C. Lcnipam¿: C. Lcn-Ip-Am-Dns T/Mh-Ep-Iƒ

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C. lcnIpam
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
{]W-b-n-s\mcp tkm^vvshb
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
A\p-`-h-, Hm-p-dn-p-I
\o Fhn-sS-bm-sW-nepw
C. lcn-Ip-am
1943 Pqsse 13 \v s]mm-\n-bn P\-\w. A alm-Ihn CS-tcn tKmhn- \mb.
A C. Pm\In A. I--bn hv _n.-F. ]mm-bn. 1972 efn-Xsb
hnhmlw sNbvXp. aI AP-bv hnhm-ln-X-\mbn _mwK-fq-cn. `mcy: ip`. I-,
Znn, t_mws_ Fo \K-c--fn tPmen-sb-Sp-p. 1983- tIc-f-n-tebvv Xncnp-h-p. 1962 sXmv sNdp-I-Y-I-sf-gp-Xn-p-S-n. BZys IYm-k-am-lmcw "IqdI' 72 {]kn--s-Sp-n. 15 IYm-k-am-lm-c-fpw 9 t\mh-ep-Ifpw Hcp Hm-pdn-pw ASw 25 ]pkvX-I- {]kn--s-Sp-n-bn-p-v.
]pc-kvIm-c-: 1988 se tIcf kmlnXy Am-Zan ]pc-kvImcw "Znt\m-k-dns
Ipn' F IYm-k-am-lm-c-n-\v. 1997 se ]--cm-P ]pc-kvImcw "]--ns\ ]nSnm' F IY-bvv. 1998 se \me-m-S ]pc-kvImcw "kqn-p-h abnoen'
F IYm-k-am-lm-c-n-\v. 2006 se IYm-]oTw ]pc-kvImcw "A\n-X-bpsS hoSv' F
IYm-k-am-lm-c-n-\v. BUntbm Imkv dnmUn-Mv, sh_v Unssk-\n-Mv, anaoUnb s{]mU-, ]pkvXI {]kn-o-I-cWw Fn-h-bn-tes-n-p-v. 1998 apX
2004 hsc tIcf kmlnXy Am-Zan Aw-K-am-bncp-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
IrXn-I: sNdp-I-Ym-k-am-lm-c-
Iqd-I
hrj-`-ns Iv
Ippaw hnX-dnb hgn-I
Znt\m-k-dns Ipn
Im\-U-bn \nsmcp cmP-Ip-amcn
{io]m-Xn-bpsS ]mZw
kqn-p-h abnoen
]--ns\ ]nSn-m
Zqsc Hcp \K-c-n
Idp X{mn
A\n-X-bpsS hoSv
Cf-sh-bnens kmz\w (I-Y-I 1966-1996)
\K-c-hm-kn-bmb Hcp Ipn
shn-n-c-bn-se--t]mse
Fs kv{XoI (kv{Xo-]--I-Y-I, {K-Im-hns
Ah-tem-I\
- w)
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k-
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
Hm-I A\p-`-h-p-dn-p-I
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Fgp]XpIfpsS XpSw. t_mws_ \Kcn Ghpw IqSp

X \So\Smcpw kn\nabpambn _shcpw Xmaknp
Pplp hnt ]msf kvIow. cmhnse shdpsX \ncpIfneqsS
\Sm\ndnbm ImWpI dn^vftgvkv ]nSnv \np ssev
t_mbvkv BWv. \So\Sm, Imad, P\td hm, KmU
IpSognencnp Ubd...... sXcphn hv ImWptm
At\ym\yw D]Nmchmmbn ]dbpXv "FhnsSbmWv Cv jqn
v' FmWv. kmtXnI hnZy Iem]cXsb hmsX B{Ian
m XpSnbnnm Imew. \bpsS Awi Atmgpw
hnp t]mIm B AconemWv Rm t\mhense IYm
]m{Xsf IpappXv. AhcpsS Hmbvmbn Rm Cu
t\mh kanpp.
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
Ab-\-
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C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
IpXncIsftSnbp bm{Xbn FpXv _onemWv. AhnsS Ftmgpw IpXncIfp

mhpw. cp hmXnep a\ndw Ibdnb sh slcmUn\nv kp\n ]pdndn.
hmXn ]qm sa\sSmsX Abm _ontebvp \Sp. _ontebvndpXn\p apv
Abm Hcp knwlmhtemI\n\p thn \np. BdSn Hcnv Dbcap AbmfpsS tZlw
tlmfntU C tlmens ]mizn Hsp \npXv _on IpXncIfpsS ISn
mWpw ]nSnp \np ]mcpsS In s]p. kp\nen\v AXp a\nembn. "^nenan
tkp hp'shv IpXncm Xn ]dbppsv AXp tInsnepw Abmv a\n
embn. Abm _ontebvv Cdn \Sp.
thenbndambXpsImv \pcbpmp IS AIemWv. IpXncIfpw HIfpw
\npXn\pw Apdv cp ]m IksSppIbmWv. _mkp Zns KmmW
sXv Abmv a\nembn. Hcp {Sukam{Xw [cnv, Dcppt]mse icocap _mkp Zv
tat\mw hlnncpp. kp\n ASpsptmtgbvv IpXncmscmw AbmfpsS Nppw
hfp. Abm apJw NpfnpsImv IpXncIsf t\mn. Hcp sh IpXncbpw an\p
Xhnp \ndap IpXncbpsamgnm _mnsbmw NmhmfnpXncIfmWv. Hcp Ia
thiymebn {]thin DSs\ AhchcpsS Ahbhsf apgpnv ImWnv hioIcn
p thiyIsftmse ]m AhchcpsS IpXncIsf kp\nens apn \ncn. B
]mcpsS timjnp Icphmfn apJ t\mnbtm IpXncI NmhmfnIfmIpXn
FmWZv`pXapsXv Abm BtemNnp. Abm tNmZnp.
"evaWs IpXncsbhnsS?'
_on Ghpw Dbcap, `wKnbp IpXnc evaWtXmbncpp.
]m apJtmSpapJw t\mn. AXn Ghpw apXnh ]dp.
"eva PbnenemWv.'
"Duw?'
"Zmcp ]osI PKUmInbm, tkv.' Ip IpSnv elfbpm evaWs ncw
]cn]mSnbmWv.
"Cv Fm IpXncIfpw thWw' kp\n ]dp.
]mcpsS IpI hnIknp.
"icn tkv, Fgm thXv?'
"Ctms t]mWw.'
cp ]m DSs\ IpXncpdv NmSnbncpp. Abm ]dp.
"Cdv. \Snsmp t]mbm aXn. Asnte NmhmfnpXncIfmWv. C\n Ahs
HmSnp sImp t]mbm AhnsSsbptmtgbvv oWnp \miamhpw.'
_mkp Zv Dds hnfnp tNmZnp.
"kp\n Cp jqnptm?'
"Dv' kp\n ssIhoinmWnp.'
_mkp Zv HcnqSn ssIhoin, Xncnv Hcp ]s\ XeIpn adnbm klmbnp.
"jqnMvv FhnsSbmWv tkv?' IpXncm tNmZnp.
"sSv tdmUn, [otc{bpsS _vfmhn\p apn.' Abm \SpsImv ]dp.
"]Xps \Snsmp t]mbm aXn.' Abm HcnqSn XmoXp sImSpp.
Abm Im mmn ImSnbnqSn t\mnbtm IpXncI Hcp hcnbmbn \Sp
hcppv. saenpWnb IpXncm ISnmWptan AhchcpsS IpXncIsmw
\Spp.
sSv tdmUn [otc{bpsS _vfmhn\p apn Hcp XpSnbncpp. dn^vfdp
Ifpw P\td hm\pw ImadIfpw Fmw Fnbncpp. Ubddpw Imadmam\pw IqSn ]m
esn NbmWv. aghnns \ndap henb IpSbvpXmsg CncnpXv Ubd
p ItkebmWv. tdmUns adphiv thsdmcp IpSbvp Iogn ]pcmX\amb Xs tSv
sdtmUdpw apnhv CcnpXv Achnv ss] BWv. Ubd hnt\mZv apJapbn
tNmZy]qw kp\nens\ t\mn. IpXncIsfnbmWv.
kp\n Xebmn. Atms sSv tdmUns Xncnhn \nv IpXncIsf Hmtcmtm
tcmmbn \Sn IpXncm \Sp hcpXp Ip. ]nI. kp\n hnNmcnp. Xs Im
ImgvNbn \np adtm Ah IpXncpdpIbdn HmSnphXmsWp hyw.
tdmUns Xncnhn\p Ipdpapt Ah IpXncpdp \nndn \ IpnIfmbn hcnIbmWv.
hn Pbdmw `v Itkebnencpv _ob Ipnbn\nv t\cnv IpSnpIbmWv. Nppw
AbmfpsS Kmpw.
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
"F{Xmas IpnbmWv Pbdmw?' kp\n At\zjnp.

"\memas.'
`ns aq{Xmibns hepw F{XbpmIpsav Abm AZv`pXsp. jqnn\nS
bn Abm aq{XsamgnpXv Intbn.
Ahkm\w FnbXv IpXncIfmsWp tXmpp. ImcWw IpXncI Fnbtm
tgbvpw cwKw kPohambn. Ubd HmSn\Sv Iev]npp. Imadmam, Imadbvp
]nn Hcp qfnt Ibdn\np. P\tdhm {]hnnp. dn^vftgvkpambn
ssevt_mbv Xmdmbn \np. Achnv ss] tS]v sdtmUdn\p ]nn ]Snncpp.
shpXnc apnepw ap IpXncI ]nnepambn \nn IpXncm Ibdnbncpp.
Imadam ]dp. "ssdv.' IpXncm aptmp IpXnp, Imadbvp apnsen \np.
IpXncm IpXncpdp\nndmsX IpXncIsf ]ntmw \bnp. Ubd hopw
\nti sImSpp. Imadmam s{^bvw icnbmn. IpXncm hopw IpXncbpambn
aptmp IpXnptm Achnv ss] sdtmU HmWmn. HclmktmsS XpSp
]mv apgn. Ubd sskUv Imadmam\v \nti sImSppIbmbncpp. Abm
Achnv ss]bvp t\sc ssIImWnv ]mp \nm\mhiysp. IpXncIfpsS \ow
{inpI bmbncp ss] Ubd BhiysXv tIn. Ubd Alknp.
"Achnv tmv bph eukn ayqknv.'
Achnv ss] sdtmU \nn ssIsImv kv]q ]ntmw Xncnp. IpXncm
IpXncIsf hopw XpSnb ep sImphp \nn. Pbdmw `v shpXncbpsS
apIfn Ibdn Xebpbn Ccpp. AbmfpsS Kmneph ap IpXncIp tase
Bk\cmbn. Hcm Pbdman\p apn mSnp ]namdn. kwKoXw XpSnbncpp.
jqnMvv ]ptcmKanpsImncnt {ItaW kp\nen\v kzbw A\yXzw A\p`hsp. Xm
CXnssbmpw `mKaspw Xs kmnyw Hcp ImSnta hncp Cusbtmse
A\mhiyamsWpw Abmp tXmn. shbn \hw aqncpp. Abm kqcy\p
Xmsg kzw {]hnIfn apgpInbncnp Bmsc t\mn. {itbmsS dn^vftgvkv
]nSnp ssev t_mbvkv, Imadbvp ]nn hnbp \np Imadmam, Ubd
BwKyw ImWnptm tSv sdtmUdns kv]q ssIsImv Xncnp Achnv ss],
IpXncpdv tXmpI ssInten tPXmsftmse \np hn\pw Kmpw,
aghn\ndap IpSbvp Iogn Itkebnencpv Bm]np Ubd. jqnMvv ImWm
s\nbh.....
Abm Imdn Ibdn mmn. GXm\pw Zqcw t]mbtm hfhn\p apv Hcp s]Ipn
Xhnc s]mnmWnp. Ah Pokpw SojpamWv [cnncpXv. jn\p apn
amdn Ccp hipambn icta cp lrZb. Abm Im \nnbn, ImcWw Abm
s{]mUyqkdpsS hontebvmWv t]mbncpXv. AXmIs cp \ncpIpdmWv.
Abm Im \npnsp Itm Ah cp ssIIfpw Dbn At]m
kzcn hnfnp]dp. "okv.......'
s]sbm Hmp. Hcp]t lnv sslnmbncnn AhfpsS Bhiyw. lnv
sslnv BhiysSp s]IpnIfpsS apJs Kpw, Rm \nv Hcp HuZmcyw
sNbvXp XcnIbmsW `mhhpw AhfpsS apJpmbncpn. AhnsS At]bmbncpp.
AXn XnSpapmbncpp. Abm t{_bvnp, Im dnthgvskSpv Ah \nevpnS
tbvp hp. Im \nnbXp Iv HmSnhcm Ahfpw Xmdmbncpp. Abm hmXn
XpdmsX ]dp.
"Rm A[nIZqcsampw t]mIpn.'
"t]mIp{X sImps]mbvqsS.' Ah izmkw hnSmsX tNmZnp.
Abm Hpw ]dbmsX Imdns hmXn XpdpsImSpp. Ah Ibdnbncpv hmXn
eSp. mmptm Abm tNmZnp.
"\osbp s]^yqamWv D]tbmKnpXv? \ns Xnm kzmZp tNmtfp amXncn
hmk\npp.'
Ah ]dp. "aZmw tdmjm.'
Abm hetmv Im Xncnp. Ah ]dp.
"Fs t] A] FmWv. Rm kp\nkm_ns\ Ign HcmgvNbmbn t^m
sNm {ianpp.'
A]!
Abm s]sv sSent^mWn\Spp satPv _pn Cu t] Znhkhpw lknw
FgpXnhncpXv Hmp. s]sbmfpsS Bdmw C{nbw DWp {]hnm XpSn.
Xm Hcp ^nenw mdmsWpw X\nv Cu ASpncnp s]Ipnbn aXnp mWw
Fpw Abm Hmp. Abm ocntbm HmWmn.
"cmhnse \nXn sSent^m sNbvXncpp, ImWWw Fp ]dp. Ctm Rm\tmp
t]mhpIbmWv.' kp\n ]dp.
"BcmWv \nXn?' Ah tNmZnp.
Abm Xncnv Ahsf AZv`pXtmsS t\mn.
"s{]mUyqk \nXn ssN\m\n.'
"Hm! AbmfpsS ^vs\bnw \nXn FmsWv F\ndnbn.' A]bpsS IpIfn
AZv`pXw. "AhntSbvmtWm t]mWXv?'
A]bn aXnpmm ]nsbv t_m[yambtm Abm ]dp.
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
"\o Fn\mWv Fs t^m sNbvXncpXv? hntcm[ansn \apv k G v

kmn t]mbncpv kwkmcnmw.' Abm Nncnp. "Hmhsd Itm^v tIm^n. Abmw
mhnMv.'
"sF tUmv ssa v.'
Abm Fbvv tdmUntebvp XncnbpXn\p ]Icw t\cnv t]mbn hetmv Xncnp.
hopw hetmv Xncnv k G v kmntebvp IpXnp.
Ah t^mbdneqsS \Sp \optm dnk]vj\nep s]Ipn kp\nens\ t\mn
Indpn.
"lmbv.'
"lmbv' kp\n ssIpbn. Ah \Sv ]pdtbvp hmXn ISv kznnMv]qfn
Spsn. ]qfn\Spv XWen taincphihpambn Ah Ccpp. \ Impmbn
cpp. thentbw XpSnsbw. C\n Hcp aWnqdnpn IS IptdqSn ASps
pw.
A] kp\nens\ ]TnpIbmbncpp. Ah ]dp.
"bp epIv sseIv mIv tK_v.'
Abm Nncnp. "AsXs aoi ImcWamWv.'
Ah AbmfpsS hoXnbp aoi {inp. icnbmWv. apIfnes cp _WpIfnSm
jneqsS ImWp hncn amdn \ndsb CSXq tcma. Icpp ssII. ]ucpjw
AbmfpsS Hmtcm AWphnepw {]kcnp \np.
X\np X {]iwkbvp ]Icw Fsnepw sImSppXns\n Abm BtemNn
pIbmbncpp.
AhfpsS NppI t\cnbXmWv. `wKnbp \o aqv. XeapSn \mep `mKp\npw
apIfntebvp Ibn s\dpIbn sInh ImcWw shfp \ndap \o Igpv apgph
ImWm\pv. Igpn\p ]nnep t\cnb sNn tcma ImnenfIpp. At lrZb
p ]nn SojnSnbnse Akm[mcWamb apgpapgpv Zinp sImv Abm
]dp.
"bphm shcn s{]n.'
"Xmvbp.'
Znknkv Z ssStm^v tK h hpUv ehv Sp lmhv C lnkv s_Uvdqw Aveov t^msd
ss\v, _v It\mv At^mUv.
kp\n BtemNnpIbmbncpp, ]ehn[ km[yXIsfn. \nXn ssN\m\n ImWm
]dXv Fn\msWv Abm dnbmw. IpXncI Xs. s]IpXncI. ssN\m\n
AbmfpsS kzXknamb \bsshZKvZytmsS ]dncpp.
"kp\n Rms\mcp ]pXnb \mbnIsb At\zjnpIbmWv. Fs ]pXnb anany
s{]mUIvj\p thn. h ]pXnb s] IpnIsfbpw Adnbpsan sImphcq. s{^jm
bmepw Ipgan. hnt\mZv th{X ]cnioe\w sImSppsImpw.'
AXn\w {]mUyqk Ctm sImp\Sp, tkm^nbm temds\tmse henb
apeIfp s]ns\ Dt]npIbmsWmWv. HpIn Abmv Ahsf aSpnp
mhpw, Asn adnpamhmw. Fmbmepw apn Ctm ISmn Igpn\p
]nnse \\p tcmacmPnI ]dnpsImv Ccnp Dbcap s]Ipn Hcp kz
J\nXsbmsWv Abm a\nemn.
"KpUv tamWnMv an. atlm{X.'
phmUv hv XeIp\nv sa\p ImUv cpt]cpsSbpw apn hp.
"KpUv tamWnMvv.' Xncnp t]mIm \n phmUns\ Abm hnfnp.
"Ctms ]dbmw.' Xncnv AhtfmSv tNmZnp. "hmv hn bp lmhv?'
"tIm^n.'
"tIm^n.' Abm ]dp. "F\np Ipdv Fv km vhnv sImphcq. A] Hpw
Ignpnsv Xo?'
Ah Npa Ipepn. Fn\mWv Xs t^m sNbvXncpsXv kp\n tNmZnn.
Abmdnbmhp ImcyamWXv. t^m sNp Fm s]IpnIpw HpXs
bmWmhiyw. Abm kznMvv ]qfn \op Hcp bqtdm]y kv{Xosb {inp. sh
n\Snbn \oe ]men AhcpsS \ndw DZnpIp. Ah aep InSv
\opIbmWv. Abm apnencnp s]Ipnsb Hcp _nIv\nbn kev]np. AhfpsS
Ahbhv \ BIrXnbpv. Ah Xobmbpw Cu aZmtbm `wKnbpapv.
\ndhpw B kv{XobpsS ip{`\ndt BIjWobamWv. Ch kn\nabn Hcp
hhnPbambncnpsav Abmp tXmn. kp\n tNmZnp.
"Fs \ Fns\bmWv InnbXv?'
Ah Nncnp. "Rm Ipdp dntkv \Sn. Hp cv ^nenw amKkn\pIfpsS
HmôkpI Ibdnbndn.'
henb kn\namXmcsf A\pIcnv kp\n atlm{Xbpw AbmfpsS t] sSent^m
Ubddnbn DsSpnbncpn.
"kp\nkm_n\v ssN\m\nbpambn hfsc ASp _apsv tIXv icnbmtWm?'
"Im an kp\n.... \o FmWv DtinpXv?'
"Am, Rm\ptinpXv.....'
Ah hmpI InmsX hnjanptm kp\n Ahsf klmbnp.

"\ns ]cnNbsSpn, Atlns ^nenan Hchkcw taSnpXcm am{Xw ]cnNb
apstm?'
Ah Hpw ]dn. Abm km vhnv cp ssIsImpw ]nSnv ISnp Xnp.
"jmsse taIv tIm^n t^m bp?' Ah tNmZnp.
"okv....'
A] cp IpIfn Imn IqpXbm t\mn.
"]kmc Hcp Iyq_pIqSn CSs?'
"sbkv okv.'
"ssN\m\nbpsS bq\nv jqnn\p htm apX Rm Imp\npIbmbncpp.
\nfhnsS hcpsav Rm\qlnp. Ans\bmWv Cp ImWm ]nbXv.'
AhfpsS apJv [ockmlknIXbpmbncpp.
"Rm ssN\m\nsb ]cnNbsSpncmw. \msf hontebvp hcq. Ctm Abmsf
ImWm thnsbmWv Rm t]mIpXv. \ns Imcyw Rm kqNnnmw. \msf
F\nv t^m sNbvX tijw hcq. Fs A{Uv Adnbnt?'
"Mm, Adnbmw. Xmvbp shcnav.'
]qfncnIn \nhnbn IupIfn InSv k_msSpp aZmamv
kSm\p]Icw kt_ BWv InpI Fbm Hmp. shdpw Icnhmfnp am{Xw.
"A] FhnsSbmWv XmaknpXv?'
"kmm{Iqkn.'
"Rm t{Ump sNmw.'
"th, \n Rm SmIvkn ]nSnp s]mbvtmfmw.'
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
A] Fgptv XeapSn sInb kvIm^v Agnpt]mbXv hopw sIn _mWn

