""K]sâ {blvWsf´mXm?"" B`ohv dmktWmXv tImUn¨p. ""B`oth, AsSm^p NT]m\v--. hdvssXän H¶pfnà . sbs«¶v- tNÄ¡pt¼mÄ Uin¡nÃ..."" ""Ìoc³ hmt_,"" tKm ImXns]jpt¶äp. ""Wn§sa Mm³ hmt_ F¶v- knan¡p¶Sv Wn§Ä N`NväÀ B]Sv sNmt*m sF Kn B]SpsNmt*m H¶pkÃ. ]q BÀ F fmÌÀ ss_äÀ. tdm¯v-- C³ sf]n³ hv{Xow B³Zv C³ N¼n ...B H^p dipfmWw sk¨m..."" ""Hm CkWv Ct{Sw Cw¥ogv Hs¡ A_n]m^pt¶m?"" B`ohv AUvepSt¯msX dmksW tWm¡n. ""B`ohv S¦¨n Ipbv ^tim. fptK tdmÂtW tUm...CulzÀ Bbv bÀ Blngv {bUm³ Nt^Pm..."" ""§vti?"" FÃmk^pw b^hv¸^w N®pNÄ fnjn¨v fpOt¯mXv fpOw tWm¡n. ""FXm e]¦^m! inµnt]m?"" Kho´m tImUn¨p. ""F¶v- sk¨m F´kmXm?"" ""F¶v- sk¨m Np´w. tim F³s_ Culz^m H^p Nm^yw b_]m³ h½Sn¡ptk`m. Ft´`pw H¶v- b_]m³ sSmX§n]m A¸w sSmX§pw ka ka ka kam¶v-.."" K]tUk³ Ahiyfm] AhzØSt]msX b_ªp. ""F¶v sk¨m fWÊn`m]ntàbns¶ tImUn¡t*?"" Kho´]pw AhiySt]msX b_ªp. ""Atàinµn H*m¡Ãv,"" ""B`ohv S¦¨n U]km]n fn*mSn^n¡q . Fs¶ hwhm^n¡m³ AWpkUn¡q. ssUkw Wn§sa AWp{Pin¡pw,"" t_mg³ sPu^k¯n b_ªp. ""Ck³ F¶Sm B`oth Cu b_]ps¶?"" ""F³s_ sbmt¶m!"" t_mg³ S`]n ssN sk¨p. ""CSv {Xm³tÉgWmt¶. tKm hm_v inµoÂb_ªntÃ? ASn³s_."" ""F¶m b_! MmsWm¶pw fn*p¶nÃ,"" B`ohv Sm¸^yfnÃm¯ emk¯nÂb_ªp. K]tUk³ ÌocsW tWm¡n. ""Wo F¶Sm tKm b_]m³ kt¶? ASv b_,"" Ìoc³ b_ªp. ""ChsdÃs]¸än S¡m`w CknsX b_]*,"" tKm sPu^kw knXmsS b_ªp. ""AtÃ`pw Nan]m¡m³ tWm¡n]n^n¡pkm Hmt^m^p¯^pw! Fjp¯pNm^sâ {blvW§Ä F´m? Ak³s_ fWÊv F´m? AkWv hfmVmWw Ht*m? CsSm¶pw Cu ka ka kam¶v- b_]p¶ Häs]®¯nWv A_n]mtkm? Gsi! Ck·mÀ¡pw CkavfmÀ¡pw Hä¡m^yw A_nªm fSn. WkkVq³s_ dm¡n Ft´y? ^mKosX dm¡ns]´ns]...."" ""^mKosX dm¡nt]m? F¶v- sk¨m?"" B`ohv ko*pw hwl]w {bNXn¸n¨p. ""F¶v- sk¨m Np´w! tU StÅ! Fs¶ FknXp¶m tNäns], AksX¯s¶ Sn^n¨p sNm*ptbm]n knXv!"" ""SÅt]m?"" B`ohv S`]n ssN sk¨p. ""tKm¡p«m Fs¶t]m?"" ""Hm! Hm! Hm!"" K]tUk³ ko*pw H¨]n«p. ""F¶m FN-vhv{bg³! Wn§av bns¶ SÅ]tÃ? AtSm GtS`pw fq¡a¨m¯n sb®mt\m? N¼nNp«³.sWäv