Karutha Thambratti

Idp X{mn
(collection of short stories in Malayalam)
Author: E. Harikumar
Electronic version published in 2013
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C. lcnIpam
1943 Pqsse 13 \v s]mm-\n-bn P\-\w. A alm-Ihn CS-tcn tKmhn- \mb.
A CSn Pm\In A. I--bn hv _n.-F. ]mm-bn. 1972 efn-Xsb
hnhmlw sNbvXp. aI AP-bv hnhm-ln-X\
- mWv. `mcy: ip`. I-, Znn, t_mws_
Fo \K-c
- f
- n tPmen-sb-Sp-p. 1983- tIc-f
- n-tebvv Xncn-p-h
- p. 1962 sXmv
sNdp-IY
- I
- s
- f-gp-Xn-p-S
- n. BZys IYm-ka
- m-lmcw "Iqd-I' 72 {]kn-s
- -Sp-n.
15 IYm-k-am-lm-c-fpw 9 t\mh-ep-Ifpw Hcp A\p-`-h-p-dn-p-w {]kn--s-Sp-n-bn-pv.
]pc-kvIm-c-:
1988 se tIcf kmlnXy Am-Zan ]pc-kvImcw "Znt\m-k-dns Ipn' F IYm-kam-lm-c-n-\v.
1997 se ]--cm-P ]pc-kvImcw "]--ns\ ]nSn-m' F IY-bvv.
1998 se \me-m-S ]pc-kvImcw "kqn-p-h abnoen' F IYm-ka
- m-lm-c
- n\v.
2006 se IYm-]oTw ]pc-kvImcw "A\n-X-bpsS hoSv' F IYm-k-am-lm-c-n-\v.
2012 se Ghpw anI IY-bvp tIcf tv Ne-n{X Am-Zan AhmUv
"{io]m-Xn-bpsS ]mZw' F IY-bvv.
BUntbm Imkv dnmUn-Mv, sh_v Unssk-\n-Mv, anaoUnb s{]mU-,
]pkvXI {]kn-o-I-cWw Fn-h-bn-tes-n-p-v. 1998 apX 2004 hsc tIcf
kmlnXy Am-Zan Aw-K-am-bncp-p.
IrXn-I:
sNdp-I-Ym-k-am-lm-c-:
Iqd-I, hrj-`-ns Iv, Ippaw hnX-dnb hgn-I, Znt\m-k-dns Ipn, Im\U- b n \nsmcp cmP- I p- a mcn, {io]m- X n- b psS ]mZw, kqn- p- h
abnoen, ]--ns\ ]nSn-m, Zqsc Hcp \K-c-n, Idp X{mn,
A\n-X-bpsS hoSv, Cf-sh-bnens kmz\w (I-Y-I 1966-1996), \K-c-hm-knbmb Hcp Ipn, Fs kv{XoI (kv{Xo-]-- I-Y-I), shn-n-c-bn-se-t]mse.
t\mh-ep-I:
Dd-p k- + im]-ine, Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-, Hcp IpSpw_]pcmWw, Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln s]Ipn, Ab-\-, XSm-I-Xocv, sIm-{mn, {]W-b-n-s\mcp tkm^vvshb, Adn-bm--e-fntebvv.
Hm-I, A\p-`-h-p-dn-p-I, teJ-\-:
\o Fhn-sS-bm-sW-nepw.
Cu Hm-I acn-m-Xn-cn--s.

hnemkw: 5-_n, Ah\yp s{Iv A]mSvsa vkv

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Idp X{mn
Idp X{mn
Ifn-mew
Hcp HmW-ns IY
Abm-c
Ah-km-\s hnkn
]dnp-\-Sm\mhm \mSkz]v\w
Nqnbpw Cu\m-o-nbpw
am\-km--c-n\p tijw
hen-sbmcp B_w
sshIn-tbm-Sp hn-I
Fns\ hn-hapmpp
Ipn-amXp Nncn-p-sIm-n-cn-pp
IY-bn-tebvp \S-p-t]mb kv{Xo
Xohn Ib-dn-bn-n-m s]Ipn
asmcp hmXn
Hcp ]-S-m-cn-bp-ambn {]W-b-n-emb IY
B ]mp \nq

Idp X{mn
Asb Iqn-sm-p-h-cm-sap ]dv A Cd-p-tm kpep s]mn-sm-fn Ccp-n-ta Ccn-pI-bm-bn-cp-p. A-bpsS Xe CS-h-gn-bn, then--p-dv ad--tm Ah Ccp-n-ta InS-p-sImv
cm{Xn I kz]v-\-s-n Btem-Nn-p. A hv Ahsf sIn-n-Sn-p-I-bm-Wv. Ctm CS-n-Sv Cu
kz]v\w ImWp-p-v. A-bpsS apJw Hm-b
- n hcp-n-. A-bpsS Xtem-S am{Xw, A-bpsS kmao]yw
am{Xw Ah-fpsS kz]v\
-
- f
- n IS-p-hv Ahsf ktm-jn-n-p. cmhnse Fgp-t-m Ah ]d-bpw, "Am, Rmp kz]v\
- w-.' Fp kz]v\
- a
- m-sWv Xman tNmZn-n-. Abm-d- n-bmw. Ccp-n-ta InS-p-sImv
Ah kz]v-\-n am{Xw hcp Asb Imn-cn-m XpS-n. C\n ]I apgp-h Ah H-bv-m-bncn-pw. A ]Wn-p-t]mbn Xncn-s-p-tm Ccp-n-bn-cn-pw. IpSn-en B \mep hb-p-Imcn H-n-cp-p,
Hp Ifn-p. hni-p-tm Ie-n-\nv In-sb-Spv IpSn-p.
Xman amfn-I-bpsS apv Npn-n \np. Abm-fpsS Xe-bv-p-ap-I-fn sam shbn-em-Wv. ]d-n-ep ac Abmsf amSn-hn-fn-p. AhnsS XW-em-Wv, XWp-m-Wv. ]t Abmv A\-m ]n-bn-. X{m
]pdp hcm-Xn-cn-n-. "C\n \n Xman \o t]mbv-tm' FmWv X{m ]d--Xv. Ac aWn-q t\c
s bmN-\-bvv ^e-sam-p-ap-m-bn-. An-s\-bp t]mhm ]W Imcy-am-tWm?
Gev-]n-p-tm ]d--Xv, "]Ww sIm-m Fp thW-nepw hp sImp-s]m-bv-tm' Fm-Wv.
Cv ]W-m-n-sm-p-h
- n-sm-pey. Fhn-Spmm-\mWv cm-bncw cq]. ]eni F{X-bm-bn-p-mhpw
F-dn-bn-. Fmepw tNmZn-pIbmWv, Hcm-gv-N-t-s-nepw sImp-s]m-bv-tms Fv. h, C\nbpw
Cn-s\-sbmcp PohnXw h.
Xpdp InS-p hSt hmXn-en-\p-n ]pd-p-\np t\mp-tm Ccp-m-Wv. AXp-sImv X{mn
hmXn-en\p ]pdp IS-nt Xman Ip-q.
"-Fm Xman Cs\ \n-W-Xv-?-'
"-H-pwy{m-n-.-'
"-\-n-\n-ip s]q-t Ign BgvN \o ]d--Xv? Fm AXns\ sIm-c-W-Xv-?-'
"-c-okw Ign-bs X{m-n, Abn\v sImSp-m Hcp acpv ]d-n-vv them-bp-[ sshZy-cv-.-'
"-thKw sIm-cWw sItm, ChnsS ]men\v Bh-iy-mcv IqSn-h-czm-Wv-.-'
"-i-cn-{m-n-.-'
"-Atm \osb-n\m Imv \n-W-Xvv ]d-n--tm-?-'
Xman Hpw ]d-bmsX Xe sNmdn-p-\n-p.
"-F-mm ]d-tm-.-'
"-A-Sn-b eNv-aosS Imcyw X{m-t\mSv ]d-n-cv-v-.-'
X{m-n-bpsS apJ-`mhw s]sp amdn. Ah s]sv Hpw ]d-bmsX Xncnv AI-t-bvp t]mbn.
AIs Ccp-n Xman-bpsS Ip-I Hcp \nanjw ]cXn \S-p. km[m-cW Znh-k
- f
- n ASp-f `mKp
hnfnv Fs-nepw `Ww Ign-nt hnSm-dp-p. Hw-Xs hon Imn-cn-p aIv sImSp-m
Fs-nepw ]e-lmcw s]mXnv Xcn-Ibpw sNpw. Cv AsXm-p-ap-m-bn-. C\n Xncn-p-t]m-Imw, honse-n-bm aI-fpsS tNmZy-n\v "tamsS A nsbm-cokw hcmwv ]dv' Fv adp-]Sn sImSp-mw.
Abm Xncnp \S-p.
apI-fnse hcm--bn \nv Dp-t\m-n-bn-cp cp Ip-I Xman ]Sn-I-Sv ac--n-S-bn ad-tm ]n-h-en-p. Ah [rXn-bn Xmtg-bvp tImWn-bn-d-n. X{m DuWp Ignv htc ka-bam-bn-cn-p-p. CS-\m-gn-I-bn-\nv \cn-o-dp-I Xqn-n-S-p an-\-I-t-bvv evan IS-p. cmhnse
ASp--f-ap-s ]pfn-am-hn ]S-nb hn-bn \nv ]dn-s-Sp Xfn-sh-n-e-bpsS Hw hmk-\-Npmpw AS-bpw ]pfn-bnp tXp an\p-nb ]n-f-m-e-n \nd-p. Npa-cnse Ic-bm-p-hns aW-ap
sIm-ea
- m-dn-bn Hfn-n-p-h ]\n-\o tZlp Xfnv Ah Xme-hp-sa-Spv apI-fn-te-bvp \S-p. tXns, h-ap NXp-c Agn-If
- p henb P\-ep-If
- n-qSn ]d-n-\nv ac-n-I
- sf sXmp-Xt- em-Snb Imv
Hgp-In-h-p. Ah InS--bnse hncn-sb-Spp IpSv Npfn-hn-msX hncn-n-p. Xe-bn-W-sb-Spv ]Xw-h-cpn. C\n X{m hcp-X
- p-hsc Ah-smpw sNm-\n-. evan P\-en-S- pp t]mbn Imhn-tXp an\pn \nev Ccp-p. ]pdv ac---pdw hb-em-Wv. Xs sIn-tbm Ctm hon-se-n-bn-cn-p-sa-h Duln-p. \mep hb-p aI Ah-sf-n tNmZn-p-p-m-hpw. A adp-]Sn ]d-bp-p-ap-m-hpw.
ASpv Xs A hcpwtm tamsf. kpep-tamfv Fm-bn-cnpw adp-]Sn ]d-n-p-m-hp-I?
tImWn-ta I\ ImeSn ]Xn-bp iw tI-tm evan Fgp-t-p. ImeSn iw CS-\m-gn-bn-qSn
ASpp hp. Xpd-n hmXnen-eqsS X{m AI-p-IS- p hmXn-eS- p HmSm-e
- n-p. Npa-en-en thn Nphcn LSn-n acns Ab-en Xqn-bnv X{m t\sc Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-te-bvv t]mbn. evan In-ens
Hc--n-cpv apdp-m-\p-Xv Iqp-hm XpS-n.
X{m tXm-p-sImv \c tcma--fp amdn tXmn Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-\nv ]pdp IS-p. Inen Ccpv Xe-`m-Kv Ib-n-h Xe-bn-W-bn Nmcn-bn-cpv ev-ansb t\mn. Abm Ah-fpsS `mh-sam-sWv ]Tn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah Hpw ]d-bmsX apdp-m Npcp-n-bXv Abm-fpsS In sImSpv

ASp-n-cp-p. AXp hmbn-en tijw Abm kwkm-cn-m XpS-n.

"-Xman hn-cp-p-.-'
evan Hpw ]d-n-.
"-F-n\m h-Xvv \n-tm-?-'
"-Dw-.-'
"-s\s A-s\-b-v ]d--bpw Rmv tXmv-Wv-tm-?-'
Ah Hpw ]d-bmsX Abm-fpsS amdn ssItm-Sn-p. Ah-fpsS Idp hnc-ep-I Abm-fpsS shfp
amdnse tcma-f
- n ]cXn \S-p. Abm Ah-fpsS ukns IpSp-p-I Agn-p-Ib
- m-Wv. Ah ukgn-p-am-n. Abm \on-bn-cpv Ahv e-ap-m-n-sm-Sp-p.
shn-e-bpsS cq-Kw Ah-n--am-bn-cp-p. X{ms tZl-ns K-tmSp tNcp-tm AXv
XSp-m-\m-hm BI-jWw sIm-hsf ho-p-ap-n-p-p. Abm he-Xp-ssI s
- Im-h
- sf hcnv CSXp
ssIsImv Ah-fpsS apns Ipv Agn-p-Ib
- m-Wv. Abm-fpsS ssII Ah-fpsS an\p-, Dd-p ASnh-b-dn-t Aa-p.
hmbn-ep shn-e-\ocv ]IpXn Cd-n-b-tijw X{m ]d-p.
"-Rm-t\bv cm-bncw Ddp-nI Fn-sm-Sp--XmWv Xmanv, \n-tm-?-'
Ah aqfn. aqfm-Xn-cn-p-Xv X{m-\n--a-.
"-Atm Xman Fm ]d--Xv? Hm--tm-?-'
Ah aqfm ad-p. Xs apn-h-p-sIm-mWv Xman k-Xn--Xv. Xman ap-n\p \Spp \n-p-Ibm-bn-cp-p. Ah Abm-fpsS ]nn ]cn-{`-anp \n-p-I-bpw. X{m amfn-I-ap-I-fn \nv Xmg-t-bvn-d-n-h--X-h-tfm-p.
"-]d-
s
- Xms Hm-
- tm Xmao?'
X{m tNmZn-p.
"-Hm-.-'
"-]Ww ]en-tiym-Sp-IqSn Fp sIm-cm ]tzm, Av s\s sItymsf sImp-s]m-bv-sm. a\-n-emtbm-?-'
"-Hm-.-' tXmf-n tXm-p-ap-ns Hcw Iqn-n-Sn ssIm hmb ]IpXn s]mn-smv Xman ]dp.
"m A-s\-bm-h-s-.-' ]ns X{m Xs t\sc t\mn ]d-p. "-Fm s\s t]cv-?'
"-e-v-an-.-'
"-e-van hS-tm-d-t-bvv s]mbv-sm. AhsS X{m-n-m-hpw-.-'
hS-tmdw Ahsf FXn-tc-Xv kn-{i-hn-Im-c--tfm-sS-bm-bn-cp-p. Dc-p-c-bn s\p-Ip-p kv{XoI Ahsf Ah-K-W-\-tbmsS t\mn. ]ecpw Ahv ]cn-N-b-ap-hcmbn-cp-p. ]t s\p-Ip-p-]pc-bn Ah A\y-bm-bn. De DW-nb s\n hogp-tm-gp I\--iw kv{Xo-I-fpsS izmk-n\v
AI-Sn tkhn-p. apd-n Acn tNdp-tm-gp-m-hp iw AXnt\mSp tNv Hcp kZn-cmbn amdn.
D-bv--h ap kv{Xo-I-fpsS Hw ]b thhn--Xp-Iqn In-Ip-Sn-p. sshIp-tcw ap kv{Xo-I hn
hmn t]mb-tm Ah H-bv-m-bn. Ah aIsf Hm-p, `-m-hns\ Hm-p. Nppw ]c-p Ccpn-t\m-sSmw hf-p-h thZ\ kln-m-Xm-b-tm Ah Ic-bm XpS-n.
cm{Xn FmWv sNt--sX--h--dn-bn-m-bn-cp-p. X{mn Hpw Zmn-Wy-an-msXbmWv s]cp-am-dn-bXv. Ah Ahsf Hcp \nIr--P-p-hn-s\-tmse Ah-K-Wn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. ASp--f-bn Ahcpw asmcp
tPmen-m-cn-bpw-IqSn kwkm-cn-p-Xv Ahp tI-mw. tPmen-m-cn-bpsS t]cv am[-hn-sb-m-sWv
Ah p a\-n-em-bn. In-p-h hnf-ns {]Im-i
- n Nq-gn-bn-eqsS X{m-nbpw am[-hnbpw `Ww
]mIw sNbv-Xp-sImv Atm-p-an-tmpw \S-p-Xv Ahp ImWm Ign-p.
Hcp dm-ens shfnw ]Sn-msd ap-p-IqsS Acn-p-h
- p. t\cnp t]mbn-cp shfnw Ahsf Itm hgn-amdn ASp-t-bvp hp. dm apJ-n-\p-t\sc Db-s
- -p. X{ms apJw tNmZy- \nd-Xm-bn-cp-p. Hc-cw Dcn-bm-Se
- p-m-bn-. dm-ens shfnw AI-p-t]m-bn. Hcp an\n-n-\p-n ASp-fb
- n-\nv tPmen-m-cnbpw X{m-nbpw ]pd-t-bvp hp. F-n-
- n F, hmk-\t- km-v, tXmv, shfp-t-S Ae-n-t apv, cmw apv apXem-bh Gnb tPmen-m-cn-tbm-sSmw Ah Ipfn-te-bvv B\-bn-s
- -p. Ipfn-Ig- nv Iqd-Kp-fn-Ib
- psS hmk-\b
- p app-Spv Ah tPmen-m-cn-bpsS
Hw Xncn-p-h
- p. ASp-f
- b
- n Ah-mbn {]tXyIw tNmdp hnf-s
- -p. tPmen-m-cn-bpsS s]cp-am-
- n
am-ap-m-bn-cp-p. D-bvv ap tPmen-m-cn-I-fpsS H-an-cn-p-tm In hnf-n--cp-tm apJ-pm-bn-cp [myw ab-s-n-cp-p. X{m-nbpw Ah-tfmSv Zbm-]qw s]cp-am-dn.
Ctm X{ms InS--bn, X{ms ssII-fn InS-p-tm Xm IS-p-h hgn-I-sf-n Ah
Btem-Nn-p. Dc-p-c-bn-\nv ASp--f-bn-te-bv-v, ASp--f-bn-\nv CS-\m-gn-I-bn-eqsS tImWn-ap-dn-bnq-Sn, amfn-I-tam-fn-te-bv-v, InS--d-bn-te-bv-v, Znh-k--fp-sS, amk--fpsS kmh-Im-i-n Ah kzb-adn-bmsX F-s-p. Ime-ns ssIhn-cpXv Fmw kzm`m-hn-I-am-n. Xm FmWv sNp--sX Adnhp-t]mepw bmYm-y-ns Fcn-sh-bn-en ad-n-m-Xm-bn. CS-bvv Xs IpSn-en Imn-cn-p `m-hn-t\bpw aI-tfbpw Hm hcp-tm Ah Btem-Nn-pw, FmWv CXn-s\ms A-w?
"-Fm Hpw anm--Xv. Xman Fm ]d--Xvv Hm Ct-?-' X{m hopw tNmZn-p.

"-Dw-.-' Ah aqfn. "-mepw F\nv s tamsf Hv ImW-Ww-v-v-.-'

X{m H-an aqfn.
]ntv ASp--fbn X{m\p thn Nmb Iqp-tm X{mn tNmZn-p.
"-C-s s\s tamsf sIm-cm ]d-n-p--Xv-?-'
"-A-tXym-?-' Ah tNmZn-p.
"-s\-tm-sSmpw ]d-n-t-?-'
"-X-{m Hpw ]d-n-m-.-'
"-Xm-ansS ASp-t-bvv Bf-b-n-v-v.'
"-F{X Imembn tamsf In-v-?-'
cp sImw, As-n aqp sImw. h-j--fpsS IWv Ahv \-s-n-cp-p. tam hep-Xm-bnp-m-hpw. Ah Nmb-bp-sa-Spv amfn-I-p-d-t-bvp \S-p. X{m Fgp-tv Ahsf Imn-cn--bmWv. In-ens Xe-bv
- Nmcn-bn-cpv X{m Nmb IpSn-p-tm Ah In-ens Im- `mKv Ccpp.
"-tamsf sIm-cm ]d-n-vv At-?-' Ah-fpsS kzc-n IrX--X-bp-v.
"-Dw-,-' Abm I\-n aqfn. "-cm-hnse hnv D-Xn-cnv s]mbv-tm-s-.-'
"-i-cn-.-'
"-s\s tamv sImSp-m cp-Spv hmm IWm-cs\ G-n-n-v-v-.-'
"-A-tXym-?-' Ah-fpsS apJw hnI-kn-p-Xv kwXr-]v-Xn-tbmsS X{m t\mn-bn-cp-p.
"-Hs Rm Fn\m sN-W-X--dn-tbym?'
"-Dw-.-'
"-F-n-\m-?-'
"-tm-Sv Cw sImv-.-'
"-a-\-n-em-b-tm, AXp-t]m-se-sbms s]cp-am-dzm-.-'
"-Dw-.-'
Ah shdpsX \S-p-Ib
- m-Wv. CS-\m-gn-Ib
- n-eq-sS, Hmtcm apdn-If
- n-eq-sS, ASp-f
- b
- n-eq-sS. Ah-fpsS t\mw
]Sn--te-bv-m-bn-cp-p. AXn-\p-a-p-d-m-bn-cp-p. shbn Hmf-a-Sn-p hb-ep-I-fn, ]ns AXn-\p-a-pdv Ah-fpsS a\-n\p am{Xw ImWm Ign-bp {]tZ-i--fn, Hcp sImp Ipn-bpsS ]mZ- Ctm
\S-p-h-cp-p-m-Ip hgn-I-fn. ]d-n-te-bv-n-dn then--Spv hb-ep-I XpS-p e-t-bvv
Ipw \v \n-m Ahv sImXn-tXm-n. ]t AsXmw Ahv hne-s
- taJ-eI
- f
- m-Wv. X{m
]d-n-p-v.
"-Ip-fn-m Ipf-n-te-bv--msX ]pdv Cd-m ]mSn-. ap-t-bv-p-IqSn Cd--cp-Xv. AXp-t]mse
Xman hm \ns ImWp-I-bp-a-cp-Xv. a\-n-em-hp-p-tm-?-'
AXn\p tijw ]e-tmgpw Xman hv ]d-n tPmen sNp-Xv Ah ImWm-dp-v. Hcn-epw Abm-fpsS
In s]Sm-Xn-cn-m Ah {ian-p. CS-bvv Inf-p-sIm-n-cn-p ssItmv \ne-p-hv Xman amfnI-bpsS t\sc t\mpw. apI-fn-te-sX-nepw P\-en-\-Spv Abmsf t\mn-sm-n-cn-p evan s]sv
Dn-te-bvp hen-bpw. Ahv X{ms\ t]Sn-bm-bn-cp-p. t]Sn am{X-a Fm-sWp ]d-bm Ign-bm
Hcp hnIm-cw. X{m-s\-n Ah ]pdp tIn-np IY-I hfsc tami-am-bn-cp-p. Fm-hpw Abmsf
t]Sn-bm-bn-cp-p. ]t Ahsf kw_-n-t-S-tmfw Abm asm-m-bn-cp-p. a\-n-em-m ]m
Ftm-cq-w. Fs-nepw Xman sImSp-m-\p cm-bncw cq] ]en-ib
- S- w sImp-hp sImSp-p-sapw
Ahv t]mtI-n-hc
- p-sapw Hm-t- m Ah-p-m-bXv hnj-aa
- m-sW-h
- Ip. Atm-s
X{m ]d--Xp-tam-p. "s\s A-s\-b-v ]d--bpw Rmv tXmv-Wv-tm-?' AXv F-n-emWv X{m ]d--sXv Ah--dn-bn-m-bn-cp-p. Xcm-\p ]Ww XcmsX ]d--b-n-s-mbn-cn-p-tam. Atm Xcm-\p ]Ww Xman sImp-h-m Xs ]d--b-p-tam? An-s\-bm-h-cp-sX-hp tXmpw. s]sp Xs aI-fpsS Hma-\-ap-Jhpw Hm hcpw. Xm An-s\-sbms Btem-Nn-Xn {]bm-khpw tXmpw.
IWm-c ASp--f-bpsS hmXn- hv Ahsf hnfnv Hcp s]mXn G-n-p. Ah s]mXn Xpd-p.
cv `wKn-bp DSp-p-I. \oe-bn Nphp ]q-fpw, a-bn ] Nn{X-f
- p-ap DSp-p-I. cp sjnI. CXv Ah-n-m \ `wKn-bm-bn-cn-pw. Ah-n-Xp-hsc C{Xbpw \ DSp-p-I Inn-bn-n-.
Xman tamsf hS-tm-dv Fn--tm am[-hn-bmWv Ahsf AI-t-bvp sImp-h--Xv. ASp--fbn \nv `-W-ap-dn-bn-te-bvv am[-hn-bpsS ssI ]nSnp hcp tamsf I-tm ev-an-p-m-bXv Hcp
tX-em-bn-cp-p. Ah-fpsS apJ-Om-b-IqSn Xm ad-p-Xp-S-n-sb--X-hp hnj-a-ap-m-n. Ah
Asb AZv-`p-X-tmsS t\mpIbmbn-cp-p. a\-n-emb e-W-sam-p-an-. Ah Nppw t\mp-I-bmWv. B-tm-thn ]c-Xp-I-bm-Wv.
"-tamsf ChnsS hm.-' Ah Ccp-p-sImv kpep-hns\ ASp-np ]nSn-p. Xs C{X kvt\l-tmsS sInn-Sn-p Cu kv{Xo Bcm-sW an Ah t\mn. Ahsc Imnb F-bp-sSbpw tkmn-sbpw hmk\-bp-m-bn-cp-p. Ah `wKn-bp ukpw appw BWp-Sp-n-cn-p-X
- v. C{Xbpw \mbn hkv{Xw [cn
Bscbpw Ah In-p-m-bn-cp-n-.

AI-p-\nv asmcp X{mn hv Ah-fpsS apn \np.

"-e-v-an-bpsS tamfv htzm-?-' Ah tNmZn-p.
kpep ]Ip \n-pI Xs-bm-Wv. Ahv Ah-fpsS A-sb-bmWv ImtW--Xv.
\nep tbv- n hp-sIm-Sp ]e-lm-c
- B-n-tbmsS Xnp-tmgpw Ah Btem-Nn-p. Bscms-bm-Wn-h?
`-W-n-\p-tijw evan Ahsf F-tX-np \ hmk-\-bp tkmp-sImv Ipfn-n-p. Ipfn-I-gn-tijw Ah Agn-p-h DSp-p-Xs CSm `mhn--tm evan ]d-p. "-tamsf A tamv ]pXy
DSpv hmo-v-v-.-'
kpep-hn\v ktm-j-am-bn. ]pXnb DSpv Inn-sb-Xp am{X-am-bn-cp-n Ahv ktm-j-ap-m-n-bXv. A-bm-WXv hmn-bXv F-Xp-IqSn Ahsf ktm-jn-n-p. AIp sImp-t]mbn DSp-n-Sp-hn-ptmgpw kpep Nppw Btm thn Xnc-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. ]t Hpw tNmZn-m ss[cy-an-msX Ah
\np.
apn-bm ]mSv \ng hoWp. AXn-\p-a-p-dv Imc-p-n-N-cp-hnse ac--fn tNt-dnb Ccp-n\nv ]pdp IS-p s\p-Ip-p-Im-cn-I hc-p-If
- psS A-f
- n Aen-n-m-Xm-bn. hb-ep-If
- psS AcpIn H-s-p-In-S
- p IpSn-ep-If
- n Hmtcm-n-embn shfnw hoWp. ]d-n ASn-p-Iq-nb Nh-dp-I hmcn-nv In-bp-m-p-Ib
- m-hpw. Ccp-ns Hcp sImp-kt- -X
- n aI-tfbpw Imv Xman \np. kpephn-\p-thn Xp-cm DSpp hmn-h-n-p-sv IWm-c Abm-tfmSv ]d-n-cp-p. "s\s s]{-tmcv
`mKyw sNbv-tXm-fm-', IWm-c ]d-p. "C\n Xm AXns Aw samS--. Hmfv hgnv s\s tamfpw
Hcp ]mn-em-bv-tm-fpw-.'
Xman IWm-c-t\mSv Hpw ]d-n-. Fp ]d-bm-\m-Wv. cm-bncw cq] ]en-i-tbm-Sp-IqSn sImSp-m
X\nv FmWv ]p-I? AsXm-cn-epw sImSp--ep-m-hn-. evan Hcn-epw Xs IpSn-en aSn hcnI-bp-ap-m-hn-.
]mS-ns \Sp-hn-eqsS \S-p-h-cp s\p-Ip-p-Im-cn-I-fpsS CS-bn Xman kpep-hns\ Xncn--dn-p.
Ah Dds kwkm-cn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. CS-h-gn-bn \nv Ib-dnb aIsf Xman FSp-p. Hw h s]p Ah-fpsS DSp-p-I-fp kn Abm-fpsS In sImSp-p. "tamv cp-Spv Ino-v-v-.' Ah [rXnbn \S-p-t]m-Ip--Xn-\n-S-bn hnfnp ]d-p.
Abm B-n-tbmsS Ahsf D-h-p.
"-At Im-?-' Abm tNmZn-p.
"-A-tym-?-' Ah AZv-`p-X-tmsS tNmZn-p. "-Rm--n At-s\-.-'
"-]ns Bcm-W-hv-sS-m-bn-cv--Xv, tamsf-?-'
"-A-tXm, AhvsS Hcp shfp X{m-nv Hcp Idp X{m-nw-v-.-' Ah Hp \n-n-sImv XpS-p.
"B Idp X{m-nbm Fs Ipfn-n--Xv, Cu DSpv CSo-p-X--Xv. \ X{m-n-.-'
"-AXv tamfvsS Ay-s-?-'
"-A--m, AX-hv-Ss X{m-ym, Idp X{m-n-.-'
Ah s]sv kwkmcw \n-n. Ah Btem-Nn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Xman ap-hn-fp In-p. AXns
sh-n F-a-b-ap B sImp-apJw Abm t\mn--p. Ah Atmgpw Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-bn-cpp. ]nSn-In-m Hcp-]mSp Imcy- B sImp-a\
-
- n-qSn ISp t]mIp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. BcmWm Idp
X{m-n? Fn-\m-Wh
- XtmSv kvt\l-tmsS s]cp-am-dn-bX
- v? DSpp hmn-
- X
- v? Btem-N\ Hcn-Spw
tNt-dp-n-sp a\-n-em-b-tm Ah tNmZn-p.
"-A-m-.-.-.-.'
"-F--q-?-'
" Fgm hczm-?-'

Ifn-mew
cmPp Dum-en-\nv Du-n-d-n. BIm-i-nse Cuw aW--dnv hcm t]mIp ag-tb--n-bdn-bp Infn-sb-tmse Ah, {Inv XpS-m-dm-sbv a\-n-em-n. \nc-n B-m-cpsS ]c-w-]mn, ]m-n-s-Xn-sc-bp Snhn tjmdq-ans apnse B-q-w, ]m-n apXn Ipn-If
- psS A`m-hw,
Fmw AXns e-W--fm-bn-cp-p. Ah tcWp-I-tbmSv ]d-p.
"-t]m-hzm-.-'
tcWpI ASp ^vfm-nse tPmen-m-cn-tbmSv kwkm-cnp \n-p-I-bm-Wv. Xs-tmse Hcp tPmen-mcn-bmWv B Ipn-bpw. Ah-fpsS {]mbw-Xs
- -bm-Wv, ]Xn-\mep hb-v. cmPp hv Ah-fpsS ]mhm-S
- pv ]nSnp-h-enp sImv ]d-p. "-\-apv t]mhzm-.-'
"-Atm Ctm t]mbm A No-]-d-bpw. Fs-bmWv No ]d-bzm-.-' ]ns Ah Iqp-Im-cn-tbmSv
]d-p. "-F-n\m Ahs\ Csm-s sImp-h--Xv. ChnsS tPmen-sbms C\n \S-tzm. CXm ]d-nev-.-'
Ah hopw ]d-p. "-t]m-hzm, {In-v-v-.-'
"Hm Hcp Ifn-m-c-!-' Ah Ahs ssI]n-Snp \S-p. Ah k-Xn-n-s--h--dn-bmw. sIm-bpsS No tImepw thn-.
aqmw-\n-e-bn Xpd hmXn-en-eqsS HmSn--b-dp-tm-s kzoI-c-W-ap-dn-bnse B-n-cv Ah
Ip. Ah\v ktm-j-am-bn. A-\p-s--w. Ah HmSn-tmbn kvt\ln-X-m-cpsS Hw Ccpv Ifn
In-cp As aSn-bn t]mbn-cp-p. A IpSn-p-sIm-n-cp mkv Sot]m-bn-ta hv aIs\ FSpv
sImn-p. "tam t]mbn Ipfn-v, taemsI Nfn-bm-Wv-.-'
Ah Iqm-p-n-. Abm ]d-p. "-tc-Wp, Chs\ sImp-t]mbn Ipfn-n-p-.-'
Ah A-t\mSv IqSp-X An-n-Sn-n-cp-p. A msk-Spv Ahs NptmSp tN-p. "th-tWm?'
ths--h Xe-bm-n. Hcn- IpSn-n-p--Xm-Wv. aXn-bm-bn. C{X hrn-sI km[-\-amWv A\pw
kvt\ln-X-mcpw IpSn-p--sX--dn--tm Ah-cpsS cpNn-sb-n Ah-\p-m-bn-cp aXn-smw t]mbncp-p.
s]sv Fm-hcpw B-p. "kn-Iv-k-!-' "-Rm ]d-nt Ajv-dp-n Cv t^man-em-Wv-.'
cmPp Snhn-bvp ]pdw-Xn-cn-m-Wn-cp-X
- v. AXn FmWv \S-p-s
- X-h
-
- d- n-bmw. Ctm tSmw B v
sPdn-bpsS ka-b-am-Wv. C{Xbpw B-m-n-S-bn Ah\v Im-q s\v-hv shm-\m-hn-sv Ah-dn-bmw. As\ hnkv-In-bp-sSbpw knK-d-n-tbpw aW-ap-m-bn-cp-p. AXv As aW-am-b-Xp-sImv
Ah Bkz-Zn-p. ap--hv B aW-ap-m-hp-tm ]t Ah\v O-n-m hcm-dp-v.
tcWpI t]mbn. Ah--dnbmw A hon-ep-m-Ip A]q--k--`--fn cmPp-hns\ Inn-s-v.
C\n Fp-a-Wnv Ahs\ \n--nv sImp-t]m-h-Ww, ta--gp-In--Ww, `Ww sImSpv Dd-m
t\m-Ww. As-n sIm--bpsS hI tI-mw. Ah ASp--f-bn sImsb klm-bn-m
t]mbn. `Ww ]mIw-sN-m Hcp kv{Xo hcp-p-v. Fmw Dm-n-hv Ap-aW
- n-tbmsS Ah t]mhpw.
Cv C{X-b[
- nIw AXn-Yn-If
- p-m-hp-sa-d- n-n-cp-n-. AXp-sImv IqSp-X hn`-h
- f
- p-m-W
- w. Ah,
{^ok-dn-\n-s-Sp Nn apdn-m XpS-n. kzoI-c-W-ap-dn-bn-\nv Bc-h- tI-p-p-v.
Fp-aW
- nv Ah t]mbn-t\m-n-bt- m cmPp-tam Atmgpw As aSn-bn-s
- -bm-bn-cp-p. Snhnbn t\mn-sm-n-cn-p As apJw Ahs sImp-ssI-sImv Xncnv Ah kwkm-cn-m {ian-bm-Wv. hnkv-In-bp-sSbpw knK-d-n-tbpw \mw, tkm^-bnepw Itk-e-bn-ep-sam-s-bmbn Ccn-p Ipgp-Xp-S
- nb a\p-jy-cpsS t\mw t]mse-s hrn-sI-Xpw Ak-ly-hp-am-bn-cp-p. Ah ]n-hm-n.
km[m-cW Fv F-cb
- vv `Ww Ign-m-dp cmPp Av ]p-aW
- nmWv DuWp-Ig
- n-X
- v, AXpw Atbpw kvt\ln-X
- m-cp-tSbpw Hw. sIm-bpw Ah-cpsS Hw DuWp-Ig
- n-p-tm tcWpI Bh-iy-ap
km[-\
- tai-p-dv sImp-hp shp. Ahp hni-p-p-m-bn-cp-p. tai-p-dv hnf-p IdnI-fpsS aWw B hniv Cc-n-p. C\n Fm-hcpw Fgp-tp t]mbm ]m{X--sfmw Igp-In-sb-Sp--Ww.
AXp Ign-bp-tm-tg-bvpw Fs-nepw hmcn-nv InS-m-a-Xn-sb ]cp-h-n-em-bn-p-mhpw Ah.
cmhnse \me-cb
- vv Fgp-t-W
- w. hoSp-ap-gp-h ASn-p-hmcn XpS-W
- w. sIm InS-p apdn-sbmgn-sI. Ah-cpsS apdn-bpsS apn XpS-bv-p-tm iw tI-n-m-Xn-cn-m {ian-pw. AS-n hmXn-en\-p-dv ioXo-I-cn apdn-bn sIm-bpw kmdpw Dd-p-Xv Ah a\-n ImWpw. Dd--n Fmhcpw Hcp-t]m-se-bm-sW--h Hm-pw. Fp-sImtm Ah-fpsS a\v B-{Z-am-hpw. \new XpS-p-I-gnm Ah Ipfnv Nmb-bp-mn sIm-sb hnfn-pw. Atm-tg-bvv cmPp-tam Fgp-t-pw.
Av cmPp Fgp-t DSs\ tNmZn-Xv {In-p-m-hptam Fm-Wv. Ah--Xns Aw Adn-bm-ambn-cp-p.
{]mX-ep-m-m sIm-sb klm-bn-p-tm Ah cmPp-hns tNmZy-s-n ]d-p. AXn AZv`p-X-sam-p-an-spw Ah\v {In-v-Ifn \ hi-am-sWpw Hmtcm Soan-tebpw Ifn-m-cpsS t]scms Adnbm-sapw Ah ]d-p. "kv-tIm IW-m-m-IqSn IqSn Adn-bmw-.' Ah A`n-am-\-]qw ]d-p. "As tam-X
- ym-.' tcWpI \n-b
- m-bn. `hn-jy-p-Is
- f-p-dn-tm-msX Hcp sImp-Ip-n-bpsS Infn-sm-

-en-s\-n ]dXmbn-cpp Ah. B sImp a\-n-se-sm-s-bmWv \S-p--sXv Ahs Asb-m Ah-m-W-dn-bp-I.

]ns Ifn-If
- psS Znh-k
- f
- m-bn-cp-p. sshIp-t-c
- f
- n ]m-n t]mIm Ah k-Xn-n-. A
Hm^o-kn-\np hcp-tm-s Ah Imhep-m-hpw. Ahs\ H-p-sh-p-sImt Abmv jqkv
Ducp-hm-IqSn ]q. ]ns Dd-p-X
- p-hsc Ah As IqsS-bp-m-hpw. As kvt\ln-X
- m Hmtcmcp--cmbn hcpw. mp-I Iqn-apn i-ap-m-pw. knK-c-ns ]pI ]pd-p-t]m-Im hnk--Xnv apdnbn-s Xn-\n-pw. As\ XpS--n, cmhnse Hm^o-kn t]mIp-tm ASn s]-^yqapw
hnbpw Ie hmk-\b
- m-bn-cn-pw. ]ns {ItaW AXv hnkvI
- n-bp-tSbpw knK-c- n-tbpw aW-am-Ipw. cmPp
As apJpw s\n epw apJ-ap-cv B hmk\ Bkz-Zn-pw. apn IpSn-p--h-p-thn sImph-p-sh-bv-p s]mcn km[-\- hmcn-n-pw. AsXmw Xnp-I-gn-m cm{Xn-`--W-ns Bhiyta Dm-hn-. Fmepw A Xcm-sap ]d-m Ah Ipdv DuWp Ign-pw. As aSn-bn InSp-d-n-tmb cmPp-hns\ tcWpI hs-Sp-p-sIm-p-t]m-Ipw.
Hcm-gvN Ah\v D-h-am-bn-cp-p. Ifn Ign-Xv Ah Adn-n-cp-n-. ]ntv sshIp-tcw Imncpv As\ ImWm-Xn-cp--tm-gmWv Ah\v kwibw tXmn-b-Xv. Ah A-tbmSp tNmZn-p. Ifn-I-gns adp-]-Sn-tI--tm Ah \ncm-i-\m-bn. Av Imcy--sfmw km[m-c-W-a-n \S-p. Bd-c-a-Wnv
cmPp-hns\ ]m-n-\np sImp-h-p, Ipfn-n-p.
A ]pd-s-Sp-I-bm-Wv. cm{Xn ]pd-s-hn-tStbm ]m-n-bp-s--h\p a\-n-em-bn. Ah Ak-p--\mbn. A Atmgpw Hm^o-kn-\nv Fn-bn-n-. Cn-s\-bp Znh-k--fn Ah\v As\ sXmSmt]mepw Inn-. hm DSs\ Nmb-Ip-Sn-pw, Ipfn-pw, t^mWn Hmtcm-cp-sc hnfn-pw, Fp-aW
- n-tbmsS
A-tbbpw Iqn t]mIp-Ibpw sNpw. Asb sIn-n-Sn-p-tm Dm-Ip hmk\ Ahs aqn Xn\n-pw. A\pw Abpw Imdn Ibdn t]mIp-Xv Ah _m--Wn-bn-\nv tcWp-I-bpsS Hp
Ibdn t\mpw. A Sm ]d-bp-tm Ah apJw I\-n-n-cn-tb Dq.
tcWpI cmPp-hns\ AI-p-sIm-p-t]mbn `Ww sImSp-m {ian-pw. aos]mcnXv NqSm-dm
]m{X-n kqn-p-h
- n-p-m-hpw. cmPp-hn\v sImSp-m-\p-tX Dm-hq. {^nUvP
- n-\nv Xte Znh-ks
Nn Idn _mn-bp-Xv NqSmn AXpw sImSp-W
- s
- av sIm ]d-n-cp-p. Abpw A\pw cm{Xn
]m-nv t]mIp Znh-k
- f
- n Ahs H-an-cpv `Ww Ign-m Ah Bh-iy-s-Spw. ]t tcWpI-bvv ss[cy-ap-m-hn-. Ahp `Ww sIm thsd ]m{X-n AS-p-h-n-cn-pw. B `Ww
cmPp-hns apn-hv Xpd-m-Xs Ah-n-a
- m-bn-cp-n-. AXn Xcw-Xm-gv
- p Ftm Dv. cmPphns\ sImp-\S-
- p-tm Db-s
- -Sp Xs incv Xmgv
- p Ftm D-Xn. Ah IpSn-m-\p
sh-sa-Sp-m ASp--f-bn-te-bvp \S-p. cmPp Hw IqSn-bXv ]t Ah In-. sh-sa-Spv Xncn-tm-gmWv Ah I-Xv, cmPp Ftm Xp-p.
"-Fm tam\v th-Xv-?-'
"-In-n-.-' Ah Xn-bn-\nv Hcp sbvv FSp-p-sImp \S-p. AXv Ah-fpsS sbv-m-bn-cp-p. Ah
HmSn-sv AXp hmm t\mn. cmPp hnp sImSp-n-. Ah AXpw tai-p-dp sImp-h-p, Itke-bn Ib-dn-\nv ]cn-tim-[n-p-I-bm-Wv.
"-C-Xn aoan-bn--tm-,-' Ah ]d-p. "-Nn--\pw-y-.-' B sbv-nse hn`-h- Ahv Xosc C-am-bnsv Ahs apJw hnfn-p-]-d-p.
"-tam-s\-n-\mWv AsXms FSp-p-sIm---Xv-?-' Ah-fpsS apJw hnh-W-am-bn-cp-p. Ah-fpsS kzImcy-X, Ah-fpsS t\sc-bp Ah-K-W-\, A]-am\w Fmw Hcp sImp-Ip-n-bpsS apn A\m-h-cWw sNbvXXv Ahsf hnj-an-n-p. B sbv-n Ipdp tNmdpw AXns tase Hgn kmmdpw am{X-am-Wp-m-bn-cp-Xv. sIm--bp--tmgpw Cm--tmgpw Ah ASp--f-bpsS \nev HXp-n-bn-cpv Ign-p-I-bmWv
]Xn-hv.
"-tams Hw amap-m-.-' cmPp ]d-p. "-tNn hm.-'
Ah tai-ta Ib-dn-bn-cp-p-sImv tImgn--dnbpw ao s]mcn-Xpw Ah-fpsS sbv-n-te-n-Sp-I-bmWv.
"-tam-s\-mWv sN-W-Xv-?-'' Ah tZzjy-s-p.
"-F-m-?-'
"-F-\nv CsXmpw Xnm ]mSn tams\-.-'
"-Fm Imc-Ww-?-'
Ah hymI-cWw Hnv kwkm-cn-m XpS-p-t-bp-p. AXp-sImv ssIn-ep ]Z-k-v apgph D]-tbm-Knp kwkm-cn-m Ah {ian-p.
"-Im-cW
- t- am-?'- Ah kwi-bn-p. Xms\mcp shdpw tPmen-m-cn-bm-sW-pw, B hop-Im Ign-p-t- ]mse
`Ww Ign-m-t\m, Ah Pohn-p-t- ]mse Pohn-mt\m X\n-h
- I
- m-ia
- n-spw Ahs\ Fn-s\-bmWv
]dp a\-n-em-p-I? Ahs a\-ns kmcfyw XI-m Ah-fn--s-n-. B c-c-h-b-p-Im-cs\
tcWp-I-bv-n--am-bn-cp-p.
cm{Xn InS-p-X
- n-\p-apv cmPp A-bpsS InS-p-ap-dn-bn t]mbn-t\m-n. tcWpI InS-b
- nse hncn t\scbm-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah ]d-p.
"-tam t]mbn InS-tm, tNn Ctm hcmw-.-'

"-Dw, Mpw.-'
Ah InS hncn-t- ijw Fb Io-jW
- HmWm-n. sIm-bpw kmdpw hcp-tm-tg-bvv apdn XWpn-s-n Ahv No tI-pw. hcp-tm Fp aqUn-em-bn-cn-p-sa-smpw ]d-bm ]n-. Ah
an-hmdpw Dd-n-bn-p-m-hpw. cmPp In-ens ASp-p-t]mbn InS--bn apJ-a-an \np. apdn-bn
Atmgpw A-bpsS hmk-\-bp-m-bn-cp-p.
"-h-cq-.-'
Ah Ahn-sS-s \np. Ah\v B hmk\ Ipd-p-t\-cw-IqSn Bkz-Zn--Ww. Ah Ftm B temNn-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah Ahs ASpv hn-cpv tNmZn-p. "-tam-s\-mWv Btem-Nn--W-Xv?
cmPp Ahs Ipn-ss-I Ah-fpsS tXmfn-h-p. Ah\v Iptd ]d-bm-\p-m-bn-cp-p. ]t tNmZnXv CXp am{Xw. "-tN-o, C\n FmWv {Inv hczm-?-'
"-tN-n--dn-bn tams\, ASp-z-s-m-hpw-.-'
cmPp-hns apdn-bn-se-n-b-tm Ah ]d-p.
"-Rm-\nv tNo-sS-Iq-SymWv sIS--W-Xv-.-'
Ahs In-en \ndsb Im-q IYm-]m-{X--fp hncn hncn-n-cp-p. Xmsg \nev In-Ip-d InS-bnv AXn-emWv tcWpI InS-m-dv.
"-AXp thm tams\. tNosS InS-tev InS-m tam\v Ddw hcn--.-'
"-A-sX-m-?-'
"-A-Xn\v In-bn-. ]ns tams A-bvv AXn-m-hn--.-'
"-m, tNn sIqsS In-enev sIS-p-.-'
apsm-cn- Ans\ InSv Dd-n-tm-bn. Av sIm Ipsd No-]d-
p. B sImp-ap-Jt- -bvp
t\mn-b-tm Hpw ]d-bm tXmn-bn-. Ah Ah-t\mSp tNp InS-p. cmPp Ahsf sIn-n-Snp
D-h-p. s]s--h ]d-p. "-tN-nv AtsS aWw-y. A-bvv \ aWm-.-'
Ah kzw DSpv aW-p-t\m-n. aW-an-s-p-Xs
- -b \m-ap-p-Xm-\pw. Ah sshIp-tcw Ipfnv
DSpv amn-b-XmWv Fn-pw. Ah-fpsS DSp-p-I Ah kzw Xncp-p-I-bmWv ]Xn-hv. AXn-\mbn hne-Ipd _m-tkmv sIm hmn-sh-m-dp-v. hmjn-Mv-sa-jn-\n Ah-fpsS DSp-p-I-fn-Sm Ah k-Xnn-. ta-tX-m\pw hne-Ip-d tkmmWv hmn-sm-Sp-m-dv. AXn-s-sbms \m-am-Wv. B \mw B
hoSns hmk-\-bpsS Hc-cp-In AhK-Wn--sp InS-p.
"-tNn Hcp IY-.-'
"-i-cn, ]d-bmw-.-' ]ns Hm-tem-Nnv Ah ]d-p. "-Rm-\ntm hcmw, Ipfn-ap-dn-bnev t]mbn-v-.-'
"-thKw hc-Ww-.-'
Ah Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-te-bvp IS-p. cmPp-hns tkmv \ hmk-\b
- p-X
- m-Wv. Ah [rXn-bn DSpv Ducnbnv ta sh-sam-gn-p. Cu tkmv tXb-bm-bm sImp-t]mbn Xs tkmns Hw Hn-p-sh-bv--Wsa--h Xo--bm-n. Ipfn-I-gnv DSp-n-Sp-tm Ah hmk-\n-p-t\m-n. Xs tZl-n\v hmk-\-bpv, ]t DSp-n\v ]gb \mw-Xs
- -bm-Wv. Ah tkms-Spv shdpsX DSp-n-t Dc-p. Ahv Aev]w
Bhn-izmkw tXmn.
Ah In-ens ASp-p-sN-p. cmPp Xncn-p-In-S-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah Ip\n-p-t\m-n. Ah Dd-am-bn-cn-p-p. Ahs Ihn-fn D-sIm-Sp-m-\mbn Ah Ip\n-p. AX-hs\ DW-n-bmtem FpI-cpXn Ah B {iaw Dt]-n-p. Ah Dd-n-tm-s. Ah hnf--Wv \nev hncn-n InS--bn
Ipd-p-t\cw Imepw-\on Ccp-p. apdn Hcp-am-Xncn Ccp-n-em-bn-cp-p. Ah kzw A-sb-n Btem-Nn-p,
A-s\-n Btem-Nn-p. \memw-m-kn ]Tn-p sIm-\p-P-s\--n-bpw. "\o-sb-nepw c-s-S-s' Fv
A ]d-bm-dp-Xpw Hm-p. Ddw hp-Xp-S-n-b-tm Ah InS-p.
Hcp t\cnb kv]iw Ahsf sRn-p. AXv cmPp-hns Ipn-ss-I-fm-sW--hp a\-n-em-bn.
"-kq-{X-m-co-.-.-.-.-' Ah ]d-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. "-IY ]d-bmwv ]d-n-v-?-'
Ah Xncnv Ahs\ sIn-n-Snp D-h-p, Hc--sb-tm-se. "tam Dd-ov hnNm-cn-p, tNn-.-'
s]s-h
- v Ic-n hp. Hcp sImp-Ip-n-bpsS GIm-X i-am-sbmcp tX-embn s\n-\nv
]pd-t-bvp h-tm Imc-Wa
- d- n-bmsX ]I-p-t]mb cmPp-hns\ AannSnv Ah Ic-bm XpS-n.

