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lcn-ip-am kp\n-x-bpss ^vfm ns hmxn kz ]w Xpd- m-wn- n-cn- p- -Xv. Hcn p hnshp am{xw. ]cn-n-b-ap-s - nte AXp ImWm ] q. AXn-\ w CSØp hi-øp, t\cn b he-bn P\-en-eqsS Ahƒ Xs t\m p- p-s - m-wv. ]pdsø ]I shfn w ImcWw Iºn-h-ebv p ]n n Bsc- nepw \n p- p-s - n Adn-bn-. kp\nx Hm^o-kn \n v h n-cn- p- p-sh v Abm ƒ Bizm-k-tØmsS a\- n-em n. Abmƒ AIØp IS- v, hmxn i -ap- m- msx AS p Ip n-bn- p. kp\nx ASp-Øp-Xs \n n-cp- p.- Xm I n- n- mø ]pxn-sbm-cp -Hm-d p kmcn-bm-wp-sp-øn-cn- p- -Xv. Hmd v ªukpw. Hm^o-kn \n p h- -tijw Ahƒ am n-b-xm-bn-cn- -Ww. ]pxnb kmcn Ahƒ p \ mbn tbmpn- p- p-s v ]d-bm Abmƒ Hmßn. ]ns ths p sh p. Hcp amk-øn-\p-tijw ChnsS hcp- Xv kwkm-cn- m-\m-wv, kwkm-cn- m am{xw. Abmƒ ]d-bm Dt±-in- Xpw ]d-bm-xn-cp- Xpw F m-sw pw kp\n-xbv p a\- n-em-bn-cp- p.-a-hƒ AXv Adn- n-s p \Sn- Xv Abmƒ I p. apsº mw hmxn AS-bv m IqSn Xma-k-an- msx Ah Benw-K- \-Øn Aa-cm-dp- m-bn-cp- p. A -h {]W-bn-I-fm-bn-cp- p. C v shdpw kvt\ln-x am{xw. B Adn-hn Abm-fpsS a\ v CSn- p. Abmƒ tkm^-bn t]mbn-cp- p. kp\nx Abmƒs -Xn-sc-bp Iøp Itkc-bn - C-cp- p. Ah-fpsS shfpø hbdpw as- p-i-fn- mø an\pø Ac-s pw I -t mƒ, B tzlw X\n v Ft bv pambn \ -s - p-sh Hm Ω Abm-fn-ep- m-bn. Abmƒ ZpxJnX-\m-bn. ""taml ]d-bp, F mwv kwkm-cn- m-\p- Xv?'' Abmƒ \nh - n-cp- p. ""-Hcp mkv sh w X m \n\ v Ft msv ho pw t{]aw A p-cn- p-sa `b-an-s - n Ipd v sh w In n-bm sim m-am-bn-cp- p-.-'' ""-Hm, tkmdn Rm BXn-Yy-a-cym-Z-I-sfms ad p XpS-ßn-bn-cn- p- p.'' Ahƒ Fgp-t p ASp- -f-bn t]mbn kvizmjv Iq n-s m p h p. Nn{X- -Wn-I-fp \o mkv Ah-fpsS Iøn \n p hmßn Abmƒ ]d- p. ""-\-µn-.-'' ""-C\n ]d-bq. F mwv kwkm-cn- m-\p- -Xv-?-'' ""-Fs ho pw kvt\ln- p-.-'' ""-Rm kvt\ln- p- p- s m taml ; Rm Ft mgpw ]d-bm-dn-s, Fs Hcp \ kvt\ln-x-bmbn ImWp F v.'' ""-A-Øcw kvt\l-a F\n- m-h-iyw-.-'' taml-\ ]d- p. ""\mw apºp- m-bn-cp t]mse XpS - p-iq-ss?'' ""-C-XmtWm taml-\v kwkm-cn- m-\p-s p ]d- -Xv-?-'' ""-A-sX-.