Chapter Title : കോബ്രാഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 24 [Smitha]

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N¼nNp«³.sWäv AXp¯ ^mKNpfm^³..."" `¯ocn³s_ ssN¯`w ^mip`n³s_ tSman AfÀ¶p. ""B³Zv Umäohv..."" Nm^yw Sn^n¨_nª Nq«pNmÀ Btklt¯msX lÐfn«p. ""^mip Wm^m]\³ hmÀ-!"" AkÀ H¶X¦w knan¨pb_ªp. ""sku-! iyq]v...sku-!"" hwQmwP§Ä¡nX]n Wn¶v- knhvf]¯n³s_ B^kfp\À¶p. ^mip AkÀ¡v fp¼n H^p knhvf]¡mjv¨]m]n. B^mVW]pw {b\]kpw N¯p¶ fnjnNtamsX Unky A]msa tWm¡n. ""F¶n«v?' AkÄ tImUn¨p. ""BUyw MmsWm¶¼^¶p,"" `¯ocv SpXÀ¶p. ""^mip hm_nsW W½Ä knófm^psX b«nN]n`m\tÃm sbXp¯n]n^p¶Sv. hms_s¶ kn`¡n. Fs¶ SXªp. Ct¸mÄ hz]w Wn]{´n¡pN. Np_¨pNqXn Nm¯n^n¡pN. Ak^psX b²SnNapsX AXn¯«pks^ Wmw A_n]\w Fs¶ms¡ hmÀ A¶v- Fs¶¸_ªp tdmVys¸Xp¯n. Cu tNhn S³s_ Sm¸^ysf´m\v F¶v- hmÀ A¶v Ft¶mXv Sp_¶p b_ªp. K]Nrgv\³ sk_pw A¬CwtbmÀ«³äv QXNw fm{Sfm\v F¶v- At±iw b_ªp. tNm{dm inÂhnt` WnVntk« AX¡fpÅ FÃm sh³hnäokv Cgyqhn³s_]pw bn¼n kntWmUv tftWm³ fm{SfÃ, W^nfäw fm¯¨³