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1 Copyright C 2013 by E. Harikumar C Copyright of the sketches, monograms, logo and other materials used in this story to create pages as they appeared in the periodicals, belongs to the respective publishers of periodicals and/or artists.

2 IY tªm Kp-Iƒ ]e-t mgpw AXnsegp-Xp hy n-bpss A X shfn-s -Sp-Ømt\ DXIp F Xs hnizmkw Du n-bp-d- n- p- -Xm-bn-cp p apºn ImWp t]pv. salvzn l kmln_ns\- - n-bp Hcp tej-\-øn\p Xmsg At±-l-Øns acww -sim- p-f-hmb \ - t_m-[-ß-ƒ ns-bn hne- -W-ambn Hcp Ipdn- p-ap m-bn-cp- p. "salzn l -t\m? Bcm- W-bmƒ? C y-bn BcmWv Abmsf Adn-bpI?' am p simsp- m A l-x-bn- mø B Adn-hn- mbvabv p apºn Abmƒ ]I- p-\n- p. "Kptemw sa cwkv `tc, _mzv F \u_-lm Nte Nte `n Bthm In Kp j Im Imtcm_m Nte.' salvzn l Kk Be-]n-bv p-i-bmwv. "]pxp-h-k- -Øns aµ-am-cp-x ]q -fn \nd-߃ Nm Ø-s. Bcmaw Hcn- qsn kpo-h-am- m-\mbn hcq.' apjsø Npfn-hp-Iƒ ns-bn hm -Iy-Øns \ng-ep-iƒ hogvønbn ps nepw HmP- p kzc-øn B A\p-{K-loX Kk kwko-x- ]msp- p. CS-Xp-]- - m-c-\m-bn-cp ss^kv Al-ΩZv ss^kns hnπ-hm-fl-i-amb Kk. Fgp-]-Xp-I-fpsS XpS- -Øn CtX Kk salvzn l kmln_v ]msp- Xv Abmƒ ti n- p- v. i -Øn snmdp-snm-dp- p- m-bn-cp p. A v t_mws_-bn Sn.-hn. If {Sm kvan-j XpS-ßn-bn- p- m-bn-cp- n-. ªm v G v ssh v tamwn- -dn B \mev]ø p hb pim-cs apjw HmP-t mss ImW-s p. Xe-bpsS ap hiøp apsn api-fn-te-bv p Ib w XpS-ßn-bn-t -bp- p. salvzn kmln_v A -cn- p. B hm Ø hmbn Znhkw Abmƒ Iptd-t\cw \ncp-t -j- \mbn Ccp- p. Pohn-X-Øn \n v Fs m-s tbm AS p-t]mb t]mse. sj ^n \n v ]gb Im - p-i-fpss tijcw X n aq p Im - p-iƒ ]pd-sø-spøp. kn.-un.-i-fpss apt - -Øn ]n X -s ts]vsdt m U Iptd- m-e-ambn D]-tbm-Kn- m-dn-. Ae-am-dn-bn `{Z-ambn aqsn-sh sdt m U Abmƒ s]msn-xp-s v π n IpØn. b{ -ßsf a\p-jy-tc- mƒ \ mbn hniz-kn- m-sa- -bmƒ A\p-`-h-Øn \n v ]Tn- n-cp- p. a\p-jy NXn-t -SØv Abm-fpsS klm-b-øn-s\-øn-b-xv Ft mgpw b{ -ß-fm-bncp p. AXp {]h Øn- p-sa {]Xo- -bn Abmƒ Imk- n- p. Abm-fpsS {]Xo ]Xn-hp-t]mse sx m-bn-. ]Øp-]-{ p sim ambn At±lw Bip-]-{Xn-bnepw ho n-ep-ambn Ign-bp-I-bm-bn-cp- p. ]s acww! "crvpnjv ln kln, Zn ln ZpJm-t\-tI-entb B...' Abmƒ IÆ-S- n-cp- p. "Cu ]m n-ÿm\n Kk-evIm-cs\ C y-bn BcmWv Adn-bpI?' I w! AsX-gp-Xnb tªmk-dpss Adn-hn- m-bva-bn Abmƒ Zp:JnX-\m-bn. km[m-c-w-ambn hymi-c-w- n-i-ip-ifpw A -csø p-ifpw ]d-bm-\p-t±-in- p- Xv [cn- n- m-\p hnj-aßfpw tªmkp-i-fnep- m-hm-dp- v. AXbmƒ v a\- n-em-hpw. F m-hcpw sshbm-i-c-w- mc-h-w-sa- n-. ]s A X! AXv kln- m-hp- -Xn-e- p-d-am-wv. C y-bnse e - -W- n\v Bcm-[-I p-th n, At±-l-Øns ac-w-øn k -S-s -Sp- -h pth n Abmƒ ts]vsd-t m U-dns hmfyw Iq n-h- p. 12

3 "AXn- gpw tisn- msx Ccn vwv s?' `mcy tnmzn- p. Iºyq- -dn-emwv B Kk tiƒ p- -sx- m-bn-cp p Ahƒ Icp-Xn-b-Xv. apdn-bn-tebv v h -t m-gmwv a\- n-em-bxv ]gb ts vsd-t m U-dn \n- mwv i w hcp- -sx- v. knunsπbdpw Iºyq- dpw IqSn ]mhw BUntbm Imk- ns\ Ft ]pdw-x- n-bn-cp- p. Ahƒ v salvzn l s\ C - am-wv. IqSp-X C w Kpem-w A-en-tbbpw PK-Zojv knßn-t\-bp-am-sw p am {Xw. ]ns bmwv salvzn kmln pw ] Pv DZm-kpw. "Ft msv ]nw- -am-sw- nepw Fs lrz-b-sø t\mhn n- m-\m-sb- nepw hcq...' kzc-hn-\ym-k-øn-ep kq va-hy-xn-bm-\-߃ timcn-ø-cn- n-bv p- -Xm-bn-cp- p. ss\po-cn-b-bn Im jn-i-b-{ -ß-fpsS _nkn-\ v \S-Øn-bn-cp kpcn-µ tnm{]-bn \n- mwv BZy-ambn salvzn l s Kk Imk v ISw In p- -Xv. Hcn- DkvXmZv ]msnb kn\nam Km\-ß-fpsS Imk v sim p-h- p. \m ntebv p Kƒ^v hgn- hcp-tºmgm-wv A-t±lw Imk- p-iƒ hmßn-bn-cp- -Xv. Bkzm-Z-\-Øns C{Xbpw at\m-l-c-amb Hcp-dh Im n-ø B snº ap-sn- m-cs\ Abm-fnt mgpw \µn-]q w Hm p p. At±lw acn- n v F p-h j-am-bn. a\- n Fhn-tS-\nt m thz\ \pg p Ib-dp- p. Fgp-]-Xp-I-fn F mw \ -s - v, `mcy-sbbpw \mep hb- p ai-t\bpw \m n-em n Bfl-l-Xy-sb- n Nn n v Pplp -_o- n Ae- p-\-s- -t mƒ Fhn-tS-\nt m Hgp-In-h Hcp Kk-ens CuWw km z-\-s -Sp-Øn. F mw \ -s - n- n-, C\nbpw t\sm-\p-s km z\ktµ-iw. kwko-x-øn Biz-kn- n-bv p Hcw-i-ap- v. Xs Iøn-ep Km\-ti-Jcw C m-bn-cp- p-sh- n Xm At aæn-e-enbp-am-bn-cp- p. tpmen \ -s v Fßpw t]mim-\n- msx H bv v ho n-en-cn- p-tºmƒ hni v ad v kzbw ebn- n-cp- Xv AXns apºn-em-bn-cp- p. AXn XeØv salv-aq-zp- m-bn-cp- p, salvzn l -\p- - m-bn-cp- p, tla- v, d^n, ex, Kpem-aen F mhcpw D m-bn-cp- p. salvzn l ]msp-i-bm-wv. "CXp-hsc Fs lrz-b-øn kq n- p-sh {]Xo- -bpss Ah-km-\sØ sagp-ip-xncn\mfw IqSn