-'' ""-F-\n- -Xn\p Ign-bn taml. H p a\- n-em- m {ian- p. F\n-s s ` -Øm-hns\ C\nbpw h n v Pohn- m Ign-bn-. Rm\-bmsf A{X-b-[nIw kvt\ln- p- p- v-.-'' ""\o \ns ` -Øm-hns\ ] pw kvt\ln- n-cp- p-.-'' ""-A-X-. Rm snøp- Xv sx m-sw t_m[w Fs Ct mƒ h msx Ae- m XpS-ßn-bn-cn- p- p. \nxojv Fs hf-sc-b-[niw kvt\ln- p- p- v. hniz-kn- p- p-ap- v. ]I \ns Ic-h-e-b-Øn kwxr- ]vxn t\sn sship-t cw ` -Øm-hn-s bpw ai-fp-ssbpw apºn Hcp kvt\l-\n-[n-bmb `mcybpw AΩ-bp-ambn A`n-\-bn- m F\n-bv p Ign-bm-Xm-bn-cn- p- p. \n\- Xp a\- n-em-hn taml. sship-t -c-ß-fn \nxojv kwkm-cn- p-tºmƒ, \nxojpw Rm\pw am{x-ta-bp p Cu temi-øn F a n h Xpw ]d-bp-tºmƒ, Rm thsdm-cm-fp-tsxp IqSn-bm-sW- v, ]I thsdm-cm-fpss Benw-K-\-Øn InS- n- p-s v Hm Ω hcp- Xv thz- \m-p-\-i-am-wv-.-'' ""-Rm \ns kt m-jn- n- n-cp- n-s -?-'' ""-C-s p Rm ]d- n- -s m. ]s AXv F pw XpS-cm ] n-s v taml a\- n-em- -s?'' ""-\n-\ p txm p Imew hsc AXp XpS - p. At mƒ Fs Bh-iyhpw t\mt [m -Ωn-I-amb _m y-x-sb- n-ep-ans \n\- v-?-'' t]pv 32 Iem-Iu-apZn e w 215
kp\nx Nncn- p. taml-\s Bhiyw F m-sw- -hƒ Hm -Øp. Ahƒ ]d- p. ""-tam-l \o t]mbn IeymWw Ign- p-.-'' ""-I-eymWw Ign- m F\n- n- -a-s v kp\n- -dn-bmw. kv{xo Hcp ]pcp-js ]n mse `hy-x-tbmss \S- p- Xp ImWp-tºmƒ F\n-bv v h m-bv-a-bm-wp- m-hm-dv. F\n-bv v Aßs\ Hcp kv{xo-bpss H w InS- m ] p-sa p txm p- n- -.-'' ""-Np-cp- n- -d- m \n\ v sshir-x-am-sbmcp _ -amwv Bh-iyw-.-'' ""-ssh-ir-x-tam? CsX{X at\m-l-c-am-sw p t\m p. \Ωƒ At\ym\yw kvt\ln- p- p. AXv {]I-Sn- n- p- Ibpw snøp- p. AXv F{X at\m-l-c-am-wv-!-'' ""-A-SpØ Ime-Ømbn \Ωƒ snøp- Xv hfsc A[m -Ωn-I-amb H msw v F\n p txm nøps-ßn-bn- p- v. icn p ]d m CsXmcpXcw hy`nnmcat F t_m[w.-'' ""-kvt\-l-an- mø ssewkn-i-_- -߃- mwv hy`n-nm-c-sa p ]d-bp- -Xv. ]W-Øn-\p-th n Hcp kv{xo ]pcpj\p InS- p-sim-sp- p- -Xv. kvt\l-ap- n-s-tømfw GXp ssewkn-i-_- -ßfpw Iman- -s -Sm-hp- -Xm-Wv. adn v kvt\l-an-s - n GXp _ -hpw, `mcybpw ` -Ømhpw IqSn-bp- -Xp-Iq-Sn, hy`n-nm-c-am-wv. DSs\ \n -tø- - Xm-Wv. \n\-s s Ct mgpw kvt\l-ap-s -s -\n- -dn-bmw. kp\n, tiƒ- p, \ap v C\nbpw kt m-jtømss Pohn- mw-.