_m_-bpss Kbm-bm{X BSp-I-fpsS IY Cu A ymbw ima-bpss Imin, {]bm-kv, Kb apxemb ÿe-ß-fnse Xo -bm-{xbpw _m_ Xs Nn{X-cq-]- Øn Abmƒ p aps AhnsS FØn-b-Xpw, c v BSp-IfpsS ap - -sø-] n _m_- p Hm Ω-Ifpw hnh-cn- p- p. apj-hpc tl kmbn-\my! Ahn-SpsØ ]mz-߃ A\p-{K-lo- X-ß-fm-Wv. Ahn-SpsØ kvac-w-ifpw Rßsf I Ω-_- - ßfn \n v ap -cm- p Z i-\hpw A\p-{K-lo-X-ß-fm- Wv. Ahn-SpsØ cq]w R߃ nt mƒ ImWm Ign-bp- ns - nepw ` - m Aß-bn hniz-kn- m Ahn-Sp v Pohn- n-cn- p-tºm-gsø F -t]m-ep A\p-`-h-߃ simsp- p- p. AZr-iyhpw kq va-hp-amb Hcp \q Nc-SvsIm v Ahn- Sp v ASp-Øp-\n pw AI-se-\n pw ` - msc Aß-bn-te-
m-i jn v Ahsc ]p{x-h- -ebmb Hcp amxm-hn-s\-t]mse Ahn-Sp v Bt«-jn- p- p. ` - m v Ahn-Sp v Fhn-sSbm-sW- -dn-bp- n-. ]s Ahn-Sp v ka -ambn Nc-Sp- ]n-sn v \nb-{ Ww snøp- -Xp-sIm v ` - m v Ahn-Sp v Ah-cpsS ]n n c n-xm-hm-bn- p-s v t_m y-s -Sp- p. _p n-am- mcpw ]WvUn-X mcpw Alw-`mhw sim v kwkmc-k -Øn howp t]mip-tºmƒ Ahn-Sp v Ahn-SpsØ i n-bm Ai-c-Wcpw ]ma-ccpw ` -cp-amb hn\o-xsc kwc- n- p- p. AXr-iy-ambpw B -co-i-ambpw Ahn-Sp v F m Ifn-Ifpw Ifn- p- p. F nepw AXn-sem pw Xev]-c-\- s pw ImWn- p- p. Ahn-Sp v I Ωw snøp- n-s - nepw I Ωn-bm-sW v `mhn- p- p. B pw Ahn-SpsØ Pohn- XsØ a\- n-em-hp- n-. AXp-sIm v R߃ v G hpw \ hgn at\m-hm-kvtz-l-ßsf Ahn-SpsØ ]mz-øn-e n v ]m]-\m-i-\m w Ahn-SpsØ Xncp-\maw Dcp-hn-S-em-Wv. Ahn- Sp v ` - m-cpss B{K-l-߃ km[n n psim-sp- p- p. B{K-l-an- m-ø-h v ]c-am-\μw {]Zm\w snøp- p. Ahn- SpsØ a[pc \ma-߃ Dcp- -gn- -emwv ` - m v G hpw efn-x-amb km[-\-sim v Rß-fpsS ]m]-ßfpw cp-kvxtam-kp-w-ßfpw C m-xm-hp- p. Aßs\ kxz-kp-whpw kxyt_m-[hpw ap ssi-sø-spøv hnth-ihpw \n w-k-xzhpw m\hpw hf Øn-sb-Sp- p- p. At mƒ R߃ Bfl- \nepw Kpcp-hnepw hym]r-x-cm-hp- p. CXmWv Kpcp-hn- p k hm Ww F p-]-d-bp- -Xv. CXns hy -amb AS-bmfw a\- n\v im nbpw kam-[m-\hpw ssih-cem-wv. Cu ka - W-Øns amlm-flyhpw ` nbpw m\hpw A]m-c-am-Wv. ImcWw AXns ]n mse hcnhcn- bmbn kam-[m-\w, \n w- 2
K-`m-hw, Io Øn, ap n F nh h p-sim- n-cn- p- p. kmbn_m_ Hcp ` s\ AwKo-I-cn- m _m_ Ahs\ hnsmsx ]n p-scp p. cm -I ho n-em-bmepw hntzi-øm-bmepw kzm IqsS \n p- p. ` FhnsS thwsa- nepw s]mbvs m- -s, _m_m Abmƒ v ap n GsX- nepw A\n h Æ-\o-b-amb cq]-øn FØpw. Xmsg ]dbp IY AXp sxfn-bn- p- p. Kbm bm{x Im m-km-sl_v Zo n-xns\ _m_ v ]cn-n-b-s v A[nIw Ign-bp- -Xn\v apºv