bntebvv \Sp. _mWnbpsS sdbnenn Nmcn\npsImv Ah apn InSp
NXpp \nefntebvp t\mn. hnakv bq\nthgvknnbpsS \nmWw Ahncmaambn
\SpsImncnpp. apIfn `bc itmSp IqSn t_mbnMvv 707 ]dp. AXns
N{I hnam\ns Dntebvv henpIbdn hmXneSbpXv Ah t\mn. ISen
\np hcp Imn\v XWppmbncpp. AXhfpsS t\cnb ss\npn ISpsNv
IpfncWnbnp. cmhnse InSbn \nsgpt B \nanjfnte Cns\ _mWnbn
t]mbn \nm Ahv ss[cyw hcq. Atm Ahv tav th, Bscnepw Xs
ImWpsa `bhpan. shbn aqptXmSp IqSn Cu Bss[cyn\v Cfw Xpp.
Ah ImSnbpsS apntebvv HmSpp, ImWp {]XnOmb hfsc at\mlcamsWnepw
X\nv AwKoImcn\p th B kv Cs F `bw. ImSnbn t\mnsmv Ah
arZpeamb IhnfpIfn XtemSn. Cp ssN\m\nbpambn Chyq Dsn Hcp t^jyepw
slbUphpw thWsah Xobmn. t\cnb ss\nbnqSn ImWp cq]w Ah
ImSnbn Zinp. ss\n amdn\pXmsg Ipdp henp]nSnv Ah Hcphiw Xncnp\np.
ImSnbn I cq]w Bimhlambncpp. X\nsmcp ]o ]m\ns Bhiyansv
Ah AlmctmsS Hmp. tcWp Nmbt{Sbpambn hp. Nmb Iqptm Ah
]dp.
"t{_bvv ^mn\v tkns\ Imtsp ]dp.'
"Duw?'
"Pplphn t]mbncnbmWv.'
"Cu An!' Ah Xebn ssIhp ]dp. t{_bvv ^mpIqSn IgnmsX
ltcIrjvWbn Fm\mbncpp [rXn.
"Av F{X aWnmWv t]mbXv?'
"Ggc aWnv.'
"Ggc aWn? Atm kabsa{Xbmbn Ctm?'
"Fcbmbn ZoZn...' tcWp NncnpsImv ]dp.
"Hm, Rm\np hfsc t\cw Ddn As?'
Ah kp\n atlm{Xsb Hmp. Abm ssN\m\nbpambn kwkmcnnpmIpw
Fpw CpXs Chyq Xcampsapw Ah Binp. Ah ]dp.
"Rm Xmgp t]mbn Hp t^m sNbvXp hcmw.'
Ah ss\n Agnpshv amIvkn FSpnp. Nphn annv ]msbmWv hmXn
XpdXv..
"Bn Hv t^m sNWw.'
"BmWv C{X cmhnses?'
"Hcp {^n\mWv Bn.'
Ah Ub sNbvXp. Apdv sSent^m FSpXv lknw Bbncpp.
"km_v sl?'
"km_v DdpIbmWv. tIms\?'
"A].'Ah ]dp. "kp\n C\nbpw FWons?'
"C.'
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
"Hp hnfnmtam?'
"{ianp t\ms.'
"icn.' Ah sSent^m sNhnbnean Imp \nptm annv ]mt
ASpphp.
"t_o, Cv t{_bvv^mn\v \mfntIcnWn Acnptm?'
"Adnbn Bo.'
kp\n t^mWn hcptmtgbvv Bnsb AhnsS\nv HgnhmWsah Btem
Nnp. Ah ]dp. "Acnpsn tcWphns In sImSpbmw.'
"adcpXv sItm.'
t^mWn kp\nens iw tIp.
"KpUv tamWnMv. A] lnb.'
"tamWnMvv Fsms ]dbmam{Xw t\cw ]petm?'
"tkmdn, DdpIbmbncpp As?'
Apdp\nv DdShp hnSm iw.
"Cse \nXns hon ]mnbpmbncpp. Imcyw ]dbq.'
AhfpsS Bthiw s]sp XWpp. Atm kp\n Xs Imcyw ssN\m\ntbmSv
]dbm adsp tXmpp. Xs Imcyw Xs ads amWv. Ah \ncptjbmbn
]dp.
"ssN\m\nbpambn kwkmcnm ]nbn At?'
"Xobmbpw. Cp sshIptcw sNmsap ]dnpv. Bdp aWnv. \n\v Ac
aWnv Fs hon hcmtam?'
"hcmw. Xmvbp shcn av kp\n. ss_...'
Ah t^m hv annv ]mstbmSv \nIqSn ]bdm \nmsX ]pdp ISv
tImWnSnI NmSnbdn s_Snp.
tcWp hmXn Xpdp.
"tcWp F\nv t{_bvv ^mv thKw thWw.'
"sImphcmw.'
A] hmjvt_kn\Sppt]mbn ]ptXp hp. X\nv hfsc Ipdp kabn\p
n Iptdb[nIw Imcy sNmm\psv t{_bvv^mv Ignptm Ah Btem
Nnp.
km[mcW apdpadpp am{Xw Ignp s{_UvtSmpw _p sskbpw Ch hfsc
kzmtZmSpIqSn Ignp.
ssN\okv _yqn]medn Ahnanm \mapmbncpp. Hcp XSn kv{XobpsS
]pcnIw BIrXnsSppIbmbncp hbmb ssN\mcn Ahsf t\mn NncnpsImv
tNmZnp.
"ltm, hmSv Upbp hmv?'
"t^jy, slbUq, ]ns ]pcnIhpw....'
"Hcp an\pv.... Xncpsn apIfn s]mbvtmfq, AhnsS kmhvdn Dv.'
A]bvv AhcpsS AknpIsfsbmpw Cambncpn. sam\n ^vtfmdnemWv
Ah. \Sptm Xe appIbpw sNpw. AXpsImv ssN\mcn B kv{XobpsS ]pcnIw
BIrXnsSpn IgnbpXphsc Ah Hcp amknIbpw InseSpv Imncpp.
kzw XeapSn sNbvXpsImncns Ahv ssN\mcnbpsS tNmZyv Dcw
]dtbnhp. Ah kwkmc{]nbbmbncpp.
"bp tKmv ehven slb..... Cv ]mnbptm?'
"Duw...Xmv bp.' Ah {]iwk sNmcnbpXn Hpw ]nipp ImWnncpn.
"FhnsSbmWv ]mn?'
Fsms AdnbWw Chv? Ah adp]Sn ]dp. "inhPn ]mn Hcp shnMvv
]mnbmWv.'
]ns Fmw Ignv Xncnp hon htm kabw Hcp aWnbmbnt Dq. C\n
`Ww Ignv Hcp kucy\n{Zp kabw IqSnbpv.
Ah aqp aWnv ]pdsSm XpSn. tcWp Hcp tImWndmXp ImcWw
A]bvv hkv{Xsn A`n{]mbhpw Xocpam\hpw kzw FSptnhp. Ap
aWnbmbtmtgbvpw Hcp hn[w Hcpngnp. ImSnbn t\mnbtm kzw
kucysn Xocpam\saSpm Ignn.
Ah ]pdndptm Av tNmZnp.
"FtmmWv?'
"Cv s{]mUyqkdpsS ASpv Chyq Dv Av.'
"\ns {]mv.' Abm Nncnp.
SmIvknbn Ibdn Ah Pplphntebvp IpXnp.
kp\nens sh slcmUv hon\papn \npp. Ahv Bizmkambn. Ccp]
smmw \ ^vfmv Ggmw \nebnemWv. en^vn\np ]pdp ISv s_Snp Ah
Imp\np. hmXn XpdXv Hcp Ccp]Xp hbpImc\mbncpp. lknw Bbncnpsah
Dulnp.
"kp\n sl?'
Ah hmXn aes Xpdp. Xe IpnpsImv Fb Cym almcmPmhns
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
ssIsImp BwKyw ImWnpsImv ]dp. "BbntbPo.... Bbntb, Xivco^v cJntb.'

Ah AIp ISncpp. apdnp \Sphn C Imv `wKnbpmbncpp. Un
tX Nphcn {]IrXnZriyw ImWnp henb Nn{Xw. apdnbn cp aqebn henb
kv]odpI. \Sphn h tjmtIkn\p aosX ocntbm Bwnss^, tS]v sUv,
sdtmUv sb apXembh.
kp\n hp. Abm Hcp Sojpw PokpamWv CncpXv. Ahsf I DSs\ Abm
\np. Hcp AhtemI\n\ptijw Abm ]dp.
"\nXn Xobmm A[nIw kabsampw FSppsav tXmpn.'
Fn\s BfmWv \nXn?' Ah tNmZnp.
kp\n AhfpsS apns Hcp Xncnbp qfn eapdnncpp.
"FmWv \o DtinpXv?'
"sF ao......sF ao shY lobokv shcn ôUnbkv.'
kp\n Indpn.
"\nXn sNdpmcnIfmb kpcnIsf CsSpp. \ns Hcp \mbnIbmbn sXcsSp
psaXn Hcp kwibhpan F\nv.'
Ahm kwkmcw Csp. s{]mUyqkamscn Ah tInpv. Hcp \SnbmhW
san Fsms klnWsav Ah tIdnnpv. ssN\m\nv kpcnIsf Cam
sW hnhcw AhdnbmXpa. ]s AsX{Xam{Xw Xs hnPbn\v klmbnpw
Fv Ahv kp\n ]dtm t_m[yambn. AhfpsS sNdpsn, kucys
n, ]pcpjmcn Bknbpmm\p Ignhns\n Ahv \ t_m[apmbncp
p. AhfpsS AhbhfpsS Hmtcm Ne\hpw AXp emmnbmbncpp.
Hcp ssIbn t{S _mekp sNbvXpsImv lknw hp. Ahs Ne\fn tImamfn
apmbncpp. kp\n Nmb IqpIbmWv. A] tNmZnp.
"ssN\m\n Fs FSppsav tXmpptm?'
"lu av jpK?'
"h kv]q, Xmvbp.'
"\o FmWv tNmZnXv?'
"\nXns\n. ssN\m\n F\nsmcp Nmkp Xcpsav tXmpptm?'
kp\n \nhncpp. Nmb IpSnpsImv Abm ]dp. bphm Z ssdv tK t^m
\nXn. \nstmse Hcp s]Ipnsb t\mnbncnbmWv AbmfpsS ]pXnb Nn{Xn\p
thn.'
AhfpsS IpI hnSp. ssN\m\nbpsS Hmtcm Nn{Xhpw Hmtcm kw`hamWv. AXnsem
n \mbnIbmbn Ahkcw Innbm ]ns ap s{]mUyqkam AhfpsS ]Sn Imh
InSpw.
"\apv t]mImw.'
en^vn hv Ah kwkmcnn. Xmsg Fnbtm Hcp AZv`pXw Ahsf {]Xonp
\npp. lknw slcmUp Imdpambn Xmdmbn \npIbmWv. Ah FtmgmWv
ss]Pma amn bq\nt^man ISsXtm, AhfpsS Ipshnv FtmgmWv Xmgndn
hsXtm Ah Adnn. AhfpsS AZv`pXw Itm kp\n ]dp.
"CXv lkoans thsdmcp SmemWv. Ahs\ IqSpX Adnbpw tXmdpw Ahs hnhn[
apJ Xms\ a\nembntmfpw.'
lknw sh bq\nt^man sh sXmnbpambn Imdns hmXn Xpdp]nSnv \npI
bmWv. Ah Hcp hnZKvZ ss{Uhdmbncpp. Hcp slcmUn\p ]Icw Ah HmSntn
bncpXv Hcp sdt\mtm, sagvknUntkm Bbncpsv Ahp tXmn.
ssN\m\nbpsS Hmôkns sKbvv Xpdsp. Hcp ]SpIq sInSw. Zhm kp\nens\
t\mn kemw shp. kp\n Ahsf t\mn, X\nnhnsSsbmw kzX{amb {]thi\apv
Flcnp an. A]sb kw_ntStmfw AXp hfsc Bizmk{]Zambn
cpp. Xs hnPbw, kp\n, ssN\m\nbpsS F{XbSpmsWXns\ B{ibnpp
Fhp tXmn.
apmhn Im \nnbtm thsdmcp Zhm hv kemw hv Imdns hmXn Xpdp
]nSnp. kp\nepw A]bpw ]pdndn. kp\n AItbvp ISp. FhnsSbpw
Abmp apn hmXnepI Xpdsp. NpasXmv Npahsc ImspI. NpacpIfn
henb ImhmkpI. aqeIfn \kv{XoIfpsS temlinev]. anb CS\mgnI
Ahkm\npnSv kp\n \np. hmXnent ]nf sImp knwle.
CSphis ImSnapdnbn Ccnp kpcn kp\nens\ t\mn Nncnp.
"KpUv tamWnMvv.'
"KpUv tamWnMvv UmenMv. t]mImasm?'
"s]mbvtmfq, ssN\m\n km_v Imncnpp.'
kp\n Ahsf t\mn Indpn. ]ns hmXnent ]Xps cp XhW apn.
GXm\pw skpIpn AIp\nsmcp iw tIp.
Ian, FmbncnWw AXv. ImcWw kp\n AIpISv Ahp thn hmXn
Xpdp ]nSnp. A] AIp ISp. Ccp CS\mgnIbneqsSbp \Sw ImcWw
AhfpsS IpI apdnbnse anb shfnhpambn ]gIm Xmakw thnhn. hnime
amb apdnbpsS adp`mKv C henb taibvp ]nnse dnthmhnMvv sNbdn \nv XeapSn
\c Hcp a\pjy FgptpXh Ip. Abm tai Npn hv AhfpsS ssI ]nSnp
10
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
Ipepn.
"A].'
kp\n ]cnNbsSpn. "an \nXn ssN\m\n.'
"ss\kv aonMv bp.' hopw HcnqSn AhfpsS ssI ]nSnp Ipepnb tijw Abm
taip apnep aqp ItkeIfn \SphnetXv \on AhtfmSv Ccnm Bhiy
sp. ssN\m\n Xncnv taibvp ]nn C cmPIobamb dnthmhnMvv sNbdn Ccpp.
"IpSnm FmWv thXv? So, tIm^n, Hm F\nXnMvv tImUv?'
"XWpsXsnepw aXn.' Ah ]dp.
"hms_uv bp.' ssN\m\n kp\nent\mSv tNmZnp.
"F\npw AXp aXn.'
ssN\m\n CtImans _ Aan. C tImans ]m\en Nphp shfnw.
"IpSnms\snepw XWpXv sImphcq.'
A] ssN\m\nsb ]TnpIbmbncpp. \c XeapSn. sNhnp apnep sskUv
t_ Inbnepv. AXpw apgph \cXmWv. Xnfp IpI AXns DSas
_pnin ImWnp. AbmfpsS t\mw hfsc arZphmbncpp. Xpfp Ibdp t\man.
acymZtbmSp IqSnb s]cpamw. Ctlw Hcp kv{XoeS\msWv tXmpItb C. ]{X
{]Ncnnp tKmnpIfn HmbncnWw AXv. hfsc IqSpX acymZmc Bhp
Xnepw X\nv Ahkc InpI ssN\m\nv Fsnepw Zueyfpsnembncnpw
Fh Hmp. kn\namtemIs Nne bmYmytfmSv s]mcpsSm A]
kzw a\ns\ Hcpnbncpp. AdNnd kuP\y, hnphogvNI. CsXmw kn\nam
temIv Fphm\pw AhnsS ]nSnp \nm\pw BhiyamsWh a\nemnbncpp.
]{X amknII sImSpp tKmnv tImf Ahsf Cu Imcyn hfsc klmbnn
cpp.
"kn\nabn hcpXns\n \hw BtemNnnptm?' ssN\m\n tNmZnp.
Dsv Ah Xebmn.
"kn\na FXv HcZv`pXtemIamWv.' ssN\m\n XpSp. "AXntebvv ISphcnI Ffp
a. ISp hXpsImp am{Xambn. DbphcnIbpw thWw. AXn\v hfscb[nIw
A[zm\w BhiyamWv. hfscb[nIw XymKw klnWw. ac _pntm Albvtm
ChnsS m\an. Ahkm\w Fmhpw Ahch Alnp m\w Inpw. a
thWw. Hcp ZnhkwsImv Hcp \mbnIsb Dmm ]n.
t_mUdp ]knpkmcnbpw ukpw [cn Hcp s]Ipn s{Sbpambn AIp
hv t{m C mpI AhcpsS apn hp. \ `wKnbp s]Ipnbmbncpp Ah.
shfp \ndw. knpt]mes CfwsNn apSn ] \ndnep knv kvIm^v
sImv adncnpp.
"Cu Imcnbdn\v cp hifpv. Rm ]dbmw.' ssN\m\n XpSp. "No hiw CXmWv.
\apv ]eXpw klntnhcpw. Hmtcm aqhnIfn Hmtcm \mbImcpsS ssIhebn
{]XystS \mbnIbvv Nmcn{XipnbpsS CtasPmpw AhImisSm ]n. ]noSv
hnhmlmtemN\ hcptm AsXms {]iv\amsbp hcpw. AsXmw \ Fns\
t\mpp FXns\ B{ibnncnpw. ]ns hfsc hfscb[nIw Azm\ntn hcpw.
cmhp]Ienm tPmen. cm{Xn ]paWnv Im jov InpIbmsWn Atm F\npd
t kabamWv, ]nsp ]dbm Ignbn. CsXmcp Sow hmWv. AXn "Rm' "\o'
F hmpIfn. "\' Fp am{Xw. ]nsbpXv t]cns {]iv\amWv. \ t]cp Inm
km[yXbpv Cu Imcnbdn. adnpamhmw. t] sNfnpnsensbpw hcmw. ]etmgpw
\ t]cns ]nn \ndsb sNfnbmbncnm\pw km[yXbpv.'
"C\n \ hiw. [mcmfw ]Wapmmw. \ _vfmhpI hne sSpmw. t^mdn
ImdpI hmmw. hfsc BVw_cap Hcp PohnXw \bnmw. Hcp ]psImw tPmensbSp
m \mep Xeapdbvv Ignbm\p ]Wapmmw. \n _pn]qw ]Ww Cshv
sNWsap am{Xw.'
ssN\m\n \nhncpp. taita\nv ]gmdns msSpv t{mhnqSn henp
IpSnm XpSn, Hw AhtcmSpw IpSnm BwKyw ImWnp.
A] msSpv IpSnm XpSn. tImIvsSbn PyqkmWv. Ah ssN\m\n ]d
Xns\n BtemNnpIbmbncpp. ^nenw Imcnbdns\n C{Xbpw hyambn hfsc Ipdp
hmpIfn Abm ]dXv Ahsf AZv`pXsSpn. AhfpsS a\nepmbncp
Nn{Xn\v Abm angnhp Iqnsbtbpq. CsXmw Ahv AdnbmhpXmWv. CXn
s\mw XmdmbnmWv Ah hXv. C\n BtemNnms\mpan. CXns\mw ]pdsa
ssN\m\n ]dnnm Hcp Imcyw IqSnbpv. AXv IWpIqepIfmWv. Ghpw apIfn
tebvsm\p GWnSnIfpsS IWpIqepI. AXv ]ngmXncpm aXn. Ah
hophnNmcaphfmbncpp. Cusbmcp Ahkcn\pthn Ah Hcp sImw Bkq{X
Ww sNbvXXmWv.
ssN\m\n kp\n atlm{Xbpambn kwkmcw XpSn. ]pXnb Nn{Xns Nn{XoIcW
snbmWv.
skpmp Hcp tIm{SmsdnbmWv ssN\m\n ]dncpXv. tIpns
anencpsnepw A] AhcpsS kw`mjWw {inpIbmbncpp. In \inm\p
Hcp sImmcns tamv Dmp tIm{Sm ssN\m\nsb I_fnnXmWv
hnjbw.
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"Abmv {]mcmfpmhpw. AXmbncnWw Abm ]WhpwsImv t]mbXv.'

ssN\m\n ]dp. "Abm FhnsSbmsWs\ndnbmw. F\np thWsan Abmsf
]nSnmw, t]meokntenmw, ImcWw Rm sImSp AXns tcJI Dv Fs
In. AXpasn F\nbmsf \innmw. ]t AXpsImv Fp Imcyw. Hcp
a\pjys\ \innm Ffpw Ignbpw. Abmsf Abmfmm Fp ]mSp s]SWw? Cu
Nn{Xn\v Fs Hcp Znhks IeIvj Dmbnsp am{Xw IcpXnbm aXn. Cu
AXn\mbnca Fs hnjannpXv. Fs kabw. Hcp amkw \ambn. AsX\nv
XncnpInn. Abm hnUvVnw ImnbXmWv. Hcp ens tIm{SmmWv. AXn
Rm IWmnbnStmfw apXv AbmfpsS emàmWv. AXpsImv kwXr]vXnbStb
XmWbm. Ctm Int Hcp Is\tmse Hfnp\Stn hcpp. Rm\ntmgpw
hnizknpp, Abmssnepw {]iv\fpmhpw ]mhw.
A]bpsS a\n ssN\m\nsbnbp aXnv IqSnqSn hcnIbmbncpp. shdpw Hcp
acymZmc am{Xa Abm. DZmc a\kvI\pamWv. ]{Xm Ctlsn ]dbpsXmw
ip Akw_amWv.
ssN\m\n A]bpsS t\sc Xncnp.
"Atm AXmWv Rm ]dXv. tPmentbmSv BmX ]pem\pw, ap ]eXpw
klnm\pw Xmdpsn \nv tPmensbSpmw. XpSn hcpam\sn
A[nIw BtemNncpXv. Rm amkw cmbncw hoXw ifw Xcmw. CsXmcp Aehkmbn
IWmnbm aXn. \ tjm_nkn\nemWv. AXpsImv \mw aphcn\nv
hyXyambn PohnWw, hyXyambn hkv{X[mcWw sNWw. a\nemtbm. kXam
sWn tZhnt\mSv kv{Io sSsSpm ]dbmw.'
"Rm sdUnbmWv.' a\nep BmZn IgnhXpw ]pdp ImWmXncnm
]WnspsImmWv A] AXp ]dXv. ]d DSs\ AXp ]dtbnbncpnm Fp
tXmn. BtemNnp ]dbmsatm atm ]dbmambncpp. Xs XnSpw ssN\m\n a\n
emntbm Bthm?
"KpUv' ]Xps ]dpsImv ssN\m\n Fgptp.
kp\nepw Fgptp. A] Fgptp kmcn t\scbmn. ssN\m\n tai Npnhv
hmXn Xpdp ]nSnp. A]bpsS ssI]nSnp Ipepn Ipdp Ip\npsImv ]dp.
"B Z s_v.'
kp\nen\pw AXpt]mse ssIsImSpp. Ah ]pdp IStm hmXn ]Xps
ASp.
hopw arZphmb ]chXm\nI hncn CS\mgnIIfneqsS ]pdtbvp \Sptm Ah
hnNmcnp. Fsmcp \ a\pjy!
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
Hmtcm AWphnepw ssN\m\n Hcp am\y\mbncpp. AbmfpsS s]cpamhpw {]hnIfpw