-'' kp\nx H pw ]d-bmsx apjw Ip\n- n-cp- p. ""-kp-\n, \obn- msx F\n p hfsc GIm- X txm p- p. Ign Hcp amkw Rm Fßns\ Ign- p-iq- n-sb- -dn-bm-tam-?-'' ""-F-\n- -dn-bmw. Hmtcm {]mh-iyhpw t^mwn, Rm \ns ImWn-s p ]d- -t m-sg mw \o ho n t]mbn Ic- n- p- m-hpw-.-'' ""\o ]ns F n-\mwv Fs ImWm-sa p kω-xn- -Xv-?-'' ""-\n-\- -dnbmw AXv-.-'' Xs ]nt v ImWm kω-xn- n-s - n, ImWp hsc ` -W-sam pw Ign- n-s v Abmƒ `oj-wns -Sp-Øn-bn-cp- p. kp\nx ASp-Øp Sot]m-bn-ta sh ]mh- p- n-sb-spøv AXns ÿm\w sx nb DSp- p-iƒ icn-bm- p-i-bm-bn-cp- p. Ahƒ s]s -s -gp-t v AI-Øp-t]mbn kqnnbpw \qep-ambn h v ]mh- p- n-bpss Xp hn DSp v Xp m XpS-ßn. ""\o F\n-bv p \ -s - p-sh v a\- n-em-b-t mƒ Rm Ic- p. Fs cm{xn-iƒ Dd- -an- mø-h-bm-bn. Rm shdpsx sxcp-hp-i-fn Ae- p-\-s- p. F\n v F mw \ -s - -t]mse txm n. \o F\n-bv p X Hmtcm Npw_-\-ß-fpw, \obp-ambn Ign Hmtcm \nan-j-ßfpw Rm Hm -Øp. \o F\n v F{X {]nb-s - - Xm-sW v F\n v a\- n-em-bn-.-'' kp\nx apjøv bmsxmcp `mh-t`-z-hp-an- msx ]mh- p- n-bpss DSp v Xp p-i-bm-bn-cp- p. ""\o Rm ]d-bp- -sxm pw tiƒ- p- n- -.-'' ""-Rm tiƒ- p- p- v-.-'' ""\o Xp p-i-bm-wv-.-'' ""-Rm snhn-sim- mwv tiƒ- p- -Xv-.-'' kp\nx Xe-bp-b Øn ]d p ""ssi sim - -.-'' ""-ap-jøp t\m msx Hcm-tfmSv kwkm-cn- pi hnjaw Xs -bm-wv. Rm ]d-bp- -Xn v F v {]Xn-I-c- W-am-Wp- m-hp- -sx- -dn-bmsx kwkmcw XpS-cp- Xv Ccp- n Adn-bmØ hgn-bn - qsn \S- p- -Xp-t]m-sebm-Wv. XS p hogp- -sx-\n- n- -a- -.-'' kp\nx Xp Ign- p, \qepw kqnnbpw am n sh p. ""-tam-l, Rm ]d-bp- Xp tiƒ- p. F\n v \obp-ambn Cu hn[-øn Hcp _ w XpS-ß-W-sa Dt±i-ap- m-bn-cp- n-. Rm hfsc kmh-[m-\-øn \n n-te v BI -jn- -s -Sp-I-bm-Wp- m-b-xv. \o hfsc kpap-j-\m-wv. ]s AXn-t\- mƒ IqSp-X Rm BI -jn- -s - Xv \ns kwkmcw sim m-bn-cp- p. \nt msv kwkm-cn- pi Hc-\p-`-h-am-bn-cp- p. F p hnj-b-am-bmepw \n\ v AXn-s\- n Fs - nepw ]d-bm- \p- m-hpw. an -hmdpw F mw hfsc B[n-Im-cn-I-am-bn-Ø-s. AXv sszh-hn-izm-k-sø- - n-bm-bm-epw, Atacn- kvt]kv t{]m{km-an-s\- - n-bm-bm-epw, tdm v ayqkn- n-s\- -!