Abm-fpsS ai _m_p-hns D]-\-b\w \mkv]q-cn sh v Ign- m \n -bn- n-cp- p. GItZiw AtX ka-b-øp-xs \m\m-km-sl_v Ntμm dpw Abm-fpsS aqø-a-is hnhmlw Kzmfn-tbm-dn sh pw \S- Øm \n -bn- p. Zo nøpw Ntμm dpw jn ±n-bn h v kvt\l-]q Δw _m_-tbmsv Cu ASnb -cn-ß-fn kw_- n- m-\-t]- n- p. _m_ Xs {]Xn-]p-cp-j-\mbn imasb sim p-s]m-bvs m-fm ]d- p. Ah \n _- n- -t mƒ imasb Iq n-bm axn-sb pw Iminbpw {]bmkpw Ign-bptºm-tg pw Xm ima-bpss ap n FØn-t -cp-sa pw ]d- p. Cu hm p-iƒ {i n- p. Ah _m_-bpss k h-hym- ]nxzw hy -am- p- p. _m_-bpss A\p-hmZw hmßn ima, \mkv]q-cnepw Kzmfn-tbm-dnepw t]mhm\pw ]n osv Imin, {]bm-kv, Kb Chn- S-ß-fn t]mhm\pw \n -bn- p. A m-t m-s bpw Abmsf 3
A\p-K-an- m Xocp-am-\n- p. Ah c p-t]cpw BZyw \mkv]qcn-te v D]-\-b-Øn\v t]mbn. Im m kmsl_v Zo nxv ima v 200-I. Nne-hn v simsp-øp. ]n o-s-h Kzmfn-tbm-dn Ieym-W-Øn\v t]mbn. Ahn-sS-sh v \m\m-kmsl_v Ntμm 100-I. bpw Abm-fpsS _ p-pm-x 100-I, bpw simsp-øp. ]n osv Abmƒ Imin-bnepw Atbm- y-bnepw t]mbn. Imin-bn PmX-cpsS e vao-\m-cm-b-w-t -{X-Ønepw Atbm- y-bn PmX-cpsS cma-a-μn-c-øn-epw. PmX-cpsS amt\- P Abmƒ v \ kzoi-cww \ In. Ah Atbm- ybn 21 Znh-khpw Imin-bn 2 amkhpw Xma-kn- p. ]n o- S-h Kb-bn-te p ]pd-s - p. h n-bn sh v Kb-bn tπkp _m[-bp-s v ti p Ipd p Akz-ÿ-cm-bn. cm{xn Kb-bn-endßn [ Ω-im-e-bn Xma-kn- p. cmhnse Kbm-hme (Xo m- S-I v kuicyw snøp ]ptc-mln-x ) h v ""Xo m-s- I-sc mw ]pd-s - p. \n߃ thkw hcn '' F p ]d- p. ima Abm-tfmSv Kb-bn tπkv Dt m F p tnmzn- p. Cs v Kbm-hme ]d- p. ""H pw t]sn- msx h mepw F mw \n߃ p-xs ImWmw F pw ]d- p. Aßs\ F mw-hcpw IqSn t]mbn Kbm-hm-e-bpsS hnime amb k{xw t]mep ho n Xma-kn- p. ima v In nb apdn-bnse kuicy-ß-fnepw ap nse ]qap-jøv Npa-cn Xq nb _m_-bpss henb Nn{Xw I n pw ima v hfsc kt m-j-am-bn. _m_ ]d- Xv Abm-tfm Øp. ""Iminbpw {]bmkpw Ign- m Rm ima-bpss ap n-seøpw''. CtXm Øv Abmƒ IÆo s]mgn- p. tcma l-j-ap- mbn. sxm -bn-sdn Abmƒ Ic-bm XpS-ßn. Kmbm-hme Cbmƒ tπkp t]sn- mwv Ic-bp- -sx- mwv Icp-Xn-b-Xv. ima Abm-tfmSv Ft m-gmwv _m_-bpss 4