IpahbmWv. hfscb[nIw an\pshbmWv. Ghpw Xmgv tPmenmtcmSpIqSn Abm
\n Ft ]dbmdpp. B]v Fp am{Xw. Xq, Asn Xpw F hmpI
ssN\m\nbpsS \nLphnen. AXpt]mse Ghpw \nIramb Hcp Imcyw sNpIbmsW
ntmepw AXp hfsc absSpntbm, Asn XnIpw BIkvanIamb Hmntbm
BWv sNpI. X\nnXn bmsXmcp ]pans an. Ap sIms ]cnNbwsImv
kp\bvv AXdnbmambncpp. AXp sImv Ah ssN\m\ntbmSv AtXan am\yambn
s]cpamdn. A{X am\yam \nanj ]nSptm AXv Xm\pw ssN\m\nbpa, thsd
cpt]cmsWh kev]np. Ap sImn\pn ]p kq aqhnbpsS \mbnI
bmbn Ah. Fmw ssN\m\n ^nenwkns _m\dneph. ap s{]mUyqkamcpsS Hm^dp
I Ah Imn ]dn. ssN\m\n sImSpp {]Xnêw sImSpphm asmcp s{]mUyq
kpw Ignbn. AXmbncpp ssN\m\nbpsS hnPbclkyw. Hcmsf tPmenp hbvp
tm Abmv asmcnSpw Inm km[yXbnm henb ifw sImSppI ImcWw
Fm XpdIfnepw Ghpw sshZKvZyap BfpIsf ssN\m\np Inn. Ghpw \ kwhn[mb
I, Ghpw \ \So\Sm, Fhpw \ Imadmam. ap I\nIfn\nv SmepI
ssN\m\nbntebvv HgpIn. ap s{]mUyqkamcpsS \w ssN\m\nbpsS t\ambncpp.
CsXmw kp\bvdnbmw. AXpsImpXs Ghpw A[nIw {]Xnêw Inp \Sn
F Kpsnepw, ssN\m\nbpsS ASpv Ah hfsc acymZmcnbmbn. ]cnXnXn
I s]sv amdntbmsav Ahdnbmw. cmhnse {UnMv tS_vfnse \oemSnbn
t\mptm Ahp a\nemhppv, Ap sImw apv kn\nabn ISptmgp
mbncp tZla Ctm. IqSpX amwkfambncnpp. bphXzw tXmnp tZl
ns BImchSnhns\ ]pXpXmbn Xmakw XpSnb AanX`mcw òjWnsSpnpSn
bncnpp. Xs aqhnI hm BfpI Ctmgpw lmfn Ccp Ibdpp. ssN\m\n
bpsS JP\mhn \mWy InepInse hogpp. AsXmw icn. C\n F{X Imew X\nv
]nSnp\nm ]pw.
t]mcmXn\v cmhnse t^mWn Innb hmbpw Xosc kpJapXmbncpn.
ssN\m\n Hcp ]pXnb s]Ipnsb \nbannpv. CmWv kv{Io sSv.
ssN\m\nbpsS Dtiyw ]pXnb s{]mUIvj\n CSm\msWv Ahdnbmw. AXns
tPmen \Sp sImncnpp. B hnNmcw hfsc AkzmyP\IamWv. anmd
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C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
aqhnIfnepw X\nv angnhp tdmfpI Xv Xs DbnmpItb ssN\m\n

sNbvXnpp. ]t Ahbnsemw ap \mbnIam ncw cmw Xcw, Asn HmwXcw
Xs ]Sfne`n\bnp \mbnIamcmWv. ]t Cu s]Ipn ssN\m\nbpsSXs
Ip]nSpamWv. AXpsImv kqnWw.
t^m inp.
"ltm...'
"kp\bt?' ssN\m\nbpsS iw.
"AtX \nXnPn.'
"Ctm pUntbmhntebvp hcm ]ptam? hcm kuIcyamsWn Rm AcaWn
qdn\pn Im sImSpbmw.'
ssN\m\n Ftmgpw Ans\bmWv. kuIcysan Hv hcmtam. A{Xam{Xw. Hcp \n
hpw ImWnn. A[nImcns kzcan. ]t ssN\m\nbpsS Hmtcm hmpIfpw
am\nsp. Hcp Bt]mse.
"th \nXnPn Rm Fs Imdn hpsImmw.'
"icn Xmvkv.'
pUntbmhn ssN\m\nbpsS Hmôkv {][m\ sInSn Hmw \nebnembncpp.
Xs Nmc\ndnep sdt\mv Im kp\ t]mn \nn. bq\nt^man hmvam hv
hmXn Xpdp. Ah lm_mKpsaSpv ]pdndn. hmvam Imdnbdn Im
mmn ]mnMv temntebvp sImp t]mbn.
Xpdp]nSn hmXneneqsS kp\ AIs XWpntebvp ISp. Nhpnbm ]Xpn
tmIp ]chXm\nI Hmw \nebn en^vn\p apn\np XpSpp. dnk]vj\nsen
btm Cfw ] kmcnbpSp dnk]vj\nv Fgptp \np.
"\akvsX kp\mPn. ssN\m\n km_v Imncnppv.'
"\akvsX.' kp\ \nmsX \Sp\on. sImp]WnI fp hmXnen Ah
]Xps apn.
"Ian.'
hmXn Xpdtm ssN\m\n tai Npn hv AhfpsS ssI]nSnp Ipepn, Itke
\on AhtfmSv Ccnm ]d tijw Xncnv taibvp ]nn Itkebn Ccpp.
apdn XmcXtay\ Ccpnmbncpp. Hpcp sImp kvvt]mSvssepIfmsX ap hnfpI
sfmpw sImfpnbnpmbncpn. ]pdtbvp P\emIs IsImv adnp
apv. ssN\m\n hfsc sXfn shfnw Csncpn. XovWambsXmpw Atlw
Csn. kwKoXwt]mepw Atlw BkzZnncpXv hfsc Xmgv inembncpp.
apdnbnencpv Ipdp Ignmte kwKoXapsv a\nemhpI Xsbpq. Hcn a\n
embn AXp \psS a\n\v Hcp Xmfw sImSppIgnm AXp hfsc B\{]ZamWv.
ocntbmhns adph kv]odpIfnqSn tIpXv Hcp C{psaemWv.
hbentbpw sNtmhnsbpw iw {inp sImv kp\ tNmZnp. "sldn amko\n?'
"ssdv sKv.' ssN\m\n NncnpsImv ]dp. Dulw icnbmbXn\v Hcp ]qsv.'
"Hcp DulwIqSn ]dbmw. Ctm t sNpXv tUm jnhmtKmhnse Xow ayqknmWv.
kwth ssa ehv.'
"bp B s{Kbvv.' sN\m\n AZv`pXtmsS Ahsf t\mn. Abm Fgptv CSp
hiph tjmtIknse ]qspIfn \sXmscw sXcsSpv kp\bvp
sImSpp.
"tdmkmq.' hmk\npsImv kp\ ]dp.
"Xmvbp \nXnPn, F{X `wKnbp ]q.'
"shw.'
"]pXnb s{]mUIvjs tPmen GXphscbmbn?'
ssN\m\n Nmcnbncpp dnthmhnMvv sNb ]Xps Bnsmv ]dp.
"HcpsIp ISemn\pn Hcp henb IY, A{X am{Xw.' taita HccpIn h ISemp
sIv Abm Nqnmn. "hfsctbsd IYm]m{X, hfsc _rlmb IY, Iq
sknpI thWw. CXns HsqSn hne Hcp tImSnbne[nIw. FhnsS\nmWv Rm
C{Xbpw ]Ww DmtXv? Rm A{X ]Wmcs\mpa.'
"lu kmUv.' kp\ NncnpsImv ]dp.
"`mKyn\v Hcp \mbnItb Dq. aqv \mbImcpw.'
a\v {]pamIpXv kp\ Adnp. Hcp \mbnItb Dq. s]sv Ahv
Bhnizmkw \inXpt]mse tXmn. Hcp km[mcWmcnsb s]sv Hcp Znhkw
\mbnIbmm\p sSIv\nIv ssN\m\nbpsSbpw AbmfpsS s]v Ubd hnt\mZv Nm\nbp
sSbpw ssInepv. ]pXpXmbn h s]Ipn X\nsmcp òjWnbmWv Ftmtm
Ah s]sv Xfp.
"FmWv IpSnpXv?'
"\nXnPn ]dm aXn.'
"ss{Uamn\nbmbmtem?'
"icn.'
Abm apdnbpsS aqebn {]XnjvTn _mdntebvp \Sp. cp mpIfn Pn
]Ip, GXm\pw Xpn shtamv Hgnp. mns hn Hcp \mc hn sNn
bXv tImphv sImphp. _mdn tImIvsSbnepI IqpXv ssN\m\n Csp.
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Xms\mcp _mam BthXmbncpsv Abm ]dbmdpv.

kp\ \nbmbn BtemNnpIbmbncpp. Xs _pn D]tbmKnt Hcp k`w
hptNncnpp. ssN\m\nbpsS a\n FmsWdnbn. GsXnepw tPmenm
AbmfpsS A{]oXnbvp ]m{Xambm Abmsf Xm hfsc \ho\amb amfmWv
ssN\m\n kzoIcnmdv. HpIn B DtZymK\v tPmen \ntbmKnpXv Hcp Znhkw
\npw. tPmensbmw AbmfpsS IogptZymKmp t\cnp sImSppw. B DtZymK
tPmenbnmsX AbmfpsS henb Im_n\n shdpsXbncnpw. ]Xps ]Xps
AbmfpsS Hmtcm kuIcy A{]XyamIpw. Im_n\nse sj^pI, Aeamd,
^bepI. HSpw Abmfpw taibpw ItkeIfpw am{XamIpw. hcp kiIscsbmw
kzoI cnpI Xmgv DtZymKmtcm, Asn AXn\mbn \nban thsd hhcpw BIpw.
Ahkm\ambn t]mIpXv Fb IojWdmWv. ^m\nm apdnbn Abm Ipdp Imew
IqSn A]am\hpw hnbpw klnv Xqnbncnpw. ifw am{Xw \nn. Ans\bncns
Hcp {]`mXn Abm Hmôkn hchp \npw.
A{Xbpw {Iqcam thsdmcp amhpapv ssN\m\nv. Hcp DZymK AbmfpsS
In Nobmbm AbmfpsS t^b sh ]mnsb t]cn Hcp ]mn Hcppw. Kwòc
]mn. AXn hv B DtZymK thsd \ tPmen Inn t]mIpXn X\np
ktmjsnbpw C{Xbpw \ HcptZymK \sSpXn X\np tJZs
nbpw ssN\m\n {]kwKnpw. ]mhw B DZymK\p am{Xta Nnetm kXymh Adnbq.
am\ambn HgnhmhWsan hmb XpdmXncnpIbpw thWw.
Xsbpw Ans\ BNmc]qw \mbnI m\p \nv Hgnhmm\p {iaamtWm?
ssN\m\n mv Dbnmn. "Notbgvkv.'
ssN\m\n taibpsS henpXpdv GXm\pw t^mtm{Km^pI FSpv kp\bpsS
apntebvnp sImv ]dp.
"Fns\bpsp ]dbq.'
Im_n\v sskknep Nn{X. Atm Uhev sNbvXntbppshp tXmpp.
Ah hndp ssIsImv AhsbSpp t\mn. Hcp kpcnbmb s]IpnbpsS hnhn[
t]mkpIfnep t^mtmI. kp\ tNmZytmsS ssN\m\nsb t\mn.
"CXmsWs ]pXnb dn{Iqv. A].'
Atm CXmWs X\nv òjWnbmbn h _yqn Izo. Ah mn \nv Hcp henb
Ihn IpSnp hopw B t^mtmI t\mn. apJv Akzmytam Bitbm \ngenp
ImWmXncnm Ah {]tXyIw {inp. ssN\m\nbpsS IpI AhfpsS apJmsW
dnbmw. Bhp{X ss[cyw kw`cn v apJapbnsmv Ah ]dp.
"\ Ipn.' Ah hopw msSpv Hcp Ihn IpSnp, ]ns mv ssIhnSm
aSnpsImv ssIns hp.
"Fmw Ahv F{Xtmfw A`n\bnm IgnbpsaXns\ B{ibnpw. kucyw
]IpXn am{Xta BIppp, _mn ]IpXn IgnhmWv.'
"Cu Ipnbvv ]pXnb s{]mU\n Ahkcw sImSppptm?'Xs in
Aev]w hndbepmtbm?
"sImSptWm?' ssN\m\n adptNmZyw tNmZnbmWv.
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
kp\n A]sb hopw hnpw AZv`pXsSpn. ssN\m\nbpsS pUntbmhn

kv{IosSn\p t]mbtm kp\n hfsc D]Icnp. pUntbmhn Fmhtcbpw kp\n
en\v ]cnNbamWv. AXpw {]XonXmWv. FmhcpsSbpw tXmfn ssInp kwkmcnpp.
n t^mtm{Km^ tZhv pUntbmhn Fnbtm Abm ]cnNbsSpn.
"CXmWv A]. ssN\m\n ]pXpXmbn FSp IpnbmWv. Hcp]t ASp Nn{Xnse
\mbnIbmhm\pw aXn. \ Hcp sSsSpp.'
Abm Indpnmn. AXn Zpcptiysampan. shdpw kulmw am{Xw. Ahsf
klmbnm\p Dmlhpw. AXv A]p a\nembn.
"CXv tZth{ `Nmcy. ssN\m\nbpsS t^hdnv t_mbv. Hcp ]t CybnseXs Ghpw
henb Imadmam. ]mcokn Hcp C\mj\ AhmsUmw Innbnpv.'
"hcq.' tZhv Ahsf pUntbmhntebvp \bnp. AbmfpsS s]cpamw hfsc ]Xap
Xmbncpp. kvt\lhpw am\yXbpapXmbncpp. A[nIw DbcanmsX saen Hcp a\pjy
\mbncpp tZhv. Hcp s{^vXmSn AbmfpsS apJn\p \ofwIqn.
"F{X kabw FSppw?'
"GItZiw Hcp aWnq.' tZhv ]dp.
"Rms\mv Npn hcmw. Ipdv AXymhiyImcy. A]m, sF hn ]nIvbp A]v Av
Szv.'
"HmsI, Xmvkv.' Ah Xebmn.
kp\n hmXn ISv t]mbn. AhtfmSv hnhn[ t]mkpIfn \nm ]dtijw
tZhv Imadbvp ]nn t]mbn. hnfpI sXfnp. ImadbpsS nIv iw ^vfmjpI.
tZhv CSbvp hv AhfpsS t]mkpIfn amw hcpn. hfsc hnIesav tXmp
t]mkpI. AbmfpsS s]cpamw hfsc am\yambncpp. A\mhiyambn Hcp kv]iw t]mep
apmbn. AXymhiyw t]mkpI amptm Abm AhfpsS ssIIfn hfsc arZphmbn
sXmSpI am{Xw sNbvXp. AbmfpsS IpI Ahsf Hcp IemhkvXpshtmse Bcm[\m`mh
14
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
tmsS t\mn.
Hcp]t Xm kn\namtemIsn tIsXmw sXmbncnmw. A] hnNmcnp.
CXphsc ]cnNbshscmw hfsc acymZmXs. kp\n, ssN\m\n, tZhv. Bcpw Ahsf
acymZbnmsX t\mpIt]mepw sNbvXnn. Hcp]t X\nv acymZtbmSpw am\tmSpw
IqSn kn\namtemIn ISpIqSm\pw tPmensbSpm\pw Igntpw.
s]sv tZhv Imad \nn. taitaep kznpIfan ^vfUv ssepI sISpn. apdn
NqSmbncpp.
"C\n \apv _nIv\nbn Ipdp t^mtmI FSpWw.' tZhv ]dp Abm
taihenn\nv Hcp mnIv knsbSpv Ahp sImSpp. hep hip
Npacnse hmXnentebvp Nqnmn ]dp. "AXv {UnMvdqamWv. hnjaamhnsn Cu
_nIv\nbntebvv amdn hcq.'
A] kn Xpdp t\mn. AXnsemcp ]pXnb Sq]okv _nIv\nbpmbncpp. Ah
aSnmsX s{UnMvvdqantebvp \Sp.
{UnMv dqans hepw Ahsf AZv`pXsSpn. ]Sntbmfw \ofhpw A{XXs
hoXnbpapmhpw. \nev ]chXm\n. AXnse Nn{Xw pUntbmhnse ]chXm\nbn \nv
hyXyamWv. \new sXmv apIfn ^mkvkoenMvv hsc hne]nSn ImSn. Idp
mpIfmWv. ^mkv koenn\np hcp shfnw apdnsb AXn Zo]vXamnbncpp.
ssN\m\n sNpXnsemw Hcp mpsv Ahp kXntn hp.
Ah tSmns lppIfgnm XpSn. ImSnbn AhfpsS cq]w t\scbpw
FXncmbpw \ncpInSpp. Hcp henb Aense {iotImhnentebvp \St]mse
AXv A\ambn \op InSpIbmWv. Ah hkv{X Hmtcmtmtcmmbn Agnp amn.
Hcp Iw A\pjvTnpt]mse, kmh[m\n, Agnp Ifbp ta\n`mKs \X
kzbw BkzZnpsImv.
s]sh Hmp. Xm \np apdn F{Xtmfw kzImcyamWv? Bsnepw
ImSnbneqsS ImWm Ignbptam? Cmbncnmw, Dmbncnmw. Ah s]sv _nIv\n
sbSppSpp. _nIv\n hfsc hoXn IpdXmbncpp. ]t Ah Iqknbn. nse
kznnMvv ]qfn _nIv\n [cnv Ah \omdpv. AXp ]t h]okv _nIv\nbmWv
AhfpsS ap`mKw apgph\pw ]n`mKw apmepw adbvmdpv. Ctm CncnpXv
icnpw sNdpXpXsbmWv. AhfpsS amdnSw Akm[mcW hepw tXmnp. ImSnbn
Ah hfsc skIvknbmbn tXmn. \Xv. F{Xtmfw skIvknbmhppthm A{Xbpw
kn\nabn ISp IqSm\p Ahkchpw IqSnhcpp.
Ah ]pdpISp.
tZhv taita Nmcn\nv knKcv henpIbmWv. Fb Ioj sNbvX pUntbmhn
knKcns aWw Nqgvp\np. Abm PokmWv CncnpsXv Ah Atmsg
{inpq. JZdns Hcp Ipbpw. A]sb Itm Abm knKcv Ipn
sSpn. ^vfUv ssepI In. Iymad t^mkv sNbvXp. hopw t]mkpI. ssII
Dbp. AsX Ans\, ImepI aSn, Aev]w Ipnv........
tZhv bm{nIambn ]dpsImncpp. AbmfpsS apJw \nnImcambncpp. AXhsf
AZv`pXsSpn. Xs tZlnsv \`mK Abmfn bmsXmcp hnImchpw DWpn
sXv BizmkP\Ihpw AtX kabw \ncmimhlhpambncpp.
Ctm Abm Hcp aqhnImadbn AhfpsS Ne\ ]IpIbmbncpp. s]s
bm \nn. Imad amn hv Abm Ahsf t\mn. Ah Fgptp\np, tNmZy]qw
Abmsf t\mn.
"\nfpsS apJp\nv Nncn Xosc amp t]mbncnpp.'
Xs apJp Ipdpt\cambn ]Sph \ockhpw sSj\pw Ah AtmgmWv
a\nempXv. Ah Nncnp.
tZhv Hcp knKcv sImfpn.
"Rms\mcp ]cat_md\mWt?' Abm tNmZnp.
Ahv Ipt_m[w tXmn.
"AX....' Ah am]WtmsS ]dp. "Rm s]sv FntebvpXs Xncnp
t]mbn.'
"Han Pm\o.' F\ndnbmw. tZhv ]dp. "\psS Dnse sshcpyfntebvv Hcp
Xobm{X, As? Rm\pw sNmdp Xv. PohnXw Hcp henb {]iv\w XsbmWt?
A]mPn BtemNnpsXmWv Fs\ndnbmw. sSns êspdnv. AXp
Ignm kn\nabn Hcp \ tdm InpXns\pdnv. BZys aqhn lnmhpXns\n,
]cmPbòXn. CsXmw `bmiI DmpXmWv.'
A] Hpw ]dn. FmWv ]dbm\pXv? tZhnt\mSv IpdpIqSn kvt\l]qw
s]cpamdmambncpp. Cwojn\p ]Icw _wKmfnbn kwkmcnmambncpp. Ftm, Abm
fpsS \nnImcX AhfpsS a\ns\ _m[npIbmWv DmbXv. Abm Xs kucyw
BZcthmsS t\mnbncpsn Cu \nnImcX Dmhnmbncpp. Abm ImatmsS,
Aev]w Aoeamsbnepw Xs t\mnbncpsn t]mepw Xm {]iwknsSpambn
cpp. Ctm X\npmbXv XnckvImcns Nphbmbncppshv Ah a\nemn.
]t AbmfXv Dtinnnsp hyw.
"Bhiyap{X tjmpI Innbnpv \apv \nmw. FmWv IpSnm thXv?'
tZhv tNmZnp.
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C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
"F\nv XWpsXsnepw aXn.'

