Að]w sS³js\ms¡bpÅ ]WnbmsW¦nepw ]{X{]hÀ¯\¯nsâ {Xnñv kpJapsÅmcp A\p`hamWv. ]et¸mgpw kmlkw \ndª ZuXytasäSpt¡ïnhcpóp ]{X{]hÀ¯IÀ¡v.{]iv\taJeIfnte¡v Ibdns¨tñïnhcpt¼mgmWv CtXsd.sUUvsse\n\Sp¯ kab¯v Dïmhpó kw`h§sf tXSnt¸mhpt¼mÄ kmlk¯nsâ Xe\mcng¸me¯neqsSbmWv ]{X{]hÀ¯IÀ¡v HmtSïnhcpóXv.
kabamWv henb {]ivW\w.{]`mX]{X§Ä¡msW¦nð Hcp ]Iðapgqh³ ssIbnepsïsó¦nepw kam[m\n¡mw.kmbmÓ]{X§Ä¡v (kmbmÓ¯nend§pó ]Xnshms¡ amdn, Ct¸mÄ a[ymlv\¯nemWnd§póXv) cmhnse apXð D¨hscbpÅ ctïm aqtóm aWn¡qdpIÄ sIïmWv \m«nse kIe kw`h§fpsSbpw A¨p \nct¯ïn hcpóXv.BZy t]Pnð \ndtbïXv Aóóp \S¡pó  kw`h§fmbncn¡Wsaóv \n_Ô_p²n kIe kmbmÓ ]{X§Ä¡papïv.
]et¸mgpw Hcp t\m¡psImtïm Asñ¦nð an\p«pIÄ  sImtïm hmbn¨pXoÀ¡pó hmÀ¯bv¡p ]nónð ]{X{]hÀ¯Isâ kmlkw Nnet¸mÄ PohnX¯n\pw acW¯n\pw CSbnse \qð¸me¯neqsSbpÅ s\t«m«amWv.
Hc\p`hw.
_´Sp¡bnð shSntbäp acn¨ ]mÀ«n {]hÀ¯Isâ PUwIm«nse DuSphgnbnð IïXv cmhnse F«cbv¡mWv.t]meokv tÌj\nð Cu hnhcadnbm³ AcaWn¡qÀ ]nsóbpw sshIn.At¸mtg¡pw sIme]mXI hmÀ¯ Xo¡mäpt]mse \mSmsI ]SÀóncpóp.H¼XpaWntbmsS ]Sp¸nse GPâv hnfn¨p ]dbpt¼mgmWv Hm^oknð hnhcadnbpóXv. "sImñs¸«Xv Hcp tIm¬{Kkv {]hÀ¯I\mWv.ChnsS ISIsfmópw Xpdón«nñ.hml\hpw HmSpónñ.dnt¸mÀ«sd thKw hnSpatñm...' C{Xbpw ]dªv GPâv t^m¬ sh¨p.
DS³ _´Sp¡bnse¯m³ Xocpam\n¨v t^mt«m{Km^sd hnfn¨p.GXp \«]mXncm¡pw hnfn¨mepw {]kcn¸pÅ apJt¯msS hcmdpÅ Znt\iv ss_s¡Sp¯v IpXns¨¯n. Hcp ]d]d¡ð Xsóbmbncpóp ]nsó. HcpaWn¡qÀ XnI¨psaSp¯nñ Ipänt¡mense¯m³.
AhnsS t]meoknsâ Imsem¨am{Xw. Hcp ISt]mepw Xpdón«nñ.hml\§Ä tdmUnend§pónñ. Ipänt¡mense¯nbt¸mÄ Xsó kw`h¯nsâ `oIcX ]nSnIn«n. `oXns¸Sp¯pó Hc´co£w aptóm«v t]mIpóXn\v DÅnð t\cnb`bapïm¡nsb¦nepw sImñs¸«bmfpsS ]Shpw apgph³ hnhc§fpambn 11 aWn¡v apt¼ ImkÀtIm«v Xncns¨¯Wsaó hnNmcw Fñmän\pw aosX \nóp. _´Sp¡bnte¡pÅ bm{X XpSÀót¸mÄ hgnbnð Iqsd XSk§Ä. sSent^m¬ t]mÌv tdmUn\pIpdpsI, I¯ns¡mïncn¡pó SbdpIÄ tdmUn\p \Sphnðþhgn XSkw \o¡m³ Rm\pw Znt\ipw ss_¡nð \nónd§n. At¸mtg¡paXm "kpbv' i_vZt¯msS R§fpsS t\À¡v Dcpf³ IñpIÄ IpXn¨phcpóp. BZys¯ Gdv Znt\insâ IW¦men\mbncpóp. "At½' Fóp hnfn¨v Znt\iv ImepbÀ¯n IW¦mð XShpóXn\nSbnð \ñ ap\bpsÅmcp Iñv Fsâ tjmÄUdnepw hóp]Xn¨p.ap\bpÅ `mKwXsó sImïXn\mð sXmen s]m«n; càw s]mSnªp.