Hcp HmW-ns IY
hn\nX Ah-fpsS sImp kqv-tIkv HXp-p-I-bm-Wv. Imcy-ambn DSp-p-I-fm-Wv, ]ns Ipdp kucyw hn-n-p hkv-Xp--fpw. s\bn t]mfn-jv, ]uU Sn, Ihn-fp-I-fn Acp-Wna ]I-cp dqjv, Hcp sNdnb
Ipn s{^v s]-^yqw. CsXm-pw-Xs Ign sImw sImp-t]m-bn-cp-n-. AhnsS cP-\n-t-n-bpsS
Ae-am-dn-bn ]uU-dp-v. asm-p-an-. tNnv AXns Xs Bh-iy-an-. A{X `wKn-bp Ipn-bm-Wh
- .
XpSp \ndw, \o Xe-ap-Sn, `wKn-bp henb Ip-I. hn\nX Gsd-t\cw Ahsf t\mn-bn-cn-m-dp-v.
Xs-m aqp hb-p-Iq-Spw, ]Xn-\m-ev.
tXm-s-Sp-m A-bmWv Hm-n-n-X
- v. FhnsS t]mIp-Ib
- m-sW-nepw kzw tXm-s-Sp-W
- s
- av
A ]d-bpw. Fm-hpw \psS amXncn hrn-bp-m-sbp hcn-. ]t cP-\n-t-n-bpsS Imcy-n
hrn Hcp {]iv-\-ta-b-. ssI Igp-In-thWw cP-\n-t-nsb sXmSm.
Ah kqv-tIkv FSpp t\mn. Dw, henb `mc-an-. ap-\v s]n-sbmpw Gm ]n-. ap-s
Hcp tPmSn jpw appw-IqSn thW-sa-n CXn-s shmw. ]mhw ap-. BsI-bp-Xv cp
tPmUn jpw appw am{Xw. cp tPmUn-IqSn hms Fv tNmZn-m A-tbmSp Ib-pw.
ap- A-tbmSp Ib-p k-`
- f
- p-v. Hv A Xs Idn Fp hnfn-p-tm-gm-Wv. ap tIp-h-m ]ns s]mSn-]q-c-am-bn. XpSpw ]d-bm. "\o Ahsf Id-n-sbp hnfn--cp-sXv Rm
Iptd {]mhiyw ]d-n-p-v. Ah Id-n-sbmpw A. \ndw Ipdv Ipd-hm-sWp am{Xw. \n\-sv s\dm-Xv? Ah-fvsS At{Xw s\d-y. cma-N-{-s\-hnsS s\dw? \nv cm-pw-ym s\dw F\ym
Ahv In-W-Xv-?'
A Nncn-pw. Ah Bcpw ImWmsX Im-Sn-bpsS apn t]mbn t\mpw. icn-bmWv Ah Id-nX-s-bm-Wv. `wKnbpw Ipd-hm-Wv. Ip-I cP-\n-t-n-bpsS Ip-I-t]mse hep-X-. aqn\pw `wKn Ipdhm-Wv. hmb-.-.-.. Ah Im-Sn-bpsS apn-\nv amdpw.
"-h-ep-Xm-h-s, Fs sImp-tamfv Hcp A]v-k-c-m-hpw. Ahsf sIm cmP-Ip-am-c-m-sc-tm-es sNdp-mcv Iyq \n-pw. \o Itm-.-' ap- ]d-p.
B hmp-I Ahsf Ign HmW-n-te-bvp \bn-pw. cP-\n-t-n-bpsS hon sNe-h-gn Hgn-hpIm-ew. Ahsf kp-cn-sbp hnfn tN cP-\n-t-n-bpsS Ab hon-te-Xm-bn-cp-p. cmPp-t-. HmWn\v ]qh-dp-m ]d-n-te-bv-n-d-n-b-Xm-bn-cpp Ah. Hcp ]qm--bpsS `wKn-bn BIr--bmbn \np-I-bm-bn-cpp hn\n-X.
"-C-ns\ A\-msX \nm \osbmcp kqcy-Im-n-q-hm-p IcpXn Rm Adp-p-shp hcpw-.-'
cmPp ASpp hv ]d-p. Ahv e-bm-bn. Ah Xncn-p-t\m-n. C cP-\n-tn tIn-n-.
Ah then-bpsS adp-h-iv ImSp-]n-Snp \n-p Nph Acnq sNSn-I-fn-\nv Is-nv ]q
hn-bn-em-p-Ib
- m-Wv. \nd-p-Ig- n-m ]qhn in-tbmsS Npg-pw. Atm ]q-sfmw Aav hn-bpsS
]Ip-Xn-tbm-fsa ImWq. ]ntbpw \nd-pw, ]ntbpw Npg-pw. Hs--gnv hon-sen ]q ]pd-sSp-p-tm Hcp henb Iqm-ca
- p-m-Ipw. hn\nX Hcn- ]qhn Npg-n-bt- m ]q ]Ip-Xnbpw ]pd-tbvp t]mIp-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv. AXp Ip-\n cmPp-t- Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p.
"-A-dn-bn-s-n hnh-c-ap--h-tcmSp ]Tn-p-I. Cp Xcq, Rm ImWn-p-X-cmw-.-'
hn\nX ]qhn hnh-c-ap Bp sImSp-p. cmPp-t- AsX-Spv Hcp Npg-, ]ns cm-a-sXm-v.
AXn _mn-bp ]q-IqSn ]pd-t-bvp sXdn-p-t]m-bn.
Xe-bnepw apJpw ]qjv]
- m`n-tjIw \Sn \n-p hnZ-KvZ- s\ t\mn-smv Ah IpSp-IpsS Nncnm XpS-n.
"-Hm-,-' Hgn ]qhn ]cn-tim-[n-p-sImv cmPp-t- ]d-p. "-Nn-cn-t Imcy-a CXv. kmt-Xn-I-XbpsS {]iv-\-am-Wv, Imcy-am-t-. ]qhn \ndp \n-p-tmsg Npg-m ]mSq. CXpw Ipn-p ]mT-fn Hm-bn-sb-Sp-m aXn-.-'
]ns aqn\p apI-fn Xn-\n Hcp ]qsh-Spv ]cn-Xm-]-I-c-amb apJ-`m-h-tmsS AXns\ t\mn
]qh-n-bn \nt-]nv hn Xncn-p-X-p.
]mhw cmPp-t-, Hcn--tmepw kzw ]qhn Npg-tn hn-n-. Hcp ]qh-dp-m ]ns Hcp aWnq kwkm-c-am-Wv. sshIp-t-cw-hsc ]d-n \S-mepw apm ]qhn ]qth Inq. AXp sImpt]mbn
]-S-ns h-n Hcp ]q-f-ap-m-pw. ]qfw ImWm hn\nX t]mbm Ftm al-mb Imcyw
t\Sn-bn-cn-p-I-bm-sW an AXp ImWn-p -XcnIbpw sNpw.
"-Fm \o kz]v\w ImWzm-tWm-?-' A CS-s]-p. "-\ns km[-\--sfms FSp-p-sh-tzm-?-'
A Ftmgpw An-s\-bm-Wv. Xs kz]v\
-
- f
- n hfsc I-i
- a
- mbn CS-s]-Spw. ]t AX-hsf IqSpX Hm--I-fn-te-bvp sImp-t]m-bn. Ign HmW-Zn-h-k-amWv cmPp-t- tNmZn--Xv?
"-hn-\nX Ftm-sg-nepw kz]v\w In-p-tm-?-'
Fsmcp tNmZy-sa an Ah Abmsf t\mn. \ `wKn-bp apJ-am-Wv. aoi Ipcpp hcp-tbp-p. Abm-fpsS Ip-I Ah-fpsS Ip-I-fn Dp-t\m-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah ]d-n Hcp aqe-bn-em-bn-cpp. Ahpw hoSn-\p-an-S-bn k--mhv CS-Xqp \np. cP-\n-tn HmW-k-Zy-bpv ab-m InS-p.

hn\n-Xv Ddw hcm--Xp-sImv Ah ]d-n-te-bv-n-dn \S-p. Atm-gmWv cmPp-tN- Cn-s\sbmcp tNmZy-hp-ambn h-Xv. then s]mfnp hgn-bmb e-p-IqsS hcmsX Abm s]sv Fm\mbn AXn-cn-ep amhns ta Ibdn Cp-d-t-bvv NmSp-I-bmWv sNbv-X-Xv. Fn-\mWv Ans\ sNbvX-sXp tNmZn--tm Abm ]d-p.
"-kvt\-l-n\p thn bpw-Xs sNbv-X-h-cp-v. AXp t\mp-tm CsX{X \nm-cw-?-'
]ns-bmWv Abm apJ-p-p-t\m-n-smv B AZv-`p-X-tNmZyw sXmSpp hn-Xv. "hn-\nX Ftm-sgnepw kz]v\w In-p-tm-?'
"-Rms\pw kz]v\w ImWm-dp-t- m.'
"-D-d--n-?-'
"-A-sX-.-.-.-'
"-A-Xns\ kz]v-\-sap hnfn-m ]n-. AX Rm\p-t-in--Xv-.-' ]ns Hp \nn hopw Ah-fpsS
Ip-I-fn Dp-t\m-n-smv Abm XpS-p. "-Ip-nv F{X hb-m-bn-?'
"-]-Xn-s\m-v-.-'
"-A-XmWv {]iv-\w-.-' cmPp-t- Hcp Zm-i-\n-I-s\-tmse ]d-p. "-Ip-nv Cu ]Xn-s\m-n\p ]Icw ]Xns\-m-sWp Icp-Xp. Imcy-s
- fmw hfsc hyXy-a
- m-bn-cn-pw. C\n Ggp h-j
- Ignv Cu k`w
Hm-m Ipnv Fs tNmZy-ns {]k-nbpw hym]v-Xnbpw a\-n-em-hpw-.-'
Ahv ]Xn-s\mp hbp am{X-am-b-Xp-sImv Abm ]d-bp-Xv a\-n-em-bn-. Ah \nc-cw
kz]v\w ImWm-dp-v. Nne-tm \ kz]v-\-, an-hmdpw No kz]v-\-. Hcn- hmsX No
kz]v\w Ip-Wv _l-fa
- p-m-n. ]ntv ap- Hcp NcSv DuXn-p-sIm-p-hv Ah-fpsS In sIn.
mnse Ipn-I hmsX Ifn-bm-m XpS-n-b-tm Ah AXq-cn-sb-dn-bp-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv.
"-Rm ]d-bp-Xv Pohn-X-s--n-bm-Wv-.-' cmPp-t- hopw ]d-p. "H-cm-Ip-nbpw Hcp s]-Ip-nbpw. kp-cn-bmb s]-Ip-n-.-.-.-.. Ah Hnv kz]v\w ImWp-p-.-.-.-.-.-.-'
Abm s]sv \n--\m-bn. Abm Btem-N-\-bn-em-bn-cp-p. C\n FmWv ]d-bm t]mIp--sX-dn-bm hn\nX ho-S- n \np. Ah-b
- m-fpsS kwkmcw CjvS- p-am-hp-p-v. Ftm Hcm-I-jW
- w. cpt] Hnp kz]v\w ImWpI Fn-s\-bm-sW-smpw apgp-h ]nSn-In-n-bn-s-nepw Htc-I-tZi cq]w
Ahp Inp-p-m-bn-cp-p. s]sv cmPp-t- [ym\-n-\n-p-W-p.
"-hn-\nX Hcp kp-cn-bm-sWv Bsc-nepw ]d-n-p-tm-?-'
hn\nX Hmp t\mn. Hm-m A[n-I-sam-p-an-s-n-epw. Bcpw Ah kp-cn-bm-sWp ]d-n-n. adnv ]d-n-p-ap-v. Ah \ntj-[m--n Xe-bm-n.
"-F-n-.-.-.-.-' Abm kmh-[m-\-n, ]t Dd-n-p-sImv ]d-p. "-hn-\nX kp-cn-bm-sWp Ip-]nSn-p-Ibpw AXv BZy-ambn ]d-bp-Ibpw sNbvX
- p-sh ]Zhn F\n-p-Xs
- . CXv hn\n-Xb
- psS Pohn-X
- ns
Xmfp-I-fn X-en-]n-I-fn Fgp-Xn-h-tm-fq-.-'
Ah Aen-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Cn-s\-sbmpw Bcpw Ah-tfmSv kwkm-cn-n-n-.
"-Cp sshIp-tcw A Fs ]nSnv hon-\np ]pd-m-pw. Fs kn-bpw, DSp-p-I-fpw, Fs
{]nb-s jqkpw Fmw-IqSn ap-t-b
v- .v- .- .- . Hcp kzImcyw ]d-bt- ? hn\n-Xs
- b-g- n-m F\n-nw Fs
cm-bncw Ddp-nI hne-bp jqkp-I-fm-Wv. B jqkp-I sIn-n-Sn-mWvv Rm Dd-m-dv. BtcmSpw ]d-bcp-tX. Atm Rms\-m ]d-p-h--Xv? Mm, A Fs ]nSnv ]pd-m-m t]mm-Wv, hon-\n-v-.'
"-Hu-.-.-.-' hn\n-X-bvv hnj-a-am-bn. "-F-m Imc-Ww-?-'
"Du-ln-p-t\m-p-.-'
"-A--bv-n--ym-v hqw ]d-tm?'
"-C--.-'
"-]n-s-?-'
"-Hcp Dulw-IqSn Xn-cn-p-p. emv Nm-kv-.-'
"-cm-Pp-t- Bsc-sb-nepw eu sNbv-Xp-thm-?-'
"-Duw-Dw. tXmp. Cu Imcy-n-s\mpw A Fs hon \nv ]pd-m-n--.-'
"-]n-s-?-'
"-\msf tImtfPv Xpd-p-p-.-'
"-Hmmm-.-.-.-'
"-At- m C\n hn\n-Xsb ImWpI ASp HmW-n\p am{Xw, ImcWw hn\nX Hcp HmW-
- n-bt- . HmWq- hncn-bp-tm am{Xw ]d-p-h-cp tZim-S-\-n-fn-?-'
hn\n-X-bvp s]sp k-S-am-bn. Ahv cmPp-t-s\ C-ambn hcn-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"-kp--cn-bmb HmW--n-.-'
Abm \nn Nppw t\mn, kzIm-cy-ambn ]d-p.
"-Rm-s\mcp kmlkw sNm t]mIp-p-.-'
Ah tNmZy-tmsS Abmsf t\mn.
"-ssh-Ip-tcw Rm t]mIp--Xn-\p-apv \ C\nbpw It-mw. ]t \s kw_-n-t-S-tmfw
CXmWv hnS-]-d-b. AXp-sIm-mWv Rm\o kmlkw sNm Hcp-s-Sp--Xv. Fs {]mb-n temIv
A[nIw t]cpw Hcp-s-n-n-m kml-k-am-W-Xv-.-'

hn\n-Xb
- vv Aev]w t]Sn-bm-bn. t\cs amhn-sIm-p Ibdn Xmtg-bvp NmSn-bt- m Xs Ah
t]Sn-n-cp-p. C\n-sbp kml-ka
- m-Wmthm sNm t]mIp-X
- v. Npp-ap-, NmSm km[y-Xb
- p-, Db
ac- t\mn Ah `b-tmsS tNmZn-p.
"-Fp kml-kw-?-'
"-t]-Sn-bm-hp-p-s-n I-S-p-sIm-q-.-' cmPp ]d-p.
Ahp icnpw t]Sn-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah Ip-I Cdp-In-b-S-p.
"s]-t, \osbmv FWov Ipfn-m t\mv.- '- A-bpsS iw km[m-cW
- t- ]mse Ah-fpsS kz]v\
- m-S\w
XI-p. A t]mbn-g- n-p. AsX-tmgpw An-s\-bm-Wv. Ipn-t-\nv Hcp ]md Dcp-n-d
- p-t- ]mse-bm-WX
- v. Fmw XI ]md Xmgvh
- m-c
- n-te-bvp t]mIp-p, AXp XI hkvX
- p-sf Xncn-p-t\mp-n-.
Ahv kz]v\w ImWm C\nbpw ka-ba
- p-v. D-bvv H-c
- mWv hn. Hcp-aW
- nv ]pd-s-m aXn.
Ctm 10 aWn-bm-bn-t-bp-q. Ipd-p-t\cw IqSn kz]v\w Im Ipg--sam-p-an-, {]tXy-Inv cmPp-t-s\-p-dn-v. Ah kp-cn-bm-sWp ]d GI-hy-n-sb-p-dn-v. Abm ]d-p. "I--Sp \ntm-fq.'
Ah I-Sp \np. Ihn-fn kv]iw A\p-`-h-s--tm-gm-W-h Ip Xpd--Xv. cmPp-t- hfsc
ASp-m-bn-cp-p. Abm Ah-fpsS Ihn-fn arZp-hmbn D-sh-b
v- p-Ib
- m-Wv. Ahv \mWt-m NncnbmWv h-Xv. CXmtWm C{X henb kml-kw?
C-h Ipd-p-IqSn hep-Xm-bn. B-Ip-n-bn-\nv Hcp D-In-pI F-Xns Aw Ah a\-nem-n-p-S-n-bn-cp-p. Ah NmSn-sb-gp-t-p. hy--bpsS hon t]mIm Ahp [rXn-bm-bn. Ipfn-Ww. Ipfn-ap-dn-bn jh-dn-\p-Xmsg Ipsd-tbsd t\cw Ah \np. Ipfn-I-gnp tXm-p-tm Ah
Im-Sn-bn Ah-fpsS apJw {in-p. sNdnb Ip-I, `wKn-bn-m aqv, henb hmb, Ccp \ndw. Hcp
\nanjw Ah cP-\n-t-n-bp-ambn Ahsf Xmc-X-ay-s-Sp-n.
In-en Ftm Btem-Nn-n-cn-p aIsf Iptd--gnt A Ip-q. Ah tNmZn-p.
"-Fm \o ]pd-s-SmsX Btem-Nn-p-sIm-n-cn--W-Xv-?-'
Ah asmcp temI-m-bn-cp-p. hy--bpsS honse ]d-ns AXn-cn CS-Xqp hfp ]qp\n-p Acn-q-s-Sn-I, ag-bn Igp-In-hr-n-bm-nb ISpw-] Ce-I-fn hn-cpv shbnep Imbp
HmW-p-n-I, k--m-hnse CS-Xq ac-, ]ns AXn-cn ]Sp ]-enp \n-p amhns
sImn-\nv NmSn-h--.-.-.-..
"-F-Wov ]pd-s-Sv-' A hopw ]d-p.
"-A-t-,-' Ah ]d-p. "-Rm t]mWnym hy-sS hon-te-bv-v. ap- X\nsb s]mbv-tm-s-.-'
In \nd shw A ImWm-Xn-cn-m Ah Xncn-n-cp-p.

Abm-c
- b
- psS aIcmhn-se-bp-mb Imcy- ]d-t- m Ap-m Hcn--qSn Hm-n-n-p. "-Xs sNdn-b
\m-Wvv am{X-, Ab-m-c-\p-am-Wv. Abm-fp-ambn kvt\l-n-en-cn--bmWv \-Xv-.-'
Ap-m R-fpsS ASp-sm-p-a Xma-kn-p--Xv. AIew kw`-h--fpsS Xov-WX Ipd-p-p.
CsXmpw Ap-ms\ t\cnp _m[n-p-p-an F-Xp-sImv Ab-m-cs ]cm-{I-a
- apgp-h hniZ-ambn tI-m-\p Bthiw B apJ-p-m-hpw. Rm kwkm-cn-m XpS-n-bm Atlw shn-esw Xpdv \ Xfn-sh-n-e-sb-Spv sRn If-bp-p. Ipgn-\Jw _m[n \J--sImv Ce-bpsSRcp-I sRc-Sn--f-bp-p. ]n-f-bpsS Npm-p-sNp Xpdv Cfw-Np-hp \nd-n-ep hmk-\-Np-mv
tXmn-sb-Spv Hcp Nn{X-Im-cs {i-tbmsS tXbv
- p-p. AXn-\p-tijw t\cn-bX
- mbn \pdp-nb AS-bpw
kpK--ap ]pI-bn-e-qpw shv aS-p-p. ]ns AXpw hmbn-env Agn-p-Xp-S-nb apv Ac-bn Ddnv Rm ]d-bp-Xv k{iw tIp-p. Fmw Ign-m B Ip-If
- n Dm-hp-Xv Ao-ea
- m-sbmcp
kwXr-]v-Xn-bm-Wv. AX-dn-p-sIm-p-XsRm Hmtcm-hw ]oU-\-ta-p-tmgpw Ap-ms ASp-tbv-tm-Sp-p. Fs hnj-a- hnh-cn-p-p. klm-b-n-m-bn, Aev]w a\--am-[m-\-n-m-bn.
cmhn-se-bp-m-bXv Nnd Imcy-sam-p-a-. As-n Abm-fp-am-bp-mb GXp-Im-cy-amWv \nkm-c-am-bnp--Xv? Rm BZyw apX ]d-bmw.
XpSw AXn-cn-t-em-bn-cp-p. Imew Ipd-m-bn. `mKw \S-p-tm Ap-m-\mWv FtmSv Xd-hmSv FSptm-fm ]d--Xv. "`m--hn-bs aq-Xv. Atm aq-h-fpsS aq-tam-\p-X-s-bm-hs Xd-hm-Sv-.' Rm
DSs\ k-Xn-p. Hcp Krlm-Xp-c-Xzw. ]t AXn\v cmhp-n-bpsS cq]-n C{X henb hne-sIm-Sp-t-nh-cp-sa-smpw Hm-n-. As-nepw `mKw Ign--ti-j-at Abm X\n-\ndw Imm XpS-n-b-Xv?
Hcp Znhkw cmhnse t\mn-bt- m sXs then-sIp XpS-n-bn-cp-p. AXv cmhp-n-bpsS hSt AXncm-b-Xn-\m cmhp-n-bmWv then-sI-t--Xv. cmhpn Hcp In-appw _\n-b-\p-ap-Spv \n-p-p-v.
temKyw tNmZn-m t]mb-tm Abm ]d-p.
"-B, cmtP- hXp \m-bn. Rm\o apf-qw Hv shn icn-s-Sp-v-Wv-v. AsXmv ]d-bm Rm
Av hc-Wwv hnNm-cn-n-cn-ym-bn-cp-p-.-'
apf-qw Ft-Xm-Wv. apm `mKhpw Fs ]d-n, Htm ctm apf-I cmhp-n-bpsS ]d-n-ep-apv.
"-Atm then-sI-m-\v apv Inpw -sN-pw.-' cmhpn XpS-p.
"-A-sX-m-tm{X tNmZn-m-.-' Rm ]d-p. cmhpn tPmen-mv \n-tiw sImSp-p-I-bm-Wv.
"-FtSm Xmg-v B apsm s ASv shn-tm. Bsfm-b-c-n shym aXn-.-.-.-.-.-'
Rm kvIq-fn t]mhp-Ibpw sNbv-Xp. C-kv-s]--\p Znh-km-Wv, amj-m-scmw t\cs F-Wsav slUv-am- {]tXyIw ]d-n-cp-p.
sshIp-tcw kvIq-hnv Xncn-s-n-bt- m-gmWv then-sI-ns kz`mhw a\-n-em-bX
- v. sXt AXncv HcSn-tbmfw Fs ]d-n-te-bvv Xn-bmWv then-sI-n-bn-cn-p--Xv. ctm aqtm apf-I-sfm-gnv B apf-qw
apgp-h Ahs ]d-n-em-Wn-tm. Ap-dpw Cp-dpw D Imbv-Np-Xp-S-nb amhp-Ifpw Hcp Bnenbpw adp-I--n-se-n-bn-cn-p-p. AXncp amdn-b-X-dn-bm-Xn-cn-m Ahs Iw Infv AXncp tXnbn-cn-p-p.
Rm \fn-\nsb hnfnp ImWn-p-sIm-Sp-p. Ah hniz-kn-m {]bm-ka
- m-bt- ]mse then-bpsS aptw
t\mn--p.
"-Atm \n\smv CS-bvv hv t\mm-bn-cv-n-t-?-' Rm tNmZn-p.
"-A-mfv Ahn-sS-s \n-v-Wv-m-bn-cp-p-.-'
"-A-tXm-s-m-?-' Rm Acn-i-tmsS ]d-p. "-\-sS samXev t]mhmsX t\m-t-?-'
"-cm-tP-\v a\-n-em-hn--.-' Ah iw-Xm-gv-nsmp ]d-p. "-A-bmfv cmtP- hnNm-cn--W-am-Xn-cnsbmpw A-.-'
Rm Hpw ]d-n-. Ans\ hnm ]n-t- m. then sIn-bI
- m-cWw ]Sn-e
- q-sS-s thWw cmhpn-bpsS hon t]mIm. then s]mfn-p-In-S Imev AXn-cp-I-Sp t]mIm-am-bn-cp-p.
cmhpn ]d-n-em-bn-cp-p. then-sIv ]Sn-mtd ]d-n-se-n-bn-cn-p-p. Rm hnfn-p-]-d-p.
"-cm-hpn Hn-t{XSw hcq-.-'
"-Fm cmtP-m-?-' Abm HmSn-h-p.
Rm\-bmsf sImp-t]mbn Abm-fpsS hSt AXnn ImWn-p-sIm-Sp-p.
"-C-sX-mWv sNbv-Xn-cn--W-Xv-?-'
"-F-mWv cmtP-m-?-' hfsc kuay-amb tNmZyw, Hpw Adn-n-n-m an.
"-A-dn-n-t-?-' Rm NqSmbn ]d-p. "-then Fs AXn-cn-te-bvv HcSn amo-mWv sIn-bn-cn--W-Xv-?-'
"-A-tX-tbm-?-' Abm a\-n-em-Im amXncn ]d-p.
"-A-tX, Cu cp ssXamhpw Bn-enbpw Fs ]d-n-em-bn-cp-Xv Ctm Fhn-Sym-Wvv t\mv-?-'
"-AXv Fs ]d-n-em-bn-cp-n-t-?-'

"-A Fs ]d-n-em-bn-cp-p. AXp-t]mse Cu apf-q-hpw Fs ]d-n-em-bn-cp-p. AXnsm Fhn-SymWvv t\mv-.-'

"-AXv apv shn-b-tXmv tXm-W-Xm-.-'
"-A-sXm-z-. icnpw HcSn hmom then-sI-o-v--Xv-.-'
"-F-Sm, them-bp-[m-.-' cmhpn Xncn-p-\nv Dds hnfn-p.
"-F-tm-?-' them-bp-[ HmSn-h-p.
"-\o-bn-sX-mWv ImWn-p-h--Xv? Cu apf-qw \sS AXn-cn-te-bvv FSp--sX-n-\m-?-'
them-bp-[ ]p-a-S-n-\n-p.
"-\o-bnv t]mW-Xn-\p-ap-v-Xs then icn-v m\-t-bv-m-Ww sItm-?-'
"-A-Sn-b-.-.-.-'
"-G- s]mbv-tm-fp. Cn\n ka-b-y. \msf cmhnse Chcv hm-ep-Ss\ CXv icn-bm-mw. imc-tZymSv
Nmb-m-m ]d-b-t-?-'
"-th-, Rm Nmb IpSn-nt h-Xv.'
]ntv cmhnse kvIq-fn-t]m-Im t\cv sN-tm tPmen-m ]Sn-msd then sIp-Ib
- m-Wv. DXn-cn-bp-tm-tg-bvv AXp Ign-bpw. DSs\ Cu then amm-sav cmhpn Hcn--qSn Ddp \-In.
Dd-p-am-{Xta Dm-bp-q. sshIp-tcwRm kvIq hnp h-tm-tg-bvv then-Wn Ignv tPmenm t]mbn-cp-p. Fs sXt AXn-cnse then AXns ]pXnb m\-p-Xs Dd-p- \n--bm-Wv.
]ns-bp-m-bXv hm-Wa
- m-Wv. Im-f
- n-bm-hp-sa L-n cp `mcy-am hcn-Ibpw Rsf Iqn-smp-t]m-Ibpw sNbv-Xp. then AXns ]pXnb m\v Xe-bp-bn \np.
Imcy--sf-m-a-dn--tm Ap-m ]d-Xv Ctm Hpw sNt-, ASp then-sI-ns kabv amm ]d-m aXn-sb-m-Wv. "-\ns Ab-m-c-\m-Wv. am{X tNmc-bvv sh-t-m InIq-Spw-t kmbv]v ]td-W-Xv-.'
AXmWv BZys kw`-hw. ]noSv kw`-h- ]eXpw \S-p. an-hbpw It---fpsS IY-I. ASbv hne ]d-bm h amnf sXt I-n \np Xncn-p-hp tNmZn-p. "-\n-fv Bsf Ifn-n-ymtWm
amtj-?-'
"-F-t-?-' Rm AZv-`p-X-sv tNmZn-p.
"-H-scm F-ns atev AS-bv C-tm-?-'
Rm HmSn-sm-p-Xs sXt ]d-n-te-bvp sNp. icn-bmWv sXt ]d-nse \m--sp Ihpp-Ifpw B`-c-W- sIm-b-Sn--s s]p--sf-tmse Hgn Igp-tmsS \n-p-p. an\n-mp-hsc Ah-bn-semw a-\ndw Ib-dnb AS--p-e-I Xqn-n-S-n-cp-p. s]s-mWv Hm--Xv.
Cse cmhp-n-bpsS ]d-n Ihpp Ib-n-bn-cp-p. kvIq-fn t]mIp-tm-gm-WXp I-Xv. icnp ]dm t]mIp hgn sslt{Zmkp amn-fsb Iv AS--bpsS Imcyw ]d-bm Hm--h--Xp-Xs cmhpn-bpsS ]d-n AS--bn-d-p-Xp I-Xp-sIm-m-Wv. kwKXn hyw, cmhpn Fs ]d-nse AS-IqSn Cdn sImp-t]m-bn-cn-p-p. cp ]d-nepw then-bpsS ASp-p-hsc Ihp-p-I D-Xn-\m Ib-mv then IS-m-sX-s Ihp-p-I Rmn-b-Sp-n-p-smv Fm Ihp-n-tepw Fmw.
FmWv sNt--Xv? cmhp-n-tbmSp ]d-np Imcy-an-. cmhpn AS--bn-d-p-Xp I-h-cm-cp-an-.
At\z-jn--tm Hcp Imcyw sXfn-p. cmhpn Fm-bn-c--qdv AS--bmWv hnn-p--Xv. Abm-fpsS
]d-n \m-]-Xn Xmsg-bmWv Ihp-p--Xv. AXn-\nv Hcn-epw Fm-bncw AS-bv Inm hgn-bn. Atm kzm`m-hn-Ia
- mbpw Abm-Xs
- -bmWv AS-bv tamn-n-X
- v. ]t Bsc-nepw hniz-kn-p-tam?
AXp-X-s-bmWv Ap-m\pw ]d-bp--Xv.
"-G-s ]d-n-\nv cmhpn AS tamn-qv ]d-m Bsc-nepw hniz-kn-tym?-' Ap-m
sN-sa-Spv aSn-bn hp.
"-Rm-s\-mWv C\n sNt--Xv-?-' Rm Aa-j-tmsS tNmZn-p.
Ap-m shn-es
- b-Spp \nh-n. hni-Za
- m-sbmcp apdp-n-\p Xm-sd-Sp-m-Wv. Fs s]s-t- mv
Hgn-hm-m-\p Dt-i-an-. Fmw hni-Z-am-bn-s Adn-b-Ww. B-mWv cmhpn AS-bv hn-Xv, Fp
hne-bv-m-Wv. I-h-S-m-c-\Xv \o-S--bm-m-\m-tWm, AtXm ASn tImb--q-cn sImp-t]mbn hnm-\m-tWm?
Fn-\mWvRm\n-Xn-s\mw adp-]Sn ]d-bp--sXvRm Btem-Nn-m-dp-v. Ap-m Ftm Hcp
{]tXyI in-sImv Fs sIn-bn-Sp-p. Rm Hcp Im-n-Is apn-se t]mse At-l
- ns amkva-c-i-n-bn ab-n-\n-p-p. apdp-n-p-h hmbn-\nv Ipcp-Xn-sbm-gp-Ip-p. Fs in-I Rm
B hrs ssIn-Sn-bn ASn-b-d -h-bv-p-p. apdp-ns Ay-nRm \n-lm-b-\mbn Xncn-p -t]mIp-p; hopw ]oUm-\p-`-h-ap-m-Ip-tm HmSn sNm-\mbn am{Xw.
Irjv-W-Ip-nbpw cmhp-n-bpsS aI taml-\\pw Htc mn-em-bXv kwL-j-v hgn-h-p. Fs
aI Ifn-m-s\ms anSp--\m-Wv. taml-\ Am-cy-n tami-m-c-\pw. kzXth Btcm-Ky-an-, AXpsIm-p-Xs Ie-l{- ]n-b\
- p-am-Wv. Ifn-If
- n Ah Pbn-W
- w. IrjvW
- -Ipn Pbn-m ]ns hg-m-Wv.
D-bvv Ah Ipnbpw tImep-amWv Ifn-m-dv. sshIp-tcw hm IrjvW
- -Ip-np ]d-bm-\p-Xv taml\ ImWn Ihpw Ah hg-n--Xns hnh-c-W-hp-am-Wv. Rm\pw \fn-\nbpw Ahs\ kam-[m-\n-n-pw.
Ah \ns ktlm-Z-c-\-t. icnp ]d-m amk-p Cf-b-XmWv taml-\. Atm \o an-v.

Ans\ t]mIp-am-bn-cpp kw`-h

- . ]t Hcp Znhkw cmhpn Fs hgn-p-hv XSp \nn tm
`n-p-sImv ]d-p.
"-tams\ \ne-bvp \n-p-I-bmWv \-Xv. As-n sNt--sX-m-sWv F\n--dn-bmw-.-'
Fp ]n-sbv Rm At\z-jn-p.
"-Hp ]n-bn-n-. Xpw XSow-vv hv sNdnb Iptymsf Xm \nm AXns `hn-jyv A\p-`-hntn hcpw-.-'
Fs tNmZy-p adp-]Sn XcmsX Abm ew hnp. hon sNp Irjv-W-Ip-n-tbmSp tNmZn-p.
Imcy-am-sbm-p-ap-m-bn-n-s adp-]Sn Fs Xr]v-X-\m-n-bn-. Hp-an-msX Hcm C{X tm`n-p-tam?
C, Ah Xd-np ]d-p, Hp-ap-m-bn-n-. Cv Ah\v Hcn--tmepw Pbn-m ]n-bn-n-. AXpsImv Ah hon-tmbn GjWn Iqn-b-Xm-bn-cn-pw.
IrjvW
- -Ip-nsb kwi-bn-t Imcy-an-. ]ntv taemsI t]md-tev IrjvW
- -Ipn h-tm Rm
Icp-Xn-bXv Ifn-p-tm hoW-Xm-bn-cn-p-sa-m-Wv. An-s\-b Fp tI-tm Rm icnpw `b-p.
Fm-W-bm-fpsS Dt-iw? Irjv-W-Ipn kvIq hnp hcp-tm-gm-W-Xp-m-b-Xv. Hcn-S-h-gn-bn-hv cmhpn
Ahs Igp-n\p ]nSnv Hcp Xv. Ah Ian-gv--Snp hoWp. Ahs ]pkv-X-I- sXdn-p-Nn-X-dn. Fgptv ]pkv-X-I- s]dp-p-tm Abm Ahs Ic-Wv Hc-Sn. Irjv-W-Ipn hopw hoWp. thenbpsS apn-n Ahs taemsI t]md-te-p.
Rm\n-cpv ]pI-bp-Ib
- m-Wv. \fn\n Fs ]nSn-p-h
- n-cn-b
- m-Wv. "-H
- n\pw t]mI-.' Ah tIW-t]-np. "-A-bm Fpw sNm aSn-m--h-\m-Wv.'
Rm Ap-ms\ ImWm t]mIp-sp ]d--tm-gmWv Ah Fs hn-Xv.
Ap-m Fs {]Xo-n-t- ]mse D-d
- p-Xs
- - Nm-cp-It- k-cb
- n Ccn-p-p. Itk-es
- s-ta sNhp-ap-v. Hcn--se-nepw Ap-m AXp sXmSm-sX, apdp-msX Rm ]d-bp-Xv {in--W-sa-p-m-bncpp F\n-v. ]t Rm D-d-ns HXp-p-I Ib-dm XpS-n-b-tm-s Atlw sN-sn
Xpd-p-p. Fs IY-I-fpsS Bkzm-ZyX h-n-n-p-sp tXmp-p. Atlw ]d-p.
"-C-cn-v, Ccn-v, Fsm-s-bmWv hnti-j--?-'
Hcp tImamfn tPn {]I-S\w XpS-p-X
- n-\p-ap-p-Xs t{]-Ic
- n Nncn-bp-Xn-p-X
- p-t]mse Fs
hc-hp-Xs Ap-ms\ lcw ]nSn-n-p-p. Rm ]d-p-Xp-S-n.
taem-kI
- ew tNmc-bn apnb IrjvW
- -Ip-n-bpsS hchv hn`m-h\w sNm-s\-t- ]mse Ap-m Hcp
\nanjw I-S-p. B apJv hgn-sm-gp-In-bn-cp-Xv \n-hr-Xn-bmtWm AtXm kmbq-Py-am-tWm? Atlw
]d-p.
"-\-apv Nne ]mc--cy-sam-s-bn-t? Ah \ns Ab-m-c-\m-Wv. \ns AXn-Yn-bm-th--h. Aht\mSv {]Xn-Imcw sN-cp-Xv. Ahs\ ]dp a\-n-em--Ww. AXn-emWv \ns anSpv InS-p--Xv. HSn-cp-Xv, hf--Ww. AXm-hs \ns eyw-.-'
]mc--cyw! am--. F\n-p ]mc--cy-samw Ah-\p-ap--Xm-Wv. Htc hon P\n--h, Htc hon
hf--h. `mKw Ign-p-sh--Xp-sImv Fns\ cp ]mc--cy-am-Ip-p? Rm tNmZn-p.
"-A-p-m\v CXn Fs-nepw sNm ]p-tam-?-'
"-Rm-s\-mWv sNt--Xv-?-' sXm-bn-te-bvv Cd-n-tmbn Atem-kcw krn apdp-p-\ocv apJ-ap-bn-n-Snv Hcp i-tmsS hmbn-te-bvp hen-s-Spv Ap-m tNmZn-p.
"-A-h Ap-m-tbpw acp-a-I-\-t?'
"-At- Xm-t ]td-WX
- v, \nfv Xn iWvT
- I
- q-Sc
- p-sX-v. Ah\v s\s-- nbpw Bh-em-Xn-If
-
v- v. Rm\Xv
s]md-tav Adn-n-cn-p-Wp. ]t AXpw-sImv Ah-\n-tmv hcv-Wn--tm-?-'
"-F-m-h-em-Xn-?-'
"-tam-s\--n-sbm-s-bm-Wv. AsXm-s-tm-s. Rms\m-cn--qSn ]d-bymWv Ah s\s Ab-mc-\m-Wv. \ s\e-bvv Ign-bym-sW-n cp-Iq-pw \-Xm-Wv. As-nev cq-pw Noym.--'
"-AXv cmhpow Icp-X-t-?-'
Ap cm{Xn sXs Ipf-n hf-nb ao\p-Isf apgp-h cmhpn he-bnv ]nSn-p- sIm-p-t]m-bn.
cmhnse Ipfn-m-t]mb Irjv-W-Ip-n-bmWv ]d--Xv.
"-Am sXs sImf-nev Hscm ao\n-. Fmw cmhp-n-s-dn-b- ]nSn-p -sIm-p-t]m-bn-.-'
]Sn-mdp Xma-kn-p them-bp-[ sshZy-cmWv Irjv-W-Ip-n-bvv Xpp-sIm-Sp--Xv. cm{Xn Dd-an-m B hr \-{X-sa-p-tm I ImgvN
- b
- m-Wv. cmhp-n-bpsS then s]mfn-n-S
- p-IqsS cpt] dm-ep-ambn hv Iptd t\cw Ipf-n Ftm sNbv-Xn-cp-p. \o ]Tn-ym-bn-cp-n Xo-.
"Zm s t]scmpw ]d-p-t]m-h-t?' hr {]tXyIw ]d-p. "-Rm-\n-hnsS sskzcmbn Ign-tm-s.'
sshIp-tcw Hp-a-dn-bm--a-n cmhp-n-s-dn-b-s honse Ipf-n ]cn-tim-[\ \Sn Xncn-snb Irjv-W-Ipn ]d-p.
"-A
- m, \sS aos\ms cmhp-n-s-dn-b
- s sImf-nev \on-f
- n-vW
- v
- v.' Hp \n-n-bnv Ah
]d-p. "\ kpJm-bn-v-.-'
cmhp-n-bp-tSXv \ aWn-p-fa
- m-Wv. GXp-Im-epw sXfn-shw \nd-p-\n-p Ipfw. \ndsb Bep-I hncn-p-\n-p-p. Xd-hmSv `mKn-p-X
- n-\p-apv Fm-hcpw AXn-em-bn-cpp Ipfn-n-cp-X
- v. F\np
Innb ]d-n icnp ]d-m cp Ipf-am-Wp--Xv. cpw Hcp-t]mse tamiw. ao\p-I ]pXnb hmk-