- n-bm-bmepw \n\ v Fs - nepw ]d-bm- \p- m-hpw. Rm \ns ASpØp \n v hf-sc-b-[niw ]Tn- n- p- v. \nt msv kwkm-cn- pi hfsc Ffp- -ambn-cp- p. {ItaW Fs ` -Øm-hn-t\mSv ]d-bm hnj-a-amb Imcy-߃-IqSn \nt msv ]d-bm am{xw hnizmkw F\n-bv p h p. AsXmcp hfsc hnip- -amb kvt\l-_- -am-bn-cp- p. F\n p hfsc C -am-bn-cp- p. ]s \o B _ -Øn\v as mcp cq]w \ -In. BZysØ {]mhiyw \o \n - - n- -t mƒ Rm hf-sc-tbsd sndp- Øp. Hm - p- p-t m, Ah-km\w \ns \n - w kln- -h-øm-xm-b-t m-gmwv Rm hg-ßn-b-xv-.-'' Abmƒ Hm -Øp. Hcp Znhkw kp\n-x-bpss t^mwp- m-bn-cp- p. H v Hm^o-kn hsc hcm-tam? F\n-bv p ho n t]miww kpj-an-. kmc-an Hcp Xe-Np- am{xw. Rm \nxo-jn\v t^m -sn-bv-xn-cp- p. aq Hm^okn-en-. H v t]mim t]sn. hgn-bn-se-ßm\pw Xe Np n howm-tem. Abmƒ kp\n-x-bpss Hm^o-kn-te p ]pd-s - p. Hm^okv si n-s-øns Xmg-Øp-Xs Ahƒ ImØp \n ncp- p. Ah-fpsS apjw hnf-dn-bn-cp- p. Abmƒ SmIvkn hnfn- m `mhn- -t mƒ Ahƒ ]d- p. Iem-Iu-apZn e w 215 t]pv 33
""-\-ap v _ n t]mimw. F\n- n-t mƒ Ipg- -sam- p-an- -.-'' Abmƒ kω-xn- n-. SmIv-kn-bn -Øs Ah t]mbn. ""\o hfsc hnf-dn-bn-cn- p- -s m-.-'' Abmƒ ]d- p. Ahƒ Nncn- p-.-"-"-f-\n- n-t mƒ Ipg- -sam- p-an- -.-'' taml-\ Ah-fpsS ssi ]nsn- -a Øn ]d- p. ""-]m-hw-.-'' Ahƒ s]s p ssi ]n -h-en- p. Abmƒ ]d- p. ""-tkm-dn-.-'' ]ns Abm-fpsS apjw Ccp- -t mƒ Xm snbv-xxp sx m-bn-t m-sb hnnm-c-øn Ahƒ ]d- p. ""-tkmdn taml -.-'' Abmƒ H pw ]d- n-. Ahfpw \n»- -bmbn Xe Ip\n- n-cp- p. Ipd p t\cw Ign- -t mƒ Ahƒ Xe-bp-b Øn Abmsf t\m n. Ah-fpsS IÆp-Iƒ Ie-ßn-bn-cp- p. Ahƒ ]d- p. ""-Rm-s\mcp at-bn-bm-wv. A\m-h-iy-ambn taml-\s\ thz-\n- n- p. F\n p am p Xcp-.-'' Ahƒ taml-\s ssi ]nsn- p. Abmƒ Ah-fpsS ssi Aa -Øn. Xe XmgvØn ss{uh ImWmsX Npw_n- p. AXn\p tijw Ahƒ hfsc kt m-j-h-xn-bm-bn-cp- p. Ah-fpsS hosns apºn SmIvkn \n -Øn-b-t mƒ kp\nx ]d- p. ""-h-cp-t m, Nmb IpSn- n p t]mimw.-'' ""-Nm-b-bpsS H w F p Xcpw-?