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       t\Xmhv Npäp-]mSpw Pm{K-X-tbmsS  t\m¡n AI¯v IS¶p.  Kpണ്ട   hmXn-e-S¨v      tkm^-bnse s]mSn-X«n `hy-X-tbmsS amdn \n¶p.  t\Xmhv ]d-ªp.

       s\sâ anÊvUvtIm-fnsâ ieyw kln-¡m-ªn«m h¶-Xv. Fs´Sm Imcyw...?

       Kpണ്ട H¶pw ]d-bmsX \nes¯ s]mSn-bn Nn{X-sa-gp-Xn-\n-¶p.

       Fs´-Sm..... s\sâ \m¡n-d-§n-t¸mtbm?

       t\Xmhv ]nXr-`m-h-]-c-amb kvt\l-t¯msS tNmZn-¨p.

       tN«m...... Hcv A_-²w..... ]än-t¸m-bn........ s]mdp-¡-Ww.

       Kpണ്ട hnd-b-temsS ]d-ªp.

       F´mSm?

       t\Xmhv H¨-bp-bÀ¯n.

       ]d-ªm, tN«-s\s¶ hg¡v ]dtbzm?

       CÃ. \o Imcyw ]d-¿v.

       \½sS ¹m³ eo¡mbn tN«m........ \½Ä A]-I-S-¯n-em-Wv......

       \osb-´m-bn-¸-dbv¶v? \½¡v c­ണ്ടു-t]À¡p-a-ÃmsX aämÀ¡m C¡m-cy-a-dnbm? \o kwKXn \S-¯v. AXp Ignªv \½¡v ImWmw.

       AXÃ.

       FXÃm?

       Rm³ Hcm-tfmSv kwKXn ]d-ªp-t]m-bn.

       ]d-sªt¶m? BtcmSv? \osb´m s]m«-¯cw Ifn¡ym?

       ]d-ªp-t]m-bn....... am¸m-¡-Ww. \½¡v ]cn-]mSn amän-h-bv¡mw.

       AsXm¶pw ]än-Ã. Bs«, BtcmSm \o ]d-ªXv?

       kc-kp-th¨n-tbm-Sv.

       Fsâ kc-kp-hn-t\mtSm?..... \osb´v ]Wnbm ImWn-¨Xv? FSm, ]pffn AhÄsS Hc-I¶ _Ô-¯o-s¸-Spw.

       s]mÃm-¸m-b-tÃm.....

       AXp Xs¶-bm, tN«m {]iv\w. kc-kp-th¨n FS-bv¡nsS Fs¶  hnfn¨v  sN¿m-¼m-Sn-Ãm¶v ]d-bv¶v... sNbvXm, tN¨n, t]meo-kn\v Häqw¶v

       CXn-t¸m, sImg-ªp-a-dnª {]iv\-am-W-tÃm-Sm......

       Bs«, \o F¸fm, Ah-tfmSv ]d-tªbv?

       an\n-ªm-¶v.... tN«³ C{_m-lnâ-Sp¯v¶v sIm©v hm§n sIm­ണ്ടp-sIm-Sp-¡m¼dªntÃ? A¶v, tN¨n sIm©v Idn-sh¨v DuWv X¶ntä Fs¶ hn«p-Åp.DuWp Ign-¡p-¶-Xn-\n-S-bnem ]d-ª-Xv.

       t\Xmhv Iptd t\c-t¯¡v H¶pw മിണ്ടിbn-Ã.  At±lw injysâ tZl-s¯§pw I®p-]m-bn¨v Nn´-bn-emണ്ടിcp¶p.  HSp-hn Hcp s\Sp-hoÀt¸msS ]d-ªp.

       henb sa\-t¡-Sm-b-tÃm-Sm. F¶mepw AXv sN¿mണ്ടീ-c-n¡m-¼-än-Ãy.. henb A]-I-S-am-Wv.  Ahfv B sNä-tbmSv t]mbn¸dªm Imcyw Ign-ªp.  B sNä c£-s¸«m ]ns¶, F\¡v \n¡m¼än-Ãy.  Hcv Imcyw sN¿mw..... Ah-sfbpw IqSnb§v X«mw.........s\\¡v tPmen `mcw IqSp-X-em-hpw... F¶mepw kmcyw-Ã.

       slâ-t½m....... tN¨o\ X«m-t\m. F\¡v hs¿â-¸-t\...

       Kpണ്ടbpsS sXmണ്ട-bn \n¶v Hcp \ne-hnfn ]pd-s¸-«p.

       AsX-´m-Sm A§s\? Ahfv s\sâ Bsc-¦n-ep-am-tWm-Sm.? Rm\tà kln- ക്കേണ്ടXv? \o ss[cy-am-b§v sN¿v.....

       AX-Ã.....

       GX-Ãm.?

       tN¨osâ ap³]n-se-¯n-bmev Fsâ ssIsh-d-¡pw.  tN¨o Fs´-¦nepw tNmbv¨mev Rm³ XfÀ¶p t]mhpw..... F\¡v ]äq-em..... CXv am{Xw Ft¶mSv ]d-bണ്ട..

       t\Xmhv injysâ I®n t\m¡n ZrV-X-tbmsS ]d-ªp:

       F¶m-¸n-s¶, Hcv Imcyw sN¿mw... Rm³ Xs¶ XoÀ¡mw.. aä-Xn-s\m¸w \ob-t§äm aXn.

       A§-s\-bm-sW¦n {]iv\qw-Ã.

       Kpണ്ട XeIpep¡n.

       FSm, Ah-sfmcp hmbm-Sn-bm.. Hä-¡p-¯n\v Poh³t]m-Ww.  s\â-Sp¯v jmÀ¸v SqÄkv Fs´-¦n-ep-aptണ്ടm?

       t\Xmhv tNmZn-¨p.

       Kpണ്ട Xsâ eXÀ_mKv X¸n..  Ccp-X-e-aqÀÑ-bpÅ Hcp I¯n  ]pd-s¯-Sp-¯p.  t\Xmhv `àn-tbmsS AXv hm§n.  Xncn¨pw adn¨pw ]cn-tim-[n-¨p.  {i²-tbmsS kz´w _mKn \nt£-]n-¨p.  At¸mÄ Kp­-ണ്ടbpsS I®n I¯n-bpsS hmbv¯e t]mse  \ocp-d¶p.........**