]t£, XncntªmSm\mhnñtñm, Npäpw t\m¡nbt¸mÄ, Hcp IS¡p ]nónse sNä¡pSnen\p adªp\nð¡pIbmbncpóp \meôpt]À hoïpw Isñdnbmt\m§póp. "Poh³ thWsa¦nð Xncn¨pt]mSm \mbnsâ......'Iq«¯nsemcmÄ Bt{Imin¡pópïmbncpóp.
R§Ä ]{X¡mcmsWóp ]dsª¦nepw cmjv{SobmÔImcw _m[n¨ B sNdp¸¡mÀ Iq«m¡nbnñ.AhÀ R§fpsS ap¼nð NmSnhoWp.Ahsc´pw sN¿mw. At¸mgpw R§Ä¡v Xncnt¨mSm³ tXmónbnñ. Fsó¡mÄ ss[cyw Znt\i\mbncpóp. Iymad ]nSn¨phm§ntb¡ptam Fó t]Sn ad¨psh¨psImïv Znt\iv ]dªp: "sImñs¸«bmfpsS t^mt«m ]{X¯nð sImSp¡Ww kvt]m«nð sNóv apgph³ hnhc§fpw tiJcn¡Ww. ]Xns\mócs¡¦nepw ImkÀtIm«v F¯nbnsñ¦nð Hópw \S¡nñ.' CXptI«v Hcp {]hÀ¯Isâ a\kenªp. AbmÄ R§sf klmbn¡m\pw Xocpam\n¨p."]t£ \n§sf§s\ _´Sp¡bnse¯pw. hgn \osf tdmUv t»m¡mWv.I¿nð In«póhscsbms¡ sh«nhogv¯m³ I¯nbpw hmfpambn A§n§v {]hÀ¯IÀ \nð¡pópïv'.þ AbmÄ ]dªp.HSphnð AbmÄ Xsó Hcmibw sh¨p.
"Rm³ \n§fpsS IqsS hcmw Fsó Iïmð Bcpw Hópw sN¿nñ'. ss_¡nð R§Ä aqópt]À bm{XXpSÀóp.Gähpw ]nónð ]mÀ«n{]hÀ¯I³ Fsó apdpsI¸nSn¨v Ccpóp.
ss_¡v ]Sp¸nse¯nbt¸mgXm hoïpw Itñdv. ]t£, Iñp hoWXv Fsâbpw Znt\isâbpw tZl¯ñ. ]ndInencn¡pó ]mÀ«n{]hÀ¯Isâ ssIap«nð. GdpsImïv tjm¡Sn¨Xpt]mse AbmÄ ssIhen¨p."hnt«mfq, \nÀ¯nbmð Nnet¸mÄ Ipg¸amhqw.' AbmfpsS \nÀtZiw tI«v Znt\iv ss_¡v ]d]d¯n.

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A\zjWmßI ]{X{]hÀ¯\¯nsâ Ibv]pw a[pchpw A\p`hn¨Xv Xf¦c _o¨nse Hcp sIme]mXIkw`h¯nemWv. AsXmcp dwkm³ Ime¯v. cmhnse F«cbv¡v Hm^okv Xpd¡pIbmbncpóp Rm³.apïv aS¡n¡p¯nb Hcp bphmhv Fsâ ]nómse Ibdnhóp. "jm^nbtñm?'
 "AsX'
"Fsó Adnbnsñ'
Abmsf ap¼v IïXmbn HmÀ½bnñ. AbmÄ kzbw ]cnNbs¸Sp¯n. Xf¦cbnse aÕys¯mgnemfnbmWv.
"A´pambnªn¡v (Fsâ A\pP³ A_vZpð dlvam³) Fsó Adnbmw. \n§Ä Fsâ IqsS Xf¦c hsc HóphcWw'
F´n\msWó tNmZy¯n\v AbmÄ Imcyw hniZoIcn¨p. Xf¦c _o¨nð HcØnIqSapïv. sImñs¸« a\pjytâXmsWóp tXmón¸n¡póXv. Rm\bmtfmsSm¸w ]pds¸«p._os¨ómð ISen\pw ]pgbv¡pw CSbnð Zzo]pt]msemcp `mKw. BÄ kômcanñ ChnsS. _o¨nð henb ImSpIÄ Xg¨phfÀóncn¡póp.
