hmbn-pthm Fs ]pkvXIw?

Aemdw ASn-bvp-I-bm-sW-mWv hnNm-cn--Xv.

hnfn-bvp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. BcmWv C{X t\cs?

A, Btcm samss_-en

Ddw hnn-cp-n-. AXp-Im-cWw hnfn Bsf BZyw a\-n-em-bn-. IS

shbvm-Xp sImv samss_ense t]cpw sXfn-n-. t]mcm--Xn\v hnj-b-ntebvp t\cn-p Iqp-Ip--em-bncpp.
""hmbn-pthm?'' Abm tNmZn-p. FmWv Imcy-sav ]nSn-Inpw apv
Abm XpSp. ""Rm Cse ]d-n-cp-nt Fs ]pXnb ]pkvX-It-n?
Fm, C{X thKw ad-pthm?''
Ddw AtXmsS sXfn-p. hnfn-bvp-- Bsfbpw a\-n-embn. Cse
sshIp-tchpw Abm hnfn-n-cp-p. Abm-fpsS ]pkvXIw Cd-nbn-pv, hmn
hmbn-bvWw Fp ]d-n-cp-p. _kv mUnep ]pkvXI--S-bn \np
hmmw Fp Icp-Xn-b-Xm-Wv. ]t _kv mUn-se-n-b-tm hoSns ASpp-IqSn t]mhp _v \npXp I-tXmsS AXp ad-p.
""an-bv-Ww. Cse kabw Inn-bn,'' Rm Adn-bn-p.
bmepw hmmw.''

""Cv Fm-

""hmn-bmtm-cm, hmbn-bv-Ww.'' Abm A]w Kuc-h-n XpSp.

""hmbn-mepw t]mcm, F-s\-bp-sv Fs hnfn-p-]-d-b-Ww.''
XpSv Iptd ]cm-Xn-I-fm-bn-cpp. Ctm Bcpw Hpw hmbn-bvp-n.
hmb\ acnp Fp ]d-bp-Xp shdp-sX-b-. Rm Npcp-n-bXv \qdp t]sc-sbnepw hnfn-p]d-n-pv. A{Xbpw t]v Fkv Fw Fpw Ab-p. CXp-hsc
Bcpw {]Xn-I-cn-n-n-. ]pkvXIw Hcm-gvN-bmbn Cd-n-bnv. AXp Inn-bn Fp
]d-m Rm hnizkn-bvn-. shdpsX Hgn-I-gn-hp-I ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv.
hmbnbvm-Xn-cn-bvm Bfp-Iv \qdp \qdp Imc-W--fm-Wv. Bcpw hmbn-bvp-n-snns Fn-\mWv \-sfms Fgp-Xp-Xv, At?
""cmhn-se-s hmn-tm-fq,'' t^m shbvp--Xn\p apv Abm
hopw Hmn-np. ""hmbn-p-I-gn-m Fs hnfn-p-]-d-bp-Ibpw thWw.''
Aemdw ASn-bvm C\nbpw ]Xn-\-p-an-\np _mn-bp-v.
t]mbn-cp-p. Aemdw Hm^v sNbvXv Rm ]Xps Fgp-t-p.

]t Ddw

Abmsf As\ Imcy-amb ]cn-N-b-sam-p-an-. cp amkw apv Am-Zan

hf-n shmWv BZy-ambn IXv. Av Abm-fpsS IY hmbn-n-pv Fp ]dp-t]m-bn. Abm- Atms Fs samss_ \ Ic--am-n. ]ns
Fkv Fw Fp-I Ab-bvm XpS-n. C amkn-I-bpsS C e-n IY
hn-p-v. {in-bv-Ww. C hmcn-I-bn Fs IY-I-tf-p-dnv ]T\w Dv.
C BgvN--Xn-n Hcp hmb-\-m-c Ft-p-dnv ]cm-ain-n-p-v. Fkv Fw
Fp-Ismpw adp-]Sn Inm--Xn- ]cn-`-hnv C\n Fkv Fw Fkv Ab-bvpn Fp ]d-psImv Hcp Fkv Fw Fkv Ab-p. ]pXnb ]pkvX-I-ns
Imcyw Cse t\cnp hnfnp]d-bp-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv.
]p tXbvp-tm Rm hnNm-cnp: Fgp-p-Imsc Hcp Imev henb
_lp-am-\-am-bn-cpp. AhtcmSp kulrZw m]n-bvm henb XnSp--hpam-bn-cpp.
tImtf-Pn ]Tn-bvp- Ime-am-Wv. cmhnse _ns CS-p-h-i-p
\o kon Hcm Ccn-bvp-Xp I-tm AXv tPmv s\mbn BsWp
tXmn. At-l-ns Hcp \o-IY at\m-ca BgvN--Xn-n hpXo-tXbpmbn-cp-pp.
Ah-km-\-e--n t^mtm sImSp-n-cpp.
Aw hnv