-'' ""-kvt\-lw-.-'' ""-i-cn, hcmw-.-'' Abmƒ ]d- p. kp\nx Hcp Xam-i-bmbn ]d- Xv Abmƒ Imcy-am-sb-Sp-Øn-cp- p. AXp-sIm- v, Nmb-bp-ambn Ahƒ h t mƒ taml-\ tnmzn- p. ""-F-hnsS kvt\lw-?-'' Ahƒ Nncn- p. ]s Abmƒ \n - - n- p. At m-gmwv Abmƒ Imcy-am-bn- mwv ]d-bp- -sx v kp\n- X p a\- n-em-b-xv. Aßns\ Hcp Imcyw Ahƒ Btem-Nn- n- p- m-bn-cp- n-. Ahƒ H pw ]d-bm-xn-cp- p. ""\o F\n-bv v BZyw hfsc {]Xo- -Iƒ \ -In-.-'' Abmƒ ]d- p-.- ""Fs \ncm-i-s -Sp-Ø-cp-Xv-.-'' Ahƒ Ipg-ßn. Abmƒ A[n-I-sam pw Bh-iy-s -S-cpsX F v {]m - n p sim -hƒ tnmzn- p. ""-Rm-s\- mwv sntø- -Xv-?-'' Abmƒ Ah-fpsS ASpØv sn p. Igp-Øn-eqsS ssii-fn v ASp- n v Np n Npw_n- p. kp\nx ssiiƒ sim -bmsf ]Xps am n-s m p ]d- p. ""-a-xn-.-'' ]s taml-\ Ahn-Sw-sIm p \n -Øm Xøm-dn- m-bn-cp- p. Abm-fpsS apt w XS-bm Ahƒ Bhpw hn[w {ian- p. Ahƒ si n t\m n. ]e Hgn-hp-I-gn-hp-Iƒ ]d- p. Ah-km\w a\- n- m-a-\-t mss Ahƒ p hg-tß n h p. ""B Znh-ksØ kvt\lw ]I-c F\n v Hcp Np amxn-cn-bm-bn-cp- p-.-'' kp\nx ]d- p. ""A-s -\n v skiv-kns Hcp ]pxnb am\w In n. \o seuhv ta nw-kn hfsc ka - -\m-wv. B Znhkw Bh -Øn- p. ho pw, ho pw AsXs Hcp kz`m-h-am-bn. Pohn-X-Øns Hcp `mk-ambn amdn. ]ns Hmtcm {]mh-iyhpw Rm snøp- Xv sx m-sw p txm n \n n \n p IpX-dn-tbm-Sm {ian- -t m-sg mw \ns hm p-iƒ Fs Xncn p hnfn- p. \ns hm p-iƒ Ft mgpw Hcp ambni hebw kr n- p. F\n-s m pw hy -ambn ImWm høm-xm-bn. Rm hy -am-bmwv ImWp- -sx anyym-t_m[w kr n- pi am{xw snbv-xp. ""-Rm \ns hm p-isf `b-s -Sp- p. \ns t\m -sø, \ns kv] -i-sø. Ah Fs ho pw ]gb ]mx-bn-te p \bn- pw. AXmWv Rm \ns ImWm hnk-ω-xn- -Xv. taml Fs H p a\- n-em- m {ian- p. \ap v Cu _ w XpS-cm ] n-. shdpw kvt\ln-x-cmbn XpS-cm-am-bn-cp- p. ]s \obp-ambn kwkmcn- m F\n p `b-am-bn-cn- p- p. \ns hm p-iƒ, Ah-sbs Hcp \ocm-fn-bpss Bbncw ssiiƒ t]mse ]nsn p Xmgv-Øp- p. Zb-hp-sN-bvXv taml t]mip-.-'' ""-t\m p kp\n, \Ωƒ hfsc k p- -cm-bn-cp- p. As? AsXmcp \ Atd-bv- v-sa m-bn-cp- p. Btcbpw D]-{Z-hn- mø Hcp Atd-bv- v-sa v. F n-\xp \n -Øp- p-?