sisp-øm-\m-sb- nepw \o hcp.' "... sb BJvcn jsωbv `n _ppmt\-ti-ensb B.' B Kk DkvXm-Zns Ah-km\ \mfp-isf - n-bp ]{X-hm Ø-Iƒ hmbn- m Abmƒ s\ n ]c-xp-i-bmbn-cp- p. KqKnƒ Xs apºn \nc-ønbxv e -W- n\v t]pp-i-fm-bn-cp- p. GXm\pw {][m-\-s - h t\m n Hmtcmt m-tcm- mbn hmbn m XpS-ßn. hmbn- -t m-ƒ txm n- AXv th n-bn-cp- n F v. ]Xn-\mdp Xe-ap-d-I-fmbn kwko-txm-]m-k\ snbvxp Pohn Hcp IpSpw-_-Ønse kwko-x-, e - - W- n\v P\-lr-Z-b-ßsf kwko-x-øns amkva-c-x-bn Bdm-Sn Kk cmpmhv. At±-l-Øns Ah-km\ Imew I - m- Sp-Iƒ \nd- -Xm-bn-cp- p. Bip-]-{Xnbnse _n -S- m ]W-an- msx a ƒ v s\t m- -tam-ts KXn-tI-Sv. PohnXw apgp-h kwko-x-w am{xw lrzb-øn kq n Hcp a\p-jy, Ah-km\ Imeß-fn... At±-l-Øns kwko-x- Øn B\-µn-bv p-i-am{x-a H w kzpohn-x-øns A w I p-]n- Sn pi-iqsn snbvx Xs -t m-ep- - P\e -߃ Fhn-sS-bm-bn-cp p? Abmƒ A s\ Hm Øp. ap Xmw hb- n, sszh-øns kr n-bpss A]m-I-X-I-sf- - nbpw AXp kr -Ifnep m- nb ZWvU-\-sØ bpw sshcq-]y-xysøbpw ] n Hm Øv, F n Aßn-s\- 13

4 sbm-co-iz-c... F A t m-ivxn-bn \n Øn, Xs hgn thsd-bmwv Fs -gp-xnb Ihn-bpsS Ah-km-\hpw I - msp \nd- -Xm-bn-cp- p. Bip-]- {Xn-bn t]mim-\p ]Ww-Iq-Sn-bn- msx NnIn txsmsx acn- p. "Rmt\m X-Øn- tø\n-sp-a ]ns\ Xnc-Ibmw aæn-s gpw am ]n-s\.' F mwv At±lw Fgp-Xn-b-Xv. AX-t±lw PohnXImew apgp-h A\p-jvTn- p. Zcn-{Z-\mbn Pohn- -t mgpw At±lw ]mh-s -hsc klm-bn- p. kz w tpmenbv v a p- h \ Inb {]Xn-^ew F{X-bm-sW v t\m p-i-t]mepw snømsx kzoi-cn- p. AXn hfsc kº- -cp- m-bn-cp- p, Zcn-{Z-cpw. ]mh-s - -h p th n {]Xn-^-ean msx tpmensb-sp-øp. At±-l-Øns Ihn-X-Iƒ Ip n-iƒ sxm v apxn -h hsc Bkz-Zn- psh nepw B Ihn-X-Iƒ {]kn- o-i-cn hmcn-i-iƒ hfsc XpO-amb {]Xn-^ew am{xw \ In. ]tøm ]Xn-\t m cq] am{xw. sxm m-bn-cøn Aº-Ø- n \h-bp-k-øntem AtXm Aº-sØm-º-Xn P\- bp-k-øntem {]kn- o-i-cn Ihn-Xbv v Ccp- qdp cq] {]Xn-^-e-ambn In n-bt mƒ At±-l-Øn\v AZv`p-X-ambn. kz w Ign-hn\v In nb BZysØ AwKo-Imc-ambn AX-t±-l-Øn\v txm n-bn-cn- -Ww. A m-z-an-iƒ IqSn hfsc asn- p-a- Sn- mwv At±-lsØ AwKo-I-cn- m-\p ]pc-kvim-c-߃ \ In-b-Xv. Ihn-Xbv p ]pc-kvimcw Adp-]-sØm-º-Xn \ In-bXv Xt - mƒ sndp- -am-bncp Ihn-Iƒ p-iqsn simsp-ø-xn\p tij-am-wv. Imhnse ]m v {]kn- o-i-cn- Xv