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t\mn-sm-p\nt At-l-ns ASp-p kov Hgn-hp-h-p. Rm NmSn

B kop ]nSn-p. At-l-ns apJ-tbvp Xs t\mnbncpp. tPmv
s\mbn Xs-bmtWm? Fs t\mw Atlw {in-p-shp tXmp-p. CSbvv
Atlw Inse Ubdn Xpdv Nne Ip-I ]pd-s-Sp-v Xncnv Ub-dnbns shp. AXn-\n-S-bn Ih-dnse hnemkw hy-ambn ImWm- Ignp.
Hsc-gp-p-Im-cs\ BZy-ambn Poh-t\msS ImWp-I-bm-Wv. AmWv Rm Pohn-Xn BZy-ambn Hcp kmln-Xy-Im-c-\p-ambn kwkm-cn-bvp--Xpw.
sshImsX thsd Nne-tcbpw ImWm kuIcyw Inn. tImtf-Pn Hcp
Znhkw Fw. Sn. hmkp-tZ-h \mbcpw Xntm-Sn-b\pw F. F. ImSpw hp.
Ah-sc-sbmpw Pohn-X-n t\cn-p-Im-Wm ]p-sap Xs hnNm-cn-n-cp-n-.
Xntm-Sn-bs {]kw-K-amWv IqSp-X C-am-b-Xv. ]ns _otImw ]co Ign
Imev Hcp Iqp-Im-c-t\m-sSmw tImgn-tmv Id-n-\-S-p--Xn-\n-S-bn BIm-ihmWn-bn Fn Xntm-Sn-bs\ sNp Ip. "Aiz-lr-Zbw' hmbnv Xntm-Sn-b\pw
"\nmeyw' Iv Fw. Snbvpw \o Ip-I Ab-n-p-v. cn\pw adp-]Sn Innbn-- Fp I-tm Ipdp hnjaw tXmn.
A]-kz]w Fgpp XpS-n-b-tm-gmWv ZpL-S- a\-n-em-b-Xv. Hpw
]cn-N-b-an-m {]kw-Kw, DZvLm-S-\w, km-\-Zm-\w XpS-n-bh ]cn-io-en-bvt-n-hp. AXn\p ]pd-ta-bmWv {]kvXm-h-\-bn Hp shbv. Fmepw C{X-tmfw
[cn-n-cp-n-. Abm- C\nbpw hnfnbvpwapv ]pkvXIw hm-Ww. DSs\ hmbnbvp-Ibpw thWw. Hcp Znhkw eosh-Sp-mepw thn-.
]v ap-tcn ]d--Xmbn tIn-p-v. hmb-\-m-scms Fgp-p-Im-cm-hW-sa-v. Ctm AXv Gsd-psd \S-n-em-bn-pv Fp tXmp-p. hmb-\-m-cmsW-n Ipd-p-h-cn-Ibpw sNbvXp. B tdtjymhn h am-am-hWw hmb-\msc Atmp kao-]n-bvp KXn-tI-Sn Fgp-p-Imsc Fn--Xv.
Ahsc ]d-np Imcy-an-. Cu _l-f-n-\n-S-bn kzw i_vZw Bcpw
tImsX t]mbm AXp kln-bvm ]ptam? AXp-sImv Ah t^m
sNp-Ibpw sabnepw Fkv Fw Fkpw Ab-bvp-Ibpw sNp-p. "IpSn-sbm-gn-bv'ense \mbnItbtmse ""FpsSsbm tIpthm thdnv?'' Fp tNmZn-bvp-p.
Cv ]pkvXIw sNe-hm-epw A{X- Ffp--sampa. th{X ]ckyw
thWw. AXym-Ij-I-amb kuP-\y- sImSp--Ww. BZys Bbncw {]Xn-Ifn Fgp-p-Im-cs Ism-p-m-bn-cnbvpw FXv Hcp {]tem-`-\-amWv Nnesn-epw. hn]p-e-amb ]pkvX-I-{]-Im-i\w kwL-Sn-n-bv-Ww. AXv thW-sa-n Pn
tXmdp-am-hmw. Hmtcm Pn-bn-tebpw Bm-\-kmw-kvIm-cn-I-\m-b-I-t\-s ]s-Spn-bvm t\m-Ww. ]mw ]Xnv, Ccp-]-mw ]Xnv Fn-s\ Hmtcm \mgnI--p-I \mp-Xv \-Xm-Wv. dntmv ]{X-n hcp--Ww. Fm-hpw
kz-ambn ]{Xsamp-ap-m-h-W-sa-n. Atm Ipdp ]cn-{iasams thnhcpw. kmc-an-.
hnhmZw Dm-p-I-bmWv asmcp \ hgn. GsX-nepw cm{o-b-t\-Xm-hn-s\
IYm-]m-{X-am-p-I- F- coXn hnP-bn-p-I-n-pv. ]t t\Xm-hns\ Xnc-s-Spp--Xn HuNn-Xyw thWw. D Nmnsbbpw G. sI. BWn-sb-bpw Hs
]cm-ain-nv Hcp Imcyhp-an-. B ka-bhpw IS-empw t]mhp-sa--m-sX. Bcm[I ]pkvXIw In-bv-Ww. AWn-I Cf-Inadnb-Ww. DZm-l-c-W-n\v C. Fw.
Fkv. \q-Xn-cn-m-Sv. IY-bp-ambn Hcp _-hp-apmh-W-sa-n-. "C. Fw. Fpw
s]Ip-nbpw' F Xe-sv Dm-bmepw aXn. ]t Acp-Xn tdmbnbpw apIp-\p-sams D]-tbm-Kn-p-]-tbm-Knv C. Fw. Fkv. ]g-In-tmbn. Ctm Ipdsnepw
ampXv hn. Fkn\m-Wv. hn. Fkv. Ctm _\n-b-\m-b t\mh-embpw hnp-v.
]pkvX-I- Nne Fgp-pImv Ab-p-sIm-Sp-p coXn-bp-ap-v.
shdpsX Inn-b-Xt Hp hmbn-p-I-fbmw Fp hnNm-cnm ]nmse hcpw
t^mtWm Itm. ""hmbn-p-thm, Fp tXmn, sImm-tam, C-s-p-thm?'' hnj-