"icn Rm HmU sNmw. A]mPn {Up sNbvXpsImq.'
Ah {UnMvdqantebvp \Sp. hmXnens ]nSnbn ssI hp Xncnp \np.
"Fs A]mPnsbsmpw hnfnt.'
Abm Nncnp.
AhfpsS apJs \ockw Atmgpw t]mbnnsv {UnMv dqanse ImSn t\mnb
tmgmWv Ahp a\nembXv. Ah ImSn t\mn Nncnm {ianp. Nncnm\p
{iaw C\n asmchkcnemImw. Ah Kuchap apJtmsS kzbw ]dp.
Ah _nIv\n Agnpamn.
Xncnp ]pdp IStm tZhv A{]Xy\mbncpp. Ah Hcp Nqc Itkebnen
cpp. hmXn Xpdv knIvkmcnbpSp Hcp s]Ipn t{Sbn Xvkv sImphp. Ah
mpIfn Hgnv Hcp mv A]bvp sImSptijw as mv t{StbmSp IqSn taita
hp..
"tZhv km_ns mv ChnsS hnpv.'
Xvkns IpnIfpambn B s]Ipn t]mbn. hmXneSp. A] BtemNnp. ]
knpkmcnbpw ukpw Xebn knv kvIm^pw ssN\m\nbpsS tPmenmcnIfpsS
bq\nt^mw BWv. mnse t{m FSppIfv t\cnv IpSnpsImncns tZhv {]Xy
sp. Abm AhsXnscbp Nqc Itkebn hncpp msSpv samn
Xncnphp, Hcp knKcsSpv sImfpn.
"Aev]w anmsan nkns {]npI ImWmw.' tZhv ]dp. "kp\n ]{
n\p hcmsat ]dncnpXv?'
"AsX'.
]ns UbtemsKmpan. Ah XWp ]m\obw IpSnp sImncns Abm knKcp
henp ]pIhnp. s]sbm knKcnse Nmcw ]IpXn IpSnph mn\p apIfntebvp
sImpt]mIpXv Ah Ipdsmcp ]cn{àtmsS t\mn \np. AhfpsS t\mw Itm
gmWv Abmfpw {inXv. ]t Atmtgbvv sshInbncpp. knKcns Nmcw mn
hoWp.
"Hm! Abmw tkmdn. Rm Ipdv A{i\mbn.'
Nmcw mn\Snbn hoWpInSpXh t\mn. AXnt IpanfI I\pIqSpp.
"Rm\ntm hcmw...' tZhv Hcp hip hmXn ISv AIpt]mbn. AIv Nph
shfnapmbncpp. tZhv hmXn eSp. A] taita NnXndnSp ^nenw amKkn\p
I HmtcmsSpv hmbnpXpSn.
kabw IptdbmbnpmIpw. tZhv hmXn Xpdnp. Abm Hcp shfp s{Sbn\nv
shanphogp Nn{X Hcp NcSn XqnbnSpXv ]IpXn Xpd hmXneneqsS Ah
Ip. Abm apdnbn ssenv Ahsf hnfnp. hnhn[ t]mkpIfnep Nn{X hfsc
sXfnatbmsS Im_n\v sskkn hepXmn FSpncnpp. \nch[n Nn{X. Xm
hfsc Aiq\ysap IcpXnbncp ]e t]mkpIfpw hfsc angnhpXmbn hncnpp.
"\n csp, \n t^mtmsP\nmWv.' tZhv ]dp. "C\n Hpw t]Snm\n.'
hmXn Hcp sNdnb apv. hmXn Xpdv kp\n atlm{X AIp ISp.
"tZhv, Fns\bpv A]bpsS Nn{X?"
"AXnKwòcw.' tZhv ]dp. Abm Atmgpw _mn t^mtmI XqnbnSp Xncn
embncpp. kp\n ASpphv Nn{X t\mn.
"dnben FIvke v.' kp\n A`n{]mbsp. "A]m bphm sslUv. Rm Ctm
s `mh\bn ImWpp, \ns Nn{Xw shnncbn \ndp \npXv. bp hn_n
F t{Kbvv lnv Hm Z _nKv kv{Io.'
A] AXpXsbmbncpp `mh\bn IncpXv. \mbIs amdn XeNmbvv
hnImcmthitmsS Ip ]mXnbSv \np \mbnI.
kp\n CtImsaSpv _\pI Aan.
"ssN\m\nkm_v {ôbmtWm Fp t\mmtam?'
"_nknbmtWm? icn UmenMvv. ]ns \o ]d Imcyw Fs a\nepv. Rm
At\zjnpsImncnpp. \o Dtin \ndw Inm\mWv hnjaw.... t\m t\m, \n\p thn
AXpw AXnepdhpw Rm sNnt UmenMvv...'
kp\n CtImans dnkoh Xmsg shp.
"FmWv tawkm_n\v thXv?' tZhv tNmZnp.
""tawkm_n\v thXv Hcp kvIm^mWv. knIv kvIm^v. AXns \ndw aghnnqSn
bnmXmWv. Hcp kmv ]okpw sImv Rm \SpIbmWv.'
"\nXns ]n.F. BWv.' kp\n A]tbmSp ]dp. "F ss\kv tK.'
Im ]mp sNbvXnStbvv shbn hncpp.
ZnWmb\amWv. A] a\n IcpXn. ]{c aWnbmbnpw kpcycivanI sNcn
mWv hoWncpXv. ChnsS t_mws_bn C{Xtb hcq. Ibn C\nbpw \ofp
\ngepI lnamebkm\pfn\nv XWpv sImphcpp. \pbvpw shbnen\v NqSp
mhn. XWppImew. Ah KrlmXpctbmsS Hmp.
5
apn
NnXdnnSp
t^mtmI
HcnqSn
kp\
t\mn.
]pXnb
16
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
s]IpnbpsS
icocw
hSnshmXmbncpp.
_nIv\nbnep
Nn{X
AXv
hnfnp]dp. Xs tZlt m sasXmWv B Cfw icocsav Ah Ip. Xs
amdnSw IptdqSn I\XmWv.
]t tZls ap `mKfpw A\p]mXw sXn
hepXmbncnpp.
tbmKmk\pw
av
IkpIpw
B
hfsb
sNdpp\nm
Bhpn.
s]IpnbpsS
apJhpw
sjdq_nIv
Fp
]dbpXcn \njvIfamWv. Hcp \mbnIbvv AXymhiyw th KpWw.
ssN\m\n X\nv Hcp òjWn ImWnpXcnIbmtWm? Xs hne Ipdbvm thn? Xs
kmh[m\n XakvIcnpsav XtXmb coXnbn ssN\m\n AdnbnpIbmtWm?
ssN\m\n Xs ]nn hp \nXv Ah Adnn. AXpsImv Abm Npaen
ssIhtm Ah sRn.
"\o FmWv sRnbXv?' ssN\m\n tNmZnp. Ah Hpw ]dbmsX Npa IpeppI
am{Xw sNbvXp. AhfpsS mv Hgnncpp.
"Rm Ipdp kvtImv FSps?'
Ah Xebmn. X\nXv BhiyamWv. Ctm {]tXyInpw. Pn Ahv Hcp Abhpw
sImSpn. hnkvIn FSps F tNmZyn\p ]nnse Dtiyw Ahv hyambn
cpp. Ftmgpw Ans\bmWv. kp\bpsS Zueyw ssN\m\ndnbmw. Xs C{]Imcw
Ahsf InWsan cp s]v hnkvIn sImSppIbmWv \sXv Abm a\nemn
bncpp. hnkvIn Ignm\p AhfpsS Ignhv Abmsf AZv`pXsSpnbnpv. abn
t\mSSp Hcp elcn kp\sb kp\bmXmpp. ]ns ssN\m\n F t_mv C,
]Icw X\nsmw \np Hcp ]mfn am{Xw. AbmfpsS Cm\n am{Xw {inv
InS ]nSp sNdpmcn.
Hgn mpIsfSpv ssN\m\n _mdntebvp \Sp. mpI amnhv sj^n
\nv ]pXnbh FSpp. dmn\nv slbvKns ]pXnb Ipn Xpdv cp mpIfn Hgnp.
{^nn \nv sFkvIyq_pI FSpnp.
"tkmU?'
"sbkv okv, ^n Z mv.'
Hm Z tdmv Xn IpS Icnm kp\sb Inn. [mcmfw tkmU tNv Asn
shw tNp am{Xw. AXpw hfsc kmh[m\n, Hmtcm Cdnepw elcnbpsS Btcm
lWkv]\ A\p`hndnv. ssN\m\n Ans\b. tkmUbn, shdpw sFkvIyq_p
I am{Xw. Ah kmh[m\n AenpmIp {ZhoIcWw am{Xw. AXn\pdsmcp
ambw tN Atln\v Ca.
"Notbgvkv.'
"Notbgvkv.'
Ah mpsaSpv ssN\m\nbpsS hn{iaapdnbntebvp ISp. hn{iaapdnbntebvp
hmXn Xncndnbm ]m hn[amWv DmnbncnpXv. \nch[n Iam\fnsemv hmXn
emWv. hmXn XpdSm AXp hopw Hcp Iam\w am{XamIpp. ssN\m\n Ccnp
apdnbpsS hmXnen\p ]pdv Nphp shfnw In\npnStmfw Bpw {]thin
m ]n. CsXmw kp\bvdnbmw. AXpsImv Ahv bmsXmcp hn[nep
Bibpan, {]tXyInv AIs hn{iaapdnbntebvp ISm. ]t AhfpsS a\v
{]pambncpp. hnimeamb apdnbn Hcp sNdnb kzw krnncnbmWv ssN\m\n.
Ijvaocn \np hcpnb ]chXm\n \amb Im]mZsf Hcp t]matd\nbs
sImp\mhpt]mse \pp. hne]nSn s]^yqans hmk\ Acon. \Sphnen
Inen ]Xp]Xp InS. Nphcn Hcphiv apgph \newsXmSp I. ap
NphcpIfn henb ImhmpIfn HdnPn\ s]bv npI. at apdnbnepmbn cp
kwKoXw Cu apdnbnepapmbncpp. Ipdpt\cambn Ah AXp {inncpn.
Ah Hscm hmbbvv ]IpXn mpw IpSnp Xop.
ssN\m\n Ahsf AZv`pXtmsS t\mpIbmbncpp. "Cv \n\sp ]o?'
Ahv Dds IcbWsap tXmn. Hcp]t Xm IcpXpt]mse Hpambncnn
Imcy. ssN\m\nbvv Xs Hgnhmm\p Dtiysampapmhn. ]t Ahv
Hcpdv thWw. AXmIs ssN\m\nbn\nv hcppan. ssN\m\n Ans\bmWv s]s
smpw DcpIpIbn. Abm AhfpsS AcsneqsS ]nSnv ASpnp. "Cv \n\v
Ftm ]nbnpv.'
Ah hopw IpSnpIbmWv. mv Xocmdmbn. Ah Hcp henv mv Imenbmn Hcp
Sot]mbnta hv ssN\m\nbpsS tXmfneqsS cp ssIpanp. Xm sNpXns
Aiq\yX Hcp \nanjw Ahsf {Kknp. Xs GsXnepw Hcp kn\nabnse cwKamW
sXh IcpXn. Ubd Iv ]dbp \nanjw Ah Imncpp. ^vfUv ssepIfn,
Imadbn, ]nn Iv ]dbm Ubddpan. Ah Hbvv. Nppw XWppdbp GImX
am{Xw.
ssN\m\n Ahsf InSbvbntebvp \bnp.
6
Ab\sfnsbmWv Ubd hnt\mZv Nm\nbpw ]dncpXv. Abm Imdn
Ibdn CSp his tUm A]bvp Ibdm XpdpsImSpp. ]ns Im
mmn sKbvp ISptm ]dp.
17
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
"A] kqcys Ab\ {innptm? amk amdpXn\\pkcnv hgnamdn

\Sp kqcys ]Yw?' ZnWmb\amWntm. Ftm adph t]msebmWv kqcy.'
A] hnt\mZns\ {inp. C{Xbpw \mbn kwkmcnp Hcmsf \SmsSbmWh
ImWpXv. hnt\mZv Hcp IhnbmthXmbncpp. Hcp]t Abm A{`n IhnX
cNnpIbmbncnpw. kqcys KXnhyXymk Ah {inmdpv, {]tXyInpw I
bnembncptm. Ibn EXpt`Z hfsc {]ISambncpp. Hmtcm EXp
pw AXntXmb Kfpmbncpp, \ndfpmbncpp. ChnsS t_mws_bn An
s\sbmpan.
hnt\mZns Hw \Sm Ah CsXpw AbmfpsS kwkmcw ImcWambncpp. Xm
ssN\m\nbpsS tPmenbnemWv. ]t FmWv Xs tPmensbv AhnXphsc a\n
embnn. ]pXnb ^nenans jqnMvv FmWv XpSpIsbv Bpw Adnbn. kp\nen\p
t]mepw. ]t Fmhcpw AXns\n XsbmWv kwkmcnpXv. am[ya kvIqpI
FgpXnbpmpp. AXnse \mbImscn, \mbnIbmcmsWXns\n. Hcp amkw app
hsc \mbnI BcmbncnpsaXns\n kwibtabpmbncpn. kp\ Hcp kzoIcn
s bmYmyambncpp. ]t Cv ]{X A]bpsS t] IqSn Hw tNpp.
Ahfpambn Chyq \Spp. Nnetm Ahp tXmmdpv Xs s]ssmcp
Znhkw \mbnIbmm ssN\m\n XmsdSppIbmsWv. ]{Xfnep hmIfpw
A`napJfpw Fmw Atlw ]Ww sNehmn sNnpXmsWv. Hcp Znhkw sImv
Hcp \mbnIsb krnm Ignhp BfmWv \nXn ssN\m\n.
"\apv Fsnepw Ignmtem?' hnt\mZv tNmZnp.
"icn'. Ah ]dp. Ahp icnpw hnippmbncpp. jqnMvv kabp
apgph Ah Abmsf Imp\npIbmbncpp. kp\ Dmbncpn. kp\bpsS
jqnMvv \msfbmWv. Pplp _on. Fmbmepw t]mIWw. Ahcpambn Hcp t\cnS CXphsc
Dmbnn. Zqsc\np ImWpw. Ah hfsc Xncp ]nSn \SnbmWv. t]mcmXn\v kp\,
Xs Hgnhmm {ianbmsWv Ahp tXmpIbpw sNbvXncpp. ]{XfmWv
DchmZnI. Xsbpw kp\bpsSbpw t]cpI tNv kvIqpmph. ssN\m\n
bpsS ]pXnb s]Ipnsb ]Zhn AhcmWv X\np \InbXv.
hnt\mZv Im \nn. env tdmUnse sdtmdn Xncp Ipdhmbncpp.
sNo ISvepw Imnbpw HmU sNbvXv hnt\mZv Nmn cpp.
"Hcp Xncpan.' Abm ]dp. "F\no eanamhm ImcWaXmWv. Hcp s]
Ipnsb sImphcm ]nb ew.'
"icnbmWv.' Ah ]dp. ]t Ah BtemNnpIbmbncpp. Hcp km[mcWmc\v
]t _nv sImSpWsan s]Ipnsb AhnsS hntnhcpw. Igpdp
ew.
"Rms\mv tNmZns?'
tNmZnpsImq F an hnt\mZv Ccpp. Abm knKcv hennsXv BizmkIc
ambn tXmn Ahv. t^mtm{Km^dpsS Hw pUntbmhn Hcp aWnq sNehmn
bXn\v Ah HcmgvN Isncpp. sXm thZ\bpw ]\nbpw. kp\n htmgpta knKcp
henmdpq.
"ssN\m\nbpsS ]pXnb s{]mUIvj\n F{X \mbnIamcpv?'
"\mbnIamtcm? \nXn FtmSv ]pXnb s{]mUIvjs Imcyw Unkvv sNbvXntbn.'
\pW. A] a\n IcpXn. hnt\mZnt\mSv kwkmcnmsX ssN\m\n kn\nabpambn
_s Hcp Imcyhpw sNn. Cm Hcp InbmWv. Fsnepw Imcy Abmfn\nv
InWsan Ipdzm\nWw.
"Atm ]{X FgpXnqptXm? FhnSpmWv Ahv Cu hnhc InpXv?'
"]{Xv FsmsbmWv FgpXm hmXv?'
icnbmWv. ]{X FgpXpsXms icnbmsWn kn\nam temIw ImIpm
sImm HcnSamIWw. Ans\b FmWhfpsS CXphscbp A\p`hw.
sNo ISvev \mbncpp. \ km[\v \ hnebpw sImSpWw. Ah IcpXn.
]t KpWtabpw hnebpambn Ahiyw th A\p]mXam Cu dtmdn. Imn
IpSnp sImncns hnt\mZv tNmZnp.
"B bp {ô Znkv hos v?'
"Cu i\nbmgvNtbm?'
"AsX......'
"Av Fsnepw m sNbvXnptm Fdnbn. Dsns AXp ammw. Av
hfsc ^vsfIvkn_v BWv.... Ft?'
"\apv SmPn Undn\p t]mImw.'
"SmPn?' s]shfpsS iw DbXv Ahsfs hnjannp. AXh {]Xon
X. kn\namtemIv AZv`pXsfmpanspw AXpsImv FpXs Imepw tImepw
AZv`pXw \SncpsXpw Ah a\nemnbncpp. Hcp]t Xs inse DtP\w
hnt\mZv a\nemnbncnWw. Abm ]dp.
"AsX, SmPns.'
"F\nsmv BtemNnWw.' Ah ]dp.
"icn ]p skp Xncnpp.' hnt\mZv hmp t\mnsmv ]dp. Abm
[cnncnpXv Hcp dmtUm hmmbncpp.
18
"bp lmsh dmtUm Hm bph dnv.'

hnt\mZv Nncnp. Abm FpIbmbncpp. "\mev, aqv, cv...'
Ah NncnpsImv ]dp. "icn, kXnp.'
"Rm \ns hon\nv GgpaWnv ]np sNmw.'
Abm ssIpbn shbvsd hnfnpsImv ]dp. "sNIv....'
Abm Hcp \qdns t\mv _nns Hw shpsImv Fgptp. "Io]v Z tNbvv.'
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
ssN\m\nsb ImWWsa ktiw Innbtm A] ]cn{ànp. Atlw t\cnv

hnfnpIb sNbvXXv. Atlns ]n.F. BWv hnfnXv. "ssN\m\n km_ns\ \msf
cmhnse ImWWsap ]dp. IrXyw ]p aWnv.'
Xs tPmenp \nbantijw BZyambmWv ssN\m\n hnfnpXv. Ah cpXhW
Hmôkn t]msbnepw Atls ImWm ]nbn. ]pXnb s{]mUIvjs tPmen
XpSnbm hnfnmsapw, AXpSs\s Dmhpsapw ]dp. AXn\nSbvv jqnMvv
\SpnSv t]mbn Hcp ]cnNbapmphm\pw \ntiw Xp. Ans\bmWv Ubd
hnt\mZns\ ]cnNbsSpXv. ]cnNbsSpnbXv kp\nXsbmbncpp. AXp \m
sbv Ah Hmp. Ctm jqnns {]iv\sfsmamsWv Ahdnbmw.
Hchkcw Inptm hnjaanmsX XpSpIbpw sNmw.
SmIvkn ss{UhtdmSv Imp\nm ]dv A] Hmôkntebvp \Sp. AhfpsS
lrZbw hmsX anSnppmbncpp. ssN\m\nbpsS apdnbpsS hmXnens CSphip
Nnn apdnbn Atlns ]n.F. Ccnppmbncpp. Ipdp hbmbnpmIpsa
nepw kpcnbmWv Ah. \mev]Xv \m]p hbp {]mbambnpmhpw. ssN\m\n
bpsS kzImcy PohnXns kqnpImcnbmsWmWv Ahscn ]dbmsdv kp\n
kqNnnncpp. A]sb Itm Ah Fgptp.
"A]mPo, Hcp an\nv Ccnp, Rm \nXn km_ns\ Adnbnmw.'
FXnhin tkm^bn A] Ccpp. dnk]vjv\nv CtIman ssN\m\nbp
ambn kwkmcnpIbmWv. t^m hv Ah A]tbmSv ]dp.
"A]mPn, \nXn km_v Imncnppv.'
A] Fgptp ]pdp ISp, t\sc t]mbn ssN\m\nbpsS hmXnent apn.
"Ian.'
apdnbpsS hmXnens Dcp ]nSnbn Aap ssI hndbvppXh Adnp.
ssN\m\n Fgptp hp Ahv ssIsImSpp, Ccnm\p Itke \onbnp.
"Ccnq.'
Ah Ccpv AhfpsS lm_mKv ASp Itkebn hp.
"kn\nasbSppXns\n Hcp GItZicq]w Inntbm?'
"Rm jqnn\v t]mImdpv. Cokv shcn CdnMvv.'
"Rm Hcp Imcyw ]dbm\mWv hnfnXv. kn\nabn AXv hfsc {][m\amWv. \ns
Imcnbdns\ kw_npXmWv. \n\v kn\namtemIv Dbsmcp m\amWv Int
sXn AXv s]spmpIbmWv thXv. mv hnsY _nKv _mMvv. AXn\p Imcy
Rm t\mppv. ]ns \o \mep kn\nam amknIIv Chyq sImSpXmbn Adnbp
p. AXp th. Chyqhns Imcysfmw t\mm F\nsmcp ]nIv dntejkv
Hmôk Dv. aZ knv.'
ssN\m\n CtImw Aan.
"BkvIv aZ Sp aov an.'
"sbt...' CtIman dnk]vj\nns ]Xn iw tIp.
Cu Imcyn aZ \ns klmbnpw. Abm ]dbp dntmampam{Xw
Chyq sImSpm aXn. kwkmcnt Imcyfpw aZ ]dpXcpw. Hcp Imcyw \o
a\nemWw, CsXmw ]nknnbpsS `mKamWv. \o Fp ]dbpp, Fp sNpp
FsXmw hfsc {][m\sXmWv. Hcp Xmcs DmnsbSppIbmWv. AXns `mK
amWv CsXmw.
hmXn apv.
"Ian.'
Hcp a[yhbkvI AIp ISp. Ah Hcp kZmdns\bmWv {]XonXv. XmSnbnm
XpsImv Abm bp.]n.mc\mbncnpsah IcpXn.
"tamWnMv \nXnPn.'
"tamWnMvv aZ. Ccnp. CXv A]. ]pXnb \SnbmWv. \psS ]pXnb saKms{]mUIvj\n
tebvv FSpXmWv. ]nknnbpsS Imcyw t\mWw. \mev kvIqpI hpIgnp.
C\n kqnWw. ]cnNbanm IpnbmWv.'
"sbt.'
"ChtfmSv hnt\mZnt\msSmw \nv Imcy ]Tnphm Bhiysnpv. ]pXnb
s{]mUIvjs hv XpSm Ipdp IqSn Xmakapsdnbmasm.'
"icn k.'
"icn, s]mbvtmfq.'
aZ knv Fgptp t]mbn.
19
"A]bvv ss{UhnMvv Adnbmtam?' ssN\m\n tNmZnp.

"Adnbmw k.'
"Rm Hcp ^nbmv Im GmSmmw. kzw Im hmmdmIphsc AXp]tbmKnmw.
ChyqhneqsSbpw kn\nabneqsSbpam FIvkvt]mj IgnbpXpw IpdpI. \n
Hcp tNmk h BsW {]XoXnbpmWw. a\nemtbm.'
"a\nembn.'
"icn, s]mbvtmfp.'
Xncnv SmIvknbn aSptm SmIvknmc ]dp.
"ssN\m\n km_ns ]pXnb ]Sw hcppv. cp tImSnbmWs{X sNehv. aqp lotdm
hpw. ssN\m\n km_ns ]Sw lnmhpw.'
t\mntm. A] hnNmcnp. ]Sw ]pdndptm aqv \mbImcpsS Hw
\mbnIbmbn A`n\bnpXv Hcp Znhkw \ns SmIvknbn kmm{Iqkn\nv hns
]mse Fbvv tdmUntebvv bm{X sNbvX A]sb s]Ipnbmbncnpw. Atm
Abm Hmptam Bthm.
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
ssN\m\ntbmSv kwkmcnmXs kp\ Xobmn. am[yafnse IYI hfsc

hopapnpXmWv. A]am\IcamWv. HpIn Abm Imcyw hyamWw, Asn
am[yafn th XncpepI sImSpWw. Ah ssN\m\nbpsS t\cnp \
Ub sNbvXp. kp\bSw hfsc Ipdpt]cpsS Inte Cu \dpq.
"\nXnPn, CXp Rm\mWv kp\.'
"F\np a\nembn C{X a[pcamb iw thsd BmWpXv?'
"Xmvkv t^m Z tImwnsa vkv. F\nsmp ImWWsapmbncpp.'
"icnbmWv.' ssN\m\n ]dp. "\ Inv Ctm HcmgvN Ignp. Ign i\nbmgvN
bt \o hXv. icnpw HcmgvN. ImtWXv Ftbpw BhiyamWv. Ctm hcq.'
"XncnemtWm?'
"kp\bvpthn amnhbvm ]m Xncv FmWpXv?'
"\nsfs {]iwksImv izmkw apnpp.'
"{]iwk am{Xw. _mnbp Imcy t\cn.'
Cu a\pjy Ftm henb IfnbnemWv. t^m Xmsg hp sImv kp\ hnNmcnp.
A`n\\fpw {]iwkbpw ]XnhmWv. ]t Cu \nebn ]XnhnmXmWv. Atm
Fsnepw ImWpw. Ah ]pdsSm XpSn.
dnk]vj\nv kp\sb Itm Fgptv, NncnpsImv ]dp.
"ssN\m\n km_v kp\mPnsb Imncnpp.'
"Xmvkv, cRvPn\n.'
ssN\m\n km[mcWantem AXne[nItam XtmSv kvt\l]qw s]cpamdpp. hmXn
IS DSs\ Itkebn\nv Fgptp hv ssN\m\n Ahsf AcsneqsS ]nSnSpnv
Npw_np. Atln\v Npw_\ns Ahbn FWsan km[mcW \nebn
s cp s]snepw AIp sNWw. Atls hnkvInbpsS aWapmbncpn.
"Fp ]o Cv?' kp\ ActmsS At\zjnp.
"Cp Rm kp\sb AZv`pXsSpphm t]mIpp. F en _ntm^v kkvskv.'
Itkebn Ccpp Igntm kp\ Xs ssIkn Xpdv GXm\pw t]
InpI ]pdsSpv ssN\m\nbvp \on.
"CXns\pdnsms FmW`n{]mbw?'
ssN\m\n B InpI hmn HtmSnp t\mn Ah AhfpsS apntebvpXs Cp.
"{Smjv.'
"Fphm...?'
"Ah shdpw {SmjmsWpXs. ]pXpXmbn \nban Hcp s]Ipnb I\nbpsS
t]mfnknIfpw mkpw \nbnpXv. ]{Xmv Ahsfsmv Fpw ]dbnmw.'
"CXns\mcdpXn thWsav \nXnPnv tXmpns?'
"Dv, DmhpIbpw sNpw. A]tbmSp ]dnpv, C\n apX ]{Xmv Chyq
sImSpcpsXv. sImSppIbmsWns AXv aZ ]dbp dntmp am{Xw.
Rm aZt\mSpw ]dnpv. Rm\nXv t\cs ]dtbXmbncpp. ]t Ah C{X
s]sv CXns\ms t]mIpsav Dulnn. AhfpsS Dmlw ImcWamhmw, Asn
]{XmcpsS hKdmbnp hgnIfptm kvIqpIfpmm. AXmhmw.'
"NnesXmw F\nv hfsc UmtaPnMv BWv.'
"F\ndnbmw, sF Bw tkmdn Unb. \o FmWv IpSnpXv. Asn \apv en\v
]pdp t]mhmw. Rm Cv \n\p thn {ôbmWv.'
"icn.'
"\apv Hmtcm _nb AImn ]pdndmw.'
"HmsI.'
ssN\m\n CtImans _ Aan.
"cRvPn\n, cp _ob sImphcm ]dbq.'
"icn, k.'
20
Ap an\pn\pn Hcp s{Sbn cp _obdpw cp apw Hcp sbvn hdp

Iiphnbpambn bq\nt^man s]Ipn Fn. _ob apIfn Hgnv AhcpsS apn
hv Ah `hyXtbmsS apdn hnp.
"Notbgvkv.....'
"Notbgvkv.'
_ob IpSnpsImncnt ]pXnb s{]mUIvjs Imcy ssN\m\n ]dpXpSn.
Hcp amkn\Iw jqnMv XpSWw. hfsc henb skpI. \qtdmfw IYm]m{Xfpv.
"Nnetm Rm BtemNnpw, Fn\mWv C{X henb Imhmkv sXcsSppsXv.'
ssN\m\n XpSp. "]t CXp ampw sNm IgnbmXmWv. Hcp \ntbmKamWv. Rm
Xs sNWw.'
_ob Igntm ssN\m\n ]dp. "hcq.'
ssN\m\nbpsS kzImcy apdnbn hopw kp\bpsS `bmiI CmXmbn. ]t \qdp
iXam\hpw CmXmp {]IrXmc\pa ssN\m\n. Hcp ]p iXam\w Abm hne
t]ien\p thn, Npp]mSpI X\n\pIqeampXn\pthn amnhbvmdpv. ]t
hfscmen\ptijw Ah Xs hgnv, X\nv thp hn[w ssN\m\nbpambp
ssewKnI_w t\SnsbSpp.
InSbn At\ym\yw Ichebn InSptm ssN\m\n ]dp.
"kp\ hon t]mbn ]dsSp. ]{p aWnv Rm hv ]nv sNmw. \apv
sjd\n ev. bp jpUv s{Uv Sp In.'
sjd\p apn Imdn\nndn ssN\m\nbpsS ssIneqsS Xs ssI tImv
\Sptm s]sv ^vfmjpI ann. \ndsb ImadI. ssN\m\n ssIhoin, kp\bpw.
Atm AXn\mWs sImm\mbn hkv{Xw [cnWsap ]dXv. ssN\m\n CsXmw
m sNbvXncnpp. Xmgs \nebnse dtmdn FnbtmgmWv ssN\m\nbpsS
m\nns Kuchw icnpw a\nembXv. dtmdn Fmhcpw Fgptv ssISnv
Ahsc kzoIcnp. ^vfmjpI annsmncpp. hoUntbm {Kmâm Imadbpambn
HmSpp. Hcp {]v tIm^dkmbncpp AXv. aZknv dntmamsc A`nkwt_m[\
sNbvXpsImv kwkmcnp. ]ns ssN\m\n kp\bpsS AcsneqsS ssInv ASp
Nn{Xns {]Jym]\w \Sn. aqp \mbImcp Hcp saKmaqhnbn \mbnIbmbn kp\
A`n\bnpp. ssISnI, ^vfmjpI. ssN\m\n Ip\nv kp\bpsS Ihnfn
Npw_np.
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
"Av, Cs\nv Hcp Undpv.' A] ]dp.