ew Bkz-Zn-p-p-m-hpw.
"-Rm-s\mv ]pd-n-d-n-bnp hcmw-.-'
"-F-tm-m-Wv-?-'
\fn-\n-bpsS tNmZy-n BImw--bp-m-bn-cp-p.
"-am--n-te-bv-m-Wv-.-'
Rm ]pd-t-b
v- n-d
- n. Ftm-mWv t]mIp-s
- Xv F\n-p-Xs Adn-bn-m-bn-cp-p. Ftm-s-nepw
t]mI-Ws
- a-p-am-{Xw. Btcm-SmWv Acniw Xo-t-s
- X-d- n-bn-. cmhp-n-bpsS ]Sn-s
- e-n-bt- m Rm
Hp \np. Xncn-p-t\m-n-b-tm \fn\n ap-p-\nv Fs-s t\mp-I-bm-Wv. Ah-fpsS Ip-Ifn At]-m-`m-h-ap-v. Rm cmhp-n-bpsS ]Sn-I-b-dmsX t\sc \S-p. Fn-bXv Ap-ms D-d-mWv. Fs I-tXm-sS, Nmcp-I-tk-e-bn-en-cp Ap-m sN-s-n-sb-Spp aSn-bn-h-p.
Xncnp hon-te-bvp \S-p-tm Btem-Nn-Xv CXn-s\p t]mwh-gn-sb-m-bn-cp-p. cmhp-n-sb-n ap-hv \ A`n-{]m-ba
- m-Wv. Rm Fs {]iv\
-
- ]d-bp-tm Ah Hmtcm-cp-cpw Ap-ms sImpsImp ]Xn-p-If
- m-hp-p. Rm Xncn-p-\S-
- p-tm ]nn-\nv tI-p Aa-n-n-Sn Nncn Fs
Ifnbm-nsm- Fp hniz-kn-mRm {ian-p-p.
i\n-bm-gvN Dv hon-se-n-b-tmRm Hc-]-I-Shpw {]Xo-n-n-cp-n-. AXv Akzm-`m-hn-I-am-bn-cpp. ImcWw GXp \nan-jhpw Fs-nepw kw`-hnmw F an-em-bn-cpp Fs am\-kn-Im-h
- . cmhpn
Fs t]Sn-kz-]v-\-ambn amdn-bXv Rm Adn-bp-p.
hmXn Xpdp InS--bm-Wv. D-bvv cp-a-Wn-t\-cv AXv AS-n-Sp-I-bmWv ]Xn-hv. Irjv-W-Ipn
Fm-\n-S-bn-. i\n-bm-gvNbpw Ah `Ww sImp-t]m-Ipw. AXp Ignv \mep aWn-hsc Ifn--tijta Ah hon-se-m-dp-q.
Rm AIp IS-p. Bf-\--an-. Xf-n-\nv ASp--f-bn-te-bvp IS-p. Bcp-an-. Rm ]cn{`-an-p. CS-\m-gn-I-bn-eqsS HmSn InS-p-ap-dn-bn-se-n. AhnsS \nev \fn\n InS-n-cp-p, t_m[-an-m-sX.
Ah-fpsS ukv Iodn-bn-cp-p. kmcn ]IpXn Agn an-em-bn-cp-p. apI-fn-te-bvv Ib-dn-n-S
- p ]mhmS-bn tNmc-m-Sp-I. Rm Ahsf Xmn-n-Sn-p. Ah izmkw hnSp-p-sv Bizm-k-tmsS a\-nem-n. Ah-sf-sb-Spv In-en-t InS-n, Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-t]mbn sa-sa-Spv apJp Xfn-p.
kmh-[m-\-n Ahv t_m[w Xncn-p-In-n. ]t Imcy--fpsS InSv a\-n-em-hm Ahv
]ntbpw ka-bs
- a-Sp-p. Ah Fs ]I-p-t\m-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. FmWv Imcy-sa an. ]ns-bmWv
Ah Xs Iodnb ukpw Agnp hoWp-In-S-p kmcnbpw IXv. Ah s]mn--c-bm XpS-n.
Ah Fs ]nSn-p-h-en-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"-Z-bhp sNbvXv t]mI-t-.-' Ah tIW-t]-n-p-I-bm-Wv. "-A-bm Zp-\m-Wv. Fpw sNm aSn-n. `oj-Wn-s-Sp-zm-bn-cp-p. Fnpw Rm ]nSn-p-\n-p. `K-hms\ Hmv Hpw sNt Fs tam\v
A-\n-m-Xm-hpw. t]mh-t-.'
Rm Ipgv \ne-n-cp-p. cmhp-nsb t]Sn-bp--Xp-sIm- Rm t]mIm-Xn-cp--Xv. Hcp cwKw
Dmn AXp-hgn A\m-im-ky-amb ]ckyw sImSp-p--Xp-sImv Fp ^ew? t]meo-kn t]mbn ]cmXn-s-mepw ^ew AXp-X-s. Imcy-sampw \S-sp hcn-.
Rm sIm cmap-hns Be-bn Fn-t-Xv An-s\-bm-Wv. Dm-m-\p-t-in In-bpsS
hepw tI-tm cmap Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p.
"-am-sjm Ad-hp-I--hSw XpS-m-tm-zm-?-'
Rms\mpw ]d-bp-n-sp I-tm Abm XpS-p. "-Am Hmtcm-cp--cvsS t]mp Im
Iy AXn-\-p-d-p-Xv Dm-m tXmpw sNpw.-'
Rm Be-bn In-bp-m-m Gev-]n-Xv Fns\ ]c-ky-ambn F-dn-bn-. ImWp--h-smw
Htc tNmZy-ta-bp-q. "A-m, amjv hteymcp In-m-m sImSp-qv tI-v-Wv--tm-.'
t\cnv B tNmZyw tNmZn-m--h Fs A--K-`-ambn t\mn. A`yp-Z-b-Imw-n-I hgn-bn \ncp-\nv Fs KpW-tZm-jn-p. Bbp[w FSp-p Ifn-sbms A]-IS- t- ? as-bmpw Dm-n-qsS
CsXm-s? Rm adp-]Sn ]d-bp-n-. Fs ]d-ns AXn-cn cSn ew hf-p-sI-n-sb-Sp--tm
Ch-scms Fhn-sS-bm-bn-cp-p? Fs Ihp-nse AS-s
- bmw asm-cp- ]dnp hn-tm Ch-scms
Fhn-sS-bm-bn-cp-p? Fs Ipf-nRm hf-nb aos\mw he-bnp ]nSn-p- sIm-p-t]m-bt- m, Fs
aIs\ \Sp-h-gn-bn-env Xn app-th-en-bn-te-bvp Xn-b-tm, Fs `mcy-sb-.-.-.-.-..
Fhn-sS-bm-bn-cpp \n-sfm-s? Rm a\-n Ae-dp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
In-bp-mn Innb Znh-k-amWv Ap-ms Imcy- hp hnfn--Xv.
"-I-sf X{m hnfn-v-Wv-v. Hv thKw sN-Wwv ]d-n-cn-v-Wv-.-'
t]mIp--Xn-\p-apvRm In-sb-Spp t\mn. icn-bm-Wv, Hcp Imfsb Adp-m-\p hep-hpw aq-bp-ap-v. Rm kwXr-]v-Xn-tbmsS AsX-Sp-p-h-p.
Ap-m Nmcp-I-tk-e-bn Ccn-p-I-bm-Wv. sNw Xmsg knan \nev InS-p-p. AsX-Spv aSnbn hbv-p-sa Fs {]Xo sXn. Ap-ms apJw Kuc-h-am-bn-cp-p. Rm ]qap-Jp Ibdn Xnta-en-cp-p. F\nv ]cm-Xn-sbmpw ]d-bm-\n-s-Xv Fs Biz-kn-n-p. C\n-ap-X Hcp-hn[ ]cm-Xnbpw
sImvRm\o ]Sn Ib-dn-sp Xocp-am-\n-n-cp-p.
\ne-p-h ]n-f-sam--sb-Spv Hcp Ihn shw IpSn--tijw ta ]pX tX-s-Spv Nndn XpS-

p-sImv Ap-m Fs t\mn. ]ns Ap-ms Xpf-p-Ib

- d- p t\ms t\cn-Sm Fs IpIsf ]nSn-p-\n-p-tm Atlw tNmZn-p.
"-Xm sNbv-XXv icn-bm-tbm-?-'
"-F-v-?-' Rm tNmZn-p. AXns Bh-iy-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. Fm-sWv F\np \-t]mse Adn-bmsa-Xv Ap-m\pw a\-n-em-bn-cn-p-p.
"-A-m, Xm sNbv-XXv icn-bm-tbmv ?'
Rm adp-]-Sn-sbmpw ]d-n-.
Ap-m Fs t\sc t\mn-smv \nep sN-n-\p-thn Xp-Ib
- m-Wv. Ap-ms Npfn
ssII sN-n-\-Sp-sn sXn-am-dp-Xv Ipd-smcp Ak-ly-X-tbmsS Rm t\mn. Atlw sNsa-Spv Xpdv hmSn-p-S
- nb Hcp shn-es
- b-Spp Ian-gvn kmh-[m-\
- n sRc-Sm XpS-n. Hcp [rXnbp-an-. Npm-ns sNp-Xp-dv \Sp-hn-c-en Npm-s-Spv AXo-h -{i--tbmsS shn-e-ta tXp-Ibm-Wv. Ap-m Fs Xosc ad-sp tXmp-p. NX AS-bpw hmk-\]
- p-Ib
- n-ebpw tNv shne
Npcpn Ipd-p-t\cw ssIn hv Atlw ]pd-t-bvv t\mn-bn-cp-p. Ans\ t\mn-sm-n-cnt
hm Xpdv shne Xncp-Ip-Ibpw kmh-[m-\-n Nh-bv-m XpS-p-Ibpw sNbv-Xp.
apdp-m Nhv hmbn Ipcp-Xn-t]m-se-bp {Zhw \nd--tm Ap-m Fs t\sc t\mn.
]ns apJw Aev-]-sam-p-b-n-n-Snv IpcpXn hmbn-\n-sm-gp-ImsX {inv Atlw ]d-p.
"-Ctm Ft-m-bX
- v? BsI-qSn \n\-p Hcp kvt\ln-X\
- m-bn-cp-p, _p-hm-bn-cp-p, Ab-mc-\m-bn-cp-p. Abm-fvsS kvt\lm \n\v \m-b-Xv-?-'
Fs In-sImv cm-a-sXm-cp-]-tbmKw Dm-hp-sa-n AXns Cc Bcm-hp-sav Rm Xo--bmn-bXv B \nan-j-n-em-bn-cp-p.

Ah-km-\s hnkn
- m-Wv, ImWm Ign]Xn-hp-t]mse \o\-bvv Ifn-Im-Wm Xmev]- c- y-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. Ah apdp-ap-dp-p-Ib
bm-Xn-cp kn\n-as
- b-- n. aqp Nm\-ep-If
- n Ah-n-s
- kn\n-ab
- m-Wv. csw ae-bm-fw, Hv lnn.
kv{Io-\n ]p-Ifn \S-p-sIm-n-cn--bm-Wv. B-sPn-\-bpsS H-tK {]Xn-k-n-I XI-p-sImv
apt-dp-I-bm-Wv. aptm-v, aptm-v, tKm-t]m-n--Sp-t-bv-v. ]ns-.-.-.. s]sv tKm Abm-fpsS Im-\nv Xn-sb-Sp--s-p. Ctm tlmf-ns _-Imw]v ]pw-sImv adp-h-i-t-bvv aptdpIbmWv.
cmP Fgp-t-p. Abm Snhn Hm^m-n-bn-. \o\ AIv apJw ho-n-n-cn-b
- m-Wv. Abm ]d-p.
"-Rm {]mo-kn\p t]mhzm-Wv, \o Sn.-hn. Itm-.-'
"-Rm ImWv-Wn-y-.-' Ah \oc-k-tmsS ]d-p.
"-th-s-n th-.'- Abm tZzjy-s-p. "-ku-Ic
- y-ap-s-n Im aXn. Rms\mcp Ifn-m-c\
- m-Wv.
tv Soan D Bfm-Wv. \ Ifn-m-c-s\p t]sc-Sp--bm. ]t hon Rm\m-cp-a-. Rm Ifn
ImWp-Xv AXn \ns-s-nepw ]Tn-m-\ptm Fp t\mm-\m-Wv. ]e sSIv-\n-p-Ifpw ap--h
Ifn-p-Xp ImWp-tmtg a\-n-em-hq. Ctm temI-Iv \S-p-sIm-n-cn--bm-Wv. temI-\n-e-hm-c-nep Soap-I-fmWv Ifn-p-Xv AXv ImWm C\n Hc-h-kcw ASp temI-I-ns ka-bt Inq.
Atm Ipdp kabw AXn-\p-ap-n Ccpp FXv hen-sbmcp sXm-bnv F\nv tXmn-bn-n-. \n\v
Hcp kn\na \-am-sb-t Dq. AsXmcp Xocm-\--am-tWm-?-'
Ah Ipdp ab-s--t]mse tXmn. Ah ]d-p. "-\n- Ifn Itm-fq, F\nv hnj-a-sam-pan-.'
"-F-\nv {]mokv Dv, t]mWw-.-'
"-A-tm iin hcpwv ]d-n-n-ty-?-'
Abm \np. iin Fn-\mWv hcp--Xv? Hcm hon hcm-sap ]d-m FmWv ]d-bp-I? B
ka-bv {]mo-kns Imcyw Hm-p-an-.
"-F-\nv t]mhm-Xn-cn-m ]n-. tImv Ctm-s Fo-p-m-hpw. iin Rm\n-mv Im
s]mbv-tm-fpw-.-'
Ah Hpw ]d-n-. Abm hi--fn Nph hc-I-fp \oe {Sukdpw sh Sojpw [cnv
ss_n Ibdn HmSn-p-t]m-bn. Hcp Xncn-hn-se-n-bt- m Abm iin \S-p-hc
- p-Xp Ip. iin Xs
Ipthm F-dn-bn-. Abm ss_v \n-msX HmSn-p-t]m-bn. \nm ]ntbpw sshIpw. honsNp Xm\n-sp Im Abm Xncn-p-s]m-bv-tm-fpw.
]v Imep-I-n-S-bn Hcp ]q-sb-tmse Dcp-n-\n-p. cmP ]mkv sNp-I-bm-Wv. Imep-I-fpsS hncen \nv s]mn-hn-cn-bp ljw Im-]-S--fn, Imep-I-fpsS h-I-fn, app-I-fn Xn-n taem-kIew ]S-cp-I-bm-Wv. Abm lm^v-th -sse-\n-se-n-bn-cp-p. ]v se^vSv ^p-_m-mb tPm-Pn\p ]mkv
sNbvXXp Xncn-p-In-n, hopw aptm-v. adpSow \mbn Ifn-n-cp-p. cmP ]v sk-lm-^mb tXmakn\p ]mkv sNbvXv apt-dn. Xs adp-So-anse sk-t^m-thUv eo^v \-hw Ih-sN-p-p-v.
hopw ]v Xs Imep-I-fn. ]mkv sNbv-Xp-sImv aptm-v.
apv ss_v ]mv sNp-tm-s Abm iin-bpsS sNcnp In-cp-p. Abm hmXn
Xpdv AIp IS-p. iin tkm^-bn-en-cpv Hcp hmcnI hmbn-p-I-bm-Wv.
"-Rm-\ntm Cv Ib-dn-b-tX-bp-p-.-' iin ]d-p.
\o\ AI-p-\nv Hcp mkv XWp sh-hp-ambn hp. Ah ss_ns iw tIn-cn--Ww.
shw IpSn-p-sImv cmP jqkp-I Agn-p. Abm Hcp qfn-emWv Ccp--Xv. taem-k-Iew sNfn-bmWv. Ign-bp-Xpw thKw Ipfn--Ww. Abm Fgp-t-p.
"-iin Ccn-p, Rm Ipfn-p-h-cmw.'
iinbpw Fgp-t-p. "-Rm shdpsX h-Xm, ]ns hcmw. Xm Ipfn-sbms Ign-v-.-'
cmP Ip\nv jqkp-I-sf-Spv Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-te-bvv \S-p.
"-Rm Igp-In-h-bv-mw, \n Ipfn-p-sIm-q-.' \o\ ssI\o-n. Abm sImSp-n-. hnhm-l-n-\papv Abm sNbv-Xn-cp--Xm-W-Xv, AXn-\p-ti-jhpw sNm-\-dn-bmw.
"-Rm Igp-In-sm-mw-.-' Abm ipWv-Tn-tbmsS ]d-p. "-iin Ftm-gmWv h-Xv-?-'
"-i-in-tbm-?-' \o\ Hcp \nanjw Btem-Nn-p. "-Ip-dp t\cm-bn-.-'
Abm AXp {]Xo-n-n-cp-p. Xm t]mb DSs\ hn-p-m-Ipw. \o\ ]t AXp ]d-n-. cp
hmN-I--n-S-bnse ssZLyw Abm-fn--s-n-. Dcw Btem-Nn-p-m-p--t]m-se.
"-A-bmv Rm\n-s-p- I-m Xncnp s]mbv-q-sS-?-'
"-Rm-s\m sNym? Abm-f-s\ Snhnbpw t\mn Ccp-p. h BtfmSv t]mm ]d-bm ]tzm-?-'
AXpw icn-bm-Wv. h B {in-t Imcy-am-W-Xv. shdpsX Bfp-I-sf-smv Hmtcmv ]d-bn-nm-Xn-cn--bmWv \-Xv.
\o\ Nmb-bp-mn sImp-h
- p. Ah tai-p-d
- n-cp Imen-v FSpp sImp-t]m-bn. Abm

B Iv {in-n-cp-p. ASn-bn Cncn Nmb-bp-m-bn-cp-Xv ]mS-sIn DW-n-p-S

- n-bn-cp-p. iin h
DSs\ Nmb-bp-m-n-sm-Sp-n-p-m-hW
- w. C\n \o\-bvv iin h-Xn-s\-n Fs-nepw ]d-bm ImWpw.
Ah Ctm Hpw ]d-bmsX Hc-h-k-c-n\p thn Imn-cn-pw.
D-bqWp Ignv InS-p-tm Ah ]d-p. "-F-\nv Ddw hcv-Wn-, \apv Ipdv kwkm-cn-p-IqsS?-'
"\o Znh-khpw ]I apgp-h InS-p-d
- p-X
- p-sIm-m-WX
- v; F\nv Rmb-dm-gvN
- - amt{X ]I-ep-dw ]q.'
Ah Xe-bn-W-bn-t Nmcn-bn-cp-p-sImv kwkm-cn-m XpS-n.
"-iin ]d-bymWv Ctm hmjnMv sajn hmm ]nb ka-bm-v-.-'
"-Fm Imc-Ww-?-'
"-Im-cWw Hpw F\n--dn-bn-. Hcp-]t hne Ipd-hm-bn-cnpw Ctm-.-'
"-Ct- m th-UI
v-
- p-Im-cWw Snhnp amt{X hne-Ip-dh
- p-q. ]ns \ap-ntm hmjn-Ms
v- a-jns Bhiyw
Hpw C. \n\v hnj-am-sW-n Hcp tPmen-m-cos\ shmw. As-n Fs XpWn-sbms Rm-Xs
Xncp-n-sm-mw-.-'
"-A{X Ffpw Hp-a \nsS XpWn Xncp-m. {]mo-kp-I-gnp hm \ndsb Nfn-bm-bn-p-m-hpw.
A-\s XpWn-sbms hmjnMvv sajn-\n Cm \tmWw hrym-hpw-s{X-.-'
iin Hcp k-ev]w \o\-bvp hnp Ign-p. C\n c-sbm-p-an-. CXn\p ap-tXv o Ae-am-d-bmbn-cp-p. AXp hmm-s\-Sp AUzmkv C\nbpw Xncn--S-n-n-. Hcp Ifn-m-c-s\ ]cn-K-W-\-bp--XpsImv Au- v A{X I-i-\-ambn ]d-bm-dn-.
"-i-iosS aqv s{^-kns hon hmjn-Mv-sa-jn-\v--s{X. Hcm-fsS honev hoUn-tbm-tm, Hcm-fsS
honev sF.-F^
- v.- _
- n-., C\n Hcm-fsS honev th-]q. thWo sImp-t]mbn ImWn-p-Xc
- mwv ]d-n-v
- v.'
Abm Hpw ]d-bp-n-s-p-I--tm Ah XpS-p. "-ImWzm \Xv Atm-ns \apv Hmtcmntw {]h-\w a\-n-em-hpw. hmn-b-h-tcmSv A`n-{]mbw tNmZnow sNmw-.-'
"-\-apv kmh-[m-\-n Btem-Nn-mw-.-' cmP ]d-p. "-Fm [rXn?-'
Ah Xr]v-X-bm-bn-. Ah An-s\-bm-Wv. Hcp-Imcyw a\-n hm ]ns AXns ]nm-se-bmWv. cmP Ctm-s ss_n iin-bpsS hon-te-bv-p- t]m-bn, Abm-tfmSv kwkm-cnv aqp hoSpI-fnepw t]mIp Imcyw Dd-np hmse Ahv kam-[m-\-am-Iq. cmP-\m-sW-n AXn\p Xm-d--Xm\pw.
Abm sshIp-tcw hopw {]mo-kn\p t]mIp Imcyw Hm-p. \o\ ]nW-p-sa--dn-bmw. t]mImXn-cn-m h. awK-em-]p-cv amn\v C\n Hcm-gv-Nsb Dq.
"-\a
- p-smcp Imcyw-sN-mw-.'- Abm ]d-p. "-aw-Ke
- m-]p-c
- p-\nv hXpw Inn-bm AXp-sImv hmjnMv-sa-jn hmmw-.-'
"-P-bn-m-et Inq-.-' Ah hnizm-k-an-m--t]mse ]d-p.
"-Fm R Pbn-n-sp tXmp-p-tm-?-'
"-A-n-s\-b-m-.-.-.-.-.-'
^p SowXs {]mokv sN-Ws
- av ]d-Xv tImm-bn-cp-p. Fnte tIm-Un-t\-j\
- p-m-hq. Atm
Hcp-hiw am{Xw Ifn--emhpw ^ew. Fmepw kmc-an-. adp-hiw shdpw Un Sow BWv. eo-^ns Hw
Ifn-pI Hc-\p-`-h-am-Wv. Htcm-hw {Kun-en-d-p-tmgpw cmP-\Xp tXmn-bn-p-v. Abm Xs a\p
hmbn-p--t]m-se-bmWv ]p ]mkv sNbv-Xp-X-cn-I. ]v Fhn-tS-bv-mWv ]mkv-sN-bv-Xp-X-tc--sXv apIqn ]d--t]m-se-bmWv Abm ASn-p-I. Hcp-]t Xs-n eo-^n\pw AtX A`n-{]m-b-ap-m-hpw.
cmP\pw eo-^p-ap-s-n Hcp 20 Pbw Dd-m-m-sav tImv ]d-bp-p. cp-t]-p-an-S-bn ]v XS-an-msX apt-dn-sm-pw.
aS-p-tm cma-Ir-jv-Ws sKbvv Xpd-p-In-S-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. sKbv-n-\p-t\-sc-bp kzoI-c-W- ap-dnbpsS hmXnepw Xpd-p-In-S-p-I-bm-Wv. cma-Ir-jv-W hmbn-p-sIm-n-cn-p-p. cmP ss_v \nn
tlmW-Sn-p. cma-Ir-jvW
- Xe-bp-b-n-ssI-ho-in. Abm Fgp-t-p-hc
- n-Ib
- m-Wv. cmP ss_n-\n-nd-msX Ccp-p.
"-Fm Cs bpw Ign-p-thm-?-' Abm tNmZn-p. Ifn-I bpw Xs-bm-sW-mWv cma-Ir-jvWs hmZw. bpw ]mSn-sp hmin-]n-Sn-p--h Ifn-Isf t{]mm-ln-n-m ]mSn Fpw Abm
]d-bp-p.
Abm ]d-bm-dp-v. "-Rm ]d-bp-Xv icn-bt- . ^pSv_
- m-fns Imcyw-Xs FSp-mw. cp Soap-I, cp
cmPy-f
- m-Wv. \Sp-hn AXn-n-tc-Jb
- p-ap-v. \n adp-cm-Py-ns AXnn ewLn-p- I-S
- p-Ib
- mWv
sNp--Xv. B{I-a-Ww. AXn\v \n _ew {]tbm-Kn-p-p, FXn-cm-fn-bpsS FXn-ns\ Xn-amn apt-dpp. \-amb _e-{]-tbm-Kw. Ah-km\w tKm t]mns kzIm-cy-X-bn-te-bvv AXn-{I-an-p-I-S-p-p.
AXns\ Ifn-sb-s-ns\ ]d-bmw-?'
"-Fm Ifn-Ifpw An-s\--s-b-t-?-' cmP tNmZn-pw.
"-B-h-W-sa-n-. sSo-kv, Hcp-Zm-l-c-Ww. \n \n-fpsS X-I-n \np-sIm-mWv A`ym-k-
Imp--Xv. FXn-cm-fn-tb-m ss\]p-Wy-ap-sp ImWn-pI am{Xta thq \np Pbn-m. adph-it- -bvv Cc-p-Ib
- t- d-. ^pSv_
- m An-s\-b
- . AXn A{I-aW
- k
- z-`m-ha
- p-v, Aivf
- o-ea
- m-sbmcp a\m-kv-{X-am-W-Xn\p ]nn. B Ctm-d ^ntem-k-^n-.-'

cma-Ir-jv-W hv ss_ns lmn-_m-dn ]nSn-p.

"-A-Ip hcp-tm-?-'
"-C-, Ipfn--Ww-.-'
"-F-mWv icn-p bpw-?-'
"-A-Sp Rmb-dm-gv-N. Cse cm{Xn {_ko-ens Ifn-I-tm?'
"-I-p-.-' cma-Ir-jv-W ]d-p. "-F-\nv {^mkv Pbn--W-sa-m-Wv.'
"-F-m-W--s\-?-'
"-F-m-hcpw {_ko-ens\ ]n-Xm-p-tm F\n--ns\ tXmp-p. Hgp-n-s\-Xnsc \om-\p Xmev]cyw am{X-a-. F\nv {_ko-ens Ifn C-a-; XnIpw Ak-m-n-I-amb Hcp Ifn-bn Aiv-fo-e-amb
Ftm D-h-cpsS \o--fn. s{^p-Im Ifn-p-tm F\n--ns\ tXmn-bn-n--.-'
"-]t C-hW {_ko Xs sImp-t]mIpw Iv-.-'
"-Pb
- n-p-am-bn-cn-pw. Hcp P\X F{X-tmfw \njvT
- q-cc
- m-Ip-p-thm, A{X-Xs Pbn-m-\p km[y-Xbpw
Gdp-p. s]\n ASn-m-s\m-cp-p Ifn-m-c\v apn-ep hnim-ea
- mb tKm-t]m-n GI-\m-bn, hnbp ssII-tfmsS \n-p tKmfn-bn A\p-I
- t- Xm-n-bm Ipg-nt Imcyw? B ka-bv thXv
InnMv C-n-MvSv Xs. BSns apnse Ad-hp-Im-cs at\m-`m-hw. Hcp shv cp- I-jv-Ww. Hcp
Ifnmc\n Atcw IpSn-sImp-Xv AtX Ad-hp-Im-c-\-t?
cmP\v Hpw ]d-bm-\p-m-bn-cp-n-. Ifn-I cmPy--X
- n-ep kulrZw Dun-bp-d
- n-p-p-shv Hcn Abm ]d-p. cma-Ir-jvW
- s adp-]Sn CXm-bn-cp-p. An-s\-bm-sW-n Cv Ghpw ssa{Xn-bn
h-n-p cp cmPy- Cybpw ]mIn-m-\p-am-bn-cn--Ww. cma-Ir-jv-Ws apn ASn-bd ]d-bpI-bmWv ]Xn-hv.
\o\ Snhnp apn-em-bn-cp-p. Hcp ]mv \S-p-sIm-n-cn--bm-Wv. GsX-nepw kn\n-a-bm-bn-cn-pw, Asn Nn{X-Ko-X-am-bn-cn-pw.
"-Nm-b-bp-m--tWm-?-'
"\o kn\na Itm, Rm\p-m-mw-.-' Abm Ipfn-m-\mbn Ipfn-ap-dn-bn Ib-dn. Ah kn\n-a-bmWv
ImWp-s
- X-n Fgp-t-ev
- n-p-Xp icn-b
- . ck-c
- Sp apdn-p-t]m-Ipw. ]ns ASp-f
- b
- n tPmen-sbSp-m Abm-n-a
- m-bn-cp-p-Xm-\pw. Ipfn-Ig
- nv Abm ASp-f
- b
- n t]mbn Nmbp shw shp.
Atm-gmWv Abm IXv Ipw tkmk-dpw-h
- n-cp s{Sbn shw. t\mn-bt- m AXn Hcp Iv am{Xw
\\-n-cn-p-p. AXn-Yn-I hcp-tm-am-{Xta Ipw tkmkdpw D]-tbm-Kn-m-dp-p. As-n mknte
Nmb-Ip-Sn-m-dp-q. Bcm-bn-cnpw hn-p-m-hp-I?
Nmb-m-kp-ambn tkm^-bn sNn-cn-p-tm Abm tNmZn-p."- B-sc-nepw hn-cp-tm-?-'
"-C--.-' Snhn-bn-\nv Is-Sp-msX \o\ ]d-p. "-F-t-?-'
"Duw Mpw, tNmZn--Xm-.-'
Bsc-nepw hn-p-s-n Abm Xma-kn-bmsX Adn-bpw. \o\-bvv Ftmgpw Pm{K-Xt- bmsS Ccn-m
Ign-bn-. A{i--am-sbmcp \nan-j-n Ah Ah-sf-s Hn-sm-Sp-p-I-bmWv ]Xn-hv.
cm{Xn InS-p-tm \o\ ]d-p. "-hm-jnMv sajo hmptm Hmsm-am-nIv Xs hmzmWv \-Xv-.-'
"-A-sX-m-?-'
"-Hm-sm-am-n-m-hptm \ Hpw Adn-b-. As-nev Hcp Sn-\nv at Sn-te-bv-n-Sm\pw apw
sa\-s-Sm-Wv-.-'
"-t\mv \o\, \apv sImn-sem-Xp-pXv hmm t\mmw. hmsX hne-Iq-Sp-Xe
- m-sW-n hmm
]n-, ]d-t-mw. awK-em-]pcw amv Adn-nt AXp-Xs ]q. tXmm Hpw Inn-. Pbn-m-s
- t]m-cm, Ghpw \ Ifn-m-c\
- p kvt]m-kd- psS km-\w-IqSn In-Ww. AXv ]Xn-\m-bn-ca
- m-Wv. \ns {]iv\-sa-s-m Hcm-ibw Inn-bm AXn-t \o a\-tm-s
- I-p-p. AXp XI-p-ho-gp-tm \o Hw XIcp-p-.-'
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- , \apv temsW-Spv hmmw. Ctm tjmp-Imcv Xs tem G-m-Sm-n-c
- pw-s{X. \-sfmpw
Adn-b-m-v-.-'
CsXmw cmhnse Cm-Xn-cp Adn-hp-If
- m-Wv. kzb-ad- n-bmsX Ah-fpsS \mhv Ahsf Hn-sm-Sp-p-Ib
- mWv. cmP Akz--\m-bn.
Ifn-m \mep-t] cmPs Im-p-san-emWv Ib-dn-b-Xv. eo-^v, tPm-Pv, Dn, inh. Fmw Ahnhm-ln-X. Ahn-hm-ln-X\
- m-bn-cp-t- m t- ]mepw Ahn-hm-ln-Xc
- psS Iqp-sIv A{X C-s-Sm Bfm-bn-cpp
cmP. Ah-cp-tS-Xmb ncw Xam-i-I, hne-Ip-d kv{Xo-k--ev-]-, kn\n-kn-kw, CsXmpw Abm
C-s-n-cp-n-. awK-em-]p-cv tlm-en tPmPpw inh\pw Abm-fpsS apdn-bn-em-bn-cp-p.
eo^v CS-Xp-hi
-
- p-IqsS apt-dp-Ip-bm-Wv. apn shn-s-fn-bn ]mX-bn ]tm-Snv Abm aptdn. hgn-bS- b
- p-tm Abm ]v cmP\p ]mkvs
- N-bvX
- p. Intm-^n-\p-tijw Ac-aW
- n-q Ign-p. Ctmgpw
tKmf-Sn-m ]n-bn-n-. adp-In [oc-ambn t]mcm-Sp-I-bm-Wv. s]s-m-Wv, A]q--ambn Inp Hc-h-kcw
apn h-Xv. apn sNSn-I-n-Sb
- n ad-p-\n Hcp Imp-]m-Xt- ]mse Hcq-Sp-hgn cmPs apn sXfnp-h-p. ]v Hcp sacp-nb ]pen-t]mse Imep-I-n-S-bn Dcpn Xtm-sSmw HmSp-Xv cmP Ip.
Bcpw FXn-m-\n-m Hc-h-. Imn Abmfpw ]pw am{X-ta-bp-q, apn sXfn-p-h-cp ]mXbpw. CS-bvv IS--tIm-Wn eo-^n-s\bpw ImWmw. Abm ]v ]mkv sNb-Xp. eo^v ]pw-

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- m-Wv. FXn-`m-Ks Ifn-m-cpsS Imep-I \njv^
- e
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eo-^ns i-am-sbmcp se^vv Inv cmP slUv-sN-bv-Xp. tKm!
ImWn-I-fpsS Bc-h-. eo^pw tPmPpw inh\pw Abmsf sIn-n-Sn-p-I-bm-Wv. tImv cmL-h
Abmsf A`n-\-n-p. Abm ap Ifn-mv \n-t-i- sImSp-p-I-bm-Wv. C\n tKmf-Sn-n-s-nepw
Un^kv \-hw {in--Ww.
cmw ]Ip-Xn-bn adp-So-ans B{I-aWw cq-am-bn-cp-p. Hmtcm {]mh-iyhpw ]v X-fpsS tKm-t]mp-hsc Fn `oj-Wn-ap-g-n. ^p-_mv tPm-m-bn-cp-p. Cv Abm t^man-em-b-Xp-sImv c-sp. ]nnepw {in-n-s-n Ifn-bpsS \ne amdpw. ]ns In-\p-]I
- cw \mW-t-Sm-bn-cnpw sImp t]mtIn-h-cn-I. cmw-]-Ip-Xn-bpsS Ah-km-\-n ]t adpSow ]I-cw-ho-p-I-Xs sNbv-Xp. Ifn ka-\n-e-bn-embn. 1 1.
hnkn. ]v Imep-I amdn. Ifn--f-nse \Sp-hnse sh-hc Abm-fpsS At_m-[-a-\-n {]p-amb Hcp Ne-\a
- p-m-n. Xm AXnn apdnv hne-s
- \mn-te-bvv IS-p-Ib
- m-Wv. aptm-v, aptmv. XSw krn-p ]cp-j-amb Imep-Isf shnv cmP IpXn-p-I-bm-Wv. CS-Xp-h-iv I-sh-v
eo^v Ftm-gp-ap-m-bn-cp-p. ASp-p-In-n-b-tm Abm ]d-p. "cp an\n-t-bp-q, thKw-.' XS-sf Xn-\on cmP FXn-tZ-iv IpXn-p-I-bm-Wv. s]s--bmv AsXmw hfsc A[m-n-I-ambn
tXmn. Abm \o\sb Hm-p. iinsb Hm-p. Ah hfsc Zqc-m-Wv. icnpw D-Xn-t\-m Zqsc.
^pSv_
- m Hcp lnw{k-P
- p-hn-s\-tmse Abm-fpsS Imep-Isf t\mhn-n-p. Abm Im IpS-p. hopw
]v Abm-fpsS Im-o-gn-s
- . Abmv hgn sXfnp Inn-bn-cp-s-nepw apt-dm-\p COm-in
\-s-n-cp-p. ImWn-I-fn-\nv Bchw XpS-n--gn--tm-gmWv Xm tKm-t]m-ns hfsc ASp-sn-sbp cmP\p a\-n-em-b-Xv. Abm Hgn-hm-m {ian-p ]v ]ntbpw eo^v Xs t\-n-pX-cn-I-bm-Wv. ImWn-I-fpsS {]Xo Hcm-c-h-ambn Ctm tUn-bhpw ISv ]pd-t-bv-sm-gp-In. apn
tKm-t]m-n-\p-\S- p-hn t]mp-I-n-Sb
- n-ep A]m-cX
- b
- n tKmfn ]n-\p-t\sc t\mn IpXn-p-Nm-Sm
]mI-n Ip\np \n-p-Ib
- m-Wv. Abm ssII Xncp-p-p. Abm-fpsS apJv ]cn-{`-aw, s\n-ta
hnb-v. Ad-hp-Im-cs In-p-thn cmP ]c-Xp-I-bm-Wv.
Ifn-fw B{I-an-s
- -, \n-lm-bb
- mb Hcp kv{Xo-bpsS \-ic
- o-ca
- mbpw tKm-t]mv tbm\o-ap-Ja
- mbpw
amdn. AXn-{I-an-p-I-S-m hmsX Abm \n-p-I-bm-Wv. kZm-Nm-c-ns ap-ap-\-bn skns
\qdn-sem-cp-`mKw am{Xw. ]v A-a-ambn Imen Dcp-n-\n-p-I-bm-Wv. Ad-hp-Im-cs \njv-Tq-c-X-bv-pthn Imn-cn-bvs Ah-km-\s \o hnkn-ens iw Bizm-k-tmsS Abm tIp.
tUn-b-n Bchw sI-S-n-bn-cp-p.

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Ipn\p apI-fn-te-bv-p H-b-Sn-m-X-bpsS XpS--n Abm Im \n-n. C\n apI-fn-te-bvv Im
t]mhn-. sN-]mX Hcp [rXn-bp-an-msX apI-fn-te-bvv Cgp \op-Xv taml-\ t\mn. cmPo-h\pw
Nppw t\mp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ahs Ip-I-fn IuXp-Iw. Hcp-]t Cn-s\-sbmcp ep hcp-Xv
Ah BZy-am-bn-m-bn-cn-W
- w. ap-n-h
- y-b
- psS hon t]mIm-sap ]d-t- m Ah C{X-sbmpw
{]Xo-n-n-cn-n-. km[m-cW \mn hcp-tm A-sb ImWm-dp-v. A Xma-kn-p ]gb hoSv
Ah\v C-am-Im-dp-v. AsXmcp shdpw \mn-]pdw am{X-am-Wv. EXp-aX
- n-bm-Im t]mIp Hcp Ipn-bpsS an
AsXm-Xp-n-\n--bm-Wv. A--bpsS sNdn-b--bpsS hon-te-bv-mWv Ctm t]mIp--Xv. Ah CXphsc In-n-m ap-n-h-y-.
"-C\n \apv \S--Ww-.-'
"i-cn-' cmPo-h Dm-l-tmsS ]d-p-sImv \S-m XpS-n.
Xtep s]bvX ag-bn ap \\-n-cp-p. sNSn-I-fpsS Ce-I Igp-I-s-n-cp-p. Imn GtXm ]qfp-sS, Ce-I-fpsS kpK-w. Cu K- ]stm X\np \-s Ipn-mew Xncnp \-Ip-I-bm-Wv.
Abm hopw Hcp Ipn-bm-bn, ao\m-n-h-y--bpsS Ip-\m-bn.
Hcp Xncn-hn sXfn-shw \nd Hcp sNdnb Acphn ]mX-bpsS Hw tN-p. Abm IuXp-It- msS
t\mn. cmPo-h\pw AXp-X-s-bm-bn-cpp t\mn-bn-cp--Xv. a{Zm-kn Cn-s\-bp sXfn-shw honse
Smn am{Xta ImWq. \nc-p-If
- psS Acp-In-ep HmS-If
- n sIn-\n-p Agp-p-shw am{Xw, ]pgbpw
Cu HmS-Isf kvt]m-k sNp-I-hgn aen-\-am-Wv. ChnsS CXm Hc-cp-hn, a\p-jy-kv-]-i-ta-n-p-sp
tXmm hn[-n sXfn-sh--hp-ambn Hgp-Ip-p.
"A-m, CsX-hn-sS-\n-mWv hc-W-Xv-?-'
"-Ip-ns apI-fn-\n-v. ag-m-ev Ipns Df-fn-te-bvv In\n-n-d-nb shw Iptds ]pdp
hczm-Wv. Hcp Htm-_ \h- hsc-m-hpw. AXp-I-gn-m Cu Acphn hn-h-c-fpw.'
"-]ns shw-m-hn-ty-?-'
"-C--.-'
"-Atm Cu Acphn Fhn-sS-tm-Ipw-.-'
cmPo-hns tNmZyw A--h-m-Wv. Xs Ipn-m-ev Xm Cn-s\-sbmcp tNmZyw tNmZn-n-n-. agtbm-Sp-IqSn Acp-hn-bpsS DZv-`-h-hpw, ag-I-gnv amk---I-ap Xntcm-[m-\hpw kzoI-cn--s bmYmy--fm-Wv. AXv tNmZy-n-\p hI Xcp-n-. adnv Pohn-X-n \SmsS Hc-cphn ImWp-I-bmWv cmPoh. CXn-\p-apv hy--bpsS hon ]-bpsS Hw h-tm Ah ssIIp-m-bn-cp-p. a{Zm-kn Hcp^vf
- m-n ]mT-]p-kX
v- I
-
- -pw, hoUn-tbm-tK-ba
v- n\pw Snhn-bpsS ab-p Zqjy-he
- b
-
- n-\p-ap-n Ahs
PohnXw sIn-bn-Ss
- -n-cn-p-p. \mn-]p-dhpw AhnsS sISm-dmbn InS-p \-bpsS NqSp-Xc
- p s\cn-tmSp-Ifpw Ahv A]-cn-Nn-X-am-Wv.
"Cu Acphn Atm Fhn-sS-tmhpw Am?' Ah tNmZyw Bh-n-p-p.
Abm Btem-Nn-p. Hcp-]t an--Sn-bn, Bg-n AsXm-gp-Ip-p-m-hpw. As-n? Hc-cp-hnbpsS \ne-\n-ev]v AXnse shs B{i-bn-m-Wn-cn-p-X
- v. Atm sh-an-m-Xm-bm? Hcp-]mSv ko-X-I \nd--XmWv Ahs tNmZyw.
"-A-Xm, B ImWp--XmWv hy--bpsS hoSv-.-' Abm Nqn-m-n. Hcp \m-]Xp hmc AIse ac-n-S-bn Hcp HmSp-ta hoSv. \mn-]p-ds atXp hoSpw-t]mse km[m-c-W-amb Hcp hoSv.
cmPohv Aev]w \ncm-i-\m-sbp tXmp-p. Ah IqSp-X-se-s-nepw {]Xo-n-p- Im-Wpw. IqSp-X
{]Xo-n-p-I, ]ns AXp e`n-m-m \ncm-i-s-SpI FXv Ahs kz`m-h-am-Wv.
Imhn-tX XqWp-If
- n Xqn-n-S
- p sKbvv ISv Ah ap-t-b
v- p hgn-bn-se-n. Ccp-hi
- pw
Irjv-W-n-coSw ]qp \n-p-p. ]e hep--n-ep--h. Hcp cmP-Ip-Spw-_-ns Fgp---p-t]mse
tXmn.
D-ds Idp knan \new an\pp InS-p. AI-t-bv
- p hmXn Xpdp InS-b
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tNmZy-`m-h-tmsS cmPo-hpw. FmWv hmXn- apm-Xn-cp-Xv Fm-W-hs tNmZn-m tNmZyw. \Kc-nse kmam-\y-a-cym-Z-I-fn-ep Hu]-Nm-cn-IXzw Cu \mn-]p-dv apg-p-\n-pw. CS-\m-gn-I-bpsS CS-Xph-i
- p cp apdn-bnepw hy-b
- p-m-bn-cp-n-. Abm Ahn-sS-sbmpw Ahsc {]Xo-n-X
- p-an-. CS\m-gnI Ah-km-\n-p-Xv Xf-n-em-Wv. Xf-n-\nv ASp--f-bn-te-bvpw ASp--f-ap--t-bvpw hmXnep-If
- p-v. s]sv ASp-f
- h
- m-Xn IS-p-h hy-b
- psS apJv AZv`- p-Xs
- ampw In-. \mn-]p-dv
CXp km[m-c-W-am-Wv. th-s--h Xpd-p-In-S-p hmXn IS-p-h-cpw, hy Fhn-sS-bm-sWp ]cXpw.
"-cp sIm-m-cmWv hn-cn-p--Xv-.-' taml-\ ]d-p.
hy--bvv Bsf a\-n-em-bn.
"-AXp \m-bn, Chn-sSmpw km[m-cW ImWm--h-cmWv sIm-m-cv. cp-t]sc ImWm ]o-tem-.'