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an-n-bvt-sp hnNm-cnv hfsc ab-s hmp-I ]dbpw. No hXpw Nqnm-Wn-bvm ]pd-s-mns \qdp \ymbo-I-c-W- tIt-n-h-cpw.
Atm apJ-a-S-p kvXpXn-bm-Wv tk^v.
]t AXpw Nne-tm A]-ISw hnfn-p-h-cp-pw. ""Dtm? GXp `mK-amWv
IqSp-X C-am-bXv? Fm AXn-t\-p-dnv Hcp ]T\w F-gp-Xptam? ............. hmcnI-bn th. AXn .............. Fgp-Xm-sa-t-n-p-v. ............ Fgp-Xp-I-bmWv \Xv. Rm ]{Xm-[n-]-tcmSp hnfnp]d-bs?'' ]ns DSs\ Fgp-Xn-sm-Sp-p-I-bmWv
\-Xv.
Fgp-ns ]mw hmjn-Itam Ccp-]-mw hmjn-Itam AXmw
hmjn-Itam Hs BtLm-jn-bvp-I-bmWv thsdmcp coXn. Ccp-]-mw ]pkvX-Iam-bmepw aXn. kvXpXn-hnZ-Kv[-cmb {]mkw-Kn-Isc Xnc-s-Sp--Ww. Ah th{X
{]iw-k-I sNmcn-tm-fpw.
AXp-tIv ]pf-In-X-Km-{X-\mbn thZn-bn Ccn-bvmw.
AXns
kpJ-sampw Fm-hpw a\-n-em-hn.
{Intb-ohv ^oUn-ep-htcmtS AsXms ]d-np Imcy-apq.
Fgp-ns ASn-b-ncw Xs-bm-h-Wsan-. Fgp-p-Im-cs Adp-]Xmw
]nd-m-fm-bmepw aXn. Fgp-]-Xp-am-hmw. F]-n-\m-em-bm hnti-j-am-bn. ]t
AXp-h-sc-sbms -Po-hnXw \ne-\nm-\mWv ]mSv.
Ftm thW-sa-nepw
Impt]mhmw. AXp-sImv BtLmjw Adp-]-Xns BpI-bmWv _pn.
_pn-]qhamhWw AXp kwL-Sn-n-bvt--Xv.
shdpsX Ipd-m-fp-Isf
hnfnv tNmdp sImSp-np Imcy-an. D-h Gw hnv ""]mb-k-n\v Ipd-pIqSn a[pcw Bhm-am-bn-cpp, IpdppImf\v ]pfn teiw A[n-I-ambn'' Fsms
]dv aS-n-tmhpw F-msX AXn\nv Hcp \pp ]n-knn Inn-. BZyambn Hcm-tLm-j--nn Dm--Ww. ]ncnhv \S-m AXp klm-b-I-am-hpw. hniZ-amb ]cn-]m-Sn-I Nmv sN-Ww. \mSp \osf ^vsfIvkp thWw. Fmtem AXpsIm-v Fm-ambn Fp hnNm-cn-bv-cp-Xv. ]nd-m-fns Znhkw {]ap-J-]-{X--fn
ssdv hcp--Ww. AXn-emWv bYm-an-Spv InS-p--Xv. Nn{X-tm-sSbpw ""......
s IYmIm-c\v Adp-]-Xv'' ""...... Ihn Fgp-]-Xns \nd-hn'' Fpw ap-ap Xe-stmsSbpw hcWw AXv. Chyq Bbmepw Xc-t-sSm-p-an.
