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N¼nNp«³.sWäv Nm\p¶Sv. ASv hm^fnÃ.”
bns¶ tI«³ H¶pw b_ªnÃ. A§sW Wm`v Unkhw Njnªv AkÀ Sn^nsN F¯n. knhm Nn«n] knk^w tI¨ns] A_n]n¨p. ^*p Unkhw Njnªv tI¨n, AÑWpw A½]v¡pfpÅ s¹]n³ Xn¡äv Hm¬ss`³, B]n tI«Wv sf]n sI]vSp sNmXp¯p. FWn¡v b^o£ fmÀ¨v 27 Wp Njn]pw. fmÀ¨v 31 Wp AkÀ¡v tbmN\w. A§sW B Unkhw F¯n. AkÀ sWXp¼mtÈ^n]n Wn¶pw Updm]v kjn Wyqt]mÀ¡nt`¡v tbm]n. MmWpw tI«Wpw Sn^nsN ko«n F¯n.
AÑWpw A½]pw CWn fq¶p fmhw Atf^n¡]nÂ. MmWpw tI«Wpw fm{Sw ko«nÂ. B fq¶p fmhkpw FWn¡v tI«sW hz´fm¡n hN` hzÀ¤§apw Nm\\w. ASnWpÅ kjnNÄ Mm³ Bt`mIn¨v SpX§n. ^*p fq¶p Unkhw hmVm^\ tbms` NX¶p tbm]n.
Ct¸mÄ, Mm³ In` Unkh§anÂ, tI«³s_ tgmÀ«vhpw, XogÀ«pw Hs¡ FXp¯p ko«n CXpfm]n^p¶p. ASv N*n«v tI«³ H¶pw b_ªnÃ. Ct¸mÄ, tI«³ Fs¶ ko«ptKm`n]n him]n¡m_p*v. A§sW H^mjvI Njnªv H^p Unkhw tI«³, HmcohnÂWn¶pw Sn^nsN F¯n]Sv Np_¨v kngft¯msX B]n^p¶p. Mm³ Nm^yw Sn^¡n.
“”””F´m tI«m fpO¯v H^p km«w? Mm³ tI«Wv CãfnÃm¯Sv Fs´¦n`pw sI]vtSm?”
“”””At¿m tfmta, Wo H¶pw sI]vSnÃ.”
“”””bns¶´m H^p kngfw?”
“”””ASv tfmsa FWn¡v M§apsX siZvBcohn H^mjvIs¯ s{X]nWnwPv D*v. ASnWp tbmNmSn^n¡m³ bä¯nÃ.”
“”””ASnsW´m. tI«³ tbmN\w.”
“”””tfmsa Wns¶ FknsX B¡n]n«p Mm³ tbmNpw? Wns¶ Hä]v¡v CknsX Wn_p¯m³ bänÃtÃm.”
“”””ASnWp Fs¶ Hä]v¡v CknsX Wn_p¯\sf¶v B^m b_ªSv?”
“”””bns¶ Wo F´v sI¿pw?”
“”””MmWpw tI«³s_ NqsX k^pw. FWn¡v dmw¥qÀ Hs¡ Nm\mftÃm. H^mjvI Wfp¡v AknsX AXn¨psbman¡mw.”
“”””tfmsa, AknsX ASnWp huN^yw Dt*m F¶v Mm³ H¶v Sn^¡s«.”
“”””tI«m, Mm³ AknsX tI«³ S§p¶ _qfn Ss¶ Wnt¶mamw. bN tI«³ s{X]nWn§nWp tbmNpw. Mm³ AknsX Wn§apsX fp_n]n C^p¶p bYn¡mw.”
“”””At¿m! At¸mÄ Wn³s_ H^mjvIs¯ ¢mÊv tbmNntÃ?”
“”””ASv hm^fnà tI«m. Mm³ B^psX F¦n`pw ssN¿n Wn¶pw tWm«v km§n bYn¡mw.”
“”””GSm]m`pw Mm³ H¶v AtWzgn¡s«.”
“”””AtWzgn¡m³ H¶pw CÃ.”
“”””ASÃ tfmsa, bNÂ Mm³ Nm\nÃtÃm. At¸mÄ Wns¶ hp^£nSfm]n FknsX Wn_p¯pw?”
“”””AsSms¡ Wfp¡v tWm¡mw tI«m.”
bns¶ tI«³ SXÊw H¶pw b_ªnÃ. AXp¯ Unkhw ^mknt` N¼nNp«³.sWäv