Ah ASp-p-h-p, cmPo-hns Xe-bp-gn-p-sImv XpS-p. "Cu sImp-sIm--m-c-s\, {]tXy-Inpw-.-'

Hcp sIm-m-c-s\ k-ev]w cmPo-h\v C-am-sbp tXmp-p. Ah Nncn-p-sImv ap-n-h-y-bpsS emf-\-n\v hg-n-sm-Sp-p.
"-h-y Fm sNbv-Xn-cp--Xv-?-' Abm tNmZn-p.
"-D--n-te-bv-p tNmdp-m-zm-Wv.' Ah ASp--f-bn-te-bvp \S-p-sImv ]d-p. "-\n--fn-cn-v.
Rm Ipdp Nmb-bp-m-n-sm-p-h-cmw-.-'
"-Nm-b-bv-smpw [rXn-bn--.-' Abm Ah-cpsS Hw ASp--f-bn-te-bvp \S-p. c-Sp-p-I-fn hndIp
Ip-p-v. ]m{X-n Acn-bn-Sm-\p shw Xnf-p-p.
"-h-y--bvv Hcp Kymk-Spv hmn-q-sS? Ipn-sms F{X Ffp-m-hpw-?-'
"-Atm Cu ]d-nev hogW aS-epw, Hme-sm-Sow, Npnw Hs Fp sNm-\m? ]ns ASp-nev thhnW `-W-ns kzmsZmpw Kymk-Sp-n thhn-m Inn--.-'
"-F-mWv Iqm-?-'
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- bpw hgp-Xn-\ow Iqov Hcp kmm-dv. Ipcp-tm-e
- b
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\nfv hcW Imcyw Rm Adn-n-cp-s-nev Pm\-In-sb-smv \ ]-d- n-sb-s-nepw hmn-t-s\?'
"-B-cmWv Pm\-In-?-'
"-Mm, \ob-dn-bn-t? Cy? \o app htm ame-Xym-bn-cp-p. Ahfv IeymWw Ignp t]mbn. CXv AXns
A\n- b - ym. cmhnse hv Fs klm- b n- pw. sshIp- t - c hpw hcpw. sNetm F\nv hymv
tXmym Rm Ah-tfmSv ChnsS sIS-m ]d-bpw. \ Iq-n-em.-'
Abm ASp-f
- h
- m-Xn-en-eqsS ]pd-t-bvp t\mn. hy-b
- psS tXm-ns Hcp IjvWw hmXn-en-eqsS
ImWmw. Btcm-Ky-ap \o sh-, ]-ap-f-Iv, AXn-\p-a-p-dv Hcp XSw Noc. Abm ap-t-bv-n-dn.
"-Rm hy-sS tXmw ImW-s-.-'
cmPo-h ]d-n-se-n--gn-n-cp-p. Agn--hn Hcp ]ip-p-n-sb-tmse Ah HmSn-\-S-p-I-bm-Wv.
"-tXm-wv ]d-bm-am-s{Xm-pw-y-.-' Ah Hw hp.
tXmw hn]p-ew-Xs
- -bm-bn-cp-p. Hcp Ah-c
-
- \ndsb ImbvNp \n-p-p. Ap-dv ac-sm-p-I
Rmp-sIm-Sp--Xn shbpw sshepw \nd-n Ipcp-tm-e--b \ndsb \op-In-S-p-p. s]s-bmv hni-p-tXm-n. hon \p-m-nb ]--dn-I-fpsS kzmZv Hm hp. B kzmZv Ipn-m-e-tbvp \bn-p-p. a{Zm-kn Inp ]-d- n-If
- psS kzmsZ-s
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\np hmp Noc Ign-m hb-dn-fw Xo--bm-Wv. ^m-dn-bn t]mIp-tm Ccp-h-ipw Noc-tm--fn-tb-evv Im\-bnse hrn-sI shw ]p-sN-p-Xv \nXy-Im-gv-N-bm-Wv.
Nmb-Ip-Sn-p-tm Abm tNmZn-p.
"-h-y Fn\m ChnsS H-bvv Xma-knv I-s-S-W-Xv? Irjv-W-Ip-osS Hw t]mbn Xma-kn-q-sS-?'
"-Bm AXn\v ChsS I-m-Sv-?-' Ah Nncn-p-sImv tNmZn-p. "-\ Imcym-bn. ChnsS F\nv kpJt? Cu hb-p-Im-ev Rms\-n-\mWv a{Zm-kn-sems t]mbn Xma-kn--W-Xv. ChnsS Hcp shjapw Cy.
]ns a{Zm-kn-sems Rm t]mbn-v--X-s. F\nv B PohnXw Hpw C-, ]d-bm-tem-.-'
icn-bm-sWv Abm Hm-p. \mn-te-bvp hcp-tm IrjvW
- -Ip-nbpw H-ap-m-bn-cp-p. HmWw A-bpsS Hw Bh-Ws
- a-h
- \v \n-
- a
- p-v. Xncn-p-t]m-Ip-tm hon h-tm Ah ]d-p. "Rm
Hcn- IqSn A-sS ASpv tXmn-cn-p-Wp. C\n taml-t\- C{]m-hiyw H-hnsS t]mWw. Fn-s\sb-nepw A-sb ]dp a\-n-emn k-Xn-n--Ww. AhnsS H-bvv Hcp klm-bhpw Cm-sX-.-.-.-'
"-Rm Nmb-m--s. tams\-mWv IpSn-ym. a{Zm-kn-se-tmse t_m-hn--sbmpw Chn-sS-m-hn-.'
"-h-y anm-Xn-cn, Ah Nmb IpSn-p-sIm-pw-.-'
hy ASp--f-bn-te-bvp t]mbn. Abm ]d-n-te-bvp \S-p.
"-A-m-', cmPo-h hnfn-p-]-d-p, "-Hcp ]mv-.-'
Abm ASp-p-sN-p. ]pp-I-n-S-bn Hcp ]mv.
"-AXv aq-J ]mm-Wv-.-'
"-AXv shj--XmtWm Am-?-'
"-A-sX, \obnp hm.-'
Ahs\ kw_-n-t-St- mfw aq-J ]mpw \o-tm-enbpw Xn henb hyXym-ks
- am-p-an-. cpw
]mp-X-s.
Ipf-n \mev B ]q hncnp \nn-cp-p. sXfn-sh-w. ASp-p-sN-m \on--fn-p
ao\p-Isf ImWm ]pw.
"-Nmb Imem-bn, hcq-.-' hy hnfnp ]d-p.
ASp--f-bn Ctm ]p-]-Xn-s\p hb-p Hcp s]-Ipn tPmen-sb-Sp-n-cp-p.
"-C-XmtWm hy--bpsS Akn- v-?-'
"-Rm taml-\-t\mSv ]d-bym-bn-cp-p.' hy B Ipn-tbmSv ]d-p. "-am-eXn IeymWw Ignv t]mbtm
\o Fs klm-bn-m hcv-Wv-v-v. ame-Xos\ taml-\ In-v-v-.-'
"-tNn Csm Fhn-Sym-Wv-?-' Abm tNmZn-p.

"-tNn {]k-hn-m hn-v-v. Cu [\p-hn-emWv {]k-hw-.-' Ah Dm-l-tmsS ]d-p.

Abm Fs-nepw tNmZn-t Fp IcpXn tNmZn-X
- m-bn-cp-p. ]t Ah-fXv Kuc-ha
- mbn FSp-p.
Ah tNn-sb-n ]d-bp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Ah-cpsS `-m-hn-s\-- n, tXbn-et- m-
- n tPmen-sN-p `mhv hcp-tm tNnp sImp-h-cp km[-\--sf--n. Abm-fpsS a\v B-{Z-am-bn. ChnsS A-cow-t]m-se-s a\p-jy-cpsS a\pw sXfnv \n--e-am-bn-cp-p. \m-hs Ipn. Abm a\-n ]dp. \n\pw Hcp \ `-m-hns\ In-s.
Abm D-d-ap--t-n-d-n. cmPo-h sXmSn-bnse ssXam-hn Ib-dm-\p {ia-am-Wv. Xs Ipn-mev F{Xbpw A\m-bmkw sNbvX
- n-cp Hcp Imcyw Ah hfsc tin-mWv sNp-X
- v. Abmv s]sv
t]Sn-tXm-n. sNdnb amhm-Wv, sImp-I A[nIw Db-c-sam-p-an-, Fnepw Ahs Im-sh-n Hcp Ddn-m-bva Abm Akz--X-tbmsS t\mn. Ah Ib-dp BZys ac-am-bn-cn-Ww CXv.
"-kq-np Ib-dWw tItm-.'- Abm hnfn-p-]d-
p. ]d-ns A-s-n-bt- m Ipv Xmtgm-n-d
- pXv Ip. Im \n-n-bnSw A[nIw Zqc-sam-p-an-. Ipn-m-ev ChnsS hn-cp-t- m CXv hen-sbmcp
Zqc-ambn tXmn-bn-cp-p.
Abm IrjvW
- -Ip-nsb Hm-p. Fp-sImtm B Imew Krlm-Xp-cXzw \nd-X
- m-bn-cp-p. cmPo-h
hep-Xm-bm Hm-m Fm-Wp-m-hp-I? ^vfm-n-\p-n AS-p-]q-nb Hcp _meyw am{Xw. Snhn kocn-bep-I-fpsS hnc-kX hoUn-tbm-sK-bv-an apn amp--Xv? ]co--I-fn dmp Inm-\mbn Ifn-k-abw shn-pd-p--Xv? AXn-\n-S-bvv sIm-n-sem-cn--tem, As-n h-j- IqSp-tmtgm Cn-s\-sbmcp bm{Xbn-ep-m-hp A\p-`-h-?
taml-\\v Ah-t\mSv kl-Xm]w tXmn. C\n Xncn-p-t]m-bm Ipdp Znh-k-t-bvv Ahs tNmZyv adp-]Sn sImSp--emWv Xs ]Wn. Ctm Ah Hpw tNmZn-p-n-. tNmZy-n-\p ka-bwIqSn ]mgm--cp-sX-p-mhpw Ah-v. C\n a{Zm-kn Xncn-p-t]m-bm Ahs tNmZy-p adp-]Sn ]dbm Abm hnj-an-p-p, ImcWw Ah tNmZn-p--sX-n-s\--n-bm-sWv Abmv a\-n-em-hp-n. `mj Ahs {]iv-\-am-Wv, {]tXy-Inpw \mn-]p-ds Imcy--sf-n ]d-bp-tm?
DuWv Kw`o-ca
- m-bn-cp-p. hon \p-hf
- -nb ]-d- n-If
- psS kzmZv Bkz-Znv hy hnf-n- DuWpI-gn-p-tm Abm hopw ]d-p.
"-h-y Hcp Imcyw sNq. R Ccp-]-smw Xo-Xn-bmWv t]mW-Xv. Rm hy--bv-p-IqSn Snv
_pv sNmw. Ipd-p-Imew Irjv-W-Ip-osS Hw t]mbn Xma-kn-q-.-'
Ah Hpw ]d-n-. Abm-fp-sSbpw cmPo-ht- bpw DuWp Ign-t- ijw hy-bpw Pm\-Inbpw DuWpI-gn-m XpS-n. Hw DuWp Ign-m-sa--bm ]d-p-t\m-n-b-Xm-Wv. Atm hnf- \S-n-sp
]dv Ah Hgn-p-am-dn. ssII-gp-In-hv Ah DuWp Ign-p-Xpw t\mn-bn-cnt hy kwkm-cnm XpS-n.
"-Rm\o hon hnv F{X Imem-bn--dn-tbym? Adp-]Xp sImw. ]Xn-\mw hb-n IymWw Ignv
h-Xm-Wv. ChnsS Fsms kw`-hn-p. hy- acn-p. IeymWn acn-p. Irjv-W-Ip-osS A acnp. Ieym-WnsS IeymWw \S-Xv F\nv Cgpw \ Hm--v. Irjv-W-Ip-os\ {]k-hn-Xv Chv-Sv-m-Wv.
Ctm Fmw Ign-p. Fmw Ign hoSm-Wn-Xv. ChnsS Hm--Ifv Fs Hw-v. acn-p-t]m-tbm-scm-ss Fs Hw-v. Ah-sc-sbms hnv Rm hc-t-?-'
Imcyw icn-bm-Wv.
ky-bpsS Ac-tw \S-p. BImiw Nph-p, ac- \ng-ep-If
- mbn Imn t\cnb XWp-ns Iev. Zqsc-\nv CS--bpsS iw.
"-A--e-n-\n-m-Wv. Zo]m-cm-[-\-.-'
hy ]d-p.
"-h-y Fpw A-e-n t]mhm-dp--tm. Cv t]mWn-t-?-'
"-Ctm Fpw Hpw t]mhn-. Ib--t. AXn-s\mpw hym-m-bn-cn-p-Wp.'
hy--bpsS \n---n\p hgn Abm A-hnsS Xma-kn-m-sav k-Xn-p. t]mIm-Xp \mbn-sb--bm-n-tm tXmn. cmPo-h\pw CXv Hm-n-p-h-bv-m ]nb Znh-k-am-bn-cn-pw.
then--cn-In Xe-bp-W-nb Hcp sXv Abm Ip. Abm hy--tbmSv tNmZn-p.
"-F-mWm sXv DW-m Imc-Ww?-'
"-At- Xm, AXv amn-h
- X
- m. FS-hg
- o-qsS sshZyp-Xn-In hen-ptm Ahcv shm ]d-p. Rmv sISzm-bn-cp-p. Rm an-tm-fmwv ]d-p. F\ym ]-Xp hb-p Hcp tISpw-ym sXv shn-f-b-W-Xv? amn-h-tm AXv HWpw sNbv-Xp. Hcp {]msbms Ign-m amn-\-S-sempw icym-hn--.'
Ah Fsm-stbm A-w-hv ]d-bp-I-bm-sWv taml-\v tXmn. icn-bm-bn-cn-mw.
"-h-y IW-Iv-j-s\-Sp-n-n-t-?-'
"-G-bv, AXn-s-sbms Bhiyw Fm. ^m\ns Bhiyw C. cm{Xn \sS ]tg tai-hn-fv Inm [mcm-fm-bn. cm{Xn ]I-em-n-bnv Fm Imcyw?'
icn-bm-Wv. Ccpv Fm-sW--dn-b-W-sa-n \mn ]pd-p-Xs hc-Ww. cm{Xn InS-p-tm Abm
Irjv-W-Ip-nsb Hm-p. ]{mw hb-n A acn-p. Ccp-]-n-cmw hb-n A-\pw. A--bmW-bmsf hf-n-sb-Sp--Xv. B A Cu Fgp-]-mw hb-n H-bvp Xma-kn-p-Xv Abmv
hnj-aa
- p-m-p-p-v. Abm t\cnp kwkm-cn-p-tm-sgmpw Ah hg-p-n-. AXp-sIm-mWv Xs

ZqX-\mbn Ab-n-cn-p--Xv. Hcp-]t cmhnse Hcn--qSn \n--n-m Ah k-Xn-p-am-bn-cn-pw.

sImp-\m-fn-se-sXmv taml-\\p a\-n-em-bn-p-X
- m-WX
- v. Imcy-ap kwK-Xn-If
- nte Abm \n-w ]nSnm-dp-p. Ans\ \n-w ]nSn Imcy-s
- f-mw-Xs hy k-Xn-p-X
- n-p-ap-v. hy-sb kw_n-t-S-tmfw kzw Ieym-W-Im-cy-a-Sw Irjv-W-Ipn tXmn-S-smw Abm Pbn-p-I-bm-Wp-mb-Xv. cmhnse Hp-IqSn ]d-p-t\m-mw.
cm{Xn Abm apI-fn Irjv-W-Ip-n-bpsS apdn-bn InS-p. ]v th\-e-h-[nv hcp-tm B apdn-bnemWv InS-m-dv. adp-h-i-p In-en cmPo-h Dd--am-bn. Abm Ftm-gmWv Dd-n-b-sX-tm--bn. DW--tm t\cw \mbn shfp-n-cp-p. Abm hmp-t\m-n. kabw Bd-c-bm-bn-t-bp-q. cmPoh Ipd-p-k-a-bw-IqSn InS-tm-s. Abm tImWn-bn-dn Xmtg-bvp t]mbn. hy Nmb sImp-h-p.
Xm tImWn-bn-d
- p iw Ah tIp-Im-Wpw. A-co-
- nse {]k-cnv Abm {in-p. ChnsS \mn
]pdv Hmtcm {]`m-Xhpw ]pXp-a-tbmsS FXn-tc-p-p. \K-c-ns hnc-k-X-bn-. shdpsX ]pd-t-bvp
t\mn-bn-cp-m aXn. sshNn{Xyw \nd Imgv-N-I. hy--tbmSv FmWv ]d-tb--sXv Abm Xo-bm-n-bn-cp-n-. AXn-\n-S-bvv Abm amn-\p Icn-p-t]mb sXns\ Hm-p. Abm tNmZn-p.
"-Rm Irjv-W-Ip-n-tbmSv FmWv ]d-tb--Xv-?-'
"\o Hpw ]d-b-. h-gpw Hv hv Im aXn. C\n F\nv Hcp ]dnp\S h-.'
cmPo-h Xmtg-bv-n-dn hp.
"-\o-sb-mWv IpSn--W-Xv? ]mep Xc-s-?-' hy tNmZn-p.
"-th hy-t-' taml-\-\mWv ]d--Xv, "-A-h cmhnse Nmb-X-s-bmWv IpSn-m-dv-.-'
"-A-m, \-sf-mWv t]mW-Xv-?-'
"-C-Xm, hy tZmi-bp-m-n--m AXpw Ignv Cd-zm-Wv-.-'
"-C{X thtKm-?-' Ah \ncm-i-\m-bn-sbp tXmp-p. cp Znh-kw-IqSn ChnsS IqSm-sa--h {]Xo-nn-cp-p. Hcp ]t Cu cp Znh-k-t-bv-mbn Ah Fs-nepw m Dm-n-bn-p-ap-m-hpw. Ibdm IqSp-X ac- Ip-h
- n-p-m-hpw, Xtep sshIp-t-cs
- -tmse B-p-f
- n Hp-cp
Ipfn-Iq-Sn, B henb ]d-n Cse \n-n-h ]cy-th-j-W-ns XpS-, Ans\ ]e-Xpw.
sshIp-t-cs Ipfn Ah\v \-hw C-s-n-cp-p. nse \o-Ip-f
- nse Ipfn-bn \nv hyXy-am-Wn-Xv. ChnsS {]Ir-Xnbpw \n-fpsS H-ap-v. hncn-p-\n-p B-]q-, Ipf-n AhnS-hn-sS-bmbn Xgp hf Pe-k-ky-, \-amb tZlv ]c-ao-\p-I hv sImp-tm-gp-m-hp
`b-k-n-{i-amb Inn-fn-bpw, Fmw Df-hm-p A\p-`qXn kzn-Mv-]q-fn Inn-.
"-Hc
- m-gvN ChnsS Xma-kn-nv ]Xps t]mbm aXn-.'- hy ]d-p."-\ns Av As-nepw Fgpw Xncm-.-'
Abm Asb Hm-p. sIm-n Hcn- \mn hcp-tm aI A-bpsS ASp-p-Xs thWsav Ahv \n---am-Wv. Xs a\p hmbn-n-s--t]mse Ah ]d-p.
"-Imcyw icym-Wv. h-gpw ImWptm ]m--Xn-pw-m-hns asf ASpv In-Ww-v-.-'
hy--bpsS kzc-n thZ-\-bp-tm?
Ipn-d-p-tm cmPo-hns aqUv tami-am-bn-cp-p. Abm Hpw ]d-bmsX \S-p. Fs-nepw ]dm Ah AXn-t Ib-dn-]n-Snv hopw Ahs a\v tISp-h-cp-pw. Xncn-p-t\m-n-b-tm
Abm hy ]Sn- t\mn-\n-p-Xv Ip. Ipd-p-amdn ]-n Ipfn-p-\n-p ]d-ns Hcv DW-nb sXpw.

Nqnbpw Cu\m-o-nbpw
Cu\m-o-n-I-fpsS IY ]dp XXv ssje-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah Asc Zzo]n-emWv Xma-kw. Fs a\-am-[m\w If-bm Ah A-bp-sS-IqsS Znh-khpw IShp ISp hcp-p. Zzo]nse Nqn-bpsS IY-I
]d-bp-p. Hcp hmN-I-n Npcp-n-bXv \mev "A-v' hnfn-sb-n-ep-ap-m-hpw. Ah Fs Bcp-a-. Fn
epw cmhnse Fp-p, R {]mX Ign-p tai-c
- nsI Itk-eb
- n hn-cn-p-p, Imem-n-smv
tZmi Xnp-p, t]Sn-s-Sp-p IY-I ]d-bp-p.
"-Rm ]d-n-t, A-e-pfw ]-s\-dm-h-WXv Cu\m-o-n-I Ipfn-p-sm--ym-Wv. C-se-hsc
Hcp sImg-pw-m-bn-cv-n-. Cv cmhnse Rfv hcptm ] s\dm. hn-ks An Iq-s{X, Cu\mo-n-Ifv cm{Xn hv Ipfn--W-Xv-.-'
"Rm Ah-fpsS IY-I hniz-knp XpS-n-bn-cn-p-p. Fp-sIm-m-bn-q-Sm? a\-n-em-m ]m
Hcp-]mSv {]Xn-`m-k
- Nppw \S-p-tm Hcp Cu\m-o-nsb am{Xw amn \n-t Bh-iy-sa-v? BZysamw Rm ]dp t\mn, kqcyshfn-w-.-.-.-.-]m-b-.-.-.-.-t^m-tm-kn--kn-kv-.-.-.-..
"-A Av, AXv Cu\m-o-nfv Ipfn-nv Xym-.-'
ssje hcm sshIp Znh-k
- f
- n R {]mX sshIn Ign-p-p. Ah hcm Znh-k
- f
- n
Nne-tm {]mX-Xs ad-sp hcpw. Ahsf A\p-Pn taa-bpsS hon-emn Ah-fpsS A sPkn
ASp-p sNcnp ^m-dn-bn tPmenp t]mIp-p. taa-bpsS hon Ib-dmsX B \mep-h-b-p-Imcn
t\cnv R-fpsS hmXn ISp hcp-p. t\sc ASp--f-bn-te-bv-v; tai--cnsI C Itk-e-bmWv eyw.
henb amfn-I-bn Xma-kn-p Nqn-sb-n [mcmfw IY-I-fp-v. ]n-bpsS sXm-Spv skan-t-cnv
FXn-sc-bmWv amfn-I. cp \ne amfn-I-bm-Wv. aqm-a-sXmcp \ne-Iq-Sn-bp-v, Db-c-an-m Hcp Xv. AhnsS
Bcpw Ib-dm-dn-. Hmw \ne-bn-te-bv-p-Xs Ipn-I Ib-dm-dn-. B amfn-I-bn hb-mb Nqn H-bvp
Xma-kn-p-p. Nqn-sb-m Bwtm Cy-m-cn. Zzo]n Ahsc Nqn-I FmWv hnfn-p-I.
ssje t]mbn-g- n-m Rm ]pdv hoXn Ipd hcm-b
- n-en Ikm-eb
- n t]mbn-cn-p-p. Hpw
sNm-\n-. Hpw ImWm-\p-an-. aXn ImcWw CS-hg- n-bn-eqsS t]mIp-h
- sc ImWn-. ac-ns Agn-If
- p
sKbv- n-eqsS Hcp sImn-bm-t]mse Bfp-I t]mIp-Xp ImWp-p. A{Xbpw Bizm-kw. AIv he
Xp-sa-jns apn-em-bn-cn-pw. AXns IS-I-S-iw Ahv Bizmkw sImSp-p-p-m-hpw. Ah
Fwt{m-bU
v- d- n-bmWv Xpp-X
- v. Npp-h-
- p s]-Ip-n-I Ahv Hm-U sImSp-p-p. Nqcn-Zm-dns
Ghpw ]pXnb ^mj\pw Ft{m-bvU
- dn Unssk-\p-Ifpw ImWm he tPmkv Pvj
- \
- nse XpWn-S- I
-
Ib-dn-bn-d-p-p. Xncn-p-h DSs\ Ah Hm--bn-\nv FSpv Hcp t\mp-]p-kv-X-I-n ]I-p-p.
Ah \mbn hc-bv-pw. s]-Ip-n-I AZv-`p-X-tmsS B Unssk-\p-I t\mpw. ]ns Xncn--dn-bens IpXq-l-e-am-Wv. Ah Xn ]d-bp-p. "FSo CXv {]W-b-h-W--fnev Znhym Dn kptc-jv-tKm-]nsS
Hw Imdn t]m C Nqcn-Zm-dm-Wv.' ]ns Hm-U-dp-Iv ma-an-.
he Ghpw ]pXnb kn\n-aI ImWp--Xns Bh-iy-IX Rm a\-n-em-p-p. _nkn-\-n ]nSnp-\n--W-sa-n Ghpw ]pXnb ^mj-\p-I-sf-n [mc-W-bp-m-h-Ww. ^mj-\p-I P\n-p-Xv kn\na-bn-\n-p-Xs
- . AXp-sIm v "R-f
- n-smcp kn\n-ab
- vp t]mIp-p-v' Fp he ]d-bp-tm Rm
apS-p-n-. Ah taa-bpsS Hw \qtjm ImWm t]mIp-tm ssje-bpsS cm-[n-Imcw ]q-Wa
- mbpw
Fn-e-n-s
- -Sp-p. Ah ]Sn-IS-
- m-ep-S R ASp-f
- b
- n Ibdn Im XpS-pw. Ae-am-dn-bn
Hcp \mSy-hp-an-msX hfsc emL-h-tmsS h Snp-I-fn ]e-tmgpw Cu--g-tam, anIv-kvN-tdm, _nkvItm Bbn-cn-pw. Bhp-{X ssInp hmcn Hcp sbv-n-env R D-dp hn-cn-pw. Rm Fs
Itk-e-bn, Ah F\n-s-Xn-cmbn Xn-ta. ]ns Xnp-sImv IY-I Hmtcm-mbn ]pd-p-h-cpw.
t]Sn-n-p IY-I Ah-fpsS Iqk-en-msX \mhn-eqsS ]pd-p-hc
- p-tm Fs hb-n-\p-n anIvk
- vN
Akn-Un-n-bp-m-p-p.
Nqn-bmWv {][m\ IYm-]m-{Xw. C\m-n-n-Is
- f-n ]d-Xv Nqn-bm-Wv. AIm-ea
- c
- Ww kw`-hn-p K`n-Wn-I-fmWv Cu\m-o-n-I-fm-hp--Xv. Ah tNmc IpSn-p-p. cm{Xn-I-fn-em-W-h ]pd-n-d-p--Xv. cm{Xn
apgp-h tNmc-Ip-Snv hni-S-
- n-bm ASpp-I Ipf-n Cdn Ipfn-p-p. Ah Ipfn-p-Ig- n-m
shw ]-\n-d-am-Ip-p. ]ns ]p hnSp--Xp-hsc B sh-n Ipfn--cp-sX-mWv ssje ]d-bp-Xv. Rm\sXmw hniz-kn-p-p. Cu\m-o-n-Iv hbdp \ndsb IpSn-m-\p tNmc Fhn-sS-\np Inpp-sh tNmZyw \mhns Xpn InSp Ifn-p-p. Rm tNmZn-p-n.
Nqnbpw cm{Xn-bmWv ]pd-n-d-p-I. Ah BsI aqSp sh hkv{Xw [cnv ]n--Sp-p hoSpI-fn Ib-dn-bn-d
- p-p. cm{Xn Iqnv Hcp Ipnsb Inm-\mWv Cu bm{X. BgvN
- b
- n-sem-cn- am-t-cn-bn
t]mbn-sIm-p-h-cp ]e-lm-c- \nd Snp-I Ipn-I-fn Xm-]-cy-ap-m-p-p. t]Sn-bp-s-nepw
Ah Iqn\p InS-m-sav k-Xn-p-p. Ans\ Nqnp Iqn\p InS-p A]qw Ipn-I-fn Hcph-fmWv ssje-sb--dn-bp-tm F\n--h-tfmSv _lp-am\w tXmp-p.
IqSp-X Adn-bp-tm B _lp-am\w h-n-p-t-bp-q. Ah ]d-bp-p. Nqn-bpsS hon \ndsb
ac-ns s]n-If
- m-Wv. ]p-]X
- n-\s
- -a
- p-v. ]e hep-
- n. AsXmw acn-p-t]m-bh
- c
- psS hkv{- X-
\nd-p-h s]n-I-fm-W-s{X. Hmtcm s]n-I-fn Hmtcm-cp--cpsS hkv-{X-. A{Xbpw icn. Ah C\n ]d-

bm t]mIp-Xv Fs ssInse tcma-sf DWn Fgp-t-n-p-p. cm{Xn Ah hcp-a-s{X, acnp

t]mb-h! Ah ih-s-n-bn-\nv ]pd-n-d
- n-bm sImSpw ssiXy-am-Wv. Atm Ah Ah-cpsS hkv{X--f-t\z-jnp hcm-dp-v. "Fs s]n Fhn-sS, Fs s]n-.-.-.-.'
Nqn AsXmpw {in-m-dn--s{X. Bh-iy-ap--h Ah-c-h-cpsS hkv-{X- FSp-p-Itbm Xncn-p-hbv-p-Itbm sN-s. ]t \n-sfmpw B s]n Xpd--cpXv sItm? Ah Ipn-Iv ap-dnhp sImSppw.
F\np Imcyw a\-n-em-hp-p. Ipn-I Iqp-In-S
- m hcp-tm Ahsc \nb-{n-m CXn-tesd \
hgn-I-fn-. Rm ]t Hpw ]d-bp-n-. ssje tNmZn-p-p.
"-A-n-fn\v t]Sn tXmp-p-tm-?'
Rm ]d-bp-p. "-Ip-td-s-.'
"-F\
- nv t]Sn-sbm-pw-y-.'- Ah ]d-bp-p. ]t Ah Cu ka-b
- n-\p-n Xn-bn-\nv Cd n
Acn--cnv Rm\n-cn-p Itk-e-bv--cn-In Fn-bn-cp-p. Hp-cp hmN-Iw-IqSn ]d-p-I-gn-m
Ah NmSn aSn-bn-se-pw. An-fn\v Ah-fpsS ss[cy-s-n Fs-nepw Bi--I-fp-s-n Ah ZqcnI-cn-m-\mbn ]d-bp-Ibpw sNpw.
"-A--bvv t]Sn-bm, F\nv t]Sn-sbm-pw-y-.-'
"\o anSp-n-bm-Wv-.-'
dn-b sNbvX tijw Hpw sNm-\n-m Hc-h--bn hnj-an-p-tm-gmWv ssje NmSn hoW-Xv. Hcp
cmhnse ]Sn- \n-p-tm A-bpsS apn \S-p-h s]-Ip-nsb t\mn Nncn--Xns A\-c-^-e-amWv Xm Ctm A\p-`-hn-p--Xv. Hcp t\m-n, Hcp Nncn-bn Hcp s]-Ipn hf-bp-sav IcpXn-bn-cp-n-. Ah Fs t\sc \S-p-h-p, ssIhn-c ]nSn-p-sImv BIm-i-t-bvp Xe-bp-bn
t\mn-smv tNmZn-p.
"-A-n-fns t]sc-m-?-'
AXn\p tijw Ah Ah-fpsS taa-bpsS hon Imep Ipn-bn-n-. t\cnv R-fpsS hon-te-bvp
Ibdn hcp-p. Rm\m-Is Ah ]d-bp IY tIv \nc-cw t]Sn-kz-]v\w Ip Ign-bp-p. Rv IY
tI-m-\p Xmev-]-cy-ap-sv Ah Fn-s\tbm a\-n-em-n-bn-p-v. AXp-sImv Hmtcm Znh-khpw
]pXnb IY-Ifpw sImmWv Ah hcm-dp--Xv. Nqnbpw Ahfpw ]m{X--fm-bp IY-I.
"-I-mhv \nsf A\p-{K-ln-pw.' Ah-fpsS A sPkn ]d-bpw. "-ho-nev hm-]ns Chn-Ss
Imcyw ams{X Ahp ]d-bm-\p-q. Fsms Xnm Inn, Fsms sNbvXp Fsm-s. taasS
Ahn-Sym-sW-nev Cns\ Xnm-s\mpw Inn-y. Ins Ahfv Dcpv hc-WX
- v? Hs Chn-Sps `Ww
Imc-Wm-.-'
"-Ch
- nsS CXm Anfpw Dcpp hcvW
-
v- v. Rm ]pdp t]mbm cp-t]-cpw-IqSn Ip-Xn-ev Xym ]Wn.'
he Nncn-p-sImv ]d-bpw. Bn R-fpsS kzImcyw Ip-]n-Sn-s Imcy-n ssje-bvv kzev]w
N-ep-m-hp-p. Ah Hcp I-n-cn-tbmsS Fs t\mn A-bpsS ]pd-In-te-bvv amdp-p.
Ip-Xn- am{X-a-. ]p aWn Ign-m Rm ]pd-n-d-p-p. Imb-en ao-]n-Sn-p--h-cn-\nv
\ h-ap s\bv-ao-t\m, IWtm hmn-sm-p-h-cp-p. Nne-tm ssje Hw IqSpw. An-s\-bp
Znh-k--fn hgn-p sFkv{Iow IS-bn Ipd-p-t\cw Xp-p. shdp-sX, Hp ImWm-s\-mWv ssje
]d-bp-X
- v. Fsm-s-bmWv \S-p-Xv F-dn-bW
- a
- t- m. IS-bn-\nv ]pd-n-d
- p-tm ssIn sFkv
{Iow _mdp-m-hp-Xv Ah-fpsS sX-. Cu An Fn-\mWv Cns\ ]Ww sNe-hm-p-Xv Fv Ah
tNmZn-p-p. IY-I ]d-p-X-cp--Xns tdmb-n-bm-sWv Rm adp-]Sn sImSp-pw.
ssje-bpsS IY-I ImSp-I-b-dm XpS-n-bn-cn-p-p. ]pXnb t{kmX-p-I At\z-jnv Ah A`uan-I-X-e--fn-te-bvv {]th-in-n-cn-p-p. cm{Xn Iqn\p InS-m ]pd-n-dn skan-t-cn-bpsS ]Sn-
\n-p Nqnsb Iv t]Snp ]\n-]n-Sn cmlp-ens Imcyw ssje ]d-p. Nqn-bm-sWp IcpXn
ASpp sN cmlp-en\v Ftm \ ]n-b Fp tXmn apJp t\mn-b-tm I-sX-m-Wv,
Nphp Xo ]mdp Ip-I. Ah HmSn, Nqn-bpsS hons ]Sn-s
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t{]X-ns Imcyw Nqn-X-s-bmWv Ah-tfmSp ]d--Xv. Fpw hon cmw \ne-bn hv Ccn-m-dp-t{X. acn-p--Xn\p apv cmw \ne-bn Hcp s]n-bn-em-Ws{X Ah-cpsS kmZyw apgp-h hn-p--Xv.
AXv Fn-t\m-m-\mWv hcp--Xv.
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]pd-s-n. apn \op-In-S-p CS-h-gn-bn Hcp Ipn-e {]Xy--s-Sp-Xpw Imv \n-th
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"-A-tX, ssje ]d-bm-dp-v, \n-fpsS hons ASp-p-Xs Hcp Nqn Xma-kn-v-Wv-v, Ah-f-hnsS CSn-Sv Iqp-In-S-m t]mhpw-v-.-'
ssje A-bpsS ]nd-In Hfn-p-\nv Fs t\mp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah-fpsS apJw Xosc {]k--a-.
ssjesb amn \nn sPkn Rsf hons ]Sn--te-bvp sImp-t]m-Ip-p. ]n--p-dv
s]mfnp hogm-dmbn InS-p Hcp Ccp-\ne amfnI Nqn-mn ]d-bp-p. "-A-Xm, B amfn-I-bn-emWv Nqn
Xma-kn-n-cp-Xv . Ahcv acn-nv ]n-cp-]Xv sImm-bn. Csm AhsS Bcpw Xma-kn-n-Wn-y. tamv Ahsc--n-sbmpw Adn-bm hgo-y-tm.'
Rm Xncnp hon-te-bvp \S-p. AhnsS D-d
- S- n-bn ssje Xebpw Ipn-n-cpv Ic-bp-Ib
- m-Wv. Rm
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aXn s]mfn-p-mb hnS-hn-eqsS mp-t^m-an-te-bvp ISv At\z-j-W--fpsS Z-tKm-]p-c-n\p
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- p ka-bh
- n-hc
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13-.1- 5 F Fgp-Xn-bX
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Znh-k-n Hcn--se-nepw `-Ww, Hp-In DuWv, As-n tZmibpw Imnbpw Chn-sS-\nv Ign-pp. Hc--sb-tmse B m]\w Abm-fn hmeyw sNmcn-p. cmhnse HXp aWnv hn-bn-d-nbm Dm-hp ISp hniv Hcp U_n tZmibpw Hw "kuP-\y-ambn' Inp hSbpw im-am-p-p.
AXp-t]m-se--s-bmWv D-bv-p DuWpw. DuWp \m-bn-cpp FXv Hcp Hgp- ]d-n am{X-amWv. ]c-amw AXn-ep-a-p-d-m-Wv.
KtWiv hmp-t\m-n. 12-.-45 Ign-p. Ap-an-\p-p-sImv mp-t^m-ans sXt A-s-mw. apnep A-dn-tk-hvUv Im-v-san ac--e-I-hn-cn kon-en-cpv bm{X-sN-mw. Fd-Wm-Ipfw kun
hn \nm NmSn-bn-dn ]m-k-em-o-kn-eqsS ]pd-p-I-Sv cmhnse ]m-p-sN-bvX lotdm tlm-bn
cp an\n-p-sImv hon-se-mw. ip`w. Xm Fp-tm-tg-bvv hn mp-t^m-an-se-n--gn-m-emWv
hnj-aw. apn-ep A-dn-tk-hvUv Im-p-san-te-bv-p Hmw oWn-n-p-Xpw am\-lm-\n-bp-mp-XpamIp-p. CS-bn-ep ]c-iXw o Im-p-sap-I ]eXpw Hgn-n-p-s-nepw Ib-dm ]mSn. AhnsS hnc-n-tbm-Sn-m A[n-Im-c-ns ap-]n-Sn Idp-p-tIm-p-[m-cn-I-fp-m-hpw. Fd-Wm-Ip-fv
bm{X Ah-km-\n-n-p B hn-bn Hscm-dd bm{X-m-t]m-ep-an-m Im-p-sap-I-fp-m-hpw.
Fmepw \nb-a-a-t?
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Dcw Ctm Xs apn-ep-v. Xm ]d-bptam FXv thsd Imcyw.
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AsXmpw Imcy-a-. ASp tj-\n-s Cdn A-dn-tk-hvUv Im-p-san Ib-d-W-sav
Abm iTn-p. GtXm sNdnb tj-\n kn InmsX hn \n-tm Fs Cd-n-hn-p. A-dn-tkhvUv Im-p-sa v Ghpw apntem Ghpw ]nntem BWv. Rm hn-bpsS \Sp-hn-epw. HmSn, Cu Adp]-smw hb-n. Hm-tem-Nn-p-t\m-p. Ah-km\w Im-p-sans ASp-s-n-bt- m-tg-bvv hn
hnp. s]sv Ib-dm h, ImcWw Im-p-san Xnc-p-Im-cWw hmXn--hsc B-m Xnn\n-p-Ib
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km-Zy-am-Wv-.-'
Xs Dn GsXm-stbm hmXn Xpd-p--Xmbn KtW-inv tXmn. hntmkv 98\pw C-s\v

t{]mtm-tm-fn-\p-a-p-dv hnIr-X-amb asmcp temIw. Cu A\p-`hw X\n-p-m-b-tm {in-n-cp-n-.