Xcp _m\Pnv A`n{]mbsampw Dmbncpn. Xs A`n{]mb{]Imca acpaI
\SpsXv Abmdnbmw. Ahsf Xstmse Hcp NmtUv AumWw
Fmbncpp Atlnm{Klw. AXnmbn Ahsf _ntImw tImgvkn\v tNp. ]t
Ahsmcp Xmev]cyhpapmbncpn. A Ahsf shdn]nSnnp. Fns\sb
nepw Hcp Un{KnsbSpv ]Tnw Ahkm\nnWsamWv Ahv. Afnb acntm
A]bvv Xs Hw Xmaknv ]Tnmsav _m\Pn XsbmWv s]tfmSv ]dXv.
Ctm AXp thnbncpnm Fmbncnpp. ]Ww AbpsImSpv Ibn
s ]Tnnm aXnbmbncpp.
]{Xfn hcp dntmpIfn acpaI \ndp \npXv Atln A`nam\
apmnbn. \ndsb NXnpgnIfp taJebmWv kn\na. ssZhw Ims.
"FhnsSbmWv Un?'
"sImfm_bnsehntStbm BWv. F\ndnbn. hnt\mZv sImp t]mIpw.' SmPv tlmense
dmhqhn BsWp ]dbm Ah aSnp. Av At\zjnp hcnmbncnmw. Fnepw....
"Rm sshInbm At\zjnv CdpIsbmpw thsItm.' Ah ]dp. "hmsX
sshInbm Rm Fs {^ns hon t]mImw.'
"GXv {^v?'
"sImfm_bn sUbvkn Xmaknppv.'
"icn.'
Ah apIq PmaysaSpXmWv. AYhm Ahp Xncnp hcm ]nbnsn.....
hnt\mZv Bdp aWnpXs Fn. AbmfpsS t^mIvkvhmK hcpXh _mWn
bn\npXs Incpp. Ah ssI hoinmWnp. [rXnbn tImWnSnI NmSnbn
dn.
"t_mws_sb kw_ntStmfw Rm CsSp Imcyw FmsWtm?' hnt\mZv
]dp. Ah _m{ tImkvthbneqsS t]mIpIbmbncpp. CSXphiv hoXn IqSnb
I\m, adphiv I\m ISentebvp bm{XbmIpp. Zqsc IS Hcp Cw{]j\nv
s]bnnMvv t]mse ImWmw.
"ISens \nccamb CSs]S. IS \ntfmsSmaps tXmepmpp. AXv
Pplphnembmepw icn, _m{bnembmepw icn, inhPn ]mnembmepw, ado ss{Uhnem
bmepw icn. Hcpa kvt\lnXs\tmse AXv \nfpsS Hw hcpp.'
A]bvpw AXp ]etmgpw tXmnbnpXmWv. ]t C{Xbpw `wKnbmbn AXp
]dbm Ignnnsp am{Xw. Ibn Cu ImgvN Hcnepan. IS hfscbIse
21
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
bmWv. ]nsbpXv lpn\ZnbmW.v ludmmew Ignm {m v tdmUnep tKmUuWp

I \Znsb \n\nv adbvpp. ]ns hfsc Npcpamtb \ZnXs ImWq.
SmPnse dq^vtSm]v sdtmdn Xncp XpSptbpp.
"\ t\csbmWv.' hnt\mZv ]dp. "Hcp Fp aWn IgnmemWv ChnsS Xncp
XpSpI.'
P\en\Spp tai sXcsSpv Ah Ccpp.
"KpUv Cuh\nMv k.' Inbp sa\yq]pkvXIw cp t]cpsSbpw apn hpsImv
kqn phmUv ]dp.
"KpUv Cuh\nMv.' hnt\mZv ]dp. phmUv t]mbn.
"Cv \ns ZnhkamWv. hnip]pkvXIneqsS kcnmepw, \n\naph HmU
sNbvXmepw. tNmZyan, \nb{Wsfmpan.'
Ah NncnpsImv sa\p Xpdp. Hmtcm hn`hpw FXnscsbgpXnb hneI
Itm AhfpsS Nncn s]sp amp. ]t s]spXs Ah kzbw hosSpp.
CsXmw Xs kw_ntStmfw hfsc km[mcWamWv F an Ah hmbnm
XpSn. Xs Anfn\v Hcntmepw Xs Cn\s dtmdn sImpt]mIm
Ignbnsv Ahp a\nembn. Atlw Hcp sNdnb kzImcyI\nbn Aumbn
tPmen t\mpIbmWv.
"\n FmWv IgnpXv?' Ah tNmZnp.
"F\nv FtXmbn Nne t^hdnv hn`hfpv. Ah HmU sNmw. \o \ns skeIv
j\pw. Atm cpt]pw cp t]cpsS tSbvns\n Adnbmasm. Rm HmU sNp
Xv Nn kqv hnYv Akv]mcKkv, \o Fp kqmWv IgnpXv?'
"F\npw AXp aXn.'
"Hms, \mw Xn sshImcnI sFIyapv. C\n? ssN\okv Hm tImns\ Hm
apmbv. \apv Fmw ss{S sNmw As? t\ms.....t]mws{^v ^nse hnYv atbm\okv.
Hms, C\n?........'
hnt\mZpXs Fmw HmU sNpIbmsWv BizmktmsS Ah a\nemn.
HpIn AhfpsS hnjaw Abm a\nemnbnpmhpw. Asn X\nnap
hn`h Ahsfsmv IgnnWsap shnmbncnmw. Fmbmepw \mbn. sa\p
Ahsf kw_ntStmfw {Kombncpp.
kqv IpSnpsImncns Ah ]dp. "Ctm HmU sNbvXsXmw shdpsX Hv
tSbvv t\mnbms aXn Rm cp Intem IqSm. CWn\p t]mbm Bdp
amkw sImv Rm kp\mPnbpsS Ccnbmhpw.'
"kp\mPn ASp Imembn XSn shnpv.' hnt\mZv ]dp."Rm Cv Ahsc
Incpp.'
"Cv AhcpsS jqnpmbncptm?'
"C, \msfbmWv jqnMvv. Cv sjc\n ]mnbpmbncpp.'
"Fp ]mn?'
hnt\mZv Hpw ]dn. hnjbw amm\mbn Abm tNmZnp. "kqv Fns\bpv?'
"\mbnpv.' Ah ]dp. BZys kv]q ]t AhfpsS \mhp s]mn Imcyw
Ah ]dn.
"Atm C\n hcp hn`hfpw \n\v Camhpw.'
dtmdn Xncp hnp XpSn. A[nIhpw Hmôkv FIvknIyqohpIfmWv. Nne
hntZinIfpsS Hw hp.
icnbmWv. hnt\mZns sXcsSpv Ahnambn. hnt\mZp Xs sUpw HmU
sNbvXp. AXpIqSn Ignm AhfpsS hbn eapmbncpn.
"\apv t]mImw.' hnt\mZv ]dp.
"kabsa{Xbmbn?' Ah tNmZnp.
"HXv.' hnt\mZv ]dp. "\n\nv hon t]mIWsav \naptm?'
Ah Hpw ]dn. Anfnt\mSv t\cw sshInbm tUbvknbpsS hon t]mIpsav
]dtXmp. tUbvknbpsS hoSv ASppXsbmWv. sImfm_bn. thWsan t]m
Imw.
"\nansn Fs hon t]mImw.'
"hnt\mZv FhnsSbmWv XmaknpXv?'
"Rm ae_m lnn. AhnsS Fmw \nebn Hcp ^vfmn.'
"Bscmsbpv?'
"Rm\pw Fs GImXbpw am{Xw.'
"Rm hm \nfpsS dqwtabvv Hgnpt]mhns?'
"dqwtabvtm?'
"AsX, anv tkmfnyqUv?'
hnt\mZv s]mnncnp. Ah Fgptp.
en^vnhv Ahp hophnNmcapmbn. Xm FmWv sNpXv? ]nsv ]dbm
Xncp nXnbvv hnt\mZns Hw t]mhm XmdmsWp kXnpIbt sNbvXXvv.
AXp icnbmtbm? Hcp lmUv Sp sKv sKbnwIqSnbnmsX!
Xmsg ]mnMv temnsenbtm A] ]dp.
"Fs FhnsSsbnepw t{Um]v sNbvXm aXn. Rm SmIvkn ]nSnp t]mbvtmfmw.'
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"C\n AXpmbXpXs.' Im mmptm hnt\mZv NncnpsImv ]dp.

"Hcn Cu Imdn Ibdnbm Ahkm\npXv Fs ^vfmn, Fs InSdbn.'
A] \nbmbn. CsXmw Ah apIqn AdnXp XsbmWv. Xs bm{XI
A{X Ffpambncnnsv Ah apIqn AdnncpXs. ssN\m\nsbbmWv Ahp
t]SnbpmbncpXv. ]t Atlw CXphsc Ans\sbmcp aptn\v Hcpsnn.
AXpt]mses kp\nepw. kp\nen\v F{Xtbm Ahkcfpmbncpp. Abmfpw A\m
hiyambn Xs Hv sXmnpt]mepan. F s]s^v sPnam. Ctm hnt\mZmWvv
BZyambn hne sImSpm ]dbpXv. thWsan CXn \nv HgnhmbntmImw. ]t
AsX{Xtmfw BimkyamWv. Hcp Smepanm s]Ipnsbtmepw Hcp ZnhkwsImv
kqmdmm\p hnt\mZns Ignhns\n Ahv t_m[yamWv. Xm\mIs ssN\m\n
bpsS Ghpw ]pXnb saKmaqhnbnse \mbnIbmbn Ahtcm[nsncnpIbpamWv. hnt\mZv
Hcp hmv ssN\m\nbpsS ASpv ]dm aXn. Xs `mhn t_mws_bnse KdpIfnembn
cnpw. Fmn\pap]cnbmbn Ahv hnt\mZns\ Cambncpp. hnt\mZns Dnse
Ihnsb.
ae_m lnntebvp IbamWv. Ccphipap Aw_c Npw_nIsft\mn Hcp
kz]v\nset]mse Ah kon Nmcnbncpp.
10
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
cmhnse honsenbtm 8 aWnbmbn. hnt\mZv A]sb t{Um]vsNbvXncpp.

sInSn\p apn Hcp ^nbmv ImdncnsI sh bq\nt^man Hcp sNdpmc
\nncpp. A]sb Itm Abm ASptbvp hp.
"tawkm_,v Imdp sImphnpv.' Abm Xmtm \on.
A]bpsS apJw hnIknp. ssN\m\n, ]dXpt]mse sNbvXnpv.
"koknMvv Ign tijw sImphcmsap IcpXnbmWv Cse sImphcmXncpXv.
B.kn. _pv CXm. SmIvkv Cu Izmhsc ASnpv. Fsnepw Bhiyapsn
Hmôkn ]dm aXn.'
"Xmvbp....' Xmtmepw B.kn. _ppw hmnsmv Ah ]dp.
"Rm t]ms tawkm_v?'
"icn.'
AhfpsS ImepI \new sXmncpn. Ah apIfntebvv, AhfpsS cmw \nebnse
^vfmntebvv HgpIpIbmWv. Av taicnsI CcppsImv {]mX Ignpp. Ah
]nneqsS sNv Atls sInnSnp.
"Io tlmtem In.....Fs tamv Cv Fp ]n?'
Ah Imdns Xmtmepw B.kn. _ppw Anfns apn DbnmWnp.
"Rm ]dnt F\np Imdv Inpsav?'
"\ns `mKyw, AmsXp ]dbm\mWv?'
apXp sImambn tPmensbSpp a\pjy\mWv. C\nbpw Hcp kvIqIqSn kzamm
Ignnn. ChnsSbnXm acpaI cmgvNsImv ^nbmv Imdpambn \Spp. Ahp
\Xp hcs.
ImdpwsImv FhnsSsbms t]mIWsav ]cn]mSnbnSpIbmbncpp A]. sUbvkn
bpsS hon t]mIWw. Cv RmbdmgvNbmbXpsImv Ah honepmhpw. ap kvt\lnX
IfpsS ASpv ImdpwsImv [mSn ImWnm t]mIm Ahp tXmnbn. Ahscmw
Ahsfm Xmgv nXnbnephcmWv. Xm sNpXv icnb. am{Xa ssN\m\nbpsS
tPmen Innbtijw A] Ahscsbmw HgnhmpIbpw sNbvXncpp. Hcp Xcw mkv
tImjkv Bbncnpp Ah. ssN\m\nbpw kqNnnXv AXpXsbmbncpp. sUbvkn
bpsS hon \nv jqnMv \SpnSp t]mIWw. Cv Pplp_onsbmWv jqnMvv.
Iptd v ko\pIfmsWv hnt\mZv ]dncpp. AsXn AXv. ssN\m\nbpsS Soapambn
ASp _apsp ImWnpXv X\np \XpXsbmWv. Xs CtaPns\ A\pIqe
ambn _m[npXmWXv.
Ah t^m sNm\mbn Xmtgbvp t]mbn. sUbvkn honen. AhfpsS AbmWv
t^msWSpXv. tam Hcp IymWn ]psImm\mbn t]mbncnbmWv. C\n sshIot
Xncnsq. Xs BZys ]cn]mSn \Sn. Ahv Aev]w \ncmiX tXmn. Imdpw
sImv BZyambn t]mIm ]nb eambncpp. t]ms kmcan. C\n Pplp _ontebvp
t]mImw. Ah hnt\mZns \ Idn. Hcp]t Xs t{Um]v sNbvXtijw hnt\mZv
t]mbXv jqnn\mbncnpw. Ans\ Ftm ]d Htcm. hnt\mZv FmWv ]d
sXv {inm ]nb Hcp am\knImhbnembncpn A]. Xtep cm{Xnbn
Dmb kw`h AhfpsS a\ns\ asmpw Nnnm\mhmhn[w IogvsSpnbn
cpp. hnt\mZv \smcp ImapI\mbncpp. A]bpsS BZys ImapI.
sNdnsbmcp A]mSvsa v. Hcp knnMvdqw, AXn Hcp {Xo]okv tkm^. HccpIn Dbcw
\s Ipd Znhm. Znhm\pw tkm^bvpanSbn ISpw Nphn abpw ]bpw s\bvXp
]nSnn `wKnbp ]chXm\n. knnMvv dqw Ahkm\npXv sNdnsbmcp ASpfbn.
knnMvv dqan\pw ASpfbvpanSbn aqSn s]map Hcp Xn am{Xw. asmcp hmXn
\bnpXv
InSdbntebvmWv.
InSdbnse
NphcpIfn
anp
Nn{XhnfpI, AhbvnSbn sXfnabp henb {]npI. Ahbn AMvs{KbpsS
Snjv _mpv, sd\phdpsS _m Dv, _ujdpsS Ahv t]cdnbm
23
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
\Nn{Xapv. Hm. a^n bmtWm? \ A`ncpNnbp a\pjy. Aev]w \X

CsSppshp am{Xw. ]t InSdbn Aev]w \Xbmbms FmWv
Ipgw?
hnt\mZv Hcp [rXnbpw ImWnn. sN DSs\ Abm Xs ocntbm HmWmn.
ssN\m\nsbtmse hnt\mZpw sNdnb in kwKoXw BkzZnpXnsp. A]
bvdnbm ]mpIfmbncpp Ah. A] ]mmXyKm\ A[nIw tIncpn. C\n
tIp XpSWsav Ah Xocpam\np. Xm kapZmbns tantebvv IpXnp
IbdpIbmWv. Atm AXn\\pkcnv Xs A`ncpNnIfnepw amapmhWw.
"IpSnm?.....' Abm tNmZnp.
Hpw thsv Ah Xebmn. ]t Ap an\nn\pn hnt\mZv cp mpambn
hp. Ah Aev]w IpSnpt\mn. t\cnb a[pcapv.
"ssh?'
"A PntSmWnv.' hnt\mZv ]dp. "\XmWv IpSnpt\mp. Notbgvkv.'
Ah mv NptmSSpnp.
hnt\mZv kwkmcnpIbmWv. ]nsns Abm AhfpsS ssI]nSnp kwkmcnm
XpSn. hfsc kmh[m\n Abm ]ptcmKanp. FpsImtm Xs AXnYnbmbn h
s]Ipn Xosc A\p`hkbsv Abmv tXmnbncpp. kzw ]cnNbtSv
Abmfn \nv adpshbvm\p AhfpsS {iafpw Abm a\nemnbncpp.
AXpsImv Abm ]camh[n Zbm]qw AhtfmSv s]cpamdn
Abm \smcp ImapI\mbncpp.
A] Hcpdw Ignv Fgpttmgpw lmfn kwKoXapmbncpp. "kwXnokv
lms\nMv Sp an......' hnt\mZv sXmSppXs InSpIbmWv. Xs hkv{X FhnsS
tmbn Fv Ah AZv`pXsp. Ftm, Fns\bmWh \sXv? hnt\mZpw Hpw sa
am Ahbnembncpp.
Hmbn A] Nncnp. hnt\mZns\ t^m sNbvXnv Imcyansv Ah Xobm
n. t\cnv t]mhmw. _on tlm slmssdks apnemWv jqnMv FmWv ]dXv.
Ah hon t]mbn Imdns XmtmseSpv Xmtgbvndn.
Im \ Inj\nembncpp. A[nIw ]gan. Gdnbm cp hjw. Fgp]smtm
Fgp]nctm tamUemWv. Ah Pplphntebvp Xncnp. Pplp _osnbtm
s Ah Zqsc Xncp Ip. Ah \nnbn. slmssdk\n Imdv ]mv sNbvXv
tlmeneqsS _ontebvndmw.
jqnMv icnpw slmssdks ]nns Bbncpp. Ah kznnMv]qfn\cpIneqsS
\Sv ]SnI Cdn _onse aWeneqsS \Sp. Hcp slentm]vS apIfn Idppv.
hnt\mZv \SpsImv slentm]vS t\mn Ftm BwKyw ImWnpp. Hcp tamtm
t_mv Icbn\nv AXnthKn ]mbm XpSn. ]nmse Imadbpambn asmcp t_mpw.
apn t]mb t_mn Hcp kwL\w \SpIbmWv. A] hcpXv hnt\mZv Ip.
Abm ssIhoin, DSs\ Xncnv \nti sImSpp tPmenbntesSpIbpw sNbvXp.
apIfn Idn bncp slentm]vS Ctm hfsc XmsgbmWv. AXn\nv Hcm
Xmtgbvp NmSm\mbn Hcppp. t_mv GItZiw ASpsnbncpp. s]smWXpm
bXv. Ftm ImcWw sImv slentm]vS s]mpIbpw GItZiw AXSn Dbcn
senbtm NmSm\ptin B ]nSpw hnv hogpIbpw sNbvXp. Abm Ips\
Xmtgbvv hogpIXsbmWv. kn\nabn Dtin amXncnb kw`hw \SsXv kv]w.
hnt\mZv Xebn ssIshbvpXv A] Ip. Icbn\nh Hmbn BpIbmbn
cpp. t_mpI s]sv Xncnv Abm hoW etbvp IpXnp. FmWv kw`hn
psXp hya.
hnt\mZv tm`npIbmbncpp. Abm tPmenbn th{X {inmsX A]ISapm
nbXn. Abm ImcWw jqnMvv \ntn hXn. "Hcp RmbdmgvNs hn{iaw
IfmWv Rm hXv. AXns\ \innm\mWv.......'
t_mv Ctm AbmsfbpsaSpv Icsnbncpp. Bm Iqw IqSpIbmWv.
Abmv t_m[apmbncpn. BscmstbmIqSn Abmsf s]mnsbSpv Icbntebv
p sImp t]mIpIbmWv. hnt\mZv A\pn. A] AbmfpsS ASpp sNp.
Abm Atmgpw im]hN\ s]mgnpIbmWv. Ah Abmsf t\mnsmp \np.
FpsImtm AhnsS \nv t]mIm\mWv A]bvv tXmnbXv.
Im mmnbtm Ftmp t]mIWsav Ahp [mcWbpmbncpn.
Ahv Hcev]w Bizmkw InWw. Xs Iapnhv Hcp henb A]ISapmbncn
pp. \nlmb \mb Hcp a\pjy Ctm acWtmSv anSpIbmWv. Ah s]sv
kp\nens\ Hmp. Abm ASppXsbmWv XmaknpXv. Ah Im CStmv
Xncnp.
kp\n atlm{X honsbpmbncpp. A]sb Itm s]sv Abmfp
sS apJv ]cn{àambn. Abm hmXn ]nSnpsImv \npIbmWv.
"ta sF Ian?'
"Hm jph.......' kp\n NncnpsImv ]dp. Rm thsd Ftm BtemNnpIbmbn
cpp. "FsmsbmWv hntij?'
Ipdp t\csbpmb A]ISsn Ah kp\nent\mSv ]dp. Abm s]sv
FgptpsImv ]dp.
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"hcq \apv t]mImw.'

