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a\ v hmbn°p∂ a¥w

Imhn \ndw Ie¿∂ Cu Ip∂n≥\ncIfn¬

A\ycpsS a\ v hmbn°p∂ a¥w I\n™pIn´phm≥ X] p sNøphm≥ h∂hcmWv Ch¿.

Hcp Iq´w _m“WyØns‚ klbmXnI¿.

PohnXaXbpw ssZhm\p`qXn \pI¿∂h¿.

As√¶n¬˛

Hm¿ΩIfpsS almtacp Npa∂h¿.....

˛Ccp´ns‚ kam]\ßfn¬ Iq´w tN¿∂p sNm√p∂ cmaKmYIfn¬ Ah¿ tam£w Xnc™p.

im]tamN\w kz]v\w I≠p.

XßfpsS ]nbs∏´ Pohs‚ hne Ahcn¬ HmtcmcpØcpw Adn™ncp∂p......

tl! cma! cma!!

`an∏n°p∂h\mWv Aßv.

CuizcmhXmcamb Aßv kXy[¿ΩßfpsS aq¿ØoaZv`mhamWv!

\nc¥cw cma\maw P]n°p∂h¿, AßbpsS Ir]mXntcIØn\v A¿lct√m!

Aßv t£X\nhmknb√, lrZb\nhmknbmWv!

BZnbpw A¥hpan√mØ Cu k®nZm\µØn¬ BImitØbpw `qantbbpw Af∂p

Ipdn°phm≥ Atßbv°pamXta Ignbq!

]IrXnbpw ]]©hpw H∂mhp∂, Np‰pw Dbcp∂ kcfhpw a[pchpw Bb Cu icW

a¥ßƒ B¿°pth≠n?

A„Zn°pIƒ D®cn°p∂,

Acq] hmIyßfpsS,

As√¶n¬˛

E°pIfpsS A¿∞w ]ns∂ B¿°mWv a\ nemhpI?

˛Zp¿∫ea\pjycpsS kq£vaßfmb `mhhyXymk߃ Aßv a\ nem°p∂p....

A]mbIcamb I¿Ω߃s°mSphn¬, I„s∏Sp∂h¿°pw \„s∏Sp∂h¿°pw

tXtPmab\mb AßbpsS Z¿i\w In´p∂p....

Hcp \n»_vZ \nanjØns‚ thZ\bv°p tijw Imew ho≠pw kamKXambt∏mƒ, Aleysb

im]tamN\w \¬In inemÿnXnbn¬ \n∂pw Aßv hnfn®pW¿Øn.

tImSm\ptImSn `‡P\߃ A\¥tImSn h¿jßfmbn sFlnIPohnXØnse Ccp´ns\

AI‰m\mbn cma\han \mfn¬ `Khms‚ Ir]mISm£w tXSn Xr∏mZßfn¬ sXm´v \an°p∂p.....

hfsc°mesØ X]›cybpsS ^eambn e`n°p∂ AhnkvacWobamb B Zn\ßfn¬

AcpsX∂v hne°nbn´pw ImØncn∏p k^eambt√m, Ft∂m¿Øv Ah¿ B\µ\S\w Nhn´p∂p.....

...... As√¶n¬ s]m´ns∏m´n°cbp∂p.

\n›eamb a\x»m¥ntbmsS,

cmacq]sØ Ah¿ Bcm[n°pIbpw _lpam\n°pIpbpw sNøp∂p.....

Imhn\ndw Ie¿∂ Ip∂n≥\ncIfn¬,

imizXamb im¥nbpw B\µhpw \¬In Hcp ]mfipcwK t£Xw t]mse, Hcp t£Xw

NXp¿apJ\mb _“mhv Ft∂m, Ft∏mtgm Ch¿°v kr„n®p \¬Inbncn°p∂p....

Iq´Øn¬,

am¥nIkv]¿i\ßfpw t]dn Np‰n\pap≈ Ip∂n≥ \ncIfn¬,

hnizin¬]nbmb hnizI¿Ωmhnt‚bpw injyKWßfptSbpw hcZm\ambn A¤pXIchpw

]ucmWnIhpamb tKmimeIƒ, KPimeIƒ F∂nhbpw D≠mbncp∂p.....