Ctm ]s-gp-]Xp hb-mb Hcp a\p-jy AXp hnh-cn-p-tm Cn-s\-sbm-s-bmtWm kw`-hn-tXv F tXm-ep-m-hp-p. Ie-nb a\-tmsS ]pd-t-bvp t\mn-bn-cn-p-tm-gmWv B iw tIXv.
"-{^o-bm-Wv, hmbn-p-.-' \c XmSn-bv-n-S-bn-se-hn-tStbm LSn-n sNdp-Nn-cn-tbmsS Hcp ]mXn-cn-b- Xncn-n-S-bn \S-p-sImv eLp-teJ hnX-cWw sNp-I-bm-Wv.
KtW-inv AZv-`pXw tXmn. Fm-hcpw Snhn-bpsS ab-p civ-an-I-fn BIr--cmbn ]pkv-X-I-sf
ad-n-cn-b
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kzw sNe-hn ]pkvX
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Bcp-ap-m-bn-cp-n-s-Xv KtW-ins\ AZv-`p-X-s-Sp-n. hmXn-en\p Iogn cp ssIpw \on ]m]n-Isf
kzoI-cn-m \n-p {InkvX
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BZys t]Pn hep-Xmbn Fgp-Xn-bn-cn-p-p.
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hw ]pkvX
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temIw Cv ]pXn-sbmcp DW-tm-sS-bmWv Abm t\mn-m-Wp-X
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h t]m-dp-I-fn Abm-fpsS {i Xncn-p. CsXmpw CXp-hsc Xs {i-bn s]n-cp-n-s-Xv AZv`p-X-I-c-ambn Abmp tXmn. ]pXp-Xmbn Innb hotdmsS Abm t]m-dp-I-fpsS Fw hp. tbip-hnt\tbm Irkv-Xp-a-X-ttbm ]n-bp t]m-dp-I-fpsS Fw 46, Cm-ans\ ]n-bp-Xv cs-w, lnp-aX-s--n-bp t]m Hv. Cu aqp t]m-dp-Ifpw Xmc-X-tay\ sNdpXpw In s]Sm hnj-a-ap--Xpam-bn-cp-p. adnv 46 t]m-dp-I-fn cSn hoXnbpw Hc ASn Db-chpw sXmv ]Xn-\-Sn Db-c-ap Iuv
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cm-bncw t]-n-cn-m-hp lmfn Npcp-n-bXv aqm-bncw t]sc-nepw Dm-hp-sa--bm Duln-p.
A-m-c-bn {Iqin-X-\mb tbip-hnp Xmsg A {]kw-Kn-p-I-bm-Wv. Hmtcm hmp-Ifpw \n-n-\nn, Ccp-m-Wn-I ASn-p-Xm-gv-p--t]mse A {]kw-Kn-p. kzw Pohn-X-s--n-bm-bn-cpp {]kwKw. Pohn-X-n ]m]- sNbvXpw Cuiz-c-hn-Nm-c-an-m-sXbpw \S tImtfPv Zn\-. s]sv Hcp
kyv Hcp-hn-fn-tXm-n. tbip hnfn-p-Ib
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D-hn-fn? A \n-n-\n-n-smv tNmZn-p. \ns Pohn-Xw Cn-s\ ]mgm-m-\p--X-mmm.
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"lm-te-eq-bm-.' A Hcp {]tIm-]-\-hp-an-msX hnfnp ]d-p. aqm-bncw IWv-T- AtXp ]mSn.
hopw lmte-eqb hnfn-I. lm {]I-\w sImp-Xv KtW-i-\-dn-p. A]-I-S-ap-{Z-I, hn]-k-ti-, Hc-e-bmbn Xs tXSn-sb-p-p. tbip A]-I-S-n-em-Wv. cn-q.
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- v, IS-ens\ im-am-p-X
- v, tcmK-imn \S-p-X
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Iyq \nv Abm Hcp ss__n hmn. F-]Xp cq]. Xs tNmZy--p adp-]Sn AXn-ep-s-n
Cu XpI \nm-c-am-Wv.
Iu-dn-en-cp kmcn-bp-Sp kv{Xo ]d-p.
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"-F--Zv-`p-Xw-?-' KtW-in\p a\-n-em-bn-.
Ctm B kv{Xo-bmWv AZv-`p-X-s--Xv.
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[ym\w IqSm hcp--Xv. C-se-bp-m-bXv P-\m apS--\mb Hcm-m-Wv-.-'
"-F-p-h-m-?-'
"-[ym\w ]Ip-Xn-bm-b-tm Abm Fgp-tp \S-m XpS-n-.-'
KtWiv Hpw ]d-n-.
"-Fm AXv AZv-`p-X-a-t-?-'
KtWiv Xe-bm-n. AZv-`pXw Xs-bm-Wv. ]t Fn-s\-bmWv AXp kw`-hn-p--Xv?
"-tbip sNp--Xm-Wv. [ym\-ns \nan-j--fn As\ tbip Bth-in-p-p. Ans\ A-hgn
tbip-X-s-bmWv tcmK-imn \S-p--Xv. I-m-hn hniz-kn-p--hp am{Xta tcmK-im-n-bp-mhq.'
cm{Xn A\pw Abpw ImWmsX KtWiv ss__n Xpdp hmbn-p. tai-p-dv Ccp-n-cp KW-]Xn-bpsS hn{Klw Abmsf A{X-Xs Icp-W-bn-msX t\mn. KW-]-Xnsb Xev-mew tai-h-en-n-te-bvp
hv Abm ss__n-fn apgp-In. Ap cm{Xn-If
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KtW-ins a\v BsI Ipgp adn-n-cp-p. kwi-b
- Xo-p-Xc
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IqSp-X kwi-b--fp-m-p-I-bmWv sNbv-X-Xv.
Iyq-d- p-I Abmv {]iv\
-
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- b
- m-bn-cpp AXv. sdbnth Imo-\nse `-Whpw
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ssXcv. kzman-bp-am-bp Bo-b-_--n\v Cfw Xn-sb--bm Ip.
Abm hopw [ym\-tI-{-n-se-n-bXv kwi-b-ns `m-hp-ta-n-bm-Wv. {]kw-K-ns CS-thf-I-fn [ym\w IqSp--hv A-t\mSv t\cnv kwkm-cn-m-am-bn-cp-p. Hcn-S-th-f-bn KtWiv Xs kwib- As apn Imgv-N-h-p.
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icnpw sNbv-X-h-bm-tWm-?-'
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As adp-]Sn KtW-is\ Akz--\m-n. Ign BgvN As {]kwKw tI-p-tm-gpw, ]noSv
hon-\nv ss__n hmbn-p-tmgpw Abm-fpsS a\-n Ccp Ib-dn-bXv tImtf-Pn Hcn- \S
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ssI-Sn-Ip ]Icw lmte-eqb hnfn-If
- p-bc
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B Imc-Ww-sImv AXns\ i]nv DW-n-bXv \ymbo-I-cn-m KtW-in\p ]n-bn-. AsX-p-am-I-s,
Abmsf Ae-n-bn-cp kwibw XymK-n-t-Xm-bn-cp-p. AZv-`p-X-Ir-Xy-fpw XymKhpw Xn s]mcp-sp t]mIp-n-. tbip Hcp shdpw a\p-jy am{X-am-bn-cp-s-n At-l-ns XymKw hne-tb-dn-b-XmIp-am-bn-cp-p. Atlw Gp-hm-nb ]oU-\--fpw, Ipcn-in Xd-bv-p-tm kln thZ-\-bp-samw Hcp
km[m-cW a\p-jy-mWv kw`-hn-n-cp-s
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A KtW-ins\ tZjy-tmsS t\mn. adp-]Sn ]d-bm-\p Ign-hn-m-ba
v- b
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jw tXmn-bn-cp-p. GXm\pw h-j
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sXmp apmWv sPkyq-p-I {]]-tm--n-sb-n imkv-{X--m-cpsS Hcp I-sh-j hnfn-p-Iqn-bX
- v. `uXn-Ii
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- w Bo-ba
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- t- fbpw hnizm-k
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Cf-n-ad- n ]m-e
-
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sNbv-Xp. Cp ImWp Zriy-{]-]--ns XpSw Hcp henb s]mn-s-dn-bn-em-sW-pw, B s]mn-sdnv ]Xn-\m-bncw tImSn h-j
- n-e[
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- m-Wv. AXn-\p-n-te-bv
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- f
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A s\Sp-ho-n-p. At-l
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- c
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Hcp I\ym-kv{Xo hv As\ cn-p.
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a\-n-em-bn-. ]pdp ISv _kv-tm-n-te-bvp \S-p-tm-gmWv FXn-h-ip \nv hn-cp sNdp-m-cs\ ImWp-X
- v. ]ntp XpS-p [ym\-n\p t] tN-m hcp Bsc-n-ep-am-bn-cn-p-sa-b
- m
Hm-p. KtWiv Abmsf XSp \n-n. ssIn-ep ss__n \on-smv Abm ]d-p.
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Abm ss__n hmn, h-jm-cw-`-n kvIq-fn t]mIp Hcp hnZymn sSIv-v-_pIv t\mp-t]mse ]cn-tim-[n--tijw Abm hnizm-k-am-hmsX KtW-ins\ t\mn.
"-A-sX, ]pXn-b-Xp-X-s-bm-Wv-.-'
hon sN-tijw Ipfnv A hnf-n- DuWp-Ig- n-v, InS-d- b
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hen-sbmcp B_w
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t]m-bn-n-.
F\np Ie-i-embn tZjyw ]nSn-p-shv amv a\-n-em-bn. Atlw Atmgpw Ftm ]ndp-]n-dp-pI-bm-Wv, am-]-W-tm-sS. "Rm Adn-n Zmk ..-.-.-.-.'
Hcm-gvNb
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BWn am hmXn- \n-p-p. Rm Hm^o-kn t]mIm-\mbn hmXn Xpd-t- m am Ips\
\n-p-I-bm-Wv. Fs I-tm B apJw hnI-kn-p.
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"-A-sm, amv s_-Sn-m-bn-cv-n-ty-?-'
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Xpd--Xv-.-'
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Rm apn \n-p hb-s\ t\mn.Fgp-]X
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Npfn apJhpw Igp-pw. \m-Xp sImw apv, hcn-hc
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F\nv Csm-v. Hpw-s-nev Xsyms {Uns-Sp-n amj-s-?-'
eXnI km[m-c-W-t]mse apJw Aev]w I\-nv \n-p-I-bm-Wv. amjpw Rm\pw Xn-ep-mb kwhmZw
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AXn-Yn-Isf Ahv henb {]nb-an-.
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eXnI Nncn-sp hcp-n.
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am hn-cp-p. AsXmpw At-l-n\v Hm--bn-.
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amp ]nn \n eXnI Xe-bn ssIh-p.
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Imcyw Ipdv Kuc-h-am-Wv. Ah ]nW-n-bm, ]noSv Ftm-sg-nepw Rm sImp-h-cp AXn-YnIv Ah hnep Iev-]n-pw.
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"-F-n-\v-?-'
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eXnI Nmb sImp-h
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]g-w-sImv Nmc-\n-da
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- n-\nv Hmtcm ]ucm-Wn-I Cd-n-h
- p. kpap-J\
- mb BWn
am, Hw ]Tn-n ap Aym-]-I. F\n--h-cpsS cq]w Ctm Hm-n-s-Sp-mw. Fs kvt\ln--h,
D]-{Z-hn--h. BWn am-dpsS Nn{X- \nd-sb-bpv B-_-n. ]e Ah-k-c--fn-embn FSp--Xv.
Ieym-Wt- ^m-tm, am-dpsS Ipn-If
- psS t^mtm-I. Hcp GsS-n-bt- m am tNmZn-p. "-CX
- m-cvsS t^mtm
BsW--dn-tbym?'
F\n--dn-bmw. cmP-ti-J-c kvIq-fn Fs cp sImw ko\n-b-dm-bn-cp-p. Ctm Fd-Wm-Ip-f-pX-s-bp-v. h-tmgpw ImWm-dp-ap-v.
"Cu Xrq-Wn-p-dmv ]d-bW ew Zqsc-bm-tWm? Ahn-SymWv cmP-ti-J-c Xma-kn--W-Xv-.-'
"-h-enb Zqcw-y. Ac aWn-q _n-en-cp-m aXn-.-' Rm ]d-p. Fp-sImtm F\nv cmP-ti-Jc-s\-n kwkm-cn-m tXmn-bn-. ssIp A\p-`h
-
- f
- mhmw Imc-Ww. Hn-e[
- nIw XhW Abm Fs
IpXn-Im shm {ian-n-p-v.
B-_
- ns GSp-I ad-p. s]sv Rm eXnI ]d-t- Xm-p. C{X-b[
- nIw kvt\l-ap amjsS
B-_-nev \nsS BcvtSw t^mtm C-tm. icn-bm-Wv. Hscm t^mtm CXp-hsc In-. s]sv Hcp
{Kqp t^mtm ImWn-p-sImv am tNmZn-p.
"CXm-cm-sW--dn-tbym?'
Hcp \mS-Im-h-X-c-W-n\p tijw FSp t^mtm BW-Xv. Fm-hcpw IYm-]m-{X--fpsS thj--fn.
Adn-bp apJ-p thn Rm ]c-Xn. Ccp-]Xmw hb-n Rm \mSp hn tijw Ahn-Sps hmb\-ime Ac-t-dnb \mS-I-am-W-Xv.
"-a-\-n-em-bnm At-?-'
Csp Rm Xe-bm-n.
"-CXp Xs A-\m-sW-tSm. Hcp kvIq am-dpsS thj-n. XmsSyms h-tXmv X\nv a\-n-emhm--Xm. Rm\mWv tav sNbv-X-Xv-.-'
Atm As Hcp t^mtm-sh-nepw am-dpsS B-_-n-ep-v. GSp-I adn-p. am ]d-p.
"-CXm Cu t]Pp apgp-h cmP-ti-J-c\p thn Hgn-n-n-cn-ym-Wv. C\n Abm-fvsS IpSpw-_-ns {Kqp
t^mtm IqSn thWw-.-'
cmP-ti-J-c Fmw mn ]Tn-p Ipn-bm-bn, ]mw mn ]Tn-p Ipn-bm-bn, kvIq hmjn-I-nse {]mkw-Kn-I-\m-bn, \mS-I-n s]-th-j-am-bn, icn-p Pohn-X-n ssS sIn saUn-

sdm-bn, Ghpw Ah-km\w Ieym-Wt- ^m-m-hn hc-\m-bn, hnhn[ tdmfp-If

- n {]Xy-s
- -Sp-p. B t]Pn
Hcp t^mtm-hn-\p ew am{Xta _mn-bp-q. B e-amWv BWn am, cmP-ti-J-cs IpSpw-_t^m-tm-hn\p thn Hgn-n-n-cn-p-p-Xv. AtXmsS B GSp ]q-W-am-Ip-p.
Fp-sImtm Rm kvIq Zn\-s
- f-n Hm-p. kvIq-fn IWn-i
- m-c\
- mb am R-fpsS hon
hm t\sc adn-m-hp-p. A\v amsd C-am-Wv. am FtmSv CS-n-Sp ]d-bpw. "F-tSm, Xm Fs
A\p-P-\m-Wv. As aq aI Rm\m-Wv-.' kmc-an-. aq aI-s\ m\w Hgnp sImSp-m Rm
Xm-dm-bn-cp-p, {Un ka-bv Nne Cf-hp-I A\p-hZ- n-n-cp-p-sh-n. ]t {Un ka-bv am Hcp
{]tXyI a\p-jy-\m-Wv. Hcn- Fs Cv ^pSv-_m {Kun\p Nppw cp-X-hW HmSn-n-p-v.
Rmb-dm-gvN
- b
- mWv AXvs
- e-vkv aov Ign-bp-X
- v. sshIov \me-ct- bmsS hon Xncn-s-nb am ]d-p.
"-FtSm Rm cmP-ti-J-cs\ t^mWn hnfn-n-cp-p. Abmsf Hv ImW-Ww-.-'
Rm Hpw ]d-bmsX Ccp-p. Cp-Iq-Sn-bs Dq F Bizm-k
- n-emWv Rm. cmP-ti-Jc
- s hon
t]mbmepw Xncnv Ctmp Xs hcpw. cmhn-es GsX-nepw hn-bn t]mIm-sa-mWv am ]d-ncp--Xv.
"-FtSm Xm hcptm Fs IqsS-?-'
"-C-, amjv t]mbn-h-cq-.-'
"-F-m-sWtSm Hcp henb kmln-Xy-Im-cs\ CS-smv ImW-WXv \ Imcy-s? Abmfv cp ]pkv-XIw
Fgp-Xo-v-v; X\n--dn-tbym-?-'
"-A-dn-bmw-' Rm ]d-p. Hv Hcp sNdp-I-Ym-k-am-lm-c-am-Wv. sNdp-IYm kwlm-c-sap ]d-bp--Xmhpw
IqSp-X `wKn. cm-a-tXv Hcp t\mh-em-Wv.
"-A-bmfv \m-bn-s-gp-Xpw-.-' am ]d-p. "-kv-Iq-fnev IYm-a--c-n\v ^v ss{]kv Hs Ino-v-v-.-'
Rm Hm-p. kvIq hn-tijw Rm amsd A[n-I-sampw In-n-. tPmen At\z-jnv t_mws_bn t]mbn. CSv \mn hcp-tm Hv ImWpw. A{X am{Xw. ]ns am dn-b sNbvX tijw ctm
aqtm Xh-Wsb In-p-q. Hcn--tmepw am Fs kmlnXy Pohn-X-s-p-dnv kwkm-cn-n-n-.
Fs Hscm ]pkv-X-I-s-n ]d-n-n-. hmbn-n-n-sp kv]-w. F\np Innb ]pc-kv-Im-c--.-.-.-.-.-.am- Ah-sb-- n-sbmpw ]d-p-tI-n-n-. adnv Hmtcm hw Fs ImWp-tmgpw cmP-ti-Jc
- s kmlnXy
Pohn-X-s-p-dnv hmt\mfw {]iw-kn-m-dp-ap-v. Rm ]d-p.
"-amtj Rms\mcp Imcyw tNmZn--s-.-'
"-F-n-\mtSm Ah-X-c-sWm-s-.-'
"-A-m, Rm IYbpw t\mh-ep-sams Fgp-Xp-p-sv amjv--dn-bm-tam-?-'
"-Xm kvIq amkn-tI-sems Fgp-Xn-bn-cpp As? Xs A \mS-sIms Fgp-Xo-
- .v Xm Ans\
Hpw Fgp-Xn-b-Xmbn Adn-bn--.-'
"-Rm\pw AXym-h-iy-sams Fgp-Xo-v-v. HXv sNdp-IYm kam-lm-c-, \mev t\mh-ep-I. kmlnXy
Am-Zan Ahm-U-Sw aqv Ahm-Up-I Inn-bn-v-v. Fs IY-Ifpw t\mh-ep-Ifpw Hcp-am-Xncn Fm
hmcn-tIepw hcm-dp-v. Fnpw amjv--dn-bn Rm IY-sb-gp-Xm-dp-tm-v. BsI cp ]pkv-XIw am{Xw
Fgp-Xo-v cmP-ti-Jc
- , amjsS In henb kmlnXy-Im-c\
- mWv. Hcp amXncn \ne-hm-cw hmcn-tI-sempw
Abm-fvsS IY hn-n-. Hcp AhmUpw Ino-n-. Fnpw amjvv Abm-sfmcp henb kmln-Xy-Im-c. Fs
Hcp kmln-Xy-Im-c-\mbn Adn-bpw-y, At-?-'
amjv kvX--\mbn Ccn-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah-km\w hnn-hn-n-smv ]d-p.
"-Xm Hcp kmln-Xy-Im-c-.-.-.-- Rm icnpw Adn-bn Zmk--.-.-'
am-dpsS apJv A-c-v, Pmfy-X. F\nv tZzjyw ]nSn-n-cp-p. Rm XpS-p.
"-\m-n-ep--tm Fpw hcm-dp--XmWv amjv RsS hon-ev. As aq aI-\m-sWv Ftmgpw ]dbm-dp-ap-v. Fnpw R-fpsS Bcp-sS-sb-nepw t^mtm amjsS B-_
- n In-t- m. As t^mtmXs Im a\-n-em-hm {]O--th-j-n-epw. adnv cmP-ti-J-cs t^mtm \nd Hcp GSp-X-sv
amjsS B-_-n-ev. C\nbpw t^mtm-hn\v thn e-sam-gn-n-n-cn-p-p-.-'
am Xe-Ip-\n-n-cn--bm-Wv.
"-Ch
- nsS Hcm-gvN hv Xma-kn-m sXc-s-Sp-Xv cmP-ti-Jc
- s hoS-t- m-.'- Rm XpS-p. "-h Znhkw-Xs amjv Cu cv B-_
- fpw eXn-Isb ImWn-p. Hmtcm t^mtm-hnsbpw ]nnep Ncn{Xw ]dv
Ahsf t_md-Sn-n-p. Ahv Fp Xmev-]-cym-Wv-Xv Itms t^mtm Iv Bscm-s-bm-sW--dnbm. amjv Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em--Ww, Fm-hpw Ah-\-hs B-m-cvsS t^mtm ImWmt\ Xmev-]cy-m-hq. Ct{Xw t^mtm-hns FtSev Fs Hcp t^mtm-sh-nepw Dm-bn-cp-s-n Ahv kam-[m\m-tb-t\. AXp tNmZnp hmmt\m shmt\m amjvv tXmo-y. CXn-s\ms amjvv Fp adp-]-Sn-bmWv--Xv-?-'
amjv Atmgpw sR-en-em-bn-cp-p. Fs hmbn-\nv CsXmpw Atlw {]Xo-n-n-cp-n-. AXn-t\m Hcp ]t hnj-aa
- m-bXv Cns\ Hcp hogvN Xs `mK-p-\nv Fns\ hp F-Xn-em-bn-cn-W
- w.
Rm Fgp-tp t]mbn. AIv Fmw {in-p-sImv eXnI \nn-cp-p. ]d-Xv \m-bn-sbv AhfpsS apJ-p-v. AIs apdn-bn In-t-en-cpv Hcp ]pkv-XIw hmbn-p-I-bm-sW an-en-cp F\nv
]t hnj-a-am-bn. am-dpsS Am-fn-p apJw Fs Ae-n-p-S-n. ]s-gp-]Xp Ign a\p-jy-\mWv. R-sf-p-dn-smw \ aXn-m-Wv. Ctm Pohn-X-ns Ah-km-\-Im-ev Rms\-n-\-t-l-ns

kzmyw \-s-Sp-n? AXpw Hcm-gvN Hw Xma-kn-nv t]mIm t\c-v? Rms\mcp henb kmln-Xy-Imc-\m-sWv Adn-bmsX Atlw acn-p-t]m-bm-s FmWv Ipg-w? At-ls ktm-jt- m-Sp-IqSn
]d-b-m-am-bn-cp-n-t?
Rm D-d-t-bvp Xncn-p-t]m-bn. am AtX Ccp-p-X-s-bm-bn-cp-p. apJw hm-sX-bn-cp-p. Rm
ASp-p-sNv ]d-p.
"-amjv an--Ww, Rms\-sm-stbm ]d-p-.-'
BWn am Fs Iptd t\cw t\mn. B t\m-n ]e-Xp-ap-m-bn-cp-p. F\np a\-n-em-m
]m ]e-Xpw. \op-\n B t\m-n\p tijw Atlw ]d-p.
"-a tNmZn-t-Xv Xm\-s-sSm, Rm Xy-m-Wv. Fs In ]nb Hc-_-m-W-Xv-.-' Atlw Hp \nn, kmh-[m-\-n XpS-p. "-Rm amp tNmZn-ym-Wv. Hcp Imcyw Zmk-\-dn-tbym. Fs In Cu cv
B-_-n\p ]pdta thsd hen-sbm-cm_w IqSn-v. CXm Chn-sS-.-' am s\p sXmp ImWn-p. "-Rms\-gpw sImp \S--W-Xv, Rm acn-p-t]m-hp-gpw Hw sImp-t]m-W-Xv. B B-_-nev Xm\pw Xs
A\pw Hs s\dv \nzm-Wv-.-'
amk--dpsS Ip-I \nd-n-cp-p.
Rm sNdp-Xmbn hcn-I-bm-Wv.
"-]t- -,'- am XpS-p. "-Xm-s\mcp Fgp-p-Im-c\
- m-sW-X
- v, Xm ]pkvX
- I
-
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- v
- X
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AXv-.-.-.-.-.-.-'

sshIn-tbm-Sp hn-I Fns\ hn-h-ap-m-pp

apX-em-fn-bpsS `mcy D-`--W-hp-ambn htc ka-b-am-bn-cn-p-p. AXn\p sXmp-ap-mWv B kw`-h-apm-b-Xv. ^m-dn-bpsS \Sp-hn shn-bn sdIv-ko-\ns Ijv-W--n-S-bn aqv sXmgn-emfn s]-Ip-nI Nqfn-bn-cp-p. `bw-sImv Ah-cpsS Ccp apJ- hnf-dn-bn-cp-p. kwkm-cn-m-s\- At\ym\yw
t\mm-IqSn Ah `b-s-p. ^mdn sjns Hcp aqe-bn Akv-_-tm-kp-sImv ad apdn-bn apXemfn acnp InS--bm-Wv.
]p an\p-p-apv Cu s]-Ip-n-I Abmsf hI-h-cp-p-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv. h-j--fm-bp a--\-ntbpw Nqj-W-n-sbpw Ncn-{X-]-chpw A\n-hm-cy-hp-amb Hcp kzm`m-hn-Imyw am{Xw. Hcp hn-h-ns
]cn-thjw sImSp-m ]nb Xc-n-ep Bkq-{Xn-X-h-[-sam-p-am-bn-cp-n AXv. AXn-\p B-ss[cytam _pn-hn-Im-ktam sshcp-ym--I-`u-Xn-I-hm-Z-n ]mn-Xytam Hpw B ]mh-s s]-Ip-nIv Dm-bn-cp-n-. aqp s]-Ip-n-I-fpsS AwK-_ew Hcp kwL-S-\-bp-m-m ]cym-]v-X-a F-Xn\m cm{o-b-t\-Xm--fmcpw CXp-hsc B sjn-te-bvv Xncn-p-t\m-n-bn-p-an-. am{X-a-, ]Xn-\-Sn
\ofhpw ]Sn hoXnbpw am{X-ap B sNdnb sjn-\p-n cmhnse HXp apX sshIov Bdp-a-Wnhsc izmkw hnSm-IqSn ka-b-an-msX tPmen-sb-Sp-v, sshIp-t-cs ]mk- hn-bn Xnn-ncn ipjvI
- a
- mb tZl-n Gev
- p IS-p-Ib
- -
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kv{Xosb hn[-h-bm-m Ah-p-t-i-hp-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. amk--fmbn Ah-cpsS Dn hf hntZzjhpw kzw a\-p-Iv AXm-Xh
- k
- c
-
- f
- n Bg-n ]nb X-fpw Ah-tl-f\
-
- fpw Ahsc Hcp
\nan-j-n A-cmn Fp ]d-bmw.
AsXmcp sNdnb ^m-dn-bm-bn-cp-p. cp, ]gIn Xpcp-p-]n-Sn-s-n-epw, {]h--\--a-amb Xp-b{-, Ah-bvp apn Ccn-m-\mbn ]o-s-n-I, aqv tai-I. ]ns sIp-sI-mbn ]e \nd-nep sdIv-kn jop-I. AXns Ipp \mw izmkw-ap-p-m-pw. P\-ep-I-fn-m B sjns
hmXn kZm AS-n-n-cn-pw. AXn-\p-n-emWv aqv s]-Ip-n-I cmhn-se-sXmv In-bp sdIvk
- n-\p-ambn
an-Sp--Xv. shp-I, Xpp-I, _-Wp-I Aa-pI XpS-nb ]Wn-I. Xpp Ah-k-c--fn-e-msX HcnSv Ccn-m AhnsS Ccn-n-S-an-. Fm tPmenbpw \np-sIm-p-Xs sN-Ww. apX-em-fn-bpsS apdn-bn
am{Xta ^m\p-p. Ah hnbv sdIv-ko-\ns \mw kln-p-sImv B sjn tPmen-sb-Sp-p. ]Xn\p an\pv IqSp-tm apX-emfn Xs henb Nn Itk-c-bn-\nv ]Wn-sv Cf-n-sb-Spv thp-thv
apdn-bpsS hmXn--hsc hcpw. Xs qe-i-cocw IrXyw BdSn sImp-\-S-m-s Atlw InXbv-p-p-m-hpw. ]ns Xs tPmen-m-cn-Isf Xpdn-p-t\m-n-smv iIm-cn-pw.
"-kw-kmcw th, kwkmcw thm. tPmen-sb-Sp-v. Hmn ssI \on htczm-tem-.-'
s]-Ip-n-I Nqfn-smv ]Wn XpS-cpw. Ah Hcn-epw tPmen-n-S-bn kwkm-cn-n-cp-n-. Hmw
XobXn ifw taSn-m-\mbn \opI F Htc-sbmcp ]m]-IrXyw sNp kzw ssIIsf Ah Hcp \nIr-P-p-hn-s\-sb--t]mse t\mpw. saenv DW-nb ssII.
kabw F{X-bm-sbv Adn-bm Ahv bmsXmcp hgn-bp-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. cmhnse Ggc aWnv In
IpSnv hon-\n-n-d-p Ahv hni-p-p-m-hpw. Hcp-mkv Nmb-t]mepw Ahv ^m-dn-bn-\nv
Inn-bn-cp-n-. D-`--W-n\p ka-b-am-bn-sbv Ah Adn-bp-Xv apX-em-fn-bpsS `-W-hp-ambn Atl-ns `mcy Fp-tm am{X-am-Wv.
saenv kp-cn-bmb B kv{Xo Nmcn-bn hmXn Xpdv AI-t-bvv IS-p-tm s]-Ip-n-I-fpsS
apJw hnI-kn-p-p. Ah At\ym\yw ]d-bp-p.
"-F-So, tNn hp-.-'
Ah Fgp-tv B kv{Xo-bpsS Nppw IqSp-p. Ah s]-Ip-n-I-mbn kzIm-cy-ambn sImp-h
]m{Xw Ahsc G-n-p-p. ]ns [rXn-bn `-m-hns apdn-bn-t]mbn tai-p-dv tbvv shv
`Ww hnf-p-p. apn Iqm-ca
- mbn hnf-nb `-W
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Ah ]gIn sRfp-nb sNdnb ]m{X--fn tNmdpw Fs-nepw Hcp sagp-p-s]-c-nbpw Bbn-cnpw
sImp hcn-I. ]b-a-Wn-t]m-emb B tNmdv ]m{X-n-\nv hmcn-sb-Spv Xnp-tm Ah apX-em-fnbpsS `mcy sImp-hp X Idn-Isf ]pI-gv-pw.
"-tN-osS ao-Idn \ kzmZp--s-So-.-'
]ns tNn apv ]e Ah-kc
-
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- Xp hb-p-Im-cnv \n ]d-p. tNn-bm-hs B km[p
s]-Ip-n-I-fpsS Ip-I-fnse B-nbpw `Ww Ign-p-I-gn-m-es kwXr-]v-Xnbpw X-Xmb {]Xn^-ea
- m-sb-Sp-p. Ahsc t\mn-sm-n-cns kzw nXn-sb-n Ah Btem-Nn-pw. Ah-cn-\npw
Hpw hyXy-kvXa
- Xs nXn-bpw. henb Hcp hon Xma-kn-pp Fp am{Xw. ]s Hcp henb hon
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Ign-bp-I-X-s-bm-Wv.
cmhnse Bdp-a-Wnv Fgp-t-p-p. Nmb-bp-mn `-m-hns\ hnfn-p-p. Atlw Xs `mcn
tZlw InS--bn-\nv kmh-[m-\-n s]mn-sb-Spv ASn-sh--Sn-shv Ipfn-ap-dn-bn Fn-bm Xm
AhnsS lmP-cmbn {_jpw t]pw FSpp sImSp--Ww. Hcp \nanjw sshIn-bm D-n No tIpw. ]p-tX-p-I-gnv Xs tZlw DuWp-ta-ip apnse Itk-e-bn {]Xn-jv-Tn-m DSs\ tai-p-dv
NqSp Nmb-sb-W
- w. Nmb-bpsS NqSv Aev]
- s
- amp Ipd-m aXn Abm mkv hen-s-dnv D-n
_l-f-ap-m-pw.
B a\p-jy F-c-bvv Imdn ^m-dn-bn-te-bvv t]mbn--gn-m apdp-In-h Rc-p-Iv Aev-]samcp Abhp hcm-\mbn Ah InS--bn t]mbn hogp-p. hopw Fgp-tv D-p `-W-ns
Imcyw t\mp-p. AXn-\n-S-bvv {]mX Ign-m hnp-t]m-Ipw. D-`-Ww `mcy-Xs sImp hc-Ww,
AXpw _n bm{X sNbv-Xp-sIm-v. Hmtm-hn\v hcm k-Xn-n-. A[n-I-s-e-h-s. s]mp D-shbn-en Ah ]m{Xhpw Xqn _kv-tmp hsc \S-p-p.
`-mhv Xncnv hon hmepw CsXm-s-s nXn. cm{Xn Abm Ddw hcm-\mbn D-cm-[p\nI IY-I hmbn-m-s\-Sp-p-tm Ah Abm-fpsS h-ap Imep-I Xncp-n-sm-Sp-p-p. D-cm[p-\nI IY-bvp ]Icw ssewKn-I-X-bpsS AXn-{]-k-c-ap shdpw B[p-\n-I-I-Y-I-fmWv ssIn Inn-b-sXn Av `mcy-bpsS Imcyw Iw-X-s-bm-Wv.
^m-dn-bn tPmen-sb-Sp-p Ipn-Iv CsXmw Adn-bmw. Htcm Znh-khpw Ah-tcm-sSm--ap Aca-Wn-q t\cw apgp-h `-m-hns Ip-fpw {Iqc-X-Ifpw ]d-bm-\mWv Ah hn\n-tbm-Kn--Xv. ssewKnI
sshIr-X--sf-n Ah kqN-\-I \-IpI am{Xta sNm-dp-p. "A-ns\ thWw, Cns\ thWwsms ]dbpw \S-W Imcym tWm AsXm-s? ]ns _l-fm-Wv-.' Hcp Znh-ks Imcy- apgp-h
]d-p-I-gn-m Hcp henb `mcw a\-n-\nv Hgn-hm-n-b-t]mse tXmp-am-bn-cpp B kv{Xo-v.
"-Rm-\-bm-fpsS tPmen-m-cn-bm-sWm `mhw-.-'
tPmen-mcn FXv tami-am-sW-smpw Cu hmN-Iw-sImv Ah Dt-in-n-cp-n-. cpw cm-sWp-am-{Xta Dt-i-ap-p. ]cn-]mSn Ah-km-\n-n-p-tm-gp knKv-t\- SyqWm-bn-cpp Cu hmN-Iw. AXp
]dp Ign-bp-tm-tg-bvv apX-em-fn-bpsS apdn-bn \nv Aa-d tI-mw.
"-e-vssSw Ign-p. tPmen XpS-v. ih-fv !'
Ah NmSn-sb-gp-t-p-p. ka-bs
- a-{X-bmbn F-dn-bm Ahv hgn-sbmpw Dm-bn-cp-n-. apXem-fn-bpsS A-lm-k- Hcp B-anIv LSn-Im-c-ns IWn-i-X-tbmsS Bh-n-p. apX-em-fn-bpsS
`mcypw hoSp hnp-Ig- n-m ka-bt- _m[w \in-p-p. Ah `-m-hns apdn-bn-te-bvv HmSp-p. Abm
{]bm-k-sv Fgp-tv apdn-bpsS aqe-bn Hcp t\mp-Ip-n-t]mse m]n-n-p s]mnb hmjv-t_-kn\n t]mbn ssII-gp-Ip-I-bm-bn-cn-pw. `mcy tai-p-d-p Fn-]m-{X- FSpv ]pd-p-h-cp-p.
^mdn sjn\p ]pd-p Smn, sNfn-sI-nb ev ]mhmS \\-bmsX Db-n-n-Snv ssI Igp-Ip
s]-Ip-n-I-fpsS Hw \nv Ah ]m{X- Igp-Ip-p.
`Ww Ign-m apX-emfn Ac-aW
- n-q Dd-pw. k-iI
- v Ccn-m-\mbn apdn-bn-s m]nn-p hoXn Ipd _n hfsc B]--c-ambn Xpe\w sNbvXv apX-emfn ]n-p-dpv XpS-p-p.
B ka-b-amWv s]-Ip-n-Isf kw_-n-t-S-tm-fhpw Ah tNn-sbp hnfn-p kv{Xosb kw_n-t-St- m-fhpw kph-WI
- m-ew. tNn Hcn- ]pd-p-\nv hcp-tm sImp-hv Cd-bp Xncp-Inb
sN-c-n-bpsS tIm ]pd-s-Spv hnd-n-p-sImv ]d-bp-p.
"-C\n Ac-a-Wn-q \n Fs \nb-{-W-n-em-Wv. Rm ]d-bp--Xp-t]m-se-sbmw sN-Ww. Asn-.-.-.'-- Ir{Xn-a-ambn `bw \Snv s]-Ip-n-I Nncn-p-p.
"-F-m-hcpw ChnsS hn-cn-v-.-' BZys B.
Hcp sdIvk
- ns IjvW
-
- n N{aw ]Sn-n-cn-p tNn-bvp Nppw Ah hn-cn-p-p. Hcpn tNnbpsS ]nn Ccpv Ah-cpsS apSn Agn-nv tImXm XpS-pw. ap cp-t] apn-s Ccpv AhcpsS hne-]n-Sn kmcn-bnepw kz-h
- f
- I
- CS-Xqp InS-p saen ssIn-t-epw, An-s\-sb-nepw
AsXmw sXmSm Ign-bp-p-tm F an Xtem-Sp-p. ]ns tNn Xam-i-I-fpsS sI-gn-p-p. IpSpIpsS Nncn-p s]-Ip-n-I Ah-cpsS KXn-tI-sSmw Ipdp t\c-t-bvv ad-p-p. Nncnv Nncnv AhcpsS hb-n thZ-\-bp-m-hp-p.
sXmgn-em-fn-I Dgn BtKmf apX-em-fn--nv `oj-Wn-bm-hp--sXm-p-a-dn-bmsX apX-emfn kpJ-\n-{Zbn-em-bn-cn-pw. apX-emfn Fgp-t-p _lfw tIm s]-Ip-n-I tPmen--e-t-bvv apX-e-qn-Sp-p. DSs\ ap{I-bn-Sp-Xp tI-mw.
"-kw-km-cn-msX tPmen-sb-Sp-m t\mv ]nm-tc. amkm-h-km\w Ipw \on hcn-t-.-'
tNn `-m-hns apdn-bpsS hmXn- apJw ImWnv t]mbm AhnSw aqI-am-Ip-p. s]-Ip-n-IfpsS apJw hmSp-p.
B kv{Xo-sb-bmWv X hn[-hb
- m-n-bn-cn-p-X
- v. Hcp sIme-]m-XI
-
- ns A\-c
- ^
- e
-
- s
- f-- n, AXmbXv t]meo-kv, Pbn, tImS-Xn, hn[n, Xqp-acw Fn-hs
- b-- n-sbm-p-a Ah thh-em-Xn-s-n-cp-X
- v. tNnbpsS D-t\-cs hc-hv, Nncn, Ifn Fn-h-smw Hc-h-km-\-ap-mbn FXv Ahsc ZpxJn-n-p. tNn
htc ka-b-am-bn-p-S-n. AS-p-In-S-p ]pdw-hm-Xn-en-te-bvv t\mn-smv Ah Nqfn-bn-cp-p.
`-m-hns Zmcp-W-amb Ay-s-n Hc-dn-hp-an-m-Xn-cp B kv{Xo hmXn Xpdv AIp IS-p.

s]-Ip-n-I \Sp-hn ]Xn-hn\p hn]-co-Xa

- mbn Nqfn-bn-cn-p-Xp Ip. ]pds shbn Ah-cpsS ImgvN
an--Xp-Im-cWw Ah-cpsS apJ-`m-h-sa-m-sW--hp a\-n-em-bn-. Fs-nepw tPmen-sb-Sp-p-I-bmbn-cn-p-sat Ah Icp-Xn-bp-q. Ah-mbn sImp-h s]mXn \on-b-tmtg Ipn-I-fpsS Inse
sImSpw-`oXn B kv{Xo Ip-q.
"-Fp ]o ]nm-tc-?-' Ah BImw--tbmsS tNmZn-p.
Ah aqp t]cpw s]mn--c-bm XpS-n. Hcp an\p-p-t\-cs Ic-n Ahsc Ipdv im-cm-n.
Ah ]d-p.
"-tN-o, samX-emfn Np-.-'
B kv{Xo sRn.
"-R
- fv sImXm tNo-.'- Ah Hnv Gp ]d-p. tNn-bn-\nv Hpw Hfn-np hbv
- m Ahv
Dt-i-ap-m-bn-cp-n-.
apX-em-fn-bpsS `mcy icnpw sRn-bn-cp-p. C{Xbpw XSnbpw h-hpap a\p-jy acn-p-I. A sIms-Sp-I! AXpw aqp sNdnb saen s]-Ip-n-I-fm. Akw-`m-hy-sap tXmm-hp B kw`hw Ahcn Dm-nb {]Xn-I-cWw Fm-bn-cp-p-shv ]d-bm ]n-. sR sXp ian--tm Ah BtemNn-Xv Cu sIme-]m-XIw Fsms {]iv-\--fp-m-p-sa--Xm-bn-cp-p. t]meokv Fpw, Cu ]mh-s
Ipn-Isf Adp sNbvXp sImp-t]m-Ipw. XS-hn-em-pw. ]ns hnNm-c-W, hn[n. Ahcpw B ]mhw s]Ip-n-I-fpsS Hw Ccp-p. Ah-cpsS apJhpw hnf-dn-bn-cp-p. Ah tNmZn-p.
"-C\n \ Fm sNzm-?-'
Iqn-qSn Ccn-p \mep Xe-Ifpw Hnv Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-Wv. C\n FmWv sNp-I?
"-Atm Fnt\ \nfv samX-em-fos\ sIm-Xv-?-'
Ft \n CXp-hsc apX-em-fnsb sImm-Xn-cp-Xv FmWv tNmZn-t-n-bn-cp--Xv.
aqp s]-Ip-n-Ifpw At\ym\yw t\mn. sIme-]m-X-I-n-te-bvv \bn-p kw`-h- Ahy-X
\nd a\-tmsS A]-{K-Yn-m {ian--bm-bn-cpp Ah. Hpw hy-a-. Fm-Wp-m-b-Xv?XpSw
Fhn-sS-h-m-bn-cp-p? As-n Cns\ Hcp kw`-h-n\v XpSw thtWm? XpSapm-hm-dptm?
cmhnse HXp aWn-p-Xs tPmen XpS--W-sa-mWv apX-em-fn-bpsS imk-\. Fp-h-m H-Xp-aWnp app-Xs F-Ww. IrXyw HXp aWnv tPmen XpS-p-I-bmWv th-Xv. ]p an\pp t\cw
sshIn-bm ]IpXn Znh-ks ifw ]nSn-pw. AXmWv Icm-dv. amk-n Fn-s\-bm-bmepw \mep
Znhkw t\cw sshIm-Xn-cn-n-. Xohn an-hmdpw sshIntb Fq. hn \n-t Xmakw Ah NmSn
Cdn HmSn-sm-mWv ^m-dn-bn-te-bv-p Hcp Intem-ao- Zqcw Xmp--Xv. Atm-tg-bvpw kabw
HtX ]p Ign-n-cn-pw. Fp-h
- m B Znhkw ]Ip-Xn-bmtb Iqq. BsI Inp \m\q-dp-dp-n-Ib
- n
hn-bpsS kok Snpw ]ns apX-em-fn-bpsS hI shn-ap-dn-epw Ign-m Fp Inm-\m-Wv? Ign
amkw sXmv Bgv-N-bn cp Znhkw ]pXp-Xmbn G-s-Sp-nb FIv-kv-{]v hn-bp-ap-v. B hn anhmdpw sshIntb HmSp. cmw-Xcw ]uc-m-cmb Iptd \nIr-P
- o-hn-Isf Bhn-bn thhm-]m-I
- n Ipn\n-dv Ne-\a
- v InS-p ]mk-d- ns\ Xn-amn IpXn-p-t]m-Ip B FIvk
- {v- ]v AXns ey-n-sen
Fp-d-m-bm am{Xta Xv tam-ap-q. apn-qsS s]mSn-]-d-nv sImSp-m-ns thK-n ISp-t]m-Ip FIv-kv-{]v Xv amkm-h-km\w Inp t\mp-I-fpsS hepw F{X-am{Xw Ipd-p-sh-Xvv
ifw Innb Znh-k-amWv a\-n-em-b-Xv. Innb XpO-amb t\mp-Ifpw ]nSnv B s]-Ip-n-I Ipd-p-t\cw
apX-em-fn-bpsS apn \np.
"-Fm t\mn \n--W-Xv, t]mbn tPmen-sb-Sp-v. ih--fv-.-' apX-emfn A-l-kn-p.
km[m-cW i-f-n Ipdhp Im Hcn-fn Nncn-bp-ambn hmn-tm-bn-cp Ipn-Iv Cu amk
s ifw icnpw Hc-Sn-bm-bn. Ah ss[cyw kw`-cnv tNmZn-p.
"-Ct- Xmv Fm-hm\m samX-em-fo?'
"-F-t-?-'
"-i--f-n ]IpXow ]nSn-n-cn-v-Wv-.-'
"-\n- F{X Znhkw sshIn hp-?-'
"-R
- s
- fm sNzm. Xohn ka-b
- n\v hcm-X
- n-\v. Ft-ap-m-en\v hc hn-bmWv HXp aWnpw
AXnepw sshIopw hc-W-Xv-.-'
"-AXv \nfv sdbn-thev t]mbn ]d-m-a-Xn-.-'
Ipn-Iv IqSp-X ss[cyw Inp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah tNmZn-p.
"-Hcp ]p an\pp sshIn-bm ]p an\p-n-s, As-n Ac aWn-q-dns ifw sImd-y-msX
]IpXn Znh-ks sImd-W
- X
- n\v Fm A-Yw? _mn ka-sbms Rfv tPmen-sb-Sp-vW
- n-t? AXn\v
i-sfmpw ths?'
"-Fs I-\o-evs \nbaw AXm-Wv-.-'
"-R-fv k-Xn-n--.-'
"-k--Xn-n-s-?-'
"-C--' Fm-hcpw Hw ]d-p.
"-Fm \msf-smv \nfv hc-. Rm thsd Ipn-Isf shtm-fmw-.-'
Fmw ]dp Ign--tXmsS apX-emfn Nmcn-bn-cp-p. Cv Hmw Xob-Xn-bm-Wv. Fm IW-p-Ifpw Xo-

n-cn-p-p. kabw ]{--c-bm-bn-cn-p-p. ]Xn-hn\p hn]-co-X-ambn D-bvp Xs ifw sImSp-Xv

D-p-tijw Hcn-Sp t]mIm-\p--Xp-sIm-m-bn-cp-p. Ctm Chsc hnm X\np em`-am-Wv. aqp
t]cpsS Hmtcm t\cs tPmen? AXm-bXv Hc Znh-ks tPmen X\np em`w. \msf ]pXnb s]-Ipn-Isf FSp-p-Ibpw sNmw; Ctm Chp sImSp-p-X
- ns ]IpXn i-fta sImSp-tp ]pXp-Xmbn
FSp-p-tm.
"-R-v RsS apgp-h ifpw In-Ww-.-' s]-Ip-n-I Hmbn ]d-p.
"-C-s-n-?-'
s]s-m-WXp kw`-hn-X
- v. FhnsS \nm-Wh
- p C{X ss[cyw Inn-bs
- Xv Adn-bn-. AXp-t]mse BcmWmZyw XpS-n-sh--sX-pw. icnp ]d-m Ah aqp t]cpw Htc ka-bv B{I-a-W-nv apXn-cpI-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv. Ah X-fpsS ipjv-I-amb ssII-sImv apX-em-fnsb ASn-m XpS-n. s]s-pmb B{I-a-W-ns BLm-X-n apX-emfn ]X-dn. Hgnp amdm {ian--tm Abm-fpsS qe-icocw Itk-c-bn-\nv Du-n-dn \nev shn-bn B-acw IWt InS-p. s]-Ip-n-I h--i-{Xphns ta Ibdn Ccp-p-sImv sXmgn-p-Ib
- m-Wv. Hcp N t]mns ta Ccpv sImn-o-dp ImI-sf-tmse Ah tXmn-p.
kmh-[m-\
- n apX-emfn Ip-If
- S- p Ay-izmkw hen-p. Ipn-I `b-sv HmSn ^m-dn-bpsS \Sp-hn
Iq\n-q-Sn-bn-cnp-p. An-s\-bm-W-Xp-m-b-Xv. hn-h-sa-smpw ]d-bm ]n-.
"-\-apv Chn-Sv HmSn-tm-hmw-.-' tNn ]d-p. "F-nv thsd Fhn-sS-sb-nepw Xma-kn-mw-.-'
"-AXv ]qe tNo, t]meokv ]nmse hv ]nSn-q-se-?-'
Ah Btem-Nn-p. icn-bm-Wv. Ip-IrXyw \S-n-S
- p-\nv HmSn-tm-hpI F-Xn-\Yw Ipw k-Xn-pI
Fm-Wv.
"-F-n-]ns Cns\ sNmw-.-' tNn ]d-p. "-ap-X-emfn lm--m-mbn acnp Fp ]d-bmw. t]msc?'
"-AXp aXn tNo-' aqp s]-Ip-n-Ifpw Hcp-anp ]d-p. "-Atm ]ns tIskm-pw-m-hn--tm-.-'
Ah-m-izmkw tXmn. tNnpw `-mhv acn-X
- n henb hnj-as
- am-p-an Fp I-tm Ah
p kam-[m-\-am-bn.
"-Rm apdn-bn t]mbn GsX-nepw tUmv t^m sNmw-.'- Ah Fgp-t-p-sImv ]d-p. Ah
ss[cyw kw`-cnv apdn-bpsS hmXn hsc t]mbn. icn-bmWv `-mhv \nev hoWp-In-S-p-p. A\--an. hmXn-- X-s-bmWv icocw InS-p-X
- v. s]-Ip-n-I sIme-sN-bvX
- t- ijw Abm-fpsS ico-c
- n
Nhn-n-sm-mWv ]pd-t-bvv HmSn-b-Xv. Dn t]mIm ss[cy-an-msX Ah aS-n-tm-p. Ah-cpsS
Im app-I hnd-n-cp-p.
"-FSo F\np ss[cyw hcp-n AIp IS-m-.-'
Ah hopw \nev h-an-n-cpv Btem-N\ XpS-n. AIv Hcp ]Sp-Iq- ihw hne-s\ hoWp-InS-p-tm aqv s]-Ip-n-Ifpw \n-lm-b-bmb Hcp kv{Xobpw c-m-bp am-- Bcm-p. Hcp
hgnbpw Ah-p-ap-n apgp-h-\mbn Xpd-n-. kabw F{X-bm-bn-sb--h--dn-bn-. Ahv hnipw
Zmlhpw \-s-n-cp-p. `-mhp acnp F-Xn-t\-m henb Zpcw Cu ]mh-s Ipn-I-fpsS Icn-]nSn `mhn-bm-sWv B kv{Xo a\-n-em-n. Ah-cn Hcp-n-bvv A-\n-. Ah sImp-sN-p--Xp-sImmWv Ahfpw Abpw c-\p-P-m-cp-ap IpSpw_w ]pe-cp--Xv. ap cp-t]-cpsS nXnbpw Akq-bml-sam-p-a-.
"-\-apv Hcp Imcyw sNmw-.-' tNn ]d-p. "-Hcp tUmsd sImp-hv ImWn-mw. lm--m-mbn acn-Xmv ]d-bmw. vv \avv \mep-t]pw IqSn Cu ^mdn \S-mw. Atm \np tPmen-mhpw sNpw,
IqSp-X ]Whpw Inpw-.-'
kzw `-m-hns arX-i-cocw XWp-p-sIm-n-cns Abm-fpsS LmX-I-cpsS `mhn-sb-n D--WvTm-Ip-e-amb Nn-I Hc-km-am\y kv{Xo-bpsS a\-n-\nt DZn-p. s]-Ip-n-I-fpsS In shw \ndp. Ah Ic-bm XpS-n.
B \nan-j-n-em-W-Xp-m-b-Xv. apdn-bn-\nv Ftm Hcp iw tIp. Hcp Itke hen-n-Sp--t]m-se.
Ah izmkw ]nSn-p. Xma-kn-bmsX Hcp ]Sp-Iq- icocw hmXn-en {]Xy--am-bn, Hw Xs ap{I-bn-Sp
i-hpw.
"-e-ns kabw Ign-p. Fm-hcpw tPmen-bn-te-bv-v. Fm Hg--W-Xv. Hmn ssIpw \on hcn-t,
ih--fv-.-'
apX-em-fn-bpsS `mcy `-W
- ns Xqp-]m-{X-hp-ambn Aw hnv \n-s, hn-hh
- ocyw Xosc sI-S
- nb
s]-Ip-n-I H IpXn-n\v Ah-c-h-cpsS m\-s-p-Ibpw tPmen XpS-p-Ibpw sNbv-Xp.