"FhntSbvmWbmsf sImpt]mbsXdnbn.'
"\m\mhXnbntembncnpw. hcq.'
Ah Xmgndn.
"CXmWv \ns hn, As?'
"AsX.' Imdns hmXn XpdpsImv Ah ]dp.
"\nXn FtmSv ]dncpp.' hmXn Xpdv apn Ibdnbncnptm kp\n
]dp. Ahv kp\nens `mcw Adnbppmbncpp. hnt\mZv ASpncnptm
AdnbpItb C. Abm 58 Dbcw, Ihnm 60 Intem Dmhpw. kp\n AbmfpsS
BdSn Hcnv Dbcn\\pkcnp XSn t\mnbm 90 Intemsbnepw ImWpw.
\m\mhXnbnse Imjznbn Hcp s{dn AbmfpsS ihicocw InSnbncpp.
kp\n Abmsf aqSnb XpWn amnt\mn. DSs\ aqSpIbpw sNbvXp.
"]mhw.'
Ipdpdmbn acn \Ss _p hnnsmnsmv \nppmbncpp.
NpacncnIn Hcp saen kv{Xo InSncpp. kp\n AhcpsS ASptbvv sNp.
"hyk\apv. Fm sNzm. Cns\sbmpw hcpsav Bcpw IcpXontm. km_nt\mSv
]dv thsXmw sNmw.'
Abm t]mn \nv ctm aqtm \qdns t\mpI FSpv AXnsemcmp
sImSpp.
"Ctm thsXmw sNq.'
Xncnv Imdn Ibdnbtm kp\n ]dp.
"FmWv sNpI, ]mhw. Hcp IpSpw_w hgnbm[mcambn.'
A] hnt\mZns\ Hmp. AbmfpsS at\m`mhsn kp\nent\mSv ]dmtem
Fv Hmp. ]t kp\nen\v \hw AdnbpXpXsbmbncnWw AXv. Ah Hpw
]dn.
A] honsenbtm ]{p aWn Ignp. Ah Xfncpp. cmhnsebp
mb kw`hw a\n\nv FSpp amm tXmpn. Cu A`ymknIsfmw UyqpIfmbn
A`n\bnphcmWv. \mbI\pw ap {][m\s \Smpw thn kmlknIamb Imcy
sNpI. AhcpsS apJtam, t]tcm shnncbn hcpn. Ahsc Bcpw Adnbpp
an. Ahp InpXv ZnhkqenbmWv, Asn Hcp Icm XpI. AXp Ignm
Ignp.
Ah Ipfnv DuWpIgnm\ncpp. Hpw Ignm tXmpn. Av Hmtcmv
tNmZnppmbncpp. Ah A]ISsn ]dp.
"kmcan tamsf, Ans\sbmsbpmhpw. \o thhemXnsnv Fp Imcyw?'
Ah DuWp Ignsp hcpn t]mbn InSp.
Ddsagpttm \mep aWn. Av ltcIrjvWt{Xntebvp t]mbncpp.
Nmb IpSnpsImv Ah As ham\]{Xw t\mn. Av ]{Xw Intbn.
cmas t]Pv XpdXpw Ah hm s]mfnpsImv Ccppt]mbn. apIfn sImSp
Nn{Xn\p Xmsg sImSp dntmp hmbnpsImncnt AhfpsS apJs tNmctbmw
\nXmbn tXmn. XebpsS ]nn\nv ssiXyw Ibdn apJtbvp ]Scpt]mse.
Ah hopw Nn{Xw t\mn. ]{Xw hensdnv Ah taita Xeshv Icbm XpSn.
11
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
tcWp ]pdtbvp t]mbXmbncpp. Ah htmtgbvpw A] HcpamXncn

a\kzmyw hosSpp. hensdn ]{Xw hopsaSpv Nn{Xw HcnqSn kqva
ambn t\mn. ssN\m\nbpsS ssII kp\bpsS AcsnemWv. sXmSpv \npXv
Ubd hnt\mZv Nm\n, AXn\papdv kp\n atlm{X. ssN\m\nbpsS CSphi
mbn ]n.B.Hm aZ knv, ]nnembn ssN\m\nbpsS t]gvk\ Akn v cRvPn\n.
Xmsg henb Acn FgpXnbncnpp. ssN\m\nbpsS anmd saKaqhnbn
\mbnI kp\ Xs.
Atm......Atm hnt\mZv Cses Adnncnpp. Xs Hw Un
Ignptmgpw, ]ns AbmfpsS ^vfmn hv Xs Hw InSptmgpw Hs hnt\mZns
ssIn Cu Adnhv, Xs XnckvIcn hnhcw Dmbncpp. FpsImbm AXv XtmSv
]dn. AXpt]mse kp\nepw AsX, cmhnse Itm XtmSv Hpw ]dn. CXv
Xs F{Xtmfw _m[np ImcyamsWv Bscmfpw \mbn Adnbp BfmWv
kp\n atlm{X. Hcp]t cmhnsebpmb A]ISw ImcWw Abm kwkmcnm\p
Ahbnembncpn. kp\nens\ Ipmc\mm Ahv tXmpn. adnmWv
hnt\mZns nXn. Abmv ]dbmambncpp.
AXpt]mse ssN\m\npw Xs hnfnv kwkmcnmambncpp. Fsnepw ImcWw
]dv, AXpsImv Xm kp\sbs \mbnIbmpIbmsWv ]dm aXnbmbn
cpp. Ans\bmbncpsn X\nv Ctmgs A{X hnjaapmhnmbncpp. Ctm
Xm icnpw Xgbst]mse tXmpIbmWv.
Ah ]pdtbvndn. t^m sNWw. annv ]mtbpsS hon \nv CuhI
Imcy kwkmcnm h. GsXnepw _qns t]mIWw. Av
_ppsNbvX t^m FtmgmWmthm Inm t]mIpXv.
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hnt\mZv honepmbncpp. A]bpsS {]iv\ Abmv a\nemhpn.

Abmsf _m[npnsp ]dbpIbmhpw `wKn. Ah tNmZnp.
"FpsImXv Xtep ]dn?'
"Fn\v \smcp kmbmw \innWw.' Abm adp]Sn ]dp. A] \nbmbn.
]pXnb kn\nabn \mbnIbmhpsasms Xm ]dXv tIp XeIpepnbtmsg
mw Abmv Adnbmambncpp Av DbvpXs Cu s]ns hn[n \nbnsp
Fv. Abm Dns Dn Nncnnpmhpw. A] AajtmsS hnNmcnp.
"C\n FtmgmWv ImWpXv? \msf _onsbmWv jqnMvv. hcptm?'
"C.' Ah t^m shp.
Ah kp\nens \ Idn. `mKyn\v Abm honepmbncpp.
"CXp Rm\mWv A].'
"A]m, Fp hntijw, ]dbq.'
"Fp hntijw. \nsfmsqSn Fs Xgp As?.'
kp\n \n\mbn. Ah XpSn. XpSnsbp ]dbpXv hfsc kuayamb hmmbn
cpp. HcpXcw t_mw_m{IaWambncpp AXv. kp\n Fmw tIncpp. Hccw DcnbmSep
mbn. Iptd t\cw ]dp Igntm Xs Bbp[sfmw Xosv A]bvp
a\nembn. Ah \nn.
"Fmw ]dp Igntm.' kp\n im\mbn tNmZnp. A] Hpw ]dbmsX dnkoh
]nSnpsImv \np. AhfpsS IhnfnqSn Io HgpIppmbncpp.
"Hcp Imcyw A] a\nemWw. F\nv \ns CamWv. Cu hI iImcsfmpw
B kvt\ls _m[nn. Rm\nse cp hw \ns hnfnm {ianp. \o Undn\p
t]mbXmsWp ]dp. ]ns Cp cmhnsebpw hnfnp. Atmgpw \o Dmbncpn.
]ns \o Adnnpmhpsav IcpXn. ImcWw Cs t]dn, HcpamXncn Fm
t]dnepw Cu hm hfsc hepXmbn hncpp. \o Fs hon htm _onse
A]ISamsX asmcp hnjahpw \ns apJv In. Atm \o kwKXnIfpambn
s]mcpsnpmhpsav Rm IcpXn.'
A] Hpw ]dbmsX t^m ]nSnpsImv \npIXsbmWv. kp\n XpSp.
"C\n \o ]dbq, Fs sXsmsWv.'
Hcp ZoL\nizmkn\ptijw Ah kwkmcnp.
"FmWv Cns\sbms hcm?'
"B ihw Ct, kp\, AXns ]WnbmWv. Zmv _nv....'
"sFbmw tkmdn kp\n.'
s\h ssa v Unb. Fmw hgntb icnbmhpw. \o Hcp kq mdmIpw......' Ipdp
t\cs au\n\ptijw Abm XpSp. "\ns Rms\mcp kqmdmpw.'
"Rms\mv ssN\m\n km_ns\ Imtem?'
"\nXns\ CSbvnSv ImWpXv \XmWv. \nXn\v AXnamWv.'
"Rm Hbvp t]mbm aXntbm?' s]shv ss[cybapmbn. Csehsc Xm
temIns apIfnemsWhp tXmnbncpp. Cv s]sv hogvN kw`hnncn
bmWv. B Adnhpambn Ahv s]mcpsSm Ignbpn.
"aXn.' kp\n ]dp.
12
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
ssN\m\n XncnembXpsImv A]bvv Imp \ntn hp. cmhnse ]p

aWn Ignv sNm\mWv ssN\m\nbpsS ]n.F.bmb cRvPn\n t^mWn ]dncpXv.
]t Ctm ]t]mbncnpp.
"XncnemWv, Ccnq.' Ahncnm\mbn apdnbnen tkm^ Nqnmn cRvPn\n
]dp. Hcp ]p an\pv Ans\ CcptmgmWv A]bvv ssN\m\nbpsS ]n.F.
BhpIsbXns hym]vXn a\nembXv. Hcp sk v Ahv shdpsXbncnm ]pn.
HpIn hcp t^m kti, Asn Ah t^m Idnsmncnpw.
kwkmcnpXp apgph ssN\m\nbpsS ]cn]mSnIsfn. AXn\nSbvv Xncnncpv
Ce{nIv ssS]v ssddn ssSpsNpp. Asn sSen{]ndn kti Abbvp
p, kzoIcnpp. CSbvv Bscnepw hm Hcp NncntbmsS Ahsc A`napJoIcnpp.
hfsc hn\bap s]cpamw. A]bvv _lpam\w tXmn.
ssN\m\nbpsS hmXn Xpdv kp\ ]pdp hp. s]sv A]bpsS apJtbvv
tNmcbncp Ibdn. XebpsS ]nn \nv ssiXyw apJtbvv bm{X XpSpp. kp\
t\sc t]mIpsamWv Ah IcpXnbXv. ]t Ah hetmp Xncnv ]n.F.bpsS
apdnbntebvv ISp.
cRvPn\n Fgptp \np.
"\akvsX kp\mPo, Iym lm sl?'
"k_v ToIv sl.'
"Xivco^v cJntb....' apnep Itke Nqnmn cRvPn\n ]dp. s]sv CtImw
ASnp. ssN\m\nbpsS iw ]Xnp tIp. Ah Ftm adp]Sn ]dp. ]ns Xncnv
A]tbmSv ]dp.
"ssN\m\n km_v hnfnpp.'
AtmgmWv tkm^bn Ccnp s]Ipnsb kp\ ImWpXv. Ah ]dp.
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C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
"ltm, CXs \psS ]pXnb lotdmbn?'

A] Ftm adp]Sn sImSpm\mbn Hmn. ]ns Hmp. th, Ctm icnbmhn.
Ah Fgptp ssN\m\nbpsS apdnbpsS hmXn apn. kp\bpsS IpI Xs
]nXpScppsv Ahdnbmambncpp.
ssN\m\n km[mcWt]mse kvt\ln Xsbmbncpp. taiNpnhv Ahv ssI
sImSpv Ccnm\p Itke \onbnp.
"hmv lmsUv.... \o Hcp t{]Xs It]mse Dtm.'
t{]Xsb sNIpms\bmWv IsXv ]dbWsap hnNmcnp. Ah shdpsX
Nncnp.
"FmWv \ns {]iv\w?'
"k......' Ah hmpIp thn ]cXpIbmbncpp.
"]dbq.'
"k, ]pXnb kn\nabn F\nv Nmkv Xcpsas ]dXv. Fs AXn\mbnt
FSpXpw. ]t Cs t]dn.......'
"Rm \ns ]pXnb t{]mPn FSpnssmpw FgpXnbnntm.'
"Ans\b.'
"]ns?'
Ah Hpw ]dn. Fns\bmWv AXp ]dbpI. \mbnIbmbn FSppsambncpp
Fs {]Xo, Fmhcpw ]dncpXpw AXpXsbmbncpp, Fsms Fns\bmWv
]dbpI. ssN\m\n Hcnepw AXp ]dnn. am[yafn hXp Ipw aph ]dbp
Xp tIpw Fns\bmWv Cu a\pjys\ A[nt]npI.
ssN\m\n CtImans _\an.
"A]bvv Fsnepw XWpXv sImSpbq. Hcp an\pv.....' Atlw A]bv
p t\sc tNmZytmsS t\mn. Ah Xebmn. ssN\m\n XpSp. "icn, XWpsX
snepw.'
"\n\v Im Innbnt?'
"Inn, Xmvkv km.'
"AXv \n\v BhiyamIpwhsc D]tbmKnmw. Fsnepw {]iv\apsn Hmôkn
ednbnm aXn. s]t{Smfn\p Iq Hmôkn\nv \n\snpXcpw. lmsh ss\kv
ssSw.'
A]bpsS \mhv NenmsXbmbn. Imdp Innb DSs\ ssN\m\nsb hnfnv \n ]dtb
acymZIqSn Xm ImWnn. Ahn\n Hpw ]dbm\n.
ssN\m\n Nmncpv Ahsf ]TnpIbmbncpp. GItZiw cp an\pv \op\n
AhtemI\n\p tijw Atlw kwkmcnm XpSn.
"Fs ]pXnb s{]mUIvjs Nnehv Fp hcpsav Adnbmtam?'
Adnbnsv Ah Xebmn. \o mn ]gmdv sImphp. AXp IpSnm BwKyw
Imnsmv ssN\m\n XpSp.
"Hc tImSn. aqv \mbImcmWv DXv. BscmsbmsWv \n\dnbmas. AXn
[otc{bvv aphcpsS Hw A`n\bnWsan Ctm sImSpXns Ccn sImSp
Ww. Atlns tdv clkya. jqnn\p thWw Fp amkw. C{Xbpw henb Hcp
kn\nasbSpv AXn\v apXendnb XpI InWsans t_mws_bnse \mv
kn\namlmfpI aqp amkw XpSbmbn lukv^pmbn Cu kn\na ImWnWw. Fnte
th{X IeIvj\pmhq. Ans\sbmcp t{]mPn hnPbnpsav Ddp Hcmsf
\mbnIbmtWm, AtXm Hcp ]pXpapJshv ss{S sNtWm? F\nv \sSm\pXv
FmsWdnbnt?'
A]bvv hmpI \sncnpp. \apmhnspw adnv emàpmhpsapw
ssN\m\nv DdpsImSpm X\nmIptam. Ans\ Ddp sImSppIbmsWns
efpsSbpw tImSnIfpsSbpw IfnInSbn shdpsamcp ]pXpapJamb Xs hmp
Iv h {]knbpaptm.
"bp hn _n shcnav C Z \yq sh. A{XXs A{][m\am Hcp tdmfn. \n\v
anIhv Imm ]nb Hcp tdm. bp tI tjm bph sav. Cokv A]v Sp bp.'
Ah ]pdp IStmgpw kp\ cRvPn\nbpsS apdnbnepmbncpp. Ah cRvPn\n
bvp ssIhoin \Sp\on. kp\ Xncnp t\mppmbncpp.
Im mmn sKbvv ISptm A] BtemNnp. X\nv Ifnm\n\n Icp
sfmpw _mnbn. ]t ASnbdhp ]dbm AhfpsS A`nam\w kXnpn.
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BtcmSmWv Hv DpXpdv kwkmcnpI. BcpsS apnemWv X\nsmv s]mnc
bm km[npI. Hcp Imcyw Xobmbncnpp. ]pXnb aqhn Xstmse \qdpIWn\v
s]IpnIsf hngpm hepapXmWv. Ans\bp kn\naIfn \mbnI Ignm
]nsbp m\w hfsc Nphnembncnpw. kp\sb Ahv Ctm apgph
a\nembncnpp. Xm Dbp hcm Ah kXnn. Xm Hcp òjWnbmsWv
Ah a\nemngnp. Ahv ssN\m\nbpsS taep ]nSn Imcy Ffpamp
Ibpw sNpw. ssN\m\n I\nv HcpamXncn \ tdm X\np XcnIbmsWns AXp
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Xn\nv Xndnv
atsXnepw \Snv sImSppshp hcpw. cmw \ncbn
\SnIv ]sampan. Cns\sbmcp saKmaqhnbn Hmw Xcw \SnIXs
cmwXcw tdm FSpm Xmdmhpw. ImcWw Ahv Hcp km[mcW aqhnbn
\mbnIbmbn A`n\bnm InpXnt\m {]Xnêw CXn\nv Inpw.
Xm FmWv sNtXv? Cns\sbmcp \nlmbX PohnXnepmbnn. {]iv\
Dmhptmsgmw Bscnepw Bizknnm hncpp. Ctm Xm Ahcn\n
smw AIncnbmWv. Cu {]iv\hpw sImv AhcpsSbmcpsS ASppw sNm Ah
Xmdpa. Xs {]Xnmb hfsc {][m\amWv. Cu {]iv\w ]cnlcnmepw X\nsmcp
`mhnbp v. Av Ahcmcpw ]dbcpXv. "Int.....'
Hcp amXncn hnP\amb sXcphpIfneqsS Ah ImtdmSnp sImv t]mbn. CSbvnSv
apn hps]Sp IS Ahsf Bizknnn. ISens\n hnt\mZv Nm\n ]dXv
Ah Hmp. Ah FpsImtm hnt\mZns\ shdpp. Xs klmbnm, Xm
hoWp InSptm Fgptnm Abmfpmhnsv Ahv Ddmbn. Abm Xs
D]tbmKnpI am{XamWv sNbvXXv. kn\nabn ISpIqSm\p Xs hy{KXsb hrnsI
\nebn NqjWw sNpI. AXpIgnv Xs Hw \npIbmsWn icn. Ans\b
kw`hnpXv. Ac aWnq ss{Uhv sNbvXtijw Ah FnbXv kp\n Xmaknp
Fp\ne sInSns ]mnMvv temnemsWXv Ahsf AZv`pXsSpnbn. AhfpsS
a\nsehntStbm Hc`btI{ambn B sInShpw Ggmw \nebnse ^vfmpapmbncpp.
lknw BWv hmXn XpdXv. Abm km[mcWan AXn `hyXtbmsS Ahsf
koIcWapdnbntebvv B\bnp. "Bbntb A]mPo..... Nm ]otbKm, \m Ipv Sm....'
"Hpw th.'
kp\n ]pdphp. Abm DdpIbmbncpp. Asn shdpsX InSpIam{Xw.
AbmfpsS apJw Xosc {]ka. A]bncnp tkm^bpsS as Av hncpv
Abm Ahsf t\mn.
"\ns Rm Ctm {]Xonn.' kp\n ]dp. "FmWv t^m sNmXncpXv?'
"Rm ssN\m\nsb Incpp....' A] ]dp.
"\nXn Fp ]dp?'
Ah ]dbm XpSn. kp\sb ssN\m\nbpsS Hmôkn hv IXp sXmv Ah
]dp. Hpw tNmpt]mImsX, hmpIfn Hpw tm`w {]ISamImsX {ianpsImv
Ah ]dpsImncpp. AXn\nSbvv lknw cp mpIfn XWp shw sImp
hv shp.
"km_v Rm amn t]mIzmWv. ImsdSps?'
kp\n Xebmn. lknw tjmtIknt h XmtmseSpv ]pdtbvp t]mbn.
hmXneStm kp\n tNmZnp.
"Fnv?.....'
A] mnse shsaSpv IpSnp. AhfpsS sXm hnImctm`waqew hcp
t]mbncpp.
"Rm\n\n FmWv sNtXv?' Ah tNmZnp.
"Xmew Hpw sNt. Imcy Fns\ \oppshv t\mmw.' kp\n
]dp. "ssN\m\n ]pXnb aqhnbn \n\v Nmkv XcpsaXv DdmWv. ssN\m\n
AdnbmsX kp\sb ssIImcyw sNtsXns\bmsWv \papv t\mmw. Fm
bmepw C\nsXmv \o ]{Xsmpw Chyq sImSp. BtcmSpw CXns\n
kwkmcnpIbpw th. kam[m\ambn t]mIq.'
Ah Fgptp. kp\n Fgptv hv AhfpsS ssII {KlnpsImv hopw
]dp.
"kam[m\ambn t]mIq.'
14
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
knIvkvv tdmUns Xncnhn hmWv Hcp Aw_mU Im AhsXncmbn hXv.