˛\mgnIaWnIƒ kmµambn A∏gt∏mƒ ImeNIØns‚ KXnhnKXnIƒ

Adnbn®psIm≠ncp∂p.

A\¥km¥z\w \nd™ cmaKmYIƒ kz—ÿmbnbmb BZnkapZhpw sNm√ns°mSpØp.

I¿∏qcØns‚ A]q¿∆ hnime K‘hpw t]dn Im‰v AtX‰psNm√n.

Ip∂n≥\ncIfpsS Xe∏Øp≈ sNdpXpw hepXpw Bb ]m¿∞\mebßfpsS

XShpapdnIfn¬ IpØnbncp∂v, ‡P\߃ \n›e`‡ntbmsS, a[pchpw kcfhpamb i_vZØn¬

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B cmamhXmc IYIƒ, k¶o¿Ø\߃ ho≠pw ho≠pw D∑mZÿmbnbmb Im‰ns‚

KXnhnKXnIƒ°\pkcn®v \o´ns®m√n.

F√mw ad∂h¿ kt¥mjn®p.

˛BÀmZn®p.

At∏mƒ Btcm samgn™p:

""Iq´tc, CXv kwkmckmKcØnse A]q¿∆ kpIrXw''

FIm¥[ym\Øn¬ ebn®ncp∂ Btcm Nne¿ B ]d™Xv icnh®v Xebm´n.

thsd Nne¿ \n»_vZw _“mhns\bpw hnizI¿Ωmhns\bpw ]Io¿Øn®v sImØpI√pIfn¬

NnXsagpØv XpSßn.

˛NnXsagpØv XpScp∂h¿, XpSscØpSsc \m∑pJh¿Æ\ XpScp∂Xv i≤n°mw \ap°n\n.

A\¥hpw Ah¿Æ\obhpamb ImeØns‚ A\pkyqXamb ]hmlØn¬, ]eh´hpw

]]©hpw ]IrXnbpw ]fbPeØn¬ Aa¿∂ncp∂p....

Aßv, hnZqcXbn¬ aßnb \nemshfn®Øn\p Iogn¬ almkapZambn Pe∏c∏v ]c∂pInS∂p.

alm]fbw IS∂phcp∂Xn\p ap≥t] Xs∂ kwlmc]InbIƒ AXns‚ ]q¿ÆXbn¬

Ahkm\n®ncp∂p.....

]n∂oSv,

auVyØns‚ AKm[Xbn¬ \n∂pw

BImiØns‚ A\¥\oenabpw

`qanbpsS kkyiymafXbpw

]]©Øns‚ \ne\n¬]ns‚˛

ASnÿm\amb kvt\lØns‚ ]hmlhpw

]£nIfpw arKßfpw

cm£k∏nimNp°fpw

b£cpw In∂ccpw

k¿∏ßfpw K‘¿∆∑mcpw

PePohnIfpw ]Xps° ]Xps° cq]saSpØp h∂p.

˛Icbnepw BImiØnepw Pohn°p∂ PohPmeßfpw ]n∂mse Iq´wIq´ambn DSseSpØp.

hr„nbpw AXnhr„nbpw XpS¿∂p≠mbn.

A]cnNnXamb BflkwL¿j߃s°mSphn¬ _“tZhs‚ a\ n¬ A·n DW¿∂p.....

A·nbpsS acoNnIIfn¬ \n∂pw acoNn P\n®p.

A·nbpsS IÆpIfn¬ \n∂pw ImcpWyØns‚ Znhykv]¿i\hpambn Aizn\nIfpw ]nd∂p.

cmXnbpw ]Iepw

]pecnbpw k‘ybpw

˛at‰tXm Imeßfn¬ \n∂pw F∂ t]mse IS∂ph∂p.

tZhI\yIfpw kpcI\yIfpw temIamXm°fpw cq]saSpØp.

BZni_vZßfpw `qXw `hnjyw F∂nßs\ Imeßfpw D≠mbn.