Ipn-amXp Nncn-psImncn-pp
- n-cn-bp-tSbpw shfn-s Hgnp In \ne-hn-f
- n-tbpw kpK-
- n, Xovap-q-hn-tbpw N-\
W-am-sbmcp kpc-X-ns Xf--bn h[p Dd--am-bn. kabw cp-a-Wn. Abm Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-bn-cpp. X\nv FmWv ]n-b-Xv? ]pdv temIw Ccp-n--s. \-s Ftm Hv tXSn-n-Sn-m-s\-t]mse a[p P\-en-eqsS ]pd-t-bvv Dp-t\m-n. Xs Dn K-n-p arKw, AXns h\yX Hcp hnXp-en-sem-Xp-n-sImv \n--\m-bn-cn-p-p.
aqp aWn-q apv Ah Xs adp-]-Sn-p-thn A-a-bmbn Imn-cn-pIbmbn-cp-p. hnhm-l-cm{Xn-bn GXp s]-Ip-nbpw tI-m-\m-{K-ln-p hmN-I-am-WsXv Abm--dn-bm-am-bn-cp-p. X\n-hsf C-am-bn, hf-sc-b[
- n-Iw. Ah kp-cn-bm-bn-cp-p. acp-aI
- kp-cn-bm-hW
- s
- av A-bvp \ B{Kl-ap-m-bn-cp-p. As {]im-a
- mb Pohn-X
- ns {in-s
- -SmsX InS Hcp aqe-bn ]mgva
- cw t]mse
h-j--fmbn hf-p-]--en AXr-]vXn aI-\n-te-bvp ]I-c-cp-sX-p-m-bn-cpp Ah-v. AXp-sImv
Ah Hmtcm Btem-N-\bpw {i-tbmsS ]Tn-p. s]-Ip-n-Isf t\cnp Ip kwkm-cn-p. Ah-cpsS \ndw,
tZl-{]-Ir-Xn, kz`m-hw, kwkmcw Fmw Hc--bvp am{Xw Inp kqv-a-Zr-n-tbm-sS, kzw Ipn\p
`Ww ]mIw-sN-p-tm-gp {i-tbmsS ]cn-tim-[n-p. Fmw Ign-mepw PmX-Ihpw H-Ww. Ans\
Fmw XnIp Innb s]-Ip-n-bm-Wn-Xv. Fnpw s]p-Im-Wm Xs Hw h-tm Ah Hcp \qdphw tNmZn-p. "\n-\v s]-Ip-nsb \tmWw Cm-tbm?' Abmv Ahsf \qdp-hw C-am-bn-cp-p.
Ctm Ah-Xs B tNmZyw tNmZn--tm Abm kzw ]pd-tm-Sn-\p-n-te-bvp henp ]cXp-I-bm-Wv, D-c-n-\p-th-n. Abm As\ Hm-p. A-n-cmw hb-n acn-p-tmgpw A
kp-c-\m-bn-cp-p. As Hw \n-p-tm, ]pd-t-bvp Xnb ]p-Ifpw saen ico-c-hp-ambn
A Hcp t\mp-Ip-nsb Hm-n-n-p. AXr-]vXn Hcp mbo-`m-h-ambn As Ip-I-fn sXfn-p\n-p-Xv Ah Ipn-m-ew-sXmt {in-m-dp-v. X\nv A-t\mSv tXmm-dp A\p-I--tbmv
Ah ]noSp ]m--]n-pw. A-tbmSv IqSp-X kvt\l-tmsS s]cp-am-dm AX-hs\ t{]cn-n-pw.
"-Fm Hpw ]d-bm--Xv-?-' Ah hopw tNmZn-p. "-Fs Cm-bn-t-?'
Abm Nncn-p-sImv Ahsf ASp-n-p. "-\ Cm-bn. C{X kp-cn-bmb Ipnsb B-s-nepw Cmhm-Xn-cn-tym-?-'
AXn\p tijw Imcy- Ffp--am-bn-cp-p. Ctm ]pd-p Ccp-n-te-bvv t\mn InS-p-tm
Abm Btem-Nn-p. FmWv Ipg-w? Hcm-gv-N-p-n Fd-Wm-Ip-fp t]mIpw. Xn-fm-gv-N-bmWv eohp
Ign-bp--Xv. AhnsS ]mem-cn-h-s hmS-I-ho-n cp-t]cpw am{X-ambn Hcp PohnXw XpS-pw. temUv-Pn
kvt\ln-X
- m-tcm-sSm-p Xmakw Ah-km-\n-p-p. A{Xbpw \-Xv. C\n Xm\pw iymabpw am{Xw. Abpw
th, Am-bn-b-bpw th. Am-bnb Hw hcmsa \n-tiw A- hotm sNbv-Xp.
"-A-hcv a[p-hn[p BtLm-jn-m t]mhz-t. \-sfms Hw sNm icym-hn-y-.-'
"-H-cm-gv-Ns ImcymWv Rm ]d--Xv.' Hcp sNdnb N-temsS Ah ]d-p. "-A-h-smv ]cn-N-bmh-W-h-sc. AhnsS \nm-s\mpw As-nepw F\nv ]n-. iymasS A Cty Chn-sS? At-csS
Imscympw Rm\n-s-n icym-hn-y. Hcp Nmb-mn IpSn-m-\-dn-bm Bfm-Wv-.-'
"-A-h-n-tm BctSw Iqv thn-h-cn-y. Ah-cv-Xs Imcy--sfms t\mntmfpw-.-'
Am-bn-b Hpw adp-]Sn ]d-n-. hnhm-l-_---fn sNs hop-Im FSp-p A\-lhpw
A\m-iym-ky-hp-amb ta-tIm-bva Am-bn-b-sb \n--bm-nbXmh-Ww.
]mem-cn-h-v Hmw \ne-bnse hon Fnb DSs\ hmXn Ipn-bn-v, iyma-tbbpw ssIn-se-Spv
InS-p-ap-dn-bn-te-bvv HmSp-tm a[p A-bvv \n ]d-p. Nmb-t]mepw Dm-m ]Tn-m izipcs ]pcp-j-ta-[m-hn-Xz-n-pw.
Abm Fgp-tv P\-en-eqsS ]pd-t-bvp t\mn. ]pdv \K-cs
- h-fn-
- ns [mcm-fn-
- n Ccpv
sImp-Iq-Sm-c--fn-sem-Xp-n. iyma Dd--am-bn-cn-p-p. Ipfn-ap-dn-bn t]mbn h InS-m-Wv. DSp-n-Smt]mepw ka-b-an-msX Ah \n{Z-bn-em-gp-p. Ahsf kw_-n-t-S-tmfw kpcXw Hcp Dd--Kp-fn-I-bmWv. "Rm C{X s]sv Dd-p-sav Hcn-epw Icp-Xn-bn-cp-n-.' Ah ]d-bpw. "F-n-\mWv Fs C{Xb-[nIw kpJn-n-p--Xv-?'
iyma Dd-n-bm Ah-fpsS at\m-l-c-amb \-i-co-c-n-t Hcp ]pXv hen-nv a[p Fgp-t-pp. P\-en-eqsS ]pd-t-bvv Dp-t\m-p-p. Xs Dnse arKw Fhn-sS-tm-bn?
Hcp Znhkw a[p Hm^o-kn-\np h-tm Am-bn-b Fn-bn-cp-p. hcp Imcyw Ah Adn-bnn-cp-n-. Abm iymasb kwi-b-tmsS t\mn. Ah-Xp a\-n-em-sbp tXmp-p.
"-Hcp amkm-bnt In-v. Hv ImWm-sa-p-hv h-Xm-.-'
CXn am-]-W-ns Bh-iy-sa-m-Wv? Hcm-gv-N-bmbn iyma-bpsS {]`m-X- hnj-a-I-c-am-bn-cp-p.
Fgp-t-m hnj-aw, Fgp-t DSs\ Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-te-bvv HmSp-p. sNdp-\m-c hmk-\n-p-sImv in-m-\p {]h-WX
- b
- vv ISn-m-Wn-Sp-p. Ah A-bvv Is-gp-Xn-bn-p-m-hW
- w. Ans\ Isgp-Xn-sbv XtmSp ]d-b-cp-sXpw hne-n-bn-p-m-h-Ww. kmc-an-.
Am-bn-b hcp-tm Hw Hcp tPmen-m-cn-tbbpw sImp-h-n-p-sv ASp--f-bn sN-tm-

gmWv a\-n-em-b-Xv. \m-]Xv \m--p hbp {]mbw. XSnv Ccp {]Ir-Xw. apJv hkq-cn--e-I.
kucyw Ah-cpsS \me-be
-
- p-t]mepw Fn-bn-n-. Abmv s]sv Ah-tcmSv A\p-I
- t- Xm-n. Ah
Abm AI-p-I-S-Xv {in-msX ]-dn \pdp-p-I-bm-Wv. Xs kmnyw Ahsc kzm-t_m-[-ap-h-fm-pp F-dn--tm Abm ]pdp IS-p.
Hcp tPmen-m-cnsb shp-I-bm-sW-n CXp-t]m-sem-cp-n-sb-b Abm-fpsS a\-n-ep-m-bn-cp--Xv.
C{X hb-n-m-, Ipd-p-IqSn `wKn-bp-, {]km-Zm--I-amb apJ-ap Hcp-n. Abm \ncm-i-\m-bn.
"-R
- sS honev Ccp-]X
- p-sIm-m-bnv tPmen-sb-Sp-n-cp kv{Xo-bm-Wv.- '- Am-bn-b iw Ipd-p-sImv
]d-p. "Fm tPmeow FSp-pw. iymav klm-bm-hpw-nv sIm--Xm-.-'
"-km-c-y-.-' Abm ]d-p. ]d-p-I-gn DSs\ Abm-fm-tem-Nn-p. Fn-\mWv kmc-an Fp ]d-Xv. \mbn Fp ]d-bm-am-bn-cp-n-t. Am-bn-b
- b
- psS ipjvI
- m-nsb mLn-m-am-bn-cp-n-t. X\n-smcn-epw Ah-k-c-n-s\mv Db-cm Ign-bm-dn-.
Am-bn-b ]nt-p-Xs aS-n. Hcm-gv-N-Iw a[p-hn\v Xs A`n-{]m-b- Xncp-tn hp. `W-v Hcp {]tXyI kzmZv. tPmen-mcn \ ]mN-I-m-cn-bm-Wv. sshhnyw \nd hn`-h- Dmn, `wKn-bmbn tai-p-dp sImphp \ncn Ah ]n-hm-n. Ae-amdn Xpd-m Xs hkv-{X-
Ftmgpw Aen tXp-h-n-cn-pXp ImWmw. hoSp hrn-bmbn kqn-p--Xnepw Ah anSp-n-bm-bncp-p. Fmw AXm-Xns m\-p-Xs \ne-sIm-p. AZv`- p-XI
- c
- a
- m-bn-p-Xv Ah Hcn-epw Xs apn
hp s]n-cp-n-s-X
- m-Wv. B sNdnb hon AsXm-cZ- `v- pXw Xs-bm-bn-cp-p. kzbw shfn-s-SmsX shfnw
Xcp Hcp hnf-p-t]mse Ah, I-w-sIm-p-am-{Xw, kzw kmn-y-a-dn-bn-p.
Abmsf G-hp-a-[nIw AZv-`p-X-s-Sp-n-bXv B kv{Xo-bpsS t]sc-m-sWv iyma--dn-bn-s--Xm-Wv.
Ah tPmen-m-cn-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah-fpsS hon Ign Ccp-]Xp sIm-ambn B kv{Xo tPmen sNbvX
- p. cmw
hb-p-sXmv Ah Ahsc \ Fp hnfn-p. Hcn--se-nepw Ah-cpsS icn-p t]sc-m-sW--t\zjn-m Ahp tXmn-bn-n-. ap--hcpw B sImp-Ip-nsb A\p-I-cnp \--sb-p-Xs hnfn-p.
Imew Ah-cpsS icn-p t]cv hfsc hnZ-Kv-Z-ambn B IpSpw-_mw-K--fpsS a\-n-\np XpS-p-\o-n.
"-A-h-p-Xs icn-p t]cv Hm--bptm Fp I-dn-b-Ww-.-' iyma Hcp Znhkw ]d-p.
IeymWw Ignp Bdp-am-k-n-\p-n `-mhv A]-I-S-n acn--tm sXmv tPmen-p-h--XmWv. ]ns {ItaW kzw hop-Im Ahsc ad-p. Ah asmcp hon-s, asmcp IpSpw-_-ns {]mn kz-am-sbmcp \ne-\n-e]
v- p-m-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Ah-cn-sem-cm-fm-sW tXm-ep-m-n, Fm Ahcn-sem-cm-f-m-sX, kz-sa-nepw A\n-n-X-am-sbmcp Akv-Xn-Xzw.
AXv thZ-\m-P-\-I-am-bn-cn--W-sav a[p-hn\v tXmn. Ign cm-gv-N-bmbn Ah-cpsS Pohn-Xw, \njv-^e-am-sbmcp \ng-ens\ \mbm-Sp IuXp-I-tm-sS, Abm ]np-S-cp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. iyma-bpsS hnh-c-W-
B \ng-en\p \ndw sImSp-p-sh-p-am-{Xw. At\z-j-W-ns Ayw, An-s\bpw Hcp PohnXw F \nc-n-sem-Sp-n.
Gp-ap--ep-m-bXv Hcp i\n-bm-gv-N-bm-bn-cp-p. Abm D-bvv hon-sen Xmtm-env hmXn Xpd-I-p-I-S--tm iyma tkm^-ta InS-p-I-bm-Wv. Av cmhnse Iptd i-n--Xp-Im-cWw Ah Xfn-cp-p.
"-ta-i-p-dv Fmw hn-p-v-.-' Ah oW-kz-c-n ]d-p. "Hv hnf-n--gn-m-tam?'
Abm Ah-fpsS ASp-n-cpp ]pdw Xtem-Sn.
"\o DuWp Ign-tzm-?-'
Ign-sv Ah BwKyw Imn. Abmv hni-n-cp-p. i\n-bm-gvN H-ch
- sc Hm^o-kp-v. AXp-Ig- nv
Ac-aW
- n-q bm{X-Ig- nv hon-se-p-tm-tg-bvv ITn\ hni-m-bn-cn-pw. kzoI-cW
- a
- p-dn-bpsS A-mWv
Du-ta-i. Fmw Ipn-m-{X--fn-emn AS-p-h-n-cp-p. Ipn-m-{X- tPmen-m-cn-bmWv Ah-X-cn-n-Xv. IS-em-kp-s]-n-If
- nepw Ae-am-dn-bnepw ap-ambn FSp-msX hn-cp Un-sk-p-I FSpv IgpIn D]tbm-Kn-m XpS-n-bXv Ah h-Xn\p tij-am-bn-cp-p. Fmw Iem-]-c-ambn tai-p-dp hn-cp-p.
Abm ASp-f
- b
- n-te-bvp t\m n. t\ms-m-Zq-cs
- mpw Ahsc In-. AsX-tmgpw An-s\bm-Wv. Ah sXm-Sp-p-m-hpw, AZr-iy-bm-bn. Abm DuWp-I-gn-m XpS-n.
DuWp Ignv ssI Igp-Im-\mbn hmjvt- _-kns Smp Xncn-p. shw \nn-cn-p-p. hop-Sa
-
- ]psN-m ad-n-p-m-hpw. Abm CS-\m-gn-bn-ep Ipfn-ap-dn-bpsS hmXn Xpd-p.
hmXn-smfn ]nSn-p-sImv A\-m-\m-hmsX Abm \np. Abmv thW-sa-n B hmXn Xpd-t]m-se-s AS-mw. Xncn-p-t]mbn InS-d- b
- nse Ipfn-ap-dn-bn Ib-dmw. Ahn-sSbpw _-n shw
]nSn-p-h-n-p-m-hpw. ]t apn I ImgvN Abmsf {`an-n-n-cp-p. \ Ab-en-\nv Hcp tXms-Spv amdp ad-v, Hpw kw`-hn-m t]mse Hcp an sh-sa-Spv Abmp sImSp---Xp-hsc
Is-Sp-m-\m-hmsX Abm AXp t\mn-smp \np.
cm{Xn Abm Dd--an-msX InS-p. Xs Dnse arK-ns K-\w Abm-n-tm \-t]mse
tI-mw. iyma Dd-a
- m-bX
- n-\p-tijw Abm B Zriyw, A{X-Xs {][m-\s
- -X
-
- m Hcp IYm-]m-{Xs
tmk-n ImWn-p Ima-dm-ams A\u-NnXytmsS hopw hopw Hm-p. Ah ]mhmS am{Xw
[cnv \n-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ipfn-m-\p {ia-n-em-Wv. ukpw ASn-h-kv-{Xhpw Atm Ducn Xncp-m\p _-n-te-bv
- n-Xv ]mXn ]pdp Xqn-n-S
- n-cp-p. ASn-m-hm-Sbpw Agn-m-\p Hcp-a
- m-Wv. Hmm-p-dv hmXn Xpdv apn hp-s] sNdp-
- m-cs kmnyw Ahsc Hp sRn-p-shp am{Xw.

Ah ka-\ne hos-Sp-p, Atm-`y-bmbn Ab-en-\nv tXm-s-Spv amdp adv Hcp In shsa-Spv Abmp sImSp-p. GXm\pw skp-I am{Xw. ]t B skp-I \n-m-b-I-am-bn-cpp. Ah-cpsS i-amb \nd amdn Abm-fpsS Ip-I-fp-S-n-\n-p. kz[w ]q--ambn ]pe-m
Ign-bm-Xn-cp tXm-p-ap-n--Sn-bnse apgp-ap-gpv Hcp shp-hn-fn-bmbn Abmsf FXn-tc-p.
Ctm Dd-a
- n-msX InS-p-tm Btcm-Ky-ap Hcp amdnSw a\-ns\ Akz-a
- m-p-tm Abm
Hcp \mep hb-p-Im-c\
- m-bn. Hcn-epw Inm ]qm-sb ]nSn-m HmSn \S-p Hcp AXr-]vX
- \
- mb Ipn.
A-bpsS aSn-bn InSv ape IpSn-p A\p-Ps\ Akq-bt- bmsS t\mn-\nv Fm A-
- nepw AXr]vX
- \
- mb Ipn. A-bpsS timjn amdnse sNdnb An hmbn-env ]m IpSn-p A\p-P\p t\sc Akqb-tb-m kl-Xm-]-amWv tXmn-bn-cp--Xv? Xs {in-p-sImv Ccp-]--p-Imcn Ipn-amXp hmXnen-\-Spv \n-p-p. hmXn-ens ]n-f---bn ape--p-t]mse samp-I. Ah Nncn-p-p-m-bn-cpp. apdn-bn Dep-h--n-bp-sSbpw kqn-tbpw Kw. Ipn-amXp Xs ssI]n-Snp sImp-t]m-bXv
Ah\v Hm--bp-v. sagpp ]nSn Nph-cp-I-fp CS-\m-gn-I-bn-eq-sS, tX hmXn--Sn-I ISv ASp-f-bn-te-bv
- v. ASp-f
- b
- n Ipn-am-Xp-hns m\w ASp-ns ASp-m-Wv. AhnsS Imep-If
- p Hcp ]eI-bn-mWv Ah Ccn-m-dv. ASp-n Acn Xnf-p-X
- ns Kw Ah-\n-s
- -p. ASp-n hndIv ]pI-bmsX
Bfn-
- p-p. Hcp ]e-Ib
- nv Xs Ccp-n-smv Ah apn-en-cp-p. Ah Xs Ip-If
- n Dp-t\mn, Ipkr-Xn-tbmsS Nncn-p-I-X-s-bm-Wv. ]pd-t-bv-p-h hnd-In sImn-I ASp-n-te-bvv Xnsmv Ah tNmZn-p.
"-tam\v An IpSn--tWm-?-'
Xms\-mWv ]d--sXv Abm-tm--bn-. thW-sa-m-bn-cn-mw, As-n shdpsX Xe-bm-n-bnp-m-hpw. Ipn-amXp ukns IpSp-p-I Agn-m XpS-n. Xs apn {]I--\w-sImp \np B amdnSw Ah Xr]v-Xn-tbm-sS, sImXn-tbmsS t\mn--p.
Ipn-am-Xp-hns apJw Ctm Hm-b
- n-. ]t Ah-fpsS Btcm-Ky-ap ico-c
- ns Kw, Idp
\nd-ns an\p-an-\p-v, Xs sImp Npp-If
- n ]m Npc-m henb ape-
- p-If
- psS Bth-iw, Fmw
Abm Hm-p.
iyma Dd-p-I-bm-Wv. arKw Ctm Xs Dn-\n-p-X-s-bmWv Ae-dp--Xv.
Ap-ap-X Fmw hyXy-kvXam-bn. \ Ah-cpsS s]mn-\nv ]pdp h-t]m-se. Hcp Nq-gn-bnqSn ]pd-t-bvp t\mp-tm ImWp hp-t]mse Ah ASp--f-hm-Xn-en-\-p-dv Atm-p-antmpw IpXn-p. appw Ah AXp-t]mse IpXn-n-p-m-hpw, Xm {in-n-cn--bn-. Hcm-gv-N-bv-p-n
Abmv Hcp Imcyw Xo--bm-bn. Ah kzbw Abmp apn {]Xy--s-Sp-hm Ah-kcw Imncn-pI Xs-bm-bn-cp-p.
i\n-bm-gvN Abm Hm^o-kn-\np h-tm hmXn Ipdv Xpd-n-n-cn--bm-Wv. iyma tkm^-bn
InSv Dd-a
- m-Wv. Abm AI-p-IS- v hmXn-eS-
- p. iymasb DW-t Fp IcpXn i-ap-m-msX
ssU\n-Mv-tS-_n-fn\p apnse Itk-e-bn-t]mbn jqk-gnp hp. Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-t]mbn ssIbpw apJhpw
IgpIn DuWp-I-gn-m-\n-cp-p. km[m-c-W-t]mse Fmw ]m{X--fn AS-p-h-n-cp-p. Abm i-ap-mmsX hnf-n. tai-p-dv sh-sa-Sp-m-\p mp-m-bn-cp-n-. ms-Sp-m-\mbn Abm Fgp-tp. Atm s]sv \ ASp--f-bn-\nv mkp-ambn hp. mkn shw \nd-p-hv Ah Xncnp-t]m-Ibpw sNbv-Xp.
Ans\ ]Xn-hn-m--Xm-Wv. tai-p-dv mkp-I Ftm-gp-ap-m-Im-dp-v. Ap-am{Xw Ah-bn-m-Xncn-m Imc-Ww? AXp-t]mse Xm mkn-\p-thn Fgp-t B \nan-j-n-emWv Ah mkp-ambn hXpw. Hpw bmZr-n-I-am-hm Xc-an-. \ Ah-cpsS Am-X-hmkw Ah-km-\n-n-p-I-bm-tWm? Ah
apJp t\mn-bn-. ]t Ah-cpsS tZl-p Bbncw Ip-I sImv Ah Xs t\mp-t- ]mse
tXmn.
DuWp-Ig- nv ssII-gp-Im hmjvt- _-kns Smp-Xn-cn-p-tm Abm apn-ep Im-Sn-bn t\mn.
Im-Sn-bn ASp-f
- b
- psS Hcp IjvWw {]Xn-^e
- n-p-Im-Wp-p. km[m-cW
- b
- mbn Hgn-p-In-S
- p B ew
Cv Hgn-n-m-bn-cp-n-.
Abm iyma-bv-s-Xnsc tkm^-bn sNn-cp-p. ]nn-, tai-p-d-p-\nv tbv-p-I FSp-p-am-p-Xns iw tI-m-\p-v. t\cnb iw am{Xw. iymasb DW-t Fp-I-cpXn am{X-am-bn-cp-n
AXv. kzXth Ah i-ap-m-m Iq-n-em-bn-cp-p. Im-Sn-bn I Zriyw Abm hopw Hmp. \ \nev Im-Snp ]pdw Xncnv Ccn-p-Ib
- m-Wv. B Ccp-
- n Hcp {]I-S\
- m-I
- X
- b
- ptm
F-bm kwi-bn-p. Ign Hc amk-ambn Abm hmjv t_kn\p apn-ep Im-Sn-bn t\mp-p.
Im-Sn-bn-eqsS ImWp-Xv Hc-Zv`- p-Xt- em-Ia
- m-sW-b
- mv Ftmgpw tXmm-dp-v. ]cn-Nb
- a
- p e-fpw
hkvX
- p-fpw A]-cn-Nn-Xa
- m-IpI hgn IqSp-X BI-jI
- a
- m-Ip-p, IqSp-X at\m-lc
- hpw A{]m-]y-hp-am-hpI
hgn Ah-bvv Hcp ]pXnb am\w ssIh-cp-p. C{Xbpw Imew Im-Sn-bn ASp-f
- b
- psS Hgn `mKw am{Xta
Z-in-n-cp-p-q. Ctm s]sv B `mK-ns iq\yX kzw kmn-yw-sImv \nd-bv--W-sav \-bvp tXmm Imc-Ww?
iyma tkm^-bn \ns-gp-tv InS-p-ap-dn-bn InS-b
- n-se-n-bn-cp-p. i\n-bm-gvN
- I
- f
- n An-s\-bmWv. Xs DuWp Ign-bp-tm-tg-bvv Ah Fgp-tv Ipfn-ap-dn-bn t]mbn, Dd--ns {ipXn sXmsX
t\sc InS-d- b
- n-te-bv
- v, InS-b
- psS ]Xp-]X
- p-n-te-bvv Dufn-bn-Sp-p. ]ns \me-ch
- sc Dd-
- ns Xmf-

e-b--fn, Btcm-l-Wm-h-tcm-l-W--fn kzbw \-s-Sp-p. a[p Hc-cp-In Xe-bnW Ip-s\-hv Nmcnn-Sv hmbn-pw.
Cv Abmv ]pkv-X-I-n {in-m ]n-bn-. ]pkv-X-I-ns t]Pp-I-fnse ajn amp t]mIpXpw IS-emkv iq\y-am-hp-Xpw Abm Ip. a[p-hnv Ap hb-p-t- m-gmWv hoSp amdn-bX
- v. AXn\p
tijw Ah Ipn-am-Xp-hns\ In-n-. Ctm, ASp-n Ip hnd-Ins Khpw Xnnb ape-In-S-bn izmkw apn-bn-cp-Xpw am{Xw Hm--bp-v.
Abm ]pkv-X-I-a-S-p-hv Fgp-t-p. ASp--f-bn Npa Nmcn Ccp \ Abmsf I-tm
s]sv NmSn-sb-gp-t-p.
"-F-m th-Xv-?-'
B kv{Xo a[p-hn-t\mSv BZy-ambn t\cnp tNmZn tNmZy-am-bn-cpp AXv. AXn-\p Dcw Abm-pXs Adn-bn-m-bn-cp-p. FmWv X\np th-Xv?
"-\- D-bvv Dd-m-dn-t-?-'
"-C--.-'
"-D--bvv FmWv sNp-I-?-'
Ah-cpsS ]cn-{`aw sX-S-n. Ah kzbw hos-Sp-p. Ah ]d-p.
"-F-s-nepw tPmen-m-hpw. Hpw-sy-n shdpsX Ccn-pw-.-'
"-Sn-.-hn. ImWm-dn-t-?-'
"-iym-a-tamfv ImWp-tm, tPmen-sbmpw Cs-n ImWpw-.-'
Abm Btem-Nn-p. Ah-n-s
- kn\na am{Xta iyma ImWm-dp-p. As-n Ah shdpsX Nm\ep-I amn-sm-n-cn-pw. AXv aSp-p-m-p-p. X\n-n--s GsX-nepw Nm\ IS-p-t]m-Ip-tm
Abm \n-m ]d-bpw. Atm-tg-bvpw Nm\-ep-I ctm aqtm Ign-n-p-m-hpw. ]ns Abm-fpt-in-Xv GXv Nm\-em-sW--dn-bmsX Ah ]nd-tImv t]mIp-p. Ah-km\w Ip-]n-Sn-p-tm-tg-bvv
Abm Dt-in ImgvN Ignp t]mbn-p-m-hpw. Abm aSp-tmsS Fgp-t-p-t]m-Ipw.
iyma Ccn-p tkm^-bv--cnsI \nev Ccp-p-sImv Snhn ImWp \-sb Hcp Znhkw Hm^okn-\np h-tm In-cp-p. Abmv B ImgvN C-s-n-. Fp-sImtm Abm-tm hXv, C-s `Ww sXc-s-Sp-m-\p kzmX-{y-an-msX bP-am-\ Ign-p `-W-n-\nv Fdnp-In-p ]p-sImv hni--S-p Hcp ]n-sb-bm-Wv.
Abm Ah-cpsS hkq-cn--e-I-fp apJp t\mn. Ctm Ah Xs t\mw t\cn-Sm-\p ss[cyap-m-n-bn-cn-p-p. Abm tNmZn-p.
"-\---bv-n-hnsS kpJ-am-tWm-?-'
"-Dw-.-'
"-F-s-nepw Bh-iy-ap-s-n ]d-b-Ww-.-'
Ah aqfn-bn-. shdpsX Xe-Xm-gvn \np. ]ns kmh-[m-\-n Xe-bp-bnsmv ]d-p.
"-Ip-dp t\cw sIS-m-bn-cv-n-t? ]I-sems bm{Xy--t?-'
Abm Xncnp In-en t]mbn InS-p. Ah-km\w \ ]d-Xv Abmsf kv]-in-p. "Ip-d-p-t\cw
InS-m-bn-cv-n-ty?' Xs apn Hcm-ew-_-hp-an-msX \n-tn h hnjaw sImmtWm Ah-cXp ]d-Xv? As--bmp tXmn. Xtm-Sp Bm--X-sIm-m-h-Ww, kvt\lw sImm-h-Ww. CXpcpw If-p-Ip-fn-m Abm Hpw CXp-hsc sNbv-Xn-cp-n-. CXp cpw Dm-m-\mbn Xm Fp
sNbv-Xp-shv Abmp a\-n-em-b-Xp-an-.
{ItaW Abmv Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-bn. H-bvp Inp k-`
- f
- n Ahv kwkm-cn-m hnja-an-. iyma-bpsS apn ]t Ah asmcp kv{Xo-bm-Wv. X\nv IS-p-sN-m Ign-bm Hcp aXn-sn-\p-n Ah kzbw sIn-bn-Sp-p. iyma ASp honse kplr-p-sf ImWm t]mIp-tm Abm
\--bp-ambn kwkm-cn-p-p. Ahp kwkm-cn-m hnj-a-sam-p-an-. \nc--I-amb Hcp PohnXw
Abmp apn, shn-bn ]mgv-acw t]mse \nhp InS-p. Ah-cpsS t]cv cmP Fm-Wv. A-\p-abpw Pohn-n-cn-ptm F-dn-bn-. Ccp-]n aqmw hb-n Hcp ^mdn kq-ssh-ksd IeymWw Ignp. Bdp amk-n-\p-n Abm Hc-]-I-S-n s]p acn-p. ]ns PohnXw iyma-bpsS hon. iyma-bvv cp hb-m-bn-cp-p. BZy-samw amk-n-sem-cn- kzw hon t]mbn-cp-p. ]noSv bm{X-In-S-bnse ssZLyw IqSn, Bdp amk-n-sem-cn--embn bm{X. tPyjv-T ]e-N-cp IS \S-p-p. Xs
]Ww Ahv Bh-iy-an-. Xs kmn-yhpw Bh-iy-an-sv a\-n-em-bt- m t]mp \n-n. `qX-Imew
Ctm a\-ns Bg-n-se-hn-tStbm Hm--bpsS AS-cp-I-fn t^mkn-embn InS-p-p. AsX-s-nepw
Ipgn-s-Sp-Ww F-hv B{K-l-an-.
"-Fmw thsd GtXm P-n Ign--t]m-se-.-'
Ah Du-ta-i-bpsS adp-h-iv a[p-hn-s\-Xn-cmbn Ccp-p. \Sm-sS-bmWv Ah Abm-fpsS apn Ccnp-X
- v. F{X \n-
- n-mepw Ah Ccn-m-dn-. Cv kwkm-cn-p-sIm-n-cns Abm km[m-cW
- a
- - n
Ccn-n-s Adn-thm-sS-s Ah-tcmSv Ccn-m Bh-iy-s-p. Abmsf AZv`- p-Xs
- -Sp-n-smv Ah,
kmcn-bpsS tIm-e-sImv apJw XpSv Itk-c-bn Ccp-p.
Abmv Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-bn. Xm\p-am-bp s]cp-am-s
- -n cmP Hcp-]mSv Nnn-p-p-v. Xs
apn Ccn-p-I-sb-Xv Ah hfsc ]mSp-s]-p-m-nb Xocp-am-\-am-bn-cn--Ww.

"-D-d--t-?-'
cmP Hm-n-n-p.
"-th-Ww-.-' Abm Fgp-t-p. iyma {]tXyIw ]d-n-cp-p.
"-a-[p-th- InS-tm-fq. Rm \mep-a-Wnt hcp-q. AXp-hsc an\n-t-n-bm-bnv kwkm-cn-n-cn-pw.
t\cs FWo-m \-tymSv ]d-m-a-Xn. Nmb-m-n--cpw-.-'
Abm InS--d-bn-te-bvp t]mIm-\mbn Xncn-p. s]s--bm Hm-p. cmP--sb-mWv sNp-I.
Ahv thW-sa-n Snhn Itm-s. Abm ]d-p.
"-cm-P-v tPmen-sbmpw Cs-n Snhn Itm-fq. h kn\n-abpw Dm-hpw.'
Ah aqfn-smv Fgp-t-p.
InSp Ipdp Ign-npw Ccn-p-ap-dn-bn-\nv Snhn-bpsS i-sampw tI-m-Xn-cp--tm Abm
Fgp-tp t\mn. Snhn HmWm-bn-cp-n-. cmP B apdn-bn-en-m-bn-cp-p. Abm ASp--f-bn t]mbn
t\mn. AhnsS \nev ncw Xmh-f-n cmP Ccn-p-p. Xs s]s-p hc-hn Ah sRnsmv Fgp-t-p.
"-F-mWv Snhn ImWm--Xv-?-'
Ah apJw Ip\n-p.
"-t]mbn Itm-fq, Rm ]d-nt \ h kn\n-abpw Dm-hpw-.-'
"-Rm Ans\ ImWm-dn--.-' Ah kmh-[m-\-n ]d-p. "-]n-s, F\nv AXv HmWm-m-s\mpw
Adn-bn-. Fmw iyma-tam-ft sNm-dv-.-'
Abmv iyma-tbmSv \ockw tXmn. Abm ]d-p. "-h-cq, Rm ]Tn-n-p-X-cmw-.-'
Ah-cpsS apJw hnI-kn-p. Abm dntam-n _-Wp-I Aa-n-m-Wn-p. Nm\-ep-I amdn-h
- p. iw
Ipd-p-Ibpw Iqp-Ibpw sNp--sX-n-s\-sbv ImWn-p-sIm-Sp-p. Ah a[p-hns sXm-Spv \npsImv Fmw AZv-`p-X-tmsS t\mn--p. Abm dntamv I-{Sm cmP--bpsS ssIn sImSp-v,
Ah-tcmSv sNbvXp t\mm ]d-p. Ah aSn-tbmsS D]-Ic
- Ww hmn Nm\-ep-I amm XpS-n. Abm
InS-d- b
- n-te-bvv \S-p. hmXn-s
- en Xncn-p-t\m-n-bt- m IXv Ah tkm^-bv
- c
- nsI \nev
Ccn-p-X
- m-Wv. kv{Io-\n UnkvI
- h
- dn Nm\-en kap-{Z-n-S- n-bnse ]cy-th-jW
- a
- m-Wv. Ah-tcmSv \ne-ncn- tkm^m-bn-en-cp-p-sImq Fv ]d-bm Hmn-bXv thsp hp.
Xe-bn-W-bn Nmcn-bn-cp-p-sImv Abm ]pkv-XIw \nh-n. Ip-I hmp-I-fpsS hnc-k-X-bn\nv Du-n-dn hmXn-en\p ]pd-t-bvv k-cnv tkm^-bv--cnsI Ccn-p cq]-n DS-n-\n-p.
Abm, Ipd-p-apv cmP ASpp \nn-cp--tXm-p. hfsc ASpv. Abmv Ah-fpsS Kw A\p`-h-s-p. hnb-n-t-bpw, tkmn-tbpw Hw hdp-a-Whpw Ie Kw. dntam-n ]nSn-n-cp Abm-fpsS
ssI hnd-n-cp-p. Ac-s-n hnIm-c
- f
- psS then-tb-a
- p-m-bXv Abm Adn-n-cp-p. dntamv Ah-cpsS
ssIn sImSp-p-tm Ahsc Ac-s-n-eqsS ssIbnv ASp-n-m tXmn-bn-cp-p. Ah-cpsS apJ`m-h-ns A\n-n-X-Xz-amWv Abmsf AXn-\npw ]nn-cn-n--Xv. B apJv ssii-h-nse IuXp-Iap-m-bn-cp-p, ]cn-{`-a-ap-m-bn-cp-p.
Abm a\-n\v ISn-m-Wn-p. Xms\-mWv Btem-Nn-p--Xv. Xt-m {]mb-ap Hcp km[p-kv-{Xo.
Xs Ccp-]-s-n\p ]Icw Ah-cpsS \mev-]--v. Ccp-]Xp sIm-ambn Ah hnIm-c--sfmw HXp-n-nSnv Pohn-p-I-bm-Wv. adn-smcp Pohn-X-s-n Ah Btem-Nn-p-t-bp-m-hn-. Ctm Xm\mbn AhcpsS imn-sb-n\p XI-p-p. kv{Io-\n UnkvI
- h
- dn Nm\-en IS-en-S- n-bnse Zriy-. iyma Hcn-t]mepw Unkv-I-hdn Nm\ In-cp-n-sv Abm Hm-p. Ah-fpsS temIw kn\n-a-a-b-am-bn-cp-p.
i\n-bm-gvN
- I
- hopw IS-p-h
- p. iyma Ctm Dv Dd-m-dn-. Dd-c
- p-sXv Ah-fpsS A FgpXn
Adn-bn-n-cp-p. D-bv-p-dn ioen-m {]k-h-k-a-bv Dd-n-tm-Ip-a-t{X. hon-en-cp-m Dd-p-sap
]dv Ah-fn-tm Ah-fpsS kvt\ln-X-bpsS hon t]mIp-p. a[p hcp-tm iyma Dm-Im-dn-.
Abmfpw cmP-bpw am{Xw. AX-bmv hnj-aa
- p-m-p-p. Ah-cpsS Hw H-bv
- m-hp-tm Dnse h\yar-K-ns Ae D-n-em-Ip-p. cmP Xpd-p-sIm-Sp hmXn ISv AI-p-I-S-p-tm Xs
Dn-\np tI-p Ae {ItaW Hcp \ne-hn-fn-bmbn amdp-p. AXp kln-m Ign-bp-n-.
Ah tai--Spp hp-\nv Abm-fpsS FXn-ns\ hI-sh-msX tNmdp hnf-n--cp-p. hfsc
ASpp \np-sIm-v. Ah-cpsS tZl-ns Kw Xs tXSn hcp-Xv Abm-fd- n-bp-p. Ac-s-n-\np
]S-cp Xo AW-m-\m-hmsX hnj-an-p-tm Ipd-p-d-s-s Abm ]d-bp-p.
"-cm-P s]mbv-tm-fq. Fmw Rm kzw FSp-tm-fmw-.-'
Abm ]d-X
- ns Aw a\-n-em-hmsX Ah Hcp \nanjw ]I-p-\n-p-p. Fp sXmWv Xm
sNbv-X-sX--dn-bmsX Ah hopw tNmZn-p-p.
"Cu tXmc Ipd-p-IqSn hnf--t-?-'
"-th-.- '- Abm I\-n-p-sImv ]d-bp-p. "-]ns Rm ]d-n-t, cmP s]mbvt- m-fq. th-sXmw
Rm-Xs FSp-p-sIm-mw-.-'
cmP-b
- psS apJw Ccp-fp-p. apJ-p hkq-cn-e
- I
- IqSp-X sXfn-bp-p. Ah ]m{Xw tai-p-d
- phv Xe Ip\np t]mIp-p. Abm DuWp-I-gnp hmjv-t_-kns apn t]mbn ssII-gp-In. apn-ep
Im-Sn-bn {]Xn-^-en-p ASp--f-bpsS `mKw iq\y-am-bn-cp-p. Abmv s]sv hnjaw tXmn.
InS--bn Nmcn-bn-cp-p-sImv ]pkv-XIw hmbn-p-tm tai-p-d-p-\nv ]m{X- FSpp amp-

-Xns iw tIp. Abmv Snhn Ccn-p--Xp-hsc am{Xta Ans\ Ccp-m ImWm ]q. ASp-f-bnse i-s
- fmw \ne-p. km[m-cW Abm DuWp-Ig- nv ]p an\n-n-p-n km[-\
- s
- fmw HXpn
cmP Snhnp apn-en-cn-m-dp--Xm-Wv. Cv Ah hn-. Abm Fgp-t-p.
ASp--f-bn \nev N{aw-]-Sn-n-cn-p cmP a[p-hns\ I-tm ]nS-s-gp-t-p.
"-F-mWv Snhn ImWp-n-t-?-'
Ah Hpw ]d-bp-n-. Ip-I Ie-n-bn-cp-p. hnXp-m sImXn-p Npp-I. Ah-cpsS apJw
CXp-hsc hmSn--n-n-. Abm ]d-p.
"-h-cq-.-'
"-th-, t]mbn InS-tm-fq-.-'
Abm Hcp \nanjw FmWv th-sX--dn-bmsX \np. Ahsc kam-[m-\n-n-mw. ]t AXv hopw
Ipg--p Imc-W-am-hp-sa--bm--dn-bmw. Ahsc Ah-cpsS ]mn\p hnSp-I-bmhpw \-Xv, Hpw tNmZnm-sX, Hpw ]d-bm-sX. kmh-[m-\-n Fmw icn-bm-bn-sm-pw. Abm t]mIm-\mbn Xncn-p.
Ftm Hv Abmsf ]nSn-p-h-en-p--X-bm-f-dn-p. AZr-iy-amb Hcp hnIm-cw. Xm ]pdw-Xn-cn-bp-Xv
hnIm-c-fpw kt-l-fpw {]Xym-i-Ifpw Hs D Hcp Bm-hn\p t\sc-bm-Wv. Ah-K-W-\-bpsS NXpp-\n-e--fn-\nv Ahsc Ib-n-bnv Ctm Ism-gn-bpIbmtWm? Abm Xncnp\np-sImv
tNmZnp.
"-F-tmSv shdpv tXmp-p--t-?-'
adp-]Sn Hcp Ic-n-em-bn-cp-p. Ah hnXp-n-c
-
p. Abm `b-s-X
- p-Xs kw`-hn-p. Ctm Ahsc
kam-[m-\n-n-t ISa kzm`m-hn-Ia
- mbpw Xs Xe-bn hp tN-n-cn-p-p. Abm Ah-cpsS ASpp
sNp-sImv ]d-p.
"-I-c-bm-Xn-cn-p-.-'
Abm Ah-cpsS Npa-en ssIh-p. Ah ]Xps Hgn-p-am-dn. Abm-fpsS kv]-iw, \S-p-tm
Xe-bn XS Hcp amdm-et- ]mse Ah Xn amn. s]sv Abm Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-n. Ahsc kmz\n-n-t-Xv Ctm Abm-fp-sSbpw Bh-iy-ambncnp-p. Xs imn Inm a\-n-s, A]q-cn-X-fmb hnIm-c
- f
- p-sS, Xs Iem]w Iqp ssPh-km-n-y-n-s-sbmw Bh-iy-am-WX
- v. Abm Ac-sn-eqsS ]nSnv Ahsc ASp-n-p.
cmP cp ssIsImpw a[p-hns ssIhn-S-m {ian-p-sImv ]d-p.
"-th--.-'
Ah-fpsS kzc-n ]cn-`-h-ap-m-bn-cp-p. Fs shdpsX hnt-bvv F `mhw. Ah Ctm _eam-bn-s Abm-fn-\nv IpX-dm {ian-b
- m-Wv. Abm Ahsc cp ssIsImpw sIn-n-Snv IpSv
Xs t\sc \n-n. Abmp tZjyw ]nSn-n-cp-p. Ah-cpsS Ip-I-fn cq-ambn t\mn-smv
Abm tNmZn-p.
"-Hcp Imcyw \n Fs-nepw a\-n-em-n-bn-p-tm-?-'
"-F-v-?-' Ah Aev]w Xmgv--t]mse tXmn.
"-H-p-an-. \n-Xp a\-n-em-hn-.'
cmP--bpsS sNdp-p-\n-ev]v Ah-km-\n-n-cp-p. Ah A\-msX \nev--bm-Wv. Ah Xf--t]mse
tXmn. Ah Hpw ]d-bp-n-. Abm ]d-p.
"-h-cq, \ap-sm-cn-S-n-cn-mw-.-'
Ah Abm-fpsS ssI hnSp-hn-p-sImv Ahn-sS-s \nev Ccp-p. \ne-t-bvv Du-n-dn FpthWw ]d-bm. Ah-cpsS in apgp-h tNm-p-t]m-b-t]m-se. Abmfpw Ah-cpsS ASp-p-Xs Ccpp.
Ah kwkm-cn-m XpS-n.
"-F-tmSv tNmZn-n-t? AXp-sImv ]d-bmw. F\nv ]q-W-ambn a\-n-em-bn-p cp Imcy--fm-Wp-Xv. Hv Rm Xosc `wKn-bn-m-, Fp am{X-a sshcq-]y-ap Fp ]d-bmw, kv{Xo-bm-Wv. cm-at- Xv
Fs Cu \ne-bn-s C-s-Sp Hcm-sf-n-ep-apv Cu temI-n Fv-.-'
Abm Ahsf hopw ASp-n-p-sImv ]d-p.
"-\n- BZyw ]d--Xn-t\mSv F\nv tbmPn-n-. \n `wKn-bp kv{Xo-bm-Wv. cm-a-tXv Fsm \n--dn-bp-Ibpw sNmw-.-'
"-Rm Hpw {]Xo-n-m ]mSn-m--Xm-Wv-.-' Ah ]d-p. "]-t, F\nv a\-ns\ \nb-{n-m
Ign-bp-n-. Hcp kz]v\w ImWp--t]m-se-bm-Wv. ImWm Fp-h-nv Imcy-an--tm. CsXmcp \ kz]v-\mbnt Rm ImWp-Wp-q. AXn-\-p-sd-m-pw-y.'
Ah kwkm-cn-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah-fpsS sNdp--m-e-s--n. AXn\pw app Ipn-m-e-s--n. ap-hpw Ipn-m-e-ap-m-bn-cp-p-shv Abm Atm-gmWv a\-n-em-p--Xv. hb-ep-I-fpw, ac-
\nd sXmSn-I-fn DW--bn-e-I hoWp-In-S-p [\p-am-k-, cm{Xn-bpsS Ahy--X-bn ]mdn-\-Sp anm-an-\p-p-I, Fmw ap--hp IqSn hn[n-n-p--h-bm-bn-cp-p.
Abm tkm^-bn Ahsc Abm-fpsS ASp-p-Xs Ccp-n.
"-C-tm kSw tXmp-p-tm, Fmw Ign-p-t]m-b-Xn-?-'
"-C--.-'

Abm dntamv I-t{Sm FSp-m {ian--tm Ah XS-p. "-\-apv kwkm-cn-mw.'