Ah s]sv shnXpsImv A]ISw Hgnhmbn. Ah t{_bvnp \nn. Aw_mU
Imdpw \nn AXn\nv cp sNdpm Cdnhp.
"Mm CXv A]mPnbt?' Ahcnsemcm ]dp. "tkm tkmdn.'
"R A]mPnsb At\zjnp hcnIbmbncpp.' asbm ]dp.
"Fn\v?'
"ssN\m\n km_v ImWWsap ]dp. R hon t]mbn. AhnsSbnsp
ItmgmWv Ctmp hXv.'
"Rm s]mbvtmfmw.' A] ]dp.
"A]mPnbvv pUntbm FhnsSbmsWdnbmtam?'
"Adnbmw, Hmôkns ASp sKbvs?'
"AhnsSb. km_ns Hm]s\b pUntbm Dv Atcnbn.'
"F\ndnbn.'
"RfpsS ]nmse hm aXn.'
"icn.'
Ah Imdn Ibdn HmSnm XpSn. Hcp shfp Aw_mkU. Ah AXns \
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lrZnamn. AYhm s]sv ImdpInSbn \spt]mbmtem. FmWv ssN\m\n

s]sv Xs hnfnnm ImcWsambncpp Ah BtemNnpsImncpXv. Atl
n\v a\wamapmtbm. Fmw Ignv X\npXs \mbnIm\w Xcphm Xobmn
tbm? apnse Imdn bm{XsNphsc Ah CXphsc Inn. AYhm jqnns
kabv Inpsns {innn. ]t Ahv Xs ]cnNbamsWp
htm.
A]bvv pUntbmhnsem [rXnbmbn. apntmIp Imdns\ am{Xw {inv
Ah ImtdmSnp. apnse Im Hcp CS\ncntebvv Xncnp ]nmse Ahfpw. Hcp
^mdnbptSsXp tXmnp sInSns apn Ah Im \nn. Ahfpw Im
\nn Xe ]pdtbvnv Ahsc t\mn. Ah Imdn \nndn AhfpsS ASptbvp
hp.
"A]mPn, Cu sKbvnqSn t]mbm FfpamWv. aXv hfsc NpWw. Hcp cp an\pv
\Sw am{Xw.'
Ahv s]sv Ftm hnizmktSv tXmn. Hcp sNdnb sKbvv. CXp ssN\m\nbpsS
pUntbmhntebvp hgnbmhm h. Ffphgnsbt ]dXv. Fmbmepw t]mbn
t\mmw. Ah ]pdpISv Imdns hmXneSv temv sNbvXp AhcpsS Hw \Sp. Ah
sKbvp ISptm asmcp Im AhfpsS Imdns ]nn \npXh Ip. AXnepw
cpt]cpmbn cpp. Ahcpw pUntbmhntebvv Ffphgnv hXmbncnWw. Ah
thKw \Sp.
sInSns apnsenbtmgmWv AhcpsS kz`mhw amdnbXv. Ah AhfpsS hfsc
ASpphv ]dp.
"hcq \apItbvp t]mImw.'
"CXmtWm pUntbm?' D]tbmKnmsX Dt]nn Hcp ^mdn sInSw. \ndsb s]mSn,
appw hcmbnepw Nppap acfpsS CeI ASnpIqSnbncnpp.
""AsX CXpXs.' AhfpsS ssI]nSnpsImv AXnsemcp ]dp. Ah IpXdn
csSm t\mn. ]t cpt]cpw IqSn Ahsf apdpsI ]nSnncpp. Hcp AhfpsS
hm s]mpIbpw sNbvXp. ]nnep Imdnse cpt]cpw ASpsnbncpp. \mept]
IqSn Ahsf XmnsbSpv Hcp hip apdnbntebvv s]mnsmpt]mbn.
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C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
t_m[w htm Ah Hcmip]{Xnapdnbnembncpp. FmWpmbsXv a\nem

hm Ahv GXm\pw \nanj FSpp. s]sh `bp \nehnfnm XpSn. Hcp
\gvkv AItbvp hp. Ah A]bpsS s\n XtemSn.
"kmcan. Ctm Bcpan. kam[m\ambn InSp.....'
"Rms\hnsSbmWv?'
"Hcp \gvknMvtlmamWv. \nfpsS Bmsc hnhcadnbnnn. t^m \ Xm
hnfnp]dbmw. Asn \npXs kwkmcnmw.'
"BcmsWs Ctmp sImphXv?'
"Hcp hmvam\mWv. \nfpsS \nehnfn tIv HmSnsXmWv. bphm Bssdv \u.'
Hcp Imnpmbmc HmSnhcpXp Incpp. AtXmsS \mept]cpw ew hnSpI
bpw sNbvXp. Atmtgbvpw Ah At_m[mhbnsenbncpp.
"F\nsmcp t^m Xcmtam. Rm hnfnmw.'
"icn.' \gvkv ]pdtbvpt]mbn, DSs\s Hcp t^mWpambn Xncnphp. v
Npacnse tkmn Ipnbtijw Ah t^m A]bvp sImSpp.
Bsc hnfnpw. Avfns\ hnfnm h. ]ns BcmWpXv. Bcpan. Bscbpw Adnbn
t. Cu \mWtSv Xns HSps. ]t \gvknMvtlman\np ]pdp
ISWsan AhcpsS _n sImSptnhcpw. X\nv Bscsbnepw AdnbnmsX
\nhrnbn. Ah Ub sNm XpSn.
t^mWns adphip\nv kp\nens iw tIp. A]bvv kwkmcnm Ign
n. Ah tXntncbpIbmWv.
"Fp]n tamsf, FmWpmbXv? h A]IShpapmtbm? \osbhnsSbmWv.......'
"Rm\nhnsS Hcp \gvknMvtlmanemWv. Hv hcq, DSs\.....t]tcm? Hcp an\nv.' Ah
\gvknt\mSv tNmZntijw XpSp. "tNm{]m \gvknMvv tlmw. AtcnbnemWv. Hv thKw hcq.
Fs klmbnq.'
"\osbmv ]cn{ànmXncnq. F\ndnbmw. tUm. Acp tNm{]bpsSXmWv. Rm
ASpdnbp BfmWv. Rm\ntm s AhnsS Fmw.'
kp\n hXv tUm. tNm{]bpsS HamWv. Abm ASpv hv AhfpsS XeapSn XShn.
"kmcan tamsf. kv ToIv tlmPmsbKm.' Xncnv tUmtdmSv Abm ]dp. "Rm
Hbvv ChtfmSv kwkmcns.'
"jobokv n C t{Sma.' tUm ]dp. "_o tI^p.'
tUm t]mbn. kp\n \gvkns\ t\mn. Ahcpw t]mbn. Abm InenSpn
Itkebn Ccpp. A]bpsS Iv \ndsmgpIpIbmbncpp. kp\n AhfpsS
ssI]nSnv hmeytmsS XShn. "Itam A], \n\v CXne[nIw ss[cyapv.
kmh[m\n, hfsc kmh[m\n Abm FmWv \SsXv A]tbmSv
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tNmZnp a\nemn. Aw_mknU Imdns \ Ahv Hmbpmbncpp. Ahsf

D]{Zhn \mep t]cpsS apJOmbbpw. kp\nens apJw òIcamIpXv A] Ip.
"tZ hn t] t^mdnv.' Abm ]p ISnpsImv ]dp.
"\apv \msf t]mImw." kp\n ]dp. "\mtfbvt \o t\maemhq FmWv tUm
]dbpXv. ]ns Hcp Imcyw \ CsXmpw ]pdmpn. Ftm `mKyn\mWv \ns
ChnsS s sImphXv. \ns D]{ZhnhcpsS Imcyw Rm t\mnsmmw.'
Abm Fgptp, IpnpsImv AhfpsS s\nta Npw_np.
"Rm \msf hcmw.'
Abm t]mbn. Anfnt\mSv FmWv ]dbpIsbv Ah BtemNnp. cp Znhkw
appam{Xw Hcp cm{Xn hon \nv hnp\np. Ctm CXm hopw. Ans\sbmcp Iogvhg
apmnbncpsn Ipganmbncpp. AXpsImv cm{Xnpns Ahv
hon XncnsWsapv. Ah kp\nens\ Xncnphnfnp.
"Rm Cp sshIptcwXs hon t]ms? \msf hcmw.'
kp\n Hcp \nanjw BtemNnp. "icn, Rm tUmtdmSv tNmZns. ]ns Imdns
Xmtm Xcq. Rm\Xv \gvknM vtlmantebvp sImphcmw.'
kp\n taipdncnp lm v_mKv Xpdp XmtmseSpp ]pdpt]mbn.
Ap an\npIgnv Xncnp hv Abm ]dp. "icn. \apv sshIptcw t]mImw.
Rm Hcp Bdp aWnv hcmw.'
Ah Bizknp. kp\nent\mSv Fns\bmWv \n ]dtbsXv Ahdnbnmbn
cpp. B a\pjy Fn\mWv X\np thn IsSpXv. tUm Ddm\p acpv
Xnpsp tXmpp. Ah abnembn.
hmvam sKbvncnsI \nppmbncpp. kp\n Xs slcmUv A]bpsS
Imdn\p ]nn \nn, Abmp t\sc \Sp. hmvam Ipdp ]cn{ànXmbn tXmn.
"km_v?...'
"\nfmtWm B s]Ipnsb cnXv?'
"AtX km_v....'Abm kwibnpsImv ]dp.
"\ ImcyamWv sNbvXXv. Ah Fs IpnbmWv. Ah ]noSv hpthm?'
"C km_v. Ah hcpsav tXmpn.'
"icn, Fmbmepw CXncns.' kp\n Ioibn\nv \qdns cp t\mpI FSpv
AbmfpsS ssIbn hpsImSpp. "asmcp Imcyw. Cns\sbmcp kw`hw ChnsS \Snn.
a\nemtbm?'
"icn km_v.'
"\nv ss{UhnMv Adnbmtam?'
"Adnbmw km_v.'
"Fn Cu Imdv \gvknMvvtlmans ]mnMvv temn sImp t]mbn CSWw. Rm Hw
hcmw.' Abm Imdns Xmtm hmvam\v sImSpp.
^vfmnsenb DSs\ kp\n sNbvXXv lkoans\ _ob hmm\mbn ]dbpI
bmbncpp. ]ns t^msWSpp Idn. Hv IpfnWw. cp Ipn _ob IpSnv `Ww
Ignv \mbn DdWw. AXpIgnv sshIptcw A]sb Iqm Atcnv
t]mIWw.
"ltem..... CXv kp\nemWv. AsX, \ns Hv ImWWw.....AsX AXymhiyamWv. Hcp Imcyw
]dbm\mWv........ F\nv hfsc ths Hcp Ipnsb \mept] IqSn \innp.
BscmsbmsWp a\nemtbm........ AsX Ah Xs. Rm\tmv hcmw. Asn
thsd FhnsSsbnepw hv.....FhnsS?...... ssa KpUvs\v, AhnsStbm? Rms\mcp
SmIvknbn hcmw....... ImsdSppn......cm{Xn Fn\v....'
kp\n t^m hv Ipfnm\mbn _mvdqan Ibdn.
16
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
cp Znhkn\pn FsmsbmWv kw`hnXv? A] BtemNnp. Hcp \qncp

]Xp Intemao thKn ImtdmSnp t]mse. CXv {`mp ]nSnnp thKamWv.
FhnsSsbms t]mbn CSnpsadnbn. cmhnsebpmbXv AXns Hcp aptmSn am{X
amsWhp tXmn. C\n {SmIznssek Hpw Xtcsv Ah tUmtdmSv ]dp.
sshIptcamIptmtgbvv km[mcW anemhWw. apJv ]nb t]md Fsnepw
]dv Anfns\ t_m[ysSpmw. s]sv t{_bvntSnhpshsm atm. a\nep
t]mdent\m. AXpw hgntb amdnsmpw. kp\nens apJp I ISp `mhw Ahsf
`bsSpnbncpp. Abm Fsnepw sNpsa `bw. sNbvXnsmWv. cmhnsebpmb
kw`h Hmptms Ahp `bw tXmpp. a\pjy C{X \oNambn s]cp
amdptam. Fmw \ kpcm. IeymWw Ignptam Fp tNmZnm cmasXmv Btem
NnmsX aqfm ]p{X `wKnbph. ]t AhcpsS a\n CsXmsbs.
Xs {`mmWv CXns\ms ImcWw. ssN\m\n X\nbvv Ahkcw Xcpsa tamln
emWv AhcpsS ]nmse t]mbXv. km[mcW \nebnemsWn Ah Hv BtemNnts\.
hgnbn hv I cpt] ssN\m\n ImWm BhiysSppsp ]dbptm AXv
hnizknpambncpn. hnizknms FhnsSsbnepw Ibdn t^m sNbvXv \nP
nXn a\nemntbs\. Ah kn\namtemIhpambn hfsc ASp _aphcmbncn
30
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
Ww. Fmbmepw C\n Xm {ishbvpw.

kp\n Bdp aWnbvv Fn. Ah IgnbpXpw km[mcW anemsWp ImWnm
{iaw \Sn.
"\o Ctm t\maembncnpphtm.' kp\n ]dp.
"sbkv, jobokv, s]s^ven Bssdv.' tUm ]dp. "jn Iym tKm tlmw. \msf
{Unv thWw. Hv hps]mbvtms. cmgvN Ignv sSpIv hcWsap am{Xw.
AXp \namWv. hcmXncncpXv.' Atlw Xncnv \gvkn\v \nti sImSpp.
]pdv kp\nens Imdp In. Ah tNmZytmsS kp\nens\ t\mn.
"Rm SmIvknbnemWv hXv. \n\v ImtdmSnm am{Xw in Inntbm
Fdnbntm.'
Abm XmtmseSpv AhfpsS In hpsImSpp, ]ns adphipt]mbn,
A] hmXn XpdpXpw Imp\np.
Im mmn \onbtm Ah tNmZnp.
"ChnsS _n F{X hp? Rm Xcmw.'
"\o AsXmpw Adnb Bhiyan.'
Ah `wKnbmbn ImtdmSnpXp Itm kp\n ]dp.
"\n\v {]iv\sampantm.'
Ah tNmZy]qw Abmsf t\mn.
"Fs ]msf tj\n hnm aXn. F\nsmcnSp t]mIm\pv. \o Hbvp
s]mbvsmpsav Ddt.'
"sbkv tk.'
kabw GgpaWnbmbntbpp. Fp aWnbvt ss_Jebn Ftp. [mcmfw
kabapv. ]ns SmIvknbn t]mIpsXmw Hmtcm sXfnhpIfmbncnpw. PmIvks\
ImWm t]mIptm Ans\ Nne apIcpXepI BhiyamWv.
"Fs ChnsS hnm aXn. \o t\sc s]mbvtm.' Abm ]dp. A] Im \nn.
kp\n AhfpsS ssI]nSnan. "Fmw icnbmhpw, Fmw.' Abm Imdn\nndn.
]msf tj\ntebvp \Sptm Abm BtemNnp. Xm hnNmcnXnepw t\cs
A] hosSpncnpp. AhfpsS CminsbbmWXv ImWnpXv.
Abm hns ]msfbn \nv s{Sbn\n _m{bnsen. AhnsS\nv lm_ sse\n
tebvv amdn. lm_ s{Sbv t]mIm Xmdmbn \nppmbncpp.
hoXn IqSnb \ncn\nv hoXn Ipd \ncntebvv, hopw hoXn Ipd \ncv.
hopw CShgnI, Hcp kvIqdn\p t]mepw t]mIm ]m hgnI. Hcp ASpphp
sImv tNmZnp. "km_v, Am am sl.'
Fp am? am Fp ]dm FpamImw. ]mcmbw, Imhv, s]mSn, AXpasn
thiyI. Abm ]dp. "Rm thsdmcp Imcyn\v hXmWv. ip{Inbm.' \n ]dp
sImv HgnhmhpIbmWv \Xv. ew alm ]niImWv. Hv Dcv ]dm aXn ]ns
InsImp Ifnbmhpw. Ahs Bmcmbncnpw Npphhpw. hmsmcp ew.
PmIvk tPmbnsbpmbncpp. kp\nens\ Itm Abm IpSn \nn
apdnp ]pdtbvp hp. Pokpw \oe sU\nwXpWnbpsS Pmpw thjw. apIfnse cp
_ XpdnXneqsS AbmfpsS tcma\n_nVamb amdpw Igpn XqnnSp kz
amebpw ImWm\pv.
"sS an, hmSvkv bph t{]mw?'
Abm Hcp tKmh\mbncpp. PmIvk Unkqk. app hbp {]mbw tXmpw. In
aoi, {^pXmSn.
"\apsmcp Imcyw sNmw PmIvk.' kp\n ]dp. "GsXnepw sdtmdn
t]mbncpv kwkmcnmw, Asn _mdn.'
"Ntem.....sdtmdv ta PmsbKm.'
sdtmdn taincphipancpv Ah kwkmcnp.
"\n\v a\nemtbm BcmWv Insbv?'
"a\nemsbtm? Ahs t]cv ChnsS ]dp t]mhcpXv. Ign {]mhiyw Ahs\
shdpsX hnXv \n ]dnmWv. Hmpptm.'
"Hmppv PmIvk. Fs sXmWv. AtmXs sImSptXmbncpp.'
Hcp ]mhs admn IpSpw_ns Xmmbncpp Ah. PmIvk\mWv kp\nent\mSv
Ahv Fsnepw tPmen sImSpm ]dXv. kn\nabn Hcp FIvv{bmpIbpw
sNbvXp. henb IpganmsX s]mbvsmncptmgmWv Ah..........
Av PmIvks\ XWpnm hfsc ]mSps]p. C\nbpw CXp XpScm A\phZnpIqSm.
"Rm FmWv sNtXv. Imnfbs? IXw IZqw?'
"cpt]sc Imntm. ap cpt]sc C\n AXp sNm ]nm hn[nemntm.'
PmIvk Hcp hgpXn\ \pdppt]mse BwKyw Imn. "CtXm?'
"AsX. C\nbh asmcp s]Ipnsb \inncpXv.' kp\n ]dp. "Bs F{X
sNehp hcpw?'
"kp\n km_v....' kp\nens ssIn AannSnpsImv PmIvk ]dp. "Ahs\
Xm F\nv ]Ww th. ]t Fs ]nmv Fsnepw sImSpWw. AhcpsS
_nkn\mWnXv. Hcp ]v IcpXntm. Fmw Ignnp sImSpm aXn.'
"Rm\n\n cwKn.' kp\n ]dp.
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"th, t]mbvtm. Rm _n sImSpv s]mbvtmfmw.'

kp\n Fgptp.
17
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
cmhnse Fgpttm A]bvv DWp tXmn. ImepInSbnse thZ\

Atmgpapmbncpp. cmhnse \gvknMvv tlman t]mIWsav AXhsf Hmnnp. Cv
jqnn\p t]mIm tXmnbn. _on aqmw Znhkhpw jqnpmhpsav Ah
dnbmw. s]sv Ah B slentm]vS A]ISw Hmp. ]{Xn AXns hniZ
hnhc Dmbncpp. t_mv ASpsptm NmSm\mbn XmsdSpp \n \S\v
slentm]vS s]sv s]mnbXp ImcWw ]nSpw hnSpIbmWpmbXv. Abm apdpsI
]nSnm {ianp. AXv IqSpX Ipgapmn. Atms ]nSn hnncpsn A[nIw
DbcanmnSp \np Xs hotWs\. AX{X A]ISapmnmbncpp, ImcWw
ASpsnb t_mnse Bmv Abmsf cnm ]pambncpp. km[p a\pjy.
Zb\obambnpXv AbmfpsS IpSpw_amWv. s{dn `mhns arXtZlnsXnsc
bp NphcncnIn AbmfpsS `mcy hoWpInSncpp. B ]mhw kv{Xo IcpXfv
InSpIbmbncpp.
Fsmcp PohnXw! kn\nam temItbvp {]thinpXns\n A]bvp BZy
ambn hophnNmcapmbn. AXn\p am{Xsamsbptm shnncbnse PohnXw?
Ah ]{XsaSpv BZywsXmv Ahkm\whsc hmbnp. X\np ]nb A]ISsn
Fns\sbnepw hm ]pdp hnptm Fdnbm. C, Hpw hnn. Ftm
`mKyn\v Ahsf B \gvknMvtlman Bn. Fsmstbm \I Cu Iepjmh
bnepw X\n\pIqeambn hnppv. AXn HmatXmWv kp\n atlm{X.
"t^mWpv..... A]bvv t^mWpv.' Nphnse \nebn \nv annv ]mt hnfnp
]dp.
kp\nembncpp.
"Fns\bpv A]m Ctm?'
"Ipgan.'
"Cv \gvknMvtlman t]mIWw. Rm HXp aWnv AhnsS hcmw.'
"Rm Hbvv t]mbmtmsc?'
"Fm Rm hcpXpsImv h Ipghpaptm?'
"Am, Rm kp\nens\ Iptd _pnapnppv.'
"s]s Xami ]dbmsX Xmdmbn \ntm. IrXyw HXp aWnv Rm AhnsS Fpw.
tlmWSnms\mpw CSbm.'
"icn k.'
Ah t]mIm\mbn hmXnhsc Fnbtm annv ]mt HmSn hp.
"A]m, BPv \mcntbm NnWn _\mbm?'
"Adnbn Bn. Dsn tcWphns ssIbn sImSpbmw.'
tImWn Ibdptm Ah BtemNnp, Xm sNp t^mWpIfpsS NmPv Ah
CuSmpXv \mfntIcnWn tNmZnp hmnbnmsWv tXmpp.
Ah Ipfnp ]pdsSm XpSn.
slcmUn bm{X sNpXv Hcp hnNn{Xm\p`hamWv. \n Hcp ss_nemWv t]mIp
sX {]XoXnbpmhpw. CSbvv h Ipgnbnepw NmSn Xe apIfneSnptmgmWv
ImdnemsWp a\nemhpI. A] ]dp.
"kp\nen\v Hcp \ Im hmnqsS?'
Abm Ahsf t\mn Nncnp.
"\n\smcp Imcyw Adnbmtam?'
"Mpw?'
"F\nv sNmambncp Imcy Fsmsbpmbncpp. AsXmpw sNbvXn.
F\np hbv apncmbn. IeymWw Ignn. Rm\mcp \S\mWv. ]t CXphsc Hcp
kn\nabn \mbIs thjaWnnn. Fs InqSn e ISp t]mbnpv.
hns ]msfbn Hcp _vfmhv hmpXns\n Rm BtemNnnn. \sSpnb
AhkcfpsS Hcp B_amWv Fs PohnXw. Asn CXnsems Fncnpp.'
"\n HcZv`pXa\pjy\mWv.' A] ]dp.
Ah \gvknMvvtlmansenbncpp. tUmdpmbncpn. \gvkv Ahsf Dntebvp
Iqnsmpt]mbn. Abm t]mn \nv Hcp knKcsSpv Npnhp, ]ns AXp
thsp Xocpam\nv Xncnpv Iqnsbnp.
\gvkv hv AbmtfmSp ]dp. "cmgvN Ignv hcWw. Hpcv sSpI \SWw.
AXv Ctm \SnbXpsImv Imcyan.'
"Fp sSv?'
"Cns\bp tIkpIfn AXmhiyamWv.'
kp\nen\p a\nembn. Bdp amkw apv Abmv Hc\p`hapmbnpv. B admn
IpnbpsS Imcyn. ]t sSpI \Stn hn. AXn\papv Ah Fs
tbvpambn bm{Xbmbn. tamdnbn AhfpsS ihicocw InSpXv Hm htm
Abm ]ndpn.
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Imdn Ibdptm Abm tNmZnp."FmWv \ns ]cn]mSn?'