GIm¥XbpsS apJØpt\m°n shdpsXbncn°phm≥ _“tZh\v ]n∂osSmcn°epw

km[n®ncp∂n√!

kr„nbpsS t]‰pt\mhv ho≠pw ho≠pw Bcw`n®p.

IaØn¬ ImXpIfn¬ \n∂pw ]Pm]XnIfpw

tcmaIq]ßfn¬ \n∂pw EjnIfpw ]nd∂p!!

AsX!

Bfll¿jØns‚ \mfpIƒ kr„n°phm\mbn A·nbpsS _eØn¬ \n∂pw a\ pw

cq]saSpØp.

A·nbpsS [qaßfn¬ \n∂v hkp°fpw A·n Xp∏nb Icn°´Ifn¬ \n∂pw Xnfßp∂

\£X kaqlßfpw ]ndhn sIm≠p.

\mZcq]\pw, \mZicoc\pambn,

HmwImcs∏mcpfmb ]cainh\pw s\‰ØSØn¬ \n∂pw ]q¿Æ\mbn ]nd∂p.

P¥p kr„nIfpw Ign™t∏mƒ,

˛Ft¥m Hcp A]q¿ÆX, hn߬ \m∑pJa\ n¬ A\p`hs∏´p.

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Nn¥Iƒ ho≠pw GIoIrXambn.

Adnbp∂ alm¤pXßfn¬ H∂mbn ]n∂oSv AXp amdn.

At∏mƒ AXnkpµchpw Btcbpw hioIcn°p∂Xpamb B cq]w _“tZhs‚ ap∂n¬

]Xy£s∏´p.

""tlm! kvXo!!''

]]©a\ ns‚ Hcwihpw tXP ns‚ as‰mcwihpw t]dn hnizapJØv ]Xy£s∏´ B

Znhycq]w kvXobmbncp∂p....

AhfmWv ""iXcq]''

....._“mhv Ahsf h[phmbn AwKoIcn®p.

˛F√m PohPme߃°pw ]p\¿P∑ap≠v.

FXtbm kwlmcßfpw ]p\¿P∑ßfpw alm]fbßfpw Ign™pt]mbncn°p∂p.

""Imew''

A\¥amb ImeØns‚ almNe\Øn¬ Ch A\pkyqXw XpS¿∂psImt≠bncp∂p......

Hm¿°pI! £an°pI!!

shdpsX˛

AsX˛

tImSn°W°mb PohPmeßfn¬, PohtkmX pIfn¬ H∂p amXamWv a\pjy≥.......

F∂n´pw......

˛NnXsagpØv XpScp∂hcn¬ Nne¿ hnizI¿Ωmhnt\bpw hnizI¿Ωmhns‚ IgnhpItfbpw

ho≠pw ho≠pw ]Io¿Øn°p∂p.....

AXpw i≤n°mw......... \ap°n\n

tZhKpcphmb _rlkv]XnbpsS ktlmZcnbmWv hckvXo.

A„hkp°fn¬ ][m\nbmWv ]`mk≥.

Ch¿°p P\n® k¥m\amWv hnizI¿Ωmhv.

IfnhoSpIfpw Zmcpin¬]ßfpw Z¥in¬]ßfpw \n¿Ωn°p∂Xn¬ henb

`mh\bp≠mbncp∂p hnizI¿Ωmhn\v.

AXnat\mlcamb F¥pw hnizI¿Ωmhv ]p\¿kr„n°pambncp∂p......

A\¥`mh\bn¬ kzbw BÀmZw ]q≠p!

]p\¿P\n KplIƒ, a¥afi]߃, cmPl¿Ωy߃ F∂nh Cutcgp]Xn\mev

temIßfnepw ]pIƒs]‰p.

tZhXIfpw A]vkc pIfpw Bcm[\mangnIfm¬ t\m°n.

CXn\nSbn¬, BtXb ap\nbpsS ojWnIƒ°p ap≥]n¬ IogSßn tZhtemIhpw \n¿Ωn®p.

˛kz¿§Øn\p]Icambn, at\mlcamb as‰mcp kz¿§hpw thsd Xo¿Øp.

