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N¼nNp«³.sWäv k`wssN hz´w ssbKmf]v¡pÅn`m\v. CXwssNsNm*v A]msat¶mXv Wn¡m³ BwPyw Nm«n. A]mÄ sS^pknsWSnÀklt¯¡v kn^ÂIq*n. AknsX sS^pkpssb¸nsâ tIm«n H^p sb¬Np«n Npan¡p¶p. Np¯n]n^p¶v skÅw S`]ns`mjn¡pt¼mÄ AkapsX bmkmX]v¡nX]n`qsX fpXn kaÀ¶pSpX§n]n«nÃm¯ sNm¨pbq_pNm\mw. sbs«¶]mÄ ssbKmf]psX fp³klw k`n¨pSmjv¯n Np®]pw A*nNapw bp_s¯Xp¯p. A]mapsX Np® S`s]Xp¯ H^p bm¼nsWt¸ms` Wn¶mXp¶p. tbXn¨pkn_¨pWn¶ Ft¶mXknsX Wn¡m³ BwPywNm«n, B sb¬Np«n]psX bq_nt`¡v tWm¡ns¡m*v A]mÄ Np® k`n¨Xn¡m³ SpX§n. AÂbw Njnªt¸mÄ A]mapsX skÅw sS_n¨pko\p. skÅw fpjpk³ sM¡n¡aªtlgw A]maSnsW ssbKmf]v¡pÅn`m¡n, Ft¶mXv sbm]vs¡mÅm³ BwPyw Nm«n. MmWknsXWn¶v HmXnt¸m¶p. A¶p^m{Sn, A¡m^y§saÃmw Bt`mIn¨pNnX¶t¸mÄ FWn¡mUyfm]n D²m^\fp*m]n. MmW]mÄ sI]vSSptbms` sI]vSptWm¡n. BUyw AÂbw tkUWns¨¦n`pw Npt_¡jnªt¸mÄ ^hfm]n tSm¶n. Npt_tW^w Njnªt¸mÄ FWn¡v hvO`WfnÃm¯ HmÀPmhw D*m]n. bns¶ FÃm ^m{SnNan`pw MmWSpsI]vSp. Nps_ fmh§Ä¡ptlgw FWn¡mUys¯ hvO`Wfp*m]n”” lÐw Smjv¯n MmWktamXv b_ªp, “”C¶s` ^m{Sn]n`pw MmWSv sI]vSp””.
“” B hf]¯pv Mm³ Wns¶t]mÀ¯p kn^`nXpN]m]n^p¶p”” AkapsX In^n.
AktamXv hwhm^n¡p¶SnWnX]ns`t¸mtjm N¼n]m] Fsâ Np® Smjv¶n^p¶p. Ct¸mÄ, Akan¶s` Fs¶t]mÀ¯p kn^`ns«¶p tN«t¸mÄ A_n]msS MmWkapsX fp`Nan`pw knXÀ¶ Nm`pNÄ¡nX]n`pw tWm¡nt¸m]n. SaÀ¶pNnX¶ Fsâ Np® sM«n]p\À¶p. H^pbSnª In^nt]msX, Fsâ N¼n]m] Np®]nt`¡v kn^ÂIq*n AkÄ b_ªp,
“”W½Ä hwhm^n¨pNjn]p¶Spks^ Wos]s¶ tWm¡nsöv t{bmfnhv sI]vSStÃ?”” Mm³ S`Smjv¯n b_ªp,
“”thm_n tfQm””
“”F¶m Wo]SnsW Smjv¯p”” AkapsX N®n NphrSn. FWn¡v tUgyw k¶p.
“”FWn¡v Nm\mWsæn bns¶´nWm\v Wo]n§sW Fsâ fpWvbn`n^n¡p¶Sv?”” AkapsX N®n H^m]n^w hq^y·mÀ.
“”hSyw, WnW¡ptk*n fm{Sfm\v MmWnknsX C^n¡p¶Sv. Wos]s¶ F´v sI]vSm`pw MmsWm¶pw b_]nÃ. bt£, shN-vhn In` Wn]{´\§Ä AWnkm^yfm\v. WnW¡Sv b_ªpS^m³tk*n fm{Sfm\v Mm³ {lfn¡p¶Sv. H^p sb®nsW ht´mgn¸n¡m³ WnWs¡m^pbmXv Wn]{´\§Ä tk*nk^pw. B\nWv sbm§n] Np® Smjv¯mWpÅ Sn^¡m\v. bt£ sb®nWv Wnsâ H^pbmXv hf]w Bklyfm\v””. FWn¡Sv fWÊn`mkp¶p. AkÄ b_ªp, “”Wnsâ Nm^yw fm{Sftà tN«pÅq. WnWs¡sâ Nm^y§Ä tNÄ¡t*?”” Mm³ AsSs]¶v S`]m«n.

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