"Ctm?'
"AsX. thsd ]cn]mSnsbmpw Cnnsn \apv en\p t]mImw. \n\v Ipdsmcp
dnemIvtkj Inpw.'
"AXv FhntSbvv Wnpp FXns\ B{ibnncnpw.'
"FmWv thXv? ssN\okv Hm tImSns\.'
"ssN\okv aXn.'
"Fn \apv ^vtfmdbn t]mImw.'
Ah ^vtfmdbn t]mbnpmbncpn. Ah ]dp.
"icn.'
^vtfmd hfnbnembncpp. Abm Im mmn.
18
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
\Kcn sIme]mXI IqSnbnpsXv Anfns ncw BhemXnbmWv.

cmhnse BZys NmbbpsS Hw Atlw ]{Xw hmbnpp. Hcp s{Sbn NmbIqm\p
sInepw, ]mepw ]kmcbpap ]m{Xfpw Hcp Ipw tkmkdpambn tcWp _mWn
bn sImpt]mbn hbvpp. Av kzw Cn\\pkcnv NmbIqn IpSnpp. Hcp
aqp Iv Nmb AImptmtgbvv ]{Xw apgph hmbnp XonpmIpw.
"A]m..." Atlw hnfnp.
Ahv DdShp amdnbncpn. NmbIpSn \nn Ah _mWnbntebvv
t]mbn.
"FmWv Av?'
km[mcW Ans\ hnfnmdpv. AtmgmWv AhfpsS As ]cn]mSnsbpdn
sms Atlw tNmZnmdpXv.
"\ns s{]mUyqk Hcp knnbt?' Ah Xebmnbtm Atlw XpSp.
"ssN\m\n?' Ah hopw Xebmn.
"AbmfpsS aI acnp.'
"Fns\?' Ah t] Xndnp.
Hmas t]Pns henb Acn hm sImSpncnpp. ^nenw
s{]mUyqk ssN\m\nbpsS aI\pw kvt\lnX\pw shSntbv acnp. Ah Acmn
sRntmbncpp. ssN\m\nbvv cp afpmbncppshdnbmw. aqh cp hjw
apv acnpshpw. Ah hmbnm XpSn. ssN\m\nbpsS aI cmtIjpw kvt\lnX
atljpw A{IanIfpsS shSntbv acnp. Jmdnse envtdmUn hmWv kw`hw. Imdn
hcnIbmbncp cpt]tcbpw FXn hip\np Imdn h cpt] Im \nn
\ndsbmgnpIbmbncpp. cpt]cpw DSs\ acnp. A{IanI h Imdns csp
Xmsg sImSp Nn{Xn Hcp sh Aw_mkU Imdn\pn Xe Ip\n an
cpt]cpsS ihicocw. A]bpsS ImepIv _ebw t]mse tXmn. Ah BZyw
BtemNnXv AhfpsS hn[nsbnbmbncpp. X\nv sNdnbsXn sNdnb Hcp Nmkv
kn\nabn Inpsambtm Cns\bpw Hcp Ipgw. C\n ssN\m\n Atlns
m\pI amptamsbv Bcp Iq. AhfpsS IpI AtmgmWv B cp t^mtmIfn
tebvp ]XnXv. ASp tImfn acn cp sNdpmcpsS t^mtmI sImSpn
cpp. s]sv Ahv Xe IdpXmbn tXmn. Hcp \nanjn\pn Ah t_m[w
sIv \nep hoWp.
t_m[w htm Ah Inen InSpIbmbncpp. Av ASppXs Ccnp
pv.
"Io tlmtem Io?' Atlw tNmZnp.
FmWpmbXv? Ahv hopw t_m[bw hcpt]mse tXmn. Av hopw
Ipdv shsaSpv AhfpsS apJw XpSp.
"On, On, Hcp hm Iv Cns\bmbmtem? CsXms Cu \Kcn Fpw
kw`hnWXs? \n\v C{Xbpw ss[cyanm Xmtbm.'
Nn{Xn I cpt] Aw_mkU Imdn hv Ahsf D]{Zhnhcmbncpp.
Abm ssN\m\nbpsS aIt\m? Ahsc B Fns\.........
"Ipgan Av. Ctm icnbmbn.'
"F\nv a\nembn tamsf.' Abm ]dp. "kmcwy. Fgptp.'
Anfn\v Hpw a\nembnnsv Ah Hmp. Fp sImtm Ahv Hm hXv
kp\nens hmpIfmWv. "tZ hn t] t^mdnv.' Ah hne sImSpp Ignp. ]t Fp
hne! BcmWXp sNbvXnpmhpI? Ahv kp\nepambn kwkmcnWsav tXmn.
ssN\m\ntbmSpw kwkmcnWw. Ah Ipfnv ]pdpt]mIm XmsdSpp.
km[mcW hnfnmdp _qn \np hnfnmsX Aev]w AIsebp _qn
\nmWv Ah hnfnXv.
"ssN\m\n ^nenwkv.' cRvPn\nbpsS iw tIp.
"ssN\m\n km_ptm.'
"C, BcmWv kwkmcnpXv. Cv km_pmhn.'
"CXv Rm\mWv A].'
33
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
"Hm, A]mPn hnhcadnnt.'

"Adnp.'
]p aWnv htmfp. ItUmekv ]pkvXIw ChnsS hnpv. Hnpt]mImw.'
"ssN\m\n km_ns\ ImWm ]nt?'
"Cp ]n.'
"icn.'
Ah kp\nens \ hnfnp. Abm AhnsSbpmIpsa {]Xobpmbncpn.
]t cmas dnns kp\n t^msWSpp.
"ltem, kp\n lnb.'
"CXv Rm\mWv A].'
"t_mtem A], Iym lm sl.'
Ah Hcp an\pv \nbmbn. ]ns tNmZnp. "\n {]hmNI\mtWm?'
"\o ssN\m\nsb hnfntm.'
"hnfnp, Innbn. ]p aWnv sNm ItUmekv _pn HnSmsav ]dp
cRvPn\n.'
"Rm \nXns honembncpp cm{Xn apgph. Ctm Xncnsnbnt Dq. lobosk
tSm sdv. BZys aI cp sImw apmWv t]mbXv. AsXmcp BIvknUmbncpp.
CtmgnXm cmatXpw.'
"kp\nen\p a\nemtbm Bcmbncpp Fs........' Ah apgph ]dp.
"F\ndnbmw. _nKv {_Z t\mkv FhncnXnMvv. \o Ctmp hcq. \apsmw ssN\m\n
bpsS Hmôkn t]mImw.'
"icn Rm ]p aWnbvv hcmw.'
"Rm Atmtgbvpw Hv Ipfnp Xmdmhmw.'
Xncnv hontebvp \Sptm Ah BtemNnp. kw`h hfsc thKnemWv
\SpXv. X\nXpsmm Ignbpn. Hcp kw`hw Xs Dn Hcp BLmXapm
n AXn\nv FgptpXn\p appXs asmpmhpp. Cns\ t]mbm
FhnsS Fpw? CXmtWm Xm Dtin PohnXw? PohnXsn Ah BZyambn
Nnnm XpSn. AXns \ncIXsbn. FmWv kw`hnpI. X\nv ssN\m\n Hcp
Nmkp Xp. ASp kn\nabn \mbnIm\w Xs Xpshncns. Xm Hcp
lnmhpp. IqSpX s{]mUyqkam Xs At\zjnp hcpp. tIm{SmpI HnSpp.
Im jopI. Hn\pw kabanmsX Hcp skn\nv thsdmcp skntebvv Hmw. ]Ww
hmcpp. AXn\nSbvv X\nv cp Znhkw apv kw`hnXpt]mse A]IS. Zpcqlamb
Cu XncYbn PohnXsa IYm]m{Xn\v FhnsS m\w.
]mInMv temn hmvam Nqnmnb ev Im ]mv sNbvXp A] Cdn.
Im ]qnbnnt Fv ]cntim[nv Ah \Sp. ssN\m\nbpsS Hmôkntebvv bm{X
kp\nens ImdnembncnWw. en^vn kwKoXapmbncpp. Ahv Atm AXv Ipdv
A\hkcnepXmbn tXmn. Ggmw \nebn en^vv \np. Ah ]pdndn. kabw,
kn\nabn tmtamj\n ImWnpw t]mse \ofpXmbn Ahp tXmn. en^vn\nv
kp\nens hmXnsem C{Xb[nIw kabtam?
s_Sntm hmXn XpdXv kp\n Xsbmbncpp. Abm AItbvp t\mn
lkoant\mSv Ftm hnfnp ]dv AhfpsS Hw en^vntebvpXs \Sp.
ssN\m\nbpsS Hmôkn\p apnse Xncv Ah {]Xonnmbncpp. \ndsb B
m, Hmôkv tImunIpw ]pdpw. AIpw ]pdpw \ndsb ImdpI. Imad
bpsS ^vfmjpI. Ah AItbvp Ibdn. ^vfmjpI ann. kzoIcWapdnbns
cmtIjns Hcp henb t^mtmbvp aosX ]pjv]lmcw. Hcp henb Xmen ]q
\ndncpp. hcphscmw AXn\nv ]psfSpv t^mtmhn\p Xmsg Anp. kp\nepw
Hcp IpS ]qsfSpv t^mtmhntebvv Cv ssIIqn. ^vfmjpI anppmbncpp.
A] Ip\nv ]qsfSpp t^mtmhntebvp t\mn. Cu a\pjy\mWv cp Znhkw
apv Xs sImm {ianXv. \mept]cpsSbpw Dugw Igntm AbmfmWv ]dXv.
"IXw ItZm; \mtXm Kpam tlmPmbKm.'
]noSpmtbmhp IpepamepI Hgnhmm Ahsf sImm. DSs\ asmcp
AhfpsS Igpn ]nSnpIbpw sNbvXp. Ah Dn Aedppmbncpp. `mKyn
\mWv hmvam hXpw Ah \mept]cpw HmSn csXpw. Ah kp\nens t\sc
t\mn. Abm Hpw ]dbmsX Ahsf {inp t\mpIbmWv. ^vfmjpI anppmbn
cpp. Ah ]q t^mtmhn\p apn Cv Xncnp \Sp.
Ah Atms aSn.
"hmsmcp tbmKamWv FtXv.' A] ]dp. kp\n Ahsf Hcp tNmZytmsS
t\mn. Ah Fbvv tdmUn\nv sabn tdmUntebvp ISpIbmWv.
"Fs _emkwKw sNbvXtijw sImphm\p HmUdpw sImSp Hcp a\pjys
t^mtmhn\papn ]pjv]anpI. temIv Hcp s]Ipnbvpw Cu KXntISv Dmbnp
mhn.'
"icnbmWv.' kp\n ]dp.
"Rm Hcp Imcyw tNmZns. cmtIjns acWhpw tZ hn t] t^mdnv F kp\nens
{]hN\hpambn h _hpaptm?'
"\n\smWv tXmpXv?'
34
"Rm\msI BibpgnemWv. F\nv Fsmstbm kw`hnpsImncnbmWv.

Nppw \SpsXmw icnpXmtWm AtXm kz]v\w ImWpXmtWm FpIqSn kwib
amIpw hn[w Rm BibpgnemWv.'
"Rms\mcp ssZhhnizmknbmWv.' kp\n ]dp. "Rm Aefn t]mIpw ]nI
fn t]mIpw, KpcpZzmcIfn t]mIpw. {]mnpw. A\oXnI F\nv klnm Ignbp
Xnepw ApdmWv. A\oXnIsXncmbn \S]SnsbSpm Rm ssZhn\v H ]e
Ahkchpw sImSppw. Hpw \Spnsp Im \oXnbvmbn Rm av ssZhsf
B{ibnpp. Ah Fs Hcnepw \ncmisSpnbnn.'
"GXmWm ssZh.'
kp\n sKbvp ISp. Abm ]dp. "Cdntmfq.' Ah Cdn.
"]ns.....' kp\n AhtfmSp ]dp. 'Cs t]dn Amas t]Pn asmcp
\yqkpv. AXp IqSn hmbnWw.'
Abm Im, ]mInMv temntebvsSpp. A] Hcp \nanjw AhnsS \np. kp\nv
hp AhfpsS ssI ]nSnp Ipepn. "icn C\n ImWmw. Rm t]ms, Ipdp Xncpv.'
"icn.'
19
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
honsenb DSs\ Ah t\mnbXv As ]{Xambncpp. Amw t]Pn Ah

]cXn. sNdnb sNdnb hmInSbn Ah AXp Ip ]nSnp. cp sNdpm
knKvZmhbn Bip]{Xnbn. _on cp sNdpmsc tNmc hm \nebn
Isn. AhcpsS kzImcy Ahbh tOZn anembncpp. Ahbh hopInnbn
n. Ah Ctmgpw knKvZmhbn XpScpp. AXnPohnm\p km[yX Ipdhv.
A] Xfp. cp t]PpIfn shtsd InSp kw`h Xnep _w
Ahp a\nembnpSnbncpp. kzw AXnPoh\wXs Hcp {]iv\ambn Ahp
tXmn. Fn\mWv CsXms? FmWv CXpsImsms t\SpXv?
Ah cm{Xn DdpXn\papv Avfns acpps]n ]cXn Hcp DdpKpfnI tamnp.
Cv Ddw hcWsan AXpam{Xta icWapq. Ah cm{Xn kpJambn Ddn.
cmhnse Fgpttm Ah BtemNnXv CXmWv. Cv FmWv sNpI. Hpw
sNm\nm HchbmWv. Iptd Znhktbvv jqnMvv DmIpsav tXmpn.
hnt\mZns ASpp t]mIm Ahv bmsXmcp Xmev]cyhpapmbncpn. kp\nemIs
Cses Ahsf Hgnhmp anemWv kwkmcnXv. km[mcW Abm Ahsf
hontebvp Wnmdpv. Cse AXpmbn. Hcp]t Abm Xncnembncnpw.
Asn kwkmcnm\p aqUnembncnn. Ah aphv kwibns B\p
Iqeyw sImSpp.
HXp aWnmWv annv ]mt hnfnp ]dXv.
"A]m, t^m.....'
Ah Xmtgbvp t]mbn. kp\nembncpp.
"Hcp No hm Xcm\mWv hnfnXv.'
Ctm \S Imcysfm Nobmbn FmWpmhpI? Ah tNmZnp. "Ft?'
"ssN\m\n ]pXnb aqhn t{Ump sNbvXncnpp. AXn\pthn sImSp tIm{SmpI
sfmw Imk sNpIbmWv.'
A] Hpw ]dbm\mImsX t^mWpw ]nSnp \np. hnizknm {]bmkw. Xm
kz]v\w ImWpIbmtWm? CXp ]IemtWm, AtXm cm{Xntbm.
"]ns ImWmw. Rm CXp ]dbm hnfnXmWv.'
"icn' Ah t^m shp.
Ah Hcp abnset]mse apIfntebvp t]mbn. Av Hmôkntebvp t]mbn
cpp. tcWp ]dn hmm t]mhpIbmWv. hmXneSv Ipnbnv Ah InSbn t]mbn
hoWp. Fm kz]v\fpw XIpshv Ahp a\nembn. Xm Ign GXm\pw
amkfmbn \p hfnb kz]v\w thcp]nSnpXn\p appXs hmSncnncnpp.
C\n A] F \mbnI C. shnncbn \ndp\n Xs kz]v\amWv Hcp \nanjw
sImv CmXmbncnpXv. C\n Pohnncpnsp Imcyw.
Ah Fgptv Avfns apdnbntebvp t]mbn. acpps]n ]pdpXsbpmbn
cpp. Ah AXp Xpdp. cp {nv DdpKpfnII. Cse ]pXpXmbn hmnbXmbncn
Ww. Ah AXpsaSpv ASpfbntebvp \Sp.
Ftmtgm hmXn app iw tIncpp. ]ns Nppw AXnthKw hfp h
XtamKn B iw CmXmbn. Ah Hcp Bgap Ipgnbntebvv XeIpn
hogpIbmWv. Icbm\p Hcp {iaw XpSnte ]cmPbsp.
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aqpt] Xs AannSnncnbmWv. Ah IpXdpp. \memah Xs
hkv{X Agnp ampIbmWv. Ah Dds iapmm {ianp. ]t iw
sXmbnsehntStbm DSn \npp. Ah hopw IpXdm {ianp. s]sh Ip
Xpdp. DWtm BZyw IXv Anfns\bmbncpp. ]nn kp\nepw tcWphpw.
Bip]{XnbnemWv. ImcyfpsS nXn a\nemm Ahv Ipdp kabsaSpp.
35
AhfpsS IhnfnqSn Ioscmenndn.

"Fn\m tamfv Cns\sbms sNbvXXv?' Av tNmZnp. "Ftm `mKyn\v tcWp
]WsaSpm adp. Ah Xncnp htm hmXn XpdvWnymp Itm annv
]mtbpsS ASpp t]mbn _lfapmn. AXpsImv Fs tamfv csp.
"Ctm Fns\bpv?' kp\n tNmZnp. Abm AhfpsS XeapSnbn XtemSn.
"Cns\sbmpw sNm ]mSn tamsf. CsXms Hcp kn\namXmcambn hnPbnv hj
Ignv sNt ImcyamWv. XpSpXn\p appXs thX. Imcysms
AXntXmb Hcp {Iaans. AXp sXnm ]mSn.'
kp\nens apJv Nncnsbmpan. FpsImtm Xm Pohnncnpp FXn
Ahv Bizmkw tXmn. Ah AbmfpsS ssI ]nSnan.
21
C. lcn-Ip-am-dns
t\mh-ep-I
Dd-p k- + im]-ine
Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-
Hcp IpSpw_-]p-cmWw
Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln
s]Ipn
Ab-\-
XSm-I-Xo-cv
sIm-{mn
Adn-bm--e-fn-tebvv
k G v kmnse kznMv]qfns Icbnen shfp taiIfnsemn Ah

A`napJambn Ccpp. ISen \np Imv hfsc kpJIcambncpp. kznnMv]qfn
BfpI IpdhmWv. Hcp kmbvhpw aZmbpw am{Xw. Ah `mcym`mmtcm ImapItcm
BWv. Hmtcm hw \ongnmepw Ah tImWnta Xqn\nv Npw_npIbpw hopw
\om XpSpIbpw sNpw. hopw Xncnphv IWniambn...... kp\nen\v tZjyw ]nSnp.
"KpUv tamWnMvv an atlm{X.' Hcp phmUv ASpphp. "tamWnMvv taw.'
"KpUv tamWnMvv.'
Abm cv sa\yp ImUpI AhcpsS apn hv Xncnp t]mbn.
"\o FmWv IgnpXv?'
"t\ms.' Ah sa\p Xpdp.
"\o Im Xncnp sImSpXv \mbn.' kp\n ]dp. "C\n \nXn\v Fsnepw m\p
Ifpsn Abm \ns hnfnpw. AXphsc tlmfntU.'
Abm sa\p Xpdv HtmSnpt\mnb tijw ASphp. Abm A]sb t\mn.
Ah Kuchambn sa\p ]TnpIbmWv. s]sv AbmfpsS Dv kvt\lw sImv \ndp.
Abm ]dp. "t\mv A], AXn\nSbvv \appw NnesXmw m sNmw. Fp
sImv \apv kzambn Hcp kn\na FSppIqSm.'
"\aptm, kzamtbm?' Ah AZv`pXtmsS kp\nens\ t\mn.
"ssh t\mv? henb _Pv kn\naIsfmpw ]n. Fs Hcp kvt\lnXs In Hcp
kv{In]vpv. henb sNehnmsX Dmm ]p Hscw. henb sknpIsfmpan.'
"An\s kn\naIfmWv \Xv.' A] ]dp. "Ignbp{X HuSvvtUm jqnMvv aXn.
pUntbmhn hmhptm hmSIbpw apw sImSpv apSnbpw.'
kp\n Ahsf BZcthmsS t\mn. "\o Ctms Hcp hnZKvZbmbnptm. \ns
XebnsempansmWv Rm IcpXnbXv.'
"Hpcv AhmUpI Xcamm F\nmhpw.' kp\n XpSp. "AXns
sNehv Ignbpw. HpIn Rm lotdm. AXp icnbmhnsp tXmzmsWn \apv
amscsbnepw hnfnmw. {]Xnên\v hmsX Bnbnm Hpcp t]sc F\n
dnbmw. \o \mbnI.'
phmUv HmUsdSpm hp.
"Ipdp Ignbs, Xobmnbnn.'
"icn k.' Abm t]mbn.
"lotdm Bbn amcpw th. kp\nens\mWv Ipdhv?'
"]Sw HmSpIbpw thWw. ImcWw RmXsbmWv ]WandpXv.'
"HmSmsXmWv? Ipdsms akme tNWw.'
"Aev]w skIvkpw pw At?'
"AsX.'
ISen \nv hcp Imn\v XWpv. Hcp tmns IWnitmsS Npw_np ZXnam
kznMv]qfn\nv A{]Xycmbncnpp. thsd aqpt] BWv Ctm. cp kv{XoI
fpw Hcp ]pcpj\pw. Abm hopw shdpsX sa\pImUv Xpdp adnp sImncpp.
A] sa\p ASpshp.
"kp\n, Rms\mcp Imcyw ]dbs?'
Abm tNmZytmsS apJapbn.
"\n mIv tK_nfns\tmsebpv.'
"AsXs........' Abm \nn, Ahsf t\mn Nncnp. AhfpsS NppI t\cnbXmWv.
`wKnbp \o aqv. XeapSn \mep `mKp\npw apIfntebvp Ibn s\dpIbn
sInhImcWw shfp \ndap \o Igpv apgph ImWm\pv. Igpn\p ]nnep
t\cnb sNn tcma ImnenfIpp. Abm ]dp. "\n\dnbmtam, \o AXnkpcn
bmWv.'
BKv 2002
Cu t\mhense IYm]m{X XnIpw kmnIamWv.


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Fgp]XpIfpsS XpSw. t_mws_ \Kcn Ghpw IqSp

IpXncIsftSnbp bm{Xbn FpXv _onemWv. AhnsS Ftmgpw IpXncIfp

"F{Xmas IpnbmWv Pbdmw?' kp\n At\zjnp.

"\o Fn\mWv Fs t^m sNbvXncpXv? hntcm[ansn \apv k G v

Ah hmpI InmsX hnjanptm kp\n Ahsf klmbnp.

A] Fgptv XeapSn sInb kvIm^v Agnpt]mbXv hopw sIn _mWn

ssIsImp BwKyw ImWnpsImv ]dp. "BbntbPo.... Bbntb, Xivco^v cJntb.'

"Abmv {]mcmfpmhpw. AXmbncnWw Abm ]WhpwsImv t]mbXv.'

Hmtcm AWphnepw ssN\m\n Hcp am\y\mbncpp. AbmfpsS s]cpamhpw {]hnIfpw

aqhnIfnepw X\nv angnhp tdmfpI Xv Xs DbnmpItb ssN\m\n

Xms\mcp _mam BthXmbncpsv Abm ]dbmdpv.

kp\n A]sb hopw hnpw AZv`pXsSpn. ssN\m\nbpsS pUntbmhn

"F\nv XWpsXsnepw aXn.'

"A] kqcys Ab\ {innptm? amk amdpXn\\pkcnv hgnamdn

"bp lmsh dmtUm Hm bph dnv.'

ssN\m\nsb ImWWsa ktiw Innbtm A] ]cn{`anp. Atlw t\cnv

"A]bvv ss{UhnMvv Adnbmtam?' ssN\m\n tNmZnp.

ssN\m\ntbmSv kwkmcnmXs kp\ Xobmn. am[yafnse IYI hfsc

Ap an\pn\pn Hcp s{Sbn cp _obdpw cp apw Hcp sbvn hdp

"Av, Cs\nv Hcp Undpv.' A] ]dp.

bmWv. ]nsbpXv lpn\ZnbmW.v ludmmew Ignm {m v tdmUnep tKmUuWp

"C\n AXpmbXpXs.' Im mmptm hnt\mZv NncnpsImv ]dp.

cmhnse honsenbtm 8 aWnbmbn. hnt\mZv A]sb t{Um]vsNbvXncpp.

\Nn{Xapv. Hm. a^n bmtWm? \ A`ncpNnbp a\pjy. Aev]w \X

"hcq \apv t]mImw.'

tcWp ]pdtbvp t]mbXmbncpp. Ah htmtgbvpw A] HcpamXncn

hnt\mZv honepmbncpp. A]bpsS {]iv\ Abmv a\nemhpn.

ssN\m\n XncnembXpsImv A]bvv Imp \ntn hp. cmhnse ]p

"ltm, CXs \psS ]pXnb lotdmbn?'

knIvkvv tdmUns Xncnhn hmWv Hcp Aw_mU Im AhsXncmbn hXv.

lrZnamn. AYhm s]sv ImdpInSbn \spt]mbmtem. FmWv ssN\m\n

t_m[w htm Ah Hcmip]{Xnapdnbnembncpp. FmWpmbsXv a\nem

tNmZnp a\nemn. Aw_mknU Imdns \ Ahv Hmbpmbncpp. Ahsf

cp Znhkn\pn FsmsbmWv kw`hnXv? A] BtemNnp. Hcp \qncp

Ww. Fmbmepw C\n Xm {ishbvpw.

"th, t]mbvtm. Rm _n sImSpv s]mbvtmfmw.'

cmhnse Fgpttm A]bvv DWp tXmn. ImepInSbnse thZ\

Imdn Ibdptm Abm tNmZnp."FmWv \ns ]cn]mSn?'

\Kcn sIme]mXI IqSnbnpsXv Anfns ncw BhemXnbmWv.

"Hm, A]mPn hnhcadnnt.'

"Rm\msI BibpgnemWv. F\nv Fsmstbm kw`hnpsImncnbmWv.

honsenb DSs\ Ah t\mnbXv As ]{Xambncpp. Amw t]Pn Ah

AhfpsS IhnfnqSn Ioscmenndn.

k G v kmnse kznMv]qfns Icbnen shfp taiIfnsemn Ah

Cu t\mhense IYm]m{X XnIpw kmnIamWv.

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