-'' kp\nx kwkm-cn- msx Ccn- p-i-bm-bn-cp- p. taml-\ Ah-fpsS apj-`mhw {i n- p. AXn ab-s -Sp-Øp Ft m H p- m-bn-cp- p. Abm-fpsS ssii-fn kwxr-]v-x-bmbn InS- p-tºmƒ Abmƒ {i n- m-dp `mhw. ]cn-]q -Æ-amb hg-ß. Ahƒ Xocpam\w ]p\x-]-cn-tim-[n- p- p-s txm. Abmƒ Bim-]q w Ahsf t\m n. ""-F- mwv H pw an m-ø-xv-?-'' ""-Rm Xo - -bm- n-.-'' Ahƒ ]d- p. ""-Rm Fs ` -Øm-hn-s\-b- msx thsdm-cmsf kzoi-cn- n-. Fs \n - - n- -cp-xv-.-'' Bi-Iƒ s]s v \ne-øp-ho-wp-s-bp- Xv Abmƒ I p. Ccp Hcp temi-øn-te v X -s t]mse Abmƒ p txm n. AXn GtXm Hcp timwn Abmƒ v Hcp kv{xo-bpss K w A\p-`-h-s - p. kp\n- Xsb Ah-fpsS K w-sim v Abmƒ v Xncn- -dn-bm-am-bn-cp- p. Abmƒ IÆ-S v B K w Dƒ-s m- m t]pv 34 Iem-Iu-apZn e w 215
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{ian- p. B amz-i-k- hpw izkn v Abmƒ Ahsf Xgp-In- n-s- m-dp- v. ]ns awn- q-dp-iƒ- p-tijw InS- p-ap-dn-bpss P\-en-eqsS kqcy-c-iv-an-iƒ \o p-h-cp-tºmƒ Abmƒ v t]mti ka-b-am-bm Ahƒ ]d-bpw. ""-\-ap-s {X Ipd p ka-b-amwv H n p In p- -Xv-?-'' taml-\ IÆ-S- p-sim v Btem-Nn- p. Fhn-sS-bmWv Ipg w ] n-b-xv? Xms\ p sx mwv snbv-x-xv? Abmƒ Bi Xosc ssihn- n-cp- n-. Abmƒ ]d- p. ""-Rm ]d-bp- -sxm p a\- n-em- m {ian- p-.-'' ""-πokv Fs \n - - n- m-xn-cn- q-.-'' ""\o Rm ]d-bp- Xv a\- n-em- m {ian- p- Xp IqSn-bn- -.-'' ""-Rm-s\mcp Ip n-sbm- p-a taml. F n-\mwv Fs \n - - n- p- -Xv? Fs ` -Ømhv Fs Hcp Imcy-Ønepw \n - - n- m-dn-. At±lw F{X \ a\p-jy-\m-sw v Rm Ct mƒ a\- n-em- p- p-.-'' Xm Xosc ]cm-p-b-s - p-sh- -bmƒ v t_m y-s - p. kp\nx X\n-bv v Xosc \ -s - p-sh v Abmƒ v a\- n-em-bn. Ah-fpsS an\pø tzl-hpw, Ah-fpsS amz-i-k- hpw X\n- n\n In n-s - -bmƒ p Dd- m-bn. \ncmi s]s v tcmj-ambn amdn. Abmƒ ]d- p. ""-\ns kvt\lw C{Xbpw h n hc- p-sh v Rm Adn- n- -.-'' Abmƒ v Hcp Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-t - -Xp- m-bn-cp- p. Xs PohnXw Xpe-bv- m Btcbpw A\p-h-Zn- m Abmƒ Xøm-dn- m-bn-cp- p. Abmƒ ]d- p. ""-Rm \ns Ct mƒ _em -kwkw snbv-xm \n\ v F p snøm ] pw-?