Adp-]-Øm-dn-em-Wv. thw-sa- n Ah v Ah-km-\-Im-e-ß-fn At±lØn\v hnin mwk-xzw simsp- m-am-bn-cp- p. AX-t±-l-Øn\v henb D]-Imc-am-Ip-am-bn-cp- p. ]Icw Ah snbvxxv sxm m-bn-cøn Fgp-]-Ønc n AXn-\ l-x-s - -h Bcp-an-s v hn[n Iev n p-i-bm-bn-cp- p. ]qx- m pw, Imhnse ]m pw, ]pø I-ehpw Acn-hmfpw, Ip n- pdw ]mehpw Fgp-Xnb Ihn AXn-\ l-\mtwm? ]ns AXn-\-SpØ h jw c p-t] p simsp-øp. A p-t] p-hsc B ]Zhn H -b-sn p \ Inb h j-ß-fp- m-bn- p- v, F ]-søm- n. kz w Imcyw hnfn- p-iqin apºn-tebv p X n- -b-dp- h p am{xta kzy-bp p F XmWv ÿnxn. AXp snøm-\p sshap-jyamwv hy n-po-hn-x-ønse At±-l-Øns ]cm-p-bw. Fgp-]-Øn-\m-en A acn- p. Ah-km-\-Im-e-ß-fn Hcp hnin mwk-xzøns ]cn-thjw Bh-iy-ans - nepw AXn-t\m-sSm w e`n- p-am-bn-cp XpI At±-l-Øn\v Ipd-s - nepw Bizmkam-tbt\; Npcp-ßn-bXv timgn-t m p t]mbn AXym-hiyw th n-bncp Hcp sn v \S-Øm-s\- n-epw. ]Xn-t\gmw hb- n A s\ klm-bn- m-\mbn I -Øbv v h n Ibdnb Xm ap Xmw hb- n kmº-øn-i-ambn BsI XI p. AXp-hsc B n sx mw \ -ambn, InS- msw t]mepw. AXn-\n-Sbv v A s\ klmbn- m ] m-xm-bn. a p a -sf mw Ic Ib-dn-Øp-S-ßp-t D m-bn-cp- p- p. A s B tcmkyw tami-ambn hcp- p-s - - msx F{X-tØmfsaØn-bn-cp- p-sh v Abm-f-dn- n-. kz w ]cm-[o-\-x-iƒ a p- -h-sc, kz w a -sft mepw Adn-bn- mø a\p-jy-\m-bn-cp p At±-lw. Adn-bn- -cp-sx v AΩsbbpw hne- n-bn-cn- -Ww. I - msp-iƒ BtcmSpw ]d-bmsx kzbw kln- p- I, kt m-j-߃ F m-h-cp-ambn ] n-spi F -Xm-bn-cp p A s kz`m-hw. A s\ Znh-khpw ImWm-dp kvt\ln-x- m s - nepw X\nbv v IØ-b- mam-bn-cp- p. t]ms, F mw Ign- p. C\n ap -sø p h j-߃ p tijw t]mãv tam -Øns Bh-iy-sa v? Ah-km\ Znh-k-ß-fn ]nsn- p-\n m ] n-s \ne h -t m-gmwv At±lw X\nbv v IØ-b- p- -Xv. Ipd p ]Ww Ab p Xcq. B IØnse Bth-Khpw \n -lm-b-xbpw a\- n-em- m X\nbv v Ign- n-. km[m-cw Ab- m-dp ]W-Øn\p ]pdsa CSbv v ]Wamhiyw hcp-tºmƒ Ab- m-dp IØpt]mse H m-sw p Icp-Xn. _m n BsI-bp- m-bn-cp \q n- Øp cq]-bn \n v \qdns Hcp sn v Ab- p-sim-sp-øp. ]W-a-b- msx sn -b- m ImcWw Npcp-ßn-bXv \qdpdp- ni A u- n sh -W-sa _m nse hyhÿbmwv. sn m-hp-tºmƒ AXv ob snbvxv s]mbvt m-fpw. t\cn v t]mbm In n-. thsd ]W-sam pw Iøn-ep- m-bn-cp- pan-. h m-sømcp Ime-am-bn-cp p AXv. Hcm-gvN p- n A acn-s v t^m In n. t_mws_-bn \n v sship-t -c-øn-\p- ntem As - n ]nt t m \m n-se-øm Ign-bn-s - dn-bp Abmƒ Xs ImØp-\n msx A s\ kwkvi-cn- p-sim- m sse- {Km-a-b- p. ]n osv ho n h t mgmwv Adn-bp- Xv A \v B \qdp-dp- ni 14