AXn-sems
XnIpw kwXr-]vX-\mb Hcm-fpsS {]Xn-mb Dm-m {]tXyIw {in-bv-Ww.
Pohn-X-n C\n Hpw t\Sm-\n F Hcp sse FSp--Ww.
Ahm-Up-I-tf-n ]d-tb-Xp Xs-bn-.
Cubn-sS-bmbn AX-s\
X\nsb hp Xe-bn hogm-dn-t{X. Hv Dm-ln-bv-Ww. A{Xtb thq.
A{X-b-[nIw Ahm-Up-I-fptm \ap-v.
Cm-a AhmtUm sImp-Ip-
AhmtUm GsX-nepw Hp Inn-bm aXn. AXv BtLm-j-am-p--Xn-emWv
kmayw ImWn-bvt--Xv. AXns t]cn Npcp-n-bXv \mep kzoI-c-W-sanepw kwL-Sn-n-s-Sp--Ww. Fgp-nepXnt\-m-sfms anSpv Ccw Imcy-fn-emWv ImWnbvt--Xv. ]t AXnepw `wKn-bmbn thXv A`n-\bamWv.
CsXmpw Xm Xosc B{K-ln--X-, C-s\-sbms thn-h-p-htm F `mhw
DS-\ofw {]I-Sn-n-bv-Ww. Fmw \n--n\p hgn sNp--XmWv Fp
apJw Im tXm-Ww.
kzw ]pkvX-I-ns t]cn AhmUv sImSp-p -co-Xn-bp-ap-v. "BXvamb-\--fpsS Jkmv AhmUv' F Hp-v. \n tIn-n-s-n lm Iw
Ft ]d-tb-q. hmbn-n-n-s-nepw B t]cn Hcp ]pkvX-Iapv Fsnepw
Ctm a\-n-emb-tm.
""Rm BXvam-b-\--fpsS Jkmv ]pc-kvIm-c-tP-XmhmWv'' Fp ]d-bp--Xns Hcp Ka-bnt? AXmWv t]cns KpWw. ""P_v
XIv kqcPv Nmv ctlKm'' Fp ]d-bpXp t]mse B ]pc-kvImcw \ne-\np-nS-tmfw Imew BXvamb-\-hpw \ne-\npw. AXn-\mWv ZoL-Zrn Fp ]d-bp-Xv.
Imn IpSn-bvp--Xn-\n-S-bn samss_ t^m ]pXnb Hcp
Fkv Fw
Fkns hc-h-dn-bnp. asmscgp-p-Im-c-s-bm-Wv. Hcp ]pkvXIw ASp BgvN-

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tIc-f-am-bn-cn-bvn-. {In. ap. Fpw {In. ]n. Fpw apw ]d-bp--Xp-t]mse tIcfw
Sn ]pkvXI-n\p apv, Sn ]pkvXI-n\p ]nv FmWv C\n Adn-b-s-Sp-I.
Adnbn--Xn ktm-j-w Fv adp-]Sn Abp. Xo-bmbpw hmbnbvppv. ]pkvXIw Cd-s. AXn\p apv Hp Ipfn-bvWw. Rm tkmpw
tXmp-sa-Spv IS-hn-tebvp \Sp.

(A-aqn)

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