]¯p]Xn\ôpaoäÀ ]pgISópthWw AhnsSsb¯m³. ]pgbnemsW¦nð s\tômfw shÅapïv.Rm\bmtfmsSm¸w ]pgbnend§n. ]pgISóv _o¨nse¯nbXpw cïv ]«nIÄ R§fpsS t\À¡p ]mªSp¯p. \ñ hen¸apïXn\v.a\pjyamwkw  Xnóm³ BÀ¯naq¯Xpt]msebmbncpóp ]«nIfpsS hchv IqsS Dïmbncpó BÄ Hcp acs¡ms¼Sps¯dnªv ]«nsb HmSn¨p. AbmÄ \bn¨ hgnbneqsS \S¡pt¼mgpw Fsâ {i² ]«nbnembncpóp.AXnsâ hen¸hpw cq]hpsams¡ t]Sns¸Sp¯nbncpóp.
Ftómfw Dbc¯nð hfÀóp\nð¡pó ImSn\nSbneqsS ssI Nqïn AbmÄ AØnIqSw ImWn¨p.icn¡pw Hcp a\pjy³ InS¡póXpt]mepÅ ]mSv. B `mK¯v ]qgn AaÀóncpóp.AØnIqS¯nsâ ]qÀWcq]añ.Iqsd Fñn³ IjvW§Ä \nc¯nsh¨Xpt]mse.Imensâ Nne `mK§Ä, hmcnsbñv, Xetbm«nbpsS Nne `mKw, jÀ«nsâbpw ]mâvknsâbpw IjW§Äþa\pjysâ AØnIqSamWsXóp Dd¸n¨p.
Aóp {^ïv t]Pnð dnthÀkv ssSänenð Hcp hmÀ¯ sImSp¯pþXf¦c _o¨nð AØnIqSw Isï¯n.
]{Xw IïbpSs\ Un ssh Fkv ]n s]mó³ `mkv¡c³ hnfn¨p AØnIqSw InSó Øew At\zjn¡m³.Aópcm{Xn _o¨nð cïp t]meokpImsc Imhð \nÀ¯n. t^md³knIv hnZKv[s\¯n AØnIqSw ]cntim[n¨p.
]t£, ]ntäóp cmhnse Fsót¯Sn hóXv Hcp `ojWntImfmbncpóp. " AØnIqS¯nsâ ]nómse t]mbn shdpsX PohnXw Iftbï, Fgp¯v \nÀ¯nbnsñ¦nð _o¨nð \nsâbpw AØnIqSw {]Xy£s¸Spw......' ]cpjamb B i_vZwtI«v ]cnNbapÅXpt]mse.
F«mw Znhkw AØnIqSw Xncn¨dnªp.Dfnb¯Sp¡bnse {]`mIctâXv. hkv{Xw t\m¡n A½ Pm\InbmWv Xncn¨dnªXv.{]`mIcs\ Ahkm\w Iïpshóv ]dbpó sXcph¯v kztZinsb Npän¸än \S¯nb At\zjW¯nð AsXmcp sIme]mXIamsWópw sXfnªp.Xebv¡v IñpsImïnSn¨v sImótijw ]qgnbnð Ipgn¨v aqSpIbmbncpóp. {]XnIsf Xncn¨dnbm³ ]nsóbpw HcmgvN sshIn. Xf¦cbnse AôwK kwLamWv sImebmfnIÄ.
"{]XnIfpsS t]cv hnhcw \n\t¡ BZyw Xcq. \obtñ Cu sIme]mXIw ]pd¯psImïphóXv. \mfs¯ ]{X¯nð {]XnIfpsS t^mt«mbpw hmÀ¯bpw shïbv¡ A£c¯nð sImSp¡mw...'Un ssh Fkv ]n C§s\ ]dªXpw ssIIpep¡n  A`n\µn¨Xpsams¡ AwKoImc¯nsâ kq£n¸nð Ct¸mgpw ASp¡nsh¨n«pïv.
]ntóäp t^mt«m FSp¡m\mbn {]XnIsf sImïphóp. {]m[m\{]XnbpsS ]nónð apJw ad¨p]nSn¨v Fsâsbmcp _meyIme kplr¯v. H¸w ]Tn¨, Hón¨pIfn¨ Iq«pImc³. Znhk§Ä¡v ap¼v t^m¬hnfn¨v sImñpsaóv `ojWns¸Sp¯nb i_vZ¯nsâ DSa.