5 t]mepw, _m n h n- p-s - nepw FSp- m ] n-bn-s - v. As - n AsX-Sp- p Imcy-Øn At±lw DZm-ko- \-\m-bn-cp- p. A acn- p-sh- -dn- -t mƒ Ic-bm-Xn-cp Abmƒ p m-bxv Hcp txß-em-wv. A s\ kwkvi-cnt -S-Ø-bmƒ Ipºn- n-cp- p. DW-ßn-Øp-S-ßnb a I- -Iƒ IÆo howv IpXn p. B aæn \a-kvi-cn- -tijw Abmƒ Fgp-t - p. Ah-km\ \mfp-iƒ hfsc I - m-sp- -Xm-bn-cp- p-sh v AΩ ]d- p. tami-amb Btcm-Kyhpw sh p-sim v At±lw tpmenbv p t]mbn-cp- p. tims-xn-bn-tebv v c p aq v Intem-ao- Zqcw \S p t]mipw, ]ns h I n- I-fp-sSbpw IqsS hkvxp Af- m-\pw a p-ambn ho pw Intem-ao- -dp-iƒ \S-Øw. AXn-\n-Sbv v ` -W-sam pw Ign- n-s p hcpw. sship-t cw own v hømsx Cg- p \S p-sim mwv ho n-seøp-i. CX-dn- n-cp-s - n Xm Fßn-s\-sb- n-epw, Cc- nt m I nt m Bip-]-{Xn-bn sn v \SØm\p ]W-a-b- p-sim-sp-tø-s\. C\n ]d- n p Imcy-an-. CsX-s pw Xs a\- n Hcp ]msmbn InS- pw. salzn l ]msp-i-bm-wv. Abmƒ Hm Øp. c p-t]cpw Ah-km\w hfsc I -s - n- mwv acn- -Xv. Hcmƒ v Bip- ]-{Xn-bnse NnIn Ign v _n -S m ]W-an- msx a ƒ s\t m- -tam-ts KXn h p. At±-lsØ Kk k y- Iƒ p hnfn p sim p-t]m-b-h {]Xn-^-e-sam pw simsp- msx As - n XpO-amb Fs - nepw simspøv XSn- X- n. At±-l-am-Is t{imxm- -fpss {]Xn-I-c-WØnepw D m-l-ønepw Xr]vX-\m-bn. Xs A -\m-is Bip-]-{Xnbn t]mim-\p ]Ww t]mep-an- msx I -s - p. Bflm -ambn Iesb D]m-kn- p- -h v hn[n- -Xm-bn-cn- ptam Cu A yw? salvzn l ]msp-i-bm-wv, \ndßfp ]q ƒ hncn-bp ]pxphk- -sø- - n, kvt\l-sø- - n, kvt\l-cm-ln- Xy-sØ- - n. Abmƒ Ae-am-dn-bn \n v A s ]pkvxiw ]pd-tø-bvs -Sp-Øp. ]Ip-Ø-t mƒ B Ihn-X-X-s -bmwv In n-b-xv. "am n '. Hcp-]m-Sp XhW FSpØp hmbn- -Xp-sIm- m-bn-cn- Ww ]pkvxiw ]Ip-Ø-t mƒ B t]pp-xs In n-b-xv. B IhnX Bbmsf ZpxJ-Øns, \ncm-i-bpss \ne-bn- m- -b-øn \n v Ft mgpw Ic Ib m-dp- v. tnmc-ss -hm-fn-\qwm acn-sbm-c-p-in-tim-csø aofm Ip\n- p-t m-c- -WvT-Øn \n q-dn\ arzp Icp-Wm-hm-bv]n-em-gp-sºm-sg mw "lm, c -bv m-fl-i Ωw ic-w, anx-c-an- n- -ams ' Kocn {Iqc-Xz-Øm-ep-b Ø-s -SpI lrz-b-ta, ]ns bpw ]ns bpw \o. 15