ù v PhlÀem ]qÀhm[nIw DPze\mbn. hocmfn¸«n s]mXnªpsImSp¯ _lpaXnsb hnjs¸mXnt¸mse hens¨dnª SmtKmdnsâ apJ¯p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Ccp«n\p aosX kqcy³ DZn¨phcp¶Xmbn tXm¶n.
AlnwkmaqÀ¯nbmb almßPn Hcp shSnbpÙ tbäp ]mXbn Ipgªp hogp¶Xp I Ù p; amXr`qan apdnªp t]mIp¶Xpw! s\lvdp N{IhÀ¯nsbt¸mse \mSp `cn¨p; SmtKmÀ \½psS BÀjkwkvImcs¯bpw!
C\nbpw almßPnsbt¸msebpw s\lvdpsht¸msebpw SmtKmdns\t¸msebpw Xnf§p¶ cXv\§Ä Cu a®n hnfbntÃ? Csöpw Dsƶpw hcmw. GXmbepw AhcpsS IqsS Pnhn¡m³ km[n¨ R§Ä [\yÀ Xs¶.
Rm³ Cïp Xncns¨¯p¶p. Cet¡mWIhpw ioet¡mWIhpw am{Xw DSp¯hcmbn C¶nhnsS BcpanÃ. Hm«phnf¡nÃ, ad¡pSbnÃ. ]pXnb PohnX¯nsâ ]qapJ¯mWv Xncns¨¯nbXv. Rm³ apät¯¡p t\m¡n. kÔymcmKw AhnsSbpÅ \nÀameys¯ \ndw]nSn¸n¡m³ InWbpIbmWv. ]pXnbXv Cdp¯p NqSepw ]gbXv hens¨dnbepamWtÃm PohnXw. ]gbXns\¸än ZpxJn¡m³ t\canÃ. ho-pw apfbv¡epw hncnbepambn.
]IÂ ]cacaWobamWv. cm{Xntbm? B Ccp«nepw \£{X§Ä hncnªpsXfnbp¶p, \nemhpZn¡p¶p. ]Iens\¡mÄ kpµcnbmtWm cm{Xn?
Rm³ jjvSn]qÀ¯n\nemapä¯pem¯n. B ]n³\nemhv hmSnb apøqt¸mse F¶n IpgªphoWp. temIw Dd§pIbmWv þ DWcm³thÙ n!
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