_“mhns‚bpw tZh¿jnIfpsSbpw D]tZiØn\p hgßn ssZXy∑mcmb kpµ≥, D]kpµ≥

ktlmZc∑msc ]ckv]cw bp≤Øn¬ sImes∏SpØphm\mbn AXnkpµcnbpw AXn sshiyXbpw

ssIapXembp≈ XntemØasb cq]w \¬In.

LrXm\nsb bYmImew hnhmlw Ign®p.

[mcmfw k¥m\߃ Ahcn¬ P\n®p.

AXn¬ kw⁄sb, kqcytZh\v hnhmlw Ign®psImSpØp.

as‰mcp aIfmb NnXmwKZsb kptZh]pX\mb kpcY\pw.

˛hn[nbpsS \ntbmKØn¬, hnizI¿Ωmhn\pw Hcp]mSv Imew EX≤zP al¿jnbpsS im]ta‰v,

hm\ccq]\mbn Im´nepw ta´nepw Igntb≠n h∂p.....

C\n KmY XpScs´˛

A\ycpsS a\ p hmbn°p∂ a¥w I\n™pIn´phm≥ X] p sNøphm≥ h∂hcmWv,

Ah¿.

Hcp Iq´w _m“WyØns‚ klbmXnI¿.

PohnXaXbpw ssZhm\p`qXn \pI¿∂h¿.

As√¶n¬˛

Hm¿ΩIfpsS almtacp Npa∂h¿

Ccp´ns‚ kam]\ßfn¬ Iq´w tN¿∂p sNm√p∂ cmaKmYIfn¬ Ah¿ tam£w Xnc™p....

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im]tamN\w kz]v\w I≠p

XßfpsS ]nbs∏´ Pohs‚ hne Ahcn¬ HmtcmcpØcpw Adn™ncp∂p.....

B ]m¿∞\m\nebßfpsS apIfn¬ cmXnbpsS \n»_vZXbn¬ kz¿§hmXnepIƒ

Xpd°s∏´p!

.....At∏mƒ cmXn hfsctbsd sN∂ncp∂p.

hensbmcp taLØns‚ Ccp≠ \ng¬ Np‰p]mSpap≈ AXyp∂Xßfmb Ip∂n≥

inJcßfn¬ hoWp]c∂p.

Hcp \nanjw!!

AhnsS ]mh\amsbmcp \n»_vZX tXtPm]hmlw t]mse IS∂p h∂p!

F√mhcpsSbpw kwibIcamb, lXmibIcamb ImØp\n¬∏ns‚ Ahkm\w

Bcw`n®pIgn™ncp∂p.....

˛At∏mƒ AßIse NnXmhZn\Zn°cbn¬, ]u¿Æan \nemhv ]Xnhn≥]Snbnepw

\nd™pIhn™p.

Im‰v IcbpIbpw agtaL߃ `bm¿ZXtbmsS Zo\Zo\w \nehnfn°pIbpw sNbvXp.

At∏mƒ A\¥cminbn¬ \n∂pw AicocnIƒ apgßn:

""`‡sc˛

a\x»m¥nbv°pth≠n, \n߃ \n߃ Xs∂bpw at\m\nb¥Ww ]men°phm≥ ioen°pI.

\nßfpsS hoSpIfnse,

As√¶n¬ tZißfnse im¥ntbbpw B\µtØbpw A]ISØnem°p∂

hnImcXo£vWXbv°v AdpXn hcpØpI.

a\ v \nßfpsS bPam\\mIp∂p....

AXv hnthIØns‚tbm,

_p≤nbptStbm,

sNm¬∏Snbv°p \n¬°p∂psh¶n¬,

\n߃ c£s∏´p

˛At∏mƒ \n߃ \nßfpsS timIØn¬ \n∂pw ZpcnXßfn¬ \n∂pw Xo¿®bmbpw Xo¿Øpw

ap‡cmbn Xocpw.

\n߃ \nßfpsS Nm]eyßfpw BiIfpw `bmi¶Ifpw ]Xo£Ifpw \nd™ a\ ns\

]q¿Æambpw \ncp]m[nIambpw F\n°p ka¿∏n°pI.