-'' Ahƒ A p-x-tømss Abmsf t\m n. ""\o AXp snøn-s hnizm-k-ap v F\n- v-.-'' ""B hnizm-k-sa mw kvt\lw \ne\n - p- n-s-tøm-fta th p. kvt\l-an- m-øn-søv hnizm-k-sa-hn-ss? Rm \n\ v Fs kvt\lw apgp-h X p. \o Xncn v \ns kvt\lw Xcp-sa hnizm-k-øn. ]s Fs kvt\lw \o Hcp ]pgp-sh-t mse Nhn- n-b-c- p-.-'' Abmƒ Ip\n- n-cp v jqk-gn p am n. j - ns _ Agn p am p- Xv Ipd-s mcp ]cn-{`-a-tømss kp\nx t\m n. j v Agn p am n ]m ns s_ - qcn ]m vkv Agn p am p-tºm-tg-bv v Ahƒ icn pw `b- n-cp- p. Ahƒ Fgp-t - p-sim v ]d- p. ""-C taml \o AXp snøn- -.-'' ""-A{X Dd- n-t - -.-'' Abm-fpsS IÆp-I-fn shdp v Ae-b-Sn- p- -X-hƒ I p. Ah-fpsS t\sc \oßn-s m v Abmƒ ]d- p. ""-Rm \ns shdp- p- p-.-'' Ahƒ Hgn- p-am-dm hn^-e-{iaw \S-Øn. Abmƒ Ahsf tn Øp ]nsn- p. Ahƒ IpX-dn-b-t mƒ AhfpsS sªukv Abmƒ hen p Iodn. kzx-{ -am-i-s Ah-fpsS \ -X-bn Abmƒ apj-a-a -Øn. a p hkv- {X-ßfpw Agn p am n-b-t mƒ Abmƒ Ahsf c p Iønepw timcn-sb-sp-øp. kp\nx At mgpw IpX-dp- p- m-bn-cp- p. ""\o F mwv snøp- Xv taml? Fs hnsp. '' Abmƒ Ahsf InS- -d-bn-te p sim p-t]mbn InS- -bn InS-Øn. Abm-fpsS Icp-Øp ssii-fn Ahƒ \n -lm-b-bmbn IpX-dn. {ItaW Ah-fpsS FXn v Ipd p hcp- -Xpw, amdn Iq n-sh ssiiƒ Abm-fpsS Igp-Øn-eqsS h v Abmsf ASp- n- p- Xpw Abmƒ Adn- p. Ah-km-\-Øn Ah-fpsS Np p- Iƒ Abm-fpsS Np p-isf txsp-i-bm-bn-cp- p. Abmƒ Fgp-t - m {ian- -t mƒ Ahƒ XS- p. ""\o hfsc Icp-Ø-\mWv taml.'' Ahƒ ]d- p. ""-\o-bn- msx F\n v Pohn- m ] n-. \osbs Hc- Sn-a-bm- p- p-.-'' CsXmcp Ifn-bm-Wv. taml Hm -Øp. Fs PohnXw ] m-sn-sim- p Ifn. Abm-fn shdp v At mgpw sismsx \n n-cp- p. Ahsf X n-am n Abmƒ Fgp-t - p. j pw ]m kpw C v tkm^-bn Ccp v jqkn-sp-tºmƒ kp\nx FØn. Ahƒ ]mhms am{xsa C n-cp- p- p. amdnsw \ w. Ahƒ ASpØv h n-cp v Abm-fpsS Npa-en XmSn-sh- -a -Øn. Ah-fpsS amdnsw AbmfpsS Iøn-t Aa-cp- p- m-bn-cp- p. Abmƒ ssi hen v Fgp-t - p. ]ns hmxn Xpd v ]pd-tø p t]mip- -Xn\p apºv Xncn- p-\n v Abmƒ ]d- p.! ""-Rm \ns shdp- p- p-.-'' t]pv 36 Iem-Iu-apZn e w 215