]Sw In n-b-sx v tnmzn- p. Abmƒ v 200, 300 GP p-am am amuv apx-emb ÿe-ß-fn-ep-s pw Ah-cn \n pw _m_-bpss {]ikvxn tiƒ m-\n-s-bm-sb pw Abmƒ ]d- p. Aßs\ ]{ p sim -߃ v apºv Abmƒ jn ±nbn t]mbn _m_sb Z in- p. Ahn-Sp v ima-bpss ho n D m-bn-cp _m_-bpss ]Sw Abmƒ Bh-iy-s - t mƒ _m_-bpss A\p-a-Xn-tbm-Sp-IqSn ima AXm-bmƒ p simspøp. CXv B ]S-am-Wv. ima At mƒ B kw`hw Hm Ωn- p. Kbm-hm-e- v, CXv ] v X\n v Aßs\ D]-Icn ima Xs -bmwv Ct mƒ h AXnYn F dn v AXy-[nIw kt m-j-am-bn. Ah At\ym\yw Ipi-ehpw kvt\lm-t\z-j-whpw \S-Øn. hfsc k p-jvs-cm-bn. Kbmhme Hcp Kw`o-chpw cmtpm-nn-x-hp-amb kzoi-cww Xs simsp-øp. Abmƒ hfsc [\n-i-\m-bn-cp- p. Abmƒ Hcp ] - n-tedn imasb B\- p-d-øn-cp-øn-bpw-sim- mwv bm{x snbvx-xv. ima-bpss F m kui-cy-ß-fnepw Abmƒ {i n- p. Cu IY-bpsS KpW-]mTw CXm-Wv. _m_-bpss hm p- Iƒ icn-bm-sb p am{x-a _m_-bpss ` - m-tcm-sp t{]aw A]m-c-am-Wv. CXpam{X-a-, _m_ F m Pohn-I-tfmbpw kvt\ln p ASpØ IY AXv hnh-cn- pw. c v timem-sp-iƒ _m_ Hcn- se nbn \n v as-ßn-h-cp-tºmƒ Hcp B n Iq- sø I p. c msp-i-fn _m_-bpss {i ]Xn- p. _m_ Ah-bpsS ASp- sn v Ahsb ]nsn v 5
XtemSn 32 I. hne-sim-spøv Ahsb hmßn. ` - m, _m_ snbvxxp-i v AXn-i-bn- p. Ah, _m_sb ] n- -XmsW pw c m-sp-iƒ pw-iqsn \mtem Btdm Ft m Ddp- n-ibne-[niw hne-h-cn-s pw ]d- p. _m_-tbm-sn-ßs\ Ah ]d- -t mƒ _m_ an m-xn-cp- p. imabpw XmØymt m-s bpw _m_-tbmsv Hcp hni-zo-i-cww Bh-iy-s - p. kmbn-_m_ X\n v ]Ww kq n-t - Xn-s - pw hotsm IpSw-_-tam-t\m-t - -Xn-s pw ]d- p. _m_ Ah-tcmSv Xs Nnehn 4 tkdv ]cn v hmßn BSp-Iƒ v simsp- m ]d- p. CXn v tijw BSp-Isf as- n-sim-spøv Xmsg ImWp hni-zo-i-c-w-ßfpw Hm Ω-Ifpw ]d- p. ""Hm, imabpw XmØybpw Fs Cu I -h-s-øn I_-fn- n XmsW p IcpXn! A. Ah-bpsS IY tiƒ phn. ap P- -Øn Ah a\p-jy-cm-bn-cp- p. Ah v Fs XpW- m-cmbn Fs IqsS Ccn- m-\p `mkyw In n Ah ktlm-z-c- m-cm-bn-cp- p. BZyw hfsc kvt\ln- n-cp Ah c p-t]cpw {ItaW i{xp- m-fm-bn. aqø-h asn-b\pw c ma-ø-h ka -\p-am-bn-cp- p. c m-a-ø-h Ipsd ]W-ap- m- n. aqø-h Zpcm-{K-lw-sIm v A\p-Ps\ sim v ]Wsa-Sp- m Xo -bm- n. Ah _ w ad v Ie-ln- p. aqøh Hcp ZWvUp-sIm v Cf-b-hs s\dn-in-e-sn- p. A\p- P At mƒxs tpyjvts\ agp-sim v sh p-ibpw snbvxp. c p t]cpw NØp-ho-Wp. Ah-cpsS I Ω-^-ewsIm v BSp-I-fmbn ho pw P\n- p. Ah Fs ASp-Øp- IqSn t]mb-t mƒ Rm s]s v Xncn- -dn- p. Ah-cpsS ]q Δ-IY a\- n-em- n. Ahsc I -t mƒ F\n h v 6
` -Whpw kam-[m-\hpw hn{i-ahpw simsp- -W-sa v txm n. AXn- mwv Rm\o ]Ww apgp-h Nne-hm- n-b-xv. AXn-\mWv \n߃ Fs ]gn- p- -Xv. Cu I -hsw \n߃ n-jvs-s -Sm-Ø-Xp-sIm v Rm Ahsb CS-b\p Xs as- n-sim-spøp''. kmbn v timem-sp-i-tfm-sp kvt\lw B hn[-øn-em-bn-cp- p. {io kmbnsb \b-an- p-hn temi-im n `hn- s! 7