Abm Ctm kzw IY ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv. \S-p-h hgn-bn Hcp sImSp-mv hoinb t]mse-bm-Wv.
Xncn-p-t]mv hnjaw ]nSn--Xm-bn-cp-p. hgn-I ]eXpw amp-t]mbn Ahy--am-bn-cn-p-p. Cu hgn-Xs-bmtWm h-sX tXm. hgn-bn CS-bv
- n-Sv Ip-ap-p B kv{Xo Bcm-Wv? Abm Hcp sImpIp-n-bmbn bm{X XpS-cp-I-bm-Wv.
\ s]sp ]d-p. "-a-Xn-'.
Ipn-amXp ASp-n-c
- n-In apn-e
- I
- t- a Ccp-p-sImv Nncn-p-Ib
- m-Wv. ASp-f
- b
- nse kna-S
\nev Ah Ccp-p. ASp-n-\p-ap-I-fn Npa-cn\v Xhn-p-\n-d-am-Wv. Ap-d-p Infn-hm-Xn-en\p apI-fn
InW-n-\np shw tImcm-\p Inbpw Ibdpw Xqp-p.
\ Ftm ]d-bp-p-v. Ah-cpsS \nizmkw Xs Ihn-fn Xp--X-dn-bp-p-v.
Ipn-amXp Nncn-p-sIm-n-cn--bm-Wv.

IY-bn-tebvp \S-p-t]mb kv{Xo

Ah amXr-Im-Z--Xn-I-fm-bn-cp-p.

cmhnse Ap-a-Wnv Aem-dw- hv Fgp-t-v, Aev]w hnj-an-m-sWnepw {]`m-X-Ir-Xy- \n--ln--tijw Ac-a-Wn-q \S-m-\n-d-pw. Bsfm-gn \S-m-X-bn-eqsS ]mp-Npn Atmgpw hn-If
- psS ]pI-ae
- n-\o-Ic
- Ww Gn-n-m XWp hmbp izknv Hcp Znh-kw-IqSn icocw
sImp-\-S-m-\p BtcmKyw km-Znv Xncn-p-h-m Ah `-m-hn\p Ipfn-m-\p shw NqSmm sKbv-k HmWm-n-h-bv-pw. Abm Ijn Ib-dnb Xe-bnepw \ndsb \c tcma--fp amdnepw
F-tXv Ik-s-Sp-p-tm `-m-hns saen Imep-I-fpw, Ab t]in-I-fpw, kzev]w hf
apXpIpw ImWmsX Ign-m Ah Ftm Kuc-h-ambn Btem-Nn-p--t]mse apJw Xmgvn \S-pw.
cmhnse F-c-bvv `-m-hn\v Hm^o-kn t]mtI--Xp-sImv t\c-s-s {]mX Xm-dm-Ip-p.
tZmitbm C-entbm Bbn-cn-pw. As-n Dp-am-hv. Hw Hcp _p-ssk-bpw. apsmw aI kvqIq-fn
t]mbn-cp Imev Ah-fpsS D-`
- W
- w-IqSn F-c
- p-n Xm-dmn sImSp-W
- a
- m-bn-cp-p. Ah aWnm-en sshZyw ]Tn-m t]mb-tm B `mcw Hgn-p.
`-m-hn\v DSp-m-\p t{Umb-dpw, ]m v-kpw, jpw ]I Hgn-hp-In-p-tm tXp-h-Xv InS--ta
sImp-hp hp. ta ]qti s]^yqw GXm-sWv Ah sXc-s-Sp-p-h-p. hkv{Xw [cnv ]cna-fhpw ]cn `-W-ta-i-bvp apn-en-cn-p `-m-hn\v Ah NqtSmsS tZmi-bp-mn sImSp-p.
Nn-Wn-bn Fcn-hp-Iq-Sntbm Fv kvt\l-tmsS At\z-jn-p. CSv Abm-fpsS tZl-tmSv tN-p-\nv
tZmi hnf-p-tm j-n hoWp-In-S \c tcmaw FSp-p-am-p-I-bpw, Fm-W-sX tNmZy-n\v Hcp
IcSv Fp-am{Xw Dcw \-Ip-Ibpw sNbv-Xp. Ah kvt\l-a-bn-bmb Hcp `mcy-bm-bn-cp-p.
HXp aWnv Xmsg Imp-\n-p I-\n-m-dn `-mhv bm{X-bm-bm Ah Ipfn-m Ibdp-p. ]d-b- kw`-h--sfm-p-an-msX IS-p-t]m-Ip ]I-en-\p-ti-jw, sshIp-tcw `-m-hns\
Imn-cn-pI F I--n-\p-thn Ah hopw Djm-dm-hp-p. Ahv \ \fn-\n-sb t]cp
sImSp-p-I.
cm{Xn hopw Ipfn-m shw NqSm-n-sIm-Sp-, `Ww Xm-dmn tai-ta-hv `-m-hns\ hnfn. GsXmcp lnsm-sm-m-akpw hnc-k-X-sImv Np-t]m-tb-m-hp Cu Zn\-N-cy-bn-qSn \fn-\nv
AXr-]v-Xntbm aSptm A\p-`-h-s-n-sp am{X-a AXn-semw ktmjw Is-p-I-IqSn sNbv-Xn-cpp
FXv Ah Hcp amXr-Im-`m-cy-bm-bn-cpp F-Xns e-W--fm-Wv.
cm{Xn DuWp-I-gn-m cp-t]cpw Xe-bnW Ib-n-hv Nmcn-bn-cpv Xe-`m-Ks hmb-\-hn-fp sXfnbnv hmbn-pw. Abm Kuc-h-ap ]pkv-X-I- hmbn-p-tm \fn\n t\mh-ep-I hmbn-p. Abm
I\n FIv-kn-Iyq-ohpw am\y-\p-am-b-Xn-\m Cwojp ]pkv-X-I-tf hmbn-n-cp-p-p. Ah-fm-Is shdpsamcp ho--bm-b-Xp-sImv ae-bmfw ss]n-fn-t\m-h-ep-I-fw. AXp-sImv IYm-]m-{X--fpsS hf--sb-n-tbm, KXn-hn-ln-X
- sfntbm Ah-X
- n N-tbm X-^e
- a
- mbn km[m-cW
- b
- p-m-Im kmy-Xb
- p
X--tfm Hcn--ep-ap-m-hm-dn-. cp-t]cpw kam--c-]m-X-bn k-cn-p, Hcn-epw Gp-ap--ep-m-ImsX. Ah amXr-Im-Z--Xn-I-fm-bn-cp-p.
Abm (\-ap--bmsf inh-Zm-skp hnfn-mw) So jpw _-ap-Ubpw [cn-v, Im aS-n-hv ae-pIn-Sv hmbn-p-tm Ipgn-\-J--fp B Imep-I-fpsS `wKn-tI-Spw, InS--n-ep Ao-e-Xbpw \fn\n
{in-n-cp-n-, ImcWw Ah, hmbn-p t\mh-en A{X-b-[nIw BIr--bm-bn-p-m-hpw. t\mh-ense
kw`-h
- F{X at\m-lc
- a
- m-sWpw AXnse IYm-]m-{X- F{X `mKy-hm-m-cm-sWpw Ah Hm-pw,
Hw-Xs s\Sp-ho-n-Sp-Ibpw sNpw.
Ah hmbn-p-sIm-n-cp-Xv tPmkv ImWm-p-d-ns "]m-Xn-cm-hnepw kqtcym-Z-bw' F lrZy-amb
t\mh-em-bn-cp-p. B[p-\n-IP
- o-hnXw Hcp \mS s]-Ip-n-bn Gev]
- n-p BLmXw at\m-lc
- a
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Xm Cu t\mh h-j--p-apv hmcn-I-bn XpS--Y-bmbn {]kn--s-Spn h-tm hmbn-n-pm-IW
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Ib-dp--Xm-bn-cn-pw. As-n ]Sn- hp hnfn ao-Im-cn-bn-\nv hne-t]in ao hmp--Xm-bncn-pw.
Fm Ahsf AZv-`p-X-s-Sp-n-smv t\mh XpS-p. IYm-\m-bnI HmSn InS--d-bn Im-Sn-pap-n \nv [rXn-bn ]pd-s-Sm XpS-n. \fn-\n-bpsS Pnmk IqSn-h-p. IYm-\m-bnI Hcp kmcn-sbSpv [rXn-bn Npn, Im-Sn-ta Hn-p-h s]ms-Spv s\n-bn ]Xnv Xe-apSn Hcp-hn-[-n HXpn
]pd-t-bvp IS-p. Xmtm FSp-n-n-sv Hm h-tm hopw AIp ISv Xmtmepw
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IYm-]m-{X-ns ]nmse t]mb \fn\n Fn-t-Xv Hcm-o-kns apn-em-bn-cp-p. Xm ]n-Xp-S
IYm-]m{Xw Bo-kn-te-bvv [rXn-bn Ib-dp-X
- mWv Ah I-Xv. Fn-\m-bn-cnpw Ah `-m-hns
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kzbw \-s-Sp-tm-gmWv IYm-\m-bnI Bo-kn-\nv Xncnv hcp-Xp I-Xv. Ccp-hi
- pw Xpd-n hmXnep-I-fp CS-\m-gn-I-bn-eqsS Ah HmSp-I-X-s-bm-bn-cp-p. `-m-hns\ Bo-kn In-sp hyw.
Ah ]pd-p-I-Sv asmcp Hmtm-hn Ibdn bm{X-bm-bn. \fn\n ]n-Xp-S-cm \n--n-X-bm-bn, ImcWw
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-
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inh-Zmkv ]pkvX
- I
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tlm-ens cmw \ne-bn IYm-\m-bnI CS-\m-gn-I-bn-eqsS HmSp-I-bm-Wv. Hmtcm apdn-bp-sSbpw \
t\mn Ah-km\w Hcp hmXn-ens apn \np. Hcp \nanjw Xm sNp-Xv icn-bmtWm Fp kwibnp \n-tijw Ah s]sv hmXn Xpd-p. \fn-\nv Ah-fpsS apJ-`m-hs
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Dd--ap-m-hn-.
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-
D-bvv cp aWn-tbmsS Xncv Ah-km-\n-pw. Ivsk-tdm-Ivkv sajn \n-ea- m-Ipw. Hm-td- PmIvk
Fp t]cp Ccp-]-n-c-pIm-c Xs ssk n-fp-sa-Spv DuWp-I-gn-m t]mIpw. C\n \mep
aWnt Abm hcq. cm{Xn Fp-a-Wn-hsc tPmen-sb-Sp-t--Xn-\m Hcp kuP-\y-ambn Hcp aWn-q
IqSp-X `W kabw A\p-h-Zn-p--Xm-Wv. tcJ ssS]v-ssd--dns apn-\nv amdn ]nd-Inse sshpUv
ad-bvv ]nn-en tai-p-dv Ah-fpsS h-n-ep `-W-]m{Xw Xpd-p. IS-bn Bsc-nepw hm
Ahp ImWmw. Ah `Ww Ign-p-Xp \nn XnSp--n Hcp tUmIyp-sans Ivsk-tdmIvkv tImn FSpp sImSp-pw. As-n ssS]v sNm-\p am hmn-h-bv-pw.
ISp ]nn kmdns hoSm-Wv. ASp--f-bn-\n-p i- Ahp tI-mw. kmdv `Ww
Ign-m Dd-pw. AXv \mev \mechsc-bp-m-Ipw. Atm kmdns `mcy ca-tn IS-bn hp \npw. tcJ thKw `Ww Ignv Iu-dn hcpw. ca-t-n-tbmSv kwkm-cn-pI ck-am-bn-cp-p. `Ww
thKw Ign Znh-k--fn Ah tNn AI-p-\np hcp-Xpw Imp \n-pw.
Cv Ahv Hcp ktm-j-hm Adn-bn-m-\p-m-bn-cp-p. Ah Aev]w A-a-tbmsS Iudn Imp-\n-p.
"-kmdv Hd-n-tbm-?-'
ca h-tm tcJ tNmZn-p.
"-\ Dd--am-Wv. \ns kmdn-t, InS-n-bm I-S-p ]mh t]meym-Wv. InS-m aXn, Ddw XpSpw. CXm Cs\ Iqw hen-m XpS-pw-.-'
tcJ Nncn-m XpS-pw.
"-tN-o, Asmcp Imcyw ]d-nt Rm? s{Sbn bm{X-sb--n-?-'
"-s{S-bn bm-t{Xym-?-'
"-A-tX, kmdv t_mws_-bvp t]mhzm-Wvv ]d-tm Rm ]d-n-t-?-'
ca Hm-p. cp amkw apm-W-Xv. chn t_mws_-bvp t]mhp-I-bm-sWv Adn-tm tcJ ]dp.
"-Xo-h-n-bn bm{X sNpI Fp ck-am-bn-cnpw At tNo-?-'
"-Fp ckw-?-' ca ]d-p. "-Ip-dp Zqc-t-bvv Fmw ckw Xs. ]ns aSp-pw-.-'
"-F-n-s\-bmWv aSp-p-I? \ ck-a-s? N{I-n-t Hcp hoSp-t]m-se-?-'
tcJ-bpsS Ip-I-fn Xnf-w. Ah XpS-p.
"-F-\nv Hcn--se-nepw Xoh-n-bn bm{X sN-Ww. Rm\n-Xp-hsc Xoh-n-bn bm{X sNbv-Xn-n--.-'
ca-bvv AZv-`p-X-am-bn. Cu Imev Xoh-n-bn bm{X sNbv-Xn-n-m Hcn-cp-]Xp hb-p-Im-cn! hniz-knm ]p-n-.
"\o `mKyw sNbv-Xn-p-v-.-' ca ]d-p. "-Xo-h-n-bn Ib-dm-\p tbmK-ap-m-bn-n--tm-.-'
"-A-Xnse Xami Fm-sW--dntbym tNn-?-,-' tcJ ]d-p. "-R--fpsS hoSv Xoh-n-m-f-n\v sXm-Spm-Wv. Xohn t]mIp-tm-sgms R-fpsS hoSv Ipep-pw. honse ^-Wn--sdms Ipep-pw. cm{Xn
hn t]mIp-tm-gmWv ckw. In Hcp sXmn-t]mse InS-m-Spw. Ddw hcmsX InS-p Znh-k
- f
- n
t]mepw, Hcp Xohn IS-p-t]m-bm F\n-p-dw hcpw. Hc- Xmcm-W t]mse-.-'
Xoh-n-bpsS Ipep-hpw sXmn-empw Hm-p--t]mse Ah I-S-p.
"-sN-e-tm, Hcp hn Iptd t\cw RsS ASv-v sdbn-en-tev hp \n-pw. ap Ipn-I-sfms
AXns Dn Ib-dn--fn-pw. ]t F\nv t]Sn-bm-bn-cp-p. AXn Ib-dn-bn-cn-p-tm s{Sbn
s]sv CfIn HmSn-bmtem Fv. Iae ap Ipn-I-fpsS Hw Xoh-n-bn Ib-dn--fn-pw. F\nv Fp
t]Sn-bm-bn-cp-s-tm-.-'
"-I-ae Xoh-n-bn-sems t]mbn-p-tm-?-'
"-]n-s? Ahfv hm km[\m tNo. Hcp Nmkv Inn-bm Ahfv hnSn-. Fs Nmkv Itf-w sN
pw. Ahfv As Hw a{Zm-knev t]mbn-p-v, Hcn-ev Iqcpw t]mbn-p-v-.-'
"\o `mKyw sNbv-Xn-p-st Rm ]d-bq. bm{X \c-Im-Wv. tIc-f-ns Dn-sems kpJ-am-Wv. cp
`mKpw t\mn-bm hbepw ]pgbpw ] ]nSn Ipp-I-fpw. tIcfw hnm ]ns cp hihpw Xcn-ip`qan Xs-bm-Wv. kln-m ]m NqSpw. kabw F{X ]Xp-s-bmWv \opI F-dn-tbym? ]ntv Dbm-Ip-tm-tgpw \apv Im-p-san \nv Cd-n-tbm-Sm tXmpw. Fm ]ntbpw Hcp Znhks bm{X _mn-bm-Wv. I---bn-\nv cmPn-shp h-tmtg F\np kam-[m-\-am-bp-q-.-'
"-F-mepw tNo Fp ckm-.-'
"-t\m-n-tm, C{X-b-[nIw taml-ap-s-nev \ns IymWw Ign-W Bfv t_mws_-bntem Znnbntem Bbn-cn-pw. Atm a\-n-em-bn-smpw FmWv Xohn bm{X Fv-.-'
Av ca ]d--tXmv tcJ Nncn-p.
"-tNn Ap ]d-Xv icn-bm-bn-cn-p-p-.-'
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PohnXw Fv.'
"-\ hm--bp-tm-?-' ca tNmZn-p.
"-t_mw-t_v Hcmfv hn-p-v-.-'
"-\ ]-\m-tWm-?-'
"-AtX tNo. F\nv hnizm-km-bn-. \ Dbcw, s\tdmw-v. XSn A[nIw C. Hcp I-\oev skbnvkv
sd{]-k-t-o-hm-W-s{X. ]p aqm-bncw i-fw-v-v-.-'
"\o Abm-tfmSv kwkm-cn-p-thm-?-'
"-Dw. sNdn-b--\mWv Cu Btem-N\ sImp-h--Xv. an\n-mv Rm ChnSvv t]mbn-ty? Atm sNdnb-NvO Imp-\n-v-Wv-m-bn-cp-p. ]ntv hon-te-bvv sNm ]d-p. Cse IS Hgn-hm-bn-cp-nt. AhnsS t]mb-tm-gmWv a\-n-em-bXv CXn-\m-bn-cpp Fv.'
"-]-\v \ns Cm-tbm-?-'
"-Dw. C\n \msf honev hcpw-s{X, s]p-Im-Wm-.-'
"-Atm s]p ImW-es Ign--Xv-?-'
"-A-, ]s A-bvpw A\pw B NSv \S--Ww-v. \msf Fm-hcpw IqSn hcpw. Rmb-dm-gv-N-bt. A tImgo\nw At\z-jnp \S-m XpS-n-.-'
"-Hp cp tImgosS Poh t]mbmepw icn, Imcyw `wKn-bmbn \S--s-.-'
"\o GXp-Sp-mWv CSp--Xv-?-'
"-I-a-e-bvv Ign ]nd-m-fn\v hmnb Nqcn-Zm Ct, AXp Xcm ]d-b-Ww. ]nnev sNdnb ]q-fp-Xv.' Hp \n-n-sm--h ]d-p. "-X-cn Ak-v. Hcp km[\w CSm Xcn-. Rm Ah-fn-m kabv Inv Cp t\mm-dp-v. Ah-fXp Xn-s-n Rm hnjp-hn\v hmnb kmcn-bp-Sp-pw. kmcn-bp-Spmev F\nv hb-p-tXm-n-pw. ]ns CSm-\p-Xv B ] Nqcn-Zm-dn-t, AXm-Wv. GXmWv CtS--sXv
Xo--bm-n-bn-n--.-'
Hcp I-a hp. cp t^mdw Ivsk-tdm-Ivkv sNm sImSp-p. tcJ AXp-sImv sajns ASp-tbvp t]mbn. Ah-fpsS Ne-\- Iem-]-c-am-bn-cp-p. PmIv-ks\tmse [rXn-sbm-p-an-. Fm A{XXs ka-bta tcJbpw FSp-q. t\mn \n-p-Xv IuXp-I-am-Wv.
I-a t]mb-tm Ah ]d-p.
"-tN-o, Rm Xn-fm-gvN hcp-tm Hcp Ipnsb sImp-h-cmw.'
ca tNmZy-]qw Ahsf t\mn.
"-Mm, \ Ipn-bm-Wv. R-fpsS Ab-]--p--Xm-Wv. Hcp ]mhm tNo. \mbn tPmen-sb-Sp-pw.
A acn-p-t]m-bn. AtXmm tPmenp t]mWXp Xs-.-'
"\o AXn\v C{X s]sv t]mhzm-tWm? Xo-Xn-sbms Xo--bm--t-?-'
tcJ Nncn-p. "-Hs Xo--bm-n-bn-cn-pp tNo. ]-\n\n Fp Znh-ks eoth-bp-q. AXn-\p-n
IymWw \S--Ww, Hw sImp-t]mthw thWw-.-'
"-A-Sn tIao-.-' ca Nncn-p.
Ahp ktmjw tXmn. Hw hyk-\-hpw. Ign Hcp sIm-ambn X\n--hsf IqSp-X IqSp-X
C-sp hcn-I-bm-bn-cp-p. \ Imcy-Ku-c-h-ap Ipn. hniz-knv Fpw G-n-mw. C\n hcp Ipn
Fn-s\-bm-Wm-thm? tcJ sImp-h-cp-tm tami-am-hm hgn-bn-.
"-I-a-e-bvv tPmen-sb-Sp-m Xm-]-cy-an-t-?-'
"-h-m km[\m tNo Fs A\n-b-n. Ahfv tPmen-sb-Sp-p-I-sbmpw C. Xnp IqSpw, A{X-Xs. ChnsS sImp-h-m-s kmdp-ambn ASn-IqSn t]mIpw-.-'
"-I-a-e-bvv \ns C-s-?-'
tcJ Ipd-p-t\cw Btem-Nn-p, ]ns ]d-p.
"-Cw Xs-bm-Wv, ]t Rm\pw Ah-fpw-IqSn ASn-]n-Sn-bp-m-bm Ah-fmWv Ftmgpw Pbn--W-Xv.
Fs amn-sm-fnpw Ah. Ftmgpw Rm\mWv hnp-sIm-Sp-m-dv. CXns\ Cwv ]d-bm-tam-?-'
"-Ip-dp Ign-m Fmw icn-bm-hpw-.-' ca ]d-p. sNdp--a-t-?-'
"-Fp sNdpw tNo? F\nv hbv Ccp-]-n-c-m-bn, Ahv Ccp-]-Xpw. Hcm-gv-Nbpw IqSn-bt
Dq. Rms\s hgnp t]mIpw, ]ns h-tm-gp-as ImWp-q-.-'
tcJ \n-n, Ah-fpsS Ip-I \nd-n-cp-p.
"-km-cy ao-.-' ca Ah-fpsS Npa-en ssIh-p.
tcJ s]s-p-Xs kwb-a\w hos-Sp-p. Ah ]d-p.
"-tN-o, kmdn-t\mSv Ctm ]d-b tItm. Rm Xn-fm-gvN hnp ]d-bmw-.-'
"-AXp icn-bm-hp-tam-?-' ca ]d-p. "-F-p-sImv t\cs ]d-n-ymv tNmZn-n-t-?-'
tcJ Btem-Nn-p. icn-bm-Wv. Xn-fm-gvN Hcp s]-Ip-n-bp-ambn hcp-tm t\cs ]d-n-tm Fp
tXmpw.
"-Hcp Imcyw sNq. Rm t]mb tijw ]d-m aXn-.-'
Bdp aWnv t]mIp--Xn\p apv Ah ca-tbmSp ]d-p.

"-tN-o, Rm Iym-W-n\p apv hopw hcpw sItm. Wn-m. ]ns t_mws_p t]mIp-Xn\p apv Hcn- IqSn hcmw. hy \K-c-n-sems Fn\ym Pohn-ymv tNn ]d-p-X-c-Ww-.-'
^okv CuSmpw sItm-.-'
"-icn tNo-.-'
Xn-fm-gvN tcJ hXv H-bv-m-Wv.
Ah km[m-cW an Ib-dn-hv IpSbpw _mKpw tai-h-en-n XncpIn Itk-c-bn-en-cpv ssS]v-ssd-dns Ih Agn-s-Sp-p. t{Umb-dn-\nv Hcp XpWn-sb-Spv ssS]v-ssd- XpS-p.
ca Ahsf AZv-`p-X-tmsS t\mn. tcJ ca-bpsS Ip-Isf t\cn-Sm-Xn-cn-m {ian-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
Ah cv ^p-kv-tI]v IS-emkv tdmf-dn XncpIn Im-_ shbv-p-I-bm-Wv. ca ASp-p-sN-p.
"\o Hcp Ipnsb sImp-h-cp-sav ]d-nv Fm-bn-?-'
"-A-sXmpw icn-bm-bn tNo-.-'
"-Ft Ah ]nsp ]d-tm?'
"-A-X tNn, Iym-Ww.'
"-Fp ]n-?-'
"-Rm-s\-tmgpw ]d-bm-dnt tNo, Ah-sfmcp hm km[-\m. Rm Iptd tNmZn-p. Cc-p. Fnpw
Ah B ]nv Nqcn-Zm Xn-. Ah hmin-]n-Sn-p, Ah-Xs CSWwv.'
"-F-n-v-?-'
"-A-h B DSp-n-p. Rm ] Nqcn-Zm Cp-t\m-n. AXn--tm Hcp DZn-n-m t]mse. Atm A
]dp kmcn-bp-Sp-m aXn-sb-v. kmcn-bp-Sp-m F\nv cp hb-s-nepw IqSp-X tXmn-pw.
"-]ns sNdn-b- Ia-esb hon-te-bvp hnfn-p. Ah hcp-tm Rm am{Xw aXn AhnsS Fp ]dp. Ah tI--t? Ah h-tm Ah B ]nv Nqcn-Zm Cp hne-kn. Ahv Ah-sf-bmWv
C-am-b-Xv. ]\v {]tXy-In-pw-.-'
ca Hpw ]d-bm-\m-hmsX Ccp-p.
"-Ip-n-mew apXte Ah An-s\-bmWv tNo. Fs In-\nv Fmw XnsbSp-pw. Ah-XmWv ckw.'
tcJ tai-p-d-p IS-em-kp-I ]cn-tim-[n-p.
"-tNo CsX{X tImn-bmWv FSp-t--Xv. Rm t]mb tijw kmsd-Sp--Xm-.-'
ca B IS-emkp hmn t\mn. hmbn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-n-, shdpsX Itm-Sn-pI am{Xw. kam-[m-\n-nm FmWv ]d-tb--sXv Ah--dn-n-. Hpw ]d-bm-\n-m-bn-cp-p.
"-A-\v Xosc C-ym-bn-cp-p. ]t Rm ]d-p. Ahv Ia-e-sb-bmWv C-am-b-sX-n Ahsf
IymWw Ignp sImSp-m. Ah-sf-nepw c-s-S-s-.-'
ca Hpw ]d-bmsX Hcp Itk-c-bn-en-cp-p. Ah-fpsS apJw hmSn-bn-cp-p.
"-km-cwy tNo-.-' tcJ ]Xps ]d-p. "Cu ]mh-s s]n\p thnbpw Bsc-nepw Fhn-sS-sbnepw Dm-hpw-.-'
Ah Itk-c-bn-en-cp-p. ]ns \n-n-Im-c-amb apJ-tmsS apn Ccn-p b{-n-te-bv-v, Ac-am-e-bpsS kwKo-X-n-te-bv-v, kzw Bm-hns GIm--X-bn-te-bvv Xncn-p-t]m-bn.

asmcp hmXn
Bip-]-{Xn-bn.
Xf-p-d
- p s]-Ip-n-bpsS InS-
- c
- nsI Abm Imn-cp-p. H-\
- p-tm o Itk-cb
- psS
Imep-I \ne-p-c-p-m-Ip i-n Ah DW-cptam F-bm `b-s-p. DW-cp-tm Asb
In-s-n _lfw hbv
- ptam F-dn-bn-. Ah-fpsS Abpw A\pw Ac aWn-q-apv hon t]mbncp-p. A-bp--tm-Xs Ah `b-sp Ic-bp-p. t]Snv Nppw t\mp-p. A-bpsS ssI apdpsI
]nSn-p-p. tamsf Bcpw C\n D]-{Z-hn-n-sp ssje ]d-bp--X-hsf Biz-kn-n-p-n-.
Cu bmX\ kln-m Ah-m-Is F-bm {]m-n-p-p. hmXn-ens I- amn \gvkpw
tUmdpw AIp IS-p. Abm Fgp-t-p. tUm Ahsf ]cn-tim-[n-p-I-bm-Wv. Abm tNmZn-p.
"-tUm- Ch-v-.-.-.-.-.-.-.'
tUm ]cn-tim-[\ \nn Abmsf t\mn.
"-Ip-g--sam-p-an-, Pv G {Sma. jn hn HmhIw Zmv C F I]v Hm^v tUbv-kv. \n?'
"-Fs t]cv `mkv-I-c, Rm Ab-m-c-\m-Wv-.-'
"-H-c-b-m-c-X-s-bmWv Cu Ipn-sb-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-' tUm \n-n.
"-A-sX-.-' `mkv-I-c ]d-p. Hc-b-m-c-\m-b-Xn Abm en-p.
"-A-bmsf Adp sNbv-sXp tI-sm-.-' tUm ]d-p.
"-A-sX-.-'
"-I-w! AXp Ign a\p-jy-.-..-.'
tUm \gv-kn\v Ftm \n-tiw sImSp-p-sImv ]pd-t-bvp t]mbn. `mkv-I-c AhnsS H-bv-mbn. H-bv--. Dd--a-cpv sImSpv t_m[-an-msX Dd-p Hcp ]p hb-p-Imcn Ipn-bpsS Hw. a\v
tXn. tamsf \n\-nXv kw`-hn-p-h-sm. Fp sIm-ambn Fpw cmhn-sebpw sshIp-t-chpw Cu s]Ipn X-fpsS hoSns ]Sn-hm-Xn ISv hp. cmhnse kvIq kn-bp-ambn hcp-p. imcZ tai-p-dv
aqp-t]-p-ap {]mX Xm-dmn hn-p-m-Ipw. An-fn-sbpw Bn-bp-sSbpw H-an-cpv Ah
tZmitbm C-entbm Ign-p-p. Abm CS-bvv Ifn-bmbn tNmZn-p-p. "\n-\v \ns hoov Ign-qsS-?'
"-C-sXs hoSm-Wv-.-' Ah tZzjy-tmsS ]d-bp-p.
"-A- CXv Znt\iv tNs hoSm-Wv-.'
Ahv BZyw tZzjyhpw ]ns k-Shpw hcp-p. Ah-fpsS Ip-I \nd-bpw. Ah Abmsf Ipnss-sImv CSn-p-sImv ]d-bpw.
"-Rm\o An-fn-t\mSv ann--.-'
Imcyw icn-bm-Wv. Hcn- Xop Iev-]n Imcy-am-W-Xv. ]ns Av adnp ]d-tb Imcy-sam-p-an-.
Znt\-i shn-bm-gvN cm{Xn tlm-en \ns-p-p. Hcm-gvN tams\ hnp-\n kSw Xo-m A
kzmZp hn`-h- Dm-p-p. sshIp-tcw kvIq hnv hcp \o\-tam ImWp-Xv Bn ASp-f-bn hn`-h
- f
- p-m-p-X
- m-Wv. Ahv Imcyw a\-n-em-hp-p. ]ns tNmZy-f
- m-Wv. Fn-\mWv Znt\iv-tN- Fm Bgv-Nbpw hcp--Xv? tlm-en-en-cpv hXpw ]Tn-p-Iq-sS? Ans\ Hcp-]mSp tNmZy-.
imcZ ]d-bp-p.
"-Zn-t\iv tN BosS tam\-s. Atm At ImW-Ww-v-m-hn-s-?-'
An-s\-sbms km[m-cW ]d-bm-dp--Xm-Wv. Av Fp-sImtm Ah-Xv Xosc C-s-n-. Dd-n-cpv hmbn-p-sIm-n-cp Abm ASp--f-bn \S `qI---sfmpw Adn-n-. Abm F{X
{ian-npw \o\-bpsS kSw amm Ign-n-. Ah-fpsS Abpw A\pw Ic-n tIv At\z-jn-m
h-tm I ImgvN Ah-sfbpw Gn \Sv Av kam-[m-\n-n-p--Xm-Wv.
"-sI-n-p-sIm-Sp- {]mbm-bn-'. Ah-fpsS A ]d-p. "-I-ns Ah-fpsS Imev s\ev ap-W-Xv-?'
Imcyw ]d--tm Ah Nncn-p-sImv Xncn-p-t]m-bn. "-A-t{X-q-.-.-.-.-'
At{Xq Fv Ahv ]d-bmw. ]t \o\sb kw_-n-t-S-tmfw AsXmcp Poh--cW {]iv-\-amWv. Znt\iv tN tXmfn kn-bp-ambn ]Sn ISp h-tm ImWp ImgvN Avfpw tamfpw -IqSn Hcp
kn-kw-`m-j-W-n G-s-n-cn-p--Xm-Wv.
"-A- Ahsf Cns\ sImnp hj-fm-n-sm-q-.-' Ah ]d-p. Ah Cm ka-b--fn
Cu ]ndp-n-sv Ahs A-\p-a
- b
- p-ambn sImp-s
- Xmpw Ah\v C-a
- . C{X {]mb-am-bnpw Ah\pw
Hcp Akq-bm-ep-hm-Wv. Ah tNmZn-p.
"-F-mSo s\\v s\s hoo t]mbn-cp-q-sS-?-'
"-CXv Fs hoSm-Wv.- '- ]pXp-Xmbn An-fns ASp-p-\np Innb Dd-n Ah Xncnv t]mcm-Sm XsbmWv Xo--bm-n-bn-cn-p--Xv. AXp-h-sc-bp-m-bn-cp k-S-samw Ah Xev-m-e-t-bvv amn-h-p.
kSw ]nt-bp-am-hm-tem.
"-CXv s\s hotSm? ]o ]d-m-a-Xn-.-'
"-]-oev Znt\iv tN ]d-m-a-Xn-.-' ]ns Ah Hcp ]Sn-IqSn Ib-dn. An-fns\ sIn-n-Sn-p-sImv

Ah ]d-p. "-CXv Fs A-\m-Wv-.-'

Imcyw Ipep-am-em-sb an Znt\-i kn \ne-p-hv Itk-eb
- n Ccp-p. Hscm aew adn-n-en
Ah\v \-am-Ip-Xv Ahs A-\m-Wv. cm-semv Xo-b
- m-n-bnp aXn C\n Imcy- F an t]mhn-fn-tbmsS Ah-fpw. Znt\-i ]d-p.
"-Am Rm\n\n tImtf-Pn-sempw t]mWn-. ChnsS hon-en-cn-m t]mhzm-Wv. C-W-n\v t]mbm
F\nv Atw-m-hn-, A-\pw-m-hn-, Cu hoSpw-m-hn-. Hs Cu s]v ASn-s-Sp-pw.
Znt\iv tN C\n tImtf-Pn t]mIp-n-s-Xv Ah-sfbpw `b-s-Sp-n. As-n-s Ah-\n-m-tm Ahs In-en Ibdn InS-ptm, Ah ]t Dt]-n-n Ifn-m-- FSp-p-tm,
Fmw Ah-fpsS apJv Hcp I-ap-v. An-fn\pw Bnpw {]iv-\-an-s--h--dn-bmw. Znt\-iv- tN--s\m Adn-mtem F `bw. Imcy--fpsS nXn An-s\-bm-bn-cn-p-tm Znt\-iv- tN- nc-ambn
hon-en-cn-p-I-sb-Xv A{X kpJ-ap Imcy-a-. AX-h-fpsS hyn-kzm-X-{y-n ssII-S--em-hpw.
s]sv Ftm BtemNnpd-t]mse Ah \nh-n-cp-p. ]ns Znt\iv tNs\ icnpw hogv
- nb
Hcp {]kv-Xm-h\ Cd-p-Ibpw sNbv-Xp.
"-A--\ym-sW-nev Rm Znt\-iv- tN-s\ IeymWw Ign-pw-.-'
"-s]v sImm-a-tm. \o Fs IeymWw Ign-p-I-tbm?' Ah tNmZn-p. "-Im-cym-bn-mtWm ]td-W-Xv?
AtXm `oj-Wn-s-Sp-m ]d-bym-tWm-?-'
"-A
- .- '- ]ns Ftm kwibw tXmn Ah An-fn-t\mSv tNmZn-p. Av, Fm F\nv Znt\iv tNs\
IeymWw Ign-q-sS-?-'
Cu hon An-fn-sbpw Bn-bp-sSbpw aI-fmbn IqSm Hcp Ipdp-p-hgn tXSp-Ib
- m-Wh
- . AXn-\mbn
Znt\-iv- tN--s\ BP--i-{Xp-hns\ IeymWw Ign-m-\pw-IqSn Ah Xm-dm-Wv. Znt\-iv- tN- ]Tn-p-Ibm-sW-pw, AXp Ignv Hcp tPmen Innb tijta IeymWw Ign-p-I-bp-mhq Fsmw Abm
]dp t\mn. kmc-an-, Imn-cn-m Ah Xm.
"-Bs
- , \n\-s{X hb-m-bn-?'- Ah tNmZn-p. "\o ]d-b
- . F\n-d- n-bmw. Av XnI-nt Dq. F\n
v Ccp-]-n-H-v. Fp-h-m \o {]mb-]q-n-bmbn \ns sIp-tm-tg-bvv F\nv dn-b-sam-hpw.
Rm thsd s]-Ip-nsb Inptam Fp t\m-s-.-'
Ahv hopw k-S-am-bn. hmXn-ep-I Hmtcm-tm-tcm-mbn AS-bp-I-bm-Wv. Ah tXn--c-bm
XpS-n. AXns Ah-km-\-n-emWv B Hp-Xo-p-m-b-Xv. Znt\-iv- tN- An-fns aI-\m-Wv, \o aIfpw. Hcp hI-bn Ahpw Xpeym-h-Imiw sImSp B Ddv Ahv Bizmkw \-In. AXn\p tijw
Ctm CXv Znt\-iv- tN-s hoSm-sWv ]dv An-fn-\-hsf tZzjyw ]nSn-n-t Hcm-h-iy-hp-ap-m-bncp-n-.
]gb IY-If
- psS Hm-b
- n Abm Nncn-p. s]s-p-Xs Bip-]{- Xn-ap-dn-bpsS Idp bmYm-y-nte-bvv Xncn-p-h-cn-Ibpw sNbv-Xp.
imcZ FmWv hcm-X
- v. sshIp-t-cs `Ww ]mIw sNbvX
- p-Ig- n DSs\ hon-\n-n-d
- m-sav
]d--Xm-bn-cp-p. Ah cmhnse Iptd-t\cw Ic-p. Hm--I Ahsf hmsX ]oUn-n-p. Hcp Ipn
kzw A-s\bpw A-sbbpw Dt]-nv asm-c
- s
- \bpw A-sbbpw kzoI-cn-m {ian-p-I. AXn\v Ignbm-Xn-cn-p-I. AsXmcp hm A\p-`h
- a
- m-Wv. FmWv AXn\p Ign-bm-Xn-cp-X
- v? Ah-fpsS A\pw Abpw
tPmen-m-cm-Wv. sshIp-tcw \o\ kvIq hnp hcp-tm Ah-sc-n-bn-p-m-hn-. Atm aIv Hc`-b-m\w Inp-Xv Ahv Bizm-k-am-Wv. ]ns aI Ah-cp-ambn IqSp-X ASp-pp FXp am{Xam-Wv. kvt\lw Imc-W-am-W-Xv, AXn-\-h-scp ]d-bm? ]e cm{Xn-I-fnepw Ah Xncnv hon t]mIm
aSn ImWn-pw. Ah-fpsS A tSm-p-ambn At\z-jnp hcpw. An-fn-sbpw Bn-bp-sSbpw Hw `Ww
Ignv Ah-cpsS Hw InS-p-d-m-\p ]-Xn-bp-ambn \S-p-I-bm-bn-cnpw \o\. Ac aWn-q t\cs
hy--amb A\p-\-b-{i-a-n\p tijw H-bvv Xncnp t]mIp-tm B a\p-jys apJv Nncn-bm-bn-cnpw. Cn-s\-bp-aptm Ipn-I? Ap cm{Xn Ah An-fn-sbpw Bn-bp-sSbpw \Sp-hn Ah-Im-i Dd-n-m-s\--t]mse InS-p-d-p-p.
B Ipn-bmWv Chn-sS, Bip-]-{Xn-bn Ah-i-bmbn InS-p--Xv. Abm s\Sp-ho-n-p. hmXn ISv
imcZ hp. Inse kn-bn Xqp-]m-{Xhpw Ipn-bn IpSn-m-\p sh-hp-ap-v. kn tai-p-dv
shv Ah tNmZn-p.
"-tamv Fn-s\-bp-v-?-'
"-Rm h-Xns tijw t_m[w hn-n-. Ah sktU-ohv sImSp-n-cn-ym-Wv. cma-N-{\pw ssjebp-ap--tm cp-hw t_m[w hq-s{X. Ah t]Snp \ne-hn-fn-ym-bn-cp-q-v-.'
"-I-w-.-'
"-Ip-g-sm-pw-ymm tUmdv ]td-W-Xv-.-'
imcZ In-en-en-cpv \o\-bpsS s\n-bn Xtem-Sn. Ddw Xs-bm-Wv. Dd--s.
"-F-\nv Ctm Hcp Ip-t_m[w tXmzm-Wv-.-' Abm ]d-p.
imcZ tNmZy-`m-h-n Abmsf t\mn.
"-\-fv Ahsf th{X {in-n-t-v.'
"-C-Xn-\{]w Fn\ym {in-ym? \sS I-sh--ov ]pdv hnSm-dn Ah-sf-.-'
`mkv-I-c Hpw ]d-n-. Abmv ]e-tmgpw ap-hn-[n-I-fp-m-Im-dp-v, Bfp-I-sf--n, k-`--

sf--n. Ah an-hmdpw icn-bm-Im-dp-ap-v. Ab-m-c-s\-n An-s\-bmWv ap-hn-[n-bp-m-b-Xv. Abm-c B hon Xma-ka