Rm≥ \nßfpsS a\ ns\ CµnbßfpsS B⁄bv°p hgßns°mSp°mXncn°phm\pw

_p≤nbpsS sNm¬∏Snbv°p IogSßphm\pw Bbn CXm A\pKln°p∂p.....

A√msX˛

Cutcgp]Xn\mev temIßfnepw

a\ p \nb¥n°p∂,

As√¶n¬ a\ p hmbn°p∂ as‰mcp a¥an√ AYhm X¥an√!

Hmw! im¥n!

im¥n! im¥n! Hmw!!

\n߃ F√mhcpw aSßnt∏mIphn≥''

˛Hcp cmXnbpsS Ahkm\ bma߃ Bbn°gn™ncp∂p.

.....Zo¿Lamb Hcp X]›cybpsS, Ahkm\ aWn°qdpIfpw kamKXambn.

A\pcmKnbmb Im‰v At∏mgpw ]Xps° hoip∂p≠mbncp∂p.

B Im‰n¬ kpK‘w s]mgn®ncp∂ Nµ\acßfpw ]mcnPmX acßfpw BSnbpebpIbpw B

acßfpsS Xe∏Øncp∂v Ddßnbncp∂ Im´p]£nIƒ DW¿s∂Wo°pIbpw IfIfmchßtfmsS

a‰p Zqcßfntem´v ]d∂pt]mIpIbpw sNbvXp.

apIfn¬,

Cfw\oemImihpw

kmµamb Hcp Xqh¬ kv]¿itØmsS˛

F√mw I≠pw tI´pw BkzZn°pIbpw shdpsX Hcp sNdp ]p©ncn s]mgn°pIbpw sNbvXp

sIm≠ncp∂p.....

˛At∏mƒ Xmsg Ip∂pIfpsS Xmgvhmcßfn¬ \n∂pw Xo£vWamb, ojWamb Hcp Bchw

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apgßnt°´p.

Ign™ Imem¥cßfn¬,

Ipcniph®p ]m¿∞n°p∂hcptSbpw,

GIssZhØn¬ hnizkn°p∂hcptSbpw,

]m¿∞\maµnc߃....kz¥w Bƒ°q´ßfmepw

hn\miImcnbmb Bbp[ßfmepw

auVyamb C—mi‡nbm¬....

X√nØI¿Øpw Xos°mfpØnbpw ]Icw _lpssZh aµncßfpw t£Xßfpw

]WnXpb¿Ønbh¿ Bbncp∂p, Ah¿.

˛a\ ns\ CµnbßfpsS C—mi‡n°p hgßns°mSpØh¿....

hnImcXo£vWXbv°v ASnas∏´h¿....

Im]menI¿!

Ah¿ XShnem°s∏´ncp∂p, Bflmhns‚ kz¥w tIm´bn¬.....Fs∂t∂°pambn.

t\m°n \n¬s°,

apJw s]mØn Ah¿ Icbm≥ XpSßn.....

AhcpsS tamN\Øns‚ \mfpIƒ C\nbpw bpKbpKm¥c߃°∏pdØmWv.

C\n aS°bmX!!

A\ycpsS a\ p hmbn°p∂ a¥w I\n™In´phm≥ X] p sNøm≥ h∂hcmWv Ah¿.

Hcp Iq´w _m“WyØns‚ klbmXnI¿.

PohnXaXbpw ssZhm\p`qXn \pI¿∂h¿.

As√¶n¬˛

Hm¿ΩIfpsS almtacp Npa∂h¿.....

˛Ccp´ns‚ kam]\ßfn¬ Iq´w tN¿∂p sNm√p∂ cmaKmYIfn¬ Ah¿ tam£w Xnc™p.

im]tamN\w kz]v\w I≠p.

XßfpsS ]nbs∏´ Pohs‚ hne Ahcn¬ HmtcmcpØcpw Adn™ncp∂p......

˛CXm Ah¿ aSßpIbmWv...... PohnXbmXbnte°v!

hnS sNm√s´, C\n.

Hmw! im¥n! Hmw!