- m-n-bnv Bdp amk-am-sb-nepw Bcp-ambpw ASp-a
- p-m-bn-cp-n-. Fp-sImtm
Atmp t]mbn ]cn-N-b-s-Sm `mkv-I-cpw Xm-]-cy-ap-m-bn-. ASp-m sImn-s t_m[w.
"B \ne-b
v- Rm ]d-X
- .v- '- Abm ]d-p. "-F
- n-s\-bmWv AXp ]d-bymv F\n-d- o-y. \n\-tmtm Ahfv Fs Amv hnfn-m sXmS-o-Xv-?-'
imc-Z-bvv Hm--bp-v. cp-aq-p-sImw apm-Wv. Hcp Znhkw Ah ASp--f-bn tZmi-bp-m-ptm-gmWv \o\ hp ]d--Xv.
"-A-t, A\v tZmi thmv ]d-p-.-'
imc-Zv s]sv Bi-b
- p-g
- a
- p-m-bn. Xs Ah A-sbv CS-n-Sv hnfn-m-dp-v. ]t Anfns\ An Fp-Xs
- -bmW v hnfn-m-dv. \o\-Xp a\-n-em-sbp tXmp-p. Ah Iqn-t-p. "-Fs
Chn-Ss A-!-'
AXn\p tijw Ipdp Imew Ah cp-t]-scbpw A, A Fp-X-s-bmWv hnfn-m-dv. Znt\-iv- tN-\p-ambn Hcp Xpeym-h--bp-m-b-Xn Ah ktm-jn-p. Ah-fpsS ]mh-p-n-I an-hbpw ]e Znhk--fn-embn Cu hon tNt-dn. DSp-p-Ifpw bq\n-t^mapw Ae-am-dn-bn Bn-bpsS kmcn-I-n-S-bn
Xqn-n-S-p. cm{Xn X-en-s- B-hn IqSn-h-p. i\n-bm-gvN cm{Xn Znt\iv tN Ds-nepw Ah
AhnsS Ah-cpsS \Sp-hn InS-p-d-n. Hcp-Xcw Iqk-en-m-bv-a-tbm-sS. Dd-m-\mbn kzw apdn-bn-te-bvp
\S-p Ahs\ {]tIm-]n-n-m-\mbn ]d-bp-Ibpw sNpw. "-CXv Fs A-\m-Wv-.-'
Ah Ahsf IuXp-I-tmsS t\mn-smv ]d-bpw. "-I-w, CXns Xe-bnev Hp-ymm tXm-WXv-.-'
"-CXm s\dsb apSn-v-.-' Ah Ah-fpsS kar--amb apSn Db-n-m-Wn-p-sImv ]d-bpw.
"-v, AtX km[-\w-Xs XtesS Dnepw BbXm Iwv ]d-X
- .v- '- Ah ]d-bpw. ]ns AhnsS bpam-Wv.
Abm AsXmw Btem-Nn-p-sImv Nncn-p. imc-Zbpw Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Hcp-]mSv Btem-Nnm-\p-v. AXns Ay-am-Is ChnsS Bip-]-{Xn-In-S--bn Ah-i-bmbn InS-p Ipn-bn-sen hgnapn \n-p-p. Hm--I kmz-\-am-Ip-n-. Hcp Zo-L-izmkw tX-en-t\m-S-Sp-s-p-p.
Abm Btem-Nn-p. \o\-bpsS"A-' hnfn A[n-I-Imew \ne-\n-n-. BZy-ap-mb FXnv Ah-fpsS
A-bpsS ]-p-\n-p-am-bn-cp-p. A-sbp hnfn-p-Xv Ipg-a
- n-, ]t A Fp asm-cmsf hnfn-WXv A{X icym-tWm? ]no-SmWv a\-n-em-bXv FXnv Ah-fpsS A-bn \n Dm-bn-p-X
- v, adnv
a-b-]
-
- m-cpsS ]-p-\n-p-am-sW-v. a-ca
- m. Ah H-sm-v hv ssje-bp-ambn Ipip-Ip-ipp. Hc-]h
- m-Z
- n-te-bvv \op-sa-m-bt- m am{X-amWv ssje ]d-X
- v. "Hpw tXm-cX
v- v. tamsf-smv
An-sf-p-Xs hnfn-nm aXn. A-s\p hnfn--mv ]d-bWw Ah-tfm-Sv.'
Cu Xc-n-ep kvt\l-_
-
- s]mXp-P\
-
- n\v a\-n-em-hn-. Ah-m-hiyw sshIr-Xa
- mb _-fm-Wv. Ao-e-I-Y-I s\bv-sX-Sp-m Ign-bp Xcw _-.
`mkv-I-c\v hnjaw tXmn. Hcp sImp-Ip-n-bpsS B{K-l-am-Wv. AXn-se-n-\mWv apXn--h-cpsS hnjen-]v-X-amb a\v CS-s]-Sp--Xv. AXn\p tijw \o\ Abmsf ap--h-cpsS apn-hv Am Fp hnfn-n. H-bvv Inp-tm Ah sNhn-bn a{n-pw. "A-m-.-.-.-.'.
Hcn- Ab-m-cs hon \nv \o\ hcp-Xp Ip. Fp-sImtm Abm--Xn--am-bn-.
Abm tNmZn-p. "-tam Fn-\mWv AhnsS t]mb-Xv-?-'
Ah ssI Xpdp ImWn-p. anm-bn-I.
"B An X-Xm-tWm-?-'
Ah Xe-bm-n. Ap -sXm-m-W-bm {in-m XpS-n-b-Xv. \o\ Ab-m-c-\p-ambn hfsc temKyn-em-bn-cp-p. CS-n-Sv Atm-tmSn t]mIp-Xp ImWmw.
imc-Z-bpsS apJv Nncn-bp-m-bn-cp-p. Ahfpw \o\-sb-n Hm-p-I-bm-bn-cn--Ww. \o\-sb-n Nncntbm-sS-b
- msX Hm-m ]p-n-. a[p-ca
- p-ff
- X
-
- msX ssIp Hc-\p-`h
- hpw Ah-fn-\n-p-m-bn-n-. Fnst Ahv Cns\ ]m?
"-C-hsf D]-{Z-hn Ab-m-c-\n-t-?' Abm imc-Z-tbmSp ]d-p. "-A-bmsf Ch FmWv hnfn-n-cp-sX--dn-tbym?'
"-Dw-?-'
"-A--s\-v-.-'
"-A-tXym-?-' imcZ AZv-`p-X-tmsS tNmZn-p.
"-Hcp hmXn-e-S--tm Ah asmcp hmXn Xpd-p-t\m-n-b-Xm-Wv. Fs A-s\p hnfn--mv
]d-tm Ah asm-cmsf AhnsS {]Xn-jv-Tn-m {ian-p-.-'
Ac aWn-q A\p-\-b-n tNmZyw sNbv-X-tm-gmWv \o\ B clkyw ]pd-p-hn--Xv. A-s\p hnfns Fp tNmZn--tm Abm DSs\ k-Xn--s{X. B a\p-jy-\mWv hon Bcp-an-m ka-bv B
]p hb-p-Imcn Am Fp hnfnp sN-tm D]-{Z-hn-X
- v. a\p-jy\v C{Xbpw \oN-\m-Im-tam? `mKy-n\v
Ahv HmSn Ah-cpsS ASp-t-bvv hcm ]n. Ans\ c-s-Sm ]n-bn-cp-n-s-n Abm AhfpsS IY Ign-t-s\. km[m-cW An-s\-bmWv ]Xn-hv. t]cv ]pd-p-h-cptam Fv kwibw tXmn-bm
Ip-hm-fn-I Cc-sb-s Cm-Xm-m {ian-pw.

imcZ Xcn-n-cn--bm-Wv. Hcp tX Ah-fpsS s\n IqSp-Iq-n. AXv ]pd-t-bvp hcm shp-Ibm-Wv. ASp \nanjw Ah apJw s]mn tXn-tXn Ic-bm XpS-n.
"-F-\n-n-tm Ip-t_m[w tXmzm-Wv-.-' Abm ]d-p. "-a-p-tmcv Fp thW-nepw ]d-tm-s;
Ahsf XS-b-m-bn-cp-p. Hcp sImp-Ipn Amv hnfn-m BImiw CSn-p- s]m-fnp t]msIzm-pwy-.-'
"-\-ap-n\n Ans\ hnfn-n-mw-.-' imcZ tX-en-\n-S-bn ]d-p.
\o\ H-\-n. Ah DW-cm-\p {ia-am-Wv. imcZ Ip-Xp-Sp Ign-bp-{X {]k--bm-hm {ian-p.
Ah \o\-bpsS Xe-bn ]Xps Xtem-Sn. Ah Ip-an-gn-p. imc-Zsb I-tm kam-[m-\-ambn Fp
tXmp-p. Ah hnfn-p. "-A-t-.-.-.-.-.-'
"-Fm tamsf-?-'
"-A Fs Hw InS-q-.-'
`mkv-I-c Fgp-tp \np. \o\ Abmsf Hp t\mn, Fp-sImtm henb {]Xn-I-c-W-sam-p-ap-mbn-. imcZ Ah-fpsS Hw InSv Ahsf sIn-n-Sn-p. \o\ Ah-fpsS sImp-ssI-I imc-Z-bpsS Igp-nen-p. Ah hopw Dd-m-\p `mh-am-Wv. imcZ ]d-p. "-tamfv C\n Hd---.-'
Ah Ip-an-gn-p. `mkvI
- c
- In-en Ccpv \o\-bpsS Xe-bn Xtem-Sn. B kv]iw Ak-ly-am-sW
an Ah Xe sNcn-p. GtXm `oI-cP
- ohn s\n-ta Acn-p-t- ]mse Ah `b-tmsS Abm-fpsS hncep-I t\mn. kzw ssI Hcp Iq Fp-Im-en-sb-tm-sebpw hnc-ep-I AXns Cg-bp Imep-I
t]msebpw Abmp tXmn. Abm sRn ssI ]n-h-en-p. Abm ]Xps hnfn-p. "-tam-.-.-.'
Ah "A-m' Fp hnfn-p-sa--bm Bin-p. Ah Hpw-Xs hnfn-p-I-bp-m-bn-. imcZ AhfpsS s\n-ta Xtem-Sn-smv ]d-p.
"-tam-fn\n An-fns\ A-s\p-Xs hnfnm aXo-tm. tamfsS am{Xw A-\m-Wv-tm-.-'
\o\ Abmsf XWp Ip-I-tfmsS t\mn, ]ns Xe-Xn-cn-p-sImv ]d-p.
"-th--.-'
`mkvI
- c
- Fgp-tp apdnp ]dp IS-p. Abmv Dds Ic-bW
- s
- a-p-v. s\n tX hv
izmkw apn-p-I-bm-Wv. apdnp ]pdv CS-\m-gn-I-bn \nc-n-bn Itk-c-I-fn-sem-n Abm t]mbn
hoWp, ]ns Bsc-nepw {in-p-sa hnNm-c-an-msX Dds Ic-bm XpS-n.

Hcp ]-S-m-cn-bp-ambn {]W-b-n-emb IY

Rm Hcp ]-S-m-cn-bp-ambn {]W-b-n-emb IY-bm-Wn-Xv. Fs IY-bpsS io-j-Ihpw BZy-hm-NIhpw IY-bpsS ]cn-k-am-]v-Xnsb Hn-sm-Sp-p-shv \n hnNm-cn-p-p-m-hpw. ]t \np
sXn. CXv ]cn-k-am-]v-Xn-b-, XpSw am{X-am-Wv. Hcp an\p-v, Rm\n-tm hcmw, hmXn- s_-Sn-pp. Hcp ]t ..-.-.-.-.-..
Dulw icn-X-s. Cpw Ah hmXn- Ccpv kn ASp-p-hv Hnb Ihnfpw Ipn-tmb
Ip-I-fp-ap apJw Aev]w sNcnp ]nSn-p-sImv tNmZn-p-p.
"-]-Sw tatWm-?-''
Rv ]Sw th. an\n-mv sImp-h-Xv Ans\ Ccn-p-p-v. AXn-\p-ap-p--XmWv
Ctm Imp--Xv. thsp ]d-m Ah-cpsS apJw hmSp-p. Ah kn-sb-Spv aSn-bn-hv Hcp
\nan-jw-IqSn AhnsS Ccn-p-p. Rm Xocp-am\w amptam Fv Dd-m-n-b-tijw Hcn--qSn Fs
apJp t\mp-p. ]ns, `mcy Npp-h--p-an-sv Dd-m-n-bm `wKn-bmbn Nncn-p-p. "-C\n a-m
hcmw-.' adnv Im-\-bmWv hmXn Xpd--sX-n Ah-cpsS t\mw amdp-p. Xpdn-p-t\m-n-smv tNmZnp-p. "-]-Sw tatWm-?' thsp ]d-m ]ndp-]n-dp-m XpS-p-p. CS-n-Sv Im-\sb Xpdnp
t\mp-p.
"-Cv ]Sw th-.-' Rm ]d-p.
]-S
- m-cn-bpsS apJv \ncm-i. Ah kn Xpdv Hcp sIs-Sp-p. "ap-fIv ]-Sm, 25 Fw Xc-s?''
"-Fm hne?
"-F-p-dp-n-I-''
Fn-s\-sb-nepw Ahsc shdpw ssItmsS Xncn-b
-
- msX t\mm-\mbn Rm ]d-p. "-icn 25 Fw
Xtm-fq-.'
Ah sI-gnv Fm XpS-n. F\n--dn-bm-am-bn-cpp AXn ap-Xn-e-[nIw Dm-hp-sa-v. Ftmgpw
An-s\-bm-Wv. 25 Fw tNmZn-m aptXm ap-tm FSp-p-X-cpw. BZy-sampw Rm kwi-bn-n. Hcn- Fn t\mn-b-tm-gmWv a\-n-em-b-Xv. ASp XhW ]Sw hmp-tm Rm Fn-t\mn.
"-C-Xn ap-n c-s---tm-.-''
"-sh-tm-.'- Ah Fs t\mn Nncn-p. Rm Ans Hcp t\mp-IqSn FSpp sImSp-p. Ah hmnbn-. ]ns Nmv sNcnv AI-t-bvp t\mn-smv tNm Zn-p.
"-C-hnsS Cty-?-'
Im-\b
- psS Imcy-amWv tNmZn-p-X
- v. Ah-cpsS apJv tZjy-ap-m-bn-cp-p, shdp-pw. Rm ]d-p.
"-Ip-fn-ym-Wv-.-'
icnp ]d-m Im\ tjmn-n-\n-d-n-bn-cn--bm-Wv. Im\ hon-en-sp ]d-m ]-S-mcn-bpsS {]Xn-I-c-W-sa-m-hp-sa--dn-bn-. Fn\v dnkv-s-Sp--Ww? kn-sb-Spv Fgp-t--tijw Ah
Hcn--qSn Fs t\mn Nncn-p.
"-Rm\o ]-S-s-p-I-tfmv Fp sNm-\m-.-' Im\ ]d-p.
icn-bm-Wv, cp sIp-I Xpd-n-t-bn-. cm-m-v F{X ]Sw Xnp-Xo-m ]pw? Xpd
sIn-s C\nbpw _mn-bp-v, Ccpv Nphp \ndw Ib-dnb ]-S
- . Ah Imp-tm-tg-bvv Ccp
\ndw ]I-cp-p. \ kzmZp ]-S- tISp-hv hmbn hm sImm-sX-bm-hp-p.
"-C\n Ipdp Ime-t-bvv ]Sw hm-.- '- Im\ Iev]
- n-p-p. Rm k-Xn-p-p. ]t saen-pW-nb tZlhpw Ccpv Ihn-sfm-nb apJ-hp-ambn ]-S-mcn hmXn- app-tm Rm ]d-bp-p. "C-cp-]-v Fw FSp-tm-fq-.-' s]sv Im\ D-d-t-bvv hcp-tm Rm ssIsImv BwKyw
ImWn-p-p, Ah-tfmSv t]mbn ]ns hcm. ]-S-m-cnv AXp a\-n-em-hp-n-. Ah Fs t\mn
kvt\l-tmsS ]pn-cn-v, kn Xpdv ]-S-sa-Spv Fm XpS-p-p. B \nan-j-n Im\ hcpp. Rm\pw ]-S-m-cn-bp-am-bp kvt\l-_-- Ah Adn-bp-n-. Ah ]d-p.
"-t\mp Cv ]Sw th-tm. cv sIv Ccn-v-Wv-v-.-'
]-S
- mcn F \n-n, Im-\sb t\mn tIm{In Imn, ]ns Fs t\sc Xncnv Hcp Nncn-tbmsS
tNmZn-p. "-ap-fIv ]Sw FSp--s-.-'
"-C th-.-'
"-Atm Rm ]me-Sp-v hn-p-v-.-' Im\ ASp--fn-bn-te-bvv HmSn.
Im\ HmSp-Xp t\mn Ah sIm\w Imn-smv ]d-p.
"-Bfv icy--.-'
"-B-cv-?-''
Im\ t]mb hgnsb t\mn Ah ]d-p. "-\n-sS ^mcy. AXns\ Hgn-hm-v-.-'
`mcy Bfv icn-b-sv Ieym-W-cm-{Xn-bn-s F\np a\-n-em-bn-cp-p.
Rm ]Sw Hfn-np hbv-m XpS-n-bXv An-s\-bm-Wv. AXpw ]t A[n-I-Imew \S-n-. km[m-

cW D]-tbm-Kn-m Hcp ]m{X-n-\p-n \nv \ndw Nph-mb ]-S-s-s-Spv Im\ ]d-p. "-ssZhta CXv Fv hmn h-Xm-Wv? Csm-smv F\nv Hmow Cym-Xm-bn-cn-p-Wp. Rms\-n-\mWv CXv
CXn-\p-nev sImp-h--Xv? ]mb-kw-m-m ]m{Xw FSp--gm I-Xv.'
"-AXp kmcw-y-.'- Rm\-hsf kam-iz-kn-n-p-p. ]ns Ah Ipfn-m-\mbn Ipfn-ap-dn-bn Ib-dn-bt- m.-.-.-.. F\n-p-Xs Hm--bn-, Fhn-sS-sbm-s-bmWv Rm ]Sw Hfn-np h-sX-v. cp ]mv Inn-btm Xnc-n \n-n. C\n AsXp sNpw?
Hm^o-kn Im-hmkp sNm XpS-n-bXv AXn\p tij-am-Wv. ]-S
- mcn hon-ep-m-p ]-Sa
- m-sW-dn--tm Fm-hpw thWw. F\np kam-[m-\-am-bn. ]ns _v Hm-U-dp-I-fpsS \mfp-I.
BZys Znh-kw-Xs km[m-cW ]Sw Ccp-]--ns aqp sIp-Ifpw apf-Ip-]-Sw cp sIpw
hmn. ]-S
- mcn Fs t\mn a[p-ca
- mbn Nncn-p. ]ns Im-\sb tZzjy-tmsS t\m n. Ip ]Tnv
F an. ]-S-ns Hc-n-sb-Spv H-an aSn Cuc-s--ambn Ah Fm XpS-n. Hmtcm
sInepw Apw Fpw ]Sw IqSp-X-en-Sp-Xv Rm hnj-a-tmsS t\mn-\n-p. sImSp AXns
t\mn \nv icn-p hne am{X-sa-Spv _mn Xncn-p-X-cn-Ibpw sNbv-Xp.
Rm Hm^okv kvt\ln-X
- msc ]co-n-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. BZys {]mhiyw sIp-If
- n IqSp-X Fap--Xn-s\-n Ah-cmcpw ]d-n-. Ah-cpsS `mcy-am Xo--bmbpw AsX-n-t\m-n-bn-p-m-h-Ww. IqSpX I-tm `-m-hn-t\mSv ]d-n-p-m-hpw. "t\m-p, \sm-pw-y. Ipdp-ns ItSev Bdp-dp-n-Ib
- m
hne. CXv At-bp-q, t]mcm-t\v Ftmw IqSp-X-ep-v.'
Bsc-nepw Hcm AXn-s\-n FtmSp ]d-n-cp-s-n F\np kam-[m-\a
- m-tb-s\. Ans\ hnm
]n--sm. ASp {]mhiyw Rm Fmw Agnv Hmtcm sInepw IrXyw Ccp-]-p hoXw shv hopw
sIn. t\mp-tm Ap-sI-n\p ]Icw Bdp sIv. Fp-h-m F\nv Ccp-]Xp iX-am\w em`w Fw. ]t AsXs ktm-jn-n-n-, adnv thZ-\n-n-p-Ibpw sNbvX
- p. Ftm-Sp kvt\lw Imc-Wa
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Ah Fw IqSp-X hbv
- p-X
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- s
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F-n sXp-I-b sNp--sX--w. km[p kv{Xo. Ah-cpsS kmcn Iodn Dt]-n-t ]cp-h-nem-bn-cn-p-p. Zmcn{Zyw Ah-cpsS Hmtcm Ah-b-h--fnepw Hmtcm Ne-\--fnepw DS-n-\n-p. Hcp Znhkw
Ah ]d-p.
"-^m-cysS ]tg kmcn-s-n Hscw Xm. AXn-t\mSv ]td--.-'
Rm [-k
-
- S-
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- psS Fw Adn-bn-. ]g-bt- XXv
]pXn-b-tXXv F-dn-bn-. Ah-fpsS hkv-{X-[m-c-W-s--n-bp Fs Bkzm-Z-\-tijn Im-\sb Fpw
\ncm-i-s-Sp-n-bn-t-bp-q. AXp-sImv Ctm ]pXnb kmcn hmp-tm Fs hnfn-m-dn-. AXpt]mse ]pXnb kmcn DSp-m Ab-ho-n t]mbn A`n-{]mbw tNmZn-p-Itb Dq. kmcn---h-S-n
Ah-sfs Xg-n-cn--bm-Wv. Rm\n-tm FmWv sNp-I? ]-S-m-cnsb Fn-s\-sb-nepw klm-bn-Ws
- a-p-v. `mcy-bpsS kmcn tamn-m Xocp-am-\n-Xv An-s\-bm-Wv. Ae-amdn Xpdv BZyw I kmcn
FSpp amn Hcp kn-bn-emn Hfn-n-p-h-p.
sshIp-tcw Rm Hm^o-kn-\nv Fn-bt- m hon-emsI `qI-a
- m-bn-cp-p. Im\ Ae-am-dn-bnse
kmcn-I-sfmw hmcn henv ]pd-n-n-cn--bm-Wv. Fs I-tmfh tNmZn-p.
"-Fs ] kmcn Itm-?-'
"-GXv ]-?'- Ah-fpsS kmcn-If
- psS apgp-h IWpw hnh-c
- fpw Fs In-ep-s t]mse Rm tNmZnp.
"B NmW-I---bn-t? Ign HmW-n-s\-Sp--Xv. Bbn-c--q-dn\v hmty-Xv. Rm\Xv {SokmnsS
Inn ]m-nv DSp-m Ckv-Xn-cn-bnp h-Xm-bn-cp-p-.-'
F\nv _pn kmh-[m-\-nte hcq. kmcn tamn-p-tm Adnncnt Nne Imcy--fp-v. Hv
AXns hne. hne ]nSn-X
- m-sW-n DS-a
- b
- vv AXns IW-p-m-hpw. At\z-jn-pw. cm-aXv AYhm
IW-n-m-sX, Hm-b
- n-msX t]mbm-s AXv DSpp hcp-tm ]nSn-s
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"-Asm Ft Rm\Xp ImWm--Xv-?-' F Im-\-bpsS AZv-`p-Xw, "t\m-m-\-dn-b-tW-bv' F ]cn-lmk-n HXp-n. Im-\-bpsS kmcn-I-fn F\np ]cn-N-b-ap Htc Hcp kmcn AXm-bn-cp-p. Hcp cm{Xnbp-sSbpw Hcp ]I-en-sbpw ]cn-N-bw. B ]cn-Nbw hv B kmcn Fs t\mn Nncn-p.
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knv kmcn. `mKy-n\v Im\ tjmn-n\p t]mbn-cn-b
- m-bn-cp-p. kmcn-bS-
- nb kn sImSp-t- m
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"-F
- n\m ]pXoXv hmty? ^mcysS ]tg kmcn aXym-bn-cv
- p-.' Ah kmcn-ta XtemSn AXns an\pkw
Bkz-Zn-p-sImv ]d-p. "-\ ]p-tN-e. Ieym-Ws
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]d-p.
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F\n-smcp IpkrXn tXmn. Rm tNmZn-p.
"-Asm Rms\m sNzm-?-'
Ah Fs Hv t\mn. Fm-Wn{X tNmZn-m-s\ an . ]ns Ipd-smcp e-tbmsS ]d-p. "-Rm
hcmw. Aso \avv cp-t]-pw-IqSn Hfnp t]mImw. thsd Fhn-tS-s-n-epw.'
Rm Hpw ]d-bp-n-sp I-tm Ah ss[cy-s-Sp-m-\mbn ]d-p.
"-]--Sw-m-m-\-dn-tbym? Cso ]Tn-n-p-X-cmw. Rm sImtmbn hn-mw. thsd h e-pw.
ChnsS th. Cu ew sImq-em-.-''
"-Atm \nsS `-m-hn-t, Abm-tfm-?-'
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Ah ]d-bp--Xn Imcy-ap-v. Ah-fpsS `-mhv Bfv icn-b-, Fs `mcybpw Bfv icn-b-. Atm
icn-bm-bn-p cp-t] Hn-p-I. ChnsS Pohn-m ]n-s-n Hfn-tm-Sn-tm-Ip-I. Rm hon-en-cpv
]-S-ap-m-pw, Ah sImp-\-Sv hn-pw. hfsc sdmamn-m-bn-p Imcyw.
cm{Xn InS-p-tm Rm Im-\-tbmSp ]d-p.
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"-\n-fv Imcym-bn-mtWm ]d-b-W-Xv-?-' Ah Bizm-k-tmsS tNmZn-p.
"-A-sX-.-'
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"-]--S-m-cn-bpsS Hw-.-'
"-Hm-..- .-.'- Ah \ncm-it- bmsS ]d-p. "-Rm hnNmcnp h ankv tIc-ftbm asm Bbn-cn-p-w
- .v- '"-]--S-m-cn-sm tamiw-?-'
"-Rm Hcp Imcyw ]d-t-mw. AXns\ ]mhw hm--. ]mhw cp-sImw {`mm-ip-]-{Xoev sIS-Xm. AXns `-m-hn\pw {`mm. Hmtcm-cp--cvsS tbmKw-.-'
]-S
- m-cnv {`mm-sW hnhcw F\n-d- n-bn-m-bn-cp-p. Aev]
- k
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- p-sv tXmn-bn-cp-p.
]t Bip-]{- Xn-bn InS-m am{Xw {]iv\
- a
- p-m-Ip-sav Adn-n-. `-m-hn\pw AtX Akp-Jw. ]mhw.
F\nv ]t Ip-t_m-[-sampw tXmn-bn-. Ahsf klm-bn-m ]c-am-h[n {ian-n-p-v. Bh-iy-an-mXn-cp-npw Ah-fpsS ]Sw hmn Iqn-bn-p-v. Hm^o-kn sImp-t]mbn hnn-p-v. Hcp ]gb kmcn thWsap ]d-t- m ]pXn-bs
- Xm-scw hmn-sm-Sp-n-p-ap-v. Fnepw saen-p-W
- nb B apJw Hm
h-tm F\nv hnj-a-am-bn.
Fp-sImtm ]ns Iptd Znh-k-t-bvv ]-S-mcn hcn-I-bp-m-bn-. Hcp Rmb-dm-gvN cmhnse Fgpt-m aSn-v, Be-ky-ns kz]v-\--fp-ambn InS--bns-bm-bn-cpp Rm. s]sv Im\
h--am-\-]-{X-hp-ambn Rm InS-p-n-S-t-bvv HmSn hp.
"-t\m-p, \psS ]-S-m-cn-bn-t-.-.-.-.-.-.-'
Rm DtZz-K-tmsS sRn-sb-gp-t-p. "-Fp ]o-?-'
"-A-hfv Xqn-a-cn-n-cn-p-p. Igp-tm-ev-ev kmcn sIn-bn-v-.-'
Rm kvX--\mbn Ccp-p. ]{Xw Im-\-bpsS ssIn-\nv hmn hmbn-m F\n-m-bn-. kmcn
hn-n sIn, ]mhw kv{Xo-..- .- . F\nv tNmZn-W
- s
- a-p-m-bn-cp-p. kmcn-bpsS \ndw ]-bm-tWm, ]-bn
Nph ]q-fp ]pXp-aWw hnSm kn-p-km-cn? hne-Ip-d
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- t- ]m-se-bp-, an\pk-ap kmcn? B hnh-c
- s
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Imcy-an--tm.

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sIn-S
- n Ccp-]
- n-\mep ^vfm-p-If
- n Fs-
- n-sem-gnv Fm-nepw Ipn-If
- p-v. kpPn-bpsS Iqp-Im,
aqp hb-p-sXmv Fp hb-p-h-sc-bp--h. AXp-sImv amk-n-semtm ctm {]mhiyw B sInS-n lmn _-vtU BtLm-jn-p-p. ]nd-m-Im-cs As-n ]nd-m-Im-cn-bpsS hon Fm
Ipn-Ifpw h-
- S- e
- m-kn s]mXn km-\
- f
- p-ambn lmP-cm-hp-p. hfsc sNdnb Ipn-Isf Ah-cpsS
tNn-amtcm A-amtcm sImp-hp hnSp-p. B Ipn-I In-ep km\w hnp-sIm-Sp-m aSn-bmbn
Ipd-p-t\cw In-s hbv
- p-p. AXn-Yn-bpsS In \nv \ofm km-\s
- m-Xn-bn-te-bvv sXsmcp
hnj-at- msS ]nd-m-Ipn t\mn-\n-p-p. ]ns tS]vs
- d-tm-Ud- n tI-p \gvk
- dn ]mp-If
- n,
tai-p-dp sagp-Ip-Xn-cn-I Ipn-\n-nb tIns `wKn-bn, AXns kzmZns {]Xo--bn Fmw
ad-p-p.
^vfm-ns hmXn- kpPn Imp-\n-p. A kzoI-c-W-ap-dn-bnse Sot]m-bn-ta Hcp-n-h tInte-bvv Ah CSv t\mn. Hcp-d
- n-s\ t]mse. Ah cm{Xn-bn ImWm-dp kz]v\w t]mse-bs
- pw
icn-p-ap-X
- m-sWpw Ahv Ddv hcp-t-n-bn-cp-p. Ign cp amk-ambn Ah An-s\-sbmcp
temI-m-bn-cp-p. ]I ]\n, cm{Xn-bn kz]v-\-.
tIn\p apI-fn tNm-tf-n "lmn _-vtU Sp kpPm-X' Fs-gp-Xn-b-Xn\p Npp-ambn Av sagpIp-Xn-cn-I Ipn-h
- n-p-v. tS]v sdtm-Ud- n lmn _-tU F ]mns Imkv Ah-Xs
- -bmWv
Cp-h--Xv. Fmw Xm-dm-bn. C\n Iqp-Im hcn-Itb thq. Xtev kpJ-an-s-nepw Ah-Xs Fm
hoSp-I-fnepw t]mbn Iqp-Imsc Wn-n-cp-p. apI-fnse \ne-bnse ssj\nsb hnfn- Fp Icp-Xn-bXm-Wv. \mep Znhkw apv Ah-fpsS _-vtU ]m-nv kpPnsb hnfn-p-I-bp-m-bn-. Ah A-tbmSp
]d-p. "-At ssj\nsb Rm hnfn-v-Wv-y-.-'
A-bvp Imcyw a\-n-em-bn. Ah ]d-p. "-tamsf hnfn-m Ahfv ad--Xm-bn-cn-pw. tamfv AXpsImv ssj\nsb hnfn-m-Xn-cn-sympw th. tamfv \ Ipn-b-t, Fm-htcw hnfn--Ww-.-'
Ah aI-fpsS Xe-apSn Xtem-Sn-sm-n-cp-p. Htc sIn-S-n--s-bm-sW-nepw Hmtcm hon-te-pap bm{X-I B sImp-Ip-nsb Xf-p-p-s-h
- -d- n-bmw. Hmtcm Iqp-Imsc Wnp Ign-mepw
kpPn Xncn-p-hv In-en InS-pw. "-F-\np h At-'-. Ah ]d-bpw. tZlw sXmp-t\m-p-tm
Ahv ]\n-p-p-m-hpw. A ]d-bpw. "-C\n Fs tamfv FhnSow t]m-.-'
kpPn A--k--X-tm-sS-bmWv ssj\n-bpsS hon t]mbn Ahsf Wn--Xv. ssj\n-bpsS ]nd-mfn\v Xs Wn-m-Xv kpPnv hfsc a\x-{]-bm-k-ap-m-n-bn-cp-p. ]nd-m-fn\p t]mIm-\p DSpv
Ah A-sb-smv Ckv-Xn-cn-bnp hn-cp-p. sImSp-m-\p km-\hpw A-t\mSv ]dv hmn-hn-cp-p. icnp ]d-m ]nd-m-fns Xte Znhkw sSd-n In-p-t]mepw ssj\n Ahsf Wn-pI-bp-m-bn-. Wn-p-sap IcpXn Ah A[n-I-k-a-bhpw ssj\n-bpsS ASp-p-Xs Npn-n \nncp-p. Wn-m Hcn-St- p sNm Ah-fpsS Ip-`n-am\w k-Xn-X
- p-an-. FXn-hi
-
- p ^vfmnse sImp-tam ]pXnb DSp-nv In Nph-p-I-S-em-ns s]mXn-bp-ambn ssj\n-bpsS hon-te-bvv
tImWn Ibdn t]mIp-Xp I-tXmsS Ah-fpsS a\-n-Snhv ]q--am-bn.
Xpd hmXn- B Ap-h-b-p-Imcn Iqp-Imsc Imp-\n-p. apn aqmw \ne-bpsS emnMv
Hgnp InS-p. Xmtg-bvpw apI-fn-te-b
v- p-ap tImWnbpw Hgn-p-Xs InS-p. en^vv ]pd-s-Sp iw
tIm Ah {in-pw. ]ns aqmw \ne-bn \n-msX en^vvv Dbp t]mIp-tm Ah \ncmi-tbmsS kzoI-c-W-ap-dn-bpsS Npa-cn h tmn t\mpw. kabw 5.-1-0. Sot]m-bn-ta h tIv Ahsf
Imn-cp-p.
A ASp--f-bn Dgp-p-h-S-bp-m-p-I-bm-Wv. Dgp-p-h-Sbpw anIv-kv-Ndpw _nkv--pw, ]ns tIpw.
AXmWv ]m-nv hn`-h-. AXv kpPn-bpsS Bh-iy-{]-Imcw Dm-p--Xm-Wv. Hmtcm ]nd-m BtLmj-v t]mIp-tmgpw AhnsS hnfn-nb hn`-h- Ah {in-n-cp-p. Ah-bn hv C-s hn`h- Ah kzw ]nd-m-fn\v Dm-m A-tbmSp ]d--Xm-Wv.
"-Fm tamsf Bcpw Fo-te-?-'
ameXn ASp-n-\nv Is-Sp-msX tNmZn-p.
"-C--t, Bcpw hn--.-' kpPn ]d-p. "-A-hcv ad-p-t]m-b-Xm-bn-cn-tym-?-'
"-B-bn-cn-n-. kpPn-tam-fsS _-vtU Bsc-nepw ad-tzm? Ahcv htm-fpw. tamfv AXp-hsc sImdp-t\cw sIS-tm-fq. As-n Iqp-Im-scms hcp--gv tamv oWm-hpw-.-'
Ctm-sXmv Ahv An-s\-bm-Wv. Ipd-p-t\cw Dm-l-tmsS HmSn-\-S-m oW-am-Wv. DSs\
]\nbpw hcp-p. AXpw ISp ]\n. acp-p-I B sImp-tZ-l
- n ^en-p-n-. kpPn tNmZn-pw, "Fm
At Fs ]\n am{Xw amdm--Xv-?' Ah-fpsS Iqp-Im-smw Ftm-sg-nepw ]\n-n-p-v. ctm \mtem
Znhkw Ign-m AXp amdp-p. Ah hopw sSd-n Ifn-m-s\-p-p, IqSp-X Dm-l-tm-sS.
FmWv Ahp am{Xw C-s\?

Hcm-gvN apm-W-h-fpsS c-]-cn-tim-[-\-bpsS ^e-a-dn--Xv. Cu \qm-ns im]-amb B tcmKw Xs

hp-s]-Sm FmWv Imc-Ww? Ah-fpsS Hmw hb-n-emWv B c-kw-{I-a-W-ap-m-b-Xv. ISw hmnb
B c-n-eqsS Ah-fpsS hn[n \n-bn--s-n-cp-p.
kpPn hopw hmXn--se-n. FmWv Iqp-Im hcm--sXv Ah AZv-`p-X-s-Sp-I-bm-Wv. km[mcW _-vtU ]m-n-Iv hfsc t\cs Xs Fm-hcpw Fm-dp-v. ]ns ]mpw Um-kp-sam-sbm-Wv. Fm Ipn-Ifpw ]e-]e \nd--fn-ep sXmn-I shbv-p-p. Ipn-m-p-I-fn sIm-tm-ebpw
s]]vk
- nbpw IpSn-p-p. ]e-tmgpw ]nd-m-fp-Im-cs As-n ]nd-m-fp-Im-cn-bpsS A Hm^o-kn-\nv
Fp-Xv Bdp aWn-tbm-sS-bm-bn-cn-pw. Atm-gmWv tIv apdn-p-I.
kpPn Fmw Icp-Xn-bn-cp-p. \nd-ap sXmn-I, h-I
- S- e
- m-kp-sIm-p tXmc-W
- , _eq-Wp-I,
sIm-tm-ebpw s]]v-knbpw henb Ipn-I-fn; Ah mnIv mn XcmsX Ipn-m-n-s XcW-sav Ah \n--n-p. Ipn-m-n sIm-tme IpSn-p-Xv A-p-X-s-bm-Wv. Ah Fmw
Hcp-n-bn-cp-p. BtLm-j
- Ignv Iqp-Im Xncn-p-t]m-Ip-tm anm-bnbpw _eq-Wp-Ifpw apw sImSpm `wKn-bp Xqp-d-I. Fmw Ah Icp-Xn-bn-cp-p. tXmc-W-fpw henb _eq-Wp-Ifpw Xqnb
apdn-bn Ah hopw \S-p-t\m-n. Fm-ap-v. ap GXp _-v-tUbpw t]mse--s-bmWv Xsbpw.
hmXn- \np-\nv Ahv hm-sX-bm-bn. ]\n hcp-p-sp tXmp-p. Ah ASp--f-bn-tebvp t]mbn.
"-A-t, F\nv ]\n-p-p-sp tXmp-Wp-.-'
hS-bp-m- Ign-n-cp-p. ameXn Ah-fpsS ASpp hn-cpv s\n-taepw s\pw ssIhp
t\mn. icn-bmWv ]\n-p-p-v. kpPn-bpsS Iqp-Im Bcpw hn-sv Ah Atm-gmWv {in--Xv.
"-Bcpw hns tamsf-?-'
"-C--t, Fm Imc-Ww-?-'
ame-Xnv ImcWw a\-n-embn XpS-n-bn-cp-p. AX-hsf thZ-\n-n-p. kpPn-bpsS tcmK-hn-hc
-
- fpw c]-cn-tim-[-\-bpsS ^ehpw B sIn-S-n Ah-fpsS Ghpw ASp kvt\ln-X-tbmSp am{Xta ]d-n-pp, BtcmSpw ]d-b-cp-sX Icm-dn. a\-n \nsmcp henb B[n Cd-n-h-m-\m-W-h ]d--Xv.
Ctm B kvt\ln-X-bpsS Bm--X-bn Ah-p-m-bn-cp hnizmkw \in-p.
"-tamsf Ah-scms hcpw, Fhn-sS-sb-nepw Ifn-m t]mbn-p-m-hpw-.' kzw hmp-I-fn-ep hnizmkyX \-s--Xn Ah thZ-\n-p. "tamfv Ipdv t\cw InS-p-d-n-sm-p. Ahcv hm tamsf hnfnmw.'
"-th--t, Fs DSp-sms tISp-h-cpw-.-'
\ndsb sXm-ep B DSpv Ah As Hw t]mbn FSp--Xm-Wv. I\-Imw-_-c-ns \nd-ap
DSp-v. BZyw hmnb DSpv hon sImp-h--tm t_m[y-am-ImsX hopw A-t\m-sSmw kvIq--dn
t]mbn hmn-bX
- m-Wv. BZys DSpv \-Xp-Xs
- -bm-bn-cp-p, AXp-sImv AXp am-Ws
- ap ]d-t- m
ameXn hg-n-p. ]t F-sbpw t]mse A Ah-fpsS c-s-n. Abm ]d-p. "-A-h-n-s DSp-t hmp-I-?-'' aIp-thn c cm-bncw hw kvIq--sd-Spv t]mIm Abm Xmdm-bn-cp-p. DSpv ]mI-amtWm Fp t\mm C-tm Abm ]d-p. "Fs tamsfmcp I\-Imw-_-c-ame-t]m-se-bp--tm-.' ]d-p-I-gn--tm Db-p-h tX-e-S-m Abm ]mSp-s]-p.
B DSpv tISp-h-cptam F `bw-sImv kpPn Hcp `mKv Ccp--Xp-Iq-Sn-bn-. A t^mtm FSp-ptm DSpv \mbn \n--Ww. B Ap hb-p-Imcn {]mb-t-m IqSp-X Nnn-n-cp-p. Ipn-IfpsS ]nd-m BtLm-j-ns t^mtm B_w Fm hoSp-I-fnepw sImp-t]mbn In-cp-p. Ah-\hs Ipn-I-fpsS tIaw hopw hopw t\mn-m-Wm-\mbn tImam-fnw Imp sImp-ap-J--nS-bn Ah Ah-\-hs Ipns\ Xnc-bp-p.
hcm Iqp-Im-p-thn kpPn Imp-\n-p. apn-ep emnMv Hgnp InS-p. apI-fn-te-bvpw Xmtgbv
- p-ap tImWn-S- n-If
- n sImp-Xe
- I
- tfm Imep-Itfm ImWm, As-n en^vv B emnn \nn
AXn-\nv ]qncn s]mn-hn-cn-bpw-t]mse Iqp-Im Xs-b-Sp-t-bvv HmSn-h-cp-Xp ImWm Ah
Imn-cp-p. en^vv apI-fn-te-bvpw Xmtg-bvpw Nen-p-sIm-n-cp-p. Ah-fpsS emn-n ]t \n-nbn-. Xmtg-bvpw apI-fn-te-bv-p-ap tImWn Hcp sNIp-ms Xpd hmb t]msebpw ]Sn-I AXns
]p-I t]msebpw tXmn-p.
]\n hopw IqSn. Ahp t\sc \n-m hs-m-bn. Ah t]mbn tkm^-bn Ccn-p AbpsS aSn-bn hoWp. DSpp Npfn-bp-X
- n-s\-n Ah Btem-Nn-n-. Ahv Xosc hm-bn-cp-p. Ahv
A-bpsS ssIsIm-p Xtem-S thWw.
"-\-mbn ]\n-p-p-v-.-' ameXn ]d-p. "-tamtf A t]mbn acpp sImp-h-c-s-.-'
acp-p-I ^en-p-n-s--dn-p-sIm-p-Xs Ah aIv acpp sImSp-p. \\ tXm-sSpv Ah-fpsS apJhpw ssIpw Imepw XpS-p. Ah Hcp ab--n-te-bvp hgp-Xn-ho-gp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
ameXn tamsf AIv InS--bn sImp-t]mbn InS-n, ]pX-n-p.
Xncnp kzoI-c-W-ap-dn-bn h-tm Ah Sot]m-bv-ta h Ae--cn tIpw, Xn \nv Xqnn-S-p h---S-em-kns tXmc-W-fpw _eq-Wp-Ifpw Ipd-p-t\cw t\mn-\n-p. ]ns Hgn-p-InS-p emn-n-\p-t\-sc, AXn-Yn-I-fmcpw hcm-\n-S-bn-m hmXn AS-p.

Bdp-aW
- nv am[-h h-tm hmXn-eS-
- np IXv AZv`- p-Xa
- m-bn. Xpd-n hmXnepw AIv kwKo-Xhpw
Ipn-I-fpsS _l-f-hp-am-W-bm {]Xo-n-n-cp--Xv.
"-Fm Ipn-I-fmcpw hn-s-?-' hmXn Xpd-p-]n-Sn-p-sImp \n ame-Xn-tbm-S-bm tNmZn-p.
"-Bcpw hn--.-' Ah Xmgv kzc-n ]d-p. "-A-h-scmw tamfpsS Akp-J-s-n Adnp
ImWpw.-'
"-tam-sf-hn-sS-?-'
"-H-d-zm-Wv. \ ]\n. Ct{Xw t\cw hmXn--X-s-bm-bn-cp-p-.-'
am[-h \n-\
- m-bn. Abm Btem-Nn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. aI-fpsS a\-n-\p-ff
- nse taml-s
- f-- n, B[nI-sf-- n-sbmw ame-Xn-tb-m Abm-m-Wd- n-bp-I. kpPn Xs Ghpw \nKq-Va
- mb cl-ky--IqSn ]dn-cp-Xv A-t\m-Sm-bn-cp-p. Abm-fpsS aSn-bn-en-cpv Igp-n-eqsS In-p-sIm-v, As-n Abmp
Npw-\-S-p-sImv Ah AsXmw ]d-p. Hcp-]t Ipd-p-IqSn {]mb-am-Ip-tm Ah A-tbm-Smbn-cnpw IqSp-X ASp-p-I.
"-\-ap--hsf hnfnv tIp apdn-mw-' ameXn ]d-p.
Abm Hpw ]d-bmsX Fgp-t-p. AIp \ Dd--n-em-bn-cp kpPn-bpsS s\n-ta ssIh-pt\m-n. ]\n Ipd-n-cn-p-p. As kv]iw Adn-p-sh-p-tXm-p-p, Ah Ip-an-gn-p.
Abm In-en-en-cpv Ahsf hmcn-sb-Spv D-h-p. "-A-s Ipn-tam As aSn-bn-en-cpv _vtU tIp apdn-m t]mWp.'
kzoI-cW
- a
- p-dn-bn sImp-h
- t- m Ah AS-p-In-S
- p hmXn Hcn- t\mn. Ah-fpsS apJw
m\hpw AtX kabw \n-n-Im-c-hp-am-bn-cp-p. Iqp-Im--Wn-bm-\mbn Ah hmn-h Iq sXmnI Bh-iy-m-cn-msX Hcp tai-p-dv Iqn-bn-n-cp-p. ]m-n-Ig- nv t]mIp-tm AXn-Yn-Ip sImSpm-\p Xqp-d-I-fn anm-bn-Ifpw _eq-Wp-Ifpw ab-n-n-S-p. Abm Hcp Itke hen-nv tIp-h
Sot]m-bvp apn-en-cp-p. tIn\p sXm-Sp-p-Xs ]nSn-ta Nphp dn sInb In hn-cp-p.
Abm In-sb-Spv kpPn-bpsS In hp-sIm-Sp-p. ameXn tSvs
- d-tm-U HmWm-n, Ima-db
- p-ambn
adp-hi
- p Ip\np \np. tSvs
- d-tm-Ud- n-\nv lmn _-vtU F ]mv Dds tIp. GtXm A]cn-Nn-Xt- em-Ip \nv hcp Ime-lc
- W
- s
- ktiw t]mse B Km\w A-i
- q-\y-ambn Hgp-In-h
- p. kpPn
apJ-ap-bn A-tbmSp ]d-p.
"-A-t-.-.-.-.-.-